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Ccrrcs;r>\(leru$ rf. the Charleston Courier.
GTUX, MAY :?.
The Senate ilia net sit. to tin*. In ?2:c '.w.r-e.
no public business was trrr-isio'-I. Private
bills we:^ ta?:i$Li!p. anil tho day was taken up
to o-vinrin? on t.;vo hilii?. It is mora than ever
fepmren! tint Co'i^ross is tbo proper tribunal
in nujn-t claims ntt'iips* the (jovemrsrit?
(Iwposj is now tho o ''V o iJurvi Oiroip-'j!
| whicha privatecitizencan aiporonch the Gove.-i-j
mail wic'i a cla'rh, ft'r r.o'at- j
tcntion li s h-ryi ,:1 to t-i- WWwhich
a!! ' ).s"s-he?.i aceiw-ykiiy *
-Many of r.hrus h.roh^ c!o-rly t;? ,;,e
;.r-M rriV'oVs >r so" lent" lf. ;.n,r nit,.
- * ?taaSftiM bo c--y.: r.-S by ^jP?r^P; c^ftbl Vhod for i
the mrpose. ! h ~ c."? ? of-bv,. In-. , : i-1 ar.n.
tmot Iptjjo i\"?3 jr. ' ] jviiieh i;:nv'
eo-nes ho ore f. '.?;> rocs f<>r decision tu bei
otherw.cj provi b ! for, bc'iirc ivicti lo^ipto!
remedysoma of the evils complained npnsap-j
- pertaining to the mere popular branch of tJ.oj
t Legislature. C.ens s.'ioyM i.ot ?b require I i
irto give their at'en'inn to any hot a few genera!!
topioa. We cm ths.o have short sessions and
ekillfal legislation. 31 r. Hives romarkfcd yesterday
that Rufus King gave in his opinion, thai;
Congress ought not to be convened more than j
once in two years. Now, we are approaching
? the time when Congress will resolve itself into
a perpetual body, and vet accomplish 110 business,
even of the most pressing nature.
After a six month's session, we are now pretty
much where we began, except that Congress
has passed one of the appropriation bills, a treasury
note bill, and the loan bill?not one of
which measures should have occupied more than i
three days. The apportionment bill is as much
in doubt and as far from being settled as ever.'?
The revenue bill, which was the great, work to
* "?1?J k?r f'nn.t.ncc 1 ?io coctiftn haa .
De SLIIJJIIUUU IA? WJT ?.
never been taken up, or matured? Congress
has done nothing towards its completion, except
to close the door to all information on the subject.
They, then, after refusing to authorize
any committee to collect information on the
bearing of the present revenue laws, called
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for his plan
of revenne, comprehending a complete system
of revenue laws. The Secretary has sent them
a bill, but at the same time passing over two of
the worst^topics for lack of information. The
manufacturers have presented one bill in the
House, and Mr. Simmons is preparing another
in the Senate. The Committee on Finance of
the House are not yet prepared to report, and
whenever they ,do report, it will appear tha'
they are moving in the dark and without all the
lights which could easily have been afforded
them by the experieuce of practical men in this
country. But notwithstanding all these difficulties
and delays, it seems probable that about the
flOlh of June, when otir revenue will for the
most part, and in some brances entirely crasr,
Congress will begin to deem it necessary to look
a little into the subject of providing a revenue
forjhe Government. Dog day legislation js, ;;ij
best, hasty and imperfect, under any circumstances,
but, in this case, it is likely'to be particurlarly
so. Party considerations, inconncr4tion
with the subject of the land revenue, will
serve to enhance the difficult}'. Some have already
predicted, and Mr. Calhoun among others,
that tl.e Revenue Bill will fail. I hope
not, but really it seems to be more than probable.
T\
? ?wgircu ma seat in me House to day. It is sain >
that Mr. Clioat, the Senator from Massachusetts,
will resign at the termination of th s session,
and that Air. Webster will take his place.
Air- Webster will, it is believed, retire from!
theCabinot amicably, .after completing the pen-1
ding negociations with England.
Mr. Tuliy Wise, of Virginia, a relation of
Mr. Ilenrv A. Wise, has been nominated as
the Auditor of the Treasury, in the place of
^ Air. Jesse Melton, resigned.
