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power 1 Tho message agrees with him
who thinks not.
I cannot read this singulni*' document
without thinking of Taileyrand. That
remarkable person was one of the most
eminent and fortunate men of the French
Revolution. Piiorto its commencement,
ho hold n Bishoprick under the ill-fated
Louis tho Sixteenth. When that great
political storm showed itself above tbe
horizon, he saw which way the wind was
going to blow, and he trimmed his sails
accordingly, fie was in the majority of
the Convention, of the National Assem
bly, and the party that sustained the
bloody R bespierre and his cut-throat
successor. He belonged to tbe parly of
I be councils, the consul for life, and final
ly the Emperor. Whatever party was
uppermost, you would see the head of
Talleyrand always high among them, nev
er down. Like a certain dexterous ani
mal, throw him asyou please, head or toil,
back or belly uppermost, Ire is always
sure tr> light upojj his feet. During a
grear part of the period described, he
was Minister of Foreign Affairs, and, al
though tot illy devoid of all principle, no i
man ever surpassed hint in tho adroitness
of his diplomatic notes. He is now, at
an advanced .i<"*, l believe, Grand Cham
berlain of Ins Majesty Charles the Tenth.;
I have I itelv seen an amusing anecdote
of this celebrated man, which forces it
self’ upon me whenever I look at the
Cabinet Message. The king of France,
liko our President towards the close of
die last session of Congress, found him
self in a minority. A question arose whe
ther. in consequence, he should dissolve
rhe Chamber of Deputies, which resem
files our House of Representatives. All
France was agitated with the question,—
No one could solve it. At length they
concluded to go to that sagacious cunning
old f*'X, Talleyrand, to let them know
U h.it should bn done. I tell you what,
gentlemen, said he, (looking very grave
ly and taking a pinch of snufT,) in the
niorniag I think hit majesty will dissolve I
Ii;« Deputies ; at noon, I have changed j
that opinion; and at night I have no !
opinion at all. Now, on reading ihc first!
rnliinm of this message, one thinks that!
tbe Cabinet have a sort of an opinion in
javor ofimertial improvements, with sonic
iiinit tttoris. Uy the time he has read to
tho mid Mu of it, lit* concludes they have
adopted ilm opposite opinion ; ami when j
lie gets to the end «»l it, lie is perfectly |
peisijaded (boy have no opinion of then
own wit itever !
I.hl in glanco nt a low only of the rea- I
»mis, it 1 msntts they mu lie called, of tins j
[ill'll.it«l inessig*j. Tlio first is, lh.it lb* i
i*Xi*rris** of the power Ins produced dis
cord, and to restart! harmony to tlio Na
tion.d Councils ii should bo abandoned,
or tvliicli i« lant amount, the Conititutinii
must bn amended. The President is
thm eforu advised to throw himself into {
t‘io mnoriiy. Well—did linn revive
liarmotiv T When the question was taken
in the (louse ul the people's Kepresenta
tives, an obstiiiaift itiujoriiy still voted for
the hill, the objections m the in '.swage
notwithstanding. And in the Senate, tlio
Representalive* of the States, a refracto
ry majority s'oud unmoved. Ilm does the!
message mean to assert that no proat men- !
sure, eliiiui which public •entnnent is much
divided, ought to be adopted in rouse
fviiii' of that J, vision ? Then none can
ever be ud 'pled Apply tins new rulo to
the cme ot tlio American Revolution.—
The colonies svero rent into implnmhle
parties —the Tories rsriv tsliora abound
ed, and in some places out numbered the
Whips— I Ins continued to be the suite of
iliuiys throughout the revolutionary con-1
tes*. Sopposti some timid, time serving I
Wliuf had, dmiiia 11 s progress, addressed
lh*» piiblit: and adverting to the discord
tv ir < h prevailed and t>» the eipedienrv of I
realm up li.iriimnv in the land, had [iro-.
