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fro.71 the London Hun.
Thn war whoop ha* been raised iu another
quarter b* a Mr. Hoy and Mr. Ward Wo are
now to go to war—God save the mark—with
the United States of America. Of all the moon
calf Quixotism* projected by the pugnacious
statesmen of Itritaiii for thn last hundred years,
this would bn the most absurd. Our league
with thn despots of Europe against France was
uot a greater dereliction of pnn*tple: our ap
pearance at New Orleans was less degrading.—
We have our national feel mgs—prejudice- as
warm and powerful as many who talk more about
them; but if our pugnacious prates in the Sen
ate succeed iu innocculaiiug ministers with their
folly, we shall not break our hearts even though
tho "o'jid General” gives in? expedition fitted out
aucli another drubbing as he gave the last.
Wrat is tits case of these talking heroes who
apeak not “-daggers.” like Hamlet, but great guns.
Tegular forty-pounders ? General Santa Anna
has usurped the supremo power of Mexico
Tite rights of confederate States of the Mexican
Union have been grossly outraged. Texas has
asserted its nidupeuden-e We are told that wo
are bound to support Mexico. Tho speakers
mean to sa> tint we are liouud to support the
military usurper, Santa Anna, against the free
men of Texas. To interfere bolweeu the Mexi
can* anil Taxiatis would be either to interfere in
a family squabble between two districts of the
same n itiou ; or it would be to take pan with
-one of two bolligeraiii powers to subdue theoth-
or to its dominion. Fuller the one or the other
step is alike contrary to everv sound principle of
international law, anti to the interests of itritaiu.
Hut. say our wiseacres, tile Uat.ed States arc
taking part in the war bat ween Texts & Mexico
(always meaning between the Texians and Gen
eral Sauta Auna.) In tite first place this is not
true. America hi* taken no partin the war.—
Volunteers into go Texas just ia toe same way as
volunteers have been raised in England and t raus-
poried into Spain ; that is all. If there be any
difference it It is been here, that the mass of the
American auxiliary troops, in so far as individual
character is concerned, seems to be of a more
respectable caste thou the British. With what
face could Britinu take upon it to forbid America
to do in Texas what Britain is doing iu Spain.
But. the war faction persist, all this is very
well, hut depeud upon it Texas will he incorpor
ated in the Union, just luck Louisiana and the
'Florida*. Wo do not think the United States
would show much judgment by such a farther
extend,in of their territory, more especially when
the new portion would necessarily tend to heigh
ten party quarrels already sufficiently hot. Fur
titer extension of the Union’s terri.ory renders it
liable to fall asunder by its own weight. The
addition of another slave State, another agri
cultural produce State, might serve to throw
the preponderance in tite Senate into the scale
of the nullifiers. This, however, is the conceru
of the United States, not ours. If Texas suc
ceed io vindicating its independence; if inde
pendent Texas seeks to strengthen itself against
Mexico by getting itself incorporated tuto the
American Union; if the Amerivan Uuiou listen
to the petion of Texas and stamp another star on
-its banner, what «s that to us ? what right
HAVE WE TO SAT “No"—To FORBID THE BANS
We have just ns much right as America would
have bad to forbid the Union of Flighted and Ire
laud. But we are told tfaat this Uuion between
Texas and the United States will favor the slave
trade. Every new State, say these wise men,
retains its iuternal laws on lieiug admitted into
the Uuiou ; slaveholding States retain their slaves.
Texas, which is a slave-trading State, will con
tinue to trade in slaves. They overlook an im
portant distinction. Every State admitted into
the Uuiou retains its internal arrangements, its
municipal laws, as far as (hey are consistent
with democratic republicanism. But e vety State
admitted into the Union conforms to its public
law. by which it is guided in its dealings with
external uations. The possession of slaves is a
matter of local municipal law ; the carrying on of
tho slave-trade is a matter of international law.
Wo believe one of the surast means to check the
slave-trade iu the Gulf of Mexico would ^eto in
corporate Texas into the North American Union.
Agsiu, wo are told that Britain ought not to al
low the United States to extend their territory.
\\ hy ? Will the extension do Britain any harm?
Let it ext ud as it will, whilo its present con
stitution endures, it uerer can be an aggressive
■warlike nation. And for other cousidtrations,
the better regulated police which would beiutro
duced into 'Texas (we will be reminded of Liuch
law, but all things are good or had by compari
son) would he iu favor of trade. Of one tiling
wo may he sure, that the Texiao deputies in
Congress will he strong antitariff men, and that
is in our favor.
We regret to see Lord Palmerston seeking to
conciliate the “sons of thunder,” by affecting a
coincidence of sentiment Ho ought to have as
sumed the manlier and more Christian tone as
assumed by Lord Glenelg towards Sir Benjamin
D'Urhan and the Cape Colonists, who are whin
ing and wincing, like bounds held in the
leash, praying to be let slip upon (be Cadres.—
He should have advised the dreamers of hot
dreams, that it was sometimes expedient for
those whoso hot blood made them over valiant
at times, to lose a few ounces in the dug days by
leeches or the laucct.
