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MINERS
VOL If.
An Independent Republican NewspJ?>er, Published
at Auraria, Lumpkin County, Georgia, devoted to the
preservation of the I nion, and Sovereignty of the
f’FATES. The sycophant of no Party the slanderer.
Os no Individual—the friend of Jackson.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDS' SDAY MORNING,
Uy JI. 81. WATSBBU&IiT.
Terms—Three Dollars per annum when paid in ad
vance or at four dollars, if not paid until the end of
me year.
. , P a P er will be discontinued, but at the option of
tne Editor, to any subscriber in arrears.
Advertisements and Job Work will be executed at
the customary prices.
< oinmuuications to the Editors must be postpaid to
entitle them to attention.
Wo subscription received for less than a year.
EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS’ DUTY’
Notice to Debtorsand Creditors to be publishep
c-ix weeks. Prince’s digest. page 157.
AH intended 'tales ol goods and • -i>. 11«-s. bc]<.ngiug
to testators or intestates goods and choth's. shail te
published in two or m >r<* public places in the parish
(county] where such effects are to be sold, and ii the
gazette, at least forts days before the day of such in
tended sale.— ibid 151.
All sales to be between the hours of ten and four
o’clock, and if continued from day to day, notice to
!>e given thereof on the first day of «ale —ibid |f’>7
Kales of real property to be on the first Tuesday in
the month, at the place of public sales,after sixty days
publication.—l7L
Application for etters of Dismission published six
mouths.— ibid 168.
ESTRAYS
To be advertised by the < tlerk of the Inferior Court
SHERIFFS
That advertise with us are notified that to make
their sales legal, those for April must appear on the
first day of March.
For May, by the fifth «f April
Fvr June. by the third day of May.
For July, by the thirty-first day of May.
Fur August, by the fifth day of July.
For September, by the second day of August.
For October by the sixth day of September.
For November, by the fourth day of October.
For December, by the first day of November.
Persons indebted to the Intelligence! are notified
that we will receive in payment Bills of any denomi
nation on any ofthe solvent Banks of this State.
Will lit —i,
VALUABLE LANDIN MARKET.
FBIHE subscriber will sell Lot No. 71#, 4th District,
JL la' Section. For terms apply to him at Claks
villo, Habersham County.
THOMAS FAYETT.
Sept. 3.—27—2 t
.... ■ (
NOTICE.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that 1 have this
day revoked and mad, null and void a cert tin
poxver of att rney and bond, made by tnys If. to one
Anins Lard, to i.<.nke titles in my name to I t num
ber 578, in the 12fh district of the Ist section, as toe
considtration for which papers were given is about
a to fail. THOMAS JACKSON.
' Kept. 10 -?8- 3t.
GEORGIA: 1
A PROCLAMATION
WILSON LU mPKIN Governor and com
maud er in Chief ofthe Army and J\'avy of :
this State and the A ilitia thereof.
"WW/iiEi«’ AS I ba’P r eiveo official information
W ▼ ilia' on the 15t i'.-j in <‘<ie C“ mty -d Labor- I
sham, in this Slate, a inuruer was committed on the .
body “•< !vi J. Itauks bv J ‘ho W . T . •mpwrt and i
Elbndge G Hams; an*! i! beicg repiesented to m< tha ,
said Harris has escaped and tl d from ju-’ic —I uvo i
therefore thought proper toiaau this my pr -ckr >lt »n, <
hereby offering a reward of THREE HUNDRED |
DOLLARS, to any person or persons who may appro- i
bend and deliver the aid fugitive to the sheiitl or Jai- 1
lor of sal county of Habersham. that he may h tried I
for the offence with which he u charged. And Ido i
moreover charge and require all officers civil and inili- I
tary in thia S ale, lobe vigilant lit aiding to bring said <
offi* ,der to iiHiica. I
Th» said Elbridge G. Hints is represented to he i
* about 5 fee’ 8 or ft inches high, rather snare made, dark
akin, sallow compl< xion, nigh forehead. a long thin ,
face, the skin of ahe > t* very i ugh; a down cast and i'
very forbidding countenance.
