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CASS .AND BUTLER 111KEtING. CHARLESTON, August 22. 1848. In-pursuence of previous notice. a large and-respectable meeting of the Democrats of Charleston District, opposed to the nom inte,of the Whig Convention for the Pres ile'ncy, of the United States, assemuled at the Theatre last evening for the purpo-e of -nominating candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. A good deal of dis cussion took place, in which the merits of --the different candidates were freely can vassed, but the lateness of the hour at vhich the meeting adjourned prevents us from giving even a synopsis of the speech es of the gentlemen who spoke on this oc ..casion, except those of 1r. Brown, who introduced the Preamble and Resolutions, and who has kindly furnished us with a copy of his remarks. The meeting was organized by calling the Hon. John linger to the Chair. and the appointment of the following gentlemen as Vice Presidents: ViCE PREsIDENTs. H.-:W. Peronneau. William Bird, "Mon. Wm.'Dubnsc, C. Ml. Furman, -o:i:11 L Pinckney, Dr. E. Horlheck, fo*P( Grimball, Frederick Sheffer, Hoi.B.BGrtmball, B. D. Lazarus, .Thios. Lehre, Robert H ume. T;his.:lilliken, William J. Bull, Thos. G. Prioleau. W. J. Bennett, John S:rohecker, Dr. Samuel Cordes, Samuel Barker, 0. L. Dobson. Hugli Wilson, Sen. I. Izard Middleton, Andrew Turnbull, Geo. H. Ingraham, John..Cotcock, R. R. Bee. Ir, ,1 W. Schmidt. Benj. S. R hett, ,letip Bailey. Edward Barnwell. :'-V-1 following gentlemen were request ed to act as Secretaries, viz:-Dr. A. P. AAyn'b Jno. W. Cheesborough, W. L. CI e[;a.d and E. T. Paine. The meeting having been organized. A. Ii. 3royn. Esq. introduced the Preamble and Resol{fiuns below, prefacing them with r'the following remarks: o Oti'assembling here this evening is not .n'%iistenriih the counsel given from t ishoon .Satuyday night last, by our vetetabte'atd esteemed Senators. The advised that no bitter excitement b' ild.be_inorporated in the canvass, and 4imorrewaciloable divisions created which a:retaleutated.to divide the State on a fast *gfrbadhiu,' issue, more solemn and in portant-r To these suggestions we bring --heaiiarty and mot i nilling acquiescence. ? ienihe'kaltioned the assembled par. ies a a rpecipitapffcy, we saw noappli catqqgti,us. We arc carrying an organi" za110D todneet one long since complete. We.design simply-to communicate to the -notitains-shat --Charleston Ditrict was ttot a Whig-Distriet. and ih' doing' tbiswe are doing what becomes ucis. it sas'nit indidatd 'by: eidper of. them ,at .tlif'ojnsigt'of of, oqr coutry. con teinplates tfi we 'shotud not think, speak iagQfogrIjves. n;'. .1 4g nok iWtiaattdl.byeitherlof -thsm etsi clmdahbpgl.defermined exe'rcime of or terpgati' siAmerieani-freeme'n; was 3tb 'ct iterda$iproal' But they did indicate . tex-did~nimate thai par A7<gapation. a or t.is purpose we have ,aeinbled, and the responsibility of this us be tgilling,co assume. e been rcq .ested. to submit the fol - arl.leiUf'd resblutio,ns for.zy'our sojyrppoval an'd' adoption: aestablishment of our. Inde o antagonist parties have ex. ..- country; Under a variety of ...es, but always with the same olbject, 2unceasinig cornflict has been niaged be tween them. ' The one-the present Whig Piriy of (be.Union, contensling for a latitu .~i.ry codstiction of the Constitution, has adv ocated a high protective Tariff, a Na .tionalbani the,Distribution of the pro. ceeds opsh'i'Public Lands, an extravagant Td'ifIieanal Improvemnents, an as - ninof the State Debts, the Bank *rLa,-and the whole brood of Federal rnenaures. Thegather--the preseut Democratic Par tyi/are adVo'dates of Free Trade, Low Du ties, Nt)Meht, Separation from Banks, Econo~my, Non iaterference with the Do nick~intitutions of the States, Eqjual -Nijhtf fo'allci'izens, inhether- native or adopitid, and a strict adherence to the Con stitution. AsE the exponents of tIhe principles of the-)kmoicratic Party, Lewis Cass and William 0. Butler have bcen ttominated b'y tie'Convention lately assembled at H al tirno-e ; and Gen'I. Zachary