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FOR Tier. AUGUST* CIIBOKICLE.
THE apo^tatu.
A bring bn, ofgloomy inrlatu-Uffry mien,
ninl »«d, l»U
The world—unfit l’ inhabit rarih,
More like it Mil' of l!ic aether world!
He took*. ll.s mind fi M
iNoibing lovely in the Mukrr’a work—
Spring'* vernal bloom—the frniiH ofhmnmiT—
lirown wAuwq'h mellow gweeis—and winter 1 * joy*—
Pus* by luin unregHDloil.
In vain fur him, the gtorion* Vnn
A*'coil* I.lm dazzling car and ride*
•Triomphnni o’er iln; fpacioon arch—
He herds it not. f.nd when ibe moon
41 With paler rays” hhinrs /hr h with rllvcfy light
Vpou world. .No .* weet eniminnu
Kindle : .q lii-i heart to lead him
To devotion. Dad’y content with welf
"He—norplea>C'l nor plea Hug deliyhlM
■■ln nonghtTo umcU o> ili. Nought
Hheds • « a einile upon his fiice,
A> wiien he utters hateful ecoft'orgibc
Vpon the faith he once prnlrw-01.
And furuighl reluiing to hi* wonted glrom,
lie Htikx—there l* remain, u:i Die fell demon
Kaiikling in hit soul, fuuiim out another hurst of ru£C.
And tlms from gloom to hale, front ha in
Again Ut gloom—he passe o!fiinbk*w.-iiig
And «i*h»e<—his doleful hours,
FROM TMt IXitVV #1 All s' i! -K*lt\l'l .
Tin-: political statu of tin; cofivmv.
fn a funner article we traml, in pome
demil, the cmiM'S which Imvi* led tn the
preheat distracted. < , rtipl mid danger
ous stale of the four.ivy, and proved that
they were ultimately to tie lonn<l in t!ie
gsisiinipt ion of powers, over I lie industi y
and eii.iiml oftlie cc ualry, whieli xveie
Mover intended So lie emit rred in ('on
green. We showed that tin* neeeefiiry
exercise ofsuch p .veers,ox era Imilui'j
■of sneli vast extent, mid div* rsity of in
tere.-N, nocesinirily tended to dixide tl.e
country into tivo great gengraplii; ni par
lies, mid that the efl'eets of such dix i.-io»’.,
by alike necef sily. weakened tlmt re
rtistanee on (lie purl oftlie people which
is indispensably necessary to iTslinin
•The government. particularly in its exe
cutive department, within its h’gitinuee
sphere. We also pointed out the o(mt;i
tious which laid been ndupled, on the
purl of those who have obtained theeon
(rol oftlie executive power. to organ!. e
it party arrangement, based solely on the
monied operations of the government
Saving- no jirineiple nr system of policy,
or any other principle of cohesion, hut n
desire to obtain office, eontrarts, and
governmental jobs, to which even politi
cal power and inlluenee are held to he
subordinate. We showed that, nt Site
itrnd of this formidable and corrupt
gnnization. are placed Amos Kendall.
"Fourth Auditor, W illiam 15. Lewi-. !-m.
ootid Auditor, John Thornton, Sei end
f'omptruUer; John < 'n.i pbrll, 'I r •; sure.-
of the United States; Thomas 1.. Smith.
Ilegiatcr oftlie Treasury: and Elijah
Huy wnrd, ('oinmissioiieref (he <ienen.l
Land Otllee, and that the entire intla
enco of the I’ost Otllee Department tv;t:
made to eo-opornte in their si hemes.
It is cur intention, in the present arli
ele, to present to enr readers then (lec
tions which ocelli' to tin in r« Jation to this
organization, with a view of show ii g
its extreme danger and profligacy. li
■weare not mistiiKen, it involves it great
and dangerous revolution in the exeen
five liraneh of our government, whieh
threatens to let in n Hood of eorrnptioii
tlmt must. ifnot arrested, overw helm out
political institutions.
The licet and great elforl. is to ilepix's;
the heads of the respective departments,
who, hy llte provisions of tin* eoiisliln
lion, find the pric-tico oftlie governim i.t
constitute the ciihineieotmeil cftl'.et lia I
Jlngistrate. Hen-tofcre, the strength tj
an adiainistrntiou depended on thejnd j
cions selection of these high and f *i* !i j
denliul olli.ors, and llml wits pre emi
Itently the case in the seieetion id' A n
drew Jackson; his li lends, believing'
that he Would untile up. in the wisdom id
the selection of his cabinet, for Ids own
di'Hlricney in experience and capacity.
Lllder this Jeeling, the friends ofllm sex
.Till ndmistraliuns have always looked
with intense anxiety on the selection ol
'ftie.se ofll 'ers. amicljiaurg that, ifiiahvi
duals, of rapacity, ex r erit'm'e, patriot
Ism, elmruol.'i' mat inllueiiee, w.iv se
leeleil, llte udminislrattoii would, almost
necessarily, have a successful career.
