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AUGUSTA* THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1827. of the South American Republics ; and in objecting to the others in toto they would cut both ways, friends and foes, the old General and his friends, as deeply as any member of the administration. We recommend to our readers the arti cle, on our first page, giving the history of the proceedings arising out of the Kre- :uppose its approuL.. - ( ™er story in the House of Representa- rztraordinary coolness of the atmosphere. ptives, the conduct of the investigating Our editorial observations were in type | committee, and the vote in the Senate on (TT*’ Last night’s mail brought the state ment from Mr. James Buchanan of the conversation lie had '*»'• on the last Presidential Election. We iproach accounts for the before its reception this morning. We hope our friends will find some re laxation from political discussjons in read- • [)(T (he Tales which we have selected for their amusement. The original “ Col lege Tale,” of which we give another portion to-day, begins to interest public attention, and we hope its author will not be long in bringing the unhappy Francis to some happy end. To our fair rcadeis we particularly recommend the story of the “ Twin Flowers.” The enemies of Mr. Clay, driven from ei’crv strong hold of their old fortification, <• Bargain and Sale,” are still running to and fro’ amidst its battered walls, and pre sent the ludicrous manoeuvres of iho Os trich, which is fool enough to think, if its head is hid, its more offensive parts can shift for themselves. Is it not enough to sicken the heart of an honest man, who looks for truth and seeks it with an avidi ty. which will not bo restrained, to witness the prevarication, and shifting and shuffling which the discussion of this question every where presents ? When General Jack- son was first thrust forward in this busi ness, principally, we believe, by the offi- ciousnes? of indiscreet friends, (from whom Heaven protect him !) the matter was settled—Mr. Clay could not escape the infamy of guilt with General Jackson against him ; but as soon as it was found, that General Jackson knew nothing about it, he is then attempted to be withdrawn from the attitude, into which he had been thrown as an “ accuser.” We have read s uno of the most ridiculous quibbling on this subject wo ever witnessed. Who is Lis accuser? The public. The public is nobody. Every individual who has been called upon to substantiate ids char ges on this subject, has declined the office Ln some pretext or oilier. Wc do not wish to consider General Jackson in the char acter of an accuser, as his friends did, when they thought it would suit their pur poses. Wo do not wish, that the odium of die defeat, which is already resting on /.iie heads of the original authors of this calumny, should fall on General Jackson, or in any manner unjustly influence his claims to the high office, which wc have ever believed he would fill with dignity mid energy, though with less ability and prospect of success, wider all circumstan ces, than Mr. Adams. But his Friends still persist in dragging him forward to the .-iug, and now say he has net told all lit hum about lids matter t and as if Gen. Jackson did not know enough, the Editor of ihe U. S. Telegraph, Mr. Duff Green, volunteers ids services, and says he knows u> and so and so and so—this is a fact and that is a fact; and what do all his facts amount to when they are enumerated ?— And when Mr. Clay appeals to the House, General Jackson will then testify and not before ; and if Mr. Clay appeals to the House, Mr D uff Green will then give up he names of his informants and witnesses. Mr. Clay appeal to the House!! For ‘that ? Again to bring discredit on the dignified body of the House of Represen tatives by such an inquiry ? Again to en gage them in an investigation beyond their competency and foreign to the legitimate objects of congressional duties? O shame where is thy blush ! We have no objection, nor could Mr - Clay have to a fair investigation before any tribunal. But the object is to put off the last struggles of an infamous calumny, in hopes good fortune will enable its pro pagators to find some ingenious means of escape, and thus shun the responsibility, which the American public will ere long heap with crushing weight upon the head of so “unprincipled” an opposition. The close adhesion of the party to this scan dal has always been a matter of surprise os, and the evidence of their folly.— They ought to have known, that it was too much a matter-of-fact business, and therefore, too easily susceptible of refuta tion to escape for any length of time the indignation 0 f an insulted public. Some ui them now manifest more prudence and generalship in deserting this falling castle, and fixing on what, from their speculative- itss, would be considered more tenable points, such as the Panama Mission, the Tariff, Internal Improvements, «fec.