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at the time ns being so odious as to call for
tie march, would not these bosom friends of the
Judge have heard him say something which
they could have treasured up, why be did not
rejoice, and yet they say nothing of his being
at home, or that he gave a reason to any one
why he did not join with them. Every one
know® in a country village, where the topics
of conversation are few, that every expression
of a political opponent, which could in any
way contribute to his overthrow, would be re
collected especially by these bosom friends of
Judge'Schley, whose expressions it was ne
cessary to treasure up for the coming wrath
As to Judge Schley’s political opinions du
ring the war, I know not what they were, and
consequently cannot pretend to explain them,
or assert their consistency. It is enough for
me to know that the people have enirusted
liim with their confidence for several years
past, which is the strongest evidence of the
correctness of his principles.
Col. Gamble states, as a conclusive evi.
(fence 'of Judge Schley’s federalism, that “ he
had been opposed to what I consider every
republican administration, of both the Gener-
td and State Governments, since I have taken
any part in political concerns, unless indeed the
present administrations are republican. If so,
inv position has changed withouthavingchang*
ed my principles.”
Surely, Colonel, you did not intend to fix
so odious a stigma upon Judge Schley as to
charge bim with such federalism as this. If
this be Federalism, to adhere to the princi
ples of the present administration, then the
majority of the people of the United States
have cause to glory in such Federalism. “ But
Ire must be a Federalist or you hnvfc changed
position, without changed principles.” You
must surely only have changed your position,
for you are too immaculate Col. for a moment
to be subject to the imputation of having
changed your principles; as well might the
Leopard change his spots, and the Ethiopian
hw skin, os for you to change. You have
been too long the leader of certain persons in
and about Louisville who think you possess
the chief a. tribute of the King, who is inca
pable of doing wrong; and therefore to les
sen their confidence by suggesting that you
had changed your principles, would be little
less than treason. When we speak, there
fore, of your change, we will only call it po
sit ion, and not principle. Will you then tell us,
(for i will speak only, of things of modern date
if you did not oppose the doctrines broach
by Berrien and Clayton, in the first meeting
at Athens, which gave an. impulse to Nullifi-
cation in Georgia 7 And did you not rise in
the left aisle of the chapel to address the
meeting, and owing to the confusion of the
assembly, did you not sit down after just be
ing able to iift your voice against their doc
trines, and condemned them most soundly ?—
And did you not afterwards when you thought
the political wind was settling that way, give
in your adhesion to their doctrines at, or im
mediately after the meeting at Milledgeville.
Are not Berrien and Clayton, now of your po
litical creed, or you of theirs; if so, has your
position changed, or have they changed their
Federalism, or principles. JUSTICE.
Frtm the “ antipodes,” tbb Col. proceeds
to a lengthy account of what lie understood
to be the political sentiments of Judge Schley,
some twenty or thirty years ago ; of. his op
position to Jefferson and Madison—his devo
tion to the principles.of Alexander .Hamilton ;
with divers et ceteras, from all which,- he ar
rives at last,* at a most singular conclusion,
considering the nature of his premises j and
in spite of his own malevolence, eliminates
one ray of candor and magnanimity in the fol
lowing sentence— *
“ Justice, however, requires me tostate, that
measures of the present piebald coalition.——
He was again elected to Congress on the first
Monday in October last, by a.most triumphant
majarjty—standing second
eighteen candidates, and many of them very
popular.with the people.on both sides—and
beating Col. Gamble, upwards of4,000 votes,
and yet this “black letter’d fist,” this book
of revelations, did not come to light'until the
latter end of August', 1835. And why has it
come forth at all ? Aye, there’*.tile rub
The Judge is a.candidate for Governor, and
he must be beaten, or nullification is-dewL-*-
aUhough Judgo Schley ’was a federalist^ and I and finding nothing to condemn in his public
so far as I know and believe, at the time ap- course as a legislator or a Judge; nor aught
proved tlieir principles ; yet when the “ blue to be set down against his moral integrity as
lights”' wore thrown up as signals for the en- J a man—they have gone back to another age,
cmy/ Vand other ' violent proceedings at the to rake up the musty traditions of the olden
North'took place to obstruct the operations of time, in tho hope that some sleeping ghost
the government against the enemy, tkfil he j might be aroused * from his slumbers, to cry
condemned their acts and declared that he teas “rato head and bloody bone/ /
not a federalist of that stamp or character— 1 But this invocation of departed spirits wifi
that although he bad been opposed to the war, not do.- You may “ call spirits from the v*s-
and believed that it was unnecessary, impoli- ty deep ! but they will not come.” Men are
tic, &c. die. yet,inasmuch as it had fcen de- judged by their acts; by what they are, and
clared by the competent authority, the govern- not by what they were. The Btatute of lim-
meat should not be obstructed‘in its operations, itations has long since run against you, and
but on the contrary, it should have the aid of | the
its citizens to support it to a successful heir*
minalion, 6t words'to that import.”
