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a more extended, purer and rational liberty,
with greater harmony and good will among the
aeuIbers Of tie Southern Conederacy, than has
ever existed between them under the present:
Union
This is one OF the blessings OF Disunion. Aud
why should "a more extended, purer and rationa!
liberty" for the South be the resut7 For various
reasons Tie Republican form Of governments,
with the constitution untarnished, as it came fresh
t-.,,,, .he ,nAx efi" -n-.-,-i.---- patriots, Is
the best system of government the world las eve-
known. With us these principles remain ur+
changed-wilh The North it is not the case De-
mocracy has yielded TO lnobccracy. The grand
and fundamental basis of our original liberty has
been sapped by the flood of sms which have been
introduced An eternal tide of foreign emigrants
have flooded their States-lnade up ofthose who
have no sympathy with our iusti!utOns-who
know nothing Of the principles of self fgovernment
and welding vast power By the Elective
Franchise, which seldom fails to follow corrupt
channel. From our governmental connection with
these States we are alike with them, subject to
this corrupting infuence--this moth and blight to
our liberties. But "greater harmony and good
will among the States OF the southern coniedera-
cy would follow. This is Of all things most to is
desired. "Unitcd we stand-divided we fall"
were the words Of the L" i!lustrious southern
spoken then of all the States-when all the States
were equals. He had just raised his voice, and
fcshad his sword for secession from our mothp-
Did he live now, who so weak as to suppose he
would not, for wrongs which "woud Woo the
curse Of Heaven" do the same for secession from
our brotiers-enoD brothers. But the blessings Of
a complete Union on the part of the southern
States would be sure to follow disunion. Embark
ed in one common cause--enisted against one
common enemy-bessed with one common ard
peculiar instution.-havng common COM
merce, common in population, and a common his
tory-their union would be thorough and COM
plete No connection more than foreign with that
part of our country which is only the remnant
skeleton of the original fabric, we would be preser-
we'd from the inroads Of those political parties,
which. like the plague of the East, delights itself
most, in running the fairest cities. Then we hold,
as in the outset, that dslnion would bring to the
South "a more extended, purer and rational lib
sr,y, with greater harmony and good will among
The States of the southern confederacy, than has
ever existed among them under the present
Union"
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- From that mos. excellen: paper, The Fair
field Herald, we copy a "Iist Of blessings" which
would result to the South from Disunion. We
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still from one constitutional District. The 9th.
er Districts above referred to, are divided into
a greater or less number of parishes.
Daily Telegraph
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-11-01

TTIH[IE dUOUlRNA AL.
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Cotton Picking.-The following extraordina.
ry statement of cotton picking is made on the
authority Of Col. Phillip Cuny Of Austin couu-
ty, and we are assured that Il number of other
gentlemen could attest its accuracy il necessa-
ry. 1t is TO this effect: the overseers of the
plantations OF Dr. PEBBLES and Mr.. Tppittniade
4 bet of one hundred dollars of having the
fastest cotton picker. They selected cotton
field belonging to Col. Cuney to test the speed
of their respective hands The day was fixed
upon aud it was agreed that they should work
eleven hours Three Of the hands Of Gel. Gu
ny volunteered to pick against the hands who
were to docide tie bet The five hands com
menced at the same time and worked just the
eleven hours, and the result Of the picking is as
follows:
PEBBLES negro man Edward picked $50 lbs.
Tippitt's Amos 6:a
DR.. PEBBLES man winning the wager by an
excess of5G pounds.
Col. Cuney's three hands picked as follows
in the same time:
Zack picked 694 pounds.
George t25 "
Boy jeff $40 L"
Total amount picked by the five hands 1854
pounds, equal to about two bales otginned, OF.
TON, of 500 pounds each. II this picking can
he beat or even equaIIed, in any other State we
should like to see it done
Gaicrsfon Ne,rs, Oct. l9.
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SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.

