Georgia Historic Newspapers

    CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. 1
AUGUSTS |
SATi'RDAY MORNINL, MaV b.
The Rcforme •
Is now ready for delivery, ©if frfcnds in the
city will oblige us by scndin;| to |ihe office for
their papers, and when we get fairly regulated,
which will be at the next issu , wj; shall serve
them at their respective residf tcesl One hun
dred names were entered on o ir li.t yesterday ;
and we take this occasion to »aj|t.o c|ur iriends at
a distance, that they can yet bo upf|ied with the *
first number, as our :dit#m w a quite largtf, e- j
mounting to several thousand Sind on your
subscriptions. j
The People are 31
Never before in the history oi thisjcounl r y, has
such a revolution been wi'nessc 3j in| public opin
ion, as is now going on from c e. extreme of the
Union to the other. The peop e ar| emphatical
ly moving—goaded by the ex periments of an
Administration, which has so deryv hurled the
nation from the highest state jf prosperity into
rein, they have taken the malt; r ir|to their own
hands, and in eveiy secdon of l*e ij'nion, North,
South, East and West, the vei t a|r reVerbcrates
with the shouts of a people dettfrmiiScJ to be free.
And Georgia, eur own natives Georgia, though
slow in rallying to the rescue, :i*ss iddenly arou
sed as a sirong man from bis slubbers, and de
mP
mands a place among the obi thi«leen, in this
important st.uggle for th : Con ritupon and laws.
The people are speakiag throi ~h *he;r primary
8' c emb!ies from the mountain ; to the seaboard,
in a voice which must and wil be I|Pard, by their
recreant servants, pointing thei i tohhe hand-wri
ting on the Wall. Old Wilki s, V|'arren, Jeffer
son, Elbert, and Columbia Co ever true to
the principles of 76--are in n otioh, and the en
thusiasm with which they h i*e Espoused the
cause of Harrison, Tylt. and F ; or|i, augurs an
overwhelming defeat for the s oils’aen at the ap
proaching elections.
lialtimore Conn iitif* u.
It is mauer of regret that c jr limits will not
pe.mit us to spread before our readers this morn
in the glowing de-cnplion, of v;ist assemblage
of Patriots from every State imlhe‘Union, which
is contained in the Baltimore! American, of the
bthinst. Th rilling as is the ? ccoijnt, the writer
a.-sures us that no Language cs n convey any just
conception of the grandeur ai d sublimity of the
scene presented to the eye, on Jchejlding eighteen
thousand delegates marching i j procession under i
seven hundred banners, with Appropriate mottos.
We are therefore constrained to■ condense as
much as possible, the account )f tile proceedings, I
by insert'ng the account give'* by'the correspon
dent of the National Intclligeiacer 1 and some few
fa: - from the American. j «
The Convention was organised by appointing
J no. V. L- McMahon, of M»»ryl|nd, President,
and twenty-six Vice Presideijts ind Secretaries
«ae each, from each Stale dejtgav.on, which oiß
ces were filled oy Dr. F.M. as Vice
President, and Robert Cea|<k, jEsq. as Secre
tary, from the Georgia de!eg{|l onjj
Among the numerous speakers? who were cal
led out by the last resolution, s,ve notice the
names of the distinguished Senators Messrs. Clay,
Webster, and the eloquent Preston, a sketch of
whose speech will be foundjin jts appropriate
place. And we cannot omi| hern to call upon
the citizens of South Carolina, t<| respond to the
patriotic and soul thrilling ;|c aliments of their
distinguished Senator. Bucfle sin your armor
as in the days of 32 and 33, and-show to an ad
miring nation your devotion to liberty and the
Constitution. | ‘
The following resolution!!, recommended to
lire adoption of the Conventjon by the Commit
tee of Chairmen, were then :|c ad by Mr. 'Thomp
son of the Committee, and fjnabimously adop
ted : |
Resolved, By the Convention of the Whig
Young Men, that the nomination of WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON of fchic? for the office
of President of the United and of JOHN
TYLER of Virginia for the office of Vice Presi
dent of the United States, by [the late Whig
Convention at Harrisburg, is henjhy cordially ap
proved and ratified, and can estly recommended
to the support of the people ;of the United
Stales. | f
Resolved, That to sustain!the said nomination
the Voung Men of the Union should unite their
zeal, enthusiasm and vigor t|> thu wisdom, expe
rience and judgement of their seniors, and to in
sure its triumph and successtheyj should immedi
ately adopt thorough and elfideijit organization.
Unsolved, That for that p|arpjsc it be recom
mended to Democratic Wiigs»every where, to
form Democratic Tippecanoj; Clubs or Hanison
Associating, in the respective 'towns, counties
and cities of the States, which; shall establish
and maintain an active political j correspondence,
and procure and circulate political information.
