ment, or both, nt lite disSrqtioii ' of ih'e !
t'ourt befoc which , tho. offence shall bb
tried, '
Sec. 25.- And bb it further enacted, That
tho Treasurer of tho United Slates bo, and
It" ic hereby, authorized to receivo at tho
Treasury, and at such other points as lie
in ay ilfsignato, payments in advance for
j'uolic fands,' tho payments so made, in all
r."sr3, to bo evidenced by the roceipt of tho
Sj.J Treasurer of tho United States; which
ri i,na so given 6hall be receivable for
pu. ". Innds, at any public or private sale of
lands, in the same manner as the curtency
bu'lioricod by law to bo received in pay
ment fur tho public landsi Provided how
tvr, That the receipts given by tho Troa
nuipr of the Untied States, pursuant to tho
authority conferred iu this section, shall not
be negotiable or translcrablc, by delivery,
or assienmcnt.or in any other manner what
soever, but shall, in all cases, bo presented
in payments for lands by or for the person
to whom tho receipt woe gi-on, as shown
upon its I ace i
Scd. 2G. And ba it further enacted, That
for the purchase of 3ite3, and for tho con
struction or tlio oihees ot tho receivcrs-gcn
eral of public moncy( by this act to bo di
reeled to be creeled nt Charleston, South
Carolina, and at St. Louis, Missouri, there
shall be; and hereby is, appropriated, to be
paid out of any money in tho Treasury not
"o'henvise appropriated, the sum of ten thous
and dollars, to be expended under tho direc
tion of the Secretary of tho Treasury, who
is hereby required to adopt plans for the
said offices, and the vaults and safes connec
ted therewith, and to cause the same to be
constructed and prepared for uso with as
little delay as shall bo consistent with tho
public interest, and the convenient locatioji
and security of tho buildings to be crcctGd :
Provided however, That if the Secretary
of the Treasury shall find upon inquiry and
examination, that suitable rooms for the use
of tho recciver-gsneral at Charleston can be
obtained iu tho eustom-houso now owned
by the United States at that place, and that
secure vaults, and safes ran lo constructed
in that building for the safekeeping of tho
public money, then ho shall cause such
rooms to bo prepared and fitted up, and
such vaults and safes to be constructed in
tho custom-hotino at Charleston, and no in
dependent office shall be there erected.
Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That
for tho payment of tho expenses authorized
by this act, other thin those herein 'oolorc
provided fur, a sufficient sum of moncv be,
and the same is hereby appropriated, to be
paid out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 23. And boil further enacted, That
nil acts or parts of acts which come in con
ilict with the provisions of this set be, and
the same are hereby, ropeak d.
T 'nr '1' UTTltfTPT?
anu rresidcntoftho Scnato
ArrnoYED, July 4th, 1840
M. VAN BUREN,
COL. JOHNSON vc. TECUMSEII.
Colonel Johnson, in a lata speech, gave
Fome cecount of the battle of the Thames.
in his speccn occurs the folio
wing pas-
ea?e:
"My brother James, and a braver and
Ijettet man never lived, charged through
the British, with one half of tho battalion,
wiiile I, with the other half undertook to
rouse up the Indians in tho swamp. They
vera not hard to rouae up, for Tccnmsoh,
a wn transcendently superior to Proctor,
i.i ;oint of real bravery, as 'Hyperion to a
iiyr,' had determined to make that his
1 st and most conclusive battle ground.
V. e mat them and fought them; and; when
t!,ey Karned that ProctorVBritish regulars
lis'i been demolished by my brother James,
tuerbeginjk) retire. At iWa moment mv
hviy had BeWperfpraled by five bullets and
my horse could only be kept on his legs
by ilie greatest oxertion of my bridlo hand.
In endeavoring to make him leap over a log
in lic swamp, he fell and died, with two
more balls in his carcase than wero in my
own. A tall, good locking Indian ap
proached mo with his tomahawk ready for
a throw. My horse lay in a position that
did not permit mo to be exaetly dismount
ed I pulled out a loaded pistol from my
holsters, and shot him. They say it was
Tcconueh I shot. I cara not,' and I know
r.cf I would have shot the best Indian that
e-.fr breathed, under such circumstances,
v.ithotit inquiring his name, or asking the
r.es of his children."
