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THE spa&asßOTra Il'ilt be published irenj S.lTl’RD.i V.i/Urnoon, In the l tcj-Slury Wooden Building, at the Corner of IVulnut and Fifth Street, l.v THE CITV OF MACON, GA. By WM. B. Bl AKIiISO.\. TERMS: Tor tho Paper, in advance, per annum, $2. if not paid in advance, §3 00, per annum. (J3*Advertisements will be inserted at the usual rates —and when the number of insertions de sired is not specified, they will be continued un til forbid and charged accordingly. (D’Advertisers by the Year will be contracted with upon the most favorable terms. 'lTSales of Land by Administrators,Executors or Guardians, are required by Law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between thehours of ten o’clock in the Forenoon and three in the Afternoon, at the Court House of the county in which the Property is situate. Notice of these Sales must be given in a public gazette Sixty Days previous to the day of sale. O’Sales of Negroes by Administators, Execu tors or Guardians, must be at Public Auction, on the first Tuesday in the month, between the legal hoursof sale,before the Court House of the county where the LettersTestamentary,or Administration or Guardianship may have been granted, first giv ing notice t hereof for Sixty Days,in one of the public gazettes of this State, and at the door of the Court House where such sales are to be held o*Notice for the sale of Personal Property must bo given in like manner Forty Days pre vious to the day of sale. )3* Joticejto the Debtors and Creditors o' an es tate must bejpublished for Forty Days. TjT’'Jotice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Ne groes must be published in a public gazette in the State for Four Months, before any order absolute can be given by the Court. itations for Letters of Administration on an Estate, granted by the Court of Ordinary, must be published Thirty Days for Letters of Dismis ina from the administration ofan Estate,monthly for Six Months —for Dismission from Guardian ship Furty Days. ij3*K' u l ei fur the foreclosure of a Mortgage, must be published monthly for Four Months— for establishing lost Papers, for the full space of 'Jlirce, Months —for compelling Titles from Ex ecutors, Administrators or others, where a Bund has been given by the deceased, the full space of Three Months. N. Is. All Business of this kind shall receive prompt attentionat the SOUTHERN TRIBUNE Office, and strict care will be taken that all legal Advertisements are published according to Law. ry-AII Letters directed to this Office or the Editor on business, must be post-paid, to in sure af’entinn. iJ o r t r £. froß THE SOUTHERN TRIBUNE j Tv) A PHIESD-.Vn Imitation. BV D. POST El. 1.. 1. I’ve cull'd you a bunch of sweetest tlow’rs, And close together bound them ; Do thou in memory's calmest hours Think of the one who gave them. Ah! not like the thread which binds these flow’rs, Should friendship's cord be broken, But often let fancy’s kindling hours, Reveal some stronger token. 2. I’ve cull'd you a hunch of choicest flow’rs, And made a cluster of them ; Oil I oft in meditative hours See mingled feelings in them : Let them be emblems of joys alone, Blessing our hcarls united ; And until life’s latest hour hath flown, Let none—not one be blighted. 4) o l t t i r a 1. Public Meeting: in Jlotoale. A large meeting of the citi.sens took place in Mobile on the 18th ult., to consider ihe proprie. tyofsending delegates to the Nashville Con vention, when the following Resolutions were passed : The anti-slavery agitation has within a few years past made so rapid an advance as to tiling into serious question the con tinued existence of our present form of government. Commencing with a few individuals scattered over the northern States, princi pa’ly stimulated by foreign emissaries,— rising rapidly into organized societies with large pecuniary means, —entering the field of national politics and there ex erting a potential voice in the election of important magistrates and officers, —car- rying disorganization into the bosom of our most powerful church and sundering it north and south, — working its way into numerous state legislatures and with for mal sanction declaring and enacting prin ciples and measures offensive to the south and hostile to the Union, —we seo it finally marching in triumph into the halls of Congress where it has already forcibly de monstrated its strength by commanding a majority of the House of Representa'ives for measures, which if carried into enact ments would put an end to that equally upon which our federative system rests. The people of the south therefore re garded with we'd grounded apprehension the progress ofthis fanaticism and its rapid accumulation of power. They look to the past and find nothing in its experience but what teaches, that tlie unchecked exorcise ofthis spirit is des tined to reproduce within our own bor ders the terrible scense of St. Domingo or