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MACIIW TiElLlEfSifAlPM.
py UlYRor? BAItTLETT.
MACON, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1832.
Vol. YI—No. 31.
Moron Telegraph Is published every gj.
mornlngo.
• .Office on Mulberry Slreet, east side.
■v-.-TtiiM Dohahs a year,If paid in sd-
I «r rooa tioMiAM, if not paid before the
e ;,eir. Subscribers living at a distance
P*“ rs j in all rases to pnr in advance.
Ir*
DRUG STORE.
iilE Subscriber has taken the g, ore f ormor .
' i. necuoied hy Isaac B. Rowland, on Mnl-
nreet, opposite the Washington Hall,
L. j, now opening a general assortment of
Us, Medicines. Paints, Oils,
112 Xnd DYESTUFFS.
I w ||j c h he proposes selling upon renson-
term>. Prescriptions from Physicians in
. «ill be attended to with much care and
a W. B. BALL.
Dr. Ball
his Professional services to the citi-
“f'jiacon and its vicinity.
[ffbM 76 <I3m
Clothing Store..
IIP. subscriber boing very anxious to rr-
Ilucehis -rock of Woollen Clothing, will
duce
r»t rerv low prices
Birch 15
WM. II. BURDSAI.L.
lamp Oil.
■ Atfh GALLS. best quality LAMP Oil,
lllSl lust received by boat Navigator, fol
f Jr 3 ELLIS, SHOTWELI, & Co.
fgllO 1°’
ViXi W GOODS.
iuEY. BAXTER, &-"ORT, arc now
opening, on the cornet ;f Second street
loitoo Avenue, opposite the Washington
R s general assortment of _
European and American Goons,
nsisfmg of Dry Goods, Hardware, Crockery
I Glass Ware, Castings, Leghorn and •Straw
■nnets. Fine black and drab Hats, wool Hats,
[,dow Glass, White Lead, Cotton Ragging,
■ins Twine. &c. &c.
large Stock of Negro Shoes.
dies, gentlemens, boys and children’s fine
fiOES, &c. '
Merchants, planters and tho public generally
L now bo supplied from a stock inferior to none
gg WILEY, BAXTER & FORT.
IIUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
Books, Music, dec.
RI.LIS, SHOTWELI & CO.
IE now receiving nnd opening at their
HOOK STORE, a number of
PIANO FORTES,
L rich description, and a variety of other Mu
ll Instruments, with Instruction Books nnd
Lie adapted to the same. A large collection of
I Flew Music for the Piano,
'ruing ail the Music of the celebrated Cinde-
10pera, and a variety of Engravings, Carica
lh Prints, &c.—also,
A large assortment of Books,
Wsling of fifteen hundred volumes: a rata
KFinhraeing a considerable portion of which,
luHluhed in the Christian Repertory,
i treat variety of STATIONARY and Mis
Uneous articles.
I large assortment of PAPER HANGINGS,
ping, Fire- Prints, &c. &c.
tey respectfully invite the attention of the
t to the above, and request them to call and
Juno 11 24
. Circulating library.
Il'BSCKIBERS to the Circulating Library
1 can aow be furnished with books,
^ large collection of Miscellaneous works will
ppropriated to tho Library; and n number of
diesis, together with many other valuable
~ird general iutcreat,* vrill be added as
J «> practicable.
Itrions wishing to become subscribers, will
'■tecallon Mr. John H. Ellis, (who will act as
vim,) or at fbe store, where a catalogue of
Ikoolit can be teen.
pril 10 121 ELLJS, SHOTWELL & Co
WAKE MANUFACTURER
Mm.nr.Rar, wean thir.’' street/
HE subscriber manufactures and keeps con
stantly ou hand, a general assortment of
be will sell wholesale and retail at Savan
' Augusta prices.
WORK done at the shortest notice at
on Third street, next door to Ellis, Shot
WILLIAM S. ELLIS’
T UP Tailors Wanted.
HE subsenb r wishes to employ immediate
ly, two JOURNEYMEN TAILOR?
ana he believes that the present prospect will
warrant his promising a constant and regular set >
through the spring aud summer seasons.
FomO, April Id ,» A ' V 0 ™""-
GEOacE JEWETT.
At hu old strmd, comer of Cherry and Second *1$,
I S nosv receiving from New York and Boston.
a fresh supnly of Goods, svhich, in addition
to those on hand, will make his stock very large
and complete, which he offers on as reasonable
terms ns they can be had in this maeket. Hi,
goods comprise a general
Assortment of Groceries,
Viz—150 lings Coffer,
45 hhds St Croix, Porto Rico and N.
