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-Jtliscellaneous. Among the western members of. Cot grass there are many men, whose histor would be as interesting as romance. .Ms ny of them are men who have endure poverty and hardship, in the most appal ling forms, but an indomitable energy ha carried them through it alL One of thes members, Mr. Casey, of Illinois, has bee more frequently than any other membe in the present Congress,called to the Chai when the House hasgone into Committe of the Whole. A.correspondent of th Lowell Courier, gives the following sketc of this gentleman: "Mr. Casey was born in Georgia. an raised in Tennessee. At the age of 17, i married. One year afterwards, with small fanify consisting of a wife and on child, while Illinois was a territory, he si forth, with all he had or goods and chal tels, stowed in a pack about as big as two bushel basket, his wife by his side, hi child in her arms, his pack on his back, an on his lips these words ;-"Come, wife, have forty-seven dollars in cash, and stout heart; don't you be down in th mouth, for I am going to be somebody. .Twenty-three years ago he landed in th forest of Illinois, where he now resides. He settled in Jefferson County, about hal way between the Ohio and Mississippi nv ers. There were then but five familic within five miles of him. St. Louis, on hundred miles distant, was the neare village where there was a store. Witl his own hands he built his Log Cabin, ani in the sweat ofhis brow provided the where with to feed and clothe himself and family Twenty-three years have rolled away, du ring which period the change of* the Stat of Illinois has been as great as it has beei in the condition of this early adventurer He was first called to represent his neigh bors in the Legislattare 18 years ago. U then went into the Senate. lie was im mediately called to preside over that body which he continued to do for four years. He was next Lient. Governor of that Stati for four years, and after that he was cal led to the station he now occupies eigh years ago. During the whole period of ei;.ht years including one extra session of Congress he has never been absent from the iousi but a day and a half, and that was for thf purpose of going to Now York, a journe3 which I (hoarding with him at the time persuaded him to make for his health. Mr Casey's influence in the House is equal t< that of any other member. Corwin, o Ohio, Profit of Indiana, Crary, of Michi gan, and many other Western Member. are like Mr. Casy, self made-mcn. LATE FROM FLORIDA. By the steamboat General Taylor, arri ved yerterday morning from Florida, we have received the subjoined letter from oui correspondent. Correspondence ofthe Savannah Rep::Wians. FLoRIDA, March 13, 1841 Gentlemen.-In the first place I have it inform you that the scape goats continned to seek a shelter in General Armistead's "city of refuge" Tampa Bay. Cosa Tus tenuggee, the Chief whom the General suf fered to return on a parole of honor, to hit ceeded in opemng a communicaton witl our most indomit able foe Coachoochee,wh< has expressed a wish to hold a talk witil two of the Arkan~sas Delegation whom ht named, in relation to the promised land be yond, not'Jordan, but the Misssissippi. This was a step quite as important to ,th termination of the Florida War, and ap parently obtained with as much dilliculty as the interview of the English authonitte with his "Celestial liighness,'' during the Opiutm War; but I reckan in this cas Coacoochee will get the money. Thirdly-Hos-pi-takee, a Southern Chic has seat in two Warriors to Col. Daven port at Sara-aota. I look upon this as pretty important straw, showing whici way the wind is blowing in that quarter. Fourthly.-Hlalleok Tus-ie- nuggee,wit about 100 Warriors, having beetn twic whipped by Lient. Alburtis, of which I gay yen the particulars, was trailed to his Catn on the Ochlawvaha, eight miles Southc - Fort Mackay by Captain Barnham, an again whipped and routed with considerai ble loss. Then came the sacking of thi Camp, such a scramble you never saw. There wrere bear-skins, coon-skins ati deer-skins, pots, kettles, hoes, axes, msoc casons and] beads. fresh dressed venston an wild turkies, coonta, corn and bears oil, It dIes, soplika-sifters, kneeding-Irays. &c &sc. I got for mny shaurc a string of bend: three soplika sieves, and a wooden spoo big enough to feed Mir. Blair! A pon0 from which Lieu?. Alburtis' express