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JOUKX W, cV MESSENGER
■. T. CIUPXAX & S. HOSE, Editor*.
Elector!* Iroin the State at latßF*
IJB. WILLIAM TEKKELL,
BEITON liRANTLAND.
Electors.
Ist. JAMES L. SEWARD
6nd. W. H. CRAWFORD
3rd. ANDERSON REDDING.
4th. WILLIAM MOSELY.
sth. WARREN AIKEN.
6th. ASBURY HULL.
7th. Y. P KING.
Bth. GEORGE STAPLETON.
Journal & Mcwcnscr for the Cnmpnurn.
At the very urgent solicitation of our friends we have
conclnded to issue a campaign paper on the following
terms:
Single copies for f 1 00
Six copies for . 5 00
Twelve do do 10 00
Twenty-five copies for 20 00
The Cash must be always in hand belora our paper
will be sent.
Presentation of the .tiedal.
Our readers will recollect that the Legislature of I/Ou
israna, unanimously voted to present Gen. Taylor,
with a magnificent Medal tor his distinguished services
at Buena Vista The ceremonies of presentation took
place on the 3rd inst. in the parior of the St. Charles
Hotel.
The inedal wirapresented by Levi Tierce, Esq .chair
man of the committee appointed tor that purpose,
who addressed the following remniketothe General :
General— Asa committee named by the Gr vernor
of the State, to superintend the structure ol this medal,
and in the first instance charged wiih the duty of adopt
ing for it suitable devices, we now present ourse'ves to
perform the still higher and pleasing duty of present
ing it to you,by the authority and n the name of the
people of Louisiana.
For her son* Louisiana cherishes the fondest regard
and solicitude, and when like yourself, one of ihein
atands out from among his brethren .clothed with hon
ors fairly and nobly won, she feels too deeply lier own
parental pride to stifle ns expression, or avert her smiles
from the object of h*t affections. We hand you, Gen
eral, with this memorial, the address of the Governor
ot the State, who has. by his just and proper expres
sion*, relieved us from the necessity of pn longing j
this ceremony.
But, in performing our duty, w* feel the occasion to
be to us personally one ot high interest, and of strong
emotions ; and are proud that we have been selected as
the medium of conlernng a high reward on one so em
inent iu public and in private worth as yourself
The i ienerai responded as follows :
Gentlemen —l receive the beautiful gilt of Louisiana,
which you oiler me in Iter name, with semuneun* ot
profound gratitude and love.
It was her pleasure to have voted me on a former oc
casion a mat>mficem sword, in a manner most flatter
ing to a soldier’s teeiings. 1 was, gentlemen, even then
over paid by that memorial of lier kindness, and felt
how much 1 owed to my p<*ition m the army for bonus
which prthajie more properly should go to lhe untitled
But a rich gift like that was not enough for Louisi- i
ana ; fcnJ she comes again to shower honor upon honors
already too thickly injured, on an u de.icm ig citizens.
And here,for the victory won by my brave sol ners at
Bu-na \ ista, she givcamt this enduring memorial ol
her affection and her kindness.
It is true there w*ere high and gallant deeds done on
the heights of Buer.a Vista, and noble and pre ious
blood drenched the parched earth and atm ed foi many a
long step its craggy borders . but, gentlemen,of the glo- ;
ry won then, I have never claimed more than a soluu-i s
share. The honpr to lead in the fight waaa high one,
and that I faltered not in this duty, in this watchtuland
responsible p ace, was enough *osatisfy my ambition
Duty was the star ot my attraction, and to do it 1 would
bring at an limes ad my strength to prostrate opposing |
barriers. In performing this duty a small portion ot
glory has fallen on the army under uiv command ; then *
let it not rest on me. Other men, with an qual heart
and purpose, doubtless could have done ls well as I
My comrades hi many battles since have testified to
th.s by their skill and courage, and they, like myself,
know full well how much m due to the subaltern and to
the rank and tile.
Gentlemen, 1 feel some pleasure in knowing that
eomplimenj* like these paid to the commandingotii
cer, in spirit if not in terms, always include his brave
soldiery ; and I think I err not when I vouch for then
satisfaction tor all perils when their country votes them
its public thanks.
To Louisiana then, I return my most grateful obli-.
gation, and I pray you gentlemen, bear tlu m to her cit- I
lens, asa feeble acknowledgment of a huge debt 1
owe tliis noble Slate.
