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REPORT OF THE COM MITTEE ON THE
MURDER CASE.
We copy the following article on the mur
cTer oPCillcy, from the New York Post, from
which it will be seen that Mr.. Wise acted a
A-ery conspicuous part in the foul deed, not
withstanding the attempts of his Whig friends
to screen him from the just indignation of the
people. .
Mr. Wise stands irretrievably condemned
by the evidence; and, in my opinion, the Hon.
Mr .Menifee is not in a much better position,
thou gh the latter did not stand in a similar le-
Jation towards poor Cilley. Wise makes an
attempt to disconnect himself from the idea of
any personal hostility to Gilley, and refers to
his recent scene in the House with him as a
■slight misunderstanding, which could not have
left any impression on the mind of either; while
it is fresh in the memory of nearly the whole
House how grossly he insulted and attempted
to bully him on the occasion, correcting him
self emphatically from the customary form of
expression, “of the gentleman from Maine,” to |
“the member from Maine;” using the express- j
jon in “contempt;” intimating that he could ■
hold no further intercourse with, or place no j
further confidence in him. and concluding with
the language: “What’s the use of bandying j
words with a man who won’t hold himself re- i
sponsible for his words?” ;
Cilley appears to have understood the mat
ter perfectly. No man can doubt that the two j
motes of Graves were, written in a bullying >
spirit to degrade Cilley, who it is thought,
would quail, and to extort an acknowledgement |
of Webb’s character as a gentleman. Cilley
throughout insisted to his friends that the .
hand of Wise was in it, and that it was an at
tempt to disgrace him, as a New Englander,
who would probably submit to it, saying em
phatically “he is my enemy, and he will not
let this matter rest, but will urge it on as far
as possible,” adding, to the friend who -was
disposed to a less severe opinion, “you do not
Enow him. I read him through.
Ho is a false and black-hearted man, and 1
know he hates me.” Ido not -mention this as
being in the evidence but as a fact on which
you may rely. It appears to have been the
opinion ofCilley’s friends, that it was impossi-
Lie that a challenge could be sent in such a
case. ;
Cilley had a sfron-g apprehension of it from
the first note, and a perfect certainty from the
second. His behaviour wan very gallant and I
noblo throughout. He constantly protested >
bis regret at being forced and goaded on into >
the affair; that nothing but self defence, for '
the maintainance of his dearest rights and high- ,
«st duties could make him raise his weapon at
•Graves; and on a remark being made to him
by a friend that from the lightness of his rifle,
it would not probably do more thaw bound at ,
'the distance, he replied that it would be so ,
much the better. I regret to find this partic
ular fact not introduced in the evidence. 1
have it from the friend to whom he made the j
remark. All, however, concur in bearing les- ;
timony to the general disposition evinced by |
him, in harmony with it. His last words, be- ’
fore the fatal third shot, as stated by Mr. By- .
num, were, on his being informed of the result |
of the-negociations, and the demand still insis
ted upon “they must thirst for my blood might- !
•/7y.” Mr. Bynum told him to keep cool, and
be deliberate;’and when asked by Mr. Wise,
-what he meant by that, his reply is;
“I feared that he might be agitated, and by
speaking to him, that he would be more com
posed and would shoot better, having then be- j
come perfectly satisfied, in my own mind, that
nothing short of his Wood er his disgrace, would
satisfy thejnends of Mr. Gravest, and 1 felt iis i
though he was about to be innocently sacrifi- !
ced should ho unfortunately full.”
The strongest appeals appear to have been I
made by all the friends of Gilley to the chai
longing side, but without effect. Mr. Wise 1
brought to the field written statements of the
concession which would be satisfactory, which
were all substantially the same, and the terms
of which go to contradict the version ot the
affair now put forward. I hey were all equiv
alent to a direct or indirect disclaimer of per
sonal exception to Webb, and nothing could
induce Mr. Wise, supported by Menifee, to
waive the fierce determination to insist on that
demand. Mr. Schaumburg appealed strongly
to them to withdraw the challenge, after the
two shots, declaring that he would in that case
always bear witness to their honorable conduct.
