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sows, 1852. I
ha? b vii eij^n.'- d all ?!*y< teHav c
- " and to-day in discussing ;u:d ] visaing the bill < r
making laud warrant.; assigralh . The bill|.-aj-".t
th:s evening v.hb Mndyy- ;m: auhia nK ;md I
will be reti'rued to the- House i-i iha morning , I
lor coiiturivK'ie. '.he Home w ill $w;i - dispose c
of it and raalte it one of the laws < i" the land. r
Ye sterday ?ns resolution day. The first luisi- 1,
!K-ss was a resolution offeivd to j>rint 100,000 ii
" ' ' - ' 4" .1-^ . Tile tVXO- 1
-xOUplCSOl U10 xiUSiKiCC'Cn- uw . ---- . .
lution was passed, when Mr. Orr moved its re- t
consideration, and preceded to that the . I;
penge of the 1' solution would justify t he- prin- ( J
t r of the Hon* in coming to that body and , t
chiming damages. inn much us it authorized the
Committee on Printing to contract with ?/?y o/A- j
i>ffst:n to print this abstract, when by the i
k-rrn? <?f this contract he was entiti d to do till the j
printing which the House ordered. The re-con-. r
siderntioa was further advocated by Mr. Stephens,: (1
of Goo., and opposed by Messrs. Duncan, of i
Mass., Allison, Carter r/d Stanton. Th? motion j
to i\-eonsid r was finally laid upon the table.
During the debate it was stated that the present i
printer, Hamilton, of Penn., acknowledged his (
'inability to comply with the terms of the con-' (
tract, and" T have no doubt that the contract I
system, which has been warred against by the I
printers and publishers hero, b can e as it now j (
stands the printing car.not be awarded as a re-! I
numeration to party presses for partisan services. i I
will fall beneath their combined opposition in J I
spite of law and Congress to back it. , 1
Sundry resolutions were offered, but nor.o of I
any general interest parsed. ! 1*
To-day the House wont into Committee cfthe : }
"Whole on tbrt state of the Union, and proceeded 1*
to the consideration of the Mexican Instalment 1*
Mil- but nn readinsr the proceedings you would j
nevc-r believe that that "bill had been nnd/r cor.- )
sideration, for you will learn perhaps with sur-! ?
prise, that notwithri.ar.Jing the technicalities of I ?
the rules of the House,/*hen'K resolvcs-ilself in- j .
to a Committee of the Whole on ihc state of the
Union, the members-are in ordnr to speak upon ' f
o-ery conceivable subject that can be imagined, | 1
and this privilege was indulged i i to its' fullest ;'i
extent by the Ohio Delegation. Giddings start-! -c
ed it by making some charges against some of '1
his colleagues 'for voting against the 'Ko.-snth "1
welcome. Taylor defended himself with a good ! ^
deal of warmth,-and there soon commenced a ^
regular war between Taylor, Giddings, Campbell, A
and Hunter, concluded by a party- speech of Old-,
who charged that the Whigs of Ohio were the
.natural and cherished allies of the abolitionists [ f
and freesoilers. It - was ' the most -disgraceful j ^
squabble T have ever*witnessed in the Hall, and ?
that is saying very much. As a.specimen of the j I
decorum of the speaker, Taylor concluded one of
his speeches by saying "that Lis colleague from j t
the Ashtabula District (Giddings) ought to have j
been kicked out of Congress years ago." The j
debate to-morrow on the Mexican bill, will be
;;ble and instructive. Observer. q
Washi.votov, Jan. 21, 195-2. n
*w-m era in ?>io (llch- of vrst r'uav. the a
'wu "1" . * " \ w' 1
' Intervention" resolution of den. Ca.-s, and I ; c
desire to call your attention to it specially. It is f.
one of the most remarkable specimens of politi-: ?l
eal legerdemain which this year h.n< j rod need.? j.p
It is very comprehensive in its starting point: but; ?
horribly emasculated in its conclusion. It is a '
second epistl" of the N icrroLsox l'tler, which j t.
