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From the St. .luguitine Herald, extra, Oct, 31. 'n
FLORIDA WAR. n
\V e are pleased to learn that Gov. I
Call has conferred upon Maj. Pierce the p
appointment of Quartermaster General, i
We feel satisfied that the office could not s
be in better hands. He proceeds imme- |
diately in the Dolphin, to Savannah ami t
Charleston, with discretionary powers to '
procure every requisite for the Army.
To the Editor of the Florida Herald:
Sir :—As it is desirable to your read- 1
ers and to the public generally, to learn
the operations of the army commanded
by Gov. Call, you will be pleased to pub -
lish the following short, but correct state
ment, furnished by one who was with
Kim.
On the 28th, the Governor passed the
Suwannee, at the Old Town, with 1250
Volunteer Tennesseeans and 125 Flori
dians, all mounted. He had ordered an
abundant supply of rations and forage,
which was then afloat, at the mouth of
that river, but owing to the sickness of
the crews of three steamboats lying in
the river, had not been brought to the de
pot. Such was the impatience of the
Volunteers to find the enemy that they
prepared to make a sudden rush on the
foe, presuming that they might be sur
prised ; and at though an express from
Gen. Read then at the Old Town, over
took the Governor within 10 miles from
that post to inform him of the reception of
a full supply of every thing wanted by the
army, both officers and men expressed a
decided unwillingness to delay their
march. On their route to Camp Drane,
aeven Indians were killed, and few, if
any, discovered by (he spy guard in ad
vance, escaped the unerring shot of the
Volunteers.
On the Ist of October, the Governor
reached Fort Drane, and found the fires
of the enemy still burning. They had
escaped with their women and children
by a few hours only, and but for the acci
dental escape of a spy found about Waca
houta.who was hotly pursued, but in vain,
we should have surprised and perhaps
destroyed this whole gang of Micosuck
ics, with Powell at their head. As it
was, four of their number were run down
and killed.
The army remained encamped at Fort
Drane until a junction could be effected
with Major Pierce, then at Black Creek,
on whose zeal and ability, (he Governor
relied to supply his army with rations.
Nor did lie rely in vain. On the night
of the 4th at 10 o’clock, an express
reached (he Major from San Taftee, giv
ing information that 100 Floridians had
reached the latter place, to aid in escort
ing provisions to Camp Drane—at 12
o’clock, 2 hours after the express, (lie
Major was in the saddle, and his whole
command on the move. It is zeal and
energy like (his that the times require ;
it is this (hat gains the confidence of (ho
General in chief and saves an army from
want. On the morning of the sth the
movement was made from Hlack Creek,
and on the evening of the next day, Major
Pierce with his detachment, reached Fort
Drane, and furnished to Gov. Call, 7 or
8 days rations for his whole command, a
distance of 65 miles.
With this supply it was deemed advi
sable to pressjon to the Wythlacoochy,
pass it at the cove, if found fordable,
and capture their women and children if
the warriors should elude us : or should
the waters of the river be bevond (he
banks, fall down the river, to the depot
directed to be established at Graham’s
Old Camp, and unite with Gen. Read,
and Col. Lane, at the head of the friend
ly Creeks. On the way the advanced
guard fell in with a small encampment of
Mickasuckics, the most warlike and hos
tile of the tribes, killed 13 men who did
not fire a shot, and took prisoners 4 wo
men and 8 children. After an examina
tion of the squaws it was found that we
had reached the river at the point most
desirable; that the body of the Indian
families were on the opposite side, and
the negro town, so called, was 3 miles
above us, protected by a deep creek,
running through a thick swamp ham
mock, and fordable only at very «ry sea
sons. To this last place a detachment
of 300 Tennessee Volunteers under Col.
Gill proceeded, who returned in the e
vening with 3 killed and 7 wounded, by
a shot from an unseen foe, unable to cross
the creek from the depth of water.
The main body continued their march
to the river, ana on reaching the banks,
after passing the most villianons swamp
ever passed on horseback, found (he river
Hooded greatly above its banks, and 250
yards over ; whilst standing on the edge
of the water, and mortified that a barrier
so unlooked for was thrown in our way, n
few shots were fired from the other side,
and it was with much difficulty that the
impetuosity of our men could be restrain
ed—the firing was continued on both
sides without our seeing the Indians.—
\\ hen the volunteers had been recalled.
Major Gordon gallantly volunteered with
200 of his men to silence the firing on the
opposite side. To this the commander in
chief was reluctantly induced to give. his
assent, and the gallant band marched to
the banks, two feet deep in water, and
after much inellectual firing, which, our
officers observed, was only useful in get
ting rid of ammunition of which we had
not’too much, were recalled at the sound
of the bugle, Major Gordon being woun
ded in the breast by a spent bail.
The army, thus (oiled by the high wa
ter in their attempts to cross the river,and
end the war at a blow, and almost with
out rations, had but one or two courses
to pursue. The first was to fall back to
Black Creek or Volusia for supplies—or
to advance onward to the moutli of tie
river to communicate with General Read
or Colonel Lane, to obtain provision
there. The last course was preferred by
the Gen. and by a council of war, and
the march was commenced—greallv to
our disappointment, no depot was estab
lished, at the point so peremptorily order
ed, and the army was directed to Fort
Drane and Gary’s ferry. Luckily the
main object of the expedition wascflected,
a junction was formed with Col. Lane,
who crossed the Withlacoochy at Gaines
battleground on the *3 miles a
bove our encampment, having been gov
erned in his march by the sound of our
artillery, as we fired dailyfa signal gun.
