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Newspaper Page TextAGRXCiraTlfriAfc.. From the Nc». Ea#l*n<t Parmer.. LOVE APPLE—TOMATO, Fp. Potsnum Ls/eopersltum. This «* »n annual, * native of .South Amcr- kii, dm vine* of which trow to ihn length of fmr and six fuel, and produce great quantities m'fruit, When once introduced into the »nr- rlen, •! pinpagalen ilaelf by tho need* 'which arc scattered upon the ground. ' The tomato is used hh a pickle when greon, and in its ripe • rare, in confectionary, ns a preserve, and for pleasant ketchup. It :s nlso eaten raw, when sliced and aenaoned, like cociimhara. (lot tar the most exclensive use of this article is hi thp form of sauce to bo eaten with meats. Jii the South of Europe, and in the southern and middle Stales, its cultivation mid con sumption aro very great; and its medicinal properties are deemed highly salutary to per- son ol dyspeptic habits, as well ns to Ihn sed- ••imity and studious. Thero are seven varie ties • numerated, differing from each oilier in s'/.o. snape or color. Of these, the large red is considered for culinary purposes. A single pi m' aill often produce n perk of fruit. Few p rut,sat first like the tomato; hut use soon renders n agreoable, mid m lime, very desi rable. r The tomato will grow in any soil, thrives lu’si to tolerable stiff loam. Although the srlfsown plants which spring up, will ripen their fruit in part, yol ns it is desirnlile to have un early crop for summer use, that sued may he sown m a hot bed in April, and the plants be put in ihe open ground when tho season is so advanced as to h.ive them thrive. They may lie readily iransplunted with the dibble. If the soil is ricii, set tho plants tlirne feel apart, keep the ground about them loose and free trum weeds, and support the vines as they extend, in an upright or sloping position, by stokes, frames, or brush wood. In this wav the fruit comes early to maturity and is more abundant. To make tomato sauce. Take half n peck or more nfripo fruit, dip them sepuraloly in boil ing water, and divest them of the outer skin, which sepente* them readily ; then slice the frmt. pul it into a sauce pan with salt enough to *< uson but without nny wafer or ether li quid, cover the suuco pan, and set it on cm- her- to slow gradually. When it has become a rn -a, lake off the cover, that it may he re duced, \>y evaporation, ton proper consistence for tan table. Thus pruparod, it is said the tomato may be kopt in tight bottles for winter use. N. II. last season I put a quantity of the ripe fruit intn strong brine ; nnd from partial experiments made in soups, I judged nnd so published in tlm Genesee Farmer, that it might lie freshened and used for sauce, lint on hav ing ihc oxpeiiment made, I find 1 was mista ken ; It retained tho nppenrcnco, hut had wimlly lost the flavour of the fresh gathered fruit. From the Grncscp Farmer. WHEAT AND CORN. 'flint like begets likn is a generally acknowl- edged truth, nnd yet how often do wo see peo ple in the evory day concerns of lifo denying in cflect this important fact; nnd, tn sny no- th.ng of tho absurd practice of sowing chess, un wlicrn is this inconsistency more apparent'! than among many of our respectable farmers. They seem not to be sullicienlly aware that if they sow poor wlienl nnd plant poor eorn, poor wheat and poor corn they must expect to harvest So in nil other productions of the farm. Onr mother earth is not so propitious ns tn return ns fifty, sixty, anil an hundred full), oven of a better quality than was entrus- ted to her care, and indeed it would bo an un just i xpcetnlion Some years ago, I took pains tn select from toy wheat in the shear enough to sow about U .If an acre, of the longest, fullest and most perfect heads 1 could find. I sowed i,l in.ilio same field with my other wheat, which was very good, cultivated pre cisely in the same manner, upon the same hind of soil, nnd when harvest limo cnino ! »vas surprised to see the difference. ft could bo plainly distinguished from the surrounding wheat at the distance of thirty «r forty rods bv its height: it was much heavier, and tlu> hnads wore longer nnd better filled, I once lei out a piece of ground to a neigh bor tn he ptnntnjl with corn. Sunn after ho got it planted, I found out that lie had taken the eorn from the crib “just as it eomr,’’ with out selecting or choosing. In answer to my telling him that we should each of us have been ■dollars better ofT il he had planted good seed eorn, hr said, “poh! do you suppose it makes any differ ence wh it kind of corn you plant 1" But har vest day told the etory ; and when he saw six ty bushels per acre upon mv field ndjoming, of good sound corn, and found upon harvest ing his that.hu bad hut forty bushels per acre, and most of that •* pig corn" mid “ nnbbings,” (to was forced to acknowlego with sorrow the truth of my remark. From Ike American Firmer. ON PRUNING GRAPE VINES. H’«*t Point Vineyard. .March 4. 1^30. J. S. Skinntr, Esq.