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from the Southern Literary Metoenger.
TO THE EVENING STAR.
“ Sl/ir of (IcKoonding night!"
How lovely is thy beam ;
How soltly pours thy silv’ry light,
O'er the bright glories of the west,
As now the sun sunk to his rest,
Sends back his parting stream
Os golden splendor, like a zone
Oi beauty, o'er the horizon!
“ Star of descending night!”
First of the sparkling train,
That gems the sky, I hail thj light i
And as I watch thy peaceful ray,
That sweetly spreads o’er fading day,
I think and think again,
That thou art some fair orb of light,
Where spirits bask in glory bright.
•'Star of descending night I”
Oft hast thou met my gaze,
When evening's calm and mellow light,
Invited to the secret bower,
to spend with God the tranquil hour,
In grateful pray'r and praise,—
Then thy soft ray so passing sweet,
Has beamed around rny hallowed scat.
And I have loved thee, star!
When in night’s diadem,
I saw thee lovelier, brighter, far
Than all the stellate worlds, and thought
Os that great star the wise men sought,
And came to Bethlehem.
To view the infant Saviour’s face,
The last bright hope es Adam’s race.
Frederick Co. Va, ' T. J. S,
From the Southern Whig, 1 3/A init,
HON. JOHN C. CALHOUN.
We omitted to notice in our last (ho
visit oftliis gentleman to Alliens din ing
Commencement. We arc much pleased
however, to discover that our Citizens
vyere not wanting in that respect due to so
distinguished a patriot —and that they po
litely tendered him through u Committee
not only the civilities of the Town, but
likewise a public dinner as a testimony of
'the high esteem in which he is held hy
them for his distinguished public services
—which he declined accepting for reasons
which will be found in his answer to the
Committee, to which letter we take gretd
pleasure in inviting the attention of our
readers. Like every thing which comes
from his gigantic mind it will he found re
plete with good sense, breathing an ar
dent desire throughout for (he prosperity
of the South and the preservation of South ■
ern institutions.
Athens, 3rd August, 18-30.
Hon. John 1). Calhoun—
Sir —As (he organ of (ho Citizens of
Athens and its vicinity, it has been made
our pleasing duty to assure yon that your
visit among them is a source of high grab
fleation, and besides the wish to oiler yon
the civilities duo to a stranger, they are
anxious to afford von a testimony of the
very great regard in which your distin
guished public services, especially as re
lates to the question of Abolition and (ho
distribution of the surplus revenue, are
held by them,and to this end bog to tender
you a public dinner at such time us will
best suit your convenience. We earnest
ly request that yon will not refuse this so
favorable an opportunity of gratifying the
wishes ofn portion of your fellow-citizens,
who have not only greatly admired your
political course, but who entertain for you
personally, the highest consideration.
Very Respectfully,
YourOh't. Sorv’fe.
A. S. CLAYTON,
C. DOUGHERTY,
S. J. MAYS,
GEO. 11. YOUNG,
ASBUIIY HULL,
GEO. U. CLAYTON,
HINES HOLT.
Athens, sth August, 1836.
GcntlEMV.n—lf 1 could ho induced to
depart from a rule, which I adopted sever
al years since, on the approach ofn mem
orable crisis ofour affairs, to decline all
public demonstrations in approbation of
my political course, I would with groat
pleasure accept the very kind and pressing
invitation to a public dinner, which you
have tendered mo, in the name of the citi
zens of Athens and its vincinily. Hut the
reasons, which induced me originally to
adopt the rule, have not yet ceased to o
perato. Foreseeing, that the course, which
n sense ol duty impelled me to take on the
occasion, to which 1 have referred, would
give the ignorant and artful an opportuni
ty to impute to me base and unworthy mo
tives, 1 determined to forego (in order to
repel, us far as possible such imputations,)
all public honors, and to seek my reward
in the difficult path, which 1 purposed to
trend, in the approbation of my conscience,
and (be approval of after times.
That my conduct in the difficult scenes,
through which 1 have passed, has met the
approbation of yourselves and those yon
represent, is to me a source of much gra
tification. The two subjects, Abolition
and the regulation of the public deposites,
in reference to which, you have in parti
cular approved my conduct, are of primary
importance, and you could have selected
none, on which your approbation would
Lave been more acceptable.
