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a Seward, are i**r cititene irrfcm*
t« recover their lawful property. The H htgt of
Ohio, *eor»lof "Union of the Whigs for! « •'
,ai, of the Union," ibr l-itun-J aenlitm-nl «? P"- - lr ". f . 'V
ty Mil, now that their rinron ha. luwn platnl »' I
prominent chair of Plato by the votes of Houtl.o>o
ll'A/gs, are anxious In seta llm atfletutof ll "‘” ,
political brethren of Vermont ami Now York, nn l ,
nini it al llio bosom of tlivir recent slims. Georg n. j
in her disputo with Maine, in her |HiailhM» a* a |
Southern State,ia allied to Virginia by «•! ‘I'"** •" *
of feeling and Inlcreat which draw together incm
beta of the tamo liotiseliuM. .
Shull lira foot of an inaulcnl parli»an bo pfa»»t»««l
upon our thrvalmld, without nerving ever)
hull lha Invader of nur pcaco from hi* pieaump ••
ocs attitude t Wo cannot believ* R M '**
to advance. Wo pause, however, in »»r
that our roadnra may peruse fur tbcmaelvea tint f‘» •
lowing diaguitini record:
I'rvm tkt Rirhmnnd Enquirer, 2(irA ult.
ABOLITION MOVEMENTS IN OHIO.
The Whig* in the 11 oil re of lleprerontnllyes of
Ohio, are lending no easy ear to the application* or
the Fanatic*. On the IOth in.tnnt, n bill wo. re
ported bv Mr. Illian. to alio re runaway slaves a
trial by jury, (the New York mid Vermont law.)
It i« reported n» nn amendment to the fugitivit low.
Mr. IVrklns haa reported n lull to repeat thw art
ofiii.ahility against tlm negroe*. where it prohibits
thvtn tnalifying nrninsi white* ' So we go. (any*
the Columliu* Stulo»man.) In thn Senate, lh«
Whig* are arguing again*! permitting whito for
eigner* testifying nt an election. Till* is putting
black* almvo tbo white*I All thi* come* of Whig
victnrietll To-day we have n prtit ion in thu IIoumi
to Incurpora’o a negro inatilutiiiiioiit nnd out—thu
excuse thnl the incorporator* uro white, I* not
•ct up.”
•'A few day* ainee, Mr. Worthington preaenled
petition* finm aumo of hi* colored constituents,
which wrra received by Whig vote*. Thi* hn*
nffetided a portion of the white constituents of llnit
gentleman, from whom Mr. Jonkin* received n
petition. Intended to inform Mr. W. that they w en’
not pleated with III* course. Thi* petition from
mAile tain wo* rrjeclcd by thn Whig*, nflur having
heii'tnfure received hy neurly a party vote thu peti
tion* of negroes! |tut it i* a rnero matter of
"taste," of court#. Wo hope to hour no imwe,
however, about the incrrd right of petition. The
i Ight I* only tarred, It would *eem, w hen nxon-lsml
hy bankert nr hy blnek», or in tlmlr Imliulf. Wna
there over *uch a monittou* state of thing* lioforeV
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neat Foil
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY J, 10-11.
MILLKDUKVILLK MEETING.
We refer nur rcudon, with plcaiuia, to the move
mont at Mdledgavil'e.
U*Wo invito attcmliti to the communication
extracted front the New York Kvoning I'oat.
il7r.it are ve earning to 1
Again, wo pul thu query ? Wo do it heruu»e we
p'.hliili lliii morning intelligence from Onto, which
should make every good citizen Idusli for Id* coun
try. TIi. 1 poillion at.uined hy them Ditto It'Aig’f
it out uoly revolting, hut the rfloct it to recognize
by legislation pi iviloge*, which are io)urhmii to the
inteieit* uf the Southoin Stale*, while, a* Mr. Jhlt*
kin* truly romarkvd, "jaior whito people who ttood
not quits io high in aucivty in" Mr. Clark, will h u
coiiipoil'id to tend their children to (lie *amc ichool,
orclto ice on Inferior ruco to lliein procuring a bet
tfcr education.
We cannot dilate an thi* subject, but tho Injur-
tico to Kentucky ami Virginia, witter nnd cautei-ntln
otii State*, wltoie right* are our right*, whore Intor
«»t* are uur*,wll) *|rlku tho moat unreflecting readur.
rt-fpondenre iff the Hnvant.ah ti
Humid Office,
ST. AUGUftl INK, Feh. 2,1041.
i 11.11*1 from tilv latiguugn which pio-eed*
hi. neiahlMirhon.|,»up|Hi*« u* in n rage of de*.
on, and *o wo havu boon. Murder after
r, rh'Vattation uftur devn»iuiion hi*" f"r
year* followed in quick succession, l.rfoio tho fate*
f our iiihabitoiit*, willioot being virited with re•
'«age.n iitousura *n sweet and ao urichti.lian, un
til Col. Iluniey *dt on udmir.ihlo uxumplo in thu
Kvcrgladee, oial a* a large and eiflcionl Army wo*
jn thu field, hope nrtored u* that dead Indian*
would |.u gihbeilcd through-.iit tho country, ovor
tho tccne* id tla ir former utrocitie* uv thu tlin*|
certain nio.in* of preventing thoir r ecurionce
Hot tuddenly when tho.o expectation* wero ui their
height, liicre came thu new. that iiowtiliiii** h id
crated, that a general liuco wa» proclaimed, that
warrior* were piowlin,! auoitt,protected hy ‘piitM*. 1
from lha rqrniouraliogfi.tnual, who wu, ipdoily
-ogii^ed in iMiicloiling n lie i*y with tin' linli'in*. al-
owing them |Hi-*o»*inn of tho vntiru IVoineulu n*
a condition of peace.
Nor were the,i< jepuit* idlo, rumor*. We taw
them In New«pnpui* fr-qit ahroad—wu taw llicm
in teller* from Junior Ollicerr, nnd la-tly n Major
of the A liny win nnihorized hy n Colonel ktationed
i.eni Tninpii, to *ay, that ho knew that the .jam ta*
rv of Wur. had authorized Geo. Arini*teiiil to con*
ciinlo thonhove uionlinned treaty.
Wu* not thu Anlliciniii to cro.ilo nxei'ement nod
nlnrm, nmoiig a pnopltr who-o own live* mu nt
■Inka nod wh i know that any peace with ihe In
ilinn* ran only tie our own hiind* wldlo thu rifle nod
(calping knife of tin- ravage stalk fn-ely through
tho country 1 t'ertaiidy it wur—but our fount
wnro «oinewli it exnggeruled.
Wu mo nam am tain that tho Recrniary of Wnr
ha* never delegated Ihe uuilmriiy nhnvu tinted, nnd
tlmt tho soihli'u cesraiinn of hotiililie* i* a mcutino
thought nnrilexpodioiilhy thu Gi-nurul in inducing
thnenmoy to come in freuly fur ninigration.
Such lining tho fuel wo mint cool down n little.
Iiowtiliiii** have coated, lint wluit am wu to ilu
nhoot ill We run only nwah the ravill*of and-
eaiiln negociatioii* fur u (liorl lime, nod thoold
they ;rrovu fndije**, lignin full »» ilm sunputhb.'*
of the oni|iill
So far a* thn War Department at Watliington
and Mr. I'lrinsett lire concrnied, every pera n in
Fluii-lu uniat hnar lezliinoiiy that n.ilhiiig hut h en
ondtlcd that ehnld lend tu tho prulertiun or pncili
cation of llio country.
We leaio to day that 200 Iiullnn* nrn ready for
cmlinikailoii at T*iirii|»u, hut m> I before iiaiud,
llioto toil of *‘or io* iiiiwlhu published wiili gren*
million, fill no nalciilntion cm hu iinnlu uti no In
dian'* prond.n or prnientatinn, if you have no
stronger *ccuri:y than hi* own word or bund.
Thu only tiling reiiuin it tlinl iodinoa in con.I,lei-
nldo iiuinl'i-i* Imvu Como in, ion frinndly way, tittil
that every coneeivnhle mean* nrn being resurieil to
for llio purpoiu of putiuading more. I,ul u» hope
f 0 r the he*l.
Indian*, wnli !i Imrte*, worn zeen
Dmne, *uppntrd on paro'.—ibid.
The New* aaya that Col. Ulley’a Interpreter wa.
