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INrroRirr OF CHARAcrEn.---W Who ever possessed
it that did not derive untold advantage from it? It
10 better than the gold Of Ophr; II is OF more value
than diamonds land all precious stones" And
yet every man may possess it, The poorest may
have it, and no power can wrest it from them. To
young men, we say with carnestness and ernpha
SIS look at integrity Of character with the blessings
il confcrs, and imbibe such principles and pursue
such course. that it's benefits may be yours It ia
n prize so rich, that il repays cvery sacrifice and
every toll necessary TO secure it. Suppose mer
camille community could be found whose every in
dividual was known and acknowledged to possess
strict and incorporating integrity; the repre-
sentatons of each ono were In strict accordance
with truth; "his word AZ good AZ his bondp' Such
community would have q monopoly Of the trade,
30 far as they had the means OF supplying the de-
mand. "The tricks Of trade" whatever may be
their apparent advantages. impair confidence, and
In the end njuro those who practise them far more
than they benefit them. II IL short sighted, as
well as guilty policy. to swerve, under any cir
cumstances, from those great principles which are
of universal and everlasting obligation. Let man
maintain his integrity at all times. and no will DO
sstisficd there is bIcssing in il, and blessing
flowing from it, and blessing all around Il.
So. TPhiiddelphia Builsiin.
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FRoM vrNxzuELA.-By the arrival at Philadel-
phia of the barque Thomas Dallett, Capt. Dill the
following intelligence has been received from,
Puerto CabelIo, March ii:
Business has become quite active here since
the decision Of the Presidential question, which
has tended to restore confidence to the mercantile
community. am under the Impression that tho
country will continue quiet for period, at least.
All must and will depend on the course taken by
tho new administration, which has just been in
stalled into Office The barque Thos. Dallett leaves
but one American vessel in port-the Elvira, Capt
Peters, recently arrived from Boston, via Laguayra.
The barque PACE arrived at Laguayra, from Phila-
dclphia, on the 10th inst" ~
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Charlotte railroad IL progressing rapidly through
Winnsboro, and in fcwdaysit will be completed
On Friday tho cars received passengers on the
line, in the rear Of CANDLES hotel, Tor tho hrH
tme.-Fair6sld Herald
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NAvAL.-By the brig India, at this port, We learn
that the United States sloop- of-war Portsmouth,
Captain Peck, and the United States brig Perry,
Commander Foote, were at Port Praya on the 18th
OF February, all well The following are the lists
Of their officers
The United States sloop- of-war Portsmouth,
Commodore Francis H. Gregory: Commander,
Elisha Peck; Fret Lieutenant, James d. John
son Second do, William c. b. s. Porter; Third
do, John Hogan Brown; Fleet Surgeon Will
liam johnson; Purser, John o. Bradford Acting
Master. George W: Young First Lieutenant Ma
rines, Jabez e. Rich; Commodore's Secretary, -
Ingersoll; Passed Midshipman, Edward E. Stone;
Captains Clerk, Charles G.. Edwards; Midship-
men, c. G. Cannon, James w. Shirk, d. B. Tay-
lor; Boutswain, Amos Colson; Gunner, George ST.
rian; Carpenter, Asa Poinsett; Sailmaker, Charles
T. Frost. s
The U. 8. brig Perry, Lieut.. Commanding An
drew II. Foote; Acting Lieutenant Edward A. Sell
den, let Lieutenant; DO. Walter F. Jones, I'd do;
Purser, James II. Watmough; Cd Assistant Sur
geon, A. A. Henderson; Captains Clerk, Benjamin
Roberts; Masters Mate, Theodore Durdine.
philadelphia Inquirer,
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EarE CANAL ESLARoEMESr.-Tbe bill providing
for the completion OF the Erie canal ensrgeme mt,
and the Genesec Valley sud Black River canals,
was ordered to third reading in The Assembly
on Saturday.
