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,a 80 M O.. 8. LOCKE
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Boots, Shoes.
Hats and Caps. Rubber Goods, etc, next door
10 Whitney's Daguerrean Gallery, Third ST.,
above Cedar, ST. Paul. Minnesota ytf
N. e. TYSON & COZ, !ia s'ss
Wholesale and Retail. Grocery, Provision and
Liquor Merchants, Roberts Street, between
Third and Fourth; ST. Paul, Min. ytf
se mi W.SP. MURRAY. as ss
Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Sain, Paul,
4a Is se Minnesota. IVA
St. Paul, April, ,ts ytf:
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10 the committee on roads, bridges and ferries
The Speaker luid before the House the pri-
vate report of the President and Directors Of
the Bank of the State of South Carolina
ordered to lie on the table
BY Mr. Harrison. bill to extend the time
for opening the books 10 secure charter to the
Western Bank Of South Carolina ct Anderson
read the first time and ordered 10 be read the
second time tomorrow.
DR. Hammond introduced The following reso-
luton:
Resolred, That it be referred TO the committee
of ways and means TO report upon the expedl.
ency of allowing 10 the owners Of slaves who
are here after executed for criminal offences The
full value of such.
The resolution was Immediately considered
and adopted.
Mr.. Mckenzie introduced the following rcso.
luton:
Rssolred, That it be referred to the committee
on the colorcd population, TO inquire into the
propriety Of imposing the sams capitation tux
on all Egyptians and Indians, IA j. now imposed
on all free persons of color, mulattocs. meslizoes
and that they MAY report by bill or otherwise
The resolution WAS Immediately considered
and agreed to.
On ,noiion of Mr.. DeSaussure, il was ordered
that when the House adjourn, it shall be ad-
journed 10 meet Tomorrow ut twelve o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. DeSaussurs The House nd.
journed at five minutes 10 four o'clock.
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and the same subject was made the Special
Orde: for tomorrow, at halfpast two p. M.
The Senate resumed the General Order of
the day.
bill to increase the penalty for setting fire TO
the woods, which had been reported by the Com.
mittee on the Judiciary, received the second read
ing, was agreed to, and was ordered to be sent
to the House of Representatives.
A bill to repeal tho laws against usury, being
before the Senate, on the second reading, Mr..
Allen moved that the bill do lie on the table,
which question was ordered 10 be decided by
yeas and nays, which were taken. Yeas 8, nays
81.
The motion was therefore lost, and the bill
was ordered to second reading.
Mr.. Porter moved TO strike out all in the first
section after the enacting clause, for the purpose
of inserting the following:
" That from and after the passing of this act,
payable nt or within ninety days after dnte, or
not having more than ninety days to run, shall,
by reason of any interest taken thereon, or Sc
cured thereby, be subject to the provisions or
any law OF this State, for the prevention Of
usnry; nor shall any person or persons drawing,
accepting, endorsing, signing or negotiating, any
such bill or note, or lending or advancing any
money, or taking more than the present rate Of
legal interest for the loan of money, on any such
bill or note, be subject TO any penalties or for.
FIXTURES under any law relating 10 usury, or any
other penalty or forfeiture"
Mr. Mazyck moved that the amendment do lie
on the table; which question was ordered to be
decided by yeas and nays. Yeas %; nays II.
The amendment was therefore ordered to lie
on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Brownlee, the Senate nd
journed at 10 minutes 10 o'clock p. m.
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I Judges should know nothing of the popular will
or opinion, but should read the lnw, aud should
only know how the principles have been deci-
ded. Our Judges have NO timc 10 consider their
cases
They hear eight or ten cases each day, assem-
hle together in the evening. open q book, ex-
press their views, and the majority rules, and
next morning their opinions are delivered Are
opinions so hastily drawn up worth much! The
charge made in 1856, was not owing to any legal
defect in the system made in 1924, bat from en-
tirey owing to political differences. -
1t has been said that this would be a nongreI
Court. The Supreme Court Of the United
States might, in the same respect, be called
Supreme Court, for It decides upon cases Of
law and equity. He would not put the State to
any unnecessary expense, but something must
be done; We must create inferior Courts or
elect in additional Judge. He was tired of SO
much machinery; he would have but three Ap-
peal Judges, and when one Of the Circuit Judges
was sick, one Of the Appeal Judges should fill
his place, and when any political or constitutions
al questions were TO be decided, nll the Judges
should be called in to make the decision that
the districts might be 70 organized, NO that it
would be unnecessary to elect nm. additional
Judge. He thought that the Legislature should
conform TO some system by which the business
in our Court could be despatched more readily,
and the Judges released from the extremely ~.
duous duty they had to perform.
