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dF~iscellaneogs. From the Knisherboeker for October. A SEMINOLE TRADITION. BY WASHIr'GTON iRVING. When the Floiridas were erected into a territoryotlie United States, one of the earliestcares of the Governor, William 1. )uval, was directed to the instruction and civilization of the natives. For this pur pose he called I meeting of the chiefs. it which he inforined them of the wish of their Great Father at Washinaton, that they should have schools and teachers a Imo-ng them, and that their children should be instructed like the children of white men. The chiefs listened with their ci tomary silence and decorum to a long speech. setting forth the advantages that would accrue to lthen front this measure. and when he had concluded, begged the iuterval of a day to deliberate on it. On the following da.-, ;I solemtin convo cation was held, at which one oftheir chiefs addressed the Governor in the name of all the rest. "3y brother," sail he, "we have been thinking over the proposition of our Great Father at Washinton, to send teachers and set up schools among ts, We are very thankful for the interest I:c takes in our welfare; but after mt:ch de liberation. have conclided -o decline his ofl'er -What will do very well for white men. will not do for red menti. I know you white mwn say we all come from the same father and nother, hut von are tistaken. We have a tradition hiaded down from our fore!fatliers. and we believeit, ihat the Great Spirit, when lie undertook to miake men, made the black man, it was his first attempt, and pretty well for a begitiig: but he sooe saw that he hungled; so he determined to try his hand again. He did so, and he nade the red tian. Ile liked him much better than the black mail. but still 1e was not exactly what he want ed. So lie tried once more, and made the white man-and then lie was satisfied. You see; therefore that you were tiade last, and that is the reason I call you my voutinest brother. Wen the Great Spirit had matde the three men, lie called them together and showed them three hoxes, The first was filled with books. and maps, and piper' the secotd with hows and arrows. kives and tomahawks; the third, with spade-, axes, hoes, anl hammers. "These, m1 sonS," said lie, "are the means by which you are to live: choose among them accor ding to your fancy." The white man heing the favorite, had tihe first choice. Le passed by tihe box of working tools, without notice; but when lie came to the weapons lor war and hunt ing, he stopped and looked hard at them. The red iman trembled. for ie had set his eye upon that box. The white mati, however, after looking upon it for a m inent, passed on, and chose tie box of books and papers. The red utan's turn had no choice left, but to ptt up with the box of tools. From this it is clear that the Great Spirit intended the white man should learn to read and write: to understand oll about the moon and stars; and to make every thing, even ruim and whiskey. That tli- red int should he a firs rate hunter. anti a mighty wa-rior, ht he was not to learn any thitig from hooks, as tle Great Spirit had not given him any ; tior was lie to make rum and whiskey, lest lie shouldl kill htimself withI dritnkitng. As to the black mani, as lie had tnothing bher working tools, it wvas clear lie was to wortk for the white and red man. which lie has continued to do. We nmuit go according to the wsishes of the Great Sprit, or we shall get into tron ble. To kniow how ton readl and wirite is very good fur white ment, but very had for red tmco. It matkes whlite men better, but the red tmen worse. Somue of thte Creeks and Cherokees learnt to read and wvrito, nd thmey are the greatest ra'cals amxonig all the Inidian<. They' wvent t Washinig ton and satid they were going to see their Great Father. to talk abiut the goodlofilhe nation. Anud when they got their, they all wrote tupon a little piece of paper, withlot the nation at home knmew of the mtatter, they were called together bmy the Indhian a gent, who 0howedl thetm a little piece of pa per,wvhieb lhe told theim was a treaty,wvhich their brothers ha~d mat~de in thteir nmies. with their Great F-ithier ait Washaingtoni. And as they knewv tnt, what a treaty wvas. he held up~i lie ittle piece of paper, antd they lookedl under it, andi Il.! it covered a great exteit of coutntry, anid they fountd that their brethirent by knowine~ how to road and' write, had sold their hotuses, and thteir' hantd, andr the graves omf their faiters; nd that thte white man, by knowing how to read and write, had ginitted thtemt. Tell our Great Father at Waushintonirm there fore, thtart we ar very sorry thatt we. can-. not receive teachers aitmotg its: for r.eadhing and writitng though very good for whtite mnen, is very badl fur ludianis. Curious voe.