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For the Mpetiser. Reniniscenccsiof the Pdimetto Regiment; Col. P. r. BsLer-Partial nalysis of his character :-his military i ns his genius for coinnanding-his social virtues-and his high, *iua bearinw. No.KVL.. Abstulit blarum cita mndrsAchillem.-IIorace. Per cnjus virtutes nonenCtarolida -Crevere et vijes,imaque' et imperi. Porrecta majestas ad orturn Solis ali H6pei-ciuiali.-Horaec. Byhis gallant 'virtues, nobly shed -11 idsiiring deeti and victor ies won Carolioa's fane abroad hnth spread, F'rom the rising to the settinz sun. Froe rahiison* The civic history of: Col.- Butler is to'o 'well known to require any delineation 'from our pen. We propose,, therefore, to view him only in his' counection with the Palmetto Regiment. As a military man his char-leter deserves to be well studied, and his hoaored iame,.and his bold. deeds of valor should be enshrined in every pa triot's heart. As a mere drill officer. Col. B'iler pos-. sessed no superior excellence. ie had forgotten, in a measure, the rutline of tac tic exercises, and found no necessity during the campaign, 9fdirectirig his mind to th-e study of these especially anil in minuneW. With a Major, noted for his skill and ac ct'racy in drilling, this. drudgery was, in a great degree, taken off* his hands. And this gave him more time to devote himself to the higher interests, of the Regiment; which he always guarded'with peculiar. care and industry. But though- no adept in the merely mechanilcal portion of the -soldier's duties h possessed in an eminent legree. the qanlities. of a superior coin mander. We are not fully prepared tosay, he would'have greatly excelled as a strate gist, or that his faculty for analysing mili tary operations ivas extra)rdinary. These povers fall tothe lot -oly of a very few, who; by nature, are gifted with great mili -tary geuius. To plan and arrange pro-, perly all. the ,g.eneril op-rativns of a cvram paign, and to direct masses at a-distance from the enemy on impnortaint points, so as to favor rapidlund ad!'vaentageous move meats of an -armyand io keep opeu lines of communication &c., require a compre hensivenesi of.'inid, a readiness of con lceptioni. and a depth* of 'fnresight rarely united id one nian Such abiliy belongson ly-to'aCtesar, or a Bonapartoi.But in Lo gistics, -or a -knowledge of moving and supplying arm ies, in grand lactics, or the. the art of combining and directing battles; in 'a 'word, in- alli the praectial rules for conductinr campaign, battles &c., we -tink-Co1 Butler had fewv-superiors iu the Aniericata . Army-. -His -strong comqton. Mse wrhich rendered his judgment .excel lendi all mati;ro a practical nature fits quickness.'of mind- hisreadinessin readingch einrind his extraordinYg faculy foreongoin audiaverningnien, ditide h y e eilio eiedendue nanagementio apaias. eon ava fteu Zaistned- w ag eAco hie jdihiDous and oi Toehing the'laiter: his..views and-advice re often *sought at Head .Quarters, and among thie the superiorotlicersof the, army ; and his excellent, ?good sense gave a pointedness to bis opiains that seldo n failed to catry - conviction to the mind of his tiearer,..whilo .-his mild torn ofeonitaion iintd'his great weight of character, .always sec'ured- for -them respec'ien~ whin they were not adopted. In giring is opinions, he en gaged little in abstract 'speculatiis; hut Lnked almost excluisivoeiy to- the practical bearing of ibe proposed project, or plan of action. Indeed, Col. Butler did not enjoy high powers of generalization, and at tach - ed but little importance to mere theories; but he was gifted with a discernment of mind, and a qdickiness aud' accuracy of judgment, that qualified him admirably * .- for practical life. Ila chose rather to -collect the facts and objects around hinm for reflection, thlan to pry into ihe secret pro cesses of thought and fandy;-and drew his conclusions mbre by the force of inuto than oy long deductions of reasonisig.