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* jj ?? ? - - 'TT^ J . . ^gM?g?g??* *- '" & & ; ' ' H* '9 THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. ^ VOLUME 9 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 10, 1848. NUMBER 19. I -tTBLISflRD EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING BY T H O M AS W. PEGUK ?. TERMS. Three Dollars per annual in advance, Three Dollars and Fifty Cent* within six months, or Four Dollars at the cx piration of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents per square, (fourteen Ines or leas) for the first and half that sum for each subsequent insertion. The number of insertions to be noted on all advertisements, or they will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. OwS Dollar per square for a single insertion. Quarterly and Monthly advertisements will be charged the same as single insertion, and Semi-monthly the same as new ones For publishing Citations xs the law directs three dollars will be charged. 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The "following is the fouith number of a so ties under the above caption, in the course of publication in the Edge fie id Advertiser: COL.-JAMES P. DICKINSON, ft is the > singular fate of some men, tlio' possessing much merit, to have their motives and conduct grieviously misconstrued, nod " - Kt !. /Jnir..io nf nnnnlnr ill ? lo. experience u m^u uu^iuv w? ... will. Such .was the lot of Lieut. Col. I)iek iuson. With brilliant talents, high courage, and lofty State pride, which clothed him almost with the attribute of a hero, it was his v ' misfortune to be subjected to great unpopuv larity in his Regiment. This was the more remarkable, as he undoubtedly possessed in an eminent degree, those qualities of mind and heart", which were calculated to ensure popular favor. Generous, brave, and highly social iti his disposition, he was tjualified by nature, it would stem, to become the favorite of all around him. And when he chose lt? exert his talent in Jhis way, he seldom failed of success. Bui he failed in uniformity of conduct, which prevented the favorable impre-sions" he made from being permanent. This had its cause partly in a cons-titutional defect. In his power o' mind, there was want of a proper balance?an ability to control his feelings, and to keep them in harmony with the bold dictates of his reason. ]n his active zeal to promote the lofty project of his ambition, he often stepped beyond the bounds of moderation and failed to bring to bis aW the necessary appliances of success. Too often, in carrying nut his schemes for improvement, he left out the important element of moral influence.?lie relied too strictly upon the stern injunctions of the law lipon'the rigid enforcement of physical penallies-forgetting the wise maxim of the Vcnusuu Bard: Vis consilii expers mole ruit sua. -..,1 i.. .../.Aula iBcrn until llim I JO UCSIgll auu I" I.AV.V.UIV, nviv ...... results of the same material operation. between the thotight conceive.! and the thuught applied, there were no gradations. To suggest was the easy eff >rt of his ready powers ofrnvenlion, and his active energy ot chaiacter prompted hiin to immediate execution. No tiiWe was consumed in maturing the plan, exposing its practibiiity and importance, or in brirtging men's minds into a condition h> receive it. Fixed in his own imagination he fcohceivcd it Was only necessary to suggest his plans to others to have them properly introduced. lie saw clearly himself the Way he marked out, but he did not take the precaution to open it for others to follow aftelr him. Hence he left out a most important element in practical reformation viz: a gradual and prudent preparation of men's tniilds to adojil the project of improvementf All men do not apprehend with the same readiness, and some, consequently, must have their minds instructed on the subject of the proposed innovations before thev can be ex - -?-? 