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from the Charleston ATcrruru.

reached us of late, of the capture uf n NUN
her of Indians by Gen. Jcssur, we take
pleasure III presenting To our readers the
following extract Of IL lcuer received in this
City, from Il source entitled To credit, that
they may learn the true state Of affairs in
Florida.
INDIAN RIVER BAR, March =
"At present there is n quasi peace with
the Indians. Hostilitics have ceased bu,
how long this state of Things NAV continue.
I cannot conjecture. There are said to he
> or 600 lndinns. (womcn children and
warriors.) ut or near Gen. jcsup's Camp,
at Jupiter Inct. with whom he was havin.
a talk. i Inc conference may or may not
terminate i'll their agreeing To abide the de-
cisicn of the President as to remaining or
removing West of the Mississippi. The
proposition of Gen. JrsSup Is, that he will
recommend To the President that the In
dians be permitted to remain in Florida,-
hut If the President refuses. then the IN
dlans mus, gn. IL the Indians agree to this
proposition, then ,hre is probability that
The war may soon he over.
LATEST FROM FLoEIDA.-By the steam,
boat Florida. arrived AT Savanuah from
Black Crook. on Sunday, the latest inicll-
sencr from Gen. Jcssup's head quarters,
near Jupiter Inlet, is to- The ISt instant from
winch il appears that there were cncauped
hall mil" from the Generals POSITION up
wards of 200 Indians, men. wemcn and
childrcn under The chief Tus kc- gee. aw ait
ing some decision in reference TO them,
consequent on propositions which they made
i'll February.
Abon, one hundred aud forty Indian nc
grocs. who came in with Tuskccec's party
lett Fort Jupiter. under an escort on the
lst March, for Tampa Bay, for cmbarka,on
to the West. and who, it is said, belong
mostly TO Indians who have already cin-
grated 1t is further said that about thirty
ortor'y negroes are still out, so that nearly
al tic blacks have left the field. bv capture
Or surrender. sam Jones is understood tn
h" about one hhn'!rcd aud ift. miles south.
OF for' Jupiter, ~ nlic, up Shark ;.iyvr
of Cape Sable.
RUMoRs.--Thr Wcstern Gcnrsia, Of he
10th ultimo says: I'll is r,rmo:cd here that
General Charles II. Nelson Mas killed Ia a
recent engagement with the Indians.
= II ilrth thah Aq RiASH Ri
sing ii council "f lis counrrynen. A fur
ther report has reacheA.i,>: from the Chcro.
kec Agency, that John Ross, prinriuoi
chief OF tho Chcrokces, had committed sui
dide.
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SUB TREASURY IN THE SkNArE.-On
Thursday vote was taken OH an amend
ment proposed by MIR. Preston to the sub
stitn'c of MIR. Rivcs. The amendment re-
quired the Secretary to give the preference,
in selecting banks as repositories of the
the public money to such banks as arc
owned, i'll whole Or in part, by the States
in which they are situated. Ii was rejcc-
ted by the following vote:
iEAs-Messrs. Bayard, Clay, of KY.
Crlttendcn, Davis, Knight. Merricl,. Nicho-
las, Prentiss, Preston, Rivcs, Robbins,
Smith, of Ina, Sourhari. Spence, Swift,
Tallmadge, Upton Webster, W hitc-l9.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown,
buchanan. Calhoun, Clay, Of Ala. Clayton
Cuthberl, Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, King,
Linn, Lumpkin. Lyon, Mexican. Morris,
Mouton, Niles, Norvell, Pierce, Roane,
Robinson, Sewer, Strange, Smith, of Coun.
Irottcr, Walker, Wall. Williams, Wright.
Young--32.
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injured on this occasion; hu, this account is
probably exaggerated
Some idea of the cxtcut Of this e,l;iirc
may tie gathered from the fact tia, $4,000
persons have been accommodated in it,
Several individuals have been arrested on
suspicion of setting it on fire.
CANADIAN AFFAIRs.-The English pa
pers are principally occupied with the af
fairs Of Canada. all the movements which
have heretofore filled our journals being
copied cn,rc-wi,h very free remarks upon
the course of the people and the Govern
:ncnt Of, the U. States. Both the French
and the English journals seem to have an
uclpatcd that our people would freely cX
press their sympathy, but that our Govern
inert would act in good faith for the prcser-
vation OF its neutrality. The Proclama-
ton ct Gov. Jcni,on, of Vermont, secured
10 have afforded murI: satisfaction, as de-
m"nstration of the pubic authorities for
neutrality.
