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South-Carolina
Legislature.
Dkokmuki; 6, 1852.
SENATE.
Mr. CliesMit presented the reports of the Conion
Agriculture and Internal improve
mentson the following bills from the House of
Representatives, recommending their passage,
viz: a bill to relieve plank roads from the necessity
of making returns, unless specially.required:
a bill to charter the Lancaster Railroad; also report
of same Committee on a bill to authorize
the South Carolina Railroad Company to construct
a certain bridge over the Congarec Riv; r;
recommending that the bill do not pass; ordered
for consideration to-morrow.
Mr. Manning presented the unfavorable report
of the Committee on the College on the petition
of Mrs. E. F. Eliot, praying for the introduction
of her history of the. American Revolution in the
Free Schools ot the State.
The Senate resumed the General Orders of the
aay.
A bill to alter and amend an act entitled an
act to incorporate the Northeastern Railroad
Company, received its second reading and was
taken up in connection with the report of Mr.
Harllee, when after considerable debate, in which
Messrs. Harllee, Chesnut, Adams, Zimmerman,
Mazyck and Moses participated,
Mr. Harllee moved that the bill and its amendments
be indefinitely postponed,- which was decided
iu the negative by a vote of 16 yeas to 27
nays. The bill was then ijrrn-il to and sent to
the -House of lieprcsi iitat ixes.
F.VEX1M. Sr>siON.
A bill to incorporate the Western Bank of
South Carolina in Anderson, received in second
reading, was agreed to and sent ? > tie- House of
Representatives.
A substitute for a bill to alter and amend the
" ? - n . i. f l
charter or the I'l.amers d.uukot ramicm wmu
its second reading; w:is agreed to and sent to the
House of Representatives.
Mr. Moses, on part of Committee to nominate
Bank Directors, reported that they had discharg
ed their duty, and announced the following persons:
for President, C. M. * Furtnan, Directors,
James L. Gantt, P. M. Cohen, E. W. Mathews,
Elisha Carson. W. A. Wardlaw, Wm.C. Dukes,
Richard G. Stone, J. P. DeVeaux,Geo. II. Walter,
Geo. Robertson, II. F. Struhecker and Thus.
Lehre. Report laid on table and ordered to be
printed.
December 9. 1852.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Middleton, from the Committee of Wavs
and Means, submitted a bill to raise supplies for
the year commencing in October, 1852. Read
a first time, and ordered for a second reading tomorrow.
The General Order was taken up.
A bill abolishing the Board of Ordnance was
taken up and agreed to. The bill provides for
the retention of a Major of Ordnance, at a salary
of $1,000 per annum. Read a second time.
The Speaker read a communication from the
Hon. T. W. Glover, accepting the office of J udge.
to which he had been elected, and resigning the
office of Clerk of the House.
December 9, 1852.
k SENATE.
Mr. Manning, from the Committee on Ed oca
tion, submitted a report to alter and amend the
Jaw in relation to the education of the Deaf and
Dumb iu this State.
Mr. Carew, from the Committee on Finance
und Banks, recommended the passage of a bill
for the Charter of the People's Bank at Charleston,
which received its first reading, and on motion
of Mr. Carew, it was ordered that the report
and bill be printed.
Mr. Chesnut, from the Committee on Agriculture,
submitted an unfavorable report upon a bill
to amend the charter of the Wilmington and
Manchester Railroad Company. Ordered for
consideration to-morrow and to be printed.
A bill to authorize the South Carolina Railroad
Company to construct a certain Bridge over
the Congaree River, was read a second time, and
after considerable discussion, iu which Messrs.
Af/tAlilv Tlnrlloo Aflame Chesnut. Moses and
?- ?i ? t ,?
Witlierspoon participated, was agreed to and sent
to the House of Representatives.
A bill to exempt the surviving officers and
members of the Palmetto Regiment from milita
ry duty, received its second reading, was agreed
to and sent to the House of Representatives.
Decembek 10, 1852.
SENATE.
The further consideration of a bill to alter and
amend the 10th section of the 4th article of the
Constitution, was, on motion of Mr. Barton, postponed
till the next session.
A bill to arrange the State, into Districts received
its third reading, was passed, and sent to
the House of Representatives.
A bill to charter the Lancaster Railroad Company
received its third reading, was passed, and
sent to the House of Representatives.
