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SPEECH AT ALBANY.
Mr. Wabiter having conaluded bis most able
sod powerful defence of Whig principle* and Whig
polio/, loud aeltf wdre made for (Granger, Steven*,
die., when the latter came forward and in a parti,
nent manner introduced Senator Berrien of Geor
gia, who haa been travelling for the recreation of
hi* family, and who ha* attended several meeting*
in Georgia, Pennsylvania. and Massachusetts, and
now came to lend a Itelping hand to tho Whigs. of
Albany in urging on the lido of victory in the Em
pire State. As he came to tho front lie wits greet,
ed most cordially, when he thus addressed ttie ea
ger moss:
Pillow citizens—l thunk you sincerely for the
cordial greeting you have given mo. It tvas (said
he) impossible to survey the vast assemblage guilt,
•red ao densely around tho platform, and met to.
gather to deliberate on questions of vitul impor.
loooe te the bust interests of the American puople,
without being sensibly moved; nor cuuhl a man
refuse an appeal so kindly expressed. Mo felt
deep gratification in yielding obedience to the cull.
Nor could it bo regarded merely ns an act of obo.
dience ; it was a claim he held—tho right to ad.
dress his fellow.citizons, by virtue ol hi* share in
the free citizenship of the republic. Mis locul home
'Was far distunt from the scene of this day’s glory ;
•■but wherever Liberty dwelt—and wherever free-
■ men with stout hearts and strong hands to defend
her were found, there wus his home. And despite
■ the cry of “Texas aud Annexation,” and the grum.
bling threats of miserable disunionists, the last look
which he should be permitted to give abroad ut his
native land from the verge of the grave would see
it still united and free. He appeared (he continu
ed) before tbenini a moment deeply interesting to
. theircominon country. He would not like a cer.
-tain statesman,say that we Imd arrived at a crisis
—for already had the country outlived many such
acrisi* as that statesman was fond of predicting
had arrived. But we have arrived at tho period
of an exciting canvass, nor did he, for one. fear the
prospect.—He Imd traversed various purls of the
country of late, and the people, knowing well that
the principles he Imd over upheld were Conserva.
-fine, had listened to him,and he was convinced
therefrom that an overwhelming majority of the
people were ready to defend such principles. II"
had no fears for tho perpetuity of the Union, and if
unhappily the reins of government should come by
some terrible visitation of God, into the hands o
the party whose agents are sought to be ihurst up
on the people—if the Sub.Treasury advocates—i*
the men who continually deny the rights of the peo-
pie—if the men who refuse to defend and protect
the domestic industry of his (Mr. B.’s) country,
■ should unfortunately prevail, still lie did not fear
disunion. Hut if tho people will submit tho bond
of Union to a test sufficient to make thu heart of
■ the upright statesmen fuil—(a voice “ we never
will*’) then indeed have we arrived at a period of
interest to every American,—wholher we shall
commit the destinies of this government to those
whose principles and measures have been traced in
such fervid eloquence by the distinguished speaker
who had just taken his seut, (Mr. Webster) or to
those advocating principles of policy adverse to the
' interests of this country, a fate which under Uud,
' lie trusted never would be the lot of tho American
people. In his travels lie had listened to much in.
teresting discussion, and lie invariably found that
the issues of the campaign of 1840 were avoided
by the opponents of the Whig parly. Aud in thu,
suffering those issues to go by default they but nc
knowledge'! that the voice of the American people
had been given ugainst them. The questions at is
sue were “Protection to Domestic Industry,” and
the “Annexation of Texas,” and on these quos.
tions he desired to say u few words. On the Tar-
• iff the historical argument by which tho power of
the Federal Government to create u Tariff is es-
tab'.ished has been delineated by the Hon. gentle,
man who had last spoke, with all the force of elo.
■quence and unanswerable logic for which that gen.
tleman is distinguished, and which, in tho face of
political opposition, bus found un access to tho
'heart of every American patriot. Ho (Mr. Berrien)
■ could not therefore be txpccted to delay the assem-
• bly with an argument to prove tho constitutional
power of tho Federal Government to protect Its
own domestic industry. He (Webster) had truced
> in characters of living light tho history of this coun-
- try and had shown indisputably that the Govern-
- ment had been instituted for the promotion of tho
prosperity and happiness of the people—to regulate
• our foreign and internal commerce, and was armed
with all the revenue powers of the Constitution, and
unless the power belonged to the General Govern-
ment to protect the industry of the country by fos
tering aud protecting domestic industry.it would be
powerless to effect tbo great object for which it
was instituted. As a Southern man, and coming
from a part of the country adverse to the tariff, he
was present to give his views, not simply as a South,
ern man, but as an American statesman. Looking
at this question in all its great and national features,
he advocated a turifffor revenue and a discrimina
ting, not incidental, but an intended purposed tar-
■ iff for the production of the domestic industry of llio
American people. Hu did soboenuso he full it was
best calculated to increase the productive wealth
of the nation. Admitting, for argument sake, that
as a Southern man ho hud no interest in the pro-
. teclion of the Northern manufactures—n position
• he denied as a true one—yet as an American im
bued with a love for his country, ho had an interest
in increasing the sum of American wealth. It was
. because it stimulated the general prosperity that he
was die advocate of a liberal tariff which would uf-
iford full protection to American industry.
He then proceeded to examine tho argument
against the tariff, and to expose its objectionable
character, by showing tlmt the 400.000 hales of
. raw cotton consumed by Northern manufacturers
did more to increase tho woulth of tho country by
increasing the demand, aud supplying a home ntar.
kol.for the consumption of American produce, than
the same amount shipped to foreign countries.
