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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
Friday Morning September .
'J’lkmo arc now before the people ot Richmond
county two tickets for tho Legislature, from which
are to he chosen those to whom our interests arc
to bo confided in the approaching session of that
body. What fault have the people to find with
those who represented them last year! Were
they not vigilant, faithful, capable I If so, why
shall they ho dismissed from the public service,
to make room for others who cannot ho said to
he more capable than they 1 Our representation
was elected last year hy a largo and decided ma
jority, after one of the warmest and most tho
rough canvasses ever had’hi Richmond county.
The qualifications and political principles of the
•several candidates were thoroughly scrutinized
and discussed, both iu the newspapers and
among the people. Wo ask now if ihe gentle
men who were elected have done any thing b>
forfeit the confidence reposed in them! Have
the people of Richmond changed their political
principles since the last election ! It un he the
answer to these questions, wherefore, or to please
whom shall there he a change 1
From Florida.
The Floridian of Saturday says: ‘-We are hap.
py to learn that a detachnic.it of (,’apt. Rowel’s
company of Florida militia, on the 11th first
while on a scout near the mouth of ihe
surprised Tiger Tail’s camp and fired inlo it.
Tho warriors (led on their ponies and our men
being on foot could not overtake them. The de
tachment consisted of sixteen men, the, Indians
supposed about Several wan iors were woun
ded and two squaws taken prisoners, both mor
tally wounded and died soon alter. The baggage
of the Indians was captured. The troops return,
ed to Camp Taylor, when Maj. ,f. L. Taylor re
commenced the pursuit with a sufficient compa
ny of mounted Volunteers.
lie has not since been hoard front, but from his
activity and energy we anticipate a good account.”
The Charleston Mercury of yesterday says:—
The schr. Pita he £> .M'irgari-l, Capt. Smith, ar
rived yesterday from St. Augustine, bringing in
formation that a party of Indians on the night of
tho 7th inst. paid a visit in the vicinity of that
place, and look possession of a drove of between
50 and 75 horses, with which they were making
to the interior, hut having been overtaken hy Lieut
Mnv, who was on Ihe march from St, Augustine
to Fort King, the Indians abandoned their booty,
and look themselves to the woods.
Abolitionism i.v N. Yonit.-Ju the recent
■abolition case of Corse, H iggles ik Co., a wit.
ness being culled on, deposed as follows:
“ I am not connected with tire* abolitionists;
but 1 purpose taking an agency from the New
York Vigilance Committee. Their business is
to seek slaves that are brOught her ■ from the
South, and give them protection and aid. If
a man runs away from the South, and comes
here, it is their duty to give him clothes and
protect him in any legal way.
(iettlle ii n IV un the South, says the Hai
ti more Sun, may Judge from this expose, now
much pleasure they arc likely to have if they
take a servant with them, on a visit to the
North. Anticipation of suits at law are little
less agreeable than the suit itself, both of
I | ,
i | which they may realize. There is no safety
I in travelling farther North than Haltimore.
. I
A Rumple of the “Democratic’’ Tenders.
Hurl Williams nl Maine, imd G. I). Wall* of
N. ,1.. U. 8, Senators, Tarty - ) - the Attorney Gen
eral, Buchanan) Kx-Mimsier to Russia, luger
soll,§ 11, 8. Attorney ol IVnnsylvania, Hubbard,||
If. 8. Senator, liancroft, Collector of Boston,
Ihenliss and Kornlile, •’ members of Congress
from New York., Croswoll, editor of the Alba
ny Argus, Potter, Vanderpoel, R. Ranloul, Jr.,**
Ate. Ate.
These are the men who call themselves, and
who the Administration parly culls true “Demo
erats.”-—During the war they opposed the war.
They insulted Madison and abused the then De
mocratic patty. But, now, forsooth the Whigs
ate the teal Blue Bight Hartford Convention,
alien and sedition-law federalists, while the lend— j
ing friends of the Administration are the most do- I
vout and unsophisticated Democrats ! What
jewels of consistency!
’ This Mr. Wall said at the last session of
Congress in the I/. S. Senate—“ Here, Sir. m the
presence of tho American people, i grave that 1
was m federalist and acted wi h that party, zeal
ously and actively, so long as their llag waved in
New Jersey”
•jlu 1815, Mr. Taney denounced Mr. Madison,
as ‘ worthy only es a halter !” Was it for this
specimen of Democracy, that he received there,
ward of his present ulliee !
-[•This same James Buchanan once said—‘‘if I
thought I Imd one drop of Democratic bleed in
my veins, 1 would lot it out.
§ This Mr. [tiger soils once said iu a letter to Mr.
