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AGRICULTURAL. Fer ras Adertfr. REPORT ON COTTON.. Made to the Camidge Agn. SMy The Committee appointed to R* n on Cotton, beg leave to submit the following: Considering as they do the importance of the cultivation of CoUn to be of vast in pormance to the South, as it is one of those articles of commerce which always yields ready cash, its cultivation have been in creased to an alarming extent, thereby de preciating its value, although other causes have bad a tendency in the reduction of its value. Its too great a cultivation has been one of the meat obvious causes, by the supply being so much greater than its consumption, thereby lessonnig the de mand; for whenever the supply of any ar ticle is much greater than the demand or consumption, as a general consequence it depreciates in value. Your Committee are of the opinion, that under any of the common modes or culture, the supply of Cotton for our markets is too great. and would therefore recommend as one of the means of consuming it, that every planter should se the domestic Cotton Bagging now coming into use, (whenever it is prac ticable for him to obtain it.) and likewise that the Cotton crops be lessened by each at least one-third to that-which is general ly planted. and have no daubs that the nett proceeds of his crop would yield fully as large an amount of capitol as it does at present. The planter would be enabled to have his crops picked out by Christmas, instead of not bing able, as is frequently the case, to gather it until March; more time would be allowed to manure the soil, # clear, put up good fencing. and improve the general appearance or his farm in ad -vantage. They would be enabled to plant much larger of Corn and small rain. and pay more attention to its culture; raise their own pork, horses, mules, &c., and live as farqers should do, independent. We have been, heretofore, too much de pendant .upon others for supplies which we might have raised at home, and there by prevented an enormous eitlux of money from tbe State. which has been annually expended in the purchase of bogs, horses, and mules. .Your Committee believe it to be the imperative duty and true policy or every fanner to raisea bountiful supply at home of every article that he can produce for home consumption, and some to spare to his neighbours upon a pinch, and after wards raise what he can for exportation. such as Cotton, Wheat. &C., andl having incidently mentioned Wheat, your Con mittee woul make one remark, and that is, that too little attenition has been paid to this subjecti for ihe purpose of exports. tion, or for making even a aufficient to sup. ply the demands of our ow.n State. and necessarily dependent upon the Norib for the greater part ofnbe Bour that is consum ed within the State. laving made these few preliminary re marks, your Committee are of the opinion that the subject of primary importance in the cultivation of Cotton, is that of the se lection of Seed. Every farmer who rais es stock, always makes it a matter of me ment to select good breeders, they must be afa certain age, before they are allowed sb &Mstn besbj !f t grain or seed is of a good size and sound, is all they want; but we are of the opinion that grain or seed may be of good size and sound. and yet not of sufficient maturity to produce futll ears, bols, &c., and would. therefore recommend, instead of planting the Cotton Seed which has been. picked out this fall, next spring, that they should not be planted until the spring following;t so that the seed which are feeble. and would necessarily produce, if planted the following spring. hut weakly plants with but few bolle-, which seed if left fhr twelve months, would entirely decay, and you would have no seed to come up, bus such as w ould produce healthy, vigoros plat. . and the balls that are furmed, are apt to be large and well matured. The seed should be taken from the second picking nt, and the Cotton well sunned and per. fectly dried, on scaffolds suitable foar the purpose. They are alsto of oPiniota that seed sh,,uld he ebanged froma one planta