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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA. |
SATURDAY MORNING, JUn|s 6.
After an absence of some days, during
we have been in attendance at the : la:|e Con ven
tion in Miliedgevillc, we are again :H; our post,
and when we have recovered from fhei fatigues of
all night stage travelling over rougli roads, we
will endeavor to lay before our readeijs s ome things
which we have seen and heard, wlach we deem
worthy of their attention. la *his? nay’s paper
will be found the proceedings of tin* Convention
complete, to which we invite Ibo attention of
those who feel an interest in its denitrations. —
It was an occasion of which every ; Hi end of re
form in Georgia might well be proud, and we
sincerely wish that all couid have t : (rn present,
to have imbibed a portion of the en|lmsia»m and
zeal, which was so universally difjuied among
those present. >.. j
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Ward No. 2* \ ■
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We have seldom witnessed a rnor ; s animated cr
animating scene than that of Thursday evening,
at the meeting of the Tippecanoe .ji s jiociation of
this Ward, of which our paper tojhijiy contains
the official report. At an early haul!, the largo
dining room of the Eagle and p|ic|uiix Hotel
was crowded, and many persons wpr| forced to
stand in the passage. When the ({'oinmittee in
troduced Judge Berrien and Judgjb Paw to the
meeting, they were greeted with fhd rj'iost enthu
siastic applause. These gentlem3ii| successively
addressed the Association; and luusted a.*
they both evidently appeared to |e| from the
fatigue of travelling night and daw diaving ar
rived only a short time before, from djcdgeville,)
their eloquent and spirit-stirring har|aqguea made
their hearers forget the weak nest! dhich both
pleaded. The only interruption to Ihe almost
breathless silence with which they j,v*re listened
to, was in plaudits, long and which
they drew from their delighted Headers. The
views presented of the merits of GPnl Harrison,
and the demerits of the present inesjrnbcnt, were
as just as they were forcible. And tfhe account
given, by both gentlemen, of the proceedings at
Miliedgevillc, and the spirit which ru Jnaated the
Convention, was cheering in the highest degree.
They told us that though there was % dilTerence
of views, among some of the Deltjjktes, when
they met, yet all agreed to waive miiibjr points,—
to sacrifice personal preferences and pHjudices on
the altar of their country, and to rub* e on, har
monious and united, in die great cubse so dear
to every patriot. We cannot but|sel assured
that this will be the result. The n?)|iPnation for
Electors is a strong and popular cjij «*. It must
be received with unanimous approbation; and
we are not a little gratified at li|;-ning from
Judge Berrien, that it is recommit liked by the
Convention to the friends of HARrlflkON, TY
LER and REFORM, to meet in ?hh-s«c, at Ma
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con, in August next, and deliberate. Us one people,
on the condition of the country. j*H this sug
gestion is acted on, we shall see?‘in Georgia,
another Baltimore Convex no v; and every
freeman will feel las Ueartcheeredj and his arm
strengthened, for the struggle in j October and
November, —when, let us do om Hri hj, and the
victory is won / i | ( *
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To the Hon. the Mayor and Council.
Gents It frequently happensp bt our mis
fortunes are at times turned to advair.-tjige, and it
is incumbent upon the rules of a uritjf, to watch
all her interests. Permit a citizen!largely inter
ested in the welfare of Augusta, tel u*-ge public
ly a matter that in the multitude ofjjybur present
engagements, may have escaped |v lice. It is
well known that some lime ago tljj
Raii Road Co., respectfully asked 'permission
to cross the River, and terminate Uicj.r Road in
the City, and further were willing ho- be placed
under safe and proper restrictions tjoi-fn the Coun
cil, this application was rejected, and’? the public
meeting resulted in the purchase; lof the two
Bridges by the city. Since thatj *ime public
opinion has changed, and a large mi|jo|ity of those
in interest (of the holders of real Jatjile) are fa
vorably inclined to a measure that benefit
the City without entering further ir| t’je matter; I
hope the Council will see the propriety of again
looking into this subject and to the city
Ibis great advantage. { |
As Owner of Rs.j ljEstate.
William W. Seaton, Esq.., cj|ri** of the pro
prietors of the National Intelligencer,|was elected
Mayor of Washington city, on th|i Ist inst., by
a majority o 394 votes. | \
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington;, June 2.
An important movement has beeb Made in the
Senate, on the subject of the bankrupt law. In
dictations are very* strong that the southern ad
ministration Senators will generally oppose the
18th section of Mr. Wall’s hill, by which the
banks are included.. Mr. Clay, of Alabama,
moved to strike out those provisions,! and staled
as a reason for it, that they would operate disas
trously upon his own state, where thefbanks were
owned wholly or in part by the state, S and mana
ged under its direction. He wasjaiho opposed
to the provisions on the ground tb|ati- they must
in every instance, infringe more or je«d upon state
rights, all these institutions beingtchartered by,
and responsible to, the s-ates.
pressed a wish to speak on the of this
amendment, which he said was vital to the bill,
and the hour being late, the Senate aUjourncd. He
will speak today. It is said, thouj;,. I know not
upon what authority, that Mr. Cal houn will sup
port Mr. Clay’s motion to strike put the 18th
section, as far as the banks are conlriqned. It is
certain that several other southern isiJiininistration
Senators, have determined uporl that course.
