ticUvecn ilil? country arid Gicat BiUiati it
is yet a mooted puljit and we should not bo
surprised if H'oceasion another nd more
nangVmary strupgle. Hbw long ato Amer
ican vessels 101)0 searched by thd War ships
of another nation? And what ls'the ili (Ter
ence between searching them Tor stamen,
and searching tliqm Tor slaves Wb lealn
"(villi plcas'uto that our government has lately
ent out more vessels to assist In protecting
'our merchantmen against tllcso annoyances
'on the part of our old enemy on the coast of
Afrin.it but hero again resistance opens an
other field for a national contest. While
W ilio siibject of slavoryi how much has
Great Dritian intermeddled with the domes
tic affairs, of the South? Only think of the
machinorythal has been set in motion by
thai hypocritical government to deluge with
blood tho firesides and the fair fields of our
Southern brelhern, by instillinrr notions uf
independence into a vast bdy of slaves.and
indiroctty filling them with feelings that
might well terminate in the massacro of
millions ! Look at the famous "World's
Convention," nt which Prince Albert him
self presided, and the resolutions emanating
from it, all inimical to the political health,
tho very existence of the South does not
nil this afford food for serious reflection?
Again what is the English war with Chi
na, oslcnstblv to compel tho Chinese ta
permit themselves to bo poisoned with n
good grace, bula mere blockade of tho ports
ot that empire in order to secure a monopo
ly of trade, and thus oust us entirely out of
the advantages which tho shrewdness, in
dustry, and eilterprizo of our merchants
were fast accumulating? Is this to be put
up with without a word of comment. Arc
we thus to havo our "nose put out of joint"
by the English, without a struggle, merely
because England dares resort to ' means to
extend hsr foreign trade, of which we
should bo ashamed, and which no honest
man can justify?
In sobei truth Dritain appears anxious to
'pile up the agony," in asserting her over
weening greatness, and has takon particu
lar pains (for which wo thank her, for it
ins'ures cur unanimity,)to give nearly every
ono of our bodies politic cause of complaint
by toucl i.ig eaoli upon some soro and sensi
tive spot. North, East, South and West,
oil have come in for their share of insult,nd
while a war, we regret to 6ay, it would find
us somewhat unprepared in physical appli
ances, still it would And among us a mora)
ormamcnt, that nothing could daunt or dis
t'ourago, that. erected upon tho proudest ba
fs, wbuld'rcsult, we feel convinced.- in the
public exhibition of a series of national tri
umphs over a ma'igntn & powerful'enemy,
the most brilliant of which history in her
ample volumes would over have occasion to
" record. Spirit of the Times.
From tho Savanah Republican.
INDIANS KILLED BY GEORGIA
, t VOLUNTEERS.
We are happy to lay, beforo our readers
the following interesting letter fiom a cor
respondent. We concur fully in opinion
with the writer that an ajwy of 60,000 men
will be required to rid Florida of'th enemy,
runless indeed they, havo already surrender
ed voluntarily. The theattc of war embra
ce's a territory 47,000 square miles. Three
flr-four thousand men is a mere handful for
iuch a service.
Traders' Hill, (Geo.) Jan. 19, 1841.
Gentlemen: As every incident having
'even 6 remote or collateral influence in brin
ging to a speedy xnd successful issue this
most unpropiliotis Florida contest, must be
regarded with interest. I take pleasuie in
communicating to you the following intelli
gence: On or about the 12lh inst. while Oapt.
Jernigan oflhe Georgia troops.with a small
detachment of his company were scouting
between'Forts Moniac and Tavlor, ten or
fifteen miles south of tho Okefa'nokc, they
discovtred a small Indian camp fire on the
V.erder of a swamp which appoarcd to have
teen very recently left by the Indians. On
further examination their trail was found
Jeading into the swamp. Capt. J. leaving
the"ir hot6e3 in charge of a few men, entered
with from six to en mon on the trail. The
parly in pursuit travolled throueh mud and
water; from two to throe feet deep a great
part of the distance until they had peueira
t3 threa or four miles, when suddenly an
Indian wairiorsprang up within a Tew paces
oflhe Captain and leading men and levelled
his rifle at one of tho foremost happily
his rifle missed fire! Not so wilh the more
fortunate volunteer, tho crack of whoso rifle
a moment after told tho talc for thid Indian.
