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The members generally were in atten dance at an early hour Among them were the different claimants of the contested treats. At twelve o'clock, Mr. Garlaud, the Clerk ot the last (louse ol Representatives, request ed the members to come to ordei, and pro ceeded to call over the names of the repre sentatives of in succession. No question was raised as to the propriety of having the House put m the way lor organ ization by a person who is merely a private citizen. This was an unfortunate omission. The result shows that had Mr. Garland been set aside, and a temporary chairman appoint ed from among the members, much trouble might have neeu saved. When the Clerk came to the State ot New Jersey, he called ouly the name of Joseph P. Randolph, the member whose seat is not contested, and proceeded to say that there were five seats to whom different sets of gentlemen had prodded claims—and as lie could not take on himself to decide the question between them, he would, by permission of the House paw them over lor the present—finish the . all ot the roll, and then produce the evi dence on the subject, which had been placed in his possession. Mr. Maxwell of New Jersey (Whig) called for the reading of the evidence. i’tie Clerk read the commission of Gov ernor Poiiiugiuti to Mr. Aycrigg (Whir) as a member elect to the twenty six'll, Congress «»d said that Messrs. .Maxwell HalsTead Randolph. Straiton and Vorke had Coin mis inus in the same sfyle. Mr. Mercer called lor the reading of he Ne.v Jersey la v re I live to ele -lions; which j: is well known, makes the Governor's coin mission the only legal evidence of election.. This was a poser. It would show tint* the Clerk had omitted from Ins iist nien who had the only proper certificate of member ship. The request for the light which the law would shed on the question, was resisted of course. Cave Johnson oi Tennessee made ns aware of his existence and return to Qon gress bv crying out against Mr. Mercer's motion Mr. Vatidcrpoel sigualiz i himself in the same way ; but he had the tact to press a pretext. He wanted to learn the conflicting testimony—to get all the facts before the law was considered. Mr. Til ling hast stipnorteu Mr. .Alerter. Air. Jeni fer bluntly asked whether any others hut the Whig members from N.-w Jersey had certificates in the form and of the nature prescribed by law. ll not. then he insisted the Clerk ought to go on with the call of those Whig members. Mr. Rives very nb eurdj moved to layout whole subject on me table, so that the Clerk might go on. and tfs -eri.lin whether a quorum was present— jus! as ll that fact musi not. fust be ascertnin e.l before a question could hr >:,u 3:lv luoiiou. Mr. Wise very properly asked win, was to vote on such a question ; and pointed • ill the inextricable difficulty that would a rtw ir.iin deciding any questions before it was properly known there was a quorum. J he i.leris said that no proceeding certain ly could take place until a quorum was known to be present. •» Air. 1 1,.liman, in a short, sensible sp-ecli brought tlie House to the consideration of •he real point and gist ofthe whole question, ll the \* lug claimants have the regularnu -1 aeiihcated certificate ol election, they ought to be called. No qms'mii can arise, at tli is stage, as to their right oi admission, unless the contestants hive a certificate also ofthe l-i ptovole.i by law. f | he certificates of tue \V lug members do coniform to tlie law: tied the Clerk had no right to refuse to cal! t;i©ui, merely because smiie other persons had papers of another kind, lie had to. more light to pass them over, than he had to pass over Air Randolph, or any other member. I liis generaland uncontrovertible position was n'lly oM'iit ii'ieil by Mr. Halstead of N'-v Jersey, (W.iig) win, in reference to v.' ui h* 1 been siu 1 aoout. other evidence, ® ! 'tnl '.v bet her any others besides the Whig membeis, were In 1 with ceitifUatps’nntheni!- ‘ i:e;l. accord nt to tile ns tges ol tin: States, 11 idar me broad seal of New Jersey. If so, lie won! I eunsent to he passed over. But lie would not submit to it merely because cer tain gentlemen present themselves w ith ev idence not recogniyp I by law, or the piaclice ol Congress, or any State Legislature, or ta tty parliamentary body from the days of our Saxon ancestors to the present time, fje to lint liu <1 1 iie grouu I fii it. if the Governor ■w is wrong in giving them commissions, tiie H stise, k'.i-ui oretmaej, should contest tiie matter. Mr. Til!inj*lnst took similar grounds, in 0 speech ot considerable length. Mr. l<’ill ut ire ot New York spoke brielly in favor of having the law read. 