North Carolina Newspapers

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Hi- vau cv.iccs t j the Ladie- ami i m i.t'.ci.icii of Charlotte, and i t vicinity, : lio will deliver ptthiie iect'li-.s on I'liy. i :-.y. l'l.r. i,.. .:. r:,;;.Vt: -my, au.l Mc I'.r.il .lii'-i-j.ni'li'in-i', iii t!ir Curt II. uirc at i.ij.t- .::;:io r till" ami tin- ,:ext week. Wo . his name iav T:.! !y noticed in tin' Amer ican Pl.r. i.-uo.-i.-al .1 uriKil, bo-ides many . . I ; vivi't'' r--inr.nn e ti..in crtittotiHMi il 1. UI..L- it. s in at! iin::ii i.t the S 'Uth. in Ins o.v her St He proj.o- y ot all of1 o t . tea. i a i-!a up . n ; Hi- let-t:ir,-s v. ico-. 1 C fl . L- ..'I advcrti.-e-w ihvself." Lit n- hear hi;;i. n thi- paper In ad oil n'MioVvInhisicills. Wr thai.k t'i' Hon. T. Ward, of Kcn- t t'l. I i:!S sp.-ecll i.tjtives, the H.-ii. (ic ercd in II ot i: j Apiii co. T. Daxi-. M i- i'. r a i.o. y i f bU spiM'ih in reply i !!. l.anto'.i!, Jr., il. liv. rod in the It. prcsclitalivcs, March li, ?")! (IoMl)!)ro' Tflfsmph i Ml - ij" r. at twei.ty-h.th nun. bcr, 1 lianiN V. Aim, 1 :io to t p..l-k a! !, ,n o! A. .-' .1 .1. i:. t..'.. :. It an 1:.;r t i ( otiii:".e t!,- K ':; -rial v.,::. it- n. V LV. 1 tit; '. Si: !e i; i r f i::ni:il, and . Its firmer Editor o p- an r.ffct tionato Edit-.rs offers us a e-s attvirl it. The CiiiViua H( jiublican. 1 Kilitvr of tiio Itepublican seeins de H d to t our lis. He struck us firt, th'r.k v e ("i.l.t in justice t ) have t V W-wi!l lit him once more a i. tie t p. and th.-n ofTer him the hand of, ' -.'. We l;".ve l.;i-I :iJ tli.l la-t Dltllll er : !.i- p ) r, a:. l ;' rot I. ".',- mo-t of t!ie :: is .'-! in it. !.': , however, we re iM i.ii.r, :.!id tli- wo will -in-Wcr, :t I1 then ' ti i-1 . --Mr-'Vi r-y v it!i l.h.i. a? we expect t . 1 .- . n:.:--d du-.-'t;.' the ren.aii.der ..f tht.- in i. t ) t: i u-.-!ri' i....:t. rs nt more im- i ' The E.lii.::- de-ir.s .;" t'.:e u.i.trino of pinion , f v! ich to he t Live 1; ! .i v r 1. and his party . X'dush'c clui:n- t t, :.' W. l.iin oar opii.ion on t Is, We are in f.i- t!:" St.ite- P- .! Slif.l 1 i.. t 1 y il.e K. i.t.e y of K!- and IT!i'. les, w. stippo-e that :: a IV. ; Vir: .ir ..! 1 - :.l ..".t a- l....-r- and un .' j. it as tho-e of the 'fi.--.se lli-sollltirjlis ir; inia L'-A I it-.tres to the Pi.-l.-s of the pro. : : -i of r:,:t-d Eiit. r of th- K, pub he i- ill favor of the :;- ;) th" 'on-t:t'it;on t :- y v. ' e.'d like him :;.-l 'ii;'..ri'i them what liut it sc mi- to be K. i.t i 1 V i:t th.-m u t: th: n T , l t! Edit. t.e- p i Vltillil f i -:iv that i 1.,-v louid be to Illllii IV tl exi - y nf .lire h- hi-h if War, . :.' ; i- , c Jil.illg III')- li:-)..'- d 1 ti.tv.n .it .1 t t--. I ' th aiiu.nd r - th.-.t the I'llit.ll Stltes ii h:..! !y it to the fMalos re ' !':..:. r thi- !' th : i.,-- j. .: As t . v.. I I .-! !iv t'f;'',. .t 1 ; .n, I. o-U t , tie answered i. i.t li.i- I trii iit--d at: II .-;:::orig'tlie State,. If it t 1 e ! n 'H c.-t.-t: :t. .n, it c, rt.iihly t he or. iinai co:i i : l .ht I'l I .' l v. r .th- j.artv . 11: l ,t ha'. 1 - 111' -. -II ' '. . . . . t : , " ii. in the hr i t up'. -Tl. : i : i ': . ; i v, i .1 an - as a Whig . -. :.- tie m rai I. 1 til" (,!. -: -. v hi. i. ' I ':, -t ' r pui. W in li- ti , th- ,'. i r ' !.' i , a . , v ii.-ii(-v-r t it l is i, M i i . i.l off P aw., x itii ii I fi ".! i,g I 1 In fi r !i:ty f Tel- bal-ies ' ' I'r. Troltp". --.ytfcii i .11, 1,1 u-ffi I democracy, democracy, whither v. ill ye -fly m'xt Always progressinc. yet unchanging aim unciiamgeauie. i .. i .. . i . . ii oiith Carolina Slate Convention. This 1 o:ly assembled in Columbia nt l'-i o'clock, on Monday the 'Ct!i tilt., underfill! authority of tlic recent a. t of the Tunisia- tare of that State, to consider of tht subject .f separate State secession. The roll of !itri( t.s 1,-ini calhMl. 117 out of ((! ,ltlo- -ate.- anMvered to th.ir nan.os. Gov. Moans pro.'iilo.l over the deliberations of the Con- v. ntion. A committee of twentv-one. nn 1 pointed for the purpose, reported the fo!- ;, . ., , ,. , . ... lowing Kesolutioti and (rdinauce, which w re adopted, May 1st, by a vote of loO to i: : Air. Clieves, from the Coinmittce of Twenty- hie. made the following li. port : '1 lie Committee of Twctity-t Ine, to whom W.'lS r.-li ITi'iI 111. .-O't t.l ...-ill. i.l.. f.tf ft... ,.1. ... lion of il outies to a Southern Confess :ld I ( ir"1"' wl'"e s- ( '"'"-' promptly the call of a Convention, with iurtructions 'i1 'tuj.port ;id 1'cing ably advocated by to consider and report thereon, respectfully ' t,1"' "j'"- J- A 1!1:,0,;' w',s . r..,,..,., 1 1 'l.loi.ted! Siiitt) that time 1 have said but' That thevhavo considered the subject referred t . them and have concluded to re- couimen 1 to the Convention the adoption of ., ,,,...,:, p.. ..i,,,; ..I i i-.i: ,..,,. t. . ' " . '.! cr.t, i,, the ,)!? of SA OW- ,.a, i, C.i-.'