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FOR THK AKOKOtA COVftIKR.
OwtAr Dsath of Aokes Bksnnoß, an only child,
died on the lib Juno. 18*3, aged 4 ycart
and 2 months.
Sweet infant, thy spirit hashed,
To its home, beyond the cold tomb,
Xike • ray fiotn a meteor sped.
Or gem on the violet’-, bloom.
Thou’rt gone, e’en as the bright fl iwer,
That lived io the breath bT the morn,
Thon’rt gone, in thy earliest hour
Like a bloomTrotn its parent-stalk torn.
thou’rt gone, and has left us to sigh
Ard weep for the smile* that has fled ;
Thou’rt gone to thy beautiful Sky,
The unwasting brigtiffhope tff the dead.
X)! for thy rest, so calm and so sweet
In the world of glory above {"reel
Where the spirits of Mother and* Infant will
And raise the soft anthem of love.
Q ! for thy rest, in that sunny bWs,
Whose sky is ttndarkeneJl by even.
Where the trial and storm that trouble In this
Are lost in the raptures of Heaven.
• -T J. R. R.
/, * lit Mother died duting the la ft summer.
A most excellent political lesson is taught
io that passage of the “Merchant of Ve-
wherein B.issanio begs the judge
most eloquently to bend the leno to suit
the occasion.
**l beseech you,
Wrest once the law‘to yoiir authority;
To dfi a great right, do nNttie wrong.
And curb the cruel devil of his wTH."
But what says the gemhe Portia in reply
who was willing to give her gold to
•’pay the debt twenty times ovei?” She
demonstrates thus:
“It must not be, there is no power in Venice
Can alter a decree established:
’Twill be recorded for a precedent:
And many an error by the same example.
Will rush into the State: it cannot be.”
Fa Free Press.
Tux Best Leather Shoes, —
Matthew Lansberg used to say, “if you
wish to have a shoe made of durable ma.
teiials, you should make the upper leath
er of the mouth of a hard drinker, for
that never lets in waters
Lord Norbury in passing Sentence <>n 8
thief who had been convicted of stealing
a time-piece in a dwelling house, said—
*» that in grasping at tithe he had reached
eternity.”
A barrister observed to a learned bro
ther in court, the other morning, that he
thought his long whiskers were very un
professinrrtK You are right, replied his
friend ; a lawyer cannot be too barefated.
- Ah Indian VitJtcf.—John Tatson, an
Indian, ajiauve of Lyme, in Connecticut,
Being foubd dead ou a winter's morning,
lh»t far from a tavern where he had been
drinking freely of spiritous liquors the
evening before, the Indians immediately
assembled a jury of their own tribe, who,
after exurtiinlng the body of the defunct,
unanimously agreed—“that the said Fat-
Son's death was occasioned by the freezing
of a large quantity of wa'Br in his body,
that had been imprudently thixe x with the
rum he drank.”
si Happy Town.— ln AmesßuryjMass.
there are upwards of 2,000 inhabitants
two taverns and 14 stores—and not a sin
gle gallon of ardent spirits of any kind
•hatever I Verily they must be a pros
perous and happy people!
Hasten Paper.
Teyipcrance in Albany.- The Tem
perance Recorder says I »
By a tinahimou* Vote of the corporation
nfrtvff city of Albany, on the. evening of
the 26th of April, it was determined that
no license should be granted for retailing
ardent spirits, to be drank in stores or
groceries the coming.yeaf.
State of the Religious World.— -Out
of 860,000,000 <»f immortal beings who
inhabit the earth, 228,000,000 are nom.
inallv Chriaiiaus. Os the remainder,
40,000,000 are Jews, 100,000,000 are
Mahometans, 470,000.000 aie Pagans I
To enlighten these (here are about 700
iftiaatonaries. Os this number, 53 are on
the islands in the Pacific ocean, in a pop
ulation of about 20.000,000. Under their
labors about 2654 have professed Io be
Chiistians. There ate also 28,000 under
instruction. In Afiien, in a population
of 40,000,000, there are'll missionaries,
2603 church members, and scholars.