't hat perpetual mischief maker (when he has the jmiver) Slade of Vermont, made a long, rigin 1 role speech in opposition to rea ding the law, and in lavor ot going 011 with The roll, which brought on a protracted col lateral discussion, as useless as it was tire some. -Mr. Johnson of Maryland made an anima ted speech in favor of the Whig members. Mr Bid lie of Pennsylvania lectured the C lerk roundly for his shitting course, it Vas that odicer’s duty so examine the evi dence and the law ; and as a mao of honor’ ’he was bound, it lie had no doubt as to whether : lie evidence o* one set of the mem bers conformed to thejaw, to call over their names. The burden was thrown first on his conscience, and lie ought to have asked ad vice of the House only when he could not judge for himself. Mr. Sergeant enforcer! th's view of the duty of the Clerk; and contended further that the cojnniission held by the Whig members wus'tlie ccrtilic ite declared by law to he the legal, regular, conclusive evidence of election. Alter a few words from Mr. Joseph V. Krndotph, Bynum took the floor; and he, Galbraith ol Pennsylvania, and Craig of \ ir giuia, were each for going into a discussion of the question, ami settling it by a vote of the members whose seats are undisputed without reference to law or parliamentary practice. Mr White of Kentucky replied to these declaimcrs in 1 speech of remarkable force and elfect; in which he quoted the very language of Bynum, and ol Thomas ol Ma ryland, in lavor of the ground that the mem ber holding the regular, authenticated cer tificate of election, was prini'iJiirie entitled to his seat, and must quality. He also ad duced a number of precedents in Congress «nd the State Legislatures, confirming and establishing this to be the proper and uni form course. Bynum rose to make a rejoinder; but gave Way tor the adjournment, which took place about four o’clock. , it is probable that this matter will occupy the attention of the Home several days ; so that it may l»» the end of the week before a iijaeakerii el"c|«d, or the President’s Mes sage is delivered. The Senate met, and was organized by the .President protein, Mr. King ol Alabama, faking the chair. Mr. Grundy did not nuke ids ;q)peai:mce. Three new .Senator* —Mes- srs. Betts of Connecticut. White oi Idianna, Had T qvi.i of Ohio—.yere quultfi»l, and took their seats. Three of the old Senators, whose credentials were preseuted at the lass session, were also sworn in. A committee was appointed to wait on the President I he Clerk was directed to annouuce to ih© House the organization of the Senate. The customary resolutions for furnishing newspapers, dec. fee. were adopted, and the Senate adjourned; the most ot tlie members joining the crowd in the House. lu the Senate, the following Senators an swered ot their names; Maine—Messrs. Ruggles ard Williams: New Hampshire; Messrs. Pierceaud Hub bard. Alasssachusetts; Mr. Davis. Rhode Island ; Alessrs. Knight and Betts. New York ; Mr Wright. New Jersey; Messrs. Wall and Southard. Pennsylvania; Mr. Buchanan. Delaware; Mr. Clayton. Virginia; Mr. Roane. North Carolina ; Mr. Brown. South Carolina ; Mr. Calhoun. Georgia: Mr. Lumpkin. Ohio; Mr. Allen. Indiana ; Messrs. White and Smith. Illinois; Messrs. Young aud Robinson'. Mississippi; Mr. Walker. Tennessee; Air. White. Kentucky; Messrs. Clay and Crittenden. Alabama ; Messrs. King aud Clay. Missouri: Messrs. Benton and Lynn. Arkansas ; Mr. Fulton. Air. Bent an gave notice that to-morrow he would bring in a bill to provide for the collection of small notes'in the District of Columbia. Tlie motion lias excited some surprise in the District. It is said to be in tended to punish some persons here who is sued siiiuplasters, anil who have refused to redeem them. "ms THE MIRROR Saturday, Dee. 14, For President. GEORGE M. TROUP. A PROPOSITION. Hour subscribers, and those of our friends and patrons who are desirous for (lie spread of correct political principles, and w ish to aid in tlie advancement of the good old cause of State Rights and State Remedies, will each turn out and procure us an addi tional subscriber, and as many more a* may be found willing to lend ns a hand in It titling against Federal usurpation, and in behalf of those glorious institutions which constitute the very ground work of our liberty, we will enlarge the dimensions of our paper by tlie addition of tour more columns, and redou ble our exertions to make it useful and in. teresting. Thus enlarged, the Mirror will oliibitao appearance equal to that of any paper in tlie country, and while tlie Edito. rial depa-tment will receive more attention thin formerly, its miscellaneous columns shall contain a selection of the best matter that can be extracted fiotn the several liter arv and political publications