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■ ■ L"MU"'ll— U _ SU. t'OtlOß. We extract from the L> m i r.itic Review, the ful lowing into resting tje's 11 relation to the early history of tins i*r< ti i■:l of cur r u,i iry. ■The production of cotton n (hy southem am! south-western states, may ho fairly con. sidered to have exercised a more important ‘agency than any other single circumstance »n retrieving the cred tof Clie couniry both m home nod abroad. By furnlehma suplu ‘comniodity of genital necessity 10 n gmal ‘ amount, tins cultivation has enabled our c>U> 'tone, in all fOi linns of ttio U ih d dtites, to follow their conuneicc without being con an ly exposed lo llio d 8 urb.ng mil n-.i.ie of me enormous saeuti. l3 upon mc.i .vni,..j • foreign nations, to ,>li:ch mey sum neoi.' subjected. In connection wit . our humlc , hah, lumber, ncc and bread .<1 nils cm I micro inaiiny enabled us to pay for the article s of ne cessity as well us luxuries, vlncli we nave so largciy imported IV ‘in England, Fiance una other countries. It nas accordingly b .cumc one ol the principal sources of tne weaitn cl our c.lizens, greatly advantageous even to the atatea which do not produce it. Our colion crops have in lact placed Europe in a s ale of-greaterdependence upon ns than we are upon Europe, inasmuch us tins comm .day is essential, not O ily to (he prosper ly, but to me very existence ol a gieut portion ol us in mo laciuring population. In Ins point o v.ew the production ot cotton of the United .Stans may be regard'd us the m s important uh. inent of actual commercial independence. The precise circunistunci s under winch us cultivation began in me southern states, m. time When, and place wneie, .1 obtained hoc u punnaucut fouling, are involved in inueo obscurity. It doubtless commenced upon so ■mull a scale us to have attracted little general attraction. ,South Carolina appeals m be entitled to the credit ot Hs 11 m nilruduc.ion os early as i7ss or 1796! tnougli it was mi mediately communicated to 1.0 adjoining ■late ol Georgia, whine it wu- produced u the earlier stages ol us cultivation, 10 me •rgesl quantity The great obstacle 10 U» extension was the inlimie irutiulu and delay Willi which Hie separation of me lib.e irum •its seed Was attended. Toe species ol cotton first ntroduced, known in conuneice by me name of upland, udneres to every purl ot its ■eed with great tenacity. Among toe cuiiy cultivators, the libie was usually s palsied flora the seeds by the hands ofihu ittUuu rs. A pound of clear cotton was me usual tusk lor the day’s work ol a leinmc. Tne nrat pianlei who raised cotton upon a large scale us 11 was then cal ed, was Mr. To,ike, ol Savunnuli. In i7bB Ms ciop wassooo ihs. in 1110 seed Tnio would m iko about TdtJO Ihs. ol clean cotton by the present mode of ginning. Tne dill cully which ho experienced in procuring ihis crop to be cleaned was so greai, ih it he pro posed to Ins correspondent in mu norlll lo ■end it to him ill the seed, under tlie beliel that the persons hy w hom it was iiisiiofaclu- Yeti would devise some imnc coiiveiiieni and economical mode of preparing n lor curding than was in the power ofihe plainer, li was 'found, however, that enron in the seed Was an unsaleable article among the iiiaiiiifaclu rers. Kidlers and the how-dr ng were sutise qnimtly inlrodiieed to facilitate the separation from the seed, and emit.lined >n ti-o until the ■aw gin was invented; but Iho process wnh their assistance was exceedingly tedious ai d expensive. After they hud been universally abandoned, t’ phi mi eullon was known tor ini' ViV yours in the English market as “U iwed Georgia." In fact it is soinemnes qtimed uy that name in the prices-current of the present day— lllo.o than Curly years snieu the msliUa muni from wnicll ll was originally called has been entirely out of use. In 1793, the difficulty which had so long) been the principal obst.ele 10 1 1 10 . xten.-iveiy j and profitable cullivalmn cl upland cotton, ■ was eUeelmilly obviated by 11 young man Irum Massachusetts, who hud been engaged m go •to Georgia in lliecapuc (y ol a tauidy tutor. TSoon after h s urr.val in Inn stale, ne was up prised ot the groat inconvenience to when growers ot' 'cullen were subject' d in prepui ing U for market. VV th mo cnameter .-tic en terprise us h s origin, and 11 prophetic pereep j lion of ns men cnhiblu iiammal iihpui' mice, , he mimed aely rucked Ins invenmni lor ti e contrivance ol a remedy. The saw gll was no', ns Inis been the ease wilh so many valua I ble discoveries, the ntf.pr ng ot a luesy aecl I •dent, but was the resuh ol a rystein-.tic up- I pl cation of earnosl thoiigln m cl powerful me chanical genius. When it was or g o illy pni in motion 11 was precise y identical m pr nei plo and operation Wth those now Cuvpl yed throughout the souinem and soulhweslern 1 stales. From that invaluable collection of Ihe lea ding statistics o. our subject, we derive ihe Following statements, lo how the rein irkuble fact of the wonderful increase of its produc tion. Wit hill the period of less ilnm lull a Century. As