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Col. James Gardner,

correspondent of the Columbus, Ca,
Times and Sentinel, in view of the forthcoming
termination of the official term of Governor
johnson, presents the name of Col. James
Gardner, the distinguished editor of the Au-
gusta Constitutiomalist, as q suitable successor.
In support of the propriety of the selection,
the writer urges the following considerations :
That Col. Gardner has for twelve years, con.
Quoted with great ability the leading Demo-
cratic paper in Georgia; but being in q minor
ity in his county and district has been cut off
from all official promotion that he is n man
of superior talents and uncompromsing char
acter; and that the people of the State owe
it to the editorial corps, to award some such
Testimonial to it's recognized leader Such q
tribute would constitute great incentive to
aspirants ina profession which is intimately
connecbsd with the best interests of the coun.
try, and would do much to elevate It's charac
ter.
Since VIKING the above, We see that Col.
Gardner has rAeeived the nomination of the
Democratic partk Of Georgia
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Bribery in Congress-.

Congress has at last been forced bv n proper
regard to its own dignity to investigate the
charges, Of corruption which have been
brought against its members. Charges of n
similar character have frequently been made
relative to members Of Congrcss, but the pres
cnt being contained in the columns of lead
ing journal, the New York Times, and corrobo.
rated by the statement Of one of its own mem.
oers, Mr.. Paine, the House could not consist.
ehtiy' with Its self respect, refuse an invcsti.
gation. The character Of the committee ia n
sufficient guarantee that the matter will he
thoroughly sftcd. Col Orr, member of the
committc, has obtained for it, the ENLARGED
power OF investigating the proceedings of the
ilst MS well as Of the present Session of Con.
gress. Power has been conferred upon it to
; compel the attendance of witnesses, and the
power has already been exercised upon several
| refractory members
We cannot conceive of no measure hett.,
suited to stimilate the activity of lobby agents
and excite the cupidity of needy politicians
than the magnificent land scheme, ont OF
which the present charge has originated. The
Minnesota land bill proposes to give the vari
Gus railroad companies of that Territory
twelve sections in every alternate mile. ex
tending North and South, East and West
that is about six sections, or $40 acres ia
every mile of the roads. 1t would place in
the hands of the land spectators, thousands of
acres of the best Of the public domain, to the
exclusion of the honest emigrant, whom il
would force to forego every desirable advan
tage, and buy, if at all, at exlrorbitant rates
The strong argument used for the measure ia
that until these roads are built large district.
OF country will not be settled at oil; and Col
Webb of the Courier and enquirer in thi,
point Of view is disposed to favor it. though
at the expense of the bribery and corruption
which it engenders This enormous grant
however, seems to be entirely premature
Minnesota is not 80 we'll prepared for railroad
enterprises as Illinois, in 1886, and the passage
of this bill would produce like result as in
Iowa, in the exclusion of tens of thousands o.
honest emigrants. s
We rejoice, that in the general cry of in
trigue and corruption, lthe stain of FIRE Is mo,
upon the garments Of the South. By sh,
concession even of Hef rnbid foes, she il above
\ tic. breath ofsnspieiop.. attribute It to, xh.,
s:ssese we may the fact is even 90; aud n,
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Rev. Charles S. WslI,er.

