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. Domestic News.. TALLAHASSEE, May 8. Indian -Vetos.-Once more we are com pelled to darken our columns with the a trocities of the unrelenting and wakeful Seminole. AH has been quiet for some time past, but it was only the fearful calm which precedes the storm. Lieutenant Hulhert was a native of New York, and a graduate of West Point. We sincerely mourn the loss of these valua ble young officers of our army. The following letter from Capt. Peyton, ne publish verbatim. ST. MARs. May 7, 1839. Sir:-I have this moment returned from Deadmans Bay, and have to communicate to you the melancholy intelligence of the murder of Lt, Iulbert, and private O'Dris coil of the 9th Infantry, by the Seminoles. The express rider between Fort Frank Brooke, and Ft. Andrews, did- not arrive in season, and Lt. Hulliert. with 10 men, wenc out from the place on the 3d May to ascertain the reason. About half way be tween the two posts, the command was halted, and Lt. H. with O'Driscoll, of (F). Company, went on in advance, intending to pass the night at Fr. Frank Brooke. They were both shot by a party of In diansatthel4 mile creek, probably while watering their horses. O'Driscoll's horse ran into Ft, Frank Brooke, slightly wound ed, and gave the first news there. Four balls were shot through Lt. H. but neither he nor the soldier was scalped. Both bodies were interred on the 4th ult, at Deadmans Bay. The express rider has not-yet been found, and but little doubt is entertained of his death. Very respectfully Your oh't serv't. R. H. PEYTON, Capt and Asst. Qr'm. Col. W. Davenport, 1st. lut. Contd'g. From the Charleston Mercury. CHARLESTON, May 1. From St. Augustine.-By the schooner Stephen & Francis, Capt. Magee, ar rived yesterday, we have received the St Augustine News of the 11th inst. from which we.copy the following: Army Intelligence.-From Fort King, of the 4th inst., we learn that no Indians had yet come in. A new tiak has been carried out by J5 prisoners, nen,"women, and children," covered with presents to the arch heretics, that they may come in and sign a treaty to -five in peace south of Peas Creek, and west of the Ever. gladas." They are informed that posts will be extended from Tampa to Fort Mellon, and the whites are to keep North and the red men South. The prisoners are at* liberty to return if they please. Gen. Taylor had demanded a court of en quiry in relation to the Missouri volun teers, and tendered his resignation of the command in Florida. He says that he is willing to command a "district." Gen. Taylor has started for Tampa, where he has certain information of some whites tampering with the Indians. The in struction of Gen. Macomb is, "that the Indians are to abide by the Treaty made at Payne's Landing." From Fort Pierce, 1st May, letters in form us that twenty-two of Capt. Bryant's company, 2d dragoons, have joined Col. Harney, armed wilh "Colts Rifle;" in the hands of such men, and with such an officer, we may expect a good acccount, should one occur, of the enemy. The names of the persons nurderedt by the Ind'as at Newnansville, are Perrine, Stout d Ellis. Young Haigan was killed by his horse throwing him against a tree, when the Indians horribly mutila ted his body with knives. Thus have four more of our citizens been murdered - whbilst the white flag is waving throughout the country. TrAAAssEE, May Il. On Wednesday night last, we are in formed, a party of Indians attacked aJ dwelling in the neighborhood of Mr. Wma. Bellamy, about seven miles from Monti cello. The family were awakened by the noise of the Indians, it being late at night, and made their escape in the rear of the house. A part of the buildings were set fire to and destroyed,-but a de -fachment of Capt. Rowell's company ar rived in time to dirive off the Indians and extinguish the fire. The trail was pur sued-next day, but no indians captured, Floridian. {From the Augusta Constittaionalist, M1ay 18. More Indian Murders.-The following letter giving an accoynt of the murder of *several persons on the.Apalachicola Ri ver,-by the Indians, was received by-our post master, yesterday morning, from the post master at Columbus, and politely handed us for publication. The steamer Siren, arrived this even ing from Apalachicola, brings information of a horrid massacre committed by a par ty of Indians, on Friday night last, on the Apalachicola river, about fifty miles below the junction of the Chattahoochee anid *Flint rivers. Seven or eight individuals of hath sexes were murdered, and their bodies burned. The Siren stopped at the spot on Sundag and the crew and passen gers interred the remains of the murdered.' Post Office; Columbus, Ga. Wednesday * evening May 15, 1839. Sinco the above was in type, we have received the Apalachicola Gazette, of the 11th inst., which gives the following ad * ditional intelligence. We received by the mrail boat Comn merce, this evening; thefullowing infor mnation : A party of 15 or 20 Indians, recognised to he Creeks, simultaneously attacked the settlement of Roberte, at Stefanulgee,and John and Nathan Smith's, Rico's Blt. They burned Robert's houses, killed a lit tle boy, and wounded Roberts himself, who, with his wife, a man named ~Aldrich, and four children, escaped. At Smith's settlement,.it is supposed that Nathan Smiih's three children, a Mrs.. Ricars ad-er vechidrn, nda man named White, were murdered. Nathan Smith, with his .wife, aqother woman, and two men escaped. John Lamb was severely wvounded; 'he recognised the In dians to be Creeks. Sixteen of the fugi tives, meni, women and children, came down on the mail b~oat and are complete. ty dettunem Several of the Inianne are seen on the banks of the river, as the boat came througb the narrows 7 miles above Fort Gadsden. From the Corresponlenceof the Constitutionalist. REDUCTION CONVENTION. AlILLEDGEVILLE, May 16. The convention met this morning at 8 o'clock. After the rejec;ion of several substitutes offered in place of the report of the committee of the whole, as amend ed by the Convention, the question was put ) agree to the report, and it was de cided by yeas 181, nays 106; so that the followiug are the amendments to the con stitution proposed by the Conventiou to the people of the state. The Committee to whom was referred the resolution of the Convention. reuijir ing them to report a plan for the reduc tion of the Members of the General As sembly of this State, beg leave to report the following as a substitute for the sev euth section of the first article of the Con stitution now in force: - The House of Representatives shall be composed of members from all the coun ties which now are, or hereafter may he included, within this State, according to their respective numbers of free white per sons, and in-eluding three fifths of all the people of color, to be ascertained by an ac tual enimeration. to be made from time to time, at intervals of seven years, as now hy law provided. Each county shall be en titled to one member. Each county hav ing a representative population as above specified. of six thousand person4, shall be entitled to one additional member, and each county having such representative population of twelve thousand persons, shall be entitled to two additiona: mem bers, but no county, shall have more than three members. The number of members of which the House of Representatives will be com posed accor~ling to the albresaid ratio, and the last census, shall not hereafter be in creased, except when a new county is created; and it shall be the duty of the Le gislature, at their session, to he holdeni next after the enumeration provided for by law, so to regulate the ratio of repre sentation, as to prevent such increase. The Representatives shall be chosen an nually, on the first Monday of October,un il such day of election shall be altered by law. The Committee report the follovin-f as a substitute for the third section of the first article of the Constitution now in force. The Senate shall consist of forty six members, elected annually on the first Monday in October, until such day of election shall be altered by law, and shall be composed of one member from each of the forty-six Senatorial Districts. (The names of the Districts are omitted.) And whenever hereafter the legislature shall lay off and establish a new county, it shall be added to the most contiguons Senatorial District, having the smallest representative population. Mr. Merriweilher offered a resolution tendering the thanks of the Convention to Judge Wayne, for the able and impartial discharge of the duties of the chair, as President of the Convention which was unanimously adopted. At 12 o'clock the President adjourned the convention sine die. . AUGUSTA, Ga. May 14. We had yesterday the pleasure of wit nessing a splendid- specimen of cocoons, the product of the present season, raised by Mrs. R. A. Latimer, of this city. The gross weight of the cocoons was about 15 pounds, some of which were the product of the White, others of the Black worm; the former wveighs about 22, the latter a bout 40 grains-of uncommon size, anmd varying bmoth in color and beauty. We are gratified to see thme experiments in this new and interesting branch of industry, thtus actively engaging the attention of the piulic-espec-ially the ladies-and to learn that while they neither "toil nor spin," some portion of that delicate attention re qisive to foster and mature the experi ments-may he bestowed upon those that both "toil andI spin." We have seen it stated, and will here repeat it, for the en couraginug of others-that three ladies on Long Island, the pust year, realised from the product of worms, fed by their own hands and nturtured by their owvn care, about three thousand five hundred dollars; a liberal reward for the labor thus bestow ed. WVith many such example, timtes would soon be easier.