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ANOTHER LETTER ERON NAJ. «0* DOWRIES.
On ttik Road to tun War, »
Augtat—, 13*7. )
Mr. Gun & Sbatox:
My dear old JriauL: I roorc you’ll be
amazinly disnpimed to Dud dial I'm
away oil here, pusliin on lo ihe seat of
War, and didn’t call to rco yon when 1
come through Waabington. But you
masl'nt blame mo for it, lor I couldn’t
help il; President wouldn't let me
call; he said I was gening quite too
thick with yofc writing letters to you
and all
about
something more of Scott and Taylor’s
blundering in Mexico? .
Nothing more today,, says the Presi
dent. I was onjy telling Major Down
ing how their blunders there have come
pretty near ruining the country, and
how it is absolutely necessary to get the
staff out of their hands somehow or
other before they quite finish the job.—
Pn» going now to try one more plan,
Mr. Itichie; but be careTul that you
don't say any thing about it in the
Union, and blow il all up. I tried once
to send Col. Benton on for the same
purpose, and Congress blowed that up.
.. , . , rhea I sent Trist on for the same pur-
ill Hat. And when ho spoke pose, «„d Scott has blowed him up.—
the letters he looked kind of red i \ 0 w Pm agoing to send Major Down-
and showed considerable spunk. ing, not ag a regular Chaplain, but as a
Says he, Major Downing, I have pul I sort 0 f watch upon them, you know', to
a good deal of confidence in you ns a
friend of my administration; und if you
are a frienu to it, yoa must let Gales
and Seaton alone; keep out of their
way and have nothing lq drfwith them ;
they are dangerous, mischief-making
fellers, eternally pick in m my adminis
tration, all weathers. Let me try to
keep things ever so snug, and lay my
plans ever so deep, they arc sure to dig
them all up, lug them into the Intelli
gencer, and blaze 'em all over the coun
try. Confound their piclurs, they arc
tho most troublesome costumers an ad
ministration ever bad; they've come
pretty near swamping me two or thre<
timet. So, if you are my friend, I
warn you not to be so thick "with Gales
Well, says I, Colonel, you know I
am a friend to you and your administra
tion, as much as I ever was to the old
Gineral and his administration; and 1
shall stand by you and do every thing
1 can to help you out of this scrape
you've got into about the war. But l
don't know ns that need, to make rue
brake with Gules and Seaton. We've
been friends so long, il would he kind of
bard for me to give 'em up now; .and 1
don't hardly think they arc quite so bad
ns you think for. Tlioy may not mean
to do you so much hurl when they put
these things into their paper, and only
put them iu because they think folks
want to know what’s goin on. Mr. Itich-
ie sometimes puts things iuto his p.qicr
that folks think don't do you no good.
The l'residenr give two or three bard
chaws upon his cud of tobacco, and says
he, Yes, Major, dial's too true, it must
be confessed ; nndit annoys me beyond
all patience. But then I Imve to forgive
it and overlook il, because Mr. Richie
don't mean it. The old gentleman i:
nlways sorry for it, and always willing
to take it bock. And then lie's such a
tuff old feller Ip fight the federalists. 1
can't have a heart to scold at hjm much
about bis mistakes and blunders.
Well, says I Colonel, being you’ve
darned federalists, I want to know if any
of them animals is really sup|>nscd lo
be alive any where iii the country now-
n-days. Seeing sich awful accounts
about'em in the Union paperull the lime,
I inquired all the way along through
New England, where they used to be
tho thickest, and 1 couldn't get track ol
one; and when 1 asked the folks il there
was any federalists any where in the
tion under his feet, violate the laws of
God and man, and still be immaculate !
Duelling with Cuy is murder—with
Jackson chivalry ! If the first is firm
and consistent, he is a dictator; if the
latter subjected* laws and constitutions
and public opiuion lo his iron will, be
was the faithful "ami unspotted friend of
his country, ofliberry anil of the freedom
of opinion ; and if Olay is a consistent
Thousand Fite ■ Hundred and. Thirty-six
Dollars deduction. But Mr. Towns
could not dodge that question, he came
up to the mark like a man and voted
against the resolution.
On the 18th of May, Mr. Towns vote3
against a resolution that the House
should meet at 1 o’clock instead of 11;
on the 22d, he votes for an adjourn
ment at 12 o’clock, after a futigueing
session of one hour. Ou the same day,
he votes Tor an adjournment to the 25lh.
