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BY K. n. g
Oceola was tTieson of a white man and an lndi- ^
an woman. From his earliest year*, ho wns noted ^
as proud, gloomy, aspiring being, and even before ^
he had arrived at manhood had acquired eon- ^
idernblo influence annnijj the turbulent spirits ^
which surrounded him. He first canto into gene- J
ral notice in tho year 1834, when Qcu. Wiley ^
"Thompson, of tho (J. S. Agency, proceeded to
.superintend the removal of tho Florida Indians in ^
nceordnnee with the treaty of Puinu's Landing.
Lie found a majority of the tribe opposed to llio re- ^
onoval, and several of tho influential chiefs openly ^
denied tho validity of the treaty. Ooeola did not
-neglect this opportunity of elevating himself, r.nd v
commenced a series of oratorical displays, in which
Qto oontended in tho iue.it impassioned eloqnenco ^
ithat tho red men were the only rightful owners of
tho soil, and that white men were intruders. The j
result of this first attempt was that lie wns put in n
chains and suffered a day's imprisonment, it is no . n
difficult matter to conceive what w.?old be the re- 1 vi
suit of such treatment as th:s upon such u man. tl
IIo whose cloqucuce had cutrnuee 1 his bearers in J.'
the swamp nit I forest, now degraded to a miserable y
prisoner, nud loadoJ with chains like the vilest fel- ! S
on, for feelings and sentiments which naturally an- j 01
tioipate admiration. The reader may s i ile at our ' '
iJ V*
ts.w. s.V I - I I .
on.ioatiug MUO aviiuiliciiii ur me ullllllVTVU I |,;
but Occola, )? his history indicates, was no com- j e?
mun savage. Ilencowe asacrt the probability that "J
this JisTftce led to that ra.irkvd change in Ins
. iiarnctei which took place immediately alter- ! n
wards. la the white man's dungeon, no doubt, he j ct
awore eternal cusnily to the oppressor of his cuti- j *'
try, and that lo ly patriotism which had hitherto ,,
characterized him was changed lor a scuiuiint of ti
revenge?d-'ep. dark, an 1 terrible! That same l"'
evening, by duplicity and protended penitence, lie ^
secured h a release. A few days he lingered 40 ,,
cover his design*, and then hes>t out 01 that tour j A
which cannot fail to remind us of the days of Peter !
the Hermit. From tribe to tribe lie went through "
?wamp au I forest. Lko an evil angel he moved h
front council lire to council lire, with an untiring , assiduity
which knew Barest. The dusky hordes t ''
gathered around him, and while they hung in exta- | (
bv on the wi! I eloquence which fell from his lips, li
and drank with greedy enthusiasm the s iitimei t- w
utack in u rs<vi with tie ir own, they imagined j
hey heard tiio vu of the Great Spirit marsh.ill ng ,,
his red children t > arms in defence of their la- j 11
titers' graves. Th i.mcil usually broke up in a j 1,1
war daneo, and in ti rvsolution utterly tocxlcrmin- ^
ate the whites. 183$ was passed by Oeeola annmg , p
the far dki'iut C'frlts?a reviles* and quarrelsome a
tribe - .livtn ho ea.vly aroused by his eloquence. 1 M
Thi- wn? thai lorced Gen. Scott in April of that 1 '*
year to make nil speed to their territory, and the j y
t : ! - "f Chfttinh > jchie river in Georgia and Ala- 1
noma was tin result. Scott, by concession and j
proin'se-i, -jueeeded in allaying their passions, and |
thus a rrreat link in Oceola's cha'tt was broken. I*
On the '23d of December, 183."?, Mnj. Dade was "
ordered from headquarters at Tainpa I lay (F??it "
Brooks) to join Gen. Clinch at Camp King. Gen. j {\
Clinch wns urgently requiring reinforcements, for ' e
his foes wore gathering in his vicinity in great
numbers, and closing around him with the audacity ^
of conscious superiority. Camp King was situated s)
one hundred and twenty in les from Fort Brown
on tho route to St. Augustine. M.ij. D;idc forred i "
his way over two-thirds of this distance, experieii- ; J
cing unexampled difficulties and continually sur* ' a
rouuded by danger. The road was obstructed and tl
bridges cut away, ami the lurking foo hung upon 1 "!
their footsteps like ft beast ol prey awaiting the *'
moment to spring up -u his victim. The inorn- p
ing of tho fourth day from their departure dawn 1
ed upon a cloudless sky. Their early rcvcillio
awoke the echoes of the silent forest and soon they
took up their march. The tired soldiers began to
feel that they were near their journey's end, a <1
fancied their dangers over, when they wcro awakened
from their sense of security by the sharp
crack of a ride. They had fallen into an ambush,
and volley after volley poured upon them before
tho enemy could be discovered. A single man of
?ll U. 4 1 -
? u..iio vwi'p?.*a dw leigning qrat't.
Klutod by success, and burning for further vengeance,
tlie Indians proceeded at a rapid pace to
Camp King. Within gun-shot of the block-house
was the sutlery, in which Gen. Thompson, Lieut
Smith, Rogers, (the sutler,) and others, were at
dinner, when Oueola and Inn party quietly walked
in and shot them down, and after scalping them I
departed. Theso successes aroused the Indians,'
and they began to assemble in considerable num- j
hers on the banks of the Withlaeoochie, near
Clinch's possessions. Aware of the necessity of
keeping up a clear communication for receiving t
his supplies, Gen. Clinch, resolved to attack the j
Indians in their camp. A bittlo ensued which |
lasted u whole day, and resulted in a retreat on the j
part of the Indians. The loss of Gen. Clinch was
about 55. The Indiana when they retreated onrriod
their dead with them.