of the day. Both branches of the Legislature have agreed to adjourn, sine die, on the 18th inst. which is, by far, the most beneficial act passed the present session. CONGRESS. The latest information from Washington is up to the dill inst. three days having been most disgracefully consumed in doing no thing—three days gone, and no fsperker e lected. the President's Message not deliver ed, nor the Ilous™ no nearer organization the members firs' assembled, matter almost without a parallel in tlx: histo ry of any country, and when it will end, heaven only knows. The Georgia Delegation, we are happy to learn, are all well, and ready for any emer gency hat may arise. It is said they hold thcbalauce of power in the House, and hav ing no feelings in common with either the Northern Whigs or Loco Focos, wc ate quite sure they will use that power for the advancement of their country's interest Strong hopes are entertained of the election of our distinguished Representative, lion. Wm C. DawsoS, Speaker of the House. A better man could not be chosen, nor one who would carry more dignity and honesty into the Chair. Senator Foster's letter of resignation to the Legisture of Tennessee, is decidedly the best written paper vve have seen for ma ny a day. We recommend it to the atten tive perusal of ali into whose hands it may come. Were it not for the great length of the letter wc would give it an insertion in our paper. Hon. John AI. Niles is the Van Buren candidate for Governor of the State of Con necticut. “Down with all chartered banks,” is now the watchword of the Loco Foco party at tlie North. Tlie first of January is set down as the day for the resumption of specie payments by the Banks of Baltimore. \\ r e have received the first number of the Bachelor's Button, published at Athens, Ga. by the Bachelor’s Club and edited by John Smith. Like its brother Jam, it is gotten up to "diive a»ay dull ewe,” and long faces, and substitute natufed Jii lurity and cheerful visages in then- stead.— It's quite a funny notion lot these hard tin V-s. For ourselves, we don’t expect to smile a g.iin until weweather the storm which usu ally blows about Clmstmas, tumbling the mountain billow (bitl-oh!) about us, and causiug us to quake with ajp/nfhcnndt. It is estimated that the surplus wheat of Michigan,'lndiana and Illinois, of this sea son, is worthSls,ooo,ooo. Just half enough of itself, to supply the deficit of the English graia crop. The surplus pork of Kentucky, Indiana, lliinois, Missouri, and Tennessefc, is estimated at $'25,004,00#. On the naviga ble waters ofthe Ohio, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, Cumberland and Tenness“e riv ers, pork has been selling at *2 50 per hun dred, m hile back from the water <ourses, it is worth only $2 00. Those who have driv en hogs into this Stale and sold pork at from •$7 00 to $8 00 per hundred, have realized tiierefore a tremendous profit. In an article recently pnbl'shed in a French periodical, it is confidently stated that tlie whole military land force of Russia does not exceed 300,000 regulars. It has been heretofore supposed that the Kmpcro r had at his disposal an army of 800.000 men, bjt it is conclusively shown, from a state ment of the forces which R issia has been able to bring into the field in the most ciitical times, that her much dreaded power falls fm short ot the estimation hitherto placed up on it. l 'A long Tiiltr.” —A sweet potatoe was grown in the neighoorhood of St. Louis, Mo. this season, measuring‘ four feet, one inch from tlie end of the snout to the tip of the tail, anti six and a half inches in circum ference !" A friend, writing to us from Texas, states that in the vicinity of Washington and Aus tin, bind is selling at from five to ten dollars per acre; but that it is higher near these two places than in any other parts ofthe Republic. The settle cents on the Colora do for fifty or sixty miles below Ausiin, are v- i v sparse, and include only those lands in the immediate vicinity of the river, tlie back country of tlut stream, except on some of its tributaries, being exceedingly thin. Ow ing to the great drought of last summer aud tlie thirsty ness of the soil, the Colorado plant■ rs are making comparatively nothing. The writer of this letter has been in Tex as three years, and is intimately acquainted with every section of the country. He ex. presses the belief that “the Brazos and its tributares furnish the best and largest body ot farming laud in the Republic; many planters having made this season, according t j calculation, from thirieeu to fourteen bales of cotton to the hand, each averaging 500 pounds.” A correspondent, in writing to us in rela tion to the pecuniiry embnrrasstnents'uuder which the