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fioni in- ...locht. >ui' /uurnal, October 13
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2(3..i i Sebp n»l>»-. triune appoint
e M- n finiHOt of ilif mighty mu
p : .iu ff me noth, I Jikirn. yttd from whore
nn .fgimCiit was qu’.rtvred, inward* ihe
moti.ismiy of Dryburgh, to follow the hoo-
oiu'l it-mtuis to tho tomb. No day
could liuvo been fiitod for tho mournful
coi oniony limn that on which it look place;
the year Win drawing lo n close, the fields
were demon oi their crops, tho trees were
in their sear mid yellow leaf, tho wind
sighed throuijli tho drv branches, nnd as
th<-< ■mi was hidden with gray clouds, a
Shade of melancholy was cast over the 6th
eiwiso fair landscape of Twecddole.
I ,,-iswd through Ooldstream, where
Monk raised a distinguished regiment of
boards,—and arrived at the pleasant town
£ Kelso, with its venerable Cathedral;
re the people were aware of the demise
of Sir Walter and of his funeral, to that I
had considerable difficulty in procuring;
hqrses| but I met -with a civil lnndlorc
(and whst trill not the tight of the Tartans
effect,) who not only got a- pair for me,
hut dto accompanied me four miles on the
Mad to Drvburgh, to show the wey to o
fitranyn postillion.
At every tore of the road the country
bteamu mare and more beautiful;
' Tweed's Air river, broad sad deep.'*.
Vinded .mi the lull between gentlemen's
Seats, and fields, enclosed with hedge
Tows, in which were scattered trues,—
Clump* of plsnintiofi oecapted the more
elevated tpo'i, and the valley gently
■welled up from tho river on either tide
In picturesque undulations. To the south,
Was the hint and varied outline.of the
Cheviot!. On the right, on a conspicuous
•tie. was tha border forilet ol Smidlholm,
a square tower, on a ridge of barn wild
rocks. Ai a farm house, ttonr Smallholm,
Sir Walter trotted several years of his hoy*
hood with We grandfather. These lines
apply Si hie resideneo here j—
'Aad well the lonely infkut knew
Recesses where the wild flower grow;
Aad etill he thought that shattered tower
The mightiest work of hniDnir power.'
Boyoiul Smallholm were seen the three
peaks of the Eildun Hills, in Sltelkirk*
ahire, standinc forth in tlm distance, with
fheir forms cleat ly defied. A lugend snyy,
that on them, in thn days Of vore, whilst
a shepherd tended Ins Jock, lie was ad
dressed by a venerable perso age, who
conducted him under ground, and showed
h' li a rable, in which knights in black
B rmour,wtth sword and bugla by their side,
plept at the bridle of charges already ea-
a i isoned. These were the companions
Of King Arthur, waiiiugf.tr his disench.tnt*
meat an I second appearance on earth, in
tbo sage, the shepltercd recognised Thom*
as the Rhymer.
After some S'eep ascents and .If scent*,
T approarlied Dryburg, in liaising through
a hamlet I remarked that the people fol
lowed their usual avocations; uiimii.dful
•f the procession which would shortly
pas* near them. The countryman whist-
od to his horses us he followed bis plough
on the bill side, and the lively clink of the
baroroar was heard in the smithy. The
apparent insensibility of the peasantry may
be explained: I thought, lew ol Hein aie
perhaps aware 'hat one of Scotland's no
blest sons, and niie who conferred tuch
la-ling b*ntd|t* ru. his country, is about to
bo laid in ill parent earth.
Sir Walter Scut' was buriod five days
after hi* doath— an unusual ci< cumttrace
in Scotland, where a week at lean, com
monly intervene*; but before his hteath
b«'i quoad hit body, corruption had coin
Btencod it tavagtrs, and it Was oecetSHry
10 'Mirry the remains to (he gtave.
A' lew hov* seated on a log of wood at
the g*ue leading into the monastery, were
the first elpec ants of the funeral I en
countered. Within the grounde wore se
veral groups of females, apparently farm*
ert' daughters and farm servuntsi also a
few man n tunnies, tpparnnilv connected
3 tit It the press • t artists. There was no
row.) assembl' d,—no tb.'ung of eager or
Ml* u.itcrs,
W'thin i hundred yard* of tho ruin* of
Pry burgh, i* ilia modern retulenco of S>r
Ptvid E'skiuc, low lying, and auirounded
wii • flowering shrub* and fruit trees.
