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M A CO N" GEORGIA T E L E G R A PH 3P©3M®2@A3L, Who of the candiduttS'for the Presidency is I true frier, d oj the Soutfi /—This is au import; From the Louisiana Journal. i th important question, and one which ought to occupy the ma- Utro reflection of every voter iu the South, before he makes up his iniod to cast his vote at the co- tniug presidential election. On that election may, and wo fear will, depend the prosperity of tho Union. To discuss this question is our picsentinteuticn, and wo will do it fairly, divesting ourselves as far n9 our frailly and settled opinions will enable us to do so, of any undue bins. With but cne of the candidates have wo any personal acquaintance, and that has hcen all iu his favor—but if it 9koul<i be found that his oloctiou will not operaie favotablv to tho South, personal regard will not weigh with ustogivo him our vote for the highest trust within the gift of a free pooplc. Wo would not insult tho understanding, or shock tho patriotic feelings of Louisianians, by supposing they could for ono moment think of such a man n3 Daniel Webster, for the Prcsi deucy. His course during the late war with G. Britniu, is yet vivid iu the recollection of every l.nuisiauiau, and at the present session of Con gress ho has showu that his opiuious during the war referred to, have undergone no change, lie has had the hardihood to declare in debate, that he would not have voted for the bill presented to tbe last Congress for the appropriation of$3,U00,- 000 for tho national dcfcuco, itt tho fotm it was presented, “evon if the cannon of tho onetny had been battering down tho walls of the capitol.”— In this declaration wo believe Mr. Webstor wus entirely siticere. It was in keepiug with his for mer conduct, and wo cnunol help the belief that Daniel Webster would rather have been with tho enemy, battering dowu the walls of tho capitol, than fighting with his enuutrymeu in its defence. If in this opinion we do Mr. Webster iujustice, wo can only Uuieut it. He has by his conduct, forced the conviction upon us. Wo look upon him as a native born ciiizcn, so heartless as ntver to have permitted a republican, nor eveu au A- mericau feeling to find an abidiug place iu his bo som, We lay him on the sliolf, as the ruudidatc of the Hartford Convention Federalists alone. The fricuds of Cen. Harrison have pressed his pretensions with great zeal. His patriotism is unquestioned, aud bo has “rendered the state some service.” Yet his known waut of capacity for the high trust to which he aspires, would soon consign him to obscurity, did not the partizansof Henry Clay hope to succeed iu forcing auindivid ual iuto tho Presidoucy who would bo under his control. It cannot havo becu forgotten, wc pre sume, that Gen. Harrisou .declared iu an early stage of the canvass, that ho would williugly re tire, and give place to a more available U hig can didate, if ouo could be fouud, aud act himself as an elector. It was well understood at that time, that tho “more available candidate” iu the eyes of Gen. Harrisou, was Mr. Clay. Nor cau it now bo deuted with truth, that tho advocates of the election of Gon. Harrisou iu Kentucy, calcu late, in the event of the General’s election, that Mr. CJay is to bo advanced to the Department of State, and will be the President in fact, as the mi nisters of George the Third were tor many years the officialt Kiug under the shadow of tho tnou nrcli. Would the people of Louisiana now be willing to give their votes to Mr. Clay for the Presidency, lie continues to be (he advocate of a protecting tariff, that canker to the prosperity of the South —of the appropriation of utouoy by Congress for internal improvement, which woul i swallow up the surplus revenue in a single year, and involve tho uatiou iu an irredeemable dcut, unless a high tariff was again imposed, to dram the South of its treasures—of the United States H ank with all its enormities—and unless tho modern Whii let ter writers tn Washiugtuu who profess to be bis friends, groatlv belie him, Mr. Clay believes, aud avows the belief, that Conoress has a consti tutional RIGHT TO ABOLISil SLAVERY IN THE District of Colcubia. If Congress has the Constitutional right, how loug will it bo. before, under the guidance of >he master spirits of aboli tion, it will become expedieut ? Already has the appreheusion become so alarming, that .Mr. Pres ton of South Carolina, has introduced in the Se na to of tho Uuited States, a proposition to retro cede the District of Columbia to tho States of Virginia and Maryland. That the proposition will prevail, must be ibo ardent wish of every fricud to the South. It is the only mcausof de feating the schemes of the abolitionists. We como then to the irresistible conclusion, that no sound hearted Louisianian could, at ibis hour give his rote to Mr. Clay, aud if he could not, can ho give that vote to Gen. Harrisou, who is the mere echo of Mr. Clay ? The pretensions of Mr. Webster and Gen. Har rison being disposed of. tvo next approach those of Judge White. Tho Judge is n Southron, and we have hitherto believed would go with tbe South in every important measure, if nut uuder i wayward influence. It must be remembered that Judge White had been tho warm porsntial aud political friend of Gen. Jackson, up to the first session of the last Congress. Near the close of that session, a few memboisof the Homo of Ucpresentativcs. who had heretoforo acted with tho repub ican party, assembled in conclave, and nominated Judge Whiro as tho people's caudid.tto for tno Presi dency.'