Mr. Menifee drily thinks that *‘a matter of o
pinion.” While Mr. Bynum makes the sol
emn protest: “I here declare, if this matter is
persisted in further find if one or both of these
gentlemen shall fall, thC«r blood will rest upon
the heads of those who alo.?c have it in their
power to prevent it now.” >5 ords never to
be forgotten while this dark and bloody affair
is remembered. ,
Mr. Wise’s own statement is dreadiwly hi
tai to himself, to his constituents in a toi;e ot
mutually artectionate confidence and frankness.
Treachery to the generous teeliugs w hich he
invoked in an appeal thus made, by falsehood,
rank repeated, wilful, mingling with such an
appeal as it were in the very same breath, is
certainly a fitting climax to the rest of his con
duct in this dreadful business.
Before concluding I ought to add that Mes
srs. Bynum, Duncan, Schaumburg, Jones and
Dr. Fall*, appear all in a highly honorable
light in the evidence; as men of heart and
head. ’The censure of Jones reported by the
Committee is evidently a mere matter of form.
He was very averse to engaging in the affair,
und only yielded to the most urgent requests,
Mr. Cilley having already determined upon
the acceptance of the chnlbnge, and the terms
of the combat. He has, I understand, been v
ry much affected by some censures «hi- a
have been cast upon his conduct, a * wanting
p’n proper firmness and clearness of purpose*
i Cilley’s friends are, however, generally per
! fectly satisfied that he could not possibly have
j done more, and that to withdraw Cilley from
i the ground would have been impossible under
5 the circumstances.
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
We learn from the last .Mississippi papers,
; the returns of 44 counties, by which it appears
i that Prentiss, (Whig) is 1885 votes ahead of
1 Davis. (Democrat,) and is 1435 ahead ofClai-
I borne, (Democrat;) and that Word, (Whig) is
I 1450 ahead ofDavis, and 916 ahead of Clai
-1 borne. Twelve counties, which are general
■' ly Van Buren in politics, remain to be heard
from, but vote very weak. There seems to
ibe no doubt of Prentis’s election. The contest
I between Claiborne and Word will probably be
i very dose, but it is believed Claiborne will be
j elected.
From the Richmond Enquirer, 14th inst.
ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA.
I The returns of our late election ought to he
i given with “Errors Excepted.''’ Thus, we
! find that the counties of Alleghany and Nel-
I son, which were assigned in our last paper to
I the whigs, have duly returned Republican Re-
I presentatives. We most cheerfully correct a
: nother mistake which was made in our last.
; We stated that “the Whigs have carried the
House by at least 10 or 12 majority—perhaps
i from 12 to 16. They may even have as great
1 a majority in the next House of Delegates, as
|we had in the last.” We would never have,
I admitted the last proposition, if we had scann
ed’the poll of the last Spring, instead of rely
ing upon the vague recollections of a friend.
There was no precise test made during the last
Legislature; but upon analysing the list of
members, we cannot make out that the Whigs
could count up more than 49 or 50 Delegates.
The highest number would give us at least 34
majority—it was from 34 to 38. Now, the
Whig majority in the House can by no possi
bility rise to any thing like that maximum.
What it may actually be, is, a question which
now defies al!-solution. When the smoke of
the battle shall have entirely blown away, we
shall be able to ascertain the condition of the
field of battle. We have lost the House— that!
point seems to be certain enough—but we have
ginned two Senators —Mallory of Brunswick
( V. B.) in the place of Meade (Whig) —and
I Goode of Wheeling in lieu of I’arriot (Whig.)
i This last is a now, an unexpected, and a deci
! ded victory.
The number of Whig delegates, now cither ;
ascertained or estimated with reasonable cer
tainty, is G7.
The number of Van Buren members, estim-
. ated in the same manner, is 54.
; Thus, it is already ascertained, that tho
j Whigs will have half the House —but to offset
i our majority of twelve in the Senate, and to
I tie uson joint ballot, they must carry besides 1
six of the doubtful counties.