1 - - ? \f peeled lo incline 10 ineir adoption. muuv ion, confirmed in habits, and in a particular course of life,"are naturally averse from new projects of improvement, of from unusual exercises of the mind or body. To innovate with men of this character, it is necessaly to allay their prejudices, and to lead on their minds gradually to the introductionjof thegiven project by the agency of intermediate inducements. Omitting these important considerations, Col. Dickinson suggested and undertook expedients for the improvement of the Regiment, in \yhi' h he was not fairly sustained, ?nd in which therefore he most frequently failed. T hese expedients weic often regarded by officers as impracticable, sometimes jnjudicid^m, and by tiie men as unnecessarily laborious and exacting. They generally pointed, it is true, to a high degree of excellence, and not unfrequently gained the acknowledgement of many to their utilty and Importance if reduced lo practice; but the .effort required to effect this, often proved .an obstacle to success, and led most to suppose they were in reality unnecessary, and Jhe wild suggestions only of a fanciful brain. Hence his many bold schemes fo; the ad ^ancemcnt of the Regiment, finding little favor with those of a more practical way of , .thinking, proved generally abortive, and gradualy deprived their author of his reputation for practical judgment. This was one /chief cause of Col. Dickinson's unpopularity. To a reformer, or to success in important /enterprises, nothing is so great a drawback ?s a reputation for genius without practical judgment, or as it is sometimes more harshly /called, without common sense. The most feasible plans are from these circumstances, often made to miscarry. Among men generally, a want af confidence in the agent often ^proves a serious obstacle in the ac- ( complishment of the work in which he is engaged. And the slightest deviation from the common judgment of men most readily produces this want of confidence. "Tis harder far to please than give offence; The least misconduct damns the brightest sense." Young. Nothing, perhaps, in practical life causes unpopularity more readily than constant efforts 10 innovate, attended by the most constant failures. Under the process of experimenting, men soon grow impatient, and when they are forced to listen to, or to carry into practice what beforehand they have decided to be iinpractible, they are apt to yield themselves up to murmurs and bickerings. They stop not short sometimes .of the stoutest imprecations against the author of their annoyance. Col. Dickinson experienced, in a certain degree, the state of feeling wc have just de scribed. Having lost the confidence of the I r> ?; r ?: .:?i .? I ivegimeiu jur cupumiuv m jji auuuai mui^ic, the men grew restive under his instructions, and in their crossed temper, often impeached the motives by which he was actuated. With readiness to accord to him talent of no ordinary character, they were disposed to deny him sound judgement and a discriminating sense of propriety. They somcti mcs even admired his propositions for improvement, while they resolutely determined in their minds to shew them no favor in their execution. But while ofien condemning, they found much in Co!. D. to inspire esteem and admiration. His bold and commanding person, his lofty courage, his chivalric sentiments of honor, and his ardent love : of his native State, could not fail to call forth I in every generous bosom, feelings of respect i and admiration. This accounts inpart for i the anomaly of character his casepresents. I While the Regiment was proud to claim I him as a fellow soldier,and admired his cliiv. 1 airy, they almost hated to be exercised un- . der his command. I Of Col. L)'s military talent, and ot'his high personal courage, no two opinions, we think, i can be fairly entertained. He was, indeed, ' peculiarly fitted bv nature for a military life, i He possessed all the elements calculated to i give success in his career of honor. Bold, : and courageous, and fond of crlorv. to pur- ! I n ' ^ o * t sue the paths of distinction was his constan' i < delight. Atid there was no field in which ' he inure deiiglited to gratify these propen-:i sities of his nature, than in the military.? , Here was the clement in which he loved to j ' breathe and move, it filled the void in his < mind, which the pursuits of civil life left un- | I gratified- It called into play all the active j I powers of his nature. It opened a prospect < to his bold fancy and towering ambition. It i gave opportunity to gratify his Me to I direct and to command. It offered, in a a word, full scope to his strong social pro- I pensensities, and called into exercise his bold and active courage. N??r did he fail to ex- | ert himself to become eminent in the field: of glorv thus opened to him. To effect this he wrought assiduously and laboriously, though with rest ess activity. He was too searching to remain superficial, yet too eager to become profound. I lis labors were