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lie v' , »'!reJ lo the last, perfectly coiscioug l ui * iu i; ail lirjj. a.tl e.xpre-sel a w ish | tU u us .Ui jut uji be MMteJ . fu r«.co*«sr. T u jay rein. e 1 a vutxJ.ci of suicide, by I cut Hug ni« ai uu'an I tbraat with a razor. sin jUI vu c\se VF Murder. Fun hi St.* Uw» Republic an the a 7 it, ult. -*e aune-ved very singular narrative. 7 » -, - v* . 'j . . Ali'itr.— There w*«ni murder committed om ir L*vee, and ttiHg '1 J =«y n#ght attended wil l so.uj sin joint- c,urctmv*utnces. _ A man b.’ thj na.na oi'*‘tnonnt B-vry carni\.witrs ci'y saint two otjtMco mat canoe fro a the Gt-au.l Rt4«r, and fro n his spujnl.n cost an J tia 1 stntwg* actions, -attracted atien fin i, an J was cutusulerqj byjUljiyas insane. 1 Toe first particular bottpe tnWr.ii, of h:ifi we tries to the N ttjonal Holpf where he dined tj iM i t lay. lie s.it at the table till most m >st of tin borders In 1 left, occafiouly ctiam inghisse.it, and finally left without eating 1 miy thing, paid his bill and departed. About Id o,clock on Monday night the watch ou board the 11. L. Kinney observed a man rim ing towards the boat and as lie apjWbaChed the river bonk faltered and fell portly into the river. On raising him, tHe poor nun only exclaintid. ‘l’trt lulled! I'in'kilieJ !” Just at this time Birru came up, much excited, and inquired 'what's the matter and from his actions, the watch, and others who had been called, suspicioped him as the murderer, and on accusing him of it, after a little hesitation, he acknowledged the crime, but said he was "mistaken in the person, lie then weatiuto the cabin of the Keunev, took a light, uncovered one of the cabin boys'who lay asleep, and examined closeiv the face, holding his already bloody steel in his hand, with evident intejjtiQi,t of using it again should he recognize tips person as the sought for vutim. This excited the fears of the officers of the boat, when they called in the city watch and took Berry to the Calnboos. He however resisted the officers with great viol ence, and not until he was severely cut and knocked down, coaid the officers succeed in securing him.: Yesterday he was examined before Justice Sheppard, ami coxnitted for trial in the Criinnal Coit at the May term. The name of the murdered man is George Gardner, formerly of New York, where, we understand, he has a mother, two sisters and two children. We held a short conversation with the prisoner yesterday previous to his commit ment, and found him a man of some intelli gence and evidently laboring under insanity, lie says he was born in Clark county’ Ky., where his father now resides- His father’s name is John Berry. He says he left Ken tucky last about five years since, and has since been in this State. Among his papers were receipts from, tire Land Office atitpring fieiJ, M«. for land in Rivers co. Also, let ters from Cape Girardeau, Mo., LaGrangs, Mo, and Morgiusville, Ky. He says, he has two brothers in Rivers counry in this S:ate;oae named John, the other Jonathan. NEW ORLE WS, April 08. The Vicksburg Duel. —Considerable ex citement has prevailed here for some (Jays past on account of a rumored tight to come off between two of,the Vicksburg Editors, D'. Hagiin of the Sentinel, and Major McArdle.. of the Whig; we are informed that a ntipjbqr.of bets were made on the result, both at Vicksburg and in this city. The parties are reputed excellent shots. Oi Wednesday la*t they met on the Lrrisiatra share, opposite Vicksburg, at 10 o clock*, when two shots were exchang ed with pistols, at ten pace*, without ef fect; a shspeas’o.i of hostilities wns egreed to, and the p.frties returned to town. We learn that nit less than 1000 persons were present to" Witness the duel. In the.aftermjn,-McArdle seemed not to be sit,Ble.l, and it wak soon arrangeJ to have another meeting. Accordingly, at 4 o'clock the beligerants were again on the fi»ld. Oi'e shot was exchanged and the ball <>f the Sentinel Editor took effect in the fleshy part of the tbtgh of the Whig Editor. This put a stop to tip; fightiuj; » second.tim*. Whether i: w,Il lw jrenjwed we have not learced We state that Major Me Aide's wound is not very d^rtgerons. Toe aoove items are gleapeV from a privite letter from Vicksbu-g, receive 1 hy a ire,id in'this city who polueiy fjrat.hed us with its perusal. Tuesa.tra letter say-, ‘ they are betinning to fight here pretty fist now- Three at this . place yesterday and one-at Manchester. The thermome ter d"> to 05; Ns body killej yet [Pic ajune. , NORFOLK, April 27. Fltal Dal. —A meeting took place on Friday last, in Norfolk county, -rear the Nsrth C irolina li ie, between J. Seawel] ••ones, psq. of North C.iroHo.t, ant* H. Wrigh* Wilson, Esq. of New York to set tle by the ba b.ir.jus appeal t 0 the duel, a pout of honor, which had originated be tween th-m a sho-t time before, at Peters burg. They fought, with- pistol*, at six pices. A itM nrst fire M r . Wilson was snot through the body aE d Jle(i otl the J 8 ? ot * J* , ba!! grazed his adversary’s j temple. This Util event is the more to be j lamented irom the cironmuance that*the | parries lo.ig known and esteemed each