\o omv then, in looking to the ele
ments that constitute the strength of an
administration, thought of casting their
eyes to tin* Auditors, Kegister, Treasut
er, or the snlicnlinale ollii-ers ol the sex
oral departments. The respectable in
dividual* who have heretofore filled |
these olUees, w Inti they were tub nnta [ !
gcously known for the intelligsaee at.
lldelity, in the disehnrgc ol their duty,
were nllogether unknown in a political
point of view They were not spoken cd
in tlmt character. All the, i* now re
rei'isxl. In estimntii.g the inllnene.- ol 1
the executive, the Secretaries are semve
ty taken in the account. In the p< lita-m 1
circles these ate scarcely named; and n, j
-aleuliifiitg live course of the gnxern
mein, or the means of «-arrj ing its views ■
int, idleet. no man thinks to impure w led •
is the opinion ol' Mr. Living.-i.m ,Mr i
Ale I ante, Governor (,'ass, op .tic, \\ oud 1 1
hill'}', I'ivon those who seek idlie* 1
scarcely deign to nek il.eir favor, it. (i
speaking of the policy of the govern
inent, the names of Kemlali. i.ewis, and 1
their associates are ineniioiteil one linn
dred times, whilst those of the Secretin -
ie,s are mentioned once: and the if aid in
idhulning oJlicc. or obtaining the intla- t
cnee of the Executive, in favor of any I.
purticular measure or policy, is cdusiii- '
ere.’ I'fthe same relative importance. 1
J ltose who will reflect properly cm our $
tfj'sl. in, must see, in this single fuel. i. 1
great and datigerous change. Puhii.
sentiment will not bear, patiently, that
«»y man should be placed at the head ol ~
a depart mem who has not an establish- g
ed character, respectable talents, am:
oftnsiderahle experience In the operati,
of the government. SSueli men, wh le 1
they maintain the infltieneesinil eontroi
over the executive movement, neeessa “
rily oppose a string harrier against th. .
i.'driMiuotion of that corrupt political or
g'liiizstion. which vve hax e jeseribed. c
Individuals with ijuahticaljims fit to ff] a
depurlineot. hive generally 100 much t
prideof rliaeucler, 1.,0 inti. li self-respt'Cl. 1
And too much respoi:s't>i!iiy to the eouo- «
try. lo act a pi3i< in so base and profligate j
a game. Hence the ncwswty of setting |
them aside, undsubstituting as the con- ( •
duel of the executive power and patron- 1
age. olßccrs of ti Blihordinnle stiiiid with I
less responsibility ofcharacter and more 5
pliancy to the v. ill of tin; chiei, who con
trols their operations.
,\o grade cd'cfltcet's, to accomplish the f
ceirnpt pwpoets, could lie more jtnii
riwusiy selected than those which have
been. ’ liul, nt the same lime, none ei.chl
have been more unl'ortitnalely eelei led
fiir the country, la looking over the
whole litd of officers, were we to select
those beat calculated to extend a secret I
and corrupt influence through the entae
mass of the government, mid over the j
whole community, wc would emtaiidy
select the Auditors,the Coiaptrailcrs. the j
Lanunissioner of the Land Odice, ard
the 'l'rcasurer, will) the Cieneral I’osl
< Hliee.
'I he reader will see the fall ibree of
our observulion, when we tel! tin m, tlmt
tlii'oiigh the Audit >l's i\' < -’cniplrohcrs. all
tin l iieeounls against tlic governnenit are
allowed or rejected— that thro’ the Ti < a
Miry, all the money is draw, Unit thro the
Commissioner of the (Jencral Lntul CM
fc • the whole machinery clour immense
I nil system is eonlrolleil —and that,
t trough the Post ttflice Department the
entire correppoi denee of the country is
e >;,dueled, ’i'hat these officers have nil
the li miking privilege—that they are Mir
r uinoed hy iiuineroiis clerks, e’lilii'ely
dependent upon their will—ami that they
ma-I. of evees«*il v have the ui tual pul
i' nace of tlmt large poiiion of Hie ad
min; -ilrn I ion, iiiniiediately connected with
their ilnlies.
I: impossible not to see what a fatal
and deadly influence such a patronage,
exeicised by snob irresponsible men, ae
ling as netixe jiai'lizans. may bnveaver
pniilie o, iaion, ii) midi, noiiiing could
lie mori repngnani in the nature i I tilings
Iliii ii tiies;drit <>!' partiy.iiii zeal, and the
duties xx hi; li tin y have to perform. The
f mjdroiiers and Auditors in particular,
are not only high .accounting officers,but
are eminently judicial also. Their de
ei-ioi M tire fund against the United
.-■•t ills, and, lor the lansl part, against
(he parties whose accounts they have to
settle. '1 hey pass annually in judgment i
on properly ntnonating to many millions;
fur grimier than the entire amount of pro
r ei iy decided on hy the judicial depart
n.eat of the fxeneral (xovernvient; and
aot after argument by able counsel, not
in the face of day, bill in the recess ot
their eiiii.es, unobserved by (lie publii
eye. Who does not see that to place
parlivmr.s it) sueh oliie.es; fur them lo
heroine the political managers, the wri
ters of political letters end newspaper
essays, distributed, under their official
Irani- all ox er the I niled .-slates ; to liav e.
in a w ord.their fate, their means of living
and political s uniting dependant on the
election or defeat of a I’rcsiilerd, is to
eornipl our system to its v ery basis—lo
eontamiaato it in the fountain, and to dis
fuse disease and eoniiplion over tin'
xx kr.ii'. Vet this is the state of tilings,
for the lirsl lime, under our Ihi v eminent.
