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MISCELLANEOUS.^’
MATRIMONY.
The following judicious remarks on this
delicate and interesting subject, are from
the pen of the experienced editor of the New
t York Star :
If what is called a clever woman, in the
English acceptation of the term, should
marry a man of inferior intellect, she must
never, on any occasion, make him feel
the disparity: on the contrary, she must
respect his abilities herself, and make oth
ers respect them. She will then discover
many good and amiable points in his cha
racter, which make up Jus deficiency of
talent. If perchance in those rude times
he should once come out of temper, she
must meet him with smiles and cheerfulness
rally him out of dull spirits, and thus give
full scope to his recuperative energies.—
Should he leave her alone at night*to the
atres, soirees, clubs, and log cabin lect
ures, she must not rail him out of the bad
habit by sharp upbraidings when he returns
home, but be always glad to see him, and
at length he will bo flattered into the be
lief that his society is preferred above all
others, and his gallantry and affection will
reciprocate the compliment by making bis
wife tile companion of his pleasures. In
short, to make matrimony happy the par
ties must agree to think alike—to act in u
nison—to respect each other, and be uni
formly polite and civil, as we would to
strangers —to banish all unpleasant topics
—to yield to each other, and to he con
tented with our lot. In this way, neither
striving for the mastery, both may be hap
py in the marriage state as can bo expect
ed from any state or condition, surrounded
by certain and unavoidable troubles in this
life.
LEGISLATIVE ELOQUENCE.
The following is given as an actual
speech made before the Tennessee Legis
lature, by a Representative from Knox
county.
Fellow-Citizens : —I didn’t come here to
make a speech at this time, but only jest
to extinguish myself as a candidate. Gen
tlemen, I am the floating candidate for the
superfluous district, and I only want to
make a few remarks at this time. A good
many of you, gentlemen, has never seen
me before, and I merely want to state my
views upon the question to be agitated.—
Gentlemen, I was born in the county of
Sullivan, and feacht up in Knox, without
parentage, and if it hadn’t a been for the
goodness of God and several other gentle
men, who tuck rno v when an. orphan boy at
twelve years of age, anti gin me an educa
tion, I might have been as ignorant as the
common people, or you; gentlemen.—
Gentlemen, my father was a patriarch,of
the Revolution, &lam a patriarch. Gen
tlemen, my father stained the walls of A
meriea with his blood, and; when General
Jackson killed the Indians at New Orleans,
1 I waded up to my knees in mud. Gentle
men, lam opposed to Nullification. Gen
tlemen, I would rather boa gallypot slave,
than for to be a Nullifier. Gentlemen, I
haint got time to give you my views now,
and I will call upon you in a few days,
but gentlemen there is a set of Beg Bugs,
here who are a tryin to put me down, but
gentlemen, I defy ’em. Gentlemen, I have
always been for liberty, independence, and
glory. Gentlemen, I hope to be delivered
out of the hands of the bull-rushes. Gen
tlemen, come over across the square, and
take something, and we’ll get better ac
quainted.
WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA„) SEI’TEMKEIC 2-1, IKIO.
| WEEP NOT FOR HIM THAT DlETil.
by mrs. Norton.
v
“ Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan
him; but weep sore for him that gucth away
; for he shall return no more, nor see his native
j country.— Jeremiah, xxii. 10.
\ Weep not for him that dioth-
For ho sleeps, and is at rest,;
And the conch'whereon lie lietli
Is the green earth’s quiet breast;
Hut weep for him who pineth
On a tar land’s hateful shore,
Who wearily declineth
Where yo see his face no more I
Weep not for him that, dioth,
For friends are round his bed,
And many a young lip eighetli
When they name the early dead ;
But weep for him thatliveth
Where none will know or care,
When the groan bis faint heart giveth
Is the last sigh of despair.
Weep not. for him dial dieth,
For liis struggling soul is tree.
And the world irona which it flieth
Is a world of misery;
But weep for him thatweareth
The captive’s galling chain ;
To the agony he bearetb,
Death were but little pain.
Weep not for him that dioth,
For he hath ceased from tears,
And a voice to his replieth
Which he hath not heard for years ;
But weep lor him who weepeth
Gu that cold land’s cruel shore—
Blest, blest is be that slcepcth—
Weep for the dead no more !
AN OLD MAID.
