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Citations for letters of Administration, must be publish ed thirty day*—fordismisi.ion from administration.month ly nx month•—for dismission from Guardin»ship,/or/y days. Rui.es for the foreclosure of Mortgage must be published monthly for four months— for establishing lost papers, for the full space of three months—for compelling titles from .Executors or Administrators, where a Bond has been given bv the deceased, the full space of three mouths. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements,unless otherwise ordered. REMITTANCES BY MAIL.—‘A postmastermay en- eloae money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to pay the subscription of a third person, nnd frank the letter if written by himself."—Amos Kendall. P. hi. G. From (he GatV'ston (Terror) Seres cf the -Sd ult. A YN EX.4 TION MEETENG. IN THE CITY OK GALVESTON. Uonn the reception of Hie undoubted intelli gence. by the steamer New York, that the Joint Resolutions for the Annexation of Texas hud finally passed the Congress of the United States, a meeting of the citizens of Galveston convened ut the Verandah on the lSih instant, where upon motion, Gen. Mewncan Hunt was unanimously called to the chair, and Mr- A. C. Hyde appointed Secretary. i The Chairman briefly stated the objects of our national existence, the meeting, and Upon motion of Gen. Hugh McLeod, a com mittee was appointed to draft resolutions to be referred to a future meeting, and that a salute of 100 guns be fired in commemoration of the success of Annexation. The Chair appointed Gen. H. McLeod, M«ssrs- P. H. Merrit, A. C. Crawford, M. B. Menard, and \V. Richard- son, said committee, and upon motion, the Chairman was added, and theme ting adjour ned until Friday evening next at 5 o’clock. Friday evening 5 o’clock. Pursuant to ad- purpose of ascertaining the will of the people in regird to ihe Jomt Resolutions just adopted bv the Congress of the Umicd States, and with the further purpose, of acting upon this important subject by a convention of the peo pie of Texas, according to the provisions of our constitution. lltli. That wc recommend to the people of Texas the propriety of their immediately con vent'g in the r respective counties, declaring Iheir sentiments upon these deeply inter sting questions, in primary assemblies, nnd indicat ing such preliminary steps as they may deem necessary and expedient iu this great crisis of file meeting was then addressed, in answer to the call made upon them, by I)r. Branch T. Archer, Gen. Hugo McLeod, Mr. Thomas M. Joseph, Mr. William H. Rhodes, and Col. M. B. Menard. The question was then put by the President, “shall the preamble and resolutions he adopt ed.” Wit n it unanimous response in the af firmative, was given. It was then moved and carried that a committee of five be appointed to write an address to the citizens of Texas ; and on motion, the chair was aUded to the ggvt cultural* prom the Southern Cultivator. BEIUII7D4 GRASS. The Macon Telegraph, in a notice of the Cultivator, (for which it has our thanks,) spetdts thus on the subject of Bermuda Grass : “A coummunication on the subject of Ber muda Grass, we transfer to our columns from those of the Cultivator; and while we appreci ate the value of that gras3 for grazing, we would ask the Ed tor of the Cultivator at a leisure time to inform us ns to the most practi cable plan of getting clear of Bermuda Grass when the land is wanted for other purposes.— Our formers generally deprecate its taking root on a corner of tneir plantations, as they would a great calamity. Its spread is slow, when undisturbed by the plough, but sure and steady ; and we have never yet learned how it is to be entirely eradicated from a field on which it has hold. “Ifthis paramount objection can be remedi ed und it can be destroyed at pleasure, we be lieve no grass, or scarcely any grain, would be more useful to the South.” • No one, neither Mr. Spalding no.- Mr. Af- fl-ck can have a higher opinion than we have of the very great value of this grass both for hay and pasture; and we are, at thesame lime, fully aware of the extreme dislike with which it is regarded by our planters. It would seem to be contrary to nature that what is of so much value should, at the same time, be so great a pest. There must, therefore, be a mode by which it can be subdued. We beg leave to call ihe attention of Mr. Spalding and Mr. Af- fle k to this point, with the hope that they will furnish us with the result of their experience. If they will do this, and shall propose a plan by which Bermuda Grass may be effectually r.zomd out, whenever it is desired to use the land it occupies for other purposes, they will confer a favor on the planters of the South that will not soon be forgotten. In Elliott’s Botany we find a notice of the Bermuda Gras**, which goes to confirm all our impressions as to its great value. He says:— “We havo two varieties of this plant, one coar ser. (perhaps a species,) growing in damp soils, uni native; the other, said to be import ed, a tender, delicate grass, growing over and binding the most arid and loose lands in our country, and apparently preferred by stuck u f all descriptions to even) other grass. The cultivation ofthisgra3s on the poor and extan. s ve sand lulls of our middle country, would probably convert them into sheep-walks of great value ; but it grows in every soil, and no grass on close, rich land, is more formidable 10 tli- cultivator; it must, therefore, be intro duced icith caution.” Lags and Poultry.