The river here make* a hold sweep, en
close* the ground in a pooinsuala, whilst
tho monastery, on lira verge of a wood,
rears,its d.nk rod walk over 'heembower
ing full age. On the front steps of tho
house, with Lady Erskiee, I awaited tjie
approach of tho procession, which had to
ojurney seven miles.
I now recalled to miud the abort, but
mo*' interesting sojourn 1 had made at
Abbimtford, exactly two years before
Su Walter was then apparently ill lobutl
beabti, and though complaining tif hi* iron
p 1 lect limbs, and walking with greater
difficulty than usual, ye. his manly frame
aud healthy complexion promised teng.li
el days, which cxpectatinn. ii** l w .* ,„it
rteliied. In mt igtnaliou I law (he worthy
man inthe morning at tiro breakfast table, at
Which were seated hi* distinguished son-
iu-law, Mr. Lockhart, und hit wife; alto,
Mr*, SrOtl, the wile of Major Scon of the
1 Silt hussars, and the family of Skcii**, ol
Bubaslaw; whilst Miss Scott piesided
over the tea • quipage.
Above the mantle-piece of tho diuiug
Mo n was, and I sup, one is still, a por-
tr* ’ uf Charles ihe 12th of Sw -deu; and
Sir Walter turning .<> it, said lo me, 'The
il s und ant of that great warrior Prince
<1 tstavut, with wlmm you were at College,
ouen sal below the portrait of.hi* ancestor;
the ri-tembl m*e tietween thi-m was very
Striking, md I was proud to have such a
worthy scion if an illustrious stuck under
my r-iof."
After break!**!, Sir W her said, • 1
make no ipologie* for leaving the compa-
"h Imw ftat I tuva mm heavy
Intros to petferen, nod milch buaiucs* to
ananct, winch will Jetnib me' tilt one,,
■•’a i shall ne happy to lake e walk.'—
The author of Wavovly' then retired to
ni* study, with i tv h-gh-backed chairs, and
.mcteni arms and armour dispersed round
if. Hero he remained villi his amanuen
tit, until, bis labor at end, he sallied forth,
(treated in a then greeo coel, plaid
sen aed gaiters, with staff hr hud, atten
ded by tiis two stag-hounds, he took the
road through the plutation on tbe hill tido
overlooking tho towers and battlements
of his favorite seat, amidst it* young groves
near the silver Tweed; and walking pain
fully, he yet seemed amused with the gam
bols of his dumb fullowcrs.
Returned to the bouse, we dressed for
dinner, and theq assembled in a small
drawing room or houddir, with gothic fur
niture and wainscotting; and on tho walls
some choice paintings, consisting of Che
vy chase, a deer on its native heath clad
hills, and tome original* by Tumor. At
dinner, Sir Waller ate and drank sparingly
was in excellent spirit*, and anecdote suc
ceeded anecdote; they chiefly relating re
old Scltotch wbman, their strange notions
and quaint sayings; one was about a wife
who had a drunken husband, but from
whom the contrived to conceal thoit joint
earnings, till the sot fell upon a plan to get
ot the pose. It chanced that on one occa
sion, the old couple worn talking of stone
growing its certain situations (a commoo
belief of the vulgar,) " Well John,' said
the wife, ‘ do you think that sillor grows
tool" ‘D-ed, do I,' answered John, 'if yo
pit it upou a high and dry place, it will be
sure to grow.* Boll took the bint, put
her pig of brown earthenware containing
the treasure, en a high niche near the
chimney corner. While John, from time
to time, quietly made savniol sixpences
grow into one shilling, and thus hod a con
stant supply of drink money.
A small wooden quaich, with Mine ex
cellent whiskey, was passed round before
Ihe dessert, and at the bottom of the shal
low vessol was a gojd Jacobus. After a
modicum uf wine, we joined tit* Indio* io
Ihe library, a room of ruble dimensions,
and filled with a valuable collection of
books. lnono«f the case* I remarked
many scarco and curious tomes on demon
ology and witchcraft. Over the fire
place Was a full length portrait of Major
Scott, ia the rich Uniterm of the 13 Ii Hus-
To one of his grand children John
Lockhart, better known at Hugh Littlo
johu,to whom the "Tales of a Grand
father," are dedicated. Sir Walter Scott
•rat particularly attentive and kwt, for the
boy was in delicate health. Tho old
mm asked him about what he had beon
reading, and then said, ihni as " Little
Jnhny" was about tn go to London, grand
papa had got something lot him in liis
pocket, on which he pioduced a porto
with a sovereign, which Hugh said he
would lay out in hooka. Sir Walter
then gave the manuscript of Ihe iiurodur-
•ton to the new edition of‘The Abbot' lo
Mtos. Lockhart, a part of which the read,
mid At the request of tier father, emman-
led upon. Tbe arena waa one of domes
tic happiness and national enjoyment.
