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f i M A € O N Cjt E O R O 11 TELEGRAPH. /OR THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH. My Mollic:. Can I forget thee, Mother? No, Never while reason hniila her place. Cm 1 be so much nature’s foe, As to forget thy honor'd face. When on ms the world has frown’d. And friends forsook me in distress; Still, still, :m mother I have found Love still tor me wiliiiu thy breast. Thou now art gone! no more thy smile Shull cheer me in the hour of woe; No mure thy soothing voice beguile The throes that from my bosom flow. In visions of tic night I see .My lov’d, my much lov'd roolher come. And gaze with beaming eye on nie, As she was wont when X was home. An J did l ever cause thee pain ? Did I thy tender bosom grate? Yes, yes. but thou didst not complain, I know it now, hut now too late. Could I the hours of youth recall, IVln'ii seated by tliy honor'd side Around the fire, in our old nail, And feel that I was still thy pride; What pleasure would it be to me To see thee smile as thou d'dst smile, Wlinu with my sister, full of glee We did thy l«mly hours beguile. Rut recollection brings to mind, A thousand pangs I've caus’d to dice; May 1 from llc.tv'n forgiveness find, As free us ’twas bestow’d hy thee. CRONON. U. S. CONGRESS. Corrtsuundencc of the Chariest on (.wrier WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The House has been busily and warmly occupied to day. on the resolniiou to censure i. Ii. Adams, which was introduced yesterday, and which to-day lias been modified. The offence given by Mr. Adams was rhe Introduction of the petition of a uitmbcr of slaves a- .• gainst ilia slave trade. The first motion made was i expel Mr. Adams, but this is now modified into a reambb and resolution. The preamble recites, that ha course of Mr Adams gives a color to the belief that staves have the right of petition—a course which de serves the censure cf the Home : therefore. lUtutad, That J. Ii Adams do receive the censure of the Speaker, at the bar, and in the presence of the members of the House of Representatives. Mr. Alford made a very energetic speech, in which lie declared that if the gentleman from Massachusetts persisted in his course, lie would "vote to censure, for it could no longer be tolerated. Toe Southern mem bers, almost without exception, have spoken in favor of censure; and the House has not been so full during tlie present session. Mr. Rayard presented a memorial from the Legisla ture, of Delaware, instructing their Senators, «&c to introduce a resolution to rescind the expunging reso lution, aud restore the journal of the Senate to its o- nginal form ; and Mr. jtayard gave notice, that ino- bedienee to the resolution, he should, at die next ses sion, introduce such a resolution as was prescrilied, -nd rqi sir it and urge it at every session, so long as lie wav remain in the Senate. WASHINGTON, Feb. a Last night the Senate was in session until ncarS o’clock, whan the land bill, substantially in the form in which i: was reported, was ordered to ho engrossed, by a vote uf'dl to 10. The last amendment ottered was by 'Jr. C’n.houii, and the object was to give to the W estcPn States nil the lands situated within their res pective limits, excepting those which are occupied by the public buildings of the United States, on condition that they pay to the United States one third of the pro ceeds of the sales; the lands, which have been in market beyond a certain p t'io:! to be redneej in price, according to n graduate 11 which is prescribed,' until 1 th iy shall be dowu as low as 2(> cents per acre. This ninendnicnt Was greeted with ploii.uu oflhe Sennr irs frost the new Stars, bnbthoy would not vote for it. If u it might desi, . tii: bill. The vote >l«oJ, 7 to da ; *0 that tiierc was lour to one against it. Tne House sat until (5 o'clock, but came to no decis ion oti tne resolution of censure, pending against Mr. Alums. WASHINGTON Feb. 9. air. Calhoun introduced to-day, in the Senate, a bill to cede to lire -icw States, the lauds situated within their r :sp • live limits, under certain conditioristherein named. It was read a first and second time, without opposition; when a motion was made, by Mr. Robin- sou', to refer it to a select Committee, for the purpose of obtaining a report from Mr. Cahioun, embodying his v iews. The land bill was then taken up on its passage, whan Mr Culii.uin laid before the Senate a letter from till! President of the United Suites, addressed to him, in consequence of u report of some remarks be made on the laud bill, (in the Globe,) assuring him that the ttatuinent against itim personally was false, and cal- i:ij oa him to retract discharges, or to render it die jrouud of an tmjiencbinctit. The charges were then force it if they have, then the sages of the earlier days of the country have singularly overstepped the limns and natural rights of the. people, both iu practice and precept. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Adams in his' address* to the House yesterday, adverted to some published remarks from .Mr. Thomp son, that it vva. possible, for his (Mr. Adams.) conduct, “if there wasa grand Jury in the District pos sessed of intelligence and spirit, and which he had no doubt ot, he might be brought before them on a charge of exciting slaves to insurrection, and they might see an Incendiary at last brought to .condign punnishmeiil” Mr. A. desired to know, if this was correct, on the further quotations? “that he knew in presenting such petitions, be was acting iu open violation of the rules of the House.” Mr. XV. Thompson said in reply that he was free to admit tlist when he mad' these remarks he did be lieve so and should, that Mr. A. desired to present this slave petition, if he had not declared he was of a dif ferent opinion; and if that was not the case, he wonld go further; and tell him, that if there was no other man iu the District, he, would do all that lay in his power to instituto a prosecution in the District Court. Mr. Adams said tlie House might judge of the ex planation as it thought proper. The only answer, he could make to the member, would be to advise, when he returned to bis constituents, to study the prin ciples of civil & religions liberty, rather than advocate there, that for