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TH E TIMES. The union an J the sovereignty of ihe slates COLUMBUS, APRIL 8, 1840. From the Enquirer, of yesterday. COTTON. Bales. Receipts, week-ending April 3-- 1,037 Received previously .... 3-2.125 Total receipts - - 33 622 Total shipments - 29 .643 Stock on hand ----- 361!J Received same time last season - - - 47 746 Deficiency this year ... - 14,454 Price 9 to I.OJ cents. H3= We stop the press to inform our readers of the death of William Henry llakriso: President of the United States. The inform ation was received by mail this morning. He died April 4th—just one month after his inau guration. The Jeffersonian is disposed to think there will be a “flash in the pan.” Let him enjoy his repose—he will feel the fire soon. The Magnolia has again made its ap pearance upon our table, bringing along its usual quantity of interesting and ably writ ten articles. Mr. Pendleton, the Editor, cer tainly deserves much credit for the high im provements which is manifest in its appear ance and contents. The Knights of the Gol den Horse-Shoe, is continued in this number, and we do not consider ourselves flattering the author of this talented work, when we say it would bear comparison with the best works of our best authors. The fair daughters of the South are also lending assistance—several pieces highly creditable to themselves, make their debut in this number. On the whole we think the Magnolia equal if not superior, in point of literary attainment, to any Mag azine of its kind in the country. governor McDonald. His Excellency, Charles J. McDonald, ar rived in town, on Saturday last. lie returns to the seat of Government to day, his pres ence being immediately demanded. The hos pitality of our citizens have been tendered him, as will be seen by the following correspon dence. We like the doctrines set forth in the letter of the Governor, particularly. The patriot and gentleman exhibits itself in eve ry line. Columbus, April 6, IS4I. His Excellency C. J. McDonald ; Sir—The undersigned, a portion of your fellow-citizens in this place, beg leave to re quest the pleasure of participating with you of a public dinner, to be given as a testimonial of their regard and confidence. In soliciting your acceptance, we feel that we are discharg ing but an ordinary duty, when we assure you that the solicitude you have expressed pub licly and privately for the relief of the oppres sed and sufferingportion of your fellow-citizens, meets our cordial approbation. At a time when the Legislatures of the General and State Governments is ten ding to strengthen and elevate wealth and power, reckless of the interests of the poor and and dependant, it has afforded us gratification to find you, sir, standing forth, as Governor of Georgia, recommending a system of legislation calculated to sustain the weak and suffering portion of the people. In thus tendering you, in behalf of our fellow-citizens, this public en tertainment, we earnestly request your ac ceptance, and beg you to fix such a day as may suit your convenience, that our citizens may be enabled to testily personally the hearty welcome with w T hich they greet your visit to our city. Very sincerely, your ohd’t servants, Alfred Iverson, F. A. Nisbet, J. J. Boswell, Joseph Sturgis, Henry L. Benning, Seaborn Jones, Alex. Robinson, S. R. Bonner, Alex. McDougald, John Quin, R. A. Green, Horatio Smith. Columbus, 7th April, 1841. Gentlemen—l had the honor yesterday to receive your note in behalf of a portion of my fellow-citizens, of this place, inviting me to partake of a public dinner. I thank you for this pleasing testimonial of your partiality and confidence; but being called home by important duties, I am com pelled to decline your kind invitatiou. I am gratified that you approve a measure proposed by me to the last General Assembly, to save the people from the consequences of unforeseen misfortunes and Providential ca lamities, which they could not avert. By a concurrence of causes which could not be guarded against, in most parts of the State, the ordinary means of the people to meet their engagements were almost wholly cut off, and the daily sacrifices of property and the con stantly accumulating distresses of the people, shew that I was not mistaken in the necessity of some legitimate constitutional measure for their aid through the difficulties of this year- I cannot conceive that in a Government where one of the maxims of legislation should be, “ the greatest good to the greatest number,” without injury to the rights of any, the people should not have been protected from evils next in magnitude to pestilence or famine. But those who represented the people more direct ly willed it otherwise. Accept, gentlemen, for yourselves and those whom you represent, the assurance of my high regard and consideration. Charles j. McDonald. To Messrs. Alfred Iverson, F. A. Nisbet, J. .T. Boswell, Joseph Sturgis, Henry L. Benning, Seaborn Jones, Alexander J. Robinson, S. R. Bonner, Alexander McDougald, John Quin, R- A. Green, 11. Smith. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. Muscogee Superior Court, April 5, 1841. The Court having been organized, Major Philip 1. Schley announced to the same, in a pertinent and appropriate manner, the death of David Golightlv, Esq., when after which he introduced the following Preamble and Reso lutions,-which were unanimously adopted: When in the dispensations of an overruling Providence, one of ordinary talents or acquire ments, is swept from us by the besome of the king of terrors ; though partial aifection may lament the affliction, yet the void in society is 6c*on filled, and the waves of business or plea sure close the vacuum. But when one whose strong and vigorous mind, aided by an untiring industry and perseverance, had raised himself to an envied eminence in his professio .; whose mental powers were not his only recommeu dation; who with a vigorous and well cnltivated intellect, possessed the social qualities of our nature in a sufficient degree to temper the cold reserve, which is too often the concomi* tant of the student; who during a long and arduous professional intercourse in our city, won for himself, by his high sense of probity, the universal consent of our whole community !to the title of one of the “noblest works of j God.” When such an one is arrested in his bright