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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
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SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 11.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON,
Os Ohio ;
The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe—the incor
ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican—
the patriotic Fanner of Ohio.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER,
Os Virginia;
A State Rights Republican of the school of ’9B—
—of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically
one of America’s most sagacious, virtuous and
patriot statesmen.
FOR 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.
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FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene.
R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham.
JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup.
EUGENIUS A. NISBET, of Bibb.
LOTT WARREN, of Sumter.
THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn.
ROGER@L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson.
JAiIES A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam.
THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee.
Corporal Mum.
The “ wise and worthy Editor ” of the Con
stitutionalist gave us quite a lecture on respecta
bility, weight of character, respect of parties, good
breeding, respectable associations, &c. &c., and
finally, has retired from the late contest, which he
provoked, acknowledging his inability to maintain
it. He forsooth, as he very modestly intimates,
is particularly respectable, possessing great weight
of character, enjoys the respect of all parties, has
been well bred, and has always associated with
the best Society!.! This is all very well, and
particularly, so coming from the source it does.—
He is a marvellously well bred man, but who, un
less the Editor had made the disclosure, would
ever have suspected such a thing, and his asso
ciations, they too, have been good. Astonishing !
positively astonishing ! We know nothing of
his breeding, whether well or ill-bred, and quite
as little o^!is associations, nor do we suppose if
we had known them, that we should ever have
courted them.—But the Editor has said, he is
well-bred, and that his associations have been
good, and we proclaim it, knowing that noweil
bred gentleman would assert what was not true,
that he says he has been well-bred, and that his as
sociations have been good. And being thus bred,
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he is determined not to notice us in future, that
iiSe cannot stoop from his high and dignified
station, to notice any thing coming from the
Uhrggiicle and Sentinel, unless it be misrepresen
tations.—This is dignified, indeed, and it comes
with re-doubled force, from such a dignified
source (’) The Editor is a man, certainly, of ve
ry great tact in matters of this sort, and always
makes it convenient to draw himself into his shell
very much, after the manner of' certain animals,
whenever his citadel is about being stormed, or
his digiflty infringed, and his assumed dignity re
minds us very much of that peculiar animal. But
he is dignified, and he conducts a dignified jour
nal, a journal which commands the respect of
11 parties, by allowing and permitting attacks of
the most virulent and personal character, upon all
those who differ with their dignified Editor, and
his dignified journal These are some of his and
his journal’s claims to this high order of dignity,
and the© respect of all parties, and they are, no
doubt, in the estimation of the dignified Editor >
very high claims.
We very frankly assure the Editor, that his
dignity will not shield him. When he again at
tempts to garble documents, as he did the Ohio
Journals, we shall again assail, altho’ he may
have retired within his shell and be playing
« Corporal Mum.”
He wdd not again notice as except to expose
misrepresentations. How extremely condescend
ing, most potent, dignified,“wise and worthy Edi
tor,”-—and then it will be very brief! Will you,
most dignified, “wise and worthy Editor consider
it a misrepresentation to repeat the charge ws
made, that you were urging the claims of a man
for President, who was a Missouri restrictionist,
regardless of the plighted faith of this govern
ment, —a man who opposed the admission of
Florida into the Union unless Slavery was pro
hibited, and a man who was in favor of permit
ting negroes to vote in all elections of the people
of New York ’—we do repeat the charge, and
challenge your denial.
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Hon. R. M. T. Hcnter. — This gentleman
in a letter to his constituents, defines his position
as that of a neutral in the approaching Presiden
tial contest, and declares his determination, in
consequence of not being able to agree with either
of the candidates, to decline a re-election to Con
gress.
A Tan Buren State Rights Man.
The last Constitutionalist brought to light this
astonishing genius again, we are indeed very glad
to find that he is still in the land of the living,
for we did not know but that he might have been
caught out, and like a young gosling in a heavy
rain had been drowned.—“ Does your mother
know you’re out]”
He is a youth of astonishing genius and pre
cocity, and has just discovered that we are accoun
table for the Editorials of the Chronicle & Sen
tinel, while it was under the charge of our prede
cessor. He certainly deserves much of his “ real
friends” and the contempt of his “ pretended
friends.”
The Redoubtable “ L. M.”
It is not that we deem L. M. worthy of any far
ther notice, but simply to secure him that position
to which his merits will most assuredly consign
him, that we propose to take a brief review of his
course, which terminated in such a flourish of
bravado, in the Constitutionalist of Thursday.