• In tfsiuno 'y whereof, I have hereunto set my ’"Slid , 1
and caused the great seal of 'he Mate to be affix
ed thereto, at the State H ise in Mill Jg vill*, • 1
this twenty first nay of Yusnat, • ightee > hundred
and hirl» tour, and of the Independence of the
United Stntee, the lift v ninth.
’ WILSON LUMPKIN.
By fAr Governor •
Wm A T».nhills. Sec’ry of Slate.
Sept. 3 —27—3 i
IN addition to the reward off red by His Fxeellencv
the Governor, we will pay the sum <>t Five Hcn-
Drv.o Doi i.ars. for the apprehension and delivery o
G. Harris to the Jail I' il*ber«ham County
JOB s HUMPHRIES
A M II WKS.
Clarkesville, Ga. Sept. 3 —27—3 t
GOLD LO T lOU SALE.
yWN HE subscriber otters for sale, u- tler a power o. !
JL Attorney (rum the owner John B<>«b, IxitNoi
791, Itllh District, »nd Ist Section. For Terms apply '
to him at Dahlohnr ga.
JOHN CFOICE I
Sept.l—S7—lt
GEORGIA CHEROKEE COUNTY.
AS Janies Burrnore. applies to me tor
V w Utters ol Administration on the --tale ol Henry
la'« of said entity, deceased. The e are!
*<hereior»- to cite and admonish all and singular, the i
kindred a -d cn ditors, ot -aid <ieci used. to be and a;»- .
pear, al ■>’ within ine time prescribed by 5
fti shew cause, if any they have, w hy said letters should
not be granted.
Given under mv hand and seal
Ao? ’ PHILLIP CROFT, c-c. o, j
“LET THE Rl. BE HARM oN -Y IN THINGS ESSENTIAL -L IB S'. RALITY IN THINGS N“ T ESSENTIAL CHARITY IN ALL?’
AURARIA, LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 17, 1831.
NOTICE.
rOST or mislaid, on yesterday, a due bill, drawn
J by William Pinchback, in favor of Ja..»es Pim h
-1 hack, for eighty-five dollars, dated some time in June.
lh public is ca-tioned against trading for said
. due bill; and the maki r tliereoi. tiom pa\i>.g ihe same
. to any one except myself.
’ JAMES PINCIIBACK.
August 27—26—1 t. .
ADMINISTRATOR’S S\LE.
4GRf EABLY. to an order of tne Interior Court of
Jac s n C un'v, w e> sit ting f> r ordinary pur-
P"S> a, will b sold on th first Tu> olnv in :-ovember
nex , bes >re he Court house Joo in die to ve fZ< bu
loo Pik .-on > y. one lot of land no ber two hu idu d
and forty, in he eermd district ofongi alls Monroe
now Pike Courry. as •• property of John Esknd.e
deceased, sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditars
ol said deceased.
SYLVAN US RIPLEY, Adm’r
Augusi 27—26—tds.
gjs ■ BROUGHT to Lum; kin county
■I) J\|L, on the 21st instant, a
fe N I GRO Bt >Y. about 2> years old,
b- SB H * s n nic * O.\, and 1
L'K ttiai i b-longs to oh tla ton, of!
Pick s Disi ict 8 nth ' ar<>lina.
*he own.r is rrp>sed to come.
’ forward po.ve pro, ■ . y. ;-ay < liarges,
and tak« him away.
X. B. HAiiBlN Jatlor.
Dahlehnega Ga. August 27—26—it.
* PROSPuCTGS? '
or
the tellegraph,
A WEEKLY PiPut PUBI.I BED IN DARIEN
AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM,
BY' NATUA .IEL M. CAULoER.
OUR first year has nt ally closed, and as yet, we
nave never come before the public, with a re
gular prospectus. Our vi. ws it is t.ue have be. n !
briefly set forth in the first number of our paper but
its circulation, at tnat early period was ot course, ve
ry limited, and they could not In very widely dissem
inated. Luder these circumstances, presenting our
Prospectus, it is but right that we should, in as tew
words as practicable, lemrate them. Our Country, ’
■ •ur Slate, and our Home, have an equal claim, and
heir several and united interest, it shall ever be our
aim t<> promote.
Ihe general politics of our beloved country, shall
occa-ioiiaily occupy our columns, but as r.dttors, we,
disclaim all political party connections. A strict and
undeviating neutrality, shall always ciiaracterizi our
writings, tor reasons ahicii are good, and substantial.