On the 20th May, a resolution was in
troduced lo increase the pay of the Vol
unteers, and Mr. Towns dodged. On and the idol of Democratic devotion !
the 23d, the yeas and nays were called j What can, what will, what must
repeatedly during the day, all of which ; reflecting people think of the chameleon
Mr. Towns dodged, 'until a resolution | hues of Democratic pretension? Their
■•♦as again introduced that the House | professions cannot beheld sacred,for they
‘ should meet at 10 instead of 11 o’clock, j are utterly profaned in practice. Their
when he sturdily voted no. On the Gth | designation of “ federal heresies” is but
of June, a resolution was introduced | a trick to deceive, for they glory in those
wounds, and all perishing for the want
of food—they renewed .the fight with
redoubled energy and the most deter
mined desperation. They had grown
bolder. They set the tall grass and
leaves on fire, and while the volumes of
flame and smoke curled over our heads,
they made one desperate effort, as if
they would scale our works, which we
could not repel, only, iu the lastextrera-
work round and do tho business up bc-
fbrelfoy body knows it. He isn't to
go to j?cott nor Taylor, nor lo have any i that Congress should adj mrn tin the l who liave practiced and taught them, as
thing to do with 'em. but work his way i 20th July, and Mr. Towns voted No- * well as the Whigs. We fear that they
into Mexico, and go right toSanta Anna j From the Gth of July lo the 27th, Mr. j sigh for the spoils, and are held together
Tow us appears to have been again ab- ihore by the “cohesive power of the
and knock up a bargain with him. li
don't care what he gives. The fact is, j
Mr. Ritchie, the country needs peace,
and I’ll have peace, cost what it will.
An excellent idea, says Mr. Ritchie;
an excellent plan, sir. l*m for peace at “ that neither Slavery nor involuntary
all hazards, if it is to be found any servitude shall ever exist in said Terri-
where in Mexico—that is, if we can get tory,” Mr. Towns dodged. Immediate-
bold of it before Scott or Taylor docs, ly after the vote was taken on the next
And I think Major Downing is just the’clause to give a piece of laud to Mar*
mau for it—a true stanch Democratic tha Gray, and Mr. Towns voted.
| public plunder,” than by devotion to the
On the Gth of August, the Oregon 1 Constitution, and a hallowed.fidelity to
Bill being under discussion,and the vote I principles.—Chronicle i)* Sentinel.
taken on the following clause, to wit:
republican; and whatever lie docs will
go for the benefit of the administration.
Now tho country's shins nro aching
pretty bad with the war, if we can fix
up a good smooth peace right off, ami
not let Scott nor Taylor have any hand
in it, who knows, Mr. President, but il
might make our administration so popu
lar that you and I might both he elected
to serve another fourycars? But when
is the Major to start?
Right of! to-night, says the President,
or, rather, iu the morning before day
light—before any body in Washington
finds out that he has got back from
Dowtiingville. I have forbid hiscallin;
From the above synopsis it will be
seen that Mr. Towns was abscul at two
different periods of the session, four
months, for which be drew pay to the
amount of nine hundred and sixty dolhns.
It will be seen that Mr. Towns voted to
prolong the session as much as possible,
and also was voting for adjournments as
early as twelve and one o'clock in the
day. If the other Representatives had
been as attentive to their duties as wa
the able and 44 vigilant” member from
Georgia, who could estimate the value
of such a body of Legislator? Mr.
Towns failed to answer a call of the
and Nays, 217 times during that
at the Intelligencer office, and I don’t l session—-anil the wonderful tenacity
want they should find out or mistrust | with which he voted lo lengthen out the
that he's been here. If they should get j session and his own pay, is only equalled
wind of the movement, they would be i by his unparalleled dexterity in dodging
sure to throw some constitutional diffi- j most of the important qucsiions of the
cully in the way*, and try to make a bad session. Wc therefore think thesoubri-
botch of tlift business. j quet we have placed at the head of this
The President shot me into his room, j article, particularly appropriate, We
and charged me not to leave the house, j shall sift the few* votes he did give here-
while lie sent for Mr. Buchanan and after.—Sav. Republi
Mr. Marey to fix up my private iuslruc-
friend of the reasonable protection of! ity, owing to the scarcity of our amnio-
American Industry, be is a federal herd- j nition. When they approached near
ic—while, with the same opinions and ! enough under the cover of the smoke,
, Jackson* was the child.ol glory, to bring them almost within pistol shot,
the Louisianians gave them a reception
that made them recoil like vipers from
the fire. During the night of the 5th of
March, the seveuth since our encamp
ment in the breast-work, a voice hailed
our sentinels from the opposite side of
the river, and informed them that (to
use the speaker’s own words) 44 dc Injun
say him done fight, and want to make
traty and on the following morning,,
their delegates under the protection of
a dirty white Flag made their appear
ance, and were met by a corresponding
number of our officers, at some distance
from the breast-works, where a palaver
ensued. While this sage council.was
sitting cross-legged upon a log, engaged
iu their efforts to effect a diplomatic ad
justment^ of the difficulties which had
embroiled the two nations in war, a re
spectable showing of the bulwark of the
red nation was paraded iu full view of
log with my
nded arm in a sling, devouring a
dog’s heart, roasted without salt, while
the treaty was going on. I was medi
tating upon the probable result of the
armistice, when I observed a sudden
commotion among the red gentry, and
mmediately a loud volley of musketry
broke upon my car. The next moment
the woods were red with flying Indians,
homing “Clinch! Clinch!” as they
dashed headlong in the direction of the
While he was gone, Mr. Richie
fixed tnc up a nice little bundle of pri
vate instructions loo, on his own hook,
inoddlcil, he said, on the Virginia Reso
lutions of ’9S. Presently the President
emne hack with my budget all ready,
and give me my instructions, and filled
my pockets with rations, and told me
how to draw whenever I wanted money;
and before daylight 1 was off a good
piece on the road to the war.