Thus has Inded fur a time our opera
tions. Many horses have been lost, and
must be replaced. Depots must bo es
tablished, we have discovered the proper
locations. We have found the enemy’s
strong hold and the means to assail it—
Wo have found willing and able guides
in the prisoner squaws, and derived
much valuable information from them.—
They tell us that there is a large peace
party in the nation who would have sent
in an envoy, but from dread (hat we
should shoot him. They tell us that their
powder is nearly exhausted, and above
all, that the two head chiefs, the most
warlike and the most hostile, ne%t to
Rowell", the one of the Miscasukies, the
other of the Long Swamp tribe were kill
ed by Major Pierce at fort Drane—from
that or some other cause, perhaps, the
defection of the Creeks, we believe
that there is disenliun among them, that
their war spirit is broken, and that they
will be whipped, humbled, and perhaps
shipped before Christmas. A high spirit
prevails in our army, harmony between
the regulars and volunteer militia, and
zeal, courage and ardour throughout all.
In addition to the above the Herald has
the following;
Major Pierce marched on the sth in
the morning at 12 oclock, and arrived at
Fort Drane on Saturday thefnh, witli ten
days provision for the Tennessee brigade.
Governor Call, inarched on Monday, the
Bth for the Withlacoochy, taking » new
direction with a view to surprise the In
dians; to do this, it was necessary to cut
a new road for the Artillery and wagon
train, for more than 50 miles, which was
performed by the battalion of 200 artil
lery under Major Pierce, in 5 days, and
although attended with considerable fa
tigue, was crowned with success, and on
the morning of the I2th, the advanced
guard surprised ami attacked a large par
ty of Indians, routing and dispersing
(Item, killing 13 warriors and taking 12
female prisoners.
From the United States Telegraph.
With the present number we commence
our labors us editor of this jvapor. The
occasion seems to us a proper one to say
something in regard to the prospect before
us, and the course which, in our humble
judgment, we ought to pursue.
The history of the last few years has
developed to a considerable extent, if not
fully, the abuses to which our system of
government is liable, when the adminis
tration of its powers is confided to impror
per hands. Wo will not speak of motives,
for they are indifferent to the issue; we
speak of a state of thing that does actual
ly exist, —which all intelligent men must
perceive, and all good men lament. Our
country, for years (mat, has been convuls
ed with continual excitement anil alarm.
In every quarter of the Union, the waves
of party strife have boon furiously dashing
against each other, tilling every neighbor
hood, hamlet and household with violence,
uproar and agitation—Reason and reflec
tion seem to have (led away and left the
field of debate to anarchy and confusion.
No appeal is tnado but to parly bigotry
and the blindness of faction. Tiro spirit
of domagogueism and delusion is stalking
through the land. Here, it is culling upon
the people to abolish, by solemn ordinance,
the vested rights of properly accruing to
individuals under the undisputed unthori
ty of (he laws. There, it is striking at
established governments themselves, un
der the avowed plea that the purposes of
party cannot otherwise bo answered. On
the one hand, agrarianism is pushing its
mad doctrines and proclaiming tho accep
table year of its millenium whon no man
shall hold more properly than he can hide.
On tho other, religious fanaticism, more
mischievous in ils madness, is kindling the
fires upon its altars, preaching its midnight
crusade, and expounding tho law and the
• prophets by (ho torches of insurrection
1 and civil war. While on every side Ihc
presses of the administration, and its par
tisan loaders (and, wo would it wore not
so. oven the President of the United
States himself, forgetful, wo will not say
of his own personal dignity—for of that
he cun form the truest estimate, but of tho
dignity of his station and tho importance
of tho interests involved, is openly labor
ing to bring the power and patronage of
• bis office to bear upon tho strife,) are sook
, ing to inflame and exasperate tho public
■ mind, in order, as it would seem, that those
■ whom they cannot lead by the dictates of
reason and patriotism, they may drive by
• the fury of their passions and the force of
their political prejudices.
' Such, it appears to us, is a faithful pic
i litro of tho present condition of public af
fairs. Wo do not exaggerate or color too
i deeply. Indeed darker shades might be
, added without affecting tho fidelity of the
> portrait. Wo have said nothing of the
i" high-toned pretensions of power nor of tho
3 waste of the public treasures—nor yet of
• the deeper lupines inflicted on the nation
r al honor by tho rank corruptions which
i are said to exist in high places. We rath
, or avoid these more exciting topics,—bo-
J lioving, as wo do, that tho evil most im
minent is in the present exasperated state
i of the public feeling.—No true lover of
■ his country can desire its continuance. It
, is weakening tho bonds of the Union, and
i rapidly precipitating us into anarchy and
: revolution; and it ought constantly to bo
; borne in mind, that revolutions in Repub
i lies are not generally favorable to popular
> liberty, and that anarchy never did yet
I worship any other deity than despotism.
f The questions, then, most important to
- Im considered by every man are, — First,
1 What are the causes which have led to
i the existing evils ? and. Secondly, What
- are the means by which they may be reme
died I
• In regard to the first, it is onr well con
.l sidoreci opinion, that tho present unhappy
- condition of the country is to be attributed
s solely to unwarrantable extension of the
d POWERS of tho Federal Government,
r and especially of tho Executive Depart
e mont; and to the abuse of (he PATRON
-1 AGE of office growing out - of the cxer
i cise of such unlawful authority. These
• arc the sources of all tho evils we witness
1 and deprecate. If the integrity of the
) Legislative Department has been corrup
ted, and tho Representatives of the people
- have been made to observe no principles
t of public action, hut the arbitrary com
j mauds of party, we may look here for tho
, cause. If the independence of tho press
, lias been prostrated, and tho national de*
s fenders have become the assailants of the
- popular liberties, here will be found the
- origin of the mischief. If the whole conn
r try has been converted in(6 a turbulent
arena, where demagogues, dressed in the
- livery ot thejr employers, are daily casting
I among the multitudes the firebrands of
faction, the evil is to be traced to the same
r prolific source of bitterness and corruption,
i Can any reflecting man doubt these truths?