-C'hron. & Sen. Death of Judge Prioleau.-A letter from Pendleton (S. C.) dated 10th inst. says, that the Hon. S. Prioleau died in that place on the nigbt of the 8th inst. Judge Prioleau has filled several conispico. outs situations ini the Leirislative & Judicial departments in this State. He was for several sessions a leading and induential member of the Legislature, and occupied the office of Judge of'the City Court for many years, in which situations the bound ness of his opinions, the extent of his infor mnation, the integrity of his character and the uniform courtesy of his manners, have ensured for him the respect and admira tion of the communnnity.-Pat riot. CorLUMAss, May 17. The Court of Appeals, Which com menced its Session in thisplace on Mon day, the 6th inst.-present, Judges Rich ardson,O'Neall, Butler, Earle,and E vans; and Chancellors Johnston, Dunkin, add 'Johnson-adjourned yesterday.-Caroli naian. A Snug- Fortme.-The Messrs. Prince, of Flushing, says the N. Y. Herald, have cleared $230,000 last -year, in Mulberry trees-and if their agent in Europe had o beyed instructions, they would have clear ed $500,000, after paying all expenses. We have this- faet (mm the best authority, one of the firm. They have sold 800,000 trees in ten months. That's a business. It is stated that the Legislatures of nine States in the Union have deemed the Silk culture of sufficient importance, to induce them to offer a bounty to their citizens for its production, The gallon law has gone into operation in Mississippi. The Pontoroc Intelligen cer says, let all w~ho are unable to swig a gallon at a ranght, now take ca. THE CENSUS. The law passed by Congress for taking the census next year, is publibcd in the i Globe, of the 6th ultimo. It is long-but I the followiug is a full though brief extract ' of it; Sec. 1. Directs the Marshall under the I directinn of the Secretary of State, to cause an enumeration of all the inhabitants excluding indians not taxed, within their districts, distinguishing-First tho sex of' free white persons. Scondly, the ages ofall under 5-under 10-under 15-under 20-and then under each successive 10 to 100. Thirdly, the number of deaf and dumb free whites ttnder 14, tinder 25, and upwards; also the number of blind, of in sane and ofidiots,and specifying how many I of the last two are a public charge. Free colored persons, or colored persons I boutd to service for a term, or for life, are to be enumerated, the sexes distinguished and the ages under 10-tnder 24-under 36-under 55 under 100 to be noted. Also the number without regard to age, of deaf and dumb, blin-, insane.and how many of the last two are a public charge. The Marshalsto appoint assistants, who, as well as the Marshals, are to be sworn to a faithful pertirnance of duty, which is to consist in injuiring personally at every dwelling within the district, or of the head of each family, as to the facts required to be certified. The enumeration is to commence on the first of Jan., 1840, and to be completed in ten months. Each assistant to make two copies of his returns to the Marshal. Sec. I I. Imposes a penalty of $200 ott any assistant, for neglect or falsification in making his returns. Sec. Ill. Requires the Marshal to file one copy ofeach assistant's return with the clerk of his District: also an attest copy (t his aggregtereturatotheStateDepart mem-the other copy wit It the original ag gregate, to be transmnitted to the Secrctary of State by Ist December, 1840. Pentalty for failure in any of ilte acts on the part of the Marshal. $1,000. Sec. IV Estaiblishes the pay of an as sistant thus: For every hundred persons returned if resident in the county $2-if in a town or city of more than 3,000 persons. at the snaie rate for 3.000-nnd then for ;300 per.ous ret urned over that nimher, $2. When, however, from the scarceness of populatio ,this compensation is inadequate the Marshal may allow not exceeding $2 51 on every hundred returned. The pay ment not to be made to assistant till he has fatithlullyexecuted his duties as pre scribed by this act. The comnpensation of the Marshals va ries a1Ctuiding to districts. For the dis trict of North Carolina, it is$450. Sec. V- Every person whose ttsual place of abode on said 1st ofJan. shall tie in any