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The Santa Fe Expedition.
The Si. Louis Republican stales that
•n express from Gen. Kearney’s camp,
at Beni's Fort arrived at Fori Leaven
worth on the 14lh inst. The express left
Gen. Kearney on the 19th «l July.
California.
We have receitjfd information, says the
Washington Union of Wednesday hist,
on w hicb wo p'ace implicit reliance, that
Cninmmloro Sloat took possession of
Monterey on the Cth July last. On the
Gen. Kearney, with his command, 9th July, commander John B.Monigom-
consist'ing of several companions of U. S. ery, of the Portsmouth, summoned the
Dragoons, the 1st Regiment of Missouri jcommandment of Yerha Buena losurien-
Volunteers, under Col. Doniphen, and tier. What the result of this summons
the Baltallion of Volunteer Artillery, on- ; was, we are not informed,
cler Major Clark, set out from Bent’s Fort ; A few days previous of the Gilt July, a
for Santa Fe, on the 1st day of August, j detachment from Col. Fremount’s force
The troops were all in excellent health | look possession of a frontier post trailed
and spirits—there had lieen hut one death I Sonoma to the North of San Francisco.—
up to the lime the express left. | General Castro attempted to dislodge: public, there is nothing now to prevent
'a short lime before the express left, them-; hut, after a slight skiirr.ish, .and 'bis administration closing with great brtl-
Cautain Moore, of the Dragoons, captur-1 the arrival of Col. Freinount in person, j liancv. The imbcciliiy-of Mexico, bow
ed three spies who had been sent out finmjhe, Castro, retreated. wer. must make ilamatlerof embarrass-
Sanla Fe to ascertain the strength of our j There appears to have been ns much inent to know what is the proper measure
force. They were shown all over the nr” dissension among the Californians before ;ot retribution to lie dealt out to her. It
mv hv order of Gen. Kearney, and then the arrival of Coin. Sloat. as existed in seems to me that, in the close of the war,
dismissed. | otlver parts of Mexico. On the loth June jibe people will expect the government to
A Whiff no Leaser.
A frieml has sent as (hr publication the
(id liming extract of a letter from a distin
guished gentleman in the south, for some
time a judge, who assisted largely in
forming the constitutions of two of the
southern States. The writer has long
since finally retired from the public ser
vice.
“August 5th, 1S'46. .
“ I am truly glad to see that the Preen
dent acquits himself so well in his high
tind responsible office. The difficulties
ALBANY PATRIOT.
Wednadap September 10,1840.
FOR CONGRESS,
ltl Ditl.—S. COHEN, Esq.
2 d
do.
Hon. A. IVERSON.
2d
do.
Hon. G. IF. TOWNS.
4th
do.
Hon. 11. Jl. HARALSON.
5th
do.
Hon. J. U. LUMPKIN.
61 h
do.
Hon. H. COBB.
1th
do.
WM. -TURNER, Esq.
8th
do.
R. W. FLOURNOY.
! AxHul Disclosure!—Very Important
If True!!
A report is going the ran mis of the Whig papers
The MnscoEcc Democrat.
We hare watched with some interest, and with |
the most charitable feelings, the coarse of this pa- i
per, and wo cannot avoid the conclusion that the ; * n Alabama and Georgia, that the deputy Quarter-
Editor U influenced by other motives than that ■ master, injiurchaning .cv-eral/hundred Mulei for the
“deep devotion to the principles of Democracy” j Army, has purchased one Old Mule. Tho sympa-
which ho professes. It is a rule of both human and , Ikies of these Whig Editors for the old Mule lisa •
divine authority, that men shall be judgod by their, keen raised tom prhenay. They could not have
acts instead of their pn feniuns when the two come , spoken in moro pathetic terms if .the old Mule bad
in conflict. i keen a near relative. What, say they, shall an old
Alfred Ivorentr, ore of the most talented and popn- j Mule who kas been accustomed to ease and kind
iar men in the 2d Congressional District, and with j treatment, be tom from a!) the endearments of home,
all, one or the most firm and able D rmocrats in the ,nd ke mtdo to toil and sweat on the Rio Grande.
