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The LEGISLATURE.

The Extra Session of the Legisla-
ture adjourned sine die on Tuesday
last. 1t did no business further than
to oppoint Electors, and elect officers.
Col. SIMoNs was reelected Speaker of
the House, JOHN S. RlcnARpsoN, Jr.,
Reading Clerk, T. w. DlNKISs, Mes
senger. r: L. w. ALLsroN was re-
elected President of the Senate. Two
Messages were received from his Ex-
ccllency the Governor. No. ]. was
communicated to the House on Mon
day, giving the object for which the
Legislature had been called together.
On Monday night caucus was held
consisting of the members Of both
Houses, and resolutions were passed
expressing the sense Of the meeting.
1t was resolved that the vote of South
Carolina in the election of President
and Vice President of the United
States, should be given to FRANKLIN
PIERCE, Of N. H., for President, and
WILLIAM r. KING, Of Ala, for Vice
President. We were much eratificd
to see SO general a concurrence in the
determination of the caucus. Mr..
luDsoN proposed the names Of TRour,
Of Georgia and QuIrm8N, of Mfssissip-
pi, but after some fiery remarks fiom
the same gentleman, the proposition
was rejected. We have published the
names of the Electors elsewhere, and
only state here that G. G.. MEMM1SGER Err
was appointed for the State at large,
and General JAMES II. ADAMS was
elected from the Third Congressional
District. On Tuesday second Mes.
sage was received from the Governor
announcing officially the deaths of
HENRY CLAY and DANIEL WEBSTER,
and in response to the Message some
very appropriate resolutions were of.
iered by j. zARD MIDDLETON, and
unanimously passed by the House.
Thus ended the Extra Session of
1852, and we trust this will be the last
Extra that ever will assemble in South
Carolina for the purpose Of casting the
Electoral vote. Before the next Presi-
dental election, VIC believe the pcopIc
OF this State like tho people of all the
other States will be permitted by law
o elect their own Electors, at least We
hope so.
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1 /, sire.Is / M t.an l,s.yss stI.s; 3

Fa Intlse oratinn delivered by Oh
ster in Eaneuils Hall, in 1926, on Slie
death of Adams and j effersop, he thus
tells us, and his words have nov full
application to himself, that great mud
good men never die: &!
Adams and Jetfefson, / haye said,
are no more. AS human beings, In
deed, they are no more. hey are no
more, as in l776, bold and fearless asl.
syocates of independents; no more, rs
on subsequent periods, the heads of
the government; no more, as No have
recently seen them, aged and yenera..
Bile objects of admiration and regard.
They are no more. They are dead q.
But how little is there, of the great!
and good, which can die. TO their
country they yet live, and live md
live forever. They live in all 1lias.
perpetuates the remembrance )f men
on earth; in the recorded proofs Of
their own great actions; in the OFF.
spring of their intellect; in the deep
engraved lines Of public gratitude, and
in the respect and homage ofniankind.
They live in their example, aud they
live, empbatically, and will live, in
the influence which their, lives and ef:-
forts, tseir principles and opinions,
now exercise on the alii.irs Of mon,
not only in their own country, baei
throughout the civilized world. ii
superior and commanding human sin.:
tcllcct, atrnly great man, when heaven.
vo,ichsafcs SO rare gift, is not tenl-
porary fame, burning bright tors.sI
while and then expiring, giving pIaeo;
to returning darkness. 1t is rather q
spark of fervent heat, as well as radis
ant light, with power to cnkindle The;
common mass of human mind; SO
that when it glimmcrs in its own DE-
cay, and, and finally goes out in death,
no night follows, but it leaves the
world all light, al on fire, from the
potent contact of its own spirit. Bal;
con died; but the human understand
ing, reused by the touch of his mi.
raculous wand, to perception OF tho
true philosophy, and the just mode of
inquiring after truth, has kept On its
course, successfully and gloriously.-
Newton died; yet the courses of tho
spheres arc still known, and they yet
move on, in the orbits which he saw,
and described for them, in the infinitY
Of space.