Rssolved, That these Cljibs or Associations
when formed, shall select ansl appoint the ablest
and most efficients orators tc| address the people
on all proper occasions, as r-iay be deemed advi
sable to proclaim the truths jot" Republican liber
ty and to expose the abuses|and corruptions of a
spoils party which would eilslavp the people by
an odious and insufferable La cri.il despotism in
the form of an unchecked md Unbalanced Ex
ecutive, arrogantly assumin r th<{ purse, dictating
Laws of revenue and fin mcej recommending
standing armies in time o! pedee, demolishing
the co-ordinate departments, of the Federal Gov
ernment, proscribing indivit uni ieilizens, and dar
ingly attacking the rights a i J tlavereignty of the
States. \
Resolved, That we will ;j ot vield or relax un
til the great work of reform and; redress of grie
vances be finished; and to insure perseverance
to the end of this noble buj arduous struggle tor
civil and political liberty, nJ shbll meet in our
Clubs at stated time —reg arlt —we will print
and publish useful matter— we will address our
selves in every reasonable a aid r spcctiu! form to
our fell.nv count.ymen ;ar J finally, we will im
mediately preceding the Pr sid .tial election in
the Fall, at such times as tl e central Clubs of the
respective States may appo lit, scmble in Slate
Conventions throughout th 5 Union to consider of
preparations for the cumin • contest.
Resolved, 1 oat to carry oubthese resolutions
the * uepublican Committ e of Seventy-six,”ap
pointed by opponents oft! e present administra
tion at public meetings in , ho City of Washing
ton Fob. 15 and 18th, 18 :J, & nd the « Young
Men’s committee of foityjoue” be and the same
are hereby constituted the jlien-iral Democrat Tip
pec suoe Club of the Unirva; and the Central
W hig committee oi the ssau. : s respectively be
| and tl.ev are hereby constituted the Democratic
Tippecanoe clubs or Han ison associations, whose
duty it sbaiLbe to correspond immediately for the
formation of citv, town and county clubs, and to
' superintend all the other interests of the great
and glorious cause to which we here pledge our
dearest devotion and most patriotic exertions.
Resolved, That it be recommended to each
delegation to raise a free contribution of one dol-
I lar from each of its members, to support the Op
position press at the City of Washington, and j
I generally to oppose the tyranical tax upon the j
office holders of (he Presidential party.
Resolved, That the lund thus raised shall he 1
plved in the hands of the Executive Committee
of Seventy-six at Washington.
* These resolutions were unanimously adopted
by the Convention, and the following was then
j offered and adopted also :
1 Resolved, That tire President of this Cnnven- j
Iron bo p ones' "J to call on the several States
through their Vice Presidents, for brief state
ments of their present political condition and
prospects.
In accordance with the last resolution, several
distinguished gentlemen were called up and ad
dressed the Convention, when :
The Hon. Wm. C. Prestos, the eloquent
and distinguished Senator from South Carolina, j
next responded to the call of the Convention.
“ This,” said he is the happiest day of my life. I
> e here the consummation almost of all that I
had hoped for oui the earliest Jay I entered pub
lic life. I hate tyranny, aid from ray infancy
was (aught » despise a tory. —I was born a
Whig, and am yet a Whig. The Whigs have
j met here, continued Mr. Preston, to bring peace
and prosperity to the land, and I take pleasure in
expressing the belief that the man of their choice
will maintain and strengthen and consolidate the
great national institutions and enterprises of the
country. Continuing his remarks.
Mr. Prestos alluded to the self-denying mag
nanimous and patriotic conduct of Henry Clay.
The eulogium was the most eloquent we have
heard, and the audience heard it with interest
and delight. Returning to General Harrison, he
said, i will devote to him my labor, my thoughts,
my person and my purse. 1 regard the Ohio
Farmer as a true and devoted patriot, and I would ;
the news of this day’s meeting could be borne .o
Lira u >n the wings of the wind.
Mrt. PrEsro.v in concluding bis remarks said,
! he was a Southern man, and happily in connec
tion with this subject did he allude to the recent
demonstration of opinion from the “Old Domin
ion.” Harrison, too, he was proud ' o say, was a
Virginian bom, and a son of a signer of the Dec
laration of Independence. He sprung, too, from
the best of the Anglo-Saxon blood. He was a
d< -■ endantoftbat Ha; risen, who in the reign of
the tyrant Charles, said that, “as he was a tyrant
I slew him.” Who, said Mr. Preston, can boast
of better blood in his veins than this descendant
of the king-destroying, despot-killing, tyrant hate
ing Harrison.
