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FOjgTKY. . >r if (yOiTH*clv of the *’ Love Clittsc. i From Knowles’ nc , „, tnnw PORTRAIT OP THIs. WIDOW. How young she looks ! What life is in her eyes! What* ease in her gait! while u she wfeki, Her waist itill tapenng, takes its plianUy f How lollingly she bears her head withal. On this aide now—now that. When enters she A draw ing room, what worlds of gracious things Her courtesy says ’.—she sinks with such a sway, Greeting on’ either hand the company, Then slowly rises to her state again ! She is the empress of the card table! Her hand and arm ! Gods,din you see her deal. With curved and pliant wrist dispense tne pack, Which at the touch of her fair fingers, fly! How soft she speaks'.—how very soft ! her voice Comes melting from her round and swelling throat, Reminding you of sweetest, mellowest things Plums, peaches, apricots and nectarines — f Whose bloom is poor to paint her checks and bps . : By Jove I’ll marry. OH! I COME NOT TO UPBRAID THEE. BV T. H. BAYLY. Oh, T come not to upbraid thee, Nor to woo thee atn 1 here ; Though in peril I would aid thee, Though Mi sorrow I would ci.eer : Though ’tis thou I’d snatch from danger, On its bank were thousands thrown ; V at the vow of some mere stranger I would trust before thine own ! It will be a source of wonder, When we cart, I know it well; Why our hearts were torn asunder, Let thine own false accents tell; Thou may’st say I did deceive thee— Unprovoked I did renounce; There are many will believe thee, K’en as I believed thee once I would peril life to save thee, For no other do I live ; No—the love I freely gave thee, To no other can I give ; And.,with me all love was over. When my r.- ut prosw l Jr cam ; I have ceased to be thy lover, Love could not survive esteem. SPEECH OF MR. GLASCOCK, OF GA. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 24, 1833, on the bill making a par tial appropriation for lite suppression of In dian hostilities for the year 1838. Mr. Chairman ; The great latitude which this debate has taken, the wide range of discussion in which gentlemen have in dulged, prompt me not only in justice to my self, but to that section of country which i in part represent, to address the committee, and ask to be heard in reply. No one can regret more than myself that so many questions wholly unconnected with the one at issue, should have been presented to us; betas they are so presented, for one, I am not dis posed to evade them, and shall proceed to meet and to discuss them with that calmness and deliberation which their importance re quires. This debate opened, as usual, with strong objections to the appropriations sought to be obtained by the bill, by the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Wise,) who, in unqualified and unmeasured terms, lias made charges most serious in their character against the Govern ment, as to its policy towards the Indians ge nerally. The object of these charges is to fix upon the Government the odium of all the disasters and fatal consequences growing out j of the Florida war, even to the extent of charging upon it cruelty, inhumanity, perfidy, and oppression, with a violation of our trea ties themselves. Sir. need I tell the gentleman that these are charges which can never he established ; hut, on the contrary, a reference to the trea ties, and to the course and policy pursued by the Government under them, furnish abund ant evidence wholly to disprove such charges. If the gentleman hail examined the treaties with the Florida Indians, and given the sub ject that attention which be generally gives to others, I am satisfied he would himself have come to the conclusion that many of his remarks were uncalled for, and unwarranted by the facts connected with, and growing out of, these treaties. It is far Irom my wish, on the present oc casion, to dvveil at large upon these treaties; hut, sir, a brief reference to them is made im portant, and rendered necessary, in justice to the Government and to the gentlemen who made them, if not to the whole country, from the general allegation that they were obtain ed through fraud and injustice. The first treaty to which I beg leave to call the attention of the committee, is the Irealy made at Camp Moultrie in the year 1823. By this treaty it will he seen that these Indians had the right to purchase and obtain 5,000,000 acres of land in the peninsu la of Florida, and under it their boundaries were fixed and established. Let it also be borne in mind that this treaty was entered into with them even afier they had been de feated, conquered and subdued by General Jackson, in bis Seminole campaign in 1 SI8 — a campaign remarkable for the events which occurred, and which forms an important era in the history of this Government. Some years after this, these Indians, from their indolence and other causes, were re duced to almost starvation. Appropriations were promptly made for their support anil maintenance. Yes, sir, and from what I have heard and seen, I truly fear, with more wil lingness and unanimity than appropriations will be made to reimburse our own citizens . lor losses sustained by the conflagration of their dwellings, and the destruction of their property by these very Indians, for whom so much sympathy has been enlisted, and who are raid to be so cruelly oppressed and per secuted bv our people. Under this treaty, and after these appropriations, they remained lor a while tranquil and composed ; but as the white population of the territory rapidly increased, many of their chiefs and warriors became discontented, and of their own free will evinced and made known their disposi tion to treat for a country west of the Missis sippi, which ultimately led to the treaty at Payne’s Landing in May, 1832. Under one of the provisions of that treaty, a condition precedent is inserted, by which some of their confidential chiefs, accompanied by their own agent, Major Fagan, and their interpreter, Abraham, were to he permitted to visit the country allotted to them, at the expense of ; ihe United States; and if they should be 1 pleased with it, and could make “satisfactory airangements with the Creeks, the treaty was 1 then to be ratified and carried into effect.