Uinns, dated June 7, 1807—
“If! had been capable of reason and reflection
when the American Colonies look up arms
against the mother country, I should iiavk iibkx
a TORY, nor can I kvkii consider that an appel
lation of reproach.”
This Mr. Hubbard, U. S. Senator in Congress,
was the prime mover in getting up the meeting
at which delegates wore chosen nl llto Hartford
Convention from N. H. From this same Slate
of New Hampshire, there is a Van Buren Rep
resentative by the name of Samuel Cushman, —
the man who is appointed by the parly leaders in
Congress lo gag debate by moving the previous
quesli m. This Mr. C. during the last war was
an officer of a Society, arid publicly declared im
a parade in Portsmouth, during the war, as re
ported by the N. H. Gazelle, that “Ac hoped lo
O—d evert/ American soldier who marched into
Canada -would leave his hones there" I !
•j This Mr. John 11. Prentiss, is a Van Buren
member of Congress from New York. Mr. P.
published a paper at Cooperstown, N. Y. during
the late war, from Which tire following extracts
are copied;—
“ft is with sensations of indescribable pleasure
that I find myself entitled to announce lire com
plete triumph of the federalists.” “If my hum
ble labors in llie cause of my native country have
produced the change«m favor of federalism , in
this country, then have I arrived at the acme of
my hopes, the summit of all m;j -wishes.” “The
frightful Hydra of Democracy begins to dro p its
bead before the Heaven derived spirit, of Fetler~
alisin.” ‘Democracy! a monslvr wild as that
which roams the Lyhian waters and joys to drench
his tusks iu blood—a pestilence I hat spreads
contagion over the whole extent ol our e < ulry—
a pernicious blast that withers every thing- it
loaches .”
* * Robert Ranloul, Hsq., of Beverly.—Mr.
Rantoul was a member of (ho Legislature of
Massachusetts in 1811, 13, Li, 14, 15, and 1(1,
during the, whole of the last war; was the teviler
of Jefferson'and Madison; the bitter oppnscr of
the lust war, an inveterate foe of democracy; the
advocate and defender of lire Hartford Conven
tion, and m 1814 as a member of the Legislature
of Massachusetts advocated and voted for the
measure.”.
From the New Orleans tier, lath. ihst.
Trial off hi! Murderers of Darbti.
. Juook Canosck PiiKsimsa.
In lire Beo of the 21st July, we published in
detail the history of the atrocious plot by which
a Spaniard, Gespi Barba by name, was sacrificed
to the avarice and ferocity of five assassins. Tire
crime was perpetrated ou the Itith of July—lour
of the culprits wore arrested in the city almost
immediately after its commission—the fifth suc
ceeded in effecting his escape, and has hitherto
continued to elude the vigilance ol justice.
It is scarcely necessary to recur lo the circum
stances which distinguished the horrible catastro
phe to which wo refer. Its details must yet Ire
fresh iu the memory of our readers. The trial
of the miscreants who were concerned in litis re
volting deed look place on Thursday, ! n the parish
iu which the crime was committed, luteir-m in
terest was felt in the proceedings; many of the
inhabitants of our city were present. The court
was crowded—all were anxious to discover if any
possible circumstances would arise nr the course
of the investigation, which might palliate the
guilt of the assassins. By the ;.t lof an intelli
gent arid faithful reporter, w>o have, been enabled
lo transcribe lire account of the .trial, and we lay
it before our readers, convinced that every thing
in relation In this allair will bo perused with an
interest commensurate with the importance of
the case.
The court assembled on the Kith instant, at
half past It) o’clock, lira Honorable Judge Ca
nonge presiding. Mr. Mazurea, as the Stale’s
attorney, was present in person. Mr. Gairiore
was appointed by the Stale a* counsel for the ac
cused. The Gazadores of Sr. Barnard, duly
armed and equipped, escorted the criminals from
the prison lo the court house, and remaamod
there during the continuance of the trial.
After the jury had been sworn, the clerk read
aloud the charges, anil demanded of the accused
if they were ready to proceed with their defence.
One of the accused (O’Neil) replied, that one cf
bis witnesses was not present.
The Judge—“We desire a positive answer;
are you ready or not for your defence. This is
what the court wishes to know.”
O Neil—“l have received certain information
that all the inhabitants of die parish have already
formed unfavorable opinions in relation (o us.””
The Judge—“No no yon arts in error; justice
is impartial to all. 'Flic jury now present have
made oath before (toil, In judge you conscienti
ously and impartially, ll -.bo evidence should
fail lo exhibit your crime in all its nakedness,
they will acquit you, but it facts condemn you,
they will punish you in behalf of society which
they here represent. No other justice can be
had bes re this tribunal.”