Io Asia there is supposed to be a popula
tion 0f300,000,000 162 missionaries,Booo
communicants, A 40.000 scholars in their
schools. There are in South America,
with 16,000,000 population two missiona
ries from pretes'ant churches. Jn the
West Indies tnere are 14& mibaionaries
and 65 000 professors of religion. In
North America, in a population of* about
400,000 Indians, there are-SOO missiona
ries, and 7184 who mate a public itrejbs*
siatj of religion. are thought to be
about 2t)00 domestic missionaries. About
9,000,000 of the Scriptures have been
circulated in 160 languages ; and not less
than 160,000,000 tracts. There are, m
all, 45 missionary establishments. Io
support these plans fur doing good, there
is expended annually about $2,140,371.
BANK OF THE U. STATES.
It appears, f.om a statement of the Ex*
change Transactions of the Bank of the
United Stales and its offices of Discmint
and Deposite for the year 1832, which
we find remarked upon in Nile’s Register,
that values to the extraordinary amount
of $241,714,912, were exchanged by this
Institution-it) the course of last year, at
the very’low average rate of one-eleventh
of one per-cent,or ninetycents on every
thousand d<>Kars of the whole sum. In*
deed, $120,000,000 of this vast amount
were exchanged without any'charge at all,
and the average premium of exchange on
the remaining $120,000,000, was less
than one fifth of one per cent. And for
this eleventh of one percent, the goodness
of the money was rendered certain, the
safety of the mails insured, and a large a»
mount in postage saved. For it is the
■practice’of the Bank to give drafts paya*
ble at one day’s sight, which are always
paid on presentation-, tv’he’n offered by
persons to ivhcffn they belong, and which
can scarcely be received by any person
Wrongfully without detection.
State Banks, however correctly “man
aged, *e mnot ■carry on these exchanges
but at a much higher rate of pt emium, for
reasons that will appear “manifest to eVery
person who is at all acquainted with the
nature of exchanges. Would it not, then,
be mote than unwise—-tvould it not be
reckless fully, to throw away the great
advantages thus derived from the Bink of
the United States/by suffering its charter
to expire I—Nat. Int.
Caution.—-Lands in TVxfls-We deem
it a duty to warn the unwary against pur
chasing fallacious and spurious script or
pretended patents for land in Texas. By
the act of the Mexican government, all
speculation, all transfers, all gambling in
*ands there are utterly excluded. Grants
are made to actual settlers and to no oth
er, who, after six years rWtdence, receive
a perfect title, and wot sooner. To men
with families a larger tract is allowed than
to single men; but none can hold such
property without, residence and citizen
ship.
A gßDttenrtn of the highest respecta
bility, recently arrived from Texas, has
related to us many cases of gross fraud
and blind delusion —-Sales of imaginary
tides had been made by sharpers so gen
tlemen in various parts of the U. States—
in Tennessee, in New-York, and else
where; and, credtdobs men who fancied
themselves worth SIOO,OOO, found, oh Ar
riving in Texas, that the lands were grant
ed ..ra certain condi ioDs l>—» — v -* --tJ-
Plunged huff despair, some of those dupes
quitted that fine country in disgust, be
cause they had been deceived in this!
Every editor and printer in the United
States ought to denounce to the public
such abominable deception. The hawkers
of such patents might as well sell land in
Vova Zembla or in the moon.-Z.ou. cour
ier.
ENGLISH FACTORY LABOR BILL.
A bill is before the British Parliament
to limit the period of yoUhg persons work
ing in factories. The chief provisions
are, that nohe under the age of twenty
one shall be compelled to work between
the hours of seven in the evening and six
next morning—and that those under eigh
teen Shall be employed usually only 10
hours each day, and only 8 hours every
Saturday. The hours thay be varied in
contmencbrneht and termination to suit
the convenience of the employer; but the
number of hours are not to be varied.—
Children under the age of nine years are
not to be employed at all; nor ate any
children to be detained on Sunday in
cleansing the machinery. The walls of
the working rooms are required to be white
washed oricb a year, and io all factories
to be hereafter erected, the stalls of all
snch rooms are to be a least ten feet io
height. The time of labor is to be regu
lated by time pieces set by the nearest
public clock. The machinery is tri be
fenced or boxed off, so as to prevent ac*
cidents; and if any fatal accidents occur in
consequence of the neglect of this precau
tion, they are to be imputed as “man
slaughter” to the owners of the factory,
who are to deposits pecuniary compensa
tion for the sufferer where tho injury is
serious without being fatal. It is propos
ed that the act shall take effect on the Ist
of July.
