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diately for I au< in hasfe. Perceinng me to b
bo in earnest, he took it and a,ked, V h.t .
must he sav V ‘1 he chip will s.iy a.i that u ..
nebessary.’ With a look of astui.ishm mt and s
contempt, he held up the piece of t.ood ami «
said, ‘How can this speak 1 Has this a mouth.
J desired him to take it immedi itely, and not _v
to spend so much time in taiki .g about it. On f
arriving at the house he gave it to Mrs. Wil- ■
slams, who read it—threw it away and went <
to the tool-chest, whither the chu I, resolving I
to see the result of this mysterious proceeding, <
followed her closely. On receiving the square
from her, be said, ‘stay, daughter how do you
know this is what Mr. Williams wants?'—
. Why,’she replied.‘did you not give me a
chip just now?’ ‘Yes,’ sail the astonished
warrior, ‘ but I did not hear it say any thing.
‘lf you did not, 1 did,’ was the reply ; 4 for it
made known tome what he-wanted —and all
you have to do is to return with it as quickly as
possible.’ With this the chief leaped out of
the house, & catching up the mysterious piece
of wood, he ran through the settlement with
♦he chip in one hand and the square in the
other holding them up as high as his arms
would reach and shouting as lie went, ‘bee the
wisdom of these English people ; they can <
make chips talk ; they can make chips talk!’
On giving me the square, he wished to know t
how it was possible thus to converse with peo
pie at a distance. —I gave hirn all the informa- I
tion in my power; but it was a circumstance
involved in so much mystery, that he actually
tied a string to it, hung it around his neck, and
wore it for some time. During several follow
ing days we frequently saw him surrounded by
a Crowd, who were listening with intense
interest While he narrated the wonders which
the cihp had perfotrned.
From the Wisconsin Territorial Gazette, July 2.
GAME IN WISCONSIN.
Game. —The season is close at hand
when sportsmen take to their guns. The
Woodcock are now in prime order, and
may be “bagged” without any infringement
upon the “game laws,”or the imputation
of “poaching.” The young Pheasants and
Prairie hens are also well grown, and in
fine condition. — The k nd.less of friends
enables us to speak fr m experience, hav
in’ been recently favored v.itn a tew brace
from their well stored bags. Deer will
become abundant as the indians leave us.
They may be regarded as fully in season
from the first proximo, and several days
since we could not conscientiously refuse a
part of a fine saddle of venison presented
us by a friend—it proved delicious, though
in sportsman,s tongue, it was not killed
secundum for mam statuti, or, according to
the “ rules and regulation of this here So
ciety. 14 Patriages. Pigeons, and Turkeys are
very plenty, and will soon be 44 lair game.’
Bear and Elk, some distance hence may
also de found. 1
We could make the months water of
some of our eastern epicurean friends, by
a large enumeration of the many good
things, in the fish and fowl line, with which
w’e are blessed, were we so mischievously
disposed —but we are two amiable for
that ,and will no further offend in that way
than by tellin g them a W’ord of our Pra
irie hen,of which we suppose them to know
but little, but which we beg to assure them
is one, if not the chief of oue delicacies, and
will balance their canvass-backs and
their oysters. The prairiehen, then, is
less a distinguished bird than the pinnated
grouse or health then, some of which are
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found on Long Island some part of New
jv.ocj, anil me morin-eastern part ot Penn
sylvania, and which are so highly esteemed,
that they readily command in the New
York Market from $3 50 to §5 per brace.
They are nearly the size of a common
barn fowl, and in the fall of the year be
come gregarious, and are found in large
flocks; in summer thev go ot the prairie.
They become excessively fat, do not fly
far or fast, and are easily bagged. Then
habits are different in some respects from
the northen bird of the same kind, and in
consequence there is a difference in the
color of the meat and its flavot, but they
are certainly no less delicious on that
accounot. Come here this Fall, bring your
giitl along, and your pointer, if you have
one, and we’ll show you how to do up the
prairie hen.
A Youii< loafer.
Bell’s Life has a good one with a vig
nette entitled “Juvenile Conveyancer.”—
He’s in the “hact” of fobbing a handker
chief. The pen cannot serve us here to do
the admirable work of the burin of these
matchless wood cuts, which in this case ex
hibits the fact-simile of a ragged loafer
with his hair flying off like the repelled i
ron filings of an electro-magnet, and the
whites of his eyes turned up at his victim
like a duck in a thunder storm as large as
goose eggs. Here is the caption and
some of the verses below:
“I vender vill that ere kid go, and leave
this here fogle behind him. I ain’t going
to prig it; but if he iist leaves it in my
hand, vy he can’t blame me for taking
care of it till I sees him again. If it warn’t
for these here earless people, ve honest
boys vouldn’t be led into evil vavs. Old
Sir Billy used to say a pocket handker
chief vos like a “wenemous sarpent,” be-
t cause it vos a “wiper;” and that ere being
the case, I thinks I’m doing a kind act in
taking this ere “wiper” out of that ere
gemman’s pocket, and putting it where it
von’t do him no harm.”
In spite of Beaks, or Lobsters Blue,
In swarms emerging from “ he Station,"
Your “honest” calling you pursue,
A cove of finished eddycation !
To eminence you'd rise, nodcub*.
And stii! improve as you grew thgger
'Tts pity that so choice a sprout
Should ever on the Treadmill figure !
“Now, sir, your mag t vish you’d stow—.
You seems to come it precious ugly;
Ven I does business, you must know,
Hikes to do that business snugly.
“Ven I may try the Treadmill trot,
It don’t co nsarn you to discuss;
You need’nt tell me vot is vot—
Better grab fogies than do vus.
“Go slow !—here’s summut to be done !
I’ll do the trick I’ll bet a tanner—
Come, vot do you say ?—here’s two to you!
I draws that bouncing swell’s Bandannak !”
