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? justly chargeable with the loss of the fortiheatJOtf
bill. Neither of then* he said
were entitled to the credit of the act. li
belonged to thai man, (pointing leCambrelong
who sat in the seat next in iront of him;
and shaking his long finger full and violent.
\y in his face, *? the We * premonitory'
turned round his smiling pkwiognomy) yes
said he, raising his voice, as Nathan sail
to David?thou art the man J lie then wen
into a history of the whole prodeedings
took up the record, and showed by it tha
Mr. Cumbrelcug refused on that furaou
night to report the bill agreed upon by th
Conference Committee, after the Presiden
had loft the Capitol in wrath, because, as h<
said at the time, it was after 12 o'clock, aw
therefore there was no constitutional House
He then showed that Churchill C. Cambrc
long (and lie rung out the name loud aw
cften) did remain in the House and vote a!
ter tlwit time. He said Mr. D. II. Lewis
anotlier member of the Conference Com
mittee, made the report after he found tha
il/r. Cambrelcng would not. (Here Mr
C. said lie did not make it.) lie did mah
- 1 1# WIT* .1 . * I
it,saw iur. wise at tne top ol nis voice
and here it is upon tl>c record (at the sam<
time holiing up tiie book of reports.) H<
charged the same species of mancnuvqrint
also upon Samuel Beardsley. He said tha
when Mr. D. II. Lewis made the rep or
and it was to be acted upon, thorc was nc
quorum to be found !?Like the men o
ltoderic Dhu, a portion of the House woulc
come and go at the call of a whistle, or the
stamp of a foot! After portraying the ir
consistency of the conduct of Cambrelcn^
and Beardsley, in refusing to vote at on<
time after it was 12 o'clock, and then voting
upon another question still after that, Ik
asked where were their consciences ? The
Speaker said that was not in order. Well,
tlieo, where were their scruples 1
In alluding, two or three times, to the various
novelties exhibited in the scenes ol
the last famous night of the last session,
Mr. Wise declared that a portion of the
members were drowsy and tired, others in.
dolent and indifferent and some drunk. So
he sakl that what with manceuvering, being
tired, sleepy, lazy, and drunk, no quorum
could be liud only whe.i certain idividuals
desirei it. He was called to order for say.
ing thai the members of the last House were
drunk on the ast night of the tc sior. Mr.
t _i .1 *.u
??o~ iiv uiu iivl v^uurgw iiiuiii an nun
being dr nk, nor did he s y that one half
or the tenth part were drank ; but that some
of them were drunk it was well known.
The fiict could not be disputed.
Afr. Lane of Indiana, rose and asked
Mr. Wise to name those who he knew
were drunk.
Mr. Wise: If I were to name them, the
gentleman might feel unpleasant.
Here order? order! was cried by the
Speaker and by the members. Order was
restored and the Virginia scorcher went
on. His unerring rifle told at every shot.
Mr. Wise also went at the Speaker. He
said the truth must all come ont. He then
gave thesul>stanceof a private conversation
between Mr. Polk and Mr. Cambreleng,
on the famous last night, about the Executive's
wishes in relation to the 3,000,000,
which Mr. Polk at the time told to one of
bis coleagucs, with the injunction, not to
say any thing about it." Mr. Wise said if
the Speaker denied it he bad a witness to
confirm the fact. Mr. Polk replied and
admitted the substance of the charge. Mr.
Wise continued for some time after, when
an adjournment was called for and carried
before he aad concluded.
The Correspondent of ths Cincinnati Whig
says on the 6amc subject,
mi t i .1 r!_.r
rrw? rcnjaxKs ot wir. auuhis [inumu*
ting that Mr. Webster would be willing to
join the enemy of his country,] was followed
with the clapping of hands, the stamping
of feet, and the striking upon the desks
by the orderly members of the orderly party.
The confusion was intense. The Speaker
with a tremulous voice demanded order,
saying that such disorder had not taken plahe
in Congress for the last ten years,?** Nevcr?never
before," was echoed from all
parts of the House.
* Another letter says, that wbon tbe clapping
among tho mombera subsided, '* the Galleries
kissed the Representatives !
