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MR. PICKENS. i
The author of “ Congressional Skef ch
in the U. S. Telegraph, gives the fol-i»'
.-wing account of a Speech of Mr. Pick- ;
*,ss, ofclivcflpd on the 22d inst.
In the evening, upon (he Fortification :
Bill, wc hail an extremely eloquent and
withering phi Hippie, from Mr. Pickens
of South Carolina. This gentleman re
minds me of (hat thunderbolt of argu
ment, the vehement and sagacious George
M’Dufiic. He is a young man, and de
voted to the cause of public liberty;
stripped of the cant of the day that ap
peals to (he passions of (he people.
In speaking of the Fortification Bill,
Mr. Pickens took a general view of the
course of the present Administration,
from the great Inaugural .down to the pre
sent extraordinary crisis. He reviewed
(lie promises of the President; followed
him step by step, upon his infringing ca
reer—every pledge to the country bro
ken—every promise, of reform merged in
deeper corruption. lie spoke with great
indignation of (he vile abuses of the day
—said that wc were verging to the abyss
ct despotism. “ Sir,” said the eloquent
orator, “wenre slaves, abject anil de
based, ifwcsubnit ourselves to Ibis state
ed things. Let us rise up and shake nil’
this yoke that tyranny would lock around
our necks.” He read the letter of Mr.
' an Boren, wherein that worthy and
noble gentleman says, “ that it is
g! enough to have served under such
a a m as General Jackson ;” and after
ri ’mg it, he poured forth the most pow
ei In', tide of pnilipic that i almost ever
lm ened to. Jt mine up to Wise’s im
im -e power of invective.
In alluding to (lie Expunging process,
Mr. Pickens said, “ (hat he knew they
'•ere some who would wish that all earth
was a pandemonium, in which they might
bury i heir dark and dishonest deeds (evi
dently alluding to (be arch mover of the
Expunging process—that mighty wor
hipper in (he Vhupth, where, lie swore,
as did Hannibal, eternal hatred to Banks
—a determination to ruin them in any
‘■'l. y.) “ Rut, Sir, said Mr. P., I hope
l itthe time has not come when we will
be called upon to submit ourselves, en
tirely soul and body, to the iron despo
tism that is gathering around ns. You
" ill have to (ear away the pagfs (hat are
the recorded evidence ol our pristine
glory. Yon will hive to (each your chil
dren that (he memory of their revolution
ary ancestors is a disgrace to them. You
will have to do more. You must go ui
the graves qf Washington, and Rutledge,
and Adams, and scatter (heir dust and
it she a upon the four winds of Heaven.
You will have to (ear down (he Star
.Spangled Banner, and trample its bright
plat s,burning with the fame of our fathers,
in the dust. You w ill have to drive back
the blood that glows within (he tender
hearts of our children, and direct it in
another channel, ere you can bow down
(lie proud of soul into the dust and infa
my of that tyranny which is forging foi
ls.”
Mr. Pickens was indeed eloquent; and
here sat before and around him strange
aces. _ Wise to his left, with his bright
c glistening in sympathy with the full
"■ 'of (he orator’s cautions; Cambrc
; looking at some of his brothers in
! I —then (hat eternal quizzing-glass;
d Mr. Bedford Brown of (ho Senate,
i the lobby, back of him—his sinister
look, doubly sneering and obtuse—a low
hissing chuckle issuing from his mouth,
ns Pickens'poured volley after volley into"
the riddled sides of the Executive and
the Administration; (he Speaker of the
House wandering about from scat to seat,
like a perturbed spirit; Mann in the
Chair, looking like a sentry caught by a
sudden glare ot lightoipon the steeple of
a church, whose sanctuary his brother
pilferers were plundering and prostitu
ting.
Altogether (lie scene was a strange
one; the Majority cowering and sneer
ity triumphing over the brute aggregate
by die very force and impetus of mind.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington’, May 23.
Mr. John Robinson, of Virginia, hav
up, concluded his remarks on Mr. Pin-k
--i"‘.y’s Report, and said all that he bad to
say, in relation to his own resolution, de
<! iring that Congress has no power to
abolish slavery in the District of Colum
bi-i -Mr. Owens, ol Georgia, moved the
i i.-vious Question, and it was ordered
"it the main question, on accepting the
bi-port and Resolutions, shall be put.
Mr. Adams inquired what the main
'l—-imu would be—thy Speaker replied
it would ba on (ho resolutions repur
),v the Committee, unless the House
ihl over-rule his opinion, Mr. A.
ressed his surprise, adding that he
, w there was a slave-holding speaker
I H‘ ('.lair, (load cries of order,) and
pealed train the decision of (he Chair
r. Siorer moved to lay the report and
solutions on the table—rejected. Mr.
‘■ dams sent to the chair the grounds of
' I>! 't the Speaker refused to
i eeive the paper containing them. Mr.
■ dams said warmly that lie desired the
derision ot the Chair in writing die
peaker replied he had no right to ask it
tu-r much debate the decision of die
lour was sustained 109 to 89. Mr
leister asked H" it would be in order to
•V i he resolutions—the Speaker de
''dud that R would. The first resolution
■ that t engross possesses no constitu
tiornd authority to interfere in anv wav
with he institution of slavery,,(any of
the States of tins confederacy,” was read
and Mr. He.sdcr asked the yeas ami navs
on it. Mr. Adams said it was the very
queston he wished to di,russ. and could
convince tlio House m five minutes that
it w is utterly false, (loud cries of order )
Ihe yeas and nays were then taken on
(he mam question, and stood Yeas 183
Nays 9—Messrs. Adams. Clark, Denny'
Everett, VV Jackson. Jones, Pbilpm,
t »tts, and Slade, voting In the negative.