They are unwilling to give New Ifoik, the great
financial and commercial advantag^which will
result to her from the prostration qf i*he southern
hanks. The New Yorkers, without p|irty distinc
tions, are in favor of including til* banks be
lieving that they can stand the shark.
In the House, Mr, A'addy Thqj'-ipson moved
that the bill reported from the committee on mili
tary affairs, for raising an addition;'* force of six
teen hundred men for the of Florida
be taken up, and he submitted sunnily communi
cations from the Secretary of Wuri, showing that
the Indians were in greater force,;ur«l more mis
chievoua than ever. Mr. Athertoiji urged the ne
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cessity of disposing of the sub-treasury bill, be
fore any other business was taken up. Mr. Coles
informed the House that there would be opposi
tion to the bill referred to by Mr. Thompson, and
that it would not pass without much debate. The
motion was lost, as it required two-thirds.
Public Meeting.
Thursday, June 4th, 1840.
The Harrison and Tyler Tippecanoe Associa
tion, Ward No. 2, met this evening, at the Eagle
and Phoenix Hotel.
M. M. Dxe, Esq., President, in the chair.
J. G. Dunlap, appointed Secretary pro. tem.
The meeting being organized, it was announc
ed by Judge Holt, that Judge Berrien, Judge
Law, Mr. Maxwell, and Mr. Davis, members
of the late Convention at Miliedgevillc, were in
the house ; and moved that a committee of three
be appointed to wait on these gentlemen, and in
vite them to participate in our meeting.
The Chair appointed Judge Holt, Col. Gould,
and Wm. Owen, that Committee, —who with
drew for the purpose ; and on their return, Judge
Holt, on the part of the Committee, introduced i
to the meeting, Judge Berrien, and Judge Law. *
Col. Gould, after making a few eloquent and
appropriate remarks, offered the following Reso
lulions:
Resolved, That the proceedings of the late j
Convention of the State Rights party at Mill- ;
edgeville, merit our cordial approval, and their j
nominations shall receive orr hearty support |
Resolved, That we consider the unanimity and
zeal displayed by that enlightened and patriotic
assembly, an additional evidence of the justice
of our cause, and a sure pledge of success.
After the reading of the Resolutions, the meet
ing was addressed in a forcible and eloquent
manner by Judge Berrien, advocating the claims
of General Harrison and John Tyler to the sup
port of the meeting.
Judge Law was then called for, who in a most '
impressive manner portrayed the present con
dition of the country, and urged union of action
in the great cause of Reform.
The Resolutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion of Judge Holt,
Resolved, That a committee of 41 be appoint
ed by the Chair us a Committee of Vigilance.
Resolved, That a committee of 13 be appoint- j
ed to attend the meeting in Ward No. 1, on
Saturday evening, 6th inst.
Adjourned to meet at the call of the President.
M. M. DYE, President.
J. G. Dunlap, Sec’y pro tern.
The following gentlemen arc appointed the
Committee of Vigilance of the Harrison and
Tyler Tippecanoe Association in Ward No. 2 :
W. W. Holt, J. L. Houston,
W. T. Gould, C.B. D.Dili,
D. B. Hadley, Thomas H. Wyatt,
John B. Campbell, L. W. Erwin,
S. J. Anderson, Phillip Reiley,
John Holmes, Henry D. Bell,
E. W. Starnes, Thomas R. Rhodes,
C. J. Cook, J. W. Houghton,
L. Ballingall, Lewis S. McGuier,
W.G. Lark, E. B. Simmonet,
B. F. Chew, H. Aldrich,
John Kirkpatrick, E. R. Johnson,
Luther Roll, Wm. Edmunds,
Robert T. Hyde, William Holmes,
A. L. Patterson, G. iv. Galphin,
E. D. Cooke, Solomon Toby,
J. J. Clayion, Cosby Dickinson,
Wm. M. Frazer, Josiah Sibley,
John Low, Martin Frederick,
W.G. Farnsworth, James Gardner,jr.
L. C. Pearson,
The following gentlemen are appointed a
Committee for the Harrison and Tyler Tippe
canoe Association, Ward No. 2, to attend the
meeting of the friends of Harrison, Tyler and
Reform, to be held in Ward No. 1, on the 6lh
instant:
W. W. Holt, James M. Dve,
W. T. Gould, E. D. Cooke’,
J. G. Dunlap, J. F. Carswell,
E. A. Allen, E. A. Wagnon,
M. Hatch. E. A. Watkins,
Charles Roll, Levi Ayres.
Wm. J. Owens,
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Auli-Van Karen Convention.
Milledgevxlle, Georgia, ?
June Ist, 1840. 5
At 11 .o’clock, A. M.of this day, the delegates to ;
the Anti-Van Huron Convention of Georgia, assem- i
bled at the State House in the chamber of the j
House of Representatives, when, on motion of Col.
