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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. A U GUST A. M WEDNESDAV MORNING, J UNE 17. FOTI PHESIDKNT, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Os Ohio; The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe—the incor ruptible Statesnrao — the inflexible Republican— the patriot Farmer of Ohio. I I FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, J JOHN TYLER) 0/ Virginia ,- St ste Rights Republican of the schopt of ’9S — one of Virginia’* noblest sons, and emphatically one of America’s most sagacious, vijpuous and patriotic statesmen. ; ' FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe. DUN:AN L. CLINCH, of Camdbn. JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock. SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin. CHRISTOPHER B. STRONG, ox Bibb. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee. EZEKIEL WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb. FOR CONGRESS, ; WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene. E. A. NISBET, of Bibb. J. C. ALFORD, of Troup. R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habeijsham. T. B. KING, of Glynn. : LOTT WARREN, of Sumpter. I R. L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson. ■ T. F. FOSTER, of Muscogee. J. A. MERIWETHER, of Putnjnn. Mr. Talmadge’s Letter*. The letter of the New York Senator which is contained in this morning’s paper, wall be read with interest by our readers. Its familiar, friend ly style, having been designed for the eye of an intimate friend, will only increase the interest which would be otherwise felt in the perusal. The deep interest which Mr. Talmadtfe feels in the contest, his thorough acquaintance with the local politics of New York, and his' extensive means of obtaining the most correct information from every section of the Union, entitle his opinions to great confidence. Great Race. The Louisville Correspondent of the Picayune says, a match has been made for $20,000 dollars aside, ta come off over the Louisville Course next fall, between Red Bill and Boston.— Conditioned, that Red Bill comes out of the four ratio race on that tract the succeeding day sound, and that Bos ton is also sound the same day. The Court of Inquiry, f The military Court of Inquiry recently assembled at Baltimore, to try Major Lendrum apd Captain Dusenbury, upon the charges preferred &|amst them by citizens of Baltimore, have published their de cision, with the sanction of the President,complete ly acquitting those officers of any improper con duct. We hope, as an act of justice to tue people, the charges and testimony in this case will find their way into the public prints; for try desire to see if the people of this country, and Georgia in particular, arc willing to sustain an administration, that will authorize an enquiry into the -conduct of officers, who are in effect charged with purchasing provisions and chartering vessels front- those who oppose the measures of the administration of Mr. Van Buren. This is no vague speculation —the testimony which we have seen as takeh during the trial, exhibit the truth of what wc assert, and show tnast sonclusively that these constitute the princi pal offences of those officers. “ Selling White Men for Deitt.” The Richmond Enquirer gives an ektract from the editor's letter to Dr. Powell of NVestmore land, from which we copy : i “ I did not attach so much importance to this charge against General Harrison, particularly af ter he had explained in his letter—and therefore did not lay so much stress upon it, asj others.” This was in 1837—but since then :vchange has come over the venerable Editor. Hy intimates now that he must resort to this calumny again. The desperate state of his fortunes requires des perate means: Or, as the old saying went, “hun gry dogs will eat dirty puddings.”— Whig. Correspondence of the Xorth American. New' York, 3 p. m. June 11, IS4O. Flour remains the same as it was. All sorts of western range from $4,25 to $4,75. There are se veral brands of Onio Flour, which sell.higher than any Gcnessee, and which are not included in the common quotation of merchantable flour. Such is Akron Mills, which sells now at 5,26, as fast as it arrives. Venice Mills, which comrrmds 5,12, and some others which command $5. These are made from selected wheat, not ground close, and the bread and biscuit made from them, are beautiful and delicious. In Cotton there is no change. The sales jog on mt the rate of 1000 bales a day, or so, ait steady pri ces. Uplands Many stocks are rather higher to-day, though for no particular reason, so far I can learn. —Sterling bills are very dull of sale. A good ouje of £. 1,000 was sold this morning at 6J prerp. | Domestic Exchanges.—Philadelphia 4g a 4j; Baltimore 4-} a Richmond 5j a sJ|| Charleston s'a 4; Augusta a 12; Macon I'M; Savannah 71 aS; Mobile 10 a 101; New Orleans 6A a7 ; St. Louis 9; Louisville 8; Cincinnati 7|: Nashville 14 Medical College of Georgia. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees has re quested us to state the result of the meeting of the Board of Saturdays last. Dr. Davis, late Professor of Chemistry, has re signed his Professorship, which resignation was accepted. Dr. Charles W. West, one of the Alumni of the College, was unanimously elected to the vacant Professorship, and has accepted the appointment Private considerations rendering it inconvenient for Dr. Davis to reside in Augusta, have deter mined his resignation ; and we take pleasure in publishing his letter, as kindest feelings for his former associates, and interest in the College and confidence in its continued pros perity. While the College has lost a Professor of which any institution may be proud, we congratulate the Board on having it in their power, without delay, to fill the vacancy with one of their own gradu ates, wiiose talents and zeal in the profession and ample opportunities in foreign countries, afford them assurance of his success as a teacher of medical Chemistry. Charleston, June 9th, 1840. Sir—Allow me to present through you, to the j Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Geor i gia, my resignation of the Chair of Chemistry and ! Pharmacy in that institution. Circumstances have rendered this st p necessary ; on my part, but I beg to assure the Board that it is with painful reluctance that I withdraw from a connection which has ever been to me a source of pride end gratification. Os the entire success of the College I have never 1 entertained a doubt. Sustained as it is by a Fac ulty combining talents of the highest order, with the most untiring industry, it must eventually at tain an eminence which will reflect honor upon the State by which it was founded. With sentiments of the highest respect, I remain your obedient servant, CHARLES DAVIS. To Hon. John W. Wilde, President of the Board of Trustees, Medical College of Georgia. of Geo.,? Bme 13, 1840. 3 Dear Sir—lt gives me pleasure to inform you, that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the j Medical College of Georgia, this afternoon, you were unanimously elected Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy, the professorship vacated by the resignation of Dr. Davis. With great respect, I am your obedient servant, LEWIS D. FORD, Sec. Med. CoL Geo. Dr. Charles W. West. Augusta, June, loth, 1840. Dear Sir —Your note of the 12th inst. has been received, informing me that by a vote of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Georgia, I have been elected to the Professorship of Chemis try and Pharmacy in that Institution. The great responsibilities and arduous duties which neces sarily belong to such a station, would induce me rather to shrink from, than assume them, wore I not urged on by the strongest interest in the pros perity of the College, and encouraged by the hope that zeal may supply many deficiences. In accepting the appointment, allow me to return to the Board, through you, my acknowledgements for the high honor conferred, and subscribe myself Your obedient servant, CHARLES W. WEST. Dr. L. D. Ford, Sec’y Med. Col. Geo. | L f» Proceedings of Council—Extra Meeting. Monday, 4 o’clock p. m. ? June 15, 1840-5 Council met; —present —Hon. D. Hook, Major; Alderman —Harper, Flemming, Robertson, Miller, Richards Parish. The following Ordinance reported by Mr. Har- I per, chairman of the committee appointed by reso lution of 26th May, was read the thud time and i passed. Be it ordained by the City Council of Augusta, That from and after the 22d June, iS4O, no person shall sell or vend within the of the Clt* of Augusta, any kind of intoxicam|wiquors in quan tities of one gallon, one quart, or any intermediate quantities, without a licence from tha City Council, ! the j rice of which shall be Five Dollars ; and any I intoxicating liquors which may be so sold or vend | ed as aforesaid, shall not be consumed at the place I at which said liquor may be sold: and the licence so granted for the sale of quantities between one quart and one gallon, shall be designated as Num ber two. Whilst the licences authorised to be I granted under the first section of the General Ordi nance, shall henceforth be known as Number One, ! and shall cost Fifty Dollars as heretofore. Section 2d. And he it further ordained by Vie authority aforesaid , That all licences designated | as Number Two, shall expire on the second Mon day in May next, and on the second Monday in May annually thereafter. Section 3d. And be it further ordainded by the authority aforesaid, That all persons to whom li | cences, either Number one or Number Two, shall : bo hereafter granted, shall be required to take and subscribe before the Mayor, or some member of the City Council, at or before the time of taking out said licence, the following oath, which all I venders of intoxicating liquors in the State of Georgia, in quantities not greater than one gallon, are required to take by an act of the General As | sembly of Georgia, approved on the 29th