According to the Book of Jasner, recently
published, Naomah, the daughter of Knock,
was five hundred and eighty years old when
she was married to Noah.
A CHANCE FOR BACHELORS.
By the late census.of Marblehead, Mass.,
it appears there are three hundred widows
in that town. The population is 5,575.
THE GREAT WEST.
Itis computed that the “ Valley of the
Mississippi,” including under this name the
whole region whose waters flow into the
ocean through that mighty river, contains
1,300,000 spuare miles, and its soil is re
markably luxuriant and fertile. Its natu
ral facilities for internal communication
are probably unsurpassed in the world.—
The steamboat which starts from the head
waters of the Alleghany, may land its pas
sengers at the distance ofsooo miles, at the
sources of the Missouri, and this without
approaching within a 1000 miles of the o
eean, into which the waters of the Missis
sippi ire discharged.
At the close of the American revolution,
there were no inhabitants in this vast region
except the aborigines, and a few hunters
and trappers. The whole country was a
wilderness—a stranger to civilized life. In
1830, its population was 3,700,000, and it
now probably numbers hard upon 5,000,-
000 souls. If this vast extent of country
should become as thickly settled as Massa
chusetts, it would contain 67,000,000. If
it should he as populous as England and
Wales, it.would number 179,000,000, and
it'as populous as Holland, 200,000,000 —
and the soil is so rich, and the country pro
duces in such abundance every thing which
contributes to the comforts of life, that it is
impossible to predict the limits ofits popu
lation.—Bos. Journal.
OKRA COTTON.
This species of cotton continues to grow
in favor. It is extensively cultivated where
it was first discovered, and is indisputably
superior to all other varieties of the short
staple. The yield to the acre is extraordi
nary, and the staple astonishingly fine.—
On good land the product is 2000 pounds to
the acre.— Apalachicola Adv.
ELECTION BETTING..
A law passed by the last Legislature of
Virginia, to provent betting on elections,
took effect on the Ist inst. It places that
kind of betting on the footing of gambling,
and we believe (says the Richmond Compi
ler) prescribes similar punishments.
An eastern paper, in speaking of the arri
val of some great man, says, he was “ es
corted from the boat by a great conflagra
tion of people.” That was literally a
warm reception.
The Methuen Gazette propounds the fol
lowing mathematical question :
“ If a man is too poor to pay for a news
paper, how manv dogs can lie afford to
keep.”
It was ascertained, while taking the
census of the’ Fourteenth Ward in New
York, that there are 991 white persons in
the ward, over twenty vears of a<re, who
can neither read nor write !
Beware of the man who habitually bor
rows your newspaper, when he is able to
subscribe for and pay for one himself. He
will borrow your shirt or your tooth-brush
next.
Mr. John Looks, of Herkimer, N. Y.,
was knocked down and severely beaten by
his wife, a few Sundays ago, forgently hint
ing to her that she ought not to go to church
barefooted.
“ United we stafid—divided I fall,” as
the drunken Locofoeo said to the post.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNINC.
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ANTI-VAN BUREN TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT :
WILLIAM H. HARRISON.
FOR VICK I’ItESIDENT :
JOHN TYLER.
Old Wilkes Van IS nr at
JYmni nation.
[Election on the Fifth of October .]
FOR SENATOR.
WILLIAM Q. ANDERSON.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES :
ROBERT A. TOOMBS.
JAMES N. WINGFIELD.
JOHN T. WOOTEN.
For Fongrcss.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham,
WILLIAM C. DA WSON, of Greene,
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup,
EUGENIE'S A. NIS BET, of Bibb,
LOTT WARREN, of Sumter,
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn,
ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson,
JAMES A. MERRt WETHER, of Putnam,
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
IF©E
(Os President, and Vice President.)
ELECTION ON THE SECOND OF NOVEMBER.
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, of Baldwin,
Gen. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass,
Gen. W. W. EZZARD, of De Kalb,
C. B. STRONG, of Bibb,
J OHN Will TE HEAD, of Burke,
Gen. E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs.
“ General Harrison has done more for his
country, with less compensation for if, than
any man living.” President. Madison.
“ I profess to be somewhat acquainted with
the history of General Harrison’s polilical,
military, and private life. I ant his neighbor,
and live in his county. As to his private file,
I know of no stain that for a moment sullies
him.” Dr. Duncan, of Ohio.
