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Ike retorted t> tbe pun'thineut of the gag, TGl would neither lot tUent tpenk o' think I t.?r themselves; and so 15r1.1i whh his sever; 1 jr. and such wut the dissatisfaction of the F hand4, that my uncle ejected hint from his olfl.-e, Uft.I wppoiutcd uinthrrln his stead JJ* tUiitl ovcr*?cr was a man after my ' tr.o-ie** u heart?he worked the hand*! wdiCiousL olaced them nil on equality, fed 1 hem w?)( ? nl clothed them wr ||, nor would ?? -i ever suffer the bread of one to he taken r ?t-4hv riijumrt of another, or for the benefit ? !' himself, hut ail were protected nlike, and n* f irm i.n|tr^du??r,liwi?.<rTo txtvent 1 an) .n.cir tMR" dlME^eeiuiw neighbors he d vised my uuck* to purchase a lurge ad ir'ng tract oflaud which effectually kecur . him tmm interruption or intrusion ami nH'.c his firm coinnlctej and after laboring ? lithfully In my uncle'sservice to the end ci ?i>!? two terms, hn retired tn his own cabin in .? small corner ot my unclc*n tobacco field,, s.nd undertook to superintend the building oT j - svhool house to educate tho voungtobacco 1 planters; nnd to tench all the children bf j V/nclc Sam's hands,bow to govern hi* farm, .-'ml manage his cutatetothc bctf.uvantage. Hut in bin old age he bccamo "noor and ne cessitous, now, though in* uncle watgcncr o?ih, > et he was sotpitimcs unfortunately torgetful, find in tM* ca*e he neglcctcd to tiro vide lor his old and faithful scrvaut.?? I'he truth wnshc *xuMcd too nuich, to the ?enetosliy and lil?crality of his tobacco plan ?'-rs?he kntvj they were open hearted, <nd that theft valor, ?uid their crops, and 1 'tiirin-tluhod always hcen at his dispos an-l that they took pleasure in taking ? .r. ? of every thing he valued, but he did i >t know iliev h.id been lately Impovcriah <?', and defrauded bv the ruling overseer, : 'ul that nvarlv all tlieir substance hail '< -en taken to enrich others, and tin- r.onse ? nee was that no relief had been afforded, ...id h id it not been for my uncle's cotton ???id su.: ?r growers, in two of his fields, 1 bc .. the old overseer's iamily at ills death ?? 1 u'.i. ha*, c starved. ' *. ' '.v time ot tlic retirement of the third ???;rfk ? r, niy um-le ca?t about for asucces-1 - ?r,' !?'id at last pitched upon tli ; ntnn who . ne most in protecting and defending *.,s h 1 i-'sfinni the oppression o| the second ? "m i overseer, by exposing in a masterly . . niin t Ins lb*}, i-iiive from the written in ?? ii-M <iivw!iirli he lisd sworn toobev and ? ii. in? iv.'iy succeeded in removing ? i ? fivn t'i?? MuMitli r>f t)n> crop hands. it" "vi iM',': followed I'noIf Sum'* direr ? ? i? ( !y. siii'l walked in tIk* n uii pre i ?! '?? l:.?i f>i i'?!cci wir. Diirin;; his ! 'iip miv uiifl?? j;<>! into another fijjlu ;i i. i f i<i tu;->r <*?i' attempting to force . ? ? p ii.:!< t ? rnvv bin* u'out in his plea ? its, in:'! alter ft Ittrious contest, lie ; .? v.n : rt i'.mI m g'Vtmg the old fellow < ?!? !, (lmkii!~ li tu till lie w is ?i ly.ii ?vin d, rmnpellt il him to give tip .. | ? etetitim.. *".f forcing Ins I..null to row ?i n in (<r.nt Ihitnlikni\ umlewas ? iri dti< Riue, and drubbing tlie old ? t. <*n , ilit overseer <1 id not keen n .tTn i< hi i n: if! al.'iut nncle Sam\s d welling ?! >? , ;#<i:| stiffr-red4o'i>>* r?!' 'lie ul<! pi'i|.int\ ?.< i.> . ?.ike |ii?ssission of i' and burn it ? :i. \ tic>t my tu?.t?* fount! tlr.it h;s ? ? \.as Idifl.t, nf iMtatti, S?> e*.raged, ..it l?c ? ol(c-? led ln? hunters ami his cattle ii :m l |.is Img feeders, from several i li -. Iii-iti1, ;:'tl tinder the shade of his f.i i-us Old Ifckory that wl in his farm a in! ;; i ve the old |u<l.i^"Rtii \ hands ? !i .i drubbing a* will eause them to re ? f.i:- ;? h*.jt, mid the Old llitkorv, the ??itl.tj of their lives. i I.'.' 'j'?:.rrel being hic.or.ibly S"Mlr:l,nnd ? . I .s*. ?.? .seer's tune having expired, mj ? !e appointed ant ilter, and began to re ? <?( i hi-, dwelling house; and, as he had n < ,-h, be ordered a very splendid ' i' e : . '?(. erected, which made some of e (in;,.u t'.iiiik inv Mncle was getting vaili: . .i tt r 'his was, they liked to see uncle im d-tss li!:u n ht.".:i, and Ind no objection : i ? fine hor.M*. Seme of than about this ? ? { rr iti i ? grumble at the overseer: the\ iiipl.tiiu d ihat l?