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MACON TEIEGRABH.
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Munich. Neimoj of ilie 'pritffcn, n you ^jnirioiij lieroii^fur hs pr^»-lookup >’ondor
m«> uuiigine closed their eyes. ' Louis kept “
bis’eyer fixed on his mother. She sat upright
liy all oak ireo thucord tvas fastened around
hei waist, and round (lie true, which hud been
blasted by lightning, the moon poured its beams
through the naked branches upon her face, con*
vulsed with tho agony , of despair and tear.
With one baud she held a crucifix to Iter lips,
tbe other on her rosary. The sight of his
mother in such a situation, stirred updating
though;* in the bosom of the heroic boy—but lie
lay powerless in his uucle’s naked and brawny
arms, lie tried to diseugugo himself, but at
the slightest movement, Mecumeh, tho’ still
sleeping, seemed conscious, and strained hint
closer to hint. At last tho strong sleep, that in
the depth of the night steeps the senses la ut
ter forgetfulness, overpowered him, his arms
relaxed their hold, and dropt besido him, mid
let Louis free. - \
He rose cautiously, looked for one instant on
the Indians, and assured himself they all slept
,. profoundly. He then possessed himself of
JVlecumeli’s knife, which lay at his feet and
severed the cord that bound h-s mother to the
tree. Neither of them spoke a word—but with
tlie least possiblo sound they resumed tho way
'by which they had come from the shore, Louis
In die confidence, and Marguerite with the
' faint hope of roaching it before they were over
taken.
‘They had nearly a. tained the margin of the
t river, where Louis meant to launch one of the
t canoes and drop down the current when the In-
i 'dian yell resounding through the woods, struck
f on i)ieir ear.—They were missed, pursued, and
escape was impossible. Marguerite, panic
struck sunk to tho ground, nothing could check
the career of Louis. “On—on, mother, he
‘cried, to the shore—to the shore."—She rose
...and instantly followed the boy. The sound of
the pursuit came nearer and nearer. They
reached tho shore, and there beheld three ca-
'noes coining swiftly up tho river. Animated
with hope Louis screamed the watch word of
the garrison, aud was answered by hi* father’s
voice. . .
.* “The'pessibility of escape, and the certain, 1
• approach of her husband, infused new- life into
Marguerite, “Your father cannot see us,” shrf
said* “as wo stand here in the shade—hidfc
yourself in that thicket, 1 will plunge into th|
water, lfcuis crouched undor the bushes, anti
was completely hidden by an overhanging
grape vine, whilst his mother advanced a few
steps into (hu water and stood erect where site
could be distinctly seen. A shout from tho
canoes apprised iter that she was recoguised,'
and at the same moment,' the ludians who had*
now reached the shore, rent the air with their
cries of rage and defiance—They stood for a
moment, as if deliberating what next to 4?;
Mecunteh maintained an undaunted and resolv-,
ed air—but with bis followers tho aspect of
armed men, and a force tlirice their number,'
bad its usual effect. They fled. He looked
alter them; cried “shame” and then with a
desperate yell leaped into thu water and stood
bestdo Marguerite. Tho canoes were now
within a fow 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 a brotlier’s bund must she
perish;” and he drew back his arm to give vig
or the fatal stroke, when an arrow pierced his
own breast, and 1m fell insensible at his sister’s
side. A moment ufter Marguerite was in the
arms of hor husband, and Louis with his bow
unstrung bounded from tho shore and was re
ceived in his father’s canoe, and tho wild shores
rang with the acclamation of ths soldiers while
bis father’s tears of pvde and joy ware poured
likeraip upon his chock.”
glade, where the long moss waves its sombre
tresses'thick among tho forcst, as if nature was
muuruuig fur the decay of some ol Imr han
dy work—all, all these gifts were ones titu suit’s
id'tho forestpoor, wretched race, wlteio arc
they how I i'\)tloin, miserable, and dejected—
reduced to the miserable ruimtant of a once
powerful, nation, they were to end their days
far to the west across thu groat Mississippi, and
reliti(|uish the land of their childhood, and tlie
bones of their fathers, now laying sileuily un
der tlie clod of tlie vhlloy, to the rapacious en
croachments oj,' the Whito'Mari. I arcwtdl, lie
franticly exclaimed; my otice happy lan";,and
rushing into the forest, was quickly lost a-
mduest its thick foliage. I almost repented,
that I had solicited from him tho tradition of
tlie snake, since tlte history of this tnonster had
iod to it digression so affecting.