Taylor arnd Millard Fillmore, as exponents of the W hig Party by the Convention recently held at Philadellphta. The Demoncracy of South-Carolina hay ingfjiiriicipated in the action oif neither of -hese-Conventtions, are yet free to n.ake ,neir choice for President and Vice Presi dent.of the United States ; and by theolate movement in our very midst to enlir,t our ieople. under the Bantner of Whriggery, in .io persorn of Getn. Taytor, it becomes ne ssary for the Det mocratcy of Chtarulestotu Sdeclaic their views, and antnounce their efereuca. That choice is utnquestionably r. irrwe'd down to Lewis Cass and Wil * atm 0. Butler onthle onte hand, G. neral Zackary Taylo r and M'dilliarri Fillnore "a the other. If the Democracy of Charles.. totn istrict desire to cast their vote where irs irifitence wiill be felt, they must array tjetniselves unr .the standlard borne by th-e riominees of the one or other party. Shall the Democracy of Charlest'on gath er under a WVhig standard, and shall they forget the lotng .cherished principles they. have fought for!? When the whig party prer-ent General Zachary Taylor as a suldier, who has mer ited praise on account of his brilliant rmili tary exploits, they cannot surpass us in the warmth of their admiration. His coutntrymen will never withhold the just fam6 due irr. as a military commander, her will it cast a.cloud over thre page which rbi'ddhis heroismr, to be. also, there re, ced'ftdha ',i have postponed him to atn ntAere se.jj~convass, for whose civil qtuah fica,tions w:e4 have. a hotter assuratnce, anid whose priticiples we better arrierve. To thequalifiations for civil office, Gen. Taylor,.tree9 p'rctension. The s'cience of polics..qite,as necessary to1hle stqtes man,~as the ariof war to 'the soldier, Gen. TugJprrprofesses never to haive studied Hy epoiItical priuciples take their complex ion from his constant and devoted admira tion of the "Whig Embodiment ;" and. while he proclaims himself a WbiA, he prefers the political views of HenryaClay: to those of all the Democratic expt'nent" of the constitution since the time of Jeffer son. Opposed to the exercise of the Veto Power on the subjects of the Tariff, the Currency, nd Internal improvements, lie would also withhold it from all interference with the action of Congress on Domestic Policy. These are the political sentiments avow ed by Cen. Taylor-they bave been recog rized by his supporters all over the Union, and are the assurances upon which the Whig Convention, with closed doors, were willing to take him without further pled ges. as the true exponent of their party. A candidate so objectinnable, the De= mocracy of Charleston will never support. It matters not where born, whether South or North, East or West. From Gen. Taylor and Millard Fillmore, the nominees of the Whiaa, we turn to Lewis Cass and William O. Butler, the candidates of the Democratic party. As regards Lewis Cass, we prefer him for President of the United States amonst other reasons: First. Becaise he stands pledged to ad minister the Government upon principles avowed by the Great Democratic Party of the Union, ia the establishment and main. tenance of which South-Carolina has acted a conspicuous part. We prefer him because in his election the Great Conservative Power, the Exec utive Veto will be preserved and vindica ted, as a legitimate cheek and balance of the Government-and by its exercise, cor rupt and lawless majorities controlled, li centious legislation bridled and destroyed -a protection of vital importauce.to the Rights and Institutions of the South, and one which finds no abiding place in the principles of the Whigs or in any pledgo or promise of their nominee. We prefer him because in his election stability will be given to the Policy and In. stitutions of the country, by preserving the Democratic ascendancy. We prefer him because the civil positions he has occupied, and with distinction main tamined, give assurance of his capability to discharge the duties incident to the Chief Magistracy of the Union. We prefer him because we believe un der his administration, while our