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2 THE COURIER. —_ „ :« every MONDAY rE r FRIDAY Afternoon. at «« per an Xn. P"-’^4PER d 2p“b’li.he<levery FRIDAY rfertHM or <4 at the expiratton ot J’To Subscriptions received for less time n'k exceeding a ,< l u,r " 'Y* 1 ! at 75 eta. per .quar. and 37 1-2 for each square, published IFerWy, 75 tinqance. ..« charged 30 dollare I XX and will be entitled to one square Wh4 : ‘ C perX r ’hav. standing to ° f ,eVertt ’ in future from the.o charges . t ho number of insertions A publie officer.,wM per eent, deducted in the.r favor. From the Georgitt'Journal. To the People of Georgia. Au extract of a letter perporting to have been written by the (Wor cester & Buller) to the Editors of the Missionary Herald, has been republished in the Journal, and other papers of t hts State, which papers have charged Gove nor Lumpkin, upon the authority of this letter, with having cocnproinitted the rights of the State, in releasing the Mis sionaries from confinement in the Peni tentiary: and as this letter contains state mentt and insinuations utterly false and unfounded, and from the manner in Which my name has been introduced by those men, *o said letter, my*st/edcc be construed into an assent to il's general ac curacy, and as the very nature of my sit uation makes it obvious, that I must have been acquainted with the facts and cir cumstances connected with the discharge of the Missionaries, it becomes iny duty to give to the public, those facts and cir cumstances correctly, and leave them to judge, how far the rights and character of the State have been compromuted by the Executive, in the discharge of his of ficiat duties. Governs ‘Lumpkin,ns it is well known, from thetime he came into office,m speak ing of this case, constantly affirmed, that ihlfertfen had Htru’si themselves mt<» pris on by their own indiscretion and to ly, .nd there they s.tould remain, as long .as they stood in opposition io the laws ot the fllate, and relied on the power of the su preme court to liberate them; but when ever thev should see their error, and re trace their steps, he would set them at liberty. But that the Governor ever dt-j rectly, or indirectly solicited them, or e veu advised them to withdraw their sun,, or ask for pardon, is most certainly false., sb far ns I know dr believe; and fr«m my constant intercourse with him and hts friends, most have known it, if such had beep the fact. The Missionaries, in the leiter referred V State, to ttfy astoriishmebt, that “we. made no solicitation, no overture, no com promise, but we were often and earnest ly solicited by persons in the confidence of the Governor,to desist from the prose cution.” That any person “in or out of the” confidence of the Governor, ever •3 .nciTED Mr. Worcester & Butler (in, any such light as insinuated by them) to “desist,” 4»c. is what 1 never knew, nor eVer believed; but Ido know, 'hat many persons did rbmonstrte with them, and candidly advise them 'o abandon a course that was wrong in itself, and to say the least of I' HIGHLY INEXPEDIENT. They Were plapilv told, that, whp<he< ’h°y in tended it or’not, they were but tools in the hands of designing politicians, to subserve party purposes—that they were inflicting a deep wouud on the cause of Christianity, that they wete doing a serious nnd lasting injury to the cause of Foreign Missions— that their zeal for the Cherokees was a mistaken one, and would resuit in no ben efit to them— that they were doing vio lence to the common interests, and com forts of their families—that their own pri vate chaiacter as professors of religon, Was endangered—and that they were exciting the whole country in a de gree net warranted by the Circumstances, and producing beait-burnings and jealou sies, which were calculated to alienate the affections of the people—that they were endeavoring to oppose, and thwart the Government in its sett led policy, to the different Indian tribes o ver the Mississippi, which was unbecom ing in them as Missionaries and Ministers of the Gospel. They were reminded, that the State of Georgia could not- would not pay any attention to the decision of the supreme court, that Iter sovereignty as a state, forbade it——that the further proseevtibn of their suit would only tend io bring into disrepute, thffi authority of said court. Thus were they remonstrat ed with, and for the correctness of the statement I appeal to Dr. Brown of Mount 25ion Dr. Church, Rev. Mr. Sinclear; Rev. Mr. Hoyt, Dr. McDowell of Char leston and many other citizens of distinc* tion not necessary to name. This was not without its effect, and apparently brought the Missionaries to deep reflection, an'* enquired of me, that if, after advising with the Board of Foreign Missions they should