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[From the Columbus Enqinri r J BRUNSWICK AM) FLORIDA RAIL ROAD. Coi.i Mins, July 20tli, 1838. > Col. Seaborn Jones: Dear Sir—We send you a copy <»1 ibe Columbus Enquirer, containing an ab stract of your late speech, at the Internal Improvement meeting, which we have ven tured to sketch from memory nearly two weeks after its delivery. Your absence has prevented us front presenting our notes for your revision and correction. The sketch must, from the nature of the case, contain sonic errors, and many o niissions. Will you be so good as to correct these, and add any additional re flections which may have occurred to you since the delivery of the speech/ Tin* importance of the information, and the startling nature of your developments, will, we hope, be a .sufficient excuse for laying your remarks on that occasion be fore the public, without previously hav ing submitted them for your inspection. Yours, very respectfully, Eniroits or 1111: Ivnqi ihi.i:. Ei.non.vno, Ist August, Messrs. Editors of the Enquirer: Gentlemen —Your note of the 36th of Julv, with the Enquirer of the same date, was handed me whilst at camp meeting, and had to wait till my return home for a reply, furnishing the correction of some statistical errors into which it was quite natural you should fall when writing from memory. The facts and probable c li mates arising from them, are of more importance to the people than any argu ments 1 might have used. 1 shall, there-, lore, cotffine myself principally to •them: and by way of making the matter more plain, annex statistical tables. Upon enquiry of the ware bouse own ers, I found the number of bales of cot ton made in the year 1836, which passed through Columbus in the season id l>:)6 —'37, was 3!),01)6 and a lew hundred: and of the cotton made in i --37, and passed through iri the season of I*-:}' ’3B up to the time of the meeting, was 43,800 ami a few hundred, shewing an increase of 13,0(10 [piles, nearly om half, upon the previous year. from enquiry of the merchants who bought, I found the expenses of shipping cotton from Co lumbus to New York, around the Capes of Florida, was equal to "J 1-3 cents a pound. Estimating the hales at 100 ibs. the expense of a bale was $lO, ami esti mating tlie price at lOcts. (a fair average) the bale would cost $lO, making the i >.- jrensc of transportation om-fourth the cost of the cotton. The number of bah s and expense of transportation, are not conjectural—they arc furnished from ac tual facte. Tko weight of vbc Voile .mil the price of cotton are estimated, ami it is well known 1 that our bales (being near ly all square) will average at least 100 Ibs. and that 10 cts. a pound for cotton is a fair estimate. 'Flic estimated expense of transportation by the Railroad, is as follows: From Columbus to the Railroad, 81 per bale; on the Railroad to Brunswick, 1: from Brunswick to New York, 81: insurance, Ito 1 1-3 per cent., say I 1-1 per cent., 30 cents per bale, making to gether $3 33 per bale for transportation and insurance. To these, >1 30 cts. per bale, to cover incidental expenses at home, on the way, and at New York, will cer tainly be sullicieni: but, tint we may /.r --rctfl rather than fall short of the actual expenses which may be incurred, 1 will add another dollar per bale, ami no one can fear our estimate is too small. On a former occasion, and for another purpose, f made enquiry of Col. Floyd, Collector of the ports of Apalachicola and St. Josephs, what relation the num ber of barrels of merchandise imported bore to tlie number of- bales shipped from those ports, and lie assured me there were siv times as many barrels of mer chandize introduced as there were bales of cotton exported. 1 mention the name ot this gentleman from his high standing, from his well known accuracy and from the mentis of knowledge in Ins posses sion. None who beard me and knew him can doubt the correctness of his statements. " 1 stated at the meeting (and tnv statement was confirmed hv .Mr. Young, a commission merchant, who sat by me, and whose statement and opinion no one will doubt,) that the expense of each barrel of merchandize was equal to the expense es a bale of cotton. The results of the foregoing facts relative to the transportation of tlie produce and merchandize of the past season, will stand thus, throwing off the hundreds: Increase of cotton, 13,000 hales. merchandize, 78,000 bids. Expenses of shipping around the Capes of Florida— Ain’t of cotton I*37—'3S, 1-2,000 hales at $lO per bale. $420,000 Ain’t mcr’ze 1837-3^,'J.V!, ! .itKl ■ bis at .