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MONDAY MORNING, JULY 6.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
Os Ohio;
The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe—the incor
ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican—
the patriotic Farmer of Ohio.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOHN TILER,
Os
Os Virginia;
A State Rights Republican of the school of ’9S—
one of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically
one of America’s most sagacious, virtuous and
patriot statesmen.
TOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT,
GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe.
DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden.
JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee.
JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock.
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark.
SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin.
ANDREW MILLER, of Cass.
WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb.
C. B. STRONG, of Bibb.
JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke.
E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs.
FOR CONGRESS,
3 WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup.
EUGENICS A. NISBKT, of Bibb.
LOTT WARREN, of Sumter.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn.
ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson.
JAMES A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam.
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
Q3nQ Q 9 .
Mr, Van Bureu’s Negro Vote,
We call the attention of our readcis to the fol
lowing extract from the Journal of the New York
Convention, and we wish them to give it a careful
perusal. It will then be seen how far Mr. Van
Buren was “opposed to any of negro pow
er.” His vote to strike out the word “white”
opened the door to every negro man in the State,
who was 21 years of age, to vote ; and but for an
amendment which was afterwards adopted, requi
ring them to be possessed of a freehold estate of
the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, they
would every one of them have voted. It is true
that Mr. Van Buren voted for the amendment re
quiring then? 3 to be worth so much, but this does
not alter the relation of his first vote to strike out
the word “white,” and let it read “every male
citizen,” with the avowed purpose of admitting
negroes to vote. Let it be rememberrd that the
motion to stride out was for the acknowledged
purpose negroes vote; and at the time
Mr. Van Buren voted to strike out, he did not
know that the Convention would require them to
be worth a freehold estate of the value of two
hundred and fifty dollars !
Georgians, South rn men, are you prepard to
support a man entertaining these principles ? Are
you prepared to vote for a man who has voted to
let every free negro in the State, vote for any
officer in the Government? thereby placing them
on a perfect equality with white men, in the exer
cise of that high privilege. But he has stiil more
recently shown his regard for negro influence in
the affairs cf the government, by admitting the
right of negroes to testify against white men, as in
the case of Lieut. Hooe. Southerners, recollect
these things, and weigh well their consequences.
From the Kent News.
Martin Van Buren in tavor cf Negro
Voting.
Proved officially, by the Journal cf the New York
State Convention , held in 1821, to amend the Con
stitution — which Journal can be seen at the office
of the “ KENT NEWS” in Chestertowa.
The fact is notorious, that when a member of
the New £ ork State Convention, in 1821, Martin
Van Buren voted in favor of negro suffrage.
On page 134 of the Journal, the report of the
committee c»n the elective franchise is given. That
report contained the word “ white ” before the
word “ citizens,” as follows:
“ Every white male citizen of the age of twenty
one years, who shall have resided in this State six
months next preceding any election, * * * *
shall be entitled to vote at such election, in the
town or ward, in which he shall resid,*, for Gover
nor, Lieut. Governor, Senators, members of tne
Assembly, and all other officers who are or may
be elected by the people.”
The report of the committee, was warmly de
bated, in consequence of a motion to strike out the
■word “ white,” so as to read “that every male
citizen of the age of twenty-one .years, who shall
have resided &c. It was distinctly announced that
the word •* white ” was inserted in order to ex
clude the right of suffrage. 'J hose who wished the
■word “ white ” stricken out, also avowed their
object in having it erased, was for the purpose of
giving to the negroes the right of voting. The
issue was fairly made on tins question, and that it
was so understood by the Convention, we make
two extracts; the first from the speech of Mr.
Ross, who wished the report to read white male
citizen , and thus exclude negroes. In giving his
reasons why negroes should be excluded, he says:
“ But why, it will probably be asked, are blacks
to be excluded ? 1 answer, because they are sel
dom if ever, required to share in the common bur
thens or defence of the State. There are also al
ditional reasons; they are a peculiar people, inca
pable in my judgment, of exercising that privilege
with any sort of discretion, prudence, or indepen
dence. They have no just conceptions of civil
liberty. They know not how to appreciate it, and
are consequently indifferent to its preservat on.
Mr. Clarke, who like Mr. Van Buren, voted in
favor of striking out the “ white,” which thus con
ferred the right of voting on negroes, remarked in
a speech, ©
“ I am unwilling,” said he, “ to retain the word
* white' because its intention is repugnant to all
the principles and notions ot lioert}', to which we
have heretofore professed to adhere, and to our
declaration of independence, which is a concise
and just expose of those principles. In that sacred
instrument we have recorded the following incon
trovertible truths. ‘We hold these truths to be
self evident —that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with certain un
alienable rights; that among these arc life, liberty ,
and the pursuit of happiness.' ”
The people of color, are capable of giving their
consent, and ever since the formation ot your gov
ernment they have constituted a portion of the peo
ple, from whence your legislators have derived
“ their just powers,” and by retaining that word,
you deprive a large and respectable number of the
people of tills State, of privileges and rights which
they have enjoyed in common with us, ever since
C e existence of our government, and to which
they are justly entitled.”