.' From that time to thii.'a marked ch.mge has been observed in the course of Judge White. Ho is no longer the warm personal and political friend of the President. At tho last session of Congress, ho was found in opposition to two im portant movements of the friends of thcftduiinis- t rat ion. One was the expunging icsolutions of Col. Benton, and the other the appropriation of $3,000,000 for national defence. When liis course was arraigned by-the public prints, he be came extremely seusitivc. aud rendered himself ridiculous in tho eves of the uatiou, by bringing liis private griefs before tho Senate. Agaiustihe Prosidout and Vice President, nil tho vile slander that uinlico and tortile genius could invent, has been levelled for years in the Senate homo, and from the opposition press, and yet these high functionaries have remained silent, under the coo- virtton that “great is tho truth.” and certain jus tico would bo a warded them by tho body of tho American people. Conscious of rectitude of in tention, they were willing that their actions should bo approved nr condemned by an American peo ple. • ••'.. Wo ask onr fellow-citizcus to mark the differ once of conduct between tho Vice President and Senator While. Often, doubtless. has tho former mentally exclaimed, “I am armed so strong in honesty, that I vniuo not the malice of my ene mies, so long at! there is n free presh in our conns try to ninko oil my actions public. From the mo iient Judge White permitted him- soil' to be Mhlnced from hi* ancient republican du ly. there was a visible chaugo in hie whole pub-* lie coursn, If tho modern whig .letter writers,- w ho profess to be the Judge’s friends, arc amjior- yet the courseol theJudgois natural, and easily j What was the effect of that amendment? *t accounted for. Hie' modern wings, 10 effect a i excluded at least three-fourths ofthe free negroes division of the republican-party, have professed 1 from voting. to be his friends—the Judge’s credulity hasyiciu- | How did Mr. Van Bureu’s friends vole in Con ed to the duplicity of ins worn enemies, auu do- j Congress upon tho subject of abolishing slavery sorting his old fneuds. has thrown himself and in tho District ? bis fortuueinto their arms. They have flattered to betray, and when Judge M Into bus answered their purpose as they intended, they will l.iugb at his confiding folly. diid*“cast him like a wor.htcss weed away.” “There will Aims a trost—a chil ling frost”—and blight his fame forever. We beg our roaders to bear iu iniud. that up to his nomination for the Presidency, two years ago, Judge Wbito has bceu the umieviaiiug- supporter of every measure proposed or opposed by Geii. Jackson, even to the removal of ibe deposited!— He voted fot the coufirmatiou of the nomination of Taucy as Secretary oi the Treasury !—but now, when Mr. Taney wus nominated as Chief Justiceof ibo Uuited States. Judge White voted against the coufirmatiou!.' “ Can such things bo, And overcome us like a summer's cloud, Without our special wonder 1! 1” Before closing this brief notice of the course of Judge White, we wish to have an answer to a fair question Iroin those m tin hers oi the legisla ture who havo pledged themselvesto support his preieusions to the Presidency—Is whig authority good ? If it is, then every republican, every true lrieud to the south—southern principles, south era rights, aud Louisiana interests, must lie pre pared to use all houorable means to prevent the elevaiiou of Hugh L. W bite to the Chief Magis tracy of this nation. On thel4ibol February, 1835, the Hon Geo. A. Waggamaii, then a Senator from Louisiana in tbe Cougress of tho U. is. addressed a letter to the members of (he Legislature of this Stale, \v« ich was published.in the La. Journal on the H)th*of March of the sam<> year. Iu that letter Mr. Wagg.tuiau uses this iangu tge: “Judge White of Teuuessec,'has been, by a small dissentient Jackson party of the'South, brought forward in opposition to the regular can didate of the office Holders. Your sympathies might naturally, in some.measure, point to Judge »>. as being uioro nearly councctcd with the sou thern division.. But there are, gentlemen, two poiuls, which yvill not. 1 am persuaded, escape your attention: the one is. that priuciple goes for sympathy. 1 have closely and ultentively obser ved, that ou every great aud important question, bearing upon the interest* of Louisian i. Judge White has been opposed to us.” I do trust that the self love and good s use of lie people of Lou isiana, yvill preveui them from giving their sup port to a candidate for the Presidency, who has steadily and uniformly voted down every iutercst Louisiana has at heart. Again yve ask. is this good authority ? We ask an answer from the Louisiana Advertiser. Header, if you have auy love for Louisiana, passe. Read over the above extract ag in.— W.icn it was written there was uot a modern yvhig in this State who would have voted for Judge White—no—not one! How does it come then, that of that motley party, so many should uow profess to be his friends? Au answer cau hardly b»» necessary! if it lie, it must strike ev ery think ug mi «J not to serve Judge White, but the ,aus of modern ivhiggtry—of Judge Harrison and ristocracy uy, ho has become entirely estrauged from tiiq Vresident in personal and political friendship, and is now in the hands and at tbe disposal of tho mo dern wings, or of that pio-bnld party composed, ot all the «leui0utq ol tho opposition, whoso idol ised loader believes it constitutional to abolish sla very in tho District of Columbia. These writers -assert that Judge W hito has only paid n few for mal visits of ceremony, to the President, during tho pretent session ui < ongress. Ail coufirif uc<$ he tween ihom is. lost forever. MR. VANBUREN, Mil. \\ IHTE AND AB OLITION. The following is the conclusion of an excellent article on the subject