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who will ut once acknowledge, tha. this
species Of charity and doing good, Is one,
most peculiarly belonging to their sacreu
sphere.
The Governor of the State, The Rev. Mr..
Shand, IN Columbia, aud Mr., Mcmminger'
in Charlesron-.he latter two Commis
sioners appointed by tho Governor. under
the act, are the proper persons to DO al.
dressed on any case that may offer i'seii'
MOI only does the State defray all The ex-
peuses Of The blind pupil. while a. the asy-
lumi bu, The expenses Of removal will like,
wise be betrayed by our government anu
we feel sure. The travelling expenses ior
returning. not less so.
Here we dismiss the suhjcc: for the pre-
sent, impioring assistance of Him. from
W wliom ghi and darkness come, who makes
The eve. the wonderful receptacle ol i'sh,
and 10 moment smi,es it with perpetual
uishl, but who demands of us. that while
ve bow To his uuscrutablo ways, we shall
no, idIy allow ourselves TO consider ihose,
whom he thus depriTcs Of what others en-
Joy in abundance. as oulcnsts, but, on the
contrary, Us objects of our peculiar soiici'
rude, love and ingenuity.
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Correspondence Che Charleston Courier.
WAsHIs0ToS, Dec. 20.

Correspondence Of The Charleston Courier.
WAsHIsoToS. Dec. 20.
We have a rumor ha, the Patent Office
was ro'hed 10. day Of some curio>i,ies, re-
Gently sent to the National Institution. for
safe Keeping feDm the State Department.
The articles were. /, is said. taken at mid
day, aud willie the officer. who had charge
Of them were present in the builiins.-
The things stolen were the diamond snuli
box presented by the Emperor Alexander
To Consul Morris; the pearl necklace pre-
,ented by the lmaun Of Muscar 10 Presi-
dent Van Buren,; and sword with gold
hilt and >cabhurd. studded with large Jia-
monds. presented bv some South Ameri-
can Government To Commodore Biddle.
Gen. Gaines has just arrived III this city
and. we learn, was Immediately put under
arres, for coming here without orders.
The report Of The Secretary Of the Trea
sury was communicated 10 Congress, to-
day, aud. in The House. ten thousand CO.
pies we're ordered 10 be printed. The re-
port is vouminous, and very minute aud
interesting. do not think. from all can
learn, rha, the Cabiner have settled, as
yet, upon all the details of the fiscal agent
suggested by the President in his message.
The Cabinet had consultation upon il. on
Friday, and again on Saturday. In the
course or few days we shall certainly
have Mr.. Towards "plau" in detail. |,
is strongly rumored that inasmuch as tho
wings will not adopt the plnn. il is to be
so altered US to suit The democrats.
The Senate did no;h;a- bur 10 pass the
Congress pay bill. without amendment.
The Senaie spent some time in Execu-
live business. and confirmed the nomina-
lions of Mr.. Spencer, Mr.. Upshur. &C.,
:he new Secretaries.
The House again took up the subject OF
the reference Of thai part Of the Presidents
message which relates to the Tariff. MIR.
Slade. of Vermont, who had the floor from
Friday last, delivered an elaborate speech,
in support Of the protective system. and
gave full history Of the origin and ope-
ration Of that system. Mr.. S. spoke three
hours. and Mr.. Sellers, Of Maryland, took
The floor.
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The Nary.-Thc Secretary of the Navy, in
his late Report to Congress states that our Ma
W is composed of II ships of,hc line-onr rat
I'd for I20 and 10 for Il guns - frissrcs o
guns lriga,es of the second class, 81 gun:
each; IL sloops Of war. II rated Tor 20. = for ~
and ) for 10 guns steamers; s store ships; )
receiving vessels and ) small schooners.
The Mediterranean squadron consists Of the
frign,c Brandywine the sloops Of war Fairfield,
and Prcbic. under the comnaudof Commodore
Chas. w. Morgan.