Os all questions, which have been agi
tated under our government, abolition is
that in which we of the South have the
deepest concern.—lt strikes directly and
fatally, not only at our prosperity, hut our
existence, as a people.—Should it suc
ceed, our fate would be worse than the
• Aborigines, whom we have drove out, or
the Slaves whom wo command. It se a
question, that admits of neither conces
sion, nor compromise. The door must he
closed against all interference on the part
of the General Government in any form,
w hether in the District of Columbia, or in
the States or territories.—The highest
grounds are the safest
There is one point, in connection with
this important subject, on which the South
ought to be fully informed. From all that
I saw and heard during the Session, I am
perfectly satisfied, that we must look to
ourselves and ourselves only for safety. It
is perfectly idle to look to the non-slave
holding States to arrest the attacks of the
fanatics. I readily admit, that the great
body of the enlightened citizens of all par-
ties in these Slates are opposed to their 1
wicked and dangerous schemes, hut so t
intent'aro the two parties, which divide i
and distract all the non-slave holding <
States, on getting, or retaining power, that i
neither will directly opjsisethe abolitionists i
on onr account, from the fear, that by in- :
curring their displeasure, they might, lose t
their ascendency in their respective States, t
or defeat their prospect of rising to power, i
As strong as may he their sympathy for I
us, their regard for their party at home is
still stronger. Os this wc may ho per- I
fectly assured. Nor would it be less vain i
to look to Congress. The same cause, i
that prevents the non-slave holding States i
from interfering in our favour at home, t
will equally prevent Congress. Wc must i
not forget, that a majority of Congress in i
both Houses arc the Representatives of I
those States, and, of course, actuated by i
all the feelings and' calculations, which i
govern their respective States. Hut, if i
true to ourselves, we need neither their
syirpalhy, noraid. The Constitution has
placed in our power ample means, short -
of secession, or disunion, to protect onr- i
selves. All wo want arc harmony and |
concert among ourselves to call them into i
cllocliial action, when the necessity conics. -
As to (he act regulating the public de
posited, I consider it hy tar the most for- I
lunate measure of the Session. And here i
let mu say, which is duo to (ruth and jus- i
tice, that for the success of this great and
henifieeut measure, the Country is great- i
ly indebted to the steady, and firm co- i
operation ofa ma jority of the friends of the i
administration in both I louses, who proved I
hy their acts, that they preferred their <
Country and its Institutions to party at- I
tnclunent. ’ |
if I mistake not, the passage of the. i
measure is the commencement ofa new'
politic ern. It will be regarded in history |
as marking (he termination of that long I
vibration of our system tow ards censolida- i
linn, which lately threatened the overthrow j
of our institutions ,V- (he loss of our liberty, t
and the commencement of its return to its ,
true coufederativo character, as it came I
from the bauds of its framers. t
I here is one view of this important sub- i
jeet highly interesting to the Southern ;
Atlantic Slates and especially to this, i
which deserves notice. It will afford the
means, it properly applied, of opening onr
connexion with the vast and fertile regions I
of the West to the incalculable advantage 1
of both them and ns.—\Vc are far in the <
rear oftho other sections in reference to I
internal improvement. Nature seemed to t
place an inseparable barrier between the I
Southern Atlantic ports, and the Wtfet; s
hut n better knowledge of the geography <
o( the country, and the great advance of I
the means of communication between dis
tant parts, hy Kail Ronds, have, in the
last year, or (wo, opened now views of ;
prosperity for our section, instead of be
ing cut of {'from the vast commerce of the
West, ns had been supposed, we find (o
our surprise, that it is in our power with
proper exertions to turn its copious stream
to our own ports. Just at (his important
moment, when this now and brilliant pros- [
peel is unfolding to onr view, the deposile ,
hill is about to place under the control of (
the Slates interested, ample means ofac- ,
complishing, on the most extended and |
durable scale, a system of rail road com- ,
muniention (hat, if effected, must change |
(he social, political & commercial relations ,
of (ho w hole country, vastly to our bone- |
fit, hut without injuring other. Sections.— j.
No State has a deeper interest in seeing* ~
the system executed than Georgia. Her
position gives her great and commanding (l
advantages in reference to rail roads; more p
so in my opinion, than any oilier Slate in ,|
(he Union, and all that she wants to raise p
her prosperity to the highest point and p
place it on the most durable foundation, is (
a wise and judicious application of her p
means. The’ possessed of less udvan
luges, 1 feel confident 1 speak the send- q
incuts of Carolina in saying, that she feels ,
no envy at (ho superior advantages ol c
Georgia, that she will rejoice to see them ( |
developed to the fullest extent. That ,j
there may he a generous rivalry and a j
hearty disposition between them to co
operate to the full extent, where their joint ,
efforts may be of mutual advantage is my .
ardent desire; let us both bear in mind, [
that the’ each still may have its separate ,
interest to a certain extent, yet as it re- |
gurds other sections, they both have a ,
common interest, and that interest is to
- unite the .Southern Atlantic hy the nearest J
cheapest ami heat routes with the great
bosom of the Mississippi am! its vast tri
butter its.
With great rospqct,
1 am .vex A'c.
J. 0. CALHOUN. .
A. S. Ci.uton, Doi imuti rv, 8. J. j
Mays, Geo. 11. Vounu, Asiiuuy Hull, ,
Geo. R. (.’i.avion, Hines Holt, Esqr's.
© «*••• |
“JOHN C. CALHOUN.
