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WAYS on band, and for sale bv JOHN D.'HOWELL, Corner of Crawford and Broad-sts. September 16 32 if shoes and hats. OF various quality and sizes, for sale bv JOHN I). HOWELL, Cotnor of Crawfjrd and Broad sts. September 16 32 if COT I*ON AND WOOL CARDS. Corner ol Crawford and Broad sis. Sentember lfi 32 ts RAW HIDES WANTED. ANY quanlitv will be nurebased at fair prices, by ‘ JOHN D. HOWELL, Corner ol Crawford and Broad* * September 46 32 tt GtASS AND PUTTY. I THIRST qua ity Window Gla-s and Putty, for sale ’ by JOHN D. HOWELL, Corner ofCrawlord and Broad sts. September'l 5 32 ts SALT, IRON, &c. A constant supply of salt anti assorted Tron. al vavs oa hand. JOHN l). HOWELL, Corner of Cra-.vfotd and Broad-sis. September 16 3’’f- C RUCKER V. TTNINE an l common Ware, tor salebv JC JOHN I). HOWELL, Corner of Crawford and Br>ad-sts. Sen'emb'-r 22 S3 ts DRY GGO.)S. TAPLE and Fancv Dry Goods, of every des- U3 cription, suitable for the trade, for sale bv JOHN D. HOWELL, Corner of Cra \ford and Broad-sts. Re,.•ember 23 33 ts F.’NE LIQUORS. “T> TST NC**. B-audf and Ho iaml Gin. nf superior W u laiity, for sale bv JOHN D. HOWELL. Corner of Crawford and Broad-sts. September 22 33 ts CAS TINGS. POTS, Ovens, Spiders. Skiile's, Fire-Irons, and other articles in this line, for sale by JOHN D. HOWELL, Corner of Broad an 1 Crawford sts. September 16 •*- A WOODEN WARES. A I, \RGE m l well assorted lot of Tubs, Buck ets, Sugar Boxes, &e. For sale bv JOHN D HOWF.LT., Corner of Broad and Grawfr rd-sts. September 16 WHITE LEAD AND Oil.. and American White Lead and I in li seed Oil, for sale by J. D. HOWELL, Coiner of Crawford and Broad-sts. September 23 32 ts 1 Of|o LBS. o: Cotton Yarn, from No. to 12. in -1 c [„ s j ve , just received from the Richmond T- jrtorv. a superior article. For sale bv 1 J. D. HOWELL, Corner of Broad and Crawf.rd-sts. September 9 M CO TTON WANTED. ONE Thousand Ba’es of Cotton wanted, for which ood p ices and srnod money, will he civen JOHN D. HOWELL. g ’ Corner of Broad and Crawford streets. September 2 ls HENRY IX HARDEN. COMMISSION MERCHANT Atialachicola, Florida. August 26 _ 29 NOTICE IS herebv giv-m that Thomas Moore is no partner of the firm of McG.wgh and treivs. Sept. 2 3J 2t Mi-GOH-xti RCRE nB. dr. taylok H\S removed his office to Preston’s Ro’, a doors East or Preston’s Corner, v here he may generally be found, unless when professionally engage Feb. 9. j _ ” JOHN L. LEWIS, fs mv authorized Agent to transact any bustnes •r ***** •■’’Ti” ‘jTiSSiSSiir. Jnn. 3 !L1 NOTICE. “WOHN I LEWIS, K.sq. will act as the Agent of J the undersigned, during temporary ajeience in Alabama. IP il June 17 K ~ BAGGING, ROPE AND TWINE. A GOOD supply of [he ah >ve articles for sale on acconi.noJa mg terms, August 5 26 ts ‘’ ‘ Front-street. ; HENRY M. TOMPKINS I ICJ mv Aeent. and atrhorized t > transact m l settle j *l, n^raFAwSK. September 9 _____ ,>l ‘" 1 ‘ UCERAL ADVANCES MADE on goods consigned to SM 11 11. BE Ai • tie & Cos. Auction and Commission Mer chan-s. Columbus, Georgia. |f The Commercial Advertiser, Apalacl.ioola Ftor da, will insert the preceding, tusee months, aD ansmit the account as above. - * REMOVAL. Dr. JNO. J. B. HOXEY, ha. remoped his of fice to the room over the store of T. A. Bran non a few doors above Taylor and Walker’s, and nearly opposite Col. John Banks’ Drugstore. Jan. U. - “ NOTICE. 1 HEREBY give notice that, if any person is de vious to purchase the plantation in Kussell eonn- A ahama offered bv me for sale, 1 will receive m payment , bills of the Western Bankof * ty cents in tht; dollar. > gg ,f September 2 * TO GIN MAKERS. nrtlWO ffood workmen of steady habits, w °" n r T stand Uin Making are wanted to whom hb^a , *es will be paid. Apply at O onge s W are House front street. pi Columbus, Sept. 9 r THE COLUMBUS TIMES. VOLUME I.] Account of a visit to the Seal of Sir Walter Scott, in Scotland, in 1833, hy Baron D ‘Ha ussy, Ex-Minister ol Marine under King Charles X. Sir. \\ alter Scott had laid aside his liter ary vizor many years before my visit lo Edin burgh. He resided, at the latter period, at Abbotsford, a country seat about thirty-six j miles distant from the capital. Having been ; informed of the anxious desire I had often ’expressed to make the Baroneua acquaint ance, lie was good enough to address me a polite invitation to cotne and visit him.— M* de 13 accompanied me. The road lo Abbotsford, which it took us seven ; hours to reach, passes through a mountain ous country wholly devoid of picturesque ap ! pea ranee ; cultivated, it is true, but yet with j out habitations. This road lies at the foot ol a valley of monotonous aspect. Within four miles of Abbotsford, Melrose is visible: it is a Ismail town washed by a river, tbe stream of j which s rendered available for manufaclu - i lug purposes. Two miles farther on, you j cross the Tweed, and arrive by a rapid de- Iscent at chateau of Gothic architecture situ.ited at the foot of a high hill. Recent | plantations increase the beauty of an exten sive pat k. On the opposite side, the view, i somewhat impeded by mountains, looks on a praiiie , at the extremity of which flows the (Tweed, her tranquil waters embellishing without animating the landscape. It is from the court-yard alone (hat one has a full view of Abbotsford, and can fotm an idea of tlie hizarrerie of its architecture. Sir j W alter Scott, who has drawn on tbe middle | ages lor his subjects .as well as his characters, ! seems also to have recurred to that epoch for the style of an architecture which he has adopted with all its originality, and with all its faults, even to its minutest absurdities.