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®t)e iUatcljman. J. M. CHRISTY, EDITOR. From the Savannah Republican. THB NA.TURALIZA.TiON QUESTION. The question as to how far the righ to grant citizenship to aliens was conj trolled by the Constitoional provision which provides that Congress shall have power to pass general naturalisation laws has lately been much agitated. We some time back expressed our opinion that the? power of conferring citizenship rested in the general government and not in the States. We see some valua ble evidence on this point has lately been brought to light. The question of the exercise of the power on the part of a State, was raised in the Senate of the United State as far back as 1826. It was supported in the affirmative by Mr. Preston, of South Carolina, Mr. Porter, of Louisiana, and others; but denied by Mr. Calhoun, supported by many able men of that day. The argument of Mr. Calhoun is conclusive. We quote from him. “ Allien atul citizen are co-relatve terms, and stand the contradistinction to each other. They, of course, cannot co exist. They are, in fact, so opposite in their nature, that we conceive of ope but in contradi: 'Miction to the othere Thus far, all must he agreed. My next, step is not less certain. The Constitution confers on Congress the authority to pass universal laws of naurulizntiou. This will not be ques tioned ; tier will it be, that the effect of naturalization is to remove alienage. To remove alienage is, simply to put the foreigner i t tlie condition of a native born. To this extent the act of natura lization goes, and no further. The next position I assume is no less certain ; that when Congress has exer cised its authority by passing a uniform law of naturalization (as it has,) it ex cludes tuv. right of exercising a similiar authority oil the part of the State?. To suppose that the States could pass na turalization acts of their own, after Con gress had pa-sed an uniform law of naturalization, would be to make the pro visions of the Constitution nugatory. I am now prepared to decide the ques tion which tny colleague has raised. 1 have shown that a citizen is not an alien, and that alienage is an insuperable bar rier, till removed, to citizenship ; and that it can only be removed by comply ing with the act of Congress. It fol lows, of course, that a State cannot, of its o>vn authority make an alien a citi zen without such compliance. The general practice of nearly all the States of the Union is in accordance with Mr. Calhoun’s decision. If Congress were to change the naturalization laws to-morrow that change would be effec tual in deciding the terms upon which aliens arc to be admitted to citizenship in nearly all the States, simply because the constitutions of those States pre- scriblc United States citizenship as a pre- requisite of S tate citizenship. TROUP AND LAFAYETTE. When the Marquis de LaFayette visit ed the United-States, George M. Troup was Governor of Georgia. He received him at Savannah, and, surrounded by his aids and an immense concourse of people, conducted him to the capital, where admirers of the nation’s guest had congregated to do him honor from every part of the state. At The dinner given in his honor, tables were spread cm the campus on the east of the capi tal—Governor Troup presiding with' LaFayette upon his right hand and his son on his left hand. At the feast, it was announced that the Governor would give a toast: silence reigned supreme, when Troup arose and in a stentorian voice, which reached the extremest verge of the vast multitude, said : 11 ‘A.union of all hearts to honor the nation’s guest; a union of all heads to promote the country’s good.’’ We doubt if the visit of LaFayette, which called out so many good things, produced anything equal to this toast of the G.nernor of Georgia. ATHENS, GA. THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 22, 1855. gar Mr. Wiixiam Doits*, of Atlanta, f» oor au thorized Agent in Cherokee Georgia. is Died, and may at all times be seen Room of Prof. Hoixowav, 944 Strand, __ Thisi at I London E^The Editor is absent—gone to Walton Court—and hopes his readers will excuse any short-comings they may discover in the present issue. EP’See in Another column the Grand Jury Presentments of this county. By the way, We wender that the Grand Ju ries of all the bounties in this circuit do not publish their presentments. It is, we believe, very generally done in other circuits. They usually contain such information as the people ought to be in possession of. . E^We welcome back to our ex change list the Columbia (S C.) Banner, the publication of which wa3 suspended for a season by the disastrous fire which laid in ruins the extensive printing es tablishment of R. W, Gibbes & Co. The proprietor deserve great credit for the promptness with which they have resumed the publication of this excel lent paper. THE REV. MR. CRUMLEY. This gentleman, so favorably known in this community, has been in our ra'.dst for several days