1 thought of all these mcidutitt cornier
tod with thq wonderful man, and of more
(which a tear of offending tbe living pre
vents me front recording) whilst I awuit-
ad the nd.eitt or the funeral pi occasion.—
Ever and aeon a sound came up through
the trees, as if of wheels; but it was only
hr river running over its prbby chancel.
I then strolled towards the ruins,, aad eg-
'mined the open grave.
I pasted the remain uf tho monatlrv,
wi.h its time-worn Walla shrouded in ivy,
and beautiful Outlierinr wbnel window,
aud approached nn aisle separated from
Ihe principal ruins by ugrnst walk, once
the choir und nave of the church. The
aisle (originally pact of the north trait
script) consisted of a few lofty Godnc ar
ches, and above litem a gullet v; the roof
coveted the sepulchres ot several families
separated from each oilier by iron railings.
In thn north east corner of the aisle was
hu wing-place of Sir Walter Scott, tie-
rived- from Ilia grand mother's family, the
II liburion* of Merton.
The graved opened in the flour of (he
aisle was lined with tin irou or mort wife,
die cr»s* liar* of which form u ton of case
iu which the cyflu is contained until the
Miily is ot tie value to the resurrectionist;
tha cover of the safe is then unlocked (aft
'er six week* or two months) and the hart
wjthdruwn to guard nuotltur tenant of the
tomb. Why a safe should have been re
quired for Sir Walter Scott I did not learn
ns he was placed in a leaden and oaken
riitfln; perhaps the safe ia never to be re
moved ftomhi* precious body.
Pl iuks surrounded the mouth ot the
grave, and the earth was thrown up on
one tide against the back wall, and over
ihe tomb of Lady'Scott. I observed frag
m.-uis ol bone among tbe earth which
ought (is it wool) to nave been carefully
collected aad leioterred in a black bag.
A young gentleman standing by, whom
I afterwards ditcoVeind to be a nodical
student, giving me a knowing look, said;
“ I have got a relic from tho heap of
earth.' I expressed itv surprise that he
should have taken auy of ilie mouldering
remains of Sir Walter's kindred.—" Oiil
i< is onlv a piece ot rib,' lie answered. I
felt vexed and annuyed and lecomniendiiig
him to restore his relic to its place, I con
tented myself with a few leaves of honey
suckle which grew beside the clustered
columns, and opposite some ancient stone
coffins,
I 'hen teturued to the house, and after
a (host delay, two mounted motet rode
i't'O the grounds, wi'h Mark cloaks, and
rods wife gilt balls, and crape *i the 'op.
Those heralds of Death wet# fellow-d by
• small hearse ornamented with plum-is,
ibUrsvi by tor b«t*«*Mo trot, rjfldeu
by pdktftrflM wife crape hats *nd cbdfi
dten hi i gitMftSfcefic nut nair, won M
jor Sir Walter Scot .i.-.d oia brother Charles
of the Foroigo Oft e; its me nett vehicle,
was Mr. Lochkhun ■nut iw»Children; Ibeu
followed from forty to fifty conveyances,
of every about IwO dowen
horsemen tod o fow pedestrian*, in all a-
bout (wo hundred peoide among whom are
atfttao *poriamen iu shooting jackets!
The hearse drew up under a magnifi
cent ehestaut at 4bu end of Sir David £r.
ikinp's house, and the door being opened,
the foot of the large idftn was seen with
gilt and plated ornaments: A pause of
tome tniuote* took 'place, until all tha com
pany had left the carriages aud were ready
lo join in the train; at last the coffin was
lifted from the hearse by the servants of
the ducqpserl, and on being covered with
■ velvet pall the procession moved to the
grave io the following order:—
WfK MOTH».
The Bov, Mr. Williams,rector of the
Edinburgh Acadsinv, m aim; the fttnerul
service of tbe church of England.
