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■qgl—p— .-.rjv . -v.fC-~TTr.~KX-j.---.rmrt The Hon. Seaton GrantUml, one of our dtslinguisJied member; ol’ in reply to some cljarjL’H nude again*'.. him by one of j (ns parly, of inconsisieucy, aponUcy Acc., I girea the following homo throats, wo corn mend them to ihose who arc so very (teneitivc, j upon tho subject of party coni Money. “But 1 will make a remark which, strung.' j db it may appear to you, is nevertheless lite- 1 rally true; there are too many member; who do nOl think for thepiaft mw, hut who eoffer I o hafa to think for them; om( n here v»(i.-aa:e given not according to the opinions they en tertain, founded nn the exercise of an irulc- , pendant judgment, but as others may think proper to dretatn. •' This remark I Consider particularly nppll- i enblo to the Sub'TreoEnry bill now before ilio Senate. My intention to vote against that hill, unless it bo materially alien'd, lias been | freely expressed; and t!v ;> is imputed to me a j political «in; although the measure when; brought forward in 181 M was strenuously op posed hy mo»t. of those who art now its warm ( advocates.—Out of the two hundred and forty | members composing tlic House of Reprcoeii' , tativos, but thirty-four, then voted for the j measure, and of these thirty four, there was . only on* friend of the adininistraiion. "Need 1 say anothor word to prove to you how illiberal and unjust it in, for those who j have changed their course of action to m pruach others who are more consistent, with apostiiey'. —mid of not being tvhln to perc-ive os others more pliable can do, that » measure replete with evil three years ng t, will now bo productive of nothing hut ■ end.” ~ fIV E\|»UErt?i ill AIL* frilOM Oft! COIIU CBPOIfUCNT.] WASHINGTON, April, find, If'-.S 1 ?- It is with deep and sincere regret I have to rtilhrm you of the death of another member of l Congress, the 11 on ISAAC Mi;KlM,ol 13 1 ’ - innoro, one of the Representative j from the Congressional District of Maryland ot which that great city is a part. Col McKmi died yesterday, at his lodgings, Gadsby'e Hotel, after a severe illness of eleven days- IDs I disease was billions pleurisy, which is usual- , ly dangerous in the extreme to persona of li » advanced ngn. He was in Ins »ix>y thud year. Immediately after the journal wait read to day, Mr HOWARD, of Dallimoie, rose and announced the inolnncholly event m mutable and affecting terms, and paid a just tribute to the strong sense, and upright character, and general usefulness of his deceased colleague. The customary resolutions for going into mourning and attending his funeral were then adopted, and the House immediately adjourn - ed. In tho Senate, the Chair prose.ited a com munication from tho Secretary of the Trca- j ury, in relation to the French and Neapolitan Indemnity. Hcvcrul petitions f»r some logialatlvo cniicl »uenl to suppress f m practice of Duelling, were presented and referred to the Commit' tee on tho Judiciary. Mr McKEAN presented a memorial from ciliteiiß ofl’onnsylvoiiia luinonsl ratin'’ uganut the annexation of Texas to the Union. The Bill making appropriations lor the I removal of troops from Fort Gibson to Fort Smith was taken up. The Senate concurred m the amendment thereto made by tho hoiifc; ; and the bill was passed. The hill for relief of the heir* of Hubert Fulton was received from tho House, and referred to the committee on Claims. A message was received from the House of Representative*, announcing the dcUh of the Hon. Isaac McKint, a representatives ' from Maryland. In thfl absence of both the Senators from Mayrland from Ibis city, the duly devolved on Mr Senator Grundy of moving live concur rence atThs Sen v'e in the resolutions adopted hy live House, winch motion ho accompanied i with Bomu very appropriate and ft cling re marks on tho character of tho deceased. The Senate immediately adjourned. From Mt- N. I*. Com. Ado. April 1. Later from Europe. By the packet ship Europe, Cupt. Marshall, j from Liverpool, ivc have our London papers to j , tho -Blh of February, and Liverpool to the Ist of j Match, both inclusive. These papers contain nothing of moment rcla- ' ling lo Canadian affairs- Tho subject seems to i hava lost its interest, The latest advices from | New York were of tho Ist of February, inclu- 1 ding the di-pcrsion ot tho iinur-etUs at the is- 1 land of Bois lilanc. A subject us much iriore interest appears lo have been iho defeat ol ministers on u motion to j reprimand Mr. O'Connell, for saying at a public 1 dinner that certain members of election commit- j leva had been guilty ofpeijury. In tho House ot Commons Lord Maidstone roao lo ask -Mr. O'Connell whether lie had actu ally uttered Cr ruin remark* ascribed to him. in the report of a speech he made at a political did tier on tho - U', and in which he was-aid lo have 1 charged foul perjury on tho lory committee., of j tho House. Mr. O'Conntii answered that ho did make the remarks referred to— and that he fully behoved them to bo true. Lord Maidstone then gave notice of a motion to bring Mr- O'Connell's conduct bel ro the 1 Aoubo on the 26th. Lord ) Kusscll gava n-dice that if Lord Maid- t atoms'a motion was brought forward, he should - '•ting buforo the consideration of the House a ; similar declaration by the Bishop of Exeter charging perjury on certain whig members. Lord Mndalono then brought forward tho subject of hi* motion inspecting Mr. O'Connell. 