*lO hi. 2,520,000 Expenses by the Railroad— -4-2,000 bales. To Chattahoochee $1 pr bale $42,000 To Brunswick 1 “ 12,000 To New York I “ 12,000 Insurance, at 1 1-4 per cent. 21,000 incidental expenses, say 250, 105,500 252,000 252,000 bbls. tncr’zo, at $G 1.512,000 1,704,00(1 Difference in expense of shipping around the Cape of Florida and trans portingoii the Railroad 13,000 at fl per bale, 168,000 333,000 at $4 per barrel, 1,008,000 * 1, ID*,OOO As I have before said, part of this cal ! dilation is founded on facts of which ■there can be no mistake. With regard to the Railroad expenses I could only ! make an estimate; but I cannot fear that , any man who has any acquaintance with the subject can believe I have made those expenses too low. To these expenses ol transportation and sale, purchase ot cot ton and merchandize (which tire all in elmled) the difference in the time of trans porting cotton, and consequentlv the in crease of expenses by way ol discount on the bills of exchange, or interest on the money invested between the time ol pur chase and sale may he added. 'l'he purcln-cr is now satisfied if his cotton reach New York in 3 months or <)() davs from the time of its purchase in Columbus: he is therefore compelled to discount his bills for D!) days at 3 1-3 to :{ per cent, discount. By the Railroad, it cannot exceed six <la\s from the time of purchase, or four days from the time of leaving Columbus till it reach Brunswick, and |(> or 13 days from Brunswick to New \ ork, making Hi to 18 davs in all. Here we have tiii:i:i: wicks vuvixst i ll i:i:i: mom ns—this being the ease, the cotton buyer mav discount his lulls either for 311 davs at 1-3 per cent, or (id days 1 1-3 per cent, di-eount. Not only so —when his cotton is sent around the Cape of Florida, it will ar rive in New York barely in time, and must be forced into market, or lie mfisl pay 3 1-3 percent, commission for ad vancing the money to meet Ins bills fall ing due. If he send the rollon on the rail road, it will arrive in New 'l ork in 3 weeks at farthe.»t. It can then w ait a week for a market to meet his.lulls of 33 davs sight, and live weeks to meet his bills of sixty. Nor is tins all—-it is well known to all merchants having business with the Bank' 1 1 1 ut they will readily discount bills at 3) ami (l.t days, wln.ii they cannot and will not dis 'ount lulls at Ft! day.' at all. The vlill’erence in the ru t of the cotton by these t'vo modes of purchase will be hil ly equal to halt", if not the whole differ ence Hi Jram-portation. There is one important fact connected with all this. The loss or difference in purchase and transportation is sustained by the Fi. vM i.it ami ('oNsi.vtr.it, ami not the Merchant. The only loss sustained by the merchant, is the necessary loss ot' customers who will seek other markets trom which cotton can be sent, and to, w hich merchandize can be brought cheap er, and where a better price can be given for cotton. iiniV v\i<- ._;.ro<!' soil! town. This incidental loss of the .5/ r. hunt , then, cannot be less than that of the I'liintir, for his in Inn/ profits must he greater on the sale of 831)0,000 worth of goods, than o:i >'30,000 worth. These calculations are made upon the current year, which shows an increase of ciitluli ot 13,000 hales (mu:!:/ on,-half) more than the preceding. Will not the increase continue in the same extent ! Will it not rather increase in the same proportio.i ! Who can doubt, that knows, almost the whole of tins cotton has been supplied by Georgia, and not scarcely a single bale by Alabama. And the: new and most valuable cotton lands are now being opened both ill Georgia and Alabama, which will continue fur ears to increase the product of our great staple. This must be the natural increase, arising from no artificial c mscs. If, then, to these great and natural advantages, we max be allowed to add the immense increase arising from the increased facilities fur nished I>\ Railroads, the most sceptical and unwilling must allow the reasonable anticipation of 106,000 bales hx the time the Railroad mav lie completed. * I am aware it may be objected that our great difficulty lies in t!v‘ navigation of the river from Columbus to the month of the Chattahoochee, and the continued evidences we have received from the I .eg. islatnre of the jealousy with which our city is viewed by other sections of the State. I will not now repeat those kimt h/ h we have received. They are too fresh and too wa ll recollected. It is strangi', too, that Georgia should not sustaiuTher true