past, soliciting aid to enable his denomination to repair their church building, which suffered very much, in common with Savannah gene rally, during the storm of last summer. From what we can learn, his visit has been very far from fruitless, though we cannot record his exact success. We had the privilege of listening Sunday evening, to a recital of various incidents coming under the observation of this truly self-denying and worthy di- ciple of his Master v e shall not attempt to rehearse one of them, but would sim ply observe, that our feelings, like those of the large and attentive audience al ternated between a burning sympathy, horror and extreme disgust —this latter, at the exposure pf human character un der peculiar circumstances. At the time the gale was at its worst,the epidemic was also severest—the last public light was extinguished and the last morsel of bread eaten. 52 deaths the 12th of Sept, was the largest bill of mortality furnished by any other day. It is supposed there were at least 1500 persons died during the season of dis tress. But the sufferings of our sister city, as this gentleman remarked, can be but feebly portrayed by language and at this distance. We wish the speaker continued usefulness, and his city, a to tal recovery and a bright and glorious future, At .i recent election in a Northern Stale, a lad presented himself at the poll? to cluim : the benefit of the elective fYatuliiso. * ■ Feeling u deep interest in a favorite CAmli late, the father was evidently op posed to the hoy's .preference, stood at the hail ;t box, and chafienged his right to vote, on the ground of his not being of. age. The young man declared that lie was twenty-one years old; that he knew it. and that he .'-insisted upon his right. The father becoming indignant, and uhliing, lip: saying is, to “ bluff h in til, ’ before thci'rtsppctoi's: “ Now, Rob, will yc'U' slahd.np there and con tradict the? .’DqnY I know how old you are ? wn.-n't t there'?” Rub loukedvhis.contemn: for the old man ns he replied— *■ Thun deration! ’sposc you was, wasn’t 1 there loo?'* I bis settled the sire, and in went the scion's rote. pjiSI KNOW-NOTHING. Some of the National Era’s coadju tors having charged that the Know-No thing movement originated with King George IH. and others averred that the Hartford-Convemion-Federalists set the ball in motion, we would call their at tention to the following opinions expres sed by the “Father of his country.” These extracts are copied from Sparks’ publication of the Washington papers, and their authenticity will not be ques tioned. y- Was George Washington an intole rant bigot ? Was he a traitor 1 Was he an enemy to the public liberties. Was he not rather not only the purest patriot that ever lived, but also “a friend of mankind,”as Benjamin Franklin desig nated him.’ This “friend of mankind” raised his warning voice against the dan ger offoreign influence in this country. Let not his countrymen pass it by un heeded. Nor was he alone in this: Jefferson, Jackson,Harrison,Clay, Web ster, Madison, and a host of the high- test names recorded in our nation's his tory, did the same thing. As to the principles upon which this mysterious Order is believed to be or ganized having originated in modem times, those who so believe exhibit the most inexcusable ignorance. These principles were more stringently laid down in the Mosaic law than the most rabid Know-Nothing ever dreamed of carrying out in this country. Bat read what George Washington said in relation to foreign influence, the appointment of foreigners to office, &c Morristown, May 17th, 1777. To Richard Henry Lee—Dear sir ; I take the liberty to ask you what Con gress expect I am to do with the many foreigners they have at different times promoted to the rank of officers and, by their last resolve, two to that of Co lonel ? These men' have no attachment to the country, farther than interest binds them. Our officers think it ex tremely hard, after they have toiled in the service, and have sustained many losses, to have strangers put over them whose merits, perhaps are not equal to theiro wn, but whose effrontery will take no denial. * * * It is by the zeal and activity of our own people that the cause must'be supported, and not by a few hungry adventurers. * * *- I am, &c. G. WASHINGTON. "CVol.IV. p.432.J Middlebank, June 1, 1777, To the Same. You will, before this can reach you, have seen Monseur De- condary; what his real expectations were, I do not know, but I fear if his appointment is equal to what I have been told is his expectation, it will be attended with unhappy consequences, to say nothing of the policy of entrust ing a deparmeut on the execution ol which the salvation of the army depends, to a foreigner, who has no other tie to hind him to the interest of the counry than honor. I would beg leave to ob serve that by putting Mr. D. at the head of the artillery, you will lose a very valuble officer in General Knox who is a man of great military standing, Sound judgment and clear conception, who will resign if any one is put over him. * * lam,&c G. WASHINGTON rv„i AAk i ^ « vit iV j 44u.J Rom those which govern the rest. Adue. 1 am, most sincerely yours, G. WASHINGTON. Philadelphia, Nov. 17,1700. To John Aj)AMs, Vice President of the 'U. S. Dear sir :—* * * Sly opinion with respect to immigration is, that except of useful mechanics and some particular description of men and professions, there is no use of encoura gement I am, etc. G. WASHINGTON. Mt. Vernon, Jan. 19, 1790. To J. Q. Adams, American Minis ter at Berlin.