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Y.YWITE BtANNER IS PUnLasthaD 5 BYW. J. FRANPAt - - TEIR IS 1 TWO DOLLARS in p.aneTwo Dollar. A Cnts at the ex ilon otsix months, or e IDollar at the end of the year. No ,Oer discontinued until all arrearmtges avg a~ajIaem at the option of the Prop nor. ;0 Adverdsemento inrerto- at 8 EVEN l'Y. F 1 Cents per square, (12 lines or les,) for ite il-.and half that sum for each'aubsequent IZSP I henumber of insertions to lie narked AA~ertimeuts or thpy will be publialed until'ordored to be discontnued, and charged Af it i:'mrtie for a ingle insergion. Quarteri and. Monthly Advertise inent. will be charged the same an a single it ida, itid seni-Inonthly the same as new o::en IXi'l Road M11-ntiUtg. SUUTrRVILL di. C. urgday March4th 1852 e "'urth annual 'in'eting of the tioders -of the'. Wilmington & %Iircheter - Railroad Company, as .ergbled at Sunterville S. C., on ta the 4th- of -March 1852, * n6"Wd:tto adjournment from the 446eting called at Marion C. H-., on 2 -Jnua.y last. - i0wmotion of Gen. W..W. Harlee, in. .taynsworth was called to Sr,' ud 3. D Blanding, of Sum iv l pe d *JaS. D. Wallace, of Wil a Mon ere' req'uested to act as I f '6 the Meeting. (%%~otfon, the Secretaries with md~bhasMacRae, Jr., the Treasurer 4f tilbiompany, was appinted a Com. #an was appointed i nimittee to roeiva. nd.4eryfy proxies, and to *ep A.e number of shares represent d npeysop, and 1y proxy-and if tewaslpresent, p mgAority of the hres of the Company. mmittee having received the d compared them with the t"'diMCdf the Company, reported Aii there e'rg dt p6serit; repefetited ilperson, elevert hundted and sixtf:* 6us6n .-.usand .uird and t* ety4even shares ~p'~roxg 7,227 8,391 Waking fih toata number of Shares e6nt, eigit thousani three hundred W0falhety-one.' I . .tthe Shares owned by the IWth sof-South Carolina, were not Mi ~snted. ,W11it there was present a majority of th ghgres- of the capital stock of the Company. Mhe Report of the Committee was oZ1nd the Chairman declared 1ittn ,g to 6 opene51 for business. .n . W. ITarilee 'submitted the An~iniiT1,eorf ,the President and D;R ofth sident Engineer of orfio Ireiasurer of ;A andtiaed tha't they rite an& gennrally dis. atdnng the stockholders. 'i on, tereading o h wsDispensed with. tbubmitted ihe report -t iCnwilttee appointed at - ~epg liefa'at'Marion C. H., on " thof Janary last, to examine S"report upon the stock of the ~asn'rer's accounts, which stated thai - t~"onmittee had examined the S - i4~~l~ .fte Treasurer f, thc e sa,.. jid fot. them cor y , tbreoninanded a Commnittee pntdat eaih annual meeting' udt andreporrupon.- the Tras accouints to tho sud6'eIi was.rceet Jhdlaid SIHallie moved that a Com-. If of five (5) be appointed to t)xa s Presde, an eietEn. - r ana Treasurer. - Muillins moved to amend, by the Committee to consist of te )towit, 3 from Wilmington * 2 from avn, 2 from Darlingtoni, on 2 from Suner, and stated that e3ire was no one preoont fromn Co. ~ h~uuisCounty N. C. ~k.. .~L~6Rebolution as amnendeod, n.. - ~ 9 and the Chairman appointed .* 1 .owing gentlemen to constitute - . ttoip tte to wit.-Alox. Maernte, - , & S. D. Wallace, of Wi1 ^ -Wm Evans, & W. s. laulms of :Marin,-J. M. Timmnons, 1A'E. Melver, of Darlington-s. * W heridler, & A. J. Moses, of 'Mr. W. L. Brunson, submitted the dulowing Resolution. Redtitued,' That an inquiry be * sttue-as to the contract for " superstructure at this plac, to ascer. $sum whether it progress according - o li seifi catins. ~Afr1 discussion, (on motion of WV. ~t ildrow, the resolution was laid d#tit'able, to be taken tup after fH didilttee on the reports of the iqdent, Engineer and Treasurer I po~+~ rted. -'On motion the Meeting adjourned itii 3 'o'clock P. M. S. D.' Warnras ec" e" airma called the mneetig. to d in,. fter the Chairman, sub efollowlpg .Report from. bTTinaIfteg oh Reports e'li Commjtt~ee to whom- was re r the repott othe President and Eos ngineer, anid Treasurer; as A ~udit the Treasurer' * 43~ItS~ eg leave to Report. t atrte br~cf examination, - ~ y.~e.able to give the rg ii.