-ntw,, ur.Unl, That the fre- Hint violations of the Constit::tion of the doted States bv l,e K.-.l-ral t iovernm.-iil j ami its encroachments upon the reserved ri-jhts of the sovereign Sti'tes of this I'nioti, e -pe. iall v in relation to slavery, amply jus tify this State, so far as any duty or obli gation to her confederates is involved, in i 5 im: at oiu-e all political connexion j with her co-States, an 1 that she forbears, the exercise of that n:aiiit'c-t ri.'ht of self- j g n ernnient from considerations of expe diency only. Ail ( )tiliniiii-r to ihriirc tin- rilit of this S'lite to srrrrtf froDi tlir I 'r lcrttl Y nioii. We the people of the State of South Ca- j rolin.i, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and j ordained, '1 hat Smth Carolina, in the exercise of j her sovt r. igu wiil. as an independent State, I m c -ded to the Federal Inion, known as the; I nited States of Aim rif a, and that iu the ' es.-rcise of the same sovereign will, it is her ri.'lit, without let, hindrance, or molestation from any power whatsoever, to secede from tli- said federal I moil ; and tuat for the suRi. ieiicv of the cau-es which may impel h, r to su.-h separation, she is responsible ah.ne, under G..d, to the trii ....a' of t.ublie opinion ai,.r,2 the nations ,,f tin- earth. 1 t;'1 a c""''etou through 1,-uncssee with ,, ,, ' , ., ., ,. the We.-t, iioitlnvest, and .southwest. Mo-r-. Max y wr.-gg and li. 1-. Terry, ! , , ' , , ... , . , . 1 lie citv "t .avautiali is ret 'icing in the tiiliiotte J c-it rf report-, which appear in , , , . , : . . , ... , . 1 11 coii'.eii.plate.l railroad between K nox ile and another part of our paper. Lt-xintitoii as ..penins the way to the Ohio " Mr. Huthr offered a resolution tendering and the Lakes; Virginia, iu the Ea-t Ten-thi- thanks of the Convention to the 1're-i- nessee iniprovemetits, u- op. niug a " High-' del. t f.r the able, dignified and courteous way of Na'ions " to Now Orleans, San Fran niaiiner in which he presided over the deli- ci-eo and the Celestial Empire; while the b erations of that bodv. Adopted unali- citizens of South Carolina. Tennesee. and ini Hi-lv. : Kentucky are currently cngaifed iu an ef The l'lvsid. nt on resiui.ing the Chair ad- fort to build another railroad by way of the dr.'-s.d the (.',.:i',.;i,;i..n as foll.iws .- 1 Tennessee river and the ' liabun Gap,' (,''..' mt n of (lir Ciihv i.limi : In re- through a distant corner of our State, and turn for the v.-ry flattering e-tiieates your one still nearer through the same eoure by kitolness aud coiut -v has induced you to way of A-hviile and Spartanburg ..r Green place upon mv imperfect service, I have ille In the inid-t of these noble and soul-iK.tLi.i-; t i off.r vou but tho tributo f a fl riu eft' rt-, ,Ln . .ice i- braid In Hie ' grat.-tul heart. "I wiil not detain you by pronoun, ing li" .n the wisdom, or otherwi-e of our pro- e. etlni.s. i,..r woulij it he becoming in ine, a- a no n.' er of thi- ( 'oh edition, to do so. What v.i.- have .loin: cannot be recalled, and now i-hi-t .ry. We mu-t wait for and abide by the v. I'.-lii t of po-t.-iity. I!ut I h -jie that I ii.ay l e pcru.itted to congratulate you and the coal, try, upon the go.'. 1 feeling, harmo ny, and singular unanimity, which bine characterized our proceedings, and to ex- i.re-s mv ardent h. lies that thev will have th- fl ct of pouring oil upon the angry wa t r. that In renfter no party will be known in our St.it.- but th" South Carolina party, toiii'y united iu dibi te of tho-e principles .. ! lJ ertv an 1 ei-i.iiiy whiih belong to us as o::r I inhri-ii.t. and which gratitude ti our s'.te. tors, and dutv to our po-P-ritv iiioe il. uiati'l that e shoul X c, er u. tcnn at anv and every l.'ard. ' f will detain you no longer. We are now t nurt: but before we do so, I mu-t he permitted to tender to vou mv lieZ'ttlelt tli.ii.k- for the kindness and courtesy you h.ne i xp nd.-d to ine as tin- j. residing ofh c. r of tai- Convention. I beg vou on part- in .'. t ) i i ci pt my 1 -T wi-h.-s tor hai.Time--i and l.r oi.. nu Gi-iitl' men I bid ou an alb . tiotmte farewell." AlP r which, on motion of Mr. lifdling.T, it w a- ordered, that w In-n this Coilv.-ntion adjoiirif it shall adjourn smc rif and be di-.-olved. (In motion of Mr. Clieves, the Coh-.ei,tioii then adjourned. THE w, c-.h:. St.ite L ii.il SLAVEHY (l.'ESTH)N IN CAE nun. ma. are under obligations tj a friend in i liia for le-gi-lative doeiiii.i-lit- of that which he has from lime to time been chough to forward us. Amongst ricojed v.