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from the Augusta Constilutinnrii.it.
SLT With pleasure we give place in our paper
?o the eotuinunicalion of -Crawford.” We
•bell not attempt to cowmfQt* upon the subject
matter of that communicatWI: we leave that
duty, if he thinks proper to perform it. to the
author of “ Necker.”—We must, however, re
ply, and very briefly too. to the last sentence of
•' Crawford,” which paiticnlarly alludes to us-
We know the author to be an intelligent and
shrewd observer of passing events, and we
know that he is able to sustain the positions hs
may assume, with ingenuity nnd plausible ar
guments; but we know also his stubborness in
maintaining principles, when advanced, how
ever fallacious they may be. This stubborness
is redeemed by so many good qualities, that we
have always entertained, and hope will continue
to entertain, friendly feelings towards him,
though so widely separated by political princi
ples. The writer puts this question to us:
" Would you rather encourage the products of
British, than American labor, all other things
being equal?” We reply, .to. We would ra
ther encourage the products of American than
British labor, all other things being equal.
Mind you. Mr. “Crawford,” we would eneoti-
age American manufactures in preference to
British manufactures, but all other things being
eqwil. We take upon ourselves to declare, that
there is not one single democrat in Georgia,
who would feel any reluctance in subscribing to
the proposition just laid down, that Ac would pre
fer to encourage American in preference to British
labor, all other things being eijuat. We hope
“ Crawford” will inform us of the meaning he
attaches to such an expression. Until this is
done, we cannot give a satisfactory explanation
of the meaning we attach to the expression.
Mr. Editor.—Before entering on the subject
in hand,allow nte to thank you forgiving my
former communication a place in your paper,
and for the flattering manner you notice the
writer. You say I am stubborn when I express
an opinion. I fteely acknowledge this; but il l
know myself i advance no opinion which I do
not firmly believe to be right, and for this reason,
I need no ingenuity or plausible arguments to
maintain it. I have no interest to serve—1 seek
no otiice or profit—and, I assure you, I would
go for no man or no party farther than I believe
it to be for the inteiest of the country. If I
have other aim in view, before God, I am un
conscious of it. Having said this much about
my motives, allow me to thank you again for the
friendly feelings you express towards me ; and
be assured, sir, that I shall not knowingly do
any tiling to change them.
You ask me then to explain the meaning of
the phrase “all other things being equal,” in
my former communication. I will put the
whole question in more precise terms. Would
you rather encourage British manufactures,
than American; if you could be shewn that a
given amount of the products of American
labor, employed io raising raw materials and
bread stuffs, can be exchanged for as large a
quantity of American manufactures as of British,
and of equal quality 1 And as I anticipate, from
the nature of your remarks, that you will an
swer that you would rather encourage American
manufactures under such circumstances, I will
proceed to shew you the use I mean to make of
the admission; confining myself at this time to
cotton and its manufactures. Aud first, I refer
you to the following extract:
AMERICAN COTTONS.
The New York True Sun, of the 11th inst.,
says ; “There seems to be little doubt that we
shall soon drive a profitable export trade with
England in home manufactured cotton sheetings
and shirtings. Orders from London for upwards
of a thousand hales of low priced cottons hate re
cently been received iu Boston. With China, too,
there is every prospect of a brisk trade in the
same articles. With the material, comparatively
speaking, at our own doors, and all the new im
provements in machinery at command, ice su no
reason ichy tee should not break up the monopoly
which England aud France have so long enjoyed, in
supplying the icestcrn market with cotton fabrics.
The difference in wages here and in Europe is not
of the same consequence now that it was fifteen
years ago. Manual labor has been to a great ex
tent, superseded by muchiucry. and all that is to be
done by machinery an be accomplished as cheaply
here as in England.”
1 think this vdll prove conclusively that we
can buy American cotton goods of the above de
scriptions lower than we could English.
The following extract is from the Georgian of
the 9th instant, which paper should be good au
thority:
“We would urge upon our country friends
the expediency of getting their crops as early as
possible to market, to avail themselves of the
opening demand for new cotton from the north
ern manufactures; and wonid also impress upou
them the important benefit of packing in square
bales.
“The demand from the north generally insures
full prices during the first few weeks of new re
ceipt*.”
This proves that better prices can be got for
the first of the crop from our own manufacturers
than from the British; and he might have added
that the competition produced by the purchases
of our own spinners, keeps up the price above
what it otherwise would be, during the whole
year. This is in strict accordance with the laws
of trade; they can afford to pay more for the raw
material, and for onr bread stuffs, than the Brit
ish can ; because the cost of transportation, as
well as the time and risk are less; and the nearer
we bring manufacture* to our own door*, the
greater will be this difference.