•up. minv
At tbo head of M ijur Sir Walter Scan.
QfiOIR6I.lt LEGISLATURE
IN SENATE.
Wtimadf, iHrsssdwfli.
The Commute-, - used tuenqune into
'l»e alleged malpractice of Sbadrach Bu
gait, one of tho Lottery Commissioners,
was inMreeled lo proceed forthwith 10 the
discharge of their duties, and imp »wered
to send for persona and papers. He is
charged, as we understand, with fraudu
lently managing io draw valuable prices to
particular aarne*. Of course we know
nothing of tha trnth or falsehood, of the
charges, and a caadid public will suspend
its judgment, till the committee report,
which will doubtless be at aa eatly day.
11 was proposed by Mr. Burns, to take
the proper measures to prevent the issue
of grants for lots, thin fra'iduletilly drawn;
but there being several difficulties sugges
ted by Messrs. Turner anil Young, and
it being staled, that all the Iota thus drawn,
wote either already granted, or had In
dian improvement* on them in which lat
ter case, grams could not issue—Mr.
Burns withdrew his motion.
«. „ . - The House received and took up, and
The pall bearer* were^M ssrs. Charles l0 „ rt)i0 | ulion from ,he Senate,
Scott, J. G. Lockhart, Charles anil James , re «,— c ii n n the nr minds on which the
. ... . M . 1 respecting tho grounds on Which the
* r ^.°n N, *^ a ri.^ S Q C °^’, uf ^ b '" n : I Cherokee Indians had refused to treat,
end expressive of the perfect satitfactio'-
of tho Government of Georgia, with the
measures adopted by the U. S. Govern
ment nn ih -t tubiect.
COLUMBUS MASONIC HALL LOTTE
RY ACT being no its passage.
Mr. TURNER .begged to say, that he
fell no hostility to the Masonic flatternity
feeling towards the persuns who hnd
nor did lie entertain the least unfriendly
brought toward this measure, or any of
them; bet he must opitose this bill on the
principle, that all lottorie*. were io his
opinion, unjust, demoralizing, and lienee,
mischevious in their tendency. This bill
proposes to raise §23,000 by Lottery.
Now, it is manifest that this amount must
be lost by tho purchasers of tickets. This
must inevitably be tbe cos?, even if the
lat'ery should be drawn, and ftirlv drawn,
but all drawiugs are liaitlo to abuses; and
sometimes thn expec ed lotteries are never
drawn at all; ami instances have been
mentioned on this floor, where a lottery
was never drawn, and the money for the
tickets sold, hail never been refunded lo
those who purchased them. So great is
the opnrlunity of abuse und fraud in these
transactions, and su injurious are lotteries
in their tendency, that New York has ren
dered them unconstitutional; having incor
porated in Iter new constitution n positive
prqliihiiion. Mr. T. feared his opposition
wattld be useless, but had some hopes his
Robert Rutherford, VV. S. Colonel Rtii sni
ef Atbiesieel, and Hugli Scon, of Harden
all cousiiM of the deceased.
At tbe foot was William Keith (squire
of Edinburgh.
Among rlso company nf mourners were
Lords Melville and Napier, Sir John
P< ingle, Sir Th'imu Dick Laudei, Sir
William Rue, Su David Eiskiiic, Col. O’
Rnilly, Col. S ott, Major Riddel, Capt.
Alex indor; Mr. Ogtlvy, of Chestress; Mr.
Pringle, of Clifton, flbe.
Passing along the shady walk, tho pro
cession reached a green spot, opposite the
aisle ia Ihe north iraotepi; here thn cofin
waa deposited on Hessels— the mourners
then stood rouud uncovered, whilst Mr.
William* continued to read the service.
Tha scene was worthy of tho occasion.
There was uo u-tteut itious display of fu
neral pomp or cereroouy;—ihe whole was
in perfect keeping with the modest and ■ e-
tiring habits of the illustrious dead. The
sky was still o’orcasi, die decaying leaves
were gently agitated by the autumnal
breeae, whilst the river and trees formed nn
amphitheatre to cbmplets a most impres
sive picture.) ,
The service ended at half p ut. five; the
coffin was borne into the Aisle anil lowered
ihto the tomb, 'he earth thrown*upon it,
lltu iron sale securely larked, and there
lie the remains of one whose grave will be
visited at long as the world las:s, whilst
the mnusotea of- mighty potentates will be few remarks would call the attention of
paste l by unheeded.
