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Since our last publication we have re
ceived our files otLond. n papers to 23d of
Aug and Liverpool to the 24th, brought
by the packet ship Napoleon, Capt. Smith,
which sailed on the 241 h. It will besven
that the intelligence from England,France
and Spain is of high interest—particular
ly from the former.
ENGLAND.
The bill abolishing impiisonment for
debt, as passed in the Commons, was
brought into the Bouse of Loids, and
read a first time on Monday the 17th ol
August. Il was A’armty eulogiZ d by Lord
Brougham. >
Loid Lyndhurst moved an amendment
to the twenty-fifth clause ofthe municipal
reform bill, providing that one-Ifourth of
the councils should be elected for life,
which, after a long debate was adopted by
a vote of one hundred and twenty six to
thirty nine—majority against ministers
eighty seven. Lord Brougham opposed
the amendment with great vehemence, as
striking at the very root of the whole bi 1I-
On the Sth an amendment proposed by
Lord Lyndhurst,providing for the contin
uance in office of all existing mayors and
councils (the bill having required their
ejection) was also adopted, as were sever
al otherr,getting through the whole of the
clauses, from thirty-five to one hundred
and thirty-five at that one sitting.
On the 9th, the West India slavery
compensation bill was passed,‘and the
bill for the preservation of peace in Ire
land went through a committee. "
On the 20th the church of Ireland bill
was read a second time.
In the House of Commons, on the 17th
Sir John Hobhouse stated the East India
company had ordered the building oftwo
large steam vessels to.navigate the Red
Sea for the purpose of facilitating the com
municating with India, via Suez. Lord
John Russell gave notice th;.-t at the next
session, government intended to b.’.ng in
a bill appointing a permanent judge in
chancery, and separating the judicial
from the senatorial functions heretofore
united in the Lord chancellor. The mu
nicipal reform bill for Ireland was read a
third time and passed.
On the 21st a petition was presented
from Truro, complaining ofthe wanton
mutilations practised in the House of
Lords upon the municipal reform hill,and
praying the house to withhold the sup
plies until that bill should have received
the royal assent.
A London paper of the 22d says—
“ Ministers postponed the passing of the
Appropriation Act last night to Friday
next; whether it will receive the sanction
of the House of Commons on that day, is
more than doubtful. lithe Lords per
severe in their present determination to
strangle the measures of the Commons it
will be next to impossible to prevail upon
the latter to sanction another vote of the
public money. Ministers also appear
by no means inclined to throw away the
advantage which the power of refusing
the supplies gives them, packed as they
are by the house and the country, over
their insulting and domineering foes in
the Lords.”
THE BUDGET.
On th? 13th, Mr. Spring Rice rose for
the purpose of stating to the House the
condition ofthe finances He commenc
ed by saying that since 1814, there had
been a reduction of taxation to the amount
of 40,191,000. The reduction in the votes
of supply from 1817, striking averages
in each four years ofthe series, were as
follows;
For the first 4 years, was £18,872,000
From 1822 to 1825, ' 16,721,000
From 1826 to 1829 there was an in-
crease, the supplies amounting
to jg nog non
pom I*3o to 1833, 16,’l j 5 ’ ()()0
In 1834 the annual supply was 14 479 000
In 1835 it was only 14J35f000
From the balance sheet of the year
ending the sth of April, it appear
ed that the total amount of the
Income of the year, was £46,087 000
Expendiluie, ’ 45,185,000
Leaving a surplus of 902,000
The total income ofthe year end-
ing the sth of July, 1835, was 45,539,000
The expenditure for the same peri-
od, was . 44,334,000
Leaving a surplus of 1,205,000
In place of a surplus for the year
ending th sth of April, 1835, of 902,000
According to Lord Althorp’sesti
mate made in Julv last, the antici
pated income of 1835, was £44,778,000
The actual increase, acording to
the balance sheet, was 45.539,000
Showing a falling oil’of real from
anticipated income on the year
ending sth July, 1835, of 229,000
Lord Althrorp calculated that the
expenditure of 1835, would a
mount to 44,801,000
Whereas, the actual expenditure,
on July 5,1835, was only 44,334,000
So that here was a diminution of
expenditure, amounting to £467,000
He calculated that the income of
the country would be—
For the year 1635-6, £15,550,000
The expenditure,- '44,815,000
Surplus ?•' 855,000
I In making up his estimate for the year,he
hadset down the customs as producing 20,-
090,000/: in reference to which he would
refertotbeconsumptionofa few ofthe most
•important articles subject to custom’s du
ties.
