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WtioXKSUA V- MAY 31), 18j<£-
31 " Be jusi, mal fear not.”
TO C’ORKESP V . DENTS.
I Noumea of Ki.dcee,” - Pound, No. 4.” “ J.”
*nu«," and “ Oeoikiia,” are received, and shall
blislied.
B VI.TDIOUE CONVENTION,
Lmuiiiulcd Mr. V*s Rubes lor the \ ice Prcsi
i,auJHic whole Georgia vote was given him. Mon
i! that tiic Kepi esentmives of a Sinte so opposed to
trill; should then madly pledge it to a thorough-oo
'urijf man! Slmincliil 1 More unui^
Hct of a letter I) u gentleman in this city, tinted
“WASHINGTON Cll’V, 19(0 May, IS3J.
if odious Pension 9111 has at last passed both Houses
Igrcss, and, it is believed, will take from the Treo
he lirst )ear, three milliona of doHantll All lhe
luiu.s men from the North ofiiie I’oliiniac, without
le exrepiinn, it is believed, voted for this obnoxious
In 1 1 in-in mow. Southern delegates leave this place
i Haliimore C'olivenlion, to nomlimie him lor the
e in lhe Guvi rini.ni!; a man,who, with his friends,
Miesniuiiih, by Ibeif support of Pension and Tariif
ii ruiu the imeresis id'the Southern people. Tnriii
tns.ii.il laws, will, siien, if not arrested , produce in
ta, die pauper sysitm of England, and prostrate
iepi'iideiice ol'i liiirafter and leuling, with the want
til, i iii GovermneiU Cannot lung exist, us a Repnb-
Crmai'ii. If I go to the U.iliimore Convention, 1
U vole lor Mr. Vis llviu: s, or any other man, who
i“V of die prescai, or all the provisions oftoe pro-
I - v iiii”
THE PHUMG FESTIVAL,
Saitirday 1 ist, in l.umir of Jlis Excolleltcy,
11 VMILTON, was a splendid fete, anti
fwoiihy of tlio occasion wliicii called it
1 ami though high expectations had been
Id. we believe even those of the most sun
weie far more than realized. The day....
tngli the ve.y elements themselves were
linns, in the midst of the late unsettled wea
..dawned most beautifully, and llronghoul,
Wnl and pleasant. At sunrise, a salute of
us tv is fi ed....three stands of colors spread
folds In the breeze, high above the VVare
, on ihu river hank, and crowds assembled
inihurg, at an eaily hour after breakfast,
■rivnlof the Governor.... who had (sojourn-
Huoni Vintage, the beautiful seat of Col.
lUUjd, irbotll J 4 miles distant, on tht preen-
Wotting, and came attended by Col. P.es
>d a large cavalcade of gentlemen, from
(•is, ami the intervening country,...was
need by a salute of 8 guns. He arrived
» clock, at the residence of Mr Slpjltz, in
Hamburg, where the Committee received
mil at‘do - dock ho was escorted toMr. Hit
• Hotel, in lower Hamburg, and thence,
clock ' 10 1,10 Dinner table; attended hy
ommittee, and a large number of gen
>, hi procession, preceded by a large Band,
dm white uniform, with bluesilk sashes....
«w>s flzey, acting as Marshal of the day.
lz ’ £s, h look the bead of Hie Table,
l a ent, with the Governor on his right,
J-Piston on his 1eft.... a8s isted by Gen.
••loiitgomaiy, of Augusta, as Ist Vico
G ' L,,,nar - Esq- of Edgefield, as
• p aQ , Fitzsimons, Isq.ofAu
-85 dV. 1 resident, Dr. James Spann, of
r S, as 4th V. President, and Maj. F. C.
•of Augusm, as r lth v. President. The
• ot Augusta, attended, and lnvok-
p.ovidonce, u on the
arill h>e company.
■iv as given in t] le ] ar^e Warehouse, j
k .r, h '"' k ’ au ° fobt lo,l e- b y Poet
• ■< I, except 30 feet, cutclF, at the up
ami s '' T " C '"' reiy o f’ en 10 ‘be com-
Crowded to excess, beside the largo
■o remained outside, and in the cx-
Tb D ,ln S r> oni in front, till the second
o regular taldes were five in number.
