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TO THE PUBLIC.
Aa attack having been rand# upon we, by tln>
CatttmbUa Sentinel, it becoaie* « duty winch I
•wa to myself and ttty friend* to repel it. In the
aaarwaf my remark*. I *11111 •I’flk freely of the
■aallrna and character of some individuals, but not
ante an than irulb and ilia evident:* berewiib
mhinitird will watraut; it being nty object to
•b»w that tba few individual* wtio hive created
iht* eirbroieitr. and from whom thine charge*
••united, have been governed by an unhallowed,
petty ambition, and teckleune** of principle de-
gradina to human nature—thul they have rut char
acter ilMunwIvr* in the e immunity in which they
live, and may therefore make havoc of it with Im-
piaitv when ]Hi**e»*ed by mheis. A* ilte whole
Butter ha* been gut up for political eflect, I
shall attempt to develop their plane, and repeat
tbair motive*.
In the year 1633, iourdan Wilehar wae run by
tba Stale*' Right party of Marion county for. the
Banal*. H* war defeated bv a email majority.—
At the meeting of the State*' Right Auucintion in
MM. b* lubudtted hi* claim* and distinctly atat-
•d. that if the party could aelectauy person whom
fc We*thought would run better than himself, he
wiakad them to do *o, arid lie would he *aii»fird.
Tba party, at a full meeting, believing they could
da better than run Wilehar. nud lie having to pal-
rkniaally •ubmliUtl hit claim* lo ihe judgment
•f (Im party , •elected Adam Hood, Ksq. h* u cmi-
dhftatt R»r th« Jennie. The Stale*' Kigln parly
VMM Uma in the minority: but Mr. Hood being m
rxpectable and popular man, choten by the pur-
i/ With grant apparent unanimity, it wa« believed
vtenuld aucc jed by an united effort. Our feel
lt|*i however* were aorni dampened by the crooK
1*0 of diaappomted ambition ; uud the patriot-
inn and devotiau to principle which had recently
Mm displayed, were hxio made a nucrifice upon
•• filthy altar of pcnmual aggrandisement. Mr*
Mood could uol be aupjHirtcd because ho wna a
preacher, he had bqeu pul upon Ihe party by i
auneened arrangnniant, with divar* other ubjec
liana; but it wa* eavily aeen that Ilia cau*e of di*.
t with iourdan Wilehar wa*: that Jour
den Wilehar had nuf been tiuiniustfd—*nd, aa I
bad tb* ho uur of ureddrogAivcf.lli* State*' Right
Aaaociation, 1, of courac, came in fin a *li*r* of
thaabuHand epithet for which (hoy, ar* aoipe
what celebrated. The Hiatc*' Right purty, bjw,
•ear, pursued the even tenor ufilteir way, and Mr.
110(01 wit* elected, nmwiihsiitnuing the opposition
r #f Jaurdan Wilehar. After tliiu a* Jourdsn
• Wilehar'* Influence, If he - had any, we* nut
■aeewary' to ilia mw afrits patty, he wa*
net ennmltcd by ii; ocrsviotraliy,. Ituwever, a
eeiniillutioM might be *Htu. or a distant rumbling
beard; but they piiMs.l ofl'unhoeded, and died a
way la the d*«ert aruttnd him. Some lime* tan,
aunt* angling by tint Union people iiiiglu be di*
auvtretl. but it did noi *ecm tiiut any thing definite
•mid Ira roncludeil; rjilier ilia price wa* tuu high,
ar Ibe fleah wa* not worth buying. Kepuilioted
ky hi* nwn party, and uniouglii by the other, it
hacaine nece*»ary that mime course *httnltl bepur-
•aed tu raintlate himielf, and, il.poMilde, to re-
gala what had beep bat, lie therefore pretended
r at devotion lo Ihe principle of Nulliflcnliou,
damned la hell all “<ubmi»*inn then" and tlitdr
•riaeiple*. Thi* cunrae deceived a few, and
c* again Indulged ilia hope that ha would be
nominated fur the .Senate thi* year. 1 waa ,b-
atul on a trip In Apalachicola Hay whrn the
Itatea' Right Aevnciminn met, but have been in
fortutd that he prnle**eil great devollun In Ihe *UC'
etaaol our principle*; and pledged lilmaelflnaup'
port thnniiminuiian.'letiifallnn whom it might
lilt it ill would not da. Till* way of blowing
•aid and blowing lint could nnt cnaily lie recoucll-
ed by honeat men, and Jourdsn Wilrher waa
gain led out. Some other courts must be punn
ed tn make himself finnans In the land. He liml
keen run regularly on the Stale*’ Right ticket 'nr
tba Senate, and bad failed!, He then real Ida
tabula weight again*! the State*' Right ticket, be-
aauae h* wen not numlnined, end felled ! I lie
Ibti anitghf a nomination from the Rtaiea’ Right
party, end again failed 11 I Hul a new elate of
thing* had occurred. An Indian war hnd broke
•ni upon oar border*'; a catamnplie wh toll elwnve
engender* ami harrow* upon the worst feeling* of
our nature. Thia qircmiisiancr, entirely discon-
•ectrd with party, tn'uel he taken advantage of,
and turned in political eflect, A few Indian buy*
wbn had been raised by my father In this county.
110*1 now be made the' alcpping clone to Juurdan
Wilchar’a grcnincti- He thctcliire collected ■ t
het cnngennl iplril*. and proceeded .to my fnlh
ti’a; and early one Sunday morning, (and. with
•II the importance of a must redoubtable (tarring
"who had made a vnloruua charge, gun in hand,’
aphnan empty Indian wigwam,) lie, wjtlf great
ealemnity, tlrclared ,hinxelf a rut,didst* for
the Sanatr ; and, after heaping vnllie* of slutsc
. ap"n my father, who wu« vlck mid ijnpimrc-
ted. he matched ulT, wiihuui seeing an Indian.
Thia wa* a develu|>einent of hit* objects, which o-
C aned the eye* nf some of those who composed
is company, anil they at onceahumloncil'hiin.—
They then *et their dirty agents »t work among
»ha people, circitlalhig a report tlint the lndiaiis
' ware armed, atuj ihruntcnctl death nud destruc-
thia tn the country; and voccct d, d In gening sev
eral aiib*c.riliera fit a petition in the Governin' fur
•heir ramnvnl. wbnkuew untiling about lint In
diana ibsmsclvc*. and wa* imposed on by the
rates of ihe*e fel|nw*. Several respectable tncit
were thu* duped; and they have told me since that
they were informed tlts'i there were acvciny nr
eighty armed Indian** at my father'*. WliiUi
In* operation of petitioning was going tin, timae
Allow* were nccosioniilly shunting In the bualic*
and jamb* t,| the fence iilmitl the ptanhiiiim; anti
lying tit alarm the people, by wiving that the In-
d’-n* had titeiho|Hin them. This ritltculoo* and
conduct had been bnine aa Inttg as forhc nr-
a, at w.ts a virtue, end I determined to put au end
to it, nr to <0111* of the agitator*; ami, for tlint pnr-
paka, went down tn my futlter’a til the time I heard
tba* ware aectetly preparing for another Iridic.
