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Proalfct Miw York Tribune, Aaguil 31. Freedom's Itatllo in «cntucUy--Thc IVorli of Persecution begun! The establishment at Lexington, \Kentucky of CASSIUS M. CLAY'S True American has been hailed by the enlightened friends of freedom in every part of the country with feelings of exul tation, as a token thai the system of Slavery whirh has so long cursed u large portion of our Country Was ere lonjr to be swept away by Ihe influence unJ rlfurtH nf nTen whose right to inter-_ fere with the institution c'uull not he disputed, oud who\? resilience in ihe slave States pecu liarly qualified them for the work. From the lirsi'we have foreseen that Mr. CIa,vJKhigh so cial and moral standout in Kentucky \tvould he insilflir.ii'nl to slut IJ hini from the persecution Willi which the enemies ol Freedom and Hu manity are wiini 10 assail every mTO, however' exalted, who undertake* the wilrk of reform with an earner mess anJ 1ml loess thai give assurance nt once nfs.nrerity and filial success. We were not at nil surprised, tfieref ire, on learning as we tBd yesterday, by ihe Tfiie. jfinerhan, E£tra-Aa—\ ted the 15ih inst. that an onset upon Mr. Clay lias been commenced which has fonts uhjpcl the suppression til* hia hold uud fearless paper. In- deed this 11 precisely wl.at we hate anticipated jin.f oiTf only wonder is that the movement has been so luiiir delayed. The facts ns-statQiHiy Mr. Clay are thee: On the J5lh inst. just before 8-nY'lork P. M., Mr Clay was info-med that a meeting was to he held\ al the Cogrt II uise in Lexington, to take uiea suies'liu lhu M.|i)iU'i.'.li)ir nf ilit'Ttllb Afflt 1 Although in ill rii'iil:h lie ilrternnneil to alien I the 'mrctiog and- vindirite his right* in person. Ahout CO persons ivrre present, imljdiiig two or three ofhis personal friends. Willi tlie excep tion of those last nuned lie knew llicm all as po- lilieal,-nnd three-fotiiilio rf them as personal ene mies. Among ihe rrsl wasThninao F. Marshall Only one Whig was present. Two fpriikrra \jwoposeu 10 dissolve iTie imcting, and Cjpl Hen ry Johnson, a cotton pl.Hitcr, deddred that al though he was ever ready to act boldly upon itiis sulrprt, he would mil lliep, nor hereafter, take any anion in\regard to the 'J\rue American, ur.l.-ss the Whig piny aUoeame npand incurred the same lespou&ibiuty, Mr Mirahall staled That Trie e^^rffirrrT m\'ThKrrrnTTiunrty\tiaii' TieTlf caused hy some aitirl.'s in l!.o American which wcrr thought to he iii<iirrcr'ionnry in their ten dency.. Scleral speakers contended tl.at the meeting w a private one, when upon Mr. Civ. iificr protesting against I 'to wrong roiisirunion jiul upon the artirles in question It'll the house: Tfie result of loe nieeimg w>n afierwarils com municated to 1uin rii Ihe following lelU-r: LEMN&TO* , 1 -lth Aug. 1345. Cxssios M CUT , Esq —Sin: We, IIIP under signed, have been appointed as a coinmmee upon the part of a number of the respectable citizens of the C .ty of Lexington, to r.oirebpond withyoo under the followtHg rcNohmoii • ** Resolved, That a Conuruilre ofthrce he ap pointed to wait upnp Cassms M.'Clay, Editor of the \True American,\ and request bun to dis continue the p:il.I.ralion of the paper called the \ True American,\ ns it? funhcr rontiunauce, in our judgment, t.i dangerous to the peace of our community, and to the safety of. our homes and families\ In pursuance of the above, wc hereby request | u-Unhsooitttmtr- ymrr paper, slid would seek to impress upon you the importance of your troy MADISON COUNTY WHIG, CAZENOVIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 QJ» Our ' correspondent *' Madison,\ de sires us to say that in discussing the Conven tion Question, he does not take ground as a \ Whig,\ or \'Democrat considering the measure as not belonging exclusively to either party, advocated by members of both, and fairly open to opposition by members of cither. The following, from the Albany Citi zen, we adopt as _eur _pwnj_ % Cassias M. Clay is making a noble fight ngninst the' domestic institution' of Slavery in Kentucky.\ He has plantedthe Standard ofMegitima'te \Abolition -uponfiie~waTI3oF'tlie\ very citadel of the enemy. He has boldly bearded the lion in his den. His moral coui> <|uiesc.ence. Vour paper is agitating and exeit- ing our rnmmunitv lo an extent'of which you ran scarcely he aw are We do not approach vou if] the form ofa threat Bui we owe it to you f/'f',' nal '\ \ ur judgment, your own safely, as age, his zeal, his honest efforts, and his de termined stand, have won for hi'it the adml ration nnd sympathy of all who abhor Slave ry as it exists in our country, and who desire rtnd.pray for its abolishment in the way and after; the manneTmarked ouTDy him\/ \They ments with anxious eyes. The ' True Amcr hart' weekly deals out blows which shake the rotten and crumbling structure to its centre, and cause its supporters to waver and trem ble. Its influences is felt and dreaded by those who stand by Slavery, nnd rejoiced in by the many strong men who -have-^njissrl; rallied around Mr. CLAY and his enterprise, and are enlisted for the great'battle. If his. life is spared, C. ftL QLAX wiU-suc* ceed. Truth, Justice and Humanity are on his side. Nothing can prevail against them. And even if Ije be struck dowqjiy his en- Tage ^TtSTSBrSftrl cTSrT?