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THE TIMES.
COLUMBUS, GA.
* Thursday, August |T ISIS,
©aaa©3^!?3®
Fmw Trade; Low llwma: .5* Debt: Kei'ara-’
tios from Banks;E<?sxo;# ; RkT>u'®* HME;v r ; |
Alrtl A STRICT AIHIKRERCK Tff Tilt CoSSTITt'-j
saoN.— John C. Calhoun.
Tor president of tie TTaitsd- Staton.
JOHN C. CALHOUN.
tern uopEtixop.
V'MARK A. COOPER.
FOR CQXGRESS,
£ S H. STA 85 K.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Democratic ‘ficUet-.Vucnjre Comiji.
FOR SENATOR,
WILLIAM If. MITCHELL.
. FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
V. JOHN 11. HOWARD, ,
WILL 19
JAMES'^N f)ALL JONES,
LEMUEL CHERRY.
Ticket. —We present, to-
Democratic Ticket for tlie Legisla
ture of men, distinguislied
in the ral,ks ror tttol^delity.’
antt auv~._ A tlw best interests of the
Country. They’are men of tpe people— ’
■eir wants and j
dtmmidencataj
ana Judgment J
I to the lionot I
•" v 1
embracing so
tsd so much
eptable to tlTt^|
I eb. ..
ns doming.
.Sufficient returns been rcceivT?'\*aj
-fi'-re the Democrats six, nut of the saveu |
memberrs>CCongress.^. J ln the Mobile Dis- j
triet, wh<Alr. DiUett (Whig) has boat- n j
Judge Golflth waite (Deni.) only 91 votes, j
was, la* year,-* Whig majority of
1,500. ‘
* TfreTJfrtrTcTsjTi'ftexvish, where Air. L-cvf
is and Mr. Belser, (Demounts) have sue
eeedod, were, we understand, considered
Whig .Districts. J
In the Tuscaloosa District, the majority
for Mr. I’ayne (Dem.) is upwards of 200.
The Legislature is, of course, Democrat
ic by a largo majority.
TiiNNIiSSEE.
Partial returns have been received from
this Sta te. So far, they look unfavorable for
Potlt. tlietoor.nitM'iic candidate for Governor.
Members of Congress, ami of the State
Legislature, were also elected. It Is impos
sible from the partial returns we have seen, to
lorftr any conjecture as to the result.
*“NORTH ■UA&GJLIN A.
In this bitiloiiias
eljlfi. . ivag so& Members j
* boaicn Miller (Whig) slum 126
In tha Hilisjpro D.'st., DJfciel (Dem.) has |
t>eain Nash (WltigYaffeut'TWl votes. |
I the EJgocombo (Dem.M
Jw* defeated Stan'wjM;Wingf about 400. )
In the YVilmlhgton flWri.'Gexi. McKay
has hedn tiebtei/ without oppos-R^Ji
;
Intbe lhirtiDist., MuehoM (Whig)
are,waning.
tJa*- G. has nine lbigrescnLitji~-^^m
jg^aiily,at t)iem Tf / u JiJ^p r 'J ia ® a,l ‘ w,s
found in any
l ‘ i '!fl <> vcr t,ie country,
Nod scanning tje movements and o, inions of;
potid*l coninth al “llerent periods,
the various Crtstitulional duct:ine* they have
alternately es>nise!, it will he difficult, we
believe impossible, to find such • wholesale
abandonment of long-Cherished and essential !
political principles—principjgscgpAected with
the very structure of ihe Government, and !
maintained, through a long series of years, i
with a firmness and an obstinacy without a
parallel —as distinguish this public conduct of
the present Whig Party of this 3/.ate. For
fifteen years—to look no farther hack—this ;
Party has urged, “ill season add out of sen- ’
son,” certain constructions j
tion, and certain rules ilfpofatiyai actum, .-It)
deflation of the most formidable ppp sgimr
and the most merciless persecution, u ith yn :
energy and an iudonijfab’o t.faV.
Cliallenged admiration, if tuey conJl not Sn.
spire belief. These const run ior.sfot Wxe’
T7..n,t,,, |[ ..niM I.V'V.
■HKsaud spirit of our
■ to n.cr<r , 4ti\.ifew.
Key>n<*of temporary expediency; to
Htesti jug and measures of minor import tviicre
*i*p constitutional principles wero
and that exercised nu positive influence upon
the operations of ll.e Government. 1 hoy
were ¥kal constructions, entering iirtp the
very formation of our political system'; !c
----fviumiing the extent and character ofite
iiu>it important powers ; and establishirg—it
it w‘.he; possible to do it—the relative obliga
tions of tlie Central Head, mil $f the differ
ent States associijteil under it. e Ut
uretations of the Fuufanipplal {<a®it
dll be sxef.ro* equal dig'.. > ■
etitutron itself —of as trr.ivebe mg upon thej
Snore important interests of the peojdc—and
as fully efficient, in their operation, lor good
or for evil. 1
Nor had these constructions of tlie Cohsti
tution, snd tluse comeptions of ll.ie'lrue
character of the Government, been adopted
without due-care and proper examination ;
runout a perfect understanding of tlic v^r;-
Ml opinions of the eminent Statesmen mL
1 tiHßovolution, and an intimate acquainting
ablest and earliest constitutional
Tlie views of Washington, of
of Jay, of Jefferson, and
of were as well kno\vn , t\venty
. years ago as tlHy are now—ami yet, mirier
l! the circumstances we have enumerated—the
“I W big Tarty of Georgia adopted and main
tained certain Constitutional opinions.
For reasons which it is unnecessary to
discuss here, this Party has seen fit to aban
don and assail these opinions—opinions, as
wc have stated, entc ring into - the very or
ganization oftlie Government, and up held
with unrivalled vigor and ability.- aid if an
instance of similar character, distinguished
by the same extraordinary changes, can be
found in tlie history of this country, it is not
within our knowledge. Carrying this infat
uation of parly-- for it can bo nothing else—
to its extremest limits, attempts ars made to
justify present action and current movements
—first—by bold asseverations of Consistency
—then—by declarations of conformity with
the vie ws oftlie wisest and best of our early
Statesmen—and more frequently— to hide its
own deformity, by umvorthv and abortive
efforts to fix change upon its adversaries;
to evolve vase,llation on some immaterial
question ; todiverl public attention bv a mere
quibble on words—and by indiscriminate and
. wholesale denunciations against its opponents,
juf moral anti intellectual inferiority ; of un
exampled corruption and profligacy ; and of
fvi#*' 1 ”' 1 * 0 aU * well- ni !dureJ design* to de
j uitrtfch the safe-guards of ConslitutioftaSJi-
’ berty. .