Hur patrons and triends are tuund among those ot
uoih parties, ans it isut theii 6ugg<-.* ion, we consent
to purple hts course, fm the <-«tab.ishment of the pa
lter is de.-ired by all, and could not be sustained ex
cept by a Union of both. Thus then, we are engaged
and to oui friends ol both |<artiea, to our patrons, and ,
to the public -we pledge Our best, and most unremit
led exertions, to tender outs, a usefd, eniertaning,
and inteiesiing pap. r.
Mibsanbers received at this office, and nt ihe Da
rien Bank Agency, Auraria, Lumpkin county.
PHOPOSA LS
For pu liahing in the Village of Clarksv lle,
Habersham County, an Independent Repub
lican eto>pupe.r, to be entitled the
VOICE Ol iHE PEOPLE.
D. voted to Politics—Agriculture— Internal Improve
ment —Literature, &.c.
EN offering our Prospectus toon enlightened Public,
i-> a .)■ w Pa,>er. the\ will necessarily expect us t >
say something respecting the c<nii-e we intend to pur
sue, «s to matters amt tinny.'* in general, as well us our
political creed, betoie we invite Ho m to pHUonizc or
sup, «>: our uiidertukibg Theretore, tn the fi st |.la*e,
we iim.i. t. be American by birth and p in. . Ir—
fuenda <4 Liberty—the Constitution, a.id the Union—
warm advocates of State Rightsand Stale Remedies,
a : eib ood <! <1 expo.m.le.l by JefFl RSON a.d MaD
iSon, anu p.ac ise.i b IR vp L> s. <••>, <v itr». u» pledg
ing -mrsi l»e.- to a blind support of any pa ty, we shall
endeavor to act up to what our title imp .its —to ex
pose vice and corruption, emanating from whatsoever
source it may—to sustain every rmasure having in
view the cumin n good, and to co-operate in the de
fence ot tut- .'-over igu Rig’ ts of the Sta so long as
urged wub im><>m Justice and x . df.rati n. wiihali
the zeal and ability we possess Oui r oiuuiii- shall be
open to all * etl wri’te communications (from either
puny,) o.i any in'er.s inj s. t.jecf, when tl . y do not
m:a»k private reputa ion, or . omestir repose —Y’< ,m
vindication <t such atiacks, (when published else
“l.e.e,) tney shah always be open sot th- insertion of
decent lang ng.-. Finally, w. stall use. >Ui nest en
d. avors to publish a n. «• anil splendid paper, on a large
slier t. ouce u week, o co. tain su< h a variety ot r< ad
ing-uiHt er. as will prove to b«' lnghls use'ular.d inte<-
es-in_ to <v.,v Family, at TH Rut l»<» I. YRS er
u.miim, pn.at.lt hah in a v..nc-. on the rciei. t “fthe
firs. No., o slatia< expiation of the vear- and, from
its re as. ma bb- terms, w<• anticipate it will have as j 0..-
etai a eirodatien as ..ny «.th. r Newspap i in the State
be have been kit.d.y pro. the assistance . f an in
tellig nt gcnileu.an, who will aid os in the P liiieal
Department. Our views a e now b-fore tin I’ l»'ic,
itli a t> .i: f that ibis st . .on ot the (Stale rr qui.es an
able adiocatr ot “ F c. and Equal Ki.lita’
and lor the purpose of di-semi sting such information
as an >ud< pendent and enlhghtened cOmnmmtv req ire
fur their n.e.ital and social beneflt. Th. refore, should
sufficient encouragement be > fler.-d. liie first Number
ol the Paper will t>- i*-u. d early in Sep ember nex ,or
sooner, should our Printing Material- b<- received.
Persons holding Subscripts ti pap*rs, will ;Ras«- ~s»
their ex. rtions lor us m < ■> ir n. igitborh. rat. and i..r« aid
them to Clark-vtlle, I Isb* r-liani Founty. Georgia, by
the middle ut Aug is .tu itie addu ss •
M J KAPPEL
September 3.-27
Georgia and Mouth < arolina
2ximanack for 1835.
