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Soutli-Caroliiia Legislature. j Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1852. SENATE. evening session. Mr. Moses, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report on a resolution offered yesterday by the Senator from St. Philip's and St. Michael's, in relation to' a work on the "theory of the common law," by James M. "Walker, esq. of Charleston. ' Tl?o committee arc of opinion that it would be advisable to supply the public libraries with copies of this book, and they therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the Governor be requested to purchase fifty copies of the said work, and to distribute the same among the public libraries of the State." A message was received from the House of Representatives, informing the Senate that, that body had appointed a Committee of Inspection of the Bank of the State and its branches, and requesting the appointing of a similarcommittee on the part of the Senate. Message of concurrence ordered. A bill to authorize the President and Directors of the South Carolina Railroad Company to build a certain bridge over Congaree river, received its third reading, was passed, and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill to provide for the establishment of the Savannah river valley Railroad Company, receiv ed its first rending, and was referred to the committee on Internal Improvements. A bill to afford aid in the construction of the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, received its first reading. Mr. Chesnut from the Committee on Agricul- j ture submitted a report on various memorials; i also, a bill to vest in William H. Trapp the exclu-1 sive right to navigate Little River, which received its second reading, was agreed to and sent to the House of-Representatives. A bill to amend the cnarter of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company, received its second reading, was agreed to, and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill to make appropriations for the year j commencing October, 1852, received its third ; reading, was -passed and sent to the House of Representatives. Mr. Chesnut, from the Committee on Internal Improvements, reported favorably a bill to provide for the establishment of the Savannah River Valley Railroad Company; ordered for consideration to-morrow. Senate adjourned at twenty five minutes to 10 o'clock. Wednesday 15, 185^ SENATE. The House of Representatives sent a bill to incorpotate the Blue Ridge Railroad Company.? Referred to the Committee on Finance and ' Banks. Also the House of Representatives sent a rnes-; sago asking leave to restore an amendment to the i bill authorizing the South Carolina Railroad Com- j pany to construct a certain oriuge over xne ^011garee, stricken out by the Senate. The question of concurring in the message of the House of Representatives, after some debate,' in which ? Mi ---1;?C tnflnii V 1 -mii. UiiULy ! participated, was decided in the negrtive by a ; vote of 1(5 yeas to 22 nays. Message ordered : accordingly. The President.requested the Senators to pre pare their ballots for President and Directors of the Bank of the State. The Senators proceeded to the House of Rep- j rescntatives to cast their ballots for Bank Directors. A biil to authorize the State to aid in the con struction of the ATorth-Eastern Railroad received its third reading, was passed, and sent to th! House of Representatives. A till to appropriate $3,500 to aid in erecting a building in Spartanburg District, for the education of the deaf and dumb in this State received its third reading, was passed, and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill fo incorporate the Carolina Mutual Insurance Company of Charleston received its third , reading, was passed, and sent to the House of Representatives. A bill to exempt Robert Hopton, a free person of color, from capitation tax, received its third ; reading, was passed, and sent to the House or Representatives. The President announced that the papers from , the House of Representatives had been disposed of. Mr. Marshall, from the Military Committee, on IUU I'AJJCUiUUUJ ui lUUllllj IUJJ LIJC UUUCd Ui UIC adjutautgeneral, and reducing his salary, reported , that legislation on the subject was, m the opinion of the Committee, further deemed unnecessary. The report of the Committee on F( deral Re- i lations on the Georgia boundary question was now taken up, and elicited a debate, in which Messrs. Witherspoon and Mazyck participated. Resolutions adopted, and