Pleasures of d Tropical Climate.— lnsects
are the curse of a tropical climate. Ina mo.
ment you are covered with ticks ; chigoes bury
themselves in your flesh, and hatch a large
colony of young chigoes in a few hours; They
will not live together but every one sets up a
separate ulcer, and has his own private por
tion of pus, Flies get entry into vour mouth,
eyes, and nose. You eat flies, drink flies, ■
breathe flies. Lizards, cockatrices, and I
•nukea, get into your bod, ants eat up the '
books, and scorpions sling von on the foot, f
tend everv thing biles, sting, or bruises : every t
second of your existence you are wounded by I
some piece of animal life that nobody’ has ever <
seen before,except Swammerdam and Merloni, i
An insect with eleven legs is swimming in <
your teacup ; a nondescript with nine legs is i
struggling in the small beer: or a caterpillar <
with seven dozen eyes ia his belly is hastening j
over the bread and butter. Ail nature is a- i
live and se !> ras to be gathering all her entom
ological hosts to eat you tip, as you are stand
ing out of vourco.it. waiscoat, and breeches.
Such are the tropics. Al! these reconcile us
to our daws, fogs, vapor, and drizzle —to our
apothecaries, rushing about with gargles and
tinctures—to our British constitutional coughs,
sore throats, and swelled facts. — Londi-n Pa
per.
A live Ratembcdded in &'o«e.-Yesterday
week, as two miners of the names of Jona
than Thompson, and Geo. Douglas, were
occupied in blasting a drift in a strata of
solid stone, called the scar limestone, at Al
ston Moore, six fathoms below the surface,
they shot into a small cavity of the rock,
out of which to their surprise sprang a full
grown rat. The miners endeavoured to
take the anima! alive but in their attempts
to do so, it was killed. How long the rat
had been embedded in its living grave and
in what manner it had contrived in such a
situation to exist, (considering the organic
formation of the animal, ) are questions
that must bejett to conjecture On exami
nation, the strata around the cavity, was
found to be perfectly solid and close in
every part. — Newcastle Journal
A Young chap.— A gentleman travel!i ig,
sou d bv file w y side, a man he supposed to
be 80 years (if ag-- weep: g most bitterly. D
sirous to le r th cans.- of such immodei,.!'
grief, he i .quir. d of the old gentleman, yvhy it
was that he was crying. Ho was informed
that his f;the ,r had just been whipping him !
“Your father !” exclaimed the astonished trr.v
elier, “is it. possible that your father is alive?
“Yes sir,” said the mourner. “he lives in tl.:r
house,” pointing to a small habitation near dr
road. The traveller was anxious to see the
father, aud accordingly turned in to the house,
where he saw and conversed wiih him, expos
tu uti.'ig with him on the absurdity ol his con
duct, in whipping as old a man as his s n. The
old iiia.i apologised, saying, t.iat the young
rascal had been throwing rocks at his grand
father, who was at work in the garden —
Brownsville Banner.
FABLE.
An aged roaring lion who had reigned seve
ral years king of the quadrupeds and bipeds,
and crowned not for any regal qualifications
which he possessed, but to serve the purposes
of the wolves, foxes and jackals, who knew
they could use the old beast in any way that
might suit best to put a streak of fat on their
swu ribs.
After wearing the crown a considerable time,
whether from the fatigues ot government, or
that he saw certain preparations that a well
bred dog is supposed to understand, he called
the Fox to him, and addressed him thus: “I
am growing old. lam in bad health. lam
going to abdicate the throne, and appoint you
my successor. But mind. You must tread
1 exactly in my footsteps, or by the eternal, I
will soon have your tn it Z-otfap." Ihe lox
! whisked r-“ ,td his tail, and was in high glee.
■ crop’ whisking your tail,” said the aged mon-
I arch, “and listen to what I have to say. [
i have been feared and revered bv all the animals
of fbo p icticulu-i-ly by »he Asßt*S. But
there is one Monster roaming in my domains,
, who has given me more trouble that all the
beasts ofthe field. Ia my waking bouts I have
thought of nothing but him. When sleeping
I have dreamed of nothing but the Monster.
I commenced laying traps for him as soon as
I gained the sceptre. I set my wolws, dogs
and jackals on him. I succeeded in kiling him.
He would not stay killed. I tned evey expe
riment to get rid of him. I made hrn carry |
burdens from one end of the counts to the
other. I gave him a bad name. said he
was lame, and windbroken, not site to le trust
ed ; and drove him from the inperiil cribs.
H ■ flirted his tail in my face, aid saidtftatfor
you!
“I then took into favor, a lar<e nunber of
smaller monsters, which 1 have nude Perfect
pets of. I have fed them with p p unil they
are as sleek as a mole. They ageed t< bark
and kick at the big Monsfer, and do aii thev
could to slay him. I farther ordend mv?ack- j
als to place ell the property in ther hams for
safe keeping—so that you and I nay divile it
at our leisure. I had some troube with the
Frogs, but I showed my teeth, an! they pre
in.
“I have only one thing firther o sav, tnd '
that is of more importance than til the rest.
Go on and kill the Monster!”
j This said, the old Lion and depa-ted to hs
lair in the western woods. Th Fix, clothe!
with the imperial purple, called a .otincil ok
the Wolves aud the Jackals which le had letti
behind to devise the best plan to d stroy the!
Monster. File result of their delberatimis
» was to dig a pit in the path they k ewthe Mon
r ster would tread. ih ■ work was completed.
Iht pit was dug. J.'h M i ster was caught.
, Bnt ?i so n q i t little pet monsters
had lo travel the y:ini‘' road, d the. all turn
b'ed pelle-melie, nit :: Hi s -.uie well, with alithe
old Li .i’s phi .. th,_ir backs.
11 re was a: ek gmt pot of chowdei. The
Fox con'" rot * u. li ■ h .ir ofthe old Minster’s
tail without kiting same of the little pct mon
sters. The Fox was i a complete dilemma.
Ihe old Lion has heal'd of it. He leaps round
and round his d ;, and roars like ail nature.
He swears that the little pets are a set of fools,
and swindlers, and rascals, for daring to tall
i ito the pit. He insists upi.n it that he Fox
shall slaughter the whole of them, so that he,
and the Wolves and the Jackals miy h ive a
blow out over their carcasses.
Moral. R collect whe vou do i bad ac
tion o injure your neighbor, it is ten to oue
ihat it. re-acts and fails on head.—Por
ridgeford Patriot.
