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& t 4> ffitii e r Uflrapf) ■pi** The Youtth Frazer's ,1fa g -zim t f EKPENT. THr. •" -»••• • nig -il the L'or.lr.ii 4>f a •'•i ‘»c iMvW: «f All ih, Ha l extensive. ■j. u -tiruciioji. The travellers had ’ ! t onward*, and on leaving; this their last uniting place, some negligent wretch |md omitted to extinguish his fire. The sp.wfcs being still a- live, and the western gale springing up, had fanned them into a flame.-which, proceeding from brake to bash, and from hush to tree, speedily set the whole furest iu a [daze. The youth, ar rested in his progress, was gazing on the awful spectacle before him, wh**uou a suddeu the voice of lamentation reached his ear. lie looked about mid beheld at a little distance from him, surronuded by the all-devouring ele ment, a large serpent, writhing, as it seemed, in the last agonies of death, bound and fastened as ho was in the fetters of the flames. On observing tho approach of the traveller, the serpent lifted up his voice and said, *Oh youth ! pity my miserable condition; and although ive arc, it is true, naturally enemies, yet extend a helpin' blind, and save me from the wretched fate which, without, assistance, instautlv awaits tne.” The youth had drunk deep of the bitter cup of adversity, and from experience had learned the value of kindness and compassion. He said “al though wo arc taught tho maxim, that to serve the wicked is toiujure the good, yet thy condi tion is so deplorable, and thy destruction so sure uuless T help thee, that 1 will for once net contra ry to the advice of tho wise.’ Having said this ho fixed his wallet to the end of his spear, and stretching out the hand of assistance, desired the serpent to take speedy advantage of the means of escape offered to him. The set pent lost no time in coiling himself up iu the hag, aud was drawn safely out of his portions situation. *Go,’ said the youth, ‘wherever thy inclination may load thee, and hence forward out of grati-, tude for the service uow rendered thee, abstain from injuring mau.’ •What!’ asked the serpent, Most thou require ti u to the bag hanging at the saddle bow; by | Jew,” the incidents of which commence with •'-.pans of which he had been drawn out of the the crucifixion of our Saviour, aud termiuate Now,” said the fox, ”1 knoiv that th m * with ihc end of the world, is now performing 'cfc - what is Ihlse; for how could a serpent nightly in Paris to crowded houses. > ' Uu great size - be contained in to small a com-1 * . 1SS • .5 Louis Philippe, the King of the French, is one Tho deluded serpeut, bent on the destruction I of the richest, if not the richest man iu Europe, of the youth, was auxious to prove to tin* for the I truth of his assertion, and offered to conv POLITICAL. >" f°x the ,The correspondent of the London morning Herald rinco him savs: t*The preseut wealth of his Majesty is de ity again placing himself Within the bag. The , dared^to be incalculable, and iu increase is do- fox said that indeed if he should witness it with j scribed to be so ouormously progressive, that Correspondence of the Journal of ■‘Commerce. Washington Satukdat, Jan. 3d, 1835. be presumed that their absence was supposed by them to be rendered necessary by the unsettled state of our Relations with France; for it can hardly be supposed that, as representatives of Louis Philiippe. they were enemies to Lafayette. As to the British Minister, and the Ministers of the other principal powers, their absence is ac counted for by the circumstance that the princi his own eyes, he could no longer doubt; and ! sa y q, e contemplated object of M. Thel- ted States, With would then fairly and impartially decide between | nison might be attained by King Louis Philiippe, Ranks; and, if i them.” . if he live long enough; for, large as it is, the Na- best mode by tv Upon ibis the young man stretched open the mouth of tho bag, and the serpeut deceived by the words of the wiley fox, coiled himself op in it as before. The fox iustantly called’ “O youth- tliou hast now the enemy in thy power; give him no quar ter; he is in thy hand spare him not.” The youth with all speed closed the mouth of the bag and dashing it with violence to the ground preserved himself and the rest of mankind from the fangs of the ungrateful serpent. The wise say, dimly indeed must burn the lamp of that man’s understanding, who suffers himself to bo cajoled by his enemy. Fail River, Dec. 27.—Relict.—Daring the recent storm, in which the tides rose to an unu sual height, part of the small hill upon which the meeting house, near Howland’s Ferry Bridge, in Tiverton, stands, was washed away, exposing to viciv a number of graves not before known to the oldest inhabitants of that uaigliborhnod. 1 tional Debt of France might (if you believe c«r- tain actuarie) be absorbed or purchased iu a few years by the treasurers of the King of the Barri cades. This, is, no doubt, an exaggeration ; but that he is beyond question lb* richest mau, and the most economical man and the closest-fisted man m the universe, I could get you fifty people to verify.by affidavit.”