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19 MACON TEMGKAPH. /oil. Neiiliei of tho prisoners, tts you infiino closed iheir eyes. Louis kept ! died on his mother. Silo sat upright .ak ireo iho cord was fastened around vafsi, and round the tree, which had been _ / Aedby lightuingi the moon poured its beams 'yCiigh tho naked branches upon tier face, cou- Ilsod with tho agony .of despair and fear, pith one baud sho held a crucifix to tier lips, lie other on her rosary. The sight of ills moilier in such a situation, stirred up daring thoughts in thu bosom of the heroic boy—but he lay powerless in his uucte’s naked and brawny arms. lie tried to disengage himself, but at the slightest movement, Mecumeh, tho* still sleeping, seemed conscious, aud strained him closer to him. At last tho strong sleep, that in tho depth of the night steeps the senses -a ut ter lorgetfulness, overpowered him, Ills arms relaxed their hold, and d»opt beside him, >uid lei Louis free. ' ’ He rose cautiously, looked for one instant on the iudiaus, and assured himself they all slept profoundly, lie then possessed himself of Mecumeh’s knife, which lay at his feet and severed the cord that bound bis mother to the tree. Neither of them spoke a word—but with tlie least possible sound they resumed the way 4 by which they had come from the shoie, Louis in the confidence, and Marguerite witii the ' jy.nt hope of reaching it before they were over- ' taken. ‘They had nearly attained the margin of the i river, witere Louis meant to launch one of tho > canoes uod drop down the current when thu In- ? diati yell resounding through the woods, struck 1 on their ear.—They were missed, pursued, and escape was impossible. Marguerite, panic struck sunk to thu ground, nothing could chock the career pi Louis. “On—on, mothei*, he * cried, to tho shore—to the shore.”—She rose v and instantly followed tho boy. The sound of tho pursuit came nearer and nearer. They ' reached tho shore, and thero beheld three ca- 'noes coming swiftly up the river. Animated with hope Louis screamed the watch word ol the gairLou, and was answered by his father’s voice. . "*C . * “The' possibility of escape, and the certain, • approach of her husband, iofusefi now life into Marguerite, “Your father cannot see us, ” slid said* “as wo stand here in the shade—hide yourself in that thicket, I will plunge into th| water. Hbuis crouched under the hushes, and was completely bidden by an overhanging grape vine, whilst his mother advanced a few steps into thu water and stood erect where she could be distinctly seen. A shout from the canoes apprised her that she was recognised,' and at the same moment, the ludians who had- now reached the shore, rent the air with thoir cries of rage and defiance—They stood for a moment, as if deliberating what next to dp; Mecumeh maintained an undaunted and resolv-. ed air—but with his followers tho aspect of armed men, and a force thrice their number,' had its usual effect. They fled. He looked alter them; cried “shame” and then with a desperate yell leaped tnto thu Water and stood beside Marguerite. Tho canoes wero now ' within, a few yards—Ho put his knife to her bosom—“The daughter of Tecumsch, he said, “should have died by the judgment of our war riors, but now by u brother's hand must she perish;” and lie drew back his arm to give vig or the fatal stroke, when an arrow pierced his own breast, and liu fell insensible at his sister’s side. A moment after Marguerite was in the arms of hor husband, and Louis with his bow unstruug bounded from tho shore and was re ceived m his father’s canoe, and tho wild shores \ rang with the acclamation of the soldiers while bis lather’s tears of pipde aud joy ware poured like rain upon his cheek.” liiisti-iotis heron,' for its prey-?