Mr. Jay, on page 190, moved that the word
“ white ” be stricken out. The vote was taken by
yeas and nays, (see page 202, of th» Journal,) and
resulted as follows :
Ayes-—Messrs. Bacon, Baker, Barlow, Beck
with, Birdseye, Bnnkerhoff, Brooks, Burroughs,
Buel, Carver, R. Clarke, Collins, Cratner, Day,
Dodge, Dtier, Eastwood, Edwards, Fords, Fish,
Hallock, Hces, Hogeboom, Hunting, Huntingdon,
Jay, Jones, Kent, King, Modrc, Manroe, Nelson,
Park, Paulding, Pilcher, Platt, Reeves, Rhinelan
der, Richards, Rogers, Roseburgb, Sanders, N.
Sandford, Seaman, Steele, D, Sutherland, Swift,
Sylvester, Tallmadge, Tuttle, VAN BUREN, Van
Ness, S. R, Van Rensselear, Van Vechten, Ward,
A, Webster, Wendover, Wheaton, E. Williams,
Woodward, Wooster, Yates —63.
Noes —Messrs. Bowman. Breese, Briggs, Carpen
ter, Case, Child, D. Clark, Clyde, Dubois, Evek
man, Fairlie, Eaton, Frost, Home, Humphrey,
Hunt, Hunter, Hord, Knoles, Lancing, Lawrence,
Lefforts, A Livingston, P. R. Livingston, McCall,
Milliiun, Pike, Porter, Price, Pumpelly, Radcliff.
Rockwell, Roof, Rose, Russel, Sago, R. Sanford,
Schcnck, Seely, Sharpe, Sheldon, J. Sr.therland,
Jfaylor, Ten Eyck. Townley, Townsend, Tripp,
Van Fleet, Van Horn, Verbrych, E. Webster,
Wheeler, Woods, Young —59.
The word white was accordingly stricken out.
Fourth of July.
The return of this national jubilee was marked
in this city by little ot that spirit with which it
was wont to be hailed in by-gone days.
The two volunteer Companies paraded and
marched to the Presbyterian Church, where a por
tion of the citizens had previously assembled, and
the Declaration of Independence was read by Dr.
Bennet Harris, and a very chaste and appropriate
Oration, delivered by the Rev. C. F. Sturgis.
From the Madisonian,
A Revolution F.Reeled.
In adverting to the passage of the Executive
Bank Charter, the Globe says ;
“ This great measure makes a revolution in the
Government as established by Alexander Hamil
ton, and restores it as established by the Constitu
tion.”
The Globe for once has managed to be consist
ent. In 1834 it denounced the Sub-Treasury as
“ Revolutionary and disorganizing —subversive of
the entire practice of this Government, from 1759
down to this day.” The revolution is now accom
plished, the practice of the Government subverted*
and we suppose disorganization must come next,
unless the Conservative principle should be effect
ually brought into action by the people.
Too bad. —The Van Buren papers say it is
insulting to the people for mechanics to address
public meetings. Have not workingmen as much
right to make speeches as corrupt members of
Congress 1
The Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, the whig
candidate for Governor, in that State, has resign
ed his seat in Congress.
Adjournment of Congress.
On the Ist instant the House of Representa
tives passed a resolution for closing the present
session of Congress on Tuesday, the 21st of July.
The Senate will concur.— Madisonian .
The Sub-Treasury.
This hill has finally passed the House of Repre
sentatives, and is no doubt, ere this, the law of the
land. Byway of showing our readers how it ope
rates, as it has been virtually in operation for some
time, we extract the following article and corres
pondence from the Cincinnati Gazette, of 25th
June last. It is rather a humiliating picture, it is
true, but as we apprehend that the people will,
ere long, be made very familiar with such trans
actions, it is well enough they should be prepared
for them.
THE SUB-TREASURY CURRENCY.
Under the above caption we noticed yesterday,
that a ton dollar Government draft upon Judge
Henderson, Receiver, had been dishonored “ lor
want of funds, because he was in advance to
the Government already.”
We shortly afterwards recived a note from Judge
Henderson, complaining of the use of his name,
denying the accuracy of the statement, and asking
an insertion of the note, “ in order that the real
truth of the case may appear.” We give the note
below, except so much of it as impugns our motive
in noticing the non payment of tne draft.
Cincinnati, Jane 23d, 1840.
Gentlemen —It is true gentlemen, that I at pre
sent till the office of Receiver, for the Government
at this place ; and am out of funds belonging to the
United States. That a Treasury draft of $lO. was
presented to me a few days since, when I commu
nicated to the person offering it the above impor
tant fact, (that I had no funds,) but at the same
time offering to take up the diaft by a check on
the Commercial Bank. This proposition not being
acceded to, the person withdrew taking away the
draft. This is all which transpired. As to my
suffering the draft to go to protest because ‘ I was
already m advance and had not confidence in my
part}',’ is an assumption, gentlemen, which I con
ceive the farts will not warrant \ou in making,
as I had no desire for the draft to be protested, and
offered my check for its redemption, I had not a
dollar about me, or I wculd readily have paid the
demand ; and as to my want of confidence in my
party, as you state, it is a most egregious mistake
in making of it, and I have entire confidence with
those with whom I am associated.
