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CHRONICLE AND jSENTIKEL.
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TUESDAY MORISINw MAY IC.
Gen. Harrison alnd (Abolition.
The most barefaced conte Jiptible slander that
has ome to our knowledge, Suring the present
canvass, is contained in itl following article,
which we cut from the |Ricl|nond Enquirer, to
show to our readers the e;:Uen| to which the spoils
parly are driven, to sitj’taiiy an administration
which is receiving the denunciations of all classes
of society. It carries a |ibe|on its very face, so
indellibiy stamped that tbp m.-st hardened barefa
ced Loco Foco, who has ijny *bgard to truth, can
not summon sufficient I jat;suuo repeat the vile
slander. The Loco Focj) liirty are truly hard
run in Virginia to prop t'i’eir sinking cause, and
they seem to believe tha; the -end will justify the
means, however degrading. I
From the defers ,nian.
Mr. Editor—The following) is an extract from
a letter written by a gentleman of the first re
spectability, and who is r|tadyf to substantiate the
truth of the charge maiLj against General Har
rison. I hope every mar* wifi read it for him
self, before he determines-Uo support a man enter
taining such principles: ;
• ••••• 1 afn assured, by a gen
tleman of high standing jn society, who travel
led .with Gen. Harrison, & few'days ago, on board
a steamboat, from North Bind to Cincinnati,
that he was brought out. on tbjj subject of Aboli
tion, that he expressed bimse-f freely upon the
topic, and advocated every pr nciple which char
acterises this shameful di&trirje, (if it be allowa
ble to apply this term to .such*a faction ;) but he
explained his vote in Congress upon the ques
tion of admitting Missouri into the Union as
a slave-holding State, in ifre following way:
He said that he voted :ui accordance with the
wishes of that State, buiuntisnaled that he voted
against his conscience; declared that he was en
tirely opposed to tbe-extansfyn of slavery in the
West, and boasted, that he pvould get the sup
port of the Abolitionists. All this was in the
presence of Abolitionists. and>l am further assur
ed that all who heard him w jre satisfied that he
was thoroughly and radn-allyt an Abolitionist.
“So much for General garrison's Abolition
principles. Now if the people are willing, with
their eyes open, to take this /nan for their ruler,
with all his odious doctrines, ;«nd his total want
of capacity as a statesman, iji the name of God,
be it so f In sackcloth and as|es will they mourn
the consequence of their; consummate folly, and
in tha bitterness of their gouLt will they be forced
to cry * amen’ to their own r|un.”
Some of the spoils party hjive been quite dis
tressed because the Convention of Whig Young
Men recently assembled! at Baltimore, put forth
no address to the peoplf of the United States,
setting forth their principles; and have felicitated
themselves not a little under the hope that they
would be able to raise ;i lifjtle political capital
therefrom. We are avdare jthat they are par
ticularly hard run for sonsjj “pin on which to
hang a lamp,” just at this time, but we did not
suppose that they would; be jdriven into this un
fortunate corner. Perhaps they may plead igno
rance of the object of Convention, we,
theiefore, as we feci a jdeeii sympathy for their
unfortunate situation, s>; bjoiji the following reso
lution, which was passed by; the Harrisburg Con
vention, calling the Convection at Baltimore:
“ Resolved . That this |Cov|*ntion recommend to
the Whig Young Men.)of She sevt/al States, to
hold a Whig Convention ot| the 22d February,
1840, or any other day ihat,may be agreed upon,
in the city of Baltimore,} f.rrjthe purpose of gen
eral organization, and t.f> &d|>pt measures for the
securing of success to tHe ticket nominated.”
Correspondence of the Phil.i. North American.
Nkw-Yohk, May 14, 1840.
The sales of Cotton do-day amount to 1000
bales again, at steady •ate:, and most of fj
exportation.
Genessee flour is plenty on the docks at the
foot of South street, ana on the North River, and
although it is selling at 4,75 for the commonest
brands, the dealers hold back, expecting that it
will be cheaper. It is now coming down freely,
and nothing but the English market can stop its
decline, that I see. A gpod many mark it in
prospect at 4,50. A jiareel of 700 bushels of
Wheat, the only lot in sold this morning,
the price I have noti learned. Corn and Kye
stand as yesterday. Irj th| Stock market there
is an extreme inactivity*. Ifhere is no disposition
to sell, and but little disposition to buy. Money
is so plenty that all caij hdld on.
Domestic Exchanges—‘Philadelphia s|; Bal
timore 5L Richmond 6|; Charleston 3| a
4; Augusta 12; Maccifi Savannah 8$ a 9£;
Mobile 12 a
10; Louisville 9; CincinnAi 84; Nashville 15.
Bids on London 7j- £ bills on Paris 5,27£.