—Mr. Elsworth, Com- minion r of Put-nis, in his annual report, cm. bracing a vast amount of agricultural informa- tion, says it is supposed that there may he an- i>nailv consumed in tbe U. Sta'es 1,400.000 000 of eggs; aad averaging live value at six cents the dozen, this would amount to SS,000,000.— If wc allow an average of five chickens, or other kinds of fowls, a year to each person, at a cost of 12J cents average, including turkeys, geese, ducks, <5cc., this will amount to more ihan 97,500,000—equal in value to $12000 000 annually; making the aggregate value of the consumption of poultry, to say nothing °1 the nmount which might be added for the feather?. It is said to have been ascertained that half a journment the meeting assembled at the Venin- ; Committee, winch was accordingly named, to tlali, and being called to order bv the^ Presi- I consist of the following gentlemen, Messrs. W. dent, the committee reported through their chairman Mr. Richardson, the following pre amble and resolutions. Whereas, among the earliest acts of tbe peo ple of this country, after ihat Declaration of their Independence, and the glorious and deci sive battle of San Jacinto, was the almost unan imous announcement to the world of then set tled attachment to the American Union, and of their desire that this R-public should he reuni ted to that great confederacy of States. And whereas, our first and only application for re-admission, was then defeated by insu perable obstacles arising from the extreme in fancy of our existence, from our want of recog nition by other powers, from the customary law of nations requiring that some time should be allowed to Mexico to assert her claims and vindicate her pretended rights, and also from the universal apprehension by our friends, as well as enemies abroad, of our total inability to maintain that separate nationality which we had then just entered upon, in the fearful strug- g!e with which we had to contend, for our lib erties against an ancient and powerful Empire —presenting to the world, as .ve then did, the most unequal conflict recorded in history—a handful of scattered colonists in a state of des titution and poverty, contending against a na tion numbering eight millions of souls. And whereas, our re annexation, to that confederacy has since been procrastinated by the peculiar state of parties in that country, by the intrigues and machinations, of political as- pirants, and by various collattcrul issues, and circumstances, not only independent of the po licy cf this measure, but in opposition to the popular feeling of the nation. And whereas, tbe question has recently been referred directly to the great tribunal of the people, and by them our re-admission to the American confederacy has been triumph antly and authoritatively i.ffi med in the elec- tion’ofMr. P«.lk, and we have received the jovful assurance that their representatives in Congress have faithfully ratified the express will of the people, upon this question, so that it now only remains with the people of Texas to determine whether they will accept the pioffered Union, or take the chances of a sep arate and isolated existence. Therefore, Resolved, That we believe the people of Texas, true to their early and undeviating at tachment to the American Union, will hail with heartfelt joy the responsive invitation of the American people now extended t«» them, to accept the guaranties of that great constitu tional c impact formed by our ancestors, and imniorialized by a Washington, Franklin, Ad ams, Jeflerson and others, whose names are imp-risliably identified with the great cause of human liberty. 2d. That we have looked with feelings of deep and intense anxiety upon the great strug. gleforour restoration, and upon the untiring and patriotic exertion of our friends in the U. States, and that we now congratulate them, and the friends of civil lib rty every where up on the complete consummation of their labors in a final and glorious triumph. 3d. That in this triumph ofjostice, truth and liberty, we recognize the Hero of the Heimit- age as foremost in the galaxy of patriots, to whom our thanks and gr.titude are especially due for his undying zeal and powerful influ ence in behalf of our adopted country.—May his last moments be blessed.with the full reali- zation of Jvs fondest h"pes. 4tli. Tlint we ten ler our unfeigned thanks to that bold and honest patriot, John Tyler, whose official elevation has given him the direction of our destinies, and whose steady and perseve ring support of this great cause entitles him to the lasting r gratitude of the American people. To' him peculi.«ly befo'g the honor and fame of restoring his country’s integrity. The ma ny brilliant nchievennenis of his administration will yet be appreciated, and illumine the bright est pages of American history. 5th. Tnat we shall ever hold in grateful re- memhrunce tbe distingui-hed services of Jo’in C. Calhoun, whose gigantic intellect is only equalled by the purity of his patriotism, his blameless life, and entire d-vo»i<>n to ihe best interests of his country. His official despatch es are marked by that power of research, ori- ginaliiv and truth, which carry conviction, and command the admiration of the world. He has been the Ajax Telamanof the true Ameri can policy, tand will not be forgotten in 1S48. 