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council fire, commenced harangse, iii the loud, yatiural tones of the Cumanches. He gradaally worked hinseH into frenzy, and at last fell senselessto the ground. There WAS 3 short consultation ainoug toe coun- cfl, and 1t broke up. Fms prisoners were so die on the morrow.

 At sunset the women commenced q song low, guttdral monotony ny-dctss.iaee she deeds Of the dead, and the vengeance they intended to take on the prsoners-=eY- cry verse of which ended with the express sion s'hn hoi'--hn reahtv 0hey arc gone!- ssiiley are nomere.)

 Night wore away, and midnight cafne--- and Carlton, whose agony prevented sleep, looked around the silent camp. He saw 6 dark form moving carefully around. beyond the camp. He watched him with intense and led them, one after another, q short dis tance into the prairie. He then returned, and on reaching the camp feil fiat on the ground, and commenced moving cautiously towards the prisoners. In every direction around them lay the Cumanchcs, and strong Indian was extended on each side of Ihen--but he came on like snake, with q motion almost inperceptibe. He reached the prisoners--he raised himself over one ef the guards who lay on some thongs stretched across them-and feeling cau- tiously over the Cumanche, he held his long knife ifi one hand, and with the other, drove Il to the hilt in his heart-the Cumanche eff fjo tbfn ro,,n1 f., the other, and struck him with the same certainty.

 He then rolled them slowly from the thongs unbound the prisoners--and mo- toned to them to follow him. All rose but Carlton, who was prevented by bis wound. .l'ffie ire indian bent down and spoke to him. It was the Young Buffalo. in a cautious whisper, Carlton informed him that he was wounded, and without moments hesita- ton, his pressesYer raised him in his arms and moved from the camp--tollewed by the hunters He led them round to the back of one of the tents-stepping carelessly over some bodies in the way, Che had made sure of them before.) By the lodge stood their rifles, ofp'hieh they possessed themselves and the party mounted and slowly left the camp. In few minutes they reached the other Indian, and ;he whole party fled rap idly towards the east. In the morning they stepped and rested, and proceeded again. 1'he young Delaware still bore Carlton be- fore him-and when 1t was near noon, he was heard to give the war-cry, and the or der to push on. "If we reach that piece of tltnbero--pointing to a small grove about five miles ahead--stwe are safe.n

 Far behind came all the warriors of those Camanches-at full speed--they gained upon -nearer-nearer-w sud- denly from behind the grove there came a line ot Indians, on foot, at swift trot.

 "falaqua !7--cried the Delaware, ''ali Is oyer''--but as they neared the party, t was seen that thesr hair, instead of being long and disheveled, was cut entirely off, except ;. ss.saa!! i;afie.. uTi the top oi inc lead--and the fugtives were encircled by forty Gsages They are noble looking feliows-these ,,sa- ges--large, athletic men--with immense Roman noses.

 The Cumanches turned suIlenly back pursued by party of Osages on ioot--and the remainder with the rescued prisoners returned to their camp in the grove. There were something like a hundred of them, with their wives and children. Imagine hem isphere, about six feet in diameter, covered with skins-and you have an Usage lodge.

 Thanks to the hospitality of the 0sages, Carlton was, in three days, able to nde--and at the end of that time, the Young Buffalo and the Usages returned with twenty scalps.

 Did the Indian redeem his pledge!

 THE EPu BAIC LAND G2IsI.---TKEE PRE-

 ssDENT'S MESSAGE.

 The following Message was received from the President of the United States. {throagh Mir DoNELsoN, his Private Sec retary,) returning, with his objections, the bal which originated at the last session, s'appropriating for limited time the pro- ceeds of the sales of the public lands, anu for other purposes :'

 To ihe Ssaaie o} tue United States:

 ai the close of the last session of Con- gress received from that body bill ent- tled"An act to appropriate for a limited time the proceeds Of the sales of the public lands of the United States and for granting lands 10 certain States" The brief period then remaining before the rising of Congress, and the extreme pressure of official duties, unavoidable on such occasions, did not leave lae sufficient time for that fni consideration Of the subject which was due to its great inl- postaaee. Subsequent consideration and redeoaon have, however, confirmed the ob-

 

 leetlons to the bill which presented them- selves to my mind upon its inst perusal, and have satisfied ne that 1t ought not to become law. ! teltmyself, therefore, con- strained 10 withhold from il my approval,