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SUMTER BANNER - Is PIUtLISnEID * IUESDAY MORNING ] y V J. FftANCIS. S NDbLARtS in advante, Tiro Dollars y Gents at the expilraiohn of six noitlhs, k'Three Ddllars at rhe tid of' the year. Nit paper discotntinued until all arreurages aZ nlAI, huless lt the option of the Proprietor. Advertisnents inserted at S Ei'N'l - $i Cents per square, (12 lines or les+,) for :apt, and half hat sum fur each suibsequetii 1on. 'TJe number of insertions to he marked - Advertisenents or they will be published c' " uid1 ordered to be discontinued, and charged acoingly. WONE DOL..AR per square for a single asertion. Qmarterly nutl Monthly Adlverti-c anenta will be ch:irgedl the sone as a single in etlon, and semai-monthly the sane as new onem ig>tts of taC People-Pres . Idential Electorua-hie Pres dency. . e great, the fundarential, the distIngtuising Idea on which popuhr S6Sereignty is based, is, that time S 6 ople are the true and only source oiall power, and as ucl, III ir to make the lavs by whieb S -they shall be governe'd, as well as 1 :te laws which shall govern those . hon they place in aithority, Is a prfect, imprescriptible right. 'he servant cannot be Sue1'ir to the master, the creature eannoit lie iibove thb creator. All the preriga ve s'exetrised by legislators or ru ,':. ' brs, have been vested in thm l)v tl.c people, and are the ofnring either of necessity, linterest, o1r convenien1ce. The power to legislate is not of t1i nature of an abschiite prergcztative. f6b th' 'easmn that. the original t t reside in the people as the :;r . ' ; : <durce of that power. All popular . representation is ba ;ed on the very atural idea, that the pe'n>le are the depowitories ofall power, and that ,they have delegated this power, by constituting for themselves. a rep resentative agent or age/t, riiiln ob ious and paramount considerations of interest, necessity, or emnvenience. - We will briefly illustrate this idea, Should the whole people at tempt to do any political act, or to legislate for themselves, by a.isembling periodically, and resolving themselves into vast parliaminentary, or citliveil - ional body, it would obviously pre ent the spectacle of a politicail nl. ehinery, both anomalously imd un *ieldly. It will therethre he readily > . perceived, by reverting to original principles, that the object of a rep resentation or agency, such as our government contelilates, is simply to supercede the necessity of the pen ple's assembling periodically, .to leg. 1bato or to perform any political det for themselves, and it is on this Very simple and obvious ctnceptionz that are founded our notions of the responsibility which the representat ive or agent owes to the constituent or Ijcipal. It by consequence fol tas a very ~Mii-iiiiii t of" :monirnoa sense and coinnnon reason ing, fron acknowledg d principles. that the fo rner is in duty and in hon. the latter. ~o much for thme 'theory of' popular rig ~1hts and popular represenatation in '' their true republican co nception. What, then are the praicticatl con-. clusions we derive from such a theory-the only theoiry. in t ruth. at all consistent with the idea of' popu lar sovereignty It is nobtiecessary to our1 pullrpose to state all of these; a general one is all that is materil, andht that is. I hit the people hatve thel uindeiable I rlght't'o revoke the grant whensi ever they please. For examiple-: thle t iime K tas when the Legislature elected all of' our District oflicers, incid inig (.ierk, -SheriTs, Ordinaries, and Tax Coilleet ors. Th'le people hmad confelhrredl the~ right to choose these ollicers uponil their Represeunfttives in the Li - * latuire. ''Tey have~ seen fit toi re v oke this grant, and they noi w ex erise the powers it cionuveyed. imi mediately themnselvyes. Whoii will, 1ir ai sinmgle momnenf. deny ir dispulte their perfet right to) do soi? In the same manner, t hey himve an equal right to-elaimn for them i --l e-. thei election of' other oflicers andl ugenit s; the right to elect wIch, fromii cun dideratioins of' initerest or convie~nce -perhaps the latter-theyv lmn e vest ed in the Legislature. No man, who truly recoignizes tihe soivereigntyf of the people, will have the temelrit y t contest this point. It woul he absolute madness to- ido so. Thant tihe people have no t ehtime id all thiese -elections to themnselvyes, is imierely b ecause they have not, decenied it epedient to do it. But. there is one elci on-one power exercisedl by thle I