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| TVILLIAM E. JOWS. AIftUSTA, GEO.j I*OAI>AA EVEAIAO, FEKRIARY 90, EufUISDCD I DULY, SEMI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY Al No. 2fi 1 Bmad Street. f TJFRM'S —Pithy pSpoi, Ten Dollars per ennui F : n advance Sertii-wtekly paper, a' Five Dollar ' t« Jiorniolnre i i ddtancc, or Six ai ihe end of th. Weekly paper. Throe Dollars in advance, o Jlmlr at (he end df the yeor. ; Saturday Evening:, Fest. 18, 1837. Order of Celebration of WaslTugrtati’; BirHi Day, 22<1 Feb. 1837. The Committee appointed to make arrange ments for the celebration have appointed Capt F. M. Robertson Marshal of the Day. A procession will be formed at half past IC A. M„ in front of the United Stales Hold, ami proceed to the Presbyterian Church, under the command of the Marshall of the Day, when, af ter Divine Service, the Farewell Address ol Washington will bo read by Capt. EiiE.vi.zEn and an address suitable to the occa sion, will be delivered by Wm. E. Joveb, Esq. The order of the Procession wlil be as follows : 1 Volunteer Corps. , 2 General Officers and Stuff. I 3 Officers of the 10th Regiment. 4 Officers of the Army. 5 Orator and Reader. 6 Reverend Clergy. 7 Magistrates of the City and County. 8 Medical Faculty and Students. 9 Citizens, The Pews on the right and left of the centre aisle, near the pulpit, will be reserved for the Military. The Authorities of the City and County, Rev. Dlergy, Medical Faculty and Students, and the Citizens generally, are respectfully invited to join he procession in the above order. Paul F. Ete, C. B. Mabtiv, J. B. Bishop, J. B. Walker, R. D. Carmichael, J. S. Hotciiivsov, Greenville Simmons, Wm. A. K.uv, Gabt F. Parish. Committee. SAVANNAH IiNS’CE AND TRUST COM’V. The result of the 3d day’s battling for stock, rasas follows, according to the Georgian: 86, 661 lharcs were yesterday subscribed, in addition to le subscription of Monday and Tuesday, (165, 47,) added to the subscription of tlirSse days, key make 251,738 shares so far subscribed. % GREAT RIOT IN NEW YORK. P By the Express Mail this Morning we receiv ed slips from out attentive correspondents of the RT»w York Commercial Advertiser, and Daily Express, containing the paiticulars of a disgrace ful riot in that city, on Monday evening last.— The accounts given by each paper are substan plly the same, and we publish that of the Daily express, beihg the shortest. ALL A HOAX. P Osecola not surrkndebld. —lt turns out that the Editor of the Darien Telegraph, whose ac count of the surrender of Osceola we published Jn, yesterday’s paper, was sadly hoaxed by some Way. Osceola has not yet “stood up by the big oak tree and given up his riile.”—Jumper, Alli gator, and Abraham, it is true, have bad a con ference with Gen. Jesup, and they have agreed upon this day, (18th Feb.) to hold a meeting at Dade's battle-ground, for the purpose of making >a Treaty. The following is from the Savannah Georgian of Thursday morning: o*We published in yesterday’s Daily Georgian an Extract under Head of Intelligence from Flor ida, taken faom the Darien Telergaph, stating jUjiat Oseola had surrendered. We heard it veibal ly contiadiclcd, but could not succeed, before the paper went to press in procuring definite, inform ation. Since it appeared, a note from the E litor df the Telegraph has been handed us, in which the statement is pronounced premature.” The Weather. —lt is believed that last night was as cold as any during the winter, and yester day was the most severe, in consequence of the high wind from the west. The ice this morning extended from Robin’s Reef to the Long Island shore, obstructing the main passage from sea. In cogscquenco of this, thesu-a about Bolivar, Capt. Bftsled. was compelled to tike the inner passage, between the reef and the ~ersey shore. We un derstami from Capt. Brisicd, that some time du ring the night the ice came dowiuo the quaran tined! large quantities, and drove from their an- i three schooners, and carried them outside farrows. The revenue cutter Alert was ning driven from her anchorage at quar and the last .seen of her, she was in the the Narrows. There is a good deal of in both rivers,—JWat York Commercial ser, Feb. 14. lie N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, Feb. 14. 1 BRITAIN AND NEW .GRENADA, er dated Kingston (Jamaica)January 12, cs the actual blockade of the cost ot .New , by a British squadron; and that a ication had been received by the Amcri isnl at Kingston, that no (American oi ssel would be sanctioned in leaving that New Grenada,even to bring away Brit erty. idviccs from Bogota arc to the 16th ol cr inclusive, the papers containing all the ndenco between the government of New and the British envoy, and various othei documents relating to the affair of Russell, the Brit ish vice consul. The last note from Mr. Turner the IMtish envoy, is dated the llth.and announ ces tim termination of his mission,in consequence of thp-Tefusal of the Grenadian government tr issue an order for the leleasc of Mr. Russell. It h probable, therefore, that the blockade has actually been commenced, as above stated. In the mean lime the government displays a bokl and resolute spirit. On the 12th Decembci the Secretary of State addressed a note to fhi President of the Council of Stste, informing him -that immediate hostilities were to be expec.tci from the British naval forces under Admiral Hal kett, and asking authority to increase the military force beyond the limit of twenty thousand mer established by the Legislature in May last, am also that the President be clothed with extraor dinary powers to meet the exigency of the lime; & these requests were granted by the Council on th< aame day, the extraordinary powers of the Presi dent to continue unlil the cessation of hostilities An extraordinary Gazelle of Dec. 15, contain an address from President Santander to the peo pie of New Granada, invoking their patriotism constancy and courage in the approaching strife in language at once temperate, firm and digni fied. We translate some passages to show thi feeling with which he contemplates the prospec of a war with one of the most potent nations o the earth. “Great is Ihe power of England, the work o ages—little is that of New Granada, as of a peo pie lately sprung into cxislence, nor yet recover ed from the horrors of a war foi independence and of civil discord. But the justice of our caus is mighty, and, trusting to it and the aidofUea Ten, we will follow whither honor loads us. Man; years we bore up against the power of Spain, a -aisled as it was by the antiquity of her dominioi in this country, by the habit of obedience, and , the identity ol language and religion; tint con staney and patriotism triumphed in the end.