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Dr's prayer has been answered, for John's sole or even soles, are in little dangerof damage before next October. Ifthis emp, ty headed Levite who blows the horns of the temple, for the people to listen to his-own glorification. -is not satisfied with his honors, we trust the University of Ohio will add to that of Doctor, the honorary and honorable degree of A. S. S. "CIrCtNrAT Oh., April 30, 1849. "Dear John-Yours come safe to hand t6-day finding as in the mercy of God, all well. I was glad to see your name at ihe bottom of the letter, and was still glader to hear of your welfare. and I hope in .Sole and body. May the Lord bless, you. an. if we meet not in time. may we meet in he-aven, Olet us tryfor this. I found your friends well at Dublin, your rather seented well pleased to hear from you and yout welfare, he thought it a fine thing and seemed well satisfied. William is work ing with brother Tommy and was much pleased to hear from you. The people of Dublin seemed very different towards me, all seemed glad to see me down my enemies. I could not get offuntil I gave Dr. Curtis a tanin-and I gave him a hard one. Your father was present and took n.quite an interest in the debate. It was the opinion of many of the citizens that he was too hard for Dr. Singar, as he could not speak off hand and Curtis is a rather good speaker. The people thought Sin gar's written lecture was respectable. hot the nasses jodge from other things. Curtis had used up Dr. Smitlh on the evening I got there so bad, I left the room; they re ported (that I was afraid of him, this you know did not suit Me, bO I resolved io learn him a lesson-and the people thought I did learn hin one, which will be of ser vice to him before he commences another discussion. I never saw such a ro-action in the public mind before, the people would have plucked out their eyes Jor tiae. "Our little Society is doing well in Dublin, and their procpects are flattering for the future, many of the old friends spoke of you in kind tcrtns. -We con: menced the exhibition of the Panorama in College Hall, Sab, evening and our propects are flattering. I expect to go East by the middle of this month. I saw your Epistle to liarwood & Co.. this morning, your letters are well received aud will do you credit-the '-Ph" is growing and the meetings are interesting, and your let-ter gives much interest to them. if you regain your health and do good and get back safely, which I pray you may, the season will be well spent. I can't say wtite soon, for I don't know where I shall be. May the hand of heaven direct you in all you do. You will remember the im portant of taking due precaution in matters. A, then you reach your destination, the tone of the press in that quarter is quite firey. they feel the charges of nantism, but don't knoto who chargcs the wires. Mtany friends send greeting, &c. S. F. CHAsI:. This letter was directed to Barrett at S.Ashville, and forwarded from that place to Greenville. froin there to Spartanbura C. H. where Barrett took it out of the Post OrTace. It seems to us, comment is unne cessary to point the irresistible conclusion, field of labor was South Carolina. Ve present our readers with an extract from the secret correspondence of Barrett. i-onest men, in gn-houpsg buatness, with ho est purpqses, are -not apt ro-need or use b~ei a.str'ogg prgesumption,thait lBarrett had-his pcas 'fo'r shgouading in secrecy hid s idubelhi~ bad the key -. 7W sJiilloc - enigma:_ - g written' - 'oid:-recejve. I. would 3 Where ydtideould ntast 4 Should it-be opened. 1 Letters to Greenville, Anderson -2 Urge the propriety of your 3 Safely get them, one of. 4 It is the one contaitning J And Spartanburg, which 2 HIaving them forwarded 3 Them especially may 4 A letter to the P. Master -1 It is important you 2 To you to sorte point 3 Give you some trouble 4 General, as soon as you The reader will commence at 1 and ten go through all of them-then take the first 2 and go throutgh all of them-then 3 atnd 4 int the sarne way, and he has toe secret, though it must be confessed that even with this key our frietnds here hiave not been able to understand portiotns of tho corres pocudence. We submit to an enlightened public, that the expositioni we have made of the actings and doings of Barrett, leaves no moral doubt of his full guilt, atid that our community stands justified in the eyes of the country int demanding a legal investi gation. It is true we have not given all the evidence in on-r