FBI HIS Aimanack is r- udy tor’he press. Persons
J. wishing t.i be«uppli. dby tb. quantity will t>.
pleased to make early application. Great care has
been taken in th arrang. ent .4 the matter, and will
be tak. n in executing tne press w oik.
T..is Almanack contains:
J The calle dcr and u«iial astronomical informs
■ ion. wi.h t <e lime ot high wai. i at Savannah: calcu
lated a id prepared by Mr. Robert Grier.
2. \ table showing the names of me counties in
the State ot Georgia; the namesofthc county towns,
the distance ot each county town to Milledgeville, the
SPY IN THE WEST.
AND
I population of every county in the State, including tne
1 comities in Cherokee territory and me uam so. ilr
sheriffs, tax collectors, receivers ol tax returns,clerk
of ihe Superior and Inferior Courts ofthe several coun
ties in the Stale.
3. The Governor of Geotgia.
4. The si tn gs ofthe Superior and Inferior Courts
of Georgia, with the iiames ot the Judges of the Supv
nor Courts and ofthe solicitors,
i 5 Military orgomzation of Georgia, cumprisinv
the names <>i the majui and brigadtei generals, uiih
the iiamt sol the committee c mpusing < ach bngade.
6. Frank.in College, sotnprising me names ot ihe
Trustee., «. urse nt s uity. and the names of the gen
(leni' ti composing th> Faculty.
7. Banks m Georgia.
8. City .I Sa.aouah, comprising the corporation,
city court, banks, dec.
9 City ot Augusta, cumpiismg the corporation,
city court, Sfc.
10. i a s ol storage and commission adopted by
the wai t uuuse keepers of Aqgus.a.
11. Customary tieig ts between Savannah and
Augusta, adopt i by Ui- Mean Boat Company.
12. South Caroli, a. iht civil and military organ
iza'ion o> tnat Staie; ihe sitti'ige of the. several courts,
tue nam. sol tfie sheriffs a i c.erks ot courts; Aledtcai
Cofi.ges; ut d Sou> Carolina v oil. ge.
id South Cai iliua Rail Road, betw.en Charles
ton and i umburg, rm. s of passage, rates of frught,
li urg ot dip r ure rot>; tn* several stations, up..arc
a. d do >v;. wa. d
14. Fede, al GoVc-r. nient. Tne names of t:.e prin
paipiffic. i-8, &<.—< onshlaliui.alist.
August 16—22.
jjj i® s>.
I rom the B. ltiniore Patriot,
ADMONITORY STANZAS.
Suggea'ed by the present m st fearful condition of th.
public mind, and dedicated to the people oi tne
Lulled Stales,
My native land, my .alive land 1
ii here freedo,. ’« laii. st flag’s unfurl’d;
Where human joy s .heir flow ers expend,
A d form th’ Eiyseum of the world!
Mid-heaven .fly sun ib Burning yet,~
U ! may its glories never set.
Sons ■ f Columbia —favor’d—free,—
Proud tenants of a land most bles'
Learn vx liar you are, w’.al yon might be
What others are, and which is best, —
Nor destiny with discord brave —
Heaven may withdraw the boon it gave.
See pale Europe, trembling, weak,
Standing on Discord’s horrid brink;
Her wre'ched sons, alrat.l to speak
Their sad couiplaint. ainiost io think",—
See how tti. . turn theii teartuleyes,
To tins your earthly paradise.
Pass o’er the Euxine, Aegean, seas, —
Hear Asia clunk her ponderous chains;
See now her sons, with pliant knees,
Beg ilie poor boon the slave obtains:
Na viev poor Anic’s shores and then
Review your ow n bl. st land again 1
While you on plent > feast, and raise
Fhe sovereign ar . winch none may brave;
They grovel in the dnst, and gaze
At I tie proud tiand their mnslets wave :
In caimoui view tiicm ail, and any—
Say what are you, and what are they?
While iguornnce, through ihe world besides,
beta us nil .-e,u upon each t»row ;
On you lull as tin flow tig .ide.
'1 he rays <d light are s.reammg now :
While mind’s bright flame their rulers damp,
Y'our’s trim the intellectual lamp.
Deem not the distant, brilliant, gold—
l h ice-urop . paiklt s iu th. sun;
If otlie. lands (at flow era untold.