tion to anther every tharee or four years. The next subject that presents itself for coansideration, is that of the preparasteon of the soil, and this will irn a great mensttre de.pendl upon the nture of the soil you have to :ul'ivate, for the snanogement of a stiff clay toil, will require more care and settention, dlifferent implenaents of agrictul ture, and taure particular tattention itn mak ing use of thte proper seasons fur puttmne it in order, than that of tan open free snudy soil, and the sooner in the sesntt you c-an get yottr land inorneder the better. Stubble land shonld he well broken up early ins the fall with a twister; lay so dating. yn have the grass und weeds, which at thig usaso contains much nutriment turned uder. anzd which will be decomptosed and it. a iii state for adding vigor and nutriment tn the Utton in the sprinsg, besideos having your land in a loose and easy state for cultiva tao. A Ier having broken up your land intend ed for Cotton well and deep with a scooter, prepare foar planting by throwing up your beds as high as practicable with the twister. and in low wet bottoms pull up with the lhoe. The beds should he from 30 to 40 inches apart, according to the soil or ma nuring of the same. If manured old land, the beds ought to be 3 feet apart ; in low wet bottoms, always let your rows point out to your ditch or drain. When ready for planting, open your bed.. as deep as you can with a coulter, plant your seed and cover with a harrow lightly, so as to pull down your beds as little as possible. Land intended for Cotton, and to be manured, should he manured with the products of the stable, cowpeas, pigpens, poultry yard, leached ashes, or sueb other compos as you may have. Lay off your rows, put the manure In drill and bed upon it. if land ibat has been planted in Cotton and well manured the previotus season, be intended for Cotton the ensuing year, your seed should he planted upon the old beds, for the manure is apt to hold out for two suc cesivejea rs; ifrnot manured we would prefer planting in the furrow, beease the stalks will he out of the way, and you wtll have the advantage of all the litter, bells and.nsb, that has fallen in the middle of the (arrow, bteides it being much easier Withl regard to the time of planting, we are of opinion, that it should be planted as d earlyAm~bo seaar. wil ,utasod ;t ,grthiitib the - pAlo~d b'j-ianwhUby thso iiddle botbprWfor yokean et . 1r c' osao a n'ethe bet, notkewse give it sufficient time to make i f before 0 the arrival of early frost. The first sideing should be done with a narrow scooter. ploughing deep and running as close to the Cotton as you can without ploughing ti it up. Then thin out the width of your t hoe, leaving from two to five stalks to a bunch. The second sideing should be with a commen shovel. Ploughing out the middles pretty deep. and pulling the i dirt freely up to the Cotton this time with a the hoe. The last ploughiug, be careful d not to plogh too dee next the Cotton. but the midles should be ploughed out a deep. These plounhings will be sulfictent L for the making of the crop. a With regard to late plo-agbing, there is c a diversity of opinions, but we are of opi nion, that late ploughing is of advantage, by destroying the small fibrous or succour roots. if we may so term them, and also it the grass, which at this season is apt to o spring up (especially if the season be a wet nae.) and sbade the lower bolls cover them and occasion them torot. as also the amount v of nourishment it abstracts from the soil c for its own nutriment, it also leaves the a crop clean and free from grass, and which is likewise an advantage in the picking out of Cotton. With regard to topping Cotton there is also a diversity of opinions. but we are of the opinion that nature never . intended it to be done, but if done at all, it should be done oarly. For if it does any good in boiling. (which is doubtful) you ;ill have the advantage F Of the bolls arriving at maturity before the 1 arrival of early frost. whereas. on the con- t trary. allhough you may preveut succaOnr by late topping. yet the bolls