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Newspaper Page TextBV VAN NESS, BETHUNE & LEWIS. COLUMBUS. GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1832. ■ -JF :; The EMdi iiiKii IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY, A T three dollars per annum, payable in ad vance: or four'dollara if not paid for before the end of the year. Advertisements will be inserted at the rates or scocnty-Jioc cents per hundred words for the first insertion, and fiftv cents ibr each week’s continuance. In all advertisements, tho words thut do not amount to an even bundled, will be considered as an hundred, and charged us such. When tho number of insertions of up advertise Blent is not specified, it will be continued until forbid, and charged accordingly. Sheriffs’ and other Officers’ advertisements in serted at customary rates. Letters to the Editors on business mast be \tosUgaid; and in all coses whore it is not done* the postage will be charged to the writer. HALES OF LAND, by Administrators, Exe cutors or Guardians, aro required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours often in tho forenoon and three in the afternoon, at tho court-house in the county in which the property is situate. Notice of these are to bo givon in a publicg izetto SIXTY DAYS previous to the day of sale. ** fc&SALES OF NEGROES must bo at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month, be tween the usual hours of sale, at tho place of public sales in the county wln-rc the Letters Tes tamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, cnay have been granted, lirst giviug SIXTY DAYS notice thereof, in one of tho public ga zettes of this state, arid at tho door of tlto court- tiouHo where such sales are to be held. Notice for tho sulo of Personal Property must ho given in like manner for FORTY DAYS previous to tho day of salo Notice to the debtors and creditors of an l.stutc must be published FORTY DAYS. Notice that application will bo made to the Court of Ordinary for LEAVE TO SELL LAND, must bo published FOUR MON 1 IIS. Notice for LEAVE TO SELL NEGROES must be published for FOUR MO NTH, be fore any order absolute shall be made thereon by •<tho Court. Oir CONSIGNMENT., • ' TIIKEfc ISV01CKS or Dry Goods, Hardware, $pc. A mounting to about $ 7,000, which win bo sold by ttie piece or put kago vpry low for cash, or on a liberal credit lor approved paper, payable ut either of the bunks iu Columbus, (i«, —ALSO— Just received from New Orleans, Afta lihds. superior N.O. Sugar, 50 bbls. do. do. do. 30 do. old Whiskey, 50 hags prime Coffee, 50 l>bls». superfine Flour, Bbls. Pork, Bacon, Lard, Cheese, Half do. Mesa Beef, Boxes Codfish, Half do. No. 1 Mackerel, Kits do. do. ^Boxes Herring. APPLY TO EDWARD J. HARDIN. Aptilarhicnln, 5fA t'cb. 1832. ON CONSXGN9IENT, bbls. canal Flour, fresh, 0 do. Monongahela Whiskey, fourth proof, old nud superior*, 10,000 Havannah Segnrs, 15 dozen choice Claret Wine* 6 Boxes Raisins, 1 dozen Ploughs, for sale low'by *_ TARVER & SQUIRE. Columbus, Jiin. 28—37 GENERAL AGENCY AND COMMISSION BUSINESS, Columbus, Georgia. T HE subscribers tender their services fur the transaction of tho above business, undertint Brin of TARVER 6l SQUIRE, and aro now ready to receive Merchandize and Produce for sale, on consignment. They are al so now making arrangements for the erection of a Targe and extensive Ware-House for the recep tion of Cotton, early next Fall. They are prepared to make liberal advances on uH'Merclimulizc and Produce consigned to them, and \v •! devote their whole attention to tho inter est of thoso who favor diem will* their patronage. BENJAMIN P. TARVER, /.HARVEY H. SQUIRE. r REFERENCES. ^ Messrs. Jufftcs Hamilton & Hon, New York. ^ “ Goo. P. Sc Wm. C Bowers, N. Orleans, u Brooks, Lnthrop Sc Cfo. Appulachicolu. Edward J. Hard in, Esq. do. George W. Dillingham, E?