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CHROMCLh AN O SENTINEL.
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T hURSDAV MORNIXgTsKPTKMBER 3.
FOR ERES^ENT,
©WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
Os Ohio;
The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe—the incor
ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican —
the patriotic Fanner of Ohio.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOII N T I L E K ,
Os Virginia ;
A State Rights Republican of the school of ’9B—
—of Virginia's noblest sons, and emphatically
one nf America’s most sagacious, virtuous and
patriot statesmen.
I OR Kt.ECTORS OK PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT,
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe.
DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee."
JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark.
SEATON GRANT LAND, of Baldwin.
ANDREW MILLER, of Cass.
WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb.
C. B. STRONG, of Bibb.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke.
E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs.
FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup.
EUGENIUS A- NISBET, of Bihh.
LOTT WARREN, of Sumter.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn.
ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson.
JAMES A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam.
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
Lost .
The file of the “State Rights Sentinel” for
1b36 has been borrowed from our office by some
person who has omitted tc return it. We would
therefore thank the individual who has it in pos
session to send it home. In the event that we are
unable to obtain our own, we should he glad to
purchase or borrow a file for that year, and also o
the one of the Augusta Chronicle.
Rhode Island Election.
The Providence Journal gives the names of
Representatives elected from all the counties in
that State, excepting five—from which it appears
that 47 Whigs have been elected, and 23 Admin
islra’ion men—which, with 11 majority in the
Senate, makes a majority of 37 on joint ballot,
“ No Changes.”
The 3Vew York Star contains a list of 211
names In the Eighth ward who have renounced
Van Burenisrn, and concludes the list with the
omnioas words
“to be continued.”
Medical College.
We take pleasure in calling the attention of the
Southern public to this institution, a notice of
which will be found in our advertising columns.
The institution is said, by its friends, never to
have been better adapted than at this time, for im
parting instruction’in the important study of Medi
cine, and its friends therefore look w ith more confi
dence for a liberal patronage. They have strug
gled against numerous difficulties, not among the
east of Wiiich was the popular feeling for en
couraging Northern institutions, and arc now ena
bled to present lo Southern men as many facilities
or acquiring a profession, as any similar institu
tion in the country, and we trust their labors will
not go unrewarded.
C utting up.—When the Globe announced the
false report, that Gov. W.ckliffe had abandoned
the support of Harrison and joined the idol-wor
shippers of Van Burenisrn, the loco papers said
“the Whig majority in Kentucky would be <ut
up!”
Well it has been—it has been cut UP from
about 3,000 to 17,000 ! We like to be cut up that
way.
For the Chronicle <$- Sentinel.
Sayings and Doings tor the last twelve
years of the Loco Foco Federal Parly;
or, oar Rulers at Washington City.
*’ 1 he United Slates Bank has failed to give the
country a sound and uniform currency, as predicted
by its friends—it is the duly of the Government to
correct the evil.”
I he state Banks have been found to answer
@ r J expectation, the public money being deposit
ed w ‘ th them—it is discounted upon and loaned to
the people.”
1° separate the funds of the Government from
the business of the country, i» in opposition to the
genius of our free institutions.”—Go*. Jackson.
Mr. Van Buren now makes his bow—full of pro
mises and pledges—and certainly expected to carrv
out the views of Gen. Jackson—a crisis exists all
is doubt and darkness—the well ululated curren
cy of the General has exploded from Maine to
Loutsiana—the evil is done — the great regulators
at Washington are amazed —the country becomes
clamorous —an extra session is called—much talk
ing—nothing done—save Mr. Calhoun swears a
new allegiance —tire governors arrive at the con
clusion that none but speculators and merchants
have been injured—they are but a handful —the
yeomanry ate the democracy—we and the yeo
manry are the country. Nearly four long years
pass over, and the measure of restoration to a ruin
ed trade, prostrate national, state and individual
credit, and depreciated value of our nroduce is
Mr. Van Buren’s second “ Declaration of Indepen
dence ”•—the Sub-Treasury. And from what the
party say, we are bound to believe, is intended to
carry out the following measures:
“ To bring the Government and the people back
to a gold and silver currency,” (such as Cuba has
—the party cease to quote Fiance, as she is rather
going into the dark ages —the credit system.)—
Benton,
<0
I “To ciu-e commerce and credit to peiiic.
Beardsley.
w *l*o reduce labor one-half.” — Buchanan.
“ To bring about direct taxation payable in gohi
and silver.” —ft hell.
To separate the Government from the currency
of the country —the Government having nothing
to do with the currency—our money is gold and
silver.” —The Party.
These. Messrs. Editors, are some or the recent
expressions and a- ts of our rulers, and so f«*r
acted out, I should .'-*e to know tire f u
rency Contrast the first years of Gen. Jack
son’s administration with the administration of Mr.
