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puDiiGJ ti!ilt lAelcbJ
of the Government
their property.
A union party, it seems, must be Iorluv,.
at the South to clasp more tightly, in its
fraternal embraces, once fierce and mex
orable enemies of the South, and her in
terests. A Union party, forsooth, a union
of the robter with tne robbed There is
sometimes much of (humbug) in a name.
How plain is this truth shown in the pres.
ent case. Here wa have humbug Of
immense magnitude, and huge prepon-
derosity." The members of this party
will doubtless endeavor to persuade them.
selves that they are the duly constituted
protectors of the CONSTITUTIONAL Consti.
tuition, however, which is almost worth
less, and "the security" we enjoy ander
which is CHASED solely upon good faith"
tho good faith of the North, which is
almost if not entirely equivalent to "Punic
taith," broken whenever convenient or
polite. They will persuade themselves
that tho Union is in their hands as sa-
cred legacy--but this Union; what is it
but the Union of the weak with the strong,
of the oppressed with the oppressor, Of
the long suffering with the presumptious
and arrogant: They will doubtless raise
great hue and cry against the Southern
Rights Republican party, as being for dis
union-but let them remember that "this
cry of Union is the masked battery. from
behind which the Constitution and the
rights of the South are to be assaled,"
We belong, as heretofore, to the South.
crn Rights party. Defeat, sometimes, is
more than victory.
As such, do we look upon the late de-
feat Of the great cause in this Statc-the
fall only Of those in advance; soon to
rise with the coming up of the reserve be.
hind-the great body Of the people. The
principles OF the Southern Rights party
in some slight degree triumphcd in the
late State Convention, despite the large
majority of the so called Union men.
These principles are yet dear to every
Southern Rights man: They are in his
heart and cannot be thrown away Or dis.
regarded. They are destined yet to tri.
umph, despite the opposition of dema'
gogues and oflice.seekers: The instinct
Of sclf.preservation, if no noblcr motive.
will yet unite the people of the South as
one man, to repeal the attack of enemies
and break the potent spell of fanaticism
Augusta Republic:
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agrieulture, sc.
TetltufraIfe,
Law tile foundation for the prosperity and
nernetnitv Of cur institutions, in the edu-

Law the foundations for the prosperity and
perpetuity Of our institutions, in thesedu'
cation and training of the rising genera.
tion-then may we hope to see them
worthy of theE noble heritage. In every
branch of education wsSare abundantly
blessed at this day il the South it is
only necessary in order to render these
institutions superior to those at the North,
that they should be patronized. We hope
the claims Of all may be regarded-the
primary schools for the preparation of
students for College are abundant and
worthy, the claims then of Southern Edu-
cation we earnestly hope, may not be
.disregarded.
PREacn1Ne TO THE NEeRoEs.-The.
treaasaurerof the South Carolina Confer.
enceI Missionary Society, of the, M. E.
Church South, reports the sum of seuen-
teen thousand seren hundred dollars, as
the amount collected during the past year,
within the bounds of the Conference, for
the support of Missions. Wher it is
known, that the most Of this is expended
in the support of the preachers to the
slaves on our plantations, it will be seen
that the people of our State have nebly
their duty in this respect; and
such liberal contribution for this pur:
pose affords a practical illustration of the
only true philanthrophy ever extended to
the African race. Do Massachusetts,,
Vermont, New York cxpend as much in
twenty years for the moral@'culture and
social elevation of the .deludcd beings
they entice from their masters and fami'
lies? No; instead of such teachings,
they inculcate violence by precept, and
robbery and theft by example.
The past year has witnessed much ex.
element on political matters in our State
thejnstitution indispensable to our So
ciat AID polisicai#elfare has been again
assailed in the wotstsform Of attack, Gov.
eftly and insidiously--the State has de.
TO resist these aggressions, and
mostaample provisions for this
resist anee-eyenst to an extent of an in.
2a.ssssh Of sa gGent, in her taxation;
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-16

