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? wheiv r i :.iuy be reasonable j ground o tppicheud so grave a cons-.:- ; en -nee, Woji'i eer aialy afford tho fullest : sit.si'ue ion to our own couivrv, and a pert-e guar in y, o nil out unions, of ;Iij justice ami prudence of tlie measures which in gh; be julop oil. In making these sngges ions, it is not rnv purpose {o redox e myself trom the re. spoasibilit v of expressing inv own opinions of the course the ; itt rests of our country ? prescribe, and i.s honor permits us to loiiovv. I' is scire Iv 4o b iuvtg.neil t-iat a (jues. tion ot this ciiar ?cter coul-l be pres-ti eh, in ( relation to which it xvouid !v more dillicu! for the United Sta is to avoid exciting the suspicion and jealousy of other Powers, and maintain th ir <-s abiisiied character K*r tair and impartial doaiug. H it on lets, us on every trviiiif occasion, siletv <s to ho found . i , 1 ' in a rigid a !ii< r nee to principle. In '!? coiii'si b - vvoeti Spain and licrrerolled colonics we stoc.d aloof, and waited ; not only until 'he ability of t;,e new S ates to urotee themselves was fully es'ablts'icd, ~" r bur until ho danger of their being aga n subjtiga e ' bid enfir.lv passed away.? Then, and not till then. were they recognised. S ieh was our course in regard Jo i M-xiro herself. The same policy was ob-, served in al. t!ie disputes growing ou of the + s parabon in o distinct governments uftiiose Spanish-American S ates who began or j carried on ti?o contest with the parent ! roun rv, united under one- form of government. We acknowledged thesoparae indep ndenceof Sew Grenada, o( Venezuela. & of E u id >r. only after their indepen lent existent* w is no io:iger a subject of dispute, or was actua l}' acquiesced i:i by tliose with whom they had b -en previously united. It is true that, witii regard to Texas, the civil autaorey of' Mexico has been expelled, its ! invading army defeated, ;md fh ' Chief ot the Republic himself captured, and all present pow r to control tiie newly organized Goveuimen of Texas annihila ed within its confines. Da*, on the o her hand, there j is, m appearance .at leas:, an immense disp r ty of phvs cal force on the side ol Mex- j ico. The Mexican Republic, under another Executive, is rallying its f?rc s under a new leader, and menacing a fresh in was J'Jii 'u nxincj i wuiiinouiii Upon liio issuo of t-iis threatened i?. v isunj the independence of Texas may be ro isNered as suspended; and were there 11) liing |ve'?!:"r i:i the relative situation of! the United Sates and Texas, our acknowledgment of its independence at such a cri- 1 sis could scarcely be regarded as consis- j tent wi a t >at prudent reserve with which : we have here otbre held ourselves bound lo treat all similar questions. Hut there are circums'ances in the iviatiorls of die two countri''s which require us to acq on this J ore 'siou, with even nurc than our wonted i airion. Texas was once claimed as a ! part of our properly, and ;h re arc those ; among our ci izens who, always reluctant to I ah avion mat claim, cannot but regard with i soliccudc the prospect of the reunion of the i territory to this country. A large propor- J tion of its civilized inhabitants are emigrants from ?he United States; speak the same Ianguage with ours Ives; cherish the same . principles, political and religious; and are ' - r __ i... _r i) ?unu to many 01 our ci izcns uy ucs ui frs^n !* :ipaud kindred Mood: and, more than ail, it is known that the People of that roan- , trv have ids itnted the same form of governintuit wi'h irur own; and have, since the close of your last session, openly resolved, on the acknowledgment hy us of their Independence, to seek admission into the Union as one of the Federal S at^s. This last eircunis anee is a matter of peculiar delicacy, and forces upon us considerations of the gravest character. The title of Texas to the territory s!ie claims is identified with I her independence; she asks us to acknowl- 1 edge ti?af title to the territory, with an avowed design to treat immediately ofi s trans fer 'o the Uni ed S ates. It hocomes us to Mnvare of a too early movement, as it might subject us, however unjus Iv, to the impu.oi.ou of seeking o establish the claim of our neighbors to a territory, with a view to its subsequ 'ut acquisition by