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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
AN ACT TO RAISE SUPPLIES gFoR
THE YEAR COMMENCING IN OCTOBER, ]
on, THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND

AN ACT TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR
THE YEAR COMMENCING IN OCTOBER, j:
oNt THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND
FORTY FOUR. 81
BE .iI enacted, by HE Senate and House
of, Representatives, now met aud sitting
in General Assembly, and by the aulhori-,
" OF The same: That tag for the sums.
aud in the manner hereinafter mentioned
shall be raised and paid into the public
Treasury Of this Slate; rforthe use and
service thereof, that is TO say; thirty cents
advalorem on every hundred dollars of the
value OF all lands granted IN this Stale:
according 10 tho, existing classification
heretofore established; one halfcent per
acre on all land lying on The Calawha Ia
dian. boundary, TO 5e paid by eachigrantee
or lessee Of said Iudianr lands, rnlil other.
wise directed by law; 6fty-fye cents, per
head on. all Slaves. lwo dollars on; each
Free Negro, Mulalto and Mustizoe, be-
tween The ages Of filieen and fifty years,
except such as shall be clearly proved, to
the satisfaction of the Collector to be in
capable, fron mains, or otherwise, of oro-
viding livelihood. twenty-five, cents ad
valorem on every hundred dollars Of the
value Of all lois, lands and buildings, with
in any city, village Or borough, inclnding
all lois or portions Of land on which bull
dings may be erected, in the immediate
vicinity Of any city. ..lown or boroughin this
Stale; sixty. cenls. per hundred dollars on
facrorage, employment, faculties and pro
fessions, (~hether in the. e.profession oflaw
the profils be derived from costs or suit,
fees or other sources Of professional. in-
come, (ond on the amount Of commissions
received by VeGdue Masters and Commis-
sioDs Merchants, :[Clergymeu. Shoot
masters. Schoolmistresses, and Mechanics
excepted:J fifty five GEMS upon every
huadret!a doilars.worh Of goods wares and
lnerchandizes embracing all the articles
1 Of trade for sale barter. or exchange, (the
pruduetsT Of This Stale. and the unmanu-
/ !Iteured products of any Of be'Uni,ed
Staites,i or Territories thereof, excepted,)
Shich: any person shall use or employ as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

On the 19llI of December last, Thomas S.
Mays of Montgomery, Alabama, was elected
Judse6f the County Court of Montgomery
County over Benjamin Bibb, (Whig) incum.
bent. The.yote stood for Mays, 66, for Bib
81. Mr.. Mays was one Of tie Democratic
Electors. MIR Mays is native of Edse6eld
District; and was very lavorably knoh:h al this
place, where he once resided he has for
several years been citizen Of Alabama, and
was: lawyer of distinction and "a planter in
that State. y
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

At me Annual Communication or ihe
Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of
Soulh Carolina. neld at Charleston, on
Friday, 9th ull.. the following Brethren
were installed Grand Officers for the. en-
suing Masodiic year.:
,M. WEB. Irving, NJ. D., Grand Mas
ter. .s,; ir.. -. ~
R:W. j. c. Norris, Dcpu,s-Grand Mas
Ter.
v. W.T.. C. Barber, Senior Grand War.
den. ;. -.'l =
v. w. Al. E. Miller, gunior Grand Wat.
den. *; 5. ijs. n
w. J. H. Honour, Grand Treasurer.
w A. G. Mackey. NJ q, Grand Sec
retary. ~
W. H. S. Cohen, and w. S; J.,.Huii'
Senior Grand, ,Deacons: ~, -Ea
W.. B. Cakes, and w. S.Fraphford,
Junior Grand Deacons. "a. So ),
WV. G. ,Galewood, andiW. w. w.
.Kunhadt, Grand Stewards. = ip
W: w N. Levin, Grand Marshal.
w. T. r. Safer, Granl Poursnivan':
Brother Samuel Seyle, Grand Tyler
ECkas. Mercury.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

The Mayor of Charleston, in the name ofths
City Council and citizens, has invited James
K. Polk. President elect. 10 visit Charleston on
his way to Washington. and in the event
of his acceptance Of The invitation, the City
Council take all proper measures TO receive
and entertain him as The guest Of the City and
the Neck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

The Rev. Francis L. Torrey has recently
been convicted iniBaltimore. Of abductins cor-'
tain slaves. He has been sentenced to tile
Pnnitenliary. Aft punishment for such scoun.
dre!s. who preacI. murder in The name of phi-
lanthropy, and call stealing negroes spelling
! the Egyptians
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