If free trade be the object, here is a fair chance,
for a fair discussion of the question, by produ
cing facts against theories, and I have abundance
of them in store. Being unwilling, however,
to trespass too long on your time at one sitting,
I shall defer the introduction of any other article
till 1 hear what you have to sav to this.
CRAVVfORD.
HERALD.
Thursday, September 28, 1843.
FOR PRESIDENT,
llEYRY CLAY, of Kentucky.
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEORGE W. CRAWFOPD.
FOR CONGRESS,
ALEX. H. STEPHENS,
ABSALOM H. CHAPPELL.
COLQUITT vs. STEPHENS
Great Excitement at Niwnas, Ga.
We are informed, by several of our friends,
who visited Newnan for the purpose of hear
ing Alexander H. Stephens, on the excited
questions of the day, that a very large as
semblage was present—and that the Hon.
Walter T. Colquitt, was also present; hav
ing been sent for by the Democrats of Cow
eta to meet Mr. Stephens.
We will here take the liberty to digtess
from our subject, and notice this movement,
on the part of the Democracy of Troup
and Coweta. The democrats have been in
the habit, for more than a twelve month, of
charging upon the whigs, and declaring to
their friends, that we “were on the wrong
... , | side of the question,” and, conscqitent’y,
frjr’ Those papers, with which we ex- , , , , _ ,
change, East of Griffin, Geo., will please ! kaJ 110 plausible argument to offer, and no
direct their paper, via Griffin.
to write the letter, or franking it. This is
in conformity to an Act of Congress, re
specting the Post Office Department, and
for the encouragement of literature, com
merce, agriculture, &c.
defence to make; that our “parly was de
funct,” and knowing it to be such, that we
were “unable to deduce a single lact to sus
Persons subscribing for the Herald, can
remit their subscriptions by mail, free of ..... , - ,, , , ■
charge, by getting the Post Master, either taln us - M su 0 ' 1 ls rea Uy the lact, why is
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MURDER WILL OUT.
In our second number we charged the
democratic parly with bribery, corruption,
and misrule—we told them that they were
fighting under every flag in the United
States—anil we told them that their parly
was made up of all “ sorts, sizes, shapes,
and forms, neither Alpha or Omega ; and,
we were abused for so saying, and then
asked for the prool of our assertions. We
declined producing the proof at that time—
but HERE IT IS—read it, and tremble,
ye self righteous Pharisees—and see
what your nefarious conduct ha3 brought
upon you. The exposition that we are
now making, is. and ought to be, sufficient
to crush you, and your whole parly from
Maine to Louisiana. And since we were
apprised of the facts set forth in the follow
ing, we do not wonder at the revoltings
among your presses in every State in the
Union—pilfering slyly, could have been
overlooked, but bare-faced, and open-hand
ed tobbery, was thought intolerable.
Private letters received by us together
with a few important facts, obtained
from distinguished gentlemen in this sec
tion of Georgia, prove just what we have
charged upon the Democratic party in this
county—to wit: that THEY WERE
AFTER NUMBER, THEY CARED
NOT FOR PRINCIPLES.
One of these gentlemen informed us,
while in private conversation, that these
dastardly democrats were endeavoring to
make capital outof some of HIS LOCAL
VIEWS—and that they had been pulling
and hauling at him for several months, in
order that they might excite an expression
of opinion from him. And, that he fear
ed very much that it was their intention to
procure an expression front him, for the
alone purpose of affecting the present elec
tion. Nor is this all—very many persons
of less celebrity than the one, of whom we
have just related to, have been canvassed—
offices have been offered to them—bribes
have been laid before them as baits—great
deference h s been shown to them—Gold
and Silver begins to glitter in our streets,
in the hands of a certain few,—and what
is this great parade foi ? What is the de
sign in eo much noise about the county?
Why is it that the Editor of the LaGrange
Herald, is every moment in the day, (ex
cept Sunday,) looking around, and catching
the glimpse of so many Hawk’s eyes,
fastening themselves upon him wherever
he goes ? These qusstions are all readily
answered. The reason why we are so
closely eyed, is, because we have vovvcyl
to stick to the truth, and govern ourselves
by the rule of honesty. But, let us answer
some of the other questions ; to wit:
The gentlemen above alluded to. are
known to be strong Bank men—aitd in
favor of every whig principle—and the
lack that is taken upon them by honest de
mocrats, is in this way—“are you a high
protective tariff man?” The answer is,
“.Vo.” They bolt right off, like lightning,
and declare that he is a democrat, without
any further interview. “Are you in favor
Yes—no.”