4k?trsrt of the Prtceeiiiifs of the
Twcatjr-ftortk Confren."l'inl Ses ion,
SENATE.
Thursday, Feb. 4.
Mr. White submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Secretary of War be
and he is hereby requested to inform the
Senate what number of Cherokee Indians
residing east of the river Mississippi, enrolled
themselves for removal to the western
side of said river, from the 4th March, 1829,
to the 1st day of January last, stating par.
ticularly the number enrolled each year;
I likewise the number of improvements valued
for such emigrants in each year, giving the
name of each Indian for whom a valuation
was made, a description of the place valued,
the sum at which it was valued, and the
name of each person who received the valuation
money; and also whether the business
of enrollment was suspended for any
portion df the time within the periods before
mentioned, and bow long.
Mr. Calhoun, from the select committee
to whom had been referred that part of th<
President's Message in relation to the trans
mission, by mail, of incendiary publication)
in relation to dr.vevy, made a voluminous
- report, accompanied with the following bill
Jtfr, C. said tl?* committee were not unan
ttnotis in their absent to all the views emura
ced in tho report. The bill, liowever, wa.'
assented to by a majority of the committee
and the report in part, was assented to bi
each member of it.
A BH1 prohibiting deputy postmasters fron
reoG^ving or transmitting through the mai
to any State, Territory, or District, cer
tain papers there)? mentioned, the circu
tation of which by the laws of said State
tec., may b? prohibited, sod for othc
roasts ?
. 'i 1 Hf'i 1 i aaa
Be it Enacted, die.,-; it shall not be lawful ]
I for any deputy postmaster in any State, Ter- <
: ritor^*, or District, knowingly, to receive and
. put into the mail any pamphlet, newspaper, |
, handbill, or other paper printed or written,or 1
pictorial representation, touching thc^sub'
jeet of slavery addressed to any person or
, post office in any Stute, Territory, or Disl
trict, where, by the laws of the said State,
t &c-, their circulation is prohibited. Nor
? shall it be lawful for any deputy |>osimasicr
t in sai 1 State, &c., knowingly to deliver to
s any person any such pamphlet, &c., except
e to such person or persons as are duly au.
it thorized by the proper authority of such
c State, Territory, <Scc., to receive the same,
i Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, &c., That
:. it shall bo the duty of the Postmaster Gene*
- ral to dismiss from office any. deputy postd
master offending in the premises, and such
* I nAitmnctrr oIi5i!I nr?
, | U<?v?ity vt? Wtfl * ?W*I v*?
j, thereof in any court having competent jui
risdictiou, be fined in any sum not less than
t ? , nor more than ?, at the discretion of
. the court.
5 Se~. 3. Deitfurttle e ncted, &c., That
it shall be the duty of deputy postmosters,
2 mail carriers and other official agents of the
3 Post Office Department, to co-operate, as
* far as may be, to prevent the circulation of
t any pamphlet &c., in any State &c. where
t by the laws of said State, &c., the same are 1
> prohibited, and that nothing in the acts of
f Congress to establish and regulate the Post
I Office Department, sl?all be construed to I
J protect any deputy postmaster, mail carrier,
i or other agent, &c., convicted of knowing,
f ly circulating the same in any State, Tcrri- '
i tory or District.
I Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, 6cc. That <
i it shall be the duty of the Post Master Gen- <
i cral to furnish to the Deputy Post Masters t
, and the Agents of the department, copies of 1
the laws of the several States, prohibiting
. the publication or circulation of such pain"
phlets &c.; for their government in the pre. i
mises, and make such regulations and give
such instructions in carrying this act into
effect, as mav not be contrary to law.
- # 4
See. 5. And be it further enacted, &c. ]
That the Deputy Post A/asters, where the (
pamphlets &c. may be deposited, shall un- ^
der the instructions of the Post Master Gen- j
teral from time to time, give notice to the
same, so that they may be withdrawn by the t
persons depositing them: and if not with- t
drawn in the space of one month thereafter,
shall be burnt or otherwise destroyed.
