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Election Notice.

In pursuance of the provisions Of ,fIIe Acts
OF the General assembly IN such cases made
and provided There will be an Election
held at tho usual places Of Elections for Clar,
end6n county, Sumter District, on 1fondaA
the 18th day Of March next, for Tar Collees.
or for said county. TO fll the vacancy ecca.
stoned by the REMOVAL from Sumter District,
Of the lats incumbent sls5s, & 81
! !, J. D. JONES, &. q =. S.
Office of Com. Pleas,
e Sum. Dist. Feb. "a, 164S ls If
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N!oNTGoMERY. lAL.Al,.1 JaN. aIsk TEE!

$500 rLI.l xtsf Is4k
d s Queen I bsiiahl, Ss Y,
tention in this place; and We ffiink it osifS IL
cessaIy that II should be attaif,nbje Ia rsndar
1t very saleable. = q q q I. & q s. Reiosr s1S
win give you q few linea from Dr. Berney A.
refiecting the opinion of the progessicf, 6are
Of the merits Of fthe pfeparat Ion, III. B isx
PhyPieian OF large practice and extsna.dI dIa.
jputation, and whose recomiuenda asy.iSih
go far to axtead the sale oft tvotir MI dinh,ssE
yon can send us q lot ID the care 81 q. 81 a.
Mobile, A s.5: ssS:
Respectfully, .sSs Is
Ss JENNINGS g. IhFTEI, DRUGGISTS.
Milf. M. EPPlNo: Il .sssst slss 81
SHrI am pleased to discover from z stfnas nd
accompanying letter Of Messrs. JehnfnsslN
Galley, that they have applied 10 yon for aIs
agency for the sale .oi yoar preparation sof
styimgia. II would sbe, 4 am persnaiea.
greatly to your interest To- establishi an Aeans
Gy here, and should you determine To- .doso,,
Jennings g. Cafee would do as well for yon
as any house in this place. ieY ara lsanon-
sible and clever gentlemen iweil known i,
the community as such, and you swyotild ron.
fer favor upon the faculty generally, as well
as the people, if You would place Us IN nos.
session Of your preparation. I have ever
been pleased with the Stylingia IN tha treat
ment Of certain affections, having tirst yeceiy.
ed an acquaintance with its remedial pronss..
ties, years since, from my friend and praesa.
tor DR. Thoe simons. ii your city.. Fl rs, {
whom would refer You, i + though nsees-.
!sary. s: vi
Respectfully -
, , /, EsBERNEY;M. D."
s Iipublish the above letters to still fnr4be
safety the public Of the yalue Of my prcpsrp..
ton Of Sarsaparilla and Qneens Defiohf.
The last one shows conclnsiyeIy how Il is
estimated by the more ightened porto Of
the Medical profession, and meets efeaanailv.
the sneers, &c, &c, Of soma 81 our wotlid s.
great Doctors who try to put 1t down. VIM
iBecause II has been the means Of relieving
and curing people lwhirk they had treaseti ia
vain for years. ss ssS s;SgSs
- T. NJ. EPPING, Chemist and Druggist.
Feb. %, IS M n fs's=ls,: -:
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
All persons indebted to d. Solomona, deed.
are requested to como forward and make
payment, as the subscriber is desirous Of set
tling UP bis business.. &, & ], ss.'s;
R. SOI.0MONs, Admr.r.
Feb. 16 Is q
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Notice 90 yVOrkInen.

Notice 20 yYorklnen.
The Commissioners of Public Buildings
for Sumter District. will receive sealed Pro.
posals to make additions aud alterations ia
the Court House. until the 9th Of March
next. ). q, n III 80 !.
The plan and specifications may be seen
at the office of VIM. Haynsworth, secretary
OF the Board, to whom Proposals must be
BY order of the Board, Sss
VIM. -HAYNSWORTH, Sec'y.
Feb. Id. le46. Z, 4. l9 e.
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NOTICE.

have appointed Major William E. Rich.
ardson my Attorney, Immediately to bring to
a close and settle up all matters and things
pertaining to my late SheriHalty of Sumter
District: and request all lpersods concerned
to take notice hereof Ii95s & :-5-s
All persons indebted to me are requested
TO make Immediate payment to nv said At
torney: and those having demands against
me, are requested to present them to him
without delay. 33s.4 35,s. &
THOS. J. WILDER.
Feb. II, ls49. I6 If.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