State, has been unanimously nominated by tire ■ We hopo Gen. Taylor will, in deference to the
representatives of the Democratic party in this wishes and feelings of these gentlemen, take the
O’ Solomo.v Col ms, Esq., will address the citi- District as a candidate for Congress. On the other °kl Mnle under his protection. The Mule’s chtre
zens of Isjwndes County, on Monday tl» -Sih of hand the Whig party have nominated as his oppo- acter for honesty and sobriety baa been vouched for
September, at Troupvilie. ) nent for the same office, William II. Crawford—a b >' sevcraI ' Vb 'g Editors. How far their testimony
FIceUou of Sfreriff. _ i W1, ' e of the Ft ‘ <1 '' ral stamp-favoring tho unequal sh ‘* u,d ke received in a case in which they evidem-
Two good Democrats, Stephen T. Mallory and P rotc=tion °f machine industry against the labor of >>' te * ,,r 7 undcr « tron S kias, Gen. Taylor most de-
George Colicv.are candidate, for the office of Sher- ,ho U>ain * millions advocating the exercise of
. f!mi}'tinl i-nn-fft if lit inrni nmrnrq »i, rt m.tnKiiwi. curartancea of too case, it most be admitted that
iff. The race in understood to be friendly and both the feeling shown by these gentlemen for the mule
parties are pledge to conduct it honorably. Let tho “ e,,t of ,hoso scherae3 Government wh.ch tend j, ,, uite Z, U ral.
friends of both candidates emulate each other in | ,0 incrcaf0 and ‘ke power of wealth, and; - ■
certainly to curtail the rights and independence' ^ * earn from a friend who attended the
meeting of tlie democrats in tho third district
(Vetion from trouhletotne Italians in their I throughout the country. j "11 confident e he will continue to do so.
vicinity. There was tv. troops at Santa I — *- P‘»“ reeollecl 1 was once emtmed in
Fe nor in the upper provinces, ami none j Bv tho next arrival Irotn the army we \ the whig ranks. 11ms honest in my npm-
were expected. Gov. Armijo had issued j may look for news of more stirring impor- j ions then, nnd am so now. This is tny pre
bringing a warm and united support to Alfred Ivor-
son, the Democratic candidate fe, Congress. Lc‘ 1 1**"“' ^ coonty on Saturday last, that the citi-
*—» '•••'*— — ww, *6* % * • . . , /• i , ^ ««» oaiuruay iasi, mat me ciu-
not our principles be sacrificed or forgotten in the Mu i ^ ec ^ emocrat? zens were address by R.II Clark and Col. John
warmth />f personal friendship. We havo under-
derstood that some whig* have proposed to give a
vote for Sheriff in exchange for a vote for Mr. Craw
ford. We cannot believe that any democrat in the
I county would thus barter his vote. Certain we are
that neither candidate for Sheriff would sanction
Is it battling to maintain those Democratic princi- Tompkins. The utmost harmony and good feeling
pies to which <t professes such deep devotion, by • prevailed through the day.
favoring the election of the Democratic candidate j
to Congress ? So far from it the Editor is in efiect, | COMMUNICATIONS,
if not in intention, an ally of the Whigs; they
look upon him and speak of him as such, and the •
Amekicus, Sept. 5th, 1846.
