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<& S3IB£imtSIDBILa - ES> AVISTA, CiEO., THURSDAY EVEIVII\ft, FEBRUARY 16, 1837. [S«ni-weekly.]-Vol. 1.-Mo. 14. daily, semi-weekly and weekly At No. 261 Broad Street. . TERMS Daily papei. Ton Dollars per rimin' ui advance Semi-weekly paper, at Five Dollai heretofore m advance, or Six at the end of th year. W eekly paper, Three Dollars in advance, c Four at the end of the year. Wednesday Evening, Feb. 13, 1837, fIC/’Read General Jackson’s letter and Mr. Cal lioun’s speech. The old General, regardless c the dignity of his own station, or the station c others, appears determined to bully every bod' who dares say a word about his administration He now stoops to the degrading business of hunt ing up certificates to prove that a member of tin Senate has dared to speak about the purity 0 his administration, and then calls upon him eith •erto retract the words or prefer an impeachment against him! How must the General and his cer tificate men feel after the testimony of Messrs, 1 Grundy and Walker! The triumph of Mr. Cal houn is complete! MACON CITY LOTS. Wo arc informed by the Macon Messenger, (says the Southern Recorder of Tuesday last,) that 17ft City Lots recently sold in that city, pro ducing the aggregate amount of one hundred and ten thousand dollars. The stylo of our cofcmpo rary evidently becomes more buoyant as it adds, that this amount will relieve the city from debt, and leave it twenty-five hundred shares of Cen tral Rail Road Stock as a permanent source of revenue. A very comfortable idea for our Macon neighbors, and one that tells as loudly (in the sale) for the estimated impor'ance ot the town, as it does for the plenary state of their public purse. -Success to out beautiful and prosperous r.eigh ibor. IMPORTANT FROM FLORIDA. The Charleston Mercury of yesterday, contains (the following important intelligence, brought to 'that city by the Schooner Samuel 8. Mills, from St. Augustine: Col. Andrews, U. S. A., arrived, express, at St. Augustine, on the 11th inst., and states that Gen. Jcsup had met the Indians, and had an engage ment with them which lasted two days. On the second day, Jumper and Alligator came in with a flag of truce, and surrendered themselves. They represented the Indians as in a distressed slate, and desirous of peace. £ In the engagement only four U. S. Soldiers were killed. One hundred Indians and Negroes were captured. The 18th inst. was appointed by Jumper and Alicatob for a treaty to be made at Dade’s battle ground, and these Chiefs had sent out expresses to that end among the Indians. They staled that Powell or Oceola was on an island in the Withlacoochce, with about 150 followers, and they supposed ho would come to terms. They promised, in case of his refusal, to point out whore he was—and there was to be a suspension of hos ■ tilitics until after the 18th, the day appointed for the Treaty. INDEPENDENCE OF THE PRESS. We take groat pleasure in copying into our columns, and calling the attention of our readers to the manly and independent remarks of the Miner’s Recorder, of Saturday last, upon the subject of the appointment of Dishop to the Tcl lership of the Central Bank. Many persons thought our remarks about Bishop 100 harsh, and that we applied epithets to him which he did not deserve, but it will bo seen that Mr. Gathright, a Union man, Speaks of his “ atrocities'’ and de nounces him as a “ contemner of the laws of his country” who “ will meet the reward due to his infamous and disgraceful conduct.” This course on the part of the Minor’s Recorder, is in highest degree honorable and manly compared with skulking and dodging course of Mr. Guicu, who has played deaf and dumb upon the subject ever since the appointment was made. It will also be seen, by the following article from the Miner’s Recorder of the same date, that one of the unfortunate individuals who was fired upon by Bishop and his clan, in January last, has since died of his wounds! Is not this too bad 1 Is it not too bad, that such a villain has become the protege of the Governor of our State, and of the Directors of t tho Central Bank 1 If ever there was a time for reforming such men out of power, now is that time. They cannot plead ignorance of Bishop’s character, for it has been painted to them by friend and foe. {£)■ MURDER ! In our paper of the 14th ult. we gave a very brief notice of a difficulty that cicuretl betwen WILLIAM N. BISHOP, and some fifteen or twenty citizens of Murray country, at Spring Place on the Gth of January last; and mentioned that four of the citizens fired upon by Bishop and his company were wounded, one, it was said mor tally, that one we understand, from a citizen of Murray county, ’died a few days since of tbs wound ho received on that occasion. For the sake of Bishop’s neck, if no more, we sincerely hope it is not so, but our informant says it is cer tainly true. [from our correspondence.] . WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Wo have had stormy times since I last wrote to you. There has been more excitement in both branches of Congress, but particularly a mong the members of the House, than ever I have known to exist at any time during the whole period of ray residence here. I informed you of the course of Mr. John Q. Adams, and the rcso j] lutions of censure upon him which were under Consideration on Monday and Tuesday. The •subject was resumed on Thursday, and an ani mated but extremely desultory discussion arose, accompanied with great confusion and excite ment, at the end of which the resolutions were so changed as to be in this form. Ist. Resolved, That any member who shall hereafter present any petition from slaves to this House, shall bo considered as regardless of the feelings of the House, of the rights of the South ern Stales, and unfriendly to the Union. 