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Wid Cougre.11 1imn iI umaqnet fit )Eomor of thi Iirtildlaiy of 'ils feto took place on1 'Sattirday night, at Willard's Hotel. Among the invited guests, were Stuart, Hall, Crittenidenl, and A.ajor Gren't Winifield Scott. A large number ol'members of*CI gress were present on the mteresting luccnsion. The Hon. R. F- Stockton. of thelt Senate, presided, and was ais;isted by Venable id Taylor. After tlae reimoval -1f the loth i.. R. F. Stockton ide a spveech, fiu which the followingr is ail extrat.: Frieud s and tllow-eitizeits, th4lo14 wiig inl thle foot-steps. of Washingtonl. let us cherish his precepfs, id let uts benefit by his experietice wmil -wisdom. Mlembers of noth bt 14 tuses if Congress, let its keep this Governewt within its presribed cntstititional limits, Lapplatiuse, preserve it A n111 econoineial and ftrugul Govenuillnlt. drawing from the people nit) more 1h111 is absolutely nece-ssary ftir all liest. frugal adininistration. Let not tenlta tion, however great or magnifiet. induce Its to violate the spirit or the letter of the Consititutiol. Let JIr bearance 1tu11l cohleiliationl he tile ,watchword towards the varimts sectinms of this country, an1d their diversified in terests. Thenl thenl, we Canl bid de lianee to the never-appensed apfetite (of corruption; and we will li ak wall impregnable to neithriius thietions. Disregarding the maxims iial thr getting thg virtues (of Washington, we porhiaps might reach the pinnale 44' greatless Sooler. but. it voulid le t the expense ot thie longevity (f the 'epiblie. Let its aldhere too his principles, for they will soon carry us to the uttnost round of 1natio4n: exaltation. Adhering, theni, to prin eiple and virtue, an1d pilt riotic devotiol to the Colstitutoi, let Its lotok high enough to see, atid opell our he11arts wide e.nigh to embrace the diver'sitied interests of this widely-extended coul try; aid it we stand tip, unilder 111 cir eumstancos and at 2all tines, Iorj ur Country, somic of uts inid.el ilar fall vietiims to the small tricks 'If minall politiciarns, but. even in delt I oulr c'ountry will be our moinuienit at testing our fidelity Alnd hitoiiriig our mmoill(ry. [Applaiuse.] Fellow vitizvens, I give yIl Ohw first toast: "1Ihe )ay u clebrate-A uspiious 1 to the (21350 ot natiinal freedoilll: It galve to liberty its a1s1C-t defende14.r, .11141 to republiein instittions their truest kxpounder." ]Misie.] Attorney General Crittenden having, been called pon111( by tile compay. rose t) reslitd, and was leartily greeted. A fter 1 1 s- pceeh. th-1 followinig tnasts were severally drunk: "The Prcsident of the Undie-l States. -The igYyn0s oft*he L)eclarion of t cm''nmtHi rs of lit hla ti reiaolltion to assert the true principle.; (of governent, a,(Id tie valobr and1( wisdm 1to atab,1 sh thinl." "Thez C.onstitution of thce I 'nital Statest and the Union (/ /the States:c T~ 'he faithfid dischairge mif thei. obliga2tions of K0thformner essenitiaL to thle p rese'rra t ion of th h Ltter.--[M isie- uiAnev as' to!i.ows': "T i Arm' <f t're 9 l'i/ad Stact: Mry~t it ever bi.e atuate1ud hiv tihe spirit, and1( governedu by thein' iplefims. of him~t whio wais first in pieace,- first inl war, and: i fit in the hea21rts oitfi hi 3faijor' Gen.erali Sco~tt was iloudlyi greeted wah muf~lelch i entuiasmeil. lie wa~s in fill muiitatry dress. Theii GeeralC coliluded b ol(lbrling! we ask fort his Moimutnenit fl i. i-hoh I his capitalI andi tihe thi rty'-one so ver'eign Status wiviih this caiital repbres.ent. I Ie took his seat, amid( lould pi ludits. '[le eighth toat was annolunced: i errandm : 'Pe onl m eath-g 'ood i ll tiionis-int11;'drferenc -ie wit nonei-[Mu Sie.] Thue Prc.esiet, (Rentato r Stocktoni.) e there beinig noi respns'e, askeid whethier' here was2i nobo4dy piresent, to say a wo2rd for thle Navy'3? J Voicees; "Sjeak~ ili the sp)oke4 agin1i, anid a1t thii mahiion i, thle coimpainy gaive ntiine en. Iihluist id eers for tihe Na vy, and three fir Comi. Stoiektont. 4/atliereuion: WVe aire not to lie true policy is. 'Frliendu ship with1 all nia Tlhe I iin. .\ Ir. Toomb4)1 s, of (...orgiai, respondedic~. W hen lhe cioniiludt ed, thte next toast. was nnnounceildi~: "Our CJountry: A safeli retrlent fori Ithe exile, and11 a quiet homeii ihri thle emnigrant; hut. nlot aI thelit re fo..r fo reig'n l)ppgnidisml."