' 5 V8tF““' ' ' ■’ ~
ibaftK(
Editors of ilia Colunthu* Sentinel have
dent m* tit* injustice in say, tlml"! healed n
•maker of armed Indium, uud several white men
•ndar my central, agtiinv thu luw* of my.conn
uy, and this devoted bund of patriot*." I titer*'
tm taka the libarty of Mating to Ihe Editor* of
lhai print, that tlteir staicmciit, sti far aa it relate*
Hlh* Indian*, i* unequivnrally false; nod the nu-
«dt*d teuimnny will eltnw that there wa* nm on
•bat day, nor aver ha* been, nu Indian armed on
•hat place in opposition n» any mini oc set ol men..
That there were whim men armed, I admit; anti
hr ti t IHiriuwe nf informing the public, and for
lh* edification of the Kditors, 1 will inform them
that myself and my brother* made at* well arm
•d men, determined to defend our pnretus and
lhair home from rite lawless invasion and abuse
•f lh* Editors’ patreuic comhiuntiun nf perce
kraaker* and aettlameui agitator*, 'i'licre wet*
two or three neighbore who teete nlso accidental'
ly preaent. making nbmit nine, w|tich haslieenin'
craicrd and InmtmognipMed, by the villuinuut
and disordered imugiiiation of the Ktlitor*’ infor
mant. into filly armed Indian*, beside* ttvernl
whit* men. - In op|a>*iiion, was Coptuin Jounlaii
Wilehar, at the heml of ilia rompany or upward*
of twenty armed men and hoy*; the fag end be
ing brought up, ill liniidsonni style, by bit worm
ing-in Corporal Kditnr'a inlmmor, mid *tory cir
ttuatitig general, Gapa T. Yelvcrton. We tin t
•bam promptly; and to them, very unexpectedly ;
•ad did date them to put tlteir thicuts inti* exrru-
tt*n, nt commit a single act of Itostility which
would place u* on die ju-tiliuble side ol ibe law,
and our rifle ball* should he our messengers.—
J*t the courage oQtheir leading men had taken a
fit „f the ague; they did not come there to make a
"A**," but nieiely to deliver a letter which they
■ail teased front the Governor, uud which is made
I-, *«iictily .ilielibslliiii* publication in the Colum-
Me Heulincl. Ifsuch had been tlteir conduct Ihe
■nt time they wtut there, it might not now Im so
n»»4 lo reemwile tlteir acts and profession*—leav
ing it* In guest at the ttrauge reason* requiring an
»c*>*d focrof twenty person* to deliver * leUer in
a civtliaad nod peaceabU country. JVrhap*, liow-
•v«r. sum* were more "hokets on in Venice,"
sad wirnnd to*c* wha| eflect a.letter front the Gy-
otmer of Georgia nould have u|sm old Billy
Wiiiianw end his I cl.ev boy.', toll,king; ii„ doulit
k would place them io an "awlul caiastnipbe,"
sad make •** perfuet citcumstuncr" of them- If
map failed togiotily their curiosity at that time,
povtvaps ttw y ntay do so now, by reading die an
naxed letter In reply to tbaf Me eiyed from the
Governor.
1 must confe**! wa* surprised to sees few men
preaciif, us member* of that company; bul 1 have
no doubt they were impus-d Upon, titnl induced
lo go io'o it from the'lies whinh liiitl been told
them. Indeed, some of them have told me so
since; but, as for the majority’af themi I should
n<d lie surprised to see them in any situation, front
the prison lo the gallows..
I dislike very much lb deal in persontililir.s,
particularly when the object i* e contemptible one;
and I assure ilia public, that if rite publication in
the ricntioel went no further Ilian the limit* of
Marlon county, I should not trouble myself in
making thi* reply. But justice to (lie public com
pel* me in deal a little with this Sentinel made
gentleman, Mr. Gaps T. Yelvertnn, from whom
they derivedjlirir information; and, when 1 in
form the publ’c Ihnilte came to my house, do*li-
lute, under pretence of aeckirtg a sclnsil, that lie
fed upon Inc lur month* withotii charge, (a* is his
custom, whenever lie can sponge himself oil',)
and receitedevery favor from me and my fitmiiy
which ha asked ;.itnd that licit now, and Im*
keen for some lime, trying toBlindcr meat home
and abroad, I atn sure I shall not be blamed for
holding him uptojtublic hifarny and ridicule.*—
Thi* follow is u sort iif peilifoggiog (ill. rncy, und
made his way to 0te barf not if- reading luw, gen-,
ll* reader, but by virtue of odid grunting I lie
attended the cum forextrmiuntihn. ami was taken
sick, and remained so llirmiftli the court till the
last morning of the session; had himself curled to
the Couit House, lifted tu trie bar, gloated must
expressively nud awfully, wu* asked a few ques
tion* by tiro Court, ndinillipl through courtesy,
wa* hauled back lirtltetavern, liiuunted'hi* horse,
and the next day landed nt my housif, forty miles
front Columbus. Ho, we discover, that the ordeal
of examination ami mliriissiim, had n mure peue-
ficial plied upon him than all .the physic lie hud
token. This is duplicity for you; but it is per
fectly In character with him.
It would seem lo be the part nf discretion In
ennciliaie rather than provoke, when a man knows
hi* conduct to be such a* In disgrace him, if expo
sed ; bill, if n person be cuutliluiiunally mean,
trifling, and debased, rather than attempt to raise
hiniMlf to a level with honorable meu by Id* good
conduct, he will puli them tlnwii tn n level with
litm. if Im can eflect it by any villainous method,
'i’hcir tflorls, however, always fail'where atrclr
fellows nre.knowii; and I propose lo make lire
public nmuuwliat iinipiuiuicd with him.
lie, Mr. Gaps T. Yelvcrfon, has been ptlblTc
IV charged, at a district muster ground in this
^o’unly,.with kidnapping a free colored clrUtl in
South Carolina, and selling it into slavery ; for
which ofl’eiice'lic IcJ't tlint country, rather silently.
He upplied lo lira lo bring an action of slander
against the persons making these charges; hut
when 1 inquired of him particularly as in any
circuuistun.ee upon which siiqll’n charge could ho
predicated, uud heard from him his nwtr version
of the story, i njlvitcd -him, a* a'friend, nut to
coihmeucc au action, and to sqy at litt le about it
as possible, fit hat Jitt'sued my atltici,
He advertised, in one of the MacOr paper*, the
lo** of a considerable sum ol money, when it was
not known by his piost intimate acquuinlnnces
imw lie could possibly have gut honestly into jios-
•eislmiof an nnicli as" tie uilvcilnir'd. At anutlier
time Ins actually Hindu oath of the lust of mime'y,
and that he liehevetl it wus stolen.by n citizen t> f
thi* conmv, .nr *nnie of his family ; find if search
warrant, and rnnsucked his whole' c'stahlislipreni.
