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[Frmith* Savannah Republican.]
-HIS WHEAT-GROWING FRIENDS."
Wa are not at all aitonUhed that hia "wheat
E iitg" friends ahould have been taken somewhat
irpriee at the language used towards them by
McAllister, in 1834. It U amusing to notice
the confusion which this extract from the speech
of their candidate has produced in the Democratic
ranks. Those organs more immediately under the
eye of the "standard bearer" himself, have obser
ved a most commendable silence, only grumbling a
a little when the matter is pressed home too close
ly upon them. In distant parts of the State, the an-
ewers have been as various as the sources from which
they have originated. The Democratic oditor at
Augusta duclurea most lustily tliut Mr. McAllister
area alluding to the utiempi made in 1833 to dea-
etroy the Federal basic, though that subject it not al.
htded to in the remotest degree in the whole speech.
The mdre wltoy and experienced editor of the Ath
ens Homier, one of those hated yankecs, at which
the Dem'icratic candidate loves to take an occa
sional fling, puts on a grave face and questions the
ganmntness of the extract. He supposes it impos
sible that language, so unjust and grossly insulting,
oould have been used by thn very polite and pin ■-
sible gentleman now asking the voters of the wheat-
growing region to elect him to the first office within
their gift. Thinking on reflection that tho extract
may not be a " Whig lie,” the editor publishes it,
taking care to state that it is from a Whig paper.
If Mr. McAllister did use the languago, soys he,
*• none mill be more ready than himself to acknowl
edge that he was mistaken." Lest we might bo
suspected of misrepresenting the Banner we will
give his own words. After giving tho extract
from the speech, the Editor says:
‘‘We know nothing of the genuineness of the extract,
or bow the other parts of the speech may have modifi.
edor explained it; but we publish it as we find it in
the Whig papers. If Mr. McAllister made the remarks
attributed to him, none will be more ready than himself
to acknowledge that he was mistaken. Jlul it was a mis
take into which any one situated as he was might very
naturally have fallen. The facts lie brings forward in
reference to other States, are undeniably true. He had
no personal acquaintance with the people of the up-
country at that time, and without this personal know),
edge, it was not unreasonable for him to suppose that
a population engaged in similar pursuits, would bo con-
trolled by similar feelings. This opinion, too, might
have beeu strengthened, by the occurrences of the pre
ceding year in our own State. In 1833, the people
Abolitionists
■ttempta to emancipate thsir own slaves I And
yet Mr. McAllister’s apologist says that Its argued
u that slavery seat a subject with which Congress could
not interfere l" The two stories will not do to cir
culate together. The Democratic "standard bear
er" and bis apologist may settle the point of vera
city at their leisure. Our strongest objection to
Mr. McAllister's speech is, that lit his eagerness to
sustain Ills favorite doctrine of submissionism. he
not only found it necessary to slander his follow,
citizens of Georgia, but to nhnndun thn true doc
trine of the Smith, and ADMIT the right of Con
gress to interfere with our domestic institutions.—
We deny that right, and will defend our position,
even by force if necessary. Does not every man
see tile dnngersnus tendency of this position of the
Democratic nominee ? Tlmt if it be admitted tlmi
Congress has a right to interfere to check emanci
pation by our people on the oiio hand, it may also
interfere to compel it on the other ?
Can one who w ill utter such sentiments and ad
here to them, bo a safe depository of the honor
and interests of the people of Georgia ? We ask
the people of all purties to pause before they con-
fer upon such nji one the honors nnd responsibilities
of nn Executive chair, which is now so ably and
satisfactorily filled.
Savannah Republican.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION !
Bursting of a Puixhan Gun, No. 1 ! !!
Most of our readers ore nwnro of the bold as.
sertiuus made by Mr. McAllister’s organ in this ci
ty, on the 17th instant, that Governor Cruwford had
approved of ihe celebrated Algeiine law of 1841
i that he wns opposed to free suffrage, and tlmt the
| Editor wnsprepnred to prove the charge. In our
. columns of tlu day following we sluted, of our own
I personal knowledge, that [hero was notone word
of truth in the assertions. Wo were sustained by
the testimony of another gentleman, well known in
! tho city, who was also a resident of Augusta in
1841 and ’42. Notwithstanding this, the Editor
I persisted in his charge, backed by a correspondent
i who professed to have also been a resident of Au.
gusta, nnd oven went so far as to imlimato that
Gov. Crawford was in favor of oxlending such a
' law to tlie Stale at large.
Mr. Miller, who was the Senator from Richmond
. in 1841, who, at the request of the citizens of Au-
gusta, had the law passed, and who of course, is
most intimately acquainted with his history, unwill.
-, , r . , , ; ing that so base and groundless a slander against
jGovernorCrawford.houldgojtnexpopd.adSre^
Convention. The great question was that of represen.
tati»n. While the seaboard and middle sections of tho
opened to them to panto mral anil political (quality in 4 b« elected. But there are s.inie who are nnjtM*
the central regions of Aiuor.os, where the prejudlcnsof I,. tiougli In deny tlmt we nru at nil indebted to Mr.
ran do not exiat.” I .'draw ford, or the whig party, for (fie preemit fdvbr-
Can It be believed that In the month of Septena- j u l)lo condition of atfnirs in the State. The entire
her last, Mathew Hall McAllister, was in company v rrudil they give to a democratic legislature, who
Jtey would make us beliove originaied«eriaiu rules
and regulations which) bomg merely carried out by
site present dominant party, have proved advanta
geous to the Stale—thus arrogating to themselves
what they have no more right to than Daniel
O'Connell lias. Let litem back their representa-
it.ms bv appropriate extracts from the journals of
, the legislature, or any other authentic documents,
with the Individual who gave utterance to such sen
timents as Ihe foregoing, that lie occupied tlse same
stage mid addressed the same audience !! ‘‘Grit,
cious Heavens! /” Why did lie not regard Mr.
