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. «M«h wk thottH kite wiUM. Tte iweouravt of >(NM»wl tte ow production of cot* prompt m» itet to Ikr a* itelr derel* •pamam m necessary, our labor ahould be dl- varied from iia production. , Lai the meat necessary for our own coniump- Jtel bo Airmailed by our own farmers—lei the hor*. p»,pad mule* required, bo supplied by them—lei Ate* eateud their wheat crops, and nol only fur- fliah the demand of Sour for our own consumption, but produce ii for naporiaiiou. We shall become Blually formidable coiniiniitort in Ihe dour trade, ■thorn le intrinsically more valuable than the urlknrn | it is drier, and a given quantity will tnake more bread, than Northern flour. It is fur tliia reason more valuable for Iho Weal India trndo. It- it aa certain a crop here as at the North; if aewn in good land tl yields profitably; in fuel, with proper attention our-'heal will yield at much to tte eore and it will weigh as much to the bushel ns any other wheat. If true to our own interests, Georgia will not only become a producer to the li- milt of har wanta, hut will become a heavy export- er to othar markuta. In 1843 I had an opportuni ty of comparing Georgia wheat, with that of ench State iu the Union. By the request of the Com- miasioner of Patents, specimens of Ihe different cereal grains were carried to Washingtun City, by tte membere of Congreaa and at that oftico were exposed to public inspection. I carried on several parcel* and among them one of the "little, while," grown by Mr. Jeremiah Clark in this county ; it Wha compared with the other parcels, and pronounc ed by oompelentjudges, to be equal to the best there exhibited. An examination of the specimens col lected there, satisfied me that Georgia was as capa ble of producing superior wheat a* any other Statu. Wool is another article of general and extensive consumption, in the production of which wo might profitably participate. We consume, annually, millions of pounds in negro blankets, clothing, hnts and other clothes. It is grown mos'ly in New York end Vermont. Why should not we raise for sale an amount at least equal to that we con sume! VVecan raise as good an article ns that wo buy, and at much less cost, at loss risk, and con sequently at greeter profit. At the North they a re compelled to feed their sheep at least six months of the year; we need nol feed them three. We have extensive woods and fields fur sheep walks, and every facility for prosecuting the busi- neat it enjoyed by us. Why should we not then engage in the pursuit at least so far as to produce lor market as much of the raw material as we con sume? We consume, annually, millions of dollars in shoes, leather, and saddlory of all kinds, und we buy all these from abroad. There is profit in this pursuit, and why not appropriate it to ourselves ?— Our coarse negro shoes are made abroad, und so are most of those which we wear; find nearly all our leather is from abroad likewise. The raw hide is frequently luken from the Georgia farmer, car. ried abroad, manufactured abroad, and then again sold to those from whom it was purchased, It Inn happened within a few years past, that raw hides have been purchased in our own county, hauled to Virginia, converted into leather and shoes, and sold again in our Slute. Now who pays the price of hauling tu Virginia, the price of manufacturing the taw article, the price ot bringing it back, and the profits upon each operation ? It is the people who are simple enough to rely upon others for the supply of their commonest necessaries, and those are the people of Georgia. An idea is prevaien 1 that good leather cannut he made in Georgia ; thi. has been shown to be a great error: there is now manufactured at the Penitentiary, from Georgii hides, with Georgia bark, and in a Georgia climate leather of all descriptions as good us that we buy from the North. Again ; the iron we consume all comes fron from abroad, while our mountains aro filled wit the richest ores—land ch-ap and water power fi bundant. The cost of manufacturing here will prove from thirty to foriy percent, cheaper ilia > in Maryland nr Pennsylvania. All wo need is ex perieiice, and why will nut this be bought !>y thus who have ihe cap.ml to invest—a capital now al most unprofitably invested in cotton making? 1 is humiliating to reflect, that fur every nail in om houses, we are indebted to the skill, and enlerpris- and labor of oilier- ft u;n ubroud- And again : the very l ine with which we paii our chimnies, or wash our houses, is dug out frot llie earth, and prepared by the labor of others 10(1 miles distant from us, while here in Georgia w have inexhaustible beds of the rock unlotichcd.- And why? Because we do not aclunlly posses . energy and zeal enough to burn a bushel of th ■ •stone properly, and prepare it for market. We destroy the article in its preparation, he cause we are loo negligent and indifferent to do i in a suitable manner. And yet what a profitnh' investment of labor would it be, were our own citi zens to determine to supply our own Slate with lit single article offline, instead of sending nnnutill thousands of dollars to Maine and Massachusetts t procure it, and thereby to reward their labor an develope their resources, instead of our own ! Who does nol see in every shop, in every villap end at every cross road, fruits brought from Ne-. England for sale ? And yet our mountain region produce them, as finely flavored and as rich as an-' from abroad. Why will not our people turn thei attention to this pursuit, and divert their lahc somewhat from the culture of cotton ? Fruit, rip pies especially, is becoming a heavy trade wit - England, and they not only command a bight price there than their own, but are decidedly si. perior in quality. The United States produce th • finest in the world, and uppor Georgia is behin . no part oi the Union. Will not our mountai friends arouse from their lethargy, and not onl- •uppty Georgia with her fruit for iter consumption but make her an exporter of it ? The labor necessary for the production of these if withdrawn from the cultivation of cotton, woul not only serve materially to affect the production,, but it would find a more profitable investment eisr where. It would make us independent—woul give encouragement and business to oor own me clianict, and all Ihe profit to labor would remain s mong us. in the shape of increased capital, build ing up our own people, and enriching our on < State, instead of drawing from it its wealth, an adding to that of other States. We expend large sums annually for the artici of sugar. Can we not supply this within ourselves Every farmer in this county may manufactur from the corn-stalk a sufficiency for each year’ support. A little experience is alono necessary l make it as valuable an article as that wo buy.