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What ts:c Convention, has dome

AS many Of olir readers arc anxious
to hear what has been done by the
sovereign State Of South Carolina in
Convention, We give the result as
reported i'll the .SouM Curoitnian.
On Thursday the 29th, Mr.. CuEyEs
from the Committee of Twenty. One,
made the following report:
The Committee of Twcntv-Onc. to
whom was referred All net to provide
for the election Of deputies to a South
crn Congress and the call OF Conycn-
ton, with instructions to consider and
report thereon, respectfully rcpert-
That they have considered the sub
Jcct referred to tMcnl, and have cofIclu-
dcd to recommend to the Convention
the adoption Of the accompanying re:
solution and Ordinance
Rcsolred, by the pcople Of .SouM
Carolina az CpapcatioM assembled.
That the frequent violations of the
Constitution of the United States bv
the Federal Government, and its en-
croachncnts upon the reserved rights
of the sovereign States of this Union.
especially in relation to slavery, am
ply justify this State, SO iar as any
duty or obligation to her conitderatcs
is involved, in dissolving at once all
political connection with her co-S!ates.
and that she torbcars the exercise of
that manifest right Of sell. government
from considerations of cxpediency
only.
IN Ordinance to declare the righi of
M's STATE to Secede from tie Federal
Union.
We the people of the State Of South
Carolina, i'll Convention assembled, do
declare and ordain, and it is hereby
declared and ordained,
That South Carolina, in the exercise
OF her sovereign will, as an ildcpc,rd
cnt State, acceded to the Federal I'm
ion, known as the United States of
America, and that in the exercise of
the same sovereign will, it is her right
without let, hindrancc, or mulcsta,ion
from any power whatsoever, to scccdc
from the said Federal Union; and that
for the suilicicncy Of the causes which
may impcl her to such separation, she
Is responsible alone, under God, to the
tribunal of public opinion among lie
Natuns of the earth.
This report is the substance of the
action OF tn" Conychtion, it has been
declared by the State in the most So
Tenn form that She has the right to Sc
ccdc from the .lnion when it shall be-
colffc necessary for her safety and hap
p'Hcss, and that she alone is the ildrc
OF such necessity. We have been in.
formed that Mr.. MEMMIsGER made a
report as an individual member, set
ting forth fully the views of the Co
operation party, rs soon as it comes to
hand we will publish it. Separate re-
ports were also made by Mcssrs. PER
Rr and GKEGa. 1t gives us pleasure
to hear that the Secession party with
few EXCEPTIONS exhibited disposition
to harmonizc with the Co-opcrationists
III bringing to speedy termination
the labors of the Convention, and we
trust that the political storm having
blown over we shall again become
united as ono people.
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New PLANEr-Proicssor DIR. Gas
paris, of the Royal Observatory, at
Naples, announces his discovery OF an
other sresll planet on the evening of
March II. 1t is stated to be equal in
brightness to Star Of between The
tenth and eleventh magnitude.
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y
SLAUGHTER At BrExos AYRKs.-~A
letter dated Buenos Ayres, Feb. 49,,
describing the defeat Of Rosas by Ur-
quiZa, says: M .sst,I .iLsl - d,
urquiza is scarcely less of the tyrant
and tiger than Rosas. EIe shoots
without mercy. Eighty men and NO.
men were shot at once at the Quinta,
OH Thursday last, and yesterday he is
sued proclamation which will com
promise five or six thousand, requiring
all magistrates to arrest them, wherev-
cr found, and every man will be shot
His first proclamation was that all who
were found stealing or fplundering
should be shot in fifteen minutes after
sentence. 1t was only necessary ITO
accausc--proof was scarcely wanted
or asked for. 1t was estimated 400.
were shot in three or four days---the,
last was the filsilade ofSO. No., .l''
There has been discovery made at
the Quinta which has produced sorne
excitement even here, viz: some barrels
of picked human heads. i believe.
they were carefully put each in cask,
fifteen or twenty by themselves. Two
explanations are given of it--ones is,
that Rosas intened them to grace tri-
unplal entry into the city, ard essf' 3ssSE,
other, that they were 10 be Sent into
the interior as scare crows ut, the. cross
roads, as is Tie custom in Spain to this
day. gRhlA
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Wing STATE CoNvESTIosi OF Mrs. /
souEl.--Ihc Wing Conyention of,
Missouri assembled at st. Louis on
the 10Th instant, and nominated Col.
