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•»JJ> ■ . I.' B. ' . W I - REMARKS •Jlildreited Ip th 4 Churchei within the h until pf //upertell I‘reihytcry. '{•OlfTl SlllflA ll is now perhaps enquired, whether the introduction of tin* sutatituio, will be produc tive of |K)ace in our Church. It wan tend in Athens, that it would produce “peaco with a witness." It ban boon previously remarhed, that there ia a decided difference of sentiment among the Mmiitera and Elders of our I’rcsbylery, aa to the prominent acta Os tfio Assembly. Some are clearly of opinion, that vve should aualsin those nets; hence the revolutions ol Ur. Church. Others never cun bo induced to aualain them, believing ns Itiuy do, tlm-e no to be unconstitutional, illegal end oppressive. It has also been remarked, Itiat I Ins differ ence of sentiment can exist without distur bance, unless a question requiring action is presented to them. Then the Btnfu will come. It was Willi a view ot compromise, and alter fervent prayer to Almighty Cod, that bo would leach them bow to preserve the harmony ol our-beloved Presbytery, that n msjuniy of the Ministers then present, resolved to propose tor your consideration ibis measure ol mile- ■ pendency. That llio substitute would then have passed the house, there is no doubt on my own mind, if the vote had been pres-ed. This, however, would not have answered the 'design. The substitute was olh ied, villi the distinct understanding, that unices an large a majority would sustain this plan, us lo make it almost a iiinimmous vote, tlio wholomaUer should be poalponed. And the whole subject, holh of indcpmidoncy and of the ads ol the Assembly was, us you are awaie, postpone . That Mich a majority lorn sepuraiion may be found, it ia iinitl earnestly hoped; a majority who wish, neither to express an opinion (or or against the Assembly, but who will not be led into strifu with each other; and who, rather than bo dra wit into a course of con duct, winch will he to us a spiritual suicide, will withdraw hour the body causing these contentions. Unless such n majority cun be obtained, WO nil fuel that the measure now under conaiderul on, would not answer the end (or which it was proposed. Wo are in a trying situation. Von are ctitrated to consider the alternatives before you. If you vote lo condemn the Assembly you will offend many; ll yoi vole to suslam it, yon will ollund many. Dill it you send a •delegate to the Ast-omhiy, you iiiusl dulenn iie (this mailer in ns most exciting form. Will it not bu butler In send no dulegale at all 1 I repeat the question — Wilt it nut In; heller In tend no delegate at all. 1 " If this step is taken, there need he in strife among us lor we shall hive cut oil’ all occa sion tor it. Our present dillerences aiu not theological; fur some of the most thorough Old-school men of oar Preshytciy, are most firm in their opposition lo the Assembly.— They aro d Hicullics ns lo the conduct of a body, which holds its aestions a thousand miles from us; when our connection with that body is dissolved, the whole d lliculty with us must be at rest,mikes some slum d be disposed gratuitously to persist in iigiianng questions in which we have no interest. Remember, (bat tins measure w ill n t alter a single nrli lo of your eruud, nor m any point your form of worship, for yon have only to say, wo will send no more delegates to the Assembly, and the work is dune. Remember, that by line course, you will probably bu re lieved from a distract mg controversy, mid will savetho labor id two months annually ol sumo of your best Ministers, and the expen diture annually ot several bundled dollars, which m twenty years would be i qiiul to the saving of twenty years ol ministerial labor, end iheexpenditure of at least hum eight lo len 'thousand dollars. Cnuiiol this labor and these hinds bo belter employed, than m tend ing Comnnssioiiursto the General Assembly! The annual amount which you must hereafter bestow upon your Delegates to bear thuir ex penses to tbo Assembly, would suppoit a j Missionary among our destitute Churches. I Which is the better way? Jt would seem nut not hard lu determine this question. The argument (or separation is sustained by a reference to the present stulo ot the 1 fSynod of Virginia. Until tins year there has nut been a more perfectly united body than that Synod, tit has heretofore occupied mi elevated position nr tbo Church In the midst of an unworthy strife, Jt remained nt perfect peace; and by the talent and piety of iUj Ministry and the sternness of its rebukes upon the controversialist, has exercised a huh lowed influence upon our whole /non.—Uni how hae it (alien! 'Two ol its prominent Ministers were unlaced to lake leading purls ill the discords ofthe last Assembly; and their ■whole Slate has been embroiled us the con. sequence. The venerable fathers 11 11 and .Baxter have heretofore labored side by side, .and wit!) eminent distinction m iheir nuts. Vet a cause —Now behold them engaged in open newspaper controversy. Mr. I‘inmiiier, heretofore regarded us one ot the most rim. ncut for piety and sound discretion, has been openly, and in the public prints rebuked by Ina own seas on—a session ot two individual ol j which, the grout Dr. Ru-o used to say, limt in an emergency, ho would place more reliance j upon thuir judgment, than almost any men of ot his acquaintance. Her best men are at variance with each other —her peace, it is to be feared, is irretrievably gone.