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Coiifivim.
Corrtijioridcnce oj the Southern Patriot.
Washington, Feb. 24.
Horst or Representatives.—Mr. Law.
j.Eit presented sundry Joint lie-solutions from
the Suite of Alabama, in relation to the annex,
ation of Texas. Laid on the table.
After the reception ol some private reports,
Mr. Johnson called up a Resolution here
tofore offered by him. relative to a more equal
distribution of public Lands among the new
States, for the purpose of Education and com
mon Schools.
Mr. Johnson addressed the House in sup.
port of the Resolution until the expiration of
:*-*> morning hour.
fle f ore proceeding Jo the order of the day,
the Speaker laid before the (louse a Commu
nication from the Secrclaiy of the Navy, in
answer to a Resolution offered by Mr. Lc-
ware, requiring a report “ as to whether any
survey had been made by order of the Navy
Department, of St. Helen i Bar, in Smith
Carolina, with a view of ascertaining wheth
er any Buoys, Beacons or Light Houses arc
necessary for the safe navigation of that Bar,
and the places where they should he placed,
and what will be the probable expense there
of.”
Canadian Frontier.—The House then
took up the Senate Bill for the preservation
of our neutrality with Canada, the question
pending being on the following modiiicd
amendment of Mr. Howard, via:—
“That the several Collectors, Naval Ofii.
Cera, Surveyors and Inspectors of the Cus
toms, the Marshals and Deputy Marshals ol
the United States, ami every other Officer
who may be especially empowered for the
purpose by the ('resident of the United States,
shall be, and they are hereby respectively au-
thorized and required to seize and detain,
any vessel or other means or materials,
which may be provided or prepared for any
military expedition or enterprize, contrary to
the 6th section of thu act passed on the 20lh
April 1816, and retain possession of the same
until the decision of the President he had
thereon.
And be it further enacted. That when any
person may conceive himself to be aggrieved
by the acts of any person authorized by ibis
act to make seizure as aforesaid, he msy tile
his petition before the District Court of the
District wherein the seizure was made (which
Court is hereby authorized to hear and deride
upon the case) staling the fids; and there
upon, after due notice given to the District
Attorney, and to the person making said sei
zure, the said Court shall summarily hear and
adjudge thereupon, as law and justice may re
quire ; and if said Court snail decide that the
said property so seized had been provided or
prepared contrary to the sixth section of said
act, then the same shall be detained by the
officer so seizing said property, until the Pres,
ideut 6hail order it to he restored to the ow.
Her or claimant; hut if the decision of said
Court shall be in favor of the owner or clai
mant, siiid property shull immediately be re-
stored.”
A long debate ensued in which Messrs.
Howard, Loomis, Patton, Legake, Adams
and others participated. Mr. Petkiken mo
ved the previous question, the effect of which
would be to cut off all recent amendments and
bring the original Senate bill before the
House as amended by the Committee on For
eign Affairs. Tellers being appointed the
previous question was ordered. Ayes 83.—
Noes 51. The main question was then ta-
ken, on ordering the Bill to its third reading
and decided in the negative. Ayes 70.—
Noes 88. So the hill was rejected.
Mr. Patton moved to re-considcr the vole
by which the Bill hud been rejected, which
(potion prevailed.
Mr. Howard then offered other amend,
mentfi to the Bill, nfter which Mr. Mason
moved to commit the Bill and amendments to
n Committee on the Judiciary : rejected. A
motion then prevailed by which the Bill was
re.committed to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Mr. Cambrelkng gave notice that on
Monday he should move to take up the Ap
propriation Bills.
The House adjourned.
! the floor and was to address the Senate on
the 2d inst. in favor of the bill.
In the House of Representatives, the Pen
sion Agent Appropriation Bill rame up, and
was discussed at length. The House adjourn
ed without coming to any conclusion. During
the day the Speaker announced the following
as the select committee to act upon the reso.
hitions adopted yesterday, in relation to duel-
ling, and the lute duel.
Messrs. TOUCEY, of Connecticut,
POTTER, of Pennsylvania, ’
ELLMORE, of S. Carolina,
BRUYN, of New Y’ork,
HARRISON, of Missouri,
KARIDEN, of Indiana,
BRIGGS, of Massachusetts.