Orleans Sugar,
21 bids Loaf and Lump do
12 qr chests Tea
20,000 lbs Iron
10 hhds Molasses
1500 bushels Salt
100
40 kegs
Jamaica Rum
Cognac Brandy
Northern Gin, Northern Rum
Whiskey.
Apple Brandy, Wine.
Powder, Shot, izc. tie,
ALSO,
Dry Goods, Hardware. Cutlery,
Crockeni, Bools, Shoes,
HATS, BLANKETS, SADDLES.
&c. tee. &<••
E ieces Hemp and Tow Bagging,
egs Nails
NOTICE.
T HE. Subscriber having sold his stock of
GOODS to
Mr. Samuel T. Howland,
and declined business, solicits for him the patron
age of his friends nnd former customers, nnd re
quests all who are indebted to him, to call at the
store of S. T. Rowland, next door to Messrs.
Cooke & Cowles, where he will be found for the
osc of making settlements,
ec 24 1 ISAAC B. ROWLAND.
purpo
Dei
COACH MAKING.
T HE Subscribers still continue ite business
at tho old stand, corner of Walnut add
Fourth Streets, wlicro work will be done accord
ing to order. Having a large assortment of arti
cles ordered from the North which will arrive in
the course of the summer, cobsislingof Gigs, Bu
gles, Barouches and Carriages, they feel con
fident of pleasing customers both in articles and
prices.
The hnvo now on hand an assortment which
will lie sold low for cash, sucb ns Sulkeys, Gigs,
nnd Barouches i besides several splendid sets of
Harness, with Laces, Carpeting, Morocco,
Springs of different kinds, Joints, Bands, Loops
nnd Bnws of all sizes. Orders for Carriages
punctually attended to, and warranted to please
or no sale. BENTON Si BACON.
Wanted as an Apprentice,
A lad about fourteen or fifteen years of age, of
steady moral habits. B. & It.
May 4 138
TWENTY-FIVE
Per cent, cheaper than ever!
• JOB MAGIE
I S just opening a very extensive and splendid nr-
surtmen* of GOODS, which has been selected in
THE NEW YORK MARKET
by himself, from the latest importations, which -re
particularly calculated for this market, and which will
be dlspoied of fully
TWENlY-riVB TER CBWfP.
cheaper Mian ever. Tlicso goods ere Of the latest style
and inoat faihionabla patterns, and fire offered to nis
Friends and tho Fnblic
with confidence fully assured, that not only the style
but prices will fully meet their approbation. Tile r
attention Is requested (o the same—B few of the arti
cles arc mentioned, vis: ■
200 pieces Calicoes and Prints, some very nen.
Estrafine Furnilure Calicoes and Lommon.
I
50 pieces fine Parish Muslins and Ginghams, plain
and striped, figured and striped Mandarines. 8arago»-
sa, black and purple Grodeswiss and Italian Silks
Watered Grodenap, black and brown colored do ,
Heman! Gauzes. Orleans Robes. paWedPalm.rine.
id Crape Deleon, black and colored Silk, Gamble!*
prompt
attention.
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sent to Ellis, Shotuxll If Co. will rev ®" » f jnccUas. fine' French Bombazines, Blond Gauze
."-.me estrasizes). Satin Straw. Scarfs. Fancy
ll.‘. ukercMefs and SbVwli, very rich, sett Cap and
Beliltit&on* new patterns, Thread I-ace. and Insert,
i-J. .1,0 PJalm.-* »" d Footings, checked and striped
ings, also Evg" b s d Clml)ric d 0 „ one case
.Muslins. Jacko.-rS. . u^fed, Long Lawns,
f™’* Mtaehad liW Handkerchiefs. Super.
JJnen Cambncsanu t arn and fine Fren , h
n “ "’M'dS. wI" Coimn.' lUlidon /lose and half
,00 P.^l.rd'umbr.ll.s.v^ueata^rtd,.
“•jtf H^dW 1 W Dam^TwIl"®.:
TahleCovers, Dunstable and Straw Rennets Palm
l^af Hats Black and Drab Beaver Hats, latest fash
ions, Travailing Caps and Tninks.
to bales Sheetings, Shirtings and Plaids.