egislatuire, to the consideration f which~ our1 pro. positions now bring us. We refer ti that- of' Electors of President. and Vice President of the Uii.edl States. Ilere it is that the Legislature ex ecise one (of tihe most imlpiortant powers that a peoplo can confferi. We mean important, as involving oine of th~e highest attr iut es ofszovereignty, the right of' a plec to eleet, imii m . ediately, their own riuler-s, andi likewise important in view~ of the extreme facil ity withI which the trust might be abus< dI or pervertedi. Thlere are many reasuns whly thle * people should exercise this power ima * .single mreason why they' shouldl not. The merits of' Presidential candidates are never considered or dlisenssed in ernnection-w~ithI our poplar electionis. Candidates for the L.egislatur'e are rarely, if' ever inlter'rogatecd as to their preferetnces, and thieir' rea~sons for thiem. They are chosen in r'ef'erence * to other consider'ations, anid if ten of1 vastly inferior moment. Should they, then, m this absence of' instructions, or from an ignioraiee of' the pllar' choice, vote for Electors who did not represent the wishes of the peo pIe, in voting, for a President they could easily plead these facts, if not to justity, at least to cuXcse tihern. .selves. lit all the other States, the people themselves choose their Elect. ors. Soutl-'arolina constitutes the solitary exception. Why should not the people of South-Carolina do as the people of the other States do? Are they nut to be trusted? Are they interior inl intelligence or viLtuu to the people of the other States? By no means. It is their undeniable right to vote for these agent.s, and they should make this right by do. ing so. Is there a single consideration either of policy or necessity that should restrain the people fronm the exercise of the right? To say that they ought. to he restrained by eon siderat ions of policy, wotuild he to say, that the LegislatuIore is wiser and better thtan those who created it, and would tlherelhre exercise the power with nire wisdini than the people! it other words, it is equiv alent to saying that there is tiore wisdozrt in :a body composed of' 161) nmen. chosen by the people, than among the whole mass of th peo lt' t'ront whomio they are taken! 'JTis c'nant. he so. If' it he said that the peol le ought to be re.st rained fromt the exercise of this riiht by con sititttiois 't' necessity, it is egnal ly albsr fo; br it is obvious enough, that. the Ipeol ie could vote for Elect or's of 't'idett anid \'iee President, with as little inconventienc as ther now vote 1,,r th'ir Iejpresentativtes. There is iu> nlecessity \, thOn. inl the ease. It is tht right of the ieo Ile to viote imni ii att'ly fihr .Elet. I's. nid hetause it is their right, we would ha ye them to exercise it. We wisl to sete it taken out of the andlu of ioliticians, and,4 placted where it be longs. \\ e wish to see o ur peop~Ile idenltify them,1elv e. inlre com1 pletely. witi the pieople of other States who are blini id to us 1by a tcollnno inte rest. :nol a ~omtnn destiny. itil w"e know that this c:nt never he the case, so lung as this powerful lever is in the hainds of I a few. W e , do not utlirmn that tihis power hts ever beetn libusettd or perverted by those in whLouit it is naow vestti. \W"e d" not azlirmi that the l'isiatture 'l:is ever chtosenj elet ors \whIo did not eattevoeo the Sta te as ith' lieple would have"( east it. Wet have"t 1n1 1nienns oft n:cer"taininlg this point. lout noua ein altlirmii with ^r_ int.:'iy that thet 'oto af' tt tate his al-vays been yien iii aeciorthmeei witih the wishes ot the ieople. t'i or these Vishes Were unts u\n ute tn ~t'ltcl tituition1 (of things they ("ould1 not hav\"'i heen kino\wn, totr the re: was not wa't\ hv which they coutll be kcnown. gust let the people vite directlv fir these { electoris. aid Very si11ni a diflcrent -state of linsgs woUldd le p'si'ented1. We are riot only" dectiderd'y ini tavor1 of giving thel e",let of elect (ir5 of IPresilent at1,41 Vice P resient ito the peopilhe. to whiomt it. igh~t flly lie. I 'ngs. liut we wruddli rjoiic to see Sott ai'aolina, ill thte appriiachinig cout, .t, grive Pierce and Kingr, hte dial suppjoit . We are itot ofi the1 n ii~e iif tlio.e wvlii e i>in11i'l inl Sti it tilitt et. I et titiise wltii airte pitlol. iThe peoplj~e tall git ai eve li. n a State fliights numne a coinig to the sti nte-i. ,chlu. Ile the interiests of the iiuth i:nauis tar as htis hiditical v~os i oats in dinte. we cani