>* liked to travel too mucli ?n 1.????:.???,: r.d was iv?her fond of good eat . .ir "'. tnor.- than all, they thought they ???m ;?/?!.i disposition in him to flitter it i. *r Sou's instrtu'.i-Tis, r.-id thei .<? I "If tss making roads ? ? > >*' iii res, v.hicli they said unclr ? i ; "r'l.'utt. i.e .-crtheles?, my nneJe 'i i' tikiiu* l^r tins overseer: because he ? <! lher< tnfore been very l uthhil, au4 : ? !? : ii pern itted htm to nerve rut his s .terra", V lien ibis ovrmeer retired ? iic management of the farm, the son ??.tii.le saiu's set ond overset r becitme the ? f vcr i i bin eatate, r.nd my urn Ic never , ?? monient of |>mco ?!'irsri|; his 'i-it. tl.w of service, jlc had been pla ?? ? . ii.d to'intentcd idniost out of his w its, the vae inr.v was supplied; torn-, of > ji..i;i! >v??hlii); liim to favor tliv t)fett-n !. f ? e :i(i|>l>."tnt mid itoine rmotber, and ? "J:.; ?'Jh a vai'iuty of conflietiii|; . m! :cttui c <l Mini ?!J r.ot know what to . ??< .?' it i determine'* to settle the mat i ! ry. My uiule was wronged in ? ?, !..r !,< inij<ht lin< t been certain uf foul . I ? he never wn suspirious in bi?: .< ' . and lie p'iced great rcliaure ! ? ? ? I'.y of the mai.a^crs who bad m..it'ii! ?? Ids hand)-, ftoin evi rt part I . r ' Vi r* i?t tlie lottery tairlv ; ?? :'n ma. r- '? ? 1 k? j?t an inr.nr , mmI h i "fie. i \ to ensure the ii- I'liip i?i riii y -a.e ??? ho would itppoilit .1 I i'.iii?<.\? r uncle Sun's hands; j.tid i? h'? v ( r '.?!,? r, he bud nlili'.itit il the : <.r.; ' ilie j>i i*r> from the wheel -- >. ?!.?;? mv ,nt ii-st'.niul i verif? r'? ?? r< i < 1.1 ? .if., if j?urt imscii me ti^ur I '>? ii>' i!i?> ?Mn;?n?r OijiufiJ hi* 'i f 1 ? i'i> v*;???!, owl drew f'?r Itim tin* i'v,'" ? |'r.?r, the nvt-rseer<?liip| nr ' ntc.nr ? i s Ii? Iiernme overiivr, he ? till t'lc rri' iuy aud appointed ' h? trnti ig! i- in*sid iuati;nnd proinii*vn, roor<?' *? > ? i it tlit ti??l of In* term, t<> help <ns head i hfr*t rny UMMispertiiif; unci*", and ? !>? ? ii 'lie ot ci *<cr*l)ip f or Mm, iwd hv fa m l ?)??? liNtido to the method <?f *r. I !,</ AilllilllV |f)tti ri?1f? bring tb? new vih'inc irjfo vn^ur, mni *<? Jcet-p up the Mte* '.I'tshm ('iffvr, iin<1 >?? tlti*nr.mii<-r *v:is my ?;rn J/-rini'.fjj t Itfiitnl, and mu overseer iin p?#v t't <ta bt.? hind* contrv y to tfietr w?li> ?4*. ? My tincb1 coidd tfarcejv be Induced to MRei v\lk rtr*t, that lie hstVlwcn to cgrc iji'?nyJv |ffi[WH'd upon, b'lt when he mw sK?V tlinv's weir on lie drti.-rmincd to ottttfm/c hKov?r.cer'a artwn* very cIOmj* V ii (\tutMf The overtcef IumI hk* hrad V^i? **>f? p<-r?rirr.d my undo waa In a t>.iv.k?M, t.?r he hud no' qoftecalmeitt about Him, and that it w??? necewary for tham to jpet info hi*. ymct ? nfliin, or ?hat they woi?l?f *????* tfirii piHf.f*; r.o they heg^o to praice m:h| < ?mx tip- fy*id nnturrd Mttl, and by way ot fdea-'t?c lihn, rfmmmended him to mar r\ ??? t|ir l?l.>oi|Mi i? yf ii'i;* dxmtti; and be v. ??*?t they ktM-w that tlie'a wan m iieautffut healthy young hmie in thfc nri^hlKirh'x^d^ who wii* about giving a party, and had invt ^ <1 o?v iifluic'Ki he present, they pai-nawled WMt ~*1 u" ? would nc\'ec.?lo to let any c>t hit i Ich ntigh \n>n marry the young lady/and that she only wanted him to woo her to become his blushing bride, that aha was a powerful nclrcM, who had ju*t left her lending strings, nr.j? ::ia<* If lie Could get her, In* would have Ht hi# 4?po>al ut oit^c, half the world: they indtfecd hmi to Consent, and the oyersetr was directed to conduct the court ship for him. Hut the overseer and hU head inan proved at little acquainted with the management of a couitshipas with the direction, of unclc Sum's fajir? yard, for, instead o| humoring the yoking lady, they disgusted her at the hejrhiing oy accusing hor nf tdgotrv hnd nupr^titlon, and by ma klngit un Indispensable condition ol the un: Ion that hhc shouK hccomo a Unitarian.? The cr?nsequeur.u wai, that though the had invited uucl*; Sam to visit her, aue bccamc so much t (Tended, that ahe refused to ace him, Wu he b<ul the mortification at last, af ter **abmitUng to be coquetted with her for %on?e tUnc, to Ik rejected, and to be apurn | ed fiom her presence, and my uncjle had the 1 ?atikfact;on amid hit groans apd tight, tore fleet, that lie had squandered foolishly, large