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(itmteniuta.—This iuteri-slijig <:<>iji11r f v,
"itlij known m «itir chitdeurigenerallyft i*
■ inning <■> iiuriK i Mima nUctiiinii. From tlM>
t r.f;filinr grogniphfrul situation of ventral A.
-ot-ricii, til wtiiot; 1ju:iI'. iii:i!;i i- the mwt ini-
ktuttniit part, liicAbtn lx- bill UtRcJilnubt thin
'liili lino oimniry will, in llif ronroi* nC time,'
tm.1 probably ai no diofhnt tiny, present uitltn
ohterprizing and intrepid- capitalist* of our
c tuiii'v .-mil of pftWJRf Hii-ridviiningcnus'ficbl
f:rcntn , |i"reialHditnimi'c*. Hiuiulid ijri\vl-ri:
Silt iwo great oceans, witli tin: prospect nfn
rfmiuitiotoiiiitirt from one to lint other pjlitsinA
■ (Imiuali lIn: ootitri: uf its territory,-no oomit/v
"I '-.Iitii utlbrd* -t prospect orgti-uietnnmriof
t.’i.tl adVmitqge* lliari (In.iteiD'iln. '/'lie fill
lowing,is mi r’pfjiet of A loner IVrmi the cliitrgi
ifuflatr* «T; Uuf U. B- ill .Central America,
•viiiclj wilt alliird shmr idea of the otvil, cltmutc
(be. of tlfc errantry tve speak of. .
CITY OF. GUATEMALA^. 7
February 15, J8d4. \
A journey of nlovoii days brought os to this
flfty, over inmintnijn, through ravines, carve-
ros mid pits, up and down steep hills, and a-
inter fliulitftil precipice's tieit smiieiimcs were
so appalling ns almost to justify imo in ex-
eJsirmng with Virgil,
" VoxEiucfim* lucsit, nt corn™ hilstrlctio MotermU.”
this a great pity tlmt so fine a crumiry has
uo bettor, tm.-uns t|mn tho backs of mules for
toe traiispdrturioii of mci'clnliidue. Ronds
and caimlo there aru none, our] the .iulialti-
fnulti are in ovary respect a century behind
us. Iii tho immediate vicinity ofthisoity, vast
plains of the ric|icst soil, cnpuble of producing
tti riliiiutbmcCtiudigo, ctjcimicm, »to<ji,, ,
. —jj|j — .Kit-... §
| abm.-t l, thrnst from the companionship of the
' wortlrv, self-branded nuttnu', this is the wnllie
wile feels, anil is more painful than death ;
litis she mourns over as worse than widow
hood.”
A,
—•mm, rice, dec, tup lying uiicnltivated'.-
I’rnpicitl fruits of. evory description altuiitid,
tut
• ami llio markets arc euily supplied by tint In
diana with the bust' vegetables, such as pota
toes, cnblugo,' turnips, carrots, lettuce, radish
es, &c. dec, l’lcnly of g<Msl wiicat itretid, ami
.corn cakes uiny bo hail at nuy Ilnur of Ute day,
.... :r Hi,, it ... .. ....... > Hi.is. i
mid if you like it, at a uciii |>osndu within bo'w
shot o! <
four quarter, you may have •excellent
g. ' The ico is brought
i.-e cream every evening,
upon mutes, well packed In straw jnirojiere,
-trout the lolly volcanic iripimlnin, nt tltu Imse
of which stands, tho ancient oily of Gifnturnu-
lt>, three leagues fnmt hence. Flowers of the
tidiest scent and elegaut (jinn, of which I-c.-in-
not even leurn nil Ilia unmes, now perfume
lips :dr, mul birds of spjoudid pftin.tgo ami
■thu-tiling notes are heard'in the gtirdcus-uipi
{ mrlerras till overtire city. 'I found here us
did in Jamaica nnd Belize, the. tnlmiinhl.
Amsriotin mltcking bird.. 'TJiaXJuiitdmaliiliu
call him lire Cincuntar, a compound word dm
rived from ctV/ilo, a hundred, and the verii
cuntux, to sing, bueauso of his evur-.varyjdg
notes.' ■ " ' .
Thu climate of Gmttcmnln, is healthy and
ant subject to sudden changes—t(fcrnioiiieler|in
the allude, generally standing at lid, average.
Slbce my arrival, it has Uaan nt .01*, 'trail us
PUblTICAL.
VIRGINIA ELECTJONSi.
The. foil f»wiii'i r*lJi*«*ir»<*»ii of i hr refill • of the
lat«' (*lrnt«»riK in Vir^iiiiu, to us the iihhI
eenniii that we have seen. It is
tVoia tlic Riciitti'ind Whig#
[ f In the JHuuac.
Aimiili-ltjjliolt, - -
HoiiJiiilil.;.
aa
Oppiw'niou, .... 7J)
Uj»|io>iiion mxijoritv, - ' -
Snwte. . . :r ■
ia.Hiim.nled from »tiic ntuie of parties , iim
; sion ami reedtit elections; : .
.VfhVi'misiniiioii, - ' - ’10
Ach'mnififralion rosjortty in »hn Senate,. ,6
0|»pos»U»on titajoiily iu the lloiwe. '24
AfiiniuU'irarion dp*Senate. - . 6
Oppfwitinn tm\)r>rity oa joint-hallot* 18
vcfho lVktg$\&a the f«4lo*iinz remarks :
^rvo .* fiiU statement of the State jBf
pnrtieg in rho m itL»-^i P lature. Grayson aipl
.. . I:
trtlnJplipre the duly coutitios not yet bean
from.* Oivingr those marked doubtful in the
list fp the Administratiou, hud claiming noth?-
ing hi ^he^enate'for clmngo <>f opinion or
•mf/iifi of ocoiutituenrs, n» de-
rrlared.in the recent elections, there ^ijhbe on
joint hatlof, an Autv Administration majority
of eighteen.,Thi* is placing' it at-the lowest
jHMsihle |N»iut. We have liplc d6uht llu/.Seti-
me will be 1(5 to 10—nud the majority in the
lIon<c mneli lnrger, if Mr* KiveH should he a
('.ladidatc for (he Hotiutc; but this is given up
by all the Jackson party 1iere.ua a no go. * He
m,«na* *'
From sIk* Cr>rrf «i»omlont of the CSiartrutoo Coorior.