day of December, IS3B. To wit: “ I do solemnly swear, that I will not during the next succeeding twelve mouths, sell, baiter, give or furnish to any slave or slaves, or free person of color, any measure or quantity of distilled spirit uous or intoxicating liquor, without the verbal 01 written consent of toe owner, overseer, or em ployer of such slave or slaves, or without the like consent of the guardian of such free person ol color: and Ido further swear, that I will not suf fer or allow any other person to do so for me by my approbation, knowledge, orconsent; So help me God.” Section 4(h. And be it further ordained by tht authority aforesaid. That any person violating anj ot the provisions of this Ordinance, may be re quired to pay- a tine not exceeding one hundrec dollars, for every time the same may be violated Done and signed by the Mayor in Council, this loth day of June, 184 . A communication from M. R. Smith, Esq., o Hamburg, S. €., was read and referred to the Com mittee on Bridges. The following resolutions were offered and passed— Resolved, That one thousand dollars be appro priated as a contingent fund to defray expenses o work ordered by the Mayor. r Resolved, That the City Marshal be directed to - have the drays mustered, and examine the condi e tio:. of the casks required to be kept by eacli dray, and that hereafter each drayman will be expected - to attend every Fire which may take place, with s their drays and casks as directed by the Ordinance regulating the same, under penalty of forfeiture of licence. * Elihu Hodges, and James B. Calvin applied for retail licences, and their securities being approved, the same was ordered to be grantee’. The following bills were severally read and i ordered to be paid. * A. Lafitte & Bro., Rope for ferry, $142 G1 S. L. Baiford, work on Campbell’s gully in May, 71 00 do work on drains per contract in May, 80 00 Benj. Johnson, work on Magazine, 22 50 J. C. Lark, hire of horses during fresh, 12 00 W. Cunningham, work on City Hall 10t,... 12 00 j W. Sindersine, balance Hospital account,.. 13 25 j The bill of J. B. Stockton was referred to the j- Mayor. W. Sindersine keeper of the Hospital, reports 3 patients remaining in Hospital at the last monthly return. : Council adjourned. S.'H. Oliver, Clerk of Council. I Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. Wishixgtox, June 13. The Bankrupt Bill has been reported back to i the Senate trom the Select Committee in a form f corresponding with the votes of the Senate on the subject. It carries out both the voluntary anil . compulsory principles. Whether it will "pass, we shall soon see, for it will be taken up next Tuesday. The Senate again had a hot discussion on the ■ subject of the Mi.ilia System of Mr. Poinsett. Gen. Harrison was attacked on the score of his own doctrines on this subject, as he not only made propositions, in Congress, of the same sort, but voted against the abolition of John Adams’s standing army. In his defence it was said that he wns not for ««c/r a scheme as Mr. Poinsett’s and that he proposed to reach his object by an amendment of the Constitution. .As to the standing army of Adams, it was said that he did vote to reduce it from five thousand to two thou sand, hut would not totally abolish it, because, at that time, there were, within the limits of the union, numerous bands of warlike and hostile Indians who were to be watched and occasionally beaten. In the House Mr. Bolts made a severe demon stration against the Administration. He brought forward a charge that some Lieutenant of the Navy, (Hoe, it I mistake not.) had been tried by a court martial, found guilty of some malcon duct, upon the testimony of a negro, and sen tenced to be cashiered —and further, Mr. Van Buren, knowing the character of the testimony, approved ol the sentence. Mr. Bolts moved to suspend the rules, in order to enable him to come to a call for the papers in the case, but the House refused to suspend. Some ot the Southern friends of Mr. Van Buren, appeared, to be embarrassed by the charge, but there will no doubt be some explanation of it. No Changes, Eh !—We are informed by a respectable gentleman from Chester County, that of the 150 Delegates from Phoenixville to the great \\ big gathering at Westchester on Tuesday last, forty-two had seceded from the Van Buren ranks since the Ist of April last. No changes, eh l—Philad. Nort American. ) From the New York Star. Gks. Haurison’s opinions.