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The Philadelphia .Ns,cs saws that Mr.. WEE

The Philadelphia .Ns,cs says that Mr.. WEE
srER was expected to visit the capital of Penn
sylvania to return his Acknowledgements, in per-
son, to the Legislature, fofits unanimous vote
of thanks for his able vindicaton of the princi-
pies and policy Of our Government, in his reply
to Cheyalier HULskMAsN.
+ II has also been stated that Mr.. w. has re-
ceived and accepted an invitation to dine with
the members of the Legislature of the Keystons
State. h aa
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ALLEGED BRrBERy CAsE.-There has been some
little excitement in the New York Senate on ac-
count of charge that certain members of that
body had been bribcd to defeat law for the pun
ishment Of gambling telegraphc despach from
Albany, dated the 3lst utimo, states that Mr.. Bull,
the sergeant alarms to the Senate, will, under
oath, exonerate the Senators and deputy clerk from
any knowledge or participation in the case.
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sAvINos, BANK OF BALrImoRr.--The gun states

5AvINos' BANK OF BALrIMoRE.--The Sun states
that this institution has declared extra dividend
of "a per cent. on all sums on deposit period Of
three years; per cent. for sums on deposit two
years; and 81 for those deposit one year
amounting in alto $4,000 This dividend. added
TO the regular annual interest of per cent which
carried to the credit Of each deposition the st Of
April in each year, makes for the last three years
81 per cent. per annun, without computing the
profit of compound interest On the nndrawn annual
interest.
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DAmAoEs AGAINST A TELxGRAPH COMPANY
The proprietors of the New York Express have re-
covered from Morse's Telegraph Company for their
failure to deliver despatch in New York which
had been paid for in this city. the clerk of the COM
pany at New York having withheld tho despatch,
because payment of previous demand had not
been made.
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~ T.
VA We were becoming. from day TO day, batter Gus
toners TO the world, and thus enabling the world
to be better customers to Us and all this we wovo
doing notwithstanding. the low prices we were
forced to accept for all products because OF the
many years we had boon driving the laborof tho
country into agriculture; and Notwithstanding
tho necessity Tor applying, annually. thc snpsmoes
interest upon the debt incurred during the unhappy
period Of the compounds tariff. Had that tariff
never existed, the homo market would have been
then absorbing fur moro than million bales of
cotton, and the planter would have been receiving
moro for single bale than no obtained for three;
for market for his food, would have been seen
consuming thrice the iron, and thrice the sugar,
and thrice the tea and Coffee and thrice the silk
that he did consume; making q market for tho
products Of other chimes than our own, and mar
kct for the surplus labor Of Europe to the extent of
a million of men in single year. Whist, then,
would have been the power OF the nation, and what
the condition Of it, peoplei5 xa5g WsN
Increased exports of commodities and increased
imports Of men, of raw products and of manufac-
turcd commodities, produced demand for ship
ping, and our tonnage grew with q rapidly never
before known, AZ will now be shown. The ave.
rage of bodybuilding in the ycar 1912 and lS4a2
was. liz, 900 tons.
In le43-4 1t rose to... ...N... 10000
g l644-5 1t wns. lat, 600 I'D
iS45-6. -. -. -. ....-....... .l66,0 600 sus
1861 1t reachcd.... .s..'.. .246, 600
being adarger amount than had ever! before been
known .if9sa III II "a .tsE5ft.sl 4 Ia fgss4
The public revenue grow with . like growth.
In tho years 1912 and 1928 the receipts into the
treasury for duties averaged.... 80. IL, 400 900
In 1884 they were. .-.,.......... $4,000
ioa4-o...... .....-.........,...,.,. Nsb25,O0O
ioao r.....-.....ss.,... ,,. l2sQ0O
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people Of England. High prices produced compe-
lition, and the domestic product rose 10 6OOOOO
tons, with certainty that another year o. two
would enable the domestic manufacturer to supply
| the domestic market; after which. prices would
have fallen 30 low to forbid importation and the
farmer would have had good prices for his food and
have bought his iron at low ones.