~ to thenm, the afl'airs of< d"4fqthemn to. haver ag ya ~ ser~etion and fidelity,t 'bt last year-. nein opee(4' the Rom' ,I, ire evidently~ brightening, and we ;rust that the Stockholders are soon to begin to realize the reward of their 3xertions. Your Committeo Aeem It a matter of great importanee to the interests < f this Company, that a connection t h )uld be made with the South Carolina Rail Road a some point than the preseit inconvenient junction in the Wateree Swamp. They trust that the Presi dent and Board will renew their eflbrts to make a satisfictory arrangement on this subject. With regard to the Treasurer's Re port they have to rely entirely upon the report of the Committee heretofore appointed to admit his accounts. The suggestion therein made, are, in the opinion of this Committee, deserving of the approval of the Stockholders, and a resolution on this subject was here with reported. The locations of the termini stations is always a difficult matter and more especially where interests are varied and conflicting; it is therefore gratify ing to the Conmittee to observe in the Reports of the President and Engineer, that Wilmington, the location has been so arranged as to give general satishc tion to the citizens of that town. Your Committee recommend the adoption of the foilowing Resolution : 1. Resolved, That the Boards of Directors be instructed to revise, as soon as practicable, the rates of freight at present charged. 2. Resolved, That hereafter at each annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Company, a Committee of three persons be appointed to audit semi-an nually the accounts of the Treasurer, who shall be allowed five dollars per diem for every day they are actually engaged in the Execution of this duty. 3. Resolved, That there be appointed a Committee of three persons, whose duty it shall be at some tine shortly previous to the next annual meeting t pitso &ver with the Engineer that portion of the Road which shall then be completed, and make an Examin ation of the manner in which the work is performed, and report to the Company, with any suggestion that may seem advisable to them; and that they be allowed the same per diem as the Committee on accounts. All of which is respeetfidly sub. mitted. ALEX. MACnR:, Chairman. The Report and Resolution wert considered and adopted; and th< Chairman appointed appointed there under the following Cominittee. G. I. French, Co. to audit S. D. Wallanee, Treasurer's ne W. W. Baldwin, count. Col. John MacRae, Coin. upor Gen. Wn. Evans, the Road. W. L. Brunson, On motion of Dr. DeRlossett.. Re solved, that the President and Dircet ors be requested to apply to on0 I both of the Legislaturpe u tk during the next winter for such a. mendmnents otf~r Charter as ma3 produce conformity in the mnodi of voting of the general Meeting stockholders, and on such other point: as they may deem necessary, to brin1 about a greater approxinanation t, uniformity in the two acts oi' Inur poration. Oni motion, Resolved: That s Comn mittee to consist of 31 Iromr Wil mington and 2 fi-om each of' th< Districts of' Sumter, Darlington, ami Mfarion, be, appointed to nominat, for the ensuing year. The Chairman appointed die foillow ing Committee: Wilmington.-Dr. DeR~sset, Mile Costin, Gilbert Potter. Sumter.--J. B. Withei speon, Henr: Wells. Darlington.-A. E. Mdfcver, Jess Keith. Marion.-Wmx Evans, W. S. Mu]l litns. T1hxe Cornmiittee, eft er c'onsultat ioi nominated for President, Di rectors.--Taylor, MN[ixon, N utt Walker, Smith, Gregg, M~c3all Charles, .J. J1. Moore, W. . Muldrtow The meeting then proceeded to thIi election, and uaponi a stock vote beina '"ken. W. WV. H artlie received 10u President, the vote or'8,391 share.. Taylor, Mixon, Nutt, Walker, Smzith Gregg, McCall, Charles, J1. J1. Noom WV. A. Muldrow, receivedl or 1Direet on the votes of 8,113 shmares; ad wuere die clared President and Dire..tors elect. On motion of Alex. Mac1ae, Resolved, That the Presidnt anel Directors be, and are hereby inistructed] to urge forward by every nmas in~ their power, the sp teel iest po'ssible completion of the Road. On mot ion of Geni. Evans, Recsolved, That the Chairman and Secretaries bie requestcd to prepare amnd have published the proceedings of this meeting. On motion