W illi this view, Amos Kendall, William |
t» Lewis. Elisha Hayward, John Caniji
leli.Tii ni b !j. i-nnth, and John Thorn ;
toil, all eilhi r ediler,. of newspapers, nr I
active poiilicians, extensively engag: d
in poll le,a I r irre spondeiK't'.wei i* lining ii
into elii e, x-.allien ivgurd to the* prinei
I les whieli euglil to govern in the a I- ,
mmistraiion. r this great, dnngerims.
and ecu ni| 1 eiiange, v<• are itu!«bleil to i
tin*introdii, lioa i 1 (lie New York sehool i :
ol'polilics When we look to toe pro '
hahle eonseipumi ts of t!»«■ ; rollignte or- | !
gan.z■■lion, wo ceniiol but tremble f, r I
the liite ol'onr sysiem. That bright san ,
of liluriy. w hi: h more than half a eeutn ,
ry e,. rosi over our heloxed country, we
fear . ! . sl ined to sink heloxv the horizon
j u:'u I'omip'.i iii never witness'd in any 1
oil e.' tree ccnatiy—at least till after a 1
I lo t:. i ' l ee.;' il'm.my g< neratioim of sue- 1
ie s .mii pros|-ei ity. Wr pray that our
(' . ein dings n iy prove unfounded ; but .
wc hax e (he deepest coax n lioo that na
less the people are roused in time, (the j
honest and n ns ns peeling people w ho 1 i \ e
hy the sx\ eat ,T tlieir hroxxs.) (iiey will '
aixnke xx ith the strong chains of despo
tism rivalled upon them.
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TlioeilUor ofihe iialllmore Gazette is indvlit- ]
cd lo ihr po 11 1 ,■ i u-ss of n li io ini for the following
c.xliait of ii lullin', ila Ini !
Lima, Novondinr Ut. 1831, i
“ hi my hist 1 forgot to uionlioii that a ilreml- ( 1
tnl c.ellujit Im took pl u’o al Arini on the oven* | *
mg ol iln: Ihf, at nine o'clock, which nearly m- \
iliicml all ilia houses u» a slate of min. In ‘Pnc
■na ill*' walls nfnoarlx all (lie houses a o c ackeil, ‘
ami one fell in. The liislaiiro hctxveeii Adita 1
ninl Taenia is ahum fmirtren A cficc ' •
calk'd l.ticunilio, all.'Ml twelve leagues to (ho ! t
north of Alien, is siiirt to have been levelled to I
the "romi.l. Tim shock was also felt al May |
and Are impa—hut was not felt here. Gen. 1
Ixiva Auneio, who was Ihcssident of IV'rn In I
I'-’-'o, unit banished to Chili, redmiod here tiom ,
\ ik araiso on hoard an I’.nelish arm or war, ami
was well lecciveil lie has roam to stand tils
t l l at «in his hnviiiu carried on an iniiliiiio xviih *>
dm 5? ania.ds—.and If he is anaiilled and found
innoceiil, he will ; mh,ably iloniiiml In lie rein ! j
st.'iicit. f l he dillicullies hetwnen Iti'tix ia and '
itns coilnlry will : rnhalilv hu amicahly mijnslcd, j 11
•as p ilorin.iries of peace have been :n> ceil n on. I s
llm I’mnvlan ships of war l.ihertiul and Con d
-ii'sso, nt whieli tin: news had irniineil and J „
"one to liidivia, have been iisl rc I hv die l!n j
hxiails. Coiiiircss has dissolved w ithout ainnil- c '
Ini" die prohibitory degrees, and xve shall no 11
doubt remain crippled for two yi as. lint It is s
hoped that Gone al Giimanra may malie some
ininlilieainms muter Ids own lusj-niisiliitity lo j '
iium I the exigencies of die tmuii' y itepaitiuu'ut." j n
In the Report oftlie Massachusetts Society lor :
luo promotion of Agrieultiue, wo timl die lid-' .
lowiii" aiirmnu, among 1 1n: several mo s for h
which premiams were awn doit to dm enliiva- 1 >'
tors. They show what rewards industry cun i d
gaihei l.om a slubbo n soil in an imgenial eli-|
ni.ile. It our farmers would ursue die same I h
well directed labour, how mat h creator might 1 I 1
be their reward ! We would noi he unde.stood ! S
tossy that inoie could he |i„m a "ixcn ’ „
Hn an lily of sod, bin th d the same Uiuur.SoM r
give a tar greater pioduct. 1 11
'i'tie r lomii.ms were to ; si
Ikivson Williams, of Fitclilmrg, fora crop of H
Irish Potatoes, of i'B-t bushels on an acre. '
Joseph Perkins, of Roxvhorry, a croj. of On- j ~
ions, G-lti. bushels Onions to an acie.
John Wilson, of Lee.'licld, a crop of winter'
RyeSIJ bushels on an acre. j e.
Ilex'y Sprague of Pt it.colon, for a crop of Corn. 1 ti
of lay bushels lo die aore.
Tins wo would remark, is not tho lereesi i I’
cm dial has been oxin ited. On . ecenl sin il .r ;r;
'■'< as ons I!f6 bush. Iso) Coin to an aero, reciiv- o
ei. t.w premium, —JM«a>n "rr j n
Mufunate
AIJ^IJSTAS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1832.
*• He j-t!, and fear not.”
TO CORRESPON DENTS.
Tho communication of “ A Cm/fcS,” on the
subject of tho United Slates’ Hank, is received,
and will be inserted in our nest.
THE CHEROKEE CASE.
It will be seen by the following extract of a
letter, which we received on Saturday lust, that
jin the case of the Misaionaties, the Supreme
Court has decided, that Georgia lias not the
■ light to extend Iter laws over the Indians resid
ing within her limits. The length of the deci
-1 aimi had prevented its early publication in the
\Vaa| line ton City papers, but it has been pro
mised aa early ns it can be obtained. We pub
lish from the United States Telegraph, some
remark on this subject.
Extract of a letter to the Editor, dated
“On v or Washington, 3d March, 1332.