Roger L. Gamble, Major Joel Crawford, a dele
gate from the Gounty of Hancock, was called to the
Chair, and on motion of Judge Strong, John H.
Steele and Francis V. Delaunay, were request- j
cd to act as Secretaries.
Upon an inspection of the credentials presented
by the delegates, it appeared that the counties j
hereinafter named were represented, as follows,
viz:—
Baker —J. C. Harris, P. J. Strozier.
Baldwin —Miller Grieve, Geo. R.Clayton, Wms.
Rutherford.
Bryan— Soloman Smith, J G. Linder.
Bibb —C. R. Strong, E. Beall, A. 11. Chappell, T.
G. Holt.
Burke —A. J. Lawson, Enoch Bync, Wm. Ben
nett.
Camden —Duncan L. Clinch.
Campbell —Wrn. Botnar, E. \V. Maxwell.
Chatham —John M. Berrien, Edward Padclford,
James Hunter, tVm. Law.
Cobb —James B. Randall, Hiram Howard, David
Irwin.
Columbia —N. Crawford, A. Avery, Thomas
White, Robert Gunby.
Coweta —Augustus H. Stokes, John E. Robinson,
Hillsberry R. Harrison.
Bulls —Robert Mays, Thos. Ragland, Asaßut
rell.
Cass —J. B. Underwood.
Decatur —A. D. Smart.
DeKalb —J. M. C. Montgomery, Elijah Bird, J.
B. Badger.
Crawford —E. M. Amos, Sami. Rutherford, H.
B. Troutman.
Elbert —Alfred Hammond, Y. L. G. Harris, John
Jones, Robert Hester.
Fayette —ll. D. Mclntosh, Jeptha Landrum.
Glynn —Andrew L. King, Charles Davis.
Houston —Howell Co -b, John J.
Holmes, P. 8.. I). H. Cul or.
Henry —Tilman D. Oxford, Henry Banks, John
S. Crenshaw
Harris —Benjamin Henry, John White, Benja
min Williams, Wm. C, Osborne.
Hancock —Joel Crawford, Mark Gonder, Hardy
C, Culver, Irby Hudson.
Hall —Reuben Thornton, Jonathan Mitchell.
Habersham —S. A. Wales.
Gwinnett —Daniel N. Pitman, Tbos. McGuire,
Madison R. Mitchell, John [{.Alexander.
Greene —Jno. Culright, Y. P. King, Jno. E. King.
Jackson —Jos. T. Cunningham, H. T. Peoples.
Jasper— W. H. White,Dank McDowell, Lawson
S. Holland, Joshua Hill.
Jefferson. —Philip S. Lemlie, Roger L. Gamble.
Junes —David E. Blount, Peyton T. Pitts, Thos.
Lowe, Joriiua L. Holland.
Laurens —Nathan Tucker, Thomas 11. Wilkcr
son.
Lee —John J. Williams, Green Knowles.
Liberty —Sami. Spencer, Jos. E. Maxwell.
Lincoln —H. W. Hagerman, Benning B. Moore,
Hugh Henderson.
Madison —Jehn Scott, Richardson Hancock.
Macon —Win. 11. Robinson, George Barlow,
John R. Stapler.
Marion —Jno. M. Min ter. Berry W. Beasley,
John Campbell.
Mclntosh— J. E. Townsend, J. J. Garrison.
Meriwether —Gibson F. Hill, Newnan Thornton,
11. S. Wimbish.
Monroe —H. H. Lumpkin, Wm. A. Black, J. R-
Simmons, Josiah G. Jordan, T. Z. Harmon.
Montgomery —Farquhard Mcßae, Jacob C. Cle
ment-.
Morgan —Nathaniel Allen, Merrett W. Warren,
Jno G. Rives, Wm. 0. Safibld.
Muscogee —Jno. Bethune, Sen.., Wm. L. Wynn,
Jno. Banks, N. W. Cocks, Jos. B. Greene.
Ntvcton —John Hinton, Cary Wood, C. D. Pace,
John N. Williamson.
Oglethorpe —B. F. Hardeman, B. W. Hubbard,
Jno Crawford, Alexander Thomas.
Pike —Wm. M. Bethume, Robert Allen, John B.
Reid, Win. M. Leake.
Pulaski —Edward St. George, A. If. Mansell.
Putnam —Henry Branham, Irby Hudson, L. 11.
Linch, J. A. Meriwether.
Randolph —Wm. L. Crawford, H. L. Taylor.
Richmond —Thowas Lawson, J. W. Jones.
Stewart —F. G. Gibson, J. L. Delaunay, E. W.
Rar.de 1, C. A. Gaulden.
Sumpter —J. K. Daniel. Wright Bradey, J. S.
Haines.
Talbot— C. 11. Worrell, W. W. McNeil, Dickson
Cureton, A. K. Leonard.
Talliaferro —J. M, Anthony, T. Chaffin, J. M.
Towns.
Tat nail —John Tootle.
Troup —L A. Bond, Mikleberry Terrell, Joel
M. drivers, J. Beasley, S, Cartright.
Twisgs —E. Wimberly, J. G. Slappey, Ira E.
Dupree.
Upson— P. E. Bowdrcs, W. Trayler, John J.
