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'e u theme for u dis- with hair-splitting, philological distinctions,
icnce. Such men drawn either from authority of members of
Though they mean this Mouse, or by lexicographers, about the
take every kind of meaning of the word-‘happen,” or whether,
'ation of their dia- or not, the term “representation” was taken
s others. Gentle, in one restricted sense or ankher. He
nt and better jiidg- should look to the question alone in its broad
of the world ought | coaslituitonal aspect. To enable the House
despoti c,
VOL. VI.
A THEWS* ©EO* SATURDAY.' FEBRUARY 24, ISSSS.
The ^suthern Bas&ner,
18 FUOLUIICU IN niK TOWN OF A PHKNS, GEORGIA,
EVERY SATURDAY,
BY ALBOV CBASK.
INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.
TERYW.—Tlntio dollar* per year, payable in a J-
ranee, or Four dollars at the end of tin-year.
Any tuiiwcriticr failing to give notice of his desire
to discontinue hie milisuription ul tho expiration of
the lime for which it has lieen paid, will lie consul,
creel as wishing to continue it, and held liable accor
dingly. No t*a|>cr will ho discontinued, (except at
the option of tlio publisher,) until all arrearages are
paid.
UTAH Loiters to the Editor on matters connected
with tiie establishment, must he post paid in orderte
secure utiunlion.
tl %to<* a! .VtlvorltuSiiR.
lattters of Citation, - - - §2 75
Notice to Debtors .and Creditors, (4!) days) 3 25
Four Months’ Notices, . . . 4 00
Cities of 1’cfsotiiti Property, I>y Executors,
Administrators, or Guardians, - 3 25
Sales of La ruin or Negroes, by do. 4 75
Application for Letters of Dismission, 4 50
Olhi i Advertisements, 75 cents for every thirteen
lines of small !yj>e, (or space equivalent,) first inser
tion. .m i 50 cents for each weekly continuance. If
puhl sited every other week, 02 1-2 cents, mid iitoiiti:-
Jv, T5 cents for each continuance. For a single in.
terlun only, I Oil per square.
An-'-titrisuMK-NM situuld always have the desired
nuitfier r»l insertions marked upon them when hand,
cl in, oilnr.vi.se they will be published till forbid
ami charged accordingly.
dJ-Nntjco oi tiio sale of Land and Nogroesby Ad
m nistrators, Executors, or Guardians, must be puh-
lislicd sixty days previous to the day of sale.
The sale of Personal Property, in like manner,
mn t in published forty days previous to the sale.
Notice to debtors m.l creditors of un estate, must
be published Jet ty days.
Notice that .Vp|ilicaljon will he made tothc Court
of Ordinary, lor leave to sell Laud or Negroes, must i
be p tblishod Jour months.
Notice that Application will be made for Letters !
of \ luiinisiiMtion, must be published//tit .'y days, and j
Iw'.tors of Dismission, six ••ninth*.
Agents fur the Runner.
M RS. WALTHALL respectfully iiiformsthe pub
lic, that she continues to give instruclionon the
Piano ForJf,
Either at her dwelling.house, or at her room oil
the Lot of the Female Academy, at any hour be
tween 8 o’clock A. IVJ. and 1(1 P. Nl. She trusts that
her long residence in At hens, and the satisfaction
heretofore given, added to her untiring exertions to
Vmpbft a thorough knowledge of music to her pu
pils, will entitle her to a share of the patronage of
a liberal public.
(TP Her mother. (Mbs. TRoms) will give instruc
tion in the FRENCH LANGUAGE, at her resi-
denccc, where a few Young Ladies can also be ac
commodated ns Boarders.
Athens, April 23 f>.—ly.
NOTICE
TO RAIL PMil CONTRACTORS.
Western and Aliautic Kail Road.
Extending from a point near Decatur, in De-
Kulb County, Georgia, to the Tennessee Div
er, between Dallas and Ross's Landing, awl
embracing a distance of about one hundred
and forty miles.