Connecticut. —J.l W.jHuntington, (W.) has
been elected U. S. Sefatoi, in place of Mr. Betts,
deceased. Mr. Hunt !igtc|a was formerly a mem
ber of Congress, and if. nojv one of the Judges of
the Supreme Court of State of Connecticut,
and is represented to; be gentleman of fine ta
lents. \ t
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VAS ReNSSELAET.: ASjD MACKENZIE. The
Albany Argus of Salfirdriy states that the Presi
dent has remitted the |\ne|)f |250 imposed upon
Rensselaer Van Rensjelat'r for a violation of the
neutrality laws, it having been shown that he
was unable to pay it. I Tlje residue of the punish
ment imposed upon Win | Lyon Mackenzie, who
was sentenced to eigl|lee!j months imprisonment
from the 20th of Juaij lasi, and a fine of $lO, has
also been remitted. | |
Col- R.inJjoh^oii.
“In less than three, months from this day, you
will hear of Col. K. -VI. ‘Johnson electioneering
for Gen. Harrison—.ilari the prediction.”
So said a friend tel us fa few days since. We
were, however, incrpdubus. But in less than
twenty-four hours a<|erw|ards, we heard that the
Colonel and Bentoji h|id had high tcords in
Washington upon tlife merits of Old Tippecanoe.
The conversation, aa reported, was to the effect,
that Benton, in the fjrescvice of Col. Johnson, in
his accustomed vulgar st> le, pronounced General
Harrison a coward a|id granny. The Colonel
replied, that he could no* reconcile it to his sense
of truth and justice lu&r such remarks without
expressing his dissejit. ’He knew General Har
rison well, and he him to be neither a
coward nor an imbitcilejj and whoever charged
him with being either, sLted that which was not
true. Benton grewjfurijms, and from his eye
balls flashed the iiv.jig frt. The Colonel was
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cool and composed, and maintained that such
charges against Gen. Harrison would make him
stronger with the people, who knew their falsity.
[.Richmond Whig.
Appointment bt*the President —By and
■with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Benjamin Bttkwood, Collector of the Cus
toms at Beaufort, South Carolina, Vice David
Turner, removed.
The Mail Expedited. — Two days and fif
teen hours from New York. On Friday last,
we received at 8 o’clock A. M., New York papers
of the Wednesday afternoon preceding, the mail
leaving there at 5 P. M.
This saving of time is a matter of much mo
ment, and will be gratifying to the mercantile
community particularly. From a letter which
has been shewn us, we learn that the Wilming
ton and Raleigh Rail Road Company, with an
enterprize which has always characterized all
their operations, and for which they deserve great
credit, have undertaken to start their boats from
Wilmington, so as to conform to a new schedule
adopted by the Department, in order to expedite
the mail, although by their contract, which has
yet some considerable time to run. they are un
der no obligation to change the lime. That the
Company can, during the summer months, ac
complish this object there is no doubt, but to con
tinue it in the winter which will be still more
important than in summer, the River below Wil
• mington must be lighted, and it is to be hoped
that measures will be adopted, and that immedi
ately, to have this done.— Charleston Courier of
Yesterday.
The Tornado at Natchez—Further details.
The Free Trader of the 11th contains further
particulars of this heart-rending calamity. The
estimate of a little more than a million and a
quarter of dollars as the amount of damage, has
proved far too low. It merely covers the loss sus
tained by the city proper;—but the loss of mer
chandize, goods of various kinds, and furniture
destroyed, is valued as at least four millions—ma
king the entire loss of property more than FIVE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. The Free Tra
der adds:
“ This estimate, we believe to fce strictly with
in the bounds of moJera ion. Tne immense
q**"*iity of pork, bacon, but'ar, lard, and vegeta
bles, lost at the Landing—swept into the deep ob
livious river—would astonish any one not ac
quainted with the nature of our trade. Many of
our large ware-houses and furnishing stores ha
ving lately been cripple J and restricted in their
operations, the most of the supplies for city,
country and the adjacent counties, have been de
rived from the Natchez Landing. These now,
with a very few exceptions, are whelmed in the
ruin, or lost in the waters.
There are numerous dwellings in the lower as
well i.s upper city, where every item of furni
ture and clothing, and ornament, was given to the
gyrations of the whirlwind, and lost irrevocably.
Many ladies lost elegant and valuable w
and were dependent on friendship for the initial
vestmeits with which they covered themselves, |
a er they had been reduced to a state of almost
entire nudity by a tornado which writhing “in
the sweat of its agony,” and leaping from tower
to tower “ with delirious bound.”
The beautiful and splendid villa of And’w.
Brown, esq, at which place the most gorgeous
and splendid fete ever given in this city to the
ci,y gue-ts from Vicksburg last year, is totally ru
ined. The cost of its erection was sixty or seven
ty thousand dollars.—The mansion of Peter Lit
tle, esq, and Mrs. Linton, on the bluff, fronting
each other at about a mile distant, out-rode the
storm, being built of very massive materials, and
esv.ped with the loss of chimneys and the dis
mantling of some of the f. iezes and architeclu
ornaments.
