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military operation, the United States sueing
tor peace and abandoning their treaty, and
the country acquired by it. What an ex
ample lor the world! \Vhat a precedent
tor the 60.000 warriors on the borders o'
Missouri ami Arkansas!!—Tiiis is done i"
the lucent the declarations of the late Pres
ident, that lie could whip all the Indians
west of the Suwanee with 50 women! A
Major Genera' is now hunting Sam Junes to
ask for peace, under orders from tin t;i.rem
ittent !!! It is too farcial to be a subject for
the Drama, aud we shall hardly have another
Pontiac.
We have seen a. total derangement in all
the departments of government. Defalca
tions are too common even to merit a pas
sing remark. No one is deemed worthy of
office until lie has distinguished himself by
sonic partisan service, which, in some
measure, disqualifies him from its accep
tance. In the purer eras of 'lie republic,
public confidence was considered an indis
pensable qualification lot public employ
meat —now, ■ ersons, are appointed just in
proportion to the want of it. Kvety man
who looses the confidence of the people at
home, ri-es iu the estimation of the powers
at Washington. A failure to elected by
the people, is his recommendation to Execu
tive appointment
Gentlem'ii it cannot lie disguised o-d ■
nieil. tit it this Government, under the pre-
Tassions of D .onoeraev of the men m pow
er, has ma le alarming strides tow ards mon
archy.
The G iverwnent is this dav more absolute
t i principle and practice, than any one of the
th>'ce eo'tstituiio nil in anarchies of eh i rope.
By the theory and practice of the British
and French Governments, a vote of the Leg
islative chambers will diive out of power
any ministry noon any important question
of national policy. Here, they defy the
o -utile a id their r 'presenta'ivos.
How long would Levi Woodbury have
s'ood in any otliei country after his blun
ders, failures, mlscalcul t'io s .ml stupidity?
We now see a l»ati'tru"f treasury, and an
insolvent *overnnieni, warring lot party,
and experimenting upon the people! 1 —
Some ol their doses are like tlmse of the
qu <ck whu presented alcohol iu high fever-
We a.c gratified to learn from various
sources, in relation to the approaching elec
tion for Governor, tha! the prospects of our
success are every wav filtering. Indeed,
there can he no reason why they should not
be so; the two last elections having shown
ns to In; in a clear an 1 decisive majority of
the people of the State, and oor candidate
having ever been one of the strongest men
in the State in point of fhionhirity. .lodge
I) i igheriy has ever Seen a favorite with the
Slate Rights pirtv, a predilection eminent
ly deserved by his ability, independence,
firmness, and unwavering stability as a poli
ti 'ia t. an 1 his plain, unostentatious, and re
publican simplicity as a man. He is indeed
one ol nature's noblemen - ; frank, generous.
Social, yet dignified; calm, self-porscssed,
vet not trrogait ; firm a a I unbending in his
j> i t.-iples, nor vet intolerant; hlendin" u.j. 1
g tV-r a clearaess :n 1 intellect,
e ptal to tp.j' -rn'iiVl. an ] i s'erncss of intoa
ll . v Worthy of rt oonff lenett, he is literally
ti man n: 'll * ncoole, an 1 one <>f the niftiest
son..ioieas of the true Ante;Jem citizen
lie I* ins! s »oh a man as w ; delight to ho
b't"-V>'l sno iort. a l I just the man whom we
di'ibt not the people of Georgia will honor
via the Ijrst .'I ii lay in October.
Aiiy. sentint\>
T. L E CTI ON m \ V. \V3.
NonTil 0 vanity \. — II iwkins, Shpppnrd.
Tlvmim. Tan Buren. and Stanly, Whig, c-
Ici.'te I. th'* other districts not heard from.
A i,acyMA.—Three Administration, and
two Whigs, th'llef. Wing, is elected in the
Mobile dlttri. t, Lewis in the Montgomery
district.
We have not received a paper from Ten
nessee since the election. We fear they
h ive fought the battle of the Kilkenny (’.its,
mid tetotally used each other up Eny.
t'rrtm the Geoiai.i .tuunut\
SINGULAR INCIDKNT.—THtJ TEN
NLSSKK .MOTIiKRS.
Sum ft-.v years ago, a young man left his
home in rlie State of Tcnties-e, with a horse
tlrover. Car the purpose of assisting in driv
ing .1 lot of horse* into the *G mrgia market.'
The Tennesseean. meeting with a sale for
<d l it.s horses anil not wishing to retain one
t i carry the young man home, advised Lint
to remain i:i Georgia, anJ seek cinploytuotit
is laborer on one of our rail loads, sta'Jitg
tint it i a i a j-n ft able business, l.v pursuim*
which, lie could not fail to make money.