The Bill was read and ordered to a se- j,
cond reading. t]
On motion of Mr. Mangum 5000 extra t\
copies of the bill and report were ordered to b
be printed. s
The consideration of Mr. Benton's rcso- ti
lutioi. was resumed, and debated by Mr. j
Manguin and Mr. Clayton, when without
concluding his remarks Mr. C. gave way to 0
a motion to adjourn. a
February 5. j,
Mr. Benton, from tho committee on Mili- c
tary Affairs, to wnom was referred that por- e
tion of the President's annual message on v
the subject of our relations with France, re- ti
ported a bill making appropriations to a
amount of about 82,000,000 for the thrcv
ous fortifications in the country; read and c
ordered to a second reading. p
Monday, Feb. 8. n
After receiving and referring to the Com- f'
mittee on Foreign Relations, a message K
from the President concerning the mediation P
of Great Britain, (which will be found in ?
another column) the remainder of the day
was spent in discussing the question suggested
by Mr. Benton's resolutions.
dOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES* r
Thursday, Feb. 4. ^
Abolition of Slarcrjr. ^
Mr. Pinckney, of S. C? asked the unadi- ^
mous consent of the House to present a re- c
solution in relation to tho abolition of slave- ^
ry. S
Mr. Granger called for the reading of the 1
resolution, winch was as follows :
Resolved, That all memorials which have 1
been offered, or which may hereafter be pre. r
sented to this House, praying for the aboli- a
tion of slavery in the District of Columbia,
and also the resolution presented by an hon- t
, orable member from Maine, [Mr. Jarvis] t
, with an amendment thereto proposed by an A
honorable member from VirginiafMr.Wise] j
and every other paper and proposition which
may be submitted in relation to this subject, f
be referred to a select committee, with in. j
structions to report, <
That Congress possesses no constitution- 1
at authority to interfere tn any way with the <
institution of slavery in any of the States of 1
, this confederacy, and that, in the opinion of <
, this House, Congress ought not to interfere 1
, with slavery in the District of Columbia, t
because it would be a violation of the pub. j
, lie faith, unwise, impolitic, and dangerous to j
( the Union.
Assigning such reasons for these conclu. f
sions as, in the judgment of the committee, <
? i - - i .i L
| may DC dcsi caicuiaiea 10 euiiguica me puo- t
( lie mind, to repress agitation, to allay excite- (
, ment, to sustain and preserve the just rights <
of the slave-holding States, and of the peo.
pic of this District, and to re-establish har- ]
many and tranquility among the various t
sections of this Union. (
r Objection having beon made, Mr. Pinck- t
, ney moved that the rule be suspended, in I
order to receive the resolution; at the same i
, time stating to the House, that his only ob- (
? ject in presenting the resolution now, was i
. that it might be printed for tho information ]
? of the House, and taken up whenever the (
3 House should resume the consideration of I
. Mr. Jarvia's resolution on the same subject. '
Mr.* Morgan, of Va. moved to lay the 1
. motion to suspend tlie rule upon the table: i
3 which last motion was lost. <
!f And the question ou the motion to sus- j
y pend the rule, was then taken, and decided i
in the negative; Yeas 1211 Noes .75: [not j
* being two thirds. ].
j . February 5.
Mr. Reynolds-, of liitoois, moved the sus
. pension of the rule,-for the purpose of ofier- j
;j ing tne' foilowing resolution
r- Resolved, That the House of Ropresentatires
of iN? Contm*?? nf United :
in regard to the execution or tip Treaty of
July 4, 1831, by France, approve of the
President s late Message, recommending the
prohibition of French products, and the entry
of French vessels into our ports.
Mr. Mason, of Ohio, moved to lay the
motion to suspend on the table.
Decided in the affirmative?Ayes 119?
Noes not counted.
Jl/ondav, Feb. 8.
Mr. Pinckncy moved to suspend "the
rule" for the purpose of taking up his reso.
lutions on the suhject of slavery. After
some remarks in opposition from Mr. Ham.
mond, the motion prevailed. There being
a disposition shown lor debate, Mr. Mann,
of N. Y. moved the previous question.?