In connexion tvi<h this subject, we have
extracted the following pretty and pathet
ic story from The True Sun, (London
paper) of the 6th of April.
“Four or five months back there was a
girl of a poor man'sr that T was called to
visit; it was poorly; it had attended a mill,
and I was obliged to relieve father in
the course of my office (that of assistant o
verseer of the poor,) in consequence of
the bad health of the child; by and by it
went back to its work again: and one day
he came to me with tears inf his eyes—l
said. What is the matter, Thomas?* He
said 1 , ‘My little girl is dead/ 1 said,
‘Whendid shedieT Hffsaid, ‘ln the night;
and what breaks my heart is this, she
went to the mill in the morning, she was
not able to do her work, and a little boy
said be would assit her if she Would give
him a half penny oh Saturday; I sard 1
would give him a penny/ but at night
when the Child went home/ perhaps about
a quarter of a mile, it fell down several
times on the Toad through exhaustion, till
at length it reached its father's door with
difficulty, and it never spoke audibly af
terwards; it Jed in the night. I judged she
might be 10 years old.”— Minutes'of Evi
den e before a Committee of the Mouse
ts jro.
SANDY WOOD’S PLAN OF SUP
PORTING A WIFE.
Theeccentric and well remembered
Sandy Woo'd, an eminent surgeon in Ed
inburg,'at the out-set.of his 'professional
career, married Miss Veroqica Chalmers,,
second daughter of George Chalmers, W.
S. a highly respectable man, andto'tvhose
honesty and integrity his fellow citizens
bore the most ample testimony by giving
him the popular title of “Honest George:
"Chalmers.” This marriage turned out
vefy fortqviate for botfcparties, though, be
fore it took place there was a danger of
its being impeded by the poverty of the
intended husband. It is related that Mr.
Wood on obtaining the consent of the la
dy, proposed himself to Mr. Chalmers as
his son-in law, when that gentleman ad
dressed him thus: “Sandy, I have not the
smallest objection to you J but I myself
am not rich, and should therefore like to
know botv you are to support a wife and
family.” Mr. Wood potting his hand in
his pocket,and taking out his lancet-case,
with a scarlet garter rolled round it, pre
senting it to him said., “Ihqve nothing
but this, sir, and determination to use
my best endeavors to succeed injfiy pro
fession.” Mr. Chalmers was so struck
with this straightforward and honest reply,
that he immediately exclaimed, Ve
ronica is yours.
A most curious controversy is going on
between a Mr. Watkins, (son of Tobias
Watkins,') and Mr. Coxe, one of tbe coun
sel of W’s father. It appears that upon
the arrest of Mr. Watkins, senior, Coxe
expressed to the son doubts respecting the
result of the trihl, And Suggested the pro
priety of securing what property he could
for the future support of the family, in
tade rhe charge should be Sustained. Ac
cordingly a note was drafrn by Mr. Coxe
which bdtfcg duly executed, property a
mounting in to abofit two thousand.,
dollars, besides a half pipe and six demi
johns of madeira wine were sent to auc
tion, the whole of which were sold for a
bout seven hundred dollars; the whole of
the wine, and a principal part of the oth
er property, consisting of furniture, were
obtained by Mr. Coxe; but no part of the
property of the proceeds of tbe sale, was
ever returned to the family. Mr. Wat
kins, the son, indignant at the conduct of'
f Coxe, challenged him-Coxe put the chal
lenge in his pocket, fit proceeded to court,
where he lodged a complaint against young
Watkins, and had him arrested for having
sent a challenge, vith & view, as it is said,
of drawing from him in the shape of a
fine, a pnttfon of the earnings which were
the only riieans left to the family for their
support.— Boston Statesman.
