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Ire Wtet confluences ot their voles, ,-vi j*artv crotMtM against Gen. Csss. ■ in Gen, Taylor’s plaee< Northern aiw is.sad pledged to arrest these v,£ *e#ons ty his veto* some fair and plan for settling the whole qnea . s srojld Wave been proposed long since, and would at this moment have been the law of the land. We should have had re pone and harmony, instead of discord and aanfe; and in place of the Freesoiler Fill* most at the head of the Senate* to give toe cMtiitf; vie acaiust ns, we should latl had a southern naan in the person of Roller of Kentucky. The Union mm/ furvivethis struggle, more we cannot say. ppen what may* we shall stand bv North Carolina, and by thrse who would avert submission on her part to disgrace aad fahsaw. The Union, if possible ; the s< u’batail hazards, under all cir caaastsnces and to the last extremity. Mttms at Cote mbits.— The Whijs and Democrats ol Mvseogee met together aad nctninvted each pony respectively, H. L. Bmriag/Dw.) and M. J. Crawford, , Wbtg.J as delegate* to the Southern Con* vsntHW. We will notice other meetings aa they may take place. We were so roach p.eaaed with the action of the people of Muscogee, that we desire to present their proceedings in full. We have not rvam for them to-day. —Augusta Repub- CaanCwxtt Meeting— A large meet ing composed of wbigs and democrat.*, ** bH I tn Marietta on the lltb inst.— Tt* meeting wai organized hyappo nting T. R. Hnsoa, and A. N. Simpson, Chair me*and W. S. Johnson, and John M. Edge Secretaries. A Committee of Vic, three from each pattr, composed of Messrs. J. Caspar* V EL knight, A. Nelson, I, N. Heggie, 8. Lawrence, and J. B. Randall, were appointed to report matter for the ac tsua of the meeting. Having failed to n gre.Capt Nelson, one of the Committee, a4ered a preamble and resolutions which were finally adopted by the meeting. We flad the proceedings in full in the Marict. la .ffsrsir. We have room only for the following: ‘Hie three first resolutions ate those offered ty Capt. Nelsrn and a d's lodby tbe meeting. We regret that w* have act room ‘orthe well written pre aasble offered by that high spirited, talent rd and gaMaut son *f Georgia Captain Al ison Nelson. Whether in council or in tbs field, he will e*er be found a zeal a*s champion of bet rights and her lion- Renahced, That they fihe citizens of Cnob; approve o 4 the holding of the South ern Convention. /tVse/rrrf, That this District should send Rrtmlred, That the people of this county phage themselves to sustain the Conslilti i mal rights of the South against euem.es at brane urahrrwd. Soctbzs* Factiomsts and Disunion- WTS. — The Rj>me Eagle and Bulletin saw: ••Mr Calhoun is the acknowledged lead er of that party at the South—faction we should have said—which has been calcu the value of the Union and debating the j? priety of it* longer continuan ■•e.” We KitpiMMe by this the Bul'etin means •a Convey the idea that Mr. Calhoun is op. psi ai to a continuance of the Uuiou un der any circumstances. Let the Bulle tin pve a good reason for this, (not a mete assmowj if it can. Mr. TiMimbs calcu- Urd *be value u| the Union! Docs it it hw recent speech show this beyond nil *vt ! Will any man but a traitor or a cownrd hesitate to calculate the value of a l n<*a which deprives him of his rights C*d dwbtifl *rs him.—. Jrrgur/a Republic. I'cat* or a Brothck oe Henry Ci.ay. The last surrivinr lull brother of the lion. Heavy Clay, the Rev. Porter Clay, died at the city Camden, in Arkansas, on the 16th ultimo, in the 71st. year of his agv. It is said lint, like his distinguished bmcher. be was, in all the attainments of education, sell-made. Although his ca reer •••** less known, he was distinguish ed and endeared to the circle of his uc(|tiain tanees by his qoi< t and unobtrusive vir tues, by hi perfect uprightness of conduct, aud hy hut fervent devotion, 1n an I out of the pulpit, to the Christaiu religion. A Stir a*DR Man. —A letter from Washington says. ‘-This Mr. Andrew J< hnsoa until . id enough to be apprentice tea t*ihr, was a parish boy at Raleigh,.\ C. He (mashed his apprenticeship without acquiring the arts of reading and writing and marrying as soon as he became ol age wth a park **n his back, and his wife by bis side, looted it across the m ointains to bts pvearnt bome Jonesboro', Term. 11 is art • taaght him to iv id and write alter he reached J mesii. ro. He is now |e ha. s forty Eve years old—certainly not more— •wd having been in the house of repivsen ntim -in-adv some seven years, has im pressed himwif—the influence of his pecu late nv*> npn the legislation ofcongress certainly as much as any other inembt r iu that time. | doubt whether the world em braces a moir striking instance of what w ell directed efforts ar II do for the true advanc •amt 4 a man—the development of latent aaetui qualities in bint—than is evident in his remark*! !e career. Dies he m t form a eume) well worthy of imitation by the youth f oarcminm I” “I i*tknr, I k'licrc I’m pniii’ to have tW iflu”tiday,” said Mr. Partington of -far we hare a Mr?. Partington too —‘“n* a disagreeable fed in’ to have one*? hnrf aa targe as a water bucke*, with Vi-nr <.Br drvtp|>in’ bke the eaves and T'wr flesh all creepy with col l-pimplt-s hWacbild with the mizzles. I knew a Wt net a bo had it so bad they had t • put rk stoppers in bis nostrils to keep his beams from running out!” She was here “kwwfbl ap suddenly with coughing, the knitting a-ork eras laid t>y her forth” night and *b went up stairs with a hot rock lor her feet and * little preparation in u mug es “üßnthiu” hotter for her head.—Path - Bab Black Max—Samuel May Jr„ in the Liberator, cautions -all persons against the unps-tioß of ’William Jones, once a slave, wha is going from place to place, ©t-heeling money, on the pretence of wish ing to purchase his wife and children. Me sras last heard of in North Br.dge water. He has already collected upwards of 9120 and caa give bo account of its appropria tion—Bottom Poo*. fkssss.—Tke Spectator of Nov 39 says: Svery kind of a dwelling in Oregon City was occupied. In September and Oclolier there arete despatched from the WilLam •ue aad Colombia rivers 1,485,000 leot of ham her the value of which was 9485 000. Mechanical labor commands higher rates in Oregon than ever before. Carpenters are raceivicig from fiieto ten dollars per day. Mi*. Partington is said to have express ad an opinion that there is no “blessing kb that of health, particularly when you are *<ck,” Thn remark was occasioned by what the good ladr called a phrenol ogy in her leg.—Boston Post. Coscxrr vom thasc (oxoraxce.— Thwe ia only one thing worse titan igno ranee, and that it conceit. Os ail the in- UaettMa foo's an overwise man is the w j’ r * 1 * You may cause idiots, to philnco n* 7** o*y coax donkeys to forego tcistlaa——bni don t ever think of driving common arose into the bead of a conceit ed person*. Why if a aawyer like a lawyer; Because whichever way he goe*, down comes the The clown in the circus at £aa Francisco we-ivet fIISjQOO a year. nm.nivcA oa. ITRSIMV. MARCH *6, If-M. Candidate* for Delegate* to the Nashville Convention for the 2nd Congressional Dis trict, COL- HENRY L. BENNING, MARTIN J. CRAWFORD, ESQ Election (as by the Governor’s procla mation) will be held on Tuesday the 2d day of April. MR.