The N U. Delta, in giving these proceedings, has
the following comments:
“ Gen. Taylor replied in a short speech which was
delivered w ith more ease and facility than any of Ins
public t Aorta we hove ever heard. Our renders arc
aware that the General has a atamni* ring or mipedi
went of his speech, which, though not much percepti
ble in ordinary conversation, is a serious difficulty in
the utterance of a con-.ec ted speech ol any length j
But by coUsidi rable practice the old General tins great- I
iy improved his oratorio powers, and ins address yester
day wou!-: have done honor, iu mutter and style to a
practised speaker.”
“ The General’s very neat and beautiful speech was
receiv/d with the most spirited applause from the per
tons assembled Alter shaking hands with the Gener
al and exchaug.ng compliments, the committee tetired
and the General left the room with Ins friends Alto
gether the Cv reinony was o highly impressive and pleas
ing one. The speeches were iu admirable taste and
what is gelling to be the crowing merit of allperches,
—of most commendable brevity.”
•♦The Kwlm- I'H^ioii/’
(a OBOR (ilk XKICDOTE )
During the trial of a long and perplexing cause before
Judge Dooly, between Peter Pickle, plaintiH,and Mi
chael Pickle, delrndaut, the member* of the bar—par
ticularly those employed and retained in Ihf east—put
their heads together and rulluded with tle Sheriff 1.1
making m arrangement lor refreshing and enlivening
their wearied spirits with a little brand) toddy, in 1 ourt.
without of course, the know ledge, or even the suspicion
•f the Judge ; and it was accordingly agreed that the
llhentf should procure the article, and introduce it in a
large pncher, under the guiae ot water
The S|k nil set out m pursuance of the agret in nt, In*
execute h a semi-official engagement. And on hi* re
turn, just an he entered within the door ol the Court 1
room., and at tlie mo * ent when he waa about to make
a rerbal declaration ol—“ srrved by leaving ihe change
at the vendoi'a residence, and obtaining custody of the
muta </ue non”—the quick eye of Ju Igr D tell upon him,
uid seeing that die othcer had a pitcher in his hands;
and supposing il cor. hulled writer, he said
M Mr Bfienfl, bung (hot put her this way!’*
The officer obeyed the order ol course,and the mem
bers of tle bar —purlieu fatly the parties to the arrange
ment— for a moment apprehended a severe rebuke Irom
the Court. Beetaae, while tliey all well knew that the
Judge had no great dislike to a glass o| the ardent,
when not upon the bench, tliey were also aware of the
fcrt, that he never touched a drop of it when engaged
in the discharge of his official duties Hut their leurs
so<>n subsided. For they oharrved that on receiving the
vessel, be put it to Ins mouth and looks beany draught,
and then, without a word or even a look expressive ol
dialpprolialion, bunded it l ack to the frighleurd officer’
Jt was tlien passed round among the lawyers, who re
ceived it with ainiles upon their countenances, and paid
tknr respects to ns contents with a Aral and good will
firely if ever enjoyed before.
And now the court and tlie bar applied themselves o
the invcsiigalion of tlie tottuous and tedious case lie
iare them, with renewed energy and marked cheerful
nes And thus they proceeded with die basilicas for
several hours , when suddenly the shrill small voice of
Judge D was beard saying, “ Gentlemen, tine cause is
vapidly getting into a dreadful pickle* It Hundred*
sour nHiair! the Court bears nothing bat piekle, pickle ’ ,
Peter Pickle and Michael Pickle! Mr. Bhrrifl. bring
me another pitcher of water Irom that same cool
aprmg ,H — Sumter, Aim Whig
An Ldilor in Lurk*
We see by the marriage list in our New Hampshire
suhange-, that John 8 Walker, E*q sditor of the
Claremont Eagk. was lately married to Harriet H
daughter of the late George H Dpham, at Claremont
The bride hnnga to her husband as a dowry the Hire
little turn nt fWJfOO, left by her father
1 MACON, GEORGIA.
\\ i:i).\K>D\Y, JULY Id, JM-.
WHIG NOMINATIONS.
For Pitsidcaf of the I ’lifted States:
ZACHARY TAYLOR,
OF LOUISIANA.
For Vice President :
MILLARD FI L L M ORE,
OF NEW’ YORK
Interesting Foreign Item*.
j For a very interesting and comprehensive summary
of the Foreign News, per Acadia, the reader is refer
red to our first page.
Second District.