\faTla mauyrtoibe goolT cause he is engaged in, that cause will be strengthened by the sacrifice, for thousands will spring up to tnlie Ins place and wield his weapons. The ball has-been set in motion in the right-place,' by the right men, for the right object, and m iho right manner It can. not be stopped by moral or physical opposition It has received n progressive impetus from a source which must render it irresistible. Op position will effect delay,.and perhaps shed blood ; but it will effect nothing more. It has not now got Btrmyism or Fanaticism to i these caverns, and the visitor, after climbing and burrowing through their «datk-passages for an hour, and coming out tired, wet and besmeared with mud, will probably like us, conclude that he has had quite enough of the SuBTKRBJtNEAR. 05 s \ The \ amusements\ of the season have commenced. On Sunday last, the po litical abolitionists had a gathering at Peter- boro. John Pierpont, speaker. Number m attendance variously estimated at from two to fifteen hundred. On Monday last\ Welch & Mann's Mam moth Circus Company\ performed at Canas- tola, to a crowded nud&nce. The price of admission to the Circus was 25 cents. The abolition performance -was advertised free; but we bel ieve* , r the hat was passed round.\ Judging fylHe'collection made in this vil lage, on Friday evening last, after Mr. P.'s appeal, which was about four dollars from four hundred popple; the latter show is the most economical Whether the most useful, we can tiardly say ; our readers may decide between a show at wly'ch the performers deal with, but true, just, honest Abolitionism, presented by a Kcntuckian, on the soil and in the centre of Kentucky, clothed in the garb of Truth, nnd armed with Justice. The cbajacler of jhe opposition made bv Kcntuckians who are wedded to Slavery and determined to defend it against weapons thev dread, nnd fear a file they have never before. had reason -to-apprehendr-mny be jirdged-ofj from the proceedings and correspondence pub lit-liud inutioilier column.—From the position of the matter and the shape it has assumed, or rather, that it has been driven by Mr. Clay to assume, il is not difficult tosee the fore- shndnwing sjgntrrsof tho total discomfiture of make fouls uflligiiuWuii foi public lieiieTGt, and one'at which the public are'made fools of for the benefit o/ Texas and Locofocoism.. Welch & Matin's' Company perform in this village on Friday next. The celebrated Clown, Joe Pentland, and the inimitable c^T-are among the attractions present- For tire- Madison County Whig. The Proposed Convention.—No. 2. The old Constitution-of our State, adopted St=fhe? eemirleTfteinent^ofT IferWnrofi nd epen- dence, though the work Of men of great wis dom and the purest motives, was like all hur man productions, liable to errors and defi- ciences. These were doubtless rendered more numerous, by the'unavoidable haste in which that constitution was formed, and the pressing cates of the public defence and safety, which in Ihe stormy period of 1776 and 1777, burdened the Convention which framed it. It is not strange then, that the experience of forty years showed some of its provisions-to be imperfect, and others to be unsuited to efiect the purposeslor whichthey were designed. These acknowledged- facts rendered it necessary in the opinion of almost all, that the old Constitution should beamen- ded. _ ^ r ' There was however, a difficulty in the way. That Constitution contained no pro vision for its own amendment, and the Con- the consideration of two specific subjects- suffered. Our people, when they really.re- quire reform;\ will call for it without prompt ing, nnd those who profess to be their ser vants, should «*ait for orders to move, instead of attempting to 1 lead.and direct. It may perhaps be_averred that the people are so much engrossed in political warfare, and so carried away by party spirit t that they forget their true interests, and cannot unite in favorof measures calculated ,to confer great and general benefit. This pretence, like the last, is a slander upon the intelligence and virtue of our popu lation. It is not true, a.nd if it were, it nould be a po**erful.argument.against~theproposed measure. If such /madness has seized on the voters of New York, then in the name of common sense and prudence let them wait to recover from it, before .they meddle with the fundamental law of the Stute. The present wholesome restraints on Constitutional change were intended to check the effect of just such partisan exchemeti( t ah'dilieif\u[ser^lhcs $'Xvili be painfully evident.whenever they shall be disregarded. It is-bad enough 1 that party spirit alone should 'dictate our policy for a year or two at a time, but wheryit threatens to interfere with those orgatiicMaws which fix the foundation of our society, and form the shield amfodefence of all our rights, we rrfmt eny 1 ' ^Handa .ofT-tho ConttUnlionl-and touch nbt t/\at at leflsTtintil wo ate prepared to do-it cooly, deliberately, and conscien tiously*''\ - ^ i All these pretences^ arc too shallow to de ceive. We can plainly discern through them the true source of dissatisfaction; the true cause wliyTrConventiorris cirllerli'or instead of the regular Constitutional action. It is a cause which is not openly avowed, for