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>¥o«i th fotilliern Hanner, JVadfbc/iee Pallet]. June 8, 1834. g|u"o the Editors oflhe Southern Banner. r Gentlemen:—JL singular disanyerv has 4 < ■ .■! \<3L r KECce<>ilWje<-n made in tins vicituJqiSn aXPiitr *< asAleFiacuneum otW^unpe^^nvol ve s |* Aftmrb mtwy and speculation, and offers . t ’i' subject cf enquiry to the Geologist an ( The houses were disiniered b v W excavating ac tual for the purpose of washings gold. The depth varies from seven to nines' feet; some ol the houses are imbedded in th 3 . .stratum or grave!, which is auri’erou*, an 3 yields fie pro's to the operators. The log h «re but psrtiall decayed, from 6 *.o 10 inche 4 in diameter, and from 10 to 12 feel long- Th j wal’.* are from 3 to 6 feet in height, joined to I gether, fortnin a straight line upwards of 30? feet iu length, comprising 34 buildings or ; rooms. The logs are hewn at the ends, notched down as in ordinary cabins of die pre ; sent day. In one of the rooms were found! three baskets, made of cane spies; resting’; upon the slate; also, a number of fragments <• I Indian ware, similar to that manufaetiired b I the Cherokees of the present period From the circums ance of th" land having! been covered with a heavy growth of previous to its cultivation hy the whi’es, (12? years since) we must necessarily infer thail they were built at a remoie period, and by. some powerful cause, have been submerged! and covered bv continual additions of ..lluvion * The stream is about 30 eet wide, and is said* by Mr Sandford (who is now operating on <!■ for gold, very successfully, and from whom lj deriv'd most of my information with regard; to the bouses,)i<» be -me oflhe most productive ■ g<dd deposites in the country The houses; are situated I'mm 50 i<» 100 yards from th< -J pri cipal channel of the creek; and as no fur ; ther eX' Hvutimis have be ui made, it is more’ than probable that new and more interesting* developcments will be made when the land is' Worked for gold A great number of curious specimens of : workmanship have been found in situations' which preclude the possi iihty of their having; been moved for tn »rn than a thousand year' ; During my mining operations last year, I found at one lime, about one half of a crumble, of the capacity of near a gallon. It w>s ten feet; below the surface, and tmmedi itely beneath a large oik tree, which mea-nr-d live li-et m di ame er. ami m >st have been fair or five hun dred years old. The deposits was diluvial,, or .vha ! miv be termed table I md. The stra turn of quanz gravel i i wh <-n the vessel was imbedded, is about tw<> feet in thickness, rest ing upon decomposed ctdorito slate. ; It is n »i d fli • lit to accoiin for the depos te of those substances in illuvial soil, for the hili* ire generally very high and precipitous, and from the immense quantity of rain which | falls, the streams areswolleu to a great height, j sweeping every thing with them, and frequent-J |y forming a deposite of several feet in thick 1 ness in a season; hut some of the diluvial land is from 10 to 50 feet above the present level of the streams. These deposites exhibit ap pearances of as great attrition as those recent , ly formed. i There was a vessel, or rather a double mor tar, found in Duke’s Creek, about five inches’ in diameter, and the excavation on each sid< » was nearly an inch in depth, basin like, andj perfectly polished- It was m ide of q ut’z.l which had been semi-transparent, but had Ire a come stained with the iron which abounds ins quantity in all this country. In the botom <»fj each basin was a small depression half an inch! in depth, and about the same diameter. Wliatfl its use could have been, is difficult to conjec-1 tine. Some suppose it was used for grinding! paint, &c. or m some of their plays or games. 3 Ihe high finish and its exact dimensions, in $ dure me to believe in the production of a morel civilized people, than the present race of In-i dian*. Respectfully yours, M. S. S .? rZay behind the Fair.— \ somewhat ludi-J crons scene occurred yesterday morning, about] 8 o’clock, at a boardinghouse in the Bowery. 