The Whig Congressional Convention for the Second
D.stiict will meet nt Amcricuson Wednesday,the96th
, inst. The Whigs ol the several counties are requested
lo hold meetings and npppointdelega cs as it is deaira
| bie that the meeting should lie a lull one.
Tho Telegraph.
The Magnetic Telegraph is now m operation as far
as Columbus, and in ten days will be completed to this
City. We will then have it m our power to present
our readers wi'h the latest intcllig-net- iroin all quar
ters.
Census of Navnnutth*
We are indebted to Mr Joseph Bancroft, for a very
neatly printed pamphlet, comprising n complete census
of Savannah, together with a mass of va liable statis- ;
tics relative to the trade, commence, mechanic arts,;
charitable societies,&c. &c. of the City. The work i
is compiled under a resolution of Council, with great
judgment,by Mr. Bancroft, and printed in admirable
taste, by Edw*ard C. Council. It may be found at Mr.
Boirdmnn’s, and should be in the hands of -almost l
every business man in Georgia. We reserve a more
extended notice till next week.
i in* Kit of Jul).
The recent anniversary* of American Independence
was appropriately ob-erved by th several volunteer
corps of the City.
The Macon Volunteers paraded at 6 A. M , fired;
the usual Salute, and were dismissed at an early hour.
The Floyd Rifles, paraded at 11 A. VI. and march
ed to the Methodist (.hutch, where the Declarationoi
Independence was read by John B. Hines Esq. ami an
Address delivered by C* rpral J T. Hardeman. The
Oraiurn, which was replete with patriotic sentiment and
classic allusions, t voiced much spiighlliness of imagi
nation. was gracefully and appropriately delivered, and
was listened too with many evidences of approbation,
by a large auditory
Wesleyan Female College.
The examination of the young Ladies m the above
Institution, which has been in progress during the week ‘
will be continued to-day. To-night a Grand Concert i
wm be given at the Chapel, by the Young Ladies,un- j
dei the supervision of Piob Gutienberger, and on ‘
i liuradav, Hie C Oiiiiriencetnrnt •-xviciut-n will take place, I
and conclude with an A 1 Jress io the class by President j
Ellison.
The catalogue of the Institution recently published,
shows the number ot students to be 161—being a larger!
number than ever liefore m the Instiiuiion.
The Conceit To-Night.
‘Tickets for the Concert at the College Chapel this
evening w ill be told at sl—the proceeds io he appropri
ated lor lhe puichaseot Pianos, lor the use of tlie In- ,
stiiurion. Young genileiueit, ant! candidates for mat
rimony in particular, are expected to show their faith
in the sex by their works, and purchase at least five
tickets each.
The .He.climit's Mnga/itie.
Mr Hunt seems to be indefatigable, and no man’s
laboring should lie more richly rewarded, for we great
ly question whether another such work as the Mer- 1
chant’s Magazine is produced in the world. The July •
number now before us, is the first of the niuePenth | 1
volume, and is crowded with matter of most absorbing 1
interest, upon almost every subject connected with the
trade, commerce, productions or wealth of the coun
.ry. Subscriptions either for the back numbers or New
Volume received at this effioa.
I'nion Ma^a/iue,
I his is one of the liest of the light Magazines, which 1
we have seen. Mrs Kukland is a lady ol sound jadg-’ I
mem and refined taste, and excludes from ns pages
much of the Literary trash which finds its way into 1
oilier woiks ol a kindred nature. The engravings are
good and the subacr ption price moderate.
The Whig Review.
The July nnintier of this work, contains an admira
ble likeness of Mr. Joseph K Ingeisoil of Pennavlva-’
nia, and is in every reaped decidedly the most interest- j 1
ing number wh.ch we hove yet seen. We trust that
the enten ismg proprietors may be rewarded in proper* j
tion to the merits of their work.
rarmer’iL Library.