—look up yonder glade, w here the long moss waves its sombre trc>scs thick among thu forest, ns if nature was in iiiouruuig for the tlocay of somu ol her han dy work—all, ull these gifts wore once tho sou’s of tho forest:—poor, wretched nice, whom are I hey now 1 Forlorn, miserable, and dejected- reduced to the miserable romitant pt a onco powerful, nation, they were to end their days far to the west across the groat Mississippi, and reiimpiisli the find of their childhood, and the bone* of their fathers, now laying sileutly un der the clod of tho valley, to the rapacious en croachments of tho White'Mini, t arcwell, ho frauticly exclaimed; my once happy Ian*.and rushing into the forest, Was quickly lost a- mOiigst its thick foliage. I almost repented that I had solicited from him the tradition of die snake, since the history of tills monster had lad to a digression so affecting. Columbus Eng. From the Signs of the Times May, 24. We arc indebted to the kindness of a friend for an opportunity of presenting the following interesting letter to our readers. It will be pe rused with deep attention by every citizen who values tlie councils of wisdom aud venerates tlie disinterested patriotism of our revolutionary patriarchs. SALEM, April 18, 1828. “Dear Sir.—Since closing my letter in an swer to your inquiry, I have thought it might not be unacceptable to you to liavu a short ac count of tho defence of.Ni Oileuns, derived from a source which you may nut have seen. “All admit that Gen. Jackson deserved well of his country for that defence. I have read the details of it, as given by an English officer, who served with tlie British army there, and witnessed all that passed. Tlie first budy of British troops, 1600 strong, advuuced and res ted some miles below tho city. There were Queen Ann, gninedso niauy signal victories over tho French Armies for which lie was cel ebrated throughout Europe, as Wellington has been in our day, for his victories-over tho nine enemies' af Britain ;—of ihat great D’nko of Malborougk Lord Chesterfield says—“I knew him extromuly well.”—“He Was eminently illiterate, tvrolo bad English and spelled it worse.” Deep reading and scholarship, it is well known iu-tlio United States, arc not essen tial in the bond of'our government to insure its faithful administration. An immense quan tity, of learning may ho acquired, much to the pleasure of tho individual; but to little purpb.se us respetts the public. “The older Adams, in. his detailed dolence of tho American Consti tutions, long siiico avowed a truth:—alus but too well known that KNOWLEDGE is by no means necessarily conuected with WIS DOM nor VIRTUE.” Mr. Clay called General Jackson a “Mili tary Chief,ain,” But with with what views! Did Mr. Clay beliove that tlie liberties of our country would be endaegored if this “Milita ry Chieftain” were raised to the Presidency! Not at all. If ever so ambitious of military glory, how would he raise an at ?.iy; and how obtain a revenue to support it! Where would he find a sufficieuily numerous band of officers ready to become traitors, to destroy the pub lic liberty! Mr-Clay perfectly well new, that neither General Jackson, nor any other A- tnerican citizen could effect such wild projects. Why, then, did lie so emphatically call Jackson a “Military Chieftain !” Obviously, to excite the fears of the uniformed and unreflecting portion of our citizens for their liberties,—and to rouse and inflame the prejudices ol others. General Jackson is a citizen of tho west. Had he beeu chosen president instead of Mr. Ad ams, tlie political pendulum, in it next vibra tion, would probably .swing to the East or South; and thus deprive Mr. Clay of the chance two American armed vessels on the river, at °f rising to the Chair of State—the object .of itocksonVetmwiMuk - Otw-ofthose mill ..ffTmi I ilis supreme ambition. In votiug himself, thore- — .1.1. ..C TV 1 • Tnr#» fllirl norcnnlni.r Uin (V>!on/le in unto Ini* M IP. TRADITIONAL. ■; THE TIE-SNAKE. Among the many interesting and curious ' trad i, ions handed down to us from the Indians, the story ot tho Tie-Suuke is not the least re markable. In one of my hunting excursions a few day 8 ago, along the banks of the beautiful and lomainic Cliatahoochee, a few miles above the town of Columbus, Fatigue, and the scorch- ing ruys of a (topical sun, inclined me to rest under the cool shade of a large Magnolia, oppo site the greatest full of water on the river. While musing there on thu grandeur of the picturesque scenery around; heightened by the Loam of water thrown into a-tbousand channels and. counter currents by. the rapidity of the stream, my attention was arrested by the ap proach of an old'Indian, with whom I was well acquainted. After the usual salutations had passed, 1 bade him sit down with me in the •hade and give me an account of the Monsters that, in ancient times, had frequented the falls, to