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* iUhens, June 21,1831. To oil concerned, and more particular!,j thoee whom the «al W,.-We have been in tlic liabil occasionally ol loaning file* of the Athenian lo a few or our particular Criim.'r, and sonic among ihc number have recent! j la tum i!m liberty ot cutting from faul files sundry urir- -les „l great “ pith and moment,” and then returning (hum with the very polite and courteous expression ol " much Obliged," &c. Against all such illegal incisions intoour columns, we hereby enter our solemn protest, and, In “ malic assurance doubly sure," tve slia'I pro- :ccd ro nullify our previous practice forlbwith. Be it tic-torn understood, that having solemnly crossed mir we do most unequivocally affirm, without fur- sitalion, reservation, or prevarication, that no H,o Athenian will be loaned from the office from ,n henceforth. Our friends arc welcome to pc- elbo ruse t ic.n here—further the deponent saitli not. Mere Arresh.—A few cloys since a Mr. Dennis, and a U- icrend gentleman by the name of Trott, a circuit preacher of the Tennessee Methodist Conference, were ern jlnl in the Cherokee Nation by Col. Sanford, and brought before a Magistrate at Gwinnett, for refusing to comply with the necessary oath. The latter was bound over for bis appeaiancc at the next term of the Gwinnett Superior Court—the former, for want ofbail, w is Midi-red to depart on giving his individual bond for bis appeaiancc at said Court. Ptspalch.—The Post Master at Madison, Morgan comity, lias just given us an example of the velocity with which letters arc transported through this country, hv slating that a letter was mailed at Uurkesville, C'utn- beiland county, Kentucky, on the 8th of May last, anil arrived at Madison on the evening of the 14tli inst. bav in" travelled 250 miles in the space of thirty-eight days. .yfairt at IFWiIngfim.- The newspapers throughout •tho country havo within a few weeks been filled with various rumors in relation to the next Secretary of War- On this subject the Globe of the Bill lust, says : “ The War Department has never been offered to any other individual than the Hon. Hugh 1- While.” And flintier, “ Col. Drayton, we believe, is looked to by the country as ono in whom it would checrlully confide any Department of tho Government. Whether the •War Department will he tendered to him we know riot." The appointmenlofCot. Drayton to thecharge of that Department, would most undoubtedly he uni versally acceptable, and ahould Judge While persist in declining, wc hope, and confidently too, that he .receive it. The strue* ir-lod the cly regen- Contention of Teacher!.—In this paper of the loApiil 'laat, wo adverted to apian proposed by Mr.F. D.Cum mins of Macon, for the purpose of consolidating the ef forts of school teachers, and improving the method of .fnsiriieliou heretofore pursued in tho cilurulionofyouth. -Public attention was first called to the subject by a -.communication in the Macon Teleginpbof Dee. llth, followed by another in the early part of April of the present year. Ilis proposition was, “ that the leach ers of every rounty in tho Stafo, should ottond on the day of tho next general election, at the respective Coin t Houses, and in tho usual way, vote for one or two, us their represontatives; and a certificate from the presid ing officer of tho election, would entitle tho elect to a Scat in the Convention." lie olso proposed that the Convention ahould meet in Macon, in Di-comber next. -We are happy to perceive that Ihc suggestions nlfeied by Mr. Cummins, and which, should they bo attended with success, will have achieved much good to the Stule, havo elicited on address to the teachers ol'Geor- gis, from the Rev. Dr. Brown, Principal of the .