On Sunday the Sth inst, we were no;n.
ed TO hear Of the death of the cs,imabc and
worthy gentleman whose name head, This.
article. On that day near noon, he dcn,r
ted his life, at his residence in onr pl,co ,c
ter much suffering. OF the c,us: Of Mr.
W alkcrS death We are unable to sp.,l,
having had no opportunity Of learning from
i,iS medical attendant lis precise Designations
ne general opinion is that inammot;,,,
manifested itself i'll one silc ofhis face and
continued TO spread until the .an:ls and
throat became SO affected Il, to produce .,in.
sv.
1he S'nllrnncss Of lis demise, and ,;,c
peculiar circumstances attending il. irnp;,rt
TO Inc Intelligence an accumulation Of ,,;,iu
Mrs. Walker and children. save one h,J
lett Il few days OF fortnight since, ON , v;<.
III" hcr ttth"r, IN Gcoryctnwn. who is s,iI
l" he III brl health. immediately after
her departure Mr.. w. was taken sick and
continued t" grow worse to the day Of his
death. burin" his illness he Received ,hn
! friendly attention Of various gentlemen and
had the most eminent medical skill cmnl,v.
! tn' Hut all IN vain. The prayers Of chris
,'a"s, the cnircatics Of friends. the Lcncvo-
icncc "i Il whole community, were power.
! less to stay the rlvag"S Of his ,liS"asc. The
! relentless messenger Of death a,sails in =
mnl'ltorn manncr his helpless subject, and
not nn:r"In"n,lv iii sucir Il way AS to c.,al,-
!,Sh the pi'llcS> reputation he has aconircl
such the circumstances of this diStinrrsh
r'i gcntlcinans death conSpirc TO prove
Mono" with no wife at hand to wipe the
clammy death sweat from his brow, or to
relieve his dvinS ngoni'> by her smoo,hinr
;i,entlon-with no ch;lrcn by his bed
SIDE {" attest their devotion to a kind and
lndnlS gent parent, with none Of tlc corlia|s
Which those standing in the nearest ,lopcs-
TIC rc ll:ons could administer, he closed his
eyes IN that >lrcp which nothing but the
th"n!cr Of the resurrection morn can
break.
In MIR. Walkers death the Methodist
Church, Of which he WAS Il DISTINGUISHED
member, as well rs nur community. hay.
sustained heavy loss, \, the Inst session
OF C"":"T"nce he WAS appointed to take
rharG the Spartanhur- Circuit, the du-
Ties OF which he lad assumed. Bv his
death the Circuit will be deprived of the spir-
itual instruction Of one who WIS IN able and
consistent christian. OF Mr.. VS. ministc-
rial life, previous to his settlement here.
we know but little. To his spntlcSs char
. artrr ms a christian minister. and his many
social virtues, we testify with great pl.as-
nr". leaving the duty otan extended notice
OF his llfe to some ADLER clerical pen.
r"rolinn .Spuri,:n
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Additional bY the Persia.

From the papers by the Nashville on Mon
day evening, we condcnse to summary. the
principle matters of news brought by the
Persia at New York. This steamer arrived
at her dock about eleven o'clock Saturday ::
The Swiss difficulty is virtually settled,
hy the intcrposition of France, supported by
England. The Emperor Napoleon under
takes that Prussia, shall renouncc all claims
upon Ncnfchatcl, in return for the release of
the prisoners. Further, France undertakes
to prevent any aggression by Prussia upon
Switzerland. Switzerland approves these
terms and the Federal Assembly is summon
cd to ratify them.
The Conference of Paris closed on the 9th
instant, having signel protocol, which is
expected to terminate NIL the difficulties, in
tnlilment of the treaty ofpeacc of March last
Russia cedes Bolgrad and Tabak to the Mol
davia bank of the river Yalpak, with terrific
ry of 300 square versts. The Isle of Serpcnts
~ decided as belonging to the mouths of the
Danube, and goes with them. The new
boundaries shall be fixed, and the Austian
troops and British fleet shall have evacuated
the Turkish territory by the 3Oth of March
next. Immediately thereafter, the Confer
ence will re-asscmble at Paris to ratify these
proceedings.
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An Editor In Luck.

