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From tlit Southern Recorder, iHth ull. TO THE PUBLIC. The petition which we occupy to the public and to Aaron W. Kitchell, corn- Jells as to publish an expose of his con- UCI, and place him in his true character before the people. In the early part of the year 1833, | Mr. Kitchell made his appearance here and ottered to take charge of the Oakmul gee Academy in the capacity of teach er. His services, for want of better, were accepted bv the trustees, and he took charge of the school. For the first j term, he behaved himself with propriety, and conducted the school tolerably well. ' In the month of July and August he was seen in some acts which excited a well grounded suspicion, that he was inculca ting the doctrines of abolition amongst our negroes, lie was seen several times in close and private conversation with negroes, under circumstances well cal culated to make bad impressions on the feelings of the community. He was fre quently heard of many miles from his place of abode amongst the black popula tion ; and was in one of his nocturnal and secret excursions, with no doubt the fiendish intent to excite an insurrection, discovered in the negro-yard of a gentle man residing five miles from his resilience, and actually refused to discover himself until chased down by dogs. He was utterly unable to give any satisfactory explana tion of his motives for being at that hour of the night, at a place so fatal to his character, both morally and religious ly. So soon as this fact was made known to the trustees, they waited on Mr. Kitch ell and informed him of what they had heard, and requested him to give some reasons why he was at that hour of the night amongst slaves. His answers were evasive and unsatisfactory. Could we drop the history of Mr. “Kitchell here, we would be glad, for (lie sake of reli gion, whose disciple be hypocritically professed to be, for flic honor of man, and for the credit of the country which gave him birth. After his dismissal he outraged all morality, religion and law, committing acts of ilagitiousness calcu lated to subject him to the severest legal penalties. Some of these acts we recite. He bargained fora horse with Mr. Thorn ton Perry, a respectable citizen of our neighborhood, anil of the accounts which he agreed to give Mr. Perry for his horse, was one (hat it was necessary should he proven before some qualified officer. In a day or two he appeared with the pa per and informed Mr. Perry that he had the account proven, but hail lost it. He sat down in the presence of Mr. Perry, drew up the account, wrote an affidavit, signed it and affixed a magistrate’s name and seal of office, and presented it. Mr. Daniel Adams a respectable citi zen of Tarversvi lie, paiil him for tuition and took his recepi. Kitchell in the face of the receipt in two or three days thereafter drew up the same account, •wore to it, and traded it to James Solo mon Esq. of Marion. The receipt and proven account are in the hands of Mr. Adams, and can be seen at any time. The story published by the Hillsboro’ and Jasper Committee, of his abduction ofa pair of pantaloons, is too faithfully related to be reiterated by us. We could name many other acts of equal enormity of crime, did we deem it necessary to say any more of a man so conspicuous for villany. Mr. Kitchell is guillv of swindling, forgery, penury, for all of which there can be sufficient evidence produced to convict him in any Court of justice, and for which he would have now been expiating in the Slate prison, had he not fled before justice could overtake him.—After this expose, it is scarcely necessary to say that the certificate bear ing our names, published by the Com nnttcc on the part of the citizens of Hills boro’ and now in their possession, is a base forgery, IHA E. DUPREE, H. If. TARVER. HENRY BUNN. From the United States Telegraph. THE “PANIC.” It is now reduced to a certainty that the zeal of the lower cabinet has out stripped its discretion. The pressure in the money market produced bv its wantonness and wickedness, is recoilin'' upon the managers of the administra tion. They have not now to attribute the pressure to the curtailments of the United Slates Hank—they have no such excuses wherewith to gull the ignorant. If there be curtailments, they must come from the pets—the favored and boasted “fiscal agents” that were to work out the “ better currency What is the Administration to do ? There must be some device to screen it from public censure. In reference to the matter, the United States Gazette, says: " Wo hear it stated that the pressure has been so strong, the demand for spe cie so great, that some of the officers of the deposite hanks in New York have had a consultation with Mr. Van Huron and Mr. Butler, the Attorney General, and represented to the two last named gentlemen the injurious operations of the Government drafts, not only upon the banks and the community, but also upon the party, and it is further said that Mr. Bader undertook to lay the matter be fore the Executive, and ask for a tempo rary suspension of the orders. We can not vouch of course, for (lie accuracy of these details—wo speak of them as they came to us from respectable persons— but there can be no doubt that the Gov ernment has been earnestly solicited to suspend hostilities, for the present at least, inasmuch as its operations are more injurious to friends than fifes. We shall, in a few days, know the result of the matter. It is evident now that some thing must be done either bv the New York people or the Government.” So the interest of “ the party ” is in question. If sn, we mav expect some change for the belter. The interests of the country would have furnished slight inducements for governmental interfer ence. The Albany Advertiser has a paragraph upon the same subject: it says: “ It is now rumored