The lost number ol the 3d volume of this invaluable j
Work is in hand. The proprietorship we are happy to
say has passed from the hands of Messrs. Greely 6l
Me El rath, into those ot Mr Skinner,the indefatigable
Editor, to whose labors in the cause ol Agriculture,;
the country is most deeply indebted. The work , un
changed in its character, will henceforth be issued for ■
Mr. S. by Zieblr A Cos. of Philadelphia, to whom
all communications will be sddicssed. ‘J he puce has
been reduced to $3 per year, and to clulrs of ten or
more to each.
w Rooks! Vw Hooks 11
W * are indelited to M B >4&dmas for the following
new works, viz
L uteri- g$ in hurop.’ —parts lit and 2d—one of the
moM agreeable liooks which we have glanced over lor
a long time. The author. Dr. Corson, is a close ob
server and a pleasant writer ; mil tlie volumes before
us have e-pc c.al merit. Tuey arc neimer filled with
du I d‘tails nor useless tic id tic Ihe writer passes
over France. B lgtun, Sw.izorhnl, Italy, Austria,
Pruss:a, Great liiituin an 1 Irel.inJ ami give* the read- 1
eru giiinpse at the condition of each, without fatiguing
or disgust! g hiru wnh m.nute or oucu uoti place des .
rriptio'is The volumes contain sour* information in
rrgurd to European MeJicsl Institutions Sl • , which
may not be valueless to the professional res ler.
Tar Pftttml ant hi* Li it ‘ti l pirn Ist aid 21
This is* translation by Mrs. Mowstt, from ihe writ
ings ol the Harmem iinrnmnu, a Northern Authoress,
whose genius uaid ui be quite equal to that of Mi**
lire er. It is a Domestic srory and calculated to illus
• trite the mu lineis,customs, habits and peculiarities ot
tlie pessuntry uud land holders ol'her country. Tn
i picture whether true or false to ntiu •*, is a most inter
esting mid nth ctiug one, nnJ the Book will w II repay
• perusal.
SetJ Control.—' This is an old and we may add a very
good novel now presented to the public iu new anJ
client dress.
Sir TirmUact Braipitm, or 1. iai cl flsfir —Tlij
i one of the innumerable works recently thrown oil
by Mr James whose laboura stem to In* e-t mated iu
huger by their qua i/y but their quantity
The solili.it i tt.‘Until Celebration*
The procession of the vs riots Bib'mtli rtdiools on
the 4lli mat , was one ol the most delightful exhibitions
wli'cli we have seen for years It embraced all the
Brlu*. Is, m the city except linn attached to (lie Kpiaco
pal Church, and the whole number o| children ill (lie
procession was about four bundled They assembled
early in tlie tnoimng at their asvi rni Bebool rooms*
and matched thence to tlie Academy Square where s
! Union procession was formed and marched with ban
! tiers, mottoes, fudges Ju* , thtougli tlie principle streeta
to the Presbyterian Church, where alter the usual reli
gions ceremonies, avmrsl appropriate speeehra were de
tivered by the young gentlemen attached to the differ
ent Schools Some ot these speeches wer* delivered with
1 m gracefulness and an emphasis, which would have
J. done honor to older heads, and which elicited many ex
j* prfsiotiaof grstificstiott on the part of thelsrg- au
l j diet.ee present.
The ad irem of the Rev Mr Williams, which follow
cd the ordinary exercises was exceedingly ibis and *p.
propfste, and. what i more, was evidently hstened ti
) with deep interest, by • large majority of th* little sudi
tors
t After the close sf thr emeremrs nt the Church, the
several S ‘bools rrpaiud to their respective rooms
where c<dlotions were prepared for the pupils by the
ladies of the several religious societies o! the city.
We must not omit to notice the delightful strains ot J
music,with which the audience were occasionally greet- i
ed nt the Church, and for which they were indebted to |
an association of ladies and gent-mien, fiom the several I
cho rs of the city.
i The whole spectacle was extremely gratifying njd !
jwe hope tosee the custom in future years. It i
j would be w*ell if on these occasions every child, in >ur <
j whole community could be induced to join in tae p ‘o-
I cession. The children ofthis country, cannot tots e irly
| be taught the value of our institutions both civil on i re
i ligious, and no occasion is more fit or opportune t ban
that of onr National Anniversary. It is but proper ths ton 1
such a day the true church ns well as the true p i rty,
j should be lost sight 01. nnd thnt, as Christians and .
j patriots, all should assemble around a common a I tar to
j give thanks for common blessings.
The Central Kail Hoad.
\VV understand that the earnings of the Central foil ,
I Road for the month of June, 1848, amounted to i 26,- ,
1 000 ngainst 16,300 for June, 1847.
| ‘l he quantity of Cotton carried in the month, was
* 7300 bn lea—7oU> ©f which were from Macon. The
1 affairs of the Company perm to be now in a mc.pt pros
perous condition.
l he Hon. Thomas llutler Kin g.
