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Now, sir, ibis disposition -to observe i
i«oC the constitution, and
r jjs. -v with «or rights to odfi
ids ibe establishment oT such ] property within the States is good, sq j.
comparing the: far as it. goes. You wUt not interfere
States; and the with our rights in the Slates 'because'
he one State with l yon. have neither the power nor the pre-
offBe oibef’/yoiiarai, ----- • - ** * ^
of individuals that greater guilt and a I are so rouluplied-wbcre they arc in
higher degree «»! responsibility attach- the rwchot every »
ed ( ioilitrn inr»cudni>c individually that, own ^PNbe •pnrcefgM of the pnpdla-,
for the same acts done by therein non foi
combination—that the guilt of the lalier+nmneri
case, was less than that of the lon«e*vf|>op u *l
|C mXteViI^HSSpC" nf 4* i 1 ]"?'“»> jieii of power in drew* then tterej—
iTaTscir-ite in mlieraj'bpt it seems ioUbmk r find iltiTtcr ( me and education, And, sir. I must be permitted to M y,
ltic™2rqoe.timt^wlikli I now prfaent io i hove 5006 togetber ;■ that ibe increase Aai I never did and do not share the
von is one which there is not nn indivi-. of knowledge lias been an increase apprehensions nf my Soothern friends
deni Senator in this chamber who would; of the power oi destsing the means by on tins subject. 1 do oot believe that
or could have addressed to him without whtclt crime can he perpetrated. It is j-ou would disttirb slaver; there, even
s»S« “ ; ' --
Stairs which were oboot to enter into parison ol ibe statistics.
this Union, They bad different inter- Mr. Dickinson (interposing.) ine.pate. 1 believe mougn you may not
au knew it; tliey had different honorable Senator includes, I doubt not, have ascertained it by your own expe-
of cultivating their land—you ihe city of New York. He should re-j rieoce, that you have learned by the
• • / .>ii>M iI>.iiIibi U it... itms.^ —i-—.- of others ihat the products of
>r cannot be obtained by the
the white man.' 1 believe that
the necessity of that slave labor,
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Washington, March j®. -
Nothing 13 talked of here but the tri
umphant speech of ;.Daoiel - Webster.'
All Southern, and nearly* all the Wes
tern men, with whom I have conversed,
are content- to stand ;on bis platform,
No speech ever delivered by Mr. Web-
Id have addressed to him whlicut which crime can ue perpetrateo. it is voo wouui Oisiuro slavery there, even
b of insult iotplied hv the iitqoirv.'a melttnchtily fact, and yel ti ts a fact tf you bad the power to ,1.,'so tn-mor-
re were thirteen 'confederated winch I believe will appear by a Coot* row. Ido opt believe you would do it
. within tiny time which I can nntici-
8ter has had such an effect'as this. It I levy and collect-a tax for each ot the
h community of intrre
public posses-ions, and there
community of interests also in t-~—. - . *-
faturc public acquisitions. Each one j understood to lead to all manner of
was to have a tight equal with every • *<|uily.
other one, and to enjoy that which Was
public at the time; each, equal with
every other one, was to have the right
to enjoy that which was to be acquired
hereafter. Yon could wot, according to
the language of Vattel, in the disposi-
iuuiii . M ..„ ..as a even with the superincumbent weight
CTmmutmy "<.f fotMCTre"»l«> »« dtvir, ofihe dreutlful sin of slavery, which is
Mr. Seward (interposing.) 1 will re
lieve the Senator from alt difficulty or
misapprehension on this head at a prop
er time. 1 am prepared to show by the
statistics that the result is different.
Mr. Berrien. I desire to say a word
lion of any property that might be the
result of your future conquest, make a
distinction to the disadvantage, nf any 1 ;
yet there is a perfect readiness to do so.
The pressure of obligations, sits lightly
upon yon. Now, suppose yon had been
thirteen individuals instead of thirteen
confederated Slates, that you bad em
barked common properly in a common
adventure, and in the process of time
you had made acquisitions in reference
to which the majority of you should de
termine to have a particular mod* of
employment, which necessarily exclud
ed the minority; Would you have fell
yourself at liberty, with a property be
longing equally to dll, to exercise your
power in such a manner as to withdraw
a portion of the property from the com
mon use of nil the members—employ it
in such a manner as that a part of the
concern would he necessarily excluded
from all participation in it? If you
thought that the interest of the concern
was such that you considrcd yourself
under the necessity of doing so, could
you not feci the obligation to compen
sate all that portion of your associates
who were thus injured by the disposi
tion made to their disadvantage ?—
Woold you not feci that yon were un
der an obligation as honest men to make
this compensation? Could you, con
sistently with your sense of duly, de
prive them of their full and perfect
right to enjoy their portion of the com
mon property, to use it ift the mode in
which they had been enjoying it Irom
the time when the association was form
cd up to the period when you determin
ed" lo introduce this new regulation?—
Could you find it consistent with your
sense of duly, with your notions of ho
nesty, with your respect for your repu-
tation.ns men of integrity, could you find
it consistent with these principles thus lo
or two in conclusion. I £
i inquiring
whether, ifahe power existed, if it would
be expedient upon the part of this Gov
ernment to exercise it. I have endeav
ored to 6how that it would be inconsis
tent with the principles of good faith
But it is said that H may be properly
‘ exercised, because the South have bad
advantages which are greater than
those of the North. The South has ex
ercised, it is said, a greater degree of
influence in the councils of the nation
than the North. Now, as the south is
not numerically superior to the North,
if it appears that a greater degree of
influence has been exercised by them,
it must be owing to some circumstance
upon which it would not be quite mod
est for a Southern man to dwell. But
a debtor aud creditor account has been
opened.
