Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, April 02, 1852, Image 2
From the National InUttigtncer.
Scenes in Che frcscrtv
Extracts from private letters-of members of the
TLTomuwiYi Pm/M/^/vny Commission.
4U W>A l\
San Dieoo, California, Fob. 2.
; u Mr. Bartlett and party were lost for several
days in the desert mountains, and lived on musaueto
beans, a tree peculiar to the country
through which we had passed, although wo had
found it in Texas. Finally, one of them found
his way back to our camp, and we gave him provisions
for .the party, although we were on short
tillownnco ourselves. They finally reached Santa
Cruz, but Mr. Bartlott's drafts being useless tln-rc
and hating na tnonc.f with him was unable to
procure psovisions. Mr. Gray, becoming alarmed
at Mr. B.'s protracted absence, started for the
towns. He raised a small amount of money
among the laborers, and with it some Mexican
unbolted flour was purchased.
" We left the river San Pedro on the 2flth
September, nnd struck the Gila very nearly at
the point where our work was to commence, on
the 9th of October, .after a tramp over an arid
sandy country, sometimes being for two days
without sufficient water to relieve thirst. What
a refreshing sight it was when we first saw the
line of cotton-wood trees, which always indicate
the presence of water.
" We struck the Gila in an open valley below
the pass indicated in Emory's report as the
' Devil's Turnpike.' The river at this place was
from thirty to forty feet in width, and perhaps
eighteen inches deep, but it was a clear, sparkling,
swift, merry little stream as ever I looked
nrvnn Wo found larrre oiiantities of iasner. oh
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sidian, milky quartz, agates, and many othoi
stones which Einory describesi We finally struck
a pass in the mountains which Emory describe
as impassable for wagons or pack mules. It was
truly an ugly looking place. On both both sides
. of the pass masses of solid gloomy focks arose
from the water, while the stream, dark and
swift, rolled rapidly between these huge walls,
not an inch of ground on either side to plant
one's foot. One of the men dashed into the river,
and the wagons followed. It was an exciting
scene ; the men shouting and sometimes
swimming, while the poor mules strained every
tierve and struggled for their lives. They finally
fot through safe and then such a shout went up !
lere we first saw the cereus giganteus. It is a
lofty green column, with its exterior fluted, and
. large thorns all over it. The top is of an oval
shape, and it has large arms extending upward
from its sides.
" Our road was exceedingly rough after entering
this mountain pass. We were obliged to let
our wagons down the mountains with ropes very
frequently, and occasionally some unfortunate
mule would lose his footing and away he'd go,
rolling over and over down the mountain, and at
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ilioi> x nao bug aiuuiai nao ugau, l/iii, vsu
being relieved of his pack, he jumped up, shook
himself, and, being relieved of his pack, jumped
up, and being re-packed plodded up the mountain
" as if nothing had happened. It was very hard
work for our surveying party here, .as we were
wet through all day, and frequently did not got
into camp until late at night. In a few days
from this time the mountains became so precipitous
that we were obliged to abandon the w??gons.
It seemed as if we were parting from old
friends as we took a parting look at them. We
had seen a few Indians a short time before, but
a day or two after we abandoned the wagons
we were very much troubled by them, night and
day. We passed through several different tribes,
but we did not remain long enough among any
one tribe to learn much of their habits. The
.men are large and finely formed, with muscular
legs and broad expansive chests; but we have
invariably noticed that their arms are small,
owing to their exemption from all labor?
the women performing it all; amongst other
drudgery, having to carry large loads of wood
in huge baskets made of the leaf of a species of'
. cactus, inese maians arc the Jrinon Llanos, or
Penales, the Apaches, the Tontos, and Coyoteros.
They are all very fine horsemen. The woman
ride well, also, and have the same position
on the animal as the men. It would rather astonish
you to see them dashing down a mountain
at full speed, while they seem quite uncou
scious of doing anything unusual.
"About this time we had nothing to eat except
beef, and that without salt. We had no
flour, no coffee, no sugar, no beans, no bread, no
rice. You may well imagine how glad we were
. when we were enabled to buy some frijolos,
pumpkins, and salt from'the Indians. Just imagine
a young gentleman who used to sport a
jimmy hat, blue coat grey pants, standing collar,
and patent leathers on Pennsylvania avenue, sitting
down on the ground to an elegant collation
of cold beef?and nothing else?dressed in ragged
pants, a stiU nx>re ragged coat, a pair of
boots which seem to have been made on the
principle of letting water run out as soon as it
gotin; and, to cap the climax, a 'shocking bad
hat,' with the addition of a large pistol and
bowie knife stuck in His belt, and a large Missisr
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sipi nne lying across nis Knees, and you will have
an idea of your humble servant, and what may
be truly styled a 4 hard looking case.'
" The men and women of these tribes wear
their hair short. Their arms are the bow and
arrow and the lance. These are the Indians
whom Major Emory mentions as being very
treacherous. They were very friendly to us,
however; but the reason of it was that they supposed
we were the Indian commissioners, whom
they expect to treat with them and- make them
presents. It was a very lucky thing for us that
the Indians were under this delusion regarding
. us, for they had some beautiful chances of giving
us a sound thrashing, as we frequently were
obliged to pass through deep and narrow canons
in the mountains.
44 We worked steadily on, making about six
M J ? J - - ' 1 1
Junes a uay uu an average, auu passing lurougn
some of the most beautiful scenery. The only
drawback was our destitution of provisions, having
nothing to eat but beef. We reached the
mouth of the San Pedro- about the 1st of November
last., when a messenger was despatched
to the Pimos villages for provisions, as the Commissary
had been ordered to meet us there with
wagons. We remained a few days at San Pedro,
in order to build a boundary monument, and
then proceeded down the river.
"The whole of this country is covered with
every variety of the cacti, but* at the time we
came through they were not in bloom, nor could
I obtain any seed. 1 succeeded, however, in ob
taining some seed of the cercus yigantcus, which
I still have. Everything else that I collected
was lost, as I was obliged to trust my curiosities
to the tender mercies of a teamster, and all arc
gone, as well as all my baggage; so that I arrived
at San Diego with all of my goods and
chattels on my back."
"Sax Dif.go, Feb. 14
" At length the various parties which left the
Copper Mines in August last, for the survey of
the Gila river, are re-united at this place. The
urvey of the Gila was completed to within about
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-j?itc of obstacles which woukl liavc deterred
moil of less en erg)'. The work was only abandoned
from fear of starvation."
" The surveying party lived tor more than
twenty days upon beef, without other food, even
salt, and the fear of being without this compelled
them to abandon the work. Mr. Hartlett's recovery
at Ures was slow, and he remained in so
feeble a state that his physicians decided that it
would be imprudent for him to attempt an overland
journey. Accordingly, our little party was
placed under the direction of Dr. Webb, and
left Ures on the 14th of December, while Mr.
B. proceeded to Guaymas, to take passage by
sea for this place. After meeting with various detentions,
ho reached here on the 9th inst., much
to the gratification of those who, ignorant of
the cause of his delay, were awaiting his arrival.
"A party of Mormons arrived at Santa Cruz
. on the same dav. with us. They numbered some
' twenty men, with women and children in proj
portion. They are mostly from Iowa, ami were
on their way to settle in the valley of the Colo.
rado, in accordance with the revelations of the
Prophet Esdras, who has designated that as the
promised land of the 'Latter Day Saints.' They
belong to the 'Brewsterite' division ot the sect,
and hold no fellowship with the followers of Joe
Smith; indeed, none holding to such heresies as
those promulgated by 'Saint Joe' are to be allowed
to enter their Canaan. These people lirtve
had a long journey across the country from the
Rio Grande. A nttmbe- of their oxen had been
stolen by the Ie^ .id their wagons were
mostly drawn I s. They seemed to be in
a destitute coim. . and it was uainfUl to see
families who had left happv lmmes in a land of
plenty toiling through a desert inhospitable country
trusting in the visions of a dreaming fanatic.
One of their party, Silas Crandnll, of Iowa, was
shot by the Indians a few days before they arrived
at that town. We left Santa Cruz, on the 20th
of December, and struck across the mountains into
the valley of the river, thus avoiding a largo
curve, which we must have made had we followed
the regular road."
Water Melon Bitter.?A correspondent of
the Prarie Farmer, presents the following method
of using water melons:
"I endeavor every year to raise a goo 1 watermelon
patch. They are a healthy and delightful
fruit, I think. I cultivate the ice rind variety;
plant early in May, and again towards the
close of the month, so that they may come in
succession. When they commence ripening we
commence eating, and use them freely during the
hot weather. When the weather becomes cool
in Septftinlier, we limit n <|uo>tity of tlwm t?> tli?
house, split them open with a spoon, scrape out j
the pulps into a cullender, and strain the water
into vessels. We boil it in an iron vessel down
to syrup, then put in apples or pe. ehes, like making
apple butter, and boil slowly, until the fruit
is well cooked, then spic- t-> taste, and you have i
soiit' thing that, most of p.-..pic ?lli prefer to ap-;
pie butter, or any kind of pje.erves. (>r the sy
ruj) may 1)? D >;ie(l without im:t <i?wn i<> nioias
*ps, which will be foinul t?? l> as tine as tin* best 1
sugar house molasses. We have made of a fall j
as much as ten gallons of the apple butter, if I ;
mav so call it. and molasses, which has kept 1111- j
til May in a fine condition."
One tiiofsand TIIKEE fiTNDRGD AND FIFTV j
hales Cotton Birnt.?On Thursday night last,:
18th inst. afire broke out in one f the large '
Warehouses of Messrs. J. It. Love and Co. at
Whitesburg, Ala. which soon communicated! to 1
their Warehouses, and also those of Messrs. j
Torbet and Uloyd, destroying their contents.'
It is estimated that about 1,3.30 bales of Cotton
were consumed?about 700 barrels of Salt?
a quantity of Groceries, Bacon, tfeo. About 50
bn'cs of Cotton were saved, with a small portion
of other articles. The fire spread with such
rapidity as to put it beyond the power of man
to save the property consumed.
Tlx. ln? i< a hn.ivv one?*00.000 will we sun
pose, about cover it. It falls mostly upon the I
farmers?many losing their entire crop?others !
a portion of their croj>. The loss is very gene- j
rally diffused and while it will not break any
one, yet will operate very prejudicial upon the
community?for the burning of so much Cotton
is like consuming that much of the circulating!
medium of the country. The value of the cutton
is about *40,00 which, when sol I, would
haue brought that much money into the country.
a\d into general circulation.
It is n >t known, we believe, how the fire originated.?Huntsvilfe
Advocate, 2\th lust.
Various Statistics.?The railways of Britain
have cost twelve hundred millions of dollars; thecanals
thirteen hundred millions; the docks one
hundred and fifty millions. There are 35,000 merchant
vessls: 385 war vessels; 520 yachts. All
together represent a tonnage of 4,703,000 tons,
and are manned by 200,000 men. An average
of one vessel is lost at every tide.
Thr? nnmunt of rfi.il minul in IVnnsvlvnnia
(luring the year 18-51 was l,40u,000 tons of bituminous
and 4,900.000 of anthracite, of which
the aggregate value is $22,000,000.
'J he coal fields of Pensyl varna cover 15,000"
square miles; those of Great Britnn cover 11,000
s<juare miles. The first are above or within the
water level; the second from 900 to 1800 feet below
the surface of the ground.
Parson Green is still in the habit, sometimes,
< f drawing upon a banvl of sermons, bequeathed
him by his father, who was also a minister. Upon
one occasion he got hold of a sermon, by mistake,
which the old gentleman had once preached
to the State Prison convicts. It opened well,
and the congregation were becoming deeply interested,
when all at once the parssn surprised
tlietn with the information that "had it tint been
lor the clemency of the Governor, every one of
them would have boon hung a long time ago." |
THE SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL,
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1852.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
. Our Market.
The Cotton Market remains without change, with
light receipts. Extremes, 5 to 7 1-2.
Our Court
Adjourned on Wednesday afternoon last, after a session
of nearly three days. No cases of material interesl
were tried, and fortunately there was but little to dc
on tlie part of the State, the Solicitor remaining onlj
one day.
Judge O'Neall's Address,
On Tuesday evening lost, at Temperanco Tfall, was
one of the usual efforts of his Honor. The subject o!
Temperance is an old and hackneyed one, and but few
speakers can invest it with the interest which invaria
bly attends his speeches. Clear and forcible, ho nevei
fails to impart instruction and carry conviction home tc
the minds and hearts of his hearers. May he be long
spared to the State that the force of his words a:,d pur(
example, may tell for years to come on the moral ad
vancement of our people.
Tho Giant Has Come!
The Nova Scotia Giant boy may now be seen al
Temperance Hall, decidedly the most wonderful sped
men of humanity of modern times. Those who have
not seen him should embrace the present opportunity
J of doing so, as his stay will be positively limited tc
three days. It is entirely unnecessary that we slioulc
attempt a description of his highness; an outline was
attempted after we had gratified our curiosity in Charles
ton. Go and see for yourself, and you will be satisfied
Acknowledgements.
To lion. R. Barnwell Rhett, Hon. D. "Wallace
and lion. J. A. Woodward, we arc indebted for receni
Congressional favors.
CJTGen. James II. Adams has been nominated a*
a candidate to represent this Congressional District, ir
place of Mr. Woodward, who declines a re-election.
Executive Clemency.
We understand, says the Carolinian of Wednesday
llntt Governor Means has exercised the power vestec
in him by the Constitution, and pardoned from furthei
imprisonment ,T. M. E. Sharp, who was found guilty
of manslaughter at the late term of our court.
A Mistake.
The advertisement which appeared in our paper?
" tlllrt*',
"a readier watueo, in me neiguwriiwu ui nnvi <
Ferry"?is altogether a mistake, as we are informei
by Mr. J. W. Baskin.
A Strange Affair.
It appears that recently in the city of Charleston, i
Rev. Mr. Leahy, formerly a Catholic Priest, propose*
to give lectures in which he would exposo the abomi
nations of the Roman Catholic Priesthood. This, a;
might have been expected, was not relished so well bj
the Catholics, and they determined that the Rev. Gen
tlcman should not be heard. Accordingly a mob as
scmbled around the Hall doors of the Lcctufer, an<
threatened to do violence in case of his attempting t<
proceed. The City police wag called out?to do what
Nothing! The mob triumphed,-and in that case tin
majority ruled. Application was then made to tin
City Council to protect Mr. Leahy in lecturing, a rigli
which, as a citizen of the United States, he unquestion
ably had: and protection not being afforded onlj
demonstrates tlio power which mobocracy has gainei
in our land. We have always heard that the right o
speech?freedom of speech, was a certain and in
alieuablo right, which every man might clain
in our land of liberty. It seems, however, tha
the order of things has changed, and none arc to bi
allowed this privilege unless the mob is willing. J
prt'iiy pass iu uu auici
Now it seems to us that if there u ero no ahomina
tions in the Priesthood of the Kuinan Cliureh, that sure
ly they would not object to .Vr. Leahy's being heard
but wlierc there is so much smoke, there is obliged t<
be some fire, elso why attempt concealment. If Mr
Leahy is a humbug, let the learned- Bishop Reynolds
or the accomplished Pr. Lynch expose him as suchlet
them meet him with argument, and not with clubs
This is not the way to do things in a civilized coinmu
nity; and for the City Conned of Charleston, With :
General at their head, to be intimidated by a recklesi
mob, betokens a sad state of affairs?is directly one o
the evils resulting from the overwhelming tide of emi
gration which is daily pouring in upon us, and wliicl
will roll onward, and still onward, until our govern
ment in its principles, we fear, will be changed,
We know nothing of Mr. Leahy or his pretentions
We advocate the right of speech. As an Americai
citizen ho has the right 'e Ik heard; and it is the dutj
of the proper authorities to nrotect him in that right.
We like th? remarks of/.' 'man Gilliland, before
the City Council?they aro the words of one who is nol
afraid of consequences:
"Aid. OrUiland remarked, that he hoped the
gentleman would he allowed to proceed. That
tor himself, he apprehended no disturbance in
consequence of his lecturing. That it was very
much in the power of the Catholic clergy to restrain
any outbreak on the part of their people;
and that even if riot did ensueT he was clearly in
favor of the right of any citizen to preach or
lecture, let the consequences be what they might.
Hut he repeated his belief that no valid objection
could be taken to this proceeding, and that
no- violence would ensue. It rested with the
Catholic clergy to prevent it.