determine to withdraw their suit, and throw themselves on the clemency ol the State, whether or not, it would effect their release. I replied to them, that I had no doubt, but it would, but if they wished it I would see the Governor, and know his views. They requested me to do so which I did, and was informed by the Governor, that he had never had r bnt one mind on the subject, that his deter mination had ever been, to discharge them whenever thev should be convinced of their eiror, & submi 4 : that he had thought of discharging them at any rate,as S"on as the state should be folly in possession of • It may be proper to mention, that the words in Capitals and Italics are so priu'ed by direc tion of the the Cherokee country by the operation of her own laws, and the supreme court should, at next session, pass oyer the case without action as he had no doubt it wou d do, but that they n»ver should nft t dis charged as long as the State was ’hreat ened or menaced bv the authority of t te Supreme Court This information was communicated tp the Missionaries, and thev immediately (viz. on the 4th of April, 1832 ) addressed a letter to the Prudential Committee of the Board, in which they state the nature of the remonstrances made by their Souijmrn friends, and the advice given them,‘&c. and asked the ad vice of the Board, iu regard to the course thev should pursue. The Secretary of Board, (Mr. David Green,) on the 25th of April, replied to tljem in substance, that a regular meeting of the Committee had not been had, that he had conversed with the most of the Committee, indivi dually, that they did not wish to direct or advise, or do any thing that would lay them tinker iestraint or obligation; and continued, “ they see no reason why, as-, ter the Supreme Court of the U. S. has pronounced you not guilty, and declared v«»u to have been unjustly and unlawfully imprisoned, vou should bear about with you as long as you live, the stigma of be ing Pardoned Convicts. They do not see whv, before the regular and constitu tional methods of carrying the decision of the Supreme Court into effect, have been revolted to, you should lake a course which must necessarily cause the authori ty of the Codrt fb be contemned before tire whole country. Nor do they see any reason why, as you exposed yourselves to arrest and imprisonment, partly in main tenance of vour own civil rights, and those of the Cherokees, and for the sake of as certaining what is die language of the ■CoiistiiutiTin 'dhd treaties and laws of the U. States on the sufijecr; you should now, after having obtained a decision in your favor, yield up all .Vbiir claim, be fore it has been fully proven lhat you can not secure it. It seems to the Commit tee, that your case now Hiore resembles that of Paul and Silas, (Acts 16, 37.) than it has done at any previous period ; indeed, the principles laying at the foun dation of the two esses, seem to be pre cisely the’safiie. “My’leiter will look like arguing the case with you, which I by no means in tend to d->. lam sure I would not say one word to you, which*] supposed would influence you to remain in prison one hour longer than you should think it your duty to remain there., and could do it cheerfully. I kno w that the trials of your feelings faith most in many res pects be -great. You continually share largely iu sympathies of the committee and their jifhyers, and yon are remerttber-i ed in oilr fam lies every day.” *This letter had the effect to determine iheMissionarie’s still to pursue their course aqd as (his subject had been relied on to defeat General Jackson in his election, the overwhelming majority by Xvhich he was elected,. seemed to convince the opponents of Georgia, that the American people had decided in her favot; and as it was sensibly felt, that the controversy was doing essential injury to the cause of religion, the cause of Foreign Missions and to the tranquility of the country, a simultaneous effort was made, by remon strating with the Board itself, by influen tial Christians', aS Well as politicians 1 , who assured thetitih addiuph toother mischiefs revolting from their obstinacy in persis ting, that they were aiding the cause of Nullification, by coupling the Georgia controversy with that of South Carolina, and among those, were C<d, JCuthbert, Judge Schley, and Gen. Coffee* But either of these gentlemen petitioned them to withdraw their suit, or insinuated that they were authorized by the GovbrhdV id to d<», or say any (fiittg to them on the subject, is utterly false, in my opinion; for 1 heard conversations with the Mis sionaries by all these gentlemen and what they said was byway of remonstrance, and not petition; stating, however, a they well might, that there was no doubt of their liberation, should