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.CUE & DAVIS,.
I aiid County Prinltn.
BEPTGJlBKIl 30,^040.
iper, 48 per Annum 5 for 6 month*, $5
y»per,5perAnnum: for«month*. 93.
(FAtABI.K IN ADVANCE.)
i« and Nt» ddvertitemHU, appiar ts both Papers.
gj* Officeatths-coi-nsr of Bsy and Bull-»trcci*,over
Mr; J. B. Gaud tv's Storo.
SAVANNA
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT.
1840.
A Voice or 70.—The Newbury. N. Y.Ga-
xette contain* the following eloquent letter from
Benjamin Eaton, one oflbo Lifo Guurds ofGon*
oral Washington.
lb the descend"nls cf Revolutionary Soldiers:
An old soldier of the Continental Army oak*
for the last time to speak to his countrymen.
During the suffering service of tho Revolution I
arms in sizteeu engagements, and was one of thn lit*
tl* band who volunteered undor Sullivan to des
troy "the His Notions of ludians.” I was one
of that small company selected as the Life Guard
of George Washington—but two of whom aro now
living. I was at the lough seigo ofYorktown. at
Valley Forgo, Monmonth, aud thirteen other
hard' battles, and saw Cornwallis surrender to
•or old General. My sort ice ceased only with
the war. After all this hardship and suffering, in
the street when I go out in uiy old age to suuthe
happiness I have helped to give you, I am point
ed at as a British Tort—I hare said nothing
when I have been told so, hut have silently thought
that iny old General would never have picked
out a Tory to form one of his Life Guard, nor
would « Tory bavo snffeied what I have suffered
for yon. This abuse has been shamefully hea L
ad upon one of your old soldiers because he is
whnt he was when the war broke out and what
Washington told us we mutt always be when he
t/ulon of flic Whig* for the • olu
of the Union. “•.* .
NOMINATION
BY THE trma RATIOS.al corvestiw.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
of Ohio.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
JOHN TYLER, of VlrgInin.
For Electors of President aud Fite-President.
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe.
Gen. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden.
Col. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee.
Maj. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark.
SEATON GRANTLAND, ofBaldwin.
Gen. ANDREW MILLER, of Cns*.
Gen W W. l.ZZARI). ofDcKalb.
C. B. STRONG, of Bibb.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, or Burke
Gen. E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs.
For Congress.
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene.
RICHARD W. HABF.RSHAM, of Habersham,
JULIUS C. ALFORD. ofTronp.
F.UOENIU8 A. NISBF.T. or Bibb.
LOTT WARRF.N.nfSnmter.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, ofGlynn.
ROGER L. GAMBLE, ofjeffersou.
JAMES A. MERIWETHER.of Putnam.
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
If yon vote with the South, miUI
n friend to Gen. Harrison, you
will destroy yourself.
“ That is probable,** he replied,
“but It Is better thatIshould de
stroy myself than to destroy the
Constitution of uiy country.—IW-
iam Henry Harrison.
Si girded tho rightful clalma of Georgia. The op*
“ c plication of Georgia for redress |yu not been
l Wt/TaU
going home.
! been one
ig I enlist-
iih the other
ith the party
f the last war.
ebook hands with us as
Iwas a Whig in the llevol]
ever since and ain one
ed for the irhole tear, w
Whigs of Thomas Jeff*
for James Madison, was
and to be consistent in. my last vote, must give it
for Gen. Harrison. lie i*a brave man. and was
never known wherever he has been to tako a pen
ny from his neighbor or the Government that was
not fairly his. Wehnve trod overthe same ground
fighting for liberty. Hi* father (he wns one of
the Revolution) signed our Independence roll,
and then we all went out together to fight for it,
and wo proved it was true.
h really appears to me that this cannot be the
Mine government tlinl our old soldiers helped
Washington to put tip here. We fought to have
a Government as different from any in Europe as
we colud make it.—Well, we done it: and until
lately things have all gone on smoothly and'Eu
rope was beginning to he ashamed of the way she
made slaves of her subjects by making them work
and toil for seven poor cents a day with a Stand
ing army over them to force them to it. But our
President now tells the people that tilings have
gone wrong since the Old War. and there are
twenty-three miserable government* in Europe
where the Kings wear crown*, die rich purple,
and the poor people, rags,that we must fashion af
ter them if want to be we happy and prosperous!
We bad English laws here once and they were the
best in Europe, but we could’nt stand them and
we put them under our feet. We n*ed to work
Ibr mere nothing then, aud we cannot do ilagain.
Working for a few cents a day may do for slaves,
but not for free men whose liberty cost more blood
than liberty ever cost before*, why, thn very, first
thing that started Uie old war was the Standing
Artny that the King kept quartered on ns: we
told him that we wanted no soldiers over us in
lime of peace, but he refused to mind us mid I saw
Lord Cornwallis surrender up a part of them to
honest George Washington.' Our President now
f reposes to have a standing force—what for?-
lewarel
Jefferson never asked for armed men to re-elect
him or elevate his successor. Madison asked for
them only in the time of the late war, and warn
ed the people when he left his office to lie care-
‘ ful about keeping soldiers in time of peace. Our
streets ate filled with idle men who were active
laborers once when employment was to be hnd
The men of enterprize who once employed them
have been ruined by the government. And now
theso honest but unemployed laborers are told by
the government that when they go to work again
they mast do it fora few cents a day—Uiat labor
• must be os cheap here as it is among the slaves of
Cuba or the slaves of Europe. Ambition and
ignorance on tho part of our Government have
shut up our shops and stores, scuttled our ships,
. filled our streets with idleness and bankruptcy,
and given no encouragement to the farmer as lie
looks at his grain. Aro not these tilings so?