There are thirteen counties to be heard I
I from, in which the results may be set down as j
1 doubtful; viz: Braxton and Lewis—Cabell—
' Fayette and Nicholas—Floyd— one of the'
i seats in Harrison— -IMason and Jackson— Mor- ■
gan— Patrick, —Pendleton— Preston— -Ran- i
j dolph—Tyler —and Wythe. We think it high-1
• ly probable, that we shall gain the five in Ital
ics—and that the chances are in our-favetrr in ’
Floyd and Pendleton.
LATE FROM FLORIDA.
i By the Revenue Cutter Madison, Capt. How.;
■ aid,from Havana 24th, Key West 28th ult.,
■ and Key Biscayne 3d inst. arrived at this port
j Sunday last, we learn that Col. Harney of
Fort King, having captured a squaw from
’ whom he obtained the necessary intelligence
has gone with a detachment of 160 dragoons
I and artillery, to attack Sam Jones, who it will
jbe remembered was driven to the pass along
i the Southern point of Florida about Key Lar
go. This expedition left Key Biscayne on
Thursday the 3d mst.
The latest intelligence at Key Biscayne was
I that Aleck Ilajo, the Seminole Chief, who ne- ‘
: gociated with Gen. Jesup, and sarrendered to |
him, had been shot with all his immediate fol- j
lowers, by order of Sam Jones, the chief of the I
Mickasukies. This assassination is said very
, much to have exasperated the Seminoles, and
we are told that many of them now beg our
troops to allow them to remain and assist in
exterminating their late allies, Sam Jones and ,
the Mickasukies.
j The naval detachment, lately engaged in 1
Lieut. Powell’s expedition, have gone to Pen-1
sacola to join our squadron fur Vera Cruz.—,
This squadron is detached to protectour com-i
merce from the consequences of the French;
Blockade.
Lt. Magruder and his company came on in ‘
the Madison from Key West to Key Biscayne, I
. and thence shipped-m the Campbell for Sl
Augustine.
On Sunday, 22d ult. Governor Tacon left
l Havana, being recalled by his government.
. He left amid every demonstration of regret ofl
the inhabitants of Havana. He appoints Es
jielata his successor, under whom, it is thought,
the admirable and efficient system of police'
introduced by Tacon will be continued, and
an orderly and quiet government maintained.
; —Brunswick Advocate.
Rapid Travelling. The steam packet Nep.
I luce, at this port, did not leave Charleston un
.: til after the rail road cars had arrived from
’ Augusta, which left there at 6 o’clock on Sat
urday morning, and passengers by. them, on
their way to Boston, wilt dine in rioston on;
( Wednesday, and have ten hours in N<w York,)
; making the whole distance from Augusta tol
Boston in about 89 hours, (running tiniAl andj
, 73 hours to New York. The distance
■ Augusta to Eusua is over 1030 miks.
i WESTERN GEORGIAN.
Rome, May 29, 1839.
I - • ... . . . ■■■ ■ ‘
I The following named gentlemen will act as
. Agents for the Western Georgian:
Howell Cobb, Esq., of Athens, Georgia,
E. M. Johnson, Esq., «f Gainesville, do.
S. Ripley, Esq., of Jefferson, do.
A. Erwin, Esq., of Cumming, do.
John S. Bell, Esq., of Spring Place, do.
R. M. Aycock, Esq., of La Fayette, do.
Turman Walthall, Esq., of Cedar Town,
Paulding Coun-ty, do.
Leroy Pattillo, P. M. Monroe, do.
Charles Murphey, of Decatur, do.
Dr. Hugh Quin, Chattooga, Floyd coun
ty, Georgia.
John Woods, Esq. Woods Station, Walker
County, Georgia.
Union Congressional Ticket.
ROBERT W. POOLER, of Chaiham.
Gen. B. GRAVES, ofNewton.
Col. J. S. PATTERSON, of Early.
D. C. CAMPBELL, Esq. of Bibb.
JUNIUS HILLYER, Esq. of Clark.
Hon. HIRAM WARNER, of Meriwether.
Hon. ALFRED IVERSON, of Muscogee.
Dr. J. G. McWHORTER, of Richmond.
Gen. CHARLES H. NELSON, of Cherokee.