The Pacific squadron consists Of the sloOps
of war 81. Louis. Yorktown. Cyanc. Dale, and
schooner Shark. Commodore Thomas Ap. C..
Jones has been appointed 10 the squadron mn d
is about Join i, in the itga,e United States.
The squadron ON the coa.; o.! Brazil consists
of the Delaware 7i. the fIi.are Potomac. the
sloops of war Concord Marion Decatur, and
schr Enterprise. under the command Of Com
modorc Charles Morris.
The IS, India squadron lsa, home, wkere
i, was rfI.red to avoid the hurricane season,
bu, will be ordered back Us soon Us the vessels
can be supplied with crews. twill consist of
the lrisaie Macedonian, the sloopS OF war Van.
,!alia. and Warren. Commodore Jesse Wikin-
SON. commander.
Til. East India squadron consists of the FRI.
gate Constellation and sioop oi war Boston,
cunrmodore l.. kcasmry, commander.
The exploring squadron consists of The s!oop-
of war vlnccunes, Lieut. Cornmandant Wilkes
Peacock. Lieut. Hudson; the brig Porpoisc,
Lieut., Rinss"!d aud the schooner Flying Fish
as tcndrrto tire squadron.
a squadron OF small schooncrs. under the
command of of Lieut.. J. T. Mclaughlin. has
becn FOR some time cooperating, most bfa'ely
and efficiently with the army in Florida
The brig Comsorl Lieut.. Powell has been
diligently engaged IN the survey of the coast
from ApaachicoIa bay 10 the mouth Of the Ms.
sis>,ppi.
The brig Dolphin, under command OF Lieut.
M'Kcau. was despatched TO the coast .oi New
Grenada. in September last, in consequence of
supposed Outrage on al American vessel.
The steam ships. Missouri and Mississippi.
are nearly read, for service aud will form Il part
of the home squadron. Orders l,aye been given
to cons,rnc, three steam ships of medium size,
one a, New York. one at Philadelphia, and one
at Norfolk. Capt. Stockton is experimenting
the construction. u, Philadelphia, of x,ramer
OF COO tons. to be propelled by Ericson's pro-
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pe!!er; and Lieut. w W Hunter is engaged
in like nlaumcr. At Norfolk. with one 800 tons.
To- be prope!lcLby submerged water wheels IN
vented by himself. Orders have been given 10
buiid first rate lass s!o"p aud three small
vessels of war aud 10 finish the ilisaics Cum
bcrand. Savannah. Rariian AMI 81. Lawrence.
The apprentice sysrcra is working we'll
number OF apprentices now enlisted, about
1000.
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For The .idrertiyer.

Away gentle youth with your longing desire,
To in the land OF the cypress aud vine.
The clImes of the East, the home OF the Tyre,
For this portion can never be thine:
unbest then by fortune. oh think moi to roam
Beyond the scenes OF thy dear native home.
Though of you may sigh FOR the Fast.
Tho land Of the Muse, and poetic Greece,
Yet for thee gentle youth, by Far lis the best
Such VAN aspirations forever should cease:
Aud unbles, By fortune think not 10 roam,
Beyond the scenes ofthy dear native home.
There's bean'ies in our own bright land,
FoI the poet cnrap,ured TO dwell on,
Then why seek for oilers in far dis,an, s;randl
When your country calls aloud for your song,
Unblest then by fortune. oh think not to roam
Beyond The scenes OF Thy dear native home.
Ab6erRlc. {. n.
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Smuggling g.-Wc see it stated in the Boston
Atlas, that Mr. Dee. Inspector of the Customs
OF that port maze j seizure OF large and val
liable lot Of Goods on boar a ship bound TO
Charleston The Goods had been imported
into tha, port in violation OF the revenue laws
of the u 5.