thtey ivithdraw their suit, and rely on the 'clemency of the State for their discharge. If I arh mista* • ken in anv of my statements, I trust any gentlemen I have referred to wi I correct me. This influence fcoulU no longer be resisted, and the Board, early in January 1833,-addressed a letter to the Missiona ries, informing them of the facts as above stated, and told them that a due regard to public opinion, and the cause of relig ion required that th<»y should withdraw theii suit. This letter was received on the evening of the Bth January, 1833, de the same evening Messrs. Worcester and Bu'ler instructed their Attorney’, Mr. Witt, to prosecute their suit no further, and cminmuniciited the fact to the Gov ernor,and Attorney General of the State. In their communication to the Govern or they remarkfed, that“we have not been led to the adoption of this measure by a ny change of views in regard to the prin ciples on which we have acted.”—The .Governor considered this communication disrespectful. and determined that as i»hg as they regarded the “principles off which they acted” so h ghly, they fy'ght stand by them in the Penitentiary. They Were informed the next day, by Col.’ Cuthbert. (I thinkj what reception their comrdunicatmn had met with; which very much humbled and alarmed them. They then asked Col. Cuthbert to request the Governor to let then# the communication, in order to correct it in its objectionable parts; this the Governor refused, and the fullowing noe was then addressed to him. Penitentiary, Milledgeville, Jan. 19th, 1833. To His Excellency Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of the State of Georgia. Sir. —We are sorry to be informed that some expressions in our communication of yesterday were regarded by your Ex cellency as an indignity offered to the. State or its authorities. Nothing could be further -from our design. In the course we have now taken it has been our inten tion simply to forbear the prosecution of our case,& to leave the question of out continuance in confinement,to the magna nimity'of the State. We are respectfully vour S. A...WORCESTER, ELIZUR BUTLER. t)n the l l 4th the Governor granted them a pardon, The siatement of the Missionaries that Mr. Forsyth called on Mr. Wirt, at the instance p( ihe Govern or is pronounced to Be utterly false by both the Governor and Air. Forsyth, who both affirm that not a word had ever pass ed between them on the subject of ’he Missionaries’ discharge, previous to the time spoken of., I also distincly iecol lect that in Mr. Wirt’scommu ication to Mr. YVorccster, informing him of the call made on him by Mr Forsyth, that Mr Wirt stated that iMr. Forsyth had told him he had no authority, whatever, t<* say that the G<<veitlor .would dischage them on th- withdrawal of their suit; but pimply gave it as his opinion, that the’ Governor would do so as a matter couise. . . These are the facts and circumstances correctly, connected with the discharge of Missionaries. — I forbear to make any comment on them myself t leaving an enlightened public to decide for them’ selves. CHARLES C. MILLS, r Milledgeville, July lldi, 1833. r P. S. Those papers who have publish- 1 ed’the leiter of ihe Missionares.it is hop ed, will, as an act ot justice, publish this statement. . \ C. C. MILLS. To Zekiel down to Down ingville, iu the Slate of Main— hair and speed. I WaSHiWt< hr, at the President’s house, 'July 9- Deer Sir—Tjest rit you, a line afore, to let you know 1 was left in Fillydelfy. It, was sanin that there was some plage) 4 skee'm io it, and it is all cum out now, and it was’nt nothin but a trick of that York weazle to get the old Gineral away froth me: but 1 guess youl see ile pay him for it afore Jve dun with him. I g"i into an express rise off and keicht up with the Gineral and got in the koach iwo mile afore he got here, I cum pretty quick I tel you, and if it hadn’t a ben for Major Barey’s fjsst mails that kept a block in up 'the road "I should a ketcht the Gineral a little this side of Baltimore. Y'U may l depend upon it thit one fellow/ looked pretty sireiked when he see me/ cum op, and the old G.neral shook mo by the hand in such an a’ffecksionery tvay, I see :'that little buchman’s eye’s was as full of invigh as you ever see. When we cum him »o the President’s house, the Gioe ral says rite off to me, “Major Downing,. I want yop to walk with me into the kabJ inh/ 1 and so we <veiit sirate up statesand jest as we opened (he big meh-'ggiay dore, dont you think there set tbat Amos Kindle a ritin at the table rile in the old Giner al’s chair. I see the Gineral’s eyes snap 11 pretty quick as he went up behind him and snatcht the paper. You never see a feller look so slreeked when the Gineral was a reedin it, and the minuet he got