stuns in n courtship that many of his hands disapproved of?that his charac ter, as well as Ins feelings, had been mortal ly .vounded and that ne had obtained the reputation among his neighbors of an inter meddling old blockliead. Hut there wa* no on J to my uncle's vexo ationa:?Besides his head man lie had al lowed the oventeers four principal assis tants, whose business it was to Keep my uncle's money?to famish and elean Ins fou ling pieces?to keep Ilia ferry l?oat* in good repair?and to give the overseer ad vice when any controversy occurred, cither between himself and hi* neighbor* or l>c t ween the hand*, of his different field*, con | cerning any ot' their iKMindariea. lint in 1 stead of attending to their business they I were running IVoiii field to field, they and 1 their overseer, and hi* head man frolicking at harlmeuea, and rountry dance* and corn I shucking, enticing my uncle'* handsfrom their rtguiaremployment, to attend their i' eulogies of themKelve* and overseer. In addition to all thi*. they had been re presenting to my ur.ele thai h? was grow ing exceedingly rich, that he had large man ufacturing e*fahli*hmentsthat wereabletn j compete with all Ihe manufacturers of the world and (hut In- might dress mm.scll in ' ifr?ld and Pinbmiili'ry; but when my uncle 'rami' to look into tin- nintter be found that t hi< head umn had been Irvinti sligtb of hand i tricks again, and was shlv slipping his fin | gers i??to hi* crop hands pockets, in order to .til! th?* pockets of his waver*; that hi* va cant lands remained thereby unimproved, ' and his cultivated fields were worn hare, while his hand* were hall* starved; thathv their management they had M a most val uable market for 11??* produce of his farm ami therubi compelled his hands to soil to . those ? ho would not give more than half the value, and forced them to huy their , cloths at double the price tlicv might pro* | cure them elsewhere, so t hat instead of ma king loin richer in the end they were cn (de.avoring to deceive him by taking the linnm-v out of one oj' his pockets, merely to 'p.it ii in t!ier.thi r. Tlu> induced my un to examine hisaccouut book, when his [found that his r>< ers?'er j?nd \is underling jhad not only heen helping themselves too freely out of his strong book. hut had heen i squandering his gain to pamper their fa J vorites and fatten their pets. Now, my un J el#*-had a mortal antipathy to pets, not I nu rely on account of their expense, hut J lie always said they were the greatest for j tuenfs to the world, and fit for nothing hut ' to create hideous noises, and make filth and : dirt to polutu h s whole farm and lie was vexed to think that instead of attending to j thi- concerns of his farm thev should he i mining him with all kinds of destructive animals. I have said, tluit in my uncle's firm yard stood a famous Old Hickory tree, which he valued altove all In/en of the for est. because he looked upon it as a kind of .ornament of the victory lie had gained |ovcr the old Pedagogue, in his second fight. Under the shade of this tree, mv uncle delighted to repose, for he wnuldsay that lie always felt lunwdf at ease and per fectly safe, for his enemy shuddered at the very name of Old Hickory, and would n? ver dare to astault him; and as he sat him self down hv the side of the Old Hickory, iua meditative mo'xt contemplating his va - rious misfortune*, and revrIving in his mind what was tolie'dnne to repair his sink ing reputation and fortune, he overheard the overseer and his underlings plotting its destruction, and determining that it was absolutely necessary to destroy thin tree, almost the only remnant of an old stock that inv uncle valued; and because they kn< w that m> unch. would resist anv open violence, they determined to turn all their pets, consisting of squirrels, pole cats, whining curs, ar.d various other vermin, upon it, to destroy its leaves and its bark and to co%'er it with filth, so that it might wither and die. My uncle had seen his overseer amusing himself with two curs, which at fmt were very refractory. and would snap at his fingers when he would attempt to fon dle tliein, and hv a little indiciriis c-istiga llon had l>ceonte very docile, and he was amused with their fawning and whining; he had a|-o diverted himself with a