— W hy may we not resist, with equal success, the ' unjust and unexpected aggressions with which , weur « threatened by the British naval fortes 1 r “ } Vo llavc dom ' no wrong tc Great Britalrti Wo have never refused to investigate in the legal manner, the conduct of those judicial functiona ries, against whose decree the complaints of the British government are made. That government i makes war upon us because we are feeble, and at tempts to humiliate us, because we have not yet . had time.to create a navy, and wealth and power. But such as wc are, we will strive to gain, by a vigorous defence, the glory that belongs to patriot ism, innocence, and justice. If we are conquered, an impartial world will not forget to make allow ance, for the surprise and suddenness of the attack and the overwhelming power of the victor.” The following editorial remarks arc translated from the Gacetu of December lllh: “Most grateful to thc’nation must be the spirit manifested in this capital, upon the question in dispute with the government of Great Britain. But one opinion is expressed—‘we must save our national honor from humiliation, and sustain our constitutional laws,’ All party divisions have disappeared— but one feeling animates every bo som. This is noble, patriotic,—worthy of the people of Bogota. But still more worthy of praise is the moderation which is preserved, a mong so many causes of irritation. Not a lino has been written, anticipating the decision of the government, or tending to excite the people. All have placed entire confiecnce in the rulers, as knowing that they would be the first to speak, when it should be proper to place before the peo ple the true state of the question. With such sentiraentsa nation can never be humiliated; and we feel assured that, throughout the vast extent of the republic, but a single opinion will be ut tered—‘Rather extermination without loss of hon or, than a disgraceful satisfaction.’ ” J* rom the New York Daily Express, Feb. 14. ANOTHER RIOT AND MOB. Another riot and mob has disgraced our city.— The following notice was extensively published on Satuiday. BREAD, MEAT, RENT, FUEL! THEIR PRICES MUST COME DOWN! The Voice of the People Shall be Heard, and Will Prevail! CC? The people will meet in the PARK, Rain or Shine, at 4 o’clock on MONDAY AFTER- to inquire into the Causes of the present unexampled Distress, and to devise a suitable Remedy. All Friends ofUumanity, de termined to resist Monopolists and Extortioners, are invited to attend. MOSES JAQUES, DAN’L GORHAM, PAULUS HELD, JOHN WINDT, D. A. ROBERTSON, ALEX. MING Jun. WARREN HAYWARD ELIJAH F. CRANE New York, Feb. 10, 1837. The Evening Post in particular spoke in com mendation of the meeting, and it was feared by many of ourgood citizens that it would cause a riot. To call the populace together at a season like the present, when the whole poor of the city are suffering, on a subject of Bread, was well cal culated to inflame their passions. The meeting was held and some two or three thousand as sembled.—What the proceedings were we have not heard,but we presume they did not recommend a riot, —(such, however, was the effect.) As soon as the meeting dissolved many of the persons present assembled together and repaired to Eli Hart & Co’s. Store in Washington, near Court land street, where they cungregaled into a formi dable mob. It is well known that Mr. Hart, al though only an agent, has his large stores filled with several thousand bills, of flour, —they soon demolished the doors and began turning the bids of flour into the street, breaking in the heads and scattering the contents to the winds. Some were engaged in rolling it away, olhers in filling their Jiags and boxes, and running with it in every di rection, Most of it, however, was thrown into the street, and opposite to the store the flour was knee deep. A great number of barrels of Flour were rolled out of the second story windows and dashed to atoms. The mob had entire possession of Iho premises until after 7 o’clock. The police offi cers to the number of a dozen or two. repaired to the spot, hut were driven off with some injury. We were silent spe. tators for a considerable por tion of the time, until we noticed, as wc thought, a favorable opportunity, and with a few citizens around us, undertook to arrest the progress of the mob. We were, however, so few in numbers, that in a light which lasted a few moments, wc were very roughly handled by the mob, and were fortunate to escape with life and limb. They were, so far as we could observe, the whole of them Foreigners. From fifty to one hundred were active athletic men, using their utmost ex ertions to destroy properly. They were, how ever, surrounded by perhaps five hundred olhers, not so a’tive, but who rendered every aid and as sistance. The mob retained entire possession of Hart’s store unmolested until they were satisfied. They then taised a shout of “Meech,” no doubt intend ed for Messrs. A. B. Meech & Co., flour mer chants, on the opposite side of the town, viz : at the corner of Broad and Water streets. On ta king their circuit, however, they came to the store of S. H. Herrick & Co., on the corner ( of Water street. Ctenlics Slip, and seeing a sign of Flour Store, they commenced throwing a volley of brick hats through the secoml story windows, they then obtained a long ladder, and with the ends broke in lire store, and rolled some thirty or forty barrels of flour into the street. While they were engaged at this point, a sufficient num ber of citizens had started enjmasse from the Hall, with all the Aldermen and Asisstance and some Peace officers at their head, went down to Hart’s store where they put the premises under the care of watchmen. The mob at Herrick’s store got news of the force of the civil authority, and immediately dis posed—a largo number of persons were appre ' bended in the street with bags and boxes of flour, and lodged in Bridewell, but none of the ring leaders, or very few, were