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Tho Kroomeu maintained oil this occasion the
good reputation which their countrymen have
deservedly ncauired: their lives depended on
terml improv-1),.ms are equally remote from the the necessity of such measures as shall sustain
extremes of jnr i-.-.a-is, should be held dangerous the policy of the State, and the faithful exe-
From the Tallahassee Floridian.
Tho enclosed letter of D. A. Smith, Esq., pub
lished in the National Intelligencer of the third
vening country. The most feasible plan hash
overlooked—a communication over the Istln
of Florida, having Savannah for a centra! po
FOR THE TELEGRAPH.
THE GATHERER.
From a Lady's Pocket Handkerchief.
Emblem of virtue, spotless lawn,
If Beauty’s gentle tear,
Pure ns the pearly dew at dawn,
E’er dry its streamlet here;
Mny this its hallowed shnue disclose
A heart that melts at others' woes.
PHILANDER.
, Another.
Here mny fair Beauty’s blush conceal
The g mv of hallow ed love,
Here modest worth the smile reveal
Whoso ray beams front above.
PITY.
(From a Lady's Album.)
Thou meek-eyed ill aid, to mortals given
To smooth the jiatli that lends to Ileavcu,
To cheer misfortune's lonely way,
And with thy balm its paugs allay.
When mortals err, to draw thy veil
And shadow human uaturc frail,
To drive from disappointment drear
Its kccucst pang, the bitter tear.
OSCAR.
FOR THE SOOTHERS PLANTER.
THE FORESTER—A sketch.
The bright orb of day had retired to the West,
And Even’s dark shadows o’ershaded the green,
The clouds in deep golden tints were now drest,
While the woodman alone in the forest is seen;
As he moves toward bis Cabin how cheerful his
song.
Beguiling his pat's with the simplest lay,
Ami mark his approach around his feet throng
His children, which erst on the lawn were at
play.
He approaches tho door, his companion appears
To cheer with her smile his rude humble cot.
To lighten his toils to sweeten bis cares ;
With uuughtto molest. O how happy bis lot.
He ki.ows not, uor wishes no palace, tie dome,
Luxurious splendor ne'er troubles his miud,
His every enjoyment rests in his sweet home,
There aloue such coutcut he ever could find.
Yc great dies w ho revel in luxurious wealth,
In pompous display, in splendor and pride;
Who at Bacchus’ shrine ofteu sacrifice health.
Ami the forester’s humble contentineul deride;
Far happier he iu his swectrural cot,
Thau thou in display thy wealth can pro
cure,
More envious his pleasure, more blissful his lot,
Aud his prospect of Heaven, Ah! how much
more sure.
PA LEMON.
Bcath of Hicliard Zander.
Richard Lauder and his associates entered the
Brass river mid began ascending it iu excellent
spirits. With them wore two ar three uegro
musicians, who, when tho labors of tho day
were over, cheered their countrymen with their
instruments at the sound of which they danced
and sang iu company, while the few Englishmen
belonging to the party amused themselves with
niigliug on the banks of the stream in which
though not very expert, they were tolerably suc
cessful, Iu this pleasing manner, stemming a
strong current by day, ana resting from toil at
night, K. Lander aud iiis little baud, totally un
apprehensive of danger, and unprepared to over
come or meet it. they proceeded slowly up tile
Niger. At some distance from its mouth, aud
on bis w ay thither, they met King Jacket, a rela
live of King Boy, aud cue of the heartless aud
sullen chiefs who rule over a largo tract of mar
shy rouutrymcu oil tho hanks of the Brass River.