pet fly - injj f:<|tiirre|, kept by his Head Man. and with nisaff.Mupt to tcach the little animal I ditTen nt tricks, anion<4 the rest to fetch and j carry like the pigeon, ami ?hfrtigh he ncr- ] ceived that when lie was sent to one place , the creature wa??siire to gosoniewbereelse. vet lie had lieen induced tonscribe it tea lit tl?? rnprH'toiifincM in th" nmnnl, and had only blamed hi* brad man for throwing away the corn froin l?i??ocranary In krtrpin^ Nell UMlnwpctH. Ho had MlKperfpd ton, the overseer * a*siyt:intH for keeping pole eaf<? &M (* In, n< ar bin dwelling b'Alne, and in and about bis fii>ld??, yet ho had only be&n aatoAiidied ?t the eorruptinn of their to'fc*"!, bfit when h?' fairly deterted tho Ovftr tfter, Head Man mid A twin fan!*, bringing' fhrir cur* to aeratrh about the root*, their aqutarola torrack the nufi *nd devour the Imv***, and the 'pob- eat* to pollute* and deatroy tin* fippearun^ of hi* favorite tfnc," and moreover perceived the squirrel endea\ oring to obtain bark aufli eient to mako bin poriodiral, migratory ex cur;ion arrow the water, he rould trtnnd it no kmcer, butawore by hi* lather'* virtue, on oath that he wiw never known ii> break that he wtiuld turn out bis overaeer, hi* head man and aa*i?tanta, head an^eara, iia Mxm aa their time expired, and th*t he would never tru*t *one of their' fkmllie* again to their Uteat prosperity. And my uncle wo* aa good aa life word, fbf aa *don a> he rould, ho routed them bng and b*g gfge, them and their pcta together, and had the r^liafaetion of aaeing hi* Old Ilkkory, aa aoon aaapringeameround put iinfcfottb new bud* and fW?*h green leave* ai.dWafttm ImrtfoviM in every quarter; hi*; hand* ill eati?fced, hfi prtk?*i AIM and Wmaefrt^urtHl and earraaed by all hfai bcigMira'fforh in the hbtory of my ?r loved Ufeia Sam, and tunc nmy hie bon ed soul lire beloved by all the world, end ?diuirod u the pattern of virtue end wb ^?aHHM^gk WMMWB if' FRIIttY. JOLT 3. ih29 ' .l/i/iointtnenta by the Qavfrttor.?Daniel M'Elmoyle, Justice ot the Peace* for York Dlstr ict. Robert Dunlap, Notary Public, for New berry District. Thecomraunicatton signed -Jmerleanue" will be regarded aa an article of curiosity when we state, that it is the pr oduction of one of the unfortunate inmates of the Luna tic Atylum at this place, who has been al ways deaf and dumb, and ia so yet?and who is now in a ?tate of perfect derangement up on one particular subject. The orthography and punctuation are scru pulously preserved, and the public perceive it precisely as it cfune from the bands of the author. He spent, we are informed, about two years in a Deaf and Dumb Asylum In Connecticut, where he became the pitiable subject of purtlal derangement, from causes which arc known, but not the proper sub jects ot detail in this place. The article, however, affords a gratifying illustration of the benign effects which may result from ftuch Institutions of humanity towards that pitiable portion of our fellow beings of which our correspondent ia one. The question, how far the agency of Gov ernment, whether State or Federal, can be interposed to enforce an observance of the Sabbath dny, to inflict penalties for its vio lation, See. consistently with the dictates of jjolicy, und the paramount authority of the Constitution, has recently assumed a politi cal character, and appears to present re flections of deep interest to the community. This has originated, principally, from a rc icrnt simultaneous iflort, in various parts of 11 lie VIMOII, to tnuuee congrcss to suspend illic transmission of the mail on Sunday. ?Tim circumstance, united to sonic local I considerations, it appears, has provoked a I discussion in the Nashville Republican, marked by more than usual ability. We (have transferred to our first page nn article I Irom that paper solely, with a view to its I /lolitical bearing, in relation to the questions which are there discussed. There are ma* jnv sentiments in the article in reference to i constitutional liberty, which, we make no Idoubt, will meet with a hearty response in |every bosom. As to whatever is sectarian I or thcologtcatly polemical, we hereby en ter our pcrfect neutrality. To this we < rave tic'.'