\. w. Doniphan for Governor; James
Wmslow for 1t. Goyorncr; II. G.
Graco for Secretary of,State; b. Ger.
dell for Treasurer; II. p. Barber for
Auditor; Benz, Lennon, Jr.. 1orls,s
istrar OF Lands; and H.. lIendlick
for Attorney General. Mr.. Fillmore
vas nominated t;r President, aud
Mr., Cri,,cnden for Nicc-P PRESIDENT,
subject 70 the decision oftho National
Convention. A lcspiu;ion WAS adop,
tea sylnpathizims wiihthc II,n. Henry
Clay; III his rrotr.crNu illness. -
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kossuTH IN THE NoRTlI AND Souru.
--kossuth has q complimcnt,tor every,
Locality. at st. Louis, New Orleans,
Mobile, Montgomery, and in Mis-,
sissippi, he spoke of swarm hearts,,
and generous sympathy" and moro,
than ONCE compared his warm !, re- re-
ceptlons to the spring time and beauty
OF OF flowers around him. But on
tuesday, at Jersey City, he says.
81 would now say tha: / am on my
way home--Perhaps not homo, but to
EuroPe-but ! assure You | Shall
pursue it as a lover his bride, | feel
happy to return to tile last Tho
weather is cold here, but Ismmst
say that whore | have been, though
the weather is warmer, The hearts
are colder" eh a2iti"
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directly,'or ultimately, affect the safety
OF our own people; in which case, such
ALTAR becomes ours, aud our gov
crnment is bound to act accordingly.
That in any regard to any such
foreign interference, Dur duty is meas
ured only by our interests; we may
be called to intervene when its con
sequences are, or may become, inju
rlous to our oarn people, but not be-
cause us, ofits injury to another people.
These maxims Of policy have guided
us thus far to honor, dignity, and
strength. Under them the country is
prosperous ut home and respected
abroad. To abandon them now,
would, be in the very wantoness of
power, to hazard in speculative phil
anthropy, tho peace and welfare Of
whole people,
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TEHsNaS,

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GENERAL LorEz STILL ALIvg.-rhc
NV Orleans Crescent says: One of
the returned Cuban prisoners states
that he is credibly informed, and has
reas to believe, that General Lopez
was not garotcd. Bat that another
individual, notorious criminal, who
very much rcIfAs.bicd Lopez, was the
sufferer III The Magic scene ut the Plaza
dc Armas.
Our information states that Lopez
is confined in one of the dungeons of
liavanna, where without light, without
clothing, solitary and scantjly fed, he
IS daily subjected to the most excru-
cialinS tortures. Spanish invention,
1t is said, has been put to the rack to
invent fortunes sufficiently refine for
this scourS" Of royalty in the Antilles.
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WHAT WILL TIE Girls AND BOYS
SAY !--lt has been decided by an emf
nent physician, that twenty-onc for q
female, and twenty-cight for male,
arc tho proper ages for the cu.licst
marriages.
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WAsmseroS, SlS3# 2s.lz.sa;a,55.see .aa .sess $
|. from Washingtss Sat8 'tmay twenty
five clerk EAC BureSs, have re-
ccived notification" nf their dismissal.
OH account of the deficiency i'll the ap-
preparations, and that there is a rumor
hat Postmaster General Hall is about.
to resign and take the mission to, Russ,
s'a, and that Francis Graingcris named
Us his successor. s +, sists'5 !
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Peas .Ere Br,riaI.

Ilhe Albany Register in the course :
of an article OH this subject, relates .,he !,
following instance of which the editor.
VS. perfectly cogliizant: ;k Issts
Some years ago, we were perfectly
'gnlZantsto annccurrcnce of this kind,
which was of5the most hcart-rendings
character. The wife of eentIen,aHs
was taken suddenly ill inschurch, and ].
was carried to her home in q state of.
syncopc. In q few hours. she partial
]y recovered. but Immediately reIapsea
and never agaian showed any signs. Of
consciousness. She lay in this condi-
tion nearly two days, battling the skill
of the physicians, and then, as it was
thought and as there was almost every;
reason to believe, died. No signs OF
breathing could be detected, the limbs
became rigid and cold sand thes eyes
remained open with the fixed and glas-
sy stare of death; but there wassno
change in the color Of the skin. This
was the only reason in the world for
supposing that dissolution had not
taken place.
