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iees meolt. tates Bank Deposite act the surplus ,oblic te banks, aod tes tbjpmselve,~ ei representatation ' on May, 1S37, the commerita ex took place, in which all the Banks e country suspended specie paymctr. ese even, forin an era ir our sauncial 1ffairs, and .oduced a separation Lo the Governmenaroam all connexion with banks of every kind. Vewere then in a situa tion to re:arm the Government, and place iW here its Republican framers intended it should Lo when it was created. The asnmpt iou and funding measures, together with a Bank in hich Hamilton was enabled. through the debts incurred during our Revolution. to engraft upon our sys tem in its infancy. had entirely expired in 1837, and we were then left untrumuelled, to take a pure and independent course. free from all national debt, and unconect ed with all Bunkis. But there was great individual indebt edness in the country. together with car poration and State debts, amounting to near $200.000,000. The Banks had *us pended, and payment ofdebts at home and abroad was demanded in available funds. The presure w se in all clastes of the community. n uly aI party apirung up who promi paynut of debts -abundant noney-a sound currency stability and prosperity. Men high in pluer, and long knowtn to the people, solemnly pledged themselves to produce these re suIts if power were given to them. The people. pressed down to despair and cmadness by the coevulsion of the times, readily gave a listening ear to all thesc promises. They were ready to fly to un known ills rather than hear those they hd. The party making the largest promises of agrarianism and relief, were brought in to power. And what have they done ! The pie asked for bread, and they have ro ved stones. They asked for water and have received vinegar. It has all ended in delusion, deception, aid fraud. And it is now palpable that there can Ie no perma nent relief but in economy-industry-en - terprise-and honesty. It is a fatal delu sion to suppos.that any Government can pay the debts of any class its community. without sacrificing to that extent the intr r est of some other class. We fought the battle upon all the great public i-sues that the Federal party tendered to us in their measures at the Extra Session, and the people are nowt with us. An enlightened public judgment is clearly against them. All practical men. not engaged in politics. vier their ilank schemes as delusive anti visionary. Tthey had praomised reform, and reduc-ion of expendittrc. tiroughut: the canvas, It whent brought into power thev uearh daoublel the expenditure- at once. Th'-y increased the public tict to near S17,00U00-increased your taxes by placing tweuty per centt. upon almost every thing imported ;anti, as if to show the~ very desperation of recklessness antd pi gacy.)bey, at the <ame time, dividedl s2mgst their camp- followers the plunder Syour. public da~t~in. These public lands which they hiavo stjuandered, hbase been h~etofote set aside as a pertmanenit basis, upon which restedl your national cre dit anwl the stability of your ntational re veue. Not satisfiet with all this, they now propose to raise your taxes still high -er at this session of Coegres.., which, ac cordinig to Mr. Clay's plan, otughit to reach almost thirty per cent;. upon' aill imnporta tios. 'And, at the stame thne. every lDe. partmetnt of Guv(ernuaent has called fur new anal increase1 amsonntts of appropriat. lions. Can any thing execeed the htadi hood and shameless effmatetry of thewa men, who have thus opetnly failsitled, in a l'ew short months, every soletmn paledge~ tivy ever made to a conlidio;;, but betray ed pcople? We are :W at a turiumg point in ouzr public affairs; and the grent eastioans are, whether the Governmient shall be palungeal back nain into that policy, out of which our fuuoding systemi .mdt two Nstainal Bank' were created! Or, whether wea shall be reduced down to a simap!e aind 60' nest Governmzent. suited in the wantts oIf ai .free and Republican people ! andl these are imrprtantt qutestionis foir un intelliget * public to decide for l~the m.lves. It is a Ia tal mistake to suppose that ai natiotal debat ---a natiomal latnk-a high revetnue-and high expendlturel, arte eixcitial tu a strun;; atnd