The prices Of iron and Of cloth were temporarily
higher; but how much higher would they not have
been but for the domestic production? Al what
price could we have purchased q million of tons Of
iron in 1852 AT what price could we have pur-
chased 800 900 additional bales of cotton goods or
two millions Of tons Of coal. or twenty millions OF
pounds of woollen cothss The answer must be
That they could not have been purchased At all.
and that the increased power Of consumption re-
suited from the increased power of production due
to the beneficial working Of the act of 1912. Ia
made the sport of cgfsiation tending 10 increase
the competition among themselves TO sell and 10
diminish the composition among others to buy;
cheap and buying dear sSely hour sns
the course of things was changing. increased nro
duction Of cloth was diminishing rapidly Tho price
of cloth, and woollens which sold in lB42 at 90 IS
| sold in 1876 at ~ 25; the consequence Of which
was, that the importation Of woolIen cloths ceased
to increase. The price Of iron fell, because Of in
creased domestic congestion and the import ts.
TO 81 900 tons in lS46-a year in which there was
probably more consumed in the country than in
any one before since. The correction was being
mado. The market was rapidly being made on
| the land for all the products Of the land x ~
The demand for labor raised its price, and man
came by hundreds OF thousands to sell their labor
For years immigration had been stationary at an
In the year ls44-5 il rose TO- I. $50
s i ,e,e was..''i,.-.,;.,..-,..-.l Ia, 000
iofo-s ..,r.-.-.. .,.,...r....,. .ISSs1S2
Of the earth All these Immigrants required to be
fed and clothed, for at least Year, before they
could raise grain of wheat or a blade of rrass
AZ l00 each. here was an additional market for
a Fl and ~
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THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION takes place to-
day, and, from indications, it will be of the
vercst contests known in the State for many years
Two members Of Congress and State officers are
depending upon the result, of which we expect to
be advised by telegraph as soon as ascertained.
The Locofocos are said to be unrcmitting in their
exertions, and well supplied with the "snews Of
war" The unpleasant dissensions in the Wing
party, growing out of the Senatorial contest last
winter, may somewhat damage Wing prospects.
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STEAMBOAT AcciDRHr.-The Norfolk Nstcs says
that ON Sunday morning, about three o'clock, as
the steamers Osccola and Herald were crossing New
Point, an accident occurred, by which the former
became unmanagcablc and refused to obey her
helm. The helmsman of the Herald, Mr.. Pearson,
pcrceiving she behaved strangely, attempted to
sheer Off and altered the direction Of her coursc,
but in tho effort collision took place, breaking
some Of the stanchioDs and carrying away portion
Of the hurricane deck OF the Oseeola the bow OF
the Herald was much injured, and she was in a
leaky condition when she arrived at the wharf.
Captain Mitchell, OF the QsceoIa, was at the time
confined to his berth by sickncss.
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The Folly or Secession.

"Any state OF lifo may have its evils, its trials
its afctons-but to 60 out Of life for the purpose
Of getting rid Of them, would be desperate resort
indeed. In like manner, State of the Union may
have grievances resulting from its condition Of
political existence, yet il would be very strange il
il abored under any i'll which secession could cure,
or which secession would not aggravate and make
Present Inconvenience is, indeed, often re-
gardcd as moro intolerable than prospective mis-
wisdom and Judgment advance to the control of
conduct, and az irritability gives way to the die
tatcs of reason. - Baltimore american.
The truth is, the State of South Carolina has for
the last twenty years, been ohurning herself into
rage against the Union Of thcse States The
evils Of which she 80 loudly complains have not
borne as heavily upon her upon some Of her
sister States of the South for, whilst South Caro-
lima has lost one fugitive slave, Virginia and Mary
land have lost forty. Amidst all the complaints
made in South Carolina, of the evils inflicted upon
her by the Federal Government, we are constantly
reading accounts of her increasing population and
multiplication Of means of producing wealth. We
doubt If her commercial emporium ever
as prosperous as at present, and we know that
her system of internal Improvements il working
favoraby as any in the Union. The vaulting
ambition of some Of the public men in South Caro-
lima can alone account for the unfortunate position
in which the State has placed herself If they had
received all the honors from the Federal Govern
ment which their ambition led them to nspire to-,
we should have heard nothing Of secession in South
Carolina.-Peiersburs Va } Inisligencr.
