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MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS- Vegetable Motion.—Besides the simple property of ratability, vegetables are capa ble of certairniinds of self motion. Certain plants expand their leaves during thffr^y, and close them towards nightfall; others remain closed during the day, and unfold at night. Motions of this sort may be explain ed by the changes which variations of tem perature induce in the current of fluids pas sing 'through such vegetables. Yet some vegetables move in a different man ner, gathering up their leaves, anti, finally, withdrawing the whole foot-sta’.k from the touch, as is seen in the sensitive plant : this might be attributed to the temperature of the hand or finger applied, were it not that the same movement occurs when the touch is - from any substance, without reference to imperative.... Hence, we are forced to ad sensitive is correctly ap- sse plants do feel, beyond by slight variations of re. ‘ If stronger evidence be re- i‘h%ye it in the plant which grows known by the name of Venus’s invented a machine, simple in i . tion and'principle, by which, with two horses Scmm and one attendant, an acre’ of potatoes can be dug out in one hour.—Also, an acre ot ground, previously ploughed for oats or other grain, can be harrowed by it in an hour, with two horses and one attendant, thereby effecting, in the branch of harrow ing, a saving of upwards of 83 per cent, pr, in other words, doing the work of 32 horses and 16 attendants, with, two horses and one attendant. Commissioner e Indians, held a talk with the Hq and Chiefs a,t the Floriha Agency, ore the ! at which the at! empts made to indnee the ap, the dienea tnuscipula. The leaves plant are composed of two lobes which lie, under ordinary circumstances horizontally expanded ; but when a worm fly, Or other insect, gets on these leaves, the hil>e$ Vts,e up, and become compressed a OSt each other, so as to catch and retain sor. The evidence of an extreme sensibility is presented in this leh is capable of feeling the move ‘f aijinse^t, which might scarcely be the skin of a more perfect being, ha/motion is also performed by ,.ip the turning of the superior sur- rirleaves towards the light, even e been taken to prevent or t. Notwithstanding these one hap*yet been able to les organs of sense and other portions anatomy of V of tig ile share facts si mi acted from rp that how- ^ wder; ah<T that for % move to the atisfactOry p their ignorance pf the country to whi sed tt> remove them, as well as the fear of hostility from the neighbours they w’ould have in a new lo cation.—In his letter on the occasion, Col. White further says, “ j he extension pf their northern boun dary line,,and the payment of the sum appropriated at the first session of the late Congress in provisions, have operated as auxiliary causes to make them bet ter satisfied with their location, than they otherwise would have been.—There are obstacles in the way of any negotiation with them, that can only be re moved by an actual examination of the co untry it self, and aipositive stipulation, on the part of the go vernment Iff the United States -to protect them a- gainst the intrusions or aggressions of those who inhabit that country.” f Athens, Aug. 3, 1827. Franklin College Commencement .-*-0n Tuesday and Wednesday past, the usual ceremonies on the termi nation of a Collegiate course in this institution were enacted in the presence of a very considerable as semblage of the intelligence and respectability of this State, and other places. Although the visitors and spectators were scarcely over half the number which usually attend, owiagprobably to several day of wet and disagreeable weather immediately pre ceding, yet they comprised many of distinguished talent, among whom were the present Governor Troup, Hon. William H. Crawford, the Governor in prospeetn, Mr. Forsyth, and the seceding candidate, Mr. Campbell, &c.—The extent and brilliancy of the audience, it is well known, ase.a powerful stimulus to the spirit of execution in a public exhibition; but notwithstanding the disparaging incident in the par ticular of ^timbers ip .this instance, the performances, advantageous comparison ng occasion, and will sup- tion both of the Institution it has risen from a c'om- to one of activity and ex- we belie with those of *n; port the and Faculty* parative state of tensive usefulness. On Tuesday. the customary exercises of the Junior Class in Carapoai$ioj£^id Elocution look place' be fore a very fuiljaudiepee, in the course of which they were gratified with many scintilations of talent naefo.i on . ma- which coursed round part of the new Toad, up the ascent of ihe Albany road, at the rate of ten miles an hour, carrying se- j veral persons inside and behind. It seem ed to move with the most perfect ease, and without any appearance of smoke whatever. The conductuer evidently held the carriage under complete command; and whenever the crowd which gathered about it became troublesome, shooting away from them with speed equal to*that of a mail coach.