of Mr. Nutt, Resolved, T1hat the thanks of the Stockholders be andl are hereby ten dered to the Chai rmamn andl Seeretaries for their willing ser'vices renideredl at this meeting. The meeting then adjourned, to meect ini Wihniingtoni, N. (3. on the WVedies. day after the second Monday in Jana ry next. WuM. UIAYNswon'ru, Lhm'n. J1. D. hilanding., S. 1). Walhace, Secretaries. It is stated that, at the late se-sion >f the Delawar'e Legislature, a lawwa 'assed- declaring thfat clild ren ofm antn nitted slaves shall not become free as ieretofore, on arriving at a certain ige, but shall be held i slavery as ong as they live. Tuns F'oanIa-r CAs.--We learn hy inn Northern exchanges that Mr. For est has carried his Divor'ce case up to lie Sitperior Court of New York, and ham I Af si'. hir..... mmv I ;wea r Alabama Southern Rights Convention The Montgoiery Journal, of the 9th instant, contains a full report of the proceedings of this Convention. .The counties requested therein were Augusta, Barbour, Dallas, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomaerv. and Monroe. The 'committee to draft resolutions pt-esented twenty-one, friomi which we extract the last six, as follows: Resolved, That the pople of this, and all the Southern States, having decided against the policy of scession on account of the passage of the Con promise neasures, the Southern Hights party of Alabama declines to urge that issue-its aim is to watch the future. R1esolved, That we repudiate thle idea of intervening in European atlitirs, as repugnant to the conservative pol icy, impracticable, daigerous to the confederacy, and fatal to the reserved rights of the States, and liberties of the people. Resolved, That for a more perfect organization, and to consider our course in the coining Presidential election, it is hereby recommended that a con vention of the Southern Rights part.y of this State assemble at this place, at such timne as the Central Committee, hercinafter natmed, shall designate. Resolved, That in order to organize a Southern Rights party throughout all the Southern States, opposed to national organizations, we suggest to our sister Southern States the propriety of holding a convention of such party, at such tima and place as may be mutually agreed upon, with the view to co-operate in the Presidential election, and in such other measures as may be important. Resolved, That it, is expedient to raise a permanent Central Committee, whose duty it shall lie to correspond with Southeri Rights inen throughout throughout this aid other Southern States, in relation to all party move inents, and to provide for the .assem bling of the above mentioned Con ventions, and t*o give notice of their time and place of meeting. Resolved, That the President of thi-q Convention appoint said con mittiee, to consist of fifteen persons, any five of whom, including the chair mar, shall he a quorum to act. All the resolutions were passed ex eept the 76th, which, after considerabl discussion and several attempts to amend, was stra I the fil. lowing, 41 -is, was passef in itC* Re-I'1aved, :'h. lh'ere to tihe conviction t Va 't" kainprornise actO are unijust, unmfonstitutional, iina dan gerous to the South, and though we are constrained, in deference to the unanmiious decision of tle Southern States, not to urge secession oi account of these measures, we avow our read iness at all times, and upopi. l1 rocea sions, to resist t hem by - pmy meias that ipay nronise to lie effeetual. F this, it Is P"lt'that even the IMr gipio Uf tihe Soq.Uth,., -qUg . Alabama, are not-in favor of separate, hut only of joint Secession. Trhey abanidomn the measure iln deference to ' the decision ofi the "South ern, States." They take mecasuries ter the or'ganiza tion of' a Sout hern Rights party in the "Southerna Slates." They had no idea - that such a paurt y inm a single St ate could dio any good wvhatevecr. The Southern - Rights par'ty which they propose, is - wihait we have' alwan~ adv'ocated, and. (mnce it could have b'sh form tunued into an elemeint of' po.wer,. whose influence muist have been sensibly fe lt. securing us justice ini the Unio n or independence - onit of it. But