We omitted in our last issue to chronicle the
good fortune Of our brother of the Truc Caro-
h"to", as recorded in the following paragraph.
The occasion, we think, furnishes n full ius,i.
fication for any editorial lelinquences:
MARRIED. in Anderson District on W.l,,.-
day evening, l4th inst, by Rev. j. Scott Muir
ray, Maj. JonS Y. Mo"EE Editor of the "Truc
Caroinlan.' to Miss BETTE, F., daughter OF
DIR. VIM. Robinson, of Anderson
The C"roit"o 1imes the Yorkville Enquirer,
md others Of the fraternity, We see are dis.
cus<'ng the propricty of charging for the pub.
iication of such notices. Upon this question
as npon'all others connected with the subject.
essentially on collatcrally, we nre like MA
homet'scoffin," suspended in nuJibms. 1t will,
however, at oil times give us pleasure to re-
cord such happy incidents in the lives of our
editorial brethren.
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Blue Ridge Railroad.

According TO pIorniSc, we cnncilrlc wha,
we have TO say OH this subject at present.
II has already been stated that The work of
lcld!rton, except the tunnclirr, masonry
a'II bridging. has been discontinued, and the
cause consists in tiii, The charter requires
Il certain amount Of stock to be taken bv
private subscription, and the money paid in
: tci"re The Stale sul<c,iption can bc mad.
av:''ahr. The Company failed, less the
sum OF :22o.ooo, in raising the required
amount OF private subscriptions. Under
these circumstances, the Company asked the
Legislature t" be relieved from securing the
private subscription, ami was ia,Iv refused.
W hrrrnpon the work WIS stopped.
We have u'icrstood that Mr. Gourl;n, the
former able an'! efficient President Of the
Company, proposes to hc one Of twenty to
EE'ke up the private subscription, that the
work may he continued. The amount is in
sIgn'llrant when compared with the benefits
winch must result from the complexion Of
tins great enterprise. Charleston, AS well
us the State al lar"", is too deeply Interested
III .hc progress Of the work to see j, Ian
"uisl', and We hope to see an effort male. at
IN early day, TO secure the remaining pri
vatc subscription, il it has not already been
done. An appeal TO the liberal and patriot
lc citizens Of the State would not, VIC are
persuaded, be made in vain.
The suspension has worked loss to tLi,
Observation-Disclosures and the farming inter
est suffering most. Many Of our citizens.
however, would subscribe for stock lbcralIy
upon condition that operations be imme,li-
atcly resumed, and the road completed. 1t
Is an enterprise Of too much Importance to
the State and country to fail on account of
Tn" paltry sum Of il few thousand dollars,
and we earnestly call upon those in au:hori
ty and our people TO avert so great a calam
'ty to the progress Of civilization, and our
continued wealth, rosperi'y and happiness.
hcomcc Couricr.
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fOR TIE INDEPENDENT PRESS.
Young Mems Christian ssociatic

An adjourned meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association was held in the Temper
ancr Hall on Saturday evening the 2Itii inst,
TO adopt n Constitution for the government of
the Association, and organized by calling DR..
L. brancli to the Chair, ami the appointment
OF g. III. Allen to act IL Secretary.
The meeting WAS Opened with PRAYER by the
Rev. g. Murchison, after which the Cnri>tiiu.
tion. as reported, with slight alterations, was
"l"pted, and the following officers elected for
the term of year:
W. II. Parker, Esq, President.
JAS VI. Perrin, l>t Vice
a. 7. Watson, 4nI
a. a. Williams. Recording. Secretary
WA Ir", EST, Corresponding q"
II. Robertson, Treasurer
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The Exemption Of Slave Property from
Sale for Debt