The Army preparations in Great Britain
i"r me CanhCas are very active. The
Dandy Corps of Great Britain, the Guards
are coming over. 1t is the han,lsomrs,
locking corps in the world, the officers be-
Ing all ofhigh families, and the men picked
he London times says that including all
under ordcrs',;,"rc are seven thousand rank
;iil file.
The London pnckc, Sampson. Captain
Stursis. which sailed for New York, has on
board Sir George Arthur, Governor of u.
Canad:iaw ith Lieut.. West Arthur, Aides
dc-CainP Lieuts Jones and Cooper, If the
military force in Canada, and Mcssrs.
" Nih"isor and Warren Of the Royal service.
Several other civil gentlemen wen, out i'm
this ship, who are intended to set, on their
arrival in Canada, in the formation of vol
u.'cer corps. A the February packc,
Ships will come ircich,c,i with British
officers, Col. Joddcrcl, Col. Shave, Major
General Il. Pearson, Mai. General Clhhc-
row, Lieut.. Col. Cox. Majors Williams and
McPhail, and Captains De Ro,tcnhurg and
swan, Lieut.: Charles Glascnicnc, Paterson
NcAic, and LorinS, Maj. Head and Capr.
Crcaoh.
Some Of the Guards will embark for
'@"chcr. the last week of Fchruary,-a
most pcrIlous voyage for that port ut that
season: ThcIlouschoId Infantry have com
m"nced heavy marching duty in the vicini-
~ OF London TO he ready for seriou, bu,
ness i'll Canada. All The wives of the sol
dicrs are 10 be kept at home. The lirht
regiments sent to Canada, and for embar-
ca'lon, viz. the 43d. 7lst, and S5th. are to
hc clothed in grcy-a cloth very much the
color of bark Of Il tree. This is a very
proper change, says London paper, as
there will he much bush ishring, and our
rcd coats will not he SO good an object for
The American and Canadian riflcmcn.
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situated, that the States shall select tho
banks-also, that all notes of sound. solvent
banks be received by Government up TO a
certain day, and afterwards, that the notes
Of specie paying banks shall alone be re-
ceived Further. that when the deposites
exceed The circulation, the surplus shall be
Withdrawn in specie, and placed on special
deposite.
MIR. Morris asked for the yeas and nays
Oh MIR. Preston's amendment.
MIR. Rives said he had no objection to one
portion of the amendment, relating to the
selection Of banks in which the States hold
stock; but he objected to the other parts of
Inc amendment. The amendment was
discussed by several Senators.
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ANOTHER ALARM or FIRE AT THE RoYI.
E-Betwccn the hours oftwo and
lhTr" "'clock yesterday afternoon, an alarm,
Wis raised bS the wOrkncn cinrinvcd ;.hrut
the ruins &C the Royal Exc hai,gc ,ha, the
d"'o'r::!2 clement had again she wu it.c.f
l'"hT '!' southeast corner Of the building
| Wis hci.cG 'uai ':In vaults which contain
ci ;h" tI'H aao"cr> lrd,rris. &c, han cs-
r"i''1 "l'h r!!:ins injury. tut there is uii
inlt"nn'c!y now nc longer ANY doubt, that
these important documents. in Common
with other property, will bc cnlnplct,ly de-
slroycd.
There have been reports current for some
"ays past That several Polish and other Off
GERS had left in l.ondun and Iivcruonl n,,.k-
cts for New York, will, the view IF ,nl;nr
the rebels in Lower Cana..n and ;l,,, ,r,.7,
an! s,urCs had also been forwarded :, ,l,..
same destination From inquiries So, on
fooi ~ ascertain tl.c rurrcctrc%, of,ucb >,,,,
,nrnts, !taprrars they nrr nnfnundrI. ;h.
Lnn'i"!i iinr %! parAri hin Ontario. v.Ei,y,
Wal 'chvr Tie river to-day or to-,...,rrsy,;o,
~ or !: british Officers for tIuadn. ,n i.c
employed iii or aniz'nS Inc militia and vol,
"ntrcr corps which were r:i:>in. at III, ,,,.