This gentleman paid us a visit during .
the commencement, and was received hy j
his adherents and faithful followers as ho- i
come the liege subjects of so patent a p in
fill as the high priest oiTmllitieatiun. Wc t
had the pleasure of witnessing the grand t
entree ol His Grace upon the stage otThe i
College Chapel. Just alter the first open- i
ker had closed his address on Tuesday,
and ns the President, was about to call i
. upon the next, the loud clattering of some .
i halt a dozen feet attracted our attention, i
and looking towards the stage wo saw one I
. ot Wadily Thompson's “commanding
- figures'* slowing mounting the steps. The
I clattering ceased fora moment—was then ;
renewed in another quarter by u few addi
tional foot—His Grace bowed, not low,
hut most benignly, and smiled upon the
i applauding few—this gave a new impulse,
and as he took his seat a few more from
the gallery joined in—hut the elforl at ap
plause was no go—it failed for the best of
reasons —his admirers among that intelli
gent auditory were too “ few and tar be
tween.” Wc did feel for the gentleman,
hut when wo reflected upon his uniform
opposition to Georgia, and particularly
upon his recent attempt to continue the In
dians upon our soil in defiance oftho ob
, ligations of the General Government to
i remove them, we could not but wonder
t that there should be even one so lost to all
respect lor his own rights and character
i as to do him reverence,”
, Mr. Calhoun. —The above article ap- i
1 poured in the Banner of last week. We
i have inserted it that all our readers may
i sec it, and we trust that it may he re-pub- ,
; lished throughout the State, iu order to ,
show (lie gratuitous and hitter malice of
. the Press in which it appeared. Among
the old Clark party there is some honor
. and principle, mjd they will not go the'
&&GMPTO& o,lZ&Ot&m&fU
— mmm ■as—ntsiw ——m ■ in i im m , t ... , w , n-r-
lengths ofcertiiin Editors who are descr- [
tors from the Troup ranks. There is noth- i
ing too malevolent (or them. It is now a J
subject of universal remark that the Troup I
Union Press, sticks at nothing, feels noth- j
ing, fears nothing, unless it he the truth,
and have wholly given themselves up to ;
the passion of falsehood merely to skrcca I
themselves from die odium of that treach
ery so indelibly branded upon their fore
heads.
Now the fact is, there is hut one single
truth in all the above statements, and that
is, that Mr. Calhoun .visited the Chapel
and went on (he Stage. All the rest, false
as it is possible to conceive, is uttered in
the fiiec of a thousand witnesses, and
shews the hardihood to which falsehood
may he carried. Upon its being usccr
f.lined that Mr. Calhoun was in the house,
a considerable number of the Trustees of
littlh. parties held a hasty consultation as
(he propriety of inviting him on the Stage,
in compliment to a distinguished Stranger
who had held the second office of the Fe
deral government, and was then a Senator
of (he United States, a respect frequently
paid to other meritorious strangers* Among
those consulted there was not a dessenting
voice, and Governor Lumpkin and Duct.
Fort were dispatched to invite & conduct
him up. I le* complied, and was cheered
in the Ijonse hy one universal plaudit from
the time he arose till he ascended the
Stage, and then it became almost deaf
ning, and to the grout credit oftho crowd,
in which doubtless he had many political
enemies, the applause was perfectly un
broken hy any occurrence indicative of an
opposite feeling to (hat which was so loud •
ly testifying its respect for this honorable,
hut much calumniated personage.—The
statement wo give is amply confirmed hy
ellcrs which are appearing in different
papers throughout the State, written from
this place, immediately after (lie fasts. It
is a notorious fact that Mr, Calhoun was
greeted with mutual respect from all par
ties, and no stranger has ever visited
Athens who has received such attentions,
(t was due to him, and what he had a right
to expect from the well known hospitality
of the place mid the courtesy of the citi
zens of Georgia assembled on such, an oc
casion. Hut if strangers are to he thus
grossing insulted, nay belied, the future
Commencements of Franklin College will
ho visited only hy those whose hiiinhlu
walk in life is not likely to provoke the
contemptible spleen of malignant scrib
blers. The article is an insult to the ci
tizens generally,and particularly to the in
habitants of this place, and we rejoice to
say it has been received with universal in
dignation. No honorable man of any par
ly upholds it, and to the great credit of
very many o( Mr. Calhoun’s political oppo
nents, w'o have heard from them expres
sions of deep mortification. —Southern
tt 'hig, 13/// ins/.
CREEK CAMPAIGN.
Correspondence of the Georgia Journal,
Lumpkin, August 10, 1836.
You have received iutormation of the
buttle between the Indians ami the .Slew
art Hangers, under the command of Cap- 1
tain Jeriiigan,. The number of the ene
my amounted, 1 expect, to something
like 230. Captain Jernigun’s force was
■•bout 120, The action resulted in the
complete defeat of (he enemy. 1 was
upon (he battleground (he muniiug*after
the battle, when the troops under Gen.
Sanford, (who had reached Capt. Jerni
gati’s camp (heeveiiing before, about four
or live hours after the action,) proceeded
to drive the Itcliconochwee swamp from
that point. Fifteen Indians were found
dead on the field, the Indians having re
treated with so much precipitation, that
they did not return, as is their custom,
to bury their dead. Some of our men
found some children left in the deserted
camp. Two were found alive, one dead.
The light took place just below the junc
tion of the Chenubbe and ItcheonocWce
creeks. The position taken by the In
dians Was a very strong one." For the
details of the action I refer you to Capt.
Jernigau’s official report.
After satisfying himselflhat no Indians
remained in that part of the swamp, Gen.