—Augusta Courier. The House, this morning, resumed tne consid eration of the resolutiou oflured yesterday by Mr. Gamble, of Georgia, directing the Secretary of the Treasury to communicate to the House whether in his opinion, it is practicable or cou- ph's which governed the whole life of Lafayette venient for that Department to collect, safely I are at war with those on which the existence n{ keep, and disburse the public roouev of the Uni- j their respective governments depends. s. Without the agency of a Bank or dir. John Q. Adams, appointed on tho pa so, to report to the House the rliich, iu his opinion, that object enn bo accomplished. ' J r. Clayton, of Georgia, having the floor from yesterday, rose in support of the resolution. There were considerations which, in his opinion, not only justified, but cal led loudly for, its, passage. It'would bo recol lected, he said, that a part of us, in the South, were opposed to a Bank on constitutional grounds; and it ought not to be forgotten that, on. the same grounds, the renewed charter was, reject ed by tho Executive. His main argumeut was . From the Slate Rights' Sentinel. that the Government had no right to grant char- Srr.—Some friends, whose opinions are *uti- t 0 **s 0 f incorporation for any purpose : (hat the :d to deference, deem it iucumbeut on mo to .Government bad no right to do indirectly that tied avow, or disavow, the authorship of a I’ozeu couplets, latcly/becoine a matter of grave aud high controversy. Though, supposed for twen ty years past to be mine, they have recently been which they could not do directly; ergo, if the Government can’t charter a Bank, they have no right to make use of ono already chartered. VI JB Thus, it i? unconstitutional to charter a Bank in ascribed, by sundry acute critics, first to O’Kelly, Philadelphia; but if we employ and use a Bank and then to Alaeijs. Disdaining, heretofore, to, notice such charges' of plagarism, from a perfect confidence in the ultimate power of truth, aud a contempt for this petty species of annoyance. Ou diggiug carefully into tho bill several skel- j my silence is now broken, only iu compliance nns were found, many of the bones of which with tlie wishes of those w h°m I esteem. Valu- were nearly in a state of perfect preservation, j j u 8 these rhymes very differently lro.n others, In one grave was found 7gun barrels, 2 pistol becomes me, -on.so unimportant.su ’ject, barrels. 6 brass kettles, a large quantity of beads, m ere b to avow myself, the author. I lie linos in several pieces of blankets, 2 clay pipes, iron pots, I qnestiou, then, good or bad, are mine alone : shoes, pieces of earthern ware, pieces oT the neither Alcteus nor O Kelly has the smallest right to them. Originally inteuded as a part of pieces ol earthern ware, pieces skins of animals aud some other articles, which, owing to their decayed state, it was impossible to decide what they had been. Among the arti cles found in addition to the above, were 20 junk bottles, most of winch were filled with wa ter. corked and sealed ovpr. The water ap peared to be as pure as when drawn from the fountain. When these relies of ancient times me to abandon the very dictates of my nature? j w# . re buried,or how long they had lain iii the Kmnvest thou uot that there is an inherent prill- * -> «• —* — i —; ciple fixed within me, which bids, nay, com mands tne to do all the harm 1 can to every son , of man ? I cannot, aud will not give up that dis position, which was planted within me by my Creator : aud sir. I will uot go from this spot, till 1 have inserted my deadly fangs both into thee and into thv camel.’ ‘Did 1 not, but this instant,’ replied the youth, •render thacan important service ? Aud among what class of God's creatore» is the custom to return.evil for good ! and with what tribe is it held right to sully the pure stream of kindness and affection with die foul dress of cracky aud in gratitude ?’ ’It is the practice of you man,’said the serpent, ‘and.although to reuder a service, is. abstractly considered, todo good, yet when misapplied, as in the present itistnpcc. it becomes a sin. I w-ll therefore punish your presumption and foliy. that your example may be a warning toothers. * I will sell von the.article 1 purchased in your market; you will surely buy for once that which you sell all the year.’ The youth, in great alarm, bent the knee in supplication to tho earth; but compassion was a stranger to the adamantine heart of the serpent, who called out,‘Prepare quickly, and say wheth er I shall bite thee first or the beast.’ The youth repeated that it was most unjust & cruel to return evil for good, and defied the ser- po«e to prove by credible witnesses that such was the practice of mankind, adding, that if tho snake should really produce cvideuce in support of' his proposition he would cast aside the mantle of hope and hold out the hand of despair to be bitten by him. .•Well, then,’said the serpent ‘let us refer our dispute to the cow grazing in youdermeadow.’ They tveuf, and no sooner risked the cow what was the usual return for good, than she replied, •‘if you ask what is the practice of man, I must unhesitatingly tell yhu, it is evil. I myself was for along time in the possession of a man; mor ning and eveuing I supplied him with milk and but er ; year after year I hrouglit forth a ‘ralf, which he soul to supply the wauls of his family. At length from increase »f years, my milk dried, and I lost the power of bearing young. My ty spot where they were discovered, wo have uo means of fo, niing even a coujeclure.—They are, no doubt, the remains of a portion of’ the Indi ans who once inhabited this section of our country —and the presumption is that the grave, in which were found the articles ahove enumerated, con tained the remains of some Indian chief. Tile bottles and beads had uot been injured by the band of tune. Every thing elsei some of the bones excepted, found, was greatly decayed.— Monitor. a longer poein—which, like the life'of him. for whose sake I projected it, was broken off unfin ished—they were published without my knowl edge or couseut, aud, however the couirary may have been assumed, contain uo personal allusion. Whatever my life may be like, whether roses or thorn's, the public is iu no danger of being troubled with confidence. I am sir. Very respectfully. Year ob’t- humble serv’t. RICHARD HENRY WILDE. fYaskinglon Hist Dec. 1834. Uncommon Cold Heather.—A resident iu this neighborhood, who has observed the thermome ter with some attcutiou, daily, fpr the last 10 or 12 years, never saw it btlow zero before Sunday _ morning, though it has beeu within that period . ropoi teil to have been seen lower in other ther- 1SOMINATION OF JUDGE WAYNE. motqctcrsthan his. On Suuday in.iruiug, how- ‘•It is understood (says theNaiioual lutelligen- ever, i’ stood-at two degrees below zero. But, cer of the 8th mst.) that the President of the V- yesterday morning, it tell to thirteen degrees be- niter) Stales yesterday nominated to tho Senate, as a Judge of the.Supreme Court, (to fill the va cancy on the bench, occasioned by the decease of Justice Johnson,) James M. Wayne. uo*v a Rep resentative in Congress from the State of Geor gia ‘ POST OFFICES—GEORGIA. According to a statement from the General Post. Office, lastely. published, of the Post.Offices established, discontinued, and Offices the names of which have been changed, since the first of July last, it appears that, in Georgia, the follow ing Post Offices have been established :* Appliug county, at Camp Ground. Murray county, at Rock Spring. Dekalb county, at Rock Mountain. Tho following have been discontinued: Irwin county, at Angus. Walton county, at Hampden. Stewart county, at Williams’. Clark county, at Williams' X Roads. Haucock county, at Warren’s Mount: Aud the Post Office in Upson county, called TorbertvilJe, lias been changed to Marshcll’s Fer ry.— Constitutionalist. lore zero, supposed to be the greatest cold ever observed iu this part of the couutry. At Green- leaf’s Point, (at the junction of the Potomac and Eastern Branch Rivers.) it .vas as low as 16, and at Alexandria from 13 to 15 below. The sensi ble cold was uot greater thau we think lias beeu experienced with the thermometer at 5 or 10 de grees above zero. But it was uot the less effect ive. It was, if we may Use the expression, a still and silent cold. The Potomac froze over on Saturday uight, aud On Sunday night froze so hard that carriages might have passed over it The Pittsburg Gazette says that orders have baeu received at the Arsoual ucar that city, “to forward, without delay, a large number of heavy cannons to New Orleans, The number, we be lieve. is from eighty to one hundred. The order, we are told, was imperative to send them off The Raleigh Register of Tuesday, nnnonuces tho final passage of the Convention Bill, to a- mei.it tho Constitution of the State of North Carolina—the House of Commons having acce ded to the amendment of tho Senate. One of tho principal objects of this bill is to obtain an equal Representation of die people in the Legis lature. - ■’• rani master no sooner perceived this, than, un- immediately, sf possible. mindful of ray good and faithful services, be drove me from his yard to seek for food and shelter, lie eared not where. 1 strayed into.this plain, aiid being unfettered and at my ease, I have regained somewhat of imTinner fat & sleek appearance. It was but y'estcrJiiy that my master passed this way, and observing tho improvement in my con dition, actually so d me-to his butcher, audtomor- , roe I am to bo led to the slaughter house. Such is the return man makes for good!” “Prepare yourself quickly,” said ths serpent. “To condemn,” ausnered the dismayed youth, “upon the testimony of a single witness, is con trary to our most holy lnw ; produce another Si t^en acta* you desire.” T'-.oy weir standing near a tree and they ap pealed tnti Je t mid, ‘1 have sprung up as you see me. in this desolato plnee; and here, standing up on ono stem, and oceupyirg but a small portion of God’s tyirth am ever at he service of passers- by. I spread out my bran- hrs in every direction, to . fiord shelter to the’ searched and weary tra veller. Often have I saved a wretched inisera- Ido m.»a. who fyui for ray timely aid, must have muk under tho burning rnys of the sun. Mark ♦lie restih : he no sooner begins to derive the ad vantage of my assistance, ami to recover from the fatigue ,:f his journey, even yet while be is re posing under the shade which I cheerfully give him. than he looks shove and around him. saying, •how gratefully bends yon branch ! it will serve mo for *i how. This liinb. how beautiful! hew straight 1 I will have it toe a handle to my spear. Ho thro utterly regardless of the injury he inflicts, severs them from my body, and 90 recompenses motor thosnfvice I have done him. I am think ing how I can bos; afford shelter, while ho is meditating.upon the readiest way to tear mo up by the very roots.” “There* now,” evlaimed the sorpent, “arc tho two wun«s*c*s you required; prepare in stantly : meet your fate.” • Life.” answered the youth, “is dear to all;— give me one clinnet more, aud if- you produce y«vt .mother witness. I will resist no longer, but will then submit to the will of God.” It happened that, a fox was standing uenr, and was listening with great attention to their dis pute. ”\Ye will ask the fog,’ 1 said tho serpent; “and when ho pronounces judgement against thee, I will delay no longer.” 1 Before the young man could put his qucsiiou the fox shouted, “Man always returns evil fur good; but, pray sir, what service do you pre- ; ml to have rendered the snake, that you should inv* made yourself obnoxious to punishment ?” The youth related nil ihat had passed. “You Appear an intelligent pprson,” answered the fox. ••why tfn reforc, do you «t:\:»* what is so couirary to tensor, -ni 1 corart m • e ? You know H ill .1 :* •‘v.loecrtuy thing lbut ' <. :nth :>• justice.” uso red ih, fox t tan I tho words of > jraiy nidr»^M,»Br-ap<fdi#eclinht)rfnitA! in Philadelphia, chartered by the State of Penn svlvnnia, we do that by indirection, which the Constitntiou forbids us to do. The President had decided that we could not establish a Bauk in Philadelphia or elsewhere for the purpose of collecting and disbursing the revenue, and, yet, he had, for a year, employed iu that business, Banks already established. But we were told that this great monied power, constituted as it was, with oue head and twenty limbs, was dan gerous to the liberties of the country. To this argument he allowed some plausibility, though, at the same time, he thought it applied with as much force to the forty little pet monsters, as to tlu» big monster, and its twenty-four whelps.— The object of the resolution: was to ascertain whether we could manage the fiscal concerns of the nation, without coming withiu reach ol the talons of either the big or little “monsters.” He went on at some length to recommend an utter divorcement • l’the monied power from the gov ernment; couteudiug.tlrat if the monied pow^r was of itself dangerous, it would be much more so’when operating with the power of Govern ment, which last power, as he showed, had, of all others, iu all times, beon the most dangerous power, often overthrowing the liberties of the people.- Mr. Allen, of Kentucky, said, among other things, that he had read the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the mode of keep ing and discounting the public monies, with care, and could not see that the information sought iu the resolutiou was there afforded. It did not appear to him to be an important inquiry, wheth er it was practicable for the Government to trans act allks bu^ness without the fiscal agency of any bank at all. It was the promise of many, and the desire of some, to. have a.hard money currency. To those who sought that object, it must be desirable to dispense with banks and bank notes altogether. If we were to fix our eyes upon that period of our history in which pa per motley was most rapidly multiplied, it would undoubtedly he the present time, when wc were talking so much about the necessity of a return to bard money currency. For, one, lie was de sirous to kiiow whether, iu the opinion of the Cab- The Philadelphia Inquirer of the 3d iust. men tions auotliei death amongst the medical students iu that city by Small Pox. in akin? three the pre sent season, out of a class of six hundred, all by this loathsome disease, aud which might have been prevented had vacciuatiuu been attended to. ' The SalcinGirceMr says that insurance cannot be effected in Salem or Boston, to cover the risk ol French spoliations. Property inWeic York.—The Now York Ga zette says. “Wo do not bclivo that, at ■ auy for mer period, real estate ever-sold so high, ns at the preseut moment. Yesterday the store 150 Pearl street, went off at auction for $41,700; aud the the old house corner of Nassau aud Piue streets, sold for $35,000.” [ From the Charleston Courifr.l , . . , ,* ur l* - Out relations ,nth France.-A better Ihw n . Th ®t ^ Washington, dated 7th instant, states that the | CityofColouel John Ridg*, head of the Chcro- Comtnittee of Foreign Relations of the House of I delegation, and A. bunt i- iej are a- Representatives. had rejected. 