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The Sexton of the city of Savannah report*
tweiily-iwo interments in lull place during the
, * 1 «.
monlh ol February.
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ORDINATION.
Tho Rev. VV. Cooper being set apart to the
?, pastoral office of the Hamburg Baptist- Cbuich,
i received oroinatiou from a presbytery of Minis-
ti rs, on but Subbath, in that Church ; Itev. Mr
Hu-.d preached the sermon from Acta ix. 10, ami
■ examined the candidate; Rev. Mr. Loyd made the
-lX ordaining prayer; Rev. Mr. Brooks delivered the
? . charge, and gave the tight hand ol fellowship,
welcoming the candidate into the ministerial f
ranks. The services were interesting to n large ,
congregation, who witnessed the imposing scene. :
SOUTHERN CONVENTION. 1
Tho New Oilcans Bulletin aays.—“l,cl the
Convontioii, we say, be called, and railed soon. 1
Let the l.egihlatore urge the mailer u|kiii the at
tention of the other slave Stales, and propose u
time and place lor the assembly to he held let
provision ho made for the appointment of dele
galea lastly, it the measure be approved by
the other States interested, and the meeting he
held—let such an exposition of our rights and
feelings be made, as will compel lha Abolitionists
o choose between tho destruction of the Union,
or Iho uiuli; tuibctl continuance of the *
tliappy and prosperous '^ r
lIN OHAKI '^ TON>
Mercury ofycrtcnliiy, says :
1,1 ” * “Between lire hours of 10 and 'i on Salunlay, wo
had a s fill of snow. As for ourselves, hav
ing plenty of coal, we experienced all tlio delight
uia roaring fire. The roofs and streets were cov
ered to the depth of two inches, and wo saw sev
eral gentlemen who caught about the same quan.
lily. In the mean lime there appeared, amidst a
torrent of acclamations, a crazy and grotesque
looking vehicle, called by great courtesy a sleigh,
alias a jumper, alias a dry goods box mounted on
two slicks, which grated in heavy and most disso
nant triumph along the ball covered pavements
of the Day. We are not certain whether this
imposing spectacle was got up in honor of the
new I’recidenl, but whether designed or acciden
tal; it was very npprnpos, and no doubt a fair
expression ofthe sentiment of,Smith Carolina, on
the instalalion of the new Lion of the dth
Match.”
row rim eintoNin.K ami hl'.ntinri,.
run m: \t ggvlkmhl
As the Anti-Van linren I’arly ol Georgia wil*
liave soon to select an individual to run ns their
candid .to for tin; next Governor, permit me to
filing bolero their notice the name of Col. Himiv
G. Laxiaii, of Dibit county, ns a suitable gentle
loan to receive that nomination. The stern in
tegrity, and uniform political consistency of Cd_
l.amar —liis devotion to the great and host inter
ests of the State—united with great personal do
cUion of elrarueler, bland and insinuating man*
nors, eminently qualify him to till that elevated
station. O. T. (.£.
[riaiii oi it eouuijM'oNiin.Nen ]
Wasiitxnrox, March Sd, I PUT.
Doth houses now sit night after nignl till most
unseasonable hours. 'J’ho galleries aie always
crowded with holies and beaux, and people of id)
sulks, conditions, and ages. The city is full
to overflowing with visitors, from all quarters of
the Union—some in search of office—sonic to
enjoy the festivities of the place—most to
witness the ceremonies of the Inauguration. I
send you in another form an account of the two
days doings of Monday urn! Tuesday. To day lire
proceedings of both ends of the capital have been
exceedingly interesting. Two reports have been
sent into the House by the Investigating Com
mittee, of which Mr. Garland is chairman—one
on the part of the majority, the other on that of
the minority. Mr. 1 ’ey ton moved to refer the loi
ter to the < 'ommittee ol the Whole, and took oc
casion to s|>eak on the general subject of the de
xclopements made in the Investigating Commit
tee, His remarks wero exceedingly seven) and
sarcastic. He denounced in the .strongest terms
the corruption and laxity of principle among
public men, which characterised the times, liven
tiro Speaker of the House in nett not act with
IhvtL'ghtt* h'rym d tuprinciple or iitilr/iriiiliucr.'
Air. Peyton was cut olfihy the arrival of the hour
far going to the orders of the day. Util to-day,
w hen the Diplomatic and Civil List Dill was called
up, he succeeded, by oiferiug ml amendment, in
getting in ids speech. It Was one of the most pow
erful he ever made. He was followed by Mr. Ad
am1 ', in some very forcible remarks ; and by Mr.
Wise, who went over the whole of the testimony,
and showed how erroneous and unfounded were
the .conclusions which the majority had proclaim
ed ns Iho result of their examination.
Mr. Wise, it is expected, will make the report
of the other Investigating Committee in the course
ol to-morrow. Doth reports will soon he given
to the public.
The Currency Dill, which in effect repeals the
Treasury Circular, has been passed by the House,
Camhrclrnj tried to nullify its provisions by pro
posing an amendment, which would leave the
currency at the discretion again of (he Secretary
ol the Treasury—hut he failed. The Dill having
passed the Senate, requires now only the signa
ture of the President in order to become a law,
which however, it is by no means likely will be
obtained. The President’s veto, however, will
not destroy the bill—unless the slaves of the
party reverse their votes. It has passed by more
than two thirds.
The Senate’s Land bill—not Mr. Clay’s bill,
but lire pernicious measure introduced by Mr.
Walker—Las been rent lo the “ tomb ol the Ca
pulels.” The House promptly lard it on the
w| table.
lire Senate lias passed h resolution for the
recognition of the Independence of Texas! Ayes
-.1, Nays 11. It is duuhtlul Inegr ver whether it
tfM. ■ will he concurred in by the House. The subject
vjkgy. engaged the attention of the Senate during the
most of yesterday. Mr. Preston advocated the
passage of the resolution in a speech lull of in
tcresting details respecting the history and pre
' scut condition of Texas ; and distinguished for
his impassioned eloquence. Mr. L'al
' houn and .Mr. Clay also spoke in favour of it.