At this juncture a largo muscular savaee
J l: ii-:.. 4 Tri- .... . o
auuwcu uuiincii m misiijc amitiue near at
hand, when he and Captain Jernigan levell
ed their rifles at each other. Hero again
Jho dexterity of the white man was destined
to prevail against tho savage. Jernigan
fired and ihc Indian fell mortally wounded,
but still, attempting to rise: the Captain
mounted-him with his knife and soon ended
ttie struggle. Sull a i&ird IiJdian (bolieved
to be tho last of the patty) was KQv seen,
fired on, wounded, but effected his escape.
. ... , inu lines mm
Mhn.. f,i i . J .. 1 1 ! I .
"""i -! uuii,ia in silver uounu in ono
ot tne pouches,; and a handsomo Dowio
lM,i, were brought m as trophies.
They wero also armed with bows and
arrows and wero well supplied with ammu
nition. It is hore thought that they were
spies, sent up to ascertain what opening ex.
isted fdr another Indian adventure.
Should the wounded Indian survive to
reach his people Seuth, ho will no doubt
bear upon his own person conclusive evi
donee of the subject of his mission.
77ic rost Office Report, Wo iiavo been
promising ourSelf Jay after day for weeks
to squeeze into our paper the able report of
of Gootco Plilt, Esq. the foreign acont of
the Department to the Postmaster General,
biit at lcneth discovering that wo -cannot
spare the space, vc give tho following biief
abstract, ot its details, lie recommends ilio
entire abolition of the franking privilege,
and exhibits statistics to prove that franked
letters and papers urn not only carried with
out chargo, but at an snnual expense of
$100,000 to the department, lie recom
mends letters and newspapers to bo charged
by weight, and postage paid in advance-
Tor tho former but two rates of postage'
for letters weighing not moro than half an
Ounce, under 500 miles o cents, and over
500 miles 10 cents, with double these rates
for every additional half ounce the latter
ho very judiciously proposes should bo free
when sent to offices within tho county in
which they are published. Wo don't' like
tho idea of newspapers noinir bv weight
since it is next impossible to mail them dry
and thoil dampness from the press will make
tho postage ou them seriously onerous. Mr.
P. also recommends that editors should pay
pnsiasin on their exchange papers. This
we consider scandalous, and how ono who
has himself been at tho head of a newspa
per could venture to thus sucrcest an add!
lional lax upon the most unprofitable of
pursuit!, we cannot imagine. Ho concludes
by recommending special agents in oach of
the larger States, and proposes mailguaras
on every important mail route. On tho
whole the report is a good one, or rather
an interesting one, and if with certain emen
dations is followed ou by the department,
the reform will 'insure correctness, regular
ity and despatch in the transmission and
delivery of tho mails.' Spirit of the
I imes.
CERTAIN CURE FOR THE RHEU
MATISM.