"i the last ;d>r"s. ETnnlv uuruul,ci i
'Hr IuiIor 1'!at n number eff rcnch an,l.,l,.r
officers are proceeding tinm Ila,r,. 10 Nov
York 10 aid the French C:,nadian. in ,l,,;r
revolt. way
.r"sTsoRlrT-Ei.-L' D.rYs L4:lr.--Th,.
packet ship, Oxford, Ra.h;nnc. h,, o;;i,cI
from Liverpool. whence She sailed ON Ike
Isl of Feb.
ny :hls arrival. the Editors Of the Mcr-
camille advertiser, have received! LivcrnooI
nhh London papers 4" the first of February.
from Which HE following Ilasry cxtrac,, .,c
made:
=, LONDON, Jan. 81
Monty MAEkrT.-Thc uneasy fcc!inr
which WAS icit IN illr English Stock Nlnrkc,
ON Saturday. in reference 10 Canadian mat
tiers, seems 10 he gradually wearing away.
ana til" price of Consns has imrroyrt; :,
iI'l'c. ior n"!'lnS has come to hand to con-
IN III any manner the rrpuri of the rcpulsc
ni SIr T. ranrIS Head at Navy Island. and
ne noe "S'S on vague rIImurs in the L.
states. Ano,lcr packet is. however, dajlv
expected from New York. which, ,u ,loubi.
Wi! SET The matter completely al rest Con
s"'S sol. were last marked at "2 Is " I-.l.holb
for money and the nccoun,. tAchroucr
'nii, hav" again advanced 2s, aud closed
/" day a' G:!s 10 Gis prem
Ihc fio" Edward Bouvcrllc. srn Of
i."fd "a'h"r, Is to accompany the Earl of
nnrhnm To Canada. Captain the Hon
Harvey Gray, of tIc 9th Regiment. san Of
Earl Gray: Lieut.. the Hon l'rric,ick III.
lcrs, OF tie Cold stream Guarl~, sen eff ord !
Jersey; and Capt. Ccnroy. arc .,ohcu ,f
;!s hnvns hrrn appointed hids-tl,- G. ann ~
the Earl Ct Durham
The Killarney steam packet, frcm i~orh
for Bristol, has been totally nrrr "a rr
Cork harhor. with the loss Of 27 o, ,L.. .n.
scngcrs and crew.
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TO aLACTxsnnTrHa.

WISH TO rent Dwelling House and
II eiaeksmith shop % so5sr, Industrious
and eomPstent smith. The property Is situ-
ated near my residence, on the main valley
road between Winchester and Ss~tosn, con-
tigaous 10 wagon stand which am fixing
up, add my merchant mill. where a consider
able business IL done; IN q very populoas
neighbcFhood, add believed TO be o"e Of the
best country situations for the business Of !
eiaeksui,h In frederick. The dwelling house
- neat, two-story building. with rooms,
closet, Jewell furnished and in every re.
sPeet convenient and comfortable. A gar.
den y attached with watsT flowing through
a. The shop u selI-built ssooe horse ~
oJ ~, recently put up. I ~ill give immsdl-
ate Possession. Having sIresdy besis -slissp-
pointed by . maa who had contracted for
his property, UnquestioBable reeommenda-
tons Of character a0d meehsnicaIknowlcdzs
viii be required. A man with q small fami
y would be preferred.
RICHARD W. BARTON.
Frederick county, Dee. 81, Is37.-3t,
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Es. CLAW, on coE.eNIzATsoN.

Wears Indebted % fhr secfetsr, cfths A.
msFtssa csloaizaiion seeisJy for ths folios-
iag report II Mt ClsY's speech ~ iaknE' ths
Chpif. a. she Annpai msetsag, as Prssideut "
that soeisig Nat ~,
cinsisuea q a. .Jnerieaa coionitaiioa soeis
g.
On this 6rsl secession Of meeting you
since reeeised the appointment which,
nos Hold, am prompted By my
grateful feelings 70 present ny cordial
ihanks and ny respeetlul acknowledge
meats. To be called 10 thsi high ia.
ton which bas been successfully occa-
pied by . Washington. by 3 Carroll,
the most distinguished snd beloved u
all who bore bis h6noFed name. and by
Madison. whose long Sc vas one
eohiiaucd exhibHion u Public aad pr
vste sifiue. efpatf5etisrn. ofintelligehcf
and q bsnegoieoco. was anone the
most gratifying piblic honoss which ]
have ever received. sndit VIII slwayr
remain ore ~ he foost cherisked r..
collections q ny isfe Dar gsntlsmsn,
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"A q. TsCHIFFELYy hAvip "rchsssd
ne Of John n. BELL. The - gay ia
Winchester. respectfully iafosnis she public,
That he e prepared 20 sHseuts al nds Of
BOQE, El.NDLSU saa PAPER RULING.