Thus has.'Colonel Gamble, reluctantly, no I cribed'to Judge Schley, at a time so' remote,
doubt, borne evidence in favor of Judge S.’s to stand up in judgement against all the pub-'
weeks. I have known Judge Wm. Schley
from his infancy, and during the whole of his
residence-in, and near this place, our inter-
highest among course was of the most intimate and confiden
tial character, and I never knew any thing
else, than his joining with us on all occasions
of rejoicing in the usual way. "" if *
' ■ * - T - * v M. SHELMAN. 5.
own statement in regard to his federal prind. j lie acts of bis life,
pies, and distinctly proves that the Judge was j Having disposed of Col. Gamble for the
not ar federalist of the Northern stamp. present^ a word or two with Mir. Harman, pod
But the Colond does not stop-here, but goes | we close. “ "
on to weave out a sort of round about story Mr. mnDfin says “ he did not illuminate
in regard to illuminating in the time of the && house .bn all occasions, for i remember
last war, manifestly intended to* cotiyey the j one in which it was with great difficulty the
idea that Judge Schley would not illuminate }“ rogue’s march, was prevented from being
upon the occasion of some victory.”
He says, «that some time after dark, a
company collected and marched through the
town with music and rejoicing ; that upon
their march down the street, ip which the fa
ther of Judge'Schley resided, nnd 10 whose
house he at that time resided; when the com- J. Schley the father of tho Judge, and occu-
pany came opposite the house, -seeing it ail pied by him at the time. But those who
dark whilst others were illuminated, some on*
called out “ rogue’s inarch which call was
responded to by several voices, and would
have been played but for myjnterposition,” ice.
■ And pray why did you "interpose 1 Was
Judge Schley there at the time, or dfd you
enquire into the cause of the darkness of the
house. But' if it was purposely dark, was it
Judge Schley’s House 7 No—your own evi-
From lie Standard of Union.
The Slander Judge Schley has been
charged by a citizen of Hancock county, with
refusing to illuminate his house when.the news
of the Victory of Orleans reached Louisville
and the author of this calumny-has also asser
ted that himself and others assaulted his, the
Judge’s house, with brickbats, dec. as an in
dignity for such refusal.
• This most unfounded story has been again
and again denied by Judge Schley, and his
friends. The proof has been demanded,
is not forth coming, and him wjio fabricated
the report, and gave it currency, os well as
all Judge Schley’8 friends know it to be ut
terly false.
Finding one of their party in a predicament,
so unenviable, an effort has been made
conjure up some new accusation, by which the
public mind would be drawn from this object
of scorn ; nnd accordingly a long.string of
charges and specifications have been brought
forward, backed by statements of Col. Roger
L. Gamble; and others.
To the letter of Col. Gamble, we beg
leave to call the public attention, while we
point them to the glaring inconsistencies and
incongruities which it contains; and the in-
sidtoas spirit which it breathes ; although ex
pressing at the Ramc time, the highest per
sonal respect for the Judge.
Col.' Gamble says in the outset of. his let-
ter, “ It is with extreme reluctance that
yield' to the request you made of me yester
day, to furnish you with some information tu
relation to the political course of Judge Wm
Schley, during tl<o late War, and .after that
time. I do this the more reluctantly because,
although Judge Schley and myself have ever
been personally friendly, yet/ politically, we
have ever been antipodes.”