**it is snrmUfsl that eitiierthe mmjinutioii
of the Speaker, l*>r Kpgtand, is alunt to be
sent to the Heiuite, nr that some plai is in a-
gitatioti for securing the puittic def»o4»«js, and
chartering a Honk. Tiiis surmise ests pa
tile suddcit ami singular intercourse u lichhus-
iitkcii pkicc between tho Speaker and .some of
tlif- rncihbuhs of I lie Sen ale, with wlio i lie hits
iiot'inttoflv.hiMuijrm very Cmniliar i rms.’* 1
am told that Mr. Cauioo.v und oil lira.' have
beph’seen a good ileal with the Speak rwilhiu
a day or two. It tuny or may not e uo. : I
am not aide to sp"ttl. ii. to the t.u:l. But there
1. a fuiiidr vf jjm rtotninuted
iiiioietliitii'ly,- 'although' this ratty linve/been
caused by .tbf arrival,of llui [kddtlyuiur, ai
Norfolk, a-t it wis Rome litneJfliott sttiicil llitii
I Ills' vi' s'l wan til lilk'e Mr. Stkvkssom to
Kiielaud, 1 do ttni kuovr wiiether'he will be
couiirpicd j-liut it j* by' soUle, wlio oitgbt to
oiitlerstuod p.trt.y tiioveii»eiils,:ooiisidered in
doubtful.”
[I’nHn tlid A iti.ial! u.-./.cifr.]
IM1H.VTK 0,\ I IIK AMWllCAti. TitEATV;'
(Trrin.ilute.il frmn a Ptris newupv/ier.) .
Mr. George /.uHiyelte rose to spunk on rt
peiwuial mibje/a. .(Atieutiuu.) : I have been,
sujd llio timiorublc niethber, so clearly desig
nated by die mcmlsir wlto Kpoke last, lltai I
tliiiik myself entitled to 'rcqiest of the Cham
ber a moment’s attention. ' I do not riso to de
fend .the Commission, of wbich'. I had the
honor to'lio a member, .from the charge of be
ing under.any influence whatever; .while.de-
lihorating on the iniportuut subject coimnilted
io it; bin I wish m stale a mailer of fitci, on
which I iind'lhere is more-iiiisapjuellpnsiou.
My father was not a mcmltcr ofthatCm
ted States, and flatterlrte to dime who have
opposed (lie stretches of .Kxecinive |»wcr.
witli which the pcojile havc'bceu alarmed hy
almost every mail from Wa^Wngton, for mu-
ny tuootlis past. Will .Georgia follow the ox-
maple of the Old Dominion? .Or will she re
nounce her loiig-ch'crithcd fellowship with
tliat honoied laud bTlofty republicanism !—
\iUti ... i f.
\VH1 site return to tliose nrineijdcswliich have
dj
ever been her boost, and ofwliieli she has al
ways been tlio fearless advocate.? or in her
timid, thoughtless flight, fistin' Nullification,
will she rush into the jawsnf despotism ? Cau
site not honor General Jackson for his good
deeds, without canonising his poKtioid hcrc-
.■sies.—•Stale JVgkt» Sentinel< -
From the. Itm-kw itis!-nmn.
As in duly bound to our readers wo' lianteo
to lay before them the following Congression
al ticket, u is certainly not nltogethor homo
geneous, via. of the same material. It is no*
ibrns-to inquire by wliat rare and ocw pro
cess oil Inis been made to mix Willi water, or
sion; T, atoocj was otic of the Ctjintnlstiiaicra.
Satvly, I did not pretend
, .... ..... td.ekerciso there nny
personal linfluetiee; but tile strength of my
conviction was not sufficient to induce the
majority tl> agree in opinion with me, and 1
!h tn ctlect drawn, 'uriif* the game- now is (n
stutt Koine one whofiuy divide thaoppusitinn
—Judge Barbour, ft is thought, will bo the
man. '
Tile following extract, is I'nun the spcccli of
tile lino. Geo.'McDuffie, on tltu subject of Ex-
I'ciMivo usurpation. Its grent three is derived
from its Until : • . '
•'Mr. Speaker, we can scarcely give credit to
the liisiorian wlio records the degencrnoy-oiiil
'•■iradtition of a great people of tuiiifpiity,
Einpuror,
my am,' ... , „ ., .....
low us (11. Tile dreaded cholera Ims o<
ntado Us npitctiranee, and is at least '0W
leagues distant. If it sliuulil visii us, I ,ln iftf.
yhep. |ie informs ns, that a Rotnun
•i n'u«'dhiinsell'by tiddliilg, while' the cs|iitol
-.1' iii- empire unu.th'e routines of- tlto penpler
Were involved ?u one generul conflagration.-—
But our otyn melaitclioly aiid WiMiil ek/teri-
eucif is but mo well ealoulnled to remove any
idstorienl scepticism, wliielt might induco us
to suppose that the.extraprdinury spectnoie to
whieii i hove alluded, was drawn rather by
uity sen out fatality except otnoug
» - ic -s yLirjis, h
die pixir dranken ludinns io the su, . .
thu uity. is St* uJudrnble sitiiuted U|hiii lilt ex
tensive,-open and ulevated plain—so well
supplied in all tho streets, yards, gardens -ntld
t of tlio purest wutcr by
silubios, with streams
ineuns-of a magnllieeiil at|usiluct—so ubuti-
ift wholesome food-
mriciil troth, "foreven at. this early p
out oatimial progress, -in tho vety dawn of
out- rcpidilieau iustitmious,' we'are. Ourselves
exnibhiug to- die world—which wo.'.yainly
ibn-ut ol'enlightetilng-byour example—a spee-
taeie.'iu wiino ol'its aspects, more uumuural
innl rr\oiling, thim its Homnu protBtype. - If
my u-collectiori of this jiltcresting-chapter in'
the history of mmt.be not imperfect, Nero
clean, with
ample room for rich and |toor—mid blest with
tlut ■' “Tfili
a-cleur, Ditto sky, that pestilence, with rpvpr
unee lie it spoken, cannot long nbido in it.
