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TTie last man who should make ot countenance the charge that Gen. Jackson is the dupe and instrument of others. lie has experimental knowledge of its falsehood. He has not iVUrgoiteu that the opposition pa pers often charged, that the Presid ent was hi. s’ automaton, and moved at his dictation ; which Ire repelled ; but with such a gentle self-complac ency as he wished it to he believed. But he knows the President 100 well to believe that ho can be made the dope or instrument of any man. In the case of Judge Baldwin and ma ny others less known, he has dared to do ids duty in defiance of even HIM of the Telegraph! There is one sentiment in the Te legraph article in which we fully ac cord. It is thus awliardly expres sed : “It is due to the public, that they should know wbo it is, and by what means, an intrigue caku- ( kited to do so much mischief to our public affairs, nod the poantry, has been-got up.” Wc marvel that neithei Mr. Cal houn nor the Telegraph have per formed this duty to the public. As we read along in this singular cor respondence, we thought several times of these “plotters and movers .” At first, we thought Mr. Forsyth was one of them, but Mr. Calhoun says, no; he is “excluded.” The Presid ent thought he alluded to another particular individual; but Mr. Cal houn says no; “/ know not to whom you refer ; 1 made no allusion to any one particular individual The Te legraph also talks of “plotters and movers”—“plotters and contrivers” —but gives ns no names. It does indeed sav, that we are their “or gan.” But, unfortunately for us, we are as much a dupe as Gen. Jackson. Fresh from the back woods, and having just cast off our hunting shirt, we have not experience enough in the wiles of this Metropolis, to per ceive the hand of those vile “ plotters and contrivers,” by which the Tele graph says we are moved. With the experience of our neighbor in the Ways of political men, we may per haps, hereafter— “With optics keen. Sec what is not to be seen.” We certainly came here to give Old Hickory an honest support. That wc know. So long as.we,re pel attacks of those who would make him the author of false accusations ntul the dupe ofintriguing politicians, we think we shall be performing that duty. But “there is no disput ing about tastes.” Mr. Calhoun and the Telegraph may have a taste for exhibiting their friendship to Gen. Jackson in such odd ways ; it may suit their morality; befriending him thus, may give them a character, precious as “ the immediate jewel of the soul.” But wo call on Mr. Calhoun and his Editor to give us a specimen ol their boasting “candor and frank ness.” Let them drop their innuen does, and designate in direct terms the objects at which they aim. Let us no longer have insinuation for proof, and dark suspicion to perform the part of accuser. Communicatcd for the Globe. The plot of “six weeks delibera tion,” is finally developed, and foil ed,. The publication of Mr. Cal houn’s pamphlet Was iveil timed. — The excitement it was expected to produce in Virginia, might be at its zenith about the adjournment ofGon gress; and the Virginia Legislature, presumed to be on the eve of adjourn ment about the same time, might be induced to act precipitately upon the first impressions of the hook—a uni on of Mr. C’s personal friends with the Opposition in the Legislature might over persuade a majority of that body to nominate Mr. Calhoun for the Presidency; and a great tri umphal dinner given to Mr. Calhoun by the mem hers of the Legislature on Ins passing through Richmond, might go far to prepossess the Stale, and supplant General Jackson in the affections of'the people. But it has all turned out to be a hairbrained delusion. The resolutions to nomi nate Mr. Calhoun were only thought of, to be abandoned by his adherents as idle and ridiculous excess of vani ty; and Mr. Calhoun has passed through Richmond, receiving the ci vilities, indeed, v. hicti her citizens are always ready to bestow upon strangers, but without being offered the honor of a triumphal feast.— That the nomination for the Presi dency, to be followed by a festival ‘. ■ lehiation, on bis passing through’ . ‘imioud,if wot anticipated by Mr.! Calhoun himself, were at least ar dently desired by his adherents, riiere can be no doubt of, on reading the following extracts, which have been industriously circulated by the Op position prints, to aid in accomplish ing the wish, or produce an effect that should be'tantamount to it on the public mind. But Virginia yet stands firm to the true faith, and Jlr. Calhoun, profitting by the re proof, has left Richmond with the understanding “that he will support Gen. Jackson!” From the Boston Courier. THE PRESIDENCY. Among the political movements to lie anticipated is the nomination of Mr. Calhoun in the south. It is re ported that something favorable to his cause may he expected from the Virginia Legislature, now in session From the U. S. (Pa.) Gazette. It is said that twenty-two of the Virginia delegation have seceded and will give a public dinner to Mr. Calhoun as he passes through Rich mond. From the same of a subsequent date. We learn that it is the intention of Mr. Calhoun, should lie not think proper to partake of a dinner at Richmond, to issue a pamphlet, iuj which he will shew himself less iiri-j plicated in nullification, than he at j present seems. From the Alexandria Gazette. | Virginia.