'Dazzling Argument.— “ You teach,”
said the Emperor Trajan to Rabbi Josh
ua, “lhai your God is W«r„y where, and
boast that he resides amotjgst your nation.
I should like to see him.” “God** pre
sencu is itiucx-u c-xrrry wherfi-”
Joshua ; “blit he cannot be seen ; nnmor*
tai eye can behold his glory.” The em
peror insisted. “ Well,” said Joshua,
“suppose we try to look first at one of his
ambassadors?” The emperor consented
—The Rabbi took him into the open air
at noon day, and bade him look at the sun
in its meridian splendor. “ I cannot,”
said Trajan ; “ the light dazzles life,”—
“Thou art unable,” said Joshua, “to en
dure the light of one of his creatures, and
canst thou expect to behold the resplen
dent glory of the Creator? Would not
such a sight annihilate thee?”
GuffENSERd. —Galinam’s Messenger
savs—A monument is about to be erected,
by subscription in honor of Guttenberg
the inventor of the art of printing, in the
square that bears his name at Mentz, his
native town, His invention was tried at
Strashbbrg it! the year 1436, and the first
work he primed was at Mentz, in 1440,
so that in three more years four centu
ries will have elasped sin'ce this great dis
covery was made.
It is said that when Aaron Burr was on
his trial for high treason, he relied much
on the talents of Luther Martin, his dis
tinguished counsel; for an acquittal. Mr.
Martin lived freely, and unfortunately bad
a peculiar relish for the last drops of the
wine bottle and brandy flask. In an in
teresting stage of the trial, the Advocate,
after dinner, Had done due honor to the
Madeira, and was about paying his res
pects to a tumbler bf Cogniac, when Burr
in an of apprehenSiorij begged him
to desist. “ Rerriember, Mr. Martin,”
said he “my .life, is in your hands,” “J
do—and if brandy wont save it nothing
will, Ldrink to your Safe deliverance.*’
Exeter News Letter.
Our Ladye Poets.—Mrs. Hernans is
still residing in Dublin, occupied in t|ie
education of her sons: she' will shortly
publish a volume of sacred poetry. Han
nah More is still alive, but iu a state that
would render death a blessing; a Memoir
bv “a constant friend,” is already prepar
ed Miss Laridoo has been staying at
Oxford on a visit to her uncle, the head
of Worcester college, a new novel from
her peri is nearly finished. Miss Mitford
Xpjourns at Three Mile-Cross; her trage
dies laid by until a more fitting season.—
Mrs. Howitt, a member of the Society of
Friends, who resides at Nottingham, has
prepared a series of tragic dramas, with
tbe highest moral tone. Os Mrs. Joanna
Baillie, the world hears nothing; she re
sides at Highgate, in comparative sertr
lude,but enjoying daily intercourse with a
fe* chosen friends. Miss Bowles is no
happily not in good health; she lives at
Leamington, in Hampshire. Miss Jews
bury (Mrs. Fletcher) is on the wide sea,
with her husband,voyaging to India. Mrs.
Norton is deserting the Muses, for the
Court Magazine, & a novel which we be
lieve wili shortly appear. Mrs. Opie lately
disposed of her house at Norwich,* and - is
now residing in Cornwall.— -London pa-
What are youjthiuking, o»y tnanl said
Lord Hill ; as be approached a sol
dier who was leaning in a gloomy
mood upon his firelock,while around him
lay mangled thousands of Freneb and En
g]ish—it was but a few hours after the
battle of Salamand#, and had been woo
by the British. The soldier started, and
after saluting his General, answered —I
was thinking, hay Lord, how many wid
ows and orphans I perhaps ibis day have
made for one shilling.
The first Strkwb.erries in fho Boston
market (.says the Mercantile Journal of
the 31st nit.) were exhibited this day—2l
hours from Long-Island.