Mr. BRIGGS, of Mass, asked leave to be
cxr^bcd and the House granted his request.
Mr. HARRISON, of Missouri, also asked
to be excused from serving on the Select Com
mittee. The House excused him, and thus
left two vacancies in the Committee.
agitation? The following table will show,
(the reader will observe that those who voted
in the affirmative supported the proposition to
silence the whole discussion, while those who
voted in the negative, voted to open the ques
tion for agitation.)
Administration. Opposition.
Maine
Ayes.
2
Noes. Ayes.
2 0
Not
2
N. Hampshire
5
0
0
0
Massachusetts
0
1
0
11
Rhode Island
0
0
0
2
Connecticut
3
3
0
0
Vermont
0
1
0
4
New York
23
2
0
10
New Jersey
0
0
0
6
Pennsylvania
12
0
0
11
Delaware
0
0
0
1
Ohio
5
0
0
11
Indiana
1
0
0
6
Illinois
1
0
0
0
Michigan
1
0
0
0
^oUtUal.
From the Southern Spy.
I)r. Hay:—As the time is drawing nigh,
that our Union friends are to meet in Conven-
lion, to nominate a Congressional Ticket, and
as I have noticed several tickers proposed, I
would respectfully suggest the following ticket
for the consideration ol the party—with a re
quest that you give it a place in your paper
ami that the Athens Banner re-publish the
same: M. II. McALLISTER, of Chatham—
1'. II. CONE, of Greene—the Hon. C. E.
HAYNES, HOLSEY, and TOWNS—AL-
FRED IVERSON, of Muscogee—Jud^e
WARNER—JUNIUS II1LLYER, of Clark
—CllAS. II. NELSON, of Cherokee.
FRANKLIN.
\ CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 28th ult. after the
presentation of several petitions and memori.
uls, the Sub.Treasury Bill was taken up, and
argued at length by Mr. Davis of Mass, who
had not concluded his speech wheu the mail
dosed.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Fair-
field, of Maine, offered the following reso
lutions :
Resolved, That a Committee of seven mem
bers be selected' to investigate the causes
which led to the death of the late Hon. Jon.
athan Cilley, and report the same.
Reached, That said Committee have power
to send for persons and papers, and have
leave to sit during the sessions.
Mr. Bell objected to the resolutions—Mr.
Fairfield asked for n suspension of the rules
—granted, yeas 113, nays 31. After some
debate, an additional resolution was offered,
asking tho proposed committee of investigation
to inquire into the propriety of reporting a bill
against duelling in the District of Columbia.
After some further debate, in which Mcsssrs.
Bell, Tourey, of Con., Garland, Bouldin,
Evans, Fairfield and Calhoun, took part, and
after sundry motions, the house passed the
resolutions of Mr. Fairfield, by a vote of 152
to 49. The third resolution, offered above,
calling upon the select committee to report a
bill to suppress duelling in the District of Co-
lumbi.i, as far as in the power of Congress,
was then adopted.
In the Senate, on the 1st inst. after the eon-
aidoration of soqie miscellaneous business, the
Bob.Trcflsury hill caine in up order. Jffir.JDq.
vis concluded his speech against the bill, after
which tho Senate wept into Executive busi.
ness. Hr- ^urnnge, of N. C is entitled to
From the Washington Chronicle.
NATIONALS AND ABOLITIONISTS.
1 he N. York Courier & Enquirer seems
restive under the charge that tiie Northern
Whigs are courting the aid and co-operation
ol the Abolitionists. We may be in error as
respects the purposes of the party; and should
we find any reasons to believe we arc so, we
shall be prompt to lay them before the public.
But what, at present, are thv facts ? The Ah.
olitionists are exerting all their energies to
delude tiie people into the belief that a refusal
to receive their petitions is a violation of the
right of petition ? Show us a Northern Whig
paper that is not co-operating with them on
this point. The abolitionists demand that
their incendiary petitions shall he received,
referred and reported upon. Do not the Nor
thern Whigs, in Congress and out of it, de
mand the same ? The Abolitionists contend
that the Congress has the constitutional power
to abolish slavery in the District, in the Ter
ritories, and to suppress what they are pleased
to call the “ domestic slave trade” between the
States. Do not Northern Whig papers and
politicians maintain the same opinions ? Nay,
some Southern VV higs unite with them also
on this point. In short, is there any difference
of opinion between the Northern Whigs and
the Abolitionists on this whole question, save,
in some instances, the former are more con-'
trolled in their conduct by “ expediency,” than
the latter ? We tax the Courier and Enquirer
to show the difference between them, for we
confess we are unable to see anv.