Q EALED PROPOSALS for the execution
of the Gruding and Masonry on certain portions
Lncrencrrillr,
t'lmesrillr,
Clarksville,
Monroe,
A. U. Smith, E>>q.
A. E. WnirrKN, Esq.
Lewis Lkw, Eeq.
Li:r.ov PiTTll.i.o, Esq.
, C V
'foW Etild & Stiver Watcli-
ex, Jewelry, &c.
IjgSWItid. makes their slock
vary
•f the Rail Rouii above mentioned, embracing a dis.
lance not exceeding eight miles, southeastward of
the Chattahoochee River, and fourteen miles north
westward of the same ; also, about twenty miles, in
cluding the traverse of the Etowah River and its
valley, in all about forty miles:—WILL BE RE
CEIVED ul the Office ol the Kail Road Commission
ers in Marietta, Cohii county, Georgia, between the
second and sect nth of April next, during which timo,
Engineers will he in attendance to point out the va
rious localities at which tho work of construction is
to he carried on, and to explain, by the aid of Platts
and Profiles ot the route, the nature and extent oft he
work. Muclt deep cutting nt:d filling, and several
extensive viaducts of timber, will be required in con-
cnnipletc. | nexion with tho road formation. Thejamount of Ex-
4' t l »«-. f .» 1 cavations and Embankments on those portions of the
ChOmI W •1st -iCSi. j roa j ollcreu for contracts, as above, will be about two
Pine London Duplex, Isever, Cylindor and Pok’t • and a half millions oj cubic yards. The work will
CHRONOMETER:*. be divided into sections, each about ono milo in
Independent seconds, 22 Jewels, with I^ver es. . length. Blanks for proposals, will bp ju readiness
eafxiinent. : for the uts of those who are disposed to engage in
Lady’s Anchor ess-.peinent, full jewel’ll, with ruby the work ; also, for the concluding of contracts on
pallets. i such proposals as arc acceptable to the Board of
Silver Levers, Cylinder, and common Watches, j Commissioners. Thevrork provided for hy contracts
ilt'WCll'Y* j will l>« commenced on or about the first of May next.
Diamond Kings and Broaches, Gold Chains of all I The country traversed by the Rail Road, is elova-
kiiJa. . j ted arid rolling, and is regarded as offo of the most
A new and large supply of Gold Sjtectaclcs, Pen. ' healthy portions ol the United States. The climate
eil Cases, Finger Rings, and Watch Keys—very is favorable for field operations during summer and
luiidsomt..
DEFERRED ARTIC1LE&.
From the Charleston Courier.
Death ofOseola.—YVe have been favor
ed with the following statements of the Phy
sicians in attendance on this distinguished
Chief, during the illness Which resulted in his
death, and insert them in our ps per. believing
that they will be read with much interest:
As, no doubt, a curiosity exists in the public
mind, to know the causes which led to the
death of Oseola, the distinguished Seminole
Chief, and as many reports may be circula
ted on the subject, 1 have deemed it advisable
(ogive publicity to a statement of the circuui-
stances attending his last illness.
1 tun impelled, moreover, to do this, from
another motive—the sense of u duty which I
owe to myself and those entrusted with his
safe, keeping—being conscious tiiat nothing'
has been omitted in the discharge of that
trust, which could, in any way, have contribu
ted to the health and comfort ot the deceased.
On the 26:h ol Jai uary, ultimo, he was at
tacked in the night with a violent Quinsy, of
which I was informed very soon after, und
hastened to his room. He was then laboring
under considerable difficulty of deglutition
and respiration, accompanied with pain and
m(lummutton of tho tonsils. To prevent suffo
cation, it was necessary to support him near
ly in an erect position. His pulse w.ts full,
quick and hard. Blood was instantly drawn,
and an emetic and blister prescribed. At this
moment, an Indian entered the room who, ns
I afterwards understood, was held in high es-
teem as a Prophet and Doctor. Prom the
moment of bis entrance there was a refusal
to take any thing. Finding myself debarred
from tho administration of suitable remedies,
and feeling the responsibili’y devolving upon
of which time they were without food or
wholesome water, j While in prison their ves
sel was unloaded laud plundered of every
thing valuable. >
No excuse or rtfison for this act is given.