prov it'hat liei at soutnd as anyi nttin we cini get eithter North or South, byv ili. igh est doeu:i l-latary ex ic,. A\ s toi we nleed nittrily retinark;.I thatlheis autl So.iutrn ma by bzitrh W2001 edct ieon. :nnji all. tinir who hal sevcAdto tth.liith , boate ihitf thei gen1 teinent tav a he highreu ition h tlent ts tpial isao-ty;'I that Ilis,~ tht havrie Statl elieisl liian lcan~ hii hs xiesitat gv thei hi' anlit tull, ut th is attjrtai is , alre l t ntie piopl tthe i~tte iw cill. o e e '.ll reitmie theo subI ject hitreafter.. \e ate p leasedi to learntu thtat thet long puenduing ar-ranugteents b''~etn tile City of' Aiugus-ta andu the' Soth iC(aroli na Raill'iilomt have prgese so far. that all t hat is itw inecesiOsaryV totr their directorls illn Charlest un. il ri tihe cotiats ilyii~ trmed, wi ll be doiitt abotit the FIor and ini considueraltion oif the sumii laris, Couttil Ilas granuti'ed to thle lIail Ihttid theO right tii croiss the rive and't~i est ablish i tac dpttli theoal buisine~ss and tr'avel, (in the uive bantk ntoth if Re'yniiold stret;t ais alsoi to est abIli a depot o the Con1unon, eqiti-distatt fothGeorgia Raui IRoad , w ith tile deplot'ofi thei \Vaynesb ~ iO and11 Savan-l. mnah Raiiroad; with the fthert prlivi lege of' a horse track rtuninig thtroiugh the cent re of' \Vashingtoni streeit from11 their' depiot on Reynoild strheet ti) that on the C!ommron. 'This ar'rangemenh frm what we c-an learnl, lhas giveni ge er-al satisfaction to otur citizens.-e- n xu/inaj, /O/n Ii'pi/,:.'. TH1E UMTIIt BANEl. Sumterville, So: Ca, JOHN T. GR E EN, Eipron. TUESDAY, JULYi, 27. 1852. Our PriuscipIes. " 7here as one poant enalethich there can be no diversity of opineon in the Soueth among those' trho are true to her, or whco have mode op !heir mands not to be stres; that is it' u'e should et I oreed to choose belu-cen renistearee caml submissiea eve shouldt take resisnnce at all henards." C.u .naoux:. * To do that. cancert of action muist be necessn ry, onot to sate the Union. fJr at wrouldl then be too late, but to sace ourselres. -'h/gus in ny view, concert as the one thio neg r eiful.."-.AItOy. " What is the ree'cdy ?' I anscer seccssiaon. uitcd secession o''the slarholeling "lfates, or a large number ot tem. Nuthlect else ril be risc ithing else wll be prarticable."-C u Ev'E8. e:'" Messrs. A. VnrTa & Co., are Agents for the Banner in-Stmterville. :!T" Comtiniunicationis initended fior the Btnner must he handed in on or letfure Saeturday llorning, and thos' favoring us with advertizeancrts will please let us have themn at least by S o'clock oin Maotnd lby. I7' We woculd ca'l the attenti a f our readers to an article ftiud ill anoth er coltmn-taken from tle Pulmetto Sfa/c te3, B aer-ujtyn -the iTi"'ro.tJece Electiot (aJ,.-.'lectors of l'resdent anal Vice- Pre-sident. Free School Systemll. Oct attention is called to this sub jeet by a spaeech delivered by the I hot. J, AIE Stmons, 1eheare the lhianrd of Comnissioners aft Free School's of St. Plilijp's and St. Michael's. We have published -this sjpeeeh ettira'. that oe readers mac' inatrmaat theinselyes froImt its perusal . Therae should lee no stl ject inare imlasportanit to the people thaze the Educatiol of the people. All il]our notions of free (ov'ertnments are fiouud ed upoin the inteclligence of thotse wloa are to 1 agverned. It is lucau'itini which fits antd prepares the mlind to pea arta the uites w htih arise (tt of anal to appreciate the advsaanlages ef' a R~ejinblieai torrm of' Governmllent. Our1 (awn State. inipressed with the itnpor tance of' the tgenecral difhsiaan of Edu eation at te nog its citizens. very early toe" steps to establish a system of schoc-ls, at whrich all could receive the ra a udiainnts of Eatention. This svsteme sV'et was dcefective in its inep'jt ion and although often tatealeal is 3et of little pIractictal Benefit. There is no sub jeet whiei in our jlitigtent ought ! sa serieausly to wlalre.cs itself ta tlee talents aned etergatic e'l'brts fif' e'very Ittanl ent'usted by the paeoaale with( Le gislative aatiity as the Educationa ra tmt at'lion oaf' thr1 c(aoltnlteity wh o.., ae unitaLeai teao : Eahitte th ceneselvce'. Beet therte sceems to e la ispoa~casiti~ jattan the palt of' the I .esgi-dltt aref hr sev'enda yentes past tea evale asll aicti 'n upone the imporaatant subj'ct, ihevc sein tea (caen ('tld theic whlsI:S'I systm i., inl'cpable aoa bcing! -it tr.ea dledh' a-s toa proucaae ay paelic'al beetafit andu tImes it is paw. i'd fritiit eo titne' ta tile- grea't dea Itrititn tf mt~tanyj pa'r eat''iz/c-i'. \\'e ada noct kno ta ow letcc'Ihe Frtea' Se.ccol sv -t 't an opertes. iln oather' J)jitstrits ao' t his MState' lebutc'c w e ve been inatirmed tImnt in) ant ar'ceat thre'e acr tarit toaile's squarje in I Ise cc a'ehlevb :attai ilti'll i'entt 1 )it I leiat :uitert, te' caae c'forncal Ihrt v-thIree 'hiire't et tha' hpropcer area lato'e-c-tt toc sc-haool, who aavie twvccert .