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The COLUMBIA BRIDGE.-Onc of the
directors of tho Bridge Company has
informed us that the repairs now being
made OIL the Bridge, per contract, will
rarely stop travel or transportation
moro than few hours at time. In.
deed specification in the contract pro-
hIbits the contractor from closing tho
bridge beyond a certain number of
hours together, the company being de-
sirous to cause as little interruption to
trade or travel as possible.
The bridge, we learn, was not closed
longer than two or three hours on
Monday, and the reason assigned for
not giving public notice-a reason by
the way which has great forcc--was,
that persons bringing produce to Co
lumbia might be deferred from doing
so by an apprehension of delay, which
will not take place. We are assured
that everything in the power Of the
company will be done to avoid any
serious interruption, aud that the con
tractor has instructions. 10 that effect.
Croi;niae, 4M iaSt.
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For the Sumter Bn nncr.
Our Tnxcs.

MIR. Eplron: AS experience has
proven that all governments whatever
may be their peculiar features or under
what names soevcr they may be called.
require money to keep their political
machinery in motion, or in other words
thac pec'inlary resources are indispcn-
sable to their very existence. the oues-
tIon naturally arises, who should con.
tribute to the support of government ?
The following proposition, which, I
think few will deny, appears to me, to
De the proper answer, viz: That all
who enjoy the blessings and advanta-
ges of good government, should con-
tribute to it#uppoyt.
Tho revenue required for the Gcncr-
al Government is raised upon this
principle, but it is not so in this State:
and as it is now evident, that wo must
remain part and parcel of the Union,
in spite of all our clamor and brappa.
docio, it certainly becomes the good
citizen and prudent legislator to turn
his attention to the reformation of ma
ny of our old laws and customs. not
blindly following in the tracks of our
ancestors, but wisely proiiting by their
experience and endeavor to render our
own State laws model of perfection,
not losing sight however, at the same
time, OF our rights under the Federal
Constitution; nor DO blind to abuses
from what quarter socver they may
come.
Our State taxes are levied almost
exclusively upon property, and if the
proposition | have laid down be true,
certainly those who have no taxable
property, Or profession, should like.
wise contributca portion towards the
support ofthat government that throws
around them its protecting power,
guarding life, limb, and health, and
injuries done them.
My own opinion, which | have form.
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Presidential ELECTORS.

For the State at large, C. G. Mem
mingr, of Charleston.
ist Congressional District, the Hon
Gabriel Cannon, of Spartunburg.
"a Congressional District, the Hon
L. r. Brockman, Of GrccnviIle.
Sd Congressional District, the Hon.
james II. Adams, of Richland.
4th Congressional District, the Hon.
4. +. w. Allston, of Prince George,
Winyah.
9th Congressional District, the Hon.
,J. Foster Marshall, of AbbeviIle.
9th Congressional District, the Hon.
w ID. Porter, of st. Phillips and ST.
Miehacps.
7th Congressional District, the Hon.
Nj. l.. Carn, of st. BarthoIomev's.
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SW Communications intended for
the Banner must be handed in on or
before Saturday morning, and those
favoring us with advertisements will
please let us have them at least by
8 O'Clock OH Monday.
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Death of Dp. NHcmsEc,al,agj.

1t is with feelings of sincere regret,
mat we chronicle, this morning, the
death OF DIR. NET. MendenhalI, With
melancholy event occurred in this city,
on tuesday evening, occasi6ncd by a
severe attack of country fever, con
tracted at Camden, in this State, which
town he visited a few days since for
'hr purpose OF being present at tic or
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by Telegraph from the Southern Standard.
The Presidential Election.
RetHrns from Georgia as ftr a.
Heard from.

MACON, NOV. q.
The following are the nett majoritics
for PIERCE and KING in the Counties
Chat have been heard from:
Baldwin II, Butts 400, Calhoun
l40, Cobb 23l, Crawford 275; DeKalb
500, Fayette BIT, Gordon 800, Henry
81, Houston 270, Jones l57, Lincoln
G2, Marien t30, Pike 277, Pauldins
80, Putnam 80, Stewart l6U. Walker
400, Whitfield $50, Wilkinson sos,
Warren l ID.
In Richmond County there is q
clear Democratic majority OF 30 over
all. The vote is rs follows: PIERCE
and KING 626, Scorr 425, WEBSTER
l46, Tugaloo Ticket 3S.