4 large package brough, by the Arcadia as
freight. purporting to coutaiu samples and pat
tern cards, was opened q, the Boston Custom
House. and found TO contain about sixty letters
The letters were detained by the Collector,
and Mr. Lewis, the agent o. the steamships has
announced his determinations Of sending them
to Eng land 10 have the parties who transmitted
them proceeded against according to law,
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The Carreney-Duty Of he Grand
JUry.-fn the natural progress or reform.
the denoralized paper system. with nil It's
Of the criminal laws, aud leads their perpe-
traitors Oh the high way to the state pri-
son.
This fact in moral philosophy hns been
most s,rikingly exempliied in Philadel-
pha. La Il particular stage OF its course,
The managers OF the United States Bank,
after astounding both continents with their
bold and reckless rueucrics. have ar
length fallen from their thigh mud pnny"
condition of princely bankers iu'o that Of
criminals nrrsisncd for their rogNeries by
Grand Jury, and placed before the world
on level with The other thieves and rob-
bers of the aye.
This country can never recover igs an.
cient lone of commercial morals, unless
The Court, of Justice shall now perform
their duties without finching. The eyes
of the whole world are upon The criminal
courts of Philadelphia. II they swervc
from the true liue they will be execrated by
the popular voicc-by The voice of truth
and honesiy-unh will soon share The fate
of the alrociuus bank that has dissraced
ihe country and them.
We have hope, therefore, That under
the whole. some action of public opinion,
the criminal cour, Of Philadelphia will deal
uu, The same measure of justice TO the
,.,,Ie. in RULES a. /" ,n" T02ucs in rags.
And while we express tins sentiment 10
REGARD Ia Philadelphia, we would also call
the attention Of The Grand Jury In The ef.
forls aud operations o! the shinplasler
Gnanccrs in this city.
The sr"s, and frequent violations Of oil
law which these rocues perpclrale, come
properly within the province OF the Grand
jury. Can there be IA greater nuisance To
the great mass Of the working people than
the circulation OF vicious currency which
is shaved for few weeks aud lhen palmed
upon The people altogether! Who has
forgotten the mau who set afloat The notes
of the Montreal Union Bauk-those oiihe
Bank of Benningron-ilIose Of The Susque-
hnnnnh Bridge Co.-thnsc Of the Bank OF
alillinstou-,hose. in short. of the scores Of
broken bauksl Did mol the people suffer!
And is nu, this subject worthy OF the
Grand Jury!
Al this very moment. the President Of
u broken bank in Florida, against which
the legislature there has commenced pro-
cecdings. has The audaci,y, The shocking in.
solcnce to come to New York. appoint
Moses Y. Beach his agent, and issue his
broken bills upon he hard working peo.
p!c. Ought tins lusolencc to be suffered 10
pass quietly away! We call. therefore,
upon the Grand Jury Of New York. to do
their dury to the public-'o aid in protec-
ting the community from vicious cur
rency--aud to prescut The whole batch of
the shinpIaster presidents ard agents in one
Jonne bouche 10 the public.
This ia HE best way 10 put stop 10 The
further progress Of n shinplastcr currency.
IN. Y, Herald.
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NEw.ORLEAas. Dec. IL.


The .Meriean Nctrs.--The Courier of
last evening contains somesdelails copied
from Mexican papers. 10 18Th ult.. reccl.
we'd by The Virginia Anloinetie, which are
in confirmation Of the news we have pre-
viously published. An other Official nc
coun, states thar The Texian Santa Fc
traders had been cnpiurcift-,hal II wa
CONS. 5 of which were flied with mercllan
disc worth S25. .00o, aud the other cnniain-
ing provisions aud ammnnitinn, were Ia.
ken. with 200 stand Of fires arms, piece
Of cannon, T6 horses aud 20 oxen. This
account states that the Texans were cap.
turch a, the Lagoon Of Colorado, in the
middle Of the plain of Estacado, without 4
shot having been fired; they having sureu-
dered al discretion, on the first summons
fran Ii. Col. Archulcru, having uuder
him $50 men, the advance guard Of Gen.
