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13 Mr. V/cbstcr addressed the Senate as < follows: Agrecablv to notice, I offer sun- 1 dry petitions on the subject of slavery and the slave trade iu the District of Columbia. ? The first purports to be signed by two thou- I sand lour hundred and twenty-five of the fe- 1 male inliabitants of Boston. * This petition is in the usual printed form* 1 It is respectful to Congress, and contains no < reproaches on any body. It asl;s for the j consideration of Congress, both vrith respect J to the existence of slavery in the District, 3 und with respect to the slave trade in the 1 District. ? The second is a pdlition, signed by Jo. Filson, and about a hundred others, citizens of Boston, somcsf whom ere known '.o n:c, and tffeliigldy respectable persons. ] v The petition is to *l*c same effect, and in the 1 samc-ib uv Tlretl irtl^strfkm appears to be signed by a large number of persons, inhabitants of 1 Wayuft county, in Michigan. I am not ac- i with them. It is a printed peti- < lion, different in form from the preceding, i drawn more at length, and going fartlier in- '< t j tlio subject. But I perceive nothing in 3 it disrespectful to the Senate, or reproach- ! fu] to others. 1 Tue fourth petition is like the two first, in substance ond-in form. Jt is signed by four hundred and thirty-three citizens of < Boston. Among these.s?gncrs, sir,Trecog nt'mnmr -noKAnc L'nmrn tn J1ISC UK/' UU11IVS Ul II1UIIJ ....v ? .. .W me to be gentlemen of great " worth and resjjcctability. There arc clergymen, lawyers, inercliants, literary men, manufacturers, and indeed persons from all classes of society. I ask, sir, that these petitions may be received, and move that thev be referred to t'"C Committee for the District of Columbia. This motion itself, sir, sufficiently shows v. l-at maimer I think this subject ought to be treated in the Senate. The petitioners ask Congress to consider the propriety and expediency of two things: firs? of making provision for the extinction of slavery in the District; second, of abolishing or restraining the trade in slaves within the District. Similar petitions have already been received. Those gentlemen who think Congress have no power over any pari of the subject, if they are clear and set* ! i.ithat opinion, were perfectly justifiable in voting not to receive them. Any pc- 1 which, in our opinion, asks us to do 1 ih :i which is plainly against the Constitution .*? might very justly reject. As, if persons -houlJ petition us to pass a law abridging .'.ofrandom of.the press,or respect ing an es .nbkshment of religion, such petition would very properly be denied any reception at . J In doubtful cases, we should incline to 1 ' M J L/C 1 , receive auu cwnsiacr; oecauso aouonui case-sought not to be decided without considcixu I lk?2. ' < Rut 1 cannot regard this case .as a doubt- j la! one. I think the constitutional power of i C >ngross over the subject is clear, and, there- 1 lore, that wo were bound to receive the pe- ] . titions. Ami a large majority of the Sen- 1 ate ore also of opinion that the petitions ought to be received. < I have often, Mr. President, expressed, ' the opinion that, over slavery, as it exists i ia the States, this Government has no con- i trol whatever. Itis entirely anciexclusively 1 u State concern. And while it is thus clear 1 that Congress has.no direct power over tins 1 subject, it is our duty to take care that the I authority of this Covernment is not brought i to bear upon it by any indirect interference 1 .whatever. It must be left to the States,-to 1 the course of things, and to those causes < over which this Government has no control, i All this in my opinion, is in the clear line of -I our duty. - ' j Oil the other hand, believing that Con. < ?rcss has constitutional power overslavery < and the trade in slaves, witmn ine msinci, 1 think petitions on those subjects, respectful- i ]y presented, ougiit to be respectfully trea- ! ted and respectfully considered. The res- < pectful mode, the proper mode,is the ordinary mode. We have a committee on the 1 affairs of the District. For very obvious I .reasons, and without any reference to this 1 question, this com mittee is ordinarily COM. i posed .principally of Southern gentlemen. I For many years a member from