wI killed, together writh the clothing oft he e * ~ press and that of Corporal Lang was reti ketn. The frock coat worn by Lieut. She; wood when killed, was also found amotng the plunder. The body of a fallen WVarrio probably mortally wounded by Lieut. A burtis had just been buried. He was hou~ ever not "left alone in his glory," hut wt disinterred and found to have received musket shot in his breast. Captain Barnham had a Sergeant Pea son and Private Bower severely, the latte I fear mortally wounded. Soon after ti - engagemenit 'he wasjotned by Capta Smith, 2d Infantry, and Lieut. Sibley, 2 Dragoons, each with a company, and 11 -dian Billy fot a guide, and they all s -off' in pursuit. In the mean time Captai Ker with his company of Dragoons, ht taken the opposite side of the river, hopit to have tihe game flushed and driven int his hands. g General Ttistenuggee will stand in nec of all his skill to enable him to elude suc a pursuit. I should! not be surprised if b having been beaten three times itn as mari days, should conclude he was doing a "Io sing business, and take shelter under ti olive branch at Tampa. -Do you not regret asking me to wri "more extensivly ?" Very truly yours. ' orrespontence of thea Savannah Republican. SAVANNAH, MarCh 18. FROM FLORIDA. " Pn.A-rKA, March 1d.-Capt. Ker, Dragoons, a day or two since took twent; one Indians with their chief, -Koxa Tu ~2.. tenneree. Ttwenty old Indians came in a few days ago at Fort'Fanning, and gavo them selves up. Wild Cat has been in at Tampa and Y gone out to bring in his people, and letters ~ to night say that ninety men were sent out on ihe 11th to escort ninety odd warriors on.(heir way in. About four hundred Indians are already e at Tampa waiting to he shipped-in fact, a every one writes that the war is over." r Still Later from Florida.--By the steam r er Gen. Taylor, Capt. Peck, the above e intelligence is confirmed. h Correspondence of de Charleston Courier. \VASIGTON, March 15. e The af'air between Mr. Clay and Mr. a King has been kept open till now, though e no one supposed that it wonuld end other wise than peacefully. It was announced . in the Globe, on Friday evening last, that a the matter was to he settled in such a way s " as to leave no regrets on either side." This was fortunately the event of the difficulty. Mr. Preston, this morning, af ter the Senate opened, made a statement to the effect that the difficulty had arisen from a misapprehension-that he was sat isfied there was no intention on the part of . Mr. King to insult Mr. Clay, &c. r M r. Clay, after some remarks, retracted . what he had said, and Mr. King disclaim s ed any intention to insultor disparage Mr. Clay. Mr. Clay advanced and met Mr. King, and as they shook hands, a tremen dous applause arose from the galleries and lobbies. The Senate went into executive busi. ness, and confirmed several Constilship3. No very impnortant nominations were sert in. The Senate sent a message to the President, informing him that they had acted on all the husinies helbre them, and the President, in reply, stated that he had 1 no further communication to manke, and I that lie wished the Senators a safe return to theirfamilies. As to the subject of removals and ap pointments, you may be assured that few will be made until the new administration have become more familiar with their pla ces; and that after all, there will lie very little proscription. Harrison's mission is to expel the demon of party spirit. We know just nothing at all in regard to the present state of the negotiation be tween Mr. Fox and Mr. Webster. Mr. Fox is still here, and there seems to be io great or immediate difficulty on the sub ject. March 15. " Blessed are the peace makers," and wherever they inhabit, Col. Preston of your State, must deserve a conspicuous place amongst them. The late. unpleas ant difficulty between Mr. Clay, of Ken tucky, and Mr. King, of Alabama, was honorably settled, this-morning, through the timely initerposition of your distinguish ed Senator, for it was understood that a duel would certainly take place, unless the offensive expressions used by Mr. Clay, towards Mr. King were withdrawn in open Senate. But to the record. Mr. Preston rose, this morning, and said that Senators must have a painful recol lection of an unpleasant collision that took place a few days since, between the honorable - Senators from Al b ma and o wwjbeRcfroreffiihiamentary