family, tobe returned as of that faitly. The name of every inhabitant, without any settled place of residence, to be entered in the schedulet persons occa sionally absent, to be enumerated at their usual place of abode. See. V1. Every free person, more than 16 y a. sold, althuugh not head of a family: bound under a penalty of $20 to render, if req..ired a true answer so far as lie or she can, to the questions of the assistant touching these matters, and according to knowledge, to give an account of every pet*n belonging to the family. Sec. VII. Each assistant, before ma king his returns to the larshal, to cause the schedule containing thte number of in habitants in his district, to lie posted in two of the most public places within the dis trict for each of which he is to receive $6 compensation. See. VIll. Secretary of State to tranis mntt ttstructions, forms. and blanks, to the lar-shals. Sec. IX and X refer meorely to details of execution. Sec. Xl. Secretary of State, when the :1larsb:,lls' returns are all received, to direct the Printers of Congress to print ten thou sanud copies of thme aggregate for the use of Congress. This section also prohibits the Marshals from receiving any fee, or re ward or portion of pay, from the assistants they appoint, under penalty of $500. Sec. XII. Allows Marshals the amount of postages paid by them in cotnnection with the busitness.' Sec. XIII. we publish entire. Sec. 13. A nd be it further enacted, that the aforesaid Marshals anid their Assistants shall also take a census of all persons re ceiving pensions frotn the United States for revolutionaty orunilitary services, st a ting their names and ages; and also shall collect anti return itn statistical tables utn dler proper heads, according to such forms as shall be furnished, all suich itnformnation in reh aion to mines,agrtcuhture, commerce, matnufactures, andi schools, as wsill exhibit a full view of the pursuits, industry, edu cat ion and resources of the country, as shall be directed biy the President of the United States. Andi it shall be the dty of the Secretary of State undler the direc tion of the President to prepare such forms, regulations and instructions as shall be necessary and proper to comply witht the provisions of this act Sec. XIV, and last, appropriates $20,000 for carrying the act into execution. [t will devolve upon the Twemty SixthI Congress, at its secondl and short session, from 1st December,- 1840, to 4th March, 1841-to determine, anew, the ratio ofI representation under the Tenth Census. Another Steam Boat Exploion.-We learn ft-om our N~ew Orleans slips of theI 7th inst. that the steam boat George Cel list, when about 180 tmiles above New Orleans, broke her pliston, which caused the pistont head and boiler statnd to burst, whben a dreadful explosion took place, by which twenty one persons were immedi ately killed, and steenteen badly scalded. Augusta Constitutionalist. The Captains of the two boats whichI came in collision, (says the Wilmington Advertiser of the 10tht inst.) are both es-I pended, until the Board of Directors can institute an inquiry into the causes of the accident, and ascertain upon whom the bilame, if any, shtould properly rest. Large Armies-The largest standing army in thQ world is kept up by the Clhj. nese-; it aumiunts to 12,000,000. Russia haa 6.50,000 men cotinutally utnder atrms, and( Fratnce 310.000. The atrtmy of the United Kingdom is upwards of 90,000. hurl the fact in their teeth, that the Feder al Whigs of New York have removed EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY Democrats from office within four months! If this fact does not stop their impudence, tell them that Governor Ritner of Penn sylvania was elected in December,.1835, and in May. 1836. he had IEMOVED EVERY DEMOCRAT FROM OF FlICE IN THE STATE!" EL GEFPk IE)j C. 11 TUustSDAY, MAY 23, 1839. Attempt at hoaxing Editors.-Soine per sdn representing himself to be a citizen of Edgefield District, recently sent an Ad. vertisement about some runaway negroes, to the Editor of the Georgia News. From varions circumstances the editor refused to publish it, considering it a mere hoar. The safne trick was recently tried upon the Editor of the Brunswick Advocate, but he was too cunning to be imposed upon. An Advertisement of this kind, is provok ing iruly, but it is too shallow to have even the poor excuse of wit to recommend it. F. W. Symutes, Editor and Proprietor of the Pendleton Messenger, has sold out his establishment to Mr. Thomas H. Rus sell.- Dr. Symmes is still the Editor. We have received the Prospectus of a Weekly Journal called "The Southern Pioneer," which will be published in Atn gusta, Ga. on the first Saturday in Octo ber next. The Publishers are Messrs. Brown, Cushney & MdCafferty, and the Editor is Mr. Charles W. Rice. We will publish the Prospectus in our next No. Special Mission to England.