Carey, T. W. Kindrell.
Walker —W. B. Coffee.
Walton —J. J. Seilman, John, S. Means, Peter
j G. Morrow.
Warren —M. Lockhcart, Wm. Hill, Adam
Jones, John Harris.
Washington —David Curry, Lewis Bullard,
Edward Brantley, James Gainer.
Wilkes —A. D. S alham, Robert A. Toombs,
Gilbert 11. Wooten, James M. Smythe.
Wilkinson —John Smith, Wm. H. Wright.
Judge C. B. Strong offered the following res
olutions, viz,—
Resolved, That the Honorable John M. Ber
rien, of the county of Chatham be, and lie is
1 hereby appointed President of this Convention.
Which was unanimously agraed to.
On motion the Chairman appointed Messrs.
1 C. B. Strong, George It. Clayton and J. M.
C. Montgomery, a committee toinformlhc Hon.
J. M. Berrien of his election, and to conduct him
to the Chair.
Upon taking the chair, the President addressed
the Convention in which he alluded to the impor
tant objects for which it had assembled, and ten
dered his acknowledgements.
Mr. Thornton, of Hall, offered the following re
solution. which was adopted :
Resolved, That every county partially repre
sented in this Convention, shall be entitled to
give the numlier of votes to which said county
would be entitled if folly represented.
Mr. Thojnton, of Hall, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted :
Resolved, That Editors of newspapers be in
vited to take seats within the Hall, for the purpose
oftaking down the proceedings of the Conven
t tion.
Mr. Osborne, of Harris, offered the following
I resolution, which was carried, viz :
Resolved, That ttic rules for the government
of the House of Representatives of the General
1 Assembly be, and the same are hereby adopted
for the Government of this Convention.
Mr. Cobb, of Houston, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted, viz :
Resolvod, That the President appoint a com
mittee to consist of twenty-one members, whose
i duty it shall be to form a ticket i>f eleven names
to be presented to the prop’e ot Georgia to vote
j for WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, of the
Stale of Ohio, for President of the United States
and JOHN TYLER, of the State of Virginia, for
' Vice President of the United States; and the
j said committee report as early as practicable.
On motion, the Convention aJjourncd to 5,
o’clock P. M.
MOS t) ATFI V E o’clock, P. M.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Isham S. Raney, a delegate from the coun
ty of Coweta, appealed and took his seat.
In pursuance of the resolution offered by Mr.
Cobb of Houston, and agreed to by the Conven
tion the President appointed the following com
; miltec of twenty-one, viz :
M cssrs. Cobb,of Houston; Hunter, of (’hat
ham; Spencer, ol Liberty ; Avery of Columbia;
Lawson, of Burke; Smythe, of Wilkes: Har
deman, of Oglethorpe ; Thorton, of Hall, Wales
of Habersham; Underwood, of (’ass; Irwin, of
Cobb; Mongomery, of DcKalh; Beasley, of
j Troup; Holt, of Bibb; Williamson, of Ncw
, ton; Clayton; of Baldwin; Branham, of Put
; nam; Banks, of Muscogee; Gibson, of Stew
, art; Dupree, of Twiggs, Smart, of Decatur.
Mr. Lawson of Burke, was at his request, ex-
I cuscd by the Convention from serving on tho
I committee of twenty-one, and Mr. Gamble, of
Jefferson, substituted in his place.
On motion of Mr. Montgomery, of DcKalb, it
was
Resolved, That the Committee of twenty-one
be requested to report to the Convention to-mor
row morning at eight o’clock, the result of their
| deliberations.
On motion of Mr. Hudson, of Hancock, it
j was
Resolved, That this Convention will proceed
1 to-morrow morning at nine o’clock, by general
i ballot, to select nine candidates to be run bv the
i Anti-Van Buren party of Georgia, for Congress
at the next election.
On motion, the Convention adjourned to meet
i to-morrow at 8 o’clock, A. M.
- Tuesday Morning, 8 o’clock.
The Convention met pursuant to adiourn
-1 merit.
Mr. Martin Kolb, a delegate from the county
of Campbell, and Mr. John 'Polly, a delegate
from the county of Clark, appeared and took their
seats.
Mr. Branham, from motives merely personal
asked and obtained leave to be excused from ser
ving on the committee of twenty-one.
Mr. Cobb, of Houston, Chairman of the com
mittee of twenty-one, reported the names of the
following gentlemen to be presented to the peo
ple of Georgia as candidates for electors o!
President and Vice President, to vote for
WILLIAM H. HARRISON of Ohio, for
President, and JOHN TV LER, of Virginia, for
Vice President, of the United States,viz:—
Hon GEORGE R. GILMER, of the county of
Olgclliorpe.
Gen. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of the county of
Camden.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, Esq. of the county of
Burke.
Hon. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of the coun
ty of Clark.
Hon. JOEL CRAWFORD, of the county of
Hancock.
Hon. SEATON GKANTLAND, of the county
of Baldwin.
Hon. CHRISTOPHER 1). STRONG, of the
county of Bibb.
Col. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of the county
r.f Muscogee.