pu*e i to nb tiidoii or p lafpone the estah-I
Itsli'ueut id onr liberty and iu»lepetidence l
no, I .ill slioul 1 .igico in asserting them T
Ihe Inew ii <vas opposed by a pmtoiful
end t leutrd parts ; what would have
In an ihoo/ht ot I'levidont .Madison, if,
fame id ot a patriotic and energetic me*- [
t »;**•, rec< nt'iietnliiig it, is the only ulter
it•«Siv•*, to preserve our honvitir and vindi
cate "in tights, lm had come to Congress'
isiil i } ro|*ttal that we should continue,
{.. ibmit to the wrongs ami degradation
failin' od upon our countiy by a foreign 1
|i '<* e>, because we weir unli.ippily great- j
!\ ,lis ; led f What would h ive become ot
th eiillmnit i>( tlm Missouri question,
the Id, the Indian bill of the last Srs-
So , i! th« csistence of a strong and al
ii. *.•. cijo »| division in the public councils
« idu i«> Ii ive prevented tbeir adoption ;
Tin principle is nothing more nor less
than t dec! nation that the right of the
to ij • is to govern, must be yielded to ihe
j.*,,, sei mce, respectability and numh-is
ot ill - minoriiy. It is to Keeping «nli
the N dMving doctnnea us South Caro-
Inn, *» i>t is such a pimciple ns might be
osjori'l to be put for lit bv such a cabi
net. Ihe 'Vernment of the l r . Stairs,
u il*'s piurture, esiob'is a m st remwk
oh * spe-cu le. it is tkat of *1
nj t * Vafin* Airing put tSe purer* of
'is i'su.'ii/ iitto ISr 4.is *» of fist "iisiur
It »•»» one « ail doubt ihw, tot him look n'
t!u« ef> moi sos the Ksi'Cu in-, si tliepre-
Kt.o • "llWeisot tf:e two houses, at the
roiiij s lu.ii and lb* 1 chairmen ot the ou st
100 <'H Com inltres, who sfn ** and dl
ird V* t> ! e business in C ‘ngiosi. I ,*t
h>to !*».sis, above all, *f mnismf f, the ne-
C" >v vs " >, lent s ..{ such au menial
*> is % u ti H •. Internal I niprovemrot
gone, i .* ; ; iho niialj Ano in* an
«ii mi li i e itr.-e.t, and the triumphant
sti suts of jo' , ni.sd Victory soundißg in
<Hi »ars. ti**ii c ' rstoMusg, from the
fears e .» alliigimd m«|orilv of Con
gress, si In. u i biS l , winch mst prostrate
.! : l issk, tir ili#s and p 'icy winch
»se cgs. a u! our lelsiioiis with the |n -
i mi li ons ’he e iimtriKf went ol the (lo
v inor nt ; * 1 , itimcuni in South Cars'-
ei, at the msis tioro luanduhtng tf>«
’,'1 S b t»f is <»*r, lod pr.'UOiUCitie uo
bounded eulogiunis the Piesident,
for the good he has done, and the still
greater good which they expect at his
hands, in the sacrifice of the interests of
the majority.
Another reason assigned in the Mays
ville Message is, the desire of paying the
National debt. By an act passed iD the
year 1817, an annual appropriation was
mudo of ten millions of dollars, which
were vested in the Commissioners of the
sinking fund, to pay the principal and the
interest of the public debt. That act was
j prepared and carried through Congress
, by one of the m st estimable and enlight
; eued men that this country ever produced,
whose premature death is to be lamented
on every account, but especially, because
if he were now living he would be able,
mure than any other man, to check the
extravagance &, calm the violence raging
in South Carolina, his native Sta’o. Co
der the operation of that act, nearly one
hundred and fifty millions of the principal
and interest of the public debt were paid,
prior to the commencement of the piesent
administration. During that of Mr. Adams,
between forty and fifty were paid, whilst
larger appropriations of money and land
were made, to objects of Internal Im
provements, than ever had been made by
all preceding administrations together.— j
There only remained about fifty millions
to be paid, when the present Chief Ma
gistrate entered on the duties of that office,
and a considerable portion of that cannot
be discharged during tho presont official
term.
Tho redemption of the debt i«, there
fore, tho work of Congress, the Piesident
has nothing to do with it, the Secretary
of the Treasury being directed annually
to pay the ten millions to the Commis
sioners of tha Sinking Fund, whose duty
it is to apply tho amount to the extin
guishment of the debt. The Secretary
himself has no more to do with the oper
ation than tho hydrants through which
the uatei passes to the consumption of
the population of this city He turns the
cork, on the fust of January and first of
July, in each year, and the public trea
sure is poured out to the public creditor
from the reservoir filled by the wisdom
of Congress, It is evident, from this juM
view of tho matter, that Congress, to
which belongs the cure of providing the
ways and means, was as competent as ihu
President to determine what portion of
their constituents, money could fe applied
to Mu* improvement of their condition. As
much of the public debt as can ho paid
will be discharged in four years l*v tho
operation of the Sinking Fund. I have
seen, in some late pnpet, a calculation of
the delay which would have resulted in
its payment, from the appropriation to
the Maysville Hoad, and it was less than
one we«k ! How lias it happened that
under tho administration of Mr. Adams,
and during every year of it, stirli large
and liberal appropriations could be made
fin Internal Improvements, without touch
ing the fund devoted to the public debt,
and tbit this administration should find it
self baulked m iix first year?