—Sir,—In your valua ble paper of thp 26lh of February, an article was given by Mr A. Purmentier, on the man ner of cutting the vines and plastering them, tu prevent their bleeding in the spring. As one of your aubscribers I tukn the liber ty to address' you the results of my experience on that subject, with the hope to be useful to aonui of your readers. Having observed that in thia country the full is always remarkably fine. I trim my vines as soon as the leaves are off, in so'doing, I give s chance to that slow but constant veget ation which is earned on with all ns force to perfect the buds and wood which ve left on the vines. ♦ This principle of vegetation is very remar kable in our forests during the Jail ond icinler. Tile Vine also presuming less nurture to the storms, is much less injured. Finally, by an uatly trimming a cmisidoriMe quantity ol sap is generally raised to the surface of the cut, which fills up the pores of the wood, coagu lates, and thereby nature plasters them to meet the eevorny of the wmtor, or bleedtrtg in the spring. Very respectfully, I remain yours, &c. TIJOS. GIMUREDE. CHEAP IVAStl OR PAINT. Air. Smith,—In answer tu the enquiry, of your correspondent W. in pagn 17, ns to n white wash tor fences nnd out-houses, 1 oiler the following receipt. To six gallons a>r hot water, add three pound- of soap, threo points of oil of terpen tine, (or something like those proportions.) and chalk or while cluy enough to make a wash of trio poper consistency, which npply with a common while wash brush, stirring up nnd mixing Ilio articles frequently with n stick. A red paint for roofs may be made by using red clay instead of white. Every part of the country in which I resido, affords fine clay for these purposes, nnd I presume they are to he found every where. Thu expense of pninling in this way a house of one story, 20 feel square, roof tint! walls, with two coats, I have estimated in la bour and materials, at from four to five dollars, and that pain or wash is in a good degree neat, durable and useful. —American Farmer. The Southern Banner. EDITED BT AI.BON ClltHF. AND Al-FRED »!. NISBET. Tuesday, May 29, 1832. To Correspondents.—The interesting Isle translated from tlio Frencli by a gentleman of tins place, was re ceived too Into lor siur piper of to-day, it shall have a place in our next. -<g> - Tim length of the communication of Mr. Thornton—his correspondence with the War Depart ment on the sabject nf the Cherokecg, and Judge Clay ton’s speech on the U. S. Rank, have prevented ns from giving to our paper this week, that variety which we know is tho very spice nf life in a papor; tvnhope howev er.! maj iriivofour reader* will he pleased with their in sertion. The subject of M r.’l'iinrnIun's c urwpotuit nee wo understand has been satisfactorily settled, Mr. Thornton deserves much credit for his exertions in di recting the attention of the Government to the abuses practised in the Nation. Wo have learned lhal nil or der from Ilio H ar Department, hus been received ex pressly ordering that no further transfer of improve ment* shall take place, and all persons who liavo re ceived payment for improvements are considered as emigrants, and those .who have not received payment shall report themselves in Arkansas befnro they can do so. Thus has tho Secretary fully redeemed his prom- ise to Mr. Thornton. Pranklin College.—Wo did not rcccivo the Augusta Chronicle nf the Ifftli inst , hut a frier,d was so gooil as to call our altonliun to it by referring us to an urli- liclo therein, purporting to ho written from this place, of which the folio . mg is an extract : "The College here, soiiio how or other, gels nlung thiipinply. There ore onlj?82 students in the institu tion, I understand, und'lguf them aie, beneficiaries, (young men educating for the ministry, whose tuition is paid by (lie State,) Subtract these, and only 70 re main. I know it is mortifying In the friends of litera ture in IheStale, lor tlieso fuels lo be known ; hut the lintli hud always ua well he known as not, lhal reme dies, if required, in ay be the sooner applied. The cause of this tailing oil' is somewhere, end should, if possible; he early correelcd. by those who ure entrusted with the caic ol the Inslilu'.ion." The nhosn is introduced after noticing, very trium phantly, the rapid increase of tho doctrine ol nullifica tion in this place and ita neighborhood. We should not havn noticed litis rnmmuniralion, or its aullioi, if he had confined himself lo a subject about which we care so little ; we would have loft him to the uninter. rupled enjoyment nl'liis imaginary opinions on the sub ject of nullification, and his brother of the Chronicle to the small drop of comfort their communication to him may have imparted; but his wilful and nwlieiom at- tempi to aim, however impotent Iv, ■ slab at the stand ing and reputltion of an institution, so deservedly in the favor of the good peoplo oftlie State, ns is the Uni- veroily al ibis place, wn cannot allow tn pass by unno ticed. His opinions, however, with regard to Ihe in- croaseof nmld tuiion hi thin rrcin r. is des'ituic of trull) as is Ihn abuve extract, on the subject of the College, W o mingle