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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10. FOH PKKSIIIKST, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Os Ohio; The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe —the incor ruptible Statesn an —the inflexible Republican— the patriot Farmer of C hio. FOR VIC E-P RESIDENT, JOHN TYLER, Os Virginia; A State Rights Republican of the school of ’98 — one of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically one of America’s most sagacious, virtuous and patriotic statesmen. FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe. DUN JAN L. CLINCH, of Camden. JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock. SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin. CHRISTOPHER B. STRONG, of Bibb. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee. EZEKIEL WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb. FOR CONGRESS, WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene. K. A. NISBET, of Bibb. J. C. ALFORD, of Troup. R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham. T. B. KING, of Glynn. LOTT WARREN, of Sumpter. 11. L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson. T. F. FOSTER, of Muscogee, J. A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam. Cff It is not one of our foibles to boast of the support extended to our establishment by our personal and political friends. —Constitutionalist of yesterday morning. Comment—“TAe Fox and the Grapes —A fox, very hungry, chanced to come into a vine yard, where there hung branches of charming ripe grapes; hut nailed up to a trellis so high, that he leaped lib he quite tired himself, without being able to icach one of them. At last—■ Let who will take them!’ says he, ‘ they are but green and sour; so I will even let them alone.’ ” Selling W hite 3len. If it is possible for a parly to exhuut their des peration in more vivid colors than the Van Bu ren party are doing, we frankly confess we can not conceive what means they can adopt. In the early part of the present canvass, they were loud and boisterous on the subject of “ Gcu. Harrison’s Abolition,” driven from this position, and routed on ail points, even by the force of public opinion among the intelligent portion of their own parly, they now with a boldness and effrontery which nothing but desperation itself could suggest, charge Gen. Harrison with being the advocate of “ Selling white men for debt /” Strange infatua tion truly, to suppose that they could impose upon the most credulous, so far as to induce a be. lief in the truth of such a charge. We frankly admit, that notwithstanding we were admon ished by former experience of the desperate lengths to which the party organs and leaders would go to prop a sinking cause, we had not placed so low an estimate upon their sense of all that was honorable in such a canvass, as to sup p< se they would stoop to such means to save themselves. The results of such a course upon those, whose falling fortunes they would sustain by it, are too obvious—it must and will upon all those who are engaged in the work, and prejudice the claims of their candidate* W e shall in a few days place this matter before the people in its proper light, and we shall no doubt convince them that the whole matter is, in the language of Mr. Ritch ie of the Richmond Enquirer, when writing to a friend on this subject, “ a Slander upon General Harrison , and ought not to be used against him .” New York, June 5. Fifteen Days Later from Lngiand The Steamboat Unicorn, the first of Mr Ca nard’s line departed from Liverpool on the ap pointed day, 16th of May, and arrived at Hali fax on Monday the Ist of June, at II A. M., and departed *gatn the same evening for Boston, where sue arrived on Wednesday evening 3d, alter a passage ot 4U hours. \\ e are indebted to our Halifax correspond ents, to the Messis. Tophff, of Boston, and our English correspondents, for files of London pa pers to the evening of May 15th, and Liverpool to the 16th, both inclusive. Our Boston friends speak highly of the Uni corn and of her stately appearance. THE UOUNUAIir QUESTION. On the 7lh of May, Lord John Russell gave his promised explanation, as follows: I have some doubt how far it is consistent with my duty to answer the question which the hon orable gentleman has put to me ; but no doubt there is considerable anxiety upon the subject, and as papers upon the subject have been pub lished in the United Slates, i think it would be des rable to givo a general outline of the slate in which the question at present stands between the United Stales and this country relative to the Maine bounday. The house will recollect I slated there were two very distinct questions; the one was the general question ot the boundary, arising out of the treaty of Ghent; and the other was wuU respect to the interpretation of our agreement for die sake of preserving jurisdiction and possession undisturbed by the the two par ties, made in (he course ol the