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"We will cliug to the Pillars of the Temple of our Libertis and if it snme fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins.
VOLUME X. MgVtie C QUY - A i
EDGEFEJELD AJDI ETISE1Bi
W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR.
NEW TERMS.
Two DOLLARS and FIFTt CENTS, per annum,
if paid in advance .$3 if not paid within six
month-4 from the date of subscription, and
g4 if not paid before the expiration of the
year. - All subscriptions will be continued,
unless otherwise ordered b)efcore thae expira
tion of the year; but no paper will be discon
tinued until all arrearages are paid.uulessat
the option of the Publisher.
Any person procuring five responsible Sub
scribers, shall receive the paper for one year,
gratis.
ADvERTss16ENTs conspicuonslyinserted at 75
centi per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the
first insertion, and 374 for each continuance.
Those published monthly, or quarterly, will
be charged $1 per square. \dvertisenents
not having the number of insert ons marked
on them, will be continued until ordered out
and charged accordingly.
All communications, post paid vill be prompt.
ly and strictly attended to.
B RANDRETI'S PILLS by cleansing
the Blood from all impurities, gives
power to every organ to perform its functions
healthily ; no matter whether externally or in
ternally situated. Nature has formed the bow
els for the evacuation of all unhoa.lthy humors
of the blood, and if man would use but com
mon sense, lie would take care that they per.
formed this office faithfully. If the bowels are
out of order, if too slow, or too fast, a few do
sesof BRANDRETH'S PILLS willbring
them to order. Ask the mian who was dying
from constipated bowel. what cured him; ie
tellsyou Brandreih's Pills. Ask him who has
had the dysentary for six months. and every
remedy had fliled; he tells you. Brandreth's
Pills cured him iA week. So with other dis
cases Twelve Brahdreth's Pills rubbed down
in half pint of molasses. cured a lttle boy of
an ulcer of the face which was rapidly spreading
to his eyes, and which a dozen coctors had tried
to cure, but could not; the pocar parents would
have given half they were worth to have had it
cured, but every thing they tried did no good,
until they uave .t a tea spoonful (of molasses ev
ery day. in half a pint of which they had rubbed
down twelve Brandreth's Pills; before the
wholeof the molasses was taken the ilcer was
cured. And yet some foolish people call Bran.
dreth's Pills a quack medicine. - It would ie
well if there were a few wore such quack rmed.
L-orijftUUsi r d~egffl. or 1"d- EM, cu re- iRe
ibe Brandreth's Pills ? Can they send you to
persons curcd as Dr. Brandreth can? Can
they point out to you pedple who had been
helpless for years from Epilepsy and St. Vitus'
Dance, who have been cured by their rerne
dies? af they cannot, Dr. Brandreth can.
Can they point out to you a person who for
twenty years had rever had a stool without
having used medicine, or mneelanical nenirs,
and whom the Brundredh's Pills cured in a
month, and gave him as healthy evacuations
as he had when ie was a child ?
(TThe Pills are sold at Dr. Brandreth's Of
fice. -241 Broadway, N. York. Also, by Bland
& ButUer, Edgefield C. H.; S. D. Clarke &- Co..
H:amnburg; J. S. k D. C. Smnyley. Meeting
Street; IM . Coleman, New Market; hjlloci.
Sullivan & Waller, Greenwood ; L. D. Meirri
man. Cokesbury
Aug.27 . St 31
Brought to be Jail.
O F tbs Distri, a negro man who says
his name is WASHING'rON. and that
he belongs to Mr L.emu-i Wiiite, wruo lie says
lives near New-.Market. Abbeville Di.trict.S
C, Said fellow is about fivs, reet one or two
inches high, and retween 21 aid 22 years ol
age, and ligh't complected; he has a scar on
has neck.
The owner is regnested to come forward,
prove property. pay cltarges and take him
away, or he will bo dealt with nccording to
law C. H. GOODMAN Jailor.
August 27. if 31
Brassi toaic the Jail
OF~ this District, a nergrer man who says his
name is ELIHU, and that he belongs toi
Mr. William Davis~of l-:finghamu county. Ga.,
living within twenoty-three miles oal Savainnahi.
Said fellow is abarur five high, light complex
ion, and betweeup 20 and 21 years of age.