efficienit Gioverinment. lTe daty is past for theso iineasure-s to dit aIcagtl. in the inftancy of the Rteputlhe. .nuch views might bc plautible, bitt we have vaistly changed us a people since- then. Our untion --our strenglt-ouir indecpndetc-nre nojw established beyond thie reach of any earthly power. On public matters wo are tnow educated atnd atfortmed, and itt'itere the any onte feeling more prevalenit than any oilier, it is a keen and sensitive jealousy znwardls the moneyed acetiun of the Frede ral Gjovernmnent. -A desire for peace. anid - the acquisition of property. is the dotninat characteristic of modern society. rThe adi -miration fur a stronig and powerful Go vernment, wielding the triumphs of the sword-encouiraging the ;;lory of arms and innsterinig to valor and heroism, has ~ asdaway. And the people now de re the blessings of peace-a cheap, and Government. r existing circumstances, with sa pwerful and growing Conifede th d of our Governmept eon *arance-its justick.and .B~y exhibiting stead il secure the eon and devoted ,during 4 pared n ks ob this, '4epubli& tA Union co*ij ia Wee, and the' modera'e itly limited powers by the ernment, during a period of At preseni, a high fiscal action4n system upon the principles ofabe oA Federal party would, as ievitably'as des tiny, drive us to 4 rupture or the-pa'rs; nd iAtead of giving usa stropg Govern ient, would give uscniialuof embarrass ;ent aid imbecility. 4A this juncture in our affairs, aneffi cient reform and a ise adiniaistraion of our Government, is absolutely essential to its fiual preservation. We can have no tho rough reform unless yourEZxecutive De part ment is fully and honestly imbued with sound and radical principle,. What we want nore than anyshing else, is an Exe cutive, whose experience and wisdom will enable him to understand the true philoso phy of our system of Governtncnt, and whose acknowledged talcuts and extensive reputation for integrity and fidelity will give him the moral power to pursue what is iue aud right, independent of all the petty tramels that control a common man. The Republican party have too much at stake in the purity of our institutions and the liberties of this country, to risk every thing in a great contest upon au ordinary man. la the canvass of 1840, the extraordina ry pressuro of the immems, and the lavish Bnd profligate prumises of relief, produced an imiuente impression upon the contest. We fought lhr the most part on the defen sive. The Federal party charged us with being responsble hfr every thing. They charged us with enormous and useless ex penditures-with want of strict responsi bility iu public ufficers-A ith the humhug gery of a :tianding airmny-n ith a princely essablishmt iiu the E:'xecutive mansiOn. U rou all these points n e were forced on the de:cusive. Ouroppotnents had the pe culiar and honorable advautage of posses. sing Un poiinciples. The'y vere bitter, ac tive. and unscrplsous in their use of mtieans. hey appealed tothe vilest and basest pas siuais of human nature-and rusustercd to inc depraved appette of a deludcd and de ceived mob: Uider b.trreii aud racko.in skin,. tinse cho-,Cta eublenis of Their party, %%Ill lun staid as mtaagnia to Itmnrk Iheir IJubbe defbiucieries anid midnight r evei ries vitn the deep, scorn and conitemopt of the virtu->us and honest i:1 all alter ages. I e cherished our public nieaures, foutily tachevmng the-m to be identified wilb all sound priucipies of enhligtened liherty we fought the battle n ith zeal. and spirit, and talent-and notwitlistauding alt t his, our opponeuts %von the victory. We hal a leader who was suited to the issues th-en tendered, and beiug in power Bnd proper position, we cheerfully fought the great battle on him. Although he did not com wmand any umIcmmmon enthusiasm for him sell lersuually.,et he was calmit, sagacious, aud firm, and fulfilled his dcstiny. lie lis won the hIniors of the Republe. and been clothed with the fir-t office in the gift of a free peoiple. This is enough to fill with grateful emotions the heart of ant reasonable man. lIut thinog are now chatng ed. Our opponents have been brourb' to pon# er. They havo devedlnj pra.sples. aid gar..n.J .a...;, measures of jujblic policy. We Iken the issues that they tendered n tr:n sessiomn. They are