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THINKING BY rKOXY*
•j't,.-, iTirr-o of the people instead ol«*x-
nvi iti : t111- firctllty nfreason with which they
ino onihmrii, ami thereby forming ’opintojis
which can acquire * fijudity m the.r min.K
nrc too prone In leave to other* the bn»ine** or
thinking for them. This is particularly true
1,1 Iiolitic*. ami home (here arc million* of
iwn'.lc who will not take the trouble of exam
ining into even a mat»r of »o great imporlnncc
a* that <if thfl character of the government un-
,| . r wi.ieh they live. They arc satisfied with
Wl-at their party leatler* say on the subject,
*i,| are nlwavs willing to pin their faith upon
the ftleevca of those who will save them from
the hiborof acquiring prineijile* of their own.
•A store is told of ah old Dutchman in the
Pennrvlvtmia Legislature, who nlwav* mailt
short spcedies, pretty much in the following
slrnio: “Mr; Sbeaker, I dink* like Mr. Sny
der dinks!'* At this day more than half llto
peojiln of Pennsylvania think as Mr. Jacltsm
thinks, and what is conclusive of proof of thi
i». lino let him tlliuk what ho pleases to-day,
end what ho ploases to-morrow of a directly
Opposite tendency, ail lnnils cry out “I think
so too.” In support of this assertion let us
look a little, at the events of die past few year?
When Mr. JacUton came into office in 1820.
Pennsylvania was unanimous' for npprorti'm
lions for Internal Improvements by flic Fed.
oral Government, and calculated largely upon
her share of the spoils. Jackson has been
supported upon the ground of his being a friend
to Internal Improvements, mid was landed to
the skies for his advocacy of tlmt cause. Not
nn editor in the State dared to question the
constitutionality or expediency of such appro-
priations, except our humble selves, at flint
time editing the Free Trade Advocate, and
any one who should Imvc pronounced Mr.
Jackson to be of opposite views would not
have been believed. When I lie. Maysvillc ve
to appeared in 1830, the whole parly was puj
to the Rtnggcr*. I.oitcrs were luwcvor writ-
ion from Wusltington by members of Onrt-
gfes| and public officers, to. nil llie leading
Jackson editors throughout die United States,
to sustain the inrn-airn ns n party measure,
nud instantly die whole tunc was changed.'—
The people nil of a sudden changed their
opinions, and it new light instantly struck in
upon the intellects of the editorial corjis, winch
enabled them to sen for the first time that that
was true, which the Stute It i"(its men of the
South had always nlKrined lo be true. All
(lie politicians of Pennsylvania thoeghl as
Mr. Jackson thought) and they will continue
to do the same let him think what he inny.'
Precisely the same tiling happened,all over
the United Stales in rcl'cronce to Mr. Jack -
sou’s chnngo of opinion about Nullification,—
When General Hayno in 1830, delivered bis
speech upon Foote's resolution, in the Sennie,
advocating die doctrine of Nullification, Mr.
Jackson wrote him a note (we know the fact)
expressing his decided approval ol’ its doc
trines. The whole Jackson press tliroughoui
the country, extolled Hnyne's speech ns uri
ordmdox ex position of the hue dembciatic doc
trines, and nil tile Jackson party huzzaed for
the riglit of Sinto interposition. No sooner
however, bad'Mr, Jackson quarrelled with
some of Ihr loading men who lield iIiosh same
doctrines, mi! io fojequeiiee thereof changed
his opinion*, and fulminated Ins Proclamation
a. Cioaiji|il. in which lie denied
llie sovf i ieniy'ol'tlie Slates, Ilia’ll nllthcedi-
tors and rank and file of the Jackson putty,
instantly changed their opinions, and Imz/ned
. for thc-\*-i vcom-olidmion doctrines, advocated
by .Mr. \V obiter. iu op|tositUm to Gen. Hayue.
and witieli two veiirs before, they Imd (If-
jtoimeco r.s hostile to the liberties of the coun
try-
It will thus bo seen that tin* office of Thin-
ktr General fur a large eonunnuity is a pretty
imports'll inns lor good or evil. It die Ineunt-
bem be honest uiul intelligent, free from .till
soll'wh liinliiiion. hitth-tomneil' mtd yinuhtu,
lie hr.-n iu hit power (o l'omhitt n nation in
the highest piteli of popularity and happiness
But ifinshc on the other hand, iguorimt mid
the idrtyo of revengeful passions, of .unbridled
ambition! and puffed- ujt w.ith it vmu,eoiiceit
of bit grant popularity, » mere instrument in
the feiind* of sycophant's anti |sditic:il gum-
bli i.-, he cauuot Tail to hrlntr disgrace on tin
cotm - v. Vn the pstimnmjn of all wlin tiro ea-
i f discerning tho dillureitce between
credit aiul dishonour.
Crure.pollJoih'O uf ibo Cliurlotim Courier.