Columbus Enq.
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 couucils 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 have a short ac
count of tlm defence of.Nl Oileuns, derived
from a source which you uuty nut liavC
seen.
“All admit that Gen. Jackson deserved well
of his couutry 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 body of
British troops, 1600 strong, advunced and res
ted some miles below tlie city. There were
two American armed vessels on the river, at
ffcteksonVctmmwmh - Onwofiboso touka^ton » his supreme ambition. In voting himself, thore-
-1 ...... C .I... TV 1 !_■ nurl norciiorl inn Ltn In vaIA lm» (VIl*.
TRADITIONAL.
THE TIE-SNAKE.
Among tbe many interesting and curious
' tradmoua bunded down to us from tho Indians,
the story ot tho Tie-Snuke is not the least re
markable. In one of my hunting excursions a
, few days ago, along the banks of tho beautiful
and romantic Cltatahoochee, a fow miles above
the town of Columbus, fatigue, and the scorch
ing rays of a tropical sun, inclined me to rest
under the cool shade of a large Magnolia, oppo
site the greatest full of water on the river.
While mustug there on tho grandeur of the
picturesque scenery around; heightened by the
foam of water thrown into a-thousand channels
aud. counter currents by. thu 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
bad passed, 1 bade him sit down with me in the
shade and give me an account of the Monsters
that, in ancient times, had frequented the falls,
to tlte great tenor of his nation. The Tie-
Snake, he said, was perhaps the most danger
ous serpent that ever infested those huge rocks,
C aiming to the falls—in times gone by, many
undred moons ago, the serpent, in leugth a-
bout one hundred feet, and having the appear-
sucoy when Uoating in the water, of a number
ofkegs tied together, could at any time be seen
catching its prey by fulding its helpless victim
in tho coils, or tie of its tail, and instantly de^
privtng it. of life by a deathly bug:—Many of
nis people, be continued, bad been destroyed in
crossing tlie 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 Chut-
ahoochee,'fifty or sixty miles below, as far as
the Snake Shoals, where he is to be seen to
' the present-day. Thero, said he,.the Great
i Spirit has placed him, for many purposes; and
as the White Men had taken the poor Red
Man’s home away, and were ascending and de
scending the river witli large suiokiug Boats,
the Tie-Snake, as an avenger for wrongs done
tbe Indian race, would frequently enfold his
coils around the Boats and retard for months,
thpir progress. Look, said be, around at the
tflt^iifick grandeur of Nature’s wotks; seek the
tall forest filled with herds of deer and game of
©very description; behold the monarch trout
that fills the liquid stream; the Indian corn that
luxuriantly “rustles to the breeze”—eee tlie
B ehty eagle, chief bis trib k,e, sitting in silont
tion on the opposite side of tho Mississippi;
and with her shot raking tho position of the
British ttoops, soon caused them to flee to tlte
bank (called by tho French tho Levee)
raised on tho brink of the river to prevent an
inundation, which in time of freshes, would
otherwise deluge tlte 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 tho city. The officer states, that in this
action 500 of the british troops had fallen,
The first battle, on the 23d or 24th of Dec. was
a momentoas check to the enemy; and in my
view laid the foundation of tho final victory of
tlte 8 th of Jan. Jackson without delay, began
to throw up a breastwork across the whole flat,
or intervale, from the river to an impassable
swamp, erecting, at the same time, one or two
battories for cannon. On these, injthcirunftn-
TSttB'd state, life' British** made an attack and
were repulsed.