• Or that dependence, upon the will of one
i man for power and the meads of daily sub
sistence, should engender subserviency to
the interest of the few at the expense of the
many ? And what is the remedy? We
answer,
In tho second '■ place—The disease ob
viously indicates it. Tho Government
must be abridged of its assumed powers,
—and its patronage placed beyond the
arbitrary control 6f the Executive. The
hope of a radical cure in any other way
is altogether delusive. Administrations
may be changed —power may pass from
hand to hand—but while these causes of
disease remain, the symptoms only will
he abated—the disease itself must con
tinue to work its way more fatally, because
insidiously, till flic system, weakened by
continued struggles, yields at last, and Li
berty, the Constitution, and the Union, ex
pire together! There must bo reform —a
radical reform* The balance of the
Constitution must bu restored, —or the
history of the Republic maybe inscribed
upon tho tombs of some of those who found
ed it, in the few brief words, — “I saw run
HR (UN NINO AND THE END 1 .”
And what course ought the public press
to pursue in this emergency? Wc often
hear the observation—“ It is in rain tu
reason with the. party in power—they
will not hear, though one rose from the
dead to speak.” Aid have reason and
patriotism been banished from the breasts
of the American people? Not so. The
times are indeed distempered, and the
excitement of the public mind deaf to the
counsel of either hut this excitement may
be and ought to be allayed. The efforts
of the Government Press to prevent it,
may bo and ought to be counteracted.
The secret of their power is not so much
in the popularity of Gen. Jackson, nor in
the force of party discipline—hut in the
excitements and agitations of the public
mind, dexterously kept up by incessant
appeals and violent denunciations. From
the day that this administration went into
power until the present, the people have
not been allowed u moment for reflection
or repose. A settled system of agitation
mid alarm has been adopted and peisever
ingly pressed. Subject after subject has
. been called up to subserve these purposes.
Cabinets have been again and again or
ganised and dissolved. Wars, and ru
mors of wars, foreign and domestic, have,
from time to time, threatened us with their
ravages. Measures tho most extraordi
nary have been repeatedly adopted to un
settle (he fiscal concerns of the country,
and to spread confusion and alarm. Proc
lamations—and force bills—and manifes
toes—and protests—and “ monsters’’—
| and expungings—and panics of every
kind and color—have been sent out, from
day to day, to do the work of agitation,
and to disqualify the public mind for seri-
ous thought and sober investigation. Such
has been the course of this heady and vin
( dictivo administration—such is its present
policy.
In this state of things, then, it seems to
us the imperative duty of tho Republican
press to do its utmost to allay the existing
agitation and excitement, in order that the
public mind may bo prepared to listen to
the voice of reason.—The time is not, in
deed, propitious (o such an effort; hut it is
. to bo hoped that the result of the pending
election, fur President, now soon to take
| place, will remove, in a measure, the dif
ficulties which al present embarrass excr
(ivo. To attain an end so desirable, it
seems to ns only necessary to leave tho
field of invection and denunciation in the
undisputed possession of tho Government
( press. It is not improbable that it will
continue to teem with violence, misrepre
sentation and calumny; hut wc are much
deceived in tho tone of the public stom
ach, if, without the stimulants of recrimi
nation, it do not soon sicken with tho
nauseous draught, and cast it up on those
who administer it.—Believing this to he
tho (rue policy—regarding it as essential
to the triumph of reason and of truth; wc,
for one, will exert our best efforts to pro
mote a consummation so devoutly to be
p wished. We will not be provoked into
tho discussion of matters which do not in
volve some important principles of law or
’ policy, but only servo to increase exeile
j. incut; and wo shall be morn than pleased,
, to have the co-operation of such of our
p friends as may concur with us in opinion.
Such arc our views of the present con
dition of tilings, nud such the course we
. think it most advisable to pursue. Whether
’ we shall succeed in effecting any-good,
’ must depend upon others. Wc shall at
least endeavor to merit success.
, Before concluding (his article, we beg
B leave to say to our readers (to many of
.• whom wo are utterly unknown,) that we
cordially unite with them in the regret
j they must feel in parting with one who has
so lung and so ably contributed to the sup
port ol their interests and principles. The
loss of the services of Gen. Green at a
a crisis so eventful as the present, may well
Cbe regarded as a public loss. His devo
( lion to the public service, avouched by
j years of laborious and faithful duly, enti-
I tics him to their thanks, and the gratitude
of the country. We on tho contrary, feel
that wo have not equal claims on (he one
or the other; and this consciousness con-
I tributes no little to the inquietudes of n
situation, at all times and under all cir
cunistnnccs sufficiently embarrassing. We
cannot except to win tho same applause
j or confidence; for wo cannot bring to
t the cause the same ability and experi
ence. Wc cannot expect tho same indul
gence for unavoidable errors, for wo can
not point to tho same amount of good done.
Yet' will wo honestly endeavor to do that
I which is right, to defend the cause of jus-
B ticc and of truth, and to maintain the liber
ty and the constitution of the republic.