To day there was another buttle about Dis
tribution, between lire robbers and robbees. The
fefifepT - Fortification Dill with the most important part —
the Distribution clause—struck out, was taken up
: • in the House, and after a very brief debate, the
■MgSjffiV' House resolved to disagree to the amendment of
the Senate, striking out litis clause, ayes 111,
v bays bl. Iu a short time afterwards the liill was
• jjala taken «p in the Senate ; and Mr. Wright
' ■ £, v /'
moved to insist on their amendment to rtrlko out a
the Distribution clause. Mr. Clay opposed the oi
motion in a speech, short, hut most effective tV clo- p
qiicnt. He referred to the fact now well known j,
and acknowledged, that there niuvi be a tuTplui, „
The Land Dill gone—the Tariff Bill not touched, q
and no hope of it being touched ! Tho only n
question i shall the Money be given hack to the v
people to whom it belongs or pul in the, hands ol v
the Depositor Danks, to lie used for political pur- t
poses 1 t
It is probable that the Fortification Dill will he I
lost, as neither House is expected to depart from I
die course they have taken. 1
The Appropriation Hills aro going through I
rapidly, plcn.y of talk about economy and re- t
trcnchmcnt, but very little practice. f
It is now generally admitted that the new t
Cabinet will bo thus organized,—Mr. Forsyth, t
Secretary of Slate; Mr. Woodbury, See. of tho (
Treasury ; Mr. I’oinsett of S. C., See. of Wat j i
Mr. Dickerson, See, of Navy; Mr. Duller, Allot- i
ney General. 1
1 will send you a full account of the Inaugura- <
lion on the 4th, along with a copy of President i
Van Duicn’s inaugural.
I
toll Til G nfIIOUZCLE Alt I) fIEFTTJMIfc.
REVIEW OF THE PAST.
There ale periods in the lives of men, from
which they often look back upon the past, either
to gather delight from incidents which affo' ,a
[dousing recollections, or tq 1 • ■“ hiru, bd and
idvised in relate * «* llieir futurc co,,rfl,! ’ INo
. a life so entirely destitute of striking
* circumstances, or whose memory is so negligent
of its office, us not to he able to call up something
which in time to conic may prove aft 'Advanta
geous lesson of wisdom. These remarks apply
to individuals, and to their immediate situations
in life, but may with great propriety ho extended
to every tiling which comes within the range of
recollection. Hence, the historian leaves the
quiet scenes and private relations of life to the
biographer, and enters n field embracing every
tiling wiih which man’s temporal interest and
happiness isooneorned. He records the rise of
one nation, and the downfall of another, nor does
ho leave untold the causes which prod need these
sail extremes—the policy anil wisdom which
ruled llieir councils at one period, and tho intrigue
which crept in and overpowered them at another
—the influence of principle, and (hat of popular
enthusiasm on the stability of affairs at auolluff
—are nil registered for the good of those who
may live to improve by the experience of those
who h ive lived before them. Tho past, then, is
the tiuo fountain of knowledge, whether it is
used to guide anil instruct in tho private relations
of life, or to aid ami direct in the management of
affairs in which millions aro interested, and into
whose hands such a responsibility has been placed.
Taking this for granted, let us review as briefly
ns possible, tbc past eight years of our political
existence, and compare as we progress, the result
of our labor, with the true spirit and design of
government, as expressed in the articles of its
formation. Wo shall then see whether Ibis great
political ark has been floating, houyant, and safe,
m whether it has been drilled on shoals and
breakers, by the waves of parly spirit and eon
tentious ambition. To trace the origin of par
lies and their various changes, by which each
President has been elected, and thou sustained’
would ho a labor unnecessary, and going beyond
the design of the writer. Suffice it to say, that
but nearly every one, if not all, have come into
office professing the great fundamental principles
on which our Republican Government is founded,
which are, that ours is a federative, not a conso
lidated form of government, and that the Btatos >
who wore the creators of this agency, are froo i
sovereign and independent; and consequently all
the power and authority which is used by Ibis
common agency is derived from them, to lie used
to their interest and advantage, and subject to
their control, whenever a course was pursued
contrary to those written instructions found in
the constitution of this federal compact.
Individuals, therefore, holding office under this
instrument, are regarded as agents only, as lung
as ihey are faithful and correct, being at all times
under the eye and cognisance of the Slates, their
masters, from whom their being was deiived. It
is therefore evident, from the foregoing principles,
that as ihe Federal government is only a creature,
possessing certain specified powers, it should not
take upon itself the authority and right of acting
in those cases where its course would he doubt
ful—that tho object of its creation was tho bene
fit anil good of all the Stales, therefore all legis
lative is void, ab initio, which tends to increase
the prosperity of one, while it pamlir.es or de
stroys that of another—that it is a government
founded on economy, calling for no taxes, either
direct or indirect, beyond tho actual wants and
demands of the same—and lastly, that its elective
franchise should he kept free from tho influence
and authority of office. Those are a few of tho
leading and important principles of our govern
ment, as originally understood, and which will not
be gainsaid by any, even in this day, who calls
himself a lover of liberty, as taught in the old
, .lelVcrsonian school. 1 am conscious that the
South have considered them, (ho true orthodox
meanings of tho constitution, and have in several
, instances carried out their faith with the strong
est possible proof. In the earlier administration
, of our political affairs, inroads upon (ho constilu
, lion were made indirectly, and often under the
. sanction of popular applause. But such mca
, antes were immediately denounced, and those who
. dared such violations, lost their confidence and
( honesty in the eye of the nation. For example,
, the Alien and Sedition Law cost those who
I passed them, their high posts of honour; the
, sovereignly of the people was displayed, and
principles established, which seemed to secure,
at least for a time, tho saercdliess of the con
stitution. But after a lapse of years, when it
was thought that perhaps the States had merged
. all their authority and independence into the
. hands of the President, General Jackson, to settle
all remaining doubts on ibis subject, aimed a
> deadly blow at tho Union, by waging war upon
i one of llie Slates of the confederacy—declaring,
1 in that disgraceful record of our country’s dege
! ncracy, the proclamation, that the power which
■ lirst created, had not the right of deciding whether
■ its trusts had been faithfully maintained, or who- |
tber violations had been made on the constitution }
—that great chart of our liberty.