“ VV AKtll NOTCN,' Nov, '26,
“The members of Congress arc coming in
preparatory to the commencement uf buiimnw
on Monday next, and tho various am)' absurd
gttmius concerning the points touched ou in
the President’* Message, which al ways have
prevailed before the opening of the session,
and wliich always will be current while there
arc vain peonlom tho'wprld, wlio desire it to
he believed that'they know more than others,
are now afloat. Judge U iiuk, of Tennessee,
on old Senator,- a id now named liy Mr.
\Vi lok, of Georgia, and by many , others of
the Anti-Van liurcn pnrty, as a candidate for
tlio Presidency, upon whom the whole Of the
opposition would' be moro likely tu unite,
than upon anyotlier individual yet nmm d. lms
reached the city. He is un old and gray hair
ed man, whose appearance is well calculated
to inspiro personal respect; and there is £
simplicity in his style of. dress, and a candor,
real or affected, in his luuguugc, which are
admirably adapted to iuereitse the feeling cre
ated by his personal aspect. While. Prcd-
dent pro. tem. of the Senate, lie evinced all
that sleru and steady nttaelimunt to Ins patty,
fthe Administration) which is now considered
ns the most sterling qmtlitiralion iu both par
ty leaders ant) followers. This opprnred.il.*
the'construction of Ids Committees. Wheth
er Mr. Wiiitk seeks or desires the notiiinn-
tion of any party, or whether lie is favorable
to the design of those who have put him for
ward, i cannot ascertain. It is, however, by
uo means impmpable, that the South might,
iu case of a des|iernte alternative, be induced
to rally upon Judge White. llowtheNorLh
and Last would act, is not so easy to divine.
“Notiiing is known concerning tho uew
Judges, iu the places of Judge Jouxsos and
Judge Duval, (for, of the iuteution of tin: lat
ter to resign, 1 Indieve there is no doubt) more
thim lias already been communicated to the
public, in the form of reports. 1 have heard
it whispered, tliat lliete is u doubt whether
air. Louis M'Lane, or Mr. Tank'y, will 'be
teleetcil n> succeed Judge Duvai..
'“It is said that tbe House Committee on the
Purt-OtTiee Department, still in session here,
wtli be ready with a Report, and a' Ooumtr
Report, a» ns Congress shall have orgnn-
*?• ’ llie inujority willof course justify all
the nctsof the Department, and susluiu Mr.
!*?,?*l'" while the minority
shook) be made, containing the views of the
mojorirv of thin Committee, before the close
of the first week of the session.
Of the inovements of the Finance and
Public Lands Committees of the Senate, both
of which have been acting during tiie recess,
under the authority of the Senate, we htm-
im information. Tho former Committee has
been examining some of flic Batik«, but how
far it bus advanced, I know not. Depositions
have been taken by the other Committee, on
the subject of the t-our«c por»i|e.l .io the sales
of the Public T/inds/lnit I luive mil heard of
nny decided remit to which the Committee
has come,”
A Freeman’s DutT.—Every citizen of
this enlightened nation, ought to leel. I'ml lie
has'somiihingtn do, as aniemlier of tiie great
liody politic. Every* one ought lo feel iu- has
a solemn duty to perform, and high obligations
to discharge, in referettee.tS tiie welfore-nfilte
great coinnmnitv of which lie. forms a part.—
We are aware that tliere arc vjiry many ex
eidleut eouseiemiiais inemhcrs ot soeiely, with
dlsnosition ntuiablc. aud lialdts' retired, who
relish (total! lliedin.of.political -strife. For
tin's reason, they feel little interest, fllid litke
no active part in foe. deeisiott of those great
■I optical questions wliich are roitstmilly ftgi
tatitig tiie country, mid tin wliich our. wellhre
depends. An hpulliy of tllis uni lire, lhtul to
lltebcst interests of ti republican people, wc
nrc sorry to. say, has olien prevailed in many
parts of the country. If the friends of 1 riglit
principles sleep, depend u|«in it, their enemies
will not. ' "' ■.
Tlicy would be on thp nlcrt, and rejoice in
that apathy tliat.opens such*an easy ivay in
the accomplishment of these designs. We
would by no means wish persons to dive into
the milady current of tavern ami street poli
tics, But we would wish overy enlightened
citi/.eu of.lliis free nation to lie awake, and
feuj dial it is his duty to inform himself res
pecting the great questions of political contro
versy sufficiently to form correct opinions; and
when n calf is Hindu Ibr die expresdnuof pub
lic sentiment by means of t)iu ballot boxes,
go, and let bU vote tell on the destinies of the
nation. Sucli' a dnty.wc holt! to he « part of
religion—a ilmy to/bo conscientiously per
formed iq. the-fear of God. ..The present is n
peculiar crisis, tint) every well wisher to
souls.or bodies of their fellow men should-anl
with promptness tiiid decision.’ “Tu him that
Ituuwetli iotloghnd, nud doelh it not, to him
it is sim” And if the glory of this jmtinu ov
er fades, and Iter sun set* iu die duck nieiit of
ruin, tlicgtiilt must full upon tint heads old hose
who were her well wishers, but lacked ener
gy to express their'wishes'. Sew York Jl'tfk
ty' Mcmnger, * ' - '
I sea tlio liuti-l;—Sink.