• (We select from this part of Mr. Rice’s
exposition, only the remarks on those ar
ticles which are interesting to this coun
try]
He would begin with cotton wool. In
1833, the consumption of that article, as
appeared by the custom’s return, amount
ed to 284,469,000 lb,; in 1834, to 397,000,
000 lbs; and in 1825, to 220,210,000 lbs.
Now he believed that those who knew
the present state of the manufacturing in
terests of ’.his country, would not think
him over sanguine if he had calculated
the amount ol future consumption of cot
ton wool to be fully as great as the amount
consumed last year. However, in place
of calculating the consumption of the next
year at 320,000,000 lbs . the amount ot
cotton wool consumtd last year, he took
the average of the three y ears, which was
310,090,000.
The next article to which he would re
fer was sugar, In 1833 the amount en
tered for home consumption was 3,817,000
lb.; in 1833, 3,743,000 lb. and in 1835,
4,736.000 lb. Here, as before, he only es
tnn ited the consumption ofthe next year
at 4,726,000 lb. the average of the three
proceeding yea rs.
He now came to the most important ar
tide in the whole of the customs —he al
luded to tea. In 1833, the consumption
of tea amounted to 30,720,000 lb. in 1834
to 32, 480,000 lb ; and in 1835, to 35,580,
000.
Here again, instead of taking full cred
it’fur the increased consumption which
would inevitably take place in the course
of lhepresetil year, he would calculate the
consumption of next year at 36,000,000
lb. being only an increase of about 500.
0001 b. on the consumption ol last year-
He had indeed good and substantial reas.
ons for anticipating acoiisiderable increase
in the consumption of tea beyond th t
which had been brought into his balance
sheet.
These was only another article in the
customs to which he could call the atten
tion of the house namely, tobacco, which
like the other articles, are the source of
increasing revenue. In 1833 it amounted
to 20,362,000 lb,; in 1834, 50,990,000 lb.;
and in 1835, 21 483,000. He estimated
the consumption of next year at 21,982,-
000.
FRANCE.
Tho topic of greatest interest is of
course the progresss of the recently pro
posed laws in the chamber of deputies.
We had previously stated the adoption of
[ that relative to the courts of assize, by a
i large majority. It was read and referred
to a commission in the chamber of peers
lon the 17th. 'l'he debate on the jury bill
iin the chamber of deputies, was still in
progress at the latest date. (Aug. 20th;)
! the discussion was exceedingly warm and
-animated- An amendment was proposed
on the 19th by M Teste, to the effect that
i where a verdict ofguilty should be ren
. dered, and the majority ofthe court should
jbe convinced that it was erroneous; the
I Judges should have power to order a new
trial before a new jury; and that if they
did not avail themselves of the privilege,
and the verdict was of such a nature as to
require capital punishment, the penalty
next in severity should be inflicted in its
stead This amendment was strenuously I
opposed by the minister, M. Persil, as a- j
mounting to the abolition of a capital pun- ;
ishment—a measuse to which he had I
once been favorably inclined; but which
he was now convinced, would tend
to the increase of the most horrid crimes.
The amendment was received by a vote
of 192 to 161.