The next step in their march on to usurpation,
- was the passage of the Force Bill—giving to the
Dissident the lull control of the Treasury, which
- was granting all that was required, to carry out 1
hi* plans ol revolution.—This was in truth the
- death blow to tho Constitution; it was at once an- j
i nihilatiiig the other branches of tho Government. 1
■ Ihe Judiciary had no power of judging whether |
f the acts of the Legislature were constitutional or i
i not, both were in the will and under ths direction
5 of the Executive—his ideas of what was right, j
were considered good. No matter how irrational
and unprecedented hi* demands, they were grant-1 'i u
od—none had the patriotism and independence|
to oppose—all yielded to the supremacy of his U,J
powor. I cannot forbear noticing the course pur-, UI
sued by the wisest and most devoted patriots cfj wl
ths South—guided by an unconquerable determi- j of
nation to maintain tho true and original relation s' l
which existed between the Federal and Stale Go- th
vernraents, they pursued to the lust the policy 1°
that had been commenced, and the result was a oi
triumph of principle, which alone cements this hi
Union as originally designed; but which, had it f®
have been lost, would have been a cad era in the hi
history of the world —the loss of American o'
Freedom —and the commencement of the reign r
of an American Despot. Yes, they contended U
gallantly for their constitutional rights, and have b
ever since been struggling to prevent a total fur- «
render of all of them at the feel of the Federal w
Government. I havo avoided dwelling on the n
consequences which would have inevitably follow t’
ed tho execution of such a tyrannical threats as h
were issued in tho proclamation, though they were p
often repeated in the cars of those who called them- o
selves lovers of the Union, who, rather than re- k
peal unjust and oppressive laws, were willing to b
see the Union “ belligerent and torn,” and all the h
horrors of a civil war. Tho time is fast corning, »
however, when the the history of this critical era t
of our Government will ho looked nnnr "■" 6 ,Jl ‘*
srent light th” - principle which was involved in
this contest on one side, will bo more fully un
derstood, and justly appreciated, while on the
other, it will he regarded as iniquitous in the ex
treme.
We would now ask, who possesses the power
to check tliu proceedings of Congress I Shall I
bo pointed to the States who first gave the tight of
acting within a prescribed sphere—they havo been
denied as conclusively shown, the privilege of
judging on the occasion ; they were allowed for
ten lung years tho right of protesting, petition
ing, and remonstrating, but at last threatened
with the sword if they were not silent. The Judi
ciary cannot ho made the tribunal to decide the
constitutionality of Laws—for it is in tho hands
of those who are compelled by fear, to acqui
esce in the opinions of tho Executive. There is
then no counteracting principle in our government,
as now administered, to stay the unjust and ille
gal proceedings of cither department. The Presi
dent is the government—Congress docs as ho
directs,the Judiciary confirms, and he proceeds
to execute in tho name of the “ good people” by
whom ho was elected. In England, the country
against whom we rebelled, there is an indepen
dent judiciary, to exert a salutary influence over
proceedings of tho King—hut here, in this land of
liberty, no such authority is recognized. In (he
United States, the President can go forward by
the authority of the “good people” and do that
which would cost any nation of Europe a revo
lution, mid bring any crowned head low upon
the block- —but hero, the cry resounds all is well,
if the purse and sword he in the hands of An
drew Jackson ;ho is our ruler. Through the in
fluence of his popularity and the abuse of public
patronage has he not continued to assert princi
ples at war, mid dangerous to tbc permanency of
a republican government. Can it bo proved,
that corruption in its rankest form, has not exist
ed in tho affairs of the administration I Has not
the public money been wasted and most shame
fully managed by his favorites, all for the pur
pose of gaining political friends among tho peo
ple I Orders after orders have been issued from
the Treasury, which deranged the currency,
throughout tho country, and which almost para
lilted husinossin one of the most populous cities
of the Union. Has it not boon charged upon thoso
who wore engaged in the affairs of tho nation
there they havo clandestinely used the public
funds for their own private purpose*, all too, un
der (he eye of the President? Hus not the veto
power been used most tyranically, when the coun
try called for tho passage of laws which, because
they were not his suggestions, they met with this
cruel fate ? Whoa tho Senate, using its own
power of judging of his appointments, ami refu
sed to confirm them, has ho not loft important
offices vacant, making no other appointments
than those which the Senate in its wisdom con
sidered unworthy of confidence t And on the
other hand, when the privilege of appointing was
exclusively in himself, has ho not called to office
men who had lost all sense of honor, who were
defaulters in tho eye of the law, and whose char
acters in any sense were exceptionable 1 Has he
not refused to open the doors of each department,
when called upon by the people, through their
Representatives, for an investigation of their pub
lic affairs, and lest the deeds of darkness, which
have been going for so many years may come
within their knowledge, has charged his officers
not to give evidence on penally of hie displeasure?
Has not the records of tho Senate been most
shamefully mutilated, and their proceedings ex
punged, because ho had been guilty of u mon
strous usurpation, and because ho felt ashamed of
that withering censure ho had received from a
few enlightened and patriotic American Senators ?
Look at the expenses of tho government, compar
ed with former days—and is not tho alarming in
crease sufficient to startle Uic political economist-
And lastly, tho trecdom of elections havo been
made the subject of special and grand considera
tion among tho different department* of tho gov
ernment. Instead of allowing tho free will of
tho people to decide questions of such magnitude,
every art that political aspirants could use, com
bined with the powerful faeinations of money,
have been applied to influence tho decisions of
elections. Has it not been asserted that tho
President himself deigned, for party purposes, to
throw ollTho dignity ol his station, and become a
travelling olectionccrcr, fearing lest tho glory and
magic of his name might not descend as 1m wish
ed upon his chosen successor. It was the will
of Andrew Jackson that Martin Van Buren
should succeed him, he therefore stopped at noth
iug which could in anywise aid in the accomplish
incut oi this, the last, dear object of his political
existence. Tho same success which has followed
him, since tho commencement of his public career,
has proved faithful unto the end, and if he is alive
this day. has now the satisfaction of seeing at tho
head of this government a man whom he openly de
clared should he his successor, and whom ho has
elected by tho influence of lus popularity. These
: aro some of the most striking violations of the con
j stitutiou, and assumptions ofpower that havo called
forth the hearty indignation and regret of a few!
who have not been wedded to the opinions of this
great man.—How far he would havo carried out
| these obnoxious principles no one can even con-1
|jecturc. Tho only thing wanting was an oppor- '
; (unity to shew the good people that the “ greatest
j and best” could not err, when his will was con
| ccrncd, which was in every instance the lever by
I which the government was moved. To those j
I who have not remarked the progress of events, I
it may seem surpris.ng that a people, professing !