1 That member rose and made a long speech, rei- i leranng Ins charge against tile lory committee's, ' and reasoning Ins belul that it was lute—and then, declaims that ho should leave tuu deciaun to the house, ho wi Itdnrvv. Lord Maidstone then moved two resolutions; ' Ist, that the charge was a false and scandalous imputation on the ii vinbcis of the House, and 2nd that lu making it Mr. O'omiell was guilty of a breach of privilege. A long debate ensued, the result ,1 which w;.< the adoption of both resolutions --the latter bv a vote of 2yH to 85. Lord Maidstone then moved that Mr, O’Con nell be reprim-tude I, pending the debate on wfuch the House adjourned. The test question m this affair v. i- , i a mo tion hy Lor 1 Hosvuk to proceed to the order ~p the day, offered after Lord Maids one .- two re solution*. On thi.. motion the v.,t« was a.os -hi, noo*2Cd. Majority against iniiiikU. s, y. Or, the rest .jay the motion lo reprimand- V.»f '-srrir.a bv a majority of 3.', t. ,f tl. Oi . noil was ordered lo attend anJ lie reptim »t»Jed nn 't o iifitli. I Fvtnct „t i letter (rom tlic agrr.t of one of ihc London packet linos, being dated j London. F*b,S3. 1539. j Wc (oar (his packet will be the last full ship ; fur some lime—as tho last accounts, detailing i the failure of two banka in boston, huso comple- I iflv stagnated Imsinesa. Engagement* previous, j Ily rnailo arc andcavoitred to bo evaded, and very ; few ftcab ones arc offered. Rktcbn or Tttoopi*.—Tlie V. 8. steamer j America arrived tU litis port yesterday even ! ng from Tampa Ray, bringing tho Swish : j troops who Imvn been serving ir Florida—in ■ itl.er words, the two corps of Shawnee and i i Delaware Indians (17'd in number,} whom cur | magnanimous Administration lured some tune since. They are eli in fine health and spirits, and : will leave in tho same vessel on Sunday ! morning for St. Loins, whence they will pro- 1 | eecd to their hunting grounds.—.V. (J. Pica- i y/r.", April 1. 1 cnßQNicLrc and sentinel, ; iIJCIVST i. Sntur<lnj- Momiiirr. April 7. Ij hIo; Candid it os lor Mei.-.bers of the City 1 Council in (lie different Wards, at the election which takes place mi Monday, 9th April, 1^39 Want A'a. 1 GARRY r. PARISH, PHILIP CRUMP. WILLIAM K. JACKSON. MITCHELL NELSON, RICHARD F. RUSH, W. C. DILLON. H'nnf ,Vo. 2. II II WARREN, A CUM MING. • .10UN RONES, S M THOMPSON, M M DYE, Wan! «Vo. i! I). D. KJRTLAND. F. H. COOK. A. (J, RULE. W. U. NIMMO, R. W, FORCE, JAMES R. BISHOP, PAUL F. EVE. lE ard .Vo. I i C. D. HITT, L. P. DUGAS; A. J. MILLER, JOHN HILL. WMJ* DEARMOND. i he President of (ho Merchants' Convention,! recently assembled in Augnuia, under the nu" thurily given to him, announces the following Committees : Commitlco under the 6th Resolution, to prepare an Address to Iho people of ilia Southern “".J I South Western Plates, Hon. A U. Loao* . m Augusta, "o. Gto, McDrvrn, Abbeville, S. C. Col. A. Rtv.anino, Columbia, 8. C. Mr. Jos, Cummiwo, Savannah, Col.C. G. Mkm.mijtoßit, Charleston. Committee of Correspondcnco under tho 7th i j Resolution, <-01. A. P, H ii.vr., Charleston. Col J. 8. Muses. Norfolk, Gen. James Owes, Wilmington, C. J. Jenkins, Augusia, B. E. Sulks, Savannah, Gen. Lr.ion Kuan, Florida, A. M. Robinson, 4 Tuscsloo«a. Papers publishing tho proceedings of the Con- j vention will please publish thin. Fiour was soiling at Pittsburgh j-st week I j for §4 50 per bbl in lots of JOO bids. i ( A report was in circulation at Nashville,' 1 and generally believed, that the Commie-| 1 sinners nt i he new bank of Tennessee hud j L negotiated bonds of the Stale to the amount 1 * of one million of dollars in the city of New 1 1 York. j ' RIirOKT | 1 01 the Committee ol 31,< to the Merchants' Con- ( : . __ I vention. presented on Wednesday of the kps j i non of that body, by Gen. Boberl Y. Hayno ' j The Committee of 31, who wore instructed'To , i < consider and report on the measures proper to I 1 he adopted by this Convention,” beg leave re. I ' speetfully to Report, j * That they have bestowed upon the subject rc- 1 1 found to them, the attention which its importance f demands. Time does not permit, nor does the 1 • occasion perhaps require, an elaborate examine' j ' lien of the subject in alt its hearings, and tins is ■ ' the less necessary, a.