it i s well known that the_ conYJctions Xounded on the counsels of the fathers of our country, nnd on the painful experience of other Republics, have not vet faqed./rom the minds of the I iBpTe: l-eThaprsoine Of thTSlle^UoaSTuTP er its impulse do not realize it, but it is not the less tbe true cause of the attempt to evade the restrictions of the Constitution. Il is a secret dissatisfaction with the two thirds principle, an impatience of tt»o necessity of obtaining so decided an expression of public opiniotfln order toTfnake fundamental changes, and a reckless haste to throw everything at once open to the unchecked and final arbitra tion of a bore majority. We repeat it, that this is ihe real cau^e ond ob_ _ ention. This is the true question to be de cided at the ballot box in November. Shall a simple majority decide all. things at Once and forever, or shall a numerous minority be allowed the defensive power guaranteed.to it From tin Ntir-Orltan i Tropic Kitr»,of Augntl Nib. Important from Mexico. jirrival of Ihe IVaftr Witch—No Dedarttinn qf\ War— 10,000 Mexican Troopt cn their March to Texas. v ' We hasten lo lay' \before the reader* of tho Tropic ihe lulejt notvi frcim MeSico. The Water Witch, Capt. TrennU'.ilcfl Vyra Crux on tho fith inil. anil arrived litre between 6 and G. o'clock I hlii morning'. It seem« thaf^iifier all Ihe gaiico- nndinj despatches of lhe* T MesicBti Miniatcr, n Dcclarat'ou of War is now very doubtful. Our. prompt and inlel.igcnt correspondent tells the whole, story. VEnACntrz.4lli Aug. 18-15. Diar Sirs : I last had this pleasure, per Return,- pogn, which left here on the 25(1 ult. No arrivals liavo since tuken placo from your porl. The election of n new Pffcsulent^enmmencetl on the 1st in$l. for which Ihero are four^ cahili- dates—say, Gen. llrrrera. President ad interim, Gen. Almonte, .ex-Minister at Washington, Go mez Farias, and one other* whose,, name has es caped my memory. The Presidency, however, sernis lo lay between the two Hirinrr, one id whom 'iris su|<pnjcd'wilhho~lho,«ucceMful. cnndjilnlc.. _ Almonia has offered his services to Govern ment in the approaching campaign against Toxas, but I rallier think it is more a \ ruse de guerre\ to hr'p him to'Ihe Presidency „thiin any steal do- sire he has got to have a brush with the Tcxans— or as I ought father to sav now, Ihe United Stales, H, H. M. hrig-6f-war Persian, arrived here on the 271 h ult. in seven days from Galveston; bring t n(f .il.. „T ll,»_ Antrnvminn of Tl»*a< hfin< DRRADFUI. ACCIDRNT AND LOIS or Lire J —A deplorable accident,occurred ytstttdar afternoon tit the railroad* crossing corner of Brondwuy-and Colonie «t„ ns the western train wai passing down. The circumstancii are ns follows :• Geo. Wilioh; of Cohoes village, keeper of a liyery slubte at thnt place, was driving up Rroudwtiy with IIM carriage, n buck, contain ing Mr. Jiicoh Anthony, keeper of tho Colioti Motel, his wife, n Mr. Lymun, of Rochester, :ind bis wife nnd child. When near tho rail* >rond crossing, nnd, us we Jeurn, afte'r ,ilie uhirni had bten rung,Jio showed a disposition to drive across. Theinnn stationed there to keep the- po'oplc ai.tl the vehicles off and to sweep the -crosMng', raised Ins 'broofnj'ahd by overy gesture in hi< power to. 'make, wnrtied Wilson to stop. Half u dozen other neriom also shnpted to him to stop, but, strange, to snv, ho drove up. Tlie-caii»strop'li« was ter« riSle. Tlie-qtirringe was struck nearly In the, centre of the side by (he locomotive, nnd in- Wimfy^il'n'own^ovepc*\ Miv-^Anth'stijvseeing'-j by the .present Constitution? Shall the bar riers of the Constitution be broken down, or preserved? The vote of \Convention\ or nventiotr LT A\-rH-bg-hr-riie uflirmative or negative of this proposition, which is the There was neither legal prov.sion, nor prece-i trjte issue. dent for a general revision and amendment. Ournextarticle will be devoted toil, and we But under the necessity of the case, a Con- hope to give good evidence, that the propose;} nnn'th\ rpnf Ky ^m po^pl^'innsmnte^inVhe r ° SOrt '° \ ^ onvent,on ' 13 not on 'y unntcssary. ed by a body of U. S. troops, .say about 4,000 men were expected at Ga'vciton in the course of few days. It appears our Government is in no hurry lo de clare war against the United States, or it any rale, ilseenis to be the general op : nion that the |-will-merely-nllempl laxejconquer Texas without making any declaration of warl Of course tliB\ news hy Ilia Persian caused a creat excitement throughout the country. The Ministry ha.s pre hsented an act la tbe two Gbombers- for their de liberation. 1st. To declare war against Ihe United State. 