6 to 2. a propo- voraW ° l « ‘ be emigration of the Chcrokees sition offered by Mr. Wayne authorizing reprisals in rouformity to the President’s reroinmemiatiou. This would seem to settle the question of any war measure beiug sustained even in the House o f Represeii tatiyes. RAIL ROAD FROM SAVANNAH TO MA CON- Wc copy from the Georgian of the l2lh. the following proceedings of the City Council of Sa-' vannnh. Important Proceedings in Council.—At an ad: jonrued meeting of Council, he'd on Saturday evening, 7 o’clock ; a quorum lieiug present, bu siness was proceeded to. Col. Alfred Qruger. the Engineer appointed by Council to sui voy the route for a Rail Road or- Canal between this City and Macon, submitted his Report and Maps of Survey, whereupon Aid. I Cuyler. offered the following resolutions, which BvaGEAtir and Arson.—Last Monday eve- were unanimously passed: tiiiig about 7 o’clock, a Rat broke into Mr. Mer- “Whereas the survey of tho route .of a Rail ifirn’s soap and candle factory, No. 180 Chapol , Road communication between this City aud Ma- street, and feloniously took from a candlestick a lighted caudle, with which lie retreated through a bole iu the floor, and having the benefit of a light, dragged it safely to his private rendezvous, which was composed of shaving aud other com bustibles. The movement ol the rascal was discovered just as the light was passiug the floor, and iu n moment more the lodgings of the thief were iu flames. The whole building would have shared the same fate, but for (he timely discov ery of the arson, which enabled the proprietor, by tearing up tbe floor, to nip the mischief iu the bud.—Jour, of Com. Cold Bathing.—Yesterday, about .one o’ clock, a man who had partaken freely of some warming potntions, leaned imnscjf against a spile ou the pier above Peck slip, to enjoy the usc rum-inspiring reveries by which ho had been so ofteu lulled to happy forgetfulness. While in this position lie became rather drowsy, aud tum bled into the dock. A number of persons, who were at work in the -vicinity, bearing the splash, ran to the fellow’s assistane, and got him out be fore be bad drank much more salt water than be had taken of the “crittur.” He was then' lean- e. up against a wall, where he stood dripping and smoking, preparatory to being sent to the Alms House.—Jour, of Com. M The Boston Gazette of the 22nd ultimo says— that Francisco Ruiz, the carpenter, one of the Pirates under sentence of death, has becQmp de ranged sinee the 19th. He has erected a cross t 0 ascertain on what terms a loan of money for in his cell, before which he is continually p^os- * tratinK himself, and Uttering the most frantic cries. Ill will probably be necessary to put him iu irons, to prevent "his committing violence upon himself. yesterday. The cold still continues. Our navi- j inc*t, it was proper to return to a hard money gation is probably closed for the season—Nat.! government, and carry on our fiscal operations tnhi. Cith inxl. ~ without paper currency or bauk agency. He was sure that the measure contemplated by the resolution would contribute more than any thing else could, to tho promised return to a bard mon ey currency, and to the obstruction of the flood of the paper money which was uow issuing or ready to be issued. Mr. Polk, as Chancellor o* the Exchequer, rose to resist these vigorous as saults. Time was, he said, and not very long a- go, when it was contended that uothiug hut a Bank, aud ouly ono Bauk, could act successfully as the fiscal agent of the Treasury. But now, when it was ascertained that other ageuts had succeeded, it was for the first time ascertained that no Bank was necessary; but, without giv ing any opiuion of his own, he had indicated the opinion of others that «o Bank agency was necessary. Mr. Polk proceeded to show that the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury re sponded directly to the inquires put iu the reso lution. Ur; Polk here read an exctract from the Report, and added, — The Secretary then says that it is practicable to act the business of the Treasury without Banks, but he does not advise it, in the present state of things. The resolution was, therefore, unneces sary. and improper, its inquiries having already been answered, and the measure contemplated by it, noticed and discussed, but not recommend, ed. The debate was for some time continued by Messrs. Fillmore. Ewing aud Jones, of Geor gia when, Mr. McKitu moved to lay the resolu tion ou tbe table, which motion prevailed; 10G to 87. . ‘ ' '. This day being, by the rules of the House, de voted to private business, the orders of the day were taken tip. The first among them, being the bill for tbe relief of Susan Decatur and others, was taken up for consideration. Mr. \ intoti ob jected to its consideration, aud moved its post ponement to Friday next. IIo said that to en tertain this bill would bo to postpone till next session every other private bill. He might have addetl, that while this bill was on. the calendar, no other business would he done oil