I ~Assert—what the Whig Party of Georg/’
jmtmlamed for years—that a strict constrX.
■'is tlie safest—“ C/i, i
Pupu.'trrily L‘unwf rs
U lly rcit U;ned
with coiruption! Have”
you norespC cl for tlie opinions of tlie Fallier
of his Gouatty, nor for those of the illustrious
Madison” 1
a Oppose a Ffotrctii:e Tarifl—hostility to
JAe very principle that enteifd
mast largely into llm organization of the
Stale Iliglds Pariy of Georgia—“ Do you go
lor Direct ‘Taxation 3 Are you inimical to
supporting the Government by duties on im
ports 1 What iniquitous and hidden scheme
have you in view 1”
Publish your resolve to adhere to “Fice
Trade and Lotc Duties" —the very thing about
tt'liiehrilre Whigs of Georgia have clamored
for years; never stopping to take breath—
“ Mysterious words, wm don’t understand
them. Who ever heard of “ Free Trade and i
Low Duties” coupled togethor ? Oh ! what I
clap-trap exjjgessions to gull the honest ‘
manry, and’ to lead them, blind-fold, to bwvi. j
table destruction,”
Sustain the equality of I
and the inability of the Gtrver affect
them injuriously—the very foundation of the I
Declaration of Indejiendence, Umd the great i
landmark of the Republican Ifarty in its ear- I
best- and best days—“ Tliert Republic is in I
i danger; Agrarianism is abrjjaj in the land; i
; Desfiuction stares tliecomhiry in tlie face.” J
J fliesc and similar ajpnhe weapons and the |
j repeated iinMl they have become sickening j
nauseating to tlie last degyee.
; Ark them to compare their past with their (
J present political opinions, and ascertain if I
sttijj.v ijave always conducted as they would j
iJWaSiif l ' ie keliovel “Base elan- j
scorn tlie imputation—Do you
TOare, eveiiTv implication, to allege change on
i our parti WkTt fem|rily—what unblushing
i impudence 1”
,i Start an objection to the measures of the
Whig Congress—to the Tariff law—to the
Distribution scheme —to the Bank and Ex- j
chequer projects—and to tlie contemplated .
interiVie-ee with tlie Voto Power —and ask
the Whigs to examine these measures criti
cally—to see if tlie first is not more a Pro
tective than a Revenue law: What is the ’
!response 1 “Tlie Government is obliged to.
have revenue; (who don’t know that!) do
jyou want Diroct Taxation? It is no worse,
tiior as bad, as tlie Tariff of 18J8 or of ’.‘l2.
| Some Democrats voted lor ii.” Now, what j
I has ail this to do with tlie simple enquiry—
! is it r.ot more a Protective than a Revenue
j Law 1 And if it be s>, ought not the Whigs,
if they are sincere in their professions of op-,
j position I o Protecti n, frankly to acknowledge
‘it, and avow their determination torcsisl, and
in 2oi and lailh, sucli iniquitous legislation?
o
Open to them the subject of Di.-tribuiion—
its const lutionality—the propriety and policy
lof.il note —and whether it will not, if carried
tout, require an increase of the Tariff: Wh .t
answers do you gel? “Oh! do you go for
jrobbing the States of t'eir properly? Do
!you want a fund left with the Government to
.bovkup and corrupt the people?” Perfect
! silate as to two of tlie material points in.
ui die matter note—lua difficulty of
to opl ninn? w i.hout the
; atnTfpo nusolute necessity, if i £
interred to the States, to rn se duties
if, indeed, there'ean he any iar-
we without suapendi g importa-
HHUtogetlier, is observed, and observed, ,
? lv4Jie tenacii'D ,
Ji U, ’\l the
Cons tr\—<nt Oullpuhc *t tlio
weight oC Republican auihorit}^^k i ' ver >n
the tl’jgatiVe / <.s U savs Mr. MtPuffie, al-|
though a Bank mm, 11 (jin numbers of ‘Olio
cf the l’eople.”) Have you no; ahvkjti here. \
ofore opposed such an Institution 1 What
are you t 1J! Do you receive ex phot or
tangible replies 1 ‘-Washington sanctioned!
a Dank—do you charge him with violairg
the Constitution 1 Did not Madison aujttive
aßmk 1 Is lie not a great man, in- j
terpret correctly the Constitution ? ‘Have
| not other eminent men, advocated such an
I"**'**”- ■"•tr’s--- •W- . politics —you cor
nipt and unprincipled destructives V* These
aro the Jfutite and il futile responses of our
opponents. Af i yet tliey, for years, were
resolving vrtd re-resolving, with a readiness
scouting <jjl doubt; and an arrogance befit
ting lUg C uistitutiopal lore of the World,
that the Dank was in tru'h, a Monster, not
onl'i una xtlioriml S./ the Cu/istilulion, but
(hlltgerous to the freoijin vfme*f utji/e—mu
Os that brood of I'cdScd tniasures which was
ultimately to cngu/pTi tkm, liberties of the
boyntryt! And they kne\* then, ns they
know now, that .Washington sanctioned a
Bairk,. anil that Mddison did the same. They
knew likewise, then as now, that Washing
ton was tlie Father of his Country, and
that Madison was an able Cjnsdiutional
Lawyer.
Condemn any interference with the Veto
of the President, as it now exists in tlie Con
stitution—an interference opposed to ail the
ancient principles of the Whig Party of
Georgia—‘and what do we hear? “Too go
for a strong Government—you desire to give
all power to tlte Executive—you vile Demo
crats, you abominable Loco-Focos, while pro
fessing to be the friends of liberty, you are
falsifying all your declarations, and seekinv
to perpetuate power in a single head.” Now
is there any argument in this? Any encoun
ter with tlie true question! Why not it
they are willing to arrive at truth—take up
the point in aii its bearings—tlie present ope
ration and tendency of the power tlie
probable influence upon our Institutions
of its abolition or modification—and the pre
cise alteration contemplated? And not sink
every thing in one uninterrupted streatin’
obloquy and detraction against the
Democrats.”