The greatest objection to the present system
was, that appeals were made from one Judge on
the Circuit to the Same Judge in the Court OF
Appeals; it was an appeal from Cesar to Caesar;
and, though he was proud 10 ssy that The Judges
of South Carolina wero, and always have been,
pure. honest and just in their intentions, yet it
was human nature for them, when they had de-
cided on case on the Circuit to hold to that
decision in the Appeal Courts. Hence it was
that 80 many appeal cases were dismissed
Mr.. Mitchell closed the debate in a speech of
his usual ability, when the vote was taken by
yeas and nays on the first resolution, and decided
in the affirmative The remaining resolutions
were referred to Special Committee of Seven.
House adjourned.
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From the South Carolinian.
TIE "STATE CAPITOL

Nix. EDITOR: A humble citizen as ! am, I
crave the permission Of asking information,
through your columns, regarding the term State
Capitol, now frequently used to designate the
building which The Legislature is erecting for its
own use. Is it an appropriate term! The time
honored, plain and straightforward name was
Stale House. Our forefathers probably adopted
il, as they adopted the term United States, from
the Netherlands. There, State House means tho
City Hall, and State House the palace where the
estates meet. It is good name; it has the ad-
vantage of simplicity and directness. II is no
imitation; it calls similar thing by similar
term. 1t plainly expresses the idea to be desig-
nnted-the house for tho main business of the
State. The English call the new palace where
Parliament meets, and which is perhaps the lar
gest builing in Europe, Parliament House.
There j. grandeur in calling important or great
things by direct and plain terms, nor do We Gle.
vate girls school by callirg It female college,
or, still worse, q collegiate institution. Is State
Capitol equally direct! First it was pure imi.
tation when the Congress House at Washington
was called the Capitol. The Guose Creek"
near by was styled Tibcr. Happily. tho letter
has not taken; but tho Congress House is still
The Capitol, because some one knew that Rome
had Capitol. Be- it so; it is an imposing fabric,
on n noble hill; but why should We in Coum.
bia initiate the imitation? 1t becomes flat. We
may call our State House Capitol, but our good
little Columbia will not be Rome 70. all that
Still, il our State House must be named with
grandiloquenco, would suggest at least, with
due Difference, not to call it State Capitol; for
this 10 much like fellow-townsman. A towns
man is a fellow.eitizen Of the town, and fellow
townsman is equivalent to fellow.fellow.citizen
Of the town. So is Capitol the house for the
chief business of the State, and State Capitol
is equivalent to State-State Houte. | could
wish that our Legislature would return 10 the
old name, excellent and direct, without pomposi.
ty or mimicry, bat digni6ed and conservative, Of
STATE HOUSE,
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SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.

This ecclesiastical body met at Marion c. H.,
on Wednesday last, and will probably adjourn
this morning. The Session was very harmon
ious and the reports from all parts Of the work
within the bounds Of The Conference are very
satisfactory. The Missionary Reports especially,
are very encouraging, and this noble enterprise
among the negroes is bringing forth abundant
fruits
The South Carolina Annual Conference has
always been the banner conference in regard to
the amount contributed for the missionary cause,
but this year it has outstripped itself, having
raised the magnificent sum of twenty-si1 thou
sand dollars! This is the largest sum, VIC un-
derstand, ever raised by any Annual Conference
in the United States. The collection in church
alono, amounted to within fraction of sixteen
hundred dollars!
The session Of the Conference was rendered
very interesting, by the attendance of some emf.
nent,. ministers Of other States The Rev. Dr..
Sehon, Secretary of Missions, Rev. Dr. Hamilton,
Agent Of the Tract Society, and Rev. Mr. Nc.
Ferrin, of Tennessee, editor Of the Nashville
Christian Advocate, were in attendance and
delivered discources at the various churches,
which were attended by immense consrega.
tions.
tHe rePult ot Inc CoInWlttee on EducatlOn
was highly satisfactory. Among the reports
from The various institutions Of learning, was an
interesting one from the Trustees of the Coum-
bia Female College, stating that The sum of
$4,000 had been subscribed for The erection of
the buildings, that an architect (Mr Walker) has
been appointed, and that the work would prob
ably be commenced by the lst January next.
The Conference, we understand, has aeceeded
to the request of the Trustees for the eontinu-
ance of its agent, Rev. Mr.. Murchisep
DR.. Charles Taylor, formerly Missionary 10
China, has been appointed Professor in the
Sparlanburg Female College, and Rev. DR..