ILT It is amusing to see with what zeal the
Democracy of Georgia labor to impress upon
the people the belief that .Mr. Calhoun will cer
tainly be their candidate for the Presidency, in
the face of the multiplied evidences to the contra- of the district system?”
ry, which arc daily flowing in from every quar- At either of these answers they proclaim
ter of the Union. I aloud that he is a democrat.
fu New Hampshire, where his candidate for the | There is one more ease ; fand this is j an( j that the democrats were in a state ol
and confusion,
i make a remark
subject? Does it not
it, that so many of the great statesmen in
Georgia, have been solicited to take the
slump against Mr. Stephens? Yes, why
is it? He is said to be the “Calvin Edson”
of the South, and a little fellow, very di
minutive in size, hard favored, and on the
“wrong side.” T*he truth is, indeed,
mighty, and will prevail. They hpve met
him in several places in the up country—
and, there is not a place where he has been
upon the slump, but what bears his mark;
every opponent, great and small, have fled
before him, and lelthim as conqueror ol the
field.
We now take notice of the meeting of
Mr. Stephens and Judge Colquitt. It was
on Wednesday, the 20,h inst., the day was
clear: at an early hour in the forenoon, Mr.
Stephens was called upon, and, in his usual
easy and free style, he addressed the people
in behalf of the great whig party of Geor
gia, adverting to the United States Bank,
and a Tariff for revenue only; which
were explained in so forcible a manner, as
to enrage every Democrat present. Mr. S.
was chaste and conciliatory in his rematks;
and did not stoop to the vulgarity of the day,
in order to find arguments to meet his oppo
nent. Here ended the first speech.
Judge Colquitt was then called on to reply
to Mr. Stephens : he arose, and in bis usual
happy style, addressed the meeting to some
considerable length. He did not, as we un
derstand, meet the expectations of many
persons; a3 the question of the Bank was
not touched, or, if brought up, was too weak
to command a notice. It is stated by all
parties, that the speech of Judge Colquitt
upon this occasion was truly a genteel and
respectable one; and that he did not inter
sperse it with vulgar anecdotes, as is his
custom to do, but that he demeaned himself
in a respectful manner, both to his oppo
nent and the whig party—-with one excep
tion ; that he endeavored to imitate Mr. Ste
phen’s voice, and by this means throw Mr.
S. off his guard. We are truly rejoiced to
see that our Senator is beginning to sustain
the dignity of his different high stations;
may he continue to improve. The Judge
here ended his first speech.
Again, Mr. Stephens was before the mul
titude: and in a style, peculiar to himself,
confuted every argument that had been
made by the Judge. He offered to meet
any of the democrats, either in public or
private debate; that he would hold himself
in readiness at any time, and in any place,
that would suit the convenience of both par
ti s ; that, on today he would meet them in
LaGrange and debate the questions, now
before the people.
Several speeches were made by Loth gen
tlemen ; but. we are not correctly informed
as to the positions they occupied with refer
ence to our State Policy ; if this matter was
neglected by both of the speakers, we think
a great oversight has been made. Let the
politics of our Slate be attended to, as well
as those of the general government.
We deem it necessary to state, that du
ring the debate between Judge Colquitt and
Mr. Stephens, that the Judge was quite in
disposed. This, we presume, (!) was the
only reason why he was so badly used up
by Mr. S. (?)
We have said that the Judge was done-
over ; we have so been informed—and we
dare not doubt our informant—for, we here
positively declare that our information was
directly from the mouth of the rankest Cal
houn man in the county: lie states,in sub
stance, “sir, I never knew a man so per
fectly used up, as was Judge Colquitt, by
Stephens; nor would I have believed it on
any other testimony, than that of hearing
and seeing for myself.”
Another reason ; all parties admit that the
Whigs were in the gteatest ecstacies ol joy;
LET IT NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
That the Country was in a very prosperous
condition, when Gen. Jacksou was elected to
the Presidency, and that neither party then
found any fault with the currency or with a
United State? Bank, which had been the agent
for the Government for 4(1 years and never
lost a dollar of the Public Money.
That Gen. Jackson assailed the Bauk because
its Directors refused to make it a political
machine, and he took from its vault? the Pub
lic money, and put into the vaults of numerous
Pet Banks, telling them through his Secreta
ry, to discount freely upon it.
That these Pet Banks did a? they were required
and thereby caused other banks to loan freely,
and hundreds of new banks to be charter
ed, which made paper money so plenty that it
began to be used for speculating purposes.