Agreed—we give it up that you and the
Judge aro antipodes in politics.
Then in the first place, the Judge is op
posed to the United States Bank, in every
possible form—you being his « antipode” are
consequently in favor of the Bank.
'-The Judge is wholly opposed to the doc
trine of Internal Improvements by the Gen
crAl Government. . You are his “ antipode
and of course in favor of the system.
The Judge is opposed to a protective tariff.
Your opinions being “ antipode” to his, you
are a friend to the tariff. ' The Judge is
friend to Gen. Jackson—und. as his “ anti
pode” you are opposed to him.
The Judge is in favor of a strict construe,
tion of the federal constitution—as his “ an
tipode” you must bo a latiludinarian.
The Judge is opposed to nullification and its
-author John C. Calhoun. His “ antipodes
ale their friends : you are his “ antipode.”
-ilfjTbe Judge is most bitterly opposed to the
South Carolina Tcsl Oath—you are his “ an-
-Aqade” and must therefore -be its advocate.
And he is most outrageously hostile to the
abolitionists—are you his “ antipode” upon
this question ?
dreams of a quarter of a century past, are
- . ‘ - Louisville, 7th Sept. 1835.
* t do'Certify,'that I have been acquainted
with Judge William Schley -for JLbirty two
years past, and during the late war between
the U. States and Great Britain, whenever
the news reached this place of a victory ‘ob
tained over the British, Judge William Schley’s
house was illuminated with the other citizens,
as far as I have any.knowledge of the same,
and that he was among the first in the place
to rejoice on such occasions. I will further
state, that I have resided in this place, and in
Jefferson county during the above stated time
of my acquaintance with Judge William
Schley, and that I never knew or heard of his
refusing to illuminate his house, or that the
Rogue’s March was proposed to be beat, at
his house, or at his father’s house* at .which
place it has been stated he then resided, until
not to rise up against .the living, evidence"of about four or five weeks past.'
the present time, nor are the sentiments os- BERRY BOSTICK.
played before his house.
Well! Well! His house. This is indeed
going the Whole'; When from the testimony of
Col. Gamble and Mr. Holt, there was no such
house'Us Judge Schley’s, but that the house
alluded to.by,them, was the house of Mr. J.
know Mr. Harman now, will pass over his
statement^ tnorfc in “ pity tlian in anger.” ’
But with all the spleen which he has pour-
| ed out upon the Judge, he like CoT. Gamble,
winds op by placing him upon the fist of bis
warmest and most devoted friends. He says:
“In conclusion, T can only say, that I have
always had the warmest friendship for Judge
William Schley, his family and connexion
Louisville, Sept. 1th, 1835.
In consequence of several Certificates
which appeared in the State Rights Sentinel
stating that the house in which Judge William
Schley resided, during the late war with
Great Britiap, was not illuminated on some
occasion, at the Annunciation of victory over
the enemy, and that the Rogue’s. March was
proposed to be played at the time, I Certify,
that I have lived in this place for thirty years,
and never-heard-the above charge against him
until a short time since—but as Mr. Harmon
states in- his certificate, that Judge Schley
was always loud in bis rejoicing at any naval
victory, s6 also, .was he, whenever the army
of the United States, proved victorious oyer
the enemy, and always joined his feHow-citi-
zens iq a manifestation of that joy, which is
usual on all suqh occasions.