I othor, and but to the .moment of their i fau 1 hid reciprocated the most friendly 1 nnd respectful searitnonts—This Is evideu- | c» l by the survivor, ia the bitter aga-iy of i his feelings and the avowal of hi* high »p preciation oi the worth and character of ! the deceased. Roth, however, were under the infatuation which chains the votaries nf false honor to its bloody code, an J deemed their quarrel irreconcilable, by any oilier course than that which involves a violation nf the laws of God and .nan! How loQg Will reasoning man permit hltnselfe to be the victim of this accursed Moloch. Apalachicola May It. A desperate rencontre n Sun diy last betiveeen several Individuals of this county and a gang of runnw.iy negroes whose earnp they conae ttj»o unawares, A. M ' Herjring, Mr. Hollis anil another indi vidual rostiling about 12 miles from thisci ty, on the east side ofthn ri>*-r. -while cat-" tieii »nt>ngeath4 upon a settlement of ruii aw---; <s- rroes. -, TKa first o tlie gang dis c.ov. r-stf-sraS 4 fellow named Casar well known itl^nsf- city-*S a desperate outlaw, and 6 a !f»i)gl3g to GealTra! Watson of Co’- umhja Gt. v Hr fwu immediately-seized upon ; btit he pr.oyed to be well armed with ftnivep and pistols. A de3dly struggle en sued ; otaerf of thegjng catue to hix assis vance -t. during the rencontre, Mr. Herrinj; was kittFd ; being shockingly cat and lDan- Cled; anoiHsr of the party had his aria broke w th*n hlndgevij. s»nd was otherwise -scycre- Ty i XEr 'Hollis says h* svas, eegag «J- with the '"(•Mow Cassar: andlgavpffiim ma nr sev ;re s'abi In the side and hack,^ with hi* hnntioT k-iife, • which” Jwi<tltios must tve--e fata!. The Sheriff of the county with a posse h ts gi.na 19 pursuit of ths out laws.—-Gw /iurt'fil* CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET. The tolloWiug story, we have little doubt is the mere Coinage of the braiu- of some crusty ohl bachelor. "It is well told, never theless. ••"Dorothy,” said lthahod. pale and tremb liug, to In* wife. “Dorothy, 1 have a secret, nud- if 1 thought you would keep it inviouble, t" would not hesitate to reveal it to you’; but O DorolhV, woman.” •’ \Vlly, Ichabod. it must certainly be a secret oi great importance, fur you are in a You know, husband, you 'c in place implicit confidence, in your w ife. Have I ever given you occasion to doubt my fidelity I" ••Never," never, Dorothy, but. the secret T have to eotntmrtiifa'e is one tiiat requires more than- orditiiirv faithfulness anil pru dence to prevent you from divulging it, Oh, deaf! V-shudder when I think of it!” * “\Vhy, husband do you know how your lips tremble, and your eyes roll T What ts the matter? lchabold! you surely cannot mi'trust the confidence of one who vowed at the alter to be faithful to you. Come, unbosom yourself.'.’ ••May 1 rely on your-fiilelity ?” . “lchabold, you know yon may.” “Well then, we are both ruined! un done! I have committed murder!” “Murder!” “Yes, murder! and I have buried him at the foot of a tree in the orchard !” “Oh, awful! lchabold. Committed mur der! then I we are ruined and our children with us.*’ Ichadcld left the room, and Dorothy hur ried off" to a neighbor's. Mrs. Prattle ob served a great change in Dorothy’s coun tenance, and in her general appear.mce ; so great as to cause her to inquire into the cause of it. “Oh. Mr3 Prau!e,” said Dorothy. “I am the most miserable of woman! I am ruined forever?” “Mercy, Dorothy, how gloomy you look ! What .has utrned tip to make you so dejec ted.! Why how you sigh L woman. Tell me the cause.” - : j “I wish I might, Mrs. Prattle, but the oc casion of m v unhappiness is a secret which I am not now permitted to divulge.” “Oh, you may tell me, Dorothy, I shall never speak of it j “Will you promise never to revsal it to any person living.” “You know, Dorothy, I never tell se crets." “Well, Mrs. Prattle—t scarcely dare say it—-mv dear husband has committed mur der, and buried hi»» at the foot of a tree in the orchard! he told me of it himself! For Heaven's sake don’t name it to any one.” “Murder! your husband committed mur der ! indeed, indeed. Derothv, ton have reason to think yourself ruined! Poor thing, I pity you from the bottom of my heart!” D »rotby went home weeping, and leaving her dough half oeaded and her infant crying in the cradle hastened to hold a te'e-a tete with Mrs. Tellall. Soon 3fter the confah cn ded, the report of Ich..hold’s having com mitted murder became general, and the dis closure of the fact was traced to his wile Dorothy. Process was iinmedietely issued agains; him by a magistrate, before whom, and in the presence of a multitude of anx ious spectators, he gave the following ex planation. “My object," said Ichadold. “.in the course.l have pursued was to t.est the ca pability of my wife to kerp a secret, I have commuted murder, inasmuch as 1 killed a cat and bu.ied it at the foot of a tree in mv own orchard. How- far my wife is catwhle-. of keeping a secret has beco e'lfficiently prqvet!; and with respect to the murder, those who feel any interest iu it arc a! liberty to inspect the body.” * Lore. —Love, in its first dim ' ml imper fect 6ltape, •.