You know they are, and I have no motive in say
ing what may be false—I am too far advanced for
office orany thing else but death—it will soon be
here. My little pension, anil I thank yon for it,
will soon stop and I go home with the rest of the
Life Gpards. There is one remedy only for the
■afety of the country I have served. Put other
men to stand at the tiller and round the cables,
and you will soon be hack on the old Constitu
tional track. Gen. Horriron is honest, he never
deceived you end he never loit a battle, and the
People wont let him lose this. Accept my ad
vice and you all have my blessing—my advice is
that all of you become the Life Guards of the
country, ana my blessing is thatyour old nge may
have less fesfra for liberty than mine.
BENJAMIN EATON,
One of the two sunicing Life Guards of George
Washington.
NawBURoir, N. Y. Aug. 23,1840.
A London letter published in tho New York
Journal of Commerce thus describes the work-
lug of tho new Penny Postage system in Great
Britain:—
"Itappear* that under the old rates in 1833
the number of chargeable letters was 73,923,-636
jmA the revenue £2,394,923. Under the uni
form rote or fonrpence in 1839 the number of
•uch letters was 68.051,270, and the revenue
£1,640,160; thus exhibiting an increase of letters
of 35 per cent, and a falling off in the revenue
of 37’ per cent. Taking five months nnd a half
of the present year, from January the 11th, nnd
calculating accordingly for the whole year, the
' number of letters is 191,176.000, producing n
revenue of f1,129,723—and being an increase
• in letter* of 148 per ceutnnd a full in the revenue
• of only 59 percent. The expenditure of the
Post Office is about £6000,000 a year, and ns the
present revenue may he estimated as above, thnro
!• 4 clear profit of £626,723 per annum. This
•Moment l hate reduced from tho officiul tables
4 published iuthe morning Chronicle of tho 28th,
and which anticipate that by the end of the year
the revenue will be, in round numbers, £ 1,200,000
or 80 p'ef cent not profit. It is quite evidont from
'**'■ experiment now made, that the uniform
- ge of mi? halfpenny would cover tho ex
penses of the post office and even reulizA a pro
fit; but as the post office here is an important
ivemio, no ftirthor reduction can he
eipnted, though private individuals hnve offer
» pay a luge sum annually to the government
l ’ *ieg e of so doing.
PRoa*Nr.—lye find the follow-
lit" in the Rochester Democrat:
ion the Whig guns at deed of night,
wtk’d the babes in sad oflVight,
s, with sharp look and piercing eye,
s " Hujb .mv dears, lie still, don’t nrv."
Heaven born” then resumes hit quill,
If rest no(—but he LIES still.
Anti-Van Ilnrcn Candidates Tor
tlie Legislature.
CHATHAM COUNTY.
For the Senate,
WILLIAM LAW.
For Representatives.
WILLIAM PARKER WHITE,
RICHARD T. GIBSON.
FRANCIS S. BARTOW,
WILLIAM HERB.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY’.
Senator.
JOHN CHARLES WAXDIIOUR.
. , Representative.
WILLIAM McGAUAGIN.
BRY’AN COUNTY.
- Senator.
SOLOMON SMITH.
Representative.
GEORGE C. UNDER:
LIBERTY COUNTY.
Senator.
SAMUEL SPENCER.
Representatives.
JOSEPH F.. MAXWELL.
S. HERRINGTON.
McIntosh county.
Senator.
CHARLES If. HOPKINS.
Representatives.
CHARLES O’NEAL.
J. J. GARRASON.
GLYNN COUNTY.
Senator.
URBANUS DART.
Representative.
ANDREW L. KING.
CAMDEN COUNTY.
Senator.
BENJAMIN HOPKINS.
Representatives*
JOHN H. DILWORTH.
M. H. HEBBARD.
TIPPECANOE CLUB. NO. 1.
Tito regular meeting ofTippecanoe Club, No,
1, lakes place THIS EVENING, at their Cabin
Court House-Square.
The ladies and all friendly to the cause of
Harrison, Tyler and Reform, are invited to be
present,
K7* The Whigs of Chatham have with great
propriety, celebrated a Whig victory in Maine,
without reference to local questions or any ex
isting difficulties.
We desire to add something for tho informa
tion of our readers to the statement of the Geor
gian, in relation to Gov. Kent. That paper
says—"Thins the man upon whom the Executive
of this Stale made a demand for tho fugitive slav
of Jamks and Henry Sagurs of this city, who
1cat refused—aye, refused by this creature of North-
I ern abolition whiggery; and this is he, whose
Whe
Hsd
ilh drawn. Why hat not the Lora Administra
tion of Main© rendered justice to her! The sub
ject came up for the action ofFeirfioldnnd Dun
lap as well as of Kent, and in the hmgungo of tho
Georgian wn suppose wo ore to regard them all
a« " creatures of Northern abolition %chiggery" If
Fairfiold had been elected, all would havo been
welt we suppose. Our renders are not perhaps a-
waro thatKont wns elected by stratagem, by catch
ing the enemy asleep in hie security, and that
even while Iso was Governor, the Van Bureu
party held the reins of power in thoir own hands,
so that that pnrty is inoro justly chargeable with
dereliction in this respect than the Whig minori
ty. Wc presume wo have said enough to sottlo
tho question.