-We learn from the Globe, that the President lais de termined not to send a SpecIal Messen ger to England, at present. That paper publishes extracts from the correspondence between Lord Palmerston and Mr. Ste venson, as explanatory of the views of the two Governments, on the Boundary ques tion. The Charleston Mercury of the 16th int. says, "We saw yesterday, a remarka ble specimeu of the large GIobe At tichoke, from the garden of Maj. Van Rhyn, on the Neck. On a single stem, there was a clus ter of no less than six full sized Artichokes, and the largest of more than the usual size." Mr. M. Hunt has resigned the Office of Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. The uccessity of attending to his private afibirs, is the cause of his resigna tion. Minister from Texas.-On the 9th inst. the Hou. Richard G. Dunlap was iutro duced by the Secre ary of State to the President, and delivered his credentials as Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Ex traordinary of the Republic of Texas. Merico.-The brig Comet from Vera Cruz, arrived at New Orleans on the 13th inst. She brought information, that the greatest tranquillity prevailed when she left that rort. Mexia, the Federal Gen eral, was at Tuspan. whent last heard from, but no engagement had taken plrace between the belligerent armies, Proscription.-We- have seen a good definition of this word. It is this-Hold ing a fat office under the Government, for 20 years, and when you are dismissed, calling it persecution for opinion's sake. Dr. Percival, the Poet-T his gentle man instead of writing rbymes to be "cut tup" by the critics, has beetn in better busi ness since 1835. He has been making a geological survey of Connecticut. Lad!, Buhecer.-Chev.erley, or the Man of Honor, a work written by this lady, has teen republished in the U. States. Connecticut.-The Hartford Times of the 11th inst. lays, that Gen. Dennis Kim berly has handed in his resignation as U. States Senator of that State. Flora Day -We observe in our ex change papers that May Day has been cel ebrated in Greenville arnd Pendleton, S. C. in Salisbury, N. C. in Athens, Ga. in Flo ida & in .the neighborhood of Selma, Ala. During this beautiful month, the brows of many a young and lovely maiden have been - encircled with a flowery crown. Many a sweet girl has reigned a Queen for a brief but delightful season. We are staunch Republicans. We eschew kingly rule. We would not even have a Queen to rule over our great nation. Lovely and amiable as Victoria is represented to. be, we would not desire even her as a mis tress, But a Queen of May we love. Her youth, her artlessness etnchant us. We cheerfully offer up our hearts to her-for a day-yea, for a life time. Extraordinary linguist.-Ancient histo rians have blazoned thej me of a king who spoke twventy langtung What shall we say of a modern scholar who speaks wore than double that number ? M r. Delavan, writing recently from Rome, says, "I have this day had an interview with Car dinal Mezzofante, the most extraordinary man livingt in his depiartment. lie speaks forty-five languages." From the Macon Telegraph. TimE POST OFFIcE DEPARTMENT.-It i undeniable, many abuses exist in the >ost office establishment, and great inter uptions occasionally occur in the trans nission of the mails. Post Masters. are 1o better than other men, and doubtless vill have their full portion of sins to an wer for. But really are they so much vorse than other men, (if they are the lepuiies of Amos Kendall,) as to be deser ing subjects fhr all the abuse that is leaped upon them by every whig whip >er snapper of an editor, who lacks any hng better to write about? The main cause of the just complaints igainst the department, we opine, is the >arsimoniousness of the government, in tot allowing sufficient compensation to >ost wasters. The public need not ex iect something for nothing. if they wish mportant services to be properly perform td, they must offer such salaries as will nduce competent men' to accept of the fice. Vhile in the large cities the post nasters are handsomely paid, in the small pillages, and at the cross roads A here t he nails are opened, it is otherwise. Ve ire bold to say, that out of the 11.500 post nasters in the corps, two-thirds of them Jo not receive adequate compensation. And one half receive, literally, no rompensation at all! Yet they are re luired to opeu and sort and make up the nail so many times a week-to take care if all the letters and papers brought to heir "office'-to attend there to hand hem out when called