“Dear Sir; —The long agony is over, and the
Kuptcmo Com I has this day decided, that Geor
gia, has not the right of jurisdiction over the
Cherokee Territory, and has issued a mandate
to Judge Dougherty, to reverse the decision ol
Judge Clayton, and release the Missionaries from
the i’enilentiaiy. To this mandate, I presume,
neither ihc Judge nor the Governor will pay any
attention. Judge 15.vi.mvrN dissented from the
opinion of the Court, and Judge Johnston, was
absent. This opinion is in accordance with
the federal doctrines of ’!H, and strikes at the
voiy foundation of the Sovereignty of the Stales.
It has created great sc; sat ion in this place, and
the fiends of Georgia look bold and animated,
while her opponents look fearful.
“The President will not interfere with the sur
vey and occupancy of the Cherokee Territory.'’
Charleston, March, lb'>3.
This is n busy, bustling, noisy city, crowded
toovoillowing vvnli men, merchandize, banks,
lookers, bailiffs, paving stones, bills of exchange,
“and many other ai tides too tedious to men
tion”—all mingling together in most discordant
harmony—and presenting, eu masse, a far more
city-like and business like aspect, than any oth
er such miscellaneous congi egatien at Ihe'tiouth.
To those who love to Lo “in | opulous city
pent,” rather than surrounded by the free and
salubrious ntr and quiet retirement of sequester
ed villages and distant woodlands, it presents
many staking an I varied attractions—continual
changes in men and things—now faces, and
now aspects on old ottos —new amusements,
i and new excitements—rises and falls in cotton,
calico, stocks, freights, fottunes, and folly—all
I combining to givo new interest to every new
I hour, and luting the mind onward, from the
cares of the past and present, by vivid | iotnies
oflhe future. “ Variety, (says the poet) is the
very spice of life;” and here, ail is variety—all
change and exchange,except with those who have
' no change in their pockets; and to them, life is
1 changeless anyw here, whether in town or court.
] try; un i those who have, among the vat ions
< other changes, will lind numerous temptations
for it to change bund.'. The streets ami houses,
alone, do not change—to their shame bn it spo
ken—for, with a hr go portion ,of them, any
change would ho for the better. Tito former,
with vciy few exceptions—and those not very
striking—are narrow, crooked, exceedingly un
even in the pavement, both of the cetilio and
side walks, and in wet weather, such as we
have had here for several days, extremely mud
dy, and difficult to cross, even in the best pla
ces. And the houses, mostly of wood, arc ge
nerally old. ugly, and dirty, and built with little
or no taste ; cud not one did I notice newly
painted, or repairing—and not a single now one
erecting. There are, of course, many splendid
private dwellings, and public buildings; but
even these, mostly, look rather dirty and neg
lecteil about thu exterior, and are built in too
heavy and sombre styles of architecture. 1
could not hut bo stiuc k with the want of better
Hotels— I mean the buildings in which they are
kept, which are mostly unsuitable and inconve
nient in their construction and interior arrange
ment—-though the fare ami attention is gene..-illy
I believe, good and saliaftctoiy. Without du
sking to institute unfriendly comparisons, few
places, I think, have evinced more enterprise
in theii Hotels, than our city of Augusta— and
this 1 have fre ueutly heard mentiomd by tia
tellers. The Globe, Planters, United Slates,
ami I'.ig'e and i'liu-nix Hotels, are all of a supe
rior order, and excelled, either in tbo style of
the buildings, the convenience and cotnfo.t of
the accommodations, and the excellence of their
tables, by none in the South, at least, if in any
place of the same size m the Union. Success
lo their onto prising proprietor, one and all, for
they richly desetvo it—having done credit, by
their excellent management, not only to them
selves but to the city.
\ct with alt tiro nit! erfections wo have men
tioned, still Charleston is a striking and interest
ing city, and presents many attractions lo its vi
siter. Its business like vs| cct, tic-b and varied
disj lays of goods, and the courteous and accom
modating dis, osilions nf those vv ho vend them,
cannot but ho pleasing lo the merchant. And
to others, the continual gajety obits streets, ever
sparkling with beauty and fashion— for the
stranger cannot but be strut*, with the vast
number of ladies always walking abroad, not
withstanding the narrowness of the side walks,
uml llte rudeness with which they aio some
limes jostled—together with its beautiful bay,
lottitiealions, commercial enterprise, and the
frank, generous, polite, and hospitable disposi
tions of its inhabitants, must he subjects of) lea
-mg interest iV recollection, long after they have
passed from before the eye. Fort Moulliie, (on
t-itlliv an s Island, thu healthy and pleasant sum
tier tetieat of the citizens, about five mil js
Vom the city,) commanding, with Fort John
ion, on tho opposite side, the entrance lo the
Harbor, (near which is laid the foundation for
mother Fort, in five fathoms water)—Castle
Pinckney, just opposite the city—Christ Church
Parish, and the neighboring islands, well stock
'd with Ilea titered game—lire beautiful South
Battery, a striking representation of which is |
painted on the drop scene of the Theatre—seve- ]
ral of the Churches, particularly the ancient one j
al'Sl. Phillips, erected in 1723, with its rnonu- I
meets of tbo distinguished dead ofCarolinn, who >
once figured in arms, or in letters—the Medical
College, with its extensive and striding Muse- j
uin—the Slate Arsenal, between King and j
i Meeting streets, now garrisoned with Lnitcd
■ Slates Troops—the Rail Road—the extensive
I Sugar Refinery, on Auson street—the largo
. j Steam Saw Mill, and various other matters—
Hot forgetting the Ma:ket, which presents a
’ j crowded and busy scene, and is well supplied
j with meats, fish, fiuils, Ac.—tire maats getter- 1
tally very good, and tho beef parliculatly fine. ,
at All these are subjects of interest and curiosity, j
it j worthy the attention of the stranger, and will I
c servo to diversify the scene, and prevent time
e from hanging heavily on his hands, during his l
• visit to Charleston. The Rail Road, Sugar lle
i- finery, Steam Saw Mill, &c. I shall probably j
e notice moia parliculatly, at a future leisure mo- j
)• ment. j
)• ■ -■
e Foa TIIC AUGUSTA CIIHONK,LS,
Mr. Eiutor:—With inexpressible feelings of
pleasure and satisfaction, did I | cruse the Ad
diess ol the Free Trade and Stale Rights Con- j
e vention, which assembled during the latter part
r- of last mouth. The Convention was, undoubt
o edly, composed of the most talented and dis
u tinguished citizens of patriotic South Carolina.