career, by the ruthless sciinetar of dis ease, we cannot repress the emotions of regret and repining, which the unsophisticated aflec tions of our nature prompt to action. Such an one was our late brother and friend, David Go’ightly, Esq., who was taken from us on \\ ednesday, the 241 b ultimo, in the 35th year of his age. Be it therefore resolved, That in the decease of our late brother and friend David Golightly, Esq, the members of the Bar of the Chatta hoochee Circuit, the profession of which he was so bright an ornament, and our communi ty generally, have sustained a severe loss. Resolved, That as a testimonial of our es teem and regret for the memory and departure of our deceased brother, the members of the Bar and Officers of the Court, will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days; and that this Court do now adjourn for the day. Resolved, That the foregoing proceedings be entered upon the minutes of this Court; and the Clerk transmit a copy thereof to the rela tives of our deceased brother, with the sincere condolence of this Bar. Resolved, That the several editors in this city be requested by the Clerk to insert in their papers. Georgia. Muscogee County, ) Clerk’s Office Superior Court. ) The above and foregoing is a true copy from the minutes of the Superior Court of said county, April Gth, 1841. A. LEVISON, Clerk. • ET The Greenville Mountaineer will pleas e copy. The following letter was received by a young gentlemen of this city, somewhere a bout the first of April. Dear Nephew : I have not written to you since my last, before now, because as I moved from my former place of residence, I did not know’ w here a letter would find you, but I now with pleasure take my pen in hand to inform you of the melancholy death of your only liv ing uncle Kilpatrick. He died very suddenly last week, alter a lingering illness of live months. The poor man was in violent con vulsions all the while, laying perfectly quiet and speechless, all the while talking incoho rently, and calling for water. I had no oppor tunity of informing you of his death sooner, except I had written by last post, which went off two days before he died, and then you would have had postage to pay. lamat a loss to tell what his death was occasioned by, but I fear it was by his <ast illness, for he was never well two days together during the whole time of his confinement. Be that as it will, as soon as lie breathed his last, the Doctor gave over all hope of his recovery. I need not tell you any thing about his age, for you well know that in December next he would have been twenty-five years old lacking ten months, and had he lived till then he would then have been just six months dead. His property all de volves on his next of kin, who dkd some time ago, so that I expect it will be divided between us ; aud you know his property is something very considerable, for he had a fine estate which was sold to pay his debts, and the re mainder he lost in a horse-race; but it was the opinion of every body at the time, that he would have won the race if the horse he run against had not been too fast for him. I never saw a man, and the Doctor’s all say so, that observed directions and took medicine better than he did. He said he had as live drink gruel as wine, if it only had the same taste ; and would as soon take jalap as beef steak, if it had the same relish. But, poor soul, he will never eat or drink more, and you have not a living relation in the world, except, myself and your two cousins who were killed in the late war. I can’t dwell on this mourn ful subject, and shall seal my letter with black sealing wax, so I beg you not to break it when you open the letter; and don’t open it until three or four days after you receive it, by which time you will be prepared for the sor rowful tidings. When you come to this place stop, and don’t read any more until my next. Your affectionate Aunt, Polly Kilpatrick. P. S. Do not write me again till you receive this. Well! I declare I have succeeded, and made you an “ April Fool,” sure enough. “ Off with his Head !”—The following, is a copy of the note from the new Secretary of the Treasury to Mr. Shaw, late keeper of the light-Irouse at Lazaretto Point: “ Treasury Department, ) 13th March, 1841. £ Sir: Your services are no longer needed by the Government in keeping the light-house at Lazaretto Point. I am, respectfully, your ob’dt servant, T. EWING, Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. William Shaw, Light-house, Lazeretto Point, Baltimore.” This is quite laconic—much to the Point, and no doubt, as Mr. Ewing thinks, “short and sweet” But how far it comports with declarations of the Whig party about “no proscription,” the reader will see, when he ii informed that Mr. Shaw has eleven children! was born and raised in the Neck, not far from the light-house—his father and his whole fam ily were good patriots, and showed it during the last war; and besides these, he has the highest testimonials of the most recent date, and that, too, from Whig gentlemen, who had the best opportunities to know him. His sal ary as light-house keeper was *s3so! This is a sample of the course which is to be pur sued by the “no party,” “no proscription” Administration, by the party which has blus tered so loudly and largely against removals for opinion’s sake.—Baltimore Republican. New York and Virginia. —By the resig nation of the Govenor of Virginia, Lieuten ant Govenor Patton is left to perform the du ties of chief magistrate ad interim. The first official act of that gentlemen has been to issue his warrant for surrender of Robert F. Curry, the fugitive from justice in this State, the sur render of whom was refused by Gov. Gilmer. The Richmond Whig states that Gov. Pat ton has enclosed the warrant of Gov. Seward in a brief letter, containing a strong and deci ded remonstrance against the conduct of the Governor and Legislature ol New York as to fugitives from justice and fugitives slaves, with an earnest but respectful appeal to them to arrest the unhappy and dangerous collisions which must ensue from a perseverance in their assaults upon the rights of the State of Virginia and the other Southern States. “My dear, what shall we have for dinner to day ?” “One of your smiles,” replied the hus band, “I can dine on that any day.” But I can’t said the wife. “Then take this,” said he, giving her a kiss, and