-, the able documents recent- [ * ly published by the Convention, have exhibited : 1 in tbo clearest light, and demonstrated in the most conclusive manner, every point which it could ho important for us to establish. Indeed Iho whole question is embraced in tho single proposition, that it is the interest and duty of the 1 ■ Slave holding Slain of this Union, to improve their natural advantages, by securing lo them- , selves that portion of (ho commerce of the couni i i try w hich rightfully belongs to them; a proposN | tion which ii ii be not self evident, cannot de rive much support front argument or illustration. Wo test out whole case upon the fuel, which s ; beyond nil dispute, that the Southern and South i Western Slates furnish j tbs of the entire Jo- j tnoslic exports of the whole Union, wbifr they import hut little mure than one tenth of the pro- j ductions received from abroad , in exchange for i these exports. It has boon shown in the docu. j ments published by the convention, that when ! (ho imports of tho United States amounted to ' j {190,000,000, those of all tho Atlantic States j south of the Potomac, and ihc Slates on the Gulf 1 of Mexico, amounted to only $20,000,000; and i while the domestic exports oftbo Union amoun ted to $107,000,000, the Stales of the South ami South West extorted $78,000,000. South Carolina and Georgia while furnishing exports to the extent of $21,000,000, actually imported less than three millions and a half.— ' The amounts have varied in Ji.f'rtnl years, but I th s may be taken as an exemplification ofj he conditio* of Southern trade. The mere statement of these facts, mu-! sorely convince any unprejudim l wind, that this tmna. twrul sia;e of alf.iirs could only bale been brought 1 about, by liie moat powerful and extraordinary 1 cause*, and that IV.mi the very nature of things, the effect must have been highly injurious lo the | Southern State*. Without a.tempting to , fac< . all the i snsee winch ha»a had an agency n: pr u - vU ing this result, we will morel) advert, to one "I the most obvious, and which is perhaps tuffi •iem of U*o!f to account for it; wo allude to the c.v/.acii. action or the Federal Govern m*»t, cspecialy in the mode of levying and nuncnsiNi; -ritk puiieic revenues. If instead of throwing nearly the whole of the public bur | 110111, m the shape ot duties upon those foreign ,'roods which ate received almost exclusively in exchange for l!r; great staples of the South, the revenue had been levied in a diieet tax (however largely exceeding the wants of the Government,) the burden would have fallen, at least equally 1 upon the diflieicnt portions of the Union. Hut by the system which was adopted, wbilo the labor and capital of the South was home down by a weight ol taxation, which in many instances amounted to one lull of the whole cost of the articles received in exchange for their produc tions, the labor mid capital cl other portions of i the Union, were substantially exempt from taxa tion, and even stimulated by enormous bounties . Nor did the evil stop here. Under the pretext of encouraging “domestic industry,” duties on foreign goods were imposed to ar. amount great, ly exceeding t he -cauls of the Government, The amounts thus brought into the Treasury were accumulated in the *Vvrthern Cities, and espe. daily in New Yoik, from whence they were drawn only to be distributed among the military and naval establishments at the North; the stir’ plus being finally divided amonj pensioners, and | intornel improvements hi ,ho same quarter, and | in too W cst. Hundreds of millions of dollars wire thus drawn rno.vt the Sooth,and expen ded north of the Potcmae; and our wealth was : conveyed from ua by u steady stream, constantly .flowing nor'ltward, in a current as undeviatibg I and iiresistible a-< the Gulf stream itself' wlf.ch “knows no reflux.” With this systc. m , jt [, cr |„. 1 Uunnccs wore combined, all lining , hc salllo ob . ! ject in view, and lend in;- l 0 pro( ] uce l)le Balno general insUit. (<u time does not permit ■ ustodwill. It it, sufficient for us merely to men tion l!iu l 'n(j Ciedils—the auction system —tbo t ent.Mix, <( ion of the exchanges; and the concern ‘ 1 1 dtlou ol thu whole patronage power and iutld ; «nco of the UoVeriuncnt in favor of thu North, | a tnl especially of thu city of New York —causes I of themselves abundantly sufficient to secure i them those advantages against which we so long , struggled in vain. The calamities under which the South labored, under the operation of this system, belong to that class which.one of the ablest writers on political economy has declared to bo worse Until '• barrenness of the ?oii and the of tllO Heavens;” —for if our fields \ n-ffo fetiile and the heavens propitious, the liar ; vest was for lliosc, “who reaped whc.B they had i oOi sowt,.” Under thee? circumstances, so far I j Irom its being a matter of surp.ise, it was the re sult almost ol un invincible necessity, that the | commerce of the South and South West should be thrown into the hands of the Northern Met . chants, that the exchanges should bo centralized 1 at New York; and that wo should ho rendered rUIBCTADT TO OUU NORTHERN BRETHREN, To i show, that wo have not mistaken the character, or natural client of the causes which we have mentioned, wc will advert to one among many facts, illustrative ofllio truth of our position.