Nititrally a simpleton, the young man fol
lowed the advice of the individual who
t-h till I hive protected him. and who en'iced
hint trial it is lit ne, and sought employment
01 tiie Mi a roe rad road. Here he was
most Unfortunately thrown into bad com
piny, and was induced to forge an order,
a tn utping to about forty dollars o i a store
for goods. The forgery discovered, he was
indicted, tried, convicted, mid sentenced to
• lie Penitentiary li>r live years. His trial
took pinto at tin .March term of the Supe
rior Court, in Monroo county, |S'ih. since
w hich time lie has been confined to hard
labor in the Penitentiary.
His mother, an old lady of sixty years, re
si ling 1 of) miles from Milledgeville, ho ning
ot the unfortunate condition in which Imr
soil was placed, and knowiug-the i.nbectliity
<>( his mind, with alia mothers aiTection,
determined to proceed at once to this place,
and to make his true situation known to the
proper authorities. But alas ! how was a
poor and lonely woman, w ithout money or
friends, having no conveyance of her own
to get to Milledgeville With a resolution
truly heroic, this old lady dele mined to
travel on foot, the whole distance, and ac
companied by a sister ten years younger
than herself, site walked the extraordinary
distancS of four hundred and fifty miles, to
petition the Governor to pardon her unfor
tunate son. An investigation of the caste
induced the Governor to extend to the un
fortunate youth a remission of his sentence,
and we had the melancholy pleasure of
seeing the old lady, and her sister, together
with tile son, slowly wending their way back
to their home in Tennesse. What will not
a mother's affection accomplish! The
incident, n the ‘Heart of Mid-Lothian,’ ol
Jeanme Dean’s trp to London, for the pur
pose of procuring a pardon for her sister,
bears no comparison on the part of a mother
to an unfortunate son. Mly hey all reach
their homes in safety, and tnay the young
nun, under the guardianship of his aged
mother, be restrained in future, from the
commission of crime! The drover who
enticed him from home, and left him to suf
fer in a land of strangers, knowing his im
becility. should supply his place in the Pen
itentiary.
The Chcrokces have embodied themselves
near the Sabine for I lie purpose of preventing
the erection of a fort authorized by the gov
ernment of Texas. The pcop'e were pre
parid for a conflict with the Indians.
THE [MIRROR
Kilinrtias', Angusl 17, l
For Prcviilt'iit,
GEORGE M. TROUP.
For Governor,
Charles
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE,
LOVERD HR VAN.
REPUESENTA TIERS,
WILLI AHD BOYNTON,
JOHN WEST,
JOSEPH WOOD.
(T!/ 3 Several articles have been unavoid
ably laid over, which we intended to have
published in today’s paper—among them an
interesting letter on Phrenology, that shall
appear in our next.
I' rotn an oversight in us, we have neglect
ed to inform our readers, that, on the -2*l
inst. Gustavus DeLaunay, Esq. was elected
a Justice of the Inferior Court for this coun*
ty, vice John Brooks, Esq. resigned.
Col. J. W. A. Pettit and J. W. Mann
E>q. have been elected to represent Barbour
county, Al a. iu the next Legislature of tha:
State.
In speaking of this election, the uNepen
thes," a Van Buren concern, published in
Irwinton, says, ‘ tfC looi upon it as a signal
Whig victory." We are pleased at receiving
’his lavorable news to th? cause of State
Rights from Barbour, as we had feared that
th <t county was bound hand and foot to the
car of the little Magician. But so it is, we
were deceived, and that agreeably, and when
thus deceived wc scarcely ever shed a
tear. Go ahead, Barbour, you are right.
We perceive that the Hon. C. C. Cam
nveleng, of N<uv York, so lung Mr. Van
Bttron’s faithful and obedipnt servant in the
House of Representatives, but who was de
feated last year, has gone to Euiope It is
•supposed, that in order to repay him for his
funner faithful services and console him in
his deleaf, Mr. Van Bitten has given him
a mission, w hich will letainhim in that conn
try some conside-able time. Those who go
to Congress and act ••up to their integrity.”
as the Vans say, find they lose nothing by
their faithfulness, even should their eonstit
uen'a become disgusted at their conduct —
for, uo sooner do the people nut ime of these
political panjets down, than Mr. Van Byren
raises him up,
In closing our editorial remarks last week
on the doctrines and principles of the two
contending parties, in this Epte, we prom
tsed to renew the subject from time to time
in order if possible to. cary into effect onr
object when we first set out, viz : to bring the
parries back tq.there original land marks and
define the bounds existing between them;
threfore, in obedience to that promise we
fepew again tile subject, that our former
Hint tt ks may be more fully understood atiJ
explained.