Van Buren. What do you behold —from a wel;
regulated currency —(and I unhesitatingly aiseit,)
never before equalled in this or any other coun
try of its extent, no currency at all—and this
brought about, positively produced, by the acts ox
our rulers. Gea Jackson said the Bank of the
United States had failed, to give us a sound and
uniform currency—he felt it his duty, and the duty
of the Government, to give a better —he tried —the
step was bold and decisive. Down went the
monster —up sprung a thousand little monsters in
its stead —each governed by its own interest. . v ome
were made pet-: —the good and true democratic
States created many —the favors of the Govern
ment were liberal —they got the means to do busi
ness—and the standing orders of two Secretaries
were positive, loan to the people and the old
General in tire honesty of his heart, said it was
contrary to the genius of the government to sepa-
I rate the public money from the business of the
' country.
The huge monster being now caged, all the lit
tle monsters plumed their wings and took the field
and the extent of circulation was tire test of good
management. At last the system went to such an
; extreme in Georgia, that we soon lacked means,
and were driven to a Pigeon Roost Company with
, banking privileges. The General, about this time
returned to the Hermitage, and in his farewell ad
dress says: “ I leave this people free, prosperous
and happy, beyond precedent,” and
we believe the old hero thought so.
Well, Messrs. Editors, this was but the flowing
of the tide, urged on by ail the patronage cf the
Government, ramifying its means in every direc
j tion, stimulating the currency in all quarters with
-1 out check or guide, and enhancing the value of all
j property, from a bale of Cotton to lands in Missis-
I sippi. The paper circulation now increased three
, fold in four years. After a time, pay day to the
foreign creditor comes, the demand we stop up
' with State bonds, (for not only the people but the
* States had entered freely into speculation, and
Railroads were surveyed lo bring Bacon from Cin
cinnati to Charleston,) this lasts but for a moment.
1 The demand increases, the banks see the people
cannot pay, the money having been laid out in
! lands,(God knows where,)negroes, stocks, factories,
fkc., &,c., and they cannot pay'. They suspend, the
! government pets and all. Our rulers now ex
claim what tascally institutions? Put them all
! down, and the next move on the Board, is the Sub-
Treasury, that measure of taking care of them
selves, for they r now say', they have nothing to
do with the currency.
I know General Jackson conceived it his duty to
give us a better currency, than a United States
Bank trad afforded, he made tho attempt and utter
ly and entirely failed, and even then he repudia
ted the idea of separating the interest of the Amer
ican peoj Jc from theirgovernment. Mr. Van Buren
has not, therefore, followed his principles. The de_
claration that the government has nothing to do
with currency (the life blood of every interest,) is
a gross insult to the understanding of the American
I people, and does not harmonise with his professed
“ loiecf the people .”
The times, Messrs. Editors, call aloud for Lee
men to unite. From Maine to Louisiana [distress
and ruin prostrates all save the rich and the office
holder. Uur Government has failed by mal-admin
istration, to protect the national credit —trade, ag
riculture, and manufactures, languish and pine
away. Depend upon it, if the present party he con
tinued in power, and Benton bo the successor, we
will have no money, reduced labor,no commerce,
no credit: but the Government will have the Sub-
Treasury', gold and silver, 200,000 men, and then
they may cease the cry of democracy.
Freemen ts Georgia’ if you desire to hand down
your liberty to your posterity, set aside this party
of professions, teach them that the people made
tho Government —let not party leaders rule you —
do your oven voting.
RICHMOND.
Waynesboro’, August 29, 18d0.
In pursuance of the following notice,
“Ilstrrißon mid Tyler Free ftarbecuc.
“A Barbecue will be given at Waynesboro, in
Burke county, on Saturday, the 29th instant. Tire
candidates composing the State Rights Electoral
and Congressional Tickets, are especially invited;
also, all the citizens of Burke and the adjacent
counties, without any distinction of parties.
Addresses may be expected from the Hon. Ju
lias C. Alford, James A. Merriwether, and other
distinguished citizens. The Committee.
August 19, 1810.”
And also special written invitations to many dit
tingui,bed citizens, including the Hon. Edward J.
Black, the citizens of the county assembled by
hundreds; corning in, in long processions, with ban
ners flying, and aDo many from ttic adjoining
counties.
About 12 o’clock, a c ivic procession was formed
in front of the court house, under the command of
Col. Thomas Moore Berrien a? Marshal, aided by
Capl. Haim non Hust and Elijah Bync as assistant
marshals, which marched to the rear of the Meth
odist Church, where a stand was erected for the
officers cf the day and speakers, and scats prepared
for at least nine hundred persons, with suitable ar
rangements for the ladies, a goodly number o*
whom attended, and yet all could not be seated.
