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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