— Bes ore the introduction of the protecting duties, a large and profitable direct trade -mas actually curded on, between the cities ol lhe South and the ports of Europe, by Southern Merchants, and iu Southern ships. For several years prior to 1807, lor instance, our imports into the city of Charleston amounted to several millions of dol lars annually. From this period, under the ojio« ta ionoflho “restrictive system,” they gradually dwindled down to less than half a million. From the period, however, when the American system received n fatal blow, and tbo Government com menced rcliacing its steps, hack to the free trade system, our imports began to increase, and have been steadily increasing ever since,—thus show ■ ing conclusively, the true sources of Southern depression on the one hand, and of Southern pros perity on the other. —Freedom is the very ele ment of the South, in which “she lives, and moves, and has her being.” Freedom in “all the pursuits of industry” is essential to our well being. We look back with surprise to the fact, that a people possessed ol such vast advantages, should have so long and so patiently submitted to a stale almost of “Colonial Vassalage,” and we hesitate not to say that the page in our history; which shall record the rise and progress of the “American system,” (so called,) will be regarded hereafter as disreputable to the intelligence of the age, and to the public spnit and virtue of the American people. But, happily for our prospe. lily, and vvo will add, for the peace and harmo ny of the Union, this system Ims been broken down—vvo trust and believe forever ; and vvo are coming back, by slow but sure steps, to the great piinciplcs of TREE TRADE and UNRESTRICTED industry. To avail ourselves, however, of all the advantages of this great and salutary change in our system, it is indispensably necessary, tl'.ai we should free ourselves from, t h c ir « nlm el B 0 f long established Uabi's, opinions, and prejudices. It is one «i 'Uc greatest evils of inisgovernment, t ha > ns ell’acls continue long after the evil itself has been corrected, and in all commercial opera tions, the influence of established usages, is ex treracly difficult to be overcome. To divert capi tal from its accustomed channels, to introduce now associations and habits ot business among commercial men, is one of the most difficult tasks which any people can impose upon themselves; and if it wero not for the high spirit and intelli gence of our people,vvo might distrust our success. When vvo survey the actual condition of the Southern ami South-western Stales, however, w ho can fail to perceive that we possess immense AiivANTAuES in this contest, which, properly improved, must, in thc end, crown our cflforts with triumphant success, it is true we have but few ships, but vvo have ship timber in abundance, of the choicest description, and sure ly no Southern man can be insensible of the vital importance of securing a mercantile ma rit’o which in the future changes and chan ces to which our country must sooner < r latei be expend, may be essential not only to ou p-os. perity. but to our very existence a,-, a free people We want also it is said commercial capital and } eiedit, and cvnnot it is suppoced furnish etch an I « xlrn.-tve market, for foreign goods will enabiu u» to enter into successful competition with the t-'iiits of the North. Now we base all our calcu lations, and rest all our hopes, upon the fact, that it is the natural course of trade, to exchange directly, the productions of one country for those of another; and that all indirect and circuitous modes ot intercourse, must be attended by increa sed expense, and be therefore less advantageous to all parties, than the direct trade. Tiade, like water, always seeks its level, and unless when opposed by natural or artificial barriers, will run its course in the shor test and most direct line. It must be admitted therefore, that but for opposing obstacles, which have been intciposed and which have forced the commerce of the South out of its natural channels, our Cotton, Rice, and Tobac co, would have found