That these speculations were so numerous and
reckless, that the sales alone of the Public
Lands rose from an average af about three
Millions of dollars a year in value, to twenty-
five millions in the year 1836, and imports in
creased even in greater proportion, and all
rce was driven forward
WHIGS OF GEORGIA!
The election is near at hand—are you
prepared to do your duty to your State, to
your country / Would you that the mis
rule which you have for years past been
governed by, should continue—that your
birthright should be sold for not even a
mess of pottage—that your enemy should
prevail in the contest, and for another period
ot ten years, that your dearest interest
should be suffered to lie prostrate, and you
a vanquished foe? II so, make no exer
tions between this and the election, and
the fate of your State is sealed—the Gov*
eminent will continue in the hands of foes
to the people’s interest; and you will find
entailed upon you, and your children after
you, all the evils which those who go for
trade and commerce was driven forward into parltt and self, before the country and the
the most reckless and ruinous excess of spe- '
eolation.
That in this same year, 1836 the last of Gen.
Jackson's administration, he referred in Ins
message to these ruinous speculations, iu the
Public Lands as an indication of puldic pros
perity and his party through the country call
ed on the people to sustain his administration
on accnuut of the high wages and high prices
which they obtained !
people are certain to fasten upon you. For
the press, it has done all that time and
space would allow, to arouse you up to the
active performance of duty. Had we
written with “a pen of iron, and the point
of a diamond”—with intellectual qualifica
lions equal to those of the best writer of
NOW LET IT BE RE.MEM- ; da y— we cou * d not have pursued a
n , .. , | course better calculated to awaken you up
BEliED, that John C. Calhoun and L „• r r A ,
1 to the active performance of your duty,
Alaik Anthony Cooper, were, a j than by presenting you with facts, facts.
years ago,\ IOLENTLY OPPOSED j This we have done, and if they do not
to these very measures of Andrew
Jackson!!
AND NOW LET IT BE RE
MEMBERED, that John C. Calhoun
and Mark A. Cooper, are the strong
friends of THESE VERY MEA
SURES.
AND LET IT BE REMEM-
prove eloquent enough to arouse you, surely
their stubbornness ought to be! Look at
your State—look at the condition of your
Treasury—look at the decline of trade—
look at the low price of produce—the mis
erable legislation of the last Democratic
legislature—and then determine whether,
through your supineness these things shall
be allowed to continue. Ask yourselves,
and ask the Demociats, what does success
on their parts promise for the country?
BERED, that they cqnnot, at this Go farther, and ask them what, in their
time, be prevailed upon, to go even for
a Tariff sufficient to defray the ex
penses of Government.
LET IT NEVER BE FORGOT
TEN, that Mark A. Cooper was one
among the strongest friends of the
Compromise Act—and, that he is
now opposing that act with all of his
might and energy.
LET IT NOT BE FORGOT
TEN, that he, (Cooper) became a de
mocrat “from necessity,” and not from
choice.
LET IT BE REMEMBERED,
that Mark A. Cooper is an usurer
and extortioner of the deepest dve—
and that he is of course a violator of
ihe Laws of his Slate. And that
he is tinctured strongly with abolition
ism. This we believe, because he
has under his employment, (in this
slave'holding State,) white servants.
Old Iriend Guien, of the Augusta Co n .
stituiionalist, is now publishing a scries of
communications, from the pen of “Craw
ford,” an anonymous writer in that paper.
We copy his remarks, relating to some of
them, and likewise one of “ Crawford’s”
last numbers. We give them both without
comment—as we think that they will con
vey the proper meaning to all parties.
ELECTIONS.
Keetucky.—The Whig majority tn
Kentucky this year, is much larger than
that of last year. Kentuckv is in good
order, right side up—and on the advance.
North Carolina—Old Rip Van Win
kle is in full uniform, her next parade will
do her more credit than that of 1949, the
the democratic sayings and doings to the
contrary thereof notwithstanding.
South Carolina.— Palmetto cannot get
worse; she has been at the bottom of the
wheel ; the wheel is still turning, and she
must improve. Things bcizin to look
squally already in several districts.
Arise, Carolina ; shake off the dust of
political corruption, and shine once more.
“ Ephraim is truly joined to his idols," Lot
ire will continue to admonish him.
Vermont.—This gallant little statp has
done her duty ; a glorious whig triumph ia
the result of the Vermont elections.
Rhode Island took the lead at the North ;
and proved herself whig to the bark bone;
will not her Northern and Southern sisters
follow in her wake?
ten years of power, have they done for
the State, that has proved beneficial to it?