SsxATE.-The following is an alphabetical
list of the members of the Senate:
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
LEGISLATION ExrRAoRDINARY.-The

LEGISLATION EXTRAORDINARY.-A ne
spec:al committee of the House on double
balloting has re ported--and "a very singu-
lar report it is. Our readers are aware
that last winter, during certain legislative
elections. there was "double voting" and
tlat the yltem Speaker, MIR. Breslin, in
letter to friend. among other things,
said: 1--WE raised fuss by points OF order,
&c. and by double 6allotlng defeated an
election erery ballot. Wei kept up con-
fusion for three hours, and compelled the
Wings to adjourn. &c.
Now upon this showing, the commit
tee, in very long and very scattering re-
port, finally arrived at 1.-The conclusion
chat the said double ballots were cast
by one or more Democrasic members of
the General Assembly, whose names are
to the committee unknown; with the IN
tent fraudulently and surrepiitiously to
prevent, temporarily, constitutional
election, yet without the concert or knoWl'
edge of their party
1t was proved before the committee
that Mr. speaker Bresln left the chair
three or four times, and went among the
members, and that when he returned to
the chair he said to a member that he
had "yot it all fixed now;" and after this
the double ballots were cast. sui the
committee report that they arrive at the
unhesitaiing conclusion "that the Hon.
john 6. BresHn is innocent of the specl-
fed charge" of double balloting.
The committee refused to receive the
letter of Mr.. DresliA as evidence against
his political friends even as party, "be-
cause, ISt. 1t is no evidence, beng ac1th-
out tile sanction Of ttn Oath,' and I'd. If 1t
was evidence, it can be received against
no person except the writer. in the ab-
sence of proof of conspiracy or concert .
As regards the ''doube voting at the
present session, the committee report that
they cannot find out who did it; that It is
barely possible it might have been done
bv some one within the bar of the House
other than members; and perhaps SOS
c02aUenient AND SATISFACTORY u method
of disposing Of tile acjtole matter us any
acould be, on tile acIOte, TO conclude that
IL lOttS done By tile outsiders.
The report is ordered to be printed, and
will therefore be preserved in an official
! and durable form among the valuable leg
islative documents of the State.
Clncinnata Gazette, Dec. 20.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
THE CHINOOK INDIANS OF OREGON

The CHINOOK INDIANS OF OREGON
Cruel and Unnatural Ceyenony.-Dur-
ing my visit last summer to the Chlnook
Indian country, l witnessed most re-
vollg ceremony-that of burylng the
living with the dead. One of the old
chiefs lost daughter--a fine looking
woman, about twenty years of age. She
was wrapped in rush mat, together
with all her trinkets, aud placed III
canoe. The father had an Indian slave
bound hand and foot, ia stenedto the body
of the deceased, and then enclosed the
two in another mat. leaving out the head
Of the living one. The Indians then took
the canoe and carried it to a high rock,
and left it there Their Custom Is to let
the slave live for three days, then auo-
ther slave is forced to strangle i. te death
by cord drawn round It's neck. Ihey
also kill the horse that may have been
favorite of the deceased and bury it at
the head of the canoe. | was desirous
of interfering and saving the hfe OF the
poor victim, but Mr. Harris, the gentle
man with me, and the two Indians, our
companions assured me that should only
get myself into serious trouble, and as
we were a great distance from the set
Elements and our party so small, seifpre-
servation dictated a different course from
the inclinatons of our hearts.
Letter from Oregon.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

From TAMPIco.-A Tampico paper of
the 5th instant announces that Gen. Ca
nlaes is to be brought to trial by order of
the Republic, for the murder OF Don Ig-
nacio Flores, whom he captured some
time back and shot, under the pretence
that he was engaged in revolutionary
plots against the State of Tamaulpas.-
Canales manifested great ferocity i'll exc
cutting him, and violated fundamental
Article of the constitution by shooting
without the forms of Trial. That officer
is accused of hurrying the unfortunate
Flores to his grave through the desire to
appropriate the money the latter had
about him at the time of his capture,
which was said to be $4,000.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