*
Colonel Richard M Johnson, now Vice Pre
sident of I he United States, said, in Congress;
“ Who is General Harrison I The son of one
of the signers of the Declaration of Indepen
dence, who spent, the greater part of his large
fortune in redeeming the pledge he then gave,
of his • fortune, life, and sacred honor,’ to se
cure the liberties of his country.
“ Os the career of General Harrison, I need
not speak; the history of the West is his his
tory. For forty years he has been identified
with its interests, its perils, and its hopes.
Universally beloved in the walks of peace,
and distinguished by his ability in the coun
cils of his country, he has been yet more
illustriously distinguished in the field. Dur
ing the late war, he was longer in actual
service than any other General Officer; he
was, perhaps, oftener in action than any one
of them, and never sustained a defeat.”
Colonel R. M. Johnson to General Harrison,
July 4, 1813, says :
“ We did not want to serve under cowards
or traitors ; but, under one [Harrison] who had
proved himself to he wise, prudent, and brave.”
“ Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the. Stale, of Kentucky,
That, in the lute campaign against, the Indians
upon the Wabash, Governor William Henry
Harrison lias behaved like a hero, a patriot,
and a general; and that for his cool, delibe
rate, skillful, and gallant conduct in the battle
of Tippecanoe, he well deserves the warmest
thanks of his country and his nation.”
Legislature of Kentucky, Jan. 7, 1812.
On the night before the final question on the
Missouri restriction was taken, General Har
rison was warned by one of his associates, that
if he voted against the restriction, he would
ruin his popularity at the North ; lie fearlessly
replied :
“ I have often risked my life in defence of
my country —I will now risk my political po
pularity in defence of the union.”
In a speech at Cheviot, Ohio, on the 4th of July,
1333, General Harrison made .use of the follow
ing language:
“■There is, however, a subject now beginning
to alarm them, in relation to which, if their alarm
has any foundation, the relative situation in
which they may stand to some of the States, will
be the very reverse to what it now is. I allude to
a supposed disposition in some individuals in the
non-slaveholding States, to interfere with the
slave population of the other States, for the pur-
j pose of forcing their emancipation. h * *
It there is any principle of the Constitution
ol the United States less disputable Ilian any
other, it is, that the slave population is under the
exclusive control of the States which possess
them. * * * * What must he the conse
quence of an acknowledged violation of these
rights, (ft >r every man of sense'must admit il to
be so,) conjoined with an insulting interference
with their domestic concerns I * * * *
Is there a man vain enough to go to the land
of Madison, of Macon, and of Crawford, and tell
them that they either do nut understand the
principles of the moral and political righted'man;
or that, understanding, they disregard them I
Can they address an argument to the interest, or
fears of the enlightened population of the slave
State.--, that has not occurred to themselves a
thousand and a thousand times! To whom, then,
are they to address themselves but to the slaves !
And what can be said to them, that will not load
to an indiscriminate slaughter of every age and
sex, and ultimately to uieir own destruction 1
Should there bp an incarnate devil who lias ima
gined with approbation, such a catastrophe to his
lellovv-citizens as I have described, lot him look
to those for whose benefit he would produce it. *
* * J will not stop to inquire into the motives of
those who are engaged in this fatal and unconsti
tutional project. There may he some who have
embarked in it without properly considering its
consequences, and who are actuated bv benevol
ent and virtuous principles. But, if such there
are, 1 am very certain that, should they continue
their present course, their icllow-c.it i;tens will,
ere long, ‘ curse the virtues which have undone
their country.’ * * * * * * * *
It I am correct in the principles here ad
vanced, 1 support inv assertion, that the discus
sion on the subject of emancipation in the iiou
slaveholding States, is equally injurious to the
slaves and their masters, and that it has no sanc
sion in the principles ul'tlie Constitution.”
On the subject of selling white men for
debt, General Harrison says, in a letter to Mr.
Pleasants:
“ So far from being willing to sell men for
debts, which they are unable to discharge, I
am, and ever have been, opposed to all impri
sonment fur debt.”
In a letter, on the same subject, to the Editor
of the Cincinnati Advertiser, lie says:
“ Far from advocating the abominable prin
ciples attributed to me by your correspondent,
I think that imprisonment for debt, under any
circumstance but those where fraud is alleged,
is at wut with the best principles of our Con
stitution, and ought to be abolished.”