A scene of confusion ensued upon the
reading of the 2d article, relative to trans
portation, which was warmly opposed by
I M. Odillon Barrot, and defended by the
minister of commerce, who in the course
of his remarks said that the penalty would
be effectual, and he desired no stronger j
proof of the fact than the opposition made j
to it from certain benches of that Chamber. '
M. Odillon Barrot (rising with great
warmth) —‘Order, order! the Minister is
j personal.”
The whole of the opposition Deputies
now rose in a body, and loudly insisted
on the President’s calling the Ministei
to order. The greatest uproar and con
fusion prevail d, and for some the Minis
terin vain attempted to obtain a hearing
in explanation. W hen silence was again
partially restored, he was understood to
disclaim all intention of offering personal
offence to any Member in the chamber.
Gen. Valazet—“We accept the retrac
tion.”
| The Minister of commerce —“I have
j made no retraction—l have merely ex-
I plained my meaning.”
The storm, which had apparently
calmed, now burst forth with renewed
violence. In vain the President observed,
that as the Minister had designated no
Member of the Chamber by name, no per
, sonal attack had been made. The oppo
-1 sition Deputies were not to be appeased
'till M. Odillon Barrot declared, that as
, far as himself was concerned, he felt sat
isfied with the Minister’s explanation.
The following is from the Allgoinelin Leitzung
CHARLES X. AND THE ATTACK
UPON LOUIS PHILLIPPE.
At Prague,* as elsewhere, the news of
the murderous attempt on the life of Louis
Philippe has excited the Strongest sensa
tion, and involuntarily turns the eye ofthe
public to the exiled Royal family, which
only five years ago was a victim to that
same hatted of the revolutionary party.
What 1 have learned from a source that
may be wholly relied upon, respecting the
impn ssion the news made on the Roval
exiles residing arm ng us, is as follows:
Chatles X.and the Princesses of the family
have expressed their utter detestation ol
ths baseness ofsuch an assassination, and
the wickedness of those who could choose
such means to attain their object; and the
old King, the moment he received the in
telligence, exclaimed, “1 am certain be
forehand, and I console myself with the
conviction, that no legitimatist can have
conceived the idea ofsuch a crime.” This
is a remarkable speech in the mouth of
him who must be considered as the most
natural representative of Royalist senti
mints. The Duchess of Augouleme was
also deeply affected by the idea ofthe feel
ings which must have torn the herrt of the
Queen ofthe French as a wife and a moth
er and testified in the most affecting ex
pressions her sympathy with that Prin
cess.
The Ministers of Charles X, — The last
accounts from Ham are very, favorable.
Prince Polignac is suffering from a vio
lent attack of gout, and bears in him the
sends of a complaint which create some
fears for his life. The sight of M. de Pey
! r net is become so weak, as to give fears
that it will fail altogether fail. These al
arming smyptorns are occasioned by the
rigorous treatment of the prisoners.
The heat renders the rooms allotted
to them almost uninhabitable during the
summer, and the. terrace upon which
only they are allowed to walk, is so
• ompletely exposed to the south, that it is
impossible for them to take the exercise
their health requires. We conceive it is
quite time to put an end to a captivity,
which becomes daily less reasonable or
probably death will shortly put an end to
it.— French Paper.
Address ofthe Americans in Paris to the
King.
■The following is theaddress presented
the King by the numerous deputation from
the Americans in Paris on Saturday 16th
ult:—
Sire, —The undersigned, citizens of the
United Stales, participating in the com
mon joy which is felt at the providential
escape of your majesty from the murder
ous attempt lately made upon your life,
beg leave to offer your majesty,and to the
French nation their sincere congratula
tions In doing this, they cannot with
hold the expression cf their abhorence of
the deep depravity in which that attempt
originated, noroftheir cordial sympathy
with the friends and relatives of those who
unhappily fell victims to it. They beg
leave at the same time to express their
earnest wishes for the happy prolongation
• of your majesty’s life, and for the contin
uance and lasting prosperity of the French
nation."