- Ho looked upon things na thiey are, and judged men by a knowledge of te real feelings and motives by which they are actuated. If he failed in his powers of analysis, ad ,sometimes teasoned badly fro-n pre-nises, his conclusions tnevertheless were almost sure to-bo correct and practical. And if ina the establishing of his general principles he frequently erred. in the practical appli cation of knowvn rules. lie seldom wecnt amiss. lir a word, he wvas a man of action rather than of reflectiona; but of action directed by almost instinct ive furebight. * - In his talent for commanding and gov. erning men Col. B. had rews equals. To rule firmly, and yet to be fully obeyed and warmly beloved, were the happy coinci denes f hs mdeof government.JEvery ness of discipline with suavity of manmers. Rigid severity on the one hand,.and disor and charyjbdis of every exercise of power. A happy- medium between. the two, is most .dilicolt to be observed. In most - ~minds, the lore of powver is aggressive; and it often encroaches tupoit proper rule, till * ~ the latter degenerates into actual, tyranny. This is frequently seen in mtilitary life. Harshness of discipline, and rudenaess of deportment characterize - many, whose mmids want a proper balance, or whose -dipositions unfit them for practical gov ernment. Hlow difehrent wvas the charac * ter of Col. Butler ! Ie unired the greatest kindneass~ith the .strictest rule. 'lie was - in the proper sense of the .terms the. rler. - and ihe frienadof'those und'erliis command. He bestawed freely, and exacted freely, and be was alw'a~s obeyed. But if ho -demanded much, and was resolute in' his - requirements, he repaid withI many kind nesses the full ,rmeasure of his e xactione. Every nne'elr,-also, th-:t his demands were maderwith the best intentions, and -looked .to thle decarest interestsofthte Kegi went. It wes seldom; therdfore,that blame -Some liberty has been taken with the La fln, tosamut the application. a btacfed to b7 1 in iie'admi Dstaiion or; his .rules rnd i'eglliiio's. a reh or supposed matert- grikaV e. arose, each:I one felt a disposiiion focast the burden of. censuor'e-elsewher thai)uuponibe shoulders of his esteemed Colonel. A ebaritable construction .could always be put upon every hardword he uttered, and upon every .tion or denand that appeared unusual or extraordinary. His general 'conduct to wards the men was mild 'and kind; but he was sometimes forced to mea'sures of harsh. ness and severity. Au the govern'meutof a bodj of men, it is neeessary to have recourse to punishment of sonie kind, as well as to excite the hope of reward. Many, perhaps, most -persons may be led. on to a proper course of conduct by the mild influences or moral suasion;. but there are some, who require the' sharp' impulies'Of indignant rebuke; and a fera, who can be. induced only by -the actual infliction bf. physcai punishment. Td resort to' the lat:Or, which he seldom did, was always a source of pain to Col. Butler,- because it was incoinpatitable with the 'characteris tic benovolence of his nature; but in the application of the former,-he bestowed with a liberal hand aud an open. heart. It was his peculiar province and delight to incite to good(J acts and valorous deeds by appeals to the fiter impulses of our unture; by de picting the hogorable charms. of glorious achievements; and by pointing to the high lemantids of State reputation, and to the proud expectations of friends- and relatives. But he sometimei found it uecessary. also, to let fall upon the ears of: wanton..fte ders all the full force of his generous indig nation. --The exhibition of low -conduct, of' mutual obstinacy.or of stubborn insubordi nation, excited in his bosorn feelings of the dleepest disgust. These -he gave vent to, often, in the severest reprimands. -any, we dare say. will. long recollect the severe toigue-lasitings they received. froii ilt lips. In these he was candid, hold, ntrd utterly fearless of . consequences. The guilty trembled under the withering influ ,pn'e of his words. an.d grew ashampd or their offending conduct. But -he seldom failed to impnress upon their minds the justice, of his remarks; and hence, -though galling in their effects, they rarely excited feelings of. enmity against the author of their infliction. IA reconciling disturbancec and personal dificulties among otffeers and men, Col. Butler, exhibited a rare talent in -the gov. erutneutodf 'Inen, and exercised a most peculiar and importaut influence in the -Regiment. Scepira tenens. mollitqne aiim->s, et temperit iras.