Bancroft ns a personal enumy t Why did he no
consider it an insult, to be placed in company with
one who had ever tittered such sentiments ? Why
did let not leave the meeting! Why did ho nut do
us his organ declares Judge Burrten should lji*ve fund lltcir assertions may then be entitled to seme
dune under similar circumstances ? Did he da so ? respect. Until they do, tltuir ‘say so' shall cer*
luinlv be taken for no more than it is worth.
But the boldest, most bare-faced effort to deceive
od the following letter to the Editor of Mr. McAl
lister’s organ. This letter was enclosed to a got)
State opposed ratification, because the white basis was jtlemanol great respectability in our city, who in
substituted fur that which allowed a representation of I the absence of the Editor ufori
substituted fur that which allowed a representation
three-fifths of the colored population, the up-counlry
supported the white basis with tho utmost tenacity.—
foresuid, handed it to
his properly authorized representative. This in-
, , dividual returned it with the declaration that it
Those who romeinber the angry warfare and the in- t wou | d be published ‘as soon us ho could got u letter
tense excitement which this question occasioned, will , r
not be surprised that a citizen of the seaboard region I fr ° n ' Au / u gentleman o whom it was
should misapprehend themotive which prompted those , entrusted regarding this proposed delay as entirely
of themountain portion to support the white basis. It unreasonable, and deeming the immediate publica-
wai but a natural error, which time and experience , lion as hut a simple act of justice to the injured
have entirely removed.” _ party, has pluced it in our hands, and we according.
Bat the Banner is mistaken. Tho oxtract from ! ly give it to our readers as follows, viz:
the speech of hiscundidato has been for weeks be- l Augusta July 22d 1845
lore the people, and yet lie is silent—silent as the ! Wm . M. Bulloch, Esq
grave! He has refused to acknowledge even his 1 -
“natural error!" He has suffered the lime to pass
and endorsed the charge afresh. We may there
fore consider the extract as.setting forth the senti
ments of Mr. McAllister ntthe present lime, and will
consequently take occasion at an early day to place
it in a still more authentic form before our rea
ders.
We confess ourselves highly amused at the con
fusion and awkwardness of this veteran of the
press. His nerves do not evon seem to have been
composed when lie penned the above paragraph.—
First, ho thinks it a Whig falsehood—a forgery.
Then he concludes that if it he true, Mr. McAllis*
ter will apologise,nnd finally lie sets about to apn|.
ogise himself, and before lie concludes makes the
astonishing discovery that after all, it is hut a natu.
ral erroi—that the Democratic nominee was in
1834, a little green—that he did not understand the
up country boys, and is therefore excusable for re
garding them as quasi abolitionists, and ns men who
ought to be controlled in their views and feelings
bythe bayonets of the Federal Government. Well
may Mr. McAllister exclaim “save me from my
friends." And yet this friend tells but the simplu
truth—lie only reduces Mr. McAllister’s language
to English, and toils the people in plain words what
the orator himself wished in tall them.
MORE OF THE “WHEAT-GROWING
REGION."
And su they have canto toil at last; Silence has
been broken, and Mr. McAllister’s friends are now
out in regnrd to bis "wheatgrowing" speech. Do
they deny the correctness of.the extract ? Do
they magnanimously follow the course suggested
by their Democratic brother of the Southern Ban
ner? Do they confess the error and make a bold
and honest apology for the insult offered to the hon
est hearted, plain spoken, hard working voters of
Ihe interior? Nut at nil- They excuse, explain,
defend. We are gravoly told that because the
people of other slave-holding Slates had declared
in favor of emancipation, therefore Mr. McAllis.
ter hud a right to single out a portion of the pen-
pie of his own State, and brand them with being
Abolitionists—with being bound to the institution of
slavery only by their interests—with being, in fine,
more obnoxious, and less to be relied on, on that
■ubjecl, than the people of the North !
Profound reasoning—strange apology this, from
Mr. McAllister to his ‘‘wheat growing” constilu-
ents!
Bill his friends go further. Tiiey justify his ex
traordinary language under the cuurse pursued by
the up-country people in the Convention of 1833,
in regard In the Federal basis. Now, saying noth-
ing about the remarkable and conclusive fuel,
that neither the Federal basis nor the Convention of
1833, are alluded to in his speech, and that the
•peaker is plainly treating of the subject of eman
cipation, let us see what this apology is equivalent
lu. Is it not the same as saying to the people of
the up-country, "We defend Mr. McAllister. He
was riglw. You were unsound on the subject of
tlaveryjn 1833. He spoke the truth—but now that
we want your votes, you ar e no longer Abolitionists.—
You are the “snoslproperesl" men in the world !—
Can it be supposed that the intelligent, free people
of the up-country, Whig and Democratic, wilt not
understand and appreciate such on npology as this
—suchginger-bread bribery? We spenk of the
people of middle and upper Georgia with confi-
deuce because we know them. They are keen-
sighted, patriotic, proud and revengeful. They
well knew how to respond to such language.
Butono of the Democratic “standurd hearer’s"
friends has made au astounding discovery. Speak-
ing of this 4th of July Oration, he gravely asserts
that "Mr. McAllister, assuming the true State Rights
position, argued that stately was a subject with which
Congress could not interfere,"
Could this writer have read the speech, or did he
propose to mislead his readers t Let us see wliat
Mr. Me Alllister says himself in the very speech in
question. Wo quote his own words:
"Look to the surface of your own State, and you will
perceive that the representatives in our domestic Legisla
ture from that portion of the Stale where our peculiar
property is essential to its prosperity, will in « few years
bear no proportion to thenumber of those who wilt represent
a wheat growing community, where a peculiar species of la
bor may and probably will leRNTiRELy dispensed with.