On arriving at the stand, the meeting was called
to order by Col. Berrien, when, by acclamation*
the Hon. Lewis F. Powell was ca.led to preside as
President, and William W. Hughes and James H.
Royals as Vice Presidents. Mulford Marsh and
William U. Sturges we re appointed Secretaries.
The business of the day was then opened by a
solemn and fervent in vocation to the Great Rulei
of the universe, by the Rev. Mr. Ward.
The meeting was then addressed in strains ol
eloquence and argument unanswerable, clearly and
forcibly showing the corruptions of the presenl
administration, its departure Lorn republican prin.
ciplcs, and its rapij tendency to monarchy, and
pointing out the remedy to be at the ballot box in
November next, in electing Gen. William Henry
Harrison to the Presidency, who has proven to be a
patriot in whom there was no guile, by the folio w
in& gentlemen: Hon. Roger L. Gamble, of Jeffer
son. Maj. George W. c rawford, William T. Gould
%
-i and Charles J. Je'nkjpf, E-:qrs. ; and by Mr. John
\V. V,‘aikci,the hard working and honest mechanic,
of Augusta.
d During an inSermissKui, at 3 o clock, the meet ng,
partook of a handsomely furnish.ed barbecue, pre
y ! pared by Messrs. Fryer and Antony, in the old
g Virginia style, improved by the introduction oi
d cold water a? the only drink.
The following preamble and resolutions were
t offered by Major M. Mais’.i, and unanimously
5 adopted.
The time being at hand when it w ill be the duty >
- and as yet the high privilege, of the citizens of the
• United States to choose a President, it becomes
: them to make known their opinions in relation to
) the powers of the general government, and to elect
the man President who will carry out their opm
' ions, and administer the government according m
1 what they believe to be a fair and legal construe
? tion of the Constitution of the United states.
WE, therefore, the CITIZENS of the COUNT \
’ of BURKE, assembled in general meeting , to
which all parties were cordially invited, DO HOLD
THESE POLITICAL TRUTHS;
1 That the general government is one of limited
powers, having only such powers as are expiessly
granted by the Constitution ot the L nited States,
including such other pow’ers as are necessity and
proper to carry out those powers expressly granted. I
We hold the cotemporancous exposition cf u?
Constitution, as administered by Washington, Jef
ferson, Madison and Monroe, to be a true, correct
and legal exposition of that instrument.
That a large STANDING ARMY is ANTI-RE
PUBLICAN. would endanger (he liberties of the j
people, and the institutions bequeathed us by our
[ forefathers.
That the President of the United States cannot,
constitutionally, command the Militia of the Uni
ted States, except when called into the actual ser
vice of the United States.
That any Act of Congress giving the Presi- j
dent the command of the Militia when called out
for the purpose of drill and instruction, would be
unconstitutional, null and void, notwithstanding it
might expressly declare, they should be deemed in
the service of the United States.
That the proposition to place the MILITIA, !
when called out for the purpose of drill and in
struction, under the RULES AND ARTICLES OI
WAR, is one of the most INSULTING AND TV
j RANICAL, which could be made to A FREE AND
i ENLIGHTENED PEOPLE.
We hold that the Government was formed fur
the benefit of the People, and not for the benefit
| of the office-holder?, whom we hold to be the peo
ples servants. Therefore, we cannot sanction the
decree that has gone forth, that the People expect
too muchfrom the Government .”
We hold that an Administration which provides
a currency only for its office-holders, is unworthy
the confidence and support of a free People —and
more especially when IT LEVIES A WAR A-
G A INST THE PEOPLE’S CURRENCY, THEIR
COMMERCE AND THEIR CREDIT ; and these
we charge upon the PRESENT ADMINISTRA
TION.
We hold that a PAPER CURRENCY founded
upon a SUBSTANTIAL SPECIE BASIS, under
propel guards and restrictions, is the true cur
rency or our country, and the one under which
: our country was prosperous.
We hold that all laws should emanate from the
People, thiough their Representatives ; and that
the President is not their Representative in that
sense.
| The creation of a NATIONAL DEBT in time of
peace, is unprecedented in the history of our coun
try and we consider it an evidence of a profligate
Administration.
That the Constitution of the Unite! States was
the effect of mutual compromise , by which the
INSTITUTION of SLAVERY was expressly re
cognized and guaranteed to the South ; we, there
fore, hold that Congress has no poueer over it, and
cannot in any way interfere with the rights of the
owners ; so that we must consider that man, who
“ with the lights before him, is not prepared to say
that Congress cannot constitutionally abolish slave
ry in the District of Columbia is not sufficiently
informed as to the Constitutional powers of Con
gress, to be President of the United states.