4 Nouel Case The editor of the Lou
isville Couner mentions the case of a
yonng man named Joseph D Tiadile, Of
Indiana, who was burn deaf and dumb.
and who for The last eighteen months, has
been. attending the school ofRev. Robt.
r. Anderson, in Christian CO. Kentucky.
He now prononuces quite distinctly. can
read intelligbly, and is capable of making
any Of his wants known without reconrse
10 the slate. -.
The editor adds:-"We have 10 doubt
but he will be enabled by further applica.
ton to speak auenlly. MIR. Andersou's
school has beeu in operation for eight or
len years. and during that time, he has
taught number Of DUNN persons TO speak
Notwithstanding bis institution is almost
entirely uuknown, except in the imme
taIe neishborhoud in which it is located "
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

Come on .,oith yOur Hogs.-A drove or two
Of prime Hogs would bring fair price in this
market Make haste, Kenluckians, for the sea.
son will soon be over
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
From the Nashville Union.

1--WE have mol had one word Of conver
sation or consultation in any way with
Col. Polk about his Cabinet, or his prefe-
reaces between Messrs. Wrigh, and Cal
houn. What we say, therefore, we say
from our knowledge of the character Of
the mau. He will NOT permii himself 10
be enlangled in any scheme connected
with the succession. His sole aim will be
to administrator lbe Govern;nept prospe-
rously for four years. He will leave tho
succession entirely to- the people. ln
making up his cabinet. he will moi have
any regard TO the question Of the succession.
He will MOI not take sides between Messrs.
Calhoun aud Wright. Ee knows them
both to he men of splendid abilities, Of
sterling virtues; of sound democracy, and
of pure characters. But which of them,
or whether either of them, shall be his
successor, he will leave toihe sovereign
people. without, in the slightest degree.
undertaking 10 influence their choice. If
! Mr.. Calhoun should be retained in the
Cabinet. we, therefore. undertake 10 assert
thai such retention would. in no degree,
indcatelhe preference of Col. Polk for
him over Mr.. Wright, or any oher Demo-
crat. for the Presidency. Nor would Mr..
Calhoun's withdrawal from the Cabinet,
and theflling of his place by another, be
susceptible of construction going TO indi.
cate Col. Folks feelings or preferences.
although we speak entirely upon our
! own responsibility, We think We know the
President elect so we'll that we cannot mis-.
take his views. when we assert, that in
mak;ng his Cabiner, his selection will be
made exclusively with an eye to the sue
cess of lis own administration, and not in
smallest degree with an eye to helping
any particular friend 10 be bis successors.
Ifihere be Democratic cliques, as we have
seen stated, let these rliques learn al "nce
thai as such thew will never receive any
countenance fomthe President elect. His
Democracy is ofthat stamp which looks
to the prosperity Of The whole party and
the entire country. He has seen the fatal
consequences Of division in our ranks, and
his course will be taken with an eye to
harmony and union in our party. He
will not permit the selection of his Cabi-
ne, to be in any way connected with the
succession.
''The position Of the President elect is,
in many respects. extremely delicate ; but,
knowing his promptness, bis frmness, his
perseverance, and his ardent patriotism, a-
we do, we shall repose, will perfec, con-
| fdence, in the belief that his difficulties
will be dissippaled as he meets them, and
thai his administration will be elninenlly
successful in securing the prosperity ofthe
whole people, and in maintaining the high
character VI the Government"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

session according TO the order Of the
Court Of Common Pleas; anJ shall be
entitled, as compensation for their ser
vices, 10 the same Commissions as are
prescribed by The Act passed the twentieth
day Of December, in ,heyear 1928, for
regulating assignments of debtors.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

Thanksgiving Day-According to the Proc
lamalion of his Ezcellene5s:t tG;eSerner Aiken,
Thursday the ninth is set apart, as duydf.
thanksgiving, humiliation and prayer, fol. all
denominations Of Christians, and all other per-
sons ofwha.eyer sect or persuasion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

Origin Of Fruits.-Olives came from
Greece; cilrons from Medea; cherries from
the shores fihe Proponlis; figs from Mes
opotomia; chesnuts from Caslanea in Asia;
peaches from Persia; oranges from Tyre
plans from Syria; artichokes from Sicily;
apricos from Armenia; cabbages from
Cyprus; melons from Persia. ~ 1.,.ss'.'.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