the great terror of His nation. The Tie- Snake, he said, was perhaps the most danger ous serpent that ever infested those huge rocks, pointing to the falls—In times goue by, many hundred moons ago, the serpent, in length a- bout quo hundred feet, and having the appear ance,- when floating in the wator, of a number cfkegs tied together, could at any time be seen catching its prey by folding its helpless victim in tho coils, or lie of its tad, and instantly de- privtrig it . of life by a deathly hug:—Many of jus people, he continued, had been destroyed in crossing the river by this amphibious monster, which the Evil Spirit had sent as a curse upon the Red Men for their misdeeds, until of late years the Tie-Snake had descended the Chat- ahoocliee,' fifty or sixty miles beluw, as far as the Suako Shoals, where he is to he seen to the present-day. Thero, said he,.the Great Spirit iias placed him, for many purposes; and as the White Men had taken tlie.poor Red ’Man’s home away, and wero ascending and de scending the river with large smoking Boats, the Tie-Snake, as an avenger for wrongs done the Indian race, would frequently enfold his coils around the Boats and retard for raoaths, tlmir progress. Look, said he, around at the nfigfttifick grandeur of Nature’s wotks; seek the tail forest filled with herds of deer and garao of ever) description; behold the monarch trout that AIL the liquid stream; tlie Indian corn that luxuriantly “rustles to the breeze”—see the t» ehty eagle, chief his trib k,e, sitting in silent ■ajesry on yonder d# ofoft epwatchingtho , pn lion on the opposite side of tho Mississippi; and with her shot raking thu position of the British tt oops, soon caused them to flee to thu bank (called by the French the Levee) raised on tho brink of the river to prevent an inundation, which in time of freshes, would otherwise deluge the flat, or interval land on its border. Jackson marched down and attack ed the enemy, in tlie evening of the same day; and after several hours ofhard fighting returned to the city. The officer states, that in this action 500 of the british troops had fallen. The first battle, on the 23d or 24tb of Dec. was a momentous check to the enemy; and in my view laid the foundation of tho final victory of tlie 8th of Jan. Jackson without delay, began to throw up a breastwork across the whole flat, or intervalo, from the rivor to an impassable swamp, erecting, at the same time, one or two batteries for cannon. On these, ituheir upfin- Wd Slafo,'lUb'Bfitish“nJaidd "an attack and wero repulsed. “About this time arrived Gen. Pq.ckeuham, and one or two other British Generals, with tho remainder of tho troops composing the British army. Tho breast work, with the ditch in its front, then appeared so formidable, Pack- cnltara judged it necessary to make a breach iq it. Accordingly, in one night ho raised six batteries mounted witii heavy cannon to batter in breach. But Jackson bad erected a battery on the other sido of tho river, the shot from which enfilading these batteries, rendered that project of the enemy unavailing—Thus disap pointed, the British General, witii great lab our and some days* delay, essayed other means to attack his enemy to advantage. At length he made his last gallant but desperate effort, to pass over Jackson,s lines. In this fruitless attempt he persevered until he was slain—un til the second in command received a mortal wound, and about a thousand, of their, troops had fallen. This is the number stated in the narrative of the British officer. The remainder of the army then withdrew, and after obtaining a truce, to enable them to bury their dead, they departed and re-embarked on board their ships. “You, my friend, are an old soldier of the revolution, and if you place any valuo on nty opinion as a fellow soldier, you will permit mo to express it in relatio'ff to Gen. Jackson. And, after an attentive examination ofliis measures for the defence of New-Orleans, as they appear in the narrative of the British officer, I assure you that they exhibit to my mind that quick dis cernment—prompt decision and energetic ex ecution, which.characteriso a man fitted to com mand an army.*". And is a man thus endowed, incompetent (o discern and adopt the measures calculated to promote the welfare of his country in its civil administration ! The idea is absurd. A strong mind will soon grasp n new subjocl to which it turns its attention.