captured. At about 7 o’clock, the military, which the Mayor had order cd out, assembled, but before they reached the Hall, the citizens had effectually put down the mob. We should judge that from Mr. Hart’s store some two to three hundred barrels had been destroyed. Wc fear this, however, was not his worst loss. His counting room was completely riddled—every book and paper that they could lay their hands on was destroyed. We had an ex , cellcnt opportunity of witnessing the whole mob, and ate convinced that five minutes at Mr. Hart’s : store would have checked this riot; one ball would probably have dispersed the rioters. Wc have no doubt that the call made at the head of this arti ■ cle, has been the whole cause of the disturbance, and we have not any doubt that had our Police i been as efficient as they ought to have been, it 1 would have been suppressed in a few moments. Since writing the above, our Reporter informs , us that Mr. Alex. Ming, Jr., and one other person I addressed the meeting, and that one of the speak ers alluded to Mr. Hart, which probably fixed , their attention on him as they repaired imme t dialcly to his store. Justice Bloodgood with a . posse of officers wc-c eirlyon the ground, but were beat off, and the persons they arrested were rescued by the mob. A great force of military • and peace officers were on duty during the night, s but the city was perfectly quiet. f TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. uECoyo session. f I* Senate, Tuesday. February 14, 1837. • Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on the - Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill rcla » ting to the transmission of letters and documents 3 free of postage, which was read and ordered to a - second reading. . ~ r The motions and resolutions lying on the table • were disposed of, i Mr. Hendricks m ived *o postpone the previous I orders fog the purpose of taking up tho Bill for • the continiratic.fi of the Cumberland Hoad, and • tbe question (the yeas and nays being ordered ■ on the call of Mr. Walker,) was desided in the i affirmative, ayes 33, nocs 18. The bill for the extension of the road through Ohio, Indiana,,and Illinois, appropriating 150,- 000 dollars for each of the three Slates was then read. Mr. Norvcll moved to amend by adding a sec tion appropriating 150,000 dollars for tho im provement ot the military roads in Michigan. A brief discussion arose out of this proposition to amend in which Mr. Hcndiicks and Mr. Tip ton opposed the amendment, and Mr. Norvcll, Mr. Lyon, Mr Preston, and Mr. Ewing (Ohio) advocated it, when the question being taken the motion to amend was decided in life negative— yeas 9, —nays 37. Yeas.—Messrs. Clay, King, Ala. King, Geor gia, Lyon, McKean, Norvcll, Parker, Preston, Smith—o. Nays—Messrs. Bayard, Benton, Black, Clay ton, Cuthbert, Ewing 111. Ewing of Ohio, Ful ton, Hendricks, Hubbard, Kent, Knight, Linn, Morris, Page, Robbins, Robinson, Sevier, South ard, Strange, Tallmadgc, Tipton, Tomlinson, Walker. Wall, While, Wright—37. Mr. Clay moved to strike out the second section of the bill which provides for the appointment of officers, being of opinion that tbo Engineers of tbe L T . States now about to be increased would be able to attend to the duties, as soon as Oscola would dispense with their attention to him in Florida. He asked for the veas and nays on his motion and they wore ordered. Mr. Hendricks said that the number of offi cers was less under the system adopted by this bill than under the old system. The difference was ns 3 to 1 and the work could not go on if this section was stricken out. Mr. Tipton moved to amend tho section by making the appointment of the officers to be by the President “by and vi >ith the advice and con sent of the Senate.” Mr. Ewing of Ohio, moved to make an amend ment reducing the salaries to be given to the offi cers as soon it should be in order. Mr. Clay said ho would vote for both amend ments so as to make the section as perfect as pos sible and then strike it out. The amendment of Mr. Tipton, was then agreed to. Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, moved to amend by limi ting the number of superintendents to be employ ed by each superintendent to two, and moved other amendments in the same section, consequent on the first amendment, which were agreed to, ns were also some corresponding amendments in the 3d section, making the pay of cacti assistant su perintendent three dollars a day. Mr. Preston then made some remarks against the appointment of engineers who must nut only be unnecessary but incompetent in every respect axpressing his hope that the section would be stricken out of the bill, Mr. Hendricks maintained that these supervi sors or oversceis could not be properly called offi cers. They ought rather to he classed with the laborers. A sufficient number of officers of the army could not be obtained, and therefore subor dinates had been employed who were paid out of the road fund, while the army officers were paid by the government. Mr. Preston said the three dollars a day pro vided for the assistant superintendents was equal to the pay of a major, and the pay of a superin tendent was that of a colonel. So here arc three colonels and nine majors of engineers appointed for one single enterprise. The governor and judges or a western state did not get salaries equal to these, 1 Mr. Hendricks vindicated the salaries paid i to the superintendents and their assistants, t Mr. Clai added a few words against the sys -1 tem designated by the bill. The only difference ! was that officers in the pay of the Government • were to be created instead of employing those al ready in the service. i The question was then taken on the motion to strike out the second and third sections, and deci ded as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Bayard, Black, Brown, Cal houn, Clay, Clayton, Cuthbert, Kent, King, (Ala.), King, (Ga.), Knight, Lyon, M’Keane, Moore, Norvcll, Parker, Prentiss, Preston, Riven, Southard, Spence, Strange, Swift, Tomlinson, Walker, While, —36. Nays—Messrs. Benton, Ewing, oflllinois, E wing. of Ohio, Fulton, Hendricks, Hubbard, Linn, Morris. Nicholas, Niles, Robbins, Robinson, Bc ier, Tallmadgc, Tipton, Wall, Wright—>l7. A minor amendment, introduced by Mr. CLAY, was then agreed to. Mr. Preston moved to reduce the appropri ation for the State of Indiana to 50,000 dollars, Last year he said that 600,000 was appropriated, and 360,000 remained unexpended. Mr. Hendricks replied to llln (notion of Mr. Bscston, which he opposed as likely-to stop the work. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Cambrcleng, from the committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill for making additional appropriations fur the suppression of Indian hos tilities, for the year 1837 ; read twice, and with a communication from the President on the subject, committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Garland, from the committee on Indian Affairs, reported a hill supplementary to the act for the reorganization of the Department of In ’ dian Affairs, and for othci purposes; read twice anti-committed. ** Mr. Connor, from the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported a bill to provide for additional clerks in the Post Office Depart ment, and the Auditor’s office connected there with; read twice and committed. Mr. Ward, from the committee on public build ings, reported a bill making appropriations for the public buildings, public grounds, and for other purposes; read twice and committed- Also, a bill for the relief of the Columbian Institute. The Speaker presented a communication from the President of the U. S. transmitting a letter from the Governor of New Hampshire, claiming reimbursement from tho U. S. for certain expen ses incurred in maintaining lire right of tho U. S. to a portion of the territory beyond the 45th degree of north lat.—referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Speaker then presented a message from the President of the U. S. communicating his in structions to tho Commissioners appointed by him to investigate the causes of the hostilities of the Indian Tribes, in pursuance of the resolu tion of the House of July, in 1836, and the Re port made by those Commissioners; referred to Committee on Indian Affairs. The House passsed to the order of the day. The Army Appropriation Bill, which was re turned by the Senate with amendments was ta ken up, and the amendments were discussed till 1 past 3 o’clock, when tho Navy Bill was taken up lor further discussion. EXPUNGING RESOLUTIONS. We solicit the attention of Our readers to a re port of the “Doings in "Congress,” copied from the U S. Telegraph. It will he found in another Column. The Journals or the Senate have been uefacek, and Mr. Benton has secured to himselfan immortality of infamy. We had sup posed that all reflecting men had at length seen the madness of such a proceeding, and that T. , H. Benton was the only one extravagant enough to’pcrsevcre in such a measure. We look upon this proceeding as a seiious matter, which commends itself to the attention of all good citizens; it is a dangerous precedent, and, in our opinion should meet with a strong expression of public rebuke. • Such a proceeding, we think, cannot bo tolerated • by American citizens. We profess to be repuh i beans, and it may be well to ask if we are not de i ceiving ourselves, and actually mistaking a tlei patism for a Republic, This.act savors strongly t of slavish obedience to the mandate of a despot, rather than the proud independence which should , characterize a free people- Wo are jrntifiel to * - observe that Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, ai d I our own Ewing, and others who may truly be I called the strong pillars of the constitution, ex erted themselves to the uttermost in endeavoring to preserve the Senate from disgrace, but In vain. I he blind obedience, which is the distinguishing characteristic of the parly in power, could not tie checked either by entreaty or expostulation.— The tleeil was done, and we trust that the appro priate reward, the Hern indignation of an in sulted people, will not be withheld from those who have dared to brave it— Toledo Blade. ABOLITION CONVENTION. XIiIiniSBORQ, (Penn.) Feb. 3. Dear Sir: The Abolition Convention, for the formation of a Stale Anti-Slavery Society, has just closed its sittings in this city. Tho public prints ofbolh political parties will, undoubtedly, oudeavorto hide its importance from the South.— But it is, in truth, tho most important movement which these men have over made. It is like es tablishing an abolition manufactory in tho Slave Slates themselves. It is designed to act upon Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland; and it will act with tremendous effect. Already the Aboli lion question is mooted in Delaware, and yet the . South arc told the fanatics can do nothing. The falsehood of Gov. Marcy’s message in this respect should be exposed, or the South will soon find that it has been betrayed by its pretended friends. But, to the Covention. Two hundred dele gates,—men whom a member of the Legislature in his speech has pronounced “equal in respecta bility, talents and integrity, to any in the Stale,” men of wealth and inffucncc—have been con vened for the last* three days. Tapaan, Scott- Phclps, Burleigh, Whittier, and others, from dis, ferent sections of tho country, were with them. Dr. P. Julius Lk MEtNE r of Washington co., a man of powerful intellect, great personal influ ence, and an eloquent speaker, presided over tho meeting. Resolutions, addresses, &c, and mark this, (Xj’nn address to the -working m»n of Pennsylvania, setting forth that slavery has a tendency to degrade tho laborer of tho North have been adopted, and will soon bo scattered broad-cast over “the Koy-stone State.” Men of all parties, from the whole hog Dallas democrat to the high toned federalist, have joined hands to gether in this matter, rtnd.jlo crown all, the sum of f 10,500, has been pledged or paid on the spot, to carry on the mighty operations of this truly formidable society. Benjamin Lundy, the car liest' and most indefatigable of this band, is to edit the official organ of the society at Philadel phia- Such are the facts in tho case. Interested politicians may seek to hide them, hut tho delu sion cannot last long. Tho masses in Pennsyl vania, under the rousing eloquence of t-mrh lec turers as Burleigh, Blanchard, Gould, and others, are fast becoming abolilionizcd, and will soon send their petitions and remonstrances, ny, and abolition Congressmen with them, like the frogs of Egypt, into the halls of Congress. O. From the Now York Courier &. Enquirer. REUBEN