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t ; VW, &Mi SLNUEII.
S T CHAPMAN & 8 ROSE, F.uitors.
From the Washington “ Union.”
The Mexican Ronf—Account by the Mexi
can* themselves*
It is amusing to see the accounts which arc given by
the M. lmiw themselves oi the great battle which was
fought the wails of Mexico. We are indebted for
the two fid owing letters to a gentleman of tliis city
They were forwarded by an officer es dist inction at
Tampico w ho obtained the Spanish copies at that place
They arc addressed to Mexicans at Tampico ; the one
written from the capital itself on the 21st of August,
and the other at Huijatln, between Mexico and Tam*
pico, written on the 20th They are sufficiently piquant,
and very interesting in the views which they present ol
the progress and result of the battle of ( hurubusco:
City of Mexico, August 21.
My Dear Friend: 1 am in the blackest ol humors
lam overpowered by the nitwit profound melancholy
the whole had gone to the devil. The Yankees—th
hateful Yankees have triumphed, because our ineffici
ent generals cannot even command fou* soldiers. G*n
erais Valencia and Santa Anna nave be< n routed sue
ceaaively at the stone quarry of San Angrl and at the
Churuhu eo bridge; un i Scott, with bis army, occu
pies the hacienda ol Pprtales, distant five miles frou
here
That ging of miscreant* would Ha\o occupied the
capital to-day. but Gen. Sianta Anna, in order, it b
reported, to prevent such ignumy to the nation ns t
have the hateful flag ol the *t.>.s waving over the palac e
of the M mtezumas, has decided on hearing the propo
sals for peace from the United State# Commissioner
aud. as n preliminary, to-morrow they will discuss th’
term** of an armistice. The Commissioners on the pan
‘I our Government are Generali M- ■ , ’.!■*-ii!, an-
Quijnno.
Malediction and eternal hatred to the pcrr rsed, wh*
have usurped the title ot leaders of the nation only t<
head rcvoluti >ns (hey promoted for their own aggran
dizement, and to demoralize all clan’s of society. A
treaty of per.ee appears to me inevitable, under the most
•hr.meful conditions to us ; for, without an ermy or pub
lic spirit, which has been deadened by c : vil and ensions
end in the face of the t asonabie selfishness shown by
the authorities of sonu of the Staten, what advantage in
it possible to obtain from” a proud enemy who is con
scious of hi* power I
I will n<t continue discuss ng this point, Ik cause 1
feel my soul is burning with despair. Poor country f
she has been buried in the mire by those of her son*!
hat she most distinguished
IiriJATLA, Augier.#, 1847. 1
Mu Esteemed Friend : 1 have leanw and the following 1
from letters to the 21st, received from Mt xicc :
At-dnwn on the 19th. n -my mn !e i ;i- attacks
on the firm rs San Antonio and on Chn. .htisco, which
it is suppo*. I they did so r.a to execute th- ir real man*
oeuvre, which, as was afterwards seen, was r< adv.iuee
on Tu ‘obaya. This was done by sending ir*ir r*. p
along'.he thickets and ravines between T-nlpam and
that town. Valencia was not taken unawares, who
you will recollect was in charge of the por-t, and waf
timely advised by his explorers of the advance of thecn
iy, and therefore received them with a terrible fire
of artillery and musketry. When the enemy found
they were discovered, they took the dirert'on of th* 1
heights, where our batteries were placed, sustaining an
active fire from their infantry, aided by some ru till* ry
shots, with the object of succeeding in getting up . but
every time they attempted it they we;e cheeked and
disordered by our troops, and immediately threatened
to charge with the bayonet, which was n vr done
They therefore, retreated four tine- to the ravine*
wh r* ♦Hpv kept their reserve, and whence tin y renin -
od * nd leii ’ • ir -n: in
thiim. net. it ifi Cwlculuicj U;e c**cuiV ui uiti.
ittcmpts ion* than one thousand men ’alencia re
peatedly adked for ass. stance, or to c i. .re attention *
;.*e enemy that he might fl mk them, m he was al
\\ ;ys ariawe. c-J in the negitivc. Nolw iihsiamhng at 2
?. M one cfour divisions w s seen dankmg the eneim
with 5,000 infantry, 2.UGO canny, and ‘-.k field pieces,
commanded by Gen. Santa Anna.
This co intimidated Scott lh<it in shewed by manceu
% -ea u disposition to retreat; but when he saw that tin
id divis.on had remained as simple spectators, he re
i..mj.l to thecharge un the <•'s - oft!-- day.
In the early pai l of the night Gen. Sutra Anna march
ed to Chur ;busco, and the enemy, who k.iow th.‘
movement, sent the greater part of their toice to tin
rear of Valencia , end, a. tins General had no informa
tion u. the withdrawal of Gen. .Santa A. • i. aiackeiic.
luh vigiiHin e in that quarter, and at uawn of the 20tl
he found lutoself hemmed in by the enemy, who rein
forced with -,000 men, charged along the ravine will
euchfury that they were not intimidated at out soldier
charging them with the bayonet; on the contrary, wlvm
our troops advanced, theirs fell upon the artillery, o
which they possessed themselves, along with the am
munition uuina, Slc., dispersing five thousand who re
mained.
It appears that our loss in this action amounted to 40
killed, and more than 1 ,000 prisoners.
On the afternoon of the 19th, Gen. Rangel left Mex
ico with a brigade of 3.0U0 men, and orders to rciufo.c
Valencia or attack the enemy in the direction the ftrm
er might thinkproper; but on the road he received in
structions ■ m Gen Santa Anna to lenmininSnn Ai
gel until fu. iher orders. As Valenci; was posted *
the hills and farm of Contreras, he knew n< thing ot th
force The remnants of this General s knees, pursue*
by the enemy, joined Ran id’s, who, as soon as 1.
knew ol the defeat, cou aenuMvhed to tile citadel.—
In this affair we lof-t twenty pieces, most of them o
heavy caliber, ail the train, ummumtion, <Ac , th:i
came from San Lui*. a T, d. above all, the name of mili
tary men, which until now we had wed or badly born-
Gen Scott immediately fell on Sau Antoni*’, and, b.
fore mul-day, he ai molesting nur troop* w ith the ur
tillery he took at Contreros which, united with hi:
own, and with the whole main body of his army, em
boldened by a triumph which, in ny opinion, they ha
not even dreamed of, routed oura in a moment, but *
shamefully ilmt, at the first fire, t!v-y tc.< the term,
with ail ammunition and |*ark of artillery, which >
is said they spiked ; and from that very place they w.
to attack ('hurubusco. Here the attack was very binsi
on both suits, both (tames losing iminy men. On >u
part we liave lost battalions Independence and Ilravo
of the National Guard. Scarcely 400 have been imlli
ed of I^oofi rming No. 11. The 4th light infantry wa
destroyed, and nearly the whole of the company or le
gionolSt Patrick, the tew that reni.m were tli
Polks, i. e. the Victoria battalion, who w re the \ne\
to retreat The enemy, theiefore, tok *4
the post at 5 I’ M . after having obtained lour victorirv
The• they have, ill apite of the unk *.eruof cut
Gen , pu.cluiucd at a very high price, bcc~ ise, it is said
their dead anx tint to more than 3,000, Notwithstand
ing thic, they advanced is fur as the tarra of Pc.trice
distant one and a half leagues, where th y fotiifti I
th* TnKivep, believing they would be attacked on tin
tlal. Thia was not the case, b* cause thi t day won m
ployed in going in end out ol the gate■§, and in talking
agn at deal. On the ilternooii f the 21*t there wen
qua it** red at the Puluce the battalion Morelia, the
remnftDta of the 4th light mtftntiy, Victotia, and th.