It is said that the South has partici
pated more largely than the North in the
territories that have been acquired.—
That argument was pressed by the Sen
ator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Webster)
upon a former occasion. I desire to
ad vert to it now because 1 know that it
which has had its effect upon the
minds of the people of the free States,
and has been often and publicly urged.
It is said that Louisiana, Florida and
Texas—that all the foreign acquisitions
have been made for the benefit of- the
Southern States; I speak of the territo
ries acquired from France and Spain,
in addition to Texas. Well, now, sir,
these are charged to the South as hav
ing accrued to her benefit; against this
I protest. Louisiana was acquired not
at the instance oft he South, but at the
instance and especially for the benefit
of the great Northwest. It was at the
argent instance of the people of the Val
ley of ibeMississippi, who required the
outlet to that extensive region of country,
though certainly the acquisition was for
<E||t£tafc Iigisloto.
•rjjt
5 r An 'Act
To levy apd collect a tax for each of
the political years' 1850 and 1851,
and thereafter.
Sec. 1st. Be it enacted by -the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Georgia in General Assembly met, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority afore
said, That an Act entitled an Act to
sively the basis of your commerce, to
permit you to abolish it if you had the
power. I feel entire confidence upon
that subject, h is, as you profess to
believe, and your press and your polit
ical writers assert, to you a deadly sin ;
but you console yourselves by the re
flection that so longas it remains within
slave Slates, it is not yoor sin but ours ;
that we and not you are responsible for
it. Yon believe that it is our sin and
not yours, and that if you tolerate if
there, yon do so under an obligation
imposed upon you by those who have
gone before; or that it is a matter be
yond your control, and therefore not
within the scope of yoor responsibility,
to which is to be added the considera
tion that it is a profitable sin—more
profitable to you than to us, in the ratio in
which a manufactured article is worth
more than the raw material. But if
slavery goes into the Territories, and
thereby retards the acquisition of the
political supremacy to which you as
pire, then it is n grievous sin, which you
are obliged to share with-us as the pen
alty of your insensibility to your politi
cal interests.
Mr. President, I am not disposed to
prottacl these observations. There are
varions subjects, lo several of which 1
wonhl gladly have directed the atten
tion of the Senate, but the length to
which these remarks have already ex
tended admonishes me to bring them to
a close. I desire now merely lo say,
that I have addressed von on this occa
sion under the influence of a sincere and
anxious desire to avert the dangers
which threaten us. I have not been
disposed to indicate to you what course
it may be proper for the Southern
States to adopt if you persist in meas
ures which they believe to be in viola
tion of their rights. I have only to say
to you upon that subject, that always
the advocate of moderate counsels,
brought up at the feel of one who had
periled life and fortune in the achieve
ment of our liberties, accustomed from
boyhood to reverence the constitution
by wrhich they are secured, to estimate
beyond all calculable value the Union
deprive your associates of their rights, »hougn certainly Me acquisition w as tor
without an adequate cotmretualion ? Ubo benefit ol the whole country. It
J. t ,, suffices for my purpose that it was not
( WeJUow, Sir, I Bud it .mpoMtWelodia- fo J r f be ' bcnc f lt of , he goath.
, L nthe two cases. 1 know L •„ . .
Itngnish bet wcenthe
that l shall be told, as I have been told
before, we do not object to your comiug
into the territories, but you must not
carry any negroes there. Then you ob
ject (o our using our share of the pub-
* lie property in the mode in which you
know we were using our own property
•i the time we entered into a union with
yon. and in the manner in which tve liad
declared our intention, to use iu,
Suppose this properly divided into
parts, and a. portion assigned lo every
individual citizen of the United States,
you would not exercise your power by
interfering will* the right of the citizen
ta use that property ns lie thought prop
er, at he was accustomed to use his
other property ; and if you would not,
inrlbti event of a division among all the
v citiarn juf ihe Unbed States, how, when
acquisition was by no means peculiarly
beneficial. Neither was Florida ac
quired with a particular view to the
interests of the South. A body of
Indians in that Territory, under the
control of the Spanish Government and
its agents, were the source of constant
dissensions and embarrassments to the
Government of the United States. It
was not for the gratification of the States
of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi
that Florida was finally purchased, but
to remove a source of consianly recurring
difficulty between our Government and
he comes to claim an undivided inter- j ,j lal ot’Spain.and to remove a body of
common to all of os, bow people who were habitually committing
canyon control his right louse that un
divided interest in the manner in which
Imi ha# used his other property ? Why,
if you seriously believe that 'slavery is
a stain upon the land where it exists
«htt it will poljute the soil—that you
cannot dwell among the slaveholders—
if this be yoor real belief,, make a parti
tion of the country. We did not urge
. thia association V we yielded to' urgeu-
** qy,* jWe do not urge th© common en-
jnytneniAf the cnmin»»n property-; now
' make yonr partition. The stniiv which
slavery.imparts to that portion of-the.