Uifninrd that ( w.-reoutfuiGmu* 1 uttanuggee,
nod Al. k, hi* half luother.a* weh nt Wil l Cal.
Tho Nowa alur.ln giving ihenccouiiioflhe aliack
upon ,\fr. Turner'* wagon, (the poilicolar*»l which
woyoiterduy publithed In tin* Georgian,) »tair»
iliac tho Indian* look fioin Mr. T'* pocket near
$70(1 in Gold.
' At thut momenta yell wit* heard, and the party
left him to n**i*t in tin* hut* hory of the negro. 1 ha
negro hid ii *mii!l knifo, d< fending ldm»rlf a* long
iu po«*ihlo, hut wa* overpowuiod and cut into
sin ill piece*. 1 '
Thu Now* rornntk*-*-
Wu iiiider»tiind that Col. Harney huuhoen ordor
ed to ceiuo i,iteration* Smiih, ngain»t tin* enemy.—
llio* it t«, wheneveru pro»pecl on*ue* of clo»ing
thu war, hy n ready ptiiii*hmeot of llio murdeinut
Imiidiiii of ihecoiiiiiry.Miino dignitary. uppreh**n«ivo
ihui hi* cori.eipe-nco inny ho leatoned, *teps io with
no ordor, noil chuck* tho accomplishment of tucli
end*.
The anmo paper *nja—
The l.iv'ulutoru of Flarid i duly appreciating ihe
circle** vflbri* of l.ieul Col. Il.irney, in puisuil and
de»ti oetioii of thu enemy, have voted him n Sword,
n* ii irihnteoftholr ndiir.ralion. A mark iil«ne.h
rc#pect itieul* wlilin warm rosjioniu ihroughootllio
Tcirhorv—uml, luimhlo n* nrn llio preten«ion*of
her iidm(iitnni*,ii will curry to thu bosom of that gal
lam soldier u plvnsuro which m iy wail tliullongc
ei.vy.
Ail individual wa* mreatod nt Waco»*a»n, upon
•ii«pirion of col|u*ion with the Indian*, mil ha* berm
cnininiilnd to juil nt Nownnrtsville. lie wn* found
prowiing about llio plnniiiiion uf A. if Sanchez.,
K*i|. (who apprehended him,) nnd would give no *a
lithieioiy ncciiimt of hinuulf. Ho is wholly un
hiiiiwnlo tho inhnhitnutsof llio settlement—Herald.
We are indebted loTlioma* .Ii'fliir«on Smith,Ksq
for the detail* of ncvcrnl latu nudacimi* movement*
of ihe fndnui*, in Alnchun county which want of
fpnen eoinpel. ii* to pusiponn till our next. They
eompri*o liie nlluck on Nownaniv'lleaod Fort Walk
or, and ruptiiic of tho wagon ut Duo Treu Driioch.
Tho vngubond* wero saucy enough heliinq hoi since
they have commenced marauding under tho prolec
lion of Gen. Arnd*t(|ee)ed, tlmir atrocious insolclico
it iosi.ll’ei aide.— Ibid.
that Slot® in hi* conduct in irl-.sir.g to deliver up
said felon* for trial in tho Sin to of Virginia, where
thu offence was commuted, that It will pladn oil tl.o
slaveludihng Suite* in iiPinineat je.i|Hiuly,'hnd do
maud from tin m not only iludr eolritiA prole»i, hot
lender itnore*»ary tlmt liny ad-pt ineaeure* for
their own safely nnd presort utlini nguin*t thn law
lo»« act* of nil •lavosteiding felons, n* well n* lo
mninlnin n duu obedience to thou light* ns confedo
rated State*.
Jlrtolved, That thn Kxpcolivcnf thi* Siam cause
copie* of (hi* report nntl rc*olution in bo trun*»r.itied
to iho Kxccutivu of Virginia, with a rrquest that he
Iny lha inmc hoforn the Legislature.
From the A'. V. Evening Foil, 23d ult.
The controversy between tho Governor* of New
York and Virginia, hn* given occasion ton great deal
of correspondence hetw. cn tho»n futintioiinric*; hut
it dor*« not nppeai to have intmentcd the public in
proportion tu it* intrinsic impuitanco. 'Ihe time
-‘ll «■ l "'" 1
cnm nul •ro.loa, tinder our present system of thu
tno«t iinmminrd mtercoor,,, f („ |;.iio|h', the dif
fefOiit government* prutnet thomielve* hy u numer
oua police gnd the syiteni of pa*»pin(* Around
TIIU KNICKKKDOCKKR.
That gem of Northern Periodical*—tho Knlck-
ethuckar for Janu* f y,haa hoeii tccaivvd from Col.
Wii.MAMI, Agent.
Tha loading nrtlol —Three hourt at Si, Cloud'
ia from thuponof Mr.Cno, our French Minister.
Irving’* racy cdnlribullon, and tom* poetic offer,
(eg* from llulleck, Dryout, and Longfellow,of
themiclvoi, give an intorost to it* page*. Content*
tomorrow.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN GKORGIA.
Tilt cuntomplolml Railroad from tko Flint River
to iheOnmulgoo U exciting attention in our Si«ter
City. Will the people of Savnnnnh not bo awake
to ihetr true hitereii*, and tako meaiure* to secure
for tho Seaport of Georgia a largo portion, at least,
of that cotton which must find iu way ilirougli lid*
channel, Wo may expect to *oo even »omo of lho J
cotton uf Alabama, avoiding iho Gulf und sacking
tl.i« lupcrlor channel of transportation.
Tho Apnluclilcoln JeurMi/of'JOthult. obiervci—
"It Uconfi.lenily believed by thoin wliohnvon
foil knowledge of ihe exicn* vo nnd fertile countiy
bordering un tha Apalachicola,Flint and Chiittahoo
dice Rivers, which will naturally become iribiititrv
to our cammerco, thut in four or five year* from
this time, Apalachicola willi xpnti 3l)0,()00 halo*
of cotton annuully. No one can doubt thi* who ii
ot u II acquainted with tho extent nnd fcrlidiy of die
hack country, nnd will consider for n moment the
•mull portion of rich cotton land* which huve been
hrought into inaikel, nnd the strung tiJo ofcmigrn
lion totting toward* llicm.”
Woullknaw thut tho Southwesterncoinlie* of
fluorgin raise cotton a* abundant n* men nnd wo
men arc in China, and wa should consult our Inter-
r»t* hy having a Rail Rond fium Savunnulito the
Alalnmnha, thu* opening a new promoter of tho
city's prosperity. If tho city wero to build it, tho
picreniad value of her ronl estate would return the
expenditure tu her Traatury. Aa it U now, we
do not kiiuw of a hnutc unoccupied, at hud n* the
time* are, and numerous building* have been erect-
ed since the Central Fail Hoad showed an exist
ence more visible than that on paper.
Shull Georgia bo merely the land earner ot thi*
> tillable trade withuut deriving the benefit* which
t* deposilo nt Savannah would yield to her citi-
venal We leave this question, fur thn pmont,
»r thn consideration of our render*.
We extract tlie following from the Chatlo»ton
Mercury.
PUBLIC MEETING.
We are rrqnetled lo elate, that at a meeting of
citizen* which took place nt the Charleston nr Page'*
1 Intel on Saturday evening lu*t, to examine into the
.•huractcr of the work* now being completed in the
Suae of Georgia, and their bearing upon tho com-
uiurcitil interest* of Charleston; and more especially
: net to connect the rivet* which (low into tha Guff
• Mexico with thn*e of the Atlantic, it w«* unani-
-nuuaiy rusolvrd, " that the subject i* worthy of far
.her iavetiigalien,and therefore nn adjouructi meet
"K bo called for Wednesday evening next.7 o'clock,
ui tho same Hotel, «nd that all ihote who may leel
ihcmselvo* interested bo invited lo attend.
if we are right in our conjecture*, the work
particularly alluded to, Utho Spalding or Oo
• tulgee and Flint Rail Koail, of our faith in wlilc.lt
•»ur columnaof the last year bore testimoney. Wo
ore glad lo find that since then ite proctw** lie*
t-oon onward. It will emphatically make the Stain
, Gcoigiit the land carrier of our aouth-eaalern
i ..de, and ao far, the city uf Charleston U deeply
...(«rr*tod. Our poeition on the Atlantic give* u«
such advuritagnt in it* trade as to connect us iati
.mately with the whale system uf impiovement of
•mr sUtcr State.—Mercery.