1 RICHARD K. CRALLE.
Washington City, Oct. Ist, 1936.
a The five thousand majority which clec
s Icfl tho ticket of our adversaries when
u Hie bargain was made to transfer the
,- State to Martin Van Buren, has dwiu
e died la theshort space of two years to just
s as many hundred. The average majority
. over the State Rights Ticket, barely
0 exceeds six hundred. Air. ffolsey , who
s so boldly avowed himself a Van Buren
- man . has just escaped a defeat. Last
B year he succeeded in his election over
a the highest candidate on the State Rights
. Ticket by 2,096 votes. This year, by
t 148 votes only. This avowal ‘of Mr.
3 Holsey s, if it had been made one month
, earlier, would have cost him his seat. It
f was made 3 or 4 weeks previous to the
j election.
In Ihe Legislature the Republican par
• ty has achieved a great gain. The Van
. fluren party count in the Senate 4r mem
. | hers, allowing their opponents 39. Last
year they had 68. Their present ma
jority is 6, by their own calculations; last =
year it was 23. In the House, they
count 94 Van Buren men. allowing their
opponents 84; claiming for themselves a i
majority of 10. They arc certainly very
modest in their calculations, when we
consider their majority in the House last (
year was 34,takiugtheelection ofSpeak
cr as a test. —Georgia .Journal.
FROM FRANCE. 1
New York, October 20. 1
By the arrival yesterday of the packet
ship Normandie, Capt. Pell, wc have re
ceived files of Pans and Havre papers
to the 15th ult.
The new French Ministry is not yet
completely organized. Marshal Soult
has positively refused to accept the de- «
partment of war, M. de Caux has also c
refused it. A rumor, at the last accounts, j
was prevalent in (he capital, that Gen’l
Bernard, formerly of the United States .
Engineer Corps, will he forced by the
express command of the King, to accept *
tliis poftcfeuille. M. Martin du Nurd, £
to whom the department of Commerce *
and Public Works was assigned, lias ac- f
cepted (he latter, but declined the
mer office.
A letter from Spain says, (hat the health
of the Queen of Spain is visibly aftected
by the position in which she is placed.— <
Every day brings with it new cause for i
her fears, and new demands from those i
who are now her masters. It is mite- |
nough (hat she lias ordered the sale of ,
ecclesiastical property; she is required to (
destroy the aristocracy altogether, and to !
abolish entails. No priests, monastic or 1
secular, arc to be permitted. The army :
is also suspected, and the arrest of all 1
the unsuccessful Generals is called fur. 1
In Ihe meantime, the officers desert, or
refuse all subordination, —whole regi
ments, badly commanded, and without
pay, disband themselves. The 3rd regi- ■
ment, it is said, has, gone over to the
‘ Carlists. The Treasury is so exhausted ,
that the receivers in the provinces have
been authorised to borrow on notes pay
able to order; and Madrid is without
garrison. Should the Carlist partisan
chief Gomez, suddenly appear before
Madrid, it is thought that it would fall
into his hands without much resistance.
The French funds have declined—(he
stock dealers not believing in the perma
nency of the new Cabinet.
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
' The President ol the United Slates lias
i been pleased to confer on the following
, named officers, serving in Florida, for
- gallant and meritorious actions in the
i lace ot the enemy, the brevet rank set
- opposite to their names respectively:
t Major B. K. Pierce, of the Ist Regi
ment of Artillery, to be Lieut. Colonel
> by brevet, for distinguished services in
i the allair nt Fort Drane, to date from the
; from the 21st August, 1836.
■ Captain T. Childs,of the 3d Regi
i ment of Artillery, to be Major by brevet,
• lor planning the attack on the Indians at
i Fort Drane, and good conduct in thataf
; fair, to date from the 21s? August, 1836.
• Captain William M. Graham, of the
Ith Regiment of Infantry, to be Major by
• brevet, lor gallan try and good conduct
in the Affair tlte Wylhlncoochee, to
date fntin 31s/ December, 1835.
Captain R. B. Lee, of the 3d Regi
: ment of Artillery, to be Major by brevet,
for gallantry and good conduct in (he af
fair of Micanopy, to date from 9 th June,
1836.
Captain J. A. Ashby,of the 2ml Regi
ment of Dragoons, to he Major by brevet, 1
lor gallantry and good conduct in the as- ;
fair of Wclika, to date from 19//t Juki \
1836. J j
First Tiieutcnanl Campbell Graham, ,
of the 3d Regiment of Artillery, to be
Captain by brevet, for gallantry and good
conduct in the affair on the Wythlacoo
chee, to date from flic 3ls/ December,
1835. 1
First Lieutenant W, S. Maitland, '
■ of the 3d Regiment of Artillery, to be ,
Captain by brevet, forgallantry and good 1
■ conduct in the affairs of the VVythlacoo
chec and Welika, to date from 31s/ De
cember, 1835.
Second Lieutenant A. Herbert, of
• (lie Ist Regiment of Artillery, to be Ist '
Lieutenant by brevet, for gallantry and
good conduct on several occasions in Flor
ida. to take rank from ZTlfi July, 1836.
, *S. Brig of War Porpoise. —This
I vessel, which has conveyed the Commis
. sinners—Commodore Woolsey, Capt.