Foreign Relations will be amicably preserved, quiet will be purchased by no humilitating or cowardly concession. We prefer him because he has avowed his opinions on all the great issues before the country, and neither affects ignorance nor seeks concealment of his political prin ciples. We prefer him because he has not cater ed for his elevation by attempting to con cibaio the antagonist parties of the coun try, and is willing"to'sink or swim with the Democracy ofr the'Union, in.the principles of!which .he .has been.educated. and. the mieasures of which, he has pledged himself to maintain. - Finally, we prefer LEWIS CASS, be, cause he is opposed to the exercise of leg. islation by Congress over the I 'mitter-of Slavery. and denies that this body has any 3ectin~ie Unstttution. - WVhile we rhus prefer LEWIS CASS5 for President, WILLlAM' 0. BUTLER is recommended to us for Vice President, as a patriot who has sealed his devotion to his country by a soldier's blest blood, and who asua statesman in ther cou.ncils has given good earnest that the true principles of Democracy will never suffer detriment in his keeping. Be it thercfore 1. Resolved, That it is now expedient for every Democrat in Charleston District to exercise his sufirage in the election of President and Vice President, and contrib ute his aid to save the country from Whig misrule; and that the maintainance of the Democratic party is at all times more im portant than the advocacy of any individ ual. however eminent may have been his public services or personal character. 2. Resolved, That the great question of eqtual rights under the constitumtiomn, of the slaveholding and non-slaveholding States, is now, as ever, considered by tus para mount to all other issues, but we recognize no stronger claims to our confidence. this particlar, in the WVhig nominee, either from his-own expressed opinions, or the associationts of party, or From any other cause w hatever over his Demoicratic oppo nent. 3. Resolv'ed, That the late developments at Washington, antd more particularly the icorporatio;n of the Ordintance of 1787 in to the Bill for the governmeat of Oregon, hv which the Wilmot Proviso so far as that territory is concerned, htas become the law of t he 'latnd, with the formal rejection of the principles of the Mtissouri Compro mise by both Houses of Congress, con vince us that upon this vital question, we can pitt no trtust in Presidents or party. In this matter the South must rely otn herself alone, and wre design that no party con nexion shall ever interfere with our prompt cooperation in such measures of defence as may be adopted by our Southern bre hren. - 4. Resolved, That the property and po litical rights of Southern slavebolders are not dependant on any Presiilential ee tion. and that paramount to all party ques tions; that the equality of thie Soutthern States in the cduncils of the Union, atid in the occupation and enjoyment of the Na tional Territory, should be maintained at every h;izard; that the people of the Sooth look to their own State Governmenats for the protection of their property and not to Congress, which has no constitutional au thority whatever on the snbject of slavery, and that their independent sovereignty will never be sacrificed for the sake of the Union. 5. Resolvedl, That the Democracy of Charleston District cannot hesitate be ween the candidates of the Democratic and Whig parties of the United States for Presitent and Vice President, and for the reasons assigned in the Preamble and Re solutions, will support LEWIS CASS and WILLIAM 0. BUTLER (as the cadidates of our party,) for the offices to wihich they have been respectively nom inated. - At this stage of the proceedings, and before the preamble andl resolutios were seconded, Cot. Johna Cunningham came r...