<] Columbus, Gu. Hiram Nourse, Esq. do. WARE-HOUSE. AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. FjHUK undersigned having taken tho new M. Ware-1 louse near the Wharf for the pre sent season, tenders his services to his friends und the pablie in tho above business. lie will he prepared to extend the usual facili ties to his customers, and hopes by giving his per sonal attention, to share a part of the public pat ronage. WM. H« KIMBROUGH. Columbus, Sept. 24—10— tf THE WARE-HOUSE AND Commission Holiness W ILL be continued by llio subscribers un- derthe firm of 8. K Hodges & Co. who. while they feel grateful for former fiivors will en deavour to deserve a continuance ol them. SEABORN JONES. SAMUEL K. HODGES. Qs CoJtsiOMMENT— And tei/l he sold on accommo dating terms: 400 bids. Sugar, 120 sacks Codec, J-,000 bushels Halt, 14 quarter castas Wine, 3.000 lbs. Castings, 20,000 lbs. Bacon. 4 boxes White Savanna Sugars, 5 dozen pairs Bouts, 6 boxes Sats, various qinlilh*, 10 bills. Halts, fl)0 pieces Bagging, Bale Rope, Iron, Steel, Nails. Shoes, Pumps. See. Upper and Soal Leather, Syrup, Sweetmeats, &c. September 17—18—3t JUST RECEIVED By stcotnhout Georgian, a general assortment of JAPART WARE, Copper and zinc Ketllos, Pewter Basins and Plates, Sheet Copper, Do. Lead, w Do. Zinc, Do. Russia Iron, Do. Brass, Hoop Iron. • ALSO ON IIANV % A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OK Tl5f WARE. All of which will ho sold ut the lowest prices, wholesale and re nil. IEF Cash paid for old Pewter. HARVEY HALL. Columbus. Dec. 17—31—tf Cash! Cash ! ! ! If you want any of the ahov.e article, take a Ticket in the MILLEDGEVILLE ST&aST L O T T E R Y, WHICH H.I S A SPLENDID SCHEME, SVCII AS THK POl.UlWINO: 1 MIZE OF $ 25,000 f “ M 10.000 " " 5,000 9 “ “ 1,000 Besides many large and small prizes, too nume rous to particularize. *i’ho first day’s drawing will take placo on tho 1st May, 1832. Wholes $ 10, halves $5, quarters $2 50, to lie had in ugreat variety ofnumliers at the Columbus Book store. Orders from the country enclosing the Wfsh, postage paid, will meet with prompt at tention. T2. St NORTON. Agent for the Managers. Columbus, Jnn. 14—35^-tf NEW GOOD8. WILLIAM JONES & C>. H AVE just received tho following articles, to wit: 2 Mid*, extra fine St. Croix Sugar, 1 hhd. English Island Molasses.} i 1 pipo Cogniac Brandy, ilennessy’s brand, 10 bbls. Canal Flour. 2 cavks imitation English Cheese, 0 firkins prime Goshen Butter, 20 bbls. MucUor«l, No. 1,2 & 3, 10 boxes Spermaceti Cuddles, Fresh llysori Tea, Heavy Black Pepper, Do. Pimento. 20 boxes Window. Glnss, 8 by 10, JO bags old White Coffee. WM. II. HARPER, Partner Jan. 12—35—tl COLUMBUS IIAT STORE. M M M NOURSE & CLARK H AVE received frbro the Factory by the late arrivals, Hats of the latest fashions, i —CONSISTING OK — Black, White and Grab Rocky Mown- tain Braver and Otter HATS, Of n very superior quality, making -their assort ment extensive and complete. —ALSO-*— C APS, Consisting of Seal, I.Outlier, Oliinthilla, Circa * man ami ObiblriMi’a limey bilk. READY-MADE CLOTHING IT Cmh naiJ for Halting Furs. Feb 17—40—if GROCERIES T U E Subscribers have received per steamer Bultiinore, and offer for saie oil reasonable terms, Sugar and Coffee, Western Whiskey, Rum and Wine, Liverpool Ground Suit, Pickled Pork, Mackerel, Vinegar, Molasses, Western