ourselves. Pru- ' denee, therefore, seems to dictate that we should st.il stand aloof,-and maintain our I present attitude, if not until .Mexico itself, or oje of the groa' foreign Powers, shall recognise tint independence <>f ihc new (_?ovcroiiienVat leas: until the lapse of time, or t ie co ts of even s, shall have proved beyo id cavil or dispute, the ability of." the People of that country .o maintain their separate ! sovereignty, and to uphold ihe (loveramont c uishtu'ed hy diem. Neither of l.hc contending pa?li -s can justly complain of this course. By pursuing i\ .ve are but carry- ; iug out of the long established policy of our (Jovermn lit?a policy, which has secured to us respect and influence abroad, and inspired confidence at home. J, Having Ilius J.sclmrg m! my duty, by pre-j, sirring widi simplicity and directness the \icws winch, after reflection, I have been I d to ink ?tins important subject, I have , oniy to add the expression ofmv confidence tiiat, If Congress shall ditKer with me upon it, du'ir judgment will be tlie result of (lis. passioli.ih-, prudent, and wise deliberation; , with assurance that, during t.he short time I snail continue connected with the Govern- * meat, 1 shall promptly and cordially unite wit!i you in suc i measures as may be deemed best fi ted io increase the prosperity and pe.petu ite the peace of our favored country. , ANDREW JACKSON." Washington. Di:c. 21,1S33. I : REPORT IX RELATION To TEXAS. j TueConimi tec on Federal Relations, to ) v>.r- ;< rrod so mncii of the (ioveriu.?! >. > go as relates to the rela ions of tins eonntry with Mexico and Texas, j and to whom likewise was referred the Re. por; "f the ilojse ot' Representatives on the same suhjec. sent to the Senate for concitrr nee, l>eg leave to It rtl'OiiT. Thai tiicy hev * npproaehed trie discussion of the spG't* comprehended in these i vm paoers. w:,!i a profound r-cn.-e of its nioincnt'*u< im|HM\.u.cc. and ot !h" Inv.'rv . % (Itiioai'- anil in erasdng consideration no- i; cessnrliv involved in the issue of the pend- v i:;,r s*ni?r '!e between Mexico and Texas. v Your Committee are quite willing, and p they h -lievo the Senate would desire to re- a cord their entire concurrence in the wishes , li so emphatically expressed by the Governor i t] for the preservation of the neutrality of our : c government in the subsisting contest he- n t ween tiiese two powers. I lis Excellency's ; r views embiace principles as clearly in con- ' fortuity with the maxims ofinternational law, i: ;is tiiev are with the lessons of sound policy i \ and jus ice. Our government should cer- 1 tainly maintain all those relations towards t Mexico which are at once sanctioned by the i faith of existing treaties and usages the of I r civilized nations in amity with each other. : r Nor does your Committee believe that there ; s is the slightest reason to apprehend that | \ the independence of Texas will be rccog- j nized by our government, until she has ( vindicated her claim to such recognition, c by a victorious possession of the country,1 [ and by establishing a government defado t it*ifJ? 11 t'i#. ntfi-ihtifi _? r?r?nvernirrntv ' f v,v/l?'"? " " ? c? ?' j and independence.? When this event shall ; % occur, this question, as well as that of her ' r \oluntnry admission into this I'nion, may i be safely confi led to the only constitutional s tribunal to which it properly belongs, the 1 Congress of the United States, and in the c deliberations necessarily involved in this 1 subject before that body, your Committee j ( have no reason to Mieve that the dele-! t ga'ion from Scutli Carolina will not dis- j 1 'charge, in a manner eminently satisfactory : to tlieircons itucnts. their duty lo their coun- . t try, and that porJon of this confederacy 11 having the deepest and most abiding inter- s ests in the question. : i Here your Committee would willingly I leave this subjee',under a painful reluctance t they cherish to nuke any course which might t seem to mdica e a difference ot opinion be- j tween our late Executive and this body, who s has just retired from the discharge of the t duties ot* an office which have served to : t confirm his high and irrevocable claims :o : I the gratitude and confidence of his country. ! I But the discussion has been forced on your s Committee by the Report of the House