that mny be formed after topping, cannot arrive at suf ficient maturity before frost, to he of any s, benefit. so that you make bolls for the frost ( instead of the gin house, but in early top ping. if the season suits, you will have the advantnae of the increase of bolls. We deem it uunecessary to say any thing atcout pickiug it out, ginning, sending it to market, &c.. as e.ery farmer is gui- r ed in ise particulars by his means and peculiar circumstances at the time, and believing that we have said a sufficient on the sdihject, to be of any practical utility. without wasting your time and attention I with mintutin. we.respectfully anhmit the same. JOHN HOLLAND, JOHN FOY. GEORGE SHEPPARD Eot fibbtrttairr. EDGEFIELDC.H. WDIKSsDAT, N MAILCttV, 1842. er Ltfrnes.adwiaausifdA, ee wid Peri A an tdaie Rains." .ra PaasIDENT: JOHN C. CA LHOUN. Not suabject to the action of any Coneration. fl7"We refer our readers to the first Dage of this days paper, for Sir Rabert Peel's Speech. upon the right of search. e or the right of rii, a. he terms it. g7" Our Subascribers are informed that s they will be enabled to procure their oemn Paper at $2-.50 per annum, by their al- I ding a new name to our list, andI paying in advance.. 07 We return our thanks to the Hon. F. WV. Pickens. and the Hon. P. C. Cald-a well, for their politeness in forwarding us a numberof valuable public documents. 07 Mark A. Cooper, Esq., at present a Representative in Congress, from the State of Georgia, has be-n put in nomaina tion far the offire of Guveruor of that State,I by'. the Daemocratic party, at the ensuing electionu. Q7Alexander Drysdale, Esq., has been appointed Ui. States A ttorney for the Dis trict of Georgia, to fill the vacancy occa. ioned by the resignation of S. Cohen, Esq. 07'Governor Porter has vetoed the so coaad bill of the Pennsylvania Legislature, for dividing that State into Congressional districts. ttl"The Commissionor of Patents, in is ostmate of the products of the United I States, enumerates 60feen articles only, which were tho growth of 1812, at nearly six millions of dollars.( g7 A full pardon ha. been granted by tho President of the U. States, to Mr. Suydam, of New York, for an assault he committed upon M1r. Alvear, and the Be. e of $.500 which was laid upon him for that ~ a of'ence, remitted. The Wfeathe-For the last week weI have had very bad weather-with the ex ception of one or two days, we have not a ad the pleasure of seeing the sun. On n yesterday we had a beavy fall of snow, , he ground being completely covered. The Citadel Acadey-T ho following * election have been made by the Bosrd of Visitors appointed to organize the Citadel Academy in Charleston: Win. F. GIra- tI am, Superiatendant, F. W. Capers, 1st Professor; J. E. B. Finley, 2nd do; Dr. H. Boylestoa, Surgeon; Win. Yeadon, E Arsenal Keeper, J. L. Gregoic,4.... a tUra.-We again, through the me ium of our columns, take b yIngtfew *ords tounaes~~u~ Sour-bomble-self. T I _._f!P pour* T ww. sta oaeedlng has passkd, atd sin ar last, we are among the defeated, but ot quite "broke detr," or ras off the turf," we must bear up with tbieisfor aneMith a hope of better @uecess at ano so "race." We hpve now some leisure me to attend to our own immediate busi ea, that is, to prepare our accounts for le coming session of'Court, whipb we re ind our subscribers commenes on Mon ay next, the- 13th inst., when we hope ur friends will not forget to COi.d "pay ie Priner," ere they leave the village, I we are sorely in want of ibesfds, to ieer as up. Those twelve orffeas choice Airits, who have withdrawn their nasmes em our list, on secount of o support ig the candidate of EdgiBeld , have ur-bearty forgiveness; and of tbem tat are still in arrears, are r ly in ited to come forward and 'Mhe Dunts from our Ledger, as e as they re erased from our directing ks, or, rter Court,they will be placed linthe bands ran officer for collection. We return our thanks to those friends of lears. Burt and Caldwell,fb'bave ex ressed themselves perfeeqtly atsIed with e course we pursued during th late cam aign, and sympathised with as over the >s we bad sustainod from sraluabl aelve or fifteen choice spiritsef pioscrip We feel sati'6ed, that our patrons will "t cause us to say, after Coer, wihthe 'Ouecticut editor: * " Well!