words spoken in debate, the House, or its members, were nmenable to a Grand Jury of the District. He conteneded, that freedom of speech in all its latitude, was the great principle on which represen tative bodies held their existence, and were enabled to sustain free constitutions. lie asked how tunny mem bers were ready to endorse the doctrine of the member from South Carolina. .Mr. Wise (and some others) said'“not I.” Mr. W. went on to say, that whilst the present Executive had complete (lower over this District, and over its Judi ciary, he would be the last, to allow that they were to bo responsible to it. The Executive it would be found, already held a Senator from S. C. responsible to him, for words spoken in another place. Mr. Adams resumed and repeated his former decla ration, that nd man was more hostile than he was, a- gainst Abolition in this Disrict, Mr. Thompson justified, to the fullest extent, the Resolutions proposed. .’op-aU-d hy Mr. Calhoun, as he made them; and they ivcre directed, not ngiiiii-l the President, but in tended to apply to .Mr. McLemom, a connexion of the President. Mr. Grundy and Mr. Walker slated that they hud not understood Mr. Calhoiin ns making any personal charge .1 dec ting the President. Mr Clay said that he. regretted that the President should have been entity of what would, iii another country, have been considered a breach of privilege, nod would have dra wn f.om t >e body a rebuke which would have sha ken the monarch on his throne. WASHINGTON, Feb. IX In the Senate, the judiciary bill, which adds two Judges to the bench of the Supremo Court, and two d itri •!» to the present number of judicial districts, was, are.- !> lag altered so cs to make a more convenient Hi'rang uueut <d' the 7th. hth and 9tii districts, ordered 11 te engrossed and read a third time. The bill rela- t .V I ’ ihu res i.oiraiioii of the Patent Office was then tvt 'ijiij' and several amendments proposed by the «:*•« n.atv wore considered and agreed to. Mr. Walker made an effort to get ui> his resolution t - recognize the independence of Texas, but lie could t> • . , .- od, the suite being, ayes 12, nays Hi. Mr. V.*. 'V j s vci nnteh discontented with the decision, ai.d see ns. fort!!- .w.jne-it, tq have abandoned the idea of d-itiijr any tiling moro --ii llic subject. a * bill to i.iivcu.' the present military es»:i!,lish- W"i: • f the U.Vit- d States, was llien taken up for con- •iJera't' n. The els' *: of this hill, if passed in its pre- retit 11.- n, W'i s' l bi! ta inc'casc the army to nbeut 12, (< i‘J, ra.:'; .. ! .‘ii ’, which Mr. Benton considers ns c : sptsl u. !•*,•»•!•> in the -mdd. Some amendments weie r •; iric i frqsu '.hi'^tijnmittae on Military Affairs, and xvero a^reul to. A -I : d v.m 1 fought this morning, in which Sir Cost Join s.-.i, .1 lie n r Repra-mntofivo from Maryland, nnd THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. Tiio following is the message of the President alluded to in our paper of yesterday under the Con gressional head. Sks'atk, Feb. 7 —A message was received from the President of the United States by Andrew Jackson Jr. Esq. his private secretary, as follows. To the Senate of the United Stabs s At the beginning of this session, Congress was in formed tiiat our claims upon Mexico had not been adjusted, but. that uot withstanding the irritating effect upon her councils of the mnvemen s in Texas. 1 Imped, by great forbearance, to avoid the necessity of again bringing the subject ol'iliem to your notice.— Tiiat hope lias been disappointed. Having in vain urged upon that Gove umieut the justice of those claims, and- my indisnsiisnble obligation to insist that there should be “no fur her delav ill the ackuowled- gemeui, if not in the redress of the injuries complain ed .cf,” my duty requires that the whole subject should be presented, as it now is, for the action of Congress whose exclusive right it is to decide on tiie further measures of redress 10 be employed The length of time since some of the injuries have been committed, the repeated and unavailing application for redress, the wanton character of some of the out rages upon the property and persons of our citizens upon the oflicers, aud flag of the U- States, independ ent of recent insults 10 this Government and people by the late Extraordinary .Mexican Minister, would justify, iu the eyes of all nations, immediate war.— The remedy, however, should not be used by just and generous nations, coufidipg in their strength, for iujiities committed, if it can be honorably avoid ed ; and it has occurred to me that, considering the present embarrassed condition of tiiat ountry, we should act with both wisdom aud moderation, by giv ing to Mexico one more opportunity to atone for the past, before we take redress into our own hands— To avoid all misconception on ilte part o! Mexico, os well as to protect our gwu national character from reproach, tills opportunity should be given, with the avowed design aud foil preparation to take immediate satisfaction ifit should not he obtained on a repetition ofthe denand for it. To this end I recommend thaj an act be passed authorizing reprisals, and die use of the naval force of tho United .States, by the Executive against Mexico, to enforce them, in the event of a re fusal by (lie Mexican Government to come to an am icable adjustment of the matte's in controversy be tween us, npoii another demand thereof made from mi board one of our vessels of war on the coa* t of Mexico. The document herewith transmitted, with those accompany ing my message ill answer to a cell of the House of !;• piestntotives of tie J7rb wit. will enable Congress to judge of dio propriety of the course here tofore pursued, aud to decide upon the nec ;ssity of tiiat now recommended. If these views should fail to meet the cot rnrrence of Congress, and that body be able 10.1ml in the con dition of the affairs between tbe two countries, as dis closed by the aecoutpunyino documents, with those referred to any well .grounded reasons to hope that an adjustment of the controversy between them can be effected without a resort to the measures I have felt it my fluty to recommend,, they may be assured of my co-operation in any other course that shall be deemed honorable and proper. ANDREW JACKSON. Washington Fch. 6, 1837. The massage having been rend, it was, on motion of Mr. Buchanan, ordered to be printed, together with the accompanying documents, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. pen, this duty will be familiar to me, nnd I shall expect tbe same indulgence thnt 1 have ever ex teudrd to others, where differences of opinion ex itied. To the Senate the most important trusts are committed. Its duties are legislative, executive and in certain contingencies, judicial. As citi zens.’ e' cry branch of our Government is dear to us; but, from tny more immediate relation to this by your choice. 