The Natchez theatre is a pile of shapeless ru*
ms, b’yond recovery. The entire square, f. > j
rounded by the walls, and partly covered by the
pile of Railroad Depot, late one of the largest and
noblest edifices, of the kind in any city in the
Union, is covered with the wreck of tower, walls
and roofs. From this immense mass of rubbish,
several wounded persons and dead bodies have
been dug, and the work for removing the huge
pile of limber and brick has been just com
menced.
From the immense ruins of Parker’s Southern
Exchange, Messrs. Parish & Beamis were dug
out alive alter a confinement of an hour or two,
and the dead body of Moses, a most valuable ser
vant ; it is possible that there may be one or two
more bodies still in those ruins.
The Planters’ Hotel, formerly called “Our
House,” situated on the brow of the bluff was
blown down the precipice. Many men were
known to have been in the house at the time;
and it has become painfully evident to the senses
that the rapid decomposition of flesh is going on
under the timbers of that house.
Eleven dead bodies have been taken from the
ruins of the Steamboat Hotel, which have all
I en removed by the gangs of slave of Colonel
Garget, Mr. Crossgrove, and others, generously,
sent in by those wealthy planters.”
The exact number of the sufferers has not yet
been ascertained. The subject is in the hands of
a committee of three gentlemen, who are to re
port as soon as accurate information can be ob
tained.
Another Slaver. —Arrived on Tuesday,
schooner Mary Ann, from Sierra Leone. Was
taken by the British brig of-war Booeta*on the
coast of Africa, being then under American coL
ors—delivered over to Lieut. Paine, of the U. S.
schooner Grampus, and by him sent to the Uni
ted States, The captain died on the passage.
N. Y. Cum.
“ Attention the Universe I”
“ By kingdoms to the right wheel , march /”
Such are the words ofcommand which the boys !
sometimes utter, in iron/, as a commentary upon
the swaggering of a pompous militia captain, i
We were reminded of them by the bulletin issued |
by Amos Kendall, on resigning '.he office of Post
Master General, and addressed to the public, in j
order, as he says, “to satisfy THE WHOLE
WORLD that he is not dissatisfied with the Presi- j
dent, &c. &c. &c. —Take notice, therefore, I
King of Siam, and thou of Timbuctoo—Ali ;
Pacha, and thou war-chief of the Snake Indians
—yea, all nations, Esquimaux and Chinese—
Turcomans andTuscaroras—Burmese and Brit
ishers —Pindarees and Peruvians—and the Tex
ans besides—that Amos Kendall resigned,
though not dissatisfied — has turned penny-a-liner
( Xyf°r the Ghbe ! — N. Y Commercial Adc.
U. S. Troops.
The Erie, Pa. Gazette says:—“On Tuesday
last, the Bth Regiment U. S. Light Infantry, un
der the command of Col. Worth, passed up the
lake on the steamboats Buffalo and Cleveland,
destined for the Indian country, for the purpose
of compelling the Winnebago Indians to comply
with their treaty stipulations and remove west of
the Mississippi. The tribe has refused to remove
from their old ground, and for the enforcement of
the treaty the commanding general has called up
on Gov. Dodge of VV isconsin territory, for sever
al regiments ot militia to act in concert with the
U. Stales troops.”
“ The Stale is safe for Mr. Van Buren ”
So says the Albany Argus, in speaking of Vir
ginia. Considering that the Argus deduces this
consolation from the returns of the late elections,
giving both branches of the Legislature and a de
cided majority of the popular vote to the Whigs
and Hanison, we are renrnded of an anecdote.
An Irish cook on board of a ship, having dropped
his tea-kettle overboard, ran to the captain to ac
quaint him with the accident: “Captain, your
honor !’’ said Pat. “is a thing lost when you
know where it is 1” “No, you fool!” “Well,
your honor, thin your tea-kettle is sa fa, for it's in
the bottom of the sea !”— N. Y. Com. Adv.
From the Savannah Republican.
Edward J. Black.
House of Representatives, April 15.
Sir—A few days since I prepared and present
ed to the House of Representatives, a Resolution
instructing the Committee on Commerce to make
provision by law. during the present session for
the establishment of a Custom House in the
Citv of Savannah. The resolution was objected
to bv Mr. Proffit, of Indiana, a Whig, and conse
quently it “ laid over” that is it was rejected in
that shape and form ; as resolutions thus disposed
of, are seldom, if ever heard of again during the
same session ; or if taken up at all, at too late a
period to e!&ct any thing.
Bui although I was thus thwarted in my at
tempt to aid and advance the interest* of Savan
nah, our on'y **aport of importance, at this lime,
I am pleased to have it in my power to announce
for the information of our fellow citizens, that I
have yet a prospect of procuring an appropria
tion for the erection of a Custom House in that
City. The Committee on Commerce, have ex
pressed a wish to be put in possession of such
pape r s and documents as will enable and author
late them, to report a bill in accordance with out
desires. Tbe« papers and documents lam now
preparing and collecting, which, together with a
letter from Jacob Chadbourn, Esq. of your city,
upon the subject referred to, be laid before the
Committee, with the hope that the final action of
Congress, will result in a liberal appropriation.