Attorney General—Let the accused say,
where the witness is lo ho found, to whom they
a 1} tide.”
O Neil—“He is now nut of the Stale.’’
Attorney General—“Wo have then nothing
more to do with him.”
Alter some observations of Mr. Mazurcon,
ou the nature of the crime as he had learned it.
court proceeded lo the examination of tin*
• winu-.-M-.
Tin* fust wimess «ras Mr. Ramon To.
J 11! deposed as follows:— ‘ I was Mr. Barba's
clerk. Un lhe 1311 1 ol July Inst, I saw iivotnen
arrive in a carnns»(*. Tour ilcsrcnded and wejit
into tin* niiMri’i—one remained in the carriage.
The la! or had a wooden leg—ho is railed Thus.
I Welsh. They ended for hu‘akfust, which was
. i immediately prepared for them. They then
’asked lor drink, and alter wards took a Oh h glass
lo him who remained in the conch. I observed
that they looked on all sides with groat aticalion.
; They penetrated every comer and seemed to
; spy the movements of Mr. Barba, who had just
n*iired lo his room, alter telling mo lo attend lo
Iho shop, while he went to sleep. {Suddenly 1
. heard a pistol shot in (he bed.room. firing
1 frightened I tried to runaway, when the imlivi-
I tlual named Janies Tobin stopped me, and pla
cing a pistol lo my breast,diew iho trigger with
out ellect. lor the cap snapped, but llie pistol did
not go oil. 1 then succeeded in escaping mid
: sought lor Mr. 1 .lucres, who relumed slraighway
1 vvilh me to I lie spot. It was Welsh who was in
the.carriage, li was O’A'cil whom I saw enier
the room ;it was Adams who fired at ihe negro
woman, and Tobin who placed llie pistol to my
haeast.”
The Judge— 11 1 l ad you ever seen Ihe accused
hcf.ite Iho (Liy on which the murder was periie
iraled !”
Witness—" Yes ihey had come lo Iho carburet
I two days previously in a carriage; they had a
negro lor a coachman. They likewise asked for
breakfast.”
The Judge—‘Did they do nothing llinn ?’
Witness—‘They did nothing, but 1 remarked
that they seemed to regard the locality with
much attention.’
The Judge—‘What was Welch doing when
the minder occurred V
Witness—‘ll o remained in the carriage, look
ing on all sides. I must inform ihe court that
there was a negro on Ihe gallery, whom they
drove away, saying that he had no business
there, and ordering him lo icpair immediately
lo his master’s,’
Attorney General—‘Do you know tins poig
nard.’
Witness—‘Yes, the blade was found stained
with blood, in the yard near Ihe gallery, and the
scabbard in the middle of the room.’
Attorney General—‘And this watch.’
Witness—‘l know it to have belonged to Mr.
Barba.*
The second witness Mr. Gabriel Valloro, was
called.
Attorney General—‘Tell (he court all you
know relative to this aflair.’
Witness—‘When I arrived 0 n the spot, the
murderers had altendy escaped. I saw the corpse
ot Mr. I .at ha, all his wounds appeared to have
been inflicted with a sharp instrument.*
Judge—‘Do you remember the dav 1’
Witness—‘lt, was the Kith July last.’
Attorney General, shewing the pistol which
was in the court —‘Is this the pis'ul you saw in
Barba’s house !
Witness—'Yes, sir.’
Attorney General—‘Was the poignard stained
with blood'!’
Witness—‘Yes, the blade was found in the
yard, and lire sheath in the room.’
The third witness, Mr. Tardier, was called,
Mr. Tardier—‘On arriving, 1 found that Burba
had been laid out. 1 counted six deep wounds,
one of which was three inches and u half wide.
One wound was in Iris navel, two other was in
lire breast, a tmnh in the left eye,and two others
on the head.
Attorney Genera!—‘Do yon think that Barba
died of lire wounds he received.’
Witness—‘ Yes, certainly.’
Attorney General —‘Do you know this hall ?
Witness—‘Yes—lt penetrated lire bed and we
found it under lire mattresses.’
Mr. Ducros, fourth wi.ncss, was excused from
givitrg itis testimony, as ho could only depose to
tiro same ell'ect as lire evidence already given.
The filth witness, Mr. Harper was called.
Attorney General —Do you know the accu
sed 1’
Witness—‘Yes. I did not see Barba’s hotly,
hut I learned the crime from the mouths of the
four criminals themselves. Tobin first spoke lo
me. He said one day lo me, ‘has Welsh told
you nothing V I answered that Welsh had made
a declaration. ‘Then,’ replied lie, T believe i
have nothing belter to do, than lo declare con
scientiously evety thing that has taken place be
tween us.’ He assuied me that on his side, he
had only gone to Barba with a view to rob, and
that he had not sought to kill, but only lo intimi
date the clerk.