Header.—shpposcyou slipuld - hire a clerk
to keep an acconnt of your, business, am) to
perform certain specific duties—nnil supjtosc
dim'you should-suspect from his borrowing
money, and other impropef'acts, that lib; was’
not conducting the.busiticRB assigned liim in a
(indiful anil correct manner,—and suppose
that'yoq, iu order to jiailslV. yoHHiclf : oT the.
fact, hliould go intu 'die - olliep uf your clerk,
to examine die pnpe/k J
’ Would you not -think it most Strnnge in-,
deed, if your clerk should positively refuse lo
Iptyouscetlie-pnpers?
Well ! we now liavejttst such n ense pre
cisely, Tltc people appointed Major Hurry,
mid they gave him six thousand.dollars nnnii-
nlly. tu'attoml to theirPotlJOtliee ■ husiness.-
Ftnth hi* liorrowiug motley, and other improp
er nets, t(iey suspect that all. is not right--—
tliev have appointed a L-'ninmittce to examine
tlie'pn|icrs of Ills office, iu order lo nreertuin
tiie fact. Major Hnrry posiiii ely ri'fuses in
,‘let them examine the paprrs ! Think on it!
Grccncville M'liig.
NULLIFICATION IN GEORGIA.
TheT'oileral Union, us nn 'nprilogy or cx-
ui8o for- tho eoutcttipimed NnUilicutimi iu
Georgia, aavs dint ii' “will nut bn-tittcudeil
vitlt the slightest danger .of civil war, nr ot
disunion.”.' Gertidnly it will not. And tliis
is wbnt tlio nulUliei'8 linvo always s'nill. ll
die itnngiDcd viidiidnn of the Constitution is
of suffieieiH'iinimniiiico, and sOntnnifc.Oly in
jurious ns toexeite the people to ttqtion, tho
Gottorn! Government" will recede. This to
ns is very plain. Id. tint' first place; fiefore
tlio people cap bb brought hi take sitt li a pd-'
siiiim in regard to.tho .Godcrnl GovcrnmcAt,
riiero must be n deep conviction on their port
dial ilic'Constiiiition hns been violated, and
ihuC Utcir riglUs nrb ■ deeply {uvolvtkl in the
Ihgtisures complnincil of. .Wo may take for
giuiVtcd that In ttiost rases, if tint, tit every case,
they will bo right in dmsthhiV.ing.' ‘And jus
tice will rcquiredmttheGcnrrnl Goverumcnt,
or the other States, should redress the grievj-
-iiuccs of which the dissenting Stntes coin,
pliiin. Policy, also, Will requite it, for we
eun scarcely conceive thatmiy legislation will
produce tltcso ('fleets ini the people of some
States, but wlint it would lie, wiser policy for
tho Government tort truce its sibps than to.iti-
volvo the comitry in a civil wiir. -Wits not
this the ptiao in regnid to tlio alicti and sedi
tion Inw—in regard to die tprill—tho Georgia
comrovetsy—tlio Alabama speculators war?
Whin fully wduld it have'been (or tho Gene
ral Government to have precipitated the coun
try into a civil war-iu.either of the above ca
ses.
Hut what an excuse is dire, to come from a
Union paper. If a pica, (lint die nullification
of a Inw or a decree of the Supreme Coart is
a justification, in the vbrv nature of tilings, it
is a plea that always wjil bo made, and justi
fies S. Carolina equally with Georgia. The
truth is, die clamour against. nullification' in
Georgia, is a mere weapon of party warfare.
Tlio Union party 'are, with Tow exceptiifns,
1 tuclicn) milliners—and have approved of
die wliolo course of die State in rrlniinn to the
Indians. U. S. Ttlcgrai>h. .
The Federal Union ill noticing tho Alitu
and Sedition laiws, say-*, jtlic'sc deliberate,
pnlpalde, anirdtingiuxmiT usurpations gave rise
toili
anA purchase of arms, to defend am) protect
her principles and her people, and resist force
by force. If any should he exerted against
them I And that the Arsenal was bnilt, die
arms purchased, and evert regular troops
raised—all which are bow in existence, nnd
may I* seen at Richmond—the Arsenal, west
of the eity, with its armory, nrtixnfls, and
thousands of small arms, and its wide semi-
arcular baltrries fronting the river, one above
the other, nnd bristling with hundreds of can
non, mortars, howitzers, &c. and garrisoned
by regular troop* in full uniform, of which
the stale ha* still two companies, und the sol
diers of yrhieh may always be seen on guard,
not only there, hot at the other public buil
dings—the State House, Penitentiary, Alms-
House, Lunatic Asylum, &c. ,&c. Does die
Federal Union mean to say that all this was
braggadocio, too; that it was not intended for
the defence rtf the. State against any force
which might be brought against her, in the
smne way as Was the milifary iu South Caro
lina; and that it WOHhl not have so.neletl.