was so adroitly pnr together, that it "passed mu- )
ster" North and South. Tliis resolution in on- ! p
aspect is thoroughly intervention, in nnoth- r it is t n
cautiously conservative. The oM Genera! will j ?
see trouble over it. B.ing i:i the Senate, he will 1 b
be forc-d to explain it, ar.d mark my prediction,
that ere the 1st of August, he will give it a do- p
zen contradictory constitutions. Poor old man! f<
a little more firmness in his nature would have d
made him a great n:an?there, howevr, is his 1
weakness, and he becom-s a mere shuttle-cock , c
played by the wfrcwtcvofhis political friends. I
"Walker of Wis., who is known }; re as the
"Mahall" and who h;i> tried to pine- himself at !
the head of what he is pleased to call t:i laud 1
:efo in, offer d an amendment yesterday to the ^
bill making bounty land warrants assignable, to '
give ICO acres of land to every body over 21 1
years of age who will settle upon the same, but1
"* ? J 1:"' e- . ?t,A ^..ritr. r.ril-f V i-r.niv fi .r ' t
lounci uiif i:i>oi in til- w .w. . ^
tli^ proposition. Onl. Cass, owing to the ''wise j ?iuJ
coilfuxior" (liil not vote, being arci'loUalbj : 1
out, or having dodged. 1
The debate in the Uuiae to-day was intercs- ^
tin^. Mr. Bailv of Va., defended the mode in I t
wliich form r pay men is had been mad-, and his I j;
own course at the last session. Jle was very se- J
vere in lib strictures upon l>utf Oreen, and 11 E. |
Green, but th? cljarges jriade against The latter ;
ior malfeasance, v.diibt he hold tin- Secretaryship , a
of Legation in Mexico, was not .supported by the ^
virord, and the imputation was proved to be i
groundless and calumnious. Andrew Johnston v
of Term., r-plr d to liaily with the kneenest sar- J
casm and invective, and handled Mc.-.-rs. Web-t
t, K. J. Walker, Corcoran A: Biggs, and the I j*
Barings, w ithout mercy or compassion, lie said !
that some >nen who had always had the rcputa-}
tion of b -ing improvident, and others who re-1 r
j>-.rt said "vere in failing circumstances, had all j
got rich, who had any agency in paying these va- j tj
lions mrtulments to Mexico under the treaty of .
peae". It is pretty generally believed that several
high "officials" have got a portion of the per
c.-nt, wliich iris b en shaved ofi of Mexico. There
wili he an effort made to close tire debut" to-mor
row, but the- country Hiuuia uesire it to progress, i
as every hour brings forth new developments. I ^
J have today heard a piece of news which ; ii
will be highly gratifying t<? tho fronds of your t
late rcprtsentative, Hon. 1. E. IIoj.mks. Hi; has p
struck j streak of luck and iiis fortune has been
mad-. :It is said (andthe authority is reliable) e
that ); purchased for $10,000 and professional <
f-es in tie- case, ari interest in .vane valuable real v
' state iri .San Francisco. It was in litigation, ; d
but the Supivni" Court of California d vidcdlhe ii
. joi in Mr. IIolmlis' favor, and he is now actually
itceiving a ground mil (lawyers will under- ii
. tan.d the *"rin) of sixteen hundred dollars per li
month, in advance, or an annual income indepon- \
! nt <>f Lis profession of $19,2','0, and runs no s
ii k of lire <he. II" rents th" lots ami the ten- t
ants build the hous?s. Timt is decidedly beit?-r 'I
than sol ving the public in Congress. When h-- ti
h-.it t'jr California he said he would n?wr embark n
? in r-.iitT-..- again, and h" r.*? doubt thought cr> a* I
ho time, but on the fourth-day after his arrival | ti
hvrc, lie made a" thorough-going- strait-laced i fi
* <* il ... I
' iridcrntic spe<r;i to '.ue sorercif/ns 01 tn,ru au.
iterous land. y
J. I!. Weller, Into of Ohio, v.ill most likely t.
)o , j. ckd U. S. Senator iu place of Fremont. a
t is understood tliat It. M. .Mclani:, a member
if the House in the last Congress from Bulti- d
noi'c, is his most formidable competitor. McLaxe cl
ft Baltimore in April hist for California, and in 0
line brief mouths is a formrdfiblo competitor for
Ik* U.-iS; Senate. sBi* practice has been worth is
o him since he-arrived there 011c thousand do!- J
us per u%ck. It 1'go 0:1 you will coiiciud-'that 7
am drawing on mv limey ibr Xaets, so the chapel
ends here. Observwj. it
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ooveuxors of the states and territories.