the workings of an active, stirring mind, that , strove and tugge t for superiorly in all its J undertakings. lie applied h.mself with all j the energies of his ambitious nature to the' acquirement ot the means that might lead I him to success. But he looked no farther than the practical end. He studied not so ' much from a love of the subject on which , his mind was employed, or to gain a com- j plete masteiy over it, as to supply himself j with resources to forward hiin in his career ' r i ? II 1:?i i.: ^ir. (II gllifV" 11U iippncw 1111113011 ttiiu uui^i.iii.b to the study of the military art and science, because his ambition led him to believe it would greatly increase his chances of distinction. With very considerable aptitude, his progress in these was strikingly rapid. Though hindered by sickness and wounds forgsevcral mouths, on his recovery lie returned with avidity to his pursuits, and outstripped all around him in the road of advancement. If he was supposed to succeed hss than many in the practical exercises of the tactics, it was because these could not, be learned from books, and he had not en- , joyed a previous training in the subordinate stations of a military life. It must be admitted however, in the exercises that properly fell within his province, viz: in the iJattallion Evolutions and Evolutions of the Line he made great proficiency. Unpractised in these before entering the campaign, lie j soon gained a knowledge of them sullieieiit j to give Iwn rank among the best tacticians. Nor did he confine himself within the limits of elementary tactics, or tactics of instruction. He applied himself likewise, to the tactics of battles, lie studied works on the art and science of war. He consulted the history of eminent cominaudcrs, and analyzed the military operations of various noted campaigns. These studies opened to his view the magnitude of the profession of arms and inflamed his bosom with an increased love of its pursuit. As the charming prospect revealed by these studies broke in upon his mental vision, his fancy became ravished with delight. Hope, proud hope enkindled in his bosom. His mind's eye was dazzled by the brilliant glory of a Hannibal, a Cnesar and a Bonaparte. He dwelt on their sublime genious. He poured streams of active thought over their world-wide achievements. It was his peculiar delight to follow -? l-*~ il*rt Itstlfl I 1r* rf Knrr/inm n Ill 1115 IIIIU^IIIUUOII 1111/ UIIIU uuiiuu^iim.i I from his African home to the wallsof m'ghty I Rome:?the great Roman from the banks of the muddy Tiber thro' the wide spread forests of Germany, and the Corsican hero from Ins brilliant campaigns in Italy to the i time lasting battle-field of Waterloo examining into their military operations, and scrutinizing with eager eye the plans and conduct of their distinguished battles. IIow fostering to his ambition! They fired his bosom with new zeal and energy. They drove him to seek out bold and hazardous enterprises. They led him perpetually to the post of danger, and excited him to acts of daring and bravery, which border close upon heroism. In the very beginning of the campaign this spirit of daring showed itself. On the landing of the Regiment at Vera Cruz, he fearlessly conducted two companies against a large body of Mexican Lancers, amid showers of cannon and escopeta balls, and continued unconcerned upon the lieid after receiving a severe wound in the shoulder. In marching through the Interior of the enemy's country, he often evinced the same fearless daring spirit; and on the battle-fields of C'ontreras and Churubusco, his conduct exhibited more of the fabled hero, than of the deliberate warrior of modern times. He was always where battle raged thickest arid strongest. He braved danger on every hand, and by his bold example inspired those around him with renewed courage and energy. At the battle of Churubusco he placed himself in the very hottest of the fight, and when the standard bearer of the Regiment was shot down, he boldly seized ihe colors, and bore them gallantly5 in advance of the Regiment amid a hailstorm of bullets that aimost darkened the ti.?