Go nadu rs *t the Supreme Powers, and many anunu
uttion wagons, and s**me artillery, of wludi we had
too much left in the direction of ( luip ilirp. <• It i **md
a charge on the enemy was expected this night. How
ever this is, (Sen. Santa Anna moved tor an armistice,
the terms of which will have been disaww-d on lhe22d
Asa preliminary lo thi*. Gen Santa Anna offered to
listen •<> the }.r< |Ke*als of |***ace ftoiu th* United States’
Com’ • e’l-r lu order to arrani flu* s.-.i.^tiee,
G e a'.- M Villaiml an i Q.iijun** n <*iH>**iiiU‘t
‘4o li*r, w 1* iow among the billed art G oials Tor
reVn Fr>r.ctsand Metia, and Cos! r*r!iot);and
ajno:>.;the **otvr, lhavo, Gorostiza, Mu eon, G*x
---c. an, ur . f nodi, and Captains Tabers, a* and Cbom,
end Mays* Curs ; bui rtn-re is no doubt there are a great
many gs b<’h. The capital was in the gtcaiesi cun
items non
By the next poet 1 will tell you whatever else may
agom. Faie you well. From your aflU tion&tc friend
Beauty.
We find beauty itself a very poor tiling unless beau
ttfku by sc. imeu* The rud r may ink** the coi.fr
sion as he \M ,i p, eiiia* r an an inatsnee oi hbundsnoe tij:
r sentiment < -our part, or an evidence of want oi pi opr (
ardorand mq irtiailty; but we cam nt (and that m the
plain trtu!> lEjdfthe inusl beautiful gretiuic Unutdui,
or Uat ted by her, or long toad neit her, or
’"goto s tfcaltr* with her, or walking in gtg'id or loreat!
* with her,- 61 uuilhu by her Christian nafne, or u*k her
U rh* lk # s po'Hiy, or tie (with any her
gown for ftcr or to be Baked whether we admwe her
•he*, or Uk? her onn even intSa a dining room, or law
h*rat Christmas, or on Apr ) kol day, or on M- y iay
or on any other day, or dre am dfhtr, or wake thmktny
•
a pleasure the m.-'rs when she ayfear"—cr.isss are has
a heart as well oh a face,, and is a proper, good-temper
ed, natural, sincere, honest girl, who has a love for
other people and other tilings, apart from self-reverence
and n wish to be admired. Her free would pall upon
us in the course of a week, or even become disarree
able.
M c should prefer an enamelled tea cup; for wc should
expect nothing from it. We remember the impression
made on us by a female nlopter-east hand, sold in the
shops an a model. It is beautifully turned, though we
thought it somewhat too plump and w?ll-fed. The fin
gers however, are delicately tapered ; ihe outline flow
ing and graceful. We fancied it to have belonged to
some jovial beauty, o little too fat and festive,but laugh
ing withal, and as full of good natuic. The- poen ssoi
told u it was the hand of Madam Brinvilliers the fa
mous poisoner. The word was no sooner spoken than
we shrank from it ns if it had been a toad. It whs now
literally hideous; the fat seemed sweltering and full oi
poison. The beamy added to the deformity You re
sented the grace; you shrank from the look of smooth
ness, as front a snake. This woman went t’> the |
fold with as much indifference s she distributed her
poisons The character of her mind was innenaihility
The strongest of excitement wns to he v w’ust n cup of (
tea is to oiherpeopl* And such if th. <-h;uncter, more
or left*, of nil mere beamy. Notu.T, if one may so
speak. does not seem to intend it to be beautiful! It
look* as i it were erented in order in shew what a noth
ingthe formal partofhrnuty is vitheut the spirit of it
M’e have 1 een so used to it with ro fuel ice to ct.nsidcra
tioiia of tbis\,nd. that we nave met with women g n
ernlly pronounced benr.ciful, ami spoken ol with trans
port, who took n so* t 0 j ghastly and witch-like aspect
incur eves, rs if ~hoy had been things walking the earth
without a sou 1 , or v. th some evil intention. The wo
man who tnpped w'ith the Ghoule in die “ Arabian
Nights’ must have been a beauty of thhi species.— Leigh
Hunt
?! A ( O Af , Utt.
WEDNESDAY . SEPT’R. 39, 1847.
I ‘ ‘
FOR I'UFSIDEXT,
GEN. ZACII \KY TAYLOR.
For Governor.
GFY. DITYC’ IN L. ( LINC ff.
CANDIDATES FOR FIBB COUNTY.
ore OMT!o. i/fd ..* :*unrt*rre J \ MFS A.
NISBET and ROUvp RU IYs as
f o r the Honre of Representatives, nf
the iic\* p'ecfion.
U hfg Senatorial mina'iors.
Districts. Counties. Candidate*.
lth. IVtrict Chaihain Fenyii’iin Snider
2nd. Brian and Libeity So'., non Suit!
3: Mclntosh an I Glynn, Chun. [!. Ho/ f.iiu.
situ Mi igomrry ,t App!in a .y 3 ;,„ McArthur.
fill Sc-.ivcn ntul Kflimfth.ni, Mm tin Mnmh
9th Burke and Ernanin 1, A ’rill McLeod.
10th. I.nurcns mnl Wilkinson, C. II Guyton
•-th. lk-calur .nd Tliomas, Or. M. II Martin
l lih St.-wrt&. Kandoljih, W. Boynton.
Ihih 1 .00 and Sun, tor, lEm. A Maxwell
lOth Muscngcr nnd Harris, H. T. Mark*.
I7ih. Houston and Macon, K J McGrhee.
18th Talbot and Marion, Col A. C. Scott.
90th. Biyan and Lihorty, Solomon Smith.
9lat. Washington & Joflcrson, George Stapleton
9-M Richmond &Coiunihto, A ] Miller.
23,1 Warren & Taliaferro, Abner Onrtlen.
2-lth Hancock and Baldwin, Vr. Wm Terrell.
25th Putnam and .lotus, S. A. Wales
2bth Monroe and Pike, Copt U J Sargent.
27th. Crawford and I’peon, Lied. Holloway
29th Coweta lo Mom wether, Vr C. D ‘Turks,
29th Troup and Heard, Berry D Johnson.
3tst. Henry and Fayotle, Geoigr ll'arr.
3lth. Morgan and Green, AKg S Reese
37th. Ogleiliorpc & Madison, lh 11~ Willingham
331. A, V-on i Walton, J. N. Williamson.
Clark and Jackson, W. IP. Clayton.
UeKalh &, Gwinnett, JM. Calhoun.
41st Cobb nnd Cherokee, Gen D H. Bird
*'th. lioyd and . haiitHga, M. Alontgomery.
Eutas.
The inipoitant news from Gen Scoir, in another
column, apjutnred in an Extra “Journal r.rtil Messen
ger’ on Monday afternoon, and was distributed general
ly thrnughont the city As the next news ieceived will
he of vast interest, we will lose no time hr lajmg it be
fore our readers.
lieu are of Frauds.
As several ot the Democratic papers have recently
cautioned the people to bewaic ol frauds at the polls
on the day of the election, we deem it hut prudent to re
quest our W hig hiends to be on the look-out, ns such
cautionr. on the part of our opponents, are geneinily the
surest evidence of tin ir intention to try their hands at
the very gone w* <-v, .1, , ~-,,fr n , eoiuletun.
A V*,.... ,o 1 eop'o.
What have we been fighting lor’ i .very reader on
seeing the terra, proposed by Mr Trist to the Mexi
can authorities, will instinctively pause and ask him
self the above question Already has Mr Poi.k spent
near one hundred millions of dollats and poured out the
lives ,i soiiit rive thousand citixen Soldiers, and lor whi t
ptttjHiM-1 To demattd ol Mexico,
1. No indemnity tortile war!
2 ‘1 he privilege ol esrabl.slimg two Factories ill Cal
ifornia !!
3. The boundary of the Ri<> Grande ‘!!
Here is the Rum and substance of his demands, and
yet they are tejeet’ and, and null.tins more ot the people’s
money most go before this struggle w ill be ended !
Whai u les-t.n I ,ve th,- ~ opl,- ulieady had hi regard In
entrusting tli*-ir g, veinnient to the hniidi of weak, vas.
dilating, tim -serving | dtiieians!
P- 1 pie ot Georg, i, tr member on Monday next, llint
the Democratic w .telt-wurd is” the Tresnlent must be
sustained, and las policy perpetuated.”
Voting for Towns is virtually voting for Polk, and
voting for Polk is voting to reward the loun who allow -
ed Sums Anna and Pared, a lo return to Mexico to
slaughter thousands 0 f your follow citizens: and who
has poured out the hlood and trearure of the nation
like water, mid now oil< is to make a peace w about re
quiring tnleiini hellion foi :!|. \p uses es the w-u !