—And this mi happy result has followed trotuber delegates 'to tlie Assembly taking active parts in con troversies from .which they bud previously kept aloof. My Brethren, let us bo warmed by the mournful example of Virginia, and repel with firmness the first approach of a con.vcrsml • spirit, and cut ourselves oil'from every cause which may require action upon these agita ting subjects. Controversy is liar till, even when it. rages amid the coal and calculating people of.ths North, but if it ever shall com mence its work among us. the ardent temper ament of the South will render n« results lar more ruinous to ourselves and prejudicial lo religion in Us influence upon the world. The second prominent reason winch led to the proposal ol tiro substitute, was the linn conviction that lire great rnrss ot our brethren at the North, both Old A No v.school, believe that we commit sin against Hod and oppress our fellow creatures, by bold rig negro pro perly—jn oilier words, that a master cannot ho d a slave in bondage, without Uni cominis. «;on of an actual sin in so doing. There is scarcely any diversity of semi mental the North upon this subject. The great mass of the people believing slavery to be sinful, are clearly of the opinion, that as a system, it shoula be abolished throughout this laud and throughout lire world. They differ as to the time and mode of abolition. The Abolitionists consistently argue, that whatever is sinful, should be instantly aban doned. The others,- by a strange »ort of rea soning for Christian men, contend that though slavery is sinful, yet it may be allow ed to exist until it shall be thought expedient lo abolish if or if tins reasoniig might be translated luto plain English, the sense woulil be, both iii Church anil Slate, slavery Uiouifh sinful may be allowed lb exist, until uir interest w II suffer us to say, that it must dm abolished. This ih not slander; it Is hiiii (>ly a plain way of statu a plain truth. It does tteein the duly of every man In become an Abolitionist, who believes slavery to be sinful, fnrtlic Riblc allows no tampering with sin. To these remarks, there are some noble exceptions to be found in both partis in the Cbnrcli. The South owes a debt of gratitude to the Biblical Repertory for the fearless ar gument in behalf of the position, that, slavery h mil fnrbiddeo by the Bible. The writer of that article is Maid, without contradiction, tube Professor lindge, ot Princeton —his | name ought to known and revered among , yon, rny brethren, for in n land of anti-slavery men, he is the only one who has dared to vindicate your character from the serious charge of living in the liahilrml transgression of God's holy law. If a knowledge of the happy results of what we have conscientious' ly done at much hazard, esn ever serve to tenner the severity of disease, then may the nick bed of tint beloved and respected broth er, be lelieved of some of its weariness, when 'he sees that ho lias done more for the real walhire of the slave than any other man in our land; ns he has made thesluve* holder feel that while be done not necessarily sin m hold up ibis porpeity, yet (nat God will cal* him to a solemn account, ifhe fail to do his whole duty to them. Tins digression will lie pardoned,as it is an , humble, but n merited tribute of respect In one I who hasde-omul well id the South. When, j however, we htve’exceptcd ti l " gentlemen in Princeton and some in the neighboring cities, there are few exceptions to the remark ihat the whole North believe that slaveiy is sinful and ought to be abolished. You will bo told, my brethren, lliol all tin: Ab olitionists are to be found in ibe tanks of ibo New-school parly, and that the Old school parly, ate Hound upon this subject; and that therefore by the reeimt nets of ibfl Assembly, wo shall bo delivered from htl difficulty upon it. The New.school parly arc not yet out Os the Gliurch, and (rum present appearances, it in by no means improbable that Ibo Assembly of 153tt may undo all which waa done, lay ihc As omhly of 1 HU/, If such should 1« 11.0 i Sse, Ibo slavery question will occupy the saim) ground an it bad previously done. Hut il the next Assembly should confirm licit which ha* been done, our dilttculiies, upon Ibo slave question, will remain nndnniiuHlwid. 1 mu no New school man* —with that parly as Hiieb, I have no common sympathies. But let m do li on j ih| cc m this and eveiy 1 1 ier paititular. fl.ere perhaps are more immediate Abolitionists m IbiH party ihau the olber-'-b'Ut ibal there are more who hold that slavery is sinful, i» denied.— i'his is in fact the almost universal sentiment at the North, among religious men of every denom ination. 