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2 TitiS COUIUJBR. BY J. G. M’WHORTER. TERMS — his Paper is published every MOND VY, WEONEBDA . and FRIDAY Afternoon, at $b per an COUN^’rßY^PAPEß—'Published every FRID AY afternoon at $3 per annum, in advance, ’or $1 at the expiration of Jp= e iNo* Subscriptions received for less time than six months. jjy ADVERTISEMENTS, not exceeding a square will be inserted the first time at 75 uts. per square and 37 1-2 for each continuance. Advertisements of one square, published Weekly, at 75 cents for the first insertion, aud 50 cents, for each con tinuance. Persons advertising O; the year will be charged 30 dollars including subscription and will be entitled to one square in each paper. 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The Countess es Blessiogton in her Journal of Conversations with Lord Byron, has the following remarks: ••How few men understand ihe feelings of women!—-sensitive and easily wounded ws Me are, obliged to call up pride 10 sup port us in trials that alway leave fearful marks behind ;how often are we compelled to assume the semblance of coldness when the heart inly 'bleeds; and the decern composure, put on with eur visiting gar menis to appear in public, and, like them, worn for a few hours, are with them laid aside; and all the dieariness, the heans consuming cares, that woman alone can know, return to make us feel, that though we may disguise our snfferings from others, and deck our countenance with smiles, we cannot deceive ourselves, hod are but the more miserable from the cousiraim 'We submit to. A woman only can un derstand a woman’s h art —we cannot, dare not complain—sympathy is denied us, because we must not lay open (he Wbunds that excite it; and even the most legiti tnate feelings are to* sacred in fernuie es timation to be exposed—and while we nurse the giref "that lies too deep for tears,” and consumes alike health and peace, a man may with impunity express all, eay, more than he feels—court and meet sympathy, while his leisure hours are cheered by occupations and pleasures, the latter toe often such as ought to prove how little he stood in need of compassion, except for bis vices.” What it it to woman, that the tempest it darkering oft‘the path es him she loves} It it he alone who hath power to crush Iter spirit’s strength. It is the breath of uukioduess from him to whom her soul has clung in its deepest trust, that can wither beyond the power of earthly healing the energies of her nature. But a portion of him, aod she, the gentle and the feeble, whom his slightest neglect would crush as with a heel of iron, goos smilingly aod gladly forth to be a sharer in the fury and the desolation of the storm. All ether ties may be severed—penury, bereave ment, the World’s scorn, all o her agonies mav be eseeied out to her in her cup of bitterness, and yet her heart, however delicately fashioned, hath not utterly lost its capability of sweet harmonies.—They will still bieak forth at his touch—his whispered words es soothing will pass over the mangled and bleeding tendons of her soul, like the breath of spring healing th* wounded vine, e!nd all sufferings will be accounted a price of nought for that tenderness which has bound up its. Mad •nd weak devotieu! vain, all vain and unrequited. There is not in man’s heart an answering tone to a sentiment of such terrible depth. WONDERFUL PRESERVATION cip THE SCRIPTURES. An roquifer into the authenticty of the New Testament, who regards it as he would any other book of the same date, mast fie struck by one very remarkable fact, namely, the integrity of its text, when compared with allinost every other writing contemporary with it. Not one syllable pened by,eight obscure authors of the Scriptures es the New* Testiment, re ceived by the Church as canonical at the death «f St. John, has been lest during the cousre of eighteen centuries. Yet of the Historical Works of Tacitus, half at least are wanting; out of the one hundred »nd forty four books of Livy, only thirty five exist; the collections of Atiicus have entirely perished ; the orations «f Hor teosius are known only through the alld sions of his rival ; and the literary fame of the great Dictator survives but in two nairatives one es which bat been some times doubted. Where is the wise?