3d. Resolved, That the Hon. John Quincy Adams, having disclamed all design of doing any thing disrespectful to the House, and having avowed his intention not to offer to present tin petition if the House were of opinion that i , oU ght not to be presented. Therefore, all furthei proceedings in regard to his conduct now cease. Both of these resolutions were rejected—th« first by a small majority of 92 Ayes to 105 Nayi the second by a vote of 83 Ayes to 137 Nays Immense excitement prevailed in the Housi when this result was announced. The Hous was about to adjourn, but Mr. Wise rose am obtained leave to bring i„ a report from the , Investigating Committee, of which he is chai r man accompanied with a resolution that as ™ R ®“ ben M ’ U hltne y had peremptorily declin- S " .I 0 a “ e, ’ d t! f Committee to give evidence, or ■ hough regularly summoned, the fact be „ comrnun icated to the House, so that such order r. be taken as comported with the dignity r and honor of the House. The hour being ’ , ’ the sub J ect "'as postponed till yesterday ol when it was taken up as the first business ill 0 ou.er. Ms, Lincoln of Mass, a member of the ly committee, offered resolutions declaring that n. Whitney had been guilty of a contempt to t- the Committee and the House, and that his 10 declaration that he would not attend to the Jf summons the House had redressed his i- supposed wrongs, was contumacious, arrogant, it and offensive, and concluding with the order r- that the Sergeant-at-Arms take into custody ’■ tbe person of the said U. M. w., and bring I- him to the bar of the House, to answer fur the alleged contempt. The subject occupied the attention of the House during the whole day, and finally the resolutions in a modified form ’ were passed. The Speaker issued his warrant . to the Sergeant-at-Arms accordingly, and . Whitney yesterday was taken into tile custody of that officer. ‘ 1,1 tbe mean time, so groat was the excitement ’> produced by the vote on Thursday evening, on ’ 1,10 first resolution, which I have given above, j- that llio whole Southern Delegation held a mcct -1 in S m one of the committee rooms, to consider 3 what s teps ought to he taken. Yesterday after -3 noon il " as given out that the Northern repre sentatives did not mean by the vote that had been given, to indicate that they maintained the right of slaves to petition—and that if that question was fairly put to them, they would give such a de cision as would he satisfactory to the South. One 5 ol the Northern“dGugh faces,” who found tb.a ’-1 , vote of Thursday was telling powerfully against , the party, moved to reconsider the vote. It was done and then, instead of taking the sense of , the House again on that question, a proposi , tion entirely different was presented. Again a long discussion arose, and after spending the whole day, the House finally adapted, by an overwhelming majority, a resolution that the Slaves of this Union do not possess the right of petition, as secured to the people of (ho United States by the Constitution. Ayes 162—Noes 18. The House then adjourned. Whitney will bo brought up on Monday, to answer for the alleged contempt. The Land bill of Mr. Walker has finally pass ed the Senate. When it came up for its third reading, Mr. Calhoun presented to the Senate a most’oxtraordinary letter, of which I send you a copy, which was addressed to him by the Presi dent, Mr, Calhoun spoke in indignant terms of this outrage on bis privilege as a Senator; but said he would suggest no step to be taken by the majority. Not one of them had the courage or common manliness to say a word in vindication of the independence of the body, or of their own individual rights. The Treasury Circular has been repealed! The bill designating and limiting the funds re ceivable in payment of the revenues of the Uni ted States having been passed by a vote of 42 to 5. This measure puts down all Benton’s absurd specie schemes at a blow. From the Minor’s Recorder, Feb. 11. WILLIAM N. BISHOP. The report of the elevation of this peculiarly fortunate bully to the office of Teller of the Cen tral Bank of Georgia, which has so jhstly called forth a universal expression ofindignation through out the whole up country, is confirmed by the Standard of Union of the 31st ult. We look upon it, let others think of it as they may, as a signally unfortunate step, not only to those who conferred the appointment, be their motives how ever pure or impure, but also to the Union party, thousands of whose members, from an honest conviction of their minds, have battled it with them in the hotly contested field of strife in the maintenance of those 'sacred piinciples upon , which they religiously believe our admirable form of Government was established, and can alone he sustained and perpetuated. Politicians, and even parlies, now a-days arc not judged by their prin ciples, but by their conduct. And, therefore, whatever censure is justly attached to this ap pointment, will fall, with equal force upon the heads of the Union party as well as of those who conferred it. They cannotjustify the act under the pica ofignorance ofßishop’s moral charac ter, or the many crimes with which ho then and now stands charged in the Superior Court of Murray county, because they have repeatedly been promulgated, without exagcralion, to the world. If they have been mis-lcd, as wo verily believe they have been, by a little peculiarly sel fish dynasty, linked together by selfish ami sor did motives, then it betrays an imbecility and a credulity wholly incompatible with the high and responsible station they occupy. But if from other causes, then indeed may the people begin to tremble for the safety of the institution in ■ which the whole of their public funds are deposi ted. In either case, the act calls loudly for re form, short of which the people cannot, ought not, nor will not be satisfied. If our anticipa tions arc verified, as we honestly and conscien tiously believe |thoy ought and will be, they can not say you did not warn us, we did warn you, but you hooded not, the fault is yours and not ours, and therefore be the consequences upon your skirls and not ours. The public may, or it may not believe the state ments made with regard to the attrocitics of that man. But the day is coming, when that con temner of the laws of his count!y, will meet toe ; reward due his infamous and disgraceful conduct. f MESSAGE IN RELATION TO MEXICO. In Senate, February 7, 1837. The following message was received from the President of the United States, through Mr. J ack ! son, his private Secretary; ■ Jo the Senate of the United Stairs : f At the beginning of this session Congress was informed that our claims upon Mexico had not been adjusted, but that, notwithstanding the irn ' tating ollcct upon her councils of the movements in Texas, I hoped, by great forbearance, to avoid 1 the necessity of again bringing the subject of them to your notice. That hope has been disappointed. S Having in vain urged upon that Government the 5 justice of those claims, and my indispensable ob -- ligation to