— Besides, the lower part of our State would yield u enough for the support of the whole State, manu -clured from the cane itself. The great difficul ty with them hitherto has been that the syrup woul not granulate. That difficulty has now been obvi steady the recent improvements in sugar making And even in this latitude, 1 doubt very much i with that improved process, the cane would not b< found to have ripened sufficiently to make sugar. In the lower part of our State, the cultivation o 1 the olive would prove a profitable investment oI labor. The value of its oil is well known, and though wo do not need its fruit for bread, as other nation* do, yet we might find a handsome return for our labor la its cultivation. Let our labor be directed to these several pur- suits, end I apprehend the continued cry of hard times will be successfully silenced. With pursuits diversified, the temporary failure of one may be re lieved by the prosperity of another ; but with one pursuit alone, the failure of that it the prostration of the whole people. May we not hope that our nest (jegislslurs may take some steps to develope the (resources of our people—to advise them how theVoan employ their labor to the best account, and to open the way to the Improvement and ad. vanoemenl of our agriculture? »M | we haws avowed? W« ftel tte dstmtry w be pleoe,such witnesses *e are neeesdkry, and could depressed by the oeutes which era Iter* presented, and the effort at relief ha* commendably been mad*, -the District Judge tlm facts on which to founds I hoe* who have slept ftirw’srd in the cause must 1 * “ never look beck—but yet the leek to arouse the publio mind end to give it proper direction, is an herculean one. But 1 say; is* must not falter. We must ask our country friend* to meet with us, ami with us to investigate the causes, and with us, to apply the remedies. If they will nol, how ever,come to u*. we must go to them. Print and circulate among the penplu thu information neccs- sury to nrouse them to a proper appreciation of ihe condition of the country. Gut tho people to read, to rejlecl. end then they will act. This soci. oty has undertaken iho work of reform in this noun- tv, mid they must not fuller in ttic effort. It may bo a source of some expense to give to the people tho necessary information which will disclose to tnem tho difficulties nbout them, and tho means of escape, yet (lie press is the mighty light, which must guide them in the path, and we must employ it. The result of n systematic, rigorous, nnd uni ted rfl'urt, will secure to tire country, lasting and abiding blessings. Our object is not simply to meet and talk and talk ; but it is to meet In tulk ami" to act—to stimulate ench o lier, nnd TO AROUSE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO A VIGOROUS EFFORT TO ENRICH THEIR LANDS, AND IMPROVE THEIR AGRICUL TURE. APPENDIX. Analysis of Soils, made by Professor Colling, in Put nam County, Water of absorption 6 Conme Mint) nnd grovel, 40 Fine 8aml,piincipall> si-> 0 « luciouH, ) 4 Insoluble vegetable matter, 1 Soluble ditto, 2 M nr into of lime, 1 Carbonate of lime, Oxide of iron, 0 Muriute of Magnesia, C.uboimte do. Silos, 10 Alumina, or pure clay, 11 Loss, Colour, chocolate. A. D. Gatewood’s | (Iludcon. ! J.C & red. be procured, for the purjiese of establishing before [from the savannah republican.] itlr. McAllister and John Quincy Adams. Messrs. Editors :—Since Mr. McAllister lias been nominated for Governor, I have heard a num ber speaking of him—and I have heard one man ay that the first public act Mr. McAllister ever done was to join the enemies of his State, and take the office of District Attorney of the United Stales under John Quincy Adams, when Mr. Adams wanted to arrest the Commissioners appointed by Georgia to survey the Creek lands, and wanted to bring the State authorities before Ihe Supreme Court—so as to keep tlie Creek Indians iu Geor gia, contrary to the old treaty. It is said that at the time our State was in these difficulties, and old Adams wanted to haul her up before the Supreme Court, and stop our Commissioners, and put them in prison, Richard W. Habersham, (a man I knew well—and a better man and truer patriot I never saw,) was District Attorney—but ns soon as he found out what old Adams wanted him to do, ho forthwith resigned the office, and told old Adams he loved Georgia and her people too well to turn against them at such a time—that lie would nut act with or join any body against his native Stale —and that he must get somebody else to do sucli work, if he could be found—and that Adams offer ed the office to Matthew Hall McAllister, the present Democratic candidate for Governor, and that he accepted it. Now, I have been told this is all true—and that a correspondence of Mr. Haber shamot-Mr. H bersham and McAllister, brought this to light, and that it was published in tin- Savon- nah Bepublicat, some time in 1827 or ’23. As islt In know about litis matter, I (bought I would write to yon and ask you to publish that cor- pnndt-nce or Mr. ilabersh.im’s letter—and let know about it. Although 1 am one of the men who think that when I have got an overseer, or a mao to work for me, who has done better than anv bodyj ever got before—who, instead of neglecting my buisiness and spending my money, attends cosely to it, and saves all he can for me, and makes every body else under his control do the same—I say, ulthough I am one of the men who think it would he a bad buisiness to givo up such u man and take another that has never been tried, and as 1 am very will satisfh d that Gov. Crawford is just that man who has done so well, and I shal 1 vote for him—yettherearea number of my Democratic neighbors who talk about voting for Mr. McAllister, and I don’t believe they will do h, if wlmt I have heard is true. Although llioy sny lawyers have the right to lake fees from nuy body, vet 1 don’t think the people of Georgia, or any body else ought, or will, elect a man to be Governor, when in her dark, est days of adversity, he, for a little money or high sounding name, was willing to turn agninst his own country and help old John Quincy Adams, Gen. Gaines, Andrews and others, to crush her and ride rough-shod over her people. 