Take, said he, these 400,000 bales and arid them to
the already overstock in the European market, and
estimate wlmt they will bring in the raw stale, aud
compare this to tho same number of bales, when
. issued out of the workshops of the North, und see
the balauco in fuvor of American manufactures ;
and this, lie considered, should regulato tho duly of
every American statesman, when deliberating on
this question of protection.
Ho also advocated tho tariff, because he consid
ered it best calculated to preserve llio public mor
als (|f tbo nation. Alt persons wero familiar with
the temptations which beset poverty, and it be
came a questiur, of vital interest to every ntan who
desired to see the general character of tho country,
. unsullied, whether we shall luvo a class of opera,
lives os wretched and degraded as that of Great
,Uritnin, or a band of intelligent operatives, who
shall be able to understand the constitution of their
country, and while they a re supported and protected
by it* provisions, shall render to it, in return, tho
support of honest, independent freemen. This is
the question for tho statesman to consider. Again
this people is a frcepeoplo.a glorious legacy Irom
Jlieir forefathers, and he us one of the people, advo.
, cated the tariff for protection, because it was cui.
. culutqd la elevate lite national character, and to
absolve the country from a relianco on the pnuper
-labor of Europe. It was a fact written on tho pa.
ges of history, that u country which relied on for
eign labor for it* supplies, never could or had will),
in it, that vpijit ol'fieodoin, such as he felt lie had,
and such us lie Imped is fell in the breasis of his
countrymen throughout Ihn Union. Ho had Imped
that the 20 millions of the present generation would
.be succeeded by 70 million* of us free ami noble a
.race ; and lie would profer to know that tho com.
ing generation—speuking, as they will, the
•amt language—holding to tho same principle of
civil liberty—having ono bund of Union, and kneel
ing at one common alter to Worship a common
God—with every variety of climate and soil, with
all capabilities of producing ell articles which skill
and enterprise can Invent—with tho raw products
abounding, who, he would ask, is willing that these
70 millions, thus trained and educated to enjoy the
blessing of freedom, shall be tributary to the work
shops of Europe for ail the necessaries and com
forts of life? Such was the principles which gov.
erned him, not ns a Southern man, in advocating a
tariff for protection, but ns an American stulcsinun,
in deliberating on whatever appertained to the in
terest of the American people.
He advoented the tnrilf, because it drew closer
tho bond of Union which connects the country.—
if there is aught calculated tu preserve the happi
ness of a people, it is that feeling ofuclivo bouev-
olenee which is exerted equally for the inhabitant
uf the inland lake and southern river, und is felt
equally from northern seaboard to (lie utmost lim
it ol'lhe Western Sabine. And had he (Mr. B.) a
boon to ask from his country to cheer the close of
a life passed in its service, it would he that each
American would love his fellow as a brother, as
children having a common interest in thebond of llio
Union’s confederacy. Pussing to tho details, or
rather cavils of our opponents, to the system of pro
tection, he observed tlmt it wus sought to be oppos
ed to the tariff of 1842, tliut in its operation it had
raised the prices of ull articles which were required
for purchase, aud Imd depressed tho vuluo of all
articles for sale. How true this argument was, he
would nut pretend to say ; but us a Southern man,
ho was assured by the tho concession of the oppo
items of the lariffilmt the Southern planters sold
at higher rates and purchased at cheaper prices
now than before the operation of the present tariff;
and they seek to explain it by the argument that it
is caused by the depression of prices in the Euro
pean markets. Thus, by the very urgument they
are compelled to employ to explain this improved
state of things, they admit tlmt tho tariff of 1842
has not had tile effect ascribed to it by some of tho
members of thoir own party. [He then proceeded
to compare the condition of the country before the
operation of the tariffof 1842 to what it is now.]—
Before General Harrison came into power, the en
ergies of the country wero paralyzed—every thing
in the muikel was depressed—die manufactories
were closed—our national credit was impaired, and
a bill drawn on the Government of the United
States was held up in the Senate Chamber and
there publicly protested for non-payment—the
Government was in debt—the treasury notes is
sued to meet the dillicuity were below par—an a-
gent was sent to Europe to beg a loan, and it is a
well known fuel tho Government of twenty mil.
lions of freemen could not burrow money in tlmt
market on as good terms as a responsible individ
ual. Such wus the slate of matters and such the
degradation of tho country under tho operation of
tho Compromise Act, which had destroyed tho re.
sources of the Government. How stands it now
under the Tariff of 1842. The credit of tho
Government has been redeemed—tho treasury
notes uro at par—tbc script issued to meet the
debt of the outgoing administration is above par,
and a surplus of over seven millions of dollars lias
been lying in tho public treusury subject to pub
lic draft. Such is the result of tlmt measure, and
so deeply was he (Mr. B.) impressed with its ne
cessity, that though told that it would add burdens
to his friends, lie replied that lie would not consent
to the adjournment of Congress until action Imd
been Imd to remove the stain on American credit.
He told them tlmt it was to save them from a more
grievous burden that he voted for the tariff—from
the burden of national dishonor.
When called upon, ho told twenty thousand
patriotic Georgians, that the man who, in viow of
such results to the country, would refuse to vote for
tlte protection of the industry—"he might bo a ve
ry good British subject, but 1 swear,” said lie, “that
he could not he a good American patriot.”
lie then proceeded to examine wlmt tlte oppo.
neuts of the tariff, would givo in its place in ex
change for domestic industry, and which would
invigorate every American heart. It was Free
Trade ! And what, asks he, is Free Trade, and
wliero does it exist? (a voice, “no where,”)—
Where in the present condition of the world can it
exist ? Some learned Fabian ol a Congressman
had somewhere read in some old history about some
Grecian city having imposed a tax of 20 per cent,
on some grain which wus introducod for tho con
sumption of its citizens, and inspired with a rever
ence for the wisdom of the ancients, tilts Fabian
seized on tho Grecian 20 percent, as the legiti.
male rate for taxing all importations ; anil thus or.
igfnuted the free trade of our opponents, which lie
(Air. B.) described facetiously as a 20 percent.