1 shall reganf it with special in terest- It stands pre-eminent in talent and char acicr. I n presiding over its deliberation-:, it shall he tnv effort to act with perfect respect and im partiality towards every member, aad endeavor, bv this course of conduct, to merit the approba tion of all. R. .M JOHNSON. House of Representatives, > Washington City. Feb. 9,1837. y Dear sir; Enclosed I forward you a copy of the rules prescribed by the proper department, m relation to claii a for losses sustained in the Militaiy service of the Uuited States, which I have just received. Be r leased to publish them forthwith in your paper. Aud request the 1 ditors of tbe Georgia papers to do so also, in their papers, aud to consider this letter as e- quaUy addressed them. Vcty respectfully, WM. C. DAWSON. XV. E. Joses, Esq., Augusta. .a Mi. .81 -e. of the Maryland.Senate, were the princi- pni,!. i - former wunr-imyauii'd hy Mr. Jenifer, of 1 h'j. fI - i'ye. aud the latter b/’ Mr. Wise. On the first '1;re,.Mr. Johnson receive;! the ball of his opponent rffo t,h dm tir v’-r part of the thigh, nnd .Mr. Stye bad 4o» tlii-tii hv hia adversary's bail. The parties were ; i-j r“e>> 1 to-!. F •nr< ,, re cnterinined that Mr. Join •ot.’.. wan d tr.ay i n fatal l< vxiuatioi. | - * Coiresfioa&'.cc of ire Southern Putrid. i) ASHING TON. Poll. 9. Tivj Fresi leat on being up; i;rri»c»l that Judge White Jiadjia;B3*.'.r<tpirt* »>r iMtio*'Hrd<h lt is; had. to disclose any matters in his cognizdnr.e in relation to him (Gen. Jackson.) sent a letter to ths Seles* CouriMMee appri- than*, and desiring J^lze V/. tube by them ap- pri! T, ;mt ho released bun from any u!ifi;atio:i, di- « >r . ip'.i ;J. No rnpi/ has as yet been se.it in to the r /atn y propounded by him. !<ir. K. hi. Wh;|nqy, as might have been expected, spf.vnw“..t-gw ticfotTrth" st.'.nad Committee, Wisca, on tiiuygrq;iad that be ennaotdd so witli safety, untoss lia w .pit ouu ily armed, to protect himself, ami which sropid he an iji Jignity to his Committea it : well as tim ■t II illsiw* in a comm tai.eatinn t» tiie cun- .u-1 avow ; by M W<- \ tho jnstifieatiou and ■•fore b* tatan i'i ths call of a-.y Cammittcc of which 4' if.C’t fir a in or a in nb-r, "lint ! tho House shall rvc red: J ’he ivm.i.n which ho has experiuced iid ti.i;il,til'd protection j? 'xt-a.lod him afain^t future i..A;t. U • :u]Jros>cd a Memorial to the IIoiivc, • V'ot prt itntrv), camp' i.ning of tbe outihge and vi-' '-n01 I'c.'lon t» i l Mr. Wise, an I asking such n f t: ,i»v ,ts th jy’nviy thinkproper, to elieit the truth, sad:’ . a'tak-. ;cf.: teps as may peem called for ,e su'd tali' ny tho <!• iilft .4 pay 1 of this Memorial was shut out last Ii uo .v... arose on the proceedings Ad . es. The issue is tendered to 1 'i i ti tei'lm;:rjninm* a<i?.Vur-| ¥} :l :j rii in them, to seal for persons r i* they have not such right, or donoten- IN SENATE. February II, 1 .Ti7 Mr. GRUNDY, from the Joint Committee ap pointed to i—"<t on the Hon. Richard Mr. John sou of Ivciitu. n . "(I inform him that he had liem elected by the s... .to to the office of Vice l’reside lit of the United Stales, reported that they had received the following letter, which they were requested to present to tho Senate: To the. Senate, of the United States : - Gkstlkmen: 1 have received, wilh no ordi nary emotions, the nnfirc through your '-oinniii- tee of ruv election to tiie office of Vice President of the United States by the Senate. I acccpl the station assigned me. This token regard from rite representatives of the State, will ever lie held in grateful recollection. Permit me to tender you my sincere thanks. Ohservinx that your dei»»«iou is ii harmony with n majority of the States, anil a moiety of all the electors in the primary colleges, tny grat ification i* heightened, from the co“riction that tho Senate, in the exercise of their constitutional prer g tive, corcurred with, and confirmed the wishes bulb of tho States and the people! Cal led, in virtue of this preferment, to preside pithe deliberations ol your enlightened hodv. from and after the third of .March next, permit mo to make use of this opportunity to sny, that I cannot feel insensible to difficulties which I must anticipate, and the frequent occasion I may have for your forbearance. Though for tbi-tv years a member of one or tho other of the two Houses nfCniigrcs* yet I have never been accustomed to presipe, >— veil temporarily, over either, or ill any deliher J live assembly.. My attention lias generally been cngio'sed by tho more immediate acts of legisla tion, without speeial regard to the minuteness of rules | so j important to the observance of the presiilig officer. Contemplating the character of uty distinguish ed predecessors, and considering mv deficioOcy in itoiut of talent, aud tho want of experience for the appropriate duties of the station, it is im possible for me to overcome entirelv the diffidence wirit which I meet thiscall of iny fellow-ciiizrii*. But this reflection will always console me. that any errors on my part will effect tno personally rether than the public; tho intelligence of the Senate will guard the country from any injury thnt might result from the imperfections of is presiding officer, mid its magnanimity, will cover those imperfections with the veil of chanty. In this cot1cJusir.11, I find a warrant in contempla ting among tho members of your body so many friends with whom I have lieen associated in pub lic life. It is only in the event of an equal division of tho Senate that the presiding officer i3 called upon to give his vote. My hope is that there may Jie always sufficient .uuauituitv to prevent such a contingency. If, however, it’should hap- Wak