Thomas Henderson.
Rec. Pub. Mon. Cin. Ohio.
Upon receipt of this note we our in
formant, the person who held the dishonored draft,
and he lias sent us the following statement:
Cincinnati, June 23, 1840.
I ca’led at the office of Thomas Henderson, Esq.
on Friday last, and presented the draft alluded to
for ten dollars, drawn by the Treasurer of the U.
Stales, and payable to me, as attorney for Rufus
Freemen a pensioner. Mr. H. stated that hed-'i
nA know why the Treasurer cf the United States
continued to draw on him—that he had no funds f
the Government , and had not had for six rr .iths,
of which he advised them —and that he was then in
advance.
When I was leaving his office, he stated that he
had some private funds in the Commercial Bank,
and that, as it was a small amount, he would give
me a check on that Bank. 1 asked him what kind
of funds it would be paid in, he said in current
Banknotes. I declined to receive it. I then called
on a Notary to protest the draft, but he advised
me not to have it protested, as it would do no good,
and subject me to pay $2, and therefore it was not
done. 11. F. Hill.
From the Richmond Whig of 30 th ult.
Southern Literary Messenger.
Circumstances have conspired to retard the June
issue of this periodical. We unders'and that It
will be ready for delivery to subscribers on
ThmsJay morning next, (July 2d.) While tbe
good things usually found in the pages of the Mes
senger, render its early appearance highly accept
able, yet it is to be hoped that its patrons will
forget in partaking of its contents, the disappo nt
ment that may have been occasioned by delay.
We are requested by Mr. While, to ask of edi
tors as a favor, that they will give notice in their
respective journals, that the June number of the
Messenger will appear next Thursday.
For the Chronicle and Sentinel.
What Next?
The blunders of historians are as numerous as
they are unpardonable. I know of nothing which
more entitles a man to the gratitude of the univer
sal world, than exposure of such blunders. Hence,
I now publicly proclaim the obligations the pre
sent generation ought to feel to Mr. X. Y. Z.,of the
Savannah Georgian, for his late scientific demon
stration, in two solemn columns of letterpress, and
a diagram to boot, that the battle of Tippecanoe
was most shamefully LOST (!!) by Gen. Harrison.
It is very strange, that the world never found this
out sooner. With such a press, and such editors,
as the old federal party then commanded ; with alj
their rancorous hostility to the administration, and
eagerness to grasp at every thing that smelt of dis
grace ; it is passing strange, that thirty years
should have gone by, before the real truth was
found out. X. YZ. deserves the more credit for
discovering what was so long concealed. The
more difficult to find a thing the more credit in
finding it, and the sharpest of all possible optics,
are those who
“ See what is not to be seen.”
I hope Mr. X. Y. Z. will proceed in the glorious
career he has begun, of revealing the truth, in re
ference to military chieftans —of tearing the laurel
from the brows of the unworth)' —and making the
coward and the craven stand forth in their native
deformity. It will be a laborious task ; but what
labor can deter such a writer from opening the
eyes of posterity ? Think of the bays that he will
earn ! I shall not advise him *o prove that Wel
lington was defeated at Waterloo—every body
knows that already. But it will be an object
werthy, even of his pea, to show that Nelson lost
the battle of the Nile—that the Constitution was
taken by the Gurriere, and that Washington sur
rendered to Cornwallis at Yorktown. When he
shall have successfully exposed the humbugs
which have led us all to a contrary belief, I will
point out to him other errors in history, not less
glaring ; but for the present I trust these few will
suffice. A. B. C.
From the Richmond Whig.
The Negro Witnesses.
The Federal press are in a terrible state of con
fusion in consequence of the President’s approval
of the introduction of two negroes to testify a
gainst an officer in the Navy. They make desper
ate efforts to exonerate the little Kinderhooker;
but all in vain. They cannot get over the main
and all-important fact, pioven by Mr. Van Burcn’s
endorsatiun, in his own hand writing:
“I FIND NOTHING IN THE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT HOOE,
WHICH REQUIRES MY INTERFERENCE.”
“M. V. jB.”
This is a poser —It convicts their chief of still
harboring the same predilections for the African
race, which he exhibited in advocating free negro
suffrage in the New York Convention.
With a view to turn away the indignation of the
Southern peop’c for this gross indignity offered to
them by the Chief Magistrate of the Republic, the
Globe, Enquirer, &c. seek to change the issue, by
arraigning the conduct of Lieut. Hooe. Os this
we know nothing, and care nothing—it has nothing
to do with the case. He may have kicked Capt.