The "Erie Observer" of tho 26lh ultimo
s'atcs, that at a late Democratic rneetin" in
Merixr county, TWENTY-TWO persons
neipd as Vice Presidents, ALL of whom
e rved in the late war under General Ilarri
non ! To know sunn things, is to know
that Harrison bus not been what 'lie should
have been, nnd it is not very creditable to
him as a military commander, when tho ve
ry mpii i fou in liii battles for him, do
not advoeai.; h.s eI-ciion so numeieus as
tliev are? Such manifestations from .his
BoMiprs are worth more than a million
of patched up certificates Bull. Jlepubli-
cm.
.ijuct jut udchi-ur
-Of 1031 per
sons wlu
il' ripen admitted m:j the Mag.
sach.H.etn I. 8J, . Hoso.tal. f,58 uere n,v,.r
married; and ci' lh remaind
it ere
10-2
w (lows i-r tvi'iot.vrs
icely any cases under
rrfi'm the New York Morniaa Herni i. ' '
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
FLORIDA.
We have this morning received thofol-
lowing letter, with the Tallahassee post
mark of July 7th.
Cash1 Raines, (one vnilo irom bat
tle ground on nuwatina river,; ftiiu
die Florida, July 4, 1810.
Dear SirI hasten, to lay before you tho
particulars of our lato fight on the Suwan
nee. At about 11 o'clock on tho morning
of the ad, (yesterday,) tho two columns,
composed of tho 1st and Oth Infantry com
manded by Maior Dearborn, when witnin
a few miles of Fort Fanning, were fired up
on from ambush by a party ol Indians, sup
nosed to number 300 warriors. The first
fire, with tho usual yoll of tho savages, as
you may suppose, caused great confusion
in the ranks lor a short time.
Singular as it may appear, but fifteen
men fell dead of our command; a number
however wero wounded, many dangerous'
ly, A majority of tho men being recruits,
and this their first taslo of gunpowder
showed sign3 of fear, and began to break.
Bv tho active oxertions, however, of their
bravo and gallant officers, they were imme
diately rallied. The column wa9 lurmeu,
and adeadly lire poured into the hammock
and among tho Indians, who showed them
selves boldly and in great numbers.
They returned into tho hammock, and stood
their giound fighting bravely. At this
crisis, Major Dearborn, with his usual
foresight, detached a body of one hundred
men, under the command of Captain Cardi
nicr, with orders to take the Indians in the
rear.
This manoouvro was performed promptly
and with great success. A simultaneous
charge was made into tho hammock, on all
sides. The Indians were completely rou
ted. The majority ol them being surroun
ded without the slightest possibility of es
cape, throw down their arms, and were la
ken prisoners.
So far, forty-one dead Indians have been
found and we have no doubt but as many
more will bo found during tho day. Tho
prisoners amount to 53. Among these wo
have the celebrated chief Wild Oat, who' is
slightly wounded. Our loss is 30 killed,
45 wounded; several officers liavo been
wounded, four only are considered in dan
ger. I am happy to say that none aro kill
cd.
Notwithstanding tho victory our camp
wears a sloomy appearance. Detachments
arriving hourly with the dead and wounded
that could not bo brought in until the sur
geon had this place made more comforta
ble. The wounded aro receiving every at
tention. As the crpress is about start'ng for Tal
Iahassc, I must now close. No official
report having as vet been mads by tho
iuwhiuoiu -ttptno'pi(icnt mm una-
hold my name.
FLORIDA WAR LAST ATTACK
OF THE INDIANS.
A gentloman, a resident of tiis city,
just arrived from Florida, has furnished us
with the following account of a bold attack
of the Indians on a steamboat.