# nt,'?; ln ' hc Centrc ‘ a ‘ which sal the
in- V IStV ' I>reii(Jen, i ‘be other four
,i"’ a to the right, and two to the left,
•oi the Warehouse; at the extremities
L ,‘ e °'l‘ er Vie« Presidents. Along
’ ■ " °»8 side, were two other tables,
!c of it U,CJ M s * Je ta bles, but, ii, COII .
s ' e " Ilni(;n 3o crowd present, these
s .;. aS Ji, "’ ur ‘“bios; and still the
i g room "° !*‘ (,u " d ‘b® lobles, in the
tn ’ I,r " ootsjde, when the otheis
■ ja, condderubly htrger than that
Hi)r >s seated.
ELj' a “ 4 ' ,din P« wer e a profusion of
in JL Va ‘ IHUS kjnds . forming arches
back pf B ,lijp 3 ' 9 ■ ' Vbicb BU l’P or ‘ed it.
till u J ‘ * 1 reMdeDl * wa > « colossal
»lhe lU'etlf 1 U ' etlfG ‘ ,n - Washington, extend
•tMient’ 0 ' l ° thU Ce,! ‘" S ' Ujtk of
-were the arma of Caroli*u and
■r erW °,ve,i; " H<e Palmetto tree
R*' ' “ e, '«bt, A-lbep.ne tree ar, the
left. At the foot of the former, were Cotton bales
and Rice tieices, emblematic of the trade of the
j South; and at the foot of the latter, the Rattle
snake, with the motto, Nolime, tangere, inscrib
, ed on it, representing the former arms of Geor
igia: and above the snake, was inscribed the
; toast of the Hon. R. W. Barnwell, of S. C. late
ly given at Washington City....“ Georgia.. . gen- ,
erous in her warning, but deadly in her stroke.”
And to the right mid left wore suspended uu- .
meroue inscriptions, or mottoes, expressive of
the doctrines of Nullification, painted indifferent
colors, on white canvass, framed.
The number of persons present....many of
them from upwards of a hundred miles distant,
1 in both States ...has been variously estimated at
from 1,200 to 2,000. We believe there could
j not have been less than 1,800, and think it pro-
I buble, with others whom we consulted, that
I there were many more. Never did so large a
concourse of people assemble, commune toge
ther, and disperse, with more cordial good feel
ing and harmony; and several respectable and
! intelligent gentlemen of Carolina, who have at
; tended, more or less, the recent large meetings
i of a similar nature in that Stale, remaiked, that
, they had never witnessed an assemblage of the j
kind, more harmonious, morn orderly and im- j
pressivo, more striking and excellent in itsar-j
[ rangemonts, preparations, and good cheer, or 1
more gratifying in every respect to their feelings.
It was supposed that the number from cadi
State must have been nearly equal; and it was
indeed a cheering, inspiring, and glorious sight,
to see the people of the two States meeting thus,
cordially and harmoniously, on the margin of
their border stream, the beautiful Savannah, and
mingling their hearts and feelings in a union
i 'scarcely less perfect than that of its waters...to
' do honor to one of the most distinguished, dis
interested,and beloved patriots of the South, and
, defenders and supporters of its common cause....
■ anil homage to those groat principles with which
' he is indentified, and which alone can preserve
and perpetuate the Union of the States. Each
I seemed to via with the other, in evidences of
! cordially and good feeling, ami efforts to erase
i from the memory, all the petty bickerings and
' j party strifes of the past.,..and, many ex
pressed their regrets that they ever should have
I existed, they wondered, as well they might,
i j how they ever could have existed. They are
■ | now over, and will soon be buried in oblivion ;
for be must be blind, indeed, who docs not see,
J- in this festival, a new covenant of good faith
I and brotherly love between the two Stales;
i ; which will soon he ratified by their whole peo
!! plo, let the factious and interested few, contend
I I against it for a while us they may. It forms a
[ new era in the history of the two Republics.,,,
which will ho found no less powerful, de- ,
■ i lightful, and salutary, in its effects, than it is sin- 1
gular in its character, and honorable in its na
ture....and we mistake much, if the time will j
not soon arrive, when each individual who has
1 |
, ministered to if, will remember with pride and
L 1 jdensnre the part he has taken, however Imm
, ble, in bringing it about.
.j Gov. Hamilton looked exceedingly well, and i
i was in fine spirits ; and weli he might he ; for,
. independently of the honor done to himself....