Virginia i or Maryland has, I believe, been at the head < of the committee. The committee, there- J fore, is the appropriate one, and there can 1 ? possibly be no objection to it, on account of .the manner in which it is constituted. < Now, I believe, sir, ^tliat the unanimous 1 .opinion of tlwfNorth is, that Congress has i no authority over slavery in the States; and I perlwps equally unanimously, that over sla-very in the District it has such rightful author- i ?y- . ... i Then, sir, the question is a question of : -the fitness, propriety, justice, and expedi cncy of considering these two subjects, or i eitlicr of then), according to the prayer of these petitions. < It is well known ta us and the country ; tluit Congress has hitherto entertained inqui- 1 rics on both these poiuts. On the 9th of 1 January, 1809, the House of Reprcsenta- s tives resolved, by very large majorities, I " That the Committee for the District of ' Columbia be instructed to take into consid- 1 elation the laws within the District in res- 1 pect to slavery; that they inquire into the 1 slave trade as it exists in, and is carried on through, the District; and that they report to the House such amendments to the exiting laws as shall seem to them to be just." And it resolved also, " That the committee be further instructed to inquire into the .expediency of providing by law for ihegradual abolition of slavery within the District 1 in such manner that the interest of no indi- < vidua) shall be injured thereby." As early as March, 1816, the same ; House, on the motion of Mr. Randolph, of i Virginia, resolved, " That a committee be i appointed to inquire into the existence of an J inhuman and illegal traffic of slaves carried i on ia and through the District of Columbia, 1 and tb report whether any, and what meas- i ures are necessary for putting a stop to the < sunc." 1 it is known, also, sir, that the Legislature t of Pennsylvania has within a very few years i jurged upon Congress the propriety of proi i- ; Jing for <he-abolition of slavery in the :rict. The House of Assembly of fork, about the same time, 1 think, p i similar vote. After these proceeding President, which were generally kno" tank, the country was not at all prepa kn4 that f hose petitions would be oh to,on the ground that they asked fc exercise of an authority on the part ol jress, which Congress cannot constit illy exercise; or, that having been fbi received, the prayer of them, in rega both objects, would "be immediately re without reference to thccommittce, ant out any inquiry. Now, sir, the propriety, justice, ai ncss of any interference, for either ofth poses stated in the peti'ions, are the on which, as it seems to me, it is 1 proper for a committee to make a r The well disposed and patriotic among petitioners are entitled to bo respectful swered : and if there be among then lts whoso Aotives arc less praisewort is not the part of prudence to give advantage which they would derive f right of complaint that the Soaatehad hastily or summarily 011 their petitions cut inquiry or consideration. Let the committee set forth theii views on these points, dispassionately, and candidly. Let the argument b( and heard; let the People be trusted \ and I have no doubt that a fair disc of the subject will produce its proper both in and out ot the Senate. This, sir, would have been, and course of proceeding, which appears 1 to bo prudent and just. The Senate, over, having decided otherwise, by a large majority, I only say so much, c present occasion, as may suffice to my own opinions known. Mr. Mungum said that as he hat prevented from being present when a i petition was disposed of, and had no 1 tunity to record his name on the moti to receive the petition, for the purpi doing so at this time, lie would mov these petitions be not received, snd * ? .1 _ j* ask the yeas ana nays on the quesiu The yeas and nays having been cd, Mr. Rives rose to make a few rer disclaiming any intention to open agii discussion which had so recently bee miuatcd in the Senate, by any thing h to say. Under one of the views whi< fallen iiom the gentleman from Mas: setts, he might with great propriety against the reception of these petitions was his deliberate opinion that Coi had no constitutional power to abolis vefy in the District of Columbia, would