Lest there may he somo persons still who are
not convinced, wo give the following extracts
from the report inado to tho Legislature ofGoor-
gin by the joint committee on tho state of tho Re
public to whom was roforred that part of tho
Governor’s message touching this subject.
After alluding to tho refusal of Gov. Dunlap,
tho report goes ou to say—
"The reasoning of his Excellency of Mnino, in
his letter of refusal to the deinnud of the Govern
or of Georgia, is entirely fallacious, and evasivo of
the true question at issue. Tho •affidavit of the
owner ollhe stolen slave, directly charges that
the fugitives did, "on or about the fourth day of
May, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, feloni
ously enteigle, steal, take and carry stray, a negro
slave; with hiving, after the commission of .said
felony, fled from the State; and that they were be
hoved at the timo to ho within tho limits of tho
State of Maine. U it for one no merit to ho pre
turned that the Governor of the State of Maine
wns not aware that larceny is mado, by the law*
of every State in the Union, felony; unless, in
deed, it may not so bo by those of Maine? That
State, indeed, may have, in tender mercy to
thieves and incendiaries, declared it otherwise?
but this your Committee doesnot, and cannot be
lieve. Whether, however, felony or not, by the
laws of Maine, is it not a crime? It is so declar
ed by the penal code of the State of Georgia,
which fact was communicated to the Governor of
Maine, by the Governor ofGeorgia. Has, then,
the Governor of Maino dope that which uot only
common courtesy, but juitice, policy, patriotism
and imperative duty, required him to perform?
Iins ho complied with the stern requisitions of
the Constitution of the United States, which he
was sworn to support and defend? No! but ho
has disregarded and violuted all. Tho act of Con-
1 rrcss, passed February 12th, 1793, " respecting
ligitives from justice, and persons escaping from
thcseivicesof their masters”—au act passed in
furtherance of the second section of tho fourth ar-
ticleoftho Constitution, which says, "a persou
charged in any State with treason, felony, or oth
er crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found
in another State, shall, on demand of the Execu
tive authority of the State from which ho fled, be
delivered up, to be removed to the State having
jurisdiction of tho crime”—expressly ami per
emptorily declares, " that whenever the Execu
tive authority of auy State in the Union, or of
either of tho Territories northwest or south of the
river Ohio, shall demnud any person as a fugitive
from justice, of the Executive authority of any
such State or Territory, to which such person
shall have fled, nnd shall moreover produce the
copy of an indictment found, or an affidavit made
before a magistrate of any State or Territory, as
aforesaid, charging the person so demanded with
having committed treason, felony, or other crime,
certified as authentic by the Governor or Chief
Magistrate of the State or Territory from whence
the person so charged fled, it shall be the duty of
the Executive authority of the State or Territo
ry to which such person sliall have fled, to cause
him or her to bo arrested and secured, and notice
of the arrest to he given to the Executive author
ity m iking such demand, or to the agent of such
authority appointed to receive the fugitive, and
to cause the fugitive to be delivered to such agent,
when he shall nppear; nnd further provides, that
if no such ngent shall appear within six months
from the time of such arrest, the prisoner may be
discharged,” Ac.
"Now, by referring to documents hereunto an
nexed, it will appear Uiat every requisition of the
above recited act was strictly complied with by
the Executive ofGeorgia. But the Governor of
Maine, in his nnxious desire to fintf an excuse for
not doing his duty/' die.
The above report is by a joint committee of the
House and Setrnte, having a majority of Van Bu
ren members, and we have extracted largely from
it as it is-hetter to condemn the so-called Demo,
cratic Parly, by the evidence which they furnish
against themselves, when it is perfectly conveni
ent to do so.
Wc perhaps onght not to be too confident in
saying that the joint committee bad a majority of
Van Uuren members;’but we are at liberty to
infer so, from the fact that that party had a ma-
jority in the House and Senate. In the latter
body, we find the name of Mr. McAllister, as
chairman of the Committee on the State of 'he
Republic.
The remarks of the Georgian nro not, there
fore, co-extensive with the history of the
case. The truth is, Uiat Gov. Dunlap, Kent
and Fairfield, have all done manifest, and ginr
ing injustice to the State of Georgia, or il tho
j measure of blame ought not to be distributed
Afttrwli
f with u.
t oWrfffotl,
which,
iiufel
tly in
Got. Mrfield cortaitily—and there waft strong DTTht mcdtlng of Tirererenoe Club,*No. C;
Loco majority iu both branchaaof the Lcgisla at the hail in Court hHm Square on Mon-
lure; ynt thla LocoGovornor aud majority diiro-ply evening (oat, was tho most enthusiastic wo
havoyotNon. ' .
Mr. Bartow surpassed himself.
Judge Law addressed tho meeting wl
effect. The news from Maine put
a good humor.
