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,V LATER FROM EU IT Psa SAmsa Vac-res.eA LosnozSept.443. arlimment wa prsued by the - a . ugust wene Was more thah Odtaarily imp. siug' frsm behbubei ifbrlliantly dre ,; - - t." The Duke was loudlq 9' down to -the House ol alker entering the House eover to where the roreign am. baadors were stationed, apparently fot th'peed~o ofbpeaking to Mr. Evereti, they cordially shakitsg hands and entering into conversation. . The led buzzI outsideeannued'nh arrival oithe Queen and herconsrt. All risesor ue, on ifer Maijesly's entrance, an a remain sta'ading untill she says. "My 'rdbe seated.," i'riflos show the-fee lings oftbe unman. Har Majesty cannot psbe Prince Albert her equal in the eg othe law, but an aditional seat has thU year lieen erected to correspond with that of HlsMajesty for the use of the Prince, fi'rder, U is to be supposed that they Iay as least look equal. Amongst her other accomplishments the Queen is a singularly - heautilul rea de, so that the Royal speech. bides be og gives in a tone clear and melodious as that of a bird's is.sure to be delivered with "wnemipliasis and discretion." You will teihespeseh in the diferent journals. is Inoked spon in the main as satisfacto y t asest tp impossible to intro intoit coniiatulatory topics after such a barren session. and lhe state of Ire land and Wales does not afford much ause for felicitation as regards the future. iras observed that the Queen. in read ing the portion relative to Ireland. laid a marked emphasisen "strict justice," "sin ere conviction," and -*irm determina tion." Though a.Tory administration he in power, Her Majesty's sympathies are generally understood to be with the op posite party, and. when she has an oppor. taity-For excepting. on certain occa *iou, she has realy very little more pow er than any other woman-will doubiless incline towards a more liberal policy in respect to Ireland; but there is a vast dif. ference between that and consenting to "Repeal,"-or in other words, to the dis membermuent of the Empire. England is split up into numerous parties. but let the Queen make an appeal to the nation on the point, and it will pruihably be found that nineteen-weuttcths of Egland and bcotland would rally round any minister pledged to maintenanice of the Union. Meanwhile O'Cunnell has promulgated his plan of an Irish Parliament, in a for. mal document. The French -war journals" speculate upon the condition of England, and say the most eztraurdinary things. They are all up in arms at pre.ent, from the cir cumstance of an unfortunate af'air.having taken place on the Bank of Newfoundland. where a French fishina huat, within the lines prescribed bty treaty wa-6 fred iuto & aman unfortunately killek, Nobtwithstao ding that tbegreate.at regre-t had been ex pressed, and that aU possible reparation will be made, they want a war manufac tared. out of the matter. Their hopes romu the repeat movement in Ireland are estravagant. The JouraL des Debats, bewever, the organ of the government. spyears to have thter uo'it'ns on that sub 2ject, and thus expresses itself when comn -'messing otrthe Quecn's speech: * "At the moment whten the Queen was protesting solemnly against the sepeal of the union, Mr. O'Conell was publishing his plan for the restoration of the Irish Legislature. It is impossible, 'to see what )lr.. O'Connell is driugn at, or in what lengths he may drive the country He osaqht himself to know that the repeal is a thing radically impossible, and still he daily allows millions to t'e deceived by this impossible illusion. Esen abould the English Government tmake all reasonable coacession to the movettent party tr Ire land, hew can the people be induced to sahandon these fuolish reveries whicht they are taugh Eow to indulge? How can Mr- O'Conell reau,:e to its bed the tor rent whicb now overflows the country? The- a determinationt expressed by the Quaeen to maintain in fact the tegisltave union between England antd Ireland. should surprise so one. The Uzopia of the repeal is deemed absurd by ,all. and - the Queen deserves credit for not hsvtng doemanded atty exceptional power to main tain the anthority of the law." TUlE QUEEN'S SP'EECHI. AeLords ad Gealemsen: fhe state of phblic business enables me to elose this Pgoiraeted session, and so re lease yot 1s~p rurthuer attendance oq your - par'ianitentary duties. . Ethank-suwth~e ameassfreu 5o have tls earal eeales which I hav econ svc. my cordial assent to the biILbhiehyOU presented to mae for in creasing ste means e'spiraal instruction is populous parisbes, by making .a portion af he iegenuaesdfthe church avaiable for the eadoawament of additional ministers. 