evejt mi to the death, if nny force had hern ex
erted liy the General .Government 1 No force
was’ cKc-rted; finally,- in either case, however
violently threatened ; and consequently m ,n< '
could be used, ‘alike in either, (or mere self
defonce. But-the Alien and Sedition Laws
were repealed, more in. consequence of this
armed Torch, than of the Resolutions them
selves, as die TariiV was Compromised, be
muse of the armed force of Carolina, rather
limn her Ordinance ; and neither would the
Alien and Sedition Laws have been repealed,
or. the Tariff compromised, notwithstanding
the Resolutions or the Ordinance, but for the
spirit nnd determination manifested liy-.the
armed resistance which followed tjte t|. His
tory shews that “(lUldk; -opinion” was. almost
ns much against Virginia ns Carolina; and as
little duplMctfto "change,” in conspijnencir of
any civil resistance—witness tlic replies.which
die different States made to those Resolutions,
Chronicle.
wtl take another eouror, nn I expose many
corruptions and improprieties. „„d suggest
some nioreefficit-.u system of aocofiotubUity
Committee ou the imu.e subject have, 1 be
l.ove, briutgln in- n labors to the same point,
aud asMr. Lwiso rea business nulls, it will
oot in the least surprise me, if ins Report
te Virginia and Ncmucky resolutions of
1399; tho object of which -was, not to resist
them by force, but to prociifo tiieir rejtenl by
dlccting a cli.iugo in public opiuinn. In our
day, tiie nullifiers, professing to derive their
doctrines from these -resolutions, vvonld resort
to force in opposing meosnres far less repug:
nan) to the constittUion, fur less oppressive m
the operiuion, nnd fur less dangerous to liber
ty , rt The object of those RcMdurions, of
course, wns not to resist by force, jf u “rrpcal"
should take place, uui) tliefpby lender filree
wholly unnecessary. M dot's the FedeftiV
Union" mean to ass’ert, tlmt tile iieafeabie re
sistance mado liy the Resohiiiqus wits nit ri
braggadocio, anil would not have been fid
lowed up by liirce, if an ,’iltcmpl bad been
made to enforce tiie Laws nullified I Dues ii
mean lo assert, tliat if die President had is
sued n Proclamuiion similar to that of Geo.
Jackkon : ordered the State to tear tlio trea-
sonublo Resolutions from its archives, mus-.
tcred an armed fori-e on its borders, mid
threatened die eKtcVn.ination of its peoplo;
that it would have obeyed the order, mm re-
pouied the Resolutions ! Does it not know,
tlmt the Smte at the same time appropriated
7U,000 dollars for the building uf an 'Arsenal
Government Debtors.—The recent emm
mercinl distresses have increased this cln«$ of-
debtors, many of whom arc not now and jiev--
or. will eo'cnnbicd to pay the debts they owe
jo the H. States. Would it not be policy in
the Oi.vernmeut to release these debtors and
enable them to- sfatt nitcw again ?—Would-
• not the duties on the goods they import tu a
few years mtintmt to more than iheir present
Indebtedness 1 As long as there is. no pros
pect of lljeir evcr.bcing enabled to pay . these
debts, itiert* Is no inducement for dic’m to 'en
gage in native business: and thps Govern
ment loses tiie benefits vvliiehodicrwise wonld
roanlt from their active eiiterpriso. The pre
SenlTaws only extend Jo those indebted pre
vious to 1831'. "It is n bad policy fora Natipn
lit ileal hard wiili its dehters. Tiie Tuiited
States does not lose'npmi tho amount of its
revenue oyar nne per emit. Wo'-hope Con
gress will take tin's stibjtet under tljeir consid
eration. if. ■ Y. Eve. Star..
Tlio exehement in Now Orleans against
die Rev.-JiMit Parker, has become so great
timt the Muyor of the eity'has” issued u proc-
Inmntinn, culling nn tho people to .rel'raia
from nny uht'of .violence against tlio individu
al himself or. any of his friends. Ilis arrival
in ii vessel from New York was hourly expec
ted, and llie lioitso to which the ship wns coil
Signed had forwarded instructions by tlio pilots
through tiie Passes, to have the.Rev; Mr.
Parker land at spnio point far below tho city.
Tlii'se precautions it was Imped would provom
all further difficulty.
The meteors which last year puzzled u
number—frightened many, nnd reclaimed
others; again appeared according to predic
tion; oil the night of. the 13lli. Prolessor
Olmstciid, audit'largo number of the faculty
nnd students of Yale College, sat up bn thu
expected night, imxjoiisly waithfg lor the up-
penranco of die phuuotnenu. At obout 3
o’clock'the meteoric shower commenced—the
presence of-the moon did not permit their be
ing seen, with the Imllimiey by. wliich they
wore'distinguished Inst year; Professor Olm-
sleud has made a small communication.of the
nffitir in tho,New Haven Herald, die suites,
“that the presence of the moon permitted -on
ly tlic lnrger and more snlcmlid ineteorelo lie
seen. * Tlio number of them, though smaller
than dint of lust year, wusmucji ubove the
common average. They Jfogan to-be frer
queiu os early its four minutes’ past 1 o'clock,
when 'n fire ball uf Utmsu'ul'splertdnt blazed
forth as a signal. From this period they couf
tinued'U) 1 full at a pretty uniform rale, ujitfl
day light was far advauecil. lt was estima
ted dint a' thousand. fell- during-die night—
Their directions were more remarkable than
tiieir number, mid nlTorded moro unequivocal
evidence of the identity of. tho pbenonictjoa
with dint of'last year. They appeared as bc r
fore,-to radiate (rom tho common centre, and
that centre wns again ip tho constellation of
Let)."—-V. Y. Star.