de corum and harmony for which the body was distinguishcd. It was to be the miore regretted in the pireset case, from the long conispicuous standing of both the parties etngaged in it t t he was satisefied that it must have heetn the result of mistake or accident , andI for that reason, and in or der to relicve the deept anxiety existing in the public mind, lhe hoped that harmony woud be restored. The Senaitor from Ketmucky had deen-ed the remtarks of the Senator fromt Alaibama personally offen sive, and feeliug tinder them a deep sense of itnjury, had repelled them. Ini this view, however, the Senator was mistaken, and he (Mr. P.) felt convinced that the Senia tor from Alabama did not so intend them. As it was a misapprehetnsion, therefore, lhe hoped that distineushed Senator, (Mr. Clay ) woul throw no ditfiilhy in the way of ani adjustment of the affrir. Mr. Clay shared in the regrets of his Sfriend from Souith Carolina, and never 'wished to sie any circumstances calcula ted to disturb the good feelitng which had here tofore cxisted in the Senate, and the thank ed him for his obiservatins, as he kne'v Sthat gentleman was intlumenced by the -most highmninded motives. Mr. C. had a distinct recollection of the alffair referred to, but had al ways deemed it a privilege in C'otgressional atid Parliamuentary debate, -to speak with perfect freedom, and to de notnnee all in power as corrtupt or tyrnn nical. when lie couisidlered them so. lie Shad, however, felt it his dtity to abistain Sfrom personailities, or imputing evil mo Stives to any metmber of the Senate. Not withistatnding the ten years' abuise with which the senior editor of the Globe hail -attacked him (Mr C.,) lie had never no t ticed that person utitil lie was brouight be fore that bodly hioi office, andi lie then felt it his right and duty to characterize hinm as an infatmnous libeller. From the tenor of s the remarks of the Senator from Alabama, a Mr. C. hail thoughbt that he intended dle liberately and premeditatedly to insult him,[Ibut as he had information that such rwas not the case, heo now, with infitnite e pleasure. wvithdre'v every offensive remark n he had applied to that genutletman. d Mr. King said that the Senator from Kentucky had not been misinformed in re t gard to his renmarks, and that as he (Mr. n Clay) had, with his usual fratnkncss, with ts drawn the injurious expressions he has g applied to hiin, he (Mr. K.) felt himselfat 0 libert y to state that nothing was further from his design than to say any thing personally d offensive to the character or standing of h the Senator from Kentucky, as a gentle man. Mr. King made ihis avowal frank y ly, freely, anti cheerfully. anid due te him Sself and the Senate, and appealed with e confidence to his brother Senators, wheth er'he hadl not always kept himself strictly e within the bounds of parliamentary deco rum. Mr. Preston then crossed over, and shook hatnds with Mr. King, anti Mr. Clay followetd his exatmiple. 'An enthusiastic burst of applause immtrediately came from kl the galleries, and the Senators appeared -. in a better humor than they had exhibited s.- for a long time. I xecntive dession follo)wnd. and about 4 o'clock, the committee, app I to wait on the President, reported tha he had no thing more to communieate a motion of Mr. Wright, the Senate a urned sine die. rch 17. Our difficulties with Eng -will pro bably stimulate Cougreis er extra ses sion, to provide for the pu e defence. The public feeling would j y Ahe im position of heavy taxes, per S even the contraction of a national deb in order to make suitable provisionsfor~ 'defence of our very extended and expos .sea board and inland borders., I am convinced that th osition of Mr. Webster was in favor. 'rendering IM'Leod, without trial, is in ret. Nei ther he nor the President 0 4i favor of acceding to this demand. are not ap prized of the course the ad' istration in tend to pursue; but we h .full confi deuce that it will be such as. 