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The Camden Journal.
FUBMSIIKb BY
TIIO. J. WARREJf & C. A. I*liicti,
EDITOR* A\l) I'KOPIII BTOU3.
TERMS.
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tor ino acini. v?o?mv? -
if piiid in advance, or Four Dollars if payment is delayed
tiilvc mouths.
For lliu Weekly, Two Dollars and Fifty Cents in
advance, or Three Dollars after the expiration .of threfe
months.
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From the New York Herald, April 20.
COTTON.
Holders of cotton are anxiously looking for
Liter advices from Europe, particularly from
Manchester. Ureat dilterence 01 opinion e.\ms
hero relative to the future course of prices, hut
it has, from the lirst moment a short crop appeared
inevitable, been our opinion that prices
must advance a great deal be\'ond present
points. It matters very little what accounts
one or two more steamers may bring, and the
reports from Liverpool for a week or two later
than those 011 board the America, now nearly
due, are just as likely to show a decline as an
advance. There is one fact pretty generally
known on this side of the Atlantic, which is a
short crop, and in the face of that, it is folly for
the spinners of Manchester and speculators of
Liverpool to carry on the contest with holders
on this side. There never has been a seasion
in the commercial history of this country, when
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crop than this, and the lords of the loom in
England will soon find that they have made u
great mistake in their efforts to force us to sell.
They have heretofore succeeded in depressing
prices for this great staple product whenever
they have made an effort to do so, and have
supposed that the power was still in their hands.
They will soon discover their mistake; and if
they do not have to pay for their temerity, we
will give it up, and let them rule prices hereafter
without opposition. j
The three great regulators of prices for Cot- I
?.. i.? th?> T.ivcrnool market are Baring, Broth
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ers & Co., Brown, Shiploy & Co. and Fieldcn,
Brothers & Co., the last exercising the greatest
influence, and in ability decidedly superior to
tl?e others. Their agents are found in every
Southern port in the country, and, as a class,
are remarkable for their fidelity to English interests.
The Fieldens are the largest Cotton
manufacturers in the world. Their commission
business in Liverpool, immense as it is, is subsidiary
entirely to their manufacturing interest.
at Manchester. These houses have ruled supreme
in the Cotton market, and have put priwsfor
the raw material up or down at pleasure. >
This year they have received a check that will
learn them a lesson. Their sceptre has departed,
and from this time forward prices will depend
more upon supply and demand, than upon
the dictum of a combination of the immense
wealth of a few houses in Liverpool. What
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for is upon tlio j)oint of being realised. The
Cotton crop hereafter will be controlled on this
side of the Atlantic, and New York will be the
great distributing point of the raw material, instead
of Liverpool. The consumption of Cotton
in this country has become so great, and is
progressing with so much rapidity, that prices
for any surplus that we may have for shipment,
will not depend entirely upon the whims and
caprices of the spinners of Manchester. The
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as in past years, and as our shipments become
more direct to the points of consumption
in Europe, we shall he hotter able to establish
, and maintain prices. Our manufacturers already
consume halt* as much Cotton as those of
(Jrent Britain, the ratio of increase here is much
greater than on the other side, and the production
of the raw material cannot keep pace with
the increase in consumption throughout the
world. We have shown that, under the most
favorable auspices, a crop of two million six
hundred thousand hales is as much as can be
picked, and the annual consumption already
reaches that quantity. It, therefore, ap|iears
plain, that the movements in the Cotton market,
henceforth, are likely to be highly important
and interesting.
The course pursued in previous years, by the
three houses above mentioned, has been adopted
this, hut not with euual success; in fact, this
year, with defeat, out and out defeat, which
will result in a complete route. The policy
heretofore has been to let prices up in the fall,
so as to l>ri:i? the crop from its recesses to increase
the supply as rapidly as possibly in the
ports, ;iiul determine, at the earliest moment,
the pro<l?cti?ii lor the year. As soon as this
operation has had full effect, and the extent of
the supply is known, the reverse movement is
resorted to. for the purpose of depreciating prices,
to enable spinners and these large houses
to lay in large stocks. All kinds of reports are
circulated relative to the crop, and returns
showing any deficiency are ridiculed, and statements
to the contrary put forth, falsehoods of
every grade uttered by themost honorable,highminded
men in the United Kingdom, to deceive
holders and small spinners. To carry out their
assertions, they sell freely in the Liverpool market,
while their agents here are buying all they
can without raising prices, uii change, uiese
houses resort t< > every kind of subterfuge to convey
the impression that the crop will be much
larger than believed. They talk of advices received
from their most reliable correspondents
that the crop is sure to be 2,300,000 to 2,400,000
bales. In this way, and by the most dis
honorable, despicable means, they almost invariably
succeed in breaking down the Liverpool
market, knowing the effect of a depreciation in
prices there upon the markets of the United
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States, l ins game nas neen practised mis i
year, and the energies of three houses above I
mentioned have been exerted to their utmost to
break down the markets of this country, so that
they could lay in a full supply of the raw material
for spinning and for speculation. All,however,
lias been of no avail. Holders here have
been too well posted up, and in the command
of facilities for carrying cotton, to give these
houses the slightest chance of success; and
those depending upon future purchases for supplies
for manufacturing purposes, will pay dearly
for their procrastination.