— That irtegularity which is the reproach of the chateaus of the eleventh century, exists at Abbotsford in a most remarkable degree. The architect must have Combined many odd whims of fancy or memory to vary as he has done the form and the dimensions of the win dows, and to load many parts of the facades of the building with ihe most incongruous ornaments, in order to render the whole a unique specimen of the confusion of all order. A peristyle attached to the house conducts von to a large room, in which are ranged arms and armoury of all ages a vl countries, as well as other varied objects of curiosity. To ihe left is a narrow hall, whence you pass into the dining-room, which communicates with the drawing-room. At the end of the drawing-room is an apartment cn spacious dimensions, appropriated to a library, filled with rare and choice vvotks tastefully bound in the gothic style. At one end of the library is a door, which communicates with Sir Wal ter’s study. A dark narrow staircase, wilh high steps, leads you to the first story, on which are many small rooms; you are con ducted to them by a narrow corridor, in which two persons cannot walk abreast. The furniture of this singular mansion is in perlect keeping with its architecture. The greater part is of historical origin; and tiie original destination of many articles is marked on brass plates, which have been engraved tor the purpose. In order to form a correct idea of Ihe richness and variety of this col lection, it shoo and be known that ail men of rank and fortune in ihe three kingdoms con tributed to furnish the house with many curi ous articles in their possession; and that Ab noislbrd lias thus become a sort of museum, tuilitig in itsel all iha 1 the country in which die lettdai system has prevailed the longest, could supply of most value in that character. As vve were about to alight from our car riage, we saw approaching us as quickly as a nail would permit him, a gentleman, support ing himself on a cane, apparently front fifty live to sixty years of age ; thick set, of middle -tature, of a pleasing rather than expressive countenance. Nome grey hairs mingled with ihe fold of perfectly white locks which fell carelessly on his shoulders. Hta eyes were blue, small, and apparently without expres sion. His nose wis deeply and thickly set, and his cheeks full and fleshy! There was altogether a sickly air about his person, but particularly in the expression of Ins head. At any other place than at Abbotsford, vve could never have suspected him to be the man, the lame of whose celebrity was spread over the literary world. Such was Sir Walter Scott. lie received us with unostentatious hospi tality, was penurious in word-, but prodigal in kindness. In a lew moments vve were welcomed, lodged, and made acquainted with ;he customs ol the house. Our host excused himself lor his inability to converse with os in French, which he understood, but could not speak. Our superficial knowledge of the English language m ade us regret exceedingly this circumstance; which, in a measure, pre vented us from judging, as we ought, a mind which we came purposely to study. We entered the drawing-room, preceded hv two immense grey hounds and two Scotch terriers, the constant companions of the Ba ronet. We were presented to Miss Scott, then to three or four neighbours, and lastly o some members ol the family, who, togeth er, composed the party then slaying at Ab. botslimi. At this interview Miss Scott, who, j though her mother was a Frenchwoman, does not speak our language, evinced no in clinairorr t> contribute, even in her own, to a conversation which her father strove to keep up by commoti-place remarks, After a little we broke ground on a subject which we con ceived most likely to he agreeable to our host, ry rendering the homage of our praise to Iks varied works, and by leading the conversation I io those particular productions ot his pen which are connected with the history and romance of the middle ages. Our efforts were vain. The remarks which we made | could no? animate our hort; and the brevity of his replies caused the conversation to flag. Sir Walter conducted us to the apartments destined for onr use. I sat do? nin an arm chair embroidered hv Mary Stuart, opposite a portrait of Henry Dirnley; on a tahie which had belonged to the Earl of Essex, was placed a small mirror which had reflected the fea mr. sos Anne Boleyn. This furniture recalled i leas to my mind wb'ch l in vain tried to suppress. Proscribed, and und r sentence of an inexorable tribunal, at the very moment I was looking at these objects, it is not wonder ful that a certain similitude of misfortune s! o’ 1 I have visihv aflected me. Nothing contributes more than exile to the develope mei t of sentiments of pity and sympathy. Oi entering the drawing-room, I found Miss Scott in a most elegant dress, which appeared io have exercised a very favorable influence on her manners towards the com pany. From that moment her deportment was graceful in the highest degrep. She is remarkably handsome, though she had not made that impression upon us in the morning, owing to the pelisse in wh'ch she was wrap ped up. and t e large straw bonnet which concealed her well formed features and her animated black eves. The dinner was served upon silver in the Engl sh style. When the cloth was removed the ladies retired. The gentlemen remained a fu l hour l iter, but ihe conversation pro duced no bril'iant rally on the part of our host. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1841. On our return to the drawing room, we ! found toe library door thrown open, which, | aided by the lights suspended from the ceiling, enabled us to judge of the extent and fine proportions of this apartment. M. de 13 sat himstli down in the library with Sir Wal ler, whom lie was desirous ol bringing to the topic of politics, on which in .Scotlann he was, as well as in literature, a high authority.