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Co.9 AUGUST 109 1S5 OLITIUAL, Tlae Electoral Question.-Tle jgist; oCouteanporancous History. before resuming the consideration of this subject, our, readers will par. don us if we make a statement which - 0nayabe regarded as personal in ref erence to ourselves. if there be any in South Carolina tho vould detract aught from the high aiid'ilhistrious name of Calhoun, w6'belbihg not, to that number. If tiorabg any who, had they dared, wou14 have assailed him whilst living; any who basely sought to tarnish the lhstro of his fame, or din the glory of. his renown, we are not of that number. If there be any, we say, who did; or who would have done theer things, but who, now that he is no longer living, would us; his great aid consecrated name to subserve a pi tyend or a party triumph, we are noE of that number. For more than twenty years, beginning even with our minority, we claim to have been his constant followcr.his enthusis-1 tic admirer. We are not ashamed to confess it. We stood by him; ad. hired to his political fortunes, dur ing the-darkest days of his adversity, days when friends were far fewer than they were afterwards, or seem to-be now. -We have-no respect for those who envied and would have -ipplant~,him whilst living, nor for tho;;rf sucl~rbeli be, who would achieve a political triuinlby any ap. peal to his opinions now that be is -deal. We were honored with his confidence and friendship to an cx tent far beyond our humble merits. - We knew the oan, .and to know., was to admire-to love him. We hpve said these thinge in no Sain-glorious'or boastiful sjiii'ri-itr none of the conscious guilt of ego tsim, but merely to show where we hiave always stood-a Nullifier in '32, .and a State Rights Democrat from that period down to the preient. We are nut ashamed or afraid to avow both, and certainly will never :repudiate either. If, then, the pro position to give the election of Elee tors of President and Vice President to the people "smacks of Wihigery," the poor, pitiful, puerile missile sent ,by a nerveless arm touches not us. And now to the subject which stands announced a.t the head of this .article. A distinct proposition was made in the Convention that framed the Con atitution of the United States, to give the appointment of Electors to -the Legislatures of the respective States. This proposition, in this form was twice rejected. It is not a fair inference then, that it the Fi. there of the Republic had intended to confer the appointment of these Electors on the State Legislatures as such, they would have declared that intention in precise language ail such as would have excluded the pus. sibility of misconstruction ? Mr. Randolph of Virginia props ed that the Prsident be chosen by th gren, which was rejected. '~'*.-Mr. Wilson of Pennsy Ivaniia, pro posed that ho be chusen by the peo ple, dad to this end, moved that the States be divided into Districts, andi h ~at the vot'ers in ech Distriet, ohoose tho Electors. This propiosi Lion contemplated dlividing the whole trnited States irnto Districts without ~ny reference whatever to the terri Joilboundaries of the several Std. The proposl iuon was rejec t - It was next moved th~at the Presi. - gent be chosen by the Governors of ild States, which was rejected with -out much debate. Mr. Wilson's plan was then re ponsidered, being the Distniet systemi, but without any regard to the terri toi'ial liiite of the States, and again rejected. -Mr. Randolph's plan was again porisidored, whein it was mnoved to strike out the words ".National Leg. 1slature or Cong'ress," and insert ini di~u thereof, the words "citizen of heo United States," which was rnot -,$he celebrated Luther Martin edby the sogewal State Legidla ' twss"-the erysystemr wehaei ~outh Carolina. Th/is proposition dbas rejiecec* V(o beg the reader to kceep'this fa&t. constantly ini view, in neinuch as it will prevent his being u ised by tho subsequent inial action of the Convention. After further debate, the Conven tion voted that the President should be chosen by Congress, but this vote was soon reconsidered, wheh the dis tinguished Rufus King made a speech in favor of electing the Presi dent by'Electors chosen by