power, policy, 'forbade that,' hut we have given enough to satisfy any reasotnable man, that ouir people have acted neithter rashly nor harshly. It is also tvue that the whole people of the State are indignant at the numerous andu covert assaults made upon them, and that a few more detections will exasperate them to a degree which will render even a Jail a very unsafe place for- the'incendiairy. Reason, argument, law. and even the Constittution of the country. have no effect in staying the bigots, fanatics and political knayes in their. mad career. The decree has gone forth, "Delenda est Carthaga,'' and Carthage must defend herself the best way she can. Each State in the Sotuth must make her sovereijgntj felt, as well as make her voice heard,- or, their intstitta tions perish. If we eanot meet our. toes in the field of battle, we have dungeonis and seafiolds for their miscreant agents, and will use them. SAs thtis subject is one of Jeep and pain. ful interest to all of us, we shall in anther articles.take up some matters collaterally cotnnected withi Barrett's arrest andI im prisonment, which wiill be found not only interestitig, but positively useful to the muagistracy of the country. SAnoILtTtoN TA(ITiCs. 'The abolitionists have comamenuced their game upon the good people oif Spartan burg, andl seem to think them so extremely .verdant, that they.can be induced to credlit theit anonymous st atements, howveri a b surd and ridiettlous they may be, in their intnl .andi externl evidene. The grear "Brutous" himsilf, as the wri ter alleges, enters the arena in person, to do hattle for his friend and coadjuior, Mr. ILrrett; bu this "nawna nominis umbra," '-shadow of a ipighty name," shall speak for himseilf and speak more than lie bar gained for. He will percie his system is not quite as perfect as he inagines it, and that detection is more probable than he teaches or supposes. Our readers will however hear in mind, that though we have no doubt the letters we shall qnote, represents the true charac ter of the abolition moveinents and tactics, we liave not the least idea the writer and "Blrutus" are idenical. We give them foil credit for the promptness with which they have come to the rescue with all the nnies in their power ; but the inefliciency of such names will greatly develope itself, and the law remain unarrested in its course. These letters. all in the same hand-wri ting, and bearing upon "the qtnestion," are now in our hands. They are anoy. mous, unlesq the signature "Butus" to one of them gives it a different character. One mailed at Washingtn, June 30th, where Barrett is pretty well known, and w'cre we have no doubt they were all writen,-the other two mailed at Phila delphia, June 27th. We are warranted in saying the recipients of the letters have no disposition to pay further postage on ac count of their distinguished correspondent. Bit should the writer of these letters he detected, as lie more than probably will be. we have little doubt what will be his excuse and defence. Even that defence, if true, will not sale him from the indigna tion, scorn and contempt of theState; and our arms are long enough to reach and punlish, far beyond the meridian of Wash ington. Ve however choose to treat and consider the missiles, as bonafide, so far as efTect is concerned, however glaringly as sumined may be tho personal of the seri oo, or hoaxing writer. Thus discourseth the "great chief" of the conspiracy, in a communication to the Shenril of this District : "Juxa 15:h, 1849. Dear Sir: Having learned through n friend that a gentleman by the name of J. l. IBarrett is now in Jail in Spartanburg, and that for what I myself, with others, cansed to be done iithout the said Bar rett's knowledge, approbation ir consent, I deem it proper to address you this note, that an innocent man may not soifier for what was to me an act of-courtesy, if he complied at all with the reqeit madehim, of which indeed I am not informed. 1 am not an olscure nan sir : you would be as. 