~TOOMBSNLETTER. This independent & plainspoken gentle man will notsufferhis political opponents to be on good terms with him, for any great length of time. It was only last week we were praising him for his strong Southern speech in Congress, and indulging the hope that it was a token of his desire to “ whistle party down wind,” and to unite both parties at the South, for the defence of the South; while this week, we arc com pelled to find fault with him for an intem perance of epithet applied to the Demo cratic party of Georgia, not at all in keep ing with the calmness and dignity of a statesman. The long and short of the aim of Mr. Toombs’ letter is to bolster up the signers of the protest in the last Legislature. He mounts their platform and declares that the admission of California as she is, is no ground for a convention of the people of Georgia to take into consideration the mode and measure of redress against Fed eral grievancess. Well, per sc, perhaps it is not—but bound up as that measure is with the slavery question ; as part and parcel of a systematic war ou Southern rights go ing on in Congress, and as the principle and precedents involved in her admission, close the last door of h ipe to the South, that she will ever enjoy a foot of the com mon domain of the States; we hold her admission would be such a wrong ami af front as should throw the people of the South on their reserved rights. Mr. Toombs*'himself, is opposed to the admission of California, as his speech in to-days’s column’s will show; and we think his speech as well there delivered on the same side by Mr. Calhoun and ot icrs, proves that the plan for letting in Califor nia, is the Wilmnt Proviso in disguise. Yet Mr. Toombs is for resistance if the XVilmot Proviso is passed. Now the “Executive Proviso is the Wilniot Proviso,” —and so fully and esscntiolly is this true, that since it was proposed, the latter has “paled its fires” before, and the Free Soilers have actually given it up as use less. Tlie Executive Proviso has swallow ed up the Wilniot Proviso, killed it dead by supplanting it, and taken lrom it, its oc cupation. Mr. Toombs is out against the shadow, but is ready to submit to the sub stance of the ctrtl! We can show and we intend to do it, that it is the anti-slavery rail-road upon which California is about to be pushed in to the Union—that, separated from that question, her claims to become a state are so slender—the irregularities of her pro ceedings are so great and so numerous, that but for anti-slavery fury against the South, there is not a sensible man in the Union, who would say she was entitled to admission under her present constitution, population and boundaries. We do think, from the bottom of our heart, that Mr. Toomb’s letter has its ori gin in “ that disposition to promote local party schemes and objects,” which he so saucily throws into the teeth of the “ma jority ol the general assembly.” The “Enquirer” has been adroit, if not satisfactory in its reply to some of the dis agreeable truths, we thought it our duty to bring to its notice. We have seldom, in deed, seen a sharp corn ir so nicely turned, or an awkward state of facts, more artiully dodged. One good lias been done, how ever, and the Enquirer may, and many of its readers, will thank u for it; it has knocked more Southern fire out its flint, in on- article, than has illuminated its columns for the list twelve months. Indeed to read after our neighbor’s boasts of his “birth upon an l devotion to a generous Southern soil,” and all that sort of tiling, one might almost hope, that he was going (before lie got through) to take some posi tion, practically to show his love. But, alas! it ends like it begins, with words— voxel preterra nihil —“leather and prunella” to the end of the chapter. After a column of such chaff, (ingeniously and gracefully put together, we admit) the “Enquirer” with most nnirr and sweet simplicity, asks us to tell him, what the Nashville conven tion is to do to remedy the evils, which it admits! We answer by telling him what it trill not do. It will not tie itself to the coat tail of a party leader, and because that lead er has committed a blunder fatal to the in terests of the South, the convention will not endorse and followup the blunder, and thus whilesavingthe chief,damn the South. And we prefer to answer the query thus, for it furnishes in our opinion, the key to the Enquirer’s course on this question.— The question is a plain one. In this con test the South is right, orshe is wrong—her quarrel is a just or an unjust one. In the first cases, all who maintain her side, arc bound to help her with a remedy some thing better than wordy professions ofde votiou. The “Enquirer” pretends to agree with the patriotic men of the Mississippi Convention, Whigs and Democrats, driven inta council by a common danger; yet it refuses to adopt their measures for redress or propose any other of its own. Hereto fore as we have charged, it has been a “sentinel asleep at its post.” We have now got it to admit the wrong and the dan ger—that’s something—but what does it propose! Nothing; and nothing in this case is tantamount to submission, for while we arc doing nothing our foes are surging our chains and binding them about our tree limbs. Then whereare itshopes set! Oh! upon the matter being settled by the authorities at Washington! And, now, we ask the “Euquirer” and we ask its readers, to what ts the South indebted for this ray of hope of a peaceful and equitable solution of the difficulty by Congress ! Does that paper be lieve if Mississippi had acted on its plan of “masterly inactivity” if all the presses and people of the South had sat quietly down and smoked their pipes, rM sung ditties to lire union, and trusted to abolition mag nanimity—does it believe, it would note be able to urge as aa argument against the Nashville convention, a prospect of ad justment at Washington! No, uo. If we had all adopted the “Enquirer’s” policy and pursued its course, the die would have been cast, we should have seen the reeitiess pom er arrncu to piunuer us oi our property and halters already twisted for our necks. And while the hope of justice is now the result of the fidelity of some of us, at the South; had all been as firm and true, the question would now have been honorably and equitably adjusted. The South has been hampered and clogged in her struggle with the North, by the do nothing, union-singing, criminal apathy, and open treachery policy of some of her own sons. Clay and Houston, and Ben ton, and such Southern newspapers as the Columbus Enquirer have done more to distract and divide and spread dismay in the ranks of tlie South, and more to foster the spirit of union and aggression in the North, than the combined efforts of all the Sewards and Greeleys and Giddings of the North. And it was because we felt and knew this—because we saw its effects in every Northern paper we opened, because we believed our cause was being griev ously weakened and injured by it, that we called on the “Enquirer” to get off “the fence” aud to declare itself for resistance or submission. We knew it was an awk ward call for our neighbor to answer, and we would willingly have spared it the mor tification of publicly coming down from its lookout position, or of obstinately persist ing in “sitting on a rail.” But it had to be done for the good of the country ; and all his blushes on the occasion may be charg ed up as an oblation to the cause of patriot ism. But seriously, the Southern spirit which glimmers in the article of our neighbor and which wo have jostled out of him, is the best vindication of what he is pleased to call our “dictatorial attack.” It is a confession that he is amenable to censure for having so long sucked his fingers, while other men were battlingforfreemen’s rights, and that as the thing was getting serious, it was necessary to put oil a little counterfeit Southernism, so as to be able to say, “Sir Times, you slander me, hear how big I talk.” Alas! “fair words will not butter parsnips,” and while his actions show that his heart is not in his words, the latter may as well be saved, to use a homely expression, “to cool his tea.” It is fatuity in a man to say he is for the South in so momentous a quarrel as thatwhich rankles between the North and the South, and yet oppose every defensive movement arid denounce all the champions of his side, as brawlers, disorganizers and fanatics. We cannot more appropriately close the article than by quoting for the Enquirer an au thority which it will not question. It is Mr. Toombs of Georgia, who speaks; and his language will never find a more fitting listener than in our neighbor. Extract from Mr. Toombs’ speech: “Gentlemen may spare their threats;’ he who counts the danger of defending his own honor is already degraded ; the peo ple who count the cost of maintaining their political rights are ready for slavery. The sentiment of every true man at the South will be, we took the Union and the Con stitution together—we will have both or wc will have neither. This cry of the Union is the masked battery from behind which the Constitution and the rights of tlie South are to be assailed. Let tlie South mark the man who is for the Union at every hazard aud to the last extremity: when the day of her peril comes he will be the imitator of that historical character to whom tlie Ecntleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Me analian] referred, “the base Judean who, lor thirty pieces of silver, threw away a pearl richer than all his tribe.” “The South should mark the man,” says Mr Toombs, lt whois for theunion at allhazards.” This is precisely what we are trying to do with the “Enquirer’s” and its cries of persecution, its complaints thatwe are seek ing to rob it of its paltry pap, its distaste for “controversy,” its duckings and dodging* will not prevent it. We intend.to “mark” it, brand it and hold it up, in its true char acter. If it sits on the fence we shall “mark” it; if it is for “submission” wc shall “mark” it. But if we can drive it from its covert of non-committalism, or induce it to break from the meshes of party and come out into an open and manly defence of as just and righteous a cause as ever ap pealed to the heart and courage of man, we shall, with far greater pleasure, ac knowledge the change, drop the subject, and cease to alarm our neighbor about the “lossof patronage.” Weshallhave“great joy” over a “repentant sinner.” All this may be “dictatorial” “arrogant” or any thing else—but it is truth, and this is a time for the truth to be spoken out. THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION. Nine tenths of the opposition to the Con vention of Southern States—we speak now, of the honest opposition, and not thatwhich grows out of t. fear that party interests are to be affected by it—arises from the appre hension or rather the misapprehension, that the movement will tend, or is design ed, to produce a dissolution of the Union. Reason and the facts of the case arc both opposed to such a supposition. Let us see. What are the causes that are endangering the Union ! Clearly, the tide of abolition fanaticism that is running at the North a gainst the muniments of the Constitution, whereby the South is guarantied the pro tection of her institutions. Ail will admit this to be the cause of the peril, and none can deny that if these causes are not ar rested, they will run their course to the destruction ot the Government. For what is the Nashville Convention called! It is to interpose some obstacle, to consult up on and devise some measures to stop and arrest this current. It is, therefore, a con servative movement. Its objects are two fold, self-defence and defence of the Un ion. Then look at the mode of getting up thisConvcntion. Mississippi started it. Can there be found anything in the resolutions or proceedings of the Mississippi Con vention to hang so much as a suspicion upon, that the movement originated in pur poses or feelings, hostile to the Union!— Altogether the contrary. So of the action of all the States from Virginia to Louisiana, that have seconded the movement of Mis sissippi. They all, without exception, breathe the feeling of affection for the Un ion, and they all take special occasion to declare their devotion to the Union, and that their object in going into Convention is, to preserve the Constitution by insisting upon a maintenance of its guaranties, and defending it, and themselves from th? in vasions and innovations of the North.— The Southern disunionist greatly mistakes the means for attaining his object, if he selects the Nashville Convention as that means. The elements and seeds of disso lution are all at the North—the disease is there —the South has none of it, except in here and there an opinion (and events are strengthening and widening the circle of that opinion,) thatihe South would be more prosperous in an independent-condition.—. The disease at the North has to be eradica ted, or, as every observer sees, it will prove mortal to the Union. To treat and meet and cure the disorder, the Southern States propose to assemble in council. But, there is a danger to the Union in con ’ r- •• ... ... section with this Convention—that dinger wilt spring from its failure. If it shall ap pear that such is the apathy of “the South ern people, such their antazing indiffer ence and infatuated insensibility to the appalling evils threatening her, that this Convention will be permitted to fail, the effect will be to stimulate to a frightful height the fury of the abolition onset It will be taken as a Southern surrender, as a proof that we have not spirit and cour age to make good our threats of resistance, theblood-houndcry will open with fresh vig or, asthe chase is seen to take cover and flag in the race, and every abolition caitiff will shriek tally ho ! and rush head-long for* wardtobeinatthe death of tlie quarry. Such we take it, will be the effect at the North, for such has ever been the pathology of the abolition frenzy—fiercest and bloodi iest, when we were weakest; most harm less and tamest when we showed a deter mined front. But what then! We here, all know, that whatever happens, Conven tion or no