-st.-rdav, we lind a c py other of the bill entitled an act recommending to electors to vote for or again-t calling a Convention, to revi-e aud change the entire ( on-titulion of C.iiifori.i.-i. It pa....-d the Iloij-e. v,e uhder-tand, by a vote of ol to ., an 1 wa.. sent to the S.-nal" on the .'id of Mm li. A li. ii writ v, of the A.-einbly, i pi i--iav ry. uiei .--n r.'av we were fa-.on-d will, tie- i.-ru-ai of a bto r from one of our own . iiieii- now in C.i.iioriua. who -t.itos lie le- thi the I tl li t how being l.ia-l.; to r. 'id.-r California a Slave State will prove sue. -e.-ful, and that iu the eM-ntof a failure it will I..- endeavored to make the Southern p.. I ti oi i.t all I '.i-hl- slaw. ' .1 u-tii ".' snvs th writer. ' demands one of t!e--- t .'. o (our-. -. SituaP-d a- we now ..ii-.th" w.-ailh ai.-l im xiino -tilde re-iiirces -.1 ' .ilf-.ii.i.i an- open t- alliln- world -x-ii j t ile- onth.-rii .-tit.-.. Any man with capital .-an inv.--t it iii any way Im- may deem b st. and reap a rich return f.r lii- toil, but we of the ,"-outh be au-e our capital till siil-.es. aloIK- of all the world deprived of a right, not a privilege, Ii we should first have enjoyed. Had .t lien f.r tin: Southern volunteer-, tori.ia might still have r iii.-iitn d in the is of the slothful and retrograding Mex or i-l-e in th" gi,i-p of an unrelenting ii. l.i.-.aio ( 'hm It tm t 'iint'tt r . it n Cal En. La-t Saturday. May l,was the fir-t titihi vrsary of the opening of the Crystal I'a laee, London W hat the fate of this mag- !.:!- nt edifice v, ill Lt is uacvirt.-vi1 tj. a titatt'.r of I 1 Ilia J in OTmnn un t ca tt o ns V"R TIIKNOItTII ( AltOl.lNA WMIO. ATLANTIC, T K X X I.SS K V. AND OHIO kail i:o.u. l'olt-li:n.VN K, Caldwell Co., ) April -'I, lo' V-'. Mit Epitoi: eennling to promise I ' now enclose tn you lor publication some of ,lll "rM official a. ts ot loiiiu'ssi-e ami her 1 li,l!z''":'; " tiowi!.j;--t f our Ion-clu-ri.h.Ml , plan of a Aovt nfunnu conn.i.tioii with ,,,e ,.(;m w,w ,,y r.,iir.lt. At the Chariotte convention held on the ami ".'-th f Atuil, lVi, an a lele.'ate fromt,,i eouliy. I eudeavore.l, ; recollect, to jniss the subject as as you in ay one of vital importance to North and South Carolina. I pon the inro-liii tion of the resolution in favor of cxtemiiii the Charlotte and South Carolina Kailrwd to hanville and Abingdon, a., and Jone-lioro,' Tennessee, it was pain ful tj see wilii what characteristic indith r riice it was received bv ci:ze'is of North j .!' regard to the I'anvhle l.ratich, :iud Wl11 not "ow l"'is ,M ,m rlt' 'nlicr than jt0, t!,;,t tlm' i''v V"t be ,1,-tant 'when it innv ex'ite niiirli mtere-t . A 1 glance at the m,. will show that tue short I 'illk ,eteeii f.V,ville and Creensboro', and j ! 1"""1,rl fV""' t'l'esterv.lle to Griffin (.a., or ! tU "c:;r'r- from N.lisbury or Charlotte I ' -rcc..vi;ie. V ., f -Mianta, .a., will ; complete thf nearest, and. iu w inter, the nio.-t pleasant route between the r.a. t.'ni cities ami Vew Orleans. Thus f irniini-, j trulv, the 'flic Cucnt Sntiimnl unit l,i- tcrimtionn ' li.sifiit " so anxiously sought for by ci'mi Us of Virginia and Tennessee, and the completion of which would fillee-l vy Carolina bosom with pride and exulta- ' tii i ii . I Tl.e connection w ith Jonesboro' or Knox- ill' is one of more pressing interest at this time. Although I have cnucaore l in sev eral communications to hrintr this subject, before the citizens of our State, -ind our: county has spoken to the Lc J-lature asking a survey. So feeble has been the response, ; and so discouraging the prospect, that we ' had almost givu up the enterprise ; and I( w as very near leaving about this time with ; two of our most wealthy and enterprising j young men, (and men of families,) who will i take with tliem much of the surplus funds of this section to seek iu the Far We.-t, the : benefits of a more liberal policy than they l''m to iiope f t hi re. i , hw r-' . Atlantic Mate, from irgn.ia to , ""'lu-ive, have sought and will oh- -ortn .. tate . hut cheering sign is vi-ible .' sine in that spirited little journal, " i he M 's-enger." which litis had the eour- age to present every week to its readers " i Wuilctt'ut Ji'oiii )t iii'lott to flit: 'It urns- ST inf.' A voice has at la-t appealed to us, how-i-ver. which I tru-t n til not. rmiunt be dis regarded. Tenni s. i the only daughter, nobly and geiicrou-lv extending a In-lping hsnd to pM.'ry other a Ijoining State, appeals now, to ii-, to her falii.-rlaii-l, her first ioc. and in-erihed upon that appeal is. " th Itittttt riiiifsstt' rtii'l Oltto Wail i tlm! x Hijd the inv iiati'.n, com.