In Efiingham County CRITrEspEN
obtained 03 votes, PIERCE 81, and
ScoTT lS.
Three precincts of Columbia Coun.
ty give PIERCE and KING "a minority,
and partial returns from Crawford give
them 275, and from Social Circles, 5
majority.
The returns from Bulloch, Bryan,
Glynn, Libcrty and Mcintosh, arc i'm.
perfect, but all that have been received
are largely favorable to PIERCE and
KING.
Cass county, it is said, will give
PIERCE and KIse u larger majority
than any of the others.
SCorr and GRAHAM have l42 ma
jority in Taliaferro county; and partial
returns also give them a majority Of
l59 in Covington, and 23S in Green's
boro'.
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dination Of his soii as 4 member OF the
Baptist persuasion - Courier, Atl Inst.
iiss. ~, - es-. .--.~c--- ~ =
For Tho Sumter Banner.
Epiroai Will You Pes,sSsssSS me,
-, p give YOU Some 5nnt of a
Temperance Meeting mich come off
on last Fri9a sts ishopville in this
District. ltlSa public meeting of
Bishopyil Division, and the Division
ogst With the citizens generally,
W there in their strength; the meet
Sfiig was opened by prayer from the
Rev. Mr.. HUSr, "a sony the w. p,
Mr.. RoGERs, then with few appro-
pirate remarks introduced the Rev.
Mr.. McCoRQuDALE, the first speaker,
who done himself and the cause he ad-
vocates great credit, he did not leave
the Rumocrat an inch of gro. j to
stand upon, and by convincing irresist-
able and overwhelming argument in
tersperced with stirring anecdotc prov
ed to the large crowd before him that
the whole business, trade, trafiic, and
use in and about the good creter is not
what it is cracked up to be. lie con-
cludcd amidst the hearty cheerings of
the assembled multitudes. Long may
he live the advocate of the glorious
cause. Next came Mr.. JonN S. RIcr-
ARDsoN, Jr., (also sony and assure
you, sir, that | never heard a more elo-
quent and beautiful address fall from
the lips of man. Mr.. R1crARDsoN is
a young man and is preparing for the
Bar, and bids fair to be one of South
Carolina's brightest ornaments, and one
who no doubt, in time, the State will
delight to honor.
Mr.. A. NJ. KENNEDY from Camden,
the G. w. p, of South Carolina next
spoke, and his speech showed that he
was not only in the right place and
perfectly at home, but that the whole
soul of the man was iE the cause-a few
more such men in our State and the
days of the dynasty's Of the Old Anarch
King are numbered. And lastly came
our esteemed friend Mr.. 7. j. WAR
REN, Ex-Sheriff of Kershaw District
the very expression Of whose countc-
nance not only indicates good humor
and generosity, but noble soul with
in; he gave the last broadside to the
retreating squadron of Old Alky, land
the whole meeting was occasionally
entertained and delighted by the Bish-
opvillc Temperance Brass Band, that
discourscs sweet music. The crowd
then adjourned to the Pic Mic Dinner
Table, and | do wish sir, you had been
there, the tablc groaned beneath the
richest Tdxurics of life, We have oe
ten seen Public Dinners In the country
at Political meetings and other gath
crings, but this sir, surpassed them all.
The peculiar nice way the whole was
arranged and put up, told plainly and
in unmistakeable terms, tnat the fair
and beautiful hand of woman had been
there; in fact sir, they got up this
Dinner, and they were present to
cheer by their smiles this whole meet.
ing (heavcn bless thcm.) The Bish-
opvillc meeting to us will be among
the grccnest spots OIL memories waste:
an oasis i'll the desert of life.
SPECTATOR.
Sumtervllc, Nov. 3, 1852.
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WE publish communication from
BEAVER Dam" in this issue. The
writer is young gentleman Of good
education and puts forth his ideas in
correct and appropriate language. We
hope he will frequently favor us with
communications from his pen.
