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IO THE HERALD. ltJ*“PrincipTes not Men,” —“Truth without I’ear.j CO L I’lli in - Tuesday KventiiKlo, Mr. Van Buren. Wk have been at a loss to ascertain the foundation of Van Buren’s claims to the Presidency. What great action has he achieved ? What important measure origi nated or carried into execution ? What in ducement is there to elevate such a man to the most exalted station in the world ? lias he proved his patriotism in the tented field, battling with the enemies of our country ? Has he stood foremost in our councils, point ing the nation to the highest fame and dis tinction 1 No one, not even his warmest ad vocates, pretend that his merit arises from any euch actions. His whole merit accord ing to the faithful ones, lies in his pledge to carry out the measures and policy of Gen. Jackson. We admit with pleasure, that Gen. Jackson has faithfully discharged his dutv to his country, and we admire him for it. And when lie shall have retired from his present exalted station, the people will still look up on him with undimmisbed love and devotion ; his memory will remain forever embalmed in their hearts, in entire oblivion of every tem porary action that may have obscured for a moment, the glories of his splendid life.— Much however, as we admire the stern integ rity and uncompromising patriotism of Gen. Jackson,we cannot consent that even he shall dictate to u» a successor to the Presidency, nor ought the bare pledge of Mr. Van Buren to entitle him to our confidence. On this subject, if on any, the people should be left to a free and untramelled choice. In the language of Gen Jackson himself: “ Now is the time to exterminate that monster called PARTY SPIRIT. By selecting charac ters most conspicuous fur their probity, virtue, capacity and firmness, without any regard to party, you wilt go far to, if not entirely eradi cate those fteltngs which on former occasions threw so many obstacles in the way of govern ment. and perhaps have the pleasure and honor of uniting a people heretofore politically divided."— • Consult NO PARTY in your choice,’ &c. We arc often amused to hear individuals ranting about Mr. Van Buren’s pledge.— When has he ever been known to redeem one? To what party has he not proved faithless? Who that knows him, can con tide in him. We concur in the sentiments of the fol lowing extract—“ if we can satisfy the peo ple that it is Martin Y an Buren, and not An drew Jackson, that they are called on to vote for, the defeat ot the former is inevitable : “We think we shall use the Northern party this time in good earnest; we are certain we shall, if General Jackson will, like Ids predecessor, depart tn peace. If wa can satisfy the people that it is Martin \ an Buren and not Andrew Jackson, that they are called on to vote for, we are certain they will be used tip any how. We trust that it will not be very* dithcult to make them see a difference between the bold, blunt, downright, straight-for ward soldier, that speaks his mind before he is asked, and lets no one. contradict him ; and the smooth didapper gentleman that smiles in every body ’s face, and begs every body’s pardon ; who speaks his mind by winks and nods, and contra dicts no body. There is foul play in this attempt to smuggle Van Buren into the Presidency under the cloak of old Hickory’s popularity ; it reminds us of a scene in our school-boy days. Two of cur fellows went out to try conclusions at a game (not common now-a-days; called stripe-jacket, the success of w hich depended on the endurance of severe Lynching inflicted by each other. One ot these chaps bad hanged the school and every one admired the superior toughness of his hide, but in the contest to which we more particularly allude, while they were pouring it into each other with a vengeance, by accident a rent was made in the outer garment of the general victor and ex posed an old thick coat belonging to the school master, w hich at once explained the secret of his foimer triumphs. But his day of success was now gone, they who bad a voice in these things made him strip to the buff for the unfairness of hie trick, and after suffering cruelly in the. flesh, he sought security in the swiftness ofhis heels. Now that e exactly the case in this contest; Van Buren has secreted Jackson’s old popularity coat under his own, and hopes by its protecting thick ness to carry the day but it is peeping out too plainly, ami we think be will have at "length to atrip tu it.’’