W c do therefore Resolve, That Martin Van Burc-n
is not entitled to our suppoit for the office of Pre
sident, as we believe him wanting in the princi
ples, and guilty of the clu-rges we have set forth,
i Resolved, That whereas we do believe that Gen.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON maintains gen
erally the principles we have set forth, and also
holds as we do, that a PRESIDENT SHOULD
| SERVE BUT ONE TERM ; and that he is a true
| and honest patriot, who has not only risked his life
for his countj y, hut who also offered up his political
; popularity upon the altar of our country In sus
i laming the interests and rights of the South, and
the perpetuity of the Federal Constitution — that
under his administration v;e may hope to see our
Government brought hack to its republican simp.'i
cily, and our people once more happy and prosper
ous : we will therefore use all fair and honorablo
means fund none other J to elect him President of
the United Mates, and we earnestly rati upon every
friend of our country to join us in rescuing the
Government out from hands of the spoilers.
On motion of Col. Berrien—
Resolved, The the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the President, Vice Presidents, and
Secretaries, and forwarded to the Chronicle & Sen
tinel for publication, with a request that the papers
in the State, friendly to the cause, give them an
insertion.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
LEWIS F. POWELL, President.
Wilmam W. Hughes, j ...
James H. Royal, y lce Tres’ts.
5 Mulford Marsh, j c , . .
- Wm. U. Stuuoes, ( Secretaries.
t - ,
Beware ok Counterfeits !—Counterfeit
dimes and half dimes are in circulation, in all
party of this State. They are easily detected,
a» the genuine have thirteen stars over the fig.
s ure of liberty, whereas the counterfeits have
none.
Ini; Effect at Washington.— A letter in
t ic juaton Atlas, from Washington, describes
a the effect produced in the White House, by the
r returns ol the Western elections, to have been
remen ous. ,t was like the bursting of a bomb
f 1 shef he L * he \ laid down his newspaper,
d °°k offhtygmss-s, and remained for a Jong lime
It b yr i . ed ln thou S ht - Woodbury sucked the head
ot his cane in moody snence. Paulding reproach
ed I oinsett with the army bill, who sal frowning
d in a corner without deigning to make a reply
Q A meeting of the Pr.vy Council was to be called
jr m the ev ™ ,n S’ to all the Kitchen Cabinet
a w “ invlled ; It is thought Kendall and Niles
wil be reprimanded for not keeping a closer s«r
- veillance over the Post Office. I saw Blair this
morning in the i ennsylvania Avenue and he
1 coked ghastly.
From the Savannah Georgian.
The Late Indian Murders.
We are indebted to an esteemed friend at -St.
Marys for the following particulars of Indian
murders in Georgia and Florida and which vve
have already noticed in our columns. We trust
that .he Governor has already been apprized of
these enormities anil authorized such measures
as will lead to the exemplary punishment of the
savage invaders. It is heait rending to hear ot
such deeds being enacted, and to prevent a repe
tition we think the whole disposable force ot the
country should be collected in Florida.
From a Cot respondent.
St. Marts. (Ga.) August 24 IS4O.
I am very sorry to inform you that the savage j
Indians are again in our county. Last week, on j
the Suwannee river, they killed eleven individuals
and burned the same number of settlements, I j
derived ray information from Mr. James Howell, j
formerly ot Camoen county, and one of the unfor
tunate sufferers, having had his wife and one
child butchered. I proceed to give you all the
information obtained from him relative to the j
murders, depredations, See. committed on the
Suwannee and St. Marys river duringihe last two
weeks.
“About ten days since, or possibly two weeks,
they made an attack upon the family of Mr.
“Courcy,” (who was himself absent from home
at the time, having left his wife and six children
in the morning of the day, enjoying health and
every comfort,) hut what must have been his
j feelings on his return that evening, to find his
: dwelling and every house on the place, a mass of
smoking ruins, and his wife with six small chil
dren, K ing about his field, shot down in attempt
ing to escape, and thoir bodies horribly mutilated.
He lived on “Brandy branch,” (I think) one of
j the head branches of St. Marys River, in I‘lorida.
The wretches then struck across for a large
! settlement of farmers on the Huwaune in search
; of other victims in that neighborhood, as this set
j tlement had never been the scene of their hut
; cheries.
A Mr. Daniel Green, who had removed from
i Camden the last year, and Mr. Howell lived very i
near each, other their farms adjoining. These j
persons with several others had concluded to erect ■
a school house in the centre of the settlement
for the education of their children, and had left
their homes in the morning to continue their work.
