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From tht Federal Union.
GREAT UNION MEETING.
Mii.ledokviu.ic, May 15th, 1839.
According to presiowa notice, it Urge and
rmprelable meeting of the Union party of
Georgia, wait held at the Euglc lintel, in
till* place.
Oil motion, Col. Thomas Woollen via
appointed President, iml Tliomai Talbot
and Miller Echo!*, Eqr., Vice President*,
and Col. I>. J. Hailey and Maj. J. R. Ander
son, Heerctariea.
The Hon. Thotnaa Glascock being railed
on hy the President, explained the object
•( the meeting in a brief, able, and appro
priate addrea*; and aubmitted the following
resolutions which were unanimously adopt
ed :
The friend* of the A lminintration of the
General Government, cannot permit this
opportunity to p*s, without congratulating
themselves, and tltoac who co-operate with
them in ita support in crery aection of the
Union, upon the flattering prospect of the
triumph of ita principle*. The Presioent
of the United Staten having professed to
administer the < ivcrnme it in the spirit of
concession and compromise in which it was
established, has adhered to hi* purpose
with* firmness, becoming the head of a
great and free people. It was to be expect
e i that his zealous effort* to administer the
(• Meruineut on principles of eipiality and
justice, would bring down upon him the
aspersion* ofenry and ambition, nud that
sectional avarice would oppose an Adminis
tration whose policy was dictated by the
spirit and letter of the Constitution. We
find him however reg >rdlcs* of this, in hi*
p ildic measure* resolutely cherishing and
fostering lire interest* of all, sacrificing the
rights of none,’ with the calmness of true
philosophy, lie smiled upon the excitement
which threatened his Administration with
ruin, fully satisfied “that the second sober
thought of the (xmple is always right.”
Prejudice and sectional interest, formidable
weapons ill tlie bauds of political aspirants,
have been directed against him, hul he met
them with reason, justice, und moderation,
and his triumph will he complete. The
principles of ‘9B are ugain in the ascen
dant, und all who are their true votaries
will rally around him who bears the stan
dard. - Therefore,
Resolved, That we have undimiuiahrd
confidence in the present Vlministnitianof-
Trie General Government, und that we
would he recreant to our most vital interest,
and the duly wo own to the Union, and onr
fellow citizens of the oilier Htatcs, were wc
to fuil in our exertions to maintain in power
no Administration which adheres to the
letter and spirit of the Constitution, and
will by its arts, preserve the uscendency of
those great Democratic ptinciplcs which
created anew era in ’IN.
Resolved, That we renew the recom
mendation of a meeting of the republican
party during the Inst session of the Legis
lature which placed before the people of
the United Stales our distinguished fellow
citizen, John Forsyth, for the Vice Picsi
deucy, at the election in IHK), with the
hope and belief that the national convent
ion will deride upon his claims with impar
tiality and a due regard to the claims of
other distinguished citizens of the repub
lican party, who may be recommended for
the same nigh station.
Rcedtvo^i
That hy the Constitution of the United
Stales, the Stales have reserved to them
selves rights and powers which they did
not concede to the General Government,
and which are secured to them by the let
ter and spirit of that instrument.
Resolved, That we consider the decla
ration made bv the President of the United
States before he wus elected to the station
lie new occupies, that if elected, he would
resist any measure which might conflict
with the rights and powers of the Southern
section of the Union, as h pledge given by
him, that lie will resist also any attempt to
interfere with the rights and power* of the
other sections of the Union.
Resolved, That it is the interest and the
duly of every Southern man, to support nn
administration actuated by such principles,
and to co-operate with the Northern and
Western sections of the Union, in main
taining it in power; as exact and equal jus-1
lice, combined with strict impartiality, are !
the basis of its policy in tlie management of
public affairs.
Resolved, That we cordially approve the
nomination of Charles J. M’Poiiald, Esq,
for Governor, by the Democratic party in
the Inst legislature; and having the fullest
conftdance in the talents, virtue and moral
vvrth, we will gave him our hearty and
undivided support, being assured that he is
ready and willing to sustain und carry out
the principles contained in the foregoing
resolutions.
Resolved, That we have seen with plea-1
sore the course recently pursued by many !
of the prominent and leading men of the
Slate Rights party, in other States as well
s our own, evincing u determination to
rally under the principles of ’9B, as being
calculated to preserve the Constitution in
its original parity, to sustain Southern
rights and our domestic institutions and
perpetuate the Union of this confederacy.