— Wheie is the Scribe ? Where is the dis puter of this world?Mayit not be tbft pow er of God which, amidst ibis wreck of eloquence and learning, has unmutilated eveu to these latter days, the simple, and unstudied composition of the illiterate Gallileans—the impassioned but rug«ed addresses es the tent maker of Cilicia! British Critic. Io The life of a sailor is a narrative of a wreck of a vessel off the Havana. The crew tank lo (be boat which upset; they succeeded in rightiug her, and while two men were bailing her with their hats ns shark was seen to approach' No language can convey anidea erf the panic whichseiz ed the strugling seamen. Every man now strove the more to obtain a moment safe* iy. Well they knew that one drop of blood would have been scented by the everlasting pilot fish, the jackalls of the Shark; and that their destruction was iqw evitable if one only of these monster should discover the rich repast or be led to its food by the little rabid hunter of its prey. A few minutes after about 15 Sharks came right amongst them. The boat was again upset by the simultaneous endeavors to escape danger, and the 22 were again devoted to destruction. At firs' the sharks did not seem inclined to seize their prey, but swam in amongst the men playing in the water, sometimes leaping abv>ut and rubbing against their victims. This was a short duration. A loud shriek from off* if the men announ ced his sudden pain; a shark had seized him by the lee, and severed it entirely from the body. No sooner had the blood beeu lasted ihan the dreaded attack took place; and another shriek proclaimed the the loss of limbs. Some wo e toru from the boat, to which they vainly endeavor ed to cling, someth was supposed sunk from fear alono. The sharks had tasted t|ie blood, and were n<*t i* bo drivou from their feast. Aiy great exertion again the boat was righted, and two men were in her; the rest had all perished. The two survivors resolved with gallant hearts, to redouble their exeriious. They light ened the boat sufficiently not to bo over set. The voracious monsters endeavor ed to upset the boat, they swam by its side in seeming anxiety for their prey; but after waiting some time they sepera* ted. Th* two rescued seamen in spite of the horrors they had witnessed, soon fell asleep, and were the next day, fertu nately pickod up by a vessel. Treason against the United Stales The advocates of Nnllificatioi deny that treason against the United Slates, can he committed by individuals acting under the authority of a State. Mr. M’Duffie long since exposed ihe fallacy ot ibis po sition, and demonstrated that there was no such virtue in State Sovereignty.— He told us in 1821 “That a forcible op position to the'judgement of the Feder al Court, founded upon an act of Con gress, by whatever Stale authority that opposition might bo authorized, would be the very case, which the Convention had in view', when they made provision for “calling forth the militia to execut§ the laws of the Union.” But Mr. Clayton, of Delaware, in his recent speech in the Senate, has introduced a witness whose testimony concludes the question, namely Luther Martin, of Maryland a member of the convention that formed the Feder al Constitution, and a man of distinguish ed ability and legal attainments, who not only opposed the constitution’ but carried his hostility so far, as to refuse his signa ture to it. On Mr. Martin’s return to his own Slate, a call was made on him, by tha House of Delegates, to explain h.s reasons for refusing to sign the consti tution, to which he responded by an able view of that instrument’ disclosing among others, the following objections. “By the third section of this article, it is declared that rrfeasuft against the Uni ted States, shall consist in levying war against them, or *iu adhering to their en emies, giving them aid or comfort. “By the principles of the American revolution, arbitrary power may and ought t* be resisted even 'by arms if ne cessary. The time may come when it shall be the duty of a State, in order t» preserve itself from the oppression of the general government, to have recourse to tho sword; in which case the propos ed form of government declares that the State, and every one of tire ’citizens who act under its authority, are guilty of a direct act of treason,” Sic. “To save the citizens of the respective Spates from this disagreeable dilemma, & to secure them from being puuishabie as traitors to the United States, when acting expressly in obedience to the au thority ot their Own Slate, I wished to have obtained as an amendment to the third Section of this article, the following clause; “Provided (hat no act or acts dene by one or more of the