—! H re the committee will at once see, and it : must carry conviction home to the minds of; all, that it was not consummated and com pleted for the action of the Senate until this condition precedent should have been per formed. So soon, however, as these confi- i dential chiefs visited (he country, which they ; did early in 1533, and reported most favora- 1 bl.v, the treaty of Fort Gibson was entered into on the 2Sth March, 1533, fully confirm atory of the treaty at Payne’s Landing, and which was snlemly ratified bv the Senate on the 12th day o! April, 1834 ; and, if I am in formed correctly, with lit tie or no opposition. ! The cause of the delay, therefore, between the date of the treaties and their ratification, ; ran but prove satisfactory, and thus takes from the gentlemen the ground assumed bv j them, that the delay in the ratification viti ated and rendered them void. Independent, j however, of these treaties, thus ratified and becoming the paramount law of the land, as i ‘tete as April, 1835, by an agreement entered into by the commanding general (Clinch)! with sixteen of their chiefs and sub-chiefs, the treaties were fully recognised and acknow-i ledged in all their provisions and stipulations, and the time lor the removal of the Indians extended. This, sir, is hut a short though faithful sketch of the principal provisions of the treaties, and is presented to the eommif tye with the view of enabling them to form a proper estimate how far they have been obtained through fraud and treachery, and how far they have been, as is alleged, shamefully violated by any act of the Go- I vernment. Sir, if the members of this come mittee would hut take the trouble to examin | tor themselves the several treaties with these Indians, and the whole history of the pro ceedings connected with them, I hazard no thing in saying, that I believe the most vio lent partisan would come to the irresistible | conclusion, that no tribe or nation of Indians has ever been treated with more liberality, i lenity, or humanity, than those located with in the Territory of Florida, notwithstanding they have caused so much eflusion of blood, and the exhaustion of so much of our trea jsure. Still, with all these facts before us; with a perfect knowledge that the Indians themselves commenced the war upon us, by ; the attack and massacre of the gallant Dade | and his whole command ; with the simulta neous attack, and the base and cowardly (murder of Gen. Thompson, a brave, high- I minded and honorable citizen of mv own . Slate, and for years a highly respected mem-; ; her of this body, esteemed and beloved by j all who knew him; still I repeat, with all these facts before us, and with the know ledge that the commencement of hostilities hy | the Indians violated their treaties with us un der the laws of nations, and lost them all claims to our protection, we find them ably represented and defended on this floor; we | hear extolled as a hero, the assassin Oceola, • bv whose ruthless and treacherous hand tell the lamented Thompson, a victim to ihe fatal, instrument of death, which, from his confi dence in him, he had previously presented to hirn. This, too, after ihe murderer had signed the treaty, and brought in manv of Ins people for removal. Yes, sir, this Oceola is here lielil up to public admiration, as a warrior worthy of imitation and applause; whilst many of our own gallant officers are handed over to public indignation and scorn, as vio lating the sacred flag of truce, and proving perfidious and treacherous in having made ! Oceola prisoner and sent him to Fort Moul | trie. But, sir, I tei! the gentlemen this will not answer their purpose. I tell them that when his treacherous murders and massacres are made known to the American people, ihe stain which they attach to his character can never be removed either by bis eulogists here or his biographers hereafter. Let it not be 1 understood that I doubt the bravery of that I treacherous chief. It is probable that he is I desperately brave, and so are many murder ers and assassins, many of whom have made a sacrifice of their lives bv acts of daring and desperation in resisting the civil authorities, rather than yield and submit to the penalties which Ihe violated laws of the land affix to their crimes. So, sir, with your Oceola ; for who that hears me can doubt that bv the laws of God and man, his life was justly forfeited, and that he himself expected its forfeiture if ever captured by our army I have never doubted. To the clemency of General Jesup is he chiefly indebted that such a fate was not awarded him—a fate which would inevi tably have befallen him, had he been turned over to the proper authorities of Florida. I i can but here remark, what I honestly believe, i that the great clemency and humanity which j have been extended to these Indians by our Government and our officers, on several oc casions, proved injurious to a portion of our own citizens. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wise) has boldly declared that he would prefer their hammocks being restored to them, rather than make the appropriation now asked.— Such a sentiment, thus uttered, I freely admit, greatly amazed me, as well as the proposition of the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Ever ett) to buy our peace. To give up the contest at this time, to withdraw our troops, and restore to the ene my their possessions, without the accomplish ment of a single object on our pari, after the loss of so many valuable lives, and the expen diture of millions of dollars, would be an ac knowledgment of our inability to subdue them —would encourage further depredations and massacres on our frontiers —would inevitably bring disgrace upon our arms —greatly affect our national character, and seriously impair our national honor. I entirely mistake die characters and feel ings of the people, if such a proceeding would not call forth their just censure and condem nation ; but I look for no such result. I look with confidence to a vigorous prosecution of the war, and if the necessary support he given to the Government, to its speedy and successful termination. The talented delegate from Florida, (Mr. Downing,) in his able defence of his constitu ents from charges supposed to he made against them, as well as in his fearless and liberal vindication of the Administration from the assaults of the opposition, found it neces sary to allude and refer to certain letters which he had