Tho Veto Message proceeds to insist
that the Maysville and Lexington Hoad is
not « National but a local Hoad of Sixty !
miles m length, and confined within tho
limits of a particular State. If, as that
document also .-inserts, the pewer can in
no cate bo osercised until it shall have
been explained and defined by an amend
ment of tho Constitution, the discrimina
tion of National and local roads, would
seem to be altogether unnecessary. What
is or is not a N itional Hoad, the Message
supposes may admit of controversy, and
m net susceptible of precise definition
Hie difficulty which i's authors imagine,
grows out of their attempt to substitute a
role founded upon tho extent and locality
«»f thr Road, instead of the t/or and pur
post to which it is applicable. It tho road
facilitates in a considerable drgrro the
transportation of the Mail to a considera
ble portion of the Union, and nf the same
time promotes internal commerce among
several Stales, and nr.i v ioml to acrelrrato
the movement of armies and the distribu
tion of ihc munitions of war, it is of Na
tional consideration. Tested bv ibis, the
true rule, tho Maysville Road w.u un
doubtedly National. It connects the
largest b >dy, perhaps of fertile land in the
Union with the navigation of the Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers, and with the ca
nals of the S ates of Ohio, Pennsylvania
and New-York. It begins on the lm«*
which divides the State of Ohio nod
Kentucky, and of course, quickens trade
and intercourse between them. Tes'ed
by the character of other works, for which
the President as a Senator voted, or which
wore approved by bun only about a
mon'h before he rejected the Mavsvdle
Bill, the Hoad was undoubted!v National.
But thu view of the ma'ler, bowrrver
• »ti*fnrtory it ought to bo, i* nx»perfect.—
It wdl hr admitted that tha C umberland
R v '»l i« National. It tx completed im»
further than Zanesville in the State «.f
Otii.i. On reaching 'hat point two routes
present themselves for m further exten
sion, bvi;h Nat.oml and h.»ih deserving of
execution. OretruTog northwestward-
Iv, through Ibe Stales nf Ohio, ludiina,
and Illinois, to Missnuti, and tho cvher
sowthwast-ardly, through the Sta'rs of
Ohi.*, K' o'urk.v, Tennessee, #n d Ma
li ima, to 'he Gulf of Mexico. B*»th have
b»*eo ls>ti£ contemplated. Os ih** tw
• lie south-western is die most wanted in
the present state el population, and will
•ir> h.b'v always he of the greatest use.
l'‘*t the north-western mine is m prog-ess
• and exec* i ~r» beyond Z.snesVille, and »p.
jo opr ial u»es, towards j»»rts «and it, a ere
sinetloned bv the President at the Lie
session. Nvional esn only be
eiecuted ill sections, at different times.
s > the t umber land K >.id a is ami con
tmuea to be constructed. Os all the parts
~| the * 'u'h- western r.u.te, ihe R-»sd from
Mavsvdle to Lciiaetco is most needed,
•he her *»e regard the amount «.f irans
| psirtation and travelling «qKm it, nr ihe
, impedimen t wh ch it presents in tb«
Wmtnr wild ' i pr'fg raombt, 4* t
family four days to reach Lexingta© from
' Maysville in April, 1829.
The same scheme which has been do
| vised and practised to defeat the Tariff,
! has been adopted to undermine Internal
1 Improvements. They are to be attacked
in detail. Hence the rejection of the
Maysville Road, the Fredericktown Road
and the Louisville Canal. But is this
fair? Ought each proposed Road to be
i viewed separately and detached ? Ought
; it not to be considered in connexion with
; other great works which are in progress
;of execution, or are projected ? The
policy of the foes indicates what ought to
be (he policy of the friends of the power.
! The blow aimed at Internal Improve
ments has fallen with unmerited severity
upon the State of Kentucky. No State
in the Union lias ever shown more gener
! mis devotion to its preservation and to
the support of its honor and its interest,
than she has. During the late war her
j sons fought gallantly by the side of the
, President on the glorious S'li of January,
j when he coveted himself with unfading
J lam els—Wherever ilie war raged they
| weie* to be found among tho foremost in
| battle, steely bleeding in the service of
j their country. They have never threat
' ened nor calculated the value of this Inp
|py Union. Their Repicsetitatives in
C*»ngiess have constantly and almost u
uauimously supported the powei, cheer
fully voting for large appropriations to
works of Internal Improvements in other
States. Not one cent of the common
treasure iias been expended on any public
Road in that State. They contributed to
’ the elevation of the President under a
firm conviction, produced by his deliber
ate acts and his solemn assertions, that he
was friendly to the power. Uuder such
circumstances, have they not just and a
bund.int fcause of surprise, legret and
mortification, at the late unexpected de
cision.
