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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA. '; f I
MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14.
FOB PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
Os Ohio;
The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe —|the incor
ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican —
the patriotic Farmer of Ohio.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOHN T YLER,
Os Virginia; j, I
A State Rights Republican of the school of ’9B—
—of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically
one of America’s most sagacious, virtuous and
patriot statesmen.
FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-”'RESIDENT,
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe.
DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscbgee."
JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock.-;
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Chuk.
SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin.
ANDREW MILLER, of Cass.
WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKallJ.
C. B. STRONG, of Bibb.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke,
E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. s
FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greer e.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup. I \
EUGENI US A. NISBET, of Bibb.
LOTT WARREN, of Sumter. 1
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn.
ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jeffcrjoij.
JAMES A. MERIWETHER, off Putnam.
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
FOR SENATOR,
ANDREW J. MILLER.
FOR REPRES NTATIVE9,
CHARLES J. JENKINS, I j
GEORGE W. CRAWFORD, r
WILLIAM J. RHODES.
Mr. Itlack and his Defalcation Story.
Soon after E. J. Black made his s peech at the
Race Course, near this city, in which; ,ne cbaiged
General Harrison wi;h being “ a defaulter to the
Government for a large amount we, knowing the
charge to be false in every particular, addressed a
letter to Messrs. Gales & Seaton, and gsked them to
furnish the particulars of his liability for his son.
In obedience to that request they ht.ye furnished
us through the columns of the National Intelligen
ce!, the follo wing statement of facts,compiled from
the records. We ask the attention of the voters of
Georgia to the refutation of that unb’jshing slan
der, and we ask them if they can reconcile it to
their sense of duty, as patriots and hcijest men, to
give their support to E, J. Black, th<* author of it?
From the National Intelligencer.
liefutatiou of a Slander.
Having received a letter from a citizen of Geor
gia, informing us that it had been repeatedly stated,
at public meetings, in addresses to the people of
that Mate, that Gen. Harrison is largely a default
er to the Government, with a request that we
would inqnhc into the truth of charge, and
place the facts before the public, i'te sought the
information in the must direct manner possible, by
addressing to the Secretary of the I'lrcasury a let
ter, of which the following is a copsi:
Washington, Sept 4, 1840.
Hon. Levi Woodbury.
Secretary if the Treasury .-
Sir—We have been requested tiy one of our
correspondents to ascertain whetherMV. H. Harri
son, of Ohio, apoears upon the books of the Tiea
sury a debtor to the United States} and, if so, to
what amount end on what account. <
You will obiige us by giving us’such informa
tion as will serve briefly to satisfy this inquiry,
nod as early as will suit your convenience.
Very respectfully, we are, sir,
cur obedient servants,
GALES & SEATON.
To this fetter the >’ecre:ary of the Treasury
promptly and politely replied as lh|| >ws:
Treasury Department, Hept. 4, IS4O.
Gentlemen —1 h. ve received yqhr note of this
morning, requesting to know “ wither General
W. H. Harrison ol Ohio, appears iipon the books
of the Treasury a debtor to the Un:;i;ed States, and,
if so, to what amour I and on what laiM-cunt,”* He'
appears to have been surety to Ibis son J. C. S.
Harrison, Receiver at Vincennes, tb a bond bear
ing date the 15th February, JBdS, : but it is not
usual for the accounting officers of j.r.3 Depaitment
' > state on account wnere money- , t s due from a
surety. On the bond, suit was ordered in the
month of November, 1830, in the district of Ohio,
against W. H. Harrison and J. C. Short, the other
surety; but the proceedings in the case were ar
rested by an act of Congress of the S& March 1831
allowing eighteen years within Which to pay the
sum due. The amount of indebte loess appears to
be $9,253 OS. lam not aware of at y other debt
I am, very respectfully, your c! I t serv’t,
LEVI WfuDBURY,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Messrs. Gales & Seaton, Washington City.
Prom this authentic official fclatement it ap
pears that Gen. Harrison is not i;ti any sense “*a
defaulter ” to the Goverrnent
Gu turning to the statute book for the act of
March 2, 1831, referred to in the Secretary’s let
ter, we find it there as follows :
An Act for the relief of Mrs. Clarji&a B. Harrison.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives f the United States of America in Con
gress asse/nbled, 1 hat the pi oper accounting offi
cers of the Treasuiy be authorized and directed to
allow the representatives of J. C. :i. Harrison, late
Receiver ol public money’ at Vincennes, the fol
lowing credits. to take date from the iespi ctive
tiroes me money was piid or the •UyF* , ices rendered
by Slid Receiver, viz: one thousand live hundred
dollars fer bringing up the books of Nathaniel
Ewing, his predecessor; two thousind and fifteen
dollais and four rents, paid out Aider a deed of
trust f.Dro the Rank of Vincennes with commis
sions on K.'.e same, amounting to ijhirty-five collars
and ufty-one cents; and tne said*-accounting offi
cers are hereby authorized to sett-U- and adjust any
ot ;er claims of the late Receiver!,; arising from the
disenarge of his official duty, upon the pTnciples
of ju-lice and equity, and to the amount
thereof.