LINEN AND Corrosive referred
some days ago to and invention said to
have been successfully tested in England
for converting fax by cheap and sum-
mary process into the form of what is
styled fax cotton, which may be woven
by the same machinery now used in cot
ton factories, 1t is said that samples of
this fabric will he exhibited at the Worlds
Fair.
Some of the Kentucky papers are show
ing an earnest desire that the account of
this invention may be correct. The price
Of hemp being some four and half cents,
while that of raw cotton is nearly thrco
times as much, the successful introduction
Of cheap and expeditions mode of man
ufacturing the former material would in
deed form an era in the culture of hemp
in the U. Statcs.-The invention of the
cotton-gin had great deal to do with the
rapid increase of the cotton crop from
year to year in the Southern States; and
similar result might be expected withre-
gard to hemp and fax, particularly the
former, if science and machinery could
be made equally available in preparing it
for manufacture: The superiority of lin
EN- over cotton fabrics--to Say nothing Of
the difference of price in the raw materi.
al-would give to linen goods a superior
demand if the expenses of manufacturing
in both cases could be equalized.-Bali-
more American:
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WHEN DR.: Johnson courted Mrs. Por-
ter, whom he afterwards married, he told
her " that he was of mean extraction had
no money; and that he had an uncle
hanged" The lady by way of reducing
herself to an equality with the Doctor,
replied that she had no more money than
himself; and that though she had not
relative hanged, she had fifty who deserved
hanging.
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.rhich he had not scrupled to

.rhich he had not scrupled to
..c blood of his late host. He join.
the party, triumphahtly displaying the
prize, for which he told them that he had
paid the Indian most handsomely.
The party soon found the place and fin.
ished their survey, and returned to their
homes. Shomberg, in high spirits at his
successful exploit, bent his steps to New
York, whore he at that time resided-with-
out care or thought of the poor being
he had so unscrupulously deprived Of life.
Let US turn for moment to the scene
of bloodshed and murder. As soon as
the retreating footsteps of the intruder
were no longer audible, the old crone,
unable to walk, commenced to crawl to-
wards the body of her fallen son. Slow
ly and painfully did she drag her weary
way, fearful lest her long coming might
prove fatal. Who can express the hope
or fear that possessed that poor, forlorn,
miserable cripple9 No fear for herself,
her lonely and melancholy condition, for
a mement entered her mind, her whole
thoughts were in the senseless and inani-
mate form that lay now but little dis:
tance from her At last shn- y, - s. ~, 4:
- "a
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Nunlbcr 52.