whole couutiy is now laboring* takes anew view of the causes which have produced it. and attributes it all to a want of that progressive improvement in education, morality and legislation, which has marked the course of science aud the arts, for the last fifty years. He speaks sensibly and phi losophically upon the subject, and his sug gestion* nr© entitled to the merit of original, ity; and, although, there is much bitter truth in what he says, we are inclined to tiiink that an easier solution may be found in the ofi assigned reasons, viz. “tinkering with .he currency,” by the incompetent hands of Gen. Jackson and Martin Van Bu ren, and the wicked and ceaseless w ar, which has been kept up by the Administration, for tlie last seven years, against the credit ol tlie country. The views of otir correspondent, however are wophyof attention, coming, as they do from one well acquainted with the science of political economy. Alter spanking of the multifarious distresses aud difficulties under which the country is doomed to labur, he makes the inquiry : “Whence conics this blight upon us?— You will doubtless., expect me to answer, from the measures ofthe Administration; but in this you are mist iken; the cause lies much deeper than m any act or measure of government. To understand the present times, we must go back in the order of his tory. snine fifty or sixty years; the period when the world began to apply, ori an ex tensive scale, the principles of science, to the production of wealth. In 1795 or '6, the cotton gin was invented ; this increased at least a hundred fold, the profits ofmaking cotton. About thirty years ago, steam was appiied for tlie first time to ihe propulsion of Rail Kir,id ears. Besides this, every thing is now done by steam; the materials for the houses we live in are prepared by steam —our cloths are manufactured by tlie aid of steam —and even many of our arti cles of diet. Ali th»se improvements to gether, and a thousand others, httve increas ed our capacity 'o produce wealth, at least ten told within the last fifty years. What a mighty change to have been wrought in so short a time ! I woubl now inquire, if there has been a proportionate improvement in our capacity to manage these r‘.source*? Have education, morality, legislation Arc. kept even pace with the progress of phyiical sci ence and art ? The answer ] fear, must be in the negative. Improvement in these particulars for the last fifty years has been very slight: indeed, 1 might say, that ed ucation is more defective, aud less attended to nyw, than at an > former time for the last century. This depends r ninly upon the fact, mat the old system of instruction, is found to be inefficient, find no better being understood by the people, they have, in a measure, abrudoned all instruction. This, then, is our situation at present; immense physical resources and no adequate moral and intellectual capacity to manage them. We are like grown up children, placed in the possession of an ample fortuue before they are qualified to manage it. Like children, too, we have endeavored by all sorts of plans'and schemes, to enlarge this capacity to make. We have reared an im mense fabric of paper money for that pur pose. which, in a few years will be regarded as wild and as visionary as the se-rcli of lh* Alchymists for the philosopher’s stone, and the elixirof life; o* the still more recent at tempt to find a universal solvent. Every scheme, not founded upon solid in dustry, solid morality and intelligence, must, from the very nature of things, fail; 4 is impossible for us to make something out of nothing, Until we change our present em pyrical and inefficient method of instruction tot one founded upon a more philosophical ♦ ifw of the constitution of man, ms-, can make no solid calculations a* to the future; and until such a system is adopted, 1 snail regret to see any further improvement in physical art. We cannot manage correctiy the advantages that now surround us ; and if still further advantage* are gamed bv the improvement of art, the evil will be grety increased. As an evidence of the correct ness of iny views, cast your eyes over the world, and you will find as a general rule, that wherever the greatest advantages have been enjoyed, there the |>etj|ile are in tbe greatest difficulty and distress.” HARRISBURG RIOTS REVIVED. We see it hinted it more than one North ern print, that the Toy Party contemplate reviving the disgraceful scenes of Harris burg, at Washington If they really intend such a tiling, it might be well, to count the costs first—and in irakmg such a computa tion, they must remember that Washing on is not Harrisburg—they must re mem ber, that the membra of Congrass are not the members of lii« Pennsylvania