i _i„ i*___ n ,i* l .1 .. .i Messrs. Editors:—1 find from the Cour-
p e the invelligpnci* from lh.it quarter indicates been surprised tnsee linw entirely the* lead- 8nc * 1 a proceeding to secure hwelection. We men-. wi n d cc la rc O po* Iv in t l c> f v • this thev sav ‘ ,ef ° lcHC ® s, y “Lee has arisen from
The ladies of-Santn Fc were making ex- ' h." the r.-.l... ,i..n ..film city drill he oh-j ing paper »l the a.lministrntinn-to wit: *■ this subject to warn our friend, agaiinn at- j c f^blch they are nut prepared-i 1>, “ doe * "•* to walk fi.rth
candidate for I y ' Mm 10 U,ink tbat lhe M “ sco S™ Democrat j slum l)li„ g , Uunilmng. jumb| er and fu.n-
.suiting prep. can rendcr ^ ,norc essentiaI sen ' ice kypra/res-! filer thnl lie was Lel'ore lie entne to liis
ina ill" a goodly (fort ion olngiilars tn.ipa.i < | ositions be treated with the contempt which tliey' frien<!8hi P‘ke principlesof Democracy, whilst.,lentil at liis own instance. Truly lie is
Unless llieso rumors lie greatly exngger- j By railed State. Telegraph, . ! ,j eservH . it opposes them by the only cfiectutl means in ita j ileterir.lueii to be ignorant in spile of ex-
iitcil, I'resit lielils of glory are ripening for i From BaLTIMork, 1 o’clock, P. M. j : 7" . ! power—traducing the convention, and attempting pertence, or perhaps lie is not so ignorant
the sword. What effect the lute revolt!- To the EJUoro/lhe Union: | The Iff, ». Aeffersouiaii aaw tho S«- i t0 sow discord and divisions which are calculated to j us be tries to he, for verily 1 think there
■inti ill Mexico will have upon the soldiery | The steamer Briliinia arrived nt Bos-j ,, *_ ... jdefcat the Democratic candidate and elevate thel is more knave than fiwil, because if he had
tensive preparations in the way of faiulan- ! stin.ilely contested. Recent arrivals from the President’s rnessnge'and Walker’s re ' tempts which we understand are being made bj
go halls and other sports, for the reception ] the mountains report a large force enn-iport—agree with my own notion of right.”! whig, to injure the election of our candidal,
of the United Stales troops; nnd some of cent ruled in nnd a'xiut Monterey, consist- ! IVtishmglon Union, j Congress. Iyt the authors of. such insulting t
them expected to lie permitted te go with
the expedition to California.
It is said that Gen. Kearney will sl ip
at Santa Fe until Col. Price’s Regiment
arrives there. That upon their arrival,
that Regiment, or a portion of it, will lie
left to occupy Santa Fe and other impor
tant points in the vicinity, and Gen. Kear
ney, with the residue of the force, will
proceed immediately to California.
The five hundred Mormon Infantry,
under the command of Lieut. Col. Allen,
were progressing rapidly. It was believ
ed they would reach Bent's Fort nearly
as soon as Col. Price’s Regiment.
qtnes-
few weeks, ns shortly after the U. S Ar- 'eeut state. The sales on the 18th inst.nl
mv crossed the Rio Grande spies sent in- • Liverpool, were estimated at 0,000 bales,
to the interior reported no troops this side j Speculating have taken 700 American,
of the mountains—-V. O. Picm/itnc. land have export! d 500 hales. 1,000
| bales consisting of 800 Bahia, were soid
saltish motives, personal
unimosjty, and apparent misapprehension of the
taken the Bible as tile man of his touncil,
:ons given by the Edit-j l,e "''‘. u . l(l h;, . v ** l,een governed nt least by
oiio n[ iis bri^liicsl preeepis, to “ do unto
iliers ns ho would that they should do
false position which lie ;
unto him.” For taking tho liberty to
affair. The Savannah Republican, of course, con- who,,, t,o presumes to he tho author
sidered this abuse of any part of our Government, j n^Mution an ws of t..c cv>untr) are most “Sumtor,” he would ;t$uju$t man have
as very praiseworthy, and commended the exam- i . _ also the author ol “Lee”—not with-
pie of the Jeltersqnian as worthy the imi.ationi The Democratic QouvcnUou w.neh met at Ameri- standing l know the author of Lee ns
of every respectable paper in 'our country.-j C “ “ yoU,er "ell us he may think lie knows “Sumter;’’
■ resolutions which will be found in our paper of July,! but I will not give his name, or it may be
amount of goods are going out. They I »»y» • ^.I ( n. unuriiiiiig me uaiimu | .«.»v,e,. „r.. .rvra.ru iimui ioe oou.u | tbe Jefieraonian, served up with charactcriafic re-' pM3 ° d lhc r °‘ low,n 5 : l slionld say thnr names—but I say niilli-
are scattered along the route. The road Volunteers Cherokee co„ has leturneil j States will give tl new impetus to trade, j marks nf u , he ofiu ^ and | '«»' nttempt ng in the least | mg a“«ut it, and Lee as an honorable
home. W e have not understood thecause'The market is easv, nnd lor bust-1, , ,to abridge the freedom ol tae pres,tiie personal mao should certainly have been willing
for his quiting the Army.” ness, cash'e.m be Ivid vetv readily. The! I:laded ‘ 1,0 conduc ‘ of _' hc Jeffieraranan to the .kies. rl y| lU .,i s single individual, Uiu any of our party; u, cmuitiue the controversy hi the same
— * ■ “ ■ ... . . *. . ; ^ a few days the Union took up the subject, and! pre<ue« which promulgate doctrines materially and i aimer, so Iar ns names w»*re ctHicerned,
1 the'in'us' !li * ie himself had commenced it. No
ofthoDem- r " ,n, ”ht or might not know the
from our Army correspondent, ami which j Parliament is expected to rise nhout! c, kea taat they coniit only be held in service Iwrtv Union.” ' ' j authors, we will not continue to quarrel
A great many trailers and a vpry large j The Cohmihiis Kuqiiirer ol the 2d lost. Gil. to G^d.; 1 Ul> I ei uvinn at GJ to 6|. i fhe Republican made several copious extracts from 1
nnuut of goods are going out. They | •*”>’* : “Capt^ Gtaiehling ol the Canton j However, news received Imm the United j(^ Jefieraonian, served up with characteristic re- j 1
is represented as in splendid condition.