But to bring this matter to a practical test,
and to show from actual facts, what is the true
state ot things. We, and iliose who act with
us have been charged with a desire to agitate
this question. We, however, concurred in
the resolution proposed by the Southern mem-
hers, and known as “ Patton's Resolution,”
which was adopted in January last—the object
of which was to suppress all debate. We
concurred, only on this account, as we wished,
and always have wished, to put a stop to this
whole matter in Congress. Mr. Lincoln,
however, (a Northern Whig,) presented on
Monday last, a memorial from sundry of his
political friends, calling on Congress to rescind
this resolution j and, by so doing, open again
the fountain of bitterness. Forty or fifty” or
perhaps more, memorials of the same charac
ter, were presented by other members of x\lr.
Lincoln s political church. When they were
presented, Mr. Putton demanded the question
of consideration, that is, he called upon the
House to say whether the memorials ought to
be received; as they conflicted with the res
olution wInch had been adopted in January.
While this matter was u. der consideration,
Mr. Dromgoole, of Virginia, moved to lay the
question of reception, and with it, the whole
subject on the table. The object of ihe mo-
tion was, to get rid of the memorial—prevent
agitation, and leave the House to proceed in
its business. Now, how did parties vote on
this motion? How did the gentlemen of the
quiescent creed, the anti.agitators vote ? We
present the reader with the following table,
prepared with a view to this question, which
will fully answer the interrogatory.
A statement of the vote of the House of
Representatives, on the motion to lay theques-
tion of reception', memorials, &c., on the table.
Character and number oj the Representation
from the non-sluvehoiding States.
Muino
N. Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New Yoik,
New Jersey
Pennsylvania .
Delaware
Ohio.
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Admr.
6
5
1
0
6
1
30
0
17
0
8
1
Oppo.
2
0
31
2
0
4
10
6
11
1
n t
6
1
0
76 65
By tho above it will bo seen that there are
in the House 78 friends of the Administration,
from the free States, and 65 Northern Whigs.
Noiv, how did they vote on this question of
53
9 64 .
These are the facts; and it is left to the
judgement of the country to sav whether they
need comments in order to a full understand
ing of them. Here are 62 members of what
is called the Democratic Republican Party,
in the non-sluvehoiding States, and 64 of what
is called the Whig party—and the question is
whether a resolution proposed by a general
meeting of the Southern members on the sub
ject ot slavery shall he, in effect, rescinded
or not. This then, is a test question ; and
any one who will look at the vote will he at no
loss to distinguish friends from enemies. Not
a solitury Northern Y\ Iffg voted in our favor ;
while, on the part of their opponents, but nine
ot the whole number voted against us. And
further—every Representative from the slave
holding States voted in support of the resolu
tion but two : and these two were Whigs—to
wit; Mr. Underwood, of Kentucky, and Mr.
Williams, of Tennessee. Sucli are the facts,
and they require no comment.
\Y e are not called upon to say that the res.
olution of Mr. Putton, as proposed by the
Southern Delegation, was wise or prudent.—
1 his may not be. We know that it was re-
commended in the meeting only as a tempora.
ry expedient to arrest discussion, until, by
consultation, more studied and decided ineas.
ures of security could be devised. We quote
the facts merely to show that those who pro.
fess to be anxious to avoid agitation—and who
are most liberal in their denunciation of the
conduct of others, are the very men who are
voting to keep the question open, that agiUUion
may ensue. And why ?—the future will an
swer. We are most firmly persuaded that
the infatuated spirit of President-making is at
the bottom of the business. We shall see—
and we do now solemnly warn the country
against the consequences.