Uriah P. Levy, or slapped his jaws—but still he
was a Virginian aud a while man, and he was enti
tled to be tried by his peers, and upon the testimo
ny of his peers only —and not the black servants
of his Proiecutor.
But we are informed that when all the farts of
the case come out, they will not only vindicate
Lieut Hooe, but still further startle and arouse the
indignation of the South. We await a promised
expose on the subject with much curiosity.
From the Whitehall Chronicle.
Vermont Convention.
The people of Vermont met yesterday at Bur
lington, and nominated the old State officers for
re-election, witli perfect unanimity.
The assemblage was, by far, the largest ever
known in Vermont, and variously estimated at
from 10 to 15,000.
This vast assemblage, from every county in the
State, was early organized under the direction of
Col. H. Thomas, Marshal of the day, in piocsssion
and marched thiough the principal streets of the
village, then to College hill, thence north to Pearl
street, down which, to the square, at which time,
the last of the procession was just falling into line.
It was more than three miles long
In the afternoon the people were addressed from
a platform, in fiont of the court house, by Messrs.
Adams and Upham, of Vt., E. D. Culver, of New
York, and Gen. Wilson, of N. H., with their usual
eloquence and ability, for more than six hours.
Acres of men wore listening to them with an in
tensity of interest, commensurate .witli the great
objects for which they weie assembled.
The day passed oft’ without accident to a single
individual, and no one was observed intoxicated
throughout the whole day.
The State of New York was represented by
some 5 or 600 Whigs.
Indiana —A Van Buren Elector out for old
Tip. —We find the following letter in the last Lou
isville Journal:
To the Editors of the Louisville Journal „•
Some time since, in my absence from Indiana,
my name was placed as candidate for Elector in
the 2d Congressional District of Indiana among the
Van Buren candidates for that e lice. Seeing my
name thus published in the Wabash Inquirer, a
Van Buren paper —I forthwith addressed a letter to
editor, saying to him, that I did not thank
them for the nomination ; informing him at the
same time, that I was raised by an honest farmer,
and that thieving was not in fashion when I set
tled and fixed on my principles, and that believing
them fixed and based upon constitutional and cor
rect grounds, it would be incompatible with the do
ings of this administration for my name to be used.
This statement 1 wished to be published in the In
quirer, where my name was placed, but it was not
and in some prints it still stands as an administra
tion candidate. Yours,
GEORGE SECRETS.
Federalism is made up of falsehood. Its princi
ples are false ; its facts are false ; its doctrines are
faFe ; and finally, its men are false. — Globe.
Thus sailh the Globe of Thursday night last;
and, ap, ugh the charges are sweeping ones, it is
not for us to gainsay them. We have never been
the defenders of Federalism. It lias been, on the
contrary, our fortune to receive from it many hard
knocks, and to give many in return as hard as we
could, decently, bestow them. Ihe first musket
• we ever shouldered was to defend a Republican
newspaper office against a threatened Federal mob.
It is not for us, therefore, to deny the truth of what
the Globe is pleased to say of the falsehood of Fed
eralism and Federalists. But what say you , Messrs.
Buchanan, and Wall, and Hubbard, and Vander
pool. and Prentiss, and all ye other Federal sup
porters of the Administration ? What say you to
the charges of your amiable friend of the Globe ?
Are you and your principles, and your pvts, and
your doctrines false — all false ? Hold up your
heads, gentlemen, and answer: Guilty, or not
guilty.—Rational Intelligencer.
J From Florida.
We learn from a passenger arrived in the steam
boat Florida, from Black Creek, that the expe
dition under Cols. Twiggs and Harney had re
turned after destroying twenty seven corn fields
and taken three prisoners—Wild Cat’s mother
and daughter, and a negro who was one of the
crew of the schr. Comet, wrecked on Cape Car
nival some time since.— Georgian 3a inst.
“ I meant to have tould yc of that hole,” said
an Irishman to his friend, who was walking with
him in his garden, aud stumbled into a pit of wa
ter. “No matter,” says Pat, blowing the mud
i aud water out of his mouth, “ I’ve found it.”
For the Chronicle and Senlinei.
A Cure for Hard Times.
It was said, a few years since, “Alabama has
ruined herself.” She laid a prospective scheme of
five years’ redemption for her then existing obli
gations. It seemed that her currency aftd means
of meeting her obligations were ruined. The re
sult is seen to be otherwise. She is now in a far
better state than we are in Georgia. Suppose we
try to improve upon the remedial mood. It may
be like taking a kill-or-cure dose. Here is the
prescription :
Instead of an issue of $759,000, by our Central
Bank, suppose she issues $75,000,000; this amount
will be just as good as the former one. It will do
for all home purposes. Let Savannah buy the
crops as they come to market with it, send off our
Cotton, supply us with such foreign goods as we
need ; —let our Manufactories get into full play,
our mines, our iron hills, our lime, marble, wheat,
pork, grain of all kinds, —why we are a nation
ourselves ! All kinds of climate, from seaboard to
mountain, with such a currency as above, we shall
be as safe as if w r e had a wall built around us ; we
shall then own all we possess ! It wiil make no
difference who is our President, or whether Amos
publishes his extra Globes or not —we shall be a
Globe ourselves, and elegantly revolve in our own
mbit. I think we had better stop some of our
railroad projects, because if our money is just in
tended to circulate amongst ourselves, our roads
arc long enough. We had also better see if we
have not got warp enough, fur the filling on hand,
as it may take some time to spin more. There is
such a thing as doing too much, even of a good
thing.
I sec the U. S. Bank of Pennsylvania has at last
considered it wise to curtail her expenses, that is,
she has, and is reducing the salaries and numbers
of her officers, so as to save SIOO,OOO per annum.
Some of our great corporations might profit by the
same course. In old times money was made by
saving, but in these latter days it seems to have
been reversed ; but the result is loss, bankruptcy
and ruin. I did not intend to touch politics, but I
believe I must not omit to give my opinion of the
Presidential election, as tire welfare of the other
States is gieatly at stake in who shall be who 1 —
As I am a plain man, with scarcely plain common
sense, why, of course, I would prefer General
Harrison ; he seems to be about the only fragment
we have left of the kind of men who are not daz
zled with splendor —neither jostled out of an hon
est, straight-forward course by every scheming
jack-a-napes, time-serving statesman. I think he
will put things to rights, though it will boa hard
job ; but he is a hard old fellow, and has been used
to hard work. I should imagine such chaps as
Amos would be pretty haid to shove off, —but
when he docs go, the way lie will mo\e will not be
slow; he will get more kicks than coppers. I
saw one of his Circulars the other day,—he is
making use of his old franking privileges left
handed. “Frank to me,” says Amos to his late
ten thousand deputies ; go it, boys —Globes—extra
Globes —circulate —subscribe—-pay me support
me, and you shall all be remembered in the glori
ous victory lam trying to win. If I had any in
fluence with the Union party of this State, I would
advise them to be careful of three prominent mem
bers of Congress, now from this State, who have
strayed like lost sheep ; take care, they used to
give you gall. They, perhaps, thought you were
rather scarce in the way of great men, ard they
might be a sort of cap-stone to your party.—
You had better go on with your own materials, —
the.m chaps will soon burst their boilers.
Sihon Scraper.
In Senate,
Monday, June 29, 1840.
NORTHEASTERN BOI'XIUKT.
The following message was received from the
President of the United Slates, by Mr. A. Van
Buren, his Secretary.
To the Senate :
The importance of the subject to flic tranquil
ity of our country makes it proper that I should
communicate to the Senate, in addition to the in
formation heretofore transmitted in reply to their
resolution of the 17th of January last, the copy
of a letter just received from Mr. Fox, announc
ing the determination of the British Government
to consent to the principles of our proposition
fir the settlement of the question of the North
eastern boundary with a copy of the answer
made to it by the Secretary of Stale. I cannot
doubt that, with the sincere disposition which
tuates both Governments to prevent any olh
than an amicable termination of the controvesry,
it will be found prac cable, so to arrange the de
tails of a conventional agreement on the princi
ples alluded to as to effect that object.
The British commissioners, in their report com
municated by Mr. Fox, express an opinion that
the true line of the treaty of 1783 is materially
different f rom that so long contended for by Great
Britain. The report is altoge cr expaite in i s
character, and has notyet, as far as we are inform
ed, been adopted by the British Government.
It has, however, a. timed a form sufficiently au
thentic and important toj stify the belief that it
is to be used herea. er by the British Govern
ment in the discussion of the question of boun
dary, and as it diff.rs essentially Vom the line
claimed by the United Sta ,an immediate pre
paratory exploration and survey on our part, by
comi ssioners appointed for that purpose, of the
portions of the territory therein more particulary
brought into view, would in my o' inion, be prop
er. If Congress concur with me in this view of
the subject, a provision by them to enable the
Executive to carry it into effect will he necessa
ry. ‘ M. VAN BUREN.
Washington, 27th June, 1840.
Me. Fox to Mr. Forsyth.
Washington, June 23, 1840.
The undersigned her Briteonic Maj ’s En
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,
has the honor to transmit to the Secretary of
State of the United States, by order of his Gov
ernment, he accompanying p.in ad copies of a
report; al map which have been presented to her
M esty’s Government by Colonel Mudge and
Mr. Feath onhaugh, the commissioners i
ployed during the last - 'ion to survey the dis
puted terriloiy.
The undersign J is ins ucted to sa\, that u
will of cour j have become the duty of her Ma
jesty’s Government to lay the said report a J
map be’ >re Parliament; but her M ‘esty’s Gov
ernment have been desirous, as a mark of courte
sy and consideration towards the Government of
the United States. ..hat documents bearing upon
a question of so much interest and importance
to the two countries, should, in the first instance
be communicated to the President. The docu
ments had been officially placed in the hands of
her Majesty’s Government, only a few days previ
ously to the date of the instructions addressed to
the under ’ ned.
