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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE p.
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FOR PRESIDENT, \
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
Os Ohio ;
The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe —t,jpe incor
ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican—
the patriot Farmer of Ohio.
TOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER, ,
Os Virginia ;
A State Rights Republican of the schoolsof ’93—
one of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically
one of America’s most sagacious, virtuous and
patriotic statesmen.
TOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND ViCE-P-l-ESIEENT,
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethtjrpe.
DUN3AN L. CLINCH, of Camde^.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke. |
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clajk.
JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock.
SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin.
CHRISTOPHER B. STRONG, of Pibb.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee.
EZEKIEL WIMBERLY, of Twiggs.
ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. !
WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb.j
FOR CONGRESS, !
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greepe.
E. A. NISBET, of Bibb. j
J. C. ALFORD, of Troup. |
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
T. B. KING, of Giynn. i
LOTT WARREN, of Sumpter.
R. L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson, •
T. F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
J. A. MERIWETHER, of Putoial
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Negro Witnesses.—“ The Northern Man
with Southern Principles,. , |’
Every Southern man, every man wad taels for
the honor of his country, will doubtlcsi feel as
tounded and indignant at the facts contained in
the following Sketch from the proceedings of
Congress. For although Mr. Van E-uren in
every instance, when he has been called;upon to
act, has exhibited the most deep rooted hostility
to slavery, we did not believe that any President
could for a moment entertain the idna.of sanc
tioning such a detestable principle, as tbit recog
nized in the proceedings of the N:a\a! Court
Martial. What, has it come to this ? that the
.
President of the United States will sanction the
validity of negro testimony against white men,
and that 100 in a Southern district, the Territory
of Florida, when the whole community «re slave
holders !
People of Georgia, we appeal to you Geor
gians, as Southern men, as men who arc devoted
to your fire-sides and altars, and ask you if you
are prepared to give your suffrage to a man who
sees nothing in the acts of a Court,: which re
cognizes negroes as competent witnesses, “ that
justifies his interference.” Have you n«k in this
abundant evidence of the sincerity of his degrad
ing and servile profession, of being “ Northern
man with Southern principles.” Whin son of
Georgia will endorse this act of the President by
giving him his support 1 •
We care not whether there was ether testi
mony upon which to convict this officer, we care
not though he had been guilty of the: most flag
rant outrage upon the laws of the Navy, no tes
timony however strong, no transgress on how
ever great shall ever induce us, as Southern men,
to submit silently to such an indignity as that
offered through the acts of this Court! and en
dorsed by Mr. Van Boren. The officer may
have been guity, probably he was, and deserved
punishment, but does that fact justify the high
handed and dangerous measure of introducing
negro testimony I Certainly not; no true
Georgian or Southern man will pretend to
vindicate such a monstrous outrage upon South
ern men, and Southern feelings. Mr. Van
Buren should as an act of justice to ifieuten.
ant Hooe, and particularly to Southern right s
and institutions, have frowned indignantly up
on the officers of the court, and have forthwith
ordered a new trial, in which he should have ex
pressly forbidden the introduction of such testi
mony.
We will not pursue this exciting subject failher,
we will only invite the attention of our readers
to the facts as stated by Mr. Bolts, who is a dis
tinguished, high minded and honorable Virgin
ian, and ask them what security any man in this
country can possibily have for his rights, either
private or public, if such a principle is tj be ac
knowledged. What man would be s?fe either
in his person or property, if negroer- were to be
permitted to go into our courts and be regarded
as competent witnesses. If Mr. Bolts has not
been misled it is certainly one of the most high
handed insults to Southern men which has been
offered through any public functionary in this
country, and will be so regarded by them.
Smce the foregoing remarks were in type, we
have received the Globe, which attempts to jus
tify the course pursued by the President. The
Globe admits that the witnesses were negroes, as
asserted by Lieut. Hooe, but vindicates the Presi
dent, on the ground that they were free negroes,
and that there was other and competent testi
mony in addition to that given by the negroes.
This, however, as we have before asserted,
does not change the features or principles of this
odious transaction.
HOC SB OF atPBESENTATI Vr s.
F ridat, June 12th.
Mr. Bolts, of Virginia, who asked leave to of
fer the following preamble and resolutions: ob
serving that he held himself personally, and as a
Representative, responsible for the truth of every
word and syllable contained in the preamble, as
established from a personal examination of the
records of the case.