His Majesty replied in these terms:
“Gentlemen, I am much gratified by
these congratulations of the Americans
now resident in Paris. 1 wish gentlemen
1 could express to|you my satisfaction how
highly I appreciate your sentiments on
the late horrid attempt; but you will under
stand the feeling of iny htnirt belter than
1 can express them to you. Gentleman,
I admire your country; and I am deeply
impressed with gratitude for the many a. ts
of kindness exen led to me when the stor
my vicisitudes of my youngerdays drove
me to seek an asylum in America; and
I wish you may individually convey
to your feelings with which I receive
you; and the sssurances of my greatful re
collection of the hospitality I have enjoy
ed among you during my residence in the
United States, as well as the sincere and
hearty good wishes for the welfare and
prosperity of your nation.”
This reply, not less gratifying to the
body to whom it was addressed than hon
orable to the generous recollections of cor
dial kindness and feeling, which was felt
by every individual present. The depu
tation then touk its leave.
BANGOR (ME) MEETING.
Large meetings of citizens continue to
beheld in the cities and chief towns of the
Northern States, for the purpose of repu
diating the doctrines and rebuking the
schemes of the fan’tical Abolitionists.
Every where the most fraternal spirit is
manifested—the warmest sympathy evin
ced, for the People of the South, and the
most devoted attachment to the Union.
We give, however, the following, adopted
at a larg« ineetingat Bangor, in. Maine,
because of their peculiar force and beauty.
It gives us pleasure to lay before our
Southern readers sentiments so just, and
at the same time so conciliatory:— Nat.
Intvlligencer.
Resolved, That the citizens of the
South have our warmest sympathy, no
less for the unavoidable evils of a system
entailed on them without their co-opera
tion, and for which they are in no respect
answerable, than for those already inflic
ted, or seriously apprehended from the un
authorised interference of the Abolition
Societies of the North.
Resolved, That the publication, and dis
tribution in the Southern States, of pamph
lets rightly denominated incendiary,
which are calculated to sow dissension be
tween master and slave, merit from every
patriot, and every friend of humanity,and
receive from us, unqualified condemna
tion and rebuke.
Resolved, That, by becoming parties to
the compact between the States, and adop
ting the cons itution under which we live,
the People of the Northern States bound
themselves never to attempt to influence
or control the internal policy or domes
tic institutions of the States of the South,
without their consent, and that conse
quently any.intermeddling with the condi
tion ol shivery, as it exists in those States,
is unauthorized by, and hostile to.the spi
rit of the Constitution.
Resolved, That the measures of the
Abolition Societies have already impaired,
and, if unchecked, are likely, at no dis
tant day, to destroy the friendly feelings
and friendly relations now existing be
tween the North and the South, which re
lations every American should delight to
cher sh, not only for themselves, but be
cause by their continuance alone can the
Union of the States he perpetuated. .
Resolved, That, for reasons before rnu : i
merated, we discountenance and condemn,
and will, by all lawful means, discourage,
the formation and countenance of Anti-
Slavery Societies in the Northern States.
Resolved, That the people ofthe North
have no direct interest in the continuance
or extinction of Slavery in the South, and
therefore that the discussion of the subject
here, is equally nnnecessary and unprof
itable, while it leads to efforts there, ruin
ious to the peace ofthe South, and dange
rous to the Union of the States.
Resolved, That in the philanthrc |y,
sound judgement, and rectitude of purpose
of our Southern brethren, no less than in
their enlightened self interest, and their
actual experience of the burthens ol Slave
ry, we have the most satisfactory assuran
ces that they will leave no judicious means
untried, and lose no favorable opportuni
ties for accomplishing its abolition.
Resolved, That the Constitution, in the
language of its preamble, is well calcula
ted to perfect “ Union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defence, promote the genera!
welfare, and secure the blessjngs of Lib
erty,” and being the supreme law of the
land, every provision which it contains is
alike obligatory on the people of these L
nited States.