-lIill's Newv Hamnpshire Patriot says, the f.tllowinug ticket was ca;st at the late election in that State. The vote is dletmocratic, whptever mnay he the politics of the piersoni who threw it: Wmn. Commaonsenise. Jacob H~onesty. Rlichard Straight forward. Peter Prutdence. Thomas Econotmy. Alexand,-r F'ear-nothting. Satmuel .Mitnd-your-business. A ugusta Constitutionalist. A Queer One.-Sir John Salter, who died in 1605, :and was a generous bentefac tor to the worshipful comtpanty ofi Salters. -ordered in his hlast w'itt andh testamlent, the . beadles anid servatnts of thet comanay to go to the Church of St. Magntus, thc first wveek of every October, anid knocek upon his grave-stone, with staves and sticks, three times each persini and say:-" hlow do you do, birother Salter? I hope you are well." Cucrious Bonnet.- A honnuet is tnow ex hibiiting at the [instit tie itn Nibblo's Gar-. aden, New York, mole of mehmn peed It contains 8763 seedls anid 17.77G stitches, each taken wit h a necedle ! This is a mon From uMe Siraannal Mor-a. SAVANNAn. Nov. 14. FROM FLORIDA. By the steanthoat General Clinch. Capi, Smith, arrived yesterday from Pi latka, we received the following letters from our attentive correspondent. From our Correspondrt. FORT HOLMEs, E. F.. November 4th 1840. Satorday next is the day appointed by Tiger-Taii and Artte-tus te nttg-gee, or the --Great Talk" at Fort King. Rumor says that the Indians conternplate sendig a delegation to Washington, --to see aid talk tare to face with the Great White Chief." Hostilities for the present, are by order ofthe commanding General sus pended, and it is said that lie is confident of effecting a peace at least. for a time. I have madtie arrangeeTICitS with a gentleman by whom I shall be furnished with notes of the aiftir. to he taken on the spot; ab soon as received I will forward them to you. In Iatoe. W. 11. Bullocb, Esq. Savannah, Geo. Prwn lie samfe. FOR [IoLMEs, E. P. November 9th, 16-10. Sir:-Five Indian womren and seven children were taken about the 1st instaut, I on the Wekiwa, by Lieut, Sibley, 2d Dragoons-thcy are now at Fort Reid. The same officer about the 5th insr., with a partv of Dragoons, was so closo upol Coneonchee (Wild Cat) and his party, tear Lake Jesup, that the Indians about 12 in number, were forced to abandon their packs containing plutaer taken near St. Auguztine recently; the packs were taken by the Dragoons, the ladians making their escape. The plunder consisted of some fifty or more new blankets. new cloth-a, dresses of all sizes and deripiani, chil dren's clothitg, silk hose & hanlkerchiefs, &. The "great talk" with Tiger-Tail atid Artuc-tus-te nug gee and their hands, will take place to-day at Fort King. The Arkansas Delegation. fotirteen in nubentr, lave arrived at Fort King, under the chargeof Capt. Pane. It is said that they are prepared to nake to their red brethren a very favorable report of the country West of the Mississippi. Tiger Tail says that if Wild Cat does not come intio hi; meastires relative to the proposed treaty. that he will turn in and "lick him into s!'at)e.' Yesterday three warriors atrived at Fort King. and reported t hat his M ajesty TI't ger Tail, would suot be in, and said !tat they were sent forward to annotnce hii approach. Gen. Armistead is confident that the war is ended. Would to God it were so! We poor devils who have work ed and slaved here for the last two or three years. would like once more to get a peep at the United States. Oir experi ence has mtade uwA cautious and doubtful of the Seminoale honesty-ntais nzous ver rons! Yours., truly. W. If. Bullocb, Fsq. Savannah, Geo. 5'-yv No-,7. I Geiisnmen:-Ve arrived here yester day, and foutnd that Gent. Arnistaid had naot arrived. One Indialn had been in stat itig that the whole posse were in the woods close by, and would be in to-day.