that the owners of the Tory party have had a meeting in New York to devise ways and means for obviating the difficulties and distress now pressing upon the country through the wrong-head ness and the evil councils of (he old General and the Kitchen Cab inet. Money is worth three per cent a I month, and specie bears a handsome pre mium. At the present rates, any bor -1 rower for a series of months will infalibly sink his whole capital. Mortgages on the best of properly, having a lew years to run, cannot be cashed. Who gets this enormous profit? Who are the ' persons bcnefilted by this destructive and usurious rate of interest ? Why, the of fice holders, whose salaries are paid re gularly out of the people’s money, and who find their one dollar now brings in thirty-six per cent a year, and not seven as formerly—the brokers and pets of the I Government, who sit in their shaving box j cs, and without an effort of mind or the movement of their limbs, earn more money in a day than a poor man can get in fisc years. <)h the the glorious days of Treasury circles, and Van Uiirenism !!” From these signs, we presume that the J:s essure is not working so “gloriously” Mr. Benton supposed—at least in New York, and the Atlantic States gen erally. A few days will, perhaps, sdiow what direction things are to take. If the speculators have sold out their lands, the lower cabinet will probably modify the Treasury order in some respects. IVe shall sec. Since writing the obovc, we have the following additional remarks from the New York Evening Star j and the Globe of this morning contains a correspondence on the. subject, between the Secretary of the Treasury and some gentlemen from 1 New York, a quasi deputation from that ’ city. “The Albany Regency have arrived 1 in town, and have had meetings by no ' means of a pacific character with their 1 friends in relation to money matters. Since General Jackson and Mr. Van ' Buren have set up ns bankers with the people’s money, the “experiment has operated injuriously to friends as well as ■ foes, and the question now is, “ what is to be done ?” It is said that Mr. Wood bury is now willing to do what he should ■ long ago have done, viz. avoid draining ' the city of specie by treasury .drafts. Much mischiei has been done, much more > will be done, the effects of which will be ■ long left.—There is but one reined y— ' an immediate abandonment on I he. part • of the Government of the illegal and dan gerous attempt to control the moneyed operations of the country!! —,V. V. Star. ■ Correspondence of the JVew York Expects. “ Columbia, S. C., Oct. 17. “ While I aia writing you this note, it occurs to me to say a word or two to you, for the information of your 2 or 3000 subscribers, on the subject of the slave population.—As my remarks are the re sult ol actual observation, 1 trust they will be worthy of some consideration— at least as much as the abstract and absorb declamations of the theoretical 1 abolitionists oflhe North, who have, with in a year or two done so much to excite the just indignation of the Southern people against their Northern brethren— and who also have labored so effectually to render worse the condition of (he coloured population, by compelling their masters to restrict them in some of ? their privileges. I have, after viewing the kindness with which the black population are treated by their masters—the ample provision made for (he supply of their physical and moral 1 wants—tho utter exemption from care, ' as well as the contentment and attacli . incut to their masters, which they mani fest; arrived at the decided conclusion, . that they are at least among the happiest and most comfortable peasantry on earth, j I am well convinced that if our Northern ' abolitionists would take the trouble to ’ examine (his subject on the spot, and in all its hearings as exhibited practically among this contented and happy peasan try, whom they have held up to view ns chained and whipped and tortured, et 1 cetera, they would see the folly of inter-, fining in so pernicious a manner with thd constitutional and civil rights, as well ns the personal safety and happiness of iheir Southern neighbors, liisteitrt •of chains and stripes, (which they have col pied from their heated imaginations into' the pages of their unchristian pamphlets,) t they would behold a population which lias been forcibly and involuntarily en . grafted upon the' political fabric of the ■, Southern people, and which they could ; not safely liberate if they desired to do . sn, who are not required to perform more ; than about half the labor which is de e manded of the laboring white men at the i North, and who nevertheless receive in . return a supply of all their wants, pro tection from injury, and a great amount I of kind treatment and indulgence: as t well as the same advantages guaranteed to their offspring. Methluks, I say. that r these zealous individuals of the North t who have done so much to jeopard the j permanency of the Union, as well ns tlie , dearest rights and personal safety of their Southern neighbors, would, if they would : examine, (ns they should have done be . lore publishing their noctural lucubra f lions,) see just cause to repent of their . ill-timed and imprudent rashness, and al j so to change their sentiments. .Such at , least, is the opinion of I A Northern Max.” J • -Hfl§ s It is a fact but very little known, yet nev i ertheless li no, and easily proven, that Col. '. Richard M. Johnson, tho Van Buren . CANDIDATE FOR THE VICE I’IIESIDENCV, . is, mid has been for more than twenty . years, a pensioner upon tho American f Government, and ho has annually re f ceived a pension of six hundred and* forty _ dollars ! This we have upon tho author!