1 conidently strust that the wise and -heilesealett intentions- of the- leislaure gi be dded-by the seal and liberality e-my sa * a, aond that' better provisia willehas bemade .for public worship amt~ fe's pastoral saperisendence sa many dis sdhsstofshemenestry. 1:twwlth estislbetion -the passing of thentfr eulWnubts respeetitng the pieditinnrf t re b edkf Scotland i. -he-adidieot of161alet q9, and'Ibe seeu sing to the peoaple ead to theiourte of the church she full eseris-fthir ruspeciv~e rights. iti y ans b that this measure uwi teed ane-rstore religious peace it Sens. lmsedr amdto alert the dangers which havie susiamted a scred institution of the or ausribpetststo the happiness and welfare of that part of my domnions. It elomnaes to receiV4 from all foreign * powers assurasso~their fuiendly dispo sition, and of their eanest desire for the .maintenanee of penre. Getlmn fthe Houo ton . fadey with which you have voted the sup 'les for the curreCt year. It will bo tDy lnite. jeken eign ; ). t LId oE irWie h pbblic peace haw.been interrupted by lawless coabisfations and'disnrbanes uneounec ted witrpotieenteasi. 'havE adopted the meamsle which I deemed best calcu lstbd to the punishment or theollenders. I have at the same time directed an in quiry to be made into the circumstances which led to insubordination and violence in a part of the country usually dissin guished for good ottler and willing obedi ence to the law. I have observed with the deepest con earn, the persevering efforts which are made so stir up discontent and disafection among my subject, in Ireland, and, uo eite them to demand a repeal of theleg islative union. It has been and ever will be my ear ness desire to administer the goverenment of that country in a spirit of strict justice and impartiaty. and to Co operate with parliamens-in efecting such amendments in she existing laws as may tend to im prove the social condition and develope the natural resources of Ireland. From a deep conviction that the legis lative union is not less essential to the at tainment ofi.these- objects thau to the strength and stability of the empire. it is my firm determination, with your support. and under the blessings of Divine Provi dence, to maintain inviolate that great bond of connection between the two coun tries. I have forborne from requiring addi tioial powers for The counteraction of do signs hostile to The concord and welfare of my dominions, as well from my unwil lingness to distrust the efficacy of the or dinary law as from my roliance on the good and patriotism of my people, and on the solemn declaration of parliament in support of the legislative union. I feel assured that those of my faithful subjects who have influence ant authority in Ireland, will discourage to the utmost of their power. a system of perui!ous agi ation which disturbs the industry and re tards the improvenant of the country. tand excites feelings of mututl uistrust anel and animosity between diflerent classes of my people. The following is an extract of a letter from India. communicated to the Nat cheiFree Trader. It is from one of the gentlemen who went from Mississippi to India to cultivate Cotton. EXTRACT --Meesrs. Simpson and Storris, who came out with me, have sent in their res ignation. conditionally, and if the compt ny except, it, they wall leave India about the first of January next; and ifthe com pany will pay my expenses home. I will seccmipany them to the United States. You may be sure I am quiae tried out with these English and Indians. and with the counsrr also. You can have no idea how disagreeable the country is to live irr. We have had no rain for eight monihs asd a portion of the time the hot winds have prevailed, blowing very strong and scorching bot-he thermometer ranging from 100 to 112 'degrees in the coolest shades. The earth seems to be pulveri red to powder. and when agitated by the wind. the dust rises in clouds, which darkens the air, so that to be able to dis ern an o1ject a yard ahead of you a1 noonday, is seeing well. .