Another mode of destroy ing the system,
about which 1 fear I have detained you
too long, which its foes have adopted, is
to assail the character of iis friends. Can
you otherwise account for tho spirit of
animosity witli which i am pursued ? A
sentiment this morning caught my eye,
in tho sh ipo nf a -Jilt of July toast, propo
sed at tho celebration of that anniversary
in South Carolina by a gentleman whom
I never saw arid to whom i am a total
stranger. With hummiiy, charity, and
Christian benevolence, unexampled, be
wishod that I mi^Lr be driven so tar be
yond the frigid region* of the Northern
Zotio that till Hell could not thaw me !
Do you believe it wai against me, this
feeble and frail form, tottering with ngi*, ,
this lump of perishing clay, that ail this
kindness was directed / N<>, no, no. U
was against the measures of policy which
I have espoused, against the system which
I have laboured to uphold, that i» was aim
ed. If I had been opposed to the I arill ,
and Internal Improvements, md in favor i
of tlir South Carolina doctrine of i* wll «-
ficaliwu, the same worthy gentleman would j
have wished tint I might bo ever fanned
by »<>f( breezes, charged with aromatic |
odors, that my path might be stiewed i
with roses, and my abode be an ear'hly ;
paradise.
I am now a piivate man, the humbles*
of the bumble, possessed of no office, no
power, no patronage, no subsidized press,
no Post Office Department to distribute
its effusions, no army, no navy, no official
corps to chaunt my praises and to drink,,
in flowing bowls, my health and prosper
ity. I have nothing but ilie warm afiec- '
lions of a portion of the peoplo, and a fair
reputation, the oulv inheritance derived '
from my faihor, and almost the only in- {
lieritance which I am desirous of trans
mitting to mv children.
The present Cliiel M igistrate has done i
me much w rong, but I have freely forgiven
hnn. Ho believed, no doubt, that I had j
done him previous wrong. Although I 1
am unconscious of it, lie bid th<i( aw uv**
for bis conduct towards me. But others
who bail joined in the hue and cry against
mi l had no such pretext. Why then am I
tins put sued, my words preverted and
distorted, mv acts misrepresented ? \\ bv
do more than a hundred presses daily
point their cannon at me, and thunder
forth their pe.ils nf abuse and detractien I
It to not against me. That is impossible. .
A few years more, sod ibis body will fie
where all is si ill ami silent. U is against ’
the principles of civil liberty, against the !
land and Internal Improvements, to
winch the better part nf my lift- bis been
devoted, that this implacable war is waged 1
Mv enemiet slitter themselves thai ib°M
systems may be overthrown bv mv de»-I
(ruction. \ ain and impotent hope ! My
existence is not of the smallest eotise- j
qnenee to their preservati.o*. Thev will
survive ine. Loop, long after I un gi nr,
whilst the lofty bdls encompass tins fair !
citv, the ed> ring of those measures shall
remain; whilst ilm beautiful liver that
sweeps by its walls shall continue to bear ‘
upon its proud b »s<*m the wonders which
tbe immortal genuis of I ult. n, with the
blessing of I* i evidence, has given; whilst
truth shall Ixi i its sway among men,
those systems wdl mvigora'e the industry
and ammite the hopes of the farmer, the
meclianir, the manufacturer, and all other
classes of our countrrmen.
People »'l Ohio here iiscmlW—
ihers—djughtet *, sons and *irer— when
reclining on the peaceful pillow of rep..*o
and communing with your own heart*,
i*h yourselves, it I ought '** be *the un
remitting object of perpetual c*lumoy 1
I’, when the opponents of the late Prc*,-
dent gained me victorv orj tha 4'h of
March, \*2o % the war ought net to bare
cra*ed, quarter* Seen granted, and pn
*oi»ers released T Did not those oppo
ne:i!» «bia n all the honor*, offices and
, emolument* of government j the power,
j which they hare frequently e*crci**d, »f
I rewsrdiftg whom they pte»*»d , n j pUn
-1 ishT&e whom they could * Was not all
' 'hi* lulfifn ! D«.o* .f all a*4,| o «.t, whilst
Mordecai the Jew stands at the King’*
gue?