-. Hring w ith vou our grand sires the obi irginian and oar gallant warin-heart.d brethren of South Carolina; when you havo shared our ho pi tality, and would .-k further r creation, or ti calm an nngrv, jealous, or troabb I thought, we will g win-!, to the utterm with vou. swiit as the -t p n ts of our country, vi-iting the old inei.iti.-rs and the voun er i-liiidreii of the c-onf. b rasv, and when we liave tu ip; lared n- t with all. we tuav b napj'i'-r nd belt, r content, d. Ye-, -he a-'-'.-i us to meet her '.' on the l-t of Juiy, at Eeii,-ir or Mirgaiit iii. Shall they he in. I at that ti:'-C . What say the el.ti rpri ing Wilmiiitouian-? What says Charles ton? What says Norfolk .' Without any sitt--ii.pt lunher to di-c tss tin- uii-ritsof our favorite rout", we a-k spe cial att'-ntion to the no' .s prc-i-nted in the ploe. edings of the lin-i tin t of stockholders and citii'ciis of Ea-t Tcniu .--., at Join s boro', among whom w. re some of the ino-t influential men of that State, and will sim ply a-k the question : If, from Siili-bury or I 'liai lotP- the ' Wat uiga route " is ijiiit.- a hear to KnowilL. as tile A-hvilie route as near or ncar. r to L xiiittoii, Ky., and iiiueh nearer to upper Ea-t T. iiri. --. e, Eastern Kentucky and Ohio limy he built at much less co-t, aud g. n.-rally through a better country, then why should it not be built .' We cheerfully -uhmit the decision of. the ipie-tion to tho-e repre-i.iitn.g the greater interest in thi.i and other States concerned. Nature has clearly indicated the valley of the Catii Aba, from tin- neighborhood of the I -land l ord to the I'.o. k v Ford, as a link iu eille r c hain, leaving our county and the eoai, it Ihirke, uitlemt much ground ol i.-teraiic- for either, ui.l. a more di re t line, and nearer to I, choir be pi-.-fer.-d. Ignite as clearlv marked by nature are the routes from .-"'.di-bury and Charlotte to a lit hi t inn at or he: the I- i 1 Ford, or per il a p-: t In- town of N o w toll, t In - aeeoino dating the Ciiarie-toii and Norfolk interest, as well as the int. r. -t of our Stale. From tin- vicinity of Lenoir or Morgan ton to the Ti t nessee liailroad, tin re is no apparent diili'-ultv of magnitude on cither tin- Watauga .r French llroad routes , ex- e-ptingthe "ue Kidge. through which, to obtain an ea-v t-rade, mav r-'iuire a tunn. 1 of J to 1 4 mi!'-- in length. And .hall we falter becau-e tlnx tt..e ot.-l i.-ie i. b it in our way T Shall w.- ta:uely live on a- we have done under the blind dominion of denni . gogui-s ! Would not every N..i tlA"aro!iuiaii rejoice to s.e the ears running through thi mountain'' li.i- "backbone" of the At lanti.' State, a. tlm crowning point in the ' hi-torv of North Carolina enterpri-e T Who-e ; In art would ie t warm for the "old North State," wln-11 e,,iitemp!atiiig lo r moral si 'ft it g a ml i't ii iitleuf he shall also behold this glorious aehievem. i.t as tie-evidence ! oi 4 lv l'lyi:-J. jftCul'iUi I Ttti.'.' Up tin- subject, Mossr.j. Editors, and let us attend tho proposed Convention. .Say at Morgau ton, by way of stirring up soma of the dor mant capital of that ancient village, for wo are all oliout right iu our village and coun ty, aud only waiting for some of our elders to take the lead. Again we say, take up the Hiibject. You can surely discu-s it throughout tho Stato with nioro j.iolit to Whigs and democrats than tho-a vexed political issues which are. j about to bo made. WM. A. LENOIR. I From the London Time, April 7. The W'rtvk of the British Strain Frigute ISirkriihrail Luwr of l our Hundred and I l'itli;-l'iiiir Lives Wonderful Disciji- tui xif tiie British 7 roitis. j Another terrible disaster lias happened at sea. At J o clock on the morning of the : th of February, her Majesty's steamer, . the lliikeiihead, was wrecked between two and three miles from tho shore of Southern j Africa. The exact spot at which the ca- laniity happened was l'oiut 1 'anger. Off I this point she struek upon a reef of sunken I rocks. 'J he ship was steaming eight aud a hall knots at the tune. 1 he water was .