Jtesnmpiioa.—At we eotioi/Mlrd, yesterday all
cit rlty Danka returned Specie payments, in accord
onea with tho tplrlt and tenor of tho Law requiring
<hem tn resume, I. c. they paid Specie tu all persons
• xcept Drokeraand Ranks or their agunts. Ihe
.lay passed off very quietly a id hut little Specie
was drawn from them.—Angntla Chronicle oj
Tn11 Jay,
1iwra ate several casev of small pox in tbia city,
• >me of tksei prove fatal. Throe persons died In
1 .Cb».lt> llw.lul iHIKHk ut ill.
1.0. Ortirtnl CUy,
Mrs. Meatfemevy, who vae lately munlensl In
•u*. »M 0,, %alU4. w* u«M, r ll^«l H.u|h<
lYerrs Office, Sr. Au^ustinn, Fob. 2.
Wo send joun copy nf n letter, rocuivod hy ns
from nn Ofllcur of thn Army, dated
“F»mT Ckincii, H, F
Nuar ilia ill >udi of lliu W'iihliicooclii'u Jlivor,
Juouu y 26, KM I.
"Silt—Ii is with on mdiiriry rlegrao of ptra*ui
I inform yon, that w prospect of "peace'* lit lust
dawns upon your nfllioted Territory. Tho Indian,
arc coming io rapidly ( th.iSpwhu have torrondcird
u\ tills post, nod signiliuJ u wiliingoi'M in I’uiigruto,
nomlirr one hundred. Many more M ill hu ud.i. d
during • In* present week—mid upon ih<
Col. L"«mi«, from Tnrnpn, who cooihiciud Iu llnit
post II largo party uf Indian*, llioso n'su w ill luku lip
the lino of muicli, imonilml hy u strong escort, fix
Tampa.
till Monday, llie I3ih ln*t, ii pnrly of Imlinn* vl
tiled llio coridleld'orCol F.R. Sanchez, of Netvniiiis
ville, nhoot three miles ftom luwn, cuirying i li a
ipinntiiy of pbin.h r.
On llio fidlow'log day Hern v Lindsey, a citizen of
Alnclitiu, was »lio| h.'tween Newoniisvillo unil Fort
t Clmk, alioiil two mile* fr.'tn llio former place. A
nlKiut!) o'clock snniP owning, the dwelling hoiiseof
Cupl. E. Dhil situated on the oniskirts of the town,
wero bin nl{ for innately, however, ihe building wu*
unoccupied. From llionco I hey proceeded in the
house ul Gideon Hague,siituiie.l Imt ii short distance
which they nilempted loonier, lint, heim; ntarmed,
lied before doing any limber mischief 'I hero weic
fiom 10 In 15 Indian.*.
'They wen* pursued by tlm Volunteer force station
Oil nt tlinl place, who, logi'tlierwiih the eilizens.siic
reeded ill irailiog lliein im« ihe San Felasco ham
umck, und canto upm. their fine, «ei smoking, it huv
ing bron left Imt a short timo hr fore. A* iisimI,
the Indians eluded the vigihinco uf their pursuers.
—Setct.
The Herald remarks that llio Indian* whoso
comp Col. Riley hitolv Ihislie.l, and w ho were pro.
lected hy (ieoeiol Aimisioad'spast, had wur paint
oil limit face*.
Tin* recital of Col. R's disappointment, says
tlm Herald, lias elicited one universal hoist of
indignation. Hud Col. Kiier, distegniding the
order, sent foity warriors to tin* Won ol the
MUsisidppl hy llm Now Line—hy tho Harney
rail road—nnd lmd hu lo*t hi* commission,
wo could make u lotnrn hy electing him, next
May, delegate to Congress, whet a ho might .Icl'cnd
himself.
The same paper says that in the vicinity of New-
tnnutvillc, near which u few Indians lmd shot Mr.
Lindsey and burnt tha homo of Cnpi. liird.
Scouts hud discovered fiesh Indian signs in alum
danro and tho fcmulo part of the inhubitant* wrra
in the greatest nlmm.
So much for the in*ani(y of ordering a powoi ful
nnuy to lies'll!, and lurin-hing ittaranding parties
of Indians with written passes!—Herald.
Coming in.—We hear that -10 Indian* hnvocomo
in-lo Maj. Luomii; we lienr that numbers have
come iu at Tampo, at Fort King, ut Fort Fanning,
at l'unta Un»*a—and wo hum ef I ml inns going out.
—Therefore wo allow tho stories, though they ore
spun intu matter* ofgre t consequence, m go iu nt
one cur, and out al tho other—after tho fashion ot
the Indians.
Thai they Imvo como in on various occasions, wo
doubt not, for wltat i* more natural than tlinl thry
shoiild wish lo enquire after tilts condition id their
frictuit in Arkansas—of D'O condition, force, nnd in
tentiousof our troops and commander.; m that
incans skunks »**.oul< t In* rut iced hy pie.cnt* of think,
food,clinking, or. uinmunitibn; hut what evidence
havu wo thut they intend any thing but dejay—any
thing but waning the winter,in inrtcndcd nogoiia
lions, ns they have repeatedly and successfully dune
before?
Ilut putting tho best face on tho matter—did r.nv
of our reader* ovcrbslung to a nuuu'iou* committee,
which had an unplcasatu Imt at tbo sumo timo no
ccsssiy duty to |H-ifotm, that all were desirous to
see accomplished, wkiioatihe same timo, it wa*
always found im|*ostible to bring them together for
despatch of business? So may it faro with General
Aimi.tend—with every demonstration of individual
amicable feeling lie uuy waste a year without the
slightest ptuspectnfbiinging theeoniincting parties
together—the Indiuus, be it rvcullecicj, not only
corae fa—but go out again.
Moreover, what Cel I airily can we ever hive that
the Indians haw toll coma in, unless wo search the
country?—lb.
From Ihe Sonlh.—Wy the arrival uf the Walter
M. from thn South, wo learn that Got. Harney nnd
his rommand readied the cnntp of Sum Jones, but
LATE FROM TEXAS.
Tho steamer Now York arrived ui New Orleans
oil Sunday tbo 24ili ult iu 20 home fn.tn Gultca
ton, bringing Texas papnrs lo tbo 22d. From the
New Orleans papor* wo gniher tho following sum
mury of thu new.:
Tho Ccoigto** vvis still in session, Imt no impor
tunt inmiers wero under di*ru*sion; nor did ihe Inn
advice* from Austin couinin any udditiouul intclli
gonco from llio Mexican frontier.
There liuvoboun gicnt tlouds omi in Texas.—
DuA'ala Ihiynii had risen n. un unusiinl liuighl, enus
ing much dovusinlion. ’I'eopl.i living on limy's
Diryuil wero obliged t«i ciimh trees touzenpo drown
ing. Notwithstiiiidiiig lliu groat rise ufiliv waters
4tl feet in Duffalo Diiyou—tlm weal her was intenso
ly cold; iiiul ico and drift wood prevented uuvigatiuu
imho streams. Tho Trinity rivur wa* roportorl to
be nt it hii.li Hinge, and rising rapidly. Tho Freshet
haa cm riled away twu luidges over Duffalo, ami tmo
over Whito Oak Duyou. ico wus iormrd threu in
elms thick.
Tho had wcuihvr hud hi ought ull sorts of business
to n stand.
Tko sclir. San (laniard hud sailed for Cumpoachy,
itli tho Drititli dcsputelies for thu Guverninom uf
Mexico.
A Masqueriiile Dull, tlm first nno in tho new Ilu
public, was given in Galveston on thu 2lst ult.
Thn Inw to quiet llm land titles with 2D frontier
leagues bordering on tlm I). Slates und tho North,
is jmMUhfd ut lungili in tlm Texas pupois. It pro
vines tlinl tho snitlcmeninf nil claims of locutions
nndo pi un til the 171 It uf Mnrch, IQ'JG, shall he
tried in tlm Dhtrict Court nf| llm county in which
tha mine lie, If the application ha ninth'in one year
alter llm iJnienf tho said law;—If not,jill claimants
hof.iu* that limn are to ho deliariod. This law it
mil to affect head right or sollleinent cliiimn, nor
dn«* it exieiiil to that terr.lory designated in tho
Dulled Stiitas surveys as thn I7ili, nnd part of thn
Willi ranges of townships in LouUinnn.