I thank jot, fcilote c : Jens, i; do aQd
agaVo, for the numerous prooft you have
given me of your attachment and confi
dence. And may yonr fine city continue
to enjoy the advantages of the enterprise,
industry and public spirit of its mechanics
and other inhabitants, until it vies in
wealth, extent and prosperity, with the
largest of our Allantic capitals.
A CARD.
To the Editor of the Baltimore Gazette.
I observe, in your paper of last even
ing, as extracted from Poulson’s Philadel
phia American, a letter of mine to the
Governor of Georgia, of June 4th, 1830,
and the Governor’s answer of the 19th-of
that month. I wish it to be understood
that the publication of these letters has
not proceeded, either directly or indirect
ly, from me; although I have certainly
no cause to regret it, on my own account.
My letter to the Governor is in accord
ance with the professional courtesy, which
prevails in Virginia and Maryland, of
giving notice, even to a private gentle
man, of a contemplated suit, before pro
ceeding against him. It is always intend
ed as a mark of respect, and, in this
quarter of the Union, is always so re
ceived by the gentleman addressed. I
thought it still more imperiously due to
the Governor of the State of Georgia.—
The other motives of my letter are ap
parent upon its face, and are cheerfully
submitted to the construction of the Pub
lic.
There is only one passage of my own
letter which, to the general reader, can
1 require a word of explanation. My sug
gestion to ihe Governor is not that “ my
\ stlf, the Indians and the Governor shall
make up a case to be submitted to the Su
preme Court:" It is simply, that “the
; decision may be expedited, bv making a
case by consent, if that course should suit
tiie views of the State of Georgia. ’ Tim
State of Maryland had done this, on the
occasion of her law to tax the Branch
Bank of the United States established at
Baltimore: Me. Culloch vs. State of
Maryland 4 Wheaton 316: and, again,
on the occasion of another S'ate law, re
quiring ilie importers and venders of for
eign goods to take out a license from the
State— Brown vs. the ''tate of Maryland
12 Wheaton, 419- T hi* lasi case is made
up in ilie form of pleadi .gs, not requir
ing a statement of facts. But iu both
ca',cs, the Attorney General of the State,
it is understood, cooperated in the mea
sure, and under the ins'ruction of the
State authorities, gave facility and des
patch »o the reference of the questions t"
the decision of tho Supreme Court. In
both these cases, the question involved 1
was the constitutionality <»f a state law ;
and, m both, »lm S’a'e of Maryland uni
ted in tbe reference of ibis question to tbe
So, reirip Court, and acquiesced in the
decision. L was w ith iliejecases in view,
that I made the suggestion in question, to
the Governor of Geoigia.
1 did not answer ilie Governor’s letter
because it must be seen that it neither re
quired nor admitted an answer in the spi
rit of courtesy in which I had addressed |
him, and from which I thought and still
think it improper to depart. Hn> letter
surprised ipp, because I supposed the ob
ject and language of my ow n too plain to
be misunderstood, and too respectful to
have awakened feelings of displeasure.—
The Governor having viewed it in a cl if- j
ferent light, I am not at all dissatisfied
w ith die publication of the letters, winch f
I presume is in ended as au appeal to the
people of the United States. To such an
appeal I can have no objection, llmugli
mv respret for the State of Georgia and
mv desire to avoid all needless irritation,
woold not have permitted me in make it.
WM. WIRT.
Baltimore Srpt. 9, 1830.
______
f IMRMST 'S. ALl>. 31, 1831.
My Dear T-ylor— -I have just receiv
ed an invitation to y our dinner of the 20 h
prox. Pray tell me, did i. come from the
committee or fr* m some other quarter ?
It Irnm the committee, I am suie not a j
man of them could have seut it, otherwise |
(bun as a mark <>| attention —if from an
other quanei, you km-w me well enough
to kni w that tbe j.*»t is iosi. Bui my
object iu either case is to enquiro, u bo
ther if I attended the dinner, I could be
h«a.d t>ith patience, while proving to the
satisfaction of any man whose mind was
in a stale for thinking,
Ist. Thai the protection of domestic
manufactures was an avowed, leading and
uecet*ary object of ihc constitution.
2 That it was never lost s ght of, but
ala. ys relied upon .u tho capacity of the
country to produce developed itself.
3. That the late attempts on a laree
scab* grew out of a successb nos such de
ielopements, and a state of things result- j
tnq from changes in tho application of
labor, which imperatively required of eve
ry wise government to adopt such a course
of policy.