— During the conversation, which was long, and cartied on in the language of the respect ive speakers, I was engaged with Miss Scott and the persons who surrounded her. In spite of, perhaps because of, the difficulty tve found in the interchange of our ideas, midn ; ght had arrived before we perceived its approach. I was up at eight o’clock the next morning, and was taking a survey of the grounds. Sir Walter joined me; gave me, with the utmost complaisance, all the explanations which 1 desired, and proposed that we should take a detailed view of hi* library. It was in tiiis conversation that I was enabled to judge of the character of his mind, and satisfied myself that his imagination could not completely shine forth without the aid of his pen. Spar ing of observations, he doled out his words succinctly, and in a homely fashion. He seemed generally to want ihose extensive views which I had supposed h m lo possess. The observer tvho had so happily seized the characters or Louis the Eleventh, of Eliza beth, of Marv Stuart, of James the First, as well as the customs and manners of the prin cipal personages of his novels, appeared to have exhausted all his thoughts in his works, ami to have left his memory a complete void. In a word, the author of Waverly, Quentin Durward, the Antiquary, and so many other productions of distinguished merit, appeared indifferent to the object of upholding by h:s conversation the idea which ins works afford ed of the power and versatility of his genius; not that he disdained to expend his erudition or his wit in conversation, but that he seemed to want Ihe faculty or the habit of it. It must be said that he was suffering at this time the first attacks of ad sease which, eighteen months afterwards, terminated in his dissolu tion. We take the following from the Sayannah Republican. The Presidency. —lt will be recollected that the Loco Focus of the city and county of Philadelphia held a public meeting *in July las', at which a committee was appointed to communicate with Gen. Cass, to ascertain whether he would consent to be a candidate for the next ‘residency. The General, un der date of P tris, August 19th, in a long letter which is pub shed in the American Sentinel, consents to the use of his name, provided it be.brought forth by a general Convention. From the Lexington (Ky.) Observer. HON. C. A. WICKLIFFE. Our readers will have observed that this distinguished citizen of Kentucky lias been appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, Post Master Gen eral. G >v. Wfckliffe anived in this city on Wednesday last. We understand he will ac cept the seat in the cabinet, tendered him by the President, and after returning to his resi dence in Nelson, will depart lor Washington as soon as the necessary arrangement of his private affairs can be made. We regret to observe that the Washington | correspondent of the Louisville Journal, and perhaps other papers, attribute this appoint ment to Gov. Wickhffe’s supposed hostility to Mr. Clay—a motive equally disparaging to Mr. Tvlcr and to Gov. WickhlFe. Those who ate in the least acquainted wilh the po litical history of the country know that the President and the Post Master General served together many years in Congress,and that the most intimate relations, both personal and po litical, subsisted between them. The admira ble system, indomitable industry, and superior ability displayed by Governor Wicklifle in the various stations which he has filled readily pointed him out as in every way admirably qualified to discharge the duties of the high station to which he has been called. We do not feel disposed to draw any invidious com parisons between Gov. Wicklifle and any other gentleman; but we confidently believe that his appointment is highly acceptable to the people of Kentucky, and predict, that, un der his administration, the Post Office De partment will he conducted with method, economy and to the satisfaction of the Na tion. Tamed Rattle Shakes. — Mr. McFarland, of lowa, has at the City Hotel, seven large rattlesnakes which he has been taming for some time and lias so far succeeded, that he handles them without any apprehensions.— Five of them he has had since May last, and so far succeeded in domesticating them, that tie suffers them to crawl all over his person, and about his face, lodging their heads in Ins bosom, &.c. They seem to manifest no hos tility to l,is touch, but are ready to bi ev\ ben ever any other person approaches then..— Whenever one manifests a disposition to strike, Mr* McF., by rubbing it tames it im mediately. lie opens their mouths and ex hibits their fangs, which have not been remov ed from any of them. One of them is sup posed, from the number of rattles, to he up wards of fifty years old, and are all of the largest size. They were taken in lowa. It has heretofore been thought by many natural ists, to be impossible to tame this reptile, but Mr. McF., lias disproved this theory. Mr. McF. intends exhibiting them for a short time in the city. Spectators are in no possible danger from them. The exhibition wiil be highly interesting (o the naairalists and the curious. St. Louis Republican. Cos resjiomteftce ot the Courier. Washington. Oct. 1, The Prince de Joinville, accompanied by the French Minister (Mr. Bacourt) and sev eral French naval officers, arrived m this city on Tuesday, in the cars Irom Baltimore. At two o’clock the same day the Prince paid his respects to the President. Yesterday, alter visiting the navy yard, the Prince dmed with the President. The whole diplomatic corps, Mr. Forward, Mr. Legare, Commodore Mor ris, and some ol the highernaval and military officers were at the dinner. In the evening, there was a very brilliant s iree, graced with all tne fashion and beauty of the city. Those of the members of Congress slid here —Mr. Benton, .Mr. Mouton, Mr. Rhett, Mr. Cushing, and o hers, ex-Secretarv Forsyth, and many j naval and military officers were present.