Sec. 2. And be it farther cn icted. That, after
the final adjustment of said accounts, the Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby authorized to ai ow to
the legal representatives and lieir» Os said Receiver
the period of eighteen years to tp pay the amo nt
which shall be found due from said .Receiver, with-
out interest, upon such terms and conditions as to
the Secretary of th Treasury shall be deemeo
reasonable and eqitable, by taking a lien on the
estate of the said neceiver. or such other security
as in his opinion, wiT secure the debt.
ANDREW STEVENSON,
Sneaker of the House of Represent itives
SAMUEL SMITH,
President pro tern, of the Senate.
Approved, March 2, IS3I
ANDREW JACKSON.
Referring to the volumes of Reports oi Com
mittees of the House of Representatives, we find
the suhjoinetl report of the comm.ttee, on which
this act is founded, with the following Memorial
of the widow of J. C. <S. Harrison, mentioned in
the Secretary's letter.
To the Senate and House of Representative of the
United States.
The petition of Clarissa B. Harrison, widow’ o f
the late J. C. S. Harrison, respectfully showetli
That it from the books of the Treasury tha
there is a considerable Valance due from her de
ceased husband to the United States; and she un
derstands that suits have been, or are about to be
commenced for its recovery, as well azainst the
representatives of her late husband as his securi
ties. That, although she cannot deny that a part
of the balance claimed is justly due to the United
States, there are items to a considerable amount,
which were contained in the account presented by
he; husband to the Treasury Department, which
were not allowed, and which she thinks just and
reasonable. A copy of said account is herewith
presented, with the items noted, which she prays
may be allowed. In relation to the balance which
may be then due, your petitioner thinks she has
some claims to the lenity of Congress, from the
following statement of facts: The sum for which
her late husband would be justly chargeable, after
deducting the amount of the items above refened
to, was obtained from him by a person who had
held a highly confidential office under the Govern
ment, who by the exhibition of a letter from one
of theofficeis of the Treasury, to support his own
declaration to that effect, induced her said husband
to believe that a large balance was due to him Irom
the government for which he was about to obtain
i a draft upon the office of Receiver at Vincennes
| That, although there was a considerable balance
j due to the said individual it fell far short of what
i hcal’eged ti be due him, and for that balance he
' obtained a draft, not upon the office at Vincennes,
out inon another office ; and that of this sura the
1 husband of your petitioner only received a oait.
i That, shortly after the perpetration of this act, the
I individual alluded to was called to answer for it
! to his Maker, leaving little or no property out ot
1 which the friend he had injured could be remuner
i atod. That the facts in this case are well known
! at Vincennes, and never in the slightest degree af
' fected the reputation of the late husband of your
j petitioner, as is fully proved by the unexampled
I public respect which was lately paid to his memory
! by the citizens of that place. Every exertion in
I bis power was made by the husband of your peti
| tioner, to pay the sum of which he had thus been
I defrauded to the United States, and at the time of
his death he was endeavoring to sell his real pro
perty for that purpose ; and there can be no doubt,
if Providence had spared his life, that itwoul i soon
have been a- complished. To your petitioner, how
ever, with six orphan children to provide for, the
j task will be more difficult. If the whole proper
ty left by her has .and is disposed of at public sale,
it will not be sufficient to pay thedebt, leaving her
self and cniidren without the means of support. —
Thus situated, she has no other resource but to
appeal to the liberality of the Kepresenlatives of
the Ameiican People; and she resp ctfully con
ceives that she has some claims to their favorable
consideration. To his daughter, and only child,
I General Pice left no inheritance, but his claims
upon that country which he had so long, so faith
fully, and so successfully served, and in whose
cause he at ‘ength expired, in the arms of victory.
Your petitioner will offer no evidence of the ser
vices of her father fiom his earliest youth to the
1 period of his glorious death ; t >ey are to be found |
i spread upon the annals of the nation, and engrav
en upon the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
All of which is resentfully submitted.
UL.\KRISSAB. HARRISON.
| Boone County, Dec. 9. IS3O.
House of Representatives, Feb. 5, IS3I.
Mr. Irvin from the Committee on the Public Lands,
made the following report:
The Committee on Public Lands, to which was
referred the petition of .virs.Clanissa B. Harrison,
widow of the late John C. Symmes Harrison, de
ceased, report:
That the said John C. Symmes Hanison, in the
year 1819, was appointed Receiver of the Land
Office atVincennes.iii the State of Indiana, wh ch
office he held until the year 1829, when he resign
ed it.
From the statement hereunto annexed, from the
Geneial Land Office, of the differences between
the United States and Mr. Harrison, it appears that
on the 30th June, 1830, he was indebted to the
government the sum of $12,803 63.
He claimed that he was entitled to a credit of
$1,500, paid for clerk hire in making out the ac
counts of his predocessoi in office, that he was en
titled to a credit of $2,01504. paid for the defence
and repairs of property of the United States, for
which he was one of the trustees ; and that ne
ought to be credited the sum ofs 1,989 50, for ex
penses incurred in transporting the public moneys
to the place appointed tor their deposite.