4. The; Carolina has oot only not.
been injured, but really benefit ted to many
thousands by the Tar.fT.
b. That no sta'e n the union is more
deeply interested in maintaimug tho prin
ciplet of the Tariff.
6. That nullification is folly, and the
peaceable course projected under it, all
a siMv and w icked delusion.
7. That it grows out cf a deliberate
conspiracy against tho union, which has
been s*eadilv work'Dg upon us f* r the last
H years, though very few are in the se
cret.
8. That a Convention it the grand end
and aim and agent of that conspiracy.
Mv friend, you have much at stake, and
vou are not the toao whom I would think
to fri*h<on or «v.*h or hope to deceive.— J
Before Almighty God, I declare lo you
that I believe all tbe above proposi'ioDS ,
to be true ; and you have my permission,
nar, request, to publish this w.tb try name
iok, for I aro in earnest.
Yours affectionately.
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, i
AUGUSTA.
MONDAY, SEPT. 20.
ICT We regret to say, our River is again about
18 inches below Steam-Boat navigation.
Dr. W. R. Waring was, on Monday, 13th inst.
elected Mayor of the City of Savannah.
The name of Robert Clarke, of Georgia, is
among the graduates of Yale College, at the late
commencement.
QU’ Our friends will oblige us by sending us
as early as possible, the result of the next elec
tion in their respective Counties.
O’ To-day, the great “ Political Meeting ”
takes place at Columbia, So. Ca. Judge John
ston was invited to attend. We publish his an
swer to the invitation, addressed to Gov. Taylor.
As there is so much of the Article in to-day’s
paper, we are induced to postpone “Candor” till
Thursday. We are obliged also, to postpone the
sketch of the Duke of Oilcans.
Corn. Porter was rather disappointed in his
South-American prospects. What will lie do
w hen he reaches Algiers, now in the hands of
the French ?
Col. Henry P. Taylor has been appointed
i Secretary of State of South-Carolina, in ptaceof
J Robert Stark, Esq. deceased.
(CT We have no further news from Europe,
' since the popular explosion in Paris. Clouds
| and darkness rest on the future fate of the
j French people. We hope the next arrivals will
i furnish us with something to dispel them. At
present, we only know that a great battle has
been fought—the smoke still obscures the final
result of the contest,
' It is perfectly clear to onr minds, that if Gen
! Jackson is not a candidate for re-election, the
whole West will, in mass, support Henry Clay.
I And even if the General is a candidate, we are
| not perfectly sure, but the " Star of the West,”
J will set last in tbe political horizon. What think
| you of that, brother Daniels ?
| A graduated board. 37 feet long and painted
i red, has lately been affixed, by order of ilie City
j Council, to the cutwater of the range of piling
1 of the Augusta Bridge, nearest if he Georgia bank,
the lower end of which is on a level w ith the sui
! face of the river, when at the lowest stage to
which for many years it has been know n to fall-
The figures mid marks on this board will show
how much the river is at any time above low wa-
' ter nark, and by a reference to them persons in
I T his place can convey lo their correspondent* hi
i a dislauce a more correct idea of the condition
I of the river than by following the mode hereto
' fore practised, of stating that the river is high or
' low, or that it is or is not high enough for steruu,
or pole-boat navigation. When the river was at
low water mark on the Ist of September 1830,
there was a depth of w ater of about 18 inches on j
(he worst of the unimproved bars.
ILj' For three or four days past, our weather j
has moie resembled ilie 20th October than S<p- j
(ember Yesterday and this morning were so
Cold, that many chimneys and stoves werei
warmed with something more intense than the i
stunni'T sun Indeed, we have heard several
gentlemen say, that there was Ftost this inoru- >
ing.
"LETTING DOWN.”
“ The nullifying gem’men of South-Carolina
hav» let themselves down into a Convention. I*
there anv town by the name of Hartford, in So.
Carolina? If so. let the convention he held ai
such a place, If they want a Secrelaiy of the
true nullifying stamp, we will send them one in
the next packet." [iV: Fori- four \ Esiq's.
As Carolina has no town of that name, we i
feel bound, in courtesy, to offei llarteoro in j
Georgia. We do it, however, on the express |
condition that they run the risk of a coat of Tar j
ands eathers from its patiiotie inhabitants, if l
they pats any Disunion Itesoliitions on this side
of the Savannah River.