of] \ Representatives, transmitted for our con- c curivno'*, which s"ems to afford an unequi- 2 vocal sanction to the sentiments which our c late (iovcrnor seems to entertain of the res- ' 1 peetive claims of the contending parties to ; < our svmpatliy and regard. j r In expressing this dissent from the opinions of our late Executive, we arc prepared 1 to do justice to the exalted motives of patrio ; r tism which have influenced views which wc t may deem ;o b; erroneous. ! I; Your Committee arc cons'rained to say j that on this topic, they differ with him on the declaration that both Mexico and Texas ! arc equally entitled to our sympathy, which 1 is precisely tantamount to the proposition j that neither can invoke any such a feeling; for it will be scarcely pretended that Mexico P in her career of violated faith and stupen-1 dous atrocity, can put in any such a claim, j Cpon a simple statement of facts, it remains to lie seen whether Texas has just pretcn. I J sion to challenge any interest 0:1 our part in I her present s'rugglc. j The cause of Texas is identical with * the cause which severed the Colonies of No;\h America from the parent Country, j ^ It is a radical mistake to suppose that the { F Revolution in Texas was commenced hy a j band of mere adventurers, unsustaincd by a i resident population in possession by a legal j title of chartered rights and a portion of the j property of the country. The truth is,that at j ( an early period after the acquisition of Lou- j isiana, when Spain exercised scarcely any ! jurisdic ion, civil or military, over this vast ; Territory, the hardy emigrants of our ! a Western Frontier pushed their cnterprize j into these solitudes, and commenced settle- j ? mcnts which have since become the most j flourishing portions of the Country. The ( infant settlements gradually increased, and . in the struggle between Spain and her Pro- j ? vinces, Texas rendered the mos: essential services to the common cause of liberty j p and righ\ j Immediately after the termination of the struggle by which Spain lost her Colonies j 0:1 our Continent, the actual settlers in Texas obtained guarantees and charters for the j ; encouragement of emigration and settle- j incut, which allured an enterprising portion 1 of the people of the United States within her : limits, under the faith of the most solemn compacts. These were violated without a j P colour of justice, under a despotic jealousy la of the growing importance of Texas, and B in the most li igrant manner, and it was not until 1 he Confederacy of the Provinces was V flagi iously over.hrowed by the substitution M of a consolidated central despotism, that ' Texas resisted,and even her resistance was ! S not commenced until she had exhausted ! ni every resource of supplication and ronton- j W s ranee. Her resistance rested like that of j t'ic former Colonics which now form these j cc independent States, on a violation of char- , Si tercel rights and constitutional guaran- j K tees. And if in a cause so just and holy, j many of the gallant spirits of our own j L country have hastened to her standard, it C 1* r\ iiil'*' i/tn r. f lti\t* /-in nnn /\m ItlUU.l UVUUUild lliu JU9.IV.W I V.UU3C Ul til pie force of those public principles which justify her resistance. m Since the invasion of Texas events have i111 supervened which arc well calculated to 1 to augment the sympathy which our people I may have felt, even in the abstract right in- ! ^ volved in the contest. We need not refer to | the infamous and llagitious barbarity of her j invaders, when, flushed with a temporary I -E success, tiiey were able to perpetrate the S most atrocious violation of the rights a ad ^ usages oi civilized warfare. If these, for a ; time were calculated 10 challenge the deep j C concern and commiseration of our own ^ countrymen, for a people sufiering under, every extremity of human misery and de- j '< solution, when the tide of war turned and its j e! current was rolled back with tremendous I a' lbrce?when a victory the mcsi splendid, of which the annals of modern times afford scarcely a parallel, was followed by a hum- ' nni'y and moderation equally unexampled, v if i> quite natural to stijipose that this svm- ix naihv mm fh<* nart of onr :>* <q?! * wend ! " Il irgcly increased by the admiration they I -ouliJ (eel towards a handful of brave men, j >*ho had vindicated their claim to an Emire by the rights of war and by the glorious j .