. | which, to one so used to every heartfelt demon
i stratum both of public and private regard,
p| and who, amidst it all, “ has borne himself so
I meekly,” must have been a secondary consi- j
deration....it could not but have excited the most \
I delightful and chociing emotions in a heart like
his; so frank, ingenuous, and feeling, ami so de
voted to the interests and liberties of the South;
' to see tho citizens of a sistor Slate thus meet j
j those of his own, on their common border, to!
pledgejhcir faith to that glorious cause, which
( has his whole heart and interest; and the Stand- j
, ard of which,he was the first, in the present cri ;
I ' sis, openly to unfurl. As an honor, it is one
! j which we believe no other public man of the |
I, South, has ever experienced; and richly has ho |
. | deserved it; for this Slate, and every other of;
1 tho South, more or less, in common with his
, own, will reap from the rich harvest of his labors: j
j and it is not for the generous-hearted sons of the
! South to he ungrateful, let their gratitude be
duo to whom it may.
The Dinner, which was prepared under the su
perintendence of Mr. Shull sc, bore evident marks ;
of his master-hand, as exhibited in whatever he ,
undertakes; for seldom, wa presume, has one ;
i been seen, so largo, that was better, either in 1
( tho quality of tho materials, tho preparation of
them, or the neatness and propriety of the ur- ;
P rangernents generally. And, notwithstanding
the number of persons who sat down to it, a 1
considerable quantity of meats were left over, j
that could not find room at tho table. Alter the ;
I meats had been removed, ami the Mine and
fruits placed on the table, the following Regular
and Volunteer Toasts were drank by the com
pany, with continual demonstrations of approba
tion, and good feeling:
REGULMI TOASTS.
1. —The Federal Union.— lt must be preserv
ed—and it can be preserved only by a strict |
conformity to the g.eat principle on which it |
was formed —an e piality of benefits and bur- i
thens, rights and duties, to each section and j
each State. Tune —Yankee Doodle. —One Gun. I
2. The Free Trade and Stale Rights Fat ty, : 1
throughout the Union. —Nobly struggling for a |
Nation’s rights, they merit a N itiou's gratitude : 1 1
‘•’Tjs nut in mortals to command «m-ccs-; I 1
Jiiittln-y ll do more—and Im'ier—tliey’ll d-srrer. it.”
Tune —Scots teha hac. One Gun.
It.— Nullification. Whether practised hy Vir- j '
ginia, aga list the Alien and Sedition Laws—hy i 1
Georgia, against the Supremo Court—or by 1 •
South Carolina, against the T.n ill—ii is the great j I
conservative principle ot “ Liberty, the Consti-1 1
Ui I ion, Union.” D cheers, 'line —Hurra for
the Bonnets o’ Blue.—One. Gun.
4 *—Our distinguished Guest, Gov. Hamilton.
A patriot, without fear, and without reproach, t
He has generously devoted himself to the de- <
fence of Southern Rights and Southern Interests, I
and is qualified for every crisis. And Southern \
people will support him in the great cause, in 1
every peril, and at every hazard. Tune —Hail \
to the Chief. —One Gun. (
After the enthusiastic applause which this | i
toast excited, had subsided, and the music had i
ceased Gov. Hamilton rose and addressed the I
company in a most able and eloquent speech of ,
considerable length, rivetting tho closest atten
tion throughout, and exciting repeated bursts of
applause. It was, indeed, a happy effort, char
acterized in a high degree by that nobleness of
patriotism, elegance, purity, and clmstcness of
stylo, beauty of figure, delicacy of sentiment,
brilliancy of wit, playful humour, searching ridi
cule, and cutting sarcasm, so peculiar to its
author, and made a powerful impression upon
the auditory; rising often to the most thrilling
and impassioned bursts of eloquence. His res
ponse to the warm regard manifested toward
him, was highly felicitous, & marked hy modest )
manly,and generous feeling; and his exposure of
the projet of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
tho Pension Bill, and explanation &■ vindication
of the doctrines of Nullification, wore replete
with able & conclusive argument,that must have
carried conviction, we should think, to every
unprejudiced mind. The Cominitteeo waited
,on him, to request a copy of his address, for
| publication; which was promised as early as be
i has time to write it out, after his return to his
! country seat in Pendleton. We shall therefore
Ibe enabled to present it to our readers, very
shortly, and will not do it injustice by
attempting a mere sketch, which could give no
adequate idea of its merits. He concluded with
the following Toast, which was drank with long
and loud applause.
Georgia and South Carolina— 11 What God
hath joined togelher, let not man put asunder.”
5. The Treasury Project of a Compromise. —
A proper specimen of their own sagacity, and of
what they think ofours. Tune— There's na hxk
about the. house. —One Gun.