Mr. Preston, in a manner peculiar to himself,
after exhorting the Whigs to use their anticipa
ted triumph as not abusing it, left the grave for a
| moment for the gay. Alas, poor Democrats, fare
j will, dear Loco Focos ! you have had your day
j Every dog has his day ! It is necessary, Mr. Van
| Buren, that you should go for diminished wages,
i and the Country says you shall go for diminished
| wages! Again Mr. Preston drew a happy picture
lof the 4th of March, 1841. He supposed that
i Prince of Democrats, Martin Van Buren to be
here in his coach and four horses. Following
him comes Amos Kendall, and succeeding him
Levi Woodbury with his empty bags, and still
behind these worthies the head of the War De
partment, Mr Poinsett, the author of the system
for two hundred thousand Militia and thirty-four
bloodhounds. c them now, said Mr. Preston,
in my mind’s eye. They come from Washing
ton—are. seen at Fell’s Point, —now at Canton—
and some one says to the party there is the race
course where met the National Convention in
May last.
Again, Mr. Preston changed his manner, and
in a burst of eloquence which electiified his hear
ers, exhorted them to go into the possession of
the administration of publie affairs with clean
hands and honest hearts; and first of all to pro
scribe that system of proscription which had dis
honored the country. Let us wash the ermine
and purify the seats of government, Mr. Preston
also made a happy allusion to Cincinnatus the
j ploughman, citizen, and general. In many r>
spe t.s Harrison was like him, but the spectacle
of lecting the humble American citizen to rule
over the nation was of the me al sublime, and
far eclipsed any thing in GrcU.m or Roman hiss
- y.
In General Harrison, said Mr. Preston, in
conclusion, I believe in after time we may be
able to say, that the country has a second Wash
ington in the second Harrison. When this day
comes, and God speed the time, for one I will be
content—rest satisfied—leave the field of labor, —
and say like one of old—“ Now, Lord, lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes
have seen thy glory.”
Selling White Men for Debt.
We understand that this thousand times refu
ted slander was trumped up anew' at a Van Bu
ren meeting, a week or two since, by a shameless
demagogue. The castigation given below was
administered some years since to persons of sim
ilar character to himself with excellent effect, and
we commend it to his special attention.— Ohio
paper.
“ We sav again and again, for the information
of distant readers, that the law on which Gener
ii’ Harrison voted had nothing to do with debts
jor debtors. It was no part of our civil code. It
' relab i only to the punishment of scoundrels and
! ro r nes, Cos tike character tvith those who dr
ied this calumny,) such as break into their
neighbors’ hou at i 'gilt to steal and plunder
such as burn haystacks, kill horses and cattle, ie
move landmarks, obtain money under false pre
tences, destroy bridg ■, break down tombstones,
rob the graves of their dead; live in a state of for
nication, a-sist prisoners to c ape from justice,
&c. It had no connexion with the debts or bu
siness of an honest man. Felons and vi 1 1 ns
alone came within i cognizance—and none but
aft m's or a villain's heart could be so b ’ .* as
to attribu to a valiant and faithful poor old sol
dier, like Harrison, a design to sell his neighbor
for debt! 1 have no charily for such men. I
mean such as have seen the law, or are acquaint
ed with the true facts of the case.”
Getting married is a serious busines —a so
lemn affair.— C olina Ji <••
Very. — J\Tew O leans Picayune.
You have good reason for thinking so Mr. Pic,
if your neighbor of the Sun speaks the truth
about your “ better half.”
Ex-Putsidest Houstox.—This distinguish
ed patriot and stalestim leaves town immediate
ly for the interior of Alabama. He informs us
that the rumors of an invasion of Texas by the
Mexicans, are without a shadow of foundation,
and that the twr parties in Mexico have as much
as they can do to watch one ano'her, without once
thinking of a movement upon the new republic.
The effect of these rumors is decidedly hurtful
to Texas, as they have a tendency to s 'll further
depreciate the value of ihe currency, and deter
hundreds of useful citizens from emigrating, who
would otherwise move at once. We learn that
the object of the General’s visit to Alabama is
to unite himself to a young lady of that State.
New Orleans Picayune May o.
For ths CLoniile and Sentinel.
Mu. Editor:— I find in ISIG, Mr. Calhoun,
(who has always been of the Democratic party,)
strongly urging the passage of the bill, by him
reported, to charter a National Bank, and also
urging by direct resolution, the receiving in
payment of a’l dues due the Government the
notes of ail specie paying Banks. Recently I
find the came gentleman in the reverse position,
, declahng the Bank unconstitutional—denying
j the right of the Government to receive any thing
but gold and silver; but of course entitled to pay
out what they pleased, (see the recent adver
tisement for the sale of >5,000,000 Treasury
Notes.) and a-serting his opinions and views
have always been freely expressed, and thet he
has been always consistent, he has not changed,
but the Government ha —a single party has at
tracted a large body !
I remember but of late date, the resolutions of
.
the Legislature of South Carolina, declaring a
1 United States Bank constitutional and desirable .
of more recent date I know they declare the same
unconstitutional, at war with the liberty of the
people, and not to be sanctioned under any cir
cumstances, and that the “ Sub-Treasury,” like
the Rail-Road to Cincinnati, was the true cure
for ail Southern wrongs.