jf Among tho many distinguished men, whose
n names were prefixed to the Address, I, with no
>, little degree of pleasure, noticed Hitler and
y Thompson, men, who are not only noted for
e thsir zeal and loyalty to theii State, but for their J
is abilities, talents, and acquirements. There are 1
h very few individuals in South-Carolina, equal in j
e all respects; but none superior to them. They j
•. have been—and fiom what knowledge I have of
d their., suppose not undeservedly—the Demos
i, iHENEs and Cicero of South-Carolina. Os what
noble and learned personages this Convention
■- was composed! What an august assembly it
’ truly must have been ! But, to top the climax
of sublime appearances, tho governor ol tho
State himself was present. Did not the pre
,l sauce of this truly groat and noble man, mid
j greatly to the dignity of the assembly I It un
, doubtedly did. But, although this assembly of
talent and beauty, was truly imposing; yet, tho
lt causes that called it together, were, by far, no
e bier. They convened at Charleston, solely and
i. entirely, fertile purpose of asserting the lights
of their native sitate—for lire purpose of shevv
.. ing the base usurpers of their rights and liher
j ties, that the galling yoke of oppression, under
which they are unwarrantably laboring, could
s no longer be borne. That if their enemies wore
,1 determined to livet thu tariff upon them, that
,1 South-Carolina would not ho found among the
, States which would tamely, basely, and dastard- i
, ly submit. 1
q The Editor of the Conner, in noticing tho pro- ;
v ccediugs of llio Convention, very emphatically
observes, that “ lire laws so strenuously opposed.
s ate tho laws of the land, made certainly accord
-0 ing lo the forms of the Constitution, and in the
1 opinion of the majoi ity, according to its spirit—
u by the National Legislature, where we are fully
s represented in numbers, and by more than our
, share of talents—where dur own voles are re-j
4 corded as having warmly advocated the very I
s policy w e now condemn; end securing for its j
success and popularity, by the eloquence of some |
of our sons, who are now its most uncomptu- !
/ inising enemies.”
Thu above apparent inconsistency, in the con
. duc tof ihc Nullification party, can ku very e;isi
. ly and satisfactorily accounted for. It is well
1 known lo .every indiv itlual who has the slightest
. idea of the causes w hich induced the Southern '
. States, to assent to the adoption of the “Ante
. ricun System,” that the pica for its adoption
. was the “ liquidation of the public debt." And
. it is likewise plain to every man of ordina
ry knowledge, in relation to this subject, that
- there wore, even at tho time of its passage, j
I many Southerners, who opposed it. Now, it Is
l entirely useless for the editor lo he constantly i ,
hui p'mg upon this branch of the subject, since it !
3 is self-evident, (hut the cause of some of the
I Southern Slates voting in favour of the tariff’, j
r was the “ liquidation of tire public debt." The
3 hunotable editor, alter being unable lo account '
. for this apparent rashness and inconsistency in the j j
. Xullificrs of Soulh-Uarolina, with his usual self- j (
, presumption, remarks: "Where is the tyranny— } I
. the oppression to which wo submit ? Shew us 1
. this tyranny —this oppression, and our swords too j
. shall gleam in the heavens, and our numbers
[ swell your ranks,” I would ask the editor, why 1
did many of the Slates of the Union send dole- 1
gates to the i’biladelpliia Convention? Why j
, did that Convention make a report to the citi- t
’ ZBI)S of the United States, saying plainly and |
" explicitly, that the tariff was unconstitutional ' *
unjust and ungenerous ? The fact is, the South i J
is most g.ievously oppressed! If the editor c
won In take these facts into consideration, ho 1
would be better able to account for the stop *
which South-Carolina has taken. j
It is evident that the editor of the Courier r
strives very industriously to become acquainted d
with tho affairs of thu nation; or in other words, *.
with her politics ! Bui judging fiom present j
and past appearances—to little purpose. For j o
his edification and instruction, 1 would rccom- i a
ttieml to his cousiderat on, Franklin's favourite ,
aphorism, j u
“ larger vessel? inny venture mope, : n
l>ut little Inmls >liohM keep ncur s!ioit?. '* 1
Georgians ! Since then it is evident that the ;
Tariff was adopted, by Congress, for the solo ; n
purpose of liquidating the public debt; mid ibis ! il
is nearly extinguished—have you come to the , 'J
conclusion to submit to, or resist this gross and I J,
unconstitutional usurpation of your rights and 1 n
Ithcities? Can you come to the base conclusion ‘J
to submit to a system that makes you but a to- j 11
lony to the north ! No. Methinks 1 anticipate J]
your answer, that you will resist! ( 5;
Zealous South Carolina! Although your I 1
enemies have fabricated plots and modes, bv ’ g
which they foolishly supposed they might injute 1 m
the holy cause in which you are so nobly and '< •!
gallantly contending—although they have show- j
ored down upon you their bitteiesl cuises and ' f (]
epithets—although they have endeavored to ex- j S
tinguish iJie “parra scintilla” of llte sjdiit of L(
tret-men, which you so cleat ly manifested! even sl
I at the onset lo litis mighty undertaking, and jj
| which now bids fair to ire fanned into a burning of
j flame, and to communicate itself to every °*
j southern state—yet lam confident that the lime j
j is not far distant, when the pure causes of your j w
! resistance shall bo plain and dear to every |J°
American citizen—and when you shall, by so
callanlly acting, acquire for your inheritance a
name more curable than the pyramids of Egypt.