- VirgU. I'le'regit dictis unimos, et pectora.mulcet. .Ibu. llarmouy of action seemed, truly,' to. be one of the most active desires of his nature, and lie spared no efTuris to leep it'usp in his command. -tuick in .discerning"the .mnallestudiscord of feeling among tiose ;around%, him,:he set to work with his-woo ed ee'rgy of charaeer,'anhiWeldi~iiail'ed fta affehappy recoucilatj"injn ilcati dtrotas concesiotso bothE ~o I 115r a I I i baud lad , d lethe pritld both' to reiazito o etsani iedn and is happy eff'ects wre seatA ~the'great unanimity of feeling' and;' enti mnent that prevailed in tbhe Regiment; and in the total 'absence- of' all' personal tiiffi' 'cuhies of a serious natore ainong 'the ofi-i cers. l f any, indeed,.occurred, they arose after the Retgimnent- was deprived' of the kind and protecting spirit that'directed 'it. To have inmrodnezed thtis almost cxclu sively' moral discipline--this feeling of subordintatiuu and harmony-this elevated regietntal pride-and khat courageous spirit whicb showed itself niterwartds in deeds of daring~ and chivalry ; and at the samne time, to have excited f'eelings of love and esteem iu every generous bosomn, re qutired a happy union of the tmost rare qualities. To have wrought such eff'ects detuanded, indeed, a force of charatcter not ofteon to be found. Energy, firmune'ss. de cision of chatracter,good-nature, sou.idtness ofjudgment, and qtuickness of metntal ac tion wore all required. But Col. Butler possessed all thee in an eminetnt degree. in his social virtues lhe was not less conspicuous. These shone, in truth,, with peculiar lustre. They were the brilliant ornamueurs, that decked the iout-ensemble of his character. They gave tonie to his whole being. They made him the kind and aenerous oilicer;~ the agreeable and cheerfttl comnpani')n; and the noble antd itigh-souled patriot. Engenderintg in his bosom kindntess to others, they brought in to im iiseqlf a rich harvest of' frietdly feelinig from all those who. came within their in fluence. It was his genitle and suasive ,m anners-his gay humor-his pointed observations-and his u niform cheerfultness of dispasition, that mtade his cotmpny so eagerly sought by all who knew him, and thai rendered him a most acceptable guest in every circle' that he entered.. Nor was he sparing of the fund oh' social feelinig with which nature had thus cadued him. He :,iad a kinid word, antd a friendly chit-chat for every one. WVith little reserve, yet with much dignity, he inspired all that came in his presence with feelintgs ot confi dance and delight. There is an old saying, "familiarity~ breeds conttempt." ' ILt was not true in 'lhe case of Col. Butler. By his couduct, he showed he was no believer in the adage. Easy of accesto every one, even tothe cotnmonest private in the Rtegi ment, and allowing a familiarity --hat ren dered all about hittr free timd easy, he yet had every for'm of resl-ect paid him, and alwayb rrained the full dignity of his su perior station. Constant in his own feelings of friend. ship>, lie excited in others the strongest and most permanent attachments 4~d him.. He was a tdecided favorits in the army among youngi and old,-high and low .. The- highest oflicers sotught his comp~any and selecaed him as t heir companion. From'the Geane ral-in- Chief' to the lo'vestr Subbltern, he was regarded with feelings of~respect, esteem, and- admniration.. No'ine,7.indeed, frihented his friendly boird, but'wascap uivated' by the charm., of 'bis,social talent, and-seized with~'sasiration' for the man. Thlis feelingof deepinterest io himliowved iefsrogy in the sentimen sj expressed h' i finaou hearing of his death, and by th dee sympthy fthswoviie Istorps ioa'te i ao.c OfdtheamanygthaL eam~'~ iA noble jersoifd . la e saway withoui e ~emotibu Pr sorrow'd.'Thei lilerfy~ moistened dh eiAirero' 'uni proofs of hb Sth-s is o p To the officersaud menof he he vas.a friend, a piore11oi, uod panio. e visiteddaily'tbe s:e tered t i coirtsofi-ien'bA~id upon :0 purebh le het A ing; edcauraged the w1khe gave a new life itand spir ev brave and the energetic., And " metto Offieer does not Vrcoll;cv7gt, dto lightrul moments he has passed amRa hu coneisl board? Who does I~r inind his jovial pleasantries-his sonsmols-his frienidly-jests-andfl therlyadafonitions! 