2d. Authorizing them to raise • fnreign or n» ^loro|=loim^ip^lie^nmunt^f^ifieen=miilions==of= dollars, which they consider In be requisite to carry on a war.nnd re conquer Texos. - The Proposals are now under discussion in Ihe Chambers, and if they B el ihe \ Tnrgent\ there is no <loubt they wi'l make the attempt lo apsin gal possession, thouglrit is ih.uhtful whether Ibey declare war a^sinsl Ilia United Stales or not, Of course you have heard ere this, of Ihe revo lulion at Tobasco, in favor of Federalism, which hat induced government lo declare said port closed to foreign as well as nntiro shipping, but is rather puzz'ed to find nut how they will keep-l out the former, as they have not got a single steamer that Ihcy can |fM ready in eighteen nt twenty days, all the engineers being still, as I may say, loafing on shore and wailing for their pay, of which, for. tome months past Jhev hat* received hot a mere trifle. The Tariff question is still tinder discussion, or There was a report from Xenin yesterday, that three men and :i buy had been brought in rallier-lms-hecri- referred to a CnmniilleJv-b<iMf-]4rorn-Crown-coiintyj -chHr ^ed-witli—being—eon-- they proerastiniito as thev generally do, God knows when we sha'l gel sight jif the long expec led document—and in the meanlinfe the country lUout-a-greal-deah-as-merchants-do-flOt like to chi-i with so muchii\cerlainl.y. 1 have nothing farther of interest lo inform yo|i The djtuger; jumped uut-un-itt;rnnt-bpfortr-»hi.—| collision, and saved himself. Mrs. Anthony, in attempting .to d o so, fell across flic truck. The engine, tender, and three or fyur cars passed directly over her body, nearly severing it in two! Her death—unfortunate woman 1 was awful nnd instantaneous. The carriage, null sn.itierea 10 plefiesVWas showed along ni front of the locomotive nearly ibriy rods be fore the cars were stopped. Mr. Lyman wai then found between the engine and the car. riuge, not killed, but severely bruized and gashed about tho bead, and nlso bruized in the breast. Mrs. l<ym:ui and the child es- •cBped -unhurt-J— Mrs. Anthony was taken into the house of Mr. Simons, on Broadway,-where\ »he was laid out\nnd where the eoroner's inquesLvai • held, which resulted in. a verdict of censure upon no ono!! Mr. Lyman was also carried ;ruliete ._pnd .hit wounds were dcesstd—ty Drs Quackenbush and (Intl. One of the horses was killed—tbe otlior not hurt. The blame of this transaction rests upon Wilson, the driver. The cars, were proceed ing nt their u<ual rate, and every warning was given him to keep back.— Albany Citistn, Aug. 22. TUB XRNIA MUBDKRRRS ARRKSTRD.—The Dayton (Ohio) Journal has the following ac count of ihe arrest of persons supposed to have -been-conceriied-in-the-«iurder-ut—Xenia—ihe authorities of which had previously offered a reward of $1,000 for their apprehension • cprned in the late murders. The boy had in his possession sdme stuff purchased tit Peter- hauu.li & Allisnn'u on the Saturday preceding . the murder—the men were nl-.o idbntilred aa havitic been there the sajne duy. It v«aj» spp« posed ilia boy could he induced tetorn Slate 's evidenre. This is the report brought by a young man who left Xenin yesterday ut 10 o'clock. well as the rrp< w snl piacem I lie comihuniiv are involved in yourooswer We await yvur re- jly, in the hope that your own gnn-l sense and regard Jur ihe- reasamrfcla wn-hes <>f atvunmntrity m which you have n.mv cunncctinns and fuends, iv il I injure you promptl l.> comply with our re quest. We are in«trueird to report vocr answer to a mcetinc to-niorrow eveiiiiiir, at ihrn-o'clock, nnd will expect u hv two o'clock, P. M of to morrow. Uespecifully, &c. n. W DTDLEV, 1 no. H WATERS, JOHN W IICST. To this letter Mr. CUy sent the following bolJ and manly rc| ly : Sins.— I rereivci] thrniiijh the hands of Mr\. Ttiomas II Waters, one of yuiir committee, since csndle-light, your extraordinary Inter. Ina's tuueh us two ofyour romniittec nnd myself rare not up-tfh speaking terms, and.t\'lj^Ji>add to this the lacl that you have taken ncrasiftrHo address )nc a nott.' o f tins charat-ler, when 1 nm on a bed of (>ieknc \.t iifniore than u month's standing, from »v-lHeb I have nrrV vettiuitd aT iTilCrvTits Fo ride <i :lt and h> write a lew |i.iranra ;i!is, which paused a nlipse, I'll ink fiat the Amcriran jK-nple will agree with me, thai yntirolliee is a base and dis honorable one, n. >re pariictilarly when they re- fleet that you hove ha-l more than two months whilst 1 wat in htalth. Jo- accomplish the sum purpose. I sav in reply to your assertion tho jmi are a eom.niilee appointed by a rtspeciald portion of the c.iinniuii.iy, that-it cannot he true Traitors lo the laws an l rnnutituimn cannot be nfat present, and beg to subscribe myself, gen llemrn, very re«peclfully, yours. , AUG 6.—The Water Witth no! sailing j-es lerday, I open lo say that wo have no news from the American Pqiindrnn, hut it is thought lure I'.b. Till-account ivconfirmed, with the act- dition that the boy confessed that he had him- self nnrticipated in the murdf r.'in which ho implicates the men arrested with him. OBSIRVANCK or TUB SADDATH.—We learn 'rom tho be>t authority, that from and after ibe 1st of November next, there will be no trav- lling on tho railroads between Albany and BufEilo. Ever since the appointment of Mr. Brooks on the ceclion~oTthe rood between Au burn nnd Rochester, that gentleman, we are in* \OTfried has been anxious to su 'prnd tho trav el on trie Lord's dajr. AIJ the directors nf the <>cvenil sections have now come to the deter mination to run only six days of Ihe week. It is generally believed that at the next session of our Legislature nn nit will be passed to dote the canals on Sunday.— Com Adv. '' Tns FEES OF OFFICE.