What then will brcome or our rights, left to
T*X “SUFREMB SOVEREIGNTY" OF A MAJOBJTV OF THE
rsoFLE of the State? Be not deluded my country,
men. The best protection we who live slong the coast
can beve for ourriglrte, is Jo r
i he found in sn equal sup
port of the General and State Government*. IN OR
DER THAT EACH MAY SERVE AS A CHECK
UPON THE OTHER."
Here is a distinct, poailiva, unequivocal declara
tion that hia very object in sustaining the General
Government in 1834, wm that tie might check these
Dear Sir :—My attention has been culled to
I some recent editorials in your paper, in relation to
certain acts of Governor Crawford and others, in
cluding myself, upon winch you base against Gov.
C. tlie charge of being opposed to free suffrage. I
take it for granted tlmt you woulddonoonem/enfiona/
injustice, and therefore address you ou tlie subject.
The act of 1841, authorizing tlie election of a Board
of Aldermen in Augusta, commonly called‘the Al
gerine law,’was passed without the knowledge, or
any consultation with, Mr. Crawford ; and when he
was first informed of its provisions, he expressed his
opposition to it because of its restrictions upon
the right of suffrage. He never advocated this
law, and was in favor of its being repealed, before
he becamo a candidate for the Legislature in 1842
His opinions were well known long before the elec
lion, and in the House of Representatives lie pro
cured the passage of the law abolishing tlie Board
of Aldermen:
You will oblige me by the publication of this
communication in your paper, or by such other no.
tico of the subject as will make Gov. Crawford’s
true position known to your readers.
Very respectfully, your ob’l. serv’t,
ANDREW J. MILLER.
This letter needs no comment. It at once shows
the utter falsity of the charge, and our only as
tonishment is, that a magnanimous opponent could
for a moment Imvo withheld it from tlie public.
Men aro all linblo to make erroneous, or oven false,
statements. It is generally deemed but fair and
honorable to retract them when the trutli lias been
established. That it has been established in this
case, no reasonable man cun doubt. It is useless
for us to use harsh words in depicting sucli conduct 1
Our readers will know wliat confidence to place in
a press which has been thus convicted and exposed,
and yet refuses to do simple justice by speedily
publishing tho truth. Can a cause so feeble, and
which requires such means to sustain it, receive the
support of honorable men ? As we cannot hope,
after the course pursued by the organ under Mr.
McAllister’s own eye, tlmt his friends abroud in
tend to do Mr. Crawford justieo if they can avoid
it, we trust tlmt tho Whig press, aided by the lion*
est and fair dealing Democrats throughout tho Slate
may unite in disseminating the truth and thus pros.
Irate the aspirant who would gain power by basely
misrepresenting his opponent.
Savannah Republican.
BURSTING OF PAIXilAN GUN, No. 3 !! !
It is not incumbent on us to depart from tlie main
point in controversy in the present campaign, to
defend tlie acts of gentlemen whose honor and his.
tory are moro properly in tlie keeping of llieir per
sonal friends. We have to do with tho candidates
and the party, not with the conduct of individuals.
Those who have no other objections to urge against
the Whig Governormay interest themselves in this
sort of warfaro, though their koepeis should advise
them to bo a litttlo mere cautions in their attacks.
A late number of [lie parly organ in this city
Contained an unusual quantity of liursli language
against Judgo Berrien and tlie Whigs,because, dur
ing the last summer the Judge mude speeches in
company with Dan’I. Webster. It is regarded as
a gravo offence for a Southern Whig Senator to be
found in company with a Massachusetts Whig—it
is taken ns prima facie evidence that both are un
sound on the question of slavery ? Tlie ridiculous
ness of tlie charge in this instance, is heightened by
the Bombasles Furioso style in which it is made.
"Gracious Heavens," exclaims the apologist of
Mr. McAllister," was there ever such a comprom
ise of the honor and dignity of our State before?
Find the page of history that records it!’’
Now can it be possible that this writer has for-
gotten tlmt Mathew Hail McAllister, bis own Can
didate is obnoxious to even a graver charge ? Dues
he forget the position which the present Democrat
ic nominee occupied with his quondam Abolition
friend BANCROFT, at tho great New York meet,
ing last summer ? Has he forgotten one of Ihe
prominent arguments of this Abolitionist Bancroft
in favor of Annexation ? Has lie forgotten his out
and out Abolition speech, which came to light about
tho time he received his present oflice under James
K. Polk ? If lie lias, we will endeavor to bring
him to his recollection by degrees. Here nru Mr.
Bancroft’s reasons for Annexation ns urged upon
bis Abolition friends at the North:
"Slavery is already in Texas ; its re-annexation in
that point of view,tends rather to set a territorial limit
to slavery, and would exclude in perpetuity, and still
more effectually than now, all increase of slavery from
•broad. A variety of causes conspire with an impulse
of their own nature to draw tboso of African descent
towards the South ; the boundary line of klflvery would
roads all along its present Northern frontier; and as
the spirit of emancipation increases, an avenue would be
Did he do it ?—answer us, ye Apologists ?
The papers of tlie duy inform us that Mr. B sn-
cruft wus received with ail "enthusiasm which baj fits
description”—tlmt on Ilia appearance, “one unit ter
gal shout burst from Ihe dense multitude inside the
Halt, and was re-echoed by thousands and thousands
of voices outside” !!
Such was the reception given to a Massacfius.
setts Abolitionist by the nssemhle'1 Democracy o I
New York—the greeting "so insulting to tlie people
oftlio South fell upon tho ears" of'a prominent Dem
ocrat—one Mathew Hall McAllister. "lie sat be-
nuulli tho cold flush of Bancroft's eve," and liost-d
him utter such language as the following :
“We meet to-niglit, fellow-citizcns, in tlie bonds of
a common Union, linked together ir, one common broth
erhood of spirit awl effort, all animated by the same feel
ing, and all, I trust, desirous to attain one object" ! !