Department, January 25,1837. Rules in relation to claims provided for by an act of Congress passed 13th January, 1537, entitled “An aetto provide for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed in the militaiy service of the United States," prescribed in pursuance of the 4th section of the stud act. Claims under the provisions of this act must be pre sented at tiie office of the Third Auditor of the Treas ury Department before the enJ of die next session of Congress, and each must be substantiated by such ev- dience as is hereinafter .designated, with respect to cases of the class under which it falls. FIRST CLASS OF CASES. Bv the first section ofthe law it is enacted; “Thnt ny field, or staff officer, or mounted military man, vol unteer, ranger, or cavalry, engaged in the military ser vice ofthe U. States since the 18tli of June, 1812, or who shall hereafter be in said service, and has sustain ed or shall sustain damage, without any fault or neglfi genre on his part while in said service, by the loss of a horse in battle, or by the loss of a horse wounded in battle, and which lias died, or shall die, of said wound or being so wounded, shall he abaudoued by order of his officer, aud lost, or shall sustain damage by tiie loss ofany horse by death, or aband mrnent, in consequence of tiie United .States failing to supply sufficient forage, or because the rider was dismounted and separated from itis horse, and ordered to do duty on foot at a sta tion detached from his horse, or when the officer in the immediate command ordered or shall order, the horso turned out to graze in the woods, praries, or commons, because the United States failed, or shall fail, to supply sufficient forage, and the loss was or shall be consequent thereof, or for the loss of necessary equipage in consequence of the loss of liis horse, as aforesaid, shall be allowed and paid the value thereof; Provided, That if any pa) uieni has been <nr shall be made tunny one aforesaid, lor the use and risk, or for forage after the death, loss, or abandonment of his horse, said payment shall be deducted from the value thereof, unless he satisfied, or shall satisfy, the pay master, at the time he made or shall make the pay ment, or thereafter show by proof, that lie was remoun ted in which ease the deduction shall only extend to flic time lie was on foot: Andprorided also, ifany pay. meal shall have been, or shall hereafter be, tnndc to any person above mentioned, on account of clothing, to "which he was not entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted from tiie value of his horse or ac coutrements.” To establish a claim under this provision, the claim ant must adduce the evidence of flic officer Under whose command he served when the loss occured, if alive; or, if dead, then of the nest surviving officer; noscribing the property, the value thereof, fli-.> time and manner in which the loss happened, and whether or not it nav sustained without any fauk or negligence on the claimant’s part. The evidence sliuuid also, in case the claimanf was reniauutcd after the loss, state whe 11 he was remounted, how long lie continued so, and explain whether the horse whereon he was remoun ted had not been furnished hy the United Stvtes, or been owned by another mounted tnilitiamcr. or vol unteer, to whom payment for tbe use and risk thereof, or for its forage, whilst in the possession of the claim ant, inav have been made; and ifit had been thus ow ned, should name the person, aud the command to which he belonged. And in every instance in which the claim may extend to the equipage, the several ar ticles of which flio same consisted, aud flic seperats value of each, should be specified. . SECOND CLASS OF CASES The second section of the law enacts; “That any person who, in the said (military service, as a volunteer or draughted militiamen, furnished or shall furnish himself with arms and military accou trements, aud sustained or shall sustain damage by the capture or destruction of the same, without any fault or negligence on ’>is part, or who lost or shall lose the same bv reason of his being wounded in the service shall be allowed and paid the value thereof.” Each claim under this provision must he established by the evidence of die officer who commanded the claimant when flic loss happened, if alive; or, if dead, then of the next surviving oflicfr; describing the sev eral articles lost, the \ a lu a uf each, whether or not tiie same were furnished liy the claimant, in what way, ami when the loss occurred, and whether or not it was sustained without any limit or negligence 011 his part. THIRD CLASS OF CASKS. The third section of the law enacts: -•That any person who sustained or shall sustain damage by the loss capture, or destruction, by any en emy, of any horse, nude, or wagon, cart, boat, sleigh, or harness. , while sueli property was in the military service ofthe United .States, either by impressment or contract except in cases where the risk l«» which the flic property would be expo ted tvosagteed to be in curred by the owner, if it shall appear that suplt loss, capture, or destruction was without any fault or negli gence on the part of the owner and any perron, wjm, without any such fault or negligence, sustained or shall sustain damage by the death or abandonment and loss of any such horse, mule, or ox, while in the ser vice aforesaid, in consequence of the failure on the part of the United States, to furnish the same with suP- Accent forage, shall be allowed and paid the value there- of.” • To establish die claim under this provision, it will be necessary to produce the testimony of flu ollicer or agent of the United States who impressed or contrac ted for the service of the property mentioned in such claim, and also of the offleor under whoso immediate command flic same was employed at the time of cap ture, destruction, loss or abandonment; declaring in wli3t way the property was taken into the service of the United Suites die value thereof, whether or not tiie risk to which it wonld he exposed was agreed to he incurred by tiie owner whether or not, as regarded horses, mules, or oxen lie engaged to supply tiie same- with sufficient forage, in what manner the loss hap pened, and whether or not it was sustained without anv fault or negligence on his part. The sixth section ofthe law enacts: “That in all instances where any minor has been, or shall be engaged in the military service of the United, States, nnd was, or .-hall I e provided with n horse, or’ equipments, or with military accoutrements, by his parent or guardian, and has died, or shuill die, without |»iying for said projierty. and the same has been, or sh.tll be lost, captured, destroyed, or abandoned, fin ifia maimer before mentioned'sai<> parent or guardian, shall tie allowed pay therefor, on making satisfactory proof as in other cases, and the further proof that lie is entitled there to, by having furnished tiie same." A parent nr guardian of a deceased minor, will, therefore, in addition to su< ii testimony applicable to his claim ns is provionsly dusribed, have to furnish proof that he provided the minor with flic property therein mentioned: that tire iqiuqr died witltpjit.jiay- iug for such property; and tiiat he, tho parent or guar dian. is ci tided to payment for it, by liis having fur nished lire same. The seventh section of the .law enacts; „Tiiat in all instances where any person, other than a minor has been of shall be engaged in the military -service aforesaid, and has been, or shall be provided with a horso or 'equipments, or with military service aforesaid, and has been, or shall be provided with :t horse or equipments, by any person, die owner thereof, who has risked, or shall Lake the risk of such horse, equipments, or military accoutrements on him self, and the same has becu or shall be lost, captured, destroyed, or abandoned in the manner before men tioned, such owner shall be allowed pay therefor, on making satisfactory prorf, as in other cases, and the further proof that lie, is entitled thereto, by Laving fur nished the saute and haviug taken tiie risk on him self.” Bcsiflgs. the testimony in support of his claim herein brfore required, evety siirli ownor therefore, will have to prove that he did provide the horse, equipments, or military accoutrements therein mentioned, and took the ri.-k thereof on himself; &, thathe is entitled to pay therefor, by having furnished the same, and taken the risk thereof on himself; and tilts proof should be con tained in a desposition ofthe person who had been so provided by bim with such horse, equipments, or mili tary accoutrements. In no case can the production of tne evidence, pre viousiy described, be dispensed with unless the im- pr tetieabilily of producing it be clearly proved, and then the nearest and best other evidence, of which the case may be susceptible, must be furnished iu lieu thereto. Every claim must be accompained hy a deposition of tiie claimant, declaring tiiat he lias not recieved from any officer or agent of the United States, any horse or horses, equipage,arms,accoutrements, mules wagon, cart, boat, sleigh, or harness, [as the case may be,] in lieu Of the property he lost, nor any corapen, sation for the same, and he supported if practicable- by the orginal valuation list, made by the appraisers of the'property at the time the same was taken into tbe U. S. service. All evidence, other than certificates of officers, who at the time of giving them, were in tiie military servioe of the United States, must be sworn to before some judge,justice ofthe peace, or other, person duly au thorised, proof should accompany the evidence. B. F. BUTLER, Secretary of War ad interm. Approved, January 25,1837., ANDREW JACKSON Treasury Department. I Third Auditor's Office, January 28,1837. ) Each claimant can have the sum, which may be al lowed on his claim, remitted to him direct on his signi fying a wish to that effect, and naming the place of his residence; but if the money is to be remitted nr paid to any other person, a power of attorney to him from the clairmant, duly executed aim authenticated, should be forwarded with the claim. To facilitate the requisite searches, and avoid delay in adjustment ofthe claims, each^claimant should name on fits paper the paymaster or other disbursing officers, by whom no was paid for the services of himself, horse, wagon, cart, team, boat, See. FETER HAGNER, Auditor. President’s Letter to I»Ir. Calhoun. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Sir: Iu the Globe of the 3d inst. I fiud the report of a speech made hy you on the 4th upon the Land bill, which coutams the following passages, viz: . “Was it uot notorious that the President ofthe Uuited States himself had been connected with the purchase of the public lauds ? Yes, the ‘ex periment' (Mr. C. delighted in the word) was the cause of speculation 111 public lands, aud if this hill should not be passed, speculations could not go on, and the priee of tire public lands must consequently he reduced. He contended that every man could uot hut see that it would be ut ter ruin to those who had borrowed mouey to speculate in lauds, if the system was uot to go on.” In a fomer pari of your speech, as re ported, you say: Thespecu ation which a p rfr . ticulnr slate of tilings had given rise to, hr,d been produced by those hi power. They had profited by that state of things; aud should this bill be passed, it would ouly consummate their wishes, &. &c. &.c. Knowing the liabilities of reporters to-err ip takiug dowu and writing out tiie speeches, of members of Congress, I have made inquiry in re lation to the accuracy of this report, am) have been furnished with certificates ofgeutreiiien who heard you, affirming that it is substantially cor rect. You cannot but be aware,'sir, tlpttthe imputa tions which your tauguage conveys are calcula ted. if believed to destroy my character ns a mao, ami that the “'Margo is ouct which, if true, ought to produce my impeachment and punishment as a public office.' If I caused tire removal of lire depodtes for the base purpose of enriching my- scif or tny friends by nu> of the rqstilt w hich might grow out of tiiat measure, there is no term of reproach which I do not deserve, apd no t<uu- ishineut known to the laws which oqght not to be inflicted upon me. On the contrary, if'.lie- whole imputation. bi.th as to motive aud fact, be a fabrication and- a calumny, tbe punishment which belongs to me. if guilty, is too mild for him who wilfully makes it. I am aware, sjr. of tho constitutional privilege under which lire imputation is cast forth and the immunity which it genres. That privilege it is iu no degree my purpose to violate however gross aud wicked may have been the abuse if But ! exercise wily the common right of every citizen when I inform you, that the imputations you have cast upon tna.nre false in every particular, not having for the last ten years purchased any pub lic land, or bad %ny interest in sttclt purchase— Tbe whole charge, unless explained, must be From the Columbus Enquirer. Creek Indians. LUMPKIN, Stewart CO. Ga. tith Feb. 1837. Messrs. Editors,—For the information of the public, and to prevent my recent act with the Indians from being misunderstood, you will please publish the fol lowing: O11 Sunday, 20th Jan. I received, by express, intel ligence of the battle, between Geu. Wo. Wellborn and a party of hostile Indians, in wlpcli I was called Upon by the citizens of Alabama, to aid in patting down farther hostilities. I immediately called upon the citizens to assemble and organise a company,which was done, and the company honored me with the com mand, assisted by Lieut. Thomas J. Stell and John D. Pitts. Arrangements were made for subsistence, and on Wednesday Jst inst. the company crossed the Chat tahoochee River at Florence, and marched to the resi dence ofthe Rev. J. E. Glenn, whom I found in a Fott. Thursday the 2d, I marched through tho swamps of Cowjga, to Gen. Wellborn's quarters, at Battle’s plan tation, and learned that he had marched to Martin’s, near his battle ground, at which place I joined the com panies of Gen. W. aud Capt. Morris ol Franklin, Ga. The line of march was taken up for the battle ground, and from its peculiar location, I must add that nothing but the militaiy skill and bravery which has ever char acterised Gen. W. caused him to escape without the loss of every man, lie not having sufficient force to break their lines. We continued to scout until near sunset, and discovered a fresh pony track, coming in a direction to the battle ground, and soon discovered that we had been seen, and the course of the pouey had changed about, from whence it catne. We had not 1 troceeded far, when we discovered a large number of loot tracks, lately made, which, like the poney, faced about. It soon became too dark to trail them, and we encamped. Next morning, we pursued the trail, which led in a direction for the supposed friendly camp of Indians, on Swamp Creek, in charge of Lieut. Sloan, of the U. S. Army. We followed them about twelve miles, until all were satisfied that they had either gone into the camp, or were lurking around it to screen themselves from that punishment which they justly merited. A council of officers was called, and deter mined to go to the camp, and if possible, arrest the of fenders, and remove the camp from the deuse swamps which surround it. The inarch was continued to Stones, Creek Stand, on flic Federal Road, at .which place we encamped, seven miles from die Indian camp. We sent a message to Lieut. Sloan to visit our camp, which he did, accon'.patiied by three Indians and a negro interpreter, iu council, he itiformed us that there was then about sixty warriors ip bis camp, that 42 who refused to give up Jtheir arms, had quit the camp, and they had not returned tp his knowledge. We informed him of the course of the trail, and our. earnest belief tha t the Indians who had fougl t 'Gen. Wellborn were at, or near the camp, and consulted him, the Lieut, upon the important necessity of remo ving the capjp to some more .elevated location, where by all com munication with hostile and supposed friend- |H Iudiatts might be cut off; lo which he most strenu Thursdatj, February 33, |jg 3y FIRE! Our citizens were aroused last M ou j I morning between two and'three o'clock, by the cq Fire, which was found to have originated in the house belonging to the Rev. Mr. Cassels. There I no damage sustained further tfian the destruction o( the smoke house and its contents. The dwe?®. house and kitchen would undoubtedly have been cc-] I sinned had not the wind been very calm, the fire I having been discovered until the roof had fallen in ^ i The conflagration is supposed to have been caused * fire placed in tbe house for the purpose of smofcj, f] meat. We learn that a FIRE broke out in the town off,., tonton on Friday night last, which destroyed t* 3 i dwelling housesand the out buildings attached thereto No further particulars were learned. The princi^ij syfferers however were Messrs Dunn and Ilighlv,. The infant child ef Mr. Thomas Bagby of thiscotu. ty was severely burnt last Friday morning by hi j clothes taking fire. The mother was in an adjoini^ j | house when its clothes first caught; she heard H child scream and ran to its relief, but was too late !-, H render it any essential service—it expired duriug tl* f s night. Ijr ... . .. _ ously objected, saying he had every confidence in those a*, his camp, and knew them to be friendly and harm less, and from his opposition, Gen. ^V. thought best to take two of the Indians and repair lo his quarters at Battle's plantation. My company and the company of Capt. Mcgjrta, was joined this evening by a company of citizen soldiers of Russell county, Ala. under the command of Capt. Fark, who, with a loud voice, said the camp of Indians, under its present management, was much to the annoyance nfid greatly excited the fears of the citizens. A couucil of officers was culled apd agreed to visit the camp next morning, and disarm j ^ eon the Cowaggee creek, on the 2ctW and remove the Indians. A motion was made and a-1 = The fo'lowing gentleman Cave been re-eleeted Di- n rectors of the Branch of the Central Rail Road j r ,i I Banking Co. of Ga. in this place : J. Cofiles, Coin ’ Collins, J. Goddard, Wm. Solomen, O. Saltmarah, f H. Welman, David Ralston. And J. Cowles, ter was unanimously re-eiectcd President of flic board. A true bill was found against a young woman oft!* name of Bk.u.l. at the lute term of Stewart simen.j court for. the crime of infanticide ! True bills wttt I also found against two other females, as acre sarios to | the murder. The principal had fled—the others an in. custody. BATTLE OF COWAGGEE. Wk haye conversed with several persons who were greed to, to organise the three companies into a battal ion; after which I was called to the command: Next day, I ordered a march to the cantp, and hav ing learned the locality, I divided tny battalion, so as to surround the camp and move flic Indians to Lieut. Sloan’s quarters, with orders to each oflicer to efleet the work in a manner least calculated to excite their tears aud prevent their escape, and tlie resnltw as favo rable—some few attempted to take the swamp but were arrested, and a general inarch front all quarters to the centre. The 'officer, in charge, seemed much excited and remonstrated against the course pursued,' which was received by the citizens, as no mark of bis friendship towards them. I ordered a search for arms and ammunition, anfl ) notwithstanding the report of their being disarmed, I found upwards of 40 guns iu the possession of Indians and&gooil supply of ammunition, all of which, togeth- er with about 30 guns, in possession of Lic'it.,Si‘ *:i, was brought (o my quarters, spiked, flints taken out, and put uudcr.guiard. Tbe camp was surrounded un til next morning, when I assembled the warriors and explained to them, t(ie object was to keep them tender guard until th.cy were removed to Arkansas; and uct- Withsttndiug the report of Lieut. Sloan, saying there was about CO warriors at his camp, I marched 92 ef fective men and boys, besides leaving S.or 10 aged and infirm men, who were not able to stand the travel. I moved them and their arms to Capt. Ynune’s'$amp on tbe Tuskegee Road, at which place 1 left them, in charge of Capts. Morris and Parke. I immediately repaired to Fort Mitchell, and infor med Capt. Page of what had been done, and whatev er uiay.be the feelings of other officers towards me. who have the management of Indians, I am happy to say, that Capt. Page approved of my act. "The course I have taken, has hut obeyed the voice of a suffering community, and should ilte warriors re turn from Florida toonrliorders, with privilege to pass considered the offspring of h morbid imugiuaiiun, or of sleepless malice I ask you, sir, as an act due to justice, honor aud truth, to retract this charge on the floor of tire Senate, iu as public a manner as it has been ut tered—it being the most appropriate mode by n hidi vou cau repair the injury which might oritemue f*ow fronfit. But iu the,ev<'iit that you fail tojfo’so, [then de run ltd thnt you place your charge before the House of Ropre»eDtiitives, that they may insti tute the necessary proceedings to ascertain the truth or falseho'ttlof your imputation, with a view to such further measures as justico may tcqiiirc. if you will neither do juctiee yourself, nor place the matter in a position weare justice may tic done me tiv the rcprensentalive of the people, 1 shall he compelled 10 resort to only remedy left me. aim, before I leave the city, give publicity to this letter, by which you will stand stigmatized as one who. protected hy his constitutii, >al priv ilege, is ready to slab the reputation of others, without the magnnoimity to do them justice, or the honor to placo them in a situatiou to receive it front others. Yours, &c. ANDREW JACKSON- To the Hon. J. C. Calhoun. United S. Seuate. heard, and nothing short of their being immediately disarmed and a sjieedy removal, will quiet ihc fears and restrain the movements of tiiat- suffering coniniu- " y HENRY W. JF.RNTGAN, Major Com. Yojui.toors. IMPORTAF.NT FR«»M FLORID V. Col. Andrews, U. 8. Army, arrived .1; Au gustine. 11th inst. express, nitil inloritis that Geo. Jcsup had an engagement with the Indians, n bich lasted two days. On the second day. Jumper and Vlligator.came iu- uqder a flag of truce,' and surrendered themselves, statins that the Indians were iu a distressed situation, and anxious for peace. During the engagement, four U. S. soldiers and font Indians were Killed—one hundred Indi ans and Xegrqrs tcere taken prisoners. Col. An drews informs that Juniper and Alligator appoin ted the 1 Sill inst. as the day to eoiiclutie a treaty at Dade’s Battle Ground, and had despatched ex expresses to the Indians to inform them of the arrangement. They stated that Powell was on an island iu tho Withlacoochee, with about one hundred and fifty followers; they supposed that he would come to terras, and should he refuse, they would poiut out where I10 was. All hostil ities were to cease hy both parties until after the 13th inst.— Char. Cour. 14/A inst. MR. ADAMS AND HIS NOVEL PETI TION. It will he seen from tire Congressional procee dings of Saturday, that tho vote of Frida j, on Mr. Patton’s resolution, respecting Mr. Adams’s cxtrati/dnarv conduct, trill reconsidered, and that Mr. Taylor, of New York, and Mr.' Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania, substituted two distinct propo sitions for the tejected proceeding, which were passed by overwhelming majorities. -We consider this decisive vo-e against th? at tempt to throw stave perioqs into the House, as marking a new era in tho incendiary agitation, which has produced so much embarrassment in Congress, noti threatened so many mischiefs to the country. The unanimity of tho vote was produced by a circumstance which *ve trust has put an end to the abolition question, as otic of parly policy.— Il had heroine one ofjtro deep and vital conse quence to,sported with for temporary ends. And we must do Mr. Thompson of South Carolina the justice to say, that the part he took in clo sing the breach, which threatened a fatal aliena tion in feeling between the two great sections of our Union,desorves the thanks ot every lover of tire country’s institution.—Globe. . Aneedotr ofthe Texia n Service.- For several weeks ’previous to tho baulo of San Jacinto, the army was rsdneed to a very short allowance, and the day before the battle, every kind of meat and bread having been exhausted, the only rations issued were dry ears ofcorn. This subject was alluded to after the battle in the presence of the Mexican prisoners, who expressed wonder and surprise that men who lived so badly should fisht so well- General Houston ad dressed himself to Santa Anna, said that “ such things were not heedgd ,-by nten who fought for liber ty;, then drawing front his pecket an tar of corn, “heresir,” said he, "are tuo days, ration a Major General!” Houston had been unwell on the day of battle, and had eat nothing^, and consequently had reserved his ratinos.