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OCTOBER 17, 1840.
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THE CONTRASTS
Oft,
Pldin -Reasons whuWUliam Henry Hnrrieon ekould
, be elected President of the United States, and why
Martin Van Bonn should not be re-elected. By
• an old Democrat.
Because, liken true hero,-he tempered his vie*
tones with mercy, and wheu then smoke of the
bfcttle was over, was the first to perform-' acts of
kindness to tho vanquished.
Hla general order, on goinr into the--battle of
the Thame*, rends thus:—“ The General entreats-
hit brave troop* to remember, that they are the
sons of siren whose fame is immortal. Kentuck-
iaust Remember,the River Raisin 1 But remem*
her it only while victory is suspended. Then-
vange of a soldier cannot be gratified upon a fall*
en enemy.” After the battle, he gave his last
blanket to Colonel Evans, a British officer who
was wounded.
TfWm the Albany Argus of March 12,1813.]
There is an elegance approaching to sublimity
in one passage in tho General Orders of January
% to the north-western army under GENERAL
HARRISON. These orders were issued in con*
■Cqhbnce of the return of a detachment from a
•occesaftiI expedition into 1 the Indian country.
The detachment had orders, among other things,
** to oats the women and children, and to spare the
wpnior who ceased to resist.” After thanking the
(fctaohmeut for their attention to this order, the
General proceeds
• ” Let the account of murdered innocence be opened
inthe records of Heaven against our enemies alone:
the American soldier will follow the example of his
government, and neither the swor$ of the one wtU be
reused aga east the helpless ofthe fallen, nor the gold
of the other paid for the scalp of the murdered en-
Because, while Van Buren is opposed to a
bankrupt law for tho benefit of houest insolvent
debtors, Geueral Harrison is for extending its
provisions, if we have such a law stall, to all
VP nil classes; giving the termer, physician and
mechanic, as well as the merchant, equal rights
aud privileges.
See the debate in the Senate of the United
States. 1827, on the bankrupt bill, in which both
Van Buren and Harrison declared tbeir senti
ments of this- great question. In reply to a re
mark of Mr. Van Buffo, that no class should be
included who were not included in the bankrupt laws
of England, G- uernl Harrison said:—
“When- we adopt the laws of foreign countries,
we must male them snit our own institututions;
we must adapt them to eur own circumstances,
which are essentially different from those of other
nations. Tho gentleman from New York says
Iba* tee must include traders, and none but traders.'
More difficulties wonld, he believed, arise (him*
the attempt to ascertain who were traders, and
tohowero not, than from any other part of the
bill. Nearly all the people of the western coun
try were, in. some sense, tradyrs. Tbere was
Rot a farmer oaths Ohio riferwko was note tra*
8er. Hundfbds of boats will, as t^pn as tho ice
. breaks up, deftcend the Ohio to Nerw Orleans, la-
jden with produce. It is cotnmofi ior tho farmer,
i his own prodace is not sufficient to load dm
l<rcnm))Tetinhe -necessary quantity by pur-
l from bis neighbors, for which be contracts
.to payarthe usual time of receiving returns fropi
the adventure. The produce is sold to the mer
chant; be fails, receives the benefit of this act, is
discharged** from bis obligations, and recoin*,
oieuces his busines. Meanwhile, tho farmer is
'deprived of the means of meeting bis engage
ment*: he is sued, imprisoned, stripped of his-
property, and, borne.down by the burden of a
debt which hedespairrof discharging, he is una
ble to renew bis exertions. Is this the equality of
privilege! J» this the uniformity for which gen
tlemen contend? Equality of rights was the fun-
nujmftnUd principle of our institutions. .We could
exercise no power id such tnauner as would lead
violation of that principle.”
^Because, in the heroism aud fidelity of his pub
lic career, the unblemished purity of his private
lift, and his uniform duvotiuu to the interests of
tho people, as well as iuthe concurrent testimony
of honest men of all parties, we have the surest
' guarantee that he will administer the government
honestly, fuitlifully, and for the best interests of
the WHOLE PEOPLE.
Honourable Testimonials to the Character of Gen.
Harrison.
: 8ee the records of bis various appointments
by Washington, J. Adams, Jefferson, Mudison,
■ a
in Ilia following eloquent anil patriotic lanptaip i
"If any onodioufda.lt wherosuch a m.tiUtu
ba met with f we anawar to the bait of our abili-
tie., In tho matwwho hu wuhad away the dim-
tem of Detroit i who had every thing to collect
for i new campaign, and who gat every thing
together;- who waded through morumee and
■now., audiumionnuidtho room frightful climate
in iHa Union; tho men who wan neither to he
daunted In- dimeter nor difficulties, under any
rhepe, by u» skill of the civilited or tho barbari
ty of e ravage foe t tie emu mho toon the hearts .f
lit people ty hit spirit, the moeet of hit officers by
hit ual, the tone of hit army If a participation in
their Urdshipei thrmen mhohatfinoUy trinmphsd
oierhieenemy. Sucka man it WILLIAMI1EN-
RV HARRISON."
The following it en oetrect of n latter IVom
Col'. Deviee, who wee killed et the battle of Tip
pecanoe, Ang. 84,1811"I make IVee to declare
that I have imagined there ware two military men
in the w.et, end Genehal H.nnieon it the rinsr
or THE TWO."