j such attachments to their peculiar form of go- i
vcnmwnt, as wo do, should have remained so]
met and unsuspecting, while such diring depro
lationa were being committed on the constitu
ion. Hut the mystery of this long silence and
ininterropted confidence, will appear obvious,
vhen we reflect on the number of the disaffected
>f every parly, who were wailing to seize
my opportunity of changing their positions in
the eye of the people, no mailer how repugnant
lo former professions, either for the sake of “ glory
or reward.” The proclamation gathered around
him thousands of this class, who having lost all
favor among the people, were then ready to em
bark into any speculation, no matter how hazard
ous, and to try their fortunes on the result of an
experiment which involved the salvation of the
Union. And lucidly for many, who are now sil
ting in high places, that they fell in the reach of
•uch an overwhelming popularity, else their lots
would be now among those who are now too ig
norant and debased to draw the distinction be
tween vice, and its opposite—others again, who
bad opposed this administration, now urged the
promulgation of such doctrines, that the power
of the federal government might be universally
known, and permanently established. Now add
to this great number, a hundred thousand office
holders dependent, on thoir salaries for support,
who were not willing to sactiflco interest at the
shrine of conscience, and who tqpouraiiieu i/atislic
'• that all was well. Besides tils, double the nun
her of hungry expectants, were anxiously en
deavoring to obtain a few of those loaves which
others were enjoying, and talked cautiously, least
an ill-timed word might Hast forever their fond
hopes of some long expected appointment. Can
you wonder at success when facts so powerful
prSsenl themselves on every side.
Let us draw the comparison and improve from
the result. The Administration of Mr. John Q.
Adams was denounced as profligated; that the mo
ney of the Treasury was squandered for purpo
ses unwarrantable, and that (ho increase of ex
penditures bore heavy upon the people.—Many
other chargce’werc prefered with equal truth, and
a change on all hands was anxiously sought after,
with the hope of stopping the many grievances
which were the subject of, complaint general and
1 that a bolter order of things might be cstablish
. cd. Those who are acquainted with the features
of that Administration can draw the comparison,
■ and if it is done, free from prejudice, and with a
' desire of coming at the truth, they will be aston
• ished at the degeneracy of our country even from
' that late period of its history. If a true lover of
' his country attempts this task, ho will become
• more unwilling to proceed the further ho advan
f cos in the investigation, especially if he shall go
• back to the days of Jefferson and Madison, ho
1 will Imd the result still more gloomy and forbid
' ding. The history of no nation presents an in
' stance of such a rapid decline from its first and
- (rue principles of government. The past then
i is by no means flattering lo the American Patriot,
, and judging from it, what well grounded hopo is
- there that the future will re-establish the reign of
- tho purer days of the republic. Under what
■ auspices has a change taken place in tho name of
• tho Executive—arc they such as to make all feel,
I and especially the South, that the constitution
■ shall be kept free ftom the attacks of interested
parlizans? Is there that evidence among the pco.
plo of tho North, that they arc ready and willing
■ to co-operate in redeeming the country, and rc
. stoiing to the constitution, as it once had, tho ad
. unr atiou and regard of the world 1 Have they
i become tired of harassing the South, by their
, wanton and dangerous attacks on her interest,
• and time-honored institutions 1 No; if there was
• any fueling in their bosoms it would have dts
> played ilself iu an enlightened patriotism, and
appeascd lhe dissonlions which came near dostroy
; ing tho government—a contest when principle
■ came in contact with their interest. Tito ground
> of complaint docs not stop here. The abolition
■ ists, have they not been greatly increasing lhoi r
1 numbers—and have began at last to make an at
-1 lack on our property through their publications,
1 and carried their warfare within our own territory,
lo make it through Congress a question of con
stitutional right. Who would have thought, a
sow years since, that a few individuals whom
all considered only fit for tho Lunatic Asylum,
would have increased to n qjns number, and be
come so ombolcnod by thoir popularity, as to bo
' now tho subject of Congressional consideration
through the medium of one who once presided over
tho interests and rights of these United Slates,
guaranteed by the same constitution which ho then
swore lo protect and defend, but which ho now
so shamefully violates and contemns. We have
seen what a few years could do towards the de
struction of tho government as originally dcsign
’ od. AVo have also seen from ample proof, that
j a man who is not fortified by principle, cannot re
sist tho power of temptation. Tho lesson then
that we derive from this sketch of tho past, is
that wo must, and in ourselves, defend our rights
j. ami properly, looking lor no aid save that which
the reason and justice of our cause will always
, command. Wo have no right to flatter ourselves
that the future will prove bettor in tho end—and
must therefore say to those who are the enemies
of the rights and sovereignty of the States, that
we have calculated the value of tho Union, and
estimate it beyond price. But tho Union wo love
is not tho federal government. Tho Union wo
I will ever defend is tho Union of free, sovereign,
and independent States, bearing equal relations to
each other, and possessing within themselves the
true and legitimate chock upon the proceedings
J. of thoir representatives who are authorized to act
3 within specified limits. This is the Union as
( formed by our forefathers, and which,'at least, their
j true Southern sons will endeavor to protect and
I prccscrve for the good of generations yet unborn;
. and until the darkest regions of despotism shall
1 have caught the light of liberty, as derived from
l tho genius of an American Republic.
A REPUBLICAN.
I Frail l the N. Orleans True. American, March 1.
j A rumor was in circulation yesterday, that all
tho Americans in Mclaraoras had been murdered.
> We have not been able to trace the report to its
3 source.
, 1
A gentleman just from Texas informs us that
the utmost quiet prevails throughout tho republic,
3 that tho government is fully sustained by tue pco
> pic, and that the whole population appears to be
- satisfied. Families have returned to their farms,
j and preparations aio being made for an immense
I corn crop. They have established a line of ten
j block houses, the whole distance from the Trint
sjty to Sant Antonio. To each block house is ap
-1 portioned fifty mounted rangers. The people
. entertain no fears of the Indians, and apprehend
Bathing from their old foe. The emigration is
( unparalleled.— Jbitl,
The Mississippian mentions the case of a Mr.
Todd, who on descending towards the bottom of
, a well, became strangely affected and was drawn
up in a state of utter insensibility. If Todd was
a Tory tire occurrence is easily explained.