spring of 1839. With respect to the former part ot the subject, a proposition was made by my noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the name of the Government, last year, and the reply to that was a counter proposition of a totally different nature 1 being made by the Government of the United | States. At the same time commissioners were appointed by the Government of Great Britain, who had surveyed the disputed country, and had arrived in this country in January last. Their Report was recived only a few days ago; it con tains matter of very considerable importance, and is now under the consideration of the Govern ment, and an answer will be immediately return ed to the last proposition made by the Govern ment of the United States, informing them how far we can fall in with the proposition they last made. This is the only answer I can give at present upon that branch of the subject. Willi respect to the question relating to the provisional agree ment of last year, it is unfortunate that it is al most entirely upon it that lecent difficulties have arisen. The agreement pro, osed by Gen. Scott, and agreed to by the Governor of Maine, was, that Great Britain should hold the valley of Up per St. John, and Maine that of the Aroostook without it being cone- ded that the right was in either. Unfortunately the agreement did not state the exact position in which the jurisdiction of either party was to remain. That agreement was offered by Gen. Scott on the 21st ot March, it was agreed to by Sir J. Harvey on tne 23d March, and by the Government of Maine on the 25th. It afterward appeared, late in the autumn that the persons belonging to this civil posse ot Maine, had advanced into the valley ot Upper St. John, and had established ihemselvos in a position where the Fish River falls into the St. John, called the Mouth or Confluence of St. John and the Fish River. The party which had advanced into the valley of Upper St. John consisted of only twenty or thir ty individuals, armed with guns and a field-piece, which they tired off in taking possession. In consequence of these proceedings there were te rnonstranccs made by Mr. Fox, to the Govern ment of the United States, and it not appearing that there was likely to be any effectual check put to th ise proceeoings, the Governor of the British North American provinces, in connexion with the commander of the forces, has advanced two companies of infantry to a place certainly within the disputed boundary. In the representation made on the pait of the United States, there cer tainly must have been some oversight on the part of the Governor of Maine in his communications to the Secretary of Slate of the United States, in not adverting to that point, but merely referring to another part of the agreement, in which it was stated that they had done nothing to disturb the Madawaska settlement. They confined the limits of the Madawaska settlement within a very restricted boundary, while we contend that it extends to Fish River. (Hear.) However, according to the last ac counts received from this country, it does not ap pear that Maine entertain any intention of going beyond what she hitherto done. I have been giving to understand that such is the opinion en tertained on thissui ject by those on the spot, and I believe that it ts also the opinion of the Gover nor of Nevv-Brunswick that the two parties will remain in their present position, and there is, 1 will sav no possibility but certainly no probabil ity,'of any collision taking place between the ad verse parties. (Hear, hear.) Such being the stale of affairs, it appeared to me to be my duty to write to the Governor ot British America, and to the commander of the forces in that country, to state my opinion that it would be exceedingly desirable, if any ambi guity existed in the instrument agreed upon be tween the Governor of New Brunswick and the Governor of Maine, in order to avoid any chance of collission between the adverse parties, that the exact geographical position at present occupied by each party should be distinctly ascertained and make the foundation of a fresh agreement. Gov. Thompson coincided With me in opinion on this point, and in obedience to my wishes he sent to the American government to make such a propo sal, adding, which is a matter of great importance and of which 1 entirely approve, a proposition that commissioners should be appointed on each side to s e that such agreement should be carried into effect. Such is an outline of the state of affairs at present between the iwo countries—no doubt it implies, that differences of an*mpleasant nature have occurred between the Uv) on this question of the boundary ; but when I consider how much both countries are interested in the prcservalian of peace— hear, hear, and cheers.) —the great responsibility that will lie incurred by whichever country shall unnecessarily have re course to hostilities, (cheers) I trust and believe that peace will not be interrupted, but that the whole will end in a formal and amicable settle ment of all existing differences. (Cheers.) Canada.