When (lie ayes and noes were called
Messrs. Thompson and Pickens, of South
Carolina, Wise and Robinson, of Va.,
Glascock, of Geo, and Chambers, of Kv .
refused to vote at all. Before any direct
decision could be had, on the right of
those members to refuse voting, the morn
ing hour elapsed and the subject was
laid over ’till another day.
_ A resolution to authorize the President
Os the United States to supply the unfor
tunate sufterers of Alabama and Georgia
who have been driven from their homes
by the Creek war, with rations, was!
m-m* fi* m—'■ j> ***** mmtnmmair mm ■ rwr m
taken up and discussed at great length.
Mr. John Q. Adams, availed himself
.of the occasion to offer a few words,
and stated that this country was on- (he
verge of aMcviran war, an Indian war,
and a war with England.
He said that by our course in the af
fairs of Texas, we arc courting a war
with Mexico; and that England would
fly to the rescue of that country. He
said England would never consent to our
having Mexico, without her permission ;
and if she assented to any such proposi
tion, she would (ell us, that wc could not
have Texas, unless vve consented to abol
ish slavery within (he domain. He said
dial England would unite in the war of
Mexico, for the purpose of aiding (he
cause of emancipation ; a cause to which
she was now devoted, and of the sinceri
ty of her attachment to which, she had
given abundant proof by emancipating
her colonies.
Mr. Ad ms (lien related some facts
connected with the foreign relations of
this country, one of which was, that a se
cret offer had been made at one time by
a party in the Island of Cuba, to be an
nexed to (he United State s. He said
that the prop mi I ion had also been made to
England & to France ; and that England,
at the time-, was so jealous of the move
ments of the Cubians, that Mr. Canning
was instructed to apprise (Ids country,
that any such arrangement on our part,
would be the cause of war.
Mr. ATdanis produced much sensation
in (he House, and there were not a lew
who believed with him, that vve are on
the eve of internal and external dillicttl
ties. After a long debate, the resolution
was adopted.
The Hod se sat last night (ill half past
12 o’clock, and carried tlie Fortification
Bill through (lie Committee of the Whole.
Nothing of particular interest transpir
ed.” ■
Washington, May 24.
The trial of White, who stands char
ged with burning (lie Treasury, is not
likely’ to he brought on for some weeks,
perhaps not before the adjournment of
Congress, There is a suit, against Mr.
Lamb, who was a clerk in the Treasury
at the lime of (he burning, and who was
suspected of being concerned, merely be
cause he liuh pleaded that, by that lire
he has been deprived of the evidence of
certain vouchers which are necessary, to
shew that he is not indebted to the Gi
veniment. It is the impression, that the
District Attorney, whose duty it is to do
all he can on the part of the IJ. States, to
j establish the claim against Tic. Lamb,
w ill bring on that civil suit for decision,
, before the trial of White comes on, as
I the conviction of that individual might
have a considerable effect on the case of
Lamb. Oq (his ground of presumption.
Hie report has got abroad, that (he decis
ion of thesuit against Lamb will be press
ed before the trial of While.”
-»«•»© ©««*••“
LaFaveitEj Chambers Co. May 16.
I o the Editors ot lire Cutumliua Enquirer:
I Gentlemen—The Creek Indians below
, this place, have recently exhibited them-
I selves in hostility against (he while in-
I habitants ot this and the adjoining coun
lies, and have committed the most cruel
, and merciless murders—men, women
, and children have indiscriminately be
come (heir victims. Fifteen of these
murders have come within my know
, lodge. Not content with (he destruction
ol life, they plunder as they’go, breaking
’■ open store houses, and destroying the con-
I tents alter taking off (he articles of most
, value. Appealed to, by the citizens of
this place and county, as well as influ
( diced by the feelings of my own heart at
beholding the victims of their savage cru
• city’where the tomahawk and scalping
, knife had left them, I proceeded to raise
a military company ami marched as early
as possible to (he seat of war. The coni
, puny under my command, consisted ot
about quo hundred and fifty men, a part
of which were mounted and (he balance
, on loot. The last named, were comman
ded by Dr. Hudson and Green B. Blunt
ly, as bravo and dauntless as they are
known to he honorable. On Saturday,
11th day of May, wc encamped on the
lower line of Chambers county, and pro
ceeded on the next morning to (he Locka
- Pogn (own. This (own is considered
> one of the most numerous ami certainly
• the most hostile of any in this part of the
1 Nation. •One part ol my command was
- conducted down the South side of the
Sowkahalcha by Major Gilder, whose
1 courage and soldier like conduct,backed
by his know ledge of the Indian charac
ter, makes him a formidable foe to the
i enemy. Iho other division was under
I my own direction and marched down (tie
north side of (he Creek—both divisions
• having orders to burn and destroy all the
houses and property of the hostile" Indium
■ on the way. and make an attack on the
toiyn simultaneously. We met at the
same time and found the town recently
• deserted by the Indians. I ordered the
1 buildings to be burned, and accordingly
• the tovvnjhouse, and many others were
consumed. L was ass-sled in this etiler
' prise by about 73 or 100 friendly Indi
. ans, under the command ofCapl’ Doyle,
• who behaved exceedingly well, and nuni
tested much interest in bringing their
- hostile brethren to that punishment they
so richly deserved. Such properly as
was not consumed byahe lire, was by mv
• direction carried off by the friendly In
dians. Flits course was pursued for the