—Of all the pre tences set up by the Loco Foco papers in oppo sition to Gen. Harrison, none is shallower than that so signally rebuked in the following extract from the Richmond Whig. The truth is, the * candidate of the W higs stands so completely and thoroughly committed, before this whole people, as to his opinions upon every point of policy, that it has become the most ridiculous and absurd affectation on the part of any objector, . to attempt to base his opposition upon this mise . rablc pretext. But hear the Whig’s I FAIR proposition. “ The Feds, beaten at every point—their cal umnies against General Harrison exposed and ’ refuted—they have reduced their objections to 1 his election almost to a single point. “He will f not come out,” they say, “ with a declaration of ■ his opinions—he will not answer the letters ad* > dressed to him—he is in the hands of a C >m , mittee ; —he keeps dark, and mysterious—we r cannot rote for him.” “ Well, gentlemen, will you vote for him if he docs answer? We put the question directly to 2 the Editor of the Enquirer—if General Harrison * will answer fully on all questions of public in j tcrest, will you then cease your abuse, and give . him your support ? Say the word, and we cn s P a S e that you shall be speedily stripped of your last pretext of opposition. General Harrison’s sentiments are now well known to his friends — ’ they desire nothing farther from him than what they already have. His public acts, his speeches, e and his letters, which hate been published again 1 and again, satisfy them of his Republicanism, _ and of his devotion to the best interests of the country. But to remove even the shadow of a pretext for the cavil of his enemies, they do not doubt that they can obtain any additional infer e mation which may be desired. Will Ritchie ac - cept the terms proposed?” 1 . _ i Then, f During the last war with England, when Gcne , ral Harrison was winning his victories over the “ British and Indians of the North west, and illumi nating the dark wilderness of the lakes with * the blaze of his glory, the Richmond Enquirer re '> polled with indignation an insinuation that that - brave conqueror was a federalist, f Now, That General Harrison is the candidate of the people for the highest office in their gift, in op -0 position to an administration rotten to the core e with corruption, tills same Richmond Enquirer, f under the conduct of the same editor, is denoun cing the same General Harrison as a black cock- T ade federalist of ’9B !— N. Y. Cow. Adv. e Though the federal gentry may have all the if hard cider—we fear not the result while we know ■_ that the people themselves have got all the hard sense.— Nash. Uk. on. e And the office-holders all the hard money.— Prentice. e Clubs have been formed in St. Louis, for the - extermination of all dogs within the city and su burbs. As the Tippecanoe Clubs will have little d to do shortly, they might do the “State some ser vice” in those parts. — Balt. Repuh. is Don’t trouble yourself. The Tippecanoe Clubs will exterminate dogs quite fast enough for your jf purpose.— Prentice. From Florida By the steamboat Florida, Capt Nock, from Black Creek, we learn that there was no Indian news, except that Col. Mason of the Volunteers )- was accidently killed by one of his men, while ;, f in pursuit of a runaway Indian, near Camp King. Savannah Georgian. From the National Intelligencer. “ The Prospect before us.” The inquiry is frequently addressed to us, both at home and from a distance, for our opinion in regard to the prolmble result of the issue about to be tried by the People of the United States be tween Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison.. We beg leave to refer all such inqui rers to the subjoined letter. It was written, not for the public eye, or for public effect, but in the sincerity and freedom of private correspondence, and by a man whose extensive sources of infor -9 mation. and whose care in silting and comparing facts and probabilities, combined with his clear judgement and known candor, impart to his opinions a value and weight superior to those of any other citizen within our Knowledge. The justice of this tribute will be admitted by all who j know the writer when they perceive the name to j be that of the distinguished Senator of New York. | Nathaniel P. Tallmacle. The letter first appear- ! ed in the Richmond W hig, and was addressed to j a gentleman of that city. The editor remarks.! “The author will be recognised without the pub lication of his name, ’ and adds, “It was written with no expectation of its meeting the public j eye.” Since, however, it has met the public eye, I Mr. T. has given his consent to its appearance j with his name affixed, and no name could give to j such a statement higher claims to respect and ere- ' dence. Washington, May 21, 1840. Mr Dear Sir : Your letter of the 26th instant was duly received. It is surprising to me that Ritchie’s bragging in the Richmond Enquirer about New York should give our friends one moment’s uneasiness. It is his “vocation,” and it is the habit of the j Federal Locofoco party to brag the louder the more they are beaten.—Since their overthrow in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, and in cer tain local elections in Pennsylvania, their pros pects have brightened wonderfully!