—Sir—* * .* You know, my good sir, that it is not the policy of this government to employ foreigners when it can well be avoided, either in the civil or military walks of life! * * There is a species of self-impertance in all foreign officers,that. cannot be gratifi ed without doing injustice to meritorious characters among our own countrymen, who conceive, and justly,where there is no great preponderance of experience or merit, that they are entitled to all the offices in the gift of their government. I am, etc, G WASHINGTON. [Vol XL p. 392.] Same date to a foreigner appliying fur ofliee : Dear Sit:—* * * It does not ac cord with the policy of this government to bestow offices, civil or military, upon foreigners, to the exclusion of our own citizens. Yours, etc. G. WASHINGTON. War Department, Feb. 4th, 1799. Instructions of the Secretary of War to the inspector General « * * For the cavalry, for the regulations restrict the recruiting offi cers to engage none except natives for this corps, and these only as from their known character and fidelity may be trusted. EARLY TIMES IN CHEROKEE. We are indebted to a venerable friend for calling our attention to the following letter, written in 1797, by Col. Benja min Hawkins, and recently published, for the first time, in the Marietta Geor gian. Our correspondent, in his note to us mys : “ I removed to the Cheroke Na tion (now Forsyth county) in 1816, as a licensed trader, and remained with the <5herokees some twenty years—du ring which time l learned to speak their tongue and became acquinted with most of their people. Sarah Waters I did not know, bnt Sally Hens I knew well. She lived in what is now Cass County, about half a mile below where the rail road crosses the Etowah river. She was half-blood Cherokee and half white —a woman of good sense and good character; as much so as her situation would permit...... Many of the Chero- kees at that day were sensible, honest fc^See the advertisement of Messrs. Tinley & Herron,Forwarding and Com mission Merchants, at Charleston, S. C. From a long acquaintance with the senior partner of tlit firm, we feel no hesitancy in cordially commending their establishment to the attention of busi ness men—satisfied as we are, that all business entrusted to them will be con ducted in a prompt energetic and busi ness-like manner. “The Mysteries op Trade."—Our friend from W n told a good story the other day of a pack pedlcr who was exposing certqjn wares for sale at auc tion not a thousand miles from here. Mounting his stand, he commenced, “ShcnteelmcnS; here is one very splen The young man has been educated in England, under the direction of his fath er, and now resides in Georgia. My other interpreter was a fine young widow, sixteen years old, who surprised me by speaking correct English, and saying she was proud of my having selected her with Mrs. Waters, to explain the benevolent views of the United States to her countrywomen. In the evening 1 visited the old men and women in the hothouse, and remained three hours with them. They enquired with much anxiety into their future prospects. I explained the object of my mission, my love for the red women and determina tion, if practicable, to better their situa tion. They expressed much satisfaction that they might remain in their towns in peace, and that the government meant seriously to assist them. They would follow the advice of their great father, General Washington. They would plant cotton, and learn to spin and weave it, and they hoped I would get some wheels and cards for them as they should be ready for them. They could make corn enough, and were wi'ling to labor, if they could be directed to turn it to ac count. The next day I was visited by all the women in the town, and I had a long and interesting conversation with them. They informed me that they performed almost ail the labor themselves : that the men assisted but little, and that in the com. They generally made plenty of corn, swee: potatoes, pumpkins, beans, ground peas, cymbiins, water and musk melons, gourds, coleworts and onions; they had planted some cotton; made su gar, hair baskets, sifters, earthern pots and pans. They had some hogs, cattle and poultry. That the men hunted in the proper season, and aided them with skins, to procure clothing and blankets, such as I saw: but that this was not sufficient to make them comfortable, and the poor old men, women and chil dren, were under the necessity of sleep ing as I saw them, almost all of them, naked in the hot-house. That they suf fered much for the want of salt; that they used but little from necessity, and when they were able to provide them selves plentifully with meat, they were unable to preserve it for the want of salt. In the evening they told me that many men had been sent into their na tion to their chiefs, but I was the first who thought it worth the while to exam ine into the situation of the women. I had addressed myself to them, and talked freely and kindly to them, and they were sure I meant to better their condition.