—Prentice, of the T^iirav-ille-Jourmtl, 4s—it-queer— felt , — a few weeks since, a portion of soil fell in .Irenied respeeiiil.ltf hy any but assassins, pirates, -during the mgbt. funning a hole like the nnj lusliwny mhhrrs. \ our m-etinrf is one un- In - 0 uth of n w known to Ihe laws nil! t -<inst>lui»>n ni im country H was secret in Hs proeeedin^s, its purposed, i cpiril; and its nelmii, 1 ke its iirnde of existence are wlmly UMIIOOWII I.I or in chrcrt vmljtiono every knotvn principle of/ionor, nl'jrion or gov rrnrrfeni, hi IJ sji-rtd by tlie civilised world. I treat them with ihe burning runtt'iopl ofa brave bea/l an! I >yal riu^f n I deny their power and defy their ari ..in It ipav be true ihat those men are eseited us \ m sav, \t Imse inli-rr»i it Is to prey up.m I lie e xeiiein-nt u..l .listrc»seK nfl'ie country Wlial l.\rjnl etvr I'ddi-.l I.I be rxriit'd when hi iirtjii>l piiwei uas iihmit in he taken from In hanls ; Uui I deny, uiti'tly deny, and rail f< pro -tf, lliat lliere it anv J .I trmund Inr this a^i taiion. In cverv i\i>u'of vi 'deiire hy the I lack noe .e the p iMi.ation of my paper it has Iv proven, nnd wil In-a jam prot-en by my repre •cntaitv •». if ni.- lilV slin'iM fail to he spired, ilia there have l «co ^pn-ul raust-s flir nclion inde pj?nd»oi of. and liuvi/iir in> n-'al:oii whatever t> the True .Imcrirun or its doiMruiis. Your ad vice with ri*i;4rj tn inv persmuil sjhly is worthy <ifihe sn-irr.- ttheme it t irnnilc h and meets the name puntcnpi front toe whirh the purposes your miSjwn ixoie. Go lei' yoursi-cret conclave jifcoivafJIv as^u^ins ihat C. ,\L Cay knaics Ju* ng'its and hotv to dcll-ml them. C. M. CLAJT Lrxutgtun, .lujiut 15. 1845. Having t,iiis nir>t the enemies of Frfrtlnm ofi Sifeeh and of the Press. |p imile Ihe fdlowinjr App-ilM t!,e friemk of C uisn'tii'ional Liberty to 6t .ni 1 l.v l ,,.n in thi<i hour oflri.il. Ktsirckum Ivraiits. w >i s« i n over the once I V-iU see this a I tempt of'fhpsp • t'ir thirty despots who lorded now to pnsliive yno AiUori^ liberiif<i as n >t lo be bii-ri!°u-rn lo a \einjile pecu niary intfr,<l, l» si> l! e Irasi of d.iubtful \i.lut — I vt -rs nf] i-> icf —co ail cl issesj^yiU-Jlir wlinm I init-\Ii7 wln -ro will you h- I'.iuiid when thi< Irani- between Libert) a :i I bhvtry rs to befousbt' I caonot, 1 tvi.l 11 it, I dare not question on whirh mile you wi I brlbunl. II\you aland bv me like men, our country will ui hi- frt-e, hut if you falter now, I parish with less ri 'srrei wiien 1 remember that the people of my native State, of whom 1 liuve been so proud, and whom I hive loved so in ic'i, arc aire \Iv s ',avi*s. C. M. CLAY. I.exin ztan, .1st <t t i. 1S 15. the lawless oppressors and persecutors of the r/riend of Mam The nttempt lo suppress tllC 1 Trim Annrii-nn' nnrl COCICe Mr. GhAY into silence ond inaction by public or secret meetings, misrepresentations, and threats disguised and undisgu sod, will utterly fail. Hfi will not flinch a hair while life is spared h tm. He fears not the worst they can do or say. He defies tbe whole posse of them, nnd from his bed of sickness and physical help lessness, darts at them weapons whoso keen points pjerce to their vety souls, and cause them to feel that they have a MAN 10 dea with who knows his rights and is able to mftinjaJA4iiem. We have been favored by a friend, with the following description of the \Caves recently discoveredWin this toS'n: THE CAVES BELOW THE FALLS —Thecavcs which have -recently become the-strbject of somo curiosity in this -vicinity, are situated on tho land of Mr. Pnge, on tho east side of the creek road to Chutenango, about a mile beyond the falls, and three or four hundred feet above the level of the creek. The open ing by which the one flf latest discovery ond greatest interest is entered is about thirty rods from the rout}, m a barley field, where MADISON. ell, but somewhat winding in its direction. Into this pit we descended to a depth of some fifteen or twenty feet, when we found ourselves below the loose soil, ond cncornpassetl by solid rock walls, nt a dis tance of fivo or six feet asunder. Between these we passed on, by a steep descent, over fragments of broken stone, perhaps an hun dred or an hundred nnd fifty feet fromthe entrance, where the cavern came to nn end. The width varied from six feet, to a narrow ness which could only be passed by a pretty ' tight squeeze,' while the height reached perhaps twenty-five or thirty feet. The walls and roof were thickly covered with stalactites, much resembling ihe icicles pro duced on our eaves by a thaw and frost, ex-, ccpt that they were less sharp and slender, and of a brownish color, with -only a very slight degree of transparency. These ore formed by the constant dripping of water, which in soaking through the Tocky roof be comes impregnated .with lime and other mm' erals, ond deposits them in constantly incrcO' sing layers, on the points of stone whence it drips, and where it runs over the walls and floor-pf-tlig ea-ycrn. strictest-sense of the word, a Revolution. The | gerous. power'of government was resamed by the Peo ple, -and n. new system «f- fundamental-Jaws' •—Crssms M. eu \r.— Tlig cnrw&poridcnce \b'e was instituted by them, under which they de- iween Mr. Clay and the Committee appointed termined that they would thenceforth live, \t the Liuisv .lle mectiiijr was reported to the This proceeding was under no law, and Us which re -assembled after a temporary ,', ?, ., r ,. adjournment. \\ hcreupnn an nddress nnd r?