No eIT-rt of mine shall be wanting to effect so de
sirable an object.
I think I can venture to say, from the signs of
the times, and from certain indications I have
lately witnessed, that we may now entertain a
hope of locating a Naval Depot, somewhere in
the neighborhood of Savannah, and that a fur
ther appropriation of money will be made for the
completion of Fort Pulaski, on Cockspur Island.
The fortress so important to our section of the
Union, as a Key to all the interior of Georgia and
South-Carolina, (adjacent to, or connected with
the Savannah River,) is a work, in the comple
tion of w’hich, every man, of whatever party
must feel a deep interest. Its construction, as
you know, has been placed under the supervision
of Capt. Mansfield, to whose ability, energy, skill
and intelligence we are mainly indebted for the
. application of the funds heretofore
appropriated. My intimate connexion with the
interests and cil«ens of Savannah, will insure
to them all the aid I can bring to the accomplish
ment of these proposed improvements.—With
the hope of their speedy and ultimate success,
I have the honor to be vour obed’t serv’t.
EDWARD J. BLACK.
We have heretofore, published the letter of
Mr. Black. Our remarks upon it then, were not
quite so full mwe wished. It seemed to us, as
if it meant something more than appeared on its
face, but what that something was, we were en
tirely at a loss to know. From a cursory perusal,
we discovered nothing in it beyond a desire to
ingratiate himself with the citizens of Chatham
County, and the lower part cf the State, gener
ally, whose confidence he felt was abused by him
—togetfler with an exhibition of vanity which
may I o na'ural to a child, hut superlatively ridic
ulous in a man. We were, however, mistaken
in Mr. Black. He not only desired to ingratiate
himself wi his constituents, and thus acquire
: an opportunity of humbugging them again, but
he sought to accomplish has object, at the expense
of doing an injusr.ee to one of the most honora
ble men, an industrious Representative in Con
gress i, Thom** B. King.
Mr. Black informs us in his letter, that he
*• presented to the House of Representatives, a
Resolution instructing the Commiteae on Com
merce, to make provision by law, curing the pre
r- t session, for the establishment of a Custom
House in Savannah. The resolution was ol>
j :t J t>, says Mr. Black—“ by Mr. Proffit of In
diana, a Y.^ig —and consequently laid ove .”
' This language of Mr. Black is one of the most
! contemptible tissues of low cunning and syco
phancy, we ever rer 1. He arrogate* to himself
al! merits of introdu/ng the bill, and tries to
throw all e blame of its defeat upon Mr. Proffit,
a V,. j". He ks to throw odium on the Whig
j cause, and claims all the merit of endeavoring to
subserve the interest of Savannah, for himself
; and the LocoFo:x> Nullifiers.
Let us now - *e what were the real facts in the
! history of the bill. Mr. Bfcxk gives us to under
stand that it origins ed with himself. What
is the fact 1 It did not. The bill ahuded to,
| was introduced by the Hon. Thomas Butler King,
as early »s the 10th of February last, as may be
seen from the following certificate from Mr. Gar
land, Clerk of the House of Representatives:
26th Congress—First Session.
In the K tte of Representatives, }
Feburcry 10//t, 1840. 3
On motion of Mr. Thomas Butler King.
Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce
instructed to inquire into the expediency of
erecting a Coitom House and Marine Hospital
in the City of Savannah, and report by bill or
otherwise.
Office Ko. R>ps. U. S. May 2 d, 1840.
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy from
the Journals of the House of Representatives.
1 (Attest.) H. A. GARLAND, Chrk.
We now leave it to the public to pass judge
ment on the honor and candor of Mr. Black.
For ourt-elves, we will say, that we never saw a
more groveling attempt to deceive the public, nor
a more unmanly or treacherous stab at the char
acter and f le of a colleague. Were the politi
cal life of Mr. Black, h elofore, pure as that of
an angel, this act alone would cover it with Sa
tanic darkness. Were, he until now, virtuous
i and wise as a Licurrus, or a Plato, his decep
| tion in introducing the Bill for a Custon House
in Savannah, would place him, as a politician,
i below the ! >vel us the veriest Jack Cade that ever
annoyed a well regulated community.
Mr. Proffit did not oppose the bill because he;
Mr. Proffit—was a Whig, but because the bill had
I been already intr Juced by Mr. King, and its se
cond introduction by Mr. Black was unnecessary;
and further, because he would not be a party to
the mean and contemptible efforts of Mr. black
to deprive Mr. King—then absent from the House
—of the honor of first introducing the bill. We
shall meet again, Mr. B. at Philippi.
Battle of the Thames.