-[Musie.] "Thie eleven th toast was anl)noutncedl: "i, The Pre'ss: A necessairy atuxiliry toi piopulari intell igene-it neceds no ccen. sor bit poplar vi rttue." Tihomais Ritchie, Esq., responded briefly, expressing his high alppr'eiationi of the charnecter and vi rtuies of' George Waiiington, anid conecludiung with the sentimenit: o " Truc Ambitfion: Nor the vulgar and mnischievouis passion) which has filled the page of history with upstart us itrperr, but the noble amblitioni oft Washtingfon, whichl devotes itself' to the liberty and glory of its country." The President annountllced tile foi. lowing toast: "American Women: CJelebrated for a beaty, adm1nired for virtue, and dhis. dI tinlguished for intelligence anid pat riotism----they' haive a nioble example in| h -4. he eharaetor of the mother of' Wasi. 111.01i.11 Senator Dawsoin being called upon, inde at fitw remIarks Only, an61d, aIs it nas niow after twelve o'clock, aid the ibbti n ning, advised the coim )nIny to Searat.e. T lit thirteenth and last toast was mnlounceed: "The Memori (/ JUlshinviton: May t 'moderate the f'urv ot party spirit., md guard ugainst the mischief of b)reignl intrigue.'"-[usie.] (". WV. 1'. Custis,) E.sq., responded. ind conciuled by reciting ain origitnili >Mem, based upon the words, "First in >Cec, irst inl War, and first in the wearts of hi (4untrymn." Attorney (General Crittenden, then Iirose., andf)4 after statiig that this Was lie annliversary of the battle of Iliena Vi'ta, and making relarks apprp1riate .46 the suibject. propose dt as at seitiieit he n1ame111 (If that brave, good ait pat riie num121 "(enueral ZAcharyi Taylor, late Pres iden1t ()f /he UnitedI Statecs. " This being drn.other infrmal:1 proe edings aid the company sepa rated. coiri-sintle-tivre of Ilite .Siittlere .sialiim. ASmIxu-ro. Inim. 23. l . Th lle ad.iolurned over Il-41Pml Fridav t4 'Iuesdav, anid the SIlate till Iq-day- Ioth llouses VEre occu1ied 11en Frid av in tihe cnisiderat ifonl of private lBills,. in1 tile prleedings are lill and twiniterest ii. The debatle till iE Bill grnting ]lailt( to Mlissouri in id Elf a) I;ailroad Cnli Ilanniiiibal to St. Jisephs, is still progressin Igl. 3M Ir. rr Ef yll'our State lis the Mlli 11hr- tel. or4row'El1V. The liill will in 111 proba bility pa.SK, to1gether. with a mun11ber of oitll lills ill lIther State, wlere the im1bliv hands16 lie. As thet gnanit wvill 'rent lly benemfit these taeanld nlot abs-tract any inmik Coi-n thet Treasmn-v (l' the t.I ted Sta ts, I nll Sete It valid bjcio t Alternlate sect 6the six rills in with is gn1tllld. an1d tlie lricEl' ElofI Ih remIlainlilgr seet Ii are6 raiselI froIl 1I.2) tl .2.50 per nere, si that the GoveCn eht will actuatlly eadi;/e ats muchel, .111d 111111-v Ie'adily (fir the illilliuig of thle lImils will briniig tIl land ill, 11-inark) 1*hr (lnet ind't'f t he knold under this arnigement. t1han11 if' .11 a vas Ie.tlailned, 1441 the r-);41 liE1t conls66ltirted. Nor doeiEI it inviolve the (4Ve'nonentiit ill illte1n1al iI1ipr1EIoVeietS, wlichl tlt' I).mo ivrats imave alvays very prope 1rly- V p11osed4. TI' car lit thife Sy2StelIn oif iternll6 illiriEivellints. hert-to lIe acd voented by l I .igs, NV 61inoney was2i-. reqiuiredIt. t) be appropriated fromIll the ( t'e jal tl1r zl 26r.1l I 6iat e l f'.1 166 I I-e 5 e166lletlTrea.2irv.--.thiit. 666' 466er 1)21 l if loiuice tE be raised bv taxlat ilon6.:1101 Ihe I ) iIVraV lnVe ste'adilY Iliaill tailil t i il: -;i 11 I wa iI I I lIt tIl s, 1 n111 m4 14tit ional and njuIlt1(' tIlvy miey till* it' fene Set (It peopli, tI r6k1 nals kv. Ihor others. The 4.bjectionl does no(t lie hoWever, to <rranltilng alternate petom .I ItIl' 41 nnaRn es sm-11 a d11j1.1is 11i Ef a Jart lf thIlln as vill grealt lnhance1 thl vlue of the 'r )6aElandr, and)1 bing) that. re664na4ider 16peedly intoh )ZIartS. A66lr~~.eI Calor severali Hills carrying'1161 ou thI pi.oe I may)1 Iinention th1e1)'111 liiios 26n64 Alis Sissippli lIills. Ini 21 debate6 41n fheL subI jecit he4 52)id ''it w2MIll Iot (466ly thle r';i,// l hitt t1he d/y1 lit1'l (love, .1niett Ill h6nake su6ch iniits."' If' the hills to be' I .ands1 pass. you 'c6'tity V ill be' gre24tv hlen6elited. It w~ ill 26id thlE' .m ph6116s and'i \l Montgome l666e6V bre~1. w,-~ hiiili w th e1\ iS~rissippi river a6t \'iiklburg. Th6ey' will~ al1so rteport a1 hill tol aid1 ini iii'uthl elf the St. Marvl's lIi1ver6. inl Florida12. by~ Ta 2llahai2S.er'tel soiit'polint 1111 th Gulb andf2661 whe t6'i6his r"oad. is 4e6nle.tedl, I 2.houb611lieot heC suised~'..' it' Gulf, whichIl~ now pa2ines rund661 te I en66in)suIE lof' l''l4rlia. will go ve O it..l. a1664 Iind 21 nu61irkt in) t6'4'harll)o. Theriel will bIe.2 666 'uv4'6iet rni:)le tel am16endi su46r66 one66' hElf66e. 1:-nul hills. 