How long is this i"ce^fd!ng-do n g to be
contimiei ibis sh^j^^. r;3S j„g cr y — o (
corruption and cJr . ... ~
, . „ , -rfhonesty of the Democrats
to he infhote
, Lite public ear T 11 it ever
tint P'-_^^y 1 ,| ]U i t .| lce or to injure, it lias long
The Party on which it
has been lavished, and against which it lias!
spent its force, has been steadily advancing
with a giant’s stride—has silenced ihe ma
lignant aspersions of undeserved and wicked
enemies has defca’ed the insidious purposes
of proud and unprincipled ambition—lias re
vived attadfiVnent to the original principles of
die KevuXition—;s making wholesome refor-
the disposition ol'polilica! power—
is laming the poisonous divisions which have
introduced into tlie Country, evils tlie most
inveterate—and will, ere-long, proclaim ihe
restoration of political freedom, and give a
Republican Administration to the Govern
ment of tiie Union.
NUrs FOR THE WIIIG3 TO CRACK.
Our readers will find, by reference tooth
er parts of this paper, certain opinions ad
vanced by certain men and certain presses
of our opponents, in times gone by ; and
by a perusal of them, they can at once see
how well it becomes the Whig->, to talk
about consistency, political purity, and the
like. We have not brought forth these re
miniscences to make individual application,
or to show personal tergiversation ; but to in
! ilicato wluit the Whig Party in the general,
j once Was, nmflmw amiable and upright it
now appears, in its assaults upon the pre
j sent Democratic Party of the State.
i Tim TREACHF.nv, tlie APOSTACT, tOO. of
Major Cooper—just think of it.
I Why don’t some of the Whig Presses of
| Georgia, in their dissertations upon the Rev -
I enue! Law of the last Congress, hazard some
‘.conjectures as to tlie reasons which prompted
tho Wiiig portion of the Georgia Delegation
j to oppose tlie law?
j If it be a measure so wholesome, and one
-seiju reJ toextricate the country from its diffi
culties, there was a degree of culpability on
the part of tlie aforesaid Members, which
j ought not to go unrobulted.
! Mr. Clay ought to be supported for Presi
| dent in preference to Mr. Calhoun, because
i tlie latter once held opinions which he has
now abandoned. This is one of tho Whig
arguments.
When Washington, Jefferson, and Madi
son were talking about fostering Domestic
Manufactures, did not tlie rate of duties on
imports, average under 12 percent. Was
: not (his the case tip to 1812 ? And is it pos
sible to discriminate —no matter how une
qually done—under that average, so as to
’ commit any serious injury ?
1 Besides, did not Jefferson live to see the
evils of tlie protective system, and to tccall
what, little he hud said in its favor, before it
had run to extremes, and developed its ine
quality and injustice ?
THE TARIFF.
Is it an ascertained fact, that in proportion
to the mcrcaso of duties, so is the revenue
enlarged ?
I Or—might not a scale of duties, much less
than those embraced in tlie present tariff’
law, be arranged, which would yield a larger
j amount of money 1
The letter of Mr. Diddle—some far
ther explanations of the benefits of the pre
sent turds act, as it operates on individual
articles,jofprime necessity—along communi
cation addressed to Robc.t A. Toombs, Esq ,
of Wilkes—and another communication from
“An Old State Rights Man”—are crowded
out this week by the press of other matter.
Tiicy will be inserted in our next number.
The Georgia Whig Presses are talking
about, the enormous debt left by the Van Du
ren Administration.
i The Southern Recorder Rays, it is a fine
Jlusiness for the Democrats to complain about
Abe Rzvinue! law of tie last Congress,,
when they entailed upon the Whfijs such an
awful debt.
Whig
dissent that debt—and
I it has been extinguished by tlie wiiigs— and
whether the enormous debt they have impo
i sod on the Country, has been induced by the
previous Democratic debt.
I Tuis is the way to get at it. Dare the
j Whigs take it tip ?
Ip’rnm the Columbus Enquirer, of yesterday.
The Committee appointed by the democraic con
vention, which lately assembled in Mtlledgevtlle, in
| ilieir laie address to the people of ueorgta, speaking
of raising a revenue for die government, say—‘‘They
have no objection lo a lariff, wlneli ulfords incide Pal
piolertion lo Ihe great manufacturing interests of the
country.” Why boys, are you not mistaken in wtiai
you say ? Dont you know Iliat your party are per
feed, savage im this very subject ; and will hardly
a low a man to protect his country when invaded !
you talk about incidental protection, ivhui your nomi
nees arc venomous about free trade ! Get out. You
lout know what you aro talking about.
The following is the extract from the De
mocratic Address to which the Enquirer, in
lie above article, alludes. We do not read
it in the same manner as the Enquirer—inor
do we undent ami ittomcat) any-tlutrg more
than that any tarifl Affords sotuc pirotection;
and so tar as a Eevpiiic tariff contributes to
it, why, tlie protective men afe welcome to
it. Jt it contmnpyfljs more or less, We con
fess our iuabilitjv ro interpret the language.
*‘ To Kunj.ort our Gemini Gjvcrninent, duuea up.
on imports are property jpaartled an the most eiptita
ble., am! the least buuafasome mode by which taxes
may he imposed. H nr indirect taxation, and il judi
ciously laid tails Wi;h rquat force on all classes of the
community. And wi may add. that a Tariff thus
constituted, oteesjarfy aftords incidental protection
lo die great mat:'if itevtrios interest of llt s country.
Fq such atarilf \vn ha.e no objection, and have an
abiding coalidenaeilf tlegSouth is but trim lo herself,
that the i arid will Ije si, adjusted at to produce a
re teuuenecessary Ibr an economical ailiomieiration
of ilm trovormn.uit, and at tiie. sann nine by its ver
rnanenci/, give die on'y protection wMi.b crm-<asti
[utinnafy tie manufacturers of the North
and West.” *
t _ FOK THF THU'S.
To Jams S\ Calhoun, Samuil \V. Flour
noy, Roheri IJ. Akxand r, Daniel fluff,
arid Samud C. Darks, E-q rs.
\uu don’t answer yet—! see you hnvc a
communication in the Enquirer of this mur
ing, charging the subscription to tiie Monroe
Rail Roadas a ftenurcbitic Measure. 1 sbail
discuss that you in due season.
But whether ijr-fffa W hig ora Democratic
measure y not tlie question. Tlie money
has not I jan | aid. Are you in favor of pay
ing it f against it ? Are you afraid to let your
upitidins on it be knotirn?
A Voter.