To-day I met a man going on to carry
letters to the Government from Gin-
cral Scott’s side of the war, and I made
him stop a little while to lake this letter
to you ; for l was afraid vou might be
gin to think I was dead, tie says Scott
r irtert, tlwy aH Rlarcd ;.l roe ami sai.l | i3 llile wra ,l,y about iho Trial busi-
y dido t know what sort of critters nc3s . alu i w „„.. to n0 . h rieht on anil
DEMOCRATIC DECLARATIONS.
>ne unacquainted with the wiles
of Democratic lenders and journalisisf
it would really seem, at times, as if
Whigs were .the very impersonations of
hatred lo liberty and the constitution,
and Democrats the impersonations of
devotion to them. Strict construction
is entwined around the very souls of the
latter, and no man can be found or has ev
er been found in their ranks so deeply
corrupt, so politically abandoned, as to
favor a Protective Tariff*, a National
Bank, or, in the language of the Feder
al Union 44 other kindred Federal heresies/”
We say it would seem to one unac
quainted with the patriotic and solemn
protestations of Democracy, as if such
were the case. He would be struck
with horror, he could never believe if
8 ; i lK!rorc Scotl amI ir 1 olll y « nt:e g cl He would bo prepared at once with-
vj U , lunfT nrm fn? i, n i ^ U ,e< i Santa Anna, I have no doubt j out a moment’s hesitation to swear by
Cl m r T°T 1 * hal1 " ml:e a ,radc - I nil that is good, that Major General An-
•no Ibis twenty yeniR. So now Colonel, £ J„ n ’i kmw yel whether I shall takei drew Jackson never for a moment gave
Scott’s road or Taylor’s road to go to i the sanction of his judgment and his ad-
the city of Mexico; it will depend a vice in favor of a Protective Tariff, a
little upon the news I get on the way. National Bank, and the distribution of
Two or three time' ~ L -~ r *-— * - — * ' - - - . ------
stopping to rest,
5 this twenty yeat s. So now Colonel,
says .I, how is it they arc so thick in Mr.
Richie's paper all the lime?
.At that he gave me a very knowing
kind of a look, and lowered his voice
down almost to u whisper; and says he,
Major .Ml tell you how that is. When
Mr. Richio was a young man he used lo
fight, a good deal with the federalists,
and look a good deal of pride in it; and
now the fancies and scenes of his youth
all seem to conio back fresh to his mind,
and he can't ihink or talk about any
thing else.. You know that's oficniii
the way with old people. As
used to have the name
From the Albany (Ga.) Courier.
Messrs Editors :—Whilst others are
praising their candidates and abusing
their opponents, I have been silently
looking on, and wondering, what had
become of those men who served under
the gallant oW Clinch in 1S3G—that not the camp. I sat up
one hod stepped forward to give iu tes
timony in his favor. I for one will not
remain silent and see him assailed by a
few reckless politicians, who are void of
principle and truth, whilst I atn able to
give a tithe of my humble testimony.—
It has been my good fortune to know
something of the old Hero of the YVilh-
lacooclicc by experience, and I deem it
to be due him, ns well as the Whigs of
Georgia, to give a plain statement of one
of the many ups and downs that I have
witnessed whilst under his command.
In February, 183G, I belonged to a
volunteer company in Florida, and had
been lounging about the Fort some time,
without a prospect of getting a brush
with the red skins. Clinch had drubbed
them so badly at the TVithlacoochee a
short time before, that* it was doubted
by most of the citizens, whether we
would have any tnorc trouble. Their
surmises were of short duration,
express came post baste from General
Clinch, calling for men to go down to
the relief of Gen. Gaines, wlrifcu the In-
.dians had suriounded at the Wilhlacoo
chce, and who were about starving to
death. This was enough to arouse our
Hogging spirits. A generous friend need-
aid, and were not lardy
responding to the call. The bearskin
boys, under Capt. M.' were soon mount
ed, equipped with our trusty rifles, and
much provision as we could carry,
s started in double quick time to their
relief. On arriving at Fort Dranc, we
found the Georgians prepared to march.