-Cnurt week's over, and the ray .we've taken it rags and. muskrat kins isa caution. We also took in agoose. nil would have eaten it ton. ifi tfe consts le hud'ni levied or it. Bring 'em in the ight, friends, routid the back way." Sherif's Election.-Johnt A. Kinoard, sq. has been elected Sherif of Newberry )iutrict. the opposing candidates were tuchten Pitti, and B. F. McMrs, Eaqrs. Fare.-The Charleston pa contain in account of a fire, which took place on he morning of 1be 41b inst.; i~oecurred in store on the south side of Exebange ireet, occupied by Frederick ~ Winthrop Sbestore was entirely conumed,witb large quantity of Made Ine, and Vest India Preserves, on there ws an insurance of $3,000;'a pasage idjoining the store there lIargequan ity of Cotton. of which 1 40 bales were in a measure destroy The bea iest los oflr. Wintbrop in the en ire destruction of his bot .2e build 3; was owned W Esqgon ilie lure was Change in he Ca~but.-~H National atelligencer of the 27th alt. says: --There is no doubt, we believe, that ame changes are about to be made in the ends of the Excutive Departments. it understood that Mr. Forward has alrea y tendered his resignation of ofiie or eeretary of the Treasury, to take effect n Wednaesday next; and it is generally eliesed that Mr. Spencer (now Secretary f War) is so be his successor. Who is to ucceed him we have not heard." The Alexandria (D. C.) Gazette, of a iter date says: "Mr. John C. Spencer of New-Yerk, ste Secretary of Wat, has ben appoin ad, by the President, Secretary of the 'reasury, vice Mr. Wahton Forward, re igned."e Repeal of the Bankrupt L'u-Thbe cor espondent of the Charlestouitercury un ate of Feb. 25, says: " The House bill or the repeal of the Bankrupt Law, with lie amendment proposing to continue the aw under essential modifiention, came p, gor consideration. This amcndmnent, ad a number of others oedin the Se ate, were rejected by decisiv majorities, nd she naked repeal, to take effect from be time of enactment, was'passed-ayes ,2, noe 13. Thus goes to the earth ano ber 01 the monutnents of Mr'. Clay's Ex ra Session." The final vote was, as follows: Yeas-Messrs.- Agcber, Allen, Bagby, Iayard, Buebanean,Calbonn, Crafts, Crit enden, Cuthbert, Dayto., Fulton, (Gra am, Huntington, King, Lian, McDutfie, tecRober ts, Nangum, Merriek, Muorehead, 'helps, Rives, Senier, Sprague, Sturgeon, Pappan. Walker, Wilcox, Wright, Wil arns, Wodbury, Young-3. Nays-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Borrieo, bhoate, Clayton, Evans, Kerr, Miller,' orto, Smithb of Ind., Tallmadge, White, Voodbridge. An Act to repeal lte Basskrupt Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House fRepresentatIves of the United States of menca in Congress assembled, That the et entitled " Ab Act to establish a uni wrn system of bankruptcy throughout the initen States," approved 19th August, B41, be and the same is hereby repealed; 'rosidad, That 'this act shall not effect my case or proceedlagin baakruptey corn eaced before the pnassage, of this act, or my pains, peakies, or rfiteres ineur 4 under tis a, but every such pro teding may be ehtinued to se final coo smption, In like manner as If this aet had at been passed. L'iects of Infrapermace....Miebael Bat m went to two gun'; shops in Syracuse, N. ., a fewdays since, and. t. beastlyi:o sable toopen the ate loading tobhishouse. le fell down, anu the following morn , ,a. fo,,d dad.-N Y Wauhingtoaiau. Mr. Callun.