—They are looking up, because they are on their backs ! I understand their game perfectly. They know they cannot make a decent fight in other States, unless they can persuade their friends that Mr. Van Buren can recover New York. Without it, he has not the remotest chance of success. As to his prospects in New York, I have no hesita tion in givingyou my candid opinion, that he will be beaten by a much larger majority than that of the last two years. I have the best sources of in formation. I have an extensive correspondence all over the State, and, from my peculiar posi tion, am enabled to judge with much accuracy of our elections. For the last two yeais, I have predicted the result with an accuracy almost equal to the official canvass—and I now say to you that Gen. Harrison’s majority, in ray judgment, will not be less than fifteen thousand. We hope to swell it much beyond that. I have not heard of a single man that has gone over to the Admin- ! istration since the last election. But I know and have heard of hundreds and hundreds, in differ- j ent counties, who have abandoned it since that time, and are now co-operating with their old Democratic Republican friends in putting down Mr. Van Bmen’s old Federal doctrines. Amongst this number, are men of tl e highest standing and influence in their respective counties. What possible ground, then, is there for Mr. Ritchie or any other man to claim New York for this Federal Administration ? It is preposterous. What claims do they present to the people, from which they expect to derive more favor than for the last three years ? The confidence of the Peo ple has been more and more impaired during that period; the mercantile, the manufacturing, and the mechanic interests of the country have here tofore felt the deleterious influence of the meas ures of the Administration. Now, that influence has reached the farming interests—and yon may rely upon it, none of those interests will tamely submit to have their goods, their manufactures, their labor, and the products of the soil, as well as their lands, reduced one-half or two-thirds in ! value, in order to enjoy the blessings of the hard money of Cuba, or of any otherdespofism, whose example the President has recommended for our imitation. No, sir, the free laborers of this coun- ! try will never consent to have the price of labor 1 reduced to the same level with the peasants of Germany or the serfs of Russia; nor will the til- j lers of the soil consent that the products of their ! farms shall be reduced in price so low as not to pay the cost of production; nor will the farmers consent that the lands shall be reduced two-thirds in value—that where they have purchased a farm, I for example, for $15,000, paid SIO,OOO in cash. ' and mortgaged it for $5,000, that it sh ill be sold : from under them for the amount of the mortgage, | and their wives and children turned out of doors, without shelter and without bread. Such are the | legitimate effects of the doctrines now maintained by this Administration, and which its friends and supporters are every where urging upon the coun try: and which will be established beyond the hope of redemption, if Mr. Fan Buren shall be' »e-elected. Os his re-election there is not the faintest pros pect. In regard to New York—l speak without the least hesitation, and with the most entire con fidence—he has no possible hope of success there. Why should he have? The changes have been constantly against him foi the last three years, and none in his favor. At U.e extra sesion in 1837, I predicted his overthrow in that State. At the November election of that year he was swept away as by a hurricane. At the next ses sion of Congress he apologised to his friends by saying that there were 40,000 voters who did not come to the polls, but would be out for him at the next election. Well,sir, in 1838, these 40,- 000 came out, and 25,000 in addition, and he was beaten by more than 10,000 majority. He again ; consoled his friends for this unexpected defeat by j saying that in the next campaign he would take the field in person. He did so; he traversed the whole State, on a mere electioneering tour, and, 1 with the exception of the city of New York, the | result in the Legislature showed a larger majority against him than the year before,, In almost ev ery contested county the popular vote against him was increased. There was no falling off, but from local causes, any where, except in the old Western district, which is so immensely strong that there was no necessity of giving a full vote but at a general election. That old district will give Harrison fifteen thousand majority. The late charter election in the city of New York has satisfied both friend and foe that under the registry law Harrison will carry the city in the fall by a decisive vote. You must recollect, too, that last year we had every thing to discour age and dishearten our friends. Many gave up all for lost after they heard the disastrous accounts from Tennessee and Indiana. But there were idomitable spirits, that never doubt or flatter in a good cause. They rallied, and soon convinced the people that New York could sustain herself, and was not to be influenced by any I news from abroad, however