“About this time arrived Gen. Pqckeuham,
and one or two other British Generals, with tho
remainder of the troops composing tlie British
army. The breast work, with tiie ditch in
its front, then appeared so formidable, Pack-
enlmin judged it necessary to make a breach
iq ih Accordingly, in one night ito raised six
batteries mounted with hea«y cannon to batter
in breach. But Jackson had erected a battery
on the other sido of the river, the shot from
which enfilading these batteries, rendered that
project of the enemy unavailing—Thus disap
pointed, tlie British Genera), with great lab
our and some days’ delay, essayed other means
to attack his enemy to advantage. At length
lie 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 tho British officer. Tjte remainder
of tho army then withdrew, and after obtaining
a truce, to enable them to bury their dead, they
departed and re-embarked on board tiieir
ships,
“you, my (Hood, „ old «Mti of ,W
revolution, and if you place any valuo on my
opinion as a fellow soldier, you will permit me
to express it in relatioftto Gen. Jackson. And,
afteran attentive examination ofltis measures for
tho 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 .characterise a man fitted to com
mand an army.*. And is a man thus endowed,
incompetent to 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 tt new subjocl to
which it turns its attention.—But Politics, the
most coinuun subject of conversation aud. rea
ding among American citizens, cannot be now
to general Jackson. He has lived, I suppoie
sikty years or more—was (as bave understood*
attorney general of Tennessee, and assisted in
forming its constitution was a judge of its su
preme court—a member of the house of rep-’
rerosentatives when Congress sal in Philodel-
pbia—and of late a Senator in . Congress
at Washington. With theso advantages and
all tlm additional light and information which
Ito will derive from headsofdepartments whom
he will select for theso officers, I euiertain riot
a shadow of doubt that under his presidency^
tho government would bo 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 aro two or three let
ters of tho alphabet misplaced or superfluous.*
And of what moment isue.
The Earl of Chesterfield, an English noble
man, eminently distingui .bed to itis talents, and
employed in some of the highest officer of gov
ernment in Great Britain, took occasion (in his
“Thijlettcr, we are positively assured by a gentle
man of tin* first respectability was pronounced a sheer
■W on yonder do ofoa epwatcbingiko Jn Jackwn hImseIf ’eV^. PoT*
136th letter to his sou) to spfttkof uie great
I)itko of Marlborough, who in tha reign of
Queen Ann, gained so many signal victories
over tlie Freticit Armies for which ho wits ccl-
obruted throughout Europe, as Wellington has
been in our day, for his victotiesover the nine
enemies’ af Britain ;—of that great Duke of
Malhurough Lord Chesterfield says—“I knew
him extremely well.”—“He was eminently
illiterate, wrote bad English and spelled it
worse.” . Deep reading mid scholarship, it is
well known in-the United States, aro not essen
tial in the head of'our government to insure
its faithful iulministration. An immense quan
tity, of learning may bo acquired, much to the
pleasure of tho individual; but to little purpbse
as respeftts the public. “The elder Adams, in.
Itis detailed defence* of tho American Consti
tutions, long since avowed a truth:—alas but
too well known that KNOWLEDGE is by
no menus necessarily connected with WIS
DOM not VIRTUE.”
Mr. Ciay called General Jackson a “Mili
tary Chieftain.” But with with what views!
Did Mr. Clay believe that tlie liberties of our
country would be endangered if this “Milita
ry Chieftain” were raised to the Presidency T
Not at all. If over so ambitious of military
glory, how would he raise an atf.ty; and how
obtain a revenue to support ill Where would
ho iiutl a sufficiently numerous band of officers
ready to become traitors, to destroy the pub
lic liberty? Mr'Clay perfectly well new, that
tieiilier General Jackson, nor any other A-
merican citizen could effect such wild projects.
Why, then, did lie so emphatically call Jackson
a “Military Chieftaiu?” Obviously, to excite
tho fears of the uniformed aud unreflecting
portion of our citizens for their liberties,—and
to rouse anti inflame tlte prejudices ol others.