— Their discomfiture, however, would be as sure here as before, though not so conspi cuous. They would find an insurmounta ble answer to their sneers on the failure of die Panama Mission in tho subsequent Q u<J unforeseen dissention and confusion the nomination of Mr. Clay to the office he now fills. They will find additional confirmation of our late statements on that subject, and illustrations of some other points now contested in the partizan warfare of the day. They will not fail to perceive the political partialities of the investigating committee, four of whom voted for Mr. Crawford, two for Mr. A- dams, and one for Gen. Jackson. Nei ther of them ever was in favor of the elec tion of Mr. Clay, and, it is believed, not one of them would have voted for him, if he had been returned by the electoral colleges lo the House of Representatives. The gentlemen who composed that com mittee voted in the Presidential Election as follows: Messrs. P. P. Barbour, M’- Lane, Forsyth and Saunders, for Mr. Crawford ; Messrs. Webster and Taylor, for Mr. Adams; and Mr. Rankin, for Gen. Jackson. The interests-of Mr. Chy and Mr. Adams are identified on this question ; and every person will see at once, if at all acquainted with the poli tical rumois of tiiat day, how we might improve such an exposition of the vote j to our advantage in a controversy inter- ! esting their integrity. The friends oft Mr. Crawford have reason to recollect the accusations which were at that period made against the members of Mr. Mon roe’s cabinet, and particularly Mr. Adams for unfriendly feelings towards Mr. Craw ford, and extensive intrigues to blight his prospects for the Presidency. Whether they were true or false, is immaterial as to the cdect which wo suppose they might have had on the friends of Mr. Crawford, who were the majority on that committee. If any other feeling than a solemn sense of their duty could have influenced these gentlemen, they would here have had an opportunity of gratifying the most malig nant hostility to Mr. Adams in ascertain ing and reporting to the public the corrupt coalition with Mr. Clay. If they had any reason to believe in bis guilt, smart ing as they might have been, under the cruel injuries which Mr. Adams ard his coadjutors in Mr. Monroe’s cabinet, were said to have inflicted on their political fa vorite, there is no reason for believing they would have been callous to the com bined operation of a sense of duty and the desire of revenge. But we have too high an opinion of that committee, to believe any of its members were influenced by an improper motive, and have only mention ed tiro above, which party feeling might turn to its use, as an evidence of the gene ral conviction of Mr. Clay’s innocence. How is this conviction deepened in our minds, when it is considered, besides duty and revenge, lohat interest the friends of Mr. Crawford and Gen. Jackson had at this time to prove the alleged crime against Mr. Adams. The investigation was called for by Mr. Clay only seven days, and the coaimittee reported only four days, be fore the final election of President, on the event of which this story was intended to operate, before its falsehood could be proved. The report of that committee, unfavorable to Mr. Adams, as it would have been if there had been any grounds for it, would have inevitably blasted his prospects for the highest office in the gift of his country. We do not expect to have occasion to say any thing more on a subject which we have illustrated by documentary evidence, as pointed in its bearing as it is indisputa ble in its authorit}'. 1 - of our “ brethren” — with that asperity, which is but too common in settling dif ferences in political belief. In general, whatever- notices our efforts have receiv ed, have been rather complimentary than otherwise ; for which we employ the pre sent moment in expressing our gratitude. All seem to think we are sincere, and. have given the best proof of it, what may be considered a disregard of our immediate interests in opposing the sentiments of the community, of which we are members, on the Presidential question. If we have not said it too ofteu already, we would repeat it, that we have but one aim—to gather for ourselves and tire public, such means of intelligence as will enable us all to select that course of political conduct, 1 . 