Freedom s a taiie.r,sweeter one;
It o tiers boast of As.a’a ruse,
Wilbyuu the proud magnolia grows.
Th • lose not in contf ntioua strife,
Your Eden j">B, so .ul. anrVtreu*;
Ma k—Leion is your tree ul lite,
Arm Uiseoiti the fu bidden tree :
It Discord's trmt you idly tunte,
Y ou're banish'd io the i.und’s wide waste:
My native land, my native land !
“ '1 ue w orid’s last hop. ’’ tt.oii sianuest yet;
0 ! u.ay no rude u skillhil hand,
vxiihwottiy destiny beaei:
In unison may thy sons ally,
Auu wisdom guard the sacred tie.
May rival sections erase their strife;
And strife tl.eir dignity below.
With sorrow loih- ir country rite,
And teeming, to themselves with wo,
And 0! let < very mono be.
Our Country, Lmon, Liberty.
So shall th< u yet, rny native land,
1 hy glornms ct-»iu y fulfil;
To nd tne w..r d. so -bait tm.u stand,
The land ot hope and promise s.iti;
So st.sli moo be, a.I time to con e,
The Exile’s refuge Fr< ..man’b borne.
PYTIBUS.
CUUNTI MUSEUMS.
I'rom the I armer <ir Gardener.
Specimens ot nature and «>f - ri, collected tn
cabi es, or museums, in ’he towns and vill«-
_»s .bruuoh <hh <■ u; >rv, would eviden ly be
-ource* i I n.u h ins !. c” on a °d inm h enter
ainm> nt tu . e ty tvr .y class of <h»- con mu
ni y. Kepu e >r.g, . s hey wuu.d, b..u tur
itciie' ana i e eauti o tne mineral, ve. e
- .nJ amnul niugdimr. to onucase as he>n
f from ihe hand of nature, and in another is
niou.nea by art, the pntiosopher <o i d resor
<» them, as to rich fountains of instruction;
• tie leaelit r also could l< d nis pupils more, to
explain to .hem lesson tney had cmined ovm
s iii their books. The i r.ner would find in mv
io einour ge and s reng.nen ins eff r s
m t.is laborious out honorable employment.
( De tiifght discover some -übsiaii.-e which he
, could add io fits Its ot manures; some plum (
Winch would furnish lo turn <i new object ut
attention, and an iti< r< a-» d iewaid l<>r h.s la
bois. lie tllighi st ea specimen ot some tu
at ct which ne Rao beime kuo o mlv as a for
niuiable enemy, and ai the same.pl ice dis
cover some weapon oi mode by Woiuu ne
might destroy , avoid ii.
1 he soci f f itch also might trsmt toacabi-j
net oi namr< and oi an; not mdeed, ai their
tiisi i n.r <n< e, io have then eyes dazzled with
rows oi decanters .-p.i kitng wi.ti brandy or;
looking pale wnn “ill oi fl.md with vine, or to
be pr. semed vvi.u pt cbers and tumblers as
uppi.priule apparatus lor trying experiment*
upon .heir powei; but they tnigtit, on one
Shell obseive ciustets of crystals as beauotul
and as rich <is the hand ot nature could make
liiem; on another they examine the pre*
cious ores, which quickens the energy and pei
iects tne skill of me mechanic in constiucmig
<i»e beautiiul iaori. s . .id <nnitiphed luxm les
whh wim n ne supplier om in >rke s, and en
robes oui tables. they ribgM also see spe
<im ns to show the powei ui the pam-il and
of .ne chisel, vvnen directed .»y hs ba.id oi an
acCoiD.disiied arils.. (Jtr< les o ladies and
iiiletiii ii, nugiii, by resorting hi.iier find a
i.■ i; . a let ie.. u.i t and -octal iipasi while theie,
and .mm h themselves won inaiei lais fur >
continued euiei lainment fui day sand weeks
atie. ittey had “itiiur.iwn.
lo wfiui mu e enter.aining <>r ustful resort
could parents lead thru cluidren, than to a
collect uii ui spe. uneri*, wiiit Ii show now rich
iy uiey ur*- supplied with materials, both lor
susteiiame, and msirueuoti, exti bi ed in all
tne be.iuutut variety m wnich they are pre
cemeu iruin tt.e nai.n u! ineir Gieator.