The Van Buren party have a most extraordi
nary way of effecting their purposes. It is their
present aim to disgrace Gen. Harrison, by heap
ing upon him the most opprobrious epithets, and
branding him with the vilest charges. When,
therefore, the friends of that well tried veteran,
that faithful public servant and virtuous citizen,
in order to repel the accusations, appeal to his
companions in arras, aud his associates in Con
gress, for their testimony upon the matters in is
sue, immediately the cry is raised about Harri
son's “certificate men !” They first make the
necessity for the “ certificates,” by their own vile
slanders, and then try to make capital out of them,
by taunting the people’s candidate with stooping
to such means of self-defence!
Very well, gentlemen. Go on with your char
ges, and we will go on with our “ certificates.”
We have the certificate of George Washington
in favor of our candidate, —we have the certifi -
cates of all the American Presidents, except the
last and the present one,—we have the ccrtitl
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ca'c of Anthony Wayne,—we have the certifi
cate of the Congress of the United States, —we
have the certificate of the Legislature of Ken
tucky, and many other states, —we have the cer
tificate of Isaac Shelby, and a host of othei gal
lant officers, —we have the wholo history of the
late war as our certificate; and far as you pro
gress with your manufactured calumnies, we shall
meet you with such “ cesxficatea” as ought to
make you shut up the shop.
A member of the Ohio Legislature has dis
graced himself and his station by accusing Gen.
Harrison of cowardice, and declaring that Harri
son was not within two miles of the action at the
Thames. In that battle Gen. Harrison had, as
his aids, the Hon. John Chambers, Col. C. S.
Todd, Col. O'Fallon of Missouri, and the Hon.
John Speed Smith of Kentucky. Each of those
gentlemen have met the charge against their old
commander with the most emphatic detail, and
in the most indignant manner. We intend pub
ishing the “c . rtificates” of each of them; but
for the present, we can only find room for that of
Colonel Smith.
In Kentucky, Col. Smith is known as one of
the most intelligent men in the Van Buren party;
and, better than that, he is known as one of the
most accomplished and noble-minded gentlemen
of the land. He is one of those who are, by
constitution, by education, and by habit, above
doing wrong. He is not afraid to be just, and
scorns any allegiance that requires of him a sacri
fice of his own convictons, and that would tet
him to the abominable business of calumniating
a man who has spent the prime of his days ki
the service of his country.
We recommend the letter of Col. Smith to the
perusal of all descriptions of persons. After
reading it, let each man ask himself the question
—“ Who was the Hero of the Thames 1” and if
he does not say that Harrison v» m, he is impene
trable to the truth. We would say to our Van 1
Buren opponents, be patient with us in these
“ certificate” matters, for we mean to keep at it
until November. In the mean lime, we would
be pleased, as a matters of curiosity, to see what
American citizen certifiers, to the military, civil,
or political services of Mr. Van Buren. If you
have any such paper, you had better place it in
Peale’s Museum, asu wonderful rarity.— Frank ,
f Ky.J Commonwealth.
Richmond, Ky., March 6, 1840.
Sir:— Your letter of the 17th ult. was re
ceived on yesterday, in which you state, that “it
has been openly avowed that Gen. Harrison was
at no time in the battle of the Thames, no- with
in two miles of the battle ground—that the en
tire plan ot operations was projected by Col. R.
M. Johnson —that he led the troops on to con
quest, and that General Harrison had no part or
lot in the matter.” My humiliation is deep, that
a necessity should exist, proceed by party rancor,
to prove facts attested by Ir stor j for more than a
quarter of a century, and which have never be
fore been questioned. That ignorance and creduli
ty abound to an extent, to render such baseless
assertions available, bespeaks a lamentable s ate
of public intelligence, and portends no good to
the republic.
That Col. Johnson led the van, and brought
on the battle, is true —that he behaved with the
utmost gallantry, is also true: but your letter
contains the first suggestion which has ever
reached me, that “the entire plan of operations
was projected by him.” The magnanimity of
Colonel Johnson, will repudiate, with proud in
dignation such an effort to cluster additional
laurels upon his brow, thus unjustly torn from
the brow of his General. Colonel Johnson re
ceived orders, as to the form and manner of
charge from General Harrison in person, in the
face and in sight of the enemy. The i
General was with the Regiment when the charge
was sounded. As Johnson moved to the charge
the General started for the line of infantry, which
was drawn up in order of battle. He had not
gone far, before turning to me, (and to the best
of my recollection, I was the only one of his Aids
then with him,) he said, “Pursue Colonel J»hn
son with your utmost speed—see the effect of
his charge, and the position of *he enemy’s Ar
tillery, and return as quickly as possible.” Hav
ing executed this order as promptly as practica
ble, I met him on my return, pressing forward
with the front of the In f antry. Upon reporting,
that Col. Johnson had broke the enemy’s lino—
that they were surrendering, and their cannon
was in our possession —he exclaimed, in an a: i
malfcd tone, “Come on my brave fellows, Proctor
and his whole army will soon be ours,” Soon
after this, an officer (I believe the late Judge
John McDowell, of Ohio.) rode up and reported,
that the leu wing, at or near the crotchet, was
suffering severely, and in great disorder. This i
communication was made in the hearing of the j
soldiers. The General contradicted the latter
part of the statement in the most emphatic man
ner—but giving orders to the next in command to
push forward, he dashed with the messenger to
t..e indicated point of conflict and confusion, and
found the contest pretty close and severe. A
portion of Johnson’s Regiment, owing to the im
practicability of the ground for horse, had dis
mounted and was f ghting on foot and mingled
with the Infantry—which had been, to some ex
tent, the cause of the confusion. Order was
soon restored, and the left wing closed to the
Iront, (which formed the crotchet,) under the
personal supervision of General Harrison. In
the mean time, some of our soldiers were shot
within less than ten feet of the General ; for the
conflict here was sharp and animated, and con
tinued for some time. With the exception of
the charge made by Colonel Johnson’s Regiment,
General Harrison was in the most exposed and
cangerous part of the battle.