Ho are now in tlio midst ofiftedry season,
Wliielt Ite.w frniii Noveinuer till Juno. Hiding
ouLiih.h.irellilek'in thu pyonihg is lllo-prinui-
Tml soureusofi rcvreatluii - and nmusomeni i oc-
'r-iisionajly,'u nuueily and iaree is auiod at the
ilyyacubleily and
old thnieficd theatre in Miinnish, but it is uni
> lie ‘ ' ’ tm
wot! supported. T have heard music on the
piano hy three.or ibur young ladies, who in
point of dress, lieeuiuplishmojits u/id beauty,
tiOth poor judgment, uro timid tie surpdsseo
by nuy even 'north' of Mnsmf und Dixon’s
The interior oftltp CtfUiedrid and of
Opjsl of the cliureheb, fur costly utnumeut mul
At- liiteotute; oxeueds every thing oK the kind
I ever beheld. Certainly, nothing in'the 0
uiia-.l .Stnics can-be ciimputed with tile mag-
nilieenl decotntmu of lUsse ediiices. . Tiioru
nt'O iIkco or fitnr newspapers here, but they
m'i uni issued regularly. They appi.-nrut in
ICtvals of two, ihree, four,and idfiiinlitimp live
weeks, as niatier cun be obuiui-d, (so J am
odd,) W dll them. rVpjwstnge is uhnrged,iiii
. llria u-j/tudie, am nifwspnpers. :
Eloquent extract.—From Air. Sprague's
A Itlruss before (ho Massdehnsetfs Society for
suppressing iiuempemtrco:
.-‘•'J'lie Coninom ejlnfnities ofllfe n(uy be en
dured. l’ovmty,' sickness utld even dentil
.nny-bu'uiott hat there is thu) Which, while it
brings'all these witli it, is Worse tliim ttll these
together. \V hen thu hitshaud nuXllie lather
forget the duties he once delighted to futlil
and by slow degrees becomes the erea.ut
iuicni’perrmee, tin
here enters' into his httpie Hie
sorrow that rend* his spirit, timt will uul be
alleviuled, llmi will not bo eumlurted..
it is here, above u», where she wlio lius
Vmiimed every thing -s lost. Wouiau, suflur-
iug woman ! hero bunds to licr direst ntUic
linn. The iiiuflkim: of her wo, iti truth, is
foil, * wboso- husbuutl it a drunkard. Who
tin: pi-ueil. of poetry, than by tlio pen'oflns.
Ft'tbil * v
renrnnecl, in llio niiinrffty, ttiniiglt streugh,’
'convinced that there was iiiora due to tlie
niieil States, timri the niajurhy were willing
Jay, reporter (if the thiinmhtcc, then
rose, ami m support of the Bill of Ajiproprin-
timi, ho reatl a letter, lidjlressed to himiby
General l.»fliyeitp,.(iretuincd at'home by sick
ness,) tti.urdcr lo provu tlm gcuid I'uUti of the
United Slutes. Tile- letbif is iu -these
words:—
While I regret that I cnnnot.take part in
the debate "respecting the American Treniy,
tho almost mmnhfmus rbporf.of t|ie Commit
tee, and tlie mure profound- knowledge.,Uc-
quired during this year' respecting this grpat
iiUerest,,W Whieh justice, policy,.eoyiureree-,
nnd the froetlooi of thir.soas nre- involved,
render it useless for me to rcfKsAftlie bljscrvu-
•tiqn which I made at tho last sessionpbut tliere
arc facts, which I miglif liavo attested as’ a
witness,- and which I now submit to my tnm-
orable eplleugue, the-reporter iil'iho Cominit-
wlmt is equally strange, how unadulterated
ghls Troop Kcpubjieims could .be
slort of most d'-afeoing plaudit* Horn the friend*,
.ifcolonisation. They tel* and expressed, tliat
the'noblb cause they had embark' d in, could
not suffer from the testimony of tuck n witness.
At this period, Brown complained that tie felt
cry uuwcll—tliat he had chills amt fear, am)
illation. ..He then was asked if he would, nt
seine,future day, meet the Celohizulibu Soci
ety—lie declined, and said tie wap tired of be
ing questioned. After consUltmioii with his
friends, he said he had niMlbjection* to the
proposal. Sonic one of the'Unities then moved
for an adjournment." This was almost unani
mously negatived,’ Doctor Cox then pro
nounced tho mepiin^idjourned,“ip far ns re
garded the abolitionists. But- tlie friends of
the Colonization cause were not thus to be
prorogued. Mr, Guriev,. Secretary of the
Colonization Society, wits then called to the
chair,and mule a most eloquent appeal to'
" jldfikitli of
the Taut! friends oftiie colored peopl
/ho Nofth and the South. He implored them,
Stole Rights Troup . .
lirougiit to mingle with tho essential rectified
essence of Old Federalism. We hail thought
lliem lotnlly itmnissible'mld. utterly unconge
nial. -The ticket forms a'Vmgqlur concrete
in tile eyes of those who can look buck intelli
gently upon tho political history of- Georgia
IW'Lite lust fifteen or twenty years. It is a
union ticket indeed.; bat n union of- such- in
compatible individuals, ns a few years ago we
should Jiavo deemed by no means likely to co
alesce.' Tlie editor of tlie Coiisfitutiontllist,
however, seems to know bettor fhan.we do the
principle of assimilation between .them-ond,
the powerful cement of cohesion; mill gravely
says, “that lie makes no doubt’ of this ticket's
entire success, if we, (qnerp, wluit does tec
hero sinnd fiir ?) if we make "a long null, a
strong pull, pnd a pull altogether.” Kli bien,
*M. Gieuc,- mais vrniment nims'vcrrons.
■ .. From die Federal Union.
UNION DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN
TICKET FOR CONGRESS.
•John Coffhp, ofTolfuir conn**,
3b.\ton:.Guantl.\ni>, of Baldwin, ■
■CIias; E. Hayn*:s, of Hancock, .