Flour, fresh und a superior article, Castings and Hollow Ware, Young Ifyson Ten, Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Starch, Indigo, Rice, new and fresh, Figs, Raisins, Crackers, Collins Sc Co’s. Axes, Tobacco nod egurs, Together with n general assortment of Tin, Ja pan*.ed and Copper Ware. TARVER Sc SQUIRE. Columbus, Jan. 28—37—tf POWERS & NAFEW Have withir. a few days received and opened, an * additional supply of Seasonable Dry Goo ds Hanl-ware., Cutlery, AND ■Statuwnci?, Which render* their stock very complete. f BllIF.IR assortment comprises nearly all arte JL cles which are usually wanted in tlioir line, and they olfi-r them ut moderate prices. They respectfully solicit a continuance of pa* l rooago from their friends and the public. OctO—21— tf For Cotton, Pipe .Staves, Hides ' Bambmiiu, Mtg, Pungeaand plaid Silli lldkfs. GROCERIES, lotion, Pipe iSlaves. or approved paper CHARLES E. NORTON I NFORMS Merchants and Planters visiting Apalachicola, that lie haH just received from New Orleans, a large and extensive assortment of Groceries, which added to his former supply from New York, makes his nssortrtient as com plete, if not superior, to any ho has ever offered to tho public His establishment will be supplied as often as once a month, that his customers may he sure at any time of finding u good nsHirtment. Merchants and Planters will find it to their ad vantage to give him u call, as it i« his intention to saJI at moderate prices, for Cush, Cotton, Pipe Btkyes, Sides or approved Paper. Just received ns above, ib sacks Green Havunou COFFEE, by schooner Magellan, und to be sold cheap for casti. Apalachicola, Dec. 20, JH31—3-1—i>tT WEW GOODS. L. C. ALLEN iias nnCF.ivr.D and is kkcbivinc, iiis FALL AND WINTER GOODS, . W HICH be will sell on accommodating terms. H is stock is comprised in part of j the following articles, viz: j London Dulfil. Rose uud Point Blankets, i Super blue, black, brown and olive Cloths, J Black Lasting, Boavi rteens. Fancy Cord, Red and white Flannels. Canton Flannels, ; Ited, while und figured Valencia Shuwls, j Homhnzettes and Bombazines, | Merino Circassians of various colors, Cashmere Handkerchiefs, insurance. T HE Augusta Insurance and Banking Com pany will insure produce and merchandise against the dangers of River Navigation on good steamboats nod other rivei craft, and upon-good vessels from Apalachicola to New Orleans or the Atlantic citie*'. They will also take fire risks upon buildings, merchandise and produce. GEO. W. DILLINGHAM, Agent. Nov 5—25—tf LATE PUBLICATIONS. T 1IE Subscriber bus just received at the Co lumbus Book, Stationary und Fancy Store, Ibo foJkiwing new and ifiteiBsting Works: Caleb Williams, 2 vols. The Brnvo, 2 do. The Club Rook, 2 do. Cyril Thornton, 2 do. Jnqucltnoof Holland, 2 do. Rnx.ibet *' 3 do. Diitry of a Physician, 3 do. * * Plays of Mnssenger. 2 do. The Young I hike. 2 do* Philip Augustus. 2 do. Dutchman’s Fire Side, 2 do. Arinstasitis or Memoirs of a Greek, 2 do. Voting Lady’h.Book, splendid copy. The Pearl tor 1832, - Aiso|v« Fables, Affection'?Gift, Paradise Lost, The Tokeri, Night Tltoughts, The ShitVonir. Oval’s Artol Love, The Mother’s Book, Western Songster, Text Book of Popery, . Lifts and Death of Edward Fitegcrald, Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, liy of Sir Wulter Scott, Howott’s (Took of the Season*, Discourse on the S'udyof Philosophy, 2 Vol. Buffon’s Nuturul History, 5 do. Soawuikl* Narrative, 2 do. Frugal HouseWilb; Virginia Housewife, Parley’s Tulesof Travels, Ne. 1, 2and 3, Do. Geography, - Do. First