‘-cotts- boro' Female Institute, calculated from the feeling and ‘impressive manner in which it is written, powerfully to aid in the promotion of the desired object, if there is one State in tho Union which more than anuth nerds a uniform andcllicieni system of instruction—if Ihers icons where Ihc quaiifieations of the teachers fhould bn made the subject of more scrupulous inquiry, to prevent the fiauds so often practised hy the ignorant and superficial, upon an unsuspecting community, it is this. Were every school now established within the limits of Georgia, conducted by teachers possessing tho necessary requirements tot the able and fuithlul discharge of llicir duiies; were the system of instruc tion the same throughout, and that system one of ac knowledged supoiiority, then we might look for vi-iblo improvement in tho intellectual diameter of the rising generation, even though no greater number ofteuchora alntuid be employed; but while the present course is pursued, the advsntsges of a good education can only be realized by the few who arc able to incur great ex pense. tVe do hope that this subject will bo taken into immediate and serious consideration, and disposed of as the best interests of the State may require. As to tho manner hy which tile desired reform is to lie brought about, we beg leave to ofler our individual opinion in favor ofthc plan proposed by Mr. Cummins. The placi we conceive to be suitable in every respect. Macon is central, and otTcrs as great facilities for aiding been productive ofthc most binn-alublo rr highly gifted have not studied the science lion, because suitable fatiblies are not presented,,anrt tb- want of intercourse and co-operation o ... pursue lb* business of teaching, tins r improvement of a system which must be en shall an appeal be made to us in vain ? Shall the dignified profession—the teaeliiug of youlli-bmger l,e without recognition among theotlirr professions," hi are neither more valuable, more exalted nor mote in teresfing than ohm. Shall the student rend Law, a*" indergono examination from those u hose expentne. and situation entitle them to lie censors, before be can practice his desired profession ? The devotee to -*»or!» cine.rcad, labour,mark the practicenfothers in the mal- ing art, attend lectures, cat a diploma from those who re able to judge of his qualifications, before he can lawfully administer or prescribe in his own name—shall the pious undergo scrutiny, labour at the desk, bear the interrogatories of the Presbytery ere they can speak with authority flic truth of find—nud shall the in«trur- r of youth take upon him the good or evil of poster!* •—undertake to guide those upon whom the joys of datives, the hopes of parents, the happiness of com munities, the destinies of nations depend, without pre paration (as many do,}—without deeming the business he pursues noble enough to be called a profession— without considering it worth a few year devotion of iiiud—without esteeming it such as is high enough to be the business of life 7 Every Christian, every philan thropist, every parent, overy enlightened citizen, will answer no. Then let a communication he opened im- nediatcly between the respectable tcucheis of the ^tato, a meeting appointed and measures taken fur the formation ofa Teacher’s Society ofthc State of Georgia. The community will applaud—will aid. Our children ill have reason to rejoice. Ignorance and immorali ty will shun the light, mid science shed its benign in fluence over the land by the effort of every teacher, fr. Cummins of Macon, prrqioses a meeting in that n in December next. We are of the opinion that this step may not suit the views of many. Tho time nnd place wc are not determined on, hut wc think that if every teacher willing to unite in forming a Society, add address a line to some tearher, say Mr. Reman ofMt. Zion or Mr. Cummins, nnd state concurrence in such on object, mention the time and place mo9t desirable in his view, a majority of nomination might determine that point. A meeting could then he called with some good hope of success. I.et every teacher then, willing to join in this matter, write cither of these gentlemen, and state a determination to meet the rest at the time and place having the most in fn- vor of them,—and wc earnestly hope the object will soon he carried into effect. ROBERT C. BROWN. Scollsboro’ Institute, May 1 1831. Wc havo noticed, since the above articlo was pre pared, a communication from the Rector ofthc Ocmul* gee Academy to the editor of the Journal, in which he recommends the preparatory convention to he held at Millcdgeville. It makes hut little difference whether Millndgcvillc or Macon ho the place chosen for the Convention to beheld, either would be suitable ; but it necessary to the success of the project that some point should bn speedily nnd unanimously fixed upon Wo proposed Macon as being central, and the first place suggested. Alabama.