M. WHITNEY. No one in this community ever believed that this man was selected by the Dcposite Banks to act as their agent, and watch over their interests at Washington, of their own free will and choice, To suppose it, would bo to suppose that the in dividuals who direct those institutions, had Irecn in this respect governed by motives totally differ ent from those which ordinarily influence tho conduct of men ; and it is for this reason, that wc maintained in the early stages of the investi gation now going on at Washington, that if tho Committee directed their inquiries to this single j point, the result would show, that some improper course had been pursued. If the public buve read the disclosures made before the Committee, as detaled by our correspondent at Washington, , they will have perceived (hat our predictions have been fully verified, and that many of the Boards of Directors of the Banks, in placing on their minutes the resolution allotting an annual stipen to Reuben M. Whitnev, have assigned the rca ' son, “ Whereas the Secretary of the Treasury" ’ had recommended it. We assert boldly that this is a clear case for ’ the impeachment of the Secretary of tho Treasu ry. If he himself has not directly created and appointed to, a lucrative office, contrary to law, | he has allowed it to be done under his sanction, and this is equally reprehensible and punishable in the eyes of justice and common sen-e. ’ Nor is it necessary to prove the positive sanc tion of the Secretary of the Treasury to this il legal act. His implied sanction of it is all that ' is necessary. And wo ask, is not this sanction ' notorious I Ought not the simple fact, that so large a number of Dcposite Banks, hastened as if with one accord to shower down their confidence and money on a man unknown to them, or if known, known most unfavorably—ought not Ibis to have opened the eyes ol Mr. Woodbury, unless he were wilfully blind 1 If ho wished to stand fair before the people,—if he wished to save him self from tho penalties of a misdemeanor in of fice, ought he not to have said to one of tbe officers of these Banks with whom he must have come in contact. “Sir, the singular fact that so many Banks have selected and pay Mr. Whitney as their agent with my department, leads mo to think that they must attribute to him some influ pnee, some power to promote their interests, . which it is my duty to delegate to no one. What would the answer have been I—Why, sir, wc appoint and pay this man at your recommenda tion, it so stands recorded on our minutes, and a recommendation you know is sometimes tanta mount to a command.” We have lately heard much of the Anglo-Sax on race to which we belong, and wc will there fore cite a case in point from modern English history. About forty years ago, it began to be rumored about in the military circles ol the Brit ish metropolis, that a mistress of the Duke of York, the commander-in-chief, had the power to obtain from him, the appointment and promotion of officers, and that for the exercise’ of this pow er, she received a pecuniary recompense. Tho Commons House of Parliament ordered an inves tigation into these rumors, and it came out that this frail fair one did, in fact, avail herself of some moments of forgetfulness in the Duke, to procure from him the appoint merit of individuals to military rank, for which survico they paid her. Os this payment the Duke knew nothing—it was not pretended he did, after the most rigid scrutiny— and yet what did the people of England say I They said the application, coming from the source it did, ought to have put him on his guard, & have caused him to investigate ifthis woman did not make an improper use of herinnfluece over him. He had not touched the money—knew nothing of it; and his power to bestow military commissions as ho pleased, was unlimited- He had not, there fore himself been guilty of any breach of the law, but he had allowed another to be. The law war infringed through his culpable negligence, and he was driven from his command hy the indignation of the British people, who only stayed further pursuit in pity to bis uffiictcd father, their sover eign. Tho parallel holds good with the case of the Secretary of the Treasury and Reuben M. Whit ney. Neither the former, nor the Duke directly infringed any law, but Wbitncy and the harlot did. The former created a lucrative office for himself, by instilling into others the belief that he was acting under the sanction of the Treasury Department; and the silent acquiescence of the Secretary countenanced this belief. The harlot obtained money, and the acquiescence of the Duke in her wishes, under circumstances that ought to have led to suspicion, implied that it was with bis knowledge. Shall we follow tho example of the rare to • which wo boast to belong I We fear not- There are ancestors of nearer and kin, whose . deeds wc might hold op to imitation; but we I will not insult their memories, by invoking them 1 in times like ’here. ••* From the American Monthly Magazine for February THE LOVER TO THE STAR I.YRA. “VVo ogreetl at our parting, that wherever wc might hei every night, ot a outturn hour, our eyes should be fixed on u particular star (the first in the constellation Lyra;) and thus womignt Ire sure that •ho thoughts of each were dwelling an the other Diary ot u'i Enthusiast. BalonTstnr! whose soft and pcncilledmy Falla trembling over earth and soa,— Far dearer than tho flush of day, Is thy palo beam to me; For more than lettered sage can 1011. May in that quivering glimmer dwell. Perchance upon this lovely eve, Another’s glance is on thee bent, And tracks thy tennis until they leave Her own far firmament; Then turning sadly from the view, She whispers— 11 Is he gazing too ? “Ho promised (When ho left me wr oping, To count the wear) widowed days,) Still, when the earth in dew lay sleeping, On that pale star to gnzc„— And that its changeless gleam should bo A type ol his true constancy. “But tune has withered leaf and blossom, That wr jut hod his youthful heart with mine, Ami now upon another's bosom His hope and breast recline; And I, perchance, am left to moan, And watch the weary night alone.” And doem'st thou, dearest, that this heart To i hue can ever faithless prove ? That lime can rust tho chain apart Whoso links are thoughts us love ? Ah! what avails tho nffoiod key, To set