-We have done nothing towards im prviasg she cotton hereb and we have no pospect of ever doing so; anid the sooner he government sends us home she better, s we are doing little or nothing here. I have ginned some four hundred hales of ceton as this place. after which I gave he gins iuto the charge of en engineer. These people despair of ginning the ina lia cotton on our gins, as the stable is so shortnd coarse. I expect so hear from England. asoon, whet her the cotton I have shipped is approved or not. The compa ny has sent taut to Idler, of Philadelphia, f'r some more of tiis igius-Ihey have al ready a great many here, sent fromt Etag lund, all of which are of no use without great alterations bcing made in them, if tey are then. I am so plant two or three hudred acres of lanai with the native or indigenous cotton, thbis season. as ahe Mea ican has entirely failed in every pert of cdia where the experiment has. bcen tried yet "l am living near a village of forty thousand inbabitanats of pecple. of a great manny ditferent casts, colors and religios -the most of them Mahomedaus and Hindoos, whbo are quite dark. The se des or AfrIcans, you kow, are black; but the black here as double or triple ae ined. The Parsees are a copper colored people; they are principally traders anal ricest people in this country-some of them being worth millione of dollars; bait fr every one of this kind there are shous ans who are not worth one *pice'-the smallest coin known in the country. --There are only nine Europeans to manage all the negroes in she village; they have under them a regiment of straighat hatred negroes. to keep the kinkey heads inawe-so that you can easily imagine the pusillanimity oftbe inhabitants of the country. -Engldnd derives an immense revennee in Sndia. In this small district, some thirty or forty miles square, they extort annually a tax of a tnillion sod a hall of dollars. The fact is, the English take all she poor negroes can make from them, in the shape of taxes. except just enough to keep them from actual starvation. an~i sometimes even starvation 0o ersake them ater complying with the grinding exac tions of the governmflent. I get but little ews from bomne. except ahro~tgh the lish papers. whieb are generally filled ih misrepresenltatinOs and abuse of our ountry-so much so. that 1 set down every thing they says false. One Mr. Mc~irtree has lately come here (flom Natches. 1 suppose.) to make hs fortunes by cotton planting and ginning. ie wilivery monofind eut a mistake. The'se negroes here-are :MI he woolly headed plowa he hap bein used so working in Misissippi; thsi ster when it suits them and let it alonie'wsubey can keep from starvation. I have six so do the work which one will do with you. I liave that SOntber of tery hose oses hired at peet ait twelye dAlars pernost. tuys tes sis-that is. two- dullars aioath each 7'iksswill say is smlI.wages,. but it is amaple wben the amoutof work they do if taked into eensidleratioq. I erpect to commene plaiting about the rst ofJuly, d we have the mine, by that time. Q. N. HAWLEY. Broach, July 14, 1613'" .nRI8CELLA.NEOUS. From the TaUIkassea -a-td. qf 9 19tA a t-, TERRIBLE AND DISASTROUS STORM. One more paragraph must he added to the melancholy and unprecedented cbap ter of accidents and calamities which, in fact. suns up the istory of Middle Flori da for the past O'tree or four years. Wed nesday night last must be chronicled as another mournful and fatal page in the story of our misfortunes,-in the record of the severe chastisements with which it baa pleased an all-wiae Providence to visit our afflicted people. At sunset on Wednesday night the Un usually deep crimson glow of the Western horiso. and what tbe sailors call a .dirty' sky. betokened to the weather-wise Ihe preene of one of those autumnal storms, which of late years have been almost umn formly severe. At that time the wind blotw moderately E. N. E., but about half past eight, hauled around to the N. N. E., and continued to increase in strength fo! easionally veering in direction) until it blew a perfect hurricane ; and at its ex treme height whirled about blew from the W N W then. in frightful and furious gusts seemed to start, in turn, from al-nost every poin' in the compass, till finally it settled in N. N. W., became more steady. grad ually lulled, and calmed at 7 in the mot n ng. The whole g.le was accompanied with &oods of rain, driven with almst resistless fury through nearly every roof-down the bimneye-penetrating every erack and revire through which water could enter; and Gooding mbny houses