Book of History, frvlrig Columlni8. PluUirch’s Lives, 4 vol. Jefferson*? Works,. Philips ..Curran and Grattan’s speeches, ~ America, Philips. Curran nftil tin Grinnhaw’s SouUi Aiiic GroenlenFs GniiMiuir, Mason's Farrier. COLUMBUS Shoe Store. E. WELLS & Co H AVE removed to the Brick Building next door uliovo Wm. D Hargrove’s, in Broad Street, where they offer for sale, on reusonablo terms, BOOTS AND SHOES of ovory description, of their own manufacture, consisting of 200 pairs gentlemen’s HAots 300 do calfskin Siioes, high and low quarter 100 do. calft<kiii Pumps, 75 do. buckskin Shoes, 50 do. ftonUkin Pumps. 200 do. Brogans. 300 do. course Shoes, Ladies' prunelle Bouts and Shoes of various kinds, do. Morocco Shoes, do. SeHlskin do. do. Calfskin do. do. Leather walking Shoes and Boots, Misses and children's Bootsrind Shoes, of every description. N. B. All work of their own manufacture, warranted not to rip. July 2-7-tf POWERS & NAFEW AVi: just received und Ibr sale llio follow- ing articles: Ion Duff Blankets, Bristol do Superfine and common, white, and red Flannels, Sattinots. Cumblets, ladies’ murine Hose. Black cotton do gentlemen's merino ami Iumbs Wool Half Iloso, Misses and children’s do Superfine lionnrt Ribbons, taffeta do A lot of Guuh; among which are choioc Rifles, und Percussion Fowling pieces. Columbus, Dec 3—211 . | Dorchester Ticking AlSED/y tho ^linker Sociofws nt Enfield Ladies’ Bead Bags nnd Purses II Liiidoi Mason’s Farrier,! Cobb’s JuvcnilelReader, Nos. 1,2, nnd 3* j —AI.SO— One sot of l l'incli Globes, cclrslinl aqd terres trial, together \Mlli largo Maps of the World, of Europe, Asia. Africa; North and Sou!lt America,* and of the I : nit*d States, )ell«>W > . rose and white letter Paper,, bolscap, cartridge and wrapping Pape), blank Ikjoks, Quills, Wafers. Bund and Boxes,pocket :jlaps of Georgia, Tennessee, Vir ginia, Missnurij and Mississippi, Scissors. Noo dles, and I’ae.i Razors, Penknives, and .Span ish do. Pistols,ISmill* Boxes, ever-pointed wlvcr Pencil Cases, Peiuussion Caps, & c Stc. SiC. E. S. NORTON, Feb. t 38 ! CiJnmhus, Uroud-Stred. L.jl DAVIES &. Co. H AVE lietn receiving tho lust week, and will continue to receive tho present season, Goods by Savannah and Apalucldcola Bay, which will enable thont to keop up* a general and com- pleto assorunentof STAPLE AND FANCY DKl’-GOODS, —AMONG WHICH ARE— Row}, London Dulfic and Point Blankets Suttinelk of dilibVunt colors and qualities EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH OF MR. BUTLER, Delivered at u public meeting in Albany, N. Y. Convened to express dissatisfaction with the courso of the Senate in the rejection of Mv. Van Uuren. The extract below cmhreces thut part of the speech of Mr. Butler which hi directly in an swer tp the declarations arid arguments of Mr Webster, w hich nro professedly the ground of Mr. Van Bureii’steieetrun. VVerccomiriend tho quoted roihaiks of Mr. Butler to* the attention of. our readers, as containing a full and concise view, of tho ullcdgcd reasons lor the recent extraordin ary procedure of die U. Senate.