Bank Influence.—The Resolutions of the
Pennsylvania Legislature instructing their
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
vote against the Treasury Bill, was carried to
the House of Representatives by the vote of
one man, who, the evening previous, was a
strenuous opponent of those very resolutions,
und who afterwards offered in extenuation of
bis course the degrading plea, “that he was
compelled to vote for the instructions, which
he had before oitosed, in consequence of
LETTERS WHICH HE HAH RECEIVED FROM Dl.
rectors of a certain Bank, to which iie
WAS INDEBTED.
Bank Favoritism—Eight Banks in the
city ot New Orleans loaned the enormous
amount of seven millions of dollars to only
txcenty.ninc commercial houses, and the mem*
bers of these houses were Bank Directors*
And it is for a system like this, that the oppo
sition require the government to risk the pub.
lie money; to embark all the treasures of the
Union in “commercial developements,” and
leave its management to “whig patriots” of
this stamp !—JV. C. Standard.
Maryland.—W e copy the following from
the “ Baltimore Republican” of the 15th inst.
We hope that the elective franchise in that
State will be restored to just principles, and
the Democratic ci'izens have on equal
chance with their opponents to assert their
rights. The Bill passed the House bv a vote
of 67 to 11.
“All hail, to the noble spirits among the
late Senatorial Electors, who put themselves
in the breach in the glorious cause of Reform!
Tiie good work for which they breasted them,
selves against an anti.republican aristocracy,
is accomplished. If the Reformers have not
gained all they could havo desired, vet
enough has been wrested from the oligarchy
to commence the thorough regeneration of
Old Maryland.
“ The Reform Bill passed the House of Del.
egates, on Tuesday, by an overwhelming major-
“ This is the work of Democracy} Let
her husband her glory well—let her sons
unite heart and hand—let their watchword
be “ One cause—one spirit—one triumph,”—
and huzza! for redeemed Maryland!
The Augusta Chronicle has for some time
been giving currency to letters purporting to
be written from this city, by a State Rights
man. The Editor profeses not to know even
the name of his correspondent j yet opens his
columns to these anonymous assaults on the
character of Southern men. If the Editor
knows not his correspondent, his Congression-
alfriend does; and the people of Georgia
have the right to call on him (o endorse the
political principles and associations of the
anonymous. We are informed that he never
was a State Rights man, nor friendly to the
principles or interests of the Sooth. On the
contrary, that he is a National, and writes
nothing but Nationalism for the Northern pa-
pers.— Washington City Chronicle.
A just iibtort.—Several white abolition
ladies of Massachusetts lately got up a peti-
tion to the Legislature of that State, praying
that the law might be repealed which forbids
marriages between white people and persons
of coior. But the “ black gemmen” of Bos.
ton have no idea of being wooed in this way.
They got up a counter petition, and turned up
their ebony noses with disdain at the idea of
such an alliance. They pray the Legislature
to continue the Law, in order to preserve the
purity of the African race.
<&cuct«*1 ^nteUiaencc*
VV
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Pennsylvania.— I lie Reform Convention
adjourned on the 22d, sine die. Among the
amendments to the Constitution, is one which
fixes the term of office of the Judges of the
Supreme Court at 15 years, and that of the
President Judges of the Common Pleas at 10
years. On the I7ih, the following amend,
ment was adopted by a vote of 62 to 56 :
“The Judges of the Supreme Court, who
shall be in commission at the time of the adop
tion of the amendments to this Constitution,
snail hold their offices for the term of fifteen
years thereafter, if so long they shall behave
themselves well.”
I lie Constitution now goes before the Peo-
pie for their ratification or rejection—62 mem-
hers have signed an Address to the People of
Pennsylvania, which points out the principal
amendments which have been adopted, and
recommends it to their support. Among these
are the following:
II I'bc political year is Pj begin in January,
the principle of rotation in short terms of office
is applied by allowing the chief magistrate
but two terms of three years each in succes
sion ; the senatorial term is reduced to three
years; the power of the Legislature to grant
Banking corporations and privileges is abridg.
ed and regulated; and it is deprived of oil
power to authorize either corporations or in
dividuals to take private property for public
use without compensation first paid or secured.
The Legislative power over marriages is like
wise diminished, und there is a constitutional
provision against dueling. The Governor’s
patronage is nearly all taken away, &c.