‘Welsh,’ added the witness, ‘likewise told mo
that he had gone to Barba’s solely that he might
rob him, U’iVeili made the same declaration.
Adams said, he hail been engaged by Welsh to
assist them; that he had joined them to rob Barba,
and that in firing at thu negro woman, he only
wanted to frighten her.
After the testimony had been heard, Mr. Ma
y.ureau addressed the court, and staled his conclu
sions. -Mr, Gairiere then spoke in behalf of the
j accused. Against the clear, amt unimpeachable
lev'iniony rendered, it must ho confessed that no
ordinary courage ail'* £!l!!! were required to oiler
any thing like a defence. Mr. Canicrc said eve
ry thing that ingenuity and legal kiJOV'.dcdge
could devise. Wo hero transcribe that portion or
his speech in which the argument is summed up,
and which exhibits the manner in which he con
ducted his defence.
Genii men ol tire Jury :
Whatever be the atrocity of the crime which
subjects these men to your verdict, unfortunately
there exist crimes far more revolting and frightful.
The parricide who plunges a poignard itt the bo
som of the author of his being, is far rrn re guilty
than the murderers of Barba; he, who forgetting
every emotion of the heart, every sentiment ol
| nature, tramples under his feel the frail and help
I loss body of iris infant, whose protector ho should
I he, is lar mure culpable than these men ; be who
meditates in silence and seclusion a conspiracy
winch involves the lives ol thousand;-; who, gras
ping in one hand Ihe torch of the incendiary and
in the other the dagger, spreads terror and con'
sternal ion around, must he considered as dillbi
ing widely from those criminals, and nevertheless,
gentlemen ol die jury, for these crimes, so atro
cious, so horrible, and differing so greatly in des
grec, what are the. penalties, what the modifica
tions of punishment. There are none, gentle,
men, or rather (here is hut one ami the same pen
ally for all these diverse shades of guilt—for him
who kills a man, whoever ho may, death for
him who destroys his parent or his offspring,
death—lor him who robs, plunders and murders,
death—nothing hut death. Vet these crimes are
not alike, but lire law confounds whatever diver
sity may exist between them.
II there existed no other moans of protecting
society, from those men hut by consigning then,
to Ihe grave, I would he lire first to say to you
erect the seud'old and let their heads he forfeited,
for we emmet preserve in the bos on of society
individuals who subsist by murder and rapine.
No, let them undergo ibis chastisement, however
severe it may be, - nice iln*re is no remedy; but if
j there ex st a punishrm nt, the severity ol which i-,
’ proportioned to tire crime, you will not heshate
’ I in selecting it, and you will thus fulfil the tunc
! Hons,with which you arc charged, of punishing
I ibeguilty.
Gentlemen of the jury, you will appreciate the
a i delimit- position in which !am placed, U m| it (h
-, j iloi-niuc I nr,il'ess ho not t-mirciy m unison with
i ; your opin.ons, you will respect it as the expres
, j sion ol my proibund conviction—you will res
. j peel it, fpr you 100 must feel Hint punishment
s ] --hould lie proportioned to crime. My | ns k j«
i marly ilotto. t did not deceive myself with a
s v: ‘iu hope in undertaking the arduous ami pain.
1 lul duly ol counsel to these men. II 1 have found
. a point upon which a defence might he raised, it
> is because in reality it is the only point which
1 can he fairly employed. If Iliad 'demanded hold.
> lv and imperatively the acquittal ofiheso men
1 it I had falsely said to you, ‘‘Acquit them, for they
t " m innocent —il ] had used expressions such as
ihe e, ynn would not have believed me, and I
would have felted my own conviction. 1 have
mil attempted lo snatch from the Jaw the victims
ol its just « fnl h. I have told you, on the contra,
ry, lo punish the gmilly, hut let ihis chastisement
mu he the same as that indicted upon criminals
ol a deeper dye. Banish them hy condemning
them lo live, and grow old amid chains and slave,
ry. Lei I hem live, and let the thorns of romorse
liarrass each moment of their lives. They will
then, perhaps, learn, that ihcre are tortures more
hot tilde than death—they will then expiate hy
long-continued agony, the crime of which they
are the authors.”