I remember the opinions entertained and ex
pressed by the State Rights men of South Caro
lina, and the entire South, as to Genl. Jackson,
and very particularly as to Mr. Van Buren, who
they considered as the power behind the throne ;
further, I remember what was said and thought
of his political opinions and principles, I also
remember what was thought es John Tyler, of
Virginia, after the vole was known on the “ bloody
bill.”
We all know how things stand now.
I wish to know, Mr. Editor, if ail these things
can lake place, and yet there be no change—for
if so we Whigs must be a poor &et, and must see
things “through a glass darkly.” I tell you how I
explain it—it is the result of having a Northern
man with Southern principles for President—
which is having no principles at all, save that to
the victors belong the spoil, and to our followers
rotation in office. A Whig.
Public Meeting.
At a meeting of the citizens of Warren county,
opposed to the present Administration of the Gen
eral Government, Col. W.'i, Jones was called to
the chair and Jos. W. Thomas, appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stared to be the
appointment of Delegates, to represent the State
Rights parly of Warren county, in the Conven
tion at Milledgeville in June.
On motion, the chair appointed a committee of
ten to report the names of suitable persons to at
tend said Convention. The committee reported
the following delegation :
Doct. William P. Butt,
Adam Jones, Esq.
Doct. Henry Lockhart,
Capt. William Hill,
which nomination was unanimously confirmed.
On motion, the chair appointed a committee of
three to fill any vacancy that may occur in said
delegation.
On notion of John Harris, F.sq., it was
Resolved, Tnat the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and a
copy forwarded (o (he Chronicle and Sentinel for
publication.
The meeting then adjourned.
William Jones, Chairman.
Jos. W. Thomas, Secretary.
May sth, 1840.
Public Meeting.
Elberton, Ga., May 5, 1840.
At a meeting of the citizens of Elbert county,
opposed to the present Administration of the Gen
eral Government, held this day at the Com t House
in Elberton, Gen. J. V. Harris was called to the
Chair, and John H. Jones, appointed Secretary.
Young L. G. Harris, Esq. having briefly stated
the object of the meeting, on motion of Maj. Al
fred Hammond, the following gentlemen were
appointed by the Chair, a Committee to select and
report to the meeting, the names of four suitable
persons to represent ihe County of Elbert, in the
Convention to be held at Milledgeville, in June
next, viz.—Alfred Hammond, Joseph Rucker,
Thomas J. Heard, Charles W. Christian, Joseph
Blackerwell, Henry Bourne, Thomas F. Will's, S.
W. Allen, J. S. Warren, Beverly Allen, and Wm.
Mills.
Alter retiring a short time, the committee re
turned and submitted the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted ;
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting,
it is incumbent on that portion of the people of
Georgia who are opposed to the Administration of
Martin Van Buren, to adopt such measures as to
them shall seem most likely to defeat his re-elec
tion to the Presidency of the United States.
Resolved, That it is expedient this meeting l e
represented in the Convention proposed to be held
at Milledgeville in June next, and that it now pro
ceed to appoint delegates to sail convention.
Your committee recommend the following as
suitable persons to represent us in said Conven
tion :
Gen. J. V. Harris,
Maj. Alfred Hammond,
Maj. Beverly Allen,
Y. L. G. Harris, Esq.
which nomination was confirmed by the meeting.
On motion — Resolved, That the above named
delegates shall till any vacancy which may occur in
the lepvesentation.
On motion —Resolved, That the proceedings of
this meeting be signed by the chairman and secre
tary, and published.
The meeting then ad jour nod.
J. \ . Harris, Chairman.
John H, Jones, Secretary.
“Selling White men.”— ln addition to the
fact stated in our last, that every Legislature of
North Carolina since 1784, had authorized the
selling of white men for vagrancy, and that Vir
ginia had long had a similar law, we now find
that Felix Grundy, the late United Stales At
torney General of Mr. Van Buren and his bosom
friend, voted for a similar law in the Legislature of
Tennessee in 1811-12, and made an able speech
in its favor, “maintaining that it was bettor for
the criminal, and more humane in the law to
sell a convict for a specified time, than to confine
him in prison.
Alas for the friends of the thieves and male
factors ! who have been crying their eyes out be
cause Gen. Garrison voted to sell these convicts
for a limited time, rather than have them rut in
jail. The thieves themselves are fc-s v; T e than
their hypocritical friends.— Ray. Observer.
Harrison Mce*ing.
Pursuant to previous notice, a large and respec
table mcet'ng of the State Rights Party was held
in the Court- house in Washington, on Tuesday the
sth inst.
On motion, Wm. Stone, Esq. was called to the
Chair, and David E. Butler, Esq. appointed Se
cretary. The Chairman having briefly stated the
object of the meeting, Dr. James W. Price lose and
offered the fol'owing Preamble and Resolutions.