Decided in the affirmative. Ayes 102,
Noes 80.
After various motions the part of the resolution
going to refer to a select committee
the petitions and former resolutions on this
subject was adopted. Yeas 124, Nays 48.
The report instructing the committee to
report that Congress has no constitutional
authority to interfere in any way with slavery
in the States, was adopted. Yeas 201,
Noes 7.
The following part: " And that, in the
opinion of this 1 louse, Congress ought not
to interfere with slavery in the District of
Columbia," was adopted, yeas 103, nays
47.
The question was then taken on the following
part of the resolution : "Because it
would be a violation of the public faith, unwise,
impolitic, and dangerous to the Union;"
which was adopted, yeas 127; nays 76.
The miestinn was then tnken nn the cnn.
eluding part of the resolution, which instructs
the committee to assign reasons for
these conclusions, calculated to enlighten
the public mind, and repress agitation, &c.
n?is was also adopted, ayes 1G8, nays 6.
The committee was ordered to consist of
nine.
[From the N. lr. Courier <$ Enquirer.]
Mexico.?Upon a close perusal of the
Mexican papers and private corresponlencc
received by the Congress arrived
,-esterday from Vera Cruz, we find the folowing
additional particulars.
ft. IIV> ou^/l v^l I IV> ^Vf^llllUV III) UilUtl UUkV Ut
he 30th December, caused the following
lecrec to be published and circulated in
ivery district of the Republic.
Art- Jsk. All foreigners that may land
a any port of the republic, or shall make
heir way into the interior, armed and with
he intention af attacking her territory, shall
e regarded and punished as pirates, conidering
that they do not belong to any na.
on at war with the Republic, and that they
0 not act nuder any recognised flag.
Art. 2nd. Foreigners that land in any
f our ports, or seek to introduce arms and
mmunition by land through any channel
1 a state of insurrection against the govrnment
of the nation, and, with the avowd
object of placing such implements of
far in the hands of her enemies, shall be
rcated rnd punished in the same manner.
Signed: TORNEL.
Santa Ana left San Louis for Lcona Vi.
ario, Cohahulia, on the 2d January, and is
erhaps by this time in Texas. There is
io longer a doubt that the continuation of
le present system ot government m Mexjo,
and the fate of Santa Ana himself de- ,
ends upon the result of the expedition a. ,
;ainst Texas. J
r
Indian War.
Tallahassee, Jan. 20.?The Tallahassee
nail carrier reports, that he heard on his j
oute, that Capt. Wm. B. Hooper was on
lunday, the 17th inst. crossing his men and
lorses over the Suwannee river, near the
luwannee Old Town* when he was attackid
by a body of 30 Indions. Capt. H.
tad only 15 men, and had crossed 9 horses
>\er to the west side of the river, when the
ndians made the attack, drove his men
>ack and captured the 9 horses. Two men*
ler.ry Pendleton, and Jessey Hicks, were
nortally wounded. One Indian was killed,
ind another wounded, supposed mortally.
Tallahassee, Jan. 30.?The middle disrict
in a few days will have six hundred men
mder arms engaged in the Seminole war.
V number fully equal to one third of the effective
men in it.
Capt. Hooker on the lower Suwannee* a
ew days since, finding the opposite flank in
jossession of about 30 Indians, crossed ov:r
with nine (men to attack them. As he
anded, two of his men were shot down?
>ne with nine balls, the other with five.?
iVith his remaining men he boldly charged
>n the enemy. While thus engaged, his
x>at got adrift, and he was left with ro ulernative
but victory or death. After a close
md dcedly contest of somo minutes, the
javages were routed with severe loss.
Twelve friendly Indians arrived yesterday
rom Tampa?they wifl act as guides to the
ixpedition which will march in a few days
rom this place.?They state that the loss
)f the Scminoles at the battle of Withla
1~?on/1 lrilln/^
;oocneu was UIIU uuuuivu uUU n.<uvu.
Gallant Affair.?On the 12th inst. Co1.