Aid* Drummond followed up the discussion in
these words:
"The Rev. Gentleman present, Dr. Leahy, I
have never seen before, and know nothing of
him or his lectures. The Rev, Bishop John
England arrived in this city about thirty-three
years ago, and delivered a course of lectures
weekly for some time to prove the Scriptures to
be a divine Revelation from God, which I atten
ck'd. His discourse on the resurrection of Jesus
Christ, was equal to any on that subject I have
ever heard, and could he arise out ot his grave I
would go and hear him deliver it again. Hie remarks
against the Protestant Churches in this
city were very severe but he was ably answered
by the Rev. John Bachman, D. 1>. At the same
time, the Rev. Joseph Galluchat, who was educated
to be a Roman Catholic Priest, and then a
Clerk in the United States Bank, also replied;
and I think with success. At that time there
was no riot or disturbance of the public peace,
and why should it be so now ?"
In reply to remarks of several Aldermen, Aid.
D. subsequently added:
"I have heard nothing said why the Rev.
Gentleman should not be heard at any place or
hall he may get, and that the Rev. Bishop J. A.
Reynolds, or the Rev. P. N. Lynch, D. D. should
not be heard in reply, if they think fit or proper
so to do. I remark farther that, should the
Roman Catholic Churches in this city be attacked
by a mob, I would be there to defend them
to worship God accorning to the dictates of their
conscience."
Alderman Gilliland again expressed himself as
1 favorable to the unrestricted right of speed). No
denomination should shrink from having its doctrines
tested. As a member of the Presbyterian
Church he was willing for its tenets to be dis,
cussed, and saw no reason why any other should
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r bear the light, let it be exposed.
Prejudice.
Perhaps there is no passion that exerts a stronger
influence thau prejudice. Its effects arc so general and
| so often disguised, that they not unlrequcntly escape
our notice. If wo will enter into a close examination
of ourselves, we will discover its operations, where we
did not suspect its existence.
As it is easier to discern the motives of others than
t to look into our own principles of action, so will we the
. more readily see this power operating on our fellow*
, men, than governing our own feelings. How frequent*
. ly do wc hear an opinion expressed of persons or things,
, where the party judging has had no opportunity to
| lorm u corruui usuujuiu.
, Prejudice arises from ignorance or aversion, some.
times from both; these sources of error should be'carefully
guarded against; truth cannot be discovered
where the judgment is biased. * *
A SMALL LOT OF SUNDRIES.
L
The River at Vicksuurg.?The Vicksburg Whig,
of Tuesday says:
3 ''Tho Mississippi River is still rising rapidly at this
i point, and serious apprehensions are now entertained
that there will be an overflow. If the rumors are correct
as to the rise in tho Upper Rivers, these apprehensions
arc well founded, and tho planters upon the
i river bank should look well to their levees."
' Fiuud on the Government.?Daniel Palmer has
r been arfested in New York, at the instance of Mr.
Cole, a clerk in the Pension Office at Washington,
charged with making out and transmitting fraudulent
papers to procure a land warrant, pension, extra pay,
Ac., claimed to be due the widow of James Lynch.
, Read, Mark, learn and inwardly Digest.?"Fathj
er, what does the printer live on?" "Why, child?"
"Because you said you hadn't paid him for years, and
still you take the paper. 'Wife, spank that child."
Death of Col Benton's only Son.?John Randolph
1 Benton died at St. Louis, on tho 17 th instant. Tho St.
1 r ?r ii<o iftti, <nvo Lf> \va? but twentv-two
J-/VU1D U IIIV/1i Vi liiw *vvii .j?.; ? ?v ? ?- j
* years of age.
3 A "Tree Society" is about being formed in East Bos'
ton, for the purposo of rapidly studding the principal
public ayenucs with ornamental trees.
, The Baptist State Convention of Mississippi have resolved
to rase $100,000 for endowing a College in that
j State.
e "flrrigh Xotea" is tho narr.e of a new daily Whig pa2
per just started at Buffalo, N. Y. It is Whig in polit
tics, and advocates the nomination of Millard Fillmore
. to the next presidency.
r The first duel in New England was fought by two
1 servants with a sword and dagger. Neither of them
f was killed, but both were wounded. For their offence
- they were formally tried before the whole company of
i settlers, and sentenced to have their "heads aird feet
t tied togetlier, and so to be twenty-four hours without
s drink."
^ The Captcrer or Lopez Rewarded.?The man
named Castaneda, who captured Lopez, has returned
to Havana, laden with honors. Tho Queen gave him
$6,000, and made him a captain in the rural militia
' with a salary of $110 a month; ten negroes and a tract
' j ofinnd have been given to him. The order of Isabel
' decorates his person; his children are to bo educated
^ at the expense of the government; and while in Spain,
he was permitted the farce of kissing the hands of the
' Queen and the little princess. He can neither read
nor write.
. Hoh. R. J. "Walker, ex-Sercretnrv of tho Treasury,
has been for some time ill at Rvegate, a small town
between Brighton and London, in Knglamd.
j The Daily Wisconsin says that tho emigration from
Wisconsin to California exceeds belief. Forms are
sold for half the value, by persons in haste to migrate
to' the Iantl of gold,
i A private telegraphic despatch received in Charlesr
ton from New-Orleans, bearing date the 29th instant,
states the receipts of Cotton there, so far, have been
i 1,110,000 bales, and that the excess in the receipts at
; all the Southern ports as compared with last year,
comprises 450,000 bales.
Correspondence of the Southern Standard.
Washington, March 27, 1852.
The Senate, after spending yesterday on the
private calendar, adjourned over until Monday.
The House was occupied in debating the deficiency
bill under thet five minutes' rule yesterday
and to-day, when the bill was finally passed?a
majority of the Democrats voting against it.
It is much to be regretted that the House failed
to vindicate its independence by refusing to pass
fUo Kill Tlio loot (\"*nfYrAcc rlnirn fnn octi.
tlK Uliit X ll\i JCVl VUII^IVW VUl UV 1? II IUV Wl/i
mates for the army near two millions of dollars,
which was saying, in unmistakeable terms, to
the President, the expenses of the array are too
great, and you must for this year reduce them
within the limit of the appropriation.' But the
President and Secretary of War not only wilfully
refused to obey this mandate of Congress,
but they have not condescended to furnish Congress
with the items of expenditure or the reasons
therefor. When interrogated thereunto,
their only reply has been that they could not execute
the public sen ice without a larger expenditure
than was provided for them. It is greatly
to be feared that hereafter Congress, so fair from
being the custodians of the public purse, will
become the mere instrument of the President
to legalize his profligacy.
The Democratic Convention of Virginia adjourned
yesterday, the close of its session having
been much more harmonious than its beginning.
The Convention declined expressing a preference
for cither of the candidates now prominently
before the public. It was understood that about
HA
one-third were for Douglas, another-third for
Buchanan, with the remaining third undecided.
The whole number of delegates was about Jive
hundred, and it is said that only two were for
Cass and the same for Sam Ilouston. The delegates
to Baltimore are to be selected by district
v n : 1
conventions in eacn congressional uinwwu hk
Convention appointed electors for President and
Vice President. Mr. Wise is among the nnmber.
They endorsed the Baltimore resolutions of
1844 and 1848, declared in favor of the policy
of Washington, and against intervention?opposition
to distributing the public lands among
the States. Gov. Cobb was at the Convention
in Richmond?no doubt feeling the pulse of the
Virginians to ascertain how his stock stood in
the market He was also very solicitous to have
a compromise "finality" resolution adopted, but
it was no go. The Convention never mentioned \
compromise in a single resolution. The position
of that State is, as Dr. Averett says, a -suiien
endurance" of the measure without approving
or endorsing it?a wrong too great to be approved,
and not monstrous enough to justify
Virginia in plunginginto the unexplored recesses ?
of disunion and revolution. .
Gov. Cobb has, no doubt, returned to Geor- I
gia with a heavy heart, filled with many poignant
regrets that he ever lent his influence and
position to batter down the Democracy of the i
South, and the guardians of the rights of the * State.
Ho desires to reinstate himself in the
party, but after his desertion of real republican
principles, he must content himself with serving
in the ranks as a private, before he can get
another commission. Let him become a probationer
until he has purge J himself of the unholy
contamination of the alliance with Toombs,
.Stephens <k Co.
The weather has been dark and gloomy for
two days past, yesterday at three o'clock, it became
so dark in the House of Representatives, A
from the sky being overcast with black tfciclNaf^
clouds, that the chandelier had to be lighted up, *
and all the gas lights, to see how to proceed
with the public business.