* bat imagination concentrated on one object. It is a genius of the hea-t, resembling that of il.e in-el!-ct ;it appeals to, it stirs up.Jii ev k s the s-ntimeuts and sympathies that he most I'teai iu our ua v .ogj s.’tnt t'diU move* t>vsr tb’ ocean, and rouses tiio AnaJyomenc ;a to !:fg. Therefore is it that mind produces v'Tcctions deeper th.m those of external frm ; therefore it is that tvomjn are nor Shippers of glory, which is the palpable and risible representative of a genus w"ho*c op erations they cannot always romproko- and. Genius lias so much in common with love ---the imagination that animates one is so ntuch the property of the other—that there U not a surer sign of the existence of ccn iiis than the love that it creates and be queaths, It penetrates deeper than tberea son—it binds a nobler captive than the fan cy. As the s«n uiion the dial, it gives to the human heart buth its shadow and its light. Nations are its worshippers and wooers ; and posterity learns from its ora cles to dceam---to aspire—to adore? SINGULAR ORIGIN OF MORMON ISM. Tlie Book of Mormon, or “Golden Bible,’ if would seem, is the production of the Rev. So’omon Spaulding, formerly pastor of a Presbyterian church on the western Kt serv» iu Ohio. While suffering under disease, to atnuse Liiiu*elf »twi his friends, lie wrote an imaginary history of the mysterious race, of men who bui*t the ancient mounds and other woris of art, which are scattered so profusely over the valley of the Mississi-. |i : . Hi* rhaivnsetspt falling hito . the-. h inds of wicked men has beer. prcverted into the iiivaus < f hiuldmg tip th* new sect of fana tics. The Rev. John Store, if Holliston, Mass , learning that the widow of Mr. Spaul ding wag Itviiii nt.Monson, Mass . addres sed her a les-r. and obtained the following narattve, which wc copy from the Boston Recorder. R'iv Solomon Spaulding was a graduate of Dartmouth college, and w,-s distinguish ed fora lively i:u ignition anil a great fond ness for history. At the *ime of our'mar riage, he resided iu Cherry Valley. N- Y. } From this place, we removed to New So lem. A«htabula County. Ohio, on Contie ! ant Creek. Shonlv fter, his health sunk | and he was aside from active labors. In New Salem, there are numerous mounds noil fi'tts. Those ancient relics arrest the attention of tire new settlers—Numerous fHfpedhmeiitswere found, evincing great skill io the avis. Mr. Spaulding took a lively interest iu these developemetits of antiqui ty ; and in order to beguile the hours of re tirement and liirnish etijoymetit foe hi;)live ly imagination, he-cWeeived the idea of giv» ii;g an historical t.’celeh of the lon is last race.. Their extreme antiquity, of cottrse, would' lead him'to write in the most ancient style aad as the Old Testament is'the most anci ent book In tlie worRJ. he imitated its style a* oearly'as possible. This was about the year 1312 ft claimed to hare been, written by om of Ike lost nation, and to have beenl-rcGOW'-eif fboi the ear#, and assumed the title of “Manuscript Krmpd ” The neigh bors would often inquire how Mr.' 5.,. pro gressed in deciphering “the manuscript,” and when he ha I snlTi ient portions prepar ed they would assemble to hear it read. He was enabled from bis acquaintance witb the , classics and ancient history,to introducer ina. y singular uame>, which wera" particu- - larly. uoliced by ihe |>cople apd CoUld -be easily recoguized by them. Mr. S. Had a brother residing in die place, who was per-' tectly familiar with this work. '"/ . From New Salem, we removed to Pitts- - bprg. Pa., Here Mr. S. found" an ac quaintance in Mr. Patterson, an editor Os a newspaper. He exhibited his manuscript to Mr* P., who retained it a long time and ip torrned Mr. S. that if he would make out a title page and preface, he would publish it and might be-a source of profit, 'i'htr Mr. S. refused to do fur reasons whitlrl cannot now state. Sidney Higdon; - who tias figured so largely -in the history of the mormons, was at this tlftie- Anmrtecied nidi the printing office. Here he had ample op* portunity to become acquainted whh Mr, Spaulding’s manuscript, and to-copy itifLe. chose. At length the manuscript was re | turned to its author, and soon after we re moved to Washington co., Pa.,'- where Mr. JS. died in 1816. The manuscript then fell into my hands, and was carefully pre served. After the ••Book of Mormon” came out, a copy of it was taken to New Salem, the place of Mr. Spauldings former resi dence and the very place where the “Man uscript Found” was writtten. A wvman preacher appointed a meeting there, aid in the meeting read and repeated 'copious ex tracts from the “Book of Mermen.” The historical part was immediately recognzed by all the older inhabitants as the identi cal work of Mr. S. Mr. John Spauld.ag was present, and reconciled peifectty the work of his brother. He arose on the spit, 1 and expressed his deep regret* that the wri tings of hi* brother should be used- for a 1 purpose so vile. Tlie excitement •» New -Salam b»*cam« so great that the inhabitants had a meeting and deputed Dr. Phillastus 1 Uull/urt, to repair to this place.' and to ob- ; tain front me the original manuscript, for