'tonished were you to learn who I am. I have taken many years- an active part in the public concerns of ihis State, and am so well known, that to give you my name wpsuld silenie at once the charge, that may wrilings nonv being circulated, areof "Y an kee origin." But I sm too conversant with the state of things here to venture to place myself in an attitude that would lead to the discovery of authorship. It would not defeat the purposes of myself and as. sociames, but it would render measlures ne cessary, which would be more prolific of excitement among us, than our present s' op onerati on ivig the opportunity to act upon minds which would be tamed if exposed to public scrutiny. If our com miutoications were allowed to pass readily through the 'Post Otlices, we need not resort to involuntary and unsus~pecting agenhs to help us to circulate our papers, and if our Prin ting Oflices would print for tts, we need not go beyond th'e limits of the State to hage it done." It wvill bt~a ' .cessary to take up time and space ssilhe balance of the letter, which is a mere argument that Barrett oug~ht to be sufTered.mo depart the country, except thiat~tt fqlowing extract may elucidate sore '. ints that may ariie : " We shall tre as heretofore, take care to Ijubor for e deliverance of- our State frosihisgalliag oppressioug-butake equal care nout to expoqp .strang .tmvel hi-ng through t'hlfeunirf to the i infties atnd assaults of man who- have no .other regard for liberty thtan to take liberty for others. Yours, 13laUTUS." This same Brut us, if he be the real Si moo Pure, writes as follows. and wvill doiubtless feel his security some wvhat sha ken, w-hen he reads in the public prints one of his mrost private atnd confidetttial commuunications. T1his letter unqgnestion ably was not intended for the public eye; whether this "Brutus" he the true or the fazlse one, the indireetion he has used failed hitm in the result, and he may rave as Ito pleases about the sanctity of a seal. Weare honorably in possession of the documents, anti 'do but our duty to the State in exposing the machinations of its enenmies. T1he address of the letter is suppressed for the -present, lest we tmight injure an innocent man. If there be atny Soutuh Carolinians in correspondence wit h these traitors, which, by the bty, wve don't believe, thetn they are to understand we have at least one name, which at the pro.. per time shall be given .to the public. " EDoEFELD, .June l9ut, 1849. "Dear Sir-You will please accept a copy of my address. TIhis will get to you in a round about way, but you will easily understand why it is necessary thus to reach you. This address has made some noise in thme State, and the enemies of jus tice have etideavored to blunt its force by calling it an abolition incendiary paper. Believing you to be a man of bet ter sense amnd in sympathy with the oppressed non slaveholdlers in our State, I send you a copy of it; you are personally acquainted wi~me. "ouj will understand that we have formed an association for the purpose of comprehending in it all the nonslavehtolders .we can confido in, and for the purpose of producing such a change in public senti ment, as to promnote our interests against the oppressions of the Slave holdinug pow et. We cannot possibl3 be found out ; we have agente located South and1 North, East and West, who will divulge nothing; beside we make many do work for us without their knowing in the least, what they are circulating. As for instatice, thtisd will leave the Post Offico. at some dlis lance from where I am writing, dlirected to a gentlemnan in some distant city or large towvn, with thte Postage paid upon it ; when lie takes off the envelope he will of course nut ,he enclosed letter into the Post 0Omec. It will then go to Spartanburg, to a gen ileman I know there; he will in- his turn send this last enclosed to vourself.-(But you see he did not-Ed.) ;Again when we know of any one travelling through the country, we get some acquaintance or his to give him a package to drop along his way, lie of course as a maier of courtesy complies. "You will see from this ho'w the need ful writings can he circulatd: but you will wish to know how to joid'us. This is done wi:hout giving your name at all. Every man has his special sign given him when applied to, and the keeper of signs and the particular officer in the case, knows it. I am at present keeper origns. You will therefore understand, if you wrish to unite with us, that your sign -nf introduc tion must he placing your thumb and in dex finger-when you are meeting any one-in your vest poetet, let it be the left hand and the left pocket. The messenger who will watah -ynur movements, will inform me; your fidelity will then be sub jected to tests, and when confidence in you is once established, you will be informed 4w next to proced. You need be under no apprehension, once admitted to our as. sociation you will find a powerful support, moral and numerical. Your refusal to join is will not help you any, and ny at tempt to detect us will be futile; many trials of that sort, have been made, but in vain. (Who ever heard so before ?