-i? u:? i 1? all* I ik; tuiwis, wmiu in iiis naimo >*tiu torn into rags and tatters by the balls of the enemy; but undaunted, he pressed manfully on; composed and erect, with an eve steadily fixed upon his object of direction. Covered by the insignia of danger, and surrounded by a band of gallant: youths, his gigantic form wore in its handsome proportions the aspect of grandeur and sublimity. It shone in lrue glory. It: the midst of his heroic career, when about to lead his command on, under the joyous shouts of victory, the enemy deprived him of his post. As he fell, he handed the colors to-a private soldier, and urged on with bold language to honor and to victory. What brave and generous heart could look upon heroic conduct without feelings of wonder and admiration? And do we say too much when we affirm that the Palmetto Regiment on this occasion was truly proud of its bold Lieutenant Colonel? The death of Col. Dickinson excited the surprise and regret of every one. He survived his wound about thirty days. lie died in a little village (Micoac we believe ) a few miles from tiie city cf .Mexico, during the active operations of the American army in the immediate neighborhood. We say bis death excited surprise. Though severe, his wound was considered by no means dangerous. At most, it was generally thought it would cost linn only uic loss or a root, jjiu with any proper degree of care, amputation even was considered by the best surgeon to be altogether unnecessary. Whatever may be regarded as the immediate causes of Ins death, his end seemed to us I unentable and untimely. lie was cut oil* in the midst of a brilliant career, in view of the realizing of his brightest hopes. His eyes had gazed it is true upon the walls and lofty spires of the renowned Capital, but be did not live to enjoy the sight of its internal beauties. He heard the terrible clangor of the battle of Moliuodel Hey; but his eyes were closed in death when the terrific thunders of Chapultcpec burster! upon the ear, and he failed to see the Hag of his country wave in triumph over the Halls of Montezuma?the long wished for object of every American soldier. MARLBOROUGH. PROGRESS OF ABOLITIONISM. The recent wholesale stealing of seventy seven slaves in Washington bv the Abolitionists by 110 means surprises us. When Pennsylvania passes laws abrogating her constitutional obligations for the capture and delivery of fugitive slaves; when Ne-.v York; Massachusetts, Michigan, and other Abolition Legislatures pass similar laws, and make enactments punishing by fine and imprisonment any mail who shall aid a slave Holder III regaining ins runaway sm?i; wimin their limits; when grave Governmental bodies, time after time pass smell acts arid resolutions as have teemed Irom portions of (lie non-slaveliolding States against our institutions. who that has thought 0:1 the subject can be surprised at this result? Is the crime of receiving and concealing stolen goods less a moral delinquency than the stealing itself? And if it is honorable and honest to do this within the borders of Pennsylvania, and to murder the owner if necessary when he comes in pursuit of his slave, is it not equally honorable to go over the border into Maryland and District of Columbia and do the same there? The enactments of Pennsylvania, and those States that have passed similar laws, were direct incentives to this and similar aggressions. They sanctioned the principle that destroyed the obligation of constitutional and legal rights?the right of property and the right of recovery wherever found; and thev have sent forth on secret missions negro thieves in hundreds, to prowl in secret among our slaves, seducing and carrying them away from their owners, and now for the first time exhibiting their audacity in wholesale invasion and plunder. We saw these consequences long airo, and at the very inception of these unkind, unneighborly and hostile measures, we pointed out their tendency, and warned the Southern Slates of what was to be expected. We met with more of rebuke than approval for our pains. We were said to be unnecessarily agitating the public mind, and causelessly exciting alarm among the people at merely imaginary dangers. Hut it has come, and we rejoice that the dcvelopcmenl has been made just at this time. We trust it will open the eyes of our Rip Van Winkles, and show them that for the slave States there is no security short of an open clear and unequivocal recognition of our rights. That no man can be safely vested with the Presidential [lower who would sympathize 01 would use his influence to screen the culprits from the punishment of the law. Suppose Hale or (Jiddings were President, would they allow litem to be punished? And if they are not punished, what becomes ol the rights of the slaveholders? This thing had to come. Pennsylvania