—Lon don Observer. Church in Bremen.—A letter from the Rev. Mr. Kurtz, a Lutheran minister now Ai Europe, published in the Christian Advo cate, states that there is a Lutheran Church at Bremen, in Germany, 300 feet long, of a proportionable width, with a steeple seven stories high, exclusive of the spire. The congregation embraces 2S,000 souls, and has four clergymen and one assistant. Un der the building is a cellar in which are a number of dead bodies in a state of preser vation, although they have been deposited there 200 years. With my own eyes,” says Mr. K. 11 1 saw the bodies in full as they were centuries ago. The entrails are dried away, but the external parts are com plete ; and even the^caps in which they were interred 200 years ago, and other parts of the grave cTothes, are in a state of pre servation;” These bodies are not mummies but are-preserved by the peculiar nature of foe atmosphere. Medical.—The committee of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, appointed to allot certain premiums for improvements in the medical art, have assigned one of ten thousand francs to Messrs. Pelletier and Caventou for their important labours rela tive to the Sulphate of Quinine. The prize of surgery, of ten thousand francs, has been bestowed on Dr. Civiale for his new mode of operating for the stone Nat. Gaz. iX. Important Discover^.—By some recent experiments made by Mr. Bertrand, it ap pears that charcoal possesses the power of counteracting the fatal effects of the mineral poisons on the animal body. He enumerates several experiments to prove this fact, the third of which was made on himself;. “ At half past seven in the-morning,” he states “ I swallowed', fasting, five grains ofarsenic , .jjJHri Forsyth. powder, in half a glass of strong mixture of L J charcoal; at a quarter before eight I per ceived a painful* sensation of heat in the stomach, with great tliirst. I then drank ie charcoal. At half past e pain ceased in the sto- ttbwed by uneasy ig very thirsty, infusion of orange plctcly well.” The moral reflection, “ in the midst of life we are in death,” is t^ver more forcibly illustrated than in the accounts m mishaps occurring during tl^ cere monies observed in celebrating the 4th of July throughout the country, when the very devices used to give the general joy a more perceptible form and tone of life, ire the means of death to such consi derable numf>ers. ; —This happens principally by “ fire and flood,” but far the greater part by the unexpect ed discharge of cannon in firing salutes. Whether the number of accidents has been proportionately greate r oi/the late than on former occasions, we arc unable to say, but they appear on the whole to have been vyy abundant: the instances of loss of life are quit! appalhngj while those in which the hands and arnfe only Were lost are threefold more: wo be lieve fifty hands at least, were that day blown away. This coities partly from improper preparations, and triay say, no alternative ; we must for a long time continue to be the growers of raw ma terials, for those who are better adapted to manufacture it. There is so little difference in amount of population and pf produce between South 'Carolina and" Georgia," that the facts and reasonings that will apply fo the one, will very nearly apply to the other. Now I pray you gentlemen attend for a few minutes. Independent of revenue taxes up to the year 1816, the subsequent taxes laid for the exclusive benefit of the home manufacturer under what is now called the American sys tem, including the projected woollens bill, which will be assuredly carried, will amount to a subsidy paid by South Carolina to the northern monopolists, of not one cent less than one and a half million of dollars per annum. I say not less : I might say much more ; for it is ascertained that the amount of taxation already laid and that is proposed and will be laid on Woollen articles alone, will be not less than one million. I am not exaggerating for the purpose of alarm ; I am now writing the undeniable words of truth and soberness. Our exports are about six millions of dollars a year: so that we shall pay a premium of twenty-five percent, (one fourth of our expenditure,) to protect the northern woollen trade alone. Are you ex-r empted ? If that be our case, gentlemen, and no man of sense in our state now doubts it, pray how much better is yours ? B the woollen, addrthe iron, the cotton, the leather, the silk, the porcelain, the glass, the cert among them ; but circumstances must demonstrate facts; and the public have al ready pronounced it as a course replete with incorrectness, to say the very least of it. I took occasion t<Texplain, by letter to the General, their conduct. His great open ness and frankness upon all occasions, and his entire willingness, Expressed in the let ter he wrote me, (already before the public,) to bring the circumstance to a prompt issue, will, I-hope, be some, mitigation of the great displeasure that might otherwise be left by him for this gross and unjustifiable.abuse of his letter. If you should deem it proper to give the public this communication, in addition to what you have already published from me, I will thank you to do so. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, CARTER BEVERLEY. To Gen. Duff Green, Washington. partly frbm ignorance of management, which all the disasters! seem unable to reform, though adequate information on the subject is of easy access.—Like accidents, we are informed, seldom occur on board ships of war, or where the necessary rules are pro perly attended to. [The following letter from Duncan G. Campbell, Esq, to his friend Capt. Matthew Talbot,exhibits him no longer in the light of an aspirant for the Gube- natorial Chaiiv—Captain Talbot is announced by the Washington/Newa as a candidate for the Office of Governor.] * ~ -eful future, alike creditable nesday, with similar and ( exercises of the Senior or Gra- )k place in the following order:— PRAYER, by the President. ORATIONS, &c. Latin Salutatory by, Nathaniel W. Cocke, of Augusta, ;lish Salutatory, by Stewart Floyd, of Morgan. Oration, by Roberta. Ware, of Augusta, progress of Civil Liberty, by Henry P. Hill} xington. weak is principle when assailed by passion, by r ugA W. Nesbitt, of Barnwell District S. C. v abuses of the Federal Constitution, by George R. Clayton, of Alliens. A pretence of patriotism is often a cloak to ambi tion, bv Giles Mitchell, of Clark. The baneful influence of Intemperance, by William D. McKigney,of Athens. “ Gold glitters most where virtue shines no more.” by David L. ShereU, of Lincoln., Commencement Day, by S. A. Myers, of Beaufort District, S. C. Aneresky, by Thomas B. White, of Jasper. An Empire won and an Empire lost by Oratory, by Augustin S. Clayton, Athens. “Let all the ends thou aim’et at be thy country’s,” by Penning B. Moore, -of Clark. “ Nature alike to all, a-mother kind, Still grants to each, equality of mind.” By A. S. Hill, of Oglethorpe. Philosophical Oration, (not delivered,) by Erasmus L. Acee, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Valedictory, by John Rvthtrjord, of Milledgeville. The Degree of Bachelor of Arts was then conferred on the foregoing speakers, and also Leonidas FrankJ tin, of Athens, George Hargrddei, of Warren count/, and William White, ortlasper do. The Degree of.il/isler of Arts was next confirmed on the following gen llemcnWilliam L. Harps and James Harris, of Elbert, Hugh A. IJaralson, Esq. of Walton, Iverson L. Harris, Esq.*of Baldwin, joAn Hillyer, John Hunt, and Isaac Waddell, of ^-lark, and William Daugherty, Esq. of Troup count/ all alumni of this college. Also on Mr. Storrs, of Ncwton county. The Degree of Doctor of DivinUyv/n/conferred on ' n ir. n • l c *1^l l a1 I)ea quaint const I lei *■ - » i*" 1 / the Rev. Jlfr. Cunningham, of Alabaspa, and the Rev. Mr. M> Dowell, of Charleston, S. C. An able Address to the Graduates was, in conclu sion, delivered by the'President, The exercises were interspersed with exquisite mrtsic under the management of that scientific per former, Mr. Goneke. 3 " > Though, as before stated, the concourse of stran gers was considerably less than in preceding years, yet they were sufficiently numerous to give a bust ling stirring appearance to the place; but every thing was transacted with as exemplary order and decorum as the -most amriohs friend of both could wish. ; v _ v, On Tuesday, the Hon. J. M’Phcrson Berrien, and George R. Gilmore, Esq. were elected Trustees to the College,’to fill the vacancies occasioned by the absence of foe Hon. Stephen Elliot, Esq. and the decease of Dr. Joel Abbot 23d July, 1S27. ngth of our ac- s of friendship, 1 a few days before c the probability of to decline a further ce of Governor of the enabled to say that the r rests in probability alone, to you, and permit me, to communicate the fact to citizens, that I am no longer a for such distinguished favour. If the nomination 1 which placed me before the people, had been brought about by any solicitation or agency of my own, then I should have felt lep^ reluctance or he sit a tie Butyjrocoeding as it did, fro! in retiring. foe free will and confidence of many fri i^ imposed an obligitien which I ajt liberty to resist, ces which setting to the north of us, all looking to the southern purse for ample reward, however unpromising as objects of speculation they may at present appear. ' Mr. Starr, of Albany, at the late manu facturer’s meeting, declared this was, and must be considered a sectional question and intimated that the manufacturing section of the union, could arid would carry their measures against their other sections And so they will. It is no longer now a national question. The south then must now submit to be manacled, and taxed on every article, we consume to an amount limited only by a yankee conscience. The majority is with them; and we are laughed to scorn. I pray you gentlemen to reflect, whether a minority may not have rights, which it is a breach of the contract of the Another tale put down.