Hu fades, tn parishes, grows dim und dim.
Alt tbsl ihe world is proud of.-
MARTIN VAN HUREN.
Among (lie imitt-uiiei-osiingcircumstan
ces attending the great meeting at Tam
many Hall on Wednesday evening last,
was the fact of the presidency of Gen.
Morgan Lewis, a revoloiionary hero,
formorly Governor of this State, aud M*-
joi-General in the United States service,
during the late war. Gen. Lewis had
loiigtiiiro retired from ilia active political
lite, but Hue lo the principles for which he
had cnroba'ied in early lile, and for the
in imminence of which lie a second time
drew hi* sworil lie lias in retirement kept
a watchful eye upon passing events, and
liimu a shrewd observer upon men and
measures. On taking tho chair on Wed
nesday night lie took occasion to espicss
lit* smite of tho patriotism und integrity of
Gen. Jackson, at evinced by public net.-.
But whan hu.csiue to speak of Mr. Vau-
Boron, be spoke from iniiiiiaie personal
knowledge, acquired in tltu Senate of our
Siam.
Gan. Lewis ha* repeatedly remarked
to the Editot of the paper, that he euie.ed
the Senate with all the prejudices against
Mr. Van-Hurt'll which tite many allega
tions in regurd to his subtlety aud intrigue
were calculated to produce; but that du
ring the eutire period of their legislative
association, he had uever louud any war
rant tor those allegation*, but on the con
trary, that the whole tenor of Mr. Yun-Ru-
ren’t course was marked by probity and
enndor. No lunger ago titan yesterday,
the Oeuerul repealed to us that he believ
ed Mr. Van Burcn lo be uue of lite purest
public men whose services we have ever
had "—But to return iu the gre u meeting,
Gooeral Lewis remarked that with ids-
respect lo Mr. V in Buren, the luie secre
tary uf Stain . mi. Miuisier lo Ihe Coori ol'
St. James' ho fell hmiily "ratified that that
much iiijurad geulieraeu, Imd received the
utosl cum lusive evidence Irom a vast ma
jority of his countrymen, of their approba
tion of his public eouduct, with which he
(Gen. L.) perfectly accorded. Tilt!
lilt opiniouwt ol Mr. V. U was formed
ft run mo association wii h him us member*
ot the Senate from tbit St ile, during the
roost eventful periods of thu late war.
(Geo. L. having constantly attended iu
his stmt, while tbe armies ot the north were
in winter quarters.)—Tital finding he had
many enemies, he look pains lo acquit e
f om personal observation, a knowledge nf
i's character; tbe result of which as a high
respect for him ns a in in uf talent* of the
first order, a patriot without reproach, and
a statesman who, on every occasiuc ad-
vanred steadily to his object, regardless of
aught save 'he public weal. That lie
thought the present occasion best suited
to such au avown! a id that he made, it
from*a sene of justice alone— IV. Y.
SUmdard.
gentlemen tn that view of tlm subject,
which was at loast worthy of reduction.
Mr. Spivev thought tho fears of the
gentleman from Putnam were groundless.
He could tee no injustice that could re
sult to purchasers of tickets. The terms
were known to all, and nono wero com
pelled to purchase; and those who volun
tarilv, with a knowledge of all thn chaucea,
thought proper to incut the tisk, could not
complain. This bill only asked a privi
ledge, which if granted, would interfere
with the rights or privileges of no other
person or body of men; anil lip hoped it
would he granted, as it had l>eun done in
many other instances.
After a few observation subjoined by
Mr. Haralson, arid by Mr. Spivey, the
question was taken, and bill lost. Ye n
43—Ntn* 38.
COMPENSATION OF JURIES
The great annual debate on this subject,
wits then entered upon in Committee of
thn Whole, on it hill to amend the act
regulating attorneys’ ajd jurors’ fees.
The bill provided that thu fees dT Juries
sliotild be three dollars ou Radi verdict
rendered by them; one dollar on each eon
festion of judgment;' and that no attorney
should cv<r receive more than two dollars
as his taxed fee, in any one ease.
On the fin-1 question, the bill wus pas
sed.—Yea* 83 -Mats 43.
pills nee step:
To alter and amend lie 4tlt and 3tlt
Sections of the 1st article ot tlm Constitu
tion.
To abolish certioraries and give parties
litigant in Justices Count., the right of
appeal to the Superior Courts.