the quantity consumed in ties country at varmos periods appeals to he wliol ly n mall ter of 1 sinuate and opinion, we lake the account of exports liom th United Hm which me clearly usceitmncd, s the means es comparing the relative anionnls pr.'doeed. The quanHy exported in 1790. w is 400 IKK) lbs In 1791,m00D .bs and >ll 179- 150 000 Its diminution, during ihe two last named years, furnishing oven in the absence of all other testimony, the most conclusive evidence of the difficulty of preparing the eommodny for market lo which we h ive adverted. In 1793, alier the saw gm bud begun to operate to a considerable ex eot, the ex.a it wa56,250,000 lbs. From tins period ihe ex portation has gradually increased to Us pro. ■cnl extent —being 111 1835. the lad year s ,1, led by Mr. VVuodbuiy, 336,500,000 F uni other authentic sour es wo have asoerlanied that the export of 1836 was upwards of lour luiudrcd and twenty mroe millions ol pounds The whole of tlie exportation id cotton from tlie United Stales during tlie three first years before slated Would (laid.y s ffi e lor the cargo ot a single ship nl the sz u-ual y emphned' m freighting it 10 Europe; winch, in 1836, it wc add to the quantity exported mat u-ed in the United Stales, for domestic purposes and our extensive manufactures, which cannot he fairly estimated at leas than one hundred and tvFeniv (ive millions ot pound—lhe aggregate would ifnt fall short if enough to freight (a thousand such slnps. Hitch a wonderful in crease in the prediction of a single nr'irle, within so short a period, Cannot fail to fi I the mind with astonishment. Juno es or Music. —A Scotch bag-p per travelling into lielaml opened Ins wallet hy a wood side, and sitd wvu lo dinner, lie Ind no sooner said grad* limn three w i ves came about him. To one he threw bread, to unoih er meat, till Ins provisions were all gome. At length he took up ins B >g pipes and began to ptay, at vvhicll the wolves run aw ay. “ I'hr Duel law me,”saidg\w :ey, “an 1 had kenn'd you loo’d music so iveH, ye should hare had it before dmnei.’’ r "Thk K\thol\dk« of Florida. —Tiro lew persons who have penetrated inio the l"''g Inn ho d i(’la s ri omm, 1 1 ;> v r> pn seined I i-' c 1 1111n' h i mo'..i II 1 ; hil l. ■ ■ i w 1 1 1 dl uc il 1 1 <n M'rviilldtii * i ill hi i.<*l pji'Mii s* i c >n li I,'nliy ol lln: —• 11 , 111 'ligii i’m.i tne apphi - in- o Mur mid.eg \i m; i inn, ipnlo i 1 >i I in m i-1 Pc r cii iV i*■ iv •, iln-■n.'lr o nos xhaii b.; forced trum nor tney uvonlunlly imw! b'- t tlie enter(»riHit g f-jnr it ol our countrymen will soon d snivel the sections be- 1 adapted In cuitiva ion, anil tin: n>w bai ren or unprddn.,liv*- every aib t> vi.i he in uie to blnatoui like a giioli n. It win gen eral inijci; H"ii lb it llni ; evergliidi e uie u i inbannah c (hintiy ihu miidiii- rnn ■min', by o n m in o. the r b' i'iy ov (1 ■ vil by Inn abundant I 11. H 111 II ;l |(!J40!1 J Lid 1 si* liid111 <■A i! i.i tl I in' r nn id inine muiaua d tiy titniiiu I one 10 •• n i him euii'H' e"I he n .ii ?, ■ 3 u e i• -t * mi nn> lift i i.' ri. Ameihaii 11.. U. .) vv* 1 rtuio n those ohsi ructions. ••VVe iiave lately perus'd a loiter from ur 1 Oilk o ol'u.c army in F onda, dat'd ul J ' iri Brooke, i m lin nr put ui December, mid w ere so inueli pltawcd (vilirtlir- description g ven ol Ins journey l« the everglades, that wo have obtained permission in in die an extract theic- I om. The wr mr s.ys ; "Tho couin v tins aide of the Kissimmee m generally a pinu burreil. On the Kissilil men, tho land is rmli and beattnl'nl, and wnen vvn miw Ihn live link groves. lakes and crooks, w.ih hoiks lined ny cane brakes, Ilko oriental jungles, I, lor Ihe first lime, appreciated Bir iiinn’s gl i ving ihsrnpiion ol Florida, li in tilde d, a pm ad s > h>r savages, and wdl sinne day bn cons dernil the garden ol America. I )n lln' tin ii I, b ol iheK ssiiniuce ami inn niininr nu» 1 .lies v\ Inch nisclmrge injur w.ilnis into (I, there wd.hu cotloii, nen, and sugar phinias nous,ai rich as wern linisn ol Si. D nil hgo. On lines de Ol these rich lands them are high sand lulls. Wnh lakes nod pmiiids ul good water on (heir very nummds —delighttul spois lor summer residences, in e- sn tho alluvion slmiilii pr vis unhealthy during the summer s Ham I remained m Colonel Taylor’s i amp several days, ai d made excursions jo ii eve y dnection. The Tam ms and unde. 11 ii it eve glads cemmeiiCJ m that q iufier. At. this reason llm ippuaraucu ol the over* glad's s like that nl a bouiidless Held ol wln-at in ihe yellow or brown. A species ol' grass about live lent nr upwards m hcig.it, covers the earth mid exle tls h -low the u in zou. Tho country is perfectiy level, and the winds, which are always hit wirg, W ve the grass like a troubled son. Near Fart Onnh ■ nor, wn.ch is seventy miles due east from horn, theic are strips oT liuiiimoek, and when the s' risen rises a 1 tile, ol pno ifflrren; hut the Indians stats that in llm lower Terrilory, the prainre land eln tclua in the hnr zoo all ii round yon, except Imm and there a lew spots ol wood, railed Islands. VVn observe uninerons trails winding througly Ihese p'a res, or IT ok pn, m lin y mo term ’d by (ho iSuimnolos; and we shall have no dilii cully in tracing the led ans through such a country, as noililng bm birds can travel without leaving apian trail." The Wise nr Osceola.