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All elected by-the people, except in South Ca- ?
olina, where the Legislature chooses theGov- q
ruor.
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(Democrats in Bom an; Whigs in Italics.) jj
States. Governors. -Salaries, t!
Vhtbama, Jlcnry Vv". Collier, $2,500 ti
Vrkansas, JohnS. Roane, 1,800 h
California, John Bigler, -10,000
Connection*, Thomas II. Seymour. 1,100 t
>. l iw;iro William Boss. 1.333 -V
"lurid:), Thomas Drown, 1,500 1;
Jeorgia, Howell Cobb. 3,000 n
Hinois, Augustus C. French, 1,500 1;
ndiana, Joseph A. Wright, 1,300 fi
owa, Stephcu Ilnnpstead, 1,00U o
ventucky, Lazarus W. Powell, 2,500 n
Louisiana, Joseph Walker, 6,000 c
ilaine, John Iiubbard, 1,600
Maryland, Knoch L Lowe, 3,000 n
Massachusetts, George S. Boutwell, 2,500 v
Michigan, John II. Barry, 1,500 h
Mississippi, lL nvy .S. Foute, 3,000 H
Missouri, , Austin A. King, 2,000 ! 4
Ifanipshire, Samuel Dinsmoor, 1,000 j n
Sew Jersey, George F. Fort, 1,000 j t!
Cow York, Wadiimjtuu Hunt, 4,000 |
\ ortli Carolina, David S. Ueid, 2,000 j
)hio, Reuben Wood, 1,400 I
'ennsylvaiiia, William Eiglcr, 3,0uu j a
thode Island, 'Phillip''Allen, 400 , o
kmth Carolina, "J. II. Means, 4>,5u'J j. h
iennessce, William. B. 'Caippbdl,- 2,000 j t
"eras, ' P. Ilan> borongh. Bell, . 2,000 : t
Vermont, Charles K. Williams, ' 750 | ri
Virginia. * Joseph Johnson, 3,233 i a
Yj-consin, -Leonard JL Buried!, . 1,250 j tJ
' Democrats 26, Whigs 5. j h
" Territories. | ?
)regon, John P. Quints, 3,000 ; f:
liuesota, Alex. Ramsey, 2 500 j
lew Mexico, Janus S.'Calhoun, 2,500 . e
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;ian, urnjiuin-. i oa?y, -..jvv u
The Clov-emors of Territories are appointed by j u
be President and Senate. { p
^'apcleon's View# of Christ. ! c
We recently notictd an account given by one ! t!
f the pastors in this city, in a public discourse, of ; p
conversation which passed between the Empc- ; c!
ir Napo!?on, after his batii-Jiment to St. Ilefena, '
nd his faithful friend Count da Montholoti. The h
ouvorsation was published not long since in a j a
jreign journal. It is so well authenticated, and *
0 interesting in itself, that we here present that j d
union of it which relates to Christ, to our read- j 11
"I know mm," sail Napoleon, "aridI.ttflyou tl
hat Jesus is not a man ! The religion of Christ o
1 a mvstery which subsists by its own force, and' ;l
roceo.U from a mind v. hich is not a human j nj
liiid. We fmd in it marked individuality, which ! h
riginated a train of word; and actious.unknown (.p
efore. J esus borrowed nothing from our know!- il
dg e He exhibited in himself a perfect e.vani- p
le of his precpts. Jesus is not a, philosopher, lJ
jr his proofs are miracles, and from, the first has
isoiples adored hiiu. In fact, learning and phi?soj.hy
are of no use fjr salvation; and Jesus h
am-* into the world to reveal the mysteries of "
leaven and th*? laws of the Spirit. <1
"Alexander, C.csar, Charlemagne-mid myself a
nind.-d empires; but on what foundation did we *<
est the creations of our genius? Ujton force. ?