-., at moved that the preamble ho stricken, out,.and OereC TIO"ing; countereresolutlogin ; previously Introduce .. we nto' an:argument of some 1en of liis-reuotiiwonsr:t e1 i the nomination ofGb.C e - den Ci 1. Resolved, Tlat the D feis of Charlesifn districtdhere afa,4sf ,di1o re= iterate"and'insist 'upon the'prniples set forth in the 'resolutinos of the''Dem'ocratic pity' on"he'6th JJ'no,r 1S48, and upon the pledge then given."tliat' aderfno po litical necessity whatever,tili're support for the office oIPresident ~and Ice":Presi dent of the United States,, an ersun who does not amply satiify ustah -0 is op posed to any and',ll foirnsofr excluding slavery from the territories o'be;Un'ited States. 2. Resolved, That the-latepssage of the Wilmot Previsu by Congress, tlhe al most unanimous vote of bgIiNo'rthern Whigs and Demorats in i favor,4he noininatintis; -dctridee"aid prposes of the Buffalo Couvention,-and the raising of the "Free Soil''.banner at. trha $orth and North west, without.regard toi party, have practically made the issue as:to ala very a SECTIONAL ONiE,' and. warn the South alike to scorn the scrat ble:by par ties of men for spoils. and toidistrust and oppose any man: of either party in the non slaveholdiog States,'who-ie,nt kno'Vn to be prepared to carry otfin good faith the guaranties of the Constittiiop given to her institutions, and authorize and require us to harmonize and hand, all'parties: at the- South in common and nimpediate measures for the preservaiion:of'hdr ii stitutions and safety: - The.deeracy of Charleston*district design,Jn view"that the South must rely on herself alone,, that no party cdnnexion shall ever. ijterfere with our prompt co-opera ominsicb measures of defence as may be doptedbyfher peo 3. Resolved, That th' propertyand po litical rights'of'Southeru slaveliolders are not dependant on any. Presidential elec iion, and are paramognt j1liparty ques tions; that the equality : f4lj.Suuthern States in the councils of the_ nion and in the occupation and en n't.f thet'Na tional Territory, shpu. gtTnintined-at every hazard; that iheeo.pT ft t . South look to their own State -vernments for the protection of,their-iropnity, rand not to Congress, which has no-.constitutional authority whatever'on the'subject of lave ry; and that their iudgpondern"soveeign ty will never be sacriced'L the sake of the Union. . 4. Resolved, That Ih mopracy of Charleston District still reput ateyhe,sal timore. Convention and ..its Presidlential nominee; and they declare.d tbe.(Gen. Cass) does: not. only nor present ,our prineiples"-as..-to-internal "prnerments and our foreign pnliy.hut : no satis fied us as to elavery.: nndV Itsourd on the territorial question: addthat he be longs' to a Northern "Aiso gDe= mocracy'(a section aird-a1% y)K1hat"is not identified with- the big consiervtive doctrines of ouritepublica ,ii+gt that is identified by their";' eie adency,and :bE'lieirae ote=id n with en mit ' ,E Sot em1i rujs arantby es ve ,~ at Ihe t will sustain the nornination of Ge. Win. 0. Butler for Vice Presiddur.3 : . C.i. Hunt addresspd.tho.Jaetie i-op position. to these. resoly #p7 nd advo cated' the 'adoption. erf e toiginalire amble and .Resoluions. Bowashfol lowed by 1. W. Hays.e anid . RB. Car roll Esgs. on the same side, After these gentlemen had cunclude. the -question was taken on the adoptjon the Preamble ail Resolutions, *hich cfo arried.with but few dissenting voices . From the Ab anr CASS AND BUTL EETNG. MT. Editor :-Accio'rd. to previous notice a Democratic Cassi aB.tler meet ing convened in AbeiigD;istrict ibear the residence of Mr" Doornis Calhoun on Friday, the 11th instant. I The meeting was organised-by appoint ing Maj. J. W H.John(ns, Presiden; Major Z. W. Carwile, ViePresident and Dr. R. C, Griffin. Secr.etary. S. L; Heller, Esgh whahideen previ-. ously invited to addressetiihrneeting, then made a thorough Denariiic Speech in his usual happy and forcibi) manner which was replete with unianswer~able arguments in favor of the nominees of-the Baltimore Convention. At the conclusion ofMr. Heller's re marks a Committee ofr13 ientlemen com posed ofiJ. N. Cochran E '., J. McCrack en, J. Baily, Thomas Siac ;. B. Hlerndon, Esq.. James Young DrG WV. Glenn, W. D. Calhoun, Dr. John.Hl.'tan, Captain J W. Moore. N..W Stuari. Thomas Stu art, and William, Long,Jasq., reported unat:mnusly the followinrg-Preamble and Resolutions