Daily are there new advocates enlisting under
your standard. Daily ate there individuals con
vinced of the justieo of your resistance. Do not
desist from your hallowed undertaking. Persist
in your praise worthy attempts to rend asunder
the veil which lias hidden from your view the j
fiendish endeavors of north, to rivet upon I
you a system equally idiliorent in the sight of j
God and man ! And be assured that your sis- j
ter states will not lamely and uoinurmimngly !
submit to what they know to be unjust, ungene- ;
rous, and unccnstitutionub- JUSTITIA.
- ■ ■ ■ . .
To tin: Editor oflhs Chronicle:
The Editor of the Georgia Courier, i: his pa
per of the 9;h mst. says, “ We slated recently,
on tlie authority of a gentleman present, that all
the Georgians, who attended the Free Trade
Convention in Charleston, did not heartily ap
prove of the proceedings—on the contrary, with
the exception of two, there was not one pre
sent, that came within his knowledge but dis
approved of the conduct of tho Convention as
much as he did. Our informant probably knew
every Georgian who was present , among whom
were several members of our Legislature, who
dissented from the course urged by the conven
tion, t ciili unanimous indignation,” &c. Arc.
To which, I look immediate occasion to say 1
| that my own as well us tho opinions of others
j whom I know had been misrepresented, cither
| by the “ informant” or by the Editor’s remarks.
In his paper of tho 12th hist, the editor, probably
on the authority t/TGis “ informant,” informs me
i that there is no mistake between them. On
this information, 1 assert that his informant has
made a statement for publication that is false ! !
in a matter which hail he been a gentleman ho,
would have avoided altogether.
I have no more *.i say to either of them till
this ‘informant” makes his appearance.
G. 15. LAMAR.
riioM Tin; nntn states telegraph, march 5.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Scna'e did not sit on Saturday. i
In the Mouse of Representatives, Mr. Wick
liffe proposed an amendment to the Revolution
ary Pensions Hill, and extending its provisions to
the militia and volunteers who fought in the
Indian war, on tho western frontier, until 179-1,
which was ordered to ho printed. The resolu
tion of Mr. Clayton, of Georgia, for the appoint
ment of a select committee on the affairs of tho
hank was, on his motion, postponed till this day.
At i n early hour of the silling, the House went
i into a committee of the whole, Mr, Spreiglit in
I the chair, and took up the bill to compensate Mrs.
: Decatur and others. Tim question was, upon
; the amendment of Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts,
to grant 10,000 dollars to Airs. Dccalnr, 5000
dollars to the heirs of Commodore Preble, and
tho residue of the 100,000 dollars proposed to he
impropriated to the othur officers and crew of
the kelrdi Intrepid. Mes-rs. MDuflie. Dm is, of
Massachusetts, Tracy, Anderson, Everett, of
Massachusetts, and Cooke, ot Ohio, successive
ly addressed the committee on the subject. Tho
latter gentleman moved a further amendment
to grant 9U.00!) to Mrs. Delator, and 0000 doll-os
to the neices of Commodore Decatur, but belb e
tho question, was taken, the committee rose and |
reported, and at half past four o’clock die house
adjourned.
March (5. —ln the Senate, yesterday, Mr.
Benton, from tiro Committee on Mililri y Af
fairs, rcpO'lud a bill toorgai i/.c the Corps til’To
pi graphical Engineers, which was road end or
dn od to a second resiling. On motion of Air.
Webster, the Apportionment Dili was taken up,
the amendment submitted Ly that gentleman
beins under consideration, A debate eiisnod,
in wliicb Messrs, Webster, Maucv, Ci.avion,
Foot, and Bibb, took part. Mr. Clayton op
posed the bill as unjust and unequal in its opera
tions, and contrary to tho spirit of the Constitu
tion. lie assumed that the practice, hitherto,
of fixing the number of representatives by an
arbitrary ratio, had been founded on erroneous j
principles, and bad operated unjustly towards
the smaller States; and that the only fair mode
of apportionment would be, to assume any given
number of members for tho House of Represen
tatives to consist of, and then to calculate by tho 1
rule of three the number of representatives ol*
each State, in proportion to its population corn- 1
pared with that of the whole Union, thus ; “as 1
the whole population of tire Union is to the mini- 1
her assumed for tho House of Representatives, 1
(say 910,) so is the population of each State to 1
her share of the members of that House. On 1
tins principle, the fractions would not ho unjust- '
ly alluded in any Slate, and lie cared not wheth
er they wore taken into consideration or not.— 1
Alter authorising tho printing of certain culcula- 1
lions, the Senate ad journed.