2 Is tee adrluit ra6ilroad11 ir44 ti'e lof dau v. a6n6d it is to b le hIoped'l t hat it in):; eas5t Elf 61onitiruet ingl rai1l:ls a61 ll ver thE' E'41666try aboult 251.000per j iil6611. WhilsIt) 16141n ra:ilroiads, I un11 uhL24 toe 'roued162.( tol the4. importance6611 If railro61a1426 L'xtenionil~ t'r6om Anderson6'5 o6Iver tIo the1 1T'nnelssee4 6roads12. A\I ll t'ei seeml toW b~e turned16, how~ver6, tel I labanIGI p: 16n4 to pas throughL~ thatiW Gap voni u~.ill be' ('omp6Je1lle toe tra2vers',e 26 par66't thet '1tato Elf GeorlgiaI. whieb1, judinEi f'rom6 her6 illib4era2lit y lit Augui sta2, slie will )o t. cosentlt. t 4. You 466'I epreenta :6t iv. 'Ill. Orr'i, liniros mle tha2t the rout1e IthroughI Me4'l66I 's GapJ is nly6] as5 lhvorab Ie a1s throughL!I the I~~liu 'G.ap --tha:t it is near6ly 416 a6 diret line from66 \lidllrsonI tol lIno)xville-tha2t thji' ineC will 1pass2 Ithrough n6o part1 Elf Nor 4giai-and t hat. the. ( ditan)c~e frIom6 \indersoni WEo Kioxville, (4)n66 an6 ailne, Il~lie net t'xeed't one1. hundrediCI and) brty V nile1s. WoEubIl it n6o6t hewet l 4.l6pJetent enlginevers shou11ld muake a6 24216 importan'216t potint. 26s tere will be1 %entulcky', m6 a1 very shlorlt time(., and)t romI) theclte toeI l oisville, givig 26 hlre.ct 'ommunica6)ton from 646 t heC t)hiC iVer', by Lexington, Knoillet' 261( 1JI0 ditller in hwor of Washington1's lirthdaI2y cameII offon) Sat6 ilrday e.veninilr t W illard6's. Com11. Swtiek 64on,161 now lie Senate, presiedt. Speches~t were' rfle bly hiimi, GlEn. Scoltt, M\essr's. ritt Llende, Waynte, Toombs, hi th6ers. 'Ille. prinicipal 6oi was164 J on-mnter'ventiorn, and( KOssuth stoc)(k, ssure you6, was at a most gra1tifyin)g Iseoumnt. I amn sorry to learn that Mr. Colcock as~ been canld hmotu ta:, .-.l6it b. serious indispositioi in his ihmily. lr. Burt is ttill dutained at hinIje from his sent, by intdispositioni. OHnSERiVEal. The VnIley of thae Auazonu. BJY LIKrT. M. F. MIAURY. From a very able artic:le in the No vember number of the Southern Lite rary Messenger, we extract the follo.w ing fine description of t hli valley : Of more than twico the size of' the Mississippi valley, the valley of the Amnazon is entirelv intertrlical. Ali overhist inig summr reigns there. I'p to the Very base of the Andes, the ri ver itself is mavigable ihr vessels of the largest clIss. The PeIIsylvaiaIIiL 74 llay go there. A natural canal throigh the Caciqui ari Connecltls it. with the 4Oronoeia. giv-' ing drainago and fertilitv to imniense pla1iis tiat e4over two iiiliqn square i ilee. it, receives Ivtin the Norith ;ni *Soluthl innumilenible tribnitaries, whic, it is saild, allalrds -III inlulial na.1vigatiol. 11p) and141 downi of not less thani1 70 or 80 thousanid iilles inl extent. Stretchud out inl a cointilnolls line, the iavigable. sireamsfil 4t ht wbiat er lhed Iwih Ii nore I han enirele tile arouid at its hargest All the elimates of India arte flitre. htialeed, we i lay say, that fi-om the iio th to Ile souirce (of telie A innizont, plilt up ne iiabove tle eIther, .1ni spread out Aindlema-like. lver stepl e allfer sIeiae. heant ifiul un broken mle('s sir, are all tle elitiates. mtid all tile soils. with the esijamteit ies t' prodiie t inn. that aro its lie ftund httweel tihe reirit ils iat evelrlasting suiner and ete.1 na1l snow. The vaIllev of the A111:1z4.1n is tl place (if tile priducti lit' Idia Iub1). 1her. al artkile of cI 1iieree wlhhas lof airalel as to the ileneast cft aleriinnd foar it. save and except in tlie listocry of r on grea't st~i e, silnet tle inen lioll (W tie cotttttoni 'inl. We aill recol leet. wlen the onilv ust's tto w liehi iiudia rubberl was - applied4 were ty i o o11~ utL nil imrks. anal inas1ke trip dtia'le >r bit '. l~it it is nmw ina ip t e aid iat s.caps aneld caksoi hit lyiAjhlid puss rliaibbosiiucl et hiong, neas bed . teills and l 1e10. pon'tooalIA puishinu rine.go itgy a els tr lil .i.e0 s I'(hcafTs: . It is alS" apl.liied 1to a Varli.'ty % lit o ther ust's ia urpe. tMlie laiie eiuniierationi otf whii wuld ItA us teiu. New -1 applic'at ion 111s f it are alit iiually be ill- iniale. l1aliiellt's fthre'ts ofi tle sringn tree are fiiil ilpf t-he blaiks - ' t his iver;: sic the itexprtiatiitt ofthis ini firatill t lilt- I lih of tihat river, is dlaily heromliing a buisiness Iof inore and finl)re value1, exten1t.:.1114 inispoi-tancve. lit 18-16-7, pnttia;ins 61hr the iritish ric iiiV inl India, aild tents Jhr the Aie rie.u's :1r1Ny inl .