fur-to keep) an ac :ount of the postages received-lo keep a ist of all the newspapers taken at their of ice-and of their subscribers-and to :ollect the postage on theta-and !o make i return once a quarter, of all their doings o head quarters-all for the pitiful sum of tome 85 or $10 a year!!! To say noiI ng of the abuse they incur. for ignorance. ieglect, mai-practice, &c. Looking at the thing seriously, our only wonider is, not that it sometimes fails, but hat the system works at all! By'what >ther body of men on the face of the globe s such an amount of labor performed, for ;o little compensation, if compensation it :anl be called? A mail sometimes miscar ies, it is true: but is it to be wondered at, when we consider how iany hands it )asses through-of men too, who have no iimulus, by competent salaries, to an ac ive performance of their duty-who ac ,aept the appointment out ofacconmoda ion to their neighbors, or because nobody lse would-and who are ofien totally ig. tornnt of geography and scarcely able to Tad? By the ignorance or carelessness )f any one of these, the whole system is hrown into disrder--and every post ntaster exposed to censure. One fourth of the post offices in the U. States otght to be abolished! Instead of >eing a convenience, a clse proximity of post offices is a nuisance to the public. Inasmuch as it diminishes the profits at each, and divides the compensation that 's scarcely adequate to one, among sever 1l post masters; thereby rendering it more lifficilt to get competont men to accept the appointment; and hence, being filled iy non-competent post masters, the d ies are but slovenly performed or wholly ieglected-the mails miscarried, the de iartment abued, and the Post Master G(eneral wished at the Devil! ' For our part, we believe nothing is ained b) getting work done for nothing -in the end it is streto "cost as much as t comes to." We should have fewer sost offices, and our post masters should >e better paid. Every post master should leceive at least one hundred dollars a rear for his services. If this platn was adopted, we should hear less complaint of -rascally post masters," "irregularities of be mail," &c. &c. From the Charleston MercurU. Ma. Pas-o.-We will trespass so far mn the courtesy of a party press, as to do ty an assertion which hears tupotn the ah ent. It is not true that Mr. Prestotn was >resent at any caucus of thirteen men in Tharleston. It is, moreover, trrue, that, nstead ofeneouragitig, he dissuaded those vho wished to have a demonstration in avor of Mr. Clay, from doing so. It was usserted that the Convention itself was mnt a Clay conspiracy; adecided majority vere known to be Clay men; and it was o prevent the paddic injury which would esult from any sanction being given to his stuspicion or imputation,that Mr. Pres on took ground against a party proceed tng, whtich might endanger a great gener I good. It was enough for Mr. Preston, hat, evil and selfish purposes might he magined; he promptly submitted himself o the dictates of pat riot istn, and not only heerfully forboqre the use of a golden op >ortunity of persotnal and party vindica ion, but exercised his great and deserved nflutence wvith his political associates, to >revent any party action being had,during lie sitting of the Convention, or immedi itely after its adjourneut. Thus much n strict justice. B. sir. Garland, ini his efl'orts to deprive Gen. ;ordotn of' the honor of the paternity of the ndependtent Treasury scheme, bestowvs it ion Mr. Condy Ragtuet. Had Mr. Gar and been as familiar with the wvritings of he great Apostle of Democracy as his rofessiotns of orthodoxy in the creed of' tepublicanistn would lead us to believe, e would have fottnd that an indlependent ['reasury was one of the cardina! princi tles of the party at its foundation. Mr. efeirson, in a letter to Mr. Gallatin, says: "But in order to be able to meet a gen ral combination of the barnks against us, a a critical emergency, coutld we not nake a beginning towards an independent se of our own money, towards'holding ur own bank in all the dleposites where is received, and lettitng the Trreasurer ive his draft or. note for payment at any articular place, which itt a well conduct d Governiment, ought to have as niuch redit as any private draft or bank tnote, or ill, and would give us the sante facilities which we derive from the baniks."-Globe. Proscription.--The Boston Post sums p the proscription accotunt by a few lines mmn the Hampshire Repu blicat, thuts: Our friend Mutnn, of' the llamapshire tepublicatn, always speaks to the point then he talus-par example : "WVhen the Federalists yellp "proscr'ip inn" naainst thc Dernocratic party, iust The Presbyterian C.urch case.