insist that there should be “no further delay in the acknowledgement, if not 111 the redress v of the injuries complained of,” my duty requires * that the whole subject should be presented, as it y now is, for the action of Congress, whose exclu g sive right it is to decide on the further measures ic of redress to bo employed. The length of time since some of the injuries have been committed, the repeated amd unavailing apphcalmns for !r dress, the wanton character ol some of the out rages upon the property and persons of our citi ic zens upon the officers and flag of the L ruled States, independent of recent insults to this Gov " eminent and people by the ate Extraordmary ’ 8- Mexican Minister, would justify, in the eyes of all ic nations immediate war. That remedy, however, sc should not be used by just and generous nations, id confiding in their strength for injuries committed, ie if it can be honorably avoided; and it has occui r- red to me that, considering the present embarrass lS ed condition of that country, we should act will both wisdom and moderation, by giving to Mcxi * co one more opportunity to atone for tbo past before we take redress into our own hands, c To avoid all misconceptions on the part 0 T Mexico, as well as to protect our own nations character from reproach, this opportunity shouh ‘ be given, with the avowed design and full prepa S’ ration to take immediate satisfaction if it shouh y not he obtained on a repetition of the demand foi a it. To this end I recommend that an act be pass c ed authorizing reprisals,JandThe use ofthe nava force of the United States by the Executive a gainst Mexico, to enforce them, in the event of 0 3 refusal by tbe Mexican Government, to come to s an amicable adjustment of the matters in contra , versy between between us, upon another demand s thereof made from on board one of our vessels ol war on the coast of Mexico. > The documents herewith transmitted, with those r accompanying my message in answer to a call ot the House of Representatives of the I7lh ultimo, r will enable Congress to judge of the propriety of ’ llio course heretofore pursued, and to decide up ; on the necessity of that now recommended. ; If those views should fail to meet the concur , reuse of Congress, and that body bo able to find , in the condition of the afl’airs between the two countries, ns disclosed by the accompanying doc uments, with those icferred to, any well-ground i ed reasons to hope that an adjustment of the con troversy between them can be effected without a resort to tbo measures I have felt it my duly to recommend, they may lie assured of my co-opera tion in any other course that shall be deemed ho norable and proper. * ANDREW JACKSON. Washington, February 6, 1837. INDIAN NEWS. In a postscript to the Columbus Sentinel, of the 9lh instant, wo find the following, the latest in telligence in relation to the Creeks: Copy of a letter from a volunteer against the Creek Indians, to his brother in this city, dated Tuskegek, Feb. S, 1837. Dear Brother: We are now.at this place (or near it) with about 140 men, who joined us not far below here. Maj. Jcrnigan first joined be fore we arrived here, and with our companies we took 87 Indians and 73 stand of arms—hut by the death of one Indian only. We expected a very severe battle; but taking them so unexpectedly, and surrounding the Big Swamp, near which they were encamped, in such a complete manner that the consequence was not worse than above stated. Gen. Wellborn had left two days before wo arrived here, for a scout down the Cowaggoe. The Indians which wc took were those who fought Wellborn,'and arc now all in jail here. All will be settled in two weeks, hulfnot without severe times. We intend to take all the Indians who pretend to he friendly and place them under guaid.and the balance wo will kill as wo find them. In great haste. Ship Pioneer, of Philadelphia. —Wchavo seen a letter from Montevideo, dated the last of November, which states that the ship Pioneer, Coxe, of Philadelphia, struck on a wreck in the harbor of Montevideo, the 28th Nov. and would probably be condemned. The P. was bound to Havana, It is presumed she had little or no car go on board at the time. Previous letters to the owners say that the Pio neer struck tbe wreck Ist Nov. and her cargo had been landed without damage, and the vessel would probably bo repaired.— Phil. Gazelle. Heiiiiirkx of IMr. Cuiliuiiu, 011 (In- pas sago of fixe bill to limit the sales of public lands. In Senate, Feb. 9,1837. Mr. Calhoun said, I have received, within the last forty-eight hours, a communication from the Chief Magistrate, connected with the bill now before the Senate, of such a nature that duty to myself, ns well as to this body, renders it necessary that I should lay it before the Senate. [Here Mr. C. sent to the Secretary the let or, which was read as follows :) Washington, Fob. 7,1837. , Sir : In the Globe ol tho Gth inst., I find the report of a spoecli made by you on the 4th upon llio land bill, which contains tho fol lowing passages, viz: “ Was it not notorious that the President of the United States himself had been con nected with the purchase ol the public lands 1 Yes, the “ experiment” (Mr. Calhoun de lighted in the word) was the cause of specu lation in public lands, and if this bill should not be passed, speculations could not go on, and the price of tho public lands must conse quently be reduced. He contended I hat every man could not but sec that it would be utter ruin to those who had borrowed money to speculate in lands, if the system was not to go on.” In a former part of your speech, as reported, you say : “ The speculation which a particular slate of things had given rise to, had been produced by those in power. They had profited by that state of things; and should this hill be passed, it would only con summate their wishes,” &c. &a. &c. Knowing the liabilities of reporters to err in taking down and writing out the speeches of members of Congress, 1 have made enquiry in relation to the accuracy of this report, and have been furnished with certificates of gen tlemen who hoard you, affirming that it is substantially correct. You cannot but be aware, sir, that the im putations which your language conveys arc calculated, if believed, to destroy my charac ter as a man, and that the charge is one which, if true, ought to produce my impeach ment and punishment as a public officer. If I caused the removal of the deposites