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THtE TIMES
JAMES K. POLK,’
or Tt:NNf.<l f..
,mVICC.rRKBIDBT,
GEORGE M. DALLAS,
f* FCNNSYLVAiriA.
* f
9m Oh|nh la the Second District,
COL. SEABORN JONES,
ivdboyr,
jpfbmT'R, CHARI.TON,
*ARU.LIA GRAVES,
GEORGS W. TOWNS,
W. r, BAMFORD, *•
CHARLES MURPHY,
W. B. WOFFORD,
H. Y, JOHNSON, V
*U H. BAXTER,
ttT** The Present manta of the Gmiul Ju
*y f Meriwether county was handed in too
la for publication thU week. It ai.alP a-1
P** r ■Rr neat.
RLRCTION of electors in novsm-I
BBK NEXT.
* * Mrn l, iat many pctaon* are under
tw lmpreMioo that each Congressional Di*
fot and elect only one Elec
torof President an d Vice President. This
ia a miataita. There are ten Electoral can
each - aide—and there ore ttn to
zymr.ys t * er *'rick,t-M ,i lßl mot. v .
ter eHmld vote for the Whole Twket. The
narnegw- , b# Democratic Electoral can,),.
dtM, ten in number, will be found at the
Z“ ** Pff r ‘ Ei * ht have
wrainll by the Dietri||Mi> the sake
T convenience, end two by th. Central
Democratic Committee, but tha whole ten
fto be votad for at heretofore. Were.
pacttully eall the attention of the Demo |
p!ftre papate * ,hu matur.
DISUNION. ‘
n* Colmbw Enquirer, i, al ii| herping
•” - Di.nokrq.’- It fa .|h,o., cruel to de
prtv* our Whig opponent* in Georgia, of
•*en *■!! 0 f , beir weipon>t
..v. °, drfenWvo. With aucb n burthen,,f
Sft , ? d odium to carry over
JUTSSJ? <n * “'•/* °r tlteir
Mwly adopted Boston politic®, aed with
in their locker, th’.nthe pop
alid.it nt the gliost of Gov.
* ‘ B ” * l,u ’ fourth of Jy|\
* ; h r.-i.,, R „r U) ,„‘
lompts u (,i nil.■ v thru,
L"". V I"”’ * l * r 1.. MMi |.*sn
J[> h!„.W „| # | i
¥l^t ir, ■ i,;,,k ,f
‘'l > ‘ , S>V “•icit.-vf, i„.
febtt'’- ‘i-'-'i- .• >xvij up
■B 1
Bfcijf candidate for
Ust""’ * ~o" m
of “Slral-
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“for
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|lg^i,'i:
I hn®> treed, onfjomopprtß
justkMfiSr Nor,hern Arcthren.JßP
xRWjJIjPy ia the benefit* as well at
‘henaofthe Government. Nothing on eatwP
V d - no P° wer ehoit of that of Heavaß, Js
<ytarfn ihefell spirit tliat fire# the hatradSj
the Milford Whigs'; while, you liave to
,re ** c ynot oppresaive Tariff,, to turn Csra.
Ina from a land of discontent, to One teem
ing with manly, brave, devoted and cfiival
ric defenders ol the Union.
The Hartford (Conn.) a|
Dem:ratic paper from wbich the above [
extract is m .J e> hold, this language r
, DISUNION. 4. S
I 3*°"* .union
,^o Vu,k I" New Tc.li Com
wS?L7o£ lUr ' U ‘
Conran,, whj,
mJt ! C<w * w • pr*md eaSkerijMet*
Kltsss? ut ' ,,o#^ll,u ’ fS tote
After copying Ihc resolution, the Editor
nbttrvef,
erarlild N " w Bes’.nd Meralsts
107.1£?53$ r 'V\y‘ war—di.o!v ,), Un .
edlwSr . w „, u, Uug.n
----..t?.™ *r ,h f’ di'ln,ui*h, and mn of Nw Fno'ood
j “" U •flotation
We rtany think, after tlda.that the En
nutrer had batter fall back upon Oov. Polk's
grandfather. Fortherethe Editor will have
tb,. advantage in attacking the ghoat. that
nobody will be able to say, “ wliyf you used
to be on the ghosts aide (’*
°r: stz Eng, ° nd ’ nnd your
- Idford Wlug., and we will undertake to
answer for tha “chivalry;” and when you
have cast the beam out of thine own eye,
you will be welcome to look for the mote ‘
that uio thy brothers.