Sanford, with his whole force, commenc
ed a rapid pursuit of (he retreating In
dians in the direction of the Chickasa
hatclicc. It was soon ascertained that
they had scattered in small bands. A
party ot about 30 that morning had plun
dered the house of a Mr. Fairclotli, dis
tant about 12 miles. This place we
reached about noon. Here information
was brought to us (hat wc had passed the
main body of the Indians, and were then
in their front; and that instead of (lying
across (he woods to thcChickasahatchee,
they had chosen the route down the main
run of the Itcliconochwee. We counter
marched at once, and took up our posi
tion on this creek, near the mouth of
Wolf creek. The next morning (Friday
July 20,) scouts were sent out below the
junction ot these creeks to ascertain if
the trail led in that direction; no signs
were lound. In the afternoon a part of
the force, consisting of Capt. Kendrick’s,
Capt. Sledge’s, and Capt. Delaparier’s
companies wore dismounted and sent to
drive the swamp down to the mouth of
V\ olf creek : during their absence the
remainder oftho force on horseback pro
ceeded up (lie creek. Just after the cav
alry had passed, five- Indians emerged
from the thickets, for the put pose, as was
supposed, of examining the trail. These
were discovered by the dismounted force,
and immediately pursued. It was con
jectured that a party of 50 or 60 warriors
were concealed in that swamp, judging
I com their noise and the trails, as they
Rod before the troops. So close was the
pursuit, that they abandoned their chil
dren. One infant was found tomahawk
ed, doubtless to prevent its cries from
betraying their concealment, or perhaps
to disencumber them in their flight. Its
limbs were not yet stiffened when the
troops came up. Another was found
wrapped in a blanket and tossed in the
mud, evidently smothered fur the same
purpose. The enemy were pursued un
til night compelled our forces to desist.
The next morning (Saturday, July SO.)
the whole force entered the swamp. This
was ao easy task. A large cane brake
was penetrated, creeks waded, and in
one instance swam over by a portion of
the men, hammocks entered, and swamps
thoroughly searched. The Indians were
driven from the swamp, as wc afterwards
discovered, hut such was the rapidity of
their flight, that our men, being on foot,
were unable to overtake them. After
j pursuing them across the main run of
Itcheonochwce, they scattered in every
1 direction. Gen. Sanford led the dc
i taclnncnt in person.
The country in the neighborhood was
! thoroughly reconnoilercd on the nuxt
; day. 1 omitted to state that the detach
ment on its return from Faircloth’s, met
i with a portion of Ma jor A’ford’s battal
ion that had been ordered on from Fort
McCrary.
The whole force, consisting of Captain
Jcrnigan’s, Stewart Rangers, Captain
: Brown’s Company, from Muscogee,Cap
tain Bostwick’s from Pulaski, Cap
tain llcutz’s from Baker, (who had join
ed us at Fairclath’s,) Captains Delapa
rier, Kendrick, Sledge. Calhoun, and
Greer, of Major Alford’s battalion, took
I up the line of march fur Chickasahatchec.
I On our arrival at Byron, information was
brought to Gen. Sanford, that a party of
Indians had crossed Flint River. Maj.
i Alford, with Captain Greer’s company
was immediately despatched to overtake
them. This report proved to be untrue,
and the detachment was recalled. The
■ next morning we reached CampDennanl,
where wc found apart of Major Hoxic’s
: battalion, and some of the citizens with
; Col. Holmes at their head, ready to pen
etrate the Chickasalialchee. The two
forces were united and proceeded about,
three miles to the swamp. Major Alford
i was despatched villi two of his compa
* uies to ambuscade the trial, where it was
supposed the Indians would attempt to
, escape, hear the junction of the Kiokce
I with the Chickasahatchec. The swamp
was thoroughly scoured for a distance of
i 7 miles, under (he immediate command
of Gen. Sanford—He himself, with his
SfalT, and some SO of the detachment of
200 which had entered the swamp, hav
ing advanced across (lie Kiokce ami re
connoitercd the ground where Col. Beall
fought tin; Indians, two miles beyond
where Major Alford was posted. The
- remainder of the detachment came out of
the swamp near the Kiokce. It is wor
thy ot remark, that the swamp is so thick,
the hammocks so dense, that (Ids small
party passed the left (lank of the ambus
cade, on their route down, having been
posted from the guide, and the right flank
on their return back, without discover
i ing them, or being discovered. Major
■ Allord occupied an extent of ground in a
I ilirect line across the trail, of one llious
i ami yards in length. 1 mention this to
; shew you the extreme difficulty of pursu
ing (lie Indians through the. swamps. Ex
cept iu (lie open ponds, a person may
■ pass within 20 yards of an Indian with
■ out being able to see him, and in (he cane
brake, he may even tread on an Indian’s
■ nose before lie, discovers the dangerous
proximity of an enemy. Scouting par
ties were constantly kept out after this
portion of the swamp had been thus cotn
-1 pletely scoured. Oueof them, under the
command of Major Alford, came upon a
party of 30 or 40 Indians. The Indians
tired upon them at the distance of about
30 yards, and immediately fled. Major
Alford was slightly wounded in the thigh,
& tlm guide a little bruised on the thumb.