-The Washington cor respondent of the Charleston Courier, un der date of thei6tflt., says: " I am glido , ad that-Mr. Calhoun's pipularity is.iAery where increasing, wbatever you miay hear to the contrary, such I assure you is the fact. In my tra vels recently through ditierent parts of the Union, I have been a strict inqirer and a careful observer, and I have seen and heard enough to justify me in making lthe asser tion. I have been in Georgia, upon the borders of Alabama. in South Carolina. (where I am at home) in North Carolinu, in Virgiaia, in Maryland, and here a' Washington. where great and influential men are colleeted from all parts of the Union, and I have studied and ascertained popular sentiment on'this subject of the Presidency, and Mr. Calhoun, has, I can inform you, a more powerful and niore enlightened party, Composed of men of weight and inluence. who will support him in his claims to that high office, than yon perhaps imagine. If the nomination of a candidate be postponed to this time twelve month, till his now more than bud ding popularity has bad an opportunity to bloom and dourish, and the convictions which are now beginning to take rout ev cry where in the hearts of the people, of the importance of having just such a man at the head of aiairs in this time of nation al despondency, pervade and overshadow the land, as I think they will. he will. inl that event be the nominee of the Demo cratic party in the great National Conven tion, and his election certain.'' Democratic Meeting.-At a numerous meeting or the Democratic citizens of Wayne Co. N. C. on the 21st ult. the ful lowin; among other resolutions were un animoubly adopted. "Resolved, That the entire teparnion of the moneys of the Government from all corporations, is indispenable to the safety of the funds, anil to secure the rights of the people. "Resolved, That we consider the estab lishment of a national bank as uncoustila tional, impolitic, unsafe, at d hostile to the best interests of our country. "Resolved, That the General Govern ment has no right. under the Constitution, to protect and advand the interests of one class of citizens to the detriment of anoth er-to raise a revenue from the pioducers. to promote the interests of the manufuc turers. -Resolved, While we regret the inabili ty of some of the Slott's to pay their debts, we deny all right to claim their assumzp tion by the Oberal Government. "Resolved, That the distribution of money arising from the sale of the pubic lands, was impolitic, unjust, unwise, and unconstituional-giving away millions, knowing sad admitting the treasury was then bankru t. "Resolved. That- we have supported Martin Van Buren in all former elections, when he was a candidate, and will do it again, should it be decided by the party to bring him before the people; butwhilst we have ndiminished confidence in his pa triodism and ability, we fear the unfounded p ' icesraised against him in a contest ' in memorat "Resolved, That with John Caldwell Calhoun ir a leader, we will go fearlessly to the contest-certain of success." The AmericaaslIcckea.-We have re ceived the Arsa aber, of a new series, of this valuable Journal, which has greatly improved in its editorial and mechanical departments. The editors propose to de vote their columns to the use of the Me cAaic and A rtist. and invites the inventors of'new improvements of any kind, to com municate with them, so as to enable theta to give to the world a correct account of the progress of important or eurious works of art. From the appearance of the number be fore us, we feel satisfied that the proprie tors have not spared either labor or ex pense, in getting it out, end we hope the Mechanic andI Artists throughout our see tionof country, will lend a band to sup port them, in their arduous undertaking. None wants a Text Blook more than the Mechanic and A rtist of our country, there Abre, they ought, now they have the nmeaas of supplyirng themselves, to step forward and give their united support to sustain this valuable ptublication. Trho followitng is an extract from the Prospectus: - o the was, the imprnvement. the instruction and amuaseme'nt of this emlphat i cally First Class of Amierican cittzens', this Paper. its Editors andI Proprietors, nro sedulously desoted. Our pride and amabi petty and characters are all in a scale, and our prayers are there also, from Monday's dawn until Satarday's midnight, through the year. And it rests with you Suscri bers and Friends, to decide by your patron age, promptly and efficiently rendered, whether this, our scale, thus laden with our all that is dearest