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CONGRESSIONAL.
IN SENATE OF THE U. STATES.
Mat 17, 1826.
Mr. Benton, tfom the Committee of
Conference, appointed by the .Sen
ate, on the disagreeing vote be
tween the Senate and House of
Representatives, oti the amend
ment adopted by the Senate, to the
hill oppropriatiug money to carry
into effect the treaty lately con
cluded with the Creek Indians,
REPORT:
That, in pursuance of the instruc
tion gives to them by the Senate,
they proposed to the Conferees, on
the part of thu House of Represen
tatives, to unite, with them in an ap
plication to the Secretary of War,
ior information concerning the sub
ject-matter of the resolution of the
Senate; which invitation was accept
ed by them, ami the letters from the
Secretary, with the report of T. L
M< Kenney, accompanying the same,
and herewith submitted, shew the
result of the application.
The paper marked A, is a copy of
the statesmen! furnished to the Se
cretary, by the Conferees, and, as
appears by bis last letter, corresponds
with that spoken of by Mr. McKen
ney in his report, as having been
furnished to him by the Cherokees.
Ridge and Vann, and by him shewn
to the Secretary.
From the facts stated in the docu
ments submitted. it is manifest, that
it is the design of the Delegation, by
whom the treaty was negotiated, to
make a distrilmt ion of the greater part
of the money to be paid by the U.
States, under the treaty, among them
selves, three Cherokee Indians, who
had no interest in the lands, and con
sequently, were net entitled to any
portion of the money, and a few se
lected individuals, in gross fraud of
the rights of the nation. Tne parti
culars of the contemplated distribu
tion are stated in the paper maked A.
The Conferees of both Houses are
unanimously of opinion, that it is the
duly of the Government to protect
the nation against this unwarrantable
design of the Delegation, as far as
that can he done, consistently with
the stipulations of the treaty, and
the rightful powers of Legislation,
which are possessed by Congress,
over the interest ofthc Indian nations,
within the UnitcdStatcs. They differ,
however as to the extent to which
that protection can be afforded.
The Corferees of the House be
lieve, that tiie amendment of the
Senate, so far as it provides for the
proportions and manner, in which
the money shall ’be distributed,
conflicts with the treaty, which stipu
lates that the money shall be paid to
the Chiefs of th« rmtiem, to 1.0 divid
ed among the Chiefs and Warriors
thereof, and proposed to your Con
ierces a substitute, in the following
words, viz: “ Kotli of which sums
shall he paid to the Chiefs of the
Creek nation, to be divided among
the Chiefs and Warriors of the said
nation. And that the same be done
by a Special Agent, under the di
rection of the Secretary of War, in
a full Council of the nation, conven
ed upon notice for that purpose.”
Your Conferees, believing that the
amendment of the Senate, is within
their rightful power of Legislation
upon the subject, and sensible that
there can be no doubt of its superior
efficacy to effect the object in view,
have not toll that they would be
justified in agreeing to the substitute,
without the express instructions of
:he Sjpnatc.
v D&partsievt of TVab, }
May 15 th. 1826. \
Gentlemen : To avoid delay, I
hasten to acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of to-day,
and inclose the report of the officer
to whose superintendence is commit
ted the Unread of Indian Affairs, as
disclosing the information requested.
It may lie necessary to add, that the
Depar'mcnt has adopted no measure
whatever, in reference to the paper
referred to in your communication.
Whatever has been done, or is pro
posed to be done, is contained in the
treaty. For although I was advised,
as Col. Benton is aw are, to approach
ihe influential chiefs with secret
gratuities, justified, as it was urged,
by the usages of the Government, I
peremptorily refused to do so; and
determined, that whatever was given
as the price of the '.and, should ap
j ear on the lacc o. the treaty. Its
distribution, at their own instance, is
1 ■ Zuider no allair us tLis Govern
t ent exet- t so far as humanity was
r - '•' < '■ pr v< ' ; disterbar.ee.