now on thi ,ive. We have driven them back tide is with us-and it now only d upon a wise and prudetnt foreast it realize all the fruits of' a glorious victory. It wonld be the height of folly and weak ness for us. voluntarily to fight over agamn the same issues that were forced upon us in the camopaig)niof lIMO. When we have the decided advantage gained uponi other grounds, that our oppmonemis have made for us, let us keep that advantage. It is better to speak candidly and iraukly before n e sake any step~ that muigt hue unie As nmucm as we may respect Mr. Van Ituren, yet hi.smuuame. if rafliedi on again, wuld awake all the hitter prejudices that ws ere enhlmted ini the last cotillict. 'iThe per sotial pide of hsudred1 andI thousanids is ould tbe inclinedcu to rot olt under the sneer. i'f those who wsould artfully reproach them for 5 fem:r nt ani iiif coite~tticy. We wouldl tie forced back. ii, a great extent, upon thet oldI pouot' I 810i. It would shiow more)f wvis1domn and1 polhey ini us to tmnkc the preseni issues, forciig the Fedueralists uputn theit me,-.sure4, and thus compelling them tin fgahi upona thle detenisive. Going intn the contest undel'r buehi circumstancs, wie coul thetn spr~ead out the gloriut bantner of the 4C.stituation i th JMonopolies tonone, Free Trgade, andl VL'uo Rightis tr. all beaming anid l.i.shing over its broad foki-ndi you woub'l omon see the beacon fires of a de ecir ed andi indignant People kindling ovem a thouisand hills throughout this wide spread laind. whibit it would not be long beliore the lhouti of victory and triumph would pro e-ain to the worlid that the G;oths and Van dlals were driven from the temtple of out liberties. andI that thme Recpublic wvas otice mnore safe. Nons the great qhiestion is, who can om body our pirinciples! Who shatll be the sandardi lhenrer of the Republican pairty iu this great contest! wvho will lead otn oui strength sdith moss powter!i We- have one man emtinently qualified for auch a position. liis age-his lung and dlistinguished services-his thorough know ledge of our system of Government-hit spletndid genius and spotless character-ali make JOH N U. CA LHOUN the man suit. ed for this conflict. lie enme into public life before the last war, with an ardent love ofrglory, and an enthusiastic zeal for his country's honor. And 54) go into a canvass with his name at our head, would kindle patriotism in every heart that would look back wiih pride andI expltation upon the scenes of our triumphs and our glory in those days that shed suchm lustre upon our country's history. When we were depressed in our national coun cils a: that period, it was his talents-his energy -his devoted patrioism-that in. spired the desponding with hope, atd filled ,those councils with rseal, efficieqey, and decision. None could bring to opr cause so'great a stock of reputation and charac ier, sequired in the war of i1812, as Mr. uan. , And as for practical and useful trell as acknowledged genius, administration of the War De -o18324. There .is scarediy the administraton oL our Gdierw it From disrdfer and confu siod,emke it the most energetic. ayste uInatie, and thoroughly organized Depart mentofeihe Government.- Hisg-ourse in thfficieminiotly illustrates his ndminis native talenta In the office f Vice President, to which he was lected by de .voae any- man ever at, he e xin ex ' a' h 6h talent and 'dige characterA. Ithe FedeiatWparty-sizd on the pow er of the Goveimunt, agaiitk the popular will, under Mr Clayand Mr. Adims, it was Mr. Calhoun and hisfriendo'who threw themselves into the breachaniffsk'd their ail to vindicate the power and the ascendancy of popular liber ty, ever the corrupt arranements of a few to bartcr awaybe firstoffices of the Republic. In that memorable contest which brought Generil Jackson into power at the head of the Republican party in 1828. Mr. Calboun stood in the front rank, asa champion of the freedom of elections and those great Republican princi ples which had been violated by the surrepti tious acqisition of power under the Federal party ini1824. ~ InG183.hedid nothesitateteresisnhis office, sad srificen his temporary popularity, in order to vindlicate what he deemed to be not only the rihts of South Carolina. but the true interests ot the Union, and the