1 >• u< nl, o* hL nul” C, °P ofi *” year, and
prica. ‘l,, , :;™ ‘ , f” !cr,,,,l '> keap down th*
ey f th. .p„m,aj"nnlei i‘r f mr ”
oonl .1 hii, „r ,h” Begleod, and will bc|.e
‘• Uoi.ad a".7j w„l n 5W “ I
oruch r . M **!
Plant #^ V e “ de,i * ned for ,he <7 of the
• ‘ “ . c,n befouDd *0 green
as to be dyifjffiyiu shallow irony; then 1
*he Enquirer will have turned a Southern ‘
vote r,om the support of the vital and thteat. r
cned interests ol the South, in aid of the C
hostile scheme* of (Meat Britain, and the C
fortunately for , he South, j„p together on
; Texas querion. The idea the E„
qutrer mean* to convey i*, that if Tn. :
enoe.ed.ihe Coypn pL„ S J „ ‘
the competition of ,h„ rich couniryjn ,^
Ktni ,ha u t,, ' el if ‘h'* bo Hue, 1
•t follow that we wont have this com- 1
run,!!'.. “'• ot anneietl! The.,. J
I SHOT “I’ o ** *l*B presumption, firs,,
that nobody 01 , t . artbi „„ raUe
Americans; or second, tha, if wo ...
1 CXn i ” ~Br raillion *V rich acres, are to
’ mer m 1,18 • eean - *nd her climate so
congenial to the Cotton i* to be cotl .
verted tola one ofper/n-taal frosts and , Ilmv ,
snrl wintry blasts. 1 1
vist Jf ,f OH V P an<er l”"* 1 nt another
Te* U ? <Ul r- 11 ‘ g ad,ni,,od <'’
r,,; ?" 1 ™ of <ho aarth for
ZT , h r I°*** Ca ” •“I’l’ly ‘he presca,
pp°ia Mr. Clay is elected President
pledged ngsin.t Texa, ; F>c/iW/, H u,-o !
hi* liberty notions, pta, deaT n "he S “
A Whig Congress .^oTl
returned. What then? First I “ ’ “
fcj*V£MSnßtan<l j, completely triumph
* *'; ‘ ’"“"f. “• ••'! only hip,
fmm tho fangs of the British Li.
s her doom tuthe triumph of Whig
, "lelely and irremediahly
Britain, tlton, diemtre
s,| e priH'uirs peace lor Tex-f
- /-ico, at the price of com-
B ■-jrVi^B'.ig' 1 I", and National depend-
H ■l"’ h'. The tint ling project of
i: in inlilt'i! site tintis
*"• * ‘Bt'U'"! ictt Set tug hot.self in
h' l ' l : n
lias irictl in vain to . tied,
■f sctt'h Anictica an.l in I n<li;i.
rich Texan Inutls are
88. , -i cl
Hfct- nj’- t.iU M .Old loom-.
H , ■■ft'ltotl- MIC ;t ! i c.;! 11 I to
BB* .” • B. :l dmx of :> to
B
’ * “ h.n :ocn will
Wh v ■ M -
tli “ a put
1 We sup-
H”
m’ -- • , ggp
takes about
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HSf ‘
‘” Kp
it: ‘ ’ . : .. * U
UKI she n L.'ti!e
k :-.>:!t>l by ot.r
H and that Rival, ilie own*
■ n j- ( [ )C gfeti market or the wothl, in
Hl,ich we can alone find a sale for our sta-
He production 1
B if Texas becomes a State of the Union,
Kil the Georgia and Carolina Planter finds
Bat Cotton is grown to better advantage
Here than upon bis worn lands #t home,
H>y be can take iris bands and move, just
B thousand* have done|fc tap the
■tew States west of,theChattahoochee. But,
If Great Britain, holds away in Tax as, tie
Kilt be forced either to move to Texas and
ft ve under a foreign Government,©t to aban
■on cotton planting altogether; tor he could
Viol live an hour under the blighting effect
l.f a British import doty, discriminating to
[he amount of between Text#
[and United State#Cottons.
Ills the ettfeuiiiy of madness for any
eralic party, “ iTI remerriber with
Iniimnhnati L:. l . . . *• *,
, tnumpharttwir he heralds the important
B'at our* it the Aart-r^rZ
ual emphasis and complacency]
18 * n <*'<ngly propound* to hi.