he departed for his office. He returned to dinner. “This stake is excellent,” said he “what did you pay for it ?” “A ‘ Mt I/"” gave me this morning,” said she. “You did ! said he, “then vou shall have m- r ket money the rest of the time.” I Correspondence of the Charleston Coi rler. WASHINGTON, March 30. The President has been quite indisposed and unable to attend to business, for the last two days. Mr. Webster has gone to New York to at tend to his father-in-law, Mr. Leroy, who is dangerously ill. Mr. Badger and Mr. Critten den have not yet returned. A number of diplomatic appointments will soon be announced—for Eng'and, Austria, &c. It. is now pretty certain that Col. Charles S. Todd will be sent to Austria. lie is every way qualified for the station by character and talents ; but it will be a signal disappointment to Mr. Jenifer, of Md., who had, with some reason, fixed upon that post for himself, and had accordingly declined a re-election to Con gress. As the representative of the Tobacco interest, not only in, but out of Congress, he had generally been designated as a suitable person for the mission. Mr. Robert Campbell, formerly a member of Congress from your State, but now a citizen of Alabama, is to have the Collectorship of Mobile. He was applicant for the Consulate at Havana, but that place had been promised to Mr. Calhoun, of Georgia. Tne elections in Virginia for Congress and the Legislature are looked upon with great interest. It will be a close contest. The re sult must be in the election of many conser vatives or impracticable whigs, whom the whigs denounce as worse than locos. Mr. Speaker Hunter, who has finally con sented to be again a candidate for Congress, will probably lose his election A whig can didate and also a loco candidate are in. nomina tion against him, and the whig will be elected by a plurality. There is already much speculation on the subject of the selection of a Speaker. Ido not know that any person representing the north ern whig interests will be elected. The signs are that there will be a majority in the House against what are commonly called the whig measures, a bank, a tariff, &c. In any event the whigs will be much divided from the start. Before the termination of the late session, a portion of the Clay whigs (so called) had agreed to support Mr. John White, a very able and worthy representative from Kentucky, for this office. A portion of the Southern whigs had proposed Mr. Dawson, of Georgia, another very respectable member. Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, as an experienced parliamen tarian, lias also been named and will no doubt command a strong vote. But, of late, it has been thought advisable by many persons, to take as a candidate, a member from Maryland, Mr. William Cost Johnson, who will unquestionably command a more general whig vote than any one who can be mentioned. He will unite the whole whig vote ; northern, southern and western. To a g-reat deal of experience in the chair, he adds uniform courtesy of deportment, independence, impartiality, decision and unwavering firm ness. In the stormy times that we are about to encounter, we want, as a Speaker, one who will have the energy and courage to enforce the rules of order and decorum, many of wh ch rules have, of late, become a dead letter. The Principle on which the Proscrip tion works. —We have felt it our duty to as certain the manner and grounds on which dismissions from office are made by the new Administration. For this purpose, we inquired of Judge Burchard the process of his removal. He was sent for by. Mr. Ewing, the Secretary of the Treasury. He was told, that, among the arrangements determined on by the new Administration, was that of putting a political friend in the office of Solicitor of the Treasury held by him ; and the Secretary gave him the option of resigning, if he preferred it, to a re moval. Mr. Burchard thanked Mr. Ewing for the courtesy of the interview, and availed himself of it to inquire whether the course adopted in regard to him proceeded from any distrust of his fidelity, capacity, or any complaint made as to the discharge of his duties. Mr. Ewing as sured him that it was not, but was a compli ance with the expectations of the friends of the Administration. There never was a clearer illustration of the principle of proscription lor opinion’s sake, than is afforded in this example. Judge Bur chard, ail who know him can attest, is a man of unblemished integrity—of unquestionable capacity for the place he occupied—was in flexibly impartial, and unweariedly industrious in discharging its duties—always accessible, and uniformly amiable to every one having business with the department. He is, how ever, an unbending Democrat, and maintained in office the independence of opinion which belonged to him as a man. Hence he was the first man at the head of an office removed. The crime of Judge Burchard is opposition to Federalism. The virtue of his successor (Mr. Penrose) consists in the fact that, from a violent opponent, he became instantaneously transformed into an ardent friend of the Bank of the United States ; having been voted for by the people of his Senatorial district in his first character, and voting himself, in the sec ond, as their Senator, for the Bank, against the instructions of his constituents. He after wards joined Tlnddeus Stevens in the attempt to put down the will of the majority of the people of Pennsylvania, and maintain the pow er of Ritner’s friends in the Legislature against the decision of the polls.—Globe. McLeod —We regret to perceive by a let ter of the District Attorney of Niagara county, published in the Rochester Democrat, that m consequence of an error of the Niagara Coun ty Clerk in drawing the jury, the court will go over, and that McLeod will not be tried, as had been counted upon. This is to be regretted, both as a matter of justice to the prisoner, who, if innocent, as his friends contend, ought not to be held in con finement, and to the public interests and feel ing, which cannot be particularly benefit ted by the delay. It. is not to be disguised that the subject is one of irritation between the two governments; and there are few who do not. desire to see it disposed of as early as possible. We are told that the Chief j ustice has in timated that he cannot hold a special oyer and terminer until after the May term of the Su perior Court. But we hope that a question so urgent as this, may be brought to a decision at the earliest practicable day.