Grecian horizontal duty, and such were tho free
trade notions of James K. Polk. And it was to
bring about this horizontal tariff tlmt a southern
member introduced a billot the recent session, to
provide for the re-enactment of the exploded Com
promise Act. Free trade, then, means nothing
more or less than a liorizontal.duty ad valorem of
20 percent on all articles imported into thiscoun-
try.
As to free trade, it was impossible that it could
exist in Europe, oppossed as every portion of it
was by taxation. Great Britain herself, with whom
we are so closely aud intimately connected, cannot
even admit the principle. Her customs now an
nually bring into her treasury over twenty-three
millions of pounds sterling, and from wlmt other
source of taxation can she derivo such n sum,
should sho throw open her ports to please the ad.
vocutes of free trade. Even now, in times of
peace, she has her income tux—a thing never be.
fore resorted to, unless under the soverc pressure
ofa Imrrassing war. Everything capubio of being
taxed is taxed, and England never can resign her
customs. Tho heaviest tax imposed, both here
and there, is when her Free Trade advocates at.
tempt to impose on the credulity of this country,
and at the wot Id, by representing Great Britain as
in fuvor of Free Trade 7 Gan Amerca have Free
Trade? The choice is between a discriminating
duty und direct laxution. The people have taken
from tho States tho power of levying imposts, and
placed that poworin the General Government, and
it is in vain to think that direct taxation cun exist
llio United States. Tho maxim of American
statesmen is this—looking at our vast internal
commouco when compared with our little foreign
commerce—“Free and unrestricted commerce
with ourselves—reciprocal commerce with the na.
tions of the globe,” Such is tho policy which will
be curred out by Clay and bis advisers, if tho con
test now pending eventuate as wo eagerly antici
pate it will. We shall leave our internal com
merce free, and meet the nations of the world—
yielding when they yield, and demanding when
they demand. As to tho idea of Free Trado, we,
the American nutiun, approach nearer tu it lliuu ail
the other nations of tho world—we lag far behind
them in the imposition of imposts. To cxpluiu
this position, he took Great Brilutu as an example.
She levies nil 47 articles, which we could export,
a duty of 280 per cent., and if you abstract the ur.
tides of cotton, thu average would he 300 percont.
Sho derives 220 millions annually from her cits
toms, and 28 millions or ono quarter of her
whole imposts is derived from articles wo export
to her. She received in 1838,, 1839 aud 1840, un
income of fifty milliuns and over, from imposts on
our exports; while we, in the sumo period, re
ceived but seventeen millions on thu average, from
all the imports of tho countries of the world. How.
then, can our opponents usk us to impose hut 20
per cent, on imports, when Engluml, ns is shown,
imposos 330 pur cent, on our exports to Iter ? It is
in vain, said he, to ntlempt to delude the American
people by ths ideal conception of mcro abstraction
ists—Free Trade !
Tlmt protection is endeavored to b i made a
Polk argument, Air. B. observed. So perfectly
settled is the great truth of the necessity uf pro
tection with the American people, that 1 have found
tho friends of Jumos K. Polk saying to the people
tlmt ho too is the advocate of Protection ! This
attempt, »aid Mr. H., exceeds in impudence any
tiling ever beforo attempted by tbo parly, to impose Uteri and sons in tlte struggle, by their presence
un the American people. If Jumei K. Polk Is TOn/ngthem at their council mootings. Among
thu advocate of Protection, where is it recorded Itfe Whigs of Georgia, Pennsylvania and Massu-
in tho history of his country. Where ha* I cluseUs, the spirit was thoroughly arouiad, and he
he ever shown himself the advocate of R tariff, Jhfped the Empire Stuto would be as nctivo and
cither accidental, incidental, actual or pur--rj(arm in the cause. He assured them on bohnll ol
posud ? To expose the fallacy of such attempt* > n!ie Whigs of Georgia, that tho banner they boro
to make James K. Polk appear as the advocate | mbs the same as llioirs. For them, he assured the
of protection, Mr. proceeded to judge him from hit^! Whigs ol New York, that it was no sectional or
What
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purporting to be a letter signed by Jnlm PurJ •
old and respectable clt.zen or M “ nr “. g (ll f
his reason, for abandoning the Wing
own words, trad toad several pmsagos from a
pamphlet of Polk’s speeches and letters. Lot hint
speak, said Mr. B. lor himself. 1 appeal not from
Alexander drunk to Alexander sober, bull ^
appeal from all argument tu Jumes K. Doll;
himself—und hero ho quoted from Mr. Polk's
reply to the citizens of Tennessee, when they
usked him it lu> wus in favor of the compromise
principle uf 1833 (which will be remembered was
the plan proposed to bring about the horirontal
Grecian 20 per cent, duty.) Mr Polk’s reply was
lhut“I am. They then asked him if he v/as iu
fuvor of tho tuiiffuct of 1842, (which act, its Mr.
B. hud shown, had restored the credit of ihn conn-
try, hud replenished the Treasury, und Imd no cer.
tuiuly improvud the personal condition of the peo.
pie.) The reply of Mr. Polk was that lie was not,
as it was in many uf its provisions highly prtdeclive.
and not designed as a revenue measure !! Thus it
is seen by Polk’s own words that his oppocition to
tho tariffof 1842 was because it wus hig/ily pro
tective of the industry of this count)*}'. But
said Mr. B., this now be-pruised aduncate ol
protection further adds to the ahoue : "A
all times I have been opposed to the policy 0j
protection!” So that by his own words it ia
evident that never had a single ray of li(.;ht shone
upon his free trade mind to sh ow him the necessity
of protecting the industry of tins countr y against
tlte pauper labor of Europe. Again, says Mr.