I'.ople ol Geotgts olwlpathes, opposition to Towns
slid I'oik .o toe o yv j lo save the honor and credit
ol the naii. n Rise tlten in your might, and put down
not only the admmwiation, but all its adlierents
The proper course is to place the government in the
hands ol men of w,adorn, who wd: raise an army o.
propt r s.ze, and actually conquer a peace, i.iate*J o.
buseiy attempting to Cup one
lithe present army is tleslroyed, yeat* trust eiepas
belore the difficulty can be settled Another atnty, nnd
a large one, must be raised sndeqitiped, and will you
cottw-nt to entrant that impoitnm imdeitnking to the
men or the parly who have already squandered milli
ons of money and wasi. Jtbe most valuable Uvea in the
nation, utetely for the puqu-v of making political cap
ital I Pi ople ol Ueoigta, before doing so, we Is'g you
to piuuae and reflect
La ho riim Urn.
Why should you sustain n puny that has over waged
a relentless wai upon your intsreata 1 The efforts of th<-
Democracy hnvr ever len to sustain foreign, instead
of American inten ►<*, tu mr*e (hr prices and foreign pro
dueia,*and reduc* tru.*>c oi Atiieucan oiigm. Colonel
Towns, the Democratic nominee, is an advocate of
thus doctrine- In the lust l ongrrstH he voted lor the
lint tali Tariff of IHHV and the reault baa bocn an ud
vuuc'* in lle price* oi Bagging, R*|e, Twine, coarse
Shoes. Salt, K*i"*ys, anJ aiutoat every aitioie used by
the poor and lafwi mg classes while th**se goods used by
| the wealthier men, remain at their onner prices,—
Can you consistently, w,th your own interests, or the
i inter fcU* of your children, auauin auch a man or such a
party ? We predict that you neither can nor will do
any auch thing
friends of a Hound Currency,
If you wiah to vote fora candidate who hn ln**n the
friend of more broken bank* than any other public man
*in Georgia—who haa held Hook in such Banks, arid
who is even now turd in the Superior Court of Musco
gee County oa one of the ftockholdere of that miserable
■hinplaatvr concern—the Chattahoochee Railroad and
Banking company—sustain Giomk W. Towm. If on
the contrary, you desire a sound specie paying currency.
and would support s man who, though the President
of a Bank in the trying times of 1*26 and *37, always
pud specie,dollar h r dollar for lua note*—then sustain
old W.llJaomhet*,” the hero, the patriot, the iu flier,
the gl*'ri‘ Ua Whig ‘Oil of a Whig ►ire of 70
The Csndfdftres—Their T.-Trers,
We give belov, the letters of tis- t w,> cattd ; latex f
Governor,in reply to committees of citi/ns asking titeii
views in regard to the extension of the Htatc Rodd.-
T'hey are cltaracleriatic ol the men. Gen. Clinch t>
open, frank, manly,—there is no concealment, no dodg
ing, no hesitation. He even sends a friend to Colonel
Towns,to inform him that ho is ready to give cillter a
joint, or separate answer; and when he U informed
that rite Colonel s opinions are in the keeping of a Com
mittee, he at once presents ills own views to the pub
lic. We need hardly say that they ere precisely such
ns will meet with the apprnbn\,on of every trite friend
ofthe State:
Cl.al:K ,vrr.t.r. (t >o , 17th Sept , 1m47
Gf-ntlfmen —Your communication under date of
t!u. 2t)ih tilt., addressed to the Hon. George W. Towns
and myself,did not reach me until la.-t evening, in eon
sequence ti| my absence from home. Meeting with
that gentleman here this morning, I reqnested a friend
to wait upon him on my part, and to suggest, that n.
lltc inquiry which you propiw was presented to nsjoiiit
ly.it WM perhaps expected that our reply ehnulil nlso
he joint-—to inquire ifhe wap ready to join in such reply,
an.l to say at the same time, that I was w illing to sub
mil my own views separately The answer of Col j
Towns is in substance : “that his views had already ■
been put in writing and were in the hands of Charles J j
Hooper, Esq , ofLafnyette, Walker rout ty.and would :
be p'oeed before the public side by =,de with the views :
of Gen. Clinch on the same subject. *’
I proceed, therefore, lo answer the inquiry which you
have proposed, and to say that in my judgment the I est
interests of the State require that the We gem and At- :
lantir Railroad should he extended to the limit ori
giually contemplated by the Legislature, but that
in the prosecution of the wotk u ju t i. gard ought of j
course to be hail to the financial etui hlion of the Pate— !
and that die finances of the State, it is believed, by pru
dent management, may lie rendered amply sufficient for
the accomplishment of the purpose, without hurtltening
our citizens with extraordinary taxation. I t in, w ith j
high respect, yours Sec.,
D. L CLINCH.
Having read the foregoing manly production, we now j
beg the reader to scan the following from the Demo
cratic nominee:
Lafayftte, 29th Aug. 1817,
Gentlemen My own opinion is, that the interest
of the State would hr advanced By the completion of
’ the Western and Atlantic Railroad to the Tennessee
river. In the event however of my being elected Gov
j ernor of Georgia, believing it not to be the province of
the Kxecutive to exert undue influence, either indirect
i ing or rnihrirressing the legislation of the State, and
having full oor.fidcnce in the wisdom of the Legislature,
ns the fair nnd proper representtiv of the will of the
people, 1 should cheerfully co-operate with that tody in
nny action which it may take on this subject.
Respectfully, your obedient servant.
GEO W. TOWNS.
18-v, strikingly chnircto,>fe is thin letter? How it
| marks the true pciiffcoi r.iunmnrrcr?’ Is it not proof
positive of the coricctness of the ptateni■••nt which wc
H,, nie tine since gave, in regard to the position of Col. .
I owns ! It in :tu-> ii - ventures to give an expression ol
’ opinion; but us if nniticd at the shadow ©t'his own
thoughts, Ii at one- commences to qualiiy, nnd modify,
and dilute it. until it amounts to no opinion at all. He
lis us plastic and “ tacile” as “ a nose of max”. He is
fish ox flesh, according to the fancy ol the people H
has said nothing to prevent his friends in Cherokee front
pledging the full influence of Ii s administration against
the extension of th road. The policy <4 the Leuisla-*
ture will depend much upon the repo t of the Kiiiihicer. ,
and if, as has been intimated, Col. Towns should place
in the office a man who is pledged to repoi t against the
completion of thework.it follows, that his opinion will
be of but little s- rv.ee to the people of Middle, West
ern, South-western and Lower Georgia, who are so
deeply interested in its extension. How different is it
with “ Old W’ith'acoochee” 1 He soys,
RLQI IRK that t he road should be extended to the ‘
limit originally contemplated by the Legislature ”
KF* “ That in the prosecution of the work a just re- 1
gnrd ought of course to be had to the financial condi- j
tion of the State**—and
RT* “ Thai I y prudent management it can he accom- ■
plished without turthening our citizens with extraor- ‘
dmartj ta ration ”
What better, wiser, more statesmanlike response
could have been given ? Gen. Clinch will have no in [
crcasr oj taxation. He is pledged against that , even i
if a majority of the Legislature should urge it. Un- -
like Col. Towns he is willing to shoulder the respoiisibil
itieaof the station, and to throw himself between the peo- |
pie and any increase of public burthens. Helms seen j
ami felt their sufferings under past Democratic admin- .
istrations—he sympathises with them, and is resolved*
to stand by the masses, as well as to regard the great 1
inteieste of the State. He is emphatically the tnan for j
the people, and nobly, gloriously will the people sustain <
him.
Is He Kelialiie.