the purpose of cotiuv.ving with the Mor mon Bible. »o satisfy their own minds, and to prevent tlicir friends from embracing an error so delusive. This was in the year 1834. Dr. Hulbtirt brought with him an 1 introduction and request for the manuscript signed-by Messrs. Hmry Lake, Aaron I Wright, and others, with all whom I was acquainted. t< The Rev. Dr. Ely, pastor of the Congre-' gationul church- in Monson. <fc D. K. Au stin. principal of Monson Academy,/jiave given their certificates that Mrs, S- .is “a woman of irreproachable character And that her testiiuuuy is '.vorthy of implicit cotjfi deuce." SILK CULTURE-GAY’S MA- ' CHINES. Situ ie going ahead. The -igns are m'one favorable for the cultivation of this yre.w ■ taple, than they were when the South be gan to turn her attention towards the growth of cotton. The Morns Mulricauli* which grows"with such rapidity! that it furnishes food for the worm, in the very Spring wlicit it is planted, furnishes one essential link towards its production. The new invention of Machines for reeling and manufacturing the silk into v rious forms enables the plan ter to turn his cocoon at once to account. 'The weakest part of our slave population, the young and the old may In- profitably em ployed ; and as we heard a Virginia Tobac co Planter declare the otlur evening, it wruld not be astonishing, if Gay’s Machine were to effect a singular revolution in Vir ginia, by keeping many of our people .home who would otherwise have gone to the cotton regions of the- South and Souih West—and by bringing more population and capital to '.tir Stntc, and thus creating :r new and important element of her prosperi" i’.y. ; ■ The public confidence seemsindeed to'-inCt crease >n this new branch of business, it is very evident that the rage for the Monts Mitlticaulis would have soon expended it self, unless its cultivation had connected with tne raising of silk. The multiplication of the tree during the present season, will be considerable. Many of our far mers -'re devoting sm *!! pPUiong of their' land—from sor3up to 17 or 20 acres. A slk company uear Washington has 400 1 acres in cultivation. But the mdchaftlcai ingemiity ofour countrymen, which exceeds that of anv country in the world, is already •‘rising to the ievei oi the occasion” atid striking out new machines for the manufac ture of the cocooons into silk. Tlie best reel in France or Irrly. is the Piedmontese reel; but alreadv the genius of Mr. Gjiy..of. ot Connect'cut, has outstripped this Coasted machine. This single ninprovement itfone will give anew and wonderful ifnpbl.se' to the growth of the Mulberry, and the raising of tlm worm. Our nttentiofi ‘has been drawn to this interesting subject by the visit of Mr. Gay to our City. His reel has beeu exhibited at the reading rooms in the Museum Building, and no one Can see it without admiration, and delight, ft has siigge-v 1 the following reflectionsr Raising the mulberry and feeding Fre-sHIP 1 worm are already familar sh many, .'and of easy accomplishment by all. The pfoduc tioa ot, cocoons has in fact been a mattered amusement, if not a profit occasionally and on a s nail scale, since and before the Revdlu tion; but hitherto, insuperable difficulties ;have appeared to stand in the way of pushing it.to the extent of making it a national staple. The chief impediments have consisted : in the time and labor required to grow and gntherfood for the worm, and in the absence of suithble labor saving machinery" for woiffc-j ing up the beautitul product of its brief kif> bors. 'True it,is that most excellent silk; lias been made from worms fed on the whito* : and on our indigenous Mulberry trees-; but-' these were of such slow growth, as to dis courage the steam boat locomotive go-ahead genius ol our people, especially in the South. This first impediment has been completely r unoved by the introductioa and rapid growth t f the Moru* Multicauhs, which springs with wonderful .quiekne.-s from birth to maturity, hke the insect, for winch Providence obviously designed ft; and the remaing difficulty, want of ma chinery to make the cocoons available —■seems uow to have been most opportune ly Mirmi'uuted bv another invention of American ingenuity ; We allude Jo Gay's; Machinery, which has been exhibited for some days past in this city. By the turning of a wheel, which any child can,- cocoons are wound off. anil converted at once .into the most beautiful silk for the needle or, loom. A'l who have seen ir, have been .Struck with the ease,, regularity and .result of and the tnechanical geqjiri,’ 1 of its i fiver ir. A'view of .the pfdcf-Sx 1 a|p- v jiears to have inspired alfputhAhe s'aine i:n-‘ preksion. that now wc can !na,ke otir stilt;; atjd tlui we must? no’longer F twenty millions for a cbrqmothty* h-Ulch‘" every circumstances and facility invit.es usto' make for ourselves. — Richmond ifthig. ’ Appointment by.the President—Hon! J. - C. Nicolu of Savannah,, to be Judge of the United States Court, (ok thr district- of Georgia, in place of Jeremiah Cuyler, de ceaseed. NO MAN. This may be bad poetry, bat depend upon -it,-it m excellent sense. It uau old >aying- tlwt the debtor is ;a slave to the creditor. If *O. hall the world enter" into vokuotary servitude The" universal rag#" -to boy-on credit, is a serious evil in- f), ts country. Many a man is ruined euiirejy -by iK « *’ : .