for the base purpose of enriching myself or my friends by any of the results which might grow out of that measure, there is no term of reproach which I do not deserve, aud no punishment known to the laws which ougl t not to bo in flicted upon me. On the contrary, if the whole imputation, both as to motive and fact, ho a fabrication and calumny, the punishment which belongs to me, if guilty, is too mild for him who wilfully makes it. I am aware, sir, of'lhcconstitutional privilege under which this imputation is cast forth, and the immunity which it secures. That privi lege it is in no degree rny purpose to violate, however gross and wicked may have been the abuse of it. But I exorcise only the common right of every citizen, when 1 inform you, that the imputations you have cast upon me arc false in every particular, not having for the last ten years purchased any public land, or had any interest in such purchase. The whole charge, unless explained, must be con sidered the offspring of a morbid imagination or of sleepless malice. I ask you, sir, as an act due to justice, honor, and truth, to retract this charge on the floor of the Senate, in as public a manner 4s it lias been uttered—it being the most appropriate mode by which you can repair the injury which might otherwise flow from it. But in tho event that you fail to do so, 1 ' then demand that you place your charge before ; the House of Representatives, that they may 1 institute the nccessaryjprocecding to ascertain the truth or falsehood of your imputation, with a view to such further measures as jus - lice may require. If you will neither do justice yourself, nor I place the matter in a position where justice may be done me by the representatives of the y people, I shall be compelled to resort to the il only remedy left me, and, before I leave the r, city, give publicity to this letter, by which yot s, : will stand stigmatized as one who, protectei 1) I by hie constitutional privilege, is ready to elal lr . the reputation of others, without the magn ,S- minify to do them justice, or the honor to plat th them in a situation to receive it from other :i- Vours, &c. !t > „„ ANDREW JACKSON, 1 lie Hon. J. C. Calhoun, U. States Senate I- S- I herewith enclose you the copit 3 of two notes, verifying the correctness of th k! report of your speech in the Globe of th a ( 6th inst. Feb. 7,1837. A.J. )r (No. 1.) gj Washington City, Feb. 6,1837 3. At the request of the President of tho Uni ' ted States, 1 hereby certify that 1« as presou o in the gallery of the Senate of tho Unitei States on Saturday, the 4th inst. during a dis d mission upon the land hill, and heard some o ,f the remarks of All Calhoun upon that sub ject, in which the President was charged will 0 being a speculator in public lands. ,f On coining out of ,hc Capitol the subject ~ was mentioned to me ay a friend of the Pro if sident’s. And my recollection of tho worth used accorded with what-he understood hat been said, and which is substantially the saint as reported in the Globe of the Gth instant. J (Signed) ARTHUR CAMPBELL (No. 2.) Washington, Fob. 7,18.37. - Sin :In answer to your inquiry of me who a tiler Mr. Calhoun, in his remarks on tho lam: 0 bill, on Saturday last, use 1 the words atirihnt - cd to him by me in the report, which appeared - in “tho Globe” of yesterday, viz. “ Was il not notorious that the President of the United States himself had been connected with the purchase of public lands 1” I would slate that 1 have referred to my short hand notes, and find that such was the language ho used ac b cording to the best of my knowledge and bo - lief. Yours, very respectfully, (Signed) \V. E. DRAKE, 1 I corlily that No. 1 and No. 2 are true co pies ot the originals. r ’Bust: A. JACKSON, Jr. ' I nut intend, (said Mr. C.) in what 1 , propose to say, to comment on the character J ortho language of this extraordinary letter. , It has excited in my bosom hut one feeling— that of pity (br tho weakness of its author, I contempt for Ins menace, and humiliation r that one occupying the office which lie does, , should place himself in a situation so nnwor ■ thy of his exulted station. Nor do I intend . to invoke tho interposition es tho Senate to t protect the privilege attached to a Senator . from one of the sovereign States of this Con . tederacy, which has been outraged in my I person. I seek no aid to defend my own pri vileges ; and, so far from being intimidated, 1 shall he emboldened to express myself with greater freedom, if possible, to denounce llio corruption of the Administration, or the vio lation ofthe laws and of the constitution, in con sequence of tins attempt to restrain the free cx | erciso of llio right of expressing my opinions ’ upon all subjects concerning tho public inter ; ests, secured to mo by the constitution, 1 leave to the Senate to determine what mea sures the preservation of their own privileges demand. Much less do I intend to comply with the request, or domiuid, made of me ; demand has noplace between equals, and I hold myself within my constitutional privilege, at least equal to the Chief Magistrate himself. J, as a legislator, have a right to investigate and pronounce upon his conduct, and to condemn his acts fro ;ly, whenever I consider them to be in violation of the laws and of tho conslitu on. I, as a Senator, may judge him; lie can never judge me. My object is to avail myself of the occasion to reiterate what 1 said, as broadly and fully ns I uttered them on a former occasion, lier'c in my place, where alone I am responsible, and where the friends of the President will have an opportunity to correct my statement, if erroneous, or to refute my conclusions, if not fairly drawn. I spoke without notes, and it may he that I may omit something which I said on the former occasion that may be deem ed material, or to express myself less full and strongly than I then'did. Ifso,l will thank any Senator to remind me, so that my statement now may be as strong and as full as then. If my memory serves me, I opened my re marks, when I spoke formerly, by staling that so many & so subtle were the devices by which those who were in power could, in these times, fleece the people, without their knowing it, that it was almost enough to make a lover of his country despair of its liberty. 