which wereiall adopted. Therefore Resolved, 1st,: That if the Political creed met forth by the Baltimore Convention in 1844. was coteet then itiscequqily snowq;and has ot been violated in. a.single particular, by our present worthy Chief Magistrate. R'solved, 2d, That'*eiare not in psos session of atny snfficienV iison,' to juatify South Carolina to abandon the great Re publican principles of ourgovernment, and throir herself into the arms.pf the Federal Whigs. Resolved, 3d, That we fully concur with Geu. Tfaylor, in the nptnion~he has so often expressed 'of' himself' thatfheHis no poliii. cian, and conisequently noist all qualified, to discharge the duties efathe high and re sponible station,.to:whichghe aspires. Resolved, 4th, Tha We ars decidedly in favor of the election of Gen'ls Casa and Butler, to the two 'hibihas$.ivil officers in our.Reptablic.. .. . - . . Resolt'ed 5th, 'Thiat-~(ideil Gen. 'Ca:s waa -Minister rfor: tetUried -Saes, in France, he ga've tht6st!%eudile ev idence uo'thd'e'orld'Miht"l~ie iw-the'righits of his country, and. ws, or i-eady and willing to inaintaiti tliem.a A despatch frorn' -Balti teredated- 12 o'clock vesterday,-'silteV: lIt"iibimtial fron Galeha-(Ill.) has tih jeceived'ani nouncing the electon of f#6eo:(Whiig) to Cngress'frsi Illiniois 'seahigs liaie a majority.in ,the Ii...treol271.,. The Charleston vemocratic2 Meung. 9" arlest friends- haacey esst 81pg-, inactsgity fi 'n ed t en pyb-neutra:pOeointn they-ia.ve run up the Ca'ss and Butler flag, thrown out their banner to the winds, and are now -found rallying around its sacred folde. We re fer our rea:.'rs to our columnft:fut the proceedings of the meeting held at the Theatre. on last Monday evening. Most cordially do we endorse the opinions and sentiments set forth in the preamble- and resolutions. They are hold, firm and de cided, and were adopted with but few dis senting voices. The Democrats of, Charleston will re ceive a hearty response from the back country, and they may rest assured that their bokt and fearless stand taken for Cass and Butler, though at a late day. will nevertheless,. he sustained by the voice of the hardy mountaineers. South Carolinian. - Democratic Meeting-The meeting of the Democracy last evening at Lege's Long! Room was of the most enthusiastic and gratifying character. Wm. Riley Esq. I presided, and C. J. Cogdell was appointed Secretary. The meeting was addressed by J. B. Campbell Esq., Hon. F. J. Mos es, Senator from Claremont. and Col. I1 .E. Cara, one of the Representative ftom Colleton, 111 the addresses were able and eloquent, and repeatedly called forth the applause of the andience. Mr. Wilkinson also ably addressed the meeting, and at the conclusion of his remarks, upon the unanimous and persistent call of the meet ing; read a letter from the Hon. Daniel E. Huger, expressing in decided terms his preference for Cass and Butler, and cheer ing the Democracy in their onward course. The letter was received with the highest gratification, and the patriotic sentiments of its distinguished author responded to: with enthusiastic applause. - The spirit and energy manifested by the crowded as sembly speak well for the cause of Demo cracy.-Chas. MAercury. 26th inst. From the Charleston Alercury. We publish to day the official correspon dence between the chairman of the late Taylor meeting in Charleston and Gen. Taylor. . For one day we shall leave the public to speculate upon it. undisturbed by any comments of ours. GSN. TAYLOR'S ACCEPTANCE THE NOMINATION AT CHARLESTON. Mr. Pringle to Gen. Taylor. CHARLESTOIN, July 26th, 184. Sir: To- corformity- with- the desire of my fellow citizens, I have-the honor here with to transmit to you a newspaper:con =aiiing a very large meeting or the 'De iocratic citizens of Charleston S. C., held for the"purpose of selecting as their can didate for the Presidency of 'the United States. Over this meeting the agreeable duty of presiding. was assigned to' te. Tlie"Preaimble' and Resolutionsa tdoyted at it so fully explain tlio'ieir of isty'fel' Aloi vcitizens';s to need 'n coiritemotfroni