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Mr. CUftTIS’S 7b //;# On *U SUep £7* .Wj Adsul jU. lUl2* Sir. Curtis c uineuced his remarks upon the rise, progivss and prosperity off “ Dome*!**’ energies. in our land.*’ Jje said, It *■''■ ‘riii like a piersing 1 dream, from which v.c fear to awaken; if was liUt e .ienluj mv cotiutiy was buried hi the depth of dependence—t-, day she Tib’ s in heb might and we he* hold America, miuilcriu<t rel ief to her wants by the employment cf her own resets rc''s,” Mr. f’.next adverted to the physical properties of ear country, and iheir jn*. Cukor ashi.pti.tion to agricultural, com mercial and manufacturing purposes, with a hint on osir ad*, antnacs for na val pow er, savin.* nor forests nod on the brink of streams ivaitir- • ! ;,t the mil cf glory to kiss the wave and afford the power of naval defence. Mr. Curtis, after some continuation p!"this matter, entered noon national subjects, in funeral, with which he er.nehidcd.—lie said.—“ Often my friend*, should our youth he told 1 lie tale of iheir father’s glory, that they may bun to emulate their fame. Of ten ski aid the history of our perilous Thwohiiioa he revived in narrative and 500*. Let the present generntion he told the price at which liberty was bought, and they snay learn to duly es timate its value. Who exit look upon this venerable Tent, and not, recal to mind the heroic days f the devolution, and the tneni cry of its immortal Hero! True this r lie is i tatters, but it i> no uneons moil s ; I my friends, now a. days to g ce a veteran of the revolution in tat t r.! Lara moment, let iss tufn our thought.* toward that eventful crisis, w hich tried men's souls. See the rem nent of i heaters army, driven before a mighty fur, from ail quarters of o; r country ; hear the cry that, “ all is hist ;” behold the bravest, begin to doubt. & tlse timid to tremble, for A merieats safety! Amid this gloomy scene, majestic jn adversity , the Great Washington sublimely shorn 1 , the for tune of his country revolving in his its at? Islets sAissd. Even the elements combined against oar prospects of suc cess, till the genius of oar chief, like the meridian sun. wosiW.no longer be obscured, nut, bursting thro’ the clouds of our misfortunes, let in the light of hope, victory and joy. Aud now the contest ended ar.d peace cue? mer 2 smiling open our land, the world pause arson the event—Man rai f.onin. wl-h his “brother man, is heard to say— lii too Jung ago, since the age of Unman virtue, to expect to see it restored, iss these degenerate days. ’’lks interest, ‘tlr, ambiton ! w hich now tiny soul off main and soon shall we see this ehictlaili willing to baiter his cotivitry for a throne. Oh! my friends, He did the world then know os” the man, whom Providence intended should exalt America’s and. -tiny, for while this world was pondering on the event, the illustrious Parmer of Mount Vernon became the Cioeinaatus of the modern age. This day, the 3C/A of April. was dr.y s!••..•.? memorable in the heroes life, for it was this day, new three and twenty years, when he received tl - * i- best dignity, it his country’s (totver • to bestow. 1 well remember the time: aye, my friends, it was a gallant day, and sueis an one as I fear we shall not r ■ nrtlv witness again. The randCnr, o av.'fiilnetst, the impressiveness of f!0 *<*ene, ess n never be effaced from A nericun remesshranee. And when he Pad sworn upon the. Evangelists of his God, to he fnithfiil to his country, her Constitution and her .’.-.ws; the shouts cf thousands rent the sw, Use artillery i-iundwre.; from its h—.-r ti r- at, but its sounds were lost in the mighty tu r ;sii,ef applause. Tvms slot a iVw tr.iW.v up their greasy esips. awl cried, long Jive xing Richard^—No. it we. -, the. joyous exultation, which Towed f- in frertA il hearts, which rage to the chancery of Heaven, to hallow the oath rrd implore a blessing on the father of his country. And yet ir*.* friends, foreigners, gen tlemen, would yen believe—cars pcs- Verify, think ye. be made to believe, tl at a few short year? should only have elapsed, and yet have <> materially changed the scene ? That this vener able ns an, while iu the fell nseridian cf Lis ;!.. fulness, n be.i toil ami long expends.*? is: bis country's cause, had kwrcml his trow mid farrowed his •**y cheek, and while in the winter of his long and valued life, should base teen mode the sport of calntany ! That s>r;.”