Armijo's division. Lieut.. Quiuiano had
arrived a, Chihua with Texian Colonel,
} Captains. Doctor, aud 2 boys. Capt.
Laluzar also started with lS2 other prison,
ers. II is stated in the papers. that an
army of3u00 men had already marched
from the Capitol for Texas; aud thar the
whole force of the ua,iou is TO be SET in
motion. for the same destination. to he led
on by President Santa Anna in person.
The Texian prisoners if taken, rs above
represented, have probably ere this been
put to The rock, or placed in the mines. Il
the former, will their fate be avenged! o.
IL TIC latter, how long will The friends o.
humanity pcrmi. them to remain lhcre!-
Bulletin. -
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Ebc 1ODcrtlge I.
EDGEFIELD C.. II.
WEpyEsDAr. DEcmmuEG 90. 1911.

We this day publish the remarks of the Ham.
burg J"urnn, aud Dir. Shultz's own statement
Of his affairs From the lille knowledge we
have of Mr. Shnlrz. we are inclined 10 think he
has bren badly treated. and although his exer-
ton has bull, for him an everlasting monnmen,
in the thriving town of Hamburg those who's,
hearts he has of made glad, arc his prosecutors
Instead Of his friends
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From The Cuiiirator.
TILE AGEICr;LTURAL Art.


We have received from the author. Ar
THUR ST. joins, nm essay with the above
lille, from which we make the following
extract, which is all our limits will permit:
..The pursuit of improvement is MOI
visionary or trivial, has been sanctioned by
the voice Of time. II is far from being
u speculation or dream, The art Of as
riculturc, well named the parent nrI,' is
coeval with human civilization. So long
as men roamcd hhher and yondc,-liviug
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RenuI,lican Office,
SAVANNAH, Dec. 10, 1911.


From Fiorida.-By The steamer Cincin-
mali, Capt. Smith, arrived on Saturday
from palalka, we learn that the cxPedi.
lion Of Lieut.. G. w. Patlen 10 the head
waters of the 81. Johns, after an absence
often days. returned to Fon Mellon OH The
9Th inst. The country South OF Lake
llarucy was Inundated and il was next To
impossible 10 ascertain the true channcl.-
The consequence was thai the cannes were
frequently cntanglcd aniia inirIcoc'cs from
which il was difficult 10 libara'c them. Lit.
Pallen examined several places. on two oi
which he discovered fields continuing sweet
polatoes. lima beans, peppers. &c. which
the Indians had planted during the sum
mcr. The Indians, however, had lett The
islands, probably Ioj"in The forces oi Sam
Jones or HulIeck Tus,enusgc.
We further learn that IL. Col Riley
had arrived nj Fort Pierce, and was daily
expected by The land rnute 10 Fort Mellon
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Io'''" "'o''erS'-it Is iac'' 'n;s' ''c
planters oi the South raise ehiirc'y 10"
,mnc" I"ton' yci thsy do not oc'ic'e u
ine growth has ou'run The consumption
NE o'r'S'ocRed markets every whrrr prove
th's assertion; as do the want o! ah'h'y 10
consume ihe various articles ol inah"iac-
lures. S'nce The CRISIS OF 1880 there mas
been throughout The world n general an"
Determined system oi ccon"mS '-'hc t'n'rs
nave changed ana the planters shou''
Cotton. or else i, will moi he worth The
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alabama.-Ex,rac, from ,he,inaugura

Alabama.-Extract from the.inaugurai
address of Governor Fitzpatrick {:
:. The present time is presnant,with ad-
moni,ions The distribution Of The net
proceeds Of the public lands, is but all ut
tempt 10 buy up The States, aud make
them sripendinrics of the General Govern
ment, under n fund wruns from The labor
of their own ciIizcns, and under the flaeiii
aus assumption that lhe ;r::a:;,rr 70 dis,ri
lu,c does not involve the necessity of taxa
tim Ia an equivalent amount. lie must
be blind To the nature of human action,
who does not see III this scheme Of dislrl-
bulinn, "a portion of tho public rcycnuc, an
arliully devised plan OF assuming 10 'ha,
extent the Stale drhts. throwing the whole
burden Of supporting the Federal Co
vcrn,ncnt upon imprsi duties, and oi re-
viving an unconstitutional protective thrill
In principle. il is liable TO all the consiitn.