{tributes of mercy and Christian civiliza-; ion. To check this current of confratcr- \ iity and feeling would be treason against j iur common nature, and that moral sentinent upon which the preservation of our iwn liberties must rest. The sequel of this dwply interesting' Irama must bo left to the dispensations of a 1 vise Providence, whom we are taught to be- j ieve orders even* thing for the best. There nay be those who suppose that it will be j icitlier lite policy of the United States to 1 ecognize the independence of Texas or to idmit her into the Union. We do not de;iro to anticipate the vast considerations vhich enter into this subject. To such jcrsons, it might be said, that although both ' -0* tt?r>or> nnuiinirnc iturrlit l?r> ilc>ritcw) Vnf \lO i Jl ll?\ OV I'll V liV-^V o IlllililV *-/ V. UWIilVVI^ ? V I II \ I cannot strike Texas from the map of the ! physical globe, or from her territorial loca. ion. There she stands as our neighbor, or good or for evil, touching our frontier it a point of intimate community with our nosr sensitive interests, and alluring by her j mmctise and boundless fertility of soil, a j itream of emigration which is destined to | nuke her a great State in our Confederacy.' >r a powerful separate empire. Nor is it to be concealed that the interest which our people foul in her future des- { iny, is in no small degree augmented hv 1 tor having not only domestic institutions ' malogous to our own, hut fr??m ?he fact j iiat she has already been threatened with i lie hostility of Croat Britain and the oppo- j tition ot the free States of our own Union, 1 >y reason of these very institutions which j lave been engrafied in her new Constitu- i ion as a part of the fundamental law of be land. If these events admonish us of the ncces- j iity of maintaining a strict neutrality he- t ween the eon ending parties, they likewise | UO IIIU IJU 1^."?.? lliipv^i 11(111. UWIJ v* j ooking well to our own interests ; of litis- ; landing the good will and nourishing the j ivmpathy of those who may be in alliance j vith us on the vast and momentous relation if properly, and social and political organi:ation, which may lie destined to be touch- j :d by the hand of ruthless ambition, not the ess desolating and des'ructive, because ruided by the madness of a blind and per- j licious fanaticism. * Your Committee, in conclusion, recom- ; i nend that the Report of the House of Rep- ; esentatives be not concurred in, and that j his Report lie sent to that body lospcctful- j y asking for their concurrence. Adopted by nearly a unanimous vote. CONGRESS. IN SENATE. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 183G. Election of Committees.?The Senate iroceeded to the unfinished business, being he election of standing committees, when he following were elee'ed. r> ? \l d. 1 rnretgii iwnmuiis. ? messrs. duuiiuiuui. j L'ailmadgc, King of Georgia, Clay and 1 lives. Finance. Messrs. Wright, Webster, 'uthbert, Nicholas and Benton. Commerce.?Messrs. King of Alabama, )avis, Linn, Brown and Ruggles. Manufactures.?Messrs. Niles, Morris, I Hack, Hubbard and Preston. Agriculture. Messrs. Page, Morris, i [ent. McKcan and Clav. Military Affairs.?Messrs. Benton, Pros- , )n, Tipton, Wall, and Ewing of Illinois. Militia...Messrs. Wall, Hendricks, Swift, I Iwing of Illinois, and Walker. i JVnvnJ AfFnirs?Messrs. Rives. South- ' rd, Tallmadgc, Cuthbertand Nicholas. Public Lands.?Messrs. Walker, Ewing f Ohio, King of Alabama, Ituggles and ] 'ulton. i Private Land Claims.?Messrs. Linn, ! brier, Bayard, Preston and Sevier. j Indian Affairs.?Messrs. While, Swift,11 'ip'on, Linn and Sevier. Claims. Messrs. Hubbard, Tipton, 1 rentiss, Crittenden and Ewing of Illinois. Revolutionary Claims.?Messrs. Brown, flute, Hubbard, Crittenden and Niles. Judiciary.?Messrs. Grundy, Crittenden, j1 lorris. King of Georgia, and Walk j( i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1 Standing Committees, continued. Oil the Territories.?Messrs. Pa'ton, 11 oils, Brown, Pickens, Peaice. of Mary- j( ,nd, Hall, of Maine, Johnson, of Virginia,1 ] oyd, Miller. ; 1 On Revolutionary Pensions.?Messrs.! Wardwell, Lee, of Tennessee, Lay, S orer,' [organ, Klingensmith, Bond, Fry. On Inralid