Parish at the head of two hundred Volun.
ecrs from this District, composed of the
lompanies of Captains Alston, Bellamy,
md Caswell, had a sharp encounter with a
arge body of Indians. The attack com.
ncnced with the advanced guard under
Dapt. Bellamy, who had been allowed by
he enemy to pass their main body. Col.
Parish immediately hastened forward to his
support, when suddenly he was attacked on
twth flanks by the enemy placed in ambush.
The Volunteers mado an unsuccessful attempt
to charge on horseback-?they were
then dismounted and formed in admirable
ardor. They then charged upon the enemy
in a manner worthy of veterans. In the
meantime, Capt. Bellamy having routed tin?
attacking party opposed to him, fell back
upon the main body. The enemy was soon
forced to take shelter in a thicket. By this
time, night was coming on, it was not tho't
prudent to follow them, where the localities
of the place and the darkness would have
given them great advantages. Our men
rested on fiioir arms in the open nine woods,
prepared to renew the action at daylight;
but during the night the savages effected a
retreat. Their loss must have been considerable,
as six dead bodies were counted in
one part of the field of battle. Two days
after, CoL Parish marched for Fort King,
and arrived tliere in safety. He then proceeded
to Powell's town, and destroyed it.
The Volunteers then returned to Fort Dranc,
where they are now encam|>cd.
From tie Columbus Enquirer, of Feb. 5,
1 rir. i__? /<? i? ^
V^IA i'iwiiuov lufci uviiviui.^ itiuiyuugciiu
and Baily, with other officers and citizens
who were requested to attend, met the
chiefs of the Creek Tribe of Indians in
Council, at Fort 3/itchell, for the purpose of
hearing such propositions as the chiefs
were willing to make relative to the disturbance
on the river below. The Commanding
officers with those in attendance, went at
| the special and particular request of the
Chiefs, and for the purpose of letting them
distinctly undeistand the condition of the
controversy and what should be done in
future. The Indians were disposed, as far
as we could judge, to maintain every friendly
relation with the whites, avowed that they
had endeavored to restrain their tribes from
aggressions on the citizens of Georgia,
and that none had been guilty but
a set of lawless young men who had committed
the offences contrary to their counsel
and wishes
The Chiefs also signed the following
paper:
We the undersigned Chiefs of the Creek
Nation of Indians, do hereby pledge ourselves
to restrain cur young men in future
from passing over into the territory Georgia
at any place prohibited by law; that we
will restrain them from committing depredations
on the persons and property of the
people of Georgia, and if in future any
such depredations shall be committed, we
will aid with our tribes in arresting the offenders
and delivering them to the civil authority
of Georgia. And we further pledge ou' selves
to cause all property stolen by the Indians,
to be brought to Fort Mitchell and
delivered to the commanding Officer, where
the owner can identify and get the same;
and that we will cause to be dispersed all
such Indians as are now, or may be hereafter
assembled on the Frontier of Georgia.
Nchahx Micco,
Elah x Emathla,
Tucka x batchc Fixico,
Yah bo x Co Harjo,
No cose x Yo bo lah,
Nul kup ke x Tutenuggee,
Yah hap x Haijo,
Iu presence of B. Marshall,
February 1st, 1036.
From the Floridian.
Powell the. Seminole Indian?The following
facts, in relation to this interesting personage,
I collected from authentic sources
during the late campaign, and they may be
i: 1
rcnuu on.
OcEOLA, or Powell, the head chief of the
hostile Seminolcs, ia likely to figure in history,
with Philip of Pokanokec, or Tekumsce,
possessing all their noble daring and
deep love of country, with more intelligence,
and perhaps, more ferocity He is a half
breed (his father an Englishman) of the
Creek Nation and Red stick Tribe. In
p:rsc n h jis slighf, well proportioned and active,
complexion rather light, deep restless
eyes, and a remarkable clear and shrill
voice, and supposed to be from 30 to 35
years of age. He has brought himself into
notice, and raised himself to his present station,
by his superior talents, courage, and
ambition ; not having inherited any title or
command. Formerly he was proud, gloomy,
and insolent, and on one occasion, in
talk with the late lamented Agent, Gen.