1 must conic** 1 wa* deceived hy lint - fejluw' tills
lime; for, IrOm the fnct of Ida taking tlfo’ oath, I
concluded lie limi lost ilia money scmewlicre,nnii
gave him, at lit* rcipreat, some udvice n* hi'tlie.
course he should pursue to recover .it. Bin, even
then. -some of hi* must intimate acnnaiiitimces
would very significantly shake tlteir heads, .nml
say they did nut know where lie got- the money ;
and, in fact, from hi* auhsoquriil conduct, and llin
mnitier in which he lei the whole immer ease oil',
1 do verily believe—aptl, mt fur as 1 cuti lenrnr
projilcgeucrully believe—the poor than anjl his
family ttre inuocc.nl, mid tlint (inpa ,ln»\ tm mon
ey. People til if distance may be at a hiss, to 'ill.
vine the motives. which iufltiUtiqts hint io such
'cop'dliCt'axtjiitif but, when tliey||cnrn that lie
lives by sponging upon tltuse' wbn will .cntiute-
iisnc.eiilm, uutl. likernme nf Gen. Jackson’s met-
chimis, trades upim ljorrovvcd iir fictiihnis aupitnl.
they will at once see the reason vvlticlj prompts
him In any ciiiireqof conduct which will give hint
celebrity lur litindiinj inniiby. Wc, however, to
whom lie is iutlnhtcd, have rnnsuti to know thru
the mime isifll; for if lie pays nt all, it la in
'• (Kick and trude.” lie is ui-o.troubled with n
discnsit called “cacncthcs scrlbeadl," anil has liir'
ucdauihnr. Hg vv/ufea foiilivlt aud puerilo nc-
ciiuni of the examination nf soniu util negro In
ilousioii citunty, whn wns charged with exciting,
discontent among ..his follows; arid,-, in ri luting
the extorted conli ssion ol the slave, In: trjcdtii in-
tlttee the..belief (hat the negroes thought arrange
ment* were making hy (htr mirt(tern hlkdltioplsis,
the Union party, mid'the negroes to ..I'Xtc.rioinulu
)he " Nttllilicrs,"- He no doubt, thought ha deser
ved htmuis from his party lor making this' impor
tant duvelopmem, nml fur so ingeniously giving
a " filth rib" thrust to iho Union people." FuV the'
purpose of giving this pitiful and contemptible ef
fusion currency .and credit with' the' primer, lie
signed to ii the name of a respectable gentleman
of Houston county, directing all cltarges to he ett-'
lered'ni n)s, Account. Tllu'lirst knowledge thi-
gentleman had of litis fuel was the nritseimitiiin ul'
tlic.bill, wliicll he.bf course, rol'tised, lo pay; ami,
ihe atitluir Inis aaccrtuintd the fact that ."truck'
at.d llmltt” does not answer tu well to pay l’riu-
lers' hill*.',
Shi-litr ns I ahi inforpted, it Is (lie elfiirt uf eve
ry lawyer tint only to sustain the dignity and hon
or nf ilia profcsiion of which he is a'lueiubor. but
to aild in it by uvoidtitg nil mean a'ml - petty Irleks
lit his praetice.’or til'imposing npittifiletgnbVamte,
dr'feedtng the tnulitrtiiiy oftlie people, for ttic pur
pose of'ttccumiihtiiiig business; much tmiro will
every lawyttr, who ill the least regards'hit 'repti*
latiiiif ot the obligation* if his oath, ba careful
never Id lake ojlbe il|imi built sides of n cu.o.—
Yet ilia bar will-sometimes bit.imposeil u|H>u, anil
imwiirthy tiicu find tlteir wtty into the fraternity,
Such a fraud' has been i.niciiccd upon it by Gupa
TV Yctyeitoiii Ksq. The ducket for M,nrclt jertn
Inst, will allow several eases cognomened.—
"TreuHrssvlel nrmis in ossjult and batterj."
which are fo.undfd upim' Sattirtlay oytutitig Iroltcs,
which had occurred from one tu two ivahra.ynoe]
and Ibr tile briuging of.whiidt case* tl\« plaint id'-,
in some of them, d.'elare lltcy refuked. upon hi-
applicnlion, to give him nuthniity to.Use their
names. T hero ure oilier cases, brought by names
unknown to the Istoks, which' only lived tq see
the fir*! court, und died I. have heard of I’acriitcli
for the benefit of counsel; bul the. above
outwards, beautifully variegated with blackberry
juice. He had it piece of red calico tied over his
[Ki-terior*. a* if that Wa* the only place about him
capable of sharhe, and which added to his titles
above named that of Ua*l,aw of one tail. lie
may rise higher if he live* long enough; and will
cenaiulynecupy a more exulted situation, if the
law gets its due. He had a large piece ol bear
•kin tied arnund hi* neck, which may yet serve
a* a .valuable auxiliary to his etevaitiie, if ropes
should prove scarce. And, lo cap hi* splendor.
Ire wore an old wool bar, stuck full of turkey tail
feather*, which fully indicated the exquisite lasts
and exalted dignity’uf the wearer. It wn* in this
garb that a member of the Cha'lahodcliie bar
uppeared for the purpose of abusing an old man
und Id* family, wlm had shown him many kind
nesses; but who really seemed witlihg to dispose
-of'himself in some crack when Iteaseerlniued lltn r
:ho»e persons were there who were ready nud de'
termined lo punish him for his impertinence.
All I have 1,1 ask of my fellow-citizens is. In
rend the annexed testimony, and entnpare it with
the statement made in lit* Columbus Renlinel.—
The evidence show* ilmi, notwithstanding there
have bce.it many mure liuliuris there Ilian at pres
ent. yet they were known to he ,1 good character
and liaru'dcss di-position; that during the little
these men tjnve been milking such mighty elliirls
to clear the rpimtrv of •• ho,tiles," ili-re were on
ly two iiietrand limr nr five boys ;'llial. instead
ofiny “heading" filly untied Indiuus, in opposi
tion tu liic law* of nty country, 'I was duly tine of
six, wfio were deierimned to die upon the "ground
beliire'otir parents should he utilised hy uuy such
set of men ; mid lustly. the evidence here produ
ced, nud thechurges which I-made, rind can sub-:
stmili'im, allow that.the young "gentleman," Mr.