'sstain the honor and dignity of the cu General Scott and the At ey Gener al, (Mr. Crittenden) have Li ieen dss patched to Lockport, but with hat special object, is a matter ofrconject . The excitement on thi& biject in the Southern and Western part'- ,New York is so very great, that Gov or Seward would not be supported in 'release of M'Leod, on the applicatiod e General Government. It is spid th r. Pickens' report, from the Committe on. Foreign AITairi, has been extensivel irculaied-in New York, and has iucreas bi excite ment against M'Leod, by ing, in so forcible a manner, the chara .of the ag gression committed by thos o destroy !d the Caroline. Mr. Pick '.report has also had the effect to streng -'the opin on in New York, that the . ;- M'Lcod s clearly within the exclus' urisdiction f t liat State, and that 1a4n pt, on the >art of the Executive, to ercise any >ower over the matter, wo., kbe a isur-. There is also, in the State 0tew York. nd the neighboring Stated numerous itd zealous association of a ewhat se ret character, the members -i-hich are >ledged to aid in the expulsi f-all royal -ule from the Canadas, an, e.influence f the men, if directed agai the national idministration, would be j ' powerful. l'hey would not of couri" erate the dea of M'Leod's release ,wi 6t trial. It s to be apprehended, inde' 'that they vill not assent to his releas en in case f his acqtit tal. While General Elarrison sdlelivering uis Inaugural AdJress, it V "ciced that, vhen he came to that part which re ates to our foreign affiairs, ."lied Mr. reston to him and whisper something n his ear; whereupon Mr. ton beck ned to Mr. Fox, who appr d and was ery attentive to the pas - Mr. Fox vas, it is said, well pleased. the tone f the President on this i '. There :an, therefore, be no ill fejt :whatever etween the new adminis jn and the 4riish Government, or its later here, md those who seek for pea a peaceful pirit, will not fail to secu It is not mprobable that the late f dll hasten he adjustment of all h ties be ween us and Great - You will have . issenzo potmte Consul to Pais, d' not Mr. hartin, as was reported.'~ *lappoint neat is generally condemnedi - Washing on Irving and Robert Wash; both metn >f high literary and social character, were ppicants for the situation. March 18. The pmeclamation for an extra session, mn the :31st ialay, appeared in the official ournal, this morning, I'learn that there was mouch hesitntiot in the cabinet, on the object, and that the measure wvas reluc tatly adopted. The fact is the new ad ministration must do something, even if hey do wrong, in order to gratify the an xiout desire of the public for a change of policy. We are told, in the proclamation, that Cor~gress is called in reference especially to the condition of the finanaces and revetnue of thme country. This is a sweeping reason, embracitg every thing that can be desired by the friends of a national bank, of a land distribution, of an increased revenue from im ports, and of a national debt. The new Congress will embrace a ma~ jrity of whigs, in both branches, but, oni the ineasures of the adlministration it is a p preheunded that there will be some differ etce of opintiont among the whigs. New~ parties are rising,-the old parties are dis* solving into their original elements. As to the distribution o f the proceeds 01 the public lands, no one considers that ass very important measure-it is of very sub ordinamte consideration. rThe taritf and the bank-these are to be the great questions of the session-unless itdeed, our relations with Engla~nd should dematnd the intervention of Congress, which is not probable. It is thought that a tnational debt will be proposed-i. e. a loan ofsome twenty-fivi millions to begin with. The sum could be easily expended on the navy, which mus' be our great arm of defence in time of war Indeed so thorough is this, conviction or the part of our stateblmen, that Mr Calhoun at the late session, said it would be a noble idea to devote the revenue from the latth to the support of the navy. It cannot fail to be seen bow essentia the creation of a funtded debt is to the es ablishmont of a national bank. Withou a funded debt, receivable in payment foi shares in the bank, it would be impractica bleto procure the funds wherewith to es tablish a bank-unless indeed, the Govern ment should guaranty the stock. Some few removals and appoitmett were announced to-day. Mr. Biwhard of Ohio, solicitor of the Treasury, was re moved, and Mr. Penrose, of Pennsylvani; is in his place. Mr. P. was a Jacks pohi tician, but turned when the bank was char tered in Pennsylvania. Mr. C. K. Gardner was removed fron the oflice of auditor of the Posi Office, an Mr. Elisha Whittlesy, of Ohio appointe' in his place. Mr. Whittlesy is well know, to the American people, as the able sun elicient Chairman of the Committee c Claims, for many years, in the House o Representatives. We bear nothing of the state of on- re lations with Great Britian. But we shal soon hear of the result of tIte trial of Mc Lead. Hoa will no doubt be acquitted. 