To declare nnd prescribe the punish
ment of Mayhem hv Castration, &c.
To r«)ieul tlm 5th section ol an ict to
alter the lime ol the meeting of the Su e-
riur Count of this state, and lo repeal nnd
amend certain puns ol the act lo amend
the Judiciary syatem of this State, and to
ptovidn for the trial of cases in which
Judges of the Superior Courts in this stale
are interested.
The bill more effectually to compen
sate Jurors, ami explain an act assented to
31st Dec. 1830, to alter tho Jurors uud
A'lotney’s fee* in tins State, was read tbe
5tl time and putted.
Among the passengers in the Jfaacos* /
strived at New York from Havre, fe
Jtt.qti'm M'lsquern, late Presides' of Co
t it h , his brother Geu. Mosquero, and
tom- BidtUa, *( thq JUvf. Off.
The Senate nave rejected the Bill to
put the Fractions into tin- Lottery wheel.
Georgia JoumvL
Tint Bill to repeal the act abolishing the
Penitentiary system, has passed bo h Hou
ses. lb.
To Was. H Crawford.
Waswaavoa, Aagost 21,1832.
W* Ossa 8»
I wi .te to you last on tlm SfW July*
Since then, (lately,) I have sden in the
National Intelligencer a alight notice of
the Meeting at Athens, iu which you are
said to have proposed a State Convention;
this seemed -o excite considerable concent
in the minds of some persons of political
w*''g'’t In-re, oe the -utv.osi'i'tn Inn 'In
ipan which you took so that tKcasiosh—
fitWaflttoi absolutely in tlM setup of lb*
nuififtar* of South fthrotiBa, would ajH*
rate in favor of their Views, Your letter t6
toe of May 23d, enabled me itowever to
extriaio to those gentlemen your real sen
timents as to "noHificatreiK” and t treated
your proposal at Athens a* a measure the
beat calcAlated to defeat'th* views of the
“noHifiur*,"—if they are, as ia to be ap
prehended, "separationiM*;" for, to me
it appear* that the only reetfu of every
checking the dangerous Career in which
they uow are, ia by the ihierpokitkm of a
Southern Convention, which will neces
sarily lead to n General Convention; and,
I presume, that a convention iu the State
of Georgin, it the readiest and surest
mean* of obtaining a Southern Convention.
N -ilhor your State, oor any other, has
common cause of South Carolina, in nul
liftcation, at an abstract doctrine; but you
have common cause with that State, as
Well as otlters, in oppposition to the ax*
truvngant protective syatem now existing;
it b hence I conclude that the example set
by Georgia will be soon followed bv other
States equally'interested, and that the re
sult will be a Southern Convention, com
posed of delegates from tlte several Stnto
Conventions; the cate of'hit confederacy
fully stated and laid before the Congress of
the United States, must necessarily pro
ducc the cal! of a general Convention, for
it is lite only mode in which the case can
bo met, the only means by which the Un
ion can be preserved, Sir. Sir. &c.
Answer. ,
Wood Liws.Scpt Gib, 1633.
tfr Osar Stn—
Your letter of lite 21st ultimo was re
ceived hv Fri-inys mail. Your reasoning
upon tho proceedings at Athens, is, iu the
main, correct. . I had not any influence
in directing the measures adopted by that
meeting, the call of a convention wus no
measure of inme, though I considered it,
to be harmless, anti calculated rather to
obstruct "nullification," than to fiivor it.
My course is to call a convention of tho
States to rriviso tbo federal constitution.
Mr. Calkomt say.*, that when a Stale nul
lifies an act of Congress, Congress will be
obliged to call a convention to obtain
a confirmation of it* own construction, (of
the constitution.) To litis there are two
small objections. 1st. Thut Congress has
no right to call a convention until requi
red hv iwo-thirds of the Stnto Legisla
tures— fltlly. That it transfers from the :na
jority ol Congress the right of imining of
the constitution to au individual S-ate.