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soDys BAY CAsAL.-A bill has just passed the
York York House Of Assembly granting charter
to the Sodus Canal, a work designed to connect
Sodos Bay. on Lake Ontario, with Cayuga Lake.
by ship canal, that sailing vessels and steamers
on the former lake may pass through to the head
Of Lake Cayuga, and there discharge their cargoes
into the cars Of the Oswego railroad, TO be con-
veyed via tho Eric road to New York. II IL antici-
Pated that this work. should u be carried out will
efectualiy destroy all competition by the ST. Law
renee routee, and throw into the city all the wcst
crn lake freighs. many days in advance of the
time now necessary to bring the same freight from
Lakes Erie or Ontario
The project is one that was started some years
ago. and is revived now because of the construction
OF the Erie railroad. Ifit succeed according the
sanguine expectation Of its friends, Il will make
tho now comparatively Insignificant town Of Ithaca
port Of great importance with regard to the trade
Of the western akes and will soon elevate II to the
dignity Of rival to Rochester, even Buffalo. The
bill passed the House by a vote Of 70 to IS, but
question was raised whether, as it appropriated
public property to the work. vote Of two-th Of
the Assembly was not necessary 10 its passage.
Tho speaker, however. decided against this doc
trine, and, after elaborate discussion, bis dcci
sion was ratificd-S5 TO Boston Courier.
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The Southern Press denies a statement lately CO.
pied into this paper from the New York Express in
relation to an alleged Democratic supper, at which
the editors of that paper and the future editor Of
the Union were said to have been present The
facts, the Pres says, were simply that +" half a
dozen gentlemen (among them the editors referred
toy happened accidentally to meet one afternoon
at the hotel, and adjourned to the room Of COM
mon friend to take a glass of champagne. One Of
the number sportivey proposed the toast as play
full sally at the expense of the editors, which
promptly amended by the express addition Of
and $50 30" before all drank it. The whole thing
was meant and understood at the time mere
joke, intended TO go no further; for not even a
member Of Congress, or any one engaged in po-
ltical life, was present. with the exception Of the
editors."
The Press states that "the SUPPER the "wildest
cnthusiasm," the ''threo times three" and the
significance attached to the matter, are fiction.
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Increase. 4.ss2.ooo 1sl .sls. 900 259. ao4 ,oo

The deliveries of wool on the New York canals,
and at pitt.burg, in 1912, were (lbs.) 4,S2385l
In l843 they were ............. 5,7l3,289
lS44..... Observation-Disclosures. 6,79s,769
1S45. Observation-Disclosures. 13,267 ,6O9
19dG itIfAfst 10 Oc0 ~ Z
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The increase In the productive power applied to
the cultivation of food had been Immense, as will
be seen on an examination Of the following returns
furnished BY the census Of 1910 and the Patent
Office Report Of l647: -ttit paF aii7a
- yyheat: Barley, ~ Oats bT Rye
ls47. 900 $4,000 Isl, So. 900 30 222 900
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THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME


"A N ~
Was commenced on Saturday, the 4th of Nav,
1891, under Its original name-instead of Richards
Weekly Ga-efte-as more significant of its peeuliar
character, 1t being the only weekly organ OF Lera-
ture IN the entire South! 1t is
Greatly Enlarged and Improved,
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns o}
matter. i is, moreover, IN an
Entirely .Ns,c Dress
" from head to foot and upon beautIf,ur wn,ye
paper so that, IN mechanical excellence il 10 NOT
surpassed by any paper whatever in the United
States! Ii continues under The same Editoria.
ulrecuon as heretofore, and no pains or expense
will be spared to make it
Il Choice Family Newspaper, aa
Gas cheap as the cheapest, and as good M tia
best! Utterly dlscarding the notion that a
Southern journal cannot compete with the North
ern weeklies, IN cheapness and interest,
The Southern Literary Gazette
rivals the best of them in all the characteristics ~
a truly valuable fresde Journal. Its aim IS m.
diffusion of cultivated and refined taste throueh,~t
the communicated it embraces in its annie
folds ever species of intelligence that can tend to
this result.
