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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-12-25
WASHINGTON, Dec. 90.

The Senate was not in session to-day.
HousE.-Mr. Potter moved that the
House resolve itselfinto committee of the
whole, which was negatived; but the House
. subsequently resolved itself into COM
,isnittee Of the whole, when various revolu-
IL tionary claims were taken up.
osors A bill for granting the right Of way
through the States Of Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio, was then introduced and read first
= and second time. 4 W
q The House adjourned till Monday after
ordering communication from the COM
missioner on public bulldogs to be printed.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Charleston News contains sketch
Of Governor Seabrooks' speech, in re-
viewing the militia Of the State, assembled
at Columbia. While he regards disunion
as "inevitable," he emphatically opposes
separate State action for the present
This official exposition but strengthens the
belief that South Carolina will not take
the rash, mad leap into disunion, reckless
Of the united opposition of all the other
Southern States. A late letter from Charles
ton, to the editors of the Fayetteville (N.
CO Observer, also says:
"Our Legislature will be more moderate
than was feared when it began its session.
Separate State action, which was openly
avowed as the proper course for us, is
noic abandoned. | shall be glad if no
hasty or incorporate measure be adopted
at Columbia, and am inclined to think
there will be good sense enough there to
enable us to pass this crisis without vio-
lence."
Hon. r. B. Rhett has been elected U. s..
Senator from South Carolina.
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1854

Thus it will be seen that in the last ten
years Monroe county has increased 9,841
or 53 per cent.
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GIVE are really unable to give the
doings of the Constitutional Convention ,as
we find no reports in our exchanges ex-
cept the official proceedings, and they are
several days behind.
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CENSUS OF MONROE COUNTY.

We have at length received full returns
from the several Assistant Marshals in this
county, which we give below, together with
the population of 1910. The townships
last heard from (Sunsbury and Switzerland
have not increased in as great ratio as
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-12-25

Texas BOUNDARY BILL.-The WASH
ington Republic publishes the proclama-
tlon of President Fillmore, announcing the
acceptance by the State Of Texas of the
Boundary Bill, passed at the last session
of Congress, declaring said act to be now
in full force, and that the State OF Texas
is .'bound by the terms thereof, according
to their true import and meaning"
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FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

FROM THE CAFE OF GUOD HOPE.
News from the Cape of Good Hope to
October esd, was brought by the brig
Sacramento, which arrived at New York:
There was some apprehension along
the frontier of another kafr war, and the
Kafir servants were all leaving the settle
ments for Kafrland in obedience to the
order of native prophet, who had sum.
moned a meeting Of Kafirs on certain
day, and requested them to bring their
guns in order to have them charmed, to
make them effective against the colonists.
The Governor Of the colony had started
for the disaffected district, and it was
thought his presence there would have a
beneficial effect upon the Kafrs.
The City-town papers are filled with
reports of meetings upon the subject now
agitating the people of the Colony, viz:
the right to meet together in the persons Of
the Representatives for the purpose OF
taking the management of their affairs in
to their own hands, and messengers have
been despatched to the Home Government
to press the matter.
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THE ANTI-PAPAL MOVEMENT IN ENG.
LAND is the main subject of comment in
the English papers. London had added
to its already numerous foronunciamemtos,
during the week ending Nov. 30th, by a
great outburst at Guildhall Scotland is
also stirring. Resolutions, denouncing
the Pope as the man of sin, were passed
in the General Assembly in the Scottish
capital with reclamation. 1t has been
announced officially that her Majesty re-
ceives with very great satisfaction all ad-
dresses presented to her against the late
bull of the Pope. Mr.. Hume, liberal
member of parliament, ridicules the idea
of the clergy of the Church of England
pretending to be alarmed at the proceed
ings of the Catholics, and declares that
the Church has much more to fear from
the Anti-State Church Societies, whom this
movement will strengthen, than from the
Pope's bull
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. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10