—Bat Politics, the most common subject of conversation aud rea ding among American citizens, cannot be now to General Jackson. He has lived, I suppose sikty years or more—was (as have understood’ attorney general of Tennessee, and assisted in forming its constitution was a judge of its su preme court—a member of tho iionse of rep-' rercsentatives when Congress sal in Philadel phia—and of late a Senator in . Congress at Washington. With these advantages and ail the additional light and informaiion which ho will derive from heads of departments whom he will select for tlieso officers, I entertain not a shadow of doubt that under his presidency^ tho government would be wisely and faithfully administered. . “But I have heard it sed that Gon. Jackson was an illiterate man ; and in evidence of it, a short Ietteror note to a printer in Washington, is adduced, in which they are two or throe let tersoftho alphabet misplaced or superfluous. 1 And of what moment isue. The Earl of Chesterfield, an English noble man, eminently distingui.hed to his talents, and employed in some of the highest officer of gov ernment in Great Britain, took occasion (in his "Thiilettcr, we are positively assured by a gentle man of tlir first respectability was pronounced a sheer fabrication, by Gen. Jackson himself, in the hearing of our imormanL* .. n v tSGtlt letter to hi# 'ion) to g$ik of the grea t I mqjr beglad to realize prcsctrtgwices in Novum- Duke of Marlborough, who in the reigu of bar next.* fore, and persuading his friends to vote for Mr, Adams, of the remote East, ho was preparing (he way for his own elevation when Mr. A’s jerm should expire; to effect, voting for him self. Especially may his management be so ter to take Viewed; since by securing Mr. Adams’ election ho must have confidently expected to be ap pointed Secretary of Slate; an office which three successive elevations Imd shown to bo the step ping stone to the presidency. ' . “Pardon me, my good sir, ono word more. Fdo not know that iu a single act of my public life, I ever considered, before-hand whether qny advantage would result to myself. Adverce results indeed. I have repeatedly contempla ted ; und I was willing to encounter them. 1 am now almost 83 years old; and I have no thing to fear or to hope, ’at aught this world can threaten or indulge 1”—If you, or your friend fat Albany, shall think this letter and my other of the samo date, may contribuo to tho removal of prejudices and errors, they are at your and his disposal. For you called on mo for infor mation which had relation to General Jackson, as a candidate for the Presidency; and I was willing to lend my aid to remove some ground less objections. 1 do uot know that gentleman; nor is it at all probable that, I shall ever see him. But I have no apprehensions for ra/ own rights, for the few years I may yet live, nor for those of my chrildren and grand children; all of which, indeed, at convolved in tho rights of our country; and I shall consider thorn ns perfectly secure, should Gon. Jackson bo raised to the.Presi dency. “With pleasure and respect I return your salutation—your old revolutionary friend. TIMOTHY PICKERING.' General Philip Van Corllandt." The Manchester people . hold lolerabHt large stock of Suit Island ({Otton. 'I lio stock hero is mainly in the -hands of specul ators, the cnnsuiflptiolt is largo and’at 2*0 lent* "for com mon cotton, wo think good .will bo dune un less your crops prove larger titan represcit-' tod. , . , I Liverpool. 6th Maj/p~\Ve enterifahfcfbfl more favorable opinion of Uplands at present rates, than Sea Islands, tlm latter being already comparatively higher and any material advance would immediately check consumption. London, May 3. Portugal.— Tlie latest ncounts from Lisbon, through Oporto, of tho data of the 21st,' front the laiter place, state, that Don Migpel* has evinced signs of a better disposition ; that lie had ceased to bo under tlie influence of tho Queen mother, wholly separated#! find gone to reside at the palaco of Bemposta, while the Queen remained in that of Queluz. The ob noxious Bastos had been removed from the office of Intendant of Poliefe, and an'individu- al of more moderate character of tlie name of Barrata, had been appointed in his stead. Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts— The following is the form of declaration to be made in the lieu of the sacramental tost; tlie passages in Italics pro the amendments intro duced by the IIouso of Lorijs; • :A- „l. A. B. do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of Cod profess testify, and declare, upon the true faith of a Christian, that I will never exercise any power, authority or inflbr. which I may possess by viri'uo of the cffico of.. ‘ ..to injure or weaken the Protcstniit Church ns it is by law established in England, or to dis turb the said Church, or the Bishops and Cicr- gy of the said Church in the possession of any rights or privileges to which such Church or the Bishops and Clergy, are, or may be by law entitled. Tito Lords’ amendment on the Test Law Repeal Bill wero agreed to last night in tho House of Commons. It seemed to bo very generally foil that tho Act-was not improved by being amended, but that it would be bot-' FOREIGN. > Savannah, June 12. ‘ Tim late hour at which we received tho Liv erpool aud London papersjty tho Octavia, on Tuesday night, prevented ntoro than a few hasty extracts. However, upon a more careful perusal, wo find nothing of consequence, The accounts of tho Colton Market contin ue favoiable, as will, ho seen by tho extracts of letters annexed. Liverpool Saturday May 3.~In. the early part of tiro week tire Cotton market was dull, andsomo sales wero made at a reduction of an 1-4 per lb. from the price current last week, but during the last two days the demand has been more animated speculators have purchas ed ubout 2,000 bags, and prices may now be considered the same as at tiro close of last week. Tho trado appear decidedly, opposed to any further advance at present, and conse- quemly buy very sparingly. The sales from tho 26ih ult. to last evening, inclusive, amount to 9400 bags, viz :—20 Sea Islands, at 13 to 15 1-2(1; 110 Stained do. 7 1-2 a 10J and. 10 a lid; 2350 Upland*, 5T*2a-7d {* 1100 New Orleans, 1050 at* 6 to 8d and 50 at 8 l*2d ; 2700 Alabama, 4651 at 5 1-2 to 6 l-2d and 49 at7d ; 1370 Brazil, 7 1-2 to 8 l-2d ; 850 Egp plian, 7 to 9<1: 90 Porto Rico, 9 1-2; 340 West India, &e. 5 to 7 l’-2d; 270 .Surat and Bengal, 3 1-2 to 4 l-2d. , Tho import of the week is 12451 bags ; tho Import into this Port in April was 71185 bfigs. against 66211 iu April 1827 J being an increase of 4974 bags. Rice. Tho sales amount to 440 casks, at lfJsto 17* 9d per cwt., tho quality uiddling'to good. The Cotton market to day has beon quiet, tho sales amounting to 1500 bags only. '' May 6/A—Yesterday thero was afair dc maud for Cotton, and about 3000 bags sold at the full prices of last week. To day there Is a fair enquiry, and the market has a steady appearance. ' Liverpool, 6th May.—Our cotton market has a steady appoarance, and as xve look for a largo falling off in the import this month, compared with May 1827, and as tho consump tion is still unabated w.c hope for further im- Indians on our southwestern bZT*** Kcctok returned to tl.U pW**^*! ijist, ii uiii Miller county, Whither’I soqie weeks since, by the Governor dt rsto i emovo certain Indian, who V 1 * * rolle^mg in that county forsom e ti,J.' c k*» we are 1. (,^y to learn,• that seeded i„ tha object of hi, >{he Indians showed q disposition I oV n A ’ 6, « 1 | l0, - v ’ remove li om p . agreeably to the orders of the (', C0U: *V, winch Col. Rector applied to Cam * ,0 ? r ’ 0:1 Comma,,dmg Officerm Canton for assistance, but was informed Lv ir^'-1 no troops to spare, tmd did 'fat | lie- ha any. [Col R. w»s informed by an Offi"" 1 * . 'Hal post, that then weie GO niwn r,7 a ' r ^ lor duty on the same nmrmt,i'"' 1 -'•'fc j assistance from the garrison, Col R ' ng, ° get plied tortile citizens, and his call » ap-%ete<J v ^Sixty-three armed men under “ Proceed. atel^turned out, and piirceti themlcLv ! Ins orders. With this little band J,,. ,f on,!tt cd;without delay, towards,he of‘he Indians, w,th' the intention uf a' 11 ^ I them oil by force, if they should sistatice. Bu , fortunately, this show M?*' had the desired effect; The Indian,' ,‘^ Ce pence, which was granted, on condition ji - removing beyond the limits ofourTr • i within 20 days, which time was awes .■f 0 ?’ lowed them, to enablo them to c»IU,- y , hunting parties who,were absent. Ark. Death of Captain Clapperton.^wr. Cnpt. CliippcH ton’s servant Richard Land arrived on Thursday at Portsmouth Eshjltmp of War; und from him w P learn ih a! i Capt. Clapporton died on the 13;i, April ju,, ai Sock®)o, where lie had been detained */** live niotitiis, in consequence of the Suit* Bello of Rockatoo not permitting him » a Dr coed, on account of the war between him P Ji Bornou. Ho liw) waited there in bopefSZ ting permission to go oil to Timbuctoe U lived in a small clay hut belonging to th, Sultan’s brother. He was attacked' with d«. emery, and LiU^rly fell nway rapidlv, andbo came much emaciated. Ho was buried u’» I small village (Jimguli,) five miles to the s" E. ■ ■ ■ ■ of 3, ickatou, and followed to Its grave by Hij I ike.it with tho small quantity of intol- faithful attendant and five slaves, Lander then 1 erance which it contained, than to risk its journeyed to B idagry, which occupied !nm «. I fate'by sending it back .to the »Lpras. Mr.,- r 1 « Croker foretold that the Bill, when passed in its present shape, will require another Act of Indemnity. We see some of tho London Papers aVo cal ling on tho King to interpose his vote to pre vent the passing into a law of tho Bill, which has passed through tlie House with such large majorities. The idea that tlie King would be so excessively absurd, is no doubt chimerical enough; but it is another indication of the state of feeling among tbo very small party whicli is at all events determibed to maintain intolerance in England. Tito Duko of Wellington said in tho House of Lords, that he woulu cousenr to tlie ap pointment of a committee, ‘with a view of have ing a fair inquiry into tho depression of tlie wool trade, but by no means with an intention to fol low up tho inquiry by raising the duty on this article. Ilis opinion was, that the NoHIe Lord (Malmesbury) would be satisfied with the in quiry, and would seo that depression was not to be removed by an additional duty.’ It as Imped, therefore, that Ministers will oppos- tliis absurd attempt to injure the manufactures of the country. " , . ; 1 .. •. \ ■’ London (Eve.) May A. Russia and Turkey^—Despatches were received to day,at the Foreign Office from Lord Coloy, our Ambassador at Vienna. It is reported that they confirm the assurances already given relative to the policy ofRussia. Her explanations have been so satisfactory, that they have smoothed whatever difficulties might have existed, and lifivo established a per fect reconciliation between the Three Powers. The explanatory declaration of Russia, of her views relative to the Porto, was (itccbrding to an article in the Froncli papers of Wednes day, und Thursday) delivered to tho Court of London on the 12th of March. VTho Court of London accepted with'pleasure tho assu rance of tlie Russ'tuu government that it had no conquest in view, and declared in consequence to accord with France, and in maintaining tho execution of tho Treaty of the 6th of July, that she would preserve Iter neutrality. A congress ot Vienna, to deliberate on Eas ter# affairs, was .confidentiallySpoken ofiyes- terday.afternoon at both ouds of the towrt, though nothing of tho kind is mentioned in the latest advices from the Austrian capital, by the arrivals, of yesterday, whence the most recent dates rcpcli dowa to the. 25th, ult. according to whicli the.bustle and alarm occasioned by tlie warlike preparations of Russia, had subsided. It wa3 said that the Emperor Francis intended to.be presenut tho Coronation of the Emporor Nicholas, at .Warsaw, which, it is alleged'is ta .take piaco in the course ot tlie present month. Taking this for granted, tjiis does not'show any whnt of cordiality on the part, bf either power. Tbo appointment of Mr. Stratford Canning onsomo fresh missioq, is understood- to havo beeu determined upon at the Cabinet Council whicli was held yesterday afternoon. 11 is destination is Corfu, in order to reuovv tiie negociations with tlm Plenipotentiaries of Rus sia and France, for tho pre servation of Peace. We should, therefore, conclude that their is no truth in the report of the Congress tho Vi enna. . ,’ / •'V, ‘’V y; , Gr«er.—Wo, learn from our Paris corres pondents, that beside the tueasurc of, sending Consuls,to Greece; the French Government is about to authorize,, pr rather to be a party to, a loan, for the immediatn service of the Greek Government The money Is to be. sent in monthly instalments. Times. An architect inj London has circulated a prospectus for building a Pyramid, for enclos ing tho dead: tho length of tho base to bo 1200 feet, the height 1500. He estimates ihoex ygral months, ami was taken off-'die coast bv 1 Captain Laipg, 6f tlie merchant brig JIuria, j W»ndb0,7ifl;-/mmary'1823. Ho confirmWl account thaCMungaPiirk was lost on a rwuf j rofeW'.tvIHch 'itln from the Island of Rus>, (,*] Bou^ay) to the Niger. Pmk.gol on the ntf, I and <vas unable'to jrfit off. When the mmva] suttf h ; m,‘ they came down niid fired oulijgi A his party. Three black slaves and two wit.;* I companion? threw, themselves in despair m I each others arms into the river, and perished. Gupt. .ClapperlotlV-Seryimt also status, that l Park’sSbn died at five day’s jduruey.in the in> rior fromAqcra, in.Jan. list. Ark tin. The Editors of tho Augusta Cbnstiiutiouslijt j seem to be alarmed nl the prospeci'oVtheir Lc< ■ tig more candidates for seals in Conj.'iess./’A their party, titan tho people an eluci; aud lYir that advantage will thereby in? given tu |lifa j opponents. They therefore recommend ti*( r gentlemen of their party should.consult (sijtffc. j or and determine wh.it seven ufllie cnuiiffiirJ, should besttjeredto solicit-lhe suj.u^s ojtlt people. ^*5V * Now, this method of arranging all these lit tle matters in Camus, is very convenient to partizans ; it enables a lew active and intriguing individuals to control thu destinies of the Slate, and take out of tho hands of the people the pri vilege of electing their officers ; aud in effect, rcutier null and void thoir elective fraiictso.--, | Suppose now,'for instance, theso Lords dic tators, to wjiom tho Constitutionalist appeals, should say to Col. F. ar.d Doctor W. irfit they liavo already said to Col. L. and Col. II.,' 1 Gentlemen, you must give way, there u room for you on our ticketand the conse quence should be that the seven candidiies, selected by tlie Caucus, should run xviitiou; op position. Would the result bo a freo, election by tlie people, or the bargained appointment of a Caucus ? The people cannot he saiJ m elect, .bociiucs election presumes iho privilege of a choice ; and thore can be no chotco where thero is fio such privilege. And nothing cm . be plainer than tho proposition, that this pn«’ b‘”o is destroyed by an arrangement wh.cn jin.* vents competition.' -aL.\• * • -.Where several individuals are lionora y competing for the same office, tlie P r0 P‘ c t ,‘‘ exercise thoir- sound discretion, and select ^ most worthy. But they can make no S!1C1 . S lection, if there be but ono candidato them. Such candidate is equally elucrco,. or lie receive twenty votes or twenty tnous • Any. private arrangement, ar private c “ ucu ” therefore, whicli goos ip prevent andion competition lor offico, is an infrmgnten rights of the people—a conspiiaty sW ! ^ freedom of elections, aud ought to bo witii indignation. Yet the appointing members to Cougrars, for the Inst ,,,n venrs, witii ono or two exceptions ,. 3 .. j, effected in this way. Some fuw ,n 7 who felt, themselves competent to t»® ^ their own shoulders tho affrirs of the - ’^ to superintend #11 the interests oftno j> have annually mot at-Atheus, and ^ the plcnitnde of their wisdom, who s . sent to Congress, made Governor, a ,yt While the people have nil along infl k' their Representatives to Congress * e, h ( ‘ e i, c r, by tliemselvM on the first Monday 1,1 u lt ,jy Bnt no such tiling ; the matter w JS c settled nronths^efore at Atliens. It may, perhaps, in some c’* ,er ^ enc _ x ’^.pnt important principles are at issue, he • P ^ for tho people to submit to » ^ au ^ u .' fit 1 purpose of arranging conflicting* 1 * tiioy should alwavs be viewed vritU J 1 '-' - provement, but it will be all up-hill work, and ‘ ifyour short crop should all come forward, wo tilOy should In •—* - ^fpn.,1 suspicion ; and ought never to be co {gdi- wlien tlie quostion is meicly a cJ^ctit* vidunls of the s-tme principles. 1 , y^a, fr.inchiso should be ns Ireo as air ; » u ‘; r(11 ia- i>r set ot’nmn, who would iindt-rlske- . . .1 ....rtvnl 101,% penso of foity millions sterlin:;, whicli ho wants -.crilie its limits, or control its opcrnji*^^ the government to ndvanec at the rate ol''‘.siv la- looked upon as conspirators 'million per annum! erd^nky of the people.