■ ; my adv.ee, ! iej replied, their
euthenty as representing their tribe
had not been qu stioned as to the
sale of their iar.ds, and they could
not see the propriety of its being
doubted as to the receipt of the pur
chase money, and that they are wil
ling to be responsible for all conse
quences.
} our obedient servant,
JAMES BARBOUR.
Tbellon. Thomas H. Benton,
Tbe Hon. Louis McLane.
Department of War, >
OJJieelndian.lfftirs, May 15, 1826. J
To the Hon. James Rarroub,
Secretary of War.
Sir: I have the honor, in com
pliance with your directions, to ‘‘state
what 1 know ol the progressive steps
taiwn by you in regard to the late
Creek Treaty, and immediately
preceding t he opening of the negotia-i
and particularly as it rscpects a list
of the money, which the Chiefs pre
pared, containing the sums which
they requested should be paid over
tothern, individually and in this city,”
to state, that the first step, immedi
ately preceding the opening of the
negotiation, was to impress the
delegation with your own apprehen
sions inregard to the difficult! s which
would accompany the execution of
any Treaty, the provisions of which
might rail short of those contained in
that concluded at the Indian Springs
on the 12th Febuary last; and that,
to reconcile them to the provisions
of that Treaty, you were prepard to
consult their happiness in a location
upon lands West of the Mississippi
which they themselves might select;
and to add to the monied stipula
tions of that Treaty, s© as to make
thorn confortablc in their new homes.
This the delegation promptly reject
ed; nor would they listen to any pro
position short of one which should
have for its basis the absolute annul-
ment of that Treaty, as a preliminary
to the formation of any Treaty, and
of any kind. The basis was then
submitted, and embraced a cession
of all the lands owned by the Creek
nation within the chartered limits of
Georgia. This was also rejected,
and the Cfi.itahoochy was proposed
by the Deb gation as the boundary,
accompanied by an explicit declara
tion that they had no power to go
further. Here a discussion took
place, in which you urged them to
consider the extreme peril of their
present situation, end recurred again
to your fears that, should they; by
refusing to accept the basis which
you had submitted, that the ncgocia
tions might end, and the treaty of
the Indian Springs be sustained and
enforced in which event their situa
tion would be truly deplorable. You
assured them that you w.;re consul-
ting their happiness, and that no
other object was cherished but to
secure to them future security and
repose. You illustrated the relation
in which the United Stntes stand to
Georgia, and the difficulties which
they had it in their power to remove,
by a prompt acquiescence in the
views of their Great Farther the
President. Frequent interviews were
had, beside a resort to the agency of
Governor Cass to produce in them
a decision favorable to the basis you
had proposed, and which had been
urged from the beginning.
In this stage of the discussion and
when, at last, the Chatahoochy was
agreed to as the basis, with a frag
ment of land north.of it, as defined
in the treaty, was putin form, Ridge
and Vann made known the intentions
of the Chiefs to require reservations
for them. This was promptly reject
ed. They were told by you that no
locations of the sort would be allow
ed, but that a fair equivalent in mon
ey might be added. They replied,
money was no object. They finally
agreed to ten thousand dollars, mean
ing, on their part, as they afterwards
explained, ten thousand dollars each,
but were put right by the assurance
that no such sum was intended nor
could he thought of; and that five
thousand dollars each was the extent
that could be allowed. They assen
ted. 'I lie treaty was then drawn,
(as it appears in its present form,
witJiout its supplemental article,) and
submitted to them, and agreed to.
At this period and after the sign
ing, Ridge and Vann brought a pa
per to ma saying the Chiefs had a
greed to the payments to the persons
whose names were upon it, and in
the sums opposite each respectively.