Gapa-T. Yolverlmi, win, gave the information Ip
tins Kdilor* of the Columbus Sentinel, anil imi'le
divers oilier reports through the streets of Colum-.
bus, has silt's uud errors of a deep dye to answer
Ibr before the public will give credit lo his slanders
ngaiust any hotly else. I have uuilersinod, since
1 arrived in Cnlumbus, that the Governor, moved
U|Hin by the rules oftliis fellow, catne near order
ing a company down there; and, if he had fully
believed all that wa* told him, there can be no
sot of doubt but wlial if.was |usdtily to have,lone
it. I cun nnly say that I sincerely wish he had
done so, for by tiiut means he would fully have
ascertained Ihe whole matter with correctness;
uml would Imve Inid sullicieM evidence, at once,
of the contempt w.liiclt tho whifilitig puppy who
was fondiiug around him deserved.
r WILEY WILLIAMS.
N. B. Would it not be justice in the papers
who hove copied lltf remarks of tjm Sentinel, lo
give my defence a place also, or, at least, so much
of my evidence us. contradict* that publication 1
GEORGIA, Marion County.—Till* is tn cer-
lifvMltnt I have been employed on the farm nf
Wffl Williams, as an overseer, during the present
year, 18<')6,,lliiit the Indians ip his' employ, hnvo
worked as.regularly ami foilhl’ully, ns the negroes.
That iie has not fcuud them obstinate or wily
disposed, bni ihey have manifested n docile dispo
sition nml imlnst/ioirs bnl/its r—'Flint they Imve
been rcgdluiry fed on siibstnntinl fond, given them
every day from the smoke 'house 'That iltey.in
terrupt neiiher. the person*nr tint properly hlrnny
person,'and he would nssoim work with them us
so tunny negroes ; T'linl rite whole number of
mules, who hade been un l|ic plmitntion. or in
liny way coniieeled with it, silire.these disturban
ces commenced, have consisted of two'men nnd
four or five boys, Mono of whom are quite ’small,
and whom this depimern nmlhrstamls have been
rai*ed- by Mr \Vi.lllmns. Thia de|Kiiieui further
believes, and is certain that tlie mmty tales which
fmva been lulil nf ihrauf* made by these boys,
uud upon which the recent excitement has pre
tendingly been founded ure false. He knows
these Indian buys lo be friendly, nml that they
prclor '« wfirk with-iiny inau for tlteir support,
wlio will treat them woil. 'Flint'he lius always
audersiood from .Mr. Williams, that ho waa reaily
and willing tu dpl.ver them tip. to the order of the
(J'lverttor, or to titty proper tnit|iuriiy, but tiiut he
would not »ufi'er any lntm or set ol men, imving
tin authority to Hike them qwny. Thul those
do not desert e even that appellation,' und were
only Inouglit to make a show-of practice upou the
record* of ilte court..
Atioiliei ins!mice of legal depravity has come
m my knowledge, which, if the bar'duos justice
to itself, will he noticed by a tulo for ci.iutaion,—
It is limiting more titan ihu inking a fee iiom. iht
plaimiti'amidcfenduutiiio.uecase. The fuel*pre
ns follows: . j
I’luiniiH'pInetd nn account in his hands for col
lection in if justice'* court, with tlto.express under-
standing thul lie was In have uni; Inlf of what lie
collected ns his Ire; ami if he cullected nothing,
or obtained on judgment, the lawyer was bound in'
pay ihe cost filling tm plainliir. He did obtain o
judgment for something over twenty dollms. nud
immediately nlhr pnijaised lo dtleiiilant ioceriio-
rari the case, nml gel a new trial. Fur (lie prom
ise of this aervice, rite dcfrmluut gave to pluiu-
tilTa nttoiney bis tiole Ibr the lee. Th» attorney
then sent tu plaimifl', w lm was ignbram of tins
proceeding, and priqsi-fd lo sell him Ilia interest
in tlie judgment lor leu dollars, and take his note
due next Uhtistmns for (lie money ; which ihe
plninntl', fortutiutcly, refused tj do. Here wus
nut only an abandonment of the interest of Ids'
client, to whom he wasswuru lo be faithful, but
a manifest intention to swindle him out of tea
dollars, Thi* constitutes what I call n very pal
pable bate. (See the evidence annexed.)
Thi* is the young •• gentleman” who served a*
wutuiiig-io c..rparal and general in'-llig-'iccr t„
Cuptuiu Wilehar'* cottipaav of‘‘.laudable and
praise worthy citizens." lie ap|>eareil at my
Ulher's in ms appropriate cuiuruand, and in full
ulul'enn—having biseoutaud br,,dies .Vtoogside
the ludinii boys and utiier (lands, nn lire Iasi morn-
ing'thui lire company came there, tlint'" -they had
all cumo iirtir breakfast, whoii tlrey arrived, nml
as* deponents iinnvc wus some distance oil', lie Wus
nut jirescnt when they came tip, but as lie started
lwIns work, he arrived ul the house ns they went
liir. He knows no Indian was'tirmeil uu thiaduy,
nor have they been ut any time during the year.
IRVIN BOYKIN.
Tii.Wit.Kv Williams, Eeq. ■ ‘ . ^
Dear {Sir—1 was present whets. Wolclter, Yel-
vdtitoh & Cu. cnitie to yniir fntlic.r'* soirfu tints
ago, itnU have tin iiesiimioh.in slatitigihe facts as
they eii;ne.uniter my okservulion. Titore were,
it) my cu'rtuin kiiowledge, nit Indian.itritied then
on tiiut occ'nsitm. and I saw but two fellows iintl
jho four or live Imys whom your lather has raised',
or tit least w‘bn have lived with him, ever since I
enmem tlm ciiuuty. . I lietird you *ntj distinctly,
that any imjer'lltc Governor might legally make,
ornny proceeding coming from propt* ndtlroriry
would lie respected ami obeyed, hut tiiut you would
nut permit itny inttii, nr.set of men, Ito trespass
there; without authority. After tlie (fumptmy had
Mt your father's, n pari of them tlristeU some of
their company tike an IntHm, and uvli( through
thtrieighborhoodfiring guns and hulhJuiing Indi
ans, leliicli created 'more ularm among the mtntn
und children, Ilian all the Indians yilio liuvo ever
beeri ip the comity, Yours, . i
GEORGE Wi-ANDEUS.
Statement of Joltri Cupp's, wirti says, lie, has
been acquainted wjtli Win. Williulns, for si* or
scve.n yegfs - , mid forihruu years wa* employed by
hint, and Inis worked with the Indian* in li'is ser
vice. lie hits nu lieaiiutiiin in Spying that'the
iliseiplinc ituilet which the ltt'Raijs iiavo keen
raised l>V Mr.' Williams, is sucli.-triqt lie iiiunuge*
iItem with.a* nnieli lueiliiy us if tjji-y were tie;
gibes, only that force or viuleui .measures bus noi
been nsetl.'.buiTeasiiii nml itirenotll authority, his
eHiirts (toliig ditectod In tho gnverijtiieiit oftlie
iiiiiul us well.ns tlieinuiler.- They .ure regularly
fed, and tlteir wages ..abundantly supply them
wnh ctoiliiug uad other , xuoiisea, .‘llfey ure dull-
firl, the most of them having .Ijceri raised sin his
plantation, a* I liuvo,.understood ; 1 Iiavo never
kumvn v t!iem toytasl any tiling, or dspreddte up
on the ptopcrly ol uur 'neighbor*. • ,• d 1
JOHN; C AIM’S.