CEN TAYLOR'S LETTER TOTHE INDIE
PENDENT TAYLOR PARTY OF MA
RYLAND.
In another column. We give the extraordi-
nary letter of the General "who shrinks from
no responsibility" to the Independent Taylor
party of Maryland. The Charleston Merc1ry
thus comments upon it:
This much talked of document, which did
such fatal execution upon the Independent
Taylor Party of Maryland, and which, from
the secrecy of IFS blow, seemed TO have some
what of the dread mystery of the assassin's
blade, has at length been drawn from the BIZ
ding place 10 which the caution of its author
had consigned it, and the public are now al
lowed, IN holding an inquest over the defunct
body OF that political organization, to bring in
evidence the actual weapon by which it was
done to death. 1t was in truth poser, and
we can very we'll understand how lis touch
should have scared the life out of them. II
took from them at once the food, light, and
air of existence; and if they had not had the
honesty to die outright under such universal
privation, it is manifest that they would have
been reduced to so shadowy and lmpalpable a
condition, that they could. at the. very best
have passed only for the ghost of party
But they were prudent men, these Maryland
Independent Taylor folks, who lad not pass
ed that happy era alluded to by Macbeth-the
! time
"When that the brains were out the man would die,
and so they civlly and quietly kicked over.
There is only one mystery in this letter Of
Gen. Taylor, and that is a very curious one
| We allude not to his desire TO suppress the let
ter, but the reasoa that he gives for it.. The
former was quite natural, considering the live
ly satisfaction he has since expressed. in fin
gering the honey from the various little indie.
pendent Taylor bee-hiyes throughout the coun
try but as the press has been streaming with
his letters written 10 any body, and every bo
dy, from the time when he was first Spoken
of for the Presidency, the strong aversion
which he expresses here for the notoriety Of
newspaper publication, strikes us as an ex
ceedingly interesting psychological phenome'
non. From the entire absence of any such
caution in all his other letters, we have indeed
inferred that he was rather fond of seeing his
name in print, and we are not quite certain
now, that he did not make mistake, and as
| sign the wrong reason for desiring 10 put this
particular light under bushel for the exclu
sive benefit of the party within-ths vesse
being in Maryland, as IN other places, the
common measure Of those small quantltle;
known in political arithmetic as Independent
Taylor Parties.
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MIR. CLAY.

A letter from Mr.. Clay, TO Thos. G. Clarke,
Esq, of Hanover County, Va, will be found
in another column. 1t explains itself 1t will
be noticed that the name of Gen. Taylor does
not appear in the whole letter. Nor does Mr.
Clay say, throughout the whole of his epis-
tie, that he will vote for OF support Gen. Tay-
lor. The most he does say is, that he himself
will not consent to run, and that be submits te
the decision of the National Convention. This
is cold comfort, we should think, for General
Taylor and his friends. Mr.. Clay is evident
ly sore, under the treatment of the Philadel-
phia 6 Slaughter House, but he feels in hon.
or bound not to oppose its nominee. We should
Judge that be is not u very strong Taylor man.
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Prom the Baltimore Sun Of Friday
GEN. TAYLOR'S LETTER TO THE INDIE
PENDENT TAYLOR PARTY OF MARY
LAND,