the loss bloody though equally lamentable catistrophe of her English neighbors. The impulses of self protection therefore imperiously demand that this aggression should at once he resisted, and the impreg liable unity of southern citizens can alone render that resistence effective. It is therefore, by this general meeting of citizens, Resolved, That as citizens of Alabama, w e are willing to abide by tlie constitution 'll compact of union ndministred in the spirit of justice in which it was framed ; cheerfully submitting to its obligations hutfnmly insisting upon its guaranties. NEW SERIES —VOLUME 11. Resolved, That the exclusion of south ern states by the action of the Federal Government from territories now held bv it as the common agent of all the states, would be such a violation of their rights as to justify the most determined resis.ance. Resolved, That we fully concur in the propriety ofsending delegates to the Nash ville Convention, (disclaiming the impu tation that it is to he held for disunion purposes) regarding it as the best means of consolidating southern sentiment for the arrest of an evil now rapidly hastening a dissolution of the Government. Resolved, That ardently attached as we are to the constitution and the Union of which it is the bond, —deeply impressed by the associations of the past, and the promises of the future, we feel no hin drance in the distinct assertion, that the people of ihe southern states will cordially and firmly unite in resistance to an inva sion of their rights, and leaveall consequen ces to those who truly produced it. Resolved, That our senators be furnish ed with a copy of these proceedings to be laid before their body should they deem it expedient. From the Charleston Courier, 27th ult. Obsequies of Mr. Calhoun. The cabin of the Nina was very tastefully enshrouded in mourning. On her quarter deck a platform was erect' and, where the body lay du ring the passage from Wilmington to this city. The platform and steps were covered with fine black cloth. The riser of each slep was lined with white cambric, having four box plaits at the distance of six inches apart, over which was laid black silk gimp and fringe, forming gothic arches, each terminating with a silk tassel. Over this platform is raised a canopy, composed of black cloth, w ith narrow strips ol fine white muslin, very judiciously arranged. A half cir cle of stars, in groups of five each, numbering in all thirty, extend across the rear side of the canopy, and shews one ol large dimensions im mediately in the centre and over the head of the corpse. These stars are made of some white material, and are shrouded with black crape, intending to convey the idea that the whole country is in mourning for the loss of this truly great man. Each side of the canopy opens with large cloth rurtains, looped up at each corner,! with four handsome draperies, two of which I are while and four black, and between each of! these draperies are suspended large black tassels. A Committee, appointed by the citizens of! Wilmington, came on in the steamer Nina, and was met at the landing by the Chairman of the : Committee of Reception, who welcomed them to the city, and extended to them its hospitali ties, to which Mr D- J}..—«i, or.-:—j responded in an appropriate manner. The hour having arrived, the Nina, in compa- j ny with the steamers noticed above, by a pre- ! concerted signal, passed up to Smith's wharf, ! where the various committees which accompa- j niod the remains of Sir. Calhoun, were landed, j A procession was then formed in appropriate \ order. The remains were placed on a splendid large car or bier, made for the occasion by the Messrs j Reynolds, and finished in the most magnificent manner. It was modelled, we learn, after an engraving of tin funeral car of Napoleon. For the following description of this beautiful struc ture, we are indebted to the News of yesterday. “The Bier at the base was sixteen feet long, ten feet wide, and six feet high, with an eleva ted platform, twelve feet long, seven feet wide, and raised two feet above the base ; eight pillars springing from this platform and surmounted bv a cornice twelvo inches deep. The ridge of roof was elevated two feet, finishing off with plumes four feet high—making the whole height from the ground to the top of plumes twenty three feet. “The base was covered within six inches of the ground with heavy folds of black cloth, w ith deep fringe at the bottom, and black and white twisted cord on rolls of black crape at the top with festoons of black and while crape hanging from rosettes of crape. The elevated platform was spangled in a curve on the base with deep festoons of black crape secured by cords with ! heavy black tassels. The eight pillars were co vered with black crape, made loose and tied up at intervals with rolls of white crape. The j above platform was elevated by three steps, tho whole covered in black, with twisted black and j white