a good deal with tho people—our acquaintance will) ah classes and conditions of tlisia are extensive, and wo have uever yet mat with one openly nnd avowedly an advocate oftli* Carolina Doc- tiines of nullification—if their i* one within the limits ofClaikc count), we have never even heard olliim. So much lor nullification. II the author of this calumny was known cocxten- sivcly with tho circulation oftlie injury ho has attemp ted, this of itself would prove isiiiliciont antidote to his poison, and we would be spared the trouble ofcontra- dictmg his statements; but inasmuch as this is not the c*»c, wo feel it a duty incumbent on us 10 place him tairly before the people, that they may judge tho purity ofhia motives, and the honesty of Ins purpose. \\ e have been admonished lhal the anurce from which it emina- led was too coutempliblo for a parsing notice. Bui we havo other views of the subject—the sling of the smal- lest i sect is capable of producing pain, and sometimes serious injury, and had belter bo brushed off at once, than allowed to indict il because of its insignificance. ’ We would then state to Ihc fiienda of Ihe institution, which this writer lies so wantonly attempted to injure, that since us first establishment, it never presented so flourishing a condition, or prospects eo flattering as it does at the present lime. The present session com- menerd with tho nsusl number of students, about 100— twelve of whom were expelled a few months since, which accounts fur the diminpi ion so fondly harped up on by the writer under consideration. With regard lo the •' Beneficiaries,” we state advisedly, and confi dence may be placed in our assertion that only 3 0 r them receive their tuition free of expense. But it will be asked what object could this wiiter have had in view in thus misstating and perverting faeta with regard to the College ) The answer is at hand—the indulgence of* passion at once grovelling rfnd wicked—revange I He is well knowa here—Ms nullification mania—bis old and stale alsng about “ ben. ticiaries” —his enmi'y to the College, evinced hy the article alluded to, togeth er with the fact of nis being hero at the data of bis communication—all conspire ;o mark the man. In fine he is well known in the up-country as a man who has all his life been “ limping” slier an ignis-fs- luirs, called fame—a creature of his own imagination, which under every shape and form under heaven, lias ted him s thousand “ limping” chases through brake and brier, only to leave him sticking fast in as many quagmires. It led him sometime since iri chase of of- lice-trr. do nol wiah to be misundcrstood-we do not in- ainntle that lie courted a foreign Embassy, or s London Jtgmey, but a professorship in the College he is so fond of abusing—and likewise in ibe University of Alabama. This drive terminated as usually—and “ thereby hangs a talc;” By which wc arc enabled to solve the mystery and explain (lie cause ol his enmity to the College and lis oflicers. The board of ■ rustecs had not ao high an opinion of Ins merits as lie enter tamed himself, and his claims ivero overlooked. He then turned his “limp ing” views towards Alabama, and requested of the Faculty nf Franklin College, letters of recommenda tion to that institution—they were refused on the ground of his incompetency—this capped tlic climax of his resentment, and be went off towards Augusta “ limping” after nullification, sinam boat explosions— lightning rods, ice. bus. Tlie Piiiulc of the Houston Jiff air.—Although we pre- lend not lo (lie character of me Prophet, yet nur gues sing will, regard lo Ilio result of tho Houston and Stan- berry affair, ccrisinly entitle us to some Yankee dis tinctions. It lias terminated pretty much as we anti cipated. This Cuinico, Ludrico, Tiagico play will, we predict, never again disgrace Ihe Washington Boards— it is a complete failure ■ the play is damned, and most of Ihe uctors disgraced. The street scene between the Indian Chief, (a character, by the by, stolen from Sliakespcar’s Douglas,) and Siunberry, the counter part of Jack Fallstaff, is well conceived ; and we under stand was admirably played. But so soon as the scene changes to (he Kepiescntstive Chamber, it becomes wor e than worthless. Wo understand Ihc curtain dropped amid deufnmg hisses, among which could be heard, few and far between, faint hnxza’s for tho Indi an Chief and Old Tennessee for ever I —CK>— dank eft lie United States.