We the pudqrttgncil, who Imve lived fnnn one
lo eight vtftir*. waliin front one to 'six miles of
Willium V\ iilintns, hereby declare, timt we Imve
never, to our-knowledge lost arty property bv (lie
Indians in Ills service, nor do we believe thal'iltey
Imve depiciialetl upon the property of our fellow
citizens. They ore generally clusjtly employed
on die farm; are nut disposed to run about without
mttliority, or luwitil htt-ioess, or iftlisjio ed to do
so. are nut oerittiiteil by Mr. Willlaitw,' We con
cur uiilt Sir. Cupps, Mr. Brook*, Mr,James, Sir.
Barelield nud nib, rs In tlteir stuirmtins, so (hr us
the eouiluctulToe Indians has empy under uur
knowledge, und believe mein mho tit iudustriuus
habits nml harmless disposiiiim.
Nathan Hall, Alex. Turner -
Mulcntn Hall John Unpreo
Benj.'E. D.ivtg John Gills
U. 0. M. Utuuka Jesse Jiureficld.
Jacob-Hull Frederick Jons*. i
Geo. W. Anders,
GEORGIA. Marion County.
1 StaicmcQi ufJumcs W. Capps, underoath who
'says that die tins resided nbuuume mile from iVm.
Williams Ibr the Inst five ur six years, and i, Wfll
acquainted with his method of tretlnuem uud
, nurse ol diieipliiic Used lowurds^the ludis is in
itis eihpioy. llu believes titty ate rrgulurt i fed
with substantial nml whote»,me food, froi itis
smoke house, nml they are required io wo t on
tlie form, uud do lutior perlia|>s as cutuianilv and
faitlifully assoiiiuity white then. They arepaid
wages by the niomh,'& receive it in sucli w sy its to
be of service to them, no ardent spirits beinylxold
tiithetn.by their emplnyur. Soiite wlio wereflnl
dren when tills dt-pbrient moved here nrcjnnv
grown, nr nearly so, have been raised to work
regularly, know oolhing u'ooat hunting, or of ob-
lsbor. Tills deponent has heard the Indians say
that they,are well satisfied, and that they ptsfer
to live umong the white people, end labor for' a
suupnrt. This dspwneul -ays further, that lie has
never lost any property by them, although it Its*
been exposed. He ItelieVes them to tie huirest
and harmless, of industrious habits and good dis
position. Sworn tu. by
J. W. CAPPS.
Statement of Win. W. Brooks, under oath,
who says he has jived in one mile uf Win. Will-
imna in said county, far the Iasi eight years—that
during the whole of that lime, suid William* lias
hail Indiati* in Itis employ, nod itial several who
came here with him. n're now here, and t-ome
who were children arc grown up. His discipline
towards llw Indians has been, of a pureotal kind,
and directed to the cultivation of the mind,-nml
reformation of evil imbiis, as well asm the obtain-
men! of thpir labor. They are regularly fed ami
regularly worked, paid for their labor in such ar
ticles as cn'udticfl to tlteir stihvinuiinl benefit, ami
ardent spirits is not sold them hy,tlteir employer.
This deponent has never sullercd any injury by
them, nor docs lie believe they imve ut uuy limn
depredated upon tlie property uf our citizens since
they have been in the cir.p'loyinent of Mr. Will
iams., Tlie Indians express'their preference for
their present method ni" living, and lippeur ft)
dread nothing woise than to tie driven to the Nu,
lion. T.hfe deponent believes them tu Its uf in*
(lu-trious habits and peaceableilispositjtin. Sworn
In by "WM. W. BROOKS. :
Statement nf Win. Barelield, under oath, who
says thuf -lie lias lived three miles from William
Willium* otic year, last past. That, during that
time lie has been 'well ucquniuied with him und
the Imiiiiri boys in hi* employ., lie knows they
ure regularly fell from Ills smoke house, uud usu-
ully closely ’exiftfojtd un his farm, a* much so. us
if they were white men in lils employ, that lie
knows tif no damage which the ludiuus have
dune, hi the stock ur property of any of our Citi
zens. nhr has lie heard uny person say that they
hud done them any injury. .So fait Us he is ac
quainted with, lliein. lie heljeve* iheni lo be of do
cile and peueeuhle character, .industrious habits
uud bunnies* disposition. Swain to, by. ■:
WM. UAREFIELD.
Statement of John James under oatji, who say*
thul lie has resided one mile from Will, Williams
for more than twelve moallis, last past. Tlnit du
ring llfai time, tie lias been acquainted with u
ninnberof the Indians in hi* employ, that he bus
never known any of them toqepiedaie upon the
properly of our 0110:611*, nor has he heard auy uf
the i.e ghhors bring such a charge ugninst them, i s
arriving within tlteir knuvviedgc; that this depo
nent's liirtn nml properly has keen as much ex-
posed a* that nf any other person, being in tlteir
immediate vicinity. ’Finn ctuitrary to Itis expec
tation, when ho first cume here, lie Inis'never lust
any thjjgp tiut even Itis wmar melons, or peaches,
and that ilia Indian* always asked Ids permission
lo gather any fruit growing on hi* plantation
which they wanted, lie believes them to be of
harmless disposition, industrious hulriis and peace
ably inclined, ami does nut apprehend that danger
Irani lliein, (jint lie would from the same number
of negroes. .Sworn lo, by - .<
JOHN JAMES.
!' .'«■ CoioMnDS, July 16ih, 183G.
Heat Sir.—In (fompliniice With your reipicu, I
vvill make such ustutemeni of tho uecuireifce al
luded to, ps I am willing io be qualified lo. 1 was
ulyoUr father's on Saturday, .when a party-of men
wqqt lii Iris jilriritaiiori uriU .fired o/F ilieir guns:
they snriii mutinied tlteir humus however, ami rode
away. I was then on my Way In Houston coun
ty. , I reluKhcd loj ynui'tollicr's on Wednesday
evening llierenfler. On Tlturstlqy morning, u
party of between twenty and thirty armed-men
walked up in file fence, mid yijtireelf, with your
brother's; Wesloy, VVillinui. - ■ WhitHtsltl. Warren
und Waller, met flie'm at llrn pate, all 1 believe
with gttnsioyon'r hands: iiiysell'.'ynur father, Mr.