500 lbs spun Cotion, Tickings, Osnaturgs, Cot-
Also an estenslve^s'iortment of Perfumery, Soaps.
(nil
DR. I. ELLIS,
I WIXO determined to zettl# permanently
l n Macon, respectfully offers bis
Professional Services
Mionahitoutsof tho town nnd adjnceotcoun-
. *9 r l "e satisfaction of those who are unac-
MIM with him, he thinks proper to state, that
I re g»larly admitted to his profession in
kUu M 'My to thelnws nnd regnlntions of the
,*” r "ew York, nnd that most of his time
1*5, period has been devoted to on exten-
IPractice. By a faithful diseharge of his pro-
1 dunes, ho hopes to merit a liberal pat
His resideueo nnd olHee are in the liouse
7*ccupied ny Mr. Birdsong, on MnlbetrT
Jnn. 14 2
sale,
110,000 lbs Bacon
50 hhds Sugar
300 hags Coffee
501 bills N. E. Ram
50 bbls Whiskey.
118 d6sr
,.i.. ,n ?, t Rsceived,
> ewes Fancy Dunstables.
I 7 49 WM. II. BURPSALL.
| to Fayette hall.
To the Public.
, 1 he subscriber takoi this methoa of
informing hi* friend* and the public
_ ttporallv. that he has taken the LA-
FAYETTE HALL in thi* place; and
Tfuue diligence and personal attention
* much patronage as ho way merit.—
• a . 0 ‘?«°d living and clean bedding will
e\'r r l,unu “?ts. And ho further a»-
But no person or person* sre
byoriadirect/v concerned w ssides-
sjg ihe sttfissrttsriAtostf f- »
i!?»35 30 WM. C W. CLARKE. O
U’-tct;.
THE RETURN OF SPRING.
Dear os the dove, whose wafting wing
The green leaf ratiiomeri from the maid,
Thy genial glow, returning Spring,
C’omes to our shores again;
For thou hast been a wanderer long,
On mnnyn fair and foreign strana,
In bairn and beauty, sun and song,
Passing from land to land.
Tiinuhring'it the blossom to tiic bee,
To earth a robe of emerald dye,
The leaflet to the naked tree,
And rainbow in the sky;
I feel thy blest benign conyol
The pulses of my youth restore;
Opening the spring of sense and soul,
To love and joy once more.
1 will not people thy green bowers.
With sorrow’s pale nnd spectre band;
Or blend with thine the faded flowers
Of nioinory's distant land:
For tlion wert surely never given
To wake regret for pleasures gone;
But like nn angel sent from heaven,
To sooth creation's groan.
Then, while the groves thy garlands twine,
Thy spirit breathes in flower nnd tree,
My heart shall kindle nt thy shrine,
And svorship God in thee;
And in some calm sequestered spot,
Whito listening to tny choral strain,
Past griefs shall lie awhile forgot,
And pleasures bloom again.
In the East, Cholera frequently falls upon a
community like n shower of grape shot. It
was decided in tile King of Siam's council, oil a
visitation of this kind, that it might be caused by
a monster, who might be scared from the coast
by making a terrible noise. His Majesty, in con
sequence, moved out against the invisible enemy,
at the head of 30,000 subjects, all on tho stretch
to produce sounds of horror. Ho lost 5,000 in
one day, and returned vanquished. A Persian
writer says, “Wo svero apprized that the cholera
was at Shiraz, by finding one morning, when we
awoke, that it had carried off two thousand inhab
itants during the iiight.”—London Medical Jour
nal.
Thr Swedish Army.—'The military force of
Sweden is divided, into two distinct classes; of
which bne, called the Indclta corps, isjicrmanent,
being formed of men who enlist for life; Slid t he
other, termed the Varrat corps, constitutes the
militia. Tho former Was organised by Charles
XI. ill the year 160f>, end is maintained in a very
simple, and at the same time, singular maimer.
One or two regiments have quarters ^signed
them in a particular province .'"d each officer de
rives his pay from tho produce of a farm appro
priated to his uso. The common soldier has a
cabin, and a piece of ground sufficiently large td
provido him with food; and is supplied with his
military equipments, at tho public expence.—
Each company, both officers and soldiers, is quar-
tercred arouud some village, and assembles for
exercise on Saturdays. The regiment itself is
embodied under tents onco a year, and practices
military evolutions for a space of three weeks,
during the whole of which pcrlbd it is maintained
at Government charge. Larger camps, for the
exercise of brigades of regiments, are occasionly
formed.—United Service Journal.