2 peison went on to Lockport, from this ci ty, with Mr. Crittenden, who can prove the alleged alibi. This will, perhaps, re move the difficulty for the present. But should the New-Yorkers get hold of Me Nab or Capt. Drew, they would have them at the risk of forty wars. From the National Intelligencer, of March 9. CONGRESSIONAL REPORT. THE U. STATES & GREAT BRITAIN. The following is a fuller and more exact account than we have heretofore publish ed of what Mr. Pickens (Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations) took oc casion to say in the House of Representa tives on Monday,.(March 1,) in the discus sion of the Fortification Bill: Mr:.Pickens rose for the purpose of dis abusin'g the minds of the committee in re lation to a rumor which he was astonished to find was in existene, in relation to the case of McLeod. When he came into the Hall, to his great astonishment, he found that a rumor was in circulation, and had been alluded to in debate, that an angry correspondence had taken place between Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Fox in relation to the imprisonment of McLeod. It was with pleasure, therefore, he stated that he had received informarion from the most authen tie source that there was no foundation for sich a rumor. There had been no cor respondence calculated in any way to pro duce any more difficulty than previously existed. It was true that a correspondence had taken place, but was calculated to va ry the position of the parties since the cor respondence which had last been present ed to the House. These falso rumors had been alluded to from several quarters of the House, and were calculated to produce uneound legislation. Mr. P. then proceeded to say that he hoped the hill reported by the Committee of Ways and Means would 'he adopted speedily. The general system of fortification do manded by gentlemen required a practi cal ktowledge before all its bearings could be known; and he would take occasion to say that, when the next administration came into power, let them propose a gen eral system as a whole-a system of de fence for all the points of the country ; and if it should be a system that his judgment could approve, he would pledge himself that he would not stop to ask vhat was the miserable amount of revenue that might be derived from a tax of wines and silks, but he would cheerfully vote atn amunt equal to the whole proceeds of wines and silks imported, if the next administration should deem it requisite and proper for the country by any new contingency. Mr. P. went on to contend that no sys tom of fortification could possibly answer, unless it should he connected at various points with the Navy. It would be utt-r ly impossible to protect our extensive coast, unless a proper connexion was had with a naval force. Take central and leading points which can protect and sustain your naval defences. suited to our extensive coast of 2,000 miles. [ is stean-batterics and steam-ships that can give you defence suited to the improvements of the age. for the present wants of the country. The system had heen partially brought frotm France, in 1816, and, since the introduc tion of steam power, wvas to a great extent inapplicable to our extensive territory and sparse poptulation. In answer to a questioti from Mr. Mon roe, as to what was the system brought from France Mr. Pickeni explained its nature, and said it was pritncipally carried through by General Bernard; tlistingutished in France ad in this country; and again urged that it was a system now, since the introdnc tion of steatn power, totally inapplicable for the defence of a country with such an extensive coast as outrs. Mr. P. then said how lie would conner't the land fortifica tions with the naval force. Hie would, he said, establish pointe at the following pla. ces, where the forts could co-operate with the Navy. HeJ wotld take a central point bet ween the St. Croix and Ca pe Cod ; and then New York and the tmotuth of the Ches apeake, between Cape Cod and Cape Hat~ teras; and theti. between Hatteras and Cape Florida, the would fortify Charleston and the miouth ofthe Savanntnh river ; and then, between Cape F'lorida and the Sa bite, lie wvould fortify Pensacola and the mot his of the Mississippi ; he would have all these points wvell fortified to protect anc stain at) etficient system of naval defencei suited to ytour extensive seacoast and com merce. As to the interitor points of fortifi cation, andl those of smaller grades, he would discard them; lie looked upon theti as behtitnd the age. But.