—There was a touching enmnieiilary on worn oi’s worth display ed in llic dying li air of iho Seminole cldelluin. The siern old warrior who had gone ihioorb I li-. without having in appear moo done angle io win the lin) c ihlmWe lovool woman, yet passed away from Iho earth wiih Ids head pillow'd on a f"iiialu Imsom, anil iho ov o of nil', i iiim wairliing die de cay in ( fires of his own. Cold ns the licnn of the savage is slippered to he in regard to Ihs social ami d juii'siic ii'olnigs, the drain couch "I Oscc. olu yn Ids li iui■ 11 • 1 1 ii 11 ( evidence of the Indian’s submission lo the kvyny of tin* iilli-clions, A cap live, ami io n d lo I lie bitterness of imprisonment, I neaclicrously cajourcd; aniariing under iho-easy | ol'i.-tc on ion’s many wrongs? Iccltng lliai. vvi b ! i Ins dca'h, passed away ilw si In chance I r ihe { i'oh vci anrc ol his pcop c from I lie avaricious poo , . or of die while. Ilian, H may well he conceived | lli.it the soul of Ihe chief was filled with emo- I lion, a"d lb.il ho bad bill few Ico'ings to spare in | exorcise of the love and sy mpatbies of life. But | ibe power of woman inas'.cn d ibe kren reincm, J brain cs of tbo Indian’s ills, and the voice ot bis j fan Idol wife, as her nrinssopporicd bis head and wipe I fiom h s brow ibe death damps, fell grate- 1 | fully and sombingly upon the c dung semes ol jII 0 captive. In witnessing bcrenlhe devotion j and pane it line, dll' Indian lo goi bis wrongs, j and ibe indomilab'o spun, so .d'leii (iaslnng in llm van of bunle ami fanning ibe leaves ol ibe j giceii'Wii 'd wub die hoi hreadih ol war, passed I awiiv willi a Inurimir of love lo her, the compan ion of bis fieedom, and iho willing shaier of bis I prison, Tbo New Vo k "Mill lolls a good anecdote of a Nantucket tislimnaii. Ii is die lionsi ol dm har dy lisbenm'ii and coasters of die Noidi tb it lliey I cun 101 l where abon's liny me, vvi bout any in„ I siiuimml ihan ibe lead, and wnh no oilier ohseiv. aiion lbun a scrutiny of die sand brougbi from Ibe bo loin upon ii Ale v yeirs ago one (Jipl, Honker was on a mn-c. and Icing conliocd lo i In-cabin by sickness, be ihree i d dial ihe lead 1 should lie brought down lo bis be lb for bis In* i spedi• *ll The endi hehmuo I In N onmk 'l. and Was m sand ballasl. Tie nac of lb" vessel, somewhat "I a wag, it; a d oil' er ol die (’ap’am’s | iiilalliblbiv, wel the lead, anu dipping ii in die baibisi earned il down lo die berlli. Old L'np -1 lain l!ii"k' i’s ove dda id wub astonishment as be a-k d 'Ho you say dial you got dlls sand i by s milling 1” • Ves, sir.’* “Tnen by Ci—d Nantucket's sunk, and wo are 1 right over Toppei’s IInl!” | The male w eiil on deck. Imiux Anecdote.—A son ol die Emerald , Isle, iru'elliiig in die I! erokee conn ry, mil a j nadve. Quod iiioiiiiii,’ said die Uavellor. •Osee a,’ lepbed iho Indian (meanmg good moiniog.) •You see mo,’ replied die Irishman, ‘by J.nus I | ace l oo loo.’ 'Skene innike’, (meming while ninn j s aid the Indian, s. mew hal. Ilci.de- ul the rough language . i ol bis lellovv traveller. 'Skin my net A-.’cried dm Irishman in n buisi : 1 of pas-ion. M!y die height of die lull o Houdi, 1 II skin your neik first, and lie fordiwilb began , to pummel die uiiforlunatc name most unmeici fully. ven.’ (meaning quit) yelled the Indian. 1 ‘Ves,’said Ibo Irishman, -I’d knock you til’ I your heuiTsionienied wnh die baling I’ll give ye. ■ j I aiiiis. Bkwaiih Tims doth an exchange 1 ’ paper sing ot thai uima'uiai fashion which o.u -1 | ii) of those lair creuiures have of ruining iheir i ! health and lair proponioiis, by die pe inehms ba . kit of tight-lacing. Lovely, adorable souls, be ad, , vised m lime. “VS In e thousands fall by clashing swords, Ten lb usands full by corset boa ids— V ci gnldv females, thoughtless Irani! For sake ol fashion yield io pain, r And heal li and comfort aaerdico t To plca e u tlaiu.y coxo mill’s eves." i Tui.nki.no Twice. —‘Massa.’-san! a negro servant, ‘I link mice —I tint: twice.’ ‘W’hai t do you thinkl’s ud his muster impatiodv. ■] a link do lal ob your ioit be u lire ’ “Way do e you nut ti ll in esoouer,’ s;.:d the master u a .1 rage, „nd halt envlopcd in tiro and suiukc. it Because, you iei! me always t.nk twi-.-c afore I speak one,'.' SptKCII OF A PuirBECITI.NO AtTOU.NET i.v Indiana.