— tfelisbury (;V. C.) H'alckmun. The “Barnier,” et cetera. hen we engaged in the undertaking which now occupies our attention, wc were fully sensible of the delicate situation in which it would place us. We anticipated that every illiberal, bigoted and slavish press in the Mate, would be clamorous in rt iterating aga'inst us their oft repeated epithets of abuse and detraction. And so baa it been. 'l'ho ‘Banner, 5 ‘Sentinel,’ ‘ Standard,’et cetera, have opened their magazines against, us, and in their wrath have poured forth li''ods of—-what snail wc term it—trash, mere trash. We are gratified however, to discover that ting ranting abuse comes only from what arc called Troup Union. Editors, a class of gen tly who are not only deserters from their par ty, but from the principles they had long avowed. Being themselves deserters, they are naturally inclined to be suspicions of oth ers. From such, we expect not moderation ; for it is a curious fact m the history of man kind, that a rogue is always most vacifier oiis in his denunciations against dishonesty. We have looked in vain, through all they htve been pleased to say of us , for a single argument in favor of their own course, or against that which the ■ Herald ’ designs to pursue. Not a fact that we have promulgated has been questioned— not aa argument adduced in support of their great favorite, the “heir apparent.” AU, is that low and vulgar slang, which wc would expect, only from low*, vulgat and slavish minds. The ‘Banner’ in its ignorance, or with a perfect disregard of truth, portrays us as “Nullifiers in disguise,” and as having been “ fitted out by the coalition for the purpose of committing depredations on the Republican party of Georgia.” No nullilicr either aided or abetted in “fitting out” the ‘ Herald,’ nci therdid we consult them on the subject. Co inciding with the Union party in principle, we appealed to it for countenance and sup port, and we can but feel highly gratified with the daily assurances we ate receiving of the approbation of a large port ion of the party. We are accused too of “ concealing in our prospectus the object of our publication.” On this point, let the Prospectus speak for itself. What are our objects ? 'They are to extend the means of information generally, and to advocate the cause of the people vs. caucuses. The following paragraph plainly points out the latter object, and no one who peru sed it, could fo* - a moment have thought that we intended to support the nominations so handsomely done up by steam, in direct op position to the will of the people. “ That the people are capable of self-govern ment, has been demonstrated, and no longer admits of a doubt—that cabalistic aids are un necessary, follows as a corollary. While, there fore, we sustain the fundamental principles of the Union party, we shall feel it our duty on all oc casions to oppose the supreme dictation of a few to the many.” We appeal to our readers if thus fir we have not been true to the course, thus indi cated in our prospectus. And we will be true, though all the world rail at us. We conceive that in the organization of the Union party, it was based upon principle —that it was composed of a large body of freemen opposed to the doctrine of nullifica tion, and favorable to those of the Republi can party. Believing the party to be thus constituted we joined its forces, and on all occasions since, we have been found battling with what ability wc possess in favor of its cause. Why then are we branded as nullifiers? W hy stigmatized as recreant to our party and traitorous to the cause of Republicanism?— In truth, (would you believe it good reader) merely because wc do not consent to bow the knee, and crj “All Hail” to a little in triguing politician at the North. Wc agree with these same papers in every thing, so far as wc have noticed their columns, save in their support of Mr. Van Buren and R. M. Johnson ; and yet they declare us to be nul lificrs, and forthwith issue an order that wc be thrust out of the synagogue. So various are opinions on abstract political principles, that it has heretofore been a difficult matter to draw clearly the line of demarcation be tween the extremes of the two parties. But the ‘ Banner,’ etc., have now removed this difficulty, and rendered the subject as clear as noon-day. According to these wiselings, no individual can be recognized as belong ing to the Union party, who has not been regularly “ done up ” and labelled M. V. B. N. B. None arc genuine but those su perscribed by Ned Rucker. Isidian £mi£a*adou. We