be very inopportune, and, inde uciu win juupaiwu liitiisuii iu ?vj uuu ill' cussion of the question. Nor would proper to offer any observations at ] after the full discussion which the iubje undergone. The -sense of this body 1 ready been expressed on'this question ceiving a former petition. lie would like to have an opportun consult wkh gentlemen, especially with whose section of country was most < interested in this matter; some of > regarded the question of reception aft< former decision as res judicata, migh he disposed to adopt some other course tiimscl? he was of the opinion that the tion of tho reception of the petitions c involve any violation of the rights ol tion; as it was merely a rcfosal to r where Congress had no constitutional 3r to act. If such a motion were pro; and on consultation with his friends iti be regarded as the proper course, he s toei it nis duty jo vote against tne rcc ofihcse petitions. But it might be c ered by some of the Southern gent who had voted against the recepti the petitions, that, after the decision < Senate,there might be another courSei ed. 'It might be a subject for cons tion whether the petitions ought to be ? the Committee for the District < lumbia, to a Select Committee, or t other committee, or whether it ought sent with or without instructions. I to enable himself, who had just tak< seat, to consult with his friends iiiothc ed for some delay, and ho would, the move to lay the motion nof to rccei the table. - \ Mr. Mangum said he had no par objection to the motion-being laid on We, if the gentleman from -Virginia not call it up again during his absenc iic desired to record his vote. Mr. lEwing inquired wlmt became < memorials if the motion was laid on t ble: whether they coukl go on the with the motion, or be separated frc The Chair replied thru the menr nvmld mmnin r>n th/? t.ihlo with th(> m Mr. King, of Alabama, said be di Dxpect, after what had been said by th itor from Massachusetts, that he iave taken this course. He had sup that the Senator from Massaciiusett stead of moving a reference of these lions, would have simply moved to la) an the table. The course which tha Jeman had taken had placed him i tiead of these men who inundated Coi with their petitions, -Hodnuhhopcd tl: subject was put to sleep, and that n< more would be done to increase the < ucnt which already existed, and thi subject would not be stirred again thi sion. He had himself refrained from any tiling to add to the excitement; 1 taken no further share in the debate what he had felt himself compelled by a :>f duty to take. lie wished the subj< be laid on the table, and to lie there foi ind if there was any intention to take again, he should vote against laying the table at all. A single word as to a from the Committee for the District c lumbia. From that committee there be no report which could have the efil allaying excitement In any other parjt country than the North. A major that committee consisted of members ;hc Northern States, & it was not likei my report from such a committee coi ?u-?sfuctory to the Southern States, Dis- - Mr. Webster said, in reply to Mr. King, New that he was not aware of having said any assed thing which could justify the remarks of the s,Mr. honorable member. By what authority wn, I does the gentleman say (said Mr. W.) that ired to I have placed myself at the head of these pe. jectcd titioners? The gentleman cannot be allow. >t the ed, ?if, to assign to me any place or any Con- character, which I do not choose to take to ution- myself. I have only expressed my opinion j mally as to the course which it is pi udent and wise ird to in us all to adopt, in disposing of these petijected tions. 