* JOHN GORDON.
dence distinctly shews that h was not his I iusfriends have been my ffiends, apd I have
house, but his father’s: and in the face of been his and theirs.” Nor die expressions
this fact,' supported .by your own testimony, I of personal friendship withheld by Air. Holt,
you have made the statement in such form, and And so it is, that Judge Schley finds him-
given to it such a coloring, as to leave the im- J self held up to the view of his countrymen,
pression, upon weak minds, that he did actu- as unworthy their confidence, and that too by
ally refuse to illuminate; or why mention the his warm personal friends. A wise man once
house of aootber person ; and so it turns out, said, “ save me from my friends!” and well
that after all his statements upon the subject; may Judge Schley repeat the exclamation, to
to the prejudice of Judge Schley; after it Uav-1 which we respond amen ! and from such, may
ing been asserted again and again, that He re- ] the Lord* deliver us!
fused to illuminate HIS house for the victory of\ Union men ! look to yourselves to your
Chians; it is shown by the testimony of Col. own men and their principles. Y6(i know
Gamble himself, that Judge Schley hud no I those who have server} their country with tal-
house at all at that time, in Louisville; which j eats and fidelity—you have jieeo Judge Schley
fact is also corroborated by the statements of r on the bench, and in. Congress—you know
Air. Asa Holt, whose account of the affair he is true to the best interests of his country
seems to be something like the faint remeitf. j —that he opposes the bank—internal improve-
brance of a dream. j ments—the tariff, and nullifcation, and that
But hear Colonel Gamble’s conclusion—
“In conclusion, it is proper for me to remark,
that although Judge Schley and qiyodf Have
ever been politically opposed, yet it is not fir
me, son no I pretend to impugn or call in
QUESTION HIS PATRIOTISM AS A POLITICIAN,
OR HIS INTEGRITY AS A MAN.! !”
We ask every man, who is willing to do
unto others as he would they should do unto
him, to read the concluding sentence of Col.
Gamble’s letter above quoted, and compare it I stood.”
with the foregoing parts, particularly those sen-
fences in which he attempts to hold up Judge
Schley as Uttle better than a traitor tobfs coun
try ; and to ask themselves, Jiow in the name
of reason, he ever arrived at a conclusion so
honorable to the “patriotism” and integrity
of Judge Schley 1
We have read letters from all sorts of peo-
pie, but we have rarely seen such a produc
tion as this. By separating the parts, it proves
he is the friend of old Hickory and bis rs-
publican administration
From the Auguste Constitutionalist.
The Slander' refuted !—The following
Certificates were forwarded to afriencTin this
city, and in ihe absence oT Judge William
Schley, are respectfully submitted to an im
partial public, without comment, « as they
speak a language which caitnot be misunder
Louisville, 1th Sept.'1885.
I Certify, That I have been well acquain.
ted with Judge William Schley, for thirty six
years past, the"greater part of which time, we
both lived in this place, and I always consid
ered him as being friendly disposed tp his gov
ernment and country. It has been stated by
some, who I presume, are unfriendly to tbe
Judge, that on one occasion during tho late
war with Great Britain, when the news reach
Judge Schley on the one hand, a federalist of I ed this place of some victory obtained over
the “ Blue light stomp,” and indeed an enemy-1 the enemy, he refused to illuminate his house
to his country—-while on the other hand, it j if such was the fact, I do not recollect it, as
proves this same detestable character, to be
the bosom friend of Col. Gamble, to have de-
nounced the “ Blue lights” and their princi
ples, to have advocated the war after it had
“been declared by the competent authority
winding up with a high compliment to his
« PATRIOTISM AS A POLITICIAN,” Uld “ falS IN
TEGRITY AS A MAN.**
know he was always considered among the
first in manifesting his joy on all such occa-
sions, nor did I ever bear any .tiling to the
contrary, until within a-few weeks past.
A. WRIGHT.
P. S.—Having understood that a statement
was made in the Macon Messenger, that Judge
William Schley resigned/his ' commission as
If Col. Gamble does not regret having Major of the 19th Battalion, G?AL during the
written this letter, we are confident that many late war with Great Britain, I certify, that I
of his friends will—It can do him no good as I know this not, to be the fact, as he was very
a politician, andno credit as a man, and so far desirous to retain hrb command, but in ponse
from injuring Judge Schley, it will elevate hihn I quence of his having moved out of the Battal
in the estimation of all candid and liberal men. ion district, sometime previous to the dcclar
It betrays such a malignant spirit, undef^the j ation of war, Col. Shelman, then in command
veil of assumed friendship as cannot .escape of the regiment^ declared the office vacant,
the superficial observed, and must, in the end, I and ordered a new election to fake place, and
lessen Col. Gamble in the public estimation, rl was elected to fill the vacancy. 3 A. W.