and her Wilmot coadjutors sowed the seed broadcast, and ithe crop is now coming up, plentiful harvest ,of crime and turpitude. It , has become at the best time. The candidates for the Presidency are about to be selected and most wisely and appropriately I did Alabama, Virginia, Florida, and Georgia i demand of the Democratic parly that their j candidate shall be free from all faint of sus! picion upon this important question. We hope their representatives at Baltimore will stand up strictly to this requisition, as the only safeguard of the /South, and that other slave States who have heretofore smothered the voice of their people on this vital, question, will have no companionship with those who deny or withhold from us the fullest and most perfect recognition of our rights and [ their duties j Let the slave states now rally and demand their rights. Their only safety is uniI on among themselves. If they now give I way, they never will have so fair an oppof I tunny 01 acting in concert ana emcienny. Tlicy never had so fair a chance of vindicating their rights, of enforcing them, of procuring their full recognition. Tis but the beginning of outbreaks. If not checked, promptly and thoroughly,"our rights are not worth an hour's purchase. Charleston Mercury. Reputation.?If you have earned a good reputation by virtuous acts and honest deeds,; let thai reputation be kept bright. If you iie still upon the> strength of one or two glorious achievements, you will lnse the honor you have gained, and at last rust out. Poor is he who can look back only on one bright spot in his career, while darkness and indifference have settle like a thick cloud upon his life. Let our achievements over passion, pride and error, lead to other glorious accomplishments. A really good man is never stationary. The past is but an incentive to the future. He yet hopes to' win more laurels and perform more glorious deeds. How true is the language of?we O O forget who?but one who spoke the words the truth? "The reputation Of virtuous actions passed?if not kept up, By an access and fresh supply of new ones, For want of habitation and repair, Dissolves to heaps of rain." There are thousands who if they had died i in early life, would huve left behind them an I unsullied reputation and a glorious name. ' They had built the hope of their renown up- i 1 on loo feeble a foundation, or they were enr; ried away by ambition and ruined. Had ! Arnold died before the surrender of Corn| wallis, his name would have shone brightly I on the pages of history. Had Cromwell 1 fallen by the side of John Hampden, would i j not the bare name send a thrill of pleasure ' through the bosom? Though Cromwell ? ; I. i...: j ~ i.. i errcu inrougu amuuiuu aim power, ne was j j not .the worst tyrant wlio sat upon England's , throne. j Let your reputation be kept bright-losc | not what you have gained by a single misdeed; but persevere in the path of virtue and honor. Max Siiot by a Woman.?We undcri stand says the Louisville Courier of the lltli ins'., that a man was shot dead on Sunday j night last, about a mile from New Albany, la. by Mrs. Roberts, the wife of Dr. Roberts a printer of this city. It appears that Dr. R. was in this city at the time engaged at his | usual business and that his wife and children only were at his house, situated near New ! Albany. About 12 o'clock on the night of the 9th iust., Mrs. R. was awakened by some person attempting to get into the house. Shearose, and looking through the window, saw a man at the door. She warned him to leave, but lie went to the other side of the house, got on the porch, rind attempted to get into the window. Mrs. R. had in the mean time loaded n gun that was in the room and laving it on a tabic, pointed it towards I the man, who was standing on the porch,1 and pulled the trigger discharged several buck j shot in his breast, killing him instantly. Mrs. R. in the greatest alarm, fled in her night clothes to a neighlwr's house at some distance, and from thence went to New Al- j hany. A coroner's inquest was held over j ! the body 'yesterday, and the above facts eli ! cited. The man naa on no coat, nat, vest, or shoe?, and no person who saw his body yesterday, recollected ever to have seen him j before. He appeared to be a foreigenr. j The circumstance is certainly a mysterious one. Picayune. "Ain't you afraid your wife will get married again when you die?" "I hope she may, as there will be one man in the world who will know how