SENArE.-A large number of bills were
introduced and reported, Of no general
interest.
7ege HoUsE.-The House has to-day again
been occupied in the discussion of the bill
= for the modification of postage; to which
various amendments were proposed, hay
ing principally in view the transmission
p Of newspapers free Of postage, distance
Of twenty miles, throughout the county in
which they are published, or in Congress
sional districts.
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The steward, trustees and leaders of the
First M. E. Church in Williamsburg, N.
Y, on Thanksgiving day, in answer to
the "higher law" preachers, adopted Nov.
12, passed the following resolutions:
"That the aforesaid ministers have vol.
unteered an act of supererogation for the
guidance and direction of the people,
which is as unacceptable to them as it is
derogatory 10 the character of those who
offered it; that when the ministers of the
Gospel lay aside the sacredness of their
calling, and enter the arena of politics,
they forfeit the respect which the world
and the church cheerfully accord to their
profession, and level themselves to the
standing of political demagogues; and
that while we recognize in its fullest ex-
tent the undispu.ed right of individual
opinion in all matters, both ecclesiastical
and civil, yet we feel ourselves called upon
to condemn in the strongest terms any
and every interference by the ministry Of
the Gospel in all matters which are purely
POLITICAL believing that every such inter.
ference will prove TO be as prejudicial to
the interests OF the church, as we know
them to be at variance with the teachings
of Him who commands us to "Render
unto Caesar the things which are Caesars,
and unto God the things that are Gods"
They also. voted thanks 10 the Rev.
DR.. Peck, editor of the Christian Advo-
cate, who, from prudential motives, de-
clined 10 publish the proceedings of the
aforesaid ministers meeting, believing that
the promulgation Of their proceedings
would be productive of much evil and Of
no good 10 society.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. l8.

w
SENATE.-Mr. Bradbury's resolution,
calling for the number OF removals by
General Taylor's administration was ta-
, ken up. and further debated.
{,, The debate was wholly upon the reasons
given for the removal of General Lane
and Colonel Weller, and without taking
any vote the Senate adjourned.
re sHoUsE.-Several bills, of no very gen.
eral interest, were taken up and disposed
of; after which the House resolved itself
into a committee of the whole on the state
rof the Union, when the bill for the modi.
/ ficaton Of internal postage was taken up
The bill, as reported by Mr.. Potter, ol
Ohio, provides that upon each letter moi
weighing over an ounce, when postage is
prepaid, when such letter is mailed, three
! cents shall be paid; and for each additional
half ounce, three cents; and on each un-
paid letter, five cents, and the same for
every additional half ounce; that there be
paid on newspapers of less than 1900
/. square inches to place out of the State
where published, one cent. and within the
State half cent; and on all periodicals
and other printed matter two cents fol
each copy, of no greater weight than one
ounce; and one cent in addition for eacf
additional ounce. Bound books not weigh
ing over thirty-two ounces to be deemeo
mailable matter.
The debate on the bill was continued
ill the House adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. II.

q. Be WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
SENATE.-Mr. Foote presented the reso-
lutions of the Legislature of Mississippi
condemnatory OF his conduct on the Com
promise bill, and declaring that the inter-
ests of the State are, in the opinion Of the
Legislature, unsafe in his keeping.
~ The Chair laid before the Senate re-
port of the Secretary of State, with docu-
ments respecting the African slave trade.
The bill to refund the State of South
Carolina sums expended by her during
the Seminole war, and the bill to establish
western armory, were reported back TO
the Senate by the military committee.
The death of the Hon. J. II. Haman-
son, of louisiana, was announced by a
message from the House, and, after adj
dresses by Messrs. Downes and Davis, OF
Mississippi, the Senate adjourned.
IloUsE.-The Speaker laid before the
House the annual report Of the Secretary
ofthe Treasury.
Immediately after which, Mr.. Morse,
from Louisiana, rose and announced the
death of Hon. John II. Harmanson, Esq.
late member for that State. He alluded to
the announcement of two deaths that had
been already made during the present ses-
sion, and expressed his regret that it be.
came his duty to add another to the num-
ber.
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THIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS -2D SESSION.
WAsuNcroNI Dec 16.