■ “Truth,' 1 it is said, “lives in the bottom of a well,"
■ ami any approach towards her naturally aflects a
)J Xoqv with*death-like sickness.— Louisville Jjur,
prom the Kca York Courier ami Enquirer Li
“The Legislature of Now Hampshire has ™
virtually abolished capital punishment, hav.ng
passed an act by which it is loft discretionary c 0
with the judge to sentence a criminal convic- re
ted of a capital offonco, to death, or imprison
ment for life. The legislature has done wiser ir
things during its recent session, than the />
passage of this act; and its adoption of the
resoluUou "on the subject of abolition is *>l
one of them. If New Hampshire, or “
any other State, could he assured of
Judges intelligent enough and inflexible
enough to admmiister justice under this statute,
as it ought to be administered, weighing each j
case by°lhe unerring standard of intrinsic jus- ft
tice, unawed and uninfluenced by the mawkish F
sensitiveness now so prevalent in the land, ( -
we should think it a wise enactment; for we j
know very well that cases do sometimes oc- \
cur in which a rigid enforcement of tho capi- I
tal sentences of the law may be rather more
severe than humanity or policy would call for, *
and which the ends of exact justice would be
more evenly attained by a mitigated punish- s
ment. But lo leave it optional with the judge 1
to mete out mercy or judgement in this way,
is to make the matter worse in every respect. (
What New Hampshire judge will be found 5
hardy enougli hereafter, to award the punish- t
ment of death even for the most atrocious i
crimes? We venture to say not one. It 1
will be assuming a responsibility that will in
no ingMPfAUc*erxomrterotWp*oefiaUv .; yj
cd is so amiable and so popular in modern times
m- to “ err, if wo must err, ou the side of mcr-
ft
cy.”
"The truth is, the law as it was before, an
swered all the valuable purposes that can be
expected from the present act—even if it can
for a moment bo expected to be properly ad
ministered —for the Governor could reprieve
the criminal in any case of hardship, until the
Legislature oithw commuted the punishment,
or remitted it altogether.”
THE PROGRESS OF ABOLISION.
Last year the most that the abolitionists
asked fur was, to petition Congress for the
abolition of slavery in tho District; and the
Globe eulogized Mr. Pinckney for introducing
’ a resolution directing that thoir petitions
1 should be received and laid upon the table—
congratulated tho country upon its adoption—
! and denounced ail persons as agitators and
I enemies to the public peace who were not
1 content. This year, Mr. Adams offers to pre
■ sent a petition trom slaves—insists upon the
* right of slaves to petition Congress. To al
, lay tho excitement produced by so great and
, outrage tit the rights of the South, a member
of the party acting, we suppose, under the in
structions of a caucus, offered a resolution
* declaring that slaves do not possess the right
f of petition secured to tho people of the United
3 States by the constitution —and the Globe
. congratulates the country again that this
) resolution was adopted, although Mr. Adams
and others, who asserted the right of slaves
3 to petition Congress for redress of grievances,
‘ placed it above the constitution, as a right in
- alienable ami belonging to them by nature.
1 And we, who arc not satisfied with this, are
, again denounced as agitators and enemies of
the public peace. Next year, we suppose, we
’ shall be denounced in terms equally opprobri
* ous, if, when the right of slaves to petition
f is affirmed by a direct vote, we should not be
t satisfied ; and the next, we shall be handed
f over and punished as traitors, agitators, &c.
cf-c. if we object to a law abolishing slavery
’ itself—forjthis is progressive order in which
1 events arc moving, and to which they must
! come if they be not arrested.— U. S. Tel.
THE BLACK ACT.
Tho expunging resolutions are passed.—
The deed of infamy is clone, and we are not
disappointed. From the commencement of
' tho present session of Congress, it was evi
r dent that tho great champion of expungers
, would carry on to consummation tho’disgrace
s ful schemes of the party. Benton has, in his
reckless war on tho journals of Congress,
’ shown himself as inveterate and rancorous as
1 ho did in his bloody attempts on the life of
- General Jaskson, whom he affects now to
> consider the “greatest and best” of mortals,
j and only a degree or two less than divine.
“Uh, what a change was there,” and ambi
tion has wrought it all; and perchance it
r will work out more, that may even astonish
- tho conscientiously true adherents of Jackson.
, For wo look upon it as certain, unless in some
unforseen manner the kind interference of
Providence will turn the mad counsels of the
disorganizing Ahithopols of our day into fool
r ishness, that this same Benton will be our fu
i ture President. Could tho semblance of sor
( row ever invade the realms of bliss, how must
(he bosom of the good, the virtuous, and the
patriotic Washington, bo pierced with anguish
3 when such men as Benton, and others whom
i it is needless to name, are the aspirants for
r that station which lie adorned and signally
honored.
’ The limes arc changed, and with rapid
1 march will still, wo fear, more rapidly recode
in thoir downward course from the pure and
3 honorable character of the early and better
- times of the Republic.
We yesterday published from tho Mobile
Advertiser the Washington correspondence
1 dated Jan. 13th, in which the writer says,
- “Tho expunging resolution will pass, and
a their great humbug author will yet witness tho
i fulfilment of his prophecy, and seethe con
summation of his wishes.”
And now let there be joy through all the
1 ranks of the party, for they have passed, and
5 in indelible lines our national disgrace has
s been marked on the Journals of the Councils
] ofthe nation. Here we cannot help observ
s ing that tho precedent has been established
t that the solemnly transacted and recorded
doings of Congress can, whenever a majority
J vote can bo obtained for that purpose, be
0 obliterated and erased. Now in the ups and
3 downs of party to which every nation, and this
in particular, is liable, it is possible, and more
’ than probable, that the adverse party will ob
-3 tain tho ascendency, and then there will of
3 course be a re.expunging, and so backwards
s and forwards expunging, re-expunging and rc
t re-re-expunging with the successive mutations
, of party power. Wo have now no stability,
no certainty on which to depend respecting
r the doings and acts of our National and Stale
1 Legislatures. Hereafter we may expect to
; see annulling and erasing carried out to thoir
j full extent, and for it all we have now indis
putable parliamentary precedent. On tho
1 heads of those who have originated this unfor
tunate measure must rest tho consequences
that will undoubtedly result therefrom.—
Natchez Courier.