GEN. TAYLOR'S LETTER TO THE INDIE.
PENDENT TAYLOR PARTY OF MARY.
LAND.
The Patriot of yesterday afternoon, contains
the following letter from Gen. TAYLOR, to a
committee of the late Independent Taylor par
ty of Maryland, which was presented TO the
Convention of that party, held in this city in
July last, but which was withheld from pub
!icaton in accordance with a request from
Gen. Taylor, contained in the letter. The
convention, it will be remembered, placed this
letter in the hands of VIM. H. Collins. Eso.
with instructions to furnish copy for publ
cation, whenever Gen. Taylor, or any OF
his authorized friends, shall ask for the same
for that purpose" The Hon Reverdy John
son, having received letter from Gen. Tay-
lor, authorizing him at his discretion to call
for this letter, it has been delivered 10 him bv
Mr.. Collins, and Mr. gives the following
reason for its publication:
"The failure heretofore to give the letter Ia
the public, because of request to that effect
from the General himself, unexplained by his
motive for making It, has, with some, given
rise 10 suspicious that il contained matter de-
rogatory to his frankness and integrity. These
deem it due 10 him to have dispelled, and |
knew no mode so certain to accomplish it, as
giving the letter ITSELF
BATON RoUGE, La, June Goth, 1848
Gentlemen have the honor 10 acknow-
ledge the receipt of your polite communica-
ton of the 18th instant, calling my attention
to certain statements, relative to my position
before the country as a candidate for the Pre-
sidency, which are represented TO have been
made, in the Wing National Convention, re-
Gently held in Philadelphia, pending the ac-
ton of that body, by Judge Saunders, of Lou
isiana, in the name of the delegation from that
State and requesting to be Informed whether
such statements were made by my authority.
| have to inform you in reply that, on their
way to that Convention, Judges Winchester
and Saunders, of the Louisiana Delegation-
who have been for many years my personal
friends and neighbOrs-wrOte to me, request
ing my views, before the meeting of the Con-
vention, as to the course desired my friends
to pursue in that body. In two communica-
tons addressed 10 them in reply, Informed
them in substance that, at my distance from
the scene, it would be quite impossible for Inc
TO give any specific instructions upon the sub.
Ject; that many questions or contingencies
might arise during the action of the Conyen-
ton, the character of which could not fore
tell, and that they must. therefore, assume the
responsibility of acting for me that felt my
honor and interest safe in their hands, and that
whatever they should see fit to do, [ would
most cordially approve
| substantially Informed them, farther, that
unless they should discover an evident dlspo-
sition to treat me unfairly,-which | had nc
reason for supposing would be the case,-l
thought that my friends. should go into the
Convention, as they had been selected by Their
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

Kentucky-Ex-Go Governor Letcher, OF k
lucky, made speech at Indianapolis CD .
9th inst. Speaking of his speech, the lndA
State Journal says: eve are highly pleas
with his remarks in relation to fee S5Fsfy
question. He said it is only the ultraNsA!@
the extreme South who desired the extensN
of Slavery, and those men are the suppo1
of Gen. Cass. Kentucky did not desire
extension. The people of Kentucky wa
soon hold a Convention to amend her Con-
tuition, and would provide in it, some plan
the gradual emancipation of Slavery in t
State. He would leave such questions as q
organization of more Territories, to the pee.
through their Representatives in CongrS'
Should this question of Slavery become /"
test between Free and Slave States, then, "
Fillmore as Vice President, the Free 81
were safe, because of his casting vote as
sident of the Senate.''
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

Major General Gaines, we learn FROM
New York Day Book, was to leave that cir
on Wednesday afternoon, to take up his s.
ton at Baltimore, in conformity with the
cent general orders of the President, fxM,
that place the headquarters of his preseDtc
mand. The Day Book says He VIII
one day in Philadelphia, and will arriwi
Baltimore probably on Saturday. He sr
companied by his aid-de-camp, Capt. PaE
H. Calhoun, son of Hon. John c. Calhoun
Mrs. Gaines and family remain for iewa
longer in this city.--BaH. SIN.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

FoREIGN PER1oD1CALs.-The American pub
fishers, Leonard Scott & Co., have placed up
gust, the Westminster and Edinburgh Reviews
and London Quarterly for July. Also, Black.
woods Magazine, (seveTal copies)
Also, work called France, its King, Cour
and Government, written by Gen. LEWIS CAss
during his diplomatic residence at the French
Court.
The above works may all be had at tn;
Book Store of MIR. L. H Pierce, on Marke
Street
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29
ILLINOIS

There were IS members Of the lower Hon
to elect this year, of which the Democraisa
ry 50, the Wings %, Democratic majori7.
30, or more than the Wings have eleo
members. The Senate stands 18 DemOcr
to 7 Wings; Democratic majority II, o.
more than the Wings have Senators. OIL
100 members of both Houses, the Democs
have 70, giving them majority Of tonyo
joint ballot. In two of the Congress dstrc
the lst and 5th, there was no Wing ON@
ton. The Democrats carry :hree out OF 10
other four districts, and the aggregate DEM
cratic majority in these four districts is oy,
5000. Add TO this the conceded Denocrah
majority in the two non-contested GsGN'
and it will oyerrun trelve thousand. IL
figure will be exceeded in November by 1n
sands,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29
FUNNY.

The Wings are particularly wratky against
the Democratic ofice-hoIders. Now it seems
to us that this is quite an amusing idea. The
people wont let the Wings get into Office, and
thew are mad, stark mad, g therefore' We
" pray YOU" if the Wings were to succeed in
electing Old lack, would they have the same
horror of Office and office-holders that is now
beIched forth at all their public meetings We
rather think they would be as yoracious attel
little of the nasty Treasury pay as hungry
calf would be after its mother. The people
however, wont give them chance, and thu
is what puts them out so.
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DISCUSSION IN DuPLlN.