SENATE.-Mr. Benton introduced bill
to locate and construct Railroad and a
national highway from the Mississippi
river, at ST. Louis, to the Pacific ocean,
which he explained, and was referred to
the Committee on Roads and Canals.
Several private bills taken up and re-
ferred.
A message was received from the Pres
ident, announcing the acceptance by Tex
as of the proposals made to her by the
United States for the settlement Of her
boundaries, which was read and ordered
to be printed.
4sAlso, the annual report of the Secretary
ofihe Treasury, which was received, read,
and ordered to be printed.
HoUsE.-Mr. Wentworth, of ILL.,, moved
that the consideration Of the bill regulating
internal postage-the harbor and river bill,
and that relative to free grants Of public
lands for the encouragement of asricul-
ture, be made the order OF the day for
Wednesday next, which was agreed to by
amajority OF 1856 to 80, and the resolu-
ton was ultimately agreed to, an amend
ment having failed to defer the order of
the day ill Monday next.
~Mr. Burt, from South Carolina, moved
joint resolution, providing that notice be
given to Great Britain of its being the in
tention of the United States 10 terminate
the existing treaty, agreed upon in l842,
which provides for the suppression of the
slave trade, previous notification of such
intention being required before the expira-
ton of that treaty. The resolution was
referred to the committee on naval affairs.
A number Of bills of minor importance
having been passed over, the committee
took up one for enabling persons who have
received bounty lands TO devise and con-
vey the same by will and testament, which.
having been debated at some length, was
passed and reported to the House, which
then adjourned till tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
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Cor. Of " " Conner. Aolpertise,..
WAsHfNGrNN, Nov. q: 1850.

WAsBiNGpNN, Nov. Id, 1850.
Amid all the reasons attempted TO
be shown by the Southern disunion.
lists, for the accomplishment and JUS
ti6cation oftheir measures, there are
several weighty considerations which
are strangely omitted, that ought to
be presented TO be presented 10 the
public. 1t has been the object Of all
ages and countries, for conspirators
10 offersa laudable pretext for their
designs, while the actual purpose had
in view they have carefully conceal
ed; ii was SO with the Roman world.
while Catale stalked among the cat
acombs of the Eternal city, and in
voked the spirit oftreason, in haunts
OF the dead; it was so with England
when she labored under the ban am
archy; it was SO with France, when
excuse for revolution ever depended
upon the disloyalty of disappointed
demagogues;i it has been so, i'm word
ever since apostacy assumed the gait
oftrue patriotism, and fanafcism has
been mistaken for enlightened zeal.
The disunionists Of South Carolina
and Georgia are led by the same in
stincts, prompted by the same mo-
tives, and cloak their real sentiments.
under the same species of hypocrisy.
The popular voice has decreed
that something shall be done with
the public lands that have remained
unsold since the establishment of the
confederacy. A large number of the
people, Except in the more violent
slave States,) desire that law may
be passed giving this domain in limi-
ted quantities to actual settlers, with
out respect to native born or immi-
grant. The only person prepared TO
take possession of a donation of this
kind would be, in nineteen instances
out oftwenty, drainage from the Nor
thern populations; and with them
they would not only carry the eles
ments hostile to slavery, but by their
influence would endeavor to effect
its ultimate extinction. BY applica-
ton to the Department of the lnte-
rlor, find our pnblic land account
in the slave States to stand as fol-
lows: ,ria sc. ~. .st. sflf,,t.t ti,1 .alG ,t
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say--she expected every Carolinian
to do his duty--and from the noun
tain passes to the oceans shore, her
gallant sons would come to her de-
fence. No son of hers would prove
a recreant in defending her honor and
his rights.
lie had often brought his mind to
reflection on the scenes which would
be enacted in such event in the Pal
metto State. If the conflict should
come, those who remember what our
troops have achieved in former days
may imagine the deeds of noble dar-
ing they would perform in a struggle
involving the defence of everything
man holds dear--politically and So
cially.
On motion Of Mr. Aver, the COM
mittee rose, and after some unimpor-
tant business, the House took re-
cess.
On re-assembling, the House took
up the general orders, and then ad-
journed.
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OUR LEGIsLATURE.-It will be
seen by reference to the proceedings
ofthis body, which we publish to-day,
that the Senate has almost unani-
mously agreed upon calling con-
vention of the people, and the only
difference of opinion in that body
was not as to the measure of redress,
but as tothe means through which
that redress was to be sought. The
convention is 10 convene on the first
Monday in Decembef next, and is
thus delayed, we presume, for the
purpose of giving the contemplated
Southern Congress time to act.
We have many doubts of of the wis
dom of this delay, hut for the want
ofroom must defer our remarks for
future occasion.
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6s,9eo. eos
l39.s52.333