WASHINGTON, MAY 29.
It may be interesting to know precisely how
much of the loan, authorized by the late act of
Congress,'and to obtain which such strenuous
exertions have been made, lias been taken. 1
have ascertained that as yet notoncccn' bus been
obtained?notwithstanding all the assertions and
surmises of the press on the subject, and all the
declarations in Congress. The fact is that Messrs.
Ward & Co. of New York loaned to the government
the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, not upo:i its stock, but to be reimbursed
out of the loan, w!tn,i obtained. There
arc no offers for '.lie loan, and no steps have been
taken to send an agent to Europe for it. Air.
Charles Fenton Mercer is now spoken of as a j
commissioner on the part of the government to
? ?l"? Irtui '['be President leaves tliO I
uuguiiavu inw if ?*.. - ---respops.ibiiity
oi" this matter with the Secro'ary]
of the Treasury, and has not interfered in it.? j
The failure to obtain the u?oney is as signal as
any one foresaw or predicted.
It is said that the main reason why this government
cannot get money at a high rate 01 interest
so low in London, is the uncertainty of our stayin
g any revenue after the 30th of June. It has.
been declared by o*"- most eminent men, tiiat a'
direct tax, in time ol peace, would never be re- i
sorted to; as to the land fund that is lost, and will i
not probably soon be recovered; and it is doubt-'
ed whether and bill providing lor an adequate '
and permanent revenue from the customs wiil
be soon passed. There appears to be sulficient
reasons for the hesitation of capitalists, both here
"* and abroad, without resorting to others connected
with the general shock which American credit
has received.
It is the opinion, today, that the Senate will
concur with the House in their reduction of the
Army and Navy appropriations. The necessity
of reducing expenditures is apparent, and will
be urged with great effect.
Some sensations has been produced at Philadelphia,
by the orders of the Navy Department
countermanding the launch of the Raritav, and
dismissing the hands from the Navy yard. A
breeze has, in like manner, been kicked up at
.Norfolk. Mr. Upshur, as soon as the House!
determined to reduce the appropriations, gave!
orders, accordingly, with a view to meet the'
emergency. He desoacheJ expresses to slop J
the launching and equipment of vessels nt jilfothi''
* Navy Yardsf Cut !,e was too late to arreSt?lhe
' laui^q'tAt Brocklyn,Tatul one at the Chnrlcswn
* Kayy YarJ. 1:. w n<wv. sua! that Mr. _ Upshur
^e-fienat^to' rcsi*Gg|Sip^Pdure oftlic House.
I'eee tfsaCodeputa.'*>oa irarn Philadelphia is comion
to jreniou^iat^g^ii^i-tho suspension ol'
op-era', lops at. th<^rW"?^'tr.erc.
A biHhas has bean fcpe: fed i?om the Retrenchment
Committee, i-educi/f ail salaries 01
k*;vt 1 olurecs oi' the govoi'uztojit t.. enty per cent.
This looks like reform tiuiy. i uxuid n<-t be
surprise J should it paj;. The v.'higs Y. ro tiecp?
iy pledged to ratreaulimont and the democrats
will not oppose if.*
To-morrow, v.e shrJ!!. >ve the proposition before
'he House, tor the re-e: ' .!>!.shruent of the
r.
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n i . i i 11
"one hour" rule, in all debates. I have no
doubt it will pass.
WASHINGTON, JIAY 31.
Tlie Senate, to-:lay, did not/proceed to busi- <
>'ess until some time after thd usual hour. Int
elli^ence having been received that the res:?i:a- |
tion of Mr. Southard was to be communicated, t
both partiea'w'tre busy in caucussuij for his sue- I
cegSor. $ c . '
The Denato jwas ultimately called to order by
:!>*., Seorofcuy, who read a letter Irom xMr.it
ooulhard, resigning his oliice as President of |.
the Senate, on account of his continued ill <
he litii.