If Brtlisb officers iiave so far forgotten them
selves and their jountry’s honor, as not to
know what is due|he American government,
m order that they may
play of tft£ir warm eloquence. Such men
are not safe counsellor*. Though they mean
not what they say, ahd take every kind of
poeiical license, the publication of their dia
tribes deludes and deceives others. Gentle-
men of cooler temperament and better judg
ments from the same part of the world ou<dtt
it is time they weije taught to tear and respect to set them right before the nation,
her power.
Lower Canada—Tho Montreal Trans
cript continues to notice the fact that the
French Canadians urv leaving the city, in con.
sequence, it is reported there, of“orders from
Papineau,” who it is again said, contemplates
an attack on the city. The Transcript says
—“On Wednesday night a quantity of arms
were seized by the active officer, Capt.
Macdouuell, which were on their way to tins
citv from the states. They consist of a large
number of pistols, some few small carbines,
und a great many Bowie knives and daggers.
YVc have understood the seizure wns made in
the neighborhood of St. Phiilipe. The arms
have been deposited in the government stores.
From the Ualtimnre Son, Feb. 3.
Awful Conflagration—A Stud of Forty
three Elegant Circus Horses Burned.—This
morning, between 4 ami 5 o’clock, a fire broke
out io the Front street Theatre, which do
stroyed the whole building and all its valua
ble contents, including tiie most elegant and
costly stud of horses belonging to any Circus
in tho world. Three men, the only persons in
the Theatre at the lime, narrowly escaped
with their lives—one a hostler, the other
two engaged to watch the establishment, all
of whom must have gone to sleep. How tiie
fire originated is not known,—rumor with
her ihousni.d longues is busy. The adjoining
me, I requested Professor B. B. Strobel to ! lhree slor ? building, occupied by Mr. Mur
visit the patient with me. He attended and
used his best exertions to prevail on the pa
tient to submit to treatment, such as sc*ris-
fir.ation, leeching, etc.—bul he pertinaciously
refused; not hut what he would have been
disposed to acquiesce, had he not been over
ruled by the influence of his family.
F. YY’ EE DON, A-=si*taut Surgeon.
Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island, Feb. 5.
pliy, whs also consumed, as well as one oth
er building, and a large qantit v of wood in an
adjoining yard. The loss is immense. We
nro unable to learn whether Mr. Cooke was
insured or uot, as vve have not seen him.
properly to estimate the meaning ayd intent - v ;
i .. the Federal Convention in the clauses of
iHrORl-AST MoVEMK.Nf .X KrXTCCKV. ,| le C„„ S .i„„i.,„ I*,** ,h. M hj,« ’ *
IV .b... bufor. Mri. .1... %, (jCfiwiuwro nuw bel ;,„ j, WM „ K J t
of Kentucky ti:is passed it bill bike tho j tl,p ,i slor^ttfOli-'l cm. ' U w» 3 udop.
« 1 ' J by its order, lo the Cor gross ol tlic Confede- • T 7’r^-'T
ing n Convention. YVe wore not aware
the time, that the sole design of the f riends of j erntion, tu be submitted by that body to tho
the Convention was the abolition of slavery t States for their ratification. Having been
io the State of Kentucky. Such however,! ratified by the re quisite number of States, tho
we learn from an article in the Lexington , respective ratifications were returned lo Cott-
Observer, is the fact. The question of the jgressthat it might take order for putting tho
continuance or abolition of slavery is to be de- ! new Government into operation. By tho
tenanted by the call of a convention. j Constitution the Presidential term was fixed
YVeil may the Observer remark, that such ! a t four, tho Senatorial at six, and the Rcprc-
being the issue involved, it assumes a con. j gentative at two, years. It then onlv remain,
sequence and importance surpassing that of i e d for the old Congress to fix the day when
any subject ever agitated in Kentucky. But j these respective terms should commence, to
the interest it) the event will not ho confined j fix with equal certainty their respective ter-
to tiie citizens of that State. Lvt*rv portion j ruinations. Congress did pass an ordinance
o the cotdederacy, and the slave holding re- j that Presidentia electors should be chosen on
gion especially, will look with intense inter- j the first YY’ednesday in January', and should
est to the decision of the question.