Convention, abolition will be resisted to the knife whenever it is ap plied. But suppose the rush upon us, con sequent on the mistake of the North in this respect ! The end will be a frightful dissolution and civil war. We shall turn upon our pursuers and like the stag at bay, make the victory over us, if won at all, a bloody one to the blood-hounds who achieve it. This is a time that requires clear understandings and no misapprehen sions between the sections at issue. Mis takes may produce mischief that will be remdiless, herefter. The North should know exactly, at what cost her and to us, her abolition philanthropy can be indulged in—we should lay down the clear and plain ultimatum—should draw a fight ing line, for it is a fighting question ; and say, up to that line we are friends, beyond it, enemies. Hence the need of a South ern Convention. This may, and we be lieve will arrest the disease and save the Union. If it does not, nothing else on earth will. Southern cowardice, in this emer gency, is the deadliest enemy the Union can have. Southern firrmness and courage may be its saviour. We are indebted to a Commercial friend for the following Liverpool quotation to the 9th inst per Steamer Niagara. “ Sales, of two weeks 3,300 bales, to speculators first week 12,000 bales, 20,000 bales sold in the last week, 3,000 of which were to speculators, the market, closing very quietly. Committee of Brokers quo tations GJd for fair Uplands, 6jdfor fair Mo bile and 6jd for fair Orleans, this shows a partial decline of |d.” Speaking of Mr. Toombs’ speech the Enquirer says: “ Men, that a short year since denounc ed him as a traitor to the Sooth, are now convinced of their error, and hail him as a fearless champion of a wrong and injur ed people. We never doubted his patri otism or his devotion to his constituents, and arc not as others profess to be, disap pointed at his course.” We suppose we shall be accused of “dic tatorial arrogance” for saying it—but even at that risk, we must say this is a piece of cool impudence. Men who did not ap prove of Mr. Toombs’ course, a year ago, are “ convinced of their error,” and now praise him ! Now, if Mr. Toombs had made this speech a year ago, we should have ap proved of it then, as we do note ; and the difference between us and tiie “Enqui rer” is, that we approve of any man of any party who is right on this question, while the Enquirer stands up for Mr. Toombs, right or wrong, just so long as he is recognized as a member of the En quirer’s party. Mr. Toombs’speech con demns the course of the Enquirer with a trumpet tongue, and we suspect its prais es are more hollow than cordial. There can be no honest sympathy between a man who talks like Toombs, and a paper that writes like the “Enquirer.” Cut Bono !—What good does the Boston Post expect to do by publishing accounts of the failure to get up a Southern meeting, at Forsyth, Geo., and the Wilniot Proviso abolition meeting in Ogle county, North Carolina! If the object be to convince the North that the South will endure con gressional aboliton in any of its forms, the Post is preparing a great disappointment for its readers. The truth always an swers better than error; and the Post may be assured that tlie Southern people will not only resign the blessings of the Union if necessary to preserve their rights and pro perty, but will defend them with the sword, if need be. Time will prove what we say, and if the Nortli desires to indulge its phil anthropic sentiments at the expense of National happiness, at the price of blood and ruin, let her push the issue and she will be most surely gratified. If this be the purpose of the North, she may as well go to work at once to drill her mili tia. OUR BOOK TABLE. We are indebted to an agent of the New York publishers, Pratt, Woodford ts- Cos., for specimen copies of the following school books: 1. “ The Southern first Class Book,” or exercises in Reading and Declamation, se lected principally from American authors, for the use of schools and academies in the Southern'and Western States, by M. M. Mason, A. 8., Principal of the Vine ville Academy—improved and enlarged by S. L. Griffin. 2. “ The Southern Second Class Book,” an abridgement of the former, by S. L. Grif fin. 3. “ The Southern Third Class Book,” a still smaller edition of the same work, for the use of young children. The selections in these books are good. They are adapt ed to the South, and there is no danger of children being startled and inoculated with abolition humbugs, such as too often are found in school books made at the North. 4. An English Grammar, by the Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D. The resident agent for these school books, is Mr. D. F. Wilcox, Broad-street. “Blackwood,” for February, is unusual ly racy. It contains another pait of the “ Green Hand,” a charming article on “ Goldsmith,” a review of his two lives by Washington Irving and Mr. Foster, the “ Siege of Bunbey,” an Irish story, full of drollery, &c. Leonard Scott, & Cos. New York, are the American publishers. THE MAILS. The Montgomery Journal, although an administration print, cannot suppress a groan at the irregularity of the mails. It says: No mail last night beyond. Georgia.— These failures are so frequent as to be somewhat trying to men’s. patience, and are sadly provocative to wrath, unchari tableness and evil-speaking, with many of the profane. It is a satisfaction to know that the present contracts have nearly ex pired, and we may soon hope for a better set and better things. MR. WEBSTER’S SPEECH AT THE NORTH. The manner of the reception of thi* speech at the North, is important and is beginning to be seen. On the whole, it is favorable. Grecly, of the Tribune, is out against it; and so are the “free niggers” of Gotham, who, in a public meeting, de nounced Webster, and nominated “ Se ward, free white man, for President; and Fred. Douglass, free Black man, for Vice President!! ” In Boston, the feeling is better. The “ Atlas,” the Abbott Lawrencs organ, is a gainst it. The Boston “ Daily Advertiser ,” on the other hand says : “We rejoice still further to be able to say this morning, that, alter extended in quiry, we find the feeling of the leading men and minds of this city to be quite op posite to that described as “ dissatisfac tion.” So far as we can learn, the Boston public fully support Mr. Webster, not with an enthusiastic rush of blind admiration, but with a calm belief that he has placed a vexed question in a position in which it can be and must be fairly settled, and a desire that under his control, on something like this basis, it must be settled. * * * * * * “ But to return to the effect and recep tion of the speech. We have implied that we believed the general disposition here to be, to receive it with favor; and we be lieve that this feeling has gained ground, and is gaining ground, as the speech is read and re-read. It is a thorough and logical argument that bears re-reading. And the Boston Courier, another lead ing whig paper, in closing an editorial up on the subject of Mr. Webster's speech, says: “ To all Mr. Webster's aspirations for the preservation of the Union, we say amen. Great mental powers