I told them it was their own affair;
the treaty provided for a payment
of the whole §217,000 “ to the chiefs
of the nation,” immediately after its
ratification ; and it would be for them
to make whatever disposition of the
money they might esteem proper;
but suggested that it might not be
the best mode, as the nation was iv
terested in the distribution, and
might except to it. 1 then took the
paper to you, and explained these
views. You were much engaged at
the time, and answered, you presu
med it was their own affair, and
however proper it might be to see a
more general equalization of it through
the nation, yet you supposed it must
rest with them.
-1 returned and asked Ridge and
Vann their object for having the ap
portionment made here ? They an
swered they wanted it counted here,*
arid sealed up, and given to each per
son as preferable to having it done
in the nation. I told them it could
not he done here, but the Cashier of
the Branch bank would no doubt,
oblige them by seeing it so counted
and sealed.
This afterwards, became a subject
of consideration w ith you. You spoki
to me in regard to it, and it having
b. en intimated that probably the in
ferior and less intelligent ofthe Chiefs
might not know what arrangement
was made as to the sums, and the
manner of applying them, 1 sent tor
Ridge and Vann , and asked them
to state distinctly whether even
member of the Delegation knew' as
well as they did, the mode which
they had adopted for the distribu
tion of the money ? Ridge frankly
answered “no but that Opothle Yo
holo and Charles Cornells knew aim
that was enough.” I reported tins
to you, when you directed me to
GEORGIA STATESMAN, TUESDAY JUNE, 6, 1826.
solid for the Delegation. This was
after the supplemental article of the
treaty was agreed to, and sent to the
Senate. They came. Youthen rep
resented the danger that might arise
from so partial a distribution of their
money; as their people at home
might not Submit to it. You were
answered they knew what they w.-rc
doing. You direct) *1 the In
terpreter to say that you had no de
sire to control that over which the
treaty had given them thrower, but
that as the paper handed
to you, you wished to read if, and
whether they had all agreed
to have the disposition made offthe
money which was therein indicated
They answered each and individu
ally. “ lex”—Repeating, that it was
their own arrangement, and the fears
you had expressed in regard to the
probable effects of such a course up
on their people at home, need not be
indulged—for that they would see
that their people ratified the arrange
ment as in the event of any dissatis
faction they bad their annuity and
this very money, and would so apply
it as to satisfy all—and that, that ve
ry paper, ar:d all that bad been writ-
I ten would be read, and fully explain
ed in council, to their people on their
return home. You told them «ou
still hail your fears but could -j.niv
advise.
I have thus liastly complied with
your direction, omitting of course,
many of the details of a tedious,
and dull* fill, and I may add, anxious
negotiation—but preserving the out
lines, (except the interviews with
the Mclntosh party, and which rela
ted to the provisions in the treaty,
and to whicii they assented,) and
where I esteemed it important, the
fuels in detail.
Respectfully submitted.
THOMAS L. McKENNEY.
Letter from the Chairman of th & Conference to
the Swretmj of War.
Washington, 16 May, 1526.
Brn: In the report of Thomas L.
M’ Kenney accompanying your com
munication of yesterday, it is stated
that ‘after the signing of the treaty.
Ridge and Vann brought a paper to
him, saying the chiefs had agreed to
the payment to the persons whose
names were upon it, and in the sums
opposite each respectively.’, It is
desirable to the committee to ascer
tain if that paper corresponded with
the one transcribed in our communi
cation, or if it differed, in what parti
culars.
We have to ask you, also, to send
to us a copy of our letter of yester
day,
We have the honor to be, very.re
spectfully, your obd’t servant,
James Barbour, Esq.
Secretary of Wcr.
War DcrAP.TJicNT, May 16, tS26.
Gu.nti.emkn: lam sorry to say
that Mr. McKenney’s indispositsen
is such, that ho is confined in bed,
and hence an answer from him to the
iuqmry, you make, as to the identity
of the papers, cannot he furnished
to-day : though I understood him at
the time of making the report, that
they corresponded. If more certainty
in desirable, I hope Mr. McKenney
will be able to furnish it to-morrow.
As my letter to you has been mis
placed bv some means, having been
written yesterday at my own house.