\h-xico4. were mnade inl New I'nglani frii tlie India ribblter ill the AImizonii. It is Itie. best inl the Th sralvr aaice is 6omnd hle're iin its es't si deve loient. It v. talir,' ft be litaed bu1tt inic in 20 aTaa mra aiurIe predo'i, wt . iil's, of cI'xcel. t clie :lila a tobn',wlt'. rie ad iises t lign brnillianit . anel spi'es fatrit' ai the lO sl aoils aof t'w rieast Ioic n ad the liin is!:ia s. :u-e all t hera'. .\ ti n.a. toaoe. lyin duaa riiisiit sare thle bItnull'sSsais.. eiiltura'l :eli iiniiral tcapacaie as aof I tc its witngs t\ aer thaist vadla'er, the' "ii:cluw a fCit *a' atilad lat like' the t a'ih oa tuniigi woubll 5 piing''---atstnc lintiit'e t'a'l attiv-e In~ aal hI ini's lte i iitaer o if teic angua'. the ihilis caill the' .-\nizon. tltIhe 'Iiinu at li'i 'aeris.' it ernlies inita th le ( hene uit'c' thle I .iine. N~ew AppIortiossnen~it Law~. A\s thner' eits -aiia2ectralu lety 'a'f i i n all to i bat ii iap lrI iinait'l ji ctvaerl I lit' eitiiii.. li hlet ii 'a'~ jaial, tihe. thlaowaing,' ta'i' ti l .a \\s i- - teen c'rriespaeeialaen~e af'ta' he 'lleirhlstt >n ceuier~i. ptoss!eses saline intteirest sit lt' itresent tinit: "'It is 't ill tat le dettercliianed wheathier iShI appt~ isinelnlt at i-prau'tat iei thelita'nside til lhiin. Thiaae'ti he'ibart' tht(aeillauit tea' tai thie. .1lla'icgiay Theyia'I' hae isiti thet suibja'act helb re t~ Iior i a 'aa'tk. sand iisita' (' aia' tatli n t 'all. -itinsit. 'Te Se'a'etariy f' te iiaicrt liienestheell atha's ill whti<-'h ( a ll retss nuysettle thea qesetio ass to lihe dl'i''ti'e~ retarlls tat' tihe.'phpilaiitnal it't I allbruia;~l but. thi(y esali invo'elve' on llic't ques'~tioncis. Theii niiei- ' f aj' p. r'eseni~ta i'e tea whai'b each Staste nIl Ifeetiled tithe::donrswile "s. Si."'" as ( n i gres 'shall salet tither tat his propttcsitions.% ii thet limiiher'i he ''leel'rted ait itnite tto ( ar'l.ssni ht Stsate i'Ne.'atives, thierie u. ill be f tiini' their sieeral Stt'esi nilincg tea it, he. ilt he trst elictin I f eelhaeil'..lti't.s liti the ;3ad Congreiss taikes paslc' a1s esial its .i ltne. '"'Te next l'resid $Mial electiont will lite hielad iniler thle litw iltl alotinrlIelit , if' it het inaide iti duei timei. Thiie lsiaws reqire ItIhat. thle litumber at 'l't o il> vo'taes to be gi veil at ai 't'sidtt'iIialI alet i shallti be equ5ali toa'i th tmal'ser which eaceh State is enititledt ill Congra.~less it the timeW when tihe I 'residen'it eleat is thie 4thi of March. 1853, wheni the 32di 2oiigress ~ is nded atnd thle 33d Cton gr'ess is Il e'xistentce. It t he atpportion-a nent be made ait aniy tilme he'tibre the 'leet ion of' 11reidt. itn ...:ii .avr t whether tile St ates '1ha1l before that be districted Uider the iew apportionuent or not." CUtE FOILt TOoTHlAu.-Mr. James 13eatson of' Airdrie, say s Gum11 Copal, wheii dissulved in choloroform, tbrins an excellent. cioIund oir stufliug the holes of decvaved teeth. I have used it very frequenitly, and lie ieneit mny patietis have dlerivel tarin it hat4 been truly astonishing. The application is siiply and easy. I elean out the iole, and ino4isteni i little cotton with the s411bstiol; I introduce this into the decaved part, and in every instance the relief lits beenl nlost ilstllntalleolls. The cilothr4.41uIII reinoveu tile painI, ml tle gulll c1pal4 resist tlie actioll o)f the salive; atnd as the application is so agreable tho O w 1n1:nV 1:abor tulerkl this d1evad'll i li ly3k13Iv wouil d() well to naalke a1 trial 411' it.-J/edical Times inl Jour. Denft. Sc;enlce. The l~il.-Iiebrnd \\'hi fNatl-ay eotains dhe 1 nl0 1. utat r its new cli tOr. .il ey. It is brief. bult pithyI, an1d, to-)wards thie cl'se. l1akes tile iI lowilg distincet ailIllncelllent Of States iighits faithii: A Stats lights 11:11i Iro the begining..-rI hohl( inl thlt Sainleahr rtnic ilt1111 I ever ihe i lem, tih .Jack son1ianl doctrinles en11hodied-4 inl thet lrOclamilatiol an1d ti B' ill. \\heier tiese rights he intainable by abstract l''gie. I Sti n11ot to einsidl er;-thlivy o4nlist it ue a ralinpart 4 1 free 41:111 anl a barrier agaillst ent'ral a1 rre*ssins. That's eno ugh~ ihr 113ne. 1 W b111141 iever surrendr oiIne (4o atherIi. SoIne lnew conI Iver' ts, 0 reekig wi th .1 ack sonisin. have tilhut t11h thirwani ill stasonli , an11i1 dlrn 1geil Iheni not) little Ill puiblic estinilat ion. Bl i hy rest upon)1 lthe gee rjjlInilsfppua libjer ty, 11141 they will surlv. s2eret as well Is 1pe a1ssau1s. I C1iiig frioi a ia:rterl' recently so l'dtlt l t 4if ol in and Ircte an1 auispvmius minen. \\e cooliailly We4einiie Mr. AIloselv to) the eclitoiri:al field, atho111ugh. 4111 111414 1116 p nt m111 - views inny1 n ot co inidie.