to pity ' me." j j An awkward man in attempting to carve a goose, dropped it on the floor. "There I now!" exclaimed his wife, "we have lost our I dinner." "Oh, no, my dear!" answered he, "it is safe, fori have my foot on it." I ? i 'Thunder and lightnin,' mister,'said astui pid fellow peering into a pedlar's cart, and I c .i - n..., ?, til...,, | seeing lor me ursi nine a mi iiuuipeit mun1 der and lightnin,' ichut a candle mauldl I.azv ricli girls make rich men poor, while j industrious poor girls make poor men rich. 1 Remember this, ye .affected fair oics, whose ! antipathy to putting your hands into cold i water is always getting your husbands' into hot. A gentleman once said he should like to see a boat full of ladies adrift on the ocean, to sec what course they would steer. A lady in the room replied, "that's easily told; they would steer for the Isle of Man, to be ?? | sure. Goon Manners.?Good manners are the blossom of good sense, it may be added, of * ? '' A 1*..? II* ? kn In til ftf L'lnilnncw' gooci leeimg iud, iur n mo mn ?.?? muunv be written in the heart, i't will lead to that disinterestedness in little as great things ? that desire to oblige, and attention to the | gratification of others, which is the foundaI tion of good manners. From the U. S. Catholic Magazine. THOUGHTS ON A COUNTRY GRAVB-YARD Linger here, O man of sorrow. Turn not from this silent spot, ( Linger in the busy morrow,? ( Scenes like this are soon forgot. Sunbeams stealing out from heaven Linger here on stone and.sod; 1 Linger then till morn, till evenStay for thou art near to Godl ' Here amid tho silent lorest, Old and hoary trees all gray, I Rest the richest with the poorest, I 'Neath the tufted mound of clay. { Afnrtiln vnin hnrnfl of ladintT. Lie bcnencath this mnrblc tomb, 1 Tlicro, the poor, unnolic'd fading, Resleth from his lo:l doom Hero, the weary broken-hearted Find from all their woes respite, ( And the links of kindred purled, ! Far away in heaven unito. j Here the worldly and ambitious, ' Here the wise, the great, the good, Man most virtuous, or most vicious, 1 Serve alike tho worm for food. 1 Here all enmity must perish j Fondly nurtured by our pride; Why should wo such follies cherish, Rest we not here side by side? Lingor here in thoughtful wonder, I See tho busy world without < Passing heedless, boist'rous, yonder, Old and young in merry rout. ' See, oh sec, how doath is reaping From the wild, unconscious crowd! Laughter pealing, wailing, weeping? E'en the bridal robe's a shroud, Thus oil earthly joy ceasing? s Can'st thou wander on with these? i Stay and learn of life unceasing < When our portioned time shall coisc. Know, all fleeting is, 0 mortal, From tho cradle to the grave, But religion?at whose portul Breaks life's changing, troubled wave. She, the one, the never changing. Stays to guide the mortal, whtro Thousands o'er her path's once ranging, Find a blissful home fure'er. , DEBATE IN THE SENATE. Washington, April *zu. I t ho Senate, .Mr. If ate introduced a bill to prevent riotous assemblages in the District of , Columbia. Ilu said it was copied from a law , of Maryland, passed some years since, malting the c ty responsible for all damages done property, &c. I He referred to recent demonstrations in this city, as grievious, and strangely in contrast with what wejwere rejoicing over as the result of the French revolution, Mr. Bagby said that when ihe bill should | come up, he would propose a substitute, provi. , din^ f?r punishing kidnappers. The reference to France, he considered not in point, unless the gentleman regarded that revolution as giving permission to rob citizens of their property, | or to cut their throats at p'easure. I Mr. Hale responded, and referred to a case of , kidnapping (as he designated it.) but yesterday, ( in this city. , Mr. Calhoun regarded the hill as uncalled for , and impolitic. The right to denounce such ( outrages upon property, as hud recently taken | place, was necessary to abate the nuisance. , An act of wholesale robbery had been perpetrated, and lie warned Southern gentlemen of | its results. He had, and should ever he found, , the strenuous opponent of anything interfering with the institution of slavery, so long as our | constitution and laws were in existence. Mr. Westcott moved to lay the motion to receive the bill on (he table. He bad no know- | u,I/t<. onv p!n?. thniia'n lie had attended the I ltuB? " ?V 1 O - ? assemblage of* citizens recently; and had heard Init ono opinion among all good citizens of the District, in reference to the matters now agitating this community. Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, did not consider ' the right of property, in slaves as a question for debate. It was occasionally imprudently thrust forth, by rash and self-styled friends of the slaves, hut he could not give countenance to them hy deliberately considering their propositions in this hall; but, if it must come to that, ho was prepared to meet the issue, even unto death. Mr. Foote deciared that abolitionists having failed of their purposes out of doors had daringly come into these ha'Is, under assumed rights, to be heard. He denounced all those who aid in depriving citizens of this class of property as highway rof>bers. But yesterday a member of another branch of Congress ,(Mr.Gddings.) had to beat a hasty retreat, from the jail, where lirt was found tamoering with the slaves recent ly captured, to nvoid being properly chastised, not by a rabble, but good citizens, who justly felt the insult offered them. Ho regretted now to find a Senator abetting so monstrous an outrago upon the lights of citizens; and regarded this movement as little short of robbery itself. Let the gentleman avow his real purpose, and if he is determined to carry out his conscientious views, even with the sword he might find a grave near the capitol, in a conflict so disgraceful to those who instigate it. Does nut the gentlonian know that his Coiir-e, with that of those accused persons acting with hint, is inimical to the best interest of the slaves? He would invite the gentleman to visit the sunny South; but with this caution, that if he should promulgate his obnoxious doctrines there, he would most likely he honored by an elevation upon one of the highest trees of the Forest; and he would not refrain from aiding in doing so. Mr. Hale in answer to various imputations, declared he had never directly or indirectly aid ed in the recent anscomuug ui sia.ro?..... would ho commit any violation of law. lie read a card, published by Mr. Bailey, one of the editors of the National Kra, making a similar defunco of himself. Mr. II. said if Mr. Footc, should visit (lie North, he would not be treated in any harsh manner?the people would listen to his arguments. The introduction of a bill to protect property, as contemplated by this bill, be consi. dered in accordance with propriety and justice.* Mr. Butler, (interrupting.) asked, "If a bill should ho introduced provjdin? proper punish, mont for inveigling slaves from this District, would the gentleman vole for itf Mr. Hale responded negatively; hot would vote for abolishing slavery in this District. Air. Calhoun (in his scat) said, "roD us 01 - m property, and refuse to protect us." < Air. Hale was prepiygd to fight in every i sense of (he word, upm the principles laid \ iown in this bill. . : & ^ Air. Calhoun, interrupting, declared that hd 9 would as soon argue with a maniac, as with 4 9 nan who would declare himself ready to job J3 lis of our property, by voting for a bill to abo? * 9 ish it. [Some murmurs among the Senators at ?s he language of Air. C. were heard.] _ ^ Air. Hale, responding, received the remark* ]9 .is a shield to ward ofT the weight of hisargu. 9 mente; and said if blood should flow it would 9 not be produced by himself or friends. ; Air. Footc was about proceeding, by declalr- ' sjB ing Air. Hale a man of mere wind and words, J when iMessrs. Crittenden and Jobnfcon, of Aid. "*"1 :alled to order. After some consultation Mr* J f. proceeded in oruer. Mr. F. contended that if this biH should be*' iome a law, a captain of a vessel conveying Ji runaway slaves away, could recover damages* if his vessel should be detained with a view la ~ -A their apprehension. Mr. Hale explained; when Mr. Foote gav* 5 utteranee to some decided harsh language.!