- • v Many a man goes ioto a store for a shvgle' article. Looking around, fweoty things itrifke his eyes; bHiaeM ironey, but "bays On credit. Fool«di man [ Pay day must come, and ten chances to. one, ’likedeath, it finds you unprepared to meet H. TeH 1 . me, ye who have experienced it, did thp'.pleasure of possessing die article, bear 411# piopOrtiou to the pqin of being called •« to pay for it when you had it not in ybu>r gfbwec.. ' v A few rules, when : kept, will cwntribme much to your happiness and independence Never buy 00 credit when yoy can possi bly do without. Take pride in being able to say “owe no mao,” Wives are some times thoughtless--.daughters now & then extravagant.. Many a time when neither the rvite or the daughter would willingly give a single pang to the father’s bosom, they urge and tease him to gel articles; pleasant enough to be. sure to possess, but difficult or him to buy ; the purchaser on credit is dunned—sued; and" mat he in an hour made 'wretched by theii folly. ..*!•' • T Never owe your shoemaker, yourtailot your rniNTr.it,your blacksmith or Iqporei Besides ifie bad policy of keeping in debt, it is downright injustice to those whose 1 labour you have received all the bent-flit of. ...Slate of things ip t. Uopvofa letter addressed to one ot otn commission l o ises in N»-v Orleans: Bt:ancon,May I, .Itilft. Gentleuicn--Yours n! the 35ih ulr. te ceived. litftl in fep'y I can say nothing cal cwMted to afford yon any satisfaction. The whole Judiciary of Mississippi ls j n ,j u . most confused and disorganized condition. Tb'ecoileetpi sos money are put at defiance, aiid laughed to sconi ; Circuit Judges are refii-tkig to hold courts, and when they do bold them, they quash the bonds and exe cutiqns that Ik;vc been-dtir the last venr or two tn at in ing. Sheriffs openly refuse to t*cebute ffie .process of"the law, and the Bi.tffSbtt L ink has joined in the general out by procuring the Slierifl of this coun ty lore/:e,ve its paper on execution, on his promise to redeem it at court has just pas sed—the sheriff's office is full of Brandon paper—and the bank now has the effrontery to say she lias not the means to redeem a dollar bf it. But to tho subject. Most of thelhrfheairunz bond:, in thin county wore bv tji#,Judge quashed, and whetc they were notiquashed, Brandon, money was taken by.tko sheriff where any collectiiiiis at all wore made. Some of the bonds assigned to yon were quashed, anil the securities to them .released, giving to the principal twelve ;months longer to pay the debt; this in ma ny cas.es will miicir'etnhtnger the '"rollcc rto« of the money. Where I should have received thousands this court, I have not enJJecJed one do lar; nor do 1 intent! to •Stajify., this corrupt and abandoned bank, by taking its" (oui issue from the sheriff s .Jni-^nilSa. .yk kt>P. ,v that these tilings, are a grievous ha/dship on creditors, and especially such *nlm.ye been as indulgent a* you have been . with— -Nat l know of no remedy until ; ,WC can obtain officers bf s iffietent firmness (Mid integrity*to enforce (he laws. Uhow od— ■ \ o.ur leUri on the subject of coin missions; but could get from him no Vii svver. " I'should like tor hear from yon as to these thiligs. &c. ' f The Sheriff and Clerk of the Court of Mooroe county Mississippi, have both re signed their officers. 'J iie object seems to have been to prevent the sitting of the Court and-thereby to prolong the time ofprncnr ingS-judgemen.s upon cases which had been placed in suit. The effect will be to give those in debt a few months of grace, bntthc precedent was undoubtedly a very bad one. ■ Every whi'.-h baa a tcutlchcy to im pede the progress of the law, or to place h ir riels iu |he way of its execution, should he frown ed down by the community, more especially when the attempt is made bv .those whose duty it should he to sec that the Jaws are faithfully executed Alabama- Jbiefna’. )fi'crMe-. rs. Bitterx. n amus'ne tri al 3*l me off'll Rhode Island a few days since between an apothecary and tavern keeper. The apothecary, a Mr Win. Alpin, had been a groat advocate of the JiccDce law. prohibiting the retailing of small quantities -of spirituous liquors, aud the tavern keeper, Mr. Samuel D. Weeks was, of course, one of the sufferers. Notwithstanding Mr. Al pin-s opposition to the retailing of sniritu -OUB liquors, he yet did not hesitate to sttp- IpJji-jhis customers bv the large or small quan tity, with'a : description of bitters which, it was arknnwfedred on all hands, would make "“glad” come, and lie had quite a run of cus •tom. T.big Mr. Weeks perceived, and he •detonvined to try whether the law would not rikil him. Accordingly he p osecufed, hut it was derided by tlm justices that althoug.li the liquid composition of.the bitters was fine Coenac, brandy, yet, a* its character was changed by a decoction of roots and heib«; arid was sold as a medicine, it did not come tfflderjthe meaning of tbe prohibitory law.