I have directed Major Vandeventer,
if you will be good enough to furnish
him with the original, to prepare a
copy in conformity with your request.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES BARBOUR.
Hon. Mr. Bfnton, and
Mr. M’Lane,
Chairmen of Committee of Conference.
(A)
Statement referred to in the letter of
James Barbour, Esq. Secretary of
War, and communicated to him by
the Committee of Conference,
showing the terms of the agree
ment for the proposed distribution
of the money to be received under
the Creek Treaty.
John Ridge, §ISOOO
Joseph Vann, 15000
Opothloyoholo. 10,000
John Stidham, 10,000
Mena wee, 10,000
Charles Cornells, 10,000
Mad Wolf, 10,000
Paddy Car, 600
Tippee, a young man, 200
To the remaining members
of the delegation, each
(7 in number) § 5,000, 35,000
Little Prince, 10 000
Tookeneiiaw, of Tuckc
batchic 10.000
Tuskenuggec Mallow, 10,000
Major Ridge of the Chero
kees, 10,000
Tuckeualchie Tusk nug
geo, " I’OOO
Tuskenehaw Cusseta, 2,000
Ilubi Hujo, 1,000
M’Gillivray, 4 000
150,700
Tuesday, May 23
In the Senate, the morning was prin
cipally spent in the consideration of
Executive business. The resolu
tion offered by Mr. Benton, to con
tinue the business over till tlie next
session, was rejected. Ayes 13,
\ocs 1". At 12 o’clock the Sen
ato adjourned, sine die.
After the usual formailitics, fife j
House adjourned at about half past
12 o’chx urtd the Monday m
We copy the foilo" mg communication lrom
the Georgia Patriot, in tlie belief that we shall
oblige meny of our readers—at tlie same time,
that we perform a just act to the community
and tlie cause of truth.
Tbe history of the two last years of Mr.
Smith’s labours and persecutions, as develop
ed!- >m time to lime, through the zeal of that
ecclesiastical discipline to which he has ever
held himself umeniable, strengthens us in tlie
opinion, that this mans reputation ho? been
wickedly traduced in the house of his friends.
Let, therefore, the Elders and Deacons, whose
robes are stained in the uncharitable work of
sacrifising a toil-worn pilgrim of the cross up
on the altar of political discord, be advised
that it were better for them that a millstone
were hanged about their necks, than to have
knowingly offended this man.
We have, ourselves seen them bend before
this altar in face of all the people, offering in
cense to tl# Demon of political strife, while
under !heir consecrated habilmrnts, they car
ried ihc venerable reputation of a brother in a
Charger ! This offence, if it be one, (and
we leave it to God and their consciences,) is
of a public character, and it calls for public
animadversion.
It is for this reason that the article signed
Richmond, appears in this paper. It is a tem
perate, suitable and unobtrusive exhibition of
tliose wrongs which it is the Peow.es duty to
judge and redress. To them, as Heaven’s
agents, is committed the perogative of retri
bution between man and man ■ and here wc
rest it soy the present.
It has been a source of mortifica
tion and regret to the philanthropist,
in turning over the pages of Church
history, to find that since the day of
our Saviour, so many revolution
have taken place in the Christian
world, so many denominations have
run well for a season; and sad as the
reflection may be, so many have lost
their first love; and instead of piety
and devotedness of their founders,
have trilled with their high calling,
and prostituted their professions to l
base and sordid purposes.
The Methodist Church, which has
been noted for the production of
ministers the most pious, the most de
voted in our country, whose success
in their labours has been commen
surate v, ii h their zeal, it is to be feared
is also approaching to its desolution.
When w r e see the leaders of the most
numerous, and powerful profession
among us, who agreeable to their
own precepts, should be singly de
voted to the promotion of that gos
pel which they profess to preach ;
when we see men proposing to teach
the religion of the meek and lowly
Jesus, whose whole theme should be
peace and good will towards men,
whoso whole life should he a life of
love and charity, boundless as crea
tion itself, condescend to join in the
intrigues and cabals of a faction;
when such men abuse the high call
ing with which they profess to be
clothed, either directly or indirectly
to sustain the designing and ambi
tious aspirant to office, I predict that,
that church is on the decline over
which such persons preside.