Before their adoption,however. Robert A. Toombs,
Esq. addressed the meeting in a very interesting
manner upon the great necessity of defeating Mr.
Van Buren’s election, and the elevation to office
of William Henry Harrison. In accordance with
a mo lon for the adoption of the Preamble and Re
solutions, there appeared not a dissenting voice.
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas the peop'e of Georgia will soon be call
ed upon in their free and sovereign capacity, to
discharge one of the highest and most important
duties which devolve upon them as Freemen and
members of this great Republic. And as the party
of which we are members was organized upon
principles opposed to Federalism and Federal usur
pation —and as sti let adherence to them is essential
to the future welfare and prosperity of the country,
we as Republicans, must contemn and denounce
the course pursued by the present incumbent and
his predecessor, Gen. Jackson, and cast our vote, as
a party, in the balance, against the re-elecli >n of
Mr. Van Buren fur the Presidency.
This question is now agitased, to a very great
extent throughout Georgia ; a poition of its intel
ligent and patriotic citizens witnessing the dismay
and ruin which has pervaded the country since the
last four years of General Jackson’s administration,
and his successor Martin Van Buren —and all re
sulting Lorn a corrupt and misguided administra
tion, have recommended a Convention of the peo
ple, (to be held in June next,) to take some deci
sive measures in relation to this great and momen
tous question. Nearly every county in the State
i has called a meeting of its citizens to appoint dele
gates to represent them and their interests in that
Convention; and as we have a common interest
in this great matter, wg should likewise be repre
sented.
For the Presidency, there are but two prominent
1 names before the people at this time : Martin Van
■■ Buren and Wm. If. Harrison,
j Wherefore, be it Resolved, that this meeting do
f recommend to I heir Fellow-Citizens of Georgia,
i the formation of an Electoral Ticket, pledged to
[ suppoit William Henry Harrison for President,
1 and John Tyler for Vice-President of the United
■ States, as the only means of bringing the Govcrn
j ’
f meat back to the principles cf Jeffersonian Ropub
s licanis.n.
Resolved. That we p’edge ourselves to use all
f honorable means fur the election of the above Tick
et.
Re olved, That our Delegates to the Convention,
be requested to use all proper diligence in securing
the nomination of the above-named individuals.
And be it further Resolved, That the Delegation
appointed by this m cling have power to fi’l any
vacancies which may happen in their body, and
that they be and are hereby instructed to vote for
no man to represent the State Rights party in Con
gress, who is pledged directly or inoirectly, to vote
foi Martin Van Bu>en against William Henry
Harrison, over any other person.
Upon motion, the Chairman was authorized to
appoint a Committee of five, whose duty it shoo’d
be to select four suitable persons to rep 'sent *’-is
meeting in the Convention to be held in Milledge
ville on the first of June next. The persons ap
pointed by the Chair were Edward M. Burton,
Benjamin Wallace, Dr. Wm. Q. Anderson, Dr. F.
Ficklen, and Stephen G. Petlus. The Committee
having retired, returned and reported the nomina
tion of the following gentlemen as Delegates :
Robert A. Toombs, A. D. Statham, James M.
Smy the, and Gilbert M. Wootten.
The Chairman having announced to the meeting
the above Ticket, it was moved that they be recog
nized as suitable persons to represent the Party in
said Convention. Unanimously agreed to.
It was further moved and agreed to, that these
proceedings be published in the Washington News,
Chronicle and Sentinel, Augusta, and ail other pa
pers friendly to the principles contained n them.
William Stone, Chairman,
David E. Butler, Secretary.
The Amistad case.—The Circut Court at
New Haven have affirmed the decree of the Dis
trict Court proforma , and the Government of
the United States, at the instance of the Spanish
Minister, have appealed to the Supreme Court of
the United Stales- The Afrcans will therefore
remain in jail until next January.
L atest from the Moumons.-Ii is known that
these people, since their dispersion in Missouri,
have collected in great numbers in and around
Commerce, in this State, on the Mississippi river.
The name of Commerce, as we have heretofore
slated, they have changed to Nauvoo, from the
Hebrew or Egyptian, though ofthe signification
of the term we are ignorant. They hold two
great conferences every year—in the spring and
fall; and that appointed for the present spring
took place last week, commencinjr on the 6th
and ending on the 9fh inst. We learn that be
tween 2,000 and 3,000 per. ons were present and
that considerable ac .ons were made to the
church Irom the surrounding neighborhood. Our
informant states that the number was 74, a l re
ceived by baptism, and that at the same time thir
ty ofthe ablest men were ordained to preach the
gospel.
The preachers present were Joseph and Hiram
Smith, John Page, Orson Hyde, and two others.
Messrs. Page and Hyde, wi»‘h ten others, (prob
ably chosen el.-cwhere) werecommi:- ioned to go
to the Holy Land to preach the gospel to the
Jews. They are to meet in Quincy next Sab
bath, and from thence take their departure for Pal
estine.