G.—Thomas Jefferson.—The illustrious Nul
lifies and author of the first and second Declar
ations of Independence—tlie one, so called, of
’7C, and the Kentucky Resolutions of ’OB and
’01). Tune —J jj'erson and Liberty One Gun.
7. The Inroads of the North upon the South.
—History shows this to he the natural order of
invasion. It remains to ho seen, whether we,
too, are to bo tho victims. Tune— The Camp
bell's are coming. —One Gun.
8. — The Plantation States. —United by a com
mon interest, and common oppressions. The
cause of one, is the cause of all—and the danger
of one, is the danger of all. Tune— Speed Cue
Plough. —One Gun.
VOLUNTEER TOASTS.
By the Committee of Arrangements. Col.
Wm. C. Preston.—ldentified with South Caro
-1 linn, hy the heroic exploits of a gallant ancestor,
iat King's Mountain, and by his own able and
| eloquent exertions in the cause of Free Trade,
1 and Constitutional Liberty.
I This toast was received with rapturous ap
' plause, after which, Colonel Preston rose, and
uddicssed the company at some length, in one
of tho most powerful, impressive, and spirit
stirring speeches wo ever heard. Ranked, as
ho is, among tho most distinguished orators of a
i State, celebrated among the first, if not as
the first, for thosj.lemlid genius and eloquence of
her sons, it were useless to attempt a descrip
tion of Ids towering flights of genius, powerful 1
argument, araccful gestures, so beautifully and ;
perfectly in unison with the operations ol the mind |
I within—his splendid znd expressive figures, and
! his withering sarcasm. To realize their power l 1
I 0
and effect, they must bo heard and seen, not
told.—He v«i wailed on by the Committee,with |
n request for a copy of his speech for puhiica- j
i tion; and as lie promised to write it out for them,!
'as early as his engagements will permit, wo
shall have the pleasure of laying it before our
| readers when received. Ho ct Deluded by pi
lfering the following sentiment, which was re
ceived with gieat applause :
The principles of the lit. eolation of' 70—made j
i law, by tho Constitution of ’HR—reasserted and
j established in '9B—and now, again to bo re
deemed,by the energy and firmness ol the South,
j By the Committee of Arrangements. Col.
Andrew Pickens Butler, and the F.ee Trade
and State Rights Party of South Carolina—
They are 11 no man’s men.”
Col. Butler rose, when the applause had sob
•sided, and, after responding to the kind feelings
| manifested toward him, and making a lew
i remarks, which wo could not hear, declined
detaining the company longer, hi consequence
j of tho lateness of the hour, and concluded with
| the following toast, which was drank with rap- f
i tiirous applause:
| The Nullifies of South-Carolina.—' Their pur- r
pose is to resist usurpation, in defence olthej*
'Rights of the Smith. They who are to put them (•'
down, will not pass through the land animated ‘ u
by tire example of Flbc.it , and consecrated by the -
bio id of Jasper.
By the Committee of Arrangements. Col. jl
- L. Wardi.aw. —Worthy of his triumph in the ] v
cause o' Nullification, in Abbeville Disirrct.
(01. Ward law rose, after the applause which , 1
1 ensued, and thanked tho company for the corn- 1 1
plirnenl extended to him, and the flutteringman- 1 1 1
tier in which it had boon received; and offered ( ’*
the following toast, which was drank with j ll
| il
marked approbation: J
Vigilance find firmness in the people,~~T\m \
living principles essential to give piaclicul efii- 1
cicney to all checks and limitations of power, j
The following interesting letlerß, received, a , **
mon ,r others,hv the Committee uI Arrangements, fi
n 1 m i,i
in reply to letters of invitation, were read to the 1 d
company hy A. H. Pemberton, at the request of j it
the Committee , and were received with many ‘ d
demonstrations of approbation and pleasure ; '• l '
[From .'/ j. Joint II Howard. ]
Bunk> itsHtLt, (Goo.) May 21st, 18119. ,
Gentlemen : I this day received your ii.vi-, 1
tat ion In a public dinner, to be given to Govern-!' 1
or Hamilton. Accept my acknowledgement- 11
for the kindness manifested in thinking ot rue, 1:1
when principles which every patriot should de
light to honor, are to be commemorated; and
when eminent ami talented citizens of two op- r
pressD'l States, are cong- “gating- and '."■ii-.isiu-) l«
j ing together, for the avowed purpose of doing
homage to the cause of Southern liberty, and
honor to the man who is prominently conspicu
ous in the front rank of its defence. If I could
add, by tny presence, one atom to the weight
which «o august an assemblage, as the princi
ples which are to be commemorated will most
assuredly bring together, I should consider it my
duty to lay all other business anil engagements
aside, and hasten to join the patriotic band. Tho
pleasure which I should experience upon the oc
casion; witnessing tho pledged honor of patriots
to maintain inciolnte the Constitution of their
country; would he an abundant recompense for
any sacrifice of interests; but lam this moment
setting out with my family on a visit to Colum
bus, which please accept as my apology, for
failing to attend a dinner to which I conceive it
an honor to be invited. As my heart is with
you, permit mo to give you a toast:
TAe Southern Slates .-—ls all their Gorcrn
ors, were Hamu.to.ns and Trours, we should
never bo menaced by United Slates Troops.