This individual was hailed by our travellers, and
a present of tobacco and rum offered him ; he
accepted it with a murmur of dissatisfaction,
raid his eyes sparkled with malignity as bo said
in his own language—“White man will never
r ach Eboe this time,” This was immediately
interpreted to I.andcr by a native of tho country,
a boy, who afterwards hied to death from a
wound in the kuce; hut Lander made light ofthc
matter, and attributed Jacket’s prophecy, for so
it proved, to tho petulance and malice ofhis dis
position. Soon however he discovered his prror,
but it was too late to correct it or evade the dan
ger which threatened him. On ascending as far
inland us sixty or seventy miles, the Kuglish ap
proached an island mid their progress in the
larger capoe was effectually obstructed by the
shallowness of the stream. Amongst tho trees
and underwood which grew on this island, and
»»u both banks of the river in its vicinity, large
ambuscade* of tiie natives had previously been
formed ; aud shortly after the principal ca
noe had grounded, its uufortuiiato crew busily
occupied in endeavoring ter heave it into deeper
water, wen saluted with irregular, but heavy &
'continued disoiiarges of musketry.* So
great was Lander’s confidence iu tho sincerity
and good will of the natives, that he could uor nt
first believe that the destructive fire by which he
was literally surrounded was any thing more
than a mode of animation they had adopted in
honor ofhis arrival! But the Kroomeu who
had leaped into the boat, aud who fell wounded
by his side, convinced him of his mistake, and
plainly discovered to him the fearful nature of
tho peril into which he had fallen so unexpected
ly- and the difficulty he would experience in cx-
atinc himself from it. Encouraging bis coin
cides with voice and gestures , the traveller pro
cured to defend himself to the last; and loud
aud simultaneous shouts from his little party as
sured him that they shared his feelings aud
would follow his example. Meanwhile, seve
ral of the savages having come out from the
concealment, w ere brought down by tho shots of
the English hut Lander whilst stoppiug to pick
up ucartridec from the bottom «f the canoe, was
struck near tho hip by n i. usket ball. The
shock made him stagger, but tic did not fall ;
aud ho continued cheering on his men.—Soou
findiug his nmuuitinn expended, himself serious
ly wounded, the courage of the Kroomeu begin
ning to droop, and the firing of the nssailants in
stead of diminishing, become more general than
ever, I10 resolved to attempt getting into the
smaller canoe, afloat at a short distance, as the
only remaining chance for preserving a single
life. For this purpose, abandoning their proper
ty tho survivors threw themselves into the
stream, and with much difficulty for the strength
of the current was incredible, most of them suc
ceed in accomplishing their object.
No sooner was this observed hy the men in the
ambti'h. than they started op, rushed out with
.wild A' hideous yells.; canoes that had been hidden
behind the luxuriant foliage which overhung the
rhir. were in an instant pushed out into the
middle of the current, and pursued the fugitives
with surprising velocity : while numbers of pco-
lc witfl sava'ge antics and furious gesticulation
bark through the wnter with unrivalled swiftness.
—The pursuit was kept up for four hours; and
poor Lauder, without amuuiiion or any defen
sive weapous whatever, was exposed to the
straggling lire, as well as the insulting mockery
of his pursuers. One incident winch occurred
deserves to bo recoidcd. A white mau named
T , complctey overpowered by his fears,
refused to fire ou the savages who were within
n paddle’s length of him, but stood up in the
cauoo with a loaded musket in bis hand, hesco ’
citing them, by bis gestures, to take him prison
er rather than deprive him of his life. While in
theact ofmnkiug this dastardly appeal, a u nsket
ball from the cuemy entered his mouth, and
killed him upou tho spot. The others behaved
with the greatest coolness and intrepidity The
fugitivesgaiued on their pursuers; anti when
they found tho chase discontinued altogether
Lauder stood up for tlnrlnst time, in the cn»ae,
and being seconded by his remains associates,
he waved his hat aud gave a last cheer in sight
ofhis adversaries.
Ho then became sick and faint from loss of
blood, aud sank hack exhausted iu the arms of
ihoso who were nearest him. Rallying shortly
aftewards, the nuiurc ofhis wound was commu
nicated to him by Mr. Moore, a vouug surgeon
from England, who had accompanied him up
the river, aud whose conduct throughout this
disastcrous affray was most admirable. The
ball could not be extracted, aud Lander fell con-
vinced that his career would soon be terminated
W'lieu the state of excitement to which his feel
ings had been wrought, gave place to th- lan
guor which generally succeeds powerful excite
ment of any kiud, the iuvalid’s wounds pained
him exceedingly, and lor several hours after
wards he endured with calinucss the most intense
suffering. From that time ho could neither sit
up. nor turn on his couch, nor hold a peu ; but
while lie was proceeding down the river in a
maimer so very diffcrcut from the mode in which
lie was ascending it only tho day before, he
could uot help indulging iu mournful reflections :
aud he talked much of his wife and. children, his
friends, Iiis distant home, and his blighted ex
pectations. It was 9 period of darkness and
distress, and sorrow to him; but bis uatural cheer-
fulucs:- soon regained its ascendency over Iiis
mind, audjreely forgiving his eucniies. he re
signed himself into the hands of his Maker, and
derived considerable consolations of religion
The traveller’s arrival at Ferdinando Bo, and
the account of bis death, have already been
knowu to tho public.
Various conjectures have been urged ai to the
probable cause of this cold-blooded and heart
less attack. Sonic persons imagine that the
natives have been stimulated to tho perpetration
of the disgraceful deed by the Portuguese and
South American slave dealers, who have con
siderable influence in the country, and whose in
terests would unquestionably decline by the in
troduction into the interior of British subjects
and British manufactures. Others eutcriaiu the
opinion, (hat the natives committed the assault
revenge for the loss of oue of their towns,
olous. indeed t*i • 1\ h-g party appear to agree
in nothin, but pnilingdowu the present national
admtnistr lion. Itis'ii association of expect
ants. \\ illing to co-operate to produce a scram
ble. in which each secretly resolves to gel the
largest share at the expense of its neighbors.