-Ed.) Our enemies are just as apt to get into difficult straits as any of us, indeed more so, for it is one of our plans to be as much in action with the Committees. of Safety, ns though we were really in sympathy with the Slave-holders." Let our friends bear in mind that this letter was not intended for the meridian of Spartanhurg, and we will leave the sub ject at the present to their better judgment. S TATE VS. J. . BAnRETT. Warrant to Arrest and Recognise a [Fitness. We cnll the attention of the Magistrates and P. Master of and in this State, t our report of the legal proceedings: had in this case against G. W. 11. Legg, Esq , Post Master at this place. It was known that Bnrrett was authoris ed to take from the Post Office a letter directed toJohu Edward Thompson. This lie positively refused to do, doubtless be cause it might implicate him in some de. gree. The Post Master was not authoris ed by law to deliver it to nny one but the person addressed, or his agents. It was believed the letter contained important estimony, or would lead to the obtaining important testimony, on the part of the State in this prosecution, and the question was, how the Jetter could legally be got hold of. The lion. David Johnson, Ex Governor, and for thirty years a Judge of f the Supreme Court of this State, on Monday last attended at this place for the purpose of aiding our people wvi-h his ex perience and advice; this he didantd it iwas strictly followed. The lon. 1, II. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee rf Vigilance and Safety, made oath that the Post Master was a naterial witness or the State in this case, and tabt the said a letter directed to JohnEdiad hiiip. on, which letter the deponent had reason io believe, and did believe, would furnish material evidence in the State vs. John M. Barrett. Upon this affirlavit Jolhdtinder, Esq.. saued his wvarrant agairnst Medr.eggr, re luiring him to appeat liefore hinidoI enter nto a reengniza:nced'or his appeinance at Lourt, and also t 4produce the tter ad Jessed, John Edovard Thtomp ' Mr. Legg was arrested antI bhlt lhe. Fore the M1agistrate. H~e said. his de ence that lhe was a sworn , r''of thte Government and hiad given hi a'nd atnd security fair the faithful dischiarge of his cluty ; that lhe was tnt athorisedTlo delhver th letter to any one but the party or his agents ; that before the next Court of Ses sions lhe was bound to foirward the let ter to the department in WVashington ;that he was as willing as any onsc to discharge his luty to the State as a good Citizetn; that wih'doe deference to the distitngutished ath~tity under which the Magistrate was ating, he felt hirnself comtpelled to de iue delivering up the letter, or to eniter into recogniizance except for his personal appearanice. This defence, though sttictlIy :rrect, wvas not deemed satisfactory tiy thie Magistrate, who thought that the Post Dilice was not ititended to en'tblo crim-. ais to perfet their schemes d. crime wvith mnpunity, and that upoti a -casonabile thewing, if the Post Ollice containied the avidence of some crimne perpetrated, or about to be perpetrated, the Post Master, ike arny private individual na bonund poin thte reqnisition of the State authorities t produce tha evidetice. Mr. Legg was therefore comnmitted to Jail until ho shall have given Bond anid ecurity, for his appeaurance at Court, anid he production of the Joltni Edlward Trhomp ton letter. By the advice of Counsel, andl n order to relieve himself from his paitiful y complied wvith the order of the Magin rate, anid is niow under Bond to appeatr md produ::e the letter. Air. Legg's coo .luct in this whole all'air wvas wholly irre poachable and becoming his general char tter. it was firm, temperate and res ,eetful, shewving a conscientious determi ntaton to do his duty. according to the best >t' his kniowledge atid ability both to the State and the General Guivernment. Thus has been tmade the first feasible ssue at law with the General Government. he State must succeed whilst she retaitns er sovereigttty, and that before she will rive up that, she will give op all that tram els or interferes with it. We comumend Lthe precedent to the Magistracy of Soutih 'arolina, and hope none of them wil refuse to act uponi it wvhetn called umpon. They-coulId hardly have a highter or more reliaible authority than the vetnerable Judge Johnsoni. Self defetnce is the first law of nature, andle that lawv is a