3 I mentioned, it had already probably done him some injury, and proceeded to relate to him the suostance °f the conversation which I held with r. Mark ley, I do not remember whether 1 mentioned his name, or merely described him as a friend of Mr. Clay. After I had finished, the General declared he nad not the least objection to answerkhe question. • *) « thought well of Adams, but had never said or intimated that he would, or that he would n °T. appoint him Secretary of State. That these were secrets he would eonceal from the very hairofhis head. That if he believ ed his right hand then knew what his left would do upon the subject of appointments to office, he would cm it off and cast it into the fire. That if he should ever be elected President, it would he * OU J?° citation aud without intrigue upon his part. I hat he would then go into office perfectly free and untrammelled, and would be left at per- ect liberty to fill the offices of the government with the men whom at the time he believed to be tne ablest and best in the country. I told him that his answer such a one as an Excellent POLE BOAT For Sale, - ENQUIRE OF BEERS, BOOTH i ST. JOHN Alight 23 3| o t NOTICE. T HE public are cautioned, against tradin for « note of hand for Thirty Eight Ddlar given by the subscriber, to one Mr. Hays, Silver Smith by trade—as the note is fully paii GEORGE KPKAY. August 3 1827 ltp , . , ... , "ay own satisfaction. I then'asked him if I winen will most surely effect the prosperi- were at liberty ;o repeat his answer. He said I TO ARCHITCT’. O NE HUNDRED DOLLARS, will be give as a piemidm for the most approved Pla 11 expected to receive if^Tn'swerJ I° r co ‘ lstra ' tion of a MASONIC HALL, t . j ..... ’ be erected in (his Ci.y, of the following dimer sions and description :—The Buildin J • . 1 1 ■* IIC RllSnCI* for*™" - th " 1 I . ha<1 ,10t sou ff h t to obtain it ty and greatness of our country. If we reason differently from the same facts, we cannot help it. We do not withhold our means of judging. We give all to the public. Let them judge for themselves. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Dialogue between a Yankee and a Southern Planter is postponed to make room for Mr. Buchanan’s statement. Mr. Buchanan’s Statement. Our last paper had so many typogra phical errors, and many of them so glar ing, as to require an apology. Proof reading is always the most irksome of duties, arid generally requires, under the most favorable circumstances, one hand to alleviate its invariable result with us— an aching head. While engaged in dis charging this part of our duty before the last publication, from uncommon fatigue and the unusual hot weather, our light hand had to frequently too assist its fellow in its melancholy office to be very atten tive to a less pressing concern. Slight literal inaccuracies will be readily par doned, when it is considered how difficult it becomes to have every thing perfectly correct in the great quantity of matter, which we give the public in the columns of the Courier. If we give correct sen timents and opinions, as free from error as can be reasonably expected from hu man frailty, we shall have a right to ask the public to overlook our minor defi ciencies. Neither our opinions nor our motives have as yet been assailed by any TO THE EDITOR OF THE LANCASTER JOURNAL : The Cincinnati Advertiser was last night placed in my hands by a friend, containing an address from Gen Jackson to the public, dated on the 18th lilt, in which he has announced me to be tho Member of Congress with whom he had confer red, in his letter to Mr. Beverly, of the 5th June hast. The duty which I owe to the public, and to myself, now compels me to publish to the world the only conversation which I ever held with General Jackson, upon the subject of the last Presidential election, prior to its termination. In the month of December, 1824, a short time after the commencement of the session of Con gress, I heard, among other rumois, then in circulation, that Gen. Jackson had determined, should he be elected President, to continue Mr. Adams in the office of Secretary of State. Al though 1 felt certain he had never intimated such an intention, yet I was sensible that nothing could be better calculated, both to cool the ardor of his friends, and inspire his enemies with confidence, than the belief that he had already selected his chief competitor, for the highest office within his gift. I thought Gen. Jackson owed to himself, and to the cause in which his po itical friends were engaged, to contradict this report; and to declare that he would not appoint to that office the man, howevor worthy he might be, who stood at the bead of the most formidable party of his political enemies. These being my impressions, I addressed a letter to a confidential friend in Pennsylvania, then and still higli in office, and exalted in character, and one who had ever been the decided advocate of Gen. Jackson’s election, requesting i.is opinion and advice upon the sub ject. I received his answer, dated 27th Dec. 