— . Music bv tbe marine band, and dancing, en livened ihe scene. There has seldom been a more gracelul and beautdul party at the ex-; ecutive mansion. The prince has every rea- j son to be pleased with his reception by -the j executive chief of the nation p.and the Presi dent has properly responded to the general sense of the country in treating with such marked attention and courtesy, the represen tative of our first ally. But two of the Cabinet are now here. Mr. Webster is in Massachusetts; Mr. Upshur is still detained in Virginia by the illness of his bmther; Mr. Wickliffe has not yet arrived; ini the vacancy in he \\ ar Department has I not yet been filled. It is understood that the President has of -1 tered the War Department to someone who “THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATES.” will probably accept it, andtlnt the appoint ment wiil be announced in few days. The pressure and clamot for office are as great as ever; and the President and Secre tary of the Treasury are more vexed and harrassed by these applies ions than by every other portion of their public duties. The excitement on the northern frontier, if not quieted, will soon lead to mutual aggres sions and retaliations, and involve that part of the country in a border war. The adminis tration are using everv effort to preserve the peace, and at the same time to maintain the dtgni’y of the country. From the Charleston Mercury MESSRS. CLAY'AND BERRIEN. These distinguished worthies are put in a straight in the following remarks from the Globe. It is no new position for Mr. Clay and lie wont mind it—but we suspect the Georgia Senator will look and feel a little awkward. He has just come out of one contest with the Globe, in which the loss was all on his side. lie commenced that contest intimating that he had a sovereign contempt for that paper; a feeling which if he had then, he is not likely to entertain very soon again. From the Globe. The Disclosures of the late Secre taries—The statement! of the retreating Cabinet make some developements which are worth scanning, asexhibiting the morality of I the leading managers of Federalism. Like all betrayers, these informers against the President are obliged to betray themselves, and the public gets an insight into what would otherwise remain the undivulged mysteries of their dishonest policy. We shall take occa sion, from time to time, to point the public eye to the hearing of some of their recent confes sions. For the present, we will call the rea der’s attention to a striking characteristic of Mr. Clay, which the developements of Messrs. Ewing and Bell bring lo light. It will be remembered, especially by every Senator, that during tbe debate on the first veto, Mr. Clay denotinc-d certain members of the House as “ a cabal,” charging them with having private conferences with the Presi dent, to influence his course in regard to mat ters pending before Congress. Mr. Clay de nounced this as a sinister mode of bringing Executive influence to bear upon tbe action of Congress, and he utterly repudiated, as subversive of the Congress, the secret con coction of measures wfith the Chief Magis trate, by sending members to him to get his imprimatur on what * the party might pro pose. These lew senfimenfs, uttered with evi dent approbation by his party in the Senate, created a sort of buzz in the gallery. When the Fiscal Corporation bill was un der consideration in the House, it was whis pered about that Mr. Berrien of the Senate and Mr. Sergeant of the House, had, as a committee, waited privately on the President, to get his view, so as to enable them to frame a Bank bill to “head him.” When the bid came up in the Senate lor discussion, the sto ry of the crim* con. between the Whig com mittee and the President was alluded to, we think by Mr. Linn, Mr. Clay rose in bis place, in the presence of Mr. Berrien, and solemnly denied that any member of his party in the Senate (whatever might have been the case in the other branch) had ever waited on (he President to ascertain his views in regard to the new Bank bill which had been intro duced after the veto of the fi st. This sol emn and absolute denial had the effect of dis crediting with many, the general report of this Whig mission to the President, and Mr.. Clay had the effrontery to make the statement in the face of all his Federal friends, who knew it to be false ; and they had the depravity to countenance it. Asa commen: upon the ve racity of the Senatorial leader of Federalism and his followers, we append the disclosures of Messrs Ewing and Bell upon this point. Mr. Ewing says: “ The ISth being the day fir our regular Cabinet meeting, we assembled, all except Messrs. Crittenden and Granger, and you told us that you had had a long conversation with Messrs. Berrien and Sergeant, who pro fess* 1 to come in behalf of the Whigs of the two Houses to endeavor to strike out some measure which would be generally accepta ble.” Mr. Bell says: “ The next day (Wednesday,lSth August) was the stated time for the weekly meeting of the Cabinet wilh the President Mr, Webster Mr. Ewing, and myself, went at ten o’clock in the morning, and were informed that the President was engaged with Messrs. Sergeantand Berrien.and 1 think,Mr.Dawson of Georgia. We waited until they retired, and the President made hisappearance ahontlhree quarters of an hour afterwards. Mr. B ulger came in soon after the President joined us.— Messrs. Crittenden and Granger did ni t at tend. The conference which ensued was a long one —lasting two hours at least, accor ding to my recollection. I cannot pretend to detail all that was said; neither can I under take to give the language employed by the President upon every point, nor ol the mem bers of the Cabinet. 