sepiarate actioni has done its work of distr'act ion, and now, what man of' comimon sense has anmy hope, that the hot haste to join the - ranks of' theo old part ies, can hbe a1 miomenCit stay ~ed by anym Soiuthern lie mae at the right t;ime, and if . nmn continuec to press tieIse imeasures until the oppoituniity fir properi action shall pass by, wisdoni thlen comeIs to themi too late. Fo uir months agzo, wh'len our Legislat urie mect by, proper mmeasures a respec'tabile Sout hernm lI ights party miighit. en.ven then, have bee;n for'rned'. T' steps to that cnd were not taiken, anid nowi~, rm thommnd"' of' thle tdli'ei's anld mecn arc alrme-m.y enlhisted ini the ranks of the De)Lrnoeramcy. Tin S r A-r'1ms A-r L Aio.--Ve nmn. der'stand that, a nmemmbei' uf the bar, every way quialild to the task, is now enage g(d ini the prepar'ation Of' an liidex to the li i volune oif the Statiites at Lar'gc, eimbracing the acts oif thle Legis~itimm' frmom 1839 to I849 (inchlisive.) This is a work much necede 1 by thme bench, the bar', and the public generally, and the sei'ious incon yeniiees result ing from the want of' such a book hias beeni much regretted by all who have occasion to examuine the laws of' our' State. Fromi the skill and industry oif the gentlemnan em-i ployed upon -t, we feel conifident that the book will be as necar perfect as possible, and that this great dlesider'a tuma will at last be supiplied. It will be ready for piublicationm about the first of' D~ecembei' next, anmd we be spe'ak thr' it a favorable consideration by the next ILegislature.-Car'olinian. Taic agents of' thei America, seized at Hoston, hiav.e given bonds for her vablemi, and she will be delivered over to thbem. J1oseph Bickley, oneo of the stewai'ds of' thle America, has absconded, and $i500 are ollbreid for his arrest. Theli demioci'atic and whig con ventions of' Coninecticut, held last week, both r'esohlved to adhiere to the 'ompriiomiise measiur'es. Th le whiigs slio ted resoilutionls comnplhimentary to Pr'es-idlent Filhniore and his cabinet anid the democrats declar'ed their de tei'mination to sustain the nominees of the Baltimore (onvention, from wvhat. ever quamrter oft th li' nmiorm t her inav l.e te 'i .~ TUB SUTERBNNER, tervle So. Ca. T. GRE EN, EDITOR. Xff ]DAY, MARCH, 16 1852. . .Our PrInciplev. "Tkr to one voint on uchich there can be no diversity bf opinion in the South among those Who are ftee to her, or who have made up their minds not to be slaves ; that is if we should be forced to choose beterren resistance andsubmissien tre should take resistance at all hazards." CA LHIOUN. " To do that, concert of action must be necessa ry, tact tol save the Union, for at would then be too late, tI to save ourselves. ' Thus in my view, concert is the one thing needful.."-CA 1IoIU. " What is the remedy ? I answer secession, united sectssion of the slaveholding States, or a large number o dem. Nothing rise well be wise nothing ele wali be practirable."-CiEV.S. 3WMeasrs. A. WHITE & Co., are Agenta for the Banner in Sumterville. gg WI; publish at the request of one of our friends the speech of the Hon. JREMIAHI CLXMENS, of Alabama, delivered in the Senate, on the Compro. mise measures. iF" WE are indebted to the: Hon. J. L. OR1, for a copy of his speech oi the Bill granting public land to Mis sari to aid in constructing Rail Roads. Ugr WE have received from Mr. DOUOLAEs, of Illinois, copies of his spoech on the Compromise Measures, and his speech at the Democratic Fes. tival at Jackson Hall, and at the Con gressional Banquet to KossuTH. lgrTnE American Whig Review for March is on our table, it contains several well written articles. This Re view pledges itself to stand by the Con stitutionl. Cicsaen navad Rlaett. TitaE 1as sprung up another warm debate in the Senate, between these two gentlemen. It seems that Mr. C.E bENs4use(l language in reply to Mr RFnEr, the -meaning of which they coulA not agree upon. Mr. CLEmENF io speaking of the strange sympathy *4hieh seemed to exist between Mr S-ETT and several northern aholition. K. s,said that there was sympathy ir treason as well as knavery. This Mr IInIr considered was equivalent tv calling .him1 not