vital and fundamental rights of the Constitution, as secured to all. W hate ver may have been thoght, at the tiae, of his course on that occasion, the world must now admit at least its disinterestedness as far as list personal proopects of power were concern ed. And none can deny but atbe sheda ha lo of light. and thought. and research, at that period,over the glorious doctrinesof Fr'e Trade, as well as over thc nature and eriginofour Go vernment, which has tended t call public at tention to all the great questions lavolved, and to erect anew the leading landmarks of Repub lican liberty, as originally laid dewn by Madssi in his iminortal repomt and resolationst the Vir ginia Lezislatnre of 7%d-.9 Since then we have seen his corse in the Senale-and there has been no public question nlpon which he han not impressed gonm and talent of the highest order. WA'hen the Govern ment wvas embarrassed by the coiaimpiial ex Ilosion of 1837. weseao ir. Calhoituattho cx trn sesion of that vear. sacrihcing all his per ennal feeling4 on the altar of patriotism, and conni- forward to sustain the leading measiures of tile dm i.'tratio2t in a series of speeches, which. lor thought, ability, and power, have had no crp:als in the history of o country. And tine. then lie has continued to iSfstrate the Republican principles of our Constitution, and has done more to develope the true nature of our Bankit.: Pyitem. a its corrupting in. filecces, tn aiiv man living. It was at the extra ie,':on of'1 37, aid -le succeeding ses sion. tl:at .lr. railhoiu, drew upon his head the vi"nm-nc-: of Federal wrati in all its bitterness anl fur-. And it wnt, then thet his crest rose higher.' and aitre na3ble than Ever, above the iaity rag that lasbed aroundhini, and stood forth like a rock in the ocean, defying die storm and the tempest. .4ai. at the last extra sestion of Co nress, w hen the blind and lawless followers of 31aho mtet. flushed with victory, had locked in to the plunder of a sacked cauip, wb igure was it that was seen standing high er the breach that had been maude in the ramparts ofthe Con stitutioi waving aloft the lag of his country to cheer the heart of the patriot and call the raly fur Freedom? Let the country answer. T.ere he stands, covered with years and the services of many a hasdfought mnpaign. lie has devoted a long life to-threb or, the ri-e and the glory of his country. 'An!,' the ,iciiitu des and triale lignity and bilt ... -- ears a war of extermination ....,een wvaged in Enigland, as well as mn outr ownt country. against the institutions of thme ,tave.haulding States. They are, numerically seaing, the weaker pi.rtion of this Cotnfeder acy. They~ have a right to feel sensitive as to the lkwles anid unhallowed movemenita that have beeitnaide agaitnst their most vital intatittu tis for the last few'. years., Whilst they have tbeen petrsecuted and slandered by their bitter opplonents, let their frienuds and ltcpublicana brethtren do sonie act thiat will heal oaver the wounds that have boen infhicted, and that will revive with ardour all their feelin~gs of l'iy alty and devotiaon :tltis Union. as their great shield of paence at htomne. and power abroad. The North gave us our last lIepublican President, and Sutth Caroilina gave hit her alnost nuan Imtnts vote itn the contest, and stood by hi~m to the lamst, wh:int State afler State fell from his supp,;ort tunder the popular tide that then rolled thitngh the Iand! There could he no more erlecttual way to ci louice thoec inatignatnt factions, who now, uneder the guise of Ahnlition. are undermining this Uion, anid to pitt them to rest during~ our day and genetrationu. thana fair the Rempubhlicana party. with thant generous confIdence that has ever characterized it, io comte forward and confer the hiie.tbhonor of the Government upon the dis tintgnishted and favorite Son of the Sonth. in whiomt undur trial and persecution, shte hau gar mnered nyt all hier feeling of adiiration and at tachmtent. Place him in such a situation, and you ::ive contfidence teo the weaker portion of the Confederacy-stability -to this glorious Uniona-and pe-ace and prosperity to a great liepublic. Fr'oa the N. Y. Comr. Adrertiser, April 5. TIlE DEIFAULTING COLLECTOR. Thel rtumor4 that hlave been afluat for some