The depositions submitted to the committee ful
ly establish the fact that Mr. Harrison did pay
about the sum of $ 1,500 for clerk hire; also it ap
pears, from the letter of the late commissioner of
the General Land Gffi e of the 30th of Septem
ber 1829, that toe Secretary of the Treasury de
termined th it $1,43 > of the above eum was a rea
sonable allow’ar ce fur clerk hire, but for some cause
unknown to the committee, the credit was never
given. It is the opinion of tie ornmittee that the
account ought to be credited the sum of $1,433,
paid for clerk hire by the late Receiver.
With respect to the item of $2,015 04, it ap
pears that the United Mites own d a steam mi I,
and the lands attar hed to it, at Vincenn. s, for the
superintendence of which John Bailolet, R. Bun
ton, and J. C. 8. Harrison were appointed rushes.
Mr. Harrison piid for repairs to this property, for
taxes, counsel fees, cost bills, and money advanced
for the purchase of a part of the property’, the
above sum of $2,015 04, for which in the opinion
of the committee, he ought to receive a credit.
If these two sums of $1,433 and $2,015 04, are
deducted from the sum of $12,803 63, there will
then be due to the United Stales $9,355 59. There
] is no proof before the committee that would justify
a deduction from this sum.
Mr Harrison was allowed the sum of $746 Gl
for the transportation of the public moneys, and
for which he has received a credit; if he is en
titled to more there is no proof of the fact. He
died in October last, without having effected a final
adjustment of bis account at the Treasury Depart
ment-
Tile committee do not entertain a doubt that Mr.
Harrison did make a loan to an individual of a ve
ry considerable sum of money, under the expecta
tion of ri ceiving a draft therefor on the Treasury
of the United Btates, which sum has never been
mpaidto him. Hew s not justifiable in making
i this loan; and although it proved to him a most
serious misfortune, it ought not, under any circum
stances to be passed to his credit.
The petfiioncr is the daughter and only child of
the late Gen. Pike, who fed at the battle' of York
in Upper Canada, during the late war; and from’
her statement, and other evidence furnished the
committee, they are satisfied that she received no
inheritance f.omLer father, except his sword and
pei ha pi a few books.
Bhe states ti.at an U.e property whi h her husband
left, were it exposed at p .blic sale, wcuid not pio
duce a sum sumcient to pay the debt due to the l ni
ted >tate», and that she aud her children (six in
nu.nLer)would be left without the means of support,
thus situated she appeals »o the liberality of Cor
gi ess, and asks that she may’ be ie ieved on account
of the successful and Lithlul services of her late
| father.
The committee deem it unnecessary to say any
thing in relation to the character and services of
i General Pike; they are known io the na;ion, and
; form a part of the history of the time in which
he lived.
After the de.xth of Cornnodoie Perry, an act
was passed by Congress, on the 2d day of March,
182 i, making piovision for the suppoit of his fami
ly- By that act an annuity ot $49iJ was given
to his wire,and SISU to each of four his children,
duiing their mino.iiy.
On the 2d of Apiil, 1828, an act was passed by
Congress for the relief of Mrs. Brown, widow of
the late Major General Brown. By that act. the
Secretary of the Treasury was directed to pay to
her a sum equal to the pav and emoluments ana
.il'owance of her late husband, irom the time ol
his dcat until the 31st day of December nex : af
ter the passage of that act.
Com. Perry and Gen Brown lived to enjoy the
hono s and increased emoluments ju«tly awarded
:o them for their gallant and faithful services to
the country. Not so with Gen. Pike ;he died on
the held ot battle and in the hour of victory, leav
ing nothing to his family but the claims he had
upon the gratitude of his country
The commi tee are of opinion, that the petitioner
is as much entitled to relief as were the families ot
General Brown and Commodore Perry, and have,
for that purpose, herewith reported a bill.
To this documentary history of this case it is
only necessary to add, that beyond douht a lien
on property or other sufficient security was given
for the payment of the debt due by the estate ot
J. C. S. Harrison.
With regard to the pecuniary relations of Gen.
Hakiii.-on himself to the Government, his con
duct has ever been that of the most scrupulous
integrity, caution, and disinterestedness. Ot this
the public records bear ample testimony. Some
insinuations having been made against him by
the friends of a contractor for supplying the Ar
my. and coming to his knowledge, Gen. H. wou.d
not rest satisfied until a lull investigation should
be had of his conduct by Congress, to whom he
appealed, as an act of justice, to institute an in
quiry into it. “In a case of this kind,’ said ho
“where even the suspicion ot improper conduct
would he nearly as fatal to my character as a con
viction of guilt, all delicacy should be laid aside,
and the affair examined to the bottom.” It was
on this occasion that he laid down the following
genuine Republican principle : “ I do not indeed
think it would be wrong to make all public offi
cers account for any sudden increase of wealth.
To show that this had not been his case, Gen. H.
transmitted to Congress conclusive proofs* 4 that
I he left the army poorer than he entered it, and
that he had since been obliged to have recourse
to loans‘o put his farm in a situation to support
his family.”
The Letter of Gen. Harrison to Mr. McLean,
a Representative from Ohio, (now Judge of the
Supreme Court.) inclosing his appeal to Con
gress. concluded as follows:
“Others served the country more successfully,
but none with more zeal and fidelity than I have
done. I claim no reward; I could be content with
obscurity, but I cannot rest under unmerited oblo
quy. I see that my old opponent f Proctor ] has
been severely reprimanded bjp the Prince Regent.
