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2 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**"