The “Bank of Florida” has, fce under
stand, been by the “Central
Bank of Florida.” The business of both
is now blehded, and will be hereafter con
ducted by the list named institution at the
Banking house of the former in Tallahas
se. The late President of the Bank of
Florida, Wm. Williams, Fsq. has, we
are informed, removed back to Georgia.
Ap. Advertiser.
AUGUSTA."'
WEDNESDAY. JUNE
The President of the United States was ex
pected toleave Washington city on the 6th inst.
on his Eastern tour.—Splendid at rang'ements
have been made fdr his.reception in all the prin
cipal cities on his route.
The Rev. Mr. Avery’s trial has at length ter
minated in his acquittal. The Jury, after being
ont sixteen ho'urs. returned a verdict of Not
Guilty.
Congressional Elections.— --The Tallahassee
Floridian of the Ist inst says We are satisfied
that Col. White is elected by a majority of two
hundred and fifty votes—His present majority
according to the best information we possess, ft
Two Hundred and Seventeen. Not more than
fifty votes are to be heard from.
General Romolus M. Saunders, of Raleigh,
N. C. has been appointed, by tbe President of
tbe Unite'd States, Commissioner under the Trea
ty of indeinnity with France, in the place ofMr.
Witx,iAKS (lateU. S. Senator from Mississippi)
resigned.
The Columbus Enquirer of the Bth inst says—
“ Our citizens vere somewhat alarmed a few
day’s since by a report of several deaths at Apa
lachicoi’a by Cholera. Since that report first
reached us, another Sieam Boat has arrived find
brought information that the disease has disap
peared,
”'our citizens have had a meeting and appoint
ed a committee of health, consisting of physi
cians, with one exception, who have reported
resolutions which have been adopted by the citi
tens. The tbVvn authorities too are taking kuch
measures for removing every source of disease
X. rL-ll V-—* .
or in the event of our being visited by it, greatly
to mitigate its violence.
“Doubtless much may be done to effect this
onject. Let .he Commissioners see that the
streets and ditches are kept clean—let every in
dividual see that perfect cleanliness is observed
about his premises, and let all be temperate in
all things. By adopting these precautionary
measures, much will be gained, the Cholera may
be kept away entirely, or if it approach us its
severity may be greatly lessened, and should
we be so favored as to escape this great scourge
of the human family we shall find an ample re
ward for our labor and trouble in the preserva
tion of the general health of the place.”
We bteg leave to refer our readers (says the
Montgomery (Ala.) Journal of the Btb inst.) to
the following Report of the "Board of Health,”
relative to the Health of pur Town. It contains
all the information, respecting the two cases’
which have produced so much excitement in the
community.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health for the Town of Montgo
mery Report the occurrence of two cases of
Cholera Morbus, resembling in Mme of their fea
tures the Asiatic Cholera.
The fabt-that there it at this tithe a general
prevalence of bowel affections, in canoesidn with
the two cases of disease above reported, renders
it not improbable that they may be precursors of
Asiatic Cholera, tinder this impression the
Board Eecommend to their fellow citizens atten
tion to a few gene ral rules for the preservation
of their health.
Ist. Cleanliness both of perSori dnd
apparel, with well ventilated and clean a
partments, particularly for servants, and
the immediate removal of all offensive
matter from the streets and lots of the
town.
' 2d. The diet should be light and nu
tritious, arid nil such substarices as have a
tendency to produce irritation of the
stomach aod bowels, should be carefully
avoided; among these mat be euumeratod
Pickles. Cucumbers, Radishes, Besets,
Cabbage, and sour arid unripe fruits.
3d. Temperance aod steadjr habits
should be observed, arid a tranquil state
of mind riiaintaihed, as it lids been uni
versally observed that those who have ap
prehended least from Cholera have suf
fared least. And lastly those who are af
fected with even slight disorder of the
bowels or stomach, should attend to it.
without delay. ~
'The public may rest assured that eve
ry case of Cholera Morbus of any kind
which may occur in the town or in its im
mediate neighborhood will ba promptly
reported and published. The Board con
sider it their duty to state, that no reliance
should be placed io the various rumors
respecting the prefxlence of any malig
nant disease in this place; and that the
statement relative to Astatic Chdera
contained in the last Planter's Gazette is
incorrect. The case of the Indian there
alluded t'6, the Board are satisfied did not
afford even a resemblance to Asiatic
Cholera hr any. of its symptoms.