1 then sta led that I know of no measure which could better illustrate the truth of this remark, than the one now before ns. Ils professed object is to restrict the sales of public land, in order, as is avowed, to prevent speculation ; and by consequence, the accumulation of a surplus revenue in tho Treasury. The measure is understood to he an administration measure, I then stated that, so far from preventing speculation, it would, in fact, hut consummate the greatest specn lion which this country have ever witnessed—a speculation origina ting in a state of things of which those in power were the an. hors ; by which they had profited ; and which this measure, should it become a law, would bul’coinplote. 1 then asked what had caused such an cxtraurd’imiy demand for public land, that the sales should have mure than quintupled within the last three years ?—and said that, to answer this question, wo must look to the state ofthe cur rency. That it was owing to tho extraordi nary increase of hank paper, which had filled to repletion all tho channels of circulation. The Secretary had estimated this increase, within that period, from six dollars anil fifty cents per individual, to ten dollars. 1 holieve tho increase to bo much greater —the effects of which have been to double the price of every article which has not boon kept down by some particular cause. In the moan time tho price of public land Ins remained unal tered, at one dollar and twenty-five cents the acre ; and the natural consrtqnenco was, that this excessive currency oveffiowed upon tho public land, and lias caused (hose extraordina ry speculations which it is tljc professed object of this hill to prevent. 1 then asked what had caused this inunda tion of paper 1 The answer was, the Experi ment. (I love to remind the gentleman of tho word,) which had rembved tho only re strictions that existed against the issue of bank paper. Tie consequence was predicted at the time —it was foretold that hunks would multiply almost without number, and pour forth their issues without restriction or liinita , tion. Those predictions were at the lime un ' heeded ; their trulli now begins to be realized, i The exporimevt commenced ly a transfer i of the public fund9from where they were pla r ced by law, and where they were under its safeguard and protection, to hanks which were I under the sole and unlimited control of llio j Executive. The cll'ca was a vast increase / of Executive palronaga, and the opening a i field of speculation, in describing which, i» , anticipation, 1 pronounced it to be so ample, . that Rothschild himself might onvj the op portunity which it afforded. Such it has prov r ed to be. : . c The administration has profiled by tins vast e patronage, and the prejudi® which il lias ex e cited against the hank as thp means of sustain icing themselves in power. It is unneccssarj m to repeat the remarks, in illustration of this ■d The truth of the statement is known to all th th Senators, who have daily witnessed the part >a- topics which have been drawn from this frui ice ful source. 1 then remarked that, if rumt :rs. wore to be trusted, il was not only in a pul it cal point of view that those in power had pre ■ • tiled by tho vast moans put in the hands of th -o. Executive by the experiment,—they had prt es filed in a pecuniary, as well as in a politic! he point of view, it has boon frequently staler lie and not contradicted, that many, in high pin ces,arc among the speculators in public lands and that even an individual connected will the President himself, one of Ins nephews, wa: V an extensive adventurer in this field of specu ft- lation. 1 did not name him. but I now fee at myself called upon to do so. I moan Mr. Ale id Lcinore. s - Having established these points, I next un a- dertook to show that tins bill would constim y mate those speculations, and establish tho po ■h liticul ascendancy which the experiment had given to the Administration. In proof of the -t former, I availed myself of the declaration ol the Chairman ofthe Committee on Public i Lands, who had stated that the speculators d had already purchased and hold a vast,amount iu of public land, not loss, as I understood him, than twenty five or thirty millions of acres, J - ami that il this bill did not pass, the scones ol the last two years would ho repeated in this and tho coming year. I then undertook to ■ show, from llio showing of tlie Chairman lum - self, that those speculations wo Id prove mm d oils without tho aid oflliis hill. Ife had staled 1- that the annual demand for public land, ro . sidling from our increased population, could d not exceed five millions of acres. d Now, assuming that tiiequantity on,hand is e thirty millions of acres, there would he six 11 years supply in the hands of tho speculators, d oven if tiie land offices of the United Slates he closed ; and that if the hill did not puss, nc ’■ cording to Ins showing, it would take double or treble the time to dispose of the lands, which, in that case, will ho in the hands of the speculators. All must see the certain ruin, in that event, ol those who have borrowed mo ney to speculate in land ; particularly, II the sales of public land should ho free and open I to every one, ns it now is, to purchase to the *’ extent of his means. 1 next showed that llio • contest was between the Government, ns a “ dealer in public land, and the speculators j r > that they held in market at least an equal II quantity in value to that which the Govern. '< ment now has oflbred for sale, and that every • restriction imposed upon the sales of Govern •* merit land, must of necessity increase llio ad ’ vantage of its rival dealers. r I then showed that very onerous and op ■ preesivo restrictions, of an odious character. y upon llio sales of public lands, would be im • posed, if the bill should pass. No one there ' after could purchase land of the Government 1 without license—a license, in my opinion, B as offensive and odious as would boa license • on the press. 