Alfalfa, or Spanish Clover.—The Western Car-
olinian publishes aletterfromagontleman m Val-
parniso. Chili, (the late Editor of tho Carolinian
and now Navy Agent on the Pacific station, wo
presume,) to his friend in Salisbury, which gives
au interesting description of a valuable grass, a
box of the seed of which, containing the 12th of a
bushel, he had also forwarded to the same indivi
dual. This grass, lie says, is the C/oucrofthebpan-
iards. and is called, in the language of the country.
Alfalfa. It grows luxuriantly in all parts of Chill
and Peru, and is the only kind of grass cultivated
in those couutriesi It supersedes in a good de-
greo tho use of grain, for feeding both horses and
cattle. All animals, whoso food is1 herbaceous, oat
it greedily; aud they thrive bct«r on it than any
thing else that enn he given to them; aud horses,
that aro fed on it altogether are remarkably hardy,
performing journeys, ntnl etidnrmg fatigues which,
in our country, would nppear incredible. It
grows Idxuriuntly near Valparaiso, Iat. 32 south
iflf... on high nnd arid elevations; but, like every other
crop in Chili, it must be irrigated twice or thrice
a. week during the dry season. It likewise thrives
well in the valley of Lima, Int. 12 south, where il
After becoming thoroughly rooted, It
will resist both drought and frost. Tho fibres of
the root will continuo to seek tho moisture as it
recedes from tho surfaco until they extend them
selves to tha distance of fourteen or fifteen feet.
The writer declnrej thnt no would not exchange,
11)0 pair Morocco and
neat and fine. . ,
And a very large supply
•KfflSft fewW 1
&C.&C Ac.
Together with a general o«
Hardware !f Cutlery
? ^2WK3!S! , .8£»SS“
.»
Particular Notice.
Ti2?2*Si{S?WSffiS!SSCSft
iirhfTfr^Vrr w * , "‘‘^
FHyfjUP® OF GEORGIA ft* sale will not p*j my he”* d * bt *> L- PITCH.
gent farmers and Agricultural societies, for the
purpose of making lull and satisfactory experi
ments of its congeniality with our soil and clime.
Rritish National Debt.—If a man was employ
ed to count the-National Debt, supposing bo rec
koned one hundred pieces every _ minute, for
twelve hours a day, it would take him 30 years
to count it in sovereigns; 600 years to count iu
silver; nnd 1,440 years to count it in half pence.
In shillings placed in a liuo, it would reach tea
limes round tho earth, or once to tho moon (240,-
£10 miles.) Its weight in gold is 5652 tons; in
silver, 89,000 tons; in copper. 21,400,000 tons.
It wpuiu' tako one hundred barges, 50 tons bur
then each t.> carry it in gold; 1600 barges to car
ry it in. ilver. or 382,000 barges to carry it in
copper; these would reach 500 times placed close
to one another. To carry it in copper, it.would
take upwards of 2» millions of earts, each one
ton; to carry it in silver U.enrly 90,000 carts; to car
ry in gold, 2625 carts,—EnUrtaining Press.
The last number of Silliman.s Journal contains
the result of some experiments made at Fort Ad
ams, R. I. by Lirutenaut T. ri» Brown, to ascer
tain the relatiro strength of white pine, spruce, and
southern or long-leaved pine. It appears fro to
these experiments, that with a given diametof,
white pine is about 7-8lhs as strong as spruce,
Sprace is about 2-3ds as strong assoutbern pine.
—Paulson Ado.’
SOUTHERN CONVENTION.
frothing ton, April 24.
Citizens of Sumter District.—llavin* been in
formed by two diitinguished friends residing a-
mongtt yon, that on the 5lh May next yon aro to
have a meeting at vour Court Home, “to consi-
dcr what is to be done in case there should be no
•atitfactory reduction of tho Tariff,”—-aod under
standing from those friends, that it is generally
expected and desired I should present yon my
views of tho proper course to be puraqcd, I feul
bound to gratify yew wishes to vie utmost of my
ability. ™ ’ *
A crisis has arrived in Federal politics, preg
nant with the fate of our Republic,
The history of our wrougs is too familiar to
you to require a detailed recital of them for the
present. Suffice it to say, that the protection the
manufactures solicited from us ns a boon in 1816,
they now demand as a right—by an artful com
bination of various interests end political parties,
and by bribing various sections of the country
with largesses for internal Improvements, they
have marshalled a majority ill Congrnss that en
ables them to set all constitutional restraints, nnd
all sense of justice, at defiance—and to riot iu
die spoils of the South with tho rapacity of a
wolf in sheep-fold.