- -1 *y of a distinguished gentleman of Kon- I I lucky, formerly a member of Congress, t and a conspicuous supporter of Gen. Jack . son. There isjio mistake about it. Our , informant having heard the fact staled » by another member of Congress, was . incredulous, and went to the pension office ’ himself, and saw the entry upon tho hooks of the office, and we think ho said it bears i date from the stli Oct. 1S13; twenty-three ; years, at $640 per year, making the snug C sum of 614,720. The money is regularly 1 1 paid in Washington City, in place of Ken - lucky, for the purpose of disguise, as our i informant says there are but very few t people of Kentucky who know anything of the case, s By referring to the pansion rolls, which i were printed a year or two ago bv order • of the Senate, any one who doubts will . become satisfied that Colonel Johnson is i realty a pensioner upon the Government. , His name will bo found recorded on tho list of invalid pensioners, in Scott county, Kentucky: and he drav s now hut three hundred and sixty dollars per year.— If 'ashinglon . Mirror. ■ «nwg § From the State Rightt Sentinel. We have been shewn tho following circular, printed copies of which have been forwarded to every section of the Slate, some if not all of them under the frank or members of congress !!! We always suspected our adversaries were working clandestinely, now wo have the evidence of it. Milledgeville, October, IS3G Dear Sir —We now have strong rea sons to believe, that a majority of the people of Georgia are friendly to the elec tion of Mr. Van Huron ; but our ticket is in danger of being defeated by the luke warmness mid inactivity of the Union parly. In this great contest between the democracy of the country on one side, and the combined powers of federalism, nullifi cation and ABOLITION on one other, extraordinary exertions will be made in support of those evil principles, which should be met and counteracted by equal energy in support oftliogood Union cause. It is respectfully and most earnestly re commended to you, to make a strenuous effort to arouse the Union men of your county to a sense of the vast importance ol this election, and to warm and animate Iheir zeal, and especially that specific and certain arrangements be made, where by active and influential man will see every Union man in your county the last three days before (he election of Electors, and urge him, in the most importunate manner, to go to the polls and support his principles. This should he done quietly, and in a wav not to be suspected by our oppo nents. If the plan be diligently executed, tho success of the Van Buren ticket will he secured, and a splendid victory will ho achieved for the principles of the Demo cratic liflioii Parly. FEDERAL UNION. —*•••— From the Richmond Enqirer, \ M AILS FOR WASHINGTON, &c. It is a subject of much regret, that ow ing to some want of arrangement, he . tween (he Rail Road and the Post Office, ' the mail from Washington to this city , should have been retarded fora few days r past. We hope, however, that every , tiling will soon ho adjusted—and addi tional speed given to its transportation. We understand that the Postmaster Gen eral has invited the Presidents of the Bal timore, Fredericksburg and Petersburg Rail Road companies and the contractors on (lie same line, to meet at Washington, on the 27th, with the hope of making some satisfactory arrangement. Mr." Ke ndall is very anxious to speed the mails— and looks forward ultimately to having two daily lines with the rapidity of the Express, along the whole of the route from New York to New Orleans, at in tervals uI 12 hours. The foundation is laid for it in an agreement with the Cam den and Amboy road, to run two lines between New York and Philadelphia, leaving each city at G in the morning and evening, and arriving at the other end of the route at 2. We have every hone, that as the interests of the mail and Rail-roads appear to be intimately connected, sucli arrangements may be made, as to pro mote both—and that (he mail may run on (lie roads with as much rapidity asposi hle, at a fair and moderate compensation. Ihe Rail Road between Baltimore and Philadelphia, as soon as completed, will contribute greatly to the facility of (lie mails from north to south. Both the lines which the Postmaster General has iu_ view, may then be brought on to \\ ashington, to Richmond, Petersburg, Raleigh, &e. As fast as the arrangement progresses, the Express mail will be mer ged in one of the daily lines, until it will be extinguished. Thus the mails and the travel will go on together with .equal ra pidity and regularity. From the Georgia Journal, Ist I“*^' | i COL. DAWSON. Since the result ol the Election has i fcccome known, and Col. Dawson is dis covered to be elected, a few of the Union presses, are pretending to produce the .impression that, he is bound in honor not ’l'* tnke his seat. It is not very apparent (0 us, on what (enable ground, these spe cious appeals to Col. Dawson’s generosi ty and magnanimity are based. They at tempt to produce the impression that Col. Dawson’s election is the result of . General Codec's death. We do not so i v ' ew it. To our thinking Gen. Coffee . though dead received as many votes as he would have received, had lie been a i living candidate, with a very few excep r tions. We do not believe that his name was stricken off the Van Buren Ticket in a hundred instances at (ho utmost, be cause he was dead. On the contrary, , we know, many who voted for him know ■ ing his decease, and excused themselves I on the ground that they believed it unis a hoax. 1 In reference to this point, we will say once for all, (hat whatever the . Van Buren party may have pretended to believe, the intelligence of General Cof fee’s death reached us through his own political friends. The Vanliuren party to a great extent knew of General Coffee’s death, yet they resolved to use his name, . to defeat the State Rights Ticket, if pos sible; they have tailed, and now they attempt to play off their notion of mag nanimity against Col. Dawson, to pre . vent him from taking his seat. Why did \ n,, t the Van Buren press, printed at the seatot Government, inform its friends at a distance, that intelligence had been re ceived here of that event. It was known . here, and believed here, twenty-four , | hours before the Georgia Journal Extra ivas issued to extend the information. r Rut they determined to use his name in I the election and procure as many votes to , be thrown away upon him as possible. 