from the attis to their foundations. The injury. however, sustained in this county is cetomparatively small. No build. ings of value were seriously damaged. One of tihe gible ends of the brick store tof W. F. Uuvd (now nearly completed) was driven int by the force of the wind, and some of the state torn from the roor. A small part of the n alls of the building now erecting on the corner of Monroe std Adams streets. was blown down. Goodls in stores were damas:ed to some evient by water. Fences were pro'rated-shale trees torn up-gnrdens demolished. In the country, we learn that the wind has co-npletely levelled the cotton, stalks and all, and prubably destroyed the whole crop that wa csposed to the full forco of the gale. The gin-bouse of Mr. Joseph Chairs was blown away, and with it some thirty thou smal pounds of cotton in the seed. Five bales just packed were also destroyed. The gin-house, corn-house. anl other out houses on the plantatiou of Gen. Whit - field, about five miles from town, wete all unroofed and destroyed. Great bavoc was committed to ehe for eas, and the tall oaks and pines found no mercy from the tempest. Vast numbers were prostrated, rendering nearly all our roads mpassable for wagons or carriages. But the disasters which befel our citi en&, dtring that night of anxiety are scarcely worthy of meution in conne-zion with the woful and heart rending inte-Ili gene which reachtes us from Walkulla Cunty. Port Leo.-ls in ruins. The water, we learn, comrmenced rising early in the afternoon. and by sunset the sireets were covered. The merchants mode every p.reparation ror high water and a storm by strig their gowils, as they thought. out of the reach of both. And had the water risen no hi gher ttana in '37 it is protbable little dattmage would have h-en dote. ni they were altuos' suhamerr~ed in a depth of severn to ten feet ; The surging wattrs and furious bla-os comb~tiw,' were irr-sitible. Every WarehouqL ts pros. trated (except a portion of thai occupied by Messrs. HI amlin & Shell,) nud the tem hers and fragments driven tip to St. Mark', and its vicinity. Of the dwelling houses and stores thatt remain every one is in a nretchedly shattered and filthy conudition. he goods in store are almost all damaged or destroyed. The store of Mr. Dan'l Lndd is the least injured of any ; but even in iat. we are told. the water was three feet over the counters. This building had probably the highest foundation oflany so the gown, of the large Ware-houst of Messs. Jenkins & Pettis, not a single vestIge, not a stick of(timber or shingle t'e mains. The Railroad is entirely tao up as far as a little distance above the St. Marks briadge. The bridge itself, which was a noble structure built up on the self ssensonl principle and in ad'lttion sup ported by strong piers, is entir--ly gonte. Fotunately, (wth the exception of a sigle negro boy,) no liv-s wvere loiss at Pirt Leon; Many of the citizents retndez voused at the tavern before thte tempest and water were at their height. and there waited in terrible apprehension and un ertainty, the termination of the storm. Wht a night of inconceivable horror ! for the stoutest bearn and clearest head could have come to no other conclusion than that every house would have been swept away, sod perhaps consigaed its inmates to a waory grave. .S. Marks.-The~ Warehouses are all gone and the d. w elings either tot ally de stro~yed or rendered uninhabitable. For unately nto lives lost. Te Light House.-Every building but the ligt-house is gone, and twelve per sons perished viz: Capt. M. U Robertson, his wife and t wo children, and a child or Dr. Tradewell's ; Mr. Joseph Wood, a portrait painter froma Tallahassee; a child of E. V. Ruin's, and ive negroes. The bodiestof Capt. Robertson and wtfe, Mr. Wood and some of the negroes, were found on the Friay following. FURTH ER PARTICULARS. St. Mark.