The exemption of certain portion of slnyc
property from sale for debt under execution
IL mcasude which has received the general
"PProFai "i the Southern press; has obtained
'he sanction OF several of the Governors, in
'h"lr annual messages been introduced rs 4
''iil into the legislatures Of several of the South
crn states, and promises in time to become the
settled law in them ALL
lEr policy Of such measure is founded in
tn" paramount consideration Of fortifyinr and
strengthening the slave institutions Of the
south. The institution of slavery, We rcrorJ
justly as the basis Of our social system. and
the prolific parent Of many social virtues
but to give it increased stability, we can A.
d"pt no surcr method than to tliirusc it os
widely as possibly, by increasing the number
OF Shareholders. And to make it desirable to
tie Shareholder, we must make it the interest
OF every Southern man to own slave We
must give him the assurance. that in the wreck
OF all else, he still may rely upon something
for the support of his fcmily and the eluca
tion of his children.
Again, the dispr"portion between the num-
Der "f Shareholders and non-slavcl,nllcrs Mt
the South, whilst it Is the bu.is of the North
crn argument Of the weakness of the iusti,u
ton, furnishes the great inluccucni TO tbc
constant rcpctitiun of their attacks They fell
ns that IN the whole South, they are only 300
900 Shareholders ana that they form not
more than onc.twcnticth Of the whole pn,,,l,
ton that the interest Of the stakeholder does
not demand the pcrpetuity of the institution.
ana that he could not be affected by its de-
str"clion. The argument Is false since every
interest, at the South is so connected with thc
institution rs +" be strengthened md s,Ipnort
cd by 1t. Eut whether true, or false it. with.
out doubt gives encouragement to the aboli
'i"hist, III the prosecution of his schemes IT.
becomes then the duty of the Legislature to
diminish the disproportion between the slave
holders and the non-saveholders, by increasing
the Inducements to the acquisition of slov.
properly; and we can conceive of no stronger
nducencnt than the passage of n law EXEMPT
ing certain number or II certain amount in
value OF slaves, from execution or sale for
debt.
1t may be said that such n measure would
furnish an nducencnt to fraudulent debtors to
buy slaves. to avoid the payment of their
debts. But the fact that such law would be
public notification to all men Of their rights
and responsibilities ; and that contracts would
be varied to meet the emergency, would oLvi.
ate most Of the evils anticipated. The COM
merce OF the country would soon nccommo-
date itself to the change; whilst the whole
South would be brought together in the strong
bonds OF common ownership and identical
interests
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charge of corruption has been brought against
southern members. The correspondent sf the
Philadelphia NorM -incrican, n supporter of
fremont Is constrained to admit, that in this
respect slavery seems to exercise conserva-
tive and honorable influence; that the schemes
OF Wholesale plundcr which have been cnrric.l
through Congress have been under the control
OF Northern managers and that it has been
reserved for needy politicians, at the North,
vino have purchased their seats by c"rulti"n,
to lend themselves, to any scheme Of jobbing
and spolation.
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k;tiitDr'S Certificate.
mother CHr" by Oryycnut,d EiUcrs.

~'''"'''' N''' ~ '"TW""'H DUffS
B,nLI>GrcS, VI, Nov l2. 1851.
CrN:iiMES II suffered for about q year pre-
viorS /" last spring, from arrangement of the
action of the heart which like most others sim
'la'ly afflicted. supposed to be an organic
di>"aSc AMI having seen the Ornycnatcd Bit
rrs h'Shiy recommended for Use in such cases.
rr"r"r"'! and used Il sin-lc bottle, with entire
success
The dS;.gre"nblc symptoms speedily disap.
p"ar"d, and have never, except in one or
lw" Instances, easily accounted for, and any
recurrence of thc'n, WHEN they were easily re-
moved by single dose Of the Bittcr.
Being really "f opinion that this medicine i.
"i unIursti"nabie value lis Il cure for Dyspepsia.
I'm which opinion AIN happy to know that I
n:'rcc with many intelligent physicians,) have
II" hesitation in permitting this certificate to
'e us"'i in any way that will promote its gem
cral use. +. a. STANSBURY,
Editor of the Burlington Courier.
SETH ". FDWLI: & Co., l3S Washington
Street, boston, Pr"prietors. Sold by their
agents cvcrVwl.rc
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CHERAw, S. G., January 2o-Our town
presents strange sight at this time. On
every side is heard the merry tinslc Of sleigh
bells, and slcishs loaded down with Young
men, with the lighter and more precious
freight OF young ladies, are lashine round
our corners, amid the fea,hcry bullets and
joyful shouts Of the hehol'lers. Truly this
is "southern Weather with Northern prin-
c'ples," the Thermometer ranging from 8 deg.
to 20 deg. for the last three days.
Stranger stll-the Pee Dee River is fro
zen over, and cakes of snow and ice are bank
ed up above the bridge 10 tho depth Of two
or three feet !; rs far as the eve can reach
mp the river it presents an unbroken surface,
gttcring in the sun as if Winter, with its
magic hand, had wrapped the old river in
his winding sheet.
The steamer Pee Dee left its wharf ycster-
day, but was obliged to stop on account Of
the ice, and is now about two miles below :
as the negros say, she is "frizzen up"
Herald.
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Later from Nicaragua.
NEW GoRK, January

