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man of their own party, unless t : ey will take hint who shall be designated L«y a caucus, neither elected by, nor responsi ble- to litem ? We cannot believe it. Concluded next wee!:. POIiXTICiyL FroT) the Boston Morning Post. tJencml Jacksoa nnd Jud?e Unit’s flue of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 4uu- at length triumphed over partizausitip,! The nation has vindica ted the fame of one of its bravest defen ders. The line of one thousand dollars, so spitefully imposed by a partial judge upon the hero of New Orleans, has at 'length been remitted by the highest au thority of the Union. And now the great patriot of tiie Hermitage will travel life’s tiejffnward journey cheered bv the refle trQn that his country has officially wiped off the stain that it officially stamped uj>- oh him as the people wiped it off, un officially, the very hoitrol its imjKtsitiou! How now stands the intrepid warrior ? liow now stands the malignant judge. Yve have been icd by the passage- of the recent law to some reminiscences <Mnnected with tiiis remarkable tr. nsac tion. This tine was imposed by Judge Hall at Now Orleans, on the 31st of March r ISIS. The pretext for it was Gen. Jackson’s alleged opposition to the execution of a writ of habeas corpus issued for the release of a person impris oned for a breach of martial law, pro*- claimed in New Orleans while the Brit ish tvere threatening the city. ’1 he cir cumstances connected with tile trial v < re peculiar. The writ having been served on the general; he presented Imu.-eit to the court, Mare It 27. l’lie ru nor that the trial was to owe on atf; .ct- tl crowds of grateful people whom the laurelled victor bad delivered from the horrors.of British piilage; and as.lie entered lh> door of the court house, tie y broke out into enthusiastic and reivated cheers. .fitdgo Hall, terrified at the consequences his own malignity were likely to draw upon hurt, remarked “ it Was impossible to proceed with that kind of interruption,” and was about to adjourn the court.— General Jackson, then presented his de fence in ipritiii". The latter then said — l,s Sir, 1 pledge iny life there shall be no interruption on my part.” The judge then ordered him peremptorily to sit down. “ I will, my dear sir,” replied the general. Mr. Dick, the attorney then opened the cause on the part of the pro secution, and while proceeding with his address against Jackson, the latter begged leave of the court permission to with draw, under pretext of his lady’s indis pos.tion. This was granted. Mr. Dick then went on, objecting to the reading of the general’s defence. Major Reed, bid ward Livingston, Mr. Duncan, and Maj. Davezac, aid-de-camps to the general, presented themselves as counsel todefeud his cause. Major Reed presented Jack sou’s defence, which was again objected to by Mr. Dick. Mr. Livingston then argued in support of the defence, and he was succeeded by Mr. Duncan ; they were then replied to by the opposite counsel. The judge decided to admit tiie defence so far as it relatedtothe legal points, but debarred the reading of the parts relating to the necessities of the tithes, ifcc. Major Reed went on to read a portion, when the judge stepped him peremptorily declaring the paper should not he read. The court then adjourned. Tiio nest day the jtitltfe appeared with uri elaborate opinion, touching the read ing of the defence. The counsel foi the genera! urged with zeal the constitutional right to introduce it: the opposing coun sel again replied. Hut the judge persist ed in his opinion, in spite of the elo quence of such counsel as Edward Liv ingston. After long arguments, pro. and coil-, the court adjourned tinti' eleven o’- clock the next day. On the 29th day of March, Wednesday, the court decided that tiie line should he imposed ; hut, after argument, adjourned again tinti 1 Friday. On this day, March 31, says a contemporary account, ‘‘General .lack son walked into the court house with admirable composure, and exemplary re spect for the high authority that had called him thither.” He on this day dis pensed with 1h.3 a-si -taiiceof his conns >l. Ho approached the* dodge with a paper in his hand. Judge 1 lull then asked him to respond to certain iutortbgatories. The general replied that Hi ' would not .answer them,’ saying - Sir, my and ■ tie in this accusation has been o lie red, ■•ofl you have d-Mlied its ad .v is ion : yon hav refused me ail opportunity of * p nn> diy tfloive*, and the necessity fur the .