When the counsel for Ihe accused had closed
the defence, the Attorney-General addressed the
Court lor (he third lime. He has rarely exhibit
ed more eloquence than on this occasion. He as
sailed the defence of Mr. Carriero with all the
power of argument ol which he was capable, and
overthrew it hy a train of cogent reason and elo
quent argumentation. He repeated several times
in hmd and overpoweiing tones, that ho •■wished
lo crush ihe doctrines which had just been put
lorili. W e will quote the commencement ol his
brilliant rejoinder, as well as our recollection will
enable ns lo do, regretting at the same time our
inability lo give the forcible and admirable lan.
ol the orator, as il poured from his inspired lips,
“1 do not rise,” said he, “to refute the argument
of the hono'a I dc young man, who has consented
to grant the prayer of the slate, and lend Ids aid
lo the accused who arc borne down hy the weight
of Ihe testimony you have heard. I was well
aware I lint a man ot honor could not explain
away facts so irresistible. Hut while 1 respect the
person of the counsel for Ihe accused, 1 am far
from extending that respect to ihe crimes he has
attempted lo sustain. I did not intend rising
again, lint my indignation compels mo to address
the court, and to crush these doctrines, to nip
them in their germ, and eradicate, their very
principle. They are subversive of every thing
like order; and those who seek (ho abolition of
the penalty of death, likewise seek the abolition
of slavery. Those pretended philanthropists who
now cry ‘No more gibbets,” are hut Ihe said
echoes of ihe ambitious men who spread in eveiy
country this spitit of pseudo-philanthropy, and [
feqhly sustain die dogmas of a I’eccaria. They |
look for changes in the form and substance of I
government, that they may leave a pretext for
displacing its officers, and substituting in their |
place the paiti/.aiis of n ivcily ; they look for trou-!
ble and commotions, that they may bo revenged
on their enemies; for confiscations, that they
may be enriched ; for wars, that they may obtain
command; fur anaicby, that they may usurp
power”
The attorney-general combatted the opinions
'tv opponents of ibe punishment i f death.—
i : repented several limes ihe emphatic words,
"denih/ov death." lie who kills with (he sword
* hall die by the sword, ft any one shed tho blood
of man, Ids blood shall he shed hy tho hand of
man. ]i»cry where the doctrine is upheld ol
“tilooilj'ur 6/ood.”
When Mr. Mazurcau had concluded, lire .fudge
addressed the jury. Afier charging them, he
turned towards ihe counsel for the accused, and
publicly manifested the esteem lie entertained for
his talents ns a lawyer, and his zeal as a citizen,
lie then added. “This cause which offered no
resource to Ihe counsel: which, on the contrary,
was a stumbling block for tho best established
reputations, and from which the most experienced
counsellors had withdrawn ; this cause which
could not be otherwise,than a painful and diffi
cult one for a young man, was undertaken hy Mr.
Curriere, ot Ihe request of the slate with all the
alacrity and energy of youth. He has sacrificed
his own glory to the impulse of humanity.—
While I reprove his doctrines, I admire his sensi
bility which has perhaps token an injurious ten,
dency, but which has nevertheless preserved its
character, ami which yet merits tho name of sen
sibility.”
The jury then withdrew, and after ten minutes’
absence, returned to the court, and presented a
verdict of HUIJ.T V'.
Sentence is lo fro pronounced hy tho court
this day.
Tram the (iol.uinlms Sentinel.
Cor.UMiius, August ys, Igds.
Gentlemen. 1 have received your communica
tion calling for my opinions ‘relative lo the con
stitutionality and expediency of establishing a
United States Hank; and to make known my
choice for tho next Presidency, between Van liu
ren, Liny, Webster, and Harrison.’ I have also
I seen ill tiro last Standard of Union the inlerroga.
■ cries of a portion of tho citizens of Taliaferro
county, asking of the several candidates for Con
gress •whelm';!' *h n y aru fur or against an entire
separation of the CroVorn"!cnt from nli connexion
witli Banks—whether they are furor against the
establishment of a National Bank—of lor CT
against the reorganization of the Pot Bank sys
tem!’
As the subjects err,braced in the interrogatories
of the citizens of Taliaferro, are intimately con
nected with the principles involved in your in
quiries, I take the liberty of responding to both
in this communication. The lateness of tho
hour, and the numerous responses which will
douhi less be made to tho questions propounded,
render it proper, it appears to me, to give my opin
ions as briefly and explicitly as possible, without
entering at length into an elaborate defence ut
I hern.