States against the United States, or by any citizens of one of the United States, under ihe au thority of one or more of the said States shall be deemed treason or punished as such ; 6ut iu case of war being levied by one or more of the States against the U nited States’ the conduct of each party towards the other, and their adherents respectively, shall be regulated by the laws es war and es nations.” But this provision was not adopted, being too much opposed to the groat ob ject of many of the Ibading members of the convention which was by all means to leave the states at the mercy of the general government, since they could not succeed in their immediate and en tire abolition. On this, Mr. Clayt on remarked, if the doctrine be true that a Slate may nullify the laws of the Union, and still remain in the Union, there must be some clause of the Constitution authorizing resistance to the laws es the Federal Government by the States. Mr Martin, it appears, ofleiedao amendment giving this authmity which was rejected, and ho tells the State of Maryland that the Consequence of that rejection is, that she, as the state of Ma ryland, cannot resist a law of the Gen eral Government .without incurring, for all hei citizens employed in such resis tance, pains and penalties of (reason. The evidence of Mr. Martin is both positive and negative, aod completely explodes this notion of legalized treason Ii is positive in as much as the Consti tution declares that “treason against the United States, shall consist in levying war against them,” without making any exception in favor of acts done by States or by individuals under State authority, and negative inasmuch as a clause mak jected. 1 aD e * Ceplioll expressly re lv raciSOa l*o boars strong ly on the quest,on of secession. Mr Mar tin deemed it necessary ask fr V Con,e,.lioo a recognise o( * f ,bo . State to levy »ar ag,i Qst g °! States, Without subjecting itself or it< r \t izens to the penalties «,f rebellion Tl • he would not have done, had tlm Vigh, of secession been a received article in tho political faith of that day. It is obvious that the right of secession would have ren dered Mr. Martin’s proposition wholly unnecessary: a State desiring to levy war against the U. State,, by seceding prior to (be commencement of hostilities, would have readily etcaped tho horror. and perils of a civil war *lt may also be agreed that the convention, by refus ing to the States the right of levying reg ular war against the U. Staie» v denied the i ight of secession, for surely no Stale could have levied such a war as a mem ber of the Union. From the Standard of Union. GOV. TROUP’S LETTER Upon a speond review of this letter we are ta a loss, which to admire the most, the pore principles which it breathes, or the transendant ability with which it is written. Such rtien as George M. Troup “are bttrn for great occasions.” His mighty genius bore us tiiumphally through the stortu of 1825, and is destined in this nun dav of peril, to save us from impending 'evils. His voice will be heard, and tire phantom of Nullification will vanish be fore it, like the (homing ihist before the rising sun. His remarks upon the power of the General Government under the present Constitution, over individuals, is so ap posite and furnishes so much ojf argu ment in support of our own opinions, tha we cannot conceive how any unprejudiced mind can resist the force of its applica tion to the Carolina controversy. G ivernor Troup 9ays: “The con federation was abandoned for the now government because it had no power to coetce States. But was the new gov ernment adopted to co-erce the Staies! Certainly not. It was adapted to co-erce individuals, fur the very reason that States could not be carrected. The statesman of that day, preceived that veiy thing was gained by making a government strong enough to operato effectually on individuals.” Let us apply the foregoing principle to the case of South Carolina, and enquire, whether in the measures uuw contempla ted by the general government there is any thing which can be tortured into an attempt to co-eice a sovereign state! Wfc answer there is nothing which wears the semblance of such a purpose. Are the duties under tho Tdriff Law levied upon the States in their sovereign capacity of States! No* Are they re quired in their capacity of states to pay one cent of th* public revenue! No. Do the States embatk in commerce in theit character of-States t NoHow then we ask, can the operation of the Tariff by any meins