and great political knowledge—and he unquestionably has both—may carry the Union sate through every political storm. We doubt not he will ever be- found an honest pilot; but the hearts and hands of the crew must be with him to secure success. If Mr. Web ster’s efforts do but have the effect of al laying the existing excitement, so that the great subject now occupying the public mind can be discussed with a reasonable degree of considerate calmness, ho will have rendered to the country a service of no ordinary value. He has labored hard for the country ; but it has been a labor of love, and we earnestly hope it will not prove a labor in vain.” THE DANGER. The N. Y. Evening Post, the ablest and most influential of the Free Soil Journ als of the North, holds the following lan guage. “Every day brings confirmation of the ground which wo have all along taken : thatthere isno seriousintention on the part of the Southern States to separate from the Union—that a greater part of what we hear on this subject is merely bluster, a clam or ‘rased to gain a point, by frighten ing timid Northern politicians, and fill Northern merchants with alarm lest they should lose their commerce with the South —and that what is not bluster, is uttered with a wise determination not to be bound by it, if it should become prudent to recon sider. It is this idea of submission and cow ardice on the part of the South, that has to be successfully combatted, or the Union is not worth a five year’s purchase. Let the North be once fully satisfied of what the Post inculcates, and it will drive the South out of the Union and to arms. Last year, while on a visit to the Chero kee country of Georgia, we met Mark A. Cooper, formerly a State Rights member of Congress from Georgia ; but he had ab jured politics and was engaged in Iron works. We expect to hear every day that he is for protection. Will not some of our friends in Colum bus furnish us with A full account of the present factories, the number of opera tives, the amount of work turned out, of capital already invested, and of the other proposed establishments! In connection with this too, we would be pleased to learn something of the Plank Road between Co lumbus and Macon—when it will be com pleted. We shall be glad to hear from other manufacturing points in the South. [-Y. O. Crescent. As the “ Crescent” takes such an inter est in our little town, we will enlighten it a little. We do not think you will “hear” that Mark Cooper is for “protection,” be cause he is in the Iron business ; for two good reasous. First, that honest men do not mould their politics in their pockets; and second, we can manufacture with success at the South, without protection. If our industry does not thrive, until the strong arm of Con gress interposes to rob some other section, in order to increase our profits, we hope we may never thrive at all. As to the “Plank Road between Colum bus and Macon,” no hay —there is none. We are building an iron road, and expect to have an iron horse—one of those mon sters who feeds on light-wood knots, and breaths, smoke and steam and flame—run ning over three quarters of it, in a twelve month. Moreover, there is now a bright prospect of our being able to shake New- Orleans by the hand, at Blakely, on Mobile Bay, two years hence. We arc 210 miles on an air-line from Blakeley—a splendid country for Rail-lload operations—level, timbered and unobstructed. Os this line, the superstructure and grading ofl4o miles is engaged to be done by persons living on it; who are also subscribers for nearly The city of New-Orleans, by a few of her leading and enterprizing capi talists has promised the Iron to lay down the whole route; in short, the prospect is flattering for a speedy completion of this great road. When it is done, we can send you newspaper, cotton fabrics, and a large assortment of “Yankee notions,” pails, buckets, bed-posts, Ac. &c., turned out in the twinkling of an eye, by the Chattahoo chee water; we caifadd some thousands of bales to your cotton receipts ; give you your Northern mails three days in advance of the present schedule, afford an easy and rapidtransitNorth and back again, to the re sident and transcient population that now crowdsyour streets. That road will do more —it will make N. Orleanstho eaUrpof of Cal ifornia trade, the starting point for the El Dorado on the Pacific, and thcreceivingand distributing point for the millions of gold, yet to be dug from its mines. Will the “ Crescent” look at this euterprize more in detail, and spread before the New- Orleans public, its advantages to them, which we have only leisure to touch upon. Good. —The Southern Recorder makes a warm appeal to Middle Georgia, the strong hold of the Whigs of Georgia to be fully represented in the Nashville Con vention. There is an example for the En quirer. “Birds of a Feather Flock Togeth-* er.’ —President Taylor gave a dinner a few days since to all the Tree Soil politicians. Hale, Gumma, Tuck and oth ers of the fanatical gang were present The old adage has it, that a man’s charac ter can be pretty well judged from the company he keeps. According to it what a shocking had one old Zack must have. [Palmetto State Banner. We confess to a feeling akin tq that ex pressed by Mr, Cglfcoun in the Senate; we would not keep company with any such a sett of rascals, as an abolition pol itician must necessarily bf. LATEST NEWS BY THE MAIL. Telegraphed fog the Charleston Mercury. Washington, March 22, 6 p. m. Mr. Calhoun is extremely low. Serious fears are entertained of the result, and if is generally believed he cannot recover. New York, March 22, 6 p. m. There was a further decline in Cotton to-day of i, the sales amounting to 800 bales. Flour and Grain are quiet. Pork has declined $. Os Sugar there is a large supply, and 300 hhds. Porto Rico were sold to-day at ss. One thousand bags St. Domingo Coffee were sold at 9i. Ot Spire its Turpentine, 300 bbls. were sold at 32 cents. Tobacco is depressed. Dr. Webster’s trial is progressing at Bos ton. The testimony of Ephraim Little field, the Jauitor, to-day, elicited many nsw facts adverse to Webster; indeed, all the testimony is very unfavorable to the prisoner. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. , The steamer Niagara arrived at Halifax last night. Her news is expected at Balti more at 11 to-night. New Orleans, Mareli 21. There was a good .demand yesterday, for Cotton, the safes amounting to 6,0U0 bales, at full prices: Middling, 10$. Rio Coffee has declined, and sales are made at 111. The following letter from the correspon dent of the New York Herald, conveys the latest minute information of Mr. Calhoun’s health. It is sad, and we regret to add that our own latest advices arc scarcely more favorable. Still, such is the natural vigor of his constitution, and such the fine ness of its tone from a life of systematic activity and temperance, that if ho can be removed at once from the political turmoil and the bleak atmosphere of Washington, we by no means despair of his recover} 7 . [Charleston Mercury. Washington, March 17,1850—4 p. m. “I have just returned from inquiring into the state of Mr. Calhoun’s health, and I am sorry to say that I cannot hold out much hope of convalcsence or restoration to health. lie can sit up only for ten minutes at a time, and even that exhausts and pros trates him. His triends and relatives think lie has no chance of surving his present attack, if he remains in the capital, and are, therefore desirous to move him from the scene of excitement—excitement, e ven, which penetrates the sick chamber of the distinguished statesman, who is de stined in the providence of God perhaps never to leave it again. The subject of his removal from here was broached to Mr. Calhoun last evening, and lie has con sented to go to Lynchburg with Mr R. K. Crulie, the old chief clerk, provided he feels strong enough to undertake the jour ney. The day fixed for removing him is Wednesday next; and if he survives till that time, and is not worse than he now is, lie will be taken in a canal boat from Richmond to Lynchburg. “ Notwithstanding that he is prohibited trom talking on political subjects, lie can not refrain from speaking on tbq slavery question and the crisis to which it has re duced the country. Although hardly able to speak, he dees at times do so. “I am sorry that I cannot give you any hope of Mr. Callioun’srestoration to health. I may be mistaken, but I am of opinion that nis hours are numbered, A few days will decide whether he is to remain among us or not.” Senate Committee. —It is probable that the .Committee of thirteen to be raised un der Mr. Foote’s resolution, to devise a plan of settlement of the Slavery, question, wi 1 be constituted as, follows: Mr. Clay, Chairman : Northern Whigs. —Mr. Web ster Mr. Phelps and Mr. Cooper. Northern Democrats —Mr. Cass, Mr. Dodge of lowa, and Mr Dickinson. Southern Whigs. —Mr. Bell, Mr. Barrien and Mr. Mangum, Southern Democrats —Mr. Mason, Mr. Soule and Mr. Foote. A SCENE IN THE SENATE. A Washington Correspondent of the Ma con Telegraph describes an impressive scene connected with Mr. Calhoun’s late speech; The occasion of the speech was one of thrilling interest. He arrived at the Senate and found it crowded with people. It was with difficulty he reached his old scat. All e ves were turned toward him as he entered. His’ features were emaciated, but that eagle eye was undimned, the stately form and magnificent head, covered with hair grown white almost in the service of his country, were once more in the Senate. He made but a few remarks and then han ded the written manuscript to Senator Ma son of Virginia, who read it admirably. All that fell was perfectly silent, & every word fromthe reader’s lips was heard. When it was finished, crowds of Senators flocked around Mr. Calhoun, and gave him hon est and heartfelt congratulations. Senator Mangum was among them, and as he grasp ed Mr. Calhoun’s hand, he involuntarily exclaimed, “well Mr. Calhoun you still possess the greatest mind of any man in the country.” The Senate were too much excited to attempt to do business, aud at once adjourned. Mr. Calhoun then pro ceeded towards the Secretary’s desk, and there he met and shook hands with his old associates, Clay and Webster. All stook back and left them alone. Stern and hard featured men as all three were, yet they looked kindly and spoke pleasantly to each other of the long-time they hail battled together in the public service, and one spoke of how they would miss each other if one should die, and that when that happened, the others might feel cer tain that they would followsoon. Age had melted all unkindness of rivalry out of their hearts and minds, they could now give each other credit for all each had donein honest ly of purpose. God bless the great trio— the three most brilliant stars that glimmer in thefirmanent of glorious names thathave pdorned the pages of American History. May God grant them life until all the pre sent difficulties are ended, and equity, and justice reign among the States, as they did 40 and odd years ago, when in the vig or of manhood they entered the Congress of the Federal Union. All are verging on to 70. The fruit is nearly ripe, and ore long it must fall. * * * * * * * On Wednesday we heard Mr,’Webster. He has done well. He has done more for the South, than Clay, Bell, or Houston. He is more liberal than any of these South ern men. I send you his speech, and I as sure you that when the time comes he will speak and vote against the admiss ion of California, llis word to this extent he has already been given to the South iu this her hour of peril, he deserves the grat itude ofthe South. How can Southern men think of party in their hour of dan ger! When Northern mencotneto her res cue. The opinion, expressed about Mr. Web ster’s purposes, is, we fear, not well found-, ed. If it were true, we should have bright hopes ofthe Republic. But our informa tion leads us to the belief that California will be rushed into the Union “with all her imperfections on her head.” Another writer for the same paper says: By the by, Webster avows his determin ation of taking the stump in Massachusetts against the free soilers ; Winthrqp has said the same thing for himself, for the last two or three weeks— these factions having bad gered him until he is tired of submit ting in silence, even to their despised a buse. To day in the Senate, Mr, Foote inter rupted Seward id the delivery of a furious abolition pow >vow most unmercifully, g bout the curry comb speech which S. re? cently made to the socog4 Washington, when presenting to him, for Whitey’s tail and mane, a silver curry comb, sept on by New York Mechanics. Foote |n ridiculing Seward, kept the Seqate qnd Galleries in a roar, in a perfect screech of laugh ter. Freshet. —The Savannah River, at Au guste, was up 29 feet above low water mark, \ on the ItKh insa. % -H. S. SMITH. We learn, just on the eve of press, that this fine Boat was entirely con sumed by fire on Sunday night, at Fon taine’s landing. She was heavily freight ed with cotton. Boat and cargo a total loss. Rossiter’s Paintings. —We refer, with pleasure, to the advertisement ofthese cele brated paintings in to-day’s paper. We saw them at too late an hour, to admit of our bestowing upon them, this week, the attention and commendation, which they deserve. TnE Fourth District. —The Convention of this District held at Payetteville on the I3th inst, nominated as delegates to the Southern Convention, Judge Edward Y. Hill of Troup County and O. Warner Esq. of Meriwether County. Fifth District ConvenTion.-Wc had ex pected to receive the proceedings ofthe Con vention of 15th inst., in this paper, and can only state that S. Fouche on the part of the Democats, and Dr. H. V. Miller on that of the Whigs, were selected as candi dates for the Southern Convention, from the sth District.