—As far as we have had an opportunity of judging, from j actual observation and from infortna- j tion derived from other sources, pu! lie opinion in Virginia, with regard ! to the recent correspondence, is de-j cidudly in favor of Mr. Calhoun. ! From the Albany Argus. It has been significantly asked, why the publication of the Vice Pre sident, about which rumor spoke freely for months before its appear-* ance, was delayed until so near the adjournment, and until after the elec tion of the editor of the U. S. 2'cle grttph as printer of Congress ? Another question, not less signifi cant, has been asked, and that is, why the Telegraph, so tame and so amiabble towards all parties, during all the session, previous to the electi on of printer, became so soon as its appointment was secured, the assail ant, without cause ui oi’ those who contributed to • at ap pointment, and of their friends, and so much in favor (if we may judge from their eulogies) of those who voted against it? It is not strange, perhaps, under such circumstances, that the Telegraph and its friends, feel somewhat sensntive under any imputations of “duplicity;” nor that they seek to disguise, under an ideal “plot,” a premeditated but artfully concealed attempt to disturb the har mony and divide the friends of the Administration. To the editor of the Argus, dated, “H. of 11. Washington, Feb. 28. “The newspapers will iinform yon of the passage, in the House of Re-! presentatives, of the bill authorizing j a subscription on behalf of Congress’ for the public documents proposed ( to be published by Gales 6c Seaton. This measure has often been before! attempted, and defeated. The ex-| pense will be great: precisely what,! cannot now be estimated; but from I 850,000 to 100,000, as the scries shall be more or less complete and extensive. At a distance, it may not be easy to believe, what however is apparent here, that the treacherous political conduct of the editor of the Tele graph liqs most efficiently aided, and indeed caused, this heavy anil doubt ful appropriation in favor of printers, the avowed opponents of the admin istration. Until its exercise was at tempted, no one supposed that Green had so little influence with the House. Gales 6c Seaton will owe much to the odium felt by* all honorable men at the low cunning and miserable duplicity ofGieen in deserting and opposing, while he professed to sup port, Gen. Jackson. It is question able, before the public manifestation of his treacheiy, if this bill could have obtained within twenty votes of a majority. To the odium attached to his faithlessness, he added the ef frontery, with a view to defeat the bill, to send to the House, through the Speaker, a notice that he propos ed to print these documents, without I relying on the patronage ofCongress, ] and requesting leave to use the do-J eiiryicnts of the House in the prose cution of the MWfc No onp helipv-j ed that he would do this without re ference to eoiigressibiVal aid, either immediately or remotely; or that lie designed to attempt it at till, if by the proffer he could defeat the bill; hut several were satisfied, by the offer, that he at least believed a re print of the documents to be requir ed. Such republican members us were of this hitter opinion preferred to vote for Gales 6c Seaton, though avowed opponents, rather than afford the least countenance to such an in dividual as the conduct of the editor ol the Telegraph proves him to be: and tlr? opposition members of course voted for the appropriation. But even file conduct of Green could not change the votes of the republicans of the New York delegation. The few republican members ofthellouse who voted for the bill, did so from a strong conviction that a reprint was necessary.” Extract of a letter from a citizen oj Richmond, to a gentleman in this city, dated “Richmond, March 14, 1831. * * * “Mr. Calhoun lias been here. He was treated civilly enough, as Virginians are always ready jo do towards stijangers. But his follow ers could net raise force enough to give him a dinner, Sfc.” In the foregoing extracts, the pub lic have the progress, and catastro phe of the real plot, and the adroit retreat of Mr. Calhoun, in leaving it to he understood at Richmond, on Ids departure, as the best secccda neum for a nomination and a dinner, that he will support Gen. Jackson. This issue lias proved a thunderbolt toGen. Qreen, and has tortured from Lim his first dying shriek on Thurs day evening last. Indeed his undis guised and agonizing distress at the prospect of the “destruction of the Telegraph,” has my most heartfelt sympathy. A3IERIGUS. THE PRESIDENCY. ‘ From the hewistown (Pa.) Eagle. Democratic Republican C andidate FOR PRESIDENT, AN3S3W JACSSSOKT. Election in 1832. “Tiie MAN and His MEAS URES:—EquaI protection to A griculture, Manufactures, and Commerce: —A literal construction of the Constitution, with exercise Ot ihl turpi poirei'g — A. firm adherence to democratic trin cii’LES, —to individual and mum CIPAL RIGHTS, to the SOVEREIGNTY of the States, and the SOVER EIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE.” -s®ew VICE PRESIDENCY. From the Frederick (Md.) Citizen. A notice appears in the Lancaster Journal, signed by 150 citizens of, the County, calling a meeting in fa- j vor of the nomination of James* Buchanan of Pennsylvania, as a Candidate for the Vice Presidency. A number of the public Journals in Pennsylvania, have designated him as the individual most looked to in that Nttite >,s the successor of Mr- Calhoun, \arious other gentlemen are spoken of, as being entitled to consideration in the selection of a candidate, among whom are Col. Johnson of Kentucky, Mr. Muhlen berg of Pennsylvania, Judge Smith and Coi Drayton of South Carolina, and Governor Woodbury of New Hampshire. ft?* Whoever the candi date may be, we have no doubt he will combine the vote of the whole Repub lican Party. —"ryv— From the Americans N.J.) Statesman. The Vice President.—Several persons have been named as succes- \ sors of the present Vice President of j the United States. We have it name j to offer to the people, which is iilen- j lifted with all that is dear to New j Jersey. The gentleman whom we shall name is an inflexible Democrat j of the old school, lie took the field j in 1800, and was a co-worker with J effi ,rson, 31 Jve>m, Dallas, and ma ny whom we could name in our own State. He is favorable to Domestic Industry—to tbe Payment of the Public Debt—to a System of Econo- my in the administration of the Na . tional Affairs, and is in all respects worthy to fill the Chair of Vice Pre sident. That person is Maiilon Dickerson. t rom the,American (N.J.) Statesman. general Jackson and mil calhoun. | Cjesar send a lie ?” ; Every true friend of Vice President | will regret the course he has taken m publishing the correspondence be- I t\yeen Gepsrql Jugkstpn grid himself. atul the letters appehded thereto.— The private letters of Mr. Monroe and General Jackson ought never to have been published. They belong to a class of papers which every Na tion.must necessarily have in the pri vate escritoir of public men, and should be regarded as family secrets which it is neither necessary or wise to publish to the world. It was in an evil hour when 31r. Calhobn took counsel from his friends and resolved to publish this correspondence. The consequences to him must be disas ter and defeat. Indeed those who have the best feelings for the Vice President view the course he has taken with the deepest regret. So far as regards the President in this business, ms friends have noth ing to tegret. The correspondence has added new lustre to his fame.— The answer to 3lr. 31onroe’s letter is a sti iking characteristic of an ho nest patriotic soldier, ready to make any sacrifice for his country, consis tent with truth and honor. But When called upon to write a letter different from what he considered the TRUTH, or to authorize ail alter ation upon the record, contrary to what he believed to he the FACT’S — he refuses ! “SHALL C2ESAR SEND A LIE?” “No! I have sa crificed my health anil my happiness in the cause of my country—l am ready to yield my. life inlier service— I am a soldier, and will not he a par ty to any diplomatic stratagem.” Wc repeat the friends of General Jackson have nothing to regret on i his account, liis letter to Mr. Mon roe is worthy.the best days of the Roman Republic. From the N. Y. Courier Enquirer . MR. CALHOUN’S ADDRESS. Fur the information of those who * are not acquainted with the language ! of diplomacy, we have been furuisli- I ed with the following literal transla tion of 31 r. “Calhoun’s Address.” ! which may be understood by all fa ! cullies. For the Courier Advertiser. John C. Calhoun’s late address to the People of the U. States, done in plain English , by a Graduate of Dr. Cooper's Nullifying College of South Carolina. Fellow Citizens'— l now lay before you one ofihe most important events that ever was agitated in this nation—that ever was presented to you for a wise determination 1 mean my loss of General Jackson’s friendship. Ido verily believe, that far more than the safety of the na tion and the union of states depend ‘upon our judgment—viz: my chan ces for the vice Presidency. I have! not “taken this step without mature j deliberation” and a “careful estimate of all the circumstances” under which I act. By tlie practices of the rascal Crawford, (to whom I have nounkind feeling,) I have lost the friendship of Gen. Jackson. This is one of the greatest calamities that ever bcfel tliis nation. Win. H. Crawford, who is base enough for any tiling, (al though I assure you I feel very friend ly towards him,) has let out one of the secrets of Mr. 31onroe’s cabinet, which I had thought had been suffi ciently bolted and barred fiom tbe knowledge of Gen. Jackson.