-T ho Supreme Court have granted a new trial in this great case. The opinion was deliv ered by Chief .lustice Gibson. Judge Rodgers dissented. The opinion of the Court was favorable to the old General Assembly. Mr. Galt.-Galt, the celebrated novelist, died at Greenock, Scotland, on'the 18th ult. Some of his works, especially his earlier productions, are among the most interesting and instructive, of their class, in the English language. Death of Mr. Bicknell.-The Philadel phia U. S. Gazette announces the death of Robert T. Bicknell, Esq. long known as a broker, and a talented conductor of a commercial periodical in that city. Death of Gen. WArthur.-The Chilli cothe Gazette announces the death of Gen. Duncan M'Arthur, in the 68th year-of his age, on the 28th ult. He was one of the earliest settlers of Ohio,. and former Gov ernor of that State. Albany Charter election.-The Charter - election in the city of Albany, has resul ted in favor of the Whigs, by a majority of 321 votes. Who are the .ffice holders.-Foi years, the Whigs have complained most bitterly of the proscription and removal from office, of ihe members of their'party by the Ad ministration. They have made many ofihe people be lieve, that to he a Whig is sufficient for the. Government to set the seal of condprna tion upon any man at once. According to their own accouut,never were poorpatieit people so persecuted! Like the Waldenses & Albigenses, celebratedin ecclesiastical history, they have gone through fiery trials! Thcy have sacrificed every thing for opin ion's iake! They are the proscribed, trampled down, political Refortners of the country ! Afler all their doleful exclama tions about persecution, would it'bo believ ed that even one of the party was in office under the Gen. Government.- If one read their papers he ivould suppose that all the offices in the gift of the goverument were filled by its own partizans. .Whais the fact? Many of the highest offlees..are filled by the Whigs. In a late speech de livered in Congress, by Dr. Duncan, be gave the following list of office holders. We presume that this is nearly accurate. " LAND ('FFICE. Feds. Amount. Dems. Amount. 50 $56,200 48 6.56,950 GENERAL POST OFFICE. 11. 14.600 48 .65,980 AUDIToR'S OFFICE. 25 31,200 30 38,075 TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 10 12.000 15 19,450 REGISTER'S .0FFICE. 24 27,050 none FIasT COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE 13 12,250 4 7,500: SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICF. 9 12.500 ' 2 1.950 FIRST AUDITOR's OFFICE. 5 4,500 11 14,400 SECOND AUDDITOR's OFFICE. 12 15.000 5 5,900 FOUa'TH A UDIToR's OFFICE. 8 9,700 & 10,550 FIFTH AUDITOR's OFFICE. 8 11,700 1 1,150 TREASURER's OFFICE. 8 11,750 3 3,200 SOLICITOR's OFFICE.. 3 2.800 2 4,650 STATE DEPARTMENT. 10 37,800 4 10.385 193 - - 181. - Agg reg. 3269,065 .... $239,140 2.39,150 In favor of Fedler'lists. 29,925.' The WVar, Navy, and Patent Office De partments are not emhraced in this esti mate. I feel gesured that in. those depart ments there will be found to he a large ma jority of Federalists with proportionate salaries. I have no doubt but a larae pro portion of the United States judiciary, of -ficers of the army and navy, and other United States officers, are opposed to the Administration." In reply to a letter addressed by Dr. Duncan to Mr. Kendall, asking "whrat proportion of Post Masters are friendly to te .preseni Administration?7" The Post Master General says, that "ion the first of December last, thereivere 12,553, Post Masters in the United. States.' Of-these it is believed, that more than one half are. politically opposed to the Adininistration." With these facts staring them in the face, how can the Whigs complain of proscrip tion ? Tis true many of them have been removed. Bitt doubtless for goid reasons. Many more might be removed. If they could, they would fill all the offices under a Government, whose operations they con tinually impede !. Good patriots that they are, many of them are willing to take of flee under this corrupt and most-oppressive Administration! Trodden down, perse cuted, as they say they are, how y(do the Whigs act, when they themselves possess the power? Like the Puritans of N.Eng land, and many other religious sects, the perseciuted become persecutora in their turn. 'It is lament able that wnhenever any, body. of men possess great power, they exercise it to the oppression, and very often the de struction of .all who oppose them. . The Whigs have not been guiltless in this mat ter. It is saidl that in Pennsylvania, and other States where they have had the as cendency, they have removed from- office all thie -Democrats whom they could. They hare swent the chess-board. fMlr