General Jackson is a citizen of tho west. Had
lie been chosen president instead of Mr. Ad
ams, the political pendulum, in it noxt vibra
tion, wuuld probably .swing to tho East or
South; and tints deprive Mr. Clay ofthe chance
of rising to tlm Chair of State—the object .of
fore, aud persuading his friends to vote for Mr,
Adams, of tlm remote East, ho was preparing
(ho way for his own elevation when Mr. A’s
jernishould expire; to effect, voting for him*
self. Especially may his management be so
tkiewed; since by securing Mr. Adams’ election
lie must have coufidentiy expected to be ap
pointed Secretary of State; an office which three
successive elevations itad shown to be tbe step<
ping stone to tho presidency.
j “Pardon me, my good sir, ono word more.
Fdo not know that in a single act of my public
file, I ever considered, before-hand whether
qny advantage would resuitto 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
iltreatcu or indulge ?”—If you, or your friend
tit Albany, shall think this letter and my other
of the same date, may contribuo to tho removal
of prejudices and errors, thoy are at your and
his disposal. For you called on mo for infor
mation which had relation to General Jackson,
as a candidate for tho Presidency; and I was
willing to lend ray aid to remove some ground
less objections.
I do uot know that gentleman; nor is it at
all probable that. I shall ever see him. But I
have no apprehensions for m/ own rights, for
tho few years I may yet live, nor for those of
my chrildren and grand children; all of which,
indeed, ate.involvcd in the righisofour country:
and I shall consider thorn ns perfectly secure,
should Gen. Jackson bo raised to thoPresi*
dancy.
“With pleasure and respect I return your
salutation—your old revolutionary friend.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.'
General Philip Vnn Cortlandt.”■■f
FOREIGN.
• Savannah, June 12.
Tho late hour at which we received tho Liv
erpool aud Londun papersjjy the Octavia, on
Tuesday night, prevented trioro than a fow
hasty extracts. However, upon a more careful
The accounts of tho Cotton Market contin
ue favorable, as will ho seen by tho extracts of
letters annexed.
Liverpool Saturday May 3.—I n the early
part of tho week tlie Cotton markot was dull,
and some sales wero made at a reduction of an
1-4 per lb. from tho price current last week,
but during tho last two days the demand has
been more animated speculators have purchas
ed about 2,000 bags, and prices may now be
considered tho same as at the closo of last
week. Tito trade appear decidedly opposed
to any further advance at present, and conse
quently buy Very sparingly. Tito sales front
tho 26th ult. to last evening, inclusive, amount
to 9400 bags, viz :—20 Sea Islands, at 13 to
15 l-2d; 110 Stained do. 7 1-2 a XOd and. 10
a lid ; 2350 Upland*; 5 1-2 c-7d {-1100 New
Orleans, 1050 nf 6 to 8d and 50 at 8 l-2d ;
2700 Alabama, 5651 at 5 1-2 to 6 l-2d and 49
at7d; 1370 Brazil, 7 1-2 to 8 l-2d ; 850 Egp-
plian, 7 h»9d: 90 Porto Rico, 9 1-2; 340
West India, «&r. 5 to 7 l-2d ; 270 Surat atul
Bengal, 3 1-2 to 4 l-2d.;‘' .
Tho import of tho week is 12451 bags ; the
Import into this Port in April was 71185 bags,
against 66211 in April 1827; being an increase
of 4974 bags.
Rice, Tho sales amount to 440 casks, at
lGsto 17* 9d per cwt., the quality middling'to
good.
Tho Cotton market to day has been quiet,
the sales amounting to 1500 bags only. -«•
May 6/A—-Yesterday thero was a fair dc-
raaud for Cotton, and about 3000 bags sold nt
tho full prices of last week. To day there is
a fair enquiry, and the market has a steady
appearance.