Polk, “I am in favor of tho restoration o f the coin,
promise uet of 1833 ;” or in oilier words;, he is op.
posed to everything but the 20 per cent- Grecian
horizontal duties.
The time was, said Mr. B., when I would have
taken delight in drawing ttie contrast between the
two nominees for the Presidential chair, hut now
Christian charity forbids, uud I forbear. Ho than,
acting on it suggestion from some one on the p lat.
form, made some remarks on the distribution of the
Public Lands, which lie contended were unright
eously withheld by tho General Governmerit,—
These lands were held either by deed of trust from
the several States or by purchase. Tho first
wore chargeable with paying the debt of the
Revolution, uud that paid, then the lands were to
be held iu trust for the benefit o f the States. Tho
latter were justly chargeable wi lit the debt of tho
Federal Government, and then become in 1 rust, as
the former and fot a like purpose. It is d ie moral
as well us legal duty of the General Government
to restore those lamb, that the S lutes iu debt may
be nlilo to relieve themselves, an ,d that the other
States may ho enabled to exb jnd their internal
improvements.
He next proceeded to the quest Jon of annexation.
It was a mistake to consider this as a Southern
question. This opinion was circulated by our
Southern opponents, but it was a false one. Mr.
B. observed, tlmt us a Southern man, ho had pro
posed the question to large bodies of Southern men
und their reply wus that it was not uSouthern ques.
don. Wus Texas required for ll te increasing ot
the great staple of the Southern pi intor ? Intelli
gent Southern men know too well tha t tho Texas
crop added to the already oversitocl.ed market
would depreciate the vuluo of that; staple. Add,
then, the 400,000 hales now used in home con.
sumption nl tho North, und usk th e p lanter if he
wishes to put his worn out soil in c )mp«tition with
the broad surface of Texas und rislt beside t lie de.
preciuted into, caused by the exp ortertiofi of tho
400,000 Northern bales,and his repl y is,,“We do not
desire tlte annexation of Texas.” The intelligent
Whigs of llio South are not to bo deceived by tho
Secretary of State for Julia Tyler, who tells them,
in his famous statistical letter, tliui: tho annexation
of Texas will strengthen the iuititutions of the
country. They feel that those ins titut ions arc un
der tho protection of the laws and are safe. And
if any additional security wore needed, they have it
in tho sacredness of the bond of Union , and in that
attachment which Americans fool Ifur t heir consti
tution. Hence they spurn the additional security
which this Tvler secretary would offer them.—
Such is the opinion und feeling of (ileoi gin Whigs.
They feel that there are higher, nobler and loftier
interests at stake in this great corniest. This an
nexation is no southern question. .No,. said Air. B.
warmly, tve stand shoulder to shoulder, and hand
grasped in hand, oil the Whig platlurnt i, with om
northern brethren, to abide the issue u. ('the slrug.
gle.
Mr. B.then proceeded to consider com e of the nr.
gurnentsput forward in favor of anno; ration, es
pecially that bequcullied by llie Hero of t lie Hermi
tage ns u legacy—that Texas w;.s nnedec las an im
portant military post. Mr. B. ridiculed t, his absurd
military notion, for cannot wo now ns it udily de
fend our southern border with Louisiui a ut the
Sabine, as wo could nt tlte Rio Del Norte, with the
scattered population of Texas? The fuciliti es which
the Father of Rivers afforded oftrnnspoiti uingour
hardy troops to the Sabine are overloolie d when
the far away Rio del Norte is proposed as a boun.
dury, merely for its military advantage und protec.
lion. If llio northern frontier, with an English
province on its border, could he defended by Ameri.
cans against the overwhelming military pi awer of
Great Britain, surely it cannot bu necessary io seize
on Texas ns a shield to our southern torritor y. lie
considered the argument, that smuggling w ould bo
carried on through Texas, unless it was a unexed,
ns a foulish threat, and a slander on the pi tuple of
Texas, many of whom were Americans, at ul could
not be enticed by other nations to engage iu llio
destruction of tho industry of their native land.—
That it was not a southern question, and sh ould not
be viewed as such ; ho argued, that if 1 ,'exas is
admitted wo must pay her debts, und receii o her in
to the full and perfect bund uf union whic it unites
the American people together. Would it; then ho
just und right to regard the question us o nly to ho
decided by tho will of the South. Tils Whole
American family ought to ho consult-ed. And so
long us uny portion of the American far nily were
disposed to rofuso Texas admission, he (Mr. B.)
would not force it on them, even though it could ba
effected without a breach of the national faith.—
Ho would not exchange the rights of a fre o citizen
of this Union for ull tho brand lunds of Te) ;as, from
tite Sabine to the Rio del Norte.
Ho concluded his very able remarks by a re
view of the position uf the two parlies in tho con
test—tho approved leaders on the our side, and
the unknown, undefinablo principles of llio new
men on theothersidc—tho united stale of tho Whigs,
the disunion, distrust and doubt which hur.g over
and around the Democratic party. Ho sketch vi
vidly thu conduct of the nominating Convention* ;
the Whigs Imd obeyed tlte already expr.j ssed wish
of llio Ainericun people, when they, wilt- tours of
joy, proclaimed Henry Clay us the ma.j of their
choice. Tho Democratic Convention had disobeyed
thu wishes of their party, as expressed in the ma
jority voto cast for Van Buret), and nomil lated an
i d.vidual whom no uiio hud thought of u itv I the niun
of the majority was sacrificed. Uc paid it compli.
ment to the character of our second lendt'r, Fre-
linghiiyscn, well timed und deserved. Netv Jer
sey, lie said, claimed trim as hers by right of birth
—New York, by right of possession ; but to pre
vent dispute, tho United Status took und riatulo him
hers by right of American citizenship. [This
created much good fueling among the us sembly.]