A Strange but Just Man.— At Jamaica, up.
w’atfls of eighty years of age, lives a man of
a strange and original character. He is weal
thy and childless ; his wife and six attached
negro followers, not slaves, sit with hirn at the
same table. He is shrewd in his dealings and
prosperous; he r'Cognvz.es iro “currency” but
coin—will rec< ive and pay -'©thing else." The
last laud sale at Jamaica, was mad? by him
nine acres, SI,OOO the acre, out. half down
on deliv< ring the deed. He required this to
be paid in specie—which as he had always
done, he lent on mortgage at 5 per <-em.
He never takes more, declaring that to be all
that the use J of the money is worth. He refu
ses more. He has now 50 or $60,000 lent on
mortgage at that rate. A few months ago,
he bought a cow of a neighbor, for $27 50.
A week or two afterwards, he came t» the sei
ler and said, 44 the animal was better than she
had been represented to be; that it was his
way to do, as well as require justice in al! his
dealings,” and forthwith tendered the seller
$2 50 more. It was refused of course, but
the old man left the money among the chiblren.
These are but specimens of countless similar ]
tales related of him. His tram-? L-r.-. s in;;!•■;• |
th;: -1 years, but ids e.;.;;. ~-j ar •good :
lie totters it icier a green old ng.'. di>v. n tne hit
of life, and if cor.scic.iciou•: ■ rv.;i.<n: of m
rules of right, cue. soft • » the ■'• < - 1 ’ ensure
<•;: in slumbers, th;.t oln inu;i urn - i have sei
night-. V. h.it "• ill ear t ■ ■ • ■■ -s lot. .
oi a man who refuses more ’han i;ve .er cem.!
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
A friend recently from I, union informs
,is,savsthe Boston Atlas, that thy author
of’the admirable 4 Papers of the Pickwick
Club,” is decidedly the literary lion of the
day in London. He is quite a young man.
and the immense sale of his works raised '
I him from comparative indigence to affiti- j
ence. Pickwick Clubs have been estab ;
fished in everv part afthc country-some i
half dozen dramshave been founded upon ’
the adventures of the hero—Cruikshanks
and Seymour have illustrated them with
some of their most spirited etchings—Pen
ny Pickwicks have been got up in imitation,
and the Penny Pickwickian* have been
bl ought up before the Court fir their lar
cenies and severely fined. The success of
these papers is not undeserved. The au
thor,s humour, though often bordering up
on the farcical, is genuine; audit is credi
table to him, that it is never mingled with
indecency or immorality. The following
stanza gives the name of this ingenious and
promising writer, who originally vruote un
der the signature of ~Boz:.-
“Who the dickens “Boz” could be,
Puzzled many a learned elf;
Till Time unveiled the mystery,
And Boz appeared as Dicken s self.”
Narrow Escape —As a gentleman and
lady were riding through Cearleston
Square in a chaise on Saturday afternoon,
when passing the Mansion House, a wag
gon came around the corner, locking into
the wheel of the chaise, turned it suddenly
round, and broke both shafts short up to
the whippietree, letting the body of the
chaise down under the horse’s hind feet,
one of which he put over the dasher into
the chaise. The top being closed all round
’ and the affrighted lady not having that
self-possession which is so requisite on such
. occasion, did not remain quiet until the
.■ traces could be let loose, but made heres
■ cape by creeping between the horse’s feet,
- which she did with no other injury than ad
ding a little dirt to her dress, and deform
ing her Tuscan. The beast being oi a
good disposition, remained perfectly quiet
- Had lie been of the ugly kind, the accident
i, might have proved very serious.— Poston
s Transcript.
Capturing a Hen Hawk.— r P ie Berk
shire, Massachusetts, Courier sa y s that
Mrs. Foote of Barrington, a days since
being engaged tn her houst* duties; at
or near the door, heard dn uncommon
cackling among the poufrfo when locking
into the yard she saw a aenhawk of unusu.
al size descend and p-iunce upon a hen of
the largest kind. M> s - ' V! th the quick
ness of thought, app' oac hed the place, and
before the monste-could regain his native
element with hi' unwiedly load, seized
him bv the nec- and triumphantly cairied
him to the chamber, where he
still remair* a captive. His extended
wings ine-°' ure f° ur I' eet s * x inches.
T Trout Fishing.— According to Laing’s
’ Journal of a residence m Norway, that is
'j a porious country for trout fishing. He
’ I says’,, One of the English gentlemen who
'll met at Jerkin gave me a fishing rod, with
I which he did not wish to be encumbered.
He had caught trout until he was actually
tired, having killed above three hundred in
a very few days. Although I never fish
ed trout before, I caught about six dozen
between breakfast and dinner—this will
give some idea of what fishing is in Nor
way.—They were small, the largest not
exceeding a foot in length; but the land
lord brought in some as big as salmon,
caught in a lake in the Field.”
Filial- Reverence of the Turks.— A beauti
ful feature in the character of the Turks,
is their reverence and respect for the J
author of their being—Their wives,advice ]
I and reprimand are unheeded; their words
are posh—nothing—but their mother is an
oracle. She is consulted, confided in, lis.
tened to with respect and deference; hon
ored to her latest hour, and remember with
‘ affection and regret beyond the grave.—
‘‘My wives die, and I replace them,” .-ays
the Osmardy; 4 ’ my children perish, and
others may be born to me; bnt who shall
restore me the mother who has passed
away, and who is no more?”—Cßy ofthe
i Sultan.
' Homage to Genius.— We have got through
the first volume of Talfourd.s “Life of
Charles Lamb”—almost— end our neigh
bour of the Times may get himself ready
for it, about breakfast time to-morrow, in
the meanwhile, let us give one beautiful
little anecdote.
Lamb was never in company with Sir
Walter Scott, but he used to describe.with
the utmost delight, the circumstances under
which he saw him for the first time. |
He was walking up Fleet street, one I
day, when just.after passing Temple Bar’)
he was sloped by a man—a perfect strati- ■
ger-wearmg tiie dress anb having the ap
pearence of a common artizan. The man I
civily touched his hat and said,“l beg par- i
don sir, Lut perhaps you would like io see *
St Water Scott. That is he, on the oth-!
er side of the street, with the stick in his!
hand, ami the great coat.” We can imag-1
me the exquisite blending of vanity—most j
amiable even in his weakness—and benev-;
olence, that prompted this information.