part of the code af each sovereigna State in the Untiotn. No law or regulation of the General Gloverna mnt catn deprive us of this inalienable right, nor will we suffer ourselves to be theated, tricked or bullied out of it by any himan power or form of law. HON." Ma. CI.Esson, United States Minister to Beclgiumn, andI his lady nd family, have arrived in London froim the iniedt ateson n their return to Belitum. wJC R.M rtfoer. EDGEFIELD C. TI. WFEDN ESDAY AUGUST I, '149. By Divine Permission the Rev. E. L. WHT .EY, will preach in the Baptist Church at this place on Sunday next. Crops in the West, The Charleston Mercury or last week con tained nnmerons extracts from papers in lis sissippi and Lonisinna on the condition of the crops in those States. They are represented as very iiferior, especially the cotton crop, which has suffered.greatly from floods or rain. EIcectro Plating. Any one who will pay a visit to Mr. H EiRY GRAY's Ofice in this Village may see soine beautiful specimens of Plating, executed by this Gentleman. The plating is done by Elec tro-Magnet sm with the battery of the Torpedo. Mr. GRAr has gone to considerable expense in fitting up apparatus for the pui pose, and has already acqired great skill in the art. If any one doc not believe us, let him call and exam ine for himself. 'This plating is very useful in a variety of ways. " Common brass thimbles spoons, watch cases, pencil cases, lamps, and nn enlless variety of fancy articles, can nil he plated wih a brilliant lustre, and in a perma nent manner." The plating is either with sil. ver or gold, and does not cost a great deal. (- Onr readers will find in another column copies of documents and letters relatint to the abolition pamphlets signed "Baurus" and a "Tauc CARoLmNIAx," ofwhich there has been so tmuch talk. Some ofthese letters were inter cepted and some found on the person of Thos. Barrett. who has been apprehended in Spar tanburg District upon suspicion of spreading incendiary publications. It will tie seen that one or the letters is dated "Edgeiuld Jone lt,th, 1849." It behooves our citizens to keep vigi lait watch over suspiciouns persons in our midst and over straggling itinerants through the country. It is time to raise the arm of defence against these villainous assaults upon " our do mestic altars and our House hold Gods." Some may counsel silence as the best way of treatig these milnight assassins; but the mat ter is now become too serious to admit of so timid a policy. A prompt energy may effectu ally quell these revolutionary movements, while inaction on our part may enable these incendia ry fanatics to organize aid to combine in such way as to render their elTorts fatal to our secnri Iv. Let us strike the blow at onca. One of has been arrested by the high..spirited people of Spartanbirg. By proper vigilance aid activi ty, others may in like mniner be overtaken mi their impions wvork. D& E. J. Arernmun, Esq., Editor of thre Pal mnetto Slate Bainnrer, has retired from thne Edito rial Chair, leaviing the paper in thre handes of Mr. I. C. MoaGANI who is to be its futture Editor. Mr. Arthur's withdulawal will be deeply rn grettedl by the Corps EdLitorial of onr State ; for lie wielted a strong pen, and possessed thouse high toned sentiments, characteristic of ihe scholar anrd the gentleman, which made him ani ornamient to the Editrial profession. U The A UGUlsTA CHRao~iet.z & SES-rISET., in reply to ant Editorial in ottr last, hias thre ful lowing: "The Edgefield A derriser is infomed that if striking it fromt our exchanige list is giving it thre "cnt idirect.'' it wvas doine soinetime sincie. I TLhe Chronicle & Senunaet will be sent to irs al dress un a comipliatnce with the termrs of sub, scription." As the Chroniele & Scntinel had been oti for mer occarsions irnruarly received at this oflice, we were rnot entirely certain, it had drorpped our paper from its exchange list, though we strongly suspected thre fact. It is now renideredl certain, however, by the acknowledgement of the Editor himrself. And onr readers will nat orally ask, why ? The Editor has not thonght proper to give his reasons, but has left its to conjecture them. Weo shall not hesitate to ex. ercise this privilege. . Whatever may be the pretended reasons hereafter put forth by the Chronicle tj Sentinel. wce are satisfied that the truie canse of striking the "A dvertiser" fromr its exchange list, is a fear that thie wanton and untserinpulonis attacks made ini its columns against Mir. ailhonni and the Sonrtlern Cause may