When we complain of the oppressive character
the injustice and uncoustitutionality of the protec
tive policy, ns it is called, we are tauntingly re
minded that the system received its first impulse
from certain distinguished statesmen of the South.
That they recommended it Ba ‘the true policy of
the country,’ Rad urge the necessity and propriety
of placiug the manufactures •beyond the reach of
contingency,’ Unfortunately for us, Wo cannot
gainsay this—and it is uot the first time that the
frozen adder, wnrmed into life, stung to the heart
its uuwise benefactor. But because a few lend
ing men of the South, (in whom a dangerous con
fidence is still reposed, cither from mistaken pa
triotism orcriminid ambition,) did aid in fixing up
on us the ‘American System,' is it liberal or just
that millions of freemen shall continuo forever to
he the victims of rapine aud avarice, to atone for
the wickedness or folly of a few individuals that
once represented them! This, however, is not a
time for censure or recrimination.—We all agree,
even those Southern men who did most to iu-
volve ns in our present forlorn condition, acknow
ledge that wo are ‘ '
of us have Indulgi
as the public debt was paid, or tile Government
possessed the resources that rendered that event
certain, nnd all pretext for a high tariff thereby
destroyed, that a considerable reduction of duties
ou such foreign merchandize ns came in rompeti
tion with tho manufacturers of tho North, would
bo made; that honest and effectual relief would
bo extended to the oppressed South—nnd thnt tho
unnecessary burthens under which we have groan
ed for many years, would bo removed. Although
the foundation for this hope is diminished (hy the
reception givcu to Mr. Clay’s proposition), it is
not yet destroyed. But should our reasonable
expectations bn disappointed,—should thero not
be such n reduction of the Tariff, during tho pre
sent session, as should satisfy reasonable men;—
and should tho alternative bo presented to the
South of submitting to something like colonial
bondage and degradation, or of redressing her on n
wrongs in her own way, theq the question, as to
the safe and surest remedy, wi.l obtrude itself up
on ns. Then it will ho natural that the w hole
Southern people should inquire of each other,
•wiiat is to bo our modus operandi? Whnt mea
sure bids fairest to he most effectual, and leust
hazardous.to our own safety and the integrity of
the Union!’
Some of the Nullificrs of the State of S; Caro,
linn, insist on immediate Nullification and resist,
aaco by that State alone. My insuperable objec
tions to this course, while South Carolina remains
in the union, are Ituotvn to you, nnd I need not
trouble you with them here. You know I regard
‘Nullification’ as just so much worse thnn Revolu
tion, os the penalties and stain of Treason are cal
culated to make it. But 1 should answor with,
out hesitation to the question propounded, that
the remedy I suggested to the Union and State
Rights party of Charleston, in the course of lost
summer, and which I have held forth as our der
nier resort, ever since 1328, is the proper plun for
us to purine.
Tho Synopsis of that plan is, that all tho South
ern States, having the same common interest with
South Carolina, should make common cause with
her. That Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississ
ippi, and as niauy of our adjacent sister States as
choose to join us, should each send delegates to
a Soutliei a Convention to meet at Coluinhin.—
Thnt each State should send a number of dele
gates. proportioned to her representation in Con
gress; say two dclcgatos from each Congres
sional district,—and that those delegate should
be instructed by the people to address a strong
and spirited, but respectful remonstrance to Con
gress against any other than a revenue Tariff, pre
senting to that body in ths same instrument, the
alternative of giving up the “American System,—
returning to au honest, constitutional course of
legislation, distributing equal bimhetu and equal
benefits,—or, that we snail separate from the con
federacy, ‘peacet lly if tre con, forcibly \f sre
must.’"
If the South cm. bo brought to net thus in con
cert, I venture the opinion that llio majority in
Congress would recede from the iniquitous ground
they now occupy. But if, contrary to all reason
able expectation, they should ndhere stubbornly
to their unjust and oppressive policy, and thereby
force upon the South the lest nnd worst branches
of the alternative, On them would rest the crime
of dismembering the. Union, ou them would rest
the awful responsibility of destroying the greatest,
tho most happy nnd prosperous Republic than ■-
ver existed ou earth,—of annihilating the world's
last and best founded hone of the freedom of man
—and overturning that hallowed Tomple of Li
berty, raised by the toils of our fathers, and ce
mented together with their blood.