1 have been led to these remarks
by a reperusal in the Recorder of the
7th of February last, of a statement
of the trial of the Rev. Isaac Smith,
of Asbury Mission, it is gravely stated
by those Rev. Gentlemen that no
application was made by any person
concerned for the publication of such
statement, and that it is not agreea
ble to the usages of Conference to
make such publication unsolicited;
then I would ask why did you unso
licited make such publications in vio
lation of your own rules, if it was
not to answer some hidden purpose?
Ijowever they go on to say that
misapprehension and the prevalance
of false and contradictory reports, af
flicting to individual feelings and
distracting to the public mind, called
for an authentic statement of Facts,
that such a statement could not be offi
cially obtained from the Journals of
Conference before its next annual mee
ting, a season too long for the reign of
suspense and misrepresentation.
To me there is something miste
rious in those remarks. What indi
vidual s feelings were to be relieved
by the declaration, that though Mr.
Smith was sustained in his station,
he was found guilty of one of the
charges? was it not enough for the
public to know, that Conference had
determined to inflict no punishment,
which was naturally to be infered
from his being continued in the
appointment of Asbury Mission? Or
was it to give a colour of Justification
to t he Georgia Commissioners in mak
ing unfounded charges against this
venerable and much injured father in
Israel.—l say much injured, because
after asuficient investigation) though
unofficial) did take place at Monroe
Camp meeting, to satisfy the minds
at all ( resent, of the innocence of
Mr. Smith, a mysterious publication
made its appearance perhaps in
September Ist, calculated to answer
political purposes, at the expense
ofthc character or this worthy mis
sionary —And Mr. Gautier tells us
on his ow n responsibility that Con
fer, nee did unequivocally acquit Mr.
> v niith ot all (fie charges and Mr.
Gautier’s declaration is believed to
be strictly correct, in as much as it
has not been contradicted. Could
such an inference be drawn from the
publication shove mentioned ?
Intheanxtyty clearly manifested
to sustain the complainants, one state
ment is mady that merits notice, it
■■* said that off the charge of interpo
lation, it sati ifaftorily appears, that
I fie phrase a I tided to, was inadver
tently misplafcd, that it was intend-'
— L ~—*—— LJ —■ ' • ■ ■
written, that it could answer no in
terested or malicious purpose, had
no connexion with tbe original and
made unmeaning nonsense.
Now what say the Georgia Com
missioners ? they say, “as one in
stance of the determination of those
gentlemen resident in the Nation,
who have assumed the robes of
sanctity to avoid any thing like
plain truth, when voi it Was to ope
rate against the Agent, or Hostile
Chiefs ; \Ye call the attention of
your excellency to our’tenth inter
rogatory to the Rev. Isaac Smith ;
you will observe that he has thought
proper to take the liberty to alter
that interrogatory, to read in such
a way as would according to his no
tions, give him the opportunity of an
answer: it is under the ■words that
he has interpolated into that interrog
atory, and without our authority, that
he has furnished us with his rational
answer.” How does this declara
tion correspond with the assertion of
the committee, that the phrase allu
ded to was inadvertently misplaced
could answer no interested or ma
licious purpose, had no connexion
with the original and made unmean
ing nonsense. And this is tlie state
re nt oftheGentlcmen, who inter mod
his Excellency that Gen Gaines said
he would believe Poyeth Yoholo a
gainst the congregated world ; yet it
is on the charges of these gentlemen
that we are informed the committee
appointed by Conference, consider
Mr Smith guilty of the monstrous,
crime of evading a direct answer to
som of the questions, submitted
by these gentlemen Commissioners.
