Smyrna times., 1857-11-25
Gen. Hamilton.

The telegraph, from New Orleans. announces
steamboat collision, i'll which twenty five
ives are losI,-and among them Gen. James
hamilton, once Governor of South Carolina. lin
1857. and long Member of Congress from
that State, and exercising a good deal of inAu.
ence over the House of Representatives. when
thus Member.
zen. Hamilton came before the country con.
splcuousy IN the famous Gen. jackson cam.
palgn'-ln whose election he took the liveliest
lnterest,-but in 1882 he went off in the opro.
sltlon with John Z. Calhoun,-and in 1882 80
headed, as Governor of South Carolina. the
lhen lncIpientsrebellion of that State against
the Federal Government. General Jackson
launched against him his famous oroclamotion.
written by Edw. Livingston, then his Secre.
tary of State. The Federal doctrines put forth
IN that paper arrayed large S1ut;;lern Nnlifo-
ing and Secession Party against Gen. jackson.
OF which Mr., Calhoun was the head. bnt in
whlce were Hayne and Preston of s. G. from
OF Geo. Pondexter OF Miss, aud a great many
other able men.
zen. Hamilton, Gen. Hayne and others, got
up In Sauth Carolina the famous State Com
nerclal Convention, and ordinance, which nuL-
! tyte@ the then Tariff acts of Congress- Gen.
hamilton himself imported several boxes of su-
gar ana refusing to ray the duties, (storino
them IN warehouse), prepared to make a case
| against Gen. jackson, as tue Executive of the
Federal Law
GENERAL Hamilton put all South Carolina in
arms and marched no small portion of it to the
city OF Charleston "to stand by his sugar.
ueE. Jackson sent on Gen. Scott and the then
Col. Bankhead, with the Artillery to head the
army, and stationed good fleet in Charleston
ilarbor, which made Gov. Hamilton think more
OF Of, himself than of his sugar. Meanwhile, Mr.
webster supported Gen. JacksOn's Forco B.ll
ana the PROCLAMATION, and Mr.. Clay brought
IN his Compromise Bill, and So modified the
Tariff that South Carolina withdrew her mi.
nlyIng diuance,-whereupon Peace was re-
stored for the nonce
Gen Hamilton in private life was an excel
lent amlabIc man, and cherished by all who
came IN contact with him. Much of the latter
part Of his life has been spent in Texas. where
ne mad large interest in Lands aud Texas
Bonds.
" Ihe hard tunes have very sensiblv afTrc
TED The horse market and those who 4 few
months since bought ON speculation, find
themselves unable to sell without 4 ruinons dis.
count from original cost, if at all; while IN
keep them Is no less runous than To sell Ar
the seml-weekly horse auction held in New
OK last week, horses which in ordinary times
would be held at 500 or $I50 each, were
struck down at $50 or $50; and one animal.
capable OF much service on farm or before n
dray, was struck off at So.
NEW foaH.-The Committee appointed by
ine mass meeting of citizens, held on the l4Ih
ins'.' nave nominated Daniel F. Tlemann as can.
dIdate for Mayor of New York. The nom,na-
tlon' 1t Is thought will be very popular one. |
Wood. vi
CONvTcrE0.-Cancemi, the murderer of 10. |
Ice officer Anderson, in New York, has been
convicted OF murder in The first degree. This
is his second trial; on the first the Jury could
not agree.