, Clayton and Master Commandant Shub
, n ' k—to Brunswick, to ascertain whether
t 11 good site could be discovered for a na
j val depot, lost ten of her crew by deser
. bon on Sunday last. The fellows were
r permitted to go ashore at St. Simon’s,
. t 0 recreate, promising to be on board
3 before sunset. That period, however,
I passed, and they did not return. An
3 officer was sent to look after them ; when
it was found that they had persuaded a
3 negro of Mr. Gould’s to accompany them,
and stolen a boat belonging to Colonel
5 Hazard, with which they left the island.
( They were traced to Sterling, by two
, Officers—both of whom arrived in this
city on Tuesday last, in pursuit of them ;
. hut not being able to procure a relay of
horses at the former placed they were, for
tho present, obliged to abandon their
[ chase of the fugitives. The negro was,
. however, apprehended ; and he stated
. that the sailors had told him to leave their
company. —Darien Telegraph, 25 th inst.
- Q
The .Inny —The officers in tho army are re
signing because citizens have been appointed over
their beads in the new regiments. They ought
- to consider what arduous services some of these
I officers, thus appointed, had performed in the Ci
. sil Department. Ono of them had faced the
_ enemy as a gallant volunteer in the Jtucher
[ Convention, and worked manfully for the nomi-
I nation of Co!, Johnson. Surely that was enough
jto make him a captain of dragoons. Others had
! 1,0011 equally energetic in getting up members to
> : the convention ; or if any of them were too indo
i lent to do that, they had friends who did it for
[ their benefit, or for their own.
. It is true that this was not one of tho reforms
promised by Gen. Jackson when he came into
• power.— U. S. Telegraph.
• The .trmy, —ln conformity with instructions
l received from the President of the U. States,
t Major Gen. Macomb lias issued »n Order, requir
. ing “ tho several Captains and Subalterns now
absent from their companies, and not on duty
with the Army, nor employed in military service
proper ■, to join their respective regiments without
delay. More than sixty Officers are thereby “re
■ heved for detached service,’’ —Savannnah Gear
[ pan.
AUGUSTA:
WATV It PAV, OCTOHE R 20, XBtKl
-11/te just, and fear not.' 1
-mi —“ ——— — ~ “ - t
FOR CONGRESS*
(To fill Gen. Coffee's vacancy J
Col. WM. C. DAWSON, of Greene.
POST OFFICES.
The post office at Simstown, Oglethorpe coun
ty, has been discontinued. The following Post
masters have been appointed.
Edward Daunett, Pine Log, Cass county.
A no. UyPopK, Lumpkin, Stewart county.
Junx/f. W gotten, Mallorysvillc, Wilkes co.
HANDSOME HANK DIVIIIKM).**^
' The Savannah Georgian of the 24th instant,
says;—“ As an evidence of tho sound condition of
our Banking Institutions generally, we would
invite public attention to the advertisement of the
Rank of the State of Georgia, in our columns.
In addition to its usual dividend of four dollars
for six months, equal to eight per cent, per annum,
a Bonus of szcdollais per share out oftbc surplus
fund has been awarded to the stockholders. The
Stock of this Bank, and of all the Banks in this
is considerably above par.”
THE Is.l DIES COMPANION.
“The October No., (says the N. York Courier
& Enquirer of the 15th instant,) has been issued
for a day or two. Like all ils predecessors, it
evinces taste and care in its selections, and the
present, wc think a belter number in its literary
contents than some that have immediately pre
ceded it. There are nine original articles, besides
its literary notices of new works, which are original
also, and which are generally just and discrimina
ting. A fine engraving— "The dream of Youth ”
accompanies this number, and it is rendered still
farther attractive by two pages of Music—“ Jock
O’Hazlcdean” as sung by Miss Watson, words
by Walter Scott, arranged expressly for the
“ Companion” by J. Watson. On tho whole, this
very pleasing and interesting Miscellany fully
sustains its well earned reputation.”
THE CONSTITUTIONALIST
Says : “ Wc arc opposed to Abolition, and to
Ihc question being agitated in the public coun
cils yet it has not only never expressed a word
of disapprobation against tho members of Con
gress from this State, who voted lor the traitor
Pinckney’s Resolutions to receive tho Abolition
petitions, and thereby to “ agitate the question in
the public or of approbation of the
contrary course of Gen. Glascock—but there is
every reason to believe that it really approves the
conduct of the former, and disapproves that of the
latter—witness, among other tilings, its covert
denunciations of Ihe latter, and appeals to its
party not to voto for him, for his course in this
matter —shewing, that the above profession is
cither insincere, ot that it is willing to sacrifice
tho important principles involved in it for the
sake of party,
DIRECT TRADE WITH EUROPE.
Wo have read the following with pleasure, and
recommend it to the merchants of all Southern
ports, as worthy of all imitation. Why should
European Goods, for the Southern market, he
shipped to New York, and thereby buithcncd
with a severe addition of price to the consumer,
when they might as readily he shipped to a
Southern port ?
From the -V. Orleans lice, B th inst,
Tho following letter wc were permitted to copy
which was received by a dry Goods House in
this city, in answer to a circular which they is
sued in flJay last, announcing that they had ceas
ed to make any purchases whatever in New York
of either European or American goods, and in
viting European manufacturers to establish agen
cies hero as well as New York, or to make con
signments to any importing house in this city.
The letter is from a Hosiery House in Notting
ham, England, which is probably more extensive
ly engaged in the manufacture of cotton and o
ther hosiery, than any other in Europe,
Nottingham, August 18, 1836.
Messrs——— At, Co. New Orleans.