— Lord John Russell said that looking to the precedents, having any analogy to the hill for the government otCanada, it appeared that no precedents bearing exactly upon the point in ques tion were in existence; but looking to the analogy of those cases which the most nearly resembled it, he tvas of opinion that it was necessary to obtain the vote of a committee of the whole house on the subject before the house could agree to the clause relating to the civil list, and to the appropriation of revenue for forming such civil list. Under those circumstances, he would move that the House do resolve itselfintoacommitteeon Monday se’nnight (I Till) for the pu pose of considering the clause of the bill relating to the charge of the civil govern mentof Upper and Lower Canada .—Agreed to. MISCELLANEOUS. Lord John Russell had announced in the House that government did not intend, to pro pose any direct grant for the purposes of emigra tion. The papers make no farther mention of the “maternal probabilities” of the Queen, and we perceive that her Majesty had resumed hcr gdan c'ng enjoyments, the cessation ot which was chie | fly relied on as evidence in support of the prevail i mg humor. The papers announce the death of Judith Gri si, sister of the celebrated Julia, and herself a vo calist of some eminence. The Queen’s birth day, May 18, was to becel brated as a national holyday throughout the king dom. Col. Paslcy had fired another of his monstrous charges against the wreck of the Royal George, and with excellent effect. Among the articles brought up by the explosion were great quantities of candles and some bulter. Among the deaths announced are those of Mr. Morrison, of hygeian pill notoriety, and Count Guicciolia, husband of Lord By run’s mistress. The murder of an aged and highly-respected nobleman has created a painful sensation in Lon don. OnTucsday morning, 'Lord William Rus sell, brolhor of the late and uncle of the present Duke of Bedford, and of Lord John Russell, was found dead in his bed, witli his throat cat from ear to ear. FRANC E In the Chamber of Deputies, on the 12lh of May, the Minister of the Interior announced that the King had commanded his son, the Prince de Joinvihe, to go to the island of St. Helena, and convey to France the remains of the Emperor Napoleon. On this event the Journal des Debats remarks as follows: ‘‘Who would have said, twenty-five years ago, when England was directing agair s'. France the whole ot Europe, that the day was so near at hand when'these two nations,reconciled by a new revol ution, would rely upon each other, tor the main tenance of the peace of the world, so long distur bed by their quarrels 1 Who would have tho’t that England, anxious to efface a sad remem brance from Us annals, would have expressed its desire that the restoration of the ashes of Napol eon might become a pledge of the permanent re conciliation of the two nations 1 The alliance with England is still farther consolidated by this j event. la vain do diplomatists draw up treaties ) if they are not ratified in the hearts of the people. ! We may now. however, believe, to use the noble expression of the British Government, that it | some sentiments of animosity still exist between the two count)its, they will be buried in the tomb in which the ashes of Napoleon arc to be deposited.” The Conslilutionel states that the Cabinet re ceived only on Monday evening the despatch ol the English Government, announcing its com pliant e with the application for the remains of Napoleon. The cabinet, adds this journal, was resolved to take the earliest opportunity of an nouncing this pleasing intelligence to the cham ber of Deputies. It says also that Generals Ber trand. GourgauJ, and Petit, and Count de Las ! Casas, will accompany the Prince de Joinville on his mission to St. Helena. “ It is supposed,” observes the Univers, “ that the transferring of the remains of Napoleon, will not lake place before October.” Mr. Eaton, late U. S. Minister at the Court of Spain had arrived at Paris with his family. Liverpool, May 8. A good extent of business has been done this week, the trade are now regular and steady buyers; and both exporters and speculators continuing their operations, the result of each days transac tions has produced an average sale of 6000 bales. For American deserptiions prices arc if any thing rather higher than last week: in Brazils, so little is doing and our slocks on the increase, they arc nominal with a tendency to decline; India no change worth notice. Exporters have taken 1100 bales of American and 100 Surat, and speculators 350< l American. The sales to-day are at least 6000 bales of all kinds with a steady market. The import this week is 16,724, bags mdthe sales are 40,760, among which were 150 Sea Island at 12?.d a 18£d. 10644 Upland 5 a 7; 23110 New Orleans a 7d; 5530 Alabama, &c. 5 a 63; 30 Pernambuco a 10L Liverpool, May 15. The demand for all descriptions has fallen off very considerably this week, which has led to a slight reduction in prices. American and Bra zils are |d per lb lower, and Egyptian and Su rats are heavy sale, but without any actual de cline from the rate of this day week. The im port of the week lias been 16,654 hags* The sales for the same period; including 4000 Ameri can and 800 Egyptian, taken on speculation, and 1000 American for export, amount to 29,030 bags among which were— -580 Sea Island Georgia, 13d to 23d; 7980 Up land do 41 to 7; 4340 Alabama and Mobile, sto 7g; 11,300 New Orleans, 4 5 8 a Egyptian. 