We asserted list week, in round to-ms,
that the, so-called. Union parly were Con
solodationjsts and Federalists, and as they
most stenuuusly deny the appellations and
endeavor to cast all their odium upon the
shoulders of their opponents, we deem it
necessary to prove our assertions and put
the ui ittcr to rest. We bad hut little doubt
when they were penned but that they would
receive a palpable contradiction from those
who arc more anxious to keep their princi
ples concealed than that the peeple should
know the whole truth of the matter and
see the position they occupy; while we
were equally convinced many an honest
hearted Union man, would be struck aghast
at hearing such doctrines asserted as rh e
relief of those to whom he has hitherto
been casting his suffrages, as he thought for
the good of his. country ; arui well may he
have been astonished as their is but little
doubt they preach one dacrine to the hon
est and ignorant, while they practice arm
believe another. But* tu the point—wc
promised the proof that they were Federal
ists and Consolodatiouists. The terms are
som.euthat synotiimous and what constitutes
one constitutes the other. A consoloda
tioi.Wls believes that this is ‘‘one great na
tion" over which Congress and the Presi
dent have supreme control, that there acts
are binding and, obligatory upon the people
and that there is uo power to control them
save the ballot-box, —the Supreme Court,
(a creature of their own formation and one
of them) —that tire only remedies, save
these, for unconstitional laws and acts, arc
petitioning, remonstrating and piotcsting.ziA
when these fail we.must submit or be hung
as traitors. These constitute the belief of
the Union party and these constitute them
the Consolodatiouists and Federalists. But
says same one where is your proof—you
have given us your own opinions as before
and yet there is no evidence that this is
so, as taken from any of the acting* anti
doings of the Union party ? 3e not alarm
ed, —we have the proof at hand and such as
you are bound to receive—we find it in your
awn books—in the architves of your
parly, where it is kept in sacred remember*
auce ~ we find it emanating from an author
ity you dare nut dispute —issued from tin
throne of power aud sent forth as an edict to
make those who dare believe in State Rights
•State Sovereignty and State Reined es, leai
and tremble,—we find it in the text book ol
your party, emanating from your sacred and
enmiaculate law giver Andrew the Ist, in his
celebrated proclamation of '32, iu ch.uac
lets too plain to be misunderstood, and in
language too pi tin to be misconstrued. Do
you wish an extract or two, you shall have
it, and if you have never believed this doc
trine before, you must believe it now, or for
ever renounce the pr rty with whom yon
have hitherto acted, and who also, have the
hardihood, with such a faith and text book
to call themselves State Rights men. But
hear toe “Old Roman” that “greatest aud
best:”
“The people of the United Stales formed
the constitution, acting through the Stale
Legislatures iu making the compact, to
meet and discuss i's provisions, and tu tii.g
:n separate conventions when they ratified
those provisions; hut the terms used in it*
consti ucl 10ti show it to bp a government iu
which the people of all the States collec
tive! v are represented. We are ons. p t o
ri-‘ in the choice of the President and Vice
President. Here the States have no other
agency tl an to direct the mode iu w hich the
votes shall he given. The c m li.iates hav
ing the majority of all the votes, are chosen.
The electors of a majority of States may
have given their votes for one candidate, and
>et another may he chosen. The people,
then, and not the States, are represented in
the Executive branch.
In the House of Representatives there is
this difference, tha* the people of one State
do not, as in the ease of President and Vice
I resident, all vote for the same'officers.
The people of all the States do not vote lot
all the members, each State electing onlv
its own reptesenlativ s. But this creates
uo material distinction. When chosen,
they are all representatives of the United
States, not representatives of the particular
State from which tney come. They are
paid by the United States, tint by the State
uwr are they accountable to it for any act
done in the performance of their legislative
functions ; and however they may in prac
tice, as it is their duty tu do, consult and
prefer the interests of their particular con
slituents, when they crime in conflict with
any other partial or local interest, yet it is
their first and highest duty, as repreftenta*
tatives ol the United States,to promote the
general good.”