3 Two young men arrived there the day previ-fl oils, (one of wh<>m was the nephew oflhe lady a who keeps the house.) and engaged a privates sitting room and a bed for two or three weeks 3 1 >e nephew introduced Ids companion as fellow clerk with h.tn in a mercantile bouse ata Har ford, Corm, (which since turns out to he? the fact,) and staled that they had come to] New York mereiv to see the place, and pavi their respects to the aunt. The old I tdy plea-1 •ed wrl, ibis mark of ilFcclton on the part ot j t'”’”cph* w, prepared i| ( e best bed-room ml the : oum- lor their n co, tion, set before thorn ’ the be-i fi.e she had. md did all in her rjnwerl to make lhem conif I able. B-mg fatigued T as they sod with to. rjourney, they retired • «»$! rest very early, and <lul not rise nil near eiMti *i the next morning; they had just f . al downed break last, when a nasty knock was heard at the door, 3i w hich the youngest nfthe two ms' observed to betray no slight uneasiness. In a minute or two afervards, the r »om door was entered somewhat abruptly by an elderly gentleman, evidently in a violent pission, who, advanced towards thf eldest of the two’ and; af-erapphtng divrrs undignified epithets t„t him, was about Io ny the effects of ins cane upon the shoulders of the young man; when the noise brought up the aunt, who at th I, old gen lern »u like a t gross defuidi.ig one of her rubs. On ihe arrival of tw > or**ih ee of the bordos, something like order was iest<>r j ed; when tf.e loa-ige*! ot the two was dtrcny, r-d to have fainted awav. Th* 1 y«* >th wgs hftvd «, n ln --.ft, hi* s'nek wa« remov. d. ird the c..|| :<r of hi- trnir . unbutton, ed to facilitate hta breathing—w hen (• h. *h -d ct cb.as’e Dian ! tell it it not in >a»h !) there w wa» revealed to sight, iht* snowy bosom of a-*,, pretty a lass aa e’er * brush'd dew tr >m lawn “The ioveiv strfitiger lay confess’d, Ft A wife in all her ch irms.” ! Il s»*ems that the young lady was thedaugh- ( ter of the old gett'leman, who with a view to 1 economy, had caused her to assist his clerk ' in keeping his books; the young coup e thus J thrown, nothing loth, into ea ,- h others wav.'ig 1 made such good use of their time, that the old gentleman, on entering the counting room ra-jj l jiher unexpected I v one morning, found them [keeping tally with their lips msiead of [pens; upon which he sent his daughter to re - pide with her grandmother, al VV thersfi-dd. [She contrived, however, to send io, and re - eive letter* from her lover, in which damied the elopement. How successful if4| r.vas put in execution, our readers are ahead - l i-vare. They left Hariford so as to get sw-' §3 r d hours start of the fade r, who did not Xew Y »rk. until six o’clock next tnoim ij-.d md suspeciing thev would put up at the anui*-b house, made his way there immediately on ar- ; riving in the city. He was, however, too lateS the young couple had contrived to have they nymenial knot tied on the afternoon of the.irpj irrival. We presume this step was taken to j Sivoid the risk incurred in publishing their in-r 'ention to marry, winch mode of procedure is-? required bv th>- laws of the state of Conuecti-| cut. H>w the affair will terminate we know not. a* the parties all left New York for Hart- ; ford yesterday afiermon, bat as the father was, in a double sense, “ a day belli d the fair,” we would advise him to pockei ilie af front, and put the best fa-e he can upon the natter-—vV. Y. ;* Dialogue in a (Jou t of Justice — The attor tey on the case a templed to invalidate the testimony of the witness, by declaring him to be t ><> ig'i-»rant to bn a co iioete.-i one: Said he to the judge, I can <on v n-e o r nmor of the incompetency oflhe witness m » very few mo ments; he has been reaped in the country, has uevei been out of the sight of his father’s barn, never saw a school-house, and your honor > permitting, I will propound a few and upon his answers your honor can decide, p The Judge assenting, he turned to the wit , uess and asked—who made you ? VVimess. I know; I reckon it was! Moses. \ttorney. There, your honor, to the sa-1 'isfaetion of yourselfand the jury, I have pro-; v* d the witness a a non com.