Whereas, by reference to the proceedings of a
Naval General Court Martial, held in the month
of May, 1839, on board the United States ship
Macedonian, then lying in Pensacola Bay. lor
the trial of Lieut. George Mann Hooe, ot \ ir
ginia, of the U. S. Navy, on charges and specifi
cations originally preferred against him by Com
mander Uriah P. Levy; among other irregulari
ties complained of by the accused the following
facts will appear, which call loudly for redress,
to wit:
That, on the 30th day of May, James Mitch
ell, the Steward, a negro Servant of the said
Commander Uriah P Levy, of the U. S. ship
Vandalia, was called and sworn as a witness on
behalf of the prosecution, to testify against the
said Lieutenant Hooe; that the accused objected
to the examination of the witness upon the
ground that he was a colored man ; that the coui t
after deliberation, did not consider the objection
a valid one, and ordered the examination to pro
ceed ; that the accused then offered the following
protest, which was at his request, spread upon
the record :
“ The accused begs leave to state to the Court,
most distinctly, that he solemnly protests against
the evidence of this witness being received and
recorded. It is far from the wish of the accused
to object to any evidence which the Court may
deem legal; but the witness is a colored man, and
therefore, in the opinion of the accused, is not a
competent witness even before this tribunal.
G. M. HOOE, Lieut. U. S. Navy.”
Whereupon the witness proceeded to deliver
his eOdence before the Court ; upon the conclu
sion of which, the accused offered the following
paper in writing, which, at bis request, was also
spread upon the record :
“The accused having protested against the
evidence of this witness, on the ground that he
conceivs his testimony to be altogether illegal;
that he knows it would be so considered beiore
the civil tribunal of this Territory, the forms and
customs of which, he humbly.thinks, should be
as closely followed by a martial court as possible,
therefore asks to spread upon the record the fact
that he cannot consent to. and has totally de
clined examining this witness.
GEORGE MANN HOOE,
Lieut. U. S. N,”
That, on the same day, to wit, the 30th day
of May, Daniel Waters, a negro cook and private
servant of the said original prosecutor, Uriah P.
Levy, was called, sworn, and examined before
the Court: whereupon the accused presented the
; following paper in writing, which at his request,
was spread upon the record, to wit:
“ The Court having decided to receive and re
cord the testimony of colored persons, the accu
sed, in regard to this witaess, can only reiterate
his objections as set forth in the case of Mitchell,
; the Captain’s steward. The accused wll pursue
the same course with this witness that he decided
to take with the other colored man.
GEORGE MANN HOOE,
Lieut. U. S, N.”
That the trial progressed until Wednesday,
the sth day of June, when the Court entered up
its judgment, of which the following is the con
clusion :
“And the Court therefore hath and doth sen
tence the said Lieut. George M. Hooe, to be dis
missed from the West India squadron, after hav
ing been reprimanded in general orders by the
honorable the Secretary of the Navy.
Which said proceedings are endorsed.
Approved, J. K. PAULDING ”
That on the return of the President of the U.
States to the seat of Government, the said Lieut.
George M. Hooe, addressed a remonstrance to his
Excellency, the President, complaining of the
irregularities of the Court, generally, which re
monstrance concludes with the following state
ment :
“ There is one other point in the proceedings of
the Court, (touching their legality) to which I
invite the particular attention of your Excellency,
It respects a matter to which all Southern men
are deeply sensitive —and, if not overruled by your
Excellency, will assuredly drive many valuable
men from the Navy. In the progress of the pro
ceedings of this court, two negroes, one the cook
and the other private steward of Commander
Levy, were introduced as witnesses against me.
I protested against their legal competency to be
witnesses in the Territory of Florida, on the
ground that they were negroes. The Court dis
regarded my exception, and as the record shows,
they were allowed to be examined and to testify
on mv trial. This I charge as a proceeding ille
gal and erroneous on the part of the Court, and,
if so, according to established law and precedent,
must vitiate and set aside their whole proceed
ings. All which is most respectfully submitted
to your consideration and final decision, by
Y'our obedient servant,
GEORGE MANN HOOE,
Lieut. U. S. Navy.”
That after an examination of the record, the
President returned the same to the Navy Depart
ment with the following endorsement:
“ The President finds nothing in the proceed
ings in the case of Lieut. Hooe which requires
his interference. M. V. B.”
And whereas the introduction of negroes and
private servants of the prosecutor, as witnesses to
testify against the characters of gentlemen of the
Navy, in the service of their country, is a prac
tice, though sanctioned by the Presided of the U.
States, that will not be justified, and ought not
to be tolerated by Southern men, or “ J\'urlhern
men with Southern principles and if not cor
rected, must operate as a serious injury to the
I Navy, to the humiliation of its officers, and to
the infinite discredit of the Goverrncnt.
Resolved, therefore , That the Secrelary of the
Navy be required to communicate to this K«a;e
a copy of the proceedings of the court martial
held for the trial of Lieut. George M. Hooe, that
his wrongs may be promptly redressed, and the
evils complained of corrected without delay.