Aggregate l39.s52.333
The six slavehold;ng States contain
206:Sl3,24G acres, they own in their state
capacity 57,96o,907, the General Coy
ernment owns 1876, 0,S52.s33
These figures are prcgnont with
meaning, The population of the
States alluded to, in 1890, &and.that,
in l949, shows an increase SO trifling,
compared with that that of thesNor.s
thern States Of the Union that ii
would require five hundred Yearsafor
the States themselves TO occupy the
unemployed lands with popnlation
as dense as that of any of ftlie rural
districts of Great Britain. Unable
or intlisposed to purchase the de- sasSs.s:
themselves, (and Nor,Iiern specn-F
lator finds his prejudices superior to
his interests in this respect The lands
must remain in utheirsprinlitiye waste,
or become the home Of the worthy
settler, whose repugnance ID slavery
need not pfavent him from acceDtiBr
asa gratuity that in which he is usls
willing to invest capital, Now look
at the consequences to The States re-
spectiyely Thc influx affhis species
of pDpulation would change The tone.
OF the present minority TO a great
majofity, and fine institutions Of sIas
very would beaboIishad III twenty
years. For instance, Arkansas con-
tains 33, @ square acres of ter
lgitory: ofthis the State owns oIllv
E4 4fd0J7EE acrosf as.sl ff{zt n 49,, ,.s.f !
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KEOW EE COURIER
Saturday, Dec. 9H, 1850.

With a view of accommodating our Su
cribers who live at distance, the following
gentlemen are authorized and requested to
act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sub
criptons to the KEowEE COURIER viz:
MAJ. w. S. GnrsnAM, at West Union.
EDWARD HuGHEs, Esq, Horse Shoe.
E p. WERNER, Esq, Bachelors Retreat
M. f. MITCHELL, Esq. &" Pickensville.
j. E. HAGooD, Twelve Mile.
TJ. WEBB. for Anderson District
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mitted to sit quietly down in our
sanctum, and promise our readers
redoubled efforts to please them.
CoNGREss.-Th.s body is again in
session, and as our readers begin to
understand pretty clearly by this
time that they are to receive no ben
efts from its acts, we presume they
do not look with much anxiety to its
deliberations. They are not curious
about affairs in Washington for the
further reason hatevery body knows,
from the history Of the Fed
eral Government during til. last
twelve months, what will be The ma
ture and character of its action for
The future, from what motives they
will eminate, by what spirit they will
3be characterized and to what object
they will tend We know verywell
at the South that our voice is heard
there, only to be rebuked; our inter
sests studied only to be destroyed, and
our rights defined only to be tram
pied underfoot by the usurping ma
jority who are our masters. As a
mere matter Of matter of news how-
ever, wcswill observe en- passant that
the slavery agitation" has begun
again, Mr.. Geddings declaring in the
House that the sFugitive Slave Bilp'
must be repealed THAT it is a dis
grace to humanity, q blot on the
Statute book, &c, and thet 1t will
not cannoi. and shall not be en-
forced.
\ We will also take this occasion to
mention thatofe Of the most pronai-
nent iaeasugss in contemplation is
- ~ -
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bienniaily. The further sum Of filiyl
thousand dollars ($50,000) is also
given by the Testator, 10 the same
gentlemen (or perhaps 10 the Trus-
tees to be appointed by the Confer
ence) in trust, to be by them invest
ed in such stocks or in such manner
as shall be deemed most advantage
GUS, the interest and profit of which
is TO be appropriated annually to the
ps yment of the expenses of profes-
sorships, &c. lit was the desire of
the testator, (whose memory, in con-
sequence of this last but great and
generous deed of munifcence should,
and doubtless ,oiU, ever be cherished
by the people of his native District,
who will be the principal recipients,)
that the tract of iand be bought, and
the buildings be put in progress of
erection, as soon as can possibly be
done, and naturally enough our peo-
pie are already indulging in specula-
tions as the probable location of the
Institution. 1t is rumored, however,
aud is no doubt true, that tho donor
expressed a wish to one of the Trus-
tees appointed in his Will, and who
was legal adviser in drawing it up,
that it be built within the corporation
of the Village, but induced by pecu-
liar and cogent reasons not to res
trict it to those limits. But that wish
will doubtless have great weight with
the Trustees, and this together with
other similar reasons induce us to
calculate and hope that the College
will be built in the Village. If SO,
apart from the positive benefit that
must spring from such an enterprise,
in the promotion of education, and
the diffusion of light and knowledge,
TO which an easy facility will be thus
given, the great good that will result
TO the District at large iii various
other ways cannot easily be calcula-
ted,--and in view of all which, | say,
may the memory ofthe generous and
liberal though lamented donor be
perpetual"
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THE COLONIZATION SCHEME
We wish to refer our readers to an
article in another column, taken
from the correspondence of the New
York Commercial Advertiser, in
which is developed the darkest and
most atrocious scheme of robbery
and revolution which human deprav
ity could ever contemplate; scheme
which involves, not the ruin of hun
dreds or of thousands only, but the
utter destruction of millions of hu.
man beings, and then we wish to
say, if there is one of all the people
who are kind enough to read our
paper, who, upon calm contempIa-
ton of this horrible project, is not sat
isfied that there is an incongruity of
sentiment and feeling, an irreconci-
liable and deadly hostility between
the two great sections Of the coun-
try, which must sooner or later de-
stroy The one or sever the Union, as
the fire severeth the flax, that like
the wicked brethren of Dives that
individual readers "would not be per-
snaded, though one should arise
from the Dead"
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SpAaTANRURG, s. C.,}
December ll,ls5O5