1 with- It is true that, while the question on re. ception of the petitions was pending, I obid fit- served than should hold back the petitions e pur- till that question was decided. It is decided, points The senate has decided to receive tlie peliighly titions; and being received a question to the cport. manner of treating them necessarily arises, these The origin of the authority of Congress over IV an- IJ lis Uisincijiut; vujtv,u> "i i oth- in ceding the territory, the little interest which hy, it this Government has in the general questhem tion of slavery, and, the great magnitude rom a which individual States have in it, the great acted danger, to the Government itself, of agita, with- tating the question here, while things remain in their present posture, in the States around r own us?these, sir, arc considerations all inti, fully. mately belonging to the question, as I think, i seen and which a competent committee would vith it; naturally present to the Senate and to the ussion public. effect, "Mr. President, I feel bound to make one further remark. Whatever gentlemen-jnay is the think of it, I assure them that these petitions; 0 me at least immany cases, have no factious ori1 how- gin, no political-or party origin. Such may , very be the origin of some of them. I am quite >n the sure it is not of all. Many of them make arise from a sense of religious duty; and that is a feeling which should be reasoned 1 been with, but cannot be suppressed by a mere former summary exercise of authority. I wish oppor- that all reasonable men may be satisfied on not with our proceedings; that wc may so act osc of. in regard to the whole matter as shall proo that mote harmony, strengthen the bonds of our would Union, and increass the confidence, both of ^n. the North and the South, in this Governorder ment. Mr. Preston next addressed the Chair, narks, The Senator from Massachusetts (said he) lin the having alluded to the opinion of an honorn ter- able gentleman; recently a member of this e had body, my friend Mr. Tyler, I beg leave to -hhau offer applanation ip tliis belief, sachu- jt certainly was the opinion of that gentlevot? man, at the begining of this session, that i, as It nrnnnr Hicnnsitinn of those netitions Was rirrrr>cc r?r? ?r ? r . , 1;oa5:' to reler them to the committee for the Dish sla. tricf, from which he then hoped sucli a rel V* Port m'ghthe had as would meet the views . of the South and a majority of this Sonate. B* Upon further reflection, however?upon comparing opinions expressed out of doors Jf*. and in the Senate, he camo to the conduct had sjon that such a rcport could not be framed; a * that the Attempt would do more harm than of rc- goofl ; that it was his duty to vote against the reception of the petition ; and also his ,ly to duty to submit resolutions, now in possesi those sjon 0p t]ie Senate, embodying tlic result of ieeply. t},al pr0CCss of reasoning which he would yhom, j,ave adopted had he drawn the report. it'now -^Pcr a few remarks from Mr. Hubbard, For an(* a rePe^t^on of what he had before sta* ted from Mr. Rives, the motion not to reI'd t ce^ve petitions was laid on the table, f' Deti ^r* Presented some petitions on ecerf e sarae.suhiect? 'n reterence to which the , N same motions were made with the same re. sult Tv! The following resolution, prefaced by a ihoSd *0no preamble, was submitted by Mr. Bencotion I jL-? Resolved, That the said resolution be kunen ^punged from the journal, and for that puron of Pose' that the Secretary of the Senate, at * ^ such time as the.Senato shall appoint, .shall i f bring the manuscript journal of the session adera* *?33-'4 ,nt0 thc Senate, and, in the ent to Presencc the Senate, draw hjack lines )f Co roun(^ the said resolve, and cross the face o anv thereof, in strong letters, with the following to be wor(k: " Expunged by order of the Senate, t ^is ? day of ?, in the year of our Lord >n hiL 1830. wish. Tbe Senate having resumed the "consid' - ' * cration of the bill to distribute the proceeds rciore gabs of the public land among several States. - ticular ^r* Ewing, Ohio, resumed and Con. theta. ^uded his speech in favor of it. When would The Senate went into the consideration x as of Executive business; after completing . which, e , The Senate adjourned. 5f thc * 71/arch 17th. vj" ^r' ^e^s'er rose t0 move for the print.e ing 3,000 extra copies of the statement ,m.lt% of the affairs of the deposite banks, translonals by"the Secretary, of the Treasury. ^tlon* Some remarks were made by Mr. Webster? ^r* ^ ^r- Benton, Mr. Calhoun, ? M arK* ?