received, accusing the Chero kee delegation, which had been employed to visit, the Seminoles, and endeavor to reconcile them and bring them to terms, with having proved treacherous, anil actually persuaded them if they would hold out this winter, Con gress would refuse to make further appropri ations, by which means the war would close, ’ and they be permitted to remain. How far ! ihese charges will be established, lam unpre pared to say. They are not new to me ; I have heard them before ; and it is now un derstood that General Jesup himself believes them true. For myself, I wish it inay he oth erwise. I should be gratified to see these men honorably exculpated: for I rejoice in the misfortunes or disgrace of no one. But I must observe, and leave others to make the application, that there is a remarkable coinci dence in the alleged conduct of the Chero kees, and the course of some gentlemen on this floor, and at this time. The delegate from Florida has been warned and admo nished by the gentleman from Virginia not to make such charges against these Indians on such proof, and feelingly told what cruel in justice would he done, if they proved unfbund ’ ed, as he presumed them to he. Shall I not he pardoned by (Fie gentleman, then, and jus tified by this committee, in prompting and admonishing him to he guarded in his attacks upon the departments of ihe Government, and many valuable officers of our army, with out the necessary proof to justify his allega tions. Let him and others profit by this ; and I feel assured many unpleasant alterca tions would be avoided, personal difficulties rarely occur, and the character anil dignity of this body be greatly restored. I shall now proceed, sir, to reply to some of the remarks of the gentleman from Pennsyl vania, (Mr. Biddle,) who, as is customary with him, has been lavish in his abuse of the Administration, and to enable him the better to effect his purpose, lias been driven to the necessity of resorting to subjects foreign to the true issue, and wholly unconnected with the one before us. He has thought proper, and 1 have no doubt to the astonishment of many, to allude to the celebrated letter from Gen! Jesup to the Editor ofthe Globe, mark ed private, shown to Gen. Jackson, as re quested, and ordered to he published. This, sir, has furnished him a fruitful theme, of which lie has availed himself, to pour forth his bitter feelings against the Administration, and in unqualified terms to denounce General ; .Jesup, and become the eulogist ol General ! Scott. Sir, 1 should despise myself, were I to at tempt to detract from the well-earned fame and reputation of that gallant officer, and would greatly prefer to add, rather than pluck one laurel front his brow. I was pleased and j delighted at the eloquent allusions to liis va lorous deeds on the plains of Chippewa, and at the battle of Niagara ; but I was mortified that he should have passed over in silence the distinguished services ot Gen. Jesup on the same battle fields, and which, in justice to’ that gallant officer, 1 cannot permit to pass ; unnoticed. May I not be pardoned, then, for again re ferring to the battle of Chippewa, in order to presen; him at the head of his regiment, and ; in the language of his historian, “ when press ed in front and tlank, giving orders to his men tosupjjort arms, and advance under the most galling fire, by which means he ‘gained a more secure position, and returning the tire, put the eiietnv to flight ” Ibis cool and de liberate movement would have done honor to the oldest veterans, and for coolness and in trepidity, if equalled, was never surpassed in battle- . j But behold him again, sir, at toe battle of Niagara ; see him, as there described, again at the head of his regiment, turning the flunk ! of the enemy, after encountering the greatest ; difficulties, and at the same moment, taking j advantage of the darkness of the night, throw- ; ing himself in the rear of iheir reserve, anil . i surprising one detachment alter another, made I prisoners of so many of their officers and men !as greatlv impeded his progress. I can but here remark, in the beautilul language ol the historian, that though ihe laws ot war would have justified hirn in putting them to death, “ the laurel, in his opinion, was most glorious . when entwined by the hand of mercy. But 1 stop not'here. After disposing of his j prisoners, we find him in the darkness ol the night feeling his way to the place where the j hottest of the fire was kept up on the brigade to which fie belonged, and, with the same ; coolness and intrepidity which previously: marked his conduct, drawing up his regiment on the line of a fence on the Queenstown road, in the rear of a party of British infantry when suddenly and unexpectedly he poured in upon them a galling fire, which compelled them to break and fly ; and, in the language of his commanding officer, General Brown, “ showed himself to his own armv in a blaze of fire.” I here pause, believing that his fame and j reputation is safe in the custody of history and his country, and will never suffer in compar ison with any of ihe officers who distinguish ed themselves in these memorable battles. Who sir can listen to a recital of such noble deeds, and not feel justly excited at the char ges which have been uttered against him? He stands accused here not only of perfidy, but with writing the letter 1o the Globe, with I a view to his own interest, by'displacing Gen. | Scoit from his command, that he himself j might receive it; and further the gentleman says of him, that he was the instrument by winch a blow was aimed, from behind, at Gen. Scott, that struck from hisarm hissword! I have ever regrettted the publication of that letter and Ihe difficulties produced be tween Generals Scott and Jesup, and greatly fear it will terminate in no good to themselves i or their country. But as to the letler itself, 1 | am inclined to think it contained nothing that ! would not have been made known to Gen. Scott himself, if he had consulted Gen. Jesup as to his plan of operations. But how vulnerable is the gentleman from Pennsylvania —how open to retort, in speak ing of the blow aimed at Gen. Scott from behind! Has he not himself this day aimed a blow from behind at the character, honor, and reputation of Gen. Jesup? Is not the blow aimed too at a time v\h?n he is