Mr. Howell states that between ter: and eleven
o’clock, he heard the crack of several rifles, accom
panied with the yells of the Indians, immediately
in the direction of his bouse. Ifc mounted his
horse and dashed for his home, halted about one
hundred yards from his house and dicovered the
Indians in his yard who fired at him. as did sever
al others ; n the field apparently searching for his
children, who had escaped and secreted them
selves in a cane patch. In casting his eyes about
I ho discovered three of them jumping over the
! fence some hundred or two hundred vards distant
. from him,—He immediately run and seized them
I up on his horse and made his escape, the Indians
yelling and pursuing like devils after. His poor
wife and one child (she being in a state of preg
nancy) were overtaken and slaughtered. Casting
his eyes towards Mr. Green’s place, he perceived
every building on fire; the scene rendered more and
more terriflac by the yells of the savages rejoicing
over their butchered victims and their destruction
of property. He learnt on reaching a place of
security not far off, that Mrs. Green and one of
her children had been killed, which information
he derived from a settlor approaching with Miss
Chanty Green on horseback (whom he had res
cued) she having been very severely wounded by
a rifle ball through her shoulder and covered with
blood, and in a few moments would have been
overtaken by the Indians, as she was completely
exhausted from blood.
This news was soon spread in every direction
the next day, and the families living on St. Marys
river collected at Fort Moniac (a post on the
river recently occupied by U. S. Troops, hut
which had been abandoned some months) to de
fend themselves.—They occupied the soldier’s
quarters around the stockade.
On the evening of the 19th, the Indians ap
proached very near, without the knowledge of any
one, and whilst Mrs. Patrick was preparing a bed
for her little children, was fired at from the win
dow, and fell dead on the bed in front ot her fath
er. An attack was then made simultaneously
on all the houses by the infernal devils. Mr.
Thomas Davis, of our county, and two of his
children were killed, and their bodies consumed
in the building which was set on fire—as was the
case with every other except the picket, whither
all rushed for the preservation of their lives. Mr.
Patrick who was the bearer of the express, and
with whom I conversed, informed me as he rush
ed for the picket, bearing the dead body of bis
daughter, he was fired at four or five times, but
luckily escaped. 'The Indians were then driven
off by the men in the Fort. Mr. A. Jernakin
killed one as he was seen to fall and was borne
olf. They continued to fire at the Fort, and kept
up a.i incessant yelling du.ing the night. A
parly was, however, sent off very soon to the
plantation of Mr. Hogan, about half a mile dis
tant, and in a short lime every building on the
place was wrapt in flames and completely des
troyed.
The next day the Indians crossed into Cam
den county, burnt the place of the unfortunate
Davis, a Mr. Mincey’s and several others.
You can form no idea of the panic and distress
which now prevail in our cnunPy. Every man
in the upper part of the county has left his home,
or are collecting at points to defend themselves
and families, leaving their crops and e»ery thing
they possess, exposed to the ravages of the ene
my.
Gen. Floyd, upon hearing of the outrage on
the Suwannee, with his known promptitude, or
dered Capt. Tracy to collect a company of fifty
men, aud afford protection to our frontier settle
ments. That company has been raised and this
mo.ning left Centreville for the scene of outrage.
As soon as he learns of the other murders and
depredations committed in Camden, 1 doubt not
he will order out a large foice.
ihe families who had collected at “Moniac”
abandoned the place shortly after the attack of
the Indians and assembled at Mr. Jemakin’s, con
sidering it a better place of security, and two eve
nings since the stockade was burnt by the ene
my. Two travellers informed me that they pass
ed within five miles of it, and discovered an im
mense fire in that direction.
Lieut. May ot the 2nd Dragoons with a de
tachment of men is at this time in pursuit, and I
hope either himself or the volunteers under Capt.
'Tracy may fall in with them. 1
By the steamer Forrester, Capt, Wray, we
have received the Jacksonville Advocate of Tues
day last. From it we make extracts.
We have also received from a correspondent
Et Jacksonville a letter dated August 29th, 1840.
After alluding to the murders in Georgia, al
ready detailed, our correspondent writes:
“ We have also a report that Indian signs have
been seen seven and nineteen miles from this
place. At the latter distance their camps have
been discovered.
“ 1 o meet the present emergency Gen. Amis
tead has ordered 100 men in detachments of twen-
r V n U r nleCr and rf S ular force, forth
with to the Okefenoke lor a three months cum-
MonDc A °* lhCir du,y is lo rebuild Fart
S T rently rc T orted here that the V
-.depot is to he drought hack to Garey’s Ferry.
! he reason assigned is the impracticability of its
establishment at Pila'ka. 3
“Jty; !0C ! ty’"- 1 " ow employed on the pnb
iLT, I “° r |,lac '- si ’"r •"> on the
k hst, and appearances indicate an iucreap*.
; In addition to which the recent lajns have rcn-
I dered it impossible to work the public road.