The fire of the. Indians was immediately
returned, and the pursuit eagerly com
menced. The damage done to the enemy
must have been considerable. Much
blood was discovered on their various
trails, and in oiu> or two instances signs
were found of two persons having been
carried on a1 i I ten- The pursuit was con
tinued till night.
There can he no question, but that the ,
Indians arc making their way back to ,
the Chattahoochee. The trails on the t
Chickasahatchee lead up the creek; par- (
lies have been seen passing through Slew- ,
art county towards the river, and have j
been traced to its bank, and the place (
has been found where they constructed
their raft. How many have returned I ,
know not, but I have no question they |
are all endeavoring to get back. Our |
troops are between them and the swamps ,
they hoped to reach to enable them to get ’
to Florida. Major Alford’s head quar- ,
tors is-now at the head waters of Spring .
Creek. Forces are stationed about in
various quarters of the country, ready to
concentrate at a moment’s notice.
Gen. Sanford returned on (he 9th inst.
to Lumpkin, with Captain Bostwick’s
Pulaski Troop. On his way up from
the Chickasahatchee, when about 35
miles below Lumpkin, information was
brought him of four Indian women & five
children having come out of the swamp &
delivered themselves up. They were
sent for and brought in for the purpose of
being sent to Fort Mitchell. They state
they belonged to a party of about 30 war
riors and as many or more women and
children—that they left the band because
they killed their women and children.—
They were almost in a state of starvation.
1 have thus given you a brief recital of
the events occurring die last two weeks.
* The expedition has been completely suc
cessful. As to the continuance of the
was, 1 hardly know what to think. One
thing, I think is certain, the Indians will
hardly attempt to escape to Florida again
- in a hurry, the reception they have met in
swamps of Georgia lias proved to them
there is no thicket that can hide them
long, and no hammock where the foot of
■ the white man will not penetrate.
—-»♦? ® -
From the Southern Recorder.
The Washington Globe has attempted
to justify Mr. Van Buren, in relation to
Ins Missouri abolitionism, or perhaps we
should speak more accurately, to deno
minate it an elaborate effort to palliate
■ his course upon this subject. The utui
■ sual feebleness of (his article, the utter
; failure ot itjs intended purpose, speak per
haps as loudly as any other fact could
speak, that on this vitally important njat
ter Mr. Van Buren is totally defenceless.
Fhe inadequacy of the Globe to such
an enterprise, its pitiable failure in the
attempt, with all its sources ofinforma
* tion, with the direct tuition of Mr. Van
■ Buren himself, and all its subserviency
to the views of that gentleman.must prove
* to his supporters iu Georgia, the hopeless
* eess ot any effort*, on (heir part, to screen
him from Bie odium of having aided and
. abetted the most dangerous assault that
has ever been made upon the institu
; tions of the South ; which, if successful,
■ must have involved the slaveholding
States in the most disastrous consequen
ces—and in all probability have destroy
; ed the Union.
The Globe cannot and does not attempt
i the denial of Mr. Van Buren’s opinion,
that Congress has the right to abolish
slavery in the territories, that it ought to
■ have done so in the case of Missouri, nor
that he joined with the other New York
senators in instructing their members in
Congress to make the abolition of slavery J i
a sine qua non to her admission into the *
confederacy; these facts the Globe doesj 1
not den.y; because, from the record being] ,
at hand, it dare not. But what excul-j;
patorv circumstances does the ingenuity, I
and address of the Globe enable it to bring j
forward in extenuation of its favorite ;<
for a course which, but for its being bap-1i
pily defeated, would have borne such ’ I
disaster in its train, both to the South Ji
ami to the Union ? We will glance at:(
them. j 1
The Globe suggests (hat the South i i
ought to believe M r. Van Buren its friend j i
on this all important matter, because, a!- i
though as a Senator, acting under oath, j
he instructed his Representatives in j i
Congress to vote against the admission :
of Missouri, unless she abolished slave
ry, yet he did not sign a private petition
lo Congress when presented to him, pe
titioning for the same thing;—there- ,
fore, according to the Globe, he has prov
ed himself the friend of the South. We
ought, without doubt, to be very thankful
to Mr. Van Buren for not signing his
name to this petition, and we are ready
to award him all the thanks which such
a meritorious act deserves. But perhaps
the reader may consider the question a
pertinent one to the matter in hand, which
enquires, whether after having instructed
an agent, over whom lie claimed control,
to perforin a certain act, it might not
seem a little like.nonsense and stupidity
to be petitioning him to do it? Many
will likewise believe that if thanks are
due at all, they should be paid to those
who, having the right, instructed their
representatives lo oppose the, abominable
crusade against our rights, and surely
not to those who, like Marlin Van Buren ,
urged them on to it. With these remarks,
we take leave of this part of the Globe
defence.
Another reason for Southern gratitude
to Mr. Van Buren,according to the Globe,
is its statement that be -is not in favor of
making the whites and blacks equal in
their rights of suffrage.
Now the Globe seems to labor under a
mistake in relation to the objection of the
South to Mr. Van Buren, on the question
of negro suffrage. The objection of the
South is not in regard to the equality or
inequality of negro suffrage, but it is to
the right of negro suffrage at all. But let
us examine the claim of Mr. Van Buren
to our gratitude on this point, and after
finding the amount due him, let us fairly
pay him the full amount of the debt.