' H. W. HENRY, Pres't.
■ S. D. HotT f Sec’ry.
Frotjs the Lexington (Ky ) Oihtrver.
SCAB DET FEVER.
Mr. . Ediioi;— The foilpwihg tnadica!
intelligence, from the fourthcotning num
ber of tbe Transylvania Journal of Med
icine, may be interesting to some of your
readers.
"Extract of a letter, from Dr. A. G.
Smith, of Christianville (Vdj) to the
Editor»
“Scarlet Fever, as an epidemic, has
been ’prevailihg for the last 15 mohths,and
has bden, in tertain districts, very fatal.
The remedy used -by us, ift this section
of the State is equal parts of Turbith Min
eral and Ipecac, rubbed on t'he tongue
with the finger, just Sufficient to stain it,
and active vomiting is speedily the cobse
quence. The stomach is previously sick
ened with Ipecac before Hrii is used, as
it is thought advisable not to let any of
the Mineral enter the stomach, because
of its drastic qualities. lis action is enti
rely local, and in a few hours the metal
lic taste in the mouth is produced with a
copious flow of saliva. I have witnessed
the efficacy of the remedy in one hundred
cases, and can say. that it can be relied
on as a specific in . Scarlatina, with as
much confidence as Profes'sor Cooke does
C. A. R. Pills in Intermittent Fever.
The remedy was first used by Dr. Ven
able, of this coumy. If a cake occurs ia
your practice, please test the remedy; I
have no doubt you will be pleased with
it.”
Webster—A writer in the National
Intelligencer says of this distinguished son
of England, that by the mere force
of native talent, unaided by a single ad
ventitious circumstance of family, or par
ty, or friends, he has risen to a height ’of
reputation and influebce, such as fancy
could hardly have pictured'or hope have
prophesied.
Whether we view him as a youth at
college—as a lawyer in New Hampshire
—as a member of Congress, al the age of
thirty-two—as tiie profound constitution
al advocate before ihe supreme Judiciary
—or as the overwhelming annihilator of
nullification ih tbe Senate, he is always
distinguished and always pre-eminent.
Franklin's Familiar Letters, edited by Mr.
-V I , .
Spaiks, ana just published, is said to be a de
lightful bonk, full of the real mind and heart of
fhe-authot. Hear what he in 1767 of
French Rouging:
“ As soon as we left Abbeville, the
swarthiness returned. I speak generally;
for here are Some fair women at Paris,
who, I think, are. not whitened by art.
As to rouge, they don't pretend to ihiiiaie
nature in laying it ori. There is no grad
ual diminution ,<>f the color, from the full
blootfi in the middle of the cheek to the
faint tint near the sides, nor does it show
itself differently in different faces. I have
not had the honor of being at any.-lady's
toilette to see how it is laid on, butlfan
cy i uiMtn you uow it'is or maybe
done. Cut a hole of three inches diame
ter in a piece of paper—place it on the
side of your face in such a manner, as that
the top of the hole may be just under the
eye ; then, with a brush dipped in the co
lor, paint face and paper together ; so
when the paper is taken off, there will
remain a round patch of red exactly the
form of the hole. This is the mode, from
the acti esses on the stage upwards thro*
all ranks of ladies, to the princesses of the
blood.”
From the Columbia S. C. Hive,Sth inti.