cord at the intersection of the steps, and , on the top of these steps was placed the coffin, i which was partially covered with a pall of black ; velvet, with borders of deep black silk fringe, j and a Palmetto worked in silver in each corner j and centre. “The ground work of the cornice was black, ! with silver hands of mouldings around the top, j and ornamented at the bottom of the frieze with | silver stars, placed at intervals. The arms of the State, emblazoned in silver, on shields, with bluek ground and silver borders, ornament ed tiie centru of tho two sides ; these shields wero draped with black crape. The corners were surmounted by eight black plumes, one over each pillar, supported by sil ver balls, the base of plumes with heavy folds of black crape. Tho angles of the roof were covered by silver rods, terminating at the top with a silver ball, on which was secured the central plume, which was composed by black ostrich plumes and heavy pendants ot black crape.” The car was drawn by six horses, caparisoned in mourning, each of whom was attended by a groom who was dressed in deep black. The necessary arrangements having been made by the Marshals, appointed for the purpose, the procession moved o.T, accompanied by a body of young gentlemen, appointed to act as a Body Guaid, who wete clid tu mourning, and wore macon, (ga„) Saturday afternoon, may i, isso. huge white silk scarf, ; six ex-Governors, and Lieutenant Governors, walking as special Fall hearers, habited in deep mourning; the Com mittee of the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States; the Committee of Twenty-Five, and the Sub Committee from the Committee of Arrangements, in carriages, whose drivers and footmen were appropriately dressed, having broad white bands around their hats, and large white scarfs suspended from their shoulders. Iu this order tho Procession, pre ceded by three military companies, acting as an escort, viz . the German Fusilecrs, the Washington Light Infantry, and the Marion Artillery, all under the command of Capt. Ma nigault, passed from Washington Street into Charlotte, and through Charlotte and Hudson Streets into King Street, and into tho CitadtA Square, where were in waiting tho Governor i °* t,le State, and Suite ; the Mayor and Alder | men ; the various Military Companies of the City ; the Order of Ancient Free Masons ; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows ; Order of the Sons of Temperance ; Independent Order of Rcchabites, dregsed in full regalia ; the Fire Companies of the City and Neck in uniform ; the various Societies of the City, with their banners flying, the pupils ot the various schools | of the city, under their teachers, and the male | children of the Orphan House, under the stew ard and father; the Clergy of all denominations, S and a large body of Citizens and Delegates from I other portions of the State; besides which a dense mass of persons lined the enclosure, from the street, who had been attracted to the spot, anxious spectators of what was passing before them. On reaching the Citadel Square, Hugh R. Banks, Esq., Chairman ol the Commit tee ot Arrangements, introduced, to the Govenor of ihe State. the Hon. Mr. Mason, Chairman of the Senate Committee,’ who delivered the body to His Excellency, with the f lhnving lemarks: Governor Sc a crook —The Senate of the L niied States, by its order, lias deput ed a committee of six Senators, to bring buck the remains of their colleague, youi il lustrous statesman, JOHN CALD- W LLL CALHOUN, to bis native State. He fell in the fulness of his fame, with out stain or blot, w ithout fear, and without reproach, a martyr to the great and holy cause to which his life lias been devoted— ihe safety and equality of ihe Southern Stales, in their federal alliance. It is no disparagement to your State or her people, to say their loss is irreparable —lor CALHOUN was a man <>f a ccntu ty —hut to the entire South the absence! of his counsels can scarcely be supplied; ...oi. "j"'!"". * will decided, and I purpose lmlomatable, there was united a I political and moral purity, that threw a- I round him atmosphere which nothing tin- j holy could breathe, and yet live. But, j Sir, I am not sent here to eulogize your | honored dead that hasdeen already done ; in the Senate house, with the mem ry ofj his recent triumphs there clusteriugaround | us, and by those far abler than 1. It is j our melancholy duty only which ! have j performed on behalf of ihe Committee of i the Senate, to surrender all that lemuitis! of him on earth to the Slate of S >u h Ca- ! rnlinin ; and having done ibis, our mission j is ended. We shall return to our duties J in the Senate, and those performed, to our ! seperate and distant homes, bearing with us the treasured memory of his exalted j worth and the great example of his devo- ; ted and patriotic life. After Mr. Mason had concluded, the! Govenor responded as follows: 1 receive, Mr. Chairman, with