-month and the sky serene, but the speed at which the vessel was; passing through the water proved her destruction. The rock penetrated through her bottom just aft the j torema t, and in twenty minutes time there j w ere a lew lloatiug spars and a few inisera- ble creatures clinging to them, and this. was j ail that remained of the liirkcnhcad. Of! i..'j pel-sous w ho had left Jmiiiou s bay in the (.'iillant ship, but a few hours before on ly IM Englishmen have come to so lamen table an end. As soon as the vessel struck upon the j rocks, tiie ru-h of water was so great that tile men ou the lower troop-deck were j drowned in their hammocks. Their death i was less pauitul than with olhtrs who were fir-t crushed beneath the falling spars and i funnel, and then swept away to be devoured by the sharks, who were prowling around the wreck. From the moment the ship struck, all appears to have been done that human courage or coolness could effect. The soldiers were mustered on the after deck. The in-tinet of discipline w as strong er even than instinct of life. The men fell into place as cooly a.s ou the parade ground They were told off into reliefs, and sent some to the chain-pumps some to the pad dle box boats. Captain Wright, of the Ulst i regiment, who survives to relute tho dread ful scene, tells us : " Every man did as he was directed, and there was not a cry or a murmur among them until the vessel made her final plunge. I could not aame any individual officer who! did more than another. All received their orders, and i. ad them curried out as if the ! men Were embarking instead of going to the ! oottom ; there waJOtily this difference that I never saw any embarkation conducted with so little noise or confusion." It is gratifying also, to find that the wo men and children were all saved. They ! had been quietly e..;L cted under the poop awning, and w.re. is qui. tly got over the j ship's -dde, and p:i--ed into the cutter. The I other ! ..it-. .:- i- usual iu such cases, were not f..i thi-.'iiiin i in the hour of need. If the l ip. r-oii. v !io were saved, I Hi made their -cape in tin- three boats w hi.h suc ceeded in getting clear of the wreck. An nexed are the names of the military officers drow lied : 1 Major caton, l.ieuts. G. W. Itobinsou, A. ' II. Uooth, Ensign I5.. land, En-ign Medfurd, Ensign Kussrll and Cornet I'.olt. The following are the nainciof the naval officers o-t : Mr. it. Salmon.!, ma-t.-r com maiding ; Mr. W. IJro'i", master; Mr. II. 1. Spe. r, s. coiei niast. r; .r J o l lia. vri-s, second lua-P r ; Mr W'. Wbyham, chief engineer; Mr. C. W. Hare, masters assist ant ; Mr. James M. Clyuioiit, assistant engi neer ; Mr. D.eb-y. assi-taiit engineer ; Mr.. T. Marti-, hoat-waiu ; Mr. James Huberts, 1 carpeiit. r. ' .Ne.er was de-trm t'on more sudden or m n- coniphte. Within fifteen minutes af- i t.-r th.- ii -el -truck, the bow broke short oii. i i ..- n.inut. s more chips, d, and the hull of tie- v.-s-el went in two, cro-'ways, jut ab .it the en Juc room. The stern part o'. tin- ,...,d immediately surged, filled, and Wi nt mil ti. 'I he only hope of the survivors lay in the main topuia.-t and main top-ail yuri, winch still showed above water. I h.-re vvcr.- some fragn. .ntsof the forecastle iii i k -tili Ihe.ting about; there were a few ' -p its, an ; ..r.ftwoo f. About forty-five peo ple c..iiig to tie- yard, and, after remaining th I'" tii. tii o i lock the following afternoon, im re pi.-i.ed oti by the Lioness, a schooner wi.i. h wa pr-.v i ci.tialiy at hand. Captain Wright as-erts, that of the sO 1 persons, lnoie or !.:., who were clinging to the drift woo i when he got away, nearly every man hiLl.t have been saved had one of the ship boats done her duty. Into this boat the a-.-i-tni.t surgeon had got, with eight wen. Tiny immediately pulled awat, .nd landed about miles li'.in the Vessel. The fact appears to have been that the poor creatures w..o Were clinging to vie driftwood, had been carried by the swell iu the direction of l'oiut Hanger : there they got entangled iu the seaweed. Captain I Wright's opinion is that had not the assist- j ant surgeon carried off the boat, or even had the boat puiled back to the scene of the di.a-ter, after landing the medical gen tleiiian iu safety, the majority of these per sons might have been picked off the sea- i weed. It only remains for us to mention ' her. that Captain Saliiiond, who appears to have done his duty after the vessel struck, has not survived the calamity. IM NHATIONS OF THE MISSISSJI'I'I. The reports in reference to the inunda tions of the Mi-.-i-sippi have been published. The principal report, prepared by Charles r.llet, Jr., traces the increased frequency of; the inundations to the " cut-offs, ' nud fa- , vors two plans of remedying the difficulty: I fir-t, making additional outlets to the river' during periods of high water; and second, a sy-teiii of judiciously arranged dikes or b vees, or probably a judicious, combination of both. In order to protect the river coast b.-low tie- Ued liver, levees averaging eight ' feet high and four loin. Irs-d and fifty miles long are recommended, involving' an cxpeti- ' diture of not more than Si .', ii(0ull. An other iiceessory means ,f controlling the Ho,,. i- nn -i.ti -.ie d as feasible, viz. reservoir-in tie- mo n,t,,in g,,r .