-Caipt. A. E. Hlatris and wfe of this city, were at St. Marks on the night of the Staorm. Hie arrived there about sunset. At that time, the water was I the streets, and preparattoos were being...ist encounter a high tide but, be says, the very swine were apprehensive ur some estraordiaary cotagioo.of the elements, for they were all running to wards the higher pine lands, as fast as they could scramble. Capt. H. lodged at she house of Mr. Holt. During the night, the' neighbors. becoming exceedingly apprehensive, haals I- repaired fur safety to the house of Mr. Holt. But the wind and water increased so suddenly in violeisce and depth as sooun to render the bunse untenable, while a re treaw seemed usserly issposible. For tunately. the brig Statira, having dib charged most of that portionu of her cargo consigued to Port Leon, had the day pre vitmus sailed up the river and dropped an chor a short distance from the house. The unfiriunate inmates, in their extretii ty, hailed the brig, and by great good for tune succeeded in making themselves heard. They immediately despatched a boat to their reseue. Crawling through The windows, while the boaw's crew held on by the caves of the house, the unfar tounles, to the number of nineteen, stec ceeaded in geting aboard. But, in the meantime. the tempest raged so terribly. that the eamen feared to put back for the brig in their deeply laden boat. They now lay under lee of an angle formed by the house and kitchen, which measurably priotected them froin the violence of the storm, and they concluded their best chance was in remaining lehisad this friend ly shelter so long as it should stand. Feeling about. they discovered a book in the eaves of the house. to which they made fast. and in anxioas suspense awaited the issue of the hazardous conflsct between the raging elerneus. and the fraill tottering tenement which yielded them protection To increase the horrors of thieir sit uation the kitchen took fire. and the heat aud smoke soon readered sheir positiosn inioler able. They nere aboui to cast of and contend as they might with the tempest, when a good Providence interposed. The schooner Caledonia broke from the moorings; anti drove against the kitchen. makinig a breach which enabled the waves to extinguish the tire. The fugitives re mained in this pitiable condition till day light when they obtoined more cotfortable quarters. The brig Statirs lost two anchor% and ,rove out of the river, but was fortunaie in being absle to haul off bfefore the water receded. She suffered no dmrage. . The rail road bridge was round some distance up the river, au entire bridge yet. injulicsously placed. No lives were lost at St. Marke. I'Ae Dreadful Catantrophr at Ihr Light Hoase.-Those s.ved at the Light 1 -use are Capt. Hungerfurd, his wife and two childreu.Dr. Tradeivell's youngest child. Mesirs. Oglebeo Blethe und Kennedv, pdois. on five negroes. After the high wnter had rendered the lower-story of Capt. Hungerford's house unenable. he re treated. with his family. to the aitic. In a few moments hte reof was torn off an I the attic ior, or part of it houyed them up. a poor rafi to withustand so piiiless a storm. Capt. H missed one of hi, children atd at the same time his attention was arrested by loud shrieks and lamenttations from the iegro nurse of Tradewell's children, over she loss of one uf her little charge, which the waves had torn from her arms. 'Save yourself.' said Capt. I. "vou cannoua save the child !" - Oh no massa." said the faithful uurse, I 1 can't go -ithout the child,' Peering ahout through the thick gloom, a 114sh of lightuiog alorded him a glimpse of a white object upon the dark waters. He plunged in and girasped it - it was Dr. T's little boy. His own child was yet mi~sing-.another glare of light nsmg showed him thes little 'uff-rer fl-ttinsg utpun a teille. ,J wood. lie seize'd the child, and with a vigrmats arm hor- -t to the raft. Thi, was the w ork. of a miomen'. The raft with imtsa,,cupauts was dtriv-s se four or flve miles towards the pine lands. Thee were found the next day. (by a bonts'erew destpasched frore Part Leor.) -prechless fromt thir.,t auii fatirne andl near 'nked. They were all dIread fu!!y bruised, and Mrs. H, wva< shoc'kingly lae rated by window glass. 'iThey lhave ls everythtng s-ace-p their ix e-: And mosy he considered fortutnate in havitng so far es caped. Captain E~ohinson is suipposedl so have beetn killed bey the talling of hishos-e. O;:e of his cars was entirely carried a nay and his right jaw crushed. Mrs. R's body was found much bruised, but she was seen alive after her house hail gone. She was drowtned neair M1r. Ogle-,hee, who en deavored in vaiti to save her. Mr 0. clak so a post, and thus saved hiimielf. It may be asked. why didl ntt these un fotunates repair to the light house for afetyi We have been told that so mud den was the rise of the water autl so high the breakers, that entrance was impraci cattle. Is may be added that noine of them considered the light -house safe in a violent storm. The event has proved its strength though it is tnow partially utndermined, and in a precarious state. Proons Jefrso Coauary.