the deep est emotions, the mortal remains of him for whom South Carotina entertained an unbounded affection. Implicitly relying on the faithful execise of his great moral and intellectual endowments, on no occa sion, for a period of about forty years, which constituted indeed his whole polit ical life, did her confidence in him suffer j tho slightest abatement. Although the ! spirit that animated its tenement of clay i now inhabits another and purer mansion, ! yet the name of JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN will live while time shall lie permitted to endure. That name is print- i ed iu indelible characters on the hearts of those whose feelings and opinions he so! truly reflected, and will, forever, be fond- ! ly cherished, not only by his own conulry i men, hut by every human being who is \ capable «f appreciating the influence of a I gigantie intellect, unceasingly incited by ! the dictates of wisdom, virtue and patriot ism. In the name of the Stale he so dearly j loved, l tender, through you, to tho Uni- j tied States, their warmest acknowledg ments for the honors conferred, by that distinguished body, no the memory of our illustrious statesman ; and, by this Com mittee,! ask the acceptance of their heart felt gratitude for the very kind and consid erate manner in which, gentlemen, the melancholy, yet honorable, task assigned has been executed. The first of April, 1850, exhibited a scene in the halls of the Federal Congress remarkable for itß moral sublimity. On that day, the North and tho South, the East and the West, together harmoniously met at tho altar consecrated to the noblest affections of our nature, and, moved by a common impulse, pourtrayed, in strains of fervid eloquence, before the assembled wisdom of the land, the character and services of him around whose bier we are assembled. Toevory member of tho Senate and House of Repre sentatives, whose voice was heard on that sol emn occasion, South Carolir.ia proflersthe right I hand of fellowship. 1 trust it will not be considered u departure trom the strictest rules of propriety, to say to an honorable member of Congress, before me, ; that the I’almuito State owes him a debt of grat j itude, which, at her bidding, and iu obedience 1 '.o m_\ own feelings, I am imperatively sutn j moiled, at this time, to liquidate iu part. From i the first day of Mr. Calhoun’s protracted ill - ness to the moment when death achieved his I victory, you, Mr. Venable, were rarely absent ' Ironi bis bed-side. With the anxious solicitude I of a devoted friend, you ministered to his wants I and watched the reflux of that noble stream, ! whose fertilizing powers wore about to be bur ! ied in the great ocean of eternity. For services j so disinterested, spontaneously bestowed by a stranger, 1 offer the tribute of thanks, warm from oveflowing hearts. Mr. \ rnabi.e replied as follows : Ihe manner in which your Excellency has been pleased to refer to the intention 1 which I was enabled to bestow oil our il lustrious friend, has deeply affected my heart. It is hut a repeated expression of the feelings of the people of Charleston, on the same subject contained in a resolu tion which has reached me, and for which manifestalion of kindness, I now return to you, and to them, my most sincere, most heartfelt thanks. Nothing has so fully convinced me of the extended popularity, I should rather say feling of veneration towards the statesman, whose death has called us together to-day, as the high esti mate which you and your people have pla ced upon the services of an humble friend. Sir, the impulses of humanity would have demanded nothing less, and that man is mot e than the sufferings of a philosopher, sage, patriot and statesman, so exalted above his cotemporaries, that were we not admonished by his subjection to the inva sion of disease and death, we might well doubt whether he did tmt belong to a su perior race. To be even casually associa te 1 with his menv ry, j n the gratitude of a State is more than a reward fit any ser vices which I could render to him. Sir, as his life was a chronicle of instructive events, so his death hut furnished a com mentary on that life. It is said us Hampden, when in the agonies of death, rendered most painful by the nature of bis wound, exclaimed, “ O, God of mv fathers, save, my country”—tints breathing the desire of bis soul on earth into the vestihuloof the Court of Heaven. So our illustrious friend, but u few hours before his depasture, employed the ast effort in which be was enabled to utter more than a single sentenre, saying: if 1 had idn health and strength to devote one hour to my COO »»f r,/ inllia,Sli.mtp 1 rmit.l A..— .1.,.. my whole .‘i ( e.” He is gone I and when, in my passage here, I saw the manifestations of deep feeling, of heartfelt veneration in Virginia, and my own Carolina, I felt as one making a pil grimage to tho tomb of his father, whose sad heart was die red by spontanious testimonials to the merits of the one he loved and honored.