Mr. Dromgoole inquired what measure of re
dress his colleague proposed by the introduction
of this resolution !
Mr. Stanley called Mr. Dromgoole to order,
making some remarks which, from the confusion
which immediately arose were inaudible to the
Reporter.
The Chair said the resolution could be receiv
ed only by general consent.
Mr. F. Thomas, of Maryland, objected.
Mr. Bolts thereupon moved to suspend the
rules, and demanded the yeas and nays; which
were ordered, and, being taken, resulied as fol
lows :
Yeas—Messrs. Adams, Alford, John W. Al
len, Banks, Baker, Bernard, Biddle, Black, Bond,
Bolts, Boyd, Briggs, Brockway, Win. O. Butler,
Calhoun, William B. Campbell, Carroll, Carter,
Chapman, Chinn, Claik, Coles, Connor, Crabh,
Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Cushing, Edward
Davies, G. Davis, Dawson, Deberry, Dennis,
Dillett, Doan, Edwards, Everett, James Garland,
Gates, Gentry, Goggin, Goode, Green, Griffin,
Grinnell, Habersham, Haws, John Hill, of Va.,
Hill ot N. C., Hoffman, Holmes, James, Jenifer,
Charles Johnston, Kempshali, King, Lewis,
Lincoln, Lucas, McCarty, Mason Mitchell,
Monroe, Montgomery. Morgan, Calvary Morris,
Naylor, Naylor, Nisbet, Osborn Palen, Peck,
Pope, Kariden, Rayner, Khett. Ridgway, Ser
geant, Sheppard, Simnnton, T. Smith, Stanly,
Storrs, Stuart, Waddy Thompson,.l. Thompson,
Tillinghast,'Poland, Triplett, Underwood, P. J.
Wagner, Warren, Edward D. White, Lewis
Williams, Joseph L. Williams, Wise—9s.
Nays—Messrs. J. Allen, H. J. Anderson,
Atherton, I3calty, Blackwell, Albert G. Brown,
t Burke, Carr, Clifford, Win. R. Cooper, Craig,
Crary, Cross, Dana, John Davis, Doig, Drom
-5 goole, Duncan. Earl, Eastman, Ely,Fine, Floyd,
, Foriiance, Galbraith, Gerry, Hammond, Hand,
J. Hastings, Hawkins, Hillen, Holleman, Hop
kins, Hubbard, Jackson, Jameson, Johnson. Cave
Johnson, N. Jones, J. W. Jones, Keim, Kemble,
, Kille, Leadbetter, Leet. Leonard, Lowell, Mc-
Clellan, McCulloh, McKay, Mallory Marchand,
Miller, Montanya, S. W. Morris, Newhard,
Parish, Parmenter, Parris, Paynter, Petrikin,
Prentiss, Reynolds, Robinson, E. Rogers, Kyall,
Samuels, Shaw, Albert Smith, John Smith,
Starkweather, Steenrod. Strong, Swearingen,
Sweeny, Taylor, Francis Thomas, Turnev. Van
derpool. D. D. Wager.cr, Walterson, Weller,
Jared W. Williams, Henry Williams, Worth
inton—Bs.
So the rules we:e not suspended.
dj* Those who voted in the negative are,
without a single exception, we believe, Adminis
tration men.—Ed. Chhon. & Sent.
Mr. McKay asked leave to offer a resolution
simply applying for a copy of the proceedings of
, the Court Martial, but concluded to postpone it
till to-morrow.
Mr. Jones renewed his motion to go into com
mittee on the whole on the state of the Union,
Mr. L nderwood remonstrated, observing that
this was private bill day.
Mr. Morgan and Mr. Goode demanded the
yca%amlnays; which, being taken, resulted as
loliows: Leas 112. nays 72.
So the rules were suspended.
Great Face—Boston and Gano.
The lovers of the sports of the turf will receive
i with much pleasure, the intelligence contained in
i the following letter, from Col. Long, the owne r
j of Boston.
’I he race will come off over the Lafayette
Course, near this city, on Monday, the Bth day
of December next, should no accident occur to
either horse.
P ETEHiBURG, Va., June 16th, 1840.
' Mes*r?. Thomas J. Walton
and Augustus Lampkin : $
Gentlemen—l have seen your communication
of the sth instant, to William T. Porter, Esq.,
Editor of the “ Spirit of the Times,” proposing
to run “ Gano ” a match of SIO,OOO aside, half
I forfeit, against any named horse, mare, or geld
ing in the Union, four mile heats, agreeable to
the rules of the Club over the Lafayette Course,
on the day preceding the next fall meeting. “ 1
accept the match with my horse Boston ,” the
forfeit to be put up whenever you may ask me,
or I may ask you.
Yours, with great respect,
JAMES LONG.