My fate has been more hard than his He had (I pre
sume) a fair trial ;I have been condemned unheard.
His crime w r as the loss of an army and a province;
mine of having incurred (in what way I know not)
the hatred of a Minister, and forcing a Contractor
to do his dutv
This appeal of Gen. Hal risen, together with
a report of the Acting Secretary of War thereon
was referred, in the House Representatives, to
a select committee. After a full inquiry, Rich-
A«n M. Johnson (now Vice President of the
United Stales) reported in behalf of that com
mittee. as follows:
“ That they have investigated The facts involved
in this inquiry, by the examination of documents,
and a great number of the most respectable wit
nesses personally acquainted with the transactions
upon which the inquiry originated; and the com
mittee are unanimouly of opinion that Gen. Harri
son - lands above suspicion as to his having ha ! any
pecuniary o impioper connexion with the officers
: of the commissariat fur the supply of the north
-1 western army ; that he did not wantonly or im
j properly interfere with the rights of contractors;
and that he was in his measures governed by a
1 proper zeal and devotion to the public inteiest.
j The committee ask leave to be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject.”
Thus baseless and frivolous was proved to be
the only shadow of a suspicion that any man has
1 ever dared to throw upon the pecuniary relations
j of Gen. Harrison to the Government.
From the New Orleans Picayune of the B th
Texan News.
We received a lot of Texian papers yesterday,
dating from the Ist up to the 29ih ultimo, which
I is the latest.
The news of Gen. Huston and the brave fel
lows who (ought under him having whipped the
Indians, is now confirmed. The General him
self is now in Austin. He had a severe attack of
fever, brought on by the fatigue to which he ex
posed himself when pursuing the Indians; be is,
however, pronounced convalescent.
Galveston continues healthy.
A small sloop, name not given, arrived at Gal
veston from Carnpeachy on the 28th of August.
Commodore Re beau, of the Federal Mexican Na
vy, came on board. He brings the news that the
Texas fleet was at that place and civilities were
interchanged between the officers and the author
ities of that place. The officers of the squadron
had been on shore by imitation, and the officers
of the Federal Mexican Government had visited
the vessels in a friendly way.
T. W. W ard has been elected mayor of Aus
tin.
Gen. Hunt has recovered from his late indispo
sition.
Texas money is worth 22 cents and improving
so says the Austin Gazette.
The Rev. W. L. M’Call, of Philadelphia, Pre
sident elect ofGalveston University, has left Tex
as for this country. He will devote the autumn
and winter to a tour through a portion of the Un
ited States and visit Great Britain in the sp ing,
for purposes connected with the endowment and
advancement of the institution, and will deliver a
series of popular lectures on the character, condi
tion, and prospects ot Texas. He is represented
as a man ofextensive acquirements and general in
formation, a ready and powerful speaker, and ex
tensively known for his integrity and piety. It is
said he intends challenging Daniel O Council to
vordy combat, and that he will use every exer
tion to place the position, prospects, and resources
of the one star republic in a correct light before
the British government and the British people.
Relative to the Federal sources and their Tex
ian allies, we find the following in the Richmond
Telescope of the 11th August: “ \ part of the
j Federal forces, amountiong to 400, under Col.
| Jourdan, has marcr.ed to attack Laredo. The
; main force under Gen. Canales, amounting to
2,000, (500 of whom arc Americans.) was lu
move from San Patricio to the Kio Grande in a
few days.”
Romantic Incident. —Major H. O. Watts,
the husband of the lady lately captured by the
Camanches, at Linnville, was not killed in the
skirmish at that place. The person reported as
killed and supposed to he him, was his brother
Captain Watts. The Major was severely woun-
I ded, aud in onsequence was unable to protect
I his lady, who with a servan; and little negro girl,
. was taken as far as the battle ground on Plumb
Creek ; where after an ineffectual attempt made
( by the savages to take her life, she was re-captu
red. and probably ere this has been restored to the
ams of her husband ! It is pleasing to notice in
cidents like this beaming out through the clouds
of misfortune. —Houston Telegraph.
\
From the New Orleans Bee.
Extract of a lelte-, dated Plaquernine, 4th
•■September, .840.—“ We are in the midst of
desola.ion ; the whole levee in front of the town
is gone ; my newspaper office has taken a trip
i own the river in company with several other
buildings, and I have only had time to save the
materials ot the priming establishment. I am
completely exhausted with fatigue and beg vou
to excuse my not giving mure ample details of
this public calamity. I can merely add in a few
words, that mure than eight arpents front bv an
average depth ot about 300 leet has been swept
away, and it is my opinion that it will not slop
there, for every thing seems to indicate tha: the
ground will continue to slide off for several days
to come.”
Vermont Steadfast aud Consistent.
THE BEGINNING OF THE HURRICANE.
In his speech atSaiatoga, Mr. Webster used this
language: —
“ The breeze of popu'ar excitement is blowing
every where. It fans the air of Alabama and the
Carolinas, and I am of opinion that when it crosses
the Potomac, and ranges along toe northern Alle
ghames, it will grow stronger and stronger, until,
mingling with the gales of the Empire State, ami
the mountain blasts of New England, it will blow a
perfect hurricane.”