- rcsults become binding only by virtue of the J at]nns wcre amipled) Ubodying the following general consent, which fortunately, was not recommendation: wanting. Our State then passed through a .>\V e assume not to decide for a society who most important crisis, by the aid of wisdom have with us a common interest; hut, as a portion and moderation among our -delegates, and of that community, recommend a eeneral meet- the hnppv unanimity of our people. in K ,,r «\» F 0 I ,,e of '[ ie ci, - v \ r Lexington and This c*risis was however regarded as an county of tayctle, to be neld on Monday next. , •, . . . 5L}^- .u« ,t» Ail\ 18th T to concert measures- for'the noppres- Txceedmgly trymgone. and in orrier ihst the „•,„-„,-„ i e ri(r , her ptl |,iication of the 'abolition country might thenceforth be safe from its paper 'called the True American.\ repetition, nt future periods when corruption, A correspondence of Ihe Union, writing from party spirit, or public excitement might ren- Lexington, Ky. on the I61I1, ofier giving an ac- der it still more dangerous, an article was in- count of the day prcvious-say«: sorted in the new Constitution, providing \It is thought ihot there will be from 3,000 to that amendments might in future be made, 5,000 people present at the meeting anpoinied by being-passed byirtwinlrird Tote ©f-iw *' 0n( ' a yr w ,n ' , he ^' e \ re 7 l '^ G,, A 1 ^ J ' , , . J ,, . , , , knows. It is *nid that the office ol the \True successive legishurp, and;ratified by a ma- Amcrican .. is r, irllBw |. and that its editor is de- jonty of the people through thc-ballot box. termined not lo vitld, but lo die in its defence. It was reasonably supposed that this pro- Should the people determine to suppress it by vision would prevent the recurrence of ihat force, it is Thought thai he will have some few necessity which excused the Convention of who will aid him; hut the idea of successful rc- 1821, by establishing a wav in which proper distance to the majestic..will of the people, is not reforms might be secured, feltered by as few dr \ me,, ° r,,v evvn Mr - c nv h >™ M . . • , 0 _ ..., - r J BV mv next, von mav heor of violence nnd restraints as were compatible with prudence ,, toot , ta \ e „f terrible retributive justice andsafety. Scarcely on objection was made which should^tarrhrfrom their horrid TTurposes TO 11, and the report of the Committee which those wicked fanatics and traitors who so reck- recommended itv»ns passed by an unanmous lesslv trespass upnp (he constitutional rights of vote of the Convention. the South, and endanger the lives and property We believe that the eminent and excellent \fihcir white brethren, in their mad crusade for men whose counsels prevailed in that Con- \ e£J f\ emancipation. Yet sincerely do I pray .- . • . 1 • ,L • • e boil to avert the calamity, and save us from ventton were not mistaken in their view of 5 / 00£ &/,„f •> the matter, and that the present provision for ^ in Ihe lho(1Bh , lhnl if the amendment is amply sufficient, whenever infatuated persecutors of Mr. Clav proceed to ex! arnendments are generally and sincerely de- tremitics, they will ther ' \\ \ \ sired by the people. Therefore, we consider tlavcrv. Let them iiews a new convention as ENTIRELY UNNE CESSARY. I fjT- An inquest »yus held by Coroner L. thai it wi I soon appear. It is said that the troops now on the road lo-Texusromount lo 10,000' men Jour»..t|c, . , DacADfur. ArrAin. —A son of Am»s Kendall tvas killed in Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington city, in broad daylight, on the J 7ih iusl. It appears that the parties in this rase Wm. Kendall, (son of Amos Kendall.) Rufus Elliot, flirolher-in-law of John C. Rives) and Joseph Bailev (ft printer)\ intimate triends, met at\ a ten pin alley, and after playing sometime, Elliot lefi in.diBpleasnre. They met again in the afternoon when altercation occurred growing out o f thp game. They met acain near Ftillor'a Hotel, angry words were exchanged, when Kendall with a stick,advanced Inwards Elliot, who drew n pistol and shot Kendall through the breast, kill ing him immediately. Elliot has been appre hended. Mr. Kendall was absent nt N. York on busi ness. The family are in deep distress. Th e young man was highly esteemed bv all who knew These singular formations gave this enve the only particular interest it possessed,—bu some of its earliest visitors.no: content with earning away nn useless quantity, broke down nearly all the rest that were accessibl , to ihe vo-sat-ion and disappointment of others; tfi'icc visited'thtf pliK't,'. After leaving this cave, we entered two cnemu, ol t.ln,„\-h|.orrrsoli 0thCr '• \\''n W °? *\ tl ! e \\ me r fic ' d \ T h 7 • •• „^^\%-^ ur fi4U^allvsimilartotbeoiiefirstdescribe(J, -nn.lo-to-il --t^t-lliii niilik jii\ pen, ren.i,-,, t„ I,- Kr , „ B.itit the Iri.nds of Slivt-ry iK-ivirp. If il,py resort to violent inea- «urt-«, il„ , VW || j,.^. I)lrlr rfiir |„ lir I n „ ltutlon a stiock I10111 whirl, a can never recover. except that they have not been filled up by stalactites, of which they contain Scarcely nny. This is probably caused by ihelr b.eing lower down the- hill \than the first cavern, which running along the slope above them, cuts offand dVnins nearly all the water which would otherwise find its way to them, and produce formations like those we have be fore noticed and explained. The hnjopess, o f ! npir -wnlln l.n .. T i.;.i' | i> • if —v.