6th. That we shall ever remember the emi- Richardson, J. T. Do»well, J. M. Joseph. Win. II. Rhodes, mid T. P., Anderson. On motion, it was ordered that the public journals of Texas, friendly to Annexation, and also the New Orleans Bulletin, Picayune and Jeffersonian Republican, be requested to pub lish the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions. On motion by P. G. Merritt, it was ordered that the friends of Annexation bo requested to make an illumination throughout the city on Saturday evening the 22d inst. On motion, the meeting then adjourned sine die. MEMUCAN HUNT, President. A. C. Htde, S c’rv. public councils, the “forlorn hope’’ of the South will spring up into a leg'on of dauntless men. And from that event we may date a new era —the dawn of belter times. For ramparted by new States, in possesson of a productive and magnificent territory producing the lever staple of the world, we may thenceforth cease to petition a grant of our constitutional rights from the exacting North. Her commercial re- stricimns will vanish before the sweep of pub lic. opinion throughout the vast domain of the Empire South; and rebounding fiom the leth argy of years, we shall once more be the fre est, the most flourishing, and powerful people of tiie e rib. Below we give our readers extracts from the D< rnocratic Review. Tim sketch of General Lamar’s character and administration is in the main correct. We may l'.ereaft r indulge our own pencl in tire portraiture. Our earliest re collections are associated with Iris name, and we have watched his eventful career with the interest of a friend, and, we hope, the impar tiality of the historian. million of eggs are consumed every month in , neat services of Mr. R. J. Walker, Mr. C. J. the city of New York. 0.» woman in Fulton lngersull, Ex-Chancellor Bibb, Mr. Boebau- city i market sold 175,000 eggs in ten weeks, sup plying the Astor House each day with 1.000 for five days, and on Satnrd iv 2,000. The cultivation of the grape, with a view to wing making, is becoming quite the rage in Kentucky. Among the many vineyards now in successful operation in that State, that of Edwin Forrest, the tragedians is in a very fl >ur- ishing co .dition. This delightful property of Mr. Forrest bids fair to he as prominent a lo cation for n private residence as it is for a vine yard. The grounds in fron' of the house (a beautiful Swiss cottage) and the lawn which o- verhangs the Ohio, opposite Ciocinnatti, are planted with a great variety of shrubs, and fruit an 1 forest trers. Upwards of .3,000 vines have lean planted during the last autumn and the present sjwing. Tim wine made from these grapes is a rich red wine, and finds a re idy home market nt one dollar per gallon. Tne crop from one acre, in a fruitful season, will produce 600 gallons.-—-D. Post. At on» of the late “receptions’* at the Chat, eau of the Tuilleries, on unusually largo num ber of American citizens wcie present. A fit Kentuckian lady, overpowered by the adroit attentions of the S >\ercign, exclaimed in the overflow of her feelings, “La, King PUillippe, how vou do talk English!” an, Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Douglass, and other distinguished friends of annexation. 7th. That w.- feci ourselves b ‘ttnd to ac- knowledge oar obligation to Mr. Merrick, Mr. I Job is"n and Mr. H nderson, who have nobly I renounced party dictation, nnd sustained the ! popular voice of the r country. Sih. That we most cheerfully respond to the ' sentiments of his Excellency, President Polk, in his inaugural address, expressive of his de- j termination to carry out liie wishes of his con- I stituents for tbe final consummation of this ' meas ire. and that we believe lie will fuithfnl- ; ly, honorably and zealously fulfil this solemn pledge, end discharge the important trust now j committed to him. 0th. That we recommend to our Executive ! the patriotic sentiments of President Polk, with the hope that he will t’eel it his impera tive duty to use all proper, necessary and con stitutional measures t'> co-operate in the most cflectud manner with him, and bring to a full and final completion, and ‘‘at the cat liest prac tical jteriod," the great measure of annexarion, according to the well known and acknowl edged wishes of the people of Texas. 10th. That we dP’in it our privilege and duty to recommend, to Pres dont Jones, in the most resjmc ful terms, the propriety of speedi ly culling a special session of Congress for the From the Republic of the 2d instant. THE PRESIDENTS OF TEXAS. Tne Democratic Review of March, contains a spirited at d grnphicsketch oftho “Presidents of Texas.” It is written by one evidently fa miliar with ihe private nnd public characters of I he distinguished individuals who have pre sided over ike destinies oi the young Republic- The word distinguished, however, can only be applied with much significance to hut two names that have filled the measure of their country’s glory, by giving to it nationality and rank among the independent sovereignties of theeaith. Those two are the Ex-Presidents Houston and Lamar. The first of these distinguished men, with out the courage and force of character neces sary to accomplish great tilings, bos most pre eminently the talent to appropriate men, cir- cumstanccs and events, to his oum advantage. Thus, for example, the battle of San Jacinto, which ought forever to have disgraced and sunk him in the estimation of the brave and patriotic, has given him a fame as enduring as the recollections of that splendid victory, made him President of one Republic, and may e- ventually