Clay’#.men think they wall be able to dupe the
Eastern federalist to abandon Webster, as Clay
will u lire the West, and may be his uativo State
Virginia. Webster’s advocates hope that his
admitted abilities and superiority as a consistent
friend to ihe Union, will induce Clay to throw
his weight into the former’s scale. Perhaps the
Nu!iiEe<*s arc nt bottom, the roost honest of all
the coalition- - for if the geueral government cau
ho rendered odious, while administered by a
Southeri.iDHii—a popular General—a relic of
the Revolution—a firm opponent of a system of
Inter* al Improvement, except strictly National
principles—the author of the Maysville veto—a
friend to a moderate yer just protection of Amer
ican Industry—aud above all, the triumphant
victor ofuumfication revolt—the authoruf a pro
clamation. containing the approved rules of ac
tion which Washington practised iu a similar
case, sanctioned by R Cabinet, headed by the
oldest aud most profound dem<*crated of the Jef
ferson • school—the let?rued Livingston—an ad
ministration. w hich has actually cleared the doc
ket of liiigatrd eases with other nations, and
placed aur commerce, and our uutiounl honor
upon the proudest foundations of justice, recipro
cal favor aud mutual respect with the most pow
erful kingdoms of the earth—if under such an
administration, the Constitution is not safe—if a
majority of tho people ca.u be persuaded to revile,
hate and tear down such no adtidnisiration, they
triumphantly ask, who shall build up another that
■’ImU stuy the march of disunion! Audit is a
question tb it strike*,, iike a bolt of ice, the hearts
oi those friends ofUuion iu our Natiou, who are
now lending their aid in vilhfyiug and bringing
iutu contempt the laws of the constitution of the
country. The uullifiers are the only party to
whom Whigism promises any good, aud they
know it. I’hoy doff ttie very name of a Nullifi-
er to bear tha • of cousolidationisls, cud bank-
men and tariff men, aud free-coustructiouists.
from a Machiavejinu policy—to use their former
reviiers aud worst foes to work out their own
plans. 1 admire their tact ns much as 1 wouder
at tile amazing folly of their dupes. But let us
hope for Hotter things. The question of the
Bank once settled, so deeply rooted are the
great national principles which support the fed
eral union, that nullification cannot finally tri
umph. Thanks to tlu- galiaut Uuiou Party of
the south—the sacred fire has been so far preser
ved—aud iu a few short months it will once more
burn with its wonted brightness.”
lion to our Indian affairs.
WILSON LUMPKIN.
From the Standard of Union.
Til£ ( HEKOKEE CASE.
As we-anticipated a few weeks since, a ci
taiion has been served upon the Governor,
signed by Judge Baldwin, requiring the State
to appear before the Supreme Court of I lie
United States, in January next, to answer to
wbich.it is believed, was burnt to tlie ground by \y m 0 p E rror> obtained by the. Indian
the crew of the Alburka steamer, on her last vo- (j raves w | 10 as lately convicted in the coun
v:icv#» to A tfri whilst nilioru hoooril tin* mmopf.
COL. DRAYTON.
The following communication, recommcndin
our distinguished fellow citizen as a caudidate
for the next Presidency, is copied from the Na
tional Intelligencer. There is no true Southern
heart which will uot respond to tho recommen
dation.
From the National Inlilligencer, Sept. 27.
Messrs Editors : Though aware thet the
discussion of the qualifications of any person for
the Presidency would be deprecated as prema
ture at the present time, when priuciples of far
greater concernment are agitated, yet as the pe
riod is approaching when a selection must bo
made of an individual who shall stand forth tho
representative of constitutional principles, 1 trust
that 1 may lie permitted, through the medium
of the Intelligencer, to submit for the considera
tion of my felloiv-citizous tho name of William
Drayton, of South Carolina.
I deem it unnecessary to say much iu enforce
nient of this suggestion. That geutlemau has
long been known as a sound, judicious, and able
statesman ; and it would be difficult to find one
who has more uniformly received the esteem and
coufideuce of all parties. He ha« been the sub
ject of high panegyric by President Jackson, and
he has proved that, in this instance, nt least, the
commendatiou was well merited. At the head
of the Union party iu his native State, he pursued
a conciliatory, hut decided and unwaveriug
course, which excited the admiration of his
friends, aud commanded the respect even of his
warmest opponents. He is sound in all the great
questions involved in the present contest; and
if integrity, ability, experience, moderation, aud
a regard for the welfare ofhis country, uutaiuted
hy auy hope or desire of personal aggrandize
ment, constitute a claiu for the highest office iu
tho gift of a still unenslaved people, tho merits
of Colonel Drayton, which so particularly qua
lify him for the present emergency, will not be
overlooked.
FRANKLIN.