Friday and Saturday thau to debate it; for, like Atny Dar- din’s horse, .it seems destined as the conveyance to immortality of all who will ride it far and long enough. Mr. Vinton mentioned that it had al ready consumed at least six weeks time, first and last, and had been five times rejected. But Mr. Cnmbreicng, in reply, said it had been rejected oaly-by small majorities of the House, and for the reason solely that members, though they were.in favor of the principle of tho bill, could agree upon the mode of distributing the sum granted upon tho claimants. Einally, the hill' was laid on the table, Yeas 96; Noes, 90.’' But there is no doubt that a re-consideration of the vote will he moved on Monday.' A le-considcra- tion of the vote on the case of poor Kilborne was moved today. Washington, Dec. 31, 1831. This day having been set apart, by a Joiut Resolution of Congress, for the celebration in honor of the memory of Lafayette, no legislative business was transacted. Thctwo Houses as sembled and were called to order at tho usual hour. At £ past 12, the President of the U. Ftates. the Secretaries of the Departments, some few of the members of Foreign Legations - ; and the orator of the day, attended by the Joint Committee, assembled in tho Senate Chamber, and accompanied by.tbe Senate and tho Vice _ art of Congress, af the last session, to deliver an “Oration ou the Life and Character of Lafay- ettd.” took the rostrum, in discharge of the duty assigned him, at 1 o’clock, and spoke about two hours and a half. 1 never heard hirn speak bet ter nor more distinctly. lie was heard, with ease, by every ono throughout the vast hail and galleries, and he Was lisleucd to with the most- profound silence and respectful attention. Sever al times, indeed, be .vas interrupted with half suppressed plaudits from the galleries, hut the Auditory seemed to he made sensible, by theuoise thus made, of the impropriety of this mode of expressing their admiration. In regard tj the merits of the performance, 1 might speak very strougly without exaggeration. Every oue who beard it was struck with the dig nity aud serene simplicity by which it was char acterized. The narrative was excellent, and in a discourse wherein narrative necessarily oc cupies so promiueut a place, it might, without prejudice- to its other merits, bo deemed its chief excellence. Though familiar, as every Ameri can is, with the details of the life and actions of Lafayette, 1 never before saw thorn placed in so interesting a point of view, nor rendered so clear, consistent aud intelligible. The illustrations which were occasionally produced, iu connexion with the narrative, were extremely elegant and happy, and served to exalt, in a high degree, our ideas of the character of Lafayette. Tho priu- ciples inculcated throughout tho oration were those which Lafayette exemplified iu his life,— disinterested devotion to liberty, and uncomprom ising hostility to hereditary*rule. In his exordi um, the orator exhibited great skill in arresting the attention of his auditors, aud preparing their minds for the reception of his discourse. The very embarrassment and tremor which for the first few sentences, marked his utterance, jwell suited his remarks on. the difficulty and delicacy of the task assigned to him. He seemed to feel that be was, as he said, to speak to the North Ameri can people by their own appointment, upon the life aud character of one whoso life for neat ly half a century had formed a part of the history of the civilized world. As the orariou is soon to he published, as I un derstand", by order of Congress, I refrain from preventing any sketches of it, which tvould bnt do injustice both to the orator and the subject of his eulogy. T E LEGRAPH aCACCW, Ga. Thursday January 22, ies5. L ([/=• We must again claim the indulgence 0 f our readers for lack of editorial. The editor had hardly recovered sufficiently to attend to any^ siness, from a sickness of several mouths ,] Ur3 lion, when he met with an accident whicVkill for some time prevent him from holding a p..,' On Saturday night last, in eudeavoring to t - tinguish the flames in which a uegro gi r J enveloped, from her clothes taking fire, his hand were so dreadfully burnt as to preelvde the b 0 p e of using them for some time to come. T lt!) other members of his family also had their ha^h badly burnt; and the house itself narrowly ei . caped. The gil l, who ’was about 13 years old lived about thirty hours after tho shockin'' cident. We have received from the Hon. James M. Wayne a “ Report from the Secretary of ths Treasury on. the present system of keeping and disbursing the public money,” and various other public documents. BOB A letter from a friend at Washington City, of the 7th inst. says: “James M, Waytie h’as just been nominated to the Senate, as Judge of the Supreme Court, in the place of the late Judge Johnson.”