FIGHT WITH THE APACHEs.-Our fellow
citizen, (says the San Antonio Western
Texan of the 18th ult.,) Major B. w.
Gilock, who left here on the 2lst ult.,
on express to Major Smiths train, re-
turned on the 11th inst, from the Pecos
river, having left that stream on the 9Th
inst. He had reached there on the 1st.
About half an hour before Major Gillock
left the Pecos, an express arrived from a
train of twelve wagons loaded with corn,
which were Oh their way down from FL
Paso to supply the train under Captain
Johns, of the Sd Infantry, then OH the
Pecos taking the stores sent up under
Major Smith. The corn aId wagons
belonging, to Mr.. Coons, who, it will be
remembered. owns the rancho opposite
El PaSo, the headquarters of Major Van
Horn On reaching the Guadalupe noun
Gains, about ninety miles this side OF FL
Paso, Mr. Coons, who had only about
fifteen men with him, was attacked by a
party of Apaches, numbering from seven
tv to eighty. Mr.. Coons and his party
charged the Indians, and were supposed
to have killed some of them, but by re-
treating immediately the number could
not be ascertained. Of the. Americans
one man was killed. Mr.. Clement
Howard was shot in the arm, valuable
mule Mr. Coons was riding'was shot from
under him, and his saddle. 6sald to be
worth $500, was taken by The Indians.
Thompson, a we'll known express rider,
had his clothes torn almost entirely from
his back by balls. Coons's train then re.
turned toward El Paso. t@enty-six miles,
to salt lake, TO find favorable ground
for defence. and sent an express to El
Paso for assistance. Two companies OF
the Sd Infantry came out from Ell Paso
and escorted Coons's train TO this side OF
the Guadalupe mountains. The express
then left them aud came to the Pecos.
The Apaches are said to be well armed
some of them having six shooters. Their
great hostility is ascribed TO the attacks
OH them by parties of Americans in the
employment OF the frontier States oi
Mexico, particularly those under the com
maud of Chevallie and Glaton, formerly
OF this city. Capt. Johns, on his way
from El Paso, just this side Of the Gauda
lupe mountains los. two men, killed by
the mdians-So!omor Garner and JohI
Woodley. The body OF only one wa:
found. Major Smith was to leave on hi'
return to this place Oh the 4th, and Capt
Johns was to take his departure for +
Paso on the same day.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

The BosToN TRAGEDY.-The Boston
correspondent of the Republic writes as
follows TO that paper:
The verdict of the corroner's iurv. as
serting the fact of the killing of DR.. Park
man by Prof. Webster, will be found to
be very cautiously worded. Enough Of
the evidence before them has leaked out
to convince the public tliat,the presump-
tive grounds against the professor are
almost irresistible. For some DAYS before
the public developments in regard to his
implication he was watched and dovged
by the police, and it was not until the
proofs against him, in consequence OF his
conduct, amounted almost to certainty
that he was arrested. The jury charge
him with killing, but not numbering Dr.
Parkman. The question of murder will
be one for the traverse jury to decide
Ihe public conviction now is, that the
corroner's jury had testimony before them
which prevented their rendering anvver.
dict less decisive than that which annears
1t Is not probable that the prisoner will
be brought to trial till Nav.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

TRANSFER OF ENGRAvINGs.-The Mod
ell American Courier says Mr. S. Lowe, of
Philadelphia, has. after numerous expert
ments, discovered simple aud effectual
mode of transferring copies of engravings
or even designs before they haze been en-
graueol to wood or metal, with such per-
manence and perfection that they may
be worked with common type on the
ordinary printing press! The editor has
in this manner, and unhesitatingly sets it
down as most wonderful discovery i'll
the art
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

EXTENSIVE PosT OFFICE MovEMENTsL--Ne eari5'
fifty thousand letters passed through the N. York
post office "Wednesday and Thursday, the l3sh
aud l4th uit The steamer Canada, ior Europe,
took out 20 900: the Ohio, for alifornia, IA 500;
the Crescent City lU0G the Cherokee for Cali
fo,nia, 300; and the Great W estern, for B"mu-
da, 7O0--n all, 4o,400. The Ohio carried out
$4,000 newspapers, aud the Cherokee 1000 A
New York paper, calculating the revenue upon
those letters and newspapers despatched to Cali
forna, says that at forty cents each for letters,
and three cents for newspapers, the total sea
postage would amount to S676O. II to this we
add the postage on the letters to Europe, averag-
ing thirty cents each, have $l6,36O as the
amount of two days revenue TO the New York
post office, from letters despatched by mail steam.
ers alone.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
Be CAREFUL HOW YOU SPEAK.-Hu.