—Now. gentlemen of the jury, Mi s arg. i(• ;«<• 1! n I'll fi'v 1 tel! you om luing. Mver hiiii (; I have been nr isreiiimj? i lofney, tlieri* i-■ i;• ■ iT >«111 bio bno-i of the Ira tit in- tried io ridu ov rme run, h-’’ in'; bu'. ji. l ink heiiven, I hive r sun triumphant < ver 1 n r oil's' iiul i her l b"i llie 1 w; ves, 1 ns I m ifu •ty nliovc ih • jur>d; lion of civility, ■ in a hi iz>t ui glory.” j A Waooihu I’iu tkii. —The f.d owing, which ;we linil in ilie Boston Post, “ deserves to be bund ed down When llie Constitution was going into action : wiib die Gucrnero a sailor was not ire I on h's .In ci’a beside one of llie guru. Prayer is not ihe h a 'Huai in-node vvitii sailors; ono of I lie olheers 10-li li- tile yid interrupting Ids devo'jmi* by ini|i|iri. i; tehal be was pew lug for: “ Only” re loi o 1 J uu. “ ti.nl die enemy’s shot may be dis. j iii 11 .0 iin the same ratio dial prize money is share 1 cd.” The olllcer pus ei on. It is unueeessary to remind lb® leader that | prize riionev is measured by the rank ol the re ! cipient in die dis i ibution—die advantage in favor of die olfneis being vciy^reat. Reminiscence of Dk. Fkankmn —The full' Winy finds eon.-eming Dr. Franklin are from Miss M.»nmean’s ntw work, and 'were obi ■ tiled by her from Mr. M idison; Franklin was near seventy when Mr Madi son lirst knew hm. He went, to the Hall of Co a ore.-8 in n ki dan and sat all the time writing what be bad to say, and giiling il rn rl because be could not stand. He wa j soon as I'rward.s bed-ndden, when Madison was bis fn qneni visitor. He bad much self I command, and when seized by severe pain, sunn roused IhiiikiT to converse, almost as il he did not exist. One of the most striking points about him was his dislike of argument. He would listen to Ins adversary, and then overthrow him wi ll an Hue. dole. An editor down eist someivhero, puls the marriages and deaths under llio head of “Fancy Ware.” A Northern paper, discussing the subject of polygamy, says: "Holomaii himself had three bundled wives and six hundred porcupines .” s. m.. am rifai-T .. an. Jt ». *m«. AMU. .««•*. lIV EXPRESS MAIL. [from OUII CUItUKSPON DKKT 1 WASHINGTON, May 22, 183 S The House resolved io-ilay, Him the hour of meeting hereafter should he at 10 o'clock. A. M.; and that ihero should boa recess from half pas*. 2 till 4. Mr. SHERROD WILLI A MS again submilled his resolution, proposing a repeal ol the Specie ( ’irculiir, in a lorm bOjnewlmt i:;o Hit d, but in bulwiuiko the same a-< I have noticed be foie. Mr. CAM li RE LING objected, and tho iloui-e rel’.iHcd to su-pend the rules. Alu r Home umimportant petitions and memo rials we e prenenled. a Message was received | from the President rd’ the Uni ed States, trims* ‘ m iitiug a cotnniunicati >n made by the Secretary ol War, to the UheroUee Delegu ton bore, in re ply to proposition!. buluni ted by them. The Secretary proposes to give them two years for U.err removol, -«r at leant, that the mllue ice ol the Government with llic states shall bo m*e-l, to in* dueclliosla.es to allow these Indians t .at p 0 rod lor ellccting the removal, ami also to give ihern an additional sum of money to aid them. This Message produced it strong rCosulion in the ilou.-e. Your vigilant and iaithlul repre sentative, Col. DAWSON, was the first to cad j the attention of the II «u-c to this extraordinary 1 movement of ihe Executive, in yielding to the : clamor against the execution of the treaty, ami j in holding out to the Indians hopes of delay in in icuiovmg, and of being pennined to occupy the lands for iwo years longer, when il is web I kuoVvn to ihe President that the state of Georgia has vested the riglu to the lands in other individ* | als. and that the removal is to he begun to-inor* ■ i row : Mr. DAWSON protested against iho proposi linn, in d declared it never could he carried into operation. Mr. GLASCOCK also spoke against lire pro ' jecl. Mr DAWSON moved that the Message of i j liie President, and the eomimimealion of llio j Secreiaiy.be laid on ihe table. Tire motion was ' rejected; and tho doctlnien s were finally refened \ In the C.nnnii tee on Indian Affairs. 1 will endeavor to procure and send you a fair I copy of ihem to munow; and will, also notice mne tu 11 v ihe remarks which fell from different gentlemen in relation to the subject. Tin- House proceeded 10 con-idrr the Message ol the Preside it. in inference to iho occupancy of ] ibo Oiegon l‘i rrilnry by Hie British. Mr, CUSHING finished bis speech on the motion to commit to me Committee on Indian Allans, wall instructions to report, 0 bill for establishing n .Military I'ust on the Oregon, and tor pie■ eniing the interference id foreign powers with the Indian tribes. The subject engaged the dtieniiun of the House unlit the hour of adjourn ment. In tho Senate, Mr SMITH, of Conn, present ed seveuil memorials teutons'ruling against Ilia oxeemion of the tr.aly ol New Eehola, with ihe Cheiok e Indians. Laid on the lahlo and order c I to be pnn cd. At or ihe disposal of some private hills, ihe hill to extend the corporate existence of certain j Banks in the District of'Coin mini was lakon up, read a third nine, and passed; and sent to the House loi concitrieme. Several other lulls were pasted, among which ate a hill io itgcorpo .de a Medical .tssuoiution in 1 the Dtsliicl of Columbia: and a hiltlo cue id he charier of ihe Union Bank of Georgetown, so as to enable it to wind up its concerns. Mr BUCHANAN presented a petition from Pittsburgh, praying lor the establishment ol a . National Bank with a capital of ooe hundred i and fifty millions of dollars. Laid on the table for ihe preseni. The same