The nullifiers object to the call ol a Fed
eral Convention; first, thin the tariff States
will nut concur in the measure, and then
that though tltoy jltunld concur they will
not concont to the exjilnnutory article re
quired by the South. To n»\ mind, these
objections are not valid;—Firstly, ,i „
not a sound principles in politics or otltics,
to abstaiu from doing au act of duty be
cause it is behoved that others will neg
lect their duties: Secondlv, it is by tin
means obtain that if a convention be railed
it may not eventuate in an amicable com
promise. The same oton, in couvtuition
and Cougrots, would propnhly act differ
ently. In convention, ihe question, would
be, what powor shall bo grunted,—iu Coo
gross it is what power has been gr nted to
the federal government. In convention
the it lumbers from tits South would
all wo want is protection from robberv
and pillage under color of kw, -to this
we have submitted for tlm sake of (mace,
harmony and uoion, as long at wo can;—
we are now determined that such robbery
and pillagu shall end,—tf yon will riot
consont to explain tho constitution so us
to protect us from robbery add pillage,
we will no longer remaiu connected with
you in government;—if you refuse to do
usjustico, in other words if you refuse to
cease rob and plunder us under color
of law, .wo will take care of ourselves aud
you may do the same.
I have brought my tuiutl to 'hi*' course,
not from tlte evils which we have already
suffered, but from a conviction that those
evijs Will lie grea'ly aggravated, and will
bo iutorntiuable. At ono time i had made
up inv mind tu boar tipi evils of the pro
tective system, under u belief that they
would cure tht-uiselves, and therefore lie
but temporary; —the doctrine lately ad
vanced iu Congress lias changed my tuiml,
I understand that the tar,If st'llom has
hoou advocated ou 'lie principle that the
boittliern States hitvo ndv-iuiages of soil
nnd clinwtu over the Northern and Eus
tern States, which jt is nocessart lo equal
•«» hv fednral legislation; tf this he true,
thorn is no safety for the South. It is tho
first tints in history of legislation, that such
a principle has btton avow- d.
Tito American tevoliition was tbe effect
of a declaration by the British Porli-menl,
that they had a right to hind ho Col
onists in all cases whatever; but the most
vivid imngiuutiou in that duv ofetcitenteut,
never supposed that, under that declara-
iton, the British Parliament would weigh
tbe acts of Deity ip a balance, and at
tempt by legislation to correct my suppo
sed defects iu thn decrees of unerring wis
dom, through tlte omnipotence ascribed to
that body by British Jurists. Tlte as
sumption of such- a power of legislation,
pul* an eud tu >he constitution, mid is evon
worse th an Mr. AdatuSt "common defence
aud general welfare!" I cnuuot consent
to receive the one or the other.
I shall this day write to the gentleman
said to have assumed that ultra ground, for
although mv informants are nsen of vera
city, I cannot he sautfi'.-d till I |,avu it
from himself.
I am dear air, your
Friend and most oh’. *Y
(Signed) WM H. CRAiVFORD.
o pi nick, tfigt II wst to* advisable it titb
moment, jo takc uny axtrawnfktary steps
in relation to the subject, but the whole
wore disposed to lay fairly Mara tho
people the project of a Southern Cooven-.
lion, embracing all our six of lira flout hern
States which are opposed to th* Tariff.
In such an msociatioo if duly woctioned,
we saw tbo beat guarrantae of aalutary
conncels, and of strength to render these
respectable. The plan cowfetaed ia the
Resolutions submitted to tha ftoaae of
Representatives on the 20th mat. is suq-
si antially that which we would have re
commended, From the disposition at
present manifested by the members of tho
General Assembly, we trust that thesw
Resolutions Will be adopted,**! that the
people rallying around their "uuqtiealion-
able jepreaentntives," will promptly ant)
decidedly rpject the scheme proposed by
the remnant of the Convention— n scheme
which if acted on, would involve the staid
Hi immediate discord, und expose it to ul
terior ovils of incalculable magnitude.
WM. CUMMING,
T. HAYNES,
J P. KING,
D. A. REESE,
N. I). POWELL,
A. CUTHBERT,
M. BROWN,
GIBSON CLARK;
THEO. J. HILL,
Milledgeviile, Nov, 22,1832,
I 1
The serecdin, Deleg, os t-xpres* but
•>ne sentiment concerning tlte T .nff— th„t
it i. unwise, tinjiut, and Macoostiiutiotiik
fiaveral of there tmtertana-j the private
GEORGIA CONVENTION.
ADtJnPflg,
Of a Committee of the Ihlegates ithfr
seceded from the Convention recently
assembled at MilledgevilU.