dlays, conceniung a large hole in the eity finatnce., and the case thereof, arc now reduced tor cei tainky. The annexed comn mtuniention was made to the Common Council, by the Mayor, last evening; M1.voa's Otcy., City of New York, A pril 4th, lS842. To thec Honaorable, thec Board of AlUdermen ofthe City of Nero York. Gentlemen-Since my private consult a lion on Thursday Last with the members of both boards of the Common Council in relation a the absence and defalcatiou of Thomas Floyd, collector of the city reven ue, infor-matneu has been .htained making it no longer necessary for the interests of the city to obaerve the secrecy upon this subject which our united judgment deem ed advimoble. Believing that publicity will now best subserve the interests of the city, I have determined to make this com munication to you and solicit authority to offer a reward for the apprehension of Mr. Lloyd, and for the restoration of the mon ey supposed to he in hisi possession. In this cotunuication ? will give you all the information I laid before you on Thursday last and that subsequently obtained. On the28ih of March I received informa tion from the comptroller,.that on that day, upon reaching his fice, he found a, letter fromt Thomas Lloyd, collector of the city revenue, hearing the post mark of the oflice of this city of thre 28th of March, and the letter dated the 22d of Marcha, inaforminig the comptroller that owing to a reso which had passed your honorable body on." the evening of the 21st, requiring all cal lecting officers of the corporation to return, under oath. at each payment by them into theTreasury of the ciy, that the amount paid is all that has been collected by him, he determined to leave the city for Charles too, as he stated, to collect a debt due there to him, (Lloyd) for the purpose of paying the amount to the Common Council. There being no evidence of the daalca tion of Floyd. other than his going off, and his letter, which mantioned to amount, the comptroller sent to the d:'rent tenants of the Common Council. nmd also made ex aminationintothe hank where Lloyd kept his privateaccount. The compiroller by this meins discovered that on the 21st day of 3arch Lloyd drew up his (Lloyd's) check for the bank, $4,779,07, and that ie bad received from tenants $6.000, which he had not paid into the city Treasury. We have also discovered that he owns real estate in the city of New York anl in the state of New-Jersey. The drawing of this 84,77907 from the bank, and not pay ing it into the Treasury, was such evidence of premediated fraud that there could be noconfidence placed in his statement that he was going to Charleston. We there fore institifted inquiries in other quarters. and from these sources discovered that which induced us to believe ie had gone to Charleston. I have catused nsa attach meat to be issued against his property in thestate of New York. This writ not only altaches any property he may have in ibisstate, but also all debts that may be due to him. An attachment has also been issued against his property in the Stair of New-Jersey. I have also had an aflidavis made. setting forth his conduct and bring ing him within section 59 of page 365, ;e cond volume. Revised Statute., second editiona, which taken in connection nith sections 3G ard 37ef besamc rolume. page 587, defines the offence to be a feloy, punished by imprisunment in shestate pri son. I have sent an officer to Charleston with this affidavit Since all this has been done, the Comptroller by investigation among th tenants of tho Corpcraiionu. has discovered that the amount of Lloyd's de fales tion is about $30.000. The u'tcsof receipts given by Floyd to tetnatats show t11t much of this amount was received by Lloyd fumediately before lie absconded, consequent hb must have a large amount of money with him. we have since ascertained that there is great reason to believe that Lloyd bailed from this port on the 23d of March. in a brig called the Hope, of which he is supposed to be owner, bound for "Cape d Vens and a market." For these reasons I have deemed it to be for the interest of the city to make the matter pulaic, and to oflir a reward for his apprehension, as a fugitive from justice, and also a reward for the re covery of the money be hasgone off wii. This