1 can only slate the substance of what was said upon those points which most attracted my attention. “The President commenced by stating that he had been waited lip >n that morning by a committee ot Mena bets of Congress, who de destred to know Ins views upon the subject of a Bank—such a one he could sanction.” “ The New York State Anti-Slavery So ciety” held its 6th Anniversary Meeting at Utica, on the 15th September. The Conven tion is said to have been numerously attendee —Aivan Stewait, President. Among other resolutions, they adopted the following : “Resolved, That the liberty parly nas the strongest claims to the sympathy and suppoit of alt the friends of freedom; and, that all who have access to the ballot box ought to express that sympathy, and give their suppoit by voting omy tor abolitionists, “Resolved, That the success of anti-slave ry efforts the past year, is just matt-r of mu male ingratula dons, solemn thanksgiving, and God given encouragement. “Resolved, I hat in the trial by-jury law of l>j4o, we recogn ze a shield beneath which the fugitive from slavery has hitherto found pro;e ‘tion, 1 “ Resolved, That slavery in the District o’ Cilumb a, and the act of 1792, requiring the North to deliver up the fugitive slave we will in the coining winter petition Congress to abolish. ’ Look out for squalls, then, at the next ses ’ Bton of Congress. Toe Fanatics led on hv i Adams, Slade, and Granger, &c. &.e. and supported bv the Whig party of the North, ’ and a squad of two Whigs, from Virginia, i See. in the attack on the 21st Rule of the j House Mr. Gilmer loid the people of Ani ! hert how the land lies, as we are informed’ by the following paragraph from the Lvnch i burg Republican : “ Gov. Gilmer, in his speech at Amherst Court house Monday, diverted to the tact | that only one Whig metaber of the House of | Representatives from th; fire States, voted agaanst rescinding the rile which “stan^cd the door against the Abolitionists,” and that whig member had been formerly read out of the Whig) church by the Clay clique / The Governor also mentioned the tact that every avowed Abolitionist in Congress is a Whig. The Southern people will, .ere long, find out who are their real friends.” —Enq. From the Boston Courier. ( VY hig ) THE VETO POWER. We have it now from a responsible source, that less than fifty members authorized tins unanimous manifest , and, what is better still, not a single member from Massachusetts was present to give currency, even by passive si lence, to this ridiculous ebullition of party spleen, as uncalled Ibr by any considerations ol patriotism as it is absurd and despotic in principle. It does indeed make the heart glad to know that not one member of the Massa chusetts delegation lias to answer to lus con stituents for such egregious lolly. If the Address is to be considered the plat form of Whig doctrines, to which all must subscribe or be ex-communicated, we appre hend it will not be long before there will be a new church. It is not credible that men ol sober reflection can pledge themselves to the support of all that is put forth in the address. Take, for instance, the first point, which is solemnly put forth as indispenstble, and which must be subscribed to as the first principle dt Whig orthordoxy, —namely, the restraint of executive power, or, in other words, the tak ing from the President the veto power. We believe the exercise of this power lias never been objected, and we have so much confi dence in the integrity of parties as to believe that President Tyler would now have met with approbation, instead of denunciation, if the power had been applied to a measure of the other party* ‘L'ltere have been some attempts made to interfere with tbe organization ot the courts, and to restrict tbe power of the judi ciary ; and it would have been practicable, at almost any time within the last twelve years, to have obtained a majority of both Houses of Congress, which would, in the madness of party spirit, have abolished the supreme court. Suppose a bill of such a character should have passed the Democratic Congress of 1835, and President Jackson should have placed his veto upon it, —would the party which is now so loud and bitter against the exercise of the power, been ready to crucify him for such an act? Would they not rather stave taken the position now assumed by their pol.tical oppo nents, and, whatever they might have felt to wards him, as a political adversary, would they not, lor this single act, have haded him as the saviour of the country ? They would, or we mistake entirely the honesty and patri otism of the parly with whom we have been connected. When the excitement of the mo ment shall have passed away, and the people have had time lo rub their eyes, and open their ears to hear, and their hearts to under stand, we believe they will be ashamed of the folly and ill-nature which now pervades a por tion of the community. We admit most freely, that the veto power may be abused, but it is no more susceptible of abuse and misapplication than the power of a majority in Congress. Many people seem to mink that a minority has no rights, and that unconditional submission to the ar bitrary will of a majority, —no matter how small,—is the bounden duty of the minority. Such, however, was not the doctrine of the Whigs during the administration of Genera) Jackson. Such was not the doctrine of the Democra ts during tlie administration of Wash ington and tbe elder Adams, nor was such the Federal doctrine during the administration of Jefferson and Madison. A minority was then supposed to have some claims to consideration, and had a suitable case occurred for tbe ex ercise of the veto power, and had it been ex ercised for the protection of those rights a gainst the assaults of a mad majority it would have been hailed, as it should always he, as a salutary provision of protection and defence, for those who had not the power of numbers to prottet themselves. In these remarks we have not touched tbe question whether the veto has been used by President Tyler judiciously or not, and we are not at preset.t disposed to discuss that point. But that the framers of the constitution did wisely in giving such a power to the President, and that it would be gross injustice to the people to deprive him ot that power, vve can- , not for a moment doubt. Men who are not bound to political parties, who go for the country, the whole country, and nothing but the country, we feel quite sure, will agree with us, and to their decision it may safely be left. Opinion of Lord Brougham respecting the dangerous monopoly of a National Bank. Dangerous Monopolt of the Bank of England.