“All life offices are abolished; Judges of
the Supreme Court to be commissioned for
fifteen tears; Presidents of the Common
I'leas and other Law Judges tor ten ; and As
sociate Judges, Justices of the Peace and Al.
dermen lor five years, if they so long behave
themselves well.
“ '1 he disagreeable duty of carrying out the
adopted principle by which Judges are to be
hereafter commissioned for limited terms, is
to be enforced by a scale of graduated remo-
val, by which all the personal forbearance that
is consistent with constitutional arrangement
is carefully attended to.
“ The right of suffrage is extended to all
white freemen, twenty-one years old, one year
resident in the State, having within two vears
paid a tax assessed within ten days before the
election, and resided ten days immediately
preceding it in the district. White freemen,
between twenty-one and twenty.two vears old,
having resided a year in the State, may vote
without paying any tax or being the son of
qualified voters.
“ Finally, the amended Constitution con-
tains within itself the vital principle of fur
ther amendment, by authorizing both houses
of two successive Legislatures, with the ap
probation of the people at an intervening elec
tion, once in five years, to add to their Con-
stitution whatever other amendments experi-
cnce may require; so that the frame of
Government, without over hasty action, com
motion, expense or inconvenience, may at all
times he deliberately improved, as the good
sense of the community may determine.”
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Q&tjqriKD&'git sd&iaost a©» aaea-
COTTON MARKET.
Augusta, March 2d—7 to 10 f cents.
Savannah, March 2d—8i to 11 cts.
Macon, March lst~7 to 91 cts.
Charleston, March 3d—to lia cts.
2 4
FLORIDA.
The Charleston Courier of the 5th inst. an
nounces the arrival of the steamer Jame9 Ad-
ntn8 at that port, bringing intelligence that
Gen. Jesup had agreed to a cessation of hos-
tilities for five days, in order to allow the In-
dians to come in. Either he will he again de.
ceived or we shall be agreeably disappointed.
It is said that incessant rains have almost put
a stop to operations in that quarter.
The presence of Gen. Nelson, with his brig,
ade of Georgia volunteers, has done much to
restoic confidence to the inhabitants of Flori-
da. Many plantations within the sphere of
his operations, which had been abandoned,
are now under cultivation, their proprietors
relying upon his vigilance and efficiency in
protecting them from depredation and injurv.
From the Little Rock, (Arkansas) Gazette, Jan. 31.
Arrest of the Joneses.—These four
men, Lafayette, Chamber lane, Ccesar, and
Achilles Jones, charged, in Tennessee, with
the murder of Cnl. Ward, near Memphis,
were arrested, on the 23d inst. a few miles
this side of Fulton, on Red river. This cap.
lure was made by a party of some eight or
ton of the citizens of Hempstead county, hea-
ded by Messrs. Cheatham, Tyre, Ferguson,
and one or two other grown men, ana about
five striplings or boys, who were the “ bra-
vest of the brave” in the enterprise. It was
not, however, attended with much danger;
the prisoners attempted to draw their pistols
and knives ns soon as the pursuing party
came on them in a gallop ; hut, finding sev
eral Arkansas rifies levelled, before eyes that
never winked, they made an unresisting sur
render. One day more would have carried
them into the Texian territory.
The prisoners were brought to this place,
and left hero yesterday in tiie Steamer Harp.
Arkansas is no longer a refuge for the cul
prits of other States! From this time forward
we shull be considered a “ law-abiding peo.
pieour citizens givo every assistance in
bringing offenders to punishment.
We have seen a Rifle, of a new construe,
tion, the invention of Mr. Win. Jenks, of this
town. Being loaded once, it may be dis.
charged n number ot times—the one shewn
to us nine times, but it may be adapted to any
other number, from 4 to 25 or 30. It resem
bles Cochran’s celebrated rifle, but appears
to be superior, as,.being simpler in its parts,
it is more manageable, and less liable to get
out of order. We understand that Mr. Jenks
is preparing to manufacture a few of these
guns, and can supply them, upon short no-
tice, to those who desire the benefit of bis in
genious invention.—Columbia Teles.
Firb at West Point.—About 3 o’clock
in the morning of the 19th inst., a (ire was
discovered in a room used for recitation and
lecturing on military and civil engineering.