of the cliurgo alleged a- guinst Mr. Van Buren, of having bceu. iu tho N. York Convention, in favor of granting to ne groes tho same elective franchise which yvas ex tended to white citizens. From the Athens Banner of April 7. [After comparing tho provisions of the old aud notv constitutions of New York, the Banner pro cecils ] Docs this look like conferring equal privileges upon all classes.and colors? What lias becu its practical effect? Why, time out of a population of 20,001) negroes in tho niy of New York, one hundred are legally entitled to vote.' Before 1821 the right of suffrage was equal; ami it was then reduced in relation to people of color to the proportion of 1 to 200, by Mr. Van Hureu and his friends It was at a time too. when only one other Northern State (Connecticut) had adopted auy restrictions, aud wheu two slaveholding States, (North Carolina and Tennessee.) permit ted tho exercise of this privilege by their free ue- groes. Ill Judge White's State, they not only voted hut performed military duty until last year, and it is not at all unlikely but the Judge lias of ten reaped the advantage of their support when soliciting office from the people. In N. York 100 out of 20.00l> are eniule-l to a vole; in Teunes- seo all free males of 21 years of age could, until recently, claim th» privilege ; and yet Mr. Van Hureu, who advocated the restriction, must be called an abolitionist, while Judge White, who never has, to our knowledge, objected to a ne gro’s voting, is set up ns tho Southern candidate -the true exponent of »• ulbern principles—the peculiar advocate of Southern institutions. Taking ail the cvideucc now before the public of the opiuious of these two candidates for the Presidency, and the candid of all parties must ad- ini', that while there is uot a particle of proof a- gaiust Mr. Van Buren on tho slavery ouextiou, tlieie is enough to produce a strong suspicion that Judge White is not as free from reproach as his friends would have us believe. Mr. Van Buren has no abolition supporters in Congress—Judge White has: ami among them is Mr. Slade, ouo of the most violent and faiiaticul of his tribe.— .Mr. Van Buren does not support any abolitionist for office—Judge White has born charged with so doing, mid the charge has not been publicly de nied. It is alleged against him that lie supported one Thomas Frazier of Tennes<ee, as a candi date for the Legislature of that State, last sum mer, and that said Frazier was the chairman of an abolition meeting iu Knox comity. These are specific charges, and must ho met by something equally to the point, for the mere idle! rant of his nullifying supporters will scarce he taken as good authority.—It may uot no improper hero tore- mark that there nro abolitionist* in Tennessee ns well as in New York, though in both States their numbers are few ; and in our opinion the south eru supporter of si souiherc abolitionist, is a much more dangerous person to entrust with office than any citizen ot a not them State, whatever hi* opinions. Air. Van Baron, however, is with the south in feeling ami principle, and his popu larity at tho north will enable him to control pub lic opinion iu that quarter more effectually for our benefit, than could tho efforts of any man south of tho I’otomac. To those who really de- siro a perpetuity of onr Union, this should be a strong argument. And .is the South has for for ty out of forty-cieht years furnished our Presi dents, a magnanimous people will not reject a statesman of correct principles and transcemlniit abilities, merely because his birth place is in a more uortiicrn latitude than their own. in the District i All of Mr. Van Bureu’s friends from New’ York voted agaiust it! IIow did liis opponents from tho same State vote ?.♦ Why, every ono of them voted in favor of a- bolishiug slavery iu tho District? ,• _ IIow did Ftnucis Granger, tho Whig candidate for the Vico Presidency vote upon that ques tion ? He voted iu favor of it—Lynchburg Democrat. The “Emanaipator” is the immediate organ of Arthur Tappan aud tho Abolitionists in the city ol New York. It is in every sense of tho word an incendiary publication. It argues, not only the abolition of slavery, by act of Congress, ill the District of Columbia, but immediate and unconditional emancipation every where. _ It is one of the abolitiou missiles, the circulation of which has been execrated by the nullifiers ofthe South, as fatal to their peace, ntid hazardous to ihe possession of their property, aud even to the preservation of their lives. It is one which the} have professed to regard as inflammatory, worth ies*. seeking by the worst menus and from the worn motives, to interfere with the rights and in terests of the people of tho South, and as ono of these vehicles of mischief which they have in sisted ought to be suppressed by tbe penal strength of Northern legislation. Now in what light ought Nullification to bo viewed by every candid American citizen, when he is assured that this same “Emancipator,” rocking w ith abolition hos tility to the South aud to Southern rights and in terests, is not only received by leadiug Nullifiers as affordiog congeuial matter, but is relied upon by such journals as the U. S. Telegraph-as aux iliary proof in its attacks upon the administration and its friends ? A late uumber quotes from this organ of Abolitiouism, with evideut exultation, for the purpose of showing the inaccuracy of the statements and the insincerity of tho course of the great mass of tho Northern people.