Liverpool, 6/A May.—Our cotton market
has a steady appoarande, and nsi wo look for
a largo falling off in the import this mouth,
compared with May 1827, and as the consump
tion is still unabated we liopo for further im
provement , but it will be nil up-hill work, nnd
ifyour short crop should all come forward, wc
>mo . hold tolerably
“otton. The stock
Is of speculators’, the
un-
Ifldsans
UsteDOK
returned to this Mm**.
hut, hum Miller county, whiter’ C
pSKlSfe
iteobjcct ofhhj^ 1 ^^
in that county for some t w'; 1Ve 1
we are ha|»ny t0 learn, that he has f!n' :
ceeded in die object of 1,« journey ’ ’
tlie Indians showed q disposition mu 1 ®™,
uny, and reluscd to remove ',t
Ugfeeabiy to the orders of
which Lol. Rector applied to Cam a? 0 ??’ 0:1
Commanding Officer at Canton™--'- Vc;
nt^y he-glad to realize present prices jn Novem-
her next.
- The Manchester pe
largo stock of Sett Island
hero is mainly in the hat ,.
consuiflption is largo and at 20 cents ' for com
mon cotton, wo think good jVill b'o iflofife
less your crops prove larger than repreSeii
ted. .
Liverpool 6lh May.—Wo entertain »
more favorable opinion of Upland! at present
rates, than Sen Islands, the latter being already
comparatively higher and any material advance
would immediately chuck consumption.
London, May 3.
Portugal.— The latest ntounts from Lisbon,
through Opurto, of tlie data of the 21st; front
the latter place, state, that Don Mig'pelh has
evinced signs of a better disposition; that lie
had ceased to bo under the influcnco of tlie
Queen mother, wholly separated^And gone
to reside at the palace of Bemposta, while the
Queen remained in that of Queluz. Tlte ob
noxious Bastos had been removed from the
office of Intendant of Police, and an'individu-
al of more moderate character of the 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 test : the
passages in Italics are the amendments intro
duced by the House of Lort)s:
„I. A. B. do solemnly mid sincerely, in the
presenreof Cod profess testify, ami dictate,
upon the true faith of a Christian, that I will
never exercise any power, authority or influ-,
ence which I may possess by viriuo of tho office
of . * . . •.to
injure or weaken the Protestant Church its it
is by law established in England, or to (f'S-
turb the said Church, or the Bishops and, Cler
gy of the said Church in tlte 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 tlie
House of Commons. It seemed to bo very
generally felt that tho Act-was not improved.
by being amended, hut that it would be bet*.'
ter to take it with the small quantity ofintol- faithful smonffint and five slave*. I.amier then'
fn assistance, hut was "!
.10 had no troops to spare, and did .L “?* 'ht
nqy. [Col. R. was informed by an
that post, that ihero were 60 men rp
for duty on the same murnitte.'l-_p.,:] ‘ )une ' J fi:
assistance from the garrison,^ Col.'R n * ,0 W
plidd Untile citizens, and his call wa'c Hi" T
Sixty-threo armed
ateiy turned out, and placed themJLv “I 1 *
his orders. With this liuio band I, Utllief ,
e'd; Without delay, towards the prides*
df lhe ; .Indians, with the intention of l- 56
them off by force, if they should matp”™ 1 '®
sistnnce. Bir, fortunately, this shuw ?? te ‘
had. the desired effect. The Indian,
peace, which was granted, on condition , ri*
removing beyond the limits ofourT*- 6lr
within 20 days, which time wax necet "n* 0 ?'
lowed them, to enable litem to call ;
hopting parties who were absent'; Ark. OV
Death tf Captain Clupperton^.,,
Cupt. CirtppcAton’s servant Richard L U1 I
arrived, on Thursday at Portsmouth ij I
EsIc.Abap of War, and from him we k*a ru , ! ,
Copt. Ciapperton died on the 13;lt April no-' I
at SockWio, where he had been u’etninad"7* I
five months, in consequence of the «,j >
Bello of.Rockatoo not periiitting'him D r!“
coed, on.account of the war between him
Bornou. Ho h^l waited there in Iionei of J I
ting porrrpsstoa to go, on to Timbuctoo C
ihved 4ft.« small day hut bdon-ino , 0
Sultan’s brother. He was attacked- wM, j...
emery, and latterly foil away rapidly, amtC' 1
came much emaciated. He' was buriedaff*
(iina)l village (Jtingah,) five miles to the s.E
<>f Shcicatoo, and followed to his grave by hit
erance which it contained, than to risk its
fate' by sending it back to the Lords. Mr.