purpose of widening (ho breach between
them and establishing them on the side
ot the whites, believing they were impor
tant auxilirrie* in the service as soldiers
and spies, and indispcnaible in driving
the hostiles from their strong holds in the
swamps. On Sunday night at camp, I
was joined by two companies of mounted
men from Troup county, Ga. one under
the command of Capt. ‘Hugh A. Haral
son, the other under the command of
Capt. Kinchen L. Haralson, comprising
about one hundred men, who had noblv
volunteered to aid us in (he defence (it
our families and our property. Such
conduct as this, needs no comment. At
their request, I assumed the command of
the forces under their control, ami on
Monday morning with my own compa
ny, the LaGrauge and Troup county vol
unteers, and about 40 or 30 friendly In
dians. proceeded to the scene of our
operations the day before, and completed
the work ol destruction began on Sun
day, by burning and otherwise destroy
ing all the houses and property belmm
mg to the Imslilcs Locha Poga (own, em
j bracing a large scope of country. These
I troops and their officers discharged their
duty faithfully, and manifested the grea-11
test desire to engage the enemy, march-1 -
. ing along their trails on the sides and i
‘ through the extensive swamps on thsji
• large Creek on which their town is situa- j i
led, twice coming in sight of them near i
their town house and firing on them, but ! '
at too great a distance to take effect, i i
They uniformly retreated with great pre
' cipitation to the swamps, and refused to ■
' light, notwithstanding they hed sent me ! t
I i word io come to their town and they j I
■ I would give me a fight. During the day i
' 1 every effort was used to lead them, and •
i to drive them from their strong holds, but: i
I without effect. It may be necessary here j
to state, that the friendly Indians under!
’ Capt. Doyle,manifested every disposition !
i to co-operate with me, in the exertions j 1
- ol the day, and that they executed every i
order with promptness, ami uniformly |
, charged the swamps at every order for j
them to do so, Tim hos.iles are doubtless
> preparing for as long and as troublesome
I warfare as possible. We surprised a
- party who were collecting provisions and
carrying their cattle to the swamps.
They again fled and we captured 31 head
1 ol line beef cattle, which were given to
> the friendly Indians, with directions to
, distribute them among their men.
On Saturday, a small detachment under |
t Capt. Seals had a skirmish with the cue !
. my, number not known, one Indian was j
, left dead on the ground and several oth
ers known to lie wounded, and it is be
i lit.veil mortally—one man killed on oiir
1 side, a Mr. Higgerstaff. On the next
i evening. (Sunday,) the forces under Mi
• jor Webb, brought, into a camp on a litter,
i Hie unfortunate Harper, (whose wife and
children had been murdered It few days
before,) dangerously wounded, one ball
i passing through (he breast, and another
• entering near the hip and lodging near
the nipple. The detachments under Col.
Me I jcmurc, Ma jor Webb and Capt. Seals, j
marched on Monday morning in a South
■ West direction from camp, since which
• lime, I have had no correct information
> nf their movements. On Monday night,
I we encamped at Camp Ross, on the cx
• treme lower line of Chambers county,
Y having done all that could be done. The
s forresnm Tuesday morning look up the
- Hue ol march for their respective homes,
r having in connection with the other for
-1 ces under Col. McLemore; Maj. Webb
> and C.qil. Seals, stricken the enemy with
• sufficient terror I sincerely hope and be
' lievc, to deter them from further mar
• tiers and hostilities, on the inhabitants
" exposed to their savage and cruel attacks
•• until the constituted authorities of Ala
-6 bama, can march a force into the coun
s try, sufficient to crush them, and until
l( such force can be marched into the conn
I try, I would recommend the erection of
. a Fort at Kings Store, below Sitchetit
- chic (own house, to be manned forth
with, for the protection of the lower part
of Chambers, and thereby save to the in
habitants of the country, bordering on the
hostile towns, their crops and an immense
amount ot property, which is now entire
v ly abandoned, and will remain so, unless
i- protection is speedily afforded them. Af
i- ter 1 had assumed the command of the
- united forces, I was by my own request
I assisted in (he command of the LaFay
n ette and Chambers county Volunteers by
- Col. Julius C. Alford of Troup county,
c Ga. who on hearing the distress of the
citizens, and the recent horrid murders
i that had been committed came to my
, command on the first day and joined me
- as a soldier in the lines, bringing with
( himgi quantity of power and lead, at his
I" own expense, which was distributed to
- the sidle ring inhabitants. Col. Alford,
I in his command rendered me great ser
- vice by Ins manly submission to privation
;■ and strict subordination while in (he
1 ranks, and after taking (he command as-
Y signed him his undaunted courage as an
officer, inspired confidence in his men,
I and in every instance executing every
I order with promptness and decision. Be
e fore 1 took my leave of the Captains
- Haralson’s, each with their brave men,
■ volunteered their services and pledged
e themselves to march to the assistance of
'• their lellow-citizens of Alabama, when
e ever I should notify them that their aid
- was necessary. The. hostile Indians are
a embodying 1 have no doubt, in a large
d swamp, called the Euforbe, some short
y distance above the Federal road. This
e information was derived from Hie friend
s ly Indians, and also from a woman taken
c prisoner by Capt. Seals. It is a very ex
e tensive swamp and will require a re"-n
--d lar military campaign to dislodge them.