Whittfnord Smith, a Professor in Wofford COL
lege. The list of appointments for the present
year has not yet been received, but We pndcr-
stand that there will probably he no change in
the Columbia Churches. Carolinian, 4h inst.
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TAKE IT EASY,

.ra s9"' sss TAKE IT Easy. ss:S-fs = s
Take il esryt' Eifs, at longest, 50 .-'.sh
- But = Iengthend shadow is;
And the bfavo a. we'll A. strongest, "
..s1 .Dlfs not call tomorrow his!
Take il easy-for to-day " =
- All yourplans Of wisdom lay p,
q, -.. $50 -.--- o. ~--s i.....
Take iiea.y! Done with fresting; -,
+. Meet your .neirhbor with a smils;
From the ri,ins sun to ssiiing,
Live The prpseat all the Iwhils.
Take il easy!e Everysyow
Make in reference to now"
Take is sasy! What is hidden,
Or - wrong-or seeneth so-
Leave it. q thing forbidden,
ou, Of which curse may grow!
Take i. sasy! Move: pry
In,o what will cause sigh.
Take j, sasy: Daily turning 81
Toshe moni,or ~tthiu; -
On iis altar, always burning,
Keep DO incense FREQ from sin !!
Tsks II sssy! Never fear
While yss krsp csoseienes eisar!
TAX. il .asy:: Ever leaning
Ts.,hs side Of trzth and rish;
Happiness from Tirtas Cleaning
Peace Of mind fsom ~pdon bright!
Take it easy! fos at best,
Liis il bat = so,ry jtst.
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TIE uNauARDED nonEnT.

Yes, my lips 'o-nisht have sPoksn
Words said ,hey shoald not speak !;
And would could recall them
Would / had not been so weak.
Oh! that ono unguarded moment!
Were il mine to live again,
All the strength Of iiI temptation
Would appsol TO me in vsin.
True, my lipsh only uttered
Whit is ever in my heart;
lam happy when besido him,
'Wrcseh.d when ws ars apart;
Taouyh liIsen to bis praisss
Always longer than ! should;
Yet my heart can mover hear them
Half % open RI it would.
And ] would not, could not, pain him,
Would not for the world offend;
Iwould have him know like him
A y brother, ne friend;
But me,ni to keep one secret
In my bosom always hid,
For never, meant to tell him
That loved him-but / did,
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A new star is likely soon 10 be added to tho
American constellation. The Legislature Of
Michigan has passed an act providing for tho
formation of the new State Or Territory of Su-
perior. Michigan gives part s'and Wisconsin
another part to form tho new Commonwealth,
which is the seat of the great mineral wealth Of
the nation. Its mines of copper and iron arc
unsurpassed by any in the world and is destined
to ha one of the most interesting, wealthy and
important portions of the Union. '
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Ynn>prolls 4tabil1g.
A TOUGH WITNESS.

PRosEcTIxG ATTORNEY Mr Parks state If
You please whether you have ever known the
defendant to follow any profession"
He's been i professor ever since I've known
him."
uProfess"r Of wl,at!"
"Of religion"
"You don't understand me, Mr. Parks, What
does hs do."
"Generally, what he pleases"
"Tel the Jury, Mr Parks, what the defendant
fellows"
"Grn,lemen of the Jury, the defendant fol-
lows the crowd when they 60 in to drink"
4Mr. Parks, this kind Of prsvaricalion will
not do here. Now state how this defendant
supports himself"
II saw him last night support himself against
lamp post"
"Niay i, please your honor, this witness has
shown dis position 20 triae with the court"
Judge" Mr. Parks, state il you know any.
thing about il, what the defendants occupation
is"
Occupation, did you say"
Counsel" Yes; what is his occupation"
Hlf | amt mistaken, he occupies garret
somewhere in town."
aThai's all Mr.. Parks"
Cross-Examined-aM Parks, l understood
you to say Tint the defendant il professor Of
religion Docs his practice correspond with his
profession :"
Il never heard of any correspondence or let
ters passing between them
aYou said something about this propensity y
for drinking. Does he drink hard"
"No, think ho drinks as easy as any man
ever saw"
.One moro question, Mr.. Parks. You have
known the defendants long time; what are hi'
habits-loose or otherwise"
sThe one he's got on now, think, is rather
tight under the arms, and too short wasted for
the fashion,"
"You can take your seat, Mr.. Parks"
PRoGEssrE.-" Como up, you first class of
O. Rourke, the Irish schoolmsster. George,
give description of the airth and ahow yer
larnin."