(said Mr. P.) any other system ol fortificatioti confined exclusively to land will prove a misetable failure. In answer to atnother interrogatory, Mr P. observed that it would be folly to thinlh that England wotuld ever thittk of invad itg us again from the Canadas. Englant could have no object in attempting a per maent invasion on that frotntier. The case no'v and at the last war in 1S12 was widly different, in 1812, that portion ol the country on the lake frontier was thinly populated, and had but little connexiot with the Atlantic cities. Owing to its de fenceless position, the consequence ws that the British formedl their plan of inva sion of the lake coast with a view to con nect a military cordon through the itnte ror to New Orleans, anid cut off the Val ley of the Mississippi from the Atlanti. States. They had some prospects of sue ceeding at that period ; hence the invasio was there. But now the case was widel' different. That part of the country wae now densely populated, atnd with a popu lation, too, decidedly warlike atnd spirite< to the highest degree; so that now it wrouk be mnadces on the part of Great Britain t attempt an invasion ini that quarter. She Icould gain nothing by it; hut the 'dange would be the reverse, and the invasioi would be from this country upon Canadi Iif a rupture should take place, whitch hi ftrusted would not occur, and he believedi ~would not. .What I mean to say (contin uedl Mr. P.) is, let the next Adminitstration when it comes into power, propose a pro Iper system of fortification-a system etm -bracing the improvements of the age, at c.ct..ia to meet the wants of the coun try-and I wil go -vith them to the utmost. I will not oply go for a tax on wines and silks, buti Twill most cordially, when the proper- time shall arrive, give them my support,. if any serious difficulty should arise to call for it. I will then, at a proper time, vote for all they may want. But I hold that this is not the proper time, and I protest against this system of legislating by peicemeal, and without proper information, and unconnected with a system as a whole suited to.the wants of the country. If any serious difficulty should arise between us and a foreign Power, (which he hoped would not he the case,) let the Administra tion call Congress together, and we will meet the issues as a free people ought. Let those who'hre to execute laws and conduct negotiations in the future, take that course that patriotism may dictate, and there can be no difficulty. MR. STANLEY'S EXPLANATION. We copy from the National Intelligen cer, of the 22d ult., the explanation of the Hon. E. Stanley, of N. C., given at the Evening Session of the House of Repre sentatives, on the 19th ult: "Mr. Stanley said, if the House would indulge him for a few moments, he would answer the interrogatory of the gentleman from Maine. That gentleman has truly said that he has had no consultation with me, or with any friend of mine, with my knowledge, relative to the motion or the re marks he now submits to the House. " It will be remembered, Mr. Speaker, that, in the speech I made last night, I dis claimed, repeatedly, rather too often dis claimed, as I thought, all intimation or wish to indulge in personalities, or to wound the feelings of any honorable member on this floor. I did tLhis, sir, with particular emphasis, because I am aware that, when excited in debate, I am apt to use forcible lattguage, which is liable to be misunder stood. I said, as regards the members of S. Carolina on this floor, whose doctrines I had felt bound to oppose, I begged thom all to understand I dtd so from no feeling ofpersonal unkindness, but in opposition to their political principles, which I regarded as calculated to do much mischief if they should receive encouragement from any respectable portion of the country. To wards the gentleman himself (Mr. Pick ens) I have always entertained feelings of personal kindness. " After this full disclaimer, which-every member will testify to who heard me, I was surprissed to see the feeling manifest ed by several members from South Caro lina. The gentleman from South Caro lina, to whom I especially addressed my arguments, (Mr. Rhett,) had the floor to reply to me, when the debate should be resumed. And let me say, as to that hon orable member (Mr. Rhett,) I have under stood he was a religious man; I honored him as such, and on that account, especial ly, I used towards him no other language than that of courtesy and kindness. I en deavored to deal with his obnoxious doc trines-direct taxation, disunion, &c.