To speak seriously; we know that war, lior-
-rible though it be. is at times unavoidable. But
it is not an undertaking to be risked in th<* light
daredevil fashion with which we enter upon a
Christmas frolic—nor are those who would ruu
upon it with their eyes shut the persons most like
ly to ca- rv it on with sagacity and foresight to a
successful termination. We will tell the lovers
of war two things upon which they would do well
to reflect: .Situated as this country at present is,
the first serious war in which B/itaiu is engaged
will blow up the national debt. The blowing up
of the national debt will be followed in a week
by a national convention. A!1 who approve of
the end, and think 'hat the end sanctifies the
means, cannot do better than persist iu urging
the nation to go to w^»r.
Lord Melbourne and Mrs Norton—Mrs. Nor
ton it is left her brother’s seat, Fr impton, in Dor
setshire. He married the only daughter of the
late Sir Colqulioun Grant, who was reconciled
to the match a short time before his death, and
left to Mr. Sheridan and his wife the bulk of his
fortune—amounting to some thousands annually,
with the seat iu Dorset. The late deplorable
event, we regret to learn. Ins pteyed deeply on
the mind and health of the unfortunate lady.—
'The expose and detaiU of the trial were kept from
her, wo understand, as much as possible; but
• the whole could not be roncoaled and violent
hysteric fils succeeded, during which she called
wiluly upon her husband aud her children. To
the former she is s lid to have written, both be
fore and subsequent to the trial, declaring, in the
roost solemn manner, the falsehood of the char
ges made agaiust hor alluding, with touching ten
derness, to their early love and subsequent af
fection, and avowing her; unabated attachment
aud fidelity to the last hour when she left bis roof!
She reproaches herself, it is added, and acknowl
edge* her error, however, late, for suffering the
continued visits that provoked so much calumny,
hut implures him, by his regard for hi? own honor;
his love for their children—and in mercy and
feeling to herself, to dtsabuso bis mind of the
foul impressions created hy interested menials;
aud if be will not see her at least to- write, and
give some distant hope of fondness and recon
cilement.
A jetter from her to the noble defendant is also
raetrtianeiJ. la which she reproaches drim, it!*,
said most bitterly, for his protracted visits, and
their melancholy disastrous results! She paints
the misery aud ruin entailed upon her, while be
had passed the ordeal uuscathed! Separated
from her husband—bereft of her children—blast-
ed before the world—and dependent, even for a
i home and shelter, upon the affection of her
brother the contrasts his years and experience
with hsr youth, and asks what atonement can be
make her? This letter, written in a paroxysm
of despair, is said to be full of mourning recollec
tion* of lost domestic happiness and peace, with
the foudest affection for her husbaud rod children.
What his answer has been we do not kuow; but
there is an human heart such an appeal must not
penetrate.
On Preserving Vegetabl-s.—The preservation
of vegetables for future use is effected by de
stroying or rendering dormant, the principle of
life,aud by wardiug off, as far as practicable, the
progress of chemical decomposition. When veg
etables or fruits are gathered for use or preserva
tion, the air of the atmosphere which surrounds
them is continually depriviug them of carbon,
aud forming the carbouic arid gas. The water
they contain by its softening qualiies, weakens
the affinity of their elements; aud heat produces
the same effect by dilating ibeir parts, promoting
the decomposing effect both of air aud water.—
Hence drying in the sun or in ovens, is oue of the
most obvious modes of preserving vegetables for
use as food, or for other purposes, but not for
growth, if the drying process is carried so far as
:o destroy the principle of life in seeds, roots or
sections of the shoots of ligneous (woody) plants.
Potatoes, turuips. and otheresculeut roots may bn
preserved from autumn to the following summer,
by burying them in perfectly dry soil which shall
be at the same time at a tempeiature but a few
degrees above the freezing point. Corn [graiu]
may be preserved many years by first drying it
thoroughly in the sun, and burying it iu cool pits,
aud closiug these so as effectually to exclude the
atmospheric air. Iu a short time the air with
in >s changed to acid gas, in which no animal will
live, aud in w tiich, with the admission of oxygen
or atmospheric air, oo plant or seed will vegetate.
The corn is thus preserved from decomposition,
from insects, vermin, and from vegetatiou, in a
far more effectual manner than it can be iu a
granary. Iu this way the Komaus preserved
their corn in ebambets hewn outof dry rock, the
Moors in the sides of hills, the Chinese at the
present time in deep pits in dry soil, and the
aboriginal uatives of Africa, in earthen vessels
hermetically sealed. The origin of these prac
tices are all obvious imitation of what accidentally
takes place in nature, from withered grassy
tussock to the hedgehog’s winterstore; aud hence
the origin of herb, seed aud root rooms aud cel
lars. and packing plants and seeds for sending to a
distance.—Enc. of Agr.
To keep off or drive away Bed Bugs—.Make a
strong decoction of red pepper when ripe, and ap
ply it with t common paint brush to the joints of
the bedstead, wainscoating, 6cc. where these in
sects resort aud it will kill or expel them.
Harm water for cows.—It has been said that
cows will give the more milk in cold weather iu
cousequence of haring water which they drink
made a little warm.
An Irishman had a bell hung ig his lodging
rooms with a string so annexed that he couid ring
the bell while in bed.—Aud what use is that ?
said one of his neighbors. *Oh it is mighty con
venient,’ he re, lied •• for when I have slept loug
enough 1 can ring the bell and wake myself
up.”