the willing captive free ? I.iko that soft ray, my lovo lives on. Though rolling earth may intervene ; And if, before the regal sun, It glimmers all unseen, Yet still the grateful shades of night Restore it to the longing sight. And so, bright star, thine orb I greet With more of joy than words can tall; For there 1 know my glance will meet W jilt Iter’s 1 lovo so well; The frailest thread by fancy spun. May bind two yearning hearts in one. H. 11. SKETCH Of* TlltS REMARKS OF MR. 01-ASCOCK, OF QEORCIIA, In House of Representatives, Thursday, Feb. 2,1836—0 n the bill making appropriations for the removal of the Creeks, and causes of the war. Mr. Glascock said he regretted very much that any discussion had been thought neces sary on the present bill, feeling assured that there were but few who would bo found to sanction the proposed motion ot the honora ble gentleman from New Jersey, (Mr. Par ker.) Situated ns he was, however, ho felt it his duty to reply to some of the remarks which had been mado'by the several gentle men who preceded him, and especially, as they were connected and related to his own Stale. Whilst (said Mr. O.) ho differed with Ids honorable colleague (Mr. Dawson) as to the causes of the Creek war, and wholly denied that the Government had any agency m the same, he had listened with great atten tion to him, and was pleased and delighted at the manner in whichjie had acquitted him sell. It has been stated (ssid Mr. G.) that to the clause in the treaty which gives reserv ations, is to be traced the origin of our Creek difficulties, and it seems to be the wish us some gentlemen to fix this exclusively npan the Government. In making such a charge, it should be recollected that all treaties, be fore they are consummated, must bo ratified by the Senate, and whatever may have been the error in embracing such a clause, and whatever difficulties may have arisen from the same, that honorable and dignified body must come in for a share of the responsibility and censure attempted to bo thrown on tho Government. But Mr. G. said, lie was grat ified to say that no mail is more opposed to to the principle of reservations Ilian Gen. Jackson; ho has witnessed with regret and mortification, the difficulties arising under them, and the numerous frauds and perjuries to which they have led, and such is now his abhorrence to them, that he will not himself sanction them, or even consent to submit to tire -Senate fur their sanation any treaty cm. bracing such a clause. And in the late trea ty with tho Cherokeea ho refused to do so until it was stricken out, expressing in strong feelings of disapprobation that such a clause should have been included when bis views and opinions on the subject were so well known. Mr. G. said he was not prepared to say what were tho original opinions of the President in relation to this matter; but if ev er favorable, they have long since undergone a change, and were almost universally known at this time. Sad experience has caused changes in the opinions of many on this ques tion, said Mr. G. who now assume entirely new positions. ' But under no circumstances was ho pre pared to sanction the principle, that because reservations were embraced in (lie treaty, that It constituted any justification fur fraudulent speculators, and that errors committed by the Government (if gentlemen please) are to ex tenuate and palliate their crimes, for a viola tion of all laws. He (Mr. O.) recognised no such rule of morals for hlmaelf. Mr O. oh. served, that as to what had been Haiti as to the causes of the war, it was painful to Inin even to allude ; but, a duty to his Stole and country forbid his silence, and were paramount with him to all other considerations. It has been said, then, that the frauds practiced on the Indians, were not connected with the war. He, from Ills very soul, wished it might prove so; his rule was to consider “all men inno cent until their guilt be made manifest;” but lie was bound to say that lie greatly feared, whenever a full iiivcsltgai ton was had, it would be found, if not the immediate, they were the remote cause. Let it not be disguised, said Mr. O. that a more perfect system of fraud and fraudulent speculations was never organized and con summated, titan was organized and consum mated by a few citizens of his own Slate, and others claiming to ho citizens, for the purpose of defrauding and cheating tho Indians of their lands, lie forbore a recital of their sys tematic arrangements, their plans as to the ‘modus operand! ;’ to do so would but cause all to blush for the depravity of human nature. Let it be known, however, said Mr. G. that several are supposed to be connected in those transactions who tiave he d high situations in our Ht ale, and, as was known to Ins colleagues, are composed of men of wealth and influence of both political parties; and here he would remark, without the fear of contradiction, that in consequence of the firm and usually bold and independent stand that tho President took in withholding the patents until a re-tnvesli gaiion of tho whole mallet could be had, it called down upon him the bitterest opposition of the parlies interested, and of many who had been formerly his friends. Mr. G. said it was probable many purchases made were perfectly fair and in good faith, and (or all such ha was aesured the most satisfactory ! measures would he adopted at an early period. I The whole matter wis under full investi- | gallon before a comnetent tribunal, and a re port soon expected ; wliat that report wolild be bo was not prepared to say,but lie invoked gentlemen to abstain at present, and on all future occasions, from casting further reflec tions upon the Slate, and the whole people of his State, for the errors and crimes of a few. To continue it would be illiberal and unjust, ami it could not be expected would be quietly submitted to. Whenever, said be, the guilty shall be ferretted out, and their guilt made mani'est, he greatly mistook the character of tlie people of Ilia Stale, if they were not the first to point at them the finger of scorn, and treat them as their conduct merited. Mr. G. concluded hy saying, that whatever may have been the causes of the Creek war, they cer tainly could not operate against the appro priations and the passage of the bill. It was a melancholy truth that the war had been pro. diiccdi and the