In this paper of Monday, the 29th of June, we
copied from the Steubenvitle Herald, an article
giving an extract of the speech of Mr. Van Buren,
on the qualifications of voters, and quoting Hol
land’s life of Van Buren, page 187, as the work
from which the extract was taken. In the Con
stitutionalist of the next day, the redoubtable L.
M. made his appearance, and charged the “whole”
as “false” and then in order to make an attack
upon us in his ignorant zeal, made us the endorser.
He was not content with charging the extract it
self as “false” and we as uttering the falsehood,
as he would make us the endorser, but he even
went farther, ami charged that the accusation made
against Mr. Van Buren, of “ advocating a restric
tion of the right of suffrage ” was “ utterly and
unequivocally false,” and that he “might use
harsher words.” He stopped not here,but charged
the Whigs with having published a spurious life
of Van Buren, and again called them forgers. Did
he stop at this ?—not he, but while engaged in
defence of his chief he attempted a defence of Mr.
Van Buren’s vote to permit negroes to vote.
We did not notice his attack upon us till we ob
tained Holland’s life of Van Buren, and on Saturday
morning, the 4th inst., we gave notice that we
should pay our respects to the “veritable (?)
wight L. M.” What then was his course ? —on
Sunday morning, as he supposed that the exposure
wmuld appear on Monday, we received an anony
mous note, which we suspected to be from L. M.,
saying he was in error, and that he w-as ready to
correct it.
We wish our readers here to remark that the
charges which L. M made, were made on Tuesday
previous, and two succeeding papers had issued
from that press, without any evidence of his high
sense of justice, which would prompt him to cor
rect his “ errors.” Nor did he discover the slight
est evidence of any such disposition, until he dis
covered that exposure awaited him, then it was,
and not till then, that he makes known his readi
ness to make a correction of his calumnies. We,
therefore, disposed to give him an opportunity to
be heard, patiently awaited his proffeied acknow
ledgement until Tuesday, as the Constitutionalist
would not appear until that day, that he might
have an opportunity to make his correction of his
acknowledged “ exrors.” And that he might be able
to see all the errors into which he had fallen, we
published on Monday the records of the New York
Convention, showing Mr. Van Buren’s vote to ad
mit negroes to vote.
In the Constitutionalist of Tuesday his prof
ferred correction came, and how was it made ?
He stated that he had been led into the mistake in
consequence of the Heralds’ having referred to the
wrong page, viz. 187. He had examined 187 and
there was no snch speech there. But does he at
tempt or make the slightest correction as to his
statements about Mr. Van Buren’s vete to admit
negroes to vote ? no, not a word.
The extract which we copied from the Herald
is to be found on page 182, of Holland’s life of Van
Buren, and not on 187 as stated by the Herald. L.
M. examined 187, as he admits in his correction,
and finding no such speech as was quoted, he
therefore pronounced the whole extract ““sals a
forgery ,” and made us the endorser ; and turned
back from page 187 to 180, and quoted an extract
from a different speech of Mr. Van Duren,to estab
lish his position. Mark, reader, the speech as
published by us from the Herald, was v on page IS2,
and consequent’y, L. M. had to pass immediately
over it, in passing from 187 to 180 to find the ex
tract which he published.
But let us turn to page 187, and see what he
found there: the Herald had referred to that page
as containing a statement of Mr. Van Buren’s
course in relation to negro suffrage, and there it
was, laid down by Holland, as the record we pub
lished proves. L. M. then has no excuse for his
“false” statements of Mr. Van Buren’s votes on that
subject, he was referred to the proper page, and he
admits he examined that page.
Yet, notwithstanding his admission, he exam
ined page 187 before his first article appeared,
in which he grossly misstated facts, notwithstand
ing our publication on Monday, of the Journal of
the Convention of New York, showing Mr. Van
Buren’s vote in favor of negroes—notwithstanding
this, when his promised correction came on Tues
day, not a word was said of his “false” statements
on this subject. W e had then but one course to pur
sue, and that was to expose him, which we did on
Wedne-day morning, after having waited on him
two days to correct his errors, when we could as
well have exposed him in Monday’s paper.