No scars or marks percaeivahle. He says his
owner bonght him friain a speculator.
The owner is reque-sted tra come forward.
prove property, pay charges arid take him
away, or he will be dealt with auccordirng tc
law. C. H GOO D MAN, Jailor.
August, 27. tf 31
I shall he ready tao receive Patients b3
the 1st of next mronth (August.) TIhe
infirmary is situated near the G'eorgia Rail
Rorad Depot. and c-i accommodate from fomi
teight white, and from ten to twenty blanl
piatients. A good nurse will be in attendance
at all times. dlay and night.
No charge will be made for board. nursing
,$&c., but fir surgical attendance and operations,
the usu al fee will be required.
During the lecture months, viz: from No
vember to March. of each ye-ar. patients unable
-- t'o pay will be received. nursed, and operated
-unport by any member of the Faculty. free of
expcase.
a ~PAUL F. EVE. .u. D.,
Professor of Surgery, ini the Medical College
of Georgia. p
Augusta, July 30 3m* 27
Notice.
N OTICE is hereby given that applicatior
will be made to thre next Legitre of
thes Sta-e of Southi Ca'rolina, for a renewal of
she Charter granted by that body to Henr3
Shultz and Lewis Cooper, dated 17thy December
1813, .utithorizing them to buiil a Trill Bridge
acrirsthe SavanInah River, from this State to
she city of Augusta, State of Georgia, at this
own labor arid expense, with suich a dedaieriori
of tol! as the chanige of time rind the improve,
ment of the country " .tiv.
H N4RY SHIUJTZ.
Hnmhnrg. 8. Ca, July 17 tf 27
Wholesale & Retail Grocers,
CORNER CENTRE AND MAREET STREETs,
HAMIBURG, S. G.
H AVE just received, and will continue to
receive treshSupplies of the following
Articles, which they offer to their friends and
the trade, at the lowest market prices:
SUGARS.
30 hbds. consisting of St. Ctoix, Clairfield,
Porto Rico an. Muscovado.
A.SO,
Double Refined Loaf Crushed and Powdered
Sugars.
COFE LS.
50 bags Old Government Java Coffee,
10 do. Augustura do.
125 choice Rio . do.
I Bale MAocho do
15 bags Cuba.
BAGGING.
100 pieces Heavy Dundee. 44 to 45 inch.
250 - do. Kentucky, (heavy) 44 to 45 i.
50 do. Tow, 45 inch
125 do. Guniny, 24 per yard, 45 to 47 in.
IOU do Georgia & Corohiia, 44 to 45 in.
RUPE
300 coils Kentucky Rope
50 do lanila, do
50 do. Jute do.
MOULAb'obS
20 lihds. Trinidad M olasses
25 bbis. New Orleans. do
50,000 pounds froi, of all sizes. Also.,
a good assortment of Iloop and Band
Iron, tueruianu an Caster At Last WteCl.
BACWv & ,AL .
30,000 Prime Country Sides.
2,000 Sacks Sal,
5 do Table Salt
Boxes Table Salt.
CHAIRS.
10 dozen I Maple Chairs
25 do Windsor do
10 do Cane Seat,
2 do Childiens, do
2 do Boys, do
2 do Ulices, do
2 do Rocking, do
I do Nurse.. do
BLANKETS.
2 bales 9.4 Bilaukets -
3 do 10-4 do (weighing 7 lbs. to the
pan)
A good assortment of Bed Blankets from
10-4 to 12-4.
FEGRU CLOT1i.
1,000 yds. Waslungton Jeans (heavy,)
1000 do. Coventry Plains.
N AIL S.
100 Kegs, (assorted Sizes)
PWrDER.
30 Kegs 11 F Dupont's Powder
10 do Blasting do
20 do Eagle,Sporting, do
WI1JTIE LEAD.
5000 lbs pure No. 1, N. Y. Union Mills
White Lead.
TE.,m.
50 Boxes Teas. Consisting of gun pow
der, lHyson and Imperial
6 Cases Cattees, "
1 Chest Black Tea
LINE,
200 Bbls. fresh Rock Lime.
Also-Plaster Paris.
-ALSO
.uinger, Pepper. Spice. cinnann, N utmegs,
indigo, Saltpetre, Blue Stone. Copperas.