-eenc a schl-l htaouse', who caamt r eeel, or' write theeir nesa'; - li tiis st~icatel ti.nrs that le le' deplored'ec !lacoes thjis' relee't ncc:nnelt( uponat ouri State! will it nt serve toc startt Seeriaaus inquleiry ito this ma~ltter ? "\\'hten weVL hai olee act0c1sI tablernacttlest fiat' the worsh'lipa (af the Ahnlttighity Godc, liou edifiIS cesa~', wroughts~lt by a n' s 4kill alnd inI'e nuit v. iathe n.\t Ini at worecthy sc'rvia'e is Ice buIildl tup clegentt sats thra le~aning.'" \\~ithoucet F'. ta('a tiean the ti'nsgl'4eat of Go.1 i ll Ibea. deae crat can the aeltars oft thet A~ca't I ligh dlc''tredea. Rel'I.icitn itcelf laose' its leight of~a ignorncetctha ccmtlIIes upon a teti. It' saeny ct on eattedl dee hIs age sad coetryc- lasting serlvice', let himt aid inl the gr''e.~eat wok of' Naitinal Edut cat icate let hims :ad itn brtingintg fle mleants of Eduatliont t a the (Joaaor eof thast aaiticela tat tce c'onnttauntit V to~ wholina Prov ecid enace ls (lenied lthe ansls. Ile'lo ltru is it that '" lie whoc lays a statne int the' wall eat the house-e cat wi' adem hacequeathst- tea poasteritycc a nobleia loeit v. \\ Iten tlie Inalat'o lhe blatbhl ini its native dutst, hi. stame shtall live after hcitm and cuntless thousandsttc.' ofl the coinaitg gil('enrats wcill reive'r' his ttne'anaory whc'o oplened thec esket. oat knowacclaedge tc adorn lc theacrowat of outhI withc its prt'e'cus jewcels.'" l o hcac eaa tiful is thjis r'cead ! elaes it nat exc:ite mnhtlitiont int thce bres-t cof e've'y oeee to~ give suppcor't to this great eniterprcis the Edutcatiotn oft the aeopj le-Ithat. they tcl'y Ice trl'ly saidc~ to knowccc eandl unert sI tnd the la ws wh Iiech are to, agovcerna ltm ; thlen wec' shasll see neo ance the indeenen t votce- s.leeved'a alnd(1c: dr ad o the hallot. box. We t rut. this 'iub "It tion of o r next L gtiliature. In con cludingh is art wocould nog do better than to t .t the ]anguag~e - of the Eiril if Derby in his speech before the Parlianent, upon the subject of Education. lie says : I believe, and I rejoice to believe, that the feelings of the Connnunity at large, that the con victions of all classes high andi low, rich and poor have now come to this conclusion, that the greater the amount of Education which you aue able to give and the more widely it is spread among all classes (it the comminity, the greater prospect there is of the tranquility, the happiness and well-be ing of thc community. 'lBut, my lords, when I use the term Education let iie not be inisunderst6ode, by Education I do not mean the mere development of the mental liteulties, the mere ac quii'ition of temporal knowledge, the tiere instruction, useful no don t, as that may be, which enable the rnan simply to imnprove his condition in life, givs hin fiYesh tastes, and fresh habits tlnd also the means of gratifying such improved taotes, vltahble as that in. st rction inay be, wbetn I speak of Edu cat ion I speak of this and this alone, an Ede:ition involving culture of the ind aid culture of the soul, laying the basis and foundatio i uin a knowl ed of the scriptures atnid revealed religion. 1'rou the (harlesitn Mercrv'. Next Goverb1anor. "31any (tizens" of (iharleston, nornittate the lion. Jlhn L. Alanning of Situnter, a. a gentleinti, in every resl.eet, qjualitied to serve the State as its next (Goivernor. The noination we iind in the Southern SIltndlard. The list of norinations ilde tihr' this (list inguihed ollie, now contsi.ts ot' (ol. .Joht S. Preston, l ion. I'. V. l'iekens, IlIon. \V. F. (oleoek, Gen. D. .Y. J a n ieson, Coul. Julhn S. Ashe, (n. J . II. Adais, JI fn. \' in. J. Ta':ilor, li. \\~illiam Elliott, IlIon. .lhn T1ownlsend, and' Ilon. John i4. Manning_. The Jul lowing is the article referred to. T u Mhe ]'.lit:'r nf the Suthern Stan dlrd:--31;y eiuizenis ot' this State I ive waited withi somie uaxiet v. to see anillit i tle itti iles anllnoutinced I'or tile next (ii bcrnatorial trn, that at a gentlemina, whose claiin, pre-en inently distiniguisihed. are still interior to hi-, iierits. No pulblie uat in outh'Ci