interest in fostering and protecting the rising energies and pros perity ol this place. South Carolina, w ith true State wisdom, feels she cannot do too •much for Cheravv and Hamburg. Alaba ma w ill grant whatever is a-keii for (iiranl. The success of those places draws the trade from (leorgia on both sides: and were it not for the richness, extent, and fertilli tv ol her soil, and the untiring industry and enterprise of her sons, Georgia must have pitted away tinder those continual drains. But like a young giant slit' is ris ing in her strength—Yes, in her lli '/ovi Complete the Railroad front Brunswick to the Chattahoochee, and from Columbus to the terminus of the West ern Rail Road, and von will identify the interest of Columbus not only with Bruns wick (the Atlantic sea port) hut with the whole south-west—west, and north-west of the State. Then will she have strength— and the Iwsf of all strength—the strength ot numbers, which will command respect in our Legislative halls. Then will her right* he respected, and her interest lie regarded:—tlieu will the necessary appro _ ’ Thl !| sl number r.f till' St Josephs Times s. i!' r tie amount <>! ( otton e\ported from that city ami Apalachicola the past t o be **ol.ooo h lies • • BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. (•nations for opening our river ho made, and those vv ho now w ithhold even common pisticc, will be lavish of their favors upon her. The probable profits to stockholders will not in my opinion, be less than the profits to the planter ami merchant, from the j Brunswick Railroad. According to the 1 estimate made by Col. King a few day - ago, 100,000 persons may be expected to travel this road to and from the city ol New York. Since this statement was made, Mr. Saltmarsh, who i- one of the proprie tors of the Mail and Telegraph lines of stages, and has been for several years, has stated to several gentlemen, that this esti mate is not too high, ami he would as soon have stated it higher as lower. We know lie lias the best opportunities of judging, and that he would not willingly make a wrong statement. Td me, the estimate • made by Col. King was not so astonishing as to many others. Some lor 3years ago .Mr. Gregory, of Pensacola, (a gentleman of good sense ami untiring industry,) told me he In.d while at the north, taken pains to inform himself (by consulting the books of the hotels) of the number of persons who visited the principal northern cities that year, and unless my recollection de ceives me, he stated the number to have been 700,000 from the North-west, Vv est, and South-west.t We cannot but believe that one-fourth of tlie.se would pass over the Railroad from Chattahoochee to Bruns wick, even if the time and expense wi re equal to the other routes from the West to the North. When we take the diller cnce in time ami expense, the number must be greatly increased. Taking New Orleans as the starting point—from that place to Pittsburg, by Steam boat, will take 13 davs, am) thence to New ’i ork 3 or 3 days more, making together 18 to 30 days in all. From N. <Means by steam boat to St. Josephs, 34 hours—thence to Brunswick 34 hours —thence to N. \ ork by steam packets 3 or I days, making in ail six davs— om: riiiitK a in: timi: ! ! ! The expense may be reasonably estimated ! at one third, and if line be money, as Dr. J Franklin lias lung since wisely iulortued : us, the saving in both will add inealcul i-j lily to the advantages of this, over every i other route. The distance from Brunswick to the I Cliattaliooel.ee, by the Railroad route, is tun hundred am! ten miles, ami the etis- j tomary charge is live cents a mile for each | passenger. The cost ol road, cars, Wc. j N estimated at 8 1,31)0,030. It will surely be admitted, the current yearly expenses ; will be paid by the freight on produce : ami merchandize. We will set them off. i one against the other, and estimate the ! .profits only for p tssengers, deducting the interests at S per cent, on the cost o! the 'Halt road, amt liow stands the account of nett profits ? 1 DO,OOO pas'engers 310 miles. at 5 cts. per mile, 1500,000 Interest on 1.5 ).),<•:!!) at r ; per ct. 120,000 Nett profits, s‘>3o,ooo If this amount of protits appear too large and startling, let us then take only 5'1,t)00 passengers, and the amount will he— -50,000 passengers, *.