8 ,nterro gaio r y “what oreyou
Jones i. Anti-Bank— Anti-1
anfl—Anti-Distribution— Anti-1
-Anti Whig—and Anti all the I
e ha.no, .aid u hat he’s for\
•my lime? I have heard ofonly one
77° *°'" ar y pttnciple—he's in favor of; AI
? *a
Wonderfi,, argument appears to be con.idl
ercd quite fnriiiidable :n Whig |„„| r ,J
• i <kc„ „p by noisy” p^i,
| ctn„*. and rep-ated at every cornet of tlufl
Striet—aml by w,me clever cotporais, tool
or lu, who invite the people to net end a, >:■
vttn*’ nulls, a “discussion of Whig principle*
Dem " cr l‘C")'Oontwn /otW’l-irunlvin*
bat our party have no principle. • MoJ
lame and impotent conclusion.’ If ,hi*
shallow sophistry imjmses on any body*
. . J on any bodv.H
~ e . mu “- * urel y- be alt body and but
,£f a a n: / W . ,l ?7 Mbu t lia,e ’ ,0 thel
i b,tweo " a mea3ure °" d M
[7 “’ Ph '. T,C an,e *'on of Texas, fori
instance, is a measure—and a strict con.l
•/ruction of the Constitution, as a rule offl
political action, is a principU. MeasurdH
arc, sometimes, ,| ie evidence, of princinle .1
works are of faith ; but quite a,l
•hey a,e the evidence of a utan, ofprinM
It Mr. Crawford were to meet John Quin!
d.ve r r. 8 a” deb *' e Upfm “ ,0 “bolition ol
•Javery and were taunted with belonging J
the Anti-party tho Ant,-Abolition party—l
ag,,od ‘‘ what ■ you!
for? would he not reply a, Col. Jones m-1
JiKT &lx £ nr?!”* 1,18 c -‘>-1
’ tution, berighu;7!L CB:rl,e.S,n;fti
[fZ TT** pe ° pl<? ’ ” u " ra "">d
| y that sacred instrument”? If a n , r .„
were to arise in this country, and propose to
legalise piracy n the high aea._ a ., in m j 1
robbery was legalized on lsnd-under that’ t
clause in the Constitution which gives ‘
Congress power “to regulate commerce.” (
. would not Mr. Crawford be foundln
i ‘ <on |J U,t, ' i * measure, (or “principi. -Th.
S"” , !! ) . ,nd ’ ado P t,n g the language of
rrce trade politician., *s Mr t that the power
J rrguklt. can not, by any i.j r and safe rule
to °TT”’ 18 m " dß ,0 im P<y ‘he power
*i ny9 And wou,d he be frightened
from his propriety by being clawed With the
Ut *• tnsnJinc** |
t R ' ,MU ' l8 ’ And we should no, exZ it bj
soeeringly charging him with bring A nts
, Veto-power-Anti Annexation,-kAntX.”
publican; for it would be merelv „
that there were two side, io those question/-’
I and to assert (he one ,o be wrong, lera'ute
‘inTTZ ° ,W ’ W ° U,d b 8
/.J/SILSSf ~ne lerma,
*ened w | t ,, ( h.ir ieader, and tbefr prospac"’
[’ ‘ th,s ,nß,ance . h had belonged to the
:
y bill p aßi e d for t h.t p ufpost^t-“ u r ‘
Co’ Wllh ,' hß ,i * !iU hrfore him,” t 0 , ay that !
Sas’.y “ *vw>t.it.r."C“
tffifd suSpffWiinf?pim the Constitution
al question”—one whoso oath of office would
interposo an insuperable barrier, to pro
tect Southern righta from Nnrtliorn agres
sion : —the edict not then having gone forth
that the Veto power was, “an odious relic of
oi the royal prerogative.”
When our Federal friends attempt to ridi
cule the. Democracy for opposing their unholy
crusade against the Conetitution, we beg
them to remember that Liberty has always
made Iter stand, like Leonidas at Thermopy.
let, in the narrow defiles through which mer
cenary power, and profligate ambition seek
to over-ride and trample an her rights,—pre
pared to dio, if need he, ia defence of her
rich inheritance of freedom. In every age
of the world, if hiatory be true, she lias boon
found in the ranks of Ute opposition, contend
ing against the encroachments if tyrrany,
with “Lrr us alons” inscribed upon the
broad folds of the banner under which site
marches to Victory — the reward of valor—or
Death— -the glorious birthright of freemen !
We, I hen, proudly claim her a< the standard
bearer ts the Anti party; and proclaim to
the world, that white she never invades the
righta or territories of other.", she will never
aubmit to injustice or oppression from vault
ing ambition or venal rapacity.
The lm iehas been, when.our opponents
thought i t no reproach to he classed with us
In the Republican rank* of opposition tn lati
tudieirian misrule; —when they would have
trtMiiied. with the scorn it merits, any effort to
discredit that Spartan band of Georgia Nul
lifiers by contemptuously telling them they
were the Anti-party ! But these are degen
erate times ; and “the boasted Republican,
ism of Georgia,” ir. the language of the sage
of Valdosta, “lias been a hollow and decep
tive boast” Up to 1840, and even as late as
1848, the whig* of this state were “Anti all
the while;” and in 1834 Ihe following lan
guage was held by ths present Editor of the
Columbus Enqui.er, and spoke the senti
ments of the universal Suie-Kights Parly of
the South.
“Tbevo appa t® be * everweaniag satiety on
tha psrt of the U-ndine opponent of the preseot Ari
mix'*'r*l>on to identify the State Rights party ts the
South with what an termed the tt’hift yf the jifartk.
Now, Sir si we are individually c m ‘rrnvd, this
want quite take. Oil *iml eater mar poeribljr mu;
the Ethiopian may loe® ths ebony ol htsafcia tad
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By Jsmra 8. CtlhouT e s Mitlrd|rvil'e ftreo
<lm’s Banner it azain ttnfurlad—one rffoit more—
Gvot(ianx on—ard!— relax n -t jour rtirrgiPr, until
Jualice aha I resume her place, and your violated
federal conitilution be roatorrd to ita original purity.”
“ It is generally conceded, we believe, lint no bet
ter evidence can te furmahtd of the tropidution aid
alarm ol any parly,lilt* the stet of nirb party sup
posing it necessary to ward cf! drfeat by giouudlcta
and rccblen charge- against tlnir o|>|nmen'>. Fair
diectteaton, noil a “manly advocacy of their cauao is
sot only a Irgilinnte and expected mode of party es
fort, but i< the only method ei her turd or tolerated
hy any pa-tv, which ia not bv alarm ami uneaatneaa
dtiven out of it- wit- and nt coarse out of aa pro
priety .’’—MitleetgeiiUe Recorder.
Tltis is undeniable truth and sound sense,
and as it is a reflection which Ims frequent
ly occurred to our mind of late in witness
ing the desperate throes and plunges of the
Recordei's patty, wc ste tiuly happy to
find that the Recorder is so entirely ol our
opinion.
Upon the principle of this pnrty truism,
we are to account for the industrious
propagation of the slander of TViryistn
• against ths ancestry of Gov. Polk, hy
’ the Whig Press. Unable to cope with their
opponents in “ fair discussion” of the groat
issues before the countiy; hopeless of suc
■sess by “a manly advocacy of tlteir cause,”
they havo found it “ oeccs-sary to ward off
defeat hy groundless and reckless charges
against their opponents.” “
Such mode o f waifare is the highest en
comium Wbiggery can pass upon the puri
ty of Gov Polk’s private and public charac
in—it is a tacit confcs-ion that his life is so
blameless that even political rancor camrot
discover a blur or spot ujion his fair fame.
Baulked, bafUed and disarmed when they
gaze upon the uniform tenor of an honorable
and well spent life in the living candidate,
they are “ driven out of their wits, and of
course, out of their propriety” to invent ex
traneous matter to cloud and blacken a
character of such dazzling and provoking
brightness. Our readeis will have observed
that we have taken very little pains to de
fend the Republican candidate from this
siur ujion his lamily name. We might
bavs published 50 certificates, far the trouble
of clipping them from our exchanges. But,
we felt so great a contempt for the chargd,
as a palpable Whig invention to catch votes,
aud as one, even ifttue, wholly immaterial
to a Republican country, where it is a fun-
I In the lust Fort Gaines Whig, “ A Tra
lellrr”estimates the majority for Mr. Craw
mrsl in the 2d Congressional District at 300
Btes, and the Editors say that they are au
lorized by “A Traveller,” to announce
pi he is willing to back his judgment.
I We are authorized by a responsible gen
pman in this place, to say to “A Travel
lr” tliat he will lake the be, proposed, for
py amount, from SIOO to Si ,000. Besides,
p will bet and take 200 votes; that lie will
pt and take 100 votes; and that he will bet
pen, and tliat “A Tiavellet’’ can name
be amount on either of these propositions.
] VMIiS G. UIHNKY !