Gentlemen:—We have been duly favored
with ydur esteemed of 26th May last, acquainting
us with the resolution, that you and some other
dealers in European fabric had adopted, to make
no purchases of them in future nt New York,
and inviting us to ship assortments of our hosiery
direct to New Orleans. Wc have therefore the
pleasure to inform you that we propose’ keeping
Messrs. R. & J. Curcll, of your city, sufficiently
supplied with them, and instructing those gentle
men to dispose of them on the lowest terms. If
you do not find the assortments such as suit your
market, we shall feel ourselves obliged by your
pointing out the sorts wanted, either through Mes
srs R. & J. Cured, or direct to
Your most obedient servant
* * •
the contrast.
“ What a contrast (says the Sentinel of yes
terday,) between the reign of tho Stale Rights
parly in Carolina, and that of the Union parly
in Georgia. There, all is peace, quiet, and
good feeling—the papers do not even designate
tho members of tho Legislature to he of this or
that party ! Indeed, wo hear nothing of party
at all. Here, it is all proscription—proscrip
tion! The Nullifies of Carolina contended
for principle—they succeeded, and all is peace ;
—the Union parly of Georgia fought for Ihe spoils
of office, and hence it is necessary that they
should continue their struggle to retain the as
cendancy, in order to enable them to retain their
places and their profits.—The final success of the
Stale Rights party in Georgia, we doubt not will
be followed by a like amnesty, which has follow
ed the success of the same party in Carolina,”
What a contrast, indeed !—and how complete
ly it belies the chargcsand predictions oftho Union
press of this Slate, about test-oaths, tyranny, pro
scription &c. Ax. Tho Slate Rights party of
Carolina have carried and established their prin
ciples there completely, and they arc content,
without making a single mere party effort to
exclude the Union minority from Office, or to
visit upon them, in their cflints to obtain it, their
former violent and misguided opposition to those
principles. On the contrary, they have done
everything to conciliate them, and shew them that
their former opposition to them was founded on
principle, alone, and not regard for office, party,
or persons. When tho Abolition contest com
| menced, and the Union men took part in it, in
stead of attempting to exclude them from every
opportunity of regaining the lost confidence of the
people, they said to one another, « good, lot them
go ahead, for they arc right, now, and wc will
follow, and show them that however wo may have
opposed them, when wrong, we arc just as ready
to advocate, approve, and follow them, when
right. 1 hat this language, in substance, and of
ten in ihe very words, was used by the Nullifiers
at the Anti-Abolition meetings, the Union men
of Carolina know as well as we; and those who
marked Ihe occurrences of those meetings, will
remember that the Union men almost everywhere
took the lead, and were seemingly the most zeal
ous and determined, to the surprise of many,in
this State, who could not account for it, and men-'
(toned it to us. In the expedition to Florida, the *
Governor appointed several Jin ion officers, and t
one to the command of a regiment; and wc be- 1
hove was guided in his selections, by reference to |
military qualifications, alone. And in the late (
elections, while party politics were never once <
broached, or urged against the Union candidates, £
so far as we know, the Nullifiers themselves have ,
in some instances, either selected Union men, or i
put up no opposition to them, even where they I
(the Nullifiers) had large majorities, as in Abbe- j
ville, &c. —and a number of Union men have (
thus been elected hy the Nullifiers. i
What does all this prove?—why that the Nut- :
lifiers of Carolina contended for principle, not
for office, and, having succeeded, arc thetefore
willing to share the offices witli their opponents —
while the Union men of Georgia, contended for |
office, not for principle, and therefore, not only
keep all the offices to themselves, but struggle to
tho very utmost to keep up the party feeling, ex
citement, and violence, by which they succeeded,
as the only means of blinding the people, and re
taining the offices.
U. S. TELEGRAPH.
Wc publish to-day, with great pleasure, the ex
cellent address of R. K. Ciialle, Esq. to the
readers of the United States Telegraph, on ta
• 'King charge of the editorial department of that
paper, and recommend it, as well as tho able and
valuable paper from which it is extracted, to the
attention and patronage of tho Southern pub
lic. Wc fully “concur” with Mr. Cballe in
h s opinion of the excitements and corruptions of
the times, and the violence of tho press, and will
earnestly endeavor to “co-opcrale” with him in the
remedy he proposes. There is no precept, how
ever, more difficult to practice, as he well knows,
and as we know also, from eleven years trial and
experience—no error to which an editor is more
liable, or which we have striven harder to correct;
and though our feelings will still occasionally get
the belter of our earnest and sincere efforts, we
will strive on, not only for the sake of the coun
try, and the press, but for our own, also, which
wc feci to be deeply involved in it.
The Columbia Telescope has tho following
liberal and flattering notice of jthe address and the
Telegraph, in which it affords us plcasuce to ex
press our concurrence:
“ The U. S. Telegraph — J\lr. Cralle. —We
copy the fine article with which Mr. Cralle be
gins his editorship of the Telegraph.
Wc again congratulate tho South that there is
at the seat of Ihc Federal Government a press that
she can fully trust—one devoted to the support of
those great principles upon which alone the pros
perity of the country and the stability of the
: Union will bo found ultimately to depend,
i The best editorial articles that we have ever
. seen in an American paper, were written by Mr.
Cralle, while he conducted tho Jeffersonian. His
political principles are those of the early period of
the Commonwealth that was once, so illustrious as
the chief bulwark of liberty, and he will vindicate
. j them, vve arc sure, with talent, with zeal, and with
unchangeable fidelity.”
PROM THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
“ And why do wc support Mr. Van Buren ?