Now let it be remembered that L. M. had charged
the wdiole extract from Van Buren’s speech as
“false, a forgery,” &c., &c. If, therefore, the
article was a correct copy, as he has admitted, he
certainly should have no objection to have the
same epithets applied to himself that he had ap
plied to us, because he had himself laid down the
proposition that we were the endorsers. In our
article, therefore, we applied to him no epithet but
what he had himself applied to us, and we quoted
and marked as quotations his own expressions ap
plied to us, and applied them to him.
We proved by the record of the New York Con
vention that his statements were “false,” and
have now shown by his own admission, that he
examined page 187 of Holland’s life, which con
tains the account of the vote of Mr. Van Buren to
admit negroes to vote, that he must have made
those statements knowing them to be “false”
What then was his course —does he pretend to
defend his position ? Oh no, not a word of defence.
Why so—the cause is very obvious, L. M. found
himself cornered, and his statements proved by the
record to be “■false,” and his only hope of escape
from his dilemma was a flourish of Billingsgate
blackguardism, and empty boasts about “high
Southern honor” for the latter of .which he no
doubt possesses quite as high a regard as we
have shown that he possesses for the truth. He is
therefore, perfectly conscious that he is well
shielded.
The best Joke, yet.
The Constitutionalist is again upon its high
house, Mr. Gieu reads us a long harangue about
the “ independence, dignity and courtesypro
per in conducting the press. Very pretty words
these, and very sound doctrine, but before you
plead about “ dignity and courtsey ” in others,
learn to practice it yourself. Is that press digni
jied and courteous, which crowds its columns
with such ribaldry as the Washington correspon
dent of the Constitutionalist, pours forth —with
such articles as the last communication of L. M.
or with such paltry efforts to play upon words, as
Bill Breverty lately perpetrated, in an attempt to
lampoon a respectable private citizen 1 And
these are but samples. Get “an ounce of civet,”
Mr. Editor, and sweeten your own person, be
fore you complain of the course perfumes which
others send “ betwixt the wind and your nobil
ity.” Hal.
Central Tippecanoe Club.
The meeting having been organized, A. J. Miller,
Esq,, moved that the Chair appoint a Committee of
twenty to select Delegates to represent Richmond
County in the Macon Convention, with full pow T cr
to fill vacancies in said Delegation ; and that said
Committee announce the names of the Delegates
whom they may appoint, in the Chronicle and Sen
tinel ; whereupon the Chair appointed the follow
ing Committee:
A J Miller, Wm Bryan, Sen.,
M F Boisclair, Jonathan Palmer,
Wm M D’Antignac, Middleton Sego,
Adam Johnston, Robert A Allen,
Pleasant Stovall, John Skinner,
John J Cohen, Wm P Beall,
Edward Thomas, Daniel Walker,
Eli Mustin, Wm J Eve,
M M Dye, John R Tarver.
G T Dortic,
It was then Resolved, that the Delegation con
sist of one hundred, and that the Committee of 20
be a part of the Delegation.
Dr. Robertson moved that a Committee of three
from each Tippecanoe Club in the city, and a like
number from each Captain’s District in the County,
meet on the 3d Monday in August next, for the
purpose of selecting suitable persons a? candidates
to represent the Count}' of Richmond in the Legis
lature, and to report the result to a meeting to be
called by the President of the Central Club, or in
absence by tire Secretary,
When, upon motion of C. J. Jenkins, Esq., the
meeting adjourned. THOS. DAWSON, Pres.
Wm. M. D’Antigxac, Sec’y.
We are requested to ask the appointing Com
mittee of twenty to meet at this Office on Monday
at 4 o’clock P. M.
For the Chronicle and Sentinel.
Mr. Editor :—Among the toasts given at the
late Loco Foco feast at Milledgeville, was the fol
lowing, by Col. Seaborn Jones, of Muscogee Co.:
George M. Troup, the patriot statesman; Let
those who thought him worthy to be President,
learn prudence from his warnings, and wisdom
from from his counsels.
It is said that one of the counsels of Governor
Troup to a certain Aid of his, was, that “he could
resign if he had any fears of a collision with the
General Government.”
Can Col. Jones inform the people of Georgia,
whether that counsel was heeded ? Observer.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser of the 6th
Later from Europe.
By the packet Sheffield, from Liverpool, we
have a London paper of June 4th, and Liverpool
of the sth—one day later from the former and
two from the latter, than we had by the Great
Western.