9J to 12; 1630 Wurat and Madras, 4 to 5. Imports. Up to this date, 1840 hags 544,446 Same time, 1839 300,350 I Stock. On hand this date, 1840 hags 240,420 Same time, 1839 307,530 Sules. Total sales previous to this wet k, 1840 521,840 Total sales up to (his date 1839, 494,710 Taken out of market to this date 1839 281710 bags, avrg wkly 14085 bags Taken out of market to this date 1840— 48G920 bags, avrg wkly 24346 bags. Import and Export of Cotton fur the whole Kingdom. Import up to this date, 1810. 1830 American 490,442 bags 299,439 bags Brazil 29 042 45,099 West Indies 6,763 10,466 Egyptian 18,586 10.869 East Indies 56,187 22,379 Total 601,021 388,192 T«‘al export for 1839 ... 113.300 Total ’xpi rt up to this date, 1810 bags 45,500 Maxcuestkr, May 15. Cotton—The trade in power-loom cloth has been limited this week, and the prices of this day week cannot be supported, especially yesterday and to day. Cloth adapted for East, however, is not low er, but the demand that existed of late has in some degree subsided. Yarnslooare very dull, and to effect large sales a decline of per lb. has been submitted to. Proceedings of Council. Council Chamber,^ June 6th, 1840. 3 Council met—present, Hon. D, Hook, Mayor; Aldermen,Crump, Harper, Dunlap, Richaids, Bones’ and Warren. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Messrs. Robertson and Fleming appeared and took their seats. The petition of Edwin Snyder, D. McCormic and others, for a ferry in the place of the upper bridge, was read and ordered to lie upon the table for the present. The application of Edward Campfield, Agent of . Steamboat Company, for leave to occupy the upper Wharf Office during the pleasure of Council, was granted. Mr. Parish appeared and look his seat. The Report of Dr. I. P. Garvin,* hairmanof the Board of Health was read, received, and ordered to be published. REPORT. | In obedience to a resolution of the Board of Health, the Chairman of that body submits to the City Council the following Report: As soon as the Board of Health was organized,it proceeded to lay off the city into small districts, each of which was placed under the supervision of one member of the Board, who was instructed to proceed forthwith to examine into the condition of the section aloteJ to bin.— Phis duty was gen erally performed in an efficient manner and the re ports of the stale of the various divisions in general highly satisfactory. Subsequently to this survey, our city has been Inundated, and new sources of disease have been thereby generated. Since the freshet, sufficient time has not elapsed to justify the Board in making another examination, yet they arc pleased to have it in their power to state, that the citizens generally seem to be making every effort to restore their Jots and cellars to a healthful condition. The Board have published to the citizens their views in relation to the Lest methods of obviating the unwholesome influences of the late freshet, and intend instituting a strict examination of the whole 1 city, to be commenced on and after Monday next, The energetic and judicious efforts of the Mayor and City Council in removing the new sources of • disease produced by the late inundation, render any' suggestion from this Board superfluous. It would therefore coniine itself to a recommendation, that in future no trash or refuse matter be permitted to be thrown into any' of the public or private alleys 1 of the city, and that the scavengers’ carts be re quired to make occasional visits to these alleys, for 1 the purpose of removing any trash which may have been deposited there. The Board of Hea th fee! great pleasure in being able to state to your honorable body that no epi . dcmic or contagious disease exists in the city, and . that the health of the place was never better than at present. Very respectfully, 1 I. P. GARVLY, Chairman Board of Health. June sth, 1840. Mr. Dunlap obtained leave of absence. > The committee on Accounts made the fallowing O , report, that they have this day received from the u j Collector and Treasurer, and burned by order of the i City Council, thirty-eight hundred and tilty-one s I dollars, in city scrip, of the denominations men- f ; tioned below, viz : £ Os the denomination of 6j, s^s do do 12£ 95 ! £ do do 25 115 <- do do 50 300 ( do do 861 J do do 2 793 ] do do 3 1,122 j $3,331 j D. Hook, Chairman. j J. Harper, / Committee of J. Bones, 3 Accounts. , Augusta, June 6, 1840. O’’ , The special committee appointed by resolution of April 18th, to maks an experimental enquiry j into the most effectual and economical mode ot dts- j posing of the trash and rubbish collected daily from j the streets by the scavengers’ carts, beg leave to oiler the following Report: la commencing its investigations, three modes ' of accomplishing Ihe object contemplated in the resolution, were piesented for the consideration of your committee. Ist. Throwing it into the river as had been here tofore done. 2d. Burying it under ground sufficiently deep to I prevent any bad effects from the effluvia arising from decomposition. 