5 Knowing that the State was flooded with s printed V an Buren Tickets, they believ * ’'j* they could procure enough votes 3 thrown away to defeat at least, one or , two of tho Anti-Van Buren candidates. > 1 her have (ailed in their object, and . now lay claim to a pretended inagnani , niitv. ° There is one circumstance, of which ; these magnanimous appellants seem igno rant. or if cognizant of the fact, upon which they preserve a studious silence. The Van Buren parly had actually nominated a candidate to HU any vacan cy which might occur ; and yet this can didate did not receive to our knowledge, a single vote ! Last winter the Van Bu ren party formally nominated General John Bates, then of Hall County, ,(o fill AgecftgA egRQMEe&a. I any vacancy which might occur before) I the Congressional Election. This va- j cancy did occur, and yet (hey refused or, evaded the promise, to support him for j the vacant seat. They had a candidate, j if they wished to make their ticket full ; they did not see proper to do so, and they must abide the consequences. , VVe profess not to be conversant with | - the arrangement which the Van Buren \ ! party have made for the preservation of ( their party discipline, but we know that when they do not choose to carry out . the party nomination of a candidate to . supply a vacancy, it is not decorous in . them to appeal to the generosity of their , opponents. Colonel Dawson should take . Inn .teal in Congress, and if he yields to , the interested appeals made to his gener . osity, and they know his unbounded en- I dowment of this quality, he will yield . from a mistaken sense ot duty to himself, and too little reflection on the paramount , duty to his country. I An unsuccessful speculation.—Philan thropy is at a discount just at this mo ■ merit, in Boston. There is a depression i in the market, and Mr. Seawell, its At • torney General, has missed a full fee > from the “ general fund,” in one instance ■ at least. It seems that on Friday last a : habeas corpus was sued out and placed in ■ the hands of the sheriff of Suffolk county, r lor (he purpose of taking the body of a • female slave fhen on board a vessel which 1 had just arrived from the South. Ac , cordingly, the officer, (he complainants, , and the rest of the “ brethren,” went on I hoard, foundHhe female, and attempted - to take possession ; but the poor oppres , sod creature refused to go with them ; 1 and though they told her that tiiey came 3 to give her liberty, she would not budge - au inch, but (old them in so many words logo about tfipir business ; that she knew her own condition and was satisfied with it—that she did not desire to be liberated from her master, but wished to return with him toher friends and family. They then told her how much she was oppres sed, how unfairly she was treated, and that no one had the right ttf hold her ’ in bondage, &c. &c., but it was of no ' use, the miserable knaves could not ’ convince her against her ownknowledge that her situation was so wretched. On the contrary, she assured them that she knew best about that, and "begged them to let her alone—her master was ~ a kind master, and nothing could in : (luce her to leave his family, and finally, after finding it impossible to make her ’ believe herself miserable, or to go with > them, Mr. Sheriff' and Messieurs the Emancipators had to quit with a flea in ' tiieir ears, and make a return ol non cepil ’ upon the writ. We have rarely heard ol a more unfortunate failure of philan thropy than this. Instead of succeeding in robbing a lawful owner of his undoubl ’ ed property, under colour of legal process, , they have furnished a notable proof of the bold falsehood of their pretences as | to the condition and feelings of the south- P era slaves. Nor is it a solitary instance of that feeling. It is within our own knowledge and experience that such would be the response of five-sixths of the slaves 1 in the Southern States—among those,we ( mean, who have sagacity and intelligence enough to compare their own condition with that of (he free blacks in this country. From the Cincinnati Whiff, Ertra, Oct. 24. (■rent mill destructive flro ; Theatre burnt; one man killed. It becomes our painful duty to an nounce to the public that the splendid NEW 11IEATUE, on Third street, in this city, belonging to James IT. Cald well, Esq. of New Orleans, is burnt to the ground. It took fire this morning a bout half past 8 o’clock, by (he careless ness of the person who had charge of the lamps, lie was engaged in trimming Jjwm on the stage, and while going to , .warm his hands by the stove in another part of the building, left a lighted candle ; standing by a bottle of turpentine, he was using, which during his absence, i look lire and burnt, spreading the btini . ing turpentine over the scenery. In a few seconds the whole interior of the t building was in flames, and such was the . extraordinary rapidity of their progress, . dial in about fifteen or twenty minutes, . the whole building was destroyed togeth t or with all its contents, including a large f quantity of valuable and magnificent , Scenery, and a quantity of Theatrical . Dresses—the latter mostly belonging- to s the different actors. i The House was under lease to Mr. . Richard Russell, whose loss must be con . siderable in the destruction of scensry, t Dresses, &c. The loss of