In the House of Representatives, no business 1
was acted upon with the exception of a memo- i
rial presented by Mr. Adams, from various cili- 1
zens of New Vo;k, selling forth the cireumstan- 1
ces of the trial, conviction, and imprisonment of ■
the two Missionaries in the Slate of Gr o. sis, and 1
praying the interposition of Congicss'irt the 1
matter. A discussion ensued, which, after the *
rejection of a motion to lay die memoiial on tiro 1
table by a vote of ayes 119, i.oes 91, was continu- 1
ed until nearly 5 o'clock, when it was inferred 1
to a Committee of the Wliole on the slate of the <
Union, ayes DO, noes IK!, t
March 7 —ln the Senate, yesterday. Mr. '
Demon, horn (heCommittee on Military Aluiis, <
reported a bill to increase the pay of the surgeons J
and assistant surgeons of Hie United States ar- 1
my. Tho apportionment Dill was taken up, and <
debated by Messrs. Crayton, Tazewell, and t
Ewing; Mr. Tazewell in favor of the bill, the '
other gentlemen against it. Before tho Senate «
adjourned, Mr. M ebsteu withdrew the amend- t
merit lie submitted some days aeo, and offered '
ilia following as a substitute : “That the House i
of Representatives shall be composed of such a
numbor of members chosen within each State, *
as shall bear to the representative population of s
stub State, the same proportion s the number ■'
two hundred and fifty six bears to the whole a
representative population of the United States; •'
;unl us one additional member to every State in v
i\ liich the addition of such members willbiing J'
ts number ol Representatives nearer to its exact 0
import ion than the omission of such additional
neniher; the said number of Representatives
n any Slate not exceeding one for every tiiiity
bon sand persons.” J I
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Me- j v
IX'MTE, f,om the Committee of Ways and ! a
Means, repoited a resolution of inquiry into the a ,
tensions and allowances to Indians who were 1 *'
lostile to the United Stales during the late war, i "
minded on treaties existing before the war, and ■ '{
tot renewed since that period. It was laid upon ' "
lie table (or one day, in conformity with the j !'
Tileof lheHdi.se. Mr. Wickuefe, f.om the I ’.
--ommitteo on tho Public Lands, repo, ted a bdl ! 11
or the final adjustment of land claims in the I l(
stale of. lissouri; which was read twice, and I 11
omnutted t<s a Committe of the Whole on the Sl
tale of tho Union. The House, afterwards, 1'
esumed the consideration of the icsolution of j
Jr. Clavton, of Geoigia, for the appointment J
t ii select committee on the affairs us the Bank
'f the United States. Mr. Clavton addressed 31
he House in reply to Mr. McDuffie, and in ''
upport of his resolution, till nearly 5 o’clock, v .'
dien, on motion of Mr. Root, the House ud- '*
jurned, s<
n
FROM THE Georgia jours- vl
Our University.—We arß muth ' , ■
have it m our power to say to die pcoV 7/ I
gia, that our University ij rapidly risiilli
Ulion and usefulness. The 1 it« . lm °
by the legislature have enabled thi
bring about this mo-t auspicious ro£u‘’(
following special information on t j, esu i, 1 ■
wo are quite sure, bo received by om , T
with much pleasure. u rea^
1 Extract of a letter, dated Athens. F,h n
“Our new Professors have arrived—Div* ”
is highly intelligent, doubtless well cu-,M ■ 1
| ins station-seems to be a devotee of , 1 j
I and has already rambled over the hills • ;"N
!of this neighboihood. He sat up the v-lilli - ! “ 4
!in the last cold weather, to keep his oK n !“r \
measuring the degree of cold h, his,l
is now his green-house) by bis thermo,.'„ 1
Dr. Lehman is a lino looking Genu,,. ‘ ,
in manners, very intelligent, and gi , e r‘
correctly. I like him very much.
I‘rofessor Ulin gives quite an increrse,! ; ,
est to the Dulles Lettres department p 9
culiarand superior mode of lecturing 1 V}
lego ought now to .lo well.
right to expect it.* 9 1 w,,as -
So much for the New Professors Alt' •
meeting of the Tiuslees a resolution
ed requesting the Senatua Academics in '*
point, annually, a Hoard of Visitms cousi, 0
fifteen gentlemen tedding in different m 9
the slate, to attend llio exam illations p r ,.',. *? 1
the annual commencement. Ac«iMia.ild ;;
Senalus Acadeniicns empowcied lliuGo'verr
the President of the Senate, and the S.-eib
the House of Representatives, m
Board. . 1 1,01111
In the exercise of tins power, we un.lcrst- I
the following genllenicn have been a ,w,j I
to attend at Athens in July next’ ' 1 ’| 1
Col. GARNETT ANDREWS, nfW,-*,, 11
TUGS. U. P. CHARLTON. Em. S »? |
J. 11. COUPKR, Esq. st. Simons. L 1
Col. WM. CUM.MING, Augusta.
Rev. J. A. FEW, Columbus.
Doct. WM. GREEN, Milledgevitlc
R. W. HABERSHAM, Es,.; Havana,,!, Jj
Doct. S. HAIiEOW, Wayncsborou'di fei-J
Doct. If. JACKSON, Athens 0 '
A. D. LONG STREET, Es.p Anemia li
Rev. WM. MeWHERR, Liberty Co.
J, McDONALD, Esq, Macon.
Rev. O. SMITH Powelloil.
Rev. A. SHERWOOD, Eatonton.
Col. J. C. TERRELL, Carnesvillc.