me. Permit 'me; however, on my - part tn add, that with-a confidenbein- itiaP'6b It hF be, n iJ~ vo =elE EV ttrceln I- entrertaitri thzieitf convitioiiliit shauld it'be ourgood fortune tol'ee yu elected toihat high station, yotiNill 66 administer the laws of nur' contW"DETat each'section of it will-be protectied in thei rights which it was intended' by the fra mers of the Constitution should' be guar antied to all, by that netble instrument which can only prove inadequate when'it is perverted by designing 'or misguided politicians. I am, sir. with high consideration and respect, your obedient servant. WM. .BULL PRINGLE. CIen. Taylor's reply. BATON ROUGE, Aug. 9, 1848. Sir: I have the honor to ackinowledge the receipt of ynur communication of the 26th ult, officially announc.ing to me my nomination for the Presidency by a large meeting of the Democratic citizens of Charleston. S. C., held in that city n the 26th ult-, and over which you were the presiding officer. This deliberate expression of the friend ly feeling existing towards me amontg a large and respectable portion of the citi zens of your distinguished State, has been receivedl by mue with emotions of profound gratitude; and thtough it be but a pcnr re turn for such a high and uinerited honor, I beg them to accept any heartfelt thanks. Concluding that this nomidationi, like all others which I have had the honor of receiving from assemblages of my fellow ciizens in various parts of the Union, has been generously offered me, wit hont pled ges or conditions, it is thankfully accepted; and I beg. you to assure my friends, in whose behalf you are acting, that should it be my lot to fill the office for which 1 have been tihus nominated, it shall be my uiceasing effort, in the dischargte of its re sponsible duties, to give satisfaction to my coun trymen With the asmurancee of my high esteem, I have the honor to be, your obedienat ser vant, Z. TAYLOR. So W. B.. Printgle Esq. From Ihe Charleaton Courier. Gens. .1. H. Hfammond.-T he o pinions of Gee. Hammond are always- entitled to great weight. On the slave, question, no one in the State of Sooth darolina is so near Mr. Calhoun. The letter to Mr. Clarkson hats won for its author an envia ble celebrity, not only in the United States ut in Europe. A t this crisis of our af fairs~ it is wvell to know, therefore, what is the cottdtct recommended by .one so well informed on the subject, and so undoubt edly truerto the South' on. this absorhing ijesion.. The Tollowing extrac:t,.letter ad drssed to a conmittee.in this city, who invited hind toautiend and'a:dress a public meeting., will be read with ;deep interest.' "I trust you wil! .see, in. what I have said,; stifficient reson - to. 'justify me' in delinig' mnnst respectfully, .your, pun.. epeted, but sincerely appreciated in vittitin, 'without ror a'moment suppos iig thti wish~ toshi'ink froin any re spooihiiy i ht neiur' y acepbu Inow, io lose anything bygm ftl in the. respottuiilty of those Suutlern menwho are aposinb Gen:Tay'yrlo, And nie'neveifatled w'i'aa oper?appertu nitofered, distinctly'and decidedly to aww iyselto biitt favor of his electicon, H}ow"any slaveholdercau hesitate between him and Getn Casy. is to me not only a matier of special wonder, but I think the orsrOmen for the South that I have seen in my time. Permit me to offer you my most ar dent wishes for the success of your efforts to carry the vote of our State for this great and got.d man, and to assure you of the high respect with which I have the honor to be, very sincerely, your obedient ser vaut. J. 11. HAMMOND. Later from Oregon.-The N. Y. Com mercial has the Oregon Spectator of 20th April. 