periling his life in the service of his c untrv, and un der the greatest disadvantages, struggling to restore peace and tranquility to the people of a suffering Territory; and this too at a time when he cannot be heard in his defence, and in vindication of all that he holds most dear? Whenever that opportunity shall he afforded him, I have no fears of the result. I antici pate a full explanation and a triumphant vin dication of his whole conduct. I will here remark that my acquaintance with Gen. Jesup is but slight, having been in company with him but once ; and I have done for him no more than I would do for others of I the army who mlgh be assailed as he has been without proof, without being present, and without an opportunity of being heard in their own behalf. If on the present occasion, how ever, my humble efforts in his defence shall a vert the blow which lias been aimed at him from behind , I feel a consciousness that I ne ver shall have cause to regret it. A few passing remarks may be deemed ne cessary at this time, in reply to the charges of fraud against some of the agents of the Government, in the numerous contracts en tered into by them. Letters have been intro duced and read here for effect, which have been eagerly seized upon by some for the purpose of censuring the Government, and holding it responsible for all the alleged acts of its agents. There are cases, I admit, civil in their character, in which principals are of course held liable for the acts of their agents; but no principle is better settled, none more universally recognised, than that principals are not responsible for the criminal acts of their agents. But why, it has been justly asked, have not the names of these agents, together with the ex parte proof furnished the gentlemen, been handed over to the proper Departments, that an investigation, with the necessary inquiries, might he made into the whole matter ? This, it must be admitted, is the true course to be adopted; and if it he done, and the charges are established, I hesitate not to sa v they will j he immediately and promptly discharged. I j have no knowledge who these agents are, nor : is it important I should have; but it seems to me to be due both to ihe Government and’ themselves, that their names should he made ; known, their conduct inquired into, and they j heard in their defence. The agents have a I l ight to demand this. It is a righl secured, ; and which, I trust, will never he denied, to the most humble citizen. If their names are j ever made public, and they are honorable j men, I feel assured lhat such demand will be I made. But even if their guilt should lie es- ! tahlished, on an investigation, no censure can, j with propriety, attach to the Administration | for their unauthorized acts; for if it did, in such a case, and under such circumstances, no Administration could ever lie sustained. I pass from this subject, which 1 view as of but little importance compared to the ones now approach—one sir that pained me to hear introduced, and I could but express to mv friends around me the great mortification j I felt when it was done. I mean the question j of Abolition. At no former period have mv j feelings been more excited than at the attack upon us by the gentlemen from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Biddle,) who has gravely asserted tJint if the question was ever brought to a head, the fault rested on our own shoulders, and we were responsible for all the consequences growing out of it. Such a charge I repel in the same spirit and with the same feeling with j which it was made. I pronounce it illiberal and unjust; and tell the gentleman if that! question he ever brought in a head, it will be ; traced to some of his own friends on this floor who are presenting, whenever an opportunity j offers, the most aggravating petitions, and . writing circulars throughout the North calling upon the people to hold meetings, with a view : of keeping up Ihe excitement, and for party purposes. I emphatically tell him, too, that all these meetings, all ihese incendiary procee- j dings, have their origin with a large portion of that parly to which he himself is attached, j and on the success of which I now proclaim j to this assembly, and to those who liear me, ; measurably depend all the hopes of the Abo litionists. The veil, sir, is torn from them; it can be no longer disguised from the country that they have gone over, in a body, to the Federalists and Northern United States Bank men, and in the formation of such a trio, they look for a triumph, and the ultimate consum- ; mat ion of their iniquitous, and unholy purpo ses. 1 The record of the votes in tins body, on j every question touching this subject ot agita tion and disunion, I am proud to sav, show I where the danger to the Union and the integ rity of the Constitution lies, and to what source and to what parly, we are to look tor an in | dependent and patriotic purpose in support ing those guarantees of the Constitution on which the permanence and the peace ot the Union depend. These remarks it is true, are strong, and they are uttered with feelings the most ar dent. But, sir. I find a full justification for them in what has been said by the gentleman in 1 his debate, as well as from like suggestions and imputations on the South, which are con jtained in the icading publications ol the Abo litionists that have been so frequently and so | insultingly sent to me. But thank God ! the people are awaking j from their slumbers, and becoming aroused |to their interest and their dangers. Already | do we behold the Republicans in every quar ter of the Union once more uniting, and un furling the r banners with the great princi ples of’9S and ’99 inscribed upon them, with a fixed determination to maintain and defend them, and thereby preserve the Constitution in its original purity, and perpetuate the Union of this great Confederacy. The greatest (pride and pleasure of my political life will be to he found in such ranks and under such ban. ners, struggling and contending to secure the | permanency of such principles. I shall proceed now, Mr. Chairman, briefly to consider the question before us, which is the appropriation of one million of dollars to defray the expenses incurred to prosecute the war in Florida ; and will be seen, sir, bv an examination of the documents, which have been laid on our tables, that it is asked by the Government to defray, principally expenses I which have already occurred, anJ pay off ; drafts now under protest. It seems to me that a moment’s reflec | tion should induce gentlemen to withdraw the j objections which have been urged. Do they | consider, or have they reflected, on the con sequences which must ensue, if this appropri ation is withheld ? Are they unapprized that a large portion of it is absolutely necessary to pay off many ofthe officers and soldiers, who with so much patriotism volunteered their ser vices for the protection of the Territory, and have undergone so many toils and hard ships; and lhat the little pittance to which | they are entitled, is all essential to enable them Ito return to their families and their homes, land prevent their being placed in the misera ble condition of asking the charity of their friends?