Nothing fuither from Austin, save a few flying rn
port* hiooglii hy trnvellers.
Tlm sieiiiner Champion, Cupt: Carson, is to run
helween Guiveslon uml Matngoidu. A great ovi
ilonco of tin* iuiM ease of trade.
A company, headed hy M. Snligny, the French
Minister, hn.* petitioned Coiigre** for n charier of
incorporation, with u cupitnl of sorno Mi llion* of
dollar*, for llio pnrpo-o nf opening it trade with San
til F« nnd Chihuahua. Their plan is to establish n
lino of posts along the llio Grainlo to Sautii Fe, mid.
anuilierilirougli u more central portion of Texas to
lliesume point.
tuny curio huwevtr when wc •hull all ulleml to it us
to sumotiiiug which nearly coi.cern* ourselv. s. To
Virginia the kuhjuct is of thn utmost iinpor ance;
and whatever ugitates Virginiu, must to innio dc-
gren ufii.'ct every oih r Suite of tho Union, so inti*
titatonru our relations with each other. It is not
lo.s our inu'iesl lliun our duty tu study this contra*
vcr»y, that wo may not sulfur tin* Governor needless
ly to embroil us with another slutr.
‘I lie fact* ut o these. Virginia lias a Inw older
than iho revolution, making it felony toslenl n slave
from his owner Three men now in New York mo
charged in Viiginiu, with having Mulon a slave froth
hit owner ut Norfolk some (wo or threu yeats ago.
The Gnveinoi of Virginia d> mai.d. the ciiu.inai*—
tho Governor of New Yoik rel'u-es to surrender them,
on thu ground, that stealing u slave fiutn his owner
is nota crirnu w ithin ihe metning of the federul con
*iitnlion. Ho hold* thut u "cilmc*' within tho men
ning of tin* constitution, is one recognised hy thu
laws nf Iho siututo which tho offender lias fled, in
by tho law* generally prevalent among civilized na
(ions.
The constitution provides, Art. 4, Sec. 2, as fob
lows;
I. Tho citizen* of each slate shall be entitled to
nil privilege* and immuniiics of citizens ill thu. sov
oral slates.
"2. A person ctinrged in any state with treason,
felony, or other ciirn-*, who shall flee from justice.
uml bu found in uuotlier stulu,shall, on thu demand
of thu executive authority of thu state from which
lie lluil, hu delivered up, to ha removed to the state
having jurisdiction of tlm ct imr.
" 3. No person fold to scrvlcn or labor in olio
state under lha laws thereof, eicaping| into nuothcr,
•had, in consequence ofany law or regulation there
in, he discharged from such service or luhut; Imt
ahull Im delivered up, on c'aint of tho party lo whom
such labor or service may he due.”
1 give tho whole srciiun fur tlm purposo of show
ing, not merely the particular provision concerning
the delivery of fugitives from justice, but the con
text.
Now, under those provisions, I maintain thut ilia
Governor of New York is bound to surrender those-
accused persons to tliu justice of Virginia. In lliu
view i take of the manor, (ho duty pl'tlic governor
of New York under tho constitution is in no degree
dependant on tho question, whether llieso men nrn
guilty or not. Their guilt or innocrncu is to he
judged, not in Now York Imt in Virginia. It is nn
esseuti il attribute of sovereignty, that each sintn
should muko und adminisier its own luwn. Thu
cuurlesy of tuition*, ami that inure perfect courtesy,
and more intimato union dial hinds together the
Ameiicon states, requires us lo presume thut each
stale will nut uprightly und do justice.
Nor do 1 embarrass myself with tho question,
whether thoclmrgo nguinstlhore men is sntlicicnily
mnilo out, iu tlm paper presented to tho governor,
i must assume for tho purposes of the argument
that tlm charge Is sustained hy proper ovhlence.—
Gavurnnr-Uewiml denies the obligation to surrender,
nssitiniiig the chatze to bo made out. Il I* upon
this point, dial 1 purpose In exnndne his opinion*.
My rcnreiit slull bo giving in the most condensed
very continental tiuto, n cordon
Is drown, nml tlm strictest vigilnnre* i* excreised
over ull tlmt pass the frontiers. 7h« inter national
law of Europe is ndupted in such n Mute of things.
Are we to tall buck upon the same system ? Alrva
dy Virginia has taken precautionary measure* inhrr
homier counties. It nnut come to lout, if the duo
trine of Governor Seward is it* be adopted hy tho
country. We must have ptirspnris nt.d gen d'ntms.
It wn* to prevent dm very stmeof things that these
provisions in the constitution were secured. It wus
to open fnmly die inieirour*v between llio state*.
Il wn«iu gum an ee to each nf diem «» perfect a
•neon* of executing Imr laws nutl defending Imr in*
•lilutiiitM, nt if she wus sin rounded with n Chinese
wall At this present moment nno scarcely knows
when he pmsc* from oun stnte to unoiher. If Guv.
Sewnid is lo Im the expounder uf the federal const!
tulioti, tho traveller will soon leant the hoiit.dnries
of thu stales. LUG AN.
- faq, aCImMiI. II.M
I,, u.« » r.» MMki, ...I!,, Sell,
•tel icurhlMteiiUdun.-R.iJ.
lha wan lor* had all fled. Tho camp was a srr^
Urge mie—it is supposed they have teirestcd to
Watmotiwamp. Lieut. M'Luu|lilin captured mi
iheri|ie*lidon, 3 Indians; losing one man, ffergcatil
Bulls. Tlie winds of dm Indian prisoners are to he
sent lo Teibpe in the steamer T. Halmmiil—no
doubt iu be again lei loose, with pasrrs from the
rmnu »ii.Jln| (Iranah—Nt*i.
From Ihe Millcdgecille Journal of Tuetday.
PUBLIC MEETING IN MILLKDGKVILLK.
At n public meeting, hold for llm purpose nfdi»*
ettfdng ilia propriety of cunsiruciing n Turnpike
or Rail ilimilfrom Milledgeville, tu some point on
llio Central Hail lluad, Win, Y. Hansull, E*q.,
Mayi.r of llio cily, was called to the chair, and L,
La Taste, appointed sertoiury.
Mr. .!. II. II. Washington offered the fallowing
resolution, which wnsngreed tn :
IlCMolred, That the eliiiirnmn uppniat n commit*
tee of five persons, w ho*.* duty *luill In* tn ascertain
the cheapest und bust Hindu of ennnecling thn cily
of Milledcevillo with tho Conltnl Rail Homl; ami
dial limy report lo a meeiing of die citizens to lie
held in tin* Court Homo in lids city on tho -lilt So*
tunlny in March next, at 3 o'clock. I’. M.
Whereupon, tho Cliiitman uppointud Messrs.
Jno, H.Steele, Jos. IL R. Washington, Tnrnli'ison
Fort, Wins. UutlicrfurJ and Seaton Grnntlnnd, said
committer.
On moiion.it was carried, tlinl tho Mayor of tho
cily he Cluiirinan of tho Coufmltteo.
The meeting was then adjourned to the 4th Satin
dnv in Muich next.
W.M. Y. IIANSELL, Chairman.
L. LaTastk, Secretory.
From Ihe Nrn' Era o/28/A ult.
THE CAROLINE AFFAIR.
lly the ptoccetlinga of various meetings that have
been held on tho lino uf tlm frontier, it is evident
that thepuhlie mind is intnnsely excited on the sob
ject of the Cnrolini* tiffuir. One was held at Duffalo
on tliv 21st inst., nt w hich the Hon. Etmnczer John
sou presided. Addresses wero m ult* hy General
George I*. Darker, und sevornl other distinguished
citizens of the west. From ntnong tho rasolntiuns
passed wo extract the two following. They speak
the sentimout of the etrire cuuntiy,
littolved. That wo would do pi cent o a state of
war a* a naiimml calamity, hriu^iug it its train n
multitude of physical nnd mural evils, nnd to bo
avoided if it can he consistent !y with nm inmil h.>n«r
and vested state rights; hut tlmt thn G.vei ament
of Grant Britain have nowairivedat a pitch of enor
udiy in tlmir aggressions and in«olence, no longer
•utl<'ruh!e, un I that fiirheurunce on our part has ecus
ed to ho a virtue; therefore.