Enraged Bees.—On Tuesday, says the Alex
andria Gazetl , the Bees in a gentleman’s gar
den became enraged at the near approach to their
hives of horses and carts which were backed up
for the purpose of unloading wood ; they sallied
out at once aud attacked with vigor the horses
aud diivers. In a few minutes the drivers were
put to flight, but (he horses uot beiug able to dis
engage themselves, had to bear the brunt of the
onset as they best could, aud that was feeble in-
deed. Oue of the poor animals was stuug so
severely that he actually died in a short time, and
the other was rescued by the servauts wrapping
themselves m blankets aud going with detei mina
tiou to his assistance. This accomplished, all
hands, we believe, precipitately retired from the
vengeance of the winged warriors. The bees,
finding that their enemies had “iuglotiously fled,”
from the field of battle, resolved "to carry the war
into Africa.” Mustering tbe<r forces they invad
ed the village, scattering themselves abroad,
stinging pigs, dogs, aud cows, and chasiug men.
women aud cbiiiiren. They absolutely held en
tire pus ession of the enemy’s couutry for some
lime, driving back several pedlars who attempt
ed to cros- the stone bridge with their wagous;
the approach of night put at. end to the contest.
A German paper relates the following incident,
which it admits is hardly credible, bui declares
to be a positive fact“ At a drawing of a public
lottery at Falenza, where several thousand peo
ple were assembled, a baud of thieves, amount
ing to as much as a hundred, undertook to rob
Isdias of their dresses, aud this by violent means.
The men defended as well as they could their
wives and daughters, till the militia arrived and
finished the combat by tuking pos ession of aud
committing most of the robbers to prison. 'There
is no example of such an ait of audacity Matty
ladies were wounded in ibe attempt made by the
thieves to steal their ear rings, and cried loudly
for help Most of the robbers heloug undoubted
ly to tho country, but it is not easily understood
how it has happened that the existence of so mur
derous a body has uot been suspected before.
Ereerpl—Tho following profound remark Is
found in the ruminations of P. Pilgarlick Pigwig-
gin. Esq.
•Life’s liko a field of blackberry and raspberry
bushes. Mean people squat down and pick the
fruit no matter how they black their fingers ;
while Geniu*, proud and perpendicular, strides
fiercely on and gets nothing but scratches, and
boles tore in his trowsers.’
Pickle for Bed Bugs.—A house keeper wishes
us to say io our readers that a strong solution of
common salt atid water will kill bugs immediately
if applied to them. Those who are so un
fortunate as to be troubled with such visitors,
cau thus get rid of them in a cheap manner by
applying a little pickle to their carcasses..
Libel.—An action for libel was tried this day
in the Circuit Court, in which tho Kev. Androw
s tark, of the Associate church iu this city, was
plaintiff, aad the Reverend Chauncy Webster, of
Albany, defendant. The libel was contained in
a pamphlet published at Albany, entitled,” Au
exhibition ofsomeofthe dishonorable meao.snsed
to oriug into contempt the peculiar principles of
the Associate Cbgchr,” the defendant made no
defeucer, and let jiulgment go by default. Verdict
for the plaint ff $4(10, and6ceutscosts.—„V. Y.
Journal of Commerce- '. »
Edmund D. Barry, jr. Esq. long second Tel
ler iD the Branch Bank of the Uuiled States iu
thiscity.hasbeen appointed Cashier ofihebranch
of the Pensacola Bank at Apalachicola, and has
accepted the trust.—Gaz.
Oglethorpe University, Ga Wo leant that
the agent of this institution has received in this
city so far, four subscriptions of$1000 each, three
of $500each, and many others of smaller sums,
amounting,-however* to several thousand dollars.
if- y. Joxr. Cept.
POLITICAL.
From the Providence Republican Herald.
GEN. HARRISON’S LETTER.
Gen. Harrison has written a letter which has been
published, intended to vindicate himself against
the charge preferred against him, and to justify
bis vote in relation to selling men for servauts.
alias slaves. We have given the letter a careful
perusal, and compared it with the bill containing
the obnoxious clauses, and fur which his vote was
given ; and cannot see tha: the position taken by
us oo the subject, is at all affected by them. W r e
have uot assumed that the bill relative to poor debt
ors ' v hn had become such in theordiuary course
of business, or the common concerns of life.
Theiefore, when Geu. Harrison denies that
our declaration nor does his argument reach us.
But there is another poiut concerning which t»e
are at issue ; and ou which Gen. Harrison mani
fests either ignorance of the spirit aud provisions
of the bill iu questiou, or an iuteutiou to deceive
bis readers.
After having penned his disclaimer of any in-
teutiou to sell poor debtors, such iu tho coinmou
acceptance of the phrase, giving some explauato
ry viows, and spoken of the great aud increasing
expense of the penitentiary system, he goes ou to
say :
“ This growing evil required he immediate iu
terpositiou of some vigorous legislative measure,
two were recommended as being likely to pro
uuce the effect; first, placing thn institution uu
dcr better management, and secondly lessening
tbe number of convicts who were sentenced for
short periods, and whose labor was fouud of course
to be most unproductive. In pursuance of the
latter principle, thefts to the amount ol $50 or up
wards, were subjected to punishment iu the 1’e
nitentiary. instead of $10, which was the former
minimum sum, this was easily done! But the
great difficulty remained to determine what
should be the punishment of those numerous lar-
ceuies below the sum of $ >J, By some, whip
ping was proposed; by others, puuishment by hard
labor in the county jails, aud by others it was
though t best to make them work on the high
ways. To all these, there appeared tusupcrable
objections, fine and imprisonment was adopted by
the House of Represeutalives as the onlyalterua
live, and as it was well known these vexatious
pilferiugs were generally perpetrated by the mere
worthless vagabonds in society, it was added that
when they could not pay the fines and costs which
are always part of the sentence and puuishmeut,
that their services should be sold out to any per-
sou who would pay their fine and custs for them.”