Did he resent it ? Did he leave the meeting ?—
Did he demur to tlieso expressions ? Did lie deny
that they were n common brotherhood, animated by
the samefeeling 1 Did lie even beg leave lo state
that he differed from his distinguished brother De
mocrat in regard to the practical results of annerc-
ulion—tlmt if he could supp so for one momer-.t
that it would result in the abolition of slavery at amt
period, however remote, lie would scorn botlt the
measure and its advocutes ? Ah, no. He made a
speech, in which he look occasion to shake his gold
chain at the crowd in illustration of tho oppressions
of the Tariff, and to make the astonishing an..
nouncement tlmt the balance of trade against til c
South was annually only seventy three millions mf
dollars! Chivalrous Democrat! High ton ad
Southron ! Distinguished Financier! Shades of
Alexander Hamilton and James G. Birney, hit Ic
your diminished heads ! This defender of Souti i- |f
ern rights, this regulator of trade and commerct •,
is to be made Governor of Georgia over Geo. W .
Crawford, because ofhis gallant conduct oil this oc
casion ! " Mr. McAllister, the defender of tlv ■
South” ! The thing is as ridiculous us was Ilka
effort to dub Martin Van Buren will) tlie title of
General! He who was "cheek by jowl" with tlu i
Abolitionist Bancroft at Tammany Hall, who tritv -
oiled into tlie interior of New York, nnd who aid •
ed in the election of Silas Wrigiit, will find it quip o
as important to employ liis friends in explaining Id «
own conduct as in attacking tliut of others w It .>
are not candidates before tlie people. Mr. McA l
lister is a candidate—we are glad of it. His oj
gan lias waged warfare oil tlie Whig party for act 1
less reprehensihla limn those of which their owi i
“ standard bearer" bus been guilty. Will the; v
abandon him—or will they endeavor to sustain hin i
before the people? According to their own show .
ing, the Whig party should be defeated because ( \ s
tiiey alledge) one of ils members may Imvo beo o
caught in bad company. What will the people in y
of the men whose very champion lias been gui.V.y
of nn infinitely higher offence against their rigi its
and interest?
Savannah Republican.
THE FEOFI.B’S CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR,
ttEOKGB W. CRAWFORD.
the public, is to be found in the last Georgia Coi)
stitutionalisl, in a cnmiiiuiiicnliun which is an at-
templed answer to that of tlie • School Master,’
which we copied in our last, from the Southern
Recorder. We aim not lo tefule the arguments,
or correct the statements, of ‘Piney Woods,' sumo
of which, being founded entirely upon supposition,
nre instable nnd insignificant. That task we lenve
to tlie Recorder’s friend, tlie ‘Schoolinnster,’ who,
with the aid of tlie ligiits which are before him
cannot fail to oslnblish the correctness of his own
positions. But we cannot forbear noticing tho ‘un-
L blushing hardihood,’ nnd effrontery of this ‘piney
I woods’economist, in speaking ol ‘the outraged and
[plundered people of Georgia,’ and tlie ‘wasteful
[profligacy that is now carried on in Millodgeville.’
’ This is certainly taking high ground. Up to tlie
time of Crawford’s election the people of Georgia
bad been • plundered,’ llieir currency wns rlepro
ciated, tlie credit of llieir Stale destroyed, and many
of their number brought to penury, by tlie Imd
management, not to say ‘profligacy.’ of llieir ru
lers. The people cnlled for reform—Crawford
'was placed in tlie Gubernatorial office—whigs had
I the supremacy where demucrats were before domi
nant, and soon affairs took another direction. Tlie
.credit of tiie State was restored and every man
jsuw around him evidences of betteT times. How
| has this been brought about ? By a retrenchment
i of the expenses of government? By the superior
j management of the Executive ? No—but hv the
J ‘wasteful profligacy that has been carried on at Mil
\ledgtville,' at the expense of ‘ an outraged and
plundered people'!!!
Surely Mr. ‘Piney Woods' must have spent his
whole life in studying the rules ofcau.se and effect,
j Judging from tlie expressions to which we have
j i alluded, we think lie would argue thus: If a man
1 ' strikes due east, from nny given point, nnd con
tinues in that direction, lie will, in the course of
time, find himself returned to tlie precise point
whence lie slutted; consequently, if u mail will) n
given capital commences squandering it,and keeps
up a regular course of profligacy, lie will at tiioend
of a few years, find his whole capital suddenly re
placed in bis pocket,—e. g., tlie Slate of Georgia
commenced squandering her resources—one prufli-
. gate administration succeeded another, until tlie
) (ptople were absolutely reduced lo poverty and dis
tress—but nil at once tiiey found themselves re
stored to u slate of prosperity. They were natu
rally led to inquire into the cause of this sudden
nnd fnvnraUlo change, when, to their profound ns-
tonishnicnt, tiiey found the conduct of their rulers
still marked by the same extravagance and pro
fligacy that had hitherto characterised them,—pro.
viug, most manifestly, that a continuation of tlie
cause will invariably produce a complete inversion
of the effect.
WHIG MEETING IN BALDWIN COUNTY.
A meeting of the Whigs nf Baldwin County, will be
held in Millcdgevilleon Friday, lh«8th ol August next,
fur the purpoee of selecting delegates, lo meet those of
Haocock County on Saturday, the 16th August, at
CARR'S MILLS, to nominate a candidate for SENA
TOR for the district of Hancock and Baldwin.
And also, to nominate a Candidate for tlie REPRE
SENTATIVE BRANCH ol the State Legislature for
I III |
Baldwin County.*
A general attendance is expected.
goUvhaint which they fear to di.pl,, bsfere"ih,' B ZT‘
Of .he "WHEAT GROWING REGION."
would all be lurmlese in itself, were it H ot that it ,Z*
vatea the man, while in our eeiimatinn, to tho r i 1M ‘
the Federal Government, Hie loseer.ihe Slate Gev,* 1 ’
mer t, it rendered aubeidiary. But “Here was ati^u
when Georgia claimed as her political leader, aw*,
who brooked no intuit, no slight, lo her sovereign),‘
and who would bo torn in piece, ere they would mil,' ’
her subsidiary to Federal polities, losing all caste h»*
aelf. A scion of men like these, Ihe Whigs P re Mn i j,
the person of Geohoe W. Csawior#, |( „„ '
nenls can say as much for Mr. McAllister,
llieir course,rer his, previous to his iiominatitn w -«
sustain them io it! We regret this, but it i, (jl
fault, not oure.
Against consolidation of the Federal and gj ,
eminent, do we therefore protest, and we call upog a
true hearted Georgians, lo be warned in lime.
[ From the Chatlahoocheee.]
ll seems lu be a matter of surprise, with mu ny
of tlie democratic editors in Georgia, that'ihe
whig parly sliuuld lie so zealous and united in th ir
laudations of his Excellency Governor Crawfo rd,
on account of the I'uultlcssncss of his adminiat: a-
tion. Say they—Wlint do the whigs mean ? I* < it
so astonishing, so wonderful, so vuslly prnisew >r-
thy, that a public officer should do his duly ? Tin iso
who propose this question must surely have an . ex.
coedingly limited knowledge of human cliaract er.
and very little experience in ihe ways of tlie wor Id;
particularly in these times of corruption, when pt r-
ly considerations seem paramount lo every olht r.
Lei them search tlie pages of our Stale’s histo ry
from its beginning up lo the present time, and s ee
how lew of tlie thousands who huve been fuvor ed
with public trusts, have discharged tiicir duly, thi sir
whole duty, and nothing but their duty- fluu ma< uy
of them have met with the decided indignation of
the public—some even with the maledictions of' t hi
people, on account of tiicir rernissness in tlie cia-
churgo of the functions of ihoir several offict s?
Wo could cite some, even within the boundary of
our own limited observation, against whom t iin
people (excepting a paltry few, who make it a poi
to support their fellow partisans right or wron< ,)
have risen, en masse, and expressed their loads at
disapprobation nf their derelictions of duty. Ot l.
ers, again, we have known to be faithful lo tlie >
trusts, us fare as they were able; and who, hud i*
not been for small errors of the head, rather thl n
of tho heart, might huve given universal snlisfu-c.
tion. Ever, these received the highest commendlt.
lions of their friends, while their enemies, by lltai r
silence, acknowledged their worth; Yet there '»
one who, in the dischurgu of trusts for which b
made himself responsible, has proved himself piss,
sussed not only of tho will, but also of tlie nhilify,
lo advance tlie interest of the people. Still, he It. ae
done nothing but his duly; and therefore, deserv es
no commendation- How wonderfully wise nre the
maxim of modern democracy ! Let n man do w hat
could not be expected of him, nnd then, and t htn
only, is lie worthy to be liouured ! The lioncsc la
borer, who strives diligently from morning liil
night, and day after day, in order to feed, chi the,
and educate those who, in the providence ol G hid,
have been made dependent upon him,nnd thu91 eit
her them respectable ami useful members of ro-
ciely, deserves no praise—for, lie does nn nr lure
than his duty. Tlie missionary of tho cross, who
wears out his life in striving to elevate his fui 'few
men, from heathenish durkness to the light of the
gospel, deserves no commendation—for he doe! - no
more than his duly. The man who, by misfort ui-.o
or bad management, lias been, plunged in debt to a
vast amount, und for the sake of his creditors spe nr!p
his days in toil nnd privation, denying himsell 'all
but the bare necessaries of life, merits no comm en.
dation—for, ufier nil, lie does but bis duly. !) i’li#
patriot soldier who, when the fool of the aggroi sor
is planted on ilia country’s soil, flues lo her prol cc.
Governor Crawford’s administration lias been so
Unexceptionable, and so unassailable, that his oppo.
Dents have pretty much abandoned attacking it. His
friends proudly and confidently challenge investigation
and we desire nothing more than that his acts for the
last two years should be thoroughly silled. They will
eland any test that the most ingenious and speculative
can design ; and then lei thorn bo contrasted with those
of his predecessors. Tho most prejudiced, if ho will
express Ills honest convictions, must admit that the
comparison will be greatly to his advantage. What is
there that lie has either done or left undone, that the
ppople can except tot We are all individually and
collectively, interested in tho economical administra
tion of the government; it is of primary consideration
and the public mind is first directed lo it. Let the
voters of tho State examine for themselves, look over
, the public accounts as they would their own, and af.
i ter making all the calculations, strike the balance for
(Ihcmsclves. The aid of interested demagogues, sel-
j fish office seekers, or partisan editors, is not needed.—
' That class of the community, or at least a portion of
them, are laboring in llieir vocation when they are en-
j gaged in mystifying tlieacis of an opponent, and con-
I fusing the minds of the people. Wliat will be the re-
I suit of such an examination? Every man who pays
' his tax, will learn the gratifying truth, that the public
money has been judiciously and economically expen
ded. There is not a single fund, whether it be 1 lie
contingent fund, the military fund, the printing fund,
the Penitentiary or Ihe Legislature, in which there has
not been a very considerable curtailment of expense.
We will iiotsay, that a Democratic Governor might not
have done the same, but this we do know, that they
have not done it. Governor Crawford lias demonstra
tively shown, that abuses did exist in the administra
tion of our Slate Government, and that reform was
necessary and practicable.
Why did not his immediate predecessors accomplish
during their eight years administration wliat lie lias
effected in his two years adrmnis'tration? Tho same
necessity existed then for tho correction of those abu
sos, and l lie same power and meaiiB were at hand.
Why were not this power and meanBso applied? It
was not Democratic policy to do ro. This the only an
swor that can bo given. Mr. McAllister might make
as good a Governor as Mr. Crawford. Wo can not
epeak with the same positiveness of contingencies as of
realities, lie may have all the qualifications of an ox-
cel lent Governor; and possibly would administer the
government equally as acceptable as Mr. Crawford
would;—but wliat lie would be, or what lie c> uld, or
would do, is all a matter of conjecture. Mr. Crawford
lias been fried and has not been found wanting; the
nominee of tlio Democratic parly is untried and his
election would ho an experiment which would not be au
improvement of our present condition, but might be
materially detrimental to our interest. There is a
homely admonition which every prudent man applies
safely lo tlio government of liis own private affairs—
it is to let well alone. The same prudent rule of con.
duct is rqually applicable to tlio administration of pub-
he affairs, and if the people are wise, they will be gov-
erned by it accordingly.—Macon Messenger.
GOV. CRAWFORD’S ADMINISTRATION.
The desperate efforts making by the opposition to
defeat the election of Governor Crawford, is evidence
that they view him as a formidable opponent, in whom
the people have great confidence. And well they may,
for never had they a Chief Magistrate whose efforts
lu promote the interests of the State, have been so un
tiring and so successful. In derision he has been termed a
Dime saver. Well, the good, upright, and industrious
people of the State, know that lie who lakes care of the
pence, will take care of the pounds—and liiat if Gover
nor C R A wroRDsaves tlie Dim es,i hat he wi II save the Dol-
larb—while a Governor, or a party, who squander
Dimes will not hesitate tosquander Dollars'.
We wished though, inthiB brief article, merely toal.
luJe to, and guard tho people against, the false state
ments going tlie rounds of the Democratic presses.
Judging from their start, there is no knowing where
some of these Democratic writers will end. Most un-
blusliingly do they promulgate a falsehood—and when
that is exposed, instead of retracting, ns honorable oppo-
nents ever will do, they re-assert the same. Such per
secution of a faithful Chief Magtftrate will, we have
no doubt, excite the people to a just revenge. And it ia
only necessary that they .should know it, lo visit, with
llieir wrath, those time servers of parly, who dare totra-
dace for the purpose of deceiving the people.
Take, for instance, the various representations that
have been made, in relation to his administration. A
few weeks ago, it was conceded by most of the Demo
cratic papers in Georgia, that "Governor Crawford
made a good Governor”—all the objection they had to
him, was that lie was not a l’olk man, or tint a Demo.
crat but in relation to his policy, and liis adniinis-
tration, they had not a word of condemnation to
say. Now, since his candidacy for re-election, one
terms his administration the most extravagant on rcc-
ord—and another, directly contradicts this assertion, but
ridicules him, as a Dime saver. A third charges him
with being opposed to free suffrage, and when this is
proven false, it reiterates the charge! Wliat then are
we to expect from such a beginning ?
PEOPLE OF GEORGIA, bo on your guard I We
tell you that all this effort—this departure from truth,
augurs badly for your future prospects, should success
attend such efforts. For our own part, wc have every
confidence in the result, but wo would scarcely hold our
self blameless, were we to permit the circulation of
such falsehoods, without an effort to guard those against
them, who are the most interested. The evils of mis-
management, extravagant expenditures, and political
corruption—the prostitution of the people’s interests at
the shrine of party preferment—must all be visited, not
upon political leaders, but upon the honest, hard working,
TAX PAYING PEOPLE of tlio Slate. Let these,
therefore, be warned in time, and the machinations of
the designing will recoil upon themselves!
A Little Falsehood Nailed to the Counter.
/l’he Democracy a short time since were gratulating
■.themselves upon the discovery of a mare's nest, ft
jtvas said, that in one particular instance Mr. Crawlord
; had opposed free suffrage. As this was a beautiful
I theme to dilate upon, the Democratic party took up the
note, and them waB immediately an immense wear and
tear of mind; with a profusion of ink spilt, in eloquent
, . - . . mid heart stirring appeals to the enraged sens,bilities
lion, and, after years of privation nnd danger, s uc- 1 -of the people. Their rights had been trampled upon ;
eeeds in restoring her lo tranquility and Treed urn, 1,’lhat precious boon for which their forefathers had'
deserves not even the meed of praise for his i er-
vices—for he does no more than liis duly. Ja ck-
son, nor Marion, nor Washington, nor nny uf tlio
tho veterans who assisted in erecting (lie stand nrd
of Freedom over llieir country, are worthy of tlio
praise which has been lavished upon them—for , in
nil their deeds of noblo daring, they did no uv oru
than their duty. Bui how is it with La Fayette —
does he desorvo no praise? Most assuredly— -ho
was a foreigner—he came across the broad I) luo
sea nnd fought and bled fur a country lo which lie
owed nothing—he did more than his duly,—tho re-
fore, praise him!—Pruise him, ye loud soundi mg .
symbols! ‘
We like to ho able to hurra in safety now .-and
then; perhaps if Prince Albert is willing to do
more than his duly, we can prevail upon him Jo
condescend to take the reins nf government for
the little State of Georgia for a while, lliou yve
should have a Governor for whom we could . ven
ture to htrra to our heart’* cement, withou t tho
fear of making fools of our«eivei.
But, to be aerious—the present adminislrt ttiou,
a* all candid tnen will acknowledge, has at least
been a satisfactory one. Governor Crawfui ,-d has
■ fought, bled, and died, the inestimable and sacred right
isif suffrage had been violated by the Whig candidate
‘for Governor. It was asserted positively as a factsus-
lecptible of the best of proof, that in 1841, Mr. Crawford
I bad approved of a local act relating lo tlie organization
jof the aldermen of Augusta, and which act it was said
, restricted tho rigid of suffrage. This wasja heinious
; offence on the part of Mr. Crawford, and the conclusion
I may at once be drawn, that lie was no frior.d of tlio
people. It was of course converted at once into poJi-
' tical capital; and political writers and speakers begun
immediately to bank upon it — Unfortunately for them
this capital turns out to be entirely .fictitious. It is a
shear fabrication, a gross falsehood.
A loiter from Andrew J. Miller, the estimable Sen
ator from Richmond county, mils this lie to the coun.
'er.—Macon Mess.
! A Legal Fiction.—At a lato term of the Court
t of Common Pleas in this county, iwo of the allor-
, noyi having some altercation, commenced bandy.
, ing epithets, by no means complimentary to each
other, (ai these good men do occasionally.) when
. liis honor, the presiding Judge, interfered, and re-
, marked that 'it wai presumed the member* of the
bar were gentlemen, and that they ahould treat
j ' jach other as auoh.' 'Yea, your honor,’ aaid one
performed hia duty to the Stale, which ia «|| that j of them,‘I ao understand it, but it ia of one ihoee
could reaaonebly he desired of him, and ell that ! legal fiction* not alwaya borne out iu practice
will be eaked of Mr. McAlllater, in caae b e ahould
Ex. Paper.
OUR STATE, NOW AND FOREVER!
A writer, in the last number of tlie Journal, in re
viewing the action of the late Democratic, and tho late
Whig Convention, calls the attention of the people to
one very important item for their consideration. We
allude to the effort on tho part of the Democratic party,
to make tho State Government, and its administration,
a secondary object, while their main one is, to render it
dependent upon Federal movements, Federalpujitics, and
Federal sway. If this he so—and who can doubt it that
has read the proceedings of llieir convention .’—ought it
not to alarm all who have the least respect for Slate In
dependence, or for State sovereignty? Why, let us
ask, should the local elections uf our State, turn upuu
Federal politics? Why should the Baltimore Resolu
tions, adopted to elect Mr. Polk, in 1844, be brought
into a canvass for our State officers ? To tlio reflecting
man, belie Whig or Democrat, these are hard ques
tions to answer. The acquisition of Oregon—the gen
eral policy of the Federal Government, have very little
to do with Georgia’s local affairs. Tlicyjmay it is true
be of vast importance to political leaders, who wish to
figure in the “Nation’s eye,” as Senators in Congress,
Judges, &c., or tu those who go for the loaves and fish
es of office—but success under such a banner will nev
er pay the public debt of Georgia—will never reduce the
taxes—will never ensure to the people economy, retrench
ment, or continued reform of public abuses, ft will nev.
er make the Penitentiary a source of revenue to the
State—it will never complete the State Road without
additional extravagant expenditures—and it will never
furnish the people with a sound currency.
Georgia should control her own affairs—and Geor
gians should view with a jealous eye every movement
of political leaders that tends to such a consolidation
or that would merge our Slate into National affairs.
Now, contrast tlio action of the Whig Convention
with that ol the Democratic, and wliat a difference ia
presented to the view ! Or, if tlio reader pleases, com
pare the course pursued by the press and leaders of the
Whig parly, with that of the other—and wliat is glar
ingly presented to liis notice I Assembled to nominate
a candidate for the Chief Magistracy of Ibeir State, or
engaged in advocating liis election, you hear from the
Whigs what pertains to tho contest before them. Thera
is no avoidance of the true issue, but leaving the Fedor,
al adm inisiration to attend to its own, they call
tlio people's attention to home affairs, ft is pointed
out to them, how the State Government should be con
ducted—they are told loo how it has been conducted—
uf the faithfulness of the present incumbent, tha
people’s Btowsrd—and with one voice they nominate
li.in as their candidate for re-election, and ask from tha
people llieir support. They look not to any thing con
nected witli Federal politics, to control their movoments-
In the selection of llieir Chief Magistrate, they call
not upon the people of Georgia to know, whether he is
a supporter of Mr. Polk, or the Federal administration-
But viewing their State as free, sovereign, and indepen
dent they select a candidate and present him to the peo
ple, beca use he is a Georgian, worthy of Ihe State that
gave him birth, and because her glory, her intorccis, her
honor, her people, arc witii him paramount tu every
other consideration.
But whatever may he the motive, on tho part of tho
leaders of our opponent*, in making Federal matters
superior to, and overruling home affairs, it is danger-
oua to encourage them in it. ft is consolidation in its
worst form, and will go aa far, nay farther, than tho fed.
cral bayonet, to deatroy Stale sovereignty. Tho latter,
if pointed at ua now. would bo a* fearlessly viewed, a*
it wa* about the time that Mr. McAllister waa Die-
trict Attorney—whilst the former course, entangles our
rights, and ore we are aware of it, the power of reaia-
lance, bath departed from ut forever.
Theee are no ialo surmises—no fears entertained
without a cause. Wo tell the people that thoir leaders
of th* opposition have too much regard for Federal tm.
bracts. They like the show, tho glitter, the parade, Of
W ashington City. They iik* to be favorites of the Pro-
aident—they like to he attendants at court, and sport
MR. McALUSTER’S LEGISLATION.
Tho candidate for so high an official station, u thu
of tho Chief Magistracy of a State involved in
and lier people burlhcned with heavy taxation,.eaglu ^
be, wliat liis friends say Mr. McAlluter is r a man af
eight" industry, and-ability. Bat we prefer judging
tree by its fruit. Evidence is thus presi nted to ih.
sight, a* well as to tho taste, and there ean ht 0 ,
take, aelo the value of the tree. It shonkflie „ 0100
with those who advocate Mr. McAHiater’s elsctwj. fc
is not enough to say that he possesses qualities "oahni.
rably qualifying" him for tho Chief Maeistracy. fi*,
should proceed to prove it to the people by his acts, for
a long time he ha* been in public life—for years lie
in the State Senate—where then has beca exhibited kit
wisdom, ability, or foresight? What measure ol Staw
policy did he originate that, npon trial, has proved ben-
eficial to the people ? In what have the "supreme sn
oreignty” of Ihe lowlands, or the people of the "tdm
growing region, been benefitted by his legialati^
Give to the people, gentlemen, some information as to
these important points. Rely upon it, it is not .-nri
to say that Mr. McAllister is thus and so, unless you aa
prove it by acts of liis public life. We all know,and
concede, that he lias been faithful to bis party—thi) bo
is a lawyer of respectable standing—that he waiieal.
ous in his advocacy of Mr. Polk’s election—that ht
“ sounded his clarion" before the Democracy of N e ,
York against Mr. Clay-and that in the asocmblop,
where he made a display, (as well as in those addrewd
by Mr. Berrien) all sorts of people, abolitionists,*,,,,
monites, tariff, and anti.tariff men, were also preiem
Upon tlicee grounds it is useless to advocate Kiselev
tion, or to endeavor to make capital, \V e , tktumlt
want better evidence astoTiis funea*for theslationXid
in their name, do we call for it again. In the mean
time, we wit! continue to touch upon Mr. McAllister's
legislation, and in our present number will present the
reader with a few more facln.