The steamboat Irwinton, Captain Brown,
from Apalachicola, bound to Columbus,
when below the town of Irwinton, and a
bovo tho military post, was fired into from
tho shore by Indians, Tho Irwiuton had
fifteen passengers, throe of whom were U
dies Mr. Brooks and family, Mr. llamil
ton, wife and chila, (for New York,) Jud"e
Spang, Mr. Metchner, of Georgia, and
others. Captain Brown, having perecived
several smokes on the shore, suspected In
dians were in tho neighborhood, and aclvi
sed his passengers to retire to the cabin.
They had only done so, when a volley was
fired, killing the cabin boy, named John
Gill, of Pittsburg. Tnq Indians fired from
both shores. Some of the bullets passed
through tho cabin.and the passengers threw
themselves upon the flooi, and escaped the
shots. The pilots' also cast themselves up
on deck, and were unhurt. The captain
was at this timo below crowding the lire,
An alarm-was now given that tho boat
was crowded with the Indians, 'and wo aro
all lost.'
Alongside of the boat was a loaded barge
which she was lowing up, on .which they
first fat, aod then entwwl the steamer.
Eleven of theso scoundrels came off in a
canoe, three of whom in jumping to thu
barge, captized the canoe with thv other
sight, who were passed floating down.
Two of the Indians who got on board the
Irwinton, were killed by tho engineer and
mate, who Unoqked them down with wren
ches, and threw them into tho wheel, whnro
they wero lorn to pieces. The third, who
appeared to be tbc loader, and who suppos
ed Ins men were with him, eutored tho ca
bin, calliBg loudly to the others to follow
him. Most of the passengers bad hid
themselves, and the Iudian ported himself
at the head of tbe table, apparently waiting
a moment for reinforcement. Mr. P. Hen
riuke ejzed a chair, as the only weapon of
defence at hand, when tho c.hi0f threw a
chair at him across the table. Mr. Metch
ner, of Randolph county, Georgia, a stout
man of about liny year of age,,Bn eaKpeU
fliU 1 IW1 i n M In 111.. . C . . . . '
i dsavored to lorcu i,im out of ihe c:.,bin. hut
in , In., 7... .V. '"' V" l"V"Jl ca
a mW, 10-3 were throwed Inn, also in tho wheel,n.8i,.' cuU
i hero h-vo been encouraging the p,ols dnrmg Ihe whole af
r tho age of SO. fair.-iV. 0, Bulletin, July 3,
. FOREIGN tflin'S. '
Arrival of the British Queen!
The Steamer British Queen, Captain
Roberts, arrived at Now York on Saturday
morning, having made the passage m eix:
teen days and a half. She brings " London
papat3 to July 1st, inclusivo the day of her
sailing. .
On the 23d or Jilnc.Mr. Fitzroy Celley,
moved leavo to bring in a' bill to abolish thef
punishment of death except in case of mur
der and high trcaBonf Ilo ptefaccd the mo-,
tion with a long and eloquent statement of
the arguments for the measure.
Attempt to assassinate the Queen. On
the aftornoon of Wednesday the 10th of
Juno as the Queen and Princo Albert wore
taking their evening rido. near Buckingham
Palace, a young man named Edward Ox
ford, formerly atposiboy to a beerhouse, tir
ed a pistol into tho carriage in which they
were sitting. They left tho palace at six
nVlnnlc. it annears Irom tho account ill the
London papeis, in an open phtBton, with
out-riders, for the purpose of taking nn air
ing in Hjdc Park, which has of lato been
their usual custom. Tho party procoedod
1 i i
in tho directipn of Constitution Hill, and
linvinir nnlem-d the road lcaililltT 10 it and
Hyde Park Comer, continued their course
a -
On the arrival of the. phicton about one
hundred and fifiv yards up the' road, the
renort of fire arms was heard to proceed
fiotn the right hand side, near the palings of
the Green Park, exactly opposite to me oacu
of the mansion of Lady Gordon.
The Prince, who, it would seem had
heard the whistling or the ball, turned his
head in tho direction from whence the re
port came; and her majesty at the samo in
stant rose up in her carriage, but Prince
Albert as suddenly pulled her down by his
side. The man then drew from bohind him
a second pistol, which ho discharged aftrr
tho carriago. which proceeding at tho ordi
nary pace, had by that lima passed him a
little. The reports of both pistols were ve
ry loud, and at the discharge or tho second
several of tho female spectators screamed
loudly. Several petsons rushed towards
the perpetrator of tho outrage, and ho was
immediately s,iezed.
