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The Arkansas advocate., 1837-01-13

We understand that three companies et the afkan- sas Volunteers will proceed from Fort Gibsono Wash ng,on county, where they will remain i'll their terms of service expire.
 We also learn that Col Fowler will haye Court of Inquiry, composed of officers of the regular army. The last Gazette publishes copies of letters To Messrs. Brown Field and Ashley, the Committee ot ihs State Bank of Arkansas, from the President of the Mechanics Bank, at New Yofk-the Cashier of the Bank of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia lhe President of the Union Bank of Maryland, at Baliimore-and the President oc the Bunk of America, at New Yofk-all of which in the opinion that is utterly mpos- sible the present tme-owng to the pressure in the money markets of both Europe and AmeFica-to dis pose of State bonds for the purpose of raising ptal for lhe Bank. Eighty thousand dollars II specie of the public money, under the distribution ba, vii De ready for during the present month, aud that, suppose, the Bank will go ahead.
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H. A. BHeRy, Esq. has been appointed Postmaster at LewisburQ Conway county, vicsJ J. Simmons, re- signed.
The Arkansas advocate., 1837-01-13

DAVID FULTON, Esq. was Monday last elected Judge of the Pulaski county court.
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We find the following among tho selected articles of the Louisiana Advertiser, where placed without the 1t originated Such sidewipes al Stale however. give us little concern, as we happen to know, by expe- rence, that one hail of what is published in newspapers is not true.
 NAlvErE. -"Bears are very plentiful in coun- try says the Arkansas Gazette, with nicniable sim plicy. Many otthe visitors of this district can bea, evidence to the fact
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The following is copy of letter {puhlished in the Gazette of Tuesday) from Maj Israel Folsom, hall breed Choctaw, to It. Col. Vose, commanding al Ft. Towson:
The Arkansas advocate., 1837-01-13

The Augusta Sentinel of inc 2d instant announces the Resignation of Col. GEoRGs W. B. ToWSs' . member of the House of Representatives rom ',o ', otale of Georgia His resignation only extends 10 ',s present session of Congress, and not to the sea. Y which he was elected in October. He gyes as re. e son for his resignation the vote of the State for Juoee WHITE. which he thinks equivalent to instruction resign.
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EAGLErowN, CHocrAw NATION. ]
 Dec. 23, 1856.


 DEAR SIR-On Monday iasl, one o my hunters ar rived here, from the Cross Tnbers, who informed me- fact, that he told by ihe Cash,e, that party of he Cumanches killed and scalped whiie man, ill the nrarles near the Cross ftmaafs hnniiag par ty of the Choctaws received farther information, from the same band of the Caches, iha all tue different tribes o Indians Tn the west We're uniting sllh view to declare against the Unlted slaies. fhe war against Texas was already declared The Iaches stated also, that the Mexicans the,r cose friends and would in their behalf; and farther saed that all the chiefs of of different nations were busy In hold ing councils, to effect union of all the different tribes in the west The Caches gave strong hius to the Choctaws 10 join them.
 give you this brief account, just as it told to me, thinking is for the interest of our country, and give you information of the plans adopted by the wild Indians against peace. think the Mexicans are at the head of it. The plan of union of all the dI feren tribes is policy too deep for wild Indians to study cut and adopt.
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GENERAL TURN -OuT-Seyen.y of the students were expelled, last week, from the University of VT s'nla, at Charlottesville. This sweeping eSpulslon' says the New York Commercial, has arisen ros, an attempt on the part of the students get up nl'a company, and go vaporing about with be-laced coas and feathers m their caps, toastng-irons dangling q helr heels, and shooting irons stuck up al their sn0u ders The faculty very properly forbade this waste ., time and money; the young democrats, hodine 'na' freedom means the right of doing just what one peasss without consulting any body, persisted Tn ther ma,s project, and were, of course informed that they m's" be students or sham-solders. but not both at once.
 Ros Trans
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correspondent of the Globe speaks of the appear ance of Comet, which seems not 10 have been men- toned in any almanac. Whether IS really 10 be seen stated, we know not as we have never deemed ii worth the trouble of sitting up late enough to see Those who are fond of gazing can lock for lhen selveslnth thu meantime will tell them where 10 find <, !! is ;heTe The writer in the Glohe says '.it Is dlscernabe above the horizon about o'clock and about II is very conspicuous. Il Is the conslela- ton Orion, about points north of east, degrees north of Beelgoro and 23 degrees 30 minutes west of Beletnx'
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Ii appears that Santa Ana in his late passage up the Mississippi, had no notion of making public gazing stock of himself The Randolph Recorder states that when the steamer Tennesseean, on board e when he was, stopped at that port, he confined hIsgt to h,s room. and refused to be seen by any ope
The Arkansas advocate., 1837-01-13