—Albany Argus. Advertising.—ls you wish to accomplish any purpose you must advertise. There is nothing like advertising. Dry Goods and Gro ceries are sold by means of advertising; so are pills, and a thousand other “ life-preserv ing” antidotes. But the utility of advertising does not stop here. Wives, and many other little household necessaries, are obtained through the same medium. We will give an example, just remarking that in order to be successful, it is neccsssrv to advertise in the Hartford [Columbus!] ‘Times, that most exten sive ot all vehicles for the dissemination of in formation. A short time since, a man in Mas sachusetts, advertised for a wife; the notice was published in the Times, and the result may be seen in the following letter, which the man received immediately after the paper con taining it was issued: East Hartford, Feb. 27ih, 1841. Sir—having just now seen in the Times Paper of Hartford an advertisement reading as Follows, Wile Wanted &c. Sir I Possess All the qualifications that are specifido in the Advertisement I have just entered my 19th year I have no property Except Pursonal Which is clear from Incumbrance An excel lent Husband is what I should Like And Should endeavor to make An Excellent Wife you can find me in Eashartford 2 miles North of the Post Office By Calling On B. C. my father Or F C my name Y’ours with Es-eme From the New-Hampshire Patriot. THE EXTRA SESSION. The proclamation of the President, calling an Extra Sessioid|iiCongress on the last Mon day of May next, tffll belfound in this paper.— We have frequently stated our belief to be that an extra session would be called; not fiat the interests of the country required it, but because a few unprincipled, headlong and daring schemers in the trade of politics, con ceived that delay would be fatal to their de signs. They tremaled lest the victory, most disgraceful to the American people, v hich they won, or which, by some strange, unac countable freak in the moral world, or dispen sation of politics, fell upon them, last Novem ber, might not be half secured ; and lest, its ex pected advantages might be lost, this session is called to make tilings fast—to fasten an o dious, intolerable yoke upon this nation—to pave the way for an ambitious, reckless and pefligate man to the Presidency. All other rea sons which may be assigned are mere pretence. There is no truth in them. It is however, a fitting begining for such an Administration of the General Government as we now have.— Harrison was elected by pretences, by shows by disguises, and the absence of truth. His Administration is erected upon pretence, ne gation, and racuity. W e are tdd in the proclamation that ‘sundry important and weighty matters, principally growing ou! of the condition of the revenue and finances,’ render it necessary to call an extra session. There is to be sure, noth ing very tangible in this, considering the du plicity of the writer and his associates and the signer; but we suppose it is meant to convey an impression that the Government is or will be embarrassed for the want of money. That this is without foundation, and destitute of the color of plausibility a few facts will most effec tually demonstrate. The receipts of the Treasury for 1841 are estimated by Mr. Woodbury, in bis last annual report, at $24,- 723,473, and the President is authorised to is sue $5,000,000 of Treasury Notes in addition, making $29,723,473. The expenditures for 1811 are estimated, in the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, at $23,899,200, including the public debt and redemption of Treasury Notes, which would leave about $1,000,000 balance in the Treasury at the end of the year. The Democrats succeeded at the last session of Congress in keeping the appropriations w.thin the estimates. The es timates for ordinary purposes amounted to $19,250 ,000, but the appropriations made by Congress for ordinary purposes amouuted to only $17,943,573, as admitted by the Intelli gencer—sl,3o6,427 less than the estimates, which is so much gained to the Treasury.— The amount of appropriations $17,943,573, deducted from the receipts, $29,723,473, (which includes $5,000,000 of Treasury Notes under act of 1841,) leaves $11,779,900 to be applied to the redemption of Treasury Notes and the payment of the funded debt.— For the latter purpose only $149,200 will be required, and the whole amount of Treasury No es to bo redeemed cannot exceed, if ail have been and be issued that the laws of Congress authorise, $9,500,000; and to the above must be added, perhaps, $300,000 for charges rendered permanent by the laws of Congress. The balance, about $1,849,000, although it might not, according to federal no tions he thought “a suitable average balance ,” would do very well for a democratic adminis tion. The probability is, that nearly half of the Treasury Notes will be outstanding at the end of the year, and, if, so, over $5,000,000, or a sum more “akin” to a suitable average balance will remain in the Treasury at the close of the year] The new administration commenced with $5,000,000, in Treasury Notes—one million of others means on hand and another million of pensions, payable in March was anticipa ted aud paid by the last administration. We believe that no Democratic Administration, since the distribution of the surplus, ever be gan the year with such ample means ; but a lederal Administration cannot go along with out more for barely nine months ! There is no necessity for this call of an ex tra session, growing out of the state of the fi nances. Harrison said at Richmond, before his inauguation, that it had been his opinion for months that there must be an extra ses sion. He then knew nothing about the con dition of the Treasury. This shows that the called session was predetermined upon with out reference to the wants of the Government and the country. The federal leader, Mr. Wise, stated in the House in the debate on the Treasury Note bill, after his amendment was adopted, that ample provisioiflfcvas made for the Harrison Administration. The called session was fixed and resolved upgji by Clay as soon as it was made certain tlfat Darrison was elected. It is called to establish a Bank —to raise the Tariff—-to distribute the.proceeds of