arc informed that the prospects of the Contractors for the removal of the Creek In dians to the west are very flattering—and that a large party will be ready to take up their line of march, so soon as the investiga tions of the allcdgcd frauds slia’i have been closed. Among the many things for which our country must ever feel grateful to Gen. Jack son, stands foremost his constant efforts to effect the removal of the Indians from our midst, to the home provided for them in the West. \\ c believe there lias been much unneces sary delay in the removal of the Creeks, but, <ue convinced that it has not been intention al on the part of the I’rcsideiit. He has al ways manifested a strong desire for their re moval, and the almost entire accomplishment of that object, wili constitute a prominent fea ture in his administration. A scurrilous writer has intentionally mis represented us on this subject, and made us to say that. the. “President was secretly throwing obstacles in the. way of their re moval.” Were we disposed to falsify, wc appreci ate too well the character ofl.be American people, to tell them that, our open, frank, arid unsophisticated venerable Chief Magistrate, does any thing .score:hy. Such would not. be in keeping with his well known character 1 iie motive of this writer, however, is obvi ous. Because we do not yield ourselves the ser vile partisans of Mr. Van Buren, wc arc de nounced as traitors so the Union party, and as anti-Jackson Nullifiers. Such weak and pusillanimous efforts, however, to affect our standing with the party, shall never drive us into the support of Mr. Van Buren, or alienate us from the principles we have al ways avowed and maintained. TII KIS1»IIEl DIC A W S 3 KR A A I>. Straus Boats. There are now on the Chattahoochee twelve boats, whose names ate as follows: Colum bus, VcrscilleSjAmiaCalhoun, Old Georgian, Native Georgian,Southron, Metamora, Arab, Planter, Hyperion, Reindeer, and Ohioan.— Those arc all boats of superior construction and accommodation, and several of them new and running their first season. In addition to the above, we arc informed, that another, calk ed the Fox, is on her way from the Western waters, destined for action on our river. The Chattahoochee has remained unusually low during the past season ; in truth wc have not had a fine boating river since last. May, with one exception, and then the rise lasted but three or four days. 'Phis circumstance has borne heavily upon steam-boat interests, and our merchantshave suffered seriously, ftorn not receiving their fall supplies of goods— and more especially, in not being able to get off their cotton. The late rains, however, have brought the river up to “good boating order” and business has assumed in our town a more lively aspect. The boats of which we have spoken, are commanded by able and experienced men, and furnish a de lightful mode of travelling. The scenery on the Chattahoochee and Appalachicola is pleasingly varied—the rivers beautifully meandering—and the company on board al ways cheerful, and well adapted to “drive away dull care.” Their fables groan with sumptuous fare, and their bars arc stocked with choice wines and liquors. To those* who have never visited Appalachicola, and St. Joseph, we would recommend a trip on one of these puffing travellers. Broad Street. Something should be done for the benefit of this street. \\ c had occasion to notice in our last, (and we did so with a great deal of pleasure,) the excellence of our City Police, with regard, especially, to the Night Watch regulations; and wc hope the pleasant duty will again devolve upon us. (and that very soon too,) of noticing (he successor their ef forts in behalf of our beautiful “Broad Street,” the boast and’pride of our City. It is almost impossible to get along the side-piths of this street on a wot day. The mud is half leg deep—and as for water, there is nearly as much of that, as wc generally have in the Chattahoochee River; and then it’s so vulgar for a gentleman to have his “long tail blue” bespattered every time he walks the street — and beside, it’s too expensive. Wc started up street on one of those rainy days last week, and on returning to our room, we found it necessary to employ a boot and clothes brusher, who afterwards presented us with his bill for a serenpcnce. To be seri ous, wc would urge upon the Corporate au thority, and upon our citizens, the propriety and importance of giving immediate atten tion to the improvement of our streets Few towns in our country can boast of