The facts are these. Upon the ques
in the Now York Legislature, whether
negroes should he entitled u> the right of
suffrage, Mr. Van Buren votgd to grant
them that right. For this the Globe does
not pretend that we owe him any grati ■
tude; but contends that we do owe him,
much, and that he has proved himself our
fast friend, because, —what, gentle rea
der, for what do you imagine this calm is
made upon your giatilude ?—because
Mr. Van Buren voted that negroes slum Id
not be entitled to vote, unless they pos- !
sessed two hundred and fifty dollars.
This is the whole matter. Now if the
slaveholding States think that, after
granting the right, Mr. Van Buren is 1
entitled to their gratitude, for voting for 1
the two hundred and fifty dollar qualili- '
cation, why let them pay it to the last
fraction; the weight of gratitude due for
this service we of course leave our rea
ders to measure at their leisure, between I
now and November next, according to r
the scales of their own consciences; let
them put the right of negro suffrage in
one scale, and the qualification provision {
in the other,' and the true weight of gra- ,
titude due will ho readily ascertained.
We dare say the reader is almost rea- E
dy to pity the cause which, at its best at
tempt can produce no better palliation
than this to obviate the most serious char
ges made against it. ,We will not impose 1
farther, at this time, upon the patience of 1
our readers, but may recur to the subject :
again. We must remark,- in closing, if i
the Ajax of the Van Buren press has
proved so imbecile in this effort, how a- ,
bortive must prove the attempts of the ;
Thersites’ of the corps in the same hope
less cause?
From the Emancipator,
“ Important Decision. —ln the case of a
negro man and his family, arrested as
lugitive slaves, the Supreme Court of
New Jersey has decided, Ist, that the
law'of Congress regulating the arrest of
fugitive slaves, is unconstitutional, be
cause no power is given by the constitu
tion' to Congress, tor legislating on the
subject.' 2d, that every person, white or
black, free or slave, was entitled to trial
by jury in New Jersy. 3d, that the color
of a person should be no longer consider
ed as presumptive evidence of slavery in
that State.'’
This decision is, virtually that every
slave making his escape into N. Jersey
shall not ho returned to his owner. We
regard this decision, however, as of most
importance in showing the effect of fana
tical spirit on the mind. This law of
Congress now declared to be unconstitu
tional has been the law of (lie land for
more than forty years. The whole ju
diciary of Now Jersey have acted under
the law for that length of time, and yet
here all al once the constitutionality of
the act is called into question, and the
Supreme court decides it to be uncon
stitutional. Are we surprised at (bis?
Not at all. We know that lids rel L
inus fanaticism perverts both the mind
and (he morals; and, under the same
feeling that this decision is made, any
other could be obtained equally violatory
of the law and of the constitution. Oaths,
honor, conscience, law, constitution, arc
all nothing, a mere nothing when they
come into opposition with this fanaticism.
The same functionaries would no doubt
declare, if if were deemed politic to do so,
that the constitution gives to Congress
(lie power to abolish slavery in the Slates.
— V. S, Telegraph.
From the U. S. Telegraph.
LAND SPECULATIONS.
Wc find in an Ohio paper the follow
ing letter, taken from the Frankfort Com
monwealth :
Mount Veknon, June 24, 1856.
“.Mr. Editor —l saw a respectable i
gentleman, one whose word cannot be ,
doubted, who said that he visited Arkan- |
sas last fall, and he told me that he had ■
seen a constitution which was called ‘
“ The Constitution-of the American Com- *
pany,” ami that Martin Van Buren was '
a member, with a capital of $1,000,000; *
the object of which was, to speculate in ' <
public lands. That there is such
a company there, there is no doubt, and :
(hat Van'Burnt is a member is also true. £
If it is denied that there is such a com- i
patty, and that Van Buren is u mem- j
her / am prepared with proof to prove it (
The company mentioned above is the (
one whose advertisement of lands for (
sale, appeared in the Globe, for the first (
time, on the same day that the late trea-
sury .circular made its appearance. By
the by, what has become of that advertise
ment? It disappeared immediately on ‘
our noticing the cotemporaneousncss o( 1
(he appearance of (he two circulars, and •
how happily (lie one played into (he other.
Yv r e wish (he writer of the letter had
ascertained how Mr. Van Buren got the
stock. Whether he ponied up the cash
for if, or a lamnlc Butler and Kendall,
had it given to him for his influence with
the pets, or as a reward for his exemplary
democracy.
- AUGUSTA; ■.
SATURDAY', AUGUST SO, 1830.
“ He Just, and fair note’
cnx « ressiova r, ticket.
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup.
EDWARD J. BLACK, of Scrivcn.
W. T. COLQUITT, of Muscogee.
WILLIAM C, DAWSON, of Greene.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
JOHN H. HOWARD, of Baldwin.
JOSEPH W. JACKSON, of Chatham.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn.
EUGENIUS A. NESBIT, of Morgan.
STATE RIGHTS MEETING.