— B it when, with this morning’s dawn,l approach ed your harbor and saw the city in the pence ful rest of the Sabbath, beard not the stroke of the hammer or the hum of voices engaged in the business of life ; when, ftom the deck of the steamet in the midst of your harbor I could de-cry the habiliments of mourning which consecrated your houses—the stillness, the solemn stillness,spoke a language which went to my heart. But when, added to this, I behold this vast multitude of mourners, I exclaim : A people’s tears water the dust of one who loved and served them. No military fame was his— he never set a squadron in the field. The death of the civilian and patriot’ who loved his coun try and his whole country, gave rise to this great demonstration of sorrow and regard.— i’ermit me again to assure your Excellency and the people of Charleston, and ofSouth Carolina, that I shall ever cherish as one of the dearest recollections of my life, he expressions of kind ness which have been made to me as the friend and tho commdaniod in the sick chamber of JOHN C. CALHOUN. His society and his friendship, were more than a compensation for auy atten ions which any man could bestow.— Sucii were his gifts, that whether in sikness or in health, no man retired from a coversation with hiui, who was not geatly hsi debtor. By the courtesies ofthis day and the association of my name with his, I am both his debtor and yours the sincere acknowledgment of which I tender to your Excellency, requesting that it may be received by you, both for yourself and the peo ple whose sovereignty you represent. When this gentleman hud concluded, Gov. Seabrook, turning to T. Leger Hutchison, Esq., Mayor of the city, observed : Mr. Mayor I commit to your care these gracious remains. After the solemn ceremonies of the day I request that your put over them a Guard of Honor until the hour shall arrive to consign them to their Temporary resting place. To which His Honor the Mayor replied as follows ; Gov. Seabrook—As the organ of the. Corpo ration of the City ofCliarleston, I receive front your hands, with proud emotion the mortal remains of John C. Calhoun, a sacred trust confided to us, to be retained until the disirc of the people of South Carolina, expressed through their constituted authorities, shall be declared respecting their final resting place. The Pocession passed from the Citadel Square into Boundary-street, and from Boundary to King, down King to Hasell, through Hasell to Meeting, down Meeting-street to South Bay Battery, along the Battery to East Ray-street, and up East Bay-street to Broad-stroet, up to the City Hall. From Boundary -street to the in tersection of King and Hasell-sta. and indeed on the whole route of the Procession almost every dwelling and storo were clothed in morn ing, suspending in various phases; and from every position, and, from many of the dwellings, were also seen busts, and engraved likenesses of Mr. Calhoun, clothed iu black and encircled by wreaths of evergreens, and from others, and from tho centre of some of the streets, were sus pended small flags with various inscriptions, a ntong which were “South Curolinia mourns his loss,” “he is dead—yet liveth,” “a star lias fall en.” Sec. The Procession was exceedingly grand and imposing in appearance, and will long be remembered by our people. It was a just tribute tu exalted worth, urul in thus doing honor to the remains of this distinguished son of the State it is reflecting a lasting honor on the State itself. When the head of the escort reached the City Hall it wan halted, and the troops formed iu line on the South side of Broad street, the right testing on St. Michael’* Church. The body was then conducted through the line, and, when it had reached the steps in front of the Hall, it was taken in charge bv the committee composing the Special Guard of Honor and con. veyed to the Catafalque erected lor the occasion where it remained until it was removed yester day, to St. Philip's Church preparatory to the funeral services. At the base of each of tlie circular flight of steps, which led to the City Hall, two Palmet to trees were seen, their rich verdure contrast ing strongly with the sable drapery which wound their rugged trunks. The summit of the stair way passed and tho spectator realized at once t hat he was in the chamber of death Sable shroudings were appropriately displayed throughout the Halil, shedding in every part a twilight aspect, while in the western extremity stood the prominent feature of the well-devised appointments. The Catafalque, elevated about five feet Ironi the floor of the hall, rises draped in rich sable; an imposing canopy resting in front upon four Corinthian columns, supported on either side by six others, varied from the Runt ones. Midway rests the bier, were repos ed all that was mortal of the beloved, lamented, illustrious dead, while front above ingeniously does the mellowed brilliancy of the burning lights radiate over the alterniate white and lead sable rays which from the eealing- Threepearl colored Eagles surmount the canopy, holding in ilieir beaks pieces of black crape. On the rich pall which covered the dead tveeped the Palmet to, under the shade of whose houghs lie now will sleep—in tho heart of whose trunk his memory is now enshrined, fit emblem of tho adoring and adored South Carolina. Dining tiie time the body remained in state in the Catafalque, tho mighty dead sleeping the sleep of death under its magnificent conopy, it was visited, we might with prpriety say, by our picted on the contenance of each individual as he ascended the platform, and stood side by side with tho corpse, and many left the hallow ed spot, with the traces of an overflowing heart, whose 2rief could only find relief in lours. The dominion of Flora was invaded, and flowers of “ever hue and clime” were profusely scattered j around the bier. In the centre of a boquet, { placed on the collin by a lady of our city , were | ihe following lines : Bnow white emblems of thy purity, 1 gently lay on thy narrow heir, But not as these pale fragile blossoms Shall live remeniberance of thy matchless life, 1 In hearts, that while they mourn the dead, Yet how to that which makes thee blest. Ceremonies or Yesterday Morning. —The \ bells of the Churches were again tolled, yes- j terdav, from dawn,and the colors of the ship- | ping wero again worn at half mast, until night. | At 10 o’clock, A. M., a Civic Procession was formed, and proceeded with the remains, the Sarcophagus being homo by the Special Body Guard, from the City Hall to St. Philip's Church, where, after an anthem richly sung by a numer ous choir of male and female voices, and the j burial Service by the Right Rev. Christopher ; Gadsden, Biishop of the Protestant Episcopal s Church, for the Diocese of Sonth-Carrobna, and j a class mute of the deceased, at Y’ale College, a ; funeral address or discourso was delivered by j the Rev. James VV. Miles, to a crowded audi- | cnee of both sexes, thronging the galleries, pews, aisles and passages. Tho Reverend orator selec ted for bis text, Proverbs, cli. x., v., 7. “The memory of tho just is blessed;” and pronounc ed uchasto, eloquent, and lofty eulogium on the deceased, drawig a portrait of a perfect and mo del statesman, stainless in integrity, pure in pa- ! triotism, inflexible in justice, elevated in intcl- ] loci, wise in council, and arduous in public ser- ! vice, and pronounced it to have been realized I in the life and character of the beloved son of Carolina, whose spirit had just passed from a mongus; and impressing on his attentive and gratified auditory then fine lesson that if guid ed by tiie counsels, and emulous of the exam ple and virtues of the deceased patriot, then might liis countrymen appropriately and truly inscribe on the monument of Calhoun, “The memory of the Just is blessed." After the conclusion of the funeral rites, tho body was taken, by tho special Body Guard, to the Western Cemetery of St. Phillip’s Chnrch, and deposited in a temporary vault, constructed for the purpose, with the Banner of tho State waiving over it—there with the as sent of his bereaved family, to await the dis posal of the Legislature of tho State at its next session. The iutorior ofSt. Philip’s Church was dress ed in a novel and tasteful style of mourning Festoons of black crapo, edged with white, wero hung front the Corinthian capitals, below the massive urclies, sprung from pillar to pillar, while midway from the fluted columns dropped emblems of mourning beneath, and on tho edg os of tiie galleries hung curtains of crape, and around the choir gallery festoons of deep black- BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, II ill be executed in the mt>st approved sty ft and on the best terms, at the Office of the SC'JTHEPsIT TPslß’O’SlTffl -BY— WM. B. HARRISOJf. NUMBER 17. A curtain ot deep, rich black decorated tha large window, near the altar, and on the silver urn above it hung a drapery, thrown over the pilasters and attached to the Holy Tables. T&* belfry was also clad in sable habiliments. The bier or s land, on which the body stood, in tiie centre of the Church, was oblong in shape, and covered with velvet and twisted cord, with tassels of black and white silk —the upper and outer edges encircled with krtrrei leaves, mingled with white roses— and at tfitj base a basket of flowers. A rich full of velvet and silk was attached to the bier. The ladies of tiie congregation are entitled to tire credit of these tasteful and appropriate illustratiobi. During both days, a pleasant temperature pre vailed, the heavens being overliurtg with m mourning drapery of clouds, as if id sympathy with the sorrows of Earth. YYe have been favored with tiie following co py ol a letter in reference to the disposition of tho remains of Mr . Calhoun : Charleston, April 26, 1&50. Dear Sir .