fatal consequences growing out of it but too deeply felt hy the citizens of Georgia and Ala., if not hy the whole coun try. Sir, said Mr. G. the tragical scenes that have been acted, the horrible deeds of mur der and massacre that have been commuted, are but 100 deeply impressed upon our nends. Our battle grounds have been stained with Iho blood us some of mtr valued citizens; many have found honorable graves ; valuable possessions have been laid waste and wrapt in flames, to our great injury) and almost en tire ruin, of a portion us our frontier citizens ; wives, mothers, and children, nay, all ages ami sexes, have fallen a sacrifice to savage cruel ties and violence; the scalping knife and to. mohawk have streamed with the blood of in nocence; hundreds were now clad in mourn ing, and the heart of many a fund parent made to bleed, for the loss of some near and dear relative, and yet an attempt is made to elicit enr feelings and sympathies in behalf of tho actors of these scenes, anil the policy pursued towards them by the Stale and National Governments openly denounced and con demned. This (said Mr. G.) was hut a faint and imperfect sketch of the effects of the war; and though we may not have it in onr power to I race the cause of its true origin ; though it may remain shrouded in darkness and ob scorify, still (said Mr. G ) the bloody and awful consequences reselling from it will no doubt furnish a fruitful theme for some future historian, but in whom lie prayed there would not be found (ns hero) any sympathy lor the perpetrators of such deeds of barbarity and cruelty. He hoped tlie motion to recommit would be rejected, and the bill speedily be passed. From the Georgia Journal. COUNTERFEITS. A counterfeit 'five dollar hill' of tho Bank of the Siale of Georgia, has been brought to our office. Tho execution is a miserable failure. Tlie counterfoil bll can only de ceive that portion of the community who are unable to read. Tlie paper is of u very iufurior description, and the ink very pals. Tho general charac ter of the engraving is something similar to a coarse wood cut. The plate of the counter feit is something longer than tlie plate of the genuine bill, Tlie eo mterfeit note is payable at tlie Branch in Athens to T. Hancock, dated 241 h July, 1535, Letter A. Thu whole uflVir is very clumsily executed- The signature as well as the tilling up, appears to bu cut on wood. Thu word ‘ live’ which occupies tlie whole centre of tlie hill in script, is very badly executed indeed, tho lines of the letters in many instances, appear very crooked. We understand that four or five of these notes were found in the road in tlie vicinity of this place, a few days since. From tho New York Huruld. Great Fracas in Wall Street.—A very splendid row took place in Wall street, about 4P. M. yesterday. It commenced be tween a young gentleman m tlie oflico of a private bunking house, and a clerk in one of tlie Banks, but, in a short time, ended in a very beautiful and interesting mole, in which half a dozen persons wore engaged, besides a couple of very sensible quadrupeds of ihe ca nine species. Wc have not been able to as certain the origin of the quarrel, and in that respect we are not so fortunate as Homer in relating the history of the siege of Troy, Several black eyes and a few bruises were given and received. Tne human part of the combatants, did not, however, shew the good sense to separate, until a large black dog, bo longing to a cellar near by, eunio a long, and after reading tho riot act thus—“bow I wow I wow I” “bow ! wow I wow I”—and procuring tho aid of tlie big watch dog of tlie Manhattan Bank, coupletely restored society to peace and quiet 1 A dog uow-a-days is belter in a fracas than a police officer. The parlies withdrew, robbed their noses and wont home- No other dam age dune. The most beautiful color. — It is said that tho daughter of Aristotle, on being asked “which was the must beautiful color 1” answered, “That of modesty." CO.II ?Ii:ItCK VL. From the N, Y. Daily Express, Fob. 14. CITY NEWS. Monday, P M—Tina Inta boon one of (he severest days w« nave eiperi' a iiued this year, ilia wind ha blown a gale from tiro westward. Vessels b iund not could got to sob, bat nothing bound in could get to lire city. ’i’lni Government Express Mail is nearly n total failure. 1 MIL week Ibe Express tailed four day* out of six Four Express Mails arrived at once, and fivo were due onoilay last week. This irregularity pro duet* uiiaceuunlablu embarrassments Drafts are presented on Murelianls nlnioat every day when no advices of thnir being drawin are received. Funds are delayed and all manner ol irregularities occur— it would let a thimsimd times preferable I hut the Ex press Mail should be broke up altogether, than it should run as it now does. 7’lto Senate have pass ed the bill rtqrealing m efi'ucl the Specie Circular, by so large a majority, viz: 41 to 5, that there is every reasonable expectation il will pass the House. Before tbe passage of the bill, an important fea ture was engialied in it, on the motion of Mr. Clay, by unanimous ronseiil, being a provision that, hence forth there shall bn no discrimination in the kind of finnis 10 ho received between the different branches us llm revenue, so ibat the hill refresh) the ti scrinii nulion made in that respect by the Treasury order This order lias been one (erlilo source of ail tho dsruogemanl ol the currency of the country. It is now to he hoped that its rcp-al will quiet the mo ney market. Our city has been again disgraced hy a mob.— The men ing called at iho Park, this afternoon, re sulted in it violent outrage, ns soon ns tlie speak-r had inflamed the multitude, a mob was congregated which repaired to Messrs. Ilart-fe Herrick's store, which they forcibly entered,destroyed several hun dred barrels of Flour, and then disponed. The Na tional Guards were called out, pre/iuus to which the outrage* had been commit cd. STOCKS. Monday, P M—Tho Slock market was in a droop ing state to-day. The Specie drawn last week ap peared to frighten the Hanks a little, and very little was discounted to-day, money was therefore quite tight in the street. Marine Intelligence. Savannah, Feb. 16.