A friend informed us the other day that
he accidently discovered an infallible reme
dy for rheumatism, lie has been lor a long
time sovcrely afflicted with this disease in
his back. At times it was so painful that
he could scarcely sit down or rise up. lie
has had his back frequenly rubbed wilh
spirits of turpentine, without receiving much
advantage from it. A tew mornings since
the servant who vas rubbing him, held his
hand too near the Gro, tho turpentine was
ignited, when feeMng that his hand was quite
warm enough, he clapped it to the back to
resume tho robbing tho flan cs was com
municated to the turpentine there, and the
patient soon enveloped in " blaze." He
sprang to his feel with more activity and
honped about with more easo for a few mo
incnts than he had done for years. He at
length succeeded in extinguishing the flames
his back was severely blistered, but ho
i assures he has felt nothing of the rheuma
Usui sinco, and he thinks he is entirely cur
ed' This remedy is as efficacious and not
quite so violent as tho blowing up ot corn
with gunpowder niter drilling a hold to llict
base. Uincmnatti Jiepubhcan,
It appears that tho number of members
belonging to the Wesleyan body of Metho
l ists are now as follows. Under the care
of the British and Irish Conferences 428
729 namely in Great Dritian, 323,178; In
Ireland, 24,047; in foreign stations.78,501
under the care of the Wesleyan Methedist
Uhurcli in upper Uanadafm 1840) I0,3B4
under the care cf the American Conferences
in 1838, tho date of the last returns, 020,
341; total number of members, 1,137,424.
The number of preachers -regular and su
pernumerary, was in Hi oat Britain 1,078;
in Ireland (including 25 missionaries) ISO;
in the foreign stations (including assistant
missionaries) 315; in Upper Canada 127;
in tno American connexion, 3,322; total
number of ministers, 5.031. Grand total
of members and ministers throughout the
world, 1,142,405.
Catholic Statistics. Tho Catholic Al
manac contains some valuable statistics, re
specting tho Catholic population in tho U.
States is 1,300,000. The number of cler
gymen is 545, of which 430 are in the min
istry, and 100 otherwise employed. The
number of churehos and chapels is 512;
churches building 27; other stations 391.
There are 17 ecclesiastical institutions, wilh
144 clerical students. The" female religious
insmuiiong number 31, and the lemale aca
demies 49. There aro in tho female acad
mies 2,782 pupils. Tho Ijlerary instilu
lions for young men number 24, and the
young men in them 1,593. The number
of Catholic Bishops in the United States is
47. During 1840, the accessions to the
priestly ofl'ico havo been 85. Mercantile
Journul.
The True Spirit', Mr. Clav and Mr
Webster were invited guests at the table of
President Van Buren on Wednesday last.
i nia is tno true sou of courtesy, and puts
down better than a volnmo of" words, tho
vituperative charges of the enemies of our
noblo chief magisttatc. Tho Now York
Tattler, an able neutral contemporary allu
ding to il says'wo are free to accord to Mar
tin Van Buren the no small credit of being
a perfect gfltillcman in his manners and in
his intercourse with political friend and
foes, A statesman of eminent talent, what
ever may be said by a large party, of the
errors of his politics, there are nono in his
personal conduct, moral or conventional.'
' Spirit of the Timet,
Tiitrru without rain
S.1TCRn1V, FEMlUAItV G, 8tl.
DEE MO OR A TIC MEETING.
A democratic mcfting will bo held
tlic houso of ROBERT IIAGEN-
BUOH, near McDowell's Mills, on
Monday evening IhclHh inst.,
to consult upon matters interesting to the
friends of equal rights. Democrats gener
ally are invilod to attend.
Messis. Headly and Snyder havo our
thanks for soverul interesting public docu
ments.
Wo havo been highly pleased wilh the
course of our Stale Senator, Mn. Hiiadly.
Hi3 active business habits his constant ap
plicaliou to tho duties of his station and
tho prompt nnd energetic manner in which
he hqs defended tho rights of tho people a
gainst tho attacks of the dominant party
in the Senate is winning for him golden o-
pinions from all quarters. Even our whig
neighbor, in the overflowing of his good
ness, condescends to notice him favorably,
because he favored the resolution instruct'
ing in favor of the distribution of tho pub
lie lands, rins was not a party question
in cither house, nor is it so out. Members
of both parties voting for and against it.
With regard to ourselves, wo are frank to
say, that wo aro decidedly opposed to ;vlr
Ulay's distribution bill; but as it is a mere
mailer of policy, nol of principle, we con
demn no man, whether friends or foe, fur
differing with us upon the subject.