On Monday tho 22d June, Edward Ox
ford was put upon his trial at the contral
criminal court, when tho indictment was
read to him, and he pleaded not guilty.
The trial was set down for the Oth of July
Addresses congratulating tho Queen and her
contort on her escape from assassination
have been presented by the universities of
Oxford and Cambridge, by the Bank of
Enefand and other public institutions, by
several of tho nobility and most of the towns
of the kini'dom
Attempts arc made in tho public prints to
tuin the attack upon the life of tho Queeu
to political account. ) Connel, in a toner
:,i,-r-rr p )w npyrlniiof Ireland., oayg.
agent of greater vidians than himself."
Ono London print states; " In looking at
me Hiuiemuiuo which aro now Uutoro the
public respecting this diabolical affair, wo
aro bound to say, that tltiy toll tremendous
ly against mat portion . of rabid Tories
whom we might fittingly denominate ' Han
overians.' " A coirespondent of another
writes : ' from u quarter likely to bo well
infonnod, I loarn that further evidence has
been obtained of a Seerel Society and that
some vital disclosures have been'mado con
necting it with Hanover. This is terrible
but I ha;e no i-cason to doubt its truth. ".
FRANCE.
Tho Princo da Joinvillo left Paris oh
I uesday wcok for Toulon, and will embark
or bl. Helena, for iwJpuroaa or bringing
to I-rauco Napoleon's remains early July.
CHOLERA IN MISSISSIPPI.
Amis among Ihe Slavts.
I he following story, says the St. Louie
I ennant, is no nketpli of fancv we have
responsible authority for it truth:
"A few weeks ago an oxleneive cation
planter in Mississippi, who otvmwl about
one hundred and fi
,chera had suddenly broken out amoiitf
mem, anu raged, most furiously carrying
offeometonor fifteen ' daily. The news
travelled speedily amongst his neighbors,
and no one had the temerity to go noar tho
"lufected district," for fea'r of tho conta
gion Evy day along line of rough
l)ord coffins was carried into tho fields tnl
deposited in the oarlh, while the citizens
expressed the deepest sympathy for their
unfortunate neighbor. At length they
wore nearly all gone, and the ruined planter
sold his land and started furTexae, to com
mence the world anew. After several days
had elauped, ho waver, several gentlemen,
suspecting trrt all was not. right, caused n
nuiuber,nf the coffins to bo uneaithed, and
found that they contained- nothing
Deuce the bit of negro was in any-.oC
Uiem ! A few weeks afterwards account
were received from Texas, statiuL'iliai the
''unfur.uoato gentlemen" had nrTha8d a
splendid plantation there, . sjnd with ti.n
whole of his 150 negroes, was driving the
cotton business at a . ra(f j The'ifon.
tleman'g creditors looM black a( Lfa
other.uml neigl.boNJaughud heartily afthd
joke,
Judge Story recoil prouounred a deei
sioii in Porllmd, kdiuiig aside u speculaiiw
p..i,uspci eastern Ih-hI, cm the ground ol
',"1:'f!'l".'! Tajug, iiili0.. purely w.
l his opinion is highly importaut, as uflect
mgagreat many coniiacu.
THE COLUMBIA. DEMOCRAT.
"TltUTU V'THOCT UAH "
sjHrexn.iv, .ivovst i, isit).
PRKSIDUIS'TIAIi ELECTION 1840.
Fon President,
MATtTIff VAJ-l BURET.
J'ort Vice Pmjsident,
RICHARD M.'
JOHNSON.
AXD THE
CONSTITUTIONAL TREASURY.
ELECTORAL
TICKET.
James Clause, of Indiana,
.1-
enatorial.