—The counter reports emi- nating from lh" prolific brain nf John Q. Adams and George McDuffie, have made their appearance in tiie public prints at Washington. They are long—fright fully an, and Heaven preaerve us from the necessity of perusing them, al least until the weather becomes cooler. They have eacn submitted Separate reports— Mr. Adams endorse* for Mr. McDuffie, and Mr. Wat- uioiigh for Adams, feeling no doubt conscious tint iheir individual paper would not be Bankable at Washington, and hence the nccessiiy of mutual accommodation. It wSnlil seem from the following, that Mr Adama has gone out of his way for the purpose of vcnling his spleen against the chairman of the committee, Judge Clay ton. The most of our reader* wc presume have read Ihc celebrated essays ol 1825, over tho signaluro of Atticus, and will rrmemniber tho ridiculous part Mr. Adums plays throughout them. It is not strango that the appearance of Atticus at ashington should throw ihe old gentleman into a lever—we would recommend him to keep cool—to place himself under the strict survillanco of his family physician, tho cool-headed, plodding, calculating Webster, at least until the parox ysm siib.iidee, which will just as assuredly lake place when Atlicus louvea Washington, as does the paroxysm of a patient suffering under an utuck of Hydrophobia, when water ia removed from his sight: Washington, jVuy 15lh 1S32. Prompted by a sense of anil-respect, us well ua a dun decorum for the House of winch I nm it member, it was my cigrero dns.re to present it Report tin Ike subject of the Hank free from nil reflections upon Ibe conduct and character of any individual whatever, and therefore in all matters of fart, a plain tinrra- live without inference was auhmilled. It was further my intention, nnd how far I have suc ceeded, i* cheerfully submitted to the public, lo producers Report, temperate, impnriiul, re spectful and consistent, but to this report I find in tho columns of your paper of to-day, an answer in the slinpo of a counter Report, from one of the committee, Mr. Adnmu, bo violative of all these particulars, that tho mat ter now no longer belongs to tho proceedings of the House, but hns become personal, and will accordingly be so held nnd treated. It ia my intention tu reply to it at some future day, when my public engagements will allow the leisure necessary to tho undertaking. 11 is true the author has, in the close of his remarks, declared, that “ lie imputes no injus tice of intention to nny one, and that he does all possible justice to [my] intentions, yet, as the whole drift of his answer is n labored ar gument lo falsify his own declaration, and well calculated tn cast the imputation which he disclaims, I choose to answer his reasoning. In Ihe mean time, catching something nf the spirit of oi production, that has more of poetry than prose in its composition, and, perhnps in imitation of the flourish with wich it concludes, I will say— “A civil, sensible, and well bred man W ill not asperse me—and no other can." A. 8. CLAYTON. JVattonal Intelligencer. rnn THE 10UTIIIRN DANNER. Messrs. Editors,—Believing that the peo ple have a right to investigate tho conduct of their public agents, no matter what the magni tude of the nppointment may be—whether in considerable or great; I beg leavo to be heard by Ihe people of Georgia, through the medium nf your paper, in reply to the malicious efforts which have been made, to slander my reputa tion as nn officer of the Government. Findjug it necessary, from tho peculiar sit uation iti which 1 was placed, by the acts of others, and circumstances not uuder my con trol, either lo resign my Into appointment as enrolling agent, and thereby preserve the con fidence reposed in me by the Government, or continue to hold it, at tho saerifice of every principle of honor, and even of common hon esty. I hesitated not a moment in pursueing a course, whieh would relieve the Government from the continuation of a heavy expense, ne cessarily incured through my agency, without any possible chance oi benefit, under the pe culiar circumstances I had to act. I theieforo thought proper to return my appointment to the War Department, accompanied by my rea sons for doing so. Being fully convinced at the lime, that I was particularly in the way of others, and eeliug no disposition lo become the cause of operating in the slightest degree against the accomplishment of the object, which it was our duly to endeavour to effect, I thought it prudent lo remain perfectly silent on the subject, until ihe Government should havo un opportunity of taking inio considera tion my reasons for rosigning my appoint ment ; advantage was taken of my silence, and the people told that I had been requested by the Government to withdraw from its ser vice. The interest of my country no longer requiring silence on the subject, 1 hope I may be indulged by nn intelligent people, so far us to obtain their particular attention to the an nexed correspondence between Gov. Cass, the present distinguished head of the War Department, and myself, by which they will have u lair opportunity of understanding Ihe whole matter. Su all absorbing is the subject of the remo- val of the Indians to the people of Georgia, that I am persuaded nothing connected with *t, can meet with an indifferent reception from them, that can in the slightest degree throw any light upon the subject; I will therefore tax your pationce a little further, by laying'be- fore you tho grounds upon which my opinions of wlist I conceived lo be Ihe true interest of the State were predicated. It will be seen by the annexed correspondence, that the agents of the Government thought proper lo suffer Ihc emigrants, both before us well as