NEW IoEE, January "a.
The steamship james Adgcr, from San
Juan, with dates TO the 18th instant, arrived
here to-day. The purscr reports that the
cholera had disappeared from the Isthmus
There was little sickness and no deaths ON
the Adgcr.
Ala alker Is represented to be in a better
[6ndition, having ] 200 able bodied men at
Rivas, who are well supplied with a,nnu.
milton and provisions. Col. Lockridee. with
800 men, WAS still at Punta Arenas, await
ing the completion Of a steamer. which
would bo ready about the Eth January.
Inc Adger Encountered great fields Of
ice on her homeward passage, in latitude 80
dog. 80 min.
Several returned Nicaraguans gives very
contradictory statements AS to Walkers pres.
entsauation, but they confirm the previous
repost that 11cnningsen has escaped from
GranAda and joined Walker; also that tlrcr
hadbesn revolt at Leon, and that the in
shrgeHe had joined Walker.
Passengers by the james Adger give an
account6fsEk Walkers situation rather con-
Trajectory Of previous statements.
The seizure Of steamboats, by Capt. Spen-
Ger is confirmed. Spencer states openly
that he acted in behalf of Vanderbilt. No
ipjury was offered to the passengers in the
captured boats, but they were escorted to
Greyton, where the steamers were boarded
by officers from a British mau-of: war. Who
ordered the baggage and men to be- nut Of
immediately. @r -,
ffaSpencer kept the American flag flyipe
ffcmte his steamer, although be made the
capture in the name of Costa Rica. ,a...
twnPreGdent Mora, for the Costa Rica Gov
ernment, issued proclamation. granting
pardon to Walkers men and free passage
back to, the'Unitrd States. 81, :. -
hatBoth officers aud men were deaertino.
They alb tell hard stories of suffering from
tiunger and sickness. ''y'' r. me 81. :
.tIn Walker is,raported to be sti,i at Risas
with 800fmen.i Anolher accountsays Span.
1eemstates tirat the Costa Ricans have .fiftaen
tliundied troops posted along the route. and
thatthey are ali intforce at Saraqdi, and
ollaMng gunsi posted on both shores. The
ssumor was confirmed that General Chiffon,
ewitlf ID large body .of men, had pronounced
bfof Walker atfHie6nlfi!a ,ii12 .a}sf> I'd,
odi Waikeryitsis said, re-took Rivas a6d-Leon
,xwitR1ut losing AZ man, 3!Js!J 272T.a e9i8o
rs Captain Saunders, with his rifles, ,,lrad id.
rafecd leon to occupy that post.
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MIR. Petigru's Address.