Wi.u is Hit re, w ha’ man, woman or child
can be lound, who would not receive, bom hi
& ruction and vnit rumiim ii , by orcusiunal re
sorts io tnuseuiHs ui uaiure and oi ail I
As ah w h gianijund may leel, and feel sen
■loly, tlie importance ot having cabinets, or
museums, collected, not iu one or a few pla
te.-, bu 111 all OUI towns, villages and neign
boitiuoda, die inidiesttng question is, how ca
tiiey be provided ? To answer ttiai question,
-Hr. Edi ur, is lie obj- ci of this cominnnica
<ioii, wiiicii is as follows:
1. On the iiist Wednesday of November
next, let ihe friends oi education and of g o
•r.d improvement in ea.’b ofthe eleven hund
red counties in the UuHed S ates, meet at
tbeir county town, taking with them any spe*
cinn-ns, either ol na.iire or ot art, winch they
may deem cum.us or usetul.
2. Any person or persons at the meetings
able and disposed io explain a part or tiio
wlioleot the specimens p esen'eu, might do it
lor me trei.ehi oi ah concerned, at the lame
urns as far as practicable furnishing names
and lai-els fur the different kinds of specimens.
3. a- ch specimens as (tie owneis wisned to
lelaiil, wuuld be tor private use, after beisg !
exhibited, and perhaps n .med; the remainder
deposited us ihe beuinnery ol county muss
unis.
4. Have forwarded to the Post Master of
eacn county own, some plan for orgamza.ion
ut county Lyceums, wnn ptovisiotis tui q i «r
--tetly tnee mgs, io increase me.r colier.tiuas,
and tv extend their o.ieraimns. P. uvtdc al- >
by hour su< ieiy <>r public spmied m uviduals,
a sufficient ti iiimvr ot I >omas a. Grnnkie’s
ad- r-i.s to South Carolina, on ths Lyceum
sysi< tn, to lur.iisti ea. fl cunv. om.n wi h a co
py to be -em to the P .st Master as above.
i. Invite School Lyceums, some el wiiicii
have slr’ady numerous coliec ions, a.evu by
oilier sot ie ten auu individ >u s, iu send to
Midi places o| county iiice ingx ax might be
found prai-ttCHble, eucli M|.e< imi-tix, bu.h wl
nature and o!aat, esuecally <>| meir own im
pruveitieni in penman.-lop, m p urawing, uee
die wmk, rn< ci.anism, Ike. as they ceuld spare
lor tlie use ol said conventions and musoums.
6. Let the Cu'ators ot ea< h coua.y Lyce
um, lurw ird to Nc.v Y rk >n.<mv tor lie an
no I iner.lmg ol the .Sauuuai Lyceum, held on
ihe hisi week of May, any sneciin. ns tnev
nitgh finu piscui able a.id expedient i tliivr for
exhibition or f«.r add distribution
through the union.
7. Let the pi n already adop.-rf ny maav
Schools Lyceums in aeveta, ..fine states •>
( '*• ” “I” no.ng and vx< fi n.ing spectmaux,
j lire iy io meir intellectual -nd moral improve*
in n tie iixed as an example oy sdioois gen
le. ally th o ghouiineu iun.
8. L. school < otmniiico and parents en
I. our .ge ai d aid teachers „ n d pupils, mam nd
j ng me qua lerly ma> mgs of county Ly. r
urn, ana tn toini hoch-uvs and C“llec!iug
|sp C .urns in meir own i.eiahhoi tin. d- a ( .a
. scuo I*, and even in ism.lien, a- examples of
he iasi already ex ai m considerable num
bers.
Vo'e —\s all. or nearly all ' he. steps abov®
tironospd, have already been taken in many
connti -s, and in some ofthe smallest, it will
be difficult perhaps to assign a reason why
'hey may not be taken in each of the eleven
handled coun’ies in our Reptihlir. As the
results of these steps, w' ere ver and whenvor
taken, have been «n the highest degree satis
• actory and ii»efiii, il will he os d fficult to as*
•sign n reason why 'hev shi uld not be takes,
for the betu fi h-rth of ind v duals and of our
nation; of ihe present -md future generations.
A FARMER.