The poor fellow’s bosom was evidently
swelling with the delight of seeing the gre
at sutbor, and the pride of knowing him,
and the vanity of showing his knowledge,
and not least, perhaps, with the kmd heart- '
ed desire ot sharing his pleasures with an
other, but what anliomage to the fame of
the illustrious author?— Newlork C iom. i
Ade.
An Arabian having brought a blush to a
maioen.s cheek by* the earnestness of his 1
said to her. “My looks have planted 1
loses in your cheeks ;whv forbid me to '
gat.ier them? The law permits him who ! !
sews to reap the harvest.’’
of Honey.— The an- '
ctentsused sometimes to put dead bodies io
honey order to preserve them from putre- ,
faction. According to Statius, the body of ,
Alexander the Great was so denosited. ;
P o '"^ 1 u P on Tyrian pm- ,
pie to keep it fresh; and somethin hiid been
f.q z-A X M* .... A---
■ dr:.; ; tinfoipnircd for years
was ! a: M.:sa i>v rib;: Great
■ 1 tie be t mode ofci nveying grafts of trees.
■ cmtiiigs for viii.-s, An-., ar. a distance, is t >
i ’d’ l ' e ;•) >:i ea ;■? or cyimd’-r H:i ;
with Imncy. The iionev herm-riicaily ex
cludes the a;r, au i enttiugs so preserved,
i 'ey eta-e 11: ay m<i: it hs. ail er they nave been
; padmri.
(.urr for T)runhenuess.— A native of
Norway ae. .! forty, who had from Ids
youtn h ""i mm I to dram drinking:
wa. attach with de! r ;m. me's. iii. c
•, '.cal aireimant, to cure h:t;i cfhis uairmroiis
i proseissity prescribe 1 the dad;' use of a
; mixture oi 2 draediams <>.f suh.h-i;-;;; a d !
, a !a< oun< es < f \ ■ -1 <\ . '■l ( <■ f< <;
i was remarkali!;’.; in three moulds, after
wards he got such a dislike to ail kinds oi
spirituous liquors, that he could net beer
to swallow a drop of any thing stronger
than berr. ihe <] >se of the above raixtare
taken was lour wineglasses daily; and the
cure had been of a years standing at the
time ol the communication of the case.
, “ VIRGINIA BLOOD.”
Vr'e frequently hearmen boast of blood:
ci country, and of family. We vesterday
j heard <me man say that he could n A be
msuited—his reason was, u Vh-giu
ian\ 6 Another .vtn !ne would, not swallow
an insuit, because h-.j was of- o?ie efthe
firstjumdi.es in And a third
swore by ad the gods at once that he
would allow no man to spit in his face,call
hint ad ——-d liar, and black both his eves
with impunity, because i ie claimedconnex
tion, li pot with one of first- at least
with otie of the thirteenth families of Vir
ginia.
Now we respect the Old Dominion as
much as any one. We have the honor of
an acquainance with many of her sons,and
all theses who are willing to stand or fall
on their own footing: we respect. But
, when we hear a mantalk of familv, name
i fortune or country, with the view of exal
ting himself on the credit of an d of these,
. we set him down at once, in our minds, as
i a disgrace to them all!— Mobile Examzaer.
.
Such was the affections of Sir Walter
, Scott for his lately deceased daughter -Mrs
. Lockhart, that he said, at her approaching
. union ‘The man who marries that woman
. brings everlasting sunshine upon his house.’
! political. |
From the Southern Records
To the Citizens of Putnaji County.
A report has recently been circulated among
you, chargii g me with h iviug wilfully misrep
J resented facts i i'e? n-nee t > the official co.;-
■ duel ot’Gov. Sold for the purpose of i ju
riiig his eh r b< fore the people. Th'
■ truth oi this C.. . -o’.ight to be made out
upo? th:•>'. i t Exceii -’icy furo-
l:-hi;d ? r 'll :t ;■!' J Th' foots to which
it relates are it. - ■ i 1 -. v fr’-quently stated
dial while ■? a: nareli to Florida, in the
spring <>f 1536. 1 w s authorized and instruc
ted by G >v. Schle . tu purchas ■ in Macon cer
tain clothing tor tiie company under my com
mand, and that afie'l had mad. the purchases
in pursuance of his directions, he refused to
pay for the clothi as he had promised al -
and others he wouli; whereby I have been
compelled to pay fo' the same out othny indi
vidualfunds, coutra'y to the plighted faith of
the Chief Magistrat of the State.
Gov. Schley dents the truth of ray s'ate
ment, and has requeted some of his friend
to sav to the people?!’ Putnam county, that h
gave me no authoriv to make the purclLses
referred to. When! first heard this report, I
passed it in silence ; treating it as one of tin
many infamous falsehoods, which are untiual-
Iv circulated in ourcounty to injure and de
feat my election. ”he untiring industry with
which it has been pessed upon public atten
lion, and the might; importance which has
been attach d to theilenial by some, from the
Governor of the Stat; constitute my reasons
for deviating from th course I had pointed '
out to myself in passng unnoticed this pitiful ■
slander.
i I take this occasioi again to state what I
j have before declared that Gov. Schley upon
I the occasion rjf’errei to, did give me the au
thority to purchase i portion of the clothing
procured ia Macoti. br some of the members’
of my company, wh st engaged in the Semi
nole campaign ; tha after 1 hud purchased,
he refused to pay fir th iu ; that after an act
of the Legislature la I bee. passed, authori
zing the payment o them, he still refused to
make it, and the while debt has, in consequence
fallen upon me.
When I first hea’d the report of this denial
I was much disposid to question if Governor
Schley had not btei misunderstood in what
he had said, for 1 krew full well that he was
conscious ofthe truth ot my statement. To
avoid the possibility of doing him wrong, be
fore replying to the grave accusation which
has been made against me, I inquired of Gov.