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l
EMIGRATION NY YILLAGERs.syVre
learn from the London correspondent
of the New York Commercial Tint
from the Highlands of Scotland, whcre
the dcstitution of the Celtic race had.
attained a point of chronic famine, no
less than twelve hundred persons have.
been shipped since June, by the
instrumentality of a society formed IN
London for the purpose. In this
case, the repngnance of the people
to leave their homes was overcome hy
arranging that the emigration should
take place not only in ehtise families
but almost in entire Villages. Thus
the numbers have included both SEX
es and oil ages, 1 ON the grandfather
and grandmother down to the new.
iy born infant, A clergyman in
whom the parties had accustomed
to place confidence accompanied
each ship, and the whole, experiment.
was conducted more in the Gerlnasn
fashion than has been attempted olsj
any other occasion.
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The RABus GAP RAILRoap.--F'roniss
a correspondence published in the
I 'Ashville Ne,os, it appears that rnmors.
has been circulated that the passage of
the Savannah river at Augusta by the
South-Caroina Railroad Company;
would cause an abandonment of this
great project. .!. 4s5Is
MIR. Gourdin, tho President of the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company says
to Mr.. Thomas:
referring to the postscript of your
letter, would repeat the assurance
made to yon Mt Andcrson--that fIse,ss
passage of the Savannah river at An-s.4
gusta, by the South-C Carolina Railrlail
Company, DOES not in the smallest
degree take away from. the necessity.
for the Blue Ridge Railroad, tthrnngIit
the Rabun Gap) or in any manner
diminish the interest which the people
of Charleston or the South Carolina
Railroad Company have in its con-
slruction. Such are the views of eve eve
~ director in that Company, without
an exception. is lt.
The Engineers Of the South Caroli..
na Railroad Company ever since the
adjournment of the Convention Mt An
derson, have been engaged in the Pre-.
liminary surveys, and ] am pleased 10
add that Mr.. Lythgoe; (tle chief re-
ports that the Stump House Mountain,5
the only formidable obstacle, can be-
passed bya grade Of 53 feet to tho
mile, in distance of some 10 miles,
Now this settles the question SO fur.
as the possibility of the route or tho
practicability Of the country is con-
cerncd. The grade Mt Aiken on the.
Sonth-Carolina Rail Road, for i've
miles is SD feet to the mile. On tho
Springfield, Massachusetts, westward, \
there are some 5 miles with gra 9;
OF s3 feet to the mile; and on tho
Nashville and Chattanooga Roal, there
are 4 3D. miles in one place, and 9 IA
miles in another, with a grade of l0s
feet to the mile
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I'RE ,,SUMFhR BANNER.
Sui erville, SO. Ca.
ii, ii John TAGREEN, ED1ror.
frioap, Nopembrr S, 1852.
Our Principles.

". VNF HFAHCApHGs.
re There IS one point on ,rhich there can be no
diversity Of opinjon in he. South among those
rrho are true to her, or ,rho haze made up their
minds NOT 10 be siares that is If ,pc should be
forced 10 choose bciTeen resistance and subnisxe,,
IRE should take resistance at all hasards."-
CALHOUN.
:" To do that, cenceri of action mustb necessa-
ry, not 10 sauc the Union, for n rould then DC
too late, but TO Sare ourselves. Thus in my uictr
concert rs Mc one thing cedful."-CALuouN.
What is The remedy? ans,ccr secession,
united secession Of tie siapehoiding States, or a
large nnm,ber Of them. Nothing else ,r,n be ,rise-
nothing else r,u be practicable. e.''-CHEvEs.
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He had lin him what / recollect to
have been the character of some Of the
old Puritans. He was deeply reli-.
gious, but not sour; on the contrary.
good-himored, facetious--showing ey-,
en- in his age, with contas ious l9pf
teeth all as white as alabasterz
soft, playful, and yet hayissffsss Ssin
him that he seemed t2f Ssfrowed
from lion. frown;
trown it was. Sffnlness, good.
humor Snt7 composed his most.
truly, yonr friend,
tDAN'L WEssrER.
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hossUTH AND HuNaARY.--The Res.
ton Commonwealth, in noticing the
charge that kossuth is living ut his
case in london, on the money given
for the Hungarian cause in America.
makes the following statement, which
is presumed to be correct:
we take this opportunity Of s.ats.
ing, from positive knowledge, that. Of,
the 100000 or 100000 which Kos
snth collected in this country, hardly
dollar crossed the Atlantic with him.
lie expended it in this country in pnr.
chasing and making munitions Of war.
by the manufacture OF which he aaso
employment to a large number oi i.is
destitute countrymcn. He had for
months nearly hundred of them ct,-
ployed in making cartridges alons.@-.