alter en rolling, t» purchase of other Indians as many improvements as they thought proper, and re ceive their assessed value from the Govern ment. This practice necessurily required very large sums of mom y to meet the demands ol every family or individual, who was disposed to enter into this strong speculation upon the Government; consequently, it will be seen that the present appropriation made by Con gress for the removal of the Indians, was in danger of being very speedily exhausted—par ticularly when it is borne in mind, that two hoys, who it is believed are under age, were about to wulk off with ten thousand dollars of the public money, leaving the residue of the Indian family of which they were members behind. But the justifying argument offered in support of this shameful speculation, is, “ that ’he Government hud sooner or lator to pay for the improvements, und that they hud 09 well be paid for now a* at nny other time.” Hence every encouragement was held out to promote this speculation, and the money of the citizens of Georgia, as well as the Indians was employed in it. 1 deny the position, how- over, that it is tn the interest of tho State to obtain the country, and huve an Indian popula tion forever fixed upon it. How did the In dian question stund before the Nation last winter ? VVlmt gave rise to the strong and spirited, nay solemn and awful admonitions of Judge Glayton to Congress this spring on the subject of tho New York Indian memorial? Are we yet to learn thut the Indian question lias long since been identified with that sys tem of oppression, which has been maturing in the North und East for years, and is now so fearfully extending its baleful influence to the West, by which the southern und middle States ure to he made tributary to them ? A moment’s consideration upon these questions, is sufficient to satisfy us, that if the Indian* persist in remaining where they are, and will not remove en mass, that it behoves us to be very carelul how the present appropriation is disposed of,lest when it is gone we may not bn able tu got another. It appeared tn mo there fore to he the true interest of Georgia, that the funds now under the control of our Patriotic Chief Magistrate for the removal of the south ern Indians, should be most carefully and Iru- gally disposed of, with a view lo effect the re moval of the greatest possible number of thoae unhappily situuted people. This view of the subject wns tonified in my mind by the reflection, that if the Indians persisted in their, refusal lo remove by treaty, and Georgia thought proper to take possession of the coun try, and allow her citizens to extinguish Ihe Indian title to their improvement)—or that the title to their improvements should be extin guished by the plan nutv under investigation, without a removal of the Indians, Hnd Con gress should hereafter refuse to tho State, ade quate appropriations for their removal, that these causes combined, would inevitnhiv fix upon the State a large population of such n genius and character as tu render it almost u certain fact, that a very large proportion of them would dwindle into so many paupers and miserable boings, roving about the country, entirely dependant upon the mercy and chari ty of tho white man. What eould relieve tho Stale from stirh a deplorable condition ? Hu manity would still require the removal of these unfortunate people ; hut if tho Congress of the United States should say to the State—you have taken the country end given it to your citizens! You have your rightful jurisdiction over the whole extent of your chartered lim its ! You have acquired, and are in posses- aion of all we were'bound tn aid you in the ucquiaition ofl therefore wu are absolved from all obligations to you on the subject. What alternative would the State have, but to wit. ness the painful and disgraceful spectacle of thousands of our fellow creatures starving and draging out a miserable existence in the heart of a Christian community, or carry the hu mane duty of their removal into effect, out of the,/und* of the Slate, raised by taxes upon ths people t And if we take «• a criterion for the expenses of their removal, those recently incurred by the General Government through the plans adopted by Iho superintendent, from which I thought proper to dissent, it would re» quire more money to be paid out ofthe pock ets of the people, than two such countries will ever be worth to thoffe who tnay occupy J), Surely the grounds of Ibis reflection cannot bo called frivolous, or its anticipated r -.mils he considered too highly colored—all who are intimately acquainted with the political history of our country, and are minute observers of passing events, must admit the fact, that there is too much truth in every position taken. Such were the opinions atrd views bv which I wus influen ed as an officer of tho Govern ment, and which I cheerfully submit to t| l0 rational judgment of my fellow citizens, with this conviction, that if there he any among them who may condemn my judgment m tho matter,yet. I flatter myself under the evidence