'J'he former are certainly ihe more can did of the two ; they think we do wrong and tell us so ; live others likewise think üboul il, at least for the present. These remniks arc susceptible of pioof. Ihe Convention which was field immediately before tho session of the Assembly, embodied the strength of the Old-school party at the North; its senti dicnts ars then a lair expression ot the views ot that parly. An anxious desire was manifested by some of the Southern members to have the subject of slavety introduced into the Conven tion, and the conduct >d the Abolitionists censur ed, white wo were seeking to remove other caus es of disturbance in the Church, And now mark the result. Jhe whole sub ject was studiously kept out of view. VV hen it wits urged by the Southern men, that we must obtain the testimony of the Convention against the Abolitionists, the almost uniform reply was, do not agitato tho question, or the whole Con volition will lie broken up m clisoidor. And in fact, it was nut long before the writer of ibis ar ticle discovered, (for bo was your Delegate to the Convention J ,tfjat they might as well have tired a keg of gunpowder under the house in which they were sealed, as to have attempted any action on the subject ol slavery, it was said to Ibo Southern members, “Wo must get tbeso errorisis out ol the ( burcb; then you will have uo more trouble in die Church trout Aboli tionists, lit the Now'school men are almost the only Abolitionists. But do not embarr ass-us by i tho agitation of this question now," Why it should have berm so embarrassing a thing Iw act upon a subject upon which all were united, “with the exception ot two or threu, and those veiy moderate Abolitionists, il is difficult to perceived. It seemed to us, that the settlement of the slavery question was as impoiUvnt, and a pressiugly required immediate action, us the determination of the question wivethcr the Home Missionary and American Education Societies, should he discouraged in their operations within put hounds. And if all were agroud upon both, the settlement of one was us easy as the oilier Your attention has now been cuffed to the character of Ibo remarks made to some of tho Southern members. 1 say to some of the .South ern members, because others of the Southern del ego too, some from the bounds of our own Synod j 1 from the outset, opposed the introduction ol die j I slavery question into the Convention, ft was j i generally believed that D'. Baxter, who at lit si teemed favorable to ,i demand of the Convention’s j I views on tins iinpoilaul subject, dually opposed 1 it; and tho belief tha’. such were bis views, bad i considerable weight with the minds of inn: j. 1 Tho agitation of this question was likewise oppo sed bv Mr, I’luumtcr, and oilier prominent men, from'the South. It is remarked, m pas.mg, that U was very strange, that these gentlemen should have acted in ibis way, if all the Convention, except two or three, and those very moderate Abolitionists, wore our ft lends upon the slavery question. It will not answer to say that the sub ject was not sufficiently important; the South would hardly gi -e their assent to tucli a position. Neither will it answer to say, that tho subject was out of place in that body, for il is of vital tut portanee to the Church dial tins matter should be disposed of. lit the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia it was distinctly understood that the settlement ot ibis question would be made a pro minent object in the Convention. Why then was it not tnlr aluced and dually determined ! Your attention is now called to the language used by the Old School party, in tho Convention and ASS cuddy, to Mr. Steele,a thorough million- j tj,i| 01,1 .School men from the West, and an equi ty thorough and influential Abolitionist. That gentleman, on bis return to the West, was call ed to a severe account by bis constituents, be cause himself and ius cblleaguo, Col. Keys, bad done so little lor abolitionism in the Convention or Assembly. Both of these gentlemen were j forced to defend theft conduct M> the Newspajiers. I Mr. Steele says, and ids words are w orthy of soiious cansideiatbiu, “Ml bcu bo urged the con- J sider.iln it of these papers, e. the memotiuls lon slavery,) the uliuu-l uniform reply was, we will admit no debate on slavery, until the New | school question l>c settled. Most of them would acknowledge, tha I ajter that should ta\e place, i the slavery question would undoubtedly be ' brought furvard os the great lending subject jin the Church. Indeed, t am confident that the | best wav, to advance the Anti-Slavery cause in j the Chreh, was to bring to a termination, the | questions which have agitated the church for years, and had so engrossed the attention of ! members (the New school Assembly of IS3G, 1 I equally vvtth the Old School Assembly of j that no time would be afforded to discuss or cou'- sidcr the memorial* on slavery When Mr Steele wa> asked, how it was, that Dr .Baxter said that there were only tw i or three abolitionists, and those very moderate, in the Convention, he replies hy calling that worthy Farthers state ments “a tissue of hluntiers," and says that be was too fat, indolent and good natured to pul himself to the trouble .ere- .ary to the attain merit of eurruct inforriialion upon his subject. Two thoughts are suggested by this quotation from Mr. Steele’s defence. Vou are told that the excision of the four Synods, will give tts peace on the slavery question. Vet, here you behold an influential Old School man, coolly calculat ing his time, recruling his own strength and j that of his parij, Isv a season of temporary snac {lion, in older that the onset may he more virgor ) ously made upon your rights, my brethren, when | these very JVew-Schotd men, who arc called the ! only abolitionists, have either left or have been expelled the Church The next pqinl suggested hy the defence of Mr. cjieele, is the different impression made upon different men, hy the -aiae indivduals, and upon the same subject. Mr. Steele is told, that when the controversy with the New School is settled, then the slavery question will undoubt edly bn brought fotward as the great leading sub ject in the Church. The South are told that it is the New School party who trouble you—they are (he only abolitionists —cut oil these Synods md yon will have no more difficulty about slave ry I Is not this blowing hot and cold from the same mouth 1 Let a plain man take these con- | radietory statements and hr will infer—hut I , h ave him to make his own inference. BY EXPRESS M VII.. [fr DM Ill's I nuIIhSI'ONDKMT.j WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 1838. The discussion on .