Tn this engngemcul nn incident occurred which
throws a flood of light on the character of Oceola,
who fought with tho most determined bravery at
the head of his warriors, encouraging them by
Words and by example. Oceola had received on a
previous occasion somo trifling kindness at tho
hands of an American lieutenant, w ho was now one
of tho foremost of tho "pale-faooa" lending his 1
men to battle. Tho chief at onoo gayo orders that p
this man should bo spared, but that every other ci
officer should bo shot down if possibfo without mercy.
Tho friend of Oceola escaped nnhort from g,
the thickest of tho fight, while scarcely a smglo ouo | N
iiuviiK u? winpsirioi) coum ooost u iiko unniuniy.
Tl?i? anecdote indicates that Occola was tuseptlblo
to the finest feelings?and at the same
into shows what a powerful ascendancy he had nc[uired
over his men, when a word was sufficient
o cheek the wild fury, of savage passiun even umid
he excitement of lyttle.
Tlio result of tliiu batllu w;is far front diseoura;t:
g the Indians. Though forced to retire, tbvy
Liiew that tluir enemy had bought his victory
learly. Gen. Cliucli was still in the greatest dan*
;er. Surrounded by tlto adherents of Oocoia,
very channel of communication from post to post
vns out off, and starvation seemed near nt handJharlcy
Omaltlia, a native chieftain devoted to the
vhitcs, with his band of friendly Indians, was next
.Hacked by Oceola, and all murdered, before
bis time these Indians had been employed as runicrs
to carry information front |H??t to post, and by
Ills stroke tbe last hope of the white men was cut
ff, and nothing was left them but despair. Aliout
month after, however, Gen. Scott arrived with
ssiatancc. He landed on the 7tl? of February at
It. Augustine, nnd was on his way to Fort Drnne,
rhen ho received information that Gen. Gaines
ad landed at a point nearer to Gen. Clinch, with
sufficient reinforcement. Scott j|,f.n changed
IS course, aim lonow.ng his order, proceeded
gainst the Cr?t-k,s to quell the disturbances theic.
i enr,while Gaines had encaged the Indians upon
10 bunks of tlio Withlaeooo'iie, and gained a victory
h eh released (Jlineh from his critical |K?sition
at he did not fancy thu Indian warfare well eitough
? follow up his victory, for he immediately reimed
to his former quarters at New Orleans.
Ilineh also was satisfied with his laurels. Having
signed his commission, lie retired from the scree,
nud was succeeded in command by General
'all, the governor of tlio territory, lie, too, was
>on after superseded by Gen. Jesup.
On the btli of February, 1830, the liattlo ol
akc .Munroc oci inred, the Indians being the atickiug
party, who alter a very severe engngclent
were ri pulsed. Following up this and other
dories a, sort of capitulation was secured fioin
ie Indians: nud their chiefs and warriors, with
ieir families, were conifortnbly housed in the dif
rent forts, seemingly willing to remove to the
I*est, lor which preparations were now being made.
0 hi after, however, the sickly season came on.
id the unnccluna ed soldiers began to lull beneath
ic elh-ots of disease. This time lisd Ik-cii nwnited
till anxious exjuetatiuR by th? Indians They
;id no notion ot going to the West, and had adopt1
this cunning stratagem to impose upon the white
ten. 80, after having bt-n well clothed and fed
1 the ditfercut garrisons for about llirt c months, both*
receiving insny compliments lor their sublissivo
and dutiful spit it. these savages, unconquerI
as ever, took occasion one morning, inn quiland
unobtrusive manner, t? decamp back to their
utive woods and swamps again. This was another
f the malleily mnvcint nts o! Oceola, and for oun ng
and sagacity might challenge history for its
ijunl.
The In.l.aus 90011 after broke out again with as
tueli violence us ever, ami m my skirmishes enned.
The next important iietioii was tin- battle ot
losqnlfn, Inugllt in August, 1837, ill which two
istiu/uished c iels were taken prisoners. < twin,
otwithsiandiitg these reverses, coutinued by li.s
loqueuee to keep up the spirits ol Ins followers;
ut his career was appronehiiig its end. On the
*dd est October, 1837, with about eighty of his most
istiuguished followers, Oceola was stated at thu
uuneil lire, when a large body of dragoons under
Jen. I h ruandez ami Major I'limptoii appeared
oia every quarter .iroiiud them, and without a
ruTil mmuxI upon ibeir ueupoiis. 'I bis movcnuDt
.1* Kn sudden and noii|K'vtiil, so Mill precotiecrtii,
that !l??-re wa* tut possibility of resistance. ISy
nliTol (Jen. desup the oa|itu ?.<1 cl|'r(t4iui were
nnicdately conveyed on board soeh vessels as
nuU be procured, and conveyed to Charleston
arbor, mid for safe beeping confined within (tie
tvcincls ol Fort Moultrie. Here tUo chieftain
iued as did Napoleon at St. ILidena. The Iree
ir mid the wild liixnriauec of hi* native forest
r. re ill exchanged for the damp, unwholesome
ttuosphere and barren bench, and wckno* soon
nude more ravages with his frame than had long
ears of aoiivo warfare. A few months after tin ir
rrival Oceola died, in the month of February, 1938.