1824, upon the 29jh, which is now before me, and which strengthened and confirmed my pre vious opinion. I then finally determined, that I would either ask Gen. Jackson myself, or get another of his friends to ask him, whether he had ever declared he would appoint Mr. Adams his Secretary of State. In this manner, I hoped a contradiction of the report might be obtained Irom himself, and that he might probably declare it was not his intention to appoint Mr. Adams. A short time previous to the receipt of the let ter to which I have referred, my friend Mr. Mark- ley and myself, got into conversation, as we very often did, both before and after/ upon the sub ject of the Presidential election, and concerning the person who would probably be selected by- Gen. Jackson, to fill the office of Secretary of State. I feel sincerely sorry that I am compell ed thus to introduce his name, but I do so with the less reluctance, because it has already, without any agency of mine, found its way into the news papers, in connection with this transaction. Mr. Marklcy adverted to the rumor which I have mentioned, and said it was calculated to in jure the Gen, He observed that Mr. Clay’s friends were attached to him, and that he thought they would endeavor to act in concert at the election ; that if they did so, they could elect either Mr. Adams or General Jackson, at their pleasure ; but that many of them would never agree to vote for the latter, if they knew he had predetermined to prefer another to Mr. Clay, for the first office in his gifi ; and that some of the friends of r. Adams had already been holding out the idea, that, in case he were elected, Mr. Clay misrlit probably be offered fho situation of Secretary- of State. I told Mr. Markley tin 11 felt confident General Jackson had never said he would appoint Mr. Adams Secretary ofStatc ; because he was not in the habit of conversing upon the subject of the election ; and if he were, whatever might be his secret intention, he had more prudence than to make such a declaration. 1 mentioned to him that I had been thinking, either that 1 would call upon the General myself, or get one of his other friends to do so, and thus endeavor gto obtain from him a contradiction of the report ; although I doubted whether he would hold any conversa tion upon the subject. Mr. Markley urged me to do so ; and observed, ifGeneral Jackson had not determined whom he would appoint Secretary of State, and should sav that it would not be Mr. Adams, it might be of great advantage to our cause, for us so to de clare, upon his own authority; we should then be placed upon the same footing with the Adams men, and might fight them with their own wea- i pons, That the western members would natu- j rally prefer voting for a western man, if there were a probability that the claims of Mr. Clay to the second office in the Government should be- fairly estimated ; and that if they thought proper to vote lor General Jackson, they could soon de cide the.contest in his favor ! A short time after this conversation on the 30th of December, 1824, (I an enabled to fix the time not only from my own recollection, but from let ters which I wrote on that day, on the day follow ing, and on the 2d January, 1825,) I called upon Gen. Jackson. After the company had left him, by which I found him surrounded he asked me to take a walk with him, and whilst we were walk ing together upon the street, I introduced the subject—I told him I wished to ask a question in relation to the Presidential election ; that I knew he was unwilling to converse on the subject; that therefore, if he deemed the question improper, he might refuse to give it an answer ; that my only motive in asking it was friendship for him* and I trusted he would excuse me for thus introducing a subject upon which I knew he wished to he si lent, His reply was complimeutary to myself- and accompanied with a request that I would proceed. I then stated to him theie was a report in circula tion, that he had determined he would appoint Mr. Adams Secretary of State, in case he were elected president, and that I wished to ascertain from him, whether he had ever intimated it. That he must at once perceive how injurious to his election such a report might be. That no doubt there were several able and ambitious men in the country, among whom I thought Mr. Clay might be included, w-ho were aspiring to that office, and if it were believed he had already determined to appoint his chief competitor, it might have a most unhappy effect upon their exertions, and those of their friends. That unless he had so deter mined, I thought this report should be promptly contradicted tinder his own authority. was perfectly at Rbei ty to do so to any person I thought proper. I need scarcely remark that I afterwards