message from the Piesidem, ami communication from ihe Secieiary, which I have noticed under the House bead, were received m the Senate. ) Messrs King and Clay of AlabamaJ.urapkin I , and Culbbert of Georgia, and Grundy of Tenn : all c\| ressed llteir surprise at ihe Message, and I 1 declared that the proposition was made without 1 j consulting them, and remonstrated earnestly ' ! ‘ ! !, S 'im-l n.as calculated to give hopes which could j ' | never be realized, and to lead to commotion, ho.. ' I iilibr ?n 1 I'looJslie-i Mr KING moved to lay the documents on t\»c \ table. Mr WEBSTER Fungfjstel that considering j l ' ic (j'iHrior from which the communication edme, it wa* proper to send it to a committee j Mr CUI’IIBERT then rose and charged the I ' iiea-u o to ilic interposition of petitioners from j tile {I Tth. | Mr W EUS i'EU said the communication was j from tiie President, amt that if it was of a charac ) lor not to deserve the common respect of a refer enco, the ejaculations of gentlemen ought to tie aimed rather at that Chief Magistrate whom they were supporting, than against the people o 1 the North. . Mr. WEBSTER did not press his suggestion 1 1 >r a icfe en*», as ihe (.barman of the Ind an j Commi lee was not in his seal, and the subject was laid on (lie table fur the present. The bill making appropriation for the Alex andria and Falmouth Rail Road, was then taken up and ordered to a third reading, and the Sen. ale adjourned. [From the New Orlean\Oec, May 21.] Later from Vera Cruz. Brig Paragon, F. T. Kneass, Commander, left Vera Cruz on ihc Blh May, with passengers, and freight, con-igned to Mr. J. VV. Zachane & Co., Now Orleans. , Vessels rur ning at Sacrificing and Vera Cruz— tlie bkickad ng squadron of the French, under the command of Uafzoclte; at the former anchorage, , ! consisting of ilie frigate l.’llcrmiuiie. Ills biig i Eclipse—a launch—and the schooner Uuibanta, Ljf L'anipeuche, formerly the Orient, of Loudon, ( captured in ane iipting to gain the port of Vera i Cii.z—cargo sail. In the poi l ol Vera Cruz, harque Ann Eliza, Uiscue, master, from New York, arrived the 231 April, without notification of die hlockade, per mission granted her location the ISili May, viiih passengers for New York, and such freight as < passengers might themselves have. The English ling Mary, Captain Wheel weight, ol and hum L mdun, at Sucnficios, with a valuable cargo, intending to remain her lug ' days nul.iii hopes of raising the blockade within llie pern d, The Mexican brig El Unico hijo, La Laguna, from Cadiz, with cargo of wines, oil, brandy and quicksilver, captured by the squadron ol tlie French, and ilclaiuid ai Hacnlielus, me re sult unknown,has been abandoned by the master ami crew, lor account ol whom it may concern ■ and who relumed on b 'ard the Paragon, ills Ex cello cy the Baron Delia tuns, die Mi nislet ol tbe Fienc i, and the laic 1 hiarge ot that ■ia i >n, near the Mexican Government, on hoard die frigate LTJennione, awaiting die course of ' 0v e 111 s. Dales from the capital down to the 5 li inst, per Biiu-li courier, at which period all w as quiet. G.eit excitement, however, prevailing die foreigners, and apprehensions enter allied ol theirperson.d saleiy. Fiench merchants had sent in in their Con-ul an ajipraisenieni of their pro perly, said to annum to eleven millions do lars, Resolu ion in Congiess to expel die Fiench from toe country, not i ante I, nnl suppose it would not lie renewed, at least lor die ptesenl. Some indications of a levoll of the | opuluce against the Government hud arisen, but supples set! by active meisuie* on d.e pari of the troop-. The paity in favour of a Fed ral Government, supposed to tie tlaiiy strengdieil ng through . the mlluinee ol G nin z Far.a.-, Cor-tsar and oibcis; and vciy geiiendly lie amel dial & change m die Minl.-lry vvimhl speedily lake place, and l.y vvhieli. as die pending thlliculncs hi tween die Fiench and die Mexican Gove n/nenl would lie adjusted, to die smislaclioii ol die F i nch n.iti m. The IT. Slates, and subjects dn-reof m Mexico, are mini highly iesj ec ed than formerly. . Heavy sp. eulaliims had taken place in merchandize at hie Cay id M. x cn—but by laic adviois was giadmilly subsiding—prices having fallen, under die ex| eolation that ad existing dif ficulty vvtth the Fiench would be ariaugcd at an only permil, Ai Sacrdicios the Bth May.—The U. S. ship Ontario Coinmndnre Bree»e, ami who had ren. deled essunllal service to the commerce of die U. S by his presence since coiiinieiiceine.t of the blockade. On the 10 h—Saw Iho IT. S. Ship Natchez, standing lowaids Ve a Cruz. The 14th May.