Resolved, That all the Uuion papers in
Georgia, publish the preamble and resolut- \
ions, and that the Georgia Argus, at Colum-;
bus be requested to publish the same.
Resolved, That our friends throughout
the State be requested to nominate candi
dates for the next Legislature, In every
county in the Stale.
Resolved, That ilie proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the President and
Secretaries, and that the thanks of the
meeting be tendered to the President, Vice
Presidents, and Secretaries.
THOMAS MGOTTEN, President.
Thomas Talbot, )... „ ~
Miller Echols, \ N lc “ PreaideWa.
D J Bailey, ) Secretaries
J. R. Ajcdwwou, secrt, * n **’
SrtntoEM. —There arc too many gen
tlemen paupers at the present day—gentlc
meu who do nothing—who are maintained
by the public—by their relations—or by
their wives. They are great nuisances.,
Picayune. !
Mapbath Trateluno.—The Lcgislat- ‘
ure of Michigan have passed a law prohib
iting, utrdet severe penalties, the running
of any car or other vehicle, on any public
road on Sunday, unless in eases of emer- 1
ueney, which must bo certified to hy some 1
public officer.
| Con npondcnce of the Augusta Chrn f Hen.
MILLEDGEVILLE, May Iflth, 1833.
The convention adjourned sine tlie this day,
! between VI and 1 o'clock. The report of the
: Committee of the whole was adopted without
material amendment, audenmprisc the amend
j incuts to the Constitution to be offered to the
people for their ratification or rejection.
The leading ptovisions are substantially as
i follows:
Ist. The Senate to consist of 10 members
from Senatorial district* of two contiguous
j counties each.
Each County in the State to b entitled to
’ one member in the House of Representative
I without regard to population.
Those counties having a representative pop
illation of six thousand, are entitled to two
j members.
Those counties having a representative pop
, illation of 12,000, are entitled to three mein
l hers.
Ths number of members in the Legislature
1 never to be increased beyond that number
1 vvhich the last census will give under the above
! ratio, except when anew county shall be cre
| ated.
Such are the provisionsof the amenndment*
j to the Constitution, now before the people for
. their derision. Ido not hesttute to pronounce
them unequal and unjust, as the smaller coun
i ties will have a predominant influence in both
! branches of the Legislature. Except in the
I mere matter of reduction, lessening the num
| ber of members in the Legislature, they are
i worse than the Constitution a* it at present
stands. —To this may be added, thntthe (Sena
tonal districts are laid off so as to give the Un
ion party, who are in n inii or.ty in the .Slate,
a majority of eight or ten in the Senate, which
in a reduced Senate, is equal to a majority of 1(1
or 2d in that body, and at present organized.
It ts well known (hut in the last Senate, the
tfiate Bight* party had a majority; their :r ag
nation then, upon being thus, hy a party man
ceuvre'in the Convention, thrown into minor
ity of sight or leiiin a reduced Senate, may be
well imagined.
The particular* of the two last sittings of
the Convention! will give you hcrcuficr.
The Committee to whom was referred the
resolution of the Convention, requiring them
to report a plan for the reduction of the Mem
bers of the General Assembly of this State, beg
leave to report the following ns n substitute
for the seventh section of the first article of
the constitution now in force:
The house of Representatives shall he com
posed of members from all the counties which
now are, or benreafter may be included with
in this State, according to their respective
numbers of free while p,-rnwrs, and Tlii'ltiiliiig
three fifths Os all the people of color, to be as
certained hy mi actual enumeration, to lie niadu
from time to time, at intervals of seven years,
as now by law provided. Each county sltali
be entiled to one member. Each county hav
ill” a representative population us above spe
cified, of six thousand persons, shall be entitled
to one additional member, and each county
having such representative population of 12
thousand persons, shall he entitled to two ad
ditional members, but no county shall have
more than three members.
The number of members of which the House
of Representatives will be composed accor
ding to the aforesaid ratio, and the lasi census,
shall not hereafter be increased, except when
anew county is created : and it shall be the
duty of the Legislature, at their session, to be
bolden next after the enumeration provided
for by law, so to regulate the ratio of represen
tation, ns to prevent such increase.
The Representatives shall be chosen annu
ally on the first Monday of October, until such
day of election shall be altered by law.
The Committee report the following as a
substitute for the third section of the first arti
cle of the Constitution now in forec.
The Senate shall consist of forty six mem- j
hers, elected annually on the first Monday in
October, until such day of election shall be al
tered by law, and shall he composed of one
member from oneh of the forty jScnatoriti!
Districts following.
1 ('hath am and Effingham.