\ ours very respectfully,
« ELIAS BEALL,
r Commander of LaFayette and La
e Grange and Troup Co. Volunteers.
Prom the Ta/lxihaisetf Floridian , 'Ztith nit,
~ DEFENCE OF THE FRONTIER. 1
• M e understand that the Executive has
v divided the Territory ium three districts;
c in each ol which an officer has been ap
y pointed to command, with authority to j
e call out, in case ol actual invasion, any |
. number of men which may he required '
. to repel the enemy.— In addition to this,!
sainti ng parties arc engaged along the J
whole hue ot frontier, with orders to re- I
r conitoitre the conn ry in advance of the
,■ 'Settlements, in such a in.inner as to
s avoid a surprise to the inhabitants.
We understand, also, that a large sup
ply of arms and ammunition for defence,
1 has been ordered by the Executive—Se
i j veil hundred and fifty stand have already
j been received, and one thousand more
•-j are daily expected to arrive. It is in
s leaded to put these arms into (he hands j
X ®1 such persons only, as will organize'
e themselves in the "different neighbor-!
1 hoods, and hold themselves in readiness j
1 to march at a moments warning, to any
r point which may be assailed.—The pro
- priety of this mode of distributing (| IL .
( arms will be manifest to every°onc.
• We hope, therefore, that there will be
' no delay among the citizens in effecting
I the necessary organization,—any mini*
i ber of men, pledging themselves to rally
t for the defence of tiie country, if requi-
I" red, will be promptly furnished with
i arms through officers," which they may
elect, on application at the Executive of
fice.
Should the Seminoles persevere in their .
attempts to establish themselves on this !
side of the Suwannee, we understand it !
is the intention of the Executive to call ■,
out the Militia cn masse, as authorised i
by (lie following clause in section IZ of t
the act of 1833, for the government of r
the Militia. “Be it further enacted, |
I hat it shall be lawful for the Governor \
to call the Militia into public service,
whenever he may tleeui it necessary for
the public safety.” It is hoped, howev
er, that the prompt organization of vol
unteer companies, to be held in readi
ness, will place at the disposal of the
Executive, a force sufficient to meet any
emergency.
It is also in contemplation, as soon as
sufficient force can br assembled, to es
tablish posts on the Withlacoochce, and
from thence to the St. Johns. —The coun
try north of this line of defence, for
some distance, is open pine woods, and
can be effectually scoured by mounted
men.—How much money and loss of
life might have been avoided, had this
measure, which common prudence should
have dictated, been adopted before the
close of the campaign.
Alachua. —This ill-fated county has
been finally abandoned by the white in
habitants, as we learn by an express
which arrived on Thursday.—At least
one thousand persons have been driven
from their homes, who were mostly in
prosperous circumstances at the com
mencement of the war.—ls it not a pity
(he Indians will not go into summer
(mat ters.—They donl know what is good
for their health. Will not Truth salis
, fy the public that the Serainoles have
: committed a great military error, in lea
i ring such strong posts as Fort King and
i Di ane so far in their rear. — These igno
| rant savages do not understand field tac
tics ; hut then they have no artillery, or
baggage, and do not require roads to ad
vance, or retreat, it is quite probable
that an experienced Indian'fighter would
decide that, they are more practical, if
not scientific, in their operations, than
Gen. Scott.
—**m o •
From the Columbus Herald, 01 H nil.
CREEK WAR INCIDENTS.
Gen. McDougald received an express
on Sunday morning from Fort McCreary,
slating that the Indians were all around
them—their foot-prints could be seen in
almost every direction, and that they had
traced (heir inarch' for some distance, on
the trail leading to Florida. In our last,
we anticipated that they would send their
women, children and plunder to Florida,
and probably establish a regular connec
tion between the Seminotes and Creeks.
At this moment, there remains not (he
shadow ol doubt upon our minds, that
this object will be accomplished. The
plantationsoj Mrs. Brewer, Mr.Quarles,
and others in the same neighborhood,
have been visited by the Indians—dwel
lings, onl-houses, and all property of a
perishable nature burned to ashes, and
several individuals killed.
A hall-breed, by the name of Jim
Henry, at the head of 150, all like him
self choking for the blood of white men,
has been prowling (he nation like a hun
gry wolf, and committing depredations
wherever he went; on Saturday night
last, a rumor reached the cily, that him
self and band were within 12 or 15
miles of the river. Gen. McDougald
promptly called upon the troops to cross
(lie Chattahoochee in search of this
scoundrel ; and although it, was 11 o’-
clock in the night, yet we are proud to
say, that volunteers came forward with
alacrity and spirit, from (he Columbus
Guards, and Capt. Evans’ Rifle Corps,
amounting in all to 80 or 100 men, who
marched into the nation at the hour of
midnight, in search of the savage foe
and after having travelled all night with
out being able to discover the enemy, re
turned to their encampments the next
morning. The following night, Jim
Henry and his gang approached within
six miles of town and burned the Uchee
bridge—ami during the night he crossed
to (ho, Georgia side of the river, and
committed depredations by killing and
destroying the houses and' property of
Mr. John Victory, whose plantation is
about 20 miles below Columbus. We
trust, however, that this‘bird’(fill soon
be, ensnared.