-,Snuer N %-u . ' -'nm8sv Allt) N.mo-. i t. Co.m!TY.-- ie I\as iitigll ' r/ :l Sir George F. Seviniir. cin, nanml ing hIer Bri 1t iei 14 .\2i:lajesty's lltet in til North A inericana:u-l \\'est hilia sia tions, bu i lirecte.I tle' Ships iIlder his coinan toI co-41le1rafte withl Lieutl. Maury ill keepi:g btract logs 2n1 colletilg 2iatcrial 1; fhr his wilnal an11d current charts. Thte galI Adhmiral. "heide irs of jrstin e teho1l41 be l jet11) t h nn1111I1lrakill inl which 1.,i. . (q -i engage-l aIir the gener- I all liit sts li :l I vIg ill ." lI s all'enty tral4isillittel t a int'li t l, t"14 lis ;it 2ile Obsevlator, abstract, -Its tiof his fiane voyles Loui NapibleioNal E10on lr. he11. Till Tribe ... f.......t... 4'. t ill 41 ' 3.tr lge11 2131 14aelille s ln l it , I lS t'e112, Q i lli ait.Sl ai haelt tbe lt utg aiii' lteon.)~i~~. 112npain st i with211 neit ' pitlll\ s11 :iii ~~'~'~ no I4t'231 t'l2iIIher pat i ligI'th wo w131'lI) 2(1(as i' 'itl ti. s a iii t iV - r23u3 , a she hi:ol pll(( rev tiul (SI hi. 1114veras21 ihrtune 14, prepar'r "to4' the I ell i aI 4 1'2( l4t I rj 2 1ae l.-frei4 IIg t aoleon 1( heati11 les~l linl ih Iutua. a( e rearb lI ing th-e slumnI ~itof 02ower;t bift lt Hitil-l she' \unier year1 tle ii h442r . 1f4n1pril(way; he421 1(u(t1 her 21141ltil-s I it tan o' n12rt;'l he rll ere 8 'a on. 11hb f11. pepe h alugt 1(4r2 of 11.4 21 le atls. 421 he 131n 1 St''acifc his215 Wheronal lipine'lu t iur t hit st J''rat . It'ep inet' ht.t it '5i ipa hOf. wi4. t'5 , 2331(1l St at I le :nnI' considerat ion t. ougIhe e213rt e: y hC'. &ii wholul swotil hI i lslft' ill II th e2wIrbt 111 n tile u128t Lot'4i 4 ho ili l 'at listee en-dulMo.uC(4 h tie edI otf ilte veisel id of' irgip. a here were au's~vi''IS e iun l 5wer-han lie8lb-ld t 'eea at i nlVil0I 'vnuv. vow hen ad een u lu~ wek en1ug (.to( e fIv l'Iing r~a.-Thel. (~ wiretre I iai te of Sumterville, So. Ca, JOHN T. GREEN, EDrron. TUESDAY, MARCH, 2 1852. Our r3m'Iiacipien. There is one posent on which there can be no dirersity qf opinson in the Nouth among those wrho care true to her. or who heave made up their minsle tot to be lar'es ; theat is if we shuetl be forced to chossoAe btwreen rrnislance and oulsmissr'un isr should take resistance ut all ha:ards." CA1.ftos. " To do that. cancert of action must le necesoa ry. nut to ;uee the Unison, for ot would then ie tos late, blut to see ourosclves. 7hI itus in s etvw, conrcert in the cee lseth ing uredful.."-Ci 1uos'y. "1 What is the remredlq ? I answer seression, sunite d secession of the ;1lirholling States. or a lariJe number o thies. Nothina' rise ssli be trise notisng cise -ll ce practirable."-Cu .::. " Messrs-. A. WITE & 06 Itre Agceons: for th Banner ini Smitns.erville. W u have received 11-oi V. K. S.a ssonunientiltjo':itoi oihr the lcicaier whih-i will appea'rl nI'Ixt week. Wvi publish in this issue tie Report Of the Presdilt of, tho Wvibingl"tonl .laheterul Ranil Romed. Thle Enginlers liepor-twill be forthicoming" of1 uthe I ,mlon Qutiarterly Ieview. It eontainis several very inters-sting ari. eles, amongile others, 4nW upon the sbill. jecI f .I uxUsiu J.xt.lers. It assignis I h-u. "to4) Ln ILittleton." setting aside ver\- successf'ull v thev claiin tSir l'hil ]lp Franlcis. The Ceebratioat of the 23rd. The Aiiversar'v Of WASIIN-OSN's birtli-day*v was celebrated Oin MOliday I ile 2:rd ii.t., by tle Cit.arenont Troop :u Sticier l.iiviin. An approipri. ate Ora t ion was dei iverted lv W Nc.,..us ( . K(\.6li:saV, Ierinm--rly a Ienellhor t, It Trosop. anr' which tle ( oinapaniiies witi tile in vit el guests pajcrt' Ook ofi a Sarai ne prcleared Ilr the tocaseioen. TuI lB.INi OF TIF S -rATi.-Sulb jiied is tlie resulIt of. aI el ection helt tit \linildav inl this eitY. hv the Presi dent and I )irectOrs of tihe- Baik &f Ihe Sats' ee l St h-li 'ari n.11 a, fihr Prsidlenits :n I )ire-cters eof Ile liraiiche-s ol that. in-littilioni inl Cani eli n:111 (a4liColumbia. I '.uns~i~.-T'S. S. L.( )N I). Pre/ident. n) I it E (C T 0 Hi s. A. I). it0N .S. \V. K ENNEI)Y. .1 M IN C.\ NT .Y. L.. WIII AKER. WV. ANCHU'. Core)ns4-I11I. (M(ODWYN, Peiet )I i i : c r it S . .W.1I M. L Ilne OWNs "j. V T'6ICK I.. ItlleeEir Ilites r-:. I H. IT. TItyi~n, .l.uMI5 CA1'rnesser. .A. II. Gre..rans:a, Wtii.i.Al i I*r:vsno.nsa, I.I.t.1i:zs 1'. AI)Akus, Vi.i.iAM.V.tN,~ J1i'i.: I)it.siy-ss. I I:r . Aries os i) or-ru ( Co.1n . As a ierna- (ot retaiaitioni fihr the iinri-e cinent ofcerd s eaec' rnen~''c~is ini S ucthI Car'olhiui. thle Nacssancc Guai~rdlian rs'c ieoo elds thait tihe launa I.e'iishi tiin-. :ini all t le couslonieis. -'honiie pa'ss aicts Iiri mprecisoingc- pr~1eise-ly ini siinsi lar wonis~'-.