The attempt, therefore, of our neighbor,
to create a prejudice against our talented
Senator, by his praise of this one act, will
fall harmless to tho ground. Wo would
advise our friend Headlcy hereafter, not to
merit any praise from that quarter, if ho
wishes to retain the good will of his con
stituent's such praiss'will certainly render
questionable the correctness of tho act.
Our friend, Mr. Snyder, has been more
fortunate in his oonrse, so far not having
received the " feint of damning praise
from tho euridilo editor of tho Register, in
one single instance, but has often been
greeted with his maledictions fur his truly
democratic course in tho house. Wo can
assure our neighbor, that Mr. Snyder will
duly appreciate the insinuations in his pa
per, and will no doubt apply to him to en
lighten his understanding upon the various
subjects of legislation, and particular with
regard to the Sub Treasury, and tho opera
lions of the Land Bill.
Sometime time sinco the press was loud
m piaise ot llie Union canal L-ompany
when they announced their determination
to enlarge their canal to the size of lliePenn
sylvania and Tide Water Canals, and w
exceedingly regret thet they have recently
changed their views; and havo directed th
Locks that they are now erecting to be on
ly 15 by 90, while those on the Pcnnsylva
nia and Tido Water Cariil aro 17 by 90.
Expcrince proves that our produce can bo
transported at much less cost upon a canal
of large size, than it can upon canals of less
size, so that the enlargement now contem
plated, is no enlargement at all, as boats
must bo built expressly, as now, to navi
gate that canal. The effect will be that
Philadelphia will loose tho entire trade of
tho Susquehanna, If the Union Canal
should be enlaged to tho sizo of the Penn
sylvania and Tido Water Canals, sho may
contend upon moro equal terms with Balti
more. Wo feel a prido in tho welfaro of
our metropolis, yet, if the merchants of
that city will stand still and permit that
company to trifle with the cntiro trado of
the city, wo arc content, as our Baltimore
neighbors appoar vory anxious to have us
call to see them, and there is a disposition
abroad now to do so. The President of the
Union Canal Company ha3 most certainly
had too much exporienco to approve of the
plan now adopted. If ho does, all wo can
say is, that wc are disappointed, as any
company adopting their improvements upon
any thing short of enlarged views, aro be
hind the ago we live in.
Virginia Rrsump lion, Tho Virginia
Banks resumed specie paymonts on the first
of February jjamo day. with, thoseof Ma
ryland, .''- r .
it.
Mr. Writ-lit, of Luzerne, introduced Inlo
.1 , .A .1 n rt fiitt rtrnl'mit- 1
IMC IIOUSU &UII1U uaya oiiilw, win I
ng the Inter-tnarriago of blacks with whites,
I'Jiis bill has passed the house of rcpresen-
fa'tivos byfa uiall,majrJrity. A few ol ilio-
whigs, breaking tho shackles of abolition
and amalgamaltonism, and voting lor n.
is not, cxpecled.howevcr to pass llie 6onatc,
as there is'too much abolition in that body.
to allow it. This act or Mr. Wright, was
a damper on tho whus proper, to go for it,
was a breach of their articles of alliance,
ith tho abolitionists, and to oppose it, they
knew would bo unpopular. To get rid of
t, they havo attempted to (urn it into ndi
iitle. But all would not do so far as ro
gards tho house, blit wo fear thoro is loo
much taste, and not enough of imcll, in
the Senate to permit it to pass thai body.
ESffiBBSSSSSSS!
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
l'liero is now no longer any doubt of ilio
ro-nominatioii ot Governor Porter at tho 4111
of March Convention, and of the certainty
of his election in Octobei next. It is true
w lmvn snme lu our own parly, who arc
endeavoring to crcalo dissentions among us
......... - . I
, il, ;.nrffll nl" n fet era Candl-
dato, but llioy aro weak, and can muster
hardly a corporal's guard. Tho chucftlmg
of tho' whigs therefore, that the Democrats
will bo devided upon a candidate, will end
in their mortificalion and defeat
"Sr-JDr Pelrikin, moniberol Congress
from Pennsylvania, has obtained leave ol
absence lor a lew weeus to ationa 10 a nun
suit against some unlucky editor in his neigh
borhood.