"* air. Berrien moved that, the Sena'e proceed !
to tiie choir.; of a President ]>ro ten. There j <
n? !*.?< 4"i votes, of which Si i '
were necessary to u choice. Mr. Mangum, J
who .vps tiic nominee of the whig caueti.-, had 21 1
vole.-, Mr. King 11, Mr. Bayard 4, and there '<
wen; live scattering vo^es. On the second Lai- '
!o:, Mr. Maiign::; l;:ul 23.voles, and wad declared
to i-e diriy ejected. He was conducted to the '
Chair by Mr. Presto i and Mr. Archer, nod ex- '
pro.-.-ed brieily ii:s acknowledgments for the '
honor done him &c. ?. '
Mr. Linn moved a vote of thanks to Mr.
Southard lor the able and impartial manner in ?
which hcliad filled the Chair, accompanied with 1
aii expression of the regret of the Senate at the t
cause of his resignation.
Tlio apportionment bill was again taken up
and .Mr. Allen moved to strike out the amend- <
ment of the Judiciary Committee, which disa- <
grees to the district system, and leaves it option- ! t
al with the Stales to elect their representatives 11
as they may please, but provides that, in case j I
they e.ect by districts, these districts shall be ;
contigm us to each and that each district shall 1
eiecW>r?e member only, &.c.
.The cli'ect of the proviso of the Senate is to
require those States which have double and quad- '
ruplo districts, like New York and Pennsylvania,
to divide tlum into single districts. Thus
the city of New York forms one district aud ! 1
elects lour members. The proviso would require (<
lour single districts. Tiie New York and l'enu-11
sylvauia members were vehemently opposed to' I
the amendment, and saidj^iat it was impractica-' 1
hie and would not be obaigxyed. But if obeyed,;
tfie consequence of the law would be that these I <
States would be driven to instruct their repre- i
seatatives to go for a general ticket system.? <
The consequence of this would be that New
York and Pennsylvania, with a few additional
States, could combine to control the govern
mant.
The debate was continued till a late hour, by
Mr. Aden, Mr. Huntington, aod Mr. Wright.
The house agreed to meet, hereafter, at 10
o'clock in tiic morning?an hour earlier.
A hill was reported to suppress lotteries in
tins District.
The Army Appropriation bill was again taken
up and dobaieJ at grout length.
.No important nominations have lately been
decide.! c.i. i: is rumored that there will be oppcsit.on
to the nomination of i\lr. CaiJv.e;i, n>r
the Now Orleans mint, ui.dol Mr. TuiJy \v'jcy,
as lirsl Compli oiler.
From the (Jlobe, May 29.
The Ratio of Kepkusentatio.*'.?The Senate
audi to- lay a r.i.i.cat change 111 the ap|?orlibaineiil
biil 01 the liotisc. 'ihio House ie.crcase.t
tlic ratio ol representation 0111 toriv-scvon to
| i.iougn a uiuiiinsnou * the nu nber of mcmbeis
oae-intii, for tlie new census, i. 'in what it would
have been if the old ratio had remained, nevertheless
added some sixty-odd members to' the
House. This saved the representation ol every
State. The vote of the rfeuute to-day reduced
the present number ol the House, by about linrty-lne
members; raising the present raiio up to
seventy thousand six hundred and eigliy.
Tins proposition ol cutiingdotvn the representative
boily, although warnfty argued in the lienats
was, it will be scan by the vole, not at all a party
question. It seemed to us that both sides were j
right in their views, although they thlfercd so
uiucJi in their conclusions; each looked at the
Representative body with an eye to different
functions.
The uuwicldness of a large representat ive
body?its tendency to excitement and confusion
?us amplitude ior deliberate and yet prompt
logislatne action?the danger 01 its nil hug into
morons, and surrendering the conduct of its'
lUii'jtions to leader*.?were tonics uri/cd with
gieat lorcc on that side winch looked to the i
liout-o with an eye particularly to i's legislative
nic ui lies.