1 have suid more than I started to say and must stop; hut don’t fail to publish what I ask you, for the people ought to know all about the men they are asked to vote for, and particularly when it is for sucii a respecluble office as that of Governor. H. M. H. Talbot County, June 21,1845. mr. Mcallister. In giving place to the communication from our Talbot friend in another column, we have rather departed from our original intention in regard to tlie lime of opening the Gubernatorial canvass. Our original purpose was to delay all discussion until both candidates were formally announced, and to litis end we have omitted to notice tho very interesting and novel correspondence between the Democratic nominee and his numerous friends. Even now we will not do more than throw a little light on the subject alluded to by our correspond ent. The his'ory of the old and new Treaty ex citement in Georgia, is yet fresh in the minds ol many of our citizens. Tile noble, self-sacrificing conduct of the lamented Habersham, in resign ing the uffice of District Attorney, rather than be made the instrument in the hands of the President of enforcing his unjust imndstes, not only won for him the udmirntion of many true hearted Georgians at the time, but was always regarded as the basis of that extended popularity which he afterwards enjoyed. Mr. H. had received his nppuiutment under Mr. Monroe, and Ir « been permitted to re. tain it under Mr. Adams, not because ho was a po litical friend, but because “pro oppubwi for opin ion’s sake” did not so fully oF h ®hy« ne national councils then a* now. It wa/' 1 8, in tho pa pers at the time, that the instr" relative to the “Commissioners,” were giJen to Mr. Haber sham, under the com >ction that he would not exe. cute them; If such was the impression at Wash ington, the government was not mistaken, as will be seen by the following letter of Mr. H. resign ing this office : District Attorney’s Office, ) Savannah, 25th Feb,, 1827. \ To the Hon. Hxnrv Clay, Secretary of State of Ihe U. States. Six :—On the 22d instant I received from the Honorable the Secretary of War, • communica tion under date of tile SOth January, ultimo, Instructing me to procure and place in the hand* of the Marahal of this District a warrant for the ar rest of certain persons charged with being en gaged in surveying the lands of the Creek Indians, contrary to the lews of thff United State* and the Treaty of Washington. In compliance with the requirement of the President, {addressed e letter under date of the 2Sd instant, to Colonel John Crowell, Agent of tte Creek Indian*, requesting warrantof arrest, and delivered Ihe sun* to Lieu tenant Vinton, who left thia place yeitorday for the Creek Agency. Oil iho anine day I communi cated to the Honorable tho Secretory of Wsr, a copy of that letter, nnd staled, that as soon aa tho wurrnnt could bo obtained, 1 would deliver to the Marshal sucli instructions as would bo necessary (or his guidance. Thus much I have fell it my du. ty to do, in complinnco with the ordor above re. ferrud to, because I did not think myself at liberty, by u resignation of my commission to cieste delay in (lie proceedings, or to leave Ihe interests of tj.sey United Stales unrepresented in this District. Seme time must elapse before tho arrival el the witness es from (lie Agency, and I therefore nvail myself of tlie interval thus afforded to communicate through you, most respectfully to tho President, that neith er my feelings, nor convictions, will permit me to proseeuto the case in behalf of the United Stales. In a contest in which the interests nnd churucter of Georgia tiro so deeply involved, I should feel my self unworthy of the uffice I hold and of the con fidence which the Prcsi out lets hitherto reposed in rue, if, contrary to my own views ol right and the higher Julies I owe to mv unlive State, I could ar ray myself ugainsther. If, therefore, it becune s necessary that further proceedings should he had in this tnullor, I have no alternative but to tender back to thu President, the trust which has been confided to me—a trust which, for eight years 1 have faithfully and zealously discharged, and which I only relinquish, because 1 can no lunger rcluin i with honor to myself. I have tho honor to be, Sir, will) great respec, your obedient servant, RICH. W. HABERSHAM. This letter is dnlud the 25lh of Feb. 1827. 1 placed tho matter in its true light and in tlie opin ions of many ut tlie time, completely estopped any Georgian who did not approve of Mr, Adams’ Ad ministration generally, und his course on the Creel. Treaties purticulai ly, from accepting tlie appoint mem—yet Mr. McAllister did accept it. We pre tend not now to assert that tlie present Democrat! • nominee was an avowed Adams man, yet if trndi lion be true, tlie year previously, when appropriat • honors were to be paid to John A ‘urns, certain pet sons still living in our city were anxious to liuv him (Mr. McAllister) appointed to deliver thu Eu logy, because of his supposed partiality for Ihe the i President. We leave our readers to draw thei own conclusions, from tho fact that Mr. McAllis ter received tlie appointment from tlie bunds t ’ John Quincy Adams, when so pure and patriotic a citizen as Mr. flulicrshain could not retain it without us lie conceived it dereliction uf duly l •• Ins native State and a positive sacrifice of his per sonal honor. Whenever Mr. Cluy has been be fur i pie people of Georgia, tlie Democratic papers hur not fulled to attack him on account of his ttgenc in tins Treaty question. Wo sincerely trust tho now, when an opportunity is afforded, they may lit fail to manifest a consistent abhorrence for al those who Imd any official connection with the mut ter.