availed myself of the 'privilege The conversation upon this topic here ended"; and in ail our intercourse since, whether personally, or in the course of our correspondence, Gen Jack- son has never once adverted to the subject, prior to tne date of bis letter to Mr. Beverly I do not recollect that Gen. Jackson told me I might repeat his answer to Mr. Clav and his friends; though I should be sorrv to sav he did not. 1 he whole conversation being upon*the pub lic street, it might have escaped mv observation A few lemarks. and I trust J shall have done with this disagreeable business forever. I called upon Gen. Jackson on the occasion which I have mentioned, solely as his friend, upon rn /' nd 'J 1<]uaI responsibility, and not as thea-ent of Mr. Clay , or any other person. I never have been the political friend of Mr. Clay since he be came a candidase for the office of Presdent ns you very well know. Until I saw Gen. Jackson’s letter to Mr. Beverly of the 5th ult and at the sane time was informed bv a letter fiom the edi tor of the United States Telegraph that I was the person to whom he alluded, the conaeption never once entered my mind, that he believed me to hate been the agent of Mr. Clay, or of his friends ; or that I had intended to propose to him terms of any kind from them, or that he could have supposed me to be capable of expressing the “ opinion that it was right to fight such intriguers with their own weapons.” Such a supposition, had I entertained it, would have rendered me ex ceedingly unhappy, as there is no man on earth whose good opinion I more vilued than that of Gen. Jackson. He could not, I think, have re received this impression until after Mr. Clay and his friends had actually elected Mr. Adams Pre sident. and Mr. Adams had appointed Mr. Clav Secretary of State. After these events had trans pired, it may readily be conjectured in what man ner my communication might have led him into the mistake. I deeply deplore that such has been its effect. I owe it to mv own charac'er to make another observation. Had I ever known, or even suspec ted that Gen. Jackson believed I had been sent to him by Mr. Clay or his friends. I should have immediatly corrected his erroneous impr- ssion, and thus prevented the necessity for this most unpleasant explanation. When the Editor of the United States Telegraph, or) the 12fli October last, asked me by letter for information upon this subject, I promptl informed him by the return ing mail, on the 16th of that month, that I had no authority from Mr. Clay or his friends to propose any terms to Gen. Jackson in relation to their votes, nor did lever make any such proposition ; and that I trusted I would be as incapable of be coming a messenger upon such an occasion, as it was known, Gen. Jackson would be to re ceive such a message. I have deemed it necessa ry to make this statement, in order to remove any misconception which may have been occasioned by the publication in the Telegraph of my letter to the editor dated 11th ult. With another remark I shall close this commu nication. Before I held the conversation with Gen. Jackson, which I deta led, I called upon Ma jor Eaton, and requested him to ask Gen. Jackson, whether he had ever declared or intimated that he would appoint Mr. Adams Secretary of State, and expressed a desire that the General should say, if consistent with the truth that he did not in tend to appoint him to that office I believed that such a declaration would have a happy influence upon the election, and I endeavored to convince him that such would be its effect. The conversa tion was not so full as that with Gen. Jackson.— The Major politely declined to comply with iny request, and advised me to propound my ques tion to the General himself, as I possessed* a full share of his confidence. JAMES BUCHANAN. Lancaster, 8th August, 1827. ti 5 G — 0 to be < Brick, wi h a Brick or Stone front, four'storici and 60 feet front, and extending 90 feet back.- 1 he basement story must be flush with the strec calculated for two Stores, with bark rooms, an an ample passage entrance between them. Th second story to be appropriated to public purp< ses. The thiid story must contain a Lodg Room, and preparation rooms ; and the four story, a Chapter and preparati n rooms. T. Masonic Hall must not cost to exc eil $22,CHX Plans, with estimates, will be received by the un dersigned until the 1st November next. THOMAS I. WRAY. ) SAMUEL HALE, | ALEXANDER M’KENZIE, WM T. GOULD, and = = JOHN \V. WILDE, J ~ {3 Note—Lumber may be had in this City, at t dollars and fifty cents per thousand, superfic a measure; and Bricks at seven dollars aud fi t cents a thousand. Augusta, Geo. Aug. 23, 1S27. 