-all naltivs-s coft SeonthI ar-o lina. awiil' f rir Slate' or ('cun rv uass Ingi -seh arts. wvho inari~ laind eor be druiven leo thce'ir pcort's in dlIstre5ss. Colnu .a F"e.'brua ry 26j. 18.-52. I-rr'~.- I h et- 1en i2 ziia I se-'i-ok lbis u eni crning, Ite aclarnast o' ie was gi'en. aii Ilii epon rt'epaiir tc thIe laie. wee' inuiel I luil thes kit ehien at tachecsd to th' deIsl ling. el eeif o t's f ewtewnlslian, .\c. .1. .\l. .\ llen, situiat'ed ini the retar' oft \Ir'. Alex'. Ilroies's S"lt-, ecn the c'er usn el' Ilichas onei andic I.uiniher'i street's. wa:s encvs'eoped ini lIhue. anid ths'eetf ee'f t-e dwesllhing~I pcnt ially harned, wiith ac lthir-'' prosI ect- eel it-s bingii.~ cn'cisineI. liut. aill credit Itlo thIe' vi'gihins-ecto the the dell ~I ing. was -save, thoughel in'a gn-satly cI~ chanag'I tei cilit iln noctw~eu i s-t;niiling.. it-s s-cose. proxet.i uity Ic thce I il'euiu ileiitiligr. aciid dloehle ss' li' vet'ieel clii- slsticectioni <>l thle' propee.v I )nic' ii t e'ilt Ieua wvas lpart' Ie'ularcly dranc tee the anily e'\erteiins ee l're. .1. .1. \laickeyv :inel \lru. l'eterc fInappcel. fl lthe licInependenccs, andcc t hcese of el'rIi. .hIns I eiriwn anccl :mhieerc ~i whose nie~ wec did ncet rightly learn, Iboth I membciler'sof thle licek anduic~ I.;ae Icer ('ompaiinyt~, whols, teuing bucsIibl~-s~ing ic thec midsteic thIe- Ilhuci. rce-iered greait servi'e withI axe's iuIli bes'epipe, inis- cmier~ing thce e vi urcin ce~zslement.i Ineseds, eacn'h acnd ?7veryc membe of Ice hctlependens-et 'eciinnl'eihIbhea zeal, lthe onia elparently s'cclc'avoruinge to t rancced thle uthler' in Thicce's e crigi naitd, as we lea rne-d, mi an aar mn enct cittlac-hedl to thie kiteceni, but it is nceot kncwin fromii whaict eatise, Ill all probabeeiilty it wastereuto Thie prprthel ogs toe thle 'estate if Thmcas AleCuIllough, and was ini Alr. Alei's fuarni turce wa-s fortunate ly sav ed I.-'/tte-ig',hts Repaduican. eelsniginig to) Airs. Mackay, of' thuis ilces', w"er' .edrownced last Thurccsdayi~ ning inc Snaaa rivecr. Th'ley hacd el lie pelantlation in a boat andcs ciries iere .scoon hieards in the direction in vhich theuy had gone when ever'y ellort 'eas madle to renders~c them assistance, ty' other' negroes f'rm the plantatioan mat, w'it houct ava'cil. Theli boat in which hey left, dirift'ed ashore the following e, ontlaimng (nly' a hat belonging Fromi tih Abli:vitllt Bainer. A inIvi.p C. 11., Feb'ry 18,41852. I .fMessrs. A'Wifors:-- lhave bten Ie. quested by the lion. A. Burt. who yet lies sick at his revideiace on Savam'nah < river, to make public through the col. < unins of your pupep the aunolmicelment I of his determination not to be again a 1 candidate for re-election to Congress. I Mr. Burt's continued and serious iidis position, since his return home last C1hitmas 11i-11m Wash1iington, has de taiined him foim his seat in Congress, I ind will no doubt make it liazardous i for him to resume it fir some time to C011. The state ot , f Mr. Hurt's health < renders it itnpossiblu for him to imake I this ainioucement at this time himself. lie has thought it his duty, notwith standing, to make it in this manier at once, i)'eing anxiousv to discharge to the last, hli.- dity to his cop nstitlents, b giving thei tiliely notice ot his ninat ion to) withdraw fi-ui their sigee at the expiratioi t'f his present term t. .lRespect tillly, &c.. Y41ur. ob't. servant, EDVAlD NOBLE. Tim Niew MIsSassvrr,' SENrTOR. Ti e New Orleans Courie - writes as f' l1ows of Mr. l1ir(oke, t he recenti v elected W hig Senator fin Alissksil Pl. 'Mr. Broo'ike' is a nalitive (of Virgilia, soCln oft*hIle late Judge hirooke (f the (enieral Court of' that State. Who was lng pro minlieit it as tihe- oniatiiil an12d political firienl of' Mlr. (Chly. Ml r. lBrooke is a Iut g lawyer af handsoiie talenit s. nit one20 (i tle 1mo4'st violeit 11ad uiltra wlhigs in Soith AMississippi, is dvilemocratis. bv 10,000 n1iiIjorit y; there is a large i11j- rity 4f m inli eilg t hierslvdisi demeat in th Itigisla ture1' ; Governo1-2 'u.ty in a letter hate hy pubihli.heid in the Washin2gton Uionii an11121uIcIS hiiself a Cass 11n112, 11n4d 11 denoerit ( titf the .Jacksonm shool 2)1. and yet his fiends-mn ehiiingli, to) lit dein2i2crits-lten riepreseutting dimo e'rati Icon22st ituienicie's-ha~ive inflicted~ this burnilig W1r4ong2' o the deeral ie par1I' t v! This disgracef.il eveit vill do niore to dam1n?1 tile o)ibinations that aire nw eking to) <e-t rity thet party than 1141 itiIs ?