Gen. EZEKIEL WIMBERLY, of the county
of Twiggs.
Gen. ANDREW ?vHLLER, of the county of
Cass.
Gen. WILLIAM EZZARD, of the county of
DeKalb.
The report, after some discussion, was agreed
The Convention, in pursuance of the resolu
tion offered by Mr. Hudson, of Hancock, and
adopted on yesterday evening, proceeded to bal
lot for candidates lor Representatives in Con
gress, when on counting out the ballots, it appear
ed that Messrs.
WM. C. DAWSON,
E. A. NTS BET,
J. C. ALORD,
R. W. HABERSHAM,
T. B. KING,
LOTT WARREN,
ROGER L. GAMBLE.
JAMES A.'MERIWETHER,
THOMAS F. FOSTER,
were duly elected.
Messrs. Thomas M. Nelson and Peter F.Bois
clair, delegates from the county of Richmond, ap
peared and took their seals.
The following communication was received
from the Tippecanoe Club of Bibb county, viz;
At a meeting of the Bibb County Tippecanoe
Club, held this evening, it was
Resolved, That our delegation to the Conven
tion to be held in Milledgeville next week, be in
structed to propose that a general Slate Conven
tion of the People of Georgia opposed to the ad
ministration of Marlin Vanßuren, and in favor
of tha election of Harrison and Tyler.be held in
Macon, or some other place that may he agreed
upon, on the fourth day of July next, or other
time that will be agreeable to take such steps as
may be necessary to promote the great cause of
reform in the government; and that all the citi
zens of the State, without reference to former
parlies, be invited to be represented in said Con
vention. A. PEABODY Sect, pro lent.
Macon, Saturday evening May 30th, 1840.
After reading the foregoing communication,
on motion of Mr. Beall ol Bibb, it was
Resolved, That this Convention do recommend
that a general Slate Convention of the People
of Georgia opposed to tlie administration es Mar
tin Van Buren, and in favor of the election of
William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler, be
held at Macon on the second Thuisday in Au
gust next, to take such steps as may be necessa
ry to promote the great cause of reform in th e go
vernment; and that the citizens of the* Stale,
without reference to former parties, be invited to
attend and be represented in said convention.
On motion of Mr. Y. P. King, of Greene, it
was
Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee
of nine to he styled the Central Committee,
whose duty it shall be to notify the individuals
composing the electoial and Congressional tick
ets. of their nomination by this Convention, and
to supply any vacancy that may occur in either
ticket.
The President appointed Messrs.
T. G. II If, Miller Grieve, Geo. R. Clayton,
W/ns. Rutherford, M. Gander, 11. C. Culver,
Irby Hudson, Jr., 11. Lockheart and Joshua
Hill, to compose the Central Committee.
On motion of Mr. Cobb, of Houston it was
Resolved, That a committee of nine be ap
pointed of which the President of the Conven
tion shak be a member and Chairman, to pre
pare and-kave published, an address to the pro
; le of Georgia, recommending the support of the
tickets for Electors of President and Vice Pres
; idem ami members of Congress to their favora
-1 hie consideration.
The President appointed the following gentle
men to compose that committee, viz;
William Law, R. A. Toombs, A. H. Chap
pell, D. I win, l\ S. Lcmlie, Y. t*. King, H.
Cobb, and E. Brail.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That each member of the Con
vention contribute the sum of two dollars for the
purpose of defraying the expenses incidental to
its session ; that said sum be paid into the hands
of I be Secretaries, who are hereby respectfully re
quested to pay said expenses.
On motion of Mr. Toombs, it was
Resolved, That the Reformer, a weekly news
paper printed at Augusta, is entitled to the sup
port of the opponents of the administration, of
Mr. Van Buren, in Georgia, and that the mem
bers of this convention, upon their return borne,
will take active measures to obtain subscribers to
the same in their respective c >untics.
On motion of Col. Gamble, it was
Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of
the convention be tendered la the Honablc
John McPherson Berrien for the able discharge
of his duties as Prcsdent of this Convention and
for the excellent addrsss delivered by him upon
taking his seat; and
It is further Resolved, That he he request
ed to furnish a copy of the same for publication.
Mr. J. M. C. Montgomery, of Dekalb, asked
and obtained leave of absence for the balance of
the session,
On motion it was
Resolved, That Major John 11. Steele and F.
V. Deiauney, Esqs. are entitled to the thanks of
the Convention for the very satisfactory manner
in wh’ch they have respectively discharged the
duties of Secretaries of the Convention.
On motion the Convciuion was adjourned sine
die.
jno. McPherson berrien, Brest.
JoH \H. StEKLK, )
F. V. Uhumi, ; Octanes.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
Yet Another Calumny !
GENERAL HARRISON CHARGED AS A DEFAULTER.
Among the most profligate efforts of a profligate
press, is the charge against General Harrison of
being a defaulter. It is justly the boast of his
friends, that during the long period of his diversi
fied public employ nent, r.nd the disbursement of
many mil lions of dollars, not one cent of it remains
unaccounted for.