Thompson, burst into a paroxysm of passion,
declaring that the country was theirs,
that they wanted r.o Agent, and that he had
better be off; for this he was arrested and j
confined, afterwards he appeared penitent,
became cheerful, signed the Treaty, and
was released with many fair promises.
He then made himself very useful to the
Agent and officers at Camp Ling, perform
ing many daring feats in arresting criminals
among the troublesome Micouskees, with
which tribe ho was at variance ; and for
these services received repeated marks of
friendship from the Agent, and gained his
entire confidence.
Suddenly he threw off the guise of friend*
ship?murdered Churly Math la, a frierdlv
chief?forced his followers to join him?received
as allies, the Micosukees, who were
glad to have such a leader; and raised
forthwith, the fire brand and scalping
knif.
He, it is supposed, led on the party which
attacked and defeated the advance guard of
Col. Warren's regiment, about the 17th of
December.
On the 28th he wa9 seen at the head of a
band who rushed upon Gen. Thompson
and some other gentlemen, within range of
the guns at Fort King shot and scalped
them
On the 31st, he made a sudden an J unexpected
attack upon the army under Gen's.
Call and Clinch, whilst engaged in crossing
a deep and dangerous stream, the Vithlacooche?attacking
at two points, simultaneously,
and only yielding after a desperate
struggle of an hour.
During the action he was recognised by
the officers and men of the regular army,
fighting several paces in advance of his
men, andfafter each discharge of his ^/lc,
wiping it with the utmost * coolness; and
his voice was distinctly heard when his men
were flying, trying to rally them.
He is, or pretends to be, of the belief,
that the old treaty at Payne's landing is the
only binding one, and according to his account,
the time stipulated for their removal
by that treaty* does not expire for five years
yet; and lie says he can fight the whites for
that length of time.
" Twelve friendly Indians arrived yester1
day from Tampa?They will act as guides
i To the expedition which will march in a few
days from this place. The y state that the
loss ofbeminoles at the battle of With.
lacoochic, was one hundred and four killed
Among whom was Osceola 0r Powell*
who they say, received two wounds, and
died two days after the ac'ion.
The reported death of Powell is not gencrally
credited by our citizens."
Tallahassee Floridian.
A letter received in Charleston, dated
Tallahassee, Feb. 2, has the following
postscript:
" The Governor has, this evening, declared
Martial Law."
A rendnvntjs hn<? boon nnonrd in Mobile
for volunteers to go to Floridn, anil one in
New Orleans. At the Former 850 bounty
is offered; at the latter 830. It was sup.
posed on the 26th January, that 300 would
soon be ready to march from New Orleans.
One hundred and seven volunteers, under
the commaud of Cap. J. Duncan Allen,
arrived last evening by the Rail Road from
Barnwell District, and were quartered in the
Citadel.
Charleston Courier, Feb. 6.
FLORIDA SERVICE.
Orders weree received here yesterday*
from the Commander-in-Chief, by Brigadier
General James W. Cantey, directing
him to levy immediately, from his Brigade,
three companies to act as mounted riflemen,
or infantry, and to proceed forthwith to Pu.
rysburg above Savanah, and report them,
sclvos to an ofTicer of the United States
Army, who will be in waiting there to muster
them into service.
In pursuance of these orders, the Brigadier
Bencral has ordered the companies
i - t . 1 . t li
wamcu, 10 Deratseu irom me negimenrs
commanded by Colonels, Chesnut, Lightfoot
and Reynolds.
Camden Journal, Feb. 6.
Upwards of 300 men arrived hero on
Saturday night by the Rail Road, from
Abbeville and Edgefield Districts; and
with others, amounting to about 400 in all,
are quartered at the U. S. Arsenal in Cannonboroush.
The whole number of Troops ready to
start in a few days, (including the Irish
Volunteers, under Captain Henry) is between
5 and 600.
Charleston Courier.