—Editors Efcq. But however this may be, one thing is coi tuin—the great objects of the eftibnssy are not to bo prumoied by tho course ta ken in tho Senate. On the contrary, all ike interests of the taiioii will receivtrde- trimotU abroad. Ihw extensive and lust ing it fnay be, noneof us can Will Still, there may be goo* cause for rejecting this nomination; and if so, it um> have been better to risk the evils referred to, than to have confirmed it. Thedecisiou of the Senate professes to liavo been made on this ground J and the leasous assigned lor it, have boon submitted, with admira ble despatch, to the judgement of the peo ple. 1 liqvo read, with deep interest, all tho speeches which liaVe reuched us; an.i l have compared their statements and oasoning, with the official documents, tifnaiely for the cao.se of Uoth, Red, white nnd WhiwCunlon Flannel Mixt Kersey Und blue Pining Gros de Swiss ond Gr05 dc Nap Silks of various colors Black Italian Lustring aud Sinchow Silks Rich Phud Hilks Satins of various colors Florence do do Italian Crapes do do Canton Caniblet and Pongees Black and green worsted Iterrngc'f Plain and figured S\vis« Muslins Do Jo Jnckonet Furniture and Cnmkiric Dimity Corded Skirts Ladies’ Cotwts and silk and cotton Lncings • Thread, holdiinet and muslin Edgings f rhreud und bobbini t Footings Plain nud figured Hftbhiuet J^iirc Lace Capes Caps and Crazy Junou^ Infants laco and cambric Caps Blonde Luct imd Peaiiing Pink cambric ri ints Black and white do do Black lor e Veils French Mushnsand Calicoes Plain nnd striped GinghaniH Black, while and red Merino Shawls Thibet wool Shawls Silk and gauze Shawls nnd Handkerchiefs Silk, flagg and bandanna do. Ladies’ linen and linen cambric do. Do do |!o bordered do Irish Linens and Table Damask Silk, cotton and worsted Hosiery Gentlemen's Woodstock and beaver Gloves Ladies’ kid and horseskin Glove* and Mitts Gentlemen's woollen Gloves and Mittins Colored Cambrics Black and white Hooks Eyes Pins and Needles # SpoolThreud and Linen Floss White Mersailes and printed Counlorpune9 3-4 nnd 4*4 Furniture Prints I Dimity and furniture Binding Blenched and unbleached Sheeting and Shirtings j Apron Checks Flannels Super Italian Cravats, vuriou* colors, I Colored (’rape Cumhlet, | Cotton and Linen Drilling, j Ladies' silk, cotton, and worsted Hose, Gentlemen’s do do. and half do. Ladies’ nnd gentlemen’s Gloves of various kinds, Cambric Swiss, jaconet and book Muslins, Super bleached und brown Linens, Brown nnd bleached Shirtings and Sheetings, Domestic Plaid* Bed Ticking, Russia Sheeting, Primed Bod-spreads. Counterpanes, Italian Gres do Naples, Muslin Robes, Surcriot and Duchiue Silks, Silk and Cotton Umbrellas, &c. Ladies, gentlemen’s arid children’s A variety of men's, youth’s and children’s II ATS & CAPS. HARDWARE & CUTLERY. <£i'ottur$ anti ffilana=tonre. AI.SO, One case superior SHOT GUNS. Nov 10—20—If and Lcbaugn, for sale at tho Stoic of G. W. DILLINGHAM. White Onion, Early. Spring Flat do. Yellow Onion, Long Hanover, do. Red Onion, Rutabaga, do. Blood Beet, White Flat, do. Early Turnip do. Cauliflower, French Sugar, do. Sago, Mange! Worse I, do. Squash Pepper, Orange Carrot, Cayenne, do. Blood Carrot, Double Pepporgrmm, Guernsey Parsnip, Vegetable Oyster, Ijing White Parsnip, Tomntoes, Long Cucuipbcr, Solid Celery, Long Green, do. Summer SaVory, Early Cucumber, Curled Parsley, Early Cluster do. Dwarf Curled, do. I’lickly Gherkin, New Zealand Spiuago, Watermelon, Round Spimige, . Mn-kmelon. White Okia, Nutmeg-melon, Asparagus, Canielopc, do. Nusturtion, Dutch Summer Squnsh. Roquettc h fine salad, CiooUneck Summer,do. Garden Girws, Croolaieck Winter, do. English Son el, White Head Lettuce, White Mu-tnrd, Ico Head. do. Brown, do. Ice Coss, do. . Leeks, Imperial Sugar Loaf,do. Early Sugar Corn, Cabbage Head. do. Early Washington Peas, Salmon Radish, Early June. do. Scarlet, do Early Chnilton,dn. Scarlet Turnip, do. White Marrowfat, do. Scurk t Short Top, do. Strawberry Dwaif, do. Drum Head Cabbage, Dwarf Blue Imperial do Early York, do. Early Cb. Dwarf Beans, Green Savoy do. Fjirlv Moh’wk Dwarf, do Yellow Savoy, do. White Kidney Dwarf,do Early Sugar lairif, do. Superior White Pole, do Green Glazed, do. Cranhurry Polfe, do. Red Dutch, do. Lima Pol* do% Norlolk Pint Turnip, - Januory 7— Fine gilt Cloth und Crumb Brushes Gentlemen’s sea otter nnd leather Cups Cloth and chinchilla Caps Black nnd drab heaver and rornm Huts Willow Wagons und Tublo Matts. Millinary anti Fancy Goods Of nil descriptions. A SPLENDID AHSOKTMKNT Of* i JEWELRY & PERFUMERY And a large and complete assortment of WllTTEPw CLCTHI1TG*. I ALSO. ! ROOTS & SHOES. ! 