\-'-ii.ti .vtic5S.Qi .ineir-wallo however, is u some advantage.-as it shows the perfect cor respondence of the-rock on both sides These match perfectly, and prove thfit the caves ore merely grqal clefts or fissurcs-fSrnTed by the witling o/towarda the valley uf llm creek 1 - ^ ^. ., U „ a.uiU ujr v ^uiuiitri u. Whenever.the people become deliberately Berlhrong, on Thursday last, on the body of convinced ihat any part of the present Con- Horace Salisbury, aged about 40 years, found | slitution is productive of evil, or that any of dead in bed, on that morning in the housejifj its r provisions may be so amended as to intro- Mr. Tra Burden, in Nelson. Verdict, vis' duce really important and valuable reforms ; itation of God. if is easy -o-see what will be the result.. Two Hnn- Ad(lison Gar<lneri L!f uU Governor of thirds of their representatives in tho legisln- this Stale, has been Offered by Presidnot Polk tbe ture will .propose the proper amendments.— Mission lo Russia, but has declined it. Two thirds of the next legislature will np- (ir$.TRoors ran Tr.XAS.-^Gen. Worth, the prove of them, and when at the ensuing elec- commanding officer at St. Augustine, has rerciv- lion they are submitted to the final action of ed orders to send three companies of U. Slates ihe ballot box, a strong majority of the Peo- •\'\P 5 ft\ 1 \ »\« P°\ to J9ew Orleans, pie* will approve and sanction them. They SX5* IOWA HO STATU 'fET.-r-Tbe vote on ad- will then become part of'our fundamental mission has been taken, and the proposition re- law, nnd remain such, unless the same steady, jected .Jy a msjun.y or several hundred. - and deliberate mode of action which engraf- |J3» Two men who gave as their nnmes Wil ted them on :ho Constitution, shall at anoth- l!! >nis and Lvith, were orrcsied on Wednesday er period remove them from it.\ • ,asl 01 Bu,W \ nml comtnred on a charge ofpas- TI,.. ia ,„.,„,„i„ „ „i„;„ „„J „ti„ sing counterfeit money. Ihev had in their pos- This is certainly a plan and. practicable ^ ef ^ ion seV er n | ih«.«. 3 ands ordollara m cpunterfeit course. Still the advocates of a-new-Gon*- mlIson , Iie Slnlu „,„,. llf ci an( , lh(J Qn vention pretend that necessaryreforms^jcan- ondaga C11, Bunk.— 'jUlbrniy JJtlas. him, was a rlt'rk in the pnsi nllice.'anil was en gaged in marriage to a beaulifu) and accomplish ed lady in Washington. TOP funeral of young Mr. Kendall took place this (Thursday) morning. It was attended by a large concourse of people, who manifested the deepest sympathy with the painfully bereaved family. The father of Ihe deceased arrived in the riiy this morning.— CT. 6'. Journal. Mr. Cr .AV.— At the recent election in Ken tucky, Mr. Clay was on the ground cheeringnrrd- encouraging his Whig brethren in .their efforts to preserve the noble stile of Ken'ncky from falling into the embraces of Loco Focuism. Tile Le_ringlon Observer says : often places his opponents in such ludicrous lights, that they cannot helpjaughing nt the attitudes which he makes them assume. He gives a curious account of the first visit of the newly appointed Collector of Cincinnati, to his office :' ' When Pa t Collins got his commission as Collector of the port of Cincinnati, h e sucked in about one-half of tho voluminous lower ions Ihe truth of which is inconsistent with fory. rope wa ks. *c. of the Horn Ilefjy B Chy the soundness of our republican principles. near Ihat place were entirely consumed by fire They may assert that the legislature will 'ogrtlnr with filly tons of hemp and s small a- not unite to the extent of two thirds in favor m , 0 V\''„ rt f. mil . n u'i»£'ured articles, on the mnrnin>' By the way, it may please the distant friends ofMr. CJay, to state that we saw him upon Ihe battle ground, fresh in healib and biioyiwt in xphiis, with his ready joke and laugh among bis farmer friends. We do not know whether he voted, or how he voted; hut we will bet ' a hat,' [the u«unl bet we bclievej) ihat hc^ii vote,and we whTbct another that he didn't tote wrong; that is to say, that he voted the same way we did, which of course, is right. SLAVE CASK .—The Lancaster Examiner states that a colored man namctl Wm. Dorsey, was brought hefiire Judgeljttfwis on Saturdny'rharg- ed with being a fugitive slave.' It having been conclusively estahlisheo\thal he had escaped from slavery, nnd that the present cjjimanl was his owner, the Court in compliance with the lawj directed him to bcsurrendeied tohismvner who resides in Maryland. Dorsey had beerl for. several years employed at one of the furnaces of | Clement B. Gruhh, Ssq.. hod sustained a good character, and had been married since he came lo this country. With a liberality of rhe noblest kind, on learning that Dorsey Was remanded to perpetual slavery, Mr. Gruhh rame forward and purchased his 'freedom for 8C00. QC$> The health of New Orleans appears lo bo imivf mally flood the present season. Inj a pop ulation of more than 100 000, there were, during the week ending on the 0th inst. nnly 62 deaths, 35 Whites and 17 B'acks. Of these 22 were chil dren. The Tropic of the 12ili says it cannot learn that a tingle case of the ysilow fever exists fanhf cily. \ 1 1 incendiary, dwnlcrous fire occurred arGeneseo ,'Slon county, on Wednesday evenin.'