the peo ple. At this stage, some discussion arose as to the precise meaning of the words "Slates," and ".People," and the result was a very general concur retce of opinion among the members of the Convention, that they were to be regarded and construed as synong mnous. We beg the reader to note this, as an important fact. . Mr. Madison spoke rather in favor of an election "by the people at large," but said that the peculiar circumstances ~f the Southern States in -reward to lavery, rendered the election by Electors the best system, perhaps, that could be adopted. It was moved aa'n that the Presi dent be chosen by Electors to be ap pointed by the State Legislatires, which proosition was now adopted -but the vote was soon reconsider ed. whenl it was proposed that the Presidet should be chosen by Elee toiS to be elected by the people of the seveial States. 'The Convention now tinding that they had made no progress in this important matter, 'awing to the great diversity and con flict of of iniois, it was resolved to refer the whole s:ibject to a commit tee, which conmmittee repotted, anl recoin It: lea d that "each 'State shall appuinat inl such nlanie r as its Legis lature may direct, a ,oniuber of Elee tors equal," &c. 'his report was finally adopted. Now we desire our readers to coin pare this !anguage with the language of the proposition male by Luther aipin,-a.a.given abtve., and, then let themr, see if they can reconeile the result of such cmiii paris:n with the idea that the Conlvenution int.einde( to conel'ri' the election of these Electors on the Iegislanires of the States. Mr. M artin mov tel that they be elect dcl by tit: ,State Lyislatures, ad the lppsi'.ion was rejected. The (onventio:n fin-tl decided that "each S'tte shall apuo:ut in such manner as its Letjidlure may direct," &c. Now if the Convention had intended to adopt the Soutl Carolina system, why did they n.t fh! back upon M. Martin's plan, anal say inl his hl guage, that --the l.'rt'seient shall he chosen h Electors to be app inted by the State Legislatures.?' We might sattel, rest the arguinent here, and regard this one fa-t as decisive of the whole qiuestioil; but, inasinuch as we cainnit say" all we have to say under this he a.1, it hourt exteltditng this a:ticle to at noreasonable 1engtIi, we will conclide this part of (illr sub jeet il out next, promilnS;ing our read eRs to C' 'RideIn oll'r iia tte a ImIuell as posibjle.-alatto S5'tate Ban The Athi..s, (Geo. ) H1e alt thus suinunaril y disposes of the argunents of both parties ini the prC:.CRe Presi denatial c'ampaj~igni: must confess-thie thing is retally hmughable, and will move the risibles of any one who occupies the piositionR of a 'hooker on'-by obsecrvinig the course taken by the two pairties to prove the fitness anad uiitness of their resp)etiveO canIdidates foir the Presidencey. GenR. Stot t, it is stout ly imaintaiinedI, it is fit fir that otilee, haeause lhe fou gh t the battle of Lun dy's Lane and ome 'i dueen other hat les !! and lis unliiti t fo)r it, because lie is chaarge'd wh ile a captain with ha:1vinlg on onelac esiln wiltheld thle pay of' Ihis s->lliers a Lnv dayvs-the samlle onaii itin~g to less than fifty dlollar !!~ G'ieeral Pierce is lit for thitat dist. iguiished olltiee, because lie was 'ii Co ngress 'aboult ninen yeCart I go' hlievted ini the jastice of the Meexican war,~ tiad afterwardis 'lit, bIld ad diedl li.'r his couniltry! P~And lie is uinlit for it, faisooth!, because it is lege hIle fell 4ff hRS i 's r (il 'ine acaionii iad lhinatedl oni alnther !! T1his is the sRon an t subhstanlce of the at1rgonen ai.in bo th si les, ad 'Iwe hope thaot theose w ho caln quarrel andi dispute abiout such trilles, 'will haave a goodi time of it.' .In the name of' all that is funaly, what has tho fighting or th e fiating of either of these genitlemeni to dto with thQ oflice of' President?~ They have both boon amply paid for every thing they ever did, and as to talk. img about, the peollO owing either of them, it is all humbug. We don't on the contrary that they are indebt ed to the people more than they can ever' pay. It is the duty of each citizen to do all he can for the Re public-and the very best of men, therefore, quit even. We are sorry to perceive that a cer taitl class of American papers are in clined to uphold the British pretensions in relation to the fisheries. It is not denied-1st, that our rights were per fect under the treaty of 1783. Id, that those rights plead prescriptive in their support. 