Chnrhsion Ece. Slid.
The iihnvc patagraph unexplained, I tiro,luce markets are tolerably active, both I ™ ~ ' ’ ““ “™ 1 f —
might, perhaps, be eouslrued unfavorably ; as regards the home and the'export trade. | I >rovc<! conc, "* ,vel - v . ,hat " 1C law " nJ, ' r Mh,cl ‘ lhe ! tre" ‘ C « 6 e ernn’T reC,'
Paneiin Gr-imliiine In an nld leiier! noi se 01- unirw Louisiana Volunteers were called into service,ape- , .".’e , rc 11 ns, we cannot regard
Gaplain Gratnliting. in nu out Iitlir holsb ot i.ohd.s. , . ,, . - the taiihtul exponents of the principles of
an our Army correspondent, and which Parliament is expected to rise nhout ■ e, ® ed ‘k a ‘ ‘* ie y roldd on, y ke keld in service for | ocraGc party of the Union.”
nlmve patagraph unexplained, : produce marketsarclolcral ly active, both !
Matamouhs, Aug. 19, IS4G.
A letter was received last evening from
one of Hay’s men, in which the writer
states that the regiment had reached San
Fernando without encountering any
position. The rancheros on the rra
treated them quite civilly, ns did also the
citizens of San Fernando, nt which place
they had been two nr three days when the
letter was written. lie thinks the regi
ment will proceed on to Victoria and
thence to Monterey without meeting n
Mexican force.
Gen. Twiggs with his men are moving
on bravely towardsCamargn. They were
about GO miles above here yesterday
morning and making as much headway
as the heat would permit.
Near 12 o’clock night before last,- Col.
Clarke was informed that 000 mounted
Mexicans were near the city, mid lie sent
immediately over the river for the troops,
took command of those in town, and ini , . * ... , * . e«—...cntimw ■ f n tie Tariff —*
less than half an hour after he received j*" 1 s ' ,Ik,,u,I< ’- . ‘ "ey have consequently CoUoox n.,d Caltc ^Tariff
hough we are wholly unacquainted w iih ! The destitution of Ireland occupied the j Secretary
Gapt. G. we take pleasure in giving it a ; House of Commons on Monday. A sain j done with an invitation for all who were willing, to
place, and hope that our brelhern of the j ol' money lias hem appropriated to eat- j remain in the service under the new law, to volun-
press generally, will publish if The let- j ploy the poo;-of In land. teer like the troops from the olhof States, for twelve
ter is (lilted lllh Aug. Our correspond-I kravcf.. , | months, counting from the time they were mustered
'■'»> after speaktngol the sickness... camp., J h- f- ranch elections have terminate,1, j jnto smic( ._ whfn al| , hMa fact!t , vcre k ,
sav**: !:m ; ins Uh» sm** lh«^ Oui- , , . I
J - - ... - . — - .. . • • . 'the Ji’cersoman acknowledged that it had been in:
iriiv in the now* *
k *Cnpt. Grnmhlin^ofthe Compsinv fn
nr. Z 'i min
Cherokro, has for timo he**n vfrv ciian.l
lt*«| iii In* 101); and
an error, and that the Secretary of War had acted
low, and >-t*3t»*Hlay resiymd hUh.»n,»R»l»lV; it may posstUy cxcm! that oumher.— j cor rectly in the whole affair, We give the follow-
post in despair of ever hi'ing able again to i Tin* king had opened the* chambers with I ‘ n o extra2t the Jeffersonian, in which he makes
take command of his eoinmniiv—a loss ■ a short speech
which, in many respects, wnulii lie difli- i There had hr
cull to supply. He U a man of unaflecl-: England, mid great falls of rain, which
eil piety, am! simplicity of manners, mill j have injured flte crops seveiely.