Philadelphia, Sept. 22, 1834.
yage to Atta, whilst others hazard the conject
ure, that the Brass people, perceiving that their
lucrative carryiug trade between the coast and
the iuland countries would ho nnuihihted if they
suffered the English to trade with the natives of
the interior in their own vessels, formed a coali
tion with the people of Bonny, whose iutcrcsis
would likewise be affected by the uew order of
tilings ; and that these men, aided by the sav
ages inhabiting the country in the vicinity of the
spot where the ruthless and cowardly assault
was made, met together, aud resolved on the de
struction of the uiioffeuding Englishman.
From what causo soever it originated, this
much is certain, that tho arrangements of the
assassins had been made in a methodical and
skilful manner, aud that Brass and Bonny canoes
were engaged iu the assault. Those who have
had the best means of knowing the character &.
disposition of the Brass people aud their neigh
bors of Bonny, whoso treacherous uiunceverin;
cau only bo equalled by their iusatiable rapaci
ty, cousider the last as by far the most probable
hypothesis; and believo king Boy, notwithstand
ing Iiis affectation of sympathy for the sufferers,
mid his apparent distress on beholdiug his fricud
and benefactor mortally wounded, was neverthe
less, at the bottom of the plot, and exerted his
influence to briug that plot to maturity, in con
junction with tho malignant wretch who foretold
the fatal catastrophe.—Boy, having with alacrity
joined the parly on all former occasious when
they ascended the river, aud haviug obstinately
refused to accompany them on this, strcugtlieus
tho supposition that he was well aware of tile
formidable danger which awaited them, but iu
which, it is plain, he had no ambitiou to parti
cipate.
ty of Murray, of the murder of a white man.
Upon this subject, the Governor has made
the following spirited communication to the
Legislature, which we understand, will be
acted upon in a short time.
Executive Department Georgia. )
JlilledgivUit, 7th November, 1834. )
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
At the commencement of the present ses
sion of the Genera] Assembly, I. felt myself
compelled in the discharge of my official duty,
to lay before you my views, in relation to the
present state of our Indian affairs, together
with various documents tending to sustain the
opinions submitted.
Since that message was written, additional
information 1ms been daily communicated to
this department, through various channels
which cannot fail to confirm every important
view which I have heretofore submitted to the
Legislature in regard to the perplexing rela
tions, which continue to exist with the Cher
okee Indians, who still reside within the limits
of the State. The character of the informa
tion alluded to, may he judged of, by reference
to the letter of William G. Springer, Esq. A-
gent, &c. a copy of which is herewith transmit
ted.
Yesterday, I received a paper from the
hands of William Y. Hansell, Esq. purporting
to be a copy of the citation, signed by Henry
Baldwin, Esq. one of the Judges of the Su
preme Court of the United States, (a copy of
which is herewith transmitted) requiring the
Correspondence of the Charleston CourL r. ***«» of G ™ r g' a to «ppcnr before the Stqiremo
NEW YORK Nov 1 1834 Court, on the second MONDAY of January
Messrs. Editors.-The Elections'take place t0 ausur , r ,!lat tribu » aI i ' or cau f
‘ . . ed a person who had committed murder within
on Monday, and continue two days beyond.—
Tho erection of Hickory Trees on the oue side,
and Liberty Poles on the other, with processions
of men and boys, and drum ami fife, give dread-1
ful uote of preparation. The parties are mutu
ally organized, and as is usual, on such occasions,
each party is publishing, in large handbills, state
ments which it i * entirely too late to contradict,
hut which are unquestionably wholly fabulous.
The antidote to this poisou is foutui in the fact,
that both parlies pertinaciously refuse to read tile
publications of the other—and when told of
them, simply reply they do not believe a word
of them. The Whigs have lately resorted to a
ruse, by publicly professing that the Bank is uo
longer uu object with them, They go liko tho
Yaukce valet, “altogether upon principle.” It
is very difficult to say, what arc the principles of
the great Whig parly—hut there is uo difficulty
in telling what arc not admitted principles. As
for instance; the ultra-federal rule of free con
struction—this principle supports the constitu
tionality of the Bank, upon the ground that a
Bank is a necessary means of managing tha fis
cal affairs of government; yet tho very part}’
who resort to this constructive power in the na
tional legislature, are noisy about the dangers to
the Constitution, from Gen. Jackson’s assum
ing to exercise an admitted Constitu'ioual pow
er of removing a member of his Cabinet, who
differed from him, had the pertinacity to hold ou ;
aud because ho rc-nomiuated to tho Senate, per
sons they had once rejected, and protested that
is, gave his reasons for differing in opinion with
the Senate, upon their right to censuro him by
Resolutions, he being co-ordinate, and they hav
ing only the power to execute their constitutional
functions, without any warrant in tho letter of
the Constitution, a Court of censure upon an
equally independent branch of government.