-I About sttndown. Gen. A. came in. accom-i panied by Capt. Page. with a detach ment. or delegattion, of fourteen Indians froima Ark ansas, and one or two from every chitt ii Florida. They are prepared to tell that milk and honey flow in every riv or, creek amt bavon in Arkansas, and rhat tleer and tuirkies, ready cooked, follow to teir trails, crying eat me, eat me. Gen. A. knotes the war is o'er~. I shall not leave htere for several days, atnt will wrtite iaan beftore I go. P.~ 5.-Sutne of thte Itadianas tare in, and meet their western brethren with tmanifest joy. Phz..rKt, (Fa.) Nov. 10, 18-10. The Steamter Wan. Gatston arrived here on thte 9th inst. frtomt Key Biscaynte. The panag has een v rty. Left Key lliseayne. Oct. 23d,. whetn 15 miles Southt of Itiita River, theo wind increasintg to a heavy gale wvith a heavy sea. thte boat: makitng little headway, was comnpelled to retrn hack to the Key, whlere wye lay five days s--aiting the abatemnent of the gale. Started, and stopping at different posts, withI paty master~ and suait, was again obli ged lby stress of weathter to anebor inaside Catpe (;arttival, whlere we outrode thet ftt. y ofthe stortm, both anchors down for tree (lays. Nov. 3d, agsaint underway, crossedl the reef of Cat peo (Caratival. After wiea:hteritag a hesad sna for f'ur haours. was compele t o retturta to ougr old anchoragre untdetr the C a p', rem~inaaitg t here onte dlay. arrivinag att St. Atugustinte Naov. 7. 1I-l0. Then ste-amr Coltbiai, frotm H1 avanta. boun td to New' YoTrk, las putt itn here ina distress, htaving encteoatred the same le. She leaks bandly antd is undergoing repairs. sullicient ly to enable her to reachl Carlestona. it was ropiorted and confi ently unlieve'l, that thte Castotn was a total wreck. The whlole town wvas ott thte warf when we arrived. The Gaston's qutali ties are uaniversalIly prontonaueetd as pre-mintent. I htave taketn int at full cargo here atnd am houand South. Officers aud crew all well. The New York New Era positively detticsthte charge thast the late forged Cor respottdence htet w~een Genteratl H arrisont and Arthur Tappan, was prinated at its olce. So dlecidled a tone does the New Era take itn relationa o ilais fell crew, thtat ini its papr of the 31st, it tmakes te ftil lowing positive ananu ncitota -The A bolitionists htave senat to our of fee a lone axdveatisemzent, for thae inasertion of which thte maaoy was paid to our clerk. We beg It-ave tt say, most em phaatcally, that we canntot permit ourselver, to bec used. cither dlirectly or indirectly, to follow their htellisht antd dangerous schemes. Were we contfadent that the city would throw tts in a mrinority for year-s, otar col umtns shtall no' lie cumbeltred( with atn ad vertisetmetnt evena, whicha wouhtl go to aid n thte ditssolutiton of otur Utnion, mntd a vio latiott of the ceatstitutional compiact. The Aolitiotists are thte condjtutors of the Brit ish Whigs-their every symnpaty is witha the-let them ptublish their proceedings it thte cotltumns oaf British WVhig Newspa pers. The personts who left thec adver tiement will please calI, and we will re un.d the motney left." From tas clnarusto MAercUr. TilE COTTON CROP. It is important that a few facts should he placed before our readers in reference to the present crop. There is a universal belief at tle South that the supply of Cot ion this year will be less than t hal or the last, uIamong the planters it is confidetuly allirmed that the crop will be less ahatn for everal years. We ourselves iline to this last opinion. It will be asked, then, if such be the case, why has rot the price risen? We answer, the market has not yet fell thedeHciency. and in truth, to the exporters and consumers of cotton, the fct -If dehicency is not yet apparent. They will not trouble themselves in ad vance, however much the planters may and rntat, when they see uue half their storehouses empty. The mianufcacirers feel it not, becauasc the old stock in their senports is very large considerably more aian it was last year. and they have besides been tempted by the low'priev of ahe articl-, to lay by con iaideralle in advance of their eoaantiltion The troubled condition of Europerender ing it hnzzardonas to depend on the contin 'jance of Peaceable commercial relations; the increase of taxes nad the absorption of rast s (if money in public loanns for wnrlike preparntinst5., have had no little in luence in clecking nanafactures, by in reasing the demand for money, and have added panie to the actual resamraatQ on business. 