The Hon. 5. ". Leigh, U 5. sel.ae, from iisi. nia. has resigned his seat m Congress.
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The Hon. Henry Clay has been reelected, by the Legislature oi Kenu''ky, to he U s. Senate, for SIX years from the 4th of March next. The vote stood, for Clay 76, Guthrie ~. B. 54-Clay's majority 22.
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THE PUBLIC MONEY.

An account is given of the measures adopted in puf- of the act of June 2sd, 1886, to regulate the deposIes of the public money, and some receommen. daons made of prospective provisions on the snb- ject such authority to discontinue deposte banks, when no longer necessary, these selected under the -lntn A..
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the victory at New Orleans are past, and the
session is far advanced into January. Mem
bers come here in accordance with past
practice, with their minds made up that, they
will do nothing until "aiter the holidays;'
and thus nothing is done, but meeting and adj
Journing, receiving and spending the eighldol-
lars per diem, and "gossiping through the
city" In the mean time, hundreds Of indi-
viduals, perhaps, with just claims upon Con-
eress, are languishing for want, mortified, dis
appointed, Inundated, that their prayers are
no more regarded than if they had been de-
livered to the raging ocean. Month after
month, and session after session, muliitudes
anxiously wait upon the deliberations of Con-
gress, demanding pittances Of which they have,
perhaps, for years, been wronged. And why
are they not attended to? Is Congress occu-
pied with personal quarrels and partizan con-
fics Are there SO many questions Of ma
tional Importance, outweighing local interests,
that individual rights must be overlooked II
SO, why not change the direction of business,
so that equal and exact justice may be dis
pensed to all = Why not establish Board
OF Commissioners, to reside permanently at
Washington for the purpose Of examining and
adjusting the claims of private persons Such
board we think would be of vast benefit to
the whole country, and particular relief to
Congress, whose members are so constantly
changing that il is seldom one sits long enough
to understand thoroughly the multiiarious
claims that are brought before the committees.
Let bill for the establishment of such
board be brought forward, we are quite sure
it will meet with popular favor. Let the plan
be suggested, and the details will easily be
settled by general deliberation. AT any rate,
take some course TO dispose of the vast and
accommodating mass Of bills,now actually before
Congress
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BANK CONVENTION.

We learn from New York that, in the
Bank Convention lately held in that city,
Messrs Gallatin and Van Ness and others,
strongly and ably, though unsuccessfully, adj
vocated, throughout the resolutions reported
by the latter gentleman, as chairman Of the
committee to whom the subject was referred,
for fixing particular day for the resumption
Of specie payments; but that they were with
talent and warmth opposed by Messrs. Mar
rett,. Eyre, Meredith, Lewis, Howard, and
others. We are gratifed, however, 10 under
stand thar such was the effect Of the extern
sive discussion of, and the free interchange Of
ideas and opinions between the members Of
this respectable body Of citizens upon this SUBJ
ject, that at their adjournment the opinion
was general in favor Of the expediency and
justice of an early resumption. Indeed, our
correspondent states that State Convention
is currently spoken of in New York, for the
purpose Of deciding on day for resumption,
even previous to that to which the Conven-
ton adjourned
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ITEMS.