-i.fiy.fi.m of martial law in rr clMng an invading toe then, after ft!lading to the fegftl technicalities of the case, he said I was then with these brave fellows in ar ns (refwring to the surrounding Crowd)—you wire not, sir.” [Judge Hall went out of the city when the Brit ish were near it, and did not return until after the vi< tory of the Bth.] The judge llic.u proceeded to read anopinion, “fitted out to cap this climax of ingratitude.”— The general interrupted him, calmly saying—“’Sir, slat'- facts, and confine ymvself to them, since my and •fence is and figs b£C’.i precluded : let not censure con stitute a part of t!s: s sought for punish ment.” The judge replied—“ It is deli cacy, General, that l speak of your name aud character. I coat idor you the savior of the country, Lut for your contempt of civil authority, or to that effect, you will pay a line of $1000.” General Jackson here inlerruptol the judge, by filling a check for that sum on the bank, and h mded it to the marshal, which was re ce.ved la discharge, lie then retired. We give the thrilling scene that en sued in the words of a letter written on the spot, and on the day this ungrateful sentence was passed 44 At the door he—General Jackson— wn3 received amidst the acclamations of ciclaiming popnhice with which the I streets and avenues were ft!led, of all nations and colors. A coach awaited him at tlie door of the court house, into which he was carried and seated, the shafts and handles of which were eagerly seized by the people. In this way he was precipitated through the streets to the French coffee house, amidst the shouts of rive la General Jackson, and denunciations of liis prosecutors; thence to the American coffee house, when the general addressed the crowd as follows. Fellow-citizens and soldiers: Behold your general under whom, but a few days ago, you occupied the tented field, braving all the privations and dangers in repelling and defeating your country’s exterior enemies, under the rules and discipline of the camp, so indispensable to the hope of victory; rules which were predicated upon the necessity and which met the approbation of every patriot.— lb hold hint now bending under a speci ous pretext of redressing your country’s civii authority, which though wrought through prejudice, he scorns to deny or oppose, but cheerfully submits to what i> indicted on him now that the difficulties under which we groaned are removed, and the discipline of the camp summons yon no more to arms. It is the highest duty and pride of all good men to pay the just tributeof respect to the guardian of our civil liberties. Remember titi last charge, as in a few days 1 expect to leave you ; it may serve as a lesson to yourselves and posterity.” Major Daw zacthen gave the substance of these remarks in French, when lie was conducted to the coach and again drawn to his quarters, followed by the multitude, echoing vice la General Jackson ! One tiling further remains to be stated, the manner in which the people wiped out his fine of one thousand doi ais.— \V<» must give this, too, in the life-like account of the times; we find it in an other letter, written on the s|mt, and on the day of the imposition of the fine.— This letter, dated New Orleans, March 31, says— “At the mere suggestion of the meas ure, a subscription was opened, limited to one dollar each person, for the purpose of paying the fine ; before three o’clock the whole sum was raised in this small wry, hut if the limitation to one dollar each had not been adopted, it would have I ren raised in two minutes. The business was so handsomely managed, that the general’s check on the bank was not to be entered up, but the money was placed to the marshal’s credit, without the gen eral’s knowing any thing of the transac tions-” Though the money was tendered, the general declined to receive it, but reques ted that it might be applied to the relief of the widows and orphans of the brave men who had fallen in defending the city from the invading foe ! Such are some of the reminiscences connected with this celebrated fine.— Andrew Jackson’s character is now plac ed, in this respect, in its true position.— May he, yet many years, be a living wit ness of the gratitude of the people lie loves so well. The meridian of his career has been one of brilliant success, both as a patriot defending his country, and as a statesman stamping upon it right political action ; and now the even ing of his days is illuminated by the un dying hulo of a Christian’s life. Mr. Stiles nnd Mr. Stephens. We insert the rhort speech of Mr. Stiles, in relation to the position of Mr. Stephenson his scat in Congress. “ Pity and a great pity” it is, that Georgia has to witness such a scene. Poor Stephens. Last year his letter writers and editors made a giant of him, folding his enemies together, and tumbling this Mr. Stiles in to the mire. The field is before other witnesses now. The giant turns out a pigmy; the pigmy a giant. “ Alas poor Yorick.”