submitted, none can do ibt the honesty ( ,f mv intoniions, or the complete refutation of the slander attempted to be fixed upon me. I will lake occasion to remark before 1 close this communication, that Doctor Reese with whom I acted as enrolling agent, coincided with me in ail the most prominent views herein expms. sed, und feel myself bound to make this da. claration in justice to the Doctor, because tnc slander of which I complain, was unjustly aim ed at him as v. ell ns at myself. Very rospectfully Gontlomen, your obedient servant,' REUBEN THORNTON Messrs. Chase & Nesbit. CORRESPONDENCE. Van,is, February 10, 1832. Sir,—In compliance wnh an appointment conferred upon mo by the Secretary of War through the late Governor of Georgia, to en roll the Cherokee Indians for emigration, Ihavo for Hid last threo or four months, zoalously de voted my undivided exertions to a faithful discharge of its duties ; under the hope that it might be in my puwer to advance the views of the Government in that much desired object. Having uccepied thut appointment however', at the particular solicitation of Governor Gil- mor, und under no other consideration than that of rendering some important service t» the Government, I should hold myselfculpa- hie, were I to hold it a day longer than inw personal services would he productive nfbene- fit to the cause. Various circumstances in cline me to the belief, that it will |V,r the fu- tore he out of my power to render such belief, cial service to the Government in the charac ter of enrolling ugent, us my wishes would prompt trio to do ; ihni consideration added to the great sacrifice I am making, by the neg lect of my private concerns, induces rnn tu re turn to the Department my appointment, that il it should be thought necessary fur the same number of agents to be continued in the ser vice of the Government, that some othev person may be appniuied in my stead. As I am not actuated hy private considera tions alone in declining tins service, it may be proper for me briefly to notice one or two of the leading considerations that has urged mo to do so : \ faithful and conscientious dis charge of the duties of a public appointment, must be tho aim of every high minded honora ble m m, and whore the views and opinion'* of the person uctmg, is nt variance with those of tho person or persons under whom lie ha* to act, there is no ultcinutivo left without n viola tion °i correct prim iple, but to withdraw from a service where its duties cannot bo conscien tiously dtscimrgid. My Views Ilf ilio Treaty of 1828, and ofthe general tenor of tho instructions of the War Department lo the superinteiidiint wns, that it wus the intention oi the Government to «x- change lands West ofthe Mississippi with the emigrants, for the lands they abandoned mv the East side of that river, and dint tho ctni- grant should sustain no injury whatever bv the removal; it was also the intention of the'Go- vernmoul, that lie should receive a fair erfuiva- lont for all tho improvements which added real valuo to the land, that was his bona fide pro perty nt the time he onrnlled. 1 find, howev er, that the emigrants after enrolling and sign ing a relinquishment of their improvements, havo been allowed to purchase others, in nnjr part of the country, of whites as well us Indi ans, and have their value ussessed in like manner os those relinquished at tho limn of their enrollment. Having received no stii-h in- structior.* my self, 1 could not promise or grant privileges, which I Believed I tvus nol authori sed to do, consequently those who were dis posed to enroll nutorully preferred going whi ro they could make die best bargain. In one in stance, u while man with a large Indian family wus suffered to put his improvements into ilio bunds ol two ofhia sons, who are minors, and which has beon appraised for them, to the amount of sevuml thousand dollars, leaving the Father, Mother, nnd the residue o» the family, us u part of tho Indian population of this country, who will doubtless in their pre sent situation, ultimately be availed of this large sum of money from tho Government.— Believing as before stated, that the object of Ihe Government was to do justice to these pour unfortunate people, by paying them fairly for what they abandoned, but that it never could have intended lo countenance, much less encourage a shameful speculation upon its justico and liberality towards them. I have fell it my duty to decline, and to give my rea sons for declining a service, that can only he advantageously conducted hy a full and hearty co-operation.of action and opinion of those engaged in it.' If I have misconceived the views and interests of the Government, therefore the appointment of somo other person will only add efficiency to the course now adopted. I have ihe honor to remain dear sir, very respectfully your ob’t. servant, , REUBEN THORlftON. The Hon. Liwls CaSs, Secretary of War. Department of War, March 5, 1832. Sir,—I have receivod your letter ofthe 10th ult. resigning your appointment es an an. oil ing agent. I agree with yon fully in your.