tin Sunday evening, two Cuseta chiefs,
Cus-c-ta-had-jo and AI-ka-had r jo, toge
ther with 7 Indiana and a white man by
(he name of Bailey, came in from the
camp of Noah Micco, the head chief of
the nation. They were despatched by
Neah Micco and Eac Mathla, to Colum
bus, with a view to ascertain in what
manner they would be treated by the
whites, should they come in. A long
consultation was held at head quarters,
from which we learned that Neah Micco
ami Ene Mathla were both anxious to
make peace; having, we presume, become
alarmed at the large number of troops
which the while folks are calling to the
frontier.—ln view of the express from
Fort McCreary, which gave the intelli
gence that the number of hostiles was
increasing in that quarter, and that thev
were committing depredations, an addi
tional force was despatched on yesterday
morning, consisting of the Upson Ca
v.ilry. about CO in number, who were or
| dered to march to Fort McCreary, and
| unite with the troops already there. Ma
jor Howard has command of this detach
j men), who, after scouring (he country,
| and informing himself with regard to the
| position and numbers'of the hostiles, will
repin-t to the commanding officer.
Major Gen. Sanford and suite arrived
in our city on Sunday evening, and took
up head quarters at the Mclntosh Hall.
P. i*. The stage which did not arrive
until dark, last evening, brought His Ex
cellency Gov. Schley and Mr.j. Gen’ls.
>cott, and Jessup of the U. S. Army,
j Prompt and efficient measures will be
| adopted to day for the suppression of hos-!
( dines in the Creek Nation. Head -quar-1
ters have been removed to Fort Ingersoll
on the Alabama side, and (he troops have
all gone into camp. Maj. Gen. Scott is
charged by the President with the su
preme command of the army.
—-.»»nji y?
From the (J. S. Telegraph.
SINCERITY' OF VAN BURENISM.
How far the Van Buren party are sin- •
cere in their wishes to establish a specie
currency, is seen in the fact slated in de
hole toe other day by Mr. Grander,
that the party in New York had, durin»-
(he present session of the Legislature,
created more banks than at any former
session.” At nearly the close of Hie
subject in the New York Legislature, a |
member read the letter of Mr. Van Ru ,
ren to a committee in Ohio, applaudino- i
the people of that State for the stand <
thev had taken against banks. * The 1
reading of the letter was received in si- T .
lencc. No comments were made. The
vote was put and a batch ol banks was f
passed by votes of nearly three to one.
The fact is, by looking back at the
proceedings of the Jackson Van Buren
Legislature, since the parly began its cry
against the “ monopolies ,” and “ the.
bankrag», n it will be found that nearly
cverv such Legislature has created a
batch of these “ ministers.” We may
name Maine, New \ ork, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia; and Virginia may be ad
ded as wishing to do the same, but not,
because the members of the Legisla
ture could not agree precisely as to the
amount of capital and its location.
Mow is it to be accounted for that
people to such extent support a party thus
openly and palpably falsifying their pro
fessions r Is it ignorance of the facts, or
from a btuntness of moral feeling that,
makes (hem regardless of falsehood, bri
bery, ,and deception in a party ? In eith
er case it shows what great obstacles are
to be overcome by the patriots who would
prevent our people following the down
ward path that has led all other nations
to irresponsible power and to despotism.
From Ihe JV*. York Com. oldxuivtiszr, May 28.
VERY LATE FROM EUROPE.
Since our last publication, there has
been numerous arrivals from France and
England, bringing advices down to the
last day of April. The. packet ship Na
poleon, Capt. Smith, from Liverpool was
the first that arrived. Capt. Smith was
detained at Liverpool until the 30th, six
days after her regular time. The packet
ship Hannibal, Roberts, from London,
and. last from Portsmouth, April 22d
■ packet ship Erie, Funk, from Havre,
April 30th, and the Victoria, Merrill,
from Havre, May 1 st. By all these ves
sels we have, our files of papers.
We have seldom had in one day our ta -
bles so crowded with papers, from almost
all countries, and have never found such
a mass of foreign papers, so devoid of in
terest. But this very absence of interest
in the journals, bespeaks the enjoyment
of great repose, and of Consequent hap
piness of the people. With the excep
tion of the domestic (roubles in Spain
magnified no doubt, by “ the distorted
statements,and inflated builctinsof name
less partisans,’ and heroes never known,
scarcely a breeze in Europe ruffles the
general repose. In England the parlia
ment is engaged in the progressive work
of political reform, both as it regards the
civil and ecclesiastical establishments.
The House of Commons marches steadi
ly onward, with determined purpose, and
forgetting that in the grand result, inno
vation is not necessarily reform, might
do great evil in their efforts to do good,
were it not for the steady opposition of
the able phalanx of Peers, who, if any
human power can, will save that noble
empire from again being plunged into
anarchy.
'i’he reformed house of commons, with
(he whig ministerial leader, lord John
Russell at their head, have triumphantly
sustained O’Connell in the shamefully
correct matter of the Carlow election.