The quota of militia required from the
Districts of Kershaw, Richland and r airfield,
has been supplied by Volunteers, without
a draught. The Cemden Journal says:
"The District of Kershaw has nobly responded
to the call of her country. In pursuance
of orders from the Executive of the
State, and to which we alluded last week,
Col. Chesnut's Regiment paraded in Camden
on Monday last, for the purpose of
furnishing one company of mounted men,
bv draft, if a sufficient number of Volunteers
*
did not oflcr, for the Florida campaign.
After the line was formed, Brigadier General
Cantcy read the order of the Executive,
to the Regiment, and made a few brief, patriotic
remarks. Col. Chcsnut and Major
McWillic then addressed them in a most
feeling and eloquent manner, explaining the
nature of the service in which they would
be engaged, and the savage character of the
foe they would have to encounter. The
flag was then placed in front of the line,
and an invitation given to those who were
willing to offer their servicec in behalf of
their suffering fellow citizens of Florida, to
advance and d:*css by the Flag. The invitation
was scarely uttered before the whole
Regiment, with the exception of about
twenty, we do not believe there were more,
was in the line with the Flag.
The following arc the commissioned officers
elected by the company.
Col. John Chesnut, Captain.
Capt. Thos. Lang, 1st. Lieutenant.
Col. John Micklc, 2d.
Lewis J. Patterson, Ensign.
Capt. B. Boykin, who had been elected
first Lieutenant, (adds the Journal,) was taken
sick with the measles on Wednesduy
evening. In the morning when the troops
were formed, Capt. Thomas Lang, the father-in-law
of Capt. Boykin, was found in
the ranks to supply his place. Such prompt
devotion to the call of his country deserves
? t rr\i
Honorable notice, inc company unanimously
and by acclamation, elected him to
the first Lieutenancy.
There has occurred in the course of the
mounting and equipping this gallant band,
some instances of individual liberality, generosity
and devotion, which deserve to be
recorded in letters of gold.
The Columbia Volunteers.?Yesterday
at 9 o'clock, A. M. the company of
Volunteers from this place, for the relief of
our suffering brethren in Florida, paraded at
the Market House, according to orders, and
at 10 o'clock, marched to the Granby landing,
to embark on board the Steamer James
Boatwright, for Charleston. They were
escorted to the landing by the Richland
Cavalry, the College Cadets, and a large
concourse of citizens. Upon arriving there,
hofnrr? omhnrkinrr. an anDronriate and affee
o' ri i
tmg prayer was offered up by the Rev. Professor
Elliott, and a short and animating
address, doiivered to the soldiers, by the
Lieut., Col. P. M. Butler. About i2 o'clock,
the Boatwright, with her gallant crew
sailed off, with the American flag floating
in the breeze, amid shouts of Farewell !
Farewell! from friends and relatives, and
the fireing of guns from both sides of the
river. The scene was solemn and thrilling.
Never have we witnessed so large an
assemblage as appeared on the banks of
the Congaree, to bid adieu to this gallant j
band.
Agreeably to the orders of Gen. Scott,
a regiment of 750 men was to be raised by
draft from this State, and a company of 64
men, exclave of officers, was to be the
quoto fl^^nis district; but the promptitude
of oHfellow citizens in volunteering,
! nrcc!:vl<*l the neccssitv of a draft cetirelv,
.7
v
The company raised amounts to 106 privates.?When
the call was first made, our
brave fellow citizens, P. Af. Butler was cleeted
captain of the company* but by the
appointment of the Governor, he has since
been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel of the whole regiment, and Beiya.
min T. Elmore elected in his place. The
officers arc as follows: / - %
Robert H. Goodwin, Colonel,
P. M. Butler* Lieutenant,
T. Elmore, Captain of the Richland
company
Jam** Douglass, 1st Lieutenant,
John Hemphill, of Sumter, 2d Lieutenant.
T. P. Cooner, Ensign,
W?- A. Bnmthwait, Orderly Sergeant,
^ Adjutant.
J, S. (Johen, lJay Master,
George Kecr, Quarter Master,
James E. Not:, Surgeon, ' j
A. Nagel, Asssistant Surges
CHERAW GAZETTE. !
TUESDAY, IEBBV1BY 16, 1IU.
'' .i
To every subscriber who will procure us three
responsible new subscribers, we will forward a
receipt for a year's subscription.