2 Scriven and Burke.
3 Richmond and Columbia.
1 Lincoln and Wilke*.
5 Elbert and Madison.
ti Habersham and Lumpkin.
7 Union and Rabun.
8 Forsyth and llall.
I) Jackson and Franklin.
11l Clark and Oglethorpe.
11 Greene and Putnam.
12 Taliaferro arid Warren.
Iff Hancock and Baldwin.
11 Washington and Jefferson.
15 Emanuel and Montgomery.
10 Liberty and Bryan.
17 Tumuli and Bulloch.
18 .Mclntosh and Glynn.
It) Camden amt Wayne.
2d Ware und Lowndes.
21 Telfair and W ilkinson.
22 Laurens and Wiikenson.
23 Pulaski and Twiggs.
24 Bibb and Crawford.
25 Jones and Jasper.
20 Butts and Monroe.
27 Gwiunot and Walton.
28 DeKalh and Henry.
20 Newton and Morgan.
30 Gilmer and Murray.
31 Cass and CheroFee.
32 Cobb and Campbell.
33 Coweta mid Fayette.
31 Meriwether and Talbot.
35 I'iko ami Upson.
30 Houston and Macon.
37 Dooly and Irwin.
38 Thomas and Decatur.
39 Baker and Early.
40 Ice and Sumpter.
11 Randolph and Stewart.
43 Muscogee and Marion.
43 Harris and Troup.
■I I Heard and Carroll.
45 Paulding and Floyd.
48 Chattooga, Walker and Dade.
And whenever hereafter the Legislature
shall lay off and establish anew county, it shall
bo added to the most contiguous Senatorial
District, having the smallest representative
population.
——o
Painvi’l and Mvstkbiocs.— lt is stated
in the New York Transcript, that a gentle
man of that city, of distinguished standing
a* a merchant and man of business, attempt
ed to destroy himself lute on Saturday eve
ning, by hanging himself to a clothes peg
iu his bed room. He was however, fortun
ately discovered by one of the domestic* in
time to save his life, although pulsation
had nearly ceased, and when rut down it
required Aie exertions of two of tlie most
eminent medical practitioners, to restore
animation.
Prior to attempting the suicidal deed the
unhappy man had written some letters to
his wife, which were found in his pocket,
explanatory of the cause of the rash act,
and declaring it utterly impossible that he
could live under the burthen of affliction
which depressed his mind. The pevel
opeiueut contained in these communica
tions are said to be of the most astounding
character, and they may vet lead to matters
which will require a public expose of the
whole circumstances.
aMEgftQ&S OMVWY: &&&£&&
NEW YORK, May 13.
Very I.atk mo* Pacific.— Hy the ar
rival of the ship Natchez, Captain Hayes,
in the very short passage of sixty-eight
day* from Valparaiso we arc pul in passes
sion of Valparaiso papers to the 96th of
February. We are also indebted to a
mercantile friend for the annexed extract
from a letter of the 2d of March.
Extract of a letter dated
Valparaiso, March 2.
A few days since we had a rejiort form
an outpost in Peru that a battle had been
fought, in which the Chilians were victo
rious, hot it required confirmation Last
•evening the Boxer arrived from Callao, with
Lima date* to the sth ult. stating that an
action had taken place at Ynngay on the
20th January between the Chilian and
Peruvian armies, of about 8000 men each,
in which thelattcr were totally destroyed;
so completely had been the defeat that our
Lima friends consider the confederation at
an end. Gen. Manta Cruz escaped with
some of his officers, and has gone to Bolivia
for the purpose of raising another army;
hut he is no fallen we think he cannot rise.
The castles of Callao are in his possession,
and commanded hy his favorite Gen. Moran,
who has in them 1500 men, well provi
sioned, it is said, for five or six months.
The Chilians were daily expected in Lima.
Admitting that Manta Cruz has lost Peru,
we still tear it will he the scene of civil
stiife for some time to come, for already
the party now coming in are quarrelling
among themselves. The foreign property
has been taken out of the castles and depos
ited on board vessels in the bay of Callao,
1 ready to be entered at Chorillos, should
1 that port he opened during tlie siege of the
castles, which will probably take place.
Thus stand affairs in Peru at our last dates ;
no business of course was doing, nor would
I there he until affairs were settled.
The U. M. ship North Carolina, Coin.
Ballard, and U. H. sehr. Enterprise will
sail for ltio de Janeiro and the United
States on the 15th of March, ami the sloop
of war Falmouth, for the roast of Mexico,
lOlh of March. The ship Angelique ur
rived from Europe, and sailed for Callao
18th February. The Henry Lee, from
Boston, arrived 21 si January.