It is the impression in England, produced
principally by the statements of the great speculators,
that the crop this year will roach 2,$00,000
bales at least, and that the Yankees
are humbugging them by reporting a crop of
only 2,090,000 bales. They believo that we
have a larger supply of cotton than represented,
that we are holding it back to put up prices,
and that it is only necessary to keep quiet, to
keep out of the market, to force holders here to
disgorge. In all this they are doomed to dire
disappointment. The obstinacy of holders here
astonishes the great capitalists of Liverpool and
l.irm? sninners of Manchester, and well it
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may, for it is a feature connected with this
trade never before known, but one that will
hereafter be visible every year. Capital is increasing
so rapidly in this country, and we are
consuming so much of our crop of cotton, that
no fears need be entertained herealter that remunerating
prices for the raw material will not
be realized. It will hereafter be in vain for the
manufacturers of Great Britain to put large lots
of cotton upon the Liverpool market, for the
purpose of depressing prices, as the Ficldens
were doing at the last accounts, and the result
of recent efforts will teach them not to attempt
the like again.
These Cotton lords have bled our planters
long enough, and we have borne their efforts to
depri ciate the value of this product patiently
and wall little murmuring. The tables now are
turned, and we shall see if Manchester does not
pay enough this year to make up for a portion
of what they have taken from us in years past,
hv low nriees. The tone of the circulars re
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eently received from Liverpool from the three
great houses, shows how annoyed they have
been at the obstinacy of holders in this country,
: while those of American houses in Liverpool,
! such as Washington, Jackson, Sons and Co.
have been in quite a different vein. The English
houses having shown their hand, the thing
sticks out too plainly to be misunderstood.?
There was no necessity for sneering at " short
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crop," as it was known pretty eariy in uie season
that the yield would he but moderate, at
the best The time has arrived for us to dictate
to the spinners of iManchester what prices
must rule, and if they do not choose to pay what
we ask for the little Cotton we have, they have
but one alternative, and that is, to shut up their
mills, while those in this country will continue
to do what they have been doing for some time
past?run day and night, Manchester was, at
last accounts, nearly bare of stock, and holders
of Cotton in this country know it; and if English
spinners buy Cotton for the remainder of
the season, lower than those of Lowell, we
have made a very great mistake in our calculations.
More than seven millions of dollars
worth of Cotton are held in this market, and
holders aro by no means anxious to sell. They
know, just as well as they know that two and
two make four, that they have the power in
their own hands; that the spinners of Mauchester
are at their mercy; and when the contest
comes, they (the spinners) need expect no quarter,
for they will get none. With a crop now
coming to market nearly four hundred thousand
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bales less tnan anucipaieu m xjuyi.uiu, auu mo
prosi)ccts relative to the new crop exceedingly
unfavorable, holders 011 this side of the Atlantic
can dictate their own terms. As we remarked
at the beginning, the America, now due at Halifax,
with two weeks' later intelligence from
Liverpool, may bring accounts of a further decline,
and she may bring an advance. One is
just as likely as the other. Everything depends
upon the advices which had been received at
I Liverpool from this country, previous to the departure
of the America. When prices do bike
a start upward, they will go with a perfect rush.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
Washington, April 21,1050.
The compromise committee, appointed 011
Friday last, have already had a meeting, and
seem to have agreed on the following :
1st. To reporta bill for the admission of California,
and the establishment of territorial gov
eriuneuts ui Utah anil Acw .Uexico.
2d. The}' report a separate bill for the settlement
of the Texas boundary, by a liberal compensation
to that State.