the public lands, and, as far as this goes, to assume the State Debts —and to do other like outrageous and unconstitutional acts. Harrison says in his Inaugural that the President constitutes no part of the law-mak ing power, which he also said in his Dayton speech, and ho seems to think that the tra iners of the Constitution did wrong in enjoin ing upon the President the duty ot sugges ting and recommending to Congress such measures as the interests of the country may require. When Congress assembles, we sup pose that he will recommend no measures, propose no laws, and refuse to explain the rea sons why Congress was called together. He is no part of the law-making power! But we are vastly mistaken, it the country does not hold th? presen* administration to a strict account, and demand good and sufficient reasons, and a full justification, for loading the people with additional and unnecessary bur dens and expenses. The charges of a session o‘ Congress amount to no slight sum; and this called session will probably add a million of dollars to the expenditures ot the Govern ment this year. Another proof of the consistency of the Hard Cider President. —Descanting on the monarchical tendency ol our Govern ment, the Inaugural says: “ There was wanting no other addition to the powers of our Chief Magistrate, to stamp a monarchical character on our Government, but the control of the public finances- And to me it appears strange, indeed, that any one should doubt that the entire control which the President possesses over the officers who have the custody of the public money, by the power of removal, with or without cause, does, for all mischievous purposes at. least, virtually sub ject the treasure also to his disposal, i lie first Roman Emperor, in his attempt to seize die sacred treasure, silenced the opposition ot the officer to whose charge it had been com mitted, bv a significant allusion to his sword. By a selection of political instruments for the care of the public money a reference to their commissions by the President, would be quite as cfi’ectual an argument as that oi Caesar to the Roman Knight.” Stephen Allen, the Receiver General at New Turk, was one of u lhe officers who have the custody of the public money ’ —the first ever appointed to the trust—a man who has so en tirely” the confidence of all parties, that even Gov Seward appointed him, although a politi cal opponent, to act as commissioners to exe cute a most delicate duty” in the city” ol New Y'ork. And yet this upright, sternly incorrup tible Receiver General, is turned out as if it were simply to make an exemplification of the utter hypocrisy of the sentiments so ostenta tiously paraded in the Inaugural against the monarclnal tendency of the Executive power, when exerted in the removal of officers who have the custody of the public money.— We have tiie case of Csesar and the Roman Knight exemplified in the first month of the new Federal dynasty.—Globe. despotism. We once had an era in this country, under the Government of the elder Adams, which the Democrats significantly termed “the reign oi terror.” Why! Because a law was put in force restraining the liberty of speech and ot the press. If that was a “reign of terror,” the present administration commences very fairly for a “reign ol despotism.” If that ac quired its appellation for an act of tyranny un der the sanction of law, how much more de serving the present when acting in defiance ot law! Are we mistaken in our position! Let us see. Under a joint resolution of Con gress it has been the practice for the last twen ty years, for each Senate previous to its ad journment to elect a printer for the succeeding Senate. That resolution required the printer elect to give a bond for the faithful perform ance of the work, under a heavy penalty, thus entering into a sacred contract, the United States being one party, and the printer the other. All this has been done in the case of Blair & Rives. The last Senate duly elected them printers for the next Senate, and they gave the requisite bond for the discharge of their duties. Well, we should suppose then, after that, every thing was fairly bound up in honor and in law, as much so as if I had bouo-ht your land and you had given me bond for titles. But what do we see! No sooner were the new Senators sworn in on the 4th of March than Mr. Mangun offered the following reso lution, to wit: “ Resolved, That Blair & Rives be dismissed as Printers to the Senate for the Twenty seventh Congress.” This high-handed resolution was passed, the very first among the acts of the new Senate, and Blair & Rives accordingly dismissed.— No exception was taken to the election, none to the bond ; the face of the resolution admits that Blair & Rives were the printers of the Senate, and yet, without a charge against them, without the slightest plea, the Senate resolved that they bo dismissed ami their bond cancelled. Why, the sedition law was a trifle to this na ked, lawless act of tyranny. Mehemet Ali has more respect for his obligations. And, if the Senate can thus cancel a bond at their will with Messrs. Blair &l Rives, why may it not in future time be pleaded as a precedent to can cel any obligations of the Government! This is in the Senate. Let us see what Gen. Harrison is doing in the public offices. The Spy at Washington, wiio is the corres pondent of the New York Courier & Enquirer, a Whig journal, says, that “all payments by the Treasury have been stopped, lor the pre sent, by an order from the President.” This information is confirmed by the Globe. What do you think of that, Master Brooks ! Gen. Jackson was censured for meddling with the currency at all, when in the hands of the Sec retary of the Treasury, but Gen. Harrison thinks nothing of locking all up and putting the key in his pocket. The financial system of the new administration, if it does not com prehend a sub-treasury, certainly embraces a sub-treasurer. Below will be found one or two other cases. Are the people prepared for all this ? If such stariling movements be re sorted to at the commencement of the new administration, what are we to expect after they become hackneyed in the ways of tyran ny ! —Georgia Jeffersonian. Murder’s “ Miraculous Organ.”