3d, that in negotiating the treaty of Ghent we refused to permit those rights to be brought into discus sion. If then the war did not abro gate our rights they continued perfect until the Convention was negotiated of 1818. With regard to the eiret o: the war of 1812 in annulling the treaty ot 1783, we have on record the deelara otins of two of our Comnmissioners at Ghient-John Quincy Adams and Jen ry Clay. Mr. Adams on that occasion said "the British Conimissioner's eo forts to obtain our ac(iiescence in their pretension that the lishing liberties had been forfieited by the war, were unwearied. They presetd it to us 't every term that ingenuity could de It was the fir t stumbling block, and the last obstacle to the conclusion of the treaty." The treaty was con cluded without a word being said in relation to the fisheries. Mr. Clay ()n that occasion embodied in a proposi tion which was presented to the 3ritish Cobil lissioners, the principle "that we hold our rights of fishing by the sain: teliure ,as we did our independence; that unlike another class of i eat ic-i, the treaty of 1781:3 is to be regarded as perpetual, and of the nature of a deed, in which the fisheries are atn appurten :anee of the soil conveyed or parted with; and that therefbre no stipulation was nece-airy or desirable to secure th perpetuity of the appendage, more teingdml fitory iUmir?' [ he'pre tension was waived until tha ve r 1 15 , when it was attempted to be en force-d. An American vtes eh was w:an md oil' the cuamt when about. forty live iiltes fromt Cape Sable. In 1517 t wenty --ail of American v werls were cal tail : anni teit into l lh::ils. 1!: s led to the Collvelntion of I 1S. - .Ianve we aceordiiig to tlh terms of that Co n venition ad im itted that to be a grahl1 or COnlcassvu. to w; which we be fore ae ssrted a- a riight? We, by that Convention, igreed to qualifv our right "to ('atch and to ee fish witliin anly of thi' coasts, bays, (rIcs or har bors of his Britanie Majesty's dliun bins in Aierica." li whOat imtninelr was the rlit q ualifietd ! S pi Ih lv ?estrictin ourselves to within three roaiie :lniles fiomi the ltobe, witliln certain spccifi:d iiniits, but thbre flmits tillraetcd the ''S buthller coa-st of New StmallandI inan:s C.tpec :liay\ to ltauaeu islaind; the \\lstcrl and Nortlher'n :hi's of the Ail dl..eInl ihl"-I ls; :lu trom M\ount Jily to bie tiouthrn cipast ut Labrador thro.!ih ;he Stit aiti (f Belile isle, and M ltwird, ii.llin itcly a1l the c't. NOW these liinits we tre I ::rerf' tina{i tho.e witiiI w1hich thel fishie'ries wtele f te.e('ld iy the I inited Statts whei colonlies. \\'a's ihere- any" but a unqlua;;iid reliisht~d ii.en. it 'ri t i s here ? W e restricttl outilves iii taking filh to within ur mauriner iile. ..f athe .' r.. Thee... nhi can! dfiscoerl ini thlS is voluti.y .-urrenderltl of a priv~igi biy 'lne ofth /irunt byv tile o:thie:'ci, ertaetilL ja tK ukst pas5 e. ile thanI c(Lnmon aL - t uiins-. Whai t w-r Mrl . Johnll Q. A (hauls inl sut~l ill -'as S:cre.tar mvf Sa i?, to M r. 4allatIll '1s regnibls tis vertl tihLi g righ li lie instruicted Mr'. ( ala t I to e~aimi all thle rigthts recigniized inl Ia 3, wthich heO (fid. Thlee 'were' Mr. Adams c.onlllnents on tiat ('oniventi' nl ini 122 ''The ConventiI:.n retitst it cuila) rc theml prbllhy is at degree no fess ulsefuil. It ha~s .weiiredb till fliberty ofi uinglll'~i tile harlbour's fhr -hehe, i .hr repairing abunakges, andl ihr' oiibaing iioid Lad wa.ter. it hasi Lt I tlred th!e tulIlu patiipaLtion inil tile .aI par oltiwe andbt. ~ l til iha't, of wih itd wails aitt(;et pSIeclily Ihe inCote'tio tiiof 1818.riti Goverinnent at ad vetit The 'ouventio ha ~lso b tieue o usn atpar otheihmdeohaveu gbindhianht CVUi f'fihierbries, eman autdles weo haon of473. Weu ifhotav :~e gained t practically the benefit of the principle, that our liberties in the fisheries recog nized by the treaty of 1783 were not abrogated by the war of 1812. Now in a question of this eharacter, most assuredly, if opinion and authori ty are to weigh the conclusions of those under whose instructions the Convention of 1818 was framed-who may be said to nave assistee in nego tiating it-may be placed in the scale against the dicta of the statesmen of another generation. Surely Mr. Ad ams, tht II Secretary ot State, imay c .unterpoise Lord Stanley or the British Colonial Secretary. If then the real construction is to be determin ed by the intention of at least one of the parties, the testimony of Mr. Ad. ams must be deemed conclusive. Charleston News. SPEAKERS IN TlE IloUssE OF Er-. REsENTATiVJ.-l'ronm the first session of Congress to the present time, there have been twenty-one Speakers of the House of ReCpresentative, be sides Speakers pr tern., chosen from one to lour days, during the tei porary illness of the incumbent in oflice. Henry Clay was chosen successively, by each Congress, from the 12t h to the 16th inclusive, and also by the 18th at the coin neneenent of the first session. But on his see oind election he res.igned inl the second session, on accepti ng his appointment as a Ct onmminissiotner forii negotiating with Great Britain, on the 5th he resigned befire the cuinimeneenieit of, the second or short session; so that his actual teri of servic~e was lhttlc over ten years. Andrew Ste. vensCl, of irgiznia, was chosen fotur tilcs successively, at the coi mencemlient of' the 20th and each succeeding Congress to the 23d. Nathalniel Macon, of North Carolina, was chosen three tiines by successive Congressea: Joseph B. \'arnum, of Massac1nsctts idri tA. Mhde1 c-rj , .Tonadum bai to n, 'J biut W\. Taylor, and Iumes K. Polk, twice cach; and Tho'Iledore Sedgwick aid Isobcit C. Win thropj, 4f 1M ,saebu .sett:; .lona:thanl T.rurntbull, of Con inecticut: Lan.ttletin ('heeves, of' South (:::rlina; Phillip Pl. Barbour, Robert A1. T. Iunter, mail John W. Jone.:, of' \irginit; John lel i of' r Tennessee; .1ohi \W*lite oii f Kent utcv; Jilt). W\. I )avis, if' laidiauna, :unl llowell (lbb, of Georg tine each.- itin 3 B d. (f Kenticky, is the present Speder, in his first ttrimi of service. l)ism 'emberm'en' t of .S'witzurlanc. -It appeals that Austria and France are bent upon the dismen berment of the Swiss confederation. Certain it is that negotiations have been going on between these two coat ts relative to the French 'prt'ject of annexing the Catholic pop)ulation, of the Jura, which were once under her sway. A natria, up: oni her side, would he eqitally glad to annex the Tcssini anud other eastern cantons; but, being 1numid by stricter eigagemnents than Franice towards the other Euro peau: Ipo';ers, the objects to the dis mnembermennnt prolosel, unless the detached portions of' the Swiss con federation he (leelired a neutral ter ritory, nuler the. coll ctive protector ate of' the Cathlle powers. War' Thel Postmaster Geineral has dhire~~'ced that docuen ts and i speech. es ay b le f'rnked i~ seaately, an d whe t ied up in handlIes, the direction on1 theL ~ uter' docue n t alo;ne shahll be requtji red. Thbis will save members of1 Coingr'ess, d urig the poiitical c:unpa'ign, an immnense deal of' labor and clerk hire. 1t'II-" Th'e San Frncisco) 'W~hi c sa ys that 1Horace Cole and otheri merchants of' that city have it in con templdatmr. to tAt Giut ani expedlition to Japan.il They inteinded to 1)u1rchase a clippeor, a11nlesptatch it immediate ly to Hontg Kong, wherei' it will re ina~nin uintil the A merican squiadlron shan~lIl be dlespantched to iJapan, when it w i prtceed at onlce to Jieddolt andi test the ptracticabhity of entering into a trade with the people of the coun Wasi./ny Clompoul.-Tlie ro e''Ip ftr miiak inrg this coimpolund is oft tein sabli fotr considleirablei sums of mo iney.' D iss' Ive twenty poundts of hnar i soap in one gallon of' Iey over a slo w fire, and let it boil, sitniaig it frieqnentlIy. Now sct asidlo to cool, and t hen add one quart of spiits of torpetiniie, and one0 lint ot strong spirits of' amnnonia. WVhen cold, ctt it into bars, and wrap closely inl pa. por's and put away for use. It is far superior to common bar soap, anm will save nearly one-half the labor of washing. Trade with Souuthi America. There is a petition now before Congress, praying for the establish ment of a line of mail steamers from Norfolk or Charleston to the city of Para, at the mouth of the River Amazon. Lieut. Maury, who had been invited by an association at Charleston to deliver a lecture in that city, on subjects connected with Southern commerce, took the oppor tunity to recur again to the immense value of the Amazon trade, and to repeat and enlarge upon the the con siderations which he formerly urged in his letter to the Internal Improve ment Convention here, which press the early establishment of steam conmunication. In expatiating on this subject, Lieut. Maury draws attention to the very remarkaelo fact, that the amount of territory drained by the navigable rivers of America, that empty into the Atlantic, is greater than the amo nt:lrained by all the navigable ri urope and Asia which empty ii navigable parts of the ocean. The area of North and South America-the back country drained by the Mississippi and other rivers that empty into the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and by the Amazon and its contuents, exceeds by one half the whole terri tory drained by all the waters of Europe; and iL even larger than that which is drained by all the rivers of Asia that empty, into 'the Indian Ocean or the great Pacific. The whole drainage of all the American rivers into the Atlantic covers 4, 854,770 squaro miles; whilo the European and Asian rivers do not drain, together, in all directions, more than 4,640,400. The config-, uration of - the vaty-of ha-Kmuzuir and the valley of the Mississippi, con verging together in the bosom of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, combine to create facilities of in terconmunication, between all por tions of the vast territory, such as no part of tho Old World can compare with. The earl y cultivation of cominereiail relttions to the anost reinte part of this extended and uneiualled1 doinain is one of the thereiis upaint which Lienit. \laturv has bestowed his nua't earnest attention; tand le loses no opportunity to inpress upon the public iaiinit has ideas of the vastness of the interest iii volved and the wisdomt of speedy ac tion. The new line of which he treats dlerives its ininediate interest fron the po'litical occurrhnces of recentt tiines. rum iI Para, w here it is p ropoed to end. there is a Brazilian line to Mon. tevideo, at the nouth of the Iio-dale li Plta, touchiag at the interiediate por ts Of Br.azil. ilosas, tie. diettator, has just been driven taw ay, and his co1aatnnereial policy, which was that of ncarly total excluion, has been over throwan. The an ia.isters of various threign nations::, i1ch1in~tg En~ghmdu, F'amace, atil the Uanite.l States. are on their wtav to treat h 'r the opening, Cohr coi lleree, of tlle la l'lata cad its tributaries, which cover ' vallev not tamith less: inl "s excat th:a that of the .\li iipi It ha& necver hehr beena openettd to conun !erc. e.xeept for sax anotlt ha hatchly, uilc tIle EatglI:la ad I. reaach hlockading~ sjanadroals sat'Idelv for'ced it -. l a "two fleets of meeh:mata nen, at anahebringt sotau scve-a ty-live ve--cis eachl, wer-e con v-eed ay lhe ier andl it tr(i bautaaies, and with out preconcerted arr-anaeameants he SweenI anerchaants antd planaters, t!;o'-e tlee ~ts and ,larodutce enough ont the baanhlo, o xchang~j~e for tsixteen millionas of dohbtrs' u 'rt ht of maerchadis.' For this imaporattant. fact Mar. Mauary qu tot es t he st ati.-stical anad geogaph'lical work of Mon aattea l Nartini. Thea i.~' prood liaae of ste~tamears willI braiaag cevr seaporct town'a ill the Unia ted Stats on ''the .:\ tlaaatie or. oan thae talt of Alexico. withina twentyfive or thtiaty dutys of th mo a ast remaame of thecse arivet outlt+--lhle AnaaiZona witlial tet ltt Ms aand I lio withaina tweaatv da t. \\ i'thI the Lta Plhata shatt upt, oureoa aomece is atlready fi caa or sixteetini1 milions oh dolhlar-s, t a he increaeased i atnmaeantely atad :are IproV ided. Tihe prize is a eat oase andt' tihe timei is p'aig. It oughlt anot to hbe l'ost bay apjathay, or ihr'a the waant of the d isenlssiona tand lagi Itationt which will aaaahe its valtae knaowan to Conagress aand the people-Nr. -O. Pijcayue. Fatts TaAuIs llHTWEE-N CANADA ANP TIII UJxtrrEn STrAs.-A let ter fr-oma Washington, under dlate of tho 25th inst, says: The project of the Committee of Commerce, which will be offered next week, will, if agreed to, sotte the Fishiing question on terms nmtually advantageous to both iarties. Thy bill will provide for interchange, free of duty, between the United States and the British American provinces, of all artielcs being the product of thrsca, the field, and the forest-the same to take effect whenever the British Government shall assent to the following measures, viz: . 1. To grant to the United States the free navigation of the St. Law rence. 2. To grant also to the United States the free navigation of the St. John. 3. To exempt from duty the Ame rican lumber shipped by the St. John. 4. To open to inhabitants of the United States, in common with those of the Provinces and of the British people, the right of taking and curing fish of every kind, to the same extent to which the inhabitants of the United States enjoyed such right under the articles of the Treaty of 1783.. Should this arrangement be made, the British colonists may briu in their fish into every port of the U7ni ted States duty free. It will give them a large business. It will ena ble our fishermen to make five del l.is where they do iwo now. It will enable them to dry and cure their fish in a more perfect manner than at present, and render them vastly more saleable. [From the Carolina Spartan.] '1o I15 TiAVEIU 5 PiIm.I c.-t'he un dersigned begs leave to state that, notwithstanding the idle rumors to the contrary.l ~breenville and Co lunbia railroad isiin a perfectly safe condition and good .rder. It is true an engine was broken up on Wednesday last, owing to the care !ano o f a-pereon in-harge of the way. 'T'his has been ~remedied, and , ill not occur again. ThiALe IRoad contects with the South Carolina l iilroad evening and morn ing. A person leaving Charleston it the omrning, will by Saturday, 24th inst, be conveyed to Cokesbury, by 10 o'clock, P. N1., and thence next day by stages or hacks to Abbeville, Anderson or Greenville. Or if the traveler chIooses to go Laurens, and.thence to Greeuvilie, he will reach Mrs. lilulland's, the head of the Laurens Iailroad, 20 rniles froni New berry by 7 1-2 P. M, thence he will reaeb Greenvilli early the next day. Or, if he chooses. to visit Glenn's Spring, or Spartanbhurg, he can it; 28 (iles from Mrs. Holland's reach the former. and in 38 miles the lat ter. Air. Saxoin has, at Mrs. 1li0 hidz's, horses and hacks, and will scud passengers to either or any of the places. Mrs. hlolland ati the head of the Laurens liailroad, and Mr. Little, near to the sane, keep houses of entertainmnent. Running the Greenville line to Cukesbury, and then toj Andersou und Greenville, a inost interesting country is passel over. Williamston-the delightful mineral Springs of Anderson-is worthi a visit of several hundreds of miles. Accommnnodations are am) ple. The railroad faire from Columbia is about four dollars; the charges for r'eachzing .:.ndersvin. WilIliuanston, andz Greenville cannoet exeged six dollars If travelers wish to v isit Greenville, via L aurens and G reenville, they will unzd the Laurenis raihund inz line eider. Th'le charge fris Co lumbia~ to Mrs. Illolland's will nuot exceed three del lars; thce stage fare then'Ice to Grevil will inot he bey'~ond ive dollars. 1To tlenn's Spring the charge will not exceed three dolhaus, and~ to Sparz!tanburg fur dol larus. Surelyv these ad vantages andz ac coniilunddtionis will not be neglected. Spartmanburg is worth ia visit for its beauty and alcommuiodantions, nine host of' the Walker iHouse is too) well known to nzeed a wvord, yet it ought to be saidl, there is no house which is bzetter kept, or where onue canl spenud time leasnter. le too lhas haneku and horse'g and will meet tr'avelers at tlie heaid' o' dte Lauzrens lioad, and will sen~idtem to any place they may desire. A line by matil to himz at Spartanburig, will insure a comfor'Jztable back, it the head of the Laurens Road, at any time deeiignated. The Palumetto H-ouse, of this town just fmnished and kept by the proprie'tor himself, Mr. Tfhomupsonz, is a beautiful and comuomdious build ing, andiu deservyes and no doubt will receivei patrona1ge. The papers usually publishing for the Greenville and Cblambia Failroad Company, will please publish this, and ethers who will do so, will confer a fatvor not to -be forotten, on JoitN BELTON 'N .L, Ph.jt G. & C. R. 1? Comnany. From the Southern Parlot Lives of Tminent South Car We call the atentipnp p to the following ciresist Sainel A. Townes, fr}w~ j'f4t seen that lie proposes to publ book whieb shall contain they Iis ! the einiuent men of South,2ilip ; b and for tbat purposp hp seo a , assistance cf . gentlemen.