>os mentus, totally unqualified to decide upon the serious natur of his oath. t Wit. Now Mr. Lawyer, may I ssk you onoy question ? l’ve answered ymrs. At. A thousand, sir, a thousand if yous please. « Wit Who made you ? At. Whv don’t know, reckon it was Aaron .t Wit. (turning to the jury) Well now, Ij have read in the good book, that Aaron mad 1 a calf, but I don’t know how the darned fooli got here. | The Court was miv-Isc I with laughter. g | Business Anecdote.—~ Bowden and! gMaster.*, two English riders, meeting oti.-I night in their travels, the conversation over; the bo'tle, turned on the extensive busines t carried on by their respective houses. Bow | den, zealous to prove ihe superiority of hi-l own, enumerated many extra ordinary instan g res. and finally wound up hi* climax with say |j mg “ .hat the business of his house was so*| jr.xtensive, th <f in their correspondence onlv.j Bit cost them £l5O yearly in the article <»f ink ■ Masters replied, “ Why Bowden, do you ad | Evanc • that a* a proof of your superiority to ouri ■house ?” “ I do,” said Bowden. “ Poo, poo.j Iman !” says M isters, “ whv, we save tha'J Isutn yearly in our house, by omitting dots t«j gibe i's, and tho strokes to the t's. From the Charleston Carrier. TRADE WITH CUBA. Wo arc indebted to the attention of the] |Hon. Henry L. Pinckney, for a pamphlet co ! •py of the Report of the Committee on Cum-] ■merep, on the subject of the trade of the Isl-j Band* of Cuba and Porto Rico. The Icug’hgof the Report prevents us from? ■giving it entire to our render*, but we will! ■endeavor to furnish them wrh the substance.| ft appears that a convention was concluded! Im may, 1832, between the United States and J ■Spain by which it was agreed that all discrun-1 iin iting duties should hr mutually abolish' d 1 s The Islands of Cuba and P irto Rico, howev-g ?er, were n >t included in the arrangement, and? ■ injnru'iis discriminating duties continued to| the levied there, on American vessels. Ang I unsuccessful negotiation hud been insti-I jtuted on the subject bv the Spanish Govern-? Iment. and the President, recommend d ’hes [idiption of countervail n_ measure*. Thea iCommittee concur with the President in ilirj expediency of such a course, and r-xpress a| 'a dr« , led opinion that rigonm* and de<-i<|erl> (' -I non is called for. Twn d dl-r* and; hftv cents tonnage duty was charged iqiori,; j Guerman vessels in Ihe ports <d ( nba, while? .ifdv om*do!L»r per ton wa* demnnd-d in ihnsefi of Porto Rico. Till* inequality wa. - apposed io proceed from a misconception <>faroval~ uder, by vir ue of v men, the duties v* re lev- •" ted in both island*, bv the intendento >f C<ma.« As far ba< ’8 ’9 this ' mis | • onstrnction r.a- br-mght to the notice ofthej' >panis i Government by our Representative there, who received for answer, that the du v ' of two d-dl irs and fittv cents per ion was -x- ’ icted in the parts at Cuba bv the authori: e* tha l Islai d. thus -snstn-ning the In endente '•i lue course he had p r-'ied; after which, n > ’’irthrr effort was rn ide m r g ird t > ihe nns- ‘•n-tr iction. hut our Mtnisier wi* ins'rucied < '«> r“m<>n*'ratc ugatns* the u|,rmg inj'istu'e ot < 'henrd-r u«e’t, and m use every effort to pro ire a un>dificat mint'll. < Th j neg m mon wi* enn mued un'il t when n..«.ruia'iou uas received tiat ihe ton- t u ige tlu'v m Cuba had been reduced from « wo doll <rs and a hail to uue dollar and a half, t i at w hich r ite it lias continued up io Hie present*, tune. Instru -tiotH have been repeatedly giv , en to our Minister, to press this subject upon the Spanish Govefrimen , and front lepers re- i reived, u appears hu no opp'-rfunny bus been allowed to piss unimprove d in obeying these instructions. In September, 1833, (the lasi letter which as been received.) our Min ister at Madrid, the Secretary of y S ate, that ••he ha* iTeeri, and still is, pressing he subject of the trade with Cuba, up >ti the of the Spanish Govern n-»nt. and that ■ ghe i* assured H has been taken under aeri-ms Icunsidrrai ion.”" • £ a It app' ars then that, from the opening of the g’rade writ Cuba to the ye tr 1832, American were suiijecl.-d m the port* of that isl |md the enormous 'onuage duty ol two del |i-.r* and a half per < hi; iha iro n theyear 1832, ■ the present time, hey have been compelled ; To pay at the r.iie ofnne dollar and a h.di per Ton; and • »n*equeutlv tlrtl during the general |.