Uetc is a position UWlimed aud arguments
brought f«»r:v*rd to prove that this is a con
sulodated Goveinxnod, because the people act
as one people in tho citoice of President
ant! Vice President and that the Represen
tatives in Congress “arc the Representa
tives of the United States and not the dis
if rent States from which they come.’*
Was ever argument more di ctigenu u ?
was ever doctrine more petucious ? We tvi il
not insult the community by endeavoring
to prove that these doctrines are riot true—
that this is not a Cousolodated Government;
they arc convinced of that already—wc only
wished to Listen these docrines upon our
opponents because they have been endeav
oring to throw them off; but this they
should never he allowed |o do, until they
renounce the Proclamation i;i round and
open terms and acknowledge that in suppor
ting Gen. Jnokso ii they have acted in bad
fauh to the principles of the government and
the liberties of the people.
But as they have claimed al.-p, to he Jes
si f-om.tns and Madisoni-ms as well as Jack
sonian?, let us see how the principles of
Madison and Ja kson, as expressed above
will correspond and then observe th? consis
tency oC those self styled Union met) in cal
ling themselves Mudisonians. Read she
following extract from Mr. Madison, con
'a’tued in « Resolution of the Virginia Leg
islature of '9B.
“3 hat this Assembly doth explicitly and
peremptorily declare, that it views the pow
ers <’f the Federal GhtoenvAr.nl as resulting
from the Compact to which the Stales are par
ties, as limited by llte plain sense and inten
tion of the instrument constituting that rom
pact, as no further valid than thru are author
izsd by the grants enumerated in that compact
and that in case of a deliberate, palpable
and dangerous exercise of other powers, not
granted by the said compact, the Stales wlo
are parlies thereto have the right, and are in
duty bound, to interpose, for arresting ihe
uropress of the evil, and for maintaining, with
in their respective limits, the authorities,
rights, and liberties, appertaining to them."
How then can the Union party claim to
believe in the doctrines of Madison, and at
the-mine time contend for and support the
principles of Ja°kson, when the latter con
tends for unlimited powers for the General
Government, and the former asserts these
power only :vt limited— when] Jackson
asserts this as one great consoludated nation
and every word used by Matlson, goes for to
condemn anti spurn with indignation such a
construction ofthe Constitution.
People of Georgia, we call upon you
again to reflect; ponder well ttic principles
of the two contending parties; for be you
well assured that the original doctrines arc
the only ones that should govern us in cas
ting our suffrages and. supporting our liber
ties and independence. If the doctrines of
the Consolodationists are sustained, our
! liberties are not worth contending for; onr
i md. petlence is an idle tale, and our govern
ment is a Despotism. Let us then sustain
the principles of ’9B anti ’99, the principles,
of Madison and Jefferson, and we shall con
tinue free, happy .and independent; otherwise
if‘wo sleep at our posts and are not awake
to there inaintainance, our opjyments will
cotne upon us as a thief in the night---our all
•’will he stript from us and wc shall be worse
than slaves —the abject menials of an ab
solute government.
\Ve publish today, the following letter
front our esteemed friend and fellow-citizen.
Col. D. P. Ilitlhousr, upon the subject
of the late Cotton Circular. His ac
quaintance with the commercial operations
of the country, and his experience in the ba
siuess of which the circular treats, entitle
h'S opinions to the careful consideration of
and wiio feel any interest in the matter, or
have the Welfare of the country at heart.
We cordially unite with Col. liilllioust*
in urging upon ihe planters and citizeus gen
erally on the Chattahoochee and Flint riv
ers, the necessity ol a full representation in
the Cotton Planting Contention, recom
mended in the circular, to be held in the ci
ty of Macru, on the 82d of Ootober. But
tine moment’s reflection must convince everv
sensible man, it seems to us, of the necessi
ty of such representation, anti we hope on
citizens will .see and attend tt* the matter it
time, as things hare arrived at that crisi
when it is absolutely necessaiy something
should he done, and done speedily.
We perceive from the letter of Col. Ui’l
house, that Gen. Joins Hamilton, of S. (!.
is the agent spoken of in the Circular, as
having the confidence of the Southern plan
ters then in New York, to visit Europe for
the purpose of making preliminary arrange
in 'nts with the houses in Liverpool and Hn
vrp, lor effectually carrying out the recoin,
m ends lions contained in the Circular, should
they meet the approbation of the contempla
ted Convention. I his must be truly gra’’
tying lu those who feel interest *d iu the mat*
ter, a* no man could be sent to Europe, who
would carry more influence with him, aud
be of m..re sc vice than Gen. Hamilton.
Albim, N. V. July 30, 1839.