We invite the reader's attention to U
well written communication over the sig w
natura.of a “Whig,” not one of your new
lights with the name of a whig, cohering
the principle of a tory Bota genuine whig
of the old Washington-school we can ven
ture to affirm;
We .feannnt However agree with our es
teemed corresponderit, that it is possible
for human Wisdom to frame a constitution
of sdeh perfect simplicity, as to put it be
yond the reach of cavil, or the carping
constructions of constitutional jurists. But
admitting the fact i.t could derive no attri
bute of perpetuity from that circumstance,
the ambitiotis aspirant like the wolf ih the
fable, if it could find no fault in the lamb
it could Arid it in ihe sire which is the
same thing. N,e** r lHeless we agree with
our correspondent, that a federal conven
tion of all the states, is the only tribunal
which can constitutionally repeal the con
stitution. It is impossible to devise any
other which is not usurpation or revolu
tion. Arid none but the decided revolu
tionist dare object to tbii tribunal of the
reformer. These spurious reformers are
like a wary Client who wbuld claim the
right of veto against tiro dbcisioti of as
many of the judges or the jury or other
judicial bodies as might decide against
him, so as to make the opinion of the mi
nority binding, a jurisprudence which
would be quite convenient for the advo
cates of a bad cause that must forever be
hopeless without this outrage upob the
genius of our institutions; and the plain
est dictates of common sense.
The onl y alternative
A Southern Confederacy and Seces
sion is a th’uoder storm that attracts the
attention of the people, whilst the more
secret engine Nullification is marching
apace to the repeal of the constitution :
whilst any compromise, by delay, baffles
the best and most wholesome intentionsof
the administration and of the goVernttfent.
Hence, the only alternative is; a conven
tion of the states. Because the states in a
collective capacity framed the const it a
don, therefore,' iri that capacity, only,
they have the right to judge of the powers
of the constitution, and to rescind any
thing (hat is not compatible with that in
strument that has iofringed upon the
rights of the general government, or upon
those of the states. Unless the powers of
(he constitution be defined io a convention
of states, the war will not cease aod the
Union will be dissolved. If the constitu
tion is not defined so 1 exactly drat Con-
gross cap do t eoact la#f contrary to j.s
declared will or power*, the conflicting
parties contending for their construction
of the powers.tnust inevitably disorganize
the government; and we are fallen I “A
house divided against itself canoot'Siaod.
I wish to be understood. The common
arbiter to determine »he powers of the
coustitution is a convention of the states,
or states in convention,. for. the reason
already stated, and not the states in a,
or their seperate individual capacity,
to judge of, and nullify, because it
would be a repeal of “the constitution,
having no governing principle-—the re
sult, as is seen, is war, war inevitable,
and not peace ! Any measures, therefoie,
to procrastinate a convention of States is
strengthening nullification,and is hostile to
the peace and to the welfare of the
Union. Such as Mr. Clay’s bill-t The
ballot box, and all arrangements In oppo
sition to a federal convention. Where
the states are assembled, then are they
sovereign, and the smallest state in ihe
Union has an equal voice.to .the most po
pulous. Such is tbe arrangement-of our
matchless constitution. Who then will
dastardly destroy-that sacred mstrument
of equal eights? Who is n see
that nullification is false io theory, and
revolutionary in ptactfCet' Inequality fit
.oppression are its doctrines. Why will
they not come.to the touch stt ne—a fede
ral convention, and try their equality?
No! They are afraid bf a majority go
vernment. - They abominate the govern
ment of the disunion is Jieiter, is
preferable to the government of the un
principled majority* It is the idolized
doctrine of aristoctacy—the gnvernmeut
of a minority set up.' Thirwill d<>! This
the modus operandi—the. impelling causa
to action ) This the theme—the govern*
ment for which they invoke heaven and
earth to witness.and to establish, that the.
oppressed people may have liberty and ba
free intolerable bondage—-!b'e bon
dage of a majority government. . They
may tel? this to the aristocrats, but the
democrat* will never belfeVe it. In a
majority government, ihe will of tbe peo
ple is sovereign,neither can the ambitious
oppress them. In a minority gthrernment,
ihe voice of ihe people is not'heard, the
ambitions rule*, and the liberties of the
peopFe are crushed.