StioeThread, Sninf. Cotton & W ool Caids.
drass Bound , Buckets. Painted -Buckets,
Ibuhs. Ciurns, Keelers Willow Wagoin
and 'radles Wasitoards, Cocoa Dippers,
Clothes Pioss, ,roums. Wooden Boiws,
Wash Stands, Bellows. Itakes. scythe
Sneeds, Coifce .M ills,SoapTallow & Sperim
Candles WagonBoxes, leasures. Saddlei
lions, Windort Glass, Starch, Pistols. To
bacco, irasdstoies, Usuaburgs., Twie. Cas.
tings, Boots, Shoes, Wol lilats.tice,Clothes
Baskets, Alinonds, Bearskins, Mlackerel,
M ustard, Fifth Chains. Lamp Oil; a rhiire
article of Clewing Tobacco; Viaegar, Bex.s,
C Cider, Barrel Covers. Cod Fish, Plough
Mot-lds, Sole Leather, Nankeens, Chaico
late. & c., &c.
WVANT ED)-.00J lbs. DEES WVAX, foa
whicn cash will be paid
Humburg, July 23. tf 25
-Notice.
1 *'H E Subscriber haereby guve, publir~ ne.
tice, that lie intends pJ~etaitinig the ieal
session oif thie Legislrtmate ot the Suate oh dottI
Carolua. to grant imit an exclusive charter Ioi
a Frerry over .Saludu Itiver, naer the lalantc
F'ord,. at the junction of the Districts of Edge
field, Abbeville Laureis uanid Ne wberry. H
also gi- es notice that hie itenids to oppose thea
applicatimn of Air. J. W . Payaie for a chartei
at the same place. JA ESSPO .
July 30 4tm 27
Aotice.
PlUBLIC Notice is iiereby given that appli
-cation will be masde to the inext Legislat
ture, to declare Theawas Creek a piubbec high
way, and to prifvenUibstructionis to the frec
navigation thereof.
July 30 4tm. I 27
CARRIAGE MAK~liG
7 11-1 tIoSbscribers ri spectliully itntorir
.1 uieir friends and the public generally
that thiey are carrying ont tho
CARRIA'E MAEING' BUSINESS,
in all its biranaches, at the old stand tieal
Pottersv'ile, where they are fiully prepare<
for doing all kinds of work 'in their line
with neatness and despatch, and at pnice
to suit the times. They feel tiraukful ho
past favors, and hnpe by constant assiduit)
atnd strict attenliion to business, to merit
liberal share of their patrotnage.
-C. Mi lCHE~LL,
L.IHILL.
-July 2 tI 23
P. S Wagon work and all kinds 'a
Blacksmithaing done at the customary pvz
ces. M& H
LAW BLANKS
FOn SA a v AT eTaI OFFICE.
HE undersigned respectlully intoi-ns hiis
. friends, that he has re*sued the Manuinc
ture of COTTON GINn, and flatters himself
from his long experience in the business as ma
ker ofthe celebrated June s Gins, to receiye A
share of their patr-inage.
He deem it useless to accomp-,ny this notice
with a long list of certifientes of reconinienoia
tion, as top the :aaacity ,I his Gins. whens he
cats assure them tiat out of near 1500 Gins;
made by hisuell not nie bsm e bees condenimeol
or returned. His Gils are ol. thb best mate
rials and narrasted. Attaehied to the -aws is
a Mote Cleaner, and exponence has pr .ven it
to be a valuable additios. as it keeps all the
motes of any size from passing thrisans I with
the Cotton. Hise Biush WheveI has also, i.
derguis conisiderable alteiations. Upon the
whole his Gins.- need only to be tebted to be
highly appreciated. Plauters can be u4asured
thas ito Gis will leave his Shop without the
$siwat and Ribs having been examined and set
by himself alnse,' and resiectfully solicits a
cll trosi thei before they purchase else where
H. ODEN. geint.
Opiposite Stovall Sr Simnon's Wfare House
N. 13. REPAIRING dlnie on muoderate terms.
Augusta, Ga..July 1 6t* 23
Powilively the Last Notice.
SIL Peisons havng demids pgainst the
Estate of Johnt Chseathan. ben deeu.s
e , ate requested te preseint then properly at
tested withins the time prescribed by law, and
those who) do nit avail themselves with this op
portunity will not he paid.