3d. Separating the immediately*combustible part from that which is less so or damp, suffering the ! latter to become dry, and finally causing the whole I to be consumed by fire. The first process has already been effectually , tried,and from tiie effects produced, your committee deem it unnecessary to enter into particulars. Wc feel confident that no one would be willing to sub mit our population to the consequences that would inevitably arise from a similar experiment. The second mode is not loss objectionable than | the first. In addition, the labor required to open excavations sufficiently large to contain such a mass of filth, and to cover it when 'deposited, forms an important objection on the score of economy ; be sides negligence in performing the work might lead to most fatal consequences, as the individuals charged with its execution could slight it in such a manner as to deceive the eye, while the evil would, unperceived, progress to an irremediable ex- , tent, and thus arouse the attention of the communi j ty, as in the former instance, when it would be 100 1 I late. After the most careful experiments, your com mittee feel no hesitation in recommending the third I as the most certain, effectual and economical mode of accomplishing the desired object. That portion of the tra>h, &c. which is immedi i ately combustible, can easily be separated from that which is less so or damp ; the latter, by being spread out and exposed for a day or two to the ac tion of the sun, soon becomes dry, and the whole 1 may readily be consumed, nothing remaining but | charcoal, ashes, and the usual quantity of old brick { bats, old tin and broken crockery ware, all of which are perfectly innocuous. The two former, in fact ! may rather be regarded as salutary in their effects ; i and by a little care in collecting the masses from I the streets, in the first in-lance, the brickbats, &c. might be separated and conveyed away in a sepa j rate cart. Your committee has found that one expert and industrious laborer is sufficient to separate, dry, and keep the combustion going on at the same time ; and should you, at some futuie period deem it im portant to construct a brick furnace, or something of that nature, the expense in labor would still ne diminished, and the efficiency of the operation in creased, as less charcoal, &c. would remain. By the process of« ombustiun, every* particle of matter, I liable to decomposition, can be entirely* consumed or driven off, and not a vestige will be left calcu lated to produce the slightest injurious effect. Your committee find, upon examining the thirty eighth section of the General Ordinance, that its | pro visions, in relation to the disposition to be made of the dead animals found within the corporate limits of the city, are sufficient, and only .equire to be rigidly enforced. Your committee w r ould respectfully recommend that the thirty-eighth section of the General Ordi nance be so amended as to make it the duty* of the street officer to carry the contents of the scaven gers’ carts to a place hereafter to be designated, and there burn or cause to be burnt, the trash and rub bish, as directed in another part of this report. As some difference of opinion exists in Council as to the most suitable spot for conducting the operation, y*our committee would suggest the pro priety of appointing a committee consisting of one member from each ward, together with his honor the mayor, to designate the place at which it shall be performed. In conclusion, y*our committee would also recom mend that the salary of the street officer be fixed at an early date, and notice be immediately* given for candidates to hand in their applications, that the appointment may* be made as soon as possible. F. M. Roberts in, a James Harper, Committee. B. 11. Warren, 3 Which was read, adopted, and ordered to be pub lished. Messrs. Robertson, Parish, Warren and Harper were appointed to designate the spot, See. The following reports were received from the Officers of the City, with the Colie tor ami Treas urer’s receipt for the amount annexed to their re turns : Clerk of the lower market, $97 45 Jailor, 70 86 City Marshal, 143 03 Keeper of the upper Bridge, 94 97 Do sundry accounts due at~j this date, whi h were or- j dered to be handed to the y 142 12 Collector and Treasurer 1 for collection, J Keeper of the lower bridge, 1,337 99 Less amount disbursed as per? l 0 hills rendered, 3 j Q 75 8 o Keeper of the magazine, 00 co The Sexton reports 19 deaths for the month end ing 31st ult.