.Maaumctming in Natchez, Miss.-The
Natchez Free Trader says that the cotton
manufaclory of which it has frequently
before spoken, has lately fallen in the
hands of Samuel II. McAlister, Esq,
who. is adding TO his buildings and making
valuable improvements in the machinery,
which will euable him TO supply The whole
country with coarse Negro clothing. bag
eing, twine, candle'wick,, linseys. jeans,
&c. He is now manufacturing IAN article
of cotton baggins out Of the refuse cotton.
such as is altogether .unmerchaitable,
which, for Strength, weight and durability,
is unsurpassed by the very bes, Kentucky
bagging. lie is also weaving. Of thesame
kind Of cotton, a very excellent article for
colton bags for pickeIs.--Chas. Patriot.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
wrDNEsDAH. JAsuAnr 8, 1915.
We toilI cling to the p iiiars fthe Temple Of
our Liberties ,and. II must fall, ,ciii Perish
amidsithe Ruins ~ Is,

% MIR. BENJAMIN F. CoRLEY is duly an.
tioriZed to collect Notes and Accounts due
this Office, IN this and the adjoining Districts.
We hope our friends will avail themselves Of
SO favorable an opportunity forliquidating their
spectiye amounts. sf,E..s y Z.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

We are requested to shy that The Rev, J. n.
CHLEs has removed to Edgefeld Court House,
and desires bis correspondents to address him
accordingly. ~. IS. <
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
Correspondent Of the Bali. Ameriean.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 IS44

Case Of Dorr,-This morning an epm,
was given in The case Of Thomas W.,Door.
vs.. Rhode islaud,' The Court decided
that they have no power to grau, The
hapeas corpus prayed for by Mr.. Door
through his Counsel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

The Rev. Mr.. Fairbanks and Miss Webster
were recently placed on trial at Lexington,
Kentucky, for stealing slaves from their own
ers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

Independent Maa-A. Head. Agent at Char,
lesion. .ajvertises :tha, an Independent Nail
viii 60 by the Wilmington line for all the
Northern cities, nfier the FIRST of January. s..
A. Holmes IS the Agent at Augusta, Ga. !. :. 2. 3
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

,Deaih of a Heteran of the PresS:-The
venerable Moses Dawson, of Cincinnati,
while sitting talking with friend on Mon.
day evening, was seized with apoplesy,
and inst .ntly expired. He was for many
years connected with The press Of that city.
Chas.. Pat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
From the Correspondence Of Charleston Patriot.
WASHINGTON. Dec. &c.

u
WAsHINGToN. Dec. 26.
Mr.. Holmes, of your city, offered fthe
following resolution; which was laid over
for one day.
Resolued, That it is The duty ofrhe u:
S. TO paw The claimants under The Mexi-'
can Commissioner. the several Instalme
which are due and withheld from said
claimanls, by the Mexican Government, or
take efficient sleps,.o compellpaymentfIom
Mexico.
When The resolution comes up, II will
give rise to a warm debate, as he whole
question of Mexican affairs will be invol-
we'd.
Mr.. BeIser moved to suspend The rules
for. the purpose of going into Committee
of the Whole on the Texas resolutions.
The motion failed, only SO voting in the
affirmative. This cannot he considered as
test vote. the refusal 10 go into Com
mitlee arising from the general disposition
to 60 inlo heavy debate before the ter
minalion of The holidays. The MadlsonIan
of The evening appears very sangulne on
The subject. 1t says there is a rumor in
the political circle, that The measure oil an
nexalion will be carried in one of The
Houses in few days, and that it will pass
the other House ou the 9th Of January.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

.Re,oards Of Enterprisc.-Ahou dozen
years ago, the brothers Chambers. Of Ed
inbutg, Scotland, were compositors in a
printing Office; now they are The proprie-
tors Of ore of the largest establishments of
The kind in the world. Their warehouses
are 50 extensive that the bindery alone
will accommodate some two hundred and
fifty persons, the buildings are eleven
stories in height; being situated on the side
ruf hill, Each floor is appropriated To a
particular branch Of the business; the
composilors' room, the press room, tt,e
stereotyping department, the binding,
l. .'ishiug, and the editorial rooms. The
circulation of Chambers ElIinburg Journal
is ninaly thousand weekly; lbir'een ,hou-
sand Of their. .Cyclopedia of English Lite
rature, and of their Educational Series
some fifty Thousand: The total quantity
of. f.pfiib,ed sheets ISSUED of their several
publications. was estimated at about seven
millions annually. .satu.. ~
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