come in contact with state Sovereignty ? Suppose it should so hap pen, that the whole people of a State should decline the importation and con sumption of all fereigh commodities, would such state pay one cent of the pub lic revenue! N-» she would not, nor is there one reasonable man the iminion who believes it would he demanded. Then it follows most cotirtosiVely that the opera tion of the Tariff is not upon sovereign ties, but upon individuals, individuals import goods and not Slates—individuals become liable to the operation of the rev enue laws and not states; and every con flict which can legally *r constitutionally arise under the revenue laws must be be ivresn the United States on the one side, and individuals on the other. The State having delaegted all their powers ovei the subject of duties on imports, to the Federal Government', cannot now set up the right to ekercise s’Och power, or to claim sovereign jurisdiction over it in any possible form—the protective tariff is no the usurpation of a reserved power, in which case it is constitutional far the, state to act upon tlteir own sovereignty but an abuse of delegated power in which case, the proper remedy is (he ballot box. To illustrate our principle still farther let me suppose a foreigner, English man for instance, and not a citizen of the U. States Should ship t* Charleston a cargo of merchandize and refuse to pay the du ties, who are the parties?—The U. S, on the one side and a fftteigner on the other. Can the most devoted Nullifier find shelter for this foreigner under the sovereignty of S Carolina. Would she make war upon the Federal Government in behalf of • foreign individual who was seeking to evade its laws! This is not an extreme case. Many foreigners are engagedin commence in the U. S. who neither owe nor seek to owe allegiance to our government; & such a case as w* have pet may occur every day. Again, Idt us suppose that the Legisla ture of a S a e should impose a most un just and burdensome tax upon their peo ple—far beyond the Wants «f such g»v eminent aud that too for objects in which the people so taxed should have no in terest, or indirectly. Has the federal government, any tight to in-erfere! Is it a subject over Which that government could claim the right to exercise its pow er! We answer no. That is a power, reserved to the States, and the remedy bolongs tothe people of the States, thro* their Ballot Boxes. Is not then the federal government as sovereign to the extent of the powers del egated to it by the consolation, as the states arn tu the extont of the powers re verted to thorn by the same ins rumen*? The preposition is too palpable to be denied—-It therefore fallows, thai if the federal government possesses no right to interpose its powers for ihe Correction of an abuse of reserved power by a state, it is is equally clear that a state has no right te interpose its authority as a state to correct the abuses of delegated power by the federal goverment. South Carolina is now taxing her peo ple enormously—and we are certain, that if a Geoigia Legislature should impose a tax upon our people to the extent of their preseut rates it, would be denounced and execrated from the Savaonah to the Chat ahochie, and from the' mountains to the seaboard; and yei, if Cengressshould pass an act to nullify the tax laws of that state, the cry of usurpation would ring from ono end of the state tothe other* Thus we think it is manifest that the Tariff acts are net usurpations of state reserv ed power, but abuses of a power delega ted to it by the slates. We are not however to be undeistood as maintaining the protective principle —We hold it in utter detestation, & will meet it as we have always done,at all times & upon all occasions, with our most vin diciive hostility. Our object is to poiut out the proper remady, and to induce those who have been misled into the o* pinion that separate stale action was the proper mode of redress, to retrace their steps, aud if possible to lead them back to the only ftiode within the pale of the constitution; and iu support of our position we again refer to Gov. Troup’s Loner in which he distinctly affirms that, There is no power given by the Con stitution to resist ihe laws of the United States.” “The only constitutional remedy for unconstitutional laws, is the ballot box.” No Nullification—no Consolidation — Tho Union of the States, and the sover eignty of the States; one and indivisible." Charleston, Feb. 18. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. About 7 o’cloak on Saturday evening, a fire broke out in a small shop, next to the corner of the Market, on East Bay-street occupied by Mess is* Lovett & Hawley, Rag and Cotton Mongers. M ftowley having occasion to go up stairs wttn a light, stumbled and fell, and the ligh< came in contact with a parcel of loose Cotton, which immediately ignited, and in a moment the whole was on fire. In a very short time, the eniite of wooden buildings on the square between the Market and the mansion of the late Gen. C. C. Pinckney were in (lames. From the combustible nature of these buildings, and the wind blowing ftesb from the E 'St, the fire hud made considerable progress before the engines could be b>ou3h into service The roof of the Market House was soon in a blaze, and he dense mass of wooden houses on tha South side of the street were threatened wnh destruction. Fortunately,howveer, the Vigilant Fire Engine, together with some of the city companies, were placed in a very favorable situation to play upon the buildings, and although several times the fronts of tho houses were in a light blaze, they succeeded in extingushing the flames, aud prevented them from ex tending on that side. Had they not suc ceeded in this effort it would have been almost impossible to have saved the whole square from total destruction. On the north side of Market street tho fire swept all the houses as far West as An son st. where by the most unremitting exertions on the part of the dremen and, the blowing np of several bouses, it was finally stopped. The ravages of the fire extended from East-Bay-st. «u the East; crossing Reapers Alley, to Ansou street on the West, and from Market st. on the South including the small meat market, and the wemleo vegetable mark et immediately to the West of it. (which was pulled down) to Ellery-street on the Nonh, including the houses on the North side of Elley-street. Col. Bankhead, with a strong detach ment of U. Sates Troops, from Fort Yloultre, and a large body of seamen from the Natchez and other armed vessels in the harbour, under the ordors of their respective Officers, came promptly to our aid, and rendered very valuable as distance in at resting the progress of tho destructive element. The soldiers aud sailers ,being fresh, continued the working of the Engines,&c. ufter the men who had been previously engaged in that ser vice were completely exhausted. The latter, especially, from their feat less char acter and readiness at mounting the tops of houses, were greatly instrumental in saving the range es buildings on the South side of Market-street,which wore repeat edly on fire. To the Military, and No val Officers, and the Soldiers and Sailors under command, the gratitude of the community is due, for their ardouse and efficient exertions on this melancholy occasion. Too ninth praise cannot be awarded to them by whose active and indefatigable exertions the city has been saved from wide-spead desolatiou, which from the height and direction of the wind, and com. bustibla materials in most of the adjoining streets seemod to be inevitable at one pe riod of the conflagration. Several of the houses destroyed belong ed o the estate of the late Geo. C. C. Pinckney —they were mostly occupied as stores, eating-houses, &c. We learn that the houses and other property destroyed,were not generally in sured, probably to not mere than the a mouut of eight or ten thousand dollars. The houses destroyed, were about 50 io nnmber, and mostly belonging to tenants. The loss of proporty generally, has fal len upon a class of persons the least able to bear it. The destruction of such a mass of wooden buildings, nffosds an opportunity to the proprietors of the lands in that quarter, to erect houses of a more permanent character, ac,d thus sub serve their own interest, and J>oth im prove the appearance, & promote the safe ty of the city. The loss to the city, in the portion of the Market destroyed, is considerable. Several accidents of a serious nature are said to have ocurred. A negro man belonging to Mr. John Howard, was run over by au engioo, and very seri* ously injured. Vromthe Washington News. A Dialogue between two old Friends Ned and Ben Well, brother Ben, how have you doue this long timet I have not seen you for years, ever since I left South Carolina. Ben—Why brother Ned, I have bee# pretty Well’ thank God I 1 aoi glad te see you. bow have you got along here in Georgia? Ned—Through mercy pretty well. Had to scuffle hard for it at first. But where