Will not the democrats say .give us n
majority government, which is liberty,
or give us death ! But the aristocrats say,
give us a miuori'y government,or we will
haiard our lives, our fortunes and our sa
cred honors to set ourselves tip to bo (he
rulers of rhe people. Choose ye, 01 peril*
pie', which you will have to reign river
you—a majority government aod liberty,
or a right to govern yourselv s, nr a mi
nority government and bondage, or the
subjecting yourselves to the government
of others, as .being incapable of self go
vernment. Freemen, can y<»u stand it—
canyou'bow down yourselves for the yoke
With which y-o*’r —'"ot?t>tprui masters may
vncircle your necks? I do .not say they
might put a halter round,to make you
tractable,but such has been (he abuse <>f
(heir authority,having-no governing prin
ciple,or constitution,but their own' arhbi
tious sovereign will. Cfin you relinqui-h to
a self.constituted despotism your own li
berty; the dearest to man,free agency;-the
liberty to think, and speak, and act‘for
youpelves? I cannot believe it! N»>! not
(HI I witness your self degiadatom. Then
tvijl I forsake 'my 'country. Then we
may say farewell ! a long farewell to li
berty. A WHIG;
FERY L 4 TE FROM COL OMBJ A.
New-York, June S.
We are indebted to Capt. Briggs, of (he
Brig Elizabeth, for Bogota papbra (o the
3lst April, inclusive, near a month later
than the previous advices.
Among the passengers in tho Cljz tbeili,
is the Hon. Taos. P. Moore, late Min*
isier of the United States to Bogota* '
Mr. M’Afrka, the Charge d'Affarres
sent out io relieve Mr. Moore, met the
latter gentleman at Carthagena, £ theneb
proceeded on his journey to Bogota.
Mr. Moore caused tbe remains of the
H<>n. Richard C. Anderson, our first
Minister to Colombia, who died at Car*
thagena, to be disinterred, arid has brought
them to the United States.
All is quiet in New Grenada, and the
present Government appears to be firmly,
established.
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COMMERCIAL. 1
r• ■ 11 ;
Charlzstos, June 8»
Cotton.— Arrived since our last to yesterday
morning inclusive. 235 bales Sea Island,'and
4403 balesJJpland Cottun. Clearedthe sa.n»
time, 2t Dales sea (stand, 3,278 balezUpbind.—
On ship-board, not cleared, 49 bales Sea Island,
and 2 671 bales Upland. The sales have bepn
2,864 bales Uplands, as follows:—96, 12}; 41,
12 58; 479, 12^; 582, 12}, 605, 12; 24. 11 7-8;
346, 11}; 111, 11 58; 256, 11}; 117, 11}; 105,'
11; 15, 10 78 ; 42, 10} ;3, 10}; damaged 15,8;
3,9; 3, 10} cents Price Current.
New-Yorm, Jtrtie '
Cotton The market last week, except for one <
or two days, was very quiet. Prices however
are 6ne and firmly supported. The sale extend
to about 1200 bales, of which 500 ware Upland,
at 11} a 13 cents ; 400 Mobile at 13 a 14 ; 300
Florida at 13 a 13} ; ar.d a little Orleans at 14}.
[By the New-York at New- York ]
Liverpool, April 29.
The demand for Cotton from the trade the last
week was rather limited, but the market keeps
steady, and the Surats offered by auction on Fri- -
day, went off with spirit, at an advance of i 84
perlb; of 5.000 bates brought about
2 700 were sold ; and 0f950 bales St
offered at the same time, 540 were sold at 7 l-8d
a 7}d per lb. The transactions of the week com
prise 430 Sea Island at 11}<1 a 22}d, with !«'
stained at 7} a lid ; 4,880 Bowed at 6 3 8 a Bd>-
8,370 Orleans at «}d a B}d and I0d; 1,390 Mo- .
bile and Alabama at 6 5 B<lla 8d iof which 1.000
American for shipment- The market >• quieV
the sales on Saturday and to-day not exceeding
3,000 bags at former prices. Agliil 30'
Tlie proposed redaction of the duty on
produced but little effect on ‘he market. The
common and inferior qualities of AWeriSbi? being -
offered in quantity, afforded buyers a. wjtfct «
range of choice, and in such w« notice a tnfiing
raductlon, while good and prifee ful>T