He vih-s<x, kfscture. 81 short notice, and ia
'ues,asi' ,.lsBasr, BLANK BOOKS Of
every dsserib,
A. e T. Osi1tsR prseiieal Book Binder
and hasiog condaq1ea this sstshlshment fof
Ne issttuo years, .fseis eopHdsai ihst lhe
york hereafter sxs stSd By hlm Eill BE- u
least s4asi % tsg zhirk has characterized
q Zoe nat tine.
fS-e0oks as4s "a eF1sr viii be osFyssisd
Winchester. Dee. 81. l837.--6a.
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THE Earth IS BEAUTIFUL.
NJ CAROLINE GILMAN.

Tho whole broad earth Is bcsitifuI
To minds attuned Alright,
And wheresoe'cr my feet are turned,
A smile has met my sight.
The city with lis busting walk,
Its spiendor, wealth, aud power,
A rambic by The river SIDE,
Apassing summer fowy.
The meadow green. the ocean swell,
The forest wsupg free,
Are gifts OF God. and speak in tones
OF k;bdliaess to me.
Aud on. where'er my lot is cast,
where'er my footsteps roam,
" those ! love are near 10 me,
That spot 10 siill my home.
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"a NAN With q smsIi famisJ, vbo cas-
"A bring nndoobtsd tsstimonislsof good
Character Tor isdusiry. hosssty. yobrssty, the
proper nanaEsRssQt Of sexvanis. The tfahs
seiioo q bosiness, and th0rouxh kBowlsdse
q the culliEalips q fs-m, - Nznis8. and
% Shor- TIE psysl Wages will b given
laquirs q
Dee. u. is97 -aL
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VIZ uodsfsignst, hsSing heavy pseania
y ooiigsiieas - mset. Esryrsspsetfail.
.-,es'as Ais frlsads that = setlismsnl % shsf
EsspeeilFs duss up 10 ne ED % ne pfetsa
ysAf, ~ouia gfsatly assisf kia-anf be 20
psei. taoas DAsto9lsriy ahoss aseounti
lsfe sesa tiasssug epea Coz tbfee 81 fss,
ys.,s, - $500 80 sans ~ nots o. paymsnl
81 sepa ss prsstsablA.
Dee. u, 1897.
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PoLrrTcAG.
HENRY CLAY.
TIIE III PREslDENlY

The folisvisg ls'tsr from NJ. Cl,r. spTesrs
70 ,hs Nsv Yosk Pspsrs. u ~ss ufiuea n rsriy
70 iettcv irosa be fissAs - sistsi'y. iuiof'aias
49,. s,.-'. s'snsf ussh erqairy smang sl'sis
frisss. S.sy feei ea'sa6cafyis., decided s.,ofi-
y u shess n his si'y srs fssorst.s ., .v asui-
ss,ioa a Ne Cay. % sssslidsis l,-S NJ Prs .
Ssssy, ssdiiey ssss ,roi.s'res,sas los s,i,rsisr
,i.ss ,soas fseliags sed sepi'a.siss l.estsse ,Ae
s,ats a Nee Yask
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sccosdinky soon 10 resdsoess, and the
bishop ing up bis saddiebags, va.
PrePsrin TO depart.
But rely, bi.hop.' urged the dis.
dressed Patron, you will not leave Us.
Wait W Hhinutes--bTeakfasl is %
che tablt
mo, ster l., I cannot take
breakfa{ here. You did not consider
poor l-worn traveller worthy OF q
meal. al your bishop has no claims
but suckas Humanity urges
And thus he departed. leaving the
family ID minister in confusion and
sorrow. lie did not ACT thus from re-.
sentinel. for suchsar emotion did moi
rise in heart, but he desired TO teach
them esson such as they would no:
easily Trget.