-nurse of our <-o nmeice wiin l uat Isl t id, our |mcreiinnts and slop owner* nave s ;ff-red m- Ider a *y* cm o! gross > ’equality and injustice, lit appears also, iha' -voile a tonnage duty of J ; one dollar and a half is enacted m Cuba, a : j uiy of one dollar only is I vied in Porio Rico, ; J and still further, tiiat while i duly of one dollar per ton is levied uencau vessels in the •ports of Porio Rico, only sixty-two and a naif •jeenis s levied upon E >ghs i, French, and ! oth»r foreign vessel*; thu* demonstrating.. Ith.ii, i ijureti <is our n tvigaii.m is by his op pressive system, it is n<»> even pl iced upon a . too ins’ of equality with that ot the most favor-,1 t|ed n i ions. i In 1832, Congrsss passed an act, declaring 1 " ,ih it vessels, mvne I wholly by Sp.nish subjects, ; coming in o any of the United Stales pons,-j from inv >f the Spanish Colonies, eiiher di-£ reedy, or at'er touc.inug h any other poit, shall i pay the Same tonnage dmv is is levied on \- luencan v-ssels in the Spanish Colonial poring • Ifroin wii-Hice such Spanish vessel last depart •’ |ed. This however, has no 1 had the G-ff -c’, md ship owners and merchants Im this trade, still complain of (tie disadvanta-f ges under which they a<e placed by the opera-| non ot the iliscnminuiing tonnage duties, andy u ge the government to renew its efforts tor* their i edu-lion or abolition. In addition to the inequalities above corn plained >f. our commerce .md navigation hiveij n en snojecied to another great injury by tiietj • ippre*sive duties impos d upon go «ds and’ p.'diico impor ed into the Spanish i American •oimms B.uween the rates of duties charged upon| importations in Spanish and American vessels,| mere is on some article*, a difference of 33 1-2 to 50 per cent, m favor of Spanish bot I -ons. The duties upon rice and fl >ur, ouq wo principal articles of export to Cupa, have! flueen in< reased b\ the Spanish authorities J 3 vpilst the duly imposed bv our Government! a i,’<>ii ruffe'! and molasse*, two principal com-1 uodities of that island, has been greatly re g meed. Coffee, indeed, is now, and h‘S beenj •r some time, admitted duty free. The dis-j •■rence in the export duties at Havana, in fa-| vor of Spanish vessels, is two per cent; for § eign vessels having to pay four and a hall pera rent, ad valorem, whilst Spanish vessels nay!i 3-mly two and a halfper cent, ad valorem. 1 It is evident, then, from this statem nt, and] Ist >m all the evidence connected with it in the’] transmuted by the t triff regu'ation*J Sos Cuba are of a eh«rici< r decidedly .a •» American, and favorable io Spanish vessels s a\nd ihe whole system, l iken together, consti-B S nte sm-h a mass rd injury and injustice as in* fithe opinion of the Committee, loudly demand-i fiihe in'erposition of our Government. M The Comittee >re ol opinion that addition | ■ -.I countervailing regulations would remedy! a'hese evils, and give the following ns thei ■course t iey reccommend should lie pursued: ■ ‘ Your committe sincerely regret that cir £ Bcumstancefl -honld have rendered it necessa-8 gry that Congress should now decide upon! ■questions so serious, ami involving such iin-! Sportant consequences to ihe parties interesiedi ■in this commerce. They are aware that a| Swar of commercial restrictions, like all other! ■ wars, is necessarily injurious to both of the! Sbe-lligerents, end they would have been ggratified if the Spamsh Government could havog Sheen convinced of the benefit* which inva-l Ynably flow from the pnn.-iple of reciprocity,! Sin the commerci.il intercourse of nations, and iconld have been persuaded io adopt tba’ prin- Iciple in reference to ihe important trade m rques’mn. But neg<>'i lion his alretdybeen Scartit d on, in relation in this subject, unsne- Seessfully for years, nor i* tbe.'e any prospect jf.it present of its being soon brought to a fa-' * v<u aide termination. In reply to an inquiry.’ •he.her an »qu.table adj -stment of this trade . Iwonld probably he<-ffecti-d with the Spanish before the adjournment of the Congress the of State ni ?’>nn* us th u he is m pi>*se-.*iori of no in'ehi ;g> nre that could at all warrant the indulge'"-'. *>tt ich an expectation Yo r < oinmutee arev ifof opinion then-foic, that the tune (or fin d le ggislaiivp a< turn has arrived, and ihal it J»e longer delayed, ronsi«teritlv with a due re $ " ard t” he impon ml ualKmal mt.ue.