The Cherokees®
For sometime past, the public mind has been
held under the most agonizing suspense, as lo
the probable course the Cherokees would pur
sue, when tire Government should attempt to
I remove them by force to their new homes In
the West. The unyielding obstinacy of their
Chief John Ross, in withholding his sanction
to the treaty, as well as the course ofthe com
mon Indians in pursuing their ordinary’ avoca
tionn vp to the very day when orders were re
ceived from Gen. Scott for their collection and
removal, induced the belief that hostility mightt
be anticipated, whenever they should be com
pelled to emigrate. These apprehensions
which were felt every where, have now van
ished. The militia companies stationed at
this place, and in this vicinity, received their
I orders to collect the Indians; and without any
delay,and with praiseworthy despatch, on Sun
day morning commenced their line of march.
, The Indians were at home, and cheerfully o
l beyed the orders of the officers, and prepared
at once to take up their residence in Fort
1 Means, which was prepared to receive and de
, tain them until further orders from Gen. Scott
’ should be received. The Indians finding tha t
the time had arrived for their removal, in ma
ny instances did not remain on their farms to
be carried to tho Fort by the troops, but vol
untarily come in, in large numbers. Last
night two hundred and fifty Indians slept quiet
ly in the Fort—nearly, if not all the Cherokees
in this neighborhood. The war with the
Cherokees, which the Government has been
anxiously providing against for months past,
has been terminated in one single day. And,
■ we arc gratified to have it in our power to state,
| that this harrassmg question of Cherokee claim
to the right of occupancy, will in a very short
time be settled forever, and the people of
Georgia be relieved of a population that has
: prevented the growth of this section of the
1 State. Too much cannot be said in common
i dation of the promptitude of Gen. Scott, in this
’ matter. If the officers had delayed their col-
lection for one week after right of occupancy
f had expired, we believe that it would have en
i couraged them in acts of resistance to emigri
gration. But both officersand men were im
pressed with their duty and responsibility, and
| cheerfully performed it.
We learn from the Proclamation of the Go
vernor, published in one of the North Carolina
papers, that the lands in the Western part of
that State, acquired by treaty from the Chero
kee Indians, will be exposed to sale on the
first Tuesday in September next, and continue
for three weeks.
With pleasure we comply with the request
|of the Editor of the Southern Spy, in giving
j publicity to the following article, which ap
< peared in that print some two weeks since.
OVe know the editor to be a firm and undevja-
1 ting friend to the principles and policy of the
Union party, & no person who has read his pa
per from its commencement to the present
time, can fora moment doubt his devotion to
' the interests of the South. In our opin
i ion, no man but an abandoned southern Abo
; litioniit, would attempt to palm upon the peo
! pie of Georgia a belief that the Editor favour
led their dark designs. But the article speaks
I for itself, as follows:
We received a few days ago, from a friend
in Washington City, the following letter, en.
closing the paper adverted to:
“Dear Sir, — You will probably be some
what surprised -when you find inclosed the
“Emancipator,” sent to you by me, yet I am
induced to do so because I find that he says
you have desired to exchange papers wi-th him.
I know nothing about the correctness of this
assertion, but must require other testimony
than that of the Editor of the Emancipator.
[ confidently hope, that tho result will prove
that there is no truth in this libellous and fa
natical print.”
As was rightly conjectured, we were sur
prised, nor did our surprise exceed our indig
nation at discovering how our feelings were
sported with, and our character as a journal
ist, at the South, exposed to unmerited obloquy.
With such vile papers as tho Emancipatator
and its kindred tribe, we have ever sought to
j do. So far as they are concerned, our aim
I has only been to contrive and act against
their infernal plots aimed at our peace and
domestic happiness. Tho number of the E
mancipator transmitted, bus the following
over our vignette;
“Emancipator,—
' “Please Exchange.”
THE SOUTHERN SPY.
“Washington, Ga. March 20.”
iTo which is appended tho following, pupor
; ting to be a laconic reply:
“We will. We also quote a few para
graphs for the sake of introducing you to our
northern readers.”
Then appear in immediate succession, sev
era! advertisments taken from our paper, each
relating to the sale of negroes.