Joiner mid Mr. Womhle,-irilinediiilely followed
ufier vop. withuut itrms,.).rier some conversation
wliicll 1 ijii but now recollect. Jordan We'clier
Imudcd fun n letter, observing tiiut it wa* an or
der from ihe Governor.' You' observed to him.
that you 1 stood' ready io execute, as Ihc olHcer in
It was a delightful morning, tho son shnno
cltecringly, but tlie old man scarcely felt his itifltr
ence, (rue, he thought a little light had broken in
an the gloom of IrKnlnd—perhaps b« may come
to my help, but alas! I have no money, ami
Counsel do not olten Inbur for nought—during
these reveries the court wu* .called—the Counsel
for tlie (lefendent opened an appeal to the jury on
country: their names will now be placed upsir
tlie list with those who fought at Shepherd’s plan
tation and the SwuinpofCbickasahaichie. Gen.
Sanford arrived suun afier the battle, with four
or five companies of horse, hut the enemy had
scattered, and at our last advises entild not be
. .. . . foutilf. If they stay in that neighborhood long,
the legality of hie client's elsi.ri lo the form, and, |. llu , ace wi „ ov j llenl1 y t ,„ n 10 lt|c|
labored long and hard m defence nf Ins plea—tt ' •_
persons who have been .there,; pretending tb- gq- cbmmuuil dl'Kie Regitqent.' uny order sent you
tiller them, went jn n tuuiulluous ami riutniis • ■ -
inanii'cr, wa* laying nud shunting about the plan
tation. . This i)cjipuf.ii» hnd keen ploughing with
by tlie Governor. After redding tho letter, yob
observed, that it wa* mil an Older, hut a polite nml
gentlemanly letter, just such an one. us you should
expect a Governor tif Georgia to write, and that
rltey must try again—tlint there were un Indians
under linns, or in >n hostile ntiitlnle. I assert must
Iiqdfively'neither did ynu hlilke use of any tiiiser-,
vatiuii. going to show thul yoq enierlaineii u tlis-
posiiion to stand out againsnim luwsnl’yourcmm-
trv. or its authorized ugents. As to Ilte nu-nker
of Jpiliiitis, I sitvv three who were grown or neur-
ly so, three, hrlys and three women,: The fuels
nml cirourrisiunccs rts they occurred on lltnl ticca ■
sion, mid the statement made ill the Columbus
ticiitltlBll liuve but very little relation n* lo irtiili,
Yours imly,, , LUKE lV MIZELL
GEORGIA, Morion Couniy. .
Till* is in cerliry. tliut I employed Gopa
Y«|vciiton, ti^nttcml lo Ilte fcoileeliun of un uc-
count nguinst Mr! Hjdrick, in a Justices Court
in this county, in my fuvur—tiiut. I Junk Itis re
ceipt for tltesnme, and in rite presence of witness
es, we agreed ’ tiiut lie should have one liulf uf
what lie ('iillf'clcd-for his Iroulile, so that if lie col
lected untiling, he wus to liuve nothing, nml in' no
event wits I to pny ntiy cost. At Ilia first court,
Mr. Yelvcnton was nut present, 1 attended my
self, nml the Jiisiiceit gave a judgement in my In
var, for upward* of twenty dollars. At the ap
peal trial, Mr. Yelveuion aitended and I did tint.
The jury confirmed the judgement ih my fuvur,
one half iif'whlen judgement of course new be
longed to him; lie jiowever took n lee from the tie.
lemlunt.-und engaged lo certiorari the case omi' gel
a new trial. I do not consider that his services
in toy behalf Imd omlbtl, lie was bmintl to collect
the 'mutiny which he hnsitoi done, und for which
‘I shall hold him accountable. Notwithstanding
lie had taken a fee, to. upset tl|e judgement, yet
lt.< did not soein disposed>ii lose Insliulfof it. and
proposed to give me' up the judgement ii I would
give him tny mite 'due next Christmas. 'Fin*
proposition wns made to me ufter lie hud engaged
to get a new dial, bet 1 knew nothing of it, bul
luckily refused to give him my note, and, told him
to pursue thy judgement and collect the money, us
he had cugaged to do. , .
DANIEL B. HARPEY.
■ Front tho Rtillitmire Patriot.
ANECDOTE OF GEN. HOUSTON.
About two years ugo Gen. Houston, in compa
ny-with two Olliers, left Nu*hvjlle* Tetin.fbrTex-
us, and travelled several dove through marshes and
over nitilinttiitis,’ auiotig Idirisiiuns as well us snv-
nges, wiihnut uny thing very inletcslingor mar
vcllous ciossing their path,
Lute one hciimiful inotinllglit evening they cn-
leretl u village, the county town of— —, Suite
—. vvnero they took lodgings foe the night;
the new* wa* Very soon spread over thj. tojvn that
Go\r. : llott. tun, from Tennessee, had tukeq' lodg
ings ut———, where, in n ehmt lime lie wus
greeted by Judge nml Jury, counsel ami client,
(the court'being in session.) hy rite accomplished
ed female, as well as the backwoods, rustic, all of
whom received the salutation of a geullohtuti and
scholar in tho person of Gen. II. There was an
old limn, with his interesting ami,beautiful dough'
ter, who Seemed to cjuini the ulieiitibn ol'flte gelt
eral more than all ihe other visitors. There wns
au expression in file old mail's lisik difierenl frum
the rest—be looked a language which suit), "cat)
yon help mel". nml ccltii ansvyered from rite heav
ing nrenst oljljte dap'gliter Can ydithelpf
The old unVii, itmiiy years ugo, bud, taken up n
large tract of land in liml couuty, tin wliicll lie'set
tled with his voting family, nml wliicll, through
industry, he Iidd converted inlu a very extensive
and profitable plantation, but liml, inadvertently,
■iniitied iti enter it. Some time previous in this
event, a "knowing one" nscirtnined .tiiut dm old
lueu could bo ejected, and legally too, set lo work,
had the' lit nn entered iu his own name, got a writ
of ejectment, trail it served, und in nn hour the old
mun and Ills family were turned nut of-" house
and home,!’ almost pennylrs*. The old man en
tered suit jo' the court for the recovery' of his lost
home, but having no money, lie Imd no friends!