soil which i* left to us—if stain it would
l»e—we wjll wipe off by -the con
duct of those who'inhabit h.- Take
yuar own. division; sir, train *l*‘ and ?:
the expiration, «t any- time you may
propose, examine the statistics of crime
to nee if they are more or' less favora
ble juiht? free or slave territory
Sir, I beard jhojoibcr dnV'» statement
from ihc Senator from New York; of
the appropriation ol the surplus revenue
which fVlHto the share of i bat jSlote to
the purpose of public education; that
there is, 1 believe, be said, a-school
house at the distance t»f every iWcniy-
*fp%*n<Ir<hl 'yards—every ' «pit* *nd
agg r ossions which had to be repelled;
so that neither the acquisition of territo
ries from France or Spain are justly
chargeable to the Southern States.—
With regaad to Texas, I hardly know
what to say of itnoiilsoaiedispOsilion be
made of it at the present session, as I
bait -brought, already, confidence and
harmony. Still, I am not without fears
that the Northern men in Congress will
not come up to the support of Mr. Web
ster’s views. These men are, to use
Mr. J. Q. Adams* phrase, u palsied by
the will of their constituents.** Two-
thirds of the House are ready to ‘admit
that Mr, Webster's views are incontro-
ertiblc; but, still, they arc afraid of
the denunciations of factions . in their
own districts.' We have no doubt that
some project, based on Mr. Webster’s
views, will command a large majority
in the Senate. ' What the House will
find do, no man can tell.-1 am sorry to,
that, already, there are powerful influ
ences at work, in the House, to counter
act the eflect of Mr. Webster’s speech,
and could name two members from
Massachusetts, one from New-Hamp-
shire, one from Ohio, and several from
New-York, from each of whom I had
hoped better things.
Mr. Webster throws himself upon
the country-—to is- to the country that be
appeals. He vindicates his own consis
tency, and combats Northern prejudice.
Much of bis speech is directed, neces
sarily and properly, to these objects.
But his strengh is employed, chiefly,
the enforcement of constitutional ob-[
ligations,! In the maintainance of the
obligation of compacts, and in the vmi>
dication of the law. ot Nature as super^
ceding atid rendering .unnecessary laws
of Congress in regard to slavery. I
cannot doubt, notwithstanding the fears
of some Northern members, that the
great mass of the Northern people will
assent to his views. A Northern gen
tleman, of distinction* now here, says,
to the timid and hesitating, “ In five
weeks, you will witness the great
ground-swell of conservative opinion
n the North.”
The Administration, as I nave reason
to know, feels greatly relieved by the
stand taken by Mr. (Webster. It is
considered, here that the danger is over.
We are not quite out of the woods, but
we can see our, way out.
Crowds of people are brought to
Washington by their anxiety as to the
existing state of things. I hear to-day,
of a number of distinguished men who
are coming hither frbm the South.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington, March. 13.
It was qdite a relief to hear so sound
a speech as we had, yesterday, from
Mr. Gorman, of Indiana, on the to
pics of the day. This is noticed as the
first conciliatory speech from the North.
It may be hoped that it will be follow
ed by many. In the Senate, we have
had conservative and conciliatory
speeches from tenders of both parties,
THE SOUTH
ATHENS, GEORGIA:,
T« oar J*«troni.
political years eighteen hundred. and
forty-eight and nine, passed by tbe last
General Assembly, be and the same is
hereby'^ re-enaeved and made of force
for the political years 1S50 and 1851, ‘
and for each and every year thereaf
ter, till repealed.
Sec. 2d. And be it further enacted, That
each and every male citizen between
the ages of twenty-one and sixty be
taxed annually the sum of tweoiy-five
cents only.
Sec. 3d. And be it further enacted, That
each and every tree negro, or free person I ^periorCarrin
ofetdor .n.h,, Slate between Ihe age, of > J Waltoo.' Gwi»n«t, I~=k-
eighteen and fitly shall be taxed annually , ^ Hkll, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Huber,h,m .nd
the sum of five dollars. I F ^ klin , for „ o! collecting Hi dues,
Sec.ith, ^jadiett/artAerreoeted.That e . tofor wWtiplll „, mheum, or job work,
from and after the first day of March ,„ d ,, ope ;o end .11 indebted ready to dischur^ the
1850, each negro or person of color MBie u
nominally a slave, who by any contract r A| , Mcoollt , Jae , his office since tut Joi,
or bargain and sale, or pretended bar- 1S46 , wiM in immediately,it notsetUed
gam and sa e, after the date aforesaid, „ , hU rtllnU
may be held or owned by any white , —— -
person, said negro or person ot color
not being over sixty years of age, or
valueless from decrepitude or disease,
1 ably juid - patriotically represented in that Conte*
j tion. we are glad to see that the people otu*, ^
. ’ District are moving in the matter as w e th i#k
tbey.ooght—not denouncing the Convention tnd
then adopting measures to send delegates to it, t,„t
xordially approving its objects and taking th« ^
cessary steps to Secure a proper representation of
ibeir interests there.