The N. Y. American says: — The first blast of
the hurricane from the mountains of New England,
has conre. Vermont, trorn her green hills and
smiling valleys, has sent it forth, and it will go on
gathering strength till it shall purify our whole po
litical atmosphere.
Vi rmont has made a clean sweep. We do not
think if important to give returns in detail; the
mighty result is sufficient, all-suffi'ient.
She has elected her Whig Governor by some
10,000 majority.
She has elected IS out of 20 Senators.
She has elected 170 out of 220 Representatives.
She has elected all her members of Congress —
leaving out the two of her five Representatives in
Congress, who have hitherto discredited her pure
character oy Loco Focoism. \\ hat more could be
asked ?
The majority by which Mr. 1 oung, W hig, is
elected over Mr. Smith,'he present Loco Foco mem
ber from the 3d District, is 1000.
The majority by which Mr. Mattocks, Whig is
elected over Mr. Fletcher , a Locc-Foco member
from the osh District, is 181.
Governor Jenison’s majority last year was only
2351. This year it is 10,000 !! !
To the United States Marshal for the District of
Georgia.
Sir —The fact has been of late repeatedly stated
in our papeis, that the CENSUS, for this county,
is not yet begun. As you are the legal officer for
attending to this matter, let me remind you that
the time for performing that duty is rapidly pass
ing by *, and allow me to inquire, why it is that
you have not appointed a deputy for the purpose ?
or, i; you have appointed one, why is it that he is
not required to attend to his business ?
Theie is unpardonable neglect somewhere, and
the responsibility must rest on you, till you show
us that you have regular!}- devolved it on some
other. Some months ago, it was said that General
Glascock was the person appointed. But, as he
has boon engaged all Summer in a very different
business, I presume this is a mistake.
Richmond.
(£j* Will the Journal and Recorder copy the
above '
Vermont.
The Whig gain since last year in the popular
vote is 8,388. Out of 15,000 vote*, the whole
number in the State, 25,000 weie cast for the Whig
candidate for Governor.
The Whig gain in the popular branch of the Le
gislature is 55 Members !
Vermont is emphatically an agricultural State
—a State of hard hands, sound heads, and honest
hearts. It has never bowed the knee to Baal—
and now, more triumphantly than ever before, it
lias repudiated the base idolatry.— N. Y. American.
From the New York Times.
What the British l ories think of their
friend Mr. Van Huren.
It has been a standing prediction of the “high
Church and King party” in England, ever since
the termination of the revolutionary war. that this
this Republic would ultimately become a Mon
archy. In 1834 the St. James Chronicle, a lead
ing English journ d. representing the elite of that
parly, instinctively fixed on Mr. Van Buren as
the man who would probably accomplich the
change. He was a thriving aspirant to the Presi
dency, and the opinion of the Chronicle was
grounded on his habits and character, as develo
ped during his offii ial residence at the British
capital. His declarations and acts since his
accession to power, have confirmed the first im
pressions of the Englisi monarchists. They now
coldly assert that his re-election will revolutionize
the Government —that his purpose is to make
himself, in effect if notin name, a King. The
Montreal Herald , a rabid Tory paper, with all its
haired to republican institutions, stands aghast at
the daring innovations of our‘-Democratic Presi
dent,” and recognises in his absolutism something
that transends its own notions of the divine rights
of Royalty. But let the Herald speak for itseif.
We find in that paper of the 18th instant the
following remarks, appended to the article from
the St. James’ Chronicle above referred to, and
which appeared in ihe Times a few days ago:
“The people of the United Stales may wince
as much as they please, but it is not to be cavilled
at nor doubted lhat their destiny is now in the
hands of the individual to whom this article al
ludes.
To the possession of the sword, President Van
Buren has now by the independent Sub-Treasu
ry la-tv, aeded that ot the purse, and if any further
disclosures of his intentions arc required, look for
one moment at his recommendation to the last
Congress, of a standing army of two hundred
thousand men. Having one half of this disposa
ble foroe in constant service, commanded by offi
cers of his own creating, and himself c nnmander
in chief, possessed too of a civil body-guard
numbering forty-thousand office-holders, and
aided by the monied power, Van Buren may
laugh at his opponents, and the result who can
doubt]
A judicious distribution of such a force in
what are called the Whig States, will enable the
President either by voles to control the elections
at the pulls, or to enforce obedience.
Orr republican neighbors, therefore, may as
well prepare for the change, should Van Buren be
i elected for the second time.”
Martin V r A >- Buren opposed to Universal
Suffrage.— On the 20th September, 1821, in
New V ork Convention, an amendment was offer
ed To the Constitution, by which persons who
paid a road lax should be permitted to vote at
elections. Mr. VAN BUREN declared that this
amendment *• contemplated nothing less than
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.”
“We are now CHEAPENING this invalua
ble right. He would NOT CONSENT to con
fer this privilege upon EVERY ONE.” “The
character of THE INCREASED NUMBER
OF VOTES would render their elections a
curse rather than a blessing; which WOULD
DRIVE FROM THE POLLS ALL SOBER
MINDED PEOPLE.”