—Avgusta Sentinel. con, made by Col. Cruger, and his Report on the same, arc satisfactory to this Board, and clearly show tho practicability of tho work, the facilities offered, tho absenco of obstructions, and. the great aud permanent advantages which must result to both cities, and tbe whole stale, from its completion—ami, whereas it is necessary to kuow to what extent the authorities of Macon will unite with tbis Corporation, in undertaking the work ; aud whereas, the said survey was made by this City, iu the confident expectatidn, that the City of Macon would share the expeuse to a reasona ble extent— - “Refofcerf—'That tho Roport of Col.. Cruger, of tho Survey aforesaid, be adopted, aud that the maps thereof be deposited iu tho Clerk’s Office, for safe keeping, public inspection, and further Resolved, also—'That the Mayor be authori zed to correspond with the corporation of Ma con, to know what proportion of the Stock in such work, that Corporation will subscribe for, and that he he authorized to assure that Cor poration, that this body will subscribe for 5000 shares, and that the City of Macon he requested to subscribo for half that number of shares at least. •Resolved—That the Mayor be authorized and to .isk of that Corporation a re-erobursement-of a p-oportion thereof. "Resolved, also,—That the Mayor be authori sed to corresdond with persons ami capitalists. this work can be negotiated, on the faith of the city, and a pledge of its interest in the underta king.” - Ajoint committee of Council and Citizens, was .ppointed' to s^ect n site for a Lazaretto— .A'^aV.rin'ihreracts entitle^ “Tkc Wandering S’CetincIi Afa ad^urireA We are informed by a letter from a friend at Carrollton, Mississippi, says the Augusta Couri er) 'hat the election, which ended on tho 8th Dee. has resulted in the election of Greenwood Lejiore, late chief of the Choctaws, to represent Chrroll county in the next Legislature of the State-of Mississippi. Senator Mangum.—We learn from authority, (says the Salisbury, N. C. Watchman) that we have confidence in,' that Judge Mangum has de clared his determination not to resign in accor dance to the will of tho dominant party iu the Legislature. Thomas H. Benton having declined being a candidate for Vice-President,, the Pennsylvanian nominates James Buchanan, of that State, late Minister to Russia, to run for that office upon the Van Buren ticket. -MEAT, HO ! MEAT !! ^Whjfc shall we all do for meat ? is the univer sal cry. Empty smoke houses is a common and most distressing complaint. Hogs are as scarce as—as any thing. Fresh pork retails at Iffcu. a-pouml, salted aj 12 a—aod not a whole kg m 'be bad*at that.' - ' A hundred thousand weight 0 f bacon aud pork would fiud a rea.i y sale here.— The weather uow is fine for curiug meat, and ’those who have it to sell had better bripg it in, whilst the cobl weather lasts. Also wanted, soi. e 10,000 weight of lard-as much butter; and fat beef,'mackerel, codfish, ,a proportion ; with onions, potatoes, &c. t a match. . A snow storm.—Mr. Abizer Snow, of Bruns wick, was lately' presented by his wife with thret boy3, weighing21 pounds! Concert.—We invite tbe attention of tbe Pub* lie to'tbe proposed Concert ofMr. GRONLD.ND.oa Saturday evening next. From the acknowledg ed superior abilities of Mr. G. as a musical per former, and the popularity of the tunes selected wc anticipate for him a crowded house. Those who were prevented by the badness of the weather from attending his last concert, bad better avail themselves of the preseut, (as it w ill be the last,) opportunity to witness his astonishing powers. Mr. Gronlund will be assisted by tbe talents of Messrs. Hudson & Sinclair. EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE. On the 6tli instnnt. in tbe Senate of the Uni ted States, the following resolution, offered the day before by Mr. ralhoun, was taken up and-a- dopted: Resolved, That u Select Committee be ap- l, 7he Southern Planter o nd Horticultural Ly ceum” has been removed from Macon to Odium- bus. where it will be continued by C. E.Bart- pointed to attend to inquire into the extent of LETT ‘ F.sqr... e solicit for the work a coati- Executivc patronage ; the circumstances which have contributed to its great iucrease of late ; the expediency aud practicability of reducting the same, and the means of suph reduction ; and that they have leave to report by bill or other wise. On motion of Mr. Calhoun, it was ordered that tlie Committee consist of six. Mr.-Calhoun wished that the Committeo might consist of two members from each of the politi cal parties. For it is well known, said Mr. C. that there are different political interests in the Senate. That when ho considered the extent of the Executive patronage and influence, and its important effect upon our future prospects, he wished to go into its consideration free from all prejudices, and to give it an impartial con sideration. He wished the Committee might be immediately appoiated, Mr. Poindexter proposed that the election of the committee will be postponed till tomorrow morning. Mr. Calhoun objected. And so tho Senate proceeded to ballot for tho co’mroittec, when Messrs. Calhoun, Southard, Bibb, Webster, Benton, &. King of Geo-gia, were elected. Yankee Farmer.