>25,(!i)0 Interest of $ 1,500,000 off, 120,000 Nett profits, * ti:5,000 Should this si 1 11 appear too large, we will take2s,ooo passengers only, 702,500 interest off, 120,000 Nett profits, J*l 12,500 Nearly ten per cent, added to the S jtcr ct. for prolits upon the investment, which Will certainly he sufficient to satisfy any reasonable mail. My estimates may be wrong, but l have certainly succeeded, in sutislv mg one man they are correct. / Your statement about the land may be misunderstood, or i would close. Col. King oA/rt/i'it/ those 700 acres free from anv pledge, and they belong to him. Since lie obtained the grant he lias vol untarily, generously, and with that patri otism which belongs to him, openly de clared and given a written pledge that he would convey it to the Railroad cmnpa nv. I did not intend to give my opinion of its present value, as 1 tun unacquainted with the value of good planting land in that section. But it is my opinion, if the canal be completed, it will tint be wortli less titan *IOO,OOO, and if the Railroad be finished. 1 should think one million a low estimate and should not he surprised if it produce at public sale mere than enough to reimburse tlie cost of tin- Rail road. To any one acquainted with Col King it would he needless to say that an ardent devotion to the interest and inter nal improvement ot his adopted Suite, (Georgia) shows forth in all his actions. Ills, therefore, only doing him ordinary : justice to hear this public testimony to ;It is feelings, Ii is liberality, and his patri -1 ot ism. 1 have extended these remarks longer titan 1 intended, and have only to plead in excuse the importance of the subject, and the deep interest 1 feel in its success. Yours resjiectfullv, SKA 808 N J< INKS. A writer in the New Orleans i!ul ! it. this il.iy ri ii iv. il. lii id..rt'> that -»<••*.< ] ■ ais. annual I v . 1* .1 lea sum Sb‘ •■>t in i a.* • ••t't'o- tivi 1 triun that ntv aluin- t > i’ittshiug Wintpro pnrtn-il <if tins t ravel will be iliv irtiii. vv r irnve t ■ the intelligent to determine. ! bn* I’.x i;i in 1 t; ’ It is said that a few- drops of any n.n • r:d acid applied to a w ound occasioned by the bite of a rabid animal will prevent hvdrn|>ho!e 1. COMMERCIAL CONVENTION. ; We give below that portion of the Address j omitted in our last, in relation to the indirect j losses already sustained by the South from its neglect of foreign trade: Nor would it be out of place here to. mention, the indirect, consequential losses, which we have sustained, by our neglect ( of foreign trade? Without overstepping the bounds of reasonable conjecture, we could enlarge the number of these to a wearisome extent; but time will not permit i us to recount them. Let us taken single example, deduced from history speaking directly to our purpose, in 18:53, the; long endured national debt was extinguish ed, after having absorbed from the treas ury about lour hundred and twenty two millions ol dollars. The larger portion of this sum was paid to citizens of the Unit ed States; of whom, those residing north of tiie Potomac, were to those residing south of it, in tint ratio of 163 to 11; and; those in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania,to tlio.se in all the other states [ as 130 to 176.—Whence, but from their commerce, did the Northern States ac quire t lie means of loaning so largely to the Government? W hence, but from the same ’ source, did three states Require the power; to loan thirteen times as much as all the j Southern States put together ? And with the power to lend, was it no advantage to them to have been enabled to lend, upon the best security in the world? So much for our own voluntary self im poverishment. A word or two upon those j contributions which we have made to the' fortunes of our Northern brethren, and which may he denominated, compulsory. I The actual disbursements of the General Government, have been one billion ol’dol- 1 iars, exclusive of the surplus revenue. 1 The greater part of this immense sum was' disbursed among the several State's. A rateable distribution of this fund between the Northern and North-western, and i Southern and South-western States, as | they now stand, would have been nearly \ as follows: • According to w hole population, as 7 to 3 “ “ white “ “ 7to :i j “ “ representation “ sto 3 } “ “ area '• 4to 3 1 low have they actually hern? Up to I >3O, there had been expended in the several States and Territories two hun dred and eighteen millions of public mon ey, in fortifications, light houses, public debt., pensions, and internal improvements, of which sum, one hundred and ninety-five millions were disbursed in the Northern and North-western States: and twenty three millions in the Southern and South western. Tiie national debt constitutes In far the largest item in