E.vchanpe o i Niw \ oik has a-lvarturj f om l to
3 wi Ii ft ihe past week. A farther advat.ee is ro;
looked for shortly,hu ho&jre the co ln season opens
ii mat/ advance an thcr Hot u cannot no bo .< a I
J pOi c; iij. pie ii. this se^^n—,we spe tk l ay auili >n
ty• 1 ( ctitrat i’ar.k ni.tw'.anj not in so much rcciuesi
as ihoy v ora t vvuck aitre. li. 9 diflbuJt o ed.ct
sail a at a Letter rate ih cu.K —\<Jum ]
Col. r ‘ v
I Butts Codgfl^iStfi July, 18 n.
| Gentlemen:—'iourlavuv of the 7!i u!t.,
informing me of nty n ;inihfitiou as a candidate
for Congress to fill litijor Copper’s vacancy,
came tiniy to band. My reply is, that 1 ac
cept tha nomination with pleasure, and re
turn my thanks to tint Convention that coil
ferred it. Please also accept, fur yourselves,
individually, an expression of my best Wishes
for your welfare and happiness, and lie as
sured that 1 lemnin, v°ry respectfully,
JAMES H. STARK.
Messrs. William Clide, s. W. Burney, Hen
ry Di ion, Committee.
BEAUTIES OF WHIGGERV.
‘AVe can never support the distinguished O- ’
ratnr, whose powerful eloquence, lias in so ina- j
n.v instances been directed against the interests!
of the South. W'o can never support an advo-j
cate oftlie “Force Bill?’ we cannot support j
“Harry ofliic West.”— Georgia Journal, l'ch.
20, 13:10
“VV'ewern among those who believed Mr.
Clay was wedded to a (I. S. Bank, but events a.
they have transpired, convinces ns that we were
in error.” We aye plegserj that he has aban
doned the project and’ 1 suicerely hope that the
energies of hi* great and powerful mind, will bo
directed to the support of what vt conceive to
lie more beneficial to the country.”— Georgia
Journal May 23, 1839.
“Tlie opposition which is made to Henry
Clay hv the Stale Rights Party, is one of princi
ple. ‘They have lio predilection for him as Pres
ident of the United States, nor love for his polit
ical creed- jjc lias al'tjjj's been the open and
avowed, bill “onerous qpposer of iheir doctrines.
They cannot cast their .suffrages
in.his favor, and oppcWunu to ins election, will
boas firmly perscrvero.fjifi ns id he the opposi
tion of the same party, fi Martin Van Buren.” !
beorgia, Journal June 11, I8dl).
“H’o will strive to pr imote the cause of State !
Rights, by placing bet re the people, the acts i
and opinions ufa distil) ;uishrtl son of Georgia,,
(G. M Troup,) in coi rast wiili ihos.! of .Mar
tin Van Buren and foiny Clay."— Georgia j
Journal, July 9,1839
“Mr. Clay has idemi pd himself with a course •
of policy on tlie part ot he Federal Govarmnent i
which is in our npiuun nojess unjust then in
jurious lo tile best ii.tos -b: of the South ; ag" : nst |
liis views, we have wn ed hitherto, and shall
continue to war imcom iromiaingly Southern
Recorder, April 3, tad ,
“VVe consider that . BBnice of either (Van -
Buren or Clay,) would sc a great evil; therefore
we (shall choose ueiih ■ —Southern Recorder, ‘
May 7, 18;;3.
• “Our correspondent rith all his zeal, cannot
arrive at the forced cet” Kniction. that we neces-1
.arily, because Mr. C honu is in favor, and j
Clay and Webster op icscd to the Sub-Trea-i
snry sclienie, are tinenfl ed with Clayism, Web- ‘
sterism, Federali>m,the\Ainerican System and ;
Ab.liuonism. Os lliesi f nswe have never been j
accused by our enemies iud il is 100 late in the ;
day for ns to be our friends ”
To answer ouf categorically,
we have to say. that w-™fc-neitlier a Clay nor
Webster mail, and sotJßfc- tlie Sub-Ti easury
is concerned xve are fT-u a Calhoun man ”
Georgia Messenger, A/fiMti, 1838.
•‘As to the other chi/ges of minor
ation, hut no less lals* Jo iz:
That (lie Georgia Whigs, are in favor of a
tionai Bank.
That Ihe Georgia Whigs, are in favor of (Jen
ry Clay- I
’ That the Georgia Wings, are panegyrists of
Daniel Webster.
We would express our denial in a very em
phatic monosyllable, wige nf the use of it of
fensive to ‘ ears polite. s’—Georgia 5 ’ — Georgia Messenger,
yjugnst ‘22. I8;H.
To the Editors of the Georgia Messenger July 24,
1838.
“My best reflections and most careful inves
tigations have continued the opinion that Con
gress lias no power to charter a Bunk;’,
“Opposition to a National Dank lies deep in
the dements of our party organization. We
shall in vain expect the respect duo to consistent
politicians, if we become tlie advocates of a Na
tional Bank.”
•*i belong neither to Ih6 house of York
or of Lancaster. My principles will not permit
me to support either Vui Buren or ('lay.”— E.
A. ]\eshU.
Addressed to Committees* of the citizens of Talia
ferro and Franklin comuizs, Sep 13, 1838-
1 am requited io m*ke known my choice for
the next President between Van Buren, Clay,
Webster, and Harrison.” These men all stand
charged with a long catalogue of unpardonable
political sins against the South. They were all
advocates aud supporter# of tlie Tariff, or Amer
icans System, as it was fulled. They were iu
favor of the Force Bill, and tiie doctritieef the
Proclamation. They eiq&rtain the opinion, that
Congress lias power under the Constitution, to
abolish Slavery in tha Utat<ict of Columbia
and the right and \s m duty bound to receive ab
olition petition?.”
“He. (Mr. Clay.) has recently hoisted the
Flag ofa Fifty Million l Uink. This is his last
great move for tho Presidency. He says in lan
guage not to be misunderstood, to the Comtner
cial Manufacturhrg interests of the North, make
me President you n Bunk of fif
ty millions- Wm tether of the American
system, and now seeks to be the father ol * Na
tional Bank. Sucli a progeOY Ijflgneq with
such a parent, would consolidate thjjß Union into
an unmitigated despotism, or bfßS£ it into Irag
ments/ •*- Thomas butler King.
THE SUB-TREASURY:
11 That Viif. Democratic Miasvre.”
“ One Cwrtnry for the (i'lvernment and another Jot
the Penile ”
FVom the Columbus Enquirer, D-c.ti, 1334.