'mWho camitii freedom and eaie:iha:enjoyed6t!his once, and the deliglt j:receidd tening to iis sensible convetio BuL it was n -tLie lofty -one!*loF for which-he. was so-dis'inguisheai-a Palmetto soldier' :especially clilia contemplate Col. Butler. - lnl*,b' fr proved himself-an indigenous pIati nalive State, and a genuineseo noble - aamily-branch from %Vi6 descended. Exalted in -his sentii aspiring in his ambition, she 'vid disgust all lowness of condct,itge e a standard of excellence ditlicult of t iern to the maty. Ifbe did*iot-a t fully the -merits of more scholarshi d viewed learnitng simply *as!i'a et practical usefulness, he strictly .iain d the great induence of moral eellencelan the necessity of high tohed cbarkhel, desirable and perinanetit success in life..'i his own elatniple, he gave for coirectness of his sentimen ' striking exhibition ufmora , n im, ho presented .a -con-'*t st-icilv honorable, and ree eo so- usually attendant on mil- .. looked constantly to the moral betn the young men under his :comma6d., . speculated little, it is true, on abutrLoc trines of moral perfection; 'buretiitrongly inculcated the principles of;-honorabr'lage, saggested to him-'by -his observantid and- his practical judgment., rAnd .ese Tprinciples always had an upwardiisdbicy. They pointed to a high . degree. of- ,coel. lence. They denuanced all.dugradpig and unseemly* conduat. if theywer: better.calculsted to maeiwarikeieroes, than moral Divines, it wAi, perhrpaYfe! cause the cireamstances. under. idhey were promulgated, --moi- imp i-yuslAe manded the former, than.the latter.ta not for thelack-of moraL!6i1m't. e object of the instructerwas before-h e wanidd honorable mno- nd fgkit an; and his teachuings, both by rpi-ene en ample, were directed to atso a struggled mithf aill.Iheoolirg: ture tonT genLiezensoidbers, n 'ero - what-snecoss ho met,-4tie lhistor p ~Regimentf rill fullysA'.n h .11 nive Uotilonts6f . th tM.1 war tiib neupr ani allove o glory enun iniiall the active impt es-ofb ttb tos heradIo ed Coil..Butler was rotra te g1i en! he comtananded, "and p~n~ri tute ,from which he came. has goa sbi lion was to-sustain and elevatet poilie, the character of the one anto h olher. Sooner thau fall short of theise'oject , his bold nature wvouiid have led him 'to the most generous self-sacrificedidto prddi gies of valor. To enable' his .omti atd toj perform well its part, andf~'o (estiablish a character for..superioriry aed dalleilce, he would have expended'the enifeid1of his natare. What did he not actually~ do in this particular ? We .havksed .him broken down by diseasei-alinost bed-rid den-oblig~ed to bc hauled in a -wag6: aod yet when the wvar bugle sounded,..ple and emaciated, lie tore himnself-looselt the fetters of cotnfinoment, and, urged on by the powerful spirit that flre'l his boeom, he stustained himself under- severe eil :and fatigue, till he hail performed deedsfof'al. most unexampiod daring and braveiy. See him on the bluody field of:.Churdbusco ! WVhat heroic valor ! What 'genrero:us sacri fiee of personal regard ! A powerful eue* my, ten times greater in 'nurmberr li before him, and threatens to~ovrwh~m hi small comntand. The' teriil.'reneounter begins. The atmosphere. Bll41. wii bullets. 'Cool ind determnihbed. Colonel Butler exhorts his men to beha e with becoming bravery. His horseis selut from under him. Ie distnount~,a'nd p nts his manly- form in the midstlof his gallant troops, who fall thicke. ardd it. A inusket ball trikes.him in the kjee,arrd wounds him severely;uuconceaned he hatb bles along, still directio .aud .encodraging. But ovetcome by the pains ofa his vround, he disappears for a while in: searl.a of a Surgeon. Failing in hiis'object, 6 eturns to the post of danger fwiti radOewed deter.: miniations~of valor. 