* | reference to Mr. Hale's course. Mr. Mangum, interferring, regretted that & ong standing rule of the Senate should have been over-stepped in discussing this question* He could sec no good to result from the discus* i....; and considered the introduction as ill. 2 imed, growing as it did out of a most flagrant jutrage on the rights of property. The coasti ution, as a safeguard, he was willing to abide by, and leave inohs to the due action of the law. He had no knowledge of any mob here, now of heretofore, and should pre.fer waiting the re- \ quest of citizens of the District, when they should feel aggrieved. Mr. Calhoun did not consider excitements as ^3 always prejudicial. Me thought it Would be a most exlraordinory act, on the paYt of Southcrn gentlemen, to disarm citizens.of the District in the protection of their property by the passage of this bill. The evil is progressive* and the public opinion should be awaked, else A a second St. Domingo rcene might .be the re- **? suit. He referred to a law recently adopted in ' New York, in reference to absconding slaves { and the practice of Pennsylvania, upon the sub? ~ mot 'I'liocn f In'nno Iia r/i/vA vrinrl O* rlo nrro PAlie ^ id jtti. m ncor HIiu^o uu ic^aiucu UUII^UIvuv ?*f lo Soulliern interests. He hoped, as an ewi- -WS dence of reprobation, the reception..of the bill _ "y would be unanimously objected to. Mr. Douglass believed that the proceeding* of this day bad done more to gain votes for Mr. Hale, as the abolition candidate for the Presidency, than anything else that cntild have been done. Such events had brought the Senator (.Mr. Hale) here; and he hoped therj? was no understanding between him and the gentleman from S. C; for future purposes. Messrs. Calhoun and Foote explained the Iat? ter replying with much warmth. Mr. Douglass complimented Mr. Hhle as ba> ving capital worth five thousand more votes by these further remarks. Though coming from j a free State, he felt, with those of thelSoutb, justly indignant at what had recently transpired in this city. Ho should not vote for this bill. Mr. Hanncgati did not agree with Mr. Doug, lass, as it would impeach the good sense of the people at the North to do so. Southern gentle* men could not hold their peace under the re:ent piratical circumstances that had happened; xs well might they be expected to sit quiet upon seeing a serpent crawl into, their dwellings ^ mil itself upon the hearth-stone, and point Us poisonous fangs at cradled infancy, as to remain ;piict under existing circumstances. Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, contended that this bill should be considered regardless of re* cent events. < - -v Mr. Fuller spoke with some warmth in de. fence of the institutions of the South, and in opposition to the bill. Mr. Johnson of Md., gave notice of his in* lention, should this be received, of moving its reference to a committee with instructions to report a bill for punishing persons concerned id aiding slaves to abscond. Without coming to a vote, the Senate adjourned till Monday next. Emigration Extkaordinry.?The Caddo Gazette, of the 8th inst., says: '-The Monterey brought up, on Tuesday night, about eighty emigrants on their way to Fannin county, Texas. We understand that they are mostly males, having left their families in France until they make pieparulions for they reception. They will be followed in the course of time hy 12, 000, who will colonize themselves in Fannin. Protestantism in. France.?It is slated that in 1836, there wero but 50 evangelical ministers, and less than 40 colporteurs employ, ed in France. There are now over 300 ministers, nearly 80 evangelists and between 200 and 300 colporteurs. House's T euegr apii. ?The opprs'tion light, ning lino, between New York and Philadelphia, commenced business on Saturday morning, and transmitted the news by the America. The House instrument, it is stated, worked admira bly. By- iliis telegraph words tire printed in fair Roman capitals, instead of being indicated by signs. The Philadelphia American significant* !y says: "As competition is the life of business, we now sincerely trust, that the two rival compa. { nies will go to work assiduously to please the public." SuouuNi;.?I nover knew a person Uiat was able to govern a family. What makes people scold is, because they cannot govern themselves; how then can they govern others? Those who govern well are generally calm. They aro prompt and resolute but steady and mild. IjIaiumty ok Physicians.?h has been decided in one of the New York courts, that a physician when once employed to attend a pa* ticnt, cannot afterwards withdraw himself without giving due notice to the patient, unless the latter refuses to lake his prescriptions.?Lou. Jour. * / A Proposition to the Slave States.Thc Northampton (Mass.) Courier proposes that the territory newly acquired from Alex* t,rt .rltun to the colored nonulation of our iv^w, ?? .? " T~ r ~r: r?", country for their exclusive occupation, under the protection f the United Stales. Many a cur pels knocked in ihc head for the dreadful crime of being suspected.