The generous Old Ilcro opened his boun*
store of provisions, and ordered
every man to take as much as lie could
carry. We received the order to march
with pleasure, and soon were far ad
vanced upon our journey, bearing relief
suffering friends. The Indians it
appeared, had intelligence of our march,
as they had informed Gen. Gaines of ap
proaching succor, before he had any
communication from us, We marched
with such rapidity, that we were down
upon them before they bad time to grunt
We had not more than got a full view of
them before every 4 copper-bellied’ ras
cal scampered off as fast as his le^
would carry him, yelling out 44 Clinch!
Clinch!” at every jump, as if they were
not particularly anxious to scrape up old
FROM SANTA FE.
From th. Si. Lou» R»p«Uic»n. *««“•> >*:
ARRIVAL FROM SANTA Ft.
Sur[trite of Col. Eulo.’t mn—Their De
feat—Another Cout,tract, ducoeered—
—Defeat of Lint. Vrowa—Shrmuh bo-
ticeett Major Edmondson and the Mcxi-
* cant—Dejeat of the latter.
Another parly of volunteers lias re
turned lo Fort Leavenworth from Santa
Fe. They arrived on the 6th inst., and
left Santa Fc on the 5tli of last month.
From Mr. Isaac McCarty, of the firm of
Bullard, Hock & Co., trailers to Aew
Mexico and Chihuahua, the following
interesting information is derived.
When Mr. McCarty arrived at Bagos :
75 miles this side of Santa Fc, he learn
ed that information had been received
there on the 5tb, that Lt. Brown, at
tached to Capt. Horine’s company ot
volunteers, with several of his men bad
been killed at a small place about 15
miles from Bagos. On receiving .this
intelligence, Major Edmonson, with a
party of his men pursued, the Mexicans,
overtook them, fought with, and killed
five or six of them, ami captured be
tween 30 or 40, whom he threatened to
hang.
Hy this energetic conduct, Mr. E. in-
dueeti a confession from someofthem,
that there was another conspiracy on
foot to bring about a massacre and re
volution at Taos and Bagos. A letter
was found upon one of the prisoners,
purporting though not signed, to come
from the ringleader of the former con
spiracy, in which he desired to be in
formed of the precise time when Fis
cher’s company of artillery would leave
Santa Fc, as that was necessary to the
maturity of his plans. He declared, in
this letter, his determination never to
rest while there was an American alive
iu New Mexico. Of the disposition of
the prisoners, we have no iurthcr
formation.
Mr. McCarty met the first train of Go-
Tile SOUTHERN WHIG.
AW01JJS, MMMRWAt
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 28.
Elbert County—M. A. Arnol
Forsvtu County—W*. A Lewis, eIhj,
Hall County—W. J. Feem.es, Esq.
Acs aria, LuMrKiN County—A. B. AfooRxff
Walton County.—R. R. Ransom. E*q. ‘
Madison county—John E. Caldwell.
Habersham county—A. Erwin, Esq.
Union county—I. W. Wooldridge,
F03 PRESIDENT, IN I
The gentlemen of the Council stood „
not upon the order of their going, but vernment wagons about.one hundred
went, abruptly deferring all further de- miles from Santa Fe. Lieut. Love,
liberations until “ to-morrow.” The [ who has charge of the Government mon
whole camp was in commotion—-joy lit ey, amounting to more than $300,000,
up the smoked and haggard couutenan- was met at the upper Semirone Springs,
ces of the men ; and I dashed tuy dog’s ' and Col. Easton’s battalion of infantry
heart to the dogs, and threw up m3' cap | on the Arkansas. A few days previ-
with joy as I saw through the smoky j ous to his meeting Col. Easton’s cotn-
vvoods the blue jacket of the gallant mand, while some of his men were cm-
Clinch approaching at the head of bis ployed in getting wood on tire opposite
brave Georgians and Floridians, and side of the river, they were completely
knew that relief had come at last; surprised by a party of the Cam&nchc
Clinch had indeed rescued us from Indians, by whom, eight of the number
death. For bis aid and generous re- were killed and three wounded.
lief, I can safely say, that bis name will j Q ne D f t fi e wounded
scalped
us, when I have been the proceeds of the sales of the Public acquaintance with him. The council
I have been looking Lands. - which they were holding at the time of
over my private instructions. They are
fust rate, especially Mr. Richie’s.
I remain your old friend, and the
President’s Private Embassador,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
THt ‘'ARTFUL DODGER.”
An inspection of the Journals of Con
gress will present rather a curious spec-
T mv* , 1 _ , r .. 0 to nn\ one searching for facts to cluci-
tSZtZ lZr?ZT? tli l r date tho political history of Mr.'Towns
' ' roy piltoinis- „ |tcp ri . se „i at ive of the people of
^ ™ ■ nn *, tok * Georgia.* Wo l.uve mu.lc ihe search
a ‘ VTr 1 liiylor J! ,ln Mcs; - and have railed lo discover any eviden-
co.ldidntknowmvn.ai. No manor; c „ „ r ,|„ won ,| er r u I abilay ol Mr.