The horoioGenerelM iller, thus writ. ere.pect
ins General llerriion:—" 1 freely exprosa my
opinion, after following him through ell hie civil
end military career, after living with him ill hie
family more then eix month., thatGen. William
HeSKV llAWIUOa It At TREE TUO* OTAIS OR
BLEHIIH At IT TALLt TO THE LOT Or ART MAR TO
BE."
(Tube continued.)
SAVANNAH.
3ATUIIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1840.
Union orihe Whigs for the sake
of the Union.
NOMINATION
tr the irmo national convention.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WIEMAM HENRY HARRISON,
or Ohio.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER, or Virginia.
For Elector, of President tad lire-President.
GEORGE R. GILMER, ofOglelliorpe.
Gen. DUNCAN I.. CLINCH. ofCamden.
Col. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, ofMuKogee.
Mai. JOEL CRAWFORD.ofHancock.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clerk.
SEATON GRANTLAND, ofBaldwim
Gen. ANDREW MILLER, of Cnee.
Gen W W. EZZARD. ofDeKalb.
C. B. STRONG, of Bibb.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke
Gen. E. WIMBERLY, of Twirg..
eleciion 10 Congreie. Col. Irby has opotilj'e.
vowed his profcroocoof Harrison ovarVan Bo
ren, but ie pledged to vote for Mr, Van Buren, 1
should tho election (O'to-the Houck. Ho ie op-
»ed by Meure. Caldwell end Berkley. boA Ibr
Van Buren, end (relented, will'probably subeeed
by only e plurality of rolee."
" Ie eot that Thc»oeu" I—The Ohio Stn'tee-
men of tho J2d ntL eontaina in tecounl of the
eleciion oft Loco Foco Jnetico of tho peeco In
Miami County, by a majority of 10, which i»
headed " Democratic Thunder 111
ST " Kb tout Williams," M. C. it eoid to to
ezperimtnting tm frogs.
[COMHURICATED.]
7b the Pomp Conlraslort
Bin—Your eorvicee ora required in Orteene
square. The water in that noighbourhood it of
•uch n character, arising ftom decoyed wood or
tome other oifonaivo metier within tho Well, diet
tho inhabitant* cannot im it for tho moil ordina
ry purpose., and aa this is at period of the eeaeon
when wholesome Water la mneb to ba derirod,
yonr iminediuta attention is required to ilia con'
dition of the Pump iu Orlcane square.
The above notice was left t few dtye since et
the Georgian office for publication, enppoeing it
the proper end corral medium of approaching the
officer to whoso doty I wiih to cell atteetion. I
am however by the Editor referred to the gentle
man in person, “ our govornmast organ being
no longer et the service of the people.*!
Should you discover any thing objectionable
in the notice, anything eevouriogof party feeling,
yon will by no meant give publicity to it, my ob
ject being merely to obtain the comfort, and con
veniences for myself end family, to which I fee*
myself entitled. CITIZEN.
From the Attgtula Chronicle It Sentinel.
ELECTION RETURNS.
We publish this morning the return, from four
Counties heard from since onr Inst.
For Congress.
Extract from Mr. Webster’, speech, delivered on the
5th inst-at Richmond. Ve.
Well, 1 trill ray it again, and / Irish yes to re
member trhat 1 ray. / scUlrtpeat it—and Iteish
yon to tell it icheneer you go—spread it abroad
upon the triage of the triad, that I, Daniel Web-
r!rr. .hr: r* tor front of It- Capitol of Vtnrinim—
in the month of October, 1840—teith yon~Oetober
run shining upon me—in the midst t.f this assem
bly—before the irkote country—end srith all the res
ponsibility that attaches to me—or to my name in
any stay—declare that there is no payer either in
Congress orihe General Government, in the slights!
degree to interfere with the institution of Domestic
Slavery! [Tremendous cheering, and crier of
‘•Thole tteo thousand rotes for Harrison.')
ifra \y%g^ of li
Trw
too high, end j|ho *flgh-
'reieury plan will reduce them!—that animal
food ie hurtful to laboring people, end the gov
ernment in Iu ragtrii flu die health or in miHwte,
should prohibit luuei by the laboring people;—
that li-iwill enable the government to crush the
banks,-and idtpota *iWholesomerutriciieer" oil
the libertiee of the People) end, finally, that
the • common people have become too extravagant
iri'dreae, too much given to Indulge in Iniuricel
i-*ta»h«rt,'that Uio'peepletiaVe become loo int/o-
pendent/-
Here*W6 hatpin**nutshell the whole drift of
the 8ub-Treaiury arguments; ubirdscya view of
its predial opefdionyutid' consequently the ad
vantage* to be gained by it* adoption.
If the people are ready to smriaii) it, they have
hut to mm out to hear the Tory orators, vote for
the Administration, and have nil the benefits of a
despotism under tho name of atepublia.
What say the People of New-Hampshire are
they ready for the yoke?
(baptism!"
Iileh rimy bo
it institute of
hfaportaifce,
iddree. yon oil
Dawson,
f
84
F
303
Ui
a
S
1
454
436
Alford,
84
309
441
444
Fostnr,
84
302
449
443
Gamble,
84
304
447
414
Habersham,
84
302
445
442
King,
Meriwether,
84
309
439
440
84
309
446
440
Nesbit,
84
303
449
444
Warren,
84
304
450
443
Campbell,
•MA
110
IM
340
158
367
139
Colquitt;
340
151
370
146
Cooper,
340
153
371
149
Hillyer,
340
153
366
140
Iverson,
340
159
367
141
Lumpkin,
340
153
366
136
Patterson,
340
158
366
140
Pooler,
340
158
360
141
?