* The government has determined to
’ reduce the newspaper stamp to one pen
ny, on the sth ol July,—the project,how
< ever, contemplates raising the stamps
upon the large double-sheets and very
unjustly proposes exceptions in favor of
the leading ministerial journal.' The
proprietors of the Morning Herald, Stan
dard, and other conservative journals,
have remonstrated against this species of
favoritism.
The Irish Municipal reform Bill came
op tor discussion in (he Lords on the
Sbdi of April. Lord Lyudhurst propos -
ed a reference to a committee with such
instructions in relation to amendments,
as must destroy the bill. A long debate
ensued, in which the lord Chancellor,
lord Holland, and lord Melbourne op
posed the motion ; but it prevailed by a
vote of 203 to 119.
In the Commons Sir Andrew Agnew
has again brought forward his bill for the
belter observance of the Sabbath. The
proposition was received with indecent
levity. Mr. O’Connell contended that the
Sabbath was already better kept in Eng
land than in any other country, and that
there was no possibility of rendering it
better kept by legislation.
On the 26th of April, Mr. Rippon
brought forward a motion “ that the at
tendance of the bishops in Parliament,
was prejudicial to religion.” It created"
some excitement. Mr. C. Lushington
supported it. Lord John Russell oppos
ed it—and it was lost by a vote of 180 to
53. Mr. Rippon gave notice that he
should renew the motion at the next ses
sion of parliament.
r Unprecedented short passage from New
York to Liverpool. Extract of a letter
from Capt. Nye, of the Packet ship In
dependence, dated at Liverpool, the 27th
April.
“ The Independence has made the
shortest passage by 24 hours ever made
between New York and Liverpool, be
ing 14 days 5 hours from the time our
New York pilot left the dock until the
Liverpool pilot came out. We hove to
at a very early hour on the morning of
the 23d, waiting for the tide olf the Float
ing Light, and entered the river at 11
o’clock, A. M. Our passage has been
delightful, and with the exception of car
rying away our (oreand main royal yards,
the ship is not five dollars worse than when
she leit New \ ork. We had the wind
fair all the way—never tacked or wore
ship and with the exception of light
winds, and 18 hours dead calm, we had
nothing more to ask for. lam thus par
ticular to prove (he great power of the
' ship, as I am fully convinced she can run
the distance in il days, there not being
more than 10 hours ol the lime during
the passage that she was at the top of-her
speed. VVe had a very pleasant party of
passengers—-not one unpleasant word on
board the ship. NVe landed all of our
stock as wo did not consume more than
two-thirds of the provisions we had in j
the ice. Mr. Stewart [passenger] wishes (
me to say that he has been in the United •
States, England, Ireland and Scotland I
in less than 18 days.” i
Extract of a letter received in this cily, dated {
“Quntci, (Florida,) May 22'. \
‘I am just about to mount my horse to respond F
to a cull for men to protect our frontier from the I
(-■reck Indians, who have hommcnced open hos- A
t.hties within the last ten days. An express C
reached here last night, that the Apalachicola In- G
dians, who are located about 20 miles to the 8
VA eat ot this place, anil number about 300 war- L
riors, have been reinforced by the Creeks from P
Alabama, and give every evidence of a hostile B
movement. He may be involved in a fight lie- E
fore night. — Southern Patriot, \
AKif JfcTA : | /
SATI RBAV. JUNE 4. 1830.
%i Et just , and fear not. 1 *
SEXTON’S REPORT. ! a
The City Sexton reports the interment of seven t;
persons in this city, during the month of May— ’ e
5 whites, and 2 blacks. ! I
CENTRAL BANK. r
Rhodam A. Greene, Esq. has been appointed c
Cashier of the Central Bank of Georgia, vice (
John W. Pobter, Esq. resigned. s
MOKE THOOPS.
The Milledgovillc Standard of Union of the (
31st ult., says: “The Governor has ordered a
draft of every sixth man from the 4th, 7th, 11th, .
and 12th Divisions, G. M. with the exception of
Newton, Walton, Gwinnett and Jackson, previ- (
ously ordered, to be held ready for any emergen- (
cy which may arise.”
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR. ’
Major General Jons W. A. Sanford of the I
2nd Division, G. M. to command the forces lately !
ordered out against the Creek Indians. (
Captain Hamilton B. Gaither, to be See- !
retary of the Executive Department, vice Run- ‘
ihm A. Ghkf.se, Esq. recently appointed Cashier '
of the Contrail Bank'. I
I
PROM THE NORTH. 1
We are again indebted to the kind attention of 1
our correspondents of tiro Charleston Mercury, 1
for files of Northern papers to the 28lh ult., re
ceived by the Steam Packet Columbia, at that '
port, Irons JV T ew York—and whidh arrived in this
city by the Rail Road on Thursday evening last. 1
The papers were the more valuable to us from 1
our having received no papers from the North, by 1
mail, since Saturday last, until yesterday morning,
when some of the mails due came to hand.
i
DEATH OF EDWARD LIVINGSTON.
The New Yoik Commercial Advertiser of
the 24th Inst, says:—“ Wd* regret to announce ,
the death of the Honorable Edward Livingston,
late Minister to France. Mr. Livingston died
yesterday afternoon, at his seat at Red Hook, af
ter a few hours illness.”
A note to the Editor of the United States Ga
zette, at Philadelphia, says: “The Hon. EinvAtin
Livinbston, late Minister to France, was taken -
on Saturday last, with a bilious cholic, supposed
to be induced by drinking freely of iec water,
and died on Monday, at 2 o’clock, P. M. His
tuneral will take place on Wednesday, from his
country residence in Red Hook, Dutchess county.”