ordered to the House j m of Representatives. A report of the Committee ou the State House ! and Grounds, ou the resolutions of the House in | respect to lighting the State House with gas was ; concured in. Resolutions to appoint proxies to represent the ; stocks of the State in Railroad Companies; agreed to and ordered to the House, of Representatives. A bill to established certain roads, bridges and ferries, received its second reading, was agreed ; to, and sent to the House of Representatives. An interesting debate arose on an amendment to this bill, vesting, a charter, of the Augusta, iiritlge in tne city council ot Augusta, m winch Messrs. W itlicrsj;oon, Mazyck, Adams, arid Grit- I fiu participated. Mr. Mazyck moved to lay the amendment on ! the table ; agreed to by a vote of 21 in the affirmative, and 12 in the negative. A biil for the incorporation of the Savannah river valley Railroad Company, received its second reading, was agreed to, and sent to the House of Representatives. Mr. Porter from the Committee on the Legislative Library on the subject of purchasing 7U0 copies of Tuomey's Geology ; ordered for considiitinn tn.m/irnnv CK c i kv iwwuvmi Mr. J. J. Wilson, on the part of the Committee to count the votes for President and Director* of the Bank of the State of South Carolina, reported which our readers have alreaday had. On motion of Mr. Carn, Senate suspended business until 7 o'clock. EVENING SESSION. A bill to raise supplies for the year commencing October, 1852, being under consideration, an interesting debate arose on a proposition of Mr. Porter to lay taxes on stock in trade, instead of layingthem on sales, as recommended by the bill. In this debate Messrs. Adams, Buchanan, Mazyck, and Porter, participated. The amendment proposed by Mr. Porter did not prevail. . Mr. Buchanan said it might be proper to make some statements in respect to the tax biil, aud the causes why it was necessary to- increase the taxes this year. The expenditures and appropriations of the year were greater than of any preceding year. The ordinary expenditures amounted to about ?'234.000. The expenses of the present year would exceed that amount by ?100,000. Hence the necessity f<>r an increase of taxes. The tax on lands for 1851 was 35 per cent. For the year 1S52, it would be 40 per cent. The tax on slaves lor 1851 was 5G cents per head. This year it would be 00 cents per head. Tax on merchandise in 1851 00 cents on goods, wares, and merchandize, in possession January 1. in every year. In 1S52, 10 per cent, on amount of sales. The increase of taxes on slaves, lands, goods, wares, and merchandise, would amount then in round numbers to 853, 313. rm _ c II : : Q.l vAn.li'n/v I J lie IOIIOWlIJg UJU5 IWUl'U WIV1I ivnuiiip in the Senate, were passed, their names changed to acts, and sent to the House of Represcnta tives, viz: A bill to authorize the State to afford aid in the construction of the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad. A bill to authorize the Si ate to afford aid in the construction of the Pendleton Railroad. A bill to incorporate the Blue Ridge Railroad Company. A bill entitled an act to amend the law in relation to the inspection of Flour. A Dill cnuiK'U an aci 10 amend an act 10 incorporate the Northeastern Railroad Company. A bill to incorporate the Firemen's Insurance Company of Charleston. A bill to alter the sittings of the Courts of Law in the Northern Circuit. A bill to vest the right of the State to certain escheated property in certain persons. A bill to alter the charter of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company. Mr. Giifliiu gave notice that he would, on tomorrow, move to suspend further the 32d rule of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Brockman, the Senate .adjourned till 11 o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. At the opening of the IIousc this morning , several members received leave of absence. A bill to authorize the South Carolina Rail- , road Company to build a br.dgo was passed. A bill to appropriate S3,500 for the purpose of erecting*a suitable building for the Deaf and Dumb in Spartanburg, was passed. A bill to amend the charter of the Wilmington and Manchester Road came up on its third reading. This amendment gives the right to this company to extend their road to the Columbia Rranch. M- w. f?j>P1Sed. thf> fiirtf-nrlnpaL. nnd i from the Mercury's correspondent^ he is Tepresented to have said: that he was aware that it i was not usual to resist the passage of ft bill on its third reading, but that the