■davery, Abolitionism, &c. j Are. was resumed to-day in the Senate, ihe par- j tit ular question was on the adoption of the fol- ; lowing resolution, offered hy Mr. Clay, as an i amendment to the resolutions of Mr. Calhoun > i viz I “Ueiolvfd, Thai it Would lid highly inexpe dient to abolish Slavery in Florid i, the only lerri. lory of (ho United 81 ales, in which il now exists) j because of llte serious alarm and just npprehen I sion, which would bo thereby curdled in the Bla lets sustaining that domestic institution ; be cause the people of that territory have not asked il to he done j and when admitted to the Union, will he exclusively entitled to decide that question for themselves; and, also because il would bo in violation of a solemn compromise, made at a me_ morahlo and critical period in the history ol this country ; by which, while slavery was prohibited north, it was admitted south of the line ol thirty six degress, and thirty minutes north latitude.’' Yesterday this resolution was Si far modified, at the suggestion of Mr. Sevier of Arkansas, as to extend the protection of the domestic institution given to the territory of Florida, to those districts of country inhabited hy Indian tribes—hut to-day Mr. Clay moved to strike il. out again, as unne cessary, and calculated to emliarra«.s th.' resolu tion. U was struck out hy a considerable majori ty. Mr. King of Ala. then moved to s'rike out the last clause, that relates to the great compro mise on the Missouri question. Mr. CALHOUN then rose and opposed the resolution, on the ground that it made this a question of expediency, and did not stl'ord t..e strongest reasons fur opposing the abolition—it was too midertoneil. He also objected that ij was limited to the territory of Flcrida. Mr. CLAY in reply, said ho was opposed to every tiling like lapping over in legislation. He confined the resolution to the Territory of Fieri, da, because that was the only Territory in the United States that had slavery. If the Senator from South Carolina would point to another, he would most willingly include it. He again insisted Ihnlths language of his reso. lutiun was strong enough ; he did not think that intemperance ol expression would do any good— it would not advancu the safely of the cause, or lend to promote the harmony and prosperity of the country. Mr. 11U111JAllL) ofNew Hampshire, proposed an unimportant modification, which Mr. Clay ac cepted. It did not alter the principle. Mr, Hub hard appealed to Mr. Calhoun for his concurrence in the resolution as modified. Mr. Calhoun so jar yielded to his friend from New Hampshire, (a strong and most unscrupulous partisan ol Van Huron and Isaac Hill.) us to say, ho would noj vole against il, hut he could not-voto/rrr it ! Mi WALKER of Miss, now rose, and with sumo warmth expressed his .hope that .Mr. Cal - j tioun would he allowed logo alone among South ern Senators, in tho course he was pursuing. He j maintained that tho resolution of .Mr. Clay was stronger than the original resolution of Mr. CaU honn: and as strong as could be reasonablj u„k ed by the South, from Northern men. For his part, ho would thank tho Senators from the North, v ho supported it, for their bold and manly course, and he hoped tho idea would not lie again thrown out that any principle was abandoned. lh; would not submit to the attempts of Mr. Calhoun to give out the notion that hf. stood upon principle alone, while others occupied tho ground of expo. Jienoy. The resolution of the Carolina Senator, j tic maintained, assumed uu higher position tliau the substitute proposed, Mr. KIVES also contended that the resolutions of Mr. Clay and Mr. Hubbard, were quite a, strong as that of Mr. Calhoun. Thote was, in deed, a stronger ground, namely : to deny entire, ly the Constitutional power of Congress, ovorlh. District of Col umbia but Mr. Calhoun’s resolu tion Dili not lake that ground, any more than did [Mr. Clay’s—both put it on expediency at the sumo time, but not at all surrendering or affn'ming tho Constitutional principle, Mr. RIVES paid an cloqurnt tribute to the patriotism and devotion to He rights of the South: which had characterized Mr. Clav’s whola coutse in this business. Mr. PRESTON also maintained that Mr, Clay’s resolution was quite as strong as Mr. Cal houn's, hut this eloquent Senator maintained his own ground that all these resolutions were ; worthless for any practical effect. Fanatical furv yhe thinks is not to he tied down Iry a thread sf resolutions. He wishes to see the whole South armed in their own panoply and presentin') an l undivided front. After some further discussion, Mr. Clay's re- I olulion modified us follows, was adopted; ayes 33 I nays 9. Mr. Calhoun changed his mind, and voted in the affirmative. 