1 CIOMMERfIiABs.
i From the Mobile Price Current, March 1.
Cotton. —For a tow days succeeding that on which
our last statement of the market was issued, there
t existed the same inactivity that had characterised
previous weeks. Tho tavorable accounts received
j trom abroad tended to keep buyers out of the mar
’ ket, believing that they could not purchase well
3 immediately after the receipt of these accounts.
, The stock of cotton at the commencement ofthe
j week was large, and there was an apprehension
, that it would rapidly increase—holders have been
, desirous therefore to reduce their stocks, and the
market has for a few days become very animated.
We have lire pleasure to report a larger amount of
business done this week, than fora number of weeks
1 previous, with but little variation in prices. While
i all descriptions have been taken, the belter qualities
have been principally sought after; the prices of
heso have been well maintained ; in middling and
ordinary cottons a slight reduction has been sub
■ milled to. Choice cottons are m constant demand
■ and hard to lie obtained. Tho wide difference in
i the prices of the extreme qualities this season, would
i ws should think, show our planters the great impur
. tancc of earo and attention in picking and handling
■ fheir cotton
All our rivers may now be considered in good
1 boating order. Uur weekly supplies, will therefore
bo large, and heavy operations tuny be anticipated.
V j' V
Liverpool advices will bo anxiously look'd la, awl
we hope it may be our pleasure hereafter, to report i
each week a renewed activity and animation; ami
such foreign advice*, os shall give the hivhc« en- r
couragemint to the planter, and bring the happiest .
results to the purchaser.
The sales of the week as reported to ns, amount
to 0275 bales; 11305 have been exported while the
imports equal 7528 bales. , ,
Maori of the Cotton Martel ly the Hoar I of Brokers.
Liverpool Classification. —Ordinary, 1U a 12;;
Middling, 131 a 14: Fair, lli_a 15; flood Fair lot
a 1G; ; Good and Fine, 17 a 174.
--T -l-l'l I UJI > ■ I I I'll
Marine Intcliigcnco.
Charleston, March G—Arr. line ship Saluda,
Hamilton, New York ; U. L.,brtg Lawrence, Hull,
New York, 5 days ; brag Langdpn Cheves, linker,
Philadelphia, 5 days, from the Capes ; line brig Gen.
Sumter, Goodwin, Baltimore, 4 days ; schr Albe
marle, Howdy, Hartford,N. C., 2 days; ,schr. Rose
Hud, Reynolds, Edenton, X. C. 2days ; schr. Bail
Way, Webb, Elizabeth City, N.C. 3days; schr
Laura, Spencer, Wilmington, X. C. 20 hours.
Cl’d, ship Troy, Allen, Liverpool; ship Carolina,
Harding, Boston ; Hr. schr. Jane, Hudson, Nassau;
steamer Augusta, Weeks, Augusta.
Went to sea on Saturday, schr South Cnrohna,
Stevens, Darien ; schr imperial, Rodgers, do ; schr
Florida, Briggs, do.
Went to scii yesterday, brig Gen Marion, Delano,
Baltimore; schr Wave, Gotten, West Indies; schr
Oscar, Kenyon, do ; George & Mary, Willey, Jack
sonville; schr S. S. Mills, Sonthwick, St. Augus
tine; schr Virginia, Hull, Darien; schr Medium,
Major, Savannah.
MARRIED.
In tW» city, on MoodetdfrV)tirT.TsTT
ujf tire Rev. Whitcford Smith, Mr. E. Heard,
es to Miss Elizaiieth Thompson, all of this city.
4- - ■ ,ii ,i i ,i -
A Card.
milE subscriber begs leave to return his thanks ,
Jl to his Irien Js and the public generally, for their
great exertions in reserving his property from the
fire that took piaof during his absence, on the 3rd ult.
WM. H. CRANE.
Tax Notice.
WE will attend at the office of J. W. Meredith,
Esq. between the hours of 10 A. M. and 1 P.
M.on Tuesday the 11th, 21st, and 28th inst; at the
Engle & Phoenix Hotel, on Wednesday the 15th, 22d
and 291 h inst; at the Globe Hotel on Thursday the
ICth, 23d and 30lh inst. and at the office of A. 1.
Huntington, on Friday the 17th,24th and 21st, for the
Siose of receiving returns of Taxable Properly for
tmond County for 1837, end lor collecting the
Taxes due for 1836
WILLIAM V. KERR, n. t. n. u. c.
WILLIAM KENNEDY, t. c. r. c.
March 7 svvtAl 54
Executor’s Nolice.
after date, application w ill he made
to the Honorable the Inlerior Court of Burke
county, wlien silling ns a Court of Ordinary, for
leave to sell a Lot of Land, No. 138, IGlh district,
Early county, belonging to tiie estate of Jonathan
Lewis, late ol said county, deceased.
HENRY LEWIS, Exce’r.
March I, 1837 51 4lra
Admiaislrator’s Saif.
OX the first Tuesday in April next, will bo sold
at tho door of the Court House, in the county
of Decatur, between the usual hours of sale, 250
acres of Land, belonging to the estate of William
Bailey, deceased, under an order of the Court of
Ordinary of Jefferson County, for Hie benefit of the
heirs of the said estate, being lot number 202, in tho
1 Bill District, formerly Early now Decatur county.
'Terms of sale cash.
SAMUEL W. ROBBINS, Adm’r.
Feb. 20, 1837 54
Snardiaa’s No! see.
ijIOUR months after date application will lie made
to tho Honorable tho Interior Court of Lincoln
county, while setting lor ordinary purposes, for
leave to sell a Negro Woman called Pat, belonging
to the estate of the minors of Aza Beall, deceased.
F. F. FLEMING, Guardian.
Fob 10 wtm 33
Minxim,
jtestv Will stand the ensuing season at
rffiSh JnsiAtt Patterson’s near White
yr ' inSI Hall, and at Cambridge, at 840 tho
season, SOO to insure. Hiazim is full
| JrjW sixteen hands and a half high; lie was
old Sir Archy out of the dam
of the celebrated running mare I’olly Hopkins.
Pendleton, (S. C.) Feb. 10 L. GOODE.
The Greenville Mountaineer, Columbia Telescope,
and Edgefield Advertiser will publish tho above
once a week, until the Ist of May, and forward their
accounts for payment. L. ,G
fei» 14 tM 36
Notice.