— They would follow my advice; they said they were healthy ; lived to old age ; some few had had the ague and fever ; but that generally speaking they were never too unwell to labor. When they bore children, they were their own mid wifes, could most of them turn out the next day after they had delivered them selves, and pursue their ordinary occupa tions. They bathed every me ruing in cold water, which made them healthy, and they some of them suffered much anxiety of mind from the neglect of their hasbauds* who were given to change, and would often put them away without THE PEOPLE MOVING. We expressed the hope, last week, that the People would take in hand the nomi nation of a suitable candidate for Go vernor, in opposition to the present in cumbent, who.it is understood, will be the nominee of the “ re-united Democracy,” without knowing at the time that a movement had been made in that direc tion. We subjoin the proceedings of a meet ing of the people of Newton, recently held at Covington. It will be seen that they express a preference for the Hon. C. J. Jenkins. , . . , assigning any cause. In such cases som e and kind. Some of the females were had destroyed the fruit of such a con Woman’s Mission.—A distinguished preacher thus sums up the. history of a woman who had been called to her long home : “Sin: ate, she drank, she slept, she dressed, she danced, she died.’' The Li y says that this is the history of the mass of women, but we think some important chapters are left out. The mass of woman are born, goto a boarding school, get married, go to chuich, bring up a family, and die after that; and our opinion is. that any one who eats well, and drinks well, and dies well, has done more for tho world than many distinguished people succeed in do ng. If, in addition to this, she is born well,goes to school well,and brings up a family well, she has been a public Ipncfactor of no ordinary kind. most important >11, is that did pocket : hanchief; how much am I offered for r it ?;TlVe Cent! five cent! ffitary council entirely into the hanijg fif White Plains, July 24, 1788. To Gov. Morris Esq.—Dear sir:— The design of this is to touch cursorily upon a subject of very much importance to the well being of these States; much more so than will appear at first view. I mean the appointment of so many for eigners to office of high rank and trust in our service. The lavish manner in which rank has hitherto been bestowed on these gentlemen, will certainly be produc tive of one or the other of two evils, either to make us despicable in the eyes of Europe, or became a means of pour ing them in upon us like a torrent, and adding to our present burden. But it is neither the expense or trou ble of them I most dread; there is an evil more extensive in its nature and fatal in its consequences to be appre hended, and that is the driving of all our officers out of the service, and throw ing not only our own army, but our mi- shcostagoin at five cent* Vereisthat shenteelman vat I see blow bis uose wit his coat sleeve toder day 1 Five Cent! five cent! goin r goin at only five cent— one very fine silk hanchief! goin, goin gone, to Mr. Cash, “at five cent.” (A voice in the crowd—I don’t see how he can sell at that price.”) “O, I manage dat very easy—I hash von proder at de Norl vot can steal more dan I can sell at any bricc.” The Trustees of the United States Hank announce that no claims against that institution will be received after the 16th of April next, and. that they will proceed to make a final dividend to the creditors. At ft m eting of the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina College held on Thursday, it was determined to rebuild the old College Chapel and the east wing, that were destroyed by the late The new cetatre building will pro be so constructed, says the Colura‘? 