Resolved, That instructed by recent
disastrous events in the South, as to the
actual tendencies of their measures to
produce dissension and bloodshed, by the
stern determination there exhibited to re
sist the unwarra- table attempts to extrem
ity, and by the manifestations of public
opinion in the Northern States against
their proceedings, the Northern Aboli
tionists, if they persist in their designs,w ill
justly subject themselves to the imputa
tion ofdeliberately intending to bring 11 p< n
their country the dreadful teviis of insui
rection and disunion.
ResolveA, That a poition of the Clergy
of the Northern States, in becoming lea
ding and active members of the Anti-
Slavery and abolition Societies, and in
advocating their rash measures, incur the
risk of diminishing the influence they
might otherwise exert in the cause of
religion, of forfeiting that respect for then
body which the people of the North have
shewn themselves disposed to award them
when engaged in the exalted duties of
their profession, and of counteracting the
di vine principle which enjoins peace on
earth and good will to men.
Resolved, That the publication al the
North, and the distribution at the South,
of such papers as the Human Rights,
the Emancipator, Liberator, &c., is a
shameful abuse of that freedom of the
press which the Constitution e declares
shall not be abridged. •
Resolved, That the American Unici:,
is the brighest realization of the hopes i t
every lover of Liberty that the world has
-een; the ark of safety to all associated
-tinder it-—their protection alike frcijr,
foreign aggression and domestic violei.c<
—the pledge of present prosperity, cf fu
ture greatness; and that we will discoun
tenance, indignantly, every attempt, how
ever indirect, to undermine its stability,
emulating the noble spirit of its fount;* rs,
who pledged to its formation “their live-:,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor.’’
From the Columbus Sentinel.
Who are the leading abolitionists at the
north ? Arthur Tappan & co.
To what political party does Tappan
co. belong? The Whig.
Who at the South rejoice at Whig tri
umphs? 'l'he nu I lies.
Do not those individuals who unite with
the Whigs and aid their cause, favor Ab
olition? I think so. What think ye,
Georgians? LACON.
GOPAK rNERSHIP.
HB.GWATHMEY, of Norfolk, and Ro-
• bert B. Tompkins, of this city, have
entered into copartnership under the firm of
G THME Y if- TOMPKINS,
lor the transaction of a general commission
business at MOBILE, ALABAMA, to be com
menced in the month of October next. They
tender their services to their friends and the
public generally, and will endeavor to give sat
isfaction to all who may entrust their interests
to them.
Richmond, Va. 31st July, 1835.
References.—Richmond, Messrs. Ro
gers, Harrison & Gray, R. &. T. Gwathmey;
Norfolk, Mr. Samuel*D- Rollins; Petersburg
Messrs. Mordecai & Osborne; Halifax, (N. C.)
Mr. F. S. Marshall; Edenton, (N. C.) Messrs,
Haughtin & Booth, Joseph B. Skinner.
: Esq., Joseph H. Skinner, Dr. James Norcern ;
Plymouth, (N. C.) Messrs. J. C. & W. R. Nor
cern; Taiborough, (N. C.) Messrs. R. & S. D
Cotton; Murfreesborough, (N. C.) Messrs.
Southall & Johnson ; Weldon, (N. C) Messrs.
1 Wiatt & Smith; Charleston, (S. C.) Mr. Benj.
’ R. Smith; Savannah, (Geo.) William Gaston,
I Esq., Joseph Cumming, Esq.; Augusta, (Geo.)
R. H. Musgrove, Esq.; Macon, (Geo.) Hamil
ton, Hayes & Co.
August 31 Im m 3
AUGUSTA RESTORATEUR.
THE Subscriber informs his friends and
the public generally that he will keep the
AUGUSTA RESTORATEUR as before kept
by F. Lamback, from the first of next month.
Dinners, Breakfasts, and Suppers will be ser
ved up in the best manner the market will af
ford. Soups of every kind may be had every
day precisely at 11 o’clock. Families can be
supplied at the shortest notice.
AUGUSTIN FREDERICK.
Sent. 23 3t 113 ,
GOLD MACHINERY.