to us and to you, and most worthy of our united preservation shall "kick the beam" or kiss the counter. -We design to furnish you a large, beau tiful and valuable Paper, weekly, and a like Book yearly, of which you and we may jually beast; one that you may feel proud to call your otwn P'aper and your owen Book; one-that in a few years shall rorm an extensive Encyclopedia of the mechan ie arts, and of their progressive advance ment during the period of its publication in every dlepartment, and in all their branches. A yearly Mechanic's Book, of 416 large quarto pages; 1664eclosely, clear ly and handsome'ly printed columns on the best of paper - 52 or more new and valu able Engravings, with full descriptions il lustrative of important inventions, disco veries and improvements in the mechatn ic arts, sciences, trades and mairufacaures, and all for tawo dollar.. It rests-with you, Auasacan Macuacs, by your prosopt and steady subscriptions and con' monica tions, connected with your respectivo pro fession, -"To speed us, cheering on our way afresh, Or doonm sione ha i wity o alfl,. aa..". The .lechamic is puiluirc by 3c.r-o. S. G. Deeth, & Co., No. 300 Broadway, N. Y. 070 Subscriptions received at this office. The Rainbow.-We have received the Ith number of a now publication, entitlou the Rainbow, or Odd-Fellows' Magazine. by Messrs. Adee & Eastabrook, N. York. The Rainbow contains 24 pagcs well print ed matter, in each number, which appears semi-monthly, at $3 per annum. is ad rance. From the ediiorials aud sclectione of the number before us, we feel justified in saying it isa periodical of sone merit. Its columns are p.irtly devoted to the use of that honorable rraterneity, from which it derives a part of its name, the - Odd Fel fows," who will, no doubt, give it their hearty support. so long as it strictly ad beres to the motto at the head of its title: Friendship. Love. and Truth." We extract the following from its co lumns. on the subject of Odd Fellowship: 6 No social institution of human origin has ever merited or won a more liberal and general support from mankind ..ince its organization, than the interesting Or der of Odd-Fellowship. Its hallowed principles guide, sustain, and elevate the human heart, and furnish, too, a refresh ing theme for honest minds, illustrating by substantial masifestations of pracIscal charity those bencvolent procepth laid dln n foir man's moral and spiritual welfare in the unerring %tandard of Divine truth. '" The philanthropist, of whatevcr clime or cos:nty, creed or color, is by nature no Odd-Fel!ai. lie is counse'lled by the samte code of itmorals, and impAled onward to, the faithful accomplishment of the iob ect of iii grerous :nision by thoso t11 dying elerietsa of Odl-Felluwqhip imt. pilanted in his breast and breattied ts i! were into his soul lay the supreme Author and Preserver of the universe." ( Subscriptions recei% cd at this olfice. Congressional Election.-We have re eived returns sufficient to confirm the election or the gentleman named as Mem bers of Congrecs from the followiug Con gresisional lDistrirt'.-Chronirle. Firai Congressional District.-J. A. Black. Second Congressional District.-Rich. F. Simpson. Third Congressonal District.-J. A. Woodwarl. Fourth Congressional District.-John Cgmplell. Fifth Congre-sional District.-A. B urt. Sirth CougressionuL District.-J. E. 1lolmes. Seventh Congressional District.-R. B. Rhett. Messrs. Black, Sinpson, Woodward, and Burt are new meatbers. We publish the following for the infor mation of all concerned. STATE MrITASa ACADrsmtis, February 241h, 1843. Resolved. That the following named persons be admitted into the Arsenal Aca viz:-James M'Cau, Daniel H K-ee'in,C. G. Billings, Ralph Burnett, R. I. evill. McBelton O'Nealle, Joseph Howell, and Luther Williams; and that they report themselves to the Superintendant, on or before the 20th ot March next. And that the following named personb be admitted as Beneficiary Cadets, into the Citadel Academy at Charleston. viz -,-Williamn Stay, Samuel Dixon, Theodore Plane, C. Stopplebtein, W :ashington Cross, John 11. Swift. Robert Simtous. Charles (1. La motte,Judah Alexander, Charle ti. 