—Much has been said upon the proceedings of the Bank of England during the late panic of the country. Without wish ing to throw blame*npon the conduct of that body, 1 cannot help expressing my conviction that, an end must come to that system which exerts So powerful an influence at present, not only on the money market, but on the whole tralle of the country. Some chafige ought to be effected, by which the interest of the whole empire, together with the fortunes of every lamtly in it, should be withdrawn from the absolute control and direction of fhur-and tvventy men j be they bankers, or be they merchants, whether they are to be looked up to as a political corporation or a powerful commercial company, it. is too much to trust the whole property of the country t* the ab solute will or caprice of a few men, left in the exercise of a power which is constantly changing all the relations of that property — sometimes increasing their issues and raising its value, then as suddenly contracting them and leaving commercial transactions in a state of corresponding embarrassment—now re stricting their discounts, and now enlarging them—now restricting their issues and lower ing the rate of interest, and again suddenly enlarging their issues and raising the rate of interest. .|pst sueh as we have lately wit nessed are the fearful consequences of that system upon all the property of the country — such are the confusion and disorder which must continually prevail in all its concerns, so j long as the influence ol that system is allowed j to prevail. I mean not to sav I distrust the present ; Bank Directors; but’l distrust, and ever shall distrust, the wisdom of any set of men placed in their situation, and who, unless they possess the gft of prophecy, cannot be safely en trusted with powers such as those at present vested in the Bank of England, without check or control. Let the monopoly of the Batik of England he restricted, and let other com panies have an opportunity of raising them seelves up in opposition to them; then, and not till then, will the money market and the j commercial transactions ot the country be j placed upon a steady and secure footing. February 2,1826. ! Trouble in Canada.—The British armed ! s'eam ships Minos and Toronto, are moored in 1 the river between Navy Island and the Cana | than shore. We learn that last night, some j persons unknown got a cannon on the Island, 1 and fired several times at the vessels, with : what effort we are unable to say.—Buffalo ’ Ccmmercial- [NUMBER 36* The McLeod Case.— Another comply of United Stales soldiers, we understand, is about to leave the city, to keep the peace in Utica during the trial.—New York Express. We do inn believe that the Government so utterly misunderstands the character of our people, as to send “U. S. soldiers to keep the peace in Utica during the trial.” But if they do so misunderstand us, wt mistake both the character of the court and of the citizens of Utica, if they permit it to be assumed that bayonets are necessary to enforce a due ad ministration ol justice in the heart of the most enlightened poition of our Stale.—Albany Evening Journal. Tbe Evening Journal gets itself into un necessary heats about a statement for which there is no foundation. We hope the recent course of the Journal does not arise (rom an over-anxiety either to foster the McLeod ex citement, or to find fault with the Federal ad ministration. Yet it could not, if it wouid, put forth a more incendiary and unjust paragraph. The United Stales troops alluded to were or dered to Rome to protect the property of the United States, consisting of several thousand stands of arms, &c.—a measure judged to be necessary, on information and advice received by the Government here. The Federal Government has no desire to “assume that bayonets are necessary to en force a due administration of justice” in New York, though we are quite satisfied that, if justice is duly administered in all matters con nected with this controversy, it will be no merit of fellowship with “Hunter’s Lodges” in high places. The state of facts upon which tbe Presi dent’s timely proclamation is predicated, would astonish tbe people of the United Staies were tbe details spread before them. To say the least, they indicate the necessity of great pm dence and judgment to preserve the peace of the country. —Madisonian. OFFICIAL. To the Hon. S. R. lloebie, Acting Post master General.—Sir: Information having been received in a form entitled to attention that the Postmasters at *********, Pennsyl vania, and ********** } Ohio, have so far vio lated the obligations which they impliedly assumed on taking office under my Adminis tration, of abstaining from any active partisan ship, or in any way connecting their offices with party politics, or using them for party purposes, I have to request that inquiries shall be instantly instituted into their conduct, and that if the charges against them be found to be true, they be immediately turned out of office, and citizens appointed in their places who will otherwise conduct themselves. The Post Office Department, in ali its operations, should be conducted for the single purpose of accomplishing the important objects for which it was established. It should in an especial manner, so far as is practicable, be disconnect ed from party politics. It was established for specified purposes of equal importance to ev