are you moving to? Is 9. C. too waim for you ? Cant you stand Nullification, that tru ly peaceful remedy, which the concentrated wis dom of your State have resorted to? Ben—l am moving away from the land of Nul lification tothe Western part of Georgia, where I hope to settle in peace, and raise tny family without the fear of having my property confisca ted and my liberties Boganizedby a tbsr oath. But I have heard that many of the Georgians;, were fully bent with the Carolina Nullifiers, and determined to see them out to the end Ned —We have some hard heads among us, who have been fanning the flames of excitement but most of our people go against the rasn mea sures of S. C. What part do you take in this Tariff question? Ben— \VhyT go for the laws of my country, 1 think it n»y bounded duty “to submit to the powers fHAT BE-” F;>u know brother Ned I am a Christian aud a Union man too! Ned —That is all well—but do you nut think the Tariff is oppressive to the South ? Ben—Yes; 1 think from different circum stances on local interest it operates unequally. But how can that be helped ? Our State laws distribute the burdens of taxation as uneq ia Hy. Ntd— True; I think Georgia has as great a enuse logo to war, one with another, on account of the inequality of the burdens of her Govern ment, and division of the right of het citizens.as the South can have with the Government. Onlyr think how much the up-country pays to support the low! the prohibitory tax on the travelling merchants, to protect those who are located! And what can justify dividing the equal rights of the people in the soil and precious lure, by the lottery wheel! Ben —But a true patriot will endure all that and much more, foi iiis country and the Govern ment of his own choice. JSed —But brotiier Ben, was not last Friday the day fixed on by South Carolina to Nullify the laws of Congress? Ben- Yes; But since Heft there 1 have heard a passing rumour that tlie Ordinance wu post poned Have you seen any thing of it in the papers ? Ntd— Oh yes; And a mail Stage passed through here the other day, with a white banner waving in the air, announcing in iarge letters, Nullification Dead ! Ben—That is they have postponed the day of execution of the Ordinance till they adjourn ment of Cos iyres s, i suppose Ned—Yes; l'he project was too bold oed daring, her energy has failed, the that has been so lone forging that seemed ready i• pierce the vitals of this Government has fell pointless to thejground, aud South Carolina has sunk herself into moral and political degrada tion it l may judge about so great a matter. Ben—Mow do you make that out Ned ? That is taking a bold stand yourself. Ned—Why by scripture ; and you know scrip ture settles every question. Beu-What does scripture say about Seoth Carolina Nullification ! ] do not , recollect any thing iu the Bible about it. Ned—Nothing directly; Hut it says. “ he that offends in one point is guilty of the whole,” Ands am sure she has offended iu one poiut by her Ordinance. Ben-Bur does that Ned, make her guilty of all? Ned Why, if she can sustain her Ordinanre. she will brake the Gen Governmant And I think after that it will be good for nothing at all. Will it not ? Ben—Truly if the Gen. Government is broken a l is broken! Ned-Well then is she guilty of all! Ben-All what Ned? Neil—Of all rebellion ! For if she cao sustain herself in one direct act of opposition to the Gen. Government —she has then broken the whole integrity of the Union; umi is to all inieu’h a rebel to that Government. Ben—ln what light then arc the other Stales to view her—as a ‘sister? Ned—As a sister! No* an enemy, and an enemy of the worst kind t Be.ii—l cant see why S. Carolina wishes to continue in ihe Union Ned—No, nor any one else. Unless it is the more to annoy her sister states. Ben—l dont think she can be really in the Du ton when she isputing ir down. Ned : But Ben, ivtiat do you think S. Carolina wants Ben : YVhy Ned, her great men say they are determined to fight for liberty. Ned: But what liberty is that l She is free al ready. Bens Why if I should judge by what they seem to approve most of all. and what they have determined by their Ordinance to do, I should think it was liberty to pay no taxes for the support of Government! Ned : That seems feasible from tier late doc trinal—But Ben think you that is all I Beu . No Ned. I think she Wishes to have a government, which will always decide by a ma jority except when she is in the minority ; then she wishes the minority to rule - What