't hePittsburgh Mercury gives place to the fol
lowing ex tract of a letter from Washington to the
Editor of the Richmond Enquirer, to “show that if
Harrison is not a defaulter, he is sadly in arrears
to the United Slates Treasury.” It says: “Gener
al Harrison has ever lived most prodigally. And
the habits of prqfuse expenditure, which he taught
his son, have piobably done much more to make
him a peculator, than the precepts of the General
could effect to keep him out of crime.” The ex
tract follows :
“ K is a fact no less astounding than true, and the
archives of the Government will place it beyond
a controversy, that J. C. S. Harrison, the son
of Gen. Harrison, and a receiver of public money at
Vincennes, in Indiana, was removed by President
Jackson, because he was a defaulter to the amount
of twenty-live thousand dollars to the Government,
notwithstanding General Harrison was his securi
ty. .CO Behold the auspices of the new Adminis
tiatiun! Hchold the haibinger of Harrison and
Reform !”
How despicably mean must be the head and
heart that can promulgate such a paragraph against
the war-worn veteran Harrison ? Gen. Harrison
a defaulter ! Nearly half a century in the service
of the country, has he ever applied a dollar of the
public money to his own, or to the use of his
friends ? Will any one stand forth and assert that
he ever received a farthing of the money for which
his son died in arrear to the Government ? Has the
General violated any public trust ? He was secu
rity for his son —his son died indebted to the Gov
ernment, and the debt is unpaid. Now by infer
ence, not by direct charge, and the base tricks of
party, the Old Hero is to be made out a defaulter I
And Thomas liitcli/e aids the vile detraction!
General Harrison, with unlimited authority to val
ue on the Treasury, cannot be found ever to have
used the authority for his own benefit—so far
from it, with this authoiity in force, while he was
in command of the North-western Army, he for
feited large land entries, rather than draw on the
Treasury for means to pay it out of the office.
J. C. S Harrison, is understood to have become
involved,by advances to an Indian agent,confiding
in his assurances, of authority to draw cn the trea
ty for the money. Instead of the default being
twenty-five thousand dollars it does not exceed
seven thousand dollars. These things occurred,
while Gen. Harrison was absent in South Ameri
ca. Soon after his return, he repaired to Washing
ton to obtain some indulgence to the estate of his
son for the debt, upon the petition of his widow,
an only daughter of the heroic Pike. Mr. C lay,
a! present a Senator in Congress from Alabama, ad
vocated the propriety of relinquishing the debt al
together in consideration of (he claims of Gen. Pike.
The “act fur the relief of Mrs. Clarissa B. Harri
son,” which passed 2d of March 1831, and was ap
proved by General Jackson , authorized the settle
ment of the Receiver’s accounts upon principles of
“justice and equality,” giving the estate time for
eighteen years, without interest, to pay this debt.
Ten years of this time has yet to come. Alien
was ictained upon the real estate ol J. C. S. Ilani
son, at the instance of Gen Harrison. The 2nd
section of this act is in these words:
“Scc. 2. That after the final adjustment of said
accounts, the Secretary of the Treasury is heieby
authorized to allow to the legal representatives
and heirs of said Receiver, the peiiod of eighteen
years to pay the amount which shall be found due
from said Receiver, without interest, upon such
terms as to the Secretary of Hie Treasury shall be
deemed reasonable and equitable, by taking a lien
on the estate of said Receiver, or such other securi
ty as, in his opinion, wiW secure the debt.”
After the passage of this law, Gen. Howard then
District Attorney, now a member of Congress and
Van Huron candidate in Indiana, pro
cured a valuation of the real estate of the Receiv
er, and being satisfied that two hundred acres of
the land is ample se: urity for the debt due the gov
ernment, has given permission to sell a house and
lot in Vincennes, for the support of the grand chil
dren of the inn,aortal Pike, who have been hitherto
reared and educated by General Harrison.
Thus is this vile slander put at rest. Will
Thomas Ritchie acknowledge his error ? General
Harrison doe: not owe the Government. He is se
curity for a debt of his son, upon which Congress
with the approbation of Gen. Jackson, has granted
indulgence for eighteen years without interest,
settling upon the principles of '•'justice and equity ,”
He can only Le called upon w hen that time shall
have elapsed, and then only in the event of his
son’s estate being deficient, of which there is no
probability. Met Thomas Ritchie, fit Co. proclaim
him a defaulter j
Another Falsehood Refuted.—The federal
party love office so much, and the plunder of the
people is so sweet, that they resort to every expe
dient to retain it. 7’hey slander Gen. Harrison
without stint. Among those fabrications on
which they most rely, is that, as Governor of the
Territory of Indiana, he sanctioned a law requi
ring a property qualification to entitle a citizen to
vote at elections. If this had hern true, it might
have been justified on the ground that he was a
native of Virginia and had carried with him that
fundamental principle of her constitution ; but
when this, like c\cry other charge against him,
comes to be examined, it proves that the reverse
of the charge made against him is true, and that,
so far from restricting the right of sullragc, Gen.