ery citizen. To convert it into an engine cf party, to be used for party purposes, is to make it the fruitful source of the most alarming evils. Ramified as it is, and extended to every neighborhood, the purity of its administration, and necessarily of its agents, should be par ticularly guarded. For a Deputy Poster ster to use his frank ing privilege (a privilege bestowed upon him for the sole purpose of exonerating him from oppressive charges in the necessary correspon dence of his office) in scattering over the country pamplets, newspapers, and proceed ings, to influence election?, ir, to outrngo n.ll propriety, and must not for a day be tolerated. Let this be left to the politicians. I should be happy if one or two examples shall be found sufficient to correct an evil which has so ex tensively prevailed. I will take this occasion, also, to add for your instruction, that the appointment to, and continuance in the office of postmaster of any one editing a political newspaper is in the highest degree objectionable. It involves most of the consequences above stated—intro duces politics into the post office—Diminishes es the revenue—and confers privileges on one editor which all cannot enjoy. In a word, it is my fixed purpose, os far as in me lies, to separate the Post Office Department from pol itics, and bring about that reform which the country has so loudly demanded. Sent. 28, 184 T. JOHN TYLER. ’ Another Murder. —An elderly man by the name of Daniel Ferguson was found dead on Sunday morning last, in the house of a Mr. Sion Best, about three or four miles from this place. The deceased appeared to have come to his death by blows inflicted on the head with a stick or some other weapon, being much mangled and bruised. Upon disclosures made by the family who resided in the house, Ste phen L. Jernigan was arrested and brought before Z. L. Daniel, Esq. who after a proper hearing was committed to jail to await his trial at the next spring term of the circuit court— said Jernigan is an old offender, although young in years—and if found guilty for this offence, and executed it will not be the first time he ever felt the halter draw —having been tried once, before his honor Judge Lynch, (who never suffers just ice to go unsatisfied) when he was both whipped and hung—though, not until he was dead, dead, dead! —lrwinion (Ala.) Shield, Oct. 6. Murder.—On the night of last Monday, a gentleman named Jernigan was brutally as sassinated in Greensboro’, by two men named Edward and John Lanier. The circumstances, as we learn were these. Mr. Statham, a tavern keeper in Greensboro, had expelled the Laniers’ from his house for disorderly conduct. Two hours after as Mr. Jernigan w r as proceeding towards the stable of the tavern, in company with Mr. Stathain, he (Mr. J.) was assaulted by trie Laniers, knocked down by a blow on his Head, and then stabbed through the heart He died instantly. The assassins had been lying in wait for Mr. Stat ham and mistook Jernigan for him. We have been furnished with a desorption of these murderers, which is as follows : Manson E. Lanier is of quite athljtic form, about six leet high, about 27 years of age, has dark or black h,.ir, brown complexion, dark eyes, with sullen down lock, exhibiting a de cided bad countenance, ‘i he trout and middle fingers on the right hand are mutilated by the passage of a rifie bail between them, the front ringer is inclined to turn toward the middle ol the hand,- He has pretty good command of carpenters’ tools, and is a good rough work man, he is apt to use spirituous liquors if in vited, after which he talks freely, but without oxcitement he has but little to say, weight 175 or 80 lbs. John Lanier is about 20 or 24 years old, of erect and active form, about six leet high, dark hair and dark eyes, of a brown or swarthy complexion, has a scar around one of his eyes caused by a burn when a child, we.ghs about 150 lbs. As there is reason to suppose that these vil lians are attempting to escape in this direction, people would do well to be on the lookout for them. A large reward will be paid for their apprehension.—Washington (Ga.) News, Oc tober 7. The appropriations ol public moneys made during tee late extra session of Congress, a mounted to §19,700,277 98, ot w hich §590,- 957 00 were for the expenses of the extra es^iou. Fro'n i he Courier and Enquirer. CIRCUIT COURT AND COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Utica, Sept. 27, 1841. Before Judges Gridley, White, Jones, Roberts and Kinney. This court met yesterday for the term, and :he grand jury having Keen cmpnnneled, were charged at some length ;.ud with great per spicuity hy Judge Gridley, the presiding Judge. The petit jury were then sworn* uid among the first cases was that of Alex inder McLeod. In this case Willis Hall, c.sq, Attorney General o* the State on the part of the prosecution rose and said . Il the Court please, I desire to call the witnesses in the case of the People vs Alex. McLeod, and those called will’ please to an swer their names. [ Twenty-five names were here called, and hut one answered] Mr. Hall then said, the proper evidence of the service of subpoenas upon the witnesses will he filed, and I shall then ask for attachments to he is sued against those who do not appear. I would remark, that a large number of wit nesses are in attendance on the part of the people, and though it seems that many of hem are not in court at present, I presume? that they will shortly arrive, and I therefore propose to set down the trial for an early day, is early as the convenince of the court and prisoner will admit. I am not disposed to call on the case to the prejudice of the party, h it l am anxious to call it on as soon as pos sible. judge Gridley—l understand that vmu are now ready. Mali —I am now ready if the prisoner is ready to go to trial. I he Court—Perhaps nn conference with ’.he counsel oh the other side, some arrange ment may he made convenient to all parties.