'Unci, as toi be applicable to otlier than those of a chape foreigners. The officers, my dear sir, on whom you m ust depend for the defence of this cause, distinguished,by length of service and military merit, will not submit much, if any longer, to the unnatural promo, tion of men over them, who have no thing more than a little plausibility, un bounded pride and ambition and a per severance in the application to support their pretensions, not to be resisted but by uncommon firmness ; men who, in the first instance, tell you they wish for nothing more than the honor of serving in so glorious a cause as volunteers, the next day solicit rank without pay ; the day following want money advanced to them, and in the course of a week want farther protection. The expediency and policy of the measure requires to be honest and virtuous, perhaps, as any other people. Sally Hews (Hughes?) was of that class. Some of them, how ever, were as base as people could be.” From the Cherokee Georgian A RELIC OF THE OLDEN TIME. Tho following letter is from the orig inal manuscript, handed us by a friend, written by Benjamin Hawkins, well known in the history of Georgia as an Indian Agent. It will be read with in terest by the Citizens of Cherokee Geor gia, who now inhabit a country, which at the date of the letter was the hunting ground of the Cherokees. The only part of the letter which excited our wonder is that the writer, (an old bachelor)— should have won so much upon the re gard of nature’s dames—the squaWS, Fort Fidius, 4th of March, 1797, How, my most estimable friend, could you bestow ten lines of compliment on an old bachelor and a long chapter on mor als from your di ooping melancholy city ? —on one who has traversed the Chero kee mountains, and Creek hills, for four months, without a tent with but one bear skin and two blankets, and has not suffered himself to be stopped by rivers, rain or snow. Can such a man, who is easy and independent in his cir cumstances, be in his senses ? He does not want money, and he has the happi ness of being one among a few chosen friends who justly estimate each other.— Hear a nafratiy? which must explain this enigma :— Friday, 1st December, I sat out for Etawwau (Etowah.—Ed.) and arrived there cold, wet and hungry. I had dis missed my pilot and interpreter, and depended on the directions of an In dian, who pointed out my way for me, and informed me of two women—Sarah Watson and Sally Hews—both half- breeds, who spokeEnglish well, f missed the path, and travelling through the woods, entered the town at the opposite end from that intended. Here I applied to 8 or 10 persons before I could get one to direct me to the interpreters; and this was an aged woman. She conduct ed me to the house of Ogoseetah, a prin cipal chief: his wife received me kind ly, and sent imm jdiately for Sarah Wa ters. She arrived, I informed, her who considered, and whether it is consistent 1 was and what I wanted. She inter- with justice or prudence to promote these military fortune hunters at the hazard of our army. Baron Stuben, I now find is also wanting to quit his inspectorship for a command in the line. This will be pro ductive of much discontent. In a word, although I think the Baron an excellent officer I do most devoutly wish that we had not a single foreigner among us, except the Marquis de Lafayette, who adts upon very different principles nection, some had brought their pride in aid of them, and surmounted the insult, and some had fallen a prey to the con stancy cf affection, and died of their own hands. In every house I enter, 1 find the chil dren extremely alarmed at the sight of tP.S, and many of them scream out. Yet when they are informed who I am, they execute any order 1 give, with eagerness. I inquired particularly of the motheis what could be the reason of* this. They answered that this town was the remains of several towns formerly settled on Tu- galo and Keowee, who had been much harrassed by the whites; that the old people remembered their former situa tion and sufferings, and frequently spoke of them : that these tales were listened to by the children, and made an impres sion which showed itself in the manner I saw. “ I shall leave this in a few' days, and enter again the Cherokee country. I re ceived a few days past a new commission in company with General Perkins and General Winchester, to run the line be tween the citizens and Creeks, Chero kees and Chickasaws. This is as diffi cult a trust as has been vested in me, but if I live I will execute it. I have applied myself to learn the Creek tongue, and with some success. This I do by way of amusement. I am not yet mar ried ; nor do I smoke or drink.'— The Indians were-a little disappointed on this score, as w-ell as to find me speak ing my ntind frankly on all subjects, and uot suffer them to play the spoiled child. Pray remember me to the family where you are, to your son, your neighbors the Harrisons, Eastons, and all our dear friends. I have been talking all day with Indians, and close this at two in the morning. With sincere wishes that you may be come queen of Teutcohatches, I am Affectionately Yours, Benjamin Hawkins. PUBLIC MEETING IN NEWTON. A large number of the voters of New ton County met at Covington, on the 6th inst., pursuant' to notice. Gen. J- W. Williamson was called to preside, and W. W. Clarke, to act as Secretary. Major Zachry stated that the object of the meeting was to obtain a full and fair expression of the wish of the people, as to whom they preferred as their candi date in the approaching gubernatorial election, when the following preamble and resolutions were