be exposed to juist censutre', arnd thereby niay draw off fromn its list a unm..i ber of Subscribers in Edgefield Distrrct. We ate too voell acquainted wvith thne intelligent, and high-spirted Whligs if this District to sidppose that they a be guiled by the insidions assaults of the Chianicle & Sentinel upon Sonthern h Institutions. Though differing frorr nmatny of us on some -,olitical toprics, we can itnformn the Edlitor of thi: Anti-Southrernr Paper, that on ther questioni of &*reryI they are as true and firm asj thie most streions Demiocrats aimong us,-and that bitt foi-theirjalTection for the party to which ,, they belo'ag, they would, we believe, long sinice have ceated to be his patrons andi subscribers. We knov their sentittenits too well not to be p certain, thnt they have been at hearrt disgustd il at the vituyerattive njd slanderous charges lie ti has made against Mir. Galhoun and those cio operating vithi him in defence of Southierr itnstitutions.I But thre Elitor of the Chronirce Sr Sentinel- ti Dn. Larz w~rmean-no doubt feels chagrined F at our clhargh' him with being an Albolitionist,. a Has he denijthe chatrge1I He attenmpted, it r is true, to exgain it away; bitt in his fezeble elinurt, like a man laborinig against his own belief, lie con ticed us of the truth of the very thing lie wrma endeavoritig to disprove.. Hie sartisfwmd uts; a ni did every mnan of trite Snauthi ern feelinigs,thgt hre is at heiart and in truth, F oprposed to shagry-Yes i that hue is ani aboli tionist ! WVillie dare deny [that he is 1 WVe chiallenge hlimn 0,theq questin. We call upjon S bu~n toavouw hne prineintes on this subijet ini a language that can be anderstood. If he do nit, lie will deserve the jiust reprubation of ill Sonth. rons, who have at heart the welfare of their country. Dr. Lv.v has been wearing a doubte-facc in tlisaiatter. ie has been laboring to. convince his readers that he is no abolitionist, but a well wisher to the southern cause-yet nearly every column of his paper teems with abolition sen tioment, and treadcery to Southern rights and interests. lie is upon his own showing a completo nondescript in politics. Professionally he is a sort of pro-slavery advocate-but virtually an anti.slavery zealot; a polhtical equivocator half Northern-ialf Sonthern ; halfabolitionist and halfain advocate of slavery. S"So some rats of anmphibious nature. Are either for the land or water."-Huo. Dr. Lr. is much mistaken if lie supposes that Southern Editors dai be 'so recreant to the high und responsible posts they occupy as tint to expose his dangerous opinions, and his latent treasonable desig's. The Whig parry of Geor. gia have already diselaimed his anti-Southern notions. In Convention at .Milledgeville, they utterly repudiated hisfrvorite and widkdd dod trines. Btt the Editor of the Chronicle & Sentinel has hid the effrottery to say that he does not represent the Whigs, but is the organ. of itself! Bah! And is it come to this? Shalla mn who is not of ti., but born and bled in a section of country deadly hostile to us in sentiment and feeling. tie allowed to raise his standard of revolt and treason in our very midst 7 Shall we allow him to disseminate his poisonous doctrines, and enjoy the favor of.onr patronage and protection? 0, tenpora! 0, mores) . But if the Chronicle S- Sentinel is not lhe " or gan" of the Whig party (as asserted by the Editor) how can the intelligent Whigs of this State and Georgia give it wari support and encouragement? Will they allow themselves to be taken in hy the insidious snares of that Paper, under a-mistaken belief that they are serving their p-rty ? We have too much faith in their intelligence and patriotism to believe Ro. They certainly have no excuse for being led away by the 'wily artifices of the Chronicle & Sentinel. The genuine Whig papers of the South have all disavowed its anti-Southern doctrines, and exposed its errors and follies. The Augusta Republic, a staunch Whig Jour nal, edited by Southern men, and entirely true lo Southern rights, has been among the forec nmost in this patriotic elTort. and has acquired high claims not only to the respect and patron. ige of the 1/dg party but of every one who thinks and feels as a man true to Southern in terests. The condemnation of the course pursued by the Chronicle & Sentinel has been so uniform ind unqualificd among the leading Journals of both parties at the South, we had supposed it would pintacheck nponits wanton anl virulent ibnse of a just cause aid of good men. But its effrouery