this account, and it was but equitable that this should he paid to the leiiilor.! ui tti<7 jirujxM lions ot" xht-ir loans. But in the matter of internal im provements, the Southern division should hxxe received a ninth more than the Northern. The disbursements under this head were—north ol the Potomac, in round numbers, four millions seven hun idred thousand; south of the Potomac, two hundred and sixty-seven thousand: or near ly |s to !,* Pensions 17 to 3: Light. : houses (consider our coast) 3 to i: Forti fications equal—but never unequal nl’ter ! wards, and never to be equal again. The expenditures outlie Cumberland road a ■ lone, were about nine times the amount I expended for internal improvements in all i the Southern and South-western Stales j together: ami without that, the proportion North and South, was as 8 to I. | But this gives us a very-inadequate idea jot the extent of the disbursements in the j several States. It touches not the first ! cost, and the animal expenses of the nation j al establishments, most of which arc at the North; nor the pay of the officers, princi pal and subordinate iu the several depart ments ol the government, most of whom I arc citizens of the North: nor the ten thousand other items of expense, which I go to make up the grand total of 8! .000,- ,000,600. Whoever will take the trouble to follow tiles? expenditures through all i their details fora year or two, will come to tiie conclusion, that of the whole sums ! disbursed among the States, little short of eight tenths have gone north of the Poto mac, or to citizens domiciled north of tiie ; Potomac. About sex eti hundred thousand I dollars of the one billion disbursed, were raised from the customs —that is to say, from duties on foreign importations, two thirds of which were received in exchange for Southern productions. The South ern States tiicn have virtually put into the treasury, four hundred and sixty-six mil lions ol the seven hundred, and drawn out one hundred and forty. The Northern States have jnit in two hundred and thir ty-three millions, and drawn out live hun dred ami sixty—fractions rejected. The effect of these disbursements is like a shower of gold upon a people. They are far bitter. They clear rivers, improve harbors, and open roads and canals which give permanent facilities to commerce. They plant natiomd estaUisSnnf nts.-gat}*, er villages aro;;»<! thvin, and totimi other public works, through vvhic 1 1 there is a constant stream of treasure flowing from i the Gov eminent to the people in their vicinity. Suppose the Genera! Govern inctifshould make Brunswick a naval de pot: would it he a twilve month before that |>lace would heroine a busy, thriving city? And would it be longer before its A Jo!'- I. l* a 'ovi* > 111 tin- |»rt*.-s. till- ;tll -of I In- ).,>t (01 gr.-. - (hr il iinpr'M 111. Ills IJ,-I J J,,- v fir.- a-. f,,|. J (>u s ' .: 1 ami .V.rtfi v. «-.-t«-rn Hiatt s. 1.11.7 •'" Hii ■ > ita v. 1 m Sf.it, g-.j 11110 v :r.- ti t influence would be felt through the whole State? While the Southern States were con tributing so liberally to the support of the Government, they suffered still heavier losses than any that we have mentioned, in the regular, progressive and almost ru inous depreciation of their great staple. For about fifteen years, except during the frenzied excitement of 1833, it kept unre mittingly oil the decline; in so much, that for six vears preceding 1833, it did not average quite ten cents per pound, at the places of shipment. It has ever since, in spite of the disasters'of this and the last year, and of the increased produc tions, averaged about thirteen cents a hundred miles in the interior of every cotton growing State. That the Restric tive System, as it has been aptly termed, was the cause of its decline, no one, it is presumed, will now dispute. But who can compute the losses which we sustain ed from that system! The difference be tween the prices of the article in question, before and since 1833, is but a very poor measure of our losses upon it ante rior to that period; because from that date to the present, it has been materially affected by the tariff; and it will continue to be, even under the duties made perma nent, by the compromise act. But by that measure, our losses amount to not less than fifty millions, in the short space of six years. Tiie Restrictive System was not more oppressive to us than propitious to our Northern brethren. It was the touch of .Midas to their property, and the ahluition of Midas to their streams. —Through all its operations, it enriched them—in