And really it was not until 1 saw this
statement that I was apprized of
what seems to be the fact that the
commissioners were sent into the
Nation to relieve the character of
Col. Lamar,*
Now I would say, if all those who
undertake to preach the Gospel were
like Mr- Smith, more zealous in the
cause of their Saviour, than their
Governor, if instead of laboring to
promote a political faction, they were
like him devoted to the Church of
Christ, and to the salvation of man
kind :we should no longer see Eccle
siasticks sacrificing the character of
the most illustrious men in Church
as well as State, at the shrine of a
distracted Ruler , we should no lon
ger hear of preachers decending from
the sacred desk to engage in polit
ical discussions at Cainp Meettings,
nor should we hear of -presiding El
ders suggesting the propriety of a
United States officer being shot, not
withstanding that officer may have
been a grey headed patriot, a war
worn veteran, who wiJl carry to his
grave, scars and wounds received in
the defence of that liberty which
they so ungratefully enjoy.
RICHMOND.
* Col. Jourdan has since stated that the
Commissioners proceeded to Broken Arrow
with no other motive. Will Col. Jourdan be
good enough to say how much of the public
money went to pay the expenses of this ex.
culpatory mission.
For the Georgia Statesman.
From the secrets of the Caucus-
Cabinet having been recently dis
closed, we have been enabled to as
certain which are the strong positions
intended to be occupied by the Radi
cals in the ensuing campaign—con
sequently it becomes necessary for
the friends ofthe People to examine
into the matter, and see whether or
not these positions are tenable. The
principal one is »he destruction of
the Congressional District Bill ; and
and one of the most formidable ob
jections urged against that, is, that it
will diminish the qnantam of talents
we at present possess in the Con
gressional Legislature. We are told
with all the enthusiasm that men as
sume, when they would wish to seem
to believe their own declarations, that
by the District System, Georgia is to
be hurled from the elevated rank
which she at present occupies as
a member of the Federal Union:—
that the bright phalanx of wisdom
and intelligence which has so long
maintained her dignity, and protect
ed her rights, is now to be swept in
to nonentity by this Besom of des
truction, the District Bill. The
sweet strains of Georgia eloquence,
and the vivid coruscations of intellect
that has so long gave light and en
ergy to the Councils of the Nation,
have now to give place to plain
backwoods statesmen ; —and to cap
the climax of absurdity, we have the
sage presentments of Radical Grand
Juries, which arc not unfrequently
penned in the caucus chambers of
Executive Dependents.* —But let us
examine into the facts of the case.
By the fruit .shall ye know the tree.
Examine the Congressional Journals,
and where do you find th«m, mount
ed on Barbed steeds, rushing from
conquering to conquer ?—or shall we
find them on paralitic stricken po
neys, persuing with blind zeal the
desperate fortunes of an adventurer :
or in other words, shall we find them
persuing with firmness and dignity,
the true interest of the country : or
shall we liad them in a feverish mi
nority, beating the wind in pursuit of
♦ At the late Superior court of this county,
one of these unfortunate Executive Bulletins
popped unexpectedly into the midst of our
brand Jury, who hod been most dexterous
ly arranged for the purpose. Being composed
of fouricen Radicals, ami live Clarkeites, four
of the Rad’s happened to lie so unradirnl, that
the Foreman could not make them say—Ave.
VOL. J.
lesperate expedients to embarrass
the administration ;—shall we find
them legislating for the whole state,
or only for a particular section—if
for the whole, how happens if, that
they are so wilfully ignorant of the
Geography of their on state, as not
to recollect that Georgia has Sea
ports south of Savannah. Has the
southern plains of Georgia abound
ing m Paic urn! Live-oak, no pot;
suitable lor a Navv-yard ? Shall the
most extensive plains, abounding in
the most valuable timber, be permit
ted to remain a wilderners, instead,
of contributing to the wealth and re
sources of the state ? Thus will it ev
er be, when we are only represented
from a particular section of the state.