has watched over the morals, as well as I
military discipline of his men with paren-l FACTS fOR THE
-on ’ . o- .i ' become conspicuous, in a community! . . is*—
Vih ,n? h K where men tiro cut loose from the restraints . Lnder the act ol 1S42 all goods mann-
«f ri e enern^ -in I h> , ap P r "'^ h ot'vivil lile Ihr the purity of their manners, i kiclured (ruin cotton not dyed, costing not
“J™ f. t, " ' it " . r T." V and the sobriety of their lives, lie is uni- i exceeibitg 20 cents per square yard, shall
the acknowledgment of liis error, and fully justifies
storms and floods in (the Secretary of War:
“VINDICATION Of SECRETARY MAUCY
AND THE LOUISIANA VOLUNTEES.
“On Ttiursdav last, ill reply to all ar
ticle from the Union, we staled that,
should the Union establish the fact that
the Secretary of War was,not to blame;
place where they were reported to have
been seen. On their return they slated
that n large numlx-r of‘horses’ tracks were
found at the place where they were said
to have lieen seen. Clarke then sent for
the Alcalde, and questioned him as to liis
knowledge of these men. He stated that
about 150 ciitiirahandisisnr smugglers had
come in during the evniug, hut he did not
know where they were. The next day n
Mexican was arrested having in his pos
session about twenty blank commission
signed by Gen. Mejia. •
Hart the Manager of the American The
atre in this place received a letter from
the owner of the Theatre building in Mno-
1 abuse for « w * UB,i "S to '*!*'** toeir °I>' mion °“ . that O iler bud ’ FiVxpnt'rick voted,' for
subject of Democratic .doctrines, trnluncs some of | w hieh they wete prosecuted. I could
its members—threatens ulbcrs with his editorial j iipp to the records, if it is material, as the
mace, nml makes an appeal in the strain of a much ! i»real oiience was {riven in the first in-
j injured man to both political jSrtica for enlarpMl J ami I \n*;»ni of m> Uuoais for tlm
support. Every p.*iper which h.-w issued from that i voting at November, for Mr. Clay lived at
press since the meeting of the Convention, has been [ l‘x» great a distance to ^ause llifc Grand
burdened with the moet gross attempts to deceivd j J 111 y h) lx? troubled, because l^e.wpsdc-
its resders into the belief that the people have ^ ^ ^astloue Harry J|Ue West
right to assemble and express their opinion, even in i trtndi? any threats lliat 1 e\ey
the mBst poafeabic and respectful manner, and tiiaf r' r! f r<l ol '‘ \' , c the inquiry why I
the above resolution tvas a violation <f the Couati-! ! lul . " ,i,ke . “ ".ore juU investigation
lion! In snpp«»rt of this position, the editor make;
the following extract from the Constitution:
versally beloved, and when he leaves us j^** valued til 20 cents per sipiare yard,
will lake with him as kind and lienrl-fell; . coltnn ginnls costing not ex-
firewells as wereevr offered to an tissoci-! ^0 cents per square yard shall he
ate in arms.”— Sftvnnntih Ucfn/Uican. j valued tit 00 cents a square yard lor the
J purpose of levying duties.