Whileittfoeeting war in mediae res, an addi
tional hosnffTippecanoo boys marched tip stairs
into tho gallery amidst tho braying of trombones
ami tho crash of trumpots, which together with
cheers loud and long, rondo the welkin ring. Af-
ter tho businoss of tho mooting was concludod, a
procession was formed, which marched to tho
sound of musio to Blonument-Sqiiare, where
rackets were sent up and fire works oxhiblted.
After this the Tipswero marching about town
for a few hours,, stopping occasionally to vent
thoir patriotism in lond and reiterated cheers.
Tho fooling wai first rate, enthusiasm to tho boil
ing point.
Thera is a goaheaditiveness in tho Tippecanoe
hoys in Savannah which is a perfect caution to
nil cold, phlegmatic temperaments. Northerners
have but a faint idea of the emotion, the commo
tion and locomotion of politicians in this quarter.
If Old Tip has any more sturdy defenders of Ids
democratic principles titan this town affords, we
should liko to see them.
OTlVe have bufore us a Communication re
ceived through the Post Office, signed by a Van
Btircn man, who says the news from Maino is
no go; thatVati Buranis the man for Prosidont.
We adviso our Von Buren friend whoever lie
is, to tack ship and haul down his colors. Let
him not deceive himself any longer. The people
have thought proper to take their own part in
the farce of Democracy, which the office holders
have got up—wc shall see.
11 My dont llte men (Fan Uuren)propose?”
That bet of$3000 to $G000, ou the result ofthe
pending Presidential Election, is not taken yet.
Wo refer to it, as wo fear tho Locos have not
seen the clinllcngo.
tCFTh0 Globe is becoming inoro modest and
decent. We wonder what’s in tho wind. There
must be some causo for all this; perhaps he may
havo ascertained that in setting his party, ho has
forgotten tho people. Who knows?
OCT The Georgian prefaces the election returns
from Maine, with the words, " Tin set bright
ening.” For once, wo coincide in opinion, po
litically. Wo flunk, too, thut the sky is bright
ening—rather dazzling, we should suppose, to
some of our friends.
Yale College.—This titne-houored institu
tion continues to sustain its high reputation.
Among tho graduates ofthe class which has just
left Collage, we observe the name of G. A. Hol-
costbE, Esq. of this city.
KT Wo learn that tho Legislature of Maine is
now in session, the object being to revise tho laws
of die State.
tcSMN«in<lTiD.f
TIPPECANOE CMJB. NO. 9.
Till. Club miut lb. Cabin on Moi
nlii(, Copt. J. F. Sogur; tho Proaldont, In tlio
chair. Judge Law and Mr. F. 8. Bartow ware
called upon to address tho meeting, and did so
with much oflffCt. The Cnbin wna completely
filled from floor to celling, and tho whole pro*
coedings Wcro marked by the greatest enthusi
asm. On motion of Mr. P. Laurens, tho moot
ing adjourned at an oarly hour, for the purpose
of witnessing a display of fire works in honor of
the recent Whig victory lit Maine.
From the Boston Courier, September 22.
MAINE ELECTION.
We do not think it necessary to repeat our ta
ble to-duy, as till our accounts from thn nnstward
only confirms the correctness of that given yes-
‘ rdaj.
Wetobserve that the Van Bitten papers are re-
newing their calculations of 1837, nnd proclaim
now, ns thoy did then, flint no choice tins been ef
fected for Governor. In 1837, up to the time
when the Legislature assembled which was to
count tho votes, the Tories insisted flint no choice
wns eifectod, and when it could no longer becon-
cenlod that Mr. Kont hud a clear majority of ull
the voteftj a portion of thn most unscrupulous of
the party endeavored to disfranchise one or two
Whig towns, for some trifling informalities in
their returns, in ordorto verily their assertion*.
But whatever advantage might have been antici
pated from such a course then, the keeping up of
this ngreeahlo fiction will bo of no avail now.—
Tho Whigs have a clenr majority in both branches
ofthe Legislature, and Mr. Kent would be the
next Governor, even if no election had been ef
fected by the people. The partial defeat of 1837
wns nothing to tl»o grand rout of 1840.
We hog leave to suggest, also, to nur Von Bu
ren friends oftho Post and Democrat, that the re
cent election in Maine was not for Governor a-
lone. Representatives to Congress, and Sena
tors and Representatives to the Stnto Legislature
were chosen at the same time, and after they
hnve satisfied themselves entirely that Mr. Kent
has been defented, tlio same mathematical ingenu
ity which can work so pleasingly a result can eas
ily bo induced to euiimemte a Van Buren
majority, as exhibited by the returns for Con
gress men and Senntor*. The flagsing spirits
oftho'party must be kept up until Novem
ber.
The Boston Post (L.F.) publishes incomplete
returns which roduces Kent’s majority to 63 with
eight small towns to bo heard from—and soys:
"Should these town come in os woll as thoy
did in 1838, Fairfield cannot failofbeiug elect
ed, unless there should be scattering votes suf
ficient tb overpower his plurality over Kent.
We fear that this may bo the ense.”
The remarks ofthe Boston Courier above, will
pply to this statement ofthe Post—it is put to
drive off tho acknowledgment of n defeat. But
the account in the Atlas sottles tho question—the
returns in thut pnpnr nro complete, which is not
even pretended ofthe Post's accouut.