He expended il also in CARRYING ON y
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two regular sessions had intcryeiad: be-
tween the date Of the Act Of, Congress
and the conveping Of the Legislature,
which certainly made that occasion no
more extraordinary than this.
think / am also sustained in the
course have pursued by the sense of
the Legislature itself-for had any
doubts been entertained by it as to
the power of the Governor to convene
it for purpose like this, the failure
to make other provisions for casting
the vote of the Siate, would involve q,
neglect of duty too fagrant even to
suppose them capable of.
| herewith transmit to you q report
from the Secretary of the Interior,
which shows that by the Seventh Cen
sus our State will lose a member TO
Congress-. This will involve the ne
cessity Of re-districting the State
Whether you will perform this duty
now, or at your regular session, is a
matter for your own consideration and
discretion. On subjects of general III,
tcrcst to our State, / will address you
at your regular session.
j. Fl. MEANS.
Onmotion of Mr.. Withcrspoon.a com
mittee of eight was appointed to meet
joint committee of the House to
nominate Electors of President and
Vice President of the United States.
The House not yet being fully organ
izcd, the Senate took q recess until 6
O'clock, p. m.
In the House, Hon. james Simons
was elected Speaker without opposi-
tion, and I. w. Glover, Esq, Clerk.
Several ballots for other officers
were had up to three o'clock, but with
out any other election.
On taking the Chair, Mr.. Speaker
Simons addressed the House us fol-
lows:
Gentlemen Of The House Of Represca-
tatives:
For the renewed evidence of your
consideration and kindness in again
elevating me to the distinguished posi-
ton of presiding over the deliberations
of this House, receive the assurances
ofmy grateful acknowledgements.
| Around this scat are clustered many
prourd rccollcctions of patriotism,
genius, and virtue; nor has it been more
distinguished by these than by the
courtesy, impartiality and iirmness
with which its grave and responsible
duties have been discharged. These
latter qualities | shall hope to emulate,
nor do | believe otherwise than that
they will be responded to. on your
part, by the order, dignity, and deco.
rum, which have always cmincntly
characterized this body. 1t is by the
observance of these reciprocal obliga-
tions that the burdens of legislation
are lightcncd, and the best interest Of
our several constituencies, and the
State at large, arc cared for and sub
served.
| cannot allow this opportunity to
pass without cougrntulating you on
the restoration ofconcord and iratcrn-
al sentiments throughout the limits Of
the State, and earnestly to hope that
unnnimity and kind feeling will charac-
tcrize your deliberations, and he Inn
pressed upon any legislation which you
may deem it proper TO institute.
lmploring the Divine blessing on
your labors, now commend y0n to
the prosecution of the business Of this
body.
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Some doubts have been entertained
and expressed as to the constitutional
power Of the Governor to call the I.e-
gislatnre together for the purpose allu-
dcd.to. The Constitution authorizes
the Governor to convene the Icgis.
lature on extraordinary occasions. It
has been seriously mooted,, whether
this IS an extraordinary occasion, as
the Legislature were aware of the con.
tingency that would happen, and ought
to have provided for it. This NAV be
the ease, but it is evident that no pro.
vision was made, and that the State
would lose its vote i'm case | were to
neglect or refuse to call you together.
think that any doubt which NAV
have arisen on the subject has no real
foundation in truth. 1t seems to me
that the clear meaning of the Consti-
tuition is that the Governor should have
power to convene the Legislature to
transact any business for The good or
Me Commonwealth, which could not
be TRANSACTED at its regular session.
Acting under the belief of tho correct
ness OF this construction, have called
you together. am sustained in tho
propriety of this course by the prece-
dent set by that able jurist, Ex.Gov
crnor johnson.
The Act of Congress requiring the
votes for Electors to be cast on the
same day throughout the United States
was passed January 2,,1s46, and Go.
vernon johnson convened the Lcgisla.
ture on the first Monday of Novem-
Ger, 1873. So YOU will perceive that