I am, with respect.and great cordiality of fool
ing, your obedient servant,
JOHN 11. HOWARD.
The reader remarked, that it would doubtless
bo remembered by many, that Major Howard,
the writer of tins letter, was the first man
in Georgia, who, as a candidate for office—a
seat in the Slate Legislature—had the moral
firmness and intrepidity to come out openly in
defenco of the doctrines of Nullification, and
not only verbally, but in the newspapers, u ntur
his own proper signature; a fret worthy to be
known, and ever affectionately remembered, by
all Nullifiors.
Col. A. P. Butler remarked, that though, in
common with the Nullifiors generally, he was
no man’s man, yet he could not refrain from ap
plauding merit, wherever lie found it; and lie
well remembered, when the public exposi
tion alluded to, of Major Howard, reached
himself and Iris political friends in Carolina, tho
respect and admiration it universally excited,
and which ho was proud to acknowledge tin
this occasion. |
The reader observed, that while the political
merits of Major Howard wero thus warmly
and jusrly remornhe-cd,those of tho people, alstn
who hud generously appreciated them, and the
doctrines espoused, by electing him to a seat in
the Legislature,should not befor gotten— ThcCiti'
zns of Bald win County, and ofMilledgeville, the
seat of the .State Government. While he was
tho first Georgia candidate to acknowledge and
publish tho doctrines of Nullification, they wore
the first Georgians to elect a Nullifies
Col. N. L. Griffin of Edgefield, proposed the
health of Major Howard and the citizens of
Baldwin County; which was drank with the
most enthusiastic applause.
[ From the Hditor of the Charleston Mercury.]
Charleston, May 24th, 1832.
Gentlemen .-—ln reply to your very polite
invitation to attend the festival to be given in
honor of our distinguished fellow citizen, Guv.
Hamilton, I regret that 1 am obliged to say, that
il is not in my power to accept it; and also re
gret that tho necessityAif sending my answer hy j
this morning's mail, prevents mo from evonsay
! ing anything in relation to the objects of the
• contemplated meeting, further than thafl rejoice
at so auspicious an assemblage of the Georgia
and South Carolina patriots in the just anil right- •
; eons cause of State Rights and Free Trade, anil |
i hail it us un animating imcury of the union of!
these two sister Slates, in the maintenance and
asset lien of their common cause. May the day
r soon arrive, when they shall h ive found, hy ex- ]
pcrioiice, th.it however they differ in the mean
ing of nullification, they both design the same
thing in practice— tho enforcement of the so
vereign power r!' lhe States, tusave their rights
from usurpation, and their people from oppres-.
sion. With y• >iir permission, I would respect-1
fully offer to the company, lhe following sunli-j
inenl:
Georgia and Soulh-Onrulinii —ldentified in
interests and institutions, may they ho firmly
and inseparably united, in sentiment, fouling, and
action. I
1 have the honor to remain, very respectfully,
vou,' obedient servant,
U, L. FINGKNLY.
[ From Judge Shorter.]
Columbus, (Goo.) 23d May, 1232.