—Savannah Republican. to . McAllister Again.—Our space to-day i loo limited to givo Ihe correspondence which oc curred between Mr. Habersham and Mr. McAll isteii. in regard to tlie acceptance by tlie laliero' tlie office ol District attorney, which had been re signed by tho former in 1827. That correspon dence was commenced by Mr. McAllister in conse quence of certain charges preferred against him while a Candidate for Ihe Slate Senate in 1834.— His first letter was dated on'he 27th of August.— Mr. Haiieiisiiam responded on the 30lh und re quested Mr. McAllister to publish the whule.—< Had tiiis correspondence been os satisfactory to the present Democratic nominee us it is now declared to have been honorable to both parlies, it would probably, under litis special request from Mr Habersham, have been laid instantly before th puelic ; yet we find it so long delayed lliat Mr. Hab ersham was constrained to give publicity to llii letters himself. This he did on tlie 9ili of (Sep tember, some ton days after they were written.- - His note to the Editor of Iho Republican is date I September 8th, and in it lie distinctly says: "Mr McAllister having omitted to publish the enclose i correspondence as he was requested by me to do, you will oblige me by inserting the same," <$-c. Now if this correspondence was entirely excub palory of Mr. McAllister, from the charges prt • ferred against him for accepting office under JoH i Quincy Adams, the lender of that school of Mussa ■ clmscILs Fcdei lists which he now streets to despiso why were the letters withheld from the light umi> brought out by Mr. Habersham 7 Tlie gentlemu i against whom the charge has been made, of court-1 desired Mr. H’s. statement for his own defence.- II so, and if satisfactory, why p cket it? Mr. Hub ershtiu) had resigned tlie office of District Attorney with tlie following hold and manly declaration . "In a contest in which the interests and character <) Georgia are so deeply involved, I should feel Mi SELF UNWORTHY OF THE OFFICE I HOLD and of tl confidence which the President has hitherto reposed i me, if, CONTRARY TO MY OWN VIEWS OF RIGHT AN THE HIGHrR DUTIES I OWE TO MY NATIVE STATE, I could array myself against HER. It, therefore, becomes necessary that further proceedings should I had in this matter, I have, no alternative but tu let de.r back to the President, the trust which, for eigl years I hare faithfully and zealously discharged, ai. which, I only relinquish, because l can no longe RETAIN IT WITH HONOUR TO MYSELF. So entirely was Mr. Habersham’s course appro ed.-und so strongly was the current of public opin ion in Ins favor that uu member of tlie Bariu Sn vannah, not even Mr. McAllister himself, woul apply for tlie appointment. Whan, however, Judg J dmsoii, in Miliedgeville, applied to Mr. Hubei slmm to designate his successor, and when Mr. H, had mentioned the names of four gentlemen, Mr. McAllister among the number, to him, lie re.-' ponded, tint there were objections to three of them, nol however affecting cither their characters or abili ty, and that the commission would be given to Mr. McAllister ! Our renders will please observe th; statement, taken from the letter of Mr. Habersham, and compare it with the intimation, in yesterday’ . paper that tlie present Democratic nominee was pi one time supposed to be rather partial to the Adam i faction, and they will be at no great loss to undet stand tlie whole affair. Why was the commission given to him, when neither of the otlieis were ob jectionable on account of character or ability, unleiu on the ground that they were more staunch and un eoinpornising opponents of Mr. Adams than him self? h is in vain for him to reply that he did no' apply for tho office, or that he accepted it with tl intimation that if called upon to prosecute the sue veyors of tlie Creek lands he would resign—then are only specious pretexts which every man wi t. knows Mr. McAllister,is aware that he is ulwnj' careful to be provided with, in emergencies, if ii real offence consists in having accepted the oflii ■ from Mr-Adams under (he circumstances. Wh, nol have acted as did Mr. Habersham, when tl ' commission was offered to him a second time with the assurance that he would not be compelled l<> prosecute the surveyors? Why not spurn it, bet cause of the past acts of the Administration ? Wh, compromise the character ofhis profession, and ■ | bis State by thus aiding and counselling hor ene| mics ? As this charge is a grave ono against Mr. Me; Allisler, and as we desire not to do him injustice^ we will Rt an pariy day give a part, or the wlioht of ihe correspondence, with such comments as ma;| be deemed proper and appropriate. It is rath) j remarkable that the man who in 1827 could tak I un office from John Quincy Adams should now tra j vel out ofhis way to cast a slur upon federal Masj sachuselts.—Sue. Rep. mm ^ Tp »/W ubli£|> maby’limrtiltg ttejsme, atlangth, ta th* Bsvan- nth RepubUeaU. ' Respectfully, Your Ob’t. Servant. RICH’D. W. HABERSHAM. Mm. McAllister to Mr. Habxrsuam. Savannah, August 27th, 1834. Dear Sir,—Misrepresentation from quarters 1 am persuaded unknown to you, is busy with tlie circumstances attending my acceptance of the of fice of District Attorney U. States for this District, ut tlie period of your resignation. Differ, as we may upon some of the doctrines which divide tlie community, there is one thing in which i am sure wo both agree, viz : a determination to do no injus tice to a polilioul adversary by the suppression ol wlmt is true, or the suggestion of what is false. If is iu the course of the present canvass charged up on me, that l accepted the office of District Attorney, with a view or under n plcge to pro secute the surveyors of those lands lying within our jurisdictional limits in tlie occupancy of Ihe Indians. This we both know to he untrue. Tlie office was accepted by me, after consultation with yourself, under Ihe belief that during tlie interval that hud elapsed since your resignation, circumstances had occurred which rendered it improbable, that the (l uy oi prosecuting the surveyors would he exact, ed Irom your successor. Yuu cannot fail to recol lect my declaration, that no inducement could urge mu to prosecute tho surveyors, or Inlte the office, pledged to the performance of sucli ungracious du- ty. Subsequent to this interview, a letter of accep tance was penned hy me, submitted to and revised hy yourself, the terms of which we deemed such ns to authorize my instant resignation of the office, if called on to prosecute the surveyors. As you were tlie friend with whom I communi cated confidentially upon tlie subject, I have to re quest you to vindicate me hy a declaration of the truth, from the imputed hostility to my Slate, involv ed in the false assertion, that I accepted the office of District Attorney with a view or under a pledge to proseeuto the surveyors. Very Respectfully, m. h. Mcallister. R, \V. Habersham. Esq. [FROM THE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN, SKrT. OtH, 1834. | Savannah, Sept. 8th, 1834: Mr. DeLa Mott a t—Sir—Mr. McAllister bav- iag omitted to publish tte socloasd Correspondence, Mr. llabersliam to Mr. HP Allisler. Savannah, Aug. 30:h, 1834. Dear Sir:—Your letter uf tho ,27th inst. did hoi reach me until late lliut evening, and my engage ments since have been such as In compel me to delay tsy reply until to-day. You say “that it lias been charged upon you, Hint you accepted tlie office of District Attorney with tt view or under a pledge to prosecute the Surveyors of those lands, lying with in our jurisdictional limits, in the occupancy of the Indians.” And to enable you to refute this charge you call upon mo “as tlie friend with whom you ad vised nt that period,” and you refer me to cerluin facts within my knowledge, as full proof that the charge is unfounded ; and you usk me to confirm the the truth of those facts—1 recollect ail tho cir cumstauces which you state in your iettor, and be lieve lliut you have stated them correctly. Tlie conditional letter uf acceptance to which you refer, was examined and revised by myself,and I have no reason to doubt, was sent without materi al alteration— It was addressed to tlie late Judge Johnson, then the Circuit Judge of the United Stales for this District, under the following circum- stances: After I had tendered; conditionally, tny resignation of the office which you now hold, on the 25;h February, 1827, much time elapsed before u new appointment w as made,probably because there was no applicant. Al the next May Term of the Circuit Court at Miliedgeville, Judge Johnson requested to see me al his room, nnd there urged mo to recal my resignation, staling that if I would do so, I would be immediately re-appointed, und in confirmation, showed me a new commission from Washington, duly executed, but in blank, and said lie was authorized to fill the blank—I however de clined ; upon which he requested mo to name any gentleman of the bar in Savannah and he would appoint him—This I also declined to do. He tlien requested me to name sucli gentlemen of the bar, as I supposed, might bo induced to accept the office —1 named four, and among others yourself, as gen- llenien qualified to discharge the duties. The next morning he told me that there were objections to three of those genilemen, not however affecting oither their characters or ability, and said he had selected you—you were then iu Savannah ; and when I met you on my return, you inenioned to me that you had received a letter from the Judge offering you the office. 'I’lie subsequent occur rences as far as they came to my knowledge, you have correctly stated in your letter. You preface your call upon tne with the follow, ing sentence: "Differ ns we may upon somo of tlie doctrines which divide the cuinmunily, there is une on which I am sure we both agree, viz : a de termination to do no injustice to a political adversa ry, by tlie suppression of wlmt is true, or the sug gestion of what is false.” 1 have responded to this appeal in a way nnd with a candor of which I hope you will find no reason to complain. But you ud dress me as a political adversary—/ am opposed to your election, and will do all I honorably can to prevent it. My private feelings have undergone no unfriendly change towards you ; nor have 1 ev er permitted n difference in puliticul opinions, if iu my power to prevent it, to interfere with my pri vate friendships—I oppose your election, because 1 am directly opposed to some of tho opinions and doctrines, which 1 believe yon to entertain, nnd up- ou which I presume you will acf* - -! can lend my support to no one, as my representative, who will sustain the present administration of the General Government ; or who denies the right of State interposition, to prevent the operation of an unconstitutional law, after a fair resort to the ballot box has failed, or where the mischief is too urgent to permit a delay to that resort, as WAS THE CASS IN GEORGIA AT THE TIME OF MY resignation. Having fairly responded lo your call, and rendered to you justice as far as was within my power, you will not deem me ttnreu- sonnbie, if l avail myself of this opportunity of doing justice lo myself, even although 1 may subject you to tho perusal ol a longer reply than you probuhly anticipated. In consequence of my resignation. I became im mediately the subject ot the most unmeusuredabuse through some of the Clark Gazettes in our State and a few of their fellow laborers out of if. Tilts i did not design to notice nt the time, nor, Imve I ever written a line for publication on tlie subject of my resignation. A writer in tlie Macon Tele graph, then a Clark paper, but