The sloop Of war, Cyane, was launched at the
Charleston Navy Yard on Saturday She is
beautiful model, and will probably be the finest
vessel of that class in the service She will be
placed in the Dry Dock Immediately and coppered.
The Ohio was taken out of the Dock on Wednesday
N. Y. Express.
RUssIA.-The Emperor Of Russia has resolved to
take journey TO Tcflis through the defles of the
Caucasus; which would lead him into The centre OF
the Russian operations giins the Circassans
The motive for this dangerous expedition is not
known, but fears were expressed for the personal
safety Of Nicholas.
The Louisville Journal of the 2Sth uimo, says,
BY law Of Texas, all settlers locating themselves
in that country before the LIST of May next, will be
entitled to GAO acres of land each After that period
the bonus is to be only 800 The Na,chez Courier
says" From all appearances, the number who will
take the benefit of the larger grant will be very great
people lockng into the country from all parts Of
the world"
There are some difficulties between France and
Naples and much alarm was created BY the acct
dental appearance of French squadron in the bay,
but it was the squadron which had left Tunis.
Out of l4O persons arrested by the Liverpool
police, 80 were discharged, being found drunk in
the Streets and unable to take care of themselves
The population of Liverpool is less than that of
New York.
parish in Wales being destitute of married men,
female was returned MS overseer.
In Sardinia, a decree has been issued, prohibiting
Pr1te>tantS being examined witnesses This is
going back to the l7th century.
ILLINOIS LoAN.-We learn from the Chicago
Democrat, that of the $i,00o000 lately effected by
me fund commissioners of this State. Nicholas
Biddle took Sl,0O0000, the State Bank of Illinois,
t2,000,O00, and Mr.. Erwin of New Orleans, SCI 600
600
The New York Express states that pa, 064 barrels,
and APPS half barrels of -four were received down the
Hudson river during the month of November
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BUSINESS OF THE SESSION.