419
- ft. Adaum, end the People. Bee also the fol-
lowing t
_The a Richmond Ennnirer" of -January 9th,
iarrhoa in the following
1813, speaks of Gen.
ntenner: '
“Gen. Harrison, in spite of the difficulties
which .unround him, eemn. determined to prat
on to Detroit. Neither the cold nor tho badueu
. of the rued, can deter him from hie enterprise.—
If h« fails, the world will excuse him ou account
kfthedifficulties which encompass tie path. If
Msucceeds, then very difficulties will enhance
the lustre of hi. success.
“ If he bee been reported rightly, Harrison ie n
nan of no ordinary promise. War hie been hie
favourite study. At a very early ago, be wsu with
Wayuc is hie famous campaign against the In*
diene. A gentleman of veiy high standing, who
* had an important poet under him during uat tail,
comperes him to WASHINGTON. He ie as
circumspect at ho it enterprising—at undent in
collecting the means of an attack at he u rigorous
in ftrUang the blotc."
Again,“the “ Richmond Enquirer" of tho 19th
Oct. 1813, referring to the battle of the Thames,
. says:
"We hove not words to expreao the joy we
reel for the victory of Harrison. Aimer hate we
teen the public pulse beat so high. And well may
we rejoice. We rejoice not so much for the
' tptr.ndmir oftjii. achievement, as for the udid bt-
aVRe which it will praduce. Yet, in point of
splendour,we hove no/eason to believe that when
we shall receive Ihe official account, we dull
■s—■■■■-, sny disappointment," ite.
Ut iu talul benefits require no officiel ac-
sto emblazon them; afutoit every eyeeeei
end almost eyoiy tongue con tell them. It
■ security to the frontier. Ohio may now
p in security. The trembling mother thut night-
! used to clasp her infant to her breast, may rack
' J ‘t in peace. The chain which bound the
q the English whlle'man is broken,"Ac.
a beneSu we owe to the intrepidity ol
«aj?eriy, who paved the way, and to Harmon,
mose skill, prudence, and teal have at length reap-
ad thetrjntt retoard. This general kas now put alt
ha enemies to shame. After struggling with dlffi-
cultica under which an ordinaiy man would hove
■ —fc—ufter ptaaing through a wildemcea '
inui), so difficult olecceea that the ...
aid not carry provender enough to .
om during the journey, he readied
consummation ol all hi. labore; repairs the vices
..of Hull! wipe* oir tho stain which ho had cast
• upon our arms i elands on the mine of Malden;
Enoulea the Indian war-dug t and provae to the
world that Americans went only au opportuniti
' '-JP display the earne gallantly on the shore will *
they hare done npon the wave.”
Again t Iu the spring of 1814, a proposition
woe made in Congreea to create the office of
UeattijMir General. Tho ' Richmond Enquirer'
turned General UorrUon for the elevated elation,
TIPPECANOE CLUB NO. 4.
A regular meeting of Club No, 4, will he held
at their Cabin, in East Broed-etreet, THIS EVE
NING, at half past 7 o’clock. Punctual attend
ance ie requested, os business of importance will
be laid before the Club.
AU friendly to the cadse of Harrison, Tyler an
MlUIUli uie iiitiivu iu aiwiM.
(ET By th* steamer Forester, Capt Wray, ar
rived at this port yesterday morning from Black
Creek, wo received the St Augustine New* of
the 9th iniL' Nothing liew in Florid*. “
FROM HAVANA.
The schr. Eagle, Capt. Wylly, arrived at this
port yesterday from Havana. We are indebted
to a commercial friend for the following intelli
gence, received by the E.:
“ Havana, Oct 5.
Rice continnes about 124 a 12|, with a mod
erate supply in market. New-Orlean* Flour 174
a 16. Coffee 8| a 9|.”
u Havana, Oct. 5.
“ Tbere is less demand for Sugars, and prices
have receded a little; we qnoto 5 a64 for brown,
6|a7t) for yellow, 9 a 11 for white—desirable
qualities remain without variation. The Rice
market is dull at 124 ^ 124 m. Flour 17 a 174-
Lard 17.”
Look out for morc Harrison men in Bul
loch.—We yesterday gave some of “ the Docu
ments" to two farmers of Bulloch County, who
expressed some doabts about Van Burenism.
They promised to read them attentively 4 audthen
make up their minds.
KF Pennsylvania voted on the 13th Inst, for
members of Congress and the State Legislature.
We shall soon hear from that State, aud we con
gratulate the opposition on the prospect of hav
ing one State to crow over. We have had so
many victories that we cannot object to giving
them a tingle one, Pennsylvania. Onr impression
is that the election will go in favour of the Van
Buren Party, while bor Electoral vote will be
thrown for Harrison.
Ohio also voted on the 13U>, for Governor,
members of Congress and the State Senate,
New Jersey voted on the 14th, for members of
the Legislature, which have the appointment of
Governor, and a U. S. Senator.
LEGISLATURE.
Gilmer—Chastain; Price.
Heard—Crosbv; Johnson, Dawson—1 gain.