The building consisted of six rooms, and was
entirely destroyed. A large portion of the
books, philosophical apparatus, &c. t was
saved; but thecontents of the Adjutant (Jen-
eral’s Office,, which was immediately under
the one in which the fire originated, were de
stroyed. . The loss is estimated’ at $25-000-
—N.C. Standard. .
AW'-*?
“NATIONALS AND ABOLITIONISTS.”
Under this title, we copy an article to-dav
from the Washington Chronicle, in which an
array of facts is to be found, which we should
consid r sufficient to satisfy any man, that
upon the question of slavery, the supporters of
Mr. Van Buren at the North are the friends
of the South, while the Whigs are our ene
mies. It shows that the riuliiiiers in crowing
over northern Whig victories, are rejoicing at
the .peril and danger of, our institutions, and
that our interests can only ho advanced by
the success ol the Administration in that quar
ter. The Editor of the Chronicle was but
recently associated with Duff Green, and his
paper is now the organ of Mr. Calhoun and
those holding his principles. Should not the
nullifiers in Georgia he cautious how they
fall into ccstacies, when such men as Slade
and others of the same kidney, are elected
over democrats ?
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.
The Whigs seem determined to agitate the
question of the next Presidency in time to give
full opportunity for the exercise and operation
of their undisputed talents at political juggling
and secret intrigue. Although Mr. Vac Bu-
ren has been but one year in office, the :am.
paign is already opened against him, and the
forces of the opposition, under their three
commanders, Clay, Webster, and Hanison,
are rapidly rullying to to the standards of their
respective leaders. Every where, except,
perhaps, in the South, a system of organiza
tion has commenced, and is progressing to its
completion ; and even here, some are commit
ted and others are wavering, in doubt and
dread, wishing to put on the armor of Clay,
but fearing both the monitions of political con-
sistcncy and the denunciations of public opin
ion. Impelled, however, by a prospect of
the “spoils,” they will not long maintain the
attitude of mere “ lookers on in Vienna,” but
will throw their influence and services into
the scale of him who can array the greatest
number of followers elsewhere, let the sacri.
fice of old and long cherished opinions, or
their convictions of their own recreancy to the
interests of the South, be ever so enormous.
But how are they to ascertain who will he
likely to be the most popular of their candi.
dates ? Every person knows that a question of
this kind cannot be settled by the voices of pub
lic meetings in different counties of different
Stales, or by the givings forth of a press in
this or that corner of the country—it can only
be by the assembling at some central point,
of delegates from all quarters, elected by the
people for that purpose, and representing their
views. But this would constitute a caucus,
or convention, or something of that nature, of
which, but a short time since, the YVhigs man
ifested a most holy horror. They denounced
such an assemblage as dictation to the people,
interfering with the free exercise of the elec-'
live franchise, and so tyrannical in its nature
that it ought to be resisted by every man who
loved his liberty ! After this, it would be sup.
posed that the Whig! would scarcely adopt a
similar epurse—but, strange to tell! they are
now every where proclaiming the necessity
of a convention to settle the claims of their
candidates, and the friends of these candidates
are agreeing to submit to its decision. In
consistent as it may appear, the Convention
will be held, affording another illustration of
the extreme pliancy of Whig principles, and
how, like the weather-cock, they can and will
forever veer tp suit the varying breeze. -
AU who observe the signs of thu times will
readily perceive that of tbe.ihree commanders
before aUuded to, Clay yvill mpst certaibly be.
Generalissimo. ' He* i» artful, specious ■ and
aspiring, and with his characteristic prudence
matron. To further his interests, little Wh-
fnctifnlft / . • .. A Wj
■ ^ ^ . ... .THey fought a short distance from Was!
is already^mptrog thcArifes to efjiiict his^noin- ington Citv, with 'nlles, eighty puces apar;
festivals are got up in different p l i!Cej J
which toasts and sentiments are drank ap
praise, and these are trumpled forth as er'*
dences of public opinion in his favor, ij "
course ia Congress, too, is admirably adapts
for tho accomplishment of his ambitious Pur
pose He is from a State nominally Southern’
und hence looks to the support of the «| ’
holding interest; but at the same time is Ver '
fearful of giving offence to the abolit,o nil9 *
whose zeal and energy, enlisted in his l,eh a |/
he hopes may make up for the paucity of tbeii
numbers. While other senators from
South stand forth in vindication of our r l *
acainst the mad assaults of these
fanatics, and denounce, in terms of just i n jj
nation their schemes of vile incendi^’
Mr- Clay appears as their apologist and ,j.’