unpropitious. At this time, every man of the Opposition is confident of success. It is not an over-confidence that begets j inaction ; it is a confidence which invigorates and ■ inspires, and which impels to greater exertion. It I is a confidence in short, which will justify the expectations of your f iend, and disappoint the hopes of our enemies. After all we hav.i done in Xew York for the last three years, under the most unfavorable aus pices, it is not a little mortifying to us now, with all our bright prospects before us, that a single friend abroad should not for one moment permit I a doubt of our triumphant success in the fall to cross his mind. N'ew York is jusf ns certain for Harrison as that the time of election comes routid. And if my o ! d friend Ritchie, who goes for men, and not principles, woul . like to ven ture a suit ol clothes on the issue, I should be pleased to accommodate him ; or if he does not choose to venture it on New York, I will take it 4 °n the'Umon; or if, as Randolph says, he'will t»e “ accommodated.” I will take a suit on each. A Democratic Republican State Convention will soon be called at the old head-quarters at Sy lacuse. It will be held about the llrst October. There will be a Conservative rally on that occa sion, such as has not been known before in the State. The real democracy will be there, to take the most effectual measures against the federal usurpations of Mr. Van Buren. New York ad heres toiler old Democratic Republican principles and will "not be driven into the ultra-Federalism of this Administration. From the days ot Geo. Clinton to the present time, she has resisted the encroachments of Executive power and the usur pations of the Federal Government.—She will continue to resist them, whether urged upon her by Martin Van Buren or Thomas Ritchie. It is no reason, because these gentlemen have aban doned their principles and turned Federalists , the Democratic Republicans of New York or V irginia should follow their example. In New 1 ork they will adhere to their old principles, and will assemble in Convention at Syracuse to re;ist the Federal aggressions as our fathers, as sembled, in the time of the Revolution, to resist [ the Stamp Act and the Tea Tax. I beg, there fore, you will dismiss all apprehensions about New York, and set down her 42 votes as the cap ital on which Harrison will commence business; and that I think is a pretty fair beginning for a “ log cabin and hard-cider” candidate. I have de voted my sell, for the last three years, to the re form of the Administration; I have enlisted for the war, and you may rest assured that I shall not ! stop till the final battle in November is fought and won. That accomplished, and Harrison elected, I shall feel that our country is safe, our free institutions restored to their original purity, and that we may once more enter upon a train of uninterrupted prosperity. And I shall also feel that I can say, with much greater propriety than Mr. Van Buren said on another occasion, ‘ It is glory enough to have served under such a chief.” I have written a much longer letter than I in tended when I commenced; but, having said this much, I will add a little more, byway of giving my estimate of the Presidential election. I have taken great pains to get the most accurate infor mation. I have not only consulted members of Congress, but I have had a very extensive cor icspondence throughout the Union. My sour ces of information may be implicitly relied on ; and I say to you, with the utmost, sincerity, that in my judgement, General Harrison will be elec ted by a more triumphant majority than General Jackson received in his palmiest days. In writing to you as a friend, I have not only no motive, but no disposition, to mislead or exaggerate. I give my estimate below, on which 1 place the most implicit reliance, and sincerely believe the result will fully justify it. Harrison. Van Buren. Massachusetts, 14.. .New Hampshire, ..7 Vermont,. 7.... South Carolina, ..II Connecticut, 8. . . . Arkansas, 4 Rhode Island 4 New York 42 22 New Jersey 8 Doubtful Pennsylvania, 30.. .Maine, 10 Delaware 3.... Mississippi, 4 Maryland, 10.. .Alabama, 7 Virginia, 23.. . Missouri, 4 North Carolina,.... 15 Georgia 11 25 Louisiana 5 Tennessee, 15 Kentucky, 15 Illinois 5 Indiana 9. Ohio 21 Michigan, 3 Harrison, 248 V. Buren and d'btful 47 The whole number of electoral votes is 295 necessary to a choice 148. You will perceive, then, that Harrison will have 100 votes beyond the number requisite to elect him. I have given Mr. Van Buren New Hampshire, which I know wdl be a matter of complaint with our friends there; for they have determined to make battle in away to shake even the granite hills. Perhaps I ought to make a similar apology in re gard to Arkansas. I have also given him South Carolina, which will go for him, unless by De cember, when the vote is to be cast, Mr. Calhoun shall think the interests of the country require it to be given to a third man as heretofore ! Os the 25 doubtful