' 4 ' Aspect of Affairs ot lViuhln z i oa>
Since the delivery of Mr. Webster’s great speech,
the prospect of a settlement of the vexed question
^i wbich convulses the country from iu centre to iu
circumference, has very materially brightened,and
' a manifest spirit of conciliation has been exhibited
I in the national connc'ls. One fire-brand, however,
i in the shape of a speech from that canting, hypo!
1 critical, incendiary fanatic, Wm. H. Seward, a
>i Senator from New York, has been thrown into
^ ~ I.V week 91 1850. '.jtWrynidst, and. perhaps, to some extent, ruffled the
Thursday MoniiBgi March • J, feelingsorSouthern men, who were beginnings
indulge the hope that hereafter and particularly
m# tar. th* p»bii*B«i* To j n#t at ||,' e present juncture, such things would be
! studiously avoided by Northern gentlemen, who
I bave expressed so much attachment to the Union.
Tfce effects ot Mr. Seward's ranUng, fanatical
On, Bttii, proptietors Dtum t-F" -t" ipw h will, howoveiv aotm blow over, we thia,,
and comparative quiet be again restored.
Stoppinff Newspapers.
sixty years of age, or j An exc |^„ ‘ c } vc « the following advice
dccremtuiie or ibsease. I ont|||g 8U bject—to which we would call the at
tention of our readers:
« We hope our subscribers and post masters
shall be taxed one hundred and fifty
dollars, and every person when making
her return shall state on oath
e on oain - w ',n bear in mind that to discontinue a
what negro or negroes he or she holdsi itholt „ p alI arrearages, is illegal,
the right ol and for the benefit of j . .,,sai.rih*r u r^snonsible lor a DaDer after re-
such negro, and for each and every
gro so held shall pay the tax of one
hondred and fifty' dollars, as above.
Sec. 5th. And be it further enacted,That
from and after the first day of March,
all owners or hirers of slaves who shall
permit said slave or slaves to hire his or
her or their lime from said owners or
hirers at any period during the yt ar,shall
A subscriber is responsible lor a paper after re
ceiving one number, as long as a publisher is
pleased to send it, unless the cash in full accom
panies the order for discontinuance.
(0- We are indebted to our immediate Represen
tative, the Hon. Howelx. Cobb, for a pamphlet copy
of Mr. Calhoun’s speech
^ The New Tax Act.—In another column will
pay a tax of one hundred dollars on each I b® found the lax acl P assed at ,he ,at ? «ession of
and every slave hiring his or her or their I | he Legislature, which we publish as a matter of
own lime, provided that the giving in i intere8t to our readers generally,
said slave or slaves as taxable property j nn)
to tax the assessor by said owner or hirer j
shall in no instance be used as evidence
against said owner or hirer in an in
dictment under the existing laws of this i bition for several evenings past, aad
of the nxedlterra
Slate, to permit said hiring: Provided,
that nothing ’
whiphcoiistitotea a* one people, I.owe * ,“^0^: am
TL r,l. 7 ^ ?U, W T Mr. Webster; and, in support ol Mr.
whtch I wtll endeavor to fallfil, I hope ] Go , De ’ ra „ cralic rae mber. It would
to return lo that people bearing lo them be leasi bear , in lbe House, a
the evidence of your disposition to ' j * fran) snale N „ nllc ' rn
preserve the peace and harmony of the roi • 1
Union. I know their devotion to it.-—! .
For myself, I do not hesitate to say that' . ® nn H which r#*nr«*spnt it 1
disunion is an idea which even in ^- ^ommercial interest are to prevail, wc
^ou.,1 have hopes urspeed P y defiver-
from our embarrassments. Near-
Nay, sir, though we welcomed the ac
quisition as a great common benefit, yet
we found the labor of its inhabitants
devoted to the same purposes as • our
own. and a necessarily increased, pro- menis of despondency, it floats before
Unction diminished the value of oar pro- my mind as a shapeless vision to which Ca u
dues. To tbe South, therer„re, this l4n .giv. no dis^Tnc, ^
eiposing to my view ,n the background Som ^ n , oderal ‘ e aad entirel
the horrors of anarchy and civil com- 8ervative in lbeir vicwa .
motion. I could not draw the dividing, , , « »•
line by any effort of imagination of ha f been said as to the objects
which I am capable. I am not. With- 1 ? f ‘be Southern Convention. Mr. Cal-
in the broad limits of the State
which 1 dwell, I do not believe there
i houn, it is said, remarks,
lion, that tbe object is merely to
ingle advnc’ate of disunion; but that! s, ull ° nJ “ nile ' he "P'"'‘ms of ihe
which the understanding cannot devise, I South upon the subject,winch so much
learn, has given satisfaction to the very
this section shall operate ! spectable audiences ill attendance—though, we
-prisedthat larger numbers have not turned t
the Hall while.this magni-
the city of Savannah to prevent por-1
ters, laborers or others from working i Let all
out under the Ordinances of said city, ficeot exbibi
See. 6th. And be it further enacted, Thai j often that they meet with an opportunity to ex-
lax of thirty-one and a quarter cents ' * m,ne auc h works ol art.
snail be paid by the Memphis Branch
Rail Road for each and every hundred
dollars of the stock ot said Ruad, to
be returned and paid into the Treasury
*a the same manner, and at the time
required by law, in relation to lax on
pital stock of Banks, with the
same penalty in case of failure.