Folk uud D dlus, ho remarked, had in their hitherto
public career, been advocates of measures diret'.tly
nutipodiucal to each other, yet now they are sought
to bo presented as lit persons to conduct in harmony
und concert the uffuirs uf the American nation !
He was too good a Whig not to givo a word of
encouragement and praise to the ladies, who havo
so nobly sustained their fathers, husbands, bra-
Georgiau banner, but that it was tho proud
Whig banner, and under its ample folds they were
murehing un triumphantly, and as they passed on
to luke up their position on the field ol buttle, their
challenge shout to New York was, “Aro you also
toady.”
Mr. Berrien sal dow n amid the most enthusias
tic applause: (indeed throughout his whole speech
lie was nguiii nudngnin brought to a stand by most
hearty cheers.) Ilu had to speak in the fnco of n
hot sun, which poured full upon him, nl times al
most blinding him, and it was necessary to hold an
umbrella over him to him to eiiublc him to read the
extracts ho required
mg Ins reason) iui & ' ,, nr \,
which he ha. always been a staunch .uppor cr)
najnit over to Polk and Democracy, f bo iu er
snytMnuuy clever things of the Polk h»Hy.
• • Jeffersonian Republican** &
acting wilh them as — ■ . . » tlftr
„ North Carolina. It will be seen by hi* Rite
lows, that ho knew nothing ot any 8Ut ' 1 ‘
publication, that he Is .till a Whig,and never knew
Clay Club of Crawford County*
At a meeting of the Club, held in Knoxville on
Monday, the 20th of August, George Mooro, Esq.,
ono of the Vico Ptesidents, was called to the chuii
und David G. Worsham, Esq. was requested to act
ns Secretary protein.
Samuel Hull, Esq. offered the following resolu
tions, which wore, upon motion of Col. Win. M.
Brown, iinuiiiinuusly adopted .-
Resolved, That wo cordially approve the nomi-
nation of. Washington Pon, Esq. for Congress, and
tlmt we will spare no honorable exertions to elect
him to a seat in the National Legislature.
Resolved, That as a testimony uf the high regard
i und esieeiii in which we hold llie said Washington
Poe, we tender him it public dinner ul Inis place, on
he 25th September next.
Resolved, Tlmt u committee of twenty-seven,
o be composed of three from each district in the
county, ho appointed by the clmir, to solid con
tributions to, and make arrangements for sui i
dinner.
Resolved, That thu Chair appoint a committee
of invitation, to be composed of five persons.
Resolved, That we uppiuvo tho Convention to
be held at Thomuston on the 18th proximo, that
we hereby accept the invitation of our friends of
Upson,and recommend that ull our countrymen,
without distinction of party, attend said Conven
tion.
Resolved, That the committee of twenty.seven
appointed under the third of the foregoing resolu
tions, be requested la procure tiie names of delegates
and to nmko arrangements to accommodate such
persons as may desire to be present ut the Thom*
aston Convention.
Resolved, That the Clmir appoint a committee
of leu, to prepare a banner to be borne by the del
egation from this county to the Convention ut
Thomaslon.
Resolved, Tlmt a standing committee of twenty-
seven be appointed by the Clmir to attend to the gen
eral interests and welfure of the party, and that
said committee he vested with suclt discretionary
powers as may be necessary to carry out tile oil.
ject of its creulion.
After some delay, llio Chairman announced the
following committees, under the foregoing resolu
lions.
Committee to make arrangements for Dinner.
Panhandle District—Win. L. Johnson, Samuel
P. Corbin, lticlmrd Yarborough.
Beasley’s District—Win. Woods, Bartley Mc
Creary, Wm. Smith.
Hammock’s District—John Curtis, A. C. Cloave
land, Hiram B. Troutman.
Webb’s District—Jus. A. Miller, Robert Ale’
Owen, James Harris.
Hatcher’s District—Ezekiel Simonton, Beverly
B. Robinson, John Jones.
Knoxville District—Andrews J. Preston, Sam-
uel Rutherford, James Matthews.
Sowel’s District—Win. Burgess, Samuel Lowe
VVm. G. Vincor.t.
Sixth District—Benjamin Burncs, Joel Rushing,
Joseph Patterson.
Seventh District—Jonathan Ross, Benj. Light
foot,Juo. VV, Ellis.
On motion, it was ordered that George Moore
Elbert M. Davis, and Thomas Preston be added to
the above committee.
[The members of the above committee are re
quested to meet in Knoxville, on Saturday, the 14th
of September.]
Committee of Invitation.—Samuel Hull, David
VVorshum, Allen R. Wright, Wm. M. Brown, and
James A* Alillcr.
Committee to prepare a Banner.—Robert Me
Owen, David Worsham, Samuel Hall, F. IJ. Mur
Jock, Allen R. Wright, Seth Casson, L. D. Lock
hart, Thomas A. Ritiues, James A. Alillcr, and
Thos. C. Matthews.
Standing Committee of Twenty seven.—Samuel
P. Corbin, Wm. L. Johnson, C. F. Feckling, Wm
M. Brown, Henry L. Corbin, Martin L. Harp
Green P. Harp, Wm. J. Smith, Thomas Feaquin
Jumes Harris, Wm. A. Matthews, James G. Bias
singamo, Thos. Stripling, Royal Lockett, VV
Simmons, Samuel Hall, Samuel Rutherford, Jume
Mathews, Giles M. Chapman, Wm. G. Vincent,
Jucob Hampton, Archibald Blue, Joel Rushing,
Hardy Ray, Benj. Liglufoot, John VV. Ellis, and
George Lowman.
On motion of David Warsham, Thomas A Raines
James A. Miller, David VVorshum, and Royal Lock
ett, were appointed a committee to selecta place for
the dinner on the 25th of .September.