through he.kalled rite for hs hors whip, and if he hadn’t cut it pretty quick out of the side do«>r, heed a got such a hiding aS I guess you nor nobody else in Down ingville nor no where else never see. The old Gineral went rite into a kold swet and set down in his chair as week as watery and saves he, “ihere Major Down ing, reed that*--the villans—there’s a let ter from that snake in the gras to Isaac Hill, to get up a quarrel between you and IW9—t>6t 1 see through it as .plain as day )fte—there’s the finger of Kalhoun and the nullifires in it, you may depend open it, and jeit then that are sly witch cum in with Major Dollensin, and the Gineral, show-i it to him Vod 4 . He sed rite oil that he had’nt no hand in it, and did no< know nothin about i ; but he rather guest the Gi'Aeral had got hold on’t at the right ebnd. I didn’t say nothin, but theres a carcumstan'ce cum out this mornin that ; looks pretty bad. This mornin Majoi Dollensin cum to my reom and woke me up to come down into the Gineral’s kab inet, and so we went down stairs softly so as to kech the wecxl asleep. The old Gineral and 1 had a kouncil about half an hour andjest as I cum out of the kabinet there he was standin close to the dore.—He was a good deal.flustrated but he lookt all at once kinder smileing, and says, good morniug,Major,i&“The same to yoursblf, says J, pretty quick. Then says tie, “you look uncommon well this mprnin, Major,You’ve seen the Gineral.” “Yes,” says I: and then he begun to ask rhe rjuestions; and says I, “You need’m be ttyin your korkskrew on me. I guess that you’ll have to get up a little arlier than this to get round Jack Downing, and that aint all neither; and so I tell yon now I kan see through you in a minnit any time. The pesky little sarpent dropt his tail pretty quick I tel you. We are goih to hav a kabinet kouncil to hite on that Kendle letter, and the old General has invited me to assist the Seky terrys; He is down in his kabinet this arterpooti with Major Eaten, out his Kamb’ridge The Major haint been able to make nothing out, and he says there must be some mistaik in the latt'm. He has' got hold of a, old book that he says is the Gineral’s old tinman dicksunary; land, judgen from his looks when I was in the room, I guess theyve pretty neer got hold on it. The Giner al says, that if he dont make it go he shall send so Seth Sprague to kum down. The Gineral has jest sent for me to knm rite down agin into his kabinet to meet the Attorney Gineral to advise him how to fix things for the kounsil tonite, and I tell you what, I guess youl see that 110 brake np sum of their kerryins on . here. - Yours to sarve, JACK DOWNING. AUGUSTA. MONDAY. JULY 22,7833. AUGLSTA COTTON MARKET. The prices continue to advance daily, sales from wagons to day of 100 bales at 12£ a 13| cts. There are perhaps 300 ba'es for sale in second hands at 14 cents for average lots; 14 and up wards could be obtained for,a choice lot. U 3 Since the above was in type.we learn n small sale has been effected at 14|. From l$ jo 2 cents, within the last 15 days, has been reali sed on all sorts. A Meeting of the Citizens of Richmond coun ty, was held at the City Hall on Saturday, the 20th inst. in pursuance to a public call- Samuel Hale. EsV;- was called -to the Chair, and IVa. C. Mtcou, Est| appointed Secretary. The object of the Meeting was explained by Col. W. T. tjould, who read the resolutions of a recent Meeting at Athens and a leiter from a Committee of that Meeting, and off red a reso lutiou,whi-.h, after amendment, was passed in the following form J “A Meeting having been held at Athens in re ference to a Rail Road from that place to Augus ta, and the co operation of the citizens of Rich mood county, having been requested by a Com mittee of that Meeting: “Resolved that a Committee be appoi ited to correspond with the citfeens of Athens and other places on this subject and that said Committee report at an adjourned meeting of the-citizens of Richmond county, to be held on the third Saturday of August next.’’ "-It was then resolved that the Committee con sist of Five to be appointed by the Chairman 1 who proceeded to appoint Messrs. H H. CUMMING, W W. MONTGOMERY, JAMES HARPER, JAMES W. DAVIES, WM. C. MICOU. On motion it was also resolved that the Chair man of this meeting be authorized to fill any va cancy which may occur, by resignation or other wise, in the committee of correspondence ap pointed under the above resolution. SAMUEL HALE, Chairman. Wat, C. Mfcou Sec’ry. Ata meeting efthe Boaidof Directors of the Bank of the State of Georgia, on Monday last, Thomas Stocks, Esq. of Green county, was elected Agent of that Bank for the office of Dis count an I Deposite, at Greensborough. An interesting child Was drowned on Saturday In the