-ts mvolv - -ed m this c-m roversy wi'.h the G.iverutn- nt of? "t i, u ! K *’ V'v'id'iit, in recommend g su. bg J m>-a*ur(’s, di»’i>rt?v a**ures u* ths’ *’hev "'Hw b.< l>e permits d. to >i degree, to induce a re 'laxation of (tie eff-iris us our Minister at AJad nd io effect a repeal of this irregularity, bv friendly m gotiai.on and your eomtm ee con r wiih him in the c*>nvicimn he express -s. ill U ‘it might serve lo gtvc tor e ■«» lu» ( h.i rnm stcr ') represent. by >|i<>nmg th -J. dangers to winch thal valua’-le 'r ule is exuo- 3 ed bv the obstnicftopa and b-rd-n* whi'-b •€ sy ’em of d”"-miin.a’--'g a»‘d duties ne«-e.»H<U v product;*.’ Nndling, 11171 fa»”, ran be Iwitrr ra'r-iI.H-d t-’ remedy i gnevinces of win h w : u, or to per X sua 11 r1 be 8.. an. - n 4T'*vr*rrm*-ti | ’*• it: "d -i! e ’b* - ■- trade upon terms ot rei'ipiwtiy. Ii will dr-||? 'monst£it|e that the American Government uas | determined no longer to submit to the injustice | and in equality of the present system.and if will (bus compel the Government of Spain to accede 10 a fair and equitable adjustment,d of to subject its colonies to all the evil* of re 4 Hiriciive warfare. Bm we trust they are not® di -postul to carry on such warfare. Cuba can £ no’ well affird 10 lose the American market,s which i* important to her, and sustains to <•>& great extent, the value ofhei labor and herg ’produce. The United States constitutes ones -of her principal, if not almost her only co.*to-| ■ tner. France and England have both prohib j ited th.- m’rodm-tion of her products into then ] dominions, bv very high duties, for the purposed of protecting and fostering their own colonies | She has. therefore, to depend in a great mea 5 sure noon u*, for the value of her property,| 'and die disposal of her products. It will no’l 1 ‘ .Y and cannot be to her interest to .-arry on a con g test of ri’trnercial restrictions with us. Oil the contrary vmir committee are persuaq)ed)l the adopooii of’the policy proposed wii! * lead 10 a fair and amicable adjusi-nent of the| -trade bv a commercial convetiium between pwo Governments. Such an adjustment, it i*l •obvious, would effectually protec. our naviga-£ ’ion, revive -he competition of our ship owner* i ; mi-|-ea*e om se-amon and mnage, and secure to: our moreiiiin’s a tin aul profitable trade. Bui! if this system be permitted to continue as it i-.j the inevitable consequence must be. that ourj Shipping interest, which has already .-erv sen ! ’oiislv declined, will be totally destroyed, and; like American flag be excluded from all pant j in this very valuable and importanti “commerce! j I Your committee, therefore, from a view o’ fall the circumstances, have deemed it tneir d 1 -giy to report a bill authorizing the Se'-rutary ol Treasury to colleci such additional tonnage ■ Jd Hies upon Spanish vessels entering the por’* lof the United State* from Cuba and P -rto Ri [ Seo, as shall be equivalent to the discntninaiing Sdu y that would have been impr sed upon the ’cargoes of such vessels, respectively, il Ihe [Lame had been exported fro n flavan ’in A oft lean bottoms; and also, upon Spanish vessel* clearing on’ from the ports of he United States ■ such additional tonnage duty as would beeqtii ; valent to the discriminating duty payable upon’ [their cargoes, respectively, *f imported int S Havana in American bottom*. In order to >reven’ evasion* of the law, (should this hill ; <e passed.) by ves-els iniended for the Spanishf | Island* clearing for other ports, Spanish ve* S g sei* with cargoes, clearing for other ports, <a r eg required to give bonds, to the amount o f tlie| du y payable on such cargoes if| ■imported into those Islands in American hot-’ Stom*; ihe bonds to bo cancelled on the pro y adoptions es a certificate by an American con | Hsul that the cargoes, have been landed else-s awhere. The bill also directs the Seerclary |ho estimate the additional duties, to give snchg gdireetion* respecting their collection, as shajl£ Hconform them to any violation that may occurj §i’i the discriminating duties levied on the car-j ■goes of American vessels in the said port o!’