-We learn that Baitey's fills were entirely destroyed and the dlam, across the O~cilla, swept clean away. This will be a source of serious inconvenience to the citizens of that county. The steam mill, their main dependence,. was hornt it will be recolleci ed, a few weeks since. In Gaduden county she s'nrm was not so severe as here or below. We haye heard or no damages eustained. except rthe some what hasty and untimely gleaming of the cotton held. A' far north as Bainbrnidge, no uausl severity of the storm was experienced, anti we are led so believe from this fact as well as she constant shirhing direction of she wind, that its injurious ed'ect were not very extensive. PorE Leon.-T here seems to be an on animous determination to abandon this place as the site for a town. Nb one tlks o remaining, The rail road will not pro bable he re-laid further than St. Marks rives. Cars will rnn as far as that place in a few days. andl must, probably, he dis harged fr'm vessels atsthe late site of the bridge. Moss fortunate for our rcehants i is, that the storm occurred so early iii he season. when comparatively f--w goods remained at Part Leon to be damaged or destroed. Some of our business firms have,'bowever, suffered enmaiderablo. Among thee are-Win. G. Burgess, Loyd & oers, Brrr &r Con Bettin & )Iedin cis, and .U. Loewis. At PortLeo eyery person mast be considered asuferer and no inconsiderable one.. The Boed de stroyed provisions, clothing bedding, and in fact every comfort and necessary eflife. Among the most considerable loases ol prisoperty are those sustained by the Rail road Company. Meser., U. K Walker, Daniel Ladd, McNnugb and Ormond, Brodie &r, Rowles; Jenken" & Pcters, J &A M- C. Brown. Hamlin & Suell. The light house at I)og Islnd is 9Mn -and the most serious apprehemnsionu are felt for Appalachicola. At St. Andrewi Bay, we have goo I reason to believe, the gale was nut .e*t. or very lighily. Intel. ligence was received from the buy as Iato as the moraing succeeding the gale-bul to mention was made of it. The families of the Messrs. Chairs and J. H. Byrd, who had taken summer resi dence fn St. James Island. and concerning -'hom the mos melancholy apprehension were entoreained and expressed by the cotemporary prints of this place, are safe and uninjured. The papers belonging to the Collectoi of customs at Port Leon, will probably need drying. The Custom House desk was seen floating op the St. Marks some miles above Port Leon. From the Constitutionalist. EATONTO-r, Sept. 21st, 1843. Mr. Editor.-la your last paper. Vol had the kindness in publish a communica twn from us. in reference to a correspon dence between outselves and Messrs. Cal houn and Clay on the subject of the tariff The object of that correspondence and our publication was to make known, il possible, to the people of Georgia. the true principles of these distinguished gentlemei on the question of protection to nurthert manufactures. Mr. Calhoun replied briefly; but point. edl'.; not interdicting the publication ol hi'leItter, we therefore gave it publication; and it is doubtless satisfactory to all wb wish correct iniformation. Mr. Clay replied al-o. but intiwnted at objection to hts letter being published, He. however. transmitted to us a- printec sketch of his principles, without interdict in.- its publicasion. we therefore tmade ii public, we, at the sane time, felt our selves at liberty to state that in refrence to t':e principle of protectioa, lis letie, reitera'ed the principle laid down in Wne ej-itome, %We also stated that he repres ented himself as having oted far the tariff of 1816. 182. and I832. We felt justifi.-d io making theo state. ment wheretn allusion is made to pruiec tion. on the ground'that we did not go lie ) ond the principle anuouneed in his print ed sketch. to the publication of which be made no objection. We could not consider it a breach o obligation in the second place, lo make known his admission of having voting lii the tarifi of 1816, 1824. and 1832. on the ground that it was n. a disclosure of hii private sentiments. but the tmere stattetoen of a fact wich belonged to the legis;aiive hi.