Fife In Beaufort.-Aileuer from Beau:
fort $50. Cal dated Both u!e slates that
the store Of II. Siawson, Ir., in that plass,
was entirely destroyed by FIRE. nsSaiur-
day nighl.Iast, and ,hat sorapid. Was the
progressofthe fames, that nothing what.
ever was saved Tbe.dwellinghouse had
a barrow escape from. destruction. and is
supposedaohare sustained Injury TO The
amount Of abon. $500. Itis not knoHn
how the fire oiinginated. Mr. Siawson
is said-torha been insured.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
AN ACT TO INCREASE IHF CuMrENsa
r,oS or Ip,rn Avn PrT1r Iupnps

TION OF UKAND hNU LTTT.J UhUho.
| Be it enacted, by the Honorable The
Senate and House Of Representatives,
now met and siuiugin General Assembly
and Ly The authority ofrhe same, That
hereafter every Grand and Petit Juror,
entitled TO pay, shall. in addiIion TO th-
compensation now provided by law, res
ceive the further compensation o: len cents
per mile fur every mile he Is compelled to
rravel in going aud returning to and from
the Court House and the place OF his resi-
dence, which amount shall be charsed'eut
once for each term Of the Court.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

File Esghth of January.-ftiis is a memora.
Bile day in the annals of our country. Next
10 the fourth Of July, lz76, when oui ifaihc:s
severed the bonds which united us with the
mother country,it will be remembered in ali
future time, as,the proudest day in our national
history. Like the battle of Thcrmopyle, when
three hundred Spatids gloriously resisted
myriads Of harbarians, who invaded the Gre.
clan soil, the combat fought on: this day, viii
forever be sung in the strain Of the poet, and
commemorated on the page of.he historian.
On the eighth of January, 1915, General An-
drew Jackson, at the head ofiihe American
army. achieved oyer tIica British troops the
most signal victory which wasobtained ip the
late war, with England. With a militia caz,-
parutively raw and lundissipl this gallant
soldier completely routed tie. far famed in
viueib!e . forces Of Wellington which had
trumphed oveI the eyeteTanhgions Of Napole'
on, ihe coRaneioraf EUROPE. In lhe decisive
balils which was. fought ON This day, General
Jackson saved New Orleans from the pilase Of
a licentious British soldiery,s and rescued the
Southwestern boundary from foreign dqnainn-
,ion. Some of the great results which baye
followed the victory, are knoWn,ip slIrbas the.
final result will only be knowa to possriys
Perhaps the very form Of our Government and
the character Of alb our institutions depended
ON the issue which was made on this memora,
bte OCCASION Though bowed down with
the decrepitude Of years, and fast sinking into
the tomb, yet General J. survives honored BY his
countrymen,, and respected BY alIthe Gaendsof
liberty, throughout the world ..as
May he live to behold; the retnfn Of snd,her
anniversary, and ;conliane 10 defend with his
pen ashe formerly did with his sword, the in 3
dependence and the honar Of that country,
|jhe haseyer SO warmly cherished.
4 parry ofsix eight English travel
|lers has been .srresfed'at Baltimore. Their
object I'D visiting This country iw as lotake$
noies-ba. siheythsye been taken pp l.S
police e e
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

Tsras Lanas.-The. Texan Congress-
Of 1889 define the boundaries oftha' re:
public 10 comprise an extent of3l8OO0
souare miles, or 203 $50. acres. OF this
amuudt there has been granted by! the
Mexican government prior 70 the revolu.
tion. and confirmed by Texas since then,
SO, 81. 1867 acres. Since,that declaration
OF Independence. the government has
grained 5.597, 1856 acres, besides some
A ,393, ,974 acres as bounliesio to the soldiers
oftffe war. fothis isto be added an issue
Of land scrip to the amount of 100000
acres-and we have total of 81, ,40S ,6o3
acres disposed Of This would leave a
balance of'lS6, HI 1927 still upappropria
ted. a So u!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

The Bank Of Hamburg has declared q
dividen Of $1.50 per share on the capital
stock. payable Isl January being a. lhe
rate of 6 per cenpfor the last 6'mun,hss
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