\°- OVCrl,mnV • 1W*M. Wn will nrae „ r.„„
dll'
hoar :"T::lul 17* 7 st cm ln Georgia—Afr. Towns among the mining. I argue eilbcr ihe consiituiionality, or llie
back o f 1On the 10th if Decemheri^e Joint Res- expediency of these measures. It is
a few snail,. tvlih nbn "J* -* * i olution For the axxexatiox of Texas ! unnecessary to do so, and we shall deal
, , S '“° tl n, T as 1<--AME UP poa consideration, and, on 'only in a few general stulcmcm* and
the boys take when they lire craokers| lhe vote ^ ing ukgll> Mr . r mn) ,' fll ,4 It i, /jodiciou, test of any
i . - - UOOUl OS < antnntr ihe 'nnsainrr. On the 29lh January nnrslinn nr m#»n«nre nnd*»r nnr mnati.
his first.appearance,
1 • having been absent for tu^o months
Notwithstanding bis infidelity upon
the subject, he would bo compelled by
the testimony to admit that he did !—
And now we ask the Democratic press
to answer the following questions :
Did not .General Jackson acknowl*
edge the constitutionality, expediency
and utility of those three federal heres
ies ? Was not a tariff’ for protection
voted for hy republicans, as well as feder
alists 1 1 Was not the establishment of a
United States Banka republican measure,
and voted for by the republican party ?
We might ask a number of other
searching questions, but these will do
Will the Democratic
S f mcru, . rmv i Towns. We will now give a few of for the present. W
btesoroehow lI|C resuhs . On the opening of the 29th i press publish these
CongrcM,seven merabeiABppenred from ; sVer d.em » Wc d,
on the 4th of July, «uu uu» aooui as \ .l. * - •*
much execution. At last l found out a jr, .v £ . • «: r ,, „ mM » nrnnr J
way that I could make tho old veteran - - ™ • hl *appearance,
fight like a Turk and hold on liko
bull-dog. It was by giving him a r
and
finally passed—Mr. Tovtms
On the 2Dtb March the vote
covcry he’s been more holy to me.
bTrotTf Y "l!7' l,C C, ’7T y c, i lrcllcl 'i | ,, 5| was luken un an Appropriate for ,he
hiyajf nruuud roe, and brwrng up Iu, Inilir „ vc , nent of ,he Savannah River-
bauenc, to fire info ray adanautralion, J Mr \ d ,Aging. Oq the lSili April,
nil-1 have to do is to whisper in Mr. ,i.« u~nl.itmm? n V *.
Richie's car and say, *• Mr. Richie, the
air smells of federalism; you may de
pend unon jt r there is fecdralists abroad
somewhere.” In a minute, you've no
idea with what fury the old geutlcmnn
flies around, and mounts his UeaA’iest
guns, and sets his paper l*attery to a
, ... 1 . n < , • in etui—uuuiucr auscnce
. Hu shots fly right and left, and i on Ulc , m t of thi» JaUhlnl
ict ones knock down friends ns well j
the Resolutions to give Notice lo Great
Britain that the Joint Occupation of Or
egon, should cotne up for consideration,
and, on the vote being taken—Afr.
Towns was found •missing.
Fmm tlic Gth of March to the7th Mav,
it does not appear that Mr. Towns witi
his scat-—another absence of tiro
repre-
as foes. To bo sure they don’t make
seutative of the people of Georgia.
On lhe7tb May lie makes bis appear-
keep, Ihe ndminUlratiun re "S””* l °
covered up with smoke .hot the enemy 0ll lho j C ,|, j, „f e evfl of h ^
cim l see half thenine where to lire »■ seucc of membershad become so great,
us. Ob the whole, ML Riclue « a val- lbot lIlc aIteMion of , he House was
uable map lo my admiaistnitioa, not- Ujfcj lo it, and a resoluii.m iiuroduced
withstanding all his mistakes and blun- to t , lC fi) || owing effect: ,battheSpeaker
Cr T 8, . • shall deduct eight dollars for every time
Jest then the ^door^opened,^ and who]any meinbe^^i^ls to answer to the call
should come in but Mr! Richie himself, iofhisname,L
As be opened the door he kclched the ’ I,y |h« sickn!
his absence is caused
f himself or family.
«>un<l of tire two last words the Prcsi-1 The Hon. Mr. Towns was absent from
dent was saving. j ;l call of the yeas and nays three hundred
44 Mistakes and blunders!” says Mr.land seventeen times, which would have
Richie, $113-8 Uc; wbat, have you got’ amounted to ike snug little sum of Tire
question or measure under our consti
tution, to ascertain what was thought of
it by the good, the wise, and the patriot
ic founders of the Republic, and framers
of the national compact.
The first public act passed by Con
gress after the adoption of the constitu
tion had for one of its objects the protec
tion of domestic manufactures. It was
signed by whom? Shall we give the
name, and subject it to the charge of
treason to the constitution, and un infamous
sacrifice of the rights of the people 7 If it
was a federal heresy, the truth must out.
It was signed by one General G&orgb
Washington, who captured the British
at Princeton and Trenton, who took
Cornwallis at Yorktown, and closed
the Revolutionary War!
We must still be permitted,however,
to entertain at least as much respect for
the judgment^ patriotism, and love of
liberty of this greatest of all men, as
for the slippery leaders of modern De
mocracy, who in 1844 inscribed upon
their banners the false and disgraceful
motto, ** Polk, Dallas and the Tariff oj
1842,” or as much as we can possibly
entertain for those of the gentlemen of
the Democratic press of Georgia. Oh
shame, where is thy blush !
Was General Washington a robber
of one section of the Union for the ben
efit of another? Was General Jack.-
son?’ Were they political monsters of
iuiqnity? General Jackson, in the opin
ion of Democrats, could be a tariff man
and still an angel of light. He could.
falsify bis pledges, trample the CoostUa-
arrival, was broken up, and in a few
moments not a red skin was to be seen.
A sight now presented itself to us that
would have moved the stoutest heart.
At every step, we encountered the ema
ciated form of a once robust and stout
Louisianiau—famine bad stamped its
haggard image in the face of every one
met, and numbers shed tears of grat
itude as wc presented them with food—
and not one that I saw, but what show
ered blessings upon the head of our brave
commander for bis timely and generous
aid. Gcu. Gaines was blamed for rash
ly entering (as it was urged by some)
the enemies’ county, without the nec-
essar3* preparations for a protracted
Campaign. Had he been sustained
with tlie resources then in the country,
and which could as well have been has
tened to bis aid as consumed at Picola-
la, and on the way between thaUplacc
and Fort Drane, or had the gallant
Clinch been permitted lo co-operate
witb him as he desired, and us he
would cheerfully have done, the annals of
our country would not have been marred
with the history of the protracted and
disgraceful war which ensued, and in
which was spilled some of the best
blood of The nation. Yet such could
not be the case, things were managed
then, in all probability, as Major Jack
Downing sa3*s they are now managed
iu Mexico: “The war will be ended too
soon if left to old Rough and Ready.”
And so il would have been then bad it
been left to old Gen. Clinch.
In the conclusion ot this article al
ready too long, I will give the testimo
ny of a Louisiana volunteer, (who was
present under Gen. Gaines,) iu his own
words. Said he, “ an express had been
despatched to Fort Drane, and while a
part of our force kept the enemy at ba3’,
numbers were employed in constructing
boats, with which to cross the river
when we should receive tho necessary
supplies. But. no succor came—our
provisions were soon exhausted, and
after a few days, a more formidable en
emy than tho savage foe stared us in
the face. Famine with its lean and
haggard aspect, and sunken eye3,
stalked the Camp, dispiriting the brave
and unnerving the strong. Another ex
press was despatched, and yet no relief.
The wily savages we;e not ignorant of
our condition, and at the time when we
were reduced to the extremity of eating
our poor horses, who reeled as they
walked, many of them suffering from
be cherished by every Louisianian pres- | a ii VCf au j W as found in this situation
ent, to the latest period of their cxis-. by those who were sent to relieve them,
tencc.” ! He slated, that he was scalped by a
Where, I ask, was Col. Towns and (w hitc man; that ho begged for his life,
those vile authors of the 44 swcllcd-hcad ■ telling him that he had a family depend-
aristocratT’ I dare say not one was ' e n t unon him for suDDort: but that the
there to witness the joy of those fam
ished and haggard looking men. Per
haps the Col. was then practising the
ait of stump speaking. After delaying
a few days, in order to give the Indians
an opportunity to renew the negotia
tions, which our advance had so abrupt
ly terminated, without their doing so,
we marched back to Fort Drane, where
the gallant and warm-hearted Clinch
again manifested his liberality, by giv
ing up every thing that could add to the
eomfort of the men whom he had so gen
erously rescued from death. As long
as he bad a nound of Pork, Beef or Su
gar, a bushel of Corn or a gallon of Mo
lasses, it went freely to the patriotic sol
diers who had left their homes to fight
for the distressed Floridians. In a few
days we left the brave Louisianians
with manifestations of their gratitude
for our kindness to them ; and I venture
to say, that there is not a man living of
the Georgia or Florida bo3’s, who vol
unteered to go to the assistance of Gen.
Gaines, but what cherishes with pride
the conduct of their noble-hearted lead-
Gen. Clinch; and I feel that the
Ballot-Box will tell in substantial terms
the gratitude due him by his country.
FREDERICK.
ent upon him for support; but that the
only reply received irorn his assailant
was, that he did not oare a d—n. We
regret our not being able to state the
names of the persons killed and wound
ed, or the company to which they be
longed. It may be two or three days
before wc have this information.