14 days later than before. It con tains Gov. Aberneth's talk with the Io diens, but though the chiefs' disclaim any part in the late, aggressions and murders, subsequent occurences do not authorise pepce by the Indians generally. At Fort Wate,'s. April 4, there was only 150 whites nearly out of ammunition. A letter says. We look for the indians to come on us every day-they say they will give ts one more fight and drive us from the country. We expect they will number 1200. The Cayuses. Nez Perces. Wallas. Spokans and Peluches will all join and 6gh' us, and we may expect a call for more men in a short time. I think we can defend this post; we shall do so or die in the at tempt. - The St. Louis Republican of 12th inst. brings information 12 days later still, a party having arrived at St. Joseph, from Oregon May 2. There was' no news of important further than the Oregon regiment, under Col Lee, had fought another battle with the Iudisns, in which no whites were. killed. but sever al . wounded,some mortally,.it was-fear. ed. Col. Lee and his gallant bantd were obliged to retreat lr %vant ofamtmunition. LATER FROM' Mt:xtco.--The New Or. leans correspondent of the Courier, under date of Wedsesday last, at 9 o'clock i. a. states that an arrival at that -place .had brought intelligence from the Mexican ca pital in the 13th. The city of Mevico was quiet at the' last dates, and Congress was deliberating as to. the reduction of'the Tarifl'. The government was acting vigorously and adopting measure's hre revitetthe com merce of the country. . Preeident 'Hertrera was quite popular throughout the'cofntry.; Paredes was ~npposed'to be in.thecap. ital.- The-Revolution under his, guidaiir=e was enti?ely sippressed,and the insurgents. dispersed' - : . The' depredations'of the 'Indiansitill; 'ontinued: 'A all'aws qiet at Vera Criiz 'rarlotte -and; souttti jCarotina'Rai4 Rail Road.-The Rail Roa-d:Journat'seys "Thiee' an'noW scarcely ;-'b at=dbulct of fhe coiin'iletiibn ot'the roairomCltimhia S: Cto'Charlontte, rN aC tr debuthej faip-j;sF'pait if it'eietiffbeairtt0ed.afid44g w'orkiirogressiigin,obiri=' dWewfeeliite; einenur-eged ia thae.tli efhih-uthe3idp tb;of Virginia will not fatter totheir work-fto betwee-.Hangorio-Ihie and Vmdiey nyMotreabin Caaea'mahil in.Tennesseegaznd .-Pensicohr t -:Frorld' in: theyear 1852 %bi to' eecomnishit. the people of Virginia. and Noth Oaroh:it must act -as wel ag talk:and resolve.-M 2ouitl Carolinian The Camden Journal informs us that the Branch Rail Road to that-place ts-now within 11 miles of reaclhina the town, 'and that in less than- a weeki the trains --will run to Swift Creek, 8mnilesfram Camden.' where a depr will be- erected. ~ Disgraceful Condiict.-We feel it a mut ter of duty to express our' condehihation of the conduct of those who were guilty of interrupting the meerings on Satturday and last evening at the Theatre. On Sar. day evening, showers of small shot- were at times precipitated' down on the-heads of those occupying seats in the' parquet, and as we aro informed itb'one or two In. stances missiles were thrown on the stage occpied by the speakers.' Last evening, there were repeated interruptions to the proceedings, and what we would hardly have believed, had it not come under own observation, a glass lamp was hurled at the person of one of the speakers while he was addressing the audiettce. The gentleman who occupied the floor at the time, in the last, instance, however so far from being disturbed or abandoning his position, met the outrage in a man ner that ofl'ectunlly quelled and put down any further indignities, and in glowing language expressed his condemnation of the act. and his regret that anv one could have so far forgot all sense of propriety as to commit it. We knowv not, nor could it be ascertaitn ed who perpetrated the outrage-and the most striking evidences of disapprohation were apparent in thte whole assembly. The people of Charleston will never coun tennce such reckless conduct. We trust that every good citizen. at all times, and on every occasion will unite in suppressinig similar acts, wvhether com mitted by thoughtless youths, or boys lar ger growth.-Char., Courier 21th inst. Thirty Firal Coungrss.- Fourteen Members of the next Contgress. which convenes iti December, 1848, were chosen at the late Electiotns in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. Only otne of themn is a 1 big -Col. E. D. Bakier, of Galena, Illinois. Pliticallj, the two parties'stand as ins the present Congress. 