Lee—Jones; Ford—1 gain.
Sumpter— Tomlinson; Crawford, McMath.
Tattnall—Strickland ? Mann.
Thomas—Btackshcar; Daniel, McMillain.
CFTbe first name in each county is Senator.
The names in Italics are Whigs.
(ET*Hurrah! for Lee. Fifty guns for Lee*
Look at the return from that gallant County, and
bear in mind that at the last Gubernatorial Elec
tion, McDonald'* majority was 18.
THE STRUGGLE IS OVFR,
And (he Rcpnblican Party is beaten bnt not
conquered. With the same spirit which anima
ted tbeir fathers, in days gone by, they will re<
turn to the ebargein November, and struggle
again for victory.
• We shall not stop to inquire into the conses
which have operated in the late election—suffice
it to say. they wore such as have rarely combined
or nmy not be expected to be again brought into
harmonious action, for a long time to come.
IStaudard of Union.
Mr. Havnes is right in saying that such causes
have rdrely combined to defeat his party—he is
right, and lie does well not to stop to inquire into
thoso causes. 8uch inquiry would superinduce,
perchance, a painful self-examination and con
viction.
It is passing strange thet the people of hist
anntry cannot govern themselves. King Cau-
i thought he was safe, he had lorded it over as
long, bnt he Is dethroned, floored-^svpinus in
umbra.
Soutu-Carolina.—Kor Boyce of Charleston,
is elected to tho State Senate, by a majority of
Tbo votes for Representatives had
been counted when the Courier of the
put to press. br
— Charleston Courier says—” A letter from
Fairfield District, dated tho 11th inst., expresses
the belief that there is little doubt of Col. Irby's
Urn IVf’" 1 '* 1
io " ^Keifa
THE ELECTION.
We have returns from 85 counties, though not
all official, they will vary very little, if any .from
the official result. The following is the aggre
gate vow for members of Congress *in the coun
ties reported in our table:
Daw YORHARRMON. rnroc
NMbft!?r.7f. v... r... k*r * 28m
Habersbam,o.s..s....o..,o*.... 38.399
Affoid 38,357
Foster, 38,303
Warren, 38,282
King 38,244
Gamble,...sot •••tut*.. 38,161
Meriwether, 34,047
FOR VAN BUREN.
Cooper, 33,012
Colquitt,*••• ••••»•••»•••••».»». 33,994
Black : 33,913
Lnmpkin, 33,833
Pooler, 33,812
Campbell, 33,819
Hillyer 33,778
Iverson, 33,774
Patterson, 33,741
The remaining 8 counties to be heard from, are
Appling, Raker, Chatooge, Dade. Emanuel, Ir
win, Union, and Ware, which will probably re
duce the present majorities 600 votes.
In the Legislature we have olready 47 Senators,
which is a majority without farther increase, and a
large majority m the House of Representatives
(ET We caunot refrain from giving from a
New Hampshire Paper,the following sentiments
of some of the office holders in New Hampshire
who call themselves Democrats.
We inform these gentlemen that anglo saxons
are peculiarly fond of animal food. We all abhor
Grahamism. Give us a plenty of beef steaks and
we will take care of our liberties.
We are surprised that Mr. Franklin Pierce*
who is in many respects a very clever fellow,
should bold up foreign serfs to our imitation.
- But should tliepeoplo hear their excuses, what
Is to be the effect f
Mr. Senator Hubbard lulls us that the Sub-
Treasury plun is in successful operation in twen
ty-three out of twenty-seven despotic govern
ments of Europe! therefore it should be adopted
iu this Republic!
Mr. 8euator Pierce, tells ns that in thesetwen-
tv-three Sub-Treasury despotisms, the wages of
the laboring man will not average fifteen cents a
day! therefore, ns it would have the happy effect
to reduce the wages of laborers iu this republic,
it is better adapted to the wauts of tho American
People!
Mr.' Peacock' Atherton tells us that in these
despotic governments the laboring classes are
not allowed the use of meat except upon extra
ordinary occasions! that abstinence ill this partic
ular would be conducive of the henlth and hap
piness of tho American mechanics and laborers!
therefore the Sub-Treasury fare would be better
for the citizens of the United States.
Mr. Ira A. Eastman tells us that banks are not
tolerated in the aforesaid twenty-three despotic
governments of Europe! that they would abridge
the powers of the government by affording the
facilities for business omong the people, mid
therefore are not consistent with the Sub-Trea-
■ury plan I therefore they should not be tolerated
in this Republic.
And Mr. Burke tells uo that a laborer In Cor
sica, under a despotic Sub-Treasury government,
makes* jacketeostingabont $1,50 last two years;
a cap costing (ess than fifty cents, two yean; a;
waistcoat, costing about 75 cents, three years
trowsers costing about 95 cents, one year aud o
half; and a pair of shoes costing little over a dol
lar, five months! therefore it is evident that the
Sub-Treasury would enuble people to live more
economically and dress less expensively, mid
wonld enable the people to support themselves
at a necessarily reduced prices of labor.