[The lust named committee is requested to ro.
port to the committee of arrangements, at Knox
ville, un the 4th of September.]
On motion uf Col. Brow n, it was
Resolved, Tlmt tho proceeding of the Clav Club
he published ill the Georgia Messenger, and tluil
the Columbus Enquirer, and Georgia Journal he
requested to copy.
On motion, tho Club adjourned.
GEORGE MOORE, Chairman.
David G. Wousham,Secretary.
The Polka.—It is dated that uu American lady,
formerly a great hello in Boston, is now the cyno.
sure of llio elite Parisian reunions. Sho i* perfect
in the art of dancing the Polka, and executes it
with her husband to the admiration of ull beholders,
“Whooror for our side.”
The Post offices of Franco last year received
114,200,000 letters, of which 3,200,000 remained
unclaimed, and distributed 00,000,000 ol printed
papers. Tho amount uf postage iv us 43,009,2001'.
about £1,832,000.
In England there uru 1075 cotton factories,
employing 183,243 hands ; in Scotland 159 fac.
lories and 32,580 hands; in Ireland 28 factories
and 4011 hands.
Moubning.—Thu universal custom of mourning
was white, over the whole world, till about the
year 1480, when black was substituted.
The Difference,—The whig* boldly form Clay
Clubs ns they are not ashamed of the,r lender.—
Tho Locofocos dare not form Polk Clubs, hut pro.
pose “ Young Hickory” Clubs. Tho reason is oh.
vious. Mr. Clay is a niun in Iiis own right. Mr.
Polk is only llio shadow of another.
Law.—-A celebrated burrister, retired from
practice, wus one day asked Iiis sincere opinion ol
the law. “Why, the fact is.” rejoined ho, "if nnv
mail wero to claim the coat upon my back, ami
threaten my rofusal with a luw-suit, lie should cer.
tainly have it, lest in do lending my coat, 1 should
lose my ouiscont also.”
Self Rbsfkct.—“Reverence thyself,” i*a*n.
cred maxim, trad I wish to cherish it. I think 1
told you Lurd Bolmgbroke’s saying to Swift :—
“Adieu,dear Swift ! with ull thy fuults I love line
entirely : multc an cffurl to love me with ull mine.”
A glorious sentiment, uml without which tlieru can
be no friendship.
Inch fol
tho Polk family, fi.d that in every respect (lit.letlor
s a vile forgery. This is .. fair specimen of the
truth of the frequent reports orpolllicalchang
(and of Monroo county especially)—and of the de
pernio resorts of the Democratic party.
Monroe County, August Slat, 1844.
To the Editors of the Georgia Messenger:
Gentlemen ;—Although I am averse to *PP fiarln S[
heloru the public in my declining years, even m sell
defence, yet 1 cannot forbear noticing promptly a let er
published in the Federal Union last week purpor ng
to have been written by myself. It »Ihow^ *®«“*
[ had left the Whig ranks, and that 1 knew and aetc
wnt. the lather of Jus. K. Polk politically, in| the State
Ol North Carolina. In the first place, I had noracqua n
.race whatever, with any such character as_lbo gent -
man alluded to iu said letter. If said Polk had afa her,
lie mav, or mav not, have belonged to the Ripubhcan
arty—1 know'nothing about Ins political views orac
nous. As for detaching myself from the VVhtg party,
wit’ll whom I have acted since its organ zation, 1 pro-
nice It a base falsehood. I shall five and d.ea
nibor of that party, if >bey conlinue to advocate such
,,—asurcs as have been taught and advocated by our
Revolutionary Fathers, and which is now mscribed
upon every Whig banner, and found at the mast head
rv Whig newspaper in the whole Union. What
1 vote 'tor “Polk, Dallas and Chappell! !!” Never.
never! I mteml to vote for men and principles ; and
I conceive that those qualifications attach to neither of
of tlie aforesaid gentlemen. In conclusion, 1 pronounce
the whole letter a vile forgery, and I have determined
io ferret out the name of the author, and deal with him
in such a manner as Iiis officiousness deserves. And l
now state that any party who can deliberately write
such a vile letter for political effect, in the absence of
princip'es, for the purpose of deceiving the honest vo
ters and yeomanry of tho country, deserve no counten-
mice. It is certainly a desperate shift—butts in char
acter with many of the pitiful subterfuges of the falsely
styled Democratic Party. . ..
Well, “cntlemen Editors of the Federal Union, if
you have any regard for truth, I hope you will do me
the favor to correct the falsehood which you have been
made the instrument in circulating^ PAR KER.
Witnesses to the signature of the above letter.
D. D. Doyal.
W. W. WllOLBSY,
Wm. Swan,
Jeftha P. Parker.
Also three ladies present.
MILLEDGEV1LLK7
Tiiodwy Morning, September i t| ^
For President, ^
HENRY CLAY.
For Vice President,
THEODORE FRELINGIIUYSEN.
ELECTORAL TICKET. ^
JOEL CRAWFORoTof Early.
V\ 11,1,1 AM I,AW „f Chatham
Wm. I*. MeCONNELL, of Liberty
THACKER It. HOWARD, of Musm-s
CHRISTOPHER It. STRONG, ofBbh
R. A. T. RIDLEY, of Troup.
DAVID IRWIN, of Cobb.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clarke
Wm. C. DAWSON, of Greene.
CHARLES J. JENKINS, of Richmond.
WHIG CANDIDATES FOR tONGItEM,
THOMAS BUTLER KING, ofOlw I
WM. It. CRAW FORD, of Siimle,
1st Dist.
2nd “
3d
4th
5fh
6th
7th
8th
A Yankee Stratagem.— Stratagy as well as
force among all nations is considered justifiable in
war, but whether tho conduct which is embraced
in the anecdote which we are about to relate,
should be in strict accordance with the moral prin
ciples which ought to regulate the actions of men,
we leave to casuists to decide.