.hcr the attention nor assent of our , readers. A.majority of the Court have sustained .the demurrer to the third indictment , against Tobias Watkins, upon the ground, , that the offence h id not been found by the grand jury in teclmical language?that "fraudulently and falsely altering" Instead , of" forged" had been ubed in the iudiot ment. Mr. Swann, on the part of the IT- & moved the Court to instruct the grand jury tliat the facts found by them in the indict* i mcnt ntuo'uilcd to forgery, iu order to di rect them in an indictment about to be pre sentcd in which the term " forged " is ad ?!cd. The decision of the Court on this mo rion has not yet readied us A new indictmcnt '.vtis presented l>y the grand jury on the "i'.h ultimo against Tobi , as Wntkins. j Can it be, that a criminal, whose guilt U j inriuijitalm', is to escape putdic justice be cause the grand jury do not find the facts witli the ?/technicalfirrciaitn'T If so, ? we trust Congress will promptly bring i about a complete revolution of the law of . the disti ict of Columbia. ] /"The .Vutionul J-jurnat has been nib bling at us for some time past. It sounds the trumpet of alarm to the manufacturer* ' .-the rank sand files of Mr. day?and prog nosticates a coming storm upon the glori ous tariff of 18 '2i?the sweets of which are now ronvrrtinpf New Kngland into a land flowing with milk anil honey. The Jour nal pronounces that the Telescope would go fvctit'-a dissolution of the Union to put down t'.ic Tariff, Iu the first place we reply,we thii.k that the Tariff itself, if not repealed, will go to that extent, without cur company. | In the ? ecoud , w would ardently desire ja dissolution of the Union, if the majority of men with whom it associated u*. were ? such as the writer for tilt Journ:>l. I Thirdly ; with what propriety doe* a i strolling, Knglish stage player, a perfect Swiss in politic, who has writtenforany bo My that would pay him. and now utilises, for , hire, those he had Ironicd?who cares no |.more for the Union than his great wire* worker, Mr. Clay,?with what propriety does such a creature catechise us aboqt a , dissolution of the Union ? Hit Rc/iorlt.?4teme time ago it wan rt* ported th^t CJen. Lafayette had xent for a Ilogg?h?-id of Earth from Hunker Hill to ! cmdirirtahia remaina after his death; it pro ved untrue.-*- In fact, it pre?u|4>oead n weakness in f?cn. La Fayette which we were loth to w naeinplifted, and diaered if itiK the rumor, we never published it. Another is now going the round of tho pa | per*, that hearing of MY. |f?*ioe'a enthar [ sa<w*ent the Or n. had authorised theaale erf MOW of hia Bounty Land In Florida and ordered tho proceed* to bo applied to tha relief of Mr. Monroe. We apptahwd there ia no l?ett*r foundation for thie talf? and we must be permitted to my thai we ahoukl be glad to Me imwe delieay obser ved toparde a pe nonage to iUustrioufWA beloved an Con Lafaytte TheU**Ummr $MtcA Afr.<i*+? Mhrmdoii.tlw 1M of May aaar Urtf taa,(Ky,>~is amoog the Mtf eUbT?e tfffrHa 9# that wiUwiMyiiiBti to eaitlwt in commotion the political elements of the country. It ranks-first amidst the velum h? oui efforts of his table oratory* a* wait la length, ofotlwfr' aophlstry, aad cunning, as in the infelicity of Its topics and the unmiti gated spirit of viodictlvcneas which be in dulges towards the President. There bo* difference, however, between this and other specimens of his electioneering rhetoric t there is more {humble Ay/toensy, lass bold recklesancs*, about him in the Plaaaa at Fooler's garden, than he hss been in the habit of assuming elsewhere. Hepropoeed the hsnd of cordial fellowship to those with whom he had the misfortune to differ?no reproaches for them?but he hsd regrets. " He regretted extremely to feel constrain ed to notice the Innovation upoo the princi ple end practice of our Institutions now In progress." Who believes this cantf Did not Mr. Clay seise with eager avidity the oc casion presented to him, to Inflict upon the Cabinet, in advance, the distrust end the odium of those who heard him? To pre pare his audience for bitter hostility to the measures of the Administration, before he or they could possibly have had the oppor tunity of knowing, whether ihey were .to redound to the Injury and disgrace, or to the benefit end glory of the Republic.