Mr. Hale, the District Attorney, ever ready to
advocate the cause of tho administration, anms
up the whole matter. He tells us that nearly all
the old despotisms are hard money, Sub-Treasr
ry governments—a large majority of them af
ny rate; that it is democratic to bo governed
the opinion of Hie majority; and therefore, to
democratic, the government must follow the foot
steps of tho majority of die governments!—that
During his visit to the Virginia Stato Conven
tion at Richmond, Mr. Webster having signifi
ed a williugneas, since ho was unable (Vom the
shortness of his stay to pay his respects to the la*
dies of Richmond individually, to meet and ad
dress them in a body—the Log Cabin erected by
the Whigs of the city was chosen at the piece
of meeting, and accordingly a fair assemblage
was there collected on Wednesday morning.
The following report of his address Is copied
from the Whig:
Ladies—I am very sore I owe the pleasure
I now enjoy to your kind disposition, which lisa
given we the opportunity to present my thunks
and my respects to you lima collectively, since
the shortness of my stay in the city do«s notallow
me Ihe happiness ofoalfing upon you severally A
individually. And,in the first piuce.l wish to express
to you my deep aud hearty thanks, as ! have en
deavored to do to your fathers.your husbands and
your brothors, for the unbounded hospitality I
nave received ever since I came among you.
It is registered, I assure you, on a greatfuI heart
in characters of on enduring nature. Tho rough
coutest of the political world are not suited to
the dignity and to the delicacy of your sex: but
you possess the intelligence to know much of
that happiness which you are entitled to hope
for, both Ibr yourselves and for your children, de
pends on the right administration ofgoodgov*
eminent,and a proper tone of public morals
This is a subject ou which the moral perbepliohs
of woman are both quicker and justur than those
of the other sex. I do not now speak of that ad
ministration ofgnvernment whose nbjectis merely
the protection of industry, tho preservation of
civil liberty and tho securing to enterprise its
due reward. I speak of government in a some
what higher point of view. Wo live in an age
distinguished for great benevolent exertion, ui
which the affluent are consecrating the means
they possess by endowing collegesnud academies,
by uniting to build churches and support the
cause of religion, aud by establishing Athenamms,
Lyceums, and all the other modus of popular
instruction. This is all well; it is admirable; it
augurs well for the prospect of ensuing genera
tions. But 1 have sometimes thought that there
is a point of view in which government is to be
considered—I mean in its power and its duty, to
auguteul the morals of the community and to in
spire it with just sentiments of religion, which
is too often overlooked.
A popular government is more powerful than
any other influence (and I have sometimes feared
than all other influences put together) in its action
on the morals of the community for good or for
evil. Its example, its tone, whether of respect or
of disrespect to moral obligation, is more impor
tant to human happiness; because it is among those
things which most affect the political morals of
mankind, and hence tbeir general morals also. I
advert to this, because there has beeu put forth in
tnmiarn timpfl thn false maxim that there is one
morality for]>olitics and another morality for oth
er things; that in their political conduct to their
opponents, men may say and do that which they
never would think of saying or doing in the per
sonal relations of private life. There has been
ienly announced a maxim which I consider as
tletneti
t :
Wfilsi
to tnsk* th* estimate required by
linn. /
ui. niolu.
hssd. oftlis poonlrt;
And certainly, ir tho
». by d5«j0WH™
perhnpi next to it In obligation, it I
1 know you hardly expect nte to’ r , t ,
tha popular political topics of tho day. You Th® blowing Planters presented thamselv,..
rand enough—you hear qdite enough on those et the table of the "Committee of Thres ” *1^2
■ubjeots. You expect mn only to meet you, end —
to tender my profound thanks for tills mnrkad
proof of your regard, and will kindly roceivethb
assurances with which 1 tender to you, on part
ing, my affectionate respects and best wishes.
Indians.—We leant, that a few dnyn since,
Capt. Boily, captured, in the vicinity of StMorks,
a negro who formerly belonged‘to the Indians.
This negro states that the Indians intended attack
ing St. Marks and Port Leon, the first full muon,
and was sent with five Indians to examine their
situation. The negro gave an accurate account of
their proceedings, with the exact situation oftho
places. He says the Indians intended to have at
tacked Madison a few weeks since, buhpa* pre
vented by die constant firing of guns by the citi-
sens, who it seems suspected their intention, and
done it to intimidate them. The Indians in that
section, ho says, number several hundred, and
<tmong the party to which he belonged, two white
meu were connected end n number of Creek In
dians, and docs himself belong to the Creeks, and
was at the burning of Roanoke.
[ApalacMoln Gnxetls 2d inst.
Maryland Election.—Complete returns from
this State give the following results: State Senate,
whig 15, Van Buren 6; House of Delegates,
whig* 60. Vau Buren 19;—whig majority on joint
ballot. 60.
Lost year the Senate stood, whig 12, Y. B.
9—the (louse, whig 3$, V. B. 46.
The whig majority for Harrison, is 2.567.
The V. B. majority in 1839, was 912, showing a
whig gain of 3,469. (
Wagner Beaten.—The fatuous horse Wagner
was yesterday beaton by Mr. H. Clay's four year
old filly, Gamma, four mile heats over the Nash
ville Course. Time 8-12—8-21- Track remark-
ahle heavy. Lnst heat run during a atonn. Tho
knowing ones say Wagner was out of condition.
The filly is considered a race nng of superior
merit. She heat Mary Winn and others four
mile heats at Columbia lost fall.—Nashville Ban
ner of the 2d.