There is somethin
the limits of the State, to be tried and convict
ed therefor. This mandate can be considered
in no other light than another and third attempt,
to control the State in the exercise of its ordi
nary criminal jurisdiction, which has been
vested by our constitution exclusively in our
own Superior Courts. Such a control over
our criminal jurisdiction as this proceeding
indicates, has never been delegated to the U-
nited States, and consequently cannot be ac
quiesced in or submitted to by the people and
the authorities of Georgia. “The powers not
delegated by the constitution of the United
States nor prohibited hy it to the States are
reserved to the States respectively.” .
Auy attempt to infringe the evident rigb*
of the state to govern its entire population of
whatever complexion, ami punish all offences
committed against its laws within those lin its
(due regard being had to the cases expressly
excepted by the constitution of the United
States,) I consider a direct usurpation of pow
er which has never been granted by the states.
Such attempts demand the determined resist
ance of the. States, for if persevered in they
will eventuate in the dismemberment and over
throw of our great c mfederacy.
In exercisiug the duties of the Executive
Department, I shall wholly disregard all such
unconstitutional requisitions, of whatever char
acter or origin, and to the utmost of my pow
er, protect and defend the rights of the State,
and use the means afforded me, to maintain
the laws and constitution of the same.
The Legislature cannot fail to perceive,
that the present issuo between the State and
Mr. Wyer, who carried out the ratification, by
our Government, of the late convention w ith
Spain, has returned from Madrid with the Spa
nish ratification of tho treaty. Mr. \V. has also
brought out a large collection of documents ob
tained from the French Government relative to
the claims under the convention with France,
which tho Globe states will be immediately com
municated to the commissioners. The New York
Journal of Commerce says these documents do
not change the aspect of tho affairs between the
two Governments.
Iiu the President of the United States of America
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, a Convention between tho Govern
ment of the United States of America and Her
Majesty the Queen Regent, in the uame and be
half of Her Catholic Majesty Douua Isabel the
Second, was concluded aud signed hy their res
pective Plenipotentiaries, at Madrid, ou the se
venteenth day of February’, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-
four, which Convention is word for word as fol
lows :
CONVENTION.
For the settlement of claims between the United
States of America and Her Catholic Majesty.
The Government of tho United States of Ame
rica. and Her Majesty the Queen Regent, Go
verness of Spain during the minority of her august
daughter. Her Catholic Majesty Douua Ysabel
II, from a desire of adjusting by a definitive ar
rangement tho claims preferred by each party
agaiust the other, and thus removiugall grounds
of disagreement, as also of strengthening the ties
of.friendship aud good understanding-which hap
pily subsist between the two nations, have ap
pointed for this purpose, as their respective pie
uipotenliaries, namely : the President of the U-
liited States, Cornelius P. Van Ness, a citizen
of the said States, auil their F.nvoy Extraordinary
aud Minister Plenipotentiary near Her Catholic
Majesty Douua Ysabel 11, and Her Majesty the
Queen'Regent, in the name aud behalf of Her
Catholic Majesty Donna Ysabel II, His Excel
lency Dou Jose de Heredia, Knight Grand Cross
of the Royal American Older of Ysabel the Ca
tholic, one of Her Majesty’s Supreme Council
of Finance, ex-Exvoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary, and President of the Royal
Junta of Appeals of Credits against Franco; who
after haviug exchanged their respective full pow
ers, have agreed upon the following articles.
Article I.
Her Majesty the Queen Regentand Goveruess,
iu the name and in behalf of Her Catholic Majes
ty Donna Ysabel II. engages to pay tho United
States, as the balance on account of the claims
aforesaid, the sum of twelve millions of rials
vrllon in oue or several inscriptions, as preferred
by tho Government of the United States, of per
petual reuts. on the great hook of the consoli
dated debt of Spaiu, hearing an iutercst of five
per cent, per annum. Said iuscriptiou or in
scriptions shall be issued in corformity with the
del or form aunexed to this Convention, aud
ere is something npnronchir.g the ridiculous
in the ultra-federal or consolidation party, affect
ing to boalarm’tlatnny act of the president, when j Federal authorities lias been engendered, nur-
ilis admitted that ho has the very Letter ot the i tured and matured bv the advice, counsel, con-
Constitution for an he has done. But tvhen we duc t, and proceedings of certain individuals.
iiusfictl out into tin* come to tiie doctrines of Lin von the J anil, of , . . Y » A rr, n 1 i #
' ■ - 1 Webster on Nullification, rod whilom () f Cal-! dainnngto heairAensof Georg.a^alluded^to
houn, M'Duflic and Mamikon, upon Internal
Improvement, the allegation that Jackson, whoso
and pointed out in my Message of the
! instant. I therefore earnestly hut
4tli
tbe beach, tUtereciqg.ciissr moderate yet Arm rj/qau views ofthc tariff andin-1 urge upon the consideration ofthe
respectfully |
legislature,}
shall be delivered in Madrid to sueh person or
persons as mny be authorized by the Government
of the United States to receive them, within four
months after the cxchango of ratifications. And
said inscriptions, or the proceeds thereof, shall
he distributed by tho Government of tho United
States among tho claimants entitled thereto, in
such manner as it may dcemjust and equitable.