. Gko.-W. Owf.ns, of Chatham,
Wm. Scolky, of Riehinonif,
Jmix Wt A. Sa.noFortp, of Baldwin,
Jahf.s C. TEnRF.Lt., of Frimklin, •
Geo. W. 11. Towns, (ifTullHit, ■
J-ames M-MCavse,.of Chatham. . ,
as tlioy loved their beloved country, not to lie
misled by ‘ . -••*-
tlie wild and vague theories of the
opponenls.tq tlio philantiiropic measures they
had long and triumphantly- .espoused! He
was cheered by thunders of applause, and the'
audience solemnly pledged'themselves tliat
tlioy would use every religious and moral oxer-
tion in their power to stay the inmJnti'cmp'ts
of those misled- fanatics and adyOcptesof i»ime-
illate emancipation. Some disturbance'occur
red among’ tlie colored people during Air.
iboliiiui'
.Gurley's (uldress.bnt the aboliiionisl disotgnn-
izerfi wore ojected from the house. A col
ored man from Liberiit.mada smno rcinnrks,
proving iu-thc iiipsl''satidfactory manner that
the 8tate';neatst>f Brown, iii many paftieulilrs
were false‘—.ami uotbing but a design toinjure
die. Liberia colony, coqld Imve - fnflue/iced
firmyn in the uttorance/if sueh'stnijling.un-
.fruths as lliey Imd heard frpm'him. ‘.
Tlio meeiiug adjourtled ih'tlie most peace
able manner. Thus ended the seco/dl day—
and, we trust ip Gnd,. the Iiitt day oil which
the Abpfitioiiistk 'will attempt to’ tifrmv Jirb-
Inran iif ' ~
brand* among oar btetiircii'iif the South.
“Tho Union ofihe Stntu^ and the Sovocpigiitj' «»f tlui Suite*.”
was not himself the iuccudiary wlio. applied
1 1 ...L. . - ‘ 'gnfiV
tiiu fatal turchi by w'h'ich the tciniil.e Minil'the
Forum, the
gmls, the Semite House and the _
gorgeous (minces and tlm liumbfo enttnges of
die iinpcrial city, were ciiiisig/icd lo the do-
-vunriiig e|cmout. Cun yoinsay Us much sir—
!, will iiot snv for the -Ffcsidont
t of thu United
tutes—but Sir that irrrspoaaibto cabal, 'which
* ■STJj " '
is llio living eiqlilem-ofjiestilohcpand famine,
by which even his moro’riohlo mid gem;reus
impulses ofo conver'uid into .instruments of
mischief?
Who h it.that has'kindled.up that confla
gration wliielt is now-sweeping uvurltie land,
tiko n Prairie fire oftltii West, hearing ilesiroc-
tion in its bosom, laying it soune ul‘desolation
in Us ri'iir,.mid sonttdriiig eoosiernntioo in ev-,
erv direction ? Nay, sir, who is it that has sd-
e.rtlegib'itsly. duyaded the sahetunrv nftlie Con.,
iiituliimiiud lighted altlip very lireii of tho itl-
'fur, that filial branil, wliielt duspitralely and
vimiierivcly Inirled—vyltii whatever aim—has
struck opo'n the great .temple of our .national
“ IV I knowtlnir ' tlie date nfijie repeal of
the Berlin and Milan decrees, is anterior tn
the seizures and destntctionsj for wbic'lt an in
demnity is claimed. I was myself- die beut-
erofti message du tbe-subject;
. “ 3V Although'the United States'are the
only jiowcr that- remained unconnected with
the coalitions ’against France, nn-'offer Sins
made to them by thcaliics, then all pmverful,'
claims ty thoso which they ■ pre-
to joiu their ebtlnis tp thoso which
li-rred.-atid the
o poA-mcut of which they ob
tained. * That offer was worthily-.di/clined by'
Mr.'Cruwfonl, the American Minister pt Par
is,. He declared.tharthe-U. Stutcs, farfrqin
making comlhon cause witli tlie .enemies of
Ffance, would wail iintil thcir.uceoiints conM
be settled as l*ttwten friends.
• “ jj. I saw Mr. Barlow set off for Wilim in
thb’TuU conviction, from Ute" ’ciirrespoudeuae
American
ptoeporiiy, involving it iu ‘’liidt-iiiia rniii ami
combi *
eoiuiiiisiibni” Mr. Speaker it was no'mid-
.tight ineoiilliury that sihinlly stolo into tlie
temple with Ids Ejihcsiuii torch coueoiiled by
die innigle of darkness. No; it was tho high
priest of thtrconslilutiuii that violated Ihesuue-
■ t'jffy a id desecrated tile tires of the altar. It
was'lil the broad gluro of noon day, from the
iwjiGj^tl heights of power ami in open defi
it's
i n i' o of ail (lie iiiorat and political gimrantfies
m
of the Im|icriul Oubiuet,' that .the
claims should obluiir n-fiivoritblii decision; ntftl
ul the inumauf of our Reyaliition of-Jtily, Mr.
Rives thouglit himself siiro of lermulutiiig fils
negotiation, oven with the' Ministry of. the
Restoration; which, 'nevertheless, feSt ho dh-
ligation to tho Ui States, for having remu'tned
the friends of Franco, while Fruttee wOs in
friiimlsiiiji witli htir euuiri'uts.
. “ 4. Among the classes Of claims pdinitted
in. the Report, L do not perceive the- Antwerp
■Seizures, although iny li.emnry was |ierfcctly
clear oil t|te. subject. I hud recourse to the'
recoUeations ofthe Dnlie of Bassiitlo, whose
i-quteinpofuiiebas authority 1 , in iiis. simittion
ut tliat tiinbi is superior to any distant and
posthumous assertion. J am then ublo to sky,
tliat uo conlisetition ivus degreed, find that Hie
sale ortho prqperiy had mi qther object than
tn' provont ifs deteripration; iliiu thore/'was a
dispositlon to” admit the-jostico of a claim,
slmli prelect her when lie is Iter insultef, her
oppressof f'"
' Wltut shall - delight her,, when
site shrinks Ihmi the sight of his face, and
trembles ut tiiii souud *' of his' voice l The
. heart is indeeti-dark, that lie lms made tleso-
luto. There, in tho dull hour ol
hot griefs nre kmivi’n,
bruisediienrt bleeds,iu i ........