*hers in relation to the safety of the would pUbiic funds in the deposite banks, for the P?. substance of which we shall endeavour to s* ln* find room next week. Tlie motion pre' them va^ec^* t een- ^r* ?enton made a speech on Friday it the and Monday the 21st in support c ' his expunging resolution, and Mr. Porter lat the rcP'^ on ^ie 22d and 23d. After which f. the resolution was laid on the table on mo* wcite **on ^r* ^enton* ^2d Mr. Ben.t ton renortcd a bill from the select commit s ses^ tce in su^>Ject ^or admission of Michd igan into the Union, and Mr. Buchanan a ie had ^ ^or Emission of Arkansas. * : than ~ sense house of representatives. set to March 11. rever; Mr. J. Q. Adams asked the consent of it up the House to permit him to offer the follow, it on ing resolution; which was read : report Resolved, That 525,000 copies of the let. >f Co. tor from the Secretary of the Treasury, cotdd relating to the cultivation and manufacture bet of of cotton, with the tabular statement annexed of the thereto, be printed under the direction of iiy of tlje Secretary of the Treasury, for the use of from this House, ly that Mr. Adams stated the document was^ne aid be of great interest, -and the motion to print the number of 25,000 copies wa9 made by the instruction of the Committee |ou Manufac. a tures. c The resolution, by consent, was taken up I for immediate consideration. 8 I Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, moved ii i to amend the resolution by striking out 25,. c 000, and inserting 15,000 copies; which t was agreed to. - i The resolution as amended was then 3 agreed to. 1 March 12. t Contested Election. 1 The motion made on a former day to re. coasidcr the motion to allow Mr. Newland, < the petitioner, to appear by counsel at the 3 bar of the House, was decided in the nega- J tivc : yeas '91; nays 97. The motion to < allow the petitioner to appear in person at i ? i?:,I_J , the oar, una address tne nouse, was uuciueu < in the affirmative : 143 to 54. The debate on the question of allowing more time to the sitting member, was then discussed, by Messrs. Mann, Maury, Boyd, i Mason of Ohio, Pearce, Graham, and Newland. And the House adjourned. March 14. The House took up the resolutions of the Legislature of the State of New York on the subject of a reorganization of the militia system by Congress, presented on a former day by Mr. Gillett, together with the motion of Mr. G. to commit the same to the Committee on the Militia, with the following instructions : To inquire into the expedioncy of so altering the laws relating to the militia, as to provide?? First. That all free white male citizens of the United States, between twenty-one and forty.five years of age, shall be enrolled m tne jwuiua. Second. That, of the persons so enrolled, all who are under twenty-seven years of age, shall once in each year be called out for a period not less than six days, and remain under arms during that period, with the view of improvement in military discipline and martial exercise, and such persons to be . minute-men, and to be first called upon in case of insurrection or invasion. Third. That the persons who shall thus be called out and remain under arms shall receive a reasonable compensation for their time. Fourth. That the Government of the i United States shall furnish all proper depo1 * " 11 i f ? tiQUS tor the use 01 inc persons inus eaneu out, all needful tents, arms, and accoutraments. # Fifth. That there shall he deposited at proper points on the frontiers and seaboard, all necessary and proper arms, including brass cwnon, accoutrements, and ammunition, to supply the enrolled militia when called into actual service in defence of the country. Considerable discussion took place on ; these proposed instruclipns, but no vote was taken. The remainder of the day.was ; spent in roceiving and disposing of petitions and resolutions. The memorial heretofore presented by [ Mr. Clarke by citizens of Pennsylvania for I an appropriation to remove free persons of j color to the coast of Africa, was taken up. j A motion had been made to print the me- j morial and refer it to a select committee, j This motion was laid on the table: ayes 129, j naj's 69. Indicating a probable determina- j tion of the House not to act on the subject, j March 15. j The naval service bill was taken up in committee of tjje whole, when Mr. Evans of Maine, spoke two hours and a half in reply A onrush af \fi? TKa?Y4cam nf .Q P L\J U luilllvl Oj/W/ll Ul M IJVI1JOU11 vi V? I March 16.' The same same subject was again taken j up, when Mr. Chambers addressed the Senate in favor of increasing the Navy as an efficient means of national defence, which