Mr. Caldwell cannot bo , h'ss, we imagine, than from thirty to for . ty thousand dollars—as it is believed i there was no insurance whatever—at , least none is known to the editor of this ! paper, who is Mr. Caldwell’s agent. It . is possible, however, that Mr. C. may , have insured the building in New Or leans. i The front wall of the building and parts of the East and West wall are still j standing, but all of them are rendered , worthless except the front one, which it is believed is not a great deal injured, i The fire was soon communicated to the buildings East of the Theatre, belonging to Mr. James Mclntire and Mr. Jordon^ | the former of which was destroyed, and . the oilier very much injured. One or t t"’o small frame buildings belonging to . Mr. Orr on the West side, were llke i wise much injured. The Market House, on Lower Market i street, was several times mi fire in difter . put places, but was luckily saved by the i indefatigable exertions of the firemen. > The row of large brick buildings on . the South side of Lower Market-st? was i in iminent peril, but were also fortunate ■ ly saved. So great was their danger > that the roofs smoked as if they were°in ■ reality on fire. • P. S. Wo have just learned the fur- I (her distressing intelligence, that a Mr. ■ Martin, the carpenter attache! to the Theatrical Company, is in ail probabilitv i buried in the ruins. When last seen, he • was ascending the stair case, in pursuit of some money he had in an upper room, the walls fell in a few moments after wards, and it is believefl he was imolatcd. Another man (name not learned) was seriously injured by the falling of the South wall. The loss is not only very severe to hut to Cincinnati, also. " e have now no Theatre. I The following extract from a recent i [ publication by the venerable American 1 , Lexicographer deserves the attention ot ( j the Public, and especially of the eonduc ! tors of the newspaper press; “ The press, when judiciously ttidnog- < I cd, is one of the greatest blessings ot a 1 j civilized people; when abused, it is the most powerful instrument of mischief. — 1 Probably no civil privilege in this country 1 (isso much perverted and abused. In no I country is reputation held so cheap. Slan der like the scythe of death, levels all 1 worth arid distinction ; the press, one of the noblest instruments ofimprovement, is converted into an instrument of deception, and the means of making citizens hate and oppress cadi other. The moral effect of this abuse is lamentable; for it seems to have become a ruling belief of partisans j that a man has a rigid to defame those who differ from him in opinion. “ If such is to be permanently the effect of popular elections, we shall pay dear for the privilege in the loss of morals. At present, no reputation is safe, especially that of a man in public life, or one who up pers before the Public for the most lauda ble purpose. The scrambling for office keeps the public mind in continual tion ; generating evil passions and enmi ties among citizens, who, even when they arc wrong in their opinions, are entitled to the enjoyments oflheir reputation and their social rights. What a noble improvement in our public prints shall wo witness, when facts shall he carefully collected, judicious ly selected, and fairly published, without conjectural inference; and when princi ples shall be discussed with ability and candor, without assailing character and motives. “NOAH WEBSTER.” —-*hQ From the Charleston .Mercury, till lust, LATE FROM THE NORTH. By the Steam Packet Columbia, Capt. Spin ney, arrived yesterday morning, we have New York papers to the evening of Saturday, the 29th ult. inclusive. Sales of Bank Stock at Now York, on the 29th ult. 200 Shares U. S. Bank, time, $114; 205 do. do 30 days, 114; 100 do do 30 days, 113 j; 50 do do, 30 days, 113. A very destructive fire occurred at Newark, (N. J.) on the 28th ult. extending from the cor ner of Market and Broad-streets to the State Bank, which was saved hy great exertions. Among the houses which were entirely burned, are Messrs. Mitchell & Headenburgh’s large coacli manufac tory, Capt. Gillespie’s Washington Hotel, Mr. Turnbull’s coach manufactory, Ward & Huff’s cap factory, Alderman Kinny’s hardware store, Mr. King’s hardware and silver plate manufacto ry, Johnson & Cory’s grocery, besides a great many others, in all about 60 houses! By this melancholy occurrence a large number of mechan ics and artisans have been thrown out of employ ment. The loss is estimated variously from $200,000 to $500,000. Market-street, above and below, was literally strewed with merchandize and household goods. • The New York Journal of Commerce, second edition, of last Saturday, says;—“ Money is quite scarce to day, and Money Stocks lower than at any time before.” The Times of the same date says :—“ The Money market, we are happy to learn, is likely, very soon, to become perfectly easy. Our De posite Banks, lor the last day or two, have dis counted with extreme liberality, and to an amount far exceeding their receipts.” “ New-York, Oct. 29. “ The failures have been numerous, but happily they are of persons of little consequence to the mercantile community. There is no parallel to the pressure of our Money market. Confidence is not however shaken. The Elections in Ohio, have terminated in the choice of 17 Whigs and 7 Van Buren Members to Congress. The State Senate is equally divi ded. The Whigs have from 2to 4 majority in tho House. Messrs. R. R. Fi- 1.leu, C. Campbell, and J. H. Campbell; of this State, arrived at New York on the 27th ult in the packet ship Tarenlo, from London. Twenty-five J.ives lost in the St. Lawrence, Foist Du Lie, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1836. Between 6 o’clock last evening and 6 this morn ing, a gale was experienced from S. E. upon Lake St. 1 eters s, so violent that four rafts have been completely broken up, and caused tho loss of 25 lives. One raft of red and white pine, belonging to Messrs Poupard and Raymond, totally wrecked, trom which 12 men were lost, among whom were 2 brothers of Mr. Raymond. Another raft, the property of Messrs, Rogers and Thompson, of Perth, was this morning found scattered upon the beach, and all the crew, 13 in number, have perished, 5 of the latter crew were found this morning upon the shore at this place, in an awful state ol mulillation, amongst whom was the pilot, Jeremiah Campbell, one of tho oldest and most experienced pilots on tho river. (IftCA A.vn Sciievkctadx Rail Road.