Six tonths from this time the Ohio
Anou& Conference me, at cincinnati,
and thkyoung minister wss to present
hIfhse or ordination as deacon; and
BishoHieorge was TO be the presiding
bishop
On te FIRST day Of the assembling OF
the difference our minister's hear,
sunk ythin him "a he saw the venera.
bic bYop take his seal, So'great was
the "a and agitation that be was soon
obligt to leave The room. That even.
ing, &the bishop was seated alone in
his c4 mber, the Rev. MIR, was
annotced; and he requested 70 be
showfop.
Hsrasped the young man BY the
hand eith cordiallty which he did
not ect, for he had made carefulin.
quiri@ Ind found that since they had
met q Pre- great change had been
wrougt IA him. He was no& as
-bumblkis he was before self-sufiicien:
ard Wildly minded. As a father
would ave received disobedient but
repentt child, SO did this good man
receiV his erring but contrite brother.
They mingled their tears together.
whil@he young preacher wepi as a
child Sen upon the bosom OF bis spi-
ritua ather. At that session he was
ofdaI ed. and he ~ now one Of the
mos ious and useful ministers in the
0hi Conference,
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AsnLAND. Auo. q le77

GESTLENeN&L duly received. The
letter which you did U'e lhe bonor 10
address 20 me % The mi ult fans.
miliing copy Of jbe pfocsedisgs a.
dopled II pfelimiasFy meetings held
BY some Of my friends IN the. cily "a
New York, IN relation 70 toe next Pre-
sidenilsl election. Ard ! bate read
them. - web o. your letter. With ~.
specified stien,ion sud interest. nov
beg leave % communists 70 you fbe
impression ! entertain % The matters d
which hey treat.
On The question II the propdsiy q
agiisling The public ~ this tine. ~ {
discussion o. The 6ioess q csndidaiel
ioF Che Presidency. ] entirely concu,
inihe opinioa expressed 81 you ihstil
would Sc aiiogeihsr pfsmslufe Siz
months have noi eispsed since the on.
cisi tefninaii0n offhe lass electives, ed
mQre lhsa three years end hall q t5s
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4 LoYG YARN. UNRAvELLED.-On
Tuasy morning last, soon after three
ma as had gained the top Of Chin
neY upwards Of sixty yards high, }
noy,eing finished al the new saw mill,
BY me misfortune the rope connect
edt 18th the blocks, by which the ma
ted were raised TO the workmen.
brfe; aho as IL was only by the help of
thkane rope that the workmen could
banabled TO descend from their per-
il3s emlnence, il will easily be con-
co ed that their situation was by 90
mans an enviable one. Various means
Yfe tried 10 get line within their
och, by. the help OF a kite and other
ms. At length three O'Clock in the
Sernoon had arrived, and The three
Dor fellows were still roosting at their
kful elevation, when a distressed wo.
IAN, wife OF one of the unfortunates,
lad the joyful felicity 10 remember that
Der h6Soand bad on = new pair of knit
ltockings. "Well," .sihe reader will
probably say "and what was the, adj
to be expected from the stock
ings being knit rather than woven i"-
OH woman's Wit united with a wo.
mans love has often overcome much
greater difficulties than that Of commu.
with the object o. their afec-
ton seventy yards apart, whether the
separation might be by height or width;
and so IL was that the knf stocking was
10 be made the happy medium. Use
your knife, she cried out, land cut
The Toe OF your stocking; Continue the
until you get a length sufii.
cient to reach The earth; then attach a
small stone 10 IL 10 sink ID here" The
man obcyed the oracle. as many (per.
haps too many before him have done.
and in a short time he had length Of
worsscd long enough to reach The
ground which he LET down. Well,
the next business was 10 tie the worst
ed 70 thin cord which the man drew
up, and then the original rope for sI;e
block having been fastened 20 the cord,
it was also drawn up. and by the mea
80 adjusted a. 10 enable them With safe
~ 90 descend on terra 6rma. We are
sure that great credit was due 20 the
woman Cor the way IN which she im.
proved lucky thoughs, snd lhose per
sons who msy percbanoe be subjected
i0a similar disaster 10 the one which
befel these three men, should take
care above al lbings never to forget the
~sl-.e - hsSs stUckiGgs iu sv,tI sE ruUr.
grncY - Plealon (Ear. Palriol.
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Tas ftftspssf't Nsgsses ms spisesA
1siiorai eetgfafss srPsaFs rsfrs = ne a.