Jim disease was inflammation of ihe throat rcsvmling
qnittzy. lie was proud unJ unyielding to the
st, and it is said that Ins death was hastened by
lis stubbornly neglecting all proper medical treatment
for the mummeries ol his own inedioitieitan
or pr phet. lie was buried immediately in
rout and to the right ol the urchwny leading into
lie fort, and over Ins grave a mat ble slab was erectd
hearing thu simple name,
*" O O It O I. A ."
die grave w..s formerly shaded by a I. 'riant
ree, wbich was a year t?r so ago blown down in a
tot in.
Oee.ila was possessed of m ?ny of the finest qualities
f mind, which had they been rightly direeted and
ained, would have made him great anywhere and
nder any circumstances, llis bravery, eloquuice
ml devotion ? rru worthy of a hi tter cause, than
at of mere vengeance, which, in the latter part
f his life, seemed to have swallowed up every other
. aliment mid leelmg. No better picture of his
ilnd ut this period can he conceived thai, .hat exrcusicd
by the following lines of Patten:
"Maze with your serried column?!
I will not bend the kiioi :
The shackles ne'er again shall bind
The arm that now is tree.
I've mailed it with the thunder,
When the tempest muttered low;
And when it f.dls ye well may dread
The lightning of its blow.
I've soared ye in the city,
I've sculped ye on the plain;
Go count your eh'iscn where they fell
ileiieuth my Icadeu rain!
I scorn your proffered treaty,
The pale-taee 1 defy:
Revenge is stamped upon my spear,
And "blood!" my battle-cry!
Some strike for hope of booty,
Some to defend their nil;
I battle lor the joy I linvu
To see the while man (all:
1 lovo among him wounded
To hear his dying moan,
And catch while chanting by his side,
The musio of his gronn.
Ye've trailed me through the forest,
Ye've track) d mo o'er the stream;
And struggling through the everglade,
Your bristling bayonets gleam;
But I stand as nbould the warrior,
With Ins rifle and Ins spear;
The scalp of vengeance still is red
And warns ye,'Come not here!'
I loathe ye in my bosom,
1 scorn ye with miuo eye,
And I'll taunt yo with my latest breath,
And light ye till I die!
I ne'er will ask yc quarter.
And I ne'er will bo your slave;
But I'll swim the sea of slaughter
Till I sink beneath the wave."
Charleston, May 23, 18f?6. K. R.
What weapon does n young lady resemble whose
?vcr passes Iter without noticing her? Ana.?A
tt-lur *.
The war snips Susquehanna, Fulton, Cvane,and
aratogs w- re ordered to proceed to Greytowu,
icaiugua, from New York, oo the 31st ult.
THe Central American Difficulty.
The message of tho President sent to the i
Senate of the United States on Thursday i
merely enclosed tho letter of Mr. Murcy to
Mr. Dallas, dated on tho 24th of May, on
tho subject of tho differences of opinion between
the British Government and that of
tho United Slates, regarding the construe- j
tion and effect of the convention of the 14lh 1
of April, 1850. and the subject of Central
America generally; and slating to Mr. Dall.-is
tho viowa which the President enter
tains of that question as it now stands, in
order that ho may communicate tho snme
to lire Earl of Clarendon. There lias been
no direct communication between tlio two
governments on tho main subject since tiro ,
lettor of Mr. Buchanan to Mr. Clarendon, (
in September last, his Lordships'* reply on
the 28th of the same mouth, and the 'uriof
rejoinder of Mr. Buchanan on the 4th of |
tho following October. The President, it :
appears, would have been belter satisfied if, i
iu expressing tho conviction that nil obstn- I (
clo?. to a satisfactory adjustment of the con- | j
troversy might with a conciliatory spiiit on ,
both sides bo overcome, Lord Clarendon i (
hud been picusou iu indicate liiu means ,
which in bis judgment were calculated to
produce so favorable a consummation. Lor ' .
want of this the President was left to con- !
jecturo the precise idea of Her Majesty's , (
Government. Ho could not bo certain his j ,
conjecture concerning it was well founded; ;
but ho was induced by certain collateral ac- | (
cidcnls which have occurred to infer it was ,
by no arbitration by a third power of the j .
difference between tiro two governments |
relative to Central America. .
Mr. Marcy says it would be stipeilluous
to dwell on the icgiet which the President
entertains that a proposition of this nature,
which Her Majesty's government intended
as a fiual ono, was not presented at the \ (
commencement, and in such a shape as to { f
have attracted to and ti\ed upon it tho at- i t
..r ?.:= ? r - ? r<< '
tvMkivii vi iliin VI lilill'lll* li"IU VUlIt'II* |
ilon seems to n.s$titae tbal the difference bo- ,
iwccn tlio two countries is merely of the t
interpretation of the convention of 1850.1 t
But it is not so understood by tliis govern s
inept, which docs not understand that at j
tho date of the treaty (Jteat Britain liftd t
any possessions or occupied any territory j <
in Central America, unless the British es ,
t iblishmcnt at the Iodize, with its depen- , (
dencies, as the same are defined by her |
treaties with Spain, are to be considered as : s
British ]K>ssession? in Central America. ,
That is the only possible construction of tlio ,
declarations exchanged between Messrs. (
Clayton and Bulvver at the time of ex- j |
changing the ratification of the convention. ' ,
After reviewing Great Britain's proton- | |
sioirs Mr. Marcvsays: And if it is now coll- I t
tended by the British government that in ! 4
tlio name of the Mosouito Indians (treat . ,
Britain may take with a military force and !