only a traitor, but als< a knfive. Ca.rmas intending the lan guuge.as an illustration merely, an not is charge of knavery. We canno undertake to say which of the two ar right in t1r, sitions taken; on_,thiri We wit egy, and it is,' ulitstich scene in the Senate are utterly beneath th dignity of thaat body. It was expcecte thaat this mnatter- wouald end in sonme thaing more serious I hean a war of words buat Mr I hea-:r hans giveni very goo< reasonas fia- dclinaing to set tie thec allhi in aany othear way-. p-g"Tun followinig is tile result o the IatL Electionas for Sheriff of Suamte. Distri'.: Soanae -ile -I 91 18g Mandr ster . - ' 9 Stuath eri - - 2 Carter>-'prossingr - - : Bishoprper - - 22 34 lynclar.;h - - 69 263 P'rivatur - - 3t 2. Fultont - - - 0j 51 Bradhnaas - - 27 :3c Calhiout - - - 19 4I( Shore - - - '29 66 Mntts - - . 1i 1 Park olBhack River - 16 26 MeFlee - - 4 ; Pak' - . I 78 a hat Au 46. FLI'aiar Proposiioua. W. publish a letter from SnMCSL. Qux.rsa, directe I to the Gover-nor of the Stab of Massachusetts, in relation to t.housejthree negr-oes wihao were deteet ed in th: act of abdnuctingr slaves from their owers. The Le'gislature of Ma sachusetts hasi app)ointed al commnittee to inqui'e what it would be necessary to take for the purmpose of restorinhg the tharc thniefs to frecedomn, ill order to assist this business committee in thec becnevulhnt puhrpose~c, Mr. QUTARt.ES has info-maed them of the whereabouts of thle oijects. of Northern symuapathy, and proposes to the commiaitte-e to sell themat ibi as mutch money as it hasa cost to reclain a fugitivye slav'e in IBostoni. It remairs to be seen whethaer thecy are ais fuill of symnpathly bhr their peoa black brethrean as they pretend to be, or with dollars and c-ents even prove thecir nat'aral kind(ness for their brethren who are in nulawial bonidage. MoDH.E, March 2, 1852. To the Govevrnor of thec Slate of .Afasw. chust etts: Sir: I observe that one branch of :hie Gene-al Asseimbly of thae State of [aussnahusetts ha~s thought fit to ap omnt a committee to institute enquiry as to what actiona shall 1)0 taken to pro three negro men, who'were a. time since sold at Galvestoi, Txas, tinder the laws of that State and pur chased by me. I happened in Galveston at the time these three negroes were detected in the act of kidnapping or abducting slaves from their owners They were tried under the laws of Texas,' *'odnd guilty and of course subjected to the penalty imposed by the law of that State. In the execution of tis law, they were exposed to publ 6 sale and I became the purchaser. If the Legislature of Massachusetts, or the abolitionists, are really sincere in their disposition to restore to citi zenship and libe ty these negroes, I Will afford them an opportunity of doing so. I, therefore, propose to this com mit tee, or to the abolitionists general ly, if they will pay me the amount of money it has cost to reclaim a fugitive slave in Boston, they can have these negroes. This proposition I consider fair, liberal and just; and it will be regarded as a test of the sincerity of those who manife.st such a lively inter est in the welfare of this peculiar peo ple. My plare of residence is Mobile. I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, Mob. Tribune.] SAMUL QuAtu.Es. For the Sumtpr Banner. To the People of nisidz Distriot FELLOw OzTIzENs: I avail myself Of this opportunity to express the feeling3 of a grateful heart for the many favors I have received at your hands for sev eral years past. You have been pleased to elect me every four years to a Dis trict office by overwhelming majorities, and I have, as you are well aware, just entered upon another term of office, which, if I should live to its expiration, will make twenty years that I have held office, a terni sufliciently long to satisfy any reasonable man, I at least so feel it, and announce to you fellow citizens that I am no longer a candidate for the office of Ordinary of Sumter District, and give you this early notice of the fact in order that you may have full time during the next four years to select the proper individual from among you to fill the office. I need not tell you the office is an