Because ho is opposed to a protective tariff, to a
system of internal improvement; to the Bank of
the United Slates, and bank monopolies, and be
cause ho would oppose any measure tending to
interfere with the institution of slavery in the
south. Mr. Van Buren believes that the federal
government possesses no constitutional power to
meddle with slavery in tho stales, and he believes
that slavery cannot be abolished in the District of
Columbia, without the consent of the slavchold
ing states, if even the federal government had
tho power.”
What recklessness! You support him, be
cause, as you say, “ho is opposed to a protective
tariff,” when you know that so far as his opinions
can bo ascertained, he is in favor of (ho protec
tive system, and that ho* voted for every protec
tive Tariff that came before him in Congress—
because lie is opposed to Internal Improvement,
by the General Government, when you know
that he has voted for and sustained it, even in its
very worst shape, tho establishment of Federal
Toll Gatos within the States—because ho is op
posed to tho Bank of tho United Stales, when
you know that he petitioned that Bank for a
Branch, and opposed it, only when it became his
party interest to do so—and because lie would
oppose any measure tending to interfere with the
institution of Slavery, &c. when you know that
he was a Missouri Hcstrjctionist! You say
too, that “he believes slavery cannot be abolish,
cd in the District of Columbia, without the con
sent of the slave-holding Slatesand yet you
• know that he has virtually admitted the constitu
tional power to abolish it there—witness his own
words, as follows: “ I would not from the lights
now before, feel myself safe in pronouncing that
Congress does not possess lire power of interfe
ring with or abolishing slavery in tire District of
Columbia.”—And that he would as President,
in all probability, even approve a hi'l to abolish
" slavery in tho District, witness his refusal to an
, swer the question, whether or not lie would veto
I such a one.
GEN. HARRISON.
' Our motto is "Re just and fear not,” and,
I determining always to act on it, ho the conse
quences what they may, we will never hesitate to
• “give the Devil ins due,” even tho’ an Abolitionist.
In our paper of the 15th inst. after setting forth
• the vindication of Gen. Harrison from the charge
’ of voting to sell white prisoners for debt, wc rc
| marked “ Wo wish this was the only objection
to Gen. Harrison; but there arc several others of
. a far more serious character—such as should fot
i cvcr riose the door against any support of him as
. a politician, by the people of the South, however
f they may respect him as a man, and feel grateful
, for his services to the country—viz: his Aboli
t b°n, Tariff, Internal Improvement, and U. S
> Bank sentiments, and Federal principles gcncral
> ly”—His Abolition principles wc clearly proved,
r f rom his own words; and this of course was c
j nough for us, as it aught to be for any Southern
, man; and his Tariff principles, involving the
t next most odious charge against him, remain un
, disputed ; but with regard to his Federal princi
ples, and views of the U. S. Bank and Internal
Improvement, it would appear from tho following
. extracts that wc have been mislead, and we has
ten to correct the error we have inadvertently
, committed. Wo have received from a friend of
Gen. Harrison, his letter in reply to Sherrod
I Williams, and a speech of Mr. Burnett, at a
, Public Meeting in Cincinnati, from which we
make the fallowing extracts—being all tfiat is
required by justice to Gen. Harrison, in correc
, tion of the errors already referred to:
I Extract foom Gen. Harrison's reply to Sher
rod Williams, dated May 1, 1 830.
“3d. As I believe that no money should bo ta
-1 ken from the Treasury of the United States to be
i expended or internal improvements but for those
which are strictly national, the answer to this
question would be easy but from the difficulty of
determining which of those that are from time to
lime proposed would be of this description. • • •
i Tll , crc Wllll,B Particular cases when a contempla
ted impiovcmcnt will be of greater advantage to
the Union generally, ami some particular States,
than to that in which it is to be made. In such
cases, as well as those in the new States, where
the value of the public domain will be greatly
enhanced by an improvement in. the means of
communication, the General Government should
certainly largely contribute. * • • There is no
thing, in my opinion, more sacredly incumbent
upon those who are concerned in the administra
tion ol our Government than that of preserving
harmony between the States. From the con
struction of onr system there has been, and pro
bably ever will be, more or less jealousy between
the General and State Governments \ but there is
nothing in the Constitution-nothing in the char
acter of the relation which the States bear to each
other—which can create any unfriendly feeling
if the common guardian administers its favors
with an even and impartial hand. That this may
be the case, all those to whom any portion of this
delicate power is entrusted should always act upon
the principles of forliearancc and conciliation;
over more ready to sacrifice the-interest of their
immediate constituents rather than violate the
rights of the other members of tile family,”
“ 4th. I have before rae a newspaper, in which
I am designated by its distinguished editor “ The
/lank SJ Federal Candidate,” I think it would
puzzle the writer to adduce any act of my life
which warrants hint in identifying me with the
interest of the first, or the politics of the latter, *
» •>»
“The journals of the second session of the
thirteenth, and those of the fourteenth Congress,-
will show that my votes arc recorded against them'
[the Directors and Stockholders of the Tj. f?.
Bank] upon every question in which their interest
was involved. * * *”
“As a private citizen, no man, can be more cn
tiroly clear of any motive, either for rechartering
the old institution, or creating a new one, under
the authority of the United States. I never barf
a single share in the former nor indeed in any
bank, with one exception : and that many years'
ago failed, with the loss of the entire stock. I
have no inclination again to venture in that way
even if I should ever possess the means. * * *”
“I was notin Congress when the late bank waS
chartered, but was a member of the 13th Con
gress, after its first session, when the conduct of
the bank, in its incipient measures, was examined
into; and believing from the result of the inves
tigation that the charter had been violated, I vo
ted for the judicial investigation, with a view of
annulling its charier. The resolution for that pur
pose, however, failed; and, shortly after, the
management of its affairs was committed to tho
talents and integrity of Mr. Chores. From that
period to its final dissolution (although I mus
confess I am not a very competent judge of such
matters,) I have no idea that an institution could
have been conducted with more ability, integrity
and public advantage, than it has been.”