At four o'clock, this evening, candles were < 1
lighted at the dinner tables. Observer.
Correspondence cf the Journal of Commerce.
Washington. Friday. March 20.
The Tariff question in Congress is not yet cn'
tirely defunct. There is now a strong probability
that Senator James'project will be revived. ?
I have, from time to time, advised you of the (j
condition and the terms of that proposition. It
has never yet been brought forward in Congress, |
for the reason that the parties to it have not en- '
tirely agreed as to all its details. jjj
The project was substantially as follows : -Jj
To remit duties on Railroad iron, for three 9
years, but to add 10 per cent to the rate of du- <9
ties on other iron; and after the term of three 9
years to add 10 per cent on Railroad iron also. a
To remit duties on certain raw materials, dye 9
stuffs, <fcc., entering into domestic manufactures, 9
and reduce duties on certain common fabrics, 9
and to impose an additional duty of ten per cent 9
on fine fabrics of cotton, wool, etc. Atone time .9
it was understood that this project was accepted 9
by the Whigs, who are interested in or represent 9
the iron and other manufactures ; but it was, as ag
I lately iriforined you, rejected by them on fur- w
ther consideration, and partly from the belief 9
that, in consequence of the apparent divisions in 9
the Demacratic party, General Scott would be. H
elected President, bringing after him, in JuoJHB
time, a Whig Congress. 9
Cnriofrwr T.ininc lia<l cinvnA/lml in rtlitftininir Mo
for the measure the assent and siipj>ort of a suf- ||S
ticient number of Democratic Senators and morn- Vk
bers, to it sure its success, in co-operation with iw|
the Whig members who we're expected to sup- | me
I now learn that the Whigs, who have been
consulted, have reconsidered the proposition, and !
manifested some disposition to support it. This w
proposition is undoubtedly the best that can be ?
obtained for the manufacturing interest, and jl
even that can only be obtained, as a Democratic ^
measure, and through democratic influence. It B
is bv no means probable that a Whig protective jfi
tariff can ever be got. It will be some yeaw-be-s^B
fore the free trade Democratic party will lose thc^B
Senate, if they do at all. 99
To attempt to benefit the iron interests, by an SB
increased duty on railroad iron, at this time, B
when so many railroads are in progress or ill B
contemplation will be absurd and useless. It is IffiS
proposed, therefore, as a better measure for the
iron interests, that the construction of road* jfi
should be facilitated, by a remission of the duty IS
for three years; after which the American iron p
masters would have the beuefit of the relay, and W
of new roads. 2
Annual Report of the Bible Sociktv.? iw
The Forty-First Annual Report of the Bible So- tfl
ciety is before us, and presents a satisfactory 91
view of its operations. There were sold anct j?
distributed 2,573 bibles and testaments for the jffl
year ending the 31st December last Eighty SI
bibles were presented f >r the use of the Moul- 9||
trie House, Sullivan's Island, in May last The
number distributed for the use of the steamers,
packets, <fec? tniding between this and neighbor- Hj
ing ports was 105, of ordinary size, for state Wm
rooms and berths, and 16 of royal octavo for the HB
saloons. Sixteen were presented for the use of Gfl
h; Sailors' Home.
The receipts of the year have been $1,281,- fimj
which, with the balance at the commencement BE
of the year, makes the amount iu the Treasurer'sJHH
hands $1,680 44. The disbursements have boen'TR
$624 25 ; excess of receipts over disbursements fi|j|
$1,680 14. tflS
Two agencies have been instituted, one for the HS
Upper Wards of the city, North of Calhounstreet,
under the Rev. J. R. Pickett, and the
other for the Lower Wards, under the Rev. U. jfiHB
S. Bird. j?
The list of members at the last Annual Report- JHn
numbered 204; the present number i? 223, an"
increase of 19, notwithstanding lass by death*
and resignation. The Report concludes tfith; Hffl
unabated hope of the continued usefulness of
the institution, being now in existence forty-two* BH
years.? Charleston Evening jYcws. ?B
Mississippi.?The Legislature of Mississippi H|
adjourned on the 2-3d inst., without districting lag
the State for Congressional representation, and gjffi
without electing U. S. Senator for the long term. Kg
The Vicksburg Whig understands that 0<W.
Footc will call a special scasion of the Legal* Ib|