esits Christ alone formed his empire upon love; 1'
ud at this hour millions of uien would die. for k
dm. h
' It was not a .day, or battle, that achieved the h
riumphs of the Christian religion in tlie world.
s'o, it was a long war, a contest for three ceutuies
begun by the apostles, then continued by 1
lie flood of Christian generations. In this war, '1,
1! the kings and potentates of the earth were on ^
ne side; on the other I see no army, but a inys- l'
erious force; some men'scattered here and thci*
i ali parts of the world, and who have no other
allying point than a common taith in the rnys- /
ery of the cross.
"I die before rny time, and my body will be '
ivcu back to the earth, to become food for the c'
onus. Such is the fate of him who.Jias-been s<
ailed the great Napoleon. .What an abyss be- *'1'
ween my d ?ep mystery and the eternal kingdom 01
f Christ, which is proclaimed, lovod and adored,
nd which U extending over the whole earth.?
all you this dying.4 Is it not living, rather! u
lie death of Christ is the death of God." c
Napoleon stopj. d-at the last words, but,-Gen. Sc
lertrand making no reply, thf Emperor .added? u'
It you do not perceive tiiat Jeuis Christ is God, fl
lien I did wrong to appoint you General."? '
Veto York Evangelist. ^
Churches in the I'nited States. w
We present to those of our readers who take ti
n interest in those matters, the following reli- <>
ious statistic., exhibiting the date of organiza- w
ion and' prospects of the dilFureut denominations u
:i the United States, taken from the report of d
lio Rev. 1_>i'. Haird, deli vend before the Evau;olieal
Alliance Society of England:
Th" last 00 years according to Dr. li., have
onstituted the most prosperous era of our reli- 11
;ious history. In this period, the last ligament 11
rhich united the Church and the State was sun- f
lered?in Connecticut in 1810, in Massachusetts j
n 1833.
The oldest branch of the Protestant Church 11
n this country is the Protectant Episcopal. Its ''
listorv berries in 100V. with the colonizinir of '
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Virginia; and it continued to hihor undervery K
f-rious embarrassments until after the Kovolu- s!
ion. It is now in a very flourishing condition. *
W CongiegatiomiT branch of the Church comes
iext in order of time, and it is also rapidly augnenting
in wealth and numbers. The Baptist d
?ranrh of the Church is the third in order of u
mo. This Church, in its ndgiu^Suffered JWuch
om the intolerance of the civil governments of
fassacbusotts and Virginia. Jn thetfa-t sixty
ems the Baptists have increased their Churches
11-fold, their members more than thirtecn-fold,
ml ministers ui no-fold.
The Roman Catholic Church comes next in orer,-with
4 archbishops, >30 bishops, 1,073 Churlies,
1,0S1 priests, and population of 1,500,.
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The Presbyterians come next. The first minters
enme from Scotland and the North of Ireland.
l picsbytery was formed in 1705) consisting of I
ministers.
In the hist 50 years it lias been increased in |
< ministers nearly twelve-fold, Churches eight
nil a half, and nearly nine-fold in its members.
The last, in order of Time, of the larger reliious
bodies that have arisen, is the Metohdist
Ihureh. It was organized in 1784, and in 180
had 40-000 ir^rubers. Its Subsequent inrease
has-been immense. There is reason to be.' vc,
says- Dr. Baird, that the membership of
his communion has increased more than six
imes, as fact as the. population of the country
us done since 1784.
In addition to the-above large denominations,.
here is aggroup of* churches, ten in number,
dricli, -with few exceptions, -v.se -the' Gorman
inguage, and are almost all-of- them oft' Geraan
bodies in Europe. Emigration i? eonstanty
increasing?their strength. To-these, nc-f bejrc
computed, must'be added 500 congregations,
r "meetings of the Society-of Frierids"?whose
umbers do not exhibit a very perceptible inreasc.