Pensions.?Messrs. Beale, j? chenck, Taylor, Harrison, ofPenosylva- : a, Doubleday, Hoar, Howell, Jenifer,: Williamson, of Kentucky. < On Roads and Canals.?Messrs. Mcr- j ?r, Vinton, Lucas, Reynolds, of Illinois,, teele, Calhoon, of Kentucky, Evans, Mc-1' ennon, Hard. 11 Committee on Expenditures in the State !1 department.?Messrs. A. II. Shcpperd, ] alhoun> of Massachusetts, Hunt, Morris, 1 < id Sickles. (j Committee on Expenditures in the Treas- ! ry Department.? Messrs. Allen, of Ver- , iont, Harper, Spangler, Russell, and Bar- j n. Committee on Expenditures in the Wat ' department. Messrs. Jones, of Ohio, j ahnson, of Virginia, Love, and Hubley. 11 Committee on Expenditures in the Navy | department Messrs. Hail, of Maine,! loane, Seymour, Pettigrcw, and Mason, of 11 iew York. i < Committee on Expenditures in the Post 1 >fee Department.-Messrs. Ilawes. Burns, j inlds, Bailey, and Reynolds, of N. York. 1 Committee on Expenditures for the Pub- j c Buildings.?Messrs. Darlington, Ilnz- j i tine, IYarce, of Rhode Island, Galbraith, i nd Beale. !, i! ' LEGISLATURE OF NORTH CAROLINA. | ? Senate. Tuesday Dec. 20.?The re- J ised bill Xo. 17, concerning the Treasu- i >r was so amended as to subject him to a: i in* r.f *1000 and imprisonment i:ot ex. eroding t!irec years, for a false entry on J his hook designed lo deceive, and passed the third reading. Die. 21.?A biil making compensation i to the Treasurer was reported l>v a com- ! mit'.ee to whom i' had been referred, and who recommended to make the compcnea- ; tion $2000. Not agreed to; ayes 12, | noes 36, The sum of $1800 was then moved and agreed to, ayes 25, nays 23. ! The bill then passed its third reading; I ayes 28, nays 20. A bill was received from the other House and passed its third reading, authorising clerks, and clerks and ! masters to make titles to real and personal i estate sold by decree in equity. , j The Speaker presented to flic Senate a ; communication from bis Excellency the \ Governor, transmitting a letter from Louis McLnne, on behalf of the Morris Canal & Hanking Company, relative to borrowing 1 that portion of the surplus revenue which j may fall to North Carolina, which was read, and ordered lo be sent to the House from the State for that work. House of Commons. Doc. 19.?The bill to fortn a new County out of part of Rowan passed its third reading, and is a law. Dec. 20.?Nothing worth reporting. Wednesday, Dec. 21.?A resolution was passed to raise a joint Committee on the subject of a Penitentiary. The bill to give 1 lessors of land a lien upon the growing ' crop wa? indefinitely postponed. Dec. 22.?On motion of Mr. Fisher the Committee on the " surplus" were instructed to inquire into the expediency of invest- 1 ing part of it in the stocks of certain railroad companies. The bill to erect a new Judicial circuit passed its second reading. Resolutions introduced on a previous day by Mr. Lane to ask the opinion of the -Tiiflrrfs nn thn niifstinn?;- What r>ffir?ns His. qualify a man from holding a seat in the Legislature ? and Whether the disqualification relates to the day of ejection or the day of taking his seat ? were on motion of i Mr. Moore, amended and laid on the table. Dec. 24.?A bill appropriating .$9000 ( was reported from the Committee on Inter- ^ nal Improvement, to construct a road from Franklin in Macon Co., to the Georgia line. Monday, Dec. 26.?Resolutions were i introduced by Mr. Rayner in favor of dis- 1 tributing the proceeds of the public lands ( among the States, and by Mr. Walker in ! favor of establishing free schools wi:h the "surplus." I Election. F. W. Collins has been elec-' j ted Comptroller. The other candidate was J | R. McNair, who received 76 votes, Mr. | C. 90. | A resolution to adjourn on the 16th Jan- j vary has passed the Commons. A private j loiter states that the Committee on the sur- c plus revenue had determined to recommend , < the appropriation of one half of it to purpo- 1 iii / ! j ses of Internal Improvement. CHERAW GAZETTE, i 1 Vl'ESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1837. j The desertion of his post by one of our work- ! I men, the indisposition of another, and the fail- . ! lire of a third to enter upon his duties yester- j i Jay according to engagement, has compelled 1 I lis to double some of our advertisements, and ( ! I J leave