100 pair sewed and nailed Wellington Bools I Jackson Sliootees ' Ladies’ Prunella and f .nnther Bootees [ 41 Black and colored, heeled Pumps | “ Walking Shoes j “ Whito satin Pumps 1 Misses nnd children’s Shoes and Bootees of every I description 500 pair Negro Shoes, a good article. .Al.so, A good assortment of HARDWARE&C|lOCKJBRY Columbus, Oct. 20-24-tf BOLTING CLOTHS, O F tht* Brut, ««con<l nnd third <|iniliti«n, for 8;ilo l.y STLVVAKT & FONTA1N. Mny M—52 1 —tf which, foil me to bo ((mud in other pnrta ol the Un ion hs well ns in W<isliin|>tnn. In tny humble judgement, the onuses they ussign nre not sustained in any one of them. To test this, let mo cull your nllention— not to the idle gossip or the dastardly, in .intuitions which malevolence or credulity luve dragged before the Senate—hut to the measured speech of Mi. Webstet —the profoundly able, the cool and discrimina ting Webster. AihI surely if there be good reasons for this step, he, of nil others, is capable of placing them before lie in (be clenrest and most coqvincing light. Ills remarks, as published in the National In telligencer, have evidently burn corrected l?y himself. I shall culisid'et' them in tjiis i light, und shall hold him responsible, ns | you-and the public have a right to hold him,.fur all that they contain. I in end to read to you every material paragraph; and as 1 proceed, 1 pledge myself to show, (hat he lias misstated the facts lie has un dertaken to give; that he has emitted oth ers which were essential to a proper judg ment on the case before him ; and that he i has repeatedly garbled and perverted the ‘ language of Mr. Van Ilmen. 1 say this under a full sense of tho responsibility 1 assume. 1 know whut 1 shall deserve, if I do not make it cnod. All I desire is, n patient bearing from you nnd frurn the public. In connexion with this exposure of error and injustice, 1 shall also under- lake to show, that the instructions of Mr. M’Lnne when properly understood, con tain nothing dorogutory to the honor of the nation, but on the contrury, nre enti tled in all praise for their ubility and frankness. After an introduction, which shows tlmt lie is perfectly uware of the light in which the mcasutes, if taken without sufficient cause, wuuld bo viewed, anil ought to be viewed, both at home and abroad, the dis tinguished Senator from Massachusetts, proceeds to assign the reasons of his vote. To do him perfect justice, I quote (he paragraph at lenglii: “ I am bound to say, f lien, sir, that for ouc, 1 do not ndviso nor consent to this nomination. I do not think it a fit nnd proper nomination; nnd my reasons nre found in the letter of instruction, written by Mr. Van Burnt, on tho 20th of July IS29, to Mr* McLnne; then going to (ho court of England, as American Minister. I think those instructions derogatory, in n high dogiee, to the character and honor of the country. I think they show a mani fest deposition, in the writer of them, to establish a distinction between the coun try nnd tho party; to place that party n- bovo the country; to ninko