_ e' 2 aIthimg that hias yet occu'1rred. A Swism..:.-We have to recordi 1n2 inlst anee of %Nwindling,. which hap11pened It li t en illoat,8wla. , W inliaCsil 113pt'2e,' S. C. nilit 'emilIcinlii occiuecll tile So lit h. As. t1e boa" nt was 21A4bu2t lea vinimg hr this plaee. a genteel looking inanI steipped up to) onIs . ill tile pasengers, a young211 genitleituian of this State, and22 tilinig biI that lit lld eil imiprudet1 and11 an1thrtunateJO by- losing ll' h1is monssiieV at 1. gmn22iblilgl tablie the pre Iinilh, I-ired him a gob4 Watch ofi the lepine m11aike. at at great sacrifice, 1.- he sail. s I% 5. lie decliiied the the utirclhs having alread1y a good silver watch. At this jiiction a third party stevppvd l, and ifl'ered the t.seller shor~u-te.ro G1- wat0.cr~h. .t his., fimids Ilappeled to baslat the'llotel;'but if the party first niamiwiwouhrl pay the nIey1 ewob g iim live ollars c2mig o in thie hhkaat. The , mng22' m111m blievinig it a1 good opportmuty1222 to 4 specula~te3. ofleredl t he seller $50t, beung within~ *10 of ail lihe hiad with im11. After corn-2 phIiining1. of the addhitiol 22 saicrificee. the diistr2Ussed'2 sel ler consente221 d. aind tile baurgaini was2 closed4. Throug1Lh someit mieha~p, the third1 partyt, and21 mercanit ie gentlemani of Wilmsington did not2 colme uii theL boat -got heft. espoe On 122 ariing~ in WihnI~ington, the hero. of 2412r story enl ciled ait the store of lessrs. hBro wn anid Anlerson2, Watch Nlake'rs andl -JUweile.rs, 2)n Alarket St to obanakey thr hi ach n in e'is lentai lly, as~ it were? askedl lie v'alues of it.Mr Aderonwh is ai goodI( jgeo suchi malitters told( him the waitchi wa:s worthi abiout five dllars lbein2g ai hanidsomlely gahvaniized brass The~ ylung ge'ntlem'aii wvho was sw iidle'd on2 2 his5 o(casionj blonsg to. tile mterior osf ou1r State2 anid this was1 ihis fi rst 1 appearance2t' ini the travel!ling" circle. I 1 ei' has pidi a high price fhr "seetinif th2e 1 . Elehant,'' aind willI, of' c12ours herett T[he chiie.f' oblject of this 222)e 22 s2 to5 puit others onl their gulardl againust thcse swviindlers. it Iliust be remnembiereud that these robbe)lrs have the3 m1anne1rs of getlemen --be'ing very~ amI~ileii, polite and senitllimeta1. andi2 some1 of thiem all? well educa('lted(. We advise the read~er to r('eember the2 adabge', which is ap p1lcabIle to mencu, to mannlllers, and1. to the miaterinPl viz: "Aill is not gol~d 1halt glitters."--Whbilntont C'om HalU-r.u . Ass'5A '1r.-T.1he An2derson)2 Gahzettec sayvs: "We have just heard of' a mo1.st shoeking andi barbar'ous attack uponi a youing woman, of' this Distriiet, wvhich shie will hrysurvive. She isi lie laughter of Al r. John Hemabree, aind was to ha2ve beeni mlarriedi on laist night. Soumetimne oni yesterday her seaml~s weire heard bty oIthers oif the famnily, who werc at work near athiand,, andI upon going to see what wais theI m~atter, she wals f4)2md1 soment two, hun22dr'ed yairds fromi the house, abniost senmseless, wvith hier head dIre adfiiy I biruised and cut with morei' than2 'a dozen fright ftid gashes, 1and( thec phyvs ician repor'ts tha~t the skull is f'ractured in several places. She has since re-'. veiiied the pe'rpetr'ator of' the inhmiani deced, who is her2 uncle, James Ileini bree, and lie is now under arrest. We have niot heard the mlotive' ledi tos the commlission2 of' thmis act, but1 it is said thait the 11we(le wa opp)osed to the miarria2ge. The tobacco2 erop)1 of lMissou1ri fort 1851, is estimated ait from 14,.000 to 15.0)00 hhidl.I, ru nn i U t ors1 I, Ncn-u :AnIous1~A.-----Th Gjoldsbiogo l'atrir. t -fates, that Mr. Gairis. kecper if tle or.11(house (T WUyle, wls iurdecd, )it ThIrsdny evening last, abotut sun lowni, by J1miies Lan1e, onle of' tle inl na11tes. Soie ditpute had trisen be ween Garris And .ae, inl fille 1 lue, mt nto act of Violence was tuiel Ioia initted. A short time afierwards they* , ivere stin'liig outside. a few feet fronV -ach other. when Garrim tituned aroundd 4) go lito tie house, le was stabbied i the breatist. by I.ane, with i knife, whicl passed through IIe I ower part if the sterini and ietered tlie left an -iele ot"the liart, causilig delith aliio-t ni'staitaneouslyV. Lanie 11has been air -ested and committed to stind his trial Ior murder, at the next terni of Supe Mn. W nusi's Aiunnss nEV(iE 'Inm '%w Youx fIs-neu.err.Nw York, Feb. 23.