out other matter. j j Printers are not to be obtained in the in-1 terior when they are needed. Our abstract of} ^ Congressional proceedings we are obliged to xistpone. But nothing of much importance I lias yet been done. j We are irlad to see that the Trustees of the ! Bennettsville Academy have succeeded in j igain engaging the services of Mr. M'Laurin, is Principal of that flourishing institution. We are persuaded they could no where pro- ^ :ure a more suitable person. :?: j S Gen. Clinch, in his testimony before the ; 4 Court of Inquiry," assigns as the reason for the failure of the late Indian campaign, "the ^ ivant of energy and political forecast in the liead of the War Departmentwho, the 1 General states, had been apprised of the im- ^ pending danger, but refused to provide for it. ! rhere may be truth in this, yet the report of c the evidence of Gen. Clinch shews him to be j laboring under stroner prejudice acrainst that : r o ^ v. afficer. Mr. Clay has been re-elected U. S. Senator q by the Legislature of Kentucky. V. S. Bajik.?A resolution is before the Legislature of Pennsylvania, to inquire into ' ~ the affairs of this Bank, how it obtained its charter &c. with a design, beyond doubt, to j i make war upon it. j J Mr. Porter, U. S. Senator from Louisiana, j1 has resigned. ? t u Santa Ana is proceeding to Washington up a the*Mississippi. t Steamboat disaster.?The steamer Dolphin, J, in the Government service in Florida, burst , her boiler on the 19th Dec. by which 15 lives were lost; among them Col. Brooks of the j army. Stage Rubbery.?A trunk containing .$1:26,ooo was lately cut from the stage, between j 4 Richmond and Lynchburg V;i. The trial of Richard M. White, for some time confined in Washington city, under charge of burning the Treasury building in 1833, commenced on Monday the 19th ult. and lasted all the week. The jury retired on Saturday evening and had not agreed upon a verdict at 9 o'clock when the Court adjourned. Mr. Poindexter lately received severe injury by a fall from the second story of a Portico, which was without railing. Ilis recovery was for sometime considered doubtful. Price of Pork in Cincinnati $6 25 to SO 50. Foreign Wheat.?750,000 bushels have been imported into New York the present season. western foreign missionary society. The Missionaries of this Society, including females, now in the foreign field nre : ?In Northern India 14?in Smyrna 4? among the Western Indians G. They arc of Commons, with a proposition to refer it I to the Committee on the surplus revenue. Dec. 2*d.?A resolution passed the first j reading authorizing the Treasurer to pay to the Roanoke Navigation Company $1000 for interest on a delayed payment | for s!ock subscribed. Mr. Dockery introduced a resolution in favor of es'nblishing free schools, and directing the Commi'tce on the surplus revenue to inquire into the expediency of adding dollars to the Literary fund; and of distributing the interest of this fund among the counties, according to their federal population, to educate indigent youth. Friday, Dec.23.?A Committee appointed to wait on the Governor elect, reported a note from him, stating that he would he qualified on Saturday the 31st. Saturday, Dec. 24.?A memorial was presented by the delegates to the Knoxville convention from N. Carolina, praying aid l ne missionaries to ocio ana the incs'.orinns are expected to sail from this port in the Baman, during the first week in January..? Ch. Int. We are requested to announce Brig. Gcn'l McQueen as a candidate for Major General, of the fourth division, South Carolina Militia. We are requested to announc * Col. R. F. W. Allston as a candidate for Major Generai if the 4th division of the South Carolina Miliia, at the ensuing election. MARRIED, At Meltonsville, N. C. on Thursday Evenng 29th inst., by D. Rushing, Esq. Mr. William J. Lemmo.vd, to Miss Susan, daughter >f Jonathan Duren. COMMERCIAL RECORD. PRICES CURRENT, JANUARY 3 leefin market, lb 4 7 Jacon from wagons, lb 17 by retail, lb 16 18 Gutter lb 25 3') 3ceswa.x lb 20 18 lagging yard 18 25 lale rope lb 12 14 toffee lb 12^ 16 .'otton lOOlbs 1350 J 550 torn bushel 0 75 flour, brl 8000 1000 Northern, brl 1250 feathers from waggons lb 40 45 fedder, 125 150 11. ?; tiucs KIWII J*' u , dry lb ; ron iOOibs J 5 00 050 ndigo ib 75 250 Jme cask 350 500 iard lb 15 16 weather sole lb 25 26 jead bar lb 8 10 dogwood lb ilolasses - gal 50 75 i fails cut assorted lb 8? 