It is due to the occasion to relate the following
incident: The day before the battle, the army
was impeded in its march by the destruction of a
bridge across a branch of the Thames, up which
it was a moving, at or near the branch. Col.
Johnson had been ordered to cross this stream at [
some mills, two or three miles above the mouth.
The road led him by the bridge. A portion of
his regiment had a brush with a party of Indians
posted in cabins, on the opposite side of the
Thames and the branch, and also under the thick
covert along their banks, to dispute the passages
of the stream, and harrass all attempts to repair
the bridge. As soon as the firing was heard, the
General hurried to the scene of action, accompa
nied by a portion of his family, of which Commo
dore Perry was one. When I arrived, I found
General Harrison, Commodore Perry and other
officers, (I think General Cass was one,) in an
open piece ol ground, nea- the bridge. Col.
Johnson had paesed, and a small portion of his
Regiment, previously dismounted, under the com
mand of Capt. Benjamin Warfield, and some in
fantry which had hurried up. were carrying on |
the skirmish. Major Wood had been ordered up
with a small piece of artillery. Commodore Per
ry urged General Harrison, to withdraw, as he
was too much exposed for the Commander-in-
Chief. If I mistake not, Gen. Cass united with
the Commodore, and offered to remain and see
his orders executed. The General, with Perrv
and the residue of his suite, started off; but Gener
al Harrison went but a few steps and returned
and retained his position rear the cannon, until j
the Indians were dislodged aod driven, the bridge
repaired, and the army put in motion to cross.
During this whole lime he was as much or more
exposed than the soldiers, being on horseback all
the while. The Commodore afterwards remon
strated with him against this unnecessary expo
sure, observing, “that in the open sea he could
stand fire tolerably well, but there was no fun in
being shot at by a concealed enemy. The Gen •
era! justified his conduct by sa} ing “the general
who commands Republican volunteeis, in whose
ranks the best blood of the country is to be found,
must never think ot his own safety, at least until
\
his troops become familiar with his/disregard of
personal danger.” Hardihood itsrff has never
denied Perry’s courage. Chambers and 1 odd of
Kentucky, and O’Fallon of Missouri, .he other
Aids of General Harrison at the battle,of the
Thames, are still living, and can give you addi
tional facts, if required.
Although it is not in direct response to any
part of your letter, I must be permitted to say,
that mv intercourse with General Harrison left the
conviction on my mind, that he was a gentleman
a soldier, and a patriot, and I deprecate most sin
cerely, the injustice attempted to be done him by
a portion of that party with which I have always
voted.
I am, sir, respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
J. Speed Smith.
M. B. Corwin, Esq.
We understand the examination before the
Commissioners in Third Congressional District
of Pennsylvania to test the legality of the ejec
tion of the Hon. Charles Naylor by the contesta
6on of his scat on the part of Mr. C. J. Inger
so’.l w’as brought to a close on Friday last without
eliciting the slightest testimony that could im
peach the validity of Mr. Naylor’s election, or
give color even to a suspicion of fraud on the
part of his friends and supporters; thus fully
sustaining the position which we assumed at the
earliest stage of this investigation, that it was a
wanton waste of the public time and public mo
ney, to gratify the malignity ami ambition of
the chief actors in the plot.— Commercial Her
ald.
Rhode Island. —The Legislature of this Slate
convened at Newport on Wednesday, the Ctb,
and adjourned on Friday evening, to meet again
at the same place on the fourth Monday in June.
On counting the votes f#r Governor, it was found
that Samuel W. King, (Whig) had 4,797 votes ;
Thomas F. Carpenter, (V. B.) 3,418; scatter
ing 68. King’s plurality over Carpenter, 1,379;
overall 1,311, Dimon’s majority for Lieuten
an: Governor 1,333. Average majority for
Whig Senators over 1,300.