Every sipiimboat ought to be furnished with
a fire engine like that vvhifrh .is novyon boanl
of tlio “Hehjmntti Frauklin,” nnd ivhieh is
tints .dr&ribcd'ipuhe New.York Traveller:
. The engine ml bnaid {be Benjamin Frank-
liii is of great power,- -though occupying the
most trilling spncc. It is placed on the Toro-,
castle, quite suit ofnhe way of every thing
wanted in working dio vessel, and contained
ill a small box 2 feet by 2 feet 4, und 3 feet 8
in height. It is worked by-movcablo‘cranks,
long eqnugh lor 10 hands, and the supply is
of course obtained from below the boat. By
the use of it, tlic men are cnttblcd to fill the
b tiers in much less time and labor thou by
nny oilier menus, nml its power is such --ihnt
wo saw half a dozen hands send a handsome
stream full leu feet above die eliimuics. Hose
js attached to it that will lead to any' part of
the Cessel pr machinery; -and being totally'
unconnected with tho engine rooms, there is
no danger of its luting rendered useless by the
fire’s cutting off die supply. The machine
ry works with grout ease, .-and the improved,
rotary pump tins a sucifon of singular .power
ns compared with-lhe size of the engine.
When so mnny fine vessels have bcou bur
ned tti the water’s edges, nud numerous vultt-
ablo lives lost by fife at sen. nud tin our rivets,
it becomes little less than criminal Tor any
steamboat.to be without such nu.efficient pro-
lection against tiuitlenr'lid cuhiniiiy, and we
hope our editorial hrethern, csiireinlly those
in the South aud.West, will impress this pn
llie minds of. all cmmccted . with steamboats.
Tiie e.vjM'Useof dje Rngine is a inefo trifle.
Tim maker is -David G.'Fale.s, -of Central
Fail*, Rhodo-Xslsri'l. y* .
THE Bi Y le T F ll IOUS L AD.Y.
Tut. Uost'.Mi Adviiefo'esnys—“The myste-
'ruuis hilly lit: us otif-to he not even h mysteri-
m:s liuinln*';. Rus:t-ll ft Otlnrnc liave n
stiiull .pauiphl.-t for sale tlmt describes the pro-
i-r-s by wliieti ties pretended oracle makes
resjMin.- i's; M r. .11. the husband, asks a ques
tion of a spectator, and receives dn nnswi-r in
a whisp'i us to what tho person likes,
und he tin n asks die oracle wlmt the reply
was, adapting his question so as to introduce
a word wnich tin* mysterious lady knows cor
responds With the thing named. This is the
whole secret of the pretended supernatural a-
geney by which the secret thoughts are pro
posed m be revealed by this ridiculous mounte
bank in petticoats and her confederate.’’
Bali! This explanation is ridiculous—it is,
in fact no explanation at all. Phil. Inq.
We do run doubt that it is the correct one!
We, at first, thought that it wns by a venfriio-
qitial povi'er, but we soon came to the conclu
sion deduced in the pamphlet. Two persons,
with ordinary powers of memory, might, in
forty-eight hours, commit to memory a vo
cabulary Which would enabl i .them to ques
tion and answer in the'manner of the myste
rious lady and her husband.
‘Th»lti)ionoftlioStiit<'«,gnd the Sovereignty ef tbcStatrK. H
COfjUIRBVS:
Sntarday fllornihg, December 13.
tt/” The friends of'Stale Rights are re
quested to meot at the* Court' House in Co
lumbus, on Monday ’next, the ISih inst. for
the purpose of appointing delegates fo-attend
the Convention at MUledgevillo to nominate
a candidate for Governor. A general atten
dance is much dcsirod, ns other important, bu-
sincss may'be liroitglil'before thp meeting.