About 300 houses have been put up in Nauvoo
since last Oclo> r. Some of them are neat frame
buildings, dutthe greater portion are log cabins,
designed for temporaiy habitations m ely. The
ground assigned to each is generally one acre,
though to some there are five acres-
The increase of population by immigration is
very great. Our information states that several
families arrive every day, A gentleman living
on the road from Qa;ncy to Nauvoo assured him
that on some days at least 15 families posed his
house, all bound to the latter place. —Peoria
Register.
Modern B anking.— A suit was decided last
week in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
which had Ik m brought against the bondsmen
of Mr. Root, formerly cashier of Amherst Bank,
who had absconded- It appears that Root, on
his own responsibility, loaned SISOO to a friend,
who gave his note to the Bank. He afterwards
loaned an additional sum, gave up his note to the
Bank, and took another to himself for the whole
sum. In this way he continued until the amount
reached SIB,OOO, when Mr. Root absconded IDs
bondsmen were compelled to pay the sum, a ver
dict having been given against them.
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
Baltimore, May 4, 1340, >
Half past 3 o'clock. S
This was the day for the assembling of the Na
tional Convention of Whig Young Men to res
pond to the Harrisburg Nomination. No tongue
or pencil can give an adequate idea of the enthu
siasm of this tremendous concourse of the free
voters of the people from all parts of the United
States; all gathered together, unit <1 with one
heart and one soul on the object—the election of
Gen. Harrison to the Presidency of the United
States.
The delegates have been coming by hundreds
and by thousands for the last forty-eight hours ;
and the very stones of the streets in Baltimore
have been in motion. The procession moved off
from the Eutaw House at 10 o’clock A. M.; the
firing of minute guns announced iis march. The
whole was preceded hv a hand of music; and
then followed the Committee of arrangements
and invited es‘s. Seven handsome open ba
rouches, each drawn by four white horses, con
tained the Whig members of Congress. Mr.
Webster was in the ffist barouche. Mr. Bell, of
Tennessee, Mr. King, of Georgia, Mr. Cushing,
Mr. Graves. Mr. Curtis, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Wise,
Mr, Stanly, Mr. Corwin, Mr. Mason, of Ohio,
Mr. Fillmore, Mr. Mor i. Mr. Mitchell, Mr.
Williams, of N. C., Mr. Clark, of N. Y.. Mr.
Grantland and a great many others in the House
of Representatives, were among the company.
Then came the different delegations from the
the several States, each pre rded by a full band
of music, with standards and banners. The
splendor of the pageant was beyond d se*'ption.
I counted seven hundred banners, some of them
of the most gorgeous kind, (A full description
of each will he given hereafter.) The standard
of the Tennessee delegaiion was hung with
crape, in memory of Judge White. Every Stale
was represented in the procession, besides the
District of Columbia. The delegation from the
District numbered near SCO ; they made a very
imposing appearance; their standard and banner
were inferior to none in the processsion.
The delegations from Pennsylvania and Mary
land were most numerous. Each county in
Pennsylvania was precril Iby a different banner.
Those who came from Lancaster county were
decked with red roses. Several of the members
of Congress walked in front of their State delega
tion. Mr. Cost Johnson preceded the Frederick
district delegaiion on foot. Mr. Ridgway was
with (he Ohio delegates. The banner and turn
out from Pittsburg was very handsome. There
were eight log cabins in the procession, drawn by
six horses—nnelrom Delaware, three from Penn
sylvania, and sou- from Maryland.
Alter the Sla*e delegations, followed the Tip
pecanoe Clubs of Baltimore, with banners and
badges, i to . e were eighteen ihouse .id Delegates
in the procession. They were one hour and a
quarter pa.sing a co in point. One hundred
thousand persons must have witnc? "d the pro
cess; .. Such a sight never was before seen on
this continent. More than thirty thousand stran
gers are in Bahimore. The stores have been clo
sed during the day, and no business tone. Every
man has a badge on his coat.
The procession moved on to the Canton race
ground where pavilions and accommodations had
lieen prepared.
A committee of one r n each delegation was
appointed last night to icport the officers of ’ e
Convention this morning.
W hen the Convention arrived at the place of
meeting, it was opened by a prayer from the
Rev. W. Bascomh. Mr. McMahon, of Md , was
chosen President by acclamation, (who had I) on
reported by the commute.)
Mr. McMahon made an add e-s of a few min
utes. Add'c- cs were jUo made by Mr, Clay
and Mr. Webster.
The above is only a sketch of to-day’s proceed
ings The Convention had net adj.iurnr 1 at a
little after 3 o’cletk.
No disturbances have occurred, as I have heard
during the day. Eve y thing goes on in compo
sure, and the Whigs are united to a man. The
broad-cloth coat and the hunting-shirt were s* m
arm in arm in the procession.