arolina, of whatever age or station, is better entitled to the di tiietion of being our Chief \Iag i,trate, th an the l1on. Jolm L. lani Iig. of S'iliitior. iI a great 1intaure idetliied With the politlcal hiistory ot' thte tat-e, ;1t tule w- til lie at, tlined Ilis h inlitlood, he has preseliteil a reliiarkaltil eotlmjlinatioi of' useful tiesa, conii::!elit'y, ande~ tiriiilite's. .Edit eate wi ~ it h at lopier resptect ir the w ill of thle Il'e ple, as the great law tif tle lI ejtibI.! i. li as llevertieless jire servedl ;u~ld ziiaiiitained, the intte.grityv andt hoilep eindee of is own judgl iiletnt. lia s ine1 cas wi lien supi poirtd b the ciihni conv ictioni 't his reaisoni. lie cittibattedi what lie be li eved to be s.. ine prevai ilng error. that unichiecked aiigh~t l-ad to s.erious es ii; it was.' suos ed thatt he' wou111li e lihe y t lii of hi- tiriniess, andi~ be sae riicedI to ther torrenit whlich he lan t'iy was at teiiptitng to direi t. Thle aetulttlhas prtvedl how inivalale arie lie jmuhtie services oft thoise', who. obliet. to their setnse of dtyt, arie rcady toi Njpeak to the people thieir hi-nie:,t. Iiitonms.-Col. Clanninig has beeiii litore endieatred frin thle liet , I lnt hie hits b teii at oncte hold atndt llest indigh toi give litteranlle to ig tini n, wia ht~ flIear d w oitiout rerach I\\t'ith o aily itt Ility to pense it ii theeace tt inhappiiness of the peopt~l -t If is Sta.e-withi tatlents t a lii tsrtfie. atlitl 0> a kitti ciii. flee h iinter and best iit~etts," if se.eitis to uts con--ljiciutusly Sutitedl to the phace, iin citittet titin withi which his natiite is now anniiounicedl. \V'e cc.tent tt itceupy the phIirie if the people ofl his State desire'd it. We~ have ito tight, arising~ frint any per stlittit.tilId tht thlinjilireill:0 his wjishes in* t*e tuilth ter hiianouee nientcan~M fr nY toseIwo hav no liersniietal ebitonslith tttr. tt.-tln lnini, beodthoent'tiofhi orilivne se[tuaitilliees ij :litwileo-tl ver be ate tentiti f-bservet. of his publie cstte.~ andatue htte icag lety'i l i i li a l o tt h t ii e ti ( a iW oti l (if l Side.' tat fiuiit ta .3 rt \'t, a so- ucorrttte thnen ofil jt Na tionalit .In tll Xig ieer. t reetly lin a lt ) visito-lt-i Vernn iiipteksi a lt, hu- .\tltloulel wll~el lity tid expan-eted ofl-i tis solituhd: wheni lja illi inutuntileti fitlsenel the~k ' -From the Canden Journal. Brigadier General of Cavalry." - In our paper. Juno 1st., we noticed the nomination of Col. Thomas J. Ancrunii, in the following manner: "We see by the last. Pahnetto Stand ard that C4l. Anerum has been nomi nated by 'Chester Squadron of Caval ry' fur the ollice of Brigadier General in place of Gen. Owens, who it is'said has or intends to resign." Our iniformiation, as we have e.rpress ly stated was derived from the 'almiet to Standard-a respectable and relhi ble source. We observed the nomi nation of Col. Aucrui over the signa ture of "Chester Siquadroni of Cavalry." It was but natural that we should no tiee it as a matter of i if irination fir our readers, as Col. Aneruui is a citi zen of our District, and a well knowu Cavalry oflicer. It is true we might have noticed this noniiniation in terlts somiewhat difler ent-something like the 1illowing : "In the Palmetto Standard of the inst., Col. Antrum is noimiuated for the oflice Brigadier General over the signa ture of' Chester .Squadron" &e.-'the word beer in' place of "by," which would have altered the reading of the sentence in some degree. 'T'his is however a miatter of taste, and is adopting another mode omf exlpresion emniilicing the saume poiit. We "ex pressly stated" nothing "in the ('am1 dent Journ.1" 'u itrue i fhet," but that Col. Anlerumi had been non iinlated &c., inl the luietto Standan . The pre sumlption was very reasonablein o'ur part. ats we had no right to doubht the Veracity of thle nomuinationl-that duty was conipten'lt only for thet F::ditor of. the ,Stndard thIroughl thet mledlium of, w hose pa per i t w\:1-.in:ul b. It is due to us that, th-se rem:riks should accompanty the comimuniica:tion which we plullislh fru the J'l:eintto StLidai. "Fair iay"a is all i'e' w:mt, o r ask;7 andt we chetecrfu;lly give place to, thel arltilet rel.p 'ld. \', e have"t no. in-. terest inl this elvetlion1 heI m .' ih~l at tif aty other ormdin, : ary ci itili if the ilt: mt . nitity, and are mo~\iiliing that any\ thing "expre.sly statted ii the (.amden Jourul" ..lionml teit inl any dlogree pre judicial to t he elte son o lbijcor Nel'son, a gentlcti an1 tor