votes, I think Harrison’s chance de cidedly the best for a majority cf them ; and if the tide of public sentiment continues to set as strongly as it has done Mr. Van Buren, by No vember next, will scarcely have a State that he can call his own. I look forward to the above result with the most perfect confidence, and with the most pleas ing anticipations. What a rebuke will it be of the attempted usurpation of all the powers of this Government, and the practical subversion of its fundamental principles ! What a triumphant restoration of the powers of Congress, when freedom of thought and of action shall be once more vouchsafed to the Representatives of the People and of the States! Excuse the haste with which I have written, under the pressure of numerous engagements and believe me very truly yours. N. P. TALLMADGE. St. Augustine, June 12. Indian News.—Our excellent correspondents at Black Creek, have put us in possession of in telligence from Fort King to the Bth instant., 9 A. M.. which we give as follows : ‘On last Sunday week Col. Rivey ran down an Indian in the Pine Woods, near the Wilhlacoo chee ; a day or two afterwards he surprised an Indian camp, consisting of warriors, 2 squaws, and 4 children; they killed the2warriors and I squaw, and took the rest prisoners. On Tues day night last, one of the Indians made his escape, owing to the sentinel going to sleep. One of guard saw him running and fired at him, which alarmed the whole camp—the other sentinels al so fired. Capl. Mason was shot dead, either by the Indians, or accidentally by his own men — it is supposed that the latter was the case. He 1 was seen running after the Indian, and it is im possible to ascertain who killed him.’ Capt. Mason, here mentioned, was a very res pected inhabitant of Duval county, and was a member of the House of Representatives in the last Council. He has distinguished himself in the late Ivors, and shared largely in the confi dence of the public as a useful citizen and an ac tive officer. We learn further, that Col. Harney was to ! have left Fort King for Fort Melton, on the lO.h. Capt. Bonneville had gone on a scout of twen ty days, and taken Indian Tom with him. Tom j was lo he sent out to bring in the Indians, but doubts are expressed whether he ever returns. We see from the above, that something is do j i* l ? in the interior. Keep up constant scouts and i success will follow. Successful Indian fighting is an employment of unremitting activity, watch fulness and peril. A passenger in the schooner Stephen and Francis, also arrived ye&terlay from St. Augus j tine, stales that intelligence had been received there that Col. Green, operating in Middle Fior | ida, had come in contact with a parly of Indians, I and succeeded in killing three warriors and a : white man that was with them, and had also captured several prisoners.— Charleston Cou rier. Population op Boston.—The official returns of the Census just completed, under the author ity of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, make the population of the city of Boston to he 83,979. More than a Sign.—The Pitt.bur-f’ tutionahst, a Van Buren paper, has th f ing remark about what he cads the C o ! at the Van Buren Convention at Baltir, 0 P ' r<llor » ‘ Richard M. Johnson is the choice mocratic party in all the Slates where th ■ U cratic party can succeed. If then , he ted, neither can Martin Van Bukin the assertion fellow citizens, and retnt /° r * well when the ides of November arrive r> rit Hale’s Prices Current. Mr. jj.p active and enterprising proprietor of the \ Room, has issued the first number of a r, •* etv ** rent on a handsome letter sheet. H e . )ro nce CUr puhlisi it early in the morning of the dr to of each Liverpool packet-ship andofeach^? 1 11* 11 * er. It will contain a comprehensive our markets—a condensed abstract of j m W news from all parts of the country— a || vals and clearances n the United State! and to every foreign port —reports of stl „.u m the rates of foreign and domestic * many other matters of interest to the mer ?F community. A work like this will be to those of our merchants, who have an sive foreign correspondence. The specime^ 8 * fore us is beautifully got up on a thin and g[ l letter paper. Two pages a.e devoted to the ter-press, leaving one page for written corr!* pondence.— \ ork Signal. A postscript to the Philadelphia Inquirer t Saturday last, contains the following extras , letter, dated Friday morning. 