An opinion is entertained by many dial money is
safe no where except in a Bank. It may possibly be
quite as rtlfe in the pockets of die people : but as
millions have be ll and will be I,l.‘bed if ‘til dlt ir
pockets by uncongbimionat means, and there bt in.
no hope of its return the question is, what is hist to
be dane with u J T 1 ’ ‘hr llvtnl J’ “ r thirty
iniilions annually coming in unier (lie unequal ami
oppressive tariff, lie safest and least likely to be used
in corrupting the peip'e ? In the Bank of the Uni
ted B'ales, or in die po’ t/anks '! We answer, in
neither die one, ortheoihlr Where then shall it
be kept, and ivliat Jisposi sin shall be made of i', be
tween its collection tin I disbursement ? We answer
in the words of the Examiner.
‘ 1. Let the efltlcclor of each port of entry, hr
authorized to have a vault constructed within Ins]
custom house, wntch no out will pretend, cannot be
made as strong and aocure against firvand thieves,
*a the vaults ii a bunk, and huu be held recponpi
b\p, by sutiiciePl Becuri irs, (fir it.fSafe keeping r
the pub-ie money ei,trusted (o his care.
i. I .ei Congress declare that all monies payable
for duties to the United States, after a certain day,
lull be paid in goldaud silver and in nothing else,
and that all sums payable by ihe United states, in
the various disbursements of the g-overnment, shall
in like manner he paid in gold and silver and in no
thing il-e.
Now this operation is in its-If perfeolly simple,
and there is n t in the land an in Jivi lu ll who cannot
al once S’ e its practirability. There is no np.stifi
cation about it, and if the public money receivable
at one place, wes precisely equal lo the sum to ne
expended by the jfovernuient at that one place, no
one who w.ehes to see the government entirely dt
vesced from P e hanking ui, wan and hesitate to
pronounce it expedient.
Amongst the udvairnges t ‘hederived iVrm n hard
money system like tine, would be the following:
1. The in, unci ion ol the constitution would be
complied with, whi h dec ares that * all duties, ini
pest? and excises, shall he uniform throughout ihe
United S ates.” fr noih n doitld be more uniform
thai g)id and si ver or, ta her wc should say, noth ug
can b-* uniform 1 ut gold and si'ver.
2. There would be no qua*r ling about the public
depysites, n r no int-igumg with the government io
o‘‘ , of them.
3. The abstraction from act la! use of the nmoiay
of coin in “a custom house vaults, drawing no inte
rest, would be a motive for to take especkti
care, that (hero shou’d be l.ttle, or no surplus reve
nue
4- The p ‘m upal inducement fqr CoVig rss fochar
'or u federal Bank, wmM be entirely removed. ui;d
thus the counft v would be saved from that periodical
convu'g on in pohtcs and money coicerns which can
not fal to occur at, <r bafoie, the c-xpirat.on of every
ft* lerftl bank cha'tf r.
5. The public depositr? would confer no politicrd
or pecuniary influence upon any individual nr corpo
ration, and *eo a hnini-.tr tion could uje them, f >r
buying up banks, or partizaus.**
TOLERABLY SHARP.
From the Columbus Enquirer, Nov. 15, 1834.
A to y of the present c!a -*, may be defined io be, a
Petty oWice bolder who believes in his heart tint
the President can do no wrong, and wh wo tld wil
lingly stinmit io liis ut uosj t-t-'ct h of cr >v©rnmcntal
jimisl.ee rat uu than oHjce; v.ho vKonidjojU-i
rt.iV ttj; mT ill< coun'ry, aiil s .vord 111 |
hand spilt the Inst! loud in a neighboring Wuhc for a |
r< asserti< nos her natural an I eonstiiuti ,nvl rights ; ‘
who would see tiie destroying carol FetLra! usurpa- -
tun rolling across the bosom of Georg.a, proifraiittg j
her and goitv, crush ng lit domestic institution*, de
stroying her sovo.eigu’y, with .’tit haring his servile I
heart to tho oppressor, or lifting his tr. nibiing arm ;
in dt f nee <ft le oppn ‘scd. Is ho answerer?; and
does his chc islr and doctrines boar unv resemblance
to those of die gentrv above described? [; s>.
whatever ti.ay be lug oreiensioi s to pairio ism or ins
munua ions agat|Bi i!c princ j) es of oil ers, he is a
t nitor to the best in’crest of liis nu ivc or ed pted
State, and stands c- nfessttl the to .1 and forv. whose
voice has bee.i husli and hv the su'd of governmi nt.
and whose arm has been pa-Md bv ihe en.ohimei,t> i
of otflee. iVhal h ttcr is such a wan ready and v.il- !
iin* to rivet on ut with the Oai/onet and cement with our ;
blood all the curses of the Tariff', the id mk aml even, i
otherfederal mr-tsufe, than arc Henry Clay Daniel I
i IVehnUr and oth- rs, who have labored to establish and J
\ perpetuate those abuses / Yet wo. who have striven 1
!as men and as Edi ~rs to resist if p ssiJde ihese i
growit g imposin’ ns ; who have upheld r,s far ,s |
1 siblc the ift’crest, th ;ho ior, an ! the rights of G.-or I
gin :wh !i iv • s*ood by the who , e South in he- •ve I
r ’ uaeq"n : eunilict, at o branded as a *e r f *• beard- .
less irai'ors ’
From ths National Intelligencer.
A LETTER FRDM Mfl. CALHOUN. i
TO THK EDITORS.
FORT HILL, July 28, 1843. [
Majors. Gales &. Seaton—l have just l eceiv- !
ed from a friend tho Natioual Intelligencer of !
tho 1 2th and Jsth instant, containing your re- ;
marks on a volume recently published by the !
Harpers, of New York, entitled “ Speeches of |
Mr. Calhoun, delivered in tho Congress of the !
United States from HI I to the present time.”
Your remarks are headed. •• Political History—
; Suppressed speeches of Mr. Calhoun.” “ Sup
pressed” is a strong word. The highest autho
rities define it t be. put down, destroyed, con
; cealed, ntod your remarks leave no doubt that
i you intended to use it in the strongest and most
j offensive sense—that is. that they have been in
! tetitianally omitted in the compilation in order
| to give a partial and false view of my opinions ;
! and, for that purpose, a false title was given to
: the volume. To the truth of this you pledge i
j indirectly your word by heading your remarks
| “ Political History.” The charge is a grave
I one. and made in an imposing manner, and if
j true, theimpo-ation would deserve the public re
! probation. The question, then, is, is it true ?