— Tho receipts of this Company, from the 2d of August to the 23d of October (81 days) amounted to $115,000. From the Jacksonville Courier, Oct. 27M. ARMY MOVEMENTS. Gov. Call at tho head of the Tennessee Volun teers, 1250 in number, and 125 Floradians, has been to tho Withlacoochec and returned. From the information obtained, his ofliccrs are satisfied that he will be able to terminate the war in a short time after ho takes tho field again. The Indian squaws taken on their march to the Withlacoo clioe, say, that sickness (tho measles probably) has proved very destructive during the past sum mer ; that tile Indians have “ died like sheep that Osceola is now sick; that ho left their camp the morning on which they were taken, on a lit ter to go and consult Micanopy. Thcv say that Maj. Pierce killed two chiefs at Fort Drane, and no plhers have been elected to fill their places. Tho Tennessee volunteers arc now at. Garcy’s Ferry on Black Creek, where they will remain until the Governor is ready to take the field a gain. Governor Call is now at Fort Drane with tho friendly Creeks and about two hundred regulars. Capt. Smith, with a portion of his company of Florida volunteers, while on a scout a few days since, fell in with a party of Indians at Sampson Pond, about 25 miles from Garcy’s Ferry, which Capt. Smith supposes to be tho same party that committed their depredations and barbarities in the vicinity of Jacksonville a shod time since. Tho Indians having penned about fifty head of hogs, passed through a Swamp a quarter of a mile in width. The Swamp being impassable for hor ses, Capt. Smith dismounted his men and look 13 of them, and, proceeding through tho Swamp, discovered the enemy’s camp on the other side. From finding some of their packs and other cir cumstances, they know the enemy had just left, and that in haste. Animated by the prospect of soon meeting the enemy, Capt. Smith, with his men, charged up the swamp a quarter of a mile further, when they received the fire of the enemy.—Nothing daunted j they immediately returned it. A firing was kept ! up at intervals on both sides for twenty or thirty ! 1 minutes, during which time the Indians wore I driven back a quarter of a mile into a dense i I swamp, three miles in extent. The little band made every exertion to bring the enemy into ac- ' tion again, hut to no purpose. The guides were ' consulted as to the possibility of hunting them t out. This was found impracticable, in conse quenco of the extent of the swamp, and its being . scarcely penetrable in the drvesl season. After remaining some time withom'being able to hear * any thing of the enemy, they returned without a finding any killed, though several must have been , wounded. None of Capt. Smith’, men were wounded. I Captain Smith gives his men great credit for their promptitude in obeying orders, and theca- v | gcrncis with which they met and rushed upon j 1 ! the enemy. i Capt. Smith, then a Lieutenant, heard the “In- j: | dians music*’ on the Withlacoochee, the 3lst of, ! December. He is one of the thirty-one that 1 made the memorable charge on which the safety ! 1 of the men under Gen. Clinch is supposed to have i Z. — Jacksonville Conner , 27 th nit • . FROM TAMPA 6aV. L earner Meridian, arrived at this place, (says the Apalachicola Gazelle, Oct, 19,) from : 1 Tampa B.y on Monday last. There had been, I no lighting in that quarter since our former dates, j , The deputation of friendly Indians which had: ! been sent out to hold a talk with the hostile*,’and ' induce them ta come to terms without further, 1 fighting,—or in other words, with a proposition ; to the’Serainole Chiefs, to buy them up, —had re turned to Tampa, without having been able to elfect any thing. Harjo, the bead of the deputa tion, reports that he found the Chiefs of the Sem inole* in a hammock within the Withlacoochee Swamp, which was surrounded on all sides by deep morasses, ponds, and an almost impracticable 1 undetbrnshwood, with, as he calculated, about j 3500 of their people, men, women and children, j On the proposal being made to Osceola to lay | I down his arms and retire to the Westward —the | reply was firmly and decisively—“ Never, the bind is ours, and we will die on it.” They boast ed of having beaten off other armies of the whites, and speak confidently of their ability to withstand < present preparations against them. AUGUST A: SATfItDAV, NOVEMBER 5, 18307 FOR CONGRESS, (Ta fill Gan. Coffee’s vacancy,J Col. WM. C. DAWSON, of Greene. IIEAI.TH OF AUGUSTA. Our city Sexton reports the deaths of thirty three persons in this city, during the month end ing Ist instant—l 9 whites and 14 blacks. HEALTH OF CHARLESTON. The Charleston Board of Health reports the deaths of thirty-one persons in that city during the week ending on Sunday the 31st ultimo— nine whiles, and 22 blacks. Os the deaths re ported, fifteen were by Cholera, and thirteen of this number were blacks. “ADDRESS ON EDUCATION, Delivered before the Phi Kappa and Demos theniun Societies of Franklin College, on the ith August, 183 G. By Cuaki.es J. Jenkins, u j member of the Denesthenian Society. Athens: j Printed at the Office of the “ Southern Danner.”' 