The Unitarians?with-about 300 churches;'250
liuisti-rs, and *20,000 members; the Christians,
ritli 1,500 churches,- as-nia?iy members; the Unicrsalists,
with 540 preachers,.550 churches and
75 societies, the -Swccdonborgans, with about
0 small churches,-35' :ninisters,-aiid'1G;000
x-mbcrs, and some German -Lutheran Churches
hat are Socinian, as are portions of the Friends..
???..
Remember the Poor.
In every community there are some,~who, by
myterious Providence, are denied the comforts
f life. While some roll in luxury, and others
ave every tiling neodfullfor the body, have "all
hing-s richly to enjoy," there arc others (lestinte
ft the good things of this life. All are not
ich; all are not "good livers," all have not food
ml raiment sufficient to make them comfortable
bora are-some indeed, in almost every neighborood,
with gaunt want staring them in the face,
rho wouhl'gladly live'upon the crumbs, which
ill from, the rich man's table.
Now, David says; Blessed is he that considreth
tho'poor" And Solomonsays,i4IL" that hath
icrcy on the poor, happy is he." Many look
pon it as a sore evil, to 'be surrounded by the
oor. But the faOt is, the poor are the favorites
f heaven, ami blcssings'urc'coifctarftly. pronoun-;
?d, in the scriptures, on those who minister tq
!icir wants. It is then not -only a'duty,"but a
recious privilege to give of our substance, toi
lotho the naked, and to fe-ad the hungry.
At this season of the year every one sbculdj!
>ok around him, and see that the poor widow; J
nd her fatherless children, And indeed all thosq j
iio by any cirunistance wluitevpr, have been '
eprived of tlio>bountiesofa liberal- Providence,"do
ot suffer. 'This is a tluty-never to be neglected,
ut it is particularly imperative j\i<t now, when!
lie chilliug winds of the coldest winter of the'
mtury, are whistling through tin- cracks of many
poor mail's cabin stiffening the limbs -of-the
gtid, and starting the tear of suffering fi>.-m the
right eyes of little boys and girls; and when
rovisions-are high and money scare-At such
tim: those who live-in ceiled houses, and have
lenty to eat ami to wear, should remcmb-.r the.
oor.
How.cheering to the heart oT the poor widow,
oitkl be thc-present of a good warm dress. for
erself or her children, as she bends h-r sliiverlg
form over, the fow coals of tire, which her inoinitable
energy has, provided, to keep herself
nd her litth on-'s from freezing! What a heart:
sheering smile weald radiate tsho eonutenances
f the little ones, on the reception of a ham, or a
jaf, to satisfy lor a moment bhognawings of a
illing appetite. The sight wuukl he Worth'doub;
the price it'would cost, friend; try it. Ji'memcr
the poor.?Due AY est Tek'sco/K. .
Tiiuillin'c: Scene on ra? 'East Rivttti.?The
lew York evening . papers of Tuesday record
uite an exciting *and fearful scence on the
lea^t river between that city and Brooklyn on
ie morning of that day. The following is from
le Mirror: i
We have to record -a very rare event" to day,
he East river this morning was crowded with
from Governor's Island to AVilliwnsburg.
he ice was so firmly frozen that the steamboats
nihl not make their way through it, and per-'
i v,.?. .v..,l
JUS VYllO IVt.li; illl.MUUS U7 m n ?.?n,
tton'.l to business, risked their lives, by walking,
ntho-ice.
About 10,000 or 12,000 persons -crossed beivccn
the South and Fulton Ferries, 'Of these,
|>wards of 200 were female, The ice common
d breaking about ten o'clock, and a frightful'
:<*uce ensued. A large number of persons were
n sheets of broken ice and were rescued after great
ilFicult}*. It was rumored that some were lost,*
ut we could not ue-ertain-this to be a fact. :
It was 12 o'clock b.-tbro 'the ?ulventurers were
II rescued from their perilous predicament. It.
as ri ptfled that several of the soldiers sta-'
on* d at < roveriici's Island availed themselves*
f the bridge. A brig lying near Fulton Ferry
*;ts struck with the -ice when it--commenced,
loving, and she sunk almost instantly. No
oubt but other similar accidents occurod.