-Niblo's Saloon W1s :rowded to night with i brilliant iidi mieof Iadies mnd grentlernjen, to listen Lo Mr. Webster's speech be*cIre tle I listorical Si ciety, 1u1p3 the study and uses of, I Iistorv. lie dilated uat lengthi upon the an -ient history of Greece ad Ione, wlich had been handed down to us, and I oilted outt Ihe eauses which had to the decline and Fall of'these great liepub ie-s. Ile divided the latter portion of his address into at review 0f the three eplhs e of the history of this cointry, but maniinly coinfinied himself, to thlit portion etibrievd in the period fron Ihie first Ileetin.g of the Continuenil Coungress down to the close of 'Wash ingtn's ad minist raltion. A fter review ilg tihe stirritig iivdents and histopricll thtas of this period, he closed with some reniarks upon tie present condition of 01 ou ntryN andI tha prospect before her for ages to come. The ddless. throuloghiot, wmas distin guished fihr that eloinence and force fir which the speaker is so celebrated, -old was heard with the most marked and pri;und at tent ion of' his aiinitory. IsmIAN lr::es.--We havo on our taulde tWO beau11titil and curious speci inens it' indian art and eivilizatioi, which Iav lMnen phIced in oiiir posses. 2i4n by o111 younlig friediii \William E. A.leCall.',We learn froin hin that they were plowled ulp (it the plantation of hi Int her. near I lie spot wlere the en riosities we noticed hast spring were ihril. They consist of two Silicious r'(Wks, from 715 to 18 inthes in circunm ferencve, with conicave- sides, euidoulsly and exquisitely wroght. They aire higily poIlishled. anid ar (f a ieautifili vlilow coblor. 'The purpose fior 'whicli they l1m11t have beCil iinade,is to 118 ai prWoiitIll y111sterv but they hea ho evidence of great pains and labor.. J)arlington Flag Cnn-:, AN) IksAsmirY.-Ahoit t W0e ks since it'At r. Mitchell, wf Vavno """ ".ip1, Noleg y-hiiaa00ie s iinvtd'l of criimnnal intilnicy with 'nothier man31': wif'e, and both were .idged ini jail toi await their trial at the Spr.ingi termi of' the Circuit Court. TJhey wer'e mI a fi-w diays reheas~edl on3 a writ Elf'habens' corpuJ'is. TIhe wife of' M~itchiell saw her bright e'st hopeiss blasteud, the thunda(ItionsI of' pea'e and1( hapi~piness torn awayv-lifei bicaeu a blo nk-hier reason tot tered uinder the burden of dhespalir-and she b(camie a r'iAng manine ; and has beent sentl to the Asylum fhr the Insane at Inialnapolilis. Suc'h atre the results ot' ('rulne.-- L'nc"ginnat Nonpareil. The New York Post hias bteen giving ai mtereiless reiew of the late Judge Story's works. TIhe following are se Ieetionis triom the reviewers canons: I Ie haid b~eien authior of a great deal ' oft laid iw~ sonic of' which lie lived I long" enougto regret;" and "there is noi capnecity, except as a statesman, ini which lie hazs aippeared to so little ad(vanltage as8 in the enipacity of an au1 thor." 1lie -Ihirly littered lnw books;". am311 4 whenever hie laid un egg, lhe conz trive'd tom set alhl the newspapers in the cotrty ai cae;kling."~ iot-oeofdhs works, siaysth Potisde dast all indispensable to a lawyer's library,. and " butt one or' t wo are *ever opened except bly stutdeiits." As to his com-, miintaries on the constitution, they are' "neIveor qiuoted iln court, bcaiuse hey conlta in niothng nlew which is uIioo ihfr anytirng, and nothing ol which has3 not been better stated else where." " H is c'ollection of' puffs may be 'onsidered one of the greatest PAul', a negro belonging to Mr. J. i. Pringhe, was tried in this pla1ce on L'riday andii Saturday last before ab ourit of' Magistrate and Freeholders, or the murder ct' Filander, A shave be mngmgi fo Mr'. S. T. Gaillard. Thie4 omurt founttd ai v'erict of M~anslaughter, md setntenced Page to four years im rionen m the jail. - hecae 'as v'ery ably conducted' 'y Blenjamnin II. Wilson, Esq1., for the ~t ate, and Messrs. MI~itchell and D~ozier or the defence. The trial occupied ecarly two days, and the jury, aftce hiey retired, ocrnpied several hiours in, omiing to v'erdiet. The case excited a nod0( deal of' interest, and1( we believe ho a'esult. hils given pretty general at i sftaetio n.-G(reorget'own .Iepbdicatn, iDiscov'Env o A C'AvE.---A cave hns ieeni discovered on the Ohiio antd Penn yv aia R~ail Iboad, beyond Pittsburg, hieb is fbur feet wide on thle top, and hiirty ft i t the bottom. It contains 'i ebamhber thlirty tiet high, aind is over 'venlty feet ini length. CoM3rirsso C'oTrox.--A card in t hc %ew-Ojrleanus Yunmer'cil Bu/leti,, igined by 'ihrty-six highlhy respectaiblo liipnlnsters, states that they can ca:rry' lime slup1 s from11 ot her por'ts t han t( y ui f'romii New1 0 haian .