important one, and the man who fills it and per forms its duties, should understand well the law. Fellow citizens as a candidate for office firewell. W. LEWIS. Mardi 15th, 1852. For the Banner. Ransdom Thoughts. ]BY W. K. a. 0r1pooriin this Northernft te. "All itien are born equal; they are Iendowed by their creator with certain -unalienable rights ; among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit oif Aappi ness." These are the words of our Declaration of Independence, as every body kniows ; and we presume it is for the pur-pose of mantifesting to the rest fof the world, not blessed wvith similar in. stitutions, their continued andl unaltera bile belief in the truth and practicabili. ty of' such aiphiorisms, timt our brethren of the North have so frequently be. th'oled themselves with their fulsome adoration of' celeb~rities of evecry class an dcrption. Tithed foreigners and Ioperatt-dantlcers, literary men and boxers, I statesmen atnd singers,-all come in ihtr their share of Nothierni worship anid Northern plunder. And even when the basest ingrati tude is evinced by some of their cis-at Ilanic-maude demni-gods n goddesses for b~oth the subestantial and absu11rd fat vor's bestowed on them by their wor shipers ; when themselves and their country are abused by those mortal Ideities on Pheir return home,--nothing abasheLd, n ot hinug d isatppoinuted atppar enty, andi ntt a whlit the wiser for ex' perience, on the next importation of a hero, they approach his august prsec with the samte admiration, awe, and reverence as before, appearing to adopt as the maxim, Horace's advice to the poet: "Qmdris ab iuteopto pr'ocsserit, et sibi constet." Theliir last hter, Kossut h--has outdlone all previotus ones, we believe, ini the f'uror--the insane adulation-the mtawk ish sentimetality, and the abominable tradyisma lavished utpon this " Christ of the nincteenth cetutry," (biorresco re ferenit.) Verily, so demented are sonic of otur public mte,-mcn, too, who had ob tainedl credit for conmmoni sense, at least, that they arc well nigh di~sposed to overthrow, at the " mtighity Mag y ar's " inst igation, one of the strongest bltwarks of outr success as a ntation, that, namely-, of' non-interventionu in European sqtuabbles. Truly we should soon have our hands much more than full, wvith stuch ati absurd departure from our well-set tIed policy. But alas ! for politicians' sincerity, we fear stuch sentimnents or proposi tions spring not altogether from admi ration of the hero's oratory, nor from hatred of Austrian oppression, ? d sy mpathy with down-trodden H unga ry, btut from that " (eerima causa " word in the ensuing campaigns or po. litical strife. Not a few, too, endeav-_ or to attract some public notice theniJ selves,, by hanging on to the Magyar's skirts, and appearirig on all possible occasions in his company. But even as we Write, accounts are arriving In the publiojournals of yet another star, a heroine.-legitimate ob jects for Northern adoration and North ern gold! Lola Montez! O tempora/ 0 mores / We sincerely hope the ac cusation is not founded in truth, but it is publicly asserted that grave and rev erend Senators have so far forgotten the respect due to themselves and their positi m, as to have presented them selves at the levee (we suppose we must callit) of thisnotoriously disrep utable female! This, too, it Wash in ton, the great centre of legislation fir our wide-extended territory ! How much in point here, is the poet's ques tion "Quid leg0i, sine nribus, vanem profciunt " At sonie future time we may resume this subject. TnE MoRo OUTDRAK AT SALT LAEE.