—the op ponents of Abolitionism. Tho Telegraph labors to convict the Northern opponent of Abolitionism of falsehood and insincerity, by assuming as cre dible aud just the assertions of an Abolition print, ibe character of which it professes to conceive sufficiently odious, and its articles and designs suffieietitly pernicious to require penal interposi tion ou the part of the North! Such arc among the inrvtisisteucies and coutradictious of Nullifica liou.—Albany Argus. i) MOVEMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. Mr Conrad; the Representative) of ^Schuylkill comity, has h<en reprimanded by the Speaker of the House—not for an attempt to bribe Col Krehs to vote for the Rank, but for having decla red bis belief on divers other occosions, that tbe Bauk Charter was carried by dint ol bribery and corruption. As the speaker whs about to repri niand him. Mr C. wi'hdrew from the House; lint he was followed by the Sergeaut-at-Anns, final ly hrovght back, aud compelled to receive his lec turo. He was also denied tho privilege of pla cing on tho Journal ol tho Houso, his reasons ngniust its proceedings. Mr Courad has siuce restgued his seat in a lotter which says : “I now feel that tny constituents arc humbled and degraded in niy porsou, to a degree which ucith er they nor i can tranquilly bear. I am anxious that my constituents shall be represeuttd by member who cau be heard iu their behalf, aud who is kuowii to possess, their confidence, therefore respectfully resign my seat in the iouse of Representatives, so that auolher election may be immediately held to fill it, by the adjourned grssiou; and my own character ami conduct, f cheerfully submit to the scrutiny of my cdustitu cuts.” “1 he resolutions in the Pennsylvania Legisla ture instructing her Senators in Cougress to vote against expuuging, have been postponed until tho extra session, by a majority of one vote iu the Seuate. The bill establishing branch of the Uuited States Bauk at Eric, was also lost by an eveu vote in the sauie body.” Every effort lias been made to produce (be im prrsMon that Pennsylvania has ahuudoued the Republican party, aud deserted to tho Whigs. We understand from the best authority, that there is no foundation for such ail asseniou. The peo ple are rising in tho majesty of their strength.— The last Pciinsylvaiiian also lays before us the following chceriug intelligence:. “The nomocracy of Pennsylvania aro now ri sing in their strength to prepare for tho tremen dous political struggle which is at hand, and they do it with that uuily. that ‘cheer of mind aud prompt alacrity,’ which never fail to ensure a victory. Had they Iudced been of a sluggish, inert nature, which they aro not, the insults, the injuries aud the wound* inflicted oil them during tbe winter by an arrogant minority Legislature, would havo roused them to cocrgy ; but as they arc, it is more easy to imagine than to describe the spirit with which they arc auimated. “Theproceedings ofthe County Meetings nro daily reaching us. Tho meetings aro invariably numerously atteudrd, and use a tone so signifi cant aud energetic that the result is plainly figu red out. The recreant Senators aro loudly aud generally called upon to resign hy their cousiitu cuts; the provisions of tho Bribery Bill are treat ed as they deserve by declaration from those sec tions iutended to ho corrupted, that they seo and despise tho motive, and aro net to ho swayed from their purposes; tho honest members of the Legislature aro strongly commended for their course, and every indication of a wholesome and irresistible animation aro manifest. “Several counties, among them Dauphin and CIcarGeld. concur iu the suggestion of holding a Young Men’s Democratic Convention at Harris burg in J uly next. Dauphin has elected her del egates.—Rich Enq. Can Judge White or bis friends, justify, this tursc? U'hnt political act of the President can oj pointed to, siuce December, 1833 which should estrange him from the coirtiijejice ofjjsdge White? None, which ip can.'notfmiugTb*our mind, and THE Free NEGRO VOTE. ^ A short Catechism in season _ were Free Negroes permitted to vote in New York previous to the amendment of tho consti tution in 1821? Yes .' up to that timo every free Negro of law ful age, was entitled to vote. « How is it now ? 1“ the Covuiition of New York, an nmomlmcnt was proposed to the Ctmsiitutioii, requiring of every free uegro before ho should vale, to own ? freehold estate of the value of $250—over aud above nil incumbrances! Who adVocntcdtJiis fiincndincnt of tho Con stitution ? .Mr. Van Buren ! * 1 All the movements of the Whigs arc J-anus-fa ced. There is double dealing in all of them.— They have two wings to their army—Nullifiers and Federalists. Their two Seuators pursue opposite courses; tho one resigns, the oilier re sists. The one has honor for obeying, tho other has honor for disobeying. Both sides are right, aud neither side is wroug, which is a double pro digy in political ethics. Tho dinner givon to them is double, tho toasts are double, their electo ral ticket is about to bo double. Iu a word, the whole party is a monster tnndo up of all sorts of elements, of opposi'o principles, and embra cing opposite sides of the Zodiac. Tho Aboli tionists in tho North, co operating .with the Nul- lifiers of the South—tho whole a m.azo without any other plau than tho defeat of'Alartiu Van Buren—ib. The Charter Election iu New York has result ed iu the election of Air Lawrence the Van Bu ren cnndid.lto for Mayor, seven V. B. and nine Wnig Aldermen. In Hrooklyu, 13 out of 18 Aldermen; and near ly all of the city officers have been elected by the administration party. - Tho Election iu Connecticut has resulted in favor of the Ad. party by a majority of nearly 3,0(K>; Edwards is elected Governor. Cougress, From the Correspondence of the Southern Patriot. Washington, April 11. Mr. King, of Georgia, spoke at length in op position to the views 'contained