“ The aforegoing is all the new c '
tliis place.”
J -.CKSOXVILtR, August 25.
From our correspondent
Newxanstili.k, August 13.—Again it bc
! comes my painful duty to inform you ofthe mur
-1 der of another of our citizens. I will give you
' the particulars as I heard them from a yong man
: who arrived here last night from the scene of ac
i lion. Mr. Samuel Smart, and Mr. James Lan
j ier, both young men, were in then held at I'oit
i Tarver guarding their negroes, who were gather-
I ing fodder. This was in the afternoon of Wed
j nesday, the 12th inst. A little before sunset the
I young men strolled towards the hamrnoc. which
entirelv surrounded the held, where there were
some water-melons, and while in the act of ea
ting one, were fired on from the hamrnoc hy In
dians; ouc ball passing through the body of Mr.
Smart, and killing him almost instantly. Mr.
Lanier was severely wounded, but succeeded in
! making his escape. The Indians look from Mr.
Smart a line litie, aud powder horn and some
silver change. The death of Mr. Smart is very
much lamented by all who knew him. He was
about 23 years of age, a native of the State of
Mississippi, and for the la t eight years, a resident
of this county.
In addition to the above, we learn from the
Newnashville mail Carrier, that on the evening
of the 13th, two Dragoons with their horses were
killed near Mclntosh’s Plantation, about ten mile,
east of Micanopy. On the morning of the loth,
Indians were seen from the top of a house at
Fort Crane, in a field near that post. 1 hey num
bered about sixty, anu were apparently celebra
ting their victory. They held up, and danced
| around a rifle or gun, which was recognized lo
! lie that taken from Smart. These no doubt were
1 the same that killed the Dragoons.
Since the above was in type, we have seen a
1 gentleman from Newnansville, who was one of
I the parly' that went after the body of Smart Ho
! also saw the trail of the Indians that killed the
j dragoons. He slates it to be his belief that the
{ party that murdered Smart was entirely distinct
! from that which murdered the Dragoons. He
think; there were about a hundred in each par
ty. He is a gentleman of some experience in
these matters, whose judgment may be relied on.
The Millcdgeville Recorder of Tuesday states,
that the Governor has directed Gen. Hilliard f Q
order into the service of the State, two compa
nies, and authorized him to call out more if ne
cessary'. Hi.s. Excellency.-das likewise—appoin
cd Gen. Nelson lo the command of the troops
who left Millidgevill on Monday for the scene of
hostilities.
From the Southern Recorder.
Gkstlkmkx :—ln looking over my fil? of the
National Inielligcner, I find in the paper No.
4173, dated the 15th April, 1830, on the first
page and sixth column, the following language,
contained in a speech of Felix Grundy :
“ Mr. President: The subject of slavery has
been introduced into this debate. This is charged
upon lire slaveholding Stales, by some as a mis
fortune, by others as a crime. Were the question
submitted to me, whelhcr slavery should be intro
duced, 1 should unhesitatingly decide against it;
for such is my devotion to liberty and the rights
of man, that I would have no agency in subject
ing the person or will ofonemanto the dominion
of another.”
After some remarks, denying that the slave
holding States had any hano in bringing the
slaves to this country, but charging it upon the
Eastern States, he says:—
“ 1 name not this byway of reproach on the
great body of the population, but the avarice and
cupidity of some of their citizens prevailed over
considerations of justice and humanity. lam
no advocate fur slavery. I wish success to the
exertions of the Philanthropists of all the States
who are engaged in ameliorating the condition,
and laboring lo restore this unhappy race to the
land of their fathers; and should another Mo-es
rise up and lead them peaceably to a distant land
ot liberty and plenty, would not join in pursuit
lo bring them back.”
Such was the language of this venerable Dem
ocrat, (certainly no abolitionist.) Is he not in
the language of Harrison an ardent friend of hu
man liberty, wishing success to the exertions of
the Humane Society, of which Harrison was a
member, in ameliorating the condition and pro
curing tho freedom of slaves. I think lie goes
furlherthan Harrison, Madison, Jefferson, Mon
roe, Washington, Patrick Henry, and others.
The three first seemed to think that the proceeds
of the public lands in which all the Stales are
equally interested, might be appropriated to the
purpose mentioned. But if Mr. Grundy’s se
cond Moses would take the slaves off to a land of
liberty and plenty, without any contributions
from the benevolence of others, or compensation
to their holders, he would not follow after them.
It was stated by a highly respectable democrat
from the county of Butts, in a discussion at this
place, that Granger of New York, who was rim
with Harrison at the last election for Vice Prcsi-•
dent was an abolitionist. 1 send you a paper con
taining a speech of Mr. Granger in 1835, of which
you will please publish such parts as are to that
point. By so doing, yon will lemove an im
pression made on the public mind, and confer a
favor on
\ our oL’t. serv’t. -
M". Granger, of New York, rose and said •
Speaker, I liseto protessl against the manner in
which the names of these petitioners have been
confounded with the abohtionists ot the North.
They are men of as pure hearts, and pure lives,
as any gentleman of South Carolina—they are
men to whom the Constitution of this country
is as sacred as it is the inhabitants of the South,
and who willraily in its defence with a spirit and
power equal to that which was brought lo its aid
by that gallant people. Sir, I hold the abolition
ists of the North in no higher respect than do
the gentlemen from Carolina, or from any o.her
section of the country. There are manv of them
tor whose motives I have no respect ; there are
others whose motives are honest; but to whom
misguided as they are, I would say, stay your
hand ; you must not “ scatter fiiebrands, arrows
and death, and say—we are in sport.”
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“ Sir, who arc these petitioners 1 They are
persons who, looking to the letter » f the Consitu
lion of their country, and finding there that Con
gress has the right of exclusive legislation fortius
District, and not looking beyond that to the grants
ol cession of the States of Virginia and Mary
land, to see under what reservations (hose grants
were made and accepted ; and without stopping
to ask the still more important question, whether
the residents of the District of Columbia require
any mteiference. suppose that Congress have a
right to legislate upon this subject.
* “ Differing as Ido from many of
my constituents, I have never entertained hut'onc
opinion, and that is, that cv< n if the censtitn
l.onal right exits, which I doubt stron-dy there
.s no questmn of policy now existing which
should call for legislation on this subject.”
Ml- 1 r 1| ( OALIT,ON ” AND ITS fruits.—When
Mr. -alhoun abandoned his principles and coa
lesced wuh those whom his organs had described
.. » i . o ®. uc ® an ’* loyalists,” his friends predicted
a as influence would unite tho whole South
m the support of Mr. Van Buren. Wc have
now an opportunity of testing their sagacity and
judging of the extent of his popularity q, j>
few members of Congress whom he seduced' ? ]
follow him in his apostacy, Mr. Fisher of \ f ! ! J i
Carolina was one, Mr. Lewis of A!.ibai ni >n * I
olhn. Van Burenism has been beaten ']■ J
votes in Mr. Fisher’s district, and 700 mV 1:
1 Lewis’, where Mr. Lewis has been omnipotent
i A short time will still farther illustrate the alin*
j rence in which time that Coahiion i a held i !
I consigning the three Georgia members wh o \i
j sorted with Mr. Calhoun to defeat and ft
j How much more dear sighted are the tl)a ., ’ I
S the people, and how much firmer lo pnncmif **
; than trading politicians arc willni r ..... e * 1
j the m.-ICclmondWiig. " “W o * |
1 I " «*
De.stkuctive r iUK axji Lows of L, Fh
: Rochester. —The four story stone build;,,*
known as Curtis’, on Maine street, adjoining t(“ 1
river, and occupied by stores, a grist mill J
was burnt down I o’clock on Wednesday m or ’’ j
ing. The wall fell in witn a crash into the rive/ “
crushing several small wooden buildings, jj ’ ‘
the great exertions of the firemen, wb« were V
the river up to their necks playing with the ; * ■
pipes, the fire was prevented from extending !
but one of the firemen, Mr. George B. Benuuil'
| was thereby instantly killed by the walls iidim! >
!on him. The sufferers arc Mr. Curtis, cloil°
! store, £3000; Burtis, stove factory; Strong „i ov *
j and whip do ; Foster, grist mill; Colby, machine
I shop, etc. The destruction of so much machine
| ry was a great loss.
i The Journal of Commerce thus illustrates the
j character of the Sub-Ti e isury Scheme, f rom
! practical operation in New York;—•
Sl ii-Tukasuu v.— r i he operation of fl ie g u [
Treasury Law at the Custom House, shows very
• strikingly the absurdity of going back lo the dark
ages for principles of political economy. The
j Cashier of the Custom House is now obliged to *
j require one quarter of all sums to he paid j ri , s , x . 5
j cie; and in making payments, to pay out coin in :
! the same proportion. There is no money re. 1
j maing in the treasury, of course, for the demands
; upon the government are more than equal to its t
receipts. Whoever has anything to pay, must f
j go to the Bank with his check, and then,'requit
' ing one fourth m coin, lug it to the (’ustom
House. The rn.au who has a claim on the Cus
toms, is compelled to take the specie and carry it
back to the Bank. A porter now is an es/rn
lial officer in all large transactions, and a wheel- C
barrow for those of extra size. A thousand sil- c
ver dollars weigh over sixty pounds. We do c
not perceive the least influence on the currency \ *
of the country in any general sense, consequent I
upon this mode of doing business. The extia I £
labor is absolutely and entirely thrown away. I r
It is a burden imposed upon citizens for no pos
sible good. If the law required that every man
who paid money at the Custom House, should '
for every six thousand dollars so paid, carry a f
“ fifty six” acros«« the room, and that peisons ie- ' F
ceiving money should in the same proportion
carry the weights back again, the effect on the It
currency would be just the same in both cases. Si
To us it appears not ridiculous merely, but a!- '
most wicked, lo throw away the benefits of any
of those modern discoveries which facilitate ac
tion and secure accuracy. Each of these dis- V
covenas does something to increase the sum of t
human happiness. A contrivance which saves L
lime in counting money, has the same influence -Ip
with one who saves time in shipping cotton, or K
in passing from one place to another; and it is
no less unwise to compel people to relinquish the
facilities they have contrived in making pay- |[
meats, than it would be to compel them to leave
the rail roads and travel one quarter of their
j turticys by stage coaches or wagons. Make the
Banks pay specie, or rather let the whole mallet il
of regulating currency alone, taking nothingfor M:
government dues but “specie or its equivalent.”
But let us do tilings in the simplest and easiest
way which will produce the right result.
*J
On the 2Glh Sept. 1833, Mr. Taney, under the I
direction of Gen Jackson, thus writes lo the Presi
dent of the Girard Bank: |t
“The deposites of the public money will enable
you to afford increased facilities to commence ami 4B
to extend your accommodations to individuals;
and as the duties which arc payable lo the Gov- Jjb}
crnnient arise from the business and enterprise Sp
of the merchants engaged in foreign trade, it is
but reasonable they sould he preferred in the ad- B r
ditional accommodations which the public depos-
ites will enable your institution lo give, whenever HI
it can be done without injustice lo the claims of jH
other classes of the community. * <
Yours &c. R. B. TANEY.
“To the Pres’t Girard Bank of Philadelphia.'
Extract from Mr. Taney’s leitei lo the Presi
dent of the Portland Bank, Maine:
“The deposites of the public money will enable t
you to afford increased facilities lo the commercial J
and other classes of the communitv. and this de- I
partment anticipates from you the adoption ol I
1 such a course, respecting your accommodations, I
us will be acceptable lo the people and safe to I
the Government.”
Ciiculars containing these instructions were B
sent lo ail the banks. It will thus he I
perceived that Slate Banks were stimulated and
urged lo make loans on the public deposites.
A Harrison Shoe.—Wc understand the dele
gation from Linn to the Bunker Hill Convention
wlii proceed there in a BIG SHOE, mounted on K
i wheels, capable of containing 25 persons, and
drawn by six horses. The shoe makers us Linu
intend to “low the mark” in November. They
find they cannot make shoes after Van Curcns
nua.mres.
Great Steam Project.—The East Inah
Steam Navigation Company, (byway ol tU'
Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Red Sea: to h«
incorporated by Royal charter, capital £BOO,OOO-,)
The following abstract will show the estimate
outlay, charges and revenue, of tliis great enh 1 ’
prise :
Outlay. Building and filling seven
steam-ships, cost of sta'ions abroad, el
and incidental expenses, £6oo,Ct^
. Annual Charge. Wages, coals,
victualling, insurance, &c. sink
ing fund for wear and tear, and
renewal of ships and charges ol
ail kinds ? £239.«°
Income. Passengers, less victual
ling, and land transport, 281,0
Fieight consisting of light parcels,
periodicals, bullion,
3(15,000
£06,000
\ icldsng a clear annual surpuls of . «
or upwards ts 11 per cent., up0n..£600,0 • jv
The vessels are to be constructed ol such* u ‘‘ s
nage and power as to be applicable to the r uU ‘ l
by the Cape of Good Hope, in case of an.' 111
terruplion to that through Egypt.
Giieat Concession.—The Globe at la?I 1 1
mils the possibility of Gen. Harrison’s election- |
—When Napoleon landed from Elba, Louis t- 4, ~m
ISth’s Moniteur spoke of him in most contemp J
tuous terms ; at Grenoble it condescended to tu.
liim Napoleon ; at Lyons (when tho whole city
flocked lo his standard) he was the Emp |
and when in a day or two, he entered Puds 111
triumph, it was “His imperial Majesty, the Em
peror Napoleon, arrived at the Tuilleries at "'
and so. ’ So Harrison, the humble tenant ot t “
North Bend log cabin, is a drivelling coward’
Tippecanoe and Fort Meigs, right division" “
the Whig army. Win. H. Harrison ;at the ‘
ville and Bunker Hill outpourings of the P*®P j
he will be Gen. W. IE Harrison ; and the W hit*
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