, Let facts answer,
j Tho tide i, indeed, false—fiEc t-verv way.
i It covers much not included in the volume, and
j omits much that is—rapivta. loiters, nod oth*r
I writings. You have noticed the former, and
I called public attention to it. but not the latter,
| though equally obvious, and very ni t rial iude
! terutiuing whether tho falsity of the tide is a
; mere error, or a fraudulent attempt at imposi
; tion. The one might, with some plausibility,
’ be construed to b;.* an attempt at imposition ; but
‘ it. is impossible for any ingenuity so lo construe
| the other. It E impossible to assign to it a fraud
j lileut object. But it the one is an error, whv
I not the ot tier ? In fact, the very crossness of
both can leave no doubt that they are merely et
rors. It is not nossible to open the volume with
out detecting them. The title covers all tlie
speeches of Mr. Calhoun from HI I, when be
entered Congress, till the present time, while
the volume contains but one speech prior t
1833. Again: it omits to mention any
but speeches, when of the four first of his pro
ductions, of which tho compilation is com posed,
one is a speech To make its grossn *ss
tipablej/tll these are headed “Speeches.”
Has fraud ever been known to do its work in so
clumsy a manner ? It is idle to waste word? mi
a thing bo plain The whole title is a grey
blunder, of which J have much gieater reason
to complain than any one else. It looks much
more like an attempt to injure me than to im
pose on tlie public. I. however, can suspect
nothing ©I the kind. How it happened, I know
not. nor is it material, so far as it relates to the
object of this communication ; buts deemit due
to myself lo state all 1 know about U.
It so happens I have never yet seen tlie vo
lume. I saw the title and tire advertisement not
long since for the first time. 1 was, as may be
imagined, indignant at the blunder, I wrote
immediately to a friend, who took an interest in
the publication and corresponded with the pub
lishers. and pointed out the blunders in the title
and the objections to tlie advertisement, and sug
gested the correctfons that should be made.which
l requested him to hnvethme forthwith. It was
too late. I received his answer a fewdayssincc.
He informed me that he had perceived the blun
ders before he got my letter, and had prepared a
correction, but owing to some delay in transmis
sion, it was not received in time. It may be pro
per to add, that the title I suggested (as well as
I can recollect) was, “ A section from the
speeches, reports, and c/iher writings of Mr.
Calhoun subsequent to hi* election as A 7 ice I re
sident of the United States, including his lead
;nfT speech on the late war, delivered in 1811.”
ftwas drawn up to make it full and accurate—
to cover the whole, and no more. So much for
the tide. .
I come now to the selection nr compilation ;
and here l take all the responsibility. It was
done by me, and if there be any fraud or con
cealment, lam chargeable. In order that your
readers may judge, 1 shall state the reasons
which governed me in making the selection.
it is proper to premise that I have been urged
from various quarters, in tho last six or seven
years, to have my speeches collected and pub
lished, and have during the same period receiv
ed numerous applications for copies of mv
speeches in pamphlet form, with which I could
not coWptV, because I had no spare copies.—
Since my name has been presented to the Peo
ple irjMtonuection with the Presidency, appliea
tionjjbr copies have increased, aud I have been
mom frequently urged to collect and publish my
speeches, reports, and other writings on politi
cal subjects. I finally consented to the publica
tion, because I believed it to be due to the Peo
ple, in the position I occupy to afford them the
means of ascertaining the opinions and senti
ments I entertain on ail political subjects, parti
cularly on those which have agitated the country
of late, and on which the Presidential election j
will probably in a great measure turn. That I
believed could best be done by publishing what
’ I had said and written on those questions, in a
* form which would make the work accessible to
r the People. It wovld give my opinions and sen-
I timerits in the fullest and most authentic form.
I and in a manner much more consonant to my
feelings than by popular speeches made for the
occasion, or a personal canvass.
To effect the object, it was not only necessa
ry that a selection should he made, but that it
should be made from the later and not the earlier
of my speeches and other discussions on politi
cal subjects. To publish all I have said or writ
ten in the long period of thirty-two years, in
,| which I have been without intermission in pub
! he life, would make tlie work too bulky and ox
pensive to be accessible to the of the j
to publish thole of early j
lintr. imten) m a la.e, would not (jive 1
the information intended. 1l accordingly fixed !
on the termination of Mr. Monroe’s adiniuistfo- j
tion, when I became Vice President, as the p-!
riod from which to in alto the selection. ThArt
may be fairly regarded as the point of Aiine iiri
our political history which marks the end of an
ok! and the commencement of anew order of]
things, in the midslot which we still are. From f
tha.i to the present lime is a period of eighteen j
years, being more than half of that m which I
have been in the service of the Union. During ,
the whole I took a prominent and responsible.?
part on all important question's. Such was mv
leading motive for selecting the period I did,?
from which to mako the compilation.
There were others of a subordinate character
which llad their influence. I; was the portion
of mv public life in regard to which information
(as 1 believe/?) was most desired. { infer so,
among ether reasons, from the fact that the ap- ‘
plications I have received for copies of iay
speeches w ere almost exclusively confined to i
it. There was another still stronger. It is the
period in which my speeches and other publica
tions contain my mature and settled opinions
oil tho principles and policy of the Government:
adopteil after lung experience and much reflec
tion. which bave'inodified, or changed, if you
prefer, in uiauy particulars; my early and less
matured impressions’.
About the commencement of the period, my
mind settled down in the views of die principles
and policy of the Government I now entertain,
and to which I have ever since adhered, regard
less of personal consequences and uninfluenced
by party considerations, thus giving the strongest
proot pos-ible of my deep conviction both of
their truth and vital importance. By them I
desire to be judged, anJ bv them to stand or
fall.
Guided by these motives, I compiled the vol
ume in the first instance exclusively from that
period ; but afterwardsyitslded to the persuasion
of friends, against my judgment, to include the
speech alreudv rejfcmtd w>. Uelu-ered ioldli.
-m.. , ~-gcd it upon the ground that, as it was
i tny first effort in Congress and on a subject of
; I isting interest, it was desirable it should be iu-
I sorted, although a departure from the principle
j on which lire volume was compiled,
j But even within this period a selection be
; came necessary to efiecttlie object in view. To
publish all my productions on political subjects i
during the period, would make the volume still I
too bulkyand expensive to he acceptable to the !
general mass of readers. Here, again, the lead-[
iug reason which governed mo in selecting the t
period, governed also in making the selection for j
the compilation. It is accordingly full on the)’
subject ofbanks, sub-treasury, currency, tariff j
j distribution. State-rights, and the principles and
- policy which should control in the adininistra- j
j tion oftlie Government. Those which dismiss- |
j ed subjects ofa m >re isolated character were for i
the most part omitted. But, after the eo’mpila
i lio 1 was first made wi;hin these restrictions, the j
j work Was thought to be still too bulky, and j
j many were struck from it which it would have !
I been desirable to retain.
I Such are tire facts in reference to the compi
: lotion. They show conclusively that the charge
! o- suppression against it, i.-: as entirely niifound
!ed as that of fraudulent imposition against tier
I title. The very charge is absurd, flow could
j tin: speeches'?-e destroyed or concealed t They
are to be found nut only iri the tiles of the In-
I telligencer, hut in those of many other journals
-and publications of the day, w here they are just
jas sate ami as open to inspection as if placed
among the public records. To attempt to keep
fom tho public eye would only cause them lo
I ba more greedily soiignt after. The very speech- j
1 es x ou have published, as if they xvofa new and \
unknown to the public, arc tire very ones which j
have been re-puhlishel divers times, and have [
again and again been repeatedly referred to in |
Congress, in political harangues, and by news
papers; and that for the very purpose for which |
you now re-pnbli<li them. They are tha very j
last which any one who was base ctmggh to re- 1
sort to a Iran i, would think of concealing. Hut i
why speak of them as being suppressed, when
they are referred to in tin: biographical sketch !
to which you allude, and which, it would seem i
trom its index, was intended to be included in !
the work ■ Again, why spent; of them suppress- 1
ed. when nil tho speeches which i made ilurmg !
tiro war lo rouse and animate the country to !
the defenco of its rights aud honor, and to sus-;
lain tho burden and privations of tile war with j
fortitude, and which are now nri'Miiinfla.-ly p- 1
phliided, ah’ in tha same prgd .fv.i -rt exc-Vi
ime! Are they, too, suppressed'*or ilesigneul _
....cooled ‘ ’
Why, indee'l, should I attempt to conceal 1
them, or any of my early speeches not
ill the volume—even those whirl, contain iuT
inns different from those I now entertain / What ]
is there about them that* 1 should repudiate j
them ! P > they not breathe lofty sentiments's.
an I devoted attachment to the country, and’
evince foresight and firmness? Were they not!
applauded by the Republican party affihe time"! j
And are they not now eulogized bv you anl
other political opponents? YVhy, then, shai.iu
I be ashamed of them, or cast them away, lg^;
cause they contain opinion's in sevefctl particu
lars which notv, aficr more quarter ofa’!
century, Ido not approve l ShnuJiT-Uie asligqi- j
ed to acknowledge that 1 have hvyd-to i oprove. j
and have had the sense to sec uid tlie
to correct early errors ? No; fam far fronts!;- j
pudiating these my more youthful efforts. Tlifir j
very errors lean to the side ol the country. I
Theyjfelnng to tlie times, and grexv out ofurdfllt
of patriotism. Tlie danger which then i
the country was from abroad. The |
overthrow es Napoleon Was followed iiy a com
bination of tire great sovereigns of Europe. e;;!l- j
vd the Holy Alliance. Its object was hostile to j
popular Governments, and it threatened to turn
is power again-t thi3 continent, in order Uxsdp !
press the bee Sl ates which had sprnag out of j
old Spanish possessions. There was then no
knowing at what moment xve might be involved j
iu a contest far more terrific than that which had i
just tormiiiH’od. It was in this state of things j
that Congress xvas called on lo settle tin peace
establishment, the terminatioujof the lato’lfrar :
with England, My attention was intently turn- J
ed to what I believod to he the point of danger; ‘
and I was anxious to put the country in a Condi- j
tion to meet whatever miglifeome. The npin- ’
iens I expressed in reference to manufactures,
interna! improvements, and a permanent system j
of revenue, kept constantly in viexv tny leading
object—preparation for defence , a< much so ns ‘
vviiat I then said in teference to the uriny, the [
military academy and the liavy, as the speeches
themselves show. _ . i
The denser from without fortunately paed
away, and that from within began to disclose it.:
self. 1 was not sloxv to see the strong tendency ‘
the Government was taking towards consolida- j
n*i>, and that many of the means xghicli I had ■
regarded as necessary to defend agijjnat oxter- j
rial danger, contributed not a little In increase
ihedanger within. That led to a reinvfttig/ttimi,
and that to the modification or change of opin
ion which took place.
• So far from casting away, or dnsiritgfjo con
ceal or keepont of view my early speeches, I
have long intended to collect and publish them,
I see you promise to publish freely,from them.
You cannot do mo a greater favor, and I hope
you will not halt till you have republished ali. 1
‘was so careless as to neglect to pi eswzc copies
of my speeches or other publications prior to my
election as Vice President. Since then, I have
been more careful. Your republic,Kion will
give me copies in a much more convijlierit form
than tuht of manuscripts, mid save me much
time and trouble in collecting, and some little
expense for copying. I shall preserve carefully
ihe two contained in the Intelligence Lent by my
fiend, and I shall take care to get such others as
you may publish.
Rot trie, in conclusion, say. I xvisS-yoii to un
derstand that I make no complaint. So far from
it, I feel rather obliged to you than otherwise.
Bo your motives what they may, -oil have af
forded me an opportunity of givitir an explana
tion made necessary by the aivkwwd manner in
which the volume has been intrMhced to the
pubiio, and in which I have been .oiupelled to
state much that ought to have apptirod in a pre
face toj'lio volume.
With reaped, 1 am, &c.,
J._C. CALHOUN.
lion. Amos Kendall is hi jTTi tor doing
his best to take care of the government
property Honest tnen are penished worse
than rogues. Hoyt and SJwartivoul are
free, who cheated the goveranent nearly
two millions. liogues are tlii tnen for of
fice, no mistake. They wontgo to jail for
their fidelity to the public interests, not
•they !
! He who loves jesting and raillery, brings
himself into many troubles.*
F7e/n the Southern Banner.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA,
j The commencement exercises Os this
I institution, which have taken place this
I week, have attracted to out place the bsil
[alconcaurse of visitors. The cool and gen
j eraily pleasant weather thus far, has doubt
(less added lo the enjoyments of the occa
sion ; and we would lain hope that the pub
lic exhibitions, and the more private anil
-social entertainments which our hospitable
Lcilizens know so well how to provide, have
Combined to grality those who have honor-*
:cuus by their presence, and created an in
creased regard for our College and our
town a
Tiie Commencement Sermon xvas deliv
ered on Sunday in the College Chapel, by
the Rev. Mr. Brantley, of Augusta. It
•ivix; a chaste and forcible defence of the
Christian religion, and was listened to with
#o found attention by a large congregation.
is address to the graduating class wifi pe
culiarly appropriate and impressive.