'To obtain this license the oath • of tho applicant was required ; and then it ■ could only bo obtained on the payment of 3 ono dollar and twenty live cents per acre, for ■ which tho citizen may now receive a grant • in foe simple. After he had made his pur ■ chase, under authority of his license, the pm -3 chaser has to comply with tho condition of settlement and cultivation, and must, within 1 tho period of five years, prove to the salislac -3 tion of the Register anil Receiver, who are made high judicial officers, a compliance with 1 those conditions, before ho can receive Ins 3 title: and if ( lie failed to comply, by accident or otherwise, ho forfeits both his money and 1 the land. I stated that this wan a virtual in -5 crease of the price of public lands to the ac tual settler; so much so, that any sober mid -1 cd man would prefer to give the speculators two dollars (per acre for land of the samo ’ quality, to giving tho Government ono dollar [ and twenty-five cents for a license, with these ; oppressive conditions. ’ Having established this point, I then under took to show that it would increase vastly the J. power of tho Government of the new States, , if they chose to exercise this patronage for political purposes. That they would so use it, wo have ample proof in the past conduct of j the Administration.’& in tho principles which have been openly avowed by ils friends. A ’ former Senator from New-York, high in the L confidence of the parly, and now Chief Ala gislmto of that State, had openly avowed, in ’ Ins place on this floor, that to the victor be longs the spoils, for which ho was reprimand -1 ed, at the time, by the Senator from Massa ’ clitisnlts, (Mr. Webster,) in a manner worthy ’. of his distinguished talents. Assuming, then, that the power would ho exorcised with a view j to political influence, I shewed that it would place a vast number of the citizens ofthe how 1 States, probably not loss than one hundred ' thousand, in a condition es complete dopend | once on the Receivers, and of vassalage to ’ the Government. These arc the sentiments which I delivered 1 on a former occasion, and which I now reite rate to the full extent—omitting nothing that ; is material, as (ar as connected with the letter ' of llio President; and for the delivery of which, my privileges as a Senator, and those of this body, have been so grossly outraged. Air. Grundv and Air. Walker rose and stated that they had been attentive listeners during the debate alluded to in the President’s letter, and corroborated the correctness of Mr. Calhoun’* statement of what lie had said on that occasion. Mr. Calhoun then said that lie was grati fied at what had been said, ami that all might now see, from I heir statement and tho acquies cence of others, what little cause the Presi dent had for the outrage upon his privilege, ami that of the Senate, and for applying lan guage to him which is never used in inter course between gentlemen, and hotter suited to the purlieus of Billingsgate Ilian to the mansion of the Chief Magistrate. From the United Staten Telegraph, ANOTHER LETTER. We lately published a letter from our /Vr- Inr President to the Chairman of the Invest!- gating Committee, Mr. Wise. We have now to record another from his “counterfeit pre sentment” ofthe kitchen, Air. Reuben A1 Whitney. Wc live under this duplicate dy nesty, whose joint orders stand as edicts fix ed ns fate. It will ho observed how strictly tho nether King follows tho example of the upper, and how cordial is tho co-operation of these holy allies. “ The world is governed 100 much," says tho speaking trumpet of this Janus Execu tive. It speaks truly for once. Throe Pres idents and two V’icc Presidents are more Ilian the constitution recognises. Messrs. Jackson, Van Huron, Whitney, King, and ■ Johnson, —to say nothing of the candlo-snuf fers—present a proper commentary on the i "mil” text. Does the reader inquire how the i strange events which daily strike him with : their novelty come to pass? Our answer is, : go to the dunghill mid hoc how the imisroou t springs up in a night. The fungus is inherent >1 "■ the corrupt soil. The times arc out of joint 1 1 in every wav. . • : runt to Ilia very core—and the living things, - (rendered in its hot-beds, spring up around us. like the teeth ofthe dragon, armed with pow •t cr. Look at this one, slopping forth from - the ranks and telling Hie assembled Itapro gsntativcs of the people of the United States •v that he shall relieve himself of the trouble ol s. attending to their calls. He was determine. ,C not to regard their authority any longer. Hi ty will copy after hia twin brother of the pur.o it- and defy their power. lie secs no good ( lor come from answering questions, &c. li- How long shall those men be perm fed t 0- abuse the public patience! How long sha lie tho cons’it ulion ho allowed to he trampled ui ■o- dor tho Icet of these men! How‘ong sha al this country lie under the ignominy aud dit d, grace brought upon it by such rulers! a- This second letter, wo hear, was reporlc !s; by Air. Wise to the House on yestorday th and a resolution was adopted, as we are told is which may test I lie royal prerogative assume 1- by this duplicate President. el From llio Alexandria Gazette. So great nn assumption of power and ex , excise of prerogative as are claimed and car ried into effect by the President ofthe Unitei ( l Stales,in his late proceedings with regard ic e the resolution of the House of Representa ,C fives, directing an inquiry to bo made into the condition ofthe Executive Departments, am , a the action ot the investigating Committee |t thereon, must startle and alarm the repuhli j cans of this country. Now is tho time foi true domocrais to come out manfully. Show ,(’> your hands! Wo shall now see who arc foi s Power, and who for tho People —whogo foi j ( the right of inquiry, and who for Executive _ irresponsibility I Will General Jackson’s po ‘ polarity carry this, his last act, through ! Ve--, j it will. But the trim domocrais of the country _ will hull and being to drop off from the ranks of the parly. U o ropoaUit, the time Ims conic Tho President’s host friends condemn the s ad, fear tho precedent, mid aro alarmed ni x llio probable consqmuices. This isjono track , of Gen. Jackson’s footsteps into which Mr g ’ Van Huron will not tread. He has 100 mud discretion for that. ; €OMEIICIAfi. 1 Kkvikw of tiik Nkw Vouk Makkkt.—Frr. II < offer—The dornnml for CoHuo since our lorn v 1 1 un been very niiimnlcd, and on Sf,. Domingo ami i Ib’fc/.il an advance of Join cent ban been realized, * " bile oilier deKeiipiions linvo fully maintained their rales : the hales have included ‘2O(H) bags prime strong ■ scented Brazil al 13 eem* ; 700 at 11 al2 ; 2 a 3000 i Hi. Domingo, 10 a 10?, including a few at 11 ; WOO . a JOflO IsOgairn, 111 a 13i ; II n 100 Culm, 10i a ■ 12,' ;70 Humana, 11; a pared ol SOO lings do. 101 ; I.