During the early part oflhe last war with Great
Britain, a small brig, mounting about ten sixes,
with a crew of forty or fifty men, sailed from New
England as Letter of-Marque, with permission
to oruisj as s privateer for a certain length of lime,
and capture prizes from the enemy. While cruis.
ing in the latitude of the homeward bound West
Iniliamcn, the brig one morning foil in with a large
ship, to which she gave chase, but the Captain, an
“old son dog.” on reconnoilering her thiough his
spy glass, sutislied that she mounted loo many guns
to contend with, with any prospect of success, aud
hauled off, much to the dissatisfaction of the crow,
who attributed.his conduct to the wont of spirit and
courage. In fact,they were not very backward
in exhibiting their feelings, and the word coward
was more than once bandied about tho ship in hear-
ing of tho Captain.
A few days afterwards the brig fell in with nno.
liter vessel. Every stitch of canvass was spread,
and just nl night, the chase was made out to be a
largo West Iudinman apparently well armed and
manned, looking like an "ugly customer.”
“Now,” said the Yankee Captain to his crew 1 “I
wish yuu to listen, men, to wlmt I urn going to sny.
I heard some of yuu multoriog something, not long
since, about cowards; and to oblige you, 1 will
give you an opportunity of testing tho courage of
every man onboard. You see that ship ahead.—
She is pierced for twenty.four guns, and probably
carries sixteen at least, of heavy metal. Tlmt
ship shall be my prize before two hours. So look
out for squalls. If some of you don’t loose tho
number of your mess I’m mistaken. But mind ye,
no backing out.—Cowards, ba !”
The crew looked rather blank at this pithy har
angue, but dared not rernonstruto. They wore
cauglit in their own foils, and resolved to tight it
out like men.
Night como on and they still kept sight of the
Englishman.
It was about Imlf pnsl eight in tite evening, when
they ranged up within hail, on tho weather quarter
uf their more bulky antagonist, who Imd every man
ul quarters, evidently prepared for a brush, and
with his high bulwarks, and numerous deck lau.
terns, presented rather a formindable appearance.
The captain of the brig seized his speuking trum.
pet, and in a peremptory manner hailed the stran
ger—
“Ship ahoy !”
“Hallo?”
“Heave to, and I’ll send my boat on board.”
“Wlmt brig is that, pray ?”
"The United States brig Argus.”
“Aye, aye, sir !”
John Bull thought it would he madness to can-
tend with the U. S. brig Argus, which was well
known to ho a craok sloop-of-war of twenty guns,
and accordingly hacked his main-topsail, without
further parley. The Yankees were thunderstruck
at their captain’s impudence. But the quarter
bout was lowered, and officered and manned in the
true man-of-war style*
The Amorican officer ascended the gangway of
tho English ship, with a “swab” on his should
er.
•‘Wlmt ship is this?” said he, in ail authorila.
live tone, ns soon as he reached tlte deck.
“The English ship Carnarvon Castle, sir. from
Uurbudoes, hound to Bristol,” returned the English
man, submissively.
"Then, sir, you will please step into the boat,
with your papers, and return with moon board the
Argus. Mr. Simpson,” said lie to tho captain’s
clerk, who filled llio post of a middy on this occa.
•sion, “I leuve you with the men in charge of the
ship ! }ou will proceed tu put the prisoners in irons,
ready to he transferred to llie Argus.”
When the British captain arrived alongside
tho Argus, lie was ustonisliod at her diminutive
size; when lie got on board, he suw at once
ho had been duped; but it was then too late tu
remedy the evil.
“.Sir,” said lie to the Yankee captain, morn
in linger than in sorrow,“you told mo tins ves.
sel was the United States brig Argus.”
‘And l told you tho truth, sir. Her nnmo is
the A rgUH,—and she belongs to the United Slates /”
Large Yield.—Mr. Joseph Will, of Bristol
township, ono of the carries of the Germantown
Telegraph, ralsad, the present season, on a plat of
ground lilt lent by 40 the enormous quantity of fifty
right bushels of Unions. This isthe largest yield of
die kind we ever recullt ct to have teen recorded, and
however gratifying to the producer, is sufficient to
draw Icuis from the eyes of every inhabitant of
iit'le Bristol.—Germantown Telegraph.
. - Sumter'
WASHINGTON POE, of Bibb.
JOHN J. FLOYD, of Newton
II. V. M. MILLER, of Floyd.
J. VV. ft. UNDERWOOD, of HabenP. I
ALEX. H. STEPHENS, of TikZr
ROBERT TOOMBS, of Wilkes, I
Electoral Ticket. ~
An impression we are informed prevails, that s*} I
Congressional District, will voto for but oneeleew I
This is a mistake. The Election for Presirf,nto) I
F, lectors comes off on the Dret Monday in Notsa^ I
next, and each voter ha9 the privilege or voting ul
TEN ELECTORS—One from Iiis own district, u
from the other Congressional Districts, and twofml
the State at large."
PUBLIC MEETING AND FREE UlSCUlSIOt. I
The citizenR of Baldwin and the adjacent count ins,
invited to assemble at the Court-house in Milledp^, I
on Monday next, tho 10th instant, at 10 o'clock, A.N-1
The Hon. A. H. STEPHENS will address hi, t*. I
stituonls on that day, and Iiis political opponents mil
vited to participate in free and fair discussion ofthe I
political topic* of the present campaign. Othsrp,.
tlcmen of the Whig party will be present, win will I
probably address the meeting.
0”VVe call the attention of our readers to tbespeecb I
of Judge Berrien, delivered at the great Mass meet-1
ing of the Whig party in Albany, New York. Atom. I
representations are afloat with regard to this spent, I
the reader cannot do better than to peruse it for kit I
self—lie will then be able to refute, from ptntal I
knowledge, tho many evil reports concerning whottar |
distinguished Senator did say at Albany upon the Tv |
iff and other questions.