“ The question, then for me to answer, is whe
ther, under the circumstances you stale, if elected
to the office of President, I would sign an act to
charter another bank, I answer, I would, ifitwcio
clearly ascertained that the public interest in
relation to the collection and disbursement of the
revenue would materially suffer without one, and
there were unequivocal manifestations of public
opinion in its favor. I think, howojcr, the experi
ment should be fairly tried, to ascertain whether
the financial operations of the Government can
not bo carried on without the aid of a national
bank. If it is not necessary for that purpose, it
docs not appear to me that one can be constitu
tionally chartered. There is no construction
which [can give the Constitution which would
authorize it, on the ground of affording Facilities
to commerce. Tho measure, if adopted, must
have for its object the carrying into effect, (facili
tating at least tho cxercise of,) some of the powers
positively granted to the General Government. If
others flow from it, producing equal or greater ad
vantages to the nation, so much the better ; but
these cannot bo mado the ground for justifying a
recourse to it.
Extract from the Speech of Jlfr. Burnett, at
a public Meeting in Cincinnati, March 26,
, 1830.
“In ono of the resolutions adopted by tho
Jackson Convention of Kentucky, they assert
“ that ho was a federalist of the old black cock
ade order, in tho time of the older Adams.” A
more unfounded falsehood was never invented.
My personal acquaintance with’him commenced
in 1790, under tho administration of Washing
ton. The intimacy between us was great, and
our intercourse was constant, and from that time,
till ho left Cincinnati, I was in the habit of argu
ing and disputing with him, on political subjects.
I was a federalist—honestly so, from principle,
and adhered to the party, till it dissolved, and its
elements mingled with other parties formed on
different principles. I can therefore speak on this
point with absolute certainty, and I affirm, most
solemnly, that under the administration of Wash
ington, and the administration of the elder Adams,
William Henry Harrison was a firm, consistent,
unyielding Republican of the Jefferson school.
He advocated the election of Mr. Jefferson, and
warmly maintained his claims against Mr. Adams.”
From the Charleston Mercury, 271 h Inst.
FIRE.
A fire broke out between 3 and 4 o’clock yes
terday morning, in the Job Printing Office of Mr.
D. J. Dowling, on the South side of Broad
street, 7 doors East of King-street, which, with
four other buildings, was consumed before the
fire was got under by the active and well direct
ed efforts of the Engineer and Fire Departments,
1 he wind was fresh from North East, and as there
arc a number of wooden buildings in the neigh
borhood, an extensive conflagration was at first
apprehended. The cause of the fire is not ascer
tained. We particularly regret tho losses of
Messrs. Brines & Mii.lkr, two industrious and
worthy young men, who had just commenced bu
siness on their own account. The following
buildings were destroyed:
1 A small two story wooden tenement, owned *
by Mr. Mordecai Cohen, and occupied by Mr.
D. J. Dowling, as a Job Printing Office.
A large two story wooden tenement, owned
by Mr. M. Cohen, and occupied by T. I. Cooper,
> a free colored man, as a Shoemaker’s shop, and
by a free colored woman as a Confectionary,
A small two story wooden tenement, owned by
M. Cohen, and occupied by Messrs. Burke &
Mi lleh, as a Job Printing Office.
Phc whole valued at s7ooo—no insurance.
A three story brick house, owned by Mr. A. C.
Dibble, and occupied by Capt. John R, Rogers,
as a Dwelling. Value ssooo—lnsurance $2500,
A two story and a half brick house, at the cor-,
nor of King and Broad-Streets, owned by Pen-.
Nell, and occupied by Peter Bhasij* as a G,ro r .
eery. Valued at ssooo.—lnsurafl.ee $2000.’
in stock of goods $5000.—-Insurance $2500.
Messrs. Burke & Miller lost their Prijss and
a portion of their Type, and Mr. Dowling all, his
Printing materials, with g number o( copies bf
valuable works in press and just completed,
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
The Globe concludes an article on this subject
as follows:
Although wc have no knowledge of tho rea
sons given by Mr. Gorostiza for taking his leave,
we think tho following extract from a letter, just
received, sheds some light on the subject:
Extract of a letter received in this city from a
gentlemen mho left Tampico on the 12 Ih of
September last. v
• l g l * lo Alcxican poits are now open to the Span
ish flag, and the Government of Mexico has dc
. S P :I tolled commissioners to Cuba, for tho parposc
of raising a naval .armament to cruise against the
Pexians. Is it probable that men embarked in
tins warfare, would or will return to port without
prize money 1 The Tcxians have no commerce
to gratify their enemies with, and all their armed
vessels would not equal one decent prize. There
fore it behooves the commerce of those seas to bo
well protected against piratical movements. Se
veral private letters from the interior of Mexico
were shown to me at Tampico, from which the
sentiment appears to be universal among tho
Mexicans, that war will be declared againstf th«
United States, in the event of their recognition of
Texian independence.”
From this it will be seen that Mexico, despair
ing of success single handed in the contest with
Texas, is desirous of involving foreign powers in
the war. This can only be done by exciting jeal
ousy of tho growing power of tho United Stales.
If Spanish vessels from Cuba, or pirates under the