-We find the following con. munication in the National Intelligen cer of the 6th inst: I read the other day a iemai-k of yours that you sup. posed the late news bj the'way of Or egon, that the Mormons had declared themselves absolved from the inde pendent of the United States civil- au thorities from Salt Lake. In this sup. position you are in error. I lefG Cali fornia on the 16th of .December last, and we knew of the nature of the civil authorities with the Mormons at least eight weeks before that. The trip be tween.Salt Lake and Sacramento is often'made in less than two weeks. There is a monthly mail between Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake; also between Sac-ramento and Los Angeles, and Salt Luke. The communication between the Mormon settlement In Los Angeles and Salt Lake is kept open the whole year round. Although the Delegate fom the Territory of Utah disbelieves the state ment brought by the last steamer from California, yet I am satisfied that he is in error. In feet, it does not surprise the people of Oregon and California. We had all been looking for news of open defiance- on the part of the Mor. mons to the authority of the United States. The great body of these peo. ple are English chartists, and the rest are made up of fanatics and enthusiastE of our town country and other parts ol the world. I have no hesitation ir saying that the statement brought by the last mail will be confirmed, and that the government will have ki some very decida dinrn]mwans to subduf do immen'se inage t' 'life and proper ty. Besides their co itrol over a largi number of warlike '~rbes of Indians their numbers will be greatly augrment ed by emigration duzgng the ensuing year. The commenceme t of the Medical College of this St at > took place Ila evening at St. And ew's Hall. The report upon the stat? of this valuable Institution for the past year, which was read by Professor Priolcau, represents it as being in a very prosperous con. dition. 'There have 'been this session, 131 students in attendance, 103 ol whom received their dcgree on this occasion. The successibl competitor for the prize presented for the beat the sis was "Cod Liver Oil. Mr. Julius J. Porcher's thesis ont "The kneephalon~ received honorablIe mention. The proceedinigs of the ev ening were very imterestimg, and gave getsatisfaction to alip present. We wvishi t..e College a long and uninterrupted cor'tinnance ofits present prosperity.-Conner. A telegraphic despatch from Wash ington, says: The Florida interest case has been decided by the Supreme Court. The claimants wvere anxious to get the opinion of the~ Court in their favor on the subject of interest, and also as to the legal authority of the Treasury to pay it without an act of Congress in addition to the acts heretofore passed; but the Court refuised, and dismissed teap~peal for want of jurisdiction. TeCourt avoided expressing any opnuion or any other question. It is said the investigations hlave resulted in the discovery that the claims wvere never allowecd as being within the treaty of 1810), but were given as a gratuity, and that it will be shown to o so by the report of the congression al committee and the laws, and that the Treasury will not pay the chaims without fumthter legislation. ARREsT OF A IIUNOARrAN AT IIA v'ANA.-Mr. Ullmnan, a Hungarian by birth, b~ut a resident of New York, and whoI( recently visited Hlavana, as mana ger for a celebrated singer, has been arrested there on a charge of being an emissary of Kossuth, because lie had a letter from Kintaba, in thme Hun giariain language, in his possession. The letter was merely fromi an 01l1 schoolnate, asking him to procure an employment in thme United States. lie was sent to the Moro, notwvitchm standing the silly ebare. Mr. Ull man was manager for Maretzeek dum ring the late visit of the Italian troup~e to this cit. MYS-rEROUs PorsoNmNG.--A man named Baker, and his wife and six children, in Philadelphia, were serious. ly poisone:1 a few days ago, whlich camne near proving fatal. It is believed the poison was contained in a quantity of wheat flour, which they had purchased frm mani who wvas retailing it aibouit the ity. ILDEFEL.