Sec. 7 th. And-be it further enacted. That
each President of the different Banking
Companies in this State, be aud they
and each oi them shall return nn oath
lbe amount of circulation they ha 1
By a telegraphic dispatch in the Charleston
Courier, dated New York, March 15th, we learn
that the cotton market wax active, and that an t
vance of three-eighths of a cent had been realized
the decline after the reception of the late English
advices. Three thousand bales were sold on that
day. Upland quoted at 11}; fair Orleans, 12}.
This noble effort of the “ great Expounder” has
en hailed In every section of the Union as a
bills, checks, drafts or other evidences patriotic elfort to save our glorious Union. It is
of debt untlei the denomination of five true > lhat at t,ie ® a9t and ^ orl *i.» small faction
dollars, not authorized by law, and that the Abolitionist* proper denounce it fiercely,
hey pay a lax of len per cent on ihe * ni1 lhre *““ vv»J«nce agaimuh. New Englaad
largest amount of illegal circulation in 1 AlUmngh, of cour-w, we caaaot ap-
circulation al any lime within one year | P rove , aU »f“r. Weteter . v-mwi, we regard hi,
"ext before making such return. ■ .peach, i» th,th. «n»<of
See. Sth. And be U further enacted, That ! 'he «e , Mon_.„d, corning lion, a No,.1,era man and
■a* «r fin» horel,,, t * New Englander at that, we think it decidedly
liberal, manly and patriotic effort that
i the Union—as a mas-
i terly triumph ot reason and justice over prejudi
a tax of fifty cents is hereby imposed
on each sulky and buggy, a tax of one
dollar on every Rockaway coach °ri | ”
close carriage, a tax of four dollars on | er , y riump .
each two horse stage, a tax of six dollars * an °PP re8SI0n . ° R noism
. . f. . 'grovelling desires of sect lonal or selfish aggran-
nn each stage working over two borses r ! -
and a tax of ten dollars on each oinnibu
See. 9th. And be itfurther enacted, That
disement.
We very n
regret our inability to lay thia
e our readers. Below,- we give
extreme journals—the Washing-
ion Union, which is the extreme of Locofoco bit
terness and meanness, and the Charleston Mercury,
ca '‘ J* j which represents the extreme of Southern uitra-
03 'ft 1 • t ...u-.-k
which the imagination caimol conceive,! interest them. Mr. l urney, ofTennes-
desperation, produced by a sense of, s ec, who delivered a strong speech in
injustice, mav accomplish I pray that 1 *^ c Senate, to-day, vindicated the Con
it may be ave'rted. My best efforts shall ! vent.on, as a conservative measure, and
be employed to avert it. I do not indi- declared^ ihnl v ^ OU t ^ ( ^°
cate the course which Georgia will pur- "“* a r ®*'*
sue, if the measures which you propose
are carried into execution. This is for
her people to determine; and I am but
one oi these. I can only say that the
rights and the interests of that people
are mine; that they are endeared to me
by a thousand recollections which can
never be obliterated; that I cannot sep-
—from which it
hope there may be; Until that is done, j arate myself from a gallant and palri-
I do not koow what constitutes Texas, j otic people, the protectors of iny rnfan-
or to whom'she belongs. 1 was oppos-1 cv, who have ‘ in manhood extended to.
ed.to the acquisition of Texas, though [me a generous and unwavering confi*
desirous to recall a body of our own jdence which commands all my gratit ude,
people to the fold from which they had [ Beneath the' soil of Georgia, the ashes
wandered: and I have yet tniearn that'of my parents and of my children repose,
its acquisition has been beneficial totbe+and there too my own must shortly rest.
State which I inhabit, "or any of the Sir, the lot of her people, whether in
neighboring States. On the contrary,, weal or Wo, shatl be ininC.
I believe that the Senators from Florida • . —* ■ : ^
won Id be. able tniu form us that the val- Tlie Palms have been universally re-
ueofthe public domain, as well as of pri-lgarded as ihe loftiest, noblest, and most
vate property; ri that State, has been- beautiful of all vegetable lortns. Their
greatly depreciated by the admission of gigantic, slender, ringed, and occasion-
Texas ft»u> the Unioh. -' ally prickly stems, sometimes one hurt-.
• Nour. Mr. President, what is said to dred and iuneiv-lwo feet high, lerpi*’
us upou this subject, and what seems tofnale in an aspiring and shining, foliage,
me to, reconcile dur fellow-citizens in either tan-like or..pinnated, with leaves
gre?iiQjastfoe, is tbedisHnctioii which is! dimintdh in height and beauty.