GUTIIERIDGE CHEATHAM.
March 4 ly 5 Execxtor'
NOTIC E.
A LL Persons indebted to the Estate of C.
D. Blackstonse, lute (Sf the Dis'rici. ate
reqested te niame payiet by the 1st at De
cemnber, and all having any demands against the
Estate will hand thesis ins nicording to law, by
the above time-at which time the subscriber
desires to close the estate.
THOS. B. REESE, Execuior
August6 3m 28
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
Seaborn A. Jones. Declaration
vs. in Forcign
Enoch Byne. Attachmen't
T HE P5Iainitl having this day filed iis de
claration ins my ofice, and the defendant
havintg no wife or atiorney. known to he within
the State, on whom a copy ofthe sman,., with a
rule to plead, can be served: It is ordered. that
the defendant plead to the said declaration.
nt Iegivenitagiinet him.
THOS. G. BACON, c. c. P.
Cletk's Office. 17th March, 1845 ly 8
State of South Carolina.
EDGEF ELD DISTRICT.
B Y JOH N HILL. Esquire, Ordnary.
Bof Edgefield District.
Whereas Nancy Reyiolds hath nppli-.d
to sme for Letters of Administration, tin
all anti singular the goods, and chattels,
right% and credits of Thos. keynolds. late
of the District alresaid, deceased. these
are, therefore. to cite and admonish all
and singular, the kindred atid creditors
d the said decea'd. td6 he and appear bsfire
tie, at our nexi Ordiinary's Cousrst t4r the
said t)tiriet, to otte hoelen at Eglefi-hel
Csurt H ouse. (in the 150h day of Sept.
instant. to dsow cau,,i. if any, wh Iy t Ie suid
Maitnietration shehtile not be granted.
given tsnder my hasod ad seal, this
1,1 day ol Septemier, in the yeaur oef tour
Lord 'oe thossaind eight hsiundred and
fort) live, and in the 70th year (if Aieri
can ludepenudentice.
JOHN HILI, o. E. D.
Sept. 3 21 32
State of South Carolina.
I DGEFIE LI) DISTlR ICT.
B Y J)H N 111LL, Esq., Ozdiinary of Edlge
lied I istrict:
W tiereas, Jaes~ Griffin hath applid teo ste
for Letters at Asl.stinistratton, een sill iiid sinsgs
lar the goods ansd chale~ss. riglts anid c'reditseof
Ma ry Td'imnant. Ile of the Ditrict niurennsid
dleceasied; these acre, thserefore, to tle snsd
aidtmonish all ansd sinegu air. the kindsteredl and cred-~
itors osf the saeid der'ensed, to lie siid asppear hie
fsre mie, at eur niext Ordiseary's Ceeurt ler the
saeid Dic's ct te.Ic eeudeen at Eedgefield cousrt
H-ouse oni th tfittmh dayv eel Seps. ness, 0'
Ishoew csee, if aniy, wh-ly thse said udmistnstranon~i
should tnot be gransted.
Given.undler my hantd hand seal. this 2e'd d:sy
o.f Setpt. . its the yeari or estr Lesrd cese thosa,:e
eight hutidre'd anst ierty fiv -, antd iti lthe 70th
year or Americain Inidepenidensce.
JOHN HILL. a. E. D.
Sespt.32 2
07 Tlhe frietnds esf Emnuu sleMoat
.Eag.,. ansnounice hins as as canisdate leer the
office of Tax Collector at the tnext elesn
Nov G f 41
437The friends icf SAurson B. MATs.
ancoce him as a candi'date for the Office
or Tax Collector as she niext election.
Oct. 30 tr 40
O7The frien.tds ofr MaIj. S. C. SCO TT,
annsoince him as a candeidat. fear Trus
'-olleciora tsihe ensuing electieon
Nov6. ttr 41
QThe rriends oft Cot. Jos Qua-r-rtu
som ainnonnee him s a canilittrate [or the
office of Tax Collector, at the tnext elec
tion. July 1
f5'The friends (of Lieus. Jais l5
H AnatS, annsoinee him tie a eniridiacte teor
the cffice or tax Collect..r att the next ee
1g We are authorized to annsounce
LF~vs R. WutLseN, as a canitdailte for thc
Office ofi'ua x CollI-ctor, at the ntext elect ion
Feb.26 5.
iJUS E LLAI EOUS.