1t has been only recently that We have re-
ce'vcd a copy of the chaste and classical I'D,
Dress 61irrtd by tie Hon. james L.. I'cfigru,
dct"rc tie Literary .Socicfics Of krski"c Coiicyc,
ut the Inst commencement "Youth, Manhood
and Old Agc-.such is the sum of life, the
type of the past, the present, and the fu.
ture, in the history Of the species. The Old
properly belong TO the past Manhood occu.
pies the present and the future is reserved for
the Young" Such is the picturesque cxorli.
um, with which the gifted orator unfol,ls the
treasures of his ripcncd wisdom and ENLARGED
experience. In the rich breadth and mellow
n"sS OF his Thought. and the soft rythm of his
flowing style, he reminds us of the divine
i'n'". His taste has evidently been formed
upon classic models, and he appears TO have
drank deeply from "thc well Of pure Enrlis;,
unichlcd Whether not 20 scrupu,uus n
r'.rlSi as Fox. he has certainly used no term
winch Dryden would disown and to purity
and precision of diction, has added the further
charms OF harmony. variety and flrxLilitv
We regard 1t as no small requirement TO be
able to appreciate such an address whose mi
mute beauties are "caviarc to the general -"
but as the histories of IIcro1otus awakened
burst OF enthusiasm in the bosom Of Ihucy1-
idcS; and the orations Of Pitt, q generous en-
nlati"n III Grattan So he who can read this ad
dress OF Ar. Pettigru, with kindred sympathy
and just appreciation, may rest assured that
he, too has something of the elements of tI,c
orator within him.
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GG.ac-:.l Orders No. 3.
HEADQUARTERS,


4 WELL ORGANIZED MILITIA being tho
a strength and pride Of the Commonwealth.
and i'll order that due organization may the
better be maintainc'l it is cnjoned by the Com
mander-in-C Chief:
Upon the Officers in command of Divisions
to exercise their influence with view to ala
efficient organization Of the different Bryades
in their respective Divisions.
Upon the Officers in cammanl Of Regiments,
and Coloncls in command Of Regiments, to at
tend promptly to all Of the duties prescribed
by law, and notably, TO the returns required Of
them, TO the due equipment, drill and organiza-
tion of the Regiments and Companies under
their command and to the occasional perform
ance of patrol duty ms required by law. By
order of the Commnndcr-in-C Chief
Il. G.. N. DCNOVANT,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Jan. %, 1851 80 10
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CONSIGNEES.

The following persons have freight in the
Depot at Abbeville:-
CT Haskell, White, f Noble, Branch L.
II Lawson, ] NJ Creswell, w II Jackson
NJ MISS julia MeCaw, Wardlaw & s. DR. Thos J
Perrin, } + Bell, NJ Perrin, A p Conner wv ~
G Smith. A Zanes. J c Krouk, A j Wideman
SJordan. Martha Megaw, Hon D l. Wardlaw
Rev % W W Walker. G + Dupree, Cola 81 smith
W Crawford Taylor
d. r. SONDTEv A..
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BOARD OF MANA'.IES:

BOARD OF MANATIES:
~. White. ". NJ. lIalIcn,
III. J." Francis, i. \. Fair
W. G. Davis.
On motion, il was Resolved that the Rev #.
\. ll"vt be requested to deliver an address be-
fore the Association on Tuesday evening the a.l
OF February. setting forth the nature and Oh.
Jcct of the Organization.
CIlAS. II. ALLEN, Sccv
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MAR KETS.

AbhEVlLLE January S0-There is o
good demand for cotton at from loa to lilo.
COLUMBIA, January 27.-2oo, bales sold
to day at 1a'to 12sc. A fine lot would bring
l2ic.
CHARLESTON, January 2e.-Nsrtet some, som
what depressed, Sales Of 1000 bales, at from
II to l2ac. -
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Negro for Sale.
!Aslass5ahsserasOr,s Sale

y order Of the Court of Ordinary, will he
- sold, at Ahlpcviilc G. H.. on Tuey-
day, xix, F7aa Day of February
next all til" Personal Estate Of LUKE MATII-
Is, deceased. consisting: Of THREE NEGROES
-tw" Men aml Boy. ten head of HORSES.
tw" MI LES, Il good Wagon, one Rockaway,.
several BrGl."s. among them n doHble one,
Cattle Hogs Household and Kitchen Furni-.
tur", aud sunlrv other articles.
Credit and Terms made known on the day
Of sale. ~ D. DAVIS Admir-
January 30, 1851. 39.3t
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The State Capitol at Vermont was de.
stroycd by fire few days ago.