—Spoke IT. S. Frigate Con stellation, bearing tbe broad Feudani ol Com. A .1 Dallas h orn Pensacola, bound lor Tampico and Vera Ciuz. I ’J'he French barque Si, Flor Irom Boideaux, had sailed from Sacnficios, for New Orleans pro | vious to depar.ure ol die Paragon Front I lie N. 1’ Herald. Dluuuy Market. ba.urday, May 20-6 P. M. Our late coimnucial accounts Iro n England give father gl.mpty prospects for die cotton j m.i. kail. From the manufacturing clisl) lets, the j news wits any Hung hut encouraging, the 1 mi at er ol hands discharged was uaiiy mcreas ing t'lie latest news from Amei ica at Liver pool gave no encouragement lor a revival of demand for manufactured goods. In the lace of these appearances, the holders of United stiues Baltic cottons suddenly become tree sellers, tins will operate against arise in tin article lor the present, and if these Cottons | are forced outlie lading market, a grand de nouncement must ensue,and those institutions here wlio are walling aiuplner ciop to resume, would have done be ter wr.nout mis crop From the recent large arrivals ot specie, on account Os the Umteu states Bank, it is sup posed Unit preparations are on foot fur an mi me aaic resumption on the pan ol that institu tion. U c do not see i.i these movements of specie an indie..lion of this, Mr. Uidd.-e’s poli cy being ‘‘always ready to resume, yet not resuming,” Mr Biddle, by not paying specie wi h tnc Nv w York banks, having in a i.'.easure lost he confidence of me pnb.ic in Ins auilitv to do so, tne»e specie movements are an ca lculations display ol means to counteract this impiessioit; ms policy will be the same as lieieh fore—when dnl Napoleon ever twelve from his deicnmimuon lor the breadt of public opinion? flic affairs of this city continue in a state ol living prosperity. The banks continue to discount f.eely, and money is pint y. We hear numerous complaints of me want of courtesy on the part of the bank officers to their customers. The time has gone by when ! hanks are to he supplicated tap in hand for j loans, and is fast approaching wnen all dieir I good manners a ill be required to keep dieir j customers, this must be reformed gentlemen ! tellers. Although specie is said to he so abundant, it is not by any moans the case with stlvei ; u is comparatively scarce, iheie I emg a premium ol 1 percent lor silver m change for god. in Wall s’leet. This is noi die ease at die-on hern ports "hers the principal anivals have been from Mex- 1 ico ami South America in tbe shape of silver; mere gold is scarce, hut it already begins to find I \ns level. $lO,OOO in silver having arrived trout j Now Oilcans t.) day in die ship Orleans. 1 he sales ai die sunk exchange slid continue both m quantity and ptices. They ! have received an upward impulse, and advumej l vviih seemingly un arceloihied momentum , : Elicits wa- a gre.d di-pcsi ion to buy, and nil die , sales were m ole at an advance ot front Jm 4 p t ., 1 ! ‘ out on die close ol llie las sales, with llie cxccp- 1 1 bon of Mutual Ins. Uo, which declined 1 per cent ‘ 'ltd Kentucky, which fell off | per cent. CHRONICLE AND SHNTINEL. I AUGUST i. . 1 Saturday Morning;, May 28. tOill'til I • Ii will he seen by an advertisement in another column, tha Mr. Oates, well known in this com muni y, proposes giving a Concert to „ur citizens on Monday evening, at Parsons’ Concert Room. His Concerts are highly spi ken of. The citizens of Boston have contributed the sum of five thousand and one hundred dolla-s for the relief of the sufferers hy the late disastrous fire in Charleston. Thomas Rector, who was recently convicted of murder, at Albany N. V,, and subsequently removed to New York city, for lire purpose of a re. hearing of hi» case before the Supreme Court then in session in that city, made his escape from prison on the morning of 21st inst. A reward of : js2so has been offered lor his apprehension, # The Bank du People at Montreal, commenced paying their notes in specie on the 17lh instant. The Montreal Herald says that the paying teller ] was kept prel'y busy on tire riay ol resumption. I i Texas Shipping.— ln the port of Galveston, at a !alc counting, there were 18 schooners, 4 . brigs,l barque, all of them with r erchandi-e, , discharging from or loading for different ports in | the United Slates. Besides these, there are sev eral vessels up at the same lime at Houston, Ve lasco, Brazoria, Matagorda, &c. Tlie terms of seventeen United Slates Senators expire on the fourth of March next, viz:—Messrs. M’Kean of Pennsylvania, Webster of Massachu setts, Swilt of Vermont, Robbins of R ode Island Southard of New Jersey, Bayard of Delaware, Metrick of Maryland, Rives of Virginia, Tal niadge of New York, Norvell of Mich gan, Ben. ton of Missouri, Tipton of Indiana, Sheply of Maine Niles of Connecticut, Trotter of Missis sippi, Grundy of Tennessee, and Morris of Ohio- Whig, 0; Conservatives, 3; Van Burcn men, 8. It is estimated that the printing business in the United Stales gives employment to two hundred thousand operali'Cs, and lliir ly millions of capi tal. Distressing Conflagration... -1 The tmvn ol Monrovia, in Gadsden County ' wc regret to learn, says ihc Tallahassee Watch man, ol tire 19rb inst., lias been entirely con sumed by fire, with the excep'ion of a kitchen and lieu bouse. The fire occurred when all the inhabitants were absent or asleep; and lire panic ulars therefore, cannot lie arrived at. It is sups posed to be the work of an incendiary The Chu ch, Academy, Banking-house, Po-t Office and Exchange are all gone Wc learn that most ol the pro ciay was insured. Suspicions rest up on the caslne of the Monrovia Bank, as the pro bable incendiary, as it is believed be mil czzcled a large amount of the funds of that insti ution. Tire ruin is so enliio, that doubts are entertain ed wire.her llio town will ever recover from the shock. COMMON ICATEB, J\fr Editot —1 have hitherto remained a silent spectator of the controversy between “E.” and “Murray,” expecting thorn iO seitle the matter be,wien tbemseives. But since “B.” in bis last communication lias announced the terminal ion of it unsatisfactory I am induced to take up ■he subject, and request Ihe insertion of ihc fop lowing solution, provided you think it a satisfac tory one. Question. —Which is the moot agreeable to the English language “what is become of him !’’ or “what has become of him I” Answer. —“ What has become of him!” is the only cmrccl expression of that question in Eng. lish. The verb to be is a peculiar one in lan guage. It always expresses simple existence, and nothing mure. Heine, it musi always have a noun (or a word used instead of a noun) both before and after it referring to the same thing, expressed or understood Hence, it is evident that no verb, (unless it lie in the infinitive mood, ora substantive phrase) can f’ollqw any part of the veil) to be. But adjectives and participles, f om their very natuie, must belong to nouns ex pressed or understood. Therefore an adjective or a participle, active or passive, may follow to j be, but musi belong to its own noun. As, “she is beautiful,” “be is writing,” “the letter is written.” We can say, "lie is s landing-" but wc can not say “he is stand," nor, “ho is stood ” For the same reason wc can not cay “he is become a student.” It should be, “he has become l think this will be evident to “E.” provided he admits tiial the word become is a neuter verb. | He must admit this, or consider it an adjective I of ihc same nature With the word gone; as, “he | i is gonr," that is “a man rfor.e," or “a gone man.’’ Authority will not sustain “E.”in this position with regard to the word become." But when we say has become, there is no difficulty, lias become is plainly a verb in Ihc perfect tense. I would further remark, that although the verb to become has a neuter form, it is generally passive in its signification Verbs of ibis character are found in must languages. We say “He has be- ; come a drunkard,” that is, has been made a drunk- j ard ol vital lie lormcrly was.” In tins light the j 1 incorrectness of the expression “what is become 1 of him 1” is very evident. It is equivalent to •what is ocen made of him 1 ” which is nonsense. | But, “whit has become of him'!” will apply in ; all cases. It it he meant indilinitely, as “what lias been the end of him!” or “what fate ha- be. 1 fallen him!” we can say “lie. has gone to Mexi co,” that is, “has become a Mexican;” or, “he is ' dead,” that is, “has become a dead man.” The proposition lt.cn stands thus; “what has ' become of him!” “He has become a drunkard.” That is, “a drunkard has become of him.” Question. —How is “what” parsed! .dnstoei-. —An interrogative pr noun, referring to the word “drunkard’’ for its subsequent, with which H agrees in gentle r, number an.l person; and is in the nominative case to “has-become,’ thus agreeing in case wth ils snbscqmnt ■ Drunkard',” which is in the nomirffiuve case | tf-rr "his become” in the answer Sub- \ V > Bltfntive verbs, verbs of naming ami je.-lure, have a nominative both before and after them belonging to the same tiling. RUDDIMAN. V\inn Na.Tioy.lL Convention, Dec. Ut> 1839.—1 t having been proposed by var.ous bugs ofthe opponents of the present Adminislra lion, in different paits of the United States, that there should be a General Meeting of Delegates from all the States, for the purpose of agreeing on and recommending suitable persons as candi dates for tho offices ol President and Vice Presi dent at the next election; and a desire having boon expressed by several of said meetings that l he time and place of holding such meeting should he fixed by the opposition members of ( ongrets. these Members have announced throtigli 'he National Intelligencer, that, in compliance with what thus appears to be the ganeral wish they have met and consulted on the subject, and, after due consideration and reflection, they are of opinion that tho Borough of Harrisburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania, is a suitable place, ani (he first Wednesday in December, 1339, a proper ’lore, for holding a General Meeting, for the pur poses above mentioned, to be composed cf Dele gates from ail the Slates in proportion to their representation in tile two Houses of Congress. The Opposition press throughout the United S ales are desired to give the above authorized notice a conspicuous insertion in their respective papers. —National Intelligencer [ From the Charleston Mercury, oj yesterday.] Convention ol Delegates liom tiie liauks in Georgia and South Carolina. 