I ■ .'lenten;— l tender to you my sincere th inks ;
fir the kind invitation with which yon have j
honored me, to partake of a public dinner to he •
given at H iinhu g, Ly our fellow-citizens of
South Carolina end Georgia, in honor of his Lx j
colluncy James Hamilton, and of his able and 1
efficient services, in behalf of State II glits and j
Southern Interests. It would affo.d me much
pleasure to he w iih my fellow-citizens upon the
occasion mentioned, hut am unfortunately p.e
ventod, hy circumstances wholly beyond my
control. It is highly gratifying to tny feelings, f
to sue those two Stales, whoso internals,in all.
respects, are so cnthely the same, so, getting i
past subjects of disagreement, and uniting,hand |
and heat, in resisting Federal usurpation and |
oppression. Oar i neiuies may continue to revibi j
an 1 slander us; to brand us as disunionisls and ■
traitors, and may use a thousand other hard •
names, hot we are rot to be shaken from onr
purpose, or bullied out of our rights. It is not j
to he disguised, that a mighty crisis in the as |
fiirs of our Government, is at hand; the stoinij
has been long gaUieriYig, and unless averted hy t
lhe wisdom ami goodness of a kind I’rovideiico, ; ,
it will soon burs', upon ns. Whatever may he i j
the final result, impuilial historians will award |
io lhe South, a generous, disinterested, and uni- (
form devotion to the Union of the States, and a t
ijcte munition, at eveiy hazard, le preserve, in ,
its purity, oar national bond of union. I earful t
ia-sj on (mill y will rest somewhere, hot it will t
not ho upon the South. We have been wrong- <
ed, oppressed, urn) abused; vve liave petitioned, f
remotest rated, and warned oor oppressors; but, t
mstead of relief, our burthens h ive been increas I,
.j' and onr fetters strengthened. It is utterly use- 1 d
less, any long .r, to result to argn-.w.iit: the cc-jt
I casion now culls for action I Permit me, gen
tlemen, in conclusion, through you, to offer to
tho company to be assembled at Hamburg, the
following sentiment;
South Carolina and Georgia.— They bavo
periled tlieir all, m repelling foreign oppression;
they will peril no less, in resisting the unjust and
unconstitutional encroachments of the Federal
i Government.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
ELI S. SHORTER.
i
. F rom (he editor of the Charleston Erening Post.
Charleston, May 22d, 1832.
Gentlemen :—Though circumstances deny me
, the pleasure of attending your festival, 1 am not
r the less gratified at the unexpected compliment
t of an invitation.
, The cordial union of many citizens of Augus
ta, with their neighbours of Hamburg, in doing
• honor to so good and faithful a public servant as
j Governor Hamilton, and, through him, to tho
political doctrines to which ho is pledged,—is a
. cheering augury of the prevalence of llopubli
cun principles, and a proof that the contest in
which wu are engaged, has its origin in no self
a fob, narrow, »r local considerations—and that
the cause of nullification, is tho cause of the
, I" muds of constitutional liberty throughout tho
i confederacy, who are all equally interested, not
I only in the redemption of the constitution, Uni
, lhe present actual violation, hut in providing an
I efficient safeguard against future usurpation—hy
r enforcing tho recognition of that great conserva
, live principle of our system, (ho exposition ot
, which, is tho richest legacy bequeathed to Ins
country, hy the illustrious Jefferson. The pub
, lie co operation of citizens from both sides of
, the river, in inculcating this principle, will put to
shame those of our opponents in this Slate,
( who have aspersed the Savannah, hy calling it,
in their manifesto, “ a non-conductor of nullifi-
I cation ’—an assertion which, ns it was made in
. tho very face of the actual nullification hy which
Georgia had defended herself, must have had
, reference to tho profession of the doc.tiino, and
not to the practice under it, and was insulting tu
I tho citizens of (hat State; inasmuch ns it pro
snmod them cither ignorant of the only prtnei
, pic on which their tumluct could he justified, or
L > too prejudiced to perceive, or too disingenuous to
j acknowledge, that the remedy advocated hy
• the nullifiors of Carolina, is the very same which
j Geoigia has already successfully applied. The
? friendly co-operation of thu citizens of Hamburg
| and of Augusta, on tho present Occasion, is hut
one of many indications throughout tho South,
that the hoj es ol our enemies will be disappoint
ed—calculating ns they do, that men will keep
r asunder those whom principle, should unite; and
wo may indulge the animating belief, that it is a
step in the commencement of combined action,
hy all tho disciples of Jefferson —a determina
tion by whom, to regain their liberties, and es
tablish the permanent inviolability of tho consti
tution—cun alone preserve the union of the
i States.
I must Rot, however, intrude n political essay
it; on your attention, when I ought merely to ac
knowledge the honor which your hospitable in
j vilaltnn confers. Graving your indulgence for
trespassing so long upon your time, I inn, gen
tlemen, very respectfully, your obedient ss.vanl,
JNO. A. STUART.