Bloomkus no i.onCeu Bloomino.?The days
llooiner style of dress about which we heard so
inch last spring, appear to be numbered. We
ever see them any more in Chestiut street, nor
ad of them in our country or other exchanges,
he attempt to introduce them into-England has
tiled signally. Mis. Bloomer herself, it is rulored,
has also abandoned tho costume, and says
lint if she had known the ridicule she was to
ndure,she would never have attempted there
>rnt. The idea that the areas was immoaesi
'otiis to have been more fatal to the experiment
lan any thing else.?Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Free Democracy of Ohio have recommencd
lion. John P. llale for President, and samel
Lewis for Vice President.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. '
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FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1852. ]
' THO. J. WARREN, Editor!
"Our Market.
Otir'-Cotton Market had been unsettled since our last
with a; downward tendency in prices. -"We quote at
5 1-2 to -i 3.4.
'? Ciaailesten Market.
CliAHLKSTON; J&nr'28', 1852.
Onr cotton market continues. quiet and depressed.
Sales 0G0 bules, at 7 a 8 1-8.
Fancy Articles.
Ve call attor.tion to the -sale oF Splendid Articles
which will take place at Odd Fellows Hall next week.
Call and sec them at least.
-Fugitive Slave Bill
In tho Senate, on Monday last, Mr. Ilale. presented
a petition praying for the abolition of the Fugitive Slave
law.
Congrt&s.
The Due-West Telescope tells its readers whenever
Congress docs anything, they shall'hear of it Wo can !
only repeat the same; the proceedings Jiave been so
meagre of late that we have copied but little from our
exchanges, relating to Congressional matters.
Due-West Telescope.
This paper'Succeeds the Erskinc Miscellany, recently
published at Due-West, Abbeville District, in this
State. Mr. J J BoHncr, is the editor and proprietor.
Rcvds. James-Boycc-and W. R. Hemphill, arc the corresponding
Editors. The paper is a good one?devoted
to Religious Literature, and useful Intelligence.
Mt?s Catherine Hayes,
Ah'cwtUeSwan of Erin, gave one Concert in Charleston
on Wednesday lost Tickets two dollars.
"it-, T-I *
iae r ureal i/oae*
This Divorce Case between tho celebrated Tragedian
and his wife, has at last terminated, in favor of tho fatter,
by which slio is to reeeivc(if she can getitwe pre,
sumo) $3,000, to bo paid to her aunually.
It is said the decision has Chased great excitement
but has giveu general satisfaction. ' The argument for
a new-trial was to" commence on Tuesday last.
Earthquake.
Wo perceive from the South Garollnian that the
symptoms of an Earthquake have-been felt by Sbmo,
and as it may be of interest, wo give the correspondence
published in that paper:
"Messrs. Editors: Perceiving no notice of an earthquake,
or symptoms of it, which occurred last week,
and fearing a deception on my part, I'delayed a com*
munication on the subject until to-day, when I learned
that two others in the house were also made sensible
of it. The oscillation was from N N W to S S E.
and occurred on Eriday last, the 23d insL, at 35^ninutes
past 2, p. m. I was seated at a window on the'
E N E side of the bouse, when the unusual sensation
experienced induced mo to note tho hour, while the
motion of the house, at leas', cou!d not bo mistakenA
Subsoriueh.
An American Arrested.
It is'stated in/the Telegraphic Correspondence of. the
| Charleston Cornier from Baltiuioro, that an American
had been arrested at-Vienna, for expressing his opinr
icn the: Louis Napoleon would be shot.
Mit. Fillmore C.WbiOAtB'fok a Second Presidex1
tial Term.?The Washington correspondent of tho
H:iltinior<> Sun'Viites'thht Mr. Fillmore law iriven his
! friertdstounderStaridlhUt; in cohfonnity-with their wishes,'he
will consent to hive his name used* as a candij.dato
for the next Presidency.
Raigroao Across Florida.?Tho commissioners
I under the charterof'this proposed road, have issued an
address to th^-peoplo of Florida, and'havo-opened-subseription
books. It is estimated that 'the grading of
the road will-not cost more than $200,'00ij, of which
sum the Slate is pledged to subscribe $80,090. -The
commissioners suggest tho plan of purchasing two hundred
negroes, who can be sold after their services-arc
no longer required, for nearly-as wuehas they Would
cost.