-tory of the country. We are now informed that the strorn partisanit of Mr. Clay, who had doubtles been iutruuental in prop.rgating the be if tbat he did not support the tarif's ul 1816 and 1324. have seen proper to call in question the correctnes of our state ment,. we therefore feel called on to copj that paragraph of Mr. Clay's letter whid distinctly avows the votes given by hi - on thgoose occasions. It is the followianj words : -.I voted4 for the tariffs of il6 1824. and 1832." T1his extrutce is carefully ande correctl' madle, .nnd fully qosttins tour ntOSertonl. We apprehenol that enpts -may bh 'madte. ii ttot to deny, at lcest to mtystif' .'Ir. Clay's course, ino regard to thes--oariff by puttings forwarol the lact th:'t his nauo doeos nolt appear toon record amnong the ye..o taken at those respective pteriodis. It sollicient in reply. to say. that if there he n is-ue of fae inveolvedl in o his tmner:i it-advised friends, but bet ween t hemselve amio 3lr. Clay. Secutolly, if there shoold appear to b~ any ob,,eurity in thoe pubboe recoords o'n thig point. we are suire, that Mlr Clay's oat statement of tie eourse, w.~ill, on all hand' e adomied to furnoesh the' most autsh-ntie and snisfsctory cexpla ation to thec joour outnIs. We think it u-sele-s to add another word excopt to state. that wec should not have troubleol you with tthis communenic:otion, bul or tihe fact, that we were really inform. ed that our staote-meont woould.toe cuntrorr tra ins the Jouunal of next week. (perhaps by ,.ome anonoymnous a riter.) ne odoubt fui the purpo.e of operating ton the election,. ta take place befure your paper can again be put to press. We are, very respectfully, Your tobedient servaonta, JOE~L BRIANHl AM. The People of Alabam.-Dlr Drake ir a letter to the Western Medienl Jouornal, dated at Totmbecbee River, June 1843 says: In leaving the contry WVatered by thei A ab.esm, Coosa, Taollapoosa. Tombeebec and tither beautiful rivers, witich in theit cndsfuence m:,ke up the Mobile, we may be permitted tu .ay thoat in forty dayso actis e travel, we have every who re meti wih the greatest hospitality; that out bretheren bave liberally anid candi.iUy poired out their experience; w hile the patters whom we have visited. ha'oe coomuicatedl many valuable facts. We have mect with neiohier roibbe-ry noir insult nor more thant a odozen dmunkeu meni: i.ont one howsie-kitife; nor seeni a fi-,a rigmt; nor heard six pohy-icians backbte their breheren; nunct rari aris. Oos the cant ra ry wre hatve beetn among .p temperat. quiet. and1 religoust people, whlose uovarn d and unfstenttations kindnecss demands from us ibis ackntowledgement." It is commonly sUppose0d, that when those of the same porfes,,ion speak in dis-. paragement our each other, they are ac tuated only by envy or jealousy. The cause may as oflen be, that they are mnore competent judges on the subject than others. Therm is usually a reciprocal godfeeling amng professional amen hose. merita are indisputable. - Freathe Laspuma. Adswaits. STILL MORE GLORIOUS NEWS f From Old Edgefield, from a highly re spectable source, we have received the e following. enough to raise the spirit of a Weems. to participate in obe liaht ofTem perance.in that District.ancesees throgl his glass so darkly : -EDeariEELD C. H, Spet. Z 1843 My Dear Sir,-On a recent visit tw Ihe Momntaim. of Geneeia, and thio Sate, I was delighted to faid thea the Temper ance cause had maedM~teas - pseg. iha that region. There was a time when the hardy mountaineer took his greg, and be, like all otber, liad a reason to give for hie indalgence, Witb bis blessingrof pure water, and pore sir, and esemption, to- a gith esvent, fron the dieasses of oir lati tude. he ronil not be content,. but, ds senditog From his greal emiuence.- plougb ed into the sink of Alcohl. to share in sta miserie. and pelstions. Bi my present purpose 6s togive you a brief account of the progrea of Temperase at this place. Oan the Stiy of July. 1842, a oeiset. w, organized here, n he Total Astiuoence principle. called The Meekawies' Waak' ingtownz Society of Edgrjed Disrict.-. Forty suNscribed v:e pledge. On the d4ts of July last. it eeiaeraed its Frst Anuiver sary with one bandied end twenty-on male members w lfSy female. makinga total of one hundred and seventy.-.