BANK REPORTS.
Monroe Rail Road & Ranking Company.
Macon, April 21st, 1840.
To His Excellency Charles J. McDonald:
Dear Sir—l herewith hand you the semi-an
nual report of this Institution, showing its state
and condition on the first Monday of this instant,
at 9 o’clock, A. M., together with a list of the
Stockholders.
The extension of our Road above Forsyth,
seventy-seven miles, to the terminus of the State
work, is under contract for the Grading, which
will be finished within this year, the laying down
of the superstructure is now going on, and will
progress at the rate of from three to four miles
per month, until the terminus is reached. This
Road will be used continuous on wooden strips,
substituted for iron, until iron is procured; a
contract for iron is in progress, 1000 tons to be
delivered this coming winter, the remainder for
the whole Road—l6oo tons the winter thereafter.
W 7 e have every reason to believe this contract
will he consumatcd.
I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
L. L. GRIFFIN, President.
Monrot Rail Road and Banking Company, on
Monday morning, April 6th, 1840.
DR.
To Bank Capital, 502.495
“ Rail Road do. 502,495
“ Bank Bills issued, 586,000
“ Do. do. do. on hand, 108,655
“ Do. do. in circulation, 477,345
“ Interest and Premium account, 26,304 02
“ Cash received from Steam Mill, 1,651 01
“ Time Checks, 76,587 24
“ Amount due other Banks, 1,827 98
“ Unclaimed Dividends, 5,721 39
“ Rail Road receipts, 12,896 99
Individual Deposites, 41,549 63
“ Conditional do. 60,000 0J
“ Difference in Account with Agency
at Forsyth, 60 16
“ Do. do. do. do. do. Casville, 122 32
$1,709,055 74
CR.
By Disbursements on R.
R. and Real Estate, 600,054 67
“ Notes discounted run
ning to maturity,good,2s6,Bo3 58
“ Do. do. lying over, do. 70,042 67
“ Do. do. do. doubtful, 2,994 73
“ Do. do. under protest,
good. 7,766 37 *
** Do. do. in suit, do. 30,686
Bills of Exchange dis’d
run’g to mat’y, good, 521,032 93
“ Do. do. lying over, do. 5.000
“ Do. under protest, do. 17,200
“ Do. in suit, do. 702 52
“ Repairs Account, 13,126 81
“ Salary do. 3,333 33
“ Expense do. 466 41
“ Protest do. . 203
“ Cash do.
in Specie and specie
funds, 96,292 64
“ Do. hands of Agents
in Savannah, 18.017 24
“ Do. Bills of other B’bs. 47,160
“ Do. Certificate of dc
positel'rom the West
ern Bank, 775
i “ Do. Certificates of de
posite, 2,685 50
“ Do. Amount due from
the State of Georgia, 5,519 07
! “ Do. Checks, &c., 9,193 27
$1,709,055 74
Georgia, > Came before me, Ahram
Bibb County. 3 B. Adams, a Public Notary,
L. L. Griffin, President, and Jeremiah Leak,
Cashier of the Monroe Kail Road and Banking
Company, who, being duly sworn, depose and
say that the above is a correct statement of the
Momoe Rail Road and Banking Company, on
Monday morning the 6th inst.
L. L. GRIFFIN, President.
JEREMIAH LEAK, Cashier.
Sworn to, and subscribed before me, Macon
April 21st, 1840.
ABRAM B. ADAMS, Notary Public.
List of SUckholders in the Monroe Rail R oa d
and Banking Company.
Stockholders' names. No. of Sh's. am't paid.
Allen, Robert 100 10,000
Alexander & Sale 115 11,500
Anthony, James 20 2,000
Brooks, Alfred 1000 100,000
Benton, Amos 170 17,000
Bedingfield, Robert 100 10,000
Bellamy, Alexander 60 6.000
Bartlett, Myron 25 2 500
Bronson, H W 25 2,500
Brantley, Benjamin 20 2.000
feoynton, W 7 illiaid 20 2,000
Bone, William 10 1,000
Blunt, Marshall 10 1,000
Burney, S W 10 1 Pqq
Beck, William 6 gyp
Beck & Dobbins 5
Charles Y Caldwell 105
Childers, John S 60 #
Cozart, Anthony . 40 5,0^
Cox, O W 3y 40()|
A H Chappell 23 3 -0(l()
Collier, Culhber' 20
Collier, Hardaway 10
Caldwell, Matthew T 6
Daily. John Jnr 103
Day, Joseph 90
Dunn & Marlin 60
Duncan, James E 50
Durham, Hardy 50
Duncan, Robert L 25
Dyson, Thomas 20
Daily, David 15
Davis, James M 10
Daily, S M 10
•Dixon,James 6
Eason, Parker 15
Evans, Rufus K 10 m
Evans, John P 2
Fort, W’illiam 25
Griffin, L L 1793 ,
Griffin, Daniel 100
Griffin, Charles M 100
Greene, F 100
Guerry <fe Ward 100
Glover, Kelly 100
Goulding, N A 100
Griffin, Larkin 57 ?