Fron the Courier.
-,.MAIABL-.h FACT iN INATURAL IlS
- okr.
Maj) r Jio. Pillers, a larwer of great
rewpectiabibily in this couniry, ulurmted
m11e that Wile hie lived at his father's in
Minbuoiurl aPi!Ite twenty years 4iglo, a bIUZ
zard, (i. (sit itis bud rfje real vulture !)
was teken adihe. having* gorged itself over
a carcase to bue a degree as to prevent
it flying-*ilts eight beiug LoU heavy for
tas n tings ; -ieu !;e, together t% fti Ilis In
tiher, brother, an'd a nelgaigior, "ith a small
sioemake's a1, npped open its eyes, so
that no 2ijt of the bai of either remained.
'I tie heaif The bLAW was thleu pui uter
onie o Is wings, in which posuou it toen
remamued.a fen uninutes, when. to the
surprise Of all, it gradually reiieved its
head frou its wimg, shook itsell as if' to
arrange itt disordered feather., atn reap
iared 0ith, two guou suutid eyes, free
from ble ' b, aud possessiug in every de
gree theM. er of vision. This seeming
ly cruel erimr ut %as'repealed with the
samte bif. on ditflerent occasions t the
presencet: differeut persons, ii . times,
auu always nith the samie it-sult, itid uut
the least injury appeared to have be.u Oc
casioned by it. Aliet the lapse of a few
mnious -te bird-fen- away io its accus
totmed hiaunts I have mentiuned- this
fact to several persons, It(), th0ul they
haid "-l.ver eea the like," expressed no
surpris'eor doubt of its truth, but re-plied
that they:nad always heard that the dowu
from the vtuide ol a buzzard's winug was
a cure hr bltudiess ii horses, and one
man remarked that he cured a imst in
vterale.-case of approaching bhtidiess in
hinsellfb .it. He procured the duwn,
spread Q Pa a-bandage. applied it to his
eyes. anq relolered.
Ie col 'borhuron of Major Pillers' state
nient, se dep'sition is hereto subjoio
ed, q T ate-y on n experience oi the
suleci 'avelhug, some three years
mee, eti Americau bosttioim, I staid
part of 'a day with a f'riend ol mine, whiose
step so ifad be day before taken a hal'
gru n I"zard-so sou as I saw the
bud, lhe tateiien of Major Pillurs caine
fresh u my recollectun, and as I had
alwaya .4g.u-incredllousel wasdeteriined
accor it0on t fact to he
young gentleman who had the bird, and
desire d himi to operate upon it. Haviig
no sharp pointed instruaeent at hand,
other thai a coiion pin. with that lie
puinctred .ne of the eyes, aud all its lus
tre instanitly disappeared. The head was
then placed under the wing of the bird,
where it rimained a few minutes only,
and when taken out, the eye had resiumed
its usual nrdliancy, appearing as soUud as
the other, with not a speck upon it. In
this experirnuen, it is true, the oye ball
n% as not ripped open-that uperation seem
ing too cruel to have my plarticipti)a.
hut, its far as it goes. it serves to inspire
tieltef in 'lie stalien.-nt of Major Ptllers.
Ani why '.iould there nut be a ithealing
vl ue In e dinti of a buzzard's wing ?
u\o aaia cano Say why not. I)o %Ve kiacen
t% iene thosw unimal. inineral and vegeta
bile tu.siauces, resortedi to for the cure oil
all maltiesa derive iheir healang pelaers?
Ibe tact that certaiu substances jossess
sUCIP quahlies nas been ascertaited by ex
. ijieni, and until itiat infailhble test has
displroved the ellicatcy If ihte down, ti
one can Va3 it will iit cure hhintie,s.