PERSONS indebted to me for Professional ser
vices, will please make payment to Messrs. Jen
kins & Mann, who are my authorised Attorneys,
during my absence from the Slate.
Feb 4. 1837 30 D. PATTERSON.
Cow Peas.
S Tli Ai k Bushels for sale at tho plantation of Col.
AP Jns. 11. Hammond, Silver Bluff,apply
to JOHN BONES,
fob 27 3tw
For Sale.’ -
f|HIE corner Lot opposite the Baptist Church,
A. situated on Green and Jackson streets, being
central and situated on the principle street, leading
to the Rail Road Depository. Titles indisputable
For terms enquire of
feb 28 Iwi _ THOMAS G. HALL.
lisuad far Sale.
ST offer for rale a valuable Tract of Land, about
3- 3 mil s South East from Augusta, containing
Gso acres, about 100 of which is upland, and 551)
swampland, well timbered with Cyprus, Oak, Ash,
&c. and would be sold low, and a liberal credit to an
approved purchaser,
feb 28 law Iw JOHN PIIINIZY.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.—Agreeably to an
order of the Inferior Court of Columbia coun
ty when sitting for Ordinary purposes, will be sold
on tho first day in April next, at Newton, Baker
county, between tho lawful hours ol sale, a tract of
land lying in the 9th Dist. of formerly Early, now
Baker county, No. 325, belonging to the Estate of
James Holliman, deceased.
DAVID HOLLIMAN, Admlr.
Jaw. 31 26 wtd
Administrator’* Notice.
IAOUR months after date application will be
’ made to the Inferior Court of Burke County,
when sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell
the Negroes belonging to Charles Cavenah, late of
said county, deceased.
M. WIGGINS, Admr.
Waynesboro, Feb 25. 1837 46
IN XECUTOR’S SALE.—On the first Tuesday
li in April next, will bo sold at tho Courthouse in
Waynesborough, a Negro Boy, Robbin, belonging to
the estate of William Rogers, deceased, and sold
under the will of said deceased. Terms of sale
made known on the day.
EDWARD HATCHER, ) r ,
JOHN TOMLIN. S
1 Burke eo. Jan 7 X 11 Id
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.—WiII bo sold
. on the 17th day of March next, at the late resi
dence of Sardis E. Cross, late of Burke county, de
ceased, all the perishable properly belonging to said
deceased’s estate,between the usual hours of sale, for
the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased
January 24, 1837.
JOS. CROSS, I , , ,
jini2B JOSEPH CROSS. $ Atlm
C U AUDI AN’S SALE.—WiII be sold on the
vH first Tuesday in April next, at the Lower Mar
ket house in tho city of Augusta, by an order of the
Inferior Court of said county, two acres of Land, ly
ing on the Savannah road, one mile Irom Augusta ;
sold as the property of John Sangcs, minor.
PHILIP 11. MANXiT, Guardian.
Jan 31 X 25 wtd
Ad m :sm< rator’s Not ice.
R months after date, application will be
made to the Honorable the inferior Court of
Scriven county, while sitting for Ordinary purpo
ses, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging to the
estate ot William W. Oliver, deceased.
JAMES 11. MOBLEY. AdraT.
Feb. 25 46
Administrator's Notice.
months after date, application will be made
to the Honorable the Inlerior Court of Scriven
County, when sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave
to sell the lands belonging to the estate of Archibald
Buty, late of said county, deceased
MARY BUEY, Adm’rx.
Fob 21 1337 43 Itm
Administrator's Notice.
FOUR months after date, application will be
made to tho Honorable Inferior Court of
Scriven county, when sifting for ordinary purpo
ses, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging to
the Estate of Rebecca Ponder, late of said coun
ty, deceased, for the purpose of division among
the heirs of said Estate.
GEORGE ROBBINS, Adm’r.
Nov. 1, 1336 is
Land Tor Sale. ■
f’UIF ctibur offers for sale the following Lots,
situate in the dill rent clbnlics of this State, H
1 good terms. Application can bo made to him fßi
: Bowery, Columbia County, Geo. i-i
Land Lots in Cherokee. . JH
No’ Dis. Sec "’I
HI IV J
29 10 3
293 0 A U 1
265 H 3 i
65 13 3
Goi,n Lots. i I
10 15 2 I
339 10 4
1157 I o tm
iHi a 3 •
470 3 4 ■
3 1 3
836 1 4 ■
138 Id 2
339 J 3 m
1195 3 4 V
1209 14 1 sa
877 21 2 M
828 18 2 h
285 3 4 ■
571 21 2 *
750 17 3
228 3 2 i|
182 17 4 '■
835 1 2 J
20 26 Early, ■
119 12 do 1
153 7 do J
316 23 do s*
4 4 Lee, %
53- .. do **
T 194 12 Irwin,
,411 5 do
129 11 Dooly,
237 11 Carroll,
259 8 do V
E. B. LOA'LESS.
1 .March 7 54 w3m
IVoticc.
THE public are reap ctfully informed that Mr.
FawssETT will deliver a Lecture on the ori
gin of LangWges, being introductory to a Fhilogi
cul series, ot the Masonic Hall, on Saturday even- ,
ing, lltli instant. Admission gratis.
March (i 3t 53
DISEASES CUREITiBY
EXTERNAL REMEDIES.
JEWETT’S CHEMICAL REMEDIES for ex
ternal application, have now been in extensive ,
use for more than three years past, and have been *
successful in curing a great variety of diseases, in
manyparts of the United States, as will be abundant
ly and satisfactorily proven by the most respectable
testimony, by reference to Jewell's Quarterly Adve&
lisrr, which has been published for two years pasfT
and is furnished gratuitously by mail to any person
desiring it.