The poor bcrcaved husband, almost
frantic at the loss of the young and
beautiful wife who he almost idolized,
clung with desperation to- the. hope
iimned in her face, and long resisted
the unanimous decision of the physi-
clans, that she was certainly dead
They told him, what is doubtless true,
that it sometimes though very rarely,
happens, that there is no idiscoloration
for days and even weeks after dissolu-
ton has taken place; But still he re-
sisted, and it was not until three days
had passed without the faintest signal
Of change or sign Of life, that he finally
gave up and suffered the burial Il, take
place. She was cntombed in q vault.
Months passed. a cemetery having
been laid out, the husband purchased
and bcautiticda lot, erected an elegant
monument in it, and when all was
ready, superintcnded the removal OF
the body of his wife from the vault to
it's final resting place. st; .,.,, /:
When the vault was opened he re-
mcmbcrcd the circumstance, Of her
death, above detailed, and desire sud-
denly seized him to once more behold
the corpse. By his dircctiontlle coffin
lid was removed Tile spectacle which
presented itself was ineonceivably hor4
ribc for it showed that she had been
buried alive She had turned quito
over upon her side, she had clutched,
her nails into the coffin until her fin
gers had blcd, portions Of her, grave
cloths We're torn, and in her horrible,
struggles she had coatrived to carry,
her hand to her head and had plucked
from it mass ofhair. with portions Of
the cap that covered it. 10 ssl sa-i
Ihc poor man never .{Ssecrcd from
the shock Of that awful cIc a:3f,.
WAS borne away scusctEs J. ~ .tI,.
rest of his weary lito ss-.fs an utterly
broken AMI misera ble being.
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country TO determine without further delay
whether the time has not come for making
combined and vigorous efforts to stem and drive
back the torrent Of lawlessness and ruin which
must follow the continuance and extension of
these plans of Intervention. The maddest and
most mischievous amongst them is but wider
application Of the doctrine of Intervention in
the affairs of other nations, as taught in the
Irving House, New York, aud subsequently in
the Senate of the United States. Whether the
Intervention be by protest only, OF by protest
with readiness for war, matters little. The
principle is the same in the beginning and the
precise degree to which it is carried depends
wholly on the courage and logical capacity Of
its adherents. The politician who comedies
the bare principle of meddling with the affairs
of another people will be hard pressed to find
reason for stopping at the point most conve-
nient to himself. A meddler by protest cannot
object to meddling with arms and 'material
add for Hungary is tenable only so far as it
forms part of permanent movement to revoIu-
tionize the world.
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wnshington's birthday ut baltimore.

The citizens Of Baltimore are about to cele-
brate the anniversary Of the birth of WAsHINe-
TON on Monday next in very spirited style.
We observe, by the press Of that city, that a
very interesting arrangement is proposed to be
carried out at the large hall Of the Maryland
Institute, in the evening, in presence Of the
State and city authorities, and other invited
persons, and the people generally. We under
sand that deputaiion has reached our city in
connexion with the proposed celebration. and
that they expect to secure the services Of two
highly distinguished and eloquent members OF
Congress for addresses on the Occasion-the
members in question having been strongly APP
pealcd To in that behalf
Should the gentlemen alluded to accept tho
invitation, the citizens Of Baltimore may ex-
pect to hear speeches Of an appropriate and
brilliant character.
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General soott-An OGer Declined.

per, refers TO fact OF which it says it has been
some time cognzant, that General ScorT,
when in the city Of Mexico, after its capture,
was offered by several Of the wealthest citi-
zens Of the Mexican republic to be made Presi-
dent of that country; and, as an inducement to
the offer, they bound themselves to settle upon
him the sum Of one million Of dollars. The
splendid offer" says the Delta, "was de-
clined by the General, with scarcely mo
ment's consideration. The brave old soldier
could not be tempted by such inducements to
abandon the flag under which he had achieved
so much renown and honor"
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the right of way and portion of the public lands
| TO aid in the Construction OF railroad from the
city Of Springfield in Illinois, TO the city of Bloom
ington in Mclean county, in extension OF the Al
ton and Sangamon railroad
Also, the petition of T. Lawrence, and twenty
five others, for the same object.