Whig.
-Richmond
Remarks ot*35r. Slay nest,
OF GEORGIA,
la the House of Representatives, January 31,-1838
Oo the Mississippi Election.
Mr. HAYNES said that lie had risen yes- tlt . r t f, e Constitution, made to commence
terday to address himself briefly to the House,
after the claimant (Mr. Prentiss) bad taken
the floor, hut that gentleman, not know-in" it
meet and give their votes on the first YVcdnes.
day in February, 1760, and that the new Gov.
eminent should commence ns operations on
the first YVedne&day, which was the fourth
day of March. 1780. It is, then, from the-
fourth of March, 1789, the respective terms
of four years for the President and Vice Pres
ident, of six years lor the Senators, and of
two years for the Representatives, were, un
run.
iiiug. But to enable us to arrive at a clear
und just Conclusion, tt is necessary to consid.
er that, in instituting iht3 House, with which
By order of the Board of ComniissionerR,
4’. II. LONG, Chief F.ng'r
YY. & A. Rail Road.
Felt. 3.—4G—41.
louiit's’ and G«ntlcineii’» Breast Pins, Gold Tooth
Picks, Buckles, Ear Rinas and Pm, sleeve Buttons
nd Collar Buttons.
Silver Dessert Knives and Forks,and Butter Knives.
** Table. Dessert and ‘Pea Spoons. '
“ Pencil Cases, Spectacles,Tooth Picks, Thim. SILK CULTURE.
Silver E.r Kings and Pins, Watch Chains. Keys Hp 1 } 1- ' *'| U ^ T l CA BLlJi, or the Largo
xml H»;r Pins J l^af Chinese Mulberry.
Silver plated Castors, Cake Baskets, Candle Sticks ! , l The produce from Cuttingsof
and Branches, *nd Sunders and Trays. i 20 ’ 000 t li I’TINGS, <
A Variety oli Chicks Astral Lamps, Brit-
t»nu Tea Sets mid Percolators, Flower Vases, W'ri.
ling Desks, Work and Shaving Boxes, Coral, Gold
Bi:*' *, ..11 sues. Gold and Silver ml’d tames. Buck- >
B-i'wiiun Boards, Chessmen and Boards, Purses, Ka- |
J'iih, single, in pairs ami cases of 7 each; Razor!
•Nifiitoi, Knives, Scissors, Shot Guns, Rifies, Pistols, 1
Game Bugs, Flunks, Shot Pouches, &.c. &.C.
— AJ.SO—
20,000 CUTTINGS, ^ tho two lust seasons,
The price of Trues, without side branches,
Under 5 feet, 25 cents each.
Over 5 and under 7 feet, 37 j cent* each,
Over 7 feet, 50 ce.nts each.
Cuttings—One eye, §35 per thousand,
“ Two eyes, 55
“ Three “ 75 •*
Tin* Tree is ensily propagated from Cuttings, and
the growth in the southern states, is more than doub
le that in tho northern, in tho same time. Of the
At tho request of Dr. YVeedon, I visited
Oseola at Sullivan’s Island. I saw him in the
evening, by candle light—he was lying on his
blanket before the fire, his head proper! up,
and two Indian women (one on each side of
him) employed bathing his neck with warm
water, in which some herbs had been steeped.
He wns breathing with much difficulty, his
brow contracted, and his countenance indi
cating great bodily pain. His pulse was full
and quick, skin tint and dry. I
Fire in New Yory*—Twenty houses
were destroyed by fira, in the citv of N. York,
on the 29lh till. It broke out about noon, in
a stable in the rear of No. 372 Filth st., near
Avenue D-, and in the course of a few min.
utes communicated to the surrounding build-
was his desire to speak, did not yield to him ; j , )iirt of t!ie Constitution alone are we now con
ihat he had offered to give him an oppmtuni. ^med, the convention instituted
ty to speak this morning, but anxious as he
was that the question should he taken as ear
ly as practicable, he declined the oiler, reserv.
ing lo himself the right to speak if the discus,
sion should he protracted. An attempt to
bring the debate to a close by the previous
question having failed, he now rose to give his
views to the House as succinctly as possible.
perpetual
office. Will any one attempt to deny it ?