— “Murder,” says Shakspeare, “though it hath no tongue, yet speaks with most miraculous organ.” Among the numerous accounts of homicides which have made so prominent a feature in the newspapers of the Union, in the last twelve months, we call to mind scarcely one, which it was intended by the perpetrator to conceal, that it has not, by means oftentimes the most trivial, been laid open to the eyes of the world. A most striking instance was that of the murder in New Jersey. Alter the deed was done, and no human eye had seen it; when the body of the victim was buried be neath the floor, and even an explanation of its anticipated decay prepared for, the perturbed spirit of the murderer beheld in every man an accuser, and in every eye a witness. Blood had been spilled, and the damning dye “would not out.” So he must needs purchase two rabbits, and go round with them in his hand to his acquaintances complaining that they had bled upon his person, and on his floor, and offering them for sale ; and in the “black and dark night” he dared not go near his own dwelling alone, but oftered artizans extrava gant terms to sit up with him all night, for “he could not sleep.” Conscience was in this case the “miraculous organ” that ulti mately plucked out the heart of his awful mys tery. So too of a recent murder in Virginia. It occured on a Friday night ; all day on Sat urday the body remained ; and the wretched prisoner says lie endured all the agonies of hell during that day. lie drank deep, to keep down the feelings that agitated his bosom.— He dared not flee, for fear of the pursuer; ho was afraid to look his fellow men in the face, lest his guilt should stand burned in charac ters of tire upon his forehead. At night be essayed to remove the body, but Jjie appre hension that he was watched, prevented him : so moving a few things out of his house, he set it on lire, thinking thus to destroy all evi dence of the murder. But after the last rafter had .fallen in, and the dying embers had begun to pale, there, in the midst of the fire, lay un burned the headless trunk of his victim ! He next bethought him of conveying away the body; but alter he had raked it from the ash es, it was so hot : hat he was compelled to leave it to cool, before he could remove it. The day was dawning, and his work was not yet accomplished ! He then dragged the corpse up beside a rail fence, where it lay about 20 steps from the road all day, a frighful wreck of mortality; the arms burned off, the legs calcined to a cinder, and only a small portion of the head clinging to the trunk ! “At night he took the body and buried it in a potatoe hole; but still the fear that it would be discov ered, tormented him sore, and he again took it up and carried it in his arms about two miles through the dark old forest, and buried it in a 1 hollow tree. In the course of Monday, he again went to the spot where the body was in terred, terrified lest the dogs, in ranging the wood, should discover his crime. But mere was upon him an Eye from whose glance he could not hide ; and Ins own conscience haunt ed him with its terrible thunderings!”—Knick erbocker. The trial of George W. Lore, for the mur der of Henry Blake, (mentioned in our paper | of the 18th inst,) was commenced on Tnuri> | day last at Clayton and occupied the balance of the week. We understand the trial was a very laborious and fatiguing one, and managed with great ability and ingenuity on both sides. The testimony and argument of the counsei were submitted to the jury about three o’clock P. M. on Saturday, and after receiving the charge of his Honor Judge Booth, they retired and returned a few minutes before l i P. M. without being able to agree upon a verdict— consequently the whole matter will have to be examined into again at the next Circuit Court for this county, in September next. The Judge admitted the prisoner to bail in a bond of SIO,OOO, which was procured on Monday last, and he is now at liberty. Shield. The Oseo: a. —This valuable river steamer, through the vigilant attention of Cap*. Cliris tain, her skilful commander, was floated on Sabbath last, near Martin’s terry and brought to the harbor, on Monday night. Ihe neces sary repairs are being done and in a tew da\s the” boat will be again on ‘he river.—W inyah Observer, 31st ult. An old man as he walks looks down and thinks of the past; a young man looks for ward an I thinks ol the lulure; a child looks i every where and liiinks ol nothing. Why is a broken rope like an dJ maid ! Became it wants to be spliced. Extract of a letter from “Washington. “I cannot attempt to give you an account of the ludicrous on and its of the “White House’ ceremonies. Throngs are pouring in constant ly and preferring their applications for office personally, butall we learn is that the old Gen eral will do things in his own way. One thing I think very certain, that lie is destined to be the last of the dynasty of “Military Chief tains ” Mr. gave me an amusing ac count of the official visit of the diplomatic | corps ; and I heard the same through another of ; them. Mr. Webster apprised them of the i time when they would be presented to the ‘ President; and in due form they assembled at the prescribed hour. After his introduction of them he hastened to a door, through which the peeping eyes of ladies had been discover ed bv the attaches , and brought forward the ladies of the family, and Mr. Curtis following (in a frock coat), with the lady of the Secreta ry of State on one arm and on the other, attended by a retinue of other ladies, “maids of honor,” as the foreigners designate them: presuming, they say, that the Secretary and his lady were imitating the ceremonies of Queen Victoria’s court, which they so lately visited. This unlooked for presentation of la dies on an official occasion—so out of charac ter with the usual practice and proprierty, has led to not a little laughter among the Diplom atiques.’ Henry Clay—Recklessness of the W Hies. —The disgraceful conduct of Mr. Clay in the Senate, and the attitude in which he stands before the country, affords a lesson that will furnish a climax to the hard cider de baucheries of the “Whig” party. For the purpose of extorting a written challenge from Mr King, he applied language to that gentle men disgraceful to the American Senate. In deed, from the time he came on to that floor, Mr. Clay has made it the arena cf the dema gogue and the blackguard. We regret that Mr. King should have noticed him at all, or been provoked or driven into a challenge, al though Mr. Clay is virtually the challenger, having applied language to a man living in a duelling State which he knew must have re sulted as it did. Mr. Clay and others have long made it a point to assail &. defame individuals who could have no opportunity to reply in the Senate.