It need not be said, that it was done from ^ »o
motives of patriotism—it is too late to set up Louisville, Sept, llh, 1835.
that plea. Judge Schley has been some time ( Recently my attention was called to
on the theatre of politics—He has held high I charge preferred by the editor of tjje Macon
and responsible trusts, and if he has been a | Messenger, against Judge William Schley
__ ^ '».« rn - ,mg the Battles of his Country.”. *'ieei it my
a patriot, he should have disclosed them to the j duty to inform tbe editor and the community,
country. He should have circulated them j that the charged is devoid of truth :—previ
through the news papers, and by all means, I ous-to tbe declaration of war, Judge Schlev.
in his power, have spread them before the J then Major, purchased a plantation Vithitf one
people—but more than twenty years have mile of this place and removed his .family
passed—during whicH period Judge Schley thereto—which was without the iimits of the
has presided three years upon tho bench of Battalion district. As Colonel of the regiment
the Superior court, with much credit to him- it then became my duty to declare the office
self and usefulness to his country, and has vacant, and accordingly advertised an elec
served two sessions in the Congress of the j tioc to fill said vacancy, at which time, A
United States, in which, he has supported the Wright, now known as Colonel Wright, was
stern old doctrines of Mr. Jefferson, in his elected—and as to the charge of his r.ot illu
open and manly opposition to the United initiating his house on some occasion of a vic-
Statos* Bank, to internal improvements, and I tory of the American arms, I never heard
all the unconstitutional and consolidating] any thing of the lq^id, until within a few
That the retailing of spirituous liquors is a
public grievance, is felt and asserted by ma
ny.. and i9 capable of clear demonstration—
it ie a fact. And surely, if our Legislature
were respectfully memorialized upon the sub
ject, they would take efficient measures to
correct this extensive evil.
f propose therefore, to the friends of Tem
perance throughout the State, to draw up
forthwith respectful memorials to be presen
ted to.the next Legislature, and to obtain the
signatures of all who. are willing to sign them,
that that honorable body may be informed of
the, vast number who feel aggrieved upon this
subject.' I am not prepared to offer a form of
memorial, perhaps that may better be framed
by each Society or community. Let the ob
ject, however, be uniformly and distinctly sta-
ted—that we wish the retailing system effectu
ally slopped. “ -
If not completed before, the fiert Monday
in October would be a suitable day for circu
lating memorials. Let there be at least one
upon every' election ground. I trust this sub-
ject will not be overlooked by the friends of
Temperance^ but promptly and effectually at
tended to in every county. s
All editors friendly to temperance will no
doubt confer, an essential service by presen
ting and recommending this subject. And if
any additional argument to thenj be necessary,
this will be convincing—the mare extensively
Temperance prevails, the greater will be the
number of readers ar\d subscribers to good
newspapers-.
Very respectfully, yours, dsts.
T. F. S.
reputation, the honor of your voentbn
bread you oat, and laat, though not least,
to one. .
Eut to be a little more eeriotu, the edits |
thrown out a few weeks ago by the Whi/ l
ject of those Union Editore who have daredi^
■L. _«■ _ ji !.•
the nnllifiers of a disposition to use the
on tho.
hope tho editor of Whig will f or onco any
jealousy, and do. liis friend of the Pnm,:
ti° e to copy the article in his last add^^* 1
Federal Umon. ^e Georgian, the
and the Athens Banner—Kr that his reader./!
that there is one at leasttrthe State who may ^
tolly dispute with him of th* Whig,
bawdy honors. ^
The wrath and fury manifested by the
.of tho village purlieus is truly amusing-//
Pigs! how they foam and froth at the mouths,
grimalkins 1 how they caterwaul, spit hod uu
And oh ye venerable skunks! how they J
filth around! Spiritot Cervantes! ahadeofj
wfcither have ye fled, that antieks such „n|
Louisville, Sept- 5th, .1835. -
I Certify, that I have known Judge William'
Schley for thirty years; and always consider-
ed him as friendly to his country. It has
been stated that on one occasion, during the
last war with the British, when news reached
this'place of a victory obtained over them, he
refused to iHumiuate his house; If such was
the fact, I do not recollect it, as I know he
Was always among thfrfirst in manifesting his
joy on all such occasions—nor did I ever hear
any thing to the contrary, until within a few
weeks past. SAMUEL CLARKE.