-, n. iir the heads of th" priii- ipal streams. This, it will be rceo lei ted, i u favorite plan of Mr. Ellet to improve the navigation of the Ohio river, by ili-charging the wnP-rs of these reser voirs at seasons of low water. Lieut. Abert, Chief of the Topographical Ihireau, concurs with Mr. Ellet, in all except the system of reservoirs, which he thinks would not have any pr.-vi utivc cffei.ti oa t!c iuuudatious of tie ti..rs, 1 - -. . 1 1 .... llKl'lUtl IU' iilA.v.i uiim'", I ONE OF THE CO.MMITTFK OF TWK.NTV-oNE. The undersigned, a member of the Coin- I niittec, to which was referred for cowidcr- Rtion tho Act of the General Assembly call- ing together this Cotiveiition, being di - ssatis - fied with the Heport of the Committee, not on account of but is contained in it, but of I what is omit'"d, respectfully asks leave to I state bis reasons. , The position of South Carolina at ii" no is it most difficult mid embarrassing tune Suffering under injuries which render a continuance iu me presenv i uiu patiblo with honor or safety ; but deserted by other States, suffering under the same injuries, and whose solemn pledges of resistance gave South I arolina a rigiu 10 expect very different action from them ;- the eitireus of the State became divided iu . . . .. . . i . . i. .. . ' 1 . . opinion as to the course proper to no laneu. ( no portion of them believed that all hope being lost of uny other States' seceding from the l otileucracy ny a conccric.i iiio-cnu-m, it was necessary for South Carolina to vin- dicate herself from intolerable wrongs by seceding alone. Another portion regarded this course as unwise, and thought it neces- sary to wait for tho support of other States. The prospect of such support has grow n fainter day by day, until it lias receded to an indefinite distance; and that portion of our citiuens who have placed their only hope iu it, now find themselves powerless to effect their i bject. 'Hut y the popular majority which they nave exhibited, opposed tii exer- cising the right of seecssiou at this time, they have also paralysed the power of their fellow-citizcus who desired to adopt that course. I ndcr these circumstances this I onven- tion meets, charged with tiie duty of seeing that the Commonwealth receive no d. tri- iiicnt. To secede under such circumstances is impracticable. To obtain the aid .f any otlicr State ill resisting the aggressions w hich have been committed by the Northern States and the Federal Government is hopeless. Ciilcss some effective mode of action could be adopted, which, while stopping short of secession. luif-tit place and preserve the State in a position of readiness to take ad vantage of the earliest opportunity for suc cessful resistance, guarding, as far as prac ticable, in the mean time, against the many corrupting influences of a longer connection with the Government which oppresses us, nothing remains but submis-iou a submis sion likely to be fatal. If any such mode of action could be devised and proposed by those who are opposed to separate secession, i. nb! bevo... doubt be seecnted and sun- ported by those who have been in favor of that measure The Uenort of tho Colnl.iitte,. is tllisatis- factory to the under-igm-d, because Jt con tains no recommendation of any action what ever beyond jt mere declaration of the right of secession, aud of the injuries which have been suffered, justifying iu exercise by S. Carolina. If a protestation in favor of our rights, made at a time when in fact we are deprived of them, can be of any avail I. wards pre serving them in recollection and recovering them at a future day. it is wise and proper to make such protestation. I5ut actions out weigh words, and oho step in advance to wards practical resistance would be worth more than the strongest declaration. If the majority of the Committee ha.', devised any measures with a character of practical resistance, bowevsr moderate, impressed up on them, the undersigned would have great ly preferred, for the sake of that harmony which is of such high importance if ever the State is to be rescued from it present condi tion, P acquiesce iu their Kepurt. He be lieves that such measures might be devied by those who hare opposed separate seces sion, and that, if adopted with unanimity by the people of the State, they would afford some reasonable hope of ultimate dcliv er anee. liut seeing no pro.st.cct that the in . Cuiivt'iitinn oi ohiii ' rrouucuon ot any iucu measure., uuuer ire- . navs eighteen. sent circumstances, and against the deter- j ' ,f iieg:,ilVc vote aeain-t the .1. . I . mined opposition of those who have defeat- j ,.rc Southern m.