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MACON GEORGIA TELEGRAPH «BH! niSCELLANEOra. 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*