Her Majesty’s Government feel an unabated
desire to bring the long pending questions con
nected with the boundary between the United
States and the British possessions in No
America, to a final and satisfacto. - settlement;
being well aware, that questions of this nature
as long as they remain open between two coun
tries, must be the source of frequent irritation
on both sides, and are liable at any moment to
lead to events that may endanger the existence
of friendly relations.
The best clue to guide the two Governments
in their future proceedings, may perhaps be ob
tained by an examination ot the causes of past
failure; and the most prominent amongst these
causes has certainly been a want ot correct in
formantion as to the topographical features and
physical character ot the district in dispute.
This want of adequate information may be
traced as one of the difficulties which embarras
sed the Netherlands Government in its endeavors
to decide the»points submitted to its arbitration,
in 1830—The me has be. n felt by the Govern
ment in England : it has been felt and admitted
by the Government of the United States, and
even by the local Government of the contiguous
Slate of Maine.
The British Government and the Government
of the United Stales agreed, therefore, two years
ago, that a survey of the disputed territory, by a
joint commission, would be the measure best cal
culated to elucidate, and solve the question at is
sue. The President proposed such a commission
and her Majesty’s Government consented to it :
and it was believed by her Majesty’s Government
that the general principles upon which the com
mission was to be guided, in its local operations,
had been - tied by mutual agreement, arrived
at by means of correspondence which took place
between the two Governments in 1837 and
1838.
Her Majesty’s Government accordingly trans
mitted. In April of last year, for the considera
tion of the President, the draft of a convention
to regulate the proceedings of the proposed com
mission. The preamble of that recited texlually
the agreement that had been come to by means
of notes which had been exchanged between the
two Governments ; and the articles of the draft
were framed, as her Majesty’s Government con
sidered, in strict conformity with that agree
ment. •
But the Government of the United States did
not think proper to assent to the convention so
proposed.
The United States Government did not indeed
all dge that the proposed convention wasatvari
a ice with the result of the previous correspon
dence between the two Governments; but is
thought that the convention would establish a
commission of “ mere exploration and survey,”
and the President was of opinion that the step
next to be taken by the two Governments, should
be to contract stipulations bearing upon the face
of them the promise of a final settlement, under
some form or other, and within a reasonable
time.
The United States Government accordingly
transmitted to the undersigned, fur communica
tion to her Majesty’s Government, in the month
of June la t, a counter draft of a convention, va
rying considerably in some ;ar as the Secreta
ry of State of the United o - admitteddn his
letter to the undersigned of the 29th July hr t,
from the draft proposed by Great B rlta ' n * But
the Secretary of State added, that the United
States Government did not deem it necessary to
comment upon (he alterations so made, as the
text itself of the counter draft would be found
sufficiently perspicuous.
Her Majesty’s Government might certainly wolf
have expected that some reasons would have been
given to explain why the United States Govern
ment declined to confirm an arrangement which
was founded upon propositions made by that Go
vernment its If, and upon modifications to w
that Government had agreed: or that if the Amer
ican Government thought the draft of convention
thus proposed was not in conformity with the
previous agreement, it would have pointed out in
what respect the two were considered to (filler.
Her Majesty’s Government, considering the
present state of the boundary question, concur
with the Government of the United States in
thinking that it is on every account expedient
that the next measure to be adopted by the two
Governments should contain arrangements which
will necessarily lead to a final settlement; and
they think that the convention which they propo
sed last year to the President, instead of being fra
med so as to constitute a mere commission of ex
ploration and survey, did, on the contrary, con-,
tain certain stipulations calculated to lead to the?
final ascertainment of the boundary between lhs
two countries.
There was, however, undoubtedly, (ne essen
tial difference between the British draft and the
American counter draft. The British draft con
tained no pro- on embodying the principle of
arbitratioi ; the American counter draft did con
tain such a provision.
The British draft contained no provision for ar
bitration. because the principle of arbitration had
not been proposed on either side during the nego
tiations upon which that draft was founded; and
because, moreover, it was understood at that time
that the principle of arbitration would be decided
ly objected to by the United States.
But as the United States Government have
now expressed a wish to embody the principle of
arbitration in the propos. i convention, her Ma
jesty’s Government are peifcctly willing to ac
cede to that wish.
The undersigned is accordingly instructed to
te offi Ally to Mr. Forsyth, that her Majesty’s
C wernment consent to the two principles which
rm the main foundation of the American coun
ter dre ; namely, fust, that the commission to be
appointed shall be so constructed as necessarily to
lead to a final settlement of the questions of boun
dary at issue between :’ie two countries; and sec
ondly that in order to secure such a lesult, the
convention by which the commission is to be
created all contain a provision for arbitration
upon points as to which the British and Ameri
can commissioner may not be able to agree.