—The Duel with Mr. Dickinson, it seems, has had two ver sions. The one was propagated in this city, viz : that Gon. Jackson advanced up- on Dickinson, and killed him after Dickin son had fired. Finding that this miserable tale “ would not do for the marines,5? the National Journal trumps up a new version of it, which it professes to derive from a gen tleman of “ high and unblemished respecta bility,” whd'f^ceivcd a written account of it from Dr. Catlett: this reports the terms of the duel to be : “ That the parties should fight at ten paces, that a snap was not to be considered as afire,&c. Mr. Overton, Gen. calico printing, the paper staining, and all the other innumerable manufactures now , Tackson - s secondhand Dr. Collett, Dickin- because it to do so? dui union to trample upon, suits the interest of the Are you willing quietly your neck to the nortl fer your purses to without resistance and I say the intenf *'6f the monopolists is to derive about oney&nd a half or two million a year in one. way for other from our state, and ^‘'orgia. They will have it; and ;ly, yet not really. I hope ent; 1 say seemingly, for j9 Construed to give consent, ly tedd us so. They ask, ' ites complain ? Watch •g- fhft 30th of this gjve us^otir^drin resist- ’‘ public ,uence. tt ^and inter |ftttent ihouldbeiccw: liberal and ic gy will be sufficient % exactions merely capricious, I am rfqtl to conform. As thtp. Vonor which tended me, was high And distingui? impression Uthieh it has made, is and grateful. Between whomsoever the cor may he continued, I cannot forbea pression of a hope, that it may be j the strife and asperity heretofore ms and which are reproach to anyt I am, Dear jK^vith great cons" and esteem, youT most obedient st DUNCAN G..CAMPI Matthew Talbot, Esq. Wiles fcftsr from Mr. tor of the United States Te whic’ our last papers contain in relation, to the jetween General Jackson and Mr. Clay.] v; nmuhgffa. llthMy, i8'27, Depr Sfr4\«wlbnial! froip. Lexir son’s second, threw up for the word ; Over- ton won it. When he gave the word “ fire,” both Jackson and Dickinson drew their triggers at the same instant. Dickinson’s ball grazed Jackson)* breast, lightly touch ing the skin—Gen./Jackson’s pistol want to half cock. He nodded to the seconds, recocked his pistol, took d^hberate aim, and killed Dickinsorv- D. after firing, stood firmly zndrilently, and received Gen. Jackson’s fke. The public excitement thence ari^g against Gen. Jackson was so great, 'that Mr. Overton was induced to offer a certificate for Dr. Catlett’s signature, prepared with a view to allay it, which Cer tificate Dr. C. refused to sign.” Now this amended version seems to be as unfortunate as its ricketty brother—as any one may see, who reads the following account from the Nashville Republican—given no doubt by Jjudge.Overtgp—from which it appears that -there was no mapping, See. in the case. Another Coalition Falsehood.—It' ^ould % require'an’ inspired prophet to foretell the slanders and abuse that are to be upon the head of General Jackson, ere . the Presidential canvass shall be terminated. There are many and various thugs which might be urged against the admilMdrafi 00 lUings which we think stride <*ven at the healthful action of our coupdy’s affairs ; but the truth is, there is no' tj^e to bring them forward. The great disregard of truth a- mongstfoe Coalifi^n Editors is such, that like wave succ^ding wave, lie after lie pours in such/M^^k succession, that we have no tim^° P 08 * 1 war * nt< > foe ene mies’ canuA )r f° do more than act upon the effe/ ve \ * n fo* s point of view, wc 'cannot,®* admit the superior tacticks of the Coalir 11 £ an £ ’ and kn P' vin g foat the Edi- torari that side are remarkable neith jr for , for fact or talent, we cannot but ieve that some of the head men at Wash- cognizant, parties, and privy to ndered slanders that day after med upon the credulity of the df ication" of the ed by*Kim as it was. he public have already bee* informed he got hold of it, and how'much the dence reposed by mein jtn old gentle- here was abused. My lettetyit appears, once given up by him to foe unlimited uS$ and abuse of Mr. Clay and bis partizaas; and even when I suspected^JVft. Clay to be engaged in the ?ct, through j friend, I ,pe- rcBiptorily and positively de/handed an ira- meJiatercistoration pf foe leder confidentially [We copy the ensuing address to the Gc Representatives of the people Georgia, frriaj Iumbia Telescope pf the 27th ult. The sufc one of vital importance to the southern ; cannot but bcliev^ that corresponding sent; yet generally pervade this state. This app from those who so nobly seconded the forts of Georgii while defending a princip interest-mg, atdeast as important to the; the south, and the states geuerally, regarded as a sister’s invocation to a ne (tier’s sjffapathy.] To (he Governor and Repvesentatii m Yoaned to MvV Zane, at hi/earnest solicita- tjqpi: it was^^ifostondjng, refused to me, that in tltc most insulting terms; and, perfect- with every use and utilise they could,andVd make of it. any overtures sindfthaye been made, to jt^pomplete reconciliation with Mr. Zane. An election for Colonel of the 24th Regiment held at Watkmsvillo on the 27th ult. Morton, Mitchell, and Bitch, of the “Radical,” received JS7 votes over M*Crea, of the “People’s” party.