As it cannot be dented, even in this day of
latitudinariun construction, he did not bclievo
that any one would attempt to deny it. What
then was the undeniable inference from tho
! establishment of the perpetuity of the Repre.
! sentative office ? Tint it implies, and noth.
! ing can gainsay or res-sl the implication, per.
That there need not be any apprehension that | [)0 " ua i Accession. Can argument he oece*
HP \v:»Q nhnnt tn inflmt <> Un/* L./t L !
he w’as ubout to inflict a long winded speech
ings with great rapidity, crossing the Avenue, upon the patience of the House. It was not
and sweeping every thing before it. Four
buildings were destroyed on Fiftli Street; elev.
cu un Avenue D., and five on Sixth Street.
From the Baltimore Chronicle, Jan. 26.
The Globe and Intelligencer of yesterday
morning contain a long “ Address lo the citi.
, j zens of Beaufort and Colleton Districts, upon
.. . , requesteu ^ su ij ect a i 0 jdion, by R. Barnwell
lus permission, through the interpreter, to ex-1 RlIETT of S ' |th Caru!illa .»
amine bis throat, to winch he assented. 1 ,
discovered that the tonsils were so much en- , The immediate enuse of tins address was
larged as grentlv to impede respiration, and j ll ’ e P ubllca,,on * *" the thartestou Mercury,
that the mucous membrane of the Pharnyx was! a le,ter P u fP»«iug to be from a member ot
One Superior Toned K*iuno Forte, j Cm tings I obtained from Pruice &. Son, at Flushing,
Clolli null SSoo!, 1 Long Island, but 17 iu 100 produced trees; of the
Flutes, Accordion!:, Violins and Clarionets. Violin, [ Cuttiiiga from them, more than 75 from 100 was
Guitar, and Buss Viol Strings.
(iiTClocks und Watches repaired and war
Tallin!.
Nov. 18.—35-tf.
NEW TAILOR’S SHOP.
obtained, and the height of them is from 7 to 10 feet
the present year. They should be put into the
ground between this and the let of April. Tho
above Trees and Cuttings aro for sale by
JONATHAN MEIGS,
Avgusta, Georgia.
N. B.—They will ho carefully packed and sent
„ , i to oriltr, on remittance accompanying the order
' Lj ‘ undesigned, re. ! The Cuttings can be sent by Fta'»o.
L. contly from tho City 1 J»n. 13.—43- 9t. 3
of New York, respectful. • u T The Chronicle^.Sentinel. Charleston Courier,
ly inlorins the citiieiw of I Columbia Telescope, Edgefield Advertiser, Green
Athens, and the adjacent ■ v j|| 0 Mountaineer. Athens Banner, Milledgeville
in a high state of mfhmmbtiun. As there was
some danger of suffocation unless the disease
was arrested, I proposed to scurify tho ton.
si’s. The patient referred us to his conjurer,
who was sitting on the flour, covered up in
his blanket, with all the nir und dignity of n
great man. He said no ! I next proposed
to apply leeches to the throat and back of
the ears—the conjurer said no ! I proposed
lastly some medicine and a stimulating wash
to be applied internally—which he also refu
sed—saying that if the patient was nut bet.
ter in the morning, he would give him up to
us—1 urged, entreated and persuaded him, to
let us do something, for although I did not
doubt hi9 ability to cure, in the woods, where
he could have access to his roots, and herbs
—yet here he was placed under different cir
cumstances, and as he had no means within
his reach—begged him to yield up the patient
to us. All wus iu vain, and vve were finally
compelled to abandon Oseola to his fate.