—Air brig Now York, Pet tingale, Porto Him. Below- ships Macoo, and Lord Canterbury, from Liverpool j Sailed, sobr Fame, Foster, Chariwton. < I'd. ship Rob Roy, Drammoni Livsfpool I c " AR '-J'; BT QN IFeb. 1 Feb. 17 Arri*ed yesterday—Schr I *> biJktLtiMSh In this city, on Thursday, ffltb jiwi, by the Rev. Mr. Hard, Dr, Bowlin!' A. Era, to Mia* Saiiau Jane R.uposc, all of this county. In Colucbia County, on Thursday Evening, IGili inst., by the Rev. Mr. Harris, "f soma* W. Miileb, Esq., to Mias Julia C; Hardwick. Brand, Fancy, Military and Civic Ball. TC .SMITH, rcipeclfully informs his patron# • and the public, (bat bin la«l FANCY BALL for ibis season will taka place on Wednesday, the 22d of February. Indies who are invited to the Assembly Halls, are respectfully requested to at tend. The direction will bo under the following gentlemen: .Mr. James Me Laws, f 3;") Mr J. B. Walkkr, Sam’i. Homes, 1§ I J. J, Cohen, A PtcauKT, I ’a. f G. W .Summers,- O. IV. Lamar, I 5 J T. G. Casks, Feb. 18 41 For Sale. A NEGRO WOMAN, aged about 34 years, a good l Cook and Washer. A ppjjr a( A. Wood dt CoV shoeHlore. Feb. 17 8t 40* Bank Slate of (iicotgi«, Branch at August*, Fsb. 17, 1837. rplIF. Hoard of Directors will on Friday neat, the " 2 (i|i instant, elect n TELLER in the pises of Win. 11. Jones, nuigned.—Salorv (wo thousand dol lars per annum. The amount nf Bond required asay ho known on application at the Hank. By order of the Board, I. HENRY, Cash’r. Feb 17 td 40 Oeo. In’s & Trust Com. Ainrusln, Feb, IS.' PHRCIT ASF.RS ofatoek at the late sals are re minded that one half the premium on that aids is payable on Monday next, Snih inst. y Wni.T. GOULD, Sec’y. Feb 15 d 4 38 Coo. In’s & Trust Com.. Augusta, Fob. Ifi. THE Board of Directors have declared S divi dond, on the old sleek, from the pt'erhiutn on tbn late sale, of Eighteen Dollar), payable est this SOib instant, and eighteen dollars and thirty cents* payable 2.M of March. Wm. T. GOULD, Secf'y. Feh If. d4t 38 fiVlil (iulph Colton Seed# 1 AAA Rnahels of the above seed, wan's dM I tft Mr pure nnd genuine, just received from If.- Orleans, snd for sale by Feb ‘J 32 i!3vv CIIA RLE. jA. GREINER. TV EW MACKEREL—2O whole end SO UaLT 1 a bhls. No 1; 20 whole and 20 half bbls. No. •; 50 who’s bids. No. 3—late caught Mackerel—just received and for sals by MOISE <Se COHEN Jan 1G It GENUIJVE PETTIT GULF COTTON SEED, 1000 Wttr t°otcd pure and sound. ° f STOVALL, SIMMONS A CO. Fsbjt x 89 3rw I.OST, YESTERDAY, Twenty Dollars, all in Fire Dnllsr Bills, on the Rail Road Bank ; any per. sun find ini! the above sum, will confer a great favor and have the thanks of the owner, by leaving it at this Office. fob 4 Notice. WILL be rented nnd hired, on Tuesday the <lsl instant, at the residence of the late Mat burin Verderv, Esq., the following properly, vi* i—the Form, including the Garden end House, with all their privileges ; several Negroes, such et, one Car punier, mi" nr two House Servants, am) several Field I lands. At the same lime will be aold a few bend of Cuttle, House Furniture, and sundry fanning utensils. 7 cries made known on the da, of sale. ADELI.E P. VKROERY, or AUGUSTU S' N. VERDERY, L. P. DUGAS, Executors. Feb II Id 34 P. S. The Constitutionalist will please publish the above every day, until the day of sale—then hand lliair Recounts for settlement. A Farlner Wanted. rpilE subscriber w ishes a Partner in his Public I. House business; n married gentleman, with a small family, who is accustomed to the busmaea, may make a profitable arrangment, is the bouse baa u fair patronage at present Immediate application is requested of any who may think of such an engagement. EDWARD W. COLLIER. Richmond Hotel, Augusta, Goo., Feb )G 39 Tho < 'unstitlilionnlist will please copy the above. line Thousand Share* Os (he Cupltnl block of the Mechanic** Hunk, Augusta. VST ILL be sold, on Tuesday, the 7th March a# next, lit Auction, in front ol the Ranking House, between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock, P. M. the right of •subscribing for One Thousand -Share* of tho Capital .Stock of this Bank, which will be offered in parcels ol I to 2S .Shares.—Terms Cash. GEO. W. LAMAR, Cashier. Feb. 8 38 td Tbs city paper, will publish the above until day of sale. C'ily Marshal’* Sale. WILL be sold, if not previously tppliedfur,oa Monday, the 2(Hb intent, at the lower Mar ltd House, one HORNE, taken no in the corporate limits of this city, t-'aid Horse is blind in both eyes, bis color is black, wilh a small star in his fore> bead; right bind foot white. FOSTER BLOUGET, City M rihaU. Feb. C 30 3t NEW mails STORE. rnllE Subscriber has just received and is how *s I. pcoing a new stock of Drmts, Medicines, Sur- ! peril Inslrunienls, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Window ;lnss, Dyers' & Halters’ materials, Brushes, Soaps, I’, rfomurins, and oilier article! in his line, all of whicli lie oiler, for sale on terms as accommodating as any in the Soul hern markets, by wholesale or retail. He is resolved to Inrnisli the best articles that can be procured in bis line; and in addition te tire usual assortment of drags he will keep moat ol the approved patent medicines and nostrums now ia general Use, among which lie now has genuine Swuim’s Panacea and Vermifuge, Potter's C'otholicon, The Indian's Panacea, Carpenter's Compound Fluid Extracts. Dent's Pills, Judkins Ointment, Uadi aax’s strengthening Piasters. Osborn's Philotok.in, Hello's Asthmatic Pills. Hunter's fills, Dumfries' Pile anil Itch Ointment. Powell's Balsam of Aniseed, Do. Ointment fur bait Rheum. Honey ol Boneset, Indian Specific, Bernard's Remedy lor Cholera, Knwand's Tonic Mixture, Oldritlgo's Balm ol Columbia, Row 1 nid's Macassar Oil, Ward's Hair Oil, Bear * Oil, • Indian Dye for the hair, \c Ac. __^s^ ALSO, A full assortment of ganide JheKHMian Medfe cinHi of every kind,and Howard's Books snd Pa tents, being Howard’s general agent fur the Citato of Georgia. “ Thu subscriber, in ufToring himself to the publics* n general Druggist nnd Apothecary, docs not do it with a view to intrude himself upon them uncalled f,r; hut to make an honest living in an bunas* way, and in doing this to have the pleasure ot ictome dating those who may need mi dieines or other arts-, clot in his line on terms which ha flattens himself, cannot tail to please. He solicit* a share of fttbb* patronage from this city and from thy who aaa f make this city their market. His seam is on Broad btreet.lkitf tbs two mow tars, and is nearly opposite j&fg* m Augusta, Feb 7..1233 <*’ **