P. S. One of the Whig Marshals has been
killed by a Locofoco, w th a bar of irpn, in the
crowd.
From the Carolina Planter.
The Times.
The financial affairs of the country public and
private are in a “mixed up state.” The curren
cy is as various as the advocates of all kinds can
desire. Specie, Government post notes, paper of
suspended Banks, Shin plasters, and Scrip, in
convertible paper medium, hearing interest—all
are afloat, and all passing current.
The Agricultural affairs of the country are in a
“desperate state. L A year more cotton was
made than has ever been bfeore in one season—
prices are flat—and what is the consequence ]
more cotton is planted this year to make up in
quantity the fall in price—-and it will fall lower
if the season continues, as it has begun, favoura
ble. The corn crops are likely to be destroyed
by Chinch Bugs.
In some parts of our state great sickness is
prevailing among negroes. Bilious and typhoid
pneumonia, diarrhea and dysentery have been
frequent lately. Horses throughout the whole
Southern country are diseased—and dying from
the Epidemic Catarrh. Cattle are in worse con
dition this spring than for several se. oi and
arc dying of hollow horn —owing to scan'v su
sistance during the winter, which followed so dry
a summer as the last—Hogs generally have the
mange—cut worms aredestroying our gardens—
curculios and other iasrc’ have attacked our fruit
and trees.
With all our internal commotions, there are
rumors ot war—and some ot our members of
Congress are so keen to b :in that they have ac
tually “come to the sera- V’ in the very halls of
legislation—and we the sovereign people are pav
ing thousands per diem to enquire into the facts
ol a case, which is a stain upon our national
council. Oh, tempora ! oh ! mores !
Contents ol tUe Farmers’ Register Tor
A pi i I.
Original Communications. —Stoves for ne
groes’dwellings; I wiew. “ Mai son Ruslique ,
du xixe si~c' Ought rich or poor land to have
the greater number of stalks of corn le to grow;
Mrs. Anderson’s present of silk cloth, and Gener
al Washington’s letter of thanks; On root cul
ture, and thc< ' .ces required by different roots;
Manuring with green crops ; Notes on a steam
jou rey. Vv ilrnin on and its rail-way—Steam
mill -Rice fields and culture—Charleston A
steady desert—Predaceous and carnivorous plants
Lands of New Hanover county—Calcareous
lands of Rocky Point—The savannas—State of
agnclture, and products of the count ✓—Pine
forest —The turpentine and far business—JucDe
Gaston’s reclaimed Pocoson—Marl and Pme
stone of the Neuse and Trent—Odds and Ends
Silk culture in operation and preparation; Mr.
Ronaldson .- t secds; Quantity and value of produce
of the county of Accomac; Monthly commercial
report.
Selections. —Lime and lime burning; Essav
on cattle ; On flower beds ; Sowing [Kentucky]
blue grass; A Glouchestershire hill farm ; Notes
on European agriculture; A plan of green crop
ping; to destroy licks on sheep; Devon cattle;
Miss Rapp’S silk goods.—Curing cocoons, &c.
Account of an agricultural excursion into St.
John s Berkley ; Soil and climate of France ;
The drag-log and coulter plough ; On the supe
rior advantages of growing o;chard grass with
red clover; Preservation of pumpkins; Sugar
beet and ruta-haga; Bean pods
swine ; Manure aod the ill ellccts of dirty stables •
Extract from an address to the Middlesex Mr
Society of husbandry and manufactures- ,f a )
for overseers ; A new method of pa^tir- l ’ 4
mi!k; Important experiment with potato^.?I’l* 1 ’ 1 *
ture of the pea; Root crops; Cub-’r* f u| *
Culture of Inman corn. ° ra l*;
We are permitted to make the
from a letter, just received Iro n Flnri u
May Ist.— Sav Rep.
“The Indians on the roast are
their fires are seen every where. They t °
five men from Fort Lauderdale, while th e *- -
procuring water, and shot three of thr.U* Wprc
mortally. m " 0r 'e
The Indians appear to be in parlies o v Pr
country, determined on mischief. ItU-..
Gen Taylor will shortly leave, when
istead will take command, who is
court martial, now pitting at St. Augusflnp 31 a
the 31st ult. some men (while on parad, '’ f ° !l
Dragoons, stationed at Pilatka, mutinied °i U ,
tempted the life of Lieut Merrill, who , at ’
command. Lieut. M. cut one of ihc rin A ‘ n
severely in the face, and by the aid ot U-* j?- i ‘ erß
cock, kept them at bay for a short lime; h' ul
is no doubt, had not Capt. Lawton’s coV pan
rived just at the moment, they would
the lives of both officers. Lawton’s „ 3
arrived in the Cincinnati, to go m itir ~ > mP a ny
vi Aii .. 1 ine 'ntciior
.Major Ashby, the commanding officer was at *
Augustine.”