Schley whether he had authorized it or not,
and received for answer that he “had said in
substance that he iad not authorized me to
make the purchases. ”
The charge having thus been avowed by his
Excellency, self-iespect, and the past official
relation which I have borne to you, n quire me
to defend my own reputation.
The facts connected with this matter are
briefly these: Owing to the very short time
allowed my company for preparation for the
campaign in Florida, which is known to you
all, the number lobe provided for, and the lim
ited facilities afforded for that preparation, a
large portion of its members were destitute of
suitable clothing, both for the season and the
sei rice. Upon my arrival at Milledgovilie,
Gov. Schley instructed me to furnish all such
ot my men as were wanting them, with over
coats, remarking, at the time, he did not know
whether he bad the power by law to furnish
them or not; but he would pay for them out
of the funds placed at his disposal either by
the Secretary of War. or the Treasurer ofthe
State, aud throw himselfupon the people for
justification.
In consequence of these instructions, I pur
chased tn Milledgeville, ten over-coats, which
were ail that could be procured there, and for
these the Governor paid without the slightest
hesitation. I informed him ofthe deficiency
still existing, and asked leave to supply it in
Macon. This authority was readily granted,
as 1 then believed, with instructions to pay for
them by drafts on the Executive, payable at
sight, and an assurance that the drafts would
be promptly met.
The liberality and good feeling <'i our i how
citizens hid t'ir ishe:i in 'St oi tn men with
bla. k< is. had pr -V! ■ 'j’S cranp-equipan;',
cooki. g Utensils, &" ■ -II e> "'itt n 1
lastrucled to ask p’ . 1 ‘ l!1 ill0!!1 A
when received as > d* ’ ÜbC “I ( ln
comoanv. 1 pres ’ 'con.it. a, d G.w.
Schlev iinmedrat'.'ly r dollar demand,
cd.
When I reached Madon, the over-coats
I'.v pure’:!><•: select ■ ' ol'lhs cor.f--.
;t ch -q>si tn ili’i ials i <.;iy. ’IT ■->'
. ; ;> ilrioli'- ■ I h.fo-mi <!■ <! Itb.'fuhtv < P e
I ,i !< h r.t ; <»!' ili ,t p! :<•-■, th v wi.ic- pfociir.-!
I t :i a Iva :i” ''■ t-, oa ■■ Pvo
! York <•->-.»: san f .. c'i;’ ■ . rnch s i: <i:s
--i ■zml : j;!;. mp wt'iip-
I'giaadcox! ~;Y, v. ; gi. J
I■ I ■ tiilii. ...• e ■ v : .curr t .1 , nil g >■;> th • |
I i ■ arais in n;v {>.»-••• . sin:). h'iif.-r- 1 ar- |
■ '; ■: -i I h i I no .>:i’n-■t• t > ; '.r-lri '
I i.i th- cred:' ol’tbe Si. te. ill m m h- re v. as as ,
lin :-.:li j lice i-i the payiiie.ii oi'llie <> :e ns ih.- |
. 'itir; • a■ ,-J ar iclr-s, i ' I'.irt, h i I ’> -e ; I
' paid lor h ; the G ivern ir; y< h 1 h r' l'.i ' ■ 1
ito »i-. fir ill -m. J should i;' ■• ” 1 grotia Is .
oi'corir:;:.i.;t !’-»;■ t'a ■ r ..i ■ V.'.. w■ r -.ich- :
i M-ie. i , 1 i'llArm J '■■■■> of •• '-li.is -s; i
d. ,t 1 had i..v .■utii hvv. . I ti; •rei- I
- - vii v I had .do i." ;■ ’• H*' ■X:>r<-.' ' in.-.
• s :df satisfied with vhat I had ;!■> id stated
ilia! had i applied, he would hayn given trie
authoritv to rnuke the additional pur.-n;;s s,
and d 'sired ne io request aa early prose' la
tioa of the drafts after his return to P.'liiledgo
viile, and again pror::is:;d to pay them. [ com
plied with his request; the holders of the drafts
complied likewise; when, instead of paying
them, lr: protested every c o, and for every
ai iicje contained in them—not because I had
no .tush ;ritv to buy (hern, as he now states, but
■ b.’CUiise lie did mst feel authorized ’ to pay
. for them.
Thea;-, fellow-citizens, are substantially the
fads connected with the transaciioii. 'Chat
they are true, I do Know; atid that they are
known to his Excellency to be true, notwith
standing his denial, I likewise know. That
he gave me authority to purchase cl .thi:-.;; in
Milledgeville; that I made the purchases, and
that he'p.iid for all I did purchase there, the
records of the Executive D•■paitment will
prove. Can any one believe him guilty ot
such gross partiality, that with a knowledge
of none, he would furnish with clothing one
needy man, and refuse a similar act to anotiier
eqtiall v so, because the one happened to be fit
ted i.n Milledgeville, and the other could not be
until he reached Macon? I presume Ins Ex
cellency would tha ik no man tor such a com
pliment as this to his sense of justice or im
partiality.
From (lie short time allotted for preparation,
it seems that my company Was not alone m the
want of suitable preparation, for ine campaign;
( the three companies ordered to rendezvous at
Milledgeville were similarly situated. In con
sequence of which, the Captains of each re
ceived from the Executive like authority to
purchase clothing, &c., in Macon. In refer
ence to that, Capt. Brown, of the Hancock
Blues, says :
‘‘Gov. Schley did authorize me to purchase
articles of clothing, blankets,and cooking uten
sils for my men, when about to leave Milledge
ville for Florida last year. He directed me
to give drafts on him in payment, promiaug
that these drafts should be c ished. iw is as
tonished on my return, to know it th; v
had been protested. Ido not recollect to fiat
heard the Governor give vou the same author
ity, but it was ray opinion that like authority
had been given to each cotnin.iadi.ig officer ol
a company.”