| aHaviiua; aud it further authorizes the Presi-1 Sdent of the United States to discontinue the loperation of countervailing duties, whenever n J*atisfact'-rv arrangement shall be effected with Blhe Government of Spain ” I The Committee express a confidence thai? may be the < onsequence of the adop-fe SBuon oftheir recommendation, in enhancing th”* Jprice ol VA’e*- I alia produce, that it will b.-g acheerfully bo ■ v the people, 111 consideration! Sol the importance of the principle involved, and! Mthey conceive that the passage of this bill will! ■ not interfere with the tariff svs'em, as settled!! fby the compromise act of March, 1833 Appended to tho report, is an extract of a plotter from ihe Secretary of State, to whom the I Bill was submitted for his opinion, in which he expresses his appmnation of its provisions, and asserts his belief that it will be well calculated to effect the object in view Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. June 18. “ We have had to-dav an animated discus sion, arising out of a motion by Mr. Preston, to postuone the consideration of the general appropriation bill, until Tuesday next, in order to see if anv thing would be done by the house Son the bill of Mr. Polk, concerning the regu-l '‘■la ton ol the Slate B-nks, in which the Depo *Hes uro placed, or il any oilier step would bes taken tor the serurit" of public money. Her jintimaied that if no such measure* should makej it* appearance, he should be induced lo move! fur a prolongation of the Session, or an indefi ! ■naie postponement of the appropriation bill.l Tie went over the ground* in relation to thev removalof the Deposit"*, and the in*ecuriiyt •jo" 1 the public treasure, in faet, the jof d'-termining, or discovering whv re the li- I r<- i* iry is. He expressed his readin'-ss-j i" stop the wheel* of the Government, in pre j ference to leaving ihe p .lihc m >ney mic-m i- the ha dsof-he Exe< utive It <i by r Webster, that if would b--l gbelter to permit the question, in the first place) £1 be taken on the amendmenis reported bv Hu-' ' Commi’fee mi [• ina>i<'e, and such other amend-! un<ms as might he proposed by any Senator mil, attcr ifu; bill should he put in *u< h a situ » 11" in a* 11. be readv f fr-ngri! -u’ the q.i.-- J | •* ' o pus ponernenl couul b» mace withoctß Lrirorring a n-k of a protra'-'cd d. bite aheikl ■ie d- lay. Air. VA’e-.ster did mH dissent frorna itu- general view* thrown nut hy Mr. Preston 3 il hetigh tie did not wi*h that the public tn'er .3; e* s should suffer. Mr. Preston having ititi— li mat»ul 'he jirobabtlitv that he should move toji r <und Ihe joint resolution, fixing ihe dav of® f.i Ijo -rrun'-oi for Monday vveek. Mr. \V’eh-jt j-t' -, -aid he was disposed to accede to such a3 i r ’position, h >vvf-V'-r ioroovt ntent it might b<-3i I■» him to st iv |<« re iny longer. .Mr. I’orsvtiiSl h"*»- a.'t'-r Mr. Web-m r. to defend ihe C'mrseS ■t ihe friends of the admmis ration, and castM> jofi the Srnatois , n the other side, the re*jmu*d> si'.’llny of adj >1 ruing without having effected ji any thing for ihe benefit of the country, or ’.the relief of the suffering closes of the comma* ;nity. He *uggested that there was something like indecorum tn passing the resolutions of <Mr. Clav, and sending them to the House, af ‘ter that branch had expressed its opinions ad- Iverse to th-ur object. Teis charge drew Mr. kt'lay from his seat to repel it. He declared j'haf the Senator from Georgia was entirely as 10 the matter of fact, because the 1 1 louse had passed no opinion upon the sub* oflhe resolution, hut had studiously avoid ed the whole question. The House had never decided on the subject of the satisfactory, or insaiisfactory character of the Secretary’s reasons for removing the Deposites, because he question ns reported from the committee <m Ways and Means, did run touch that pointy and alihmigh the house had passed a resolve nott-n restore the Deposites, it was a resolve preferring to th'- D -positr-s winch had been re ! moved, ’.vlnle the resolution sent from the So ? nafe, onl v referred to (he revenue which should isircrue after the fi’i'si dty o' ’July, and directed * hat this sho Id be in the United Stales* |B .nk or its Branches, but deposited with .at any reference to the past Deposites.