now an Union one. and marching under the same banner with your self, and I believe still conducted by the same edi tor ; not content with denying my right to resign and the principle upon which I resigned, attacked my professional capability and character, and en deavored lo degrade me in public estimation. The most abusive portion of that article, ns far as related to myself, was transferred lo tlie most conspicu ous column of the Charleston Courier, and there published in the midst of my professional as well as personal friends. That paper was then friendly to the Adams Ad ministration, is now an Union puper, and also matching under the same banner with yourself, and was I believe almost the only paper which was un principled enough to copy those scandals from the anonymous piece in the Macon Telegraph. Hid the whole article been copied, I should have had little to object, for in the latter part, Gov. Troup “and hie heir presumptive” (Mr. Forsyth succeed ed Col. Troup,) were denounced “as fellow labor, era in treason,” and Mr. Berrien, who was then at Washington at Senator from our Slats, figured at “Aeir disciple” in that valuable branch of educa tion. I waa at leaal in good company.—I was charged with perjury, because I had refused to dis charge th* duly impoeed upon me, and thereby delayed the f'!«***• tl'*"' Pr ** id ,r«. 2? waa fete*. •• »w appsfif by - reference M my fished letter *jteSecWwyi I Immediately «• rim receipt at the ardor, took lb* P»op*r steps to proofs from the Creek Agent, the testimony on which lb* application for the warrant most have been based ; and I communicated to Ihe Secretary of War s copy of my letter to Col. Crowell aakingfor ihe teslimony, und apprized him, lliat ns soon »* the wurrunt could bo obtained I would place it jn the hands Of the Marshal, with the necessary instructions; “tlmt thus far 1 had fell it my duty to do. but if required lo go further, he must consider that, a* a tender of my resignation.” You perceive then that the charge even of a re fusal to obey Ihe order, was false. Bill it was deemed necessary by some of the then administra tion pupers to slander me, and as no just cunie could be found, they were compelled to resort to a course now quite familiar, they made one. My resignation wus based upon a principle which they did not then relish, and in tire consideration of which, with great bitterness of feeling, the Union papers at the South are, al this day, I believe, unani moils. The principle is, that in a conflict between the Federal Government and our own State, acting through her regularly constituted organs, oor alle* giance is due to the State of which we are citizens. That this was the principle, nnd the avowed prin ciple, is manifest from the following extract from my letter of resignation already published; “In a contest in which the interests and character of Georgia are so deeply involved, I should feel my self unworthy of the office I hold, and of the confi dence whicti the President has hitherto reposed in me, if contrary to my own views of right and the higher duties I owe to my native State, I could ar my myself against Iter.” This I suv was tho prin. ciple ; and although Ihe Administration papers of ttiat day condemned it, as do also the Administra tion pnpers of tlie present day, I had the satisfnc* lion to find that my course wus highly approved by mnny valued friends.some of whom I do not the less value because we are now found in opposite ranks, I hud also iho satisfaction lo find that it was ap proved by the citizens of my county, who, on tlie first opportunity, elected me their representative, by an overwhelming majority ; and two years nf. ter, to (tie State Senate, without opposition ; and tliat it was also approved by tlie Legislature, then nearly divided between the Troup and Clark par ties, by a joint resolution of commendation, passed with unusual unanimity. The condition contained in your letter of acceptance was also highly satis factory lo me, because it seemed to give your sanc tion to tho principle upon which Iliad acted; per haps in this I may have done yon injustice for th» principle is now scouted hy all the presses of the parly with which you are acting, nod tite Union parly of South Carolina seem to be almost ready to take arms against it. A curious way, by the bye, of orexervmg tlie Union. Tlie Adams papers in Car. o inu, and the C ark presses in this State, have pre served their consistency, if such is not the Hue principle, then it follows, tliat incase Georgia had come to blows will) tlie Federal Government, the whole Troup parly would Imve been traitors—and if worsted, would have been liable lo bo execu ed as such. Did the Troup party admit this lo be so at tlie time ? THE. BIG CHINESE LETT Tte Wesblegte* Union ofSetu^, oouaOH* Itet llii* singular docuutj,. by the Emperor of Chine to the United Steles, reached that ciiy on Frida* •aid to consist of a roll 7 feet 1 inch ions k,«, ** it inches wide. The writing is on a yellow silk, with a margin of siik o?,h.«^ embroidered in gold thread. Tlie letter languages, (Chinese and Mancha Tartar )k 0* •cter* of largo size, and in perp,.„dicul.', c “| 1 'r f - which are separated hi live middle bv ih„ t™ teal—which is composed of Chint-te enclosed in a carlnuclw shorn ihrec in,he* This- roll is enclosed in a wrapper c f rello*^ U *m‘ (yefiww being the imperial Color;). «kiel, ,L" enclosed in a rnuiid box covered whh vtll,,. ”.,!