There is no doubt, we repeat, of the election
of Kent, though tho Loco Foco papers may lack
tho candor to acknowledge it.
REJOICE! SOUTHERN WHIGS, REJOICE!
Rejoice, ye Bottses and Stanly*, ye Bells and
Garlands! Y’our political friends, the Abolition
ists, have made a clean sweep in V’ermont. They
huve the Governor and a majority of the Legisla
ture, with every member of Congress. Your great
ally, Mr. Slade, is re-elected by a mnjority of a-
bout 3000, and backed by an united delegation,
is prepared to push tho abolition of slavery in this
District. Your friniqls aud committee men, J-
C. Clark and Saltonstall, will be aided by all Ver
mont in redeeming their Abolition pledges, in
pressing the itnmediato abolition of slavery in the
District nnd tho Territories, ill prohibiting the
transportation of slaves front State to State, and
in rejecting from the Union any new State whoso
Constitution tolerates shivery.—Globe.
Oh! Amos I divine,, ineflublo, quintessence
of Loco Foco Dcmngogico-Mouarchico Democ
racy, do you suppose such stuff as that is current
coin in this part of tho world? How is it that the
Abolitionists of V’ermont did uot elect their rank
Loco Foco candidate for Governor, who was de
fented by the Harrison men. We mean Mr. Dil
lingham. Let us hear tho assertion that Dil
lingham is not an Abolitionist (it has not been
made yet) and we will prove that he is one; and
so of the inestimable, pure Democrat, Marcus
Morton, Loco Foco candidate for Governor in
Massachusetts, the rankest Abolitionist of all.
clecliou to the office of Governor is hailed by our
oppnneuts as a victory.”
Tho Georgian is incorrect in stating thnt tho I equally among them, it is clear that Duslai* de-
slave was demanded, ns he was recovered within
a few weeks after his abduction. The demand
was first made by Gov. Schley of Georgia, on
Gov. Dunlap, a Loco Foco Grantor, and it was
for the delivery of Piiilbrook and Keller an,
against whom an indictment had been found.
Gov. Dunlap refused to deliver them up. Go v.
Gilmer afterwards mado a similar demand on
Gov. Kent, who refused in like manner, " Jol-
loving in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor.”
Gov. Gilmer in his message dated 5th Nov.
1838, says—
As tho Legislature of Maino does not meet
until January, J839, its proceedings in answer to
your resolutions cannot he reported to you dur
ing your present session. There can be hut lit-
tie doubt however, that those proceedings, when
they do take place, will sustain the course which
has been pursued by the Executive authority of
tlio State.”
And again iu his message of Gtli Nov. 1839, he
says—
"l regret to inform you that tho Legislature of
the State of Maine, has declined taking any meas
ures to give satisfaction to this State, for the vio-
Intion of its constitutional rights, by the refusal of
Gov. Dunlnp nnd Gov. Keut, to deliver tip to its
authorities, upon their demand, the fugitives from
its justice, Finlbrnok and Kelleran You will
perceive from the proceedings or the Legislature
of Maine, at its last session, that upon reference
to it of nil tho documents in relation to Philbronk
and Kollerau, it contented itself by resolving thnt
the whole of that subject was exclusively within
tho province ofthe Executive Department, and
that tt was inexpedient for the LegiNlatuse to take
ony order in relation thereto, notwithstanding
that the Legislature had passed n law at its previ
ous session, defining the power ofthe Executive
Department in arresting uud delivering up fugi-
lives from justice, from other States, nnd evident
ly with tho view of justifying Gov. Dunlap in his
previous refusal to deliver up Pbilbrookand Kel
leran to tho authorities of this State.”
Now who was Governor of Mgine at this timo?
serves more than a third of it, as he was tlio first
to set the pernicious example.
TIIE BEAUTIFUL SUB-TREASURY SYS
TEM-GOVERNMENT PAPER—GOV
ERNMENT CREDIT.
This is a most sage, a most wise, a most pro
found Government. It has been reserved foV a
Mnnnrchico-ftepublican Governtncntof the nine
teenth century to conce ive and carry out new and
unheard of pluns in relation to the currency of tlio
country. These gentry atartod with tho deter
mination to " infuse a greater portion of the preci
ous metals into the currency." The infusion is a
desperately wonkonc, somewhat like the drop or
two of coloring matter which tinges the globes of
water in an apothecary's window.
The action of Government hat been not only
to substitute for a sound currency, rags and shin-
plasters, but to destroy credit and confidence.
Not content with assailing credit at home, they
determined to depress it abroad, nnd Mr. Ben
ton introduced his hill to prevent the assumption
ofthe State debts due abroad, by fl\e General
Government. This wns in order to anticipate a
supposed movement of Mr, Clat, who states
that flic idea of such an assumption had never en
tered bis head.
We have been led to these remarks, by learn
ing a fuel which we hnve on good authority, thnt
Government Sub-Treasury Notes are afloat, pay
able to the order of one ofthe faithful in Charles*
ton,(S. C.)—i. e. to Ker Boyce, Prosidont of
the Bunk of Charleston. And will it be believed?