Harrison was fur enlarging it. The law which is
cited to prove that he was in favor of a properly
qualification, turns out to be a law explanatory of
the ordinance of Congress of May 7th, 180(R re
quiring a freehold of fifty acres of land, &c.,
w hich extended the construction of that ordinance
so as to give the right of suffrage to those to whom
, it would have been denied. —Baltimore Pilot,
- -
I hi H'ti to Gex Washi \oton at tii s Dru-
UN i hlathe. — Mr, llackctt. the actor, gives the !
following account of an occurrence at the Dublin
i heatre. “ The first night of K p Van Winkle,
j when in the midst ot the scene where he finds
I himself lost in amazement at the change of his
native village, as well as iu himself and every
body he meets, a person of whom he is making
j inquiry mentions the name of Washington. Rip
asks *\\ ho is he V The other replies—*Whal!
; did you never hear of the George \V asbington
the Father of his Country!” The whole audi
, cnce from pit to gallery seemed to rise, and with
I shouting, huzzas, clapping of hands, and stain
j ping of feet, made the very building shake I
These deafening plaudits continued some lime,
and wound up with three distinct rounds. To dc- *
scribe to you my feelings during such an unex
pected thunder gust of national enthusiasm is ut
terly imposible. I choaked—the tears gushed
from rnv eyes and I can assure you it was by q
great effort that I restrained myself from destroy
ing all the illusion of the scene by breaking the
; age and character of Rip had invested me, and
! exclaiming in the fullness of igy heart, ‘ God bless
| old Ireland!”
Fem ale Enrr^Tiox. —OncofDaniel Ue Foe’s
projects was an academy for the education of wo
men; on the evils resulting from the want of it,
1 he expressed his opinion in the following terms:
“A well bred woman, and well taught, furnish
ed with the additional accomplishments of know 1- i
edge and behaviour, is a creature without compnr
; ison. Her society is the emblem of sublimer en
! joy men ts, her person is angelic, and her conver
sation heavenly ; she is all suit ness and sweetness
, 1 —peace, lave, wit and delight ; she is every way
1 suitable to the sublimest wish ; and the man that
has such a one to his portion, has nothing to do
but rejoice in her and be thankful.
On the other hand, suppose her to be the same
woman, and deprived of the benefit of education,
and it follows thus : If her temper be good, want
of education makes her soft and easy; her wit,
for want of teaching, renders her impertinent and
j talkative; her knowledge, for want of judgment
j and experience.makes her fanciful and whimsical.
| If her temper be bad, want of breeding makes her
worse, and she grows haughty, insolent end loud.
Il she be passionate, want ot manners make her
a termagant and a scold. If she be proud, want
of discretion (which is ill breeding) makes her
conceited, fantastic and ridiculous.”
Boston.— The census of Boston, just taken,
shows that there aie eighty-four thousand in
habitants in that city, which gives it thirtv-fivo
representatives in the legislature.
According to a statement made in the General
■ Assembly, there are attached to the Presbyterian
j Church of the United States, from 160,000 to '
180,000 communicants-
A lady locking at some stockings in a dry
good store, inquired o{ the clerk, who was a raw
lad, how high they came ! The clerk very seri
ously answered, “ I never tried them on, but
believe they will reach above the knee.”
marine intelligence.
Savannah, June 2.
Cleared —Hr. ship Columbine, Mason, Liverpool.
Charleston, June 5.
Cleared —schr Virginia Antoinette, Place. New
York.
Went to sea yesterday- ship Panther, Hurtling,
.New V oik; U L brig Moon, Sturgis, New York;
brig Mary Ann, Curtis, Portland.
&J" J- J, WILSON has removed for the
Summer to the house of James Gardner, Esq., Ist
door below tiie Academy. June 6
SO" Dr. IVM. FLINI', member of the Massa
chusetts Medical Society, would inform his friends
that he has removed his place of residence to the
boarding-house ot Mrs. Camfield, at the coiner of
Jackson and Broad streets, where he may be found
at all hours during the summer season. His pro
fessional seiviccs are respectfully tendered to the
citizens of Augusta. if —june 6
Kr THE FARMERS’ REGISTER, a monthly
publication, devoted to the improvement of the
practice, and support of the interest, of Agricul
ure; published at Richmond, Va , at $5 per year.
Edmund Ruffin, editor and proprietor. m 6
A meeting of the citizens of \v ar( j v P ’
the election of Gen. Win. p ' - Li
o the Presidency, and John M
presidency, will le held Tills LVEXjy' J
o’clock, at tiic residence of .Mrs. Ruff in , 1 ~
below Mr. Mantz. All friendly to sc
expected to attend. H
jteu O!
The following gentlemen have 1
the Corresponding Committee of the C
pccar.oc Club of Richmond County : -4 q 1
Adam Johnson.
v Wit. T. Gould.. u
F. M. Robertson. ff si
rnosTECTis of '"vl"
TIIE J* EFOIt J] j? :
The undersigned propose to publish i c * K J
Ga. a weekly paper, to be entitled Tupi,, s Jn
extra imperial size, from the 10th 0 f •- T. ,
the 10th of November next, for fv r r I
advance. As its name indicates it win - *
. 5 ■ *. ■>
exclusively to the cause of Reform fv
of WILLIAM HENRY HARWSOX.rf^J
President, and JOHN TYT.ER of v; --'*o
5 1 *
Vice President, and the subversion of : ; i
Administration, —the necessity of relormb
is be oming every day more and more J
It will observe a mild, dignified tore, ar. : '' •
itself to the common sense of every class <[ j-’-Jj
zens, for whose benefit it is designed.