Capt. Foster, of the Morgan Guards, says: j
“Gov. Schley did give me authority' while j
i i Mill -dgoville, to purchase clothing, as w JI i
as cocking utensils, &c., for my' men, and as I
overcoats could not b ■ procured in that place, •
he said thev could be had i.i Macon, and dir ■•:- ;
ted me to buy them there. and draw upon him I
lor the money, tie directed me to buy what- !
ever was necessary for the men,and overcoats |
was mentioned as of that character. Gov. [
Schley remarked to rae whan I called at his
office for the express purpose of getting in
structions as to the purchases aforesaid, (not
wishing to get myself in a difficulty.) that he
had recognised some p-Tchaees you had made,
aid had given you authority to make others,
thou-h 1 will ol say l<> what extent.”
Here is .oto.dy authority to Capt. Foster
to supply his men i Macon with clothi g &c.
but an admission that he hud give me author
ity to make similar porch -s-.-s, I will not ask
which statement of his Ecel t cy’s is entitl
to the most respect; the one m ein January
1836, that he had given me the authority i
question, or the 0..e uiai'e ii M . 1837. .h i
he had given me no such authority N»r v.
I ask what principle ofjustiee is ? winch jus
tified him, in providing suitably a m amply i >r
the soldiers from Hancock ana Morgan c<<u
! ties, and excluding those from Putnam.
Mr. John Rutherford, a respectable mer
chant of Macon, has informed me, that while
Capt. Foster and myself were maki g our
billsef clothing with him, in pursuance of lhe
Executive authority, ho called upon his Ex
cellency and informed him what we were do
ing, and that he represented we had authority
from him to buy the articles on the faith of the
State, and to pay for them by drafts on him,
a ;d wished to know ifour drafts would be ac
cepted; to which he replied, that he had given
us the authority, that he would pay <>ur drafts
when presented, and though he was dotibtii.il
of his authority to do so, yet he would make
the payment, and throw himself upon the peo
ple for justification.
Lieutenant John B. Harrison, attached to
my Command, was present atone of the inter
views between the Governor and myself, and
i he states to me, that when 1 “reported to his
| Excellency the purchases 1 had made in Mil- |
i ledgeville, and my inability to supply there the j
necessare quantity of clothing required for the '
men, Gov. S instructed me to make the further I
purchases of overcoats, which were needed,|
in Macon, and to draw upon him for the money, |
and he would pay the drafts.”
I possess the testimony of other persons i
who were present, and heard Governor Schley I
give me the authority questioned, and heard I
him give to the other officers redezvottsed at j
Milledgeville a similar authority; but 1 forbear j
to oiler it, and will leave you with that which |
I is now before you to adjudicate the question of j
| veracity, which h:s Excellency has thought I
ptoperto provoke. 1 have but one request to i
I acid, that when those who feel honored in ‘he !
I vocation, in seeking to blast my character up- |
i on the statements oi'Goveruoi Schley, are cn. |
gaged in their diitv work, they will do me the j
sheer justice to read to those with whom they !
communicate, the evidence I have here pre-I
seated, Gau Ibe asking of an honorable win I
too much, when I ask him in this matter t<> tell j
the whole truth and nothing but the truth? If
they feci that the gentlemen upon whose evi
dence 1 have relied are unworthy of credit,
they owe it to you and his Excellency, to pre
sent along with their testimony the evidence
of their discredit.
While upon this subject, it. is proper that I :
should present to vou its entire history, inas
much as lhe subsequent even's have drawn
down tlie vengeance of Ins Excellency o n
me, and prompted lii'hi to the unworthy' task
“I destroying toy character as’a gentlema . to
shield his own conduct from rep,roach. Du
it'.g lhe list session of the I. '.cure, th.
I ic.ni.vol Representatives passe l the f,.> low
| big resolution inrefeie.ee. to the debts con
tracted by mvselfand others upon the author
ity of lhe Governor:
j “U herons, in the recent Seminole cajnp.iig
| various articles of subsistence and < dot!: - [
were purchased by the officers comm:, din ■
.the companies, a portion of which has h ;
I paid by the Governor, and lhe balai.e ■ re
■ main: unpaid for wait of fluids and other c
|s< Y-z. Z<-. k, Tfiat a committee be appointed
i to <m;‘‘.|{.L‘r al! such accounts, and io report to
I ’i.is Hou'se such rcli. las may In-j.ist and prop
er, and that they have h ave to report by bill
or other',vis..’.” Jfoe Journals IL of R. page
105.
'r'i'.e accw.i ;ls contract:.d by myself and oth
er officers, were pres< d before this c m-j
. initte ,i c . ■
|n po ■ mi t< «... /■■
,iig a res :! i.tion forth nr payment. ,In th"
i m o.i.m ■, a ..... w,.s prcgri:.-:; tig in the same
j Houm fn llrn pajm<:..t cf \ TS. ill the
ll'r ok cam: .= ■_ ti-.is was ref rm IU a select
>l.,r i vision, h'liis committee, 1' r
plie |.-nr <■: i oi. omt:-K-er time and labor,
;eo .soli ml.-nth obj.ct.s of th biX and reso'u
'io .. I.:> o: e I;: a. c : pa;- -rd through both
Ibra ch. s <* th.- ; I. eisl.uurc, encou • .rmg
more opp< s'lion trom the Executive th m a;i\
where else. The bill professed ba “an act
to provide for the puymr; t. of volunteers in this
State, in certain cases, tor services, loss and
exp 'matures during tha late Creek and Semi
nole campaigns, and to poi,,t out the manner
of doing the same.” ’I hat act contained the
following provision : See acts 1836, p. 22,
s.c. 5. ‘-That his Idxcellc.'.cv,the Governor,
be, and he is hereby require-.! to pay ail ac
c- imts for subsistence, forage, ammunition,
CLwruiy’G, tents, camp-equipage, cooking uten
sils, and medicine and hospital stores, trans
portation, and al! necessary expenses incurred
m biting up the public arms, which may have
been contracted by officer of
any company, battalion, regiment- brigade or
division, or by the Quarter .Master of either of
them thereof; for the use of the same, either
<>f the Crc-'k or S niinole campaigns, or in the
Cherokee con ities of this State, either before
or after they had been mustered in o the ser
vice of the United States; Provided such nay.
m-.-nt has not been wide by the United States;
Provided bis Excellency shall be satisfied thev
had been purchased in good faith.” Another
section provides, “That all accounts under the
act shall be audited by the Comptroller Gene
ral, who, upon evidence of their reasonableness,
under a liberal construction of the act, shall
recommend the same to be paid, to the Govern
or, who shall thereupon draw his warrant up
on the Treasury for the same.”