There was a savage riot at Limerick, in Ire
land, on the Ist of June. The people came
down in immense numbers, carrying poles with
loaves stuck on them, and shouting “ down with
the forestallers.” They seized a number of carts
and wagons, despoiled them of the vegetables and
other provisions which they contained, and then
bundled 16 of them into the river. A regiment
of infantry could make no head against the
rioters, and they were not dispersed until the
artillery was brought to bear upon them.
The report of the death of the King of Prussia
is stated by the London Times of June 4lh to
have been premature.
New successes were continually announced as
having attended the movements of the Queen’s
troops in Spain, and the war was evidently
drawing to a close.
It is stated that new complications have sprung
up in the sulphur question, and that the British
Government had resolved on sending six ships
of the line to Naples. A French squadron of
the same force was also to proceed thither
Admiral Baudin was to proceed to Buenos
Ayres, clothed with military and diplomatic pow
ers to terminate the differences with the Argen
tine Republic.
By advic-’s from Constatinople to May 15, it
appears that the Seraskier, Halil Pasha, brother
in-law to the Sultan, had been dismissed for
some offence against morality, tending to bring
the government into contempt.
Paris was visited on the 2d of June by a tre
mendous thunder-storm, which still continued
when the mail left.
The administration of the pompes funehres
is now preparing the coffin which is to receive at
St. Helena the mortal remains of Napoleon. It
is to be solid ebony, in the shape ot the ancient
sarcophagi, and large enough to enclose the coffins
in which the Emperor lies at St. Helena, so that
his ashes may not be disturbed. The funeral
pall is in velvet, strewed with gold bees, and bor
dered with a broad band of ermine; at each cor
ner is to be placed an eagle, embroidered in gold,
and surmounted with the imperial crown.
Lord Durham arrived at Dover on the 3d, but
was too unwell to continue his journey, and had
taken apartments for a week.
j. rem the Liverpool Standard June 5.
We perceive from our shipping intelligence
that the Thomas Courts which sailed from China
on the4lh of February, had reached the Cape of
Good Hope, on her way to London. She has
brought intelligence that the Chinese were de
termined to resist all attempts at accommodation
excepting on their own terms. They had pur
chased some European ships, with the intention
of arming and manning them for the approaching
war with Great Britain. The next overland
mail, which may be daily expected to reach Eng
land, will probably contain some very important
intelligence —to a much later date.
Testimony of an Enemy.
Mr. Hiram Haines, the Editor of the Petersburg
Star, well known as one of the most zealous sup
porters of the Administration in Virginia, speaking
of General Harrison’s views on the subject of Ab
olition, says :
“ We cannot permit the opportunity to pass, of
candidly expressing the belief, which we have
long entertained, that no man in the United States,
public or private, is farther removed from Aboli
tionism, in the fanatical sense of the term, than is
William H. Harrison.”
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From the Richmond Whig.
The good work goes bravely on in this State as
elsewhere. In the last Wythevillc paper, publish
ed in Wythe county, we find the following renun
ciation from six of the \ an Buren Vigilance com
mittee. There have not been as many cnanges
from the Whig party within the last six months, as
are here chronicled. Our venerable neighbor
would soon shout himself hoarse, if he only had
half the changes to herald which we have.
Wytheville, June 15, 1840.
* The Editorof the Wythe Journal, will do us the
favor to “expunge” our names from the list compo
sing the (Van Buren) democratic committee of Vi
gilance for the county of Wy he. As we do not
feel honored by the compliment, avowing clearly,
as we do, the support of the strictly Republican
candidate,General Wm. H. Harrison.
STEPHEN REPASS,
LEONARD UMBARGER,
HENRY GRUBB,
JAMES DOAK,
WM. DOAK,
JOHN SEXTON.
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
New York, July 5.
The Fourth passed off in . a more quiet manner
than usual. There were fewer rows, mishaps,
and fatal accents than usual. There were four
fires in the course of the day, all of which origi
nated from the careless firing of squibs and crack
ers. Not much property was destroyed, but there
was a melancholy loss of life by the burning of a
fruit-store in Fulton street, in the afternoon. The
upper part of the building was occupied as a dwell
ing house by Mr. Yvelin, the owner of the store,
When the fire broke out, his wife and son were in
the room immediately over it, and all attempts to
save them were ineffectual. The remains ol Mrs.
Y. were dug out after the fire, but those of her
son have not been found.
The Locofocos here had great rejoicings on the
passage of the Sub-Treasury Bill. A meeting was
held at Tammany Hall Friday evening, congratu
latory speeches made, and a resolution rora general
illumination next Friday night adopted.