Anew Steamboat is budding in New York, in
tended to run with the ‘ John David Mount*,"
between Chat lesion. Savannah, and Augusta,
and is after the same handsome model. It is
saul she will bsar the name of " John Sro.vxv ”
Tbwso who are so averse to trusting their pre
cious persons in ibe hands of the Supreme court,
find all security in the safe keeping of a Petit
Jinv. The wisdom of Ihe most enlightened
Bench in the world il postponed for the intelli
gence and constitutional knowledge of those,
who. generally speaking, are so proverbially ig
norant, that tbe cast of the die is as likely to give
a just and proper result. Whence has arisen i
this s’rauge transposition of rational preference? ,
A Pent Jury to decide constitutional questions!
That which pussies the brains of ihesc political
wiseacres themselves h to be all at odee solved
hy reference to sliil greater stupidity 1 There u
something new under the sun, Solomon lo the
contrary notwithstanding.— But s«e to srhat ab
surdities sach disorganising principles lead.— j
Hear the good sente of the Greenville Afoun
tainter:
<■ A |>etit jury is no tribunal in our estimation
lo trtlit constitutional qurtlions. It is not the
province of a jury to do this, but of the court.—
If it It to be left wiib a petit jury to say whether
an act of Congress is in conformity with the fe
deral compact, then indead it will l*e out of the
power of man ever to tell what laws are emutitu
tional and those which are not »o A jury in
C'harleiton may pronounce the Tariff unconsti
tutional. and ;i jurv in Georgetown may declare
it const it ut'amn!. Hut wbat is more absurd still,
is that different juries m tbe same place yea in
t l .e *ame court, may give different verdicts on
thrs same question. Jury No. 1 may think the
Tariff law unconstitutional, whilst Jury No. 2
may Ihmk and perfectly constitutional Here are
Isro <J.fferent final opinions on tbe varr.e point
Two merchants refuse to pay their bonds, ih«
one case goes before Jury No I—and the mer
ofcant avoids ibe payment of hi* bond. The
other goes before Jurv No. 2. and thi* merchant
is compelled to pay his bond •an any thing
he more foide than such a procedure for settling
coostilul ouaj questioo* ?
gO* THE GEORGIA COCKIER.
Mr. Editor, —The farts published in the Geor
riaCourier of tbe loth ult. respecting tbe value
of * Templeroo Reid's Coin.” appear to have
etested his golden caicu’.atioo, so as to prodace
an essay to tbe advertising columns of the Geor
gia Jowrual; which displays just about as atteb
knowledge of dbU'ica, -• No Anayer roppo*
ei> posse ssed of the aft of assaying* By hi?
statement, (which by the bye, is neither onC
thing or the other, for it proves nothing at all,)
he says “the buyers have to give from 87$ to 90
cts. per dwt. at the mines.” The average of thq»
two extremes is 88$ cts.'
Allow the loss in fluxing to be what
he states, "3 a 6 pr. ct.” the aver
age will be about 4$ ctsJ
93$
He “estimates” his gold, he says, at 96
Nett gain pr. dwt. 2 cts/
But the average loss in fluxing is not 4$ cte.
pr. dwt. as be states, it is not over two, and if
any person wishes proof of this fact, they can ,
satisfy themselves by calling upon any of the
,‘heavy buyers in Augusta.” Now, 2 cts. being
the average loss in fluxing, taken from 4$ cts,
leaves him a further gain of 2$ cts.,which added
to 2s, makes 5$ cts. per dwt., orabout 5$ pr. cent
gain, agreeably to his own calculation. Had he
not better take his own advice and “reckon
again?” Perhaps he w ill make out the 7 pr. cent
yet. He “estimates” his $lO pieces at 96 cts.'