From the Times ! What was the practical effi-ct ohhntjnflcr of re^nlisliiicnt to the volunteers,
The Caiiravv—Judge Irereon. | bill upon all coarse cotton lubrics, such as and whv it was not done is a mvsterv
Evety mail which reached us Imm 'are used by the poor and middling classes yet to he cleared up, and as litr as we arc
counties in the 2d district, comes freight-: whether j/lnin vndytdcoll n or d>jid colton, “ -
ed with gratifying intelligence us to the! culledosiiati‘l
result of the election to be held on the first! It was this: The cotton shirtings nnd
Monday in October next. Every where I sheetings, casting only about 7 cents a
the Democracy are animated by a spirit jyurd, and which is the kind used by the
which ol itsell angers the most favorable | masses, were taxed.as cottons costing 21)
result. And how could it he otherwise ? j cents per yard, uttil it duty levied of ihii-
We have a candidate whom all love and rtj ptr cent, upon that false nnd arbitrary
the qualifications of those two men
: before they voted, or before I iulhrmcd
them they bad a right to .vole. Now if
“C«”ffres, Ml make no lax respecting an cs- ; il|iv lllim w jj| I1)ril lo n)y (j rs , t ommt»ni(ia-
tablislimcnt ot rmgion, or proa:biting the tree oxer- • * i . .• . D
r . !, j- 11 j- • tu»n, 1 thiulv> it-he can sav his A* B.-C «*
case thereof, or abrutir mg. die jccedoti «f speech or', . , - ...
... . . :fthe ,.rr„, or ‘be rightnt ih- r 6$ peaceably lo j !“ e
in lhi* mailer of diseilarging ill*- Louisiana assemble and petition the Ch
volunteers, no paper would be more retuty
lo do him justice than the Jeflersiuiiiin.
Since then we have received tin Union
ol lhe 12ilt, co..tainin
an.l we nre happy lo »y. that in general | l , ,,u ' 1 "as whether they could vote in
it mtois our sqiprohaiion, «*i>|MM*iallv ini ^ ilw ? absemte of their certificates of natural-
! establishing the fact that he diil maki
aunt'for a redress | *ke reason. If I had been lijte Lee, to
of grievances.” I give my opinions on questions without
The Editor adds—“ What then must be thought 1 ‘‘ciog uskeif, possibly 1 might have made
the attempt of the Americas Convention to! the discovery. 1 responded faithfully anil
R 'hat vindication ; .., tLri d g( . ,h e/enfom of the frees,” all in tho case of j lo 11,0 ‘locations propiatuded to
• ■■'•"■cuunuiins in we nave a caiHimate wnmn all love amt ly p<r cent, upon that false i
wrey, telling him that lie wascleauing aqd l« teei „, ns well llir his private worth, os j valuation, making the consumer nnv a
nltinlf tin anil I rv • I. re .-^..1.1 ’. f... .. 1 .. . . . •••• i •• ...I. . * ® ... . -
fitting up, and that lie could have il (or a j f of \|j 3 tirilliraiit talents and ai knowledged
very moderate price, when the American | ability; his notninulion was with a tinaui-
army came there. He staled that there
had not been a performance in that place
for near two years.
THE CORPORAL.
From Fort Leavenworth.
The St. Louis Republican, ot the 2Sth
tilt., says:
Wc regret to have to announce the death
of Lieut. Col. Allen, who was in command
of the battalion of Mormon infantry at
tbat post, on their route to join the army
under Gen. Kearney. He died on Sun
day morning, of congestive f.-ver- Col.
Allen belonged to the regular nrmv, in
which he held the rank of Captain. ' He
was detached for this special service by
Gen. Kearney.
The last two companies of Col. Price’s
regiment left Fort Leavenworth on Sun-v
day morning. ■
The' Western Democrat, nflast Salor-
day. says that. Captain Conk lias gone to
Santa Fe, under a flag of truce for the pur-
pose of demanding peacahle possessing of
Kentucky Election.—Full -ret nrhs
of the members elect to the General As
sembly of Kentucky show the following
result: In the Senate 26 Whig3 and 12
Detnorrats; in the Hmtse of Representa
tives 63 Whigs and 37 Derfincrats^'being
an increase over the Whig majority of
last year of eight.
gee Democrat ?” Why, most clearly that it is both
anti.Republican and unconstitutional!