-—On my arrival in Charleston, (list week, from my residence in the West, after consultation with my brothers, P. and J. C. Calhoun, we determined to accede to your Ex cellency s request, that the remains of oar fath er “should he temporarily deposited in the Mc -1 tropolis, there to await the final actibh 6f the j Legislature,” provided it met the approbation of oursurviving parent. With this view we ad dressed oor mother, and she entirely Concurs in our decision, and lias placed the matter en tirely in my hands, as the eldest of the family, to say to your excellency, and through you to the people of the State, that we now place the remains of our father in their charge, to mako such disposition as their feelifigsr and wishes may dictate. I am, sir, with great respect, Your obedient servant,- ANDREW P. CALHOUN. His Excellency, Gov. Seabrook. Islands of lake Nicaragua.—From fi pa per by the lion. E. G. Squier, rend at a! recent meeting of the EthonOlogicaif Society 6f New York, we make tire following extract: “Perhaps a more singular group of islets can not be found in the wide world. As i have be fore said, they are all of volcanic trrlgiri; gener ally conical in shape, and seldom exceeding three or four acres in area All are covered a cloak of verdure, but nature ssr not afways successful ig hiding the black rocks which start out in places, as if in disdain es all conceal ment, and look frnwtiingly down in the Clear water, giving an air of wildness to the other wise soft and quiet scenery of the island.— Trailing over these roe.*, and dropingiA festoons from the overhanging trees, their pliant tCndrila floating in "the water, are innurnerii&le vines, willy I'xii'.lyr en<l «. .V.E “gloria de Nicaragua,” with its overpowering oder, wiih strange and nameless fruits, forming an evergreen roof, so dense that even a tropical sin cannot penetrate. Many ol thesC islands have patches of cultivated ground, hhd oh Sucbf generally crowning their summitSjreliCvCd by a dense green back ground of plantations,' and sirronnded by kingly palms, and the papaya with its great, golden fruit, are (lie picturesque cane lints of the inhabitants.' Grnupsof naked, swarthy children iu front— a winding path lead ing lieucait the great trees down to the water’s 1 dge — an nihor-like miniature harbor, with a canoe lased to the shore— a woman naked tOt the waist with a purple skirt of true Tyrian dye, for the famous m nrex is found on the Pacific shores of Nicaragua, her lortg, black, glossy hair falling over her neck and breast, reaching almost to her knees —a flock of noisy parrots in a congressional squabble nmorig the trees—-a swarm of parroqets scarcely Jess noisy — a pair of vociferating macaws like floating fragments of rainbow—inbuisitive monkeys hanging a-- mong the vines— active iguanrs scrampling Op the banks—long-necked and long-legged Cranes in deep soiiloqtiy at the edge of the water,-their white bodies standing in strong relief agairtsf a rack ground nffock and verdure —a ttthho glancing rapidly anil noislcssly acros a vista of water—all this, with a glden sky above, tha purple sides of the volcano Mouiobacho over shadowing 11s, and the distant shores of Chon tales molten in the slanting SC li Fig hi — these were some of the golden elements of the scene ry of the islands; elements constantly shifting, and forming new and pleting Oombinatrons. The Birds.—How busy, end Jet how merry, the little birds are, these bright spring mornings—(it hasn’t rained till the week.) We love to watch them in their “industrial pursuits” and take a pecaliar delight in listening to their musical enter tainments. It may seem a trivial subject so engage the attention—and more futile the hope to engage that of the reader—but We erptne that few cf 11s are so wise as to learn nothing from birds. T bey are true philosophes, and if we watch thbir tttove meuts closely we shall receive sortie ex cellent lessons in moral science. Mow patient, and how untiring they aire, a'ftd if robs or destroys their nests they set about to repair the damage, and never waste in useless repining a singl6 golden moment. The songs of birds are as remarkable as they ate beautiful. Some are thought to bear a striking resemblanco to' ortr of music, but owing to the shrillness of their irregularity of sortg, artd their speed iu singing, it has been found difficult to arrange their beautiful lays into tunes.-- They do not sing the same notes at times, neither do the sartre Species all sing alike. The female never sings, and it is a singular, and quite mysterious freak of nature, that she is denied that sweetness of voice which renders her mate so attractive. Hers are the more honorable, because the more trying duties, of keeping the little ones at home well cared for, ,and seeing that they are propoly ‘raised.” It is thoT that a convention will'ere long be by tho lady uirds, tovindica'e their rights, and free themselves from the wrongs endured*