They are compelled to either keep a deadly
silence, or to acknowledge that they have
literally done nothing, nothing! Will
you not then, Whigs of Georgia, buck.-
cn your armor, and rally to rescue your be
loved State, from the misrule which has
disgraced it, both at home and abroad ?
Will you not, every man of you, exert all
the energy with which he is gifted, be
tween this, and the first Monday in Octo
ber next, to redeem good old Georgia, and
place her on that proud eminence where
she once stood ? Surely you will! Sure
ly, when, from every quarter of the State
—from where the mountain breeze invigo
rates the hardy mountaineer—down to the
seaboard where ocean’s winds do fan a
patriotic people—surely when from all
around and about us, you hear of the
severing of parly trammels, and witness
with your own eyes, that honest men
among your foes, are coming out from them
to aid you in saving the State—surely
when all this is exhibited to you, you will
not fail to be active in the contest! No!—
we feel that you will not. Now, that vic
tory is within your grasp, we feel that self
will be laid aside, and that you will most
vigorously strike, what the patriot always
first strikes for, your country! Let no
TFT IT RF T?F\TF\fRFRFn among you? If, in any county,
LG L II x>L KLiVlLAloriULD, f r0 m whatever cause, there should be a
that every old Union man that shall j dissension among you, bury it, if not for-
. r _ at _i a r lever, at least for a time! Rally around
vote for Mark A. Cooper, for Gover- y 0 ur strongest men, in all cases where you
nor, has changed his politics—and
that we shall forever aftei wards re
gard them, as possessing no particular
set of principles; but, as being wil
ling to be led about by the nose, by
every white servant aristocrat that
! may come along.
LET THE HONEST, I1ARD>
WORKING MECHANICS remem
ber, that Mark A. Cooper is no friend
of theirs—that old Shylock befriends,
only that he may become fat on other
men’s labors. Let them all discharge
their duty at the polls, and a double
victory is ours.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF SENATOR
COLQUITT ?
We do not ask this question <o mortify
j the friends of Judge Colquitt—nor to chide
the Judge—but we would really like to
know whither he has gone. Can’t our bto-
ther of the Columbus Enquirer lulorm us
if the judge is, or is not about Columbus.
The other day, Walter bounded forth,
from this little city, to meet the Whig
“dwarf,” in Newnan—hemel him—return
ed home, and in a day or two afterwards,
was suddenly missed (rom about these
To Correspondents.—Such of our
friends, who feel desirous to contribute to
our columns, upon any subject, will pleas*
bear it in mind, that we have resolvod to
publish no communication, unless it be
accompanied with the real name of the
author. We do this in self-defence. And,
we trust, that those who may have sent us
communications, and have not s*on them
published, will not be offended at us—w 0
must preserve our rules.
“ Errandi>. received, and will apprar
next week, provided the author will hand
in his real name.
“G.” is also on our table—and we almost
regret having formed a resolution nor to
publish without the author’s name—the
lines are loo good to be omitted—we bop#
that the real fame of “G.” will be sent to
us. it will afford us pleasure in publishing
this beautiful poetical effusion.
The communication of “A Wesleyan,”
we bave no doubt, will cause an alarm in
the camp, but this is not our fault. The
writer is, indeed, a methodist—we know
him to be such: consequently, the publica
tion of his communication, will not be con
sidered as a violation of any of our princi
ples, so far as personalities are concerned.
We should be rejoiced to know that “A
Wesleyan” was mistaken in his remarks;
but, if they really are true, what an awful
responsibility rests upon all of u«. Soma
of his remarks have shaved us pretty dean ;
but we have no complaint against him ; our
complaints must be. against ourselves.
have more than the requisite number of
candidates—but, under no circumstances,
let not there be running sn any county,
more titan the regular compliments of can
didates, if the Democratic opposition be,
in the least degree, a formidable one.
Each Whig ought to feel, that it is his
duly to make personal sacrifice for the
good of the Slate. Let it be done, we
urge it upon you, by evt ry consideration ;
and if done, vve feel confident when wt
predict, that Georgia will stand redeemed,
and regenerated, and that, for the future,
there is hope.— Georgia Journal.
What would we do, without the aid of j
friends. The above, and following article, j
which we take from the Georgia Journal,
comes in just at the nick of time. The
Tyler Grippe, with other maladies, have
been afflicting us for several days past—
and we have not been able to collect our
ideas together on any subject. We, how
ever, expect to visit the POLLS, and do
what we can for GEO. W.CRAW FORD.
Let our brethren rally strong on that day.