(how true.) The General listened to bis isle of
woe, and intimated that he would help on the mar
was thought by. some that hi* argument were in
controvertible—during this time there sat the old
man—no friend to console hint—the Governor
wa* not there—lie Imd not been a* gorxl as Iti* in
timation—the Cuuusel was ubjul cioring hi* ap
peal. and in nil probability.the decision would go
oguinst the plaiolifi—liuikl a rustling noise is
heard—a movu is in rile crowd—a rail genteel pet-
soimge enters—ihe old man lifts his eye and re
cognizes the Governor—lie steps forward,' intro
duces himself tothe court, volunteers for the old
uinti—all eyes were upon him, nnd when the
words "Gentlemen oftlie Jury” jell from his lips,
thecurrent of opinion began lo eli.tngt:, ’here wus
an unction in the word-, to which (lie innralcsof
that house were unaccustomed—he proceeded el
oquently, feelingly—Itis words fell on the listen
ers like rite rushing' of many water*—the white
handkerchief* oftlie ladies weresmiu brought into
requisition—the stern jurors were seen 1 lo throw a-
vyay Ihe briny drop—lira J udge changed bis pt>-
taiinh frequently—abort the ..whole house, judge
anil jury, cuuusel und client.' speclulors—all—
were sutiused iu tears—Ira closed his urguntents,
his eloquent and his impressive appeal to the ju
ry—walked obi, and lira jury without' leaving
their box gave the "old maul’'bsek Iti* 'farm.
f TFXjAN. C
»ng. ^
, COMlillllBS;
Thursday .llorniiiK, August 4, 1836.
TilK PKOPLfc’s CANUIDATK POH PKl'nIDKNT,
1111 Gil LAWSON WHITE,
- FOR VICK I'RKSink.Nr,
. JOHN TYLEH, of Virginia.
-Anti-Van Burcn Electoral Ticket.
AMBROSE BABER, of Bibb'.*
JOHN W. CAMPBELL'. ofMiiscogee,*
, GIBSON CLARK, nf Henry.*
;• HOWELL COBB, of Houston,* r '
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Ogiethbrpe,
THOSv HAMILTON, of Merrlwetlrar
CHARLTON I1INK3. of Liberty, ,
WM W. HOLT, of Richmond, ’
JESSE MERCER, of Wilkes*,
DAVID MERKIVVETHER, of Jasper,*
EZEKIEL \\ lMBERLY, of Twiggs.
* Union WniTK men.
CoiigrchSioual Ticket,
JULIUS C. ALFORD. ot'Troup.
EDWARD J. BLACK, of Seriven.
WALTER T.COLGUITT.uf Muscogee.
WILLIAM C. DAWSON. ofGnene.
RICll’RD W. IIA B E RSIIA M, of Habersham.
JOHN H. HOWARD, of Baldwiu.
JOSEPH W. JACKSON, of Olmritam.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn.
KUOENIUS A. NESB1T, of Morgan.'
(£/“ Oor subscribers complain daily, thut they
are. unable to get their papers frum some of the
Post Offices Iti which they, are directed. -VVliut
con Im! the cause of it I Are theto sworn odicers
in day of these establishments, wlm vvill swallow
their oaths, and do us intefiliunul wrong to griitily
a malicious fegjiug of purty or pulitieal resen't-
ineiit 1 Will men, that happen tu difijrr with us
in politics, do what they swofe they would not du,
iu order to, ;Uip the circulatiso of a paper, so in,
significant as ours 1 The papers ure sent regu
larly to all our subscribers, uud they are satisfied
oftliis fuel. But wltut does this signify when they
ure unable to gel them ? We dislike exceedingly
tu complain, but the truth is. if such infamous
couduct is not.put an end'to by some ' tiffins, we
are determineli to expt/se the uatne of every olli-
cer that is guilty of such petty swindling. Il we
cau do no oilier good, we wilt ut Icusilet rite world
know who it is, that can and will prostrate un im-
por'.unt office, to (lie service of purty. . We liuve
mude Our threat and now we Imve a request to
make. Let our paper, in all cases, remain in
yuur offices uuim'errupted and unread, until lira
proper owner culls fur them; never stup packets
directed' lo other offices, but send them ahead hy
due course of mnil, and till will-lie well..
milling a living iu un\ utlter way, but by srair I row.'asua that day rite esse would be decided
THE CREEK WAR,
It is a remarkable fact, in the history of llie're
cent difficulties with the savage*, that the whites
generally believe the war at aft end, ubout the.
time it fairly. commences. Whether this arise*
from a want of knowledge, among tho caimr.au-
ding officers,'ofriie real character of the Indians,
we do nor pretend la Say. One thing is however
certain, that Gun. Gaines made a mistake uf this
kind, in relation to the Seminole difficulty, and
recent events have demonstrated that a similar
error has licoitcuminilied iii reference to the pres
ent strife Villi the Creeks., A large portion oftlie
actual fighting, during the campaign, has been
donesiuce those Imving the direction of iira war
libti proclaimed in titu world, that it wus over and
ended.
In our last, we related,'os far as we were able,
tlie circumstances that attended a battle fought
on Sunday lira24lll bit. in Stewart county, On
Ihe next day, Cupl. Jkrkioan, one of rife moil,
energetic and valuable officers that has keen eu-
gaged iu the service, nud uqe tun, as McFarland
says, that will do tu bet on, wlreu uny thing like
fighting is on foot, gathered up his little company
nud went in pursuit ot^ the enemy, determined to
hurras* uud detuy his movements until the caval
ry from ubove could arrive. A few miles from
where the fight took place on Sunday,' hq -cainc
up With them, securely ftOsted Ijr 'thrirtin of it
Creek, where lie attacked litem; . but from the se
curity of their pusiiimi and greater numbers, .lie
was forced tu tetire, after u. spirited attack, iu
wliicll he lust lyvo men. Nolhiug daunted, thoin-
trepid Jcrnigan rallied a few morq of hi*, county-
men, und such.others fioiu Randolph and else
where. aS lie could hastily assemble, and took rite
•.rail again. On Wednesday the 'SJth, he over
took them ukutij twenty mile*-beyond Lumpkin",
nmkittg their way, might ami maiu, down through
kite almost impenetrable swamps of the lchavrag-
nuchwee Creek.
Here ho brought them to a dead halt, and har
ing disposed uf a portion uf Iris force, so as lo pre
vent tho Indians if|K>ssibla from escaping; rushed
u|iun (lie enemy witli such spirit as to cunyiuce
even u savage, that a swamp was nu very bool ur
tec Ore Itidiug place. There were, supposed tu
be upward* of two hundred Indian* iu nil, fifteen
or twenty of wltoui' ucie left where.limy fell,
whilst the others, soattered through the ciuie nud
made their escape. The route wus complete.—
duch'wa* the li.urry of tlteir flight that rimy left
behiud them it large amount of goods,' upwanlsra!'
twenty hur*et,and three of their children. Two
of these children they hud evidently killed, to
prevent them front making a noise'nud betraying
their bhliug place, tlie other wa* ulivc and taken
care of. Jemignn had three or four men killed
and several wounded. Tlteir names we have
not heard. From ull we can learn, we should
judge that the Indians were most essentially
| whipped. Jernigan and his boys had done eu
ongh before, tn eqtille them to the thanks oftlie
% A SMALL SIGN.