Nothing is more apparent than that Col. Towns i”
not sufficiently firm and reliable to !** entrusted with the n
management and control of the affairs of State. In-!
numerable instances of his vasciliation have been oi-
ted, not only from his Congressional career, but also. |
from his ordinary, every day deportment towards his I
fellow men. Nothing however, has transpired which I
so clearly illustrates the fact, that he is “all things to
all men,” as the recent development at Ell ijny, by j
Messrs Bates and Chastain, and related by our cor
respondent Jr sirs. It is not only foiwarded tonshyn
highly respectable gentleman now in Cherokee, out it
is accompanied with assurances of its entire corner mess
in substance. Is it not apparent that if Col. Towns
can be guilty of such duplicity in private matters, be
must be a very unsafe Executive—n mo*t unreliable pol
itician*? If he is reckless and unscrupulous enough- to
deceive hisown friends, where must the |eople ex
pect to find him 1 If be is bold enough to w rite
<>ne letter to Bates and another to Chastain, proli fs
ng to be the friend of each, w hat assurance have we
that he has no! been playing the same game in reg ml
to the State Road? May tic t Cel. Towns have dej ro
uted two letters in the breeches pocket of his friend
Col. Hoopi r ; the one for the Middle counties, the nth °r
for the opponents of the State Bond 1 It is n singula
fact that none of the Democratic papers in Cheroke*
hnvr thuH far published a single word to show that the {
Colonel is in favor of carrying the road to the Ten
nesaee River They any not n word, so far r.s we have
seen, in regard to Ins letter, while it is well known that
some of the moat ictive opponentsof extension me pres
•*ing the claims of Col. Town* upon that very ground
These facts are of themselves calculated to ex !
cite suspicion and especially so, when considered in
connection with the character of Col. Towns’ letter,
•nd the more recent developments in regard to his
•ourae towards Messrs Bates and Chastain. Is Col
I Town* reliable? Do the people of Georgia wish to
jdaee nt the helm of State, a man in regard to whom*
frankness and rdu b ; !ity they have even a shadow of
| suspicion—much less one whose whole public liie and
character ar * so clearly illustrated by tire single inci
dent given by our c.trr* *|M>ndent Junius?
The < ’mPaVsirhro flank.
Tlu* people of Georgia opposed to -hinplnst -rs and
slunptnster Banks, w ill, we hope, not forget on Monday
j next, that the present Democratic nominee has aided in
j bringing into existence s >me hall a dozen of those rot
ten Banks, which flooded tlv country with their prom
ises to pny, and fin illy left the people to lose thousand**
and hundreds of thousands of dollar*
They ought not to forg*-i that Col. Towns is now
sued a* one of the stockholder* of the Chau thooche*
Railroad and Banking Company—a concern which !
went into ©j**ration upon borrowed capital—having up- •
on its bilts the declaration that “ the private property o| I
the stockholder was boutid lor their redemption,” and ;
which flooded the country with its notes, m pnyi icm fur !
cotton, and then left the planters t*> sutler the to < Tin ;
bd.a oi tins Bunk are now utterly worthless, nod yvt
Col Towns, mie of the men who authorize J their wsuc,
iefuae* to make them good, and nullt-ra himself to be
sued lor u recovery, at the Bupenor Court of Muscogee
! county!
Thry ought also !o rmember, that th* Bank of which
I Gen. Clinch wa* Preaklettt, continued tiering iuasn
-1 lire c tmcction wiili it, to pay specn , nrxf ttjat even his
j bitierr*t eneniiea Irave never ventured to assert ilrat a
’ smgl’- individtl ever lost one dollar by the mstitut **n.
We frg the |MK)ple to rear ‘tuber these tilings, and
vote accoi dmgly.
Cl rowth I ‘ m Weal*
The lowa Sentinel says th it a colony of Hollanders,
a in* *• iming to nbout I,UNd, have pUTused two entire
townships in Marion county. They bring their own
i m**ehimc4 and art IsatM with them, and have selncted
the sue for n town. Alsmt 3,<KK) more urc eip -cffd to
join them by next spung Th-*** are the kind o.
emigrsrita for lowa.
i YHe T'nlen and Col. Town*.
| The L.iit.-. ot !;• J'cfl-ral Union n 1 satisfied will
promulgating the foul* st and base -t slanders ugains;
that pure-! of gentGnuui and patriots, Gen. Clinch,
now indulges his lavorite propensity at the expense
* f his own candidate. He leaves ihe public to be
lieve thru Mr. Towns has been charged with conduct
that would prove hitn wholly unworthy of public confi
dence ns an honorable gentleman, merely that he may
have an opportunity lo refute the charge, and make a
little apparent capital for his party. He does this well
knowing that the correspondent, as well os the paper to
which ne alludes, expressly absolved Mr. Towns, per
sonally, from all ‘’moral tu pitude nnd that the
t; ans etion was alii. i”-l to p: a .pally t< show his care
lessness, or want of cop: < ’xy n the management of
money mutters, and his c.uuseqnent unfitness for n sta
tion which required unusual tact, and particularly in
the control ol fiscal affair;*.
Col. Towns never was charged with nny “ moral
turpitude,” in regard t*> the transaction. On the con
trary, it whs said that he was the senior member of a
law firm wh eh appeared on th*’ books of tin* Bank ns
delaulterf—that the claim was one ol long standing—
that Mr. Towns w-ih bound for the money, and that re
peated efforts hud been made to recover tt, but without
BUCU*BB.
Now it matters not wheiher the deficiency be great or
small, the facta are the same, and th,* allegations ol our
correspondent are fully mu-mined by the very letter
which the editor of tli.* Union is laid lo have obtained
from Col. Tii- mas Tint leuer clearly establishes the
following j :< position, viz
I Tti. tih *ic i a tMict'Gunt of long standing ogainst
tli-.- iaw u.n tu wo.i ~i, Toww.’;ssenior puruicr as
utioriu ys tot mo.iakS o.ytucu and.
2. ‘i’hoi tins ne “ii. it h b* n for yearn in the hands
of other attorneys foi Cuitet non.
3. That the correctness <>j tli. iiceount hy inferrenee,
was acknowledged, by the agreement of one of the
firm to settle il at a given time.
4. That said agreement was made in order to pre
vent tin* Director ot the Bank from cntbiehig the strin
gent requiiemenls ol • iie last legislature.
These are the allegations and the only allegations,
of our correspondent. He expressly absolves Mr.
Towns from af ."moral turpitude’ in regard to the
original transaction, h'ttar: that he was Loth mor
ally nnd teguoly bouiu to ee that the money was paid.
Between our correspondent and the* Direct i , there is
a difference only np n a single point, and mat is the
distinction drawn by that ollic r, that “ Col. Towns is
legally, ('bough not m ruliy) bound lor the mo ey.”
Our own impression has be?n t.iat the moral obliga
tion follows the legu 1 n- 1 that in a case ol this kind it
is higher and more L mg, from the very met that all
agree mat no personal dishonor at laches to Col. Towns
because of the orig na! transaction. He, us the senior
pat titer, was morally r.*spoitoible lor the faithfulness of
his mm, and is therefore morally bound io respond to
the bank, even if there Lad been no legal obligation re
cognized.
Tins letter, from the Director, ot its self proves noth
ing but what iius b n before stated. It is, however,
accompanied by the following statement from the Edi
tor ol tht Union, viz :
“ That in an nmtvifw upon the subject with Col.
Thomas, the Diueior, he vciy courteously shewed us
(the Editor) the correspondence that hud taken place
between th*- Bn: k and the parties, exjiressed his regret
that Col. Towns should be arraigned bejore the pub- !
l c for an offence with which the Tank had never j
charged him, and that in ustice should be done him in 1
a transaction for which the ll.i nk never held him mor- j
ally responsible.”
Wc have net the slightest hesirnt on in declaring our !
belief, that the portion of the above statement in italics,
is absolutely untrue; and that it is so, will appear i
from the letter of Coi. Th- inns in another t dumn.
One more point pressed l y the Federal Unioh is,
that “Col. Towns had offered to pay the money.*’—
Now ail we have to say, is, that we Live in our posses
sion a letter from Col. 1 hoinus, in which, a ter aifud ng |
to Judge St urges’ letter, and giving the history of the !
rlaim, he says; UC3* “ The charge that this matter is ol !
late origin, and got up to injure the election of Colonel i
l ow’N.s is false, basely false ; and sm is any statement
that any offer oj settlement has been made since /
went into the Bank, near four years ago /”
Comment is unnecessary. We are truly sorry that
we have teen kneed into any ccntioveisy with the Kdi- i
tor of Ui* Union. *-o einllv, es his course to- I
wards General Clinch has been such, as to call forth
for him any thing but the respect of his own party I
We dislike to dignify h:m, even with this passing no
tice. bor hull to apeak of the “licentiousness of the :
press,” is a greater mockery, than tor h s Satanic Ma- |
jesty to turn preacher, or volunteer a reproof for sin.
rurmers and Planters.