'rite contt tnpaion wotld ndubtedly be considerably less than in quieter times. The exporters of Cotton have not yet felt nty deficiency. The stock oan hand on the 1.% Octobe'r 1840, in all the Sotth ern ports and New York and Philadelphia was 51000 bales--same time in 1836, it was 4:3.651). rhe reeripts since that, by he latest prices cut rent, ill New Orleans. Mobile, Georgia and South Carolina, have aeen 138,006 lald.s-sane timtle last year oanly 12-2.300. The entire stapply in the market, then, siuce alae 1st Oct., has been 20,000 bales greater tihan for lie sarne pe riod of lasIt year, when the crop was the reatest ever known. There is besi-les this, the further and imporint fort that the Soathtern banks are genaerally preparing to resume cash payments. which canl never le done without somea ht increasing the value rand the demand fir money. We trust we have fully taccounted for all the present depression in the Cutto t market, and it now behooves us to accout Iat for lae apinion we confilently expre..e ithat !te supply or la year will be seriously de icient. The tmere fact ofn certait qua tity ofcotton ctoma;;; early to market, proves nothing as to what rerlains be himl. A short crop is soon prepared for market. and for that very reason is likely to arrive carly. If the platter has but little to sell, the neces-ity will he the Vreater to realize the proceeds of that little as soOn as possible. Increased ficilities lor getting to market, in the gradually im provinat conadition of the couttatry. have - - .. But the most important vatiled to a frightful extent in thte ports of the wholerotton erowing regian, not even excepling Tex as. which aundoubtedly seri ously retarded the bringrin-61f the crop to market. This year 1he 1dautheri cities have been all liyallty. Mobile is the strotgest case in point. Up to the 7th1 inst., the receipts of eotn in that port have been nearly three times as great its in the saame ltte last year. It should be remaemered., too, that wherever the wortm has coninitted his ravages, the destruc tion has t'allen tint upo the earliest, but u aon the latest part of the pr odue of the pant, whtich still fuarther coanfirmms ouar sap position thlaat te nhtntd anat satpply 1hatritng a he early pat (If thec season, is no evitdtee of n coantinaued aundatnce througha the yer. Lastly itt referentce to that part of te tur (awn obtservationa. we know thaat thec crop haas been't very dl,-licit,t anda we hatve itn Ithe puition ias or A gricuhntira I Socie ties anda the tarementts of inatelligenat ohl servers thtrough~lout the Caataon Stes, can - vincing eviadence tlant the~ same is trite of bhe crop aeneratlly. atad we have gone intto ttese statentwOnimre for~ the sake of cx p alaiing thec aparenlt cont radction be. tween thec preset aipect ,f the market and thea assumnead deficienacy of parodulctioan. lana fromn any, thle least doaubt aaf thea reatli tyof sucha daniciency. That the netual fati itare oif the croap mnay, heo a a smnall axtenlt mnde ttp lby at itnretase int te gaunntity of aid plantted, is true, haut only to a stanall ex ctant. Specie Pi amntns abroadl-Crops in Frane.-Mr. Watlsha writes itt hais latest letter to te Natiaanal lutelligencer--"We are now tol.l that tno plan of a treaty for aried neta lity hans e'ver becen etertain e ay thte secoaaaary Paowers of Europe. Letters oaf Marqaue hanve beena ;akedl fromn bothl the British anda French Governmtettt. H ere, thte applications htave baeen tamliilly registered. Int the evenat of war, spci pavmets must stnt be suispenaded in Gret lBritainl, anda ah lao iat will be board a itt Franaco. Thela shares oaf the Bank ofl Fraace htave ocenasionaall y declinted witha tte Gavrnent stocks, itt wvhich. ras yon ec whtole of its captittal. Comipetenat juadges an ttiipate veray seriouas financial embttar rassets anad -dearntgaemtent of the cura rety' fur F~riance, fartt a conttest of a tny duration. Never werae the cruips-graia anal win-satpearior itt thlis realhta, eithaer in quality or qtitiy, tot thaose tfihne present year. Sitce :e bIecinninig of a lis mtiahtI, uttil yesterdlay tafteranoon. this weathaer was b tright attd rather keen. Thes d.-play of fruit in Paris is aunexiatmplled." New Alloy of MebalS.-A cuarinus nd valaale discovery haas iu-t beent madae ian the alloy of met als. A m~anutfactuarer of Paris has inveantead a comptoasitao nmuch less oidale Ithnnsil'.er, atnd whicht will n nt telt at less I than a henart archale ihn:t wtich silver will bear; thec cost ofit is less ttan 4dh ant otate. Anmother itmproveament is in steel; ati Enaglishmtan at Briussels laos discovered a mito tar castint iront so that it flws from the furntace pure steel, beater than the best east steel in Englandh, andal-h m rost egntal to that whicha htas unadergonte e rocess atf healing. The cost of thais steel is ontly a farthting per pouand Creater th..,,..,,,n then s .rt.-A;i.;.,g Jora.I TiHE NEXT CABINET.-Tne small wits and policians are beginning to speculate on the complexion of the next cabinet. The whigs have so many hunters ofotfice to dispuse of, that there is no difficulty in filling each place, with a multitude of in cieminhents. It' each puhlic place should be split inlo a hundred parts, anil the num ber of subordinates intiltiplied to an equal extent, tnen would oe Ibund to occupy all that could he created. From the station of Secretary of State down to that ofean tie snnffier, lbrough all the intermediale rades of collector, iarshail, atorney, post master, clerk, superintentdei, and buotiduck. there will no doubl be an iniiis :riiminate expulsiou ol the ins, to make room for thiat bont of oinr,, who n ill soon esiege the Presidential Maiiion, as terri Mo as "an at my with banners." It is ru inured that Daniel % enster, Henry Clay, lohit ergeantt. Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Williamii C. Iives,.lolin Hell, and others, tre eniitdidates fior te chief secretaryship; hat Jolhti Davis, Nicholas Bidle, Gunli-mn C. Verplunek, and others, are spoken of for the Treastry; that Sai muel L. Soti ird stands a goiol chance ofrennine the irection of the Navy; that Mr. l7% inig aml lohn C. Wright, of Ohio, or N. P. Tal madge. of New York, vonlil either or tein like to be Post Mastemr General. aid ihat Johnt J. Criniendlen, Willi-im C. Plres tin, and others, woild tnot object to the at lorniey gelseralship.-N. Y. Post. PAINFUL OccURRENeE.-WO tinder statil ihat Prnfiessor Davis of the Universi IV of Va. nas shot by a. unknown hatid, witih a pistol, in fronti of his dwelling, on Thursday night at 6 o'clock. The indi vidual who committed the act is said to have beetn masked at the time. The ball was received just below the navel and is aid to have pus-ed arotitid the abdotnri lowtn to the oleshy part of the thigh, with flit entering the cavity. It allords the noumeronis friends (if Mr. D-ivis in this rinnuni'v intitite pleasure to ltarn. tint he i ttoi is not considereil mortal. As ilie rietimstanees conniect-md with ilis dis ressing orerrence n ill probably tiidergo judicial inves;igation, -we forbear to pink more rimy of thet for the present. Charluttesuille Aideocate. Nk.w-Or.LA.s, Nov, 12. From Te.ras.-Iy ;an arrival fron Tex as we have receive(d Galveston papers to the 7th list. A treaty of' ini v amii41eomi merce was con, ti luend onl the o8rh tf Sept. lst, between huoll and mil Texas. Tie Courier of the 7th etimions that a long tite hits elapused since n tnecintits of' in iian leprelaion within the teritory have beei received. The Cenancrhies appenr' uncototniotily quiet, und thspomls, to go recealihy into winter quarters. rhe ex petlition lItely fit ted out tnder Col. AMoore, uid that untler (Col. IIlowari will prol-ab ly somewhat dlisiurb their anticipated se cirity. Au encouniter will tn dout soon :ake place between these companies anl indians, w hich %%ill elerttmally prevent Tihie PrsdIweut of Texas wvis dangerous lv ill, and itnable to attend to his illici;al riuties. The 'ssio orCongress ht Con merdt.-R &e. Deserved Comptinu nt to 1the Old Dontin ion !-At a late splendid Dinner given ts Mr. McDulie tii Coluimbia, t!e folltn ing was given as one of the standling Toasis: "J'rginia:-In '98she roused the Stnies to a setise of the dniger to be apprehended from assuiei anhority: Now, as well a.s then, she is expected to lie trite to the cause of' 1)emorrney and the Constit ution." in '98 she roiusd til the Stntes tgaitnst the Fedleral Dynasty. itt 1840,. she hasm proveC hierw'elf' trne to her prinlcipIlsS. Jun 14I, she i's ready aenint to he lie flag hen r.r notd to raise i he coniseernmted stant dardn. ''We are whlere wve ever hatve bitetn. and ever menc~n to he.'' Let chbivaliion SothI C arolina depend tipon 'r-n r ! Richmuond En~Iqire'r. Pitt..mK~tm, Nov. 19. The1u Shsock of/an Eariuunke in Phmila. dlpha.- We wer'e visited lin Sat urda3 ijht betwent 9 antI I10 o'clock, with atn extraordinry siuorm, aecompanied by heavy hthuner amtil vivid litghtmnltg. parnts of ottnr city, tr'embiled't andl shook fitrt 'sevrail seconid's, ais if' lhronh thbe agenicy of' an earthquake. Ma ny of our cit izen, weire alarmettd. and lie pan se whteibil time. diaely stnceeded the shoek. espiecial ly to hse wh Io were in sittiatiotts of quiet and repowu, enlentlatedf fully to experience the territtli sensation-wvas tmarked bty a fetel iig of nwe atnd solemnity. We ha ye sinice beeni informed thait the waters oif thte Del nare were agitatedl by a heavy and unut sual swell at thme sam tim lue. Murdi r.-A man biy the name of' Ab saltimt Lyles, lately lomt lie tneightbutrhood tiC A niitu:ta, was killedl near thie Ratce Tract il this vicinityv. on thet Gift inst by3 a scamp inamed Pnteket. It aippeairs that thle twot ind gonet into a shanttty or Lou Cabtin not iar frmi thet* Tract to phiy "'sevetn tip'' for a Ial f~ pin. AI'fter 'somet lttme spient ini this dlefctabh-e spotrt, a dispute aruise beetee temi aboutt the gaime or thle leatd,-stme hard wuords ensuied. , whetn Puckiet drewv n pistl-Lvles sidi lie was not nafra'id ofi liis pistol- amid tdared him to shout. Pueker imediatelfy drew trigger. the pistol wrent ol' andl the unl etnteri-d thme ;bdomien oif Llts. who e xpiretd wi tton nanini speak in. Piteket fit afnhenondted. lie fins beeni pirsuied antd searched fhr, hut as yet, all to nto pturpoiuse. Lyles wats n poor mani, ahotit 27 years of atge, with a wvife aind twot chiibireni dl petant tipotn his daily labor, whbo :ire now left in extreime disress-hi is htoped the charities of the 'Tipeenoe Cinh. of' which we are tithl ho wvas a tiembfer will lbe a roused to avenge his dea'ithi, as well as to provide f'or the htelpiess widlow and or phas.-Macon Tele'graph. of I ith inst. tThe poplulation ofilihbbcounty is 15.150. The town of Macon is in liibb, nnd contoins 6,234inhabijiants,itncltuding blacks."-&u t'aah Republican. Tomwn, we think yon sny, Mr. Rep. ? You must feel very large.-Youz havie not eotn here lately', have you ? How large do tutcnsgrow in your dingins ? Macon '1'elegranku. EDGEFIELD C. H1. TnURSDAY. Novisintn 26. 1840. The Legisliatre of South Carolina as sembled onl Monday Ist. Duringaconsiderable part of the present morith, the weather was .fir and very pleasant for the season. But for the lass few days, a change carne over us. Very heavy fro: fell for several mornings, and nipped every remnant of vegetation we believe. The Commissioners of the Poor, elected at the last General Elecious, are requested to attend the meeting of te Board of Commissionerm, on the first Monday in Januarv next. The following genti-men compose the new Board. Mei'rs. Jan. F. Adims, Rohl. Bryan. Daniel [Innknight, A. A. Traylor. nod Samuel Clark. Temperance in Ire-land.-We hnve -;en it rreently arated, that geveral millions of the Irish have signed the Temnperance pledge. A mntt them, is the celebrated Daniel O'Connel. Gov. MeDonald, of Georgin. of'ers a re ward of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars for the apprehension and delivery. to the Sherif-or Jnilor of Bibb County, or one David Puckett, charged with the murd er of Absnli'm Lyles, onl the 6th istant. Psekett is represented as being abont 25 or 27 years of age. 5 feet 7 or 8 inenes high, rather loose set, thin visage, sandy hair, and light grey or blue eyes. South Wrstern Roil Road Bank.-At an election held in Chn-leston otn the 19th instant, ite .flowing aentlemen were re elected Directors, for the ensniitg year: Jame< Rose, James Leg're, V A. Msag wood. J. F. [lncklock, Wim. Patton.John Dttnovant, Johl Williams, James F. Green, E. P. Starr, D. F. Flemitig, Wm. Gregz, .1. C. Mordeenti J. R. Hayes. At a recnt moseeting James Rose, Esq. was unanimously re-elected President of the S. W. It. R. Bnnk. L. C. 4- C. Rail Road Company.-The following gentlemen were eitreted Diree t or the Company for the ensuingyear: South Carolina.-Ja-es Gadsden, R. In-Is 'I?... D:"..,, I,,t. 1i.. . 3-11n e H amilton. Vardy M1'Bee, Wade Hansp ton, J. Dinovatil. Joel Alants. F. [I. El more, Mitchell King, Thomas F. Jones. North Carolina.-C. Baring, Dr. Inr. dley, J. Rutherlord, Jos. Roberts. Tennesse.-D. Cam phell, J udge Reese. Dr. Ramsey, Al'x. E. Smith. Kentucky.-It. WicklifT, J. Taylor, J. B. Casey, W. H. Richnrdson. Sometime since. we heard some Whigs express n donbt. wvhether Sons. l (' rslinss A ould vote for Mr. Vatn lHu' n, in te Presidenstial electi-m. We are recenthi heard some D-mn acents also donht, whietht-r -he wontkd now supp~lort him. WVe were pinedc and miortifi -dl to h~esr the susgees tions of a udoubt ons this sidieer. Are ntt the principles of Sons 1 Ca-r'limn, as dear to her, as thsey ever were ? Will she tnos cherish sis-tm .ss wvarmslv now. contesned ,imtd trampt1led upon as5 Ihey are, biy thIe dlominant party of the Whigs, as when they seemned to lbe in te ascenda-:t ! J tic itt fromn thse pass, we know that se will. Will slhe a. -audont 3r. Van Buaren, its I.is huur if atdvorsiiy, true- as he was to her princeiples, in hsis day of power? Though all her sister State' s havinsg a common in terest andi comamon flin hg, shul t : rove rec-reant an" desert him, shte shonl not follow in iteir footsteps. If .needs lhe, let hesr st ill ntphiold her ou' n ha nnter. a n which State Rights are iniserihted, "Solitary atid aliotne." As has beetn saidt, "it is a point of honor for South Carolina to vote for Van Buiren now." The r'-ndee of l-ist -rv ill remembier . .e tnoble expressiont of Franci,, ofC" t,n e, whien defeated hy he g at rival thet Emperor. Chiarle< the V. 'We have lost every thing an:i our honor," snisl the Frentch Montarebh. Thu. i-- it with the' State Righs party of Southl Carolina. Defeatedl, ve'a s'rostruased as we mtav he, in the laite elections, we have not lost our htonor. Our flasg still wanves, hearing the proud motto of State Rights and the Con, stitutin. WVe enn still mas~ke head against the armiies of Fede-ralisms, powerisl as thit-y maty bue, by their nuttbers andt their wen Ith. Tis true, that we htave sn~ised a dlefe-at, -an overwhelmtinsg defe'at, but let its not dlespair. Let us cling to 0'. r lprinciles, thutgh all men shmnid artray the mselvyes in tformsidable opp-iiitn to theni. Let us n. a, tisndont theL mnan wh' ha-- nobly sac riiced hjimselfr in their s pport. Let S. Carolina cast her votte for Martin Van Bit retn, thme martyr in the cause of the Ide pentdent 'Treaisury aind the Constitution. Georgia -By the late electiotn fotrPresi dential Electors, it uipp ars, that ste lIar rison majority in that State, ha -increased cotsiderably. We extract thse ftllowing accotunt of the vote fromns the Georgin Jour nasl, a Wh ig I5ppr By the following table, our readers wilt Vereceive that Georgia has nobly stsstainecd terself. The aggregate below is taken *rom the Ofcial Returns, of all the coun ies in the State except Itro, and the vote Af 'hose two having been forwarded to us ly letter. we have added them in. The aTijority is indeed overwhelming. Gen. UtLs NCIt and .\ r. CAStPBELL, the two high ,,t upon the Harrison ticket are 8.360 a iend of 31r. BULLOCu, the higheb' uplon he Van Buren ticket. And Gen. Um3 3RLY, ite lowest upon the Harrison tick -t. i- 8.390 votes ahead of Gen, BATES, he lowe-s upon the Van Buren ticket. Twenty votes cover the Ilarrison ticket, Ind fiftv, the Vat Boren ticket. The av .rage larrison majority. is 8,377. AGGREGATE VOTE. HAnntson Texv.-T IA DU D N TicKST. D 1, Clinch. 40 3.9 a 1 'B Bulloch, 31,980 f Il' CampbItd. 40,:349 Al Echols, 31,989 G B Gilmer. 40.:s47 T Wloollen, 31.984 F I' Ezzard. 40,341 J Anderson, 31,981 9 Doiagherty. 40,:40 | S Gmoces, 31,981 foel Crawford, 40,339 S Beal, 31,477 4 ilitler, 40.337 J I:obinson, 31,977 s Grant/and, 40.36 E Harden, 31.965 U B Strong. 40,33; W B If'oford, 31.957 I fl'/itehrad. 40,332 S Jones, 31,953 - I. liiberly 40,:29 J Bater. 