The following is the official account of
the battle fought at Yungav between the
-('btbunand Peruvian ‘armies :
“Col. D. Pedro (Jrriola, commanding the
battalion Colchagua, which took a distin- j
guished port in the battle of Yaqgnv, has
arrived here, the hearer of communications
which announce a most glorious triumph
l of the arms of Chill, Col. Urriala left the
field of battle ten hours after the vie- j
tsry.
“3,100 prisoners, 3,000 killed, the whole
park of artillery, the commissariat with
more than M'.H),OOO, the equipages, horses,
Ate. of the Protector's army are the fruits
of the victory. Generals Moran and Urdi-!
uinea were killed, the first in the batik; of
the oth. Generals Oerrera, Guiros, Brr
inudcs, Otero, and Armaza are prisoners,
tlie last mortally wounded. Manta Cruz
escaped with 30 men in the direction of
Junin. It is believed that his intention was
to make for Ira and embark at Pisco, but a
company of Chilian corbiucers with h<Wse
meu, who had been kept in reserve, follow
ed rapidly to overtake him. The pretend
ed Protector abandoned the field an hour
before the elose of the battle.
“Genetol Lafuente would march to
Httnrho with two squadrons of cavalry and
two Peruvian battalions, and would he in
Lima undCnlioa on tlie 20th and 28th Jan
uary. General Gamarra would march on j
the 22d January for Janin and the South
I of Peru, with u division of the rcstorion
army; and the General-in-Chief would fol- -
low with the remainder, leaving General
Lafuente with the chief iiiilitaty iti the
North of Fern.”
There appears also have been a naval;
engagement, of which wc translate the 1
following account:
“The naval combat of Casma, has ter
minated in a manner equally happy to the
arms of Chili. Four vessels armed by
General Santa Cruz attacked the division of
Commandant Simpson, consisting of the
corvettes Confederation and Valparaiso and
the barques Santa Cruz, which were com
plelely defeated with much damage, and
the loss of the brigantine Arequipcno, with
a crew of 70 men. The enemy’s vessels
were the Edmond of2o guns, a barque with
18, the Arequipeno oft), and a golettc, w ith
2 swivel guns— Gazette.
A Novel Divorce Case.
The New York Gazette says:
A petition is before the Legislature of Con
necticut, which excites a great deal of interest,
and as it appears to us a good deal of ill feeling.
It is an application of the lady of the Hev,
Samuel F. Jarvis, 1). D. L. D.. for a divorce
from her husband, and for the settlement of an
alimony of five thousand dollars per annum
Irom his estate. The lady urges the measure
on the ground of unhusbandlike and illiberal
treatment—niggardliness mid impecuniosity
of provision for her maintenance. The friends
of the Reverend respondent, who is a son of
the late Bishop Jarvis, and a clergyman of the
Episcopal Church enjoying a very high repu
tation tor his talents and excellent character,
insist upon the vixen disposition of the peti
tioner. They say she is un uneasy, uncomfor
table and extrav again woman, whose conjugant
conduct affords much stronger grounds for an
application for a divorce on the part of her
husband, than she ran claim herself. She too,
belongs to one of the most respectable families
in Connecticut, and her sisters are married to
some of the most distinguished men in the
country. To confess the truth—though we
would very reluctantly take sides against a
lady—wc are very much inclined to hope the
Legislature will not grant the sepermtion, upon
her application, at least.
Gen. Hamilton passed through Wilmington.
N. C. on the Bth going North. It is said he
will shortly revisit Europe for the purpose of
negotiating a loan fertile Texan Government.
In Russia, ifa carriage is driven over any
person and hurts hint, whatever may be the
merits of the ease, the horses are forfeited to
the Crown, and the driver it a Russian peasant,
is sentenced to be a soldier.