- Spencer—l inform the counsel that we are not now ready, and that we will not be until next week. The Court—this is very unfortunate: I would wish to have it brought on as eariv as circumstances will permit. Han—l should be exceedingly reluctant to* put it off till next week. Independent of the witnesses, many of whom come from a dis tance, it is to be depreciated, that a case which has caused such excitement, should be delayed after the witnesses have arrived.— With that view, I suggest that it should be taken up as early as possible. • Spencer—We expected that we should be able to call it on earlier. 1 bad so arranged with my associates, but from various causes and necessary to detail great & unexpected delays have arisen in taking of the commis sions. Among them, the Provincial Parlia ment is sitting and witnesses had to be exam ined who are extended from Lake Ontario t<y hake Erie. Air. Gardner lias been several weeks in Canada and has not yet returned, and some of the Commissioners have alsonotr been returned. The Court —Three packages of Commis sions came in this day. Spencer-Yes, these have c< me in, but more are expected to arrive. I say it is not possible to bring on the trial until Monday. Bradley has said so also, and it was understood be tween him and Wood but Mr. Wood did not so understood it, and therefore 1 do not think we can bring it on until Monday, and at present 1 cannot say if he will be ready evert ilien, and therefore wish it to be distinctly un derstood that we shall not be able to go u> trial unlit Monday, and perhaps not then.- Hall—Much as I regret that the trial should be put off, I am not disposed to (dice the prisoner to trial unprepared, though in this case the long delay which has occurred, takes from it any reasonable exercise lor a further postponement. The whole summer was be fore him: and no reason has been given why (hose commissioners have not been taken be fore him; and no reason lias been given why those commissioner have not been taken be fore. I will allow it to pass over this day, with the privilege to again cail it up previous to Monday, of which I will give due notice, trusting uiai tie may ne ame to go to trial at an early day. Spencer-*! will inform the Attorney Gen era], that the last thing we desire is an unne cessary delay. Hal!—l wish the case to go on as early as possible, in consequence of the great incon venience which must arise to so many persons its being retaided. I also request the Court to impress upon the minds of the jury the great proprietor of avoiding any conversation in relation to this question. 1 also make the same remark in regard to the witnesses. Spencer—ln that we very heartily concur. As respects the jury, they should not converse even with each other upon the subject. I hope they will be strongly charged to paitic ulariy mark every man that speaks to them in relation to it. There is no one here more anxious to have the trial conducted impar tially than the prisoner’s counsel. Court—ls the Attorney General calls on the Court, and insists on his right to bring ihe case to trial, the prisoner must be prepared with affidavit ii his counsel wish to postpone it further. Spencer—l trust he will not move on the trial until Messrs. Gardner and Bradley ar rive. Hal!—l do not wish to he misudersfood. I do not wish the trial called on until he is pre pared, but it lie has thought proper to Jet ihe session pass without executing his com missions, though he understood that the trial w'as set down last May for ttiis term and this place, if lie now wishes to put it off without giving good reason, all the circumstances au thorise nte in (oicing it on you with more? rigor than I would do under oidmary circum stance. I will therefore not make any stipu lation further than leaving it until the middle of this week before I make any call upon the court jto adovv the triai to proceed. Spencer—l must correct the Attorney Gen.- who is not right in saying the trial whs set down for last May. ihe motion was heard .n July term, and it was the middle of July before the venue was brought here, or it was known when the trial would take place, and since that time the Commissioners have been out, Court—l s’ all only remark, that if the At torney General calls on the case, and is not satisfied with an ornal explanation, then, in the tegular course of business, it will be in ncumbent on the prisoner to shew cause why the trial is to be postponed, fdo not bv any means say, that the Court will act 6trictly or rigorously in the case if he can show cause of delay, but the Court 13 undoubtedly bound to see that such cau-e be shewn. ‘1 he Couit then addressed the Jury a? follows: Gentleman *-—lt was my attention had not the cjutiH Suggested it, to charge the Jurors, 1 that as some of them will have 10 uy a most important indictment, and one which has cre ated great excitement through tLe enure Slate, it is possible that the Jurors may have beard and spoken much on the subject. It is, nevertheless, desirable that they shod J hear am) know as little as possible m relation to it before they are impauneled to try the ?ause, inorJerih.il they shouid then know it from the mouths of the witnesses, and enter upon the case without having formed anv previoi s’ opiin ‘iii>i predilection, and hence the necessi ty ol their not conversing with any person wha Soever in relation to the facia of this case. Fhey should enter into no conversa tion, or hear no suggestion from one side or •he other. It is true, that if any man ap proaces a juror with the view or intention of influencing Ins mind, his doing so is highly criminal, and the man who so acts is subject to indictment; and if any person attempts nv suggest to a juror facts or circumstances, or in anv way tamper with him, it is the duty Os such juror sac 9 or circumstances, iW