— Cherokee Advocate. SOUTHERN CONVENTION. Three o’clock, P. M. on Saturday last was the hour and day appointed for a meeting gos the democratic party this county at the Town hall in this place, for the purpose of appointing delegates to a District Convention to held at Gaines ville on thisday. for the nomination of del egatesto the Southern Convention at Nash ville. The day was inclement, but it was not sufficiently so at the hour of meeting to prevent the attendance of the people. There scorned to be not the least interest manifested by them in this project. On arriving at the Hall we found some half a dozen present, and in the course of 15 minutes, a few more entered making the en tire number not exceeding 15 or 10 persons. The Town bell was rung by the marshall but all in vain. The people would not come—and those who were present con cluded it was best to break up without any action whatever. So the Democrats of Clark county have appointed no delegates to the district Convention. We infer from the perfect indifference manifested on this occasion, that they have no desire to be represented in the Nashville Convention. Indeed, there seems to be a general con viction pervading the public nnnd here that the irritating questions which have distrac ted the country, will be settled satisfactorily at the present session of Congress, and that all action by the South would now be injudicious. Another and powerful con sideration, has been that not more than half the Southern states will probably be represented in the Convention, and that its effect, under such circumstances, would be to weaken, instead of strengthen the cause of the south. In all of this reasoning- there is great force and we have no hesitation in saying that the Southern Convention should at least be postponed until after the. present session of Congress. In this view oftlie case, we should appoint no delegates.—[Ath enr Danner. How far the example and counsels of the Banner” are answerable for this extraor dinary apathy on the part ofthe people of Athens, may be an interesting question, some ofthese days. We pray Heaven, we may be mistaken, but this criminal indif ference to the crisis, by a portion of the Southern people, tills us with gloomy fore boding of the future. With the sentiments of the whole world against her, there is no arm for the South to rely upon lor her defence, but her own. If that is paralysed by timidity, and a sickly love for a viola ted union, wo know not where she will put her trust. Such a course, if universally adopted, would be a self-pronouuccddoom, like that bestowed by a Judge upon the Bench, on a criminal capitally convicted— to “ be hanged by the neck until you are dead, dead—and God have merey on your soul.” THE SLAVERY QUESTION. A friend in Washington, in a position to Judge accurately of what he speaks, under date of 18th March, writes to us: “Respecting politics here, I may say, tempers are rather cooling, and the basis of a imal vote, is now being so distinctly revealed, and is so manifestly unchangea ble, that intercsin the discussion is abating. Tile idea of a territorial line with piohibi tion and restriction on one side, which would be greatly preferred by the South, is virtually abandoned to make way for non-intervention, which means, non-recog nition. Indeed,non-recognition is become a sort of conceded necessity in ail legisla tion concerning slavery here ; and in res pect of the territories on hand, is preceded by a general concurrence of opinion in the free States, that slavery will not for some reason or other, go into them. The Wihnot Proviso is virtually dead. A ma jority will rally on non-intervention as re lates to New-Mexieo and Deseret, aUd Cal ifornia, will come in by a large confident majority. Indeed, connected with non intercourse, it will get a large Southern vote. You would be surprised were Ito fell you by whom its reception is being ad vocated in this category. There maybe some allusion to Texas in the general ad justment, settling her boundaries and pos sibly providing for the payment of a part of her debt. But I give you the outline. My own opinion is, that alter so extensive and high-minding a prelude, that is rather a poor and shabby settlumentfor the South. But I prefer to give you fact, not an opin ion of my own.” MR. TOOMB’S LETTER. {Copy.) Washington, D. C., March 11, 1850. Sir: I have received, under cover of of your favor of the *25 ult, the resolutions passed by the late General Assembly ofthe State of Georgia. The Bth resolution ofthe series delarcs that it will become the immediate and imperative duty of jlie peopie of this State (Georgia) to meet in convention ot to take into consideration the mode and measure of redress, upon the happenin'? of either ofthe four contingericies: ° Ist. The passage of the Wilinot Proviso by Congress. 2d. The abolition of slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia. and. The admission of California as a State in its present pretended organiza tion. 4th. The .continued refusal of the non slaveholding States to deliver up fugitive slaves as provided by the Constitution.” The happening of either the first, second or four,h ot these contingencies would jus tify the proposed measure, but, in my o pinion, the happening ofthe third contin gency would not warrant if. And I deep ly regret that a just cause should beendau gcred by the assumption of such an unwise and untenable position. Congress has the express power to admit new States. The admission Jof California under that pow er is purely and solely a question pf Congressional discretion,- anti would present neither ajust nor a sufficient cauge for State interposition, or revolutioppiy resistance, Jt would neither present a case of the usurpation of power, f cqnqot b’pt believe its insertion Was not based upon ajust regard for {he public welfare, but that it wqs prompted mainly by that position to promote local party and objects which so eminently marked an 4 disgraced the action of the majority ofthe General Assembly. • Asa representative of the people of Georgia, I Shall exercise this portstitutiqu al discretion.without reference tq the o pinions ofthe General Assembly, and shall vote fop or against the admssion of Cali for- ! nia, as in my judgment will best promote the public interest. Asa citizen ofthe State I shall oppose the action proposed by the Legislature; even if Caiiforniashalibe admitted against my vot. I af ri, Very respectfully, your obedient ?? rvant ’ „ ; R TOOMBS. To His Excellency Geo, W. Townsl Gov •rur of Georgia. - THE SEASERPEN® GAI1 *’ We give below an es® * ron ’ aC , ter from Beaufort, to Be editor ot the Charleston MemtrM fro*i wblC ". it will be seeu that |e cpfi* n9 0 Beaufort are on a trial air l s Marine , Majesty. A Postsript to ti letter in the Courier, says—“lnformation hasjvw\*® aC ed us that the Sea SerpmiMsashore at tho mouth of See. ft Greek. If so, the prize is certain and little Beaufort immortalized.” [ Const itut ionalist. From the Charleston Mercury, 18 thinst. More of the Sf.a Serpent.— The fellow jug letter-froin a gentleman of Beaufort gives exciting news from what may, by this time, be “the seat of war.” Tim old fellow has got into close quarters, and if. lie does make a sudden and fortunate dash has nothing better than the prospect oi’of. ‘ sering himself as an oblation oil the alter of Science. “Beaufort, March 16,1850.. “The report of Capt. Blankenship and passengers, has been verified by many other witnesses. This formidable ‘sea*, inonster has been seen again to-day, understand, in our waters. When discov ered by those on board the steamer, “his eminence” was in Port Royal Sound, a distance of .