We have hitherto advertised for merchant*f
by the square, below the rates common in the
State, and always beforo charged in this town- f
We must however return to the commen tates, -j,
for all advertisements handed in after this date.
Of this no merchant will complain who wishes a
paper
to be sustained in the town otherwise than
at the expense of the publisher.
The February number of the Southern Agn- Lt
culturist has come to hand. It is rich in the. fly
variety and sterling value of its articles. 8ee the*
table of contents.
Arc not the appetites of our agricultural readerssharpened
by the bill of fare which we lay before
them in the table of contents of so many apical* *
turalperiodicals? Canthaymisttbstiwftditn
of reading from week to week sock tables with* |
out subscribing for at least some of the works, i
that tkey may be able to read the articles them* 1
selves ? |
There is a subscription paper in the Booketof# 1
where those who wish to subscribe any have <
nn nnnnrhinifr nf itninir an Thn Willi will ]
take pleasure in forwarding their names, pwiidei
the amount of money furnished to be fair ended
be not lees than five dollars. We would not pat
the publishers to the expense of postage for less.
?
We have rccoived the February number of the
Tennessee Farmer, published monthly at Jones,
borough, price only one dollar per annnm. An
evidence of its great variety of valuable matter 1
we refer to the table of contents which will bw
found in another column.
The Presbyterians of Georgia obtained a char, i
ter from the Legislature of that State, at its last!
session, for a Literary Institution to bo called
Oglethorpe University; and they are now making
exertions to ondow it. A manual labor depart,
mcnt is to be connected with it.
The Georgia Conference of the Methodist
Church, at its lato meeting, also rcsolvod to take.
measures for the establishment and endowment
nf si f!nllferp tn ho under thn rharfre of that Cnn.
ferencc.
It is stated, on the authority of a letter writer
from Washington, that the ofiar of mediation on
iho part of the British Government, between this
country and France, was made, not after the i
usual form of communication between Govern-,
ments, through the ministers of the respective
countries, bat by an autograph letter of the King
to the President; and that, of cowee, the PtCSfe.,
dent returned his answer in the same form, ^
We see it stated in some of the papers tbpt fin . * (
Xavicr Chabcrt, the firo king, has been. killed in "
New York by the explosion of some chemical ingredients
with which he was making experiments.-. "if
Te Rev. Mr. Post, late of Washington city ha#
accepted a call to the Pastoral charge of the Circular
(Congregational) Church of Charleston. ' I j
From the National Intelligencer.
The following highly important and acceptable
Message was yesterday transmitted
by the President of the United States to
both Houses of Congress.
To the Senate and House of Representative?. The
Government of Great Brittain has
ofTered its mediation for the adjustment of
the dispute between the United States andFrance.
Care hilly guarding that point itn
the controversy, which, as it involves our* .1
honor and independence, admits of no compromise,
I have cheerfully accepted the o?~
fer. It will be obviously improper to resort
even to the mildest measures of a
compulsory character, until it is osoertainedwhether
France has declined or accepted. , 1
the mediation. I therefore recommend a
suspension of all proceedings oo thai part
of my Special Message of the 15th of :i
January last, which proposes a partial nonintercourse
with France. Wlufo wecaa- |
not too liighly apsreciate the elevated sod
disinterested motives of the offer of Great
Britain, and have a just reliance upon the
great influence of that Power to restore th<*
relations of ancient friendship between the *
United States and France* and fcnow too. *
that our own pacific policy wiB be strictly * . -,
adhered to until the national honor compels
us to depart from it, we should be insensible to
the exposed condition of our country* 1
and forget the lesson of experience, if we *
I did not efficiently and sedulously prepare 3
for an adverse result. The peace of a nation
does not depend exclusively upon its
own will, nor upon the beneficent policy v"j
of neighboring powers; and that nation ./
which is found totally unprepared for the
exigencies and dangers of war, although it -3
come without having given warnnmgof its '"1
approach, is crhpinaDy negligent of its honor
and its dut}\ jH
T cannot too strongly repeat the rccom. W
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