31 wto2 • KT The Savannah Georgian, Charleston Ci • Gaz-tte, Richmond Enquirer, National Intel gencer, Baltimore Patriot, Poulson’s Daily A 1 vertiser, Philadelphia ; New-York Enquirer, Brs ton Patriot, Masonic Mirror, and Providen : Gazette, will please publish the above once ; week until the 20th October, and forward the! accounts to the above Committee. ADVERTZSliZftES??. Persons having basi ness in the following Couri ties, (to wit:) Bibb, Mon roc, Pike, Upson, Butts, Henr Newton, Crawford, Houston, Fuyette, De Kal Coweta, Carroll, Troup, Muscogee, Lee, Twig and Jones, can have it promptly attended to l the undersigned, by leaving the papers in th hands of Win. Longstreet, Esq. who is authoriz i to receipt for the same. PRINCE <L POE, of Macon. Augusta. 23d Aug. 1827. 31 w3in GSO&aiA PE2&CXBI.ES! A REGULAR quarterly meeting of tin Corps, will be held at the City-Hall, oi Saturday afternoon, the 25th iust. at half past* o’clock. Members will come prepared to r ■ i their quarterly dues. Bv ORDeR, GEO. W. McCOY, Sccry. G. F. August 23 It [From the Boston Courier.] Sea Serpent Wounded.—Capt David Thurlo juir of schr. Lydia, of Deer Isle, when about six leagues E. S. E. from Mount Desert Rock, left his vessel on the 24th ult. in his boat to try for mackerel, when a monster of the sea serpent kind appeared anti came along side his boat; he having a harpoon in his boat threw it at him which took effect, and he ran off with the boat in tow ; after running a short dis tance lie stopped and rose his head out of water 6 or 7 feet; he started again, the warp parted, and the serpent made off with the harpoon in his body. Capt. Thurlo then resumed his fishing, when all at once the serpent cacie up again very near them; Captain Thurlo then rowed lor his vessel, which wasabout three miles distance, the serpent then rose his head out of water as before, and continued following them at a- bout the same distance from the boat till they reached tire vessel. Captain Thurlo thinks there were two of them, and that the one he harpooned was not the one that followed him to the vessel. They were 70 or SO feet long, dark colored, and had large scales. Captain Thurlo had the most perfect view ofhis head when he rose out of the water, and states that it resembled exactly that of a shark. DIED, On Monday last, in this city,in the olstycar of her age Mrs. Eliza C. consort of John C. Green, after an illness of 11 days, during which time she bore her affliction with fortitude and resignation. She has left a widowed husband and three chil dren to lament her untimely death. On Thursday evening the 9th instant, iu the t illage of Edgefield after a short but severe ill ness, Col. Frank butler, in the 34th year ofhis age. St. Andrew's Society. A Quarterly Meeting of the St- Andrew’s So ciety, will be held at the Eagle Tavern, on FRIDAY, the 31st instant, at 7 o’clock, P. M. WILLIAM DUNQAN, Secretary. August 23 31 3t Strayed from the Asylum lot.. on Sunday morning last, a dark coloured Cow. with a young Calf of the same colour—the cow is of the ordinary size without horns and with a short tail. Whoever will drive her back t,o-tlie Asylum, or give information where she may be found, will confer a favor on the owner, and shall be liberally rewarded for the trouble occasioned thereby, on application at the Asylum. August 23 31 NOTICE. The Copartnership of Shepard & Chichester, was dissolved on the 1 Sth July last by mutual consent.— Those having claims against the firm, will please to present them, and those indebted, to make payment to to them, oi to J. P. Force, their at torney. August 16 29 6t CARYL The Rector of the Richmond Academy, for himself and colleagues, tenders sincere acknowledgments for the liberal encouragement their efforts have received during the past ten months. The regular exercises of the Institution will be resumed on the first dav ol October next. • Mr. Isaac W. Burton (a tutor in the English Department) will continue a School at (he Acac eiuv, for one month, should the number nishin to avail themselves of his services, render it wor while. August 16 29 4t TO RENT, From the first of Octo ber next, a small House, in Ellis street. Apply to August 23 W. BRUX. 31 w21 August 9 During my absenc from the City, Mr. Tho G. Casey, and my brotl er, Frederick Harris, will after business in which i am interested. WILLIAM HARRIS. 27 tO city. July 26 Barna M’Kinne, Esq. is our authorized Agent, du ring our absence from the HAND & BARTON. 23 tf ! NOTICE. All persons having business with the subscribers, will please call on Messrs. R- B. &. D. G. Iiaviland, who are duly authorized to give receipts, and act as our agents during our ab sence from this State. WASSON Si NICHOLS. Augusta, Geq. June 27, IS27 16 3m jfegSsa We are authorised to announce Robert Dillon, Esq. a candidate for the Representative Branch of the Legislature at ihe seat election. August 2 24 if