Be CAREFUL HOW YOU SPEAK.-Hush.
why should you speak against the
character Of a female? 1t is all she has
to depend on in this world. Just give
the impression wings, that she Is not so
rood as she should be, and 1t will fly 10
every nook and corner of the town. The
story you whisper will return in tdnes of
thunder, to astonish even YOURSELF who
was the first guilty wretch to repeat so
base story. A word has often proved
the ruin of a vrtuous soul--a word
thoughtiessIy spoken. it may be- but re-
ported by an evil mind. Suppress any
thought, which, if uttered, might lnjure
the character or feelings of another. A
thought may be stifed at its birth, but a
word spoken may never be lost. Weigh
every thing you utter, so that none may
misconstrue your language or receive a
wrong impression. Above all, never,
even in jest, whisper words, which, if true,
would throw blight upon a spolleSs
eputation.--OLiUe Branch.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
Y ANKEE INGENUITY.-A Liverpool pape

YANKEE INGENUITY Liverpool paper
states, as proof of the increased civiliza-
lion of the United States, that "no fewer
than five hundred cases Of Shakespeare s
busts, taken from the monumental bust
at Stratford on-Avon, were lately shipped
at Liverpool for New York" The truth
Is, however, that these casts are in lead,
and as soon as they are delivered will be
consigned to the melting trough. Jona-
than admits "works of art" free of duty.
and the lead importer, by invoking Shaks-
peare. nullifes the tariff upon that COM
modify. Scientific american,
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
REMARKABLE MUrINY IN THE PACIFIC--A r.

REMARKABLE MUr1NY IN THE PAcIFIc-A re-
port was recently originated by the Edgarlown
correspondent OF the N. Z. Commercial Adver-
tiser, stating that Captain Hussey, OF the ship
Planter, oil Nantucket, had deliberately and
without any just cause, shot one Of his crew. The
following facts in relation to the aHar, said 10 be-
from reliable source, are given by The New Bed
ford Mercury OF this morning:
In June iast while cruising in the vicinity of
the Kings Mill Group Of Islands, the crew of
the Planter, led on by few desperate fellows,
refused duty, alleging as Cause that the ship
had cruised long enough, and should go into
port Capt. Hussey refused to comply with the
demands of the crew, whereupon they armed
themselves with knives, &c, aud threatened The
lives ol the captain and officers, unless their de-
mauds were immediately complied with. Capt.
H. endeaVored to reason with them, and upon gO-
ing forward to do So, forced back. After sew
erai inetfcctua attemps TO indace the crew TO re-
turn to tbeIr duty, ANA finding that they had de-
ttrmntd to force the captai., 10 return TO port or
take possessU. Of the ship, Capt. II. ordered the
ships muskets to he brought upon deck. and
loaded with ball cartridges. He then addressed
his crew, stating his determination 10 MAINTAIN
his authority at the cost of life, aud gave them
half an no II to consider the matter and make up
their minds whether they would return to duty.
At the expiration of the time he again addressed
them, and finding they still persisted in their mu
tinous intentions, he very coolIy and resolutey in
formed them that he had determined upon the
course for HIM to pursue-ihat he was good shot
and that the first who, OH being commanded
BY hm, should refuse to obey, would be shot
dead upon the spot He then took up tried mus
ket, and calling Of the ring leaders by name,
ordered him come aft; the only answer to
which oeia1ce. Captain ii. then levelied
his gun and fired i'he bali entered ,h- temple
OF The mutineer and passed out the opposite side OF
the head, and he fell dead upon the decn. The
same course then pursued with another oi
the ring leaders, who, with the remainder oi the
crew, preferred returning to their duty to being
shot at, and the ship continued Oh her cruise.
The peiii to which the vessel aud crew were
exposed by the conduct Of the mutineers will
doubtless furnish to the minds of all sufficient
justification for the extreme measures to which he
was compelled to resort, and afford to him ample
vindlcation by the laws of of his country.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

"Give me-" said Sheridan in one of his
speeches, "but the freedom of the Press,
and you may have corrupt Kings, Minis
of the people be secured" Those who
conduct newspaper, should not abuse
this power, nor forget the respect due to
all, as men and citizens. He should
grant 10 them, i'll whatever capacity, all
that he himself wonld require, and no.
thing more can be demanded.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
The BEST FEAT OF ALL.-Mons. Adrien.