-Iy the g vertiser we're inform e the Ho, F. W.'ickens and P. . Brok a before t4rpedple as candidates t tM. present thAt Congressional Distrlot ii'o the U. 8. Congress, in the place of the Ion. A. Burt;' -ho -declines a rV ele tion. ., ARREsT OF AN ENGLISH FQIGos. Wn Henry Barrett, late sheriff of Glouchester county, EuglarQ;id, iAh14 heavy corn factor, was arrested& at, Richmond, Ia., last week, on the charge of having committed forgeries in Eng land to the amount of $25,000.kAye ward of five hundred dollars had bUeen offered for- his appreheniop byt. . British Consul at New York. The Tennessee Legislature ,adou ed sine die, bn Monday the l The Athens Post alluding to the a 0 of that bddy justly remarks: Legislature 'just- ndjouriin~d-has ben emphatically a working bpdya, lsj4we are highly gratified at the important results of the session. The liberal poli cy adopted in regard toitmerlti provemetit; will place our'Statirrejn timate relationship- with all the lftmi nent points in the Union,, andwilkpott, fail to build up for us a degree ofpTos Jerity. r otenjoyed by. anyothe eo . This measure alone, if noother - ing the interests of the Sitad adopted would h have beinic xredan sufficient to entitle the memberts. [ cornmenditioni of theicbnetitaetA.4 FRAub iN GoImn PiECiiL-4t that a number of ten and twenty ila, gold. pieces are in circulation'a burg, .a g'boles first lred therr, gd ,then so nicelffdiedii render detection very diff - stranger,' a few days .ago englofM mechanib of that city to -ma'kW. chine for drilling gold pieoes4 nfordei to abstract a portion of the. ihetaL4?t The hole was afterwards to"be66" with some other metal., CHARLESTON HARDOR.-The6 ington correspondent of the'6 says: The Committe on Commerce YegJ terday agrEed'unanimousl to tiib"Ii;' propriation of fifty - thousand '-dollawt for the deepening of the channel 'of thp Charleston Harbor. There is n doubt that it will pass, and provisip has already been made for a su e the channel in reference to the wq Tim TELEGRAPH SUPEJiCEDRD.- . Bostonian has invented an apira7 by which he, says, mails* o weight may be transported , I1b two places, say Boston and Newdr in fifteen minutes. NoTH CaouNrA BtNas - preme Court of No4 -4r -h 0 a at the ast session of the 1 unmiig pu - * any Bak at w~hich presented, without reee point of issue, to be uncoristitutional. A NOTH ER FUoirIvE SLr.av.-An 5 effort was made .in New York thi% week, by a gentlemnan from tpout to arres9t a fugitive slave, bud I~ pears he had left the city tyya weeks previous. - IUSSIA AND THE UNITED STAWs - -The New York Tribune statssthii the Russian Government, Iast- De Ei' bor, sent Count Medemn to. the EmpaX9 or Soulouque, of Hayti to stabi -~ relations of amity and good wfHi'The Count, after enchanting his )hostJ his attentions, went thence to MXC where he still is. 'The Tribune thinks Russia is lokji" to a war with this cotintry,' an'd making arrangements for oee~yiij those points in our vicinity which wve are most easily mfl Hlayti and Mexico, though insigiin in themselves, in the bands ofRussia might be rendered formidable. . The Canadian 'Goverznnenat advertised for tenders for three sa ar ers to run from Montreal and Qu~1e via Halifax, to. Liverpool. Duaring" , the season for navigation of the 8h Lawvrence the steamers are -to run' twice a month, and during the winten are to run between Portland aid Liverpool. DrEsTRUcoTION OF Co'roN 'FAroazu av FIRE.-Providence, AMarch 5..-A, cotton factory of 2,600 spindles, ein ployed in the manufgcturmng of w belonging to David Hopper, atA" seneck Hill, West Greenwich, was en. tirely consumed by fire on Weg day. Insured for *3,500 at the Ani rican Office in this city. .A cotton factory of 3,600 spindils~ situated at the westerly part of Seitw? ate, belonging to John T. Pitman of this city, was destroyed by fire .oni Wednesday evening last. The mill was employed in the manufactur~ing 6 printing cloths. Insured in this city for *12,500 i's follows,: $5,000 atth& Merchants, $5,000 at the Americiua the balance at the 'Roger William ' and the Agency of the Hartford iffices GREAT SENslluLrrY.-A man uMa.n ed Steingaver, convicted of 'murdef, was recently huing at Ashlatdd Oli, in presence of about five thousand pe sons, the populace having he day pre-' vious demolished the jail yard fencelf order to witness the execoitioni. These are the people who cannot- read with. out a shudder fancy tales of the horroras of Southern slavery. lIoNoas oF WAR.-Near St. Sevidt there lives an old soldlir with a false leg, a false armn, a glase eye, a comn plete set of false teeth, a silver. nose covered with a snbstance resembiftig flesh, and a silver pla te replaeing~ Ta of his skall; he was umad r Nuajole'))n and hee me e i phi