all its consequences it profiled them. With its other effects, it gave them the command of Southern trade; and thus increased our dependence upon them, and multiplied our debts to them. Let us not be under stood as mentioning these things, in the ■ spirit of complaint or disaffection; but in confirmation of the positions which we as sumed at the opening of our remarks. Indeed the Southern people, now reap no small benefit, from the measure, which has beeiv so favorable to their Northern friends. It lias enlarged the demand for their principal staple, and opened to them a home market, where they can be sup plied with many articles in daily use tit the South, upon better terms, than they are offered in any other market. But, fellow citizens, how trivial would j all our other losses have seemed, had we ! onlv secured to ourselves the importer’s protits!—We have supposed the foreign importations, to have equalled in value hut four times the amount of the duties levied upon them. We know them ;tn have been worth a hundred millions, and hut a hundred millions more—a fact worthy of a passing notice; for as the du -1 ties were very low tip to the year 1816, it proves that since that time, the Government must have absofbed little ; short of half the value of all the goods brought into the country. Ten per cent, upon the portion ot those goods purchased with Southern produce, would have plac ed at the command of our people all that I could minister to taste or sense. But it is gone witli the other millions that we have lost by our supineness; and it is only because a gracious Providence has bless ied its with resources, that never fell to the lot of nation before, that we have not 1 long since had onr energies awakened, by the perils of utter destitution. But so ' essential have onr staples become to the i w hole world, that we never want a mark |et for them; and so abundant the crops, I that we can /»v on their lowest prices, and grow rich in an instant, when they 1 command the highest. Fn’.i: inTtir. Burnt District. A circutn i stance was related to us yesterday, which, were it not vouched for by respectable nu tlioi itv, we should be inclined to doubt. In making arrangements for the re-building of a house in Society.street, which was burnt down at the late fire, the workmen : discovered that a parcel of coal remain ing in the cellar was on fire, and a piece off.it pine imbedded in the same was also in a state of ignition, having w ithout doubt been in that state since the morning of the 3>tli April last, a period of three and a half months, being protected from the j air !>v the rubbish which had fallen on it. In our paper of last evening, we men tioned ors the authority of a conteinpora ry, that the Great Western Steam Sliij) Company had taken steps to increase its capital from 2.70,01(0/. to 1,000,000/., and had contracted for the immediate build-, ing of three large and splendid steamships, to he christened the President, Great Brit ain, and I nited States. On inquiry we! are convinced that the “British A Amer ican Steam Navigation Company of Lon-? don, 11111 st he the company alluded to. I'hey have not taken steps to increase: their capita!, hecav.:-.- iv was originally started with 1,000,000/. This is the Company which owns the British Queen, and which has contracted for the Presi dent, (ire.it Britain, and I nited States. [N. Y. American. Ii tn.Ro.ti> t ito.M Washington Citv to Ni w York. —We learn that the connect ing line between the Trenton and Phila-j dolphin railroad and the New Jersey rail- j road, which now terminates at New Bruns-' wick, will he completed before the close j oi the year, thus effecting tut unbroken chain of railroad communication from j New \ ork to 7) nshingtoii City. INDIANS IN CAMDEN. In our last, we mentioned a bloody encoun ter in Camden County, between the Indians and a party of regulars. We are now able, by the kindness of a correspondent, to whom we would return our especial thanks, to pre sent a more full and detailed account of it. The Indians are still at their bloody work in Ware county. On the 16th inst. as aU. S. wagon train was returning (empty) from Ket tle Creek to Trader’s Hill, an attack was made by the Indians, in which one U. S. Dragoon was killed, and two wounded. All the mules attached to one of the wagons, were either killed or wounded in the harness. This occurred within a few miles of the Camden line and within 13 miles of Centrc ville. The Indians occupied a corn field ad joining the house of a family who had fled some time before, and taking advantage of the