The undersigned is, however, instructed to add,
that there are many matters of detail in the Amer
ican counter dra ~ which her M ’esty’s Govern
ment cannot adopt. 'I he undersigned will be
furnished i.om his Governor by an early op
portunity, with an amended in conformity
with the principles above stated, to be submitted
to the consideration of the President. And the
undersigned ex r >cts to be at the same time fur
nished with instructions to propose to the Gov
ernment of the United States a fresh local and
ternpora r y convention, for the better prevention
ofincidental border collisions within the disputed
territory, during the ‘ ne that may be occupied
in carrying through the operations of survey and
arbitration.
The undersigned avails himself of this occasion
to renew to the Secretary of State the assurance
of his distinguished consideration.
11. S. FOX.
The Hon. John* Fokstth, &c. &,c. &c.
Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Fox.
DtPAUTMEXT OF STATE.
Washington. 26th June, 1840
The undersign J.Secre of Stale of the Uni
ted Sta 'os, hrs had the honor to receive a note
ad ’ . Ito him onthe22d instant by Mr. Fox,
- ’ -voy Extraordinary and Minister Plei p
tiary of Great Brita-n, enclosing printed copies of
the report and m ) laid before the British Gov
ernment by the commissioners employed during
the last season to survey the * ritory in dispute
between the two countries, and communica ing
the consent ot her Britannic Majesty’s Govern
ment to the two principles which form the main
foundation of the counter proposition of the Uni
ted States for the adjustment of the questions.
The undersigned, having laid Mr. Fox’s note
before the 1 resident, is instructed to say, in an
swer, that the President duly appreciates the mo
tives of courtesy which prompted the British Go
; vernment to communicate to that of the United
* States the documents referred to; and that he de
rives great satisfaction from the announcement
i that her Majesty’s Government do not relinquish
J the hope that the sincere desire which nr |
both parlies to arrive at an amicable f lc
will at length bo attended with success; a,#
the prospect held out by Mr. Fox, ot' b ls i "‘jHp o s
accordingly furnished, by an cariv
with the dra. of a proposition amended iA S9ore
formity with the principles to which her w""' V o ic<
ty’s Government has acceded, to be submit* n q
the consideration of ibis Government. J not
Mr. Fox states that his Government mid,* - Gcorp
expected that, when the American cou.iu i
was communicated to him, some reason
have been given to explain why the UnitS
Government declined accepting the British,-" News
of convention, or that, if it thought i A _. •;
not in conformity with previous agreeing "*PT*JV
would have pointed out in what respect it ’ ll
were considered to diller.
In the note which the undersigned nddro . r Ar
Mr. Fox on the 29th of July of the lasu'V.Jfe'v
transmitting the American counter draft ht ■* >r, S
tfd that in consequence of the then rccet t . f
on the frontier, and the danger of collU^m
tween the citizens and subjects of the tw 0 G
ernincuts, a mere commission of exploration , *
suivey would be inadequate to the e,\i<. e n, v '.B
the occasion, and fail behind thejust ex peer !
of the people of both countries, and refenedto
importance of having the measure next ado !"i9l
bear upon its fare stipulation* which must rr!i!B Ar
m a final settlement, under some form, and in Arfean
sonablc lime. 1 licsc were the reasons which 1 fllw
ducedthe President to introduce in the new '"'WT C
ject, the provisions which he thought calcuhnl betw
for the attainment of so desirable an object- a e & ilo '
which, in his opinion, rend ed obviously H
cess-ary any allusions to the previous agreernrm ■
referred to by Mr. Fox. The President « «
fied to find that a concurrence in those views TH “
brought the minds of her Majesty’s GovernmemH ‘
to a similar conclusion; and from this fresh ir t <i B “
cation of harmony in the wishes of the two Ca i;'Sß Al
nets.be permit* himself to anticipate them'H -
satisfactory resuh from the measure underconsid-l I
eration. 11 <
The undersigned avails himself of the opportu 9 ‘
nity to offer to Mr. Fox renewed assurance of his 9 ‘
distinguished consideration. ‘ ‘
JOHN FORSYTH. I /
H. S. Fox. esq. &c. &e. y| A
On motion by Mr. Buchanan, the message was 3 s
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations I m in
and ordered to be printed. I i olv .
I Btat:
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Whig Lie.—Gov. Barbour in the course of I hois
his Speech at the Dinner, aptly illustrated the uni- I Sine
versal applicability of this Federal argument, by Giv.
an anecdote: I tind
A political meeting of both parties was held . P
somewhere in King George. A Van Burenite
thought to regale himself and friends by taking —-
along a jug of Whiskey. But indulging rather I C
freely, he al an early hour sought the shade and B lld
a nap.— When he awoke, the morning was past,B_. i l .