Croker foretold that the Bill, when passed in
its present shape, will require another Act of
Indemnity. •' ’ ,
Wesoe some of tho London Papers aro cal
ling on tho King to interpose his vote to pre
vent tho passing into a law of the Bill, which
has passed through the 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 the very small party
which is at ail events determibed to maintain
intolerance in Eqgjqhd.
Tlte Duko of Wellington said in tiio House
of Lords, that he wouiu cousenr to tlte ap
pointment of a committee, ‘with a view of have
ing a fair inquiry into tho depression of the woul
trade, but by no means.with an intention to fol
low up the inquiry by raising the duty on this
article. His opinion was, that the Noble Lord
(Malmesbury) would be satisfied with the in
quiry, nnd would seo that depression was not
to be removed by an additional duty.* It as
hoped, tliereroro, that Ministers will oppos-
tliis absurd attempt to injure the manufactures
of the country*
. ; . 1 LondoA (Eve.) May 4.
Russia and Turkey',—Despatches were
received to day nt tlie Foreign Office from
Lord Coley, our Ambassador at Vienna. It
is reported that they confirm the assurances
already given relative to the policy of Russia.
Her explanations have . been so satisfactory,
that they have smoothed whatever difficulties
might have existed, and hive established a per
fect reconciliation between tho Three Powers.
The explanatory declaration of'Russin, of
iter views relative to tlie Porte, was (according
to an article in the Frcncli papers of Wednes
day, and Thursday) delivered to the Court of
London on the 12th of March. ’’The Court
of London accepted with pleasure the assu
ranee ofthe Russian government that it had no
conquest in view, and declared in consequence
to accord with Franee, and in maintaining tho
oxocution ofiho Treaty of tho 6th of July, that
she would preserve her neutrality.
A congress ot Vie'mia, to deliberate on Ens
tern affairs, was .confidentially spoken ofyes-
terday afternoon at both cuds of. the. town,
though nothing ofthe kind is mentioned fit the
latest advices from the Austrian'- capital, by the
arrivuls of yosterday, whenco the most recent
dates reach down to the 25:l> uit. according to
which tho bustle and alarm occasioned by the
warlike preparations of Russia, had subsided.
It vyassaid thaf. tjip Emperor Francis intended
tb b'e preseritnt the Coronation of the Emperor
Nicholas, nt .Warsaw, which, it is alleged is to
.take piaco in the course ol the present month.
Taking litis for granted, this docs not show
any want of cordiality on the part, of ..either
power.
Tho appointment of Mr. Stratford Canning
onsonto fresh mission, is understood* to have
been determined upon at the Cabinet Council
which was held yesterday afternoon, llis
destination is Corfu, in order to renew the
ncgociations with tho Plenipotentiaries of Rus
sia nnd France, for the prejervatiori of Peace.
We should, therefore, conclude that their is
no truth in tho report of tlie Congress tlte Vi
onna. pi, |
. Gr««.—Wc. learn from our Paris corres
pondents, that beside the measure of Bonding
Consuls,to Greece) the French Government
is about to authorize,* pr rather to be a party
to, a loan, for the immediate service of tlie
Greek Government The monoy is to be. sent
in monthly instalments. Times.
An architect jn] London has circulated a
prospectus for building a Pyramid, for enclos
ing tho dead: tho length oTtho base to bo 1200
feet, tho height 1500. Ho estimates-.the ex
pense of forty millions sterling’ which ito wants
jqQrnqyqd'tp'.By t.i jry, which'occupied liinu,.
ycral months, and was taken off’the cow by
Captain Laipg, of the merchant brig. Maria, UI
Londoo, in. Jimudry 1323. Ho ronfirnu'il* 1
account tint .Mungo Park was lost on it reet'tjfj
rocks which iUn from tlie Island, of Russ (off
B°u«a } ) to tlie Niger. Paik.gm on ihe’iitf,
and was unable to get off. When the native* j
sad! bin,' they came'doWn and fired ou%) :uJ
itis party. Three black slaves and two wit to
companions threw, themselves in despair, m j
each others a;ms info ilie river, and pereW,
Gapt. Clupperioli’s,* servant also slates, tlm
Park’s Son rlicdut five day’s journey, in the |
rior from Accra, in Jan. last. Ark Go.