0 1 “ Both houses met at the hour to which th f stood adjourned, when, after passing some n r i v ? hills, they adjourned sine oie . This will . doubt be received throughout the State as news.” We have still more gratifying news from Har. nshurg. The Governor has signed the imp r0 v s ment Bill—the tax bill, and the hill to pay n interest on the State loans in specie, or it s ' C( J valent. This is indeed gratifying, and m u « cheer the heart of every true Pennsylvania! The prospect is now brighter than it has been for months. We see by the Pittsburg Advocate of the 4th instant, that the opponents of the present Admin istration have, in convention, nominated Henri M. Brackenridge, Esq., well known as a juj s ' e and a writer of great vivacity and power, to fin the vacancy to be occasioned in the House of R fp . resentatives by the resignation of Mr. Biddle,and William W. Irwin, Esq., now Mayor of Pittsburg, to represent the same district in the next Con gress. The selection is hailed as a very judicious one. Senator Henry Clay has accepted an invita tion to a Public Dinner to he given to him in Hanover, (his native county,) in Virginia, on the 27th instant. The acceptance of this invitation will be most gratifying lo the friends of his youth and their descendants, who have long pressed it upon him. A horse called Hard Cider won (he three mile race at the Fredricksburg (Va.) races, in four heats, taking the two last heats, and running the last three miles in sm. 50s.—the best fourth heat of three miles ever run in this country. Discord in the Mediterranean Sq,cad- ROJI - —H i* stated in the North American, on (he authority of recent letters, “that five or six lieu tenants and the surgeon of the squadron, having been dismissed from it by Com. Hull, are nowon their way to Washington lo represent their case and obtain that reparation which its unusual and aggravated nature demands. These gentlemen are most accomplished and exemptary officers; the principal cha-ge against them is their unwil lingness to visit the ladies of the Commodores family.” Commerce —The editor of the Bahimore American pays the following just compliment to the commercial profession : “ 1 he vocation to which we were bred was commerce—the most refining, the most civilizing, the most expanding in its influences, of any that man pursues—if only it be worthily embraced and followed up; and although in its vicissitudes it made early shipwreck of our bright dreams, we abate in nothing our estimate of its lofty and lib eral tendencies.” Strong writing.—The Lincoln, N. C. Republican says, that “the Whigs are the most corruptesi party under the eternal sun of Godi heavens.” From, the Body's Book. The Widow’s Charge. At her Daughter's Bridal. BY MBS. LYDIA H. SIGOURNEY. Deal gently thou, whose hand has won The young bird from the nest away, Where careless ’neatli a vernal sun She gaily corroli’d day by day— The haunt is lone, —the heart must grieve, f rom tv hence her timid wing doth soar, The pensive list, at hush of eve. Yet hear the gushing song no move. Deal gently with her, —thou art dear Beyond what vestal lips have told, And like a lamb, from fountains clear She turns, confiding to the fold ; She round thy sweet domestic bower, The wreaths of changeless love shall twine, Watch for thy step at vesper hour. And blend her holiest prayer with thine. Deal gently thou, when far away, ’Midst stranger scenes her foot shall rove, Nor let thy tender cares decay, The soul of woman lives in love ; And should’st thou, wandering, mark a tear Unconscious from her eyelid break. Be pitiful and soothe the fear That man’s strong heart can ne’er partake. A mother yields her gem to thee, On thy true bieast to sparkle rare— She places ’neath thy household tree The idol of her fondest r are ; And by tliy turst to be forgiven, When judgment wakes in terror wild, By all thy treasur’d hopes of heaven, Deal gently with the Widow’s child. New Cumberland, (Pa.) June ].—An Incident. —A laughable incident occurred in this county some time since, the circumstances of which we give as we got them from one who professed to he acquainted with the transaction. .An old get*, tleman farmer, who had two or three very daughters, was so very cautious of his charge th*’ he would not permit them to keep the company o» young men ; however, they adopted the following expedient to enjoy the company of their locery without the knowledge of the father. After the old man had retired to rest, the girls would hang 3 sheet out of the window, which was quite a dis tance from the ground, and the beau would sP !Ze hold of the sheet, and, with the assistance of hi* lady-love, who tugged lustily at the sheet afo'f would thus gain an entrance ; but it so happened that one evening the girls hung out Ihe sheet ra ther too early—for the old gentleman, by some C wind, was blown round tiie comer, and spying sheet could not < onjecture the meaning of its t' el - there —so he took hold and endeavored to pub down; the girls above supposing it to be one their beauxs, began to hoist, and did not disfO' f ‘ their mistake until the head of the old man level with the windowsill; when one ol ty e exclaimed “Ch! Lord !”—it’s Dad!” and ting go the hold of the sheet, souse came thc°£ man on the hard ground and stones below di- I '-’, ting one of his shoulders, whi* h convinced " that his effort-' to rcak cold maids out ol his tD u Pj ters was a mat er not -o easily acco > pli’-hcd, withdrawing all imther oppo-it cn to their ing company, he was soon a faiher-in lew— i i man's Advocate.