Article II.
The interest of tho aforesaid inscription or in
scriptions shall he paid in Parisevery six mouths,
and the first half yearly payment is to be made
six months after tiie exchange of tho ratifications
of this Convention.
Article III.
Tho high contracting parties, iu virtue of the
stipulation contained in article firs,, renounce,
release, and concel all claims which either may
have upon tho other, of whatever class, deno
mination, or origin they may be, from the twenty-
second of February, one thousand eight hun
dred and uiuctecn, until the time of signing this
Convention.
Article IV.
On the request ofthe Minister Plclipotentiary
of Her Catholic Majesty at Washington, the
Government of the United States will deliver to
him, in six mouths after the exchange of the ra
tifications of this couvenliou, a note or list of the
claims of American citizens agamst the. Gov
ernment of Spain, specifying their amounts res
pectively, ami three yean afterwards, orsooncr
if possible, authentic copies of all tho doc uments
upon which they may have been founded.
Article V.
This Convention shall be ratified, and the ra
tifications shall be exchanged it'. Madrid, in six
months from this time, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof, the respective Plenipo
tentiaries have signed these articles, and affixed
thereto their seals.
Done iu Triplicate at Madrid, this seventeeutk,
day of February, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-four.
[Seal.] J. P. VAN NESS.
[Seal.] JOSE DE HEREDIA.
Territory.
The plan of Mr. Smith, of connecting N. Or
leans with tho seat of the General Government,
by railroad and steamboat navigation, is one of
deep interest to tho wholo Southern an 1 W cst
ern country; tho former by making neighbors
ofdistaut States, with which a good portion of
their commerce is carried on, and the latter by
opening a free market for the great quantity of
produce that finds its way to tho Southern States
by the coasting trade from New’Orleans, even
to the Atlantic board ; a considerable portion of
which is for interior consumption.
While a scheme of such great importance is uu
dcr consideratiou, it is well to draw public atten
tion to the various directions by which it may be
accomplished. The one proposed by Mr Smith,
which is tho one generally thought of. seems to
present difficulties in the mountainous country
through which it passes, that dampens the pros
pect of its being undertaken. There is another
routo which is scarcely mentioned, which I will
point out, that seems not only much prefeiable,
but may be dpemed highly practicable, ami one
which is thought highly worthy, not only of the
General Government, but also of capitalists as
furnishing stock that would he highly valuable.
This routo is through tho low country of the At
lantic coa^t, across the peninsula of Florida, and
then to follow the Gulf Coast to the mouth of
Pearl River iu Mississippi ; connecting all the
commercial ports of the South, and through a
country not equalled in the IJ. S. in smonthnoss
and fitness for railroads. To follow this route
from Charleston, S. C. to the South, we have to
Savannah 110 miles of perfectly level country,
from theuce to Jacksonville on the St. John’s
river, there is a good and direct steamboat navi
gation 150 miles, and from Jacksonville by ’he
way of Tallahassee, Pensacola, Blakely . Mobile
Pcarliugtou at the mouth of Pearl river. -169 miles,
and from this place to N. Orleans is 40 miles by
steamboat navigation thro’ lake Pouchartrain.
making in all 190 miles by steamboats and 579
hy railroads, which, by allowing for all neces
sary delays, can be travelled over in three and a
half or foqr days. The couutry is so generally
level that no stationary power would be required
»o impede the travelling, at least nine-tenths of
tho wholo distance is on a natural level admirably
fitted for this species of conveyance, and the re-
tnaiuiug tenth is but moderately -uudul ating.—
The height to bo overcome in crossing the pe
ninsula, as per levels made by Capt, Swift,
United States Topographical Engineer, is hut
about 230 feet.
The expense of constructing a railroad on the
above route, will be very small -••ompared with
other works in less favored countries. Besides
the low cost of grading or preparing the way for
the structure of a tract over so level a country,
there is an abuudauce of >he best material, the
lightwood pine, ou the whole extent ol it for the
w ork. The highest rate that could be estimated
for the average cost of this work per mile will he
§7,000 per mile for a double track, or for the
whole distance §4.053,000. I adopt this c&'i-
mate from my estimated cost ofthe projected rail
road from this place to St. Marks, surveyed for
tho Tallahassee Railroad Company, which has
its full proportion of broken country to passover
aud which with hut a single track will cost much
less thau a proper proportional part of the lore
going estimate,
To commence this scheme, it will require but
tho distauce from Jacksonville to Tallahassee.