Some surprise, and uu little had ft g its*
been excited in New York, by tho dismi-- from
office of Mr. Oomtrneur', the distinguish! ' p nst
Master in that City. But why should this • •-
Inn mid arbitrary act surprise any rcflec. ,
man! Itis kuown and recollected thatM.. G. 1
a short lime since, took upon himself lira respun*
sihility.of doing an act of justice to the South, by
arresting, as fur as he could; the circulation of in
cendiary publications through the mail; For ,
this praiswuriliy conduct he was of enures de
nounced, Without .measure or mercy, by the
whole host of abolitionists and their kindred tipir-
The question which interests us of the South'
is, by whom, influence vyns this worthy man anti
honest public officer' displaced. Not by. Amo*
Kendal's surely, far he approved, sanctioned sud
justified the conduct of his deputy.?' AVhii. then
bus clone tlie.deed 1 Who generally directs.the
parly operations in New York ? We have heard
one Marlin J^nn Boren areiised nf taking u hand
(Acre, in such matters. Now, if Alnnin hut been
guilty of turning nut’ this efficient officer, for tils'
olFeuce above slated, (and ill spile of inlcrestetfde
nials, the wiirld will think so.) wlial bccoinijS' of
Itis hoacyed professions uf friendship In the South?
The only real friend tlint we had in the great Ci
ty, nt least the only ano tjmt bus ventured lo show
tils faith in our fitvrtr by Itis works, has been up- '
ucremoniuusly dismissed from office, for no othSr
reason than to secure the goml will of our woret
enemies. If the-people whose interests are so
deeply at stake, will not open their eyes ti>‘the
flagrant nnd uutregeous deception that is played
upon them, they deserve that the abolitionists
slnlll succeed in tlrair infamous conduct. Sleep
on vet,-aTittle while longer; bliudly lend your-
selves to the support of tlie prince or political
darkness, and you shall wakp to the realization of
your worst fears, or sleep on, it may be, the sleep
tif donth. The first Monday iu November will
soon be here.; remeritbeic.lAer*, what, we say now.
THE COMING ELECTIONS.
It appeurs to us high lime lliul uur. friends
throughout the State were rousing'themselves’ to
meet, the, approaching enmesh In, two short
mouths the freemen uf this State wiil he called
upon, to select fit and proper person* to represent
them in Congress, and the State Legislature.—
I his, high duty always important, is rendered
doubly so by the circumstances that surround tit.
The friends or rather partisans ofManin Van Bu-
ten and Dick Jtilinsun. have proclaimed the pres-
cut delegation in Congress, candidate* Sir re-elec
tion, nntl have oflereil their names tn the accccp-
lunce of the people. These men have been tried,-
and wlratImve they done ? What tnlttfa l.on-
nrebjc, In tjtcmseives and complimentary to
Iheir constituents, have they exhibited! What
greatnieasurc, vitally affecting the interest or the
South, have they eupi-ortcd? Wlrat moaner of
Independence, frum the vile shackles of Kintlsr-
lioakisin Imve they shown? Where have they
hern, found when measures ol vnst importance
huvtt been decided? Search the. proceedings of
the Ilmise, and trjmn the. decision, of every im
portant question, not wholly of a party charac
ter,'d majority ufthem have nlvvny came up miss
ing. When, however, the previous question, that
gag lavy'.of.a despotic majority, has been demand-
ed; we r fiud them invuriuhty in their | lares, rtttly
to aid the Regency iu silencing lira independent
voices uf tlteir opponents. - In opposition tn these
nierij tlie np|Kiiieuts of Van Iluren and Juhnsan>
have nfiered the ticket which stands at lira head)
of our paper. Lifok over these names, and say
whether iliere is a man among them' that would'
shrink morally, mentally, or physically from the
defence of the south and her long cherished insti
tutions? Is there one whose independence would
end to the smiles of power, one uunhie of iiii-
willing lo vindicate the charactertif lira Stale, and
defand lira great interest of the people?' Tho
times demand just such men in Congress ns tho
frieudsofJiitlgR Wiiitb have selected, nud wo
look forward with increased anil , increasing con
fidence to their ultimate success. ■
Thereare some (civ things,' njrnrt from the every
day business of legislation, that will necessarily
cnnra -btifiipe the next legislature. A .Senator in,
Congress is tu be elected, and it'is uf infinite im
portance, not only to the character bul the inter-
csLuf Georgia, tlml no man be honored with that
high office, who will in nny even}.vote for John
son, ns Vice President.,should the election devolve
im the Seoate, a circumstance by tin meant im
probable. Two Judges of the Superior Court are
also in .he elected. Warnf.ks time expires this
Tull, and ha may be made tu feel the proscriptive-
influnnbe tif rite New York. Regency, fur not bow-'
iug dovvii tit rite Conqueror, unless the people in
terpose to Save the ablest judicial officer of the
State, from ilte' withering curse of a mure than.
Russian, despotism. .-Disposition is also In be
made ufibai portion oftlie surplus reveuns which'
falls to tHp-lot uf Georgia;' Van Boren's friends,
have, in head, licet) opposed in the Stales receiv
ing tins money nt all, prcfering rather that it]
,should remain tn the pet banks liir the use uf tlie
party: now it strikes.us that.these mcn'will care.,
hut little whether |t is profitably invested by rite,'
State nr nut. Tommy fitlyim* soys, put ii ill the
Central Bank, Cap|; Cuiiiberi olijects, und father.'
Gtiicn stands ut his buck, in opposition, to-the
Bank aud its'claims tu the raimey.' With tliqjf,
quarrel we hove nntiiing to du, cnusnUng uuiselves
with rite pld atldage,'" tlml When rogues fall out,'
honest men are apt to gel their right,"
Wc have thrown nut these hasty remarks, in,
order to woke up our fellow citi zen’* tn ihe impor
tance of the unproaching election. If we Imve
succeeded, well; if not, wo w III intike a few mors
efforts between now and lira. FlRtiT MONDAY)
IN OCTOBER. ..
~ TUE PARTY, -
An extract, which we give below. I* well wor
thy the attention nf every man, who Im* nht hound
himself neck and heels in the liiruiues nf die Vice.
President. It is from a speech of Mr. Bell uC
Tennessee, one of tho most powerful men in this
or any other, country, nud nuo who Itns probubly
looked a* deep' into tlie secret wnrkiugs tif Van '
Burcnistn atony politician living. Tho. qu'es- .
tjuns propounded iu the' first jinn of this extract,
are of startling import, nnd ought to wake up
m*pirit-of inquiry among every clast of nor citi
zens. Is llicre such a party as tlie orator lint do-
scribed, now in 'existence in the Slate of New
Yotk, pud js its acknowledged head seeking the '
.highest offices knuwn to thu Constitution 7 No
nmu bail deny -il.. Docs the moral and political -
despotism, so indignantly depicted, really *x->
1st, nti<j are (I;* members of tho party bound