Do you wish to place the lawyers -uid demagogues for
ever in the and to render it almost impos
sible lor one of youi own number however talented or
patriotic, to nse toth** executive chair l If so, vote for Ct|
Tow ns. If on the Ciiiitiarv you would reward tin* hon
est tiller of the soil, the devoted patriot and the un
wavering friend of his country, sustain the old soldier
ami fanner. Gt u Clinch is emphatically one of you—
a plain unpretending man, of s tuple habits and few’
words. He has been raised in the field, and can appre
ciate the toil and h ardships of the husbandman. Then
be suie to vote lor luiu end t<* see that your neighbors
do so likewise*. Av. . ■ tor him is one given tor your
s-Ives, yui childu n, \ ,ur country, and for the son of j
soldier of the Revolution.
Sui.n cl’ oi.l Irc’and.
When your brethren, bone of your bone and flesh of
your flesh, were starving by tin usnnds, a Whig Con
p’ <*spmatl moved to vote tlieni half a million to enable
them to exist a little longer under their oppressions, and
nearly evei y Democrat voted against it —George W.
Towns b.'THUNj as usual! Will you vote tor Ipni or
his ti lends ( They could pass a Tariff discriminating
in .avor of foreign labour and against the native or adop
ted citizens . but they would not give a dollar to allevi
ate the sulk rings of those who were ground down and
oppressed by aristocratic taskmasters. Thus have they
denmciucy on tneiriips, but despotism in their hearts
The War !Vevvr —Highly Important I
We regret to say, that the convictiou is forced upon
us, that the intelligence in another column horn the seat
of war, is but too true, ll s* eii b • i:e ease, then, may
the country well entertain s i.ous ; pp.eh nstoos lor the
safety of our army—an aimy by far 100 sin 11 t. subdue
a single Depaitment of Mexico, much less to enter a
city, with two hundred thousand inhabitants,thecap
itoeo. a nation of eight miihons! It matters nut wheth
er *ucc as or farluic attend the eflorts of Gen. Scott,
the whole country must condemn the tire poucy of loic
mg him .utu his piebeiu position with a mere handful
oi men. It must not be forgotten, ilrat when he was
delaying at Ruebia tor rceiuiti, the Wa-inngtoii Unwn,
waacaieful t*< announce tiiut such delay was not by
order oj the Government, thereby intimating (hat it
was unnecessary, use leu, and consequently censurable !
Now, let us sup t>sc the auny destroy *d—wiint con
solatiou w ill the Ctovenmicnt be enableu to g,v<* to the
people?—what answer to the wail mgs of the widows
aim orphan-over ih loss of their slaughtered compan
ion* —what excuse ti>r the lardy movements in lc*r
wurding triH#p* which hare been I*r uiotitlis organized,
and iiKvadmrsa to m iiehl These ure cpieKUona whtefi
ought to be considered by the voter* o! Georgia on
Monday next—e*v‘-culiy us they have been di-niictly
called upon to suatum the Ibes-deiii by the election of
Gul. Towns
Trouble Coming*
The Washington Whig in nticmsa re port that Mr.
Crompton,the Bnt.di Miej**iei p\o tern , has Mioinitied.
by order ofiusgwvvrmnent, to Mr Buc iznati, an inti
illation that in the event of an obaoiption of the existing
territory by (lie United BiateaUtcut Britain will look to
the I'u*!. l-*r tie- le.inbuisenu nt of lire United
Kingdom. And nl*i, that the mtiniatioii goeaevin
further—that, il the wai with Mexico ttudl end in any
dimi cii Lc intni uMt juoan tiii*toiy,thigovernment
w ill be called upon by Gieat Bril.nn to make good Un*
English Mexican debt in pmpoitum to tin valueof tbe
terntoi) dismembered.
Cicero versus Towns*
The conduct of Col. Towns *k developed by ur cor
respondent* to day, remind* us m*t forcibly of th*’
original charge of brtuighi by (Yum itl hi*
second oration agamat Catali.nl, when that gi at or
at> r exclaimed ;
” mbiit, erremit, emit, erupt”
which some wag ?r* * thui cleverly done in?** F. dish
*’ He's gone, he’s cl arcJ out. Ik's cat stick, bt's ab-
SqUUtllUtcd “
Virwvyt.— >Tlm returns received show that the
have a decided majority m both Houses The
Senat. stands Whigs 18, Democrats 10. The House,
110 Whigs, 80 Democrats, 10 Abolitionists, 23 n
choice.
Maine. —The Democratic candidate for Governor is
probably elected by the people. The same party will
no doubt have both branches oi tV* Legislature. Fo
j Congress, the Democrats huve elected Clat in th*
Cumb'*iian I District, probably Claus in the Lincoln
and Oxford District; Smart, in the Wuhio District,
ami probably their candidate in the 6th District.
1 Wisconsin—The Whig Delegate to Congress, Mr.
Tweedy, is elected bv u majority not less tnan SJO
Mr. Martin, D* hi., the late Delegate, was elected
by a majority of upwards <-t 1000.
NKW HOOKS.
.Mr HuARi MAN ha* handed us the Fifth Pari of Mbs
Parhoe’s interesting and flunking Book upon Louis the
Fourteenth and the Court <>f France, in the 17th centu
ry. We need not say to those who have read the pre
vious numbers, that it is altogether one of the most agree-,
able Boohs issued from rh** press during the present sea
son. Those who have not read it, have much pleasure!
J n anticipation.
We have also from the same source, number 102 of
Harpers Library ot select novels, entitled “ A Simple j
Story,” by Mrs Inchbold. Though we have not read
and seldom do read works of its class, still we are ns
mred that it is quite a readable volume, and is wel 1
woiih the limited price of twenty five cents.
COMMUNICATED.
Mao n. •'Fttemhsr 27th, 1847.
To the Editors of the Journal s>* Messenger:
Gentlemen —On my return here from Talbot Superi
or Court, this morning, a fi.**itd kindly handed me the
’ Federal Union ot last week. 1 can hardly exprissto
you my astonishment and surprise at seeing an editori
; nl of Col. Campbell, in relation to the default of Messrs
Towns, Sturgis and Benning, as attorneys to the Cen
j trnl Bank.
The day before 1 left home for Talbot, Col. Campbell
I called ot the Bank, as he stated to me, to enquire into
the facts in relation to certain charges made in the news
papers against Col. Towns. I replied, that I was glad
to see him, os the Cashier, Mr. Kiabct. w as then making
out the account for me to carry to Talbot Court, and
! that he could see and examine it for himself—which 1 i
desired him to do. 1 also told him that I would show
i him the correspondence of* the last ten years in relation
to it. I then opened the Letter Book and showed him,
; among others, the following letter:
Central Bank of Georgia, )
Mthedgeville, Aug. Ist, 1837 j
Sir: —The firm of Towns, Sturgis &, Be nning, by 1
their teceipt, dated Ta.bottom 31st August, 1835, is !
charged on the Books of this Bank with the sum o*
$3,533, for sundry notes to that amount delivered them
for collection.
On your receipt not a dollar has been paid to the
Bank, though we are assured by some of the debtors,;
that payments have been made, long since, to the attor-!
neys. Letters have been addressed to the firm, but
witlmut any reply. Will you dome the favor to enquire
into the causes of this unnecessary delay, and give me
information ?
If the papers have proved insolvent, please make re
port of th*m as such. If collections have been made,
the Bunk will risk the remittance by mail.
If there has not been sufficient time for the determi- 1
nation of these plain cases, please say what further time
will be required toe fleet u settlement ?
Respectfully, your obd’t servant,
R A. GREEN, Cashier, j
To G W B Towns, Joseph Sturgis, )
Henry L. Leaning. $
Letters were addressed to each of the firm.
‘The above letter was shown to Col. Towns by me
last wee'-, to which he replied, “ I believe 1 have sen
it before.” I next shewed the following letter to Col.
Campbell, which he read:
TALBOTTON, Sept. 1, 1837.
Cashier Central Dank of Georgia:
Sir—Annexed is a statement of the papers
placed in our hands for collection, whicli have been col
lected. ‘The note on Jas B Cox, was sent to Dr. Fort.