is that Ned ? Ned : Why you might as well have said, the wishes to govern every body else herself. Ben • Ha, ha. ha INow Ned you have hit the nail on the head ! So farewell, my wagons arc out of sight Ned. Farewell. Extraordinary Theft. —The following amus ing and singular piece of ro 6 ueiy, lately occur ed in Paris. An individual well dressed, presented himself ii' the shop of a female who sold ready made lineu in one of the retired parts of Paris and observed to her, that she appeared to keep au assortment of gentlemens shirts. “O yes she had them of all descriptions, and very cheap Pray madam, said he, “ have yeu any g n menu of a similar description & quality,for ladies; I uni about to be married and wish to make my intend ed wife a present of three dosen. Certainly, certainly, sir, I have some 'vkich I'm sure will suit you, and forthwith, three parcels, each contain ing a dozen, were exhibited on the counter. One tvas opened and the stranger examined it with much attention; at last he said I ant afinid that these are too shot!; then seemed lost for a moment in thought, at the difficulty which pre sented itself ta his mind of ascertaining the precise size wanted—an idea sormed to strike him Madam he said, you are about the height and size of the lady 1 shall shortly marry, would it lie asking too much of you to draw one of these over your dress. Not at all, I'll do it with a great deal of pleasure In e minute, the good woman appeared in the body of the shop completely enveloped one. The stranger look ed at net, walked round her, end stooped, ep parently to draw the garment behind her to its full length, in doing which he very adroitly fas tened her cloths to it with a large pin. She supposing his examination finished, attempted to take it off again, when to her astonishment she found her clothes rose up with it. At this moment he grasped the parcels end made off with them. The poor woman hevitated to follow —made another attempt to divest herself of her superfluous covering, but failing to do so, ran after him. So much time however was lost and so many boys collected about her at the novel appearance she presented, that she was soon compelled to return to her shop and put up with the loss. REMOVAL. H. W. SCOVEKI CO. Have removed to Store, No. 302, next door tit Adams, Parmelee 8f Cos. souths side Broad-St. WHERE they are Selling off, the balance of their Stuck of DRY GOODS at COST- Feb 13 19 6t E. OSBORN, SURGEON DENTIST RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity, that he hns re turned to this city, and taken private rooms at the United States Hotel, ea.«t end, where an ear ly call from those who may need bis profession la services will receive prompt and uaretnitted attention. Feb 8 |f JOB PRINTING Executed with uotoem nd despatch,* tbii afficc AUGUSTA. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20. There has been a great Fire in Charleston, the particulars of which we copy. Mr Poindexter’s Resolution in the Senate, calling for the orders es the President issued to the officers, iu South. Carolina, has been a dopted. The Land Lottery was finished on the 15th inst. with the exception of a few prizes, which would be drawn at another time. It will be the first of April, befoie the Gold Lottery is fiui.hcd. O* We are again without a Northern mail two nights in succes-ion, without a single repre sentative of our exchanges from that quarter. We inay say we are five nights behind the mails, or they behind us. We ar; tired ofcoinplainingon this subject, aud shall in future, “ stand by our arms.” O’ Mrs. F. BROWN lays in her claims for a Benefit, to-uight, at the Theatre. A Reward is left at this "office for all the sign's of violence by brick bats, mad Sic. upon the of fice of ihe Augusta Chronicle. The Editor says, they were inflicted on the night the boys took down his sign and made their ominous deposit at the Jail. Those papers, tiiat have copied his account, and sited so inttny tears over the same, had belter put on their spetue'es aud “ go in ” for the reward. The Georgia (Athens) Gazette has hece pur chased by Messrs. Shaw it Chase, and is in fu ture to be located ot the Couuly seat ol Luui;.'