elevate him to the Executive chair of another. The prolific wheel of the incon stant and eccentric Goddess has evolved stran ger events than even this. Be that as it may, the concurrent testimony of every creditable historian who has written the history of Texas, supported by the evidence of those heroic braves by whose undaunted courage and more than Roman daring, the country is indebted for its liberties, establish the fact that Gen. Houston was actually comp'lied to fight the battle of San Jacinto by the indignant soldiery. Bra ver spirits repose not in the pass of Thermopy lae, than were to be found on that memorable day in the ranks of the “forlorn hope” of Tex as. Houston bad already, by I js supinunen, cowarrlice, or stupidity, sacrific d the chival rous Fannin, the heroic Travis nd Crockett, and the brave and unfortunate Ward, together with the gallant men who fell with them, be fore he could be induced to rally to the rescue of his bleeding country. Even then, after the army bad been recruited, and he was enabled to take the field with an imposing force, lay for some days within reach of ot e division of the Mexican army, eight hundred strong under Gen. Sesma, without striking a blow. And at length after hearing of tbe fate of Col. Fannin, lie “broke up camp” nnd re treated as if panic stricken, with an effective force of sixteen hundred men, before the ap proaching Mexican. It was then that his sol diers lost confidence in him. and hundreds disgusted with his want of courage and decision, abandoned him, until at length after retreating across the Buffalo Bayou he found rite army reduced to seven hundred fighting men; In this condition Santa Anna overtook him. Houston stiil insisted upon retreating across the Sabine, remembering the old saw that, “in a multitude of counsellors there is safety.” But, happily for Texas, the subordinates were greater and braver than their chief.—The authority of the commander was merged nnd forgott-n in the heroism ofihp snldieiy! 'They resolved to fight! For the first time in the history of Anglo-American warfare, we saw an army, in the place of being led, actually leading their comman ler 10 the field. Houston was dragged to victory. And by Sh'rmm, Wells, Lamar, Frmklin, Cannes, Smith, and thpir brave compatriots, tbe Mexi can host were swept from “the soil indignant with a hurricane of death.” So much for Houston’s military fame. To tlw heroic, men—to .lie common soldiers of that little army by whose unsurpass' d gal lantry the victory was achieved, Houston is in debted for his past and present fame. Not so with his distinguished cotemporary, General Lamar. The sworn enemy to tyrants, he left his coun try to become a soldier of liberty. He enter ed the army as a volunteer and fought himself into command. He was the Chevalier B »y- ard of the Texas revolution. By liiscouragb in the field he aided in avenging the disasters ofSun Antonio and Goliad, in demolishing the-army of Santa'Anna, ami establishing the independence of bis adopted land. His services and bis acknowledged talents placed him in the Executive chiir. While there he succeeded \n perfecting ihe national ity of Texas. It was during his administra tion that the haughty powers of Eurepe were induced to recognize the independence of the young Republic. By his energy, his genius, and the confi dence inspired by his private as well as public virtues, tie succeeded at once in placing his country in a respectable political p osition with the nuti ms of the earth. He may be truly said to have.sown the seeds of her future great ness. They are now springing forth into lux uriant growth. In a few years her bright des tiny may even surpass his most sanguine hopes. May he lire to see the reunion df states dis severed by stupid diplomatists, consummated by the great nud good of both Republics. As patriots we should pray to see this aspiration, most sincerely ; as Southern men, most de voutly. For w ith such characters to adorn th« From the Democratic Review. “With Mirabeau B Lamar, we open it new.chapter of Texian history. Hitherto Texas baa existed by suff’e- ranct. She had stood at the door, but had not entered the Hall of Nations. Lamar felt that she deserved and must have a place and name, and baldly took the helm. If he steered too diligently to his landmarks—and this is the on- ,1 y accusation—without due attentioa to the shoals and drifts of the channel, it must at lea3t oe conceded that he made a splendid and successful voyage. To hisadminis tration the young nation had lived on in the chaos of revo lutionary expedients. She had no revenue on which to base credit, and her rich wilderness of unappropriated land could only be made available under a settled govern ment and with an increased population. Meanwhile a na vy was to be created, and an efficient border defence or ganized, for Mexico was continually threatening invasion, and the Indian tribes pressed sorely on the frontier settle ments. Lamar reduced public business to form and order, and strengthened the navy so effect a illy that so tar from being molested at home, the Lone Star became a frequent and dreaded victor in the Mexican waters. He effectual ly protected the Western frontier, by carrying the govern ment thither and establishing the capitol at once on’ the spot Congress had designated as its eventual site ” •' The cause of education received its firs* national im pulse under Lamar. The Texians are intelligent, -liberal, and alive to the vital importance