- Such as will take the, 'trouble _tQ fend an
article in another column headed “Think
ing, by rnoxr,” will no doubt be struck with
(lie truths therein enntnined. No pcojde on
■fcarlli enjoy greater fauilities for thoroughly
understanding the principles of their govern
ment thqn do tho people of the United States;
yet it is a fact deeply (o be regretted) that'so
few give themselves the trouble to investigate
these. principles. The remarks in the
article mentioned are mostly intended for foe
meridian of Pennsylvania, but they apply
with equal -force to the people of Georgia, and
therefore claim their especial attention. The
future men of this country, if (hoy happen to
.bo more virtuous then the present generation,
will no doub't be astonished at the sudden, re
volutions in this little'-political world/’and
wonder how it happens that the open-room bed
republican of yesterday is the .Unionist of to
day, and dwindles into tho advocate -of than
arc'hy tomorrow. Yet'when-they cast tiieir
eyes back along llie line of the imperfect liis-
-torywliich may roacli them, ihese things will
likely .rise before them,.as a stigma on the
present, and q beacon for coming times.——
How will they reconcile the-facts, that a
great peoplo under a limited form of. govern-
niieuf, and'enjoying all ihe privileges • which
wholesome institutions couldsecure, surren
dered ull these blessings and went back to the
darkness of despufn.m again; The history of
oilier countries will in some degree unravel
tlio mystery, but Pmtling ho oynet ptr. ,'le.l iu
tlic governments of antiquity, the effect can--
not, and will not bo legitimately .traced (p the
causes that desolated Greece, or flung the fu
neral pall over the ruins of Roman Gran
deur. There, the. cause of decay was con
nected in somo'sort with tiie imperfect struc
ture ofthuir pJiitieal institutions; here, it will
belbund'ttlone fa the carelessness and corrup
tion of the people. There the. seed of futuro
despotism wns'plnntcd with the formation of
governments, and only waited tho hour of.
pence nnd luxury, to spriug up, anJ bring
forth a.' riuli harvest 6f nulionul and indi-
viduul suffering. Here, these seed were care
fully excluded from the basket of the sowers,'
siid.'no twig was transplanted to tlio soil of
freedom, whose poisonous, fruit might .corrupt
ihe generous blood of a great peoplo. Yet
despite tho care and nnxioty of onr forefa
thers; despite the original purity of our. insti
tutions, strange tares will',bp among tho
wheat and dangerous excrescences adhering
to the system of government, .which in‘time,
will blast-tile naliyo growth and end in the
decay of the body politic. . The government’
will livo ojilyjn tlio recoljcctioh'of its;first
glory, and tlic darkness of its future ''gloom,
whilst after qges will admire the one’ and
anxiously seek for the causes, of the other.—
Where Will these causes be fottndT - To wltaf
will they then be traced I -• V . • -
. If these questions he ptU' to: opf opponents,
they would point us to NiiHificatiun; they
would hold up to o'ttr 'view, tho-torn and scat
tered remnants of a onec glorious republic,
nnd point us m tho single- star nnd solitary
st i jpe, 'floating over oaclt disunited plank of
the wrecked nnd lofSt vessel: But - they may
rest n-sured, that posterity will bo hard to
convince, that the strugglesoffiecrnen against
tlio tyranny of power, .ever eventuated in the
conformation of slavery, nr led'to the odious
ness of tlmt hatefui despotism-which rises on
llie ruins ofconstitutional liberty. No; They
may succeed in blinding the eyes of the peo-.
pie now, but the day comes when the epc;
ciqusncss of all' their, pretended . patriotism
will be sjripp. d off, and llie oye of . after ages
will pour its burning beam.upon tho naked
ness uf their conduct.- It. will be no consola
tion to tiie future yassUls of this country,; tliat
their chains- were- revited op them by the
linmls ofGen. Jackson, or thuse that blipdly ■
wnrsliip liim. Irwilt be no rcliefto the suf-
fcrings of llto future tliat these suflbrings were
brought on by the edicts of one man, or en
rolled from The -thoughtless servility of .the
million. It will be enough that thoTrccdom
of their forefathers hihsh'eeh' denied to them
by some injervening circumstance,' and- they
will enquire what tliat circumstance is. Who
will' aqsWcr I History. What will that
answer be I Ah, there's the rub.
Tlio government- may not bo destined to
dissolution at all; The future men of this
ran airy may be even more free than our
selves—but is there a ma'tv Who lies'noticed
the strides of power and tlic acquiescence of
tlic people,'that lias not perceived the pre-'
monitory symptoms'of death, in the cholcra.of
private independence, and the collapse of pub
lic virtue ! Wo trust it is not speaking too
rious lo siiy, tliat liberty cannot survive the
uverihrow uf the constitution; and that the.
constitution, cannot withstand die united at
tacks of the principal, and the petty rulers.—
These attacks are made with progressive and
gradsalty increasing degrees of violence, not
by he people, but their servants, add still
when the people complain, these same ser
vants, hayo the strange power to close their
mouths and nush into silence, the voice of
'murmur and discontent. It is regarded as
little better tliati treason, io rebuke a public
officer for ids misdeeds. That jealousy of
rulers, which once characterised the people,
-seems dead, or at -least sleeping the sleep of
death. T- iC voice .of the President, whether
for good or evil, is listened to as paramount
to the constitution, by every laqUcy boy.in the
palace or its prtcincts, from the highest coun
sellor of-the chief, down to the lowest sedition
in thc.perlieus of the Kitchen Cabinet. The
people catclifng the tune, harp upon tlic same
string, until wc can almost hear the doleful
notes of the dead march; mingling in the
man-worship of the day- Was .this, always
the-case I . Was'there ever a time before*
when the people would not take the trouble to
tliiuk for themselves I We bolieve not.—
There must be something wrong. Either .our
rulers have been transformed into deities, or
the people .are guilty of- strange idolntry, in
worshiping mere mortal men. The commu
nity never stop to reflect for themselves. The
only question is, docs the President or the
Governor wish it? and if. so, of course it is all
riglit. Have we come to this.poor state T—
Look- around and beaf witness fo the-truth
yourselves. Who dares, of all his followers
nnd worshippers, to question the correctness
of the President's.c6nduc.r, opitiions, or wishes.