This Prospectus is issued under the in ?r? ., j%. |!
that the friends of reform will make a u m w
zealous effort to give tiie paper a general
tion, in short to send it to the house of ever 'irS
who reads. The People want light. and i'o, «
friends will aid us in our work, we shall tti f mk
counteract the thousand calumnies of the ;
Huren presses, and carry the “warinto Afnct' ml
In the language of a distinguished co-worktr M
we ask is to be heard by the people. |
them we speak, and if we can get a boß,«,Be
have no fears of the result,” even in
“The people will vindicate their wrongs, and hell
their oppressors from office.”
We ask the press throughout this and the & lIN
joining States, to insert our Prospectus, icd v I
especially invoke the friends of the cause to-, ’ -is
vigilant in procuring subscribers and fonnrdt's: *lli
, names by mail as early as possible.
The paper will contain nothing but leadingsr.;. -K*
! ter, being entirely free from ail advertiser^
| and is p accd at so low a price as to iuL, y
! the means of every man.
TERMS,
Sing’e copy, y |
Six copies, s*j I
Twelve copies, ------- 10b 8
Clubs of twenty-five, v.
Clubs of fifty, - ;;. fj
Cjt No paper will be sent, unless the :iy *fm
companies the order. A II letters must l e §-
J. W. A W. S. JC.\£s H
. Augusta, 29th April, 1840.
(Tj* During my absence in the interior of ti*
1 State. Force, Biutheis 4c Co. are my duly authoring
sod attorneys. ENOCH W. S POP FORD, fl
april 21 H
Mobile, 25th May, lS4i. »
Mr. Geo. W. Dent, agent of the Alligator Lin,W
Augusta.
Dear Sir, —It gives us pleasure to slate tout,';.-
i that we arrived here twelve lioprs,sooner fix-/
tliose passengers which we parted w ith at
! boro, and who took there the mail line for Meat A
: gomery. Os the four who left in tiris stage,bu A
j one was enabled to stand the fatigue andccna A
I through, whereas, we experienced,comparatively|f
i little fatigue from the travel. We are assured!;®
the passenger who came through that he
detention at Montgomery for want of a hoaUK
that this may Le regarded as a fair test of the spet®
of each line. Wc have recently travelled the
per rout, and can state in great candour,that tb« 9
is no comparison be tween tiie twoforcomfoit;* ; |jp
found the Alligator line in line operation,
t every point, and the assurances of the«®ptf®|
was fulfilled in every particular; we therefore
commend it to the travelling public,
ingthe representations we have heard made
it by agents and others.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
John Bowie, -Wh/’c p
Andrew Moor, r j
(Jj 5 * The Charleston Courier will copy
week.
THE IIKAHING KOO.M 0
Attached to this office is open to subscribers, a- L
strangers introduced by them, every day and f v - y
ning (Sunday evenings excepted) until P
Subscription ; for a firm of two or =
Dll. SION HOE j Surgeon I )entist ; frC( fe
Office on Washington street, near 9
at the house lale'y occupied by Mrs--’ ig
april 20 —— p
(fj'Lir. GARDNER, formerly resident
n the Now York Hospital, and physician a I
rue Hospital, New York, tenders to the p u “‘ 1 I
professional services. cmadiCH
Olbce in Washington street, between b
Ellis streets. Residence, Lnitcd states
ap 2 i '
CO* N OTICE. —The Rail Read ; I
between Charleston and i; am burg, " lIJ “ 1
follows:
UPWARD. |
Not to leave Charleston before
“ “ Summerville, “ - -> •>
“ “ Georges’, - ‘
“ “ Branch ville, “- 1 , n „
* “ Blackville, -“ - [ f' T ' j
“ “ Aiken, - - “ - *
Arrive at Hamburg not before - 4 ■'
DOWNWARD. ( . A J,, u
Not to leave Hamburg before b _ ■ i
“ “ Aiken, - “ - '
“ “ Blackvilie, “ - •
“ “ Midway, “- - f
“ “ Br-anchvill “ - - -,,
“ “ Georges’, “ -- 11 a , %
“ “ Summerville,“ - - ‘ .
Arrive at Charleston not before - -iq 00. '
Distance —ISiimilcs. Fare Through —7 j
Speed not over 20 miles an hour. 1 0 pjt I
minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, • g
longer than 5 minuted for wo 1 and water
station. f/f fiagi |
To stop for passengers, when a ? a i,o f 1
hoisted, at either of the above stations ; al ; |. j
Sinealhs, Woodstock, Inabinct’s, 41 nJ . j, ns on>
Rives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, -
and Marsh’s T. O. „ asJ -i
Passengers no will breakfast at Woo -- -
dmc at Blackynie; aen'n, will orcairtas 4 |
an d dmc at Charleston.