money may be taken from him in the mann'- -' at any stolen property might. e attachment issued against'him e, his house andl furniture have upon, and the payment of all a suspended. When trustees under these procedings. all d to Lloyd will be compel ment to them. Under the . .,.es f'or Lloyd, I am informed, are good for $15000t, thc amount of their bonids. I deem this a proper occasion to call y our atension to the autiicncs iu amaountt of security directed by ordinance to be given lay manny of thec collecting officers of the city government. and to the itmproper pratc tice that hais always obtained amonuag thoase officers of depositing she public mniateys to their iaahvidual accounts, and patyitng such amounts as they choose over to she chamt berlain of slhe city. rTere has beven nao check upon ihese orlicers except to ascer tain from the debtors at' she coarporationa whether they have paidl he amsounat oftheir indebtedne~s, or any portion thtereof. T[his practice has enabled collectors to use. the public moneys for private purposes -ex posed shoem to the imp1ortunaities of frienids and s'cutrisies, and led to te moany del caions that have iherctofore occurred among previous collecting otlicers oif th<. city govertnment. It is a temtpsatioan ns icha has induced many improperly to usc the city moneys. To obvi'ate this evil. I suzgest that the Comm~ton Counceil lay ordinance direct ;all its receiving officers to deposite the moneys col!ed by thent in their ntame~ as officers, ini ette bank to be designated lay ordinanice. That the moneys so deposited shall only be transferred to the chtamberlaint of the city by cheeks signed in thte oaficial capa city oft the collectoar, tot the order af the chamberlain, anti endorsed by him. anad the moneys only tto be drawn from she bank lay the check of Commion Council, to the order of the persona having a demand against the city government. That the cutllectoars of the revenue at short intervals make their deposities, and imamediately after each de posito make before she Mayor andl tile ina his oflice an affidavit of the deposite, anid from whoma the montey collected by htim toa that period. This mecttod would prevett he use of public moneys for private pur poses, and remove that temptatioan which has and will utnless remtaved, not only dlis sipate the public revenue, but destroy ste character and standing of matny citizens. R.OBT. H1. MIORR IS, Rhode Ianmd.-Thle difference between the twit parties in Rhode.lsland upon the 'question efta Constitu tion is beccominagsera ons and may lead to mtost deplorable ro suIts. Fearinig that thte stupporters of the Teople's Constitution,' as it is termed. would proceed to organtize she government ofihe State in accordanco with its provi sions, the Legislature on the 2a1 inst. pas sed an act in relation to offences against he sovereign power of the State. The preamble of this law recites among other things that certaiti desigrinag persons have for some time past been busy with false pretences among the good people of the State, and are endeavoring to carry through a plan for a subversion of the government* under the assumed forms of law, but in plain violation ofihe first principles of right. it is enacted in the first section of'to law, that all town, ward or other as for the election o ftown, city, wa pes ur eleik meeting, shall neanor. and punt line not exceediigS and be imprisioned to months. Any person who su, he will accept any office by virt pretended election. or knowngly. imself to he a candidate 'irefor, shalt njudged guilty of a high crime and misde neanor. and be punished on indictment by a fine JS$200)O. and be imprisoned for L year. Any person who shall under any preten ded constitution ofGovernment of iteState, assume to exercise any of the legi.lative. executive or ministerial functions of the atlices of Governor, Licut Gavenior. :Cia tors, Representatives. &c , or shall assem ble for the purpose of exercising such fune. tons, such acts shall he deemed an usur pation of thic sovereign powcrof the State. and is declared treason, and shall he pun ished by imprisonment durug life, as is now hay law prescribed. All offences on der the act are to be triable before the Su. preme Judicial Court only. Various pro visions are maile prescribing