—a condition well calculated to hum ble the pride of soldiers, and justly urge them to complain of the injustice of their Govern ment. May I not further remind the committee that a part of this appropriation will also be j applied to the payment ofthe representatives, land the widows and orphans, of those who 1 bravely fell in battle, andare n ow entombed in the wilds of Florida ? Shall we then with all these facts before us, reject this bill? I can not believe it; our own character and honour are too deeply involved in the issue to autho rize such a belief. If lam mistaken, howev er; if my anticipations are not realized, and the money is withheld and our troops with drawn, the sooner it is known the better, in order that the citizens of the Territory may take timely precaution, toward off', as far as possible some ofthe fatal consequences which would follow such a policy. We .are told by the gentleman from Pennsyl vania, that he cannot vote for this appropria tion, without showing to what use it is to he applied ; “ that the main artery of the Treas ury has been bleeding for a long time, and it only required a few gallons more to complete its exhaustion.” it is true the Treasury has been freely hied;"its arteries have been opened, and its exhaustion almost complete. This is as it should be. Its blood has been poured out for the preservation ofthe honor of the Govern ment; and I am willing, and shall rejoice to see the last drop exhausted, if it be nesessary to close the arteries and stop the further eflu sion of the blood of our own citizens, and restore peace to an agitated and suffering peo ple. These are considerations of the highest and first importance; and in the estimation of their value I am not prepared to make the calculation in dollars and cents, but am ready ’ to afford all the facilities required by the Government, and arm it with the necessary power to enforce your violated treaties, and reduce to submission a merciless and lawless foe. To effect these important objects, ar.d restore peace, the Government is particularly anxious. Furnish the means, and, my life on it. all will be accomplished! Such, a course will be approved by a brave and generous people, and duly appreciated by those who are so deeply and immediately interested in the result. In conclusion I will only say, so far as our national honor is concerned, and about which much lias been said, that I have no fears of its suffering whilst it remains in the custody of those to whom it is now confided ; and as to th° distinguished individual who at (his time presides over the Department of War, the history of his whole public life furnishes suffi cient evidence to show that it ever has been, nd still is, identified with the interest, the ! glory, and honor ol his country. JVomen in love. —What capital diplomatists i men are in love ma tiers and how eager is sim -1 pie, vain woman, to believe them all that is ; disinterested and high minded, because they i can scatter a iittle gold dust upon the surface | of that hollow mine of selfishness within their bosoms ! For women, acute and well-judg ; ing in other subjects, are blind as beetles when i a man addresses the language of love to them; i a moral mist rises before their understandings; ! tliev become credulous as bigots ; and the poor ! man, even if his suit he hopeless, is instantly j invested with some sort ot merit, by virtue of I the tender passion. U is remarkable, too, that | in the inverse ratio to other things, experience iii these affairs seems not only to avail a tvo i man nothing, hut to throw her off tier guard. |“ To refuse twenty good offers, and marry : an apprentice at thirty” is next to a proverb. | Well seasoned hearts, perforated by many an j arrow from Love’s quiver, have always some i weak part in them and yield often in a minute. 1 For mv own part, from intimate observation jof my own sex, the result of many friendly cotjfidings, I would sooner trust the discern ment of sixteen on these matters, than six and thirty, and whilst it is usual to talk of dangers of eighteen, and the folly of young girls, the moralist, who wishes well to woman kind, should point out the shoals of eight-and-thir iy and the extreme rashness of limy, the next to madness of forty-five. —Lady Jhiabetta. Munden, the well known English comedi i an, was distinguished for his iiliberality and j meanness among theatrical comrades, who i have ever been noted tor the opposite quali i lies. As a mark of respect for iheir cele \ bra led companion, Kean, the Drury Lane I company proposed to compliment the trage dian, with a handsome piece of plate, to be contributed among themselves. “ Munden,” | said one of the parly, kt we want your mite.” “If I were a widow, my boy, you should have it.” “Welwantyour name on our list, Munden.” “ If it’s my autograph you wish, you shall have it and welcome.” “ No 1 we want your contribution to the cup we are about to give to Kean.” “ Sir!” said the penurious jester, “ you may, if you like, cup Mr. Kean, hut I’ll be if you bleed me.” Reason without excercise will degenerate i to inanity. j SENTINEL & HERALD. “columSSTebr uary 22, 1838. The following persons have kindly con sented to act as Agents for the Sentinel and Herald: Col. C. Parker, Collodensville, Motiroe Cos., Peter Cone. Esq. Eden, Effingham Cos. Rev. Reuben E. Brown, Perry P. O. Hous ton Cos. Thos. H. Key, Esq. Dravton, Doolv Cos. Col. Thos. J- Holmes, Byron, Baker