hold San Juan Nicaragua, or any other j
point in Centra! America, such pretensions j j
would he so totally irreconcilable with all ; .
ideas of the independence or nuetrality of j
thu Isthmus as to render the convention ' <.
worse than nugatory to the United States.! ,
Instead of submitting to arbitration preten- '?
sions involving 6ucY? consO'piences, or in ,
any other way consenting to restore effect to
i tho treaty with such possible construction, it |
. would, In the judgment of the President, ,
be his duly to propose its annulment, iu as ]
to releaso the United States from ubiiga ,
lions not attended by any benefits-, and ,
which obligations thus intentionally incur, I .
they having entered into treaty upon the ,
supposition that absolute riciprocity of re- 1 .
strictiun was incurred l?y Great Britain. ,
I llrt Pl'fswlonl wrva Ko ro,rn,..l .!?? .??.? 1
thing which could ho taken to admit,either ,
directly or impliedly, that there is a question
in his mind relative to the true con- I ,
i slructiou of that convention, and ho feels ,
i hound to take caie that in entertaining ,
j the projK>sitiou of arbitration ho shall not j
ho understood as actuated by the slightest
feeling of distrust regarding the treatyrights
of the United Stales. Hut the (
i i'?e>i lent is not prepared to say that some
J of the questions in fact concerning which |
j the two governments differ may not be
| conveniently determined by arbitration, 01
by somo analogous method. Of this class
j of objects of inquiry, is the question : (
What are llio rightful limits of the c.stab
lislunent at the Belize on the side of the | ]
| State of Honduras? The question whether j
! the Bay Islands do or do not belong to |
j that Republic, and iho question: What (
j extent of country is embraced in the tenn >
Mosquito coast, or is in the actual occupancy
I of tho Mosquito Indians, or cotisideiedns (
Indians; and with such territorial rights
j only as that description of persons aie en- |
J titled to claim, according to tho establish- ^
| ed public law of Great Britain and of tho ,
i United States, and of Spain, or of the in
! dependent States which have succeeded i
; Spain in America, remembering that no
j power exists on tho part of Great Britain
and tho United States to dispose of the ,
sovereign rights of Nicaragua, or any other (
Stato of Centra! America?
Mr. Marcy concludes as follows: All ]
these questions of political geography, ruI
gard in the first instance tho sovereignty
and jurisdiction of the independent States ]
of Central America. Great Biitnin and (
tho United States had no pretensions thus
to intervene: except for the purpose of do- i
' fining their own mulnnl obligations nrismg (
out of engagement* they may have ion- |
traded in order to insure, as fai as they are ,
concerned, the neutrality and independence j
of the American Isthmus. Regarded only ,
as collateral considerations, affecting the ,
ronstruction of a treaty between tlio United , (
States ami Great Britain, those are ijues- I (
lions, which if not determined by agree- ,
meat of tho two countries themselves, the ,
President will not decline to refer to aibi- j
tralion. Awaro many practicable obstac ea (
to the adjustment of any international
differences of this nature by arbitration, of
tlio difficulties between Great Britain and
the United States; and experience in the >
attempt to settle by such means a previous >
controversy on tho subject of tho boundary <
between the United States and tho British 1
provinces in North America, the President' '
does nut doubt llint any 0110 of tho powei
of Europo wliicli should consent to undei
tako the task of such arbitration as no*
proposed would perforin the duty with pci
feet impartiality. But to apply to an
power to do this would bo to ask of it a
act which, if granted, would add to on
own domestic duties the labors and burdc
of settling the complicated differences <
other governments. Ho would groail
prefer that, in a controversy like the pre
sent, turning on points of political geogri
phy, tho matter should ho referred to sum
one or more of thoso eminent men of bc
ence who do honor to tho intellect of Ki
rope and America, and who, with the pr<
vious consent of their respective govern
ments, might well undertake tho task f
determining such questions to tho accepl
nnces, as w ell of ller Majesty's govemmen
as ol tho United States.
You are instructed therefore, to enter inl
communication with Her Majesty's princi
pal secretary for foreign affairs, in relatio
to Central America, in order to ascerluir
in tho first place, whether the existing dii
rerences cannot be promptly terminated b
direct negotiation, ami it' it cannot, the
discuss tho conditions or arbitration 01
those points of difference as to which alon
this method of settlement seems requisit
?r applicable, it being assumed that th
atbor points of difference would, after thai
yield as of course to the conference bo.twec
die Kail of Clarendon and yourself, con
looted in a spiiit of cordiality and ft an k
nesft which belongs to your personal rein
ions; ami dictated by thn tine interest
l)oth of the United States and Great llri
;ain. Wm. L. M aucy.
Scnalor Sumner and Mr. P> rooks.