—The following is the result:— Morton, 159—AT Or fa, W—Mitchell, 74—Birch, 44. An opinion haring for some time been sedulously propagated by the political op- of Mr. Forsyth, that he was not a candidate ie office of Governor, we deem it but justice to cause of this distinguished statesman.to say, ■ who have long regarded Ws elevation «b ^ climate, you, soil, ytm o-scntial to the pnMmtm, of thorn rcpobhcoo pol „,i alion , / our habits, your marts and fpr which the slate has ably contended, Hwith th^Aasie jeonfidt-nev in his wil- serve, if chosen hy the suffrages of the pieople, as they have heretofore in his abilityiSrte- van ^ a -° : grity, and patriotism. The question no longer re mains doubtful. If Mr. Forsyth’s name has not been officially announced as such, we sufficient tor saying, he is un public. *.y eem our authority niably before / State of Georgia. Gentlemen—While the enemy * the -.nation of monopolists, is going abot roaring lion seeking whom he may " and while^ the State of South C alive from one end to the other, ai alert to guard against the dai threatens the southern states, we hear of one movement in concert ii How is this ? Your knowledge and talent fione themselves any, credit, is equal to ours; your patriotism is undoubt- >’ho think correctly, arid judge 1 a; Ha has endeavoured t(f excuse him- ffy. 4 by saying that he took the liberty, pauW . our intimacy with oqq another.* lageand infirmity alone pn^luded me I advancing further with him in the bu- ss ; arid I can and do readily believe, lafhe^as wrought upon tnpsf insidiously do what he is now extremely sony for. |e proceeding, however, hast had a severe epee against Mr. Clay arid foe whole lerned in it; for the public even here, he to much devoted to the administration) petfectly aware that neither foe Secreta- |hiji friend, or coadjutors in the measure, Those from ed:" your interests are precisely foe same • rpiejudice and partiality, view foe whole sub- the danger that threatens us, equal|ythreatcn? jectas utterly abusive of the principles of you. The produce of your lands, yoqr confidence, and as tending staple articles, cotton andrice, aro the sane tomers are the state by ours is like eryour tb ad- not in ma is noj£ by nature ■Picture w?u HP . m to debase public morals. <XI It is pretended by the violent p&tizan# of Mr. Clay, (those immediately engaged in transcribing the !§{ter, that he had no share »» #•... T t is, theu|hi too well 1 established are hero, that he positively detained the steam- boat, in order to get the cop^he <hd get; rind thft^en/ immediate use fie made of ft on - reaching Lexington, abundantly explained , the wool ie ready 1 ’ ■ concert of th .denial is al- an or con- ‘he last foul slander, like the qth- ancient and almost forgotten date, nt which gave rise to it, having hap pened as far back as the year 1806, more than 20 years ago. From it, injury is sought to be produced, by asserting and maintaining what is wholly and altogether untrue. It is said that in 1806, 21 years ago, Gen. / Jacksoivwas engaged in a duel, and that his antagonist, Mr. Charles Dickinson, after having fired his pistol in the air, was advan ced upon by Jackson and shot. It is false. So far from discharging his pistol in the air, Mr. Dickinson, who was known to be a practised and expert marksman, fired first. His ball passed through the body of Jack- son, and in its progress, broke two of his ribs, inflicting a wound, which confined him for a considerable time to his bed, and which had well nigh resulted in his death. Although thus severely wounded, the ad versary fire of Gen. Jackson was not ex tracted, and immediately thereafter, and without moving from his position, his pistol was discharged, and with effect. How far this course was improper or censurable, may be inferred from the following extracts from the rules entered into, and which re gulated the fight, and which fortunately were preserved by General Overton, who was the friend and second of Jackson. Article.—It is agreed that the distance shall be 24 feet, the parties standing facing each other, with the pistols down perpendi cularly. When they are ready, the single word fire to be given, , at which they are to fire as soon as they please. Should either fire before the word is given, we pledge our selves to shoot him down instantly. The person to give the word, to be determined by lot, as also foe choice opposition. K' tioris shall be observed in the affair of h onor depending between Gen; Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson, Esq. Nashville, 24th May, 1806. THOS. OVERTON, , HANSON CATLE* ! } Seconds. The word was • fired ’ and darvgbrously-woundkfl his adversary, * L* ‘’v »