• From the Constitutionalist.
We publish in this morning’s paper, 'the
communication of T. F. S. da the subject of
Intemperance, accompanied by the remarks
of the editor of tbe Temperance Banner, pub
lished at Washington, in this State. So far
as our negroes are concerned, we think leg.
islative action-on this- subject is correct—but
we cannot concur with the recommendations
of either the editor or his correspondent, as to
the utility of -passing a law by the legislature
prohibiting tbe-retailing of sjiiritnous iiqours-
We think the lfess they have to do with the
subject the better. Gould such-an act be p
ed, would it decrease the quantity of spirits
annually consumed inr tho State 7—-or would
it not on the other hand tend to increase i
would-not spirits be given away and water
sold, as at tbe Bheep shearing in Connecticut 7
We are not advocates for intemperance, nei
ther are we in favor of coercive measures to
put a stop to iL We believe that good ex
ample, kind persuasion, and dispassionate rea
soning,-will do more-good, and reform, more
drunkards, than to make drunkenness a Peni
tentiary offence. We believe that if two drunk
ards were so situated that.one was surround*
ed with rum, and could drink free of expense
and when he pleased, and 7 the other in order
to obtain it had to seek after and pay for it,
that -ho who paid would, drink the most; . We
are advocates for temperance and other soci-
cties,. which have for their object the public
good ; so-long as .they confine themselves to
persuasion and example, they will dc good—
but when they seek to enforce temperance by
an act of the legislature, they lose their
weight and influence ;—in this country men
can be led—they cannot be driven. A drunk-
ard cannot be reformed by debarring him from
the use of spirits—the very idetr, that it is dif
ficult to obtain gives him more relish for it,
than he had before- The cause of Temper,
ance in this country ha3 been steadily pro
gressing—the members of the numerous soci
eties have done much good by example and
argument, and by these means have reclaim
ed many, and prevented-thousands from be-
coming drunkards. So long as they confine
-themselves to these means they must contin
ue to increase, prosper and do good, and will
have our support, but as soon as they give up
the means which has brought them into no-
tice, and by which they have increased and
done good, and resort to legislative measures
in order to enforce their precepts and exam
pies, they loose that confidence and respect
which is due them, and will not meet with
support from us.
, “ [by BEQUEST. J
i From the Temperance Banner.
Savannah, 15th Aug. 1835.
Messrs. Editors;It belongs to our ling,
i si at u re so to regulate our internal affairs and
external relations, as to protect^ us from' in
juries of person, property, and reputation
And as a Legislature, they are concerned for
the peace and prosperity of our population
individually and collectively. When, there
fore, any prevailing practice is evidently a
public nuisance, or productive of mischief on
ly to many citizens, it becomes the Legtsla
ture, acting in the name of the People, to
take such order as may effectually remove
the grievance.
Albon Chase and A. M» Nlstjct, Editore.
FOR PRESIDENT,
MARTIN VAN BITREN.
9 FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
RICHARD 91, JOHNSON.
FOR GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM SCHLEY*
For Representatives to Congress,
JABEZ JACKSON,
JESSE P. CLEVELAND,
HOPKINS HOLSEV,
THOMAS GLASCOCK.
State Legislature—Clark County.
FOR SENATOR,
Col. John A. Cobh.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
Bcnajah Sheafs,
William Epps,
William L. Mitchell.
should gounhonored and onsang t» But
subject wo find it a difficult matter to be *£!