1 am now and ever have been of the opinion,
that Congress has no power, under the Constitu.
lion, lo establish a National Bank. lam one of
those who believe that the Federal Government,
can exercise no powers except those specifically
granted in the Constitution,and such others as
aru necessary and proper lo be used in order lo
i carry specific grants into operation. I can find
no clause in the Constitution granting the power
to create a National Bank, nor am I satisfied that
ihe establishment of such an institution is at all
necessary to carry any specified power into exe
cution. But when it is remembered that lire very
Convention which framed the Constitution re
jected a direct and distinct proposition lo bestow
tho power in question upon the General Govern
ment, if seem, to rnc lobe extraordinary that il
should ever have been claimed or exorcised. But
if the power to National Bank was
undoubted, 1 should be mpiaily opposed to its ex
| ereise, upon principle.,ol expediency. A United
j : ' tales Bank prajnn'ty re-triclcd anil Jtnifteila
managed, might t.e rendered of grea' t,eni.fi. and
■ convenience lo the Government and tbo people;
l but how can the guarantee be secured, that a
■ power ao vast would lie used with moderation and
propriety? The history of the Hank of the Uni
ted States for the last eight years, furnishes the
most conclusive proof of ilio utter uselessness of
1 local or moral restraints upon the ambition and
■ cupidity of men wielding the incsisiilde influence
■ and power of money, ilcstdcs, such has been
I the course of recent events, that no Hank of the
* United Stales could now bo established without
> being allied to the Government, and identified
with tliir party policy and principles of the admis.
I ration which brings it into existence. Such a
union would, in my opinion, he 100 strong for the
Constitution and the laws,and would title and
tide with remorseless tread over the prostrate
lights and liberties o( the people. I urn opposed
to the reorganization of the i’et Hank system.
' Experience is the best teacher, and the transae
lions ol the last two years are enough to satisfy
every candid and disinterested mind that such a
1 plan, however preferable to a National Hank, is
nevertheless subject to objections that aro insun
mountable.
The only remaining system for the collection
and disbursement ol the public revenues, is the
one which in my opinion is the best of all, and
winch consists in a total and completo separation
of the Government from all Hanking institutions.
I cannot be better convinced ot any proposition
not having the lest of actual trial, than that the
Constitutional Treasury proposed by the present I
administration, possessing as it does, none ol the
objectionable attributes and dangerous powers of
a Hank, but furnishing every facility for the col,
lection, transmission, and disbursement of the
public funds, would ho the simplest and safest
mode for the management of the fiscal operations
id' the Government.
Upon the subject of the next Presidential elec*
lion, my opinions have been long since formed
and frequently expressed. That Mr. Webster
and Gen. Harrison aro both Federalists of the
strictest scet, entertaining sentiments wholly at
variance with the political principles and interests
ol the South, would hr an objection sufficient in
itself to exclude them from the suffrage of any
man claiming to be a disciple of that illustrious
school founded by .lell'crson and Madison and
Macon. It is scarcely necessary, however, in my
opinion, to discuss at all the merits of these two
individuals. No one who looks at the signs of
the times, can resist the conviction, that Henry
Clay and Marlin Van Huron will ho the only
candidates for the next Presidency. That Mr.
Clay is the favorite of the Whig party, there can
he no earthly doubt, at d that he will he nomina.
lei) by them is equally certain. There is no per.
son in the tanks of the Democratic party likely
to unite greater strength than the present Execu.
live, and if his administration in future shall he
as satisfactory to (ns friends ns it lias heretofore
been, no one ought, or is likely to, supplant him.
The contest then must he between Clay and Van
Huron, and what Southern man, uninfluenced by
prejudice and open to the convictions of truth and
reason, can hesitate which of the two to choose'!
I For my own part, I have been the admirer and
j supporter of Air. Van Huron liom the day that I
I was first entitled to the inestimable light of suf
frage. I believe him to he not only otto of the
I most able, hut one of the most orthodox and con
sistent public men in the United Stales. Upon
all the great questions which have divided the two
parties in this country, he has been amongst the
first to declare and the. firmest to adhere to his
opinions, and they have uniformly been in accor
dance with the principles of the great Dcmocrotic
i party which has so long controlled the bright and
brilliant destinies of the Republic.
He is opposed to the establishment of a Na
lional Hank—to t lie system ol irnernai Improve,
merit by the General Government, which has its
foundation in the broadest constiucliun of the
Constitution—and to the great American System,
which derives its only recommendation from the
overgrown and bloated wealth of Northern manu
facturers, and the exhausted, impovetished pock
els ol the Southern planter. Hut above all, Mr.
Van Huron is opposed to the wild and dangerous
schemes of the abolitionists, and is at the Iteail of
the only (tarty in the northern States to which
the South can look for sympathy and support in
that, tremendous struggle which is approaching
with giant sit ides, and which will shake the Union
to its base. Hieak down Mr. Van Huron, and
the (tarty which supports him in the non-slave
holding Slates, and what harrier will remain to
oppose the mad, destructive fury of this deluded
faction'! I verily believe that the happiness mid
safely of the Union, eminently depend upon the
maintenance of that political power, in the North
ern and East"in Stales, which lias heretofore bean
wielded by the party of which Mr. Van Huron is
at present the acknowledged head.