183 G.” We have just had the pleasure of receiving through the Host Office, the above Address, the great merits of which we had the pleasure of re ferring to sometime ago, after attending its elo quent delivery. It is indeed, in the language of the Resolutions introduced by Professor Press ttr, (tendering the thanks of the Demoslhcnian Society to its author, & providing for the appoint ment ol a Committee to wail on him and request a copy for publication,) a “ chaste instructive, and eloquent” production ; and wo look forward with much pleasure to a perusal of it, at the first leisure moment, SOUTHERN SLAVERY. We recommend to our readers an extract of a letter from the Correspondent of the New York Express, dated at Columbia, S. C. and. signed “ A Northers Mas which will bo another column. It affords us great pleasure to notice such evidences of kind feeling among the people of the North, and such a disposition to do justice to us and out domestic institutions. Such men as the writer of this letter, are “ brethren” indeed, and entitled to the most affeciionatc pa ternal regard from the people of the South, who arc no less sensible of kindness, and ready to' re ciprocivic it, than resentful of wanton injury, and unfounded calumny. An interesting article from the Now York Cou rier & Enquirer, giving an account of an unsuc cessful attempt on the part of the Abolitionists (misnamed Philanthropists!) of Boston, to swindle a Southern man out of his properly, will also be found in our columns today, INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY. We would call the attention of the public, par ticularly the working classes, to the advertisement inserted in this mornings paper, of the Georgia Insurance and Trust Company, from which it will bo seen that the Directors have come to the resolution of receiving money on deposile for any term not less than sixty days, nor mote than 12 months, for which they will give transferable cer tificates bearing an interest of six per cent, per annum. The advantages of this arrangement, not only to the rich, but also to the poor, must bo obvious to every one. It effectually supplies the place of a Savings Institution, as by the adver tisement it will be seen that the sum is not speci fied, and five and ten dollars will he received as well as hundreds and thousands. For tho infor mation of those who wish to avail themselves of tho liberal offers of this institution, we will state, that its capital is $500,000 (all paid in) and that its stock, which originally cost SIOO, is now sell ing at $145 per share,— Constitutionalist of Thursday, THE FLORIDA WAR. The accounts which have lately been received from I iorida, of what lias already been accom plished, arc any thing but cheering; but the pa pers from that Territory speak with confidence that the war will be ended very speedily. We confess wo have very little hope of a speedy ter i ™>nation of this unfortunate train of events. Wo find in the last Tallahassee Floridian, an ac count of the late movements of the army under Gov. Call, which is substantially the same as j , * lat published in our paper of Saturday last; in addition to which it stales that a mounted volun- I tecr cor P s "’Us to bo raised at that place “ for a : lour of six weeks,” “ as it is confidently believed ; by the commanding General, that the war can he | before that period shall elapse.” I The same paper says, that “ The troops will remain about three weeks in quarters, to recruit, and will move again on the enemy as soon as supplies can be thrown into Fort Drance, and ' thence ta a post near the forks of the river : to ensure which, the most active measures are ta king, both by Gov. Call and Gen. Armstrong. Tho hoops are all in fine health, and will re- , turn with tenewed vigor to the strong hold ofthe ' enemy. The Tennessee Brigade with their brave 1 and gallant leader arc determined never to leave * the country until the war is over. From all tho intelligence received, both from ' the prisoners taken, and tie spies of Col. Lane, there is no doubt the whole body of tho Indians * arc and will remain in the forks ; their provisions ] are there—their fort is there, and they will make the last and only strong resistance there.” "1 “ About 600 fine horses sank on the march, for want of forage.” VVALDIE’S LIBRARY, PORTFOLIO, i c . The indefatigable Waldie still continues his judicious and energetic labors in behalf of the reading public. His Select Circulating Li- HHAiir, with its interesting and valuable compa nion, The Journal of Halles Lettres, still “goes ahead” in public estimation—net forgetting to bo always right,” or as nearly so as practicable. Its selections are excellent, as usual, and the cri tiques, tales, &c. of The Journal, able and in teresting, Ino last No. received contains, in the former, the commencement of Whaxall’s Memoirs, which will be a fine treat to its rea ders ; and, in the latter, the commencement of the Maison he Sante, or Madhouse, an excel- (■ lent tale by Mi. Grattan. The PorfFotio, too, continues with unabated interest and popularity; and in our advertising columns will bo scon Mr. Wai.dik’s Prospectus of another proposed work, entitled “ Walbie’s j Literar y Omnibus which is to consist of | “ New Books entire, Reviews, General Liters. | turc, and Scientific and Miscellaneous Intclli i gence.” The specimen No. of this work is now before us—printed with fine, clear type, on very superior paper, of large newspaper size—anil the 'first No. of the regular series is to be issued in January next. The character of the work is en tirely new, and its object is to publish the latest works, Novels, Tales, Voyages, Memoirs, Tra vels, &c. &c. in connexion with Reviews of new works, and the current news of the day, miscel laneous, literary, scientific, political, &<£ without taking any part in party politics. It will be pub lished weekly, at $3 per annum—s2,so to clubs of two, or to