Court of Inquiry,
A few days since, we adverted to the charges
made against Capt. Dusenbcrry and Major Len
drum, upon which they were tried ; to-day, we
lay before our readers the charges as preferred,
and the remarks of the Baltimore American
thereon. Comment is needless.
From the Baltimore American.
Court ol Inquiry.
The following is a copy of the memorial which
I constituted the basis of the investigation recent
ly had in Baltimore, by a Court of Inquiry spe
cially appointed by order of the President of the
United Statas:—
| (confidential.)
To his Excellency the President of the United
States :
The undersigned have been appointed a com
mittee by the Democratic Convention of the city
of Baltimore, to wait on your Excellency and
request the immediate removal of Major Lcn
drum and Capt. Dusenberry from their stations
in their stations in that city. The reasons upon
which this request is founded are, that those gen
lleraen are employing the influence and patro
■ | nage of their places to injure and persecute the
supporters of the National Administration—a
1 course which the former has been pursuing for
past sixteen months, to the detriment of the
i public interest, and to the great wrong of the
Democratic party.
The Convention have been induced to apply to
i your Excellency, because all other applications
i j have failed to effect a redress of the grievance
complained of.—Permit us to assure your Excel
lency that no privat j or personal consideration
has influenced the Convention, or any of the
undersigned, in this matter ; but they have been
actuated solely by a regard for the public good,
and the just claims of the Democratic party,
s Your obediant servants,
Thomas L. Murphy,")
G. B. Wilson, J
R. B. A. Tate, y Committee.
T. C. Coyle, j
Samuel Darker, J
The people have now an authentic document
1 by w'hich they may be enable to judge advisedly
of the recent proceeding in this city relative to
the officers named in the memorial—a procee
ding which excited no little surprise, and of the
real nature of which many have not yet been able
to form a decided opinion. We here sec an ap
peal to the Piesideut as the head of the “Demo
cratic party,” made by men known as partisans
and who, it may be presumed, except as partizans,
would not have taken the step. The charge
against Major Lendrum and Capt Dusenberry is
that “those gentlemen are employing the influ
ence and patronage of their places to injure and
persecute the supporters of the National Aumin
istration.” Now it would certainly be a fault in
those gentlemen or in any other public officers,
civil or military if they should employ the influ
ence and patronage of their places to uphold any
political part}', or interfere as public officers in
such matters at all. But the charge is not made
on this general ground. Let us suppose that the
gentlemen above named had palpably and open
ly employed the patronage of their stations in fa
vour of the Democratic party. Does any one
suppose that the disinterested public spirit of the
memorialists would have prompted them to com
plain in this manner and request the immediate
removal of the officers so acting ? Is it not plain
to every body that the accusation is lodged against
them because they did not do this ?
The result of the investigation showed that
Major Lendrum and Capt. Dusenberry honestly
; endeavoured, in the making of their contracts
i to procure the best terms they could, compatible
with a prompt and faithful execution of the rc
i quired duties on the part of the those stipula
ting to pet form them. The political sentiments
of the persons with whom they dealt formed no
item in their contracts. They were required by
the nature of their offices to furnish supplies,
1 often in large quantities and at short notice.
Viewing the whole thing in the light of a busi
ness transaction, it was natural and proper that
they should prefer the bargain with men upon
! whom they rely for despatch—or with such as
could furnish the necessary articles at the fairest
prices and of the best quality.—lt sometimes hap
pened that they contracted with Whigs—and
sometimes with \an Buren men. But herein,
it would see n, was the crime, in the estimation
of the complainants. * These gentlemen were ob
noxious to the party because they did their duty
too well. It was a high misdemeanour that offi
cers of the Government did not allow partisan
considerations to enter into their dealings for the
aggrandisement of the supporters of the Admin
istration.
The issue of the whole matter will be, we pre
sume, to confirm and establish the principle of
partisan allegiance as one of the elementary rules
of official duty. It is t r ue that Major Lendrum
and capt. Dusenberry have been acquitted.
But what then! Is not the precedent set by
which any officer, in any department of public
service, may be arraigned at the instance of any
caucus of political managers, ifit has appeared to
them that he; has failed in due allegiance to the
party ? The principle ofsuch implied allegiance
has been so ;ar admitted as to be made the basis
ot a special commission of inquiry. Who shall
undertake to say where it will stop T
It the supposition did not verge too far into the
absured it would be curious to imagine how such
a memorial as the one published above would have
been received by George Washington, when
the Executive chair was honoured by his occu
pancy. We allude to tae absurdity of the sup
position, because it is difficult to believe that any,
in his time, having a knowledge of his char
acter, would have dared to approach his presence
as the liearers of such a document.
Hon. W. B. Calhoun.