— Bitters are now all the'go in little Rhody, arrd the *«triped pig’ has been thrown under the table. From the Tnllahattee Stir. r: . ' INDIAN' NEWS. Once more wo. are compelled to darken our,columns with the atrocities of the tin relenting and wakeful Seminole. AH has been quiet, for some time past, but It’wai only the fearful calm which piecedes the *toriTi. . . " Liutenant Ilurlbert was an itive of New York,,and.a. graduate of West Point. We sincerely mourn the loss of these valuable young officers of our army. The fo'lowin? letter from Capt PeytoD, wo publish verlat m : t>T, Marks, May “.1839. .. Sir :—I have this moment returned from Deadtnapv Bay, and hare to communicate yojtr the. melancholy inle|Ueence off he rof L»t. Hulbert.and private O'Dri e.tjll- of the 6th Infantry, by the Seiniti iftkbt.-'' • - - • v The express rider between. Fort Frank 1 Brooke; arid Ft. * udrews, did not arrive ih* season, arid JLt.i Hulbert, with 10 men out frriirithe PI ice on the 3d May to tffceriainithri'reason. About-half : the TwO-postS, the command was hal- ! ted, 'ifnd ILt.' H. .with O'-Driscnii, of (F) Company Went in advance. intqnding to "pass ■fbe night at Ft. Frank .Bookp. 'RlO'-wert both shot by a-party of Indi ans at the'lf mile creek, probably while wa tering their horses. 'O’DriscoM’o horse ran into Ft. Frank Brooke, slightly wounded and gave the first news there. Four balls were shot through Lt. 11. but 1 neither he eor the soldier was st aled. Both bodies were interred on the 4th ult. it Deadmats Bay. The express rider has not yet been found, and But little doubt is entertained of his death. - .. _ _ Very respectfully,. Yonrob’t. serv’t. R. H. PEYTON, 1 Capt. and Ass’t- Qr’m. Cot* Wt DavkSFort Ist Inf’t. Ctund'g. From the news receivt and Iroiu'l anipa Bay. it would appear, that the Indians.are deter mined not to treat, with a view to emigration r J hey "have bvafd that the iand which Gov ernment hod assigned themwest of the Mis sissippi, ratmetbe found 1111 therr arrival iu in that country —is no longer theirs!-and they are naturally angry, aud resolved to re 4iiwin where they are, ai all hazards. The ; -Chief of the ffallahassees said at Tampa, that if the soldiers were sent after them, liey w ould'figtil uiitil’UtcirqiowUer ant 1 land vas gone, and then with bows and arrows. He vouid not,agree to hold Council with Gen Macomb, for lie was certain tlie whites <iad wo faces ; lie said he spoke the sentiments .»! all the Indians- north of Tampa Bay, and <hat any Indian who attempted hereafter to come in to tlie white-*, would be killed Gn the night nt" the l!2d of April, about <>nehundred went iit'o Tampa and took away some thirty friendly Indians who were " waiting to emigrate. During the light the Tallahassee Chief held a long talk with a Spaniard named .Teaue Mante- De Oca, who spe.dts the Indian language well, and communicated lb him what wc have narrated above. END OF J u.. FLORIDA WAR. We It-ani from the St. Angusiii c News of the 13th April, that the preliminaries td a treaty of peace have beeu entered into with ihe Seiiniioles, and that Gen. Macomb lias ilirectol, that should any of the ciieiin 1 re sent themselves at the tiiilitary ghosts, they •»« t.eatc.i wnii kimtiiess, amt stipnhes of ood be given. Thus it seems this trouble some, expensive aud disgraceful war is a bout to be brought to a close. The stipu lation of the treat y have not transpired ; but it is generally uniieisti tnl : ih;lt the ri -ht oi occupying their lands in Florida is reser ved to the Indians. Should this prove to be the fact, the condition nt >y be considi red as a surrender of the point, in controversy: and is an i‘ckriowledvnient on the part el nr govi-l liuieiit; lil t “tile led'.m» havi w lipt us." The war in its origin was pro ■iked bv the refusal of the St-mhioles o emigrate. They took lip arms to resist the mandate of tlw- government that ordered their nation into exile ; and now they only oiisent to lay down their arms when »ha utter Is.restlnded. The conditions of the 'r.caty are rert-iinly highly honorable to the handful'of heroic savages. They have waged war for years w ith one of the most powerful nations ofthe word and at the con clusion ofa long and severe contest, have dictate,/ the terms 01 peace: while on the other side, the concesssion must lie made by the white, that seldom has n war termin ated more to a civilized people For this, many reasons may ho assigned that tend to remove very much tin* disgrace to which our army has been subjected.— The successful resistance of the enemy is to be ascribed, not to his own prowees-orio our cowardice or imbecility, but, to the pe culiar character ol the countrywhich was the scene of hostilities. The impenetrable swatn-ps aml morasses, and the trackless v titl impervious wildernesses of Flori da, were '• more -formidable . to our troops, than would have been twentv t-hnusand armed-snvngos. Hitherto tlie In dians retreated at every reverse, and in the deep Accesses ofthe everglntleji and tangled savannas, found safe, hiding places, where the arm of the pursuer" could not reach them. Here, at ’otter.’ is explained the w itole secret of Seminole success. Our ar my did not heat them, because we cttiltl not'catch them. The whole wat, may be Styled a guyne. of hide and seek; at which, our antagonist being more expert than our " elves, have come off the winners- It only remains now, that we should; profit by the Csson thus taught us, and snbin't graceful ly and magnanimously to an .hunnllit.itiuo that the fate of war hits made in’Cvitahr. N. 0. Com. Bull,Un. MR. VAN BUKEN AND IIIS CAB INET. The following powerful philippic is tnkon frrmi an eloquent speech hy Mr. Kennedy of Baltitnore, towartls tile close of tlie (Joii gvess.— iu the embarrassments winch have bet-11 h i-on "ht upon our fiscal a flair s. ui the. prostrations of tire agricultural, the jaen a’i tile, and the manufacturing prosperity of the country, the Administration has been able to suggest no adequate relief. Wc struggle along upon expedients. The vis insitia of the nation, its intrinsic vigor which not even niisg/ivet innent has been able,totally-to emsh, has, by slow degrees, begun to revive the.prosperity of the land —hut tliu Government has'done nothing. Whatever might be ex-pected from tin; patriotism,' the virtue, the intelligence of the, iPeople. , tjicy have nobly, realised—- whatever has been left to the Guvermciii , has languished and'fadetl in i's hands. The guardians of 'the 'Treasury, hare fallen asleep—felonies, unmatched in enormity, have been detected , in the intiermost shrine .tofthe temple.-thc very (iriests have robbed the alter-—the nation lias but extricated itself from one debt to greatc another—the finances are * in ’confusion—the revenue inadequate to the-exporxlkure—our hard money Goverment has fallen into a paper maiiufacturiog Goverment-—our rulers are ..at thei*. wit’s end; all around are the signs of their doom---the warnings of thetr down .fell. The truth stands confessed-—it is felt ib every department of the public, affairs- - that the President and his friends are incom petent to the crisis—THKY IVAftT ABILITY. Turn, sir to the Executive mansion, and Inquire, what they are who at this moment guide the fortunes of this land. An easy indolent luxurious chief, presidesover a cabi net, of which it would be flattery to say that if was a mere personation of feebleness. To the members of that cabinet, personally, Mr sn -far as a very limited acquaintance may wasraut, J. sm willing to accord :If consideration and respect. I speak of the .n here as a puolic body. A more diversified compound of duluess, inaptitude,, an d ignorance of official duty; a create*;, | ac k of energy, a.mnre sorely perplex ed,, be.wil T dered, and -dismayed associ:. t jon of state counsellors, were never, per’fians, exhibited around a Council table »,nan may, at the presen, juncture, be . seen in the daily, anxious conference*, of this precious cabi net. . Since the ofthe Merry Monarch of England and bis hair-brained crony Ro chester, neve r were the destinies of a grfcat nation intrnited to-more incompetent hands. I mig’.rt except:frotn.this censure, and do '-XC«[U, one w-ho has the .rsputatiou of being a regular attendant at these council meet ing—l doubt not, (lie first to come and the last to depart—-a personage xnor« notorious than distinguished, and yet, sir, boasting no small t Rim to diati: etiou. 1 mean that man of all-work, whose mar vellous exaltation front the' kitchen up to the chamber nearest to the King is 01 1 of the most striking moral significations of the rimes. This, sir, is his administration. Whatever * remaiuet-jf f efficacy it |j.-.s, is his: whatever of shrewdness, of cohesion* of malice, or of mischief it : has, belongs to to him. By hi* sufierance does every niem ,ber ol that cabinet hold Lis place—or did, sir. f<>r I trust his influence is drawing to ah end. Yes, even the placid and pliant chief himself lias fouud his account it, the good-will of tiiis MrphTrtbphiles. He is the link betwecn.the past Administration and the ' present: tlie conduit-pipe by which the surplus popularity of tl/e.owsis transfused into the waning circulation of the other; the ligilimate that still unite the small fortunes of the polished and pleasure loving tenant of the palace to the inore robust destiny 'of the grim fea-fu! lion List has his lair at the --Hermi tage. But for this one informing spi it, yonder whole cabinet array of impracticable, skil less, temporising, expelieut-mongering statesman, would long before this, have floundered to the bottom 'of that pool of turbid party-waters in which they Uow s- rtis gle fur respiration. 'The clay, sir; is not ■ emote v. lieu they and their guardian genius shall rink together in this o-tzy, tide, and be reineinhered no mure. I'mm thr Culrmins, J'nnulrrr. CON V K N'l' • ()N- SI > 1111N«K KPA KT.Y. Col. Stark, •> delegate from bulls coiintv, in offering :i substitute'tor the original report of thect.inmitteept thirty, which included Springer's classification of ll.c'c'ri nties.foit - ;i-rl liia» party that that rcj ort was of imi decided a- parly diameter to tied the appro J*ntii nos the people. W'e have, said* Cos .. Sinikt experience upon this subject. Tins proj oriiion of the Convention, six veais'af* , "a* not ratified, because ot ilic inequality id tlie * n-is of repp seulatiun, not because die Fedeial basis was not icl uncd. bin be eiiuse of tlio illiberal | nrty (haruioi of the measure : ; lid be notified bis own pnriv.' aid indeed all parti s, tint if they desired i«. due ion at all, they imi.