Fioni the high character of these genii,. K: . 3
at:d their known devotions to the ar!vancein, ■
ol Education, and indeed of every tliiiititin* *
to llio elevation, and adornment of sucieiv, i.II
arc led 10 expect tbo heat conserptenri-s (p,, i
their action as a Board of Waiters. TWw t, d
enrts will give to the | uldic. imperial t imV c j
tim, lend to awaken tJuongfiout the
interest for education which lies at the found*,. 1
ol all <>iir hopes. It is important that in
set there should be a full attendance, amlliesaH
we trust that every one of the Board, win, -ha
| ossibly attend, will do so even attlioilsUl
some personal sac. dice.
uioiilfjome.ni. —There is probably nnlowp
the Sou them States that has imptoved ,sora:H
ly as Monlgoineiy lortho last six mmiibs. I f
astomslirfig to sen the great si i it for nnrniv '}
ment existing. Houses after houses arc g'rs-Jj
up. I here is not a stoie-house in the |J • cj; Itifl
what is occupied, and a dozen dwelling lioii-i;K
could at this time. Ire rented, in fivo yeinsnirvß
Montgomery will be lo Alabama what Augr.l
(is to Georgia. <Ai Monday and 'i'.i ■I , ■ 9
Alabama Company sold Lots, extender." S.r fc
‘tideon one side ofllioConrt f.-rn- |>
titan half a mile on l!l<? Other, In till! an. I. 111 ! H
near thi.ty llirnisrind dollars. M’svo ||
ago end thisaj lots woo'd not Ima- b.onvhl ;
hid! of the amount. Everyone apoers saa- H
ed that Montgomery no,>i po a verv inn,.:
place. More than h'ldfa n illion of dollars »„• "
°l goods w e r o sold in Montgomery iLiring n
last, y ear, and we should not bn asmni-di.ai ii *
million was sold this- year. For t!m In i k
years it has been as healthy as any | I ,<r i„
Mate, ami no (nostro now entertained iu :,,f
gard lo its contimiing so — Ala. done.
PROM Til K HANNKIJ OK THE f.l V« T | r! ■TI •V.
Hie American System on a small sr«V-■
The following is copied f.om the Jemma Hi I
zulte.
“ It is stated in the Philadelphia papers, tVg
apples a o very scarce in that ma.kot—umltkl
pipl ins commended from two to th oe duilriirl
per barrel. Some of our fntiieis might make. I
profitable trip to the metro; olisol Peimsylmn i
and take a peep at Master Burke, and the st:or:
man Forrest, and possibly save the Tarijfilcsi
trouble of legislating on tiie snhyr! of ywp "
this winter, by taking a boat loud of this fruit:
market.”
Now, suiqroso Ibe farmers in Philndel,hit
county, whose orchards have not entirely fiiilei
this season, slmnld ntiiln in a poti ion lo tlie fit;
Councils, setting ffrth that they were anputrioli
ns to plant orchards, ala time when apples wets
scarce and dear in the Philadelphia maikel
that they have large zcs/eil interests in apple or*
chards—that they are entitled to bo secured ir
tlie exclusive possession of tbc home mmket—»
that the apples raised in the other coimniirst
lire slate, are foreign applet!, and ought not
be allowed to conic into competition with d
domestic apj les of Philadelphia county—that; ,
is bad policy for the i itizcils of Philadelphia''
buy foreign apples, becuitso it diriins them C
specie, which ought always to be kept a! lion'
—that, although the foreign ap* les oral t ,f
btought here and sold at a dollar a hand,
the homomeilo apples cannot be sold at ly ,
liirm two didlrns, yet, licit still, it is beltci Ik
the I’hilndolpliians in give two dollars for the
latter, than one dollar for the foninr, liecausi'
theyA\ ill then he aide to get f.om the faiTtutt’
double the. o dinary pi ices, for all the grocciii*.
clothing, and other stoic goods which they I" 1 ' ,
in Philadelphia— and sluadd conclude by m
(Justly requesting that the conjicils of i’lulaJc:
phia would impose a duty of one dollar n ban l, ,
ii; on all foreign apples brought into the Phih |
delpliia market, from beyond the limits nl’Ph,l i
delphia county. We say suppo-e such ripely f
tion were presented, what would llio lovers 1
apples in Philadelphia say to this ? What wottM
the farmers of the other countries think ol be:: 1 :
dins protected out of their lights to a five lr;.a«
in nnples 7
There is not an urchin in the whoVa city vis
buys bis penny apple ns he goes hnino I ,:, l
school or a flaxen haired plough hoy in tbo “ 116
State, that would not atoncu perceive that a l ' ll (
an attempt would be a gross outrage upon
rights of the apple caters and the apple i
who were not to share in the mono, oly. A«‘
yet this is nothing but llio Arneiican System ff
on a small
FROM tip. rsiTiro s rvi r.s i elec.U'H, Ai: r 7.
The Siqiretnc Court, on Saturday last, d' !l
vured an opinion in llio highly important
arising out of the imprisonment of the Mission
aries, by the State of Georgia. Wo have not
the particulars of the decision, but learn that |!
is against the autliotily of the Slate of Georgt -
lo extend its jurisdiction over that portion at
the State which lies within tho limits of the Cie;
rokeo nation, and that, consequently, the ''
Iteration of the Missionaries, now confined i#
the penitentiary of that Stale, has been effected
to he made. The decision was unanimous,
with tho exception of Justice Baldwin, who dU
seated on account of some informality in ,I,e
record. Justice M'Lean gave a separate opin
ion, hot concurred in tho decision. Tho Cine!
Justice delivered the derision of the court.
The question is one of die luidiest magnitude,
ind is pregnant with die most impolTant conse
juenees. It is impossible not to see that it iu
,ulves the important, the most important ques
ion, that can be presented under our com;
system—and on die decision of which, the din
aoter of the system itself depends—the rc! -•