An article has been going the rounds of the
\ an Buren papers, and among others was in
serted in “ The Southerner ,” copied from Bos
ton papers, charging upon the authority of a Mr.
Brown, a member of an Abolition Convention,
that the Hon. W. B. Calhoun of Massachusetts
had written home to his friends that Gen. Har
rison was an Abolitionist.—We copy the article
and Mr. Calhoun's denial of its truth.—We have
also in our possession a letter from Mr. Calhoun,
to the Editor of this paper, assuring us of its
falsehood.
From the National Intelligencer.
Washington, June 12, 1840.
Messrs. Caleb & Seaton : There appeared
in the Globe of Tuesday evening a brace of ex
tracts from two Admistration newspapers in Bos
ton, relative to myself primarily, but in connex
ion with a groat topic of great public interest.
The editor of the Globe superauded some com
ments of his own, in his peculiar veil. Immedi
ately upon seeing this article in the Globe, I ad
dressed a note to the editor, solely for the purpose
of correcting the misstatements of his Boston
coadjutors. This note he has seen fit not to
publish. I hare therefore to ask of you the fa
vor to admit it into your columns.
The letter of Gen. Harrison, referred to in my
note, was a short one, and consisted exclusively
of a response to this inquiry ; “Is it true that
Gen. Harrison, whilst Governor of Indiana, did
make an effort to introduce slavery into that Ter
ritory 1” This inquiry he responds to in the
same terms which he used in replying to the
same question eighteen years ego, in the “An
dress to the Public,” also referred to in my note.
The Globe makes quite a flourish about “private
pledges ,” ‘"declarations for the private eye,'
&c. If there be any such on the part of Gen.
Harrison, upon the subject of slavery, or upon
any other subject, they are totally unknown to
me. I know his opinionsupon this, as upon all
other topics, in common with the w hole commu
nity, and in no other way. To understand this
matter fully, it will be necessary to republish the
two articles copied into the Gioble from tlie two
Boston papers:
From the Bay State (Mass.) Democrat.
“Abolition Convention.—Being in the vi
cinity of the Melodeon this forenoon, we drop
ped into the Abolition Convention, which is
now sitting at that piece for the purpose of nom
inating Presidential electors, etc. for this State.
Among the speakers was a Mr, Brown, of North
ampton, who staled that, with reference to Gen.
Harrison’s sentiments on the subject of slavery,
he could inform the gentlemen of the convention
that Mr. Calhoun, member of the present Con
gress from this Slate, had written home to his
constituent that General Harrison was an Abo
litionist of the first water, and no mistake;
that he (Mr. Calhoun) had his information
from a source in be rtlied on. And, said Mr.
Brown, (who seemed to be ashamed of the piti
ful policy of Mr. Calhoun.) he says to bis con
stituents, you may make such use of this infor
mation as you please, but be sure it does not get
into the papers."
From the Boston Post.
“An Abolition Convention, held yesterday in
this city, one of the members of the convention
from Northampton, stated publicly, that Mr. Cal
houn, the British Whig member of Congress in
that District, No, 8, had written home letters to
satisfy the anti-slavery men that Harrison was a
whole-souled Abolitionist I Mr. Brown said that
these letters had come from Mr. Calhoun incon
sequence of the anti-slavery convention at North
amption having passed a resolve rather against
Harrison. Mr. Calhoun wrote to convince them
they were wrong. He (Mr. Brown) had seen
one of his letters, which was handed round by
the Whigs. Mr. Calhoun told the Abolitionists
in his letter, that Harrison was with us, (the Abo
litionists.) and would go all lengths ; and
that he (Mr. Calhoun) had this from authority,
which Mr. Brown understood to mean Gen. Har
rison himst.lt. But at the end of Mr. Cal
houn’s letter there was this caution ; “ Make such
use of this as you think best is private; but
do not let it get into the papers •• Mr. Brown
said that numerous copies of letters of this kind
were circulating among the Abolitionists in Afr.
Calhoun’s distiict.”
I pronounce the statements contained in the
above extracts, of any of Gen. Harrison's opin
ions, or of any fact in regard to him, upon the
authority of any letter of mine, to be totally and
unequivocally false.
W. B. CALHOUN.
The Mississippi.—The New Orleans Sun of
the 13th says, the river is still rising, in some
parts of the L*wee it is overflowing. We expect in
a day or two, to see the persons living in the front
streets seeking shelter in the back part of the
city.
Pennsylvania.—The recent judicious action
of the Pennsylvania Legislature, in the passage
of the Tax Bill, the Improvement Bill, and the
Bill to pay specie or its equivalent for interest due
on the Stale stocks, has already had its happy ef
fect on the credit of the commonwealth, which is
now placed on a firm basis. On Saturday, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania five percent were in
demand at 95, and 100 was asked by holders.