is also calculated to impress foreign nations with a sense of the power of fhe country. Mr. Bell who had made a motion to reduce the appropriation for the navy yard at Portsmouth from $67,000 to $35,000, because there was now no prospect of a war. He Spoke at length in support ofhis motion, and before he concluded the Senate adjourned. Nothing important was done in the House as late a? the 23d. From the Correspondence of the Faycttevillc Observer. Washington, March 16. Pennsylvania too, has become refractory, and has not only resuscitated the monster, but is about instructing her Senators to voteagainst the expunging resolutions, and in fa. . vor of a distribution of the proceeds of the public Lands. Should her Senators go against expunging, as they must do or resign, according to tho Administration doctrine, the vote in the Senate will probably be 26 against and 22 for the resolutions, if the Senate bo full.?In any event it is believed Mr. McKean will be found in the negative, whether instructed or not. So that the prospect of accomplishing this favorite object of the President is very slender during his'continuancein office; and afterwards, when he shall have retired to the Hermitage, and his influence spent in the appointment of his sucessor, it will no longer be thought of. The Land Bill is now under discussion in the Senate, and will, it is believed, pass that body.?I cannot say what may be its fate in the House. ? I FOREIGN. LATEST FROM TEXAS. New Orleans, M<irch 12. General Francisco Vital Fernandez has been appointed by Santa Anna, to be commandant general of Tamaulip&s and New Leon; and General Cos to becommandant generil of Coahuilla and Texas. Don Manuel Edward de Gorostiza has been appointed ambassador extraordinary to Washington from the Mexican government General Fernandez has issued a decree declaring. Matamoras to be military station , and fortnding any to leave that city without a panport. None can enter there or at the mouth of the. Brasos- without reporting themselves ;,r\nd onv harboring strangers r i II rc liable to penalties, as arc also any who pi onverse freely on the affairs of Texas. The array invading Texas is said to be ? 1000?of these there are only 3,500 bear, ng arms, and capable of service. The = :avalry corps under Folifialos were obliged A o retire on Monclava, from want of provis- fort ons. The utmost effective force that the 1831 Mexicans can raise will be about 5,000 ; p jut were that number doubled they will be c<* he prey of the Texians. What cares the to* volf how many the sheep arc ? for The Texians can raise 5000 men of their Dwn; and are aided by 2000 from the ? United States. By this time, they have in general assembly declared their iadepen- ,Qr dence of Mexico. This step was decmcu ^ necessary on the approach of an invading army, making the contest national. . n TEXAS. Sa Information has been roceivcd in New co Orleans that San Antonio has fallen into the ^ hands of the Mexican commander Santa Anna who had suddenly fallen upon it with an army of 4000. Another account states Sl that the commander of the 'Mexican forces ur was Gen. Cos, who had broken his parole m of honor, and that the invading force aid S( not exceed 1000; the main body of the j Mexican army either from fear or disaffec. tion, refusing to enter Texas. .A force of P' 1200 Tertians had gone, it was said, to the ai relief of San Antonio, and strong hopes of di ' ? tncir success were uira uiujvu. ^ FLORIDA. li< A letter received in Savannah, dated Pi- sl colata, March 15, says that an express had d< arrive^, at that place the evening before, p, bringing .intelligence from Withlacoochee, that Powell, Juniper and Abel .were in camp sueingfor peace?that they were tired of tc fighting.?That while thoy were ncgotia. s< ting, the detachment of Gen. Clinclf came fa * J d./v L'n/winnD up UOU UIU1CKUU lllO lliuiuu^, Iivi nuumiig what was going on. That tlic Indians fled , and were followed by Powell who promised to return. The same letter states that Gen. Scott has been offered and has accepted the g. services of from 800 to 1000 friendly w Creeks who were to join him in 20 days. 0| The Tuscaloosa Flag says there is cause to suspect the great body of tho Creeks of s"? a design to join the Seminolcs iifthe Spring, ct F [From the Jacksonville Courier, Jfarch 17.] ^ GENERAL GAIMES AND OSEOLA HAD AN INTER. cj VIEW. ^ The news from he camp of Gen. Gaines continues to be of great importance. In our . last we stated Gen. Clinch with the Alachua a militia had joined him. We were then una. 0 hie to state particulars. The following ex. w tract of a letter to the Editor, will show the' tfc force which accompaincd the provisions. "Tho force which went to the relief,of ^ Gen. Gaines, under the command of Gen. rc Clinch, consisted of four companies of raoun. 