Highly Important from Wnshington-
Prospects of an Immediate Annexation OF
Terds-beginaing of The Congressional
Ro,rs We have received by the last mail
some highly important Intelligence from
Washington, relative 10 the annexation Of
Texas. II now seems to be very proba-
BILE that the annexation will be eonsum.
mated in both Houses by joint resolution
in the course of next week
According to our most authentic intelli
gence, The joint resolution will incorporate
The two plans introduced by Weller. Of
Ohio, and Douglass, Of Illinois. This viii
be agreed upon by majority of the lower
house having in view the prospective as
sentof The Senate.
These TWO plans are briefly as follows !:
Weller's avoids The division of the territory
inlo free aud slavo sections, and also the
question of boundary, both of which are
to be left to commissioners. D6uglass's
plan is based upon The LduisiaIa Treaty Of
1902, thus assuming thai Texas was then
annexed 10 The United Stales, and that as
tile inhabitants Of that Republic have ex
pressed their Willingness TO become re-
annexed, lher ought. in accordance with
that Treaty. 10 be admitted into this Union.
Il also assumes, ,.that as Mexico, by a rev
oluli6n, has become independent Of Spain.
since the treaty Of 1919, by which Texas
was ceded to the SPaliards, and as Texas
alsn, by revolution, has Withdrawn herself
from Mexico. she has The same right TO be
come annexed to The United States that
Mexico has TO recognize the independence
of Texas.
These views, thus embraced, are also
the views of General jackson and The
President elect, and it is now pretty GER
tain, from the indications at Washington.
that 10 a few days they will pass both
houses Of Congress in joint resola'ion-N.
Y. Herald,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

NoLDeud. editor of the Grand
Gulf Advertiser is informed by a gentle
man direet from Texas. thai John A..
Murrel, the notorious Land Pirate, is
iioldead, as has besn reported throughout
the newspapers Of The cohnlry. The in
formant states that Murrel has purchased
a small from on The Sabine river in Texas.
is residing on ,and cHl'iyating it, and is
considered to be a reformed maii.-N o.
Picayuhe 23d uit.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

JuaiciaL Decision. time ago, d
slave escaped from Kentucky 10 Ohio.
lie was. pursued and oyerlaken. Some of
The Ohio aboliionlsts proposed 10 buy him.
His master atceded 10 their proposition
and look their bond for SSU0 Sabse-
quently The rascals refused payment, al
Ieging that, ID the contemplation of The
laws ofOhio, they had received no con-
sideralion. The case came recently be,
fore the supreme ceurt of C!hlIico,he, aud
The court decided that The Kentuckiad. .Mas
entitled 10 his money. The editor oithe
abolition paper; at Cincinnati calls this a
remarkable decision" and is dreadfully
shocked al it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08
From the Charleston Observer.

The aggregate number of Ministers in
the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia
is lis, of Licenlialies 25, aud Of Churches
I9l, Twon the Ministers are Presidents,
aud two Professors in Eolleges-lwo Pro-
lessons in our Theological Seminary --6r-
in the foreign held,-and six or seven
others unable 10 preach in consequence oI
advanced age or bodily in6rtnity. Ofthr
Ministers and LicenIiates in Ibis field there
are nearly l30 who are physically able 10
endure hardness as good soldiers Of Jesus
Christ, and perhaps as willing as any
equal number of Ministers 10 spend and be
spent in his service. But many of the
churches are feeble. consisting only Of a
few mcmbers, and lhose-not able 10 sup
port Minister even where two.or three
of them are united. The Consequence is
that numbero( our Ministers are under
the necessity Of teaching, or Of attending
in part to some other avocation, that they
may support themselves, and give, as they
are a5le. nearly or quite gratuitous ser-
vice 10 The church. The number Of min
isers in The Synod jus, the same as in
1887, Meanwhile II OF those who then
composed The Synod have died, % have
been removed to other Synods and ] 5 are
not .npw itt cenhectiun with our Synod, a
part oEwh6in are sill ,bouring as(ormer
ly within this field. While therefore, the
clerical members oflhe Synod remaiuclhe
same in number as they did seven years
ago, firy.four have been added, Chiefly ol
those whom death and other causes have
removed. In this week Of years the in
crease, of our Churches has only been l6.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

We are indebted TO the Hon. a: Burt for
various public documents.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-08

s.Delfa Webster; charged with aiding and
sbettinss in The abduction Of q slave, was
tried a. Lexington, Ky.I found. guilty.
and sentenced 70 two years imprisonment
in HE penitentiary.