The loliowing paragraph is just our
views, neither mote or less:—
VOTERS BE NOT DECEIVED!
The humbug, attempted to be practised
upon the people,about the Tariff—a high
Protective Tariff—vve cannot but think
will fail to entrap a solitary vote. Thej
Whig Party of Georgia are as much op
“MADISON,” an anonymous writer io
the Columbus Times, requests that we
shall copy his communication into our
paper. We will just take rune to say to
“Madison,” that when HE shall make
a fair and honest exposition of facts,
we will publish any thing he may write,
provided he is a man of veracity, (known
to be such,) and shall furnish us with his
real name :—these are our requirement*
with all correspondents—nor shall vve de
part from them in a solitary instance.
With regard to those who may assail us
or our party, over an anonymous signature,
we shall not trouble ourselves to reply.
But, when our enemy shall man up courage
enough to come out boldly, so that we may
know upon whom our defence is to b#
made, vve may then answer him; not
otherwise. No honest man will expret us
to expose ourselves to the front of the
battle, while our enemy is firing at us from
an ambush.
Thf. Weather.— We have been blessed
with delightful weather for livo or three
weeks past; rather warm for the last lew
days; and but little sickness, < xcept the ap
pearance of the “grippe;” and, with this,
nearly every grown person in our town has
been afflicted.
Fall weather snapped a: us yesterday.
Thick coats were found quite comfortable.
diggins. where he was wont to “carry the | p0SP( j l0 su 'ch a tariff as it is possible for
day.” The day before the Judge left, it I any individual to be. They go for a Tariff
genrrallv understood that * * “
v - „ i ‘ ,, | * «*'iv, sc? to ;inu mai mu uuiiiuuruis were i
Vanh!« sre inffi'p iL?° db ."7.’ reS ' de ’'’ the ! not all by a half dozen or more,) it is that j agitation, angry excitement, an<
In Maine there is a imiiarstate ofn'iiblir *en i oP one °* our * }esl and (barest friends—vve | Will it be necessary for us to ma
.U, Maine, there .* a snndarstate of pubhc.en- , ?Te |)im hu , hc h „ bcen se ducecl away upon , hU part of ourtsubjrcl?
timent
In ' ernuint, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and
Connecticut, do.
In New \ork, seven feitths of the Delegates
thus fin-selected are in favor of the Magician of
Kiuderliook.
In PctiiH^Ivnnia. Gov. Porter. Wm, Wilkin*,
and nearly the whole of the “original pane!" of
o.u I edera!!«;.*. but now Democrats, are Mr.
V an l5iir»:n * open adlicren f s.
In Ohiro e\# n against Cass, in 23 counties
Van has*, to 1:: Mr. Calhoun is not even
mentioned.
Ill Indi ana, Michigan and Kentucky, they aie
for old Tectiuiseh first, and Van a? the alterna
tive, Calhoun scarcely spoken of.
In Missouri and Virginia, where Messrs. Ben-
ton and Ritchie have not forgotten their oriental
dislike for • ni.llitication” and Mr. Calhoun. Van
L'nren i* in llie ascendant.
In New Jersey, Maryland,and Delaware, Mr.
Calhoun is not seriously urged.
In North Carolina and Tennessee, the case is
from us—he is a bank man—they have
persuaded him to think that it is not ex
pedient now, to have a Bank—though he
believes in its constitutionality—and, pre
part i
speak for itself ? From time immemorial,
the vanquished party were always known by
their anger and dismay. And it is an in
fallible sign, that, when your enemy has
! was pretty
“Stephens, the Lilliputian,” would be here
; —this was enough—the Judge was O-P-II.
Don’t be frightened, old fellow, they
I shan’t hurt you ; “come back, this is the
| way, walk ye in it.” Don’t back out now
■ —you have always stood up like a man—
: come, be a man—resolve to be just such a
that will supply revenue enough for the
Government, and no more. And they go
lor such a Tarilf at all times, in preference
to the odious system of direct taxation
which some of our opponents connected
with the press in Georgia, would substitute
for it—among them, we will cite the Con
stitutionalist of Augusta.—Voters, tliere-
vious to this year, believed in its expedien- been fairly beaten, there lurks in his bosom
cy. They claim him as a democrat—and | t b e spirit 0 f anger. It is dedueible from
HE IS NO MORE A DEMOCRAT other considerations; some of which are,
AT THIS TIME THAN WE ARE, | [hat when you are satisfied of success in
AND THEY KNOW IT—and, if vve ; lhe pursuits of life, there is a pleasve, a
arc challenged for ptoof, from a proper 1 peace, a ha PP iness and contentment, Which
source, of what vve have here stated, vve
shall do ourselves the pleasure to produce
it. THEY DARE NOT CALL FOR
PROOF ; they know that vve have it ready
at a moment’s warning.