BY Mr. BIBIGIIAUS The petition of Strange N.
Palmer and others. Of Schuylkil county, Pennsyl-
vana, praying for modification Of the tariff OF
1916 on iron. &c.
By MIR. LETCHER The petition of J. w Pope,
and one hundred and seventy nine other citizens
OF Hardy. Rockingham, and Shenandoah counties,
route, from Luneys creek in the county Of Hardy,
10 New Market, in the county of Shenandoah Re
ierred to the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads.
By Mr.. FLORENCE: The memorial Of Samuel
Z. Kennedy, Robert Hays, Rebecca WiItong, Sarah
Warmer, and others, citizens Of Pennsylvania, and
aso OF the surviving officers, soldiers seamen, and
marines, and widows and children Of those deceased
who have served in the war of 1872, praying Con
grcss to modify the Bounty Land act OF September
IS, 1885, to give TO each person intended to be
benefited by said act not less than one hundred and
sixty acres of land. Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
BY Mr.. CHANDLER: The memorial of J. w.
Weimore, and many other citizens OF the city OF
Erie. Pennsy vania, asking for the establishment of
naval depot, in connexion with dry dock, at
some point on the lake frontier.
Also the memorial of J, Houghtou, and other
Judicial officers of New Mexico, under the govern
ment Of General Kearny, asking for an appropria
ton for the pa yment OF their salaries
By MIR. WATKINS: The memorial Of the assist
ant marshals OF the eastern district OF tennessee
for increase of compensation.
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The Union of yesterday, referring to our ar
ticle of Tuesday, says:
at parades, side by side. extracts from Kossuths
speeches and from Senator Cases, to show that
they not in accord upon the effect OF dccara
ton that the law Of nations is violated when one
nation undertakes to interfere with the internal af-
fairs of another and it then gravely tells the peo-
pie that there ID difference between the real Kos
suth and the Kossuth imtators.'"
The Misrepresentation Of our view is too
glazing to be of much avail to the Union or to
General CAss. We printed parallel extracts,
in accord upon the effect" of any declaration,
but to prove that they are in direct antagonism
in regard to the responsibility attached to ma
tional protests and that General CAss, while
laboring to advance KossUTH's ends, differs
from him on very material point. We asked
whether kossUTH the master. or CAss the dis
cple, is to be received by the nation as the
true exponent of the Intervention doctrine but
the Union evades the question, and tries to d.
vert scrutiny from the General by associatng
his name with the names of CLAY and WEB
srER. 1t asks
Was Mr.. Clay imitator of Kossuth when he
told him that he sympathized with the cause of
freedom, and hoped that Hungary would yet be
free Or was Mr.. Webster imitator when he
eloquenty put forth the idea that moral opinion
was not without force in keeping nations within
the limits of those great principles of national law
which banishing the barbarites of former
times 20
The Union knows well that there is no sim
ilitude in the conduct of General CAss and Of
Mr.. CLAY on this question. The General has,
from the first, played with it as a convenient
Presidential toy-shrking the full measure of
responsibility, yet availing himself of the eclat
which was at first supposed to be derived
from Identification with kossUTH; at one time
repudiating iatermeddling-at another sanction
ing intermeddling by protest solemn and
yet harmless procedure. Mr.. CLAY, in com
mon with nearly every American, has "sym-
paihzed with the cause Of freedom" and still
hopes that Hungary will be free; but he has
never tried to manufacture political capital out
of popular deluslon. "a DYING MAN, | op-
POSE YOUR DOCTRINE OF INTERVENTION" are
the stigma cast upon him by the over-zealous
advocate of the Senator from Michigan.
The appeal TO Mr.. WEBSTER is equally in
folcitous, and only serves TO show the anxiety
Of Mr.. CAss and other "imtators" of KossUrH
10 secure for the intervention movement greater
respect than it is entitled to in consequence of
any intrinsic merit. They have discovered the
need Of borrowed lustre, and are not particular
y scrupul0us as TO the means of obtaining it.