in Air. Calhoun’s report, on the prevention of iuceudiarv publica tions by mail—he was in favor of the bill, how ever,-ascarrying out that power, which he con tended tho slave States already had by the Con stitution. Ho argued, also, in reply to the ques tion of expediency started by Mr. Davis, of Mas sachusetts, aud said that no prejudicial espoinage could be established by this stoppage, inasmuch as tho matter to bo stopped bore ou the face of it, to bo anti-slavery- they were pamphlets so de signated, and paid for as such, which could ea sily bo identified. Tho power to stop thorn, a- mounted to uo more than was exorcised by the Post Offico in stopping wet parcels or packages abovo the customary weight, &c. As to auy idoa that this principle would bo carried out to the prohibition of other subjects, that was idle to speak of, for any law for that object by the States when inconsistent with tho Constitution, was, iu itself, ho admitted, null aud void, aud Congress could uot ho called on to legislate upon it, or co operate, rather, with the States in enforcing it through other States. It would be time enough, however, wheu such laws rfero passed, to meet that difficulty. He supported the bill, and its ob ject would bo to breakup the Nassau street estab lishment,' which sent out tracts by cart loads, and knowing they could uot effect tlioir object, but solely for excitemeut, with the avowed purpose of doing pure and unmixed mischief. Air. Cal- houu will reply to-morrow. Washington, April 13. Air. Calhoun’s bill to prohibit the trausrni-sinn hy mail, of incendiary publications, was debated tho entire day. Air. Beutou was adverse to the bill as it stood, and wished it to lie over. Air. Calhoun would asseut to rliit, if tho Sen ator from Alissouii would uame an early day. The subject however, was continued. Air. Nilts moving au amendment in lieu of the first section, to provide that the peuality should attach ou any writings scut, which had a tendency to create in surrection amongst the slaves, if delivered to o tlicr persous than those who should l>o authorised by the States respectfully to receive them. Air. Grundy dissented from the last part of this amendment, as be did not see the propriety of as sociating, under the authority of the States, auy person in the duties of the Post Offiee. He was for simply having those duties to be directed un der the control of the Postmaster General, and the best way was not to deliver such papers at all but notify the parties sending them to take them away, and if not to burn them upas nuisances. Mr. Niles agreed to withdraw this part, altho* he could not approve the bill, even if tho amend ment pnssed. Air. Morris, of Ohio said, the amendment was more objectionable than the bill. Air. Reggies joined in this view, as instead of leaving it imperative on the Postmaster General to interdict ail matter touching slavery, the a- uir-ndmout left him tho power of determining tvhat should be interdicted! Air. Morris made a strong anti slavery speech, denying that the Constitution guarantied any right of property in slaves, &c.- he nevertheless ad mitted that it was his duty, although ho felt slav- ciy to bo immoral aud irreligious, to uphold and sustain it in the States! He was agaiust tho bill as an infringement of tho liberty of the press, and recommended A'r. Niles not to meddle with it, but leave it iu the hands of those who were ready to support it, to make it as perfect as prac ticable, then iliey could vote as their conscience would dictate. ■Air. Grundy iusisted that the provision in the constitution was as strong as language could make il. aud in contraveutiou of the assertion of the Senator trim Ohio. All that was sought for by this bill, was to empower the Postmaster to do that by law, which he did, to tho uuiversal satis faction of the whole community, without it. He thought the principle good aud had some amend ments to propose, which ho trusted would obviate objections to it; however, he wished It postponed until after the mail rail road bill, which he had in charge, should bo acted on. Air. Calhoun said he felt he had done his duty iu bringing the subject before the Senate ; it now lay with them to say whether it should pass, or iu what form. He would n«k a fin*! vote on it a9 duo to his constituents, that they might know whether there was auy power iu tho Government to remedy what all acknowledge to he au evil— and if there was such power, whether there was a disposition to remedy it. Tho responsibility lay now on the majority Mr. Grundy could not concur, that the mnjori- t> should bear all tho blame of tho loss of this bill, if loss «v«* to emtiff. If they were as repre sented hy the Senator from South Carolina, those who supported tho Admiuisiratioii would he little else than mere registers of the President’s edicts, .Many differed most essentially in thtir views aud they were uot justly liable to ceu.urefo. so doing. Mr. Calhoun wished to see the power of tha party brought to bear on this question, as he had known it on others: lie now comitlered tho bill as substantially in the hands of the Administration, and had discharged his duty, being determined, however to co-operate with those who supported vow zens person or persons as are duly authorized by the proper authority of such State, Territory or Dis trict to roceive the same. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted fay the authori ty aforesaid, That it shall be tho duty ofthe Post master General to dismiss from office auy Depu ty Postmaster offending in tho premises; and such Deputy Postmaster shall, ou conviction thereof in any court having competent jurisdic tiou be fined iu any sum not exceeding $100, and not more than $1000, according to the nggreva- tiou of the offence—at ihe discretion .of the court. ■ ’ • Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authori ty aforesaid. That it shall ho the duty of Deputy Postmasters, Mail Carriers, and other officers and agents of the Post Offiee Department, to co-oper ate, as far as may bo to prevent the circulation of any pamphlet, uews paper, handbill, or other paper, printed or written or pictorial representa tion as aforesaid, in auy State, Territory, or Dis trict, in which the same are prohibited, and that nothing iu the ants of Congress to etablish and rogulato ’.he Post Offico Department shall be construed to protect any Deputy Posmnster, Mail Cartier, or other officer or agent cifsaid De partment couvicted of knowingly circulating in institution any State, Territory or District, as aforesaid, any s uch pamphlet newspaper, handbill, or other pa per, printed or written or pictorial representation, forbidden by tho laws ofsuch Stato Territory or District. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall, bo the duty of the Postmaster Geueral to furnish to the Deputy Postmasters, and the agents aud officers of the Departmeut, copies of the laws of tho several States, Territories or District, prohib iting the publication or circulation of any pamph let, ueivspaper. handbill, or other paper, printed or written, or pictorial? representation, within the limits of said States, Territories, or Districts, for their government in tho premises; aud make such regulations, and give such instructions in carrying this act into effect as may not lie con trary to law. Sec. 5. And Sje il further enacted by the author ity aforesaid, That thp Deputy Postmasters of the offices where the pamphlets, newspapers handbills, or other papers, printed or written, or pictorial representations aforesnid£tnay bed « pos ited, shall, uuder tile instructions ofthe Postmas ter General, from timo to time, give, iiotico of the same, so that they may be withdrawn by the persou depositing them : and if not withdrawn iu tho space of one month theicafter, shall 'id burnt or. otherwise destroyed Mr. Outlihert remarked, that the simple ques tion was, whether in a Government consisting of many rcpublit’9, would tho General Government protect one of its members from the plots hatch cd in others ? That protection would repress tile one whilst it would conciliate the others. He re gretted the observations and tho course taken by tho Senator from South Carolina, as calcitlatcil to create suspicions as to tho sincerity of bis pur pose. This should not he mndo a parly question Wrecked aud degraded must that man’s heart he, who could mnko it a party question, and tho ef fect of doing so would be most injurious to the South. Air. Calhoun rejoined, that he touched those to- airs only which ho believed were calculated iu his lumhlc judgment, to ho of service, not prejudi cial to the South. He saw those to-day, who never previously questioned the ticts of the Prc^ sidetit do so. aud ho wished, believing it would have a salutary effect to draw public attention to the fact, lie believed his doing so would tell fi nally. After snmo remarks from Air. Grundy and Mr Niles, tho bill was laid oh tho tnldo, Air. Grundy promising to call it up on Tuesday. Tho North river was opened on thc llth inst to Albany and Troy. The New York canals are to bn opened ou the 25th inst. Some of the steamboats between New York and Providence, carry passengers for one dollar each. Tho New York City Inspector reports tho doathol 143 persons during the week ending on Saturday 9tli inst, of whom 40 are men, 31 wo men, 32 boys,' and 40 girls. AIR. CALHOUN’S BILL Prohibiting Deputy Postmasters from receiving or transmitting through the mail, to any State, Territory, or District, certain papers thereiu mentioned, the circulation of which, by the laws of raid Stato, Territory, or District, may be prohibited, and for other puiposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 6] Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Congress asiembltd, That it shall not he lawful for any Deputy Postmnstor, in any State, Ter ritory, or District, knowingly to receive aud put into tho mail tiny pamphlet newspaper, hand bill, or other paper, printed or trrittoii. or pictorial representation, touching the subject of slavery, addressed to any person or Post Oflicc in any State, Territorv or District, where by the laws of the said State, Territory or District, their circula tion is prohibited. Nor shall it be lawful for any deputy Posmnster in ■aid State, Territory or Dis trict knowingly to deliver to any person any such i j pamphlet news paper, hand bill, or otherpa- MR. ROBERTSON’S RESOLUTIONS. Iu tho {louse of Representatives, Mr. Robert son has made the attempt several times to intro duce the following resolutions: wo believe there cau he no objection to.them. -Committees mav be appointed, and reports made, according to tho resolutions, and that’s all the mischief they can produce. If they will do no good, they can do no harm. 1. Resolved, That a select committee bo ap pointed, whose duty it shall bo to impure what retrenchment, if any, can be made with safety to the public interest, in the annual expenses of Congress, to revise the laws relative to the privi- legeof franking, aud to inquire into the expedi ency of limitiug or morn accurately defining the said privilege, and of authorising the transmis sion of all public documents, official communica tions, ami newspapers, free of postage, and of in creasing the postage upon pamphlets, other than those published by order of Congress, or either House thereof. 