* The policy of this administration has scarcely yet budded forth with regard to a tingle measure of national interett?,for with re spect to the subject of rrfbt m, upon which he dwells with a sort of horrible satisfaction throughout fire or six crowded columns? what does it benefit the Republic, whether Mr. A. or Mr. B performs the duties of an office? Let them but be we// performed, and the fiublic loose nothing, whether the incumbent be a friend of Henry Clay, or of Andrew Jackson T'.'.-r:,rcmova,>?' principle and nrtrtiro " atlon "P?nthe thp.yforg, calling ?|?J f?. * "?'? occasion of hi, di,pl , ihe Pta calculated to atrrL.kJ. ! Pl*??. ?nd KentuckyJl'??? '? biai in a fierce and ra '?<*??" boa, ??? Mil, before the ' hi"" hU r r.;.r He burled in thc?rt"?T^,?heT' Wl"Ch we cannot doubt that all tt l,cart? yet ? ooocemfor Lwfc,! ITl'"'" ?<.??bu, the jgtSSSfir6 Personal and telfi.h ,?urnoJZ_M i ?wn fair. hcing^Tatukou*, tremblingly ed,aod manifestly urematore !? j peasablc Ho,tili,/to o ,,'1* ?"*P !1,1,1 a,1<1 b cart-rending discomfiture I. ?' rooooa contest -f! B'Ure ln ? '*? [chastened ambition to wprtaSt ilta "IT" conclusion of his preaeattJJE. .v the ^.^h,.Krwrsr K)r*? nnd the open war which i. ?. ' Red with the Republican Party ?toc^lsaV *11 conspired to corruttt the rn??#r . "blch he looked auhe City ofWaahlnet >? blacken the p.uion, .hlehJ^ZT him?and to marshal tho u t wMin bistalems, his Ingenuity and his seal""^ est "mu?" ?.us JL* j;z ''.Xr^'e^irtuir crow of "removal." The ?~f " ?"'rg, ofthe Navy Uepartm?, l^fc^ ""P?"1" Preparation for theaupZ ' ?be Hreatdent tw"thi'1Wa^S^T " w,h?o *??^,poS Creek IndianLrc^S'^hTpre^ i^scsswS *?:?2rr ?upon ~%?r?wX ?.bV^rc'^t 7,r?f.cd .ip^Ttr^i' 1 he conciliating character of the InpngjL, ^lT,OWftrd' ????.,. and ?he iuh?enucat courtesy of Oen. JarC " . *rd? their Representative* at Washing afford n welcome earnest of continued iIL with the world, and a beneficial adjustmw! of exiting diplomatic difficultly, go far therefore, a, ??y evidence ofthe lead? *nd important measure, of this adrnkistra tion haa transpired, there was no room tnr the cavilling 9f the Ex-Secretary. If, then there fa no rwwonable jontifiea ?on forth,. rankling hostility agSnatt. incipient administration, fa H magnw,^ ?U?. ?? candid, ia Hdignifled in to M^k ev^ry^ibfc ocoaaion toevlncoW IntaUw 4 , wl,k;h?w totally par Ran in their rharacterl Which ato corrmL ting to the.people, in their eoneeqaeneetft ( The prevailing ny?tem of table oratory fa ?oyond ought to be checked by th7~?m pM of e.^ man oflnmm^, and *??.) la Mr. Clayl ?*> II be remembered, that from hi. mZ whoopii, Waahington.os, Ike 7thbf ManV ^^XwUmi, e^.locu.?^y^; to (he bedln of ihw C>,'r boo fruit sasj ^ contritsn*. of heart oeer IkeMry a drop ?f oU ?pea the tongua .but ?Mi the iwarf nl Ar?brand lt? ha?Alr Att4 Km not the the than*** of "war, peeti lenooand frmtno" followed ciose open the Wat cohort of "peace oa wttiad food wOl Imnrii man **1 As If to cop the cU mex of incoaeieteneiee, ud toot* to tho utmoet, the gullibility of hie hcerore? Mr. Ckj.vittli up with the striking antithe rio that "Retirement, unqualified retire ment, io what bo unaffectedly desired"?but at a more auspicious period, shall appear to be a profaebflity of hie to the Union, or to the State, ho Will promptly obey any call whioh the people may be pleased to make." He, therefore, rery modestly nominetes himself for the PreekSency, and his friends are tailing msaourss to secure hie nomina tion ly the Legislature of Ky. They pro pooe to the people of that State to cast eve ry candidate overboard, who will not pledge hie fealty to th,*o object It becomes then the friends of the constitution and of the Re public, to apply to him his Anal quietus in this aspiration?and if any politician South of the Potooiac feel* inclined to raise a fin ger in his behalf, ho eitlter has a great deal to learn concerning the bc*t interests of his country, or is a knavish accessary in the crime of its immolation. Ijate Foreign Ahw.?PacLetShip, Silas Richard* has arrived at Now York, bring ing Ales of London and Liverpool papers down to the 23d of May inclusive. The Spitalfteld weavers (5,000 in num ber) had struck for wagon, and no composi tion with tho masters had taken place on tho 21st ? Mr. O'Connol had been heard at length in defence of his reasons for refusing to take