importance of this bill wjis not perceived when before under consideration. In his opinion, it was a bill to provide for the violation, by this Legislature, of the ; plighted faith of the State. The Act of 1836, , incorporating the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad Company, provided that no Railroad should be authorized by the State with ; in thirty-six years from that time, cither to connect with, or to run in the general direction of . the same, unless with the consent of said Com ] any. That although the gigantic scheme upon which that Road was predicated in the first instance had failed, to a considerable extent, yet the South Carolina Railroad retained all the Corporate provisions of said Act, and possessed at this day all the privileges conferred upon the original Company. The Act of IS 12, uniting the Loitisxillc, Cincinnati and Charleston Kailroad Company, with the Canal Company, and changing the name of the Railroad Company to that by which it is now known, expressly enacts that the South Carolina Railroad should bo invested with all the powers of the original company as contained in the Act oflSOG. Indeed, , the South Carolina Railroad Company has no ' other charter than that of the Louisville, Cincin' ( nati and Charleston Railroad Company. The Camden Branch is a part and parcel of the South j Carolina Railroad, it has no separate organization or interest whatever. It is merelv an ev tension of the South Carolina Railroad, in the direction of Camden. What is the proposition : then, before the House, in this Dill? It is to enable the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad to construct nine miles of Railway, parailel to, 1 and but a few hundred yards distant from the ' Camden Dranch. The proposed extension of load is entirely within the prohibited distance, | ' and in violation, in its extent, of the charteied rights of the South Carolina Railroad Company. The citizens of Kershaw subscribed to the Cam- : den Road, upon the faith of the chartered privi- ' leges in which they were to participate, as part of the South Carolina Railroad Company. Now the proposition is, to divest them of a portion of ; tbose rights and privileges by constructing a road to abstract from them all the profits derived from the transportation of the entire trade and travel of the Wilmington and Manchester liond, over nine miles of the Camden Road, being nearly j i one fourth part of the whole length of -the Road. In off ct, to take from the profits of the one Road, to add to those of the other. If this illiberal and unjust system is pursued, the day is not far distant when the Camden Branch will become a burthen to the main road, and he abandoned, thus causing the destruction of live hundred thou| sand dollars invested in this enterprise on the , faith of chartered p ivileges. He trusted gentlemen would reflect upon the injustice and had policy of this procedure. As a question of po-1, litical economy, there could be no greater absurdity than that of constructing two parallel Railroads, where one was amply sufficient, Icav-,, ing out of view all other considerations. The Stale has already rendered comparatively unprofitable t ho Camden Branch. A Railroad has been charte^d surrounding Camden on the $ ? * Northwest, and cutting off its ancient trade and resources; and another on the Northeast which lias the same effect. All the products of these regions formerly passed over the entire length of the Camden Road. But now it seems gentlemen wish to deprive the people of Camden, of the limited advantages derived from the nine miles of transportation, of a portion of that trade of which they have been deprived. He trusted the bill would never pass into a law. Mr. Trenhohn opposed the amendment, and argued that it would disfranchise the South Carolina Railroad from the benefits of its charter. He contended that this amendment wouiu encroach on the rights and immunities granted and confirmed to the South Carolina Kailroad. Mr. Middlctou spoke in favor of the amendment. lie argued that the privilegee granted to the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad did not exclude thg right to build another road, in a different direction, lie did not believe that the Legislature contemplated giving an exclusive right but in the one direction. Mr. Charles-spoke in favor of the amendment. Mr. Boykin spoke in opposition to the amendment. Contending that there were not onlygrave objections on general grounds, to granting what was demanded for the Wilmington and ? Manchester Company, but that there were special circumstances in the case which had not been adverted to in the discussion. It seemed to him to be clear, that the Legislature had granted certain exclusive rights which were vested in the South Carolina Railroad Company.? Under these, all other persons were excluded from constructing a road running in the same direction within twenty miles. Surely it could not be said that the proposed road did not run in the same direction, when it seemed to be con- ; ceded that it must run within the twenty miles throughout its whole length. 