—The President found me out—he has cut me dead—l have lost his friendship and all this comes of old Crawford’s vile practices of telling talcs out of school—a thing not even done by 31 r. Polignac of F ranee. Now, I confidently appeal to you, as my constituents, whether I deserve such a calamity as the loss of Gen. Jockson’s friendship ? What is the nation to do in such a misfortune? How are my friends the nullifiers to get along ? But above all how am 2 to get along ? This is undoubtedly one of the greatest misfortunes that ever bei'el the U. States. It i$ worse than ‘’war, pestilence and famine”—worse than disunion—worse than nullifica tion. Fellow citizens ! can’t you do something lor this dilemma ?—Can’t you compel Gen. Jackson to replace his confidence in me? I dont go so far as to advise you to vote for Mr. Clay because I have not yet made up matters to my satisfaction; but until I get these matters arranged with Webster and Clay, can’t yon threaten to oppose the General’s re election, and frighten the old fellow back into my anns? Be so oblio-i n .r as to do me this favor. Tiicse = ure calamitous times for the nation, uodJ can’t afford to spare Gen. J.’s friendship. It is true I dont care so jmich for old Hickory himself, or the success of his administration, as 1 do for liis popularity and for his parly hut let this be as confidential be tween us as the cabinet deliberations —let it be inter nos. Now fellow-citizens! if you dont do something for n:c in this “crisis,” look out, for I assure, I’ll blow up such a devil of a hurricane in the south, as you never saw before. As to tariff, anti-tariff', internal improve ments, anti-internal improvements, nullification, or United States’ Bank, I dont care much about them all, provided I can recover Gen. Jack son’s friendship. if you desire it, l can be for them oF against thdiv just as you please, but I cannot, and will not, and must not, lose General Jackson’s friendship. I calculated upon its value as my .stock in trade oil the principles of Doct. Cooper, and I cannot spare it. If Ido lose it irrecoverably, I say again look out for quails and stormy weather. I have an army of nullifiers in S. Ca rolina that will blow to atoms, and put down that scoundrel Cranford and his myrmidons (to whom I beg you to believe me, that I have very friendly feelings) with the greatest case in the world. And if the friends of 31r. Clay dont help me in this bu siness, I’ll blow them too, all to at oms. Does not one good turn dc serve another? Did uot I arid, my friends help them last year in the Senate, when they rejected the nom inations of Gen. Jackson? Have not my friends helped them this ses sion? I expect therefore they will aid trie in this difficulty, for they dont know what may come of it, if they go right. Fellow-Citizens! You must be sa tisfied that all the great interests of the country—the Constitution--thw tariff, and every public measure are involved in this question—shall I lose Gen. Jackson’s friendship? or shall I not? Let your decision be on my side, and I shall ever think you are a sensible people—let it be against me, and I must tliink, however re luctantly, that you arc a poor snive ling set of fellows not worth a rush, and so I have done with you for tho present. Yours, as you decide, See. JOHN C. CALHOUN. I*. 8. I would have made this ap peal three months ago, but 1 wanted my printer Dnff Green elected—so had to delay it till now. J. C. C. Collector's Sale. WILL be sold at the court house of Wilkes county on j the first Tuesday iu June, next the following property or as much there of as will satisfy the tax due; to wit; One tract of land cdlitaining seventeen hundred acres, more or less, lying on the watets of FiShing creek, adjoining land of Stone and others, lately occupied liy Stephen A. Johnson, ALSO, One oilier tract, sontaininw twenty-one and ail half acres, more r less, on the waters of Rocky creek, adjoining Abbot and others/ ALSO, One other tract, containing four hundred and forty acres, more or less, on the waters of Fishing creek, adjoining Heard and other”; all levied on as the property of Dun can G. Campblell, deceased, late of W dkes county, to satisfy his tax for the year 1829. Amount returned due 844 72i cents,—a part of which has since been relieved by a resolu tion of the legislature of Georgia. William Watkins, t. c. April Ist. 1831. JNoti’ce. THERE will bo an election held in the town of Washington on Saturday the twenty-third inst. for first Colonel of the 18tli regiment- G. 31. to fill the vacancy of Stephen A. Johnson, resigned. JOHN JONES, , > JOSEPH MOSLEY, j Ca * r *’ April Ist, 1831. t j _ Four months after date appli cation will 1,0 made to the Itonoraido i] ic c°ni' ’ Wilke's county while sitiine for online, y purposes for leave to sell the veal estate cl 1 1*, mas W. Prather, deceased. Mason Jones, Ex’r. March 3ist; 1831. NEATLY PRINTED, And Jor sale at this Office