150 miles, tho peninsula part of the route to ho
constructed to establish the communication to N
Orleans at once ; aud for this part of it, the I.e
gislativo Couucil of the territory have granted
liberal charter for auy company that may be
formed at any time under it. There is steam
boat navigation from Charleston to Savauuali
aud from St. Marks to New’ Orleans steam
packets may ply to complete the cominuiiic.i
tiou. And as the work should proceed westward
from Tallahassee, tho steam packets could meet
it at the different harbors on the coast; at Apa
lachicola, St. Joseph’s, St. Andrew’s, Chocta
balchie, St. Rosa, Pensacola and Mobile bays.
The communicutiou through the ports ou the
sea-board, appears to have advantages much
above the route of the interior, particularly to
the commercial affairs of the country, which will
be in more immediate connection with the insti
tution proposed hy Mr. S. to ho created to effect
this object. Tho transportation of specie as well
as merchandize and couutry produce, will be of
uo little consideration to facilitate exchange, aud
which with the travelling ou the road, it is be
lieved, will make the stock of it highly valuable
The necessity of tho canal across the peninsula
of Florida, which has occupied the attention of
Government for some years past, aud for which
surveys have been made, would by this be super
seded, as well as tho iuland water communica
tion along the coast and through the lakes to the
Mississippi river from St. Murks.
With these views, I leave the subject with you
to lay before the public through your paper,
should you deoui it worthy a place in it.
Respectfully your ob’t. serv’t..
GEO. W. LONG,
Lieut. U. S. A. Eugineers.
Tallahassee, Sept. 20, 1834.*
From the Tallahassee Floridian, Oct. 18.
The Suwannee. River.—A letter from an in
telligent gentleman states, that a safe and cou
venieut harbor has been discovered at the mouth
of this river, admitting vessels of 12 or 14 feet
draught. The harbor is represented as haviug
an easy entrance, and commuuicates' with the
river through tho eastern channel, which is of
sufficient depth for steamboats of auy burthen.—
Should this information prove true, of which
there is little doubt, it will bo of incalculable be
nefit to that district of country, containing as it
does an immense quantity of fertile lauds admi
rably adapted to the culture of cotton aud sugar.
The medeciual springs on this river are begiu •
niug to attract public attention. The cures
which have been effected hy the use of these
waters, in cases of geueral debility, rheumatism
and other chronic diseases, would stagger the
belief of any but eye. witnesses. Those springs
should be more generally known, and a physician
by giving a statement of their beneficial effects
as far as experience warrants, would confer a
favor upon thousands, who are lingering on in
hopeless discrepitudo, ami who might be restored
to tho blessings of health by a few weeks resi-
de»ce at these Fountains of Youth, as they were
called iu the figurative language of the natives.—
Tlieso are tho fountains which, more than two
centuries ago, were the object ofthe long and
fruitless search of the expedition under Ferdi
nand tie Soto. Either through superstition or
jealousy, forages, these spriugs were effectually
concealed from the white men, aud uutil then-
recent discovery, the only knowledge of them
that existed was derived from the fabulous aud
romantic legends cm rent among the Spudiards
in the 10'th century.
ward in our columns, by ourselves and by our
correspondents. In to-day’s paper will be found
two articles from the Tallahassee Floridian, bo;h
bearing on this important subject.—Georgian,
Most incredible.—It is known to most of our
readers that some of the tnostphilanthropicnicin-
hers of the British House of Commons are and
have-for a long time been engaged iu ..n effort
to promote the cause of temperance. A com
mittee was some time since appointed for collect,
ing facts in relation to the sunject. A partial re
port was submitted just at the close of the last
session, and if we mistake not, the committee
was continued. The report alluded to contains
n number of startling facts in relation to the cause
of drunkenness ; many of them of a nature so
revolting as to be beyond belief. We intend a r
soon as we find leisure and space, to give a sy
nopsis of ihe whole report, and as a specimen
oiler the following, tho substance of the testimonv
of a respectable individual who was summoned
before the committee.
“ This woman, now a widow, and tho aunt
of a most distinguished vocalist, is an irreclaim
able gin drinker ; she lias four sous and two
daughters transported ; after making away with
all her substance, and being without means to
procure intoxicating drink, she agreed to sell the
tec’h in her tiead to supply herself with her fa
vorite beverage , she had every tooth actually
taken out of her head, with the exception of two,
and sold them for gin ; the last tooth she took
our, an individual iu Long Acre, the same den
tist who bought the others, gave her for it only
fourpince, and she then made up her mind thru
the pain and trouble were worth more than four-
pence. She has now only two teeth in her b< ad.
