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population wm matt ^ui;?<mus ^ Anu,
will they not continue to be so located at
Jong m the rtprocntrtlie on this floor It In;
the ratio of population > Where will you1
find a representative so disinterested, to Just,
m to transfer* benefit of this kind front his
<?wn district to * distant section, whose ne
cessity and looalHks requireit more ( Why
vrhat in the (act f While millions and ten*
?>t million* have been projected tn be Inid
out in hnprovementa north of the 1 Vtomac?
thousands, beggarly thousands. Itnve been
with difficulty obufaed for the fertfle plains
oi the South. Those work* are ilawrified,
not according to the necessities of the people,
but according to their number Ht nnsy I va
nla, you contain mnre than m million of peo
ple, you mutt be first served. Ohio, yoo
ore increasing every day in wealth and pop
ulation, that entitles you tn prceedrtce. A t e
not all the states, in the eye of tlif constitu
tion, sovereign, of equal dignity, < nd on a
perfect footing of equality? Wat not this
the principle on which they entered into the
compact ?
Ilut when we look to our revenue, by
which these improvement* arc mads, and un
certain* which of the states contribute the
most to it, the injustice appears uh re (la
grant and iniquitous. As our revenue is de
rived altogether from impnrts,and time Im
ports are obtained in exchange for tho nat Ive
produce which we ex|H>rt, those states which
export most must contribute most tot'u- rev
enue. Fore lg* produce imported for reex
portation contributes nothing, as that 1. en
titled to drawback. The amount of <n tive
produce exported is the fur stanched by
whi?*h you can alont estimate the n?i iport
which cach state or scction gives 10 the lev
enue.
Our aggregate exports of do.
inestlc produce, including mnno
futures, amounted, in lWr, to f.?S,921,fc'I
Of this, the nou-olave holding
states exported 5 <
'The slat c-hohUng state*. oi,l1.1,cli
Our contribution* to the fcvenue mutt
have been greater than theirs in tile >iinu'
ratio with our excess of exportation, (-out
pure this result with the estimated expendi
tures of revenue on works of internal im
jimvt meui, now projected, north and south
'?fill" Potomac:
Noith of the Potomac, flO,2Pl,O(.0
S'Mith of that river. >1.1,001
I do not include in this estimite the cost
of the Chesapeake and Oiiio Canal. This
if it ?benefits any, will benefit more particu
1 trly the non-slave holding states of the west.
J'or uh, it might ns well be in China. The
engineers of die United States have estima
ted the cant of this work at twenty-two mil
lions five hundred thousand dollars. All ex
perienced in the ? fftirs of hie know, ih;it,
?mm a pigeon-house to a palace, the aetual
ost always doubles the estimated. It will
not be completed at a less expense thnu be
tween lorty nnd filly millions of '
Whence I* this sum to come.' Fiv -he
Chesapeake ami Ohio Can.il Coi. , .? f
Who does not know that Washing .hi,
' Jeorgetowo and Alexandria, are bankrupts'
i hat the two last exhibit maiks of melan
choly decay* Who does not know that the
company cannot sustain the expenditure-, and
that the burden inu$t lull on tlie treasury oi
fhe United States'and the stales who can
derive no earthly benefit from it will have to
? ontrihutc most? Besides natural obstacles,
utmost insnpurablc,thiscanal if ever4,complet
ed will have to contend against the compe
tit ion oi the Baltimore, rail road?planned and
to be managed, byacompuny <>f individuals
ah distinguised for their activity, ns for their
? apitul?who have enterctl on their great
work with that seal which churactcrizcs the
people of Baltimore?and who will have
completed the road, and have it in lull ope
ration, pouring into their citv the licit su
perabundance of the west, before thr? canal
reaches the eastern base of the Allegany,
.day success attend their undertaking!
Other statements, of n like character,
might be exhibited, to show that the popu
lous states receive ull, and we pay all?that
fhc whole is a system of fraud and oppres
sion?planned and undertaken, cither by the
cupidity of private, or the ambition of public
fnen, and justified on the heresies of Alexan
der Hamilton, bv his unprinciph d or dclud
< d followers. But I have said enough.
The Agricultural Society of James Island
met toctlebratc thfir anniversary on the 7?h
Inst. and were honored with'the company ?*1
the Hon VVhitemarsh B. Scnbrook, who h.id
fce<:n elected an honorary member, nnd been
invited to participate in the celebration. A
committee on Irchatfof the Society met Mr.
Seabrohk, and addtessed him, to which he
replied a* follow*:?[C/iariraton Mrrcnry.]
Sir?To the distinguished and very unex
pected honor which the Society has conf.?r
? ?d upon me, it it now plc.ssed to add the ele
vated distinction which the present sccne no
C'rcibly portray#. To my feelings, at this
moment, air, 1 am incapable of giving an ade
quate expression. 1 can onlv assure
you, that I appreciate mo?t highly thewe
< vidcnceaof yoi"- partiality, and that I trust
'.hat the period iinot distant when I shall *a
? isfy yon, that although manv other individu
als might have Itcen selected, who could ren
der you serivcet infinitely more valuable than
1 am competent to perform, yet, that there
js not one who is more sealonaly devoted to
the advancement ot the legitimate view* of
agriculture and rural economy.