The lateness of the hour at which we got
home, precludes us from giving an extended
account of the discussion which took place at
Dublin Courthouse on Tuesday last, between
Messrs. Washington, Wing Elector, and Ste
venson, Democratic Elector, for the 4th Flee
toral District.
The discussion commenced at 3 o'clock IN
the afternoon. Mr.. Stevenson opened IN
speech of about an hour and half, in mas
terly exposition of the principles OF the Dell-
ocratic party, whose exponent he was on That
occasion. We had never before had the pleasure
Of hearing Mr. Stevenson speak. Wewere much
ed with his effort and so were the Democrats
of DupIin County. II was an able, honest
and eloquent speech, addressed TO the intelli-
gence and reason of his audience He spoke
of the great Democratic party as standing or
the same old platform of principles upon which
it had always stood. He placed before them
in eloquent and manly terms, the principles o.
the party, and asked the good old Democrats
OF Duplin County, if there was any reason
nor why they should reject those principle:
in order 10 support party whose candidate
has no principles for the public eye, save his
opposition 10 the exercise of the veto power
He held up to the public eye Gen. Taylor's
utter refusal 10 declare what his political prin-
cipIes are, and told his audience that when his
opponent came to reply, he would not speak
of single principle which, in days of yore
was held by the modern Wing party. But
we have no time for even an outline oil
Mr.. Stevenson's speech. Mr.. Washington
replied in a speech of about an hour and a
quarter, but did not, during all that time, as
Mr.. Stevenson had predicted, allude to any
principles or measures held or advocated by
the party whose organ he was. 1t is true,
Mr.. Washington told quite number Of funny
anecdotes; indeed his speech was for the most
part, made up OF anecdotes, calculated TO amuse
the crowd, and lead his audience off from the
issues made by Mr. Stevenson. Mr. W., like
all Wing orators, dwelt long and eloquently
upon Gen. TayIor's military glory-upon the
battles he had fought and won-as if there
was any Democrat who is not willing 10 &C
cord him all the high praise he merits as a
military chieftain. We did not think thai
Mr.. Washington's speech had the slightes
effect upon the audience. His sole objec
seemed TO be TO do away with the impression
made by the home-thrusts made upon Wing
gerry by Mr., Stevenson not by argument and
reason, but by telling funny anecdotes, at which
he is capital hand
Mr.. Stevenson rejoinded very briefly, anG
Mr.. Washington replied in few words, ant
here the discussion ended.
In closing, we have only to say, that the
the Democrats of Duplin county were PROUD
of the manner in which their standard wa:
borne by the gallant Stevenson.
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acquisition of territory 10 the west and south
involves difficulties of an internal nature,
which menace the Union itself. When
we meet in Abemarle, we will communicate
further on this subject.
With respect and sincere regard, yours,
JAMES MONROE
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29
Extract ola letter. dated

CLINIUN, N. e., SEPT 2Ist, 184S.
The political horizon never was brighter
The Clay meeting in New York is damper
upon the Taylorites John NJ Bolts letter
should be put up al every Cross Road for THEN
benefit. The Feds are making desperate eff.
fort in this County. There has come, within
my knowledge, from 500 to 1000 Federal
speeches TO this County within 10 days.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

MEETING AT SOUTH WASHINGTON.
The Democrats of South Washington will
hold public meeting on Saturday, the 9TH OF
October, for the purpose of forming a Cass
and Butler Club. Some speaking may be ex-
pected.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29
GEORGIA We clip the following paragraph

from the augusta Constitutionalist:
AS regards the State, we would advise the doc
nmentary committee not to wager on their infor
nation Taylor and Fillmore, stand about as
much chance in Georgia, as Cass ard Butler will
iii Vermont. Georgia is certain for the Demo
cratic Nominees, by larger majority than was
cast for our able President Polk. Our correspon
dent rely on this information.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

0a-Our absence from home du ring most of
the present week, will account for the non
notice OF seVerai little mat tiers that we find in
our Wing exchanges. We shall make up for
lost time; they may Be sure ofthat.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29
Democratic Electoral Ticket,
DEmOCRATTC MEETING.