Geo. G. Leii-kp., of Dojawarc
1 Col. John Thompson
'J Benjamin Mifit'm
Frederick litoevor
3 Min. H. Smith
4 John F. Steiuniftti
John Dowlin
Henry Myers
5 Dnntcl Jacoby
0 Jesse Johnson
V Jacob Able
8 Gao, Ohrintman
U Wm. bllacncr
Ife Frederick Smith
13 Charles M'Clure
M J. M. Gcmmell
15 (J. M. Kollcnback
IB Leonard i'fontz
17 John Hortonjr.
18 William rbilson
18 John Morrison
20 Wertly Frost
21 Botj. Anderson
Vi William Wilkins
23 A. K. Wright
24 John Fimlley
30 Stephen Barlow
10 Homy Deliuff
1 Henry Igan
fCpWo are requested by several gentle
man, to givo notice, that a meeting will be
held at the houso of Enoch Howell, in
Bloomabnrj;, on Saturday tho 15th of Au
gust, inst. r.t two o'clock, P. M. of all per
sons favorable to the interest of tho middle
and upper townships, to consult upon and
adopt such measures as shall conduce to
their benefit.
WE arc authorised to announce DAN
IEL SNYDER, as a candidate for AS
SEMBLY at the approaching election.
HON. DAVID FETRIKIN.
llow true it is that when a man is once
in tho rmi m fcljy. hevll KQDBrally run
always find those who are willing to fellow,
sr at least urge him on. Thus it is with
tho gentleman wheso narao stands at ihe
head of this article. Within a few months,
ho has procured the publication, in papers,
ju uiiiercm sections ol the counlry, of ar
ticles puffiing him as nae of the' greatest
jiiu uosi men in tho country, nomo few
oihsr papers having copied those lauditorv
articles, the poor fellow really began to be
iieve tbat ho was tho mairnus anollo of the
world, and that it wa the hotinJen duty of
overy democratic celubratidn lo toast him.
Being under this impression, 'his blood ran
up above fever heat, upon learning that he
was neither tested here or at Berwick, at
the democratic celebration on tho 4th of Ju-
ly. Feeling indignant that his splendid tal-
cuts, transcendent abilities, and especially
his unwearied exertion in turning out ail
Postmasters in the district, who did not vote
for him, or sustain 1is satelites, and in pro
curing the-appointment in their utead, in
some intanee, of uncompromising federal
ists, should not have been remembered with
gratitude, by his immediate constitu
ents, ho procured to bo published in the
Danville Intoliigencer', the following-article
accompanied by about a column of laudilo
ry matter that had before been published in
other papers. .
SUPPRESSION OF TOASTS.
" The toasts given a jfio UtcVafiocrat-
!i! nntnlii-o!..... .1 HI t. W '
, - , M'uumouig, were first
published at thaVpVu, with lhe WBqpUoJ
I he folloffingeoftrucnfi, we are ured.
by one who Imerd jl read, aro nearly if
nut qwho, vorfctjtcopiee of t that hava
o 1. SfW?M 1 l,e IInn- "David
Ptmkipyf bin fW'.nd irftlepapdenl con
,f?t in- Congress, in behalf of Democratic
trnipU, tys-shown to thedomocraey that
their confidence is not mispla-ed.
Uy Issao XJ. Johnson : Tha Hon. David
l-eirikin; tho -decisive nod manly eourse
pursued .yim in Congreee, dories the
approbetion of ihe democracy of Pennsvl-
t partirularlv iu the New Jersey case.
Many ortbo Democrat of this county
wl wish 10 know why t)0 nrilff k f
b.ick, and still refutes to publish, tho abovo
In thia article wo aro acouaej of suppres
sing the toast, mentioned, which tvo pro
Jiouneoan absolute fuUhood.whetW it pro-
ceedetl flrJih Valentino Bos!; Hon. n,u
Pelrikin or his jfbn Billy. No such toasts
ever enmo into our nanus, nor wero w
ware that any such over existed until vith.
in a few days past, Their history, aa wo
earn from others is this. Tho celebration
having nearly closed and no toast having
been offered for tho renowned Doclor, hij
son Wm. H. Pelrikin, bogan to grow figeiy,
and applied to several persons to write ar.il
hand in toasts for his rather. But failing
in this, ho set himself to work, and from
his prolific pen, produced two, which, after
considerable coaxing and teasing of differ
ent persons, two gentlemen very reluctant
ly consented to receive them. But one
however was read. A single individual on
ly at'ampled to cheer it, and he was msti
down, while not a glass was touched. Hot?