and insane fanaticsm are as violent is ever. On a recent visit to this prosperous mantufac tiring village we were struck with admiration it the ntnlr aid variety of improvements nade in so short a time. WVithint two or three rears a village has sprnng up with 600 or 700 nhabitaints, with its Chiuches, Stores and Schoolhiouses; sett off' by tasteful buildings, tandsomne streets, and ornatmental gardens and ;rounds. The Iuctory is at present in successful opera ion. It giives emoyimeint to about 300 ope 'atives., who" besides a qnintity of thread, turn Unt somte 12,000 yards or cloth per day. It is im a large scaile, containing about 300 Looms ind 9,000 Spindlles. A pplication will be made o the next Legislature to enlarge the establish' nent. The presentenergetic stock holders are letermtined, we learn, tio pitt up another build iig of te same size with thme present. We ceartily wish them success: for we are most horongly cotvinced of thme bigh utility of tanufatctures to the Southern States, and hope he day will soon come when every baile of ottonm made in South Carolina will be spun or nuade into cloth within the himtits of thme State. TIo believe it will greatly add to the wealth and :eneral prosperity of the State. A project is in contemplationi to butild a Plank ?oud between this village and Graniteville or nine poiton thme Rail-Road. Thme enterprise of too great cotisegnence to the cititens of or Village and District riot to excite much in .rest, We hi'ipe earnest effor ts will be made, nimediately after obtaiining a charter, to carry ie project at once inito executioni. Let our itizenms no lotnger neglect their interest and elfarea A line of Coaches is about tn be established etween our Village anid Graniteville. Gen. Cass' Letter, We invite the attenttion of our readet-s to the utter of Gen. C.Ass on the first page of our aper. Theli m-tin pointts tonchted tipon are-Internal. nprovetmetts and the Wilmint Provismo. W~e o iiot think Gen. Cass is entirely sonnd on ither or these subijects; but his views tire ighuly liberal for a tman born in a non-slavehiol ing State and living in the midst of a free-soil opntlation. Denyiing to the Federal Govern tent the right to initrodntee a general system of iternael inmprovetnents, lie yet maintains thme ower of' Gongress " t improve .some of the reat harbors, rivers and lakes of the union." ut 'owing to the great difliculty of draiwintg a ractical line at all times between the objects tat ottght atd thatotnght not to engage thme atten Ott of Congress, atnd owing to the *abttse to hich the whole subject is liable, General ,ewis Cass thiniks that the effort should be narror o d ,not to enlarge the circle of ower in Congress.' Fronm the reasons here isigned, Southern Detmoerats believo gene dIhy-that the power of making Intergal im rotvemcnts strictly speaking dioes tnot belong Congress at all. And in this, t~hey differ em Genm. Cass, perhaps from Sir. Caltonnt. On the [Vilmot Proviso Gent.Cars is mnure cx lik than ho was in his lettet to Mr. Nicholson. that, he says, "his doubts are resolvingtem lees into convictions that the princip'les it (WIil. of Proviso)1 inveolves should be k~ent out at' the national egiaslature, and left it the people of thii confederacy in their respective local governments.'i Agnin:-- I an opposed to the czercise of ju. risdiction by Congrtss over this matter; and i am iu fivor of leacin7 to the pevple of any Territory, which may be hereafter ninired. the right to regulate itfor themselecs nader the gencra at principles of the constitution." lie here rnakes no distinct avowal of the nneunstitIxtionality of the Wihnot Proviso, and therefore, was inder no pledg:e to Seto that measure in case of-his slection. In tie present letter lie avows frankly and without reserve, that the Wilmot Provisti unconslitutional as well as highly inezpedient. Fot this manly ex4 pression of his real views, at a time of so great excitement on this question, when it is almost. snie to bring upon lain bitter reproach and ob,. loqy from the numerical majority in the coun try, Gen. Cas deserves the warm gratitude of the Sonthern people. We cannot but com mend his frankness and his independence From the Savannah Repnblie p. INDIAN RIVER SETTLEM991 BROKEN UP' ny the United States mailiteam pet Ocmulgee, Capt. Wilson, we have rez - ceived intelligence via St. Auguitine, that the Indians have again begiin to renew their former cruebies. Ourintel!i;ence is from most reliable gentlemen, and as but a part of the settlers could