tin the other hand,those who behold in the
iiousou great political council of the nation?a
tsouy designed to preserve popular institutions,
ra.ucr liiau to enact uiuiucipal laws?urged tiie
iiii-.oriautc oi hut in-- it so constituted as lo have
inornate sympathies with the people. They insisted
tiiai uie constituency ought not to be so l
lar extended as to render it impossible to know ,
uieir hcpreseiitative?that the Representative
nody s.iouid oc ntyuerous enough to bring tu/ eoier,
and under review iu the national conn- ,
cits, an the iniorrnation and intelligence?all the
peculiar interests, tecluigs, and wishes of the
ucignooriiig coumries and towns of every State ,
in ino tiiioii; iliat the Representative body should ,
in met, be tiie nation in unuaturc. They insist->
cd tint., in mus bring lug the nation together, an |
miercnauge oi sentiment, oi'ideas, oi sciiciiics 01 ]
poucy, was brought about, winch vastly iiicrcas- j
od tnc volume oi knowledge, iullucncc, and
ability .! the body representing the people; and <
that, while it was a great school tor the statesmen
oi t tie Republic, it (ingeminated among the ,
people theiuseivcs, by their intercourse with .
11 .i,.i ni<: i;iiiMirI.- imwli iiou-k; ncni::ri'll in!or
mauoii in regard to tlieir ow n rights and iuteresiK,
and u,e modes 01inamtainiugilicm. Jfwas .
argued with great lorce, tuat the concentration (
ui me powcr? ol tins great Confederacy in the j
nanus 01 a singia Cinei Magistrate?m a iSenaie
oi ii.ty two members, irresponsible lor six years ,
?.11 a Supreme Couri ol lime members upon a ,
life establishment, without the counterpoise of a j
numerous, imposing, ami powcrlul popular repre- ,
scntauon, would be an abandonment 01 the Demo-!
eratic principle in our National jovernmetit, and (
end in converting it into an aristocracy.
The value 01 a numerous representative body,' i
in binding the Union together, by the personal i
nuercst which each member would have in the i
preservation o! a system in which his own per- ]
sonal distinction, as well as interests, were so i
near y concerned, seems not to have been at ail i
impressed on the tionatc in the deLatc. To us i
it ajipears a matter of great moment?consider- i
mg the House as a political body?one out- i
.l. ii r : i ih(> rnisvniiienees o!'a small retire- '
talihaving a;i eye singly to it as a legislative |
iiuily. via, laoLlo is, .hat icuid is gutcrned '
;ai> inucn;'' and, there-ore, ue wotiid pre.cr aj<
numerous House oi Jieprcsciitatives, which is 1 <
capable oi resisting too much government, to a !:
smuil body, which would undoubtedly be more
powerful and capable in law-making. ^ ''
THE ALACliUA MASSACRE
St- Augustine, May 23. At
We Iiave received a letter from our attentive
jorrospondent at Newnansville, under date of
i;3(i May, to whom we tender our thanks for his
iblitoness, which gives us furtherr-particulars o.f
lie horrid barinnties committed by the gang of
Indians that passed through Alachua county on
die* 15th insL
After the murder of Mr. Cason's family, they
Iftacko I the house of Mr. Absolom Snowden not
Mr. W. II. Ward, as stated in our last, and kill.
3 J him and throe children and Mrs. S. they
.voandod in seven places, and left her for dead.
A tor setting l ho house on fire-they took the
aildren about : !):; yards from the flames of their
kvo!lm;r* n-i-1 ?!?,? !?>,? ?nn hv one with arrowo-, f
ii si/rht of their mother, and killed them -a.11 beore
they molested her! A refinement of torture,
his, that only finds a place in .the 6avago breast,
ind that no fiivilizcd bsil^f would conceive.?
riicy then shot her witlrarrowsand left lier for
load. She swooned and has no recollection of
-he departure of the Indians. It is. believed she
.viil recover. She is under the care of.Dr. J. p.
illirichthn. - -i
On the morning of the 17th they killed two
soldiers near VVachahootee.and on the same day,
Lieut. Brjtton was in search of the party, and
thine upon them while in ambush. The Indians
ired on his advance, and wounded three men. i
Tliey lle.l precipitately. Ttiecitizens and troops
ire in search of them day and night. Capt. Kerr's
Company of Dragoons "has been in pursuit of
diem, as also Capt. Sowcll's Company of Infant y,
hut all unsuccessful. On tlie 21st inst. the
Indians were at Col. F. R. Sanchez'3 plantation,
it San Felasco hammock.. Capt Sewell and a
aarty of citizens had gone out on the hunt after
hem, and had not returned when the mail left.
The writer concludes by saying, and justly too,
'If this is peace, we never want to hear of war/*
. Herald.