—7 white persons, of whom 6 were children, and 1 adult of consumption,and 12 blacks, of whom 4 were children. Dr. Robertson obtained leave of absence. The following resolutions were offered and pas sed. By Mr. Parish. Re<olved, That the expenses of B. H. Warren and James Harper, Ksqs., delegates sent from this board to represent the City* Btock of the Geor gia Rail Road at Athens, be paid. By Mr. Warren. Resolved, That the Committee on Bridges be au thorized to draw on the Collector and Treasury for any funds there may be necessary to pay for the boats bought, and building the flat, and also for re pairing the lower bridge and hand hire. By Mr. Harper. Resolved, That in future no patient be admitted [ into the Hospital without the certificate of a Phy sician of the city that such patient is a fit subject f»r that institution, unless in cases of such emer gency as will not admit of delay. The following bills were severally read and or d ‘red to be paid. Thus. Hopkins & Co. bill of sundries, $iS9 52 Chav. McCay, drains, C M»0 A. Gumming, cash advanced for brick, SO 00 Russell & Hutchinson, 23 34 J. Simpson, south commons, 55 00 “ Hospital, 35) E. G. McGolrick, city constable, I mo. salary. 60 00 K. H. Watson, do 1 do 6J 00 Thos. Tant, do 1 do 6) 00 \V. D. Broom, do 1 do 60 00 Night Guard, 384 00 J. W. Meredith, clerk lower market 1 month salary, oS 3 1 M. Grady burning trash south commons 32 50 L. T Shopp, Jailor 1 mo. salary and board 85 2" S. H. Oliver, Clerk of Council 1 mo. salary S 3 67 A. Lafitte & Brother, ~ 8 * W. C. Meredith, work on fodder scales, 10 50 L. Rcli, rent of House to Ist April for Mrs. Hargraves, 37 50 J. Tayior, bill of Lumber, 13 29 J. H. O’Shea, bill of sundries during freshet, 6 18 L. Leon, do Bread, do do 325 B. Picquet, for Sindersine, 30 P. Crump, sundry brick work done, 327 Hopkins & Slack, sundry work, 10 75 John Taylor, keeper of upper bridge, 1 month salary, 00 H. B. Frazer, keeper of lower bridge, 1 month f alary, 100 T. H. Plant, stationary for office, 16 62 J. T. Gray, 25 cords wood for jiil, 93 75 j The sum of $3 was ordered to be paid to the diiver of dray No. 50, and $1 to another drayman for attendance at fire of 1 Jlh March last. The bill of J. B. Burley, was referred to the street committee, with power to pay. Council adjourned. S. H. OLIVER, Clerk. Macos, June 4th, 1840. At a large and enthusiastic meeting of the Tippecanoe Club of Bibb County, and other citizens opposed to the Administration, held this day. the following Resolutions were adopted. Resolved, That we highly approve the result of the deliberations of the late Convention at Milledgeville, and hereby pledge ourselves, to co-operate in carrying out the patriotic measures, recommended by that distinguished body. Resolved, That we hail with pleasure, the contemplated assemblage of a general Conven tion of the people of Georgia opposed to the Ad ministration in this place, on die second Thurs day in August, and that a Committee of twenty five lie appointed to make all suitable arrange ments for the reception of the Convention. Resolved, Tint the Citizens of Georgia be cordially invited to be represented in that Conven tion, and that our arms, our hearts, and our houses be opened for their reception. Resolved, That a Committee of Correspond ence, to consist of eleven, be appointed by the Chair, to extend invitations to such citizens of the United States, and of the Slate of Georgia, as they may deem proper, to be'present with us on that occasion. R solved, That our Electoral and Congres sional Ticket be urged, to canvass the question of the next Presidential Election, before the en tire people of Georgia- Rssohed, That these Resolutions be publish ed in all the papers in the State, opposed to the Administration. > In obedience with the foregoing Resolutions, the Chairman appointed the following Com mittees. • COMMITTU OF ARRANGEMENTS. Levi Eclt ey, S. M. Strong, Jerry Cowles, Cephas Smith, Wm. Scott, F. Wrigley, Henry A. Candler, Jehu Campbell, John S, M. Baldwin, Z. T. Conner, Thomas A. Brown, J. L. Saulsbury, Isaac Scott, Robert < ’arver, A. Peabody, R. K. Graves, Jeremiah Smith, R. L. Graves, Geo. A. Kimberley. Lovett Jeter, Sirnri Rose, Young Johnston, Geo. Vigal. O. Saltmarsh. Charles Sears, COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE. Dr. Ambrose Baber, U. J. Bullock, A. H. Chappell, J* G. Seymour, Washington Poe, James Wimherley, James A. Nisbet, John 8. Childers, Evcrard Hamilton, T. G. Holt. C. W. Raines, ELIAS BEALL, President. S. Rose, Rec. Secretary. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. Degrading Position for a Cabinet Officer. AMOS KENDALL. One of the most iniquitous productions that we have read for a long time, is the addiess of Mr. Arnos Kendall to the people of the United States. The spectacle presented by this bitter and over-healed politician in Ins recent move ments and present position, is one calculated to call a blush to the cheek of every American citi zen. The people of this country have been in the habit of regarding the Cabinet officers of the administration—those entrusted with the high and responsible business of presiding over the De partments, and con dting in all momentous cases with the Chief Mag strate himself, as elevated and magnanimous men, above the mean and pili | ful d evices of grovelling demagogues, and as viewing with scorn thing like low tricKery, underhanded cunning, and mercenary views. How sad, then, the contrast which Mr. Kendall presents to this picture! He occupied the impor tant position of Postmaster of the United States— an office of high honour, and with a salary of S6OOO per annum. This office he resigned, eith er voluntarily or by compulsion—and in his re signation, made a mean and sordid appeal to tho sympathy of his party throughout the Union. Nay, he announced his determination of chan ging his position from a Cabinet officer of the American government, to a writer of political paragraphs for a mere party newspaper ! This would have been well enough, had it been an nounced in a frank and manly spirit—had Mr. Kendall said that he preferred the vocation of an editor, than which there is none more responsi ble. But the affair was managed throughout in | a truckling and mercenary spirit, and calculated to disgust even those who had before looked up on Mr. Kendall as an able and high-minded man. He whines of his poverty, and says “he has not been fortunate enough to accumulate wealth in a public office.” Therefore, such of the faithful throughout the country, ns will forward each a dollar to Mr. Kendall’s extra Globe fund, will confer a great favor, &c. Is there any thing in the history of nur whole government so utterly paltry 1 A Cabinet officer throws up his place, and at one and tho same mo nent, becomes a po litical scribbler and a political pauper! Mean ness—thy name is Kendall. The whole country should revolt and turn with disgust at a speci men of littleness so degrading—at an instance of parsimony so disreputable. The party, instead of supporting such a man, and responding to such an appeal, should throw him off with con.empt. It is said, moreover, that Kendall, instead ol be ing poor, is exactly the contrary. Thus, the T evv York Times asks if “Colonel Allen, a mail contractor, has not !*en travelling , W nois and other parts of the West, •„ • . I*' farms for the head of the Post OUV e D B what the said high functionary wouldt-V 1 11" 1 ' 11 B certain farm bought by his agent ot M r u- efjr i I May, of Illinois'? And finally, f l ' iV would consider $300,00'l a fair equivalent**' I share in the profits of the Missim/miT I' 5 * Gi fice r Th« same paper says : “ Now we are authorized to stale, and o Ur thority is of the most unquestionable v \ v *‘ J B that Mr. Kendall owns, either the whole or' 4 ' 1 * siderable part of a farm of 960 acres of i,../ fl land, in Sangamon county, Illinois, worih i ' B* SIO,OOO, deeded to him by Dr. Barrit of* Bl State. That he also owns a large estate J‘ : Bl once belonged to Col. Murdick, with a tall h B on one of the principal roads in Illinois a n| 9 the same county, at the Irish Grove, one i 5 fine farm, with other landed property, ’p | is also the proprietor of farms in tiiecoint . I Edgar and Vermillion, Illinois— and that';',*!* I oeen published that he has others in Indian a' \ one in this city who knows anything ofi' re ‘ ° cumstances, doubts that he is or was EB the grand scheme, consummated under M 4 j 0 ,5* P. Moore, of Kentucky, to purchase for ail// 9 ble consideration, the Indian reserves in \\‘ sippi. By this operation, it is said he has netteif Bl fifty thousand dollars.” The Madisonian copies the above, and r - ||| “ We may add that we have no doubt of;- [lll fact that Mr. Kendall received something, H ed at the time, as equivalent to $50,000, for,', H| services in relation to the Chickasaw reserve, y ■ have understood the nature of the transition be this: By Lie treaty with the Chickas** B certain of their best lands were reserved for >x B chiefs and became objects of the cupidity of sp B ulators. These reserved tracts could net be;, ! ctiased of the chiefs without the consent of [■, | President of the United States. The Bos Land Company being anxious to monopoly fl some or the best of these lands, found their proj*- J ';| would be uncertain of success, unless they c_/ G ‘make interest’ enough to secure the assent fi the President. Mr. Kendall, as we arc informe, having great influence with Gen. Jackson, was* lected as the agent to pro. ure his signature, r. the reward for this service was to be, either sha-j in the compai y. or something else equivalent-* $.50,000. (Perhaps Ur. Hogan of the Vickslm-J Sentinel, can tell us more about it, and whetv % other public officers were not also engaged int | speculation.) W r e understand there is a gea„< t man in Boston, who declined bavins anythin ’ to do with the transaction, because he thought: dishonorable. ! And yet, this is the Ex-member of the Amt" can Cabinet, who may be said to 1 c travellingthr.