Tho soldiers in Florida are puid off in notes of
this Bank. Truly this is a hard money Govern
ment with a vengeance. Promises, howevot,
are still abuudant. They answer inquiries as too
Frenchman does in tho Comedy—" All this will
como'in time,”
K7* As Mr. Van Buren’s claims to tlio support
of Irishmen are so much vaunted, we are anxious
to give him all the benefit which by his shifting,
tortuous policy lie has conferred on naturalized
citizens. Gen. Harrison is in favor of the most
liberal naturalization laws, and has always shown
himself the friend ofthe foreigner. Compare his
conduct will) thut of Mr. Van Buren, as illustrat
ed by the following extract from the Raleigh Star
Sf North-Carolina Gazette. The man who makes
such pretensions for the snko of procuring the
votes of Irishmen, should have something.ou
which to ground his claims.
The Intolerance of Van Buren.
It is a passage of history which no person has
ever yet presumed to question, that tho NEGRO
IVI r NtPSSf.hiAr.liil /i.iau Lltt*...If* ...l.!l_. _
. Uml
ifostn lions of applause.
He said he was always a I .
ofthe warm and firm nttachmei
feltandstill feels for Gen. Jack
of tho prosperity oftho country when„
four years ago—of the change that haa eouie ovJ
it since. He alluded to flio standing army nra.
jeclu* nn tire publican ami dangerotti—«nd of ths
nlition between Von Bnren and Calhoun In
erins of distrust mid disapprobation. He aln
•poke ofthe tariff and United 8tates Bank a2
said Gey. Harrison occupied precisely the tan*
ground in relation to the latter thstPre*;^
Madison *"L He laid lie wtwln the UuitedBtata!
Sonata when John Randolph charged Gen Hi?
rlton with federalism,and heard Harrison
\y repel the chargc-that ir ho had not ffiT
fourgn roftited, as he did,'ho should not have tab
on Randolph's word as authority In such a call*'
He Mid ho was glad to seethe People deu-
tnined to the present AdministratioiriM
its wild career. He said he should support Gan
Harrison hoenttso lie thought him (lie most n.
publican, and because n njorm is needed in
administration of the General Government. Ha
was decidedly for a " change.”
We have but briefly alluded to the subjects of
his speech, without being able to do more at p n .
sent. He Mid a great deal in a slioft apace, ang
the ground he took was altogether manly and
above board.
MAINE AND 8HAKSPEARE.
Dr. 8. Collins closed liU speech last night ts
tho five thousand assembled near the Lexinaton
Market, with a quotation from Shakspeare, I
copy of which Inis been furnished us. atour re-
quest. The only word* varied from tho radial
in thn original, are in italici. *
In Ilonry VI. Part II. Act I. the Duchies of
Anjou and Maine, ore stated to have.been given
to the King of 8icily, whose daughter Henry
had married. The Enrl of Warwick is sneakina
oftliia to the Duko of York. The Duke of York
represents Mr. Van Bureiu who is Mid by
English papers to have desiree for royalty: and
the propriety of substituting Mr. Kendall far
the Earl of Warwick is apparent, as the EarlU
known In History tia n "King-maker,” and tin
editor of the Extra-Globe aims at being a Presi
dent maker.
8cene.—Tho East Room in tho White Hoasa.
Mr Van Boron sittingalone on a.sofa,in doip
thought. Enter Mr. Kendall.
Mr. Kendall, (Earl of Warwick) President,
Maine is lost!
That Maine, which by main force Old Ilickon
won,
And would havo kept, to long as brekth did hit.
[frit,
The President (Dnke of York) 8olifo<iUT—
Fermont nnd Mnino nre given to tlio frhigtf
Old Rip* is lost; the State of New Hampshire
Stands on a ticklet point, now they are gone.
Fermont and Maine, both given unto the tthigi!
Cold news for mo—for I had hope of Maine,
Even as I have of rich Missouri's soil.
"North Carolina. tTickle is used by old wri
ters for ticklish.—Baltimore Patirot.
WITNESS chiefdid ooco exert himself, whilst a
member of the New-York Legislature, to exclude
n regularly elected member from his scat on re
ligious grounds. In the early part of- the public
career of Martin Van Buren, Francis Cooper, a
Catholic of some distinction, was elected a mem
ber ortho New-York Legislature. At that timo,
the Constitution of Now-York prescribed a tost
oath to Catholics, who might be chosen for the
Legislature, which was exceedingly rigid and re* WOi no
E ulsive in its character. Cooper, on presenting
imselfto bequnlified, refused to take theso onths,
hecuuse lie considered them incompatible with his
conscience. In consequence of his refusal to
take these oaths, Martin Van Btircn stepped for
ward and strefuiously exerted himselfto exclude
Cooper frem his seat. Ho was admitted by a
large majority, and Catholics have since been nd-
MAJOR EATON.—We learn from the news
papers, that Major John H. Eaton, late Minister
of Are United States to Spain, bos taken no pains,
on his journey homewards from Washington, to
conceal his opinions as to the relative political
merits of tho two candidates for the Presidency,
We extract from paper* which havo reached us,
the follow ing:
From the Uniontown (Pa.) Democrat, Sept. 15.