BURKE HUSSARS.
Wo learn from a correspondent, that the Burke
Hussars, under the command of Capt. Elijah
Brsr;, left Waynoshorough on the 31st ult. for
the seat of war. The Burke Hussars are a gal
lant band, to whom the honor of the county may
be safely entrusted. Previous to their departure,
they were addressed in a brief, yet pertinent and
eloquent manner, by Col. Thomas M. Beuiu-en,
after which the citizens present contributed sev
eral hundred dollars, for the purchase of horses -
and other necessary equipments, for several
who then volunteered. At 1 o’clock P. M. the
Hussars took up their line of march, followed by
the prayers of I heir fellow citizens, for an honora
ble service, and a safe return to their friends and
families.— ‘Sentinel of yesterday,
SOUTII’N olfiD’L fcSURG’t, JOURNAL.
Wo acknowledge, with pleasure, the receipt of
the first No. of a very handsome new periodical,
called The Southkun M tun cal and Suiioir, vt. ,
JoinißAi, just commenced in this city—edited by
Drs. Milton Anthony, and Joseph A. Eve—
the former. Professor of Obstetrics, &c., and the
latter of Therapeutics mid Materia Medica, in
the Medical College of Georgia—and printed by
Messrs. Guieu & Thompson, at the office of
the Constitutionalist. With the exception of a
few pages, it is composed entirely of original
matter, which is well writicn, as to style, and ap
parently with much professional knowledge and
ability. The high professional standing of the
editors is well known, mid cannot fail to give
confidence to the work; and it will bo scon, by
reference to the several very valuable communi
cations of the present No. that they arc sustain
ed, so far, by very aide and intelligent medical
• gentlemen, and doubtless will be hereafter, by the
most distinguished of the profession, from all
parts of the State the South ; who cannot
but feel a warm interest in the success of a work
so important to the Southern practice, and so
cl editable and valuable to the Southern faculty.
Its tendency to improve the practice, and elevate
tile character of the profession, are too obvious to \
medical men, as indeed they must he to the pub- i
lie generally, to need any illustration ; and the
deep interest which both have in these objects, :
cannot tail, we trust, to secure for it an extensive t
patronage; while, as the first periodical com- i
moncod in out city, and the only one of the kind i
in the South, we cannot doubt that the people |
generally of this community will feel a just and :
honorable pride in it, and take a zealous interest <
in promoting its success.—lt is published month- i
ly, in octavu form, at Five Dollars per annum—
contains 64 pages, neatly stitched and covered,
and llie typographical style and execution are
very handsome, and highly creditable to the pi in- •
tors. Flic following is the tabic of contents of
the present No. 1
Introduction.
I art 1. Original Communications. (
ArlicleL On Puerperal Peritonitis, by Ignatius ?
V Garvin. M. D. ol Waynesborougli, Ga. 1
Article H. On Rheumatism, by L. A, Dugas, M.
D. of Augusta, Ga. a
Article 111. Analysis ofHydrant Water, by Lew- 1
is D. I* otd, M. D. of Augusta Ga, 1
Article IV. On Puerperal Eclamsia, bv M An.
tony, M. D. of Augusta, Gn. ’ f
Article V. Case of Bronchocele, by William W. v
Lee, M. D. of Indiantown,South’Carolina. «1
Part ll. —lie views and Selections.
Review of Gerhard,
Kennedy on Tartar Emetic in Obstrctic Practice
Cicosote, ’ E
The cau-e of Sleep, £
Researches on Portal Blood, l>
Hydrocele of the Neck. C
Paut lll. —Monthly Periscope, | r
Cancer of the Breast, ta
Morbid adhesion of the Placenta, 2i
Reid s Independent Spring Truss,
Pratt’s Nipple Shield, .
Middlemoro’s Report on the Eye Infirmary. r '
Carcinoma of the Tongue, by Donellan, a
Grnefc’s extirpation of Goitre, i
Reduction of Hernia by the Air Pump,
Lithographs of Dislocations, v
Pulsations of the F.rtal Heart,
Delirium Tremens,
Extraordinary case of Childbirth,
Woes in Amenorrhcpa. c ‘
“ the south vindicated
/■ rom the Treason and Fanaticism of the .Vor
thern Abolitionists — Philadelphia: Publish
ed by 11. Manly. —lß36.”
Wo are indebted to the polite attention of* the
author, a highly talented, intelligent, and respec
table citizen of Philadelphia, f or a copy of an
exceedingly valuable and interesting work, under
the above title, bound in cloth, handsomely printed,'
and comprising 314 pages. It contains a gene
ral, lucid, impartial, and highly instructive view
of Slavery, from its origin to the present lime
docs full justice to the institutions of the South,
and the character of our people—ably exposes
Iho vile motives and designs of the Abolitionists,
and the utterly ruinous consequences of their
conduct, if continued, not only to Iho Union,
and the people of the South, but those of the
North, also —shews the absolute necessity of the
people of the North immediately putting a stop
to the movements of these Agitators, by legisla
tive enactments—and powerfully appeals to
them to do so, as the only means of preserving
the Union, and that immense business and pros
perity', which they owe, almost exclusively, to
Southern produce, trade, and exports. It shews;
correctly, that the great prosperity of the country,
and of the North, as much as the South, is foun
ded on Southern slavery ; that the abolition of
it would be as fatally destructive to as
to the South ; and that Negro slavery generally,
hut particularly as it exists at the South, is, alike
to the slave, the master, and the country—and
morally, physically, or politically—a blessing ;
arid not a “curse”—a good, and not an “evilj’
'Fills admirable work ought to be read by every
individual in the country—of the North or tire
South, the East or the West—and would to God
that it could bp, for the sake of the good it would in
evitably tsfiect upon the country—its tendency tci
disseminate truth, and remove error, that error
which Is sir rapidly undermining the Union—to
preserve the Union, jrfolhote tolerance, harmony;
and peace—and teach our whole people to love,
rather than halo one another, and mutually rcs
p cct and defend, rather than abuse and assail,
Iho rights, characters, and interests of each other.