Fetched, That it is high timo for the Govern
ment of the United States to put nn effectual stop
to this " war of words,” this blustering Driti-b ar
rogance nnd ridiculous bsmerinc, and decide (Im
•• prtviont quettion," at once,— That (heat Bri
tain mutt a1ont/or % ihe detlruction of the dmcri-
con Steamboat Caroline an J the. murder of Ameri
can citi tent, and nbandon without iMsy, every
false nnd untenable position »hlc-h aim has assumed
in relation lo our national nnd state prerogatives,
or suffer the retributive vengeance of an insulted]
outraged, free at.d sovereign people.
KENTUCKY.
Mr. Wickliffo from the Committee on Foreign
Relation*, hat reported tu Urn Senate the follow
ing KcsoltitionM
Rt iolveJ by the. General Attemlly of the Slate
of Kentucky, That they hive carefully • xamined
the letter of the Executive of Virginia, and the pro
amble and resolutions passed by tlm Legislature of
tlmt Slate, relative lo the demand uf llm Fxeeutlvo
ol Virginia on ike Executive of New York, for the
surrender of three fugitives fromjtiMice, to wa: IV
ter Johnson, Kdwarvf Smith, noil Isaac Gsnsey—
and tlm reason* u«>i«t»*'*l It) the Executive of New
Ymk for his failing and refuting tu comply with the
demand, and that In the opinion nf the Legislature
•if tits State nf Kentucky, the said lessons ol the
Executive of New York lor failing to surrender said
fugitives-IVter Johnson. Edward Smith and Isaac
(lurtsey—on the ixld demand nf iho Executive ef
Virginia, are wlmlly insiittieh>.i | and •hit. if tha
Slutv td New Yuik sl sjl sustain llm Executive
form possible.
1. Tho fulr import nf tlm language, requires tliu
gnvornor to stirreialei tliosn men. They lire charg
ed in Virginiu with n ciime, uccording tn the luvvs
nf tlmt state. But, snys Goveiuor Sew aril, it must
In* n crime according to iho laws of this Stale, at
nrcotding tu thn laws gonornlly prevalent uniting
civilized nmiun*. Is it nut n plain and cuuclusivu
answer, thut them is no such qualification imho
constitution ? A crime is un uffunen ngninst the
law* j a crime iu Virginia is tin offence -ngninst
tiro luws of Virginia Her legisliittiro make*
criminal what nets it pleases. A person charged
with llioso acts is a person charged with a crime iu
Virginia.
2. Any other interpretation lends to absurdities
Tito two explanation* of the governor aro iucon
sistent wills each oilier. I f "ci imo” mantis a crime
iu iho stuto lo which thu person had fled, then the
cuttsiiiuiion would require of tho governor of nnu
sluto whut it did not require of unollmi; and d Her
out duties from succossivo governors of iliosaino
slnto. The umeliniHiion of llm criminal code of u
state would mako it nn iisylum fur criminal* from
other times. It would enablo ono slate hy ubolisli
ing it* criminal -curie, lo uhsolve itself entirely
from Unduly tudclivui crimiunls. If "crime” mount
oiimo Bccimlllig to tlm luws geuorally prevalent
nmong civilized tuitions, then for .an oflencu not
generally recognized hy oilier nutiont, the governor
could not surrender one who had been guilty of
nn otluncj mado in In mum hy tile laws both of Now
York und Virginia. Besides, how vague und un
certain n role would it he. Who is lo dotcrtuino
what are civilized rations, what lire tho luvvs gem-r
ally prevalent among them? Is it Gov. Seward
of New York, or Gov. Cmnphell. of Virginia, or
Governor Dogg* of Missouri 7 Ami how lluciu
tiling ! Muny acts were ciimca nmong ull civi
lized nations two c>-ntnrie* ago, which m.vv are no
crimes at all. Al this dnv, all Europe acknowledges
for crime, what in America is none, mtrrilego fur
example. Tho sluvo tiado is in our day piracy,
which u century ugo was a lawful und huuumblo
iruflic.
3 Tho purpose of the provision in tho constilu
thm require* llm government to deliver up those
person*. Tlm wholo scope of tho second srctioii is
to bind tho stutes together—to mnke them forcer
luiu purpose* one. i hi* first subdivision prevents
one statu from shutting out tlm citizens of another.
Tho second prov.-ii s one state from shutting in thosu
who linve escaped to it for protection from tlm jus
tico of another. Tito third complute* tho work, hy
obliging a slnto to send back such fugitives from jus
lice. That i* n forced explanation which Gov. Sn
word would fain muke that tlm prevision about fugi
lives frumjilsiieo was merely a suhstitule for it trea
iy between the Stnte*. which the constitution had
pruvided,because it bail forbidden the stales to ntukt*
treaties. But is the fust subdivision n substitute
for n treaty also? or the third? Whoever heard of
n treaty tor ei.her of .thoso purposes? Iftheconsti
tntinn prohibits the State* from making "treaties,"
ir doe* not prohibit their making "agrci'iuents or
compacts" with cncft other, with the content of Coil
gress. These are permitted hy tho 10th sectiunof
the first article. 'Hie State* can therefote, with
the consent of C-mgrcs* mako mutual agreement*
lor the surrender of ciiminal*. It i« not for the want
of such power in them, thut tlm constitution inter
filed. It wa* huenuse the States could nut Itarlmr
criminals escaping from each other, und rnhtimicin
pence. To secure that peace, wus tlio first object
«>f the constitution.
4. If any inference enn ho drawn from tho histnrv
of the constitution, it is nil on the side of Virginia'.
Iii the articles of confederation, tlm provision ran
tint*: “If any person guiliy of, or charged withtren
son,felony,or other high misdemeanor in any state,’.
Sic. The convention seem to have intended to cn
Isrge the provision. As the committee of five first
reported it, the word* "guilty of” wero left out, but
the phrase "high misdemeanor" wn* retained But
•ifterwnrds, In the convention "it was moved and
•rc-indrd, to strike out the word* 'high ini.demean
or,' and insert the words 'other crime,' which pns*
ed in llio affirmative." Sec journal of the conven
lion, pages 226. 304.
Whot took place cn the occasion in thus described
in Madison's Debates;
'*Article 15 being tlmn taken up. the word* 'high
misdemennoi ’ wen* struck nut, und the words'other
crime’ inserted, in order to comprehend all proper
rases, it being doubtful whether'high misdemeanor'
hud not n technical meaning to limited.
"Mr. Butler ai d Mr. I'luckney moved to requite
•fugitive slave* and sctvunts to be delivered up like
criminals.'
"Mr. Wilson.—This would oblige the executive
of the Stnte lo do it nt lire public expense.
"Mr. Sherman saw no more propriety in the pub
He seizing and surrendering n slave or servant than
a her*e.
"Mr. Butler withdrew his proposition, in order
thst some particular provision might bo made, as
part from thi* article.
"Atl'cle 15, as amended, wa* then agreed to, nem
e °ivi ***** Madison I'apers, vol. 4, 1447.
Whet would have been thought in this convention
if some one had then said that in little more than
lifty years a Governor of New Ymk would retires to
surrendern person charged with stealing a slave,
lor I hr reason tint stealing a slave was lint a crima
within lire meaning of tlwlr language.
In whelull.ei way can uet states unfuire their
From Ihe Kern York Keto Era, £10//* ull.
COKKesroMlKNCK FltoM ulllo.
Prourett of Abolition and Amalgamation—the
lYhigtahetcing their true colon>—Proccediiigt
of the Ohio Legitlalure.
