Southern telegraph., 1837-07-18

.aH uuall'a icuNoitf
sl.o-a months, aas beer
81 SONS uf thaihes sPui#
tsecms IS s.iIl destined 10
blool ana euuage We
i thai his unpleasant coa-
asauii,ciy handful sc Indians
i been 5loaghi 10 a elose--lhal the din
VIZ SIS h1shcd in silenee--and thui
would again soon blossom as The
~ asl prssen, an inviting liold Gor en-
ca'grStiaa. Bit hardly h7d
iae 1Isa tidings Of peace and reeonciliatiou
aei cue ears, ere wo arc now greeted
eiih the unwelcome intelligence ofreRewed
lhosiili,ies, and wilb The moans of murdered
victims.
The htcsl dates from Florida represent
osoola and Sam jones as being at the head
OF large parties Of Indians, and had struck
again for war. MicahoPy had bocn mur-
derod forsigning the treaty with Gen. Jcsup
and for opposin, hostiIitios; anl somo o.
the chiefs similarly situated, had lost their
! .Idignities,
The ST. Augustine Herald says, cit is now
uscertaincd, and honestly admitted, that
Gen. Jcsup's policy has been a complete
failure, AMI th1s We are to have another
camnaisn. which, from indication. must be
a bloody one, unless, contrary to our expec.
+ tliions, the Seminoles should comply with
The terms Of the illjudged treaty oramnesly
that had done so much mischief to the in.
habtants of the country" Intelligence
from Tampa states that all tho Indians al
the camp had fed to the woods. The cir
/. cumstances arc stated to be that Gen. Jesup
had ordered those enrolled to prepare ioI
immediate emigration, to which they feom-
ed averse, aRd an iniimation reached the
commaudng General, which induced him
to send out detachment to take them pris,
oners; but when they reached the Indi IN
camp they found it evacuated,
1t was rumored at St. Augustine that Fort
Armstrong had been attacked, and that the
fight continued fIrtwo hours.
ALABAMA. Governor Clay his been
elected a Senator in Congress from the
State of Alabama, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation Of the Hon. John
Mckinley. We believe that Mr. Clay was
friendly to Judge White during the late
Presidential canvass. The President ofthe
State Senale is Governor, ex-oificio, until
the general election, which takes place in
August.
VIRGINIA. Tho called session Of the
Virginia Legislature which convened on
the 10Th Of June, al the latest accounts, were
still in session, They had passed the law
sanctioning the suspension of specie pay
men's by the banks, for the term of one
year, and for other purposes. The Banks
have been authorized TO issue bills under
five dollars to limited amount, which they
are required to redeem in specie after the
LIST of March next, subject to 20 per cent
damages if they are not redeemed at that
time.
| A bill had been introduced in the House
Of fDelegates providing for the establishment
of Bank with several millions capital, and
Inviting each Of the different States of the
Union to incorporate branch Of the same
within its respective limits. The projecl
had not been acted on.
CLAIBoRNE.-Nicholas McD1ugall, Esq
has been elected Probate Judge of the
county OF Claiborne. Inc following is tht
vote: l
N. McDongall, 1876
j, Albert Tunstull, %
w. NJ Randolph, 5
To the Editor oftte Southern Telegraph:
The time is fast approaching when tn,
people Of Mississippi will be called upon /,
select from among themselves a suitable
person to fill the Executive chair of thi
State. 1t is certainly the duty of every
good citizen tobestow his vote on that man
who, possessing the capability and honesty
to enable him rightly to administer The laws
can at the same time, as far as possible
unite and harmonize the various and con
Z nnt;nY r,artias thai r,a,., J;v;do al 1;s.., :,