who 'm we cutertain a high n- gan l. Tlime f'ollowilg is; the article fromi the "-\lr. Flt it fr: An iiiression has gone abroadl that t he' Chest er Stluadron has nt minated ('ol. A neril te 3riga-t diler Gseneral of' the' ard Blrigade of' ('avalrv, andi I und'erstand it has been so expre'-.ly stated in til Camlen ,Journul. The friends of Major Ne'smn ii that quialroin are uiwillim hart hls eleic.til siihubl hbe in any deiti Iprej diced Iby this staitiieent, 1t1i I there I tore k the libe(rty to say it is untrue in fhet, nu meet iiig of the Spiiadron ha viinee h cii l h r that, or indek'ed for any other purpose since tihe resigiition of Gen. Ow tns. It is therefore due in u Ielso , ttato til - pressioni lbe coie 'ted, and es e -ially as iii Inyv opinion the vote of the Chester ded bet weeni tihe twon enaid i ates. FA Xlit PL.AY." " P. S. Will thle C'am'/en Juournu/ and~u the ";inniir pi aper's oblimige the wvri ter byv coying~.'' We ask that lhe Palmet/o Staundar'd andiu ati//ter papeimrs wvihib nmy~i 'opy the';i' abve' art icle'. w ill oblige us also b inse.&rt Iig inlir cxlhaiit icuil. thalit it. iiiay [ n. t.\MnEN .1lit.L J'i n: jni .ie i l. l rehtt'xi'ilii til l i l[i e'xretmionmi. wvith thza entire silenice of all parties~ to whlonii we nialirelly hook for a respo inie., havi~e ilore' thim (ecitedl miur ecio sity on ' tile sub jec't. We priinciile whiieb inistigaited it lit nimt en-. tirtly extinet, haLve looukeud tir ait least an echll fromi some <pmi t Itilrter,. insteado oIf tii he' nose oif priepairat ion hiithiertii ade. Thei New Yot i rk J1/era/d rem ialks. al ii tie siice, thatt thie win 'Ic iiil was very biieilv devised, aiiil thus fari still wiorse' ex'enmt ed. IIlalf' ai dozeni smaill vesseils. wVith one orC ii 'l w tousandi~ iuein. fuhrin lbut ailt'' be cr1ly fleet, to send fromn oft thet se-mi haraia n '1.hilten. WVe neiss il ih tell < . i i .-'s walls, but stint Vtni 8 wo fld ii . tili b hieiiiba het.di' el ilt il i it e aj t t- - , ita ta w ill uest' l tli o '~ tite i i'irier. i T h tile. thii te p et that 11n1( h 'i i itt e-e y aht Thi hte nn ie adan fr.l stration.or div m ulswi'l beth ('ievit le reut.i~ itt' olt t he aln unmt~ie,tatill of oki warnmets. ndh we h ope l t' asee -the i ni i polti. i' ad betim of'iit the expei'ione arrid outiith ite adiiilae enegyn s pirir. fe, ht hey de-~ih Tloo mWr ieiiit 's re i i'r N iiwa 'phi. (LlTS sthe str aersad l cotiin. iillitial ionnmunelient that i('5 to prtph Strthat yf the.ca An sis t n. v rd to recive apliaf'theiost ro hi wh teir, ewo hrki exiitr. h COST OF GovEaiNMENT.--Tho fl loW ing is a statement of the annual avec rage expenditures of the several ad. ministi-ations for the last twenty years: JackFon's Adiintratiun - $27,545,896 39 Van Buren's " . - 35,6.10,486 36 Harrison and Tyler'. " - - 27,623.628 13 l'olk's - - 43,897,916 51 'Taylor ani Fillmore's " - - 55,442,481 00 By this aceoit it appears that the Governmient cost tile people, under Jackson's adiniiistratioi, less than lalf what it has tlit., far cost under the adminiistration of' President Taylor, both being periods of peace. It fur ther appears that we ar, now paying, in time i profound peace, about 20,000,000 more fbr our Government than it cost us under the administra tiot of .Mr. Van Bukren, when the Flo rida war was raging at the South, and *12,000,000 more than it cost under Mr. Polk's iilniistratiQ n. when the (overitnelt had to bear- he enormous expense of the Mexican war of .1Q7, New York ,Lost. Four Deaths by Poison. The Nobile (Ala.) Tribune, of the 12th inst., says: A man named Pret love, living on Massaebusetts street, died on Sunday evening last very sud denly, and on inquiring into the cause, it was discovered that lie had died from the etl'eets of poison. ills wife, who was apparent.lv well at the time of her husband's death, was soon after ta ken sick, and died that night, and a child at boy about eight or ten years of a re. also died soonu after. .names Catrrol, a brotier-in.law of 'retlove, to-k sick on Nonday and died that eventing. Thre appears' to be consid er:b!e mystery al out the whole aihir, although the geniial impression now ii that. Pretl1ove took nitric acid, which lie said he had been advised to do fur the liver coI iplaint, and either by de sign, or tlh'ough some thtal error, it hal been partaken of by the other par ties, which produced death. Others are of the opinio n tHiat the (poison' was adni ii istered1 by other liands than those of I'retlove, fron the fact that a Vial