The Washington correspondent ofthe
New York Jonrnal Sf gommerce truly
interprets the present calm aspect of ai:.
fairs, in the folio extract AH who
dare to think for ensselsses Viii agree
with him that it is1os peace, but "a hollow =
truce, the insincerty siic b IS further
proved " the attempt Of the so S
Northern g Unionists, 2 and
the Constitution, y to lse adv osS
the intervalto fasten another scheme of
plumber upon the South as ablhoffent ts Ss si
the principles Of tbs gonstiitt ss
late robbery Of thsss lsss
The alinnesss now eYaaiing asss.
country the other day
Mr.. ChYsas fagorabl I'd 5tl6s 1bieS 81
Mr. Clay did not assert sssass
real and would continue
a hope that it may. |slsI!
"a truce has been. conf
the administration and the lBfa 3 |SsS W
and Mr.. Seward is oif8} Sf eSs
White House. The satiS
their Offices in New Englana
York, and are quietly makilg
rangements to control the siiSs SsSpr 2
York&and in the country genera
friends ofgthe5s 5slate anti.coasp 81 81
ministration show good deal ss
but most of their strength
comes from the Seward :sss
"I do not know whettt4s al pufs HIS sss
Scott forward as candidats
sincere or not-Perhaps hs s:.s' IS.
up as decoy. The game Sc sths q
same for the Presidency as for :fheg fahasg
norship of New York. .sasseEssSSSs;;SSIs s;SIs
"The Sewardfaenw will non1ina S
upon Seward hti-national prilciiIp'll
the regular Wings will pretend5fo sseede
only f6rgfhe purpose of falling in with the :
better grace. They vii. be n time for Il /.
first rate thrashing: The: :Hpat game will !
never succeed again. 8
"Thede determination Of the Wings, in b
the North, to adhere to.ther old party y
organization, is nowmanifest, andit itmeans
nothing more nor less than an identifca-
ldaaia4a,--+a ha alifinnisno. e
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cult LuuIt, - -.--. >, y
cr Henry Long isa slave or free man. o.,
Tuesday Mr.. Parker, the agent for the claim
ant, gave his testimony, which was substanti-
ally the same as that offered before the com.
missioner. Various arguments were offered
by counsel, and the court adjourned till We'd
nesday, at 10 o'clock. An "appeal to tho
friends of freedom" appears in the N. York
Tribune, calling for subscription of fa seve-
rll thousand dollars" to defend Long in tho
courts, New York, and, if need be, in the
Supreme Court of the United States" money
to be sent to Horace Greeley, esq.
This case is beautiful illustration of tho
fine manner in which the new law works.
The slave at the first examination before the
commission was stated to have been fully
identified by competent witnesscs.-Sout!,
Carolinian.
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* all our readers that
;;:Inled at hiilledgeyille,.
# the State Conyeni
above. e..high-sounding.
z; OF. its formation was
{ bser and more perfect
Sed the North-in.
-G.n q more Intimate
s:r,,itL thi
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ssaotfthsrr,I.. .Fl:,|,dne.af;onis,;

e cannot too strong dFse RonSoyr
citizens The e csssity SUSTAIN
ssifin in Ills off Soul hsr1 sntsfTyise
!alid ist enee ernerss
'sge would sa i, edIfa j! s.ys!o5lrs snsatl
nom mean al the5 iinstitus
sfions where no tIern 1finsnce Is
WORT fa nnd dermire and destroy the South:
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WEBsTER's WoRks.-The Hon. Daniel
Webster is about 10 publish a new and elc-
CANT edition of his works, in six or seven
volumes. twill embrace his polilicarspeeches,
literary addresses, legal arguments, and di-
plomatic papers.
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WAR.-Late advices from Nicaragua an
nounce declaration Of war between Nieara-
qua and Costa Rica. So says telegraphic
despatch from New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-16

INSULT TO THE SoUTu.-Some time
last summer great excitement was oc-
casioned at Macon by the publication in
the Citizen of certain letter on the SUBJ
ject of slavery. A public meeting was
called, and the Editor declared that it
had been set up without his knowledge,
that he disapproved its sentiment and re.
GREETED its appearance. We now learn
from the Atlanta Intelligencer that c. R.
Hanleiter, the author of the incendiary
letter, has been appointed by Fitz Warren
and Co. mail agent on the Georgia rail.
road. A fit subject for appointment by
the abolition dynasty at Washington.
This man Hanleiter having made himself
most obnoxious to Southern commu.
nifty, thereby lessening his chances, Pc
cuniarily, for support, is taken up by a
department of the Federal Government,
and placed in lucrative office in the midst
OF the very community he has insulted.--
Louisiana Courier.
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REVENGE, however sweet, always costs
moro than it is worth,
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-, --.-J V'ii"S Iihv uellSs
fitted for social happiness or comfort.
Such facts as the above show who are the
true friends of the slave, and the South
Carolina Conference, by such showing,
unequaIed, if we are not mistaken, by
any conference in the country; has made
a manifestation of devotion to the true in
terests of both master and slave which
must be appreciated. 1t is proper to state
that the ministers themselves, out of their
slender incomes, subscribe literally to the
missionary fund. Preachers and people
can claim commentator for their lihc.
rality and perseverance in the good work.
South Carolinian.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-16