-J the country, with hat in hand, asking of the Pot masters of his appointment—togelncr with the ", friends, to contribute each a dollar! Ralph Midi fl leby, in his worst ami vilest moment never per IS petrated an act of more utter meanness, ft: it whole country may be said to be in some geos B degraded by the altitude assumed by Mr. Ken dall. What kind of an estimate will the propk of other nations be apt to form of our Nanom character, when such an instance as this is he I up to general derison and contempt ? The j rangement moreover, appears to be sanctioned":'' the President himself. It is a sort of bargain i* tween the official organ of the Administratis and the Ex-postmaster. The one contracts !. strain every nerve as a newspaper writer, to sip- ■ port the tottering fortunes of the existing dyntr ; ty, and the other agrees to allow said writers portion of the profits of the Government pres Does not this smack of corruption ? Dorsitai I amount to an understanding between the Admit istration and the Ex-postmaster, to assi-t ear: ' other for their mutual benefit 1 Will the A men 1 can people look quietly on and witness such i A scone, without the expression of strong feeing ot disgust and indignation ? Surely not, if thr do, we sadly mistake their character. Eves A honorable man amongst them must scorn suchai arrangement. Mr Forsyth and Mr. Poirwfl themselves must scorn it. The whole bouit“ which exalts so much at the chivalrous andma;- uanimous spirit that animates the bosoms of is ‘ statesmen, must loath and contemn so iniquitous I and debasing a scheme. But his recent address.. It is one of the most incendiary publication* s modern times, full of whining appeals to passion f and prejudice. Those who know the man, recog nize it as an effort to produce political excitmenl, and while that excitement lasts, to wring money from the pockets of the credulous and simple minded, who have fai h in the professions of ihu grasping politician. When we remember lh»S tfiis Address, so full of fury,so calculated to en gender bad feelings, is from the pen of the Ek Postmaster General of the United States, win boldly avows to the world tha the is anxious togfi 1 as many dollars from his party as possible—tb whole affair strikes us monstrous—almost incred ible. Witness (he following paragraph. “ The ferocity of the Harrison parly is eqst to their folly. In every moment of rising bp they cannot restrain their jeers and their taunt! their riotous parades, shouts of exultation, an groans of insult. While holding a high puL station, I have seen my children spring mir ror front their beds at the dead hour of m in the belief that guns, were fired into the in* dows of their chamber, ll was the caiinon Federalism in the street, where its myrmiJe- § had colic lion to exult over and insult theirtt then with mock music,firing, shouts and groats- The God of Liberty foi bid that this spirit shorn ever get possession of our Government / Could anything be more insane! Could*-' thing more insult the intelligence of the Atm’ can people 1 Desperation was never more: parent in any written publication. Even ® children of the Post Master are dragged li the political arena, and an attempt is thus m*-- to render his own offspring subservient to the u lar fund, which he is now so sedulously colic ing. General Harrison is assailed and reviled - most relentless spirit. “Save me, or I sink”—superadded to which, are “po« r b, “ children” and other cant phrase*.—And constitute the suppliant, unmanly and mercena appeal of Amos Kendall, the Ex-P' l3t '' av General of the United Stales ! The party blush at the conduct of such a leader. Hurra! for Gen. Gaines.—To the disk" guished names of Scott, Clinch,(JrumaFM- , others, it gives us great pleasure to add that of'- veteran Edmund P. Gaines.—At a meeting ‘ • /V the Tippecanoe Club, recently held in New leans,he gave the following toast: By Gen. Gaines.—A Perfect Union of i° rlDC pies—Principles such as marked the chan»cl<’ f ■ George Washington—the first and only P 3; ' of America, who was indeed the President 0 * United States, and never President of a P j; Believing William Hkxkt Hark lß0 * follow the footsteps if George Washing!# I '' drsire that he mau be President of the 1 Stales. Pennsylvania Direct Tax.—This ving passed the Assembly, will become a 1 It imposes the following tax : One mill on every dollar of real estreat* 1 P 1 acncl property now subject to county levies ; and on all other personal prop® I *)’’ 1 ' ding stocks, bonds, and all monies at one half mill on each one per cent, of di' lu interest ol profit accruing thereon. One per cent, on the emoluments ot °l" ce^ One half per cent, on furniture costing S3OO. _ j froiS One per cent, on pleasure carnages'* aD f $1 to 50 cents on watches, &c.