That tire country is rapidly approaching an awfut
crisis—threatening the most ruinous and dreadful
consequences to its whole people, must ho obvi
ous to every reflecting and observant individual—
certainly every one who has read the excellent
work in question, or pondered on the general dis
traction which prevails and so rapidly increases—
and it behooves every one who would avert those'
consequences, every one who possesses one sjrark
of patriotism, and would lift one finger to save'
his country and himself from ultimate ruin;
to bestir himself, and set about it quickly,
ere his efforts bo 100 late. An admirable
example has been act to all, by the truly
patriotic, intelligent, and noble-minded author of
lliis work; one which should endear him to all,
forever, but particularly those he has so ably and
generously “ vindicated,” against the infamous
and unjust calumnies which have been heaped
upon thorn; and if any can doubt the calamities
approaching, or hesitate as to the means of avert
ing them, let them read that work, -particularly
those who reside at the North, or have any influ
ence whatever upon individuals there,however few
or humble. Our Northern brethren err against us
from ignorance and honest prejudice—an igno
rance and prejudice which could no longer exist, v
alter reading the able and incontrovertible facta
and arguments ol the work in question—a work
written by a Northern man, and ono bent, no'
loss on doing justice to the people of the South,
than on averting the ruin which Garrison, Tap
pan, &c. are preparing for (he North—-and which,-
it read by every Northern man, would soon strip
those arch-fiends of their ill-gotten infiucncc, ami
consign lljcm to their merited infamy, and natu
ral obscurity and insignificance.
Me know not who;her this work has been at
all circulated at the South, but presume not, and
sincerely hope that measures will betaken imme
diately, to place it within tire roach of our people
that the Book-sellers of our city, and the South
generally, will immediately send on orders to the
publisher, and that the publisher and author, al
so, will lake measures for sending it to all parts
of the South, where we feel assured that it would
meet, as it ought to do, with a prompt and ready
sale. If the only good to be derived from its
circulation here, were the intelligence it would
convey to our people, that they have still able and
generous, and noble and fearless friends and advo
cates at tire A'orth, that of itself wore a great
and valuable one, in the present distracted, divi
ded, and almost hopeless slate of the country j
but the important facts and illustrations, and ex
tensive information it devolopes, are highly valu
able, not only to the North, but to the South.
Wo regret that we do not feel warranted in
publishing the name of the author of this work,
that the warm and generous gratitude, respect;
and esteem of every Southern reader, might at
once concentrate around it, as ours have done,
and cling to it as a new tie, between the already
almost divided sections of our country. It can
not, however, long escape the aaxiotts inquisitive
ness of an often-erring but never ungrateful peo
ple ; and wo sincerely hope that the next edition,
among the many that we trust will follow, will
contain the name of the excellent and highly
meritorious author on its title-page.
SUMMARY*
We learn that Government has dismissed Cot;
John B. Hoban from his agency in the Creek
Nation. The removal of the Indians is to be a
military operation, and .effected without delay.
Columbus Herald, May 31.
It Iras become our painful task to record the
death ofBowARD Chandler, Esq. Editor of this
paper. He died on Wednesday night, the 25th
inst.— Florida Intel.
(d“ Wm. L. Faver, to whom we sent a paper,-
at Eatonton, Georgia " has absconded," leaving
us minus hour Dollars, for his subscription to the
Whig,— Athens Whig.
The Cherohces. —We nrc gratified to learn
from an authentic source, that tilo various rumors,
with regard to the hostile intentions of these In
dians, are without foundation—and that our Citi
zens throughout that section of the State appre
hend no danger.— lbid.
On Wednesday last the Clark Volunteers, about
Eighty in number, which had been previously or
ganized for the Florida Campaign ; took up their
inc of inarch from Watkinsvillc, to the scene of
Creek depredations— to which place they have
»cen recently ordered by the Governor. Thefol*
owing arc the Officers: — Joseph Lioon, Cap*
aim Burton Hicks, Ist Lieut. W. D. Mims,
!d Lieut. John W. Hat, Ensign.— lbid.
The New Orleans papers do not contain any
liing from Texas of a later date than the strong
confirmation of the defeat and captivity of Santa
Vnna, which wo copied from the Bulletin, Wc
lave no doubt that the war is at an end. We
earn that Volunteers are now flocking to Texas
iy thousands, and that those who left the coun->-
ry arc returning in great numbers. The suc
ess of Houston and the termination of the war
lave inspired them with great confidence of se
curity. — Mobile Chronicle.