. It er .0 give i.me for reflecfon on such impor- |££T 1,',!^^^ ^!. C '=!\ Iatore whi*gk will truly and fnithftilly repre- ^ . sent them, and iheiP wishes will be carried hmn.'sto into effect without more delay than is prop- taut 1 TrnrfrpTS! They might assert that the people are loo apathetic and indifferent to their real public interests. We do not suppose however, that any of the noisy advocates of a Convention Krom thence it rearhed ifie extensive (.table of Uowzirs hotel, which, wnh Ihpircontents, were totally consumed. Dowzer's house was saved by great exertion, hut his furniture is much damaged hy removal. The fire uiigintiled from nn allemnt hva. small SvnpLus WATER AT BLACK ROCK .—Tho Comptroller of IIiis? State has gjven notice thnt the leases Inr the use nf the surplus- water from the. canal, at Black-Rock, will be cancelled infix months, unless the arrearages or rent are paid up. The amount claimed lo be due the State is 312 4S709. We understand, however, thai there is something connected with Ibe subject, which will probably lead to a legal conlesf, before Ihe fi nal settlement nf the matter. It is a question ofi considerable importance, not only to Black-Rock, but to this city.— Buffalo Pilot. Missouni—The Convention that willassemblt lo revise Ihe Constitution nf lliis slale will consist lip in which he rejoices, and walked down to the collector's office. He entered the Toom, glanced at the gentlemen present, took a chair, placed his old weather beaten hat be tween his knees, and bending forward very gracefully, clenred his throat and became re freshingly vocal as follows : ' Faix,' but I'd like to be after look in at the fans.' * After what V inquired a gentleman pre sent. * The fnas iv ye plaise,' said Pat pleas antly. ' What does he mean 1 f said ths gentle man wonderingly. ' i moan,' said Pat,' that my name is Pa - thrick Collins, and am jist been appinted collecthur - in Mist hur Wing's place, by his excellency Misthur Polk, and I jist stepl in to see about the faas of my office.' ' I reckon h e means fees,' suggested nno- 'ther.gentleman. ' Adzactly,' replied Pat, * on iv ye've got a list ov 'em stuck uplike the jury fans in the court house, I'd like to be afiher seeing; 'em« Arrah, my honey, but I see them over here.' * Up jumped Pat and walked ncross,th« room, arwl, after looking earnestly at a coun ting-house calendar for awhile, remarked: 1 If these is tho faas, by Saint Patrick, bu t I can make neither heads nor tails out i n 'em, and I'm i n raythur a bad \\way to find out what the office's worth, now I've got it.' i^Qne-£f_th^*-g^ of sJXiy tW members ; and ol lliis number ihore will bo about iwelyo Whigs. This small majority has been caused hy the wilful acts of Ihe Legisla ture in making the senatorial districts unequal, and by doubling Ihe districts so as to drown the voice pf-lho-pcflple in-thc Whig counties.—fn font's new collector, very benevolently in- formed him that h e had been, examining a counting-house calendar with great 1 rrijnntp. ness, and ther! proceeded to inform him of the. probable value of the office which the Presir dent hti'd conferred on him, to all of which Pat paid particular attention, his .little eye and big lip wntering with delight all the while. Having got the desired' information, tion, Pa t shuffled himself out of the office,, greatly edified and pleased with tne rater- view. Pal's love for the ' faas' of office^ isjruly_ Locofuuuish, but we hope h e will not become so enamored of them as to pocket more than his share, and-start-hastily for California, to the great loss of the Queen, city ant} nil the lovers of Irish wit, fun, humor, pathos, and _ fjCJi'At Sirjiniah. Oa . riiciirillr.ao Irish laborer, in excavating a eel ar, found 96\ doubloons in-n canvass bag supposed to hav?been buried bv tho lata Joseph GrAnd. His look had the eu\.-cl ofgiv-, Jiff aim a very severe c/io/ic,and causing- IriTD^rH knock off work immediately. r 1 'iff • — •— Jc J\ Ol' WIU CietrK , ol the nin side, which descends very steeply from a point oply five or ten rods lo-the cast of- them. There is therefore on the whole, *ot a 1 great deal that is curious 0/interesting about) . ... » —, • m u ^mi.ciiuwu will venture to use such disrespectful-lan guage of those whom they generally attempt to treat uith-the greatest politeness. But whenever wo hctrr-such a pretence set up. our reply is ready. Apathy and indifference will not long prevail when real gncT^nces-are Iioy-io \smoke out bumble-bees\ with those harmless playthings, lueifer matches. The pro- P \1 V ' ,J! The loss\ is \ proba blf from •§4,000 to $5,000. Id\ Tennessee is loenfoco all round. Govcr- norand both branches of the Legislature. every deliberative body there shou'd he a .strong, minority, to act as a wholesome republican cherirl »nd balance lo guard against excesses and ullra- 11ms.— St Louis Neto Era, jfug. 12. fi$> Hon. EDWARD EVERETT ond family will return lo this country in Ihe steamship which 1 Jeaves Liverpool for Boston on tbe 4ib of Sept. fJoque The city authorities o f Salem. Malt., re ceived, last week, (he sum o f §5,000 from the »x- eculors ofthe will of the late Amnt ChoaU—tht interesl of which is, by Ihe terms oflhe devis»,l» be applied for the support of the insane poor of that city. ' ' _ . r -