Mr.. Whittlesey, Of Ohio, made some just
remarks at the opening Of the session in regard
to the duties Of Congress in proceeding ac-
lively in the business committed to their care
He reiterated the hope that they would have COM
menced this session with firm determination 10
transact the business necessary and important for
them to transact At the last regular session of Con-
gress, there were between seven and eight hundred
bills remanging upon the calendar undisposcd of;
and why Because they came there prepared to
spend one month in hoydays, consuming the whole
of the first week in just meeting TO adjourn get their
eight dollars day. and then go gossipping through
the city. He was admonshed not 10 make such
charges, but he had no allusion toany gentlemen His
remark was general one, nevertheless, he vase
remely soicitous that the truth should be iod-and
they might as well commence telling il at the begin
ming of the session as toward the end, and what he
had stated was known to all
The truth Of those remarks cannot be gain
said, and it ought TO be reiterated until it rings
in the ear Of every member, who is obnoxious
to the censure it implies.
In the Senate on Wednesday, the commit
tees, were appointed by consent, by the Vice
President; one bill was presented to the Sc
nate by Mr. Grundy for the better regulation
of steamboats,, and on Thursday, that body ad-
ourned over until Monday.
The House met and rganized-received
the executive communications, and on Thurs
day, also adjourned over until Monday, TO give
the Speaker an opportunity, in the mean time
to appoint the committees.
When the committees are organized, the
various subjects Of executive recommendation
are referred either with or without instruc
tons, and il is usually expected that about
months time will be granted to them for the
purpose Of celebrating and preparing their
respective reports. Whether that be neces-
sary or not, it is quite certain that it is made
an excuse for the procrasiination of all bust
ness, and the frittering away Of all time, until
Christmas, New Years, and the celebration Of
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a. .rs,,l confidence, to enter into an agreement vi
',.sLh u hecome mutual helpers IN conducting 'ne
6.caI affairs Of the General Government ,
IT.. .,,b,rrassme nts arising hom the existence O.
,nl,;,uds Of State Banks now existing" are not
49,. transactions between persons inhablting or
an business in different aud distant States Il
frequently happens tina. 40 banks IA distant paris o. 'ne
.,ms state and still frequently that two banks N
o,e,mous States all else inviting, are not wen enough
,,;Oed with the resources Of each other, TO become
,on,oal helpers for the facilitating OF exchanges
Than II ask again. what is the proper corrective
..r,ei The answer is obsious-iehafsoer else may
!, dane IL toA sal bsreqaisie and neeessayfo reduce
: -. ofth, Siats Banks But" says The OBJ
!. i not to be expected that oil the (26) States
I'm -, alike on this subject" Why will they not act
like on This SUBJECT They have acted alike ana so-
on,ariy on some other aud equally complicated sub
1910 and why not on this But let 1t DO conceded
ia, i, viii no, act alike, and still we want to know
80, adults. or can contend that every State shall
ca . IA well and act wisely. because Of the SUPPOSE
oo ,b, all will not straghlway do ke,eisef The fact
. h,, the unphosophic objection fears the light Of ex-
nerence, and the force oil example Inns oe'us the de
sion Of that objection, urged manly by the friends Of
limited States Bank il may be well to tell THEN that
ma, Rank or any United States Bank, similarly con-
.,;m,ed. IS a case in poi1t. One State Bank, with
branches would be to State precisely what the United
States Bank, unconstitutional and uncongenla with
the sovereignty the States, to the United States
IN. State Bank with branches, instead Of isolated and
iodepcnden banks the State by the supervision The
mother bank, might exert its branches, would be
enabled 10 carry on the business OF exchanges between
the distant parts Of the State with at least much Ia
cv and cheapness as the United States Bank carried
On The same business, more extensively, between the
d,,,n, PARTS of the United States and should the Ge-
neral Government consent to receive the notes Of not
less amour, than twenty dollars issued by the mother
fSta,e banks, rejecting the notes OF the branches, IN
collecting the revenue. their interest to promote the
public convenience would invite the twcnty-sx banks,
and The fcsaess Of their number 1oah enable them to
enter into arrangements to help each other by which
they would be empowered to carry on the exchanges
between the distant parts Of the United States with as
great benefit to the commercial community, as the
United States Bank carried the same business, by
means Of its system Of branches, and the supervision il
exered over them.
PUBLIUS
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The loco-foco-destructive organ in this city,
in the blindness of its vindictve feeling, quotes
both wing and loco foco papers to illustrate its
amiable and eoncihatory sentiments. For
lack Of other authorities, il quotes for the Sc
cond time an article from the Albany Argus,
and fathers it upon the Rochester paper
The burden Of this is to prove that we mis-
stated the New York elections, and therefore,
are " federal-whig." We answered the ar
ticle fully, and by facts and figures sustained
the position we assumed, and which, although
we published their articles at length, both the
Argus and the Globe have, with their accus-
toned magnanimity, suppressed. Suppose
then that we are proved by the loco-focos to
be "federal-whig" now turn to another
column of the Globe, and find ourselves de-
nounced by the Portland Advertiser as ian
enemy in disguise" This paper was recent
ly conducted by the present editor ofthe New
York Express, and is now rejoicing in the
victories of its brethren, !" the wings" The
reader will perceive, therefore, that we are
denounced by both wings and loco focos, in
the columns Of the Globe. We find ourselves,
therefore, between these two favorte author-