11.I 1 . B—l offer, for your acceptance, the follow-
I ing toast:
Our Ilr.mr.dy.— What Jefferson has prftsctih
, ed, can ho no “ absurdity”—what Calhoun has
| elucidated, can he no “ mystery”—what Geor
gia has practically applied, can bo no " chime
! ra.” [Drank with enthusiastic npjdausc ]
[From Col. Se.nbnfn Jones. ]
Columbus, (Geo.) 23.1 May, 1832,
Gentlemen \onr polite invitation to attend
1 a public dinner, to he given to eis excellency
1 James Hamilton, J.. Governor ol South Caro
lina, has been received. Circumstances beyond
| my control, prevent mu ft out availing myself ol
your kindness, and meeting you, and your dis
tinguished Guest, at the cuily day which has
been assigned.
The occasion which calls you together is not
sim| ly to do honor to an individual, hut to add
the testimony of your approbation, to the lofty
patriotism, manly firmness, mid feailos indepen
de.neo, of this highly gifted sen oi onr sister
rllutc. In titues of didieiilly and danger, one
bond of common union should Unite ns all to
• getbor—but when li<( 'nod ofoppression is laid
lon us, and that ton, thu hand which should
I nou.ish and protect us, the hood ol that union ,
I should he mote closely di.two. lhe Bfalcs, as j
l Free. Hovereign, and Independent, entered the.
confederacy, for common defi nee, and accept-j
j ed the constitution as the best gua.aoiy of their j
common safety. They eonhl not believe thu j
piincij.les contained in that sicred insi, iiineiil, 1
would ho violated and dis. egaidcd.and that ihose ,
provisions intended for mutual benefit, would j
Ihe Wiestud ffoin their purpose and ma le the j
| intsliuincrii of a must destructive oppression—j
• an oppression, which, proof against persecution, j
• entreaty, Anprooft and reinonstianee, has at last
! compelled tho people of the .South, however re-j
i loctaiitly, 'o calculate the value of the Union.—
: \Ve need not attempt to disguise the (act. 'lhe ,
: people "f the Sooth hove been compelled to culm- j
| i, IU il ie , i aloe of the Union. V\ hilo the wants of,
' tHu Government inquired lhesac.ifico,the South,
with the most generous devotion, was willing to j
give up all that was necessary— money— men—
yoa, tlieir very life's blood, were all freely offer- j
ed up, on the altar of our common country ! But
the crisis has, at last, arrived—a system—heart-
Ifiss—odbus —and oppressive—has now to be
fastened on us, as the very yoke of bondage, or
to be thrown off, even at tho imminent hazaid
«f the. Union of these States. No one can doubt
tlie right of u State, to judge and declaie the
unconstitnlionality of a law of Congress. No ■
one cun doubt the right of a State, to withdraw •
font the Union, when, to remain, is more intol- :
erahle Mid oppressive than to secede—when the I
benefits conferred, are not equivalent to the bur- '
Jens imposed by tho Union. It is u question i
only of ciptdienaj ; but a question fearful and
• important; involving high and paramount inter
* «»ts, and perhaps fraught with the moat danger
i ous consequences; and which moat be mdl with
wiadom moderation, and firmness.
| Iho consideration of this momentous ques
tion, fearful aa it may be, baa been forced upon
the buuth, and but a short time may discover
I 'vhelhor she aliall bo compelled to pronounce
her decision. May a due sense of our rights,
and a proper sense of our t erongs, yet awaken
her oppressors to the awful danger which is im
pending. And may heaven, of its infinite mer
cy, avert it. But, if this blessed Union must
bo dissolve cl—-it the dearest rights must be rent
1 1 an Almighty Providence arm US
‘ with fortitude to sustain such a trial, and courage
to preserve inviolate those rights Which we have
inherited from our Fathers of the Revolution.
Permit me, gentlemen, to close these remarks,
I and relieve your patiunoo wilh the following
1 . sentiment t
J | The Union of the States, and (As Constitution
1 of the United Stales,— Only worth preserving.