Io the “Philanthropist’’ of March 25th,
K3A, Mi. Birucy, the sh.J.tiou candidate
pr the Presidency, thus wrote of Henry
lay 1 Wo commend this precious ruor
eati to the especial attention of “Upson”
ltd the readers of the Columbus Enquirer:
[•lt iiwilhw hr-it armaurn of pleasure—almost
klh delight—that wo ri> tin, gonil. man deli'iiding
light ttf hie eoun rjm.'n to petition Cungreex, for
Ir ab >li ion of slavery jo the Diet,ict of (Jolumlii.x,
hd aaeerttug the conimulionai power of that bt-iy to
teede to their rrqtiette.
[“The U- and of the op|Hoesed n w present* for Mr.
laj’e acceptance.houora that we hope to see take
pt in time, and b-ar their glorious fruit throughout
prnnjf.”
■ Cotton.— The Receipts of the now nop
B this Maihrt arc about 230 bales. Prices
from 3j to 3j cents. Tbo expecta-
Hon of a large rrop is general. We refer
Ba a letter from Cuthbert, in another place,
which gives account of extensive damages
■lone on the River Plantations to the South
Bvf us. It is frcin a highly respectable and
Bfeliable source.
[Bvl'e notice the signs of preparation for the
■ all nnd Winter business, in the arrival of
Bpumberof Wagons fiorn the Rail-Roads
Itßded with goods for our merchants. The
Riwc: is low.
1 DORR MEETING.
In pursuance ofa call of the citizens of
Columbus and vicinity, a large and respec
table meeting was held at the halt of the
Democratic Association on the 3d insL for
the puqioso of an expression of opinion in
) relation to the imprisonment of Gov. Thotn
i as Wilson Dorr of Rhode Island.
| The meeting being called to order, upon
motion of Dr. L. F. W. Andrews, J. M.
Guerry, Esq. was appointed President, and
! Messrs. John Quinn and Murdoc Chisholm
Vice Presidents, B. V. Iverson, Esq. and
Capt. J. T. Niles, Secretaries.
The President in a few brief remarks
having explained the object of the meeting,
called upon Dr. Andrews, who came for
ward and iu a speech of neatly two hours
j length, completely enchained the attention
|of the audience. In his remarks lie gave a
lucid and succinct detail and history of the
I Charter of King Charles Second under
: which the government of Rhode Island had
j been administered for nearly 200 years,-the
great injustice of such administration:—the
oft repeated memorials of the people to the
1 legislature,for achangt from theroyal charter
J to a Constitution in w hich the elective fran
chise should be enlarged,—their failure to
| obtain redress from the constituted author
‘ lies —the adoption of a constitution sane
j tinned byj about 14,000, out of 22,000
j voters in the State, under w hich Thomas
Wilson Dorr was rightfully elected Gov
ernor, but afterwards deposed by United
State® Soldiery,—the subsequent offer and
rejection of the land holders constitution—
and, finally, the establishment of the present
constitution, ratified by only about 7,000
votes, under which Governor Door received
his mock trial, but real sentence of impris
onment in solitary confinement, and at hard
( labor, for life. The speaker’s effort was
truly eloquent and was listened to with
attention, eliciting loud and repeated ap
plause from the audience.
He then presented the following Preatn-
Hand Resolutions which were read and
Hanimously adopted t
preamble.
te have been certified by the
prints, that Thomas VV. Donß.of R.
a dislinguished son of demociacv,
accomplished scholar, pure patriot and
advocate of equal rights, has
sentenced by the existing authoiities
■bat State to imprisnumenl for life, for the
crime of Tycoon, and is now suf
nairow dungeoD, cut ofTfrom nil society
mtii his fellow meu;
an earnest appeal lias been
to the whole Democracy of the Union
Hsn ourrfpubiican bietiiren of Rhode 1s-
for an expression of sympathy in be
of the oppressed nnd of indignation
Hkinst the Bppressors, ihetefore.
Resolved, That it is a fundamental
Hncipie of dernociacy, tliat all governments
Htituted among men for the security of
“unalienable tights,” “derive their just
Hivers from the consent of the governed, and
Hicn any lorni of government hccomesde-
Huctive of these ttijis, it is the right oftiie
Hople to alter and abolish it.”
■2. Resolved, That it is equally acardi-
Hl principle of republican faith tliat the
Servant is not greater than the master,”
Hd that therefore the people themselves or
■majority of them, and not their represenla
■ c servants are and of right ought lobetlie
l ipreme authority of the State.
■3. Resolved, That when the people of
Island, acting according to these funda
■enlal precepts, by an overwhelming ma-
Brity of the whole adult male population,
■d devise and adopt, in regular convention,
■ republican constitution, in lieu of the
■oyal Charter of Charles li. of England,
Rev were merely asserting and endeavoring
■ establish tlteir natural and unalienable
Bahts.
■ 4. Resolved. That the authorities ofR.
■land, in resisting the |>opular will thus
Beariy expressed—in fastening upon the
■ople, by force of arms a ditieient conati-
Blion from that they desired, and in pio-
Bribing and hunting down as Traitors all
Bho Were prominent advocates ofthe rights
m the majority, are justly entitled to and
Bill certainly receive tire unmitigated scorn
Bid sovereign contempt of every friend of
Bvil liberty throughout the world.
■5. Resolved, That especially do we look
non the recent ntock trial of Thomas W.
Borr, by a packed jury of his political et e-
Bics, and nt a place remote from the s ene
Balledgrd crime, for the purpose of ensur
Bg a sentence which was pie determined
Bv a partizan and malignant Court of the
Beflties school, and liis final imprisonment
B>r life within the cellsof the Penitentiary,
Bt a series of the most tyrannical acts tliat
Bvet disgraceJ the page of American liisto
[ 6. Resolve, That though Tyrants may
enchain the limbs and incarcerate the body
of the Martyr Dorr within,heir gloomy dun
geons, yet they cannot withhold ftotn the
Patriot our heart-felt sympathies for his
suflerings, nor onr’most unbounded respect
forhis exhalted patriotism and noble devo
tion to the cause of the peoples’ rights.
7. Resolved, That we honor the zeal and
patriotic devotion of the suffrage party of
Rhode Island, in their present endeavors,
by peaceable and constiiu'ionable means,
to hurl from power those who have brought
disgrace upon the fair fame of their State,
and we bid them ‘God speed’ in the cause of
Dorr and Democracy, Polk and Patriotism,
Dallas and Texas.
8. Resolved, That the acts and doings of
the ruling Lordly Monopolists and Federal
Whig Aristociats of Rhode Island in the
case of Dorr, furnish the most indubitable
evidence of their hostiliiy to popular rights,
and tha inicrest of die poor, ami five ample
assurance that had the leaders of the W liig
parly all power elsew here, freedom of speech
and the privilege of suffrage would be as
effectually restricted thioughoul tbo Union
as it is now :n Rhode Island.
9. Resol'-ed, That we also sympathize
with Martin Luther, another citizen ol
Rhode Island, who is now suffering impris
onment and pecuniary penalty lor the crime
of presiding at a suffrage meeting- of his fel
low citizens, and wc sincerely trust tliat the
term of his imprisonment will not he pro
long'd one moment through his inability to
pay the fine imposed, hut that the money
will be raised, it necessary, by voluntary
subscription of the friends of equal rigli.s
throughout the Union.
10. Resolved, That when Henry Clay
denounced the suffrage party as a “band of
lawless ruffians who luui attempted to sub
vert the rightful government of the Slate
without the forms of Law,” he did but em
body the feelings and opinions of the Fede
ral party, whose chief he is, and plainly
evince the “inefftble ( ontempt” he lias so
long fell and so frequently expressed lor ihe
sovereign people.
Resolved, That a copy of this preamble
and resolutions be furnished, for publication
in tlic “Columbus Times,” and that a copy
be forwaided to the editor of the “Republi
can Herald” Prov dence, R. 1. by him to be
laid before his readers and the public.
12. Resolved, That the Editors of the
Times be teques’ed to publish such an ab
stract ofthe Report ofthe Committee ofthe
House of Representatives of the U. S. on
the subject ofthe Rh. Island difficulties as
may place the people in possession ofthe
most important [acts of the ease, en w hich
the foregoing resolutions are based.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
J. M. GUERRY Pres.
B. V. Iverson. ) 0 . •
J. T. Nii.es. \ Scc r,cs ’
Editors’ Correspondence.
THE COTTON CHOP.
Extractfrom a letter dated
“Cw, iibekt, Randolph Cos. Sept. 7th.
I have never heard such universal eamplaints in
a!I my life, aa greeted me from every quarter upon i
my return home from your City. I met many planters
to Sle art county on Tueadiy, and in no instance
did I meet with a single roan who did net think lha
auch had bern ihe injury hut crop had sustained by
the prexenl drought, the cold weather of last weak
nnd the dettruettve bowl worm, that his crop noulj
fall short of last year. Upon my return home, I
found the same complaint among the p’antera of Ran
dolph.. There is another casualty, still more de
structive. Tho caterpil er has made ita appearance,
and u devouring the plant all south of us. They ap
peared in my farm on the River last week, and had
pretty much eat up every leaf by Tuesday. My
overseer came up to see me aboftt it, he nays I .ey
will certainly cut off mv crop fro® 30 to 50 bates,
(I expected to make 100,) sad that the plantations
be on him have been devoured for a week. X be
t-eve the opinion is almost universal that the crops, of
‘4l in this region wil! fall eonodeilb ‘ ehort of that of
‘43. The ca'erptller has appeared three weeks soon
hn they did last year, and of course the ravages
must bo more extensive than last year.”
roa Tax nusa.
IMPORTATION OF SPECIE.
Messrs. Editors—some of the Whig Edi
tors are making a great parade about the
large amount of specie imported into this
country, during the last year, as if it was
proof conclusive of our prosperity. The
teverse is frequently true, and is easily ex
plained. Owing to the enormous duties
levied on foreign goods, the shippers of cot
ton. tobacco, flour, rice, &c. &e. are com
pelled to sell a considerable portion of their
crops for cash, and ou their return, make
iheir purchases at home, at much higher
prices than they would have paid abioad,
but lor the heavy duties saddled on us by
Mr. Clay's manufacturing friends. The
evils of (his system, are twofold ; first, we
pay higher freights oo our ex| one, as the .
vessels that carry our produce out. frequently
have do return cargo. 2d, We pay one
tliird more for a large portion of the articles
we are compelled to use. I might add anoth
er evil, and that no small one. We are
compelled to take less for our produce, as
no country, except a mining one, can pay
specie for what she buys. All the specie
in England would not pay fbr two of our
crops; and if we expect her to purchase our
produce, we must buy her manufactures.
The importation of specie may benefit ths
American manufacturers, hut the importa
tion of large sums, seldom benefits the
Southern planter; especially, if he has to
turn around and lay it out for high priced
American goods. We ate told that goods
are lower than they ever were—admitting ,
this to be true, we know they would be stiU
lower if they were taxed less. If I did not
know many of the Whig Editors in Geor
gia, I should suppose they were in the pay
ofthe Northern manufacturers, from the ar
guments they use ; some of them know no
better, and others permit rheir old prejudices
to control their reason, thinking it more hon
orable to abaudon their principles than their
party. Asu-TABirr.
rna the times.
HARD TO PLEASE.
Messrs. Editors.—The Wbiga are tha
hardest people to pleaee I ever saw. If we
beat them at an election lirey are displeased, &
if we get up a Mass Meeting and do our best
to get halt a* many us ti*ey had at Mwiisu
and fail lliey get in an ill hunior.ridicule our at
tempts, and say we had only a tew thousand.
They remind me of old Mrs. Johnson's law
yers at Wilkinson court some twenty-five
years ago. In my young days eggs were
very abundant in old Wilkinson, (I remember
selling an old gig there once, and taking pay
in eggs) and 1 hope they are yet. But let
me return to ray story; at breakfast the first
day of court, tile old lady had about a peck of
eggs boiled and boiled, until they were fairly
blue ; now this n ode of boiling eggs, suits
some people, hot it did not suit the Wilkin
son lawyers, and they complained to the
old lady, that the eggs wete over-boiled. It
was Fail Court, and the old lady had fine
early Turnips, which she hail been accus
tomed to lioiiing until they were soft, but on
this occasion, fearing further complaints
about over-cooking (for they said at break
fast the Steak was overdone,) she
brought in the turnips ns hard as the eggs
were at breakfast. Again, the bar com
plained, and said the turnips were not boil,
ed enough. “Well,” says the old lady,
“you are the hardest folks to please 1 ever
did see, and hang me if I try any more, and
il you dou't like the cooking, you may go
somewhere else.” Just so with the Whigg,
they are the hardest folks to please I ever
did see. and I think w e had best not try any
more. Macon.
roa tbk times.
DR. FRANKLIN, AGAINST STEPHENS,
MERIWETHER AND TOOMBS.
Messrs- Editors.—Vi hen I was a boy my
father used to tell me to read Dr. Franklin's
works, as he considered him one of the wisest
men that evet lived,in this or any other coun
try. My father was an old fashioned sort of
man, and preferred the opinions of such men
as Franklin, to that of all the upstart dema
gogues of the day, and I have no doubt, if
he were now alive, that he would still pre
fer Franklin’s opinions on Ftee Trade and
the Constitution, to those of the three gen
tlemen at the head of this aiticle, though I
know he would be laughed at by the mod
em Whigs, who would tell him that any
onfl of ihofle ihiee diaiinguielied gentlemen”
had forgot more than lir. Frank in ever
knew. As there may still he a few left who
think Ftanklin, to s ay the least, as well ac
quainted with the Free-'I radc system and
the Constitution as the above named gu
llemen, please publish the annexed extracts
from Ins works, and oblige
One or tour Scbsciubers.
DR. FRANKLIN ON FREE TRADE.
“ Perhtp*, in general it would lie betnr if govere
tmnt meddled no fuithrr wi'h trade, than l protect
i<. and let it tske Me course— most of the blonder or
sets, edicts, arreia.and plocaitsof Porlmmcnu. Prin
ces, and St'stes, fbr rrgulaiirg or restraining of Irsde,
have, we lint k. httn either politico; b underr, or joho
obtained hjr srtlul nun tor prrtie at voutagr, under
pretenceo| public tood. When Colbert snrn blod
tome wise old merchants ol France, and desired their
•dvtce and opinion how he could beet serve and pro
mote commerce; their answer, after consultation,
was in three words only, “Laivrez i one sane. L t
ua >1 me.” It is >d by a very eacred writer of tho
same nation, that he is well advanced in the reietee
of politics, who knows the full lores of that maxim,
“Pas irop goiiverner.—Not to govern 100 much,”
which perhaps would be of more use when fipplird
to trade, than in any other pul l c concern. It wrra
therefore to be wished that commerce were aa free
between all nations of the world, aa it ia between
the revrral counties of England; ro would all
by mutual communication obtain mere enjoy
ments. ‘1 ho-e confines do not nin each oth
jor oy trade, nei her would the natrons. No
’ nation a< ev-r mined by t-ode even seemingly the
must disadvantageous Wtnrever desirable ,eprr
: Dailies are tm,” red. it dortiy is eve ted, aod th retry
I plenty l> produced.”
Dr. Franklin's remarks on the power rs Con-’
‘gress under the Confederation ‘u protect Alan
ufaclurts.
1 Many persons skilled i.r manufactures imig n Bg
that America most be in wantrf tr <tn andtbatf* r
aress would be di-poe<. to me, urage tiu m have
proposed to go over. Si cb persons on r suing tho
Articles oft onfederatton, wilr find ihat the Congress
have no power cr romt’icd toth'm, or money ; a in
to their hands, fur sur h purposes, and tliat if any such
ancmiragementisgivrn.il must he by the govern
ment ol some seprme htate T lirs, however, has
been rarely dot e ti Am-r ca ; at and when it has been
done.it las rare y succeeded, so as to es ablish a
manufacture wh cb the country wag not yet so ripe
for, as to encourage private persons to tei it up.”
roa the Tints.
COL.JONE? AND THE FIRST CONGRESS
Messrs. Editors—Some writer ,jn Ujt
i Whig Rifle who hails I tliitik from Baker*
finds fault with a speech of 101. Jones
w hilst a member of Congress, in which he ‘
contended,that the government dues should
be paid in specie.* Dili the writer ever see
the act organizing the Treasury, passed
Sept. 1789, and sanctioned by Washington 1
If he ever did, he saw the following section.
“Sec. SO. And bo it further enacted. That tho*
dutica and fees to be collected by this act shall be re.
ceived in gold and silver coin only.”
And if I am not very much mistaken,
this act remained in force until 1816, and I
know of no law, authorising thepaymeot*
of any tbiug but gold and silver cciD. and I
am not aware of any serious inconvenience
on account of it. If the above writer bad
examined Madison’s Journal of the Con
vention, he would have found that the Con
vention, not only prohibited the Fedetal
Government from issuing paper money, but
ibsv prohibited the Stales from making il a
tender. Individuals, are not compelled to”
receive paper money, and it would be hard
to compel the government to receive-iL
The above objection will turp out like
most of the objections to Col. Polk : the
Whigs will generally find a majority of the
old Republicans on the same side. If the
Rifle’s Baker friend will turn to Voh 9. p.
231, of Washington's Letters, he will find
that Washington was opposed to paper mo.
ney. JUSTICE.
* I bare not the article in the R isle by me, bftt r- ‘
collect this obj-c'ton is on account of Col. Jonea* op
position to paper mine . The Tim. a will oblige ma
ny at its rvaiien by publishing Washington’* Letter.