O' We regret to learn that the Court-house inMii-|
ison, Morgan county, was destroyed by fire on the 1st I
inet. The loss is estimated at 810,000. The books V
and papers of the several offices were saved. Cowl, I
which was to have been held on the next day, wu id-1
journed over by the Judge until the second Uondiyii I
October next.
ICTThe Secretary of the Treasury has given ao. I
lice that the Government is ready to redeem all Tras I
ury notes now outstanding. The amount is slatedu I
be 82,008,459 17. This is one of tho fruits of tke |
Tariff of 1842.
ITFOntlie3d inst. the election for President of Ta-1
as took place. The Madisoniaa says, that llie part* I
have divided on the question of annexation. ThisilI
strange. Wo have been told lime and again, think I
people of Texas wero unanimous for annexation,nil
now, it seems, that Mr. Tyler’s , organ says, that lh«jI
are divided upon the question, so muen so, asiomUtl
it interfere with the Presidential election. Gen.Burh.l
son is the annexation, und Dr. Anson Jones the inf.l
annexation candidate. If the people of Texas divide I
upon this question, why should the people of Georgal
be urged into its support 1
ItJ’Tlie charge of “ Perjury” made against Mr.Cut,I
because of Iiis taking a seat in tho Senate before be hat I
exactly completed his thirtieth year, is going the roasdi I
of the Democratic newspapers, and ornamentsthe‘EsI
bodiment” recently published in tho Federal (fataI
The National Intelligencer in noticing it, makes the |
charge recoil fearfully upon the Democracy. Thll
paper in an article under its editorial head, proves tbit I
the " Hero of the Hermitage,” Gen. Jackson hinusH, I
the renowned champion of Democracy, and political I
father of“Young Hickory," took Iiis seat in the Senate I
of llie United States, under similar circumstances I
This fact is proved by Kendall’s life of Jackson,page* |
101 and 102. Wo shall refer to it again.
COTTON.
There have been two arrivals recently from linf I
pool—tho Great Western and the Hibernia, thelatui|
bringing news three days later than llie former,
extract the following from the Charleston Courier,that I
our readers may judge for themselves w bat the pi* I
peels aro, iu relation to Cotton, on the oibersided|
tho Atlantic.
“Liverpool, Auk. 19.—This iimrki-t is now is * ,n “ ,l *,l
pressed stale, ami llie general opinion is "gainstConi')- I
nppears to me the growers ure trying all limy f* D ***]l
down prices,and utifurtnnaiely the weather iicrc bcot I
luvcrnale for the harvest, it rains everyday. '1“ ff I
reports from the country are oflieavy roiua—should w*: |
continue all oftliis month nnd September, il tlien “ t .P°VL ■
that the prices 1'ort‘otton, will remnin firm—every thing, I
ever depends matenully on llie further accnuiit in'® ■
United Slates. ^s
“Havre, Aug. 17.—Tlte advices from NewAork "PJ® I
Ulst July, liuve caused ear lioldeis tn become free)*jf*|
Yesterduy 1,000 bales changed hands at I l- l J ct,,l '‘ mr j!l , Lul
Today llie market is heavy nnd llie sales amountiow)*V, I
only. Should your next crop be estimated at aver t*°
ions of bales, pi ices hero will rulo lower Ilian ever.
The same paper, the Courier of Saturday, say* :
Charleston Market.— Cotton,—There was soinr I
atllieelose of llie last, and in thu early part vl the I
week, for upland, und although purchasers may I
have bought on more favuruhlc lerins, there a si i'° I
change in llie general feulures of llio market. Rises ^
nesday, however, very little has been done ia
llie waul of means of trsnsportaiiun. Our quotiUsw,
give a fuir index of llie stale of the market at ™
Bincss yeslnrduy. The reeeipls of llie week have t"*>
buh’B, and the sales in llie same lime I8SU bales,** n
21 hales at 5; :t- Ul ftj; 29 at hi; IAS at 6. 16 ai 61;»*'1
207 at (IJ; M3 ul 0j; 308 nl tii: 166 at 6|;.476 •'M* I
hales ai 7; cent", uf tiie foregoing opelulions,2l | ^ , a• , ” . ■
of llie new crop, nl prices ranging from Ct t" f" 9
Nothing lias been dune in LongCottal) since our last*
Changes I Changes t Chungcs.
To our Whig friend*, to all who seek forte*
either party, wo have a word of caution to "I
i* in relation to the changes going oil m uur
Tho Democratic press, politicians, and stump
for cfi'ect, talk a great deal about the cliangtt* is
gia. in their favor, and so active have they *’ ecn ' n
that llio mass of tlioirpar'y, and manyofodif*
in tlieir exaggerated statements. Now there
changes on botlisidea—some Whigs have turn
Derate, and many Democrat* have turned Wntffu^
these changes, ao far as we have been able ton*
aro incur favor. Our friend* may rely upon d 11 *'^
the Democrats brag ns .nucli as they pi***® ^
gain of a lew politicians, who wero Whig 8 ^
them do this, we uro satisfied with it, aud^
will not bu sick of tlieir recruits ere long-
our own part, 'vo assure the Whig*. lll 'L*,7 r *cjk
that our gains, that the changes front 1'
Whiggtry, overbalance the Invars wo li»' c * u ^ (t
and are to bo found among a aluss ol men j^iki)
oilier object in view but tlieir country’* g 0 ™ -
statement satisfy our friend*! And let • 1 ^
tbo bragging of our adversaries, about cba"g M
cause, with any ellier than a believing *} •
WHIG CAUSE IS ON TIIF ADVANCE-
IT WHO CAN!
State*'
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