A bill to extend the charter of the Bank of the
State of South Carolina received its 2d reading,
and after being amended in some particulars, the
question of agreeing to the same, having been
taken by yeas and nays, there were 2.3 yeas and
17 nays. Bill agreed to, and sent to the House
of Representatives.
Punctuality.? Washington was a minute
man. An accurate clock in the entry at Mount
Vernon controlled the movement of the family.
At his dinner parties he allowed five minutes for
difference of watches, and then waited for no one.
If members ofCongress came at late hour his
simple apology was, "Gentlemen, we arc too
punctual for youor, "Gentlemen, I have a co'>k
who never asks whether the Company has come
but whether the hour has come." Nobody ever
waited for Gen. Washington. He was always
??;a miniifne ViA till"!/** nilfl if lui
liYC IMillUWO WIVI V VKV V"?rv f > *#V? ? * */ j Ml ll<
he had engaged to meet were not present at the
season appointed, he considered the engagements
cancelled, and would leave the place and
refuse to return.
A little fellow tired of monotony of the schoolroom,
began to amuse himself by making faces,
blowing through his hands, &c. At last lie whistled
aloud. 44 Who whistled ?" " Hill Cole,' answered
the boy who sat next him. 'Come here.
Bill Cole,' said the roaster ; What did you whistle
for V ' Mathter, I didn't, whithle.' ' Master,
he did, I saw him do it.' ' Mathter, I didn't c*-r
tainly,' lisped the little culprit, ' it whahled it9fW
1
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From the South Carolinian.
i'oitcludiiig ISmafic.
We- subjoin the closing message of our worthy
retiring Chief Magistrate, Go\ernor Means, li
is a feeling adieu, in his official capacity, to his fel- :
low-citizens, all of whom, without distinction of
party, we feel well assured, will accord to him
honesty of purpose, and a deep devotion to the ]
mill I oi..ii<I>|' r\f iiic SO.itu I li i>, >11. i-lli Hit I
HIIVICTO mm j.iv/.-pv IIIJ VI ...o ..wiv, vwg.uvuv
his official career.
It might have been imagined that during the
late political controversy. in which Governor Means
maintained a firm position throughout, might
have made enemies; but the best evidence of the
esteem in w hich he is held by men of all parties
in the State, is the fact which we know, that some
of the most prominent of his political opponent?,
during the contest alluded t??, are among the
most ardent admirers of his character, both as a
public officer and a Carolina gentleman. We are
confident that he retires to private life holding a
high place in the love and affection of his fellowcitizens,
and we hut give utterance to the seiiti- '
mcnls entertained by all when we tender to him
our best wishes for his future welfare and happiness.
executive iIepautmext,
December 9, 1852.
Gentlemen of the Senate ; 1
uii J IIou.se of Rrprexciitutiacs :
I M v .'K'Conuls arc ready tor ni>]n ctioii, and 1 re- |
1 picst tliii? yw.i will, ill accordance with cu-t"in J
I ippoint a Committee li? < x miine the same.
: i ll'' period has arm il tor you to elect a suci
cssor, and tor int.- to retire train the duties and
i res|H>iisil)ilities of the office, to which I have been 1
elevated by your kindness. I cannot but paii.- |
fully feel la w inadequate my services have been, ! 1
and how much of gratitude I owe the Slate, lor I
the unmingled kindness I have uccived at its | 1
hands.
Called as I was to preside over its destinies du- 1
rii?or the stormiest period of its history, I might 1
well have expected to have fallen a victim to the <
asperity which too often accompanies severe party
strife, lint so far from this, I am deeply impressed
by a sense of gratitude to the Legislature,
and to my fellow-citizens, for having exien- J
ded to me on all occasions a frank and maniy <
courtesy ; and for having vie wed my every act
with h kindness far beyond my deserts. II.n.- i
ever much I may deplore the feebleness of the I
services I have rendered the State in return fur .
all the confidence it has rcposrd in me, yet I am
sustained by the consciousness that my heart has
never known a thought or emotion higher than
that which l?'.it f??r its honor; and that, in passing i
into retirement, I carry with me no other feeling I
than that of gratitude for favors bestowed?no i
other prayer more fervent, than that which is
breathed for its welfare and prosperity.
J. II. Means.
EditorialConvkntio.v.? On last Wednesd iv, |
many of the editors and roprietors of newspapers
in this State, held a convention in Columbia,
and, as will be seen on reference toatiotliercolumn,
organized a permanent association and adopted
a Constitution. The only feature of the Consti?