1 *ie other two small notes were placed in the hands of i
J ustices of the Peace, from whom we have received no
returns.
Should it be required by the Bank to poy interest on
the amount collected, and not paid over, such payment
shall be made as will be reasonable and just. Which
the Cashier wiil advise us of-—directed to Columbus,
Geo. Very Respectfully,
TOWNS, STURGIS & BENING.
To Rhodom A Gri en, Esq , i
Cashier Central Dank oj Geo. S
I nex* showed Col. Campbell the report of Messrs.
Janies Hunter,of Savannah, Jeremiah Beall, of Mil
ledgeville, and the late John F. Lloyd of Floyd county,
made as a .Board of Commissioners, acting under the
authority of the Legislature, and submitted to that body
at the session of 1845, in which, they report still in the
hands of Messrs. Towns, Sturgis & Bening,* balance
o! $458,80, on notes included in their original icctiyt,
unaccounted for. This sum, ami the interest on the
money collected and until it was paid into Bank by an
Attorney employed, tor that purpose, to collect it, is all
that the Bank now claims to be due.
I ’hen called Col Campbell's attention to another
letter from the Bank, ordering the aliove money collect
ed out of the parties by rule, and to show a continued
effort on the part of the Bank to collect, from that time,
to the present, which 1 think, lie dec fined looking at.
Now, after giving him oil the information upon this
subject, is liter*- a man upon the earth, that could have
believed Col Campbell capable of uttering the follow-
mg Uuigiuigf*:
“ Col. Towns and the Central Hank “
“THE SLANDER NAILED TO THE
COUNTER.”
“ Neeer mas a more base or malignant slnrd-r ut
tered ur promo gated by u tire iitious pleas'—mean
ing thereby that the charge against them as deiaulting
attomiea was talse.
Could it he believe I that Col. Campbell would resort
i to the trick ol deceiving the public by attempting to
palm oil the repott ut Jatues Thomas, Esq , ol llnn
| cock, to the Legislature, tor the black list ahuiled to
by your correspondent, and thus create the impression
oil the public mind, that the defalcation in question did
| not exist, and had never been made public I The black
j list referred to, 1 suppose to lie the one made by the
Hank direct to the Legislature, and not by a committee.
I am the more astonished at this, because 1 explained
this limiter to Col. Campbell.
I I landed my own note to Col. Campbell. After he
read it, he appeared dissatisfied, but finally said he
would publish it without comment. I then raid to him,
thutl regretted that it should become necemry to re
sult to an investigation of this kind, on the eve of an
important election , meaning to be understood that the
said necessity had been created by the course pursued
by tin- Federal Union and other Democratic pap. ™ to
wards (b it. Clinch. 1 neither used the iangaage con
tained 111 the Federal Union, n-u intended to. convey
the meaning which the Editor e -eka to draw from what
1 did .-ay 1 need scarcely add that 1 regret to appear
again Unore the public, in regard to tins matter, but
the improper coloring given to the fact, of the ease, and
especially to our conversation, by Col, Campbell, forces
me lo vindicate my own ehuincter, nnwii as the truth,
i Ifespcctlully, your obd’t servant,
J S. THOMAS, D C. Bank.
COMOTMCATKU.
The undersigned, sometimes a correspondent of the I
Journal A Mraarnger, | rtui:ts Its humble acknowl- ’
edgements to the Eiiitor of the f-'edeial Union,uni has
tile honor to rider him to tire following theta:
1 The letter of Judge Bti'lu:r, of the late firm of
Towns, Sri sots St Hi nmno, in winch lie nduiita there
la an uuseliled balance against said firm, oil account
with the Central Dank, ol tu>o hundred dnllara— to
which tile interest shuul lie added lor ten yeart at least.
2 To the atateinenis of the Journal 3 Messenger, on
the authority ol Mnj Thomas, Dirsetoi of the Dank,
that the dr laical.on ol run! lit tit was a matter of record
on the Books ol lit# Dunk—tliut the claim was an old
otu'.ol over ten yeurt standing—tliut the amount (not
precisely givi n) “' about $l,OOl' — and that many it
loite hud been made for its S tdement.
3 lb tint lettel if Miy. TiiovTvi, pubiislied in llw
federal l ‘... .a ol lust week, to tin E I.tor of that pit
per.thaUnctly se lliu. lorth the (acts, that there was such
uu account m the Dank, of long standing—that it hsd
been lor three years in the hands of attorney* for set
tbill iit, who had h..’ and to get it settled—and that, al
though another partncr was tlw “ guilty” utia, yet Mr.
I DU ,\,~ v. is In Id “ legally bound ’ t.xtltc Bank for the
i mount line ,
I To the re|wrt made by M":irrr. A Blau, to the
Eai e ttive, in Idfj, showing a balance n,;limt said firm
of about ‘ R uv.NDAH) AM’ Mill Doll vm, besides in
terert, which ▼ >-Li increase it *r near'y <vrr. twctsand
DOLLARS.
5. ‘To (lie account, made out from the Books of the
Bank,against the firm of Towns. Sturgis & Bennini.
to be sent to Talbot court, in which, die interest heir,
added, the amount was swollen to nearly sl,ooo—and
to the correspondence of the Bank with said firm, show
ing great anxiety on the part of the Bank for it- settle
ment—both of which were exhibited for the inspection
ol the Editor of the Federal Union, before he wrote tip
article for his paper of last week “ flatly” denying the
charge against Mr. Towns as a defaulting attorney.
0. To the correspondence of the Journal and Mes
senger from Talbot (on, signed Spectator, published in
this week’s paper, and which has been kindly submitted
for my inspection by the Editors, from which it appear?
that the balance ot principal and interest, legally made
out, now due to the Bank by Mr. Towns’ fi in, is about
ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DDL
LARS!—instead of the small balance which the Editor
intimates was retained for “expenses”—when l.e knew
they had deducted commissions on the amount paid
over.
7. I refer him to the fact stated by the said correspon
dent of tli? Journal and Messenger, that, although Mr
Towns was served w ith a Rule by the Bank, nt the \v.o t
Term of'Talbot superior court, yet when lie was called
at the door, he dodged, ns usual, and the court has ud
joumed, leaving the claim still unsettled!
8. After grouping together all these facts, I must dig
up the charge of “ Slander,” made by that Editor, and
holding it
“ Twixt the wind and his nobility,”
call on him and the public to decide, who is the slan
derer now/’ Master Brook “—who the conductor of a
“ licentious press
0 If the veracious Editor of the Federal Union
can find a fountain w ith water enough to cleanse him
from the foul stains of licentiousness and deceit, 1 refer
him to that, and advise him to plunge in and purify him
self with all possible speed.
R all tins should tiiil to sat.sty him, mid th *gentleman i
is still offended ! any thing l have done or said, l leave
him to mike such other leference ol the matter as lie
may think moat proper. y.
[coRKESrONI EM E OF THE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER.]
NEW YORK, Seet. Z 2. 1841.
Gentlemen - -This is the day set apart for the obse
qu.es oi Daniel OVonneil, lor the observance of which
great and cxjiensive preparations have been making fi*r
several weeks. Large delegations fiom all the n* gbor
ing town*are in attendance ; employersliave very gen
erally given the day to their hands to enable them i<>
join in the solemnities, and many of the numerous
strangers in town are availing themselves of the oppor
tunity to testify their respect for the memory of the great
Irishman.
While I write, an immense concourse of people is
passing through the principal streets, observing ail the
forms usual on funeial occasions A gorgeous fun era 1
car is attended by pall bearers, followed by mutes,
mourners, ami a vast procession of the friends of Ireland,
while at suitable inteivals, the various bands are pour
ing forth strains of mournful, wailing dnges. All along
the line of march the windows and house lops are
crowded with spectators, and the whole scene is quite
imposing. Since the funeral of Gen Harrison there
has been no such pageant as this. The inneral orat.on
will be delivered by ex-Gov. Seward, and will doubtless
be a brilliun tribute to the Liberator’s memory
There was a great deal of excitement iu Wall street
yesterday. Rumors upon rumors of highly important
failures were iu cii eolation, but with two exceptions
they proved groundlu. To crown the excitement, it
came out that a broker, hitherto respectable, had forged
drafts for about 50,000 dollars in ihe name of several
houses ot high standing, and succeeded in drawing the
money and making off undetected. The Banks upon
which the checks were drawn, paid thtm without sus
picion. lam informed that a brother of the forger has
since paid the urafts in full.