See Clark s Repot t of N. Y. Convention, page
144 ; and Holland s Life of Van Buren, na ,r e
1833. 1
Nashville Convention.—A resolution was
adopted by this great Convention, tendering to
that State which should give for Harrison and
lyler, the largest majority in proportion to her
vote a splendid flag, and to have the honor of
wearing, forever, the title of tbs Flag State.
Dawson’s biography of Van Buren has just been
published in this city by Mr. Kly, at 50 cents a
copy Lord Byron was of opinion a man’s biogra
p } ought n. v« rto be pobli bed before his death,
but Prentice of Louisville thicks “ Van Buren is
dead enough lor ail biographical purposes ’’—Cm.
cinmti s.dv.
\s Eloquent Extract. —It has been re
marked that no public man has l«en so much un.
tier estimated as Gen. Harrison. Indeed, the c
is none with whom his acts, speeches, and pub
lic services may not advantageously be contras!! d.
He. more than any of our public speakers, seems
to have studied the history of Greece and of
Rome, and to have regulated his own public ac
tion by the illustrious examples which it furnish
ed. How apt his allusions—how appropriate his
sentiments. We have seen nothing more excel
lent than the following extract from his reply to
Gov. Poindexter, on the subject of Gen. Jack
son's invasion of Florida. Are we to find in this
eloquent speech the solution to Gen. Jackson’s
unmanly attack on the military reputation ot
Gen. Harrison ! Balt. Pilot.
Extract from Gen. Hr rriton's remarks in the
House of Representatives, on the Seminole
War.
“A Republican Government should make no
distinctions between men, and should never relax
its maxims of security for any individual, how
ever distinguished. No man should be allowed
to say that he could do that with impunity which
• another could not do. If the Father of his Coun
try were alive, and in the administration of the
Government, and had authorized the taking of
the Spanish posts, I would declare my disappro
bation of it as readily as Ido now. Nay, inure
because the more distinguished the individual,
the more salutary the example. No one can tell,
how soon such an example would be beneficial.
Gen. Jackson will be faithful to his country ; but
i I recollect that the virtues and patriotism of Fa
bius and Scipio were soon followed by the crimes
of Marius and the usurpation of Sylia. I am
sure, sir that it is not the intention of any gen
tleman upon this floor to rob Gen. Jackson of a
single ray of glory, much less to wmmd his feel
ings or injure his reputation. And. while I thank
j my friend from Mississippi, (.Mr. Poindexter,) in
; in the name of those who agree with me tliat
I Gen. Jackson lias done wrong. I must hepermit
i ted to decline the use of the address which he
i has so 'obligingly prepared for us, and substitute
, the following, as more consonant to our views
and opinions. If the resolutions pass, I would
address him thus :— 4 In the performance of a sa
cred duty imposed by their construction of the
Constitution, the Representatives of the People
have found it necessary to disapprove a single act
of your brilliant career; they have done it in the
full conviction that the hero who has guarded her
j rights in the field wiil bow with reverence to the
I civil institutions of bis country —that he has ad
mitted as his creed that the character of the sol
dier can never be complete without eternal deler
-1 ence to the character of the citizen. Vourcoun
j try has done for you all that a Republic can do
b»r tne most favored ot her sons. The age of det
v ation is past; it was an age of tvranny and
oa.barism ; the adoration of man should be ad-
I dressed to his Creator alone. You have been
feasted in the Prilanes of the cities. Your statue
shall be placed in [he Capitol, and your name
be found in the songs of the virgins. Go, gallant
I chi if, and l»ear wi'h you the gratitude ot your
i country. Go, under the full conviction that, as
• her glory is identified with xours, she has no
thing more dear but her i*ws —nothing more sa
creu but her Constitution. Even an uninten
tional error shall lie sane lined to her service. It
will leach posterity that the Government which
could disapprove the conduct of a Marcel I us, will
j have the fortitude to crush the voices of a Marius.'
These sentiments, sir. lead to results in whic h all
i must unite. Gen. Jackson will still live in the
| hearts of his fellow-citizens, and the Constitution
■ of our country will be immortal.”
From the Richmond Whig.
The great M heeling Convention ou the
third of September.
I his vast assemblage of the People, seems to
have surpassed even the anticipations of those
who expeett d it to eclipse any thing ever seen in
Virginia, ’i hirty flv e thousand computed to be
present! The multitudes which assembled in
1524 to pay unbought homage to La Fayette,
were mere handluls in comparison of the count
less hosts which are now coming together at vari
ous points ot the Union to dedicate themselves
-o the emancipation of their country. The alar
med and terror st itken crea'uresof power, have
hoped to see papular enthusiasm cool down, and
some abatement of the fie rce tempest which from
Louisiana to the State of Maine, shakes the bat
tlement of power ; hut it waxes stronger and
stronger, nor will it lull until the end is accom
plished. 7he little demagogues, whose whole
capital, in the contemptuous language of Mr. Lc
garc at the Log Cabin, consists in lies, and whose
modes ol operating were by whispering those lies
in corners a,id oark places, and their ‘ 4 occi'pa‘ion
gone.” The People have arisen in their majesty,
and resort to Statesmen who have made public
affairs their study, and whose motives are above
reproach or suspicion, for information. There
will be a civil Revolution won without blood, hut
as memorable, as glorious and transcendantly im
portant as that of ’76 that established public li
j herly, and this wiil preserve it.