per’dwt.—as though his "estimate” was conclu
| sive, and that of the United States mint, ques
tionable. The value of his pieces has been re«
j peatcdly tested at the mint, and found to be
! worth $9. 38-100—the fineness of the gold but
| 22$ carats —worth about 90.90 cts. pr. dwt. and
; not 96 cts. as he states. Whilst upon this sub
ject, to say nothing further of Mr. Templeton
1 Reid’s calculation upon assaying, it may not be
| improper to suggest the evil that may arise from
the fact of an individual, taking upon himself
the power of issuing Coin, contrary to the Con
stitution of the United Slates. If he has the
! right, every individual has the same prerogative,
j That being the case, does not the evil at once
; bear upon un honest community ? I see
to result from such a profession,
| Georgia Gold," but much injury. It is piisuqP^
1 ed. no one is so ignorant or narrow-minded as ts
! suppose, ihata right not delegated to the State,
1 but actually forbidden, by a special clause of the
Constitution of the United Slates, may be assum
ed by or granted to «n individual. I take it
for certainty, that the object of this clause is to
have a national, uniform, accurate coin. 1 know
not (hut there be a penalty lor such a violation of
’ the Constitution, which surely is a wise provl
|sion; bnt if there even lie not, respect fur that
, instrument should make a private individual
1 blush with shame, nt the thought nf taking an ad
vantage to practice a fraud upon the Country, if
not knowingly, because he shuts his eyes against
! truth and honesty ; because i t could never be be
j lieved, that any one would attempt- a prt
| vilege Hint common sense must instruct him, is
! forbidden. But in the very face of this in
strument, Mr. Templeton Keid assumes the powd
er of coining money, and in the plenitude of hifc
greatuc'D, stamps it with what ever value ho
thinks proper to set upon it. And when a friend
ly hint is given him and the public, of his inis-'
Dike, he tell* the world, (or rntlier appear* ot.
wish the coommuuity to understand,) that the
I mint of the United States, managed by men of
J the strictest intcgiily, and chosen for theirknowl
edge in ihe science of mineralogy, and hound hy
their oeths and bonds for their faithful discharge
of ihe duties connected with this department of
i Government,,!* beyond n doubt, wiong—"h*
! (Templeton Reid,) shall continue to issue hIX
coin, Arc.’, The public arc therefore notified
that he cares not for the Constitution of Ihc LG
States, or the value of gold at the proper place
of coining, the mint, lie hints that the Banks
take his coin —here, they do not. They wish
above all othets, the American Eagle, blight
from the mint I shall take them at their proper
value, $9 3R 100, and no more, —although they*
may have ?lomaikcd upon them in hold figure!..
So much for Ihe “ Georgia A*»ayer,” anil id*
mint. NO A3SAYEU.,
SOR THE GEORGIA COLRtKR.
THE WILD MAN’S CAVE*.
A LEGEND OE TIIE WEWT.
From yonder cliff »loin>, »t HVeninft'* elo*c,
A |> le free i*»ur*, —oft drji'ctnd m
111-solemn im-m—y«t fieri r mill wild hiilerfflmv
Telling ihe dark workings of ■ mind, tn.wi
l*Ure sod uul.tlnleil si us unlive sirs
CONCLUDED.
“ Wc once encountered,” he commenced, in u
thoughtful tone, wilh dowr-cait looks naifriv
minnting upon the eventful time—" and it wa* u
fearful contest—l wag unarmed, I wit I escaped—
he hurled his curses after me—" | will avenge
my self on thee, thou dastard !’ he exclaimed, “I
will pursue thee, thoogn thou fleet!, where the
foot of human ne'er was self—Thou shall not
escape me The Stranger started and threw h
w ild and vengeful glance around Ihe ( ave, which
he at length rested full on the fentures of hi«
maniac entertainer; hut immediately resumed
his former composure, and the Wild Man con
tinued.—" I have not sceu or heard of him linr.e;
I am getting weary of life, and gladly would I
iruret him now, —yes and willingly would 1 rest
our fates ppon the will of Heaven; and arm
to arm, let one erjual struggle then decide
the whole ' Yes, Life and Death the
stake—»ny now sleeping nerves, should once
more wake to youthful energy, and aid in one
desperate grapple for Ihe doubtful game!— Yet.,
here alone could 1 meet him—here, where no
eye but God's could witness the justice of onr
contest —and, with composure die, where I’ve—
repeated.”- -He again paused, and Ihe Stranger
looking at him wistfully, at lenghth consolingly
addressed him—
" The feeling and interest, Sir, which yout
nsrrative conveys, has prompted me to lohcit
your true name it it is not against your will or
inclination, and. also, to know who is yoar in
veterate enemy.”
“ I will most willingly inform you.—Sir, lam
Clacdine Malvoih* f —my inveterate enemy, is
Fitzalli.s Wilbor.vk !” he said, with a stem
and uubesitatiug voire, and with a countenance
stamped with hatred the most deadly, whilst bis
guest shrunk back, horror-struck and confound
ed; which was, however, slightly ooticed by
him The Stranger, then, to eonvioc* the Wild
Man fully whs fa wai, with difficulty enquired,
with composure—
" How tong since thou hast seen thioeeoemy t
* At least, hath fifteen summeri past."
*• Were he to stand before you, think you
coo'd recognize bun t”
•• Recognize hi®’—Ah, ye*,—too well—dbi’nk
yeth** »p«v*iie' c*n forgex a forering hand**"