—l\ Union. The following is a brief sketch from the Report of the Globe of the argument of Mr. Stiles. M. C. J. Ingersoll proposed to amend 1 the amendment of Mr. G. Davis, offered on a former day, by substituting in lieu thereof the following ; that the members returned to tins House from the Slates of New Hampshire, Georgia, Missouri and Mississippi, are entitled to hold their seats. Mr. Stiles (who had yielded the floor temporarily to Mr. Ingersoli, to permit him to offer his amendment) next add res* ! ed the House. The course of argument pursued by the gentleman who had pre ■' ded hi n [Mr. G. Davis] rendered it ne | ■ •••ary for him to recur to the history of | ;IV formation of this government, and the , adoption of the constitution. Mr. S. en- tered upon a review of the circumstances attending the adoption of the federal con titution, showing that the Congress of the United States derived its pi wer from the people under that constitution, and that the people were the source of ail power which Congress possessed. Mr. S. referred to the remark ot Ins colleague, [Mr. Stephens] that he belie ved the second section o f the appoint ment act to he constitutional, and that the meiniicrs elected under the general ticket system, were illegally ea cted, and not entitled to their seats ; but, that con sidering the House, and not himself, the constitutional judge of the returns, ejec tions, and qualifications of its members, he had chosen to take his seat, and to vote, though he did not consider himself constitutionally elected. \\ hat he objec ted to was, that while his colleague dis claimed his right to his seat he exercised the privileges of a member by sitting and voting in that House, and receiving the emoluments of his office. His colleague had said this was a matter for the jtidg • ment of the House ; but he must lie per ! milted to tell Inin that he had mistaken i the tribunal. Ills position involved a qnc.tiou not to be decided in that House, but in foro aonscientioe, before which tribunal he arraigned him, and charged him with two high offences which liis legal knowledge would enable him to under>tand the nature and heniousness of—with taking that which lie knew h< had no right to; and, in bis own lan guage, not the color of a title; and in the next place, as an interference with a legislative body without a right to a seat in it, was against the constitution, he charged him with an offence arising out of a violation of that instrument which he had sworn to support. Mr. Stephens, on leave being given to explain, said that matters of conscience were to be determined individually, each man for himself. The gentleman had no rig*ht to judge of his (Mr. S.’s) consci ence; and he would scorn to judge of the gentleman’s. Mr. Stiles said that he did not judge of the gentleman’s conscience—God forbid that he should. With the very words on his lips, that he had no right to his seat there, he took the oath, and invoked the name of the Supreme Being to sup fmrt him in the truth. Before high Heaven he vowed to support the Consti tution of the United States, and then took a seat in the House to which he de clared he was not constitutionally elect ed. Without presuming to be the gen tleman’s judge, he would dismiss him; and, with its much solemnity and feeling as a judge pronouncing sentence on a criminal, he would say to him, “May the Lord God Almighty have mercy on your soul.” Mr. S. then went on with the legal constitutional part of his argu ment, which lie continued till the Chair announced the expiration of his hour. Mr. I’oislen. This gentleman abets much dignity irid self-respect, and claims for himself more than an ordinary share of honesty and candor. He is, nevertheless, a pet tifogging politician, and is of necessity often driven to a system of special plead ing, totally destructive of his character as a statesman. We will call to notice an instance of this, which was exhibited in the Senate on the Ist instant. His coheage (Mr. Colquitt) presented resolu tions wiiich were passed by the last le gislature of the State of Georgia, appro ving Mr Berrien’s course in the Se nate. Upon doing so, he gave a history of the circumstances which had given rise to their adoption, and compared the last with the resolutions passed by the prece ding