From this, the inference might be drawn,
that we solicited an exchange with the
Emancipator, than which nothing is more
untrue. But conclusive evidence is here ad
duced, that by some means, the Emancipator
has been furnished with a copy of the Spy.
What wore these means, we are left only te
conjecture.
In self-justification, and for the iuforma-
. J '
tion of friends who may fi:el a concern for us
J about this business, wo will simply state cir
cumstances so far as they have transpired
I within our knowledge. About the Ist of
I March last, we received the first No. of the
J Emancipator that we had ever seen, contain
j ing a request from the publisher that we would
exchange with him. For sufficient reasons,
we peremptorily refused; which refusal on
jour part was made known in the following
: manner: —The E. was enclosed in an envoi-
I ope, and directed to its publisher in New York,
with these words in our own hand writing
pasted on tho inside of tho paper. —“The
Southrn Spy refuses to exchange. Wo need
no light, which you can shed on the dark sub
ject.” We believe this was the identical lan
guage employed, and our recollection is very
; distinct that the word “refuse,” was under
scored. From that period to the present (sa.
ving the one just sent by a friend) not a num.
- ber of this Abolition paper lias reached us.
Nor through our privacy, knowledge, or con
sent, has a number of the Southern Spy been
sent to tho city of New York, for there we
have neither subscribers nor an exchange pa
per. We have no means of ascertaining
whether the publisher of the fanatical journal
surreptitiously obtained a copy of our paper,
and adopted this means of avenging himself
of an affront previously given. If, us is poe
sible, this should boa device of some personal
’or political enemy at the South, practised for
I the purpose of doing us an essential injury,
we have only to regret the extreme difficulty
‘of ascertaining who tho miscreant is; and of.
fer a reward of One Hundred Dollars for his
. detection, or furnishing a clue by which we
may be enabled to fix upon bis identity, and
inflict that punishment lie so richly merits,
j If the scoundrel will unmask himself, he shall
I bo entitled to a double reward.
, An elucidation of this matter can hardly be
'expected from the Emancipator. If an ex
planation were attempted, the chances of our
jseeing it would be against us, as we are re
solved to persevere in our determination not to
exchange with that diabolical print, and no
number of our paper shall reach that, through
our instrumentality. If the publisher lied,
when remarking that he had received such a
request, it is not presumable that he would
I acknowledge it; and if the request was in
fact made by some secret enemy of ours, we
have li’tle reason to suppose that the publisher
would even if in his power, make the requi
site disclosure.
Our friends will at once perceive the awk.
‘ ward situation in which wo are placed. —Most
foully slandered; wc have not at command the
means of redress, because the author of the
calumny is either unknown or beyond our
reach. The reward offered however will be
given on obtaining the desired information,
and Editors with whom we exchange would
confer a favor and do us an act of justice, by
publishing these remarks.— Southern Spy.
From she Darien Telegraph.
GOVERNOR GILMER—PARTY BIAS.
When Governor Gilmer was a candidate for<
the office he now holds, we opposed him with'
* all our might. We did so, because WtyconsidJ
cred that no man of mongrel or doubtful poli
tics should fill the gubernatorial chair; and
t because he was the nominee of a minority of
j the freemen of this State. Mr. Gilmer’s o
pinion’s on the United States Bank question
’ are not in accordance with the fixed opinion
• of the people of Georgia. Mr. Gilmer’s opin- ‘
ions on the doctrine of State Rights please neb
' ther party; he is too much of an Union*man
. I for the exclusive State Rights party—4oo much
. of a Nullifier for the Union party. How,then
did such a man obtain his present elevation?
We hesitate not to say, by the agency ol mis-
[ representation and calumny; by the defection
and treachery of some leading Union men,
who permitted their personal antipathies to his
opponent, to lead them, ifnot into the ranks of
the opposition,-to do the same thing, viz: to
! stay away from the polls. As an instance of
, this, we may allude to a certain individual in
this county, whoso road to distinction has been
, on the shoulders of the Union party, who did
not go to the polls on the occasion, but kept
back, because Mr. Schley would not use the
, influence of his office as Governor, to facilitate
the election of the person in question to an of
fice ofhonor in the General Councils of tho
Union. What sort of patriotism is that? Wliat
evidence of Union principles was there? Let
, our readers answer.