A Voice from Burke—Harrison and Re
form Meeting.
In pursuance of public notice, a large and res
pectable meeting of the citizens of Burke county,
friendly to the election of General \\ illiaui Henry
Harrison to the Presidency of the United States,
was held at the Court House, on Tuesday, the 7th
July, 1840,
On motion of Enoch Byne Esq., Alexander Cars
well, Esq., was called the Chair, and Thomas H.
Blount and William M. Sturges, appointed Secreta
ries.
When Maj. Marsh, at the request of the Chair,
read the notice which explained the object of the
meeting. And he offered the following Resolu
tions which were adopted without a dissenting
voice:
Resolved, That we cordially approve of the pro
ceedings of the late Convention, hell in the month
of June last past, in Milledgeville, and that we
pledge ourselves to use all honorable means, to
support the Electoral and Congressional tickets
nominated by said Convention.
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint a Commit
tee of sixteen, to report to this meeting, the names
of suitable persons to represent the friends of Re
form, in the Convention to be held in the city of
Macon, in August next.
The Chair appointed the following Committee,
viz :
Job Gresham, Alton Pemberton,
Elijah Byne, Maj. John Gordon,
James H. Duke, Weyly Wimberly,
Robert I. Patterson, Matthew Carswell,
Wright Murphree, John Rogers,
James M. Reynolds, John Goodwin,
Col. James Grubbs, James W. Jones,
E. B. Gresham, Drury Corker.
The Committee retired, and after a short ab
sence, returned and reported the following names
to the meeting, as suiteble persons to represent the
friends of Harrison and Reform of Burke County,
in the Macon Convention, to be held in August
next. Which report was adopted.
Dr. W. J, A. Hamilton, Needham Bullard,
Maj. Mulford Marsh, Abraham Jones,
Solomon B. Smith, Thomas Lewi?,
William M. Sturges, Willis S. Brezeal,
Thos. H. Blount, Dr. Thos, A. Parsons,
Seaborn Cox, James Liptrot,
Jno. H. Cox, Joseph Monroe,
Edmund Palmer, Dr. A. C. Baldwin,
Jesse P. Green, Abel Lewis,
William B. Green, W. W. Hughes,
L. F. Powell, Harman Hurst,
Edward Hatcher, Dr. Frances Walker,
John M. W. Hill, Allen Plor,
B. D. Hill, James Smith,
E. Williams, Capt. Pbilip Robinson.
James H. Royal, Elijah Attoway,
Seaborn J. Bell, William P. Taylor,
Bailey Carpenter, Jno. A. Parsons,
William Barron, James L, Daniel,
Isaac J. Heath, Henry Saxon,
Thomas I. Dixon, Col. G. W. Evans,
Edward Tabb, Col. B. Fountain,
George Hurst, James Caruthers,
Martin Herington, John T. Brown,
Dr. Baldwin B. Miller, James Worten,
Benj. E. Gelstrap, John Rollins,
CoL Geo>. H. Harris, Maj. William E. Evans,
Robert J. Morrison, B. L. Kirkland,
Jno. P. C. Whitehead, Henry Lewis,
Isaac fdessex, Madison Roberts,
John W. Carswell, Benjamin Lewis,
Stephen Corker, Edward Kid,
Joseph S. Reynolds, Benj. Palmer.
Osborn M. Lowery, Job Brown,
Alexander Murphey, J. Bradshaw,
William Burch, C. Hudson,
Isaac Cross, J. Rheyne,
Eli Wooton, Charles Whitehead,
Leaston Wimberly, Everett Sapp,
Jesse Liptrot, E. B. Gresham,
Eanon Cross, Dr. Green Powell,
David Monroe, John P. Neyland,
Charles A. Burton, John B. Whitehead,
CoL H. T. Jones,
On motion of Enosh Byne, the nominating Com
mittee was added to the above. Col. R. L. Gam
ble being present, was called upon to address the
meeting, arose and delivered an eloquent and able
address, which was received with repeated bursts
of applause. On motion of Maj. Marsh,
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be
tendered to Col. R. L. Gamble, of Jefferson County,
for the very able address which he made before the
raeetiHg. On motion of Judge E. Byne,
Resolved, That if we can procure a copy of a
letter from the late Post Master General, to our
fellow citizen Capt. P. Robinson, a Post Master in
this county, we will publish the same, in orde
that the people may see the means used by the
present administration party, to elect Martin Van
Buren to the Piesidency, than whom no man is
more unfit for that high and honorable station.