This fact is a striking practical illustration of the
wisdom of the sentiment recently urged by Mr.
Biddle, of maintaining at all hazards the
“plighted faith of the American States.”—Bal
timore American.
' ' ‘ I
Searching Questions. —The Chicago Amer
ican asks the following:
Is “Miles Hotchkiss, Esq." the “gentleman"
who rote to General Harrison in l>ebalf of the
Oswego Association, the individual who broke
jail at Albany, in the Stale of New York, while
confined thereon a charge of forgery I Does
he now keep a ball-alley and loafer grocery at
Oswegol 'J here arc persons in Chicago, who
know a Mr. Miles Hotchkiss, who answers the
above description.
From the Reformer.
lion. D. ebstcr.—Alexandria Festival.
Among the distinguished men who were present
at the great festival at Alexandria, in commemo
ration of the recent triumphant victory of the
Whig? in Virginia, was the Hon. Daniel Web
ster, who, in reply to a complime; tary toast, is
; said to have male one of the most eloquent and
. masterly speeches that ever emanated from his
J truly giant mind. We regret that the spirited ed
j itors of the Madisonian, only gave us what they
say, is an imperfect sketch of this eloquent produc
| tion of the great Eastern orator. Imperfect how
ever as it may be, we feel unalloyed pleasure in
being able to lay that portion of it which express
es his views in relation to Southern rights, before
| our readers, and we hope they will be amply
compensated with its insertion, to the exclusion of
our editorial re marks upon other and general topics.
\\ e invoke for it a calm and dispassionate perusal
by every man into whoso hands our paper may fall,
and we beseech him to conclude the perusal by
answering to himself this question:—What d n
ger has the South or Southern institutions to fear
from a party, whose sentiments are uttered in the
tone and spirit of Mr. Webster’s speech 3 Answer
this question to yourselves, and we hazzard the
assertion that there is rot an impartial Southern
man, who will venture the opinion that this high,
solemn and sacred pledge from Mr. Webster, is not
all he could ask, all he could desire. But we arc
keeping you from the speech.
Mr. W ebster said, he had never before the
happiness of addressing any considerable number
ofiiis fellow-citizens South of the Potomac river,
and he would not deny that he embraced the
occasion with ihe greatest pleasure. The partic
ular object of the meeting was one in which all
his feelings en'.ered most warmly, to commemo
rate the brilliant ach'evement of the Opposition
party of Virginia at the spring election; and todo
nonor to those who in that contest, upheld the
cause of the Constitution and our Republican
liberty. The Virginia spring election wrought a
great change, and was productive of the most
beneficial consequences. Before that struggle,
doubts were entertained with regard to the man
ner in which the South would act.—Before that
time, how much soever of feeling and interest in
behalf of the Opposition there might be here and
there in the South, there was not any certainty
that the feeling and interest were general, or that
the .South would make a firm, united stand
against the men in power. That question, so im
portant to the adversaries of corruption and mis
rule —so important to their great cause—was sol
ved at the spring elections. It was then made
manifest that Union and harmony exist among
the free and independent citizens of every section :
and whether we succeed or fail, our fate is identi
fied with the most distinguished and illustrious
men from every quarter of our country.
In this connection.
Mr. Webster said that, as a member of the
National Legislature, he could not forbear giving
; his testimony to the conduct of the opposition
i members from V irginia— to their ability, their
: zeal, their devotedness to their duties. He knew *
them well—and no man could more highly ap
preciate their character and service.—He then
repeated the expression of his high satisfaction
! at being e*» dded to address, directly, a Southern
: audience, on topics in which the North and South
have a common interest. He knew he was lis
tened to by Virginians—full of the feelings of
Southern men—and pledged as deeply to the
, fortunes of the South, as deeply as men can be
on this side of the grave—and here, before such
| an auditory, he desired to declare his determina
| tion to do all in his power to prevent the success
j of those measures which would divide the Whigs
of the South from the N'orth. On those ques
tions you (exclaimed Mr. Webster) are Whigs,
and I am a Whig!
[lmmense cheering, in the midst of which, a
I stout old yeoman cried out, “ Boys do you hear
that!” which produced still more rapturous ap
plause.]
You (continued Mr. W.) are Virginians. I
belong to the old Bay State ! But our enemies
shall not seperate the Whigs of the old Bay
State from the VV higs of the Old Dominion !
Here he was again interrupted by three loud
cheers. Those three cheers (said he, rising in en
thusiasm commensurate with that of the audi
ence) shall be heard of at Bunker Hill, on the
anniversary of the memorable battle there, and
the hills of Massachusetts shall reverberate with
the cheers of hrr people, answering back the
cheers of Virginia.