'row, Wilrandt Schmidt, WVilliam W. Wilbur, William L Lockwood, Robert D. Lan reth. Joseph P. Reeves, Alex~an-l'er P. Brock, John Campbell, Trhomsas F. Sali r.as, and Robert J. Lester, andl that they rport themselves to the Superinstendant on or before the twentieth day of March nest. By order of the Board, J.A1ES JONES, Chairman Board of Visitors. WArsnasuroY, Feb. 23. 1S43. Sir Robiert l'eel's speech dieclasring that England had not rettounced thte right of visitation in the Treaty of Washington, has created great excitetment hero. As logj as it is an af'air on paper, ntothinig will a,ise from this pretensioni , and Sir Robert Pcel is itn all his busiunes.., tou wise a muan, needilessly to masks such a quaestiona into a case of actual collisiotn. 1s i-a not easy eith,-r to know whlat is maeant by :a rihst of visitation. iif it mseans, that by violence a search can be madie on board an A mericatn ship to ascertainm her character -that she cant be cosmpelled to comea to and produce her papers, whenever a British cruizer thinks it expedientt ti de mand them. anal thsat whean proved toi be leitimately unader the American flag, no reparation is dsue for such an onitrage, then it is the right of search revived. But if it meants, that whenisever a British cruize' mistake, ass Americatn. for a Fsoreigner. who by treaty has conferred the powser oaf search ; that reparation is to ho made, be cause a wrong hsas been perpetrated; thett no practical evil say result. Trute an American' may refuse tat permit her self to be boarded or to comte to as shte ought to do, and thent a national usp.logy~ as well as reparasion to indlividuals willI be due. it other words, if the right of visit is a righstaifselfprotcCtiont, and whsca by mistake it becomeas aggressiou, repara tin will be mtade, thtere are no very scra ous obaject ions to is. But thte knownm arro -at andI encroaching spirit of EnglandI s distrusted and fearod. The whlole dif ference may be a difforence in the use of words. A piamplelt has Just appearedl he'rce, he ing a life of Mr. Calhtotun, with a runninag commntetary on she political events oif hisi say and times. It is as admnirabsle de-l fece of his political course, anda v ill re-j dound greatly tat his fame. Is is attribu ted to theo pen of the lotnorable Virgil Maxcy. Congress is drtivisng on snder sbto gag rule with race-horse speed. A Fortiftcu tinni BilL. invoslvintg ste appropriattiosn of sane $0.000 ptassedl tharaunst ste house Mw.ni.411 in nress.- e clpy laio follwing' 1 rom thu crrespondence of tho Patriot: ",%r. Kctuedy called up a bill appro priwin $30,000. for testing the practica Isility of a system of clectro- magnetic elc grapls fior the L. S. --On the reiding or the hoil) a general mnurmnur of dima ppeubatiour rose; members having no iden of cpcding so large a sum t these hard intie, for trying philo ilophical experimnent-4. .a "Mr. C.ave Johnson said that it was but the other day that $2000 had been given for a Clerk of ilie Weather. and now it was prpoped tou givo $3.O0 for electro nagne:isui. lie dil not know where gen lemeu were gnoi"g to p top; but at all even's le was for justiee to all branches of science. lie would therefore move that one balf the B30.090 be e xpended in trying experiments u 3esmerism (Great laughter and cries >f "well dlone Johnson, stick to it.") "Mr. Stanley said he would have no Ahjecrion to the amendment, provided Mr. lohnson would consent to be experimented ipon. "Mr. Johnson said he would do so cheer uy, provided Mr. Stanley would per orim the experiments. (Renewed laugh er.) -Mr. Wise desired to know whether his Mesmeric amendment was a debata ble question. lf so he wished to go into the merits of it. (Cries of "debate it Wise.") --1r. Mason thought the Chair was bound to use his discretionary power by refusing to eutertain amendments not in lended as Iaona fide propositions, and not nalo:ous to the bill. "Tile Chair declared that it was not for him to judge th, motivesof off'enng amend nen,. Neither could he undertake to decide that Mesmerism n as not analagous to electro-magoetism. It was a very deli licae ;'oint. (This decision give great satisfaction. and members considered the !ifle at'air a capital joke.) "Finally the amendment of Mr. John son was reduced to writing, and rejected by tellers. "-.Merrury. From the Sasaunah Georgmian, Feb. 28. From Florida.