Lieutenant Simpson, of Major Clark’s
| Artillery Battalion, was left at Council
Grove, on his way home.
Since the above was written wc
have learned that J. McClenahari and C.
Quisenberry were among the number
of persons killed at the time of the at
tack upon Lieut. Brown. One account
states the whole number ol killed at
fourteen.
John Avcty*, Martin and
Douglass, of Capt. Dent’s company,
were landed from the Tamerlane, at St.
Charles, 3’esterday.
From an ex’ra from the same paper of Aug. 13.
Later.—Mr. Coulter, who arrived
in the Bertrand, from the Missouri, fur
nishes later and somewhat different de
tails iu regard to tho death of Lieut.
Brown and his men. That officer, with
McClenahan and Quisenberry,'and a
Mexican guide, left camp in pursuit of
persons who had stolen hor3es from
them. They did not return, and on
the 5th of July, information was receiv
ed from a Mexican woman, that thc3 T
had been murdered, and their bodies
burnt.
Major Edmonson, on receiving this
news, took measures to avenge their
MR. TOWNS AND THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
The people of this country remember
the great sensation created among the
Democrats, by the expulsion of Father
Ritchie from the floor of the Senate to the
usual place allotted to Newspaper Re- _
porters—in consequence of a foul libel ] d ca th. He marched with some sixty
upon a majority of the Senate, among! men> an( i a howitzer, against the town
whom were John C. Calhoun and several j w hcre the enormities were committed,
other Democratic Senators. and discovered that the inhabitants
Mr. Ritchie had by courtesy a seat on | W ere flying to the mountains. lie com-
thc floor of the Senate. He chose to as
sail the Senators and to denounce them
as traitors lo the country. Self-rcspcct
demanded that they should no longer
extend their courtesies to him, but his
reporters had their usual seats where
be bad the right to go. The Democrats
swore vengeance upon this refractory
Senate, and some even went so far as
to declare that the Organ-Grinder should
be elected Vice President, that be might
preside over the traitors.
On the 4th of March, 1-646, a resolu
tion was introduced in the House of
Representatives to expel the reporters
and letter writers of the New York Tri
bune from the House, for having ridi
culed Mr. Sawyer, of Ohio. Here was
a direct attack upon the freedom of the
press, for these reporters were to be de
barred admittance into the House.—
Now mark the difference! where were
the Democrats then? Supporting the
liberty of the press ? Oh no. The res
olution was carried by a vote of 122 to
48, and among those who voted for this
outrage upon the freedom of-the press,
stands recorded the name of George W.
Towns.—Sav. Rep.
American Relief to Starting Ireland.—The
New-York Herald of the Slat nit., gives the follow
ing as the amount of contributions in the United
States to suffering Ireland and Scotland, from Jan
uary 1st to July 31st, 1947:
Through the New-York Relief Commit
tee, - - - - $200,000
Through other Committees in other cit
ies, - - . * * 25i
Remittances hy the Irish and Scotch, 60
Total to seven months, * - $1,05(
At the last session of tho New York Legislature
r law was passed providing for the regfrtry of births,
marriages, and deaths.
manded them to stop, but as they did
not do so, be fired upon them, killing
wounding several others, and tak
ing forty or fifty prisoners. From some
of the prisoners it was ascertained that
the bodies of two of the Americans were
burnt, and that the body of Lieut.
Brown, who had the emblem of the
cross on his neck, and was supposed,
from the circumstances, to be a Catho
lic, was hid in the mountains, where it
was afterwards found. All the houses
of persons concerned in the murder
were burned lo the ground, by order of
the Major. Some of the articles of prop
erty lost in the engagement at the Red
River canon were found at this , place,
showing that some of the inhabitants, at
least, were participants in that affair.
Lieut. Larkin, and privates Owens,
Wright, Mason, and Wilkinson, belong-
‘ng to a grazing party of LieutCol. Wil-
lock’s battalion, were surprised about
daylight on the morning of the Gth July,
and killed. Lieut. Brown, whose mur
der by the Mexicans we have annouccd
above, was a son of Robt. T. Brown, of
Perry county, in this State. Young
M’Clenahan was from St. Genevieve ;
and young Quisenberry was a volun
teer from this county, the son of Mr. J. T.
Quisenberry.
The news will fall with a crushing
weight upon his parents—for he was a
young man of excellent qualities, and
greatly beloved by those who knew
him. His return had been looked for,
for some time, and, trusting that be had
escaped from all the dangers of the ser-
vice.in which he had been engaged, we
learn that his mother, with all a mother's
care for her children, had prepared bis
room for him, even in the most*minute
particulars necessary for his comfort.
GEI. ZACHARY TAILOR,
FOU GOYEKNOIl.
Gen. DUNCAN L. CLINCH.
WM. W. CLAYTON, Esq.