In that dire event w-e can easily foresee many
calamities that would befall every portion of this
once hnnpy America,—this once harmonious and
peaceful confederacy. But I have no doubt the
South would bo as happy, as independent, and
more prosperous than any olher quarter of tho con
tinent.
I have recommended this course of proccedin
to tbo Southern members generally, and ihey a
concur in giving a ‘Southern Convention* a de
cided preference over ‘Nullification,’ except tbo
nullifying portion of onr own delegation. \Vith
this exception, almost every Southern member
repudiates nullification as au incomprehensible
absurdity—8ome of tho most distinguished nulli
ficrs from our State, say that ‘tbo first step to be
taken is the nullification of the tarifflaws, then, if
the Federal Government should undertake to co
erce South Carolina by a military force, a South
ern Convention, such as 1 have recommended,
should he called.’—But this is certaiuly 'putting
the cart before the horse.* If South Carolina
should undertake to anticipate her adjoining sis
ter, and arrogate to herseit the merit of having,
hy her single action, brought back the Federal
Government to honest, cohstitutional legislation,
the other States, from motives of jealousy and
envy, might be disposed to stand atoof when we
most needed their aid against the power of the
General Government, and they might with appa
rent justko say to South Carolina, ‘You nave
been too arrogant and hasty,you have acted pre
maturely on yoarowu responsibility, and On prin
ciples that you know we had condemned and re
pudiated in our respective Legislature* you were
too anxious to hnvo all the credit of an important
achiesrnjcntfiu which wewxre mutually concern-
ad) to yourself,—You h*v« ruxhed iato conflict
with tbs Federal Gofsrumest contrary to ear ad
vice, and on grounds that we objected to; and now<
you must extricate yourst-lfus you Cab. The utmost
you can expect from us is, if tee do not fight cgdmst
you, we will not fight for you.’ This, in all pro
bability, would not only be the language, blit the
conduct of those states towards S. Carolina. I
am, therefore, for having their concurrence in the
very first step we take—I am for having them
committed with us in a ‘Southern Convention,’
that’ they may be compelled to march with us,
‘pari passu,' in every movement we make.
With this view, and to bring about this result,
I will endeavor, if tho tariff is not satisfactorily
modified, to procure a meeting (or Caucus) of tho
Southern members, nt the close of the session, for
the purpose of making a candid and lucid mani
festo to the Southern people, setting forth our
wrongs and poinliug to thb remedy, as above in
dicated. . I should have ho doubt of success in the
effort, if it is not resisted hy the nullifying mem
bers of our own Stnte. You are aware that Gov.
Hamilton, Jlidge Harper, Mr. TUrUliull, and the
leading nullifiers at boine, have cautioned the peo
ple against acquiescing in a 'Southern Conven
tion.’ Whether they liavo given the tee to onr
nullifiers here (at Washington) or, whether the.
latter have given tho ‘Key fiote’ to the forfcier, is
not very important—But I incline to think, 'Se
cret instructions’ have been transmitted from the
head Conjurors here, to their ‘deluded 1 followers
at home: and to reject any schomh bf redress,
however feasible nnd safe, it ia enobgli for them
that it did uot originate with their own party.
Wbat then in this state of things, aro wc, of the
true Radical, State Rights and Union pari.T to do?
Wc cannot go for the heterodox aud suicidal doc
trine of Nullification. It would he as impossible
to unite our party with the Nullifiers, on that
ground, as it would be to mix oil nnd vinegar.—
Wo runst then, for the present, stand our ground:
nnd hold ourselves ready to march, at a moment's
Warning, for tho ‘Southern Convention,’ nf which
I hnvo spoken. Perhaps in the course of another
year the nullies will unite with us—they must at
lenst unite with us in Contention, if any thing is
to be dono to remove our grievances, other than
by the legislation of Congress. They can nnito
with us in the scheme of a ‘Southern Conven
tion,’without any sacrifice of principle or consis
tency on their parts; hut we would sacrifice both
hy uuiting with them for nn experiment of Nulli
fication.