An Accession.—Major John H. Eaton, ofTen-
nessee, the biographer and bosom friend of Gen,
Jackson, by whom ho was appointed Secretary
of War in 1329, nnd Minister to Spain in 1836.
is now openly and decidedly in fuvor of tho elec
tion of Gen. Harrison. llo tarried here a few
dnys last week, with his family, on his way to
Tennessee, and in compliance with the wishes of
many of our citizens, aadressedla very crowded
meeting called by tlio friends of Hartison and
Tyler, in the court house on Wednesday even
ing. His speech was the right kind of a one-
manly nnd gentlemanly, open and decided, good
natured and right to the point: abounding in pal
pable hits and irresistible illustrations, derived
from his experienced knowledge and practical ob<
servation of men nnd things, nt home and in for
eign lands. During tlio whole of Mr. Van Bu
ren’s administration, except the last two months;
and during the latter part of Gen. Jackson's, he
has been in Europe—most of the time in Spain
n " hard money,” Sub-Treasury country, one of
Mr. Van Buren’s patterns, and wo wish every la
borer and mechanic in the nation could nave
heard his statements of the operations of those
kingly-schemes in that degraded country.
The Major frankly stated why he opposed Van
Buren ana supported Gen. Harrison. He had
served his country for manv years in the Senate
of the United States with Harrison, and itiGeu.
Jackson’s cabinet with Van Buren. Ifeltnno them
both. He knew Gen. Harrison to.he a sound
wise, intelligent, patriotic statesman, andla demo
cratic republican of the safest nnd best kind, not
merely sueli by profession, hut also by practice—
hy education, by habit, by principle. He spoke
of Mr. Van Bureu with great propriety, saying
but little ofthe man, but decidedly coudemninr
his policy nnd measures, both those adopted one
those proposed, especially tho Sub-Treasury and
Standing Army, and his alliance with -Cnlhoiin
for the purpose of sacrificing the agriculture,
commerce, and manufacture* of nearly the entire
Union, to gratify tho tiullifieraof tho South—to
buy up to Ins support his late most bitter aud uu-
yielding enemy.
The Major was clmjuent and unqualified in his
testimony to tho abilities nnd sound republican
nuuiificalious of Gen. Harrison for tho highest of
fice in tho world—which he declared that of Pre
sident ofthe United States to be; and expressed
his decided belief in his triumphant election by the
suffrages nnd acclamation* of a free aud intelli
gent, hut much injured people.
He knows Gen. Hartison and is therefore for him
—he also knows Fan Buren and is therefore against
mitted to all offices in New-York, without taking
this oath.
The above fragment from tho history of the
Negro Witness candidate, will shew that he is ns
destitute of the principle of religious, as ho is of
that of political toleration. Unless tho people of
tlio United States shall find it convenient to con
form their political opinions to timsoofflie British
representative, he closes the doorofoflico ngninst
them. Unless the religious faith of a person shall
he ucceptablo to him, his would aim to closo tlio
door of office agiust him too.
The warm-hearted natives of Ireland, who nre
mostly Catholics, should reflect oa (lie heartless
indifference, not to say unfeeling contempt, for
their rights, which was exhibited hy the negro
witness enndiato in the case ofCooper. Van Du
ran in generally supported by the Catholics who
emigrated from Ireland to Uiii conutry; yet
we find that lie wns iu favor of raising n bur over
their path to office, which would have excluded
them as effectually as the test oaths of England
used to do. .
Mr. Forayth is oat in a long electioneering
epistle in favor of tlio mau who feeds him from
the public crib. The Cabinet is a Unit in this
matter, ifin nothing olse. They , ere all actively
employed in the canvass.
him.
From the lVhetling (Va.) Times, Srpt. 15.
Major Eaton, late Minister of Spain, arrived
in this city on Saturday last, uud, incompliance
with an earnest request, addressed the citizens at
tho City Haft in the evening. Although there
was no previous notice given, tlio Hall was
crowded from end to end. und a great number of
theso who came wore compelled to lonve without
being able to got in. Wu listened to Mnjor Ea
ton’s speech. for near two hours, with great plea
sure. Ho canvassed the measures of Govern
ment, the principles adopted by it, nnd the princi
ples involved in tho name that party had assumed.
He said, as all democrats who hnve seen good
causo to leave tlio support of Mr. Van Buren
say, and truly, that lie liud forsaken no principles,
but wns still n democrat, vvhon tlio party in pow
er npponred to him -to he uctuuled by^ n desire
to increase and strengthen the power of thn Ex
ecutive, nnd follow in the footsteps ofthe
old federalists. He snoko of tlio merits of
tho two men who are before tlio Poople for tho
office of President; lie spoke of his service with
Gen.IInrrison in the Senate ofthe United States,
of his knowledge of his character, of his demo
cracy ,J of tho weak evidences thut tho other party
has produced to prove federalism, nnd tho mnny
strong evidences that existed that he hnd always
bee a a consistent democrat, while Mr. Van Bur-
en. had not, to his knowledge, given any very
striking evidences ofhis adherence to democracy.
In fine, he expressed strongly his own preference
mid his determination to support Gen. Harrison
and give him and tho causo of domocracy all the
aid in his power.
From the Columbus (Ohio) Journal, Sept. 15. .
Major Eaton—This distinguished gentleman
stopped iu our city, lust ovenmg. onlus way to
Tennessee. He wns waited upon by n large num
ber of our citizens, who wore anxious to pay thoir
respects to a man whose name has bean no con-
•nievouo.in American politics. He is decidedly
fir Gen. Harrison, and ml too above disguise. He
MR. POINSETT AGAIN.