such delightful streets as wc have in Columbus— and surely they should be kept in good con dition, at least. If each individual would take upon himself to lay a curb-stone and pavement before Ziis oirndoor, wc should, in a few weeks, have the finest streets in the world. Florida. I hi: news which wc lay before our readers today, in relation to this unfortunate section of country, is the latest we can gather from any quarter. From all of which, we learn that Gen. Gaines has had a brush with the Indians on the Withlacoochec, and mowed them down before him with a novel kind of shot; loading his cannon, as he is reported to have done, with trace chains taken from his baggage wagons. It is said that in the engagement, 330 Indians and Negroes were killed; the whole number of Indians encoun tered on the occasion, were supposed to be 1500. It is also reported that Gen. Gaines sent by express to Gen. Clinch, for 300 mounted men, stating that with such addition al force, he could “ put an end to the war.” It is presumed that the force wili not bo sent to Gen. Gaines, as there were jealousies ex isting between Scott and Gaines ; and Gaines (as is asserted) is acting altogether on his own responsibility. It. is to be hoped that all personal animosities will be buried, until such time as peace is restored to the suffer ing citizens of Florida, and every Seminole driven from the land. Iron Safes. If among our merchants there are any, who have not, provided themselves with this most valuable article lor the preset vat ion of mon ey, books, papers, etc., we would strongly urge upon them the importance of being im mediately supplied. Numerous instances have occurred, which have fully demonstra ted the capability of this article to withstand the hottest fire; and in the recent conflagra tion in the City of New York,wc have anoth er strong proof. The New York Commer cial Advertiser says: “ The account books, and valuable papers, be longing to the Methodist Book Concern, were last night dug out of the ‘ safe,' uninjured by the fire, which had surrounded it for hours.” A coal Mine at VVestbromwieh, England, ex ploded a short limo since,and killed fourteen per sons. £>ark ICeHccliosis. If you’d be u critic— ‘ go to Guinea.’ The Journal of Mrs. Frances Ann Butler,has fallen into rough hands. Alas! for the fair author, that the emanations of her refined intellect, should “ waste their sweetness on the desert, air,” and be subjected to the iron pen of Etheopian criticism! Raise your ope ra glasses, ye pinks of refinement and gentil ity, and take a peep at his sable Highness, as he sits in his “ arm-chair” on the very border ol Guinea, noting down his critical objections to Miss Kemble's compositions ! Sec Imw much of scorn and contempt is exhibited in his nostril’s distent, and lips protuberant, while he is keenly detecting—“ wid do white of de eye”—the errors of her book. From the editorial of a late number of the Liberia Herald, the following is extracted : “Francis Ann Butler.—To the politeness of the supercargo of the Brig Eliza, we arc in debted fur a peep at the Journal of Miss Kemble, eras announced by the title page, Francis Butler. From the celebrity of the tourist, we had anticipated much, but the perusal of the book treated us to a most vexatious disappoint ment. On the literary merit of the work, we do not feel ourselves competent to decide. But as it is an immunity allowed ignorance, to admire where it cannot comprehend, wo avail ourselves of the privilege, and put in our share of admira tion, at the bold and beautiful figures which adorn the pages; such as “ Miniature Hell ;” “ ghastly smiles of the Devil“ Blue Devils,” &c. These are certainly beauties of which we bad no conception, until we got hold of the work. We may bo allowed to say, as we pass, that they are not exactly in unison with that soft and tender delicacy, of which our imagination had composed the fair sex, of the high order. We regret much that the work is not. accompanied by a Lexicon, adapted to the style. The want of one has deprived us of much gratification ; as doubtless the excellencies of the work is locked up in such words as “ dandle,” “ twaddle,” &c. which are to ns “ dawdles” indeed, or in plain English, unexplorable regions. Such works may be of utility in communities, where there is sufficient discrimination to separate the little grain from the redundancy of chaff, without be ing chocked [choked] by it, but we can see no earthly advantage to us in reading them. “ We will venture to saw,-however, that if the notes are by the same hand, the authoress pos sesses a pretty considerable share of what may be called sound discriminating judgment on some particulars.” Onrsclves. We have been highly pleased with the va rious notices that have appeared in the differ ent journals, not only in our own but other Slates, complimenting the appearance &c., of the Herald. 'They have all been pretty much of the character that wc anticipated.— Liberal minded men of both parties, have no ticed the reception of our sheet, if not in a complimentary, at least in a gentlemanly manner, —for which, wc arc much obliged. The following is from the pen of Judge Longstreet, editor of the Augusta Sentinel: “ We have received the first number of the Republican Herald, a paper recently established in Columbus in this State; and edited bj* J. B. Webb, & Uo. It is a large sheet, filled with ex cellent matter, handsomely printed. The Herald avows the Union faith in politics, but declares that it cannot follow that party in the support of Martin Van Buren, for the Presidency. Our hands to you, Messrs. Webb & Co., and four thousand subscribers to your paper, in les's than a week say we I {provided always, they do not quit us to go to you.) Here is a paper for you, ye veteran Ciarkites, that harmonizes with your old professions, and your old principles ; go and sup port it, by pen, by purse and by suffrage. Come, help us in these dangerous, abolition times, to keep the little magician out of the Executive Chair. If you do not like our man, White, take any man south of the Potomac, whom you like better ; hut. clout take. Van Buren, for mercy’s sake. All .jesting aside, and all politics away, it is a dangerous thing in the existing relations of the North and South, to put Van in the Presiden tial Chair. “Oh but” say the Irew recruits, “you wish to divide and conquer.” Divide and conquer what ? Divide Anti-Van Buren men from Van Buren, and conquer the first ? Yes. we do want to do that, and if you (the old Clark men we mean) will utter the honest senti ments of your hearts, you want to do so too. In order to do that, we Nullifiers, have already split. “Aye, but you Nullifiers, have nothing to lose.” And pray, what have you Clark men to lose ? Just exactly the crumbs which the proselytes oc casionally throw to yon for peace sake and no more. But suppose, you unite with us and con quer; will you not then be in the majority ? And if we do not treat yon well, (by the way the treating may have to come from the other side) if we should be strong enough to put on airs, and not treat you well, have yon not the safest and most honorable retreat from us that men ever bad? Can you not say to us, “ Gentlemen, when we joined you, we told you we did not adopt, your Nullification doctrines, (nocredit to you neither.) “ We united with you to beat Mr. Van Buren.— Having done so, wc now bid you good bve, and return to ottrold friends?” Cant you do this? “ But may be, then, our old friends will not re ceive us.” Oh yes, they will, and treat you bet ter than they have ever done. Ttiey will then know the want of you, and will be the kindest people in all the world. Now in all this, do not understand us begging you to adopt, our politics, or as professing to adopt yours. Upon that head we are just as independant as you are.” MosSiiities. The express from Gen. Scott to Gov. Schley, was not to call out additional aid from this State for the relief of Florida, but to counter mand an order previously given, for the em barkation of troops at Columbus, destined for Tampa Bay. Gen. Scott thinks the force al ready it. Florida, ample and sufficient to sub due the Indians. The Savannah Volunteers have been dis charged by order of Gen. Scott, and returned from I’icolat.a, lor whoso defence they origi nally iolunteercd. 1 tn*. Crock Indians are to bo closely watched in all their movements. One thousand mounted men, by order of the Gov. of Ala bama, arc being raised, as a guard to bo sta tioned on the line between Georgia and Alabama. AppohmißCMls. We learn that two gentlemen, Mr. Bixler of Hancock, and Mr. Burney ol Jasper, have been associated, by the President, with Col. Hogan, in the investigation of alledged frauds upon the Creek Indians. It is expected that, they will enter upon the discharge of their duties immediately. Bntest Iroisß Florida. Battle with the Indians. —Fiom the Charleston Mercury, through the Augusta Constitutionalist, we gather the follow ing particulars in relation to an engagement between Gen. Gaines and a party of In dians, near th? Withlacoochec. Also, many other interesting particulars. St. Augustine, March 5. Dear Sir; — I have purposely refrained from transmitting you any account of the Seminole Campaign,"as the various contradictory state ments in regard to the movements of the enemy until within a few days since, did not deserve no tice, and were too brainless to be credited. The simple fact, however, that St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Picolata, Camp King, Tampa and Key West, have been for such a length of time kept in a constant state of alarm, and each mo mently dreading an attack, is evidence of talent never before displayed by Indians — conduct they always did exhibit —but that a body of fifteen hundred or two thousand men, should make such demonstrations, and such dispositions of their forces, is like the massacre of Major Dade—un paralleled. We know that they must be concen trating on some point, and so the result has proved. You are aware that Gen. Gaines ap proached within four or five miles of Fort Drane; took eight days provisions, and returned to the Withlacoochee, for the purpose of discoving whether any Indians were on the prowl. On ar riving al that stream his passage was disputed by a body of savages, amounting, it is surmised, to fifteen hundred—a fight commenced, across the river, which although narrow, is deep and rapid — and continued two days, neither party gaining any material advantage. The third day General Gaines retired, and threw up a breast work —af- ter which ho advanced to the river with two hun dred men, recommenced the skirmish, and then retreated with a hope of deceiving his enemy, and decoying them into ambush. After dark on the same day, the entire body of Indians, now largely re-inforced by the arrival of scattering squads, crossed the river, and had the bravery to attack him in his trenches. The stratagem was thus successful —the cannon opened upon them, and played with such effect, that it is presumed three hundred Indians and Negroes wore killed. 1 say presumed, as it is not known whether that number was destroyed in the single engagement or in the entire rencontre. When the cannon opened, the savages began a“ terrible howling,” and no wonder, for I am told that the trace chains belonging to the wagons were used instead of balls, and literally mowed them down like gra c s beneath the scythe. Two of our officers were wounded in the engagement —one of whom, it is understood, has since died. Gaines has since sent in to Clinch, for provisions; but counter manded the order, as tho Indians would capture the wagons. He is’understood tn be surrounded. His provisions must be gone—and unless a re-in forcement has been sent by Scott, his fate, and that of his gallant army, are sealed. I was in Camp, between this and Hanson’s, where Prince, the Express, came in; the Indians having attacked him in true military style, with in eleven miles of this and ordered him to the “ right about,” with a shower of fifteen or twen ty bullets. The top ofhis cap was literally shot away, and several balls passed through his coat. A detachment from Lieut. Colonel lle.wit’s Bat talion was on this morning ordered out to scour the country, and cut up the varlctsflike a gourd.’ St. Augustine, March 5, } 10 o’clock—Night. $ Dear Sir.- The Express, Munroe, came in to day from Ficolata, with despatches; but nothing further is heard from Gen. Gaines. One hun dred and forty mm from the country adjacent to the Outhlacoochee, had gone to join him—and cattle to the amount I do not know, had been driven down at the same time. The officer supposed to be dead, or mortally wounded, is Lieut. Izard. I was wrong in saying that Gaines had ap proached Fort Drane; it was Gamp King. Forty horsemen left here about dark to scour a place called Turnbull’s Swamp; and also to assist the detachment from Howitt’s Battalion. St. Augustine, March 6. Notwithstanding the number of troops which have arrived here within the last six weeks, our Indian neighbors do not leave us. Yesterday a U. States soldier left here as an express for Fico lata, having in company another white man and a black boy, ail on horses. Towards evening, and when about twelve miles from this place, they were fired on by a body of Indians. A ball passed through the cap of the U. States soldier. They all wheeled about immediately and made the best of their way back again. Some troops are going in search of these Indians to-day. The St. Augustine Herald furnishes the following information, under date of March 2. Gen. Gaines,we learn, had joined Gen. Clinch with 1100 men on the 24th February from Tam pa Bay, via, the upper crossing of the VVithla coochec, and had started back again for Tampa witheight days provisions, byway of the lower crossing. We understand that Gen. Gaines came through the scene of the massacre of the gallant but unfortunate Major Dane’s command, and that they found and buried the bodies of 7 of ficers and 98 men. it is supposed that seven of this fated band had crawled off and perished in the woods, or were taken prisoners. The ceremony of consigning them to their gravesis represented as solemn and impressive, and the effect produced upon those present are such as never will be forgotten. Every officer was recognized. The Indians had not taken their clothes nor the jewelry. They had taken away the arms and belts, but had left the cart ridge boxes. General Gaines was attacked on the night of the 29tli February, by about 1500 In dians, as he supposes, and after two hours fight ing, lie succeeded in beating them oil’. The loss on our side is 4 killed, and 23 wounded, among the latter is two officers. Gen. Gaines is in a dangerous situation, to use his own expression, “his wounded are increasing, and his horses de creasing.” He is short of provision, and en trenched and surrounded by the enemy. The Jacksonville Courier gives the follow ing fin liter particulars, relative to the Mas sacre : Gen. Gaines found the bodies of one hundred and mne whom ho buried. The officers only were scalped. They were not stripped of their clothes, and their flesh had dried to their bones. I’heir watches, money, &c. were found upon them. A mound of newly raised earth was seen near the place, beneath which the Indians arc supposed to have buried their dead, killed in the engagement. The bodies of a few Indians were found covered with brush, which were probably dbscovered by them after they had finished the mound. The remains of two wagons, and parts of the carriage, for the field piece, were seen nearly consumed. Gen. Gaii es reports, that the place of the at tack is open pine barren, and not thick hammock, as it has been represented. To have attacked and uutchered so man}' regulars, in the open letd, with a field piece, shows the great number or the enemy, their skill and bravery. United wt.h Oseola and his force, they are not an ene my to be despised. The engagement took place auont :»5 miles from Camp King, ami but. a few miles from the place at which Gen. Clinch met and, fought Oseola, three days after. I‘our companies of mounted volunteers from Georgia, passed on their way to Ficolata, to join Gen, Scott. They were about 250 in number, and come from the counties of Hancock, Houston, Jefferson, and Washington. They were under tho command of Captains Allen, Douglas, Ma lone and Swinney. T?lr. Tyler. This gentlemen, with a prompt obedience to the will of his constituents, lias resigned his scat in the Senate of the United States—and Mr. Rives has been elected to fill the va cancy. From what wc can learn from our various exchange papers, it is quite doubtful whether Mr. Leigh will acknowledge the right of instruction ; he still retains his scat. Cotton Markets. Columbus, 15 0... .If? Macon, 15 0.... 18 Augusta, 15 2... .0.... 18 Charleston, 16 0.... 10 New York, 17 0....21 Apalachicola, 1G 0.... 19 Private Correspondence. We recommend a perusal of the following extract of a letter from an esteemed friend in Stewart county. Wc value his approba tion highly ; and rejoice in the belief that there arc thousands in Georgia, whose rcminis-> ccnccs arc similar to his own. Lvmpkin, Stewart Co., March Ist., 183 G. Gentlemen—l was yesterday favored with the sight and perusal of your paper, “The Republican Herald,” —which permit me to say, is in fact as well as in name a “Republican Herald.” Such an indepen dent, fearless, public press, has long since been required in the State of Georgia, by all parties—and more especially by the old “ original Pannell.” In by-gone days that Pannell being undcfiled and uncorruptcd, ac knowledged no dictator—bowed to no Ja'< cobinical Junto in the State. But they fear lessly and patriotically went to the polls, un directed how or for whom to vote, except by republican principles, and an approving con science. At that day their advcrsanes crea ted a throne at Athens, upon which the po lite, genteel, sycophantic office-holders, and the proud, ambitious, despotic aristocracy of tho country ascended,and proclaimed to their slavish partizans throughout the State, what opinions they must advocate, and what aspi rants they must support. Their assemblage was as notorious and as distinctly known, and (heir authoritative commands as implicitly obeyed by a majority of the people of Geor gia, as if they had alienated to that body ill their civil and political rights. They pur sued this course in the State, until in a few years ail the offices of the State, of hon or or profit,were vested in one or two favored families; they caressed,cajoled, and wheed led the people of the Slate, and they, in re turn, became for their rulers, “hewers <f wood and drawers of water.” The old Clark party, then, were not wor thy to unloose the bucklescfthoshoes oftheir political adversaries. There was not in the whole vocabulary of the English language, an epithet low enough, and mean enough, to be appropriate to the poor innocent and un offending Clark men. Federalists and To ries, fools and knaves, were the mildest terms that were ever bestowed upon them. But as the great body of ths people began to reflect, they then discovered that their rights had been most shamefully wrested from them, to feed the ambition,and pamper the vanity of a brainless, knavish, heartless, and dishonest club of political demagogues. This discov ery soon aroused the passions of a noble, a confiding, and a free people, which instantly revolutionized, in despite of al! pomp and power, the whole political aspect of the State—the old Clark party, from being a des pised, imbecile, unlcd minority, were, with acclamation, ushered into power. The sym pathies of the honest and virtuous few, throughout tho State, from patriotic motives, were exerted in their favor; and, depend up on it, talk as you will, cant as you may, about party succor, and party discipline, that no political party on earth ever did or ever will triumph long over tho honesty, intelligence, and virtue of a free and independent commu nity. But as tares will unavoidably spring up amongst the wheat, so the old Clark party in the hurry, bustle and confusion that attend ed its new organization, incautiously suffer ed at the very out-set, to he sown the very seeds of its destruction. Certain politicians, pretending to be perfect adepts in the art of party tactics, insinuated themselves into its ranks, for the mere benevolent purpose of serving their country. The cry, then, was universal from the Savannah to the Chatta hoochee, among all this wolfish crew : the general welfare of the union—as for parties, they cared nought. Preserve the Union, was the watchword ; and in order to preserve if, they, spaniel-like, intended to co-operate with, and extend the right hand of fellow ship to. the pusillanimous, ill-bred and tory principled old Clark party. They humbly consented to work in the fills, by the side of jirk-ass, steer, or piney-woods.-tacky, rather than be deprived of the glory and hon or of contributing their mite in such a dark hour of peril and danger,to save the Republic. Thus they had but yesterday abused, vil ified,and sneered at the old original Pan nell ; emptied on them all the vials of their wrath ; heaped on them, unsparingly and without reserve, the greatest odium and vilest reproaches; they had charged and ac cused them—aye, and proved them to be— guilty of all sorts of political heresies; they were a proscribed class in the State, be aring on their very frontsand faces such marks and brands of infamy, degradation and disgrace, that the casual observer of their talented as - sociates, without difficulty, never failed to point taem out in the streets, or in the high ways, and Snecringly cry out—“ there goes a stinking old Clarker.” Notwithstanding all this, these politicians have associated themselves with this very seli-same old Clark men, for the purpose, as thoj'’ boastingly avow, of saving the country from ruin. But the motives and intentions that induced them to amalgamate with their old unworthy adversaries, soon began to be discovered by some, and have recently fully developed themselves to all. An insatiable thirst for office, and political aggrandizement, at any and every hazard, forced them into the. ranks; a desire to reap all tho honors and profits of office had shattered their own party, into the most vulgar fractions ; and thissame desire is now hurling the old Clark, or Un ion party in Georgia, into the same unfath omable abyss. Your press, gentlemen, will, I hope, greatly retard—if not wholly prevent —the total overthrow of the L nion party and its republican principles.