Cos. Stephen D. Crane, Esq. Dahlonega, Lump kin Cos. Col. John Dill, Fort Gaines, Go. John C. Mangham, Greenville, Ga. E. J. Wood &. Cos. St. Joseph, Flor. Nourse, Brooks Sc Cos. Apalachicola. J. S. Yarbrough, Lumpkin, Stewart Cos. Jas. Buchanan, Cuthbert. Randolph Cos. GEN. GLASCOCK’S SPEECH. We published, last week, the remarks of Mr. Biddle, in the House of Representatives, on the subject of the Seminole war, in order j to introduce, this week, the able speech of Gen. Glascock upon the same subject. The j reader can form a better opinion of the whole ‘ ground, after reading the remarks of both. It is only necessary to add, that the speech of our able representative demolished Mr. Bid-1 die’s so completely, that that gentleman him self voted for the appropriation. We ask every one of our readers to give the General’s ’ speech a careful perusal. “ 110 ! WATCHMAN. HOW GOES THE NIGHT.” Well, citizens of Columbus, what tidings i from you r Rail Road ! \Y hat have you done i the past week towards sustaining the praise worthy efforts of your enterprising City 1 Council? What are your advances? and I what have you yet accomplished ? Shall another week be allowed to pass away for- J ever, and echo answer, what? Citizens, while you stand writing, and talking, and vaporing about what should he done, your enemies are at work; your indifference and apathy is their encouragement; your meet ings, your talks, your reports, your vaporings, and your hot beginnings, have become a bye word for their amusement, and gives only a stimulant to their enterprize. While you suffer day upon day, and month upon month, to glide away forever, unredeemed and un heeded, your enemies are actively employed, rapidiy consummating (a rapidity indeed startling) the scheme of your destruction. When they hear of your big meetings, your big speeches, your high resolves, and your hot beginnings—Ah, say they, just let the people ol Columbus alone for big meet ings, big speeches, high resolves, and hot beginnings—Ah, say they, if the people of Columbus could have built their road by such doings, it would have been finished “long time ago and they only work the faster; — while you citizens, after the steam of vour beginning has blown ofij and your surprise and astonishment awakened that your high resolves have not instanter been achieved, proceed to bell up the wondering city to at tend a bran ne,\v meeting, when and where a big speech is thundered forth by someone who intends being a candidate —a long string of resolutions passed nem. con.; thanks to the able chairman voted, and the aforesaid con quering and to conquerjrcsolutions ordered to he published, 1o teach the crazy people of Macon and Montgomery that you are about to cry “ havoc and let slip the dogs of war-” Immediately every body begins to feel rich pains strike through their bones, not doubting the rise of property one hundred per cent, at least. Oftentimes has the sad history of the ill-lated city of Babylon been brought to mind while reflecting upon the carelessness with which the citizens of Columbus treat the danger that awaits them. The fool ish people of that mighty city, when they were actually surrounded by the army of the great Cyrus, instead of a well concert ed system of action—instead of a united and manly preparation to ward off the impending storm —instead of a frugal and vigilant hus banding of their resources for the purposes of defence—instead of a bold and restless ardor to overcome every labor for the accomplish ment of self-preservation —instead of all this, they stood idly by, gazing at the enemy, and wasting in apathy the season for contention- While the cries of distress were echoed along the streets of that ill-fated city, and while yet. the warning voice of self-preservation called to them aloud, why did they not wake liom their slumbers, and strive to roll the waves of invasion back upon their enemy ? Why did not thousands of indignant swords leap from j their scabbards, and Hash their terrors along the ranks of war ? Aias! a mistaken calcu lation in the impregnable walls which sur-j rounded them, produced an indifference to the ; stratagems of their enemy; luxury and pride j relaxed the nerve of independence, and while j this miserable people were rioting in the pleasures of a least, the army of Cyrus, ha ving changed the channel of the Euphrates, which run through the city, marched unnio* iested to the work of death, and before the unhappy citizens had time to prepare, their j mighty city was a ruin, and its pleasure- j taking inhabitants all put to the sword. Thus, citizens, while the city of Macon on the one hand, and Montgomery on the other, are fearfully executing their schemes to snatch from you forever those productions which alone can animate, sustain, and enrich you are seen vainly resolving, foolishly sup posing, anxiously hoping, proudly boasting, idly procrastinating; will',out concert, without { unity, without cnlerprize, and without ambi-: lion. What can you, what ought you to! expect? The late of the unwise and unfbr- j lunate Babylonians will inevitably overtake: you. Macon and Montgomery, like the mer ciless army of Cyrus, will soon divert from your lips the very bread you eat; your streets j will rankle with untrodden grass; your hou- j ses become the abode of booting owls; —the j voice of the school-boy will no longer be J heard, and the song of the drayman will! cease. Citizens, be warned; for forewarned is to be forearmed ; be up and doing. “He who dailies is a dastard, and lie who doubts is damned.” Fee-no-GoUy ! Fat you call-urn, eh ? CO” Walter S. Nott, Esq. late of our city, we see by the St. Joseph Times, is Phrenologising the good people of that place, i Wake snakes! Oh, Walter! Walter!! Tha other day two country wags, m warm del ate contended, j Which one it was, the Columbus or Insurance Bank suspended j i “ I tell you Dick, ’twas the Insurance, for so old intended, I say ’twas the Insurance, o there the thing is ended. ’ j “ Hold,” cried Dick, with honest warmth, the knotty point contending, 1“ VVliv Joe, you gumph, its anew Bank starts by the Columbus Bank suspending.” Bv the way we have neglected to inform our patrons of the organization ol the new ‘‘ deliverer” —the Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank of our city. So far as we are concern ed, however, and very