The opponents of this gentleman m the 1 ‘’irsf Kp- I
trict, driven from almost < very other ground. have pia
ced their defence upon the allegation that in the Cm.
vcntion of 1846, at Lumber ci'y. Mr. King’s frigid:’
; pledged that he would not again be a Candida te. Whm
! asked to state who had done so, the names of the Cha*
; ham Delegation were given. The member* tX
i that Deb gation have positively denied tha t they gave*
, any pledges whatever. Mr. King himself has taken
j bold and manly ground upon this point. ‘Writing to a
i friend lie says :
“Is it possible that the Delegates to the Lumber City
Convention m 1846, gave a pledge that I would not
again be a candidate 1 If they did, and I had been in*
’ formed of it, / would hare refused to the nom
ination, on the ground that I will not be u potty to
any such arrangement to pi acme the rotasoj the peo
ple I gave to none of my friends uitlie Convention
of 1816, instructions or authority particularly to speak
lor me. They were all sent by the people, without
any prurenient or mtrrleience on ni y part. 1 have
never been informed of any nrrangeiiM rut ol any sort.” •
Mr. Fillmore and the ‘ iouth.
Those Democratic Editors who ha re been denounc
ing Mr Fdim *re as An abolitionist, >uglit really to be
ashamed of tiifinseivea. .Mr. Fillmore in ins public
speechesh is come up m every panic ular to the require
nietus of the 7th resolution ot the I liltimore Conven
lion. In one ol his lost spe dies in Congress, lie said :
“ / disavow most vnequivocally, now and forever,
any desire to interfere with the rig hts, or i chut is call
ed the property, of the Southern Si utes “
Here are Mr. Fillmore’s own */vords; but we have
more than his words ; vvehave tils acts. L?t the ‘
Southern reader look ut the follot ring:
-1 %
At the recent Worcester Convention, Mr. Giddings ,
made a speech in which he violently a id rudely at
tacked Mr. Fillmore, because hi*, (Fillmore) while a :
member of Congress, reported u kUW, giving pay to the
owner of a slave for his loss. H e also made it cause
tor anniuiadvemng upon the conduct of several meni
tiere ol the Massachusetts IA-legal ion in Congn that
they voted for the same bill after it was reported.**
Here are the fads, let hones t men determine for
theiiibelves.
The man lias bet n tried.
On six diff rent occasions, the old veteran has been
entrusted by his country w ith pos.t j of immense respon
sibility and jeril. His military prowess, indomitable
bravery and unconquerable resol it,on, were first tested
in his brilliant defence in 1812 of zmniall stockade po*t
called Fort Harrison, located on the left bank of the
Wabash, a few miles above Terre I laute, Indiana.
The garrison consisted of some ti ;ty men, of whom
only sixteen were capable of and *in g duty, the residue
being prostrated by sickness. ‘The post was attached
by over 400 savages, led by the prophet, and after a
conflict of six hours, the savages were repulsed. For
his gallantry, good conduct, and success in rcpuLsi g
the enemy. Captain Taylor was br. veted to a majority
by James Madison, i.timed ately aft er the receipt of the
intelligence at Washington.
For hi*i brilliant victry over the s iva^j<? at Okoc io
beein Florida, President Van Buren conferred on” Col.
Taylor, the brevet rank of Brigadier General
For his splendid victories obtained over the Mexican
forces, at Palo Alto and line id* la l Y a* nia, Brevet
Bnliadier General Taylor was promoted to ih'i rank
Major General.
Os his matchless achievements at Mor iterey and
Buena Vista, the worl 1 has sp >ken, an I li s country
men in consideration a his gallantry. inodea ty, liuaian
lty, talents and irreproachable private char ac er, have
resolved to plac? him in the first ofliee of the K public
That demagogues wdl oppose his election we arc aware,
; but the masses regarding Gen Taylor as a pa triot, wil*
overwhelm them with disgrace.— four. Com. -
Changed or I'm harmed f That’s the question*
This is the question which our friend (lib sou seems
resolved to force upon us in regard to the C tenmcratic
nominee of the Third Congressional District . This is
the question which lie seems to think we hrv ,e itlhUed
and it is upon this ground maiuly, that he expresses
himself “surprised and mortified** at the clu iracter of
our review of his first letter.