Dr. Hagan, who wounded M. M'Ardle, in
the hue Vicksburg duel, is an Irishman, who
formerly edited Duff Green’s Medical Journal,
in conjunction with Profession Paitisou. After
the duel, the accomplished doctor is said to
have bound up the wound which he made,
like a true Samarion.—We believe that it was
the spear of Laocooti, that smote with one end,
and healed with the other. Dr. Hagan res
embles it exceedingly.—N. Y. Monday Nevr #
Female Piety. — The grin of all others
which encircles the coronet of a lady’s
character is unaffected piety. Nature may
lavish much on her person —the enchant
ment of the countenance— the gracefulness
in her mien, or the strength ofher intellect
—yet her loveliness is uncrowned, till
piety throw* around the whole, the sweet*
, lies* and power ofher charm*. Mhc then
becomes unearthly in her temper —unearth-
ily in her desire* and association*. The
spell which hound her affection* to thing*
below is broken, and she mount* on the
silent wings of her fancy and hope to the
i habitation of God, where it will be her de
light to hold communion with the spirits
. that have been ransomed from the thraldom
of earth, and wreathed with a garland of
I e lor y*
Her beauty may throw its magical charm
over many—princes and eonquerers may
how with admiration to the shrine of her
riches—the sons of science and poetry may
embalm her memory in history and in song
—yet piety must be her ornament —her
i pearl. Her name must be written in the
I “book ofiife,” that when mountains fade
| away and every memento of earthly great
ness is lost in the general wreck of nature,
!it may remain and swell the list of that
mighty throng which have been clothed
w ith the mantle of righteousness, and their
voices attuned to the melody of Heaven.
With such a treasure, every lofty grat
: ideation on earth may be purchased; friend
, ship will he doubly sweet —pain anJ sorrow
I shall lose their sting—and their character
will possess a price far ‘above rubies'—life
w ill he but a pleasant visit to earth, and
death the entrance upon a joyful perpetual
home. And when the notes of the last
trumpet shall be heard, and sleeping mill
ions awake to judgment, its possessor shall
he presented faultless before the throne of
God with exceeding joy, and a crown of
life that shall never wear away.
Much is piety. Like a tender flower,
planted in the fertile soil of woman's heart,
it grows, expanding its foliage and imparting
its fragrance to all around, till transplanted,
it is set to hloontin perpetual and unfading
beauty, in the. paradise of God.
Follow the slat—it will light you through
every labyrinth in the wilderness of life,
gild the gloom that will gather around you
in a dying hour, and bring~you~ialely ove r
the tempestuous Jordan of death, into the
haven ol promised and settled rest.
The Obeat Presbyterian Cmcrcii Case. —
The Miipreims Court have granted anew trial
in the great Presbyterian case. The opinion
was delivered by Chief Justice Gibson. Judge
Rogers dissented.
We cite the following from the National Ga
zette of the Bth inst.
‘•Tht# morning Chief Justice Gibson read the
the opinion of the Court on the motion for a
new trial in the Presbyterian case. The opin
ion wus brief, considering the mass of testi
mony, and the length of argument submitted
by the counsel, stating, fur the most part,
merely the conclusion* to which the court had
arrived, without going into the reasons lead
ing to such conclusions. It decided that the
“exscinding resolutions,” as they are called,
passed by the general assembly of 1837 were
not only constitutional but also just; that they
were not to be considered in the aspect of a
judicial sentence, but as a legislative act; that
they Aid nothing more than dissolve the four
synods, which it was conceded the assembly
had aright tudo: that the act being within the
power of that body, its reasons for perfornitig
it could not be reviewed by a civil tribunal; and
ns the consequence t>f all this, that the persons
claiming to be commissioners from presbyte
ries withuigilif exscinded synod*, to Inc assem
bly of lW™ had no color of right to seats in
that body. Further, the court decided that,
while on these grounds the proceedings of the
New School had been unjustifiable, they had
been in themselvcsemirrly Irregular, even on
the supposition that the excluded commission
ers had been entitled to a seat; that Mr. Cleve
land hud no right to put a question to the
house; that it was evident that a separate or
ganization was intended by the New School,
and that the jury had given a verdict utterly
inconsistent with the evidence.
“Judge Rogers dissented from the opinion,
declaring in a few words his adherence to his
original judgment. Anew trial was awar
ded.'’
A Chapter on Texas. — The Friends
of civil liberty must rejoice in the evidence
which is constantly accumulating that this
young Republic is rapidly advancing in the
duties and privileges of civilized life. Ev
ery newspaper from that quarter affords
gratifying proof that the march of improve
ment is decided and rapid, and that unless
another revolution should overthrow the
government, it will soon acquire a solidity
that will defy assault.
Schools arc established—seminaries of a
high order, as well as those for the instruct
ion of the whole rising generation, like
those that cover and bless our land.
Among the acts recently passed by the
Texan Congress, we notice one granting
extensive lands for the establishment of a
general system of education. The proceeds
are to be applied to support primary schools.
Academies, Colleges and Universities.