S3TIt is singular, Says a cotcmporary, how slippery
a whiskey punch will make the sidewalk.
South Carolina Rail Road.
As a matter of information to our readers we publish
tho Report of tho President, which show3 that?
The gross receipts of the road, it will bo
seen by the auditor's statement annexed,
marked A, amount to - - - $1,01)0,717 93
Ami tho expenses of management to 391,006 39
Equal to 39 7-100 per cont, leaving as
net profit for tho year 609,711 09
And after deducting interest paid on foreign
and other debts, Ac. - - - - 154,328 24
Loaves tho net income of - - - - - - $455,382 85
r rum mis iviuuum iwu aciLiftmuiiiu uivr
l ilend* of .'1 1-2 per cent, ouch liavo
- been declared, amounting to - - 271,600 00
: Leaving a shrplus of - - - - - - $183,782 85
Which added to the reserved fund of last
year, makes the amount to tho credit of
that fund $350,039 36
The statement marked D. exhibits the condition
of the propeVty account of the Company, liy
a comparison of the present account with that of
the; jirevious year, it will'be seen that there has
been an increase tu tho properly of #305,349 49.
The loss by wear and tear on olivines and cars
,*is ascertained by inventory, (as will bo more
fully shown by the report of the Superintendent
of Transportation and Motive Power hereafter
referred to,) appeal's to be $47-,841 3d.
And the same has been 'charged, it will Ik?
icon, to an account ojtoned for that purpose in
the Statement D, and in offset to the Reserved
Fund Account. (
The particulars of the indebtedness of the
Company will he found in the debt account annexed,
marked E, by which is shown a reduction ,
of Si75.530 41 for the Dast vear.
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The Auditor's table annexed, marked No. 1,
exhibits the annual receipts of the Company, from
1814 to 1851 inclusive, and the dividends
paid in the same time. {
The increase of the business of the last year
upon the year previous appears to have been in
passage $14,958.23,, up freights $74,255.'ll,
minor sources $2,212.25 ; while the decrease in
down freights has been $3,427.81, leaving an
aggregate increase of $87,997.73.
Table No. 2 shows the receipts of cotton from
all the Branches and their stations for each
month in the year, and Table No. 3 contains a
JL_ L.
uoirfparative view of the receipts on the Hamburg
Columbia aiid Camden Branches for the last
threofycars.
If any of these statements require further explanation,
the Auditor will take great pleasure
in affording it to any of the Stockholders at the
office.
The"report of Mr. Lythgee, the Superinten- j
dent of the I toad, is herewith -submitted, show- J
ing its condition, itianag^meiit; and ex]>chditure
for the past year. . , ~ T,
Tiie rebuilding and relaying the Hamburg
Road" with a hwivy new rail,. has'been completed
some time siticej*with the exception of two miles
(now laid-wit If a hefivy flange, aiid for which the
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ih;>\ jruii">Td?# iwt1 oco^ivnu viie ntsw ruau, around
the Inclined I'lfine, which is now far advanced.
The Ilamburg '"Road, wc believe will
compare favorably with any road in the country.
The Columbia' alld Cankten Roads have been
also greatly improved'within the last year, and
are "now in excellent ofder.
The new road around the inclined plane has
not yet been quite-finished, but in all probability
will be completed' and iu full operation by the ^
first of--April -The sum total of the cost of
this work, including the heavy iron (70 pounds
per vafd) itppdrted-for it, and other work aid
materials expended On it, will amoun,t it will be
seen-by the statement in tbe report herewith,
to ?4 51,726 05, Or if*'the cost of iron and''of
building the old road as it stands, from Aikerf to
Gmniteville Station be deducted from it, which
appears to be proper, the^ctual cost will be in
round numbers 8120,00. Aliout two miles-of
the road are now in use, and an engine with fil l
trains of timber has-been passing tm it.