. who had teen warmed into a little life r.t the fire side of our happi ness should have dared to attempt to sting ear best benefactor, and him a ‘Washington see! He, uprn whose gen* ,-r-vs front nr tore and proud integrity lad star. enough to have disarmed the Devil of i is r.mfiee* This you will nay, my friends, was . hard, but there is something Mill haira "er st'U ! “When his glorious rare was tun, his noble career of service coded, j as; 1 he had been gathered to tlse ens pvrtr.n reserv ’d Jort'.e good : When l, M sms > liicls lmd sunk in the west, yet | by its partin'.: gleams which through Ins gi-.-'i.t example shone, served to en lighten onr wisdom aud to exalt our virtue ; Then, Oh, then ! to have fie ri rd him a Sepulchre, was bas'd indeed! Lor Ms then, my friends, our duties should have commenced, then we should have assumed the. pious task, & tts children of this great parent, huve each carried a stone to bis tomb. When the traveller, from civilized Europe, shall hither come, scarce will his shoes have been soiled on our strand, ere lie will ask to be shewn the spot where we have lain Liberty’s Great Defender. America's Immortal Son ! aad lie will sorrow on beholding it. When the pour savage* the wild tenant of our wilderness, shall hither come, although the magnet of science hath not touched his darkened nsind, yet his whole soul has been tilled, by traditionary loie. with the fame ofoTir chief—he,ton, will ask to see the spot where sleeps the ISrave, ami when l>.e shall see it, then, people of America, even the poor Indian will blush for your ingratitude i True, this duty hath been called a thing of cssstom, It is: hut, mv friends, are we not the creature* of custom f Do we not aet, think, almost exist, by custom ; and sure, what lias been cus tomary with nations, the snout polite in the world, need not be unworthy of os. If we cannot equal the European iu hi* high sense of honor, or the poor savage in his divine sense of gratitude, where is our philosophy. Go search the remotest Records of time ; go seek to the remotest corners of the habitable etn th ; go to extremes! East, where the Ealmue roams, come hither agaiss, and laving touched on the classic shores of Europe, away to extrensest West, even to where M nn nioth dwells, or the sun w ill tire isivis itieg. In every age ; iu every clinic ; ’snid every race of created n:un ; di vine gratitude still holds Iter empire, from the Tumulus of the Cossac to the Tomb of Adrian. All aiieedote, at <his moment, cross es my mind. 1 will arrest its ; for it paints in glow ingcolors, the native feel ing of the American soldies 1 . it is of the true Athenian east. It would have done honor to Athens, when she could boost herTl.emistocles ; or to Home, in the age of iier Scipios.—Mark the tale— Shortly after the death of the gener al, ass aged sntm called at Mount Ver non. He said, he was journeying to the south to see his children : and had called to taken last look on the grave es his old commander; for. said he. ] con’d not have passed my few remain ing years in peace, had 1 not have per fonned this pious task. for. nh! sir. lie was indeed the soldier’s friend. Toil nml han’t suffering had paralised this -eteran’s frame ; and his valor hud been marked by the w capon of the foe; for lie was one of (hose, who formed the forlorn hope of American liberty, when her Washington crossed the Del aware in the memorable Winter of Ta, The old man was refreshed , for never were the doors of Mount Vernon do sed against the poor or unfortunate,nor its heiut’i grown cold to the man of sorrows. The veteran became anx ious to see the tomb; and as we moved along, the remembrance of the toil and glories which lie had witnessed with his departed general, for a moment re animated his feeble frame, and lighted up his faded eye. Good sir. he said, I well remember him; 1 think 1 see him as he looked on the morning when he forced the Hessians at Trenton. Be lieve me, sir, after so many hardships, so many defeats, the taste of victory on that memorable day was sweet indeed. And now, my friends we may well imagine, what must Lave passed in the minu of this humble man when about to visit the grave of his Chief. No dor.bt, from what he had seen of the exalted character aud services of the illustrious dead, he hail expected to be hold his country’s gratitude pons tr.Vyed in towring brass or marble. And w hen he came to the grove, to that mound of eerth which sears is* humble crest up on Potomac’s bank, and stamps oppi-o- Lriuni oil my country, to that hot l , in which by the God of Heaven, I would