their markets in Europe, by the shortest and most direct route from Southern Sea Ports and in Southern ships; and it is equal" ly obvious, that the foreign goods received in ex change for these productions would have been re turned to us through the same channels. Now can any plausible reason be assigned, why under n system of free trade, the exports ot South Car. o.inn and Georgia—amounting as has been shown , . l,()00,C6o annually, should not be sent di ! recll >’ 10 Europe from Chat lesion and Savannah? I nnd Why lllc forvi - n fcoodi /« wtoeAtAey are xth&’.gcd, sliQuiii Hot be imported directly ( return! Our harbors arc safe and coujui'odio.us, the voyage is shorter and safer, and t’, lo freight less. But what is of infinitely r „ oro irnpor(uneC( we actually pqubuck The Tj!ftx Anxlc „, which are to be exported. a„ 4 require sou ouu own onsusii u*,n ilo vciy goods, to be received in ,of those exports. Now can any thing Cf .nceivcd more unnatural, —more out of the usual nnd proper course of business, —than that ' °, CK E°' r To.v which is to bo exchanged for the Manufactures of England, should he first shipped ' 10 Ncw there sold to the New York - Merchant,—by him transshipped and sent to En gland,—there again sold, and converted into Bri tish goods,—which goods are to he first imported into New York, nnd from thence forwarded to Chyikiton—there !o 06 sold to the Carolina Mcr t liant, and paid (or in hills at (! per cent. Count I lie number of agencies employed in this t.nnsaction; sum up the freight, insurance, commissions, pro fits, and other charges; consider the loss of time and the risks incident to such a course; and can any reasonable man entertain a doubt, that if such a trade can be carried on at all, a diiirct iMroiiT AND ex com TBADE (if there be no oh e.acle interposed,) must be infinitely more pro fitable? Under similar circumstances, the capi tal required to carry on the indiicct trade must ba much greater, than that which must be need ed in tho direct trade. Indeed under a system of niulual exchanges of our prodnetions, for those of Europe, tho capital required, under a well or dered system of commercial srrangetneht, would bo comparatively small. Credit might, to a great extent supply tho place of capital, and such a trade migh be conducted on principles, which would ensure to the planter the largest profits on his crops, and his supplies at the low est rates; while the merchant, the ship owner> and ovciy other class in the community, would participate largely in the advantages of shell a trade. But let this direct intercourse bo once estab lishd, and capital would toon font in from ail quarter,, to supply any deficiency that might be found to exist. Tho great law of demand and supp.V, would not leave us long without a money capital, fully adequate to all the operations ot trade. Bo with relat'd to the market for tho for eign goods, which unde?' tllis system would bo received at our Southern v?oa Ports. Obtaining them, as we should bo able to eBS cost an they could possibly ba procured through New we would unquestionably be pose of them on advantageous terms at the extent of otic own demand for those goe, and this alono, would increase our direct impor lotions to five or six times their present amount. If only the consumption of the South was sup plied through her own ports, this of itself would creale a revolution in our trade, which would change tho entire face of the country, and pour a Hood of wealth and prosperity through every part of our land. But it is one of tho most im portant and interesting features of our system, that it is inseparably connected with the exten sion of our intercourse with the interior of our country, by means ot Kail Hoads, Canals, and Turnpikes. A connection between the South and the West by tho various schemes now in, progress in Virginia, North and South Carolina Georgia, and Alabama, will furnish an outlet for all the goods that can bo received from abroad in exchange for our productions. And when the great \\ est shall find a market and receive her supplies through tho sea p ,rts of the South, a de mand will ho furnished, tiro extent and value of which conn ot ’,,9 too largely estimated. Let these various schemes, therefore, for the extension of our Interior connexions, he prosecuted with a zeal and energy worthy of the object. Let no un worthy jealousies,—no narrow, or merely section al views, disturb that harmony of feeling and conceit of action, which are so essential to suc cess. There are some circumstances connected with tho present condition of the country, which may servo to animate our zeal, encourage our clTorts, and urge us to that prompt action on which our j success may depend. i Ocp. onr.iT staple has now become ‘‘rau common ccbhenct of the Would ” It is the groat medium or eschano.k, regulating, and controlling to a considerable extent, the commer cial operations both of Europe and America. During the suspension of specie payments, it af fords utmost the only means of obtaining those credits abroad, on which Northern Commerce I has heretofore mainly relied for it’s support. This I great staple, is ouu own. The revolutions which have recently taken place in the Commercial World. —the failures and destruction of credit in New York, and the stoppage of tho American Houses in Groat Bri. lam, has brought about a crisis peculiarly favour able to our v lews. Here is our Cotton lying at our very doors.