Under the provisions of this act, I expected
- to be rcli :ved from a liability forced upon me
’ by his Excellency, and accor lingly presented
I my debts to the Comptroller Genera! for set-
- tlement. Io that office I found every just dis
position to enforce the provisions of the law
He was satisfied of the reasonableness of my
expenditures, and was willing to audit niv ac
counts; but as the Governor had concurrent
acting with him, ia reference to the '-good
faitlA in which the purchases were to be made,
in respect for the opinions which might be en
tertained b>’ tee Executive, as to the character
of claims to be paid, the settlement was for
I the present deferred. Some short time after,
I [ again called upon the Comptroller General,
j i still foui.d th it the interference of’the Gov
; enior pn.-vmiteJ a sett’eme. t. 1 then called
upo i bis Excellency, who I found unwilling
to do any thing whatever; he was tisrt satisfied
to j idge of the -good falihP but must judge of
the “reasonableness'” of the purchases like
wise. He i i that seemed to have but one,
vi w about 'in- who! - matter, and that was; to
make those who had purchased upon his au
thority, clothi -g, &c., for the troops, pay the
debts, out of their own funds. He promised 1
me, however, to withdraw all farther opposi-
I tion, aiid to permit the Comptroller General to I i
determine upon the character of the accounts.
This promise was made to me, but it was '
never kept. For in a short time after, still
persis ing in his opposition, the Comptroller g
General declined auditing any of the accounts, t
in respect for his opinions, and published a '
notice of hisgdetermimitioii. promising a refer- f
ence of the subject to the next Legislature. 1
In consequence of the interferenc of Gov. g
Schlev, bv the assumption of powers not his g
ow by bis disobedience of the law i;i the sec- r
ond place, and his unredeemed promises in t
the first place, the amount of purchases of c
clothing and other necessaries for my compa- g
ny, in most pat t authorized by him, have fal- <
:i'u upon me as an individual, and I have al- t
ready paid near $-100 for those supplies for 1
the soldiers under my command; clothing, &c. <
which were indispensably necessary for their ’
health at:d convenience; clothing which was'
purchased by his express authority, and which 1
would never have been purchased by me, but f
for the authority given by him; clothing which I
he promised to pay for. which the Legisla- ;
ture, by its acts, with his approval, subsequent- i
ly required for, but which, in violation of all
good faith, and in the very face of’the law, he i
persists in refusing to pav one dollar for.
And now when i complainof this r justice,
these complaints are sought to be still d bv '
;!■ grading my character through the ialhience !
of his high official station. And that is done 11
to shield his own unjust and ill gal conduct I 1
from reproach. His own act made me the i '
pti'-chaser of the clothing; his own act, by the : t
mode of payment pointed out by him, placed . i
me in a situation to become personally liable i <
therefor; his own act, in refusing to pav the 11
drafts, made me most unjustly assume that lia- |
bility; his own act, in approval oftl-at of ihe I I
Legislature required him to relieve me from I i
that liability; and yet Ins own act refuses that '
relief, and has forced from mv individual funds, :
the means of payment fur these armv supplies, t
Feliow-cu ize; s, I have no tears to shed for]
the loss of'tile motiev. Ifmv country deman- ; t
ded the sacrifice, it has been freely made.— i
lusigiiifieant as they both are. my person and I
my purse are ever subject to its demand. But I
my character, which is dearer than both, shall >
never be sported with by any man, however i i
sacred the ermine ofliis office. It is undenia- <
bly true that Gov. Schley did give me the au
thority to make the purchases of clothing in j I
Macon which 1 did, and no denial of his can I
change the facts.
A our fellow.citizen,
JAMES A. MERIWETHER. i
Eatonton. Avgust 24, 1837.
From an unpublished book.
UH APTER 1.
Sck Xe —Tue State House.
i State House tfleer, Solus: —
Well, I recke,.) the Nuilies really begin to
think I talk to Gilmer like a book, sure enough,
but I’m rather afraid I’ve rung that chapter!
about selling the gold mines, too much. 11l
has led too much discussion about it: but the
chapter on the I ffiaa Testimo--y—ah! lhats
ihe thing. 111 talk to him like a bock on that
subject. I’ll give it to him on that subject.
Enter a Farmer.
Why, mv old-friend, how are you—never
could have come i:i beii< r time, l.n mighty
glad to sec vi it — o l.mg.-r ago thaa thi '-mor
.ig,we w: r : . ' about, hv. th el; cl io
won d ;.o hi votiri-ouafv, mid I c.ifi-rcJ to bet j
fix he dr d dollars, tlu-J the republican can- ■
I did.ito m oti'd gel tu <■ imihire i mmority there.
r'firmcr. Well y-m would win y<-iir bet if,
\ o;< u rt.> m. !■.<■ it, the most of us are re' üb
lic ■ is th re.
I' -.1 I k-ow w.’II enough, that,
was ih ■ v."'\ the wmd bi w there, i. k. ow
::>at on;- old fn.-m's in tlrnt Repub.liean Dorno
i-ratie cot; ty, lov ■ the countrv and ti-.c Union 1
■ <><> wed to go for a 'dii'dy : whv, don’t vou i
: think one of t!t:>:ii wat :: here this morffii-g, ’
I and wanted to make me believe Gilmer would
i beat Schley in your county?
jf. And he would have made vou believe
] right.
I Pf. What! Gilmer bent Schky in your
I g/iod Republican county ? Didn’t you tell me
7 v.-m.'d have wen my b-t if I had made it?
•t I cs, hut you said you offered to bet on
th'; Republican candidate.
CJ. R'pub'ican Candidate! Yes, but I
didmt suppose you would think I meant a -Yal
litier.
I‘. But you s-iy Gi'mer is no Nujiifier—l
< o tundersta d that, you arc trying to ii jurc
!.; -. with the Niillificrs, because he is not one,
. -i wm.-ii \c,:i find a Union man disposed to
v As for him, then he is a Nully.