As these remedies have only recently been intro
duced into this Slate,itis thought proper to say, that
they arc formed of highly concentrated vegetable ex
tracts and numerous essential oils, concentrated and
compounded in a peculiar manner, for operating ||
through the pores of the skin—that they arc perfect- , ■
ly innocent and safe in their application, being up. JBj
plied to infants, as w : ell as adults, without blistering MS
the must delicate skin, with the most prompt and jH|
positive sncccss according to the nature of the dis
ease, and proving efficacious in long standing eliro
nic diseases, that have baffled the efforts of the most -H
’ experienced physicians, and also of diseases of on
acute form and more recent origin. |S
They do not propose curing all diseases hy ike H
application of one remedy—but appropriate remedies
have been made lor peculiar classes of disease, and fl
facts abund tnlly establish the position, that diseas- I
cs can he reached and overcome by a suitable ex
ternal remedy, m a more prompt and efficient man- H
ner that by the use of internal nauseous medicines,
made to operate principally upon the stomach—ami JH
! instead of the debilitating effects that almost inva- J
; riably ensue upon the use of cathartic medicines,tht
, adiniidslration of those external remedies, where the W
seat of disease is in the body, generally produce a 't( •,
continued increase of strength to the patient, until jy
the disease is overcome and the health restored, ami
instead of violent cathartic action, it speedily
strengthens the digestive organs'and enables them to
perform their appropriate duty, by which, ami
through tile pores of the skin, unhealthy impurities
| arc removed without loss of strength—and instead
1 of a long course of dieting, or disrelish for food from
want of appetite and weakness of digestion, and a
1 long state of feeble convalescence, the invigorating f
1 tonic effects, produce a rapid return of strength, the,
appetite is restored very speedily, and the patient j
enabled ton. o a proper quantity of the usual articles
| of food, with a healthy digestion.
The remedies above alluded to are Jewett's Stim•'
luting Liniment tot pains, asthma, dyspepsia, &c; -
Jewett's Liniment fur Fever and Fever and Ague , M
. Jewell s Liniment for Nervous affections ; Jemetl’i K
Liniment for Cholera Morbus ; Jewett’s Liniment ffi.
for Coughs and Consumption; Jewett's Liniment Bj>,
for Rheumatism ; Jewett's Liniment for Head Ache; Iff
Jewett's File Salve ; Jewell's Vegetable cerate far f- 1
1 Wounds fyc; Jewell's Teller Salve. 'Jf’, ,4
In proof of their curative powers, the following
testimony from persons of respectability and vera
city in the Stale of Georgia, being a very few of the
many cases and,diseases relieved, is thought sufficient *
to satisfy the most incredulous.
Cases of Asthma, Cough, and Fever.
From Major Ale’x M. Allen,of Jefferson County,
I have used Jewett's Stimulating Liniments for
the A sChma and a severe Cough, and have found
them to produce very great relief, being more prompt
and efficacious than any remedies 1 have before -
used, having speedily caused a coinpleat cessation
of the diseases. I have witnessed the beneficial cf- .
foots of Jewett's Fever Liniment in relieving rnv
daughter from an Intermittent Fever of long stand
ing, and restoring her to a greater degree of health
ami strength than she has enjoyed in some montlis.
Alexander M- Allen.
, Feb. 25, 1837.
I ''
Cases of Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint & Fever.
From Seaborn 11. Jones, Esq., of Burke county
This is to certify that my wife has been afflicted »
1 with Dyspepsia and Liver complaint for about ten ■
■ years post, and has tried various remedies including
Peter’s Anti-Dyspeptic preparations, with very little
benefit. In December, her health was quite feeble
and all the symptoms more than usually agerava-,
’ ted, when application was made of Jewell's Slmu ■,
luting Liniment, which by a continued use, gradually
restored the action of the liver and digestive organs,
imparled strength, relieved the pains in the shoulder*
head ache, &c., and improved her general health, so
that she is now enabled to use various kinds of fool,
that she has not indulged in for several years, with
i out any of the former distress, and is now in tlio
, enjoyment of better health than for several years
I past.
f I have made use of Jewett's Liniment for Fever,
lor one of my daughters, whose general health by J
attacks of Fever had become very much impaired,
with satisfactory success. It was applied in a case
ot Chill and Fever, attended with Cough, during the j
I paroxym of fever, w hich produced profuse perspirn* , J
1 tion, moderated the fever, and attho next return ofthe m
’ chill by a previous use of the Liniment, the fevet M
1 was moderated and entirely cured without any sue- c
3 ccetiing return. A moderate use of tlio same reme- k M
dy for some time changed tlio complexion from an 7*
unhealthy appearance to that of sound health, and ■
the patient to the enjoyment of very improved l a
health, which still continues. m
A'eadorn 11. Jones. a
1 February 23rd, 1837. S
Case of Fever and Ague, and Pleurisy. 3
r From Mr. Jeremiah Vinson,of Btuke county. |H
I This is ,to certify that in December last, I was
taken with a severe ague pain in thebreast and cough. H|
with a high fever, which continued, hut moderated fl •
just before the period of the chill, which occurred | t
. every day. I 3*
> 1 was in this situation one week, the whole of lh o i^B
- symptoms becoming more severe and distressing-'
3 when 1 made use of Jewell’s Liniment for Fever, ec*. H||
• cording to the directions which produced a profuse
; perspiration & continued so for some hours, which re* a*
lioved all the symptoms, mitigated the cough, entire- |B
ly removed the pain in the breast, and completely ??, m
overcome the fever which never returned, a continued
use of the Liniment for reveral days entirely removed f
the remaining cough, and restored me to entire licaltu ; ■
. which I continue to enjoy. 8
f Jeremiah Vinson. S
February 23rd, 1837. p
Case o f Fever, Liver Affection, and Pleurisy'
From Mr William Moore, of Burke county-
This is to certify that having been in bad health
fur several years past, particularly by periodical a • I
5 tacks of Fever anil Ague in the fall seasons, yvhic
i lefted a seated otlection of the Liver, and enlarge
, nient of the spin «—in this situation Iw as atlticKi I
[ in January with chill and fever, attended with
violent cough, and severe jtaiu in the breast. Bae
1 made application of Jewett's Liniment for "e ljj|
w hich entirely relieved the chill and fever, remot. ■BB
the pain in the breast and oased lhe cough, botn Bm
w hich occasionally returned—but a continued us
the liniment lor about one'week, performed an cn Dfl
> cure of these symptoms, and restored mo to
I than ordinary health—a further use of Jewell - JH
mutating Liniment has reduced the spleen, IH
caused me to be in tile present enjoyment ol
f health Ilian for a long lime previous-
William JIooRE- «
; February 23rd, 1337. , j flg
The above mentioned Medicines are for saiC
the Drug Store of i« c n{. B
Mar, h 1 WILLIAM HiAV ■ l d u ' ■