Has the Editor of the Democrat no respect lor the
common sense of hid readers, that he should attempt
to gull them will* such stuff? “ Congress shall
make no laiv abridging the freedom ol speech or of
mity and enthusiasm lull seldom witness
ed, and ifs acceptance forced upon him,
mid hisnwn feelings and interests laid up
on the parly altar, and himself made a
sacrifice that they might lie benefitted :
we have a majority increased since the
last election, and the liberal of the opposi
tion are acknowledging the claims of nur
candidate and leaning towards him with
a sincere desire to aid in his elevation.—
All that we ask (tom our friends is, that
they fie at the polls and give to our can
didate such a vote, that in return for his
exertions he may lie gratified at the exhi
bition of nil overwhelming majority.
No steps have been taken by J edge
Iverson to canvass the district. Positive
private engagements so occupy liis time,
ns to deprive him of the pleasure nf meet
ing bis friends in the difleretit counties;
many however will have an opportunity
of conversing with him while attending
at.the diflereul Courts In the district.
But of this, they may rest assured, that
lie is with them in principleand'in feeling.
A filiti. unyielding democrat of the Je/for-
sonian School, every cardinal measure nf
the parly Will receive Irom him a cordial
support: and. himself, “one of the peo
ple,” his heart aud his feelings are in uni
son with those, who are democrats in the
tnutjnru and letter .of the appellation.
Citizens nf the District 1 Let us show
our appreciation of this distinguished and
cherished son of Georgia at the polls.
aide to judge, this explanation must conn
from the Rio Gimule."—.V. (J. J’f
But does the Savannah Republican extract this!'^P™” Consequently the people had no right
from the Jeffersonian and call on other papers to; 1 " ls!C ' n ' J,c at Americas and express their opinion
follow its example ? Far from it. So far as that! in which ,he Edltor 01 1,10
paper is concerned, its readers are still left in the ! Democrat felt interwted-it tras “a.ti-Republican
error into which it led them; and the Secretary of j and unconstitutional!” Such arguments are wore
„ War still remains under a load of unjust censure, j ‘kf of ">e cause in which they kave been put forth,
duly upon this assumed valuation of near- j ‘ke opinion of that paper, the Jeffersonian is only j and ‘ b ® contusion? would do credit to the most
Iv three times its actual cost. ! worthy of praise and imitation, whilst it abuses our j do, P° ,lc , )' rant -
As to dyd collout, called calicoes, the
same unjust prim iple was adopted. The
course cafivoes worn by farmer’s and me
chanic’s wives and daughters, costing a-
bout 8 cents a yard were assumed to have
cost thirty cents a yard, nnd a duty ol’3tl
per cent, levied U|kiii this falsely assumer
valuation, nearly jour timet its actual Cost.
Tin.* were the masses made to pay
just as much *luty upon these umlyed cot
ton and culVn prints, costing but 7 anti S
cents it yard, as the rich paid upon fine
cottons actually costing twenty cents a
yard, and French calicoes actually cost
ing 30 cents per yard, and worn and used
by the rich.
. .This was the principle of 1842 so much
lauded by over grown capitalists; a hill that
thouhl have Iteen denominated “an act to
make the poor poorer,” nnd yet the act
ofiS46, whith has abolished this cruel,
uiijost.iind iniquitous princi pie, and placed
the duly upon the quality and cost of the
article, is to be denounced, and whig arith
meticians nre cyphering up how much
parly capital they nre to make nut of this
inn long delayed justice to the twenty
millions of ennsumets in this country.
The whigs may rest assured, tliey are
aking up the wrong passengers, and are
calculating without their host in this mat
ter- The people are too intelligent and
set minizing.long to he deceived and duped
by political thimble riggers, or selfish and
mercenary manufacturers Troy Paper.
Government. But when it confesses its error, nnd
docs justice to an officer it had calumniated, it is no
longer worthy of tho admiration of tho Savannah
Republican. Will not tho honest and intelligent
readers of that paper ask themselves the question—
docs tliis Editor take advantage of tho errors of
others, to heap abuse and calumny upon the ad
ministration, and when these errors have been dis
covered and acknowledged, by the very paper from
which he drew hia authority, will he still persist in
his wrong, and endeavor to keep us ignorant of the
facts?
Betting; on Flection*.