Anad why should not the Buzzard have
the poner to reproduce its eyes? There
are uiaiy ne)steries ti mit.ure aia we anall
11, vet be able to lathiaim.' It is a aistery
thaa a.. ;icorti cani develope iasell anid hie
comet au icak ; bhat aii uasiglitly noria,
cant, itt a shenarite, becotie a most beau
ittul lh ; in shuri, the n hole worl-. is hue
un opei violme- of a.' steries, who Ib ull
cani wonider at. but tew can uniavel. It
is .rue. tuo, ifiat
- faeere are motlre tiaings in lieaven and earth
Titan nil dreattt in our piihosupgiy."
ne knoaw that mtany tusects anal rep
tale-s have the power coi cuati g thteir old
skans every yeair, and app, tirmg itt an en
tirefy new onte ; that te c'ommonii house
spider gets a aaew skin ani.. a rnew act of
itega every yetar; and that, if you pluck
Ioli one ol nts leg.. aii will, ta t wo oir three
day s, ntave a neo "tie in :its place.' The
shiedadtng the teeth and reproduction of
the inai in the hi.man species are cert ain
I) remahrkailie anid would tbe en consider
ed, were they not Lit datil occurrence.
Upon sca'er cotnsideraacu, it cannot be
regarded more wouderftul that a tiuzzard]
shaould haive the flower to reproduce itt
i-yes, ihan a sptder its skin and legs, a
iorse fits teeth and hioofs-our speciet
their eceib and tnaiiu, or a deer his aintiers
T[hey are all remarkable iphetnometia o
animtal pilosophy. and cananot be account
ed for cou arty kntwni principule.
I'The fact staied in the conc-lusion otf [the
depositiont. relative act the hald e-agie, huat
niot, I venture to ,ay, arrested the aetteu
tiont of aNy one. Who would helieve ltal
the feathers of thai bmri cannzoi he plucket
nut ? The idea of feat her T8atd plucking
are tfver .associed, yet you canint ge
those of the baldI eagle ni ilhout taking ali
akit with t heti- unlesa y rhiaps, thironiut
the agency~ of somec c-hemaikal npoicationi
of whic-h we " far west in the ba~ikiwoods,'
know inotling .. SienA.e
. DEPct'iTliN.
,-. Je hi Peo-r-,. ii ettizegic ofiRandotpl
ou nm ihndividulal alluder to in ibn ahov
communication, and that the facts stated
therein, so far as I am concerned, are true
in every particular. The eiperiment of
ripping open the buzzard's eyes, during
the time we kept it. from February until
May, was repeated, I dare say, fifty times;
and once, at a log rolling, ten times ic
one day. An old African negro, belongng
to Mr F. Valli, Sr., of St. Genivieve,
named Joseph, (though supposed to be
upwards of one hundIred years old,) fir-t
told mie of-it, and I have tried it frequent
ly since. on dflerent buzzaris. with rhe
same result. This nmame negro told me
that iho lfethers could not he plucked out
of a bald eagle. This is true. You may
try it in any way. and scald it, and you
cannnot pull out a feather
Signed, JOHN PILLERS.
Deposition taken before
Signed JAMES H UGHES, J. P."
Gen. Gaines' Requisition foi Troops -
We observe, in a number of our ex
change papers, comments and strictures
on the course of G n. Gaines in imaking a
requisi'ion on Gov. Moulton, of Louisiana,
t.ostly condetnnatory. as having been
done without authority. and in many cases
mixed up with political matters, and re
flertions on the Adminiistration. We re
gret to see the press itiu-i stoop to pander
tie the appetites of disappointed politicians,
or. indeed, allude ii any way to internal
politics. in a matter wiere our own and a
treign nation are at issue. "Our coun
try-our whole coutty-our own country"
should pe the motto of every patriot, and
we have little more confidence in the man
who would wield a pen to draw. down ob
loquy on his government, -thtrougb .the
public press, when we are at issue with a
feoreign foe. than we would have in him
who would draw the swoid and do battle
in the ranks of the enemty.
But to the act af Gen. Gaines. We do
ito not profess to knoow what are the strict
etiquette-ical reeaulations -in the subject,
inid the't they may have been violated by
Gen. Gainei we do not pretend to contra
diet-but we do say whenever any portion
of our county is in danger of being aisail
ed-or necessity requires action on the
pirt of the United States for any purpose,
the law ,bould, if i't dues not nowleqaire
the of officer higheit in command,. near
the point of danger, at on'ee to collect a
salfficieut force to prevent or defeat the an
.ticinated. ttack.e. e- houdhaeh
-paT- a of necessity, to act
promptly, and not he compelled to remain
atn inactive spectator, until itformation
could be sent hundreds. if not thousands
of miles, and orders from head quarters
returnod, allowing the permission to move.
- An ounce of prevention is worth a pound
or cure," is an old sayirig but not the less
true-and it will redound much more to
the credit of Gen. Gaines to know that he
toaok insrantatteous inemsur- s to organize
a sufficient force which. in case of need,
will march promptly. to the support of
Gen. Taylor, in Teras, than if he had
lisilessly awaited art assault. whicl) might
have proved disastroits to site gallant lit
Ile band under Gen. T s conmtanl. In
the latter alternative, Gen. Gaines would
have received. as he wold richly have
deserved. the curses. Ioud apd deep, of the
a hole couhtry .-Courier.. fst inst
Our Town for the last few days has
hit! more a business appearance. than for
weeks back-the merchants have nearly
all returned fron their visits of ei'her
pleasure or profit, aid have resunied their
busitess irs-our stores are beitg fast re
pleni-hed with commodities for customers,
and wagons are das ing in and fro, with
planters, produce of snrious kinds; in
iter, ta. changed is the aippearance in ont
..treets that we are abioost ready to cry
out *-good limnes, good himes." . W e. on
derstandi our Cotton hove~rs have comn
meniced their operatimis tn ina' spirited'mtan
ner, determnine'd, as they have plenty of
the ' nieedfnl." to keen the siapke, If pos
uibl& at the ",stickinig point," so as to
enable our up-countryfriends, who have
maede cottotn, and are lack of corn, to
purchase withI our-soun-leurren y, at a
reasonable rate. .
(Hamburg Republican, 4th inst.
The Post Master General has ordered
the Postmasters at New~ orleans and Mo
bile to miake tip and tratistmi mails front
those cities to Galve ton and Corpum
Chrimi. in Texas, by the steamboatsmanel
other vessels to the service of the U. S.
Governniont as often as the boats or ves
sels shall perform trips to said-pliaces. Re
t urn M aeils are to be miade from Gaslvestoin,
Corpus Christi and other places in the
Texan territory -Mercury, 2dl inst.
THE ELVscTtoss.
Temilessre.-The retuirns from this State
show that A. V. Brown, the Denutocratic
candidate, has beeni elected Governor by
a majority of verhapa of 2000 votes. r'he
Congressional Delegation will consist o
6 Demoicrats and 5 Whigs,.as in the las
Congress. The complexion of the Legis
lature is somewhat doubtful.
North Carolina-In tbis State, the Del
egat ion in. Congress stands 6 Democrat
atnd 3 WVhigs.
Kentuky.-The Congressional Delega
tion of Kentucky will geonsaist of'S W hia
Iand 2 Democrats The L-gislatire Whi
an usual.
Alabama. --In this State,' - Martin,
prevailed over Terry, 'lhe regular .sominte
of the Tuseale-a Cotuvenition. The del
I gntion to C.'nttre. will stand 6 Doitm'
Ier. *, atnd *u' onte Wi'ie.
Indiann,-ie Cougressioutal DelegE
gation conoists. of 8 Democrats and two
Whigs. The Legislature is lgemocratic,
and will of course elect a Democratic U.
S. Sonator, in:place of Hog. A. S. White,
(Whig) whose term of service has expirid.
FOREIGN NEWS.
LATER FROM TEXAS.
NEW ,0a1LANs, Aug. 27,
By the arrival yesterday morning of
the steamer U~dine,' Capi.. Grice, from
Corpus Christi, Via Aransas Bay- and
Galveston, we. have received our files of
papers to. Saturday last, 23d instant.
The. Unditic left Corpus -Christi on the
.18th. . All was.quiet at the..U S. 'En
campment. General Taylor had.- sue
ceeded in removing all the troops belong
ing to 'be 3d and 4th Regiments of U. 4.
Inflantry, and established his Head Quar
ters at Corpus Christi. Good health pre
vailed in the Camp.
T'e Undine left Aransas Baj ou .the
2-lt inst. .The schr. Resell.., Shipman,
was to leave in a few day ;: the. schr.