legislatures of that State. He re ferred to the resolutions of 1841, and said the legislature of that session acted upon the invitation given by Mr. Berrien and his friends, published at the close of the extra session of Congress; that in that address they invoked legislative ac tion, and called upon the State legisla tures to exert their constitutional power to carry out the public will. Mr. Col quitt did not profess to give the exact words of the address, but to exhibit the reasons which influenced the legislature of 1841 to pass resolutions expressing their dissent from the measures advoca ted in the Whig address. In reply, Mr. Berrien denies emphatically that he ever invoked the State legislatures, but that he appealed to the people ; and proudly proclaimed that he made it publickly known, belore his election to the Senate that he should not regard legislative in struction. Did not every Senator who heard him, in reply to his colleague, take it for granted that Mr. Colquitt was mistaken in saying that Mr. Berrien and bis friends invoked any action upon the part of the State legislatures? Did not every Senator understand that he could not have invoked the legislatures, because lie denied now, and before bis election, that they had any right to interfere in na tional po;i ics? 11 is remarks, we think, admit of no mistake as to their meant; g ; and in order that the country may know how much respeet is due to his preten sions for candor and honesty, we call at tention to an extract which we make from the address to which Mr. Colquitt allud and, pub ished by Mr. Berrien and his friends in September, 1841. After setting forth what had been done at the extra session. and giving a motto to the whigs, they say: “Rallying under that banner, let us appeal to that people whose patriotic ex ertions led to victory in the late glorious struggle. Let vs invoke the action of \ the legislative councils of the sovereign ; ;States of this t ; ion. Instructed by their ilium diate constituents, let them ascertain amt express the public will in relation to these great questions ; ami especially let them, within their respec tive constitutional spheres, exert them- selves to give it effect.” Comment upon this language is cer tainly superfluous. He not only recog mses the right oflegislative action upon the great national questions, but invokes their action upon them. The legisla tures are called upon to “ ascert in anti express the public will in relation to these griut questions’,” they are asked i to exe:t themselves to give that will el feet ; and yet Mr. Berrien denies i vo icing the legislatures ; says he appealed to the people, and not to the legislature; and and nies that the legislature had any right to scrutinize his conduct upon these gn at questions. In reviewing Mr. Ber rien’s political history*, we are satisfied that nothing but his plausibility, his ca pability of turning a corner o advantage, lias ever enabled him to hold any distiu guished political position. He commen ced his i«) itical career a federalist, and acquired the name of “Jack Frigate,” by reason of his op[»osition to the war. He has boxed every point of the political compass, betraying alike principles and men, as best suited his own selfish pur poses. He professed to stand, during many years, in uncompromising hostili ty to all the political doctrines of Henry Clay. Tiie “ American system” he has exposrnl and abused in written addresses, public speeches, and colloquial inter- course, until no part of the Union could tie ignorant of his position. He black balled Mr. Clay in 1824, when nomina ted for Secretary of State by Mr. Adams, thereby deciding that he was not worthy to be Secretary of State; and now Mr. Berrien is the willing champion of Mr. Clay, and the advocate of the “ American system.”— Globe. From the Pennsylvanian 21-t inst. The Maryland Election. Seems to hav thrown the friends of Mr. Clay in this quarter, into a state of spasmodic delight, which shows hotv in secure they felt before and in eed how insecure they feel now, when they en deavored to make so much capital from -o small a basts. One would think that they had never been under fire and that the war is new to them altogether, when they shout so loudly over me of those uncertain skirmishes of outposts, which while they serve to bring on the general action,afford no indication of the result. But what, after all, is this victory in Ma ryland, which causes the coon to frisk? The state was gerrymandered by the whig Legislature expressly, no doubt, to effect this result, in order that the whig Chapmans might have