2. Resolved, That a select committee be ap pointed, whose duty it shall bo to inquire and re port to this House w hether auy retrenchment can ho made, with safety to the public interest, in the expenses of the Treasury Department; whether anv effective system of accountability for the col lection and disbursement of public money is there established; whether banks be necessary .for the fiscal purposes of this Government; whether tin? intercourse of the Department with the deposite bauks, orauy of them, has been, or is conducted through the instrumentality of an intermediary a- gent; if so, whether such agent receives compen sation for his services; and if so, by whom the s tme is paid ; aud whether communications be tween such agent and the Department are verbal or in writing, and regarded by the Department as public amt official, or private aud* confidential; whether it is, or has been the practice of the De partment to make transfers of public money frooi one bank or place of deposite to another, for the accommodation, use, or benefit, of banking insti tutions, or for any other purpose than to meet tiie exigencies of the Government; whether it is or has been the practice or usage of the Department, to draw from tho Treasury money appropriated for the public service, in sum not necessary for immediate use; if so, to what extent, and for what purpose; and whether, iu any case, pay- men’s of money arc, or have been made or au thorised, out of moneys in the hands of piddiejt-ol lectors, "r iu places of deposite, .vithaut previous appropriation or previous warrant. 3. Resolved. That a select committee heap- pointed to inquire what retrenchments, if any. can bo made with safety to the public interest in ihe expenses of the Departments of State, of War, and of the Navy; also, to inquire whether any abuses exist in soliciting or procuring clerk ships or appointments in any of the departments or bureaus of tho Government, or in the pay ment or roccipt of tho salaries annexed to such clerkships or appointments. 4. Resolved, That a select committee be ap pointed, whoso duty it shall t»e to inquire and re port to this House, what retrenchments, if any, can bo made with safety to tho public interests, iu the expenses of the Department of Indian Af fairs ; whether any defects exist in the organiza tion' or regulation of the said Department, ora buses in the management of its affairs; and il'so, in what manner tho same should ho corrected or prevented. 5. Resolved, That a select committee be ap pointed, whose duty it shall be to inquire am! re port to this House, what retrenchment, if any, cau bo made with safety to the public interest, in tlte i expenses of tlio Geueral Laud Office, and Bounty Land Office; whether any defects exist in the organization or regulations of said offices, or neglect of duties confided to those who have the management or supcriuteudciicy of the said offices; and if so, the best means of remedying such defects, or of correcting and preventing such abuses. Also, to inquire what abuses or frauds, if any, have taken place or exist ju the mauago- meut of tho sales of the public land, by me Re gisters or Receivers of tho several laud offices, or by other persons; whether any illegal or im proper speculations havo boon entered iuto by the said Registers or Receivers in lands sold hy them, or in the Indian reservations; whether the said Registers or Receivers, or any of them, havo re ceived compensation from persons applying to be come purchasers of the public lands, or have be come interested iu their purchase; whether the said receivers have ‘duly and fairly paid over the m obeys received by them according to instate lions from the Treasury Department; and in ge neral to inquire into tho management of the olfi- ees.of the said Registers and Receivers, and iuto the manner of making sales or purchases of pub lic lauds; to point out the defects or frauds, if a- ny, in such management and sales, and suggest such measures ns the public intere-t may require. G. Resolved, That each of tho foregoing coin mittces consist of—members: be authorized to send for persons and papers, and to report by bill or otherwise. North Carolina, &c. on the subjecTT^ We have uot received a Copy of tL the Boston Gazette speaks of it terms, having a strain of m(uil “ ‘be ^ quence running through ti 1Q whoR ItT 4 ?? dering them worthy of th 0 time* a • 110 mT alike to the Committee, tho L-tln., Commonwealth. g!s,a, «re, N 'j' The following aro some of ^ which were reported by the Commii.r^ 1 ^ “Be .1 resolved by the Sedate an J Representatives, m General Conn and by the authority of the same Tt, gislature. regarding the Coasting"fli mted states as the most sacred an i ■ political inheritance which coul,i transmuted to us by our ancestors ut® K nautly upon every thing calculated m • i# »V permanency; and that wo deem it a to maintain the Union which it S er„ hazard, and hy every sacrifice n„i 1 »' ,t > with our knowu duties as meu, c iti Xet ! 0ns «tett tians. c. ensa,1< itfeij. •‘Resolved that this Legislature dis, ill( . tl , iws any right whatever in itself 0 , ns of tins Commonwealth, to interf • **• slitution of domestic slavery in ,i! er * *• ti* Stales; il having existed therein before Liishmctit of the Coustitutiou- ii a,-: l * e «U. ----- ■ * - — - - - ’ **■ saving been re- {•Weil. cognised by that instrument, and it be? within their own keeping. c “I “Resolved, That this Lcgi s [ a t ur , the agitation of the question ofdomeiti as having already interrupted th 0 fri ',,, lions which ought to exist between iK ’ rcla ' Slates of this Union; and as teudin-r n * ly to injure, if not altogether to subvert cip.'cs of the Union itself; aud believi uz a pri “' good expected by those who excite iu dL*' ^ iu the non-slavebolding States, is. nndenh n cuinstances of the case, altngeihe- v ' 1 ** cSr ' while the immediate aud future evil is li,0CJr . T > certain; does hereby express iu entiredl^ bation of tbe doctrines upon this subjecu* ^ and th<’ general measures pursued bv such”*^ gitato the quesliou; and does earnestly l!!