The above wo clip from tho New York
New Era. Is it possible thai Dr. FelnUon
gave the above as an excuse for absenting
Jiimsolf from his seat for more than four
weeks, when ho knew that his suit against
us was not to be tried at present, as it was
only brought to tho January term ? Wc
can hardly, believe it. But it may bo so.
Strange things happen now days.
WAR IN FLORIDA
It appears from all accounts that this in-
termidable war is about being brought to a
close. The troops are pursuing the Indians
into their fastnesses, and capturing and slay-
ine them by the dozens. A large number
have eome in and give themselves up to be
transported west, mainly through the influ
ence of some of their friends' who have
heretofore moved west of the Mississippi
Tho St. Augustine papers of the 22d ult.,
contains intelligence of the most gratifying
character from the afflicted territory. The
war has indeed been carried into the "eric
my'a camp" and he has been fearfully rou
led in his strong holds. The news of that
date says :
"The schooner Frances, Oaptrin Coop
or, arrived this morning, bringing thu glori
on news of additional success in the cap
luro and destruction of tho enemy South.
On tho 8th, Col. Harney captured and kil
led in the Everglades, 12 Indians. On the
tenth, nt Indian River, the command under
Major Childs, Lioulenants Taylor, Sleptoe
Van Vleit, nnd Dr. Simmons, captured 24
Indians and negroes, killing 4. On the
1 1 tli, on tho St. Johns, Lieuts. Taylor and
Van Vleit captured five Indians, killing one.
Col. Harney had to return for additional
force, and is again in pursuit of the onciny.
The news from tho South is truly cheer
ing. The Indians were coining in at the
different posts, and tho Florida papers are
expressing thomselves highly rejoiced al
the decisive slops taken by tiio officers of
the army, who appoar determined to end
the contest."
CONGRESS.
Wo havo but Hide news from Congress,
as owing chiefly to tho conduct of the op
position, little or no business has been done,
The palpable motive for their conduct can
not be mistaken. They are determined to
havo on oxtra session of Congress, which
very naturally accounts for their opposition
lo every tneasuro advanced by the present
administration. The principal subject in
tho House, for several days past, has been
tho Treasury Nolo Bill, and in ihe Senate,
the land pro-emption bill. The last has
passed tho Senate by a largo majority.
Specie m New York. Tho Express
says; 'Specie is o abundant here, .hat
somo of the brokers who have held i to
Mexican dollars and other description, of
silver, in hopes of gutting a premium, h.wo
.been.cpinpelled to deposit it in bank and In
draw against it,'-
TEiKPEUAiNUB MEETING.
A I n ht.nlinrf tipttt nl tlin t2rtr,nl 1
ill u mvw.ii.ft . umiuui IIQUSft irf
tC town of (Jaltuwissa on Wednesday cu.
iiig the 3d of Fob. inst. for the purpose of
forininga'IemporanccBocicly.STEl'HEV
BALDY was called to llie chair, and Jose),
Vallfit or.nnmfPfl Sl-rnlnrV. nftup ...I.:. I
j. n..w . , -... ,iiiu
Constitution was auopteu, winch was sign,
ed bv sixteen members. Whereupon rim
I- II ! IX I , , f I
being viz: for President Jesse Yocum and
for Secretary Joseph Yotter.
It was further Resolved That Stephen
Baldy, Jesse Yocom and Joseph Yetlers bo
Delegates to represent this Society in tha
'l!cmpcfanc9 Convention to be held on tb
I Oth inst at Danville.
Resolved Tha the proceedings be signed
by llie officers and published In all tho pa'
. ., ... r ...it.. .i. 1
pcre in uio cuuuiy muiiuiy 10 uie causo of
I'emperance.