T!ie Member* »I lire State Rights As
sociation of Burke couiil vh are re
quested t a assemble at ttie Court
House, iii AVayitcsborongla, ou Hie Ist
Tuesday ill .September next.
Burke County, August 10, 1830.
TO Cl TV SUBSCRIBERS. 1
Our Carrier for all that part of tho city above
Mclntosh street is sick, and we are compelled to
employ one who is not so well acquainted with
the route. Those of our Subscribers who do not
receive their papers will confer a favor by inform
ing us of the omission.
BANK OF HAMBURG.
Wo learn that Dr. I. R. Couthiehk was, on the
I Oth instant, chosen Bookkeeper of the Bank of
Hamburg. The election for Teller, which was
advertised to take place that day, was postponed.
SMALL POX.
This loathsome disease lias made its appear
ance in Railegh, N. Carolina. Two cases and
one death, are reported in the Register of the IGlh
instant.
HEALTH OF CHARLESTON.
The Charleston Board of Health report the
deaths of eighteen persons in that city, during the
week ending 14lh inst.—four whites, and four
teen blacks and colored.
REVENUE OF BOSTON.
The revenue that accrued in Boston during the
last month was $512,300. The amount accrued
during the same time last year, was $303,000 —
increase $129,300.
COTTON CROP.
“ The Cotton Cane, (says tho Greenville
Mountaineer, of the I3lh inst.} throughout the
middle and upper Districts of this Stale, so far as
we can learn, bids fair to produce a full average
supply. It has no doubt suffered considerably
from the heavy rains which have fallen, hut the
late hot weather has very much improved the
appearance of that important plant.”
FROM THE NORTH.
Tiie Steam packet IVin. Gibbous arrived at
Charleston on Wednesday last, from New York,
having loft that port on Saturday evening last.
No intelligence of interest has b'con received hv
this vessel.—The ship Europe arrived at New
York, on the Oth Instant, having left Liverpool
on the Ist of July, hut brings no later political
intelligence than was previously received.—The
Commercial accounts from New York and Liver
pool, will be found under their proper head.
THE ATHENIAN.
In our advertising columns will he found the
Prospectus of a new monthly periodical, to ho
published in Athens, as soon as the necessary
arrangements can be completed, under the title
of “ The Athenian." A committee of gentle
men, whose names arc attached to the advertise
ment, have been appointed by the Alumqi of
Franklin College, to conduct the work, until the
next meeting of the Society. Tho deservedly
high standing of these gentlemen, for their lite
rary attainments, will no doubt ensure the suc
cess of the work, which wo hope will receive the
patronage of all the friends of literature at the
South, and in this State particularly. The price
ol subscription is live dollars per annum.
CONG RESSIONAL ELECTION.
The Stale Rights Sentinel of yesterday, speak
ing of the remarks under this head, in our paper of
Wednesday last, says“ The Chronicle is right.
It is the duly of every State Rights man in Geor
gia, to vote for the nominated ticket—the whole
ticket. However much wo admire and applaud
tho independent stand ofGcncral Glascock on the
Abolition question, yet justice to our own friends,
justice to uur own political principles requires
that we should vole the entire ticket. If a sacri
fice ol any one member of that ticket would se
cure the triumph of the otliers, wo honestly- and
sincerely believe there is not one one it, but would
oiler himself up willing for tliat purpose. But if
one is drop peed here, and another there, for the
sake ol General Glascock, it requires no acuteness
ol intellect to sec that we are working our own
defeat throughout, in the most effectual manner.
In honoring General Glascock, we give an indi
rect but positive support to those, who in the es
timation of all true State Rights men, have coni
promittod the dignity and honor of the State, and
sold the dearest rights of the South to sustain Van
Buren. In supporting Gen. Glascock, we aid in
the election of Jabez Jackson, and Towns and
Owens and tho balance of tho Delegation, whom
it is our most ardent wish to defeat. It is unfor
tunate that the position in which Gen. Glascock ,
is placed, renders it imponblo for us to prove the :
sincerity ol our praise sot his conducton tho Ab- ‘
olilion question, without inflicting a deep and last- !
ing wound upon ourselves by contributing to the
defeat of our whole ticket, and to tho election of
others who have betrayed the interests of Georgia :
upon the very question, upon which he has cxcil- !
ed our admiration. j
- ' .
And when too, did our opponents ever exhibit
a liberality in supporting men of eminent talents
and lung continued faithful public services.—
Never ! With a ruthless and gothic hand, they
have thrust out of the councils of the country, tal
ents, worth, experience, fidelity! for tho purpose
of putting in their places a set of men whose high
est ambition seems to be to play “ second fiddle”
to 4 an Buren in his game for tho Presidency, and
whose highest capacity consists in writing letters
after the adjournment of Congress at the Appoint,
cd time, announcing that important event. Read
the article from the Chronicle, to every line of
which we heartily assent, except that in win ch
the Editor expresses his unwillingness to'
support Judge While.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS,
The Raleigh Register of the IGth inst., says:—
“ Unless all indications are fallacious, and all
tests idle and inconclusive—if any reliance is to
be placed on the estimates of the political strength
of our party in the West—our Whig candidate
for Governor must he elected by a majority of
from five to ten thousand votes, and there will be'
a handsome Whig majority in our Legislature:
Granville and Orange counties have done nobly,-
and the issue, in those two alone, have done more'
to infuse a panic in the Van Buicn ranks, than
almost the combncd result elsewhere. It will ho
seen from our table that Dudley is now ahead,
and ho will continue so to the end of the race.”