„ ^ . .. - jkke) »s to ihe.rigbts of the slaveholder''.true climate of palms is under a .mean
hall—along the public roads«|nd that within aud without theStutcs. Weare annual lemjierature of -U<rtn seventy*
told that you will ,tn>t destroy .the com-- eight; lo ^ighty-pne apil 1 a-half degiees.
each and every agent ot anv foreign great 8peec 1 <>r
Bank or individual residing in another extracts rora wo
Stale doing business in this State shall
on or before the first Monday ‘
and every year make a return
to the Treasurer of ibis State ol the f orcet j ^
highest amount of loans or paper dis- j j^paniel'’#
counted or exchange purchased by him I . „ . .
a conservative measure, and a °d running to maturity al anytime nion ssys. w power u * many
during twelve months immedialely pre- s !'“ ch ,5 u » of *“ * h ' ,h ""'
,. ° , L I I nt nmv»ml rnnvMgatwn VettoMaV in tlw rar.tlr.1
cedingsuch returns.and it shall hethedu-
ty of such agent to pay into the Treasury
An has, in the mean tine, obliterated the lut
chance of reaching the place to which he haa been
so earnestly looking forward for some time past. - —-
The proposition of Mr. Foote, to raise a com
mittee of thirteen, to be composed of six Senators
from the South—three Whigs and three Demo
crats, and six from the North—likewise equally di
vided between tbe two parties—who, after the elec-
, shall select the thirteenth member of the com
mittee—to which shall be referred all questions
•uching tbe subject of slavery, and whose duty
it shall be to make a report on all the matters
brought before it, with a view to settle the whole
matter by compromise—this plan of Mr. Foote's is,
we thiuk.daily gaining ground, in Congress and out
of it, aud from the lights before us, we believe
will be, eventually, adopted. It is thought that if
it should be, Mr. Webster will be selected as the
umpire, or thirteenth man.
The prevailing opinion now is, in regard to the
basis of settlement, that the principle of non-inter-
rent ion, as understood and advocated by Mr. Web
ster, will meet with a stronger support than the
Missouri compromise or any thing else which
has been heretofore offered.
We make the following extracts from the letter
of the Charleston Courier’s correspondent, under
date cf the 14th inst., from which it will be Been
that the writer’s opinions concerning the probability
of a speedy settlement of the questions nowdistract-
ing the country, are somewhat gloomy.
“ The developments of opinion and feeling in the
Senate, yesterday, are not very favorable to an ear
ly adjustment of the pending questions. Mr. Se
ward’s speech has created a deep feeling of indig
nation on the part of the Southern men, who were
further disturbed by the departure of the Senate,
yesterday, from the uniform practice in regard to
abolition petitions. The usage has been to presume
an objection to their reception, and lay the question
of reception on the table. The motion to lay on
tlie table was lost, yesterday, in two instances, and
Mr. Butler and Mr. King declared that hereafter,
they would not object to any petitions, whether for
ablition or dissolution. Tbe agitat’on, Mr. King
said, must go on.
“ Mr. Webster offers to show, when an oppor
tunity shall be afforded, that the boundaries assum
ed by Cali tornia are more suitable than any that
can be proposed.
“ The effort, now, is to keep the question of the
admission of California apart from other matters
before the Senate. So, when Mr. Foote’* resolu
tion for the appointment of a select committee of
thirteen, to consider Mr. Bell’s resolutions, came
op, a motion was made, by Mr. Benton, and is now
pending, to exempt California from the jurisdic
tion of the committee.
. “ Truly, California is the test question. What
equivalents the South will get tor the admission of
California is yet to be ascertained ; but, there is a
decided majority for the admission of Cali tornia—
with or withont equivalents.
Mr. Webster and General Cass expressed doubts,
to-day, whether any series of resolutions or meas
ures could be agreed upon by a committee or rat-
the base and Hied by the Senate. The hope of obtaining the as
sent of the Senate to any bill, embracing all the
questions, appears to be abandoned. Mr. Calhoun
and Mr. Butter will vote for the committee, after
the discussion shall have been brought to a tertnir
they
masterly effort of the “ god-
woultl be to pass resolutions, anil
remonstrance to Congress in regard to
lbe subjects of Southern.com plaint, and
the consequences of continued aggres
sions upon Southern rights.
Congress does not seem to become
weary ol this subject, though the pub
lic must be. That there is any great
excitement here, does not appear.—
There is not more, than on ordinary
topics. . We have passed by the. stage
of excitement, and, to-day, the point
is disputed whetbeK there has heen
either difficulty at .jlanger-.ns .to the
question barrassipgjh;# Conntjf^ ' ;
The Somhe£K.GtW^B(foh was pro
posed in xView? oflhfe contemplated
and expected adoption nf Ihe Wilmot
jiroviso aiul .heabhUlion. of slavery Cbalham ~ wbfise CoVleclor shall receive
in Ihe D.«r.ct enable. Nellher of • he same comjnis3 ; oa „ U now a l, owcd
.hoee L .measure, ore even Uiough. of at • COMlies whoae di , ia , css , ban
present. I. may be. however, ihet they ,L odsind do,!* and „ el
ersation yesterday in the capital,
and in private circles. It was the object not only
ol,hii Stare, free IVomalUos. or charge i“ f s' nen ‘ 1 •PP^"- b ”* w »
• v. . . . c . b ; venture to say, that never did Mr. Webster in all
whatsoever, tbe same rate of tax upon > . ., . ; .. . . .. ...