Interest, nt a foreign court, for thnt party, rather than for tho country; to persuade tho English ministry nnd the English monarch, that lliev hud an interest in maintaining, in the U. Suites, llio nscenduncy.of the party to which tho writer belonged. Thinking thus of the irurposn and object of tffose in structions, I cannot bn of opinion that their author is a proper representative of the United States at that court. -Therefore it is, that I proposo to volo against his nomination. It is tho first time, I believe in modem diplomacy, it is cortainly the first lime in our history, in which a minis ter to a foreign court has sought to make favor for one parly at home, against an other; or bus stooped, front boingiho re presentative of the whole country, to be the representative of u party. And as this is thu first instance iu our liisioty of any such tiHirsaction, so I intend to do all In my power ty make it the last. For one, set my mark of disapprobation upon It ; 1 contribute my voice and my vote, to make it n negative example, to be shunned ami avoided by all future ministers of tfte U. States. II, in a deliberate Had fotmul letter oi instructions, admonitions and directions are given to a minister, and are repealed oitcniind again, to utge those mere patty FOURTH VOLUME—NUMBER" 4rt. A'hi*. is extremely well expressed, ami if the instructions referred to, do re ady bear die character which the Si nator has given them, then the condemnation he has pronounced, is strictly just; and f for one, will applaud him for his fidelity ’ut d fit nine's ! The fact however, that the in structions are such as lie has staled, re- mains to be pruVcd Whether they be so or not, may easily Ire decided, by a iufer- eace to the document itself; and to tiiis short and proper' test, Mr. Webster pro poses to tiring the question. Before be does this however, lie undertake* to stair) "the posture of that matter In which they rOhited, i. e. the slate of our trade widi the British West India Colonies! Ho then proceeds to give u vety hi<>f,but rt the same timr, a very artful stni’rtient of tho '‘ posture of the subject.” [Here Mr. Butler rend Mr. Webster’s slaienietit of* tire otrcumsiniirea )>r«*c4tclit*£ iliv ORyolM* meat of Mr. M. Lane.] If tlus w, MC „ correct Statement, it would be ditficult ; 0 deny the justice of some of his anitnnriveiv sions. I shall show ihaf it is grossly in- ■ correct. I admit thut it does not ptufess to bo a minute histtyy; it is put forth as a mere outline; but a single; instance of un faithfulness in an outline,fvill deceive eveit moro than numerous errors in an elabor ate work. Ill the present caso, there urn several such Instances, and some of them of a niftst striking character. lit llio first place., the honorahfo Sena tor ettlil eiy rttisiakes the manner in Which this subject was disposed of by the con vention bi 1815. On this point ha says: “ All know that by the (.'invention of 1815 a reciprocity of iinercourso was establish ed between us and Great Britain. Tin! ships of both countries were allowed to pass, to and from oacli other respectively, with tile same cargoes and subject to tho same duties. Btit this arrangement did not extend to tbo British West Indies.— There our intercourse was cut off.” It i» true, that by that treaty, tlto commercial inte'rcourso between O. Britain and . the United States (vrts fcstublished on just nnd equal terms ; tlto ships of both countries being allowed to pass to nnd from each other respectively, with the same corgoes and subject ID iho same duties, h is also I' ue. 