probably so fa? as many of the readers of the Sentinel and Her ald are concerned, it makes but very little dif ference. The less we know about banks and the less we have to do with litem, the better for us, in all human probability. \Y e lake j this occasion, however, to sav that the affairs jof the Planters’ and Mechanics’ Batik will he i administered by the following named citi zens: Gen. Daniel Mc.Dougald, as Presi- . dent, Col. Michael W. Perry, Hampton S. Smith, Col. John Banks, Hiram Reid, Dr. Wiley B. Ector, and Thos. Berry. Mr. A- | B. Ragan, Cashier; Mr. Mathew Robinson, i Book Keeper. | From the well known and long established ; financial talent of a majority of the directory, j together with their coextensive liberality, the ! needy ones of our city, and adjacent country, i may well look forward with unfeigned confi !dence to the obtainment of a small lift in! t’.iese “ trying times.” Y\ e have heard it ! said that this bank will show no favoritism — j indulge in no shaving—allow no extortion — but go right along doing all (lie good it can, i | and avoiding all the evil it can. Il so how many honest men, who cannot ride in nice (carriages, and who have to make their bread jby the sweat of their brow, will have good | cause to remember this institution, with hean ’ felt gratitude, all along through the journey |of life. Haw many widows and orphans,) while remembering its humane and tender i mercies, will put up their prayers for its pros- j peritv and long life ; and how many blessings ; will not all the people invoke upon its benev olent and charitable operations. Verily its j laurels shall flourish amid the snows of ad ver- j sity, and all of us will cherish its admired j memory, while fame will delight to be the! herald of its praise. IXS” The emerprizing owners of the steam boat Floridian, we are sorry to sav, have met with a serious accident. It is probably known to many of our readers, that the Chattahoo chee, of all the streams in the world, rises the quickest, and falls as soon. For several day* past, the river had been unusually high, so much so as to overflow entirely the level of the first wharf. Over this level, on the night of the 19th inst, the ill-fated Floridian swam at ease. But although there was plenty of water on the wharf, for the safety of the boat, on the evening of the 19th, vet like the de ceitful water in the cup of Tantalus, it was not there on the morning of the 20th. Site j was heavily laden with cotton, and her enter prising Captain waited only for the appointed period, when “ nature smiles to usher in the blushing Queen of morn,” to weigh anchor, and glide safely and quickly away to her place of destination, when Jo! in making an effort to start, she was discovered to be fast agrom and. Every effort was nude to get hero!!, by throwing overboard the cotton, prising, See. but every effort was in vain—the inconstant water receded faster than ever, and site imw lies high and dry. AWFUL! A gentleman just from Apalachicola, in forms us that as he passed Tennessee Bin IT, alias the city oflola, which the St. Josephdes have lately laid off at the head of Rail Road No. 2, that the aforesaid lola was unmerci fully submerged in a wilderness of water. The gentleman gives it as his everlasting opinion, that if any body ever g>es to lola to live, they will have to rear their houses upon stilts, and whenever they have to go out, must in self-defence, clap a life-preserver round their necks. Gracious —what a pity! THE SEASON. For the last two weeks vve have had the most unpleasant weather imaginable. As Hood, of comic memory hath it, “ first it blew 1 then it snew, then it thew, and then it friz;’’ j and despite the laudable exertions of our City j Council, in ditching, filling up, levelling, etc. j the lower parts of the fair city of Columbus were for some days in excellent boating order. We did not sound the depth, but doubtless, in many places, it was “ by the mark three”— feet. Some of tiie “ water privilege ” lots about town will sprout, next summer, an abundance of-—frogs and mosquitoes. But now we may hope that Spring, sweet, i smiling Spring, has come at last, with its song of birds, hum of bees, and fragrance offlow | ers, to atone for the rugged north-weslers we I have lately experienced. Already the grass is casting off the dun hue of winter, donning its fairest garb, and “greening beneath our feet;” the robin and lark are carroiling forth their lavs to the morning sun, as it rises in unclouded brilliance, and all nature seems ! bursting into renewed life. There is sorne j thing cheering and invigorating in tire breath lof Spring. The hot blood of youth bounds, I j in freer current, through the veins, and even j ! palsied age is favored with unwonted elasti jcity beneath its genial warmth. Ami why should not man, as well as nature, wear a joyous smiie? One half of the ills that hang : upon us, incubus like, are merely ideal— creations of imaginations prone to look on the j dark side of every thing; and frequently arise : from artificial and superfluous wants. Much I of man’s happiness or misery depends upon | himself. Do all for the best—he contented— ! be happy—place implicit confidence in the Giver of every good and perfect gift, and all will yet be well. For the Sentinel and Herald. POLITICAL CHESS BOARD. MOVEMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENCY'. Already have the signs of the opposition in ; various quarters, disclosed their plan of ope rations in regard to the next presidency. The federalists of the Kentucky legislature have nominated Mr. Clay, the federal party of New Orleans have followed suit, aml this movement will be found speedily seconded in other direc tions, having, no doubt, been previously con certed. These nominations, however, have the mockery of being subject to the decision of a great Federal Convention of the Whigs. bus it is very plainly to be seen that the flat is passed. Mr. Webster will be hauled down, and his friends will willingly join in the sup port of Mr. Clay, having nothing to lose r doing so. In all this great organization oi the opposition, the United States Ban que lion will be the hobby on which to prance i about among the discontented of the South and West. Thus it is plainly to be seen that the great race will be run between Mr. Van Boren, who will again be the candidate