We did not press that point in our last. It was not
however because we were not abundantly abb ‘ to do so.
| It was not because we were not well ('unified with facts
I and document*, bur bee use we were tanv villing to
place an old person*/ friend in so unpleasant a moUtica\
predicament. Having taught with Col. Car) • under
• the same banner in 1810,and having rejoiced w ili him
over the same glorious victory, we were willin g to let
1 ihe memory of the past remain forgotten.
Our friend Gibson however, lias decreed oth “rwisc.
He assumes in histirst letter tint we h ive don e Col.
j Carey great unjust ice by intimating that he has rAx/ig
ed. He avers, that although Col. Carey act* I with
the Whigs in 1840 and voted for IlarrimMi ; still, that
he was opposed to Whig principle*. To pro* e tins,
Col. Gibson ref*rs to private and confidential ♦conver
sations winch occurred between them during tfi e Can
vass of IfMO, in ihe course of which. Col. Car* y “oft
I and again laboured to convince him Gibson) tit it Gen
! Hurneon would carry out m inify the g.md o!c l Btate
Uighis doctrines of “ Anti-M ink, .dnfi- Tariff ui id Jn
il-Internal Imjiror+ment* ”
Aduuiting this stalenient to lie correct, (and ft oni the
lugii character of both gentlemen, we are boui). 1 to do
so) it places th* Democratic nominee m a *much
worse predsauirnt than we did. If it be true ihnt in
1840, Col Can y ‘hn.ked on** way and rowed am nlier,”
—if it tte true that he was a Hairieoii Wing with Dem
ocratic principles , wlmt confidence can lua new shies
place in lua stability of pur|M*t‘ f How do they know
(list la* is not playing them the same game f Most
iliey not seriously nppreliend that he is wall ihci < too.
! only m toil ft and imt in spuit f
Colonel (il'ison contend* that Mi C irey has not
changed . Bin! attempts to establish ‘lie fact by sio’., or
parol testimony, lie is a lawyer and knows tlin * isnl
teu testimony is of much higher force, paiuculurty it it
have the proper evidences of sutiirnbciiy. We there
fore waive all pittite coiversation* and bring Co'.Ca
rey nt once to the Ht>ok.
In 1840, fie was a delegate to the Huriivon Conven
tion On Ilia return, lie, with other delegates, laaued a
| circular to tine people ot l*paon County. That citvular
elicited a reply liom a distinguished Democrat of the
County. To this Mr C'uiy and the delegation pulMisfi
led a rejoinder, dated Bepfteinber fWth 1840. A* tie
writer ol this artutle, waa then Editor ol the Cohimbav
Enquirer, published this does nent in pampfiiet form
nil J ha anil a copy of it [in Inrender he wiP ,
i Im* pardoned for reminding both Col* Gibson n ml Ca
rey, that “old documents are dangerous things **
In tins celebrated pamphlet, Col. Carey proclaim*
* liunsell to fie tiM/thing Uif n llnmaon man w ith Dt iu
pie# H< th* r* went th* ft if*
I “TipfiecsiMie and Tyler too” mduding <qptaitioti to the
Standing Irmy ; and lor ought we know, ta the “I svo
Skin a,” ( hirken Law and “AW Peppered I* bmai
Now, friend Gilwon, let us coins to tlie “Law uud to
ilw Testnnony. H You ssaume that Mr Carry wus
‘Anti-Hank, Ann Internal lmprov< inent* - &lc fulß|o
Now, in the document before us, page 2, Col
nd the Upaoo delegate* nv of • National Hank,
CQT They are ptouii to declare that they are n >w and
always have been in favour of such an institution, and
list it is Federalism they hate j* t to l-sro /.j
\gsm Tsgr V.
W are in Ibvor *>f nT* Bar k. an.! whilst we
admit that a large portion of our political friends in
Georgia have always opposed such on Institution, we
deny thnt it is any evidence ot Federalism. OX
Again : Page y,
OT* We believe* CJ. S Bank necessary for carrying
on the ojierationHof the government. .IZi
And yet again : Page 9,
bT* We believe the U. rs. Bank constitutional be
cause necessary for carrying into effect the powers del
egated by the Constitution. JLO
Os the Sttbtreasury, in this pamphlet, Mr. Carey says,
page 8,
It isbnt the entering wedge of that system of
oppression and tyranny, which if carried out, must im
poverish the country, iu ike the rich richer uud the poor
poorer. ,£3
Again : page 8,
(CF In all those countries where specie is the com
mon currency, the price of labor is a mere pittance.