MELANCHOLY.
Some time since we called upon the
Whigs in Troup, not to swap off their
perhaps doubtful, hm the odds are in favor of: voles * Have they regatded our advice?
Van Dnren.
Where, then, let ns ask, are the friends of .Mr.
Galhoun to come from, in sufficient number? to
■eenre nis nomination
Have they suffered the Political Judas, or
the little IVeezle to seduce them ? We
fear both. We predicted that the Demo-
.\iabai!” a 9—vr‘J e '“'cs—Gcor-i crats were .shilling—and so they are.
—making, in all. inile 'CmlvJi’mou'^v.T^l!’ We prophesied that every advantage would
manifests itself upon the countenance. But
when adversity stares you in the lace, your
fortune lost, and business is cramped, there
is a gloom upon the countenance; it tells
aloud to the world that there is distress of
some sort in your affairs. May it not be so
in politics ? Yes, it is so in every situation
in life. And vve want no better proof of a
man, or a party, than to know that whenever
his opponent has assailed him on any
ground, that he should resort toangry abuse,
ridicule, insults and threats; it is an index
to the mind, that points out to the meta
physician the defects of human nature;
that proves the shallowness of such a mind.
Let not the democrats show their anger
fpllovv as Col. Lalhram; and if you get lore, will not be dscetved by such artifice,
beaten, acknowledge the corn. Tell your '• The Whigs have but one position Io occu-
Iriends, as Lalhram did, “ that they ought ! py on this subject,and that vve have staled
to support you now more than evet, because above.
you had courage enough to face a n;an
who you knew would beat you.” j LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS, ’LANT
If Alexander H. Stephens is here ! GEORGIA.
alone—or if Judge Colquitt is not here to
answer him. vve prom unce that the “show
We some lime since promised a faithful
account fiom the different Cotton Markets
is over.” We do sincerely hope that some of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.
• one of the democratic leaders will be here, i We shall attend to this in every number
' that their party may be represented. I of our paper, as far as may he in our power
! to do so. We have, of course, no cotton
market m LaGrange, and consequently our
HALLOO—HALLOO
We take pleasure in saying to our numer- j weekly reports ma'y be telied oil, as beiti^
| ous friends, who have taken so lively an j correct. We advise our planters to carry
i interest in the LaGrange Herald, that our, l beir Cotton to the market that will pay the
list is still rapidly increasing-and, if the I Ul S hesl P r, "-‘ h ?T "red every dollar they
an . c 16 vote by i ” " “““ ^ I at this signal defeat; we know that it is un-
Staies, only voles for the notninatton out of be sought, aad so it is. Me called upon j comfortable to be beaten ; we have, once in
and Alabama, would ccrtMnH’ vote'for the ' Vhi S s, ° look cl °sc to their interests— , our lives, experienced those feelings, and,
..si is a. i. rapiuty ii.oreus.ug—auu, o mi , ^ ■ W( , jre |, elow , lie quotations
! breeze that ts now blowing, continues for from severa t markets.
1 eight weeks longer, we shall greet ourselves
■ with a list of one thousand responsible
, subscribers. We lender to our friends, our
I certainly vote for Inn- if w I. . v .
nominated.! that the wolves were interspersed through-! ,n . ' HC, > we Dever experienced any thing else
Mr. Van Bnrcu is certain of the nomination out the flock and that il.ev would soon ' nor , 6 '/°' e ', the memorable year 1840.
of the National Convention; and Georgia ist ’ ' . ; And, we know, that it is particularly un
pledged to acquiesce in the decision of that body" coninle D c e the work of death. They have 11 comfortable to have a favorite nag dis-
COTTON MARKETS.
Augusta : Old cotton commands 64 a 6 J
cents per lb Sales are brisk. New cotton
quoted at 74 a 8£ cts.
Mobile: New cotton ranges at from 7jj
to 94 ; bids fair to keep steady; a prospect
for improvement.
Savannah: New cotton will command
not nominated, now is your time to come out mocatls vole as they may, but do you, ! be so, and vve made free to tell some of our
lO n'iv and snstam the mail of your choice—the ever y man Tole a ( U H ticket—and personal democratic friends so, in order to
bold and generous-hearted leader of the W lug ... , prepare them for the "real work of reDcnt-
partv—the man who ha? always been faithful to V 00 wl11 hav e no guilty conscience to smite “ eal worK 01 re P CDl
you with a remorse, that will prove keener
j than a two-edged sword. Your conscience
most unfeigned and hearty thanks (or their
j exertions in behalf of the Herald.