Messrs. Gardner ty Bull,
Gentlemen ;—I have been traveling about
tu the interior parts of this and adjoining
States, so remote from any public prints that
I have not seen, until today, the publication
ol a circular addressed liv a committee of
southern planters, Ro which mv name is ap
pended,) from the city of New York on the
• r,, h inst, it would have been niy wish to
have written to yon at the time ol its atlop
tion, informing you of the reasons that in
dueetl that committee to the measure pro
posed by them; but it was deemed inexpe
dient to make any reference to it, until tbe
citizens ol Macon had acquiesced in the re
commendation of that committee. I per
ceive those citizens have very promptly and
heartily responded. It is said, here, ‘hat
many of the “\Y all street gentlemen, ’’ of
New York, disapprove of the course advised
by our committee, that they reprobate any
thing like a Cotton f J inl i ug Convention.-'
ut the mauiiesto or remonstrance of the
j tuition spinners in England, lately brought to
us by the arrival of the Gicat Western, is
satisfactory evidence that our course and
counsel has been legitimate and prudential,
at least. They charge that there is an ex
cessive price demanded for the raw maierb.l
ol cotton, bv a combination of banks and
monopolists against their interests. lEc nl-
Ictlge that the very haste with which our
shipments in Hmrope have to be disposed of,
(to release weak consignees from the respon
sibility consequent upon partial advances.)
subjects us, planters and shippers, to an un
necessary sacrifice of the a-iiele of cotton,
which sic ifice, we think, may be avoided
by (he establishmei t of mutual and able
friend, and fac,tots on this side and on the
other of the Atlantic. How, and w here thin
credit may bo established, a convention of
delegates from those districts immediately
interested in this subject, (as the Committee
nropose at Macon, Gn.) may determine.—
The objects contemplated Jjy ns, are, cl *ar!y
proper ami just. Onr purposes do nnl assail,
nor do they prejudice any interests of nnn
ther party, but propose to secure equal acd
exart justice to all. Therefore, f hope the
planters aud others, on Chattnlmorhee and
Flint rivers, an I such other sections of the
State as constitute the finest and hrsl ct.(ten
growing portions of Georgia, will sanction
the propriety of having themselves well rep
resented in the proposed convention at Ma
con, and promptly respond to the invitation
of the committee appointed in that city, up
on that subject. *
Gen. I times Hamilton, of M. C. is the agent
WC If’VC authorized and recognized, (in the
latter portion of our circular,) to confer with
foreign houses, u ill be interesting to our
southern friends, you may communicate it
to the public.
From the commencement, to the conclu
sion of this letter, twenty-two hours have
passed, in which I have travelled, (with two
cf o r distinguished fellow citizens. Col.
Gamble, and Col. McAllister, of Ga.) one
hundred and eighty miles, and had a rest of
nine hoots! on the llud,on and Lake Eric
Rni! Road.
As my company and stagp are in waiting,
I must hastily subscribe myself,
Your Fellow-Citizen,
D P. HILLHUUSE.
The Columbus Argus says: “Since the
camp meeting in this county, which com
menced on the 26 it tilt, there has been much
religious excitement in this city, chiefly we
hchevc in tire Methodist Church.
Preaching and prayer meetings have been
held daily, and* with much good effect.
Many of the old members of the church
seem to be greatly revived in their religious
feeling* and stirred up to new zeal; 71 * bites
and 65 blacks have we understand been ad
ded to the cuurch.
FROM FLORIDA.
We have been kindly favored, by a friend,
wi.h the following ext.acts from a private
letter, received in this place, from Tampa
Bay, which give a terrible, and no doubt,
true account of the manner in which affairs
are conducted in that distressed Territory.
The conduct of Gen, McComb, and the
other officers of the United States’ army, has
been so disgraceful atul outrageous, that lan
guage fails in holding them up to that indig
nation they sq justly merit.
We Have not time nor room for further
comment, the letter will, however, speak for
itself.
Tampa Ray, July 30,1839.
About two weeks since, tilt Indians made
an attack upon a trajn of three wagons pas
sing from Fort Fanning to s-une post 20
miles distant. The result of which, one
teamster was killed, also, two trules, the oth
e s made their escape, and gat back safe to
the Fort on foot, leaving the wagons and
Government stores in possession of the In
dians, which were loaded- entirely with sub
sistence. Some few days after they in or
dered a family near Tallahassee, and made
their escape without being overhauled.
This warfare has been conducted sifter a
most scandalous inode, aud finally, matters
have gotten into a most bo-rid state of af
•airs. The loss of a lew citizens, and also,
the lives of the troops taken by the savages,
tlo not appear to cie.de the J, ast excitement
among tlie officers of the army that are at
this | lost. Whenever they pear of such
tliiuys they aretr* a-ed with the slightest pos
sible feeling or energy, in any uLe calcula
ted to render themselves efficient to the ser
vice. In the first place, the General, now in
command is a perfect old granny, w iio nevei
possess'-1. at any one time, two original ideas,
only as is dictated to by some two or three
upstarts,.or squirts, if i should lie allowed
to apeak my mind candidly, who think mote
of the squaws that are at 'he post than pe*-
'•vering with that energy they should do,
•or the security of our citizen* in the coun
ry. and also, lor lln-ir own noi<ps. For m
•t nice, some six weeks dim f Col. Il.oney,
of the U. S. Army, wi’bad la- iinient of kC
Iragooqs mounted, prot e. de l troin this
place about 30 milt s so itli of this, and rs
• aklished a imst on me coast, at ihe month
•tl the Synabell i.ver, to receive the Indians
iliat had gone ovi r the line according to the
treaty with Mi C. nib; and I suppose 50 or
GO Indians rime into meet them, who were
received sud treated with more cordiality
than our citizens ever were by the military
in !• lurid.i. And on Tuesday morning last,
the 24th inst no person can tell from what
cause, the Indians, just at the dawn of dav,
had surrounded the camp of Col. Ilarnev
anil his troops, while asleep, and immediate
ly as day appeared, they rushed into his
eamp and coniiu -ncetl cutting the throats of
the troops while in theirtents, and mangling
their bodies at a most desperate rate. Im
mediately the alann w s given, the soldiers
began to squander in every direction ; at the
same time the Indians raised their savage
veil and commenced firing upon the troops,
aud they, not having any pickets erected,
and no refuge for defence, ran in evety
direction, some into the water, and others
into a most dense hammock in the rear of
ilieir camp. Cob Harney made his escape
by running up the river, while tlie soldiers
had run down stream, and was fortunate in
li ding a canoe on the bank, and got into it,
which enabled him to get on board a fishing
smack, that lay at anchor in the harbour,
and (lie only vessel of any description in
port. Tho number lost in this most horrid
massacre, was 13 U. S. Dragoons, J. B Dal
lam trade, his clerk, and three citizens,
mechanics, whom lie hat! in his employ, ma
king in all, 1H persons killed, and the bodies
mangled in a most shocking manner. Those
who escaped, left all their clothes, except
wlnu thov were sleeping in. Two of the
wounded have been irought here, the most
pitiful older.in J f>ver Satv—one shot in the
thiMi and the other in the face. '
The smack which Col. Harney boarded
lay ir. full view of the river and camp. lie
states lie saw the Indiaiisfor two hours after
daylight, carrying the goods front the store
nows the river iu canoes, and suppose them
to have been 250 in number. The dead bo
dies me still op tho ground, not bmied.—
Col, Harney went on shore after the Indians
had left, ascertained the number killed, hut
did not think tt advisable to remain to bury
rhe bodies of tin-dead. Ilon.d, oh, horrid !
Would that we had a second Jacksou at the
head of nfl'aiis in Florida.
We have a few Indians at this pi# who
are permitted to go out gunning st vt i id days
at i time, and even alter we received the nt-we
nfthis massacre, Gen. Taylor ordered some
several days rations issued them, and iier
mitted them to go out, and we have no doubt
here but they have a daily communication
with the hosiilcs.
Judge Sirelc and myself, arc now erecting
a substantial lib ck house in our y irtls for
seir defence, for we do not feel safe since the
Indians have boldly threatened this place,
and we know so w ell the inefficiency of the
officers at this post, generally. We eh; !1
have it finished tomorrow, if possible.
TROUBLE AMONG THE INDIANS.
A Great Slaughter.-—The St. Louis Re
publican states, on the authority of a letter
(Vein Fort JSnelltng, dated July lOth, that
a most unhappy stale of affairs exists be
tween ihc Souic and Chippeways, and, that
the latter have been slaughtered iu great
number*. The following is an extract ofthe
letter. The St u:.\ and Chippeways have
had a brash at Iw o different points on t lie
Si. Ci •nix and again abiiHt thirty miles above
the Falls of St. Anthony. The Chippeways,
just before leaving the Pillagers, l believe,
had killed, at Lake Calhoun, a Sonix Brave,
an hour nr two after stturise. The news
having spirad like wild fire, the Souix about
two hundred strong, left the Falls. Hale
in-lhe day, a Chippi way Chief, had pushed
on with his party* and was not overtaken.
The Souix who left the falls came across a
jiarty of the Rum Riter Rand, attacked
them about sun rise the next morning and
killed one hundred and thirty three men,
women and children. TUis was above the
Falla. Big Thunder, a Souix Chieff cros
sed the country in pursuit ol the Stronu
Ground Band of Chippeways and overtook
and fought them at St. Croix. Big Thun
der told the Sioux not to fire where tho
whites were, (Messrs. Aikinsund McLoud's
party) and a? the *( !hippoways hunted rn jnd
the whites many at ilicui thusescaped. Not
withstanding tho Souix killed thirty-six
men of the Chippeways parly, and some wo
men and children. There will, no doubt,
be a general, engagement between the Souix
and Chippeways before many months more.
Ilale-in-tlie day is a chief not to be trifled
with, and the Souix are consolidating under
Bail Hail, a first rate warrior, who lias been
to Washington.
From the Neic Orleans Bee.
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
Battle between the Tcxian Trogps and
Indians. —The following highly interesting
letter to the'•editors of this paper, was re
ceived yesterday by the steamer Velociprdr,
from Red River.
Natch it»i hi:s, Ju!y 25ilt, 1839.
Gentlemen,— Inclosed you will herewith
receive an official ropurt of an engagement
which took place on the 15th inst. and a
loiter from General Rusk, dated the 17th
inst. seventy-five miles north west of Na
cogdoches, Texas, between • large body of
the Cherokee*. Cadtlues and other Indians,
and the troops under rhe command of
bdg idier general 11. !v. Douglas; from
which it will be seen that the euctnv sus
tained a "heavy logs,
Taken from the Red Lander, a newspaper
published at San Augustine, Texas, dateil
July 20th, 1839.
Hfad Quartki.s, ?
Camp Carter, July IGih, 18JJ9, y
To the Hon. Sidney Smith, Secretary of
War:
Sir, —On yesterday, the negotiation on
tho part of the commissioner's having failed
under your order, the whole fi rce was put'
in motion towards the encampment bl*
Bowles, on the west side of the Neelies,
and 'marched up the river, tlie regimen! un
der Cotoncls Burleson and Rusk moved
directly to the camp of BowleS, U| ,(,n
reaching it, it was found to be abondoned.
Their trail was ascertained and pursuit
fmao’e. About six (Mies nitre il.cir en
campment, in the vKii.ity < I the
villare. at ibeh'ad ol a pen it , ilty wri«
| discovered by tbe vjy tinpny aides Capt.
J. Carter, and a.rfrts.il n.tr.toi 25 n tn ln.ni
C..pi. Todd’s company, ltd on ly Gen.
Rusk. The enemy tiuqluyed j,, ln ,j e
point of a bill- Ct t rial l.t T nll ci.rd to
i them to con.e on—liny advanced, and fired
lour t t five linn s, unu in miti.a.Ht ctcr.j etl
a thicket aid ravii e on the Itli. Ah we
advai ct d.tl e lines wtre in mediately loitried,
and the action became gential. '1 be ia
vioe was inMar.i!} cha pe ~cd flanked on
the left Sy Col £urleM>u, ; r.d a part of his
regiment; the rest ol Buileson's legin,. nt
w<ie led Ly LitliKnant Colonel Wont!l ft.
A poll inn of Cen KusL’s regiment charged
at the same tin e— „nd aoi.tl i r portion took
a position O:; a point of a bill io the rig Ir,
and drove a party ul.oattro | ted to flank us
imm that quarter. r J bus instant:} driving
the enemy from the ravine aid ti inlet,
leaving 13 dead on the field, that have been
fi-iind, inti carrying off’ as usual, their woun
ded. as wa? seen by our men.
Our loss was iho I.died, ore wounded’
mortally, ar.d five sliglnly. Col. Ii ndium
•vas net a'le. having ro m-eh farther to
march, to participate in tl e ei gegr ment, Int
lias been ordered to join this morning. All
behaved so gallantly ilia? it would be it v d
ious to particularize. The action t, m
menred about a hall an bom left ic turner,
"'bit'll | reverted | ur.-ti t Mist ol tl eir
baggage was captured, 5 lags cf |<waer,
250 lbs. or lead, nr.d mat y horses cattle,
corn, and other j ropertv. Bv « rdt iof
K. H. DOUGLAS.*!,
I?rig. (ion. Cent. T. A.
Jas. S. MxrriFi.il, Aid de Camp.
A letter from Con. Rusk, dated 17th inst.
has also just reached this place, in ulit/s
he remarks ;—-We lave had another en
gagement to-day with the Intli ,ns. w ho oc
<ti pied a very s'rong pos-tinr. The , notes t
in=ted » n hour and a half, when ue charged
and drove them fr.nn their station, in « hii h
however tin > mis;, lined fcnso'cr.-Lle loss,
the amount ol which is not yet ascenained. •
Bowles was found amongst the dead. Their
numbers were very considerable, 1 think
fi'e or six hundred. Our loss was two men
killed and upwards of twenty wounded
amongst whom are my brother and Major
Augustine, ol San Augustine cointy.”
We are happy to learn that every prrtantu n
has been taken to cur off the retioat of tl e
enemy, and thereby prevent a protracted
war. We shall anxiously await further in
telligence from that quarter, and widen*
deavor to keep our readers promptly and
Correctly advised on this important subject.”
I’. S.—All the above news is corrobora
ted by persons direct from Nacogdoches,
(Texas lo this place.
From the Globe,
Cotton.--As an illustration of tl e effects
which quantity has on prices, w e give below
the number of millions of pounds of cot
ton exported iu each year from 1819 to
1839. and also the average price. Our
authorities for all the years preceding 185 G,
are the letters of the Secretary ofthe Treas
ury. dated February 26, 1636, and tie an
nual renort on commerce and navigation lor
1836, ’37. and ’3B:
A ear. Pounds exported, Piicererlb.
1819 ’ 8.000,000 24 cents.
1820 128.000,000 17
1821 124.009,000 16
1822 144.000 000 16 1-2
1823 173,000,000 11
1824 442.(00 000 15
1825 176,000,010 21
182 G 204,000.000 11
1827 294,000,000 9 1 2
1928 210,000,000 10 1-2
1829 264,000.000 10
1830 298.000,000 10
1 31 277,0< 0,0( 0 9 1-4
1832 322,(00 000 10
1833 324,600,000 n
1834 394,000,000 16 1-2
1335 423,000 000 IG.B
1836 414.000 000 14 14
1837 5jt5.00Q.00Q 10.3
I>icd 4
In this place on »be 14th inst. of tlio
w-orrn fever, O iver B. sun of Cnl. Oliver
Crawford, l;*te ol Maine, agtd fiie years
ami i-ix months.
1 be M unc and Massachusetts papers at©
request- and to | nblish the above.
IB- State Rights Party of Lee county
" are requested to meet at the Court
House in Sti-rksvile on Saturday the last
day t f August, instant, lor the purpose cf
nominating suitable candidates lo represcut
t hem in the next Legislature.
VOTER.
August 9, 1639. lfl 2t
ALL persons are lorwarncd from hading
. for two notes of hand given to James
Harrell, one for §25 and the other §2O due
ob the 25th day of December next, dated
some time in May or June last, signed by
the Subscribers. As the consideration has
failed, we do not intend to pay the same un
less compelled by law. ,
MICAJAH S. DARBEY,
FA AIL ADAMS.
August 14. 1839. 19
“LOOK Ol T. ~
RUNAWAY firnui this place John Ed
rfiflgton a club fisted man with a large
scar on bis lace aged about 5u years, and
John S. Holland a stout well built tn; u. very
much given to sti tiering in talking, sandy
hair, about 35 years ol age. They have
left their bed ami l-oard, under a very siting
suspicion of debt. Anyierson npj rtheo
di g sa.d men shall be wt II paid lor their
trouble, besides Ten Dollais rt ward will be
giveu for their delivery at this place.
f i he community would do well to watch
these no.!(tivous fellows as they aim to (.heat
aud defraud the public at large.
\\ r . B. HARVEY.
G. POM ELL.
August 16. 1839. 19
A LIM IN ISTrRATO R’SS A LK.
AGREEABLY to an order of the hot
orable the Inferior Court cf Stewart
county, when sitting for t-rdivr ry purposes’,
will be sold, on the. first Tuesday iu NO-
A LMBF.R next, within the usual hours of
vale, at the court door of said county,
the PLAN’! ATI ON belonging to the estate
nf A. 11. Shepherd, deceased, situated iti
raid county, near the town of t lorence, con
taining 30<) acres of fraction land on tile riv
er and 100 acres adjoining above, and four
lots pine land, first quality, lying broadside.
Sold for the benefit of the heirs and credit
ors of said estate.
JAMES M. SMYTHE, Adm’r.
ANN E. SHEPHERD, Adm’fx.
AHgust 12, 1939. 19
ffJAHE Subscriber will attend ttTtheYbllec
I. tion of all debts dm the late firm of
0 miner <V Barrow, up »o April, 1839.-
Persons indebted to said, firm .will plr
make pavnteut immediately
Anril 30 HR RARE
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FOR SALE AT THIS r Ol