Wo will try again. Soriously then, we Zu
to know what it is that has produced in tho,,
pions of “ all tbe decency,» all this petty J,
what has called into existence all this
iy—this forced and artificial ebulition of b* J
lignity 7 Have the Union press said «ny Qiw,
than it hasfbr three years heck, namely, th^
dors of nullification were inimical to the Uuju
fiivor of a Southom Confederacy, andretdjy,
ling to seize hold of any subject calcutitalto J
plish their views7 No! Why then doe.
dignation boil over note at that which bob"
not ^iroQuco, s, simmering of the gall, or
of the spleon 7 Yos, why 7 Wo out only
for it when we reflect upon the general ofc,
which their doctrines are note held, and thin,,
ty they note feel for abandoning them, and ie*
as well os they can, before tho etorm of i&fcp,
which they have brought upon themeelveo. E,
little- fugitives for your lives—there it no nty
you but in the ark of UNION DEMOCRATIC
FUBLICANISM! -
Had the Union press attempted to stigeNbi
Union party as abolitionists, by calling thesh
John C. Calhoun on abolitionist, then we
excused their fury—Had they as a party beta
iy slandered by the Union leaden and tin
press, as the “ Free Negro party,”Jthen,
eoold not have justified their rulgar obusa, n
at least their resentment and indignation. Bt!
the Uniou Forty descended to such poor ui
party subterfuges 7 No! But their oppeuntikf
Mr. Van Buren and ft. M. Johnson, th»i
of the Union Party for President and Vies
have boon (knowingly and wilfully)
thorn, aa the candidates of the abolitionist*, u
gamntionista, Ac.—the whole Union party
denounced publicly, in their solemn convMin
The Free Negro Party,” and*tho black andfif
ful slander has been taken up by their pm* w
tainors, and chanted throughout tbe Suti!
what has been the course of the Union party a
once -to these low and unmanly, rile andeads
ble espersions 7 Have they loit them either t
good sense, their decency or their temper 11
A good cause can stand slander, but a bad orsa
before the truth.
- IP* By reference to an article in another column
it will be seen that the Athens and Augusta roil road
* going ahead.” Thirty miles more-of the road
wift be placed under contract on the 31tit,bf December
next. We are requested to say to those who have
spore hands to hire, that $14 per month and subsis
tence is paid for laborers on this work.
07 The u printer’s ? —1,” whom the editoy of the
Whig -announces os having charge of the editorial
department of liis paper, made sod work of it last
week in attempting to fire off his u boss’s” pocket
pistol—one snap sod a Hash in the pan being all he
could getout of the small concern..
Look again,thou imp of his majesty of tho Whig,and
you will soe that we did irot say that “ Union or Nul
lification” was the “ only question. now before the
people,” We said this question was, so for as concern
ed the Gubernatorial election, for the first time fklrly
before the people. This was' the snap, now for the
flash. The substitute of the Whig editor thinks,
that the election of the Hon, C.C. Clay as Govern*
or of Alabama by a majority pf 13,000 votes, is not
Van Boren triumph. And for the purpose of giving
some plausibility to the assertion produces a letter of
Judge Clay’s to the editor of tho 44 North Alabamian/*
in which he denies being pledged to Mr. Van Buren
Very well. Judge Clay states afterwards, however,
in tiie same letter, .what ho is pledged to do, namely
to support that 44 democratic candidate who may
unite the great body of tho republican party, in order
'to keep the election out of. Congress.” And it was
this pledge in his address to the 44 people of Aiaba
ina,” which united upon him the whole strength of
tho Vafi Buren party, and which induced tho Whig
mlllifiers and tho White Administration men to bring
outGen.Farsons, as a White candidate, in opposition
Urhrai. Judge Clay’s election not a Van Buren tri
umph indeed' f whed the whole Nullification Whig,
and Jackson White press in that State, during the
canvass, denounced him'as tho Van Bureii candidate,
and, as the Mobile Regis ter has it, n scattered abroad
preparatory notes of victory for a Van .Buren defeat
in the election of Parsons !” Not a Van Buren tri
umph indeed-! when tho whole administration press
supported him as the Van Buren Candidate! Not
Van Buren trinmphlndcod! when a White circular
was issued at Tuscaloosa, just before the election, de
claring to the people of Alabama, that if Clay was
elected Judge White’s prospects Would be 44 alasied*
in that State ! But enough, unless tho game was bet
ter worthy the ammunition we are expending on it.