1 lie Convention, which was numerously at tended, having sub mnly deliberated for two days on the important subject of resuming specie pay ments simultaneously in Geoigiaanu Soulii Ca rolina, concluded tlieil labours yesterday, and di rected tlieir proceedings to be published in the Gazelles ana in pamphlet form, lor the informa tion of all concerned. A very able Report, from a a Committee appointed for dial purpose, was ! made by Col. Standing, of the Commercial Bank of Columbia, winch was unanimously agreed to. The members of the Convention from Georgia and the inteiior of Ibis State, were invited to par take of a dim ci at Slew art’s Hotel. The com. puny, about 80 in number, sat down to dinner about 5 o’clock Perhaps no assemblage ol citi zens was ever distinguished try more harmony and good feeling. It was indeed a feast of teason and a flow of soul. The comp my seemed to be aclu.ru d by a generous feeling of Maternity which rose superior to all narrow and sectional views. Judge Lee was requested to preside, and was -assisted by Daniel Kavcnel and Ker Boyce, Esqrs. as Vice Presidents. Asbury Hull, Esq. the President of lhe late Convention, was seated on, the right of the Chair, and the venctable Reno Uoilmd, Esq. Piesidenl of (tie Union Bank of this city, on the left. After the removal of the cloth, the President offered to the Carolinians present, itieTbllowing sentiment r Thu Sta o of Georgia:—Our southern sister, bleu ilied wnh u» by lbs ties ol in crest and al loc ion, we eoid ally greet lie through her sot,a who have his dry honored us with their com pany- This sentiment was handsomely re-ponded to by Mr. Hull, tiro Presid in of .he late Conven: lion,who concluded by giving the following toast: South Caiolma.—Lien ilied with Georgia in her Insiiiuiiunsand in eresis, their united eo.n sels can hut produce favorable results to their in ,»titut oris and interests. J ho following toasts and sentiments were giv en and drank with great glee and good humor, accompanied by eloquent and affecting addresses from Mr. Memminger, Gen. Hamilton, Col. Blau ding and o hers. By Rene Godard, Esq—Sou.hern Feeling, Sou'hern Unanimity and Southern Interests. By Mr. G. W. Lamar, ol Ga.—South Carolina —rich in talents, itch in soil, rich in hospitality. by Col - Blanding.—The Rail Roads of South Carolina and Georgia, stretching from the Sea Sbme to thelar West, their completion will se cuio to the South the diiecl trade with Europe, with alius concomitant advantages. By Mr. John Moore, of Augusta—Tito Banks of Sou ti Carolina and Georgia, they continue to enjoy the confidence ol the community, support ing and supported , f By Mr. Hunt ol Ga.—The enterprise of the citizen- o' Charleston, ft will suivive the iteavs test calamity. By Mr. Mc-nminger.—The Cities and Towns of Georgia and South Carolina, animated by com mon feelings and common internals in the great cause of promoting Southern Commerce; Charles ton, even from her ashes adjures them not to saber, and aided by tho generous sympathies of Carolina, she will again add new energies to lhe ! enterprise. By Mr. A L. Alexander, of Ga.—Soulh Car olina, the home of Virtue, of Valor and ol Gc“ nius. By Mr. Irby Hudson, of Edcnlon, Georgia.— Tiie Chai Iqplon and Hamburg Rail Road, it is worthy of the enlightened and patriotic sons of South Carolina. By Col Blaodmg—The :i Staie of Kentucky, equally distinguished for the fertility of her soil, I the urbanity, honor and intelligence of her citi. | zens. | By Mr. Green, of Columbus, Ga.—The Banks lof Soulh Carolina, iheir solidity is only equalled by tiie hospitality of those who direct their oper ations. By Gen. Hamilton.—The Memory of Win. Gaston, the dear and cherished son of the city of Savannah. By Mr Memminger.—Col Abram Blanding, the able and ever ready champion of every public enterprise. As remarkable for unpretending merit as for clear sighted prudence and public spirit. At all times content to render service to his country, Without regatd to patty, and with-- out claiming for himself merit. Su.ha man would wel| administer the South Western Rail Road Bank. Bv Mr. Cuylcr, of Savannah. —The city of Churle lon—Her noble hospitality, her distin guished liberalily, her beautiful chivalry have rendered hei in her hour ol adversity worthy, thrice worthy ofthe sympathy and aid ol the peo ple of the Union. By Col Myers, of Georgia.—The State of South Carolina—The devotion of her Sons to her best interests sbou d inspire each Southern Slate with a like fi cling. By .1 B Legare.—James L Peligru. E-q-. the lalenud and cherished son of Carolina, her sternest advocate in prosperity and adversity. ft By J L Pctigru —Written Constitutions and Trials by Jury, or Liberty and P a P e |‘- By Col Cogdell.—The Hon J M Wayne, a distinguished member of the Supreme Court of the United Stales. Fatal Accident. Wc learn Irom Beaulor.'S. C., that while Mr James Hoaly. was oiling tic machinery of the Steam Saw Mill in lha' town, on Monday last, the wheel caught him by the head—diew him ill ana crushed him to death.— Ih. Understanding it —‘My dear sir,’ said an feed.on acquaintance, accosting a sturdy nag.— •I’m very glad to fee you.!’ ‘You need'ni be— j I’ve 'oteJ.’