the oath of supremacy. His speech was long and eloquent. The following motion was at length adopted by tho House : " That the Speaker do issue his warrant to tho clork of the crown of Ireland, to issue a now writ, subject to tho recent statute for the relief of the Roman Catholic*, for tho election of a member to servo in tho present parliamc nt for the county of Clare." Portuoal is yet in a Mate of commo tion?twenty three Constitutionalists were condemned in April as having lieen con cerned in tho insurrection of Oporto last year, twelve of whom were executed at Oporto, and eleven banished. Much com motion had been excited on account of the sanguinary decree. Theatre of liar.?Nothing of any im portance has reached us from this quarter. Count Diehitch in no longer Commander in Chief of tho Russian Army on tho Dan ube. It in supposed to be but a change of name in Commander*. A French Commodore, from Admiral de Rigny, liad conferred with Mustapha Pa cha, Governor of Candia, to recommend to him moderate measure* in relation to the Greeks; ho agreed to suspend hostilities, but the Greeks were untractablo and refu sed: Cotton Market at Liverpool on the 23d of May exhibited more active demand for Cotton in tho proceeding week but no improvement in price. Capt. Snow of the ship United States, from Gibraltar, MUi May reports the death of the Queen of S/iain. The intelligence from Mexico, of may 28, was, that the government had suspended the barbarous decree of expulsion against the Spaniard*. Many of the hapless victims of this cruel measure have arrived in the U. State* The passage of suoh a l<nw by U?o Congress of Mexico indicates a state of ignorance, and inhumanity in our neigh boring Ropublicr which is extremely pain ful to the sincere friends of that Repsblic. Tho principles of personal liberty and the dictates of a wise humanity must bo but very indistinctly realised in ?AU country. It may. bo, however that tin- fa/re of pub lic opinion has produced a retraction. We learn from the b htyavr InteUfrvcer that Dr. John D. AfagiU hud twelve head of cattle killed by lightning on the 18th ult. We do not remember ever to have known as many fatal accidents from light ning to have occurred in the same apace of time asduriug the past month. An ex traordinary number of lives have been lost and much properly destroyed or injured. The anniversary of the battle of Fori Moultrie* was celebratod on Sullivan's Isl and, on the 28th of June, An Oration was delivered by Timothy Ford, ?aid to be high ly appropriate?and a dinner was provided for the occasion. A project is going on for opening a regu lar communication between England and India, by Steam. A large number of mer chants in both countries have advanced capital for the accomplishment of the enter prise, and it is said that the (Cast India Company has loaned two Steam Engines to he used in the A rat voyage. The. voyage to Calcutta by Steam can be madain three months; the average pe riod required for sailing vessels is four months and a half. The only' thin tr wan ting says the London Times, is an act of Parliament authorising the charge of such additional postage aa the caae requires. Hrxekkah Nile*.?Who grew la at the Tariff of end growls at those who op pose tt, has been bantered by Mr. Ritchie, to tell ?m what ha wants?The veteran obstinately wfcsn swd swears It is the Southern people who passsd that Me**ire, snd hence Mi odious sadbalefol chsracter. bf the midhtliinn takrs ?ppmt of Iks k*I Tsriff, fcel grest et^nyasent st the ra tfeswerir lAfurmeb The Moo. T. P. iMooaa, Minister to Colombia, left Baltimore oo the 10th of June lbr New York, whenee he ?n to Mil in a fow days, in the Natehee, for Co COMMUNICATIONS. (We we Bnable to renupTXTrtStnt and satisfy the cnriedty of oar correspon dcnt. We are not familiar with the pro* ceediefs of the Town Council, and as the/ have given no public intelligence conrcra ing the charitable contributions of the citi zens of this place towards the sufferings of Au|psU? they may probably regard it aa a private and confidential business, not suit able for the public eye. Maay do suppose that there ia something egotistical in some other towns in those displays of mnniicenco which the late catastrophe of Augusta cal led forth. It docs not strike us so?but we