13ut what he had i specially alluded to, was that the track of the Camden branch had been made to diverge from , the straightest and most desirable route, in or- , dcr to accommodate' the adjacent portion of country through which it was now proposed to : run the new road, and where it was contended j - ? i . - j..i?i.i^ the interests of the citizens renuereu it iiu>i?uic. Was it not then most inequitable, that when the ; Soutli Carolina Railroad Company, relying on its exclusive privileges, had, at great expense, adopted an inconvenient track for the convenience of this section, it should now have its rights invaded 011 the ground, among other things of convenience to this same country. i Would the Legislature consent to give effect to such an attempt? It was well known that the citizens of the district of which he had the honor to be a representative, had subscribed very largely to the Camden branch, and it was i on the faith of the rights possessed by the Company, of which they thus became stockholders, and now those rights were to be sacrificed for the interests of those for whom already the track had been made to deviate from its proper course. He was unwilling to prolong the debate, but hoped that the bill would not pass. Mr. Ashmore was in favor of the amendment. Air. JMiiut spoKe agumsi me ameuumvm.. Mr. McGovvan spoke in favor of the amendment, denying that the application made by the Wihnigton and Manchaster Railroad Company came within the inhibition claimed for the South Carolina Railroad CompSttyr He ueneved the inhibition to have been lost some tiin - since. Mr. Nelson Mitchell spuke against the amendment. Mr. Sullivan spoke against the amendment. Mr. Melton spoke in favor of the amendment, in which in speaking of the claimed privileges of the South Carolina Railroad, he said that it was a road which naid less attention to the public interest than any other chartered company in the State, lie said the Public good required the passage of the amendment inasmuch as it is absolutely necessary that the section of the road referred to be kept in good order. The amendment after some further discussion, was adopted by a vote o'' 51 yeas to 43 nays. On motion of Mr. Torre, the 32d rule of the House was rescinded so as to allow bills to be read until 2 o'clock on the day of adjournment. Mr. Clawson offered the following resolutions ' which were agreed to: Resolved, That the Comptroller General be, and he is hereby directed to re-state the amount due to the Catawba Indians by the State, under the treaty of 1840, and in rc-stating said account that he charge the State with an annuity of one thousand five hundred (1,500) dollars per year, for the term of nine years instead of two thous- ( and five hundred (2,500) dollars, as in his report i?f 1850, and that said statement in all other reinoc-ts. conform to the resolutions of 1849 on | 1 . ' . this subject. R<yol red further, That ho roport to the next Legislature, how long, at the present rate of taxation, until the owners of the Catawba Indian land, situated in York and Lancaster Di tricts, will have refunded to the State thp advance made, :>r which may hereafter be made iu executing the treaty with said Catawba Indians. On motion of Mr. Torre, the bill to incorporate the Firemen's Insurance Company was taken up and pa?sed. Some other business in routine was taken up i and acted on, after which the House took a recess until 0 o'clock. LIST OF ACTS PASSED AT THE RECENT SESSION OK THE LEGISLATURE. Aii act to open ami extend Pitt street, in the town of M'ltiiit Pleasant, to Ilibbcn street. A bill to alter and amend the Constitution, so as to change the name of the Election Dis- . trict of Saxo Cotlia to that of Lexington, and to extend its boundaries to the present judicial limits. An act in relation to the execution of slaves and free persons of color. An act to relieve Plank lload Companies from the necessity of making returns, miles.-, specially called for l>v tli<* I, ?'i hint . An act to arrange thi> Slate i'lto ih-triets for the election of Representatives in the Congress of the United States, and for other purposes. An act to incorporate the village of Cokosbury. ' An act to prevent Lite obstructions to the passage of Fish up Lynch's Creek. An act to authorize the formation of a new Volunteer Company within the limilsof the 23d Regiment of Infantry. An act to exempt the surviving officers and i members of (he Palmetto Regiment from ordinary Militia duty An act to appoint Commissioners to ascertain 'J and define the proper dimensions and dir ction of the streets of the town of Moultrieville, and to . remove all obstacles in such streets. An act to charter the Lancaster Railroad company. _ r A bill to alter the constitution of this State so c ? 1 >a?/1 i nfn t tin \ a\nr?\ \c\u II <U> tu UJVIUC X CUUlV;kVli lllkV U ? v viv-vuwn ?'? <w^.. Aa act to alter and amend the law in relation * to the education of the Deaf and Dumb of this State. J An act to incorporate the Beaufort and Coluni- \ bia Loan and Building Associations. ' An act to amend an act entitled "an act to s incorporate the Commercial Insurance company." An act to vest the right, title and interest of t the State in the proceeds of the sale of the per- ? sonal estate of Daniel MuGill, deceased, in Cath arine McDonald, wife of Donald D. McDonald. An act to incorporate the Beaufort Female Seminary. 1 An act to alter and amend an act entitled "an act to authorize the State to aid in the construction of the Spartanburg and Union Railroad." An act to extend the charter of the Bank of c the State of South Carolina. 1 An act to establish certain roads, bridges and S ferries, and to amend the law respecting commissioners of roads in certain particulars. An act to repeal all acts -and parts of acts authorizing ordinaries to take possession of and ? and administer derelect estates. 11 An act to incorporate certain towns and vil 1 lages, and to renew and amend certain charters 0 heretofore granted. 1 An act to incorporate the Carolina Mutual Insurance Company of Charleston. An act to authorize the State to aid in the cont* A- XT ?i! 1. T> _ !l 1 struction or trie noruieaswjru ivuiuuau. & An act to make appropriations for the year v commencing in October, one thousand eight bun- r dred and fifty-two. v An act to appropriate the sum of three thou- a sand five hundred dollars for the erection of a u suitable building for the education of the Deaf v and Dumb of this State, at Cedar Springs, in Spartanburg District. v Anact to exempt Robert Ilopton, a free person of color, from capitation tax. An act to vest in Wm. Trapp the exclusive right to navigate Little River. c An act to release from pledge the Railway i, shares belonging to the State. ti An act to incorporate certain societies, associa- p tions and companies, and for the re-charter of others. An act to authorize the State to aid in thecon- v struction of the Pendleton Railroad. -v An act to incorporate certain religious and j charitable societies fjr the advancement of education and to renew the cHhrters of others here- ? toforc granted. An act to amend the charter of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company. T An net to alter and arrange the times of the * sitting of the Courts of Equity in the lifth cir- 1 cuit. 1 An act to alter and amend an net entitled "an 1 act to provide tor the defence of the State." c An act to authorize the formation of the Sa- 8 vanah River Valley Rail Road Company. * 0 An act tirriiiic for the year common I cing in October, One Thousand Eight Hundred ll and Eifty-Three. t An act to incorporate the Firemen's Insurance u Company of Charleston. I An act to amend an act entitled "an act to t! 1 .1. _ I 1 x? _ x it _ 1 l. P amena me law in reunion 10 me naroonng or e deserted sc unen." ii An act to niter and amend an act, entitled ? "an act to incorporate the North Eastern Kail tl Road Company. h An act to alter the sittings of the Courts of ? Law, on the northern circuit. 0 An act to authorize aid in the construction of' j the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad. An act to incorporate the Blue Ridge Kail Road Company in South Carolina. An act to authorize the conveyance of certain 7 parcels of land in fee simple to Thomas Bennett . and James Fuller, upon certain conditions. .! An act to authorize the S. C. Railroad Company to construct a certain bridge over the Congarce river. An act to incorporate the Columbia Gas Light Company. An act to incorporate the town of Bluffton. An act to change the day of the election of. and v the term of office of the Mayor of the city of C Charleston ami for other purposes. An act to re-charter the Planter's and Me- 11 chanics Dank of South Carolina; the Union Bank . of South Carolina; the Commercial Bank of Co- j lumbia S. C.. and to incorporate the Exchange ' Bank of Columbia; the Farmer's and Exchange e Bank of Charleston; the People's Bank of Charles- ? * ton; the Bank of N- wherry; the Bank of Chester; ^ the Bank of Sumterville; the Planter's Bank of q Fjiirfir-lil mul lln> Wisti-rn limit- of^oiilli Clnrrv linn. v An not to vest the right and title of the State ? in, and to certain escheated property in certain . ? persons therein mentioned. a An act to amend an act entitled "an act to t< provide for the inspection of flour. L A IIeavv Burden.?A block of white marble ' fourteen feet in length, eight in breadth, and a- a bout two and one-third in thickness, designed ns " flm Antiutnnn ??f l)in hA/lnct'il Pl?rl*n Afillc'c 1 Jackson Equestrian Statue, was yesterday being i drawn uj? Pennsylvania avenue toward its perna- 1; inancnt place in Lafayette square. It is from ! Bi Symington's quarries, near Baltimore, and is " said to be the largest piece of stone of its kind a ever brought to Washington, weighing 19 tons L 18 cwt. Its transit through our streets is slow si and ditlicult, but will probably be completed to- ?' day.?National Intelligencer. The Fruits ok a Half Centuky.?Fifty years u ago steamboats were unknown?now there are ,1000 afloat on Americans waters alone. In 1800 there was not a s'nglc railroad in the world ?now there are 10,000 miles in the United a| States, and about 22,000 in America and Eng- fc 1.1*1,1 T TO It' O if f,-\/-*l- uronbe tr\ Ol Iiiuu. uiiii ? vv-nnj jl iuvi\ rjuuiu nwno iv convey news from Washington to new Orleans j] ?now not as many seconds as it then did weeks, al Fifty years ago the most rapid printing press was worked by hand power?now steam prints 0i 20,000 papers an hour on a single press. Now is a great fellow, but will be much bigger half a ^ century hence. n< lim-MJ '' 'fcatTrWli?? * raFsEMWEEKLY JdOBM^ I'UESOAY EYE\I\(t, DECEMBER ^1,18&t> THO. J. WARREN, Editor? " A GenOe Hint. 1 rin flip nf Tnnnnrv \vn ?4pow*n - v/t> .wj j ??v uvoi^ii v;viiiiiicuc'i^ ll icw system of operations. Our books will be exacaind. and lliosc who liavc paid us nothing since 1850, iced net be surprised to find their papers-stopped, and heir accounts placed in proper hands for collection.? riiis rule will be rigidly observed iu regard to those' csiding out of the State, of many of whom we know . tothing. Others personally known'to .us to bo good,. ,'a ve shall exercise our discretion. Sonic arrangement ike this is absolutely necessary, as it is impossible to uccecd in any business, particnlariy like ours, unless ve get paid for our labor.. Hereakor the Cash mast - i ceompany all orders for the paper. .It will be found in i - ' ] lie end mutually advantageous, and all parties will be. ^ ,, geatly benefited. d Our Cotton Market - ? ' ' "We quote extremes from 1 to 81. Charleston quo- ' at ions, 8 to 91 Candidates for Congress. - t The following gentlemen have been announced as * andidates for Congress for this Congressional District .: ' . 1 Ion. J. A. Black, of llichland, Hon. F. L Moses, oH iumter, Col. W. TV. Boyce, of Fairfield. A Temperance Meeting Will be held at Marshall's Church, (nine miles East f Camden, on the Darlington road,) on Friday, the 24th net., at which several addresses will be made, and afcrwards, a Division of the Sons of Temperance will be ~ pcncd. Exercises to commence at 11 o'clock, A. M. f J 'he public are invited to attend. j ~ .. . Rail Road Accident. On Saturday moiuing last, as Mr. Gillespie, an Enineer on our Road, was crossing the Watereebridgo, .4 rith his Engine and Tender the draw part fell-in,,carying in all about fifty feet of the Bridgo. .The Tender rent to the bottom of the River, but the Engine caught ml was suspended by some timbers, w^iich kept it up ntil it could be taken, oft', iloet fortunately no one *as injured. , Jfr. Lythgoe lias a large force at work, and the rivSr >*ill be crossed by Thursday next, as usuaL Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road. It will bo seen by reference to the published pro- . ,( at codings of the Legislature, that this Company have. ... . J ad permission granted them to extend their Railroad - o the Columbia Road, and form a junetiou with that in ^ luce of tlip Camden branch. This, although an in- . ' 'ingement on the chartered rights of the South Ca:ona Rail Road, of which the Camden "branch is a part; -tinel i*ns nmdo a law at the winding up of oar Legislature.