—The following eloquent remniks are ex tractcd from the Montgomery Journal, and are intend ed to npply to the lion. Dixon II. Lewis, who now ably represents the Southern Congressional District of Alabama. The opposing candidate is a Mr. Murphy, and the strong ground taken to secure his election and defeat Mr. Lewis, is that Mr. L. was an advocate for the late Land l.uw of Congress. Like all other public nets, that law was not without it9 disadvantages, but tho most intelligent of our legislators are firm in their belief of its geneial benefit. It had a very beneficial effect on the poorer classes of community, by enabling them to retain the lands they had cultivated previous to the snles being made, at the government prices, and ( inal ion—Calhoun ia “ Candida.® only on eo.tfzc- "•« think til® Noi'Hcrn, Middle and HrMem diatrielH of the i niun «ill probably v-.t« J-r Clay nl Jackson Im* cb nrly lost mound, anil we fadly i’eiir baa not O.rre of public opinion sufficient in Ilia fa- or lo be re-elected. Calculating tbe chances there foie, we believe that Mr. Calhoun is likely to be a Can- didate.” There was a period in the history cf the Columbia Telescope, when it was considered tbe leading political paper of South Carolina, whether it lias since degener ated from i)b high standing or not, the citizens of that State can beat decide. It was formerly, and perhaps entlv, edited by gentlemen of talents and respecta bility—men who were not prone to make insertions in matter-of-fact questions, without the power to sub stantiate their correctness At present wc know not who conducts t lie editorial department of that paper : branelt of ilia national legislature, for the term I Grygier is 20 ; fll9. These return* show (list the pj. of two years. Thai will has been publicly H*!'”." °.' r <="? '»* 03 ( »5. being leys than csthST. expressed by a majority of the qualified vo ters in this State. Now, whether is ho bound lo obey this expression of the public will, which has been constitutionally and definitely had, or that which lias been communicated through some half dozen or more letters from restless spirits, soliciting him to become a candidate for Governor? I leave it to the candor of an enlightened community to deter mine. I also leave it lo the enndor of an en lightened community to judge, whether the honorable gentleman lias not shown himsell wanting in that nolilo independence and Ho man firmness, which should ever characterize public fuctinnarics, ns also whether lie lias not we are assured, however, that it has changed hands, rcnder0| , himself obnoxious to the charge of not for the better, we fear, from the tenor of in above extracts,we are led to believe the writer a very young man, one who has not been long enough engaged in editorial life, to learn that in making such broad assertions as are container! above, it is always best to speak advisedly. Mr. Calhoun mayor may not oc a candidate for the Frobidrncy. Wo think, howev er, his acute discernment will most probably dictate to him a different course from what the Telescope supposes he will take. At all events, wc ace no evidences of the lost popularity of Gen. Juckson, except in South Carolina; and confidently believing his political support to bo undiminished elsewhe re, no apprehensions nc d he indulged for the success of his cause, whether op posed hy Mr. Calhoun, or some more popular candi date. .Abolition of Masonry —A proposal has born made by some of the mernhcis of the Masonic.order in New York, to abolish in that State the ancient and venera ble institution of Free Masonry, inconsequence of the strong prejudices that have for two or three years past existed against that respectable portion of community.; An exterminating warfare has been waged against every individual composing that body—former friends have been mado hitter enemies hy tho deleterious influence of this unhallowed excitement—the social enjoyments of life have been in many instances totally destroyed : and now it is proposed to quench the fire of discord and calumniation, by abandoning the institution entire ly. We must candidly confess we do not approve this course, although we do not consider the Masonic In stitution as of any material benefit in this age of intel ligence nnd refinement. If was once beneficial, hut thegrent sphere ofits usefulness has gone by, and is buried with flu* lapse of years—it originated in the dar ker ages of the world, and