Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-30

Congress al the last session. for the different forti- cations along the seacoast of the United States
 Fort Georges Island, in Boston Harbor, $5O00 Fort Adams, in Rhode Island, .. 100000 Fort Hamilton, New-York Harbor, 10000 Fort Columbus, and Castle William,
 (Same Harbor,) . 25O0O
 (virginia.) sOoOo Fort Calhoun on the Rip Rap shoals, one
 mile distant from the latter, . 800OO Fort Macon, on the coast of N Carolina, 5000 Fort on Oak Island, North Carolina, 95OO0 Qualifications at Charleston, South Carolina 45 000 Ditto, at Pensacola, .. 100000 Fort at Mobile Point ,+ 10000 Battery at Bienvenu, Louisiana, 5000 Fort Wood Louisiana, 5000 Contingencies for tho above, .. 10000
 In addition to the above, the sum of $20S000 is appropriated for carrying on the work ofthe great break water near the mouth of the Delaware Bay
 It is rumored, says the National Gazette, that MT Calhoun will be run for tho office of President, in r333 in opposition to Gen. Jackson. The same paper says, that the correspondence between the President and Gen. Hayne, in relation to the ap- pointment of mullifcr to be District Attorney for the State of South Carolina, was abruptly broken off by the former returning the last letter of General kiuyne, VIII uiis shple, put cApIesslse coIninebt
 "Insolent" marked upon it. ee
 From the Philadelphia National Gazette
 The Charleston Mercury declares for Mir Calhoun in relation to the correspondence, and is severe against MT Van Burenf On the other hand, corres- pondents of the Charleston Courier rejoice in the alienation of the President from the Vice. President, to render the former equally the foe of the nuiers The hostility was in fact declared in the beginning of February, when Gen. Jackson refused to appoint to the office of District Attorney gen tleman recommended by Col. Drayon, Gen. Hayne and MT McDufie, and the refusal was on the ground that the candidate was a reputed nnllifer. The Globe explains the cause in the following para. graph: sH. M
 "Mr Calhoun, who drew up the protest of the South Carolina Legislature, originating the doctrine of nullication and asserting the right of any State to put "A VETO" upon the acts of Congress, has de- vised different modes to give effect to his principles through the forms of the State Governments .-- Among others, to arrest the operation o the Tdrt in particular he proposed tat merchaats should refuse to pay their bonds giuen for duties to he Gorernn,ent and that the uriss o South Carotina should be appea ed to- and uerdicts obtaiaed in effect annmiing the Iasos imposing the duties upon the ground oftheir be eng unconstitutional. The President it may well be supposed felt himself bound to guard against such results and did not choose to appoint individual as Attorney of the United States to enforce the col lection of the revenue, who, holding the Imposi Laws to be unconstitutional, might lend himself to the design of annulling them through the nterposi tionofjuries acted upon by prevailing excitement '
 Cure for the Consumption.-Mr John Murray a distinguished English chemist, has published work inscribed to the Duke of Wellington, in which he claims to have discovered cure for tubucuar phthi sis, or far-gone consumption. This remedy the au- thor believes after twelve years of close observation is found in tho respyatOn of tue cGPour c Nitric Acd