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Congress-.

In the Senate yesterday debate took place
upon the motion TO print the kossuth letters of
thanks TO the Government of the United States,
and, by vote of II 10 20, the motion was
agreed 10.
Mr. UNDERWOOD commenced speech ON
the Iowa Railroad bill.
The House of Representatives passed the
bill repeating the Provso of the bill limiting
the mileage of the delegate from Oregon.
The bill granting the right of way. and por-
tiop Of the public domain TO aid in the construc-
lion Of certain railroads in Missouri, was dis
cussed.
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IMPoaTtSr FROM CmLI- Great Battle and De
,frucfion of Lpe.-By the steamer Falcon we learn
that the steamer Bolivia reached Panama on the
18th ut. from Chilli
The movements Of the insurgents in Chill against
the government had been entirely suppressed. a
sanguinary battle had taken place between Gene
rAl Cruz aud the government forces the plains
Of LongumilIa. After two hours severe fighting
the government troops were entirely victorious.
leaving two thousand of the rcvolutionisls and
many dead on the field. A treaty was afterwards
concluded, which, it was thought would result in
permanent peace 70 the republic.
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The steamer Falcon. from Cbegrce. San Juan,
and Havana, arrived Mt New York on Tuesday
The Falcon took out five hundred troops 10 Cali
fornin, who transported in body over
the Panama railroad 20 Gatine, where they wcro
embarked in row boats for GorCons, when they
would march to Panama. The officers and troops
were in good health.
Some indignation, il is stated. is felt Mt Havana
In consequence Of runors of another invasion from
America.
The British seventy four Cumberland, and the
war steamer Devastation, from jamaica, had just
anchored at Havana, and were salu,ing the forts
when the Falcon left
The United States steamer Savannah sailed from
Navy Bay for Laguayr6 on the 10Th ultimo.
The Falcon brings fifty one passengers. Tho fe-
ciliues Tor landing passengers nj Navy Boy were
far superior TO those at Chsgrcs, and IN few weeks
the company will be ready 90 convey passengers To-
point IN the river which will cut Oft thirty two
milcs Of tho navigation
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supreme Court OF the United states.
w,pry.pAY. Fehrnary IS. 1852

WrbNytDAY, February Is, 1872.
No. LOG. Jccker, Tore Il Co., appellants Us. j.
X. Montgomery The argument Of this cause was
continued by MIR. Rcverdy Johnson for the appellee
and concluded by Mr. Nelson for the appellants
Adjourned until TO- morrow at II O'Clock a. m.
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SINGULAR SUICIDE In tho town of Opelousss,
Louisiana, Monsieur Victor Lslasto on tho Let
instant, blew out his brains sooner then discharge
his pistol at his antagonist in duel, by whose
hand, on two previous occasions Of the kind, he
had fallen wounded
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Foa CAIfroRsh.Th chip Victory which
cleared at Boston on Monday for San Frnncisco,
takes out cighty.two passengers, number Of
whom are fcnales
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Sur CANAL IN FLompA.- Resolutions hnvo
passcd tho Legislature Of Alabama urging the at
tcntion Of Congress to tho proposition for construct
ing ship canal across the peninsula Of Florida.
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TnE Carr EvcrSEER Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal announces that the canal will be open
for navigation by the lsl Of March
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FURTHER Instrumentation Baltimore letter,
due on Tuesday evening, did not reach us until
yesterday morning Again, we say, who's in
FAULT
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AFTERNOON SESSION

THRHr O'Clock, p. M..-The convention called
To order by the president.
The following committee, chosen in pursuance
OF Mr.. Mosby's resolution, announced 10 the
convention, viz:
DR.. w. Gillespie. T. III. II. Harrison. ). Ed.
mund Cooper. 6. g. w. Gordon. Z. w. G. J. Bur
russ. +. X. Zollicoifer. 9. G. A. Henry. 10.
DR.. Alexander jackson. IL. r.. X. Moaby.
The committee asked leave OF absence for the
performance Of the duties assigned them
And on motion the convention adjourned to 6 (,
O'Clock