Original Contributions
from many OF the ablest writers IN the South
chieny occupy It's columns, but not to the excu-
sion of choice miscellany, selected from the hest
American and European sources.
The tone OF the "Gazette" is independent :,
criticism and in the discussion OF every legitimate
topic, but IT is strictly
Neutral in Politics and Religion
Its columns are occasionally embeIlished with
Southern Portraits and Landscapes,
engraved expressly for the work, and accompa-
med by biographical and typographical sketches
lis General Information
is copious, but carefully condensed from the
leading journals of all parts of the world
Notwithstanding the great increase in the size
and attractions of the paper, it is still published at
Tmo Dollars Per .annum, in .4dpance!
IT will be furnished to persons becoming respon-
sbe for the whole number Of copies, and having
them sent to one address, on the following terms
Three COPIES, rs
Five cotpies,
Ten copies, IL
Fifteen copies, 90
Twenty copies, 25
Fifty copies, GO
III All orders must be accompanied with the
money, and addressed, post pal, to pa
WALKER a. RICHARDS
Charleston. S. G.
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
IL The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution of
that body, " to invite plans accompanied by esti-
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low premium Of five hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses of Congress, !"
accordingly invite such plans and estimates, to be
delivered to the Secretary of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day Of December next
1t is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension of the Cspitol
either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south ofthe present building, or by the
erection of separate and distinct building, within
the enclosure to the east of the building
The committee do not desire to prescribe any
condition, that may restrain the free exercise of
architectural taste and judgment, but they would
prefer, that whatever plan may be proposed may
have such reference to and correspondence with
the present building to preserve the general
symmetry of the entire structure, when complete.
Although but one plan can be adopted, the com
mttee reserve to themselves the right to form such
plan by the adoption of parts of different plans
submitted should such course be found necessary; in
which event, the committee also reserve to them
selves the right to divide or apporton according
to their own Judgment, the amount of premium to
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may In part be adopted, according to the relative
Importance and merit OF each part adopted
r. M. +. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN II. CLARKE,
Committee Of the Senate on Public Buildings
SENATx CHAMBER, 30th September 1850.
N. b. The several daily papers published at
Washington will please insert the above daily for
two weeks. and send their accounts to the Secre-
tary of the Senate. oct A
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Terms.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.


rJ,HE next annual session of this Institution Will
| commence the I'd Wednesday In October
FACULTY.
The Right Rev. JOHN JOINS, d. d., President
and Professor of Moral Philosophy.
Judge BEVERLY TUCKER, Professor Of Municipal
and Constitutional Law.
BENJAMIN S. EwELL, Professor of Mathematics
and Astronomy.
MORGAN j. SMEAD, Phi. D. Professor Of HUI
manlty.
WILLIAM F. HOPKINS, A. M, Professor
Chemistry and Natural Philosophy.
II. A. WASHINGTON, A. M, Professor OF His
tory and Political Economy.
Rev. SILAs TOTEM, ID. d., Professor OF Intel
ectual Philosophy, Bellies Lettres, and Rhetoric.
There are two courses of study for Undergrad
uates-the regular course for the degree of Bach
elor of Arts, and Science course, occupying two
years. Candidates for admission to the Science
course will be expected to produce the written re-
quest of their parents or guardians. Students not
desiring to join regular class may, for special
reasons, be admitted to study with the. regular
classes, in those branches which, on examination,
they may be found qualified to pursue.
The necessary College expenses range between
1856 and Sl96 per annum.
Circulars will be forwcrded to all who may de-
sire fuller information, specific inquiries Will be
answered. if addressed to Professor MORGAN
SMEAp, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Students, not desiring to attend either the Reg
ular or the Science course, will be permitted to
study with any class which they may be prepared
to join
July Isl aw.