A college called “Do Colb’s,” has been
chartered and the most ample provision
made for its support. The Trustees have
a corporate jurisdiction over the ground
half a mile each way from the college, and
within that distance may abate all nuisances.
Special powers are conferred on them that
they may promote the cause of education,
virtue and morality.
And it is even more gratifying to observe
that there are strong efforts making to
promote the cause of true religion in Texas.
The principle appears to be admitted, as a
fundamental principle, that knowledge and
virtue arc the pillars of the Republic.
With this thought before them, the inhab
itants are coming forward to encourage the
building of churches and the introduction
of regular preaching, it is gratifying to
sec such notices as these in the political
papers published at the seat of government.
; The sacrament of the Lord’s supper will
i be celebrated in the Senate Chamber on
; next Mabbath, by the members of the Prcs
■ byterian Church recently organised in this
city. Members of Evangelical Churches,
I in good standing in those Churches are
i invited to participate.
There will be preaching at the Senate
: Chamber on next Mabbath at the usual hours
> —morning, afternoon and evening; also,
! at Beauchamp's Spring, one mile north of
| the State House.
Preaching in the Senate Chamber to
night; Services to commence at half past
I 7 o’clock.
Sunday School at the Senate Chamber
every Sabbath morning precisely at 9
o’clock.
A people virtuous and enlightened must,
and will be, free. A world in arms cannot
make them slaves.
A daily paper called the Morning Star,
has been started at Houston—edited hy J.
W. Kldridgc.
The Actiior and the Publisher. —The fol
lowing amusing hit at the recent difficulty lie
ween Capt. Marry at t and Mr. Colburn, is
copied from a late number us the London
Weekly Dispatch.
Fatal Duel beltreen Captain Marryatt. R.
Y. and Henry Colburn. It. .S\—Our reader*
will perceive that Mr. Colburn had paid Capt.
Marryalt £750 for the copy-right of anew
novel, upon an agreement duly signed, scaled,
and delivered. The gallant Captain, however,
having received the money, threatened to de
rive the publisher of the property, unless he
eame down with a further sum. The pub
lisher moved the Vice-Chancery Court to res
traint the gallant Captain’* proceeding, and
in grunting the restrains or injunction the
Vice Chancellor denounred the gallant Cap
tain’s conduct as dishonourable. This natur
ally led to a newspaper correspondence, and
which. with stirh brave men, has naturally led
to a fatal duel, of which we give the exclusive
report. We have the copyright of the corres
pondence, w hich we now present to our rea
ders.
“Cockspur street.
“Sir,—By the production of letter*, affidavits,
and various other documents, you have indu
ced the Vice-Chancellor to denounce me as a
dishonourable man; I have, therefore, to call
upon you for that satisfaction which every
gentleman of honour has a right to demand of
another. My friend Capt. Dennis Dermott
Partiek Larry O’Callaghan, of Artillery place,
Shooter’s hill will deliver you this letter.—l
have the hopor.&c.
“F. Mabryatt.”
“H. Colburn, Esq.”
“Her Majesty’s Lodge, Southwark.
“Sir,—A little unplisint restraint imposed
upon me by the vulgarity if the law obliges
me to send you Capt. Marryatt’s letter by
the twopenny Post, and I request you will
give me a verbal reference to any gentleman
you may select for the arrangement of the en
suingjatal duel.—l am, &c.
1). D K. L. O’Callachan.”
“To Henry Colburn, Esq.”
“Great Marlborough street.”
“Sir. —Were I to fight all the authors that
fall under the castigatory remark of Judges in
Equity, or under the sentences of Police Mag
istrates, and the Courts of Criminal Law, I
should have twoduclsoii my hands every week
throughout the year, I should soon be drilled
like asieve., and authors would then see thr
ough me, w hich they have never yet been
nble to do, and which I intend they never
shall. You state that you are a lion (you al
ways take the lion's share,) and that I am a
latnb, and the fight would not be fair. You
ought to shoot the Vice-Chancellor. lam so
busy in getting out of that other account of
yours, which, in my letter to The Times, I
denounced as dishonorable, that 1 shall have
no time to attend tceffairs of honor for many
mouths. 1 am, moreover, extremely anxious
to settle thediaoute relative to superiority as
orators, statesmen, and literati, which has so
long raged between the Marquis of l,mtdoti
derry and Colonel Sibthorp, and which the
parties consider of national importance. For
any thing further I refer to my friend, the
Baron Von Killumsdorf Target Scheitner
Hoolsliebourgh, of the Fire Brigade Station
house, Shooter’s Hill 1 have the honor to
be, &c.
HENRY COLBURN.