Tlse Contest for Bawdy Honors.
The display of the ecutor of the Southern Whig,
week or two since, of his taste and talent at billings
gate, has, it seems, brought out bis co-laborer- in
wiggeiy.and vulgarity—the. keeper of tl)e political
slopshop in Colqmbus, yclept 44 Th6 Enquirer.
These two wranglers for bawdy honors, are now
fairly upon the arena—the first round has passed
with equal credit to the skill and science of tho com
batants—both stand their ground, but the victory yet
hangs in awful suspense! Go it Billy—wc back you
a thousand to one against cute little Sammy of the
slopshop—he has had the last.push, and a thumper it
was we admit—but never be discouraged, man—sum
mon up all your prowess, and return it with redou
bled energy—remember your all is at stake—ycur
Vise Gamble-lng Certificates.
In our last we gave the true grounds epos d
alone the name,'hmch leu the charge of fedri
can be sustained against Judge Schley, vis : ii
position to the-rcstrictive policy of Jefferson nil
ibon’s administration, and the declaration of
1812. We will now turn our attention for s«
to the certificates procured by the ntdli&estiosi
date for Congress, CoL Gamble, and see howl
go towards establishing against him any Uiiqi
than this. Philip B. Lcmle, who has been tM
ward by 'Gamble with the vain hope of shieldira
self from a portion of the odium which he till
his due for voluntarily attemptiqg to p»*
into Congress overtho prostration of his mortis
dablo political opponent, says, that in justksfcif
sllf, he is called upon to make good the fok
rsportB, which he had been instrumental is dj
ting against Judge Schley: first, 44 that bsjSj
Schley) was e federalist pf tho Hamilton 8d4
secondly, that 44 he opposed the war becauabt
sidered it inexpedient”; and thirdly, that 44
on one occasion to^-illuminate his house fa**'
tory during the last war;” All of which d*H
asserts to have been dsnisd by Judge Schkj, *
only in the preceding.paragraph he refers to*
sage in Judge Schley’s latter to Mr. Holsey. »*
ho (Jadge Sch’oy) admits the truth ofths«
charge, viz: his opposition to the war, heart
considered if inexpedient! What a beantifil*
cate maker!
With regard to tha first charge which WA
attempts to prove for Col. Gamble, namely,*^
Judge Schley, u>as a federalist of the Hamilton
we have looked in vain through every cord**
tho evidence, ho So positively assures the P*® 1
be 'fouqd—unless, indeed, he relies upsc*>#|
tons assertion of his mover, Roger S. 6*®*”
such fuel, when ho pay* that Judge Schley uu O'
vocato of the ation and ecdition -laws, andof^®
ford Convention. This is not only, a grata***]
Bertion of Col. Gamble, but we have evaiyt—j
believe that the honorable ex, and would be wri*
min in making it allowed hia political
Judge Schley to get the bet^r of his aelf *^
he certifies himself to thotact, that 44 when
lights” were thrown up as signals to tlioer-tc.
other violent proceedings at the north took P ^
obstruct the operations of the government^
the enemy, that Jie (Judge Schley) <
acte, and declared that he-was not a 1
stamp of character.” Now wo lcavo it t
tial judgment ofnvery honorablo mind, if ** ^
sion of the honorablo certifier liimself, dossj 0 •
that Judge Schley could not havo been * f ' (
the Hamilton School, nn advocate of the
sedition laws, or a friend of tho Hartford
And now wo come to the cream of tho ^
ter, namely, the poor and paltry attempt o
bination of certificate writers, to prove
weronrewi
eonien^.
demWf
; JO tI* W
Schley did not only oppose the declaration
of**
1812, on the'ground of expediency, but tM <
opposed to the prosecution of it—that h e ,,
to tho British and 'a traitor to h:s country^
how do they attempt to fksten upon JtW ^
this iniquitous and slanderous charge ?
rcct, or even indirect—evidence 7 no! ^
duoing the awftil circumstance that Judgs