— In the present case there was an overflowing of gaul towards his old friend, associate, sup porter and confident, Mr. Blair, of the Globe. At a former period Mr. Blair and Mr. Clay were intimate personal friends. When Clay voted for Adams in 1823, he wrote to Blair, then living in Frankfort, Kentucky, explaining his reasons, and trying to get Blair's influence to reconcile the Kentuckians to his vote. Blair was then President of the Commonwealh’s Bank, in Kentucky, and held one of the most important offices in that Stale—was of the most distinguished families in Kentucky; anear relative to the late Chief Justice Marshall— and in close intimacy with Clay. But having disapproved of Clay’s course at that period, the latter gentlemen has poured out his denun ciations unceasingly since. There is no man who knows the two, that will deny that Mr. Blair is in moral worth the equal of Henry Clay. Mr. King but uttered an admitted truth when he made the declara tion for which Mr. Clay insulted him.—Hart ford Times. Statistics of the London Post Office. —We gather the fol owing from a report re cently made to our Government by Mr. Plitt, who was sent out sometime ago to Europe, by the direction of Mr. Van Ruren, for the pur pose of collecting information relative to the post office and mail arrangement of the Old World. The average number of letters received | daily, for delivery in the London post office, is 75,350. The average number of newspapers receiv ed daily, for delivery in the London post office, | is 11,400. The average number of letters sent, daily j posted in London, is 80,370. j The average number of letters daily distrib ! uted and forwarded, is 22,310. j The average number of newspapers daily posted in London, is 83,510. The average number of newspapers daily 1 distributed and forwarded, is 3,000. In the London district post, the average number of letters received and delivered daily, is 68,000 ; number of newspapers, 3,500. Besides the letter carriers that are also at tached to the General Post, ninety five bell men, who call at every house in their walk for letters to go by the evening despatch. They carry a locked bag, with an aperture large enough to drop in a letter, which can only be opened at the post office. Any persons having letters to go by the mail may drop them into the bag himself, pay the bellman his fee or penny for each letter, and then may rest as sured that they will be despatched by the mail of the same evening. The number of post towns in the United Kingdom is 3938; the number of miles upon j which the mail in the United Kingdom is an- j nually carried by mail coaches, horse, and foot posts, is 7,404,250; by railways, 936, 570. The annual cost of which, for the former, is .£302,959; for the railways, is £19,940. Each mail is accompanied with a guard, armed with a blunderbuss and pistols. The business bas increased imrnensly, since the in troduction of penny post system. A Chapter on Square Bales. —We wish our planting friends could fully appreciate the advantage of packing their Cotton in this shape rather than in the round bales, so generally the custom in this State. Their Cotton would al ways be more saleable at least, and generally command a better price. For i ound bales, the rate of freight also is higher than for square, which is a disadvantage, while the expense of loading a cargo of the former is much greater. The Cotton goes to market in better order in square than in round bales, and the loss in weight is less. Then again in most continen tal markets round bales are unsaleable alto gether and we consequently have fewer mar kets for our Cotton than our neighbor Charles ton, and tlio Gulf pnrtu For nil these consid erations, we take the liberty to urge upon planters to send in their Cotton in square bales. Their press may cost them something more at the outset, but they will find it cheaper in the end, and they will confer a benefit on them selves, as well as on all concerned. The Rail Roads, Steamboats and Ships will carry square bales, cheaper and better, and there will be less complaint from all quarters than at pres ent.—Savanah Republican Indian Intelligence.— We understand that Wild GW(Chacochee)has gone in at Tam pa Bay, and expressed his desire to emigrate. He will be among the chiefs who are to pocket SSOOO, for past services. Extract of a letter received by a gentleman m this city, from his friend in the country: “It is rumoured here, that Capt. Iver has re turned with his command to Pilatka, having captured, during his excursion, twenty-one Indians (men women and children) and four negroes. The latter said to belong to Col. 11umphrevs. They were all left at Fort King in charge of Captain Casey.” ‘I he St. Louis Pennant, says, in speaking of Brandeth’s pills : —“They have been used in this section for the purpose of purifying steam boat boilers, and it is said with complete suc cess. W onder how large a dose of them it would take to purify the times —reduce the rates of interest, make money easier —set the banks to discounting/ree/;/—and rim the Mis sissippi clear!” A young gentlemen on the eve of marriage said he was certain that two persons could live more economically than one. An acquain tance asked him if two persons could live more cheaply than one, how much might twelve live for! W TIIE IRISHMAN AND THE INDIAN. We extract the following from an article in the St. Augustine News : “ Asa relief from our weekly task of record ing the blunders of what we have long been, and we fear shall continue to be, the victims, we feel pleasure in dwelling on events of a more agreeable character. This contest has beeu barren of incidents of personal daring and courage, which reflects high credit on the actors. The pursuit and destruction of Cha kika in the Everglades, by private Hall of the 2d Dragoons, to which we before alluded, ought not to be forgotten. But even this a chievment is surpassed by a deed of daring performed by an Irish Sergeant in the 2d Ar tillerv, at the late capture of the Indians under Maj. Childs at the Howlover. We received the particulars Jrom an authentic source.