'We learn by the Columbia Telegraph that suinmary justice. i'n he shape~ of tar ad feathers,'was inflic'red last week by the citizens of Orangebnrg District on an in teresting stranger caught tatmpering with slavesin that- neighborfhood-Charleston Mercury. 'GovEaro-os'OaEGol.--t' is tunder stood that Gen. Lane, of Indiaina, who'dis tinguished himself.on several occatsions in tho i;ecent war;.with a)1exico, has bcon ap. nointed'GovernWr of.Gregon. . -EDGEFIE LD C. II. .WV.DNE5DA, AuGtsT 3O,48 Heavy Rains.-Duting the past. w.eel6;.a number of showers of rain of-the -heaviest kind, fell in: thhis District. Thestains-eatended over a considerable tract 6h..eoarnary}wbr have noi' seen duting'this shisderlio great't quanti'ty of water in the fiel'deanf.roaids." Onr farmers had not-entirely fiid'uise ' d r fodder, and on :.everal.plantatigna rcon r damage was done to this.crop. -i In our last number we stated, that t.? culty .between Senators.BENTON andl;Btr s had been honorably adjusted. Thispg ,ar error into which we were led, by notices of this affair .in our exchange papers. We have seen latet statements- furinishing -thse ee version of the matter, which was,9thatfJe d@r BUrTLLR's friend, although nrging it^forstle -: successive'days, could get no reply to liis n'ae:, Although Mr. BEiN'r:i was'"ilformecid"' i third note, that if he did not .rpy o' oec>ok, P. J', he.ould be reg as ing the challenge. - He did not w.e the . affair. -terminated, at, eWhoKe public-can at-once seer : . e. At ar Election held, on .the2lst andjaiint in Pickens tDistrict; Wm.;-Lth aAti e elected Clek', Js."A. Dotrs lierfF,id Wa. D. STas Ordi ryg i- sit'it;o. at. PolitcalPaeting in'Cheriestoa.-inAde ge. and highly respetale"M'eetiiigdt the rDetao crati ar r Charhditon ''% ibi d fReoetions n .favor of "enerale is'il Burr.BR;for'"te Pr.esidency,a'd "Cedp deny, Ieeberesotagdt ,i aii tDoubtless, tJenrpators BEOW aill jcv response fron tbe:grealy ad otN T of South;Cardlinar evera ge papme.e haf t penbmainenca,twemeese rsind abltaelleeId thes las of the nomie sIh smtl>ti Con'esiiti . Anoti'e no rhd to ib Altingh'e Mr. ft.1o wast4r.m geri an .ssc ]T :higitestcigtne19aand'.pe of the proceedings o, th e ngf e d in.or 'eadern e: i puera iggiofs;dcp?a,+ loth .a accepted hnedo,ina ion as meetin Elcti hd in-2ls ar a . e ,selfcitp Cliebedki, J hep i jp1 u1her. wi e ..,g Poias I in.fCSN '59ng-hatAIP. Audgt, r esructable broetdftheine 'descriptionsin favor ofdexOalti'itiiE BU't'for 'iye rseny desilt denc,ees:fht P r.edet.Itiui announ Doatbtr.-Pss. pjrposedto wlelt eshingq,ea Citypon.-fthe 1theo grearspt: fo : leid Sputrinina"nsvni.I'hs pnln.p8 beneee a-ie reset, Nif.'Beue .d AOL 8argdalmb'er ofisitrs. It prUy j oru,betad Sothenounte i ni Magge. holdig States unsd- 3,213 W"b Aougurstat iha dsciefr brein,terelati olatinj athd.pherorer epiedm nvaly doule theip dmh# ofi Slduted .'airil ofhin;spt s t~'c~ rng 'vid esti*atheInil spiritl ofli iSn t is n, i/ t'ir s th e o accoty f~oyrts WIthl sucht larlieppu. asion e poses we ca-aenoero ouherims;fateor Peverserusinuna i thich salrlw pot reard'asidnto Cause o the "tref ngit fr~ao~d Col.iB. F. Perrsy.--This gentsena wh.i a beesine aoDitrtor has recntl ublished A lare oiniaerab bisit,-al pinl whiih fulyd,ius herit Vofeers T Muc. Th Free ates frthurnedc -abou fs Voltes flto the Meianer. he hol iriare tunihedconclud3n nrko Sthen ddress wit C a PeRRT.uemro~u aio hae as.eceNthern suphed ngeapet spiri ofceite ofi Ge. ayr fth,Phi Nidetha nomiales,our Teir is.notdutn latw, as.the rohiss,'ehv no.be fo.mearioni ior bingdefead, or evearisly and th.oin athest with WeaenWi pepoart. He hasr wbcht stale epoiins rfer viies~dndo. caerf pouira princile, r. h cul al. n F.gh and j-hisnteman hoe a Canite fnordiConaress,fo the nominCon full disgarse tothe Weismot Proeral, Ten. TORands.or ereinc etter recny cutelished tai ohe. lntepr' Th fquestiona ar A Soneunmhd a . thienAdseise Cot isEoRRY.t oI have,jl, recues ntly nwhe ogep orlielianomietihe.W There i. nodob nbre: a.hec.re hs-nth .e roromomt jdthGe. gaorin ha bT ddhis p himsel nirelynto trm:he o uasle I r becom th eipu. of.. heiriews enn