the mode of execuung the law. Th- act passed in the louse of Rleprescutatives by 60 yeas to 6 nays. Itesolut ious also passed requesting the governor to issue his proclamation, exhor ting the people of the State to give no aid or countenance tw those who in violation of the law nay attempt to set up a govern ment in oppoNitionl to the existing govern nient of the 6late, and calling on them to suppor tbe-cunstituted authorities in the preservaisoo of the pubic peace; and au thorizing the Governor to) adopt measures in she recess of the legislature to execute the laws, and to preserve the State from vialence, with pon er todraw fin the gener al Treasurer fur such sums as way be ne. cessary. Thesc measures had created great ex citement among the people, and letters say that there are twu thousand men pledged to defend at all hazard, the candidates un rer the new Conitutioan. The Governor of the itate has iasut d orders to have re ported the number l mett fit for duty, and the arms and anmuuttion on htand. lie h3a al., issucl an order through the Adju tant General, that the milit.ary throughout the State hold themselves in readiness to ppear armed and equipped at thirty min utes' warning. Thc other party is rapidly urganzing. Correspundence oftine N. I'. Journal of Commerce. Paovta..cr., April 5th, 184. There ii .a gre excitem eut throughout hiii state in relation lo the Suffrage Con %itlution. It has armien ito an alarming height ; and eaci party-the old govern nient and the suntrage-are preparing to settle the quetion tay force. The Gover naor ha. issued his Proclamation, calling on the military commanders to call out the Militia and hold them in readiness to act at a momctm's warning. On the other hand, the suffrage party are organizing and arming themselve for the contest. It is said an expre-s will leave here for Wash - in-ton this afternoon. This unpleasant Steam Frigate Missour.-Tthe follow - ing letter which wve find int thte National ntelligencer, contains a more detailedl ac count thtan we have yet seen of the late melatucholy disaster itn the Potomac. It is from an ollicer of the Missouri. U.,S. .Steam Frmtgate .llissouri, l'or omar lIt ver, A itril 4. 18~42. .Iles--rs. ims: i Itt with feelintgs Ia cetrel- with the keentast sorroaw that I will !wre;tn make alt zattmpt tat gm.e you an accoutnt oaf a heart-rendintg scene that I taave thi dav ni iinew.-d ft(sm the deck of thii -,bip. itnvolving the los- ol a anhe h-arted, geinerous. and hi::h-mniided mess mtate anda frienad, L t. Itaarden, anal fifteen of this shty-s crew. Yesterdlay (Sunay) we mtadle tae flcury. anma took on board a p~thot tot rttt ni, into tie Chbeapoake, whli gave us to understandl that he could tnt pi. lt us tmore lh.tt tialf way ott our course tow atrds Wtahmgtonr. as he was not ac Uam tedt witth the Potiamac River. lbut ai :lii ,,ae t:ime assured our en ptaitn that hih h'ater hail beena a brantch pilot on the Pu tiae etnce the ha-t war. Inarsequec of t hi-, statemtet, the ship was then saifely rou.tht to iachear latst evenitng about tet: olock, in t entty fatthuoms water just aftec alte had etnterced the last tnamed river. The pilait went ott shore, atnd re turne.d this morn ing at duylight, with: his 1.athier, who im meditely got the ship under weigh, ani ran her on her course witih a press of steant that carried her through the water at a ratt of te knots atn hour, until about i iacloci A. 3!., whlen he~ rit he-rhigh up. with hec bowes almost out of weater on an oyster bed Every ecfor was mtade on the instan to back her off' bttt without success, an. then corteenced the work of lighteniut her forward. The heavy Paixatn gitns wee trnsported frutm the fore-castle aft to the main tratnsom. the water in the threhtola started, and the provisions broke ot am sent to thie after part of the birtht deck; the owers atnd one of the wait attch'rs let ;-o the boats were hoisted, and itmsdiate preparations made for carryitng out asterti the larboard waist anchor. wvith a suflicient ey aof chain cable to heave her ol. Aecor digly, the anichor was weighed betweet thte launch and life boat, and the chait coiled away int the bottomt of the nnocrh, uder the euperiotndcnce. of Lient. Boar dent, Mlidshaipman Renshtaw. atnd the boat swaitn. After they had gone abotut twe hundred yards astern of the ship, and whil< puttitng out thte chain in twenty fathtom water, pareparatuory to let ting go the atnchor the heavy chain cable begant to run~ on with snch tremetndous force that it car' the gunwale of the launch under wate All hands itnst antiy sprntg for the lif lit she, being la ied to the Ian likewise, carried down by weight of the anchor and moment, about two men we.re st itrugging, faw for th A- 7. e - deeply wei's valuable and yet still they were it did not come so i feelings.