—the produce of our ovn fields, and furnishing at this time, tho only medium o* i Exchange for the Manufactures of Europe. Why | shoo'd our own Merchants riot ute if for this I puip.io ! The door is now open to u». snd w® i have lut la enter and take possession, of that, which belongs to u*. If we improve the oppor tunity, tho victory w ill be ours. The “ ihlo in our affairs,' is at the flood. Let us launch upon it bravely, and it will assuredly ‘‘lead us on to fortune.” Hut should this glorious opportunity he lost, —our gallant bark, instead of riding the waves in triumph, rosy be driven among the breakers or dashed upon the rocks, or at best bo again involved in those “eddies and shallows” trom which we may never more be able to escape. Even tho “Pilot who wcatlic rs the storm,” may lie compelled to “give up tho ship,” when desert ed by the crew and left in a condition so utterly j hopeless. The measure* which arc deemed by the Coins mittcc proper to he adopted, in order to carry these views into effect, are embodied in distinct propositions, which are herewith submitted to the Convention. They embrace, a strong and emphatic declaration of tho feelings and opinions j of the Convcmion, on the importance of a direct import anti export trade, and the July of adopt ing ail proper means for the purree 0 f estab | Ashing and promoting it. recommend, in . 11 fcnext place, strong e„ r r,,. s t t un J reiterated op j peals, to the understanding and feelings of all the j pcop’.ti interested, whh a view, to enlist their I sympathies,—excite their patriotism, and to call into action an enlightened rcaue opinion in furtherance of our views. A n adjourned mooting of tho Convention to be held in this place, on the 3d Monday in October next, — an Aiidhess to the people of the .S'lavc-holding Slates, and the adoption of other suitable measures to secure a full representation, at that Convention from all the Stules interested, arc among the measures recommended. In looking to thn essential objects of providing capital and credit, as well a* markets for our impoits, and thus laying a sure foundation for the ultimate success of our schemes; a seiies of important practical measures have been recommended, which if carried into full effect, will, it is confidently believed, go very far to put our Merchants on a footing with those of the North. An earnest call is made upon the lit inks to which they can hardly fail to respond; i to provide tho required capital and credit, by ar f rrtngemen's perfectly safe ns to themselves, and at the sa.ne time well calculated to furnish all the facilities, which the direct trade will require. A j plan for equal’sing °“ r domestic exchanges, and keeping up llu’ credit ot our Banks during tho suspension of specie payments, has also been devised, which it is most earnestly desired, may bo carried into effect hy them. Jti s not ,0 he concealed, that without the aid and support of the Banks, the difficulties in our >; ay will b e gicatly multiplied. It will depend upon them, in u great measure, to determine tho fate o{ our groat enterprize. In order to divert capital and credit from other pursuits into tho channels of Commerce, an appeal is also made to Planters, Capitalists and others, to avail themselves of the provisions of the acts of the Legislatures of the several States, passed during the Inst winter, au thorizing limited partnerships; arid it is recom mended that the youth of our country, should bo directed to Commercial pursuits, and prepared by a suitable education to fill the responsible sta tion, and elevate the high character of the Sou thern Merchant. These, and other suggestions embraced in the Resolutions, constitute the mea sures lecoininendod to tho Convention for their adoption. It will bo soon, that they embrace a series of measures of a practical character, all believed lobe well calculated to promote the ob jects for which they are designed. It is true, that we can do no more than to urge the adoption of those measures on thb part of the Banks, and others interested. But when it is recollected that this Convention is composed of near two hundred Delegates, representing five States and one Territory, and when we consider tho weight of character, influence, and acknowledged talents of those who compose it, —and when abovo all, wc remember that they are engaged in a matter PUBLIC CONCERN, IN VOLT INO THE WEL nRE ’toJwnuxT, and uoNoa of these States, it can hardly Staved, that their deliberate opinions and carta 9 *- 1 recommendations can be without effect. Our u'.