This is the ground on which General Harrison
rests bis defence. His exposition leads to the
conclusion, that the bill was intended to embrace
“worthless vagabonds,” guilty of “vex itions pil
feriugs;” and to whom he afterwards applies, that
there may be no mistake, the still stronger terms:
“infamous offenders, who depredate upon the
property of their fellow citizens, and who, by the
constitution of tee State as well as the principle
of existiug laws, were subject to mvoluntary ser
vitude ” There can be no two waysiu w hich to
understand this language. Its plain aud inevita
ble import is, that tbe bill w as designed to em
brace only “ worthless vagabonds, infamous of
fenders”—guilty of theft to a “ less amount than
$50” and who unless sold for servants, would be
committed to the penitentiary.
Unfortunately for the General, the provisions
of tbe act flatly contradict his statements. The
lauguage is,
•• Be it further enacted, That when any person
shall be imprisoned, either upon execution or
otli« rwise, for the non payment fif a fine or costs,
it shall be lawful for the sbertffof the county to
sell out such person as a servant to any person
within this State, who will pay the amount due
for the shortest period of service ; of which sale
public notice shall be given of at least ten days,
and, upon such sale being effected, the sheriff
shall give to tbe purchaser a certificate thereof,
and deliver over the prisoner to him; from which
time the relation between such purchaser and pri
soner shall ue that of master and servaut until the
time of service expires; and for injuries done by
either, remedy shall be had in the same manner
as is ot may be provided by law iu the case of
masters aud apprentices.'’
This language is as plain aud simple, and its
only possible construction as perspicuous aud de
finite, as that two aud two make four. It includes
all cases iu which •fine and cost' are imposed ;
and to render it certain that it is intended to apph
as well to civilas to criminal actions, its applica
tion is to all persons “ imprisoned for the uou
payment of fine or cost,” either upon execution
or otherwise.” Here is nothing said about
“ worthless vagabonds, infamous offenders,” or
petty thieves, or even about a criminal prosecu-
tiou of any sort. No ; the conclusion is irresista-
ble, from the very lauguage before us—“any per
son" not any “ worth-ess vagabond. “ infam
ous offender" or petty thief—but “ any person"-
not one who but for ibis bill, might and would
by the constitution and spirit of the laws, be sub
ject to iuvoluutaiy servitude—not " any person”
exclusively committed to jail op a warrant, or
under the seutence of a criminal court—No—but
“ any person" committed ou execution or other
wise, for the uou-payment of* fine or cost,’ was
doomed by the provisions of this act to be sold
to pay tbe amount. 'The truth is and it cannot
lie denied, that the lauguage, ami the title,
intent, aud meauiug of it, includes, without tho
shadow of a doubt, and beyoud the reach of cavil,
every offeuce, whether criminal or civil, aud eve
ry species of fiue aud cost detailed on tho pages
of the statute book. There is uo single excep
tion. The bill applies to the entire catalogue,
and it is vain for Geueral Harrison to tell what
he aud others thought and intended, so loug as
language such as the above can speak for itself.
Suppose such an article as the above, ou tho
statute book of Rhode Island. A respectable,
but poor citizen, eutirely unconscious of commit
ting au offeuce, performs au act in violation of
some one of tbe numberless provisions of law,
which act, though uot made criminal, and tot
which tbe persou is not iudietable, ■* nevertheless
finable on a • civil action of debt.’ Somo enemy
in revenge for a private pique, lodges a complaiut
against him. He is mulcted in fins to tbe amount
oftweutydollars. What is the result? Read
the statute: “Any person imprisoued, either upon
execution or otherwise, for nou-payment of
cost, or fine, may be sold for a servant. &c.” is
uot tbe conclusion inevitable ? This poor man
who cannot pay. who has beeu guilty of no crime,
but who owes tweu-y dollars to the state “ on an
action of debt," may be sold as a servaut to some
persou. who, uuder the layv. may instal him as a
hostler in his stable, set him at work shoveling
salt, hoisting molasses,, breaking coal, or doiag
auv thing else.
lie says, “ this was considered a substitute for
whipping,” and i‘as the most mild aud humane
mode of dealing with offenders.” Admirable
substitute! wonderful humanity ! To take a man
out of the hauds of the law, which could whip him
but ouce for oue offence, on a verdict of twelve
meu, and put him into the hands of a man who
could apply the cowskin daily, if he pleased, by
.vjrtue of a master’s prerogative over his appren
(ice ! Such a law would have disgraced even tbe
Goths and Vandals. What true hearted republi
can patriot would have voted for it, where even
criminals only were concerned?