The following editorial from the Ilostoi
Jourier stands in striking contrast to th
minus proceedings which have taken pine
hroughout Massachusetts and in liostoti
ipon the occasion ot Mr. Sumner's chastise
iient. The Courier is a paper of the high
st character, and reflects the opinions o
he old conservative pot lion of Maasachu
ett-:
Wo made such comments as occurred t
is, yesterday, in regard to the assault upoi
dr. Sumner. We aie no friends to \io
once, and especially are we unable to jus
ily the mode chosen by Mr. 11 rooks fo
lis attack, or to find any apology for hi
.election of a place which should be kep
acred from such scenes. It mu-t he ad
nitted, however, by all who are dispose*
o regard the subject reasonably and dis
ihssionately, that the portion of Mr. Sam
icr's speech which prompted the act of vio
euce, and which wo publish to-day, is ex
rcssively insulting ami provoking, and no
>11 ly highly indiscreet in sentiment and Ian
;uage, Lull unjustifiable, in any view i
ivlrich it can be regarded. We should del
iso tiro soil of Massachusetts who eoul<
roar his native Statu arraigned in such :
.emper without feeling and manifesting hi
ndigualion, and it would he strange if
South Carolinian did not resent thu arru
taut and contemptuous tone which Mi
Sumner saw fit to indulge towards Soull
Carolina,
lu regard to Judge llutler, inasmuch fl
liis expicssions were more pointed ami per
tonal, they would be likely to excite ovei
keener resentment Mr. llutler is an ol.
ii in. Ion^ u member of the Senate, an ac
coinplished gentleman, ami a most amiabl
mil honorable person. Of course he erilei
tains extreme Southern opinions on ih
uibject of slavery, lull his chaiacter de.scrv
dly stands very high; he is a gcnllcma
>f utbiine an J courteous demeanor, ami i
universally beloved,esteemed and respectoi
Mr. Sumner* Jx-isonal attack upon hit
ivas, in our opinion, unmannerly and inde
cent, in the highest degree, and none th
iiioio to Mr. Sumner's credit that it wa
made 111 Mr. llutlct's absence from hi
place and from the city of Washington.
No pei.sun can reasonably suspect us of
disposition to cheek the freedom of debaW
What de bate is, conducted upon jiisl air
fair pnuciples, is another question, whic
we will not discus* now. 1 tut, in our judjj
iiicitt, no ui.in who professes the doctrine
jf peace, has a light to employ that kin
jf language which inevitably provokes wa
tiul then uudeilakc to shield himself la
liind his nomicsisiaiil defences. And if h
linds himself dragged out ami made to mi
I'er the penalty of his intemperance, ivh
can lie blame? lie has voluntarily pu
liiinseif upon a par with the inlcmpeiHt
:ind the violent, and t inst submit to th
coii9u<|iicnccs. .li on informs us that
trumpeter, who whs unco taken prisoner i
battle, claimed exemption !i in the coir
luoti late of prisoners of war, in anciei
times, on the ground thai ho carried n
v\oajH>!r. and ,v,a in fact a nou coiiihatani
' Non-comhatantl' said hi-> enemies, point
ing to his trumpet, lis they prepared to pi:
him to death, "why, yon hold in your hun
the very instrument which incite* our foi
to ten-fold fury against us."
bur ourselves, wo are sure we should no
have made a speech, of the description <
Mr. Sumner's, were we disposed to do s<
without counting the cost. W'o shun!
have prepared ourselves, therefore, for on
lefence, and instead of being surprised, n
Mr. Sumner was, and takon unawares, th
liist principles of logic would have instruct
id lis thai the advance of Mr. llrooka muho
hostile, and that we must stand up an
ibide the is?uo. While wo deplore, then
ore, the public outrage, and the conditio
jf public affairs which has produced sue
Ilihappy consi .jueuces at the seat of got
?rnmeiit, and while wo partieularly regri
he place and mode of tins unlawful act, w
sre not at all similised thai a speech so ii
empeialo and ill judged as Mr. Sumner
has provoked some sncli retaliation as hit
?nsued.
Lord Timothy I fexter'a idea of gratitud
a rich. 'That fellow,' said he, speaking r
i neighbor he had ofion bofrhuided, will
>ut being thanked, 'is liko a hog under
tree eating acorns, which never thinks r
ooking up to soo whero they como from
? A sew Kka.?The South Carolinian, in
r- alluding lo the public demonstrations in
|V ' approval of Mr. Brooks, uses the following .
r- language: ;
) "And, to add the crowning glory to the tj
n good work, the slaves of Columbia have
ir already a handsome subscription, and will
n present an appropriate token of their regard
>f | lo hiiu who has made the first practical ^
y , issue for their preservation and protection ^
> ( in their rights and enjoyments as the hap- flrf
l* | pie*t laborers on the face of the globe." j.
6 i Was the like of this ever before published
i in a newspaper in South Carolina? The CJJ
' negroes of Colutnbi i have actually paitici- >r
> j pitted in th.o congratulations of Mr. Brooks,
i- i and the South Carolinian lauds it as "the wj
?f j crowning glory to the good work?" Now, j-o(
t-! the-o meetings in South Carolina to sustain
it Mr. Brooks, as counter lo thoient the North, Gf
1 are proper enough. But when in the cap a
o ; ital of tho State slaves are permitted, nay, wj|
i- ] applauded, and urged to take part in our
n political movements?to unito in popular
>, demonstrations?to raise subscriptions, and j
f- present their tokens of approval to our '
v i public men?it is, indeed, a spectacle *us
" i disgusting r?> it n novel, u e oiusn ior tne j
n j State when such things arc permitted. If |.
o I our slaves can publicly congratulate, may jjM
e j they not publicly condemn? And if one j
e . portion are permitted to laud Mr. Brooks, ojt.