The store house at the foot of the wharf at
Picolata, was burned to the ground on Wednesday
night last, ft is supposed to be tfie work of
some evil disposed persons. Two moccasin
tracks and a shoe track were discovered, and
traced about a mile olFto the camp of Mr. Edward
R. Ives, who is cutting wood, and which Was discovered
on fire, and nearly consumed. All the
negroes in .Mr. Ives employ had left early in the
evening and slept at Picolata.?Ibid.
A correspondent of the News writes (Newtiansvillc,
May 10,) to its editors:.? ^7/'
"Mrs. Snowdcii, after her three children were
deliberate^ murdered before her eyes- was, although
bogging for her life, shot with a rifle and
witii arrow.-, and stabbed in several places, and
left for dead. An arrow lias been taken from her*
and another has been taken from one ofherchi'dren:
they arc both barbed with Iron or steel,
something in the form of a harpoon, arid were
tdi'ji. with such force as to go through the body of
Mrs. Snowdcn. A small party of five men were
at tin; M-||, :!:;tan'. !ia;; a mile from Snowdcu's
w;:o heard the r.llcs and yells of the Indians, and
the screams and eric; for mercy of Mrs. Snowdan,
but 10 go to their assisra ce was almost cer
'? -"OU ,i... - f..wn Tfift fnrd at
liv.i .1) Vtfiui c>. .1 niu in iv.v-u. * ? .
the creek wad waylaid by the Indian?, and had
they gone to their assistance, it is altogether
probanle the whole wouid l ave perished. On
Monday evening, a Coiripfcny of Dragoon?, under
Cap:. Ken*, arrived here, (A'sw:>a:isvil;c).having
trailed the ltiiJ.a.is (iiro'i'uly the s.nim. party)
^oyo.j,'<tijua.a',i? oe'wbii s Company oHnfaniryi
and some ciliaeus, in seperate parties, hunted
for thern on Tuesday, and discovered that they
had gone from thin neighborhood. After an unsuccessful
search of throe days or more the scouts
ruturucd, except the Dragoon?, who are now in
pursuit. *" The Indians left more blood 0:1 their
trail, having killed two soldiers somewhere between
here and Wacasassa."
TEX THOUSAND LIVES LOST.
TREMENDOUS EARTHQUAKE IN THE ISLAND OK STDOMINGO.
By the politeness of C'apt. Morris, of the brig
\Vm. Neilson, from Port a 11 Prince, we have "Lo
Patrioto" of the 11th May, published at that
place, which gives an account of a shocking
earthquake that occurred in that island on the
7th May, at 5 o'clock in the evening.
The principal destruction of life, of which we
have an account, was at Cape Jiayticn, which
town was entirely destroyed. It contained
al.out 15,009 inhabitants, two thirds of whom are
thought to he dead.
The approach of the earthquake was indica'ed
in Port an Prince by great heat, and heavy clouds
tint orci ;;.e neignDormg mi.s, aim louo.vea
i he direction of the South-VVest to tiio A'orthIXst.
The rebels at anchor, some of the sailor.? report,
experienced the shock before they saw the ;
houses agitated, winch .seemed to indicate that
the shod: cnnic from the west.
There wore two shocks at I'ort an Prince very
distinctly felt, the tlrst not so long as the second,
which last endured about three minutes. la very j
person strove to tret out of the houses, and the
streets were tilled with the affrighted population.
A little longer, says the Patriot, and I'ort au j
Prince would have been the theatre of a disaster j
similar to that of 1770, of which disastrous year j
the remembrance was rushing into all minds. ,
The Patriot also says that there is hardly a
house or a wall that has not suffered a little.?
Some have become almost uninhabited. The,
front of the Senate House, where the arms oftiie j
Republic are sculptured, is detached and broken, i
The interior was uninjured.
On Saturday night succeeding and on Sunday |
I t 1 j. _ imte Ir.toeetinfrwl
.iif.'ru v.eiu inner shucks. jiuss ?>"*> iuivuurv. ,
iikJ tlic persons present ran hither and thither,
wiule many women fainted.
On Monday morning at 12 o'clock, there was ;
mother shock. The weather all the while was
changeable, now extreme hear, now rain, now i
air, and now signs of a strrm.