Follow (Jiticuns op Geougu—
We have been ap|tainted tu make an
axposition of the motives and views of
those Delegates, who separated them
selves Irom the rocont meeting at Mil"
ledgevilln, styled a Convention. Cir
cumstances prevent tbo complete per
formance of that duty, at the present mdi»
mem. But, for the purjiose of counter*
acting misrepresentations thu already be*
gin to petvade tbe community, it is deem
ed advisable immediately io present a
summary Mate merit, which nt*y hereafter*
if nbccemnry, be more fully developed.
The general ground* on which we acted,
have been concisely ekhibited in our Pro
test. Tho Convention Invited by thq
Resolutions at Athens, was a Contenting
of Delegates tf the People of Georgia r
In such an assembly alone, we were au*
t hoi feed to act for ottr constituents. We
most firmly believe, that all the Delegate*
together convened at MiUodgeville, worts
fur front representing a majority of tb*‘
People of Georgia,* We demanded feat
’ho authority ol those who presented
ihomselves a* Delegates, should bo
regularly serntiniaed. Our wishes wero
resisted, nnd wo necessarily reinod
from a body which refused to m-
veaiigato its title, to the character undo*
which it was convoked. Any oiltak
course would have seemed to ti '/nO arro
gant assumption of powers Willi which we
wtsro oulrosted. He who. speaks in llto
nnmo of tho whole, or any part of the
|Moplo without proper authority, infringes
their muut sacred prerogative—l,o count,
forfeit* thoir aovereignty. These consid
erations alone are nn ample vindication. Bu
while simple justice itself commanded on
seremion, there worii ntleudnnt circum
stances which rendeietl the obligation
doubly imperutivr. Twenty count ie-i
devoted to tlte cause of Union, bad refused
even lobe represented in the Convention
—mid on tho other hand, all tliose who
weie inclined to the unhappy doctrine of
nullification, whether under its own oe
any other name, had eagerly pressed. t»
have Delegates in that body. .The ori
ginators of Ihe project, who wore peasem
ns members of Ihe Convention, exercirad 1 ,
as it aupeared to us, a great, if not decis
ive influence with the majority Utterly
disapproving their past movements in re
lation to tin- subject, and justly appreheo-
sive of their purposes for the fuluie un
der such auspices and in a body so consti
tuted, we should have held il both cciaiiae
al und absurd, gratuitously to sauclMsa by
our co-operation, counsels whrch wa
roul.J not hut believe must prove perni
cious in limit- tendency. Tlte result ba&
out disappointed our expectation. Tlffi
resolutions adopted bv tbe'retnn.'ini of the
Convention—both of those which relate
to their doctrines and their projects, re
ceive oor decided condemnation. The
cmntituiiooul principles which they an-
oonnen, are staled in a mariner which
however designed, is at least fitted to to-
ducp thu unwary into the doctrine of null'r-
ficatioii. Whether (his be not the fact,
wo shall for tho present content oartelvta.
with submitting tu the unsophisticated in
telligence of the pnblio. Tlte plan of a
Southern couvdittioa at rxhibiind in thesis
Resolutions appears to us, the very worst
that could have been possibly devised.
Tltere is no provision that any certain
number of Stales shall concur before it a
held. The election of delegates fur
Georgia is tn take place, on the 4>h Mon-
dev hi March next, without waiting for tits
Whoa tho Bewtmion* of tbs art-leaded Coo-
riot a rower* arinpieri.only 37 etemtieewereiasav
maaner ro|irownled in k i then being etc-rontim
iiiiurvly tair*|treenMad. Of these 37«-nnties.Urora
weru<tnlr3J, which gave any veto for ib- Rasofo.
transtnnd the nelenteaRwnfoarnfUMe*3«eea».
tiM, Wen* ftqitolly mvidfd, fiir and tffiUM the Rm
olntians, tha. bnlaaeingeech other. 8o that admit-
tut* tha electtou aad sppoiataronto ef Delegates
to htrt hoea fte* fmta eseeptioa; (which w for
font being true,) or.ly 30 coeatiaa. oat of 80 ia^
Hlate passed tbe Kosotations of that hodv ^
A fell r-nre-eatation of the peoab ef Gewem.
taking the Hosst: of JfepeeaaatMMwa* the nu2
*rd. wattld contain 1(18 Delegaias. At the lima
ofrii |ia«ti.ij{oftUa ftesalstioas*fthe areteadad
(-onreutioti, there were only 70 atribas ia that
tue. mhly elm.uingiobe Delegates, includiag tba
rtZuST: