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fH the Washington Gazette.
It is§jn invidious task, but an easy
lattcrijfto produce the proofs of the Pre
identlimachination against Mr. Craw
-jjHiember of his cabinet. To go no
we may begin with the
city, of the W ashington
lepublican, to which Mr. Monroe,
■Hk became a subscriber.
The avowed cause of the commence
ment of that journal was the enact*
ien|Jj| certain lawh restraining the
ledwil expenditures of the Secreta-
a restraint which was for
of the nation, and in further-
HBBhc real glory of the executive.
aHner was begun under the open
Bmßs of Mr. Calhoun. The pros
f|Mbf it was circulated under the
•anklpf a subordinate officer of the War
lepariment, and, every where, it was
to introduce it into every
ranch, ? of the Military Establishment.
sHijjjSfsigr. was not concealed, and the
‘resident could not possibly have been
giHnt of it. It was declared to be
purpose of tuining Mr. Craw
uflß the estimation of the people,
rtfs name which the print assumed,
ilßßashiiigion Republican,” was ad-
**aiul Congressional Examiner,”
idicating that vengeance was to he
ifHnd, not only upon the Secretary
but upon the Repre
stffllHves of me nation, for the nc-ces
uy and salutary restraints which they
with respect to the ex
endikae of public mousy. Every
xe&wiv e officer, known to be in the
(gjßbnce of the President, immedi
ijßßncou raged the new paper, and
this Gazette, withholding from
‘■r advertising and other custom
of the free and independent
mB which it spoke to the community.
!1& President did not stop here.
Igßpointed to prominent offices in
heSvevnment, the known favorites
j|9B. Calhoun; and rancorous hatred
Crawford became a ready pass
limb official sta'ions and emoluments,
others, was Mr. John McLean,
first appointed Cohimisioner
l ilßgeneral Land Office, and subse
|§Hly Postmaster General; one of
first acts, in the latter situation,
HBgive to the Washington Repub
idß the habitual reviler of Mr.
iWord, a large portion of the prin
§■& his department.
iflb president likewise proposed to
lggHpe Mr. George M. Dallas as
limner to Mexico; which, as he was
icayply known to the nation at large,
WP ave P rocee^ from no other
than a desire to reward the scr
ictwvhich he had rendered to Mr.
as an electioneering partizan,
ukIB a writer in the Philadelphia
Gazette, in defamation of the
of the Treasury.
Hen the President found that he
conveiently effect the ap
ggjlientofMr. Dallas, and the coali-
HHBok place between General Jack
>onHd Mr. Calhoun; by preconcert,
s Bverily believe, and believe upon
■nlial grounds; he selected Mr.
■ids for the Mexican mission, an
ndßlual who had, clandestinly, twice
>rs -fß c ed enquiry into the,, official con
fueßf Mr. Crawford, upon an allcga
■Sßasuppressionof documents, which
Oppression ,it can be demonstrated,
■gprobably indicated by Mr. Ed-
B|W|t himself, upon which the House
ijfcpresentatives twice pronounced
IK:raw ford entirely innocent.
Bbis person, this Mr. Ninian Ed
’ ’’■*> with falsehood twice stamped
>p®h:s front; this recorded calumni
v Bwhom President Monroe must
uKknown to be such, he appointed
MBter to Mexico, and gave him
thousand dollars out of the
pußc treasury; when Mr. Edwards
iitißrstanding the condition of the pay
; ■, and in persuanceof the design to
Boy Mr. Crawford, frames his
! Bs es anew, adds to them others of
nature, and openly avows
BBftelf, when placed beyond the reach
DARIEN GAZETTE.
y£ i T-: • ■
of personal examination, the author of
the former plot to impair the reputation
of the Secretary of tfie Treasury.
[Mr. Crawford begun the attact,be
ing provoked by the appointment, and
now the President is accused of ma
king the appointment , that Mr. Ed
wards may repel what was unexpected,
unprovoked, arid unauthorized, hut by
an obsolute resolution of the Bth of May,
1822!]
In ail these instances, to say nothing
of many others, no human being, en
dowed with rationality, can doubt that
President Monroe has perverted the
high functions of his office, confided to
him by the People solely for the wel
fare of the country, and prostituted
them to the persecution of the first
Secretary of his cabinet. The. vocab
ulary of dishonor does not contain an
epithet strong enough to characterize
the conduct of an executive who has
prosecuted so scandaiqus a scheme foi
the destruction of the distinguished of
ficer who has paid upwards of thirty
millions of the public debt, and filled
the national treasury with a surplus of
more than six millions of dollars [out
of his own pocket.]
From the Cheraw Intelligencer.
Ml\ CRAWFORD A TARIFF MAN.
A writer in the Charleston City Ga
zette, signing himself Cl VIS asks us
for proof that Mr. Crawtor'd is in fa
vour of the Tariff. We had drought
that inis fact was so universally known,
that no one even pietcndecl to doubt it;
but as CIVIS asserts to the contrary,
and requires pi oof, he si.ah have it. Ir
Mr. Crawford’s annual Treasuiy Re
port of 1822, after strongly recom
mending a revision of me Tariff, he
holds tins language, “But if, contrary to
present anticipations, theproposedaug
mentation oj duties should, before the
public debt be redeemed, produce a
diminution of the revenue arising from
the importation of those articles, a cor
responding, IF NOT A.GREATER
AUGMENTATION, may be confi
dently expected upoir-uimrr xtr. ulcs v
ported into the U. Suites.” In Mr.
Crawford’s laa. report, he concludes as
follows: “It is believed that such ad
ditional means as may be required, may
be obtained by a judicious REVISION
OF THE TARIFF.
Such a measure was recommended
in the last annual report’, and further
reflectio t and experience have tended
to strengthen the opinion then enter
tained, that its operation without being
onerous to the community would be
advantageous to the revenue, salutary
to commerce, AND BENEFICIAL
TO THE MANUFACTURES OF
THE COUNTRY.” If any one will
lake the trouble to examine Mr. Craw
ford’s communications to Congress for
years back be will find him then, and
now, with regard to the Tariff, as Polo
nius says of Hamlet “Still harping on
my daughter.” After having thus pro
vedto CIVIS by Mr. Craw ford’s own
words, that he is in favor of the Tariff,
his borrowed argument from us, to
prove the contrary, isofeourse render
ed nugatory. With such glaring facts
staring CIVIS in the face, we cannot
imagine why he should risk so just
grounds lor having his information on
the subject seriously called in question.
Since writing the above we have met
with the piece in the Charleston Mer
cury, signed “A SOUTH CAROLI
NIAN, 1 ’ vindicating our premises, and
using a part of our arguments in refu
tation of the assertions of CIVIS.
From. Miles* Weekly Register, May 1.
The Tariff —Tho’ the matters that
belong to this question are perhaps, of
greater importance than ever were sub
mitted to the consideration of the peo
ple of the United States, I am glad that
we are about to reach an end of the dis
cussion, at least for the present, by a dis
posal of the subject in the senate; but
how it will be disposed of is altogether
uncertain. The prospect, however, if
against the passage of the bill, for the
senate, on Wednesday last, struck out
| (24. to 23), the proposed advance of
i fifteen cents per 112 pounds on impor
ted iron—and on Thursday, the propo
sed duty on hemp: See the procee
dings.*
Without any personal interest on the
adoption of a system for the protection
of domestic industry, by furnishing a
home market for the products of agri
culture, further than belongs to any
other member of the community, I
have zealously supported that system
(georcia,) <£ljual anti <£jract TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1824.
in an honest beliefthat its establishment
would benefit the whole people of the
United States, and especially that part
of them who, from tfie nature of then
climate or local condition, have not
much particip*ated in the protection af
forded to others of their fellow citizens,
differently circumstanced. At an early
period of my life, when I was yet a lad,
my mind was impressed with an opinion
that the republic never could arrive ai
its rightful power to do good or punish
wrong, while dependent on any other
country for iron manufactures, ai tides
of clo*hing, &c. hardly less necessary
than food—and. with this belief, I am
confident that I shall end my days.—
What I could do, has been done to
bring others to the opiniou so long en
tertained by myself; and, if success shall
not at all depend on my exertions, “the
will must be taken for the deed.” And
that will shall be manifested again,
when the necessity of the case requires
another exertion of it.
In this arduous discussion, I have
endeavoured to avoid impeachments of
motivs, because every man possesses
the same right to think and act against
the passage of a protective tariff', that
another has to sustain it—and, in gene
ral, it gives me pleasure to say that
those tv ho have been pleased to com
ment on my essays, have treated me
with the same honorable courtesy and
respect; and I have had much occasion
to admire the liberality and coinin'.eel
support of many gen lemen, to whom
essays in favour of the system must
have become irksome, from their set
tled opposition to the plan: It must be
believed, that a large majority of the
two great parlies to this measure desire
that the right should prevail; but as to
what that light is, it is their invaluable
right to differ.
So much it seemed proper that I
should say in retiring from the tariff’
question, and the matters relating toil,
as me leading editorial subject of this
work. No present good is apparent
from a continuation ot it, and other
tiimg-b of deep interest demand much
consideration and space. Yet the prin
ciples of the system shall not be thrown
aside or neglected, and some of the
really great speeches delivered in con
gress snail be preserved, together with
brief sketches of many, on account of
the important statistical facts with which
they abound. The ten weeks discussion
in the house of representatives elicited
more truths, as to the condition of our
country, than probably', ever were
made known in so short a period of time.
But there is one protected interest,
whose concerns shall be closely exam
ined, that all may understand the histo
ry and extent of the “protection” affor
ded—l mean the navigating and com
mercial; for, whether the people are
willing to grant or prepared to refuse
encouragement to domestic manufac
tures, they ought to be well informed of
what lias been done, and is doh.g, by
way of encouraging another class of so
ciety. I am not opposed to such en
couragement, but mortified that the
protected have refused to “protect.”
•This information was received after this
article was made up in type, and probably
determines the fate of the bill.
—lt is not probable that so many
heated and heating things were ever
before the members of congress, in
their/zzzA/ic and “individual capacities,”
as at this time. With the decision
of the tariff question in the house, the
warmth of its friends or opponents
seems properly to have cooled, and
will soon subside, unless there should
be a blowing of the coals by the senate;
but the tilings that belong to the making
of a president of the United States,
and the unhappy matters at issue be
tween Mr. Lowrie and the president,
and the secretary of the treasury and
Mr. Edwards, with a dozen other con
tests or controversies of less notoriety,
dependent on or growing out of some ol
these, have produced a state of excite
ment that will, it is feared, considera
bly extend the period of the session,
and pi event that calm attention to the
interests of the people that ought to be
paid to them.
If our citizens generally, could see
and feel these matters as they are, it can
hardly be doubted that the whole mass
of the population, office-holders and
office-hunters excepted, would rise up
and forbid, in a voice that could not be
mistaken, the members of congress
from taking any other part in the elec
tion of a president of the United States,
than jffie very letter ofthe constitution
permits. If allowed to make the chief
magistrate of the repudlic, how can.* l
be otherwise than that Washington
should be the seat of intrigue and man
agement, and for making bargains? or
that party will not fall into the belief
that any means are justifiable to act
against party, if they will produce ef
fect? I speak without present allusion
to any particular case, and only would
urge the state of'the facts on the con
sideration of those, who cannot have
any other interest than the interest ol
their country. — Ibid
Tfie following extract of a letter from a
gentleman in Darien, pulished in the Geor
gia weeks since, we deemed
worthy an attentive perusal— Ga. Mess.
are already acquainted with
my sentiments, respecting the imperi
ous necsesiiy of the southern and wes
tern parts of the state uniting, to throw
off a pecuniary bondage to the north
eastern part. It becomes us, therefore,
to enlighten our fellow citizens on this
subject, and to make them sensible of
what is their true interest. Thus, by
making Darien the depot from whence
the produce of the interior should be
shipped direct, and also a place ot for
eign import, a heavy expense would
be saved.
“The importance of the scite of Dar
ien seems generally to be overlooked.
Permit me then, sir, to invite youi se
rions reflection to a lew observations
on that subject.—By glancing your eye
over the map of our sea coast, vvnere,
let me ask, except Darien, soutn, is
there a place that combines the advan
tage of a good inlet, (or bay horn the
ocean,) with an extemive river leading
into the most fertile parts of our state.
St- Simon’s and Amelia have good
bars, but no back connirv; travel into
Florida, you find the St. John’s a noble
river, and waters and immense body ol
fine lands, and is connected with tne
Lochavvay district, but the bar of St.,
John’s river admits vessels drawing
only eight or ten feet, and that draught
ol’ water is notsuffeient for the purposes
of a foreign export or import trade;
consequently there can be no com
merce raised in that vicinity; beyond
the St. John’s rfhesame objection hokis
through the whole range of the Flori
da coast. Where then must all the
produce made in this tract of country
centre before it takes its departure a
cross the Atlantic.—Common calcula
tion tells us, that, under the same cir
cumstances carrying a heavey and jaw
material one hundred miles further,
must cost more than transporting it
one hundred miles less. Let us now
cast our eyes west, and look to the
rich lands contiguous to and north of
the Oconee; look at those between that
river and Ocmulgee, and to those on
the head waters of the Flint and chat
ahoorhie rivers: where is all the pro
duce raised on this tract of country to
be collected for foreign export? Will
the planters always agree to pay the
heavy expense, either of a land car
riage to Augusta, and from thence to
the ocean, which the purchaser de
ducts from the price, or will they in the
first instance use the rivers, which the
God ofnaturehas brought to their doors
and send it Darien? The ex
treme low pi ice of cotton, makes it an
object of the first importance for the
grower to get his produce to the ocean
as cheap as possible, because all the
intermediate expenses of transit from
the time it leaves his cotton house, un
til it arrives at Liverpool or other Eu
ropean markets, are paid or substrac
ted from his pocket. This truth can
not too often be impressed on the
minds of our cotton planters. It is ob
vious therefore, that the expense of
hauling it over land to Augusta, or
sending it from Darien to Savannah, is
the immediate sinking so much of the
profit, which, if it could be otherwise ob
viated, would be saved to the planter.
I have therefore in a very concise way,
connected these two arguments —the
one geographical the other pecuinary
to demonstrate to the citizens of the
southern and western parts of the state,
that they are deeply concerned in the
future prosperity of the city of Darien.
-—These are conscientious convictions
of my own mind, after long and ma
ture reflections, not of a day but of
years. The next question then, is—
how is this thing to be effected?—l an
swer the course is plain, honest and
honorable? Let there be union among
those concerned to promote the end
in view; enlighten the people; spread
before them all these truths, and once
they ate enlightened, difficulties will
vanish. Then we shall see an open
free, and land carriage
from Macon to Dafrieii, then shall we
find appropriations made from the com
mon fund to clear the Oconee and Oc
tuulgee; then shall we see the Sieam
hoat monopoly vanish; as a mist before
the rays of the sun; and then shall we
see equal justice done to all paits of
rhe state, and not as hitherto, exclu
sively to one part only. Population,
and consequently power is traveling
westwardly; let us then spread wide the
germ of principle which will soon ri
pen into a just and powerful maturity.
Macon and every town and village
south of Durdv ridge, which stpaia
testhe Oconee and Ogechee, are, if
they know their own interest deeply
concerned in the prospeiity of Daiien,
and her rise as a comraei tial city will
amply itpay any services now render
ed. Macon is destined in the nature of
things, to be a place of very considera
ble consequence; sne must collect ihe
produce which is made not only in her
own vicinity but all tLa. is made on
the head waters of the Flint and Cl ata
hoochie rivers. The navigation ot those *
rivers is intricate, and they lead to
a port nearly as objectionable as that
of the Si. John’s and ipio the Gull of
Mexico, the com met ce of w hich has rt>
go round the point ot Florida, and is en
cumbered with considerable more ex
pense than that fiom the cost olGeor
gia.-This difficulty will soon be
Macon must therefore, be the place
through which all the produce from
and supplies to, that part of the count iy
must pass. #1 must leave this limited
view to be amplified sir by your dis
criminating mind; and pe'mit me to
add, that 1 am no merchant, no large
holder of city property in Darien; that
my estate, whether she rise or not, is
not materially concerned, that my mo
tives to connect her interests with the
large portion of country 1 have deline
ated, are founded on the duties ofa cit
izens, & as such I have labored to ef
fect this end; but it wrests wiihthe cit
izen of the west to realize the obje ct;
their zeal must be excited; their weight
of character and intellect must be put
in requisition; a high minded, honora
ble and public spirited feeling must be
enlisted; with such I am ready to act
and join heart in hand.”
It is said the late Mr. Marryat, of
London, left near 000,000; and that
he bequeathed to his widow about
g18,000 per annum—3l,ooo/ to each
of seven sons, and 12,000/ to each of
three daughters. He was in this city
in the year 1786.
Patronage of the Arts. —Charity,
the English sculptoi, is to receive for
two of his works, now in hands, from
7000 to 9000 guineas.—One of them is
a single figure, Satan calling up his le
gions, for which the Earl of Egremont
has agreed to pay a piece nor less than
three thousand and not more than five
thousand guineas—A ew-Yorkpaper.
Assistance to persons in danger of
Drowning —This desirable object may
be attained by the following very sim
ple means, a man’s hat and poket hand
kerchief being all the „ppai atus neces
sary. Spread the handkerchief on the
ground, and place a hat, with the brim
upwards, in the middle of the handker
chief; then tie the handkerchief over
the hat as you w ould do a bundle, keep-*
ing the knots as near as possible in the
centre of the opening. Now, by seiz
ing tfie knots with one hand, and keep
ing the crown of the hat upwards, any
pet son, though unable to swim, may
fearlessly plunge into the watei with a
rope, or any other thing that may be
necessary to save the life of a fellow
creature. — Char. Mer.
Death from inhaling JEthcr — A youth
of about 14 years of age, lost his life in
Philadelphia a few days ago, by inhal
ing Sulphuic He labored un
der delirium forxiur days before he ex
pired. We hope we shall hear no
more of these experiments, except it
can be shown they are calculated to
produce any practical good, as we see
one life has been forfeited by what has
always appeared to us idle curiosity.
Curious fact. By placing a candle at thirty
degrees from perpendicular, the flame is not
encumbered with the wick, and the air that
passes by the flame completely destroys the
snuff—so that the candle placed thus, never
wants stuffing, and gives one half more light;
than when placed in the usual way.
Wo. 19.