*' incml to them carefully to abstain froni ail 6 ? 1 ”' discussion, and all such measures as mat i j to disturb aud irritate the public mini." * Gen Gaines, A CALL FOR MORE VOLUNTEER Tho folio wing communication has been J,|' sed by General Games to the Oovcniurs of sissippi, Louisiana, Teunesee and Alabama The object of the Geueral is. to have ,„ lr . tralifv with Mexico respected, “peaceably tf practicable—forcibly, if necessary." am i/ same time, to hold iu subjection the variousL diau tribes, bordering upon tbe Mexicaa to ritory. COPY. II kao Quarters, Westuw Defaktuxt Sin:—The war in Texas, which has ofUw assumed a sanguinary add savage aspect has induced the President of the U. States to require a considerable augmentation of regular forcet* be concentrated upon this section of the uiusm! Irontier, to which ni^ attention has beta panin- iarly directed- lie deems it to be thedutyof the United States to remain eutirely neutral, an dto cause their neutrality to be reapctced—pcacibiy, if practicable—forcibly if necessary.; The 23d article of the treaty ivHi Mexico re quires both the contracting parties to prevent, by force, all hostilities and incursions ou tin part of tho Indian nations living within ibeirrts- peuiro boundaries, so that the United States of America will um suffer their lndiruis to attack the citizens of the Mexican States, &c Tile provisions of this article 1 am pirticoliti; instructed to cause to be enforced, and I bite, pursuant to instructions, taken measures to mile known to tbe various Indian tribes iiihaliiliq that portion of the United Stales borderingnpa the iMexican teiritory, on ths waters »f the Red and Arkansas rivers, the deter- initiation of the government to prevent any hos tile ixicti' sioiis into Texas, and have directed tbit the chiefs be culled upon to inculcate upon their people tho necessity of carefully absbiiniog frn any violation of tho above menlimied nepje- meufs. ami I have moreover infonne'd ihem, pu- si)ant to the orders of the President, that M not hesitate to use the force at my disjesd firlk purpose of preventing any such designs. I have learned from several «f our citizens ea- titlcd to credit, that ouo Alanuel Flores, aMex- ican Spaniard, but for several years pasuriii- zeu of “Spanish town” in this State, nearthr Sabine Ridge, Ins been lately com missioned M persons professing to act by tile authority of'le Mexican Government, foi tbe purpose of sli cing the Indians in the western prairies on er side of tho boundary line, to join tiietniu tbenr of extermination now raging in Texhs and that with this view, the Agent, Manuel Flores,xctw- pained by n stranger, lias passed up lbs ulkt of the Red Tver, and lias lately produced tie siderable excitement among tho Caddo M**- And 1 have very recently learned from intelligent person* iu Texas, aud others have lately been there, that many of ans have gone over to the Texas side rftta line. These facts nud circumstances present to w tile important question—whether I aintosil ‘il and suffer those movements lobe so far n»:w hs to place the white settlements on both id cl> ! the line wholly within the poicerofthittsatcpJ" or whether 1 ought not instantly t» prepare the means fnr protecting the frontier scttlemfoK 154 if necessary, compelling tho Indians to re lan 10 their own homes aud huuting grounds. I cannot but decide in favor of the Hltcrnative which this question p-csents:—for uoflW>S fM _ , more evident than that an Indian war com o'- ciogon either side of tho line, will a* , 5U ,- tend to both sides, as that a lighted qiiic«-i 1|Jt ^ thrust into one side of a powder magazine it"- extend the explosion to both sides,. But I am without mounted men. tbe on y ^ criplion of force which will enable me pose an efficient check to the daily ■«*?** ^ danger which every intelligent citizen l have'conversed upon tho subject, Hppt** And apprehending as I do, that the mouth, which it would require to submi’- to the President of United States, n ? l ' , ‘ l Li fatal to a large portion of the fionuer - _ units, I havo determined to solicit i* celleucy n brigade, to consist of two or t a tallioit* of volunteers—as many tube 11,01 „ i i_ . . . .i.:. as S' 10 ' 1 practicable—to repair to this p' :iCC ——ufocs; may be convenient, by companies or iw ?o recejve their arm's and camp f< l 0 !l’ New Orleans and Baton Rouge- J 1 be eight or ten companies to it battalion- ^^ Should ihe war in Texas be brough*■ j ^ without'tho apprehended Indian volunteers.* will bo discharged for 1 to b« With’perfect respect, I havo tho i Your nhcd’t scrT ':’, t . a (Signed) EDMUND P. ^‘^diaff. Major General Lomm» To His Excellency. Ediv’d. D.. u, Tt"orient Governorof the State of Louisiana. ■ From the New Orleans Bulletin The following letter was addressed t° a table Alercautile House in this city- ^ Natchitoches. Ai> .-0 Dear Sir—It.is said that the u(t tbeet^ strong, near Nacogdoches; . v< j , t {j e osbi?*’ from Gen Gaines since bis « T .' va - , 0I „c ne*‘ perhaps we shall be able g* vc J by the steamer Ouachita. . f f„ a r d'*. Tho public are greatly excited , dinns will destroy nil our proper pressing on the frontiers. Gen Gaines f!l ns to fight. Yonts truly, fcf. ; I Massachusetts rs. Abolitionism. Tho Joint Committee of tno Legislature, of per printed or written, or pictorial ropreseuta- which Mr Lunt is chairman, has made areporton tion. to any persons whatever, except to such theReiolutions from her sister States of Virginia,