> 1 dependanco after all, however, must bejupon Td ß ' lc oriNIOJ, > but we have too much confidence tO an d justice of our cause to entertain a ncu-*' 1 our success, if every member of this assembly w, ll regard it as his own personal concern,- — a<! well as a sacred duty which lie owes to himvClt, 1 his posterity and his country,—to use his utmost efforts to advance the great work. Judging from the past, wo have no cause to distrust the future Six months ago the first meeting of tho Conven tion look place at Augusta. It was composed of 80 members representing' two Stales and one Territory. Now we have five Stales end one Territoty represented by 180 members. Tho pro ccadings of that Assembly have gone abroad, and wherever they have been received, have produced a powerful influence on public opinion, Os which we have tho most gratifying evidence in the Le gislation of several States on one of their rccom- I mendaUons, and the increased interest eveiy where fell in the subject of their deliberations J. bus encouraged, we should go on in that con fidence, which a good cause should never fail to inspire. But to secure success, wo must be pre pared to make the necessary clforts Os one thing we may bo assured, that this great victory , cannot be easily achieved. It is the order of it ! wisc-and benificenl providence that nothing truly | great or good, can be attained without pains and | labor. This, is the price which must be paid to secure j success; and if we are not prepared to make the necessary exertions, we must yield the prize. Nor can our mighty work bo accomplished in a dug. All essential changes in the condition of a conn, i try, must bo worked out by slow degrees. We j may bo assured, that nothing short of a high re- I solve, —which iso opposition can move; a devoted i zeal, proof against all discouragements, and an ■ untiring perseverance, vhich shall rise superior I to all difficulties, can enablo us, to work out ou r i “political salvation. Let us not deceive our | selves then, with the vain belief, that our pro- j gress in this work will bo every where, cheered | by tho approving smiles of our country, and tho I cordial support of our follow citizens. Con- ! J : scious that we are actuated by the purest motives, 1 1 : and that “slllhs ends wc aim a - , are our coun- j iry t, wc must nevertheless he prepared for u!j manner of opposition. The measures we pro* pose come into conflict with too many deeply roofed prejudices, and too many adverse interests, to enable us to hope, that even our motives shall escape detraction, and our purposes misrepresen tation. We have those around us, whoso pros-* peels in life, in a great measure depend upon the defeat es our plans. A large portion of the Un* ian,—which always lias exerted and still exerts, almost a controlling influence upon public opi nicn, at homo and abroad, will bo roused into ac tion, to deprive its of public confidence, and to drive us from our course. We shall be ridiculed, as the suppor'ers of wild and Utopian theories;— as visionary enthusiasts, wasting their strength in the pursuit of impracticable schemes. We shall be charged with ungenerous prejudices, and unkind feelings, towards ourN rrlhorn Brethren, (feelings which arc strangers to our bosoms,) and ’ tbf.l stole though potent Blunder, will be revived, lof uustilitx to tub Ha ion. Now, if in the consciousness of rectitude, wo are not fully pre pared to encounter ail this, and moke, —if we are not unalterably determined, to go on in our course, *• through good report, and through evil report,"—if we are n t firmly and unchangeably resolved, to trample down all opposition—it would be better that wc should stop hero, ami attempt |to advance no turlher. These difficulties are thus fairly slated, not for your discouragement, but that we may be fully prepared to meet them. If we arc true to ourselves, wc shall most assuredly triumph over all obstacles. The high character, intelligence, and influence, which compose this Convention, properly end zealously exerted, can never be cut MOWN. It is as certain ns the ij. I sing of the morrow’s sun, that wo shall achieve the emancipation of the South and South West > if wc are only prepared to make the efforts ric' cessnry to the accomplishment of the good work. Wc shall live down the slanders of our enemies, and in the rich fruits of a noble and peaceful vic tory, will find our best reward. Thu