introduced by W. W. Clarke: Whereas, Old party issues have no -existence in the public mind, the old question being either obsolete, or kept alive by demagogues, for the sake alone of the spoils of party triumphs, and whereas it is of the utmost importance that the people proper of the South should, in the future, act as one man, to maintain and defend the Constitution as it is, the Union as it stands, and the rights of the States without diminution as guaranteed by the Constitution; and whereas, by the old method of ascertain ing public sentiment as to whom official honors shall be committed, the seeming public will is.often controlled by trick and tricksters, whereby the people are cheated out of their preference—and it being desirable that the people in their primary assemblies I’hould consult to gether and act for themselves, and it being desirable that a candidate for Governor should be elected, for whom all or most of old party men can freely cast thetr votes—it is therefore. Resolved, That we recommend each County in the State to hold a meeting, for the purpose of determining whom they prefer to rule over them. Resolved, That we request each Coun ty that agrees with us to forward us no tice of their action, and that when one third of the Counties have responded favorably, and united on some man to be run, that t'te Chairman of the meet ing appoint a committee of one from each Congressional District to inform the gentleman designated of his nomi nation and request his acceptance. After reading the Preamble and Re solutions, the Chairman made some ap propriate and favorable remarks. After considerable discussion, participated in by the Rev. McKindere, Tucker, P Reynolds, Wanson Glass, Felix Hard man, John Bass, Lewis Zachry, Ed ward Thomas, Richard L. Sims, Alfred Livingstone, and W. W. Clark, the mo tion was made to adopt the Pr amble and Resolutions, which was done with scarcely a dissenting voice. Major Zachry then offered the follow ing resolution, which was adopted with much enthusiasm ; Resolved, That among the many who would fill the Executive Chair with use fulness and honor, there is one whom we prefer—one who is most likely to tecociie party men. We beliebe that the name of Charles J. Jenkins, of Richmond, will be responded to not only by this, but every section of the State, as the man above all others to meet the crisis. Joiin W Williamson, Ch. W. W. Clark, Secretary. preted it »o her aunt, who kindly re plied—“ You must stay in the house where you are—it is yours. I will go to the town house; I have plenty for your horses, and- homminy, pork, fowls and potatoes for yourself. My husband will be proud of this visit when he re turns." I accepted her offer, and her niece consented to stay xSritli me while I remained. Mrs. Waters wds fbrtnerly a wife of (Joh Waters; of Georgia—has tvy9 childerq by Jiltii, a boy and a girl. jForrigti linos. L ATFRFROM EUROPE* ~ ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ASIA. The steamer Asia has arrived bring ing one week’s later news from Europe. LIVERPOOL MARKET. Liverhool, Feb. 3.—Cotton—Tho market was easier, and some circulars quote a decline of 1-16 to £d. Sales of the week 37,000 bales. Speculators took 1300 and exporters 4500 bales. Flour dull and corn had declined Is. Brown & Shipley quote cotton dull and that buyers demand a concession of &d-—others say l-16d. The market on Friday, 2d inst., closed dull with sales of 6,000 bales. Stock 420,000 bales including 195,000 bales of American. Milligan quotes Fair Orleans 5§d., Middling 5£d ; Fair Upland 5|d., Midr dling5d. Flonr 43s., Ohio 46s. White Corn 44s., yellow 43s. American stocks firm. Consols 91 J. POLITICAL.' The wh(Je of the English ministry, had resigned, and the impression pre vailed that either Clarendon, Palmers ton or Lansdowne would be Premier. LATER FROM MEXICO. In Mexico, at last, a new gafremt- meat has been established, although the old one stands, and will, as long as it may last, which cannot be very long, as it is entirely without means to live upon. The form of the new organization stands as follows: President, Alvarez, until the arrival of Ceballos; Finance, Haroy Tamirez; War. Youcz ; Inte rior, Payno. Santa Anna has granted an amnesty to all exiled individuals, from which Ce- ballos, Serna and O’Campo are exemp ted. General Woll has been recalled from the command at Matamorus. All Tehuantepec is under arms. The prefect of the same place was killed by the inhabitants, and soon the final stroke must take place. Some one hundred and sixty bales of smuggled goods have been confiscat ed at the Rio Grande. The specie Conducla arrived at Ve ra Cruz from city of Mexico, on the 6th inst. with $2,200,000. The schooner C. A. Libby, from La- Guna, reported twenty-eight vessels loading at that place, mostly for Euro pean ports. The barque Susan, from New-Orleans, had arrived. The French war steamer Acheron left Vera Cruz on the 7th, with 175 of the Guayamas prisoners, for Martinique via. Havana. On the night of the 1st