Our present representation are em
phatically the representatives of the
Savannah river. The hundred and
twenty-eight thousand inhabitants
west of the Oconee, are as complete
ly without a representative in Con
gress as the Chacklaw Nation. Tell
us not of their devotion to the inte
rest of the state. Tell us not of
their touring intellect and overwhelm
ing eloquence. They are cant phras
es of a faction to gull fools. Look at
♦he facts and judge for yourselves.
A question now naturally presents
itself: how happens it, that both in L
out of Congress, wc are blessed with
so many of these great men ? Is it
from the multiplicity of our literaiy
institutions, or is it the offspring cf
the genial dime in which it has been
our happy lot to be located : or. i3 it
perchance, that the good people of
this country are laboring under one
of. those strange hallucinations of in
tellect, in which men arc more pleas
ed with the shadow than the sub
stance of things ? These little great
men, dressed out in a little brief au
thority, have been dancing before
the imaginations of the people, until
they have become so bewildered that
they stand like Mungo’s Jak Ass,
when he saw the Lion : he shut his
eyes and stood stock still—he could
not even bray. It is time this misc
of ignorance and delusion, in which
we have been so long eveioped,
should he brushed from our eyes
The wind is up and the Vultures on
the wing. Honest men should be
up and doing. The true source
from whence these great men all era
enate, is simply this. They are the
litter of a faction, brought forth by a
master stroke of party policy. The
first article of whose creed, is to
puff their partisans under any and
all circumstances, and the second is,
to deny most positively, the exist
ence of either talents or integrity in
any of their opponents. It is the
sine-qua-non of membership. They
will have no second rate characters.
They are all great men. They will
pick up the veriest toad, aftd by in
serting a quill beneath his skin, they
will blow him up to he .a most nota
ble BULL-FROG. And what is re
ally most astonishing, these manu
factured Bull-Frogs, no sooner per
ceive that they have the usual ap
pearance, either by some appoint
ment or commission, than they begin
to imagene that they are your real
genuine fellows, and bellow most, vo
cifferously.—True Jack Grenselle in
a desperate attempt, sometimes ex
plodes. For instance a noted Solici
tor ot the Southern circuit, in a mur
der case, once made the following
most eloquent and pathetic appeal to
the jury, in what may he aptly term
ed the crying part of his speech :
“ Gentlemen of the jury, my client,
instead of being that most cruel and
abandoned murderer, that the gen
tleman will attempt to make him. is,
in reality, a most humane man. For
gentlemen, it is in evidence before
you, that instead of being this cruel
wvetch, when ever the child cried
and told him he wanted to eat dirt,
—’twas not the murderous weapons
ot death. No! But slap dash cams
the biscuit and the butter and the su
gar upon that !! Ole petit grand
homme! —Slap dash his wind was out,
poor fellow! !
“all that law
As yet hath taught him, is to find a flaw,
Well instructed in the Radical school,
To rail at party, though a party tool.”
We have so many of these man
ufactured great men, that it is high
time we knew the spurious from the
genuine. A monkey shows smart
sagacity in his own native skin, but
put a coat and breeches on him, and
set him up for a gentleman, and hois
the veriest fool in life.
A Citizen o f Twiggs.
India. —The following is an ex
tract of a letter from a very respec
table merchant at St. Helena, dated
March 16th, to a house in this city
—received by the ship Sabina :
“ Wc have just received intelli
gence from Madras, bv the English
ship Mcllish, that the Burmese War
is at an end, and that they have been
< impelled to pay the British Z 12,500-
000 sterling, with the assignment oi
five Provinces."
Congressional Eloquence. —We meet
with the following passage in a late
speech in the house of Representa
tives. The whole speech is- pretty
much of the same quality :
" May perhaps touch their golden
lyres and hymn humanity’s fair his
tory in the realms of bliss, and ap
probation shines upon tlie counte
nance divine of omnipresence, when
a nation is found rewarding patriots
valorous, and noble deeds ?!!
S'caht