In conclusion, I have r.o hesitation in de
claring that I entirely' coincided with the
views nud prescriptions of Dr. Weedoi), and
uountry, that l« haaopeii.; Recorder, Macon Telegraph, Columbus Enquirer,
eil a . hep in th« House ■ >D j Savannah Georgian, will publish tho above
fi.rri:erjy occupied as an j weekly, for two months, and send their bills to this
Office by Duct. Wart, iii office Constitutionalist.
I his place, near the State
Bank, where lm will be
happy to execute any or
ders with which he may
tw favored in his line of
l>usincK8. Ho has had
many years’experience in
the huHim-M, and will de-
THE PUBLIC
4 RE cautioned not to pay any Notes or Book Ac
counts due to the subscriber, either tn Will—
inm M’ltryde or any other person, who tnay
present them Cor collection, as they are not author
ized by me, and tho said Wm. M’Bryde having been
_ ivotn to it his personal at.' guilty of a breach of trust.
His workmen will also be first rate; and: S. IF. BOAG, Charleston.
ho 'hopes hy his assiduous efforts to please, to re
ceive a share of the patronage of a liberal public.
UrCuKing of all descriptions, will tw done on tho
shortest notice, and in tho most fashionable s«vle.
B. F. CRANE.
Dec. 2 37—tf.
GROCERIES.
[ r ||lll& Subscriber is now opening at the Store for
merly'occupied hy Messrs. Sims, Lawrence &
a general Stock of Groceries, embracing a great
I y of articles usually called for in that line of
[ I'mines*—all of which will be sold at a small ad-
f vai.ra on Augusta prices, for Cash only. Orders
fur any articles will bo promptly attended to.
O. F. SHAW.
Due. 16.—39—tf.
PRINCE’S NEW DIGEST.
COPIES of tbe Now Edition of PRIN-
C’E’8 DIGEST of tho Laws of Georgia
•or »a!o ou commission, by.
S. TENNEY 4- CO.
Athens, Fob. $-*46—it.
P. S.—Tho Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville and
Athens papers, will please insert the above threo
times, und forward their bills to Charleston for pay.
mont.
Feb. 10.—47—3L
Congress, in which the writer stated that he
had prepared two resolutions, une “ declaring,
that tho Constitution having faded to protect
the South iu the peaceable possession and en
joyment of their rights and peculiar instiiu-
tioas, it was expedient that the Union should
ho dissolved; and the other, appointing a
committee ol two members from each Slate,
to report upon the best means of peaceably
dissolving it.”
Mr. Riiett avows bimselfthc author of this
letter, and the object of his address to justify
himself to his constituents. The resolutions
which he had prepared are as follows:
“Tho Constitution of the United States
having proved inadequate to protect the Sou-
them states, in the peaceable enjoyment of
their rights and property, it is expedient that
the said Constitution should be ameuded, or
the Union of the States be dissolved.
“ Resolved, That a committee of 2 mem
bers from each State in tho Union be appoin
ted. to report upon the expediency and prac-
ticability of amending the Constitution, or the
best means of peaceably dissolving the Uu-
his habit to do so. But as he had taken some
part iu the discussion of the question at the
extra session of Congress, justice to himself
required that he should again express his
views upon it. YVhen the subject was then
under consideration, he brought to it the ex-
ercise of his understanding and his judgment,
as free from tho extraneous influence of par-
ty feeling as it was possible for him to have
done ; and as all the reflection he had since !
sary to sustain such a position. Not unless
it can be first shown that, in framing tho
Federal Constitution, our fathers did not in-
tend to institute a perpetual Government.
This brings us to the important, and in' tins
case the vital, consideration, what constitutes
a vacancy in the meaning of the Constitution?
To this there seemed, lo his mind, to bo but
one possible or practicable answer ; that as
the framers ol the Constitution instituted a
perpetual Government, of which perpetual
succession was an inevitable element, that
been able to givo it had but strengthened and j whenever such succession shall be broken,
confirmed the convictions which he then en- no nwller by what menus such breach of sue.