The House of Ri.-presemntives of tills Side have
pn*«od u bill nf*o extrautdinary a clioructer thut I
deem 'll ofaulliuient import nitre to inform you of the
fact lo thn end tlinl it may ho placed on record,
tl.nt your reader.* may (.nderstnud how despicable
i* that spirit which uctunie* the besom of our
Fed> ral opponent*. T hv hill I allude te, is one
"to nuihuriznilio lied Oak Seminary imho e.ininty
•if Broome," un abolition institution for iho iu
struction, vvi'.hetit classification, ol ilu* childrm of
white p a re idt Mini the children of neproet. When
the-question canto up, it gave rite tu u debate
which went to shew the position of parties. 1
would that some uf ihc-Southrous who imvu dono
S'* much for "Tippecanoe uml Tyler ton" hail been
present nt this discussion. T hey would have hid
their faces in very shame nnd curiliisioii lit the gross
injustice, not tu say ingratitude they Imvo shewn to
their only and inie-ftiendt the democracy of the
mm rluviduddiug States, in InnJiug their aid tn de
feat the candidates ol the Democratic party. They
would have fell mollified when thu fact nirhed
upon them—and they must bn grossly cnlluu* und
insensible if it did not—how villainously they huvu
been duped, rlicut'-d, imposed upun hy ll.eir Nor
thern ailiet into II support of the federal nhulitiori
cand'dnte for tho I'rusidi-ncy. When tllcyhiing
hack tlz-t recollections nf the'past, nnd consider
that Duhwnre, Maryland, Nun It Carolina Georgia,
Louisiiino, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Komucky,
all arrayed themselves agninst Muitin Van Duran,
shame and confusion at their want of perception
must he succeeded hy a hitter indignation at tho
nuthers of the imposition of which they have leen
tho dupes. During tlm di-cussiutt lo which 1 ul
ludw, thu Democrats with spirit opposed this modus
operendi l» degrade our species in tho level of no
greet—lha amalgamation if blacks and whiles iu
common schools und Rutniimries. On the other
hand the Federalists with hut one single nnd Imimr
tilde exception, favoured the outrageous proposition
—declaimed loudly in its favor—und in the pus
sage of the hill, on thu call for yeas nnd nays, hut
•ate solitary "Whig” cast his vote ngninst the
revolting measure.
Tlmt you may be better uble to form nn opinion
of the dark spirit that nctuates tho FcdcrnlDts.uml
the extent they tiro willing to curry tlic.ir project of
degrading thevvhi’.o people ofthe North—fur I look
upon it in tin oilier ligh:j hun ns nn ollcmpt to create
it sort of suciul equality between the producing class
e* and the negroes Ur.it the white luhuict tnnv he in
nil timo to como n more huvverof wood nnd drawer
ofvvuicr to Home lordly luistucrat, I give you n brief
synopsis of the discussion. Tho question un tin
final pusstige uf the bill cumu upon Thur.-duy, 14th
inst.
Mr.Jenkins said he wn* nnl aware, yesterday,
when this bill was ordered to ho engrossed, that
tho institution wn* nno lur tho iuxtiuulion of blacks
mid vv bites without di*titiclinn of color; hut having
this mm ning received ii document establishing the
fact thut tlm institution wn* oro of that character,
dint ho should fi e) it hi* duty to oppose iho bid.
Mr. .1. hold in hit hand it report on tho condition ol
lilts colored people of Ohio, made intlm Abolition
State Convention ut Maxsilon. on (lie 27th of Muy
1340, from which he reod tho following extract:
"From Ihe Teachers at Red Oak Seminary.
"‘There lire about 150 colored people in the vi
cinity of Red Ouk. Must of them enmo there for
tho put pose of ediie.iiiinc their children. They nre
what would bo calk'd good livers The colored
people paid their school bills us promptly as tho
whites.
•Mr. Branch wrltest
• "Our school embrace* 34 colored youths nnd 30
white. 1 never taught n school iu which every thing
wont oil so peuei-nbly. I found no difficulty iu gov
orning the school by moral sunsion; there wus tho
utmost Inrmony manifested by the diffurcito com
p'exions tovntTi other
'Mi-** Messenger taught the ft mule drpnilmont
i weeks. She* writer:
1 " The colored youth enjoyed little or no ndvontn
ge* of schooling until within two or lilt ee years, Imv
ing been bred iu slavciy. limy have applied them
selves so diligently to their books since they had ltd
vuntuges, tlmt many of them nre now equally ad
vanced with the white children. The c-l<>red und
white children nre classed together, and 1 did nut
>«o hut tho former made iju to n* good proficiency
us the latter. The most interesting feat tiro of the
school was the association of colored nod white
youth*, and the perfect Imrmuny tlmt existed be
tween them. Had my eve* been closed, I think 1
should not have know n hut that all were uf one coin
plexion.”'
Mr. J. snid ho was opposed to the cnc..uragrmcnt
nf any such inst itute*; und upon the passage of the
bill hu demanded the yens and nays.
Mr. Dunham said he was ignorant nf the fact,
like the gontlotr.un from Columhiann, tlmt this insli
lution vviim for tho instruction of colored children un
til now:—but ho Imped that would not form un ob
jection with gentlemen.
Mr. Br. nigh inquired of the gentleman from Brown,
(Mr. Dunham,) whether this was tho institution refer*
red to in tho document from which thu gentleman
from Culuinhittnn had read extracts?
Mr, Dutdmm suiil ho did mil know positively, hut
ho believed that there were more abolitionists in tho
town in which tlm school wus located, than in any
other part of tho country.
Mr. Clark was surprised to see tho opposition
manifested Inwards the hill, and the ciiuvo assigned
for that opposition. If the citizens of that place dc
sired to send their children ton school with colored
children, he did not si c Imvv it could effect the con
stiinenis of tho gentleman from Columbmnn.
Mr. Brough said there cnnhl ho no doubt, from
the evidence which wo have heard, that this was tin
institution for tho education nf Macks nnd whites in
ilifcriminutcfy. If such wns the fort, it wn* one
calculated to invito thn Mack population of ether
State* nmong ns, and thut eventually our State
wiuld he overrun nnd flooded with degraded negroes.
This bill, therefore, was riot, n* the gentleman from
Clermont hud said, one which affected only n r*nr
tietdar tow n; but it was otic which nfiectrd, and that
ton, not very remotely, the in crests ofthe cunstitu
eats of cveiy gentleman on tld* floor.
Mr. Jenkins would inquire of the gentleman from
Clermont whether he would send hi* children to u
school whei n Idack children rnmnned a part of it?
No! he would scorn the thought—uml yet he would
foster Schools *>f this character, so that poor whito
people, who stood not quite *ohigh in society,would
he forced to send their children to it or eLo deny
them the benefits of education
Mr. Dell «uid he would do nothing to encourage
the emigration of blacks to ourStul*—but lie w'mi.d
do ti l in hi* power to am*'li»rnte the condition of
thoseulraudy umung.t u*. Ho cared not vvliat their
color was—they had rights, a* much at those who
had skins ns white as snow.
Mr. Clarke understood hy tho gentleman from
Drown tint tho petitbin.-rs for this bill were
while—oral if that fact constitutes a claim upon
nur consideration they weto «le-cr«ing of it. Ifthcv
desired lo plocc their children nn a par with the
blacks, it i* not our place to deny them that privi
lege, that wn* a mere mailer nf taste,
Mr. Watkins would n»k of iho gentleman who
introduced tint bdl w hether negro children were
allowed in this school ?
Mr. Duulum did not know. Ho did not know
whether the chi'dren alluded In in the seminary
were black or white—but even if it were the cuse,
he saw no reason why gentlemen should feel so sen
sitive on the subject.
Mr. Hawkins thought it was sufficient for the
House to know that tho petitioner* were white,
and that we bad no bu*inc*i with their objects.
Mr. Watkins should go sguiust any legislation
lint h id a tendency to plxce blacks on nn equality
w ith the whitest nnd lie very much deprecated tho
rapid strides this House was raking towards that
ubject. Ilu should he compelled to vote against the
passage ol all such hills.
Mr. Drouth said Im took no esreptlnns to the pe
lllioiiert. The evidence had teen rend lo us that
the amalgamation system adopted in this •‘■•hind
hsd Men thu meant of dttwing ui.v hundred and
fifty fnmilisttiliern from the ni'lgldioiing States. By
lliu same authority wnarn assured, also, that there
were in tho male department uf tho school, thirty*
four blacks and thirty whites-a Majority nf blacks!
:aci rs | 1 ho geut|f*fiian from Clctrront had vny truly suiil,
"it was a mere matter of tnsto." Il is no doubt
thu cute, Mr. Speaker; and I am tint dispntvil to
di-pute his tusto or lilt smell. But that is nut tlm
issue; thu cnntfiiuenc.'* involved in this matter are
iff grout importance to the wholo people nf this State.
It bus M'on said that wu linve no right to forbid
these petitioners from smiling their children to
school with negroes. That is lino, Mr Speaker;
but wa slum Id no. ot.coiir.ige, hy legislative ennrt
nmnl, institution* uf this character ut tlm expense
of tin* feeling*, thi interests, and thu rights uf there
who differ with these pctiiinnsrs.