Hamburg side of the river, named Alof.r- Nol Sidney Reijfield, aged 11 years. He had gone over with some other boys of Ihe same size to bathe, and probably encountered a current be yond hi strength. ‘ He was found next morning a little below the Bridge- , The Hickory Nut has collected some .8 or 10 Toast‘ in favor of the Election of Mr. Crawford, B s Governor, and calls them Crawfordiana. Ts we had time to collect those in favor of Mr Lumpkin, and our compositors time to set them up, nnd our paper ro»m to hold them, we could send it a much sweeter nut to crack. Lumpkin tana, we are sure, is sweeter than Craw/ordiann They are forming a Company in Baltimore to run Steam Packets between that city &. Charles ton S. C. to touch at Ohl Point Comfoit. The result of the tw o years war between the Sultan and Meheinet Ali, has been thelo.«sto the former of at ieast two thirds of his Empire. It is estimated that eight millions of dollars would not supply the loss, in slavel, occasioned by cholera at the Havana. The David Brown, Capt. Pennoyer, has arri ved at Charleston, having undergone the neces sary repairs in Beaufort, N C. Ihe Passen gers pay Capt Pennoyer handsome compliments for tils attention to their coinfort and safety. The Toasts at the recent celebrations of the 4th have as little elegance or spirit as we ht-ve ever known. They are all little norations — In stead of concentrating the whole strength t» a point, the spirit is so diffused as to have evapo rated, before we_get it. We think. Black Hawk’s as good as any we have seen : • Hliite Woman— Pretty Squaw—good big leeyes put papoose it*—short blanket—run fast Another Omen-—The friends ot Ratification are here designated as Hats, while, Cats and Rats being natural opponents, the Anties are called the Cats. But it so happens that here the Rats are not only so large, but so numerous, that they sets the Cats at defiance, gambolling uiialarmed ami unharmed iu their very presence. Cats catch us, if you can We call the attention of our friends of the Mil ledgeville Journal to these signs, which we are constantly exhibiting as the sure “signs of the times.” They may like them better than “ let ters from the upper Country.” Certain we are, they are worth more than extra official Grant! Jury Presentments. Augusta, Joly 19, 1833. J G McWhorter, Str : yesierdav being at> idle day with me, and being confined to my office from sunrise to ihe setting thereof, I concluded I would see How many animals have been killed in our market' for one year, from the Ist July 1832, to the Ist July' 1833. The result of which is as follows : Hogs and Pigs on which fees have been paid 2,549 Venison 68 Sheep and Lambs 1,248 Calves 312 Beeves 2,138 Total 6,315 J. W. MEREDITH, C. L. M. N. B. Theie have been as many more I expect <>f Hogs and Sheep that have been sold out of market hours, and by contract by the Butchers, that there is no fee for, and are not taken account of by me. J W. MEREDITH, Clerk. On a moderate calculation it is estima ted 'hat Kean received for his profes sional services at least £IOO,OOO from the time he first appeared at Drury Lane, to his final exit at Coven' Garden, He,’ fievertheleus died insolvent. FOR THE COURIER. -r “ One of the People” and mjself, it seems, have closed our main argument, and have nothing left to do, but to skir mish. He intimates, in the Courier of the 19th, that I have changed my mode of discussion, because he had “ ceased bis labors,” and given me personal notice to that effect. Does he recollect that, in the same as he expected to leave town soon, 1 expressed a wish that he should remain, till the appearance of jny last number, in order to answer it ? The Editor of the Courier remembers that, on handing him the manusetipt, 1 expressed au anxiety to have it published, in time to be answered ; and that we bulb thought “ One of the People” would an swer it. 1 have not, therefore, changed my mode of adthes®, under the idea that I was “ in conclusion.” He must surely have thought; that he was in conclusion, when be stated that e had devoted a “ large portioh of several numbers,” to my argument on the mixed character of the slave. M( I have just laid down his essays, after peru ing the whole series again* tor this very purpose : and I find NOT THE SLIGHTEST ALLUSION, in either of them, io this mixed character. He d’tjd, indeed, name IVJr. Madison, and in not very respectful terms : but both that gentleman’s argument and mine he let alone —very prudently, nojdoubt.