— When the Indians were surprised in their fishing operations by the troops, those who escaped immediate capture or death, made oft in various directions in their boats. Most ot them were taken in the pursuit of the troops. One yawl boat containii g three warriors, lour squaws, and two children, were chased by Lt. Taylor, two privates, and the Sergeant.— When they had got within rifle shot of the In dians, their boat got aground. ‘They all jumped out to pull the boat into deep water, and in doing so, got so suddenly beyond their depth, that-they were completely immersed—arms and ail! The Sergeant was the only one who escaped immersion. The Indians now fired upon them from their boat, but without eft’ect. The Sergeant returned it, and one ot the war riors was seen to fall back in the boat. He then threw down his rifle, and, armed with a Bowie Knife, he started alone in pursuit of the Indian boat! lie ran, and swam, and waded, as circumstances demanded, till he got his hands on the enemy’s boat A desperate struggle now ensued between the Indian and the Irishman. They were both powerful men, and were not interrupted in their duel, for one oi’ the other two warriors jumped out of the boat and made his escape as soon as the Ser geant approached, and the other was too badly wounded to light. The squaws remained pas sive spectators of the battle. It was short and decisive. The Indian had no weapon but his rifle, and that was no use at short quarters.— II is object at first was to beat out his adver saries brains, but finding that impracticable, his next aim was to prevent the enemy from boarding him, in which he succeeded for a short time. But as soon as the white man got a footing in the boat, his Bowie Knife soon ended the struggle. It passed three times in rapid succession into the breast of the savage. The brave Sergeant having now scalped the Indian, called out to the officer at the top of his voice— “Liftinant, will I scalp the rist of thim!” meaning the warrior and the squaws. On receiving a negative answer, he paddled up to his admiring comrades with his prize. Persecution of Democracy. —The gree t persecution has began, and edicts issue and inquisitors are appointed, to destroy Democ racy. New ofi'ences are created by Websteriun receipts; new officers are appointed by IVeb sterian mandates; domiciliary visits are institu ted by Websterian authority; legions of spies, informers, table-bearers, eaves-droppers, are spoke into exis'ence in order to report to parti san Secretaries whatever is nescessary to jus tify the persecution of a Democrat. The work commenced in the Senate with the persecu tion of the Public Printer; it has been follow ed up proinply with organizing a system of persecution which has no parallel in modern times. We say modern ; for we wish to ex cept tiie times of Tiberius CYesae, when the imperial palace was one vast whispering gallery, in which nothing was heard (in the intervals of luxurious indulgent.a) but the stealthy tread of the informer, and the deadly whisper of his breath. In the time ot Ro bespierre, the denunciations were public.— Every denounced citizen had at least an open accuser. But here, in our country, under the restored reign of Federalism, with Daniel Webster to issue Edicts, and to appoint In quisitors and Executioners all publicity is at an end. Secrecy is the soul of the new persecution ; and the first notice that a Dem ocrat lias, that he is in danger, is his sentence of condemnation. What a time we live in ? Daniel Web ster invested with supreme power to perse cute Democracy!—Giobe. We regret to learn that President Harrison still continues in a very precarious situation. His disease is billious pleurisy. A consulta tion of t lie attending physicians, Doctors May, Worthington, Hall, and Miller, was held at the President’s House this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Since writing the above, we have been in formed by one of his physicians that the Pres ident is somewhat better.—Globe. Removals and Appointments. —The guil lotine is still at work at Washington—and the extracts from the National Intelligencer enlarge our Black List. Read, too, what the Globe says of Allen, Gardner, and Morgan—■ the removees. They tell a tale which ought to sink deep into the heart of every freeman Richmond Enquirer. A Second Freshet. —The rain of last Sat urday night and Sunday, raised the water courses so high as almost to put a stop to trav eling for a day or two. Asa consequence we have had several more failures of mails. —Enquirer. Death of a United States Marshal.— The. Albany Daily announces the death of Nathaniel Garrow, Marshal of the Northern District, New York. A Foreign Call. —The Churchman states that the lit. Rev. Bishop Duane tias been in vited to preach the consecration sermon at the opening of the Kev. Dr. Hook’s church, in Leeds, Eng., ami that lie will sail lienee for that purpose in July. “It was the remark of a Roman Consul, in an early period of that celebrated republic,” that rich cheese was generally lull of mag gots ! lb. Despatch. —A case has recently been brought to an end in the Court of Chancery of this state, after a litigation of twentyone yearsl Poughkeepsie Telegraph. Man. —A creature brought into existence for the purpose of getting property. Pump — A machine set up in the streets lor the accommodation of milkmen. One day after marriage —The begin ning of sorrows. Christian Urbanity. —Shaking hands with your antagonist before blowing his brains out. Street Inspectors.— Persons whose duty it is to practice retirement, and keep out of the streets. —Atlas. Gen. Harrison —during his late visit to Richmond, lound out the place where ne once was a medical student. Upon entering what is now a dram-shop, much to the surprise of his friends and the keeper of the establish ment, he exclaimed, “Here fifty years ago, (suiting the action to the word) I worked the p PS (| e arid mortar in compounding medicine.” The General is a remarkable man, and the most remarkable fact in his history is, that he should have been chosen President of the Uni ted Stales of America. —Boston Post. The whig gentleman who left a bottle o whig hard cider at our house, is invited to cal and drink a tumbler full of it; we will provide crackers and cheese. —lb. Alderman. —A moving sepulchre in which are deposited, dead turkies, chickens, pigs, and turtle fat.