liouul objecInns of approprialimg federal
money to local objects, while in practice
il will lead 10 The ereatesr prunigacy and
corruplians in The State Governments, by
causing them to look To the Federal Go.
vrrumcnt as the great alnoner, who at all
times stands ready 10 rcpienish their waste
fully exhausted Golfers
fto this picture Of Federal aggran-
dizemcni and S,ntc:and popular,degrada-
lion. be aided the reunion of Bank power
in the hideous form Of another unconsiitu-
,ioual Unilcd States Bank. the advocates
Of implied and constructive powers will
have succeeded in giving the finishing
toucI to our institutions, by engraftipg on
them all The usurpa,inns which they have
50 long md so lnboriously struggled 10 ef
feet. have advcried To these topics not
TO increase the acrinony ofpar,y divisions.
which already exist in the country, but in
this distinct form to renew the pledges OF
my whole life. in opposition to principles
which honestly believe must end in the
destruction Of our Siarc Governments. aHh
the subversion of our Republican ins,i,u-
Sous =
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Hnou. the Tsnperssco AdeOeate.

GGUN@ GsS Ata.ySs'-S~%
The following article WAS kindly fur
nished by Distinguished gentleman. wh"
feels a, warm itterest in the benevolent
cause to which !, refors. Il is ceriainly G
matter OF importance, that il should 90
Anown throughout 1.-THE State, that our
Legislature has made provision for The ed
ucation of those chil.ireo o. affection among
Us, aom whasc sightIess orhs the light "i
Heaven has been shut out, and who, WIN
ON, a course of education adapted 10 thei!
,eculiar wants. mus, pursue dark and
rheerlesr path through life. We would
respectfully. but earnestly request our
brother Editors throughout, the State, 10
bring this suhjec, 10 the notice Of their re-
speciive readers. II may be the means o
bringing forw ard many of those objects o
charity. for whose education cur Lrsisla'
,urc has kindly provi'lcd.--ED. ADv.
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NEW oRLEANs. DEG. l7.

issss 81 viii. Mckinney, 81 iiie sGiioSnSi
sylph. from Sisal. we are putin possession
Of dates from the city Of Merida, TO the 9th
inst. A, that time the Commissioners from
Mcxico (Quin'anna Roo) had just arrived
with peace offerings from his government
AT The head Of which is the ilnslrious san
IN Anna. twas impossible TO divine what
courss the Yucaiancs Intended TO pursue
in the matter, there being two parties in
the cnun,ry-oue for establishing their alb
solulc independence, and The other for
uniting with Mexico. The former com
priscs large majority of the people, while
The latter is composed OF the arislocraric
few with their monicd influence; yer. il
was generally believed that iucalan, after
The many pro,eslalious in favor of sepe-
rate aud independent government, would
not back nut. bui would sead the commits
sioncr home to bis master.
Private letters from Mexico, received
in Merida, mention the imprisonment Of
all The Texiaus belonging 10 the Santa Fc
expedition.
The markets throughout Yucatan were
slulred with foreign products while the
productions Of The country were scarce and
in demand.
There were iu the port Of SisaI. two
Spanish brigs for iiavana-the barque
Tennessee sailed on The 5lh for New York.
The brig Lucirda, Gladding, master. was
entirely losl about so miles 10 the wind
ward near Cape Calerche. in severe
nor;hcr-all hands saved, aud were expec
ted TO arrive at Sisai in few days.
The Sylph brings hemp aud loswood.
-BulieilR.