THE undersigned, bavins purchased the ’
one half of Roswort h’s Patent for extract- ,
' iug Gold from the ores, as well as deposites—-I
now offer the right of using said machine, to :
those interested in the Gold Regions of the U- j
nited States. The operation of the Machine is
Stamping, Amalgamating, and Precipitating.—
The process of Amalgamating is entirely new,
being effected upon an inclined surface of Sil
ver Pla r e ; upon which, as large an Amalga
mating Surface can be kept up by the use of
one pound of Quicksilver, as by the use of se
ven hundred pounds in the Tyrolese Bowls.—
A Machine, upon the above principle, is now in :
operation at the Rappahannock Mine, ten miles I
from Fredericksbug, under the superintend-1
ence of Mr. John Wellington, who has kindly
consented to give information of its merits to
those who wish repurchase.
Apply to the undersigned at Fredericksburg, '
Vti., or to Judah Dobson, of Philadelphia, who j
are now the sole proprietors and vendors of the
right. BENJ. N- BARNETT, ;
CHAS. A. PEARSON, I
WM. D. GREEN.
July 1 RS
AUGUSTA, 1
MONDAY, SEPTE MIB E; HT «8 .
UNION “TICKET.
“ TAe friends of the Union are our friends its
enemies our enemies."
FOR GOVERNOR.
- WILLIAM SCHLEY.
FOR CONGRESS,
JABEZ JACKSON,
JESSE F. CLEVELAND,
HOPKINS HOLSEY,
THOMAS GLASCOCK.
FOR SENATE,
GEN. VAL. WALKER.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ABSALOM RHODES,
GEORGE SCHLEY,
JAMES G. STALLINGS.
Owing to an accident, the breaking of the
Rail Road a few miles this side of Charleston,
we did not get Saturday’s mail till yesterday
evening. Though this is far from being the
worst result of the accident. The engineer,
we learn, got his thigh broke and a black man
lost his life.
We regret we cannot give a better account of
the Colton Market. The news of the 24th ult.
just received here has brought lots, which last
week would have commanded 17 to 17}, down
to 16 and 15}. A sale, we understand, has
been made at the latter price, for which, on Fri
day, or Saturday last, 17} was refused.
We had a temperature here, this morning,
which warrants the belief, that there must have
been frost in the upper part of both Georgia and
South Carolina. If so, the cotton crop must fall
>hort ot the general calculation of a very great
one.
GEORGIA SCENES, &C.
We are indeb.ed this morning, we presume
to the author, for a copy of “ Georgia Scenes,
ipc.” recently published at the Sentinel office,
and given to the public in a durable form.
Many ofthe pieces have appeared in the news
pa; ers, and been read with great delight for
their humor. Some of them have been copied
into the Courier. We recommend the volume
to our friends, who desire to become better by
laughing at the follies of a day, which has
scarcely yet passed. The author’s modesty led
him to fear a short-lived existence to this child
of his leisure ; but the present demand will cer
tainly exempt it from the fate ofthe little boy’s
brother, who was sent for the Parson to preach
the funeral. On being asked, how old his de
ceased brother was, he answered, he was no
years old, sir; he died a-borning.
RECIPE. ’
We picked up the following recipe forreAtZc
washing houses, fences, brick walls, &c. among
the Yankees, and have no doubt of its excel
lence, as we saw specimens of it that had stood
the weather for years:
Take 1 Bushel of lime, slack it and add 2
bushels of sand and 21bs. sulphate of zinc (while
vitriol.') Dissolve the vitriol in warm water.
It is to be made of a proper consistency to be ap
plied with a brush.
We suppose the following letter from Mr.
Van Buhen io a gentleman of this city, will do
but little good with those, who are determined
on maxing him an Abolitionist, nolens nolens ;
yet it may convince some honest voter of the in
justice, which his opponents continue to do him,
' in the face of all disclaimers. For the Albany
Resolutions, referred to in the letter,see Courier
of the 21st.