After a few remark* from Messrs. Burkina nnd
Brown, In favor uf tlm bill llm question was then
taken upon its putsnge, and carried, ym* 41, nays
20.
What tjiink you of this? when n Legislature nf
Ohio tnki* upon itsclftu legi’luto for tho iimowny
black* uf iinollier state, when hy our ztnle ennatitu
lion they belong to that portion nf nor population
not recognized hy u« n* citizens? Thi* is the first
move in tlm march nf Federalism in Ohio. Others
will coma iri turn. You may next expect to Imar
that the right uf suffrage i* extended tnlhutlegrnded
negroes, tlinl nt tho li dding of the aristocracy to
which it i* tlmir chnnictnistic to bo basely suhser
vient, they may wield nnd direct onr government lit
tlmir pb-nsurr; thu scuts of ourpnblic ichools stud
tied with perfect inilisciiminnib.il with the white
child and tlm negre tho lives nnd properly of nur
citizen* sacrificed or placed in jcnpntdy by black trs
limitary in couit* of ju-iire, tin* verdict rendered hy
a l iar:? jury,aid the sentenro pronounced hy n
black judge! I linve yet to learn that so disgusting
a policy will Im tolerated hv n majority of tho penplo
of n-y nutivn state; if they do. il will forever
i-limiiil herglny nnd tlm beauty of Imr governmen
till liibiie. The abolitionists have held their conven
lion. If I huvn lime, I will write something rein
ting init. Yours, l*. A. A.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1011.
FROM FLORIDA.
By n passenger in tho steamer UU.Capt. Pitch-
, we lenrn that Lieut. Col. Clark, of the Oth In
fantry, had in charge thirty two Indians, wlm show
ed thorn selves in llio vicinity nf Fort Dale, and
were brought in hy tho friendly delegation from Ar*
knn«n*. They uro un limit way to Tnmpa.
Information that rati he relied on, ha* been re
ceived front C>.|. I.uuinis, of llio (Ith Infant i y, tlmt
n number of Indians wore expected lo come in, say
from 30 to 40,and would prnc-rd to Tampa.
Among them was Hcho-Emuthla, tho Chief of
tlm Tnllahnssees.
Tho prospect uf the termination of tho War, it is
thought hy some, is rather brighter, whereas by
uilmrs, tlm promises of iho red man are looked up
on ns mere liumbiiggcry.
FROM HAVANA.
,Dy the schr Mary Ann, Capt Fitzgerald, from
Ilnvami. we arc indebted to our commercial friend*
fur the following extract uf let torsi
HAVANA, Jan 2.0—Business I* very dull. Wo
have tu ndvisn tlm sale of the cargo of llm Ogle
thorpu at 111 is. The Chili’s cargo of 300 ensks ut
tho same. Coffee 9) a 10; Molusta* 2j rs.| Flour
14 a 143.
HAVANA. Jan 23—In Sugarlltero Is very little
doing, nml tlm stock iu mnikei increu-cs, quotations
nre Ii 10 r. 7 II for assorted; Molasses 2 rs. We
hituly Iiiul two arrivals of Ilic, tlm Chili, and Og'
1 Itorpe, lha cargoes of which were disposed of at
1 l.j rs. Kxchnnge on New York £ a 3 percent die.;
Boston 1 pet cent die.
RESUMPTION.
Thu Bank of Milledgevillo, wo understand, anti
cipated tlm period affixed for general resumption;
she commenced Rpccio payments on llm 25th tilt.
The Columbus Bunks, wc understand, have likewise
rerouted spccto pnyinent* some time since. Thus
it would sccmtliut tho Interior hank* Jinvo, on this
occasion nt lentt, led iu lliu measure of resumption-
In fact, during the whole period of the former sus
pension, llm Bank of Columbus continued to pay
speeiiq and yet with suspension on ull sides of her#
north und south, such was tho public confidence in
this admirably nrtntignd institution, thut slur was
ulile throughout llm wholo time, to keep out a hand
some circulation. Wo hope nnd believa that tho
resumption will bo easily maintained in Georgia,
Wo trust that with the renewal of tho firmer rain,
tiun* und confidence between tlm hanks nnd tho peo
pie, 1 lie usual Imnking business of a wholesome char
actor,which we presume will soon beset in motMn,
may bring back to us, in some measure, our funner
tranquil prospetHy.—Milledgcvitlc Recorder 2d
in si.
The Cassvillr (Ga.) Pioneer of 29th ult . snys—
We huve hml rainy or cloudy weather during the
whole of tilt* tnnntli, with tlm exception of four or
five days. The roads are ulmnst in un impnsstilile
condition.
Slaves in Mississippi.—Tbo al-ivee in Missis,
sippi out number iho whiles: whites, 170 C075
linvi-g, 195,754, free persons uf color, 1,3GG.
Passports.—Tho New Huven Register snys—
"Pi-ihnp* it is not generally known, that any citizen
jim-nding to travel in Europe, can procure a pass
port. fieo of charge, from Washington. He has but
to leave the necessary directions with a Collector
or Postmaster, und it is their duty to procure tbo
document."
Lucky Escape—A young girl while crossing n rul'
ond some where in England, wn* hit hy n snow
hall in tlm facennd fell between the rails. Twenty
five laden coni wagon* passed ever Iter and did no 1
injure her. Wc remember a similar incident on
the Columbia ruil road, near the 1'anli. A black
fellow slipped mid fell wliilo running before tho en
gine, nnd the whole train went over him. As soon
it* tho bint car pn«*cd ho jumped to hi* feet and
sung out lustily—"Eh! locomukv can't kill di» nig
gor.”
Something New.—Wo nee it stated inan Kn^lisli
paper, (says the Boston Journal) that the admir
alty nre ubrut to biing into notice nn improved bow
for »hip* of war, thn itivenion of Mr. Blako, the ms*
ter shipwright of Portsmouth dock yard. Mr.
Bluko's plan enable.* n chasing ship to get more pow
crlul battery to beer upon thtf ship chased, than it
line ever yet been nldo to do. The Vindictive, a
50 gun frigate, nt Portsmoii.h, is tho only ship enn
Rtruetcd with Mr Blake's improved bow. enabling
hern* a 50-gun frigate, wlien in chase, tofuoix
gun.* forward In a line with tho kneel und this with
out preduringanydiftfUiiromcnt in tho construction.
MATRIMONIAL.
A Harrisburg correspondent of the Philadelphia
U. S. Gazette, in his letter of27th ult. containing a
sketch nf tho Legislnliv* proceedings of tho House
of Representatives of Pennsylvania, furnishes th«
following.
Matrimonial.—The hill to prevent the interrnnr
tiageof white with black or mulatto persons, was
discussed sonm lime on second reading. Messrs.
Pennimnn, Dnrsio, Kerr, Steelo, nnd Smyser, oppos
ed the bill, mainly on account of n constitutional
quest inn, that amongst the inalienable rights, is the
’‘pursuit of happiness,'* und some thought that il a
man considered hi* happiness consisted in marrying
a negro, tho Legislature had no tight to interfere,if
he did not m detl others. Others thought tho bill
would he inoperative, and of nn immoral tendency ;
because, ns Mr. Pennimnn very eloquently remark
ed, you might ns well attempt to chain the ocean
waves, ns 10 restrain the a flee 1 ions nf a man in this
particular; and that if ho could nol be permitted to
merfy, be would do worse. Messrs Crebb, Wright
uml others, supported it. A motion was made to
refer to tlm "Judiciarybut it was lost—yeas 45,
nays 55. At length tho subject wns postponed un
til to mot tow. I think tlm hill will pass.
A Murdtrttt.—The first capital conviction of a
female which ever took place iu Phil4delpliia, hap
pcim>i un Saturday last. Sarah Ann Davi* was eon
vie ted of tlm murder of Julia Jordon, and rtcommen
jail to meicjr. This was one of the must eatrioni
nary and bloody cases of jealousy on record* The
pi kroner look a fancy that the dsccaaed, J*jH* out'
doa. wns attached lu her husbands Alft** Dwld
nnd wrought up 10frency and rnveef > «!• *w
throat with a razui.
From the Federal Union of 2d fast.
ENGINEER’S OFFICE. W. Se A. R. ROAD.
Maiiutta, January 16th, IB4I.
To Hit Excellency Charles J. M'Donald.