, . , c t , . , ' ; the pride of place, and m Ine height of his renown,
one ,h,rd ofaoch highest amount so , J„ e ' respetl (oI ot ^ , fr „ n ,,b.„ t,;
returned by him as aforesaid, as ,s now h „ obtainedb lhespe « h telo „
imposed or may nerealter be imposed bv , ,,,
law upon the chartered banks ol this! Th. «»**.: “Mr. Wdyte,. ^,1,
State, and shall be enforced and e „|. on Thun-dar .a the Conproiaw rerelaUww of
leered in the same manner. »y. was ell| P 1 lca 1
See. 10, Andbe Ufurther enacted That
® lax of five cents per head shall be : .l
. hi , . , | powerful tendency towards lbe peaceable and hon-
sraspiI unnn nil rnltlrr mvnni hv Ihp 1 ....
F rod action ot Sueur in Flsrida.
Some weeks ago we published a statement from
the St. Augustine Ancient City, showing the re
markable yield of Sugar in Florida. Below ure
give another statement lrom the same source, from
which it will be seen that the production of Sugar
in the Peninsular State must be exceedingly profi
table :
“ We learn from a responsible source tbe fol-
18,1 j appears ia tbe Intelligencer and Union of Friday, lowing particulars respecting the success of the
receive the same compensation now ®‘- j The latter^paper has paid a well deserved tribnte past year’s planting by Maj. Starke at Spring Gar-
. h i i i ■ i poweriui icnuency «uiu muu-
assessed upon all callle owned by IhejJ^ ,d juslave n, of the c,i..i„ s «on,ro,e„y.-
cinzens of Flonda, aad kepi No[l]in „ (lurll!e thi , „, sbn to 2ivc
this , . \ us so lively regret as out inability to publish the
See. lllh. And be,t further enacted, Tbnt , nd admi „ b | crc , Ipeeth whicb
the Tax Receivers and Collectors shall *
“ Mr. Cass commenced a speech, the object of
whicb was to show that the Missouri Compromise
was out of the question, and that the South ought
not to wish it, because it was direct intervention
North ot the line, and non-intervention South of it.
He concurred with Mr. Webster in the obligation
to admit slaveholding States from Texas, and en
forced the obligation to provide for tue surrender
of fugitive slaves, and severely censured Mr. Se
ward’s course on this subject. He then proceeded
to reply to Mr. Calhoun's views and expressed his
regret al those of them which were of an anti-nation
al character, and declared that, if the guaranties
he proposed were insisted upon by the South, there
would be, at ooce, an end of the Union.”
would have been jyreasetf had there not
been a 9how of resolute resistance on
the part ofihe South. Tjierfe-is no sub-
J™C‘lby law, except the county-^ of j to tbb great effort of the Massachusetts Senator,
_.w_ i ' 11 “ ' in language equally truthful and felicitous. We
cordially respond to that testimony of approval,
atd take the occasion to say, that whether • or hot
we merit the character of ultraism, so liberally
allowed to us, we have never had any of that ul-
traism which could prompt us to view such a dis
cussion of a great public question as Mr. Webster
country, with any other
fen thousand dollars, and to nett the
digest as provided for in the seventh
section of the Act. of 1845 for the Re
ceivers; the default .shall be deducted
be deducted, from the total amount oi feelings than admiration and delight,
the digest,. ^ \ "
Trie Fifth District.
.'.Itow, sir, HheequipageW. a. amlsual .him- j
Hi# tchonlirmilrr.1 ,
in lire Slate. CmmmHJ,' nr,- lhii *W . .. , . .
••ly sreiiryThg sisirorehi'and .xliihiu ^etlipiltakre* .V reganl loslavefy are : ihri^i»*2? ull * ,,, n er “W' 0 «f S ri,, “ 6 ?-' ; hertr roll iling Peiresvlvinia aVe-
«S#t Acsmiidi-r a irem- rxlranhliuary | c<n>pn>mMU, jast as much and no more, lyrinne losreiy-two'aml-a-hall degrees. ■ ** . ” _■
fcateW brti*»e in Irenofiu r»alliMg!>H*iiao> <lrtreL'a»ipiIatioil»ia rSi%po-..In «n»k i(re*re* 9t-th« 'finwer, tlih ,-e.t ,•-/'i,-■ - ‘
, &«a ihe ruliivaiiim of ll*teMMB*iuil. They are compromises wiih- : shealk opens soffUeply wrvh an anilikle of America Is lire
AIiyBoller;-(in;eriiosioK.) Ifihe Seo-iooi whwh rtie nlfiatmams of ibe slave- snunJ. The Falins are evciywhere ac- . , f Ear . lbi
alor fmt.l Georgia will allow me. 'IreUing Slates, wool,I never have come eompaniej .by. Phremia,’ or Banana,, ^,Z "?e S rerf’ Wren -nre smallest
I would suggest . the priiprie^-'^of-iiS* tk*-..IJl>lhniV itiStnal. which .ibwgnwwsf which form the ornaments ol w'n.t Ai. ih- n 'i m ,
- _ o ...Ii _.i: j_.o. o,.o. tMinMlwp ..vnnMiikll hn vs- Ivpn nnrlietln fins mn- • in nisi hxinlities in -ihe' rpniniis hl’itie
- a a »- , i* . ccivers, me oeistnit .-snail o© neuuLieu cussion of a rrttt nublic
wmI «?. «•» i,stshai ! sr he ,e
The obstacle is io preconceived opin
ions of members, and a distrust^ in the
liberality and patririlism of their con-
stijuents. ‘ ‘ - ^ ' V. -.