; why may not another, if disposed, svtnpa"
j tbize with Mr. Sumner? j
i- j According to the Carolinian, the approv- #cr
! al of Mr. Brooks' fellow citizen*, their con,
gratulatious and testimonials are complete- j,j4
n ty ooscureu Dy "tire crowning glory*' of j^r
i- this negro demonstration! And in tliu
same view wo supprxe that the negro dopntation?
and why should not there be ^|i(
one??-when it arrives in W ashington, will flv<
take precedence over their mastcis, while
" they present to Mr. Brooks their npproprie
ate token. r
L> Such a proceeding, while it offends every
'? sentiment of Carolina society, is calculated
to bring ridicule and di>gr..co upon the '
ji whole movement.? Charleston Mercury. yj
i* Count Orloff centlv hoard an nudieuoc
of the Emperor, to ask for explanations on
0 the subject of the treaty of April io, between ?.r
a England, France, aud Austria. The litis- j . .
>- sian plenipotentiary represented to his I 111
! Majesty that this treaty, unexplained, was ) I
r | construed by bis government as a symptom , nja
s | of want of confidence in the good faith of j P
t ! Russia. The Etuperor Napoleon protested |
against auy such interpretation, and as-ur- | eN'1
1 ; ?'d Count Orloff that he had only signed 1
i- the treaty in compliance with the wishes of j P'c
- England and Austria, w ho desired to have t y*?1
a pledge of his good feeling toward them. 1
Count Orloff replied willi as much vivacity 1
t as it was possible for a diplomatist to ex- Pu
i- hibil in presence of a ruiguing monarch, ."j
n that the treaty of peace of March 30 effeclui*
ally secured the independence and intcgri1
ty of the Ottoman empire, that the Empo- P
a ; ror Napoleon had, befote the signing of RPI
s tli.it treaty, given strong assurances of his rea
desiio to cultivate intimate relations with ff'1
1 itus-ia, ami that the unexpected step which 1,0
r. had been taken was calculated to show "V
h 1 doubt and distrust iu the mind of bis itu- M1
' penal master. s'"
s | During this remarku'b'o interview the "l*
" [ Kmperor, Napoleon 111, preserved that cahn
it and iinpenetrable demeanor for which he
i is remarkable, while (dotinl < >rU tV scarcely HV1
1 concealed the excitement ami surprise .
e which tho new situation had produced in 111
- , his mind. "r
Mil. Dallas.?The latest number of the iej
? Kuropcau Times received iu this country of
s ' ka.vs : cij
I We have mentioned the ahsenco of Mr. sin
ii 1 Dallas, the American minister, from the !es
, Man ion llou-c. lie dined the same even- rat
e inof witli the friends ami subscribers to the in<
s Literary Fund, whore ho made the speech tin
s of the evening. Tho American Govein- dri
I ment has frequently been represented at j>e:
n the i'otirl of St. James by vory able men; t\
. but we can call to mind no Minister of tbo
j I"riited Slates who has won such general
|, admiration in this country in so short a ' '
' time. The literary power and elegance of tor
,s this gentleman's alter dinner addresses a?e 1 *0(
j perfect models in their nav. Tliey arc so j fo?
r pointed ami so ter-.o, and marked by such tlii
an elevated tone, that they chariu in the i ne
e ! reading even more than they impress in '
I* the delivers*. lis allusion to the fact of wr
0 the gn at ltenjamin Franklin, his country* w'i
t men, having been towards the close of the res
e last century tho lhe-idcnt of this same '?<
0 L toiary l und Association, w.ii only ex- 'I"
a called in good .i~to by tho reference to the ! 'H
,, Englishman who established in tho United ,
, Stntes a kindred institution. If popularity ; A
in tin- aiistncratic country bo any test of "l>
() adin ration sit homo, Mr. I>al!as ought to J lh
stand w.d' ... tho Procidentia! ballot boxes m<
^ on some forthcoming occasion. J pr<
Fiour BKrwKKS" Lola Momtrz a*i> as j of
Kuitou.?The notorious Lola dontez 10 I Su
ceully had an encounter with Mr. Seekamp, he
' editor of the Time*, at Hnllarat, Australia, frc
j. She attnrked him unexpectedly with a whip, I *
and laid it on his back with a hearty good ' bh
| will. Mr. S.-ekamp, however, retaliated In
with a riiling whip, and ere long the com- an
balants had each other literally by the hair. I les
Some parties linallv interposed, and they th<
( wero separ.ited, but not before revolvers | lh<
, bad been produced. At the theatre next ho
j , evening L<>la Monte/, was enthusiastically ; at
I received, and at the close of the pciformance I
|( j made a characteristic speech.
hi , c.~ ..-^r ' r !*el
A Sicilian prodigy is making a great as
( noi-o on the continent, llo is ten years'as
of age. and is perfectly acquainted with uf
(' reek, French, Spanish, and English, all oil
. of which languages ho translates freely into sm
Italian. You cannot puzzle him either in be
English, Sicilian, or Roman history; he gr
answers correctly all questions in geogra- Tf
phy, astronomy, or natural history?will sh
c work any sum in vulgar fractions, and is bri
>f well acquainted with the elements of Eu- lin
i* I olid! His nnme is Girohamo Ui M ijo. mi
ni This is one of those cpleudid instances of mi
>fl genius which occasionally appears to startle ! XV
' I the world. ! K.
Shubbrey Planting.
Much of the effect and pleasure afforded
shrubbery, depends on its proper arigoinont.