™ Java While, Id; 100 (j reeli do. I3i ; and 40 bales IMoelin, lOeeatw. St. Domingo is now nearly out of market, mid of llio low ijuidiiieu ol lira/il . llureis but little lull. Cotton —Tho leetipl of tho intelligence from iMigland, lir.s increased tin* (IrmnoNN ol holders Imre, without however occasioning a iuy variation in price*. I'or shipping, there is still hut little inquiry, and the . transactions which have been principally for home . consumption, have embraced mace our last 300 bale* Upland al 15 a 17i ; 400 Florida, 101 a IS: “ and 100 "New Orle ms and Mobile, 17 a K) emit*, 1 forming a total for the week of about 1700 halos.-- i il’ho highest rates continue to ho realized only on 3 time. , The an ivalw have been 1455 bales. Domestic Goods—\ fiiir degree of animation con tinnes without variation in prices. ‘ Fl air and Meal—’V ho market for Wheat Flour r remains rather inactive, nil wince our last a holh of t 1000 barrel* common brand t'nmil im* been made , al sll 50, vvlnch cKinblislK’N a decline of 35 cents on that description. The prices of Hunt hern continue uh heretofore; soles of (.’eorgdown and Howard I street ft sll 75: /llexandria, sll 50; 4(H) barrels I Baltimore City Mills superfine, $1150; 150 super fine Richmond County, sll 51); and 300 ham Is , Kiclitnond Mountain Hcolsville, II 37J. J{y« Flour remains scarce at former rates. There is no change in Corn Meal; nuloh of barrels at 1 75 u I H7i, the i latter price with lime- Crain—Wo are si'll without any transactions of | importance to relate foreign Wheat. The Block continues to biereaso, ami holders remain firm while on the pari of hnvors, there is very little incli* nation shown to purchase at present prices; fully . 5500 hiiuhcls foreign Rye have been sold «t $1 50 cqiudio cash. There is no variation in the price of , Outs. A farther sale of 3000 bushels Yellow Mary land Corn hns been made for future delivery at •VI Id for 50 lbs; and 3000 North Carolina, on the ‘ «l»ol, $1 04, miming measure, belli equal to cash. Iron, —'i'lle domain! him boon nmimially brisk for . the season, and importers freely obtain SOS n SOO per » ( on b’oin ship for English Bar; good Fig is likewise in demand, and some sales have been made at SOS, ' fi mos and to arrive, at the same rate. The market has a decided tendency zpwords. N'wcdcs Iron, $lO3 * a $lO5, find slocks in first hands light. Russia Sheet r rather dull nt 11 cents. Salt. —An invoice of 455 sacks Liverpool, not Ashton’s, just received, sold al s3,o3l,cash : a small lot of Curncoa is all that remains in market, Sugars. —The sales embrace 05 hags Brown Cuba, at 71 ; 30 hhdfl. Ht. Croix, 10} a 101; 00 bhdsCnml nlonj , from Havre,H, 00 days, to Bf, 4 mos; and 70 a HO packages Broun Cartluigena, 7i a H cent* ; by miction, 70 boxes Loaf, lion 13}; and 30 lumps, in a 12cents. Freightu —To Havre, are inactive, and for Cotton wo reduce our rates to 1 n 1} cents. To Liverpool also dull, and nominally the same, although cngugc menfi to any extent would ensure a reduction! Kreliauge —For (lie InM, Liverpool packet, which was detained, fulur on England were made at OJ a '.) per cent, cash. Export ot specie, from JsttoUlli instant $314,318. Sjiii,ts.~~ The Brandy market continues to exhibit some nciivity, and holders, in consequence of tho greatly diminished stock, have been enabled to real ize a further advance in prices : sales of 50 Id pi|s*« .1. .1. Dnpny at $1,27i ; 100 do. A. Ar. E. Seigaette at $1,334 a 81,35 for the former and $1,30 n $1,334 for the kilter, u small lot FeltevoiNin $1,334; and a . sow lif pipes Maglory Champagne, $1,55. We have no alterations to notice in Holland Cim*. Small Hides i of New England Bum have been made in Idids at ; 45,and barrel# 46, for cash. Whiskey Mill advnn* ccs : 100 hnrrelN sold at 4H, and a NinaH lot at 40 cl*. Hales of Country Cm in bi fs at 51 a 57 cents. ■.■■■' r i. ji ' j i i. 9* Marine Inlelli^cnrc. ARRIVED. A'teamor Georgia, Craig, Savannah, with boats Nos. 5 and H. Merchandize, &c.-~to E. Camfield, agent, and others. .steamer ilngiiNln, Wicks, Charleston. Merchan dize, Arc—to ft. McDonald, agent, and others. Savannah, Feb. 13.—Arr,schr. Amlin, Farilnng, N York; steamers Forester, Dillon, Volusia; Win. Scab rook, Freolund, Charleston ; (Jeo. Washington, Nock, Augusta; Liberty , Wells, do,; Cincinnati, Curry,do.; Oglethorpe, Kirkpatrick, do.; Chatham, W'niy, do. Cleared, brig Falcon, Pennock, Baltimore. Went to son, Br. harrpio Herald, Goldie, Aber deen ; brigs Elizaheili, Nlcrpcr, Providence; Splen did, Varney, Martinique; Mad Den, Hulklcy, New york ; Falcon, IVnriock, Baltimore; Br. sebr. Kplon did,Hcolt, Nassau; .S'p, schr. Vcnc/in, Pecihoy, Ha vana; sclirs. Pan Miilan/.iH, Beers, Boston ; Dela ware, Milton, Philadelphia. CiiAiir.EHTov, Feb. 14.—Arr. ship Manchester, Hewitt, Havre ; brig Volat, Wright, Baltimore; schr. H. S. Mills, Hontliwick, »V|. Augustine. Cleared, Br. brig Herald,'Pucker, West Indies; Br brig Belle, Bell, West Indies; schr. Columbus, Po derson, West Judies, In the offing—Br barque Mary, Owens, from Liv erpool. >1 A RftUOD, In Barnwell District, on the night of the 3rd ult. at tlie house of Lewis Stokes, by the Rev. John Me Fail, Mr. Jamkh Roche, to Miss Krrrr Stokes, both of the same district. In Barnwell District, in the neighbourhood of the Bluff, by the Rev. Hi hop Green, on the night of the sth ult. Mr. .leiikmiaii Fau na 11, to Mrs. Ei.i/.a A. Me* eh, both of Barn well District, S. CL In Barnwell District, by llic Rev. Bishop Green, on the night of the 4th ult. Mr. John ' To Fooler, of Grcenvile District, to Mrs. E. G. Hitowx, of Barnwell District, S. C. OBITUARY. * Departed this life,on the Gth inst ,at the residence of Robert Freeman, in Oglethorpe County, Mrs, 1 Mary Ann Bihskli.,consort of Mr. Leonard Bis - soil, in tbo 271 b year of her age, leaving a disconso is Into husband ami three small children, tbeyoungcHl q* 35 days old. As a wife, mother, and inietrcsH, n!i< . was du ifid, affectionate, and kind—as a Christian 1 exemplary. Hlie wn* for tin last ten years a mein her of tbo Presbyterian Church, and lived up to bci jr proflnbcjn, and died perfectly in her senses to nej wm to Inst breath, nn<] entirely resigned to the will of the U)rd. When her husband saw she was dying, in to the anguish of his griuf he said, “whet shall 1 do? - ’ stin replied, promptly hut calmly,“do the best you “ ™" f; ,r 5;o“ r «clf and your three little children, the j- Lord s will bo done, not ours " —Communicated. Geo. In’s Sc Trust Com. Gtl T>HRCIIASERS of stork aAlie Into krais’imfro — i minded that ene half the premium on that salo (j is payable on Monday next, 2oth inst. Ed Wrn.T, GOULD, Sec'y. Feb 15 d 4 38 Wco. In’s & Trust Com. Auguatn, Fob. isl, fIIHE Board of Directors have declared a divi t- X dend, on the old stock, from Uic premium on r- the late sale, of Eighteen Dollars, payable on the .i 20ili instant, and eighteen dollars and thirty cents, payable 82d of March. 