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Melancholy Oceurrrncs.-We regret t"
record an accident which resulted IN The
death Of a sou of Que of our citizens
George Ash, about ten years OF age, was
playing on "Wednesday evening, with an,
another lad by the name Of Clark on board
one of the vessels near the Exchange
dock, when they both accidentally iell over
board. Clark was rescued by the oiflcers
and crews of The ship Richmond, and
briggs Augusta und Clinton. Young Ash
sunk 10 rise no GQrc. lie was tho son o!
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Good.-A prisoner wEo had unexpcc-
tcdly been acquitted Of the chaIse for
which, he was arraigued before Judge
Bowiin, the Other day, upon being inform
ed that he was at liberty to go, turned TO
the jury, aud wish much feeling observed;
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Tetes and !Mefico.-lt does appear from the
tone of the New Orleans aud Texas papers.
,,a, Santa Anna us Chief Director. means To
make war apon Texas. This confirms us III
the opinions we have ever entertained, and so
often expressed as regards this trcaclIcrous saw
age monster The citizens OF Texas should
never again place the least confidence in his
prc,ensions of peace and friendship; and should
they again succeed in getting him into their
hands. let then, NEE, out to him the jus, pun
isimcn, which Misconduct deserves
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The Siorm.-We menlioaeh Yesterday
,la, the Steamboat Belle. bound 10 New
Haven, had been driven ashore during the
severe storm on Thursday night. When
the boat was uear Throg's Point, the storm
ragged with such violence that her COM
mandcr deemed il pruden, TO anchor
The Storm, however. increased, and the
boar dragged her anchors, and finally went
ashore on City Island. and soon filed with
wafer. The passengers were landed IN
safety, aud returned 10 this city Ir the
American Eagle. which was despatched
To their relief. The Belle is owned by
Captain Peck and s,.Gr ciIizens of New
York. and was purchased last spring for
S5U,000. and. it is said, she is not insured.
The following is communicated by a
passenger left New York at four
aud came to anchor under The lee of Harris
Island about six, on account of The viulence
OF the storm. About ten il was discover
ee that The anchor dragged. and il was
raised TO cast in new place. The cable
soon parted, as did that Of the second an
chor. The machinery was then set in
motion, but owing TO the violence Of the
wind md the roushuess Of the sea. the
iiller ropes gave way. aud the boot was
driven al The mercy OF the winds. g. went
ash're al half past tcu. She continued 10
withstand the most furious sea ever wit
messed until half past one. when she sprung
leak, aud soon filled with water.
During the whole time the Captain act
cd with great coourss and discretion. aud
the crew with pr"mptitmdc aud vGnr.-
". \. Com. 4dr. lSih INST.
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Teras and Franee.-lt is now ascerlnin-
ed tha, the difficulties tetween these ,wu
nations have not been removed. nntwiIh
standing the plausible remarks of Presi-
dent Lamar in his message TO the Texan
Congress. In reply to a poie from the
Texaa Charge d'Aliair- al Paris, dennu-
ding the recall Of Nj. De 7Saligny. The
French Government despatched an official
letter abounding in very severe language,
aud refusing positively TO accrdc to the
request. The conduct Of d.. De Saligny
was considered no, only jusii6ablc, hut ne
cessary aud much Indignation was ex-
pressed at The proceedings 6r the Texan
Cabinet. The French Goyernment con-
teuds that reparaion is due for the indis
mites TO which its representative was sub
jected.
The accession Of Gen. Houston 20 the
Presidency Of Texas, il is is,koughi. will be
the means oi bringing about an a'nicable
sestIcmeu, oithis difficulty.
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nc Army rreIP'o5FI nc occreTisy or
War stales that The whole number OF troops
now in the service Of the United States is ten
thousand six hundred and ninety four; to com.
plc,c the organization Of the Army on Its PR
sent basis eighteen hundred and thirty eight
recruits are wanted. During the past year the
whole number recnited was 1922. The increase
of two regiments TO The. Army is recommended.