On Tuesday again there was another shock,?
ttid since then, says the Patriot, "it seems to us j
:hat we walk upon a quaking earth."
Saint Marc.?A letter front this town says ;
that the earthquake was felt there with violence.
Many houses were seriously damaged, and sonic
destroyed?but no loss of life is mentioned.
At tiouaivos tlie shocks were yet more seri3us.
The greater part of the houses were overthrown.
A lire broke out at the same time, and
there was not a drop of water in town. Ail the
houses that were not burnt suffered from the
.1 |._ l. - .1 tlml tlip tt'fi.
carun|u:iive. n was in mu succw ..... ....
icrol ilie leitergiving this account was inditing
it. The Church, the Prison, the Palais National,
the Treasury and the Arsenal were all destroyed.
This letter concludes at 6 a. ni., by saying
"it is only halt an hour since that we lelt a
very great con.mot,on. At present, we are ignorant
of the number of persons kiiied or wounded.
All the prisoners who are not burned in the
ruins are escaped. God grant that Port r.u
Prince may not have exnerienced such a disaste-"
r
i .
CaVe Haytien*.?Thetown of Cape Haytien l
has entirely disappeared, and with it two thirds!
of the population. The families that could escape
are tied to Forsotte, where they were without
an asylum, clothing or provisions.
The President of Hayti, has given orders to the
physicians and officers of the hospitals to leave
the city immediately in order to give succor to
the distressed. Other aid of all kinds was about
to be despatched by water to the distressed.
LATER.
In addition to the above disastrous intelligence
from the Cape, a courier arrived from the city a
few hours previous to the -departure of Capt
Morris, who stated that a fire broke out M'Lcrthe
earthquake, which, on Monday the 9th, destroyed
the powder magazine, and with it tiic miserable
remnant of the inhabitants who had escaped !
the earthquake. The towns of St. Nicholas and
Port Paix are also said to bo destroyed. Other
parts of the island had not been heard from when
Capt. Morris left; but it is conjectured that all
the towns of the north are amass of ruins.
New York Express May 23.
[Reported for the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
Before Judge Oakley, at. Chambers.
Slave Case?A colored woman claimed by a
southern ladyas her slave, now residing at the
uj)|)erend of Broadway, was yesterday brought I
bei'urc Judge Oakley, on a writ of habeas corpus, i
sued out by Air. Dresser, lor the purpose ofhav- j
ing the woman set at liberty. She was brought I
into Judge Oakley's chamber, but no return on j
the writ being made, the case was adjourned to j
this day. in leaving the chamber, the alleged,
slave was offered.the arm of an abolitionist on the j
one side, and the care ol' a friend of the owner on
the other. She left with the latter, but soon after
going out, she was rescudd as appears in our
police report on the subject.
Police?A Slave rescued?her ovmer Assaulted,
cj-c.?A short time since, Airs. Terenia Burke of
New Orleans, with her brother, Mr. Alathew
Morgan, with al'emale slave named Julia Creen,
having arrived in thi3 city, and taken up their
res.deuce at No. 712 Broadway, some of the abolitionists
sued out a writ ol' habeas corpus, on Saturday
before Judge Oakley, citing Airs-JJ&rke
to bring the slave before hnn at chambers; on
Monday, and she was brought there accordingly.
After a partial hearing, the case was adjourned
over to Tuesday, (to-day,) and Mr. Alorgan set
out with the slave to conduct her back to her
mistress. He had hardly left the City liall \yhen
they were surrounded by a large mob of white
and colored~abo!itionists, who succeeded in res
cuing the slave, whom they conducted to a house
in Church street, between Anthony and Leonardstreets.
Uilicers were sent Lorn the Police Oftice
to recover the slave, but Jiey were resisted,
and Mr. Morgan assaulted, and on searching the
house the slave could not be found. A colored
man named James Hudson was, however, arrested,
who being identified by Air. A1 organ as one
oj-the ring-leaders in the rescue, and also as one
\vho had assaulted him, lie was committed to prison
to answer. It is stated that nearly or quite
a thousand persons of all colors were in the mob
in Church-street, at the time of tae resistance 01
the otiicors and the assult on Mr. Morgan.
From Ike Providing Express May 28.
P.llODL IrJDA-XD.
We have copied into our columns this day
articles selected from papers in dili'orent parts of
,0,.v 8"*,"r?1 "" ?;>
esTtaKen in the events whica have recently oc-"
curred in this State, and evincing a strong sympathy
for our partial defeat. VVe receive with
much gratitude such expressions of friendly regard.
and encouragements they hold out to the
disiranchised people of JRhode Island to presevcrc
in the cause in which they have been eng
igcd, until they put down the rotten borough aristocracy,
and establish a government by the people.
In return lor the good wishes and noble I
offers, made at large meetings in other States, I
we can with confidence assure our distant
friends, that the resolution to free themselves
from bondage, was never more decided than at
the present tiinc. This party is daily augmenting
its numbers, and-is ;:i a condition of complete
organization; and the proscriptive and tyranical
course pursued by the Algerine party
since the temporary advantage which they gained
by the promise of Capt. Tyler's troops, and
their treacherous diplomacy, is constantly chaug
Wiethe views of many neutrals, and not a few
of those who have been strong in their cause
A state of calm repose is now returned, and
the public inind measurably tranquil. The legislature
under the charter will assemble, by
adjournment, in a few weeks, and previous to ;
to tiic session of the Constitutional legislature, j
It is said that when the former body shall have 1
assembled, they will at an early day in the scs-j
sion, alter the election law, so as to extend suffrage
as liberally as is allowed in the people's 1
constitution, and will authorise a convention
to he holdcn to lorm a constitution which shall I
contain the same liberal provisions. We can- |
not say that we anticipate such liberality lroin [
a body whose every act has heretofore been to
perpetuate that omnipotent power, which a!
member once said they possessed, and deny
right to all who had not become a member of,
their corporation by the ownership of soil; but j
such a course is promised by some influential i
men of that party, and for the sake of peace, we
are disposed to wait patiently, and see the redemption
or forfeiture oi this assurance.
Tnis is the oniy course which that party can I
pursue to restore a permanent peace within our
borders; and a neglect or refusal to do that, will
show to the world, who are the real conservatives
of law and order, and who are so only by
profession.
Money Island.?There is a romantic island
situated between Wrightsvile and Mansoriboro
sound, about eight miles from Wilmington,
which has borne the above name from time immemorial.
It derived its name from this circumstance,
we believe. It is well known or supposed,
that the celebrated Teach, or Black Beard,
as he was called, had buried large amounts of
money some where on tire coast, and. tradition,
pointed to this place. Accordingly several persons,
some, from a longdistance, visited the spot,
in the hope of finding the hidden treasure. And
even at the present time, the earth is turned and
dug up, so as to render the walking extremely
unpleasant. It is quite a bcautitul place, being
covered with large trees, and the vines entwining
themselves together, lonn as pretty an arbor
as any love-sick swain would desire in which,
to breathe the vows of constancy and love. Vv'c
behove that none of the mouey has been found,
-j ...i.n! !if>r nnv ever will be.
arm we ijui;oi.iu;? .. .........? ? v
Wilmington Acws.
Glass church bells are among modern
wonders. One has jusl been cast in Sweden;
its diameter i3 six feet, and its tone is
said to be finer than any metal bell.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING; JUNE 8. 1812. ^ ^
Washington Temperance Society.?The ' .
regular semi-monthly meeting of this Society \
will be held at Davis's (late Gilford's) Hall, on
Saturday evening next.
Those friendly to the cause are invited to attend.
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O* We received, too late for publication in
to-day's paper, an interesting Tale, entitled
"AIarian Wentworth," written by a young lady
of Camden, which we will publish next week;
and hope the fair authoress will not permit the
first cflort to be her last.
Cotton Blooms-?We received on Saturday
last, a stalk of Cotton, with the following note,
from Col. W. J. Taylor^f this District, which
we take great pleasure, in' laying before our
readers, as well for the present as for an induce,
ment to our farmers to follow the example of
Col. Taylor, in the "liberal application of ma^r
nure," which, it will be seen, be assigns as the
principal reason for the rapid growth of his crop.
In addition the bloom mentioned, we counted on
the same stalk, twenty-nine forms If any of
our Kershaw, Sumter or Lancaster farmers can.
beat this, we shall be glad to,'hear from them.
Stoney ft^JiBne 4, 1842.
To Ike Editor of the CamdeT&Jfolimal.
Dear Sir":" As you have through your Journal,
evinced an interest in agricultural matters, 1
take the liberty of sending you a plant of Okra.
Cotton, on which are many forms and one bloom,
which was fully expanded yesterday. There is
also, if you will observe, another bloom m forwardness,
wiiich I think, .wmild have opened in
the course of to-day, had not the plant been'interrupted.
It is* unusually early for cotton
blooms?earlier by weeks, than I have ever .
known in this section. This stalk measures two,
feet 4;} inches. . .
The growth and early bloom of this plant may
be attributable in part, to the season, but mainly
to the kind of Cotton (Okra) and the warmth
imparted to the soil by the liberal application of
manure. I have planted this year, 14 acres of
the Bunch or Rives Cotton, and up to this time,
the Okra is ahead. If the insects spare iny Cotton.
you will hear more of the Okra and Manure
this summer, as I expect, by means of the
two, to have good picking, ginning and packingearly
in August. ?
Willi respect, yours* &.c.
WILLIAM J. TAYLOR.
P. S.?Since the above was in type, we were
presented by J. J. Dunlap, Esq. of White Oak,
in this District with a bloom taken from his
| plantation on the 3d inst.
Dunn.?The i\or folk { VsCJlTeraiii 6Tth?
:30th ult. says?"A hostile meeting with pistols S
toolc place in the grove in the rear of the Naval *
i- is.. * ' ? ?
.Hospital at this place, on Friday 'last, between
'Midshipmen James J. Wpddell and Archibald *
II. Waring, both attached to the receiving shiji^
Pennsylvania, when at the first fire Mr. Waddeft
received his adversary's ball in the right thigh,,
by which the bone was shockingly fractured-^hi*
own pistol missing fire. The wound, it is feared,
will prove mortal. Waddell is from North Carolina
and Waring from South Carolina. Both
are under 20, and neither has been more than
eight months in the Navy. The quarrel, it is onlv
necessary to say, originated from a trifling
cause."
Titp Wir.vnT.ii.?The Mnr nnmher nf this m
tercsting Southern Monthly is on our table. Its
pages are enriched with a great variety of con- v
tributions, from the pens of the most gifted sons
of Georgia and Carolina. We trust that the '
efforts which are now making to place this work
on a permanent basis, will prove eminently successful?for
it merits, richly, au extensive patronage.
Wo would respectfully suggest ro the publisher,
the propriety of an exertion to get it out earlier
in the month.
Requisition of Gov. Dqor ?The Providence
Journal states that a requisition has been made
by the King-Governor of Rhode Island, on Gov.
Seward of New York, and Governor Davis of
Massachusetts, for the arrest and surrender of
Gov. Dorr, should he come into- either of their
respective States; also on Gov. Cleveland of
Connecticut, who, it is thought yvill decline a
compliance.
If the party who elected Gov. Dorr suffer him
to be imprisoned, they deserve not only to be
deprived of the right of suffrage, but of every
other right dear to freemen.
!T7*During the discussion of the bill t"> refund
the amount of the tax imposed upon Gen. Jackson
for declaring martial law at New Orleans,
Mr. Preston paid the following eloquent compliment
to the old Hero?we regret to add however,
that Mr. P. would not vote for the bill unless
it could'be so amended, as to defeat the object
of the friends of the General in introducing it:?
"Escaping for an instant from our bitter party
struggles, and going back to mingle our recollections
and sympathies upon the battle
ground of New Orleans, I would not tarnish
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the moment of pure ana generuun iccm,*
any emotion or act inconsistent with them.?
I turn my memory and my heart to that
scene, and that time with an entire oblivion of
alj the circumstances that have separated me
from, and placed me in opposition to, General
Jackson since. I will not detract from the glory,
or diminish my admiration, of the illustratious
chief, by the retroative influence of subsequent
events; but, forgetting and overleaping the intervening
space, I place myself where I was twenty-five
years ago, with the glow of patriotic
gratitude and exulting admiration that thea