The Report-of Mr.'Petsch, the Superintendent
of Transportation and Motive Power, is also
herewith 'armex&. 'It is accompanied by "full ?
andxomjdcte fetatomehte, showing the dumber,
cost, and value of each engine in service,' the'eost
of rej>airs to each separately, and in the Aggregate;
the number of miles run, arid the cost of
running per mile of each also the condition of
the car power, the number of each description of
sci vice; tliC'new ones added, - their cost, and value;
the number br6ken up aric} condemned; the cost
of repairs to thtf'whole; with an estimate of wear
and teftr, aild depreciation of the whole locomotive
and car power.
The new workshops, it will be seen by his
report, have been completed at a cost for
building aud materials ... $29,716 61
Arid for tools - 7,346 04 ^
Arid for new machienry - - - 10,021 64
'In all - - - - . - $47,084 29 ~
These shops are well built, and in all their arrangements
well adapted to the purposes for which
they were intended.
A settlement has recently been made with the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company for
the flange iron taken off the Ilainburg Road,
and contracted forinl849. By the terms of
the tonus of the agreement, tue selection of the iron
was to be entirely at the discretion of the Chief
Engineer of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad
Company, and of the large quantity taken
to Columbia, he took but 1,387 13100 tonsamounting,
at the price agreed upon, to $62,421
75, leaving a balance of ol?l iron on hand of
some 4,000 tons.
The resolution of the Stockholders at thetx J
last meeting, directing the acts of incorporation,
and all other acts of the Legislature relating 'to
the Company, with the bye-laws of the -.ame,
be printed for the use of the Company, has been
complied with, and the same are now ready ftir
distribution at the office, and will be ready to be
placed on the table at the general meeting of the
Stockholders.
All of which is respcctly submitted.
II. W. Conner, President.
We would like to give, in addition to the abovo/feh'o
several reports of the Superintendents connected with
the-Road, together with the exibits of the auditor, but
as these arc cntiroly too extensive for our limits, otir
friends must bo satisfied with that which we lay before
them. m
j
Sunday Work.
We copy' the* following excellent remarks on
this subject from the-Richmond Republican.?
They are well wofth "rcaaing:
" Why is it that Ithe1 laws of the State do not
prevent those outrages upon Christianity !arfd
morality is more than we am conceive. Ifa
merchant were to'open 'his store arid sell a feW
pounds of meat, or any thing Mso, on the Sabbath
day, the law hawks woufd be on him at
once and ou Monday morning he would be finet.l j
for the violation. And so it would be with amy ^
business, save that class of public slaves, w'hoso
wry lives arc torn from them by night and
Sabbath toil. Every thing that breathes, but a
printer, is allowed one day out of the seven tor re- ^
creation and meditation. If he be a man of family,
he has not an hour in which- to cmjoy their
society. I lis daily labor closes when all other
pursuits and vocations are about commencing a
new Jay, and his toilings are so' incessant, that
premature old age fastens on him long before
others arrive at the prime of life; and all to satisfy
the 'horse leech1 propensity t)f a greedy public,
whose continued cry is 'news,1 'more news,'
'more news.' Even those, of our citizens who profess
Christianity, will not sustain a paper that
does not violate one or'bath. With the printer's
labor they have nothing to do?they are not
responsible for his sias?with God and himself
these must'be settled. Nor do they caro what
may be the'result, so they but get the'latest
news.' So publish, then, the printers need not
look for aid. From their employers they need
hope for nothing, for they, too, are but automata
doing the publics will. Then where shall we look
for help! We can answer the question. Look
to themselves. If public opinion will .not put
down this vile outrage upon the command of God *
this wholesale murdering slavery of men?let
them as freemen arise in their might, shake off
the oppression, and resolve to die, even by starvation,
rathert than suffer themselves to be borne
clown and tranobled into the dust, merely for the
v? i% puwnv IVI iHjWJij which
the.v might easily do without from Saturday until
Tuesday morning. We do trust, for the
honor of the typographical craft" of this city,
that each and every printer in it, will become an
arrant 'rebel,' and peremptorily refuse to wear
the yoke of Sabbath slavery any longer. It is use- <
less to call on Hercules without doing something
themselves: birtifthev will, as j body, set their