1 d< ted volunteers lrom Alachua county, commanded by Captains Williams, Carter, Horn, and Lieut. Dell, one company from Ham- . ilton county, under Capt. Martin, the Richmond Blues, about seventy friendly Indians, j * and some regulars, in all about seven hun- J w dred men. Verbal reports state that they j N are getting short of lead. " q ' "With this force Gen. Clinch went to the. . relief of Gen. Gaines. The night before !N his arrival, Oscola sent a negro to the camp ' of Gen. Gaines requesting an interview, ami promising to stop killing white men if he i.? -a-_ i.:n: ti.:? _ wouiu scop Killing iiiuiaxis.. nus juupuai tion was agreed to and Oseola was told to conic next day with a white flag, when tlicy t'1 would have a talk with liim. The next day It in company with another chief, he came to pi within about one hundred yards of the Fort p( waving his white flag around three times, and set down upon a log. Three officers Sl from the camp went to meet them. "Oseola informed them-that Gen. Clinch rc was on his way to join them with a large number of horsemen. He cxpresed his willingness that hostilities cease, and to give j. up his arms. The officers required him to ;1 sign articles of agreement by which he in bound himself to proceed immediately to lie Tampa Bay, and there embark for the ilfis- u< sissippi. Some say that Oseola objected to this mode of romoving, and wished to go by land. Others that he would not promise NV to go at all, but wished to live on the other i11 side of the Withlacoochcejmd to havo that rc for the boundary line between them and the whites. There discussion was interrupted by the arrival of Gen. Clinch. During the q course of it, Oseola inquired how they were p, off for provisions. They told him thev had jt! a plenty. He said he knew they had not a and if they would come over the river, he U1 trivn thorn two beeves and a bottle of brandy. jg "As Gen. Clinch approached, the friendly bi Indians, discovering the hostile Indians sc about three hundred yards from the camp te of Gen. Gaines, raised, the whoop, which b< was immediately followed by one from the pi hostile Indians. The men immediately pi formed and fired a platoon. The Indians hi fled and were closely pursued. A runner then T came from Gen. Gaines ordering them to m stop and informing them Oscola was trea- m ting with them. At first those in pursuit Je/ could not be restrained but the cry of treaty, re treaty, soon checked them. General Clinch 01 then'formed and proceeded to camp. to ^ . C< Extracts from a letter dated " Ilead Quar- el tcrs, Camp Izard, Florida, on the Withla- ti< coochee, March 8th, at night,"?"We ar- th rived at this post on the evening of the 6th, and found Gen. Gaines* army in a state of starvation, eating horses, dogs, &c. fn * * * ? * h? "On reaching the camp Gen. Clinch of found its inmates in great distress. They k were literally in a state of starvation. They of had killed and eaten several horses and w dogs. One of the soldiers having stolen a th dog and killed it, sold one of the quarters sh for five dollars. One man gave six dollars for a piece of horse's entrails aboil! a foot long. Five dollars were given for a biscuit, ol and the same for a quart of corn." ?c HER AW'GAZETTE. * TUESDAY, XABCB W? t?36. .t the weekly meeting of the Boafdef Heelth he Town of Cheraw, on Maoda,8S0iMttch. 5, On motion - ' * Resolved, That tlie Board report to the Town 'n-.il that there is no ease of small pe* fn, and none nearer than at the time of the nier report, viz : 9 miles. M. MACLEAN, P?