(ertamed, it was peculiarly proper that he ^ cession may “happen,” tliere ts a.vacancy.
should once more express them. He said, in
language familiar to every member of the
legal profession, that the whole merits of the
question might be compressed within a nut
shell. The only facts which entered into it,
at all pertinent to 3 just decision, were, did tho
Governor issue his writ of election, and were
the silting members relumed hy a majority ol
tiie votes of the people of .Mississippi acting
in pursuance of it. Could it be necessary to
adduce proof of the existence of facts so well
It was not m the vain reliance oa his own
logical powers, hut the unanswerable argu
ment contained in the Constitution itself, that
he asserted, with a confidence that nothing
could shake, that the position he had taken
was impregnable. If ho was correct, and
that be was so he had not the slightest doubt,
he might assort, as lie d;d fearlessly assert,
that there was a vacancy “in the representiy-
tion” of the State of Mississippi when (he Gov-
ernor issued his writ of election in June, 1837.
believe ihat had he been permitted to put
them in practice, the patient would have re
covered.
B. B. STROBEL, M. D..
Professor of Anatomy, Medical College S. C.
Charleston, 5th February, 1836.
NOTICE.
T HE connection that ha* heretofore existed be
tween COBB, MOORE & ROBINSON, in
the Black Smith's Business, baa line day been diasol.
ved hy mutual consent.
The business will in future bo conducted by FIN-
NF.Y H MOORE individually, who respectfully so.
licits a share of public patronage.
Tbe books and accounts of the Firm will be found
in the posaeasion of Finpoy II. Moore ; with whom
all persons indebted to tho Firm, aro requested to call
and settle. COBB, MOORE *J- ROBINSON.
January 1st, 1638. r’.' 44—tf.
EM8HSH STRAW B0NHETS.
A Cise of handsome English Straw an J Florence
Bonnet* just recoived and for safe by
i; J. w: JONES.
Oct. i 4' 30—tfi .
From Texas.—The schr. Dories, arrived
on the 30th ult. at New Orleans from Mnta-
gorda, whence she sailed on the 23d. She
reports that all was quiet in the interior of
Texas, and that the army of invaders was
only a band of marauders.
The markets of that country are still bare,
and the prices of articles of provision enor-
niously high. Tiie Matagorda Bulletin quotes
superfine flour, at 818; Pork, mess 830 a
35. Whiskey, 81 25 a 1 50 per gallon.
From the Michigan Frontier.—The
Detroit Morning Post of the 16th inst., gives
an account of another violation of National
faith, by the authorities of Upper Canada.
The sloop George Strong, Captain Grimes,
loaded with wood and ba»kets, bound from
Swan Creek to Detroit, was fired on sev
eral times by the British Jorces, while lying at
Bois Blanc Island, opposite the village of
Malden, and was ordered to enter that port
on the penalty of being immediately sunk.—
After landing, Capt. Grimes, with his crew,
three in number, all peapeubte.cijizohs of the
United States, were-jg&fenffy seized by British
armed subjects and marched to ft'PkISON,
tchrre thy Tiers- confined fof lhtee djtya, most
■fe''t£Wv - 1 - v:.4;r'/v &*%■'- -
known arid admitted? Most certainly it It he wus disposed to make nice and caviling
could not. Haying then stated nil the tacts distinctions, he might call the attention of tho
which he considered pertinent and material Hou.se to the remarkable coincidence bo-
to the issue, he would try them by the pro- tween the. terms of the Coust tution and tho
visions ol the Constitution, under which elec- condition of Mississipei, at the timo the Gov-
tions of this House were to be- conducted.
And before doing so, he would observe, that
mucli of the difficulty under which some gen
tlemen seemed to labor iu applying that
clause of the Constitution which confers upon
tho Slates the power to fix “the limes, places,
and manner of holding elections for Senators
and Representatives,” had arisen from not
ernor of that State issued his writ of election.
Tne Constitution requires the Governor to
issue a writ of election when a vacancy shall
exist in “the representation” of a State,
What is tho representation of a State ? Tho
whole Lumber of members to • which such
State may be entitled in this House, and not
any ain^e representative from such State,
taking, in connection with it, the clause which unless « State is entitled to but a singlo rep.
confers upon Congress the power, “by law,
[to] make or alter such regulations, except as
to the places'of choosing Senators;” mid
that which provides, “YY’heri vacancies hap
pen in the representation Irom aiiv State, the
Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies.” YVhen all
these clauses are collated with each other,
there is the most perfect harmony between
them. Iu n Government constituted like ours,
of separate and equal sovereignties, resting
upon the tyill of the people, it was especially
fit and proper that the power should bo con
ferred upon them to fix the “tim^s, places
for republican liberty, j and manner,” of choosing their Senators and
longst them. The Af- Representatives in the Federal Legislature.
But for the preservation of the Government in
stituted by the Federal Convention, it was as
proper that Congress itself should possess a
final and supervisory power upon the subject.
To provide against every possible and con
ceivable contingency, a further power was
conferred upon the Governors of the respec
tive States to order vacancies in their repre.
sentattun to be filled. Thus, taking these
clauses in connection, there was nut only no
conflict, but the most perfect harmony be
tween them. It was unnecessary to’ go into
the various subtlelieTB wit.li which, the House
had been entertained ou the subject ot*Vac.iir-
cy, or what does, or what does not, consti
tute such vacancy h» is contemplated io the
In the defence of his course in offering
these resolutions, Mr. Rhett has published
several columns of fervid and impassioned el-
oqiience, without much regard, it would seem,
to the justness of his positions or the streugth
of his argument. It will only serve for an
ultra slave District like (hat which he repre-
sents. lie concludes with the following re
marks : \
The Southern States are destined to no
common fate in the history of rations. They
will be amongst the greatest and freest, or
the most abject of nations. History presents
no such combination
as that which exists amongst
rican laborer for the labor—the Anglo Saxon
for the master and ruler. Both races will
be exalted and benefited by the relation—-
YYe dare not bo passive with the responsibili
ties which our si’.uation involves. We must,
we will aw.ike—if not to glory to infamy; if
not for defence, for destruction most misera
ble ; if uot to triumph—to fall, to die/ with
the epitaph upon our graves, (if graves we
are allowed,) written by the philanthropist—
'• Here lie the meanest oppressors and cow-
aril* who ever polluted the earth with .their
bWd.”
It is the fault of Mr. Rhett and most of his
Southern cnllongucs, to mistake this kind of
language .for reason; common sense and
wound argument.;;• They rim away-With words
anil rhapsodies, They magnify every dan
Constitution, or the various ntodes.iit which it
may “happen.
resentative. The phrase “representation
from any State,” ts as broad and comprehen
sive here as the term House applied to this
body. There was, then, a state of circum
stances iu Mississippi most apt, and fitting to
call into exercise the power of her Governor
to order aii election to fiil “vacancies” in
her “representation” at the time his writ
was issued for that purpose. But we have-
been told Chat the Constitution, has conferred
upon the States the power to fix “tho times,
places, and manner of holding elections for,
Senators and Representatives,” and that the.
rigid and duty of tho: Governor to order the
vacancy in question to be filled, conflicts with,
and overturns, the power they conferred upon
the States. That the ‘times, phices.and man-
ner of holding election** having been given to
the States, subject only to the supervision of.
Congress, would be rendered entirely nuga
tory, if a Slate having postponed an election
beyond the commencement of tiie Represen
tative term, the Governor might declare a va-. '
cancy r and order an election to filt.lt. Anil
to sustain this argument, we Imye referred to
^the debates ot the several Stale conventions,
bv which the Constitution was ratified; Thero.
is (fibre than fine answer to this. The first
is, that lhqsa discussions turned tipo;i U»o, / v
proper distribution of : power between ffio
otiu.ss and the Union upon-this subject ; upon
wfiat oughtAo lie, the measure of j irudictir
of the otmfiuu of theA).U>cc ii>: regard .io Coi
gressjon;d of,the,
ger and exalt the importance of every-cyent, He should hal lroubte Ihe Hiitise br Kirfiself poufe'rs conferredupob. hml