The cause in which we are all engaged is
dentilled with the well-being of the state,
nnd may 1 add, the prosperity of our com
tnon country. In furthering its interest*
"very planter is under an imperious obliga
tion freely tocontrlhute hit mite. He should
?-.outrider the cause as his own?as one in
which his personal welfare is involved. It
is important too that his efforts should be
fervent and unceasing. The truth should be
indelibly Inscribed on his heart, that an un
reserved intei -communication of sentiment
is the main pillar of the agricultural edifice.
Allow ine also to remark, that our nock-ties
are practically too sectional in the prosecu
tion of their labor*. Aa their great aim is
t he promotion of the public good, they should
periodically interchange civili'.iea, with a
view to a better acquaintance; unite in the at
?.alnmcnt of objecta, which, aeperately, they
could not accomplish ( and above all, co-ope -
rata In the adoption of meaaurrs, calculated
?u# impede the current of emigration which Is
<ctting westwardly with anch fatal rapidity.
Such manifestations ot comity, of friendship,
/tnd of patriotism. If they produce no nthet
tflVct, the; will at lea?t, have the salutary
tendency of uniting more atrongly tht mem
ber* af a profmkin, the dntiet of which are
an eomprtheiiMvcM they arc Important awl
I mutt now be permitted. tlr, to tender to
you, pcraoually, my thank* for the very com
plimentary manner In which ynn have notic
ed my feeble nervlcea In th t ?auM of our com
mon vocation) and Again, through you to of
fer to the aoelety my moat profound and res
pectful acknowledementa tor th1??igoal evi
dence ot their kimlne**.
Tht Tkrlff.?Tk* Columbia Trlr?eopfof the
t?h in?i. tlntM,*1 Ironi in lorn ml inn derived from
Hit. I*#t milhoritv. that there i? an.wtf Mr. Jelfcr
fprmu'' in ? ?nerlpWa prnlett nfttiutt Hit Tvr*ff ?J
1024. (irtiMH up by Mr. Jailerton himetll, which
Mr. MniIkuu h?i **en, nod upon wliir'i Mr. JclTor
wnatked lit* opinion? tujrg**lu>a *.H*i it w*? Midi
im*??ur*ti tlm Virginia l.*gvd?tare might to
adopt hiiJ |?rii|Hciti; in |i|?cf it iu the hi<u>l? of a
?-?>?! h-lr- lit in I Iriend for Ihnl pUr|Moe. What would
Mr. Jrflvtwnttiaveteid l?? IHt Tur II ..I Iunit
the inrn?iir?"* and mean* in ?xila?inn tn tiotimi it,
j if H hail >?????? hi* tnufotltme to wittier* tlw pre-ent
liitw That |imlrii, we Were infnrnrrd, wmtM
ap|ie?r in Uio rnnu-mpluted pulili?uti>m n| ,\Jt.
J?it'er*on ? work* "
We ilmll look for ?hii intcrMii#; protect a*Ith
-r*til impiiMenrc?mo ?ft miriimt In pr>n In
i ?*hat mncliuiinK ?ueh a mimt ??? Mr.
| a* cnul<l arrive n|M*n ?II wild ami unjiltl n
iSelHinfl nf ItttfU???> contrary lu Ihe true ptiiiriplr*
"( fnt trade and tlic jjemiliie ?p?rit of a Imutri
I ront'ituliim. Ttilt exlravu|(a.-'. ev.ir-wi ..( u-.iiic
| lion Mttin |>ctnliary ii)i|Hi<r<l in ? t> i.i ;:?.rarn*
i nirnl hU?. nnr own. On* ?*?iifrd' i o \ , ,-i imge
| una. Tha lnter??l? nf diflVreul {uri. nn- ? 11?tin?r|
from e?Hr other. (tn*. |Mirtmn i# l.ci;. i ? ..1'ilutc I
fur iiiamihirtiiie*; mmllnr (or a^rt. |?
il pre?urii:ilil?t, I ti ll tin-luther* ul lli" i ?ni<'>(iiiliin
cvarilftijlird a RMirrtl jtnvernment li!<c III ? '??in
?rrfere with the IimmI intercut* nf nirli -tit" i?nt
iln.'1111'liin?or to authorise tain part of ;!??? moon
to *virlil the vrlinln power* of the cntil-r o > to
(?roniott ii* om>ii iiil?re*t* nt Ihe es|>eiiap <>f um -i'i I
ei.' "Mm idea it contraty In Ihe gcnitt. ?m ]
mi*e?tiMiii|iinn,and the i,?-n ?!)? of the ?i;e (
liuhindml /.'117.