^t\. Malloy, Sec'ry. rho regular meetings of the Board wilTin ftf o bo held at half p^t 8 o'clock A. M. on Mon. ps. Tltcrc was a report current on Friday ^ ituraay, wnicn nus no doubt spread in tM untry, that there was a case of small po* ? town, There was no foundation for' iU Wc would caution our citizens agaiwi* ving credit or currency to such reports/ nil they have first made inquiry of tome ember of the Board of health. By d?og > they spread alarm in tlifc country tod do jury to the business of the towm The iblic in both town and country may he |sired that if the disease should be into, jced among us, the Board of Health wffl nmediately give public notice of the fact.* Nothing now so much engages the pub* 2 attention in this neighborhood as the nail pox. No apology will thcrcfoffe b* i reined necessary for occupying so great, a art of our paper with, tlie subjectof vacgi. | ation, wliich is now admitted every where : ; ? be an effectual preventive for that loath. >nic disease. Our aim is not to encourage mUics to rely upon any others than physi* ans to vaccinate them, when the smites F physicians can be commanded to wjteb te eases of vaccination t'irough their pro ess. But as this cannot always be dooq e wish to give advice to those who me jliged to get along without it. We at the imc time recommend that the matter be itrustcd to physicians where it can be dooe. or departures from the regular course of vnrrine nustule. which would destror its J , Ticacv as a preventive of smaH pox, mm 2 detected at once by the experience^ eye f a physician of observation, which ro^ht (together escape the notice of a common bserver. We repeat the, advice to those ho have already been vaccinated, to repeat ic operation. If the Cow pox takes it is i roof that the small pox would havp ocqjrxl upon exposure to the infection. Ti it oca not, no harm U^ione by the trial. Wo have not heard cf the stn&Upox connuingto spread in Marlborough District. Vc learn that the number of fiuni&c* to j, hich it has been communicated is eight. 'o case of it is on or below tho stage road, f course it is several miles from Bcnactts. iilc. South CaroliM (alUf^ . j 'We take pleasure in cogging theTbnowg editorial notice Institution from ie Southern Chrisfjan Ilerald of Columbia. , ~ . ? .. ' .? atiorua proot, it any one coukl deem roof necessary, that the Editor of that pair, in taking the st?.nd which last imm^r in relation to the C0n$?e wis fitjcnccd only by a pure and disinterested gard to its best interests. During a jort visit to Columbia recently, we w^re irticular in our inquiries as tb the state of c College, and the result was very gratifyg to us. There never was a time we hewe when its prospects for i*oeperit?1 ftod sefulncss were brighter than atprpglflfcjor hen the weight of influence in tHNpty as more decidedly and benefieaUyroSled . ; favor of sound morals and Evangelical .lininn Tim niunKnp r-C cfnrlnnta ia lli ilijjiwu* 4. IIW iiuuivv* vt wtuvwNKr *w pa:Vr . From the S. C. HtrakJ. 5. C. College.?In the conchtston of the ollege controversy wre promised that the iblic should have information respecting 5 condition from time to time. We take pleasure in saying that the Institution has idergonc a very great change in respect i its mora) and religious character. There divine service in the Chapel every Sabith. Professor Elliot delivers two discour* ?s, one in the forenoon, and one m the a? rnoon. Tho students are attentive and / ihave with the utmost decorum. As a eacherrProfessor Elliot is solemn andim* essive, his style chaste and elegant, and s delivery graceful and animated*' The i rustees have been fortunate in the appoint. eut of Mr. Elliot. We believe that ?aT^ -J oral and religious point of Tiew, our CM?c is as promising as it ever was. These marks are made as a matter of justice on ir part?justice to the public, and justice the Institution. This reformatio!) in the allege we attribute to the exertions of Ac f iristion community, and their determinam not to support an Institution to which eir sons could not be sent in safety. The company for constructing a Kail Road mu Wilmington to Halifax in North Carolina, re organized by electing a Beard of Directors which Gen. Dudley is Prrsiihiut, and Jas. 8. reen,Secretary: the salary of the former $3000, ' the latter $1000. * They have determined to rvey several route fbl the road, and commence e work at both ends as soon as the location tall be determined upon. The nomination of John A. Cameron, formerly jm r Fayettevillce, to bo Judgaof the United States ir West FioriJfc, has been confirmed. JT