* and closed by two fastenings of ju* finally is enclosed in sn oblong square bo*«f '** wood, and padded and lined with yr-lluw silk aj" following it a translation of the Letter slid/? Mr. Parker : ' ** The great Emperor presents his regards ton- President, and trusts he is well, » — »H* I the Emperob having looked up and the manifest will of Heaven, hold the reins of emment over, and soothe and tranquilize the tralFlowery Kingdom, regarding all within yotid tlie border seas as ono and the same femilv Early in the spring, the Ambassador o/W orable Nation, Caleb Cushing, having r «w your letter arrived from afar at my province of Yw. He having passed over the vast oceans with s£ speakable toil and fatigue, I, the Burnea wl bearing to cause him further incon*eni«ac» nf travelling by land nnd water, to dispense with t!j coming to Peking lo be presented at coiirU. [ w M .j | T appointed Ke Ying, of the imperial mml. 1 ter and commissioner extraordinary, t 0 repsirlhith- er, and to treat him with courteous attention, * Moreover, they having negotiated end settled all things proper, the said minister took tlie letter,end presented it for my inspection ; and yob* aincerit* nnd friendship being in the highest degree resl snd the thoughts and sentiments being will) the ut'moit sincerity and trutli kind, at the une ufopeningstid perusing it my pleasure and delight were exceediss ly profound. ” All and every thing they had settled regarding ihe regulations of commerce, 1 the Emfsror forth! er examined with utmost scrutiny, and foundihn are nil perspicuous, and entirely and perfectly le. dicious, and forever worthy of adherence. 1 To Cwang Chow.Hen. Mun, Fuh Chow, King f. and Sluing He.* it is alike permitted the citizens of the United Stales to proceed, and according is ihe articlesof the treaty, nt their convenience to carry on commerce. Now, bound by perpetual amity nnd concord, ad. vantage will accrue to the citizens of both nntioos, which. I trust, must certainly cause the Presidby also, to be extremely well satisfied and delight. Taon Kwang, 24th yr. lltli m. and 7th d. (I6ik Dec. A. D. 1844 ) V Great seal of the empire in Signet of the I have another claim for justice to intrude npon you. If tlie denunciations ugainst the politicul parly with which I urn associated, of being Disuni- onisls, Seditionists, and Traitors, had not in any manner received your sanction I should not feel myself al liberty, on the present occation to trou ble you with the subject: but as a member of the State Rights'Pnrty, 1 must come in for a share, per. Imps a full share of these delicate attributes. And in your Oration on tlie 4th of July las', t ere is a squinting of the same kind of com pliment to ihe party, or lo a portionof it,— As you have called upon me to relievo you from a charge made by others, and not affect ing your moral character, you cannot surely refuse to hear me on n clturge, sanctioned in some meas ure, by yourself on a public occasion, and which if ■ rue, ought to subject me tu tae contempt of every honest man. [t is possible that a few individuals widely scattered, but I know mine such, may imve attached themselves to our ranks who aro wicked or mad enough to wish for disunion ; hut is it not equally possille, that there are also among your unionists, a few who would he willing to bend tho pliant knee to a despot? The truth is these hard names are always freely applied in limes of high polititical excitement, und are generally resorted to as a substitute for argument to mislead the igno rant. In the great contest between liie Federal and Democratic Parties, Jacobin and Tory were as IVecly applied to most ill islriuus and patriotic men of tlmt time, us disunionisl and submission men are lo those of the present day. But those great fath ers of our liberties have now gono to their honor- uble gtuves nnd there they sleep shielded hy their own vutuesand tlieir country’s lovu ; and who so vile, ns to inscribe on their tombs—Tory or Jaco bin ? I am sure you have too much good sense to to apply these terms in sober eurnestness to any portion of your fellow citizens—they ought to be left for the exclusive use of vulgar politicians, to whom alone such weapons properly belong. The State Rights Party, of which I am otic, allagree n the one great principle—the right of State interpo sition; and are all, as I solemnly believe, as fervently devoted to the preservation of our happy Union, as any other political party til tho country. That certain great, important and exclusive rights, are reserved hy tho Constitution to tlie Slates, no one I think will deny; and that these rights are reserved to the Slates respec- tively, and tint ns a body, i think is equally p'ain. If a State has rights, slic must also iiave the right, indepen dent of others, to protect thi-tii, and no other power can lawfully control her in the exercise of that right of self protection, or in the selection of the means ,- she hav ing a just regard to the rights of others. Some of the State li ghts party may have expressed a preference for a particular remedy—claiming the right of a Stste lo interpose. I do myself, with a large portion of my political friends, think it wiser to select and app y the remedy according to tho nature and violence ol the dis ease. I do not approve of tile Sangrado system, of warm water, iu every case- Georgia made su- Ii selec- lion and applied it with effect in 1826 1827, under Troup. Carolina also selected Iter's, which resulted in a modification of the Tariff satisfactory to her, an! the only evil result of any lasting consequence, from its ap. plication has been, the disgrace of our Statute B-iuk by the passage of (lie F -ice U II. Even that remedy was unquestionably better than yours by Revolution; be. c-iuse in revolution a man has tlie gallows in prospect, no mliter which side he takes; and he is seldnm per mitted to remain neutral. Your other remedies hy re monstrance, protest, &c. are wliat ill medicine are pro perly called brick dust remedies; they serve to amuse the patient, but operate neitlisr to increase nr retard the disease There is one point, however, in wnich I have little doubt wo all agree. The hope that there will, in future.be no necessity for the apdlication of any other remedy than that of Ihe ballot box. I have done. I presume you have desired my reply for publication. As it may fall into other hands less honorable than your own, and 1 am uuwtlling that it should be garbled, you will, I am sure, do me the jus. tice to publish it eul re, and oil the same sheet, and that immediately. If, however, you decline to publish this correspondence, which I cannot for a moment beiieve, 1 reserve lo myself the right of doing so. I atm dear sir, very respectfully, your obt. servt. RICHARD W- HABERSHAM. To M. II. McAllister, Esq. For Parents.