Fcv County Repraacntatives,
Y. I.. O. UARUIS and FRANCIS JACKSON.
ONE WORD MORE. *
Wc have so oltcn called on those indebted to this
office for subscription, that we are really ashamed
to say anything more on the subject. But as mer
chants, mechanics, farmers, and every body else,
cry honorable means to collect their dues,
i no good reason why we should not particu
larly when we are needing the money. We have
re word to say to thoso indebted, and
such as owe us nothing need not read it, if they
are averse to reading newspaper duns. It is our in
tention to open a black list, in which to record from
time to time the names of those who refuse to pay
their subscriptions. It is nothing but right that the
world should know it—and we aro determined it
shall. We venture there is not more than one
office in Georgia that has not been swindled out of
thousands of dollars in this way, and it is time that
a stop was put to it. We are, therefore, deter
mined, for the purpose of guarding our brethren
against impositions, to open a list in which tore-
cord the names ol those who refuse to pay tlie print
er. We have met with some cases where individ
uals who subscribed for the paper at the office, refused
to pay for it,because, as they alleged,they never sub
scribed ! Now, gentlemen, take warning!
[ WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE GAIN 9
The Democratic press of this State has been so
busily engaged in the work of detraction since the
candidates of the two parties for the Gubernatorial
Chair have been announced, that they have never
took time to tell us what the people will gain by
the election of Mr. Towns—a measure which they
have been advocating with might and main, as
though they expected something of great impor-
to result from its accomplishment. They
have times without number reiterated the useless
charges against Old Withlacoochcc that te is no
-that he lives on the sea-board—that he
made no speeches while in Congress, and all that
of thing—all of which has not the slightest
bearing on the question of his ability’ to guide the
ship of State. Now, while they have been so bus
ily employed in this small game, the people have
been honestly inquiring in what manner Wiey can
be benefitted by changing that policy which, under
our present worthy and talented Chief Magistrate,
has rescued the State from the low abyss to which
she had, by bad government, been sunk, and
placed her on that proud eminence to which she ia
justly entitled—re-establishing State credit and
spreading prosperity among the people, the eviden
ces of which arc daily before their eyes. And we
would in all candor, repeating the question daily
propounded in all quartefs, ask the presses and the
leaders of the Democratic party—What can the peo
ple expect to gain by a change T What system of
State policy they are in favor of, we are at a loss
to conjecture. Whether they wish to restore the
reign of Bankruptcy, Ruin and Mismanagement,
which preceded Gov. Crawford’s administration, or
whether they want to establish some new-fangled
system—to try some new experiment in 44 progress
ive Democracy”—we have not been advised; bat
that they wish a change we are admonished by tho
fact that they so strenuously oppose the election of
Gen. Clinch and those who will honestly and faith
fully administer the Government on the principles
under which the condition of the State and people has
been and is so highly prosperous. That the lead-
wish a change cannot be doubted—but do the
people desire it J Are they, willing to surrender
their present prosperity for the hope of bettering
their condition, when, if they judge the future by
the past, they cannot reasonably calculate on any
thing else than a state of wide-spread ruin and bank
ruptcy. Such has been the result of Democratic
legislation and Democratic financiering in this State
heretofore. May jt not be so again, if that party
should gain the ascendancy ? In view of this fact,
it behooves the friends of good government to be
the watch—and let every roan who approves
the policy carried out under Crawford’s adrainistra-
o it, that on the first Monday in October,
hi^rote is deposited in favor of Duncan L. Clinch
and the Whig candidates for the Legislature. Do
this, and the prosperity of the State is secured for
the next two years—by pursuing a contrary course
hark will be launched on the broad ocean of
uncertainty, whose dark and turbid waters, lashing
unknown shores, may cl.aunt the requiem of the de
parted prosperity of our State and people.
But wc do not believe that the people want a
change in our State policy. The course of Gov.
Crawford has given almost univereal satisfaction v
and men of all parties are forced to bestow on hi*u
course the well-earned meed of praise. Elect our-
Gcorgft. Rough and Ready, the better part of whoso
life has been devoted to the service of his country
the performance of the arduous duties of the fiehb
and the camp, and whose highest ambition would-
be to secure the best interests of the State, and you,
have a guaranty that the system which has worked'
well, will be perpetuated. The people are cer
tainly not so far blinded by party frenzy as to wish
to try new experiments, when our present policy
succeeds so well—we therefore think tllat they
will in October, in the emphatic language of the
ballot-box say, concerning the schemes of these
ambitious party leaders—
44 We want so chance, and least of sit
Such change u they would bring us.”
Mr. Polk’s Dilemma.—Mr. Polk’s predicament
with cegard to the war, (says the Nashville Banner)
is very much like that of another unfortunate wight
who was ran off by a horse. He mounted him of his
own accord, with the intention of showing offi of
cutting a dash. But the charger could not be man
aged, and as he swept by at the top of his herse’s
speed, some sympathising friend called to him to
jump off f His reply was, 44 Haw can lletgovhcn
n scarcely hold on V