On motion of Judge E. Byne,
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to
wait on Col. Gamble, and request a copy of his
able address, that we may publish the same.
The following persons were appointed that Com
mittee: Dr. B. B. Miller, Major John Gordon and
Major Mulford Marsh. On motion of Mr. Marsh,
Resolved. That the thanks of this meeting be
tendered to the Chairman and Secretaries, for the
able manner in which they discharged their duties.
On motion of Judge Byne,
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed by the
Chair, to address Capt. Robertson, and request a
copy of the letter referred to in a previous Resolu
tion. The following persons were appointed that
Committee ; Major M. Marsh, Thomas H. Blount,
and Wm. M. Sturges. On motion of Maj. Marsh,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Chairman and Secretaries, and be
published in the Chronicle & Sentinel, and the Re
former, with a request that the papers of the State
friendly to the great cause of Reform, give them
one insertion. On motion, the meeting then ad
journed sine die.
ALEXANDER CARSWELL, Chairman.
Thos, H. Secretaries.
Wk. M. Sturges, 3
Harrison and Tyler Meeting in Greene.
A respectable portion of the citizens of Greene,
County, having metat Greensboro, on Tuesday,7th
inst, for the purpose of forming a Tippecanoe Asso
ciation.
On motion of Y. P. Ring, the Hon. Thomas
Stocks was called to the Chair, and James B.Nick
olson, appointed Secretary.
The Chairman having explained the object of the
meeting, and the by-laws for its goverment hav
ing been adopted, James T. Johnson, Esq., offered
the following Resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted.:
Whereas, This meeting regards the measures of
the present administration party in the United
Slates, as weak, profligate, and corrupt, and tend
ing to the manifest overthrow of the Government:
and whereas, we concur in the nomination recent
ly made by a Convention of the State Rights party
of this State in Milledgeville, of William Henry
Harrison of Ohio, for President, and John Tyler of
Virginia, for Vice President.
Therefore Resolved, That as State Rights men,
we mu<-t, in order to make our practice conform to
our faith, give our support to the distinguished
nominees of said Convention, as the candidates
whose political faith and public practice, more
nearly accord with ours, upon ail constitutional
questions, whicli have agitated our country, for
the last twelve years.
Resolved, That we now organize ourselves into
an Association, pledged to the support of William
Henry Harrison and John Tyler, for the Presiden
cy and Vice Presidency of the United States, whose
elections we will promote, and if possible secure,
by all honoi able means, and thereby redeem our
country from the wretchedness and ruin brought
upon us by the reckless policy of our corrupt ru
lers.
Previously to the adoption of the resolutions,
the meeting was addressed in very appropriate
and argumentative speeches, by James T. Johnson,
Y. P. King, Henry Sanfoid and A. M. Wright,
Esqis.
On motion, Resolved, That the Chahman ap
point a Committee of [nine, to select twenty Dele
gates to represent us in the Harrison and Tyler
Convention to be held in Macon on the 2d Thurs
day in August next. Which Committee reported
the names of the following gentlemen as Delegates,
viz:
Henry Sanfoid, Stewart Amderson,
John E. King, Alexander L. Walker,
Dr. John Curkright, P. W. Stovall,
Wm. Porter, O. S. Furlow,
Albert M. Wright, Dr. A. H. Randle,
Wm. F. Wellborn, John Copeland,
! R. J. Dawson, Augustin Greene,
Dr. Wm. L. Alfviend, James Jackson,
j Wm. Daniel, Absalom Janes,
I J. W. Battle, Dickerson Jones,
The names of the following persons were pro
posed and accepted as officers of this Association.
Hon. TIIOS. STOCKS, President.
C ° L - Y - P ‘ KIN °V ? v - Presidents.
A. Hutchinson, Ksq. 3
James B. Nickelson, > Secretaries<
Henry Sanford, Esq., 3
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
, be signed by the Chairman, and countersigned by
the Secretaries, and sent to the Reformer for pub
lication. The meeting then adjourned, subject to
the call of the President.
THOMAS STOCKS, President.
James B. Nickelson, Secretary.
Greensboro, Ga., July 8, 1840.
Celebration of the Fourth of July at
Skinner’s Mills.
The sixty-fourth Anniversary of the Declara
tion of Independence, was celebrated at the Mills
of Mr. John Skinner, Senior, near the Quaker
Springs, on Saturday last, by a large and respecta
ble number of citizens, both from the lower section
of Columbia as well as Richmond counties, with
many from the city, with all those demonstrations
of patriotic affection and universal rejoicing which
have ever marked the annual recurrence of the
birth-day of Freedom. Among us, there was a
general enthusiasm in the festivities of the occa
sion ; and we can only attribute these feelings to
none other than an increased affection for the day,
and the glorious event which it is designed to
commemorate.
Col. James Mitchell and Mr. John Skinner, Sen.
presiding, —the Declaration was read by Master
Joshua Griffin, a student of the County Line
Academy, in a clear, audible, and masterly man
ner ; an Oration was then delivered in an eloquent
and patriotic style, by Master Thomas W. Thomas,
another of the students of the County Line Acade
my.
After which, the table was spread, and filled
with excellent barbecued meat, together with a
variety of the productions of the country. The
Ladies being seated, enjoyed with zest the boun
teous repast. On their retiring, the gentlemen
filled their places,—who showed a no less dis
like for the luxuries before them. The cloth be
ing removed, the following toasts were drank,
through the acclamations of all present. Nothing
occurred, we are happy to say, to mar the harmo
, ny or dampen the enjoyment of the festival;
TOASTS.
1. The day we celeorate —But an embryo spark
at the day of its birth, has been kindled into a
magnificent flame, shedding its light on both hem
-1 ispheres.
2. The United States of America—May mutual
interest bind them ; then will they bid defiance to
their enemies.
3. Our Chief Magistrate—May justice, wisdom,
and moderation be his Polar Stars.
4. The Heroes of the Revolution—They have a
title to our gratitude which can never be effaced.
5. Washington and Jefferson —Parallels in every
thing that was good, noble and patriotic.
6. National Liberty—Better secured to a people
by a spirit of wisdom, benevolence, and modera
m
tion, than by all the split-hair theories 01 •
verse. \\ j
7. State of Georgia—She is able to
whatever she attempts ; may wisdom, 11101' **
and virtue be characteristic of her sons P® (
8. Our Navy—-Every where invincible * °r'
9. Our Army Always victorious, bec aiL
men are free men. J ’ e «e|
10. Agriculture and Commerce—The 0 St
ing our fields with verdure, the other 1, ° tbe
every sea with canvass. p® l
11. Intelligence—Let it be universally niff.
over the vast field of the human mind ;
nation, and our country will continue to ' flw
proudly eminent, she will give enlightened [' 1 he
to the world. t '- por
12. Virtue and Simplicity— ant
"tt ~ the
Hand m hand, t ak
May they adorn and bless our native land ins'
As when our fathers, freedom to obtain ’ ‘
’Mid want and perils, brav’d the We-ter - f 0 **
13. The American Fair—They should W *
that theirs it is to rock the cradle and f O I ' J
mind of our embryo statesmen and Heroes -7' «b
cultivation of their own intellects, therefore -7
object of their first and greatest care; thi, s \ -fsr
they rival the Roman matrons. wa
A number of Volunteer Sentiments w er . * * •'
by the company,and we are sorry that
under the excitement of the occasion, charge W
memories with them. A few have been pre *. thr
on paper, which we give with pleasure.
By the President—
The Orator of the Day-May the bud of hi. IS
winch he puts forth in youth, bloom in manhf ‘ wl
and in riper years yield the full fruition oil P»<
present earnest.
By the Vice President— th*
The Reader—May his talents be only ecli JV
by his virtues. ' ..
pn
By the Orator—
Long life and prosperity to Farmers and \ * h
chanics, the bone and sinew of our land ; may;
cess attend all their efforts. Jtl
By the Reader—
./'Wfe
ihe Human Mind Long may it soar prot 3|
on, lofty as her native Eagle, beneath tne b *1
skies of our country. be
By Major Joseph Perrine— U 1
The County Line Academy—lts preceptors Ms
pupils are fit patterns for similar Institutions. pfl
By Dr. C. M. Hills— t {j
Our Country—May centuries pass, and Miiis bo
iums roll by, before poets or orators shall spe is t 0
her decline.
By a Lady of the Com pan y
American V irtues —May they shine, not r ] u <
the transient meteor blaze, but like the morns *ȣ
star, shedding its bright and steady lustre Tie . J
every other liiht is out.