fence, formed an ambuscade. The,road pass ed close by the fence, and it was from this po sition that the mischief was done. The two wounded Dragoons rode a long distance after being shot. One of them is dangerously wounded being shot through the body—the other is shot through the thigh. The first rode eight miles after receiving his wound—the other 16 miles, upon a wounded horse. Maj. Dearborn, U. S. A. upon receiving intelligence of the above, made all haste towards the place, with such men as he could hastily pick up on the way—but only arrived to see the traces of the savages and to inter the dead. The wound ed soldiers say that this attack was made by 30 or 60 Indians. The Okefinoke is but a mile from the place where the attack was made, and afforded an immediate retreat to the In dians, whilst our men had to ride from 13 to 16 miles to arrive there. This murder has caused a fresh panic to the frontier settlers and they are moving into Centreville and its envi rons with much haste. It is distressing to see large families who are entirely dependent up on their crops for subsistence, leaving their all to the mercy of any one who choses to plunder them. P. 8. Since writing the above, I have learn ed by express from Centreville, that on the 18th inst. the Indians were seen and fired up on, within three miles of Centreville, by one or two of our hunters. Every safety will soon be rendered to the | County as 1 have just learned, and will hereaf ter communicate. Mr. Calikun’s Consistency. We j find many Sub-Treasury men boasting of | the perfect consistency of tlicir idol, Mr. j Calhoun, and occasionally meet with his j own assertions to that effect. We would call tlicir attention to a lew reminiscences ! that are too indelibly recorded to be con troverted. We are not disposed to en large on the subject, but will refer them to the annexed brief notice, from the Lynchburg Virginian. If it should leave some with a doubt that Mr. Calhoun's j present acts are not entirely in accordance i with those of times past, it is no fault of fours; and if they should come to the con clusion that his present course is not the result of honest ronviitiousf would accord ' with the ideas of very many of those who now oppose him, and whose principles, as | State Rights men, were never doubted. [Macon Messenger. It is Mr. Calhoun’s boast, that lie Ins j always belonged to the great State Rights party, (even, we suppose, when he was the chief of the clan which declared it to be t lie ‘climax of absurdity to say that the States had am/ rights at all,’) which partv Ins, ‘ever been opposed, on constitutional grounds, to the incorporation of a Nation- • al Bank. And yet, in his speech on the Removal of the Deposits, delivered oit the 13th of January, 1834, this same Mr. | Calhoun remarked, I might say witli, truth that the Hank owes as much to me as j tiny ether individual in the country; and I | might even add, had it not been for my vforts, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN 'C H A RTEIiED!’ And on the 6th of May following, in remarking upon Gen. Jack sou s opinion ot the unconstitutionality of the Bank, this same Mr. Calhoun indig nantly repelled what he was pleased to term an ‘impeachment of the conduct of M ashmgton and Madison, the former of whom signed the charter of the first bank,. ! and the latter of the present, and of all the members ot both Houses of Congress who voted for the acts incorporating them.’ And yet, Mr. Calhoun now affirms that lie has always belonged to the party which has opposed the incorporation of a Bank, on constitutional ground—that it is unconstitutional—nay, that it is monarch ical in its nature and tendency! The honorable Senator, when looking at these contradictory sentiments—(at least they seem to us to he contradictory, though he tells us that he has ‘changed no opinion, abandoned no principle’)—may well doubt his personal identity, and after an illus tnniK ev...: v ' , cil ;^ l . il t)C na tural!y tempted to exclaim, ‘Am I Giles, or am I not?’ [Lynch. Virginian. New Mail Arrangement. —lt is stated in a Western paper that anew mail line lias been established between New Or leans and Louisville, by which the mail is to he carried in Steamboats, regularly three times a week, between those cities. There are to be eight boats in the line, and each boat to have a postmaster on hoard, whose duty it is made to attend to the receipt and delivery of the mail at the different points on the return. The con tractors for thus carrying the mail, are to receive for this service, .SIBO,OOO a year.