- tb* cruel tmiltor of- Iter 'distreSs-is dtxnvut-d in
if Immim rights, that this consuming brand
was east lulu rife elements of combustion,, and
which came upqn an astounded |icnple with
out cause and without notice,"like heaVon’s
rtvutiglng bolt from a cloudless sky.-
And now that the signal bells of.a'larm and
distress are ringing Vretn one extremity of this
Union to tho.-other, mingling their disastrous
chimes vyitlt those cries or distress, wliielt
come t<* its from tlie four quarters of rite hetfv
cits on every wind that blows, and farming
one mighty chorus ol'indignaut complaint that
foteod Ira-way into tlio iualod ears of infatua
ted pmvet; with whnt sympatliy, with wlmi
feoliugs of commiseration, whit what “com-
minnliiitid vUStHHM.*' nrn tlincA nWtiiCa nf n nn.
mcricun property, .-Wltich makes nn additlonnl
sum of more rhim twq -inillioiis, without reck
oning the Maria and her cargo, involved iu the
same measure.
“ It is from riiosc. positive lititti, nud-nthers.
of tilu Rsmo.kipd, fonmledon the fact of mon
ied, wliir.it, .in hty opinmn, utijuetly,'liin, itov-
ertiiclcss, liuvo entered into the public
o dull Itotir oC-niidnight, Kitract'of u letter from (ten. faifayettc to
.vti .only-to Hl-rself, here hh carres^ntleai in Philadelphia, daleil ‘id
.m sec-rot. Tliure vvlteli. ^1,1^1. r - . . .
’ dixttmt revelry,.she holds her snlttaty vigil,
wutiing, yet dr
dreading, Ids return, lliut will
only wring fitful her, byhis link indite**, tears
even inure sfcaldittg ilm'n those sifed over his
transgression. They, fling a-deeper giuoni
acres* tlie present; memory turns hack, mid
bi'KsIs upoil toe past. Like tlie rekoiieulions
oi the suti-stricken pilgrim, oilier days come
rcltyd mid
over her, as if only to mock her pure!
Weary spirit,
rilio recalls the anient Inver whoso graces
won - her- from thy home of her infancy ; the
‘ i delight
oiirnplurod lather wlio limit with such
over her.now burn children; usks if tlus cau
be really him 1 this sunken being wltii hus.uo-
lliiug for her but a sot's lUsgustjug brutality;
nothing liir lltese ubuslieil undlreiiibling club
i l Cun
dren, but tlie sot’s disgusting uyuuiiile
we wonder that amidst these agonizing , mo
ments the tender chords of violated alU-clion
should burst asunder l.tluit the scotued mul
deserted wife should'wmfcR!i,’ - “lht:(e i*fin kil-
ling.liko linn which kills the"heart ?” tlrat
tltuugh it would Inivu been lm'tfl liirher to kiss
■ fin tttu lust tune-the ebld ftps of tier dear ims-
butid, ui;d Iky Ills tssly Ibruve; in thtydusi. It
i» iisnler to behold iiitu wi debased in life, riiuf
eveu his death ■ wqnld be greeted- iqfm.-rey :
iltid lie died iu rite light of it'u gisi^tu-ss, be-,
quoatltiug wltURwUy rite iuheriijiiec ul bu
nnUi-nislieti mih)e,.mt-.uxtmiplo ol virtutk timt
rittutm hltkwbnl tor his mius nud finogbters
fi..in rite tmub; though slie would Imve Wem
bitterly indeed, <|m loiuu of tht: stmiiai In
nin e adnrnt-tl. drgredvd from emim-m-,- m ig-
rtoiny ; at hoiiai itui.iog his dwelling mMnik-
newu mul its Itoly - emleariuenu ui mockery;
punomiue visiting*," ore riicse proofs of a un-
Uim's’sufibring received by the authors of the
calamity and their accomplices ?"
Aprif/, .. .... . ..
ft It is.with rite.deepest nffiietimi mul vritli
the liveliest dispteasure that I.wfije -\o you,
anti to yjib alone, on the subject of what hap
pened yesterday; the American treaty .was re
jected by a majority of a few votes. JM, de'
J 6, . .. - - .... .. ., , -
itnfglio very honorably sot it iu ills resignation
this morning; Gmi.'Seimstiaiii, tlio autbocof
tlio treaty, hits done the sutttq. Yoa will be,
as I Imvo been# surprised to seo tliat savecul
members of tlm cote gauche liuve sidedagainst,
tlio -treaty, I -urn still sick, but witli n fair
Itope of recovery,, provided I do not commiv
nny imprudence; tltiit danger, however, would
not Imve prnVunlcd tile, os you may well sup-1
(lose, from appearing in tlio House; but my
periiu|is,.Hiatl sliduld retires
prussion of my foolings.upiii this subject; 1
shall therefore speak of my. sedtiiueuts for
you, Sic,
• Trnulde in tlie Camp,—Almost the* whole
Jiegcoey took oieir departure (or IVnsliington
tins day;. Judge Vimderpool; Mr. Seuamr
Htl.umiiiis, Mr.' Senator Sudani, Attorney Gen
eral Unuisou, Mr. J. II. Murray, Mr. State
.IMoh-r Cmswidl, .mid Mr. Joint‘.Van Boren;
Mr. .•ieontorLivlogstini, and Mr. Seoauir Van
■Heiiaiek lire lo fo|loW;. Mr. Tilibits is already
on tips sjiol. Wlieriter ‘this powerful urrny is
to bully life old Itouiao into signing some kind
of u Bank bill, of bririgiifftlie remains of Van
iSnren safe, dr tp cut with tlio General, vve
tyinttotnbw tleiermino; but there Is certainly
a great rattling amoug tlie dry bones—great
-dnvciing in tho wind, nnd we think.with great
euu*o.—A’ecxiqg-S^tr.
.- .From tho Y,-Evmjiag Star.