31,939 We copy the fullowing official report >f the importion of silk into the U. States luring the year 1838-39 from the Jour til of the American Silk Society. Imporutaions of Silk -The importa ini of Silk durig the year ending the t, of September, 18:39, anounted to icarly twetity-thie millions of dollars, as a if' be seen by) the follow ing items copied rom hlie report of the Secretary of the 'rre;sory of the commerce and navigation af the United States for that year, which has been politely sent us by the Secreta ry of the Trea-urv. There is an error in the statement piul;lished in the newspapers tii upwards of two millions, as con'par d witih ie official report; the news paper report making the imports from w her places than India and China $21, 350,669; ind the official report making ihe same item 818,685 275. Silks front India and China, piece goods, 11,734,500 Silks from India and China, sewings, 50,650 Silks, sewings from other pla ces than India, &c. S18,284 Silk, riw silk, 39,258 Silks. from other places than India, &c lace veils, shawls, shades, &C., 345,490 Siiks, other ianNefactores. from other places than India, &c., 18,685,295 ianufactures of silk and wors ted, 8-2,319,884, (allowing one half the value !hereof to be silk,) 1,150,942 822,838,028 Compared with other articlea imported, that of silkis one fourth more than the a mount of any other. The amount of man irfactures of cotton im ported was $14.692, :397; of iron. .12,051.668; of cloths and cassitneres, $7.02i8,905; worsted stuffi, we .vu.j.ovo; ointer tHainnItfeuLures of nvu, $5,556.161 ; one half the value of silks and %, ors;#-d stuff,, 1,169,942; total woollen goods, $18.831.90. The impor iation of* seuar antted to $9.224,632; linen, 86,7.,A.278. So the importation of qilk nearly eqnils that or woollen and linen together, an: is equal to half of all other fabrics coihned. Need we say a word as to the importance of saving this immense expenditure to the nation, now that it is establihed beynd all question that we are more capable of producing the article of silk ourselves, than any other From thce Ciolu,liac Southern Chronicle. The lolling ii letter w'as received too late' for fast week's pnblication. In the statteent we miadle ofibte af'air, wve had no ineintionr of doinig injustice to either of rho pities. Oitr informnation, was based up otn letters from a private indlividuali, who. probabthly gave the facets as they were repre senitted to him, arid withouit the least idea that they woutld find their way into a news parper. Il'we have done injusticeto either part y, ouir columnrs are openr to arty corree tion of the statemenrtt, comprised within moderate bioundls, an~d which will not lead t a rene~' al of the cotroversy between t parties. Edhitor's who have pubthlish-dl our state ment of thie affair, will please copy~ Col. .Mannring's letter. AJ EN.:, 10th Nov. 1840. To thec Editors ofthec South r Chronicde: G ET.::r:st t.:: In submtnittingtro my frienrt, Col. n it;all. the edlitorialI statemeat con tainted in youtr paper of the 5th inSt., of atn ailhir in wvhich he was recetntly engagedl at Edgeliel C. H. I unditerstand. front him thhrt in several material points the account givent by yotu, a' ill he cotitroverted, ini what it is at ,his time immaterial, and wotuld, itdeed. lie irmproper to state, as my friend is tinder re'ognizasnce for a legal investiga titon of his conduet ; but you will at once perceive thait, as his friend, 1 cannot allow t he infeirencee to he drawn, thai the account given by yotr, is aegniewted in, which a si lence on mty patrt nionild imply. You will therefoire oblige me by inf'orming the punb lic, throughi the saime source by which your sta9teent reached them, that my friend regartds te accounitt puiblished by yoiu as incorrect, anid tiat as be entertains no dlonhlt that you have einbidied suich in-~ formantiotn as lias reached y ott. lie will,, in uee titte. regoire the authority upon which your statemienrt rests. Yourohi'dt servnnt, JO HN L. M ANNING. Census of Delaware.-Dela ware is the lirst Starte of which we have a complete censuis. The folloinit we find irn the Wilmintonti Gazette.-- It will be seeni hat the incretuse in ten years is but 13.68: .i830 1840 Newcastle county, 20,910 33,118 Kent, 19.911 19,858 Sussex, 27,118 25.131 76,739 78,107 Warm, Warmer, Warmet.-A house wvth a wife is offen wrmO enough; a h -nse with a wife arid her mother is rather wrmert thatn any spot'in the known globe, a htoutse with tw'o nmothers in-law is so ex cessively hot, that it cain be liked to nio place o-,eairth at all, buttone must golow.. efor ar si mil.- Fra:cr's Magazine,