'Like soooe fabi hero. whos'e very form and Jooks speak murage to the hearts of mnen; he walks out n front of his Rlegi.nient,''as -if by tiitjeso -pro. portions' of his manly person~ to prdect his men from'the leaden storm, raging with stich tremendous fury. For a wile, he stands silent, and erect.. He' t0Js the gallant General, who rider up tp him, "eeyman in his Regimrn.poil ifolloto Aim to death." The lasitdread'ful advance begins. Tihe fire of the ene'my redoubleis. Offreers soil men fall in multitudes., Caho and cool, (.o1. Biutler pr~esses on writh re neo d energy., Hegallanh 'p'its out to ,his c6mmand the .directiozlitishto take. T havoc is dreadful. Hogeeslis brave m "ound him, slanghfifed%ieg eeves. it istoo mnucjh far~his generlinshtegrt' 14e pushes on ward. but - the..teindfoa'ffeelion flow freely from his eye,::leegth..the fatal balil, directed rfrmoireaoft..the enemy's Cavalry, reaches it~doomed- aim-. H-is brain is pe'neirated,.and'lis oible form sink's to the ground.: Be"his'iiol'silibeats with haeroic courage~atainlyzilitiidtilsielts of'patriotism..- He still uriar oidaory. With his band'ap o'i.hi u4. in :the very" convulsiois of 'deii Wil sicarce breath enough: to give..uit nee ie ex. claize-"Go'on my brave Boiys T~dse ents' e u permostiT hi ft gunentgun. his Siate oc* '~di~.i~hpt~bglitsS h dS nI~or that po ioerhis lory7 And I'at s tstrveto honorvatd a:rapatruniquaeve poptioruinr i honotum muneribus was - Uateirtites in ism-ca r titlos mem esque istos, er MARBoROUGH; F r A gus substitute the honored name EDGEFIELD C. IL V angsDAY, APRIL,188 W.i'have received a:very intere .ting commul otitnn from Lent Joe. Aat, respecting the IB 6:Boys." gi vin .g a correct listof all. the killed, 4'' ;se. But owing to the press of new Adver . i ament s, w~e -are compelled to defet its' pub lication until our next. "We acknowledge he r eceipt of the Address .oW tiW. Adams.- Esq., uponi the oceasion, oi l ed t Seg W. B. Blocker. W( dDGEPIELD C.nt wedeav td palish it in our next, or the irat eart' of it at least, We he reet to earn.that the Dwellin hous or M1r. Carson -Warrenp living abou~t 7 -milei -fratin theriourm Housi, was entirelyconsum ' X yfi gire vin the 3rnst.' lThe greater part ofhi, lioueh'eold furnitur, was hurt. diWe.unddir siad that crs. W..narrowly escaped, a a por tion of the building felisin a few seconds afte ecm ed the fire is supposed ti originated from a spark rom the ehioney The dathofies among our efers in Meico St isrknown to our readers. that serious diical tI had bokeCr out among soime o oumr chie Oficern hMexico. Chbarges had been pre ferrei by Gen.Scott-aainst Genrats Worth. Pillov tanti Col. Duncan. Gen. Worth had preferrei elfar esbgain't G fen. Scott. A Court Martia iae egien aum frned to try'the Offieris. Te Presidentso the- Urited.States ha dimisfei ,the charges Chainst Worth, Who had appeale by Gno int' GenValihinton Wo anti Col. huane G -eon.e ffrm ird rerrett 4eQi 'es ai Ge . ecte A uand wen arn- Ou a to rsthe O their.In Pr sdetote UutiSael hi fsthdanie th chre ag int rl, ad orppna o the m ea comp~rw at e r it n dres td an ptrb ilji fotiie orns'othejr,-i The aeidn Min risth.Iush; itbvas -th irs nof th~eesFoeig-i pblic fdnctorsto ten dernlhiscratyulaset the:vuutiional gnd th eirsnatvtf h at df. nton and doubbls spoktesetimns of e-wofldu p Teper In he iiAmera Senates, rso tbo tederingt conrtlations of throisicontry thFraeen taeetbishntee of a Rra nlfe pubio ican Government, has been introdriced by Mr Allen. It elicited sa'me debate but hats rit ye been decisively acted upon. Whatever may be the fate of this resoluition nowo, it wil.l finally pass unless soniething should occur, to change therelations o f hisgovernnmeint towar ds France Thlere can be nn doubt,-that our people fee the warimest sympathy for France on~,aecoun of her past friendship, and mist rejoice to se hear in thu enjoymentof a free and Republical gornmaent. .The ex-Kina of the French ha safely arrived in England. A. portion of hi family are with him.. 