More Strangers are comirig into Wash-
in^ttrii ihan are going out. Every hotel are
is.crowdcd. The capikd is t|afly-throng-j _
Sec. 12. Arid be it further enacted. That
all lawsand parts of laws on the subject . . ~— . ...
.M«.s - ' We must confess that we spoke rather hastily
oi taxes not inconsistent with tbe pro- . . . ...
%Sm A«, | when in our last psper we admitted that pnbhc sen
timent in the 5th district seemed to be adverse* to
_ lexjps
visions of this Act, .-be and the same
ate continued in toll force. •
JNO..W.ANDERSON,
dm. in five ilic Senator an nnnor- slilotioo. Cut von say, we. wHI. nol : Equator. Their stems arelow. sbcco-
pdto lire Senator, bm shall close that you tmvff no nghL to'carry your koble Jnd beaptfful % m. shape,, they
svwdil*. ami prefer to finish now. , slaves—the compromises of the const!- adorn the habitation of man. while they
.. struck by the ■ fact that lotion do not extend to the Terrtlo-j form the principal article of his snbsis- of three feel lay upon tin
i, jf State wlicrt Ihcmeans-orcducation rics of tbeJJoilcd States. teqi»nniIcr.Ure torridowtoa-T _• westernptBlsof ihe State
- ' ■ ’ - '-~a-
quadrujjefl ta' ilie' world is the pigmy
mouseSibt*riai .Themost, ditoinuiiye
plant is the. a retie raspberry, wbtehis so
small lhal a rix-^ouhee vial wi.ll hold (he
whole, ^ranches; leaves and ajl.
——* 1 *».»'. *-
Oalbe filbiqsiaMtsOQW lo the depffi
Ifew-Yprk^
den, in Orange county.
Maj. Starke, we believe, has planted but three
or four year* and has been able to give but little
of, bis personal supervision to bis crop. With
fifteen bands he has made at Spring Garden 65
hhds of very superior sugar, and between three
and four thousand gallons of Molasses, one hundred
bushels rice, tobacco to the amount of fifteen hun
dred dollars in value, besides an ample provision
crop.
M Twelve acres of newly cleared land produced
Thirty Hogsheads of sugar, being Two and a HALF
Hogsheads, to the acre ! and still more remarka-
• ble, from twelve stalks of cane there wan six and 4 «
half gallons of juice expressed, which stood by rite
saccharometer at eleven and a
the Nashville Convention. Our. opinion',—...
based upon the published proceeding* of the only “ With these remarkable results before us, w«
two meetings which had, at that time, been held | may indeed say, lhat East Florida isa sugar coun-
hi that district—we mean the meetings at Cawville try. The crop* of Sadler, Marshall, Starke, &C-.
and at Camming. Since then, however, we ob-1 have settled the question as to the immense pro6t
serve that many other meetings have been heldto be derived from the calVure ot the cane, aad
in that District, all of which, wc believe, with the j now that the Indians are being rapidly removed
exception of the one in Cobh, took ground in favor j and all danger from that source is at «n end, we look.
of the Conventiqn. Several meetings have#, for forward tvith the brightest anticipations to the Iu-
W^B-WOFFORD.
President of ihe Senate.
Approved Feb, 22d,'18^0. . *-.
. GEO, W. TOWNS, Goyefnor, .
Yea fa fditi' by us like the wind.
W«* see i»Ot whence the eddy comes, example,>een held in Gass, repudiating the action! tore prosperity of our State,
ftor whitherward tt ieYetldmg ; and wej of the.Cassvi)le meeting, which it is alleged fijdj shatt be glad to obtain furilier . statistics
seeing ourselves to wUndss their flight Dat,by,«pyAuean», «fobodytheseotiti»eia»'of ^rietfitardopeiatkxnAof ourplauters.—
wfibont a ihoseHffivt yte *rt' changed; pcople ot Cass, bat merely of the lawyers of Cites-j ft is results that arw. deairedt to demonstrate
and yet time is beguiling.mao t>f hU vilfo.' However ibis may be, we know not, and | practically what our lands are capable pf pro*-
strength, the winds.'jrofcjhe- woods foke. prithee parr wr tot i*tbeqavreli,bw~re dbcing.^ ^ y ‘ ^ t* > >
of their foliage. -Hai* a wise man. who. B. Wofc™ £ noM by to
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