■ | when maintained by States — Fret, Sottrtign,
] and Independent. ”
1 am, gentlemen, yours very respectfully;
1 SEABORN JONES
o
0 Woonvitus, near Columbia, S. C.
n 25th May, 1833.
n Gentlemen :—This moment I received yoitt
n kind invitation to a dinner to be given to bis Etc
y j cclluncy James Hamilton, Jr. Governor of So.
i-1 Carolina, at Hamburg, on the 2Gth inst. 1 t«-
d’ grot that the time will not permit me the pleas
s ; ure to be with you. lam glad to see that tbo
- cause of Stale Right* and Nullification are do
f | rapidly increasing—still more pleased, to see
> our sister Klate, Georgia, becoming so EoalouS
1 with us, os to join in a public festival given to
i the Governor of Souih-Carolr.a. Goon, gen
tlemen, you have all 1 am worth with you—my
t whole heart, and, when required, my l :r e and
i purse, worth what they may. Permit me, gen-
I tlcmen, to offer you the following toast:
1 South-Carolina', us in March, 1776,the first 1C
i declare, arid throw herself on her independence
- and freedom—now the first to place herself oil
- State Rights and State Sovereignty. Under
r them, she is determined to maintain the Con
i, stilution, Liberty, Uuion, [Orattk with enthu
y siaslic applause.']
It i I pray you, gentlemen, accept my best wished
a for tire success of the cause we are now con
-15 ; tending fur.
t I am, gentlemen, your most oVt. aerv't.
, J. M. HOWELL,
Before the toast in the above letter Was drattV,
i on an inquiry, in Iris hearing, of who was the
1 writer, Col. Preston rose, and remarked, that
i the writer of the letter was a constituent of his,
, and u gentleman of grout wealth, gnnuinc wortlli
. and high respectability, in the neighbourhood of
- Columbia, S. C.; and that when the Free Trade
. and Stale Rights Association of Columbia WaS
i formed, ho stepped forward, and, taking out a
large pocket kook, crammed with bills to a very
large amount, told them, that though an hmnblo
participant in their c-niso, he felt wilh them very
| warmly and deeply, and that (hat, (bolding out
-1 (ho pockelhook) anil all he had besnli), together
with bis life, he held pledged to the cause, ami
ready for them, whenever called for, now, of
hcioaftor. £ Rapturous applause. ]
(From Gen. Edward fhr den.]
Arm.vs, (Geo.) May 33d, 1832.
Gentlemen:—l have just received your politi)
invitation to partake of “* Public dinner, to bn
given in honor of His Excellency James Hamil
ton, Jr. Governor of South Carolina, in Ham
burg, S. C, on Saturday noit, the 261 h instant.’’
Tin) distance of my lunation denies to me the
ploasme of joining with you, in tendering tin)
homage of my highest respect for the patriotic
principles, and useful services of Carolina's 'fa
vorite citizen.
I will, however, give you a sentiment upon (in)
occasion.
Ftovn if Virginia— Hamilton of South Car
olina, and TkovP of Georgia— with such men,
in their proper and appropriate spheres of action,
the Executive chaiis of their respective States,
we might defy federal misrule, and anti nulUfl
cation doctrines.
I am gentlemen, very respectfully, your hum
hie hoi vain, LU. HARDEN.
[ Crum Judge Marti i.J
Columbia, 24iIi .May, 1832.
Gentlemen: -»I regret that circumstances pre
vent me from making known by my presence,
1 how highly I appreciate your invitation. No ono
' would more willingly join in an expression of tee
' peel i’>i the distinguished citizen whom you in
-1 lend to compliment, because few have hid bet
tei oppor ninnies of judging Ins woilh.
Although liiu situation 1 occupy has, neoc-isa
I nly, a tendency to detach mo, perhaps properly,
from the busy aliifo of politics, the events which
aie passing, lose on me none of the interest
which all should feel.
1 take no pleasure in saying, that anticipation’
which 1 have unwillingly indulged, when mom
1 actively engaged in political life, seem to be tip
pleaching a reality, with aeci.-leiateil velocity'
and ho must have been an inattentive observe,
to whom ihey are unexpected. Come wh.it
may, we shall hoar it as men, who love their
country and venerate tin constitution and liberty*
I olf-ir you :— The Union, on principles o i
good faith—‘the ('onctitutiun, without uwrpgtion.
Very respectfully gentlemen, your obedient
servant, VV M. D. MARTIN, s .■■
[From the lion. C. E, Haynes ’]
Rj-arta, (Gt-o.) 24th May, 1833.
Gentlemen: —1 have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your polite invitation “ to a publft)
ilmner, to he given in honor of his Excellency
James Hamilton, Jr. Governor of South-Cam
lina, in Hamburg, S. C. on Saturday next, tho
-20ih inst.;” and to express my regret, that im
perious circumstances deprive me of the pleas
ure of it* acceptance. I believe the doctriiruti
avowed by John Hancock and Samuel Adams,
( Continued }a fourth page.)