- kin. The Hon. John Murphy is a candidate to re ptesent Alabama in Cougiess, from tha Di.tiiut we believe, at present representtd by the Hon. Dixon If Lewis. In n letter to a ‘riend iu Mo bil e, announcing his consent to serve, he says, he “ is not anxious for the honor or tmuluinenU of office, but to have the pleasure of contribu ting his mite, suiail as it may be, to restore our concerns, both in piincipic and in practice to their oiiginnl puriiy and simplicity.” The Itrply. — l'he Chronicle answered our strictures ol Monday last by n.tiliug a board at night on our sign with “ limplt of wit" upoff If A Temple is a place of sacrifice— Here, bow ever nothing lias yet been sacr ficed, but a Jackass. The Richmond fth>g ol the tilth, says, «• We understand that the Governor of Virginia Inis received letiers from Mr. Leigh, communicating the agreeable intelligence, that the Convention ot South-Carolina will be convened by General Hamilton, early in March, is const queucc of the intercession of Vigmia. This morning’s Charleston mail brings the foU lowiug ; S.C. CONVENTION. Tbo Charleston Courier says —Wo publish (his in irnli.j the Proclamation of the President of this auom iluus holy, •—”>»* *** members to re-usseinble at Columbia. ott the 11 th Os rich nex r , -‘to deliberate on such matters touch ing the interests aud welfare of the good people of tha State, as may be then and there presented fur their coiibi cerutiou.” Important Intelligence —A letter from Washihgton, du ed the 11th insL elates that Ihe Tariff Bill vvus that day on motion of Col. Drayton, i o-committed to the < omm itteo of Ways aud Means wiih instructions to reduce the rnlo of duties one-third after tho -d'ol Mu ch, 1334. This pro position is said to meet the approbation of the outhern members generally, and it is likely to be concurred iu by Congrusss. As minorities always are noisy, so those oppo* st-d to the present Administration of the General Government in Georgia, ure sir,lining their notes to Ihe highest pitch, if possible to stun the sensi bility of the public ear. But that has beau drum me.l on befoie; it knows hnw to distinguish he tween the tones of a Demagogue and the Palri* ot. Georgia will snppott the Administratibit triumphantly in its endeavors to preserve liie in tngrity es this happy Republic. THE HACKS. Tuesday, If/ day —Tli« day was wet and tuts very heavy ; Wut the desire to ace too s-tch fine, animals as Collier and Sally H. unit, con tend for the Prize of swiftness, collected a great many spectators, and the riralty whs very aid mated. Hio'the Morse’s (heracter gave him the most nuineious friends, those of Sally Hot-, net were neither few i.or spiritless , for before Starting, an offered bet on the -Mate of slos to 80 w a*not taken. The hour of starting arriv ed—the anxious crowd closely lined the tr*ci— the impatient Horses paw the earth, anti off tiko an arrow from a bow, they dart in flying swift ness. Collier had the track by lot. The first reuad the rivals were at no time 20 feet apart, aed the horse cmee by the stand in 2 minutes and 8 seconds about 6 feet ahead. The secontl round brought Collier out about 20 feet in advance of his competitor, but immediately after Salty Hornet dnshed up, and seemed as if she would pass him. The greater part of this (31) round was more closely contested than the first and second; the horse, how ver, passed the stand nearly 30 feet ahead. But his antagonist was rot to be so easily beaten—she approached hitn slowly for the last found; and tho’ when they passed the distance stand, she was nearly 40 feet behind, owing to Collier taking the sulks near the goal, she lost the heat net mere than 6 teet. It was with difficulty Colliers rider got him through. Time of heat 8 m 34 s. After a breathing time of 45 minutes, the con test was renewed—the heats were very similarly contested, and Collier came through at full speed, but stopped shert within 20 feet of the stand. He won the heat and race about thirty feet, tkuogh the uncertainty of his comiog through thinned the number of those, who were disposed to buck his pretensions with their purs es. Time of 2d heat 8m.33 s. We are told this is Collier’s last race, and that, baring been purchased by a Company at $6,0(>0, he retires, with all his honors thick upon him, from the contentions of the Turf. /' The Horses entered to day are Betsey Hare, Van Btiren and Tuberose. Mr. Ligon’s mare, Tuberose, sired by Arab, darn by Beltair, 4 years old took both first > eats,' winning the race handsomely. The only con tention was between her and Vap Burets. Tors still extremely heavy-Time, first heat 6 22, Second do. 0. 20- The Horse, Collier, who won the race on yesterday, is thus spoken of in an advertise ment, which we fiud in the Lexington (Kent.) Observer: COLLIER, BY CHARLES. I know it is too much tho case with