The Cotton Crop.
We understand the prospect for a cotton crop
in inis part ol the State, is almost entirely cut off
in consequence of the ravages of a worm whic h
has made its appearance. This worm attacks the
bolls before they open, commencing near the stem
and eating into the boll, destroying all within it.
1 he worm is at first of a dark color, hut becomes
green by eating the cotton, and is from half an
inch to an inch and a half long,—Several bolls
! w ith the worms upon them, have been hrnugr.t
jus for inspection, 'i’he eggs, from which the
; worm is hatched, are supposed to he deposited by
i a hug about one fourth the size of the June bug.
I and resembling it in shape.— Athens Banner of
j the 11 lh. J
The Prospect ix Alabama. While our
i friends throughout the whole country, are battling
I against the Administration with so much spirit,
and with such glorious success, we arc happy to
perceive tliat there is no abatement of zeal at home.
; I lie result of our late elections, has shown that
i llie W *iig cause is steadily and rapidly ad vane, ng
| in Alabama, and we know that some of the most
j intelligent and best informed us our friends believe
1 that it requires nothing but energy to carry the
State for Harrison and Tylei. No great achievc
-1 ment is accomplished without effort, and our exer
tions previous to the late elections have been so
amply rewarded that we have the highest encour
agement to renewed activity. Our majorities in
Soutli Alabama will he largely increased, and if
the Whigs of North Alabama will bring their
■ : strength into the field, the great work of 4-dclivcr
ance and liberty” may be completed.—Muntgom
-1 try Journal.
A Sick from New York.— Tne Phil del*
phia L . fe. Gazette contains the following extract
of a letter from a Custom House officer, at New
York, to his brother in the first named city. The
calculation that “ all is gone” (for V B ) in the
; empire State, is a pretty safe one; and the im urn
bent of office, if he be a mere partisan, has done
well to act upon it, at least so far as to save his
surplus earnings, in case he should happen to get
“ no . llce under the coming Harrison ad
ministration. But to the letter of the New York
office-holder:— Balt. Put.
44 VV e calculate that all is gone here, and that
we shall all be out ot office. I myself have ta
ken care of No. One, and saved my earnings;
but I do not know what will become of the poor
detils, who spent their money as they have go.
| More IL.xtscui iox.—The Limerick Eas
tern Star has just reached us, from the leading ar
tide in which we clip the following:
“Hilbert> we have given our support to t K
Admiiiistiation of Mr. Van Burrn; but havir t
late studiously examined his measures and
measures of some of his followers, am] ‘j, !•
ving them not to Ire in accordance with Jeff
nian Democracy, w« have determined to ienm >0 '
Van Burcrisni. and publish the Eastern S 4
| he devoted to the cause of Harrison and
One Day Later,
7he New York Courier saj “ The jhipßun
tre.-s from Liverpool arrived yesterday. She sail
on the sth ultimo, one day later than the ] ast
counts—and biings letters to her day of sail
They merely remark that the markets
preciesely the same as tnoy were on the dep artu
of the Acadia.”
OCT The Whigs of South Alabama purpose hold
ing a Convention at Montgomery, on the 2i st (>
oher next.
A great Convention of the friends of Harrison a ,.,j
i Reform will be held at Detroit, on Wednesday t e
j 30th of September. General Hani-oa will pro**
| bl y be present, with Messrs. Clay, Webster, Talu
madge and other distinguished men.
From the Baltimore Patriotofthe i Oth.
Dksthi ctivk iFire.—A lire broke out this
morning, at 11 o’clock, in the extensile premise*
j known ns the “Washington Exchange Stables *
j Lombard street, between Centre MarketSpaca
j and Frederick street, kept by Mr, John M. Fiti
! Patrick. —The flames are said to have originated
j * n hay which filled the spacious loft, and such
j was the combustible nature of the materials upon
| which they immediately fastened, that in less than
| five minutes the whole establishment was wrapt
' n tnp consuming element.— We learn that there
were at the time not less than 20 valuable h :rse*
in the stable below, to secure which was uecps*.
an!y the work of a minute, and we are gratified
to learn that all were safely rescued without in
jury.
Trie flames extended to the adjoining premises
occupied hv Messrs. J. & ’l'. Daley, as a chair
factory, the fancy chair ware-rooms of Augustus
P. Shutt; the store and tinware manufactory of
R. Collier, and Mr. H. Kennedy’s Baltimore
Tavern, all of which buildings, together with
; several in the rear, are more or less injured, ISV
thing but the prompt and energetic exertions of
i the firemen, saved the entire block from destruc
tion. as the surrounding premises afforded every
facility for an extensive conflagration. This fire
r 'vus no doubt the work of an incendiary, asset,
oral attempts have recently been made to set lire
to property immediately in the neighborhood.
Candor ami Truth where least f.xpic
ted. — An original article in the Evening Post
makes to following frank admissions, in regard
• to the character of Gen. Harrison and the calum
! by which he has been assailed: —Hehus
been all of Ins life a brave, and well meaning
i ond honest man. and the charges that have been
j made to the contrary are partt sl*m»khs,un
wortby of the features of our cause."