Etit4 - b esy. a. ~ sRrIa.sea - ainsast
ftsTy itiax eite his . bFlaisat psoSasisn.
stsi nFfsisss - sstrii ~ gAfassra - O..
ia kftis 'sapsfast esz sslnf4~ AZ n
isce4e4iss ssFine ~ = aisl = i.eemn,iss
sngia,s - fisrFtssar Ckruafsfs
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ssusCEI.a.ANY.

From de Baltimore -sthsn9nm aud yisiter.
BISHOP ee0R6s AND THE YOUNG PREACHER
NY q T. ARTHt-p
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40.
COMBINATION Up
IRYBRA2Y 1AI016X
-aRS Mfs.E .tvD .sxIsS LESLIE


HAVING lsrgsf, circuiation than sDy
ssher mo,sshly periodscsi In Am~rses--1
C0LOCREU PLsfTE or 7HE Fs&<E
TO-fS fs ersr.y Hasser.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
u w-s ~ish sincere ?lesssse skss the pubissher
sseniiosed last season. The nrrsagvn<At \, ~b;rh
Ehe - un0,o 12a01t
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PHILADELPHIA, May 81.


Shipmrcck.-Wc learn from Il French
paper, that the captain Of the corvette lie
roinr, now on Il cruise in The South Seas,
has sent home an account Of the shpwrek
of TWO American vessels. the Atlas and the
Colossus, which were lost last year among
the Croze' Islands. south of tic Cape of
Good Hope. The shipwrcckcd men TO
the number of thrty-six were thrown M
on a desert rock 500 leagues from any in-
I,;iatctl land. where they passed rhc winter
(sumsner Of 1879 They 81, aside all The
provisions which Coui'! he saved, for cxigcn-
cics; lived on sea fowl, and constructed IL
house from The wrc k Of the vessels 10 pro
trct them from the severity Of the weather.
Capt. Bnrnnm, commander of The A,las,
had resolved Ia 90 To the Cape in a frail
boat for assistance, but was prevented
from undertaking his pcrilous voyage hv
The arrival Of the Heroine, by which vessel
the unfortunate men were savcd.-GaS.
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or cur suffering city, is now in the midst
OF debate on the great currency question.
Tho very pressing character Of our poli,i-
cal af1;'irs. in the opinion of the majority
Of the House, demand an Immediate and
energetic action. The question, before the
House will, by many, be regard I'd as iden-
ticnl with Instructions, although our Repre-
sen'a'ives are but earnestly requested to
carry ou, our Currency Resolutions of the
last Session, by voting for tho Sub Treasu-
ry Bill now before Congress. 1, is tho inn
preston Of many that instructions have
never before been attempted in South Car
olina, and iha, we arc now making an in
novaton upon established usage. This
however is an error. In 1927 the Legisla-
ture passed Resolutions instruc,ing our
Senators in Congress. and requesting our
Representatives to vote in n particular wnv
upon the Tariff. Itis certainly false ground
to assume, as has been done bv some, that
there is material difference in the rcsolu-
,ions. So far as the principle is concern
cd, they are identical. There is no
our Senators and Representatives were with
us in opinion, and in the other are opposed
to us. or a portion OF them. There is GER
tainly no greater hardship in saving that u
man who is in II minority shall not vote
against his constituents, than that a mau
who is in the majority, as were our Repre-
senta,ives in 1927, shall not change lis
opinion according to the honest convictions
Of his Judgement In both cases it is the
same in principle. In both. The Rcprcscn-
tativc is told ,ha, he shall not rotc against
the opinion Of the majority, aud the dcspo-
Iism, If despo,ism it be, is as great in the
one case as in the other. Quite an infer
cstimg discussion is now going on. Davic
intrnduccd the Resolutions, and Pc,igruc,
nnvic. Toomer, Adams. II. ii. Thompson,
Wallace Thompson s. others have partc-
patcd in tn, discussion After so thorough
Il discussion at the last session. it is no, TO
be expected that any new light would he
shed upon the subject. But the discussion
though no, so full as formerly, is notwith-
standing nhc.--Rhcu has this moment
taken the floor upon substitute for the
Resolutions. which in substance is the
same, and from his beginning will as usual
no doubt make a strong and manly ct-
fort. Rhc,t has concluded and Myers is
upon the floor for the second time. Mem
niger has taken the floor and you know
him we'll enough to rest assured that he
" ill sustain himself. But must close. us
the mail will soon leave me.