'Front the South Carolinian. DjEA'IH OF THE~ HoN, JAitEs A. BLMCIE -We regret to learn .that this genotlemnai died at WVashiinton City on the night o the Sdt inst. Mr. Black was the Repro sentative of the Pinckney District in Con gress, and well and nobly hdid tie discharge< the diupies which bad been confined to him lie was an energetic ar.d induitrious poli tician, whose every wish was entered. or strictly. carrying out what lie believedl tc be the wishes, and securing-every thint connected with the interest of his consti tutents and Stare. He was a IDemocratia --unflinching in his advocacy of Republi can principles-and by his cnnsistene3 and quiet deportment, had litnked to htim many friends in all parts of the Union. I, enrly life. Mr. Black was aiu -oficer in the United States Army. ~He was-also at onE time, an ollcer in the Branch Bank of the State at Columbia. After he retired fromr the gank, he devote.ud his energiesto the development of 'the mineral resources ol the upper'country, and has been-iargely in. terested in uining--both in gold arnd iron -adid'iu the manufacture of'iron., ite his served the Finckney Disiet three terms in the Congress of: the United' States, and hacf reresed a reteleciion-having intended todevot, his after life 'o' his fathity and domesticaffair; but he has beeni ct down in the prirse of life, and those who wvotld have. reellived the anatutie ad'vice of his ivelltored miod at deprived of a father -and conisellir. W~s uderstandt'that- Mir. Black,This sw, and-his brorher, the' I-on. JosepW'A Beck, of this toWn,, giroteeded to ;Washiigrr.immediately on the re ception of the sews of his illnesse aud sup pose theyreace d tbnt place the dbay be. fore hed~t - - -:-, rom teLabur Republican'. THE'AL U ,B~t IDGECASE2 * .We niotice'thitt~ournal &Messenger, of Mucon,.Gu. hae ken- up the ease now peingbfre rrthe ~i rnenm (son,in. rat alafoi thlivrygi a Pie f0prop liMg eetde W, anexefd 1 article. from1i pW pierithaitz ome feeling exist itliim'portant- matter. even in the .interioofGeorgia This however, is wat -;nightle.expected, from the fact that thd stockholders of iEfe Hank of t'he*State of Georgia -are very numerous, and ih'rshe Hit many branches .located iii dilfr'rent parts- of the State. With rogoid to the, views or feeliigs of Mr. Shiltz'in relation, to a comprnmisqf this vexed question we know. .nothing-, -But reasoi and those influences that uisuilly govern-'nankiid would seem to induce the. belier, that he could not refuse a retsonable,and amicable compromise of the matter, however stro-ig may be his'impression as to hi; equitable rights as well as his legal. He h's already sustained himself, single handed,against a powerful monied corporation. seeking his rights for twenty-seven years.-. He has grown gay in the unequal combat, and wvould no doubt accept a reasonable eom promise, in order to get a portion of his rights and close this litigated question him self,. instead of leaving it for others to. do after him. Messrs. Editors.-I notice your remarks in regard to the celebrated Augusta Bridge Case, and agree with you that 5Mr. Shuliz has the gift of continuance in a- mst.re markable degree. lie has certainly prov ed one thing. viz: That he is: fully con vinced of the justness of his cause, and that he firm l'ieli'eves the Courts of lis, coutntry ma. F6 him justice. Some of the rece-it decisions in the Us.*-S Supreme Court are calculated to urge him forwaid with increased vigor. low low has it been since Mrs. Gaines was. rigiculed by per: sons.all over the country for pursuing a cause which had-, according to their story, less merit, even than ibe Bridge case. rhe amount involved it is true was great. er, but not of less importance on thut- ac count to the parties concerned. ,It i;s just as easy to get a verdict for halfa million as it isfifteen millions, though perhaps the celebrated "Founder of Hamburg" may noi find it quite as easy to get his money - as.will the scanc less-celebrated "Lectur - ess" upon the "Horrors f 'War"'Lihe Mrs. Gaines. Mr. Shultz has engaged able couns'el. -Messrs. Berrien and..Webster are --already retained. -in. his 6ehalf,.and they very seldom embark in s important a cise, without good 'prospect of success. Mtessrs; Editors allow me. with all' due respect,. to differ froit