We are requested to give notice that tnere
will be meeting of the Democrats oil Ne"
Hanover County, at Long Creek Bridge, on
Saturday, the 3Oth instant. William s. Ashe
and other speakers will be present, and ad-
dress the meeting A large and enthusiastic
turn out of the Democracy, it is hoped, will
take place on that occasion.
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From the Montpelier Pstri
VERMONT.

THE ELEcTIoN.-,Our tables show as nr1
of the results of the late election as we p,
BILE to obtain. The Senate and House !,
complete but so far as the members BIB
Houses are concerned II - ;-~r ~~-'N-'v W.
an estimate that VIII stand the test of a NJ
im the General Assembly.
There is no election of State officer :,
no election of members of Congress in ID
Sd, and 18th districts Mr.. Henry NAV b,
lected in the LIST district.
This result in a strong Wing State-ths
cond in the Union in 1910, and triumph
one in 1844-is anything but encoJragng
Gen. Taylor's friends. No election Of s.
officers; no election of members of COngr
in two of their strong districts, and poss.
in all doubtful Legislature, and a wrelJ
showing on Governor, is bad enough for
federal Vermont; and the question is a
one to put: If Gen. Taylor can't run in
mont, where can he run?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29
GENERAL CASS.

Gen. Shields, in recent speech, paid the
following high and just tribute 10 the charac-
ter and qualifications of the standard bearer OF
the Democratic party -
{" Gen. Cass has been soldier, and brave
one. He has been diplomatist, and truer
American America never had. His unpardon
able sin in the eyes OF the Wings is, that he
dared, while Minister to France, TO oppose
Great Britain and her kingly allies in defeat.
ing the Quintuple Treaty-that in many ways
he has checked her grasping power and hum.
bled her ambitious pride. Iquote the language
OF the great in all nations, when say that ne
other man could have defeated the allied pow
ers TO that Infamous treaty but Gen Cass As
dipIomatst, every American ought to fee
a just pride in him, and every true-heartcd A.
merican does. He was cabinet adviser in
the councils of that great man, Gen. Jackson
who never made a mistake in his selections
and none stood higher in his estimation than
Gen. Cass. AS a Senator in that learned and
most dignifed body-a body which has moi
its equal for talent on the face of the earth-l
quote the language of Daniel Webster in say.
ing, that Gen Cass, for sound and varied learn.
ing, has not his equal there"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

Judge Lafayette Saunders, of Clinton, LOUISE
ana, died at the Red Sulphur Springs in Virginia
on the 18th ult. He was the delegate to the
Philadelphia Convention, and was the organ Of
Gen. Taylor's views on that occasion. We I'M
derstand he was brother of the Hon. Romulus M.
Saunders, of this State at present Minister to
Spain,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

N oTA BENA.-Gen. Taylor, in his Allison
letter No. 2, announces that his political
epistoIary correspondence is at an end; and
still, although in that very letter he has bid
high for northern support, there is not single
word from which the South can infer. that he is
with it on the slavery question:. Is this not
passing strange, that Gen. Taylor should so
studiously, throughout his whole series of let
tiers, avoid giving his Southern friends even
an intimation, however distant, that he is their
friend on this great question. He endorses
Willard Fillmore's abolitlonism, and says not
a word from which the inference can be drawn
that he is with the South on the slavery ques-
ton. Mark this, people of North Carolina.
SECRETARY WALKER-The distinguished
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Walker, has
been rendered public dinner by the merchants
of the city of New York, without distinction
of party, but has declined the honor.
GE-J. M. Calhoun, son of Hon. John {.
Calhoun, has taken the stump for Cass and
Butler.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

o1-We cannot afford TO conduct a political
discussion with a paper that cannot refrain
from personalities. We therefore must de-
cline noticing in any way what is said about
the Journal in the Wilmington Commercial.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-29

CONSISTENCY IS A JEwEL-Gen. Taylor, in
his letter to DR.. Delony, says" fully COIN
eide with you in opinion that it is right
inherent in every freeman to possess himself
of the political principles and opinions OF those
in whose hands The administration of the Gov
eminent may be placed The same General
TAYLOR, in his letter to Mr.. McConkey, of
Cincinnati, says Sc have laid it down as a
principle not to give my opinions upon, or
PREJUDICE in any way, the various questions of
policy now at issue between the political par
ties of the country" Delightful specimen of
consistency, is it not He will and he wont
he shall and he shan't general Taylor
never surrenders''