of the Jef fersonian Republicans, and Mr. Clay, the | candidate of the Federal and Bank Aristo cracy, and Aboi.itionists. Fellow citizens of the Union Party of Georgia, what think you of the coming con test? Are you not proud ot the elevated ; stand which you have taken in the great po- I litica! questions of the day, amidst the storms land tenqiests with which the infuriated oppo jsition have attempted to convulse the whole country, and the clamor of panic and ruin i which they have been perpetually ringing irf |your cars? You find yourselves still on a solid and generous soil, the ground of demcm ! cracy on which you have planted your colors,- | gallantly unfolding to the lowering, threSWn ing tornado, the glorious motto by which yoif are determined to stand or fall, the Union forever, the principles of Jefferson and cf Andrew Jackson ! Hold on, vve exhort you,- to the good old track ; so far you have found 1 jit safe; it will carry you through coming j troubles with triumph and honor. But let us examine the state of the np | proaching canvass, the principle involved, &c # j Although the whig federalists appear deter mined to hold a grand convention, it seems very clearly established, as before stated, that Mr. Clay has already been decided upon as their candidate. Besides the movements al ready referred to in the former part of this communication, we find Mr. Clay himself at work upon the wires. H:s late conduct in the’ ! Senate of the United States, on the abolition { question , allows very plainly his design of I making fair weather with this deluded class : of northern population, now rendered more ! formidable only by the uses which are made of them by disappointed ambitious dema gogues, sue!i as Mr. \Y ise, and others we could name. In addition to this, Mr. Bell’s special envoyship near and about the city of Boston, was a movement necessary in recoiv-* ciling the different brigades of the opposition, and arranging their forces for solid combat.* Thus we find the whole phalanx of the oppo sition mustered in order, hoisting the flags of the United States Bank, High Tariff and Internal Improvements, Federalism and Abo litionism. What position the Georgia Bri gade will occupy in this arrangement if tire- federal whig forces, we cannot yet positively sav. So far, at least, as all their presses are concerned, they have fairly and fully consent ed to pitch their tents near tire United States Bank flag. Whether they will consent to move with the whole force, in company with the other flags of Federalism and Abolitionism, remains yet to be seen. Perhaps tliey may adopt the policy of remaining neutral, mere spectators, as on a former occasion, vvlten Joint Quincy Adams was riumphant)y pro claimed President. But the course of the Union Republicans s unwavering. It leads in a righteous cause, and is onward. Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson, were its chief engineers. They have made it plain and straight, and none need err therein. Let us then keep steadily forward, on the good old republican tack, cheered and encouraged by the way, with the gforious reward of constitutional liberty and national prosperity. a democratic republican. UNION MEETING. At a meeting of the Union Democratic party of Stewart county, held in the town of Lumpkin, on Ihe 9th day of February, 1838, for the purpose of nominating two suitable delegates, to attend the Convention to he held in Milledgeville on the first Monday in May next, to nominate candidates to repre sent the State of Georgia in ihe next U. S. Congress, on motion, Robert Hatcher, Esq. was called to the chair, and Ichabod Holmes, appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting being stated by j the Chairman, they proceeded to elect two ■ candidates, and on counting out the votes j Neil Robertson, Esq. and Col. Win. Cooper ; were duly elected. ROBERT HATCHER, Chairman. Ichabod Holmes, Secretary. Extract of a letter, dated Washington City, Feb. Bth. 1839. The Mississippi election has at hist been de j cided in the House of Representatives. The question has been referred back to the peo ple. The resolution declaring Messrs. Ghol ! son and Claiborne “not entitled to their seats,” i was carried by a majority of six votes, every j whig member present voting in its favor, and several conservatives, who are claimed as. j friends of the administration, amongst whom were Messrs. Mason, of Virginia, McKay, of j North Carolina, Richardson, of South Caroli na, and Grantland of Georgia. If these gen tlemen hail voted in the negative, along with ! the great body of the democratic members, | Claiborne and Gholson would have retained | their seats, and ihe House would have vimfi j cated its own character for consistency and dignity. Now it is subject to the ridicule of I undoing to-day what it eolemrdy did yester day. The resolution declaring that Prentiss ami Word were “ not entitled to seats,” was cap j ried bv tire casting vote of the speaker, in the.- fullest house that has voted for many years.. The whigs made tremendous efforts. They j openly boasted, that having eject'd Claiborne and Gholson, if they could retain Prentiss anti Word, they would throw the administration into a minority in the House. They rallied-! every member of their party, and kejK up the j debate until they could send fir Messrs. Sar gent and Phillips, who were absent, and allow ; Coi. Towns to return, who was gone to Vir ginia. on a visit to his family, and” who, it was , understood, would vote with them on the | question. Sargea'nt and Phillips came— Towns did not. So that every whig member in the house was present when the vote was laken. The tew conservatives above men tioned, on this last, resolution, stood by the 1 administration, and made the vote 117 to 117. The speaker gave the casting vote, in favor of the resolution; and thus after one of the hardest (ought party battles which ever took ■ place in Congress,after four weeks hard strug gling, the-question has been sent back to the i people, and another race has to be run in Mississippi. When the last vote was an nounced, Prentiss flounced like a shark just taken. He said it was worse lhan South Car olina nullification, that he would not be a can didate again, but come hack next session and claim his seat. He is in a perfect rage, and swears, I am told that he w:! 1 move to Texas,