In a letter to the Hon. Sherrod Williams,
dated “ North Bend, May 1,183 G,” General
Harrison says:
“ I have before me a newspaper, in which I
am designated by its distinguished editor,
‘ the bank and federal candidate.’ 1 think it
would puzzle the writer to adduce any act of
my life which warrants him in identifying me
with the interests of the first, or the politics of
the latter.”
In a speech, delivered at Vincennes, Indiana,
(when General Harrison was before the people
as a candidate for the Presidency,) speaking of
the abolitionists, he says :
“ I have now, fellow-citizens, a few words
more to say on another subject, and which is, in
my opinion, of more importance than any other
that is now in the course of discussion in any
part of the Union. 1 allude to the societies
which have been formed, and the movements of
certain individuals, in some of the States, in rela
tion toa portion of the population in others. The
conduct of these persons is the most dangerous,
because their object is masked under the garb of
disinterestedness and benevolence; and their
course vindicated by arguments and propositions
which in the abstract no one can deny. But,
however fascinating may lie the dress with which
their schemes are presented to their fellow
citizens, with whatever purity of intention they
may have been formed and sustained, they will
be found to carry in their tram mischief to the
whole Union, and horrors to a large portion of il
which itis probable some of the projectors, and
many of their supporters, have never thought of;
the latter, the first in the series of evils winch are
to spring from this source, are such as you have
read of to have been perpetrated on trie (air plains
of Italy and Gaul by the Scythian hordes of
Atilla and Alaric ; and such as most of you ap
prehended upon that memorable night, when the
tomahawks and war-clubs of the followers of Te
cumseh were rattling in your suburbs. I regard
not the disavowals of any such intentions upon
the part of the authors of these schemes, since,
upon the examination of the publications which
have been made, they will be found to contain
every fact and every argument which would have
been used if such had been their objects. lam
certain that there is not in this assembly one of
these deluded men, and there are lew within the
bounds of the State. If then) are any, 1 would
earnestly entreat them to forbear, to pa use in their
career, and deliberately consider the conse
quences of their conduct to the whole Union—-to
the States more immediately interested, and to
those for whose benefit they profess to act. That,
the latter will be the victims of,the weak, injudi
cious, presumptuous, and unconstitutional efforts
to serve them, a thorough examination of I ho sub- |
ject must convince them. The struggle (and
struggle there must he) may commence with
horrors such as I have described, but it will end
with more firmly riveting die chains, or in the
utter extirpation of those whose cause 1 iiey ad
vocate. Am 1 wrong, follow-citizens, in apply
ing the terms weak, presumptuous, and uncon
stitutional, to the measures of the emancipators !
A slight examination will, 1 think, show that I am
not.”
General Win. H. II arrison says :
“In all ages, and in all countries, it has
been observed, that the cultivators of the soil
are those who are the least willing to part,
with their rights, and submit them to tho will
of a master.”
The following paragraph, from a memoir of
General Harrison, by J. R. Jackson, Esq., bears
valuable testimony to his religious character:
“An incident which occurred at .Philadelphia,
will serve to illustrate his character. On the
evening preceding a Sabbath he was to spend in
that city, two gentlemen waited on him, and
stated, that there were two sects there, more nu
merous than others ; and, therefore, it would be
good policy in him to attend one of these sects in
the morning and the other in the afternoon.
‘ Gentlemen,’ ho replied, ‘ I thank you sincerely
for your kindness, but I have already promised
to attend divine service to-morrow- ; and when 1
go to church; I go to worship God, and not to
electioneer.’
PO LITICAL.
From tlic Baltimore American.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
SOUTHERN AND SOUTH WEST
ERN STATES, BY THE VAN BU
REN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
FROM THOSE STATES.
This document, which is of considerable
length; appears in the Globe of the 25th
ult.. and is signed by one member from
each of the States addressed.
The chief purport of the address is an at
tempt. to identify Gen. Harrison and the
Whigs with the Abolitionists. It is rather
too late in the dav to undertake a thing of
this sort, alter so many repeated efforts lor
the same purpose have so signally failed. |
The South is altogether satisfied on this
subject. The result of tho elections in
\ irginia last Spring, in Louisiana and in:
North Carolina more recently, may be ta
ken as proof of the fact, (’an the authors
of this address expect to put forth the ques
tion in any new light ! Or do they sup
pose that the. authority of their names, and
tho formal parade of a long document with
an appendix of papers marked A. B. C. D.