■Net a man. If he was to-morrow to pnblish
a theory, mamtamingahat the sun, instead
of being tho centre of. the solar system, was a
satolite of-tho carti) and'moved round, thiso
paque ba)l, r we vcptnre the assertion that there,
•are a million of men. in the United Stales, tbar
would embrace the absurd theory, arid sup
port it for all time to come.. The doctrines
of the proclamation were dot less abstfrd- when
applied to par system of government, than
.would bo such a theory as .'applicable to the
planctory system;-s ei-miffions have embraced
the absurdities of the - proclamation, wilhouft
ever once enquiring or thinking whcllter they
were riglit, or wrong". To this samoliipughi-
lesshcss, the' future historian; vyill trace.the
decline and:fall oif the REPUBLlG.
An iionkst toast.—Wo rccoimnend to' ii
large class of Southern politicians,, the follow -,
ing toast-given at a public dipuer, at poyiitg-'
toil, Mississippi, on the 10(h, October. It-is
an honest cthdession of political doctrines,'
held by Kiany, Who are afraid -to avow them.
By Elijah Wa.lker.—-May “Nullification;
Bank and State Uights die, and .one gra ve en
tomb- them all, and may .Gocl, save General
Jackson and tlic Union.’’
The toast, which graces,'or rather disgra
ces, tho head of (his article, was given a short
time since at Covington, in the State of Mis
sissippi. It is republished now, because it is,
we tlfoiK, tlic best spccim.cn of wholo hogism,
tliat has been exhibited in all the swinishness
of the present generation. This.short senti
ment embraces tho political doctrines of thou-'
sands who are afraid to avow them, and who
are nevertheless acting them out every day.-.
We admire a fellow like this toast-maker-—
lie comes out openly; no concealing his real
principles: no keeping back his views. At
one sweep lie brushes out every trace of the
republican'faith, and in'three short lines,
builds.up a creod of his own, which for serr
vile flattery, political meanness, and personal
degradation bas.no parallel, as for as is recol
lected,-io the history- of these, degenerate
times. -Down with Nullification, down with
die Bank, down with State Rights; let
-them all, dio and be. entombed together; Let
tho fame of Gen. Jacksou flourish on the ru
ins of his country, and let tber incenso'of flat-,
tery go up to his nostrils; even wheu he is
breathing vengeance against the Rightsof the
States and the people. We can believe a
man honest'in liis opposition to nuflifleatidn.--
He may not Understand it. Wc can sympa
thize with him ip opposing the'Bonk;'but
when lie finds it necessary fo attack'the sove
reignty of the States, in order lo show his at
tachment to the President,'.we edn but-Tegard
him as unfriendly to.the institutions of his coun
try. What is gucit a slave fit tor I For no
thing but to pick up the crumbs-that fall-from'
great men's tables.
But let its enquire! iu what, does such a
man differ in principle from those who con
tend that the ,States have no. morc^ rights than ■
Gen. Jncksoii and tho-General Government
are williug'to allow? Id.this-State.there are
thousands, Who believe that-the President is
tlio 'embodied essence of the Constitution, of
the laws fold of every'thing else,-upon which
their rights depend; and that apart from him
there is no Government. Now Such men
would have-received the foast of Mr. Walker
with acclamation. They care but-littlc for, the
inteiest of the country, so the .voice of theii
flattery can reach the ear of power. Death to
the rights of the-States, and long file to . Gen.
Jackson, is the watchword and the reply.—
Cau such writers, hope to -win the heart and'
favor of their idol, by thus avowingidoctriaqs,
that would disgrace tlio veriest slave of the.
vilest-despptism in Europe? Do they, can
they think that the President is already' a°
near the-throne as to. find nothing between
him'and the-purple But the rights which the
constitution reserved, and tlo'they think that
he is anxious for tho destruction of even these ?
Tho doctrines of the toast would seem , to in
dicate as much, and we seriously fear that
such sentiments are taking deep root in the
affections of this people.
Oua readers are doubtless anxious to know
what has been or is likely to be the fate of
Judge lioo|>er. From all we can gather, he
is about "to-come out unscathed, and' prove
himscif by the implied admission'of bis ene
mies, an ttprigln,' honest; and intelligent offi
cer. The-lecturing of Billy Springer the a-
geiu; who on all hands is admitted in one
sense fo be a big roan—the falminafions of
the executive, whose wrath seemed bent on
the prostration of the Judiciary, & the immo
lation of'the obnoxious Jbdge—the feeble ef
forts of malice; evinced in the proceedings of
a majority of the legislature, have all passed
him as the idle wind, and he now stands by
their own shewing', an injured and insult
ed, but pure imd patriotic man. All the petty
malice of a combination of partizans from the
Governor down, has or is likely about to'eva
porate into thin air, and Lib excellency will-
stand hereafter in the unenviable light of a-
public libeller, whose malicious views and
personal vengeance-his co-workers, though
they bad the power, were afraid to sustain.