-But, indeed, i iceue, and one that will Vcver. frum my mind's eye, as I stood on rail an.i *a- . a numier ofour strongest ten s4truggling in their dying agony, bubbling the wvater from their lip*, and throwing arms for succor ere they sunk beneath the relentless wave forever beD 200e~t(utrs EIDGEFIELD C. H1. W .. :sa.r. Arais.20, 1842. A ppointment by ths Gocernr.-John D. Alex. atider. Notary Public for Charleston District. 07 The Degree of Doctor of 3h1licine was conferred on John G. Williams, of Edgefeld C. 11.. by the Piesident of the Facity, ofthte Medical College of the State of South Carolina, at its1 List annual commencement. )ennia PrIctir, (Dem.) has been elected 3Mayor of the City of New Orleans. At an election held at Aiken, S. C.,.on the 9th inst., for two Wardens, to fill the racmncies occasioned by the resignations otWm. P.Jones, and Francis S. Schwartz. 31r. James U. Pog, and J. 31. Barinton were elected. At an eletion held on Monday the 4th inst., the follo wing gettlemen were elected Intendant and Wardens of the rown of Camden, S. C. Intendat.-John Workman. SIfardens.-Wm. J. Gerald, Aaron Birr, C. if. Davis, and James Dunlap. Axgusta Elections.-On Monday the 11th inst.. the following gentlemen were elected Mayor. Aldermen, and Members of Council. Mayor -Daniel Hook. Aldermen.-W. E. Jackson, John Bones, John P. King, R. A. Reid, A. Watermn. Jes se Kent. 11. If. Cumming, - Goodrich. Coacil.-J. G. McWhorter,o. A. LaRoche, John Phinizy, jr., J. S. lutchinson, John lIili W. A. Beall, J. P. Garvin, If. flora. C. A. Griener. J. A. Ilibler, Thomas W. Miller, J. R. Davis. On tie 11th inst. Svpor Prentii*, of V. mont, resigned his swit it Wthe U. S. the District ofi Ver.mon, Laan byth esg tion of Judge Eljsh Paine. The Alezandma Gazette, says: "John L. Dorsey, Esq.. of .ilamrlandJ, has lefl Was.hin ton as bearer el despata-.m for our Minister at XMeio,--.What their pturpos.'is we have been unable to learn, but have underh.od that air. Dorsey's instructions are to proceo* wi m utmost expedition to Mfexico, and place u es patches in the hands of Mir. Ellis." The Picaiyune says: - Two hutndtd and fif ty emtigrats fromi E'nglanid, (said to .c Mfor mons.) errived at New Orleans, on the Ist inst. on their way to thme wenit." l~aur fromn Texas-Trhe A n;:ta ( hronicle states that the Natcheitoches fieral of the 2nd itnetant, continis thec follow ing itnportant intel hteetnce: - We have just received intefligence direct fromt linston. confirting thme ca sture of the .leti,-an troops tunder (.:neral Vekuus.who sacked thme town oif $a, Antonio. Genera? Buari..onm came ttp with thecm near the Rio Granadc. anid after a short parley obliged them .all to surrender" Connrlnt llctions.-We extracr thme fud toing account oft thme recent elections in Con. ntic~tut frunt them llartford Times. Wee pre sumne. froam appearances, that the "Hard Cidcr' and - Coon Skin" piar ty have lost ground cot siecrably in thiis ttate. Then Times says :-We have received returns. fromi all the Towns in the State but one-Vohan towni. The result is as follews: Clevelntd. (dmm.) 23,976 - Ellsworth. (ted.) 2.094 - iotimis. (conservative) 571-..,927 Clevelantd's maIjority over all 49 u- oer Ellsworth . 1,888 The vote of Voluntown last year, was aid.oi Inmws: 10.1 denmocratic. Gl(rederal. if it ehould be the same thi' year, Clenveland's motny' uver the three other candidates, will be9. The aggre'gato vote will be larger than it was L-ant year-at lea,,t tl.000 larger. Wo1~ have carefully compared and correeted our table by our returtis, and believe it is neur. hv correct. We think that Ceveland will lead Iall min the other three can~dsues. bat may posibly he prevented Legislatare.-Thmereturns are asm tiallowm: . De.mocrats -. Federalistsd Abolitieg