!, "Rey. Benz. w offord, as you have
doubtless seen announced, died on the
morning of the 2nei. inst. To-day his
Will wasproduced and proved before
the Court Of Ordinary, IN common
form No documentsof the kind has
ever yet been proved which carried
witll.it so much Importance Ia the
people Of this District. The sam Of
fifty thousand dollars CSC, ,O00) is given
TO thirteen gentlemen, {rnost ofwhom
are methodist ministers, lid the most
distinguished connected with s. sCj.g
SConferenceO IN ty'ssst. 10 be expended
Bby them in the purchase Of q suffis
Gent quantity of land, IN the District
Eof SpaFianbufg, and the es8stion
thereofl of a college (and the nsces-
sary college bulldings) for Literature.
Science, &c. The Cosleee when
conp plcfed IS to be transferred by these
trustees 30 ihp sanas number of 4 'rus-
tees who shall be appointed by the
-. g. Conference of the Methodist
- Church, nndes whose charge and
supervision it WAS designed IS tie
testator the Institution should 30
places, and The hpoilltnlenbof these
Arcssees by that body to BE made
4
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COLUMBIA, Dec. l3.

COLUMBIA, Oec. IS.
In the Senate, to-day, a Bill ap-
propriating 100000 for military pur
poses was passed, and sent to the
House ofRepresentatives by unan-
imous vote.
Joshua S. Ward was elected Lieu
tenant Governor of the State. The
vote stood Ward 81; Irby 81.
In the House, Mr.. Aver, in a
speech-the order of the day being
the various resolutions Interference to
Federal affairs-ofered the PROPOSE
ton that this State should take the
lead. He did not doubt that other
States would cooperate. He advo.
Gated Convention Of the pc cople-
was in favor Of a Southern Con
gress-and would advise recall of
the South Carolina Delegation from
the present Congress.
MIR. Della Tore made an eloquent
speech, He was opposed to imme-
date separate state action-in favor
of a Southern Congressman went
strongly for eventual secession.
In the evening session, Mr.. Sea
brook advocated the assembling of a
Southern Congress at some definite
time-that there should be conven-
ton of the people-and ultimately
separate state action.
Mr.. Harrison was in favor of a
convention of the people, with a
view OF immediate separate state ac-
ton.
Mr.. Lawton spoke in favor of &
Southern Congress-a convention of
the people-and asserted the right OF
the State to secede from the Union.
The Ex-Speaker replied to some
objections that had been made
against his resolution respecting the
vacant Senatorship to the United
States.
The debate will probably close to-
morrow.-COmier