- I’herefore Mr. Clay contended that his res o’ 1 'lions did not touch the points which had been decided by the House, and ho declared it to be hi* firm belief, that it was because ti 1 majority nfthe House could not be brought 'o vote against the resolutions, that the ques tion was evaded and Ihe resolutions laid on the table. The debate was carried on about wo Hours’, and finally, Mr. Preston yielded to the suggestions of his friends, and agreed to withdraw his proposi'ion of postponement, un* id the amendments made to the bill should have been disposed of. It wil! then be renew ed, but I do not think it can he renewed with any hope or chance of success. The bill wa* then taken up,and the amend* m-nis whi-h vere reported by the Committee were agreed to. without much more opposi tion. In the House, the Light House bill has been the subject of discussion. There are on ly nine days left to finish the business, and I cannot see how u is to be dons.” e:i:< u3si>j: as avi> vpi I 11. COBEI Sc M. 11. GATHRIGHT. Editors. 3 ATOAm, GUO. JVIiT 5. 1834. rj w Union Congressional Ticket. I.IOHN COFFEE, of Telfair County' SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin. CHARES E. HAYNES, of Hancock. GEORGE W OWENS, of Chatham. 'VILLIA M S( H LEY, of Richmond. lOHN W. A S ANFORD, of Baldwin. «l AMES C. TERR ELL, of Franklin. 3GEORGE B. TO WNS, of Talbot, 3'AMES ftl. WAYN E, of Chatham. J FOURTH OF JUI.Y. « Yesterday, the Anniversary ol American Indepen* S fence, was c«-l« brated by each party of this county, aseperutely, nt Talilauneca, in a manlier and style high ly creditable to each. The utmost harmony and good feeling pervadedftlie Union Festival; and wc under stand the same feeling exislr d with the other. The Union Celebration will iq-pear in our next. The Value of Gold. Incrcused> Tnc follow inp ex ract ot a Idler to our townsman, l)oct< r Jons it. 'J’homas, from his corresjiondent at IlVa-ningtori City, ot the 2Jst alt. will he found highly interesting to our readers of the Gold Region. “I have just a moment left to say, that tho Bill for regulating the Sold Coin oflhe United States, as well as the Foreign Urdu Com, has passed tl>o lloure of |{.»-preFentative.s, w hich is to go into operation after tho 31st day of July next, (in t.) I think it w ill pass the Senate. As the Bill materially cflects the value of G'-I'l. I have thought it my du’y to give our Miners tho f earliest information on ihe subeet, so ns to prevent 1 -peculation upon the holders of gold. The law fixea > the value of gold and silver, at 16 to 1, which varies ihe former 6 and 2-3 per cent, and will make puro gold worth something like 102 Cents pcrdw l.” Reply to Mr. Thornton’* I.ettcr. In resuming the subject of Mr Thornton’s letter we propose taking up his seeond proposition, to wit; t’bat “ the States are the proper judges ol their own aiights, as well their mfiaclion, as the mode and mea- I lire of redress.” • For I'C purpose of maintaining this proposition, Mr. II hornmn discovered il to In- necessary lo establish his orst | joposition, which wc endeavored to answer in om last. Ami ifwc were CEtccsshil in shewing that it was groundless, tbe second of necessity, falls to tho "tind with it. Vte will, however j<i.; < -iie the sub pct a lit 1 1« turlhi r and < n Jc» vor to sol w that if a slato ha* the right to judge'tier on j. w.r*, and to cn t-iorc . iuat j uc.i 1. when it is in direct opj>osit:on t > j "Igcn-r ol iH ihe Gov< nun'-ut at-the, United Stales; | <ic-.'ivcs it from a higher au’h nty Uian the const!* I uinmofour common country. She must derive it I rorn that law of nature, w Inch is above all convention al consti' utions, to wit: the law of “aelf-preserva non.-’ Bui when this is done, it 13 a revolutionary act, because it overthrows a portion ot the ruling power, |ind places if mother hands. Mr. Thornton contends, that 1 he States hold a veto power upon all laws passed •y 1 ongress. Thar horn the nature and structure of 11*: Constitution of the Union, a luw may be nullified t»y any State which may adjudge it to be anconelitu ■innnl, and sherefore render it inoperutive so far as that Slate, s<> adjudging, may be concerned. If his be the ••tket, the Fed'ral tioveriiment is but a name, contain-, ing no essence or substance w lia’i ver, and such a thing aa a government without authority to execute its hws