some sort of a crow to begin with. “Why,” says the Baltimore Republican, very justly,‘should there he surprise at what has occurred, when we saw the cards stocked which won the game?” And again granting for the moment that we do !o e Maryland at the Presi dential election, we only lose what we never had, if it may be so expressed Our opponents have always carried that state in the Presidential contest; and as the N. Y. Evening Post pertinently remarks. “There is no cause for th ■ whigs to exult, inasmuch as it indicates no ex traordinary good to keep what they have always had ; and there is no reason why the democrats should l>e disappointed, because they have not obtained what they never had la-fore and what they had no right to expect now.” The hurrah over Maryland then is rather a small business, and the zeal with which it is kept up furnishes strong evidence that the adherents of Harry of the West, notwithstanding the assumed confidence with which they are endea voring to open the campaign, are by no means as comfortable about their ow.i strength as they assume to be and ns they desired the world to believe. The game, as we have air adv had occasion to re mark, is “Brag”—brag about everything. Is nothing new, however. Our oppo nents invariably have these ecstasies as a preliminary to their general defeat, as all may remember who are familiar with political results for ’he last twelve or fif teen years. They are al ways overthrow ing Andrew Jackson for instance, just as they say they are overwhelming us now, and very wisely shouted victory belore the great battle, as they had but little chance to do so afterwards. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. From the Madisonian 21st inst. Leave of Mr. Fox— I’r seutation ot Mr Packenhnm. At one o’clock to-day the ceremony of taking official leave, on the part of Mr. Fox, late Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the British Government at Washington, and of the presentation of the Kt. Hon. Sir Rich ard Packf.nh am, the new Envoy and Minister, took place in the President’s re ception room. 'l'lie President was at tended by the members of his cabinet, and Sir Richard by the gentlemen attach ed to the Mission. 'The following is the ADDRESS OF MR. FOX. In presenting you this letter from ffie Queen my Sovereign, terminating my diplomatic functions as Her Majesty’s Representative in the United States, it becomes a welcome part of my duty to express to you the sense I entertain of the kindness and courtesy which I have uniformly experienced both from your self and from those who have preceded you in the high office of President of the Republic. It always been my wish, as it has been my duty to labor for the preservation of peace, and for the establishment of a du rahie national friendship between the two countries; aad whilst it has more than once fallen to my lot, during the period of my service here, to treat with the United States of matters that invol ved very serious difference of opinion, I am happy in bearing testimony to the fact, that those controversies have been conducted on the part of the United States, as I hope that they have also been on my part, in the temperate ad res|>ect ful form which befits the official rep resentatatives of powerfull and enlight ened nations. In taking my official leave of you, Mr. President, i hope you will allow me to add the assurance of the sineere interest that I shall always feel for your own personal happiness and welfare. t ie president's reply. It gives me great pleasure in this, our last official interview, to say that, during your residence here, you have sedulously cultivated the friendly relations which subsist between the two Governments, and that your official intercourse has been highly agreeable to this Govern ment. W bile t cannot but regret the termination ot your mission, it is yet a source of much satisfaction to believe that you are to be succeeded by one who will bring with him the same friendly dispositions which you have always manifested. Ia bidding you adieu, I can only wish you a safe return to your native land, and many superadded days of health and happiness. »ir. fackenham’s a ddr: ss. I have the honor to place in your Ex cellency’s hands the letter of the Queen, my Sovereign, accrediting me as Her Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Min ister Plenipotentiary to the United States. Your Excellency is already aware of Her Majesty's earnest desire to cultivate and maintain the most friendly under standing with this country. Permit me, sir, to take this opportuni ty of assuring you, that it