-and with his doctrines alone. You will remem ber, Mr. Speaker, that, immediately after the journal was read, the respectable gen tleman from Charleston {Mr. Holmes) en to Mpy LU remarl-0 Ie which he had not heard. I objected at once, for the reason I gave, that [ had no idea of consenting to a partial debate, I wished an opportunity of replying, and that the gentleman could answer me in committee, where wye both couldl be heard, As I made this remark, the colleague of the gentleman from Chtarleston (Mr.Camp bell) on my right made tuse of off'ensive terms, to which 1 replied, and after this, the gentleman from South Carolina, (Mr. Pickensdl out of order, when another sub ject is under cotnsideratiot-(a pension bill heing under discussion)-went out of his way, as i thottght, to attack me. It was under such circumstances, well calculated I think, after my previous explanations, to excite any dan, that I replied to the re marks of the gentleman from South Catro linta, (Mr'. Pickens.) I understand that gentleman (Mr. Pickens) just now to say that lhe intended no insult to me in the re marks he made; lie intended only to use "ridicule," which he thought " a fair par liamentary airgumnent." "If I undlerstand tbik gentleman (Mr. Pickens) correctly, it is due to the llouse. it is due to that gentleman. and especially, it is dne to myself, to state that I regret, that under the excitement which I felt, I used language stronger thtan was called for or wvas strtctly parliamentary and proper. I intended the remarks in reply to what I deemed a plersonal attack. It seems no such an attack was intended; that I was wrong in putting that construction on the gentleman's remarks. I feel hound, there hre, to say, sir, that I wish my remarks to pass as " ridicule only," as the gentleman's remarks were " ridicule only." As he dlis clainms any wvishi to have his remarks re ceived in a spirit of unkindness, I make the same disclaimer. "I thought, sir, whten the gentleman re ferred to the "valiant knight from Nor'b Carolitna," a~ he cal~ed me-when he spoke of my " pigmy arm," andi compared me to the sparrowv "wvith his bow and arrow" shooting at Cock Robin-I thought his tone was one of contempt, and there was something sneering in his manner which was calculated to ofl'ond. I am glad, sir, that I was wrong in misunderstanding the gentleman. I only refer now to his tone atnd manner to justify myself for the warmth I exhibited. " uti, Mr. Speaker, if the House will indulge me a moment further, I wish it ex pressly understood that, i' hen I spoke of the arrogance of Sonth Carolina, or what I called the "legislative insolence" of South Carolina, I meant by "insolence" the haughtiness, mixed with contempt, evinc ed in the report to which I referred. I did not speak of the State of South Carolina or the people of South Carolina with dis respect. I cannot,under any circumstances, be forced to speak disrespectftul of any sis~ ter State. I have too much self-respect tc do so. I have too much respect for North Carolina. for my constituents,to do so, But, sir, I appeal not only to every North Caro linian-not only to every Southern gentle man, but to every American on this floor to read the report, especially page 10, tc which I referred, and to ask, if he respecti .the State of South Carolina as I do, if he - wil not feel indignant at the lanane thern applied, by her Legiislattre, to her sister States. Aim I to sit here coolly, sir, and see a report from her Legislature, printed by order of this House, (without having been read, as it seems,) in which y own State is accused of having been iufluenced in her recent vote by the money power, and of having united herself wihl: " abolitionists and federalists," and not any one word, either of defence or reproof? No reasons ble man can expect it, seir. No Southern patriot would blame me for saying what I now repeat, that in justice to all the States of this Union, in justice to