of this great element of republicanisn , but there were so many calls upon their in adequate means that they had overlooked n aking provis ion for its support. With a broad forecast for the future, Lamar pointed out how the timely appropriation of a min ute fraction of the national domain would secure oventusHy the blessings of universal instruction, and urgently recom mend that suitable grants should be selected and set aside while the be9t lands were vacant. The venturous expedition to Santa Fe was the best and boldest, though the most unfortunate and least understood feature of Lamar’s policy. It has been called by ignorance and fanaticism a plundering excursion. Men do not go,a thousand miles through the untried wilderness to bring back a bgrd or two of cattle when they can have them for next to nothing at their own door. Nor could a few hun dred men. nt that distance from home, encumbered with a long train of lieav}- trading wagons, reasonably expect to conquer and lead into captivity the whole State of Santa Fe- It was a wise and well conceived though unsuccessful mission—partly private and mercantile, partly public and diplomatic. inasmuch as ihe government lent its aid, coun tenance, and flag, to effect a national good. But for a con currence of adverse circumstances, it would have effected more for the honor aud independence of Texas than any thingdone or attempted since tbe day of San Jacinto. Sure intimation had reached Texas that the inhabitants along the'Rio Grande, crushed and down-trodden by tbe intolerable tyranny of Armijo, the Mexican governor, were ready to withdraw from the Mexican confederacy, and make common cause with Texas. If, as Texas claimed, and was eager to have 'breign powers admitied. this was a portion of her territory, it was essential to make some sh »w of sovereignty in iu defence, and if possible bring the in habitants into the comman fold. All things seemed to fa vor a decisive blow, and Commissary General Cazneau, a man of approved ability, received orders 10 fi: out the ex pedition When, with as much promptitude as tbe resour ces of the country permiued, the preparations were com pleted, the intrepid adventurer* set forth, under the com mand of the gallant and accomplished General H. McLeod. In the face of a thousand discouragements they traversed the Prairie Desert, and would have accomplished their ob ject but for tbe black treachery of one of the officers. At the worst it was not altogether useless. To open a new commercial route to tbe distant settlements of their claimed territory, to give them assurance of tbe good will and co operation of Texas, and to arrange the preliminary steps fora final and perfect alliance, was the honorable and poli- .tic aim of the Santa Fe expedition. ^ Lamar cannot be portrayed in a few bold strokes like his Presidential compeers. He has as it were a double char acter, not inconsistent, but in strong contrast; and the shades, as they cross and blend, can only be traced by the hand of a master. He is scarcely of middle height, and of tb» full and rounded proportions that we ausociate with a love of ease and self-indulgence. This is true of him. but with an exciting cause he courts peril and is indifferent to privation. This benign, meditative, repose-loving expres sion indicates strong domeslic virtues, and a *.emper not ea sily chafed. yet his impetuous energy in his hours or trial, startles even* his friends, and bis enemies h*ive good rea son to speak severely of the fiery har?hness of his anger — He is remarkably gentle and affectionate in his manners, habitually self-controlled, as menol volcanic passions some times are. careful of the feelings, and studious of the hap piness of all around him. but there is withal an occasional quickness of gesture, and a Intent sparkle in the mild blue eye. that hint strongly of the dangerous fire that sleeps be neath that placid exterior. I7ach of his high qualities and he has many, walks hand in hand with some collateral fault; but liis faults spring so natural from his upturned virtues, that they are excused with a warmer love than we give to the cold merits of more correct men. Gen. Lamar is a Georgian by birth, and of that rough old Huguenot blood, which for so long a space seemed on ly created to be poured out for freedom. He is a legiti mate scion of that honorable stock, and wherever liberty has work t«» do. keU ready to bleed or toil for her sake.—- His local predilections are of the strongest, but his indomi table sense of justice protects him from unfair prejudices. All liis associations nre with the i?outh. and lie loves the Southern land with a filial and unreasoning devotion.— Who but glances contemptuously nt her institutions, in sults his household gods, and he would deal with him ns a heretic and a stranger ; but he would war with equal ve hemence against him who would invade the repose of the North. With StiU de&per enthusiasm he loves the beauti ful land which has lavished so much affection on him It has been well said of him. that His native Union he hon ors as a mother—to Texas he gives the passionate love of n bridegroom ; he wooed her by his eh quence. lie won her with his sword. He may chide her wayward fancies, nnd fly from her caprices, but he perpetually retraces his tru aut steps to repose at her feet.*' - A gentlemnn lias this morn'ng given us a koy to the mysterious oriifin of many a conflagra tion. On opening a desk drawer in his office, he found tlie papers a"d sides of the drawers ctmrred, and on further exnminaiion discover ed the cause in « box <>flucifer mutches. Nut that he supposes it to have hm-n spontaneous com bust ion—.matches do not play any sur.lt tricks. Tne cause of their ignition, though much less likeh to bn suspected, was soon re vealed. The paper box w s nibhled in tm ny places by a mouse, and. the probability is that, having eaten through th“ paper, the little in t- rauder plied his work upon the matches, turn- inn O’>e or more ot" thorn reund by the proc ss, and producing the friction, a slight degree of which otl) v is necessary to ignite the combus tible matter, Tire mouse was guilty of at- trmptid arson, no doubt; hut, as our couits have tm jurisdiction m mouse'lom, would it not hr b-tt-r to use o ly rtretalic boxes for lucifer matches? Had nut the draw.-r been almost air-tight, the fire would have communicated to the desk arid the building, a-id how could it have been accounted for? We give the fact, as eo' veving an important caution, and the possibl solution of a very common difficulty. N. Y. Com. Adv. Clairvoyance.—M. Raymond, n medical writer, rather celebrated in Paris as a wag, oar- rales the following incident; A friend, puzzled at the apparent accuracy of a somnambulist, asked what his (the interro gator’s), father was then doing. In answer, "tie was tore] that liis fath' r whs visible a long way off; and a number of details were given, ex actly specifying how tbe father was engaged. “I fear you lave made a slight anachronism my father,” said the triu nphnnt di»hehever*‘has been dead these twenty years.!’ “No, sir, no mistak- ! Yon appear to forget, replied the quiet somnambulist, “that it takes a wise child to know its lather.” A certain Justice of the Pence would only hear one of thepartiesin a case before him, be-- cau e, ns he said, it always puzzled him when h« heard both. From the Washington Globe. The following letter o; General Jessup to Mr. Cobb, representative of Georgia in Con gress, gives the facts in relation to a mutter which has been greatly misrepresented by the abolitionists, &to the prejudice of this merito rious public officer: Quartermaster General’s Office, Washington City, Feb. 12, 1845. Sir : l have received your letter, dated yes terday, in relation to tire claim of the heirs of the late General Watson, of Georgia; and I have the honor to state, in reply, that in the year 1836, when 1 commanded the army oper ating ag.iinst the Creeks in Alnbnmannd Geor gia, I was ordered by the President of the Uni ted States to raise a coipsof Crei'k warriers and send them to (he nid of General Call, then commanding the army operating against the Seminole Indians in Florida. I raised a regiment, and placed it under the command of the late Colonel Lane, and author iz'-d him to promise tbe chiefs and warriors all the Seminole property they sboulc capture, or a fair equivalent for it. The regiment left Alabama in September, joined General Call early in October, and ser ved under his immediate orders during the campaign in which lie commanded. Having closed tbe Creek war, I was ordered to Flori da; and in December, 1836, relieved Gener- | al C dl in the command of tee army there.— Up to that period no negroes had been taken ■ from the enemy, except about forty by a de- I tachmeut under my command, composed of i three hundred Alab unu volunteers, eighty reg- I ular soldiers, and a single Indian warrior.— 1 Fn ding, wnen 1 assumed the command, the • n< my di-pcrsud over the whole Territory of Florida, I was compelled to divide my small force into six different detachments. Four of these detachments were accompanied by Indi an warriors. In January and February. 1837. many ne- j groes, as wed as cuttle and horses, were cap- I lured. The cattle taken by the Indians were j paid for by the commissary; the horses they j were allowed to sell; :u d the i egroes were j sent to the depots, in order that it might be as certained bow many of them were the bona fide property of the Seminoles. how many were fr< e, and how many of them belo’ gi d to. and had been captured from tire citizens of Florida. In regard to thenegn.es, it was difficult to de termine which had been taken by Indians and which by the troops. Generally, the women and cilureii ban been captured by the com bined force, and the men almost entirely by the volunteers and regular troops. I could not permit families to be separated, as would have been the consequence of a pro ruta division of the slaves. Besides, I hoped to make some of them useful as guides, should hostilities be re newed, ur as mess ngers to the Indian chiefs, should neg- tinlion be thought advisable. I proposed to those who were interested that an equivalent should be paid to them in money. All assented to the preposition, and left it to me to determine the amount to he allowed. As the army had aided in the Capture ot the slaves, & the public had bee ’ at theexpen.se of guard ing, feeding, and clothing them fur several months, I considered eight thousand dollars a •air equivalent for the claims of the warriors, and directed that it should be paid to them at Pass Christian, where they were to be mus tered out of service. They h ft lire at Tainp ■ Buy. perfectly satisfied; / but, influenced by white men, as 1 have reason to believe, the}' expressed dissatisfaction when they arrived nt the pass, and refused to receive tbe sum which I had directed should be paid. In addition to the sum of eight thousand dollars, they had been promised twenty dollars each fi>r thirty five negroes belonging to citizens of Florida, which they had captured. In tbe foregoing stafroent you have all t !i e facts in the case,so fur as I am concerned; and it is not, perhaps, necessary to the correct understanding of the matter that I should add anything to what has alre ady been said. But my right to make the arrangement with the In dians, on which the claims of General Wat son’s ln-irs is based, has been questioned bv men of abilities and intelligence, and whose integrity is undoubted; and it seems to be due to myself that my own view of the case should be presented, in order that my conduct and motives may be distinctly undi rstood by my countrymen, and pirtic dariy by that portion of ’them composing the national legislature. The commander of an army, like an embassador or other pub ic minister, nets under tire laws of nations, wuere bis authority is not modified by the laws and constitution of liis own county, or by the positive instructions of bis government. Congress, though it nas h gislated in regard to captures nt s> », lias not legisla'ed in regard to captures on land, but has left them to be dis posed of according to tire laws r>f nations. In a land war, all moveable property captured vests, under the laws of nations, absolutely in the captors; and whether 1 had made any promise to the Indian or not, they would have bad a fair cl im to their proportion of the cap tured prone rty. I believed 1 was bound by the only code, npplic ble to the case, to allow them that proportion; hut I claimed no right to put forth any nt h trary defi ition of my own ns to. wbat constituted properly. The prison ers who were free l recognized as persons, those wh’> w-re slaves ns property. • As the commander of the army 1 was the live ol a n uion composed of »laveh( ldmg and non-slavePold’i g St tes. Had tha-army been operati gun the northern frontier, 1 would not have recognized negro prisoners as property; but operating in n slave-hol ling community, 1 wa§ bound by the lex loc.L a d could not a- void can’.sidering aid tie ting them as property, particularly when third parties were concern ed. 1 intended to do that which was right; if 1 erred, I had high authority to sustain me.— The disri iguished statesmen who fumed the Commission at Glrent, a majority of whom were citizens of nun-.slavehoMing States, so lemnly recognized and .stipulated lor, as prop erty, slaves c ptured by the British forces in tbe late war. My arrangements with the Indians was ap proved by tiie Secretary of War, with, as I have understood, the sanction of the President. Under that arrangement, tiie hold' rs of the Imlitn claim are justly entitled to eight thou sand seven hundred dollars. Of die claim of General Watson, founded upon tire purchase of the negroes from the Indians, it Washington, j under the authority of the Indian Department, ! 1 was nut aware until this morning. I was ap- j prised of an order to surrender the negroes, I but protested agai ist the measure, a d proba- | blv liaJ some influence in prevent ng it from I being carried out. If the Indians were, in fact, | dissatisfied with the sum 1 assigned to them, it j was sound policy on the part of the govern- j merit to satisfy them by the payment of money, | but it bad no right to give them the negroes. I I am, sir, your obedient servant, | TH. S. JESUP. ' To tbe Hon. H. Corb, House of Representa- , fives, Washington City. | MACON, GA. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1845. V. B. PA L.TIEB, Is Agent for the Telegraph in the Cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston His office in New York is 30 Ann Street “ Philadelphia, 59 Pine Street. “ Baltimore, S. E. Corner of Haiti- more and Calvert Streets. “ Boston, 16 State Street. j TIIE CONVENTION. j The Federal Union suggests the 3d Monday ; in June, as a suitable time for holding the Cot). | vention at Milledgeville, to nominate a candi- | date for Governor ; and the suggestion meets, j as far as we can learn, the assent of the party j und press everywhere. | In looking over our exchanges, we feel grat- ; ified at tiie temper of our friends on the subject, j There seems to be a determination that no pre- j dilections for particular men, shall emburrau | the party, or endanger its success. We haTc j never seen a better state of feeling, and taken I in connection with the elections of last year, ! we are assured that nothing but Vigilance and eneigv is necessary to insure a pe>manent tfi. ' umpli of Democratic principles in Geoigia, I The foliowing from tbe Georgia Jefferso.ii. an, indicates tne healthy feeling among our | friends we speak of: “It is gratifying to find sucli an array of fine talents in j the Democratic ranks, to that the puzzle is, not where we , will obtain a candidate of competent talents, but which, of the large number, the people will settle upon. We pre* sume. however, the e wilj Le no difficulty. A Convention of Delegates from each county, from the people, will bring together the sense of the party, and the majority of vote* will secure the nomination. Then every other nominee inusi be dropped, and nil bands lay their shoulder to th^ regular nominee. The- Democrats have the strength and can elect whom they please, provided they unite their ee. | ergies upon one man. That is all they need to secure « ] triumph.” The Columbus Times, in tbe extract below ' speaks we believe, tbe sentiments of the parly { gener lly. j “We have no individual preferences. Our motto is— i Detur dignusiwo. and that principle being observed we : ca»\? not upon whom the choice falls Such, we believe. i» I the temper of the mass of the Democratic parry. They i. appreciate the importance of the election—feel that the r great principles decided by the Presidenti.il election are • to be sanctioned and sustained by another nnuress of the i popular seal, and that t’.ie high and responsible station of a • United States Senator is to be filled by one fairly represen* i ling the feelings, opinions and principles of Georgia. This is the right spirit. It if. one that deserves and will insure | success. Letthe public inen who are spoken of for caudi- , dates and their fri.nds. become animated by the same feel* I ing. Let them sacrifice private ambition and personal pre* ferenc^s at the altar of a patriotic devotion to the cause, and thus show themselves truly worthy of the honors in the gift of »lie Democratic party. The people will have it so. They know the- value of success at this juncture, and they will forgive no mm who dares to thwart their wishes aoc embarrass their efforts to succeed, by holding hack from the fight, throwing obstacles in rite way of their friends, or g'ving succor to the enemy, because he has not been selected to lead, or is dissatisfied with the chosen man. The Democratic party of Georgia "expects erery man to do. his duty.” Mevli.igR Imve been cubed in several coun ties, ro appoint delegates to the Convention, ;ind~fi is time chat Bibb should begin to move in tbe matter. MAKE CEE AN COTTON. The extract from the Augusta Constitution alist. which we give below, is another instance ol tire profit of taking pains in handling co.ton. There are similar instances in our own market; the name of T. Moughon, has but to be seen on a lot of cotton to insure it a price much be yond the goina lutes. And live first safe of cotton in the opening of each season, regularly announces that Isaac West of Houston, hts again brought the earliest cotton to market.— 'Ve are glad that others are entering into the generous competition, aud among them Paul Dinkins of Houston is making a character for - bis cotton ttial will amply repay him for his pains. Tbe time has come when ihe producers of trashy cotton, packed in round bags, can scarce ly <-ke out a bare subsistence, and when those \v ho take pains and put up good cotton in neat, square packages can make money and get rich, in spite of the low prices; provided a!, ways, they raise all their own meat at home- and it few mules every year. We view the present condition of the cotton trade differently from most writers whose views vvt: have read, and think the low prices indicate an important transition state that will result in transferring almost a monopoly of cotton grow ing to the United States. Tiie excessive pro duction, already seriously affects tbe inferior cottons of other countries; and in some instan ces makes them almost profitless. If to this increase of supply, our planters should pay at tention to me mode of handling their cotton, ao as to make it more sought after in foreign mar kets, the time is not remote when the names of Surats, Brazils, and Egyptians, will make e small figure in the quotations of the Liverpool and Havre markets. e have been info-ined. that (tie nouming to lfc!> bales, “ It cotton which of 61 < s well to note crop of Dr. T. N. Po vas sold last freek in this market, obtained thepric# •nts, which was at least or e cent more per lb. th«* the average price for other crops in tnis market. Th high price is owing to the manner the cott* n wt; banditti and ginned. We have learned that this cotton was ginnfd epr» senlil- ! by one of Carver’s patent gins. It is due, however, to oih- ' • • er gin makers, to say that they nre making gins not much ! behind in work, to the patent ones. Should theginmrgof j cotton be well attended to hereafter, by our planters. f have no doubt that Georgia Cotton will stand in Me Kuro* peon markets on a par with other cottons; ami that the in jury of one-half of a cent gener lly sustained by the Gear- • gia planter* in the sale of their produce, will not bereaftrr be felt, to the amount of about one hundred and fifty tho»* j sand dollars annually. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. If tbe whole Umted Sutes were searched, a more suitable man could not be selected, f° r the head of this great department, than Cave Johnson. Anyone who has ut all noticed hint iu Congress for many years, cannot have fail ed in marking bis talent for detail-sand bis un flinching d sposilioii lo clx-ck imposition on th# Government by th ’St- presenting specieus claims of any description. He has been the embody* ment of that principle which every body pro fesses—every body who wants office—retrench ment. After he is fairly in the discharge of his du ties as Post Master General, we venture (her# will be an energy in the mail arrangement ot he -U nted States, which we have long iiofied for, but hardly ever expected to realise. Ih# lost mails, will be so rigidly charged to con tractors, in the beginning as will slor lire them of remissness. 1 The whole mail establishment, pest offices, stages, and all treed “ stirring up with a long pole,” and unless we are greatly mistaken, Cave Johns.>o uml his assistant, are tbe men do it efficiently. (ff* Jon* Rutherford, Esq, has been pointed Attorney at Law for the Mcrcha Dt> B ink of Macon, and B. H. Moultrie, E*4 r lias been elected Cashier, in his place.