"Yes sir. The earth 10 globe filed with
mud, filth, tadpoles and Shanghais."
sAll right. What are its products!n
"Whisksy, gin, Nebraska bills, busted banks
and shinpaaters."
"Where 10 America!"
"Ail over ereation-it is the paradise where
ouid father Adam, the fust fillibuster, was turn.
ed out on"
uWho was Adams wife!" ~ ..-se-s'.ea
aWhy, Mrs. Adams, reckon, and she waa
born in ould Ireland"
SAY, indads she was, Smart boy-you'll be q
man before your mother, sure. Go up to the
hssd."
| An Irlxhman having accidentally broken a
pane Of glass in--street, was making the
best Of his way out Of sight; bot the proprie'
Tor stole march on him, and having seized him
by the collar exclaimed
"You broke my window fellow, did you not ;
sTo be surs did" said Pat, and did you
not go me running homo for money to pay
for it!"
A A.cabia-boy, on board n ship, the captain Of
which was religious man, was called up to be
whipped for some misdemeanor. Little Jack
went crying and trembling, and said to the cap.
TAIN
aPmy, sir, will you wait until ! say my pray
:ers 7"
"Yes," was the stern reply.
14Well, then," replied Jack, looking up and
smiling triuuphanty, "rll say them when gel
ashore"
A CORRESPONDENT wants to know whether
considering the great utility Of the ocean, poets
pot IN noil - q -
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~ Do what is just, speak what is true, be
what you appear, and appear what you arc.
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sY" THERE is nothing so delicate as n mans
moral character, and nothing which it is his in.
tercst 80 much TO preserve pure.
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A CORRESPONDENT wants to know whether,
considering the great utility Of the ocean, poets
are not wrong 10 call it "a waste of water"
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"JoHs," said gentleman to his apprentice as
he was about leaving homo to be absent for n
while, "you must take my place while am
gone" "Thank you Sit" innocently replied John,
but had rather sleep with the boys"
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To bs sold, a ttreshns- machine, in good
working order; has birch, cane, and strap bar
rets; warranted to whipa school of fifty boys
in twenty minutes, Distinguishing their offences
into literary, moral and imper,inent. Only par
ted with because tlls owner has flogged all his
school away, and his sons are too big to beat.
Apply at the COLLEGE Of Preceptors.
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An IrIxhman having accidentally broken q
pane Of glass ir--street, was making the
best Of his way out Of sight; bot the proprie'
,or stole march on him, md having seized him
by the collar exclaimed
sYou broke my window fellow, did You not ,
aTo be surs did" said Pat, "and did you
not sse me running homo for money to pay
for Il z"
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PISs EXTRACTED FROM THE STOMACH OF A
FEMALE-Dr. f. p. Fearing, Of Nantucket,
Mass, has taken from the stomach, abdomen and
left side of patient named Jane James, sixty
two needles, and it is probable, it is sad, that
quite number remain to be removed. They
were swallowed twelve years agc, when the pa
tient was deranged, and imagined herself pin
cushion!
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moves his forces from this place to-day to the
north side Of the Columbia, ten miles below this
place. He is going to erect military fort and
establish general depot there.
REVOLUTIONARY SYMPTOMS IN ENGLAND
Galardet, the able correspondent of the Couri.
er des Etats Unis. writes thus in alusion to tho
recent demonstration in Hyde Park, London
"The English cabinet is thrown into great trib-
ulation by the scenes recently enacted in Hyde
Park, where many and able speeches were de-
livered in opposition to the aristocracy and to
capital.
these nre dangerous symptoms.
"Tae English cabinet have also been violently
assaied by tho radicals, for the expulsion Of the
political refugees from the Isle of Jersey" The
Daily News denounces the measure as gross
violation Of the laws of British hospitality, and
Indignantly exelaims, lot the French alliance
perish a thousand times rather than sacrifice so
holy principle" Oh! England, how art thou
fallen-dictated to by thy quondam special con.
stable !AWashington Sentinel.
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Nor HALF Way TO THE BorroM.-A gentle.
man riding down "a steep hill, aud fearing the
foot Of il was un.ound, called out TO clown
who was di,ching, and asked him if it was hard
at the bottom. SAY" answered the country
man, it i. hard enough at the bottom, war
rant you" But in half dozen steps the horse
sunk up TO the saddIe-girhs, which made tho
gentleman whip, spur and swear. "Why, thou
rascal!' said he didst thou not tell ME it WAS
hard st the bottom!" "Ay," replied the fellow,
but you are not half way to the bottom yet. "