-. The present Dr. I. Beort..Ped ; N L. Griffin and Jobke Lye ,s Vice Presidents, and E. Pnen. Esq., etary.. There have been hot *esr b-kelidem and one of these drank hiewe.t death it, three ur fetr lays. This pow ws 'es sed the cause with his last breath. and begged the Society to look witbeharity ea. his violation oh the sacred pledge. I am no stranger in ibis cnrmmunity, and I speak or the things that I know. The reformation is most wonderful. No. spot. I aim saiaeied. in our wide land. Can boast a moire sober, orderly and industri .u' body of Mechanics, than is to be fou at ihis moment in the village of Edgejeld.. You,- my dear sir, whose heart always. heats with joy at the news of a sol re deemed front perdition, can appreciute em..tions with which I looked upon certain individuals in this. place. who have been plicked like brands from the burning. and who are now rejoicing in the ways of tratb and suberneu. Indeed, there are bard, very harl cases here. There are many instances ot mien who have been drank for :W and 30 years-who, for that long pesind, m:1y be said not to have drawn a sober breath. They have cast away every thing whticth can ininsicaee, have put on the full dignity of ian and are now to be fand its the pursuits of bonest. quiet industry. Verily. is not t bis a moral resurrection I The gentlemen who have been prominent in this matter deserve great great credit. The officers of the Society are laboring with untiring seal, and iha President is empha-ically abe Temper~an Orator of the Disiriet. It tauut be ueil ioned, that the Mechasnie lae iaken the work up, and are, determined to be out-done by no one. In concluding this hasty note, I must deel-ire. that in this village are pre. sental the beautiful fruits of the Temper altce movement, and that there is every reason to beliese the work is widening. Very truly, yours." Ancient Tombalone.-There is now to be seen ono the sorutst west poiant of Caie rute's Co ck. where it empties itato the P-.:ny.co rive'r, a snmb-stone or a dark chocolate color. which res's on a wall of brick, fourteeu inch--s thick. The incrp ion. which is yet plain runs thus: "In m.-mror) of Col. Richard Colegate, who dlepirted this life 'he 18t b day l January, luj, aged -17 years and 10 moeuths." A s the. true date could scarcely he in the tatter ansi .r she second centur7, various person have visted the spoa, an nrder to n--certain w hethecr some mistake did not occur int d--cyphering the Agures. but 'lhce. have the usual relautive danace atnd are .utlicieniily lt'eble. T'he newel of the tone is ornameatted by a carvel scroll. -tirthan whach is carved, with utmost dia tinetness of outline and characteristic fea ture,, the face and abeeve ti, areseen, pret. ty will esecuted. the following artuonial huearing: a tomahawk. a rifle a cartridge box, a clariotnet, an ensigh and a cutlass. As a tnaster of enriosity, 'se bope some nataquariain will eudeavor toe finad thes true edate; and, paerhaps, it would nat be amiss, in some relative, to enrreet the inscription so) far as thte figures are cosacerned. Is ise cenjectuired thtat the s'oue was erected atbo,ut one huodered and fifteen years ago.. --Bailimaore Sun, 21si ulg. Ana Heai Boy.-Tbat "bonesty is the hbest potlicy" wals illustrated some years since under i:ue following careumstances, detailed lav the Rochester Demo--rai. A lad was paroceeding to an unele's to petition htian for aid to his siek sister and her chil dren, when he fsund a wallet .containing gr-y dollears. The taid was refused, and TIe distressced family was pinched with. wajet. The hoy revealed his fortune to hi.. mother. hut exipressed a ,doubt about using any pertiont of the money. Ilia moahereconr med his good raisotion-the pocket hook was advertised, and the owa er foiundl. Being a man of wealth, upon learning the history of the fa'mily.-, he presented the 6fty dollars to the,. sick, mother. and tuok~ the boy into his service, and he. is now one of tie most successful mnerchanis iu Ohio. Hones y always bring~s its rew ard-to the mind if not to the pocket. Aa Ejracioua Remrdy---A Loafer in Rnchester N. Vork who a as about to be commnittedl to jasil for larceny, was saud denly taken with spasmo~Iic convnisions. A Dr. who was quickly sent (or, suspect ing him of "playing peossum," quieted the spalsms l~y thte application of his rdiiagr whip. whereupon the ungrateful loafer, sued fo- assault and' battery. In his de fence the Doctor said: "Ia was the first time that- I ever pre. acribedi such mediie, sand although aot strictly within the school of p'harmacy. Ic trust your H onor w ill at triute the once tonadesire ao promoee the advancement of Thedoctor was ajudgd to paySaE of 6 cents.