Floridian, Arnel, with coal, .&c. for the
U. . troops, had just arrived. Steamer
Monmouth was repairing.-, Schr.. Sdal
low, which had been wrecked on the Bar,
had been stripped of her masts, sails, rig
ging. &c. Some of; her cargo was saved.
. The steatner .'Kim, at Galvestonwas
to leave at 3. o'clock nn the 28d inst.
.The, Galveston -ews .states ihat tb.
Mexican arqpy at Matamoros is said to be
8.000.strong, and are engagediafortifyitg
that city.. Per contra the Civilian do
clares that from the best information, the
number of troups.at Matamoros does not
exceed 1,500-that they are badly- sup
ported. and not more efficient than Mex
ican soldiers usually are.
The accounts from the.Convention are
meagre and unsatisfactory.. 'Nothing fur
ther had been done relative to the project:.
of attempii'nl to. establish a Provincial
Government and annullini the- present
Consttution, 'prior to he completion of
the State. Tbe-plan had been strongly.
opposed by Messrs:..- ienderson an' Van;
Zaudt, and otner leadiig members, and
discountenanced by Major Donelsou.
The following resolutinnsi introduced by
Gov. Ruemuels, were adopted by the Con
vention on lio-29th ult.
AResolved, .Tbat.th.Committee on the
*Gpral i Forniinrai rif thn naign
beinstructed to-enquire-into the expddi-.
ency and propriety of irreorporating ip the
Coustitntion, the liillowing provisions:
sLAVEs.
.1st. The Legislature shill have' no.
power to pass laws for the emancipation
of slaves, . without .the consent of their.
owners, or without jiaying their owners
previous to such emancipation, a full e
quivalent for the slaves so emancipated.
They shall have no power to prevent im
migrants to this State from- ringing with
them such. persons a? are deemed slaves
by thu laws of any one of the United
States, so long as any person of the same
age and descriptiou shall be continued in
slavery by the laws of this State; provi
ded that such person or slave be the bona
fidi property. of. such immigrants; and
yrovided also, that laws may he passed to:
prohibit the introduction into this State of
slaves who have commiled high crimes
in other States or Territories. They shall
have full power to oblige the owners of
slaves.ita treat them with humanity, to
pto.vide lbr them.necessary lbod andcloth
iug to abstain froni all crucltias to them;.
and in case of their neglect or refusal to
comply with the. requisitions of such laws,.
to provide by. laW, for the sale of such
slave or slaves. for tthe benefit of the own
er or owners... . .
.2d.. 1n the prosecution of slaves for.
crimes oIf higlmer grade than petit larceny,
the Legislature sh~all have no power to de
prive thetm of tan impartial trial by a petit
jury..
3d, Any person who shall maliciously;
dismeumabe? or deprive a slave of life, shall.
suffer such punishment as' wouli be .iu
flicted in case, the like offence 'has been.
committed on a free wyhite person, and on
the like piroof, except in case of insurrec
tion of such slave."
One of the provisions Vassed by the
Convention prohibits the creation, renewi
al or extension of any corporate body
with banking or discounting power. An
other section prohibits the Legislature
from contracting dbt above 8100,000,
except in case of wvar, or to repel .inva
stn or ineurreetion.--ee.
.MEXICO.
Still nothing, or next to nothing, of
those 10,000 Mexicans. We w'ait imnpa
tietn'ly for their appearance.. ii is evident
that there is somne kitnd of military dloings
on the other side of the.Rio Grande1 but
as far as wve aro.authentically informed,
it part akes much .more of the character of
defence than attack. In 'the last New
York paperis .we havn the following .par
ticulars, confi'tmatory of what had reach
ed us before:
FaOM VEBA C.Uz DIaECT.
T'he barque Ann Louisa, Captain Mars
. ctalk. arrived' at -thia.porr. last evenioc
frnm Vera Cruz 3d .idst. . ,Dates: t. the
Stmt have been received via'-New Orledans.]
Captail: M. reports that the Medican
Gni einent were making grea. prepara
tionsR for war. Atmotng other things .they'
na-1&'-.. alil thd gtan' and' -munitions Zof
~ai- oftt'f mlhe Castle Sar..Tuan de.loa,
lest.bgit so'nl fall-into the' handsafalho
Amterrecaus! .",:..
A large numiber of troops hadjnarced.
. to the frontiers of' Tezas. T& uheifTe

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