-even oreight miles from this town. Since that time he has been lazily making his way up Broad River, and was seen by a gentleman, we understand, to day in VVliale Branch River, ah arm of the Broad. He is reported to be making li’s way higher up, when perhaps he may be captured. He is described as being from 120 to 150 feet in length, and of pro. portionate bulk; has the head of a ser. pent, which he carries,* when in motion, live or six feet out ofthe water, abuut tea feet from life head is a hump, resembling a huge hogshead, and as far as he could be seen rur of the water a succession of humps wa; observed. He was'pursued ,lor several miles along the bank ofthe. river, at times the party in pursuit coming very near to him. He was shot with a rifle and shot gun, which had the effect of making him timid, and caused him to. sink below the surface ol the water when nearly'kb. preached. We understand that a party from this place has been made tip to -cap ture him ii possible. The.plan is ty man two large flats with a camion to each, qim going below where he is represents ed to be, and the otheraboVe, and thenap, preach each other, and when he is discov ered, tu lire into him. In this way he may be taken, if peradveiiture, he does not taka thnn first. The Whale Braneh isiiot morn than one hundred yards wide, and there is every probability of an animated.conflict with thu king of the waters, within his own dominions, ami I suppose it is admitted that the battle must be waged upon-hi* own terms.” The latest Intelligence of the Ska- Serpent. —The suppossed Sea-Serpent, seen by Capt Blankenship oftlie Wnii’Sea-. brook, and his passengers, turns out .to bn four Whales, one large one and three small ones. An expedition of flat boats was fit ted out aCßeaufort with cannon, harpoons and cables, and the party succeeded in striking one with a cannon ball and har pooning two others ; but tlic harpoons torn out, and the whale wounded by tile can non shot also escaped. A correspondent writing from,.Beaufort to the Charleston Courier, signing himself “Mailer of Fact,” says :—“After this I must behold a sea-serpent with my” own eyes, and mud hear him liiss before I bclj.eve in bis existence.” We copy the following from tire Agri cultural Department ofthe “Enquirer.”— The suggestion meets our iteartv approba tion, and we shall take great pleasure in doing all in our power to promote so use ful aii undertaking. Wehopfcthe Planters will come up in strength to theproposed meeting: tr “ The Proposed Agricultural Society, —The formation of an Agriculture! Sone tv by the Fanners, Planters, gud Gardners of tliis mid the adjoining counties, take* well. The Planters are alive to ithr im portance of it, fi'ml well limy may be—they see improvements- in every, profession around them, whilst they are standing still —-they see the medical profession bv their scientific skill, rescue the human..body from the very jaws of death—and vet their fail to stop the ravages o's mst, jpjjP-wurrj, and lice in their cotton. If there’ever was a country that needed the united counsel* of her fßTmiVjrsfii.ds this. Our great staple crop is subject to.so mquy vicissitmb-s that the planter can never calculate with any certainty upon his crop, tmtilrtlle bagging and rope comprtrt*lris cotton* Here then is-cause fir union, meet together and in v .digate t ie maladies, oiler primtiiim.s t *r the best and surest remedies, sff*t science ma v dive deep into her hidden lahornt try, ami help put the cause of Agriculture, It is n it only the culture of cotton w hich will be improved, but wheat, .oats, rye, coni, etc.; and then the fruits,'’ what an iinpi.tin will be given ilium! Will the ‘Fanners of this aud adjoining comities rally on tho Second Monday in May! How'olfen barn you rallied at some exerting election: something more important than election* is hero—the development of onrsoil nml climate, file peace, bn opine'*. ami pros perity of our people. Como’ then, and sen what a body < f Farmers ciin'dw-fer them selves and our common country.” The folkuving.is fromtlio Illinois Globs a Democratic paper publishedjit Charles ton in that State. Illinois is, a great war oil, yet fit-re is a Democratic editor, expressing liims If as indignantly against the Wilinot Proviso, as a could, and more so. than many of them do. “Senator Douglass and the Proviso. —We sue by the State Register, that tho Abolitionists, and Free Suiters-of Chicago held a meeting on the 2dd ‘ult., and <!-• nouuccd all attempts, to compromise tho Slavery Question. This is about what \vu might expect lroin the fanifics 1 of that. city. Among others things, tlfe'y passed resolu tions denouncing Judge Douglas, ami call ing upon him either to obey t tlie instruc tions of the Legislature, or resign his seat. e hope the Judge will do licit her. Tho action ofthe last Legislature,* was not an expression of tho popular.wili.iu Illinois on the Proviso Question,. a large and over wliel iiiing majority ofthe people being op posed to any silcli action. ‘ The Whig mem bers of the Legislature, lor the purpose of making capital, joined hands with the Fre Soilers amt Proviso Democrats, and by small majorities passed the instructions through both Houses, ‘the: petitions !<>r which did not .cmfie from mtjro than ten or twelve counties.iu the whole State, ami certainly did pot represent the wishes of more than • ofie-iiltli of imr inhabitants.— Tin’s is about the true statement of tlm case, as regards tjic “Wilinot Proviso’’ and the peopie ul Illinois. The instruc tions aie, unquestionably, Hi opposition to their views, and-onght robe ot non effect. Illinois is liir the-“ Union, now and forev er.” If Judge Douglas and Gen. Shields wish to be sustained at home, they will re fuse to be guided by disunion instruction*, and vote m accordance with the wjJusM the people ot the State,- —and that is, again- 1 ! vised’' 1111 ' 6 *“ th ° sll ?l ,b VfWlhnot Pro-. Lord Jf ff Jiey.— The last foreign arrival* bung intelligence qj’fhe death of Franck V-*F ttf :Y* - S{ i Jong ami so widely known at L, e . b ,. , h >r °f the Ediugbu.rgli Review.— +JV* ivfoious Quqrterly was’established in mplof Ihe editorship of Rev. Sidney plinth, ip whpsp control it regained soino two or fhree years, until preforinqnt in ho profession called liirq to when it fussed into tho hands of Jeffrey \iho was qp pointed to a segt on the bench, when he rt Signed his place in Parliament and his ed itorial chair at the same. Jtime, though he pqntim-fjjl jjijj pqpfjibutions to the work f°f it number of years d’ftGrU-ards. He fijr'jjrr* conspicuously in Byrbitfe tißyitish BanD and Scolcii Reviewers/? |he noble poet supposing him to be thel'p-pter of a very severe critique on his ‘.‘Hoprs of Idleness, in which he first appealed in print. A rci conciliation, however, in years took place between the critic gn4 bard, PH doubt facilitated jiy the discovery th§t 4>o slashing criticism was written bv Brough: ham. Lord Jeffrey died at tho age ot bout TO.— [Mont jTomerif Attns. Hr should California yield just double tho quantity .of gold this year to what it did last! BecifOserit was then found oqly in particular pints: anffnow it is found •* Quartz,