What is it, (he asked,) our enemies rely upon
to separate us! That we of the North meditate
injury against you! [A voice in the crowd,
|“ we will never believe it.] No: gentlemen, do
not believe it. I stand here, and in the name of
my fellow citizens of the North, I repel it as a
foul and unfounded calumny. We of New Eng
land are bound to you by our sacred compact,
the Constitution of the United States. That
instrument secures all your rights, and all pro
perty to be governed and disposed of as you see
fit; and I tell you, for one, that not one jot or
little of that compact shall ever be violated with
my consent. What, fellow citizens, have you to
fear from the people of Massachuse:ts ? Whot
have you to apprehend, on this vital subject, from
that son of your soil, descended from your best
Virginia stock, your own William Henry Harri
son—that child of Virginia with the blood of the
Revolution, and of independence coursing in his
veins. Can you believe that when he is cal
led from his farm and bis plough, to administer
the Government, that he will lay ruthless hands
on the institutions among which he was born and
educated I
“No! no! was responded by his auditory,
as with one voice.
“I say no, too.” We of the North and South
will join in fellowship and friendly communion
lon this matter. I stand in the presence of distin
; guished men from the Southern States;
now summon them into Court; —and ask them
as witnesses to declare to you whether I and my
political friends offtheNorth entertain any feelings
different from their own in regard to your entire
and undivided control over this subject, and your
other Stale concerns 1 Let them say, whether we
may not all come to that condition which exis
ted when Virginia and Massachusetts took coun
cil together—in the days of the Revolution—
when Washington and Hancock joined their
I thoughts, their feelings, their hopes, and acted
together in a glorious uause—when Massachu
setts and Virginia men stood together, braving
danger and death. How’ many bones of North
ern men lie at York Town I—How many sons of
Massachusetts, were present, when the British
laid down their arms at the foot of Virginia !
Leaving the local concerns of the Slates, Mr.
M .next turned to more general subjects. Every
day (he said) furnishes evidence that there is to
be a great revolution in public opinion. The
men in power, and their measures, a~e to receive
a rebuke such as no administration ever received.
| The distinguished orator here dwelt with great
. power and effect on me leading acts in their long
i career of mischief, and their effects upon all clases
and conditions of the people. The Administra
tion, he maintained, was to blame for all the suf
ferings that had oppressed and worn down
country. The Government had taken a wrong
direction since the close of the last Administra
tion. Their policy was boldly avowed to be to
feed, to clothe, and take care of themselves.
When any" set of men, in this country, presume
to act on the maxim of the French King, (“ I am
the State,”) they will quickly find out they have
made a mistake. By November next the Aratr-
[ lean people will ull Ibis Administrate ,l !
have something to say on that sulj-rt p -
the pledges of the men now at the head of
no hope of a change of measures can be n " r *
lained until there is a chance of men 't''
said Mr. W.) the change will come! «’
as that sun shall set in the Wot. w ,n r( ' SUr *
i the country rise in the West! [Great an, a lo
Mr. Webster referred to General
an extraordinary man ; but the a!
; he left to be carried out have been direct it
verv ordinary men. Their fatal error corn '
| ced the very beginning of the AdminSt* 0 ’
tion. It gave itself a very death blow befo- P !'
very being was well known. Being depriv / U
Gen. Jackson’s precedent of a fiscal »g.mr e ,
Slate banks, finding no footstep to fol •
the Administration resolved magnaniniouX?'
give uf> the subject altogether. Those
men say the people w ill take care of therm
and the people, to say the truth, have
to fake them at their word. They ar e
obliged to them, and henceforth will'iai,.
themselves * * C Care of
Feilow-cilizens, (continued Mr. W ~
must be no cessation in our warfare. „ „ ‘ erc
not stop or falter in our opposition to
ministration and its measures nil our los'*
perity is restored—the Government brought ut
to its ancient purity, wisdom, and dignity— f-l
prices assume their former level—till Tai', r '
mands its just and ready reward—j n thort ulltk.
causes of our reasonable complaints are removed
Not till then should we lay down out arms, o '
the 4th of July next I hope to meet my VelloJ*
citizens in Faneuil Hall, and I will hca’r to the'
greeting from you. Has the Admintslratioa
yielded to any portion of our countrymen t i
benefits they had a right to expect 1 (Cries of
No. no. ) I say no! Have you an inter**
«n anything whifth will not be maintained U
William Henry Harrison ? Can we lose anv
thing by a change? Let us, then g 0 f orwa ;j
together. \V e have made \\ illiam Henrv Har
nson the bearer ot our standard, and while h I
holds it, it shall not fall unless we tall along with
Correspondence of the Ao/riyw/ Intelligencer.
New York. June 17.