-n, exc.pt Messrs. Sum-, cd secession, ould result iu any pood to the a, M.. reheat!, f ..f" N. (' ,) and two K u State, be has,-as a member of the Coniu.it- tu.-kians. tee, nothing to recommend. Ile is w illlug Among the affn-matire. were M. --r-to Vote for the declaration of principles con- ',, ,.r , ,, M-.a,.' u., tt-.l Wade and Can.!.. . . i .1 l i I laiiieu iu ine i.t-soiuiioii alio Bceoiiipanying Ordinaree ; but he de-ires ut the same lime to leave on the record of the proceedings of this Convention his distinct declaration, that it is not in accordance with his wishes that l nothing more should be done to prevent detriment to the Commoiiwcallh. MAXCY GUEGfl. j HEI'OUT OF II F. I'EIiltY, I tlV. (if THE MiMMtTTfcK 'K TW ENT V -ll B. The undersigned, a member of the Com mittee of Twenty-one, iliff. ring from the committee in their report on the act refer red to them, calling this Convention, begs leave to submit the following I'reamhle and i Resolutions, as expressing his views in re gard to the important matters contained in said report, and as to the true policy to be j pursued by the State of South Carolina in ; relation to her difficulties with the Federal ' Government. 15. F. I'EIIKY. April v!!l, I's.'ig. j Whernit the Legislature of South Caro- ! lina, in consequence of the aggressions of Congress and the Northern States on the domestic institutions of the South, deemed it necessary to embody the sovereign power of the State in Convention, in order that the "commonwealth should suffer no detriment, ' and for "the purose of considering the proceedings and recommendation of a Con- gr.ssol the slav.-holiling States: A if I uiiereas, the other slavi-nopling Mates pave ; declined meeting South Carolina in a South ern Cofiglcss, for the purpose of consider ing the past aggressions of the Federal Gov ernment on an in-titution in which they nil have a common and an equal interest : Ami whereat it would be unwise and imprudent, and wanting in respect to the other South ern States, for South Carolina, under exi-ting circumstances, to take any decisive sep arate action in a cause which equally be. longs to th.-m all: Ami itlnrens there have been recent manifestations on the part of tin: Federal Government and a large por. ' tion of the Northern people to cease their aggressions on the institutions of the South, and carry out in good faith the guarantees of the Federal Constitution: And it areas a deep-rooted and long-chcrishcd regard for the union of these States, as "the palladium of our independence, "tranquility,' "peace," j "safety," "prosperity," and "liberty," makes it right and proper, honorable and patriotic,! that we sdould "suffer whilst evils are suf- ! f.-rable,' rather "than right ourselves by a-j polishing tie forms to which wc have been ! accustomed ; Jle it therefore retolved, That this Con vention will forbear at present to exercise that highest and niot sacred of all rights whi'.-li Utt LclVPg Vi a frm wl btro r-eu- M.ie a rigm secun.-u iu meui ny nature m,, nature's (iod, ami pai'auiouut to all ..,,..; I lutions anu political coinpaen or ngreeiiHi,), j ,u, rilt uio au,v or abolish " their j;l rrni iit when it becomes destructive oi t, I m, for which it. was institutiid, an.l .,.,'.; to protect them in tin; enjoyment of t j, j "lives, liberty, property, and purmiit happiness." I hr.suveti, That tho I'ni n of the sev, r.,1 j States of this Confederacy was formed f the purpose of protecting erpinlly the int,.r. c.-ts of all the Mates ; .tliutr t.ome.-ta-mt;i ,. , tioiis, property, and industrial pursuit.; at, tu, existence id' African slavery in t Southon! j'sftics, at ine lormaiioii .,t . Federal l-:'ioii, was uoj only recogni-ei the Constitution, lut gu:u untied, and in-,: the basis, iu part, rf tlu'ir represciitati.,,, ' .. . 1. 11... i ti1L. t.mgress ot the l .'"leu maiej. Hesoretl, That this domestic iustitut;,,-,. . th,. South is not on'y moral a'd eorii-, tm . . . . . . . f ... t. opinion ot this t .invention, Pin a givM blessing to the African race ; and ab.s iluli. ly necessary for the continued pence nt,.' j,ro-penty ol the siaveiioniing r-tates ; ani j , SUrh will lie forever defended and maiu ' tained by them at any and nil hazards, Mt,-j j j0 the last extremity of their existence . , people. HestJred, That South Carolina, throti;.-!. . Jit,r sovereign Convention, now pledges I,, ,. ef t0 ,,-r si-t. r Southern States to re-i-t. ; c,,,,,.,;.,, with them, or alone if need h,. , p,y all tho means which nature and di l,"avo j-jveti her, any aud every attempt ca ; the part of Congress- tj intorfcr witl-.v,, i ry j the States, or th" slave trade between t,e Stat.'s, or to aboli-h slavery in the K, trict of Coluiiibi.