Legisla ture—they must trmeinber, that there is some .Southern blood in Washington. We could point to at hast three members of the present Congress, who—however much they might regret the necessity—woubl shed every drop of blood in their hearts, before they woubl submit to such bullying. Northern swaggering may do very well in the atmosphere of I'emisylvatiiß—where they calculate on every one's backing out at a lie'rce oath, or a threat, but with the men they have toMeal with now, it will be a word and a blow. Where would Henry A. Wise be in such a conflict ? Wuere* the gallant Dawson ? Where the brave Kentucki ms ' They woubl be verifying Col. Benton's pre diction, legisl itingwuh j iitols in their hands and dirks m their belts. We do not mean to insinuate that the Southern portion of the Tory Party are afraid of the smell of powder and biood, but we do mean to say, let them keep their Noithern confeder; tes with quiet tongues in their heads—let there be no swaggering—let not tlie fearful ex periment be tried---or a revolution will be upon us before we know where we are; and as much as we deprecate it,we woubl prefer it ourselves to submitting any longer to the bullying system -»f men whost! courage and w hose patriotism are both very doubtful. The quiet aud peaceable citizens of this country have borne the corruption-of the office-holders-—the plunder of a nation's treasury—the bribery of tne members of Congress—-the Interference in elections— the proscription for opinion's sake—.the link ering with the currency-—the seizing of lb# public property as spuds to the victors-—tfip burning ol public buildings to cover the offi. ial iniquities-—the denial of investigation to he representatives of the people-using the veto power as an ordinary negation of or dinary legislation—forcing oh rejected offi cers upon the .Senate of the United States —(hawing black lines around the gravest historical fact of our time, as an oblation to t*'e vanity of a superanuated old tyrant an 1 hun Ire Is of other atrocious deeds. Wesay the quiet citizens of this country have borne these things long eneougli, and will submit to them no longer. If nothimr but bloodshed will satiisfv the bad men who bear sway at Washington, why let it flow. It was shed for far less a use on two occasions in our national his to ry. Are we to sacrifice, at the shrine ©f peace and deceitful quiet—all that freemen hold dear? Are we to stand peaceably by and see plunderers and robbers uot ordy pollute the robes once worn by the Patriots of 76. but brow-beat and bully the Representatives of the people, in their own ball? Never! It is time to calculate the value of peace and quiet, when all that renders them de sirable or honorable, is thre.itet ed with pol lution. Let them try the experiment as soon as they dare, and once more the war cry of the Whigs and of Liberty shall re sound Iroin the Halls at Washington. to the farthest circumference ol this great people. We would see the plunderer''of the tr-a*- ury And quanderers ol the public domain, peaceably oufsted at the b u’lot box ; but de pend ii] roc it, whim their cause becuims desperate, they intend to resort to desperate me isuics, and wc are for curving desperate measures w ith a remedy fully as desperate, and far more firm and efficient. L<‘t evor\ patriot then be prepared to stand by th Constitution of his country. Th's is no Sub Treasury question; it is no tub to the whole; it is becoming a matter of existenor with the desperate faction at Washington They ate goaded to madness bv the decis ions of the people. Are the majority to govern? We shall see — Savannah Kepub licun. From the Georgia Alcstenger. SUMTER COUNTY ELECTION. MORE SWINDLING! In the last Milledgcville Federal Union. papers we nonce the announcement, with an air of triumph, that their party had suc ceeded in the contested Election in S i.liter county, between Pickett and Pierce. We could hardly pass it over without a suspision that tli< re had again been foul plav in the matter ; and that suspisi on has been fully confirmed. By authority that will not be questioned by those who would be glad to deny the fact, we are informed that a swindling transaction again occurred with the votes at the Pond town precinct. On the laV of the Election, one State Rights man was admitted re pre side, in conjunction with those of (he other party. At dinner time the superiulendants adjourned, and the ballot box was placed during the reccssina vacant store room, am! locked up. Immediately after dinner, bets were offered that Pickett would not ger more than thirty votes at this precinct. And on counting out the votes, it appeared that lie had only twenty six !!! On tbe second day after tlie election as « ion as this