? ' ? ?...! M..OO t.nOA out* rt?.o I
luiJUii, ill wjjivu uni juiiiuip n.nrdin urn ti vwir
corn, is tlio Third Section of Article Fourth.
To this section we invite their very special atten- 1
tion, inasmuch as we design hereafter to conform 1
strictly to its requirements. < 'urshortexpeiii-nee 1
has sati-tied us tf::?t tin* e?-h svsteijv Ts the onty '
one that will mi- nin the publishing business, and 1
as a means of self-protection and security we will. '
in future, enforce it. It is our firm conviction
that it is best for our patrons. All, with whom
we have conversed on the subj -et, approve of this i
movement by the editorial convention, and doubt- l
less all will gracefully res) ond to it. The public
will easily adapt itself to tlie new system, and ;
we annrehend no difficulty in enforcing cash i?av- <
mcuts. We trust there will Ik- ho diminution of i
those who desire to sec a newspaper live and pro<- (
per in their midst?that none will consider them- j
selves debarred the privilege of subscribing to our
pajier by the adoption of the cash >y>tein in re- i
fercnce to subscriptions. <
The South Carolina Press Assori;?ion will, we I
trust accomplish much ?*??od for the craft and for i
the public. It will at least promote social, fra- ;
ternal feelings amono those, whose arduous and i
oft-times unitleasant vocation it is. to preside ;
over the press, and animate each one to mainta n 1
the high standard of excellence already attained. :
and to aspire to At ill higher excellence. Inde-d, (
we may say it has already accomplished much <
good in this particular. At each re-union?-and I
we trust there may be many such as the lirst? t
the chain of friendship ,jnd of sympathy will be I
come brighter and stronger. I
In concluding this article, we cannot inju-tice to
our feelings, omit to notice the handsome ban- <
quet prepared for the press (/miff, at the Aineri- ;
can Hotel, by the editois and merchants of Co- t
lunibia. Conviviality and joyousui'ss presided at i
the festal hoard 'o a late hour, and all retired i
.
highly delighted with the entertainment and en- I
tertainers. XVe regret that indisposition chained 1
us to our bed Thursday night, and prevented lis I
from participating in the hospitalities of L>r. I
Gibbcs, the proprietor and editor of the Palmet- :
to Slate Banner.?Ncwbrrry Sen find. <
\S\JI i ly c/c^ nun.
Washington, I><c. 5. ! j
The expenditures of the army have decreased
?200,000, as compared with last ye: r, and the
estimates for the next fiscal year (terminating
June 30th, 1853) show a furthur reduction of
half a million.
These reductions have hoen efticled in the
Quartermaster's Department, pmicijaliy hy ma
kinjr soldiers work m establishing new barrack*
and posts, msteai 1 of hiring men to work them,
as has therefore been the practice. Sjinc thirty 1
odd new mi lit try posts have been established in ;
California, Oregon, N- w Mexico and ir.x.is, and
about throe-fourth* tb army ih I at d
State*, (a;-ward* of Ron.) m- n) mpl y i u
frontier p??>t*. We are at peace xx.t ii ali lite In i
diati '.ribes and there is no bolder war except on ;
the Win Grande, where Mexicans and American* i
seem to have alternately the advantage.
The expenses of fiowrninj; New Mexico are!
al>out one million of dollars; the whole amount. ^
of property, real and personal in the territory, i
is, by the last census, valued at -Y2 700 000. At '
this rate your Canton Company is worth inure (
than the whole territory of New Mexico, with it*
60,000 I'ueblo Indians! The wli le of New)
Mexico would not sell, und r the haiiim- r tor j
the sum it costs the United Slat, s jjcr annum to j,
maintain it. ^ t
THE SEMI .WEEKLY JOURNAL
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1852 \
THO. J. WARREN, Editor. 1
A Gentle Hint.
On the first of January, avo design commencing a I
new system of operations. Our books will be examin- .
:d, and those who have paid us nothing since 1850,
iced net be surprised to find their papers stopped, and
their accounts placed in proper hands for collection.?