-i without the consent oft!, t owners, or to exclude slavery from t, I Siiutliern territories of the Cuite-1 Stat . ... f,,rt, navy yards, and other places in the slavelioldin St it.-.s b. to the Federal iovernin. nt, or ref I1, admission of a State into the I'niou ,i a count of slavery, or refu-e to enf .re ;ii carry out the exi-ting con-tit iTional pr .i i uis oil the subject of rendition of tuyit. slaves, or alter or change the Federal C stitiitii.ii iu any respect torn hing -lav. m l lii Co n jf r- ion ul CiiiiciiviiIi itruwiil of fc.mt licril 71. iiibi ii. The N. Y. Herald of the V!Ist has ;i,, I following account of the proceedings at tin late W big ( 'ongr. s-ional ( a ileus. The South it is evident, will not follow Mr. Maiiguni. ' drum and life, n .r be drilled by t r i. -U ! Sergeant Seward. N"lV.ng is ncccarj t secure all the South de-ire- (and nil .!. sires is the same even hah b d iu-tiee w.tj """ r '. lclerii,nRu ., .. .- ii. i united trout r.vch it ciul coinul-. :. teull, (of which lliert is h hould be the ' "-' M'ght. sl pr ihalulll ., ti...y Wouttl tctt r tpoticd t i as they h i po-Prity, who, if tiling .,. b.-.-ii going f.r tl..- lit f. w par-, will ! overwhelmed at the lirt oiin t : Tin; v iit. i o.,hi.-shu ; i t -i i.or.i or iii. T..uriKii-r. i.s..i.rri. m-i I'K.w.Li'f s.( ri.es; si,a. rT.i. W,siiimitiv, April 7, 1 "..'. The Whig Coiigressiotiul Cam us a.-.-i,,. bled to-night iu the s.-tiate Chamber a! -u clock Judge Mati-guiii pre-idiu ;. 1 1 Btti-ndaiice was rath.-r thin, a nuiiib. r t Southern meinber- and i - iuc f Mr W. !. s er tri.-nds being aim nt. Anion? l:i pics. i.t were Seimt-Ts SH.ith. I i-li. S -via 1, W ide' an.l Messrs Fowler, Ihigg-, l.r .oh?, Ilttwc. St.inlv, G.-ntrv, Laielry, uu I Hum phrey Marshall 1 lie ciiueiis pave tlxe.l upon l.iitmi. r a. the pla-e, and th- I '.th of June n, the f ror ni-ellllg t'.c VV 'ng .ut ., j t I'"., i.ti ii. Mr. Marshall, i f Kenl iiky, off r. I t . i.rigin.il c log caucus resolution.. Mr, Stanly, of .N C , ohj, . t-l t , the 'tl is out of ird. r. 1 he Ch ilnn.iii "ii-tailie I the obj'-.ti n. ft-r a di eis-in, pripcipally by M. --r Marshall i.od Manly, tin? ilen.-ioii of t!,.' tiie .Chair was ni-t.i.ned v rn firtv fi.e- ' . . . ' bell (of Ohio.) S-.t-k.-tt id ,-.-!i lool.-rolt i .. Y Y.,1 and others. Mr. Mar-hall -aid, n the Chair bad d.ci di d the c 'liiproini-e prii.eipl. s of the whig adiiiini-tratioii out of order, this a. n . i ,,!,. f,,r ,igs to remain, and he then with- n-w. Mr, Gentry, of Temi , with much f . 'ing. said he would make one more effort to ii the uhiP-d whig party, and offered a resolu tion, that, in fixing the tune and place, tie whig did not commit themselves unli-- tk--coinproiiii-. s were final. This is as re ceived J A luig delate ar.se in which M.-s-rj. CiiinpUll, Outlaw, lirooke, (M-j.s ) Sti :ii cr, Nloore, (La ,) Ewing Cab.-ll, and Clmg lii a fl participated. Mr. Outlaw, of N. C, wi-!i.-d to be un derstood if the "omproinisc re-obiti..;,-wire to be t li r H -t out of the whig ("iil.-us, ; was thin-ting him out, and the whigs wb .m he represent. .. ; and then h" withdrew. Mr, Moore, of Louisiana, -aid -u. !i a. ti n ruled the S .iith.-rn whigs out of th" caueu-, and then be and h:s colleague, Mr. Lan liv withdrew. Mr. IJrooke, ..f Miss., would like t.vkie.iv, ' befere he went to the W hig National v.ntion, what company he was to keep, . then left. , ! Mr. Stroth.-r, of Ya., said the whi . in- Ife , of hllll irginia had , in substance, in tru.t. d to leave the caucus w a. throw i out. II.: .1.- th. cuiipr.' i-It. Mr. Cab.-l, of , said the previous le vision of the Chair caused many Souther-, whigs P be absent to-night. He and ..then came, hoping for the reverse of sin h a do-ci-iou. The confii illation of the dcei-ioii Would leave the caucus with only the N r t In in lin n and eight or t.-n Southern whigs. lie left with Senator Morton. Mr. Cliiigmaii, of N. C, after some few remarks, .-tt also. Mis-rs. Williams and Gentry, both f Tennessee, made some iii-linaiit remarks, and left. Of the Tcmi.'-ee delegation, there remained in (lie caamb.-r only M.-s-rs Culloiu and Jones. The greatest excitement prevailed nt this accession. I here remained from the South : only part of the .North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee delegates. All the other Southern States were wholly unr. presented Indeed it had become almo-t exclusively a northern caucus. Mr. Morehead, of N. ('., said he staid behind only because he hoped the whir coiiveiiiiou would Bdopt Hie. ipromisi-s, and it was certain that North Carolina would vote only for the compromise. Mr. I'kcry, of N. C, endorsed hii tul league to the tuliont ciU-nt, i . . t . i .1 t f