was calculated at that time, by restraining the turbulent passi ns of unenlightened man, to promote harmony and good let ling in tin hearts of lho.se who felt its genial influence. Civiliza tion has now accomplished fora large, what Masonry once did for u small portion of the world, or nearly and we therefore can see no important inducements for its continuance, when viewed in the abstract; but when taken in connexion with the efforts that have been made to put it down, we think its members should adhere toil until opposition dies ofits own weakness, and the institution can be abandoned without leaving onefold blot on the page of history, to tarnish its well earned reputation. Retiracy.—This the name ofa new word not found in any of our vocabularies, but lately made use of by a few of those modern orators and paragraphists, whose ve* transition! intellects arc too bright for dull eonflne- ofthem i inconsistency and insincerity. Hm« preventing gra.ping liii.il .peculators lien, pur.au-1 mon( English. IVc are indebted to (lie Stcu- inz n aval, inufmonopoly that would wrench Iron) Hie benvillo (Ohio) Gazette, for n linowlcdirc of the origin 'ndii.lnuiia poor, tho profit, of their heard earned labor. 1 0 f ,|,j B wo rd. It has been generally understood that th* spontaneous ns well qs the cultivated productions Mr. Lewis is an honorable, pairiidie and high mind ed man; and what is of great importance in this slate of political a flairs, his sentiments are believed lobe orthodox. We wish success to him and his principles. “ Want of sincerity or independence form no part of his «Imrncter, and it becomes our duty to examine whether or not other questions nro not in volved, paramount iinpnitdnre, as to induce us to altogether the dH«-atisf'u< lion the land law For n;>at is it that his e. emit« would put him Because lie is n Jcliersoriian in principle ; be cause lie is a disciple of the Old Republican school— opposed to a consolidation n( the government, or the exercise on the purl ol Congress of any of those pnw ers which will tend to that result; hi cause he is oppos ed to the I'nrifl, and its twin sister. Internal Improve ment hy the government ; because, in floe, ho will not forfeit his character ns n Southron, and sell brothers for a mess of pottage ; because huv- ’worn to support the Constitution, he is deter* mined to do it so long ns “ memory shall remind him of its cost, or integrity of its value.” These, and these alone, nre the reasons why Mr. Lewis is to be put down- -and we would repeat tho hope that those who have toiled through life in defence ofthc same doctrines, who never have ami never will waver in their defence, n ill make a sacrifice of other prejudices to principle, nnd in this hour of contest, when the Constitution is in danger— when the doctrines of our Republican fathers ure attacked, rally united to tho battle.” South Carolina Politics.— The newspapers of South Carolina, devoted to the interests ol Mr. Calhoun, have recently very much relaxed in their zeal in supporting General Jackson ami the present administration, and some of them, more ardent, but less discreet than the others, have already come out in terms of marked hos tility. The Telescope of May 37th, a paper printed in Columbia, S. C. says, ** Tho more we see and hear of General Jackson, the more unfit he appears to be for the situation he occupies.” And the same paper ol the 3d inst. holds the following language : The Cabinet f Ohio nre of tliernnst luxuriant kind; but we did not suppose that even the richness ofthe soil of that state, either intellectual or agricultural, would ever germinate in the mind of any man such n w ord as retiracy. It seems it has, however, notwithstanding our supposi tions to the contrary, and wc will therefore givo the high authority from which it emanated in the words of the Gazette: ** Its origin, we believe, we of Ohio may beast: nn orator in our legislature is said to have said—Mr. Chairman, it really doth appearcth unto me, that the gentleman up last, is somewhat chngrinated at my re marks about the atfnrgoyncs— now rather than take the comse that gentleman has taken, I would rather pull up stakes and go into a state of retiracy among those some oborgoynes.” Outlet of the Rivet Niger.—A late arrivalat Baltimore, as will be seen below, has brought intelligence that tho outlet of the river Niger has at length been satis factorily ascertained, by the return of Richard and John Lander, tw o enterprising travellers, from the in terior of Africa. The intelligence, though not sufii eiently authenticated to make us positive in believing it, is most probably correct; if so, the fortunate disco verers have gamed tlie applause and admiration of the world. The British government particularly, have long been untiring in their efforts to ascertain the out !ct of the Niger,hut the task has been considcrrd so peri lous that few have had the hardihood to undertake it : and those who have heretofore attempted it, have ei ther returned unsuccessful, or found in that wild and savage region a premature grave. The particular ad vantages that will accrue to the world from this discov ry, we are not now competent to enumerate—it must evidently benefit those engaged in commerce with the interior of Africa, and will probably enable those who now traverse the Great Desert in pursuit of wealth, to reach the city ofTombuctoo by a more circuitous, but less dangerous route; superceding, also, the expense r»f caravans in conveying the various articles of trade from that city, hy the water communication which will be afforded. the deliberation* of a literary assemblage, as perhaps lhe any town in the State. Tho principle of elective re* •presentation is in our opinion preferable to any other ; and by acting on this principle at the next general el ection,as Mr. Cummin* has suggested,wc think a Con vention would be sooner ssscmbled, more generally at tended, and represent more accurately the great body of teachers in Georgia. Its aspect would besides r*e more imposing; it would assume an air of greater an thority; its influences would be more immediately fob and a greater conoift and more efficient action among teachers would betheresult. We will conclude with the following address of Dr. Brown, taken from the Georgia Journal': To thi respectable Teachers of Georgia. The high character of your office—tho deeply impor tant results consequent upon your labours, demand rJJ/JJ!?enlightened individual to this irn- fif* , mui S«*r hopes, should be directed P °. n ^T ,n **'***> ••»•> WinilitHMn.i,acini Wight to .spire in dirre.tmg thn mnu!. .,r , h,l jhouid be * gbartntn .giin.t Ur . , crc „. „ r , il.je«lot»ie., Tb, neglect orthq.e^on.qdenuon, li.. not ycl formed: nor dne.it promise to bo one of much vigour either of intellect or notion. In fuel, General Jackson’, influence in the nation i« prostrated: he is soud for nothing to the north ■ good for nothing to the south; good for nothing to the * Thete .re no prominent men now helorc people as next Fre.ident but Mr.'cja'vTnd Mr. Calhoun. The north and the west prefer the fumier : thesouth, from the Potomac southward the latter: but Georgia has prejuoiecs not vet conquered although her manifest inteiest is the ssnio with that of \ irginia, the Carnlinas, Tennessee, .Vabaina and Mis sissippi. The prospects or Henry Clay brighten' If lie come, in, ihe Sonlh will be alisolitelv driven in self, defence tonullitir.tion or secession : and the sooner the firmer measure is adopted ihr better. Submission cannot coat Smith Carolina less than five inillioi The inconsistency displayed in Mr. bumpkin's let ter of the 21th tilt, when compared with the one writ ten in February, has, as would naturally he expected been llio/nd argument adduced against him. Though wo do not by any means con-ider it the strongest thot will be brought out, wc are induced lo give two ofthc concluding paragraphs of a correspondent in the last Georgia Journal, who has plared the ideas already ad vanced in a light more foriihle and striking than the, have yet assumrd. They ore as follows : “ We will now examine the last consideration by which lie professed to tie influenced. it was, “ lliat the whole of Georgia might bt* united nn Ihr great subjects of political inter est and principle, which arc inseparably con nected with liberty nnd tho perpetuation of our Federal Union.” It was the possession of such sentiments, ns acrompnny this last considerntion, that secured to Mr. Lumpkin u respectable support from the demoeratie ranks in this Stntc. A steady adlieranee to such sentiments, would still have secured that support. Hut why is it now that he lias con sented to lend himself a “ willing instrument' by which to mar that harmony, which lie ad mils to lie so necessary -‘ in tho present pos ture in which we find the important interests of Georgia?” Will not tho course which ho is now pursuing, “ tend to embitter party ani mosities, and engender new strifes ?” Are nnt Ihe burthens of which we complain, still pres sing heavily on us ? Arc lint the enemies of -tato tights still In be grappled with ? The af- , ' Minn u»# <>| w. - -. |;iu 1 miu »»•».. 1 * 1 ihsramuaTV' m C Cona, ' ,nLon is, ° bp maintained,! firnmtivo of the three last interrogatorirs , _ ; - -■ ■■■•■■■■•iiicu, | I'uiia.iro me nin e last inieringuiories shall mere must be some mean, nf stopping the .... . , . at- i ■ ■ iru • T , usurpation: are there any other, than nXiralim ,u 1 " ,nlf be, "« secession? We know of no i.her: nor do we see anv 'laving examined the considerations Mungo Park—The. Niger. — By the arrival at Baltimore of thn brig Virginia, from Rio, news is brought ofthe safe return of Richard Lander, (the eonipanion ofCapt. Clapperton,) and his brother John Lander, from tho interi or of Africa. It will be spen, that the journal of Mlingo Park has been recovered, and the Landers have solved the problem of the course nnd the mouth of the Niger, as they sailed down that river, to the Riguit of Renin, where n discharges itself by various branches, into the ocean. By far the most interesting news brought by this arrival, (says the Baltimore Republi can,) is ibe account that is furnished of tbe African expedition of Lander, the discovery of the Niger, and the recovery ofthe long sought manuscripts of Mungo Park. The F.ngli.slt ship Carnarvon, which arrived a*. Rio Janeiro early in April, from Fernando Po, ar. island in Inc mouth of tho river Cnmerones. in tho Gulf ol'Guinoa, brought as passengers, Richard Lander, the well known companion of Clapperton, und his brother John Lander. Those young men have been absent seven teen months, in the employ ofthe British Go vernment, in prosecuting the search after the courac of the Niger. Having reached the pomt (mentioned in Clapperton’s hook.) where Park was murdered, they succeeded in reco vering his books, letters, manuscripts, and double barrelled gun, which hi.s his properly. Being obliged lo abandon their design of proceeding to Timbuctoo, from which tliev were scarcely fiftocn days’ journey, for want ol presents to bestow, without w hich there is neither found protection nor assistance front tho authorities of the country, they in ronsc- qtienco re-embarked at the plnce where Mun go Park lost his life, nnd. following Ihe cur rent of the river, which runs at thn rata of four miles nn hour, they ascertained that the Ni ger, before it divided itself into various bran clics, is ten miles wide. They then resolved to proceed by one of the most considerable of the branches which flowed rapidly to the West, As they approached tho coast they were tnken prisoners by the negroes who inhabit the hanks of the river, and wero again obliged to embark ri ' lr8, lo be conducted to the presence of l|ieir king, who lived at a great distance. They were plundered nnd treated as slaves, nnd were threatened lo he sold nnd sent into the interior. They succeeded, however, after great d'fficul- ty, in persuading the chiefs, hv promises ofa great reward, as well for their persons as the property they still possessed, to send them to the coast of Guinea. Having again embarked, thev ai length ar rived at ihe Bay of Benin, where the Kuro- (icans gave them every assistance they required. T hese tiavellers affirm, that the river Nonn, which discharges itseil into tho Bay of Benin, is the most considerable branch of the Niger ; end that the others, like the Calabur, also flow to the ocean. They also stated, that their guides told them that tho city of I imluictno is not situated on tho Niger, but distant from it 12 leagues lo the north. They admired the beamy and fertility of the country through which they passed, the extent of wliirb is calculated to lie 1800 miles.. The inhabi tants of the interior are Mahometans, and nre much more tractable nnd civilized than the negroes who inhabit the coast. They took passage on the Ctli April, in the British transport \\ m. Harris, for Porismouth, England. . ... —1 PStrnia- t«»d before these wards were returned.—A*. Y. Met Advertiser. Lieut. Washington, who has been travelling in Ara bia, has discovered, among the recesses cf Mount At las, a race of men entirelv different from those ab-mt them. They ore not tall, but are well formed and nth- letic—light complexion, and do not understand Arabic. Nothing is known ofthein. They form a strikingcoiw trust to the Arabs of the vicinity. Professor Henry, ofAlbany Academy, has had the honor of construciing bv far theniort powerful mag net that has ever been known. The magnet is ,»ow arranged in its frame, in the laboratory of Yale College its weight including armature and all, is only 82j Ih*/ nnd it sustains more than a ton ! It is eight ti>ne» more powerful than any magnet hitherto knour. in ! u rope, und between six and seven times more powerful than the great magnet in Philadelphia. The coincidence of the deaths of Jefferson and Adams, on the 4th of July, 1826, was one of tht mo?t singular circumstances of the times, and elicited many an exclamation of wonder,and, indeed, cannot n< \v t.f. regarded without astonishment. A writer in the U i- versity Chameleon, proves from certain dnta, taken in connexion with the most accurate Table* of morta'uy that the odds were more than 1721 millions to one against the concurrence of the deaths of those illuetri oils men on that day; and that a bet against it, t • cor respond with the chances, should have been more than l7mi!lions of dollars to a cent.—Fredericksburg Arena. General S. Bernard, of the United States Engineer Corps, retiirnc-din good health in the packet ship Eric, at New York, from Havre. The school fund in Connecticut amounted, on the 1st of April, to $1,1*02,958 87. Tho income was $78,- 074 93. The number of children ill the state between the ages of 4 and 1C, is 85,090. Anti-Reformists 1 Subscription.—A million and a half is said to have been subscribed in the course ofa feu- days, by the Tories, in order to support the Borough system. .Should they succeed in their purpose in brib ing those they wish to win over, the Reform Bill v-ift have been the means of compelling some of the Great Puid to disgorge a part of their plunder. An earthquake hao taken place within 200 miles of Pekin; from 500,000 to one million of beings are re presented to have perished; twelve towns or cities are dostroved. The earthquake was accompanied b\ hail storms and floods which lasted three days. Compliment to the Administration.— Mr. Robinson m the House cf Commons declares, that Mr. Me ! are l.na out diplomatised the British Minister—and that his re- cent arrangements will havo the effect ofincreasingtlic American tonnage hy 2 to 300,000 I Mr. O’Connell proposes to convert the British Go- vernment into a Federal one. Britain, Ireland and Scotland, to be like states, with local Legislatures for local nirposes, with n general Congress or Parliament over the whole, to sit in England. Diebitsch.—Wa have somewhere seen it remarked that Marshal Diebitsch’s name when translated into plain English, means nothing more nor les« than Thievish! W hy do not our translators translate the. tier*, an names as well as news How? wi ll it would lead ut the end of u despatch—“ Willi every respect, I have the .lonor to remain, at your service, Thievish /” On counting the votes for Governor of the Stuto of Massachusetts, it appealed that there were for Levi Lincoln, 31,875, and for Marcus Morton, 12.604—for Lieut. Gov. Thomas L. VYimhrop, 34,031, for Nathan Willis, 12,257. Important Decision.—The Superior Court of N. York decided at the last term, that the mere acknowledge- "mnl ofn debt that was barred by trie statute ofluni’a- •ions, was not sufficient to entitle a creditor to rec. » * r, •inkss there, was a positive promise on the part of the debtor to pay the debt. Some manufacturers in Pittsburg have presorted Mr Clay with a spade, shove), nxe, hoe, n»-d carving.'■'nil** and folk of their own manufacture Weini^r t ,f m 'Ik* last articles in tire inventory, that Mr. Clay wil' sit rt- ly open a new campaign upon the ham nnd *.">*• pigs of old Kentucky. We wish him an excellent apuetite. — Camden Journal. The Rev. Levi S. Ives, Rector of St. Luke's elnrcb in the city of New York, was on the 2lst till. r!ee» d Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of the j»io- cose ot North Carolina, made vacant l>v the Death ol the lute Bishop Ravenscroft. Rumors.—It is rumored that the War Department will he offered to Col. Drayton, of South Carolina, It is rumored that the mission to Russia has been offered to Mr. Ingham, hut that he has declined it. It is rumored that James Buchanan of Pennsylvania is to succeed John Randolph at the Court of Russia. It is rumored that Col, Johnson will n*>t be appoint ed Secretary of War, because Kentucky has already no member in the Cabinet. It is rumored that Maj. Eaton is sincerely desir us f being returned to private life, and tbat he will not be reappointed It is rumored that Mr. Berrien has not resigned, and is not likely to resign. A Regale.—Gen Geismar's baggage, which was cap tured hy the Polish patriots at Stockzko, contained among other articles, a cheat of tea, seventeen ca^cs of confectionary, between seventy and eighty but lb* of wine, and a ton of arrack ! A dainty regale, observe the Warsaw papers, for a troop of half famished war- J\Ir. Cambrcleng’s Speech.—Thin eloquent effusion will be found in our present numb r. It abounds in some brief and pointed hits, .is well as in passages of truly brilliant and beau, tiful oratory. We refer the reader to it for some facts which are almost unknown. Of the first, the most prominent is, thut General Jackson and not Air. Van Buren—as the Kdi« tor ofthe Richmond Enquirer has declared— “ enlarged our intercourse with America, Europe, and Asia—revived our Commerce— secured indemnity from Denmark—triumph* ed in our negociations with Great Britain— and caused the American flag, for the first time, to pass tfie Dardanelles under a treaty with Turkey." We are glad to see Mr. Cain* breleng deems tho President something more than a cypher, whatever the Richmond En quirer may think about the matter. Of tho second—It seems that tho course of Daniel Webster and his flock of Federalists on the Rill to repeal the 25th Section of the Judiciary act at the last session of Congress i* deemed hy Mr. C. to bo more dangerous than “ nullification." We think so too, and we venture to predict that in less than ten i years, either this country trill become, dejure et \ ( ^ e foclo%-—Q Despotism,—or that event live langcr in either: wc prefer Or former: l» t our enemies compel, if they think fit, tb* latter. Can any of our readers enlighten us on this subject ?” ?( 1 he P ddie will expect with great anxiety, j ^publican and honest Statesman, within the r'lJ/J® narrative of these adventurous travellers. of these broad lands.nill stand up as one J1 hey have solved a problem, which has deep- ,M *» »» defence ofthe doctrines of Thomas Jef- ly interested the scientific world, and they f crS0Ji > Ono or the other of theso events cannot fad to meet with an appropriate recom- mnst happen. There is no rein to curb the pense for their toils and discoveries. wild spirit of Federal Power—there is no conceivable antidote against the spreading disease of consolidation, than that asserted by that immortal Statesman and Patriot, who, af ter living a long life of active public Service, died full of years, bequeathing to his children rla reputation unsullied by the breath of po* Jaclson and clay iiave been put in oom* j tho State of Gcorcia in the Ren^ I lant A b J M L r ‘'* 13 ’ 596 * In'tiie ith calumniators, and leaving a name ha!* Lvcorgia in me itepresentamo! ward the number cf mh.bMsnts os returned by Mr. (lowed in the recollection of bis countrymen The Telescope of the l )th inst. following up »hr un founded opinions before advanced, »p«-aks of ihr can didates for the next Pnvidency in the following strain: “ The elrrtioneeriiv Campaign for tin* Prrsidency is opening: Henry Clsy, General Jackson, ami John C. Calhoun e» cm («• Urpi.mumuit candidate*; nr say a. rm • ed,, ,,, ptVlenr! to krow more r *igbW , »v ho ha lor mat ion. which he was actuated, in declining to be come a candidate for Governor, let us advert to his last lette r to learn w hat lie urges in de fence of his new position. " Conscious as lie is of his deficiencies, he nevertheless yields all his opinions and feelings on this subject to the public willHe makes the public will the law of his actions. Well, it is the;m/i/ic trill ..... „f>otit it* ■ ,, *P rr8!, cd on the first Monday in October, m**an« of in- I thut W’iUnn l.umpkin should represent —<3£»— s U M M A R V. Census ofthe City of .Vac York.-We understand that ihc census returns ofih*» 6th and 8th wards ofthe ci t>, so long delayed, were yesterday made in ihe U. S. Mar dial. In the 6th w ard ihe number of inhahi-