11-solved, That any attempt of Congress to abolish slavery in any Territory of the United States in which it exists, would create serious daitn and just apprehensions in the sta'es sus tainin'’ that domestic institution ; would boa violation of good faith towards the inhabitants of >uth territory, who have permitted to settle with and hold slaves, because the people >t e < ry such territory have not asked for the abolition of slavery therein, and because that when any such teniotry shall he admitted into the Union as a Stale, the people thereof will he entitled to de ride that question exclusively for themselves. — The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Webster, adjourned. The House of Represcntativce up to the hour of sending oil’ this despatch, were engaged in unimportant business. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 1«38. The Senate to-day resumed the consideration of Mr. Calhoun’s series of resolutions, and the question being on the adoption of the last reso lulion of that series, which is as follows. Hesolvr.il , That the union of these States rests on an equality of rights and advantages amourist its members; and that whatever destroyes that 1 equality lends to destroy the union Itself; an- I Uiat it is the solemn duly of all, and more eapcci illy of this body, which represents the Slates in their corporate capacity to resist ail attempts to discriminate between llie Stales in extending the benefits of the Government to the several por tions of the Union; and that to refuse toexlendjio the Southern and Western States any advantage which would tend to strengthen, or render them more secure, or increase their limits or popula tion by the annexation of new territory or Stales j on the assumption or under the pretext that the institution of slavery, as it exists among them, is immoral or sinful, ,or otherwise obnoxious, j would he contrary to that equality ol rights and advantages which the Constitution was intended to secure alike to all the members of the Union, and would in effect, disfranchise, the slave-hold ing States, withholding from them the advanta ges, while it subjected them to the burthens, ol the Government. Air. CALHOUN remarked on the. indirect at tacks which had been made, during the debate, on this resolution. Ho thought these attacks rather unfair, because he had nothing to do with the principles embraced in the resolutions al ready acted upon; he wished now 10 iopel them. The principles ho asserted were those; Ist, that there Was an equality of fights among the Stales of the Union. Thu second was a mere‘corolla ry from the first; that whatever lends In destroy this equality, tends to the destruction of the Un ion. The third, also, was another there deduc tion declaring the solemn duly Os all, hut espe cially of the Senate to resist, all discrimination between the states in extending the benefits of the government to the several states ol this Un ion. He asked whether any of theae principles could he denied! He hoped the Senators who had attacked his resolution would now give their specifications. He challenged them to do so. With regard to the last principle that the annex ation of a new territory or slate ought not lobe refused on the assumption and under the pretext that slavery, as it exists among them is immoral, or sinful, or otherwise obnoxious, ho thought that equally unassailable- Ho had no reference now, he said, to Texas. He. wished the Senate to de cide on the abstract principle; and he hoped gen tlemen would come up to the mark, and allirni or deny these principles. Mr. PRESTON said he had not the slightest doubt that all the principles contained in these resolutions could ho maintained; but he thought that, in the discussion of them, the question of Texas would inevitably he mixed up. He should deprecate this. Ho thought it would be injuri ous to an object which he had greatly at heart; the annexation of Texas. He wished to sepa rate the two questions and give to those in lavor of the annexation ot Texas, the benefit of all the considerations they could urge, unembarrassed by a decision of the Senate ott an abstract prin ciple. Besides, said Mr. Preston, this resolution meets tho remonstrances against the annexation of Texas, us a demurrer to the principle that the tendency to extend tho existence of slavery ought to opperale against tho annexation. He wished to take much stronger ground. He believed he could at the proper time establish the fact that tho measure of annexation will not continue and increase the existence of slavery. But on the contrary, by extending it over a wi der surface, it will greatly mitigate its character, while to leave Texas as it now is, ho maintained would lend to perpetuate slavery and increase its seventy. He wished to disemharass the pro. position of annexing Texas es every thing that would he likely to injure it. He thought, there fore, that it would ho best to lay tho last resolu tion of Mr. Calhoun on the table. Mr. CALHOUN opposed this motion with some vehemence, as an act ot incivility; and ur ged an expression ol opinion on his resolution. Mr. PRESTON reminded his colleague that the motion could not he considered as an act of incivility; because Mr. Calhoun must remember that he (Mr. P.) had offered a resolution for an nexing Texas to tho Union, with which he must now say that this resolution was a direct and , manifest interference. The motion of Mr. P prevailed, ayes 36; nocs 9. So the