Such is tho obvious tendency of the law, as
presented to the public. It belongs to General
Harrison aud his frieuds to show if the bill, io
its details, contained any qualifying provisions,
which were intended to exempt offeneds not cri
minal from the operation of this severe penalty.
He says it was confined to theft ; but. unfortu
nately for him again, the very language he has
quoted to show that it was not aimed at poor
debtors indiscriminately, goes to proTe that itio-
I eluded all offences, whether criminal, or other-
I wise. He says it was an act for tbe “punish
ment of offences." This, it would «eem, by its
being a quotation, was the title of tbe act “ For
the punishment of offences.” He adds, in his
owu language, not quoted, agains* the State.—
The act therefore was intended “ for the punish
ment of offences—indefinitely—of all “offeuces”—
of every species of “offences”T-cotiimitted by any
persoa—whether theft perpetrated by “ worth
less vagabonds, iufamous offenders.” or those
whom the laws consigned to “ involuntary servi
tude," or petty acts which no laws define as
criminal, for which no man can legally be incar
cerated in a penitentiary, aud which thousands of
respectable aud houest citizens might commit,
without tbe intention oreven suspicion of evil do
ing. We cuuteud therefore that the ground we
have assumed ou this subject is a correct oue; and
that Gen. Harrison’s letter is at variance with
the bill.
PANIC-MAKING IN THE WEST.
Tbe federal painic-makers, we learn from let
ters, have already marched most of the State
corporations into tin midst of the political conflict
iu Kentucky and Ohio, as Pyrrhus marched his
elephants iuto the ranks oi his enemies, the Ro
mans. They are, uader the direction of their
tory whig managers, tnoviug their unwieldy
bulks cmong the people to produce dismay.—
Thay perform their parts in the west precisely as
the sant:) corporate bodies did here under the or
der? of Biddle, wheu he made his pauic war for
the deposites and a charter. The banks in the
west h .ve refused to make loans, and are calling
m to make a pressure They oppress their dem
ocratic customers, and send abroad their federal
spouters (who uave been spared) to cry aloud
that the Treasury order is draining Ohio and Ken
tucky of their specie, and that they are obliged to
call in their debts to meet the demand.
We have taken the pains to inquire at the
Treasury the real state of facts, and we find that
so far froiq a drain of SPECIE being the cons—
queuce of the order making the speculators in
lands pay specie, it ha* a directly opposite effect
even in Ohio and Keutucky. The result is, that
the millions which now go from the Atlantic
States for speculate investment iu lands, go in
gold and silver. The emigrants who go fiom
Ohio and Kentucky, to become actual settlers
elsewhere, are permitted, under the order to pay
for their land in the paper of the banks of the
Stales. The consequence, is that neither Ken
tucky nor Ohio are draiuet! by their own citizens
emigrating bona fide to make new settlements.—
But Ohio aud Keutucky receive, in consequeuce
of tbe new order, aud late deposile bill for the
States, upwards of a million each of the gold
and silver sent to tbe west for investments by the
eastern capitalists.
That we might make no mistake, and so give
out a false impression, we made inquiry as to the
state of thiugs at Lexiugtou. Keutucky, whence
tbe first souud of this new pauic reached us We
ascertained that the deposite bauk at that place
and it* branches, has at this lime $700,000 in
specie at its disposal; aud that the Secretary of
the Treasury has directed the transfer to that
bank of five or six buudred thousand dollars more
derived from tb laud sales, aud destined for the
disposition of the State, uuder the late deposite
bill. The bauk has but about fourteen hundred
thousaud dollars iti circulation- The actual pre
sent basis of $700,000 ought, according to bank
ing laws, bear a circulation of $2,800,000 ; when
the additional sum of $000 000 is receive*! for the
Deposite, it out to bear a circulation of 5,000,000;
and yet, under this condition of the banking
strength in the State, the Whigs have raised a
clamor—have excited a panic—have driven the
people to make ruus upon the banks, and hoard
the money, cuttiug up credit by the roots,
aud prostrating the prospects of the: Com
monwealth; aud all for the purpose of affect
ing the approaching electiou. The people of tbe
west must, on examination, kuow that the Pre
sident’s order is filling that section with gold and
silver; aud that no man in that quarter can com
plain, unless he be a laud speculator, or a Tory
Whig speculating iu politics, through the meaus
of the panic tricks of the old Bank.—Globe.
Battle of the Thames.—i'he subjoined extract
from the Nattoual Intelligencer is of interest at
the preseut time, showing as it does, who was
the real hero of the battle of tbe Thames. Parti-
zanship is tampering with history, aud errors
should now be corrected.
[From the Nat. Intelligencer of tpril 18, 1820.]
The sword voted to Colonel Richard M. John
son, by resolution of Congress, introduced by
Governor Barbour of Virginia, aud urged by a
powerful speech, which led to its unanimous adop
tion, i*i testimony of their high sense of his gal
lantry and good conduct, in the decisive battle on
the Thames iu Upper Cauada during the late war
with Great Britain, was presented to that gentle
man yesterday by the President of tbe United
States, James Madison. The heads of depart
ments, aud many members of both Houses of
Congress attended to witness an honor not less
distinguished than it ist(eset vcd. Iu presenting to
Colouel Johnson this mark of bis country’s ap
probation, the President addressed him as follows.
Sir: 1 now perforin an office which is very
gratifying to my feelings. In the late war, our
country wa9 assailed on every side; on the At
lantic epast and inland frontiers; aud iu many
quarters at the same time. Honored by your
fellow-citizens, you then held a station in the
public council, which afforded you an opportuni
ty to render services with which a patriotism less
ardent would have been satisfied. But you re
paired to the field, at the head of a regiineut of
mounted voluuteers. and met the enemy at cue
of the points where he was most formidable.—
At the head of that corps, and well supported by
it, you fought with heroic gallantry, and essenti
ally contributed, to the victory which wasobiained
Your country is grateful for these services, aud
iu compliance with a resolution of Congress, 1
present to you this sword, as a testimonial of its
high regard.
To which Col. Johnson replied.
Mr. President; With sentiments of unfeigned
gratitude to this natioual legislature, for the tes
timonial of their approbation, and to you, sir,
for the cordiality with which it is presented.
I accept the donation as the richest reward of a
soldier’s merit; but not without a deep seuse of
the slender claim which 1 have to such disttu
guishqd honor. Couscious of the forbearance of
our.couniry under a continued repetition of inju
ries, it becamo my duty when the last resort of
nations was adopted, to contribute, with our fel
low-citizens, my personal services, in vindicating
our common rights, aud it was my good fortuuo
to bo placed at the bead of a corps whose valor
was equal to the occa ion, and who would have
done honor to any leader. Their worth supplied
ray deficiency, aud it will ever give me pleasure
to regard this as a token of their merit. Uuwor-
thy as 1 am of this distinction, 1 derive great con
solation from the elevated character of the illus
trious body under whose resolution you act.
which is much increased by a recollection of the
revolutionary services, and the exalted reputa
tion of tbe individual disiguated to carry it into
effect.—Pensylvanian.
Corrections.—In tho article which appeared
in the Globe of yesterday, headed Gen. Ilnrri
son, it is said that he resigned his commission in
the army in the spring of 1815, whereas he re
signed in the spring of 1814, as the context
shows. It is stated that he resigned when his
services were most needed, which is. .true. All
the hard fighting on the Niagara frontier took
place in 1814, after he left the army .—Globe, 3 d
instant.
PROSCRIPTION AND I’LL TAKE THE
RESPONSIBILITY
Jackson and Washington.—Much clamor
has been raised by the opposition, because Gen
eral Jackson has preferred political friends to op
pouents in his appointments to office. But this
is precisely the rule followed by Washington. In
a letter to Mr. Pickering, dated September 27.
1795—see Spark’s Washington, vol. 11. page 74,
he says “ I shall not whilst 1 have the houor to
administer tho Government, bring a man into
any offic* of consequence, knowingly, whose po
litical tenets are adverse to the measures wnich
the General Government are pursuing; for this
in my opinion, would be a sort of political sui
cide.”
From Washington’s letter to the Selectmen of
Boston, on tbe subject of Jay’s treaty, it would
seem that he, like President Jackson, was for
supporting the constitution “as he understood it ”
There is a remarkable similarity in tbe decision
of character of these two extraordinary men. The
letter is as follows.—Boston .Morning Post.
United States, July 28, 1795
Gentlemen.—In every act of my administra
tion 1 have sought the bappiuessof my fellow citi
zen*. My system for the attainment of this ob
ject has uniformly been to overlook all personal,
local and partial considerations ; to contemplate
the United States as one great whole, to coufide
that sui den impressions, when erroneous, would
yield to candid reflection; and to consult only the
substantial and permanent interests of our couutry.
Nor have I departed from this line of conduct,
ou the ocrasiou which has produced the resolu
tion contained in your letter of the I3th iust.
Without a predilection for my own judgement.
I have weighed with attention every argument
which has at any time been brought into view.—
But the constitution is the guide which I can nev
er abandon. It has assigned to the President the
power of makiug treaties with the advice of the
Senate. It was doubtless supposed that these
two branches of tho government would combine
without pas«ion, aud with the best means for in
formation, those facts, and principles upou which
the success of our foreign relations will always
depend; that they ought not to substitute for
their own conviction the opinions of others, or to
seek truth through auy channel but that of a tempt-
rate and well tnfoiroed investigation.
Under this persuasion, I have resolved on the
manner of executing the duty before me. To the
high responsibility attached to it I freely submit:
and you, g-entlemen, are at liberty to make these
sentiments known as the grouuda of my proce
dure. While 1 feel the most lively gratitude for
the many instances of approbation from my couu
try, I can no otherwise deserve it than by obey
ing the dictates of my conscience.”
Van Burcn Electors.—Vpon tho Electoral tick
et nominated by the Republicans of North Caro
lina. is the name of Robert Love, vho is said to
have voted in the Electoral Colleges for Jefferson
Madison, Monroe and Jackson. The same is
true of a gentleman upon the Republican picket
for Virginia.—In this connection, we may notice
the natne’of Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina,
and William L. Smith, of Alabama, who have
consented to serve as Van Buren electors. These
men venerable for their ago and virtues, and the
distinguished position they have so long main
tained in the Democratic party, are pillars of
strength (tot only at home, but throughout the
Union while the fact that they must have obtain
ed an intimate kuowledge of Mr. Van Buren- from
serving with him in the U. States Senate, renders
their support of him a rare and most honotalde
testimonial of bis integrity, talents and Reptib
Mean principles.—Raleigh Standard.
Pennsylvania Again■—The Philadelphia Sen
tinel of ihe26tb, continnes to givethemnst choir
ing accounts of our political prospects. It says:
“The intelligence from the interior of the State
is of the most gratifying character, and satifiesus.
not only that the Democrats will carry a large
majority of members of Congress, but that in the
most numerous blanch of the State Legislature
the same party will have a decided preponde
ranee—probably not far from two-thirds of the
House. In most of the counties in which the re
creant Senators reside, the probability is. that they
will do better than they have for several years. In
Cumberland county, the residence of Senator
Pearson, we learn, that the Democratic party is
ouce more firmly unite-*, and that Col. McClure,
our candidate for Congress, will have a hand
some majority. °erry. of itselt, will reuder, his
election certain. In Beaver, where Dickey lives,
we shall also do better than usual. And so iu
several other districts.”
Maint.—The Saco Demorrat of the 27th gives
as the returus from 208 towns, 23,134 for Dunlap
and 18.356 for Kent—1 be Democrat says, “Gov.
Dunlap’s majority over Mr. Kent, the Federal
candidate, as given above, is nearly 5000. The
towns which remain to be heard from will, we
have no doubt, increase his majority at least
1.600. and probably more. In 1834. the last
election which affords any fair test of the streugth
of parties, Dunlap’s majority over Sprague in all
the towns was only 3,360. Since that time his
majority has more than doubled. And yet, with
these facts before them, we hear the Whigs talk
ing abont again and of ’he probability of carrying
the State against Van Buren! The very idea is
too absurd to receive serious uotice. These lyiug
■lories are manufactured for effect abroad—the
Whigs here don’t beleve a \yord of them.”
A. J. Marchbanks, of Warrou, friend of
Gen. Jackson and Van Buren, has been elected
to the Senate from Franklin and Warren, in the
place ofJ. N, Morford. Esquire, resigned Mr.
Motion! was a friend of Judge White. So goes
the White cause in the mountain District!—
Na.ihvillc Union.
FROM FLORIDA.
Jacksonville Flori DA ,
A crisis is approaching. The Creek Warb^
mg closed, the summer gone. aild i he
mouths almost past, all energies are heinW k J
upon the Florida War. South of St
Picolata, Black-Creek and Nownansvilfe Sr
destroyed, and the Iudiau exult9, as he walk ^
ver those plains,. the “monarch of all he survev.°’'
Nor is that all. North of tne line from St- Aug
tiue to Ptcolata the Indian has ventured—h 3 '
made his mark of vengeance—aad carried tT-/*
eveu to the sea-board. North of Picolata, alo**
Black-Creek, his track has been marked bvth*
ruin ho wrought. North of the direct line from
Garey’s Ferry to Newnausville has he passed.-!
H*' came no doubt to look upon our goodly yi?
lage. Within seven miles he leveled his rifle
stole our horses—aud woke the swamps to eeh„
back his frightful yell. Through the settlement,
of Alligator, and those within the enclosure of
the St. Johns. Black-Creek and St. Marys ha
has carried dismay, fire and death. The blood
of woman, God’s best gift to man is ou his crim
soned hands. Where’er he goes he sheds and
driuks the white man’s blood.
The Tennessee volunteers with Gov. Cal! at
their head, are at Suwroee Old Tovn. Geu
Jesup with the U. S. Troops and Creek Indian,
is at Tampa or on the Ouithlachchy. The Troop,
in this section, uuder Major Pierce, are expecting
orders daily—to march. Col. Downing, aid to
Gov. Call, will, with a proper escort, reach thi,
place Sunday next, on his way to join the Com-
mander-in-Chief. Warlike stores are being de
posited at different poiuts. The work goes brave
ly on.
Ou Tuesday last Col. Warren reached this
place from Newuansville oua furlough of a few
days. His worn appearauce evinces the arduous
and severe duties of the past summer. The bril-
liant manner iu which he hits acted his part io
the Indian War—hi* energy aud zeal iu endeav
oring to protect the country, entitle him to much
praise and the gratitude of those protected.
From him we learn that on the 22d inst. the
Indians took from Maj. Mapes. Pay-master, U S.
A., his horses, while at Fort Mills on his way to
Newnausville. They also took several belon
ging to his escort, a part of Captains Brown's
aud Parish’s companies of Florida Volunteers,
making in all twelve horses taken. Ou the 23d
Maj. M. reached Newuansville and was sick of
the bilious fever.—lie \yas to commence payiug
the men of that cuuuty for their last winter and
p :, ?t summer services, as soou as he was able to
do so.
Col. Warren left that Post the 25tb. He saw
uo Indian signs on his way, aud supposed the
f enemy were apprized of the approach of troop,
which are on thejr way to their strong hold,.
Gov. Calj. with heuveeu I860 and 1900 mea
consisting of the Teuuessee Voluuteers and tbe
citizen soldiers of Middle nod West Florida, was
to cross the river Butvauee .Monday or Tuesday
last. The governor intends marching immediate
ly for the Nation.
Geu. Jesup, with 1900 Regulars and 600 Indi
ans. was either at Tauipa Bay or at the mouth
ol tbe Onthlaeuchy.
Gov. Call h is made a requisition on the States
of Georgia aud South Carolina for volunteers »r
militia to he sent immediately to Florida, lie
expeets to have upwards of 6000 men io the field
in twenty days.
Col. Warren says nothiug has been seen or
heaid of the Indians since the victory which tho
ineu uuder his command, gained near Newnaas-
vjle. This will be considered one of the most
important and brilliant achievement* of this war,
when its victories and defeats become matter af
hist-ry.
Apalachicola, Sept. 28.
The Steamer Merchant, which arrived yester
day from Mobile, left this morning, with about
five hundred Regulars and Indian troops for
Tampa Bay.
In the U. S Hospital at this place, there
are 224 sick. We are informed that of about
600 troops at Garey’s Ferry. Picolata, and St.
Augustine, there are about 400 on the sick repnrr.
Three deaths have occurred the past week at this
post.
Maj. Geu- Jessup in a letter to the Secretary
of War, expresses his opinion that the forces ho
has with him should put an end to the war in
all October, if the Scmiuoles can be found. VVc
hope he may uot bo disappointed, in finding
them. VVc have confidence in his energy aud
taleuts, and if lie does not ferret them out. it will
not be his fault.— Augustine Herald
Some think that Harrison’s supporter* in Phi
ladelphia degraded themselves by becoming asses
to haul him through the street. Not at ail. It is
just what might be expected from the supporters
of a candidate who would SELL FREEMEN
for a bill of costs !—Globe.
At the session of the Oyer and Terminer iu
Bergen county. New Jersey, during the last week.
Matthias Lynch was indicted for removing what
arc called the switches on the turn out places of
the Patterson Rail Road. Thn testimony was
clear against him, that he had committed the
trespass wilfully and maliciously—that, for a sup
posed neglect of the agent of the road and its
conductors ; and to gratify his maliguant feel
ings had, by displacing the switches, endangered
the lives of forty passengers. He was tried on
Frioay, convicted by the jury, and sentenced by
the Court of Geueral Quarter Sessions to bard
labor in the State’s Prison for the term ef 18
mouths.
Benjamin llathoun Bailed.—Application (says
the Buffalo Journal of the 22d inst.) was this
morning made to the Hon. A. Gardner, at the
Circuit Court now silting iu thi* city, for the
purpose of giviug bail for Mr. Beuj. Rath-bun.
At the upeniug of the Court this afternoon, tbe
samp was grauled, aud fixed at $60,000. The
bond is to be signed by two gentlemau of the city
of New York, oue of Niagara county, one of
Black Rock, and oue residiug in this city. Ws
understand that ilie principal object in liberating
him from prison is, the great need of his assist
ance in arranging his most extendve business,
and for a more speedy settlement with the cre
ditors.- Albany A*gus,
Philadelphia Mail.—We understand, says the
New-York Times, the Postmaster Geueral has
agreed wiih the Amboy Rail Road Company, to
carry both the express and great mail so arranged
as to give a morning and evening mail, to Phila
delphia rad New York. The express will con
sequently be merged in these mails between the
two cities and no additional postage will be
charged.
Professor Alexander Dallas Bache ; recently ap
pointed President of the Girard College. Phila
delphia. has sailed from that city ip the Monon-
gabela packet for Europe. HU object is to pro
cure the requisite philosophical apparatus and
Post Off.ce Department.—By an authentic
statement from the Treasurer’s office, it appears
that the funds of this Department remaining in
Bank ou the 1st. of last month were a* follows,
viz:
Whole amount in bank $388,319 11
Warrauts issued and uot paid, 58.757 78
Disposable fuuds on hand, $329,561 33
The amount is rapidly increasing, aud will con
tinue »o increase, for iomo mouth*, before arrange
ments cau bo perfected for its judicious expen
diture. Indeed, so unexpectedly rapid lias beeu
thu redemption of this Department from its em
barrassments. that no one apprehended the ne
cessity of making preparations in time to absorb
the surplus revenue which would remain after
the accomplishment of that object.
We learn that the increase in the revenues of
the Departtneut continues. For the quarter end
ing on the 30th of June fast, they exceeded tbe
reveuue of the coi responding quarter of last year
seventeen per cent.
It cannot be otherwise than gratifying to the
friends of the administration to see this Depart
ment, which has been the occasion of so meny
unmerited charges, placed an such elevated
ground. It promises an honorable close to the
glorious administration of Andrew Jackson.—
Arrived at the Port of Savannah from 1st Oct.
1835 to 1st Oct. 1836 exclusive of the State CoaB-
Ships
Barks,
Brigs,
Schrs.
147
38
184
169
53®
We learn that Mr. Fo rest, prior to his depar
ture from this couutry. two years a E®> ° n .
European tour, employed an artist in l in a
phia, to construct a beautiful marble monurnoa
of the value of five hundred dollars, to* the me
mory of the late Mr. Stone, author of the In ^**
books. Professor,-B. though >ouDg, is distinguished play Metamora._ 1 his monument
as a mathematical professoy. He » the graudson i suitable inscription, has been recent y co _P .
of tho late A. J. Dallas, aud groat grandson* of 1 and is about to be ereemd ou the spo
tba celebrated Franklin. I.Stono was {nterted.—V- Evening Post*