There is a g>od deal of feverish anxiety and abate
ment of confidence in commercal circles, notwithstand
ing the news by the Boston steamer is rather favorable
than otherwise. There is an apprehension that new
troubles are at band, and merchants look alarmed.—
The tear is, that the heavy English failures must involve
some of our ow n houses, and w here the blow w ill fall
is unknown.
The steamer Washington is preparing to leave to
morrow for Bremen The great improvements made
in her since her last voyage warrant the belief that she
will make a splendid lun, it nothing untoward happens
She will carry cut a tine freight and passenger list
Tally Yorus, TYM.
CORK ESIN.MI LNCE OF THE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER.
TALBOTTON, SEPT. 21, 1847.
Gentlemen —The celebrated case ol the Central
Bank, against the firm ol Towns, Sting sand Denning,
for monies collected by them as attorneys, came up this
morning, before Judge Alexander. The Attorneys for
the Dank moved a rule against the members oft lie firm
to shew cause why certain monies collected by them,
as long ago as the yeats 1835, ’36 ami ‘37,should not lie
paid over. Although the tub- was in the hands ol the
delendants lor several days, it doesnot appear that all,
or any of'bent acknowledged service upon n. but the
answer was filed by Sturgis alotn —the other mem
bers ol tiie firm lailtng to answer upon oath, as required
by law and the terms of the rule. The answer was en
t.iely evasive, and the Attorneys lor the Batik excepted,
and propounded seven dtfii rent questions, lor the pur
pose of eliciting the whole laets cl the caw. The reply
to these questions was even more evasive than to the
bile itself. It was long, filled with special pleading,
and unsatisfactory It wasoi course traversed—its truth
directly called in question, and a Jury demanded (o try
the issue. The only question pending between the
Dank and the defendants, is that it* regard to interest
the Hank insisting that the Attorneys (having held the
money tor an average period of 18 months, before giv
ing notice ol its coil,etion, although frequently written
to by th -pn per officer, ami mstinoted to foiwnrd by
mail Lily prruls in their hands,) were bound fir tin m
lerist. Col. Towns, although professing a great wil
lingness to settle the claim, and lieing apprised that the
disc would come tip to-day, when called at the Court
Hous.- liy th ■Sh ntf. filled to nnswe dodging, I pre
sume, uu usual—and did not ngsin sp|K*ar dining the
day. It was tepoiled that he hud gone to M. rnw ther
county, to make a stump speech, and beg the people
Jor their rotea! acting upon tin presumption (us I
guess.) that the Deitiociscy will not believe in any of
the Whig lies m regard to his moral and legal liability,
bo long as he is able to make a good xpeer/i !
The fust object of this absence was doubtless tolorce
the Bank into a continuance of the case—at least tins
was the result The secondary object was, probably, a
concealment of the teal tacts until alter tin- npproaclung
election. Fortunately, however, 1 have iieen enabled
to obtain the following statement of the account. The
items of principal are from the answer of Mr Sturgis,
while the legal interest is added, upon the conviction
that I entertain, that men who luive the use ol the peo
ple's money ought nt least tu pay lor it.
The account stands thus:
Bnell's note, amount collected, Ist Sept 1833, fry 67
Inteiest to Ist October, 183s, *>| |:t
WilliaUrccn, ain't. col. I'Jth Match, Hilts, |t;:i txt
Inteiest to Ist October, 1831, 3il 64
J. \V Green, ain't, col |.ith February, 1 <l6, |6O 5)
Interest to Ist (h-tuher, i834. iiil
F. Leonard,ain't col 20th Kelirttary, |B®, |7i 74
Inpuesi lo Ist October, IS3t. 35 y ;
E. Johnson, ain't col. 7tlt December, 1835, 21.i 7ti
Interest to Ist October, 1831, ;,;
D. F. Emanuel, ain't, col 11111 M uch, 18,16, 133 3|
Interest to Ist October, iHill, 37 n
N. Ik I'ow. y.iim't eol. Htli January, 1836, (nj 5
Interest to Ist t) ember, 1834, K 8 II
It Fitzpatrick, inn 1. eol 16m Jntiimry, 1837, yy gt,
Itite.evl to Ist October, iB3B, |3 3|
JJ li Munson, hm't. eol 231 1 Man. . 1837, 218 36
Ini 1.1 1m October, Inks, u, 1:1
J. Evans, ain't. eol. 35th Marcu, 1837, 233 33
lin list 10 Ist October, |s.lß, 28 25
J O Thompson,nm'l. col 3 1 April, 1637, 327 pt,
I lest lo Ist Ocloiier, |834 34 y
W in. Williamson, ain’t col,lth June, 1836, 31111
Interest to Ist October. Is3i, fit 3,
Thus J. Uugg, ain't col itStn Man h, lis37, 1.1*6 0
interest to Ist October, 1831, 133 3.
_ . st.3lfi 7.
Cr. by coin's on f 1.31 V 72, $215 1)8
by cast! p'd Ist October, 1838, 3,800 lio 3,015 1*
Due the Bank, Ist October, 1838, *1 74
Interest tu lOtli May, 14311, 63 7v
9 1,367 16
Amount paid 10th May, 183 J p.io m
Du lUtli May, IB3J, t,017 ft
Interest to 214j.it January, 1833, 10 17
Amount due ‘26th Jununry, 1830, sl,iez7 0.
Then pafj, 31 o o
• . * °-7 #•
interest laKth Beptamber, 1847, 5.3 1.
Dim tlw Bunk, $1 37 2 j.
T bus sin wing the uimmiit avtually due, to lie t nil
teen Hundred and Seventy Tn't) Deflate end Sere,it f
MM Cents!! I
It f,rt' nn .ppmt, •’ „ ft, first credit w„ „ , .
“so tober. L*'J3 ‘i) I t hmv hc,. n crptlibl- I, ! *
ttmi Charjes J. McDonald was employ ,| p, , ’£’ ‘ •
■f cwrw at on ndiliiton.il expense to ft.. ’
• I this money from Ike firm in question ‘
tbly true that Sturgis collected the mon '.. ‘ s Iprot
neither Col. Towns nor Mr. %
to blnmr in regard to the matter, but it j 9 equal;
thin Col. Towns ns u partner, w,tsjointly ands
ally liable tor the whole tun..ll:ll. The for... VlJ "‘
the fact,, the peo, !e can draw their ow,f ‘s*. **
•nous, but I think it very hard that triple thev
taxed to pay the interest of the public debt ‘
gentlemen should have the uw> of this money an 'j ‘l 1 ”*
■he right of the Bank to collect intercut 1,';,,., “ rj f
etna.kable, that Col Towns insteatl of “"° r ’
its settlement, should he traversing the State and
■'mg the people to entrust him witlt their ent re T
nry. Yours, &c. SPECTATOR*
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIIF. JOURNAL AND MFSSr-
DOOLY COUNTY. Sept 13 /
Messrs Editors -Col. Towns having
bis Iccnonecring pilgrimage in this county, I y ~
grandiloquent speech about every tiling ,/ t
, points r. ally at issue; and the Federal Vnu,„ 1!
asserted that (Jen. Clinch is not competent for (;, J VIn *
because he was a funner and could not molt. ,7"°'’
windy speech, ami that it required a tricky li n ,K
law, like Col. T. to guide the helm of Stat,_q
•* interesting to some of your readers, to |t nc ‘"7
whet success the Colonel, aided by the Federal ft •
has put the Democratic ball in motion. “
The following short and pithy speech, path 1,, f ,
one of Col. Towns’ converts, will speak tor itarlf 7”
it comes direct from the scene of his labors, m a, 1’ ‘
age the Colonel to no ahead — nt least, it will cover yT’
all over with the laurels of victory.