It is remarkable, that Mr. Poinsett, in his Um
electioneering letter to the Secretary ofthe Css
trnl Committee of Virginia, could not recollect a
nnd part of his letter wliat lie said in another. Wi
adduced one instance of this strange forgetfulnea
in our last paper.—wc now subjoin another sfl
more glaring, and to which the readers atteotin
is invited, not so much on account oftho intrindi
importance of the Hon. Secretary's self-conln-
diction, as because it illustrates tho deceptive u-
lifices which from the beginning have been resort
ed to, for the purpose of relieving the Presidea
from his constitutional responsibility, in rnferenti
to Poinsett’s Army Bill. Mr. Poinsett, alia
enumerating some of the provisions of his plu,
as embraced in his report to tho President, satrij
"These measures were spoken of in terms ottls
highest commendation, and they constituted I
•dan which the President recommended to Cesjr
n bis annual roesrage.” Mr. Poinsett, io 1
sentence, explicitly admits, it will be seen, thn
tho Prehldent did recommend the plan embodid
in his report. Yet in the last norugrnnh buler
ofthe very same letter in which this admisaioti
made, Mr. Foinsett says: "It appears, then,Ik
because the President recommended a wlp 1
universally acknowledged to hoof vital imp<
once to the country, to the serious considerate
of Congress, it is argued that he recommendedlk\
plan itself, nnd ull its details: nml, in the face oftftl
most positive assurances nnd irrefragableprw/n|
the contrary, this charge is repeated,” dec. Vil
should like to see these two sentences rceom**'
Mr. Poinsett admits, in the first, that the Pres
did recommond th»"Plan,” as embodied ink J
Report; and in the last, he asserts that be sdl
recommended the subject, and that there anal
'most positive assurances and irrefragable prorfl
thnt he did not recommend the plan, or its dfetiil
Truth is always consistent with itself.—I]
burg Firginian.
WATCH.THE POST OFFICE.
Are the people aware ofthe power of the Podl
Office Department? - Have they ever thoaghtsfl
the immensity ol its machinery—the manner il
which it may be employed—anti the bands wbd I
direct it? .Who ore they tlmtstill talk of the rs-1
election of Mr. Van Buren ascertain I The afsse I
of the Post Office Department WbosrtAf f
that smile so sigpificantly when we spesidts I
immense gatherings of tlio Poople t The qua I
of tho Post Office Department. Isittiolloolwl
a calculation when we estimate that this Dep^i
ment directly operates on a hundred thccs‘01
active agents ? And are they not all men ski
to preserve their offices and contract?, willks|
themselves to any scheme to sustain the prw«|
Administration? Nibs is the tool of d*#i 91
dull. Amos can convey through him
lnr sections ofthe country precisely those t**|
hoods which are host calculated (o operate oniw|
particular prcjudics: and Niles will take ewe
they reach their destination. Whig I
bo allowed to rot in tho vaults ofthe Dep*rtw»|
Tho letter* of Whigs rony he inspected snijjf ■
pressed. Delinquent* may he kept in office . »*■
defaulters overlooked, for their political**!-
deep scheme of fraud has been cor.cociejna
department, by which the people uw tow .
boolzed, and tho decision ofthe bnllot-box n I
defeated by knnvcry. And it i*th»» scheme
makes the spoilsmen talk of the re-c'cc 1 '®” _
Van Buren as probable, and smile JJJJ’ r\
lugs ofthe people. Watch the I oitOfl -J
tho voice of public opinion enn be deles-.rt
he through the intrigues of the Po* 1 u
partmout.—Madisonian.
The Dutch Navv.-
Gaiign»m , {, Mo "$l
gives the following accouut oT lb# MJJ •. M
mud: "Tho Navy in commission uc P.. T
9 frigates, of which 3 nro usod a**”* .
ccrvettos, 1 of which is usod i,/ *
PJbiigs, 1 of which is also used ns ns nn
25 gun-sloops, 4 armed steamers. * i
and a demonstrating ship attached t |
institution of Mndomblick. Tlio to
commission, ore 8 shipi-of-the-hne, ol j
finished and 3 building,; ^ fogates, • 1
ore finishop, and 7 are bnildmg, !l[ .jJ
which 2 nre finished, and 7 ate biuldml'f .-A
employed as hospital-ships; 9 briff
nre finished, and 5 aro building; a 0j5®jCf|#
Tho total, therefore, l» 8 ship** 0 |*“L fan 4s*
ntes, 15 corvettes, 21 brig*, ■"■"Mi
The crew*inactive sorvice ernomfl JJ*
the officer* of the fleet are 472 MJJyuj
number of inarinora in the different P« J
The shipwrights and others empi (yj|i Bin iJ
ing und fitting out at Araiterdwn. J
Rotterdam, Flelveotshiy*.
to 2,098. The budget of the «■*> i
Dutch florins. The Dutjflt hjj* i;^steal
decker, and their lorgestsliipHd* ^ yieti
guns. The officer* aw coinniwed
mirals, 7 Rear Admirals. 23 MI
Lieutenant-Captains, Kfifll J
tenants, of the second class, 7ti nuu r
0 surgeons.”
Apropos!—iol\n j
Van Duren Electoral Ticket . oB A
will bo the Hind-man after the electto
tickets.