ties, just where we wished to be-on the old
Republican ground, between radicalism on
the one side and federalism on the other and
thank the Globe for once, for illustrating in
this respect our true position.
We hope the Globe will adhere to the Sub
treasury scheme-ihat's the criterion of its
faith--it ought not to abandon that, 81 disorgan-
;zing and revolutionary" proposition-that
philosophers stone which is to turn every thing
into gold and silver, for the benefit of govern
ment officers-that favorite measure in favor
Of which the democracy of the country will
rally"-that g second declaration of indepen-
dence"-that beautiful experiment upon the
voluntary principle"'-that pink of ma
chine for enlarging the specie basis" in the
pockets Of the Sub-treasurers-in word, that
good old. iron money, black broth, French and
Roman Sub-treasury system. : Stand to your
arms" in defence of the liberties of govern
ment officers-denounce all who differ with
you as q federalists," and charge home upon
the host Of Republicans, like Rives, Tall
madge, King, Upton, Garland, Legare, Clark,
Mason and others, as " traitors" seeking to
"subvert the Constitution"-that has been
your chosen business-persist in it by all
means, " calmly and frmly"-you will have
your reward.
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push such alarming measnres-why not return TO
the old Republican track, and give quiet and sta
bily TO the elernsliy agIiaed question Of currency.
Why seek new experiments We have had the
United States Bank, and the State banks-last
session we had the Sub-Treasury scheme-,his
session we are have The special Deposile scheme
what nextl We give the Enquirer all the .credi.
that may accrue from recommendation Of the spe-
cial DePosie plan--,hai paper has steadily advo-
Gated THAI modification Of the Sub Treasury system
since September g. In his last paper the editor
says
awe 60 therefore, for The plan, which the Presi-
dent seems 10 consider as the merit best plan 10 his
own. Bu II Is due to candor, 10 express our doubts
about his modification Of the Special Deposte plan
Do we understand him 10 propose voluntary con-
nexion with The banks In certain cases, depending
the Discretion Of The Ereetre iithey think il pro
per 10 direct This does not seem sufficiently 10
come up TO the views of those who wis., TO establish
fixed rule Of lac, in place OF Executive discretion
We should not think this The beSi form of Special
Deposiles. Or, does the Message mean TO give the
Secretary the discretionary po,cer Of changing his
Deposites whenever he deems the depOsile Bank To
be unsafe unfaithfu TO his engagemens--as-
signing his reasons thereofLo the next session of
CoDgressi This power would be proper and ne
necessary. But We have little doub that, on free
conference Of wise and moderate men, some satsfac-
tory scheme may be struck out. We say, then, we
60 for the Special Deposile. There may be Ultras
on both sides, who will not accede TO i-but we APP
peal to all cool and reasonable men, 10 avoid ex-
cesses and adopt compromise. In word, we
again recommend, what we have so oflen urged up
on our friends--a Special Deposits System The
Madisonian does not stale correctly, when IL sees
with the deepest regret" that have finally com
med (ourselves) by way OF compromise upon the
Special Deposite System" Now we have long sug-
gested il, and long committed ourselves upon it,"
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The Richmond Enquirer does not seem to fall in
with the Executive modification of the special de-
pose schcme-and we did not expect the saSaciors
editor could doso consistently The President says,
that this plan is TO extent in accordance with
the present arrangement of the Treasury Depart
ment," and observes that this DISCRETIONARY power
might b, continuel'--" so long as the connection is
VOLUNTARY" &c. although it would not give TO The
Government that ENTIRE CONTROL over its own
funds" which he desires to secure to il by the plan
he has proposed. This seems to be totally at va
rance with the doctrines of President Jackson, who
held that as little discretion possible should be
given TO crccntjrc agents" Yet our President pro-
poses that Congress shall place the public funds IN
his "entire control" that any connexion with
banks as fiscal agents of the Government should be
"roluntary," depending on Executive DISCRETION
This is worse, If possible, than the Sub-Treasury
scheme-a union Of the purse and sword being di-
rcclly asked We doubt ifsuch a scheme, with The
length and breadth above described, would be Tor
mo.ncut seriously ea.sr,ained By Congress Why
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premiums, and baying up their own paper at
discounts Of from rs TO SO per cent, and now
looking forward 10 be INDUCED for years to
come before they resume specie payments"
With what propriety, and with what justice
these sweeping allegations have been made
against the banks in Pennsylvania and Ohio,
the official statements which we have given
above, furnish ample evidence. They show
that since their suspension they have increas-
ed their specie nearly three millions and
diminished their circulation more than seven
millions, or nearly twenty-five per cent
Nor was this the only effort to throw discre-
dit on the Banks. The following, which APP
peared in the Globe in July last, must have
have had that object principally in view, its
publication.
" Treasury traryants or drafts"
We give The following from the last New York
Journal OF Commerce, an opposition paper :
Treasury Warrants are rising, and would COM
mand or 10 premium"
"'rhus it seems that the Woodbury. notes.
not only command premium Of five or six
per cent. which was the case when Bells
Nashville organ compared them To Owl Creek
notes, but that in New York city they are at
nine to ten per cent. above United States bank
notes" Since that period there has been
quite as great decline in the value of " the
Woodbury. notes" as in Foreign Exchanges;
being now at par. and probably will go lower,
We shall continue TO give the official state
ments Of the comparative state Of the Banks
as they reach us.