defender ot their right to be treated with,
respect and courtesy even beyond the req„ lr ,
ments of the Constitution. He wishes th*
petititns, not only to he received, but referred
to a committee, who, if they do not ace,
with the petitioners, will descend from Their
stations to argue the question l And the aho.
htinnists are already singing praises to j,;,
candor and liberality ' We might give other
instances of his cruft, hut for the present « e
forbear. Suffice it to say that he has taken
the advantage of his rivals, and will no doubt
out manage them before the Convention—
Indeed, they stand no chance with him on thij
field, for while Webster is too ahstruci and
speculative, and when he attempts a liu| 9
management, always forgets some unhidden
point by which he exposes himself, Harrison
is too imbecile even to concoct a plot, over
which he could throw ihe least veil.
We predict, then, that Clay will be the
candidate of tbe Whig party, and that the nub
lifiers of the South, will be driven to su P%rt
him, with the U. S. Bank, of which he i 8 \he
champion, or join the ranks of the Admiuis-
tration, and continue, as of old, to oppose the
power of so dangerous a monster. The ques.
tion will be—Clay and the Bank, or Van Bu!
ren and a separation of the Government from
all.Banks. We do not doubt that most of
the lenders of the opposition here, will follow
the lead of the Northern Whigs, whatever it
may be ; but we have yet an abiding Co iifi.
dence in the integrity of the people at large
—we cannot believe that they will now aban.
don all they have heretofore gained in their
struggles against a great central monied pow.
er, and quietly yield to its baneful influence.
Nor will they act in concert with the abo/j.
tionists, in electing to office one whom those
fanatics have confidence enough in to support.
The Whigs are forcing this Presidential
question upon the public, and it should be
promptly met by the democracy of the coun.
try. In Georgia it is our policy and our duty
to take it up, with all the oilier suhjt-cts inei.
dent to it, in order that at our next election
lor members ol Congress, we may know upon
whom to confer our suffrages. The opinions
of the candidates should be inquired into, and
they should be compelled by the force df public
opinion, openly and unreservedly to express
them. At this time the regulation of our fi
nances is the subject ol paramount importance,
and upon it there should be no secrecy or
evasion. Let our candidates speak out. If
they are for Clay, we know they oppose the
severance of Bank and State—if for Van Bu-
ren, we suppose they will sustain his most
important m?asure. But that all may be open
and candid, we hope that on the question of
finance, as on that of the Presidency, specific
expressions of opinion will be required.
The Congressional ticket of the nullifiers
is already before the public ; and the Union
Convention, shortly to be held at Millcdgeville,
will announce another for the support of the
friends of the Administration. We regard it
as highly i nportant, that on the two questions
before mentioned, the opinions of the aspirants
tor a nomination should be distinctly known
before a nomination is made, and also that,
to secure a nomination, those opinions should
he decidedly adverse to Clay and in favor of
an Independent Treasury. It becomes u*
boldly and immediately to take this ground.
A few, nominally Union men, ipay leave ur,
it is true, hut our accessions from those on the
other side, with whom principle is stronger
than party, will more than make up the loss.
But a better reason exists in the importance
of the questions themselves; and if we are
friendly to Mr. Van Buren and his policy, we
should yield an energetic support in tlfeir
favor. Remember that we must have Van
Buren und no mammoth monopoly to manage
our affairs, or Clay and the Bank. Between
these must we choose—may we determine
wisely at once, and adhere to that determini*
tien until the end.
UNFORTUNATE DUEL.
We have seldom been called upon to chron
icle what is most inaptly termed “ an affair ol
honor,” mingled with such sensations of sor
row, as we now experience in informing °° f
readers that the lion. Jonathan Cilley, a dis
tinguished member of Congress from the State
of Maine, fell in a duel with Mr. Graves, a
Representative from^Kentucky, on tho