'hat this arrangement did not extend to tho British West Indies; there being ait express stipulation in the treaty, that the intercourse between the U. S. and tiro British possessions in the West Indies und on the continent of North America, should not bo affected by any of its provisions.-— The exception was inserted, in conso- qttencu of llio peremptory refusal of tiro British government to negotiate on tbo subject—h refusal founded on their deter mination, fo adhere to tlteir undent policy of regulating tins trade by navigation laws nnd not by treaty. But Ir is hot (run that “our inter course to Hit 11 eh Indies Was cut off ” by iluit treaty, Or by any stale of things then existing. On the contrary, tve then had an intercourse With those Islunds, regu lated precisely like that which We enjoy ed bcluro tho war. It was such an inter course as was permitted by the acts of Parliament and orders in council, then in force. Our exports to the British West Indies and thrir American colonies a- mounted in 1815, to $5,081,295; in 1816, to $6,069,900; 1817, W $7,493,754, of our own products. The duties collected by its on imports front those colonies, duHng tho years 1815 and 1816, excecdotl, in the aggregate, $5,000,000; and yet, the dis tinguished Senator front Massachusetts could say in his place, and send it out in to t|ie world, that “ our intercourse was cut 150 Packages DRV GOODS. Shorn,. Ifardwarn, Itcail)-niailo Clothing, Arc. by steamer Ualtiiuorc. innt received by G. VV. DILLINGHAM. Doc. l-ao-tf Tho error I have now pointed ouf is an eXlffimnly important one. It lias a most mutcriul bearing on the. subsequent acts and omissions of the public Servants by whom tho business of this nation was afterwards conducted. The tendency of Mr. Webster's statement is to show, that llioso acts and omissions wero not only excusable, but thnt they occurred in thn course of” retaliatory” measures, entered into on the part, of our government, with the view of opening an intercourse from which sve had bean “ tut off" by the trea ty of*1815. That this assertion is ut* •orly incorrect, I have already shown; and if 1 should extend the tame degree of char ily to Mr. W. which he has displayed to wards Mr. Vnn Btircn, i should be obli ged to add, •* that he know, or ought to- have known,” that it was so. Tho gentleman who first addressed vou, (Gen Dix,) bus given, in n very correct and lucid manner, tbo general history of the colonial trade. I shall not go over tho ground that ho has occupied ; but it is necessary I should stale, that in ndditiou to the practico of regulating this trade by acts of Parliament nnd ordors in council, another cardinal feature of tho British policy was, tho imposition of protecting duties on American produce imported into thuir colonies. These protocting duties tho British ministers iu 1815 refused to givo up, and they huvo ever adhered, and declared they should adhere, to this de termination. Notwithstanding this, Mr. Adams, as Secretary of Slate, nnd Mr. ci nsider lion, on a foreign government, to I Clay, as a leading member of the House what extent, ii it probable, d o writer I of Representatives, undertook, the for- liimsclf will he disposi-d o'urg- the it, in j mer to negotiate, and the latter to drive, his one thousand opportunities ol informal i tho British government from the stand intercourse w,th tho agents of that govern*! they had taken. Between 1815 and I mentl” ! 1823, various acts of congress wero pass-

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Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1828-1861, March 10, 1832, Image 1