express only our individual Impression. We learn, informally, that 806 dollars were collected here by the Committees ap pointed for that purpose.?Kn. Tel.) To tmk Eorroa or tii Telekom. Sir:??lt is not without regret that, I am con strained to call upon you (for the went of In formation from the proper oource) for some intelligence In relation to the ditpositirn of the money, which waa contributed by tho citizens of this piece, to the relief of the Sufferers by the late fires in Augusta. If I mistake notour honorable Council were en trusted with the transmission of it. A CONTRIBUTOR. Columbia Inly 1820. Mb. Editor, I luive warn in tho Telescope your re marks on tho Attorney Generalhi letter. And road with some interest the reply of Juvcnb in support of tho attorney cenc ral's construction. Both of you seem to consider it an important question, an.i ?i ap pears intrinsically so. as well from the rights involved as from the diversity of opinion which prevails upon a matter of daily oc currence. We find tho Governor not en tirely in accoid with his legal adviser, the attorney general, and believe diflerenco of opinion prevails both among the solicitors and at the bar. It is strange the question has never been settled. This can be ac counted for only on the ground that the poverty and obscurity which induces tho difficulty presents its final solution. I con cur with you In the general course of your reasons and differ from Juvenis, with great respect for the ability with which he has advocated the crown side of the question First, I think the act of 1787 gives to ali persons arrested for fines the benefit of tho boonds when taken under a ca. sa. This act seems to be tender of tho Liberty of the citixen. A ca. sa. cannot issue until alter a Nulla Bona, or fi. fa. and Defendant is then allowed the privilego of insolvent debtors, and not the' 'insol vent debtors act," as seems to he supposed The prison bounds act was passed to extend certain privi leges to insolvent debtors and when tho state no guarded the person and pro uerty of one fined for a legal offence, in it to be presumed Uiey intend at any time to put private debtors on a more favorable. Tooting than public ones! "That is cer tain which can be rendered so." When the state by act 1787 said persons fined shall be put on a footing with private debtors, all privileges after as well as those recognised at the time must be considete* th?m- set had said public debtors should be entitlod to tho then insolvent laws, there would be more rwjson for contending that the act of *88 dM not extend to them any new privileges. The omission to mention such debtors in that actdoos^ not exclude them because tho act of "87 put them on the most' favoured footing, and toneeded topubHe del*o?tf!o privilego of private ones. A* between L l**"* 016 mo#t Uberal con ?2 "I?*""1*!!',h" con cedes to a certain class of public debtors te*UnUy M,Mh * A commissioner of the roads is fm?i on dollar* for omitting to keep the road in re nairi a fi. la-goes out Ant and then aca. sa. Upon what ground of right or public poli cy ought he to b? excluded from'The beSefit of the prison bounds actl Tlie act of 87 docs not seem to take fthyfock hold of a P*?" ""^ra ca. sa and mix up money and punishment. I consider poverty iu own punishment, and when the defendant cannot pay, the sooner the stat* gets rid of the insolvent debtor, the better.' Ko much aLSH >!irmcLl!J,^Uon totlm mode of dteposms: of a defendant taken by a 4a. sa .TTrtj5l!ct.0f. m - 1 ^ ??* ^ny but that the power to Imprison for tnisdemmnor hi JSriT unimpeachcd by the act of 87. The Question tioon which the issue is joined, is, does thesen? tence of the court, directing a party to pay mitted unt!l he pars it, exclude the exccu hve oflfk^isfrijm discharging him under tho under the insolvent' laws. Juvenia eon struea this order literally at?d according to t bo common import of payment. But here are more ways to pay a debt legal ly than one. The uaual and aMwt agree i? parties to pay a debt is Mieesh, hut taking the body is a payment Rvwy mihrtitalion of rtfer the amsrt, is in exoneration of the body Dm. bod, ten. is a receipt for the money. 'of one oC these eiders, the officer taunt enquire what is its local $?11ass "Mmm filSL* Cf?> wlMSM.fovoraS^ f, TXES]L?rPy