and the political meeting was dispersed. A reh-1 A
gious mee ting had succeeded, and a preacher was I folk
expounding the truths of Scripture, when ourß nol
friend of the jug, going in and listening awhile, BL
and supposing the speaker to lie a Whig Orator,
pronounced aloud “ that's a d d Whig lit." H* ru
This is no fancy sketch—it actually occurred || j
as stated. — Richmond Whig. ||fcr i
Bef.f.—lt the flesh of ox-beef in young, i; B C
will have a fine smooth open grain, be of a good I 6611
red, and feel tender. 7’lie tat should look white B le
rather than yellow ; for when that is of a deep i|*-“
color, the meat is seldom good. The grain of If. i)
cow-beef is closer, and the fat whiter, than that | clni
of ox-hoes; but (he lean is not so bright a red. B lia
The gramot bull 1 sis closer still, the fat hard
and skinny, the lean of a deep red, and t .-tron- a t
ger scent. Ox-beef is the richest and largest; fes;
but to some tastes, heifer ocet is better, if well citi
bd. In old meet there is a straek of horn in the?
ri’ of beef; the older the harder this is; and the
flesh is not finely flavored.— A.U old Fanner's I vui
Diary. .pro
* (
Charles Dickens (Boz.) —A London cor*ifel)
respondent of the N. \. Mirror, writes: “Poorß
Dickens! He is very ill. The truth is, he is B~
deranged. Ibis is not generally known; but,Bu
alas ! it is too true. I fear the world has had ilwl'tloi
best of him. He was a meteor, bright but fleeting- B^
Corns.—An exchange paper gives the follow |.# €
ing as a never failing remedy for corns:—Takeß__
ot tincture ot iodine 4 (Jyachms, ioduret of ironß
12 grains, chloride of antimony 4 drachms; toijyh
be applied with a camel’s hair brush, alter paringßjCo
the corn. The sufferers will rejoice to knowß
that three applications are generally sufficient. |l(h
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool , June 3
Latest dates from Havre. June fjEl
Charleston, July 4.
Cotton. —The transactions in Upland, althoughKo
fight, have been at more settled rates than charac-Mlh
the operations at the close of the pievious IKlci
week. The sales are 1603 bass at the followingß<n
pric 23 at 63 ;85 at
21 at 7.; ; 3S at 7ij ; 18 8; 107 at 8|; 2G at SK
3-16 ;58at8+;52at S§ ;23 at ;65 at 8]; Shi
384 at 9 ; 111 at 9J ; 220 at ; and 239 bags at ■
10 cents per lb. The following quotations will
give a correct view of the market: —Inferior and I
ordinary, G~a 7 3 ; middling and middling fair, 8 a
84 ; fair to lly iir, 9
per lb. In long Cotton, \vc give the salt of 16 I
hags Sea Island, at prices ranging from 16 ta 24; I
58 at 33 ; and 30 at 253; with a fexv bags stained I
do. irom 10 10 1.23 cents per lb.
Rice —The business dene in this article has been I
unusally limited, which is to be attributed to tbe m
very limited supply on sale, and which lias also 1
bad the effect to advance prices fully 1-I*3 on the f J|
operations of tbe previous week. About 190 tier- S
ccs have been sold at piices ranging from $- B
to 3 1-16 per iOO lbs.
(Jrain .—About 5600 bushels Corn have been re- H
ceived during the week, which have changed hand* B
w thin quoted rat ..:, —65 a6B cts. per bushel. X® B
arrival Ox ither Hay. Orts. or Teas, since our last I
J L ur. —A lair business has been done in set era- a
de. ip ons of Flour. I t
Salt. —Liverpool fine and coarse has been sellir-
from second bands—the former at I' 1 , and theJat- I 1
; ter at 1 40 a 50 per sack.
Bacon and Lard. —The business done in the-* I .
ai tides has been confined to small lots for the re- I
tail trade.
Groceries. —Our Grocery market continues dm- I -
3he only tra. section within our knowledge, is U I
sale of about 150 hhds. Muscovado Sugar, from ‘ I
to 84, according to quality.
Exchange. —nibs on England a 9 cent, prent-
Cn France we quote of 17 aof 22. Sight checks
on New York 3 per cent prem. j., S
Freights. —To Liverpool, we quote Cotton at | |
per lb. nominal, iiavie for Cot on, U a . r B
Co-ton 4 a per lb. for Cotton. To New \H
75 a 100 cents per bale for Colton, in round anu H
square bags, and 78 cts. per tierce for Rice. j
New York, July J- .HE
Cotton. —We have had a fair demand since 2
June, both for exportation and consumption, at k- ■
extreme prices that ruled previous to the arII Y, |||-
of the Great Western. The better soils have -- I
vanned a shade,and sales amount to 5,1C0 fl
A targe proportion has been taked for Liveipoo.. I . <
a better quality then usual, but the low i ati's H
freight ruling for Havre has induced large p uri ! , f fl
ses of the former description for tint po:t- , f
stock is about 19,< .0 bales, againist 60,000__ at ■ ■
same period of 1839—18,010 in 1838 —lo,ot I
1837. -i I
Ordinary, \ gs | ?
T
(iO«d lair iv ■.
Good to Fine, ' l ',- f.. B’
The sales yesterday arc all to
(say 800 bales) at full prices. Envoitu* M
j operating till the departure of the stesiner- $
I ports in New Voik since Ist October, 290, v it