.. In order we presume to appease the wrath
of the Governor, and in some sort to allay
his feelings of disappointment in not succeed
ing quite lo his. wishes, a Bill has been intro
duced, virtually abolishing the. trial by jury so
for ns the Cherokee county is concerned, and
substituting in its place, the decision of an of
ficer; unknown alike to the laws or the consti
tution. This hill was oflered as a substitute
for other proceedings heretofore mentioned
against Judge Hooper, aud may be fairly- re
garded as a gap, for certain men to sneak out
at, who found themselves in rather a tight
place. - If it should ever pass into a law, wtf
will give it a conspicuous place in our papery
and do our part fo hand it down to posterity;-
, as the greenest wreath in the chaplet of its au
thor and supporters.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
Tue President’s Message has been received,
but its length will preclude its entire publica
tion in our columns. AVe had ourselves a
little rather not-road a produedon at all, than ’
see it scattered' along through two or three
newspapers, with a “to be continued” in small
italics,.;, at the end of each - disjointed - publica
tion. Supposing odr readers a little like our
selves in this particular, we shiill as time and.
space permits, give diem such extracts from
;aud remarks.upon this-important State paper,
us »hal(be deemed of interest. From the curr
soryperusal which-we have been able to give
-it, wo have no doubt its doctrines and recom
mendations Will be much belter received in
iUe Soiitil, than some of the recent document*
^euiUuadtfg. from that high functionary.
Upon the subject of the French claims, the?
President speaks at least with sufficient seri
ousness aud-severity ; not recommendrng.war
iu so many words,'but-accusing tliat country-
of inaking repeated pledges, and an entire
faithlessness- in their redemption : intimates
tliat Congress Had best await the action of the'
French Chambers now in session, aud it that
body stil) refuse to fulfil the treaty stipulation,-
dial tiie United Slates then take redress into*
their own hands., This redress is to be sought
by a seizure of French property, citizens, or
subjects, sufficient in value to pay the debt--
Prompt measures are strenuously recommeu-'.
ded, as beU'g most.hbnorable and just. Tlio.
conduct of other friendly po were is highlyap
plauded, and particularly the honorable and
praise worthy conducf, of the Govoriin eat of'
the Twc Sicilies.
The Bank of the United Status, as usual
Widi the old Ilero, comes in for a tremendous*-
broadside. All. tho charges of corruption
heretofore embodied'in his various Communi—,
cations, are hero reiterated, with the. super- 5
added censure which this maaimoth institu
tion lias of late -justly incurred, for withhol
ding, ihe public money when demanded by*'
die head of the Treasury department, to satis
fy a claim set up for-damages on the protested!
bill of exchange, drawn on tho French nation...
The finances itre represented in a flourishing
-cohdition. The.public debt, will' bo.entirely,
cxtii guished on tho first of January; and a
large surplus still in dm Treasury.
Tim Army is in a high state of. discipline/.
To the navy,' the fostering care of the govern
ment is-solicited.
Indian affairs are handled as they should:
be. .The remnants of this unfortunate race,
are earnestly recommended, to removo West •
of the Mississippi. River.
Extensive frauds on tho pension laws are
suggested,-and a revision of thq.system, so as
to-prevent them iu future, raMtemcnded to
the consiileration'of Congress. “!
That' |Kirtinn of the Message which struck
as with most force, is tho distinct anuuncia-
tiort of the President’s views, on Internal Im- -
provement. That gigantic system of fraud,
injustice, and inequality; lias here received
at thc-hauds of the highest officer of the gov-
ernment, another blow, winch will likely send,'
it tottering fo its final dissolution. ,
An organization of the Judiciary is sugges
ted, so as to allow all the States a Circuit court
and an alteration in the constitution, so ns to.
prevent tho Election of President and Vico-
President; in any and in every cyent. fronfc
going to the House of Representatives. It is;
also again intimated, that these high office*
should'servc but one term.
Congress is warned throrighout,' against
the danger of placing irresponsible power, in
tbe hands “of the Executive. We hope that
body will take him at his word, -and by way of
reciprocating the.favour, warn the old gende-
man, never to assume such kind of power, un*.
til it is placed in his handx. ; .
Col. Sellers of Honrv, has introduced reso
lutions in the Senate recommending the lion.
'John Forsyth as a suitable person for Prosit
dent of the United States. There are now a*
bout a dozen individuals before the country
for this high and responsible office, and will
probably be more than twice that number
brought upon the field, making in all one for
each State, and a few for the benefit of tho
Territories. Haviug no particular partiality Jl
for such as have been or may hereafter be sc-,
lectod by others, wo 6ball probably at a prop
er time come forward with a man of our own,
who w like Rome of his competitors, having no
great pretentions, may retire front, tbe coufiict
with a very moderate vote.