This rule will bo rigidly observed in regard to those
residing out of the State, of many of whom we know
nothing. Others personally known to us to be good,
tre shall exercise our discretion. Some arrangement
like this is absolutely necessary, as it is impossible to
succeed in any business, particularly like ours, unless c
tve get paid for our labor, llerealter the Cash must I
iccompany all orders for the paper. J t will he found in
the end mutually advantageous, and all parties will be
jreatly benclited.
Our Cotton Market.
The transactions in Cotton since our last have been *
light, at 7 i to 81
Hon. John L. Manning J
Was elected Governor on Thursday last, without opposition.
Ilis inauguration took place on Monday.? (
We hope to give our readers on Friday, his address
m that occasion. 5
State Officers in Florida. I
We see by the following notice, which we take from ,
the Charleston Courier, that our young and talented <
Fiend and late fellow-citizen, F. L. Villepigue, Ksq.,
im< lio.Mi clontorl Si erctarv of State bv the Legislature
jf Florida.
"The Legislature of Florida has elected Mr. Yillepigue,
of Madison county, Secre'ary of State: Major
Beard, Comptroller General; Charles Austin, Treasurer.
and M. F. Fapy. Attorney General. W. S. Dilivortli,
was elected Solicitor General of the Middle
Circuit; James F. McClellan, Solicitor of the Western ?'
Circuit; and James Gcttis, Solicitor of tho Southern
Circuit-"
Election for Clerk. 1
We see by Saturday's Carolinian, that Major II. J. *
Dean, a member from Spartanburg, was elected Clerk 1
the House of Representatives on the 3th ballot, on <
Friday last It is stated that Major Dean will make \
in excellent officer in that important position, so long
filled with distinguished ability by the late Clerk, now 1
Judge Glover. I
Tax Collector. 1
We learn from the Cheraw Gazette, that Col. Ilugh >
Craig has been appointed, by the Governor, Tax Col- '
lector for Chesterfield District to serve until the election i
in next October.
Letter from California.
We received a few days ago a letter from our esteemed
friend, llev. J. W. Kelly, dated Stockton, California,
Oct. 30. Our readers will remember that about 1
a year ago, Mr. Kelly visited our town, and took up a
collection for the purpose of defraying the expenses, 1
in part, for himself and family, and another Missionary
to the gold regions of the far West. Ilo has been for <
some time laboring zealously, and we doubt not with
ucccss, in California. His recollection of the cleverness
of the Camden friends, he tells us, is not forgotten.
We extract the following from his letter, although
intended as a private communication, we take 1
tboliberty of using it in onr eolnmn~ thinking it iiwv
bo interesting to his friends who may sec it, and to \
iur leaders generally: . .
"If 1 thought you would tome to California i i i
would take any trouble and pains to give you all <
Lht' news?for rest assurrcd, my good friend, that
this is not only a great and marvellous .state, but
ill continue so to be for years and years to come; ,
ind there, can be no question but that society is
organizing here on a solid basis, and ah the elements
of prosperity and true greatness arc in
uourse of rapid and astounding development, 1
mil I am glad the southern portion of the great
Republic is so creditably represented here already,
and in a social, political and religious point <
jf view, I am inclined, from actual observation ! 1
Lo conclude the South is giving, or very soon will I
rive "body and shape" to mind and manners, '
aid 1 so think because the thrifty yankec is more i ,
inclined to make his pile by "hook or by crook," I
aid then go home?while the less thrifty but
more valuable .southern or western man comes to
>tay, settles in soinc business?farming, mcrclian- j '
lizing or regular mining, and having by nature '
?r education more of the home feeling sooner
bsos his anxiety for home and becomes identifld.
I think two thirds of the farmers with their
'amities are of this class, and the better class of
lawyers and medical gentlemen are almost all
southerners. Whether the State is ever divided,
tr whether it ever becomes a slave holding State,
ire questions that may be left out of the count,
uid yet we ought to be here in a fair proportion
f no more?in view of the influences that must
radiate from this State, as a centre toward Cen-1
:ral America and the South Americ .n Republics, ,
Eastern Ada, the Japanese Islands and the Is ^
lands of all the Pacific. Let our social, educational,
and religious influences be lierc. They
ire, an 1 ever have been, highly conservative and '
)f a tendency really elevating and progressive, j
1'heii we may anticipate the pennaitency of Rc|?ublican
institutions, and the triumph of dim-;
tianity, in those modes of development, which
ivill ensure the actual happiness and certain salration
of its converts?let Romanism and Mornoiiisiii
and all thcwMS of the northwest of New
England and iufiael Europe be held in check by
lie solid refinement, and unadiil crated religion
>f thr Smith. It can be done. Isms are airy
Hid if touched by the proper hands will "vanish .