3d. To make such amendments to be law of
1703 for the recovery of fugitive slaves, as shall
afford security to the South.
Jil. 'I'., .ilif.licli tint clnvi> ti'!irt(> ill t.lii? District
of Columbia by extending the laws of Maryland
over it.
Little or no doubt is entertained but that all
these bills will pass both Houses by respectable
majorities.
in regard to the Texas boundary, it is not yet
decided whether that matter will come up in a
separate bill, or whether, as a kindred subject,
it will be included in the bill for the admission
of California and the establishment of territorial
governments in New Mexico and Utah.?
.Should a separate bill be introduced, the committee,
out of respect for the oldest Senator,
will probably recommend the passage of Mr.
Benton's bill.
To morrow is fixed upon for an argument on
parliamentary usages between the oldes .Senator
(.Mr. Benton) and "the Nestor" of the Senate,
(Mr. Clay.) I rather think that wisdom will
triumph over age though Mr. Benton has entrenched
himself behind lour quarto volumes
which he has committed to memory.
The treaty between the United States and
Kngland in regard to the Nicaragua Canal, has
been signed and will, no doubt, be ratified. The
Brit'sf 4 mbassador sacrificed himself in the
if . cable manner in the world, and yielded
j 'ly all those points without which he and
Mi. Clayton knew, it would he in vain t? expect
the treaty to he ratified hy the Senate.?
The British Government yielded the protectorate
over the Musquito Coast, as she does the
right of occupancy, of constructing and garrisoning
forts <Scc. The American company to
have the preference in the construction of the
Canal, provided the work he commenced within
twelve months, otherwise all other countries having
the right.
1 am also happy to state that our negotiations
with Mexico, for the Tehuantepec route, are
ahout to he crowned with success. A route
practicable for wagons and nudes has already
been constructed, and the necessary funds subscribed
to establish a line of steamers from New
Orleans to Guatzacualco and from Tehuantepec
to San Francisco. The distance saved hy
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the route, in comparison to that of Panama,
will be about 2,000 miles, and letters from here
would reach San Francisco ten days sooner
than by the present route. The climate of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec is perfectly salubrious,
and the country entirely free from fevers. X
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CAMDEN, S. C.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1850.
Rev. Mr. Clayton.
This gentleman will lecture again in the Presbyterian
Church to-night All are invited to attend.
It is the voice of humanity calls. Ladies, gentlemen,
respond to the call.
Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance.
This body are now holding their quarterly session
in this place, and are a fine looking body ot
men, calculated to make a fine impiession in favor
of the cold toaler cause. Last night, they had a
"turn ou/." together with the Wateree Division
and Cadets of this town. They marched in procession
from the Masonic Lodge, where they are
holding their session, to the Presbyterian Church,
where the audience was addressed by "Messrs.
Montague, Clayton, Duryee, and Grisham, in very
ninnnoiif 3ti/t sneeehes. in which the evils
of intemperance were shown, the cause of temperance
in general, and the Sons in particular, were
ably vindicated. There is to be a public meeting
to-night. Let all attend who wish to hear more
on the subject
The Plank Road.
We are glad to see that the experiment is being
made?that the work has commenced, and we
are shortly to have ocular demonstration (on a
small scale?not a fair specimen) of the practicability
of a Plank Road. The timbers are being
laid, commencing from the public square, and will
be carried down Main street, through Log Town,
to the brow of the hill,as we understand; a distance
of several hundred yaids. Our people will
have an opportunity, to some extent, of seeing and
judging for themselves. We opine their verdict
will be in favor of the scheme. We earnestly
hope this may not be all. We need a Plank Road
to North Carolina; and we trust the enterprise
and ambition of our people will carry the work on,'
until the whole arrangement is consummated?
until the Road is built. The interests of the town
of Camden, and the up country, demand it?the
salvation of our interests, in a business point o
viow, imperatively requires it. With a plank road
to Camden, we may not care for Columbia, wit!
all her iron arms, grasping or trying to take in all
the up country, and cut us entirely off. Cheraw
will have no showing by the side of us; for without
any " secret, underhanded attempts on the part
of the citizens of Camdenthe Plank Road will do
the work. With such a road, we may very reasonably
expect a large increase to the trade of our
town;?without it the contrary must inevitably
be the result No reasonable man can expect that
the trade or business of a town or city can increase
when so many obstacles lie in the way.