0 Wm. T. GOULD, Sect’y. Feb 15 _ ,llt 38 d Valuable Servants Tor Sale, c flit) raise money.—A Woman thirty nine years o j. a ngc, who Ims for the last twenty five years been in the constant service of her present owner, ns gen eral house servant, carrying the keys of her mistress. lV As n general house servant she has probably no equal if in Georgia. ir Also, her seven children, the oldest a good scams- G tress, cloven years old and tho youngest four Enquire of THOMAS DAWSON. ’■ _ Fob Id 4t* 38 v Executor’s Sale. 1 Tuesday, the 7th day of March next, at the u " ' late .osidence of Mrs. Eliza Milton, deceased, " in the town of Louisville, will be sold, , The House and Lot, the late residence of thode- I ceased, containing about 4 acres, and well improv- I; ed. Also, a neat Carriage, and a gentle and well r broke pair of Hones, Also the Household and • Kitchen Furniture 'nd sundry other'arliclca bclogn mg to Eliza Milton, laleof the county of Jefferson, deceased, and to bo sold agreeably ts her last will , and testament. ROGER L. GAMBLE, Feb 15 18?7 Executor. - N. 11. A credit Will be given until the first day of I January next. d Executor’s Notice. I, \Ma persons indebted to the estate of Eliza Mil r il ton, deceased, are required to make payment, g and those to whom the palate is indebted, ore re* o qoxled to present their claims, properly authenticate () id, within I lie time prescribed by law, n 8.1. GAMBLE, ; Eel) 15 Executor. !) ——* \ Nolicc. W’s-I- he rented and hired, on Tuesday lbs 31st instant, at the residence of the late Matliurin Vcrdery, Esq., the following property, vizthe ’ Farm, including the Garden and House, with all ' their privileges; several Negroes, such ns, one Car- B t’l 'ilcr, one or two House (Servants, and several I crehl Hands. At the same time will be sold a few head ol Cattle, I louse Enroll ore, and sundry farming utensils. Terms made known on the day of sale. ADELLE P. VERDERY, or AUGUSTUS N. VERDERY, L. I*. DUGAS, Executors. Foh II td 35 I*. S. The Constitutionalist will please publish the above every day, until tho day of sale—then hand their accounts fur settlement. ' OFFICIAL DRAWING , OF THE Gcorffin Slalc Lottery. I For the benefit of tho Augusta Indep't Fire Comp'y i class no 6, voa 1837. 1 2 3 4 5 f> 7 8 9 10 11 1 23 15 53 5 6 38 69 62 42 68 96 J HEREBY CERTIFY that the above number* ns I hey stand are correct, ns taken from the Man ager’s certificate of the drawing of tho Virginia . Suite Lottery for Menongahela, Class No. 2, for 1837, drawn at Alexandria, Virginia, February 11. Ami which dolamiiiios the fate of all the Tickets in the above Lottery. A. READ, -Agent, ; Feb 11 J7 Indian Spring*. r Tho subscriber has purchased the 1 a f buildings formerly occupied by Mr. ■i • KEk Erwin and others, and is new pul ling them in the best order for tha ’reciSCsiiasreiw recujilion as company. The prem ■ iscs are very convenient to tho springs, and by tha > attention the subscriber will bestow on his custom , ers, he hopes to merit and receive the patronage of all who have heretofore patronized the establish- I mont. Tha virtues of the mineral water, are too well known to need any recommendation He expects to ho aide to accommodate Irony one hundred to ono hundred and fifty |iersons. Every arrangement will be made for llio amusement and recreation of the la dies. His stables are put in good order, and will be well attended, MORRIS MATHEWS. Feb 5 w lOw 36 The Savannah Georgian will publish the above i weekly ten weeks. Georgia Slate Lottery. FOH TIIF. lIKNEFIT Os Tllf Augusta lii«lc|M-n<l«ut Fire Company. Glass No. 7, (or 1837. To he determined by the drimiim of the Virginia Slate LatlenjJar the benefit of the Leesburg Academy, Glass No. 2, lor 1837. To bo drawn at Alexandria, Va on Saturday, Fob- ft ruary IBth. 1837. ' D. S. GREGORY «, CO. (Successors to Vates Ac Mclntyre,; Managers. « HIGHEST PRIZE 50,000 DOLLARS. ■ GUAM) KCIIK.uk, r 1 PRIZE OF 950,000 is $50,000 i 1 15,000 is 15,000 t 1 10,000 is 10,000 1 6,000 is 5,000 1 2,080 is 2,080 100 1,000 is 100,000 JO 600 is 6,900 20 300 is 6,000 85 200 is 17,000 63 «0 is 5,040 63 60 is 3,780 I i 126 50 is 6,300 f , 120 40 is 5,040 / 3,780 20 is 76,600 I ■ 23,436 10 is 124,360 I 27814 PRIZED A MOUNTING TO $540,200 ' SCrTickels $10 —Shares in proportion...^ lEV"’Pickets in the above Littery can be obtained at all times by country dealers, and those who are disposed lo adventure, by sending their orders to the undersigned, who will give prompt attention, ii addressed to. A. READ, Contractor and -State Agenr, Augusta, Ga. Fch'd 33 lliaxim, css*. Will stand the ensuing season at Josiah Patterson's near White (fi. IWlllnll, and at Cambridge, at S4O tho s<">o to insure, iliazim is full \ J _Jfjj sixteen liands and a half high; he was i"ii. fWH got by old Sir Archy out of the dam 1 of the celebrated running mare Polly Hopkins. Pendloton, (H C.) Feb. 10 L.GOODE. T’lio Greenville Mountaineer, Columbia Telescope, and Edgefield Advertiser will publish the above once a week, until the Ist of May, and forward their accounts lor payment. L. .G Feb 14 tM 36 i POSTPONED Ad mini*! rat or’* Sale. bo sold on the first Tuesday in March wt next, at llio Market House in the town of i I/misvilio, Jefferson county, the balance of the Real Estate of t)r. A. (I. •Vbelmiin, deceased, consisting of 359 acres of I and, adjoining A. Holt’s and the * town common; the Dwelling House where Mrs. i Sbelman now resides; and a convenient Store House - on the corner opposite the Dwelling ; whieh was advertised to bo sold on the first Tuesday in Febru ary, *837. Sold for the benefit of the creditors. H. B. BOSTICK. - ) Adiu’ra ) THOMA S’ STREET. \ Adm - i Feb 14 m 3s^.-" Real Irish PolatofC nna Hamnonlanding this day, by the Cincin ordcr, ams the lirsi oiii*o3 .——-Urnl c small lots by. \V. &J. NELSON, & Co., , fdi 83t Opposite Stoval’s Warehouse «t |AOII SALE. —A House and Lot at the lower end ,c 1’ of Broad-street, the property of Mrs. C. s. Mo il, lean. The Lot is largo and the House mightsbe i made a comfortable residence for alanuly at a smalt pr expense. For terms apply to ~r tnnr er Jan 13 10 3tw] JOHN MOORE