0i wrought lb 2U )ats bushel 40 50 [ )il curriers gal 75 100 lamp 125 linseed 137? 'aints white lead keg 350 Spanish brown , lb >cas, 80 100 | ?ork lOOlbs 800 900 j {ice lOOlbs 400 500 ! Shot, Bag 200 2 50 ' " lb 10 Sugar lb 12? 14 j Salt sack 000 325 salt bush 100 i>--i t ? lv.i iu in i >ieei American unsier iu i iv English do lb 14 16 German lb 12 14 Tallow lb 10 12$ Tea imperial lb 125 137$ hyson lb 100 125 Tobacco manufactured lb 10 15 i Vindow glass 8 x 10 50ft 325 350 10 x 12 350 375 Cotton*. It would rcquiro a very prime artilo to bring 15$ cents EXCHANGE. 'hecks on New York, For sums under $100 1. 00 For sums of and over $100 lperctj 'hecks on Charleston,Columbia and Faycttcvillc For-sums under $200 50 cts " " of $200 iprct. {O*Notice. PROM this date, I shall make a charge of 2$ per cent, on all moneys advanced, besides he legal interest, on Cotton Shipments, Acceptnces, and Liabilities, whether at Bank or other. iise; and for the renewal of all Notes, filling up nd attending to discounting Drafts, and reuniting Money, i of 1 per cent, will be charged upon he amount. Also, will undertako to make sale if property, real or personal, for a small commission. BROWN BRYAN. ' Jan. 2, 1837. 8:tf Cotton Yarn. from No. 5 to 12. A. P. LaCOSTE. Jan. 3:1. 8:1 f preparing and expect to send out during the year 72 male and female missionaries to the following most important stations: To Northern India 10?to the Western Indians 24?to Smyrna 10?to Africa 4?:o Caleu:ta 8?and to China 18. Of this number 28 are already engaged, and the re-inforcemcnts to Northern India, to Smyrna, and to Africa, will be ready to embark in a short time. To sustain their present missions, and the proposed enlargement, seventy-five thousand dollars will he required, and from the spirit manifested by the churches, it is confidently expected, that they will no: per. mil the missionaries to be detained from the perishing heathen, for want of the means necessary for their support. A. B. C. F. M.?The thirty-two missionaries for the Sandwich Islands, embarked on board foe Mary Frazicr, Cap:. Sumner, on Tuesday morning. An uncommonly large concourse of interested friends attended. After singing, prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Jenks. A light wind from the south cast detain ecJ the vessel lor about hours. This alforded time to put every thing in the state rooms in perfect order, and was, therefore, advantageous lo the passengers. At ton o'clock on Wednesday morning they sailed, with a fine breeze and cheerful minds. The vessel we are told, is a good one, and the officers, men of experience, accustomed to the seas they are lo pass, and of excellent character. The missionary stores and various articles sent out by the board constitute the whole freight. The liberal and anxiously careful provision made by the owners for the comfort and happiness of all on board, is, wc believe, duly appreciated by the missionaries and their friends. j MERCHANT'S BANK OF S. CAROL ISA CiiKruw, Dec. 29, 1836. rplilE Directors of this Bank have this day 3- declared a semi-annual Dividend of Six Dollars per Share, on the capital stock thereof ' payable to the Stockholders or their legal representatives, at their Banking House, on or after l the 5th of January next. By order of the Board. 8 3t W. GODFREY, Cashier. Marlborough Academy. THE Trustees of the above Institution have happily succeeded in engaging the serviccH of Dexcan McLaurin, Esq. for the Male, and Miss Sarah P. Cati.ktt, for the Femalo Department. Both Departments will be open on tho second Monday in January next. This Institution Iras for several years been favorably known to the public, and has deservedly . ! roceived a liberal share of patronage. Prom this consideration, together with ll?o many advanta! gas of its situation, the Trustees are led to believo that nothing but competent and popular | Teachers are required, to induce patronage from abroad. The rites of tuition are fixed at the very low amount of from #8 to $116 per session, ut advance; and Board, including every necessary 4 f comfort, may he obtained at from #7 to #10 per | month, and where calculated together, will only | cost a student from #100 to #150 a year. Tho next schoiastic year will be divided into two Sessions of fivo months each, commencing ! as above," and ending the first Monday in Det ' cember. There will be an ex uninatiou at tho i close of each Session, the first commencing about | the second Monday in June, and followed by a j Vacation until the first Monday in July. Any farther information will be furnished on ] application to the subscriber. B. D. TOWNSEND. Secretary. Bcnnettsville, S.C. Dec. 24, 183G. The editor of the Faycttcville Observer will i please give the above three insertions, and forward his account. 