OWASCO, SEPT. 10, 1835.
Mr Dear Sir :
Your letter of the 22d ult. met me at this
place, on my return from the Falls, and I lose
no time in replying to that part of it which re
i lates to the continued attempts to prejudice my
friends, as well as myself, in the estimation of
the South in respect to the Slave Question.
It is deeply to be regretted that there should
be found, on the part of any, inducements suf
ficiently strong to increase an excitement, al
ready so alarming, by a resort to imputations,
in the truth of which no ingenuous mind can
place the slightest confidence. The allegations
which attribute to me views and opinions that
are so justly obnoxious to the slave-holding
States, are made in the face of the most explicit
declarations on my part, denying all authority
on the part of the Federal Government to inter
fere in the matter—against the propriety of agi
tating the question in the District of Columbia,
J and in the absence of a single fact, giving the
least countenance to the unfounded imputations.
I should probably requite the candor with which
I have hitherto been treated by the great mass
of my fellow-citizens of the South, were I to al
low myself to apprehend that those who would
otherwise be disposed to give me their confi
dence, could, under such circumstances, suffer
me to be prejudiced in their opinion, by the un
supported assertions of my enemies, however
reckless or vehemently persisted in. Were
these fabrications, therefore, designed to affect
me only, I should not hesitate to leave the mat
j ter as it stands, to the spontaneous action of my
countrymen. But when it is intended to reach,
in this way, those who honor me with their
friendship, I du not feel myself at liberty to
withhold any correction that may, by possibility
be useful to them. With this view Lsend you I
the enclosed proceedings of the citizens of Al
bany upon the subject, and authorize you to say, '
i that I concur fully in the sentiments they ad
' vance. I was absent from the city at the time
the meeting was held, but took an early occa
sion to advise its call, and to encourage the at
tempt to make it, what it has been, a meeting of
the people, without reference to their sentiments
on any other subject than that which was dis- '
cussed before it. Connected with its proceedings
are to be found the names of our principal I
State officers, Executive and Judicial, including ,
the Governor of our State, with an array of
private citizens Which, fur personal worth and
weight of character, has never, to my knowl
edge, I een excelled at any previous meeting.
It would be presumption in me to add any as- :
surances of my own, as to the sincerity with '
which the sentiments they express are ent-r- !
tained, or of their disposition to make them ef
fectual upon the important subject to whichlhcy
.relate.
May we not, then, hope that tht; proofs of an I
affectionate and just spirit towards the rights 1
and interests of the South, which have been
brought out by this hitherto threatening excite
ment, will have the effect, in future, to remove
all unfounded impressions, and to put an end
to every feeling and prejudice inconsistent
with the principles upon which the Union was
founded 1
Earnestly cherishing this pleasing anticipa
tion,
I am, dear sir, very tinly,
your friend and ob’t servant,
M. VAN BUREN,
Mr. Editor:
Some of your acquaintances say, this candi
date and that, is not a nullifier. But what dif
ference does it produce in the result, if a man
is not a nullifier, yet does every thing in his
power to put that faction in office ? As for the
effect, he might as well be a nullifier. He sides
with them—eats, drinks, and sleeps with them.
Will a Union man, who knows what he is about,
support such hypocrites ? Give me open avow
ed nullifieis at once. I know where to meet
them then. But a fellow, who is always sing
ing out he is no nullifier, when his whole con
duct gives him the lie, deserves the contempt of
both parties. No such milk and cider men
v-ould suit me. On the other hand, what would
you think of a Union man, who was always
saying he belonged to your party, yet sustained
every man opposed to you 1 Would you—could
you believe him honest? With regard to the
Nullifiers I have observed one thing and no
doubt, you have also: In adversity they are
State Rights men; but let any little thing turn
the beam and give them the upper scale—that
moment they are all Nullifies—glory in the
name. Hurrah ! They shout, for Nullification?