not even bury my fuiil.fiil do;-, the old risen paused, and easting an indignant look upon the place, pronounced these words: words, which Americans should write in (licitbooks and treasure up in their hearts—“ If it is here, that my eouutrymen have buried my General, where, in the name of God, would (hex bury sue r ;: People of America! for a moment behold this affecting spectacle. See the veteran soldier at the torib of Washington. If Cresar wept, on see ing the r ‘mains of Poaspey dishonored, v eil might the veteran of American li berty monrn on seeing the ashes of A merica s Great Defender left uniuius mod. ’Tis not, my friend*, that Americar genius or resources are inadequate f the task. Pee ill onr view ike snrs-’ structures which load the ground ; ;u;c; resource* have beert found for every thing else. But it ts that unhappy quality of man which cause* him to for get liia benefactor. And does net my country fear this example? For now, eveu now, she rouses the warlike ge nius cf onr lartd. She calls on her yonth, to arm, to prepare ‘o defend those rights, which their fathers won. Phe says, away to the held fit’ glory, be faithful, he brave, and deebt not yonr cannery’s rewards, her honors, her {prutHude. Do veu not fear the youth will turn, and pointing to the m rtrefed grave of Washington, will say, If this i* my country’s gratitude to our noblest Benefactor, what have Ia right to expect ? Yet, my friends,’mid every change of men and things, so long as 1 can raise this venerable tent, and so long as my faithful services shall endear me to mv country, will I. on each 30th of April, tell to my country this self same tale. & cry to her people—shame! Let us change the scene ! Not withstanding her manifold foibles and faults, still 1 sav mv country forever ! M iy she yet perform this hounden du ty ; for never will she aseeud the height or true glory, so long as this monstrous opprobrium continues to draw her back. May the last of Republics stand like a rock, amid the billows of a tempestu ons world, braving the storms of op pression, and affording the last assy inns to stiff r iig humanity. If united within herself, America has nothing to fear from abroad. W hat, though the modern Zenghis Khan hath desolat’d Europe; what, though his march may be compared to a devonringelement,sweping all before it ; horror and desolation stalk in bis van; the cries of human calamity at t end ms his steps; ruin and mis ery bring op his rear; he is a ‘course in the bands of Providence to punish mrnkind; true, lie hath over turned the thrones of pjrinces, and des troyed governments nrd states ; but, my friends, he hath hitherto only as saulted those political structures which were founded upon the quicksands of corruption. Ict him beware hovv he ventures to assail the last temple of iiational liberty, which is founded ou the adamantine rock of v ii tue. Again, if we advert to the vast Le viathan of the deep, who not content w ith the enormous space of ocean, ne cessary for his unwieldy bulk lo move in. wants the magnanimity to grant that little which i* requisite for the pse of others s fur different is this emblema tic ruler <f the twin from our magnani mous bird of air ; for the “ Eagle suf fers little birds to sing.” 1 trust the time will come, when onr forests shall descend to guard the soil w hich gave them birth, and the poor suffering sai lor be enabled to hoist his flag with honor and safety in all quarters of tlse globe. Sure (Ids ruler of ibe waves must have forgotten the nation which now she affects to despisr. Sure she must have forgotten the lesson, it cost I,or seven year* to learn. If while the Hercules of Liberty in his erndle, we could strangle a serpent, sure the Her esies of manhood can grapple v ith the Nensean Lion. America too has her rights. By Valor she won them, by viitue I trust she will maintain them. The cup of reconciliation has but a drop row lingering on its brink. Mav peace be preserved, if to be preserved w ith honor; hut if w sr be our fate,may the tent of Washington, like Nelson'* last signal, sisy, America e.rprcts that every wan ud.il do hh duty ! When hon or is the call, aud retributive justice the end, 1 trust the warlike genius of mv country will ascend to any height, aye, even to the Heights of Abraham, for know ye. that where a wolf can climb, an eagle ton can soar! May that Providence who sustained ns w hile in our shilling state, protect ns still; and whether in p°aee or war, I would humbly offer my fervent pray er, that those domestic energies, which have so truly contrihiltcd to promote our in dustry, to preserve our morality, iocn ereaseonr wealth, honor and national aggrandisement, snay never cease, so so long as independence has a votary, or try country a friend.” T he follow ieg least, given by a gen tleman a!!cr the dinner nt which the above speech was delivered, has been handed t;s fur publication: I tJiisk my ii i. nils, it cr \ just is. That we who bore assembled are S', ouiil dvirk the health of Mr. Cesiis, So till your glasses and pr< p<ro. ■ (HU.) , v Master of the feast, we .'irir.k v P’ir health, And may tins day which gave veu birth, Ei cli year bring hrppiness and wealth ’T;ii you return to pre nt earth (DRINK) Vrdnow nsr fr>rds vrx hi irJr once more To keep ourci: v in fenoer, And if we live ur.iil fourscore, VvViiiive fso vitv a s. .v?rr. ” sr.-vT'd on V. j tvih-l.s'i c..; d<- m iiAWiini ■ ‘j mm iTim i rir"i seww A MEXICAN PATRIOT. SA rAAXVAir, JUJS'E 5, ISI2. THE CITIZENS of this city assembled at the Court House on Sat urday last, agreeably to an invitation from the City Council, when previ ous to the hour nominated for their meeting, the Hall being occupied most ly by Democrats, but a smalt portion of the citizens being present, a chair man was nominated and carried.— \V::. B. Bulloch, Esq. the Mayor aisd district Attorney, was nominated by Mr. Charlton, an Alderman. After the assembly was thus organized it adjourned to the presbyterian church when a most singular scene occurred. Although the Federalists did not gqpe rally attend, and the Democrats mus tered all their strength, upon the selec tion of the committee, the house divided, when it was problematical, if not in favor of the Federalists, which side preponderated. Notwithstanding the same division with but little variation of its numbers, would at one moment be a majority, and then a minority by the decision of the chair—yet if the character of the parties be considered, there car. be no longer any hesitation in a correct decision. Ore party was principally composed of persons of emi nent standing in society, and warmly interested in the country from birth, property and family while among some very honorable and respectable characters of the Democratic side, could be discovered a considerable number of Foreigners, entirely unin terested in our welfare, either from family or property. If characters of this description were excluded the principles of W ASHINGTON w ould he successful beyond the reach of’ doubt. When the committee were chosen, the meeting adjourned to Wednesday to receive their report when the citizens generally assembled- The preamble and two first resolu. tions offered for consideration were v o ted unanimously, but the third which recommended the seizure of Florida created a burst ofindignation Irons large part of the house. John Y. Noel, Esq. immediately arose, and in an able and argumentative speech, proved the in justice of the resolution, and entered into the merits of the aet, the unprin cipled and flagrant violation of justice and morality of which, was so nppe rant as to excite the wannest indigna tion. In the progress of his argumen! he w as interrupted on the ground, that it was not in order to comment upris the conduct of the administration, cn the subject of our foreign relations, which being decided by the chair.—— llis Honor Judge BERRIEN, in a most lucid, impressive and eloquent address, glowing with the most fervid patriotism, soundest argument purest morality, and independent principle* w bids remained unanswerable ; paint ed In glow ing eolors the incorrectness of the principles upon which the reso lution was founded, and offered the fol lowing discreet, wise, and prudent sub stitution, which was seconded by Col. Habersham, one of the few remaining Patriots of the Revolution. [COPY.] Resolved, That the citizens of Sa vannah are sincerely devoted to the Republic. That they are feelingly alive to the insults, indignities, and aggressions of the two great Belligerents of Europe. That they are aware of the necessi ty of a vigorous and united resistance, and ready at their country’s cal! to vindicate at such hazard as the crisis may demand, her just and inalienable rights, as a free, sovereign and inde pendent nation. That they are not unmindful of peace and it attendant blessing*, aud although they deprecate, they do not fear the calamities of a just, necessary and efficient war. That to render our exertions in a war with Great Britain and France, at once efficient, decisive and honora ble to our country, the citizens of !ro vernc.h would recommend to the Gfn tpi Government to postpone the de claration thereof- Ist, Until the, army shall have hem so increased by actual enlistment as. to have a respectable and efficient t „ gular force at the disposal of the Gov-’ eminent, after assigning a competent defence to the various exposed situ-*- tions on our sea boas and: 2d. Until preparations shall have been made with as little delay a* p os ! sible, to build and equip for immediate service, twenty light frigates, for th? defence of our sea coast and the p,-. lection Os our citizen* in their nece> ry commercial interccurse with eon other. 3d. Until the funds necessary - the efficient and active prosecution </ the w ar, shall have been obtained or *.. cured to be at the disposal of govern-f nsent. 4th, Until an opportunity shall huv? been forded to our citizens to with-1 draw Tions Great-Britain, the vast amount of American property, wbi,;, . under the operation of our system cf commercial l’estriclions, has been suf ferod to rvecumulate there. Judge Her; im, in the course of hi remarks delineated in the most proms- ? nerit and striking manner the h > pedieney and ii.opolicy of putting the nation in a state of hostility, until Iv an adequate preparation oi the phv eal strength oftlse country, the ud-, is!ration should be in a condition u, commence a war w ith vigor and to pro secute it with effect. He deck.red himself ready to embark in tLo defence of the country which gave him birth, and which had hitherto protected him against tiie aggressions of as:v and every foreign power. He was vvilliiiz at the the call of the constituted autho rities, at one to engage its tlse conflict: hut he w ished that conflict to he spee dy, decisive and honorable to his coni;, try ; aud therefore recommended t-> the udmini.,trillion to pause until tiev had ensured to themselves the mtaiii of rendering it so. Hut eloquence an;! arcament v of no avail, for it was specifically c .-l nounced to (he citizens by Mr, Chaw 1 ton, that Judge Berrien’s resolution! must be decided upon by part") pri.-H.- I - plea i and when the question war u,:. I instead of having the affirmative fir-t I proposed, we ha i the negative, anc is I si: ad ol having the question decided L-v I counting the votes of both sides, agm - I ‘tbly to t!ie p! m specified in a rcsxh- I (ion recommended by the committor I it was determined from the chair ; - I gainst the resolution, when several I gentlemen whose situation enabled I them to form a correct opinion, are -1 hd***• the Democrats were ill the I imrity. I We hope tc he favored for our I with sketches of both the speeches ; I eloquently delivered by the desei] I and so firmly supporting >pi I of the illustrious Washington, cn .. I occasion, where, unhappily their * I was lost amid the ciamcr of Facto.’ I AN impartial and manly p. b 1 would have obviated the disgrace*. I dilemma intowhich the theorists ;.:l Washington have involved tfcems-i’.vc I and tlie ruin nnJ humiliation into wL I they have plunged the nation. Tv;-I opportunities have been neglect a ■ p.ueing our intercourse with Df iL-B cn a friendly and estddiked basis,; every occasion has been greedily c. braced of fomenting difficulties v might with the greatest facility l been satisfactorily accommodated-—I At the same time that every ineideJ however trifling, of the most eorivcvll nature that occurred, was irrniAk ‘-B ly construed into evidence of the decp-B Cst hostility on the part of mie mi and was placed full before the Airc-M can people, with ail the exagacratica* tnat inveterate enmity ccuid plan to tfl bestow—insults atid Tipgrossiev’ B most at; J I lyreit ■ v.i tl fl with <-y. , : e Y B insii.u.,. ‘-J.’ ithi -im deuce of its correctness, immetiatcjß arouses a burst of indignation, what® alights upon the head cf Mr. Jacksß at the same time an official assert;-:® that the gorenmeut are without l-.o*® or, sinti inferior to a Jamaica assec® bly,” followed up by the Rarnboailh® Decree, rolling the nation of ell i-S, property within the grasp of the L,B, rant, is acquiesced in with the D'ta® degrading servility. This hu.Tiij;-'-® system distiuguiiffitd by suih t-G"®, prejudice and base aubs.-rvianey, !<•••■, real and only cause of the dis‘ r( which ail acknowledge our nab-"-™ nate country is srozuing unaer, pauied with curious eoir.p'Hindof grace and riiiiewn 4 , which has the natiwsial character to aibjw deed. When insvits an-. 5 eygrei? 15 ™