instant, at half-past eleven, a shock of earthquake was felt at Vera Cruz, which lasted about two minutes. Ori the following night at the same hour, the shock was repeated, lasting about fifteen minutes. These shocks were felt at Jalapa, Al varado and the city of Mexico, but no damage was done. It will be remem bered that distinct shocks of earthquake were felt on the same nights at many points in New England, and also at Ha lifax. The Echo del Comercio, published at Vera Cruz, states that the insurgents had received a terrible blow at Zapot- Two thousand of them, led bv APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT By and with the advice and consent of the Senate, TUnm— w.ia «r. ** — . : i« Ltou) o« jiuiuAiUAf to ue re* ceiver of public moneys (A Montgomery, Alabama. George H. Ambrose, of Oregon Ter ritory, to be agent for the Indians in Oregon Territory. Nathan Olney, of Oregon Territory, to be agent for the Indians in Oregon Territory. Robert Renguerel, of Louisiana, to be register of the land office at Opelousas, Louisiana. Charles H. Morrison, of Louisiana, to be receiver of public moneys at Oua chita, Louisiana, vice Peyton G. King, resigned. Robert D. Haden, of Mississippi, to be receiver of public moneys at Columbus, Mississippi. William L. Caldwell, of Illinois to be receiver of public moneys at Shaw- | neetown, Illinois, vice Samuel K. Casey, resigned. Wanted Immediately.—Will some of our readers benefit the rest of man kind by inventing a method to make truth as agreeable as falsehood; a re ceipt for praising a pretty girl without giving offence to her older sisters; some way of collecting a small debt without having to earn the money a second time in the attempt; how to induce a constant reader of a newspaper to become a con stant subscriber; a plan of editing a newspaper without being considered dull by the giddy, frivolous by the “serious minded,“ unappreciated by three fourths, and cheated by the other quart 1 r! « - — Sting of a Bee.-Apply saieraitus wet. It is an excellent cure; This fact should be remembered when the stinging sea son comes or\ We learn that Orville A. Bull, Esq. of Troup, has been appointed by his Ex cellency, the Governor, to fill the va cancy occasioned by the resignation of Hon. Gbadiah Warner, Cf the Judgeship of the Coweta Circuit. To Make Tomato Wine.—Take small, ripe tomatoes, pick off the stems, put them into a basket or tub, wash dean, then mash well,and strain through a linen rac, (a bushel will make five gallons pure.) then add two and a half to three pounds of good brown sugar to each gallon ; then put it into a cask and let it ferment, as for raspberry wine. If two gallons of water be added to each bushel of tomatoes, tlie wine will be as good. • ’ --.• - - j, 'a J-r- • r Ian. three chiefs, were utterly defeated by a small number of Government troops. Desertions from the army had of late become frequent at the city of Mexico, and an order had been issued for the exercise of the greatest vigilance against parties suspected of enticing them away. Messrs. Di la Puerte and Nauleon have petitioned the supreme Govern ment for the special privilege of mak ing aerostratic experiments upon an en tirely new principle discovered by them selves. FURTHER BY THE ASIA. Halifax, Feb. 15. It is reported that considerable chang- ^ ‘jCrr. inxdc in the plarof attack ing Bevastcrpo'ii It is said the Allies will make a fttovt.T'cnt by land, and take a posiiiC? which will enai?. ,B to cut off the supplies which now reat “ t * ie Russian garrison by the new road from Inker man. The English have been compelled to give up the position in the lines to the French for want of men to defend them. . Sorties are made by the Russian every night, and ate, attended with considera ble loss on both sides. Jan. 15th—There was a continued fall of snow, until it reached p depth of four feet. Preparations to renew the bombardment, however, were pushed forward with activity. Jan. 17th.—The firing nearly suspend 3 ed on both sides. Both armies were seeking shelter from the snow. The health of the English troops was itn* proving. Jaft. 25th.—Fine weather agaih. Fhtl supplies of shot, shell and clothing have been received, but no huts yet for the soldiers. A galvanic apparatus for exploding twenty tons of powder, to be used in blowing up the Russian sbipa^ sunk in the channel, had arrived Balaklava. it \vftis expected that the explosion would unsettle the foundations of Forts Con* stantine and Alexander. Private despatches from London say that Lord John Russell resigned becausu Lord Aberdeen refused to recall Lord Raglan from the commaud of the arhiy at Sebastopol. Lord Palmerston declines to under take the formation of a new ministry, unless the Queen wi 1 guarantee certain things, which she refuses to do, l'anner’s bark is now understood to- be capitally adapted to the strawberry- Spread it completely on the soil; it will keep the fruit clean, and the soil moist, Tfcis i.i true in niching for the strawberry- Thcrc is no doubt of this.