How lung will the people be blind to the du
plicity ofsuch politicians?
CAUTION.
Mr. Editor:
I think you made an opportune suggestion
on the state of excitement, or rather want of ex
citement in our party, on the subject ofthe ap
proaching election. It betokens an inactivity,
which may lose us some of our honors. We
must not thus lie with our sails all aback— we
must “ go ahead,” or the tide on which we float
will treacherously carry us out of our course.
Vigilance and activity are the only means, not
only to avoid rocks and breakers, but to insure
1 us a safe entrance into a good harbor. Look
: out I There are breakers on your lee bow, and
a hidden rock, now and then, with the ebb of
’ the tide, shows its hideous apex above the waves.
1 Recent charts call it “ State Rights;’’ but only
1 j the wreckers know it by that name. Its true
j name is Nullification. It is, to be sure, sunken,
’ but not so low as to pi esent no danger—every
1 low tide, when the wind is in a certain quarter,
it lises above the deep, like a hungry monster
’ seeking its prey! Deceptive buoys are plaeed
around it, and all the experience and skill of
the oldest mariners are required to shun the
lurking danger. Look around, and see, who
, those wreckers are, that watch this coast and
. kindle false lights to beliay the incautious sail-
I or, who believes, in the honesty of his own heart,
that lights can be made for no other purpose
j but to guide him in .-afetv to the haven he seeks.
, Mark them and trust not the ship, which car
ries your all, within the reach of their cupidity.
i BEACON.
I Mr. Editor ;
You see the Nullitiers still leave a vacancy
on their Ticket—only two candidates. This
enables them to swap to advantage, and they
will ase it to the best effect. Exhort the Union
men to stand firm—yield not an inch—hold fast
to the men Who will represent the good cause,
against Nullification, Test Oaths and disunion.
Let our friends vote the whole Union Ticket, to
a man—no dallying with the enemy—no quar
ters to men, who hold such principles. Out
with them, now and forever. A triumph now
1 is a victory always. UNION;
TAX-COLLECTOR’S OFFICE.
Mr. Editor,
The above office having become vacant by
I the lamented death of Mr. Primrose, it becomes
; the public to be considering, to whom it shall
’ be given by their votes on the sth October.
It is too importaht an office to be confided to
any one, who may think himself qualified to
perform its duties. The incumbent should be
! a very steady, trust-worthy man, of conciliato
ry manners and obliging temper. He should
also be extensively as well as advantageously
known, in the community he seeks to serve.
This, though true of all public servants to some
extent, it is very plain, is more imperiously re
quired of a Tax-Collector, than almost any other
officer. As you, I know, look much to the pri
vate merit and worth of candidates for public
trust, I am sure you will indulge me in recom
mending to the favorable consideration of the
voters, the Rev. Wm. Kennedy, whom the In
ferior Court has appointed to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Kennedy is well-known in Richmond
County—is venerable for his age and piety, and
trust-worthy from a long life distinguished for
the strictest integrity. His modest simplicity
of character and kindness of manners, with
the more striking traits I have mentioned, can
not fail to place him in the most flattering as
pect before his fellow-citizens. If I could con
sider it a qualification, I would say, that the
moderate extent of Mr. Kennedy’s fortune
would lay the foundation for enduring grati
tude, if his canvas for this office should be suc
cessful. NECKAR.
[for the courier.]
Pemy Slick <f- Co.'s bet accepted on nullifying
principles — Heads I win, tails they lose; or la
give them a little more encouragement, heads they
lose, tails I win : For,
If you and Slick
But know the trick
To get your friend in favor,
Just drop your pen
And say Amen,
And study good behavior.
For
I’ll bet you, Pern,
Before you can
Get Dougherty elected,
You’ll ope yottr eyes
To your surprise
And see your friend neglected.
But I’ll tell you what,
If you’ll do that,
And give Schley a thousand votes,
Upon my soul r
I’ll bet the whole
Os Bobby Short's next notes.
OH! CRUEL.