A writer in the Courier states that “ it i« a well
known fact that the Whigs havo a majority of from
500 to 600 in the Firet Congressional District 1
Yet he very liberally offers us a bet of 8500 that
King will beat Cohen. It would have appeared
rather more liberal if the writer had backed his
judgment, snd offered a bet that Mr. King’s majori
ty would be eqnal in the coming election to thst
which he obtained in the last But if we were dis
posed to bet at all, we would never bet on an elec
tion—because we believe it to he one of the meat
corrupting influences which can be brought tn bear
on the elective franchise. The Republican should
know no influence at the ballot box bnt an enlight
ened conviction of right, and a patriotic determina
tion to do hia duty reganflea^of consequences.
That Cohen will diminish King’s majority, we
Who has attempted to abridge the freedom of the
press? Not the Atnericus Convention—they had
not tho power, and expressly disclaimed any such
desire. They exercised tho freedom of .speech
whieh is guaranteed to every citizen by tho Consti
tution, and for the exercise of this right they are
denounced and held up to public reprobation by this
would be usurper of their rights. The Sedition
law of tho old Federal party provided no penalty for
such an expression of opinion as that made by the
Americas Convention; but the Editor of the Demo
crat, less tolerant than the authors of that detested
law, would make that an offence against the Consti
tution, which they would have tolerated. With
such democracy, though il may have been persisted
in for “ twenty years without variableness or shadow
of turning,” we can have no sympathy.
Principles‘of Government.
Never in the history of the world has any country
made such rapid strides to greatness, in its most
comprehensive sense, as the United States—never
has a nation been more prosperous and happy. Do
wo look for tho cause ?—it is found in the Demo
cratic principles of our Constitution, which guaran-
izulion. 1 luul known mulling of their
previous history, ami it was hut reusona-
lile to suppose they knew the fact ol their
own citizenship. I was too busy to tnuku
questions about matters that l-was not
consulted about. Lee further says the
lads establish the assertion that tliey tli'i
vote at my instance. 1 \yill ask this
question,—does the mere fact that 1 told
the managers what the law was, prove
that these men voted at my instig.ition,
when I was called on and requested todt»
what was tl- no by me? If there was
any ‘'instigation" in the malterthey “in
stigated” me. Lee desires further to
know, if they were not challenged ? Cer
tainly they were—hut it was because they
liiyd not not “their papers” present. By
some one wlto did not know the law, Lee
seeins to triurnpli in the idea, as he verily
and most incorreully asserts that I in—
dueed them lo vole. They were firm
tnen who were not floaters, and needed
got to.he moved or “instigated” by any
one. Now if Lee was questioned by a
man, (who before had determined to bring
suit) in order to be well assured and in*
formed if b? coultl recover ten dollars on
it note given for that amount, and he was
accordingly to bring suit, hut the defen
dant was to get up and prove the note
was given for a bet on a horse race and
defeat the action—would you hojd your
self accountable anil pay the costs? lie-
cause you did not give an opinion that a
gambling note could not be collected,
when you were not questioned ns to tht t.
Lee’s whole argument, from begining to the
end, is just like this. Would the mere
tees equal rights and equal protection to every citi- ‘ *"•* ■" a— - ,7“ he
zen. In every conntiy where the Gnvernmeat has ktet that you gave the alls 'ce»^
adopted the anti-democratic policy of exclusive pro
tection to particular classes of industry, it has re
sulted in an accumulation of wealth and power,
in the hands of the favored few, whilst it has im
poverished and enslaved the people and degraded
tbo character of the nation. The approaching elec
tion is a contest between these two principles—
have no douht-tbat he will bo elected, wc have 5 em ? c "“ e .T* 1 ’** ' Kjitical on ,‘ h ® ono
, ,, , •mil hand, and lhe unequal protection of favored classes
WropgJJope.aiMlin that euf.lt will bo some conso- on the Other. Let the people choose between them
lation to u Wire Grata” tbat be haa ttved bit money. I on tiio first Monday in October.
fact that the suit was not brought at your
instigation ? If so, then lawyers are tho
instigators of all the law suits and leg"
sjrife in the country—which conclusi
of Lee’s Is nothing short of sl.ntid"-.
Lee asks the question, if''""'*
have been better for these tnen
been required to produce “iheir p a p* •
No man would ask such a question iu
one well versed in the practice ot a - Jus-