- btiiwu K the State. We sincerely. i this laudable effort of Maj will be successful, and tlat upiip will be taken in .his prbposed wp" .k every one who feel's a pridp ":,tf fafne of South Carolina. 1f e or two gentlemen in pach- d.ct parish of tihe State will upie o to collect the inaterial fpr the li;ve the distinguished nett of the spective sectivih and send the sat - Major Townes,bis book wil o & of great interest and value.";- ?": j ULve log thought that such a was a gru.at qesiderguy p. GEvlin , S. C., , - Dnu Sin: Perhaps no Sttate 4 Union has produced go many; pai Inent for genius, patiipgs learning; as South Carlipia; nd is remarkable how little yie ha a Biographical delineation of tbe#=1" tinguished dead and living ge t have so lung illustrated the anljfo the State, and made South. Caro a although georahieplly e smallest States in the 'atiop confessedly, "the gh lar star" of the Confedeac. a view of renaeripg ju thjy memory of our illustrious ead 4 living men of distirietIo.and promotiou of the honorable; ti our beloved Stat, it s. pr to write a very brief sliet&h);p history of the State, from s a ju i , colonization to the preent ti a the lives of all her distnisi during the same period The undersigned i t }4 self competent, alon( C } great act of patriotie duty to native State, but, pn the assurane ' aid fromt sever; distinguighltge , tlemnen in, this and neighboring ttes first being had, he propoges to s sue, inimediately'thereafte, u Pros pectus for a work to be est of Em:ninent South Carpliiiip. To give charateeain the enterprise, I respeo earnestly beg permission to I have been honored with wised assist1nep. If you . kindness to assent to my ues IN will greatly oblige by a ydresIli - at this place, and by 4gel tin the lives of those it may be pleasure to write. It may not be amiss to ad the proposed work is expepie' '1i comprised in one volume, y of 400 or 500 pages, and to emh the lives of a great number of " rj sons-that, therefore, brevity Will indispensable, and that, as editors the book, I must necessarily reserve myself the privilege of addiuig # or curtailing the contributions of niumnerous friends. In a preface to the hpok, prppqf acknowledgments will .be made, n the names of those who aid me y their kindness and talent gratefq recorded. Of course the 'name no contributor will be given to the public where a wvish to the cont rar??1 inidicatpd. Trusting, sir, that I may bg perimitted to add your nas et the list of those who have already thuns honmored mc, and thereby give A4t ditiomnal certainty to iny proposeg enterprise. I aim with very great respet, Your obedient servant Sum1EI. A. 'Low~s.. FAsmonnALE MAM S.Tr is a set of people whom J alp hear- the pinks of fashionahlo' pre~ priety-whose every word is preci8g and whose every movement is pex ceptionable; but who ,versed in al the~ polite catogories of polite .bebat vior, have not a partiple of soul orof cordiality about them. We allow~ that their manners may bp abund antly correct. There ma h0e1Mdd gance in every gestutreh nd grace fulness in every position, it' a sn out of place, niot a step that wouldng bear the measurement of the seort est scrutiny. TVhis is very fine;bu what I want is the heart tand g'a9y of social intercourse--the 'fraaka tihat spreads animtioni 1roprnd it~~ the eye that speaks affabiflyfto that chases timuidity fromi every somn, and tolls eyory ian i1the coin pany to be contidesnt and bappy.-* This is what' I concepVpo bo heq virtuie qf the text, 'Ne oprteous, and not the" sickening formaliyo - those who walk by rule, and woe~ reduce thio'hole of hiutaan~ life system of misery and 'cnt ih