-1; rotwithstauding our delegation, Messrs. Kershaw and loykin, protested strougly against the bill, and other 7 endemen who assisted them, by some stroke of policy; ?r- V iio advocates of the amendment carried their pojntf 3 it appears, by a small majority. , u&) t- ttU The fact is, our Rail Road, (we mean the Camden l ; Iranch,) has not received justice, and we should like \y:' oknow if this state of things is always to continue ] 'lie operations on our road are crippled by tho inatten- ' ion it .receives?not from those having its immediate . ontrol and mauagemeut?but from a want of provi-^^^ ion in tlio way of a sufficient number of cars to taka ft' tlic cotton and freight which is obliged to lay at our ' )cpot to await its chance, day after day, and week af, cr week. If the road is not as profitable as it mjght ^ e, whose fault is it ? If freight is offered, and thoro is _ ?<! o convenience for its transportation, ought the road to ' ^ ie blamed because it fails to yield us heavy a profit as "* hose whose accommndution is first consulted, to tuo xclusion of others? Justice ought to be done; and ; is time it was beginning to be done, or a showing' " inde towards it. If the people of Camden wero not lie most passive people to be found, something would j -< avo been done beforo this, if it was to do nothing lore than to make a noise. Others make a goed deal ffuss, and by this means sometimes carry their pointt is time we were fussing too. . \ hill l-.ns n.-wserl the Vir?*inia House of Dele: I ? . f.:* iitos autlionzing the Virginia aud Tennessee tail road Company to increase its capital stock i * y private subscription to the amount of one rail- ~ on five hundred thousand dollars; and also auhorizingthc Board of Public Works to subscribe ? o the capital stock of the Manassas Gap Railroad lompnny the sum of one hundred and sixty c housand doliars. DIED?In Pickens County, Ala., on the 20th No- > ember last, Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskixs, wife of John iaskins, formerly of this District. Mrs. Gaskins was born in Kershaw District, and reloved with her husband a fow years since to Alabama, , diere she died, oged 58 years and 5 months. ?? <. CAUTION. Tito public are hereby cautioned against a follow alliug himself John Andrew, alias McClure, who pass(I through this District some two months since, and ho passed two Fifty Dollar Bills,'purporting to be on lie liauk of the State, but which liavo proved to be ounterfcit. The said Andrew, alias McClure, purchasd of the undersigned a grey horse and saddle, for rhich he received in payment the bills above mentiond. Said Andrew alias McClure is about six feet high, f [juare built, black hair, seemingly of a mild disposiion, very plausible in conversation, and pretends to be very religious man. When he left my house, went awards North Carolina. He says he lives in York " j .T i__i? .x. r I nsirict, ana is a norsu auu nog uetuci. Dec. 21, 1852. MILLS KELLY. fcjgT'Papcrs disposed to publish a villain will confer liivor by copying this notice. Hoofland's German Bitters. Hundreds of our citizens complain of debility and ingour of the system, derangement of the liver and tomach. want of appetite, 4a; they are frequently tho ;sult of too close application, and a thousand other, iiiscs we cannot here name; but wo would say to all lllicted. do as we have done?get a bottle or two of n\ llnotland'a Gorman Bitters, prepared by Dr. Jack ju, and our word for it you will bo cured. We reomruend this medicine, knowing from experience that is much superior to the generality of patent mediines. Wo would say to our readers, purchase none nlcss prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia. October 22. POISONING. Thousands of parents who use Vermifuge composed of * astor Oil, Calomel, &c., are not aware, that while they ppear to benefit the patient, they arc actually laying the nimlations for a series of diseases, such as salivation, loss r sight, weakness of limbs, <$t. In another column will be found the advertisement of lobensack's Medicines, to which we ask the attention of II directly interested in their own as well as their Ciiilren's health. In Liver Complaints and all disorders aring from those of a billions type, should make use of the aly genuine medicine, Hobensack's Liver Bills. JO"'lir. not deceived," but ask for Hobensack's /orm Syrup and Liver Bills, and observe that each has ie signature of the Proprietor, J. N. IIOBKNSACK, as one else are genuine.