■tatement. of their iopt boli^'^L"^
yonr, vir.t-Dr. Jam., p ^rlir, R.T '
—. hott, ElbertA, Hilt: BolHng H^D ’
I homo. M.Giinter, Koht. Gilmer, John T. Gil*
iner, R. Rttmell, Col. • Imnc IV n a
Bhmltcy, Pcoclty R. Gllraor, JohnM□oWdj&ffc
Lhnrle. T. Pollard, \V. Taylor, Hon B 8 Bn*
Gears. W. Hail., A. MoGohoi" co(rf,'
ert F. Lharle., J. Booth, The., Beldrielc G.o
Mathew id Y, W. Ur.ve. ’ U, °’
The committee forthwith made the eitinula
and mbmitted it to the meeting, a. follow.;
yoar, on 10,801 acres. 74192 Bales Cotion. Thb
year, on 11,535 acreMhey represent, as tho very
greatest produce, 3,635 Bales. And they would
further rework, that the Planters in Ufa 1 meeting
represent sonw of the best cotton lands in this
county, Lowndes end Augusta.
Dr. Bellinger moved that a Committee of
Correspondence be appointed to correspond with
the Planters of their acquaintance, for the pur
pose of furnishing subsequent meetings withcor-
rect information with regard to the crop m tin
adjacent counties, and also at a distance.
On motion ofT. B. Mnys, Esq. Hwiis
llesolped, That we recommend to the Planter*
in tbo respective count]** in this Stato, to held
similar meetings- as soon as U may be conveni
ent, for the purpose of obtaining and disseminat
ing correct information in regard to the pieieai
cotton crops.
On motion of A. J. Pickett, it wee'
Resolved. That the paper* in this State, |q
Sotith-Cnrolinu, Georgia, Mississippi and Lou.
Manna bo respectfully requested to publish tbs
above proceedings.
J.H.TAYLOR, Chairmen.
A. J. Pickett, Secretary,
l r trginie.—Tho Richmond Whig says tha t dar
ing the recent Convention in that city, un estimate
or tho Virginia vote in November was prepar
ed by the Whig Electoral candidates present, aid
ed by the local delegates. "The whig majority
is estimated ot 4,400—calculation (says the edi
tor) which wo and nil. feol every confiuonco will
be more than fulfilled."
that "all is fair in politics.” If a roan speak false
or cnluinniously of his neighbor, aud is reproach
ed for the offence, the reudy excuse is this, it was
in relation to public nnd political matters—I cher
ished no personal ill-will whatever against that
individual, but quite the contrary; I spoke of my
adversary merely as a political uiau.
In my opinion, the day is coming when false
hood will stand ft r falsehood, and calumny will
be treated as a breach of the commandment,
whether it be committed politically or in the con
cerns of private life. It is by the promulgation
of sound morals in the community, and more
especially by the training and instruction of the
young that woman performs her part towards the
pre*ervation of a free government. It is now
generally admitted that public liberty, the perpe
tuity ofa free constitution, rests on the virtue and
intelligence of the community which enjoys it,
How is thnt virtue to be inspired ? and how is
that intelligence to be communicated ? Bona
parte once asked Madame Do 8tael in what man
ner be could most promote the huppinesd of
France. Her reply is full of political wisdom.
She said, "instruct the mothorsof the French peo
ple;” because the mothers are the affectionate
and the effective teacher* of the humun race.
The mother begins this process of training with
the infant in her anus. It is she who directs, so
to speak, its mental and spiritual pulsations. She
conducts it along the impressible yean ofchildhood
and of youth; and hopes to deliver it to the rough
contests aud tumultuous scenes of life, armed tty
those good principles which her child has first re<
ceiveu from maternal care and love.
If we draw within the circle of our contempla
tion the mothers of a civilized nation, what do we
see? We behold so many artificers working, not
on ftrailaud perishable matter, but on the immor
tal mind, moulding and fashioning beings who
are to exist forever. We applaud tho artist
whose skill and genius present the mimic man
upon the canvass—we admire and celebrate tho
sculpture who works outthut same image on en
during marble—but how insignificant are these
achievements, though the highest and the fairest
in all the departments of art, in comparison with
the great vocation of humau mothers! They
work not upon the canvass that ahull fail, or the
marble that shall crumble into dust—but upon
mind, upon spirit, which is to last forever, and
which is to bear for good or for evil, throughout
its duratiou, the impress of a mother’s plastic
hand. r r
I have already expressed the opinion, (which all
allow to be correct, that ou - security for the du
ration of free institutions which bless onr coun
try, depends upon the habits of virtue and the
prevalence of knowledge and of education.—
Knowledge does not comprise all which is con
tained in the larger term of education. The feel
ings are to be disciplined—the passions are to be
restrained-true and worthy motives are to be
inspired—a profound religious feeling is to be in
stilled, and pure morality inculcated under all
circumstances. All this is comprised in educa
tion. Mothers who are faithful to this great duty,
will tell their children Uiat neither in political nor
in any other concerns of life, can man ever with
draw himself (Vom die perpetual obligations ol*
conscience and of duty, that in every act, whether
public or private, be incurs a just responsibility;
and that in no condition is he warranted in trifl
ing with important rights and obligations. They
will impress upon their children the truth; that
the exerciso of the elective franchise Is asocial
duty, of as solemn a nature si man con be called
upon to perform; that a man may not innocently
trifle with his vote; ihat every free elector is a
trustee as well for others os himself; nnd that
every man and every measure he supports, has
on important .bearing on the interests ol others as
wellason his own. It is inthe inculcation of
high and pure morals such u» these, thut in a free
Republic, woman performs liar sucred duty, and
A ‘«Us her destiny. The French, as you know,
remarkable for their foudness for sentonti-
ihr&ses, in which much meaning is condens-
^ imiill spaco. I noticed lately, on Ihe title
Commercial Journal.