To raise the supplies of lie- favorite liquid, she
next applied to ;< medical man to take her body
when she died, hut he said he would engage to.
purchase her as a spc< ulation. provided she
wou'd take a certain medecine so many times a
whek ! She was apprehensive the medecine was
to bring her quicker to her end, aud she declined,
the bargain.”—Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shocking Accident.—During tiie exhibition of
the Mauagerie at Covington, a few days ago, ao
individual named liiatk hod the temerity, mu-
trary to the remonstrances of several persons,
present, to offer a small piece of tobacco to the
Elephant, which it received iu its trunk or pro
boscis. To that noble animal nothing chu le
more repulsive. Having repented the imprudent
act several times, the Elephant became enraged,
aud seizing the unfortunate man, wound hit
trunk arouvd him, pressed him with its poude-
rotis weapon, and dashed him to the earth.—
The death of the individual was almost instan
taneous, and the confusion that succeeded is said
to have heeu truly alarming. The friends ofthe
deceased threatened the immediate death of the
animal to prevent which, we regret to sat, the
proprietors had to run him out ofthe country.—
All must regret the resulted, & wouder at tin-in
fatuation which could urge au individual to rush
madly to a doom which must have appeared in
evitable. It should be a lessou to ail who visit
such places never to place too much confidence
iu the docility of animals w hich they know caa
ami will resent injuries and insults. 1 he nature
and disposition of such are uot readily under
stood.—Ifabash Cour.
A SIMPLE REMEDY FOR THE
CROUP.
Air. Editor,—This dangerous disorder
which It is proved fatal to children, in almost
evety climate and situation,.and which is the
dread of many an anxious parent, may be sub
dued by the timely application of a remedy,
liicb is not only simple, hut easily obtained -
As soon, as the symptoms of croup appear,
Scotch snuff must be applied to the throat of
the child, either- in the form of a plaster, or by
rubbing it on the throat and chest; this can
easily be done by mixing the snuff with ai v fat
or oily substance, which makes it adhere to the
skin. If applied too low on the chest, it cau
ses vomiting, and as the application to the
throat appears to occasion nausea sufficient to
throw out a moisture @n the skin, it is suppos
ed that this alone has a tendency to amelionte
the disease. The writer of this lias sec-tt the
most beneficial results from the timely applica
tion of this simple remedy, and but recently
witnessed its efficacy in the case of a child lire
years old, subject to this alarming disease from
its infancy. The family wen- called up at
midnight, and found the child labouring undir
all the distressing symptoms of croup, accontpa-
niod by co -siderable fever. A plaster of
Scotch snuff was immediately prepared, bj
nixing it with some pomatum which was at
hand, and spreading it on a bit of cloth cut to
e’ tend partly round the throat, and a little over
the chest This was immediately appiio*)-
butas the parents were too anxious to rely oa
this remedy”alone, they seat for a physician,
but by the time he arrived, the disease v- 15
greatly ameliorated, and the difficulty ofbreath-
ing having ceased, and a considerably moisture
ppearing on the skin, and the cough and rest’
lessncss also greatly relieved. In this staged
the disease, the physician recommended u*
leet to be bathed in warm water, and a dare “
caster oil to be administered, (I.e child ^
then put to bed, became quite composed,
by tin* morning ail symptoms of croup Lad dis-
ppeared.
As there are many persons so situated, P jr ’
ticularlv those residing in the country,
unnoteasily obtain medical aid in this dan^
rous disorder, and if they do obtain it, it nW - f
ot he until several hours after the .child I
been attacked by the disease, we w >ull th 1 n
that as soon as
tl*,
Scold
Communication between New Orleans and the
Northern Cilics.—This important subject is now
beginning to attract theaucution it deserves, and
we trust tho day is not distant when some effec
tual plan will be put into execution, which wi!|
shorteu the distauce between the large Northern
cities, and Jtbus materially benefit all the eutev-
•rc, recommend,
first symptoms of croup appear, the
snuff be immediately appih-d as above direct ,
as -t will not interfere with :my remedy t|'
physician may afterwards apply, and will t" >
probability subdue the disease, or alh-viat^
so much as to require very i; tle«-lsc to ref 1 '^
it entirely. The snuff appears to act as * n ^
-yne and sudorific, and the difficulty of b*
ing is soon relieved by it, ihe whole S) s ;*
composed, and tin patient generally 1
a comfortable sl--ep, from which it awak< - ‘
lieved from all the dts ressing symptom* * |!C !
tint ti this fatal disease.—Southern Ag r,c “
rist.
V duel look nlacn on Wednesday- "h‘'
..'•■I
A duel took |
attended bv singular circumstances-
combatants having had the first fire, j
self in an attitude to receive that of
snry. who took a
Oae« f j5
ihiccd 1‘H
his aJuj
deliberate *1
bail passed through Ins skull, and ! |e . -
stantlv. A lew seconds afterwards l"- s ‘
sarv also fell and expired, for he had
a hall which traversed his lungs; hene'‘ r ^.
retained sufficient strength to execute t‘ ie .'. a ^
purpose of his deliberate aim.—Galig n(lV
ris Messenger.