Tlte Editors of tho Augusta Constitution:!:,:
seem to be alarmed at tlxa prospect'of ibeir Ic
ing more candidates for scats in Congies*, frfa I
their party, titan tho people can elect; aud (Vir I
that advantage will tliereby be given to'lbir'f
opponents. ’They therefore recotutnondttt»t
gcmlomen of their party should.consult rogtrik- i
er and determine what seven oftiw r.tn-J.dates J
should besujfercil to solicit the tuf, cj tit 1
people.
Now, this ntiotliod of arranging nil these lit
tle matters in Caucus, is very convenient to
partizan.s ; it enables a few active and intriguing
individuals to control thu destinies of the State,
und Dike out of ihe hands of the'peoplc the pH*
viioge of olectitig tliuir officers; aud io riled,
render null and void their elective frat»c:se.~, I
Suppose now,'for instance, theso Lord! D.c-
tn.tors, to whom the Constitutionalist appeal?, j
should say to Col. F. nnd Doctor AV. what they
have already said to Col. L. and Col.- U f 1
Gentlemen', you must give way, there is
room for you on our ticket;” and the cobsc-
q'uenco should bo that the- soven candtdiiw,
selected by the Caucus, should run without op
position. Would the result bo a tree elccu i
by tlie people, or the bargained appoiiitutent
of a Caucus ? Tho people cannot bo saiJ u
elect,- becaucs election presumes tho privilegb
of a choice ; aud there ean ho no cho.co
there isjjo such privilege. And nothtegop j
bo plainer than tho proposition, that this prm-
lego is destroyed by an arrangement wltxlipre
vents computiuon. ' ..
Where several individuals are honor:
compoting for the same office, tlie pcopw ‘,j‘
exorcise their* sound discretion, and select
most worthy. Bui they can make no. sac 5
lection, if there be.but ouo camlidato be ( ’
them. Such candidate is equally eiectcdi
or Ito receive tweifty votps or twenty thoo*®'
Any private arrangement, ar privateesac^-'
therefore,, which goes to prevent an
competition for office, is on intringnicn_ ot
rights of- the poopn—a conspiracy n !7‘ in ! \
freedom of elections, and ought to bo vi
witli indignation. Yef.tho appoi» tnienl .
members to Cougrors, for the Inst tpsor - ^
years, with one or tyvo excenuoaS; ‘! 3 ., v
effected in this way.. Some fit'* 0D on
who felt* themselves competent to D'k 11
their own shoulders tho affurs of the %-
to superintend all the interests o:ft lie P ^
have annually mot at -Alliens, aud et > ^
the ploeitndo of their wisdom, who s ^
sent to Congress, made Governor, an a-.
While the people have till along magi
their Representatives to Congress nctobefj
by themselves on the first Monday m . ,| f
Bnl no such thing; tho matter was col ‘ l
settled ntonths^beforo at Athens. ^| |fB
It may, perhaps, in some . clll(?r " enC '
important principles aro al issue, be H ^
for the people to submit tosCaucu,
purpose of arranging coufl.cting v* 1 ‘ ^
tiiey should always be viewed y, ‘ 1 U 1 '
suspicion; und ought never to be conn
witen tlie question is nictely n c “”!?
viduals of the same principles, s j C ,.vnK0,
franchise should be as firco as air {*0 -': r c::ttt*
or set of men, who would wndwtsk® jLgit
scribe its limits, or control its operate) w( .
i. — t....t,^,t ..Ann •• /.rtn«niratorS 22amsl t u t .*
Ihe government to ndvaneo at the rate of one jbi lookod upon as conspirators ng- 1 ' 1 ^
million per annum! - v ' crcigmy bf tlie people,-v'*”-' ’ & ai ‘