8:3t i - i Attention, Light Infantry ! is Kjjfe APPEAR on your usual parade w* ground on Saturday, the 7th mat. rfsAgyrf at ^ o'clock, A. M. armed and raJWH cq'iipt as the bye laws of the company direct, for drill and ex. crcisc. Wu I Hv order ofCapt. Maixov, Of J. MORRISON, O. S. fjju Jan. 2nd, 1836. I 1 Pearl St. House Rebuilt. NO. 89 PEARL STREET. TO BE RE-OPENED IN FEBRUARY, 1837. THIS spacious establishment is enlarged and erected upon its former site, in the centre | of the commercial operations of the city, forrounded by more than 500 entirely new fire proof 1 stores and warehouses, occupying the ground of 1 ?.? ll Tl.io Hntal fmnlinir II1U grsai cuiiiiauraiivii. m. mo ' upon Pearl and Water streets, is arranged upon a new and most improved plan, with a spaciou* Exchange Room, extensive Dining Parlors, largo ! and airy Sleeping Rooms, commodious Bathing ' Rooms, steam power to elevate a supply of water to the upper story, and for other purposes, togej thcr with cveiy convenience required to promote i the health and comtort of Boarders. A guard is ? I and will be constantly employe*! to keep every ' 1 part of tin1 premises in order and security. (Alderman P. ters, the owner,) has spared no exi pens:- to render this bail'ing, both in extent and style of architecture, equal, if not superior to any commercial Hotel in this country. This House will be furnished complete in modorn style, and 1 rc-opencd in the month of February, 1837.?The undersigned, (former proprietor,) respectfully soi licits ttic patronage of its old customers and the public generally. JOHN M. FLINT. | New-York, Dec. 18th, 1836. 8:is3m. ; Land for Sale. THE tract of land belonging to the estate of James Pugh, adjoining the lands of Capt. Alexander Fountain, near Cashway Ferry, in Darlington District, and containing more than 700 acres, is offered for sale. Application may i I ?ankoesiKov fliOSOW AT tA K. IJt5 IllUUt? IU mo ouuoowin <) uv vuvi w?f I W W i J. Pugh, near Sumterville. If not sold before' ! the first Monday in February, it will, on that day, bo offered at auction, at Darlington Court House. M. MACLEAN. Jan. 3 1837. 8:3t Notice. TH E subscriber will ghro the highest wages to Threo or Four Good JOURNEYMAN TAILORS, white or black. He will take two | Apprentices under his charge. | D. C. McLANE. ! December 27, 1836. 8:3t Potatoes, Cheese, &c. QA BBLS. Potatoes, Of" 10 Casks Cheese, 50 Whole, Half, and Quarter Boxes Raisins, 5 Kegs Goshen Butter, This day received by B. McINTOSH & CO. Jan. 2d, 1837. 8.tf T*T . 1 17*1 O ?S ortnern r iour, &,c. UPERFINE Western Canal Flour, of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Mackerel, Cheese, Rice, of the new crop, Apples, Just received and for sale by JOHN A. INGLIS. Jan. 2, 1837. 8:tf Fair Notice. ALL persons indebted to me, or to the late firm of LaCostc & McKay, either by bond, note, or book account, are again respectfully requested to come forward and pay their dues.? All that choose not to do so, by the middle of February next, will find that I shall depend on promises no longer. AUG. P. LaCOSTE. January 3, 1836. 8:tf 100 Hhds. Sugar, OF fair and handsome quality, which I will pell very low by tho hogshead. Country merchants and others ore requested to call and examine for themselves. A. P. LaCOSTE. Jan. 3d. 8df Cooper's Ware. TUBS, Pails, Piggins, Churns, Flour Pails, ^ Sic. iron and brass bound. A. P. LaCOSTE. . Jan. 3d. 8:tf Cheese, Butter, & Mackerel. 6^ CASKS Cheese, M WW 20 Bbls. Mackerel, No. 2, 20 Half Bbls. do. No. 1, 3 Firkins Goshen Butter. A. P. LaCOSTE. Jan. 3d. 8:tf Northern WhiteWheatFlour. (f* mr BBLS. Canal Flour. " Livingstonw /? Brand. A. P. LaCOSTE. Jan. 3d. 8:tf Sperm, Train & Linseed Oil, BY the Barrel, or single Gallon. A. T. LaCOSTE. Jan. 3d. S:tf JmA