Tho following remarks from
) Kloricultur.il Cabinet are practical, and
iv afford useful hints at this season :
"The shrubbery may be defined to be
i link which connects the mansion and
5 lawn to the flower garden or to tbe t
ter parts of a residence, and is most genilly
planted either for shelter or shade, j
hough often as a screen to hide disagreeie
objects, for which tho plants which
mpose it are bolter suited than for forest
other tre?s. Tho shrubbery is often a
titer of utility as well as of ornament, in
licii it gives the higbost satisfaction when
mod for tho purpose of shutting out the
ices or the kitchen garden from the view
the house; for sheltering the latter, or
j garden, or for connecting tho house
lIi the garden and the orchard, the
ruhbery becomes useful aud interesting.
"Sometimes a shrubbery is formed merefor
the purpose of growing rare shrubs,
1 for obtaining agreeable walk"*, in this
.0 it is necessary to be at more paius, and
display a greater degree of lasto in the
ring of it out than in tho formation of
) useful shrubbery; in tho former caso, a
teful arrangement of plauts is a matter
less importance than the choice and dissition
of kinds that will soonost aflfor<l
liter, aud ultimately becomes thick
eens.
"In planting shrubberies for screens, to
le disagreeable objects, evergreens should
m the principal mass, as affording a perincut
blind, and giving a cheerful appearco
even in winter. A few deciduous
ubs of the most showy sorts, may, how:r,
bo with propriety added, which will
o relief to tho more sombre appearance
tho evergroens, particularly while the
mer aro in flower; but from their nature
annually shedding their leaves, and conpiently
becoming thin in winter, they
? not so well calculated for a ] ermancnt
nd.
"In the disposal of shrubs, the tnlle>t
?uId be planted furthest from the wulk
front side, and the lower in siaturo in
tit, but if an immediate effect be desirod,
s better to elevate the ground than to
~r * -
.in utci ui i<>u greav an age; il is also a
liter of importance that they may be
aitcd thickly, as it is an easy task to thin
>in out when required. Little tasto has
scrally boon d'splavo I in the formation
t-h rubber ies as to tho productions of
iurosque beauty; they are planted loo
norally in the form of sloping bauks,
thout the least natural beauty whatever,
hough in this way they may answer the
rpose of blinding out disagreeable objects,
i of little merit wbeu seen fiom their lost
o.
"Ureal atlcnlion should be paid, iu their
luting, to give them a somewhat natural
pearance, ami not that of a surface so
pilar as if they were clipped with tho
rden shears. Straight lines shoul 1 also
avoided us much as possible, and if the
irgin of the shrubbery should bo bioken
th deep indentures or sinuosities, these
juld be neatly turfed over and kept
>wn. The walks which lead through
s department should not be to any great
lance in a straight line, if it can be
aided, neither should they bo too much
isted. There is something so pleasing
a tine, gentle swoop or curve in a road
walk, that few nre insensible of its beauTho
breadth of the walks should be
printed according to the length and scale
the place, as too narrow walks for prin>a!
ones have never a poo l oiled: thee
O * "J
otil<i scarcely, under any circumstances, be
s than five feet wide, ami unless for ter:e
walks of great length, should not l>c
ire than eight; if the greater breadth,
jy assume the appearance of a carriageive,
and if narrower, they dwindle in aparance
to a moic foot path."?Carolina
il lira tor.
Tub Flouu>a Potato.?Tlie Southern
iItirntor publishes an extract from a let
of I ?r. Win. F. lb?bcrt?ton, of Tallahas.
, Florida, giving an account of a native
it, growing wild in that State, which he j
inks bids fair to throw the famous Chi- j
so Vain into the shade. /Te says:
"It grows in the sandy soil of our pine i
rods, near the tiulf coast, is perennial, i
tli a climbing vine, and llower somewhat t
leinbling that of the convolvulus or morn- ,
' glory. It appeals to bo very polifie, i
c root or potato attaining a growth, in i
b fii?t year, of four or livo inches in di- |
letor and ten to twelve inches in length,
specimen before mo lias been planted
out tli.ee years, and tho root is more
tii thiileeu inches in diameter, with nu- ,
.Mous offshoots or radicle*, and would
rrt?ably weigh from thirty to forty pounds. |
if tasto is quite palatable, resembling that
the Irish potato more than anything else,
.ino are quite found of it. It has never
on cultivated as an articlo of food, but
mi its pleasant taste and prolific qualities, j
ihotihl infer that it would prove a desira- !
5 addition to llirt lis! of OOP rnn* r>r....a
.. . _. V.
their nativo ur wild state, both the Irish 1
1 sweet potato were comparatively worth- |
s and unproductive; hut cultivation, like i
a wand of the enchanter, has transformed i
Bin in a wonderful manner, and wo bold
them in universal use, acceptahlo alike !
the table of tbo rich and of tlie poor." !
Hush Your. Tom atokh.?It is just as
isihle to grow pans without hushing them
it is tomatoes. You may grow both in
lovenly sort of way, if you have plenty
room on the ground; but you can grow
her twice as well upon something to
ppoit them, and tomatoes are decidedly
iter grown up in the nir thnn near the
ound, under tho shadoof a mass of vine?.1
io I-est support for a tomato vine is a
ort bush set firmly in the ground. The i
nnchea have room to spread among the !
nbs and support tho fruit. Tho plan is j
a eh better than tying to stakes and trim- i
ing, according to our own experience. J
e have tried both ways.? Agrtcullnrixl
rchanfw. '
Garden Work for Junk.?The season
lias been so uupropiiious for gardening,
llmt much will yet have to be done over in
the vegetable garden. Those who planted
English peas in trenches, will have realised
the advantages of tho moisture and shade
at the bottom of the trench in this dry and
parching spring. It will now be too lajt
to replant English peas. All the varieties
of beans may yet be planted. Plant melons,
cucumbers, squashes, egg plants, to*
matoes, Into cabbage, okra, corn for roasting
ears. Thin out ttie growing plants;
tho drier the season, the more often stir tho
soil around the vegetables. Now is the
titne to use soap suds in the garden; liquid
manures of any kind may be used with
advantage now, if applied in the evening.