of ,nitric uridl was binghit at A drug store Pn lMonday, aft.er the death olf the three fir.t naied victims. f'ret love was heard to ask his wile if she intended to zet married again ater his death. She answered that site did nut know-ierb'aps she wtult. IIin then remarked that he wiould see that she would not. Frinii this, it is thonght that Pretlove admI inistered the poison. The aiithir. we think, should be look ed into by t he authorities. [Flron the .larion Star.J lra.:tnr Unt"i:r, Marion Dist.) July 16th, 1852. ) TO the ELditor of the Slar: An atrocims murder was comuitted in this District, near Little Pee Dee, on the person of I Hugh Dove. by Hugh Camipbell. A ('oroner's inquest was lu-id over hi in to-day, and a w rrant issued for the arrest of Campbell, .who has fled. 'T'his is to give notice to the poliiC In orkTlihr f iirre & t h~is ' feet 7 inch's high. fair coiplexion, blue eves, black hair, thick beard, ratht eir heavy set. walks tuick and .shio rt, looks rather uder when lie lomoks at yoiu, he',is abotut 30 or 35 years old, has also a lhan tan nose. SAl LE L J. lET H EA, .Acting C'or'oer'. 2)"' \\'e learni i'omn the Winnsbo.. r"o'E gistera that a ditlhiul ty iccurri'ied oni the' 19tth inast., ini the lower' par-t of l'ai rtield h)istrict. near lie Charilott e Itail Illoath; in thle 'our ise oft whlich Mlat hiew Wooi ten, agel1 78. was stab, bedl to deaitIih' by une .1 ordo n lBeard. agedct 22 or 23. T1hey were bothI of' F'airtii'hl 1)iet rit. Heard had not been~l a rr'ested at thec last accomni -s. Sa Atre u:N1.-A MIr. Malone, tvho~ was engag~ed in digging a wvell at I reeinwoodl, A bh evil I Dc istriet, f'or' ice Gireeniville and Columbh~a Railn'oad, diecd'on 1le~t SalbbathI ini c-onsequetne ot nujdiric. receivede trorn the fillinig of the' well buhti~t uipron him. Tihe aecci don :t happne h-i th~ ile F'ridayt previous to( his death.-ewerr1y Sentinel 7th inst. - Dis-a-:ssiso Avr'1ai.-We learn ha a(dilicl ty occu11rred last wee'k in (Catawbia comlit y North Carolina, be.. tweien MIr. Nathaniel WIVilsonii. and1( his son-in-law, WVilsi ni iEnughmdii, while din iking,~ at thme house of lie formier. England drew a knife and 'r'ippedl out the bowelsoft Wilson.' t'romu which lie diedt ahniosti inuneiidiately. E~nghmud lhas not yect b ee'n taken. Mr~u. WIVilsont wats a cand'idat e ihor thle Leg~islatutre from nincIttolni. Gastoin and Camt aw ba, with e'very pr'opei'ts otf sutccess, and lhad r-epreset-ited those counties tw~o terms pr'ev iiusl y. ' hey wereli bithI iiiin oif tingvernab.le( jiassitiiisi and in moationu has bee'n epicmnicated to us lby a gent lemian oft Liicoluntotn. [ Ylor~aille h'enme.Ig. Death/i of JIge McKiley.-.iihn MIc iiinley , one of the A ssoiciat' I u ices ot thleSuipi'eme Couti ioft'tn'-h1 ii teid States, died on Mondar, at his ire siiltnc'e iin Louiisvillie, Kecntucky-, pit apoplexcy. .lulge AleNinley was a intti 'e of \'irgicci. A' NI Avon A tunr:wrre.-Thle Mobpile Tri-ine inacktes the tblloiwiing aninontne(e inenrt: "Th[le lIIon. d oseph1 Seatwell. Mayor oftthe city, was arrested y'ester dayv on thle charige of beinig ae-essory to the shitot ing some days aigo, oft NIr. Sherif tl uttchisenc-i, lb derryi- Sulivati. Ilec gave the reqire id seemirty foir his iappeuua-an'e beftore thle C'it v~ Couri t now San 'aih h~'pui ian ot' vesterd-tay, says, that D.r. D avid T'h. Iinies lad beeni ai'i'ested in that, city on thec pie v'itus morning, at the inistaneco ot' Isiaie Mu tnden. Mrin. M. charrgeid thle Doctor~ ii with Ithiaving possessedi hiims ,elft of' his watch, valued at $90, andt 1) ini conh, I and with i takift ui under false IIerte-l with motey in carried before JUs coinmitted lini to jail to aAt 1 Tie 1'isiserles. ,. The New- York HIJerald ib '";' followii prcount of the origni uA, t'lii3 . j t dificul4 Yietween the American ahd ! Novt Scotia fiabLrmcn. VAsunioTON, July 6; 1852. '.ihe British and Colonial govern ments are, at the present moments' adopting the most stringent ieasures for driving the American fimig yes. sels away from the fishing gounds in - the Bay of Fundy, on the eost.uf-No.';+' i'> va Scotia, and in the Gulf of St. Law rence, to which points hundreds' o those vessels resort every summer. By teaty, American fishermen are not allowed to fish within a niaratime league- of the coast, where is. the best fishing ground, nor in tih9,Bay of Fun dy; but they have been in the habit, of ' tlsregarding ;the prohibition, and not only have done this, but they have ct gone on shore, and, it would