-By the arrival yesler day. of the steamer Gen, Taylor. Capt. Peck. we received a copy ofr he St. Au ustine News, of Saturday last. It con tains nothing new. We also received from a friend, the fol loaing letter, giving intelligence in rela tion to the Army and the Indians remain ing in the terri:ory, -A hich may be relied on as correct: PA.ATAA, Feb. 23, 1843. Stas:-l sit down to give you a liale correct news, which I hope will be accep table. Indian signs were seen about twelve miles from Waccassassee, by an officer stntioned at that post, and Capt. J. Tyner of the Florida Volunteers. I he informa tion comes direct. and there can be no doubt of the truth of tie statement. Tbo ludians wee supposed to be the remnant of lal Paa' band. and do not amount to more than eleven warriors. Liout. Sel den, in the command or a detachment from his Company, went in search of them but was not soccessful. These-warrors have oceaooed great trouble and andw 1819 sen t eat in dscove ant atowg to deir small number, they have been able to elude all search. This small par ty of Hal Puta's and Sam Jones' tribe in the South, which consists of twenty war riors at most, are the only remnants of our once powerful enemy. Fifty Southern Indians have just em barked frotn Cedar Keys, in charge of Capt. McKaveti, who goes with them to New-Orleans, and then proceeds with the whole tn masse, to their final destination in the Arkansas country. Company LH, under command of Lien:. Jordan, arrived from Waccassassee, on the 17th. It was in fioe order. Company A, Capt. G wynne's, is ordered in, from Fort Kinag, and will be here in a few days. Tihese two Companies, together with those if Capas. W~right and' north, F and G., will probably remain here for instruction, ami: the Regiment leaves the Terrimrry. TIhe line of posts between Fort Fanning and~ this place, has been broken up. The e press on this route has also been disco. inued. hlereafter commttunicat'ons go to Ledar Keys by the stay of Tampa. Re.spectfnlly yours, S. The Rerolution in Hayti.-Capt. Hig ~ius. ut the barig Joseph A tkins, at Iliolme'a Iloe, 21st inst.. otn her way from Aui Cae rur Boston, informs the correspon I-nt uf the .Merctant'a Exchange that he s as eLligedl to put to sea in consequence af arvoltion which broke out three days reviouns to leaving. (29th ult.) On the :ening of 26th nit., a report reached lux Casyes thtat a large number of men, mv 6 or 2000O strong. 'were quartered on bhe plaina. T[he General in cotmmand or ered out all his forces, about 2000, which ere stationed at their posts during- the might. The next day the inhabitants were ll umoud and paraded in the public square. lu this state of af'airs every ves tel in port got ready for sea, except the .dhr. James of Marblehead, which could not leave in consequence of not having ufficient ballast. The merchants and principal men were all moving their s ie and most valua'ble goods on boar the shipping. The English merchants were lading the British brig Jane Erakine. At the time the Joseph Atkins sailed. there was a report that the insurgents had atvanoced withitn two miles oft bhe town, and had sent in a communication stating that all they wishced was a change of ad autistration, dloing away with military despoism, amnd to estahtish a government similar to tbat of 'he United States. If bis was promised them, they would lay bo-vtn their arms; if not, they would march upon the town. Capt. hliggins fnrther uttes that the excitement was very geeat. U. S. Ganette. The whig ,membets of Congress had a meeting uu the 18th instant, at which it was resolved, that the 3d of May. 1844, he designated as the lie for holding a whigj tnional convention for the nomina tion of candidatcs for President and Vice lresident of the l'nitedl States. The eon ..nti,,; ;< a, sit att l1altim~ore.