JOHN ADAMs,-In the Seth gear of lis
age, John Adams made the following en-
try in his Diary. He was then practising
law in Boston, though living in Braintree.
at has been my fate to be acquainted
in the way Of business with a number Of
very rich men-Gardiner, Bowdoin, Pitts,
Hancock, Rowe, Lee, Sargent, Hooper,
Doanc. Hooper, Gardiner, Rowe, Lee,
and Doane, have all acquired their wealth
by their own industry; Bowdoin and Han.
cock received theirs by succession, de-
scent Or devise; Pitts by marriage. But
there is not one of all these who derives
more pleasure from his property than |
do from mine; my little farm and stock
and cash afford me as much satisfaction
as all their immense tracts, extensive navi-
CATION, sumptuous buildings, their vast
sums at interest and stocks in trade yield
to them The pleasures Of property arise
from acquisition more than possession,
from what is to come rather than what is
The rich are seldom remarkable for mod
rsty, ingenuity or humanity: Their wealth
has rather tendency to make them pen
urious and SELFISH
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= j.
byh out
.twoods
IN habitation
.,nderers, was as
:. view of tho holy
IS of old. Joyfully did
..e Indians proffered hospi-
.ne fish and venison prepared
rude inartistic skill, never tasted
more delicious than now. All their trou-
bles vanished in a moment, and after sat.
isfying the craving of their inordinate ap-
petites, the head surveyor of the party,
(wbom we will now introduce to our rea-
dcrs as Mr. Shomberg, nowise extraor-
dinary in his appearance, save 4 peculiar
and at the same time disagreeable cast Of
countenance, which somehow conveyed
to the beholder an impression that was
unfavorablc to the wearer his character,
however, belied his face; he was much
esteemed and respected by all who knew
him,) questioned the Indians as to their
present position, and where they ought
to have been. Strange as it may appear,
they were within few miles Of
their labors were to CONNIE ,xzsts;
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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-03
The Claim Business.

The New York Herald, Of Saturday, has an article on
claim hunting, which is worthy Of reading The fol-
lowing is part of it:
These Florida claims, we'll the Mexican claims,
have shown that there has grown up practice Wash.
ngton, in the House. in the Senate and in the Cab
met which, national and moral point of view, is dis
reputable and reprehensibe the last degree In these
bodies, it has become for individual members
become agents for claims by which-under the denomi-
nation OF fees, per centages, and the kevast
received by members of the House OF Representa-.
tives of the Senate and by of those in the
Cabinet when il is well known that but for their posi-
tons at Washington, they would have been EN-.
ployed in such agencies at ALL
Now, on these Florida claims what a spectacle are
we to behod-to the mildest phrase-of moral and
political independence! There nine hundred thou
sand dollars to be subject for the consideration of Con-
gress and shall some OF these very agents voting
upon the measures in the of which they per-
sonally, deeply and peculiarly interested This what,
when applied to another case, in which members
of the cabinet of the late President Taylor
ed has passed into history Galphinsm-a designation
for political pecuniary prohgacy and peculaon And
with regard to these very Florida claims well the
Mexican claims, 1t has already been admitted that
member Of the present cabinet-Mr. Corwin-has re-
eeived very arge for his services When Senator
in Congress he employed counsel and though it is
true that he sold out his interest when he became
Der of the cabinet for something ike eighty thousand
dollars, less, yet what Of high political
tegrty, does not recognize in such act in
stance of official easy virtue, unbecomng the character
OF an American statesman Though by legal parlance
there may be crme-yet this in the eyes Of the peo
pie, and in the code Of morality must be regarded
as an instance for public censure
The practice of persons in Office receiving fees and
per centages by which they acquire large or any
of money, is that ought to be tolerated
II corruption is to be tolerated in the least
putboundares tots natural disposition spread in every
direction and TO infect the entire government Instead
Of cndeavorng TO exc out miserable existence, under
the ban of the public voice. by being questionable agents
Of questionable claims which blasts the individual char
acter eff the country, let system of remuneration for
public services be fashioned which will render our pub
lie moral Independent, more manly
and more thoroughly American.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-03
The Financial Condition of the Country.