. 'Colonization, Fanaticism Sfc. gfC—Wa con-
griitnlnto- oiir pntriotic brethren of the Sooth
from the bottom nfiour hearts; that the crosses,
vexations, aud dangers io. which they have
been iong subjected by the -fuimtics of dttr
country,'ate ubdnf terminating; .ilipy may
now,"wo flunk, “sit under fheir vioe;and.fig
tree, and none shall make (Item afraid;” fur if
wo do Hot mistake ..the Sings of. tho times; all
the fight nbnnt rite emancipation of tho blacks
will ho done north of'MOSou and .Dixon’s.line.
JVe-hnvc lmilfi regular set-to by both parties;
a regular boxing mulch bciwoeti.thd immedi-
nfe nbolitionists.and thc friends of gradual e
inancipation at Chatham Street Chapel; to
settle w'Kieh the police lms been called in,ttnd
some blricle eyes have been the result. -’It
scums tliat rite fanatics had caught a -fellow
from Liberiti, nud alter instructing him in tlie
'part which; be was to play,, called a public
inecliug.lo lienr tlie examination! The .fol-
*r.. «■*'. V -W|"
subject
noxt.weck.
(fj* Tliq sovorai committees, appointed:
hy file C)iaimtaii'‘6f the State-Rights Asso
ciation of. Mnscpgce county, to select and
nominate candidates!tq represent tins coun
ty in tho'.apjironching.State Legislature,"are
requested to moot at-the.Court House in
Columb.usqh Wednesday ncxt Rt 10'o’clock
A. jit, at' whicii limef it is expected- thaf
'they will report to thtf association thtjir nom*
ination for accoptaucp or rejection. Tho
party generally are - invited to attend.
‘ By order of the President. '.
If. W. CARNE3, Scc’ry.
0?* Th|S zensof Coimnbnsare reques-
lowlug siunumry-is fiojn tlie Mercantile.
ijrt
Anti-(Slavery'Society, vs. Colonization So
ciety.—Ori Friday Morning Inst,.there tverb
npriee* circhiated Uirmiglioiit the oily,, statin,-'
thiit in tlie afternoon of dial daythero wonf
Cha
be nn examination at the Chatham street
Chiipcl of a clibirixl fiian from Liberia,, in re
lation; to the condition of that Colony,, arid
llie/i-lcadsofriic Coloqizntiori3oeietywen>
invited to attend. They- ifid so at the appoin
ted time. • The Abolitionists, Lewis Thppgn,
Rev. Dr'. Cox nnd others, called thd'meeting
to order—nud f/ieir ioi(iie»j,'Mr. Brown, was
called up for examination. 1 . • Hognvn a color
ed statement of the affairs nt Liberia, and was
he said .Compelled tn say many tilings which
” " Iiis-Xuinily (Iiis
mudo' hun blush.- Ono of
wife) lie said was forced to go to'that “cuunny
eoturary to iler will, but upon cross-extimina-
" ' ilf *
tinn,/being asked what force was 09ed—replied
it was her great nffectiort and esteem for him.’
Some part of the examination was quite inde-.
*" rki
ry, that even after allowing lor the French
claims, I hadin.my conscience,-ns an I
arbitrator, estimated the American eloiitH at
tho sum-qf thirty millions, outl this omdunf is
not so unjustifiable nk.some ltavij tlmiigbt
proper .to suy, while I yield all the Imiior dite
lothb administration, wltich lias reduced tile
treaty to narrowur cluims. •
REM Alt KgLOF- MR, l'O^NDEXTER,
On Mr. Forsyth's resolutions relative to the
Protest; ' -?■-> -
Mr. J’fHNDEXTE^saidi'hcvtpttbljsay n
few wools nit the resolutions of tlie Seimtuf
from Georgia, (Mr. For.iylh,) prQ(iosod us.n
substifiite Uir those witich lie had ofiurcil for
the consideration .of tho Senate. The two
propositions of rim honorable gentleman are—
1. To record tlie protest of rite President on
the Journals; •; ' . ,' • '
>S, To tratl^mtt it to the Legislatures of the
several Stoics, to wliom ulanu wo uro respon-
sihle. • . .
This would.indeed lie sometliing new under
itif system,.qad would exhibit.tlie Senate be
fore tlio American |ieonle in nn altitude ihtly
liit|ierun-i. A political quack has sent. os' a
jxiisemms drug,, and bowing inostTcspccltirily,
requests qulo swallow it. Wt) are somewhat
doubtful of’the |itescri|itjon, aud Itusitotc.—
The hounrablp gentleman from Georgia, witli
more coufttlcuce in its efficacy, advises us to
tako tlio dose -without regard io its fatul.. ef
fects, and-then-seek relief by callin'* in tho
family physician to pu^o us oftho poison.
cent, hod was the occasion of-marked disnp
probation by. the-meeting, Many ladies'-ware
tirfven from tlte.eliurch by the.disgusting .de
tails of-tliis most 'singular examination. Sii
great was* tlio' exasperation of (t|e a audience,
that Iltigh -MaxWoll^ Esq. arose and^ called
o?wh, ...
with the cqurao nmv taken by tho enemies'of
thhir Institution, pfodgitig Himself if permitted
io would' cniss-cxnmino tho • Witness. This
course, though reluctantly consented, to by tlie
nntiosr whs shortly. afterWuscd by thorn; as
signing as a reason, that.Broitei was theiftoit-
-iitsj. This decision was hissed down; and n
member of the Colonizatinh Society offered a
resolution, approving df rite course taken hy
that Society,, and -that their confidence in-tho
present priispe'ct and final success.of it Whs
unimpaired. Tlie resolution was almost ii-
naniuiously ndoptg(l. • ' •
The Co'iimizntuinlsts tlien moved an hd
jonrnmuiH which wits carried.' -The abolition
ists then gave notice that on -Saturday.there
would lie an adjourned.meeting fur tho’same
purpose nt tlio same time and piece. V
Tims ended tho first day, of this disgraci
fill attempt tp array., the Nor/h'-ngainst tl
South. ■
Stiliirday, Imlf-pnst thrpe; found Ghatham
st.' Chnpel crowded to tho yory roof—more
tlmn three tlimisuud persons were present.—
On motion of Lewis Tnppan, Esq ;Rev. Dr.