M e have the first news to-day from the <r r eat
gathering at Fort Meigs. Gen. Harrison\ as
there, and made a speech of an hour’s length.
U e shall have a report of it by-and-by, I s ° ur „
pose. From twenty-five to thirty thousand per"
sons where estimated to be present.
The Hon. Anson Brown, member of Congress
from the Saratoga District, in this State, died «
his residence in Uallston on .Monday morning
He had returned from Washington in feeble
hcsiih sbout 3. week bffore.
Toe Loco Foco members of the New Damp
shire Legislature have agreed in caucus to defer
the election of a United Stales Senator, to succeed
Mr. Hubbard, till next winter.
The final passage of the tax bill by the Penn
sylvania Legislature has had a gc'od effect on
. business here. One of the test consequences j,
the reduction of the rates of exchange on Philadel-
I phia and other Southern cities. Stocks have ail
i advan j ed - S. Bank has gone up since
Saturday. Exchange on England has been sold
as low as 6 per cent within a day or two, it
this-rate, no more specie will be exported.
A flood of demoralization has swept over our
land; and upon some states it rests in stagnant
pools, contaminating the atmosphere of Jileity
and threatening death to every thing virtuous'
noble and free.— Amos Kendall's Address.
| A severer commentary upon the corruptions,
frauds, peculations and pilferings of the adrninii
tration and its myrmidons cannot be found in the
writings of any whig editor or the speeches of
any opposition orator. A flood ofdemo.alization
has swept o%er the land. The loose morality of
M a-dnngton city has contaminated the public
mind—and its effecis are felt in the increase of
crime and the growing disregard of the restraints
The impunity with which office holders plun
| der the people and rob the treasury, the reckless
! assaults of unprincipled hirelings upon the char
| acterand fame of the most exalted patriot of the
day; the frequent defalcations and thefts of suh
| treasurers; the prostitution of public offices to the
purpose of electioneering ; the burning down of
departments; the mutilation of records ; the gar
bling of public documents and the usurpations
of the executive have undermined the public
morals, and “ threaten death to every thing virtu
ous, noble and free.” True as gospel.—.V. 0.
Bee.
An amusing anecdote is related of the loco
foco candidate for congress in the 2d district. At
a public meeting some days ago, he addressed the
people, and in the course of his remarks, denied
with great vehemence the existence of- ‘hard
limes.” declaring it to he a whig fabrication, Vc.
W hereupon, an honest citizen, who had been
listening with great attention, rose and addressing
i himself to the speaker, said, “Sir, since vou deny
positively that the times are haid, I trust you will
pay me the thousand dollars you have owed me
so long. I have frequently demanded it, hut your
constant plea has been “hard times,” “hard
times." The assembly was convulsed with laugh
ter, and General D. forgot for the moment all
his dignity, and looked very particularly foolish.
—,VcU? Orleans lice.
A Seed Farmer. —An honest son of Erin
who had saved money enough bv his industry to
purchase a small farm, undertook to manage it
himself. He accordingly bought his sedfis at a
seed store, and planted them all in papers —just
as they came from the store. A bystander who
observed him began lo laugh at him and told him
he was doing wrong. ‘Ah, let me alone for that,
said Pat. ‘I arn making a reed garden ; did ye
never sec seeds grow all prepared and labelled, ji»t
as they sell them in the shop ! Out upon ye!’ 4
B. W. Green’s Trial Concluded. —Me
learn from the Richmond Compiler, that on Mon
day evening the trial of B. W. Green was conclu
ded before the Examining Court, which came 1°
the unanimous decision to send him on for fur*
ther trial before the Fall term of the Superior
Court, on both counts of the indictment: Ist, for
I aiding and abetting Win. B Dabney in smuggling
| money from the Bank for his (Dabney’s) behoof:
and 2nd, involving the General charge ot larceny •
fraudulently taking, carrying away, &c. to the a
mount of $ 100,00 U and more. There was no *p*
plication made to bail him. Counsel for [he
Comm onwealth, Joseph Mayo and John KoLn
son. Esq. for the prisoner. B. W. Leigh. James
Lyons,Samuel Taylor and W. B. Archer, Esqs-
A Large Republican Family.—The De
troit Advertiser says, there is a gentleman now in
that city who, with his FOURTEEN CKO IB*
ERS, will vote for Harrison. They have ID h
SISTERS living, whose political views are j n
accordance with their own 1 This may be ca '*
cd an extensive and harmonious family-
Mustachics. —His Majesty Martin Ist, ha*
grac.ously granted the officers a' -
men of the dragoons to wear mustachics oj a
fashion to be regulated by the colonels ot ih‘ ir
respective regiments."—M as this order issued m
humble imitation of Queen \ jctoria s late man
date in reference to mustachics *