Suit—1 take lonvo tu transmit to your Excel
lency n copy of my report tu the Commissioners
of tho Western and Atlantic Ruil Road, fur the 4th
Qunrter of 1040.
1 have llio honor to ha very retpuctfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES S. WILLIAMS,
Cli’f Eng’r W. St A. R. U.
Enoikkkr's Office, W. & a. R. R. )
Marietta, Jan. 15, 1041. )
To Ihe Board oj Committionort, Western and
Atlantic Rail Road.
Gkrti.KMEK :—l have the honor tocommunl*
cate to you the following information respecting the
operations of tho Engineer’s Department, during -
thi* 4tli Quarter of 1040, und tht^ condition of tho
road ul tlm claiigjif the year.
The nmniinl of work duno and the materials de-
livered during tlm Quniter consists of tho following
hems:
270.417 Cubic ynrds grading.
4,381 Porches of Musonry.
GOO running foot uf Bridging raised,
000 " " " framed,
7 Trestle pier# raised
198,500 feet ( B. M.) uf Biidgo timber delivered
11,575 Pd'a bolls and spikes furnished.
TI10 cost of which has been $09,925 5!>
Of thisainouut, there has been paid 78,244 31
Leaving a balance retained a* security of 11,681 2.5
Tim grading of section* 9, 11, and 13 of tho
fifth Division, section 20 uf lha fourth DlvUbn,nnd
section 1 and 14 of theTcnneseu Division, and tho
masonry in abutments and pier* of tho bridges on
section 25 uf the fourth Division, and soction 14 of
iho 5tli Division has hern completed and accepted
during the Quarter, thn amount ef reserved balan
ces paid on completion being $7,069 29.
The force employed upon tho work nt the close
of iho yenr wns 620 men and 312 horsez.
Tbo contractors for the several sections of tho
Fifth trad Tunnossco Divisions, have boon informed
of the extension ofthu first July 1841, nf the timo
for completing tlmir work, anil in thafewcasue
where tho woik lias not been proseeuted with duo
diligence limy have been notified of tho necessity of
iucto'uing their force.
On a recent inspection of that portion of tho
lint* where the grading has boon completed, I found
'lie road generally in excellent condition. In somo
cases of exception tn these remarks, as for instanco
tlm deep cut in Do Kalb county it ha* been deem
ed economical to defer any repairing operations to
n more favorable season. 1 Imvo directed a survey
of this cut in order lo estimato tbo probable cost of
nltoring the slopes from thoir present inclination of
3 to 1, to nn inclination of £ to 1, tho former being
much loo steep for the nattiro of the soil. Tho
proposed alteration it i* bolievrd will prove tho
most efficient nnd economical guard against a fur
ther slipping of thn uarlli.
Among tho important subjects which at present
cull for attention, the adoption of a plan for the su
perstructure of tho road is prominent. I intend
lo make this question tho subject of a special re
port, or nf a conference with the Boatd nt your
next meeting. Herewith you will receive tho re-
poits of tho resident Engineers of the different
divisions giving detailed in formation concerning tho
progress of tho work.
I have tho honor to lie very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
JAMES S. WILLIAMS, Ch’f Bng'r.
Engineer's Office, W. & A. R. R, I
Marietta, .Lratiuiy 14, 1841. y
James S. Williams Esq. Chief Engineer.
Si'S—The fulluwing report nf tho progress mode
in thecon«tructiun uf the first four residences niTho
W. & A.R. Rond during the fourth quarter of 1040,
with their present condition, is respectfully sub
milted, together with tlm accompanying quarterly
return of work dono, muturiuls delivered, &c. &c.
dining the same.
At tho tinio when my last quarterly report was
rendered, tho grading and masonry of this portion
of tho road had boon completed generally, with the
exception oftlio grading of sections 5 ami 15 of tho
first suciiuii, 15 uud 21 of llio second, and section
IG of the third division and the masonry of one abut
meut nnd pier nt tbo Vininc Viaduct, with tbo ro
building ot tlm Nuondny and I'ettis creek abutments.
Instructiona lmd been received to rebuild the abut
nmnt* at tbo I'ructor creek viaduct, ami far the ro
pair of the abutment atWlu'tslom',but the great scar
city of faithful und competent masons hn* prevent
ed uny commencement on the two last mentioned
structures.
Thu necessary repairs required attho Whctstona
viaduct may he made in n few weeks time wltencv
er thu w-emhor will admit, and will consist in a but
tress or Revetment wall, with the entire removal
of tlm stop drains, which Inst item oppeors lo hnve
been the origin of the rupture in this ubutment a*
well as in several others where the masonry has been
dry and undressed.
Tim musonry ul tho Vining Viaduct has been
pressed forward as rapidly ns tho inclemency of
tlm weat)ier,nnd a duo regurd to permanency would
permit, and 1 nm happy to (inform you thnt, should
nn uccidcnt occur, thi* work will ho completed dur
ing the ensuing two weeks, nnd will close the lust
contract of ono of the most energetic, faithful, and
competent firms (Messrs. Wilson & Cullman) that
we linve had on tho road.
This viaduct when completed, will bo among the
most elevated in the U Stntos, being 120 foel high,
ntid is 480 feet in length. Tho superstructure for
the above wns framed nnd delivered some 'month*
sinco bv the Messrs. Denmcads, whose reputation
as Bridge builders is surpassed by few ifany in this
country, ttn.l whose long and intimate acquaintance
with tlm plan from which this structure was model
cd,peculiarly qunlify them to oxecute so responsible
n work. Thu Messrs Dcnmaads have nlsu framed
and delivered the super structure of llio Nounday
nnd I’roaor creek viaducts at their respective sites,
where tlm same I,ns been carefully piled and secur
ed undercover, until such timo as the mosonry shall
bo prepnred to receive it.
Considerable progess hn* also been mode in raia
mg Elawn b viaduct; about three spans are now to
be raised lo finish ibis part of the superstructure.—
A Ittigc portion ofthe flooring plank hna been pro
pared, und in a few month* wo may anticipate tho
completion of this, the longrst viaduct (1836 feet in
long h) on the Western and Atlantic R, Road,and in
a manner reflecting high credit on tbo contractors.
The superstructure of tho Bridge onTwo Run creek
has been completed in all except whitewashing tho
interior uf thi* sntne. Tho contractors have been
advised of this omission,- nnd will no doubt Iibto
the bridge in n stnto to be accepted on or before the
next <*atiiimte day.
The culkiug and paving of tho flooring of tho
Chattahoochee viaduct has progressed as rapidly as
from tho many vt-xncious delays in procuring cot
ton nnd tiiw, nnd the very unfavorable wenthcr dur
ing the past three months could have anticipated:
one wet’k of fair weather would enublo the present
force engaged there to completo it.
But litt'c progress has been mod in the masonry
nt Noonday, which in a measure may be attributed
to the difficulty encountered in obtaining a good add
secure foundation for the eastern abutment, to which
may be added tlm want of.good masons. The con ^
tractor for the ahovu has been notified that action
atidcnrrgciic operations, must forthwith be com
menced, and no uxertion must hereafter be wanting
on his part tu contple the snmeat tbo very earliest
^"'l'hn ° ila! . of tho rrp.in « 'l"> l> *'' l * £n" k
Bridge ...suclr Mill.
mnmh .. 10 in'ure il. coo.ptMi°"
provid.il th. we.thor h.d proV'J
reo.nl v.ry h.n.y rein. h.v.
much Brlditional work I" '■■Jt'Ct'
.lip. ond n.h.rwl», «' |U
“sTforM rfl.rd*•'iT'lIlSpUtta.tfc. Hiding
„r?h.»l!on. .nom.iM.dln th. CMCrt* put of
I would remark ihit • fere. camp.
{SjaSattuTsib rental «rt*ta ji* ««"hre.
.r, I, an.ng.d on itr nnd nothing but icon
JnMM. rfrJ -Sth.r-IH d.l.y IU coMpUtiou
tr.vn.dth.nimvt limit* Th. uontreeure on- th.
Ih'h .reilen hit. hun dlraeud to Inert.m tlmir
pr...nt fore* » « •«*»' * '• pre.tr .«* will
weure.n •uriycomplrlinn ol tbi.re.ilo., . ,
Thu " drepeut" on th. 15th rectioa M AllutMM. I
nnd th. mljolning .mbunhm.nl huvu Urn. ft tired
tourer* In • v.ryun.r|.tk miunti uaJurldllMtl.,