peculiar in stitutions of the South will bo fortified and strengthened,— he streams of a rich and var J,. commerce will fertilize our soil; while divershf-f i pursuits will s'imulate the industry,—add to our wealth, enlarge the minds, and improve the cha racter of our people. Civilization and refine ment, —the handniaids of virtue, —will adorn our land; ami the ortKAt tkutii will bo seen, and felt, and acknowledged, that of all the social con ditions eff man, the most favorable to the devel opment of the cardinal virtues of the heart aud the noblest faculties of the soul,—to the proms ■ lion of private happiness and public prosperity, is that of Slave lloliuno Communities cndeb mar. political Institutions, —a truth hardly yet understood among ourselves, but which the future history of these Slates, is, wo trust, des tined to illustrate. Animated by these senti ments, and influenced by these views,-—and with a firm reliance upon Divine Providence, —lei the members of this Convention nowpunoE tuem srLvr.H to each other, and to their country, to oo ponwAiin,—firmly resolved, to leave nothing undone that may advance our great and patriotic objects. Let us be prepared to make every per sonal sacrifice, and to rise all just and honorable means, for the accomplishment of our groat work —unalterably determined to pehskvekb v jure Tint INK. From the Ihllimorc Chroniek. Georok Wilson, the Female llor‘e Tiiiek. —The female in men’s clothing’, who was taken up lor Horse stealing a few weeks ago, was sentenced to two years imprison ment in our Penitentiary, where she is now enduring the penalty of her crime. The only name that she will give is Geo. Wilson. This female, is certainly a very extraordi nary individual, and her personal adventures, if she could be induced to relate them, would doubtless form a volume of uncommon inter est. But she is silent in almost every paitic ular in relation to herself. A few things men tioned tb her fellow prisoners have been re peated, and they only create n desire to know more of her character and history. At a very early age, say thirteen or fourteen, she assumed male attire, which she has worn with but one or two brief intermissions, foi* ten years undiscovered. She ciMrCd very young as a Bailor before the mast, and has crossed the ocean in that capacity eight or nine times. For stealing, she was some time since confined in the New York State Prison (or two years—-driven months of which time was passed in solitaiy confinement. While there, she steadily refused to work, and every I'fforl of punishment or persuasion, failed to av.** the least ellicct upon her. The solitary con»?neW“t was resorted tb for the purpose of •>*& her determined spirit, but it was in vain. x.a6. s -ng on tire bore bacit, a regi men of bread a.’iu water for weeks at A titne, and various other f nu.?ishments were resoHfit! to, hut she remained u.’rrnPveable in her ae er urination not to work, and vvA B only relieve , ut times from this severe treptiii* lll °7 "j rec j lion of the physician, who fretjuem'-Y ‘ Mn , nature yielding to severity, until the tern? O* her imprisonment expired. In our scale prison, she is equally incorri gible. No punishment which lias yet been inflicted, or kind persuasion that ha* been of fered, can move h?r from her fixed resolutions not to work while imprisoned. Under the se verest punishment, she shows not the shgiA est sign of anger or emotion ; and will strip W receive the lash with as much apparent un* concern as though she were going to bed —- i nor doi» she cringe under the stroke. Her 1 determined perscvtiance is a source of much pa n to the keeper, who cannot allow of any insubordination, and bus therefore to inflict such punishment as the regulations of ttie in stitution demand in cases where prisoners refuse to work. In statue she is somewhere about five foot eight inches, end as muscular as a pugilist. Her face looks like the face of a man. It does not show any tiling like o wicked spirit; but is settled, stern, and thoughtful—never re« laxing into a smile. She of course knows nothing of woman’s work. She can handle a needle with no further dexterity than will en able her to sew n button on her pantaloons. She openly avow- her determination to steal whenever she cannot find suitable employ ment by which to obtain a living. A year or two since site was in Baltimore, and being closely pursued by the minions of the law, changed her clothing, fur female attire, and remained for a few days on the Point, until she could safely venture out again. Take her all in all, she is a singular and hardened creature, utterly setting at naught all the regulations of law, and following the bent of her warped disposition, regardless of the smiles or frowns oflhe whole world. She isan English woman by birth, and has mt;-