Hush the tomatoes; polo the running beans;
work tho growing cabbages freely with the
hoe; look out now for the miller that lays
the egg which produces the cabbage worm.
If a light wood lire be made in the cabbago
bed just at sun down, hundreds of the milrers
will flit into the flames and perish.
Remember to save the first and best of all
vegetables for seed. This is tho whole secret
of extra early vegetables.
Tub Orchard.?Work around fruit
trees with a pronged fork; pinch out superabundant
buds in young trees; it is better
than pruning next year. Do not permit
a young tree to overbear; thin out the
fruit judi?*i^u. ly. If any disease is found in
the limbs, cut o.T the whole limb at once;
cut down to the healthy wood if the wound;
is a large one, put some grafting wax over
the wound; look out for taterpillars' nests,
and destroy tiiem as quick as found. Tho
moth which produces these caterpillars deposits
its eggs in June and July, in rings
on small branches of the tree; these look
like small beads, and remain iu that situ* .
until the following spring, when they are
..?, i i'jp |;iuuuuiijj{ iruiu lurco lO
iivo hundred caterpillars; these weave a
web house to live in, from which they sally
forth in search of food, defoliating the tree
If the ring of eggs is destroyed, it saves al'
the trouble of cnlchiug the worms. Vast
quAntitios of immature fruit will soon bo
found under the trees of the af?ple, penr,
peach and plum. Kach ons of these fruits
contain? nr more worms, which burrow
in the ground or hido in the crevices of the
bnrk, to come out next spring, to reproduce
hundreds of fruit killing worms. Gather
all tho immature fruit, and boil it. The
worm must be effectually destroyed, or its
progeny will find tho trees nex'- spring.
Oknamf.xtal Guocnds.?We presume
that there are ruany of our renders that aim
at the beautiful, either in lawn, yard or
garden. And wc are again admonished
by a parching dry April and May that
green swaid or beautiful (lowers are nothing
worth without water, lieuce, in all
ornamental grounds, water should form the
ground work, or rather the ieater work of
beamy. For it is not only beautiful in
itself, but lends enchantment to every thing
it touches. What beauty is therein a lawn
clothed with sickly, yellow grass, or iu
dowers that hang a puny, drooping head,
or in walks edged with ever browns! As
water is the life and soul of vegetation, so
it should receive the first care and attention
in establishing ornamental grounds. The
benefit w ill moro than out balance the cost.
There are many ways by which water may
bo procured. The uevv -wind null, the hydraulic
ram, and cisterns may be used.
What is the cost to those who have the
nuaus! and if those who have not the
means w in nui iitisDnmJ their resources, and
exert their ingenuity aud skill, they may
have water in their grounds and dwellings,
and with water and a very little skill, in
this favored clime, any one may have an
ornamental yard or lawn.
Aokiculture is Kansas.?The accounts
which some of our pioneer friends have
sent back from this crubryo keystone State
of th* West, have almost tempted us to
emigrate. It is represented to possess a delightful
climate, rcmaikable for its salubrity,
and a soil almost unequalled in its productiveness.
The productions are wheat,corn
and hemp, averaging, it is said, thirty-five
bu.diels of wheat, sixty bushels of corn And
a ton of hemp to the acre, and at the usual
rate of cropping in that country, a negro
fellow, it is estimated, will nett sti>cn hundred
dollars to his owner. If fity percent,
of this be deducted for exaggeration, it is
the best country for slave labor in the
Union, and Southern men are beginning
to find it out. There is already considerable
slave population in the territory, nod
it is staled that the number is increasing
rapidly. We learn fiotn reliable source*
that this species of property is as secure in
Kansas as in (ieorgia or Alabama. The
excitement which prevails them upon the
question of slavery, so far from tndangermg
it, renders property in slaves more secure.
The rapid tide of immigration which
is now pouring into llio territory will soon
give it the requisite population to entitle it
to hi}mission into the Luion as a State, and
we presume the question whether it is to
be a slave State, will be determined by the
elections which arc to bo held next October.
It is now in tho power of the South to detenninothat
question,? Soil of the South.
Wash for Animals and Treks.?Make
a solution of aloes, in tho proportion of a
.jnarter ounce to one quart of water?put
on with a large brush on trunk and branches
of trees. This will destroy all the vormin
on them, and prevent others from approaching.
In cleaning sheep and other
animals with long hair with this solution
they must bo washed.
A Vocation.?A gentleman loafer, recently
arrested in Cincinnati, being questioned
by the officer as to his vocation, replied:
"Sir, 1 am a "doctor?I have cured a
pain in tho head of navigation, and drawn
teeth from tho mouth of the Mississippi; I
have Anatomized '.heside ofa mountain, blistered
the foot of a hiii, felt the piwwo of an
nrm of the sea, plastered a cut on tbs hand
of nature, and cured a Won on the finger
of scorn n