A Fact for Southern Me\.—The people
■ of the South should ever bear in mind that the
illustrious Hero. Pa riot and Statesman WIL
LIAM HENRY HARRISON, u the only
member of Congress from the free Hates who
has at all limes and on all occasions stood up for
the slave insthutrons of the South, at the expense
•if both bis personal friendships and political
prospects.
oarn: ARY .
Died, in Wijnesboro. Hurkc Co, on the 28th alt-,
Mr Leasfon S-vf.ad. in the 40th year of his age.
he has rtt a wife, six children, and
frien :s and reiat.ves, to mourn their irreparable
loss.
Died, in Burke county, on the 3d inst., Thadeuj
\V. s n of Leaston and Misan Snead, aged 13 years.
Never basicbeen my lot toe hi onicle a more melan
choly event. Ihe clay had scarce commenced to vet*
Ceo.er the corpse of the father, ere the son is call
: e<i to I e numbered among the d ad. The only prop
i p f ! mother the last fond hope of the shier,is
} £ one - The Great Arbiter of Nalu.e has laiudhim
trom this to a belter world. ( h, Death! cculd’st
thou but have staid t y call fora while, what*
consolation it would h ive been to a dist.essed mo
ther and weeping sisteis—grieve not distressed
j mother weep not alf.tion.ite sisters—your dutiful
; affectionate brother is gone —a messenger
j to commune with his fattier.
j l ied, at the residence of his father, in Burke
I county, on the 10th inst, Hf.nrv Jones, aged four
\eais, son of W iliis S. and Harriet A. Brazeal.
i R ‘
Consignees per South Carolina Hail lloud*
Hamburg, Sept 12, IS4O.
T J Farm lee ; D’Antignac <fe Hill; J.M &VV Ad
ams ; J Norton ; B Beard; Haviiand, flisley & Co.;
A McKenzie ; G T Dortic ; I S Davidson ; Force,
Brothers & Co. ; Kirkpatrick &, Campbell; DB
Hadley; W H Hattior; W & J Nelson; S Kn«-
land & Son; Kerrs &, Hope; Hand & Scranton i
W VV Chever; A B Mallory; Hora & Newby,
Stovall, Simmons & Co.; Reese &, Beall; T Daw
son ; C L Bray ton ; Raihbone & Baker; JVVt
|T S Stoy ; Gould & Bulkley; C Hall; K McDon
j aid; P Paulelt; Mrs. E Bryson ; D L Adams; H
! L Jeffers ; J F Benson ; G & VV Cannon; S 0
Dickey ; W Garrett; JV J Lagan ; Mrs, McLean;
J & S .1 Neal.
' COMMERCIAL.
latest dates from Liverpool, August (
latest dates from Havre, i July 31
Charleston, Sept. 12.
| Cotton. —There has been a stleady demand
i throughout the week for I nland, anti owing tod*
1 very limited stock ou sale, prices hlavc improved-
The transactions aie 904 halts as f\ilio ws: i 3 f
7s; 47 at 77 at 8; 10 at 8.1; b 3 at\sjj:
147 at 9i; 103 at 9J; and 8 bags at cts per Jb-
VVe quote inferior and ordinary 7 a 8- \niddliof w
middling fair 8$ a and fair to folly ffeirSi» ,w *
j There are nogood and fine, or choice soA»‘ n mar *
j ket. A small lo; Sea Island sold at4o; arM'^ 4^
■ s ained do. from 12 to 15 cts. per lb. I . . I
Rice —A good business has been domp ® 1 ft
; article, when we take into consideration ti^ srna ‘
j supply on sale, and at improved rates. "1 lraQs '
( actions comprise 978 tierces at\ihe
ces, viz : 11 at 3 5-16; 90 at 3|i 96 at 3 lf l 6;
jat
i quote inferior to fair 3L good tIL nrlme 1 •
j and choice s3§ per 100. \ 1
Grain.— the rectipls of Corn l\ V e betl? 4
| bushels from Virginia and North Ca4Ei mi
lof which has changed hands withitilL H , 'raV'V
t quotations, 55 a 68 cents per bushe
I bushels Peas have also ueen receivei!\
| not yet been sold. Quotations
: or (tats have been received.
I Flour. The demand for this art id* net*,
i our review, ceased with tne c ose of the
\ since which time a limited business has
with the city bakers, principalU in u i,V-W
: Howard-strect and Virginia, at *
i quote extreme ssjf a s6* per bid. M
Bacon. A linitcd business has encasvJ , ■
at the lollowing pi ices: Hams (2 « M. v*,v, I
8 a 9 and Sides 10 a 10$ cents p, r lb I
Salt. Store lots continue to cowomM ce I
tations, viz: coarec and fine
sack. " ■
Groceries. —Very little has teen .!.-»»< n1
sale since our last. Our serond h-od • . . I
ever, have been doing a lo lei wide fed toA*** I
fil*mg orders for he * oitnli v. |
Exchange. —Wc quote ini * o* Kms***' let * ■
P*r ct. preiu. French Eaclun,-e % K