—-1 ask him t<» quote the passage, where it is mentioned. , . , (k r But, he says, he has not only noticed this argument, but I have “ noticed” his “ notice.” [This.is ag: eater mistake than the'other-—if one mis'atement can be greater than another. Il he will refer to my reply to his third number, he will find that I there charge him with having omit ted tn “ notice” my argument. And that is all the “ I have taken, of his alleged “ notice,” till ; my last num. her reiterated the charge". Is this whaj he calls “ doing my best to reply to him’*? It is true, he did lay down certain propo sitions, w hich.he now says are inconsist ent with this “ mixed character.” But he never said so befoie : nor is that in consistency, nor the truth of Ips proposi tions, proved by him, now. How ny” persons may have “ thought he .cnh futed my arguments,” by hese “ incon. troveitible propt sitions,” I know not.— Let me suggest to him, however, that s atements <4 such “ thoughts,” on the part of others, would come, with a better grace, from any body, than ,himself. With the “appearance of a new col league,” 1 have nothing to do. In com menting on his appearance, “ One of the’ People” commits the very fault, that', in the next preceding paragraph, he had’ chaiged on me—he “ makes an old speech over again”—and that, the very worst speech he ever did make : for insists that a principle cannot, bo sound, because different writers find diff-rent reasons for. supporting it ! But he d<>es worse than this. He directly charges me with saying the very reverse of what 1 expressly did, say. I know him too well, to suppose,' fpr a moment, that this was intention I lie had forgotten what I had said : and, as he has done before, neglected, in quo ting, to refer to the original text. He says, in regard to the “ right to represent property,” “ Richmond, in fine of his, numbers, sal/s this is wrong." And he italicises these words. In my first num ber, I expressly stated this io be right : but ditl not urge it, observing ihal “ the question has nothing to do, wiih the pur poses of iny discussion, and the ground, necessary to be occupied, is broad e nough, without it.’"* He again nnsrep tesents me, in saying that the giv ing of one representative to a coun ty. with but 600 inhabitan's, “ Richmond admits to be right, or, at least consents to.” Observe, these italics are. his own. N>w I admitted no such thing. I express ly denied the right of the smaller coun ties to a representative, each, unless the same number of people, in every large county, could also have one :j but observ ed that, as a “ concession”—and only as a concession—this one was yielded to them. _ Now, really, with what grace, as ter such perversions as these, does he pronounce me “ guilty of a fraud, in garb ling the quotation” of one of liis princi ples ? 1 did letjve out a line of the pro position referred to. But it neithqr alter ed the sense, nor diminished the force of the sentence. It was done, deliber atelyfor, in making the quotation, it struck me, as possible, that I might be charged with garbling. But, on attentive examination, it seemed to me that the words omitted were so clearly surplusage, that the charge would be ridiculous. Look at the original sentence : “The execu tion of the will of the majority of electors is an important, principle, to be regarded, yet it is not a principle of primary impor tance, to which all others must yield These last words are those omitted. If I understand the meaning of language, a principle of “ primary importance” is, of course, one “to which all others must yield.” The very term imports it. I say, again, then,’ that the above proposi tion, even with the words which I omit ted (for d > not change it, at all) w’hen laid down, as a fundamental rule f«»r “representative republics,” does “set even ridicule, at defiance.” “ One of the People” still insists that the principle of “ local, or county representation” is of greater importance—as he thinks the misquotation.material, I suppose he would say more primary importance—than “ the execution of the will of the majori ty.” In othar words, that the rights of “ square miles” are more important than the rights of the people ; which is the precise proposition that I treated as ri diculous. Let our readers judge. • Page 5, of the pamphlet copy. t In stating that this would make a House of 1.500. this writer is about as correct, as in most of his other positions. The entire white popu lation of Georgia is 309,835. , According to his arithmetic, this, divided by 667 —the population of the smallest county—gives 1,6001 t “A . Daniel come to judgment 4 . '* The writer aayx I admitted his iilu-« (ioo of this doclriue, and io the breath denied the conclusion. Con« sioos, by the bye, do not always foM from the premises assumed. I did a« the physical possibility of a minoriH governing, under any system of represß tation. But I denied that the case putH “ One of the People” ever could occH in actual experience—l did not sayß would “ rarely occur.” —That is anotfl