Captain F. Marrval R.N.
We, the two undersigned seconds, do unani
mously agree that Mr. Colburn is not to be
shot at like the cover of one of his own volumes,
and that it is not reasonable to expect him to
fight tw o duels a week ; secondly, that Captain
Marryat is bound to shoot the Vice Chancel
lor, one of the Masters in Chancery, or one of
the six Clerks, or any officer of the Court of
rank, sufficiently high to entitle him io be shot
by a gentleman ; thirdly, that Mr Colburn can
not attend to any thing honorable for many
months —fourthly, that the dispute between
Lord Londonderry and Colonel Sipthorp is of
greater national importance then shooting
Captain Mariyatt;—fifthly, we universally
agree that were two dead shots and desperate
duellists to leave the ground unbilled, we, the
seconds would be accused of not having loa
ded the pistols, and should either of them be
killed that we should be sent to hard labor in a
jail, for twelve months, and wc are unanimous
ly of opinion, first, that the extremely week
slate of our mental and bodily health would
incapneiate us for such labor, and that we
should both sevarally and individually, be un
able to support our several wives and numer
ous families during so long an incarceration.
Given under our hands and seals,&c.
We the undersigned seconds, unanimously
agree, without any debate, division, or dissen
tient voice, that by our union of courage, pru
dence, and gentlemanly feeling, we have
been the means of most happily preventing a
fatal duel.
(Signed)
Dennis Dehwont Pat Larrv O’Callacan.
Von Killumsdorf Target Scheitner Boolslie
bourgh.
The following letter has been furnished to
the editors of the Philadelphia Pennsylvan
ian.
EXECUTION OF THE PIRATE MAR
SAUD. AT BORDEAUX.
BoßDF.vrx, March 24, 1839.
Captain Marsaud, who murdered the Cap
tain and part of the crew, and took command
of the French ship Alexandre, (which vessel
was seized at Newport, Rhode Island, some
time since, and sent under the command of an
officer from on board a French man of war to
Bordeaux,) has been tried, found guilty, and
executed at Bordeaux for the above crime.
A young inan, his second officer, has also been
tried and found guilty, but, on account of his
age, has been recommended to mercy. The
execution of Marsaud took place three hours
after the passing of his sentence. Before his
death he made a full confession of all his
crimes. He said that seven men were thrown
overboard by his order, and that the mate of the
ship implotingly begged of him one halfhours
lime in order that he might write to, and take a
last farewell of his mother, and offered him
(Marsaud) the sum of 30,000 france for said
half hour, but that he unmercifully denied it
to him.
It is very much wondered at, in Bordeaux,
why it wag that the French authorities in the
United States experienced so much difficulty
from the American magistrate in having such
a monster given up. It is also stated that four
of the piratical crew who had a hand in the
above mutiny and murders are still in the
United States, and that all the entreaties of
the French man-of-war Bergere could not in
duce the Americans to give them up.
United States ship Warren, from West Indi
es. arrived at Pensacola 21st ult.
(Vt/fao, Fei>. 22, ”39.
“I give you the news as vre heard it and a*
they publish it in this place, (Valparaiso) but I
must state, that in <ny opinion if foundod on
the fact ol Santa Cruz’s fit fi at, it must bo very
highly colored. On the 20tli inst a Chilian
trausjHtrt. (luig) arrived in this port 30 days
from Santa, (passenger one of the colonels of
the Chilian arntj now in Peru.) She bring* ac
counts of a great battle fought oil the 21st ult.
at A unguay, plains of Sau Miguel, two day#
journey from Santos, vvluofeticriniiialod in tlie
destruction and rapture of the Protector 1 #
force fltkll) strong, with the exception of him
self (Manta Crus) and body guard. 250 men.
I he Chilhans had received rc-inforrenicnl*
front the northern provinces of Peru, which
made their force equal to that of the Protector’s
w ho hadentreuehed lit*camp on an eminence
overlooking the plain of Don Miguel. He had
hemmed up the enemy who were in a starving
condition; on the morning of the day mention
ed, there was some skirmish between the
troop* of cither party— Chilians worsted.
Manta Crus, overconfident, went to dinner with
Ins srmv, ami had magnificent entertainment
spred out to feast his Generals. Contrary to
his exportations the enemy attacked him in
his entrenchments. Marching up hill. 400 fell
under his fire; large stones were rolled down
upon them; they dispersed, but not to fly.