But Governor Gilmer had an oportunity of
proving that ho would not bo thb Governor of
’ a party —but the Governor of the State. He
( has not done so. He has shown the greatest
! petulance and littleness of mind during bis ad
ministration. No act of his has been ever
i tinctured with liberality; and he will descend
from his high station without having perform
’ ed a single deed that can be called impartial
' or generous. These are hard words, but we
hazard the prophecy.
We have spoken of his littleness of mind:
now for the proof of it. It is usual for the
Bank Reports to be printed in certain papers.
They should be published in those of the lar
gest circulation. Gov. Schley, when ho came
into office, made no alteration in the list of pa
. pers which published these reports —the lead
ing State Rights papers had the privilege of
publishing them, as well as the Union papers.
, Gov. Schley rose above party bias, and sent
the information required to the public through
the best channels. What has Gov. Giltner
’ done? He has restricted the publication to his
’ own pet papers, Unruly admitting the Georgian
and Constitutionalist* to copy them, just to keep
, up a semblance of fair play. He has depriv
ed the leading Union papers ofthe profit of pub.
’ lishing these documents—even tho Standard
of Union, the proprietor of which is the State
Printer, has been excluded. Tho editor of
»L. A . 1 . ... I • .■v.lz.t'tz.vAzl-
that paper, however, with Inn usual muepend
cnee, has determined to print them, in defiance
of the royal ordinance of George R. Gilmer,
and look for remuneration to the Legislature.
That body will do justice, wo believe; and
Mr. Gilmer will be made to appear just ; as
small as he should be in the m ilter.
Wc are ourselves amongst tho proscribed.
We have the satisfaction, however, ot knowing
that if Governor Gihror can deprive ui of a
little money, he cannot restrict lor a moment
our freedom of thought, or of speech; and
while we can use these faculties, wc shall not
desist from denouncing the poor, ptlifhl motives
that, must have actuated that person io his war
on tho Union press of lhe State.
But he follows in the footsteps of his friend,
Mr. Biddle. If he cannot corrupt the press,
lie would coerce -it—he would starve it into
subjection. We, however, can live without
his patronage, and personally care very little
about the matter: but we decry the precedent
established by Mr. Gilmer. It affords too
much scope to a tyrannical Governor who
would not fail to abuse it. The only remedy
we can see-is to vest the power in the Legis
lature, of decreeing what papers shall print the
reports. We are jealous of the executive pow.
er, when it may fall into such venal hands as
Mr. Gilmer’s.
*And Federal Union.
LATE FROM NEW YORK.
By the steam packet New York, Capt J.
Spinney, at Charleston, we received by yester
day’s mail New York papers of Wednesday
afternoon last, and other late northern journals.
Extracts we annex.
NEW YORK, May 9.
Launch. The new ship Gaston, burthen
500 tons, will be launched to morrow (Thurs
day) morning at half past nine o’clock, from
the yard of Messrs. Smith, Demon- & Com.
stock, foot of Fourth street. This ship is inten
ded for the old established line of Savannah
packers, for which she was expressly built.
From the New York Express, 9th inst.
Money Market, Tuesday P. M.— Whut is in
the wind? ONE MILLION NINE HUND
RED THOUSAND DOLLARS, principally
in gold this morning went to Philadelphia in
tho six o’clock steamboat to the Pennsylvania
U. S. Bank. This is not from our banks, and
it may be in part from the consignment to
Prime, Ward and King, the Barings have seat
out from the Bank of England. What has
caused this movement, and change of jiolicy,
it is not so easy to divine though conjecture is
active. The London Morning Chronicle,
however, tells us, the Bank of Englund has
made peace with Mr. Biddle, and here wc have
u clue.
Wc are informed, says the American, that
the marine insurance companies have resolv
ed to take risks in the first class steamers at
the rates charged for packet ships.
The Roscoe, that sailed yesterday for Liv
erpool, had eighteen passengers, which is a'
goodly number for a packet. The Great Wes. ,
, tern that sailed the seventh, had upwards of sc
‘ venty. On the Ist inst. upwards of one httnd«