If, therefore, our nullifying brethren aro sin->
cerciy desirous of redressing our grievances, and
of uniting the whole people of the Stnto and of'
the south generally, in tho measure mostlikely to
he most effectual nnd least hazardous, they will
join us in organizing such a Convention as we
propose. 1 repeal however, that 1 still entertain
hopes that thorn will be such a reduction of duties
before Congress adjourns, as (wiib indications of
subsequent modifications) may be satisfactory to
all who ore not determined to be diisalirf.ed. I
should have scarco a doubt of this, if the Ameri
can people were at this momeut honestly and
faithfully represented in Congress. But New
Hampshire nnd Maine havo iu the Senate these:
thorough going tariff men, while the people of
those States me almost unanimously opposed to
the tnriff; tho same may be said of severe) mem
bers in the Ilouseof Representatives. These aro
evils which the people will correct at the ballot
box in tho course of two or three yen™. And *
my owtf opinion is that when tho tariff Toco be-
gins to retrogade it will pursue its downward
march, year after year, until it sinks to that point
where it should remain—for mere purposes of
revenue. The system was twelve years (from
1816, till 1828) in maturing. Therefore it can-*
not, perhaps ought not to be overthrown sudden
ly. It is high time, however, that a very consid
erable inroad should be made upon it and if
such a broach is not effected during the present
session, the whole somb should risonp in the man
ner 1 have suggested,
Having already tphh ont this communication
to a greater length than I expected, I thnll trou
ble you but little about the President nnd his Ad
ministration. or the prospect of his re-election.—
Suffice it to say. that tho moasures of his Admin
istration have, in the main, been eminently suc
cessful nnd beneficial, and his re-election is us cer
tain as it is essential to the preservation of the V-
nion aud tbo welfare of our confedracy. Many
schemes and machinations (from quarters once
but lilllo suspected) ore put in practice to frustrate
his administration and defeat bis re-election: but
they will inevitably fail,—nnd will, finnlly, recoil
upon thoir authors; indeed it would bo deplorable
were they to succeed—because I do not thinlc
there is not another mnn in the world who could, at
this crisis, hold tbo confederacy together one year
longer. With Jackson’s demise, either natural or
official, the ‘evil days of this Republic will com
mence’—nnd as he will probably leave no one be
hind him that can conciliate the affections and
confidence of a mnjority of the American people,
the Captains of Alexander tcill divide the Empire.
Very respectfully your obedient servant.
JAMES BLAIR.
BANK REPORT.
We have commenced the report todav and will
conclude it on Friday—Before it was ordered
to be printed, or even read, Mr. M*Dufltc attack
ed it with all his power—A long and interesting
debate ensued, in which each member of the
Committee took a hand. We may find time
hercafier to copy it into our columns; hut for the
present wo must limit ourselves to the following
brief sketch from the pen of Mr. Walsh hiretelfi
Messrs. Adams, M'Duflie, and Wntmough en
tered a formal disclaimer and protest, aud an
nounced counter expositions of fact aud opinion.
Mr. Adams remarked that “if there waa a tingle
sentenco in the report submitted, from which he
did not entirely dissent, he was not aware ef it,*'
and be stated bis belief that tho majority of the
committee had transcended the power given the
committee by the resolution under wbkb they
Rcted. Col. Johnson, says the National lutelli-
gencer, ^Disclaimed any iuteution to cast tho least
reflection on the President of tho Bank, or the
integrity or honor of the President or government
of the Bank, to the former of whom be aicoided
high praise and great merit." Mr. Camherleog
“vindicated life course of the investigalieua pur
sued by tbo committee, and expressed bis dis
position to maintain and stand by the report.” ,
He is more likely to fall than to stand by it, when
the nature of the investigation shall be suitably
explained!! Mr. Thomas, a member of the com
mittee, “rose to vindicate the proceeding of the
committee, and avowed his readiness to stand be
fore the liouse and the people, and defend the
report of that committee.’' Mr. Clayton descri
bed the Report os “principally a statement of
facts, and not of opinions or inference*.”
We do not go into saefc parts of tbe report, to
were broughtinto tbe debate—such as tbe issuing
of Bank orders—tbe selling of coin—the sale of
government stock—the making donations roroade
and canals—the building ef bowses to nratoratf)
—(he transactions In bills of c*ehang»-~«iuj art-
ticoWly for tbe East India Trade—the ioewus—
of the number of branches of the Bank—tiiee^*’.
tea of tbe jeosent and totkipete4dw*T
commercial ce»saa*T‘.y—ti*» * ” -** tn tim
—— - resent asgotisnss.