resolution was laid on the table, i A long and desultory debate then arose an tho amendments offered by Mr. Allen of Ohio, and 1 Mr. Smith of Indiana, in reference to the right of petition, which is still going on. This was private bill day in tho House of Representatives; and es course the greater portion of the setting was occupied in business of that character. In the morning the committee ! »n elections made a report on tho Mississippi I election, giving a statement of the facts; hut un accompanied by any resolution. The report was made the special order of the day for Tuesday | next. A bill was reported making appropriations for the protection of the North Eastern frontier. M. From the New Votk Courier, Jim. 11. PROM THE FRONTIER. We have dates from Buffalo and Niagara Falls to the sth instant. The report of MeKemie’s : anest is confirmed. Ho was taken in Bullalo on the e- 'uing ot the 4th. but was liberated on giv- 1 mg bends to the amount of £5OOO and was per- I mit ed to return to Navy Island. General Van i Ren-sclaci had peremptorily declined to deliver up the artillery and muskets belonging to this State; and it in said lliat Gen. Arcularios had i made a successful application to Sir I rancis 1 Head for permission to take them, if they should I fall into the hands of the Brilidi authorities. This I certainly indicates the most commendable cour- i tesy in the Incut. Governor. It is further staled that Sir Francis Head dts ivows any participation i by lire Government el Canada in the aflair at | Schlosaer. I There is no positive information in regard to i llie movements ol Duncombe; no reliance is pla. ccd in the various reports that represotit him as i in force in the vicinity ot Malden. An attempt at mediation is said to have been made on the part of some of our citizens, between the Cana dian authorities and the persons on Navy Island. General Scott icached Albany on Tuesday morning—and left there in the evening for the frontier, in company with Governor Marcy, Col. Worth, of the United States Army,and Adjutant General Macdonald. Correspondence of the Albany Argus. Niauaua Falls, Jan. 5. Dear Sir—An attempt at mediation and nego ciation, on the part of some of our respectable crt> izens, belwe-n the authorities in Canada and the persons on Navy Island, lias been made; but it was suddenly broken oil’ for some cause or other and a committee which had been appointed did not proceed to Canada, though they had lie Id some slight communication with Gen. Van Rens selaer. Maj. Smith of this place went over yes terday, and he discovered several significant ap. pearances of his being detained, and besides, alter his papers was delivered lie was ordered to quit the province immediately. He declined going over again. Gen. Whitney, also a citizen of this village o lie red to go. He was | ermitled to return, and treated very civilly while there. He had an interview with the Governor of more than an hour. Tile common report of the answer to this mission is, that the persons on Navy Island may remove from thence unmolested. Whether the “pirates,” (to adopt the name applied to them in Janada) consider this a favor and are disposed to accept of it, I do not know. The position of the Island is a strong one, but it is a bad one on which to spend the win'.cr. Reports are again circulated .that Duncombe is in force in the vicinity ol Malden. These reports are ofa very doubtful character. Nothing inter esting Iras occurred in this quarter. From the Buffalo Commercial Adc. Jan. 5. V iliianr L. Mackenzie arrived in the city last evening, and put up at the American Ho el.— He came, it is said, to provide an assylum for his wife who has hitherto refused to leave him. — While here on his way up,ho was arrested by the U. W. Marshall, on the charge of raising an aim ed face in this State, for the invasion of a coun try with which wc are at peace. Messrs T. T. Sherwood, R. S. Brown and I’. Dorsheimer, promptly offered to Become bis bail, which was accepted and lie was liberated. The amount of the bail bond was gfiUUO. Upon these circumstances being known, a iargo crowd collected, who vented their enthusi asm by giving repealed cheers for Mackenzie. — Some evil minded person set atioal a rumor that James U. Barton, Esq. bad entered the complaint, and procured the arrest. Thereupon Mr. Bar ton, who was very cooly looking out of the win dow, was greeted wiih sundry groans. More I cheers being demanded for Mackenzie, an old Dutchman hissed. He was banded over the heads of the crowd for some distance. Dr. Foote and the Commercial were then com plimented with a repetition ol the honors award ed to Mr. Baron, for which wc cannot feel suffi ciently grateful. Gen. Burl also received the shine honors. Mr. Tillinghast attempted to speak in favor of Mr. Barton, but could not gel a hearing - Mr. Mackenzie being called upon, George P. Barker, Esq. made a short speech, assuring the crowd of .Mr. M.’s safety, and that he would be pe mil ted to return to Navy Island. Thu meeting then dissolved. We give the following letter as we find it— with a full conviction, however, that no attack lias yet been made on Navy Island, and that none is at present in conlompla'ion by the Briiisli authorities: Correspondence of the A Jhany Evening Journal. Buffalo, Jan. 5, 1838. Tiiuhlow Wfed, Esq. Dear Sir: Heavy firing having been heard for four hours past, great anxiety has been felt in