We have before alluded to Mr. McAllister's impra.
dent support of the Darien Bank, when itappliedfor
recharter, notwithstanding be must have known that
was a rotten concern. A due regard for the poopli*s in'
terests, as well as l lie State’s, should have made hin
more cautious, to say tho least of it. He mllliXK
that the Stale had placed in that bank, a largo amount,
8300,000, as a poor school fund—and philanthropy,*
due regard for the ime.-estoof the poor, and the sacrei
cause of Education, ought to have influenced this hod.
ing benator in liis action, on the important subject the,
before tiis blale Senate. But his prudence, Ids sagacity
his faitlifulnsBs to the people, to the poor, who were*
deeply interested and who have been bo largely (he sol
ferers, all deserted him. An examination of the Journ,
ol tlio bennie for 1834, ihe time the Bank was reclisi
tered, ae well as a recurrence, by those who were pres
cut at the time to the incidents not of record, will slam
the seal of condemnation upon the Democratic nomi
nee, and will prove to the satisfaction of the reflectini
and holiest of both parlies, that it is doubtful wholhei
such a legislator will make a prudent Governor,
addition to his voting down Mr. Doughorly’s propoii
tion to have an examination of the Bank, before it wu
recharlcred, lo which wo have heretofore referred, am
which had it passed would have saved the State am
people, the great losses which they have sustained, n
find him making efforts, and striving to screen from,th»
Legislature, the true condition, of the Bank, by with
holding the names &c,. of ils debtors. Wo will ei
plain.
On page 250, and 257 of the Senate Journal, Mr
McIntosh offered a resolution calling for the publicatioa
annually, of a list of debtors to the Central Bank—lo
which the following was offered as an arnomhnent.
“ And whereas, the State of Georgia owns at lea*
seven-tenths of the capital of the Bank of Darien,
Be it therefore resolved, that the Directors of aid
Bank be, and tbeyaru hereby required to conform fully
to tlie requisitions made in the preceding resoluliou
upon tlie Central Bank of tbc Statu of Georgia; and
every bank in the State of Georgia, li" rcquireii loinilic
tho same reports required of said Central Ilauiqin
which the Stale is a Slock holder J
Now, the situation of the Darien anuCsniralBank,
at that time, demanded some suoli action. Theyrefk'*
money, locked up, in tlie latter particularly, war, m***
/hen well known,going, nobody knew how. AaifrW
that time, until the present, with all tlie investigate
that have keen had, no satisfactory shewing ba»k*w
made. The fatal recharter of tho Bank, and refaatl M
investigate its affairs, gave it license to abuse tha pub
lic trust, and. every voter of Georgia knows bo» l> r
that abuse was carried. Had Mr. McAllister netH-
crcised his influence to prevent investigation,
procure its re-charter, the State wuu.d liavebssnsarrd
great loss, and the poor school fund, would bsve db'
peused incalculable blessings even until the petit* 1
day. But it is all gone, and it will be years bsfwetk
Stale will recover from the rash actioaol Mr.McAlliw*
and bis compeers of the Senate.
Does such legislation qualify him for tho CtuM Ma
gistracy of Georgia? Is it au evidence of hi* "*4*t-
ruble foresight," of his prudence, of his wisdom? Th*
people will demand an answer!
In 1835, it being proposed to submit the quciti***
the jMjuple, whether Banks should be incorporated by 4*
Legislature to build Rail Roads with,Mr. NcAllol**
voted against the resolution. This we presume, i***
evidence of Ilia respect for the people’s voice,or,mlk*i
an evidence of lus sterling Democracy.
The same year, he voted against a resoluti***"®
provided that braimlies of a certain Bank, “shall °*
placed within any incorporated town, or city,—
lo the wishes of a majority of its citizens." '1 hi* *•**’
otiier evidence of lus democracy.
The same year, lie votedagaiaet Mr. Gordsn s
menl to a bill w hich provided that if a Bank “*^ ^
or refuse to pay its bills er bank notes, its cbsrtel
thereby be forfeited." This is au ovidettce of k'F'
yard for a sound currency.
An opponent of corporations, or monopolies, elm
in theory, lie voted for almost every bank **•***•*’
company incorporation, that came up before the ^
while he was a member ef that honorable body.
mention, tbie, not tliat we disapprove of si! lb*** ’
but lo show how leoseMr. MaAUisler’e legis!* 1 '*®^
lie voted for the Georgia Rail Road
the Central Bail Road and Banking Ceaipaaj""
Literary Bank of Ihe Slat# of Georgia-m « ,lc-
charter of tlie Planters’ Dank—for a Rail
the Ocmulgoe to the Flint River known aath«8f**J
Rail Road—aud, in 1836, we find him in the S““T
tee page of Senate Jotuual, 118—making th*
ing iDotioik _
••On motion of Mr. McAllister, the *“l*
pended sad th* bill from tha House of
to anrcod the charter ef Ui* Memo# Rail -._ t
piny, incorporated foe the purpooe ef eoata
rail road from the city of Macon to tho u ’ wn ® ^ •
in Monr<v? county, to extend tbc route vfrt'