Life is a flower girdee, in which now bios,
sums are ever oneiung as fast a» others fade<
Nature is Ihe mirror of the Invisible One.
Elies. — “Mirth sparkled in tbehi; thought
beamed io them; benevolence glistened in
them; that they were easily moved to smiles,
easily to tear-.”
PO LI TICAT~
WHAT GOOD HAS NULLIFICATION
DONE ?
We might well ask, what evil has it not in
flicted and w at further mischisf does il nst
contemplate against the liberty and happiness
of our country ?
It is now more than three vears. since th©
do< trine vv.is openly avowed in South Carolina,
and became the leading feature of her politics.
II iving soon gamed the ascendency, it there
by placed tn the hands of its votaries, the
means of rn iking a lull and fair experiment of
its sauet iry effects upon the errors and abuses
of the government.
It wis announced to the people, as peacQ
tul and constitutional; as containing the magic
lower of eradicating the evils of unjust or un
wise legt-lat.on of countervailing or abrogating
the laws of me United States, without agita
tion or violence; and iccordingly, the ruling
'ii 'ii of C .rolina, were soon ca'led on to apply
this potent rem' dy to ihe ext ling burdens of
the tnr.ff
A convention was assembled, from which,
her hood winked .md deluded citizens were
fondly anticipating a speedy and total relief
troin their burdens by the peaceful and con
stitution <1 operation of this infallible remedy.
The convention met, and to the astonish
meet of those who had gone blindly into the
docir ce, without duly considering its perni
cious tendency, or without understanding th®
ultimate object of their leaders, the very first
substantive act ol this q-net and anti-belliger
ent assembly, was a virtual declaration of war
agamst tlie United States, by raising an army,
•md tendering an issue of force to the federal
government; and tne tariff was forthwith—
what? nullified? oh no, the tariff was not nul
lified by the convention of South Carolina.—
Nullification was abaiiduaed by Ihe very men.
who had pronounced it the grurt conservative
principle, and who led scouted the very idea
of s< cession. But what did they do? Why
they wound up the farce, by resorting to that
very sarcasion which they had repudiated, re
solving to secede from the union on the first
day of February, 1333, provided the duties on
impurts were not by (hat lime, reduced iudia
criminately to a fur revenue standard.
Bit how was her secession lo be accona*
plished? Peaceably you would say, if not
coustiiuiionally. Not so. This substitute
for nullities ion; ihis shun, mbei tnent of the
union, in lieu ot the peaceful and constitution
al cm rec of nullification, was to he perpe
r.itad at the point of the bayonet. Military
arrangements were tai on foot—arms and mu
ni ions :>t war were provided—soldiers wero
raised—the gauntlet oi defiance was thrown
d<»An io the g meral g iverum-'nt—“with all
.lie pomp and < ir< umstauce of glwiious war.’*
in the mean time, the State of this union,
anxioiisly looking to the acoentrir movem nts
ot South Carol.n i. h d amhoraiivelv declared
“THE FEDERAL UN LIN MUST BE
P ED.” Here wa« a dilamin i, from
wnich the •mnip'itanea of nullification itself
could n«*i relieve her. To go forw rd wto
defeat, to go backwaids, di-gruce, and accord
ingly sue poised hersdt wnere one ateod, re
volving i«» trusi her fate to tne chapter of’ acci
-1 dents, to cover her retreat from a position t®
which site had oeen burned by the reckless
-pint of ber leaders.
She suspended her ordinance; accepted the
••<»m.pr<>'iiwr, submitted to the burden* of tho
tariff iwr nine years more, end thereby gave ••
me country, a practical illustration of the to
tai incompetency and impracticability of null:—
ficauon as a remedy for rnjist and unconsti
tutional laws. We say a practical illustration,
because, the convention wax gotten up by the
nullifnrs—it was composed es 'he nullifier* —
the object was nullification as openly avowed
from one end of the Sia e o the other—thft
>.».*er Mi in their hands—a fit and proper
case wan tielore them m lhev asserted for .he
■ pplication of their remedy, and yet they did
not nulldv the tariff e »l wound up the senna
bv » Hires o, -e esion. 4(ter all this if at'/
uidu can believe in nullification a< a saiutnry
{ and elfi< tent pnn iplo of we en
vy not hrs cieuul’.y.
NO. 2».