—The ordinution of Providence, says a distinguished writer, is llint h 'me should form our character. The first object of parents should be lo make homo interesting. It is a bad sign whenever children have So wander from the parental roof for amusement. Provide pleasure for them around their own fireside and among them selves. The excellent Leigh Richmond pursued this plan—had a museum in his houso, and exerted every nerve lo interest his little flock. A luve of home is one of the greatest safeguard* io the world of man. Do you ever sss men, who delight iu their own fireside, lolling about taverns and oyster cel lars? Implssi this Fsniimeni early iu a child, It is t mighty preservative against vice. Chinese and Tartar ^imperial will( (Signed; PETER PARKER. —“ Late Cainese Secretary lo the Legatios, *The/ee ports in the Chinese empire wliieb-lh* t reaty opens to flic commerce of the United Stilts, Editor. [From the New Orleans Picayune, '26th ufc] FROM MEXICO. The United States Squadron under Commodore Coi ner, consisting of the Frigate Potomac, slssp-of war Falmouth, and brigs Lawrence and Somers, which w< announced as off the Balizo on Saturday last, arrived It Pensacola on the 23d u It., in ten days from Vera Cruz. By this arrival wo have received our fjes and corres pondence to Ihe day of the sailing of tke squadron. Tb* most important intelligence brought by the Beet relates to a revolution that had broken out in lh« city of Mex ico, and tlie purposes of the Mexican Government in re gard to Annexation. The officers and crews of the squadron were well.— The yellow fever was prevailing lo a considerable ej. tent at Vera Cruz. Tho only war vessels in port wen the French brigs Griffon and Mercury. The schoooer Creole was the only American vessel there when tin squadron sailed, and little oilier shipping in port. We proceed to lay before oar readers at once (be following letter, which is tbe latest we have receind, which gives a more decided opinion in regard totht intentions of the Alexican Government touching As. nexation, than any we have before had from the saint source. The writer considers war as certain io tb* event of Annexation—a contingency that has in ill probabili'y taken place before this time. Our antisiss- tion of a declaration of war upon the part of MciicsIm begun to abate before the receipt of thin letter. Wt aro not altogether persuaded yet that such a step will betaken, though we have repeatedly explained why,is tlie present condition of Mexican politics, such a conn* might be pursued, without any definite views benign, tei-taincd by the Alexican Cabinet of its ends or 'b* ob jects to be accomplished by it. Perhaps the British Government could give as good a solution of the de sign of such a war as President Herrera ot any of bin ministers. Hero is the letter : Vera Cruz, June 11, An attempt at another revolution was made at tie city of Mexico on the 6th inst.,which at one time had* moet serious appearance - A regiment broke 'bwsp the guard stationed at tlie Government Palace aodtecs the President and Secretary of Foreign Relations pris oners ; but the revolutionists were immediately eft*- wards put down by the citizens and soldiers, and the above distinguished peieonagee set at liberty. Inlbie affair, a colonel, a captain, and about thirty ofthepn* vates belonging to the malcontents, were killed, ubss quiet was once more restored* Many men in high ill. lion in Mexico are suspected of having a hand mcaiie- ing this new outbreak, and it is said that Ex-Sctie'* 1 ? Tome! lias been arrested and imprisoned. With respect to politics, Texas is the all abeorbtlf topic of the day, and all eyos are turned intbedina- tionof that country in the anxious expectation of lb* fins! solution of the pending question. The Gortra* men! and people generally arc pretty well satisfied iW nothing can prevent annexation. Tbe former seeetie moment arrive with regret when it must iktlametr* fall, and the latter wait with anxiety the arrival of H* time for the Government lo take a step which, hot* them, would Iiave been taken long since, wilbooie** reflecting on the consequenres—Ihe declarstioo A hostilities against the United Stares. As one ofyaf celebrated Editors says, nous verrons. In then' ** time, tbe Government is noiselessly marching Uwf* from Mexico into tlie interior ; and although theirdeaj filiation is said to be California, still tho knowledged the fact that in that department the Governmenti*‘ no need, or immediate need of more sold ers than lie there uow, would load one lo suppose that the real *•* fination of those al present on the march Northste is the frontier of Texas or that vicinity. It would bo folly, perfect madness,for a country** this, distracted and without means, to go lo war •*. the United States, and for a territory that does not *•’ long to them, but 1 still think tbe measure will**®. sorted to. In tny mind the matter does t ot admit*** doubt—if Texas is annexed, Mexico will Foreign merchants are purchasing up all the cochin** that can be bought, and remitting it to E u, bP* by*** 1 ry opportunity. Yours, Sec. Sea, A Virginia Verdict,—In Jefferson Virginia, Nelson Hooper, twenty-seven to tnbw years of age. has bei-n tried for the murder •* William Brooks, in Morgun County, on tb* February lust. The defence made was “itnasjjk It was proved that ihe prisoner was addicted tj drinking, frequently lo exceas. There »et»*** have been but little ground for a quarrel nst" iho parlies. The case accupisd iwo diy», Wednesday night Ihe whole matter wa» rofer a jury, who retired, and in *bout half *a b* ,,, turned with the following verdict t “ We, the jury, find ihe prisoner, Nel* on guilty of murder iu thi second degree, snd ** ^ certain the term of him imprisonment, io fl**r'JV ! lie jail, or peuiieutisry house, In the oily “• I maud, lo be eighteen years. The greatest compliment svsr paid by ” D * t I tary character to siioiher, wes P**d by Fr—, tlie Great lo Washington. ••Hi* tend i* *A *” I ad bi* bead is a sUte council N