Groves, John J 20
Gorman, Thomas B 25
Glenn, James 20
Hill, John G 1000
Harris, B F JOO
Holt, Thaddeos O 50 T
Harris, Amos 50
Hamil, Clark 10
Hopkins, Benjamin 10
Hill. Joseph 10
Jill, James A 10
Hi". S.r,h 10 *
HiH, Mary 10 *
Hill, Susan D 10
Hill, W’llliara M 10
Hill, DR 20 2
Hansford, George W 5
i Jordan, Burwell 100
j Jones, E W 100
Johnson, William 32 3.,
j Johnson, John 25 o’
Johnson, G W 20
j Johnson, James 7
Johnson, Abraham 6
Johnson, Jesse 5 r |(
Johnson, David 4 4/
Johnson, Locbiin 1
Johnson, Daniel 1
King, Angers, M D 146 14^
Land, H & J 100 p).^
Leak, Jeremiah, Cashier 53 5^
Leak, Jeremiah 50 5 otu
Lee, Jordan W 50 s’^
1 Lake, Abraham 50 5
Lanier, Sterling 12
Mattox, Samuel 43 43^
Martin, John 33 3JW
; McKay, Daniel 31 3,1(«
1 Matthews, Timo.hy 30 3,0^
1 Milner, John H 25 Sjflo
; McKenney. WMliam 20 2,0 M
! McLaughlin, NR 13 13
i Maddox, Benjamin 3 3i
; Milner, Pitt S 10
| Milner, Willis J 10
| Mercer, University 2 Sod
j Nash, R N 65 65(4
Norris, William 32 3"00
Noll, N M 25 2.5 M
Noll, W E 10 ijme
Obear, B T 30 S M
Parker, William B * 110 HDM
Philips, T M N 100 10004
Pntehard, William H 25 25(4
Pinkard. John 25 2.500
Park & Fires 10 HK<
Redding, John 50 50
Handle, Peter 50 5,t0
Reeves, F H 25 2.5«
Rea &. Colton 20 2,0*0
Rea, Rebecca 3 JN
Solomon, Henry 200 20.000
Solomon, James 50 5.000
Solomon, W’illiam 126 12,600
Sandford, F H 61 6.100
Stark, James H 47 4.700
Smith, James , 35 3.500
Strother, John W 25 2506
Stubs, Thomas 20 2.000
Standford, Daniel 20 2,000
Sinus, W 7 m 15 1.500
Shivers, Jonas 10 1,000
Swerengen, Edward 6 , 600
Still, Robert M 3 300
Sharp, Geo D 30 3,000
Thompson, Peter G 300 30.0 W
Taylor, Job 100 10,000
Tinsley, James W 60 5,000
Thompson, ED 30 3.00 C
I almage, Aaron 10 1-66*
Varner, Hendly 74 7,400
W 7 ill is, Wm R 50 5.000
Welch, George W 100 10.00*
Walker, Thomas D 25 2.500
Winship, Isaac 25 2,5$
W r ood, Igd 25 250*
Wells, Eliab W 20 2,0«
Wrigley & Hart 15 UH
W’hitehead, W 7 ra D 25 SJt*
Wheatley, James 12 1,20*
Wilson, Wrn L 15 1,5(1'
Weed, E B 4 4W
W 7 hillock, Charles 2 Stf
9,400 $940,0«
A List of Stockholders in the Monroe &
Road and Banking Company — Extension .
Stockholders' Names. No of Sh's. Am't P**
Alexander, Elam 10
Adams, John 10 *6*
Atkins, Joseph 5
Ayees, James B 2
Baber, Ambrose 100
Bledsor, Morton 10
Beck, & Dobbins 65 4.3 1
Burch, M N 10 1(111
Bartlett, M 10 '
Barnes, Gideon 5
Brown, Stephen J 5
Butler, D. B 5 1(1
Brown, Luke 5
I Barefieid, W’illiam 5
1 Brown, Thomas A 3
. , OjH!
Covington, Seaborn 10 ' ,
Campbell, Charles 10
• raft, H 10
CJould, Ezekiel 10
Cloud, Levi 10
Chappell, A H 10
Caldwell, Robert 5
Cray, Scott 6 j
Church and Strong 5 ,
Campbell, David C 10
Campbell, Jehue 2
Cook, Henry I, 2
Conden, Caleb 1
Compton, Pleasant M 1
Douglass, Thomas 5
Duncan, Henderson 2
Derrick, Andrew 2
Davis, James M 5
Ellis, JH&WS 10
Ev.ms. R K 5
Evans, John P I
Furlow, Timothy M 15
Furt, Wm. 10
Foot, Hezekiah 3
Fitch, H 1
Flemming, A43*a 1 jjf
Gorman, TW>uxae B