&c. signed by a committee, will influence
men whose minds are already made up af
ter a fair investigation of the subject ?
Gen. Harrison's course in reference to
the constitutional rights of the South, is pla
ced beyond the reach of misrepresentation
or doubt. The record of his votes on the
Missouri Restriction, at. a time when the
principles of political men were tried as by
lire, stand, and will ever stand, as a token
andti witness which no man can gainsay.
He acted on that occasion like a man who
knows what convictions of duty are, and
who will not shrink from the straight line,
let the sacrifice be what it may. “Mv
vote against the restriction of Missouri in
forming her constitution was not a conclu
sive one,” hi’ says to his constituents—
“there would have been time enough, had
1 continued to be a member, before the
question was decided, for my constituents
to have instructed me, and 1 should have
rejoiced in any opportunity of sacrificing
my seat to my principles, if they had in
structed me in opposition to my construc
tion of the constitution.”
We regret to notice that the address of
these gentlemen contains a sentence in re
ference to Gen. Harrison, reading thus :
“Ho has expressed no opinions on the sub
ject (Abolitionism) upon which the South
can rely, and stands ready to act with the
one party or the other, as either may have
a majority in Congress.” Such an asser
tion can do little harm where the facts of
the case are known. In his letter to Mr.
Thomas Sloo of New Orleans, dated No
vember 26,1826, Gen. Harrison says—“l
do not believe that Congress can abolish
slavery in the States, or in any manner in
terfere with the property of the citizens in
their slaves, but upon the application of
the States, in which case and in no other,
they might appropriate money to aid the
I States so applying to get rid of their slaves.
These opinions I have always held, and
this was the ground upon which l voted a
gainst the Missouri restrictions in the 15th
Congress. The opinions given above are
precisely those which were entertained by
Mr. Madison and Mr. Jefferson.” He fur
ther adds in the same letter —“ Ido not be
lieve that Congress can abolish slavery m the
District of Columbia, without the consent
ofthe States of Virginia and Maryland-, and
the people ofthe District.”
The value of these declarations consists
in tho fact that they arc perfectly in accor
dance with Gen. Harrison’s previous con
duct and avowed principles. lie refers to
his course on the Missouri question as a
thing well known.
The address of these Van Buren gentle
men goes on to say still further of Gen.
Harrison :
“ Indeed, from evidence, the truth of j
which we do not doubt, it appears he has!
recently declared; on more than one ocea- j
sion, that he will not. veto any bill which j
Congress may pass!”
YVe know not what kind of evidence it
is that seemed in the estimation of these :
gentlemen to warrant such a preposterous |
inference. If they had looked for authentic
information on this point they might have
found in one of Gen. Harrison’s own letters
a declaration to the effect, “that in the ex
ercise oftiie veto power, he should limit
his rejection of bills—to first; such as are
in his opinion unconstitutional ; second,
such as tend to encroach on the . rights of
the States or individuals ; third, such as in
volving dee]) interests may, in his opinion,
require more mature deliberation or refer
ence to the will of the people, to be ascer
tained at. the succeeding elections.”
The Committee who published this ad
dress will probably find it as difficult to
shake the confidence of the South in Gen.
Harrison’s principles in reference to South
ern rights, as to make it appear that Mr.
Van Buren’s notions on the same subject
are sound and constitutional.
GENERAL HARRISON AND COLO
NEL CHRISTIE.
At the late Whig Convention at Nash
ville. Col. William Christie was one of
the speakers We copy the following pas
sages from his address :
It is true my countrymen, that 1 had the
honor of being by the side of the hero of
Tippecanoe, during some of the most try
ing periods of his military life, and I look
upon the present moment, as one of the
most happy of my existence, that I have
Tl. J. it APPEL, Printer.
been spared in common with my old corrii
paniods in arnte, to be permitted to stand
forth to-day, as a living witness of tho
skill, the patient firmness, the patriotism,
and the valor displayed by Gen. Harrison
in times that tried men’s souls. (Shouts
of applause.) It is trufc, fellow.citizens,
that when the first gun Was fired upon Fort
Meigs, by the enemy, at the commence
ment of the seige, Harrison, called me to
his side, (for I was acting Quarter Master,
and had charge of all the public stores and
flags) and said : “Sir, go and nail a ban
ner upon every battery, where they shall
wave, as long as an enemy is in view !”