Cox was called ’to tlio chair, ati.d Joshua
Leavitt, blinse'ri Seerotary. Mr. Brawn was
'-'“in called up for examination. Df. Dnyid
Tjio Albany elections speak fearful thiiiRS
to the Administration ‘in New York. We
supposed tliat Albany would be the last city in
that State to desert the President. Blit the
President has taxed Iiis friends' too far; they
cannot support him' without mnntonnncing
measures aud principles which must in the
eud ruin tlie country, if they be h'cijmcsced it
by the' people. Tito sudden and unexnmplet.
enoughs in pubic sentiment, wltich have ta
ken plnoe in Mjt'me, New York, New Jersoy,
Gouiioctieul and Virginia; ure enconrugii
tlie friends of-Dem'icracy throughout tlio
t. Reese, asked permission to iiucnngnte the
of hi» former
witrtbss m reference to some
statements, wliielt was granted. Brown had
said there was no Temperance .Societies in
Liberia, and llintr ho missionnriesdid not advo
cate tompcranco—and thnt it was generally
believed there, that the' use of anient spirits
was necessary, as water there vas very bad,
rind scarce. Bi
town did not mean to say there
was nn advocates of- temperance there—and
he must ItaVc been misunderstood. Dr. Reese
then stated there were fourteen missionaries,
inethbdlsls,-beside* many others, who were
members of tho Liberia Temperance Siicioty.
Witness was then asked how many confirmed
drunkards there were in die colony—Tic
swertxl he knew of three, practical drunkards,
This caused great applause among rite friends
of tho Colouy; • Dr, Recsq then remarked,
tliat letters wore itf possession of individnnls,
throwing some light on the character of the
witness. - The reading of thp.letters was then
loudly called for from every part of the house
—and. " ’ " ' '
thojigli objections wr[c mudo by a few
—-they, were pnslui-i-d.much to. tlm annoy
auco of tho Amies. They affn-med'that Brown
hud cheated his fimner partner, one Wanl in
Ltlssriri, nmv 'deceased—and • that it was be
lieved m- Liberia, • lliut tlie injustice of Brojyr.
uf his- death.
til Ward was tltt; cause uf his - death. Tbi
caused intense excitement, and was the occa
COLUMBUS i
Saturday, Morning, May »»■
The coriunaniimtion ofotfr Correspontfcnt, on.' the
ibjcct of Education, is (niavoidibly pustponpd tlif
tedto tneet atllio'Conrt House otvThursday
evening next at candle light,] to take into con
sideration 4lie; late Protest of die Ihtondnnt
against the proceedings of a majority of (he
Commissioners, relative Ip the bridge question,
It Ls hoped that alt vvho feel any interest in
the prosperity and wellhre of the town'.will
be punctual jn attendance, at lhal hour.
No seris'dflp.mun can-look upon the dis
graceful scenes at Washington City, xyitluint
qlmost regretting ‘.that it as the mctrojiblis of
his country; There was always sometfun^
in the idea-.(if .dipt ten miles' square,'which
created, within tls a fonrfuincss Umt-.at'some
flay; all the riglits nnd liberties of this people,
Would-be drawn .thithet and destroyed. - '.The
■propTiedc vision rif the-immortal Paurick'Hen-.
looking th'rengh tho-wistri of futnrity, saw
le danger of tills, and pointed to it, as likely
to jeopardize ptir' freedom by 'dazetlinR;.the
eyes.of those-who' would'see nothing there
lint die cmlilertis of authority nnd ffio trappings
of royalty. He fait whilst he’snw what'is jipw
acting ouj, that even the loved and cherished
name of /he flither-of his countiy, migh't not.
savo'the m.etfopons from tlio . vices and cor*,
ruptionslnsoperuble Rorii the struggles of am
bition which littvo. nmrltedlts liriuf 'but eycht-
ful' existenoe. ' Seeing . thcso-.things,' aqd
judging the Tiituro. by the past, this great
statesman lifted a warning voice against tlie
dangerous influence; which in*nftcr times
would bo concentrated .there. In our youtlt-
ftil credulity, when men in nudiority- were
looked upon ns lUtlo lower than the Angels,
soch'apporonfiy St range notions were regard
ed as tlie overjeatous fears (ifone who hnd but
little faith in the purity-of politics, and still
•less in tho iritriasjc and disinterested liqtiesty
of huuiaa. nature. EXperinneo has changed
our.opinion: We behold -all the operations-
of oar once beautiful system ve.rgiiig towards
the centre.: wo -see timid the gloom (hut
hangs.-'around tliat centre,' all t|ia fearful
images of .vice' nnd corruption, disgrace and
despotism whicii stood before, .the minds eye
of Vifginiu's great orator, in all their giant ug
liness. _ -... '•
- It is tho duty, no loss thaa the interest of
every-good citizen, to regard with reverence
die institutions and" government of his country,
so long as ho is protected in their operation
from injustice and oppression : Bat when this
Arils to be Ute ctt.?e, no show.of strength,
gaudy representations of splendor cart.com
pensate him for the loss of his liberty, or raqko
amends for the destruction of timt protecting
ciiudei which ho supposed hod been reared iu
tlio constitution of iiis countiy. There is not
n man iu the Union, diat apprehends-danger
from .the payyer of the States. Tlie .doctrine
of the'day has denied them oven tlie sem
blance of power, aud directs the eyes of the
people to tlie bounty, the strength, the untold
and transcendnnt glory of agreat consolidated
tmtional government. . .
' Around the' City of Washington,, dfcre
seems to be a strange and dangerous atmos
phere. A innn goes dir,re, tlio chosen repre
sentativnof a freo .'pcoplo, possessing nud ad
vocating die principles tliat triumphed in the
overthrow of the Federal ptay, uud forsooth,
he scarcely gets warm,in his scat befbre hi
abandon* dm cause, anil becomes u re viler
tlio doctrines tfirmcrly so warmly aud so jefit-
ously iiiainiiiined. Iu what way.cau this'be
accounted for ! . To what source are we to
trace such a suJdon metamorphosis? It can
lie cxpluioed in- uo rational way ex’cept upon
die supposition, that the. prospect ol promotion
or the flattery of promises, cpplsdown the nr-
dor of the pseudo patriotfand makes him some"
times the vile instrument of^ power._.It.is '
strange to behold the fantastic airs of some
who are clothed with a little brief authority:
if is stranger to witness the eflect* of such con- '
duct upm (he republican character of the .
people, jftis with difficulty a man can walk ..
down I’ennsylvania Aventto, and walk bn< k
again,without fcclingthnt he is of n superior
caste to-'the restoring fellow raep; lie feels
iu his vain heart that the soil, he treads.upon
is sacred and hallowed by some Tnysterioujl
influence ; and fie returns lo the bosom of his
coristitucuts, ready, willing, and in most cases
able to impress upon their unsuspecting minds,
the .image of his own abandoned profligacy ': .