—Seuticn PAUlS December 26th. % Opening of the Session—His Majesty's Speeds.—Tiie day fixed for opening the Legislative ChamBers was accompanied with the usual preparations, l.nrge bodies of the military were in attendance to guard bis Majesty 's progress to the Palais Bourbon.' Owing 'to to the severity of the weather, the crowd was less than that which usually assembles on this pccasion.— A few seconds after the Royal Cortege left the Tuille- ries, by the gate looking towards tile Pont Royal, and whilst (he crowd on the quay were cheering his Majes- tj, a young man, genteefy dressed, made an ATTEMPT ON THE KINo’s LIFF., hy firing a pistol, the ball of which fortunately took no effect. The assassin stood close to the carriage in which ware, the King aud the Dukes of Orleans and Nemours. His Majesty was enabled to see his full person, and pointed him out to the National Guard. He was immediately arrested and conveyed to the guard house chateau. The Dukes were slightly woun ded in tiio face by the pieces of glass into winch, flte ball directed at his Majesty, shivered the window -of the carriage. The King exhibited great coolness and courage. Tbe procession continued its route to the chambers with no other event to interrupt its progress. Her Majesty’s carriage, in which were the ( t ueen, Madame Adelaide and the Princesses, was before tiie King’s. Extract from ihc King's Speech. “ I receive front all foreign nbwers the most pacific assurances. Tho peace of the world appears for a lotte time secqre-from every attack. “ Our diplomatic relations with d |0 U. States of A- incrica, have been resumed. The treaty of the 4th of July, 1831, is in execution, and I have reason to ex pect that nothing will further trouble the excellent har mony which has so long and so happily subsisted be- tween the two nations. Noiicc:“AGpod Burgniu, T IIE subscriber offers for sale his valuable Lands and settlements, eight or nine miles below Ma con, consisting of between eighteen hundred and two thousand acres of Land, with a good Grist Mill; and between six and eight hundred acres of said land is Feb 7 last month, and learn from them the Following partita, lars: There were about twenty nten in all, who hajti’t I collected from the neighborhood and from Invimon,- There names ate as follows: Wm Wellborn, Capt; \V ter Patterson, 1st Lieut. Wm. R. Cowar., 2d Lieut. W. J. Wat ley, 1st sergt. John Scon, 2d do. WitislettSd do. P. P.' Flannigan 1st corporal; F. Crowley iu in. Andrew Casey 2d do. Dr. L. T. Wilburn, surgeou.- Privates II. G. Jenkins, John Hall, Hiram Carta John Carter, James Hunter, Mehnoth Mills, Xftt Dobbs, Wm. F. Dobbs, Elisha Betts, Janies Watlev. Learning on the evening of the 27th, the burning ef Pugh’s house aud the murder of hint and liis ovenw and four negroes, the day previous, tli? company left their camp and went in pursuit. Passing I’uff* place without finding the enemy, stayed that nigh! (F day atFaegnn’s. Next morning got on their trail aid pursued it to the swamp at Martins where they ram upon them in a narrow rqail cut through a thick penetrable cane brake. \\ ish.ng to draw diem cut in. to theopen woods, the captain ordered a retreat, wind was kept up foi 200 yard*, the enemy firing ali the tinie. When the best position that could be found was obtained, the men dismounted and returned ibe Indians’ fire. Adopting their mode of warfare, they sheltered themselves behind tri os, ai d fired delihcra; - ly, whenever an Initial; presented himself. In tics wav the fight confined about bait an boar, tl;e l savages ap proaching to within CO urtiO yards, and pouring in: constant fire. Their number could not'fie aseerttir- ed, though it is presumed it could not be less than 7(1 or SO. Several were seen -to foil; and as our n:c:. were all excellent marksmen, asid evinced the im perfect coolness, it is conjectured they must have dot." considerable creyution. Fit.diqg tiie number of the enemy so much to liis own, and that they were about tiroik.ug i>- ! -' Capt. \\ ellborn ordered a retreat—first getting c.ft the wounded, and firing ns they went. The Indians |.nr sued for about half a mile, keeping «p a galling fire- - The brave Patterson was killed, aud left on tiie grousd- Three or four others were wounded. The Captain had his horse shot under him, and was considerably in jured hy the fall. He was also knocked down by » I spent ball, and bad tbe end of one of his fingers sU; off. Eight horses we.e ki’ied, and three others badly wounded. Tfce-bpdy of Patterson was found flic next Jay, fc; * party which went on purpose, and brought to h"i" ton aud interred. The wounded men are all record- Three or four days after the above battle, three of the same Iiidifius, with a squaw, were fallen in.with L v Wellborn aud liis nun, two of whom were killed, out- made his escape nnd the female taken prisoner. At flic lost accounts, Wellborn, with about twenty men was scouring the swamp in pursuit of the h 1 *’ tiles. ANOTHER BATTLE. W»- have been in-brincd that an action took pta on/Saturday Ilb'i inst. t ear Pea River Bridge, county, Alabama, between the citizens of dial neigh, borbood and a party of hostile Creeks. Tl ere wen; about 40 Indians, who were completely routed, le* T ing six dead on the field, and a large quantity of l'l na ’ der. The whites had two or three 11 on slightly wocn’ ded, but none killed. OSCEOLA. The report which has been going the rounds of df papers for the last week in relation to the surren<k r ol , this celebrated Chief and warrioi appears to have bee.1 premature. The information published in th® week’s Telegraph, from the Darien Telegraph ofice, has been confirmed, but of the surrender of Osc® 0 '* not a word has been said by later accounts. If the T< - | port however be unfounded, the surrender of J 01 ”’ per and Aligator; and the destitute condition oflh e Indians will, no doubt,ensure a speedy termination 01 this irritating and profitless war. Should Oseolr. rot have been captured as yet, he and his followers are a* that are now to be contetufed against, and Gen.J' :sU P' we presume, has ample force and sufficient means ty effect his overthrow in a very short time, and reston peace and tranquility to that suffering and unhipD country, without troubling the Territory or the State* for new levies.