subscribers to the Library or Port Folio, though its matter will bo altogether differ-- ent from cither. Each yearly volume will con tain matter equal to two volumes of Rees’s Cy clopedia, and books which cost throe dollars will he furnished in it for about 25 cents. (Lj’Tho Prospectus referred to above is crowd ed out, hut shall be published in our next. _ • VAN BUREN AND ABOLITION. Mr. Forsyth, in reply to a letter from some political friends at Millcdgeville, enquiring his o pinions of the sentiments of Mr. Van Buren, in relation to abolition, says : “ My intimate acquaintance and constant in tercourse with Mr. Van Buren, for more than ten years, enables me to state to you, that his feel ings on the abolition question are similar to those of every honest man South of the Potomac who , holds in unqualified abhorrence the designs of tho abolitionists and the means pursued to accom plish them. He has faithfully exerted his per sonal and political influence to thwart them here tofore ; and,.l am sure, 10s intentions are ever to do so. If I had the smallest reason to doubt, that, if elected to the Presidency, his administra . lion would not conform in this matter to the wish es and interests of our State, he should receive, nothwithstandiug the personal relations between us, my most inveterate opposition. No one de serves to be supported here, whose opinions on that vital question are at all equivocal.” Is this the way in which “ Mr, FoiibttiiV visit to Georgia” is to be “ worth ten thousand votes to the Van Buren Ticket,” as stated by a Union man who had conversed with him, in Ma con I That this letter was designed to operate on the election, who can doubt, or that just n bout such a one was expected and desired by those who addressed him I Could it be pre sumed that he would write against Mr. Van Hu ron in his present positim, and after his past course 1 If ho agrees with “ every honest man south of the Potomac,” does every such man believe, with him, that Congress has the right to abolish slave ry in the District of Columbia ? Or is every such man a Missouri liestrictionist, or in favor of free negro suffrage ? “ No one deserves to be supported here, whose opinions on that vital question are at all equivo cal.”—Assuredly not—and as certainly he docs not. Are not his opinions equivocal 1 Mark those, and his acts, above referred to; and remem ber that while thus held up at tho South, as op posed to Abolidon, he is advocated at the North, as in favor of it. / As another evidence of this, read the following, from the N. V. Courier & Enquirer: “ (C/ - One of the arts of tho Globe and its kindred Van Buren prints, is to hold ijp Mr. Van Buren at the South as the friend of Slave ry, and the enemy of tho Abolitionists ; while at tho North, ho is referred to by them as the on ly candidate for the Presidency who will in part at least, carry out their principles, by using the influence of his station if elected, to abolish Sla very in the District of Columbia. What his real opinions are, no one who knows him as wel! as we do, will pretend to say; though there is no doubt that at the North, ho and his friends, are courting Mr. Tappan and his associates.” The editor concludes the above, as he says “for the especial benefit of the Van Buren Abolition ists of the North,” with some paragraphs from the Globe, setting forth Mr. Vau Buren as inimi cal to the Abolitionists. “ A poor devil of a loafer was brought before • police court, at Baltimore, on Friday, charged with the awful offence of sleeping in a lumber yard. When asked what business he had there, he said that he went to sleep in an alley, but a young fellow coming in, tumbled over him, and when he picked himseli up, he kicked him out, and then he went to bunk under a stall in the market, and a watchman told him to take his car cass out of that, and then ho went to a lumber yard, and Was trying tho horizonal on a pile of boards, when another watchman took him to tho' watch house, and he contrived at last to gel a comfortable snooze. He told his story with so much simplicity, that it melted the heart of jus tice, and he was dismissed pro. tem.” Dismissed pro. tcm. by the clemency of Justice ! That is, we presume, until he is again caught in the horrid crime of lodging on the bare ground, with tho sky for a covering. Here is a pspr wretch, who has no right, according to the con stituted authorities of Baltingor., to the use of cither the earth or the air, within their jurisdic tion. He is kicked out of the market, out ofthe lumber yard, and out of the street—and if he hail gone into a field, we suppose he would have been kicked out of it also, as too luxurious a resting place. Vet probably this same creature, when ever a mob is to be raised to burn a convent, to make a procession of the Democratic Republican Party, or to rescue a slave from his Southern master, is among the very first to shout for “Van Buren and Liberty,” and to, sing “ Hail Colum bia, happy land Columbia Telescope. Is the situation of such a freeman, better than ' that ofthe well-fed, well-clothed, well-housed, and well-protected Southern slaves ’ — Ed. Chronicle- Camden and Philadelphia Races. Last day. —The concourse of visitors yesterday at the races was very great, and a large porportion of ladies were present. The stands were crowded, and the., whole ground presented an animating spectacle, being crowded with spectators and vehicles of every description. Every thing passed off well, and the sports concluded in a gratifying manner. The following is the result of the races of the day: Jockey Club Purse, SIOO0 — four mile heats. Col. W. R. Johnson’s b. m. Atalanta, by Industry, dam Rattler, 4 years old, I 1 R. Tillotson’s c. h. Post Boy, by Henry, dam Duroc, 5 years old, _ 2 2 James F. Garrison’s bh. c. Cippus, by In dustry, dam Mark Anthony, 4 years old, . dist. Time—Bm. ss.—Bra 14*.