lac' could be prvnulgated to tiie electors, FORTY SEVEN men appear ed who Voted at the Poudtowu precinct, ntnl and pose I on their oaths, that they voted for Pickett. Eight more had not appeared at tbe time our information was received, who.were believed to have voted for hint— which would, make his vote 55 (a/ that pre cinct.) Without these lastcigi.tVotes,the wiuile. vote of the county wpuld have made it tie between thecaudidates-»-bUt with them, tlie State Rights candidate would have a majority of eight. Bo this fact as it may, ho iv-are the forty seven votes to be acccouu ted for that were sworn to have neeti given in? Twenty six were counted out, but what became of the others? Will any of Che Federal Union pa,*ers account for it ? As wo have stated, the managers adjourned tor dinner, and left Che ballot box locked up in a vacant Store Room. Whether tint room was entirely vacant, or otherwise, is a matter yet to be ascertain ed; and the bets offer'd immerriately dinner should throw at least a shade nT stl* i pieion omlnt circumstance. ) There is also another cif iUmsnace neeted with this election, that deserves no tice. i’ll# tune of election wMf "put made (ou*n to the State Rights party, in the county the Saturday afieruoou pre ceeding it, and the election was tube iieid on Monday. The legal information respect ing u was in the hands ot ihe other party, and withheld :ill that lime, and every ad vantage to be derived from it, was brought iu requisition. On this short notice, ihe State Rigors men, iike good soldiers, were ready if a minutes # rning and gave a nia jori.y of the poked, whatever may be •he return*. The election we are told is coutested and we are not yet informed of the result. WHO WOULD P.ELI EVE IT ? On Monday, the 2nd instant, Mr. Jenkins was elected Speaker pro. tem, over Mr. Gray of Jones, and Mr. Clevtcand of Habersham. Who Wtll believe it? We, ourselves, were perfectly astonished at the result, and yet it is beyond dispute. Wc un derstand that it was tlie result of a deter mination formed by a certain portion of tlie Union Party, not to submit to a spirit of dictation which lias latterly manifested its elf among tlie thorough going “t rue blue I dco fo‘o." In this instance they kicked at the i.idivuiuals ran by the loco* for Speaker, an t voted t >r >ir. Jenkins, hence bis elec tion. Mr. Gray of Jor.es, is an old m“tuber ofthe H<m*e, respectable, and a Union min. We always know where to find him. We perceive to our regret that his own i'*rty thought proper to lay him aside, and to sup port Mr. Cleveland of Habersham, -a weath ercock in politics. This latter gentleman has always been pointed out to us, as the nullifii-r, elected in Habersham County, to repre.cm the in crests of the State Rights Parly iu that section of the State. God for lid that there st odd be tueh another widlt der elected in Haberthttinl We want none such in the Legislature to represent any portion of the State Rights Party of Geor gia, an I it the people of Habersham thought as we do, they would prefer voting for men like Mr.'-riv, who act up ou all occasions, to their political professions. Georgia Journal. From the. Cor. ofthe Cour. Jj- Enquirer. Si AYES PER AMISTAD. The case of the Amieta l.— The postpone ment ofthe trial presents a suitable occasion for taking a succinct statement Os the facts in the case, and of offering some remarks on tlie course that has b 'en pursued iu re gard to it. The questions involved in this case are of tlie gravest and most important character. Their decision will effect us as a nation, and will also bear upon the re lation* that subsist between the people of the North and the South. If the fanatics of the North are to be permitted to imprison tlie Spanish owners ofthe slaves on pretend ed affidavits surreptitiously obtained from ignorant heathen —the citizens ofthe South will necessarily distrust ns to such a de gree as to abstain from all intercouse. And if, on the requisition of the same fanatics, our Courts are to liberate individuals who first obtai led their freedom by murder, and who are demanded as slaves and the proper ty of it* own subjects, by the M’tnlslerofa friendly power, and this demand is enforced liv a reference to our solem i treaty stipu latious, what excuse can we urge for evad ingor refusing to comply with the requent ? It seems to be prefectly obvious, that the Executive has no alternative. Heins no discretion in the matter. The Spanish Minister o ily asks for the fulfilment of the Treaty. The faith of the nation requires it. And is it to be tolerated, that a parcel of fanatical incendiaries, merely because they can influence a few hundred popular votes, shall interfere with the course of justice, am! impede and embarrass the hon orable adjustment of a question of this mo mentous nature ? It is said that the President cannot deliver up the slaves to the Spanish Minister, be cause he ci.miot take them out of the cus tody of the District Couit. All diflicultv on this score is very easily obviated. Tlie skives aro held on the libel of the officers ol the brig Washin ton, who claim salvage for the capture of the schooner and the rescue of the pripertv. This is the only claim that prevents their surrender, so far as we tuderstand the case. The libel of the Dis trict Attorney was filed for the purpose ot enabling tiie Government to retain the slaves, with a view to their eventual delive ry. The claim of Green, and others of Sagharbor, who trafficked with the tieer ies oclore tho capture, is altogether too prepos terous to deserve notice. The libel of Ruiz did Montez of course interposes no detficul ty. The claim of the officers of the brig, then, is the only obstacle to be overcome. There is nothing else to interfere with the President in tbe discharge of theduty im posed upon him by the Constitution. On this [joint we are happy to be able to speak advisedly and decisively. Lieut. Gedney and the other officers of the brig, are ready at any moment, to relinquish all claims to theslavcs. Their motives in fil ings libel have been entirely misconceived, and they have in consequence been subject ed to the most injurious Imputations. Tlie paltry con ideration of dollars and cents never enteicd their minds in connection with tilts subject. Tiiey desired merely to guard the interest and honor ot the Govern ment and to protect the slaves, as far as possible, from the mischievous sympathies ol tlie abolitionists. It was su|iposed to be necessary to assert their claim, iu order to thwart the insiduous manoeuvres of the ab olitionists, and they prosecuted it so long as this necessity appeared to exist. But the movement of tii»* District attorney, at the instance o'the G iver in*nt, in behalf of the .Spanish Minister, has removed tlii* ue • ssity. anti Lieut* Gedney and his officers w .I promptly and cheerfully pay their own expenses, aud abandon the claim, whenever ' he President desires to surrender the slaves; We shall see t* erefore, whether tbs des ire of ihe President to preserve the faith of the nation, i< or is oot paramount to his anxiety to conciliate the regards of the ab olitionists. This is an mstanco where non coitiinitalisul will uot avail him. He cannot evaueor shil’i the responsibility, and in any event he must often i somebody. The fana tics •here will raise a general outcry if the slaves are grvcu up according to ih; stipu lations of lire treaty, and every right judg ing man in the- country will rise in arms against him if tic refuse orucglects to do his duxy. ■ FROM FLORIDA. The steamboat Foreiicr, Captain Warrf bernie, from Black Ucre lW* morning, Capt. W. Inspolitely furnished us with the following information : ~ ife states that C3pt.S“i»bK Quarter Mas ter If. S. Army, tin his why from st. Augus tine to Picolata, wits fired St by Indians on the.2sth inst. while in the public’eartiags, aDil dangerously wouuded In the hip. His life is despaired of. Al.ai.or belonging to Black Creek, name uuktiO'Vn, who was ia the rear of tile car riage. oh hirsc (lack, was first shot. He tdtl Uis jVjffiriuQttt a.'mile, when Gapi. Sear'e stbppe i the car riaand fool, ' . m in Heoiieij soyfi n4te< r a \e- ac’4 p-antat.oD. '1 be airaO h.» mac a' i im* milts troic St. Align aim; tutnber of tu- Uians Unknown.-— t>av. hep. The Commanehes <f Texas —The Com inanches claim to be .fie lineal descenuautg of the empire of Montezuma, and the orly legitimate owner* of the whole Mexican country. The cliiel said, that when < oriez landed iu Mexico, he found the cou. try torn to pieces by internal faction*,, a-m was enabled, by employing the disaffected, to raise alorce to seize upon the capital- Those chiefs believed, if they could destroy the [lower of Montezuma, they cyuld easily despatch the Spaniards, and have tbe con trol of the country in their own hands. But too late they ascertained that they had introduced a harder master, ami that uncon ditional servitude was all they had to expect. I hey were required to change their at.cteat religion, and thousands of them w re sent off to work in the mines, from which iney rarely ever made their escape. A great proportion of them bowed (heir neck* to the conqueror, aud became serfs and slaves to the Spaniards; but a few, the best ami noblest part, preferred exjje to servitude, and set out ona pilgrimage to the north fin hopes to find a land where they could ed joy their ancient institutions in peace. They travelled lor many wee*s. and at last came to the gn at rivet of me north, the Rio Grande, w here they ern auipctl. and sent out twenty clroseu men to exumino the adjacent country. They crossed the great river and ascended one of ihe high est peaks of Me mountain, which overlook ed the adjoining plain. The prarie was covered wi ti buffalo, deer, and antelopes* and they thought they had readied tbe happy hunting ground, and the word l ebas ! 'lVhas ! Telias! burst froth every tongue. It was decided unanimously that it should be their future home, aud the country should go by the name apparently furnished them by the Great Spirit. Telias is the Commanche name f or the residence ofthe liaimy spirits in the world where they shall enjoy an eternal felicity, and have plenty of deer and Buffalo always at hand. By taking the sound as they pronounced it, and giving it the Spanish orthography, if gi es us the word “ Texas,” which is the "Happy Hunting Ground ,” or the “ JLl.ysiuin ” of the G’oinihanches.— This is a true history ofthe name, as derived from Isowacany hnnsdl. Ha I'rieil. In Florence on Sunday evening last, by the Rev. Thomas Gardner, Mr. Harmo.% H. Barrow, (late one ol the Editors ofthe Georgia Mirror,) to Mi-s Mary Ansl Eliz abeth, youngest daughter of Win. Stafford of this place. MEI HUAI. % Dr. A. ARJISTKOIYCr, riIENDKR.S his professional services to I. the inhabitants of Florence and vG ciuity. H. v. ill be in attendance by the first of January,and all calls in his line will be punctually attended to. He has been in practice some Cor 8 Years in S. C. and Ala. Being educated in (ho most respectable Schools of this Country and Europe, nmj by strict attention in his profession and to that alone, he is in hopes iie w ill merit a liberal share of patronage. Florence, December 12, 18!!!) 56 NOTICE. IOST or Mislaid some ten or fifteen J days since, a note of hand for One Hundred dollars dated 20th April 1838,' mad?, by Rood <Y. Seymour, payable to E. T. Shepherd of bearer, due Twelve Months afterdate. We hereby iorwarn all persons frornj buying or trading for the same, without our knowledge and cm sent.' A. P. ROOD & Cos. December 13, 18393 t GEORGIA—I *ee county. "\"M7IfF.KE\S Felix G. Carington ap vv |dies to me for fitters of Adminis tration oil iht; estate of Dauiel A. Caring ton deceased. These arc therefore to rite and admonish all and si.igular the kindr< and and c editors of said deceased to be and appear at my office, within the time prescribed by law to vlv w cause, if any they have, why said Ibitets should not be giaiitpd. Given tinder my ha. and at office this 30th November, 1839 SAML. C-WYCHE, c. c. o. ' NOTICE. " A tjf-> persons are forwarned against tra xA ding for a certain note of hand given to John U. Greenway, and signed by Na than Chamiry, for three hundred dollars, dated the 14 h November 1839, !ue the 2(lih Doc. 1839, with a ere tr of one hun dred dollars oa said note credited lotit Mar. 1839. NA.THaN CHAUNR.V, “NOTICE. I IST of notes lost or stolen, belonging ~J to John Pollock formerly of Randolph but now of Baker county. One large Kid Skin Pocket Book, containing one note ou Issic Bovd for §BOO. given in January 1839, due the 23th of December 1839. or the first of January 1810, fen §3O notes, and a $24 note all on James Garret of Stewart county, give i about 'lie 25th of December 1838, and due about the 25th of December 1839, one note on Samuel Peters for $13.70. Given about tne fust of January JB3B. and due about the 25th of December 1839. All the above described notes made payable t© t lie Subscriber. JOHN POLLOCK. April 15, 1839. 31 3t NOTICE. I HEREBY forwarn all persons from trading for any of three promissory notes made by the subscriber, bearing date some time in February last, and dsie the first day of January 1840, one lor $845, to Gresirn G. Ogletree, also one to Leah Simons for $4 ’2 50, one to John A. Raeden for $422,50 the last being credited with 95 dollars. As 1 apprehend some danger and( tlfi; considera tion for which said notes ‘.rere given failing I will no( paji them excep: the above named holders shall make good and lawful (tries t 6 Lot of Land No. 47. in 22d district of Stew art county. MOSES RAMSEY. December 7, 4839. 35 3t A D MIN IST ItATUiiis SALE. AGREEABLE to an order ofthe In . fefidr Court of Stewart county when flitting for ordinary purposes, will be sold on the first Tuesday in January next at th» Comt House door ,in the town of Clarks ville, Habersham county, one half tm of LaDd No. 60, in the 6th D'/sf. of said coun ty, it being a part of the real estate of J.uuee Gillespie deceased, of Mississippi. Ter*«* sash. RICHARD KIDD, Adm’r. Nov. 1,1839. I hereby constitute and appoint Merrfi fVelher Clements, my Agent and Attaroey, Sell and make titles to said land. RICHARD KIDD, Adrn r.