Os. How you hrive relieved me. It had
;ike to have given me the lock jaw, to think
that any of cur old substantial republicans
should even think of going with the tnemies
of the country. But I see how the land lies.
A ou were just quizzing me, to see how I would
get round wlrat seems a little inconsistent.—
IJi explain it to vou. You know that Nulli
fication has been our great hobby; some of the
Nuilies you know were mad with Gilmer be
cause he did not go the whole hog with them.
Now if w© can keep this feeling hot, a good
many of them wont vote for him, and that will
be nearly, but not quite as good as if they vo
ted against him. That is the reason whv we
say he is not a Nullifier. Now for the reason
for saying he is. You know there is a littlo
sort of an old taint about our Republican Can
didate that makes him right hard for some of
the Union men to swallow, (but that’s between
jou and me) and as Gilmer is no Nullifier,
they might vote for him, but if we can just
make them believe he is a Nullifier, it will
scare ’em off, and make ’em take down our
candidate slick as au oyster.
F. Then your object is to deceive the hon
est and ignorant of both sides.
Os. All is fair in war, —you know we
must keep the power.
F. AH may be considered fair by those
whose only object is to get office, aud use it
without regard to the interest of the people.
It used to be the case, that the object of news
papers was to enlighten the people upon sub
jects of Government, and not to deceive them
—new it seems their only object is to deceive
and mislead their judgement and influence
their passions and prejudices. It maybe im
pottant to you, who hold fat offices, that vour
side may succeed right or wrong, to me and Io
thousands of others who do not want offices,
it is of no importance which side succeeds,
f xcept sa far as one er the other side, mav a
dopt the best measures for the people. You
promised to explain this matter to me, and you
have opened my eyes. I have had my suspi
cions a long time —they are now confirmed.
You have acknowledged that your object is to
deceive and influence both sides, to obtain
power. Those who will resort to improper
mem's to get power, will not scruple to use it
dishonestly, and conuptly. Oue thing 1 have
tbutid out about it, is this: It is not good for
th;; people, tliitoae set of men should he kept
io ig in office, they are sure to get dishonest,
if they ai.:t so at first, and after a little they
will do any thing to keep in office—deceive the
people, or betray them either. Your election,
1 believe comes on next Legislature, dont it ?
Os. O yes, but never mind about that.—
Come I’ve got some first rate Coguiac here,
lets take a little.
F. I tha. k you, I am a temperance man,
and like to keep my head cool.
Os. Weil, but you really have no idea of
voting against tile Republican candidate ?
JF. Why if you mean by that, voting a
gainst Schley, I have; but I have always
thought Gilmer was a republican. I know he
was republican enough in the last war to fight
for his country. I know that afterwards when
he was in the Legislature, and they tried to
get a charter for the Bridge Ban k. he went a
gainst it and m his speech warned the people
against making so many banks, and told them
that they would make us hewers of wood, and
drawers of water, —and I know that in Con
gress, he always stood up for the rights of’the
countr,. As for Governor Schley, he may be
a good republican, for any thing that I know ~
but i Have heard a good deal about his naming
one of his sons after a Federalist Editor, who
was opposed to the war.
Os. Ah that was an unfortunate affair.—
But though Gilmer himself is not a full Nulli
fier, he is the Candidate of the Nullifiers, and
how can you reconcile it to yourself io aid ia
giving these traitors and enemies of the count
ry the power, by voting for their Candidate ?
F. W hy, look vou, would you consider a
man your enemy who would fight for you ?
Os. Surely not.
F. Well, it is mighty easy for a man to
m;>k< big professions about his friendship for
his country, but I judge men by their acts ra
ther than their professions; and I remember
vrfi’v well last ver.r when our country was laid
waste by the Indians that most of the volun
teers that went there to fight th.’ Ipdians we.-o
nullifi-Ts, and I dont think it looks like men are
enemies to the country when they are willing
to risk their lives in its defence.
Os. Well, dont vou see the reason of that?
they area turbulent and violent set and fond of
up: - ar and co: fr.sior, and besides thev
were out of power and thought they would
make themselves populur aud perhaps get in
to power.
F. All that may be, but I like the boys
that fear no noise, when the Indians «re scalp
ing our women and children, and burning our
bouses. As for popularity, u’ men in power
have fattened upon the spoils of the country
until they are not willing lo tight for >t when
it is invaded. I think it is time tie y were put
out, and let them for popularity.
Os. You have read “tlic lino;;, I suppose,
how do vou get along w ith Gilmer’s wanting
to sell the gold mini s ?
F. 1 thick he was right.
Os. What, right to give the rich aristocra
tic speculators a chance t;> got ail the gold
mines without giving the honest poor man a
chance?
F. “Rich aristocratic speculators and hon
est poor me ', tins I suppose is to impose up
on th? people. Ifthey bad b?cn told the rich
aristocratic speculators would have paid a largo
‘ amount to the State for them, and the honest
; poor men might have been relieved from tax
es; but as it was, the speculators mat cheated
the poor drawers out of them, and got ail the
benefit—a poor widow’ in my county drew
lone worth several thousand dollars and a spec
ulator got it for fifty.
Os. Well wh it will you do with hts want
ing Indians to give testimony against white
; man ? I think I have got you now.
F. I think he was right io that a’so.
Os. What! right to want a drunken vaga
bond Indian, who knows nothing about the ob
lie.atio of an oath, and who had as soon
swear t.> a lie ns not, to swear against a xvhile
man ! nv w. u'd v cu like for them to swear
I against vou ?
F. I should have no <bj ctions. You aro
' l .w',; r a. d ' ueht to k ow the i:>w better
than me. But I k cw this, 1 have seen men
ex;m,i.'( d i . the court hou.s ■ to k >1" whethet
thev u.i'lei'f-tood the eu.ig.'.tit) 's ol an oath or
trot', mid if th--v di tot the judge would not
permit them to be sworn. So (hero is no oan
' ijei to be apprehended from that. As to their
' t;> log drunken vi'gubo: Hs who bad as soon.
■<xx 't ’ a lie as not, there are hundreds oi