will be the ob ject of highest ambition so to conduct my intercourse with your Excellency’s Government, as to contribute,’in as far as in me may lie, to the fulfilment of Her Majesty’s friendly intentions towards the Government and People of the United States. the president's REPLY TO MR. PACK ENHAM. It affords me great pleasure to receive the assurances which you give me of the friendly dispositions of her Britannic Majesty towards the Government and j the People of the United States. And I indu'ge the hope that your residence near this Government may be attended by the establishment, on a firmer basis, of the relations of amity and peace which so happily exist between the two coun tries, 1 n'so trust, sir, that you will find you residence here every way personally agreeable to you. I give you the assur ance that nothing on nty part shall be wanting to make it so. Itela choly Casualty. A voting man by the name of Pinck ney Hill, lost his life in Troup count), on the 3d inst. under the following mel ancholy circumstances. It appears he went out on a limiting excursion, and not returning’ when expected, a party went in pursuit of him. After searching some time, they discovered a large poplar tree, measuring some two feet in diame ter, which had recently been felled, and under it they found one of the legs of the unfortunate young man. The leg, when found, had the appearance of having had the bones entirely mashed, and to have had the flesh cut by some sharp instru ment. The party continued their search for the body, and about eighty yards from the place al»ove named, found it. A large knife was found in one of his pockets, upon which was a quantity of blood leaving no doubt in the minds of those who saw him, but what he had himself taken the knife from his pocket, cut the skin and flesh that held the leg together, and had placed the knife back in his pocket—leaving a portion of his leg un der the tree, lie then, no doubt pulled himself by the bushes and u:.der\vood to the place where he was found : although a marsh intervened between the two places, no trace of his passage thiougb it could be traced. Mr. Hill was a young man about 18 years of age, and of good moral character and industrious habits. —JSav. Geo. Decision in the Girard Cits-. We understand from Washington that the United States Supreme Court have decided on the Girard Will case in favor of the City of Philadelphia, and against the heirs of Girard This decision up sets all the arguments of Mr. Webster. The Broth is. When the Russians in the year 1809, conquered Finland, there lived in the city of Wasa, two brothers, one the judge of the court of justice, the other a mer chant, who, when the residents of the city were compelled to swear an oath of fidelity to the Emperior of Russias, alone and steadfastly refused it. “We have sworn an oath of fidelity to the King of Sweden, and unless he him self releases us from it, we cannot swear obedience to another ruler,” remained their constant answer to all persuasions, rs well friendly as threatening. Pro voked by thts obstinacy and fearing the example which would he given by it, the Russians threw the stiffnecked brothers into prison and threatoned them with death. Their answer remained always the same, to the increasing severity and multiplied threats of the Russians. At length the sentence of death was an nounced to them as well as that, on a fixed day, they were to be conducted out to the Gallows-hill, and there be execut ed as criminals, in case their obduracy did not give way'and they took the re quired oath. ‘Rather,” replied the judge, in the name of both, ‘will we die, than become perjured.’ “At this answer a powerful hand struck the speaker on the shoulder. It was the Cossack who kept watch over the brothers, and now exclaimed with a kindling glance, ‘Dobra kamernd’ (‘bravo comrade!’) “The Russian authorities spoke other wise, and on the appointed day permitted the brothers to be carried out to the place of execution. They were sentenced to be hanged; but yet once more at this last hour, and for the last time, pardon was offered them if they would but con sent to that which was required from them. ‘ No!’ replied they, ‘hang, hang! We are brought hither not lor s|>eech ma king hut to be hanged.’ “This steadfastness softened the hearts of the Russians. Admiration took place of severity, and they rewarded the fidel ity and courage of the brothers with magnanimity. They presented them not merely with life, but sent them free and safely over to Sweden, to the people and to the King to whom they had lieen true to the death. The King of Sweden elevated them to the rank of nobles, and after this they lived greatly esteemed in the capital of Sweden to a great age.”, , Miss Bremer. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1844. We are requested to state that Dr. Cot ting, the State Geologist, is in town for the purpose of disposing of his valuable “Essay on the soils and available ma nures of the State of Georgia, and that our citizens have now an opportunity of purchasing this important work. Our R- presrntatives in ( on-ress We have been gratified to notice the high character which has been already attained by the democratic portion of our delegation in Congress. Our younger members have particularly distinguished themselves and acquired lasting reputa tions as vigilant and able defenders of republican principles and the Constitu tional rights of the South. Upon the two great questions which almost exclu sively occupied Congress since the begin ning of the present session, they have assumed the true —the democratic—the Constitutional position and maintained it with great firmness and ability. The republican party have reason to be proud of their able representation on the floor of Congress. And grateful for the zeal, the eloquence, the ability, and the energy which they have displayed in the defence of our dearest rights and principles. Os Colquitt and Black it is only necessary to observe, that they have nobly main tained their well-earned reputations.— We admire that generous warmth which cannot keen cool , when the vital and constitutional rights of the South are in vaded by open foes, or abandoned by treacherous friends. We tender our. humble meed of approbation to Col iii itt, Black, Cobb, Styles, Lump kin, and 11 \ ralson. Nor should Col. Chappell, the worthy representative from our own section, although a politi cal opponent be forgotten. We have ob served with pleasure the manly and in dependent course pursued by him in re gard to the question of admitting the members elected by the general ticket System. We observe with pleasure that (Job Chappell has not quite sunk the old State Rights men and Nullifier into the Clay Whig, in spite of some sharp raps over the knuckles from the Savannah Republican and others. It was once our pride and pleasure to do battle side by side with the Cob, for the identical principles involved in this case. Awful and Ilrartrcinli s Inte licence. It is with feelings of no ordinary char acter that we announce to our readers the death of the Honora! le Abel P. Up siivr of Va. Secretary of State, the Hon orable T homas W. Gilmer, of Va., Sec retary of War, the Honorable Virgil Maxcv, Minister to the Hague, Commo dore Kennox of the Navy arid Mr. Gardner of New York, by the explo sion of one of Captain Stockston’s enor mous guns. For Mr. Upshur and Mr. Gilmer we grieve as for the loss of two great men snatched from the scene of their useful ness in the might nnd prime of intellec tual strength and vigor. We are indebt ed to the courtesy of the Southern Miscel lany for a slip containing the mournful intelligence. Office Southern Miscellany, ( Madison, Sunday March 3, 1844. ) MOST AWFI'I, and LAMENTABLE. CAT ASTRO Pit li. Instantaneous death of Hon. Abel P - Upsher, Secretary of ar, Hon. Tho ras IT. Gilmer, Sec cla ry of the .Xavy, Commo dore Ken non, lion. Virgil Maxcy, Hon. Mr. Gordner, and others, by the explosion of one of Stockton's guns ! I We hasten to lay before our readers the particulars of the heart-rending ca tastrophe announced above, as communi cated to us thbnigh the columns of , * ie “National Intelligencer” of Thursday last, received by this morning’s mail: “In the whoe course of our lives it has never fallen to our lot to announce to our readers a more shocking calamity —shocking in all its circumstances and concomitants—than that which occurred on board the United Slates Ship Prince ton, yesterday afternoon, whilst under way, in the river Potomac, fourteen of fifteen miles below this city. *• Yesterday was a day appointed, by the courtesy and hospitality of < “P 1, Stockton, Commander of the Princeton, for receiving as visitors to his fine ship (lying at Alexandria) a great number of guests, with their lamilies, liberally a n< * numerously invited to spend the day 011 board. The day most favorable, WH* company was large and brilliant, ol bo 1 " sexes; not less probably in number than four hundred, among whom were th* President of the United States, the Heads of the several Departments, and the* l lamilies. At a |>roper hour, after the ar rival of the expected guests, the vessel got under way and proceeded down the