The majority for Dudley, (the Whig candi
date for Governor,) in thirty-six counties, over
his opponent Spaight, (tho Van Buren candi
date,) is 2,133. In the same number of coun
ties, 50 poisons elected to the State Legislature,-
are stated in the Register to bo White men, ami
45 Van Buren men.
ANOTHER NEW STEAMBOAT.
It was with pleasure that we witnessed the ar
rival at our wharves on the 16th inst. of another
new Steamboat, called the Eldest, built during
the past season, sot the Savannah and Augusta
Steam Boat Company. She is built on a nevtr
plan from any of the boats now plying on thd
river, having both head and stern alike, square,
and her wheels situate within about ten or fifteen
feet of the stern. She is of light draft of water, 1
and is intended to ply at this end of tho river,
when at its lowest state. It is gratifying to see
the gradual but steady increase of steamboats on
the Savannah River ; wo wisli no belter evidence
of the increasing prosperity of our flourishing city,
which is not only increasing in a commcricial
point of view, hut as regards health, will vie with
any of her sister cities inths Union. Success at
tend the Elbert, and may her enterpising owners
find their investment in her so profitable, os to
induce them to build another and another,— Con
stitutionalist of yesterday.
Ton THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE.
TIIE CITV GOVERNMENT.
Messrs Editors : —I am pleased to see tho
articles in the Sentinel and Constitutionalist of
yesterday morning, on tho subject of our City
Police, Sirs, the inefficency of our City gov
ernment is feit by all. I tell you there must be,
there will be a change. Talk about your Mayor,
your Board of Health, your Marshals, and your
Constables ! What might Augusta not be 1 De
cidedly tiie best regulated, tho healthiest, tho most
flourishing, inland city in our country.
I agree witli Mr. Guiku. lam for a salaried
Intcndant. Our Mayor ought to have the re
sponsibility of tho good order, &c. of the City
resting upon him; and, devoting his time and
labour for tho faithful performance of tho duties
of the office, lie should assuredly he paid for them.
If Charleston pays §4OOO for her Mayor, Augusta
might give SISOO or 2000. But, wo want oilier
changes. Wo want a City Guard, a continued
watch night and day. Twenty men could cfloct
this object, and the City is well able to pay them.
Wo also want a Board of Health, not such as we
now have, but as we had when the Cholera
threatened us. Let one fact speak for itself, and
that is, the dillercnce between the number of
musrjuitocs, this year and the last. Why, Sirs,
talk of a Board of Health, at present. Has a sin
gle lot been inspected, this year I Has a single
tub of water- been emptied; or has a single cellar
been aired, by its direction 1 On tho subject of
musquitoes and flies, every one should read Mr.
Bachman’s article on the habits ofinsocls, in the
Southern Literary Journal, published in Charles
ton, the first of this month.
The subjects of a salaried Mayor, a City Guard,
and a Boaid of Health, I hope will be agitated ;
and not only agitated, but that the citizens will
soon lie called to act upon them.
A GEORGIAN,
Foil THE AUGUSTA CIinONieLE.
THE MARCH OF MIND.
The following is a literal copy (omitting names)
of an instrument, this day submitted to a mem
ber of tho bar, in this city, for his opinion of its
legality. The transaction actually took place,
and the property (!!!) was delivered, supposing
it to be a contract recognised by law.
August 19lb, 1836.
State of Georgia, ?
Richmond County. (
Know all men by these presents, that I, - ,
, this day bargain and sell ray wife , to
1 f" r the sum of one hundred cents, fur
value received, as witness ray hand and-seal.
(Signed) .
August 14th, 1830.
N. B. I warn! her good property and clear of
any oncumberenco whatever, as witness.
(Signed)
From the Charleston Courier, August IG.
FROM FLORIDA.
The schr. George a Mary, Capt. Willey, ar
rived here yesterday, in 30 hours from Jackson
ville, (E. F.)
Capt. Willey informs us that Major Williams
was killed on Monday morning, Bth instant, by
a body of 200 Indians, at St. Arthur’s Bridge,
while on his way from Black Creek to Nonards
ville. His son in law, who was with him at the
time, made his escape. Major W. is said to be
the individual who struck the first blow with the
Seminoles, having killed one of them in an affray,
while disputing about cattle. The desire to kill
him was so great, tiiat they allowed his son in law
to escape.
A man named Wanton, started from New
nnnsviile for Micanopy, about the Ist inst. An
express arrived at Black Creek, which left Mica
nopy on the 6th, stating tiiat Wanton had not
reached that place—and that a horse was found
dead in the road, which it was supposed was the
one lie rode, and it is therefore probable that
Wanton had been killed by the Indians.
The schr. Samuel S. .Mills, Capt. Southwick,
also arrived yesterday, from St. Augustine. We
have been favored with the following extracts of
a letter to a gentleman in this city, received by
this arrival: