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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D.. COTTIMG, Editor. o. 4.—NEW SERIES.] NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. teems: Published weekly at Three Dollars per arrmm, if paid at the time of subscribing; or Three. Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid till the expi* ration of six months. No paper, to be discontinued, unless at the option of the Editor, without the settlement of all arrearages. Advertisements, not exceeding one square, first insertion, Secenty-Jirc Cents; and for each sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be made of twenty-five per cent, to those who wlvertise by the year. Advertisements not -fuYiited when handed in, will be inserted till for bid, and charged accordingly. CP Letters, on business, must he post paid, to insure attention. .Vo communication. shall he published, unless ire are made acquainted with the name of the author. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad ministrators, and Guardians, are requited by law, to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sales of Personal Property must bo adver tised in like tnatmer, forty days. nffctice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell land or Ne groes, must be published weekly for four months; notice that application will be madoVor Letters of Administration, must he published thirty days; and Letters ol Dismission, six months. THE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN WILL FORWARD THE NAMES OF ANY WHO MAY WISH TO SUBSCRIBE t ■J. T. cjr G. 11. Wooten, A. D. Statham, Danburg, Mallorysville, 11. F. Tatom, Lineoln- Felix G. Edwards, Pc- ton, tersburg, Elbert, O. A. Lucl.ett, Crawford- Gen. Grier, Raytown, villc, Taliaferro, W. Davenport, Lexing- James Bell, Powelton, ton, Hancock, S'. J. Bush, Irwington, ■Wm. B. Nelms, Elber- Wilkinson, fen, Dr. Cain, Cambridge, John A. Simmons, Go- Abbeville Distrie", shen, Lincoln, South Carolina. *3—W^w^TTWßyaim.'.aji. 1 —tar Trji.muuutm. juiwa MISCELLANEOUS.^’ MATRIMONY. The following judicious remarks on this delicate and interesting subject, are from the pen of the experienced editor of the New t York Star : If what is called a clever woman, in the English acceptation of the term, should marry a man of inferior intellect, she must never, on any occasion, make him feel the disparity: on the contrary, she must respect his abilities herself, and make oth ers respect them. She will then discover many good and amiable points in his cha racter, which make up Jus deficiency of talent. If perchance in those rude times he should once come out of temper, she must meet him with smiles and cheerfulness rally him out of dull spirits, and thus give full scope to his recuperative energies.— Should he leave her alone at night*to the atres, soirees, clubs, and log cabin lect ures, she must not rail him out of the bad habit by sharp upbraidings when he returns home, but be always glad to see him, and at length he will bo flattered into the be lief that his society is preferred above all others, and his gallantry and affection will reciprocate the compliment by making bis wife tile companion of his pleasures. In short, to make matrimony happy the par ties must agree to think alike—to act in u nison—to respect each other, and be uni formly polite and civil, as we would to strangers —to banish all unpleasant topics —to yield to each other, and to he con tented with our lot. In this way, neither striving for the mastery, both may be hap py in the marriage state as can bo expect ed from any state or condition, surrounded by certain and unavoidable troubles in this life. LEGISLATIVE ELOQUENCE. The following is given as an actual speech made before the Tennessee Legis lature, by a Representative from Knox county. Fellow-Citizens : —I didn’t come here to make a speech at this time, but only jest to extinguish myself as a candidate. Gen tlemen, I am the floating candidate for the superfluous district, and I only want to make a few remarks at this time. A good many of you, gentlemen, has never seen me before, and I merely want to state my views upon the question to be agitated.— Gentlemen, I was born in the county of Sullivan, and feacht up in Knox, without parentage, and if it hadn’t a been for the goodness of God and several other gentle men, who tuck rno v when an. orphan boy at twelve years of age, anti gin me an educa tion, I might have been as ignorant as the common people, or you; gentlemen.— Gentlemen, my father was a patriarch,of the Revolution, &lam a patriarch. Gen tlemen, my father stained the walls of A meriea with his blood, and; when General Jackson killed the Indians at New Orleans, 1 I waded up to my knees in mud. Gentle men, lam opposed to Nullification. Gen tlemen, I would rather boa gallypot slave, than for to be a Nullifier. Gentlemen, I haint got time to give you my views now, and I will call upon you in a few days, but gentlemen there is a set of Beg Bugs, here who are a tryin to put me down, but gentlemen, I defy ’em. Gentlemen, I have always been for liberty, independence, and glory. Gentlemen, I hope to be delivered out of the hands of the bull-rushes. Gen tlemen, come over across the square, and take something, and we’ll get better ac quainted. WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA„) SEI’TEMKEIC 2-1, IKIO. | WEEP NOT FOR HIM THAT DlETil. by mrs. Norton. v “ Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that gucth away ; for he shall return no more, nor see his native j country.— Jeremiah, xxii. 10. \ Weep not for him that dioth- For ho sleeps, and is at rest,; And the conch'whereon lie lietli Is the green earth’s quiet breast; Hut weep for him who pineth On a tar land’s hateful shore, Who wearily declineth Where yo see his face no more I Weep not for him that, dioth, For friends are round his bed, And many a young lip eighetli When they name the early dead ; But weep for him thatliveth Where none will know or care, When the groan bis faint heart giveth Is the last sigh of despair. Weep not. for him dial dieth, For liis struggling soul is tree. And the world irona which it flieth Is a world of misery; But weep for him thatweareth The captive’s galling chain ; To the agony he bearetb, Death were but little pain. Weep not for him that dioth, For he hath ceased from tears, And a voice to his replieth Which he hath not heard for years ; But weep lor him who weepeth Gu that cold land’s cruel shore— Blest, blest is be that slcepcth— Weep for the dead no more ! AN OLD MAID. According to the Book of Jasner, recently published, Naomah, the daughter of Knock, was five hundred and eighty years old when she was married to Noah. A CHANCE FOR BACHELORS. By the late census.of Marblehead, Mass., it appears there are three hundred widows in that town. The population is 5,575. THE GREAT WEST. Itis computed that the “ Valley of the Mississippi,” including under this name the whole region whose waters flow into the ocean through that mighty river, contains 1,300,000 spuare miles, and its soil is re markably luxuriant and fertile. Its natu ral facilities for internal communication are probably unsurpassed in the world.— The steamboat which starts from the head waters of the Alleghany, may land its pas sengers at the distance ofsooo miles, at the sources of the Missouri, and this without approaching within a 1000 miles of the o eean, into which the waters of the Missis sippi ire discharged. At the close of the American revolution, there were no inhabitants in this vast region except the aborigines, and a few hunters and trappers. The whole country was a wilderness—a stranger to civilized life. In 1830, its population was 3,700,000, and it now probably numbers hard upon 5,000,- 000 souls. If this vast extent of country should become as thickly settled as Massa chusetts, it would contain 67,000,000. If it should he as populous as England and Wales, it.would number 179,000,000, and it'as populous as Holland, 200,000,000 — and the soil is so rich, and the country pro duces in such abundance every thing which contributes to the comforts of life, that it is impossible to predict the limits ofits popu lation.—Bos. Journal. OKRA COTTON. This species of cotton continues to grow in favor. It is extensively cultivated where it was first discovered, and is indisputably superior to all other varieties of the short staple. The yield to the acre is extraordi nary, and the staple astonishingly fine.— On good land the product is 2000 pounds to the acre.— Apalachicola Adv. ELECTION BETTING.. A law passed by the last Legislature of Virginia, to provent betting on elections, took effect on the Ist inst. It places that kind of betting on the footing of gambling, and we believe (says the Richmond Compi ler) prescribes similar punishments. An eastern paper, in speaking of the arri val of some great man, says, he was “ es corted from the boat by a great conflagra tion of people.” That was literally a warm reception. The Methuen Gazette propounds the fol lowing mathematical question : “ If a man is too poor to pay for a news paper, how manv dogs can lie afford to keep.” It was ascertained, while taking the census of the’ Fourteenth Ward in New York, that there are 991 white persons in the ward, over twenty vears of a<re, who can neither read nor write ! Beware of the man who habitually bor rows your newspaper, when he is able to subscribe for and pay for one himself. He will borrow your shirt or your tooth-brush next. Mr. John Looks, of Herkimer, N. Y., was knocked down and severely beaten by his wife, a few Sundays ago, forgently hint ing to her that she ought not to go to church barefooted. “ United we stafid—divided I fall,” as the drunken Locofoeo said to the post. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNINC. -s > vt ANTI-VAN BUREN TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT : WILLIAM H. HARRISON. FOR VICK I’ItESIDENT : JOHN TYLER. Old Wilkes Van IS nr at JYmni nation. [Election on the Fifth of October .] FOR SENATOR. WILLIAM Q. ANDERSON. FOR REPRESENTATIVES : ROBERT A. TOOMBS. JAMES N. WINGFIELD. JOHN T. WOOTEN. For Fongrcss. R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham, WILLIAM C. DA WSON, of Greene, JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup, EUGENIE'S A. NIS BET, of Bibb, LOTT WARREN, of Sumter, THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn, ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson, JAMES A. MERRt WETHER, of Putnam, THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee. IF©E (Os President, and Vice President.) ELECTION ON THE SECOND OF NOVEMBER. GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe, Gen. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden, Col. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee, Maj. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock, CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark, SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin, Gen. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass, Gen. W. W. EZZARD, of De Kalb, C. B. STRONG, of Bibb, J OHN Will TE HEAD, of Burke, Gen. E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. “ General Harrison has done more for his country, with less compensation for if, than any man living.” President. Madison. “ I profess to be somewhat acquainted with the history of General Harrison’s polilical, military, and private life. I ant his neighbor, and live in his county. As to his private file, I know of no stain that for a moment sullies him.” Dr. Duncan, of Ohio. * Colonel Richard M Johnson, now Vice Pre sident of I he United States, said, in Congress; “ Who is General Harrison I The son of one of the signers of the Declaration of Indepen dence, who spent, the greater part of his large fortune in redeeming the pledge he then gave, of his • fortune, life, and sacred honor,’ to se cure the liberties of his country. “ Os the career of General Harrison, I need not speak; the history of the West is his his tory. For forty years he has been identified with its interests, its perils, and its hopes. Universally beloved in the walks of peace, and distinguished by his ability in the coun cils of his country, he has been yet more illustriously distinguished in the field. Dur ing the late war, he was longer in actual service than any other General Officer; he was, perhaps, oftener in action than any one of them, and never sustained a defeat.” Colonel R. M. Johnson to General Harrison, July 4, 1813, says : “ We did not want to serve under cowards or traitors ; but, under one [Harrison] who had proved himself to he wise, prudent, and brave.” “ Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the. Stale, of Kentucky, That, in the lute campaign against, the Indians upon the Wabash, Governor William Henry Harrison lias behaved like a hero, a patriot, and a general; and that for his cool, delibe rate, skillful, and gallant conduct in the battle of Tippecanoe, he well deserves the warmest thanks of his country and his nation.” Legislature of Kentucky, Jan. 7, 1812. On the night before the final question on the Missouri restriction was taken, General Har rison was warned by one of his associates, that if he voted against the restriction, he would ruin his popularity at the North ; lie fearlessly replied : “ I have often risked my life in defence of my country —I will now risk my political po pularity in defence of the union.” In a speech at Cheviot, Ohio, on the 4th of July, 1333, General Harrison made .use of the follow ing language: “■There is, however, a subject now beginning to alarm them, in relation to which, if their alarm has any foundation, the relative situation in which they may stand to some of the States, will be the very reverse to what it now is. I allude to a supposed disposition in some individuals in the non-slaveholding States, to interfere with the slave population of the other States, for the pur- j pose of forcing their emancipation. h * * It there is any principle of the Constitution ol the United States less disputable Ilian any other, it is, that the slave population is under the exclusive control of the States which possess them. * * * * What must he the conse quence of an acknowledged violation of these rights, (ft >r every man of sense'must admit il to be so,) conjoined with an insulting interference with their domestic concerns I * * * * Is there a man vain enough to go to the land of Madison, of Macon, and of Crawford, and tell them that they either do nut understand the principles of the moral and political righted'man; or that, understanding, they disregard them I Can they address an argument to the interest, or fears of the enlightened population of the slave State.--, that has not occurred to themselves a thousand and a thousand times! To whom, then, are they to address themselves but to the slaves ! And what can be said to them, that will not load to an indiscriminate slaughter of every age and sex, and ultimately to uieir own destruction 1 Should there bp an incarnate devil who lias ima gined with approbation, such a catastrophe to his lellovv-citizens as I have described, lot him look to those for whose benefit he would produce it. * * * J will not stop to inquire into the motives of those who are engaged in this fatal and unconsti tutional project. There may he some who have embarked in it without properly considering its consequences, and who are actuated bv benevol ent and virtuous principles. But, if such there are, 1 am very certain that, should they continue their present course, their icllow-c.it i;tens will, ere long, ‘ curse the virtues which have undone their country.’ * * * * * * * * It I am correct in the principles here ad vanced, 1 support inv assertion, that the discus sion on the subject of emancipation in the iiou slaveholding States, is equally injurious to the slaves and their masters, and that it has no sanc sion in the principles ul'tlie Constitution.” On the subject of selling white men for debt, General Harrison says, in a letter to Mr. Pleasants: “ So far from being willing to sell men for debts, which they are unable to discharge, I am, and ever have been, opposed to all impri sonment fur debt.” In a letter, on the same subject, to the Editor of the Cincinnati Advertiser, lie says: “ Far from advocating the abominable prin ciples attributed to me by your correspondent, I think that imprisonment for debt, under any circumstance but those where fraud is alleged, is at wut with the best principles of our Con stitution, and ought to be abolished.” In a letter to the Hon. Sherrod Williams, dated “ North Bend, May 1,183 G,” General Harrison says: “ I have before me a newspaper, in which I am designated by its distinguished editor, ‘ the bank and federal candidate.’ 1 think it would puzzle the writer to adduce any act of my life which warrants him in identifying me with the interests of the first, or the politics of the latter.” In a speech, delivered at Vincennes, Indiana, (when General Harrison was before the people as a candidate for the Presidency,) speaking of the abolitionists, he says : “ I have now, fellow-citizens, a few words more to say on another subject, and which is, in my opinion, of more importance than any other that is now in the course of discussion in any part of the Union. 1 allude to the societies which have been formed, and the movements of certain individuals, in some of the States, in rela tion toa portion of the population in others. The conduct of these persons is the most dangerous, because their object is masked under the garb of disinterestedness and benevolence; and their course vindicated by arguments and propositions which in the abstract no one can deny. But, however fascinating may lie the dress with which their schemes are presented to their fellow citizens, with whatever purity of intention they may have been formed and sustained, they will be found to carry in their tram mischief to the whole Union, and horrors to a large portion of il which itis probable some of the projectors, and many of their supporters, have never thought of; the latter, the first in the series of evils winch are to spring from this source, are such as you have read of to have been perpetrated on trie (air plains of Italy and Gaul by the Scythian hordes of Atilla and Alaric ; and such as most of you ap prehended upon that memorable night, when the tomahawks and war-clubs of the followers of Te cumseh were rattling in your suburbs. I regard not the disavowals of any such intentions upon the part of the authors of these schemes, since, upon the examination of the publications which have been made, they will be found to contain every fact and every argument which would have been used if such had been their objects. lam certain that there is not in this assembly one of these deluded men, and there are lew within the bounds of the State. If then) are any, 1 would earnestly entreat them to forbear, to pa use in their career, and deliberately consider the conse quences of their conduct to the whole Union—-to the States more immediately interested, and to those for whose benefit they profess to act. That, the latter will be the victims of,the weak, injudi cious, presumptuous, and unconstitutional efforts to serve them, a thorough examination of I ho sub- | ject must convince them. The struggle (and struggle there must he) may commence with horrors such as I have described, but it will end with more firmly riveting die chains, or in the utter extirpation of those whose cause 1 iiey ad vocate. Am 1 wrong, follow-citizens, in apply ing the terms weak, presumptuous, and uncon stitutional, to the measures of the emancipators ! A slight examination will, 1 think, show that I am not.” General Win. H. II arrison says : “In all ages, and in all countries, it has been observed, that the cultivators of the soil are those who are the least willing to part, with their rights, and submit them to tho will of a master.” The following paragraph, from a memoir of General Harrison, by J. R. Jackson, Esq., bears valuable testimony to his religious character: “An incident which occurred at .Philadelphia, will serve to illustrate his character. On the evening preceding a Sabbath he was to spend in that city, two gentlemen waited on him, and stated, that there were two sects there, more nu merous than others ; and, therefore, it would be good policy in him to attend one of these sects in the morning and the other in the afternoon. ‘ Gentlemen,’ ho replied, ‘ I thank you sincerely for your kindness, but I have already promised to attend divine service to-morrow- ; and when 1 go to church; I go to worship God, and not to electioneer.’ PO LITICAL. From tlic Baltimore American. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTH WEST ERN STATES, BY THE VAN BU REN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM THOSE STATES. This document, which is of considerable length; appears in the Globe of the 25th ult.. and is signed by one member from each of the States addressed. The chief purport of the address is an at tempt. to identify Gen. Harrison and the Whigs with the Abolitionists. It is rather too late in the dav to undertake a thing of this sort, alter so many repeated efforts lor the same purpose have so signally failed. | The South is altogether satisfied on this subject. The result of tho elections in \ irginia last Spring, in Louisiana and in: North Carolina more recently, may be ta ken as proof of the fact, (’an the authors of this address expect to put forth the ques tion in any new light ! Or do they sup pose that the. authority of their names, and tho formal parade of a long document with an appendix of papers marked A. B. C. D. &c. signed by a committee, will influence men whose minds are already made up af ter a fair investigation of the subject ? Gen. Harrison's course in reference to the constitutional rights of the South, is pla ced beyond the reach of misrepresentation or doubt. The record of his votes on the Missouri Restriction, at. a time when the principles of political men were tried as by lire, stand, and will ever stand, as a token andti witness which no man can gainsay. He acted on that occasion like a man who knows what convictions of duty are, and who will not shrink from the straight line, let the sacrifice be what it may. “Mv vote against the restriction of Missouri in forming her constitution was not a conclu sive one,” hi’ says to his constituents— “there would have been time enough, had 1 continued to be a member, before the question was decided, for my constituents to have instructed me, and 1 should have rejoiced in any opportunity of sacrificing my seat to my principles, if they had in structed me in opposition to my construc tion of the constitution.” We regret to notice that the address of these gentlemen contains a sentence in re ference to Gen. Harrison, reading thus : “Ho has expressed no opinions on the sub ject (Abolitionism) upon which the South can rely, and stands ready to act with the one party or the other, as either may have a majority in Congress.” Such an asser tion can do little harm where the facts of the case are known. In his letter to Mr. Thomas Sloo of New Orleans, dated No vember 26,1826, Gen. Harrison says—“l do not believe that Congress can abolish slavery in the States, or in any manner in terfere with the property of the citizens in their slaves, but upon the application of the States, in which case and in no other, they might appropriate money to aid the I States so applying to get rid of their slaves. These opinions I have always held, and this was the ground upon which l voted a gainst the Missouri restrictions in the 15th Congress. The opinions given above are precisely those which were entertained by Mr. Madison and Mr. Jefferson.” He fur ther adds in the same letter —“ Ido not be lieve that Congress can abolish slavery m the District of Columbia, without the consent ofthe States of Virginia and Maryland-, and the people ofthe District.” The value of these declarations consists in tho fact that they arc perfectly in accor dance with Gen. Harrison’s previous con duct and avowed principles. lie refers to his course on the Missouri question as a thing well known. The address of these Van Buren gentle men goes on to say still further of Gen. Harrison : “ Indeed, from evidence, the truth of j which we do not doubt, it appears he has! recently declared; on more than one ocea- j sion, that he will not. veto any bill which j Congress may pass!” YVe know not what kind of evidence it is that seemed in the estimation of these : gentlemen to warrant such a preposterous | inference. If they had looked for authentic information on this point they might have found in one of Gen. Harrison’s own letters a declaration to the effect, “that in the ex ercise oftiie veto power, he should limit his rejection of bills—to first; such as are in his opinion unconstitutional ; second, such as tend to encroach on the . rights of the States or individuals ; third, such as in volving dee]) interests may, in his opinion, require more mature deliberation or refer ence to the will of the people, to be ascer tained at. the succeeding elections.” The Committee who published this ad dress will probably find it as difficult to shake the confidence of the South in Gen. Harrison’s principles in reference to South ern rights, as to make it appear that Mr. Van Buren’s notions on the same subject are sound and constitutional. GENERAL HARRISON AND COLO NEL CHRISTIE. At the late Whig Convention at Nash ville. Col. William Christie was one of the speakers We copy the following pas sages from his address : It is true my countrymen, that 1 had the honor of being by the side of the hero of Tippecanoe, during some of the most try ing periods of his military life, and I look upon the present moment, as one of the most happy of my existence, that I have Tl. J. it APPEL, Printer. been spared in common with my old corrii paniods in arnte, to be permitted to stand forth to-day, as a living witness of tho skill, the patient firmness, the patriotism, and the valor displayed by Gen. Harrison in times that tried men’s souls. (Shouts of applause.) It is trufc, fellow.citizens, that when the first gun Was fired upon Fort Meigs, by the enemy, at the commence ment of the seige, Harrison, called me to his side, (for I was acting Quarter Master, and had charge of all the public stores and flags) and said : “Sir, go and nail a ban ner upon every battery, where they shall wave, as long as an enemy is in view !” (Immense cheering.) I did go, and with this right hand, I did nail a flag upon ev ery battery, notone of which was struck, except by the balls ofthe enemy, until vic tory had perched upon them. (Tremen dous cheering.) 