At a late muster in this county, just as the nffic •
command—having finialicd the military exercise, u
the occasion—had tlrawn tip the cOmpanyinthe „
form for dismission. (L*o. M. D theregulnrll
mocrattc nominee ior Senator, tnatle It.s ‘
and was soliciteil, by the Captain, to addma^e",’
pnny. Mr O replied, that “be was , w J
halm ol making speeches, mid never had „
therefole, he hoped they would excuse hint “ Wh
upon, the Captain addressed h s company „ follw^
rclluw boliliei9,n* uneantng Mr. \)
the mm for us. TANARUS, ■ us vote for him to n man fori/ w*
stop sen.ling lh-a<* speech-nuking L-wycr. r l
tots Missionaries, and pilgrnns, m the l.eg, stmua w
shall he ruined, and our children will be under U, n j m
in less than five years.” “
Now, we advise Mr. Towns to return,and make,,
other ( Ikut, fur unless he docs, wc assure lain tha, m
tit” firs Monday in October, Dooly county will
tale which will convince him that his speech-makij,
powers arc not fully appreciated.
And while he is here, wc hope he will explain
why the l ift that a man is a farmer, di, |U :,lifi,s
for the ertice ol Governor.
One thing luoir—now th t the Unit *.| >••!:> < a ß
the act of acquiring moo* t*it>y !n Mx e — A h.. |H
sura nee have wc.jiuigmg irom Col. ’Tow.-.s’
while a meinher of Congress, lhai,slioi|!,| )p> |,
\w liny not he f'un.l in Mexico ***,,ecu’, i,n.<
when he is needed at the Capitol, to attend id r., v
ot Ins office—not to wiy an> thing al.oat ill. ; , r ,H .
COMMUNICATED.
< 01. Towns and Mr. Calhoun.
“ it i not my habit to think or speak unkir v
the motives of others; tut thoroughly am 1 caviar
that it the projects cl those distinguished Senm
succeed, the effect would be first to overwhelm th (fi
eminent by a national debt, then to ngitnte th* p
and finally to convulse this nation from oik border
the other. And if, to avert such direful r* un, |
be liri’ren to the necessity of presenting frets siowa
that the Senators from Kentucky and South Cr®
are each pursuing a course disastrous to th#* bm.ntr
ests of the people ol th* s Sti-tes, and alone calcumS
to advance their own ambitious prop ct* in bpvaft
contest tiiat may arise, I shall feel, si;. that I havedi
charged the highest obligations I owe the institutMisi
the country, to nry own conscience and 10 niyconaa
ents.”
‘l’his, he it known, was an effort at prophecy, nd
by Col. George \V ashinuton Bonafarti. Tow.vs. %\
a candidate for Governor of Georgia.) when on the ll
May, 1836. he arraigned the chumciejs and
the motives of John C Cai.u in and Lenr> Cl. ]
r ” i.miurtal niin?s
That weie 11M born to die ” I
That those “ diiejul results,” predicted by J
1 owns more than eleven years ng* .me up*- J
around us, is too true; b m he is not the ie^ial
I
verified Neither a second Daniel or Elijahiilie’ ■
will riot he taken buddy up to H**aveu lor a lil 1
et .nd dangeu-us to hail would be ihe te>o.l
lion’s den! 8
H* is proved a false prophet, because the
whom be loretold as the authors of future ill, hav M
trithmlly stjuggling to prevent the prophet h.iusrit.fl
wueh ilk. 1:0111 bringing about those luresiiaduwwi I
m i.tn’ —!,( cause Ins ** direlul results’’ haw been bral
upon the country—:k*i by “ the projects ol the* ■
tiogmshed Senatois’ —,ut by opposing tiieir p .-crß
disiegardmg their et ui.sels; by claiiioious, blud.l
too siicct sslui efibrts to cry down the expenenffß
tricil statesmanship of such men ns Clay aiuiDiß
an.! foisting into their legitimate pieces suevri. ■
I’.ui. - ..y elevating the feeble bird u; i the
winch can only Ik* tx'cupied salely .uul ser**iK ) B
bird of Jove. Indeed, l may ix* permitted h**: B
nullk, 1; in the little mstiuciion 1 have drawn ;* fl
lory, that the welfare, the lib- ities of a | opu*. -‘"fl
so in ich in j*epardy tn.m the lolly ambition
great men, as horn th.- pahi v aspirut.o;isol the H
d.'iimgogu.— ol vMir spm.,,tw • \ ‘mg H’ I
who, w.liiout a gicni :• |mniion ot Hi* n ‘AMI ‘
bm# 1 t<*r that 1 e<is*ii j 1 li;,| > att* mj.’ t
act.*r *t a pi on-type they eamut fiu.y *B|
Who ilmt has a judgment to (fiscaim-wu -
unit r ami mountain, v.. uid m t ?a: ; r
Mao -riaty id tins oiani lt pulilic a. in.-f:; .
such giants as Ualh*u n oi Ui.av. than 1
i ol oi a iii*i • pclitical pm pose, or the s.;}’..** v
of a packed caucus ?
It is tuie, the Government is “ OVTRI’
BY \ N \TION Mi DUTT* p .•,,•*•* S
tiy being iuvolvd by the pu-seni aJnnn
piohnldy as much as one hundred mtlli ,, i **!
Ins true, thnt 111- ■'P!',(l|‘|,i; ARK A*ilT*!|
lb. v mi.mu th* !■<- “I 1110.1 -a:id ‘-i lii- *i ‘’ ■
( 111 ofl untune'*- I V the |csllit lice .*111(1 ‘ ‘'HH
less war: and iris tm**. iliat th- h<* “ dc ‘
■ Finally t < n\ i i.si: this .n
OM-: BORDER To TIIEOTHEK. o WM
!*• tli- mb*moil:-. ‘ Wilm.it Trcvis ■” e! [) ■■ -"BB
rentage These ‘ direful m- .u* n ■ •’
wholly thargibleto Mr Polk, h:ai-f'-rs M jgH
supporters’ Mr Polk madi u ‘
Congress was in an I ‘! u ‘ HI
existed by the net of Mexico'” < “i I
the Prewideni in im - nlaim ug *iiul p ;
ill*- C*ntitutiori <t lu cou-it'v util >
ging slump sp**eehes ilnomdi G ,^B
In endoisc th** in* UKiirvs “I tie- ’ HB
s'i:iit"ii. in regard to the making f ”' ! ’ mSm
wa r
Voters of G. urgin’— e* c.1./’H M!’ •P a
you Husia.,l Col ’T(*Vviim, or Mr ( ulh"’ 111
eoMMIKH'ATEP- |h
T!.* •*! 1 * f.MI Dol.fi ‘" ,l B
(if title nun : )ii TurH.hy !■". -* |l|||j
(iiiiiiDi <• iu'ii v. ii political 1! 1 .*■ *ll v . I '’ • mm
('ol* Hates ol Murray, nmK • a*t%i >' 1 1
IVmoci tin •. lor ‘I ‘
an* hfolrtl Mill nnjjiy—nt ‘o’ > 1,1 , ‘ l ’ J ', v
i /. I piippow (or t!,’ |dii|mj <■ < I .nil- • “'ii
for him that Cat Turn* ira* ’
•tertian. 1 1 niii*ilint> Kl. 'h l i< t .
flu- “lie” wan (ir<juMiily |>* K '• 1
nasi mu anntrl i’ai ‘ v "“
I iDili each aur exhibit’ i I’ ll '' r
uu* ri’rifl ii to ihr unpuij; VSII “
tn Hatrs’ letter, Turn* >•
In ( hastatn § letti i , t'oirn* u 1,1 |
lUti r liih (nriuU toik n “ lv 1,1
B
.'ilommui i?tj. uiHMiipn
■ I Gilmer i ,an ion tls s|*■ , 111 ‘‘‘ 1,111
m i exposure look place,
TUtrllelh tmxro*’ p B
The tuemlv, elect Id the t” aOl*’'"*’ v ,H
uv.s are 204, viz: 112 VV big". 11X1 g,, ia^|
A'utive Atnerifttu, and 185 U •'•‘"J’" 11 ’ ;,
.tends IS yet tube eilN'leJ .•""’ ~ H
a-tCuiig ■ .s.ti,eui.iii.ntr" ■“"” ■
•fid 113 Denustals.g.ving
vutee T.iey liave, imweve ,a < . i , lt^B
oi lour members, in which 1 ‘
greatc, —Ja it of I'ainmn ct ■