(Immense cheering.) I did go, and with
this right hand, I did nail a flag upon ev
ery battery, notone of which was struck,
except by the balls ofthe enemy, until vic
tory had perched upon them. (Tremen
dous cheering.)
1 promised, fellow citizens, not to make
a speech, (cries of go on—go on,) but I
must take the liberty of explaining two or
three facts connected’ with the seige, and
which have not been, so far as I have seen,
properly brought to light.
By the special order of the General, I
was at his side, night and day, during this
memorable seige, and I am proud to de
clare, in the presence of this great Conven
tion, and to the world, that there was no
skulking, no shrinking from danger, on
his part, (applause,) hut On the contrary,
his smile and encouraging countenance
were seen in every part of the fort. His
addresses to the soldiers from time to time
were such as to inspire the most timid with
confidence, and itis example in braving
danger such as to give courage even to the
coward, had one been present. But to the
point.
When the messenger, Lieut. Hamilton,
from Gen. Green Clay ‘s crops of reinforce
ment reached the fort, 1 uas present and
heard every word that passed between him
and the General. The plan of attack, for
the purpose of relieving the fort, was the
prompt and sole work of the General him
self. There were British batteries on eith
er side ofthe fort playing upon it by cross
fire, the river intervening between those
on one side, and tho fort and an open plain
between us and tfit enemy's cannon on the
other. The General was aware that the
main force of the enemy on the opposite side
of the river, was encamped near two miles
below his batteries, in which there were
only enough to man the :w; - He there
fore sent an order to Go'ii. Clay, to land
Dudley’s regiment bn th -site side Os
the river from the fort, with directions to’
stormthc enemy’s batteries, to spike and
cut down his cannon, retreat to their boats!
and cross the river immediately to the
fort, which, he observed, euld be dofte
without the loss of a single man, and which
must be done, as he had no force, which
could be spared from the fort to send to their
aid in case of need.
It was also explained to the messenger,
that a sortie wctild lie made from the fort
at the same moment, and the batteries of
I the enemy on the side of the plain be storm
j ed. This was done in the most gallant
style. Then it was, that the American
| arms were completely victorious, and had
: Col. Dudley obeyed the whole orders, sent
j to him, as was expected, the sth of May
1813, would have been one of the most
glorious days in the military history of the
country during the last war. But fate de
creed otherwise, at least so far as Col. Dud
ley and his gallant regiment were concern
ed ; for, after having executed the orders
of his general by storming the batteries and
spiking and cutting down the cannon, with
out the loss of a man, the brave Dudley
found himself incapable of drawing off the
impetuous Kentuckians, who had not yet
had an opportunity of engaging in battle.
The result was, such as you all know, the
total defeat and capture of his regiment by
the British troops, who marched up after
the destruction of the batteries, from their
camp below, as was anticipated by Gen.
Harrison, when he issued the order for the
regiment to cross the river by all means
immediately after executing their work.
It may be well to observe here, that victo
ry had crowned the sortie made from the
fort, before the unfortunate issue on the
opposite side of the river. lam perhaps,
the only living witness, who heard the
General deliver liis plans and orders to
Lieutenant Hamilton, the messenger. Ev
ery thingwas clearly explained,—the ab
solute necessity of a prompt retreat on the
part of Dudley after spiking tho enemy’s
cannon, was pointed out. In the energetio
manner, peculiar to the General himself,
he said to Lieut. Hamilton : “Tell your
commander, that these orders are to be o
beyed, at the hazard of his life!” (Great
applause.)
From the Pilot.
GOVERNOR TAZEWELL.
The partizans of Mr. Van Buren having
boasted that Gov. Tazewell had come out
for Mr. Van Buren, and that his opinions
would have great influence on the election,
a committee waited on him to request him
to preside at their District Convention, held
on the 20th of July. Mr. T. declined, but
expressed his decided preference for Mr.
Van Buren. This has led to some conver
sation ; and some have taken the liberty to
doubt whether Mr. Van Buren will bemuch
benefited by Mr. Tazewell’s preference.
This, it seems, induced a certain Dr. I. P.
Y'oung to write Mr. Tazewell a letter, to
which Mr. Tazewell’s is a reply. The
feeling in which that reply is written may
be supposed from the following extract:
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