LATEST DATES.
From Liverpool, Sept. 19—From Havre,.
..Sept IS
Another Sleero Packet Line.—'The Richmond
Compiler says—‘‘A letter received hero stato that
the merchants of Bremen. Germany, have pro
jected a steam packet line between their city
and New-York. The vessels are to be 1,000
tons burthern each. Upwards of *$100,000 had
beeu subscribed on the 1st September.
. Recognition of Texas.—'The New-York Courier
says—We learn from an authentic sourco thatnd-
vices were received by tho Great Western, to the
effect that the Governments of Holland and
Belgium authorized their ministers in London to
treat with General Hamilton, for the conclusion
ofa treaty of recognition, amity and commerce
with tho Republic of Texas; and that General
Hamilton, the diplomatic plenipotentiary of Tex
as, was about to repair to London for that pur-
poso.
The New York Hernnd contains a very inter
esting account of a trial of Cochran's Cannon,
which took place on Tuesday lust, at Sandy
Hood, under the direction,of Capt. Newton of
the U. S. Frigate Fulton and Mr. Cochran tho
inventor. Tho trial was very satisfactory in every
particular, its peculiar faculties consist in ms-
charging twelve balls per minute, taking sight
each time, in its having three breeches, thus
doing awuy will) the possibility of failing os most
guns do at the breech, it does not recoil, and re
quires but four mento pian it. Inthe British
worr Jc« o loreu iiicTrnrB necessary to mining* a
64 pounder.
PLANTERS' REPORT.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF PLANTERS.
On Monday, the 28th instant, a large number
of Planters assembled at the Court House, in the
city of .Montgomery, in compliance with an invit-
totion extended through a previous meeting—
Thomas S.Mays, Esq., Chairman of the Com
mittee tn prepare Resolutions, &.C., submitted to
the meeting the following
REPORT.
That since the adjournment of the last meeting,
and, indeed, previous to it, the members of the
Committee have been engaged in collecting in
formation as to the probable extent of the cotton
crops of Montgomery county, by conversing with
Planters, and otherwise, and there remains no
doubt in their minds, but that the cotton crops of
this county will full far below an average one per
acre. It is the opinion of many experienced plan
ters with whom we have conversed, that the crop
in their respective neighborhoods, will not ex
ceed ha Ifof the lastyears crop. Whatever may
be the difference of opinion among the planters,
os to the precise deficiency that may exist, all con
cur In the opiaion that the crop will be an ex
ceedingly short one. About the middle of Au
gust, the worm madeitsappeurancein ourcotton.
perforating the square, and blossoms, and in ma
ny instances the full grown bolls. About the same
period the season became unusually wet. These
two causes combined, have had theeflectof strip
ping the stalk of all but the early and almost fully
matured fruit. Consequently In the present sea
son, unlike preceding ones, our only reliuncefor
a crop, is upon bolls, that had matured utthe pe
riod referred to.
There is a peculiarity attending the present
crop, which is somewhat remarkable. In all the
richest aud most fertile lands, those which the
Inst and preceding years, yielded the heaviest re
turn, the crop is comparatively worse, and the
deficiency greatest. While the only class of lands
thnt will even approach an average crop/ is the
poorer and Uiinuer class of lands.
In conclusion, your Committee will agnin re
peat, thnt in their opinion Uiere is no rational
doubt, but tho crop in this county will be much
less tho ncre than the average one, and belipviug
as they do that tho same state of things exists gen
erally in tho cotton growing States, and with the
view that correct information may be obtained
upon tho subject, they reconmienu die adoption
of the following resolution:
Resolved, Tbut ten members be odded to the
Committee of Correspondence, appointed atthe
last meeting, and that said Committee be request
ed to extend their correspondence in all the cot
ton growing States, and to publish from time to
tune such information as they may obtain.
The Report and Resolution were unanimous
ly adopted. The Chairman having appointed
the additional number of ten to the Committee
ofCorresoondence, that Committee now oonsists
of the following gentlemen. William II. Tay
lor, Col. I. W. Hoyne. Mr. Jourden, Dr. A. G.
Goodwin, Henry Lueas, Thomas ^Barnett, James
(Jilmer.JHon. B. 8. Bibb, Abner MeGeehee, A. J.
Piekott, Dr. B.C. Oliver, Dr. C. Bollinger, Dr.
Robert I> \^ire, Col. Jesse P. Taylor, Elbert A.
Holt, Green Wood, and Alexander Carter.
Mr. Charles T. Pollard introdudsd the follow
ing wjiich was adopted:
Whereas, The expression of an opiniou (Vom
some sections of the Stato, that the crop of South
Alabama would be short of the product of last
SAVANNAH IMPORTS, OCT. 16.
Per schr. Eagle from Harass—93 hhds.7 tierces
3 bbla. Molasses, 3000 Scgars, sad s quantity Fruit.
SAVANNAH EXPORTS, OCT. 16.
Per ship Emily, for New York—195 bales Cottoq
SO casks Rice, 18735 feet Lumber.