Entertaining for Mr. Clay’s talents a very ex
alted admiration, it would he a source ot great
pleasure if I could approve his political princi
ples; hut I cannot perceive how any man pro
fessing the creed of the Democratic parly, and
more especially a southern man, identified with
the interests and prosperity of the South, can
conscientiously contribute to his election to the
Presidency. H.e has not, in my opinion, a single
political opinion or feeling in common with the
long cherished principles of the South. He has
been and is the advocate and champion of every
political principle which has distinguished the
Federal school since the formation of the governs
ment; and if he is not an abolitionist himself, he
s at least greatly preferred by that (tarty to Mr.
Van Hu ten, and will as certainly ho supported by
them, an a party, for the next Presidency. If
elected, he will in no small degree owe his sue
cess to them, and the history of all parly strug
gles proves that a man elevated to power by the
influence or aid of a [tarty, must and will mould
his I,;casuies to suit their wishes, interests, anil
opinions. I should consider the election of Mr.
Clay to the Presidency as fraught with the most
alarming danger to the harmony and union of
these Kialcs. —Under these circumstances and
with (hose opinions, I cannot hesitate to support
Mr. Van liuren over all his competitors for the
distinguished and exalted station to which they
aspire.
I have thus, gentlemen, responded loiofly to
i/vuv c all, as well as to the interrogations of the
liiti/.cns of Taliaferro. It will he a source of pride
anil pleasure to me it the opinions herein ex (ires,
sell shall meet the approbation and sanction of
my fellow citizens generally; however that may
ho, I have endeavored to express myself as plainly
and explicitly as possible, that my sentiments
may neither lie misunderstood nor misrepresented.
1 am respec'tnlly,
Your fellow citizen,
And obedient servant,
A J.FRED IVERSON.
Pol.k Cat Sea i nos. ('mkrokki; Co. jl
September 3d, 1838. 5
Tolhc ('ilizmi* nf Tulini rni ft h'rnnktni ('ounlu’* :
I cheerfully comply with the request of those
citizens of Taliaferro anil Kniriklin counties, w ho
wdsli to la: inlbtmed ot the opinions of candi
. dales For Congress upon ccilain subjects of pohli
cal interest ot tho day.
Ist. I am in favor of sef iraling tho Govern-
I ment, fmm all Hanks, leaving the Treasury and
i Hanks alike, wilh their own means, in n. Kjiiiit
1 nf mn/nnt forkrunuur’, to discharge their duty
; to t tic people.
i 84, fam opposed to the charter of a United
I Slates Hank. believing it unconstitutional and
inexpedient lo do ho.
t 3tl - 01 'lie names presented—Van Buren,
(/lay, Wehaler and Harrison—for the next ProsL
dcnlml term, I am decidedly in favor of Manii*
\ an Duron.
I Imvc re < pec I fully lo request lhat this answer
no made known in ihe same puldic manner that
Ine cull was.
I am, With very high consideration and respect,
your obedient servant,
CHARLES IT. NELSON.
Lt.llr.rcA Lam.uv.— Aoi affecting incident rela
live lo this lady, who it Will he remembered; vra*
one nl the female survivors of tho ill-starred pas
sengers on hoard the'Pulaski, has just aoine to
our knmvln-ge. Mias Lamar says a gentleman
I min Charleston, whose lile was saved on liny
Hiime portion ol lire wreck, was our guardian an
gel, cheering the desponding, alleviating the sor
rows of those who had seen the waves of the ocean,
close over their nearest and dearest relatives, and
administering hope and consolation even to the
veteran sailor, lo whom scenes ol terror and dia
nmy had long been familia-. trto great in line,
was tho confidence she. inspired in the hsarti of
every member of our unfortunate hand, that those'
whose fate it was never lo reach the shore alive,
, when they fell their hour approaching requested
I as a favor, that they might ho allowed to rest their
heads upon her lap, and breathe- out their dying
moments with all the consolation she was caps,
hie of affording. And thus all those who were
unable to survive the horrors of ihe awlul hour,
with their hist looks turned towards her who had
never quailed or blanched beneath the terrors of
the scene, although ihe stoutest hearts had failed
and the boldest trembled in anticipation of their
fate.
ilow do the glories of a Catharine, a McmarL
inis, or a Margaret de Valdcmar, pale before 1)10
virtues of such a woman. Lot those who hear
*he name ol Lamar, henceforth cherish it more
proudly, than if it conferred wealth, or power, or
nobility upon the possessor.— Huston Times ,
Mfiiimn will out.— lt will he recollected
by our readers that 11(1001 two years ago, a very
general excitement prevailed in our coumunity,
in consequence of a murder most foul, cruel and
wanton, which was committed in broad daylight,
in Turner’s Lane, in tho vicinity of the Norris
lon and (icriniintown Rail Road, upon the person
°f "ged man, a stranger, who had hut recently
arrived in this country from England, sinew
which lime no trace has been discovered of the
murderers, who were supposed at the lime to
have been two men, who were seen in company
with the in mile red individual, crossing the Held*
and high ways, to the fatal spot.