-l pie-rut a pdi.nwh ib did not carry on its very f.ice | arty anaiwc tneiit. I will not deny, said Col. tlr.it my plan contemplates a majority to the nat ty to trliicli 1 briimg. but it is so Mind I, ibat I fee! convinced tbe State Rights party will not object to it. With an anxioris dcsite tor reduction, it was offered in. the spirit of justice. and i o.ic illation, ;nd In- invoked in its support tbe reflecting of both parties. These sentiments of Col. Stark were too honest and conciliatory to meet tin- apj n>. bat'ioti of Mr. Spring r. tbc great leader of the Union 1 arty in t lie Convent ion, for we ird confident that no person who witnessed t lie proceedings from be;: in nine to end, uj|| deny that be is entitled to that el ara< ter.--- U e know not which mast to admire, the presumption and boldness nt inilested by |n>n as n leader, or tlit* docility and submission of his parly in being led. F.very proposit on made to tbe convention, had first to undergo theorde.l nf hissiipen Sion, ami up in ill-* rash Union man who t! ired act liidepend'-tjf ly of his frit. A s v.-.e an I not very letin'e I castigation awaited them and for rontintird contttnney, excommunication by ibis |]iig.li l’riest of the party. There is beyond doubt a shining spot in h.s moral cbarai ttr. which wc have never seen, that has much redtcni in virtue, or lie hn< uiaaifcsted a :il icinnef to I'IS party, w hich litas beet: hidden from uvthal lifts enabled him to assiyni'.iir* control without o; posit ion. It then fre tic voiced upon him, in the exercise ol'liispir-" rotative, to set those ot hit party rijtllt who litvl manifested some disposition to ><<;<>}•( tl e substitute, nml in tlortj; this, to show to (Job Stark the consequences of acting without Ilia advice and appiobaiion. 'j ho “tipcat Western,” ns ho is smnciiii t»s facr.tiouc y Ctilled, therefore squared himself m the aisle, n front of the I’resulcnt'sdesk. nurl delivi 1- eil a speech. ‘Mr. Pie.xident, notl penile meti nf the Union pstny. permit rue to nil you, that you are harking up tin- w,t>n» tree. I have examined my friend k's plan, »t and till less there arc more ways than otic hi old shave tail. it gives a majority ty the Nnllift- Ci's, or 0! lead leave* us almutj even. Sirs, this nil not do for nc. 1 utus; h ive a ‘ma jority, in tlie Legislature. We have got it here, and I say that vvesii II he lonls, if we. coils' tit to any plan whatever, tv t, h " i I in t pern nuently retain it. My friend Stark is •an honest man, nml in the hems'y *f his heart. Inis made an hottest calcu'atj m but lie has over reached himself, lie is oyerhintclicd,. . Sirs, I am. willing to concede to the State Right* ty.all they cl iiin.~They claim.sir, till the talent. I grant it to them. U ah, they alu 0 Slick set of fellow s. They eiy out justice, principle t»uil equality, till my viry cars ar» deal with, ij, hot let a plan come forward which favors tlu-ir party, and principle or no prinei| !c. they stick to it, like death to a dead nigger/ J list the other day, sir, the gentleman fr«'tw Muscogee, Mr. jiitcs, proposed a plan, reducing the Senate lotwcmy live riienibtis. mu! made ns a speech tt| on equality. and ail' that sort ul thing. Now see Irqw quick he abandons that, and takes up my Irieud Starks .plain Why is this sir/ • cause he knows it gives " his party the advantage. He sir. ran iiViUe a hotter calculation in his head, while my friend Stark's plan is reading, than I could with my shite and pencil, and a day to work it out in ; and his support, of the measure is sufficient evidence to me, that we ought not to adopt it. Mr. President my plan is the best one, which has been oftcred to this Convention. It gives to the Union party twenty three districts certain, mil less than that I would not have. There are three or four doubtful districts, which" by proper management will give us a major ity, and the balance we will sg.r-tch for. where scratching, will do any_gopd. and 1 now fpll the Union party that they must adopt my plan, if they ekjiect to keep a majority to the Legislature, bir. I have uo notinu putting- a-ptuk .into our enemies hands, to crack my knowledge box with. I shall therefore vote against all the substi tutes, and for my plan of rdUuction'' 'Awful Bad Things - —Au empty perse, a scolding wife, an aching iVerb.-s*: un* dutiful child, a smoky house, au . intKsSani t talker, a »c tlspuper. barfouer, break though enclosures, a dull rajor,. vnusquitoes, fleas, a fop, autl a subsVrihti that won't pay for hit paper; '■* ' *‘o TABLE BEER. • The Souther Cultivator gives the fol; lowing recipe for making table beer; “To nmk& clreap and tables,-, lieer, take eight.bottles of water, oue quart of molasses, one piiit of yeast", one “table spoonlul of cream of tartar. These ingre dients being well stirred and mixed io a* open vessel, after standing twenty-font hours, the beer may be bottled iujmedi-