iiiu thin uir." Let the christian patriots of "my
wii, my native land," not prove laggards in this 1
rids of our world's history?no, let them ''screw '
heir iniir ige to the sticking |>oint," and "though
h r li" dx Riehmon h ill tile ti? Id," we have a
i :t> re iii*e and c!"aner hands than "The Muueliiack,"
and may. in an eminent sense be the conservators
of Republicanism and the true (if not
ruest) soldiers of Christ?and consequently, the
jest fncixN of man.
I ^
Major Thomas M. Baker, of Sumter, lias been elected'j r
Col. of the 5tli Regiment of South Carolina Cavalry.
Tho bill providing that the Municipal election.? of I
Charleston sha'l take place bienially, instead of annu I
lly, has pussed'the Legislature. j I
The nominating Committee on the Bank of the State, t
lavo nominated 4be present Board of Directors, with e
he exception of Mr. "Wardlaw in the place of Mr. Hill-1 c
~4
Southern Agriculturalist.
This is the name of a new Agricultural paper soon
:o bo published at Laurensvillo. S. C., and edited by
:ol. A. G. Summer, assisted in the Horticultural and
Pomologicafidepanmerjt by Mr. William Summer. Mr.
Robert M. Stokes, the enterprising aud practical proirietor
of the Laurensville Herald, will publish the
Agriculturalist, and we have no doubt from our knowledge
of Mr. Stokes, the paper in its mechanical urrangelicnt
and appearance, will be equal to any, and infe lor
to none of the publications of this class. "We wish
)ur friend all the success which his industry and merits
leserve.
We shall be pleased to receive subscription at this i
ifTicc. See notice in our advertising columns.
I
Agricultural Publications.
The American Cotton Planter, is the name of an
3 |
Agricultural Journal just commenced at Montgomery, j
\la., by Dr. X. D. Cloud. Tli(5*reputatioii which Dr. i
1. enjoys as a practical Cotton Planter cannot fail to '
ender his Journal interesting and instructive to his '
eadcrs. A specimen number can be seen at this ofice.
Subscription cue dollaj per annum.
Communications must be addressed to Dr. JN. li.
3Ioud, Locklaiul, Macon county, Ala.
The Southern* Cultivator, Augusta, Geo., the
southern* Planter, Richmond, Ya., and the American*
Farmer, Baltimore, Md , liavo all been received
'or the present month. They arc printed in a convelicnt
form .for preservation and binding, and we recommend
them to our agricultural friends.
Baconianism and The Bible.
Through the politeness of a friend we have been farored
with ar. address on the above subject, delivered
before the Literary Societies of Davidson College, N.
L, by the Rev. 15. M. Palmer, of Columbia, S. C.?
from the known ability of the author, and onr knowledge
of Dr. Palmer we are prepared to find it an able
ind interesting address.
Masonic Oration.
Y"e have had the pleasure of reading an admirable
id dress delivered before the Masonic Fraternity and
L'itizens of Richland District, on the 4th November
last, in Columbia, by Past Master Steuakt Adair
Jodmax, the accomplished and talented Editor of the
illustrated Family Friend.
Y r. Godinan lias a happy way lor communicating
iiis thoughts, cither orally or by the use of the pen?in
the latter however he excels?and as a writer of fiction.
in our judgment has few superiors, and certainly
hut few equals. There is an ease and graceful elegance
about Godnian's style, which is altogether his own.
l'lie oration before us betokens no common mind, and
must be an acceptable offering to the '"Brothers of the
Mystic tie.''
Peterson's Magazine.
This elegant Periodical for January has arrived, and
we can assure our friends it is hard to beat. Contains
two elegant plates and two colored engravings, with
nearly 100 pages reading matter?only Two Dollars
per annum.
IVo will furnish to any of our friends the Weekly
Journal and Peterson for $3.25 Cash, in advance.
Daniel Webster once said?'T think the Duke of
Wellington is the greatest man I have yet seen." Sir j
Walter Scott made the same remark, and almost in
the same words
In Canailalky-ac; b'-'Ilding a. rail raatl frcru Quebec ]
to Sannia, a distance of 700 miles. They are also
ibout to establish a line of telegraph wires from Quebec
to Detroit. The capital stock of $200,000 is all
subscribed.
Mr. John Grcenough, tho painter of Massachusetts
lied in Paris, France, on the 10th ult. Ho was buried
it Montmartrc. Mr. Grcenough was brother of Horatio
Grcenough the celebrated sculptor.
The Hon. Wm. A. Graham, of North Carolina, has
:onsented to deliver a lecture before tho New York
Historical Society.
About $1,500 were contributed in Hamilton county
3hio, to the Washington National Monument at tho
ate election.
It was stated at a temperance meeting held at Livirpool,
that there are now, throughout the world, about
? ..r ?oll,,,u
!IAlIVU .Hlim-uow. .n..v,?..vla
The official vote for Governor of Florida is as follows;
Judge Broome 4,437, Jol. Ward 4,24(1?showing a
majority for Judge Broome of 211.
The Cherokee National Council, in addition to prohibiting
gambling, has passed an act against the carrying
of concealed weapons.
Dr. Parsons, in tlio Nashville Christian Advocate,
calls Uncle Turn's Cabin "the best fabricated lie of the
linctecnth century."
The mackerel fishing this season in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence has been unusually unprofitable, owing to
sigh gales.
Slate Pride.
A very good indication of the moral and poitical
prosperity of a nation, is the existence of
high feeling of national pride on the part of its
sitizens. This indication is more to be relied
upon, :ls this pride in one's country, is founded
jn a glorious history, and the workings of time
honored institutions. Hut take the reverse care;
where national pride is either absent or on the
wane?and we can pronounce with certainty
:hnt that people are undergoing a process of
nornl and political degradation. This process
will be more rapid and be carried to a greater
?nu? iii tirniw .rtinti na flinra nrn rrnnil
M""1 J"'" I"."! " , " f9
'rounds tor the existence of this national pride,
ivhicli is ahscnt or waning. We need not enter
lit" proof of these propositions?for they are 011y
tlie generalisation of historical truths, but we
Yould hold them up as admonitions to the peo)le
of South Carolina.
Of late we have often been pained by observDL',
that it appears to be considered as a strong
irgiiment, l?y those who advocate any change
ii the Constitution of the State?that the feature
vliieh they are attacking is one different from
vlint exists in other States. Now what is this,
nit an acknowledgement of our inferiority ? Yet
vitli many editors and politicians of the Radical
eform school, this is the gist of their reasoning.
If there he any State of our Confederation,
vhoso citizens have good cause to be proud, of
he history of their State, the number of its ilu-trious
sous, tho disproportionate influence it
ins always exercised in the Federal councils, the
espect -liown to it abroad, the true republican
lature of its institutions and Constitution?as
oiitntsted with the mobocratical tendency ofl
ither States?and in fine of its moral greatness
?
?that State is South Carolina. Notwithstanding
this, we are pointed by those woujd-be-reformers,
to the exam; le of other States as inixlc!s
for our imitation. Shame on these men I?
There is no State of this Union more worthy to
l?e the exemplar of South Carolina, than her own
glorious self. " #
We will not pursue this theme nrwer,but
caution the people of our State to beware of the
teachings of those iren, they would lead them to
forget (as themselves have done,) that feeling of
pride in their State, which she so amply justifies;
and thus would make them take the initiatory
stop in?a career of moral and political debase- A
incut. Any innovation that needs to be sustained
by arguments such as we have referred
to. Iv ars its own condemnation upon its face.?
Wivmboro, S. C. Register.
Later from Europe.
Nkw York, Dec. 11.
The. ^t? atner Niagara has arrived with later
news from Europe.
Cotton had declined in the Liverpool market .
1 -4(1. The week's sales amounted to 23,000
bales. Breadstuff's were linn. Political news
unimportant. <*"
Liverpool, Nov. 27.?The sales'of Cotton for
the week comprise 23,000 bales, of which Speculators
have taken 2,000, and .exporters 1,003
bales. The demand has been but moderate, and
prices have declined a farthing per lb. Holders,
also, are pressing on the market.. We quote
Fair Orleans at 6 l-2d., Middling Orleans? 5-8d.,
Fair Upland 5 7 81., and M.ddling Upland 5
-8.1 .
From Havana.?The United States mail steam
ship Cherokee arrived at New-Orleans on the
6th inst., from New-York, a in Havana. She was
well received at Havana, and allowed eommnni- r,
cation with the shore as usual. She landed her
passengers and mails, and her officers were treated
with the utmost courtesy by the Spanish officials.
The Captain of the Port intimated to Captain
Baxter that the difficulty regarding Purser Smith ?
v as now definitely settled, and that no further
trouble would ensue.
Tin Havana papers exult greatly over the nffi
davit of Smith, a< a triumph over the Yankees.
All oyci onuiH nn this snhiprt. has siihsidod.
The following is the Proclamation of the Captain
General, dated November 29:
Ilis excellency the Minister of Her Majesty
I he Queen of Spain at Washington, having directed
to me a note through his Excellency the ^
American Secretary of State, accompanied by an
affidavit of Mr. W. Smith, the Pu ser of the
Crescent City, in which he disavows having at
any time been the bearer of any communication
calculated to injure this Government, and assorts
himself .nnocent of the charges Juki against him,
Therefore, the cause which led to the issue of my
proclamation of the 4th of September last, having
been removed, you will hereafter place no obstruction
to the entrance of this individual or the
vessel in which he is employed.
signed, VALENTINE CANEDO, n
Captain GeneralTo
the Captain of the Port of Havana.
Two Brothers in Coxoress.?E. B. Wash1
n . f . 1 . n t?l?_ *
j mini, rxj., jn=i cieorea to congress id illinois, is
a lirnfl.nr In T<i:ip1 WncMmrn, TCCCntly vlrctcj
in Maine. Tlu-y are the sons of Israel "Wishburn.
E=q? of Maine. This is probably the first
instance of two brothers meeting together- in
Congress, from two extremes of the Union, both
Whigs, and printers by trade, and both highly
esteemed for their talents and moral worth.-*- ,
' These are my jewels," truly the father might
i exclaim.
Three Times an Elector.?Mr. Thomas II.
[Iubbard, one of the Presidential electors of
New York, from Oneida county, gave his vote
for Do Witt Clinton, iti the Electoral college in
1811, again for James K. Polk, in 1814, and
now for Franklin Pierce. When the electors
cast tlnir votes for Mr. Clinton, they inarched In
procession to the post office at Albany, and deposited
thuin in the mail to be conveyed to f
Washington.
Railroad Irox.?The New-York Tribune
states that a purchase of 5,000 tons English raila
has been made by Messrs. Gilbert & Johnson,
for the YViiliainsport and Emira Rail Road. The
Clevaland Herald notices the arrival there offc\to
thousand tons of iron, for the Lawrenceburg and
Upper Mississippi Rail Road; three thousand
tons for the Bdlcfontainc; three thousand tons
for the Junction; ei<;ht thousand tons for the
Norwalk and Toledo, and four thousand for the
Columbus, Piqua and Indiana, besides other
quaniities for the Lake Shore and other roads
centering there. k This iron is shipped to Cleveland
to be cut, and is then reshipped for its several
destinations.
Death at Pbayer.?On Sunday, while Mr. ^
Thomas Gould was kneeling at prayer in the Baptist
church corner of Ashland and Lombardstreets,
Phil adelphia, he suddenly fell over and
expired in a few minutes,*of disease of the heart.
Pkice of Land in Missouri.?The Secretrry
of State of Missouri, recently sold at the public
auction five hundred thousand acres of internal
Improvement lands under an act of the last Legislature.
Most of the land has been sold at the
minimum price of $2 per acre, but in some instances
tracts have been sold at prices bringing
as high as 810.20 per acre. The unsold land is
now subject to entry at minimum.
Movements of Army Officers.?We learn
^ rr. ?? a .1
ftom the Fort smitn neraia 01 tne ^utn uit.,
that Dr. Wells, Surgeon of the United State Arinv
bad arrived there from Fort Gibson, touttend
the United States Court, at Van Buret), as
ajwitness. Captain Little, of the 7th, Infantry,
had left for fort Gibson, and Captain Whitall
of tiie 5th Infantry, with his family, for thg Brazos.
General Smith, Chickasaw Agent, had left
for his Agency, near Fort Washita, to pay off the
Chickasaws. '
The Ex-King, Jerome Bonaparte is married to
a lady of rank, but has never made his marriage
public. The President has urged his uncle to
declare his marriage, iu justice to the lady xvho
is a person of exemplary character. The marriage
took place privately some years ago.
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