" pr
sir
Hear Colonel Johson.
In Covington, Kentucky, in 1825, Col, J i; d
son made a speech, from which we make
following extract. Read it, locos, and ceasej J,]
uinniating Old Tip, if you can: rSE
“They say that it was Tecuinseh I shot j 'W
care not, and I know not. I would have ski Wk
best Indian that ever breathed, under such| ]
cumstances without enquiring his nameoraso , m
the ages of his children.” ei ]
When the Col. reached this point therews *£
deafening roar of applause. A simpleton, p gu
sent, who did not know the true calibre oft
man he was about to interrogate, and whom hi
to make himself popular amongst theenemi
Harrison, exclaimed in a stentorian vol«- th
“ Where was General Harrison then?" ca
The Colonel gave a calm survey of the cfc' bl
until he singled out the face of the qaer-
Looking him dead in the eye, as the Rente;
ians say, and drawing himself to his fi
his eye dilated, and a countenance that plwaF
showed that there was to be no hypocriu \
what he was about to say, he replied, in tea ©i
as cairn but as portentous as the |g|
blings that precede a volcanic eruption: F
“He was in the very spot where the Coma r(
der-in-Chief ought to have been. He ws b
the spot where his duty called him. He» k
amidst the whizzing of rifle bullets, overlook ®
the mounted men ; ready to charge over thea a
bodies of my brother James and myself, hair |
proved unfortunate in the onset, in order to a® h
us. No one must attempt to tickle my fan? gi
intimating, in my presence, that General Hart; tl
is a coward!” tl
—— V ®
“ The Uev. Mr. Olin, a distinguished Ms *1
ter ot the Methodist persuasion, formerly res;:
I believe, in&oOth Carolina, is now travellicr Wf
Egypt. There has just fallen into my haife®
letter of his dated 22d February last, and
in that highly favored hard-money, country Irr t
which I wish to quote some passages to .4
the result of the system where the experimenu wfl
been fully tested. And, first, as to the wage *
working classes, the writer says: I
“ The pay of an ordinary laborer is Jive-fi |
a day ; a “ boatman gets seven or eight, ai»i 9
furnishing himself “ with food.” r
A Pennsylvania working man would & I
this rather small doings, I fancy. Five ceim l w
day, oh ! or eight cents and find himself. ; |
this may not be so bad, for, if other things beiii?
portion, the subject of the Pacha may, on Iw-’faJ
cents a day, get rich and forehanded after all- *
labor brings so moderate a reward in the hank- Id
rency, which is alone tolerated in the domi®** -J
of Mehernet Ali, we must naturally expect
products to Ife low,and accordingly the same
veller has not failed to obseive that ‘•food's’- ,
prisingly cheap, and a man lives “ I
to say, begets plenty of bread, with a rew 1 1
curds,onions, or something else, for about 3 'j®
and a half cents per diem.”
Thus we see that a man may live for jost- 11 B
half of his ordinary daily wages, and there i> - I
thing, that I can perceive, to hinder his
up the balance, which, to my mind, is clearrß
that the reduction of prices has a tendency. T||
the Hon. Mr. Buchanan has expressed i«.J O
er the earth with blessings and benefits.’
the principles of that distinguished Senator I
ought to be one of the most properous and a*rj ;
nations upon the face of the earth. It | j
“bloated expansion of credit;” no “
cordon of banks no “ inflated paper fej|
to prevent the laborer receiving his wages
and silver. The happy Egyptian is not co Dl r h
led, like the unfortunate bank-ridden 9
mechanic, “ to receive as money that M
trash which may not, a week or a month a | e ? |
of any value whatever,” and, consequent j
cannot be liable to those fluctuations in |
which, according to the Senator, are t~e ? I
the American manufacturer. But let us J1
practical effect of low prices, and learn J j I
they do, indeed,“cover the earth ..■jll
and benefits.” What says the traveller
people of Egypt 1 Hear him. , I
“Their poverty is extreme; their wo JH
huts, eight or ten feet in diameter, have 0 i I
roof. Beds, utensils, furniture, are conT^
unknown, and it is impossible, without
effort, to look on this people as bclongi
common family with the noble, > j
telling, and virtuous people of America-
To commend his own Sub- Treasury f
the President has referred Congress 0
two governments where tlie hard-mon ■
prevails. I beg to call his attention 0 ' j
the 23d.