STEPHEN BALDY, President,
Joseph Yeilef, Secretary.
Why docs not,' the Reporter and Siaia'
Capitol Gazette,' place the name of the Co-
, ( . . 1 i
lumu.a couniy oc.ogaic 10 me m o.
Marcfc
I..OHVBHHUII, in men iisi I ia it uii I
mativor
; taut omission 1 Wo hopo so.
Saddle on the right horse. For somo
weeks past the vhig press havo been circu
lating an article from 'Galignani's (Paris)
llncfnitnur - Cr ri i i 1 I r lin Itn ttnflll IKPiMin I...
Gen. Cass, our minister to Franco, which
denied tho existence .of any corruption at
the polls during the late Presidential Elec
tion, by the whigs. It turns out, howovcr,
to have been written. by Mr. Walsh, a Bank
Whig, who is now a resident of Paris,
So much for this boasted evidence of their
innocence.
By the lato foreign nows wo learn tint
the troubles in Egypt are nearly sottlod.
Another conspiracy against the lifo of Lou
is fiuiiippr, tiaujusi been discovered, i lia
person to whose lot it had fallen to kill the
king, hung himself in despair.
At a meeting of the whig members of
Congress, a fow days since, an extia ses
sion of Congress va3 determined on. They
did not think il necessary to consult Gener
al Harrison. He must obey the bidding of
his committee.
Alptniiilfir Bnrrow. whiir. Ims' been eleo
... , o ,
ted United States Senator, from Lousiana,
for six rears from llie 4th of March next.
Win. C. Rives has been elected United
Satcta Senator by the Lcgislaluie of Vir
ginia. Tho Stale loan of 800,000 dollars, to pay
tho interest on the Stale debt, fidnig due
on the first, of February, has, wc learn, been
taken in Philadelphia.
Appointments by the Governor. Ed-
w'AnD B. IlunixY, Wm. F. Packer and
Huoii Keys, to be Canal
Commissioners
for the ensuing year.
JAMES CAMERON, Esq.
Tho Hatrisbnrg Chronicle, it will be re
membered, after tho late election, charged
Mr. Cameron with having been instrumen
tal, if not immediately acocssary in molest
ing the publisher of the Examiner whilo at
the polls. Mr. C. broughtsuit against tho
Editor of tho Chronicle. It has however
been compiomisedi the Editor making the
following apology, which wo take from the
record. Afier crpying the libellous article,
hri say a: Lancaster Intelligencer.
On the 30tli day of October 1840, wo pub
lished tho foregoing article in an " Extra
Chroniclo" against James Cameron Esq.
We did eo on erroneous information, com
municated to us from Lancaster, Mr. Cam-
A.rtll frill lltmonlf linllnl In nvnnnA.., .. . . ft.
Libel jn consequence of "that publication in
the Quarter Sessions of Dauphin County;
wilh an understanding that wo minht nrovs
tho facts, and we in cpnsequenco have since
made enquiry into the fads alleged against
Mr. Cameron in the article mentioned and
fully satisfied ourselves that they were mis
represented to us and aro unfounded, and'
that injustice was dono to Mr. .Cameron,
Wo think it right further to 3tate that on be
ing better informed we made a'proposition
to Mr. Cameron to compromise ihe case on
payment of costs by us, and he in a spirit
that negatives the ofi repeated charge against
him of being a vindictive man, agreed to
our proposition. Tho prosecution ia thcie-
lore ended and wo mako this statement
well lo show that injustice was done to Mr.
Cameron as that we shall nover perseved
in doing injustice towards any CithfT
knowingly or willingly.
E?5Zf&3SHE3E'2
A man named Roilly. an Snfidol. who
has been preaching dangerous doctrine
throughout the country, has" beon sentenced
by Judgo Hepburn, Cumberland county to
ono yeat'a imprisonment.