reference to the expected bailie at Navy Island —The cars fiave just come up, by which wo learn that the royalists commenced a tremendous lire upsn the Island from the main shore, at 1 o’clock this afternoon. They have IS pieces of artillery and several mortars, all of which are in the utmost active operation. The force is about 4000 militia, 200 regulars, and 250 Indians—t ic latter mostly arrived last night in canoes, from above. With these, and tile assistance of the steam boat Thames, and their Schooners lying at Black Cieek, two miles above the Island it is ex pected they will attack tho Patriots to-night,and God knows what may be the resub. i A great Uss ut life will ensue at any rate, as the Patriots arc pretty well prepared, and the Is land itsell is almost impregnable. The Bulled Slates force is about 1000 to 1200, as near as wo can learn, and a more determined set of men,for . good or evil, wore probably never congregated. They have also 20 pieces of artillery, and are well supplied with small arms and other ammu nitions ot war. We are ot course waiting with intense anxiety to hear from them. From the Buffalo Star. The Casaba Wau—Yesterday was a day of silence, respecting the alfairs of Navy Island. Though Gen. Van Rensselaer as was expected, has refused to give up the arms and ordnance be longing to the Stale, at the demand of Gen. Ar ( cularius, we have been informed that the demand made upon Sir Francis Bond Hoad, for permis sion to take them, it they should fall Into the • hands of the British, has been cheerfully complied I | with. f| It has also been said, that Sir Francis denies any sanction to tlie aflair at S.chlusser, —or in other words, that lie disavows all participation in ■ the act, on the part of the Government of Canada, t Wc trust that no apologies to our government— | no excuses like this,—will prevent the govern . ment of our State,from demanding the delivery 1 of the murderers into tho hands of our civil an thorities, or deter tho general government from demanding speedy saiisfaction for the violation of . our territory, in that outrage. 1 _ From the N. 1 Cum. A tie. Jan 10. t Very opportunely, wc find in the Rochester Democrat of the fiifl, a letter from the editor one ofthe Navy Island “patriots”—which abun. > daully explains tho treatment received hy Mr. . Smith at Chippewa. If the conduct of that gen.' tlcinan and his companion would not have justi fied much harsher usage than they received, then ■ we know nothing of martial rights, or the duties i es a commander in limes ofhoslilily. Mr. Smith deliberately employed ids characler, as bearer of despatches, to facilitate and cover the object ofa spy! Now for an adventure [yeMcrday made up my mind to visit Chippewa, in company wiih des patches to McNabb. Wc reached Chippewa without any interruption, and wo found no difli cuhy in making our way to head quarters. Up to this (imo we had no pass—the despatch es themselves being sufficient. Passes, however, would be necessary on our return, and a pass was, accordingly, solicited, and received from Col. McNahb,—But my friend having observed some Rochester and other papers upon McNabb’s i tables, it occurred to him that my name might | have been observed, and by giving it, some delay i might ensue, as the Tories are bitter against ali | Americans who have dared to evince an interest : in the success ofthe patriot cause. Anxious for my security, he ventured to give my name in »- William George, and under that cognomen w hoped to make our way safely hack home j,,, * But before we got oat of the camp, u lc ing facts were developed. As wc first entered Chippewa, we were met), a fellow on horseback, whom I recognised a ’ person who had travelled in the car with J* from Lockport—and, ofcourso, heard me enre * my opinions freely—and whom I afterward saw at Schlosser. 1 observed that when w e met li. ■ scanned me closely, and took the trouble to ■ his horse and look hack.—Ho soon after rodeu I to head quarters, and, when wo left, made his I way in. The colonel having given us a permit I to view the troops, &c. if we pleased, as a p, e ! I llminary to doing so, we stepped into a house u I procure a red badge for our chapeaus. I Just as wc were ready to start, an officer rode I up, and stated that an affidavit had been made I out, declaring me to be a person engaged in fur. I nishing clothing and provisions, heading volun I leers, and connected with the Navy Island “pi. I rales”—accusing me with being a spy, A c ,__ I which I denied—and expressing an opinb’fflthat I I should be detained, but in consideration of my ■ having come over under the protection of tho ■ bearer of despatches, they won; I let me return I which they ordered us to do in inter. ’ w So far, affairs were not as d ok as they might I have been, and that probably would have been I the last of it, had I not the moment the fellow left I us, stripped oil the red badge from tny hat, rath I er spitefully, which Mogul McNab himself obset- I vc.l. It evidently riled him; fur ho immediately I rode up to our wagon, and made the remark, that I my conduct in thus Irea'in? the royal badge, I wasungcntlemanly. But I did not agree with him, as I could not comprehend what gentleman- • ship had to do with a narrow strip of red tiannol. “Well, sir,” said ho, “from your behaviour, I am convinced that you are correctly believed t, be a spy, and I am inclined to detain you as a