1 promised, fellow citizens, not to make a speech, (cries of go on—go on,) but I must take the liberty of explaining two or three facts connected’ with the seige, and which have not been, so far as I have seen, properly brought to light. By the special order of the General, I was at his side, night and day, during this memorable seige, and I am proud to de clare, in the presence of this great Conven tion, and to the world, that there was no skulking, no shrinking from danger, on his part, (applause,) hut On the contrary, his smile and encouraging countenance were seen in every part of the fort. His addresses to the soldiers from time to time were such as to inspire the most timid with confidence, and itis example in braving danger such as to give courage even to the coward, had one been present. But to the point. When the messenger, Lieut. Hamilton, from Gen. Green Clay ‘s crops of reinforce ment reached the fort, 1 uas present and heard every word that passed between him and the General. The plan of attack, for the purpose of relieving the fort, was the prompt and sole work of the General him self. There were British batteries on eith er side ofthe fort playing upon it by cross fire, the river intervening between those on one side, and tho fort and an open plain between us and tfit enemy's cannon on the other. The General was aware that the main force of the enemy on the opposite side of the river, was encamped near two miles below his batteries, in which there were only enough to man the :w; - He there fore sent an order to Go'ii. Clay, to land Dudley’s regiment bn th -site side Os the river from the fort, with directions to’ stormthc enemy’s batteries, to spike and cut down his cannon, retreat to their boats! and cross the river immediately to the fort, which, he observed, euld be dofte without the loss of a single man, and which must be done, as he had no force, which could be spared from the fort to send to their aid in case of need. It was also explained to the messenger, that a sortie wctild lie made from the fort at the same moment, and the batteries of I the enemy on the side of the plain be storm j ed. This was done in the most gallant style. Then it was, that the American | arms were completely victorious, and had : Col. Dudley obeyed the whole orders, sent j to him, as was expected, the sth of May 1813, would have been one of the most glorious days in the military history of the country during the last war. But fate de creed otherwise, at least so far as Col. Dud ley and his gallant regiment were concern ed ; for, after having executed the orders of his general by storming the batteries and spiking and cutting down the cannon, with out the loss of a man, the brave Dudley found himself incapable of drawing off the impetuous Kentuckians, who had not yet had an opportunity of engaging in battle. The result was, such as you all know, the total defeat and capture of his regiment by the British troops, who marched up after the destruction of the batteries, from their camp below, as was anticipated by Gen. Harrison, when he issued the order for the regiment to cross the river by all means immediately after executing their work. It may be well to observe here, that victo ry had crowned the sortie made from the fort, before the unfortunate issue on the opposite side of the river. lam perhaps, the only living witness, who heard the General deliver liis plans and orders to Lieutenant Hamilton, the messenger. Ev ery thingwas clearly explained,—the ab solute necessity of a prompt retreat on the part of Dudley after spiking tho enemy’s cannon, was pointed out. In the energetio manner, peculiar to the General himself, he said to Lieut. Hamilton : “Tell your commander, that these orders are to be o beyed, at the hazard of his life!” (Great applause.) From the Pilot. GOVERNOR TAZEWELL. The partizans of Mr. Van Buren having boasted that Gov. Tazewell had come out for Mr. Van Buren, and that his opinions would have great influence on the election, a committee waited on him to request him to preside at their District Convention, held on the 20th of July. Mr. T. declined, but expressed his decided preference for Mr. Van Buren. This has led to some conver sation ; and some have taken the liberty to doubt whether Mr. Van Buren will bemuch benefited by Mr. Tazewell’s preference. This, it seems, induced a certain Dr. I. P. Y'oung to write Mr. Tazewell a letter, to which Mr. Tazewell’s is a reply. The feeling in which that reply is written may be supposed from the following extract: [VOLUME XXVI.