appear r : 1 ave carried on a -considerable traffic with the inhabitants, and-it is said, in some instances, create disturbance. The Canadidan government has fitted out by that of Nova Scotia, which are coiminandcd by very deterined men, 4, who are resolved to bring affairs to a crisis; one has been fitted out at New foundland, and one will be sent into the Bay of Fundy by the governnote of' Newv Brunswick. In the meantime, the British govern ment have been equally on the alert, - and the Admiral on the North Ameri.. can station, steam frigate, which has been placed under the orders of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, for the protection of the fisheries in its vi emity; an armed cutter has also been sent into the Bay of Fun lv, and has': already captured an American fisher man found in its waters. Two sloops of war have also been: despa.tehed to the Gulf of St. Lawranco -the Bermuda and Sappho-for the purpose of enforeing the treaty, and a fleet of small arimed vessels and stenth ers, I am credibly informed, are on their way from England, with a simi lar object. It is mueh to be fi-ared that this sud den anl unexpected action may pro duce bloodshed; and its ultimate re sults, with reference to the relations bet ween the two countries, it is impos sible to foretell. The fishing veisels fregnent the grounds in large bodies, several of them cruising in company; and it will not be a matter of sur-)$ prise if they olfer resistance -to any small armed vessel which may inter fere with their occupation, and thus produce a dollision that may lead to a concentration of the British naval forces ' station. I ha ' seen any 9ti eO of thesa proceediin the An a and therefiare ,-ten su .r4 stepri of Iat has eomm' edge. and will forward any further in frmauntion that I may obt.uin from - reliable source. PsasosAm. APPEAnIANcE OF (2ENERAL' I'mmtacE.-Ev.ery-body, of course, is anxious to know something about the perisonal of the man who is to be our' next l'resident. Ile is not far frour' live feet eleven inches in height,-and finely proportioned. His face is im. pr'essive anid commanding, and boam ing all over with the light of intellect and energy.- We have never seena 'ountenance whicb exhibits more lofty .& pnrp'hose, zeal, and undisguised frankA ness. With iA mind of'the highest or , der, and har'moniously developed, he?~ combines the suavity of' a child. Iiis habits aire those of'a man who believen. there is a great deal to be done, and v'ery little to do it in. le is forever at wor'k, and we may say, that fronm' the iirst time he entered publie* life no' - man~ has spent his powers more pro-' f'usely irecarrying out what was allotted' to him than General Pierce. As an orator we will put him against any body in the c'ounti'y-, but his argue; !' nenits are none the less compact for' the beauty' of his diction anid the ele - gance of' his gestures. in his love of. co(uintry he is a paer'fect enthusiast. I had he a halt' dozen lives, to give they would bec fr'e'ly yielded up at her shrine. TIhis salient feature of his chiarac'ter lhe 1may' have inherited fronw his fathei', wvho was a General in th'6 revolutionar'y wvar, and, we nma - add,~ - was after'wai'ds governor of New I lamnpshire. We delight in boing thus particular, thouigh we hav~e not said 'all hat wec shall say.- Cleveland Plain RE.-OPEsxN OF THlE 'InEATRE.-WO understand that a company of public. sp'irited gentlemen, twelve in numbers hiav'e associated for the purpose of' re open.uinga the Charleston Theatre about the 1st, of' Nov'embher next, with entire lnew sceneryv, dr'esses, and decora tios. To' c'arry~ out this plan, the sum oft between six and ten thousanid dollars hiave beeni subscribed, and the theatre hamis baeen taken on a lease of five years. i'. Slonmn, well knowvn in this city tor' his competency, has been seleered as acting imanager, who will leave the city short ly to procurem' a .company'ia which will, it is expected, combino > suc'h advantages as will i'ender the thea tre a souirceL oftrational enjoyment. Chiar'leatoni News. The WIeather.---We have had an~ abuindance of rain, and1( fear if' such. he'avy showe'rs as fell here on Satur day~ andl Sunday last hbec fr'equent with cor'respaoning rain's above us, the river' will oveitlow its banks, anid ruild t he tinue crop[s of corn1 whiich we glad to say arc unusually abuind da aloang its nmai'gin. As yet, wea jay to say), rio iminiate dlanm~t aphevinde'd, hut how~ tue it :. cmiannt. tell what a day may brmn