Yesterday morning, a young man, an Irishman,
il. is said, named Robert O’Connell, was brought
into nnr city in irons, and under sufficient guard,
who was apprehended in Bewick, Pa , and after
having an examination before a magistrate, at
that place, has been sent on hoe, charged with
the murder.
We are not sufficiently acquainted with the
particulars, upon which the committal has been
made out, but they will no doubt, be made known
in a few days. Tliilndeljibia paper.
Total Ansnsf.jsck,—A loafer whoso nn
speakahles exhibited undeniable marks of the
encroachments ot time and the waut •! .jood
hoiisu-wifery, lately called in at our office and
inquired :
"How much do you rharge lo put an adver
tisement in your paper 1”
"One dollar, sir,” was tho answer.
"1 want to advertise my wife, mid I thought
as 1 should have considerable of that business to
do, I would call and see if I could gel il done
cheaper 1”
••Alt f you have several women lo advertise?”
“No, hut I m going to apply fora divorce, and
that wilt have lo he advertised, you know.”
" V es, lint how long lias your wife been gone V 9
"Ever since last May.”
"Hut it requires wilful absence for three years
to sustain a petition for divorce.”
“Does it ! said the fellow, and his lips drop
ped ; he crammed his hands into his trousers,
shoint his head and muttered—
“ How’s that, mister ?” said he; "did you say
total abstinence fur three years?”
“Exactly.”
"Well then I guess I’ll wait a spell.”
And he rni/zled,— J\lnnmee (Jity Express*
Honium.K Co m 11 at. — A light took place in
Canton, Miss, lately, between Ihe brother of Mr.
Calhoun, Congress member from Kentucky, and
another gentleman, whose name is not stated. It
grew out ol the duel between Messrs, Dickens
and Drain—the hitler gentleman charging Mr.
C., the second of one of Ihe parlies, with unfair
ness and cowardice. They fought with Bowie
knives, toe to too, and were both terribly mutila
ted—so much so ns not to he expected to survive.
From the Athenenm.
A fragment of the Pestilence.
“Bring forth the dead !”—and the words came fa.-t
h'lom the haggard lips of these on aghast;
"Bring forth the dead I We wait not now
For priestly prayer or virgin’s vow !”
—The crimson cross of the Pest was o’er
The sculptured arch of I lint lofty door,
But no menial hand unbarred the gale—.
No sound was heard from those halls of state,
Save, aye and anon, the howl of u hound
That moaned, ns if struck with a mortal wound |
And it was the only living thing
'Neath the roof that had wont with joy loring!
But Ihe cry passed on.—" Bring out your dead!”—
And 11 tardy fuoliull’d solemn tread
And a low, faint wail, were heard to romo
I’lom the desolate gloom of that humble home.
A little Babe ! —And its Mother, there,
Kissed the loved corse, in her mad despair I
—Why should she weep that it first should rest.
Since the purple spat is on her breast 1 —
\V hy should she seek such leprous kiss ?
—To-morrow will see her a thing like this!
“Bring nut your dead!”—and the Buryers stand
Under the porch of a hostel grand ;
And strange wild sounds from that gorgeous hall
Their hardened courage of heart appal.
Oh ! (head is the echo of laughter, heard
In (he chamber where death has newly been !
—Like a tranquil lake that is fiercely stirred
By the monstrous wings of a fiend obscene.
And ribald shouts and riot loud,
And the jests and tho oaths of a drunken crowd ;
And the crash ot the glass and the goblet there,
Alii.,Me with songs i;i the sickening air.
••Oil! and away, ye fetid crew.
Whose badge is the boil and the plague-spot blue !
Oil! and away !—We are merry here,
Leave us to night lo our wassail cheer ; t
To-mnrruw, perchance, ye may find us fit
For a loathsome shroud and a yawning pit. >l
.More wine! fill high !—Away from hence!
Here’s a health lo the speckled Pestilence!”
And thus, through many a scono of woe,
Do these gloomy Buryers swiftly go;
While their solemn cry sounds overhead
Like the mock of u demon —"Jiring Jorth (lit
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