The Board of Trustees convened 6h
Monday, and had not closed their labors at
the time ot preparing -this article. VVd
learn that anqong tlnir first acts was tho
granting permission to President Church,
to be absent a few months, in consequence
of ill health. ShoulJ he determine lo avail*
himself of the oiler so kiodiy tendered him,-
xve doubt not the relaxation wifi be benefit
cial, and be the means of prolonging hi*
valuable services in this institution.
tfcqv. Stephen Elliot, Bishop of the Epts l
copal Church, lor the Diocese of
has been appointed a Trustee, in the place’
ofGen. Watson, deceased.
On Tuesday the Junior Exhibition took
p>ice.— The lollowing young genllemerf’
delivered addresses, all of which wer£
Iwstbly creditable, and some of them evin’
cetraupcrior talent.
T. Ashley, Telfair County. Ireland*
J* J. Ricker, Elbert County. Lights
ol ‘T.ife.
I\ W. Alexander, Elbert County.
Shadows, of Life.
‘■ W. C. Holt, Columbus, Georgia,
\ Southern Poetry.—lts Present and Pros
j peciive State.
1 B. H. Hill, Troup County. Thou,-
fMiat jfoe.-l to Padua, where my harp hang*
|jin a cypress, salute it in my name, and
j-*ay that I aiu oppressed with years and
‘misfortunes. Tasso in Prison.
G. W. Holland, Jasper County. The
i Force of Example.
j Thomas 1. Bacon. Liberty County.
Nay, “W ©iu®n are frail too,
\y“ as tiie glasse; where they new—
Shakespeare.
1 Tire following members of the gradua
ting class were appointed Commencement
orators:
T. W White, P. K. S. Elbert Cos. 2d
[loner. Salutatory.
•‘Tlitre are more tilings iu Heaven and
Earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your Philosophy.”
James Laßoche, P. K.S.St. Johns Col
leton. S. C. For what would an American
citizen exchange his inheritance?
JabezL. M. Ccrrt. P.K. S. Talledsga
I Cos. Ala.
■Na more—on more—Oh! never moie -n me
I rile ire.-iiliers of ihu heart cull fall like (lew.**—■
[ Byrim.
J Howru,Anderson, D. S .Salem Geo,
[fill Honor. The limit of human know
! ledge.
; William Lundy, D. S. Macon Geo.
■ D.uvn of Philosophy,
i S. D. Kirkpatrick, P. K. S. Decatur,
| Geo. Rrd Honor. Old Romance.
L. G. Mcßlvy, D. S. JJeca'nr Cos. Geo.
j 3rd Honor. The glory of England and
j America contra-ted.
John T. Brno, P.K. S. Craicfordinlle,
Grp. —(Excused.)
t. xFayette Lamar. D. S. Eincolnton,
I Gi'.o. 4 1 li Honor. “The wise want lov",
: And those who love, want Wisdom ”
Sliellry.
1 ” * vr ON StefTTens, P. Tv. S. Craw font
i title, Geo. fft Honor. Valedictory.
We were prevented by the dense crowd,
and the remoteness of our position, from
I distinctly hearing all the speakers. What
’ we did hear, however, satisfied’ us that the
V?oung gentlemen had added to good native
j minds, a degree of application to the pur
! ‘hits in which they have for the last four
‘years bean engaged, alike honoiable to
j them and their preceptors.
After the orations had been delivered,
‘the l)-iirees xvere conferred, conluding
j with a very feeling and practical addres*
i from the President.
The Degree of A. B. was then conferred
upon the following gentlemen, couiuMfl
j the graduating class :
j G. W. Allen, Abbeville Disf S. C,
i J, H. Anderson, Salem, Geo.
S. K. Borders, Alabama.
| J. S. Bird. Taliaferro Co
s L- L. Curry, Talladega, Ala.
R. Henderson, Newton Cos.
J. F- King. Wayne Cos.
[ S. D. Kirkpatrick, DeKalb Cos.
J. Laßoche, Charleston, S C.
L. Lamar, Lincoln Cos.
L. G. McElvy, Florila,
J. Morrow. Abbeville, S. C.
I 4 '. H. Pottle, Catuden Cos.
Linton Stephens, Taliaferro Cos.
W. V. Stokes, Morgan Cos.
J- Turner, Lincoln Cos.
T. W. White, Elbert Cos.
Wm. Lundy, BibbCo.
And that of A. M. upon the folldvring
I former graduates ol the Institution:
Win. P White. Denj. M. Painter.
Adam G. Faster. Wm. Wiliams.
Augustin Winfield. Benj. C. Bonner.
Win. IT. Dabney. A. L. Borders.
Jos. H. Echols. Louis A. Goneke.
| The honorary Degree of L. L. D. was
’ also, by unanimous vote of the Trustees,
: eoiilerred upon one of Carolina’s mostdis
: tingnished son-', Hon. George McDuffie,
; who has been one of our guests the present
week.
To-day. the ceremonies will close with
an Address by the [lon. F. W. Pickens,
before the two Literary Societies of the
College. The high reputation which this
gentleman enjoys, authorises us to antici
pate such a repast, as shall furnish an appro
priate conclusion to the intellectual enjoy
ments of the week.
WheD we hear whig editors talking about
‘political sagacity,” we think ofa raccoon
tied to a long pole, and quite a number of
sagacious politicians sitting around it on
cider barrels. — Hartford Times.
The price of passage to Europe has been
reduced to 575.
.1 Present from 11 Peter .”—Why would
Lavater make a good soldier?—Because he
was a capital fellow to “write about face.”
A snake n the street. A large black
snake, five feel in length, was killed nt
Green st. wars, Philadelphia, on Suntlay
afternoon.
Documents just discovered prove that
thefaiher of Shakspeare couldn’leverywrite
his name !
It appears by a recent report that there
are 30,000 families in Pennsylvania with
out a Bible.
A wise Heathen, who had, evidently, the
elements of true wisdom within him, thus
prayed ;
Ciroat. Jove, 1 hiii one petition grant \
(Thou knowest best what mortals want
A ;k**! or mnskM what’s good supply—
VVhal‘ tvii— to our prayers dun) .