prisoner of war.” “Dojust as you please about that,” said I. “I intend to do as I please,” said he. “No doubt,” said I. “There is a person here,” said he, “who avers that you arc connected with the d—d piratical campon Navy Island, and, therefore, by presum ing to come here in the midst of the camp to mark its movements, you have made yourself liable to an arrest.” "J'lie person, ’ said I, “who has made such an averment, has asserted a falsehood.” v., “Go and find the man,” said the baron-tn-ex pectancy, to his aid. I Offgallopped the aid for the informer; hut ha I was not to be found ; and after a volley or two I more from the great man, wc were permitted to pa s on, with the injunction immediately to leave the province. And you may be sure, wo lost no ti i.e in doingao ; for bad the old blood-hound found out that “Mr. William George” uas Mr. Sumhodyelse, he wou’d have had a capital excuse for detaining us, and the issue might have been ■■— hemp! And ii is well wc did make all speed for Yan kee land, for we had scarcely got safely landed be fore the discovery was nude that I had (innocent ly on my part, and evidently without reflection on his) taken an assumed ninne. That was proof positive, to them, that I was a spy, and the coloael was ready to swallow his own head, fur ha'ing allowed himself to bo outwitted by “ad—d Yankee pirate.” I madesmm discoveries in Chippewa which MuNtihh did not intend I should make probably On Tuesday there were forty or fifty boats in the “ creek. Now there are only eight or ten. They have been taken in the night up to Black Creek clearly indicating that an attack is intended. From the J\'. Y. Com. Adv. Jan. 11. Si’Kciii.—American gold 21 a 3 premium;— halves and Meitcan dollars 21a do; quarter dol lars -a 21 do; doubloons, asked $17,20; patriot do •sl<i,-'()a 16,30. Treasure Notes —lS a 13 dis. SVI-ES OF STOCKS AT TAlLa’d, J.VN 10. 875 Draff on New York, 1011 v. ■ -- -r-irn n - - -- nhi ■ ii—m ■ ■■w—mjn.uu— aj jjjpiL CIJIIONICLIi AND fciliNTHMtlL 7 AUGUSTA" i iiesduy Morning, Jan, 30. The attention of the reader is directed to the letter of our correspondent in to-day’s paper as in the highest degree interesting. Mr. Clay of Ken - tucky, it will be seen, has completely cleared him self of the charge of Abolition. Wo, ourselves, never believed him to he one—the high-minded, magnanimous, noble, chivalrous HENRY CLAY, who has done his country as much service as any man living, can never be an abolitionist. J The U. 8. Bank has declared a dividend of Four per cent, for the last six months. Boston Collecxousuif.— Scarcely had il been announced (says the Richmond Enquirer J that Mr. Simpson was appointed Collector of the Hurt of Boston, in the place of Mr. Henshaw, resigned, before it is followed up by the intelli gence of bis death. Ho died on the 31st nit. at tho age of 50.—This much contested,lung sought af.er office, is herefore, still vacant. From t}.e Charleston Courier ('/yesterday . LATEST FROM UAVBE-DJHECT. The fast sailing ship SwEzcrland, Gapt. Hunt arrived at this port yesterday, f rom Havre’ whence she sailed on the 7lh ult. We aru indebted to our correspondent for a lilo of Gahgnani’s, (Parts,) Messenger to the fith nit. inclusive, and to Cap!. Hunt for a flic pftho Journal du Havre to the same date. ; We find no political news in these papers, but ■ have selected some paragraphs which have not | been published, which will bo found below. We are indebted to mercantile friends for tho ; following cxiracts ot letters. Died in Paris, after a short illness, Dunscomh Bradford, Esq. vice consul of the U. Stales. “HA\ HE, Dec, 0. -About ten days since our cotton market was very brisk, in consequence of an extensive demand, and a rise oi some imnor -1 tance at Liverpool. The advance here was about 7 1-8 centimes, and new Uplands of a good quality, even sold at the beginning of last week, at t. lU2d- Ihe Liverpool maiket hav ng since become languid and lower, the transactions came to a stand here, and business is now very flat, so much so, that a few lots have been sold at i about 24 centimes less than the highest point* •j of last week. We do not think, however, that ! prices will decline much this month, butvve are i ofo P nion lh;l1 both this and the Liverpool mar. I ket will recede when the supplies of the , u -w j crop come forward abundantly, as the late im , provement there is owing only to the momenta ry reduction at the slock. HAVRE,DEC. 7,- Business has been very cairn and prices have recoded trom 2to 31 p PI - 5/1, an advices from the interior agree Hint the manufac'u / rers cannot stand an advance in the first material and are determined to resist all attempts to raise die’ prices, being conv need that with so large a cron a reduction is unavoidable, mid m Ist taka place suo ner or later. New Uplands, courant a Dot. courant 81 nelly classed, have brought 100 to 102 i ihat is tor the host Colton that has arrived Nothin" was yet dono in new Louisiana. Our sales this week amount so 517 bales Louisiana and Afissiasinni from DO to 107 J; 827 hales Uplands from 30 10 lu“i -40 Mobile at 98; and 547 bales other descriptions’ in all 1980 bales Arrivals this week, per Russell rom Novv-Orleans, 1273 bales. Stock on (hand on the -ih «7,300 bales,ol which 29,700 Ameri ta"iifv I M? r n s,slJ i > ’ ol^ hich 21,200 American.” HAVRE, Dec. 7.—1 he impulse given to our Cotton market by the speculative purchases noffecd