We ft t'nppj* 'o nnil?Minn>l Ihnt Of T>t v.l of I
Mr. Jeflerron't uorlc*. i? printed off. The public |
run???ity look* with iiKrcvf in< iiiterc-t to tin-!
privtiu'liiltti nf one. whow npinionr at all litnr# m- !
tarotinj, are deftined ?*ill innro In opeialu upon
the pre*rl?t epnrli nl our nfTmr*. ,
A new atlmiiHMrntimi hn? j;one ln(o p<iw^r-il ]
in mi the principle nl' reform?to ut?.li#l? |
alni?e?, and In hrinjj liae.k llio Irua principle* o| .
I lie mnilitulion?wliote opinion* nie in well ml- |
rnlateil to a*mt ihii xl?rioiM event, a? lt>n*e ot
'J'>in<iin? Jfrt'i-rion?one nf the inoft itlnatrioua <i| I
I 1 ir Prrtnlisntf, nn<! <? e of the ali|r*t cspouii'l<'M j
J v. Ilia cwntliiutinn of tiu romitrj *? th.
I [from tht t'rtt Trn.'t Mrurnlt, .Ipri! 11 ]
Tur. twii rt.*KM\r.4.
" Tell me which wripln moil, ttiut penknif'', nr '
'I <*?e tliri'e ?il\er litllf il'illai?," ?i?ii| i> r.< iill> in< fl
? It. ii* the ut'ier fl'ty. I tAiik lit* 111 in my hum!; ,
> iimI pruno.Mire.l litem to tic ul eipial v* ??ijflil.-- ?
" Thai |>ellknl^??," ?aid my liienij, ?' w..? iiimle in ]
I'llttlnir^h. It rn?t me lino dnlliii ami m lintl, anil I
i? llm product nl .hnrrirun mil miry, m IicIi you
tee lot* jt'ivvn 1.1 a litlli! pi.-rn nf noil, nnii n *iiih||
pieea of n huitk't iinrn, a vainn r<pial In 111 own
weight m nlver." All lli?- e?iliipt?.jy prr?-nl were
?trii?.'< wilii 1 liit a;.(rte?-ijiJy iirejittittlo iiri'iiuu nl
111 laVnr nf Ihe '? American ?\M? ni." 1'i.ul irnu
orm and horn ahnutd lie inioie hi v.iiuuUJr i<? nlvcr
l.y itomts'ir indvttrt,, ap|ware?l |.? In- ?lin<>u in- j
rreililile, anil ye| Ihn vei. nity ol tli? oWnei ot llo- 1
p<-nkmte admittril no dunlil o*i ttic ?utij.;rt |
Could lline ho any ipietlmn a? In the t.enolit j
wlikh Ihe lint ion w?. ild dt.nve 'r un milking *<* ?
own penkiiive,? sceunnl 10 lie u?k?d !ij Tvcrul I
of Ihe liilcni-r*.
To meet thi? rodent /"?"/, uhiih In my frir>n?l j
wa? 10 conrlume m In t.ie *<niiiiliv>*< nl Ui" re- j
?iri< live pnliry, Unit lin prnpot.'d In Imrti tiie !
liiMiktnil pnli'.ii'id iTiitinmv, Admn Smith iiml all.)
I ul?n reriirtcii In n fnrI. i look nut id my |M>rk?t
an Ungiidi penknif"-, ol ?nme u? i<lit h< lln* Ameri
can one, wllieh hail nl?n eo>| 11 dullnr nml a holt,
and having Ihe iw? lie|oro me, e*|tretMjd myacll
inineivliat in Ihe hdloning l-in^iiage.
" (11 Ihe l*itl?l>*trkI> knife, I we ihe. repre*?>n'a
tivo ol a eerlom pnili'.n of American (miliary ?
I ?ee the prndui:t of Ihe Iwiiour o|" tin- hunter, llm
miner, the eoal he iver, the imelit r. Ihe waggum r,
Ilia iron-matin,tint?l.**|.muker, ami tlinruller.
I t?i thill the knifn 11 III* reellll of ihe eomhin
?d talHiur id lln.tti anil perluip* in my oliieri, iiiiil I
alio ?oe, Ihal llm kmle Imi rn?l wiial it preeifidy
cipial |n the witge* nf a man for ihtee day*, e?ll
mating (hit al flfiv cent* |ter day. In other ivnrti*.
I mV, lhat 111 order iha* Ihe nalimi tln-nlil |io?>?eit
thiil prukuilu, uipi man murt labour lor llin e
" Now in the Knglish knife, I nlso see n
portion of American iiMlmtrv. 1 see in it
the product of ilir labour f the ploughman
the sower, the reaper, the ti.rasher, the mil- j
ler. the wood-cutter, the cooper, the wag- i
gouuer, the factor, the merchant, the ahip- j
builder, the rigget, the sail-maker, the I
ship-smith, the ship-joiner, the plumber, the |
drayman, the Mevadnre, the mariner, iind a
dozen others who are employed in producing
wheat, concerting it into lln'iir, and in trunk
porting it hIidmiI. yMl thin is American in
dustry, and /.* only another mode ?f making
a /irnknlf'\ It Iih?, however, the advantage
o\cr the first ?u?h1c. If it were not for the
protecting dMly? tlic Knglish knife would
cost hut one dollar; or m other words the
nation could procure it hy the lal>our of iim<
man h.r livo il.?ys, instead of thvrr% nod if it '*
lor the interest of every individual, that he
should procure what he wants with the least
possible quantity of lab- or. no must ii he for
the interest of all individuals, that is, the
nation.M
" But," rejoined my antagonist, " your ar
gument is good, applied to your commercial
cities, where wheat is one dollar and a half a
bushel, hut it does nut apply to an interior
| town where wheat is only frorth half that
price. For, you can |?erccivc, that whilst
your knile hav cost you the equivalent of onr
bushel of wheat, mine ha* cost the e?pii\ alent
of two bushels, and it in therefore clear
ly our inteiest to make our own pen
knives."
" That may Ik? so, or it may not l>e no, ac
cording to circumstances. If you can pro
cure the foreign knife with less than two
bushels oi wheat,or, what in the Mime thing
with less than the price of two bushel* of
wheat, which you could do, vrrrc U nsi for
the hroirtllv* dulit, and, If the American
mane knife would coAt yon quite two bush
els of wheat, or the price of two bushels,
it would lie for your Interest, a* well as for
the Interest of the Hat Ion, that you should
resort totfle commercial mode of urocurlng
the knife; because l?y that mode a knife I*
brought Into existence, at a cheaper rate, or
what Is the same thing, hy a less sacrifice
of labour, than by Ibe nroccsf of manuluc^
turn. If, however, yon have no foreign vent
for your atrkultuml productions, th~
manufacture of your own penknives
rouud from the neceattty ol the ca| _
you make thtm yourselves, because y
have not the meana of buying them ftc
others. If thh? be the ante of thlnn? In i
gen) to VatKlMirxh, why do yoG v Mi pro
tective dullest why do you, in enter that
you may make a few penknives for Your
own ux, call ttpoti congress to eu'tri a law,
that every body in the whole UniU <1 Htatea,
shall ;mv fifty i*r cent more for their pen
knives thun the price at which it it po??ii>|*
1 for them to procure them? This Is what
the advocate* of free trade have m> much
reason to complain of. They are told that J
Hngtand will not buy the production* of!
I'ltum-lvanl*, ami that, therefore, there j
fcliould he lawn enacted to prohibit lite pco- I
pie of Pennsylvania from buying the produc- ,
lion* of Engloud. Now we wty,no such laws!
are neccsaut y. If Pennsylvania cannot veil,
I ?hc cannot buy, nud the l?est pomublv protec
I tiun fur the tuumifaoturing industry of an in
Innd town, irt Iter limited ability to mihI the
rude product* of her uwiculture to u foreign
nmrkct."
.Vote. Tim aliove ?? oot lnt< ndctl at n Hl*r?l ???
count ?( Mm rimviTHUiim referred In,and ant tvt
bnve hud iui opportunity of atat nding our I
iricul, \vr. with lo afford In llin |*piillbuinit riii-ml
i to, 411 iiptHirtoniulv ol ainendiiif hit. U'e, Ihrro
fore, re>|?*etlidly i'tvitp him lo favour ?,< with n
cuiiiiiiirni<*nliiti? litis ini|>otlunl |minl, n? ii
I wi11 ??null}* iMir under* to form n j<idz< menl, a? lo ,
h li. llu r the nttin?ffnrhiring utodn of |ir?pur>ll? a
I ifiiknit'f, inn In- |ir?'lt rod tn'tba uprirnltvrnt and
fiMMureial mode ol |*otfUrlng Ihr tame llliiir.? '
The iityfimriil to relation t?? pttikuivi 1 It e?|tiiilly
n|>pliciUd<i lo nil other foreign eoiuinmliiiit, nod
?itI,.>ti^ti the duly o|mu H rni it not ?o great at m?
have ni>umed lor Hi* take of round nomliei*.
yet inauy otln-r arth i*? it it much ^1 outer,
| ,Vi if hnnL l-iir iii A'tir- |V1 ??Tim loll u|k>ii
| I'iiiiiinoS Km patted I-nth (tranche* of I hit
1 ipgiililhire ol New Voik, and Iter.i.iite 11 law. It*
| inovitinn* art- singular mihI experimental AlMhe
I hntik* hi tin- ulitn i'ro brought uililor the tHttiti
| regulation*, which l>ri> flv, are, in their novel fen*
I lilt-el?lit.it nil the ?tnlf. Iiaukt aro matin |v?r?"i"
hie l.ir Iho Milvrury of titrk, to that If tiny one
' Iml.tlM rn-ditortol thnt |milir.ulMr inilllutioii, wro
I to l>r. n'iuilittraed liotn a joint fund furtiitliptl hy
, lin- ti??i. A Imnrd of ihrra coutniiNtionrrt it np
II ooitcd wImi nr.' 1 i'i|iiirif(l, nt stnii'd (irriodf, nud
| ol n.I other line 1 oil ill* rci|uirition of any Utrrc
ol ftii* liNiik*, lo rxiiuiiut* Willi llit* uliifott detail
nit??nil Ihr hIToh til fap.lt inUilulion ; in llit* ivorilt
?it Mil! Imv, thoi?inv.lily tu iu*|irrl tlh* nDiIrt of llio
lninl<s In i:saioitu> nil tin* IhidIii, |i:i|n r?, uo'.p*,
Imntlt iiimI othi-r fvlilmr.M of th-ltl 1 lo ntfi-iiaiii
tl'H i|iiautiiy 111 ?[i<y:it, and their ahilily lo inert
cu^aiii'intuli, fcr.t.
I Mr. Van llutrn, lifliavr, rr.rommrndftl
PmiNitnV Mow it will ?ncrred, tiotr mutl
tin ?>, hill II willMiavit the na?d elfrnt we think ol
ri?<!iirtnf the iMimhiT uf liuiikt, for wcultttrvo
ihnt ni (hi liank* in Ihr i:i|y Itnvp already ti-.tnifipd
llit ir tit termination not In lakn a lenenal n| Uietr
eliHitrrt iitidi-rlhe rnntlhion of the new law. 80
modi the. IhmIi r. One tnntivp of the l.iw wnt
(imbtthly to ft r.d of otni* of litem ; and if all
Wrrv <wepl oil' lo^olhrr, it would lie heller at ill
lor thi- rummniiit> . 'i'lie enormiti*'* rrreiilly ex*
liihilfti 111 .Nintli t.'i<rolina, the fruit* ol iheie j>t?r
ilit'i.itK nu?| MriUinnalie i.iUlliitioii*. a<id lltli <tni?
v< r-al p*<r*ua?iiiii which now (trevaiU, thai Ihev
liHVr ?tone, art doing, and will still do, inralcola
lilt) mio'lin (, 11IpiiiIiii^ lo Vfiy ilrritiv* indli**'
tioii^ ii| (I' jJti'.ur ilnf.iviir f l.'onthliiliutial ll'htfi*
Tli" (iillnwilis ?? ? I'riPl kMlt tnlnlurtory ncr.nmit
nf what th?? \. iSlur cinml^ri vvhIkim!* <>(
tirHii'-t*"? ipmlifoiiunm Rr tho Wnr l>r|isrtnient,
rofir n? I'lirmrr ?ervu*t'i hi hie nro a
11 iter iciti;
" First, thru, <,f his qualification* to fill
the* ofiice to which he hashevn nmi|>iicil, we
have in it the smallest doubt. Indeed we
know nut th.it n, mure mlcHion
cmld have been made. It is true North
Carolina mil furnish greater orators; hut
thin is u talent l?y no incuti* requisite f?i the
Department. JmicIi an are necessary, lie
possesses in a pre-eminent degree. Ail who
Kim .v him, injustice, must acknowledge him
to lie a gentleman ??t sound rc|iuhlicim prin
ciples, Mtid talents nf tin iimst useful order,
cultivated with an educ:itinu comprising a
thorough ami general knowledge of men and
things, These, added to his Incorruptible
honesty, Ins unquestioned patriot ism, his ha
bits ol industry, and capacity for business,
his discretion and energy, amply qualift
him toe the office in question. Ot the high
estimation in which Mr, II. is held as a pub
lie clibraeter, ?i have the wot satisfactory
evidence, lie was called early in life to
ai:l in the councils of his own State, ami he
haft continued almpvt without intetmission,
in the public service. He has %ucce*slviiy
served as u member ?<l both branr.hr* of the
l<e?;is) iture "f North Carolina, and filled the
niliie ol (invernor fur the constitutional term
of three > eats. As chief magistrate of the
I State, he gave general satisfaction, and, in
deed, acquitted himself with peculiar honor,
i lie has tor sir. years filled the high and re
sponsible station of Senat'.r in Congress: and
a?t evidence of the estimation in which hi*
services in this the highest statiwi in which
they could place him, were held hy hi* fcl
low-citutens, he was, at the lust session of
the Legislature, re-elected to that office
without opposition. The friends nf the ad
ministration abroad niny test assured that
Mr. Brunch's competency for the office he
now tills is not questioned by any here, ex
cept a few of his political opponents; ami it
i? hard to Itelieve that they can sincerely
doubt the qualifications nf one who ha* filled
the offices above enumerated with ?u?:li di>
tiuguidicd Ik lion "
The Jlallhnore LuHom //',u?r ~\Vc un
ilct Ht<to<l )rMcrtli?y that orders had ln'cn re
ceived, from the Sccrtturj' of the Trt-aftiiry,
at the (.Uktoni House lit this eity, ordering
the dimdvud of certain of the Jn*/irctor* mi
taehed thereto. Thin had hveti confidently
ex|?ected hy both |>ttrtic^.?Hultiinort Jir/i
st/iril 14.
On entering the l'o*t OITn e nt an early
liotirthis ir?rninf(, me of the clnkt handed
Mr. IVkinner aletter without any Mi|wr>cri|?
tion, wii'.-h wan KMppmnt Irntn the eireum
ataner; of having the advertWrmeut attached
to it, to contain the J 12,000 advertised l>y
Mr. Matthew*, a* having In-en lo?t In*
t ween tne Hi earn IiohI and hn residence. * )n
examination it wan fovnd to contain #11,600
?the penton depositing it h the Font (HRre,
Having deducted the #500 ofTmd for h re
covery-?/in//. (Jar. JftrH !?..
rffl bo Wand i? uir aolum? ihtowoolt
? ??<??. HHnibfyw iotoro* frctbo Bar, mJ
north the atUoiion of any Intelligent cltisea. Yl
b lb* decUloa of Chancollor Dwi?iiv>ft? ?pon
?<)tN(lM In might hilnfi Mm nodef tho {Mm*
Corput met, which KnglMi jun,t? well denominate
innllwrHiw|M carta"? protecting the great prin.
oipice of law ami libctty.
The qtMtliM which w*a tried Won I ha Chan*
oallor oxclted much popular interest, a* all quo#,
tlona relating to the liberty of the riticaa over do.
We lwT*tu|)|*mi?l lb* mri of (ho party appeal.
In* to tha praUrtion of tha Inw?rioco Mr out?
nbjert if to furuirh the legal information which
tha ?|?|nioa of tha court contain*?a* wall m to
comply Mi ill tha *>4ioilatiuii of on* of oor r?a*
dor*.
Tha contradictory affidavit* which proeeodod
fropi tha Mnia person, exhibit an unparalleled fen
tura in the p?k> wMvli it U m.t our |>urpn*e to ro
tnark ii|kmi here.
|'re*too, for tha defendant?C. II. Maxey, for
tha Stale.
The ''ourl of Ut'ixnl ifitiiuiii unJ Com own
PImi l.?r lh? dittrlcl ol Sumter, commeoeid it a ill*
ting on the Oth in*t and adjourned on tha lBth,
Judgo Nott preaiding. Tou much credit mmol
l?? l?c?toWCd U|?on tha judge* of tha appeal betoeli
f..r Ilia prompt and efflnient manner in which they
enlrrrj it (ton the di*c.har;c of the duties Which
devolved upon Iheui by tha death of Jud^e (tail*
laid. 'Ilia Sumter term wai a labofiou* one in
deed, tha docket* being crowded fiom tho failure
of a Court (or rpiing term llhifl.
At the laat teuion the Court we* occupied two
dayi in the trial of Win. L Maple* for the killing
of I'utrick ilnoney. Tho caae incited modi in*
terctl fiom tha extreme youth of the pritooer.
| Tha jury after About icven hour* consultation
| returned a verdict of "guilty of m?n-*!aughler
but recommended to mercy n An oxpre** wat
tent to hit excellency by (ho friend* of the priton*
?y uud returned with it |>nr<l<H> in conformity to
| tho recommeiwlntiou ofthrjuiy.
I Countel for tha prltoncr, Mtftrn. Mom, J.
May rant, jr aud llelterj for the Stale .Mr. Solid
i tor J'.vau*.
J. VV. SritMfivr ha? l>e*n elcctqd by a majority
of 20 voles over Klia? Horry, to mpjtly tl)? vacan
cy in tho lIou?? of llcpn mutative* occasioned by
?ho election of Clutuccllor Harder, llcprctcuta*
t<v# from Charlotnn.
In pnr*nanre of the or*U?r ol" the Spanker of the
Iluupr ?r Representative*, the |hiII* were opened
in thi* ih?lrict on .M?>n,Juy nml Tnetday la?t, for
theelertionof a llepr**enti?live. W.m. M'VVii.mk,
K?<J. hm elcctcd without oppaiitiuu.?-Camden
Jvarntl.
Pir Walter Scott t> cir^nged in preparing a new
edition of the H Waverly Novel*." lie will add
enough to conititnte fi vol*, in addition to the *10,
1U:no. which the woik will comprise- andtheeetwo
ixlditiounl roll, will contain n detail of the hirtori
otl fuel* upon which *|ioh H-coei n* have M a l"cal
habitation aud a name" i?re lounded. 'i'lic author
will muke no altt ration* in the body of the work
?lull will hrinjc untler hi* immediate correction,
whatever typographical error* may have lieen the
conre<|?ieitce of the peeuliar eirnuniManre* uml?r
which tho proof *heet* of the rtr?t edition wero
revietil. One v?.!<ime i? to np|>?iir monthly, IninU
Miinely etnheliihed
The Legislature of New-York lias pa-?-.ed
a la\V, imposing a penalty of 51,000 npnn the
proprietor of any establishment, who may
permit a Masquerade to be held therein
During the last winter, masquerade balls.
In the city of New-York especially, reached
a point of popularity amounting to ontlm?i
a*m. In that city thert were as many ns five
in one night, within a short period after the
first successful attempt, beyond any Kuropt
an example, whence they were derived.