A#c< tiding on either side they attacted him in
flank and rear; great was tlie surprise and
consternation, savage anJ desperate the battle,
—the infantry threw away their muskets, re
serving only the bayonet, and grappled, man
to man. some rolling down the hill beating
each other with stones, till one or both lay ex
hausted or dead : 2400 men w ere bayoneted
and killed of the Peru Bolivian force.
“fl o’clock, P. M.—U. 8. Boxer, just arri
ved from Callao says: Gen. Santa Crus suf
fered an entire defeat, and has retreated to
ward Cusco, so that you may place some reli
ance in the Chilian report.
“Gen. Moran has possession of the castle of
Callao, and say* he will blow them up rather
than surrender.”
The Presbyterian Law Slit. —The
tables are fairly turned. A few weeks
since and it was thought the matter was
settled in favour of the New School. A
motion was made for anew trial, which mo
tion we understand is granted, and accom
panied with the opinion of the court, that
will probably be considered as settling the
question. Tlie two points e>n vvhich the
coutt expresses aiiopiiiion are, first. That
tlie general Assembly is to he the sole judge
as to its powers of culling off its synods ;
and therefore the civil court has no juris
diction over the question. And second, that
the organization of the New Mehool Assem
bly was a disorderly procedure and cannot
be sustained.
What will be the effect of this decision
upon the parties now separate we are un
able to say. The Assembly is to meet in
Philadelphia on Thursday next.
Governor Porter, of Pennsylvania has
convicted of calumny the author of the
charges circulated against his character,
pending the last election in Pennsy Irauio.
The following acrou lit of the trial and result
is from the Trenton(N. J.) Emporium—
“ Our renders jvill remember that while
General Porter was a candidate for the Gub
ernatorial chair, among a variety of char
ges, that of perjury—the highest of all
crimes—was brought against him, and pub
lished in every Federal paper in Pennsyl
vania and ina number in New Jersey. .A
gentleman in Allentown, (Pa) in order to
give the slanderers an opportunity to prove
their charges, instituted a suit and had the
instigator hound over to answer to a charge
of lible. The grand jury found a true bill,
and the trial commenced on the 30th ultimo,
before the Hourahle John Hanks and his
associates, all of whom had received their
appointments from Governor Ritner. The
jury was composed of men of both political
parties. The Federal party were invited
to substantiate their allegations—thev were
permitted to introduce what evidence thev
pleased and to take any latitude they might
deem necessary to prove their favorite
charge. But with nil these advantages
they signally failed. The jury retired, and
in a short time agreed upon their verdict,
vvhich they brought into court, finding the
defendant guilty in manner and form as he
stood indicted.”
UPS AM) DOWNS.
W e observe a striking instance of the
uncertain tenure of earthly goods, in a ease
lately rjporled in the London papers. It
was a prosecution for perjury, in the course
of which it was given in evidence, that the
prosecutrix, Lady Parker, becoming secu
rity for her sister. Lady Lake, for the sum
of 19,000 pounds, in consequence of legal
proceedings for its recovery, became att
inmate of the King’s Bench Prison, where
she officiated as cook to the more wealthy
portion of the prisoners.
JV. Y. American.
LILLIPUTIANS.—We have just seen
two of the smallest of the human species
that we ever witnessed. As nigh as we.
could judge, we think their height to be
from 40 to 50 inches each. They are
brothers, the eldest is about 50 veat sos age,
is married, and has a family of six children.
The youngest is about 45, both smart and
active, and have the appearance of a couple
ofoid boys. They are from Massachusetts
—but we think they should hail from Rhode
Island or Delaware.— Hartford Review^
The Post Master General has decided
that all copies of Floyd’s Last received by
mail shalj be taxed with letter pastage.
The Boston papers complain of this and
justly, as the last act exhibiting Kendall’s
usurpation. The Gazette says, all sub
scribers who received their regular files bv
the steam ship Liverpool, from the latest
dales up to the time of her departure, must
pay several dollars pastage for their con
veyance from New York to Boston, viz:
at the rate of seventy-four cents per ounce.
The subscription price of Floyd’s Last is
50,66 per annum, and at this rate the pos
tage from New York alone would amount
to $58,68 a year !!! The consequence of
course will be that every package here
after received will be left in the Post Office
and sent to Washington as dead papers.
Several of the Insurance Offices in Boston
have already determined to write out to
England immediately and stop their sub
scription.—New York Express.
The New Y'ork AYhig states that Will
iam Leggett, Esq, late editor of the Plain
Dealer, has been appointed Minister Pleni
potentiary to Central America. We are
glad of it. Leggett is a warm politician,
but an able man.