The BEST FEAT OF ALL.--Mons. Adrien,
who was shot some three years ago by
the enraged relatives of a young lady
whom he was charged with having misus-
ed, and who was buried on the banks of the
rolling Alabama, full two fathoms deep,
where he is generally supposed to be still
quietly resting. has re-appeared at Cincin-
natl, within month or SO. and is delight
ing the town with his wonderful feats
of magic and legerdemain. 1t does not
appear that death has impaired his facul-
ties in the least Fact-"rrue as Taxes -
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

SUPPOSED Discovery IN RANKIN COUNTY,
MIssIssIPPI.-We learn from the last
Brandon ID Republican that President
Thornton aud party Of friends have re-
Gently made visit to That they denomi-
mated the platform" 1t is situated Oh
the plantation of MIR. Morrison, aud,
whether it be regarded as work of ma
ture or art, it is calculated to excite con-
siderable interest throughout the State.
Mr.. L. inclnes to the latter belief, and
says: ''lt Is work OF art, OF great an
tiquity, of course workmanship, finished
iii the finest style, aud more durable than
could possibly be conceived by any OBJ
server. From the reservoer or well in
the bottom of the creek there is a paved
way leading to regular curve in front
of the platform. 1t consists of stone,
beautifully dressed Oh top and jointed at
all sides, about five inches in thickness,
of various figures, on a bed Of cement
about three inches i'll thickness, laid on
white sand.
Its size is at least 1913 feet square and
it is level almost without the variation oi
an inch. There was no perceptible
change in the level of its floor, but an in-
creased beauty, arising from the fact that
it had not been exposed. | have no
doubt that every stone, at least every
square, is historical, and that, if we were
sufficiently versed i'll the modes of ancicn,
record, we might read the acts of ma
ton that has long since become extinct.
a few years since Mr.. Layard saw IN the
hands OF Bedouin Arab some old poetry:
he ascertained the place from Which he
procured it, dug down, and found the city
OF Nineveh, that had been lost for thou
sands of years, and now in lS49 is remov.
ing TO the capital of the British empire its
ancient monuments. Who eau tell what
this platform may lead tor
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

existed between William Pollock and
Thompson Lauderbach in Washington
county, Pa, the agreed to settle it by a
pitched battle a: fsticufs. They accord
ingly adjourned to field, and on the first
blow from Pollock, Lauderhach fell-deaa.
The blow struck him just under the ear,
and broke his neck. Pollock immediate.
ly gave himself up to the authorities.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

A GOVERNMENT AFLoAr.-It is all
nounced that the Oregon appointees
don. John T. Gaines, Governor: Hon
William Strong. Judge; and George E
Hamilton, Secretary, and their families
sailed from New York on Sunday last in
tn the Y. ;. storeshiP Supply, for OREGON
lhey number "A in all, and furnish their
own stores for the voyage, the govern.
ment providing only for their PASSAGE.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

The Albany Dutchman ought to have
his nose pulled by pair of red-hot longs.
Hear the saucy felow:-'The girls wear
so much scarlet this winter that they
seem clad in bushes, like modest worth
or boiled lobster. One we saw yester-
day, even went so far as TO have vermll-
lion slippers and red hair. No wonder
the fire bells rang"
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

Rev. John Andrews, of the Presbv,erv
OF ONO. who died at an advanced q ge
on the 18TH ult., at Pittsburs, is said 70
nave been the first who originated re.
ngious periodical west of the Allegh.nv
mountains. He had been for many
years disabled for the work of the minis.
try by the in6rmities of age. '-''
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

Opinions may be considered as the
shadows OF knowledge. If our knowi-
edge oe accurate, our opinions will be
Just. It's very important, then, that we
20 not adopt an opinion TOO hastily.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23

The Providence Journal states that a
man, named Asaph Howard, was arrested,
III that city, on suspicion OF having been
concerned in robbing the Phoenix Bank,
of Westerly, of $15 600.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
aE HOME JouRNAi.=This wee


The HOME JoURNAi.-This weekly,
published i'll the city of New York. and
edited by George P. Morris and N. P.
Willis, is one Of the best literary papers
in the Union. From the established rep
utation OF it's editors we had an assurance
that nothing was needed but their atten-
tion to it's columns, to make the 'IIome
Journal general favorite; and time mas
shown that such attention has been be-
slowed. Its editorials display an eminent
degree of intellectual cultivation and
power, and its selections a polished and
highly y-cutivated literary taste. The
first number of its new volume was Is
sued Oh the first OF January 1850 Price
So in advance.
Washington telegraph., 1850-01-23
FRENCH ANTI-R REPUBLICANIsM.- Ma

FRENCH ANTI-R -REPUBLICANIsM.-M
zini's journal, the Italia del Popoa, is
now excluded from France The French
authorities will not allow it to cross
France for New York. He (Nazzini(
says in his urnal:--''Let our formula be
One master alone, God-one law, Pro-
gress-one interpreter Of the law, the
People"