This >pecics of amusement hns proved to lie
seriously prejudicial to the ntorali of the
community, nod has subjected female delica
cy to many impositions and intuitu, which
the penal infliction of the above mentioned
statute is intended to prohibit. It is thought
that the penalty will not effectually suppress
tnasquerndes, since the proceeds in New
York will he sufficient,in a few instances at
least, to meet It. From the last New-York
papers we learn that the managers of the
Homery theatre arc determined to improve
the time allowed them by the legislature,
having announced a masquerade b.dl for the
J 3th Inst, at which th? fuse {nations of further
novelty are promised.
flenrrnl llARUlnu.v ha* nirivt.il at Pi jntn. and
hn Iwrii r*c#iv?<l in n llattering ntnl r-'implimwn*
i tary w?y. An editor thero ?av?, thnt tha up
I pr>intmrnl of tneha tnnn ittfien, II. 1* proof of th*
re?|>*ctaiid friewbliip of lh? L'niW J 4lute> towards
Colombia.
W'? Mil join nn rtliNrt Iroin ? ri j?ly Jnn*
()rmf Am?h<, tiHn*inilli<?l nn tlm I Hi Mure It
Imt, to crrtnin Kit!^>'n? of fttr?l???nvtllr, f?hlo, *rl?o
11m?f clmtrn to fom|illmcnt Mm Midi n *1 ~/t?*"?? of
fnt?om?? ?ml olwrijiiloo* flxiti'iy uliblt wn Imvf
to-vej ^r-n p*r*IUIt?l. 'I lili r< ply ol Mr. A<ium?
kio l*?in tnMi?f''ip<l lo nil M? il'-Voled jonrnnW,
n* coinltifiinft whlltv^r i* |*if*?t in ?tyl?', or m?*.
l?rly in urgnnimt \V> li?\ * fiUr.?<l it brfnri out
remkr* with o view i4 making ?? umark or two
wlili It wftrr. *$|o tit tt|??n lit Urti pi*r#**l<
Mr, A<t*?|?' IfijmliriotH n|>|*fof lit* inelft*
p'iy?M"l pro|?*?Mill<f, tin* |*ovr<l on* ol lltn iii<vt
wikhii mi?f<?rlMn?> to litm??Jf M? ?.<>rititrjr.
In llw Iln4 aitmutu wlilrh e\rt ?rut to con*
ftrtM, h* rfrnrrfd bwtk to the f?MMi<li?tMiH of civil
ill or?!?j; to fl?? ????? lit*
obllgalioM tl govaromaat. Wow wbilotarrfa*
?Uai iWfulpHoii of Mr
,,v*' Mr
SmjI
into Ibe nature and I
totblecoofedatahy. T1m?
wm Intended lo be tlio Utls of polii
bora?4t wm latoaM to bound th?
tit* pagas of ow history?lo rake
and practically etteiaat,to
?MfOMlMMtU of Iho peaakUnt
end conger**. Thia barrier, however, Mr. Ad
am* Ha* often tranaceaded -aad kM foood tbo
m action of Me oplni?M ? d bit acta fnrbeyood K? I
authority. It ?r?* tb* casein lit* Georgia cootro'
verey?In tbo Pimm iflklr^nm through all kit
na*|w ?nd aow ag.ii. t* oaampHftod Is bU
Interchange of oIvUHIm with bis Ohio edmlcaei
Tba paragraph K" hatro quo'ad from W* letter
I includra a* arpineol to pfow that eoegre*l"t*l>
leooatitutloually M bardea with tasMioa on* of Ik*
Mill eompOMnt interests of Iho Union for tbo
krorti of another"?Via s internal improvement*
Band dumestio manufacture *. Wbero doc* Mr.
f Adam* attada to Iho oooailtation ? Ha argaa*4
ibat from (ha aatara of efrtt *ecfr(r, on? mao I* to
bt luad lor Iho banlt of another, aad hanrd o
chaooa ((ft remuneration horn a corresponding
las upon that other. From tbo natura ol efrlist
eltlj, tbo ** lacultlee and thn fortunes of every In
dividual" are to be mail* sutMeirieni to the11 well
Win* of hi* neighbor* and aiaoclalM in the bond'*
?|Im*I any other state ia that of the savege. It fi,|.
iow?, therefore, that one aer/ttr/ ol tbia Union W
obligated to contribute to the 4< well being" of an
other, by tbo pnrilnl and tyrannical aiaetloaaf f
emigres*, plundering the bone?t carninga of a
CaroliiiA cotton plnulcr in order to reitaburac thn
I lot*, nr to well tbe prosperity ol a NawKaglauJ
manufactursr ; and ail uila J* demanded, not by
i tbe constitution of tbe republic, but by the ideal
doctrinc* of Mr. Adam*' mysterious mntaphy>lc?.