the young Dottor's bantling; and the old
Doctor's " hobby' became among the mis
sing, js more than wo can tell; but we pre
sume that, lific several others, it must haso
been lost in tho confusion of handling so'
many toasts as the reader must have had ia'
his hands at the time. Wo again repeat,
that for ourselves, we suppressed no toasts,
nor do wc believe that tho reader of then
done so desiguedly, they were lost by ac
cident. Thus much for tho Doctors tats,
If under these circumstances they can in
crease bis popularity at home or abroad,
ho is welcome to tho benefits arising from
it. All modost men would say hands off
deliver me from such praise. 0 shame,
where is thy blush. In this ca3c it is lost
in tho multiplicity of iniquity.
INDEPENDENT TREASURY BILL.
On tho fust page of to-days paper vi'i
be found this important measure at length
and we cannot tro strongly recommend it
to tho attentive perusal and calm delibera
tion of every one or our readers. In t!u
language or the Magician. "Wc asl: liiea
one and all, read tho bill, weigh well ia
your minds its several provisions, cx-.mtoe
and scrutinize it in all its tendencies, im
mediate and remote; and, having dono ali
this, ir.vou do not find tho conviction irre
sistibly forced upon you, that tho President
in recommending this great measure lu
been "more sinned against than sinning"
wo will freely confess, that you haveir.c:!
light than wo possess. Sparc tho lilii
brief timo from your daily avocations, thi
, :U..I..,. .(..i-.Li.t rojwLtKI'-mi-
word lor.it, il your mind be not complete
1.. r... -...1 .. . . ...
v iuhoivu jhii warpeu Dy party prcjudi;cs.
you will discover that it is not tho "ne
head and bloody bones," which wliiggerj
has assiduously labored to reproscnt it.
Whilst tho rederal pressos have waged 3a
unceasing warraro against the bill.as ftauglil
mi uBBiruotion to uio country, it is indeed
a remarkable fact, ono which speaks iol
uinns against their caudour ar.d fairness,
.t
.. . ..." u
in ii i ilil iiiiii mi i n it i it it.i i i i a i. . i Mica
-.-- .ui. u umk'j ill Liitiir cniiiiiiii. n ir nTii.i
nioy weeiiiV nnnronrin n tnn l :nrs 1 19
.r.nid..n. it fill
.uwiEsciiiuuuii. i lie uemonrnls nrn eon-
tent In lot nvnri' m.n I r..
self,. trusting to his intelligence and din-
frintinnlinn in .1afnn ...i
and yield applause when applause is due.
mi. . n i
wo aro inclined to think he would be unwill
ing to vouch for its correctness) that the pre-
ichubu cxiract wincii lie published Irom iir
rr.' - ... ...
wny wo UO not nub IS l Mr. Tnnnans ellft
- -i
in .1 .. I nnninn . ti.w i . I. : Mii
lie aclinowlcdges the exlract to be coned-
11 i
- -mm.-m upuiiusu uu nave nuuuui bcw
nn. T P . 1 .
- HJ MIIUII (Ullblf 11U1 U U 1IW
!. . If'
- - if IV- Ilk Vt L,.. J
t . .1 !
ty of Mr. Tappan himself. Now if Mr.
il pprintn r ninAn i. ; .. ;, .n m
Ihnt, if you Imvo proof in your possession
.rii . t ....
-w..,vv l u (Vii USW 4
- v.i u uuu.idii ii. i' H.ir vfiiii an.iii-'
let us havo the letter". Wo seek for truth.
An attempt was lately mado to assassin'
ale Queen Victoria, wlnls rirfinrr in an opea
nuprii.,,n l.. - I m. . . I ...n ti r
L.. I. - . i Ti
ouu vBiiLUPiru irui(i4 uuuis
' wikswi Hutu uAiiiiDiiit:ni. auuiu VI -
paporp aitempung to turn it to poiiii
count.