Beautiful Sisters.— John Neal, in one f
his rhapsodies, says, “ There is no misfortune
great for a family of girls, as to be all l*e auli fti
and all unmarried at about the same tine. Tt
are sure to wane, perish, die of loveliness and?!
humor. If one half of them were as ugly ag ,v
devil, one just passable, and the remainder alien
V'.e each other, with only one lx auty, the whole
might get married at last. So ladies, if ar.v 0 f
you are marriageable, or not, my advice to\ o ,
is plainly is—Draw lots fairly and honorably
and blow up ail your faces, with powder, excru
one; hut if that he too terrible, ta : e the small
pox. It is your only chance. In a few yea r N
too, you will be assuredly the more agreeable
you will have mind, in the wintry hour, when
the personal beauty of woman is like the shadow
that hath gone—something that nobody will take
the trouble to run after, even in thought.”
Methodist General Confer ence.— The le*.
islative branch of the Methodist Episcopal church
of the United States, was organized in Balii
more by the appointment of the Rev. John A,
Collins, of the Baltimore conference, as Secretary,
and the Rev. J. B. Houghtaling. of the Troy,
and the Rev. Thomas B. Sargeant, of the Balti
more conferences, as assistant Secretaries. The
R< v. Robert Newton, ofthe Wesleyan Methodist
Conference, in England, was introduced by Bish
op Roberts, end the Rev. Mr. Stinson, represen
tative ofthe Missionary Departin' it, and the Rev.
Mr. Ryersnn, General Representative of the Meth
odist Church in Canada, were also present.
Best Conundrum Yet.— Why may Prince
AIL rl he considered a saving and frugal person
age 1 Becai se he Jays hy a sovereign every
night.— A. 1. Evening Signal.
The Real Estate Lotteries at New - Orleans nf
whic h Dai k’s Arcade was the prize, and Schmidt
and Hamilton, were managers, has exploded.
L u's Schmidt , one of the managers, has given
notice through the New Orleans papers, that the
plan has been abmdoned, and that “being liar
rassed by urgent applications for the return of
money, over which he has no control, it being
deposited in bank to the credit of certain trustees
he has come to the deter mination to throw his sf
fairs into Ccu r t.”
A good ni;*ny people hereabouts, who have
been dreaming of owrrng the Arcade, and en
joy ing themselves in some private way out of i's
$35,000 per annum (which might he increased
$50,000 per annum) would like to know some
thing about this court, and the chances of a di
vidend.—Mobile Journal 2d
A Prous Captain i\ Distress.—The Lfg
Emeline, of Newport, tbhly days from Bos.on,
for Texas, was spoken on the 4th inst., off Sand
Key Light. She had lost her rudder, jib-boora.
and bulwarks, and had her decks swept several
days previous, but was determined to proceed io
Galveston without putting into anv port forre
pairs. She was lull of passengers, and her com
mander appeared to he perfectly resigned to bis
fate, and was last seen reading the Bible.—Eas
ton Post.
BANK REPORTS.
Report of the
Rnckersville Banking Company.
Rcckkrsvillb Banking Company,7
April fith, 1840. 3
To Col. John G. Park, Comp. Gen’l.,
Charles D. Hammonds, and
John R. Anderson, Esq., Commissioners.
Gentlemen—ln compliance with the require
ments of law, I herewith transmit to you a slate*
mrnt of the situation and affairs of Ruckevsville
Banking Company,from v< commencement,(l2lh
December, 1839,) up to the Ist of April, 1840,
together with a list of (he Stockholders, which is
respectfully submitted hy
Your ob< .iient servant,
JOSEPH RUCKER, President.
DR.
To Capital Stock secured by bonds
and mortgages, $118,987 50
Deposite account, do do 15,008 34
Surplus fund and profits, do 11,526 47j
§145,522 34$
CB.
By bank hills in hands of Comp-
Generai, $15,987 50
do on hand not issued 46,260 00
do do redeemed 810 00
Expense account 1 945 56
Profit and loss account 116 39$ ,
Gold coin $14.147 58
Silver do 15,541 65$
Gold bullion 290 00
Mint certificate 120 00
In hands of agents 560 00
Bills of other Banks 5,679 454
1 36,338 61
Bills* receivable, running to ma
turity, all good 43,556 62
do p:\-t due, good 507 55
$145,522 31$
RECAPITULATION.
DR-
To bills issued $56,740
on hand 810
in circulation $55,930 GO
Surplus iiulsand profits 11,626 47$
Deposit account 15,008 34
$82,464 81A
CK-
By Gold coin $14,147 58
Silver do 15,541 65$
Gold bullion 290 00
Mint certificate 120 00
In hand of agents 560 00
Bills of other banks 5,679 45$
Bills receivable,running tornaturily,
all good, 43,556 62
do past due and good 507 55^
Profit and loss account 116
Expense account 1,945 st>
$82,464 81$