misquotation —and ! did not, and new can, admit, that hik illustration affords ■ slightest apologyy for his cavalier trcß merit of the will of the majority. Imß admit that it behooves tho ftiends ufrn fication, to think and speak, as lightlyß possible, of “ the will of the majority’] for they very well know that their fav] ed scheme will, if adopted, put an eter] veto on that will, in Georgia : and tl day that these amendments are ratifil (if it evet comes) will be the last day, tl] “ the will of the People is the law I the land." The writer intimates that I have,“frG| necessity,” “ given the go by” Io sorffi of his propositions. Will he tell nl what those propositions were? If I haw not attempted to disprove all bis proposl tions, it has been only because, in thrq or four attentive readings of his article! I have not had sense enough to discovd them. Whether I have succeeded, 1 “ answering and confuting” any assettiol of his, I leave for our readets to decide a course, which, perhaps, he had bette have followed, too—though 'it may be thß', but for his telling us how completely he has annihilated my argument, no bod, would have ever foond it out. He says, my only hope of safety lies his essays not being read I I Very mod est, and unassuming, “pun honor I” Now in a former number, he took occasion V say,'hat iny rematks were “entitled tore spect, not only for style, but for matter.’ What soil of papers, then, must he, io hi ,oyn opinion, have written ? His ideas ol his own authorship amount to this—ft writer, “respectable for style and matter” can oply hope for safety, on the ground t r ha| MV PAPERS ARE NOT read ;• for, if read, they demolish hitn / veni ! vidi ! ! VICI!!! I take this to be the plain! meaning of the concluding paragraph of my friend’s “last words & dying speech.” As was asked, in reply to a member in the Convention, “does he really suppose that, nobody has any understanding bitt him self?” 1 have only to say that this childish gasconade is a sad proof, in addition to all 1 we had before, that, since “ One of the Peop'e" joined the Quixotic crusade, in favor <>f ibis abortion, called a Conven tion, he has taken leave of his g od tas'e, and comqtoti spnse. lie is reallv a man of sound judgiqent and discrimination.— And tjre display, ho now makes, only proves, what cveiy body knew before, that an honest man cannot conduct a con troversy like a man of sense, unless he feels thu consciousness <>f a riehieotis cause. RICHMOND. Singular Circumstance.— The decora tion of the Legion of lienor has recently been bestowed ttpou an old Artillery matt, at a grand review of ihe National Guards at Nantes. The singularity, however, is io this; he is the every person who point ed the cannon, at the battle of Dresden, which cart ied ft way rXe pf General HJorcnu, and caused Hjs death ! ARRIVAL OF THE VANDALIA; AND ARK. The U. S. ship Vandalia, hearing tho broad pendant of Coni. J. D. Hendley, commander in chief <>f the U. S. naval forces in the West Indies and Gulph of .Mexico, accompaned by the U. S. schr. Shark, Lent. Comdt. B<>ernm, of thu same squadron,arrived in Hampton Roads yesterday afternoon from Havana,whence they sailed the 6th inst —Officers and crew in g'md heal h, with the exception of Lieut. Jerome Callan, who came pas senger in the Vandalia, and returned home, sick. The Vandalia, anchored in the Roads, the Shark came up yesterday evening and fired a salute, which was returned from Com. Warringt n’s flag ship at the Na vy Yard. A friend who went dow n in the Poca hontas politely obtained (or us the follow ing list of the officers of the Vandalia: George Budd, Esq. Master Coni'dt. Lieuts.—Joel Abbott, ls«; F. A. Ne ville, 2d; John Calhoun, 3d. Acting Master.—J. K. Mitchell. Fleet Surgeon—John A. Kearney. Purser—Dudley Walker. Contdi. of Marines—Andrew Secretary of the squadrun —Thos Mil ler. Assistant Surgeon —L. W. Minor. Passed Midship.nan—T. M. Washing ton. Midshipmen—Hend’k Norvell; Samu el Larkin, Jr.; Edw. Middleton; Y. A. Jenkins. Alb. A. Holcomb; C. F. M. Spotswood; Janies Forbes; J. W. E. Read; Lafayette Maynard; James Me Cormick;James D. Johnson; H. P. Rob ertson; Thos. W. Gibson; G. W. Thay er. Captain’s Clerk—J. E. Holland. Boatswain—George Wilmuth, Gunner—John Haynes. Carpenter—John Cox. Sail Maker—Wm. BennetfJ Passengers--Lt. Jerome Callan, sick, and Mid. Joseph Moorehead. The following .list of officers of the Shark, was politely handed to us by an officer of that vesselj Lt. Cumdt.—Wm. Boerum. Lieutenants—Hampton Wescott, Jobs M. Berrien. < Sailing Master. S. C. Rowan. Purser—A. M. D. Jackson. Assist. Surgeon—Brickerhoff. Midshipmen-,—J. > M. Lockert, F. 8.. Renshaw, W. L. Maury, M. L. D. Wat son, J. Carrbll, W. H. Adams. Captain’s Clerk—George Dea*. Gunner—-N. Stevensoo,