Mr. Corwin at the commencement of the last session
of Congress, made alarm report, in which he FORE
Swallowed awful condition Of the public Treasury,
unless Congress would nterpose check the pernclou
operations of the tariff of 1916 1t is certainly matter
of great interest and graduation, that six months only
have been required shew how little Mr. Corwn really
knew of the condition and prospects of the commerce
and OF the countryand less that in the
Justification Of his views the laboring and producing in
hold ample guarantee that they to remain
least for while longer free from the heavy burdens
Of exclusively Protective Tariff. The present adj
yalorem system Of evyng dutes has been subject of
special assault by the Class interests in the hands Of the
wings and venture to say that more has been written
show how much the has been deIrauded-how
much money has been diverted in fact, from the public
Treasury by fraudulent invoices and Consular certi
Gates than has been said and written in behalf of agr
cultural and other industrial interests the last twenty
five years In the fiscal year ending the Both of the
present month the will exceed fifty millions oil
dollars-ive millions of dollars above Mr.. Corwin's esti-
mate at the commencement of the last session of Con.
gress If the Government has been shamelessly de-
fraude how is il that that the thus this
rapidly ascending scalel Mr.. Webster and the whig
oracle finance in 1S45, Mr. Evans of Maine, estma-
ted the under the present tariff at about twenty
millions. Now the income has reached fifty millions,
and we are told that but for the defective of
levyng duties il would 90 far higher But in truth the
srecic plan of duties which the wings seek put the
place of the present advaorem system, is deceptive
of raising the duties the plan of individual de-
mands. We have had some experience-an experience
extending through millions of dollars, and embracing
thousands of nvoces-snd we have yet heard Of
an instance of fraud being practced by under valuations
and false certificates, and do not believe that such
frauds have been be committed under existing
regulations The foreign invoice certificates not
conclusive of the value of goods imported On arriving
in this country they subjected the inspection OF
Surveyors who value the articles imported, without any
reference to the invoice valuations and the duties
fixed upon the foreign value under such appraisal If
the foreign valuations low they marked up
If too high credit given but the duties charged
above the invoice price Where is the chance for fraudl
Detroit Free Press.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-03
The Free Soil Conventions.

The Free Soil Convention at Lafayette nominated
Saml A. Huff as a candidate for Congress. Mr.. Huff
is lawyer Of Lafayette gentleman of respectable
attainmens, native Of the reeating State Of South
Carolina and was originally wing They also nomi.
mated full county ticket for Tippecanoe county.
In the Ninth District we understand Mr.. Stewart Of
Michigan City, is the nominee for Congress In every
District in the State the Free Sellers either support
ing their candidate uniting with the wings, ex.
cept in the Terre Haute and Wayne Districts. In the
latter they endeavorng wheede the democrats
vote for Julian
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-03
Steam ON the Canals.

G. Parker, Of Mass has patented invention for the
use Of steam power canals which promises great adj
vantages boat, called the Virginia, constructed on
this pan recently arrived New York from Cumber-
land. Nd with three large barges laden with coal,
which she towed through the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Potomac river, Chesapeake Bay Delaware and Chesa-
peake Canal, Delaware river, and Raritan Canal dis
lance Of nearly 500 miles She about 100 burthen
and has engines rated Is horse power EACH and
the only things that differ from ordinary steamboats, is
the peculiar shape of her buckets and the addition OF
float back of the Wheel which is in the of the
boat The Buckets bent to form the segment Of
circle, and they and leave the water without
creating the great motion caused by the ordinary pad
dies. Should, however, the power required cause any
swell the raging waters smoothed down and paci6ed
by the float that follows the wheel. This float be
raised or lowered as circumstances may require.
The of this boat assert that they take a
train of freight boats loaded with 500 tons of COAL from
the Cumberland Mines to tide water, at speed of four
miles per hour, one-thrd to onehalf the price at
which the work be done by horse power: and the
boats be passed through the locks without deachng
them and in less time than is required by the
Der of boats propelled separately -BuealO Courier