Imagine thai ?ucb a doctrine had been praukil
in ibe couvenlion of 1787 ; sup,?oie thai pnmftr
| clmi'c of Iho constitution which baa generated all
aoitt of alMimina'ioiu, bad been proposed thus*
?' The congress slmll have power lo lay and col
li-ci tan-*, duties, imposts, and *rcl?e*,to pay tbo
drbti of Ibe United siutci, and to reimburse thn
lesse* and advance Ibe prosperity of domestic
I manufacture*, whenever In their judgment it *hatl
In> doomed ?it|iedienl lo burden with taaalinooao
?f mir great component interval* for the benefit
of another;*' what would'have been ?ald to it *
Would not such a proposition have been regarded
a# evidence ot lunacy t Does any one supposo
that it would not have been scouted from Ibe hall
of that illuitt ious body f And yet, wherain do
Ibe dcvelopemrnt* of le*a than forty yaara, tbe
sober realities of bittory, Ibe present state of
things, dilf.-r from such a supposition, absuid aait
appearsf Dot a nut Mr. Adam*' whole argument
admit Hint for tbe purposes of internal improve
ment and domestic manufacture* one man I. las*
ed lor Ibe benefit of hia neighbor f Who boar* tbo
burden ? wboerjoya the benefit? Here tbco ia
another souice of power 10 protect domestic
) manufacture*. Mr. Madiaon derive* il from tbo
j power lo reculata M trade," and u long prece
j dent Mr. Clay from tbe same source, together
with considerations of expediency ; others from
lb* war power; but Mr. Adam* apurm all bumblo
' deductions, all modern genealogy, he goea to iho.
' great mhiic* of most of Ills constitutional opln>
ioii?, iiitt lonnitntinn of civil society. It will lio
win that lv? sustains lite power ot congrem lo t*x
llin Southern state* for (lie benefit of ? |*rtieular
interest o( our " neighbors end tuoelilu in the
Imnd" by e sort of analogical interrogatory con
1 rHiiiln( llin dnath of Warren, Montgomery. &r.
Now nil tlifo must appear supremely ridiculous to
any man of good *iu?e, mut especially to lo k
genuine republican of the Jeflurson Mump Who
end imagine that tlir. |?eople of uny section of Utb*
confederacy consented to entrr Info a bond for
lli? philosophical pleasure of administering lo Ilia
romtortsand thibitarestf of their neighbors ' Wm
(lie constitution lot mid for the manufactures ot
i New-KngWnd and Ilia middle state* ? or for the
ytveral interests of a greet and variegated coun
try f \VIk? oau farm to himself llie Idem of a j^or
tral government operating for partial porpoise,
lor loe.il f? r ling and intern! ? Who can justly
figure lo Ills imagination tba ridicotuu* aspf.et of
mi evpresident of llie United Slate* deriving llm
powers o( cuniirtM trom certain ideal speculation*
alMiut the nature of social and Mvngo eiktencc.
nhon he had l?efore him the term* of enr sod*:
eslstrnee enpritsly laid down nod aolemnly rati"
fled, In a constitution of apeeMe nnd limited pro
vision*, every feature of which prove* n inanifeit
intention to titnlillili a confedeiated repuMie, ot
I npinl r)glil*,eiptal burden*,and equal be.icfc*.
1 Mi. Adams' iki?aiiIh( follow*, and ?fl reeonv
? nmi' h. to the fcSjiccUl consideration of our rea
ders:
??The extent of territory, and the diversity r>f
region*, climate*, and ntoJeaof *ooial eaisUurn
embraced by U?e North American Union, present
to the ?ti|?i Ikiai ol?*?rver the aspect nf a mnntijr
of hetor?>j;*nei.u? composition, with it* several el
emtnl* reparated in large maim from each other,
and bavin/ ftw of the aflhiitic-* wliieh rah-bUml
tliem into one cOegeinal fcody, A more eulargrd
view however, lead* t? the ophite eoneluslon.
It I* from the great dlv? rstty, aim! seeming atuin
?i opposition of these interest*, that rrsiitl* the
most conclusive of argnments fot the union id the
who)* into one nation, with common re|ire*ente
tive ssMiiblm, po?*e?sed of leghUtive |*w*rr,
and animated Willi the constant purpoa* ol reu<U
ring squal Jilrllee to ell, and of harmonising tho*e
intern!*, llie net ma I conditko. of whirls was en
a**emtdag? uf element* unusually disronlant.
'I lie only alternative to the nettonel Onion lis
exists, would be twom more M?mmnnitie?, them
?elves f?.rmin< large federations* without the **.
ment of m.e Isgiilative uwembly, amlibaeonflwi
inc ?n*l opporite interests of which, aggravate.t
beyond thifir preteul ami Ml?r?l state, would Hill
rr quire to l/e eroded, but, by dlpbunatic noeet*
lilies only, luiuohiog the menns of naih eljiM'
e.eiil, anil with Wer at every I inn as the only **
quel lo nusti'-tefsfnt WgWiillm.
The | renter therefore, the diversity ami oppo
sition ol interests to lm conciliated l>y ?mr nation
nt i"Mifrilm<l<fl1 the m r?. Indispensably i