From the Sav’k Shipping tf Commercial Lilt, Oct. 16.
COTTON.—Arrired since 9th October, 697 balls
of Uplaod and C hales S. I. Cotton, and r!car?i ::
the same time 365 bales Upland and no bale* 8.1,
Cotton; tear log a stock on hand, inclusive of alios
shipboard not cleared on the 16th October,of 1635
bales Uplaud and 26 bales of S. I. Cotton. Our Cot
ton market this week has been exceedingly insnirott*
and the transactions are not of sufficient magnitude to
indicate the true position of prices. It -Is certtto,
however, that the best lots in market (about fully fair
in quality) command 9) cts. with extreme difficult;,
while the asking prices generally range from 8|af|>
the sales of the week amount to 306 bales Upland; 1
at 7|-t 118 at 9 5 49«t94; 141 at 9|. In Sea Islands,
we hare no sales to report.
Receipts of Cotton atthe following places sines
October 1st. 1W0 1839
Georgia, Sept. 30..o*o«o«.«#.293154 205305
South Carolina. Sept 30.. * • • .311733 211792
Mobile, Sept. 30 .44014* *> iw»
New-Oricana, Sept. 30 958717 587866
Florida, Sept. 30 133702 75503
North Carolina, Sept. 20 9890 11128
Virgiuia, Sej)t. 30. 21050 224?
Total, 8174393 1365734
The following is a statement of the stock of
Cotton on luuid at the respective places named:
Savannah, Sept. 30, 2011 16(1
South Carolina, Sept. 30,.. 4153 6168
Mobile, Sept. 30 1 1G41 1380
New-Orleans, Sept. 30 28728 10307
Virginia, 8ept. 30.tKV‘. 900 «4
North Carolina, Sept.26 400
Augusta and Hamburg, Sept. 30,..3730
Macon, July 1„
yeur, has already been attacked by a writer in a
newspaper published in Mobile, and as this meet
ing nmy be unfavorably noticed in the same quar
ter, therefore, to place before tho people the oc-
tui’l deficiency thut may oxist in this section of
tho Stute, he ft
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint i commit*
tee of throe, who shall take the names of each
plunter in attendance nt the meeting, with tho
number of acres ho had in cultivation, and pro
duct of last year, nnd tho number, of aores and
f i
one of the books of popular instruction product of Uiis year, and thuta statement bq forth-
ucc, this motto—” Pour instruction on t)ra with presented to this meeting.
Florida, Sept.26....
Philadelphia, Oct. 1.
New-York, Oct. 1,..
Total,
: 4500
1068
12000
6191
1000
661
m
m
59769 510K
RICE.—Tho market since our last has beenquiw
inactive and transactions limited to small parcels •>
last weeks rales. The sale* made are from 3|
and by retail at 3}.
FLOUR.—We have no variation to notice in tk
market as to prices and demand. Bales of Howsff
street at a 6|. Canalfe].
CORN.—No Cargo sales. Retails from »w**
70 a 80 with a limited demand.
GROCERIES.—There continue n fnir rcnD it
mand for all description, of G roc eric. Silt* St
Croix Sngar 10J a 10 j c.; Porto Rico, do.8| ■ Ej; B-
Orleans do. 8j a 8J c. Coffee 14 o 12|. MoIui <, i
86 c. New Orleanc do. 33 a 33.
BACON.-Tho demand inodorale with a f.i«*
ply. Bale, of Ham. 13 e. Side. 11 c.
SPIR1TB.-In Domestic liquor., lentil «il« “
Whiskey, 32 • 33. Gin 37 » 50. New EngWRO
33 a 34.
EXCHANGE... On England 10 a 11 per et.preo.
Draft, at aiglu on New York 3j por etprem.
FREIGHTS.—Both foreign nndcoutwiio i.«7
doll. To Liverpool Jd. New-York 50.73 eu. r'
bale.
Statement of the Cotton Crop of the Vniltd
for Ihe years 1839 end 1B40.
New Orleans, Sept. 30, 972,612
Loss received from Mobile, Flo-
ridtt and Texue, 22A30
Natchez, &c. exports to Lirer-
pool, New York, &o. „
Mobile, Sept 30. * .w, 4 *®’ 813
Less received from Florida otid
- Orleans.
Florida, Sept 26
Georgia, a Sept 30
0T1
1,619
446,1* I
133.7M
Add Dariort exjtorlto New York, MW
Add stock ut Augusta aiid
Hamburg, Octl,184(), 3,730
Less ntock at Augusta and
Hamburg, Oct 1,1839- MW •
Less received from Florida, W ®
South Carolina, Sept 30.305,670
Add Georgetown exports
to New York direct, .
Lessrco’d from Savannah 4,663
Lessreo'd from Florida “ —
and Key West, 2,4<
North Curollna, Sept 26. „„
Virginia, Sept 30. /"’S.ji.oSC 1
Leas received from Southern ports , I
„ ; 2,174,$ I
Total, *
o? _
IJ
Hi
Iff
STATEMENT OF COTTON,^OCT, »•
Slock on band, 1st October.
Uoceived since 1st iusL
Received previously
IP83
P07
996
r i.
1855
585
91
3875
2240
Exported this week,
Exported previously,
Bloch on hand, inolud)o ? sfron •MfM,*,’ • <1
The '
me
bpsrd notclotqrtd ou 2)01