you, in regar.to the ability df..the. Bank to -espond. -Its stock is-already depreciated and sellingfar below par. The amount claimedjs very rapidly increasing, becausi the damages' . will be assessetd according to the incilme of the Bridge. and-- that'incomo -see by I recent Augusta papers, has'sivelledto a I bout.33,000 a montli. - if Mrb -hultziherefoi-e sioid frioser, he amount idet he.'beveeu 700,O0,or $800,00a). Caa the'.ink; meet-hgt::, mzounm? -That they are undersnuaiepre hensibn may be infeeroib ffs thi r- ejfhAve employed t. e..eed ht e hm 0 el o ea wudgetu t rr r tibisih lsl di ;theefp'lpe would he relteveritri .1l-ut dOUJNTial. IM~ TElE UMTr STtTLrs AD F.W 'a.Grd The follow tng mnessage of !lhe -President was sent to.Congress on thei5thainst. pTo the Setnate cod-otuse of Representtaives of the United Statesi r I communicate to Conigress for their In form ation, a copy ot a despatch, wvithx the accompianying documents received at the Department df'State, from ihs envoy cx traordiary and minister .plenipotentiary -of the Utnited State-s at Paris, giving official iiformat ion or the overthrow of the French monarchuy. and tihe -establishment itn it, stead of a 'pyrnvisional governmetnt,' based on republican principles. This great event occured suddenly, and was accomplished alm.st -withst hbiode shted. The wdrld has seldomt- witnessed .a imore interesting or sublime spectae.e tha'n the peaceful rising of the Fretich people, resolved to secure for themnselves enliarged liberty, atnd to assert, in the. majesty of their strength. the great truth, that in this enlightened age man is capabile of gover ning himself. The pro-opi recognition of the nevt gov ernment. by the representative of the Uni ted States at the French court, meets my r full and unquallified approbation, aud'he . had beetn authorized, in a suitable mannoer, to make known this fact to' the chastittrted aut horities of the -French -Re jmublic Calleirupon to act upon a sudden emer gency, which could not have been antici pated by his instructions, he judged rightly oft he feelings and sentiments of his gov ernment atiof his countrymen. wihen in advance of the diplonmatic represintaitives of other countries, hte was' the first to re cognize, so far-at wvas itt his power, the free government established by the French people. The policy af the United States -has ever beetn that of- non-intervention in the doinestie afuirs ofothiercouintries,leaving to each to establish the form of government of-its own choice. While this wise' policy will be main tained toward France.ntow suddenly irans formned-from a minarchy'into a reptublic, all our sympathies are naturally' enlisted on the side ofa great people who, imitating ohr example, have t'esolved to. bb free. That such Sympathy should exist 'on the part of the people of the United-Siates with tIje -friends or free governmuentin every part of the world,- and especiailly in -France, is' not remarkable. We cenn-nev er forget that France was our early frieatd in our .inventifil revolution antd 'generously aided Os in'shaking off' a foreign yoke, amdd becominug a.free and ' indepenidant .people. We have Ebjoyeds the blessings of our sy.scem ~of well regulated goveirnmnent for near three/fpurths of a centiury and can properly-appreciate-itq value. Onr ardtent and siticere congratulations-' are extended to the patriotic peopleof Prance upon their nbleer and thus- fir successful, effiart to found for' their future governent Ii Ireral institutionts simnilar to aut own. ' - It isi doubted that,'under .the benign infinanc' of flee institutinno.. the enligted: ;talesman ofafre~p IteAf o be h'ern': id y1to culgivate jt nost liberal. innciles ofisI li4pi itilj ercourse and il whereb y the happiean , Joth nations willb Mr. R4ush lses hisdespt etary of Siaie, a'folnws * This succinct- narativ Wl ce apprize the Presinded'6fr.i th I 0, i I shall aoxiously . b lt ii jdyniiii it all. 'rhe evouis. d als el as3iie m'entou Ttisy'liad transde ill pectations. In rieogaizing then eIt uf'bings asa as I.could wihoujoi . 5 k - struct ions. atid in doing Tomp an solemnly I haddie'aeep co nvtioi haF wis stepping forth: i -i r.'