—-This is the name ofanagri- euliurai paper printed, at Cornish, Me., the first uumber of which lias been ,received, edited and published by S. W. Cole. ' It promises to be 3 valuable adjunct to that class of periodicals al ready published. nnSTVYKEHS nuance aud increase of patronage. FROM LONDON. requested to address the Corporation of Macon, on the subject of the expense of said survey, and- President, proceeded to the Hall of the House ,.lr /’(.rnnr-iti/m rf-pmhnrsi'mDnf-Alf n nf 4/pnrpcontnlii'/‘8 U'horn cs*;itc troro nrnvi/lDil of •Representatives,^-where seats were provided for them in front of the Speaker’s chair. The privileged scats on the floor, and tlie front galle ry, were occupied by ladies, aud tho opposite gallery was crowdeil with gentlemen. Tjierc was not a single Foreign Minister from any of tho principal powers present, though all were invited under the resolution of Congress. The French Mmister and the members of the French* Legation, were specially invited to attend, and were particularly careful not to qltend. it must Tlie British Ship Parsoe, Capt. M‘KelIar, ar rived yesterday from Londou via Portsmouth, sailed 10th D p c. bringing us files of London pa pers to the eveuing of tho Pth Dec. and a Port- smoutn paperof the 8th. We make the follow ing extracts from the Londou Courier of tho la- nest date, beiug the only paragraphs we find of sufficient importance to transfer to our columns- London, Dec, 9.. Arrival of Sir Robert Peel — Expresses reach ed towu early this morning to announce that Sir Robert Peel arrived at Dover Last night about twelve o'clock, and immediately proceeded to Louden. The Right lion. Baronet reached his house in Privy-gardens about eight o’clock this morning. His Grace tlie Puke of Wellington visited the Rigt lion. Baronet at oue o’cluek at his residence, and remained with him for a con siderable time. These two Statesmen after wards proceeded to St. James* Palace, and had a long audionne of his Mnjest)’. Such are the facts; the rumours on the sub ject are-these :—It is stated with confidence, in well iuformed circles, at the West crei, that Par liament will he dissolved bn Friday .by Procla- We have received the first number of the "Hor ticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine." published at Boston by George C. Barrett. r.t tho office of tho New England Farmer—T. G. Fessenden, editor. It is a neatly executed woA« ornamented with several engraving-;, and rom- prises a pamphlet of 40 pages. The llorticsl- tnral Register it to be published monthly, at $2 per annum. Mr. Fessenden has long been known as a writff on horticultural and agricultural subjects: and we have no doubt of hist being-fully able to sus tain his former reputation. x Wo have also received the first number,®! "Tht Marul Reformer and Teacher on th ' Humus Constitution,'' a small monthly papiphlet of ft pages, edited by Win. A. Alcott. and published by Light •& Hortou at Boston—price ono dollar a year, in advance. Specimens of tho ahove works may bo soeu ,J our reading reom. We have received tlie 2d Number of of a it* paper just established at Jacksonville, East Flor ida, entitled tlie Jacksonville Courier,—published by L. Currier & Co. Wc extract the fo!k"‘ :: r paragraphs: Jacksonville is situated on tlm left bank '- St.John’s river, about twenty fivemilesfrt* 1 ! u mouth. The river hero is about one tnile l f* width, and tn some places above, it is ten teen miles. It is affected by the tide whk upon an average, from one to one and a feet. It is very crooked,~is navigable 10 'J place for vessels drawing ten feet of water, for one hundred tuttl fifty miles above good navigation For vessels of eight feet dr* 1 ^ It abounds in fish, of which some of tin* P r *‘ pal nr«j mullet- trout, perch, bass and dr 00 ’ . Oysters can he had here at all times aim se^ ^ Abundance of wild game are to he found t rivers, creeks and woods. ^, 9 The soil in this vicinity is sandy, but ' ;:1 ‘ tho raising of a variety of tropical P' ai ' ls, ; „ and vegetables, and the country abounds if-. b n* 5 ' motion. It is also stuped that tho appointments ; press, cedar, excellent piue and live 0‘ lK ot the Ministers hre Jikcly to he made official- 1 and many other kinds. t y East Florida extends from the river ly known this evening or tomorrow. City Twelve o'clock.—Tho arrival in Loud of Sir Robc>i twi hna trwlnv nnturnllv enrit to cr. _Robe; r t Peel has today naturally excited much interest, and given rise to many rumours, the principal one being that he has accepted the Premiership, aud that the Parliament is to be dissolved on Friday. This report, however, like others tliac are current, we cannot trace to any authentic source, and premature- ry’s, which separates it from Geon Florida. It is about 350 niile? in lengt '* sive of tho Keys. Its situation-- between ^ lantie ocean aud tho Gulf of Mexico L a . , a |- for healthful breezes, and to this cause is ,na ‘.^ 3ti j. tributable tlie mildness and salubrity oli’ s 1 • , y . ; We have seldom any snow. Our own may, therefore, be^in this section isquite limited. The ^ | silica the 23d‘of Dec.- hai ranged frqhr ,