This image is reflected back from the ballot
hex, and the triumphant success of the iasidii*.
oils destroyer bears: fearful evidence of present .
degeneracy and coming' disolution. - Such a
man may make what professions of patriotism
lie pleases; lie umy bow as low,'talk of trea
son in others a*, jmlitely, and bambooMe tbo *
people with whutever lodgordciiittin he may,
yet the chalk thill adheres tu him ut the white
Ijouseraakes him a villiao,- andithe. ocean .
wavp catit Wash away the staim..: Li*..!*,
We have noticed; if we mistake- not, -samei -
tiling like,this in fho conduct of'publie offi-
vers : When a man gets into.'office-abmu—
Washington, no .matter'Low, ho considers it
•lowiiriglfl oppression to tunl him out. He.-
fimeies himself einitjed to a kind of life estate
in the premises, and so long ris he faithfully,
serves his master, heclaimsaS aright that that *
master shall staud between him' and the in
dignation of the countiy. Such an one to.
not apt to be mistaken i if there is an arm in. ..
the guycrrnnqul, strong enough to sltield him,'
he stands secure; wbilstthehoncst and fear
less friend o’f freedom who dares- to lutve on .
pinion of his own, is driven to die shades of
private life, and even tp disgraco if possible,:
bythe hnudy work and selfish malice'.-of-ait
irresponsible and Unseen power,' whose ageuta
are befoW Comelnpr,- ami-whoso sins are_al-
'most'beyond redemption." This vile crew
have grown up-iq and ubout the city, and by
“kind ofbgrefoced and until ashingimpudence,
have seized, tho reins of eiiqiiro and are dri-‘ '
ying; Jehu like, 'to swift destruction. 'Wo
slrttgglbd long agaiuSt the belief that 'such a
power; greater thnir tho throne; really existed,' -
flat a train of circumstances, strong as dent'-
onstration has forced tho unwelcotn^ eorl_
vic'tion upon us. ' Tlie members of Uiisrinho*
ly eombinhtion, regardless' of truth or deecn.
ey, th'p fame ojf their favorites'or the’ fiirtuneb
oftheTepnblic, have urged and are still ur
ging the present chief magistrate'., bey ond tho
limit prescribed bjr prudence, and Ihr' beyond
‘he pale of that constitution whleli he .has •
sworn to protect ariij defend. H A nest of sin*
vi B h sycqjihants so viie iimi * Idrithstime, so
fiutlucss ana sir rriintyV : briUuH» u ,
a public' iiiiisauce, and forretted out by fllo
exlcrminatiog sword 6T public justice. It
.then'ih pbwor will keep'su’eh a set of aban
doned wretches around them, the sins of the
subalterns ought 'm'nll .kirid of justice to be
visifed ou tlie liends tif the commanders in
tjlifcf. Tito people of this country, engaged
tri a deep and desperate straggle to preserve
the remnants, of a wrecked and 'almost rttiried-
eoustitution; Surely nevet enn stooji to irnttlo
with'those Wpriris of the earth wiio crawl
nfiout the cnpitol, tn their dark and- iunthsriuio j
places,“nnd die- when tho; ligiitHtorimTujron'
them; rather let such vermin be truddeh tiiider
foot, and although.tilcy may groan Witlin gi
ants agony nnd writiie "in n gimifs.aitgiiisli.f
still from their destruction tlio. government
shall rise, fresh; vigorous, and'we hope humor-
Wl. . ’.V „.• ■.. . ' ’ * ' ’
Wehnvo alluded4p this nffilinled bancl foi
the simple purpose of enquiring whether tht
people of this State-, believe renlly in tho ex
istence of such n pttwer; tmdif so, whetlier it,
is‘not opr diily to aid-in its destruction?
Whether, our own. immediate represeotativi
slmli aid, abet, and assist its fearful operatiot
with impunity, and finally, whether tlio in
terposition of tbo propor corrective, liwy not
restore the whulo jtoliticnl system to its origin
al purity find pristine vigor.? Wo have
worshipped men long enougli. It is time tn
l orn from the contemplation of governmental,
splendour, tn tlie rights which were sccuret
io tlie people'and the States, and in doing so,
hard ns may be the trial, we must, necessarily]
pint with alt bur furmcr Triends, whi
yet clings to the futsehood, that our irislitu-
lions are in no' danger froVri'tho recklo** its:
snubs, or crimihai carelessness of our rulers.---
Let us forget, if possible, who stnuds- nt tl
helm, and regard only the salvation of! tl
ship. Who.is to rave that Ship? Whi
right arm is most likely to tuirn it from
vortex 1 Tho evils of which- xve ltnve spoket
hnvo grown up nitd'bcen nourished at the-sen
of government by those whose duty it was to
shield us. 'These evils nre increasing and
strengthening daily,' and wboa another gopop
ation shall come (without things alter) -that
generation will find the whole .strength and
power of the country, pent up in the circuit!
fercnce of that little Territory, -Will tlie peo
ple fold their arms and slumber on until that
evil hourcoincs ? will they hopo for salvation
from ths-confusion and misrule that marks
the prerent crisis ? The work is their own.—•
Redemption nover will come frofn tho hand:
of the interested plunderer—it depends essen
tially upon the active virtnaof the.coiftHiuiii-
ty, acting upon, and controlling the’eunduct ef
public servants. Lot then these servants f' r *
the rebuko of that holy action, w?i:h ak" 10
cuu save tlio country ; and let the honest ef
fort of each freeman bo to save the constitution
or perish with it.
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