IIow much of the time this season have our market
roads been in Such a condition as to render
them next to impassible. Our farmers will hardly
be willing another season to undergo the fatigue
and expense of marketing their produce to Camden,
if better ways are not made. We hope our
people may be induced by all the circumstances
around them to "mend their ways," and that
speedily. It is true, even if we do not have a
Plank Road or roads, there may be a few cotton
bags for our merchants to scramble over; but this
is not what we want. We want our streets filled
with wagons, and those wagons filled with produce?that
which will give life, spirit, and energy
10 our town.
Meteoric Stone from Union County, N. O.
A specimen of the Meteorite noticed in the Camden
Journal last year, as being in the possession
of the editor, was solicited as a donation by the
Professor of Meteorology in the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington. It appears to have excited
great interest there, and was exhibited at a
lecture recently delivered by Professor Beck.?
They are desirous of procuring a larger specimen,
and enquiro whether any other fragments of this
Meteorite are attainable. Can our friend who
who supplied this specimen furnish us with another
lump of this precious mineral?
"Mourn for the Great and Good."
Yesterday the remains of Mr. Calhoun were received
in Charleston. We have not been able to
get full reports. The honors which were paid
him on the route, were such as have never before
been tendered?as should have been?to the greatest
of the Sons of the Republic. History records
not the name of so pure a patriot.?.Fame never
wove her garlands for a nobler brow?Glory never
followed in the wake of so great a spirit, nor were
the affections of a nation ever fixed upon so deserving
an object.
"A nam* that must be,
A watchword for Eternity."
The Committee of Thirteen.
This committee, as we have previously seen,
has been annointed. consisting of Clav as chair
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man, Messrs. Cass, of Michigan, Dickinson, of N.
York, l'helps, of Vermont, Bright, of Indiana,
Webster, of Massachusetts, and Cooper of Pennsylvania?North;
Mason, of Virginia, Mangum, of
North Carolina, Berrien of Georgia, Bell, of Tennessee,
King, of Alabama, and Dodge, of Lousi inn?Siniiil.
T?.o f.mfiirrs nf llie eoinmittpn trill
be seen at a glance. The North are all men, with
one or two exceptions, that would be called moderate;
but all with the exception of Dickinson,
have declared by word and act that they are
against the South on the important question. Every
act of that commitiee will write the ruin of the
South, and draw us further still into the vortex
from which we find it already so hard to escape.
The committee was first moved by a Southern
man?has been voted for by th? South, and op
posed by the North. The Committee has been i
appointed: we will not say the South has been t
successful in that act, unless we say she has hur- ?
ried her own destruction. There is no doubt but s
what that committee will recommend all that the *
North have asked. The admission of California, '
?it makes no'earthly difference whether there be j
territorial bills attached or not,?the admission of j
California, embracing the entire Pacific coast, with |
the non-slavery constitution, will be enough to g
flnnm tlio Smith miH that this must be the casp. .
80 far as the Senate is concerned, there can be no ^
doubt. When the recommendations of that com- s
mittee come back to the Senate, with its Webster- '
ism and Clayey features?with a shadow for the *
South, but matter for the North?the North will, J
with one of their " liberal concessions" agree to '
abide by the decision of the committee; and if the
South shows any disposition to disagree, the J
North will cry out, "What! your own commit- ,
tee, and not abide by its decisions?" Its pro- |
poser and many who voted for it, will be obliged ,
to concede; and thus weaken the already weak (
forces of the South. We have not, nor have had I
any liking for the committee. When compromises i
are all on one side, there is little equality.
Since writing the above, the correspondence of 1
the Baltimore Sun, which appears in another column,
has come to hand, and proves our remarks *
correct. Though this is not a formal report from '
the Committee, yet there is no doubt it will be.
For the Camden Journal.
THE WEATHER,
FROM JANUARY TO MAY.
BV LACONICUS.
Snowing, laining, hailing, blowing,
And all things overflowing,
'Tis enough to make us fret,
When we see no chance of ploughing
For at least a fortnight yet. j
Rattling, pattering, clattering, falling,
And winds forever squalling,
There's a dismal time to come;
Sure 'tis hard on ev'ry calling,
That the hogs should die for corn.
Wheezing, freezing, sneezing, teasing,
And all with colds a crying,?
Oh! the times are hard indeed,? (
Fresh deluges never ceasing,
Who can plant his collardseed?
Easting, southing, westing, northing,
The winds are always puffing;
Frantic, dashing wild about,
They're anon and ever shuffling
Up a drenching water spout.
Frowning, showering, lowering, towering,
The clouds are always soaring,
Full enough to break a mill;
Keeping floods and rivers pouring
Out of ev'ry little rill.
But we'll cease our sighing, crying,
At wayward storms and raining,?
Wild, confus'd, and flooding showers;
Soon we'll have no more repining,
But rejoice in sunnier hours.
For the Camden Journal.
OUR RAILROAD AND ITS NEW PRESIDENT.
Messrs. Editors:?There is an old and trite,
though nevertheless true saying, that " new
lords make new laws," which 1 thiuK is very
apparent " to all and singular" the inhabitants
of Kershaw, Sumter, and Richland Districts,
just about this time. But whether these new
laws enacted by the new lords are always for
the best, remains to be sceu. Since the com
pletion of the Camden Drancn ivauroau, uiiui 1
within a few days ago, there has beeu a regular
daily intercourse between Columbia and this
place; which was a source of great convenience
to a great many living all along the
line, as well as the travelling community of
Columbia and Camden. For this accommodation
they were willing to pay, and for it they 1
did pay. But mark the change, in cost as well 1
us custom. A great financier has vacated his 1
seat in the dark palace of the Bank of Charleston,
and is now placed at the head of the Rail- ,
road Company. Occasionally he takes a ride 1
up to Hamburg, Columbia, and Camden; at 1
first he was somewhat blinded, as is usually the '
case when suddenly brought in contact with 1
the light; but he has recovered from that, and J
now discovers that the practice which has been '
followed ever since the completion of the road
in this particular section, does not pay, and
1 therefore must be discontinued, lie seems to (
think that the Railroad is chartered for the |
sole purpose of making money, and not for mu- 1
tual accommodation; or perhaps he imagines <
such a course (if it takes) will enable the Di- ]
rectors to declare a dividend wmcn win go iar 10 .
enable the stockholders to pay up the balance
of twenty-live dollars on each share, which
they have determined to call in. But enough.
The distance from this place to Columbia
is but thirty-three miles. The old mode of
travelling thither can be resumed; and in a short
tiino he who has yet to learn the difference between
Banking and Engineering, will find himself
iti the same predicament us the man who <
killed the goose that laid the golden eggs. j
Yours, &c. CAMDEN. 1
For the Camden Journal.
Messrs. Editors?Permit me, through your (
Journal, to make some remarks on the peculiar
traits of character of those people who first settled
this country; and those who read this arti
clo will of course not expect me to carry out all
the assertions I may make with a long strain of
proof; the subject is too diffuse for that, and I
must content myself with merely glancing at
the strong points and facts that are brought
down to our time on tDe page 01 xiistory. i will
begin with what is called the New England t
States. They were originally settled by the t
Puritans, who had no rational ideas of republic j
can principles. They were Religious Fanatics, j
and opposed all law and government that did
not suit their notions of religion, as witness the t
following quotations from their Blue Laws: j
'no one shall bo a freeman, or give a vote, un- J
less he be converted, or a member in free com- I
munion in one of the churches in this dominion," j
???MM'md
again, "no woman shall kiss her child on
he Sabbath or fastinir day," and strange as it
nay appear, yet it is no less tiue, tliat the same
ipirit of wild fanaticism has continued among
;hat people until the present time. They pro'ess
and do every thing in answer to prayer,
.vhether it he testing a witch* on waler exiling
Roger Williams, hiding runaway slaves, trying
Dr. Webster, or forcing California into the
Union without a shadow of constitutional
ground, all is done under the influence of their
eligion which has always borne marks of being
;arthly, sensual, and devilish. This may seem
strong language, but their history will well war ant
its use. What is their present position ia
:he moral world ? It is briefly this: robbery,
apine and murder are every-day occurrences
n their cities. Slavery of the most degrading
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una exisr in jii uieir lactones, rrosacution is
scattered broad cast among the lower order of
their females; and yet, in the face of all this
ind much more tliat might be said with regard
to their moral position, they are zealously engaged
(and likely will succeed) in pulling down
Due of the fairest political fabrics that was ever
built by human hands; and thereby making
in finitely worse the condition of those who but
for them, would be the happiest chiss of working
people .<n the face of the Globe. Well,
what is the remedv for all this! can Legislation
control the lawless progress of religious fanaticism?
No, never; we have tried that and wo
made all the compromises that the people of the
South will ever submit to, and the question still
rushes 011 the mind, what can bo done ? Seeing
that they are politically, morally and reli- '
piously, wounds and bruises from the crown of
the head to the sole of the foot?see their Clergy
attending their abolitiou meetings and offering
the most inflamatory resolutions?see them
discussing from their pulpits continually our in
ftitutions, and thereby neglecting to preach tlio
pure word of gospel grace, that if preached and
heard in faith would save both them aiid us.?
Well what we can and should do, seems to me
to be this, We have high authority for answering
a fool according to his folly?we should
therefore send Missionaries to tne North that
would be able to discuss the subject with them,
and instead of throwing ourselves on our digni*
ty, we should go to work and fill their country
with tracts, and give thein light ou a subject of
which they are yet iu total darkuess. 1 have
dwelt longer on New England than 1 intended,
and will close this article by saying that what
i have written has reference to the trusses iu
the North. There has been and still are among
that people some noble exceptions, that is not
by any means included iu the above category.
1 may make some remarks on the middle and
southern traits of character aud religion in somo future
uumber of your paper.
One or the People.
April IV Ul, 18DU.
In 1692 nineteen persona were executed in
New England as witches. "4^"
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From the Savannah Georgian, April 22.
THE FLORIDA INDIANS?ARRIVAL
FROM INDIAN RIVER.
The steamer Monmouth, from Indian .River*
Florida, arrived at our port on Saturday last.
She brought a number of passengers, including
several officers of tho army in Florida. We
have not obtained much news by this arrival, bat
sufficient to satisfy us, iu connection with news
direct from Tampa, that the Indians have determined
not to remove neaceably. Billy Bow Legs
has evacuated his town with his followers, and
with Sam Jones, has retired iuto the southern
pvfrpniiti' of the Evenriades. where thev are
perfectly secure from the operation of the ar.
my during the summer.
We will add an extract from a letter from a
gentleman in Florida, well acquainted with tho
movements of the Indians and the army, since
the first outbreak.
" Gen. Twiggs is a first rate map?but the
Indians won't go. They are making fun of
the gentry sent to remove them. The Indiana
never iutended to go. They are smart and
are fooling the army. General Bow Legs is
some. He has got clear of the crying widows
of the grabbed Indians and a few old gran dads
? sold his fat hogs, received a good supply of
nnnnnf i>nmA in fnr liin 'fliijft
is burnt,' until it gets well A soout reoently
sent to look after him found his towu deserted.
(Jen. Sam Jones is in the Brig Cypress, whero
regulars are uot prepared to follow him. The
irniy will have to remain here this summer, and
the State will drive the Indians in to them next
winter."
The States.?In the course of a speech ns
:ently delivered m the House of Representatives
by the Hon. S. R. Thurston, he gave this informs*
lion in relation to the extent of the various States
jf the Union, in sqnare miles:
Maine, 35,000 Delaware, 2,120
Vermont, 8,000 Maryland 11,000
Mew Hampshire 8,030 Virginia 61,352
Massachusetts 7,250 Nortli Carolina 45,500
Rhode Island 1,250 South Carolina 28,000
Connecticut 4,750 Georgia 58,000
Mew York 46,000 Kentucky 37,680
Mew Jersey 6,850 Tennessee 44,000
Pennsylvania 37,000 Louisiana 46,431
Dhio 39,964 Mississippi 47.147
Indiana 33,809 Alabama 50,712
[Minnie 55.405 Missouri 67.380
Michigan 56^243 Arkansas 52,198
Iowa 58,914 Florida 59,268
Wisconsin 53,294 ,
TotWveStates 610,798
rotalFrocStatee 454,340 Texas 325,250
California 145,000
936,318
599,340 DistofColumbia 50
936,368
Free States 599,340
337,028
The Late Bank of the United States.
m. ^ n * ^ n 1 !_ .
?"rue Supreme ^oun 01 reuusyivuma nave
ippointed the Gth of May to hear the exceptions
o tho report of the Auditors of the Trustees'
Accounts of this Bank. The Philadelphia Ledger
says:
"Considerable feelings were manifested on
ho occasion. Josiah Randall strenuously ur
red the Court to hear the case. Henry M.
Miillips, for Messrs. Rothohilds, opposed it?
4r. Randall stated that ample funds were now
n the hands of the Trustees to pay tKe wholo