.A 4 cause of onmer in .i ane. aq: y'n France-and thit-I was-aitito'g hric of my go'yernent il eiwtry, re of whose voice it.frll.upnne s't:j; become. If I erred,I nist hoje4 til motives which .swdyedie will" shield. The provisional govrdrid 'a ded all the moral surripkaio1 it a 'revolutionary hiiurrieaiiii 0 society to -its base aod t ei'rftbin first potentaus aiid tremblig.'iIn sci exigency, hours. moments were i pr taut; and. the U.States are felt as a pwer in the worla, Uider the bi6 'a't lias n. struck. - - I am not unaware'that the courie~ vVV r' pursued" departs from diplomatic and separates me, for the tirne.bei the European: diplomatic cor.a d ted,t like myself, totheatego e France .all the-memberif. whi probably wait rusruetiona before adoi any steps of recogniten. 11 under a sense aindependpagtd eiergeiey. I sal however, not bojja ware that the dipomatic corps countries 'i -friendly reiiions United States: and that it will hieisfa much- my duty asideliotioo maintaining that amidable oid members, everdictated bTy reciprIcig". will among th'e reproenatatibrfffriena powers, whatever differeifd's 'ernment they aiy rp6rlsod . honor &c., - RCR Dll - .:.Y TELEGRAPE FRO31 MEWME WIe have, advices from Sata e 18th of February2whii cbu-A we ibanbrought by e. last, ,n i the'13 a rumor.hiad re d ,.Fe lhat CoL.Botle ad beo ia Ceeiral by'000 '1Meicans a i rn w-Geog riewith 500-mn,imarci1 -. ed:tirtmptly to his ie1 ~ . '-The" late arri a1l o~-a r a hi says.a telegpiedeat t villo' ia' Cici dates fr0 nSana24 IFebruary, coiffimiag~ti e had bieen a battle beteza) tieAmei~ cans and~ Mexieda fUci' patch states that C.;l.ABowles' 'regietc) of about 800'-men, 'tatinned~at 1aEl ~Ess' had been attackedy-4000 Mexican '~~J' after a s evere "uttle,'id whsich 90Jdetli men Cell, the former wore ddfeais, soon .as- the intelligeincoeh @ Gen. Price,'ivizi 'all he int at his dispov sal went to the assistauen sf- Col' owl. ..e . zMar h$50. Yo ilreceive bty the ;New-Orleans 4 about all the news that I-cin ugather; bura@ perbaps t can be-more patflcurar iregaftl ' to a few items which, reached ireby Mexican mail on' the eve of her departtra~ Ai headquarters in :M'exico .the d:e opinion prevailed that- peace w .esd upon, and from several. commtsa'is~ which I have see'n, from the bestithoru preparatious wire actually being maibgif the withdrawal of the irrdy firomi~ob.~ try, or at least the city of Mexido, 0d tis~ 7th-of May. Hlow inHao''n''siif it be!'. I cdnnot doubt but that ai:h'"l qnartermasters and comtmisaried; lifiva r~g ceived instructions from:. boea lquirterot. make their preparaiionsaccordingly Eith. or a step of this kind has been take. oratitj the Cooigress .of Quertrr hat assetmbleift~ (oh' whichi we have no information) ~lP pledged itself' to'ratifyj a tratya any ka'dS or Gen. Butler' has determinedupon t course with the, hope, of. imntalz:g himself.' The fact of his .stoppi Iup$~L plies, save such as' will be necesaryfor, the army on tbeir road down, is'-strango inzdeed. -' ' ' ' -' From the N. YE Jounal of Co'mmerce, Aprl Mr. Auto-r's WWil.-We haves ex.amiineod~' an abstract of this document, it wb'icfrthedJ community .feel at- easi- the interest'of,-e riusity, on accoun' of'.the . ast a'mnasnt propterty whicha it bequeathes.. The pr'in - eip~al docu'mient was executed July 4th,7'36;4 - but.a Mr. A. acquired new estates, or thee.Q eircumnst ances of.his devices 6bahned, a he changed his opinion of what'wair best,' hiss-R mnadn sundry 'cddicils, at the' foilo- ng daatr, viz :-July 19, '38, 'Jauary 9, :9 Atug. 22. '39. Oct. 24, '88 Murch 3,'41. June 3, '42, aud Dec, '22. 48. Ther. ire various re-attastsiiuns-of the principal will, up to Jati. 11i, 18,55.:. i The great features of-- the will' and its~' odiils, nmake anmpl 'provision fdr all lb 'elations of SIr. Astor and ,their childirsi " is~ son, Wmu. IS. Astor, b'eing the great esiduary legates. There are no- trustsicreated for be~bn.-' it of' relati'ves;:i9.quiiea a-inotenaa" miy income, or a aumh p~erantlumtis ote sid to the present .genierat on ewit a-" oeversio~n to tireir chiildreni, or' otthe heirs,. rho succeed to unrestricted possession.