this House, in order to sustain our own dignity, that re port ought not to have been received or on tertained by the House. "1 beg paidon of the House for. having trespassed on their time with personal mat ters. I beg pardon of the House, sir, if I violated any of its rules in the speech I made onyesterday or to day. I intended no such thing. I was fighting doctrines, as I believe, the most abominable that were ever entertained by American statei men. I avoided personalities. I thought I said so too often. I will continue, in the discharge of my duty, an unrelenting war fare, a perpetual opposition to the godious opinions of direct taxation, disunion, &c., which are avowed by a talented portion of the friends of the departing Administra tion." Mr. Evans said it was obvious there was no foundation for ill feelings growitg out of debate, after these explanations and d claimers, and be trusted whatever excite meat had existed was now allayed. EDGEFIELP C. H. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1841. The Court of Common Pleas, for this District, closed its session on Saturday the 27th ult. Hon. J. C. Calhoun.-This distinguished Senator was 58 years of age on the 17th ult., which day he celebrated, as well as that of St. Patrick, in company with the Hibernian and St. Patrick Societies, at Charleston. Ertra Session.-By the Proclamation of the President, the Members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed States, are to convene on the 31st of May next. Military.-The citizens had the gratifi cation of viewing, in our village, on Satur day last, a parade, of that fine-corps the Edgefield Hussars, under the command of Captain BoNAnM, and were pleased to see they possessed within the bounds of their own district, so efficient a force, which in case of emergency, at a short notice, could be called into service. Their appear nace and discipline, taking into considers tion the opportunities which they have had, reflect great credit on their ofi'er a Na~~,e a a$eikt of this daysAier, rof the Hon. F. W. PICKetns, (Chairmin of the Committee on Foreign Relatins,) in the discussion of the Fortification Bill; which will be found, on perusal,.to contain the real sentiments which every true America ought to cherish ; his plan of, (in a ines sure) uniting the Army and Navy, so as to enable them to act in conjanction, by means of Fortifications on our seaboard, is one that would enable our government, at all times, to protect our shores from foreign assailants. The old maxim. "in time of peace, prepare for u' ar," has never failed to prove true. - The English papers brought by the steamer Caledonia, at Boston, fronm Liver pool, gives an account of the total loss of the American ship Governor Fenner, with her passengers and crew, (except the cap tain and mate,) consisting of one hundred and twenty-two persons. The Gov. F., a few hours after leaving Liverpool for New York, rau foul of a steamer, in the night; the captaitn and mate both being on deck at the time, saved themselves by means of .ropes thrown from the steamer, but the ba lance of those of the crew, on dieck, wers unable to save themselves, in consequence of the ship sinking so instantaneous ; the passengers were at the time in their births, and were hurried into cternity, without i moments warning. Negroes of the Armitad.-T hose gentle men says the Hartford Times, were im mediately informed, of the decision of the " Great Court,"-as they understand it and were given to understand that they were to be set at liberty. They received the information with great complacency, exhibiting no strong demonstration of joy, as they are still incapable of "defining their position." On being asked what they wvould do, if left to their own volition, their answer was. " Don't know." Will you go to work and get a living? "0O no: work no good." Will you go to A frica ? No tell. You go away till we talkc with Cinquez." Brother Jonathan.-We find by the last number, which we have received of this valuable Family Newspaper, the publish ers are determined not to be outdone by any other publication of the kind in the Ugon. They have introduced, with the Tales from " Master Humphrey's Clock," by Boz, the engravings attached to them, thereby rendering them more complete, this, no doubt, to those fond of light read ing, will be a gratification, and should in duce them to support the publishers in this expnsivo undertaking'.