The stand we have taken in Ihe cause of
Governmental Reform and Regeneration,
cannot fail to render to our paper, an exten
sive circulation. j about 7 a to 94 c t„
V/’e earnestly request our brethren of j Mac f a an f t Columbus: Prices not yet
the Press, of both parties, to whom we | sell j e( ^ . nexl week we shail be able lo re-
Isend our paper, to send us theirs m ex- fr0m these places. The papers from
change. VVe have already an exchange Or ” Qlh , aces a[ 6 a 6$ cts. per ib.
about forty newspapers-fcut wc des.re charleston: New Cotton has been
more, that we may be enabled to give to
our readers all the geneial intelligence
the Constitution and patriotic tit his policy.
Chronicle Ss Sentinel.
fEj”" We take this method of informing
Thrifty.—A gentleman in Troup coun-! will be clear—heaven will smile upon the ; our readers, that subscriptions in advance
ty informs us, that he owns a negto woman integrity of your act—and you can, then. ! will not be objected to at this office for the
^v t ‘‘, l . S l, P J e5f ' D i-iT ( ' , ' Vll0 i' aS .&?? b,I !r h u° kok back upon a life well spent, spotless,! LaGrange Herald; we earnestly solicit
two*first births 'bronght two children each! and ' rre Pr°achable. May you be guided by | those of our friends to avail themselves of
and the third brought tlirei children. A'l ,he true principle of Principles, is our this opportunity, as “money is scare ; times
ate doing well. j prayer—Amen, , is hard ; and duns ant harder.”
throughout the United States.
at 74 a 94 ; we presume that ihtse prices
may be counted upon, in a good article.
ANOTHER REVIVAL OF RELIGION.
The Methodist Cnmp-meeting, r,ear this
place, that was held on last week and the
week before, was attended with great profit
A large number of persons professed to find
redemption in the blood of the Saviour.
The meeting was commenced, carried on,
and ended with great interest. Thirty five
or forty were added to the church.
sold
A Gentleman accoring to its modern de
finition.—“William Goddard, post master
at Petersham, Mass., and a member of sev
eral trading and manufacturing firms, has
been detected in the commission of forge
ries of various sums, amounting in ell to
over $41,090. He has been held to bail in
tbe sum of only 85.000 for bis appearance
at the Criminal Court.”
WHAT’S IN THE WIND.
This question ha? been repeatedly asked
within the last few days, in consequence of
the visit to this city of a distinguish! South
Caroliniau (Mr. It. B. Itheit—Mr. Cal
houn’s Lieutenant.) Is it another Noah
mission? Is he a messenger of peace, or
a herald of war? Tho results between
him and the veteran Editor nave not tranr-
pired ; and public opinion is undetermined
whether he bore threats of defiance or terns
of capitulation. If promises, to be follfiled
hereafter could satisfy him, we doubt not
lie got as many as he could carry away with
him.—Bichmond IVhig.
We know this Mr. Rheit,—he writes
bis name according to the latest Paris fash
ion, thus: It. Barnwell Rheit. Well,
what of him? Why, nothing—only that
his name is not Rhett, as he would have
people believe- What is his name ? His
name is It. B. Smith, a man, not overly
loaded with the wisdom of Solomon—but
one who is any thing for and body—and
i any body for any thing. This sell-same
| Smith—Rhett, was once a member ot the
’ Legislature of S. C. and a more perfect
i humbug never disgraced the Legislative
halls of Carolina. He has one redeeming
quality, (highly prized now-a-days, how
ever;) which is, an inordinate passion for
wealth.—He manifested this spirit signally*
a few years ago, with a deceased English
man, who, upon h:s dying bed, brqueathed
to any family in the world his entire estate,
(which was immense,) provided that they
would individually take upon themselve*
the name ol Rhett: this he provided for,
so that the name of Rhett should not tun
out. Thus, our distinguished Statesman,
sold hi? birthright.
Those of our readers who may be desi
rous of corresponding with this any man s-
man, must be careful to direct their letters,
Hon. R. Barnwell Rhett. Ksqr., potentate
with Mr J. Cataline Calhoun, who is the
favorite of M. Anthony Cooper.
Advance Subscriber*
Will be credited montblv, with such mo
nies as they may pay into the Herald Office.
We intend publishing a monthly receipt for
those who pay tbe month previous; we
adopt this measure, because it saves time,
trouble and expense. We will commence
next week
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