he accommo dtied on the boat in which they escaped, it is feared that the next ne i will be still more deplorable. From a pas~enger who cme on the Octnulgee, we learn that Mr. Russell, who was wounded, had previously had some difficulty with the Indians, and it may have been personal revenge that prompted them to shoot at him. .This is more pro bable, as he received frive wounds, and as there were bur five Indians seen, each one mtit have fired at him. Beinw we give two letters from ot cor respondents to which we refer for life par ticu'lars of the outrage : FLORIDA REPUBLICAN OEFICV. Jacksonville. (Fla.) July.20. Editors Savannah Republican: Gentlemen : We have briefly to nform you that intelligence has been receiv d here that the Indians have made an attal upon the settlement at Indian River. 4 man by the name of Barker, (brother-in-law of Rissell. the Inspector at Indian River,) was killed in his field, and Russell shot through the arm in two places; the house - of Gatlig, anniher settler, was burned, and Barker's an-I Russell's houses sacked. Most of the settlers took a vessel'and have arrIved at St. Augustine in a very desti tute and distressed condition. Intelli gence has been despatched to Wash.ngto', Yours. &c. D. ST. AUGUSTINE, July I8 EV-ilors Savannah Republican: On Thursday evening last, 12th insLt. party of Indians made their appearance at the settlement on Indian River,1mAil kill" Mr. John Barker in his field antd wo 4 F. Russele i. CoUect tis. This created a " tement in. the whole settlement, 2' appening to be a small schooner rigge ht at on :he River, of about four tons, as mitty of. the settlers as could possibly "slowe" thetm selves in her, put out immediately to-sea, and madte their~ way for this port. whet they arrtved this miorning, after sufi'ering dreadfolly from exposure and wvent. Tb. following are the names of the persons who arrived here, viz: WV. F. Russell and daughter, WV. B. Davis an1 lady, Mrs. WValker and three children, Mers. Burnha-n and fixar children. Mrs. Stone, Messrs. Thomas Hite, D. HI. Gatlis. M. Navarra, -- M. McLeod, James P. Lighiburn, Win. RI. Tomb, and twvo others,.and four or five negroes. These individuials made their escape int the greatest possible hurry, having left many friends and relatives, and not know' ing what has been their fate. Trhus it will be seen that what has been long apprehened, has now come to pass, viz: that the Indians would break up the . seuilement on Indian River, anti perhaps engage in another general Indian War. T1his occurrence is most lamentable, as these worthy piotneers have been strug gling hard for several years, to provide thetnselves a home. aind now ale uncerer moniously compelled to abondon all their hard earninge. It Is now to be hoped that - the authorities at Washingtn will see the tnecessity of at otnce sending a sufficient force inito Florida, as will overawe the Indians and prevent further difficulties. Eaxpresses were diespatched in New Smyr na atnd Tampa Bay to-day by Col. Smith, the cotmmanding office at this post. Yours, &c, . R. lIEAL'tt i CttARLEsTON.--Ve are happy int being able to state that, during - - tio previotts period at this season of the year, has our city enjoyed a better con dition of health- than at present. Our happy exemption hitherto fromn the pesti lence whlich is desolating so many of our sister cities, is a matter of wai congratu lation, antd we have strong hopes of esca ping its visitation altogether. -In the mean time we are glad to perceivo~that our au.. thorkies have not relaxed their vigilance in the abatement of nuisances, the appls.. cation of means for ithe purification of streets and alleys, and the enforcement of other sanitaryregulat ions.-MIer., 27th tilt. HtS-rs -rO FAR35E~s AND M tiLEs. Professor Dick says thai. the books of a sinigle inspector of Newv York cit y, showed that in 1847 he inspected 218,079 barrels of sour and musty flour. 'in his opinion the loss on these was $250000.-Isvery year the total- loss in the. United States from moisture in wheat andI fiotr is esti mated at from 83.000,000 to $6,000,000 ! To temedy thtis great evil, the grain ihouild be well ripened before harvesting,- andi well dried before stored in' a good dry. granary. - NEW ?osT OFFICE.--A Post Offie' has heetn established in St. Peter's Parish, henufoirt District, Souith Carolina, to b6. called Brighton; and Franci-B-. Baker ap pointed Postmaster .or the same. The oicee will be opetned for the receipt and distribution of' the mails, on the .first of Augtiu'