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the amount Of capital and property invest
ed. On $4,000, the license is twenty dol
lars, and for each additional 1000 Of capi.
tai, the tax is increased four dollars. On
innkeepers the tax is fixed 4 ten dollars on
a capital Of $4,000, and fSasdoliars addi-
tional for every $1,000 mores, Il is also pro-
vided that no city, town or county, shall
levy a greater amount Of license than is al
lowed to be levied by the State according
to the provisions Of this act.
INSANE se
1t is known that the LsgisIaturs'cf IS47,
made an appropriation to erect an Asylum
for the insane. Owing to some i~nformality
the money could not Be drawn from the
treasury, and nothing was done in the premi.
SEES until since the adjournment of the last
Legislature. By the liberality of the citi-
zens of Galloway, the Asylum is located at
Fulton, and the building is now in progress
OF construction. The acts of the last Leg.
stature are principally in relation to the
duties of the superintendent, contractors,
Sc. They also prescribe regulations for
the collection and disbursement of the do
nations Of individuals, and require that the
building shall be finished for the amounts sp-
propriated and donated. o. A.
Personal Traits gf Hon. John C. Cal
houn.-Less is probably known to the pub
lie of the personole of the great exponent
of South Carolina opinion, than of any 9th
or Of our eminent statesmen. A number of
facts in reference to his personaIhabits, &c +,
have recently been disclosed, which will
prove Of interest to our readers. The fami-
ly Of the Senator consists of Mrs. Calhoun
aud .svon children. .0f these, one son il a
planter in Alabama the next a csp,-;~ n
the army at N. Orleans,-the eldest daugh-
ter is in Europe, wife Of our charge at Bel
gium. Of the three sons at home, one is q
physician, the others are young men Of 20
and l8. Mr.. Calhoun has upon lis table
everything Of Southern production, but is
himself a spare eater. The view from his
house commands distant Mountain ranges,
40 and 60 miles au ay. His study is 90 feet
south Of his mansion, has but one room and
one door. His library is not large, but
choice, and most of the books relate to the
Union and her interests. The key Of this
building he keeps always under his immedi-
ate control when at home. No one enters
it but himself, unless he is there.
His house stands on the Seneca river, 1000
feet above the level Of the sea, and 200 .fe Ell
above the river. There are perhaps 70 OF
80 negroes on and about the place. The
largest part of his negroes are III Alabama,
where he own a large cotton plantation, un-
der the management Of his eldest son. Mr..
Calhoun has a peculiar manner Of Itching,
drainage, and planting. of such utility tina;
his neighbors regard his as a model fnrmD
His crops are represented asfar before those
of any other cultivator in that region Of
country. His farm is known as Fort Hill,
from q fort which once stood there in the
time of the revolutionary war. MI. Cal
houn's habits are very regular. He rises
at a or 5 o'clock-exercises on,herseback,
or in a long walk over the farm for an hour;
whites until breakfast at 8, and, after break
fast, is busy in his library until ! or On
Friday, which is mail day, hSrides to The
village. His newspapers, Of which large
numbers are sent to him, are spread in the
hall for the use Of his visitors. He 10 very
hospitable, is a great lion even in the very
neighborhood Of his own house, and in all
the relations Of private life, is a most esti.
mable, upright, and honorable man.
Confidence in yoar Mother.--To the
daughter we would say, that no favorite car
love you with en- affe ction so disinterestef
as your mother. Deceive her, and youi
feet will slide in due time. How many
thoughtless daughters receive addresses a.
gainst the wishLof their parents, receive
them Gland stinsly, give their hsndin mar
riage, and thus dig the g~raysof their earth
" happiness. He who would persuade yn'
to deceive your parents. proves hitns'lf II
that very deed, unworthy ofyour coonfdenee
, If you we'd him, you will speedily realise
what yon have lost. You viii have e&cla6g
ed q s~ympa,hizing friend. sndseusbie, jtfda
cious councelIor, for aselfsh, anfeeli1g CON
panion, eyer seeking his ownl seoommoda
ton and his own pleasuES--nsslscsing yo'
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