Again : pageß,
That it is th * settled policy of tits lending men of
Mr. Yan.Bumis administration to wage a continual,
war to the extermination of every Banking Institution
of the country, we nre bound to believe JTJ}
Now we might multiply tlie*e extracts indefinitely.
But we trust thnt we have given enough to prove to so
sensible and frank a gentleman os Col. Gibson, that if
his friend C’nrey lias not changed since 1840, he must
he a most singular sort of a standard hearer for the
Casa Democracy of the Third District. It appears by
this very Document, to which Col C arey's name is ap
pended, that he wns perfectly aware that he went not
only beyond—but far beyond the mass of the Georgia
Whigs up ui the question of the currency. If we are to
believe his written testimony, he went not only for a
United Bank and against the Subtreasury, but
he went in for banks generally and lor the doctrine of
Delegated Towers in particular ; or in other words
for a liberal construction of th rt Constitution ! !
But, we bring Col. Catcy to the Book again. How
did he stnnJ on the good old State Rights creed o*
” Anti-Internal Improvements” l In the celebrated,
pamphlet before us page 16, he says :
OCT'The next charge brought against Gen. Harrison
as a Federalist, is thnt ol Internal Improvement and
upon which that apostate politician, Walter T. Col
quitt laboured So hard for hours to prove Gen. Harrison
a Federalist
Again : page 16. %
fTT* We deny and defy “a citizen” to prove that this
(Internal Improvement) lias ever been a test of Federal
ism. See
We might thus go on to the end of the chapter, and
show step hv step ‘he positions of Col. Carrs in 1840; hut
we think that the evidence already given would seem,
at least to common nten to, indicate that when he
published the doeiunent in question he must have
been either n sound Whig in principle, or a very
unreliable sort of a politician. As Col. Haskell
says “f Old Rough and Ready ; Col. Carey, in 1840.
looked like a Whig—lie walked like n Whig—he talk i
ed like u Whig—lie wrote like a Whig—he fnlight like a
Whig and he rejoiced like a Whig—yand if our friend
Gibson can get linn out ot lhe same hole he got in at,
we will give it up—he *ill give proof positive that lie
has power to work myrucles, and henceforth need only
say. “Lazarus, come forth.”
We have only given a few brief extracts from the
celebrated document now before ms. It is ns full of
grape as was Capt. Bragg’s Battery after old Znch or
dered him to put in the extra supply upon the field of
Buena V'iata. ‘The “apostate politician” was not the
only one who was ‘‘raked fore and aft.'* Mr. Van
Buren and his Cabinet, among whom had been one
Lewis Cass,caught a passing blessing on account of
iheir extravagance, wastefulness and corruption, as
show nin their conduct of the Florida w ar. It was be
cause we possessed a knowledge of these facts—facts
which we presume hod escaped the memory of our
friend Gibson—that we expressed the hope some time
since, that so consistent a gentleman as Col. Carey,
must necessarily before the end of the campaign, find
himself again in the ranks of the great Whig army
now marching steadily to victory under the standard of
one “who never surrenders’’ and who ‘‘cannot be con
quered
Col. Gibson has now n few of the reasons which in
duced the paragraph thnt elicited his first letter. He
will see nt once thnt we nre fortified around with docu
ments 09 strong] y as Old Zac was with brave hearts
and strong arms nt Buena Vista ; and like him when
summoned to surrender his position, we need only.ndd,
that ‘ire most respect fully decline.”
We profess to he the friends of justice and modera
tion. We desire to do no one in jus ice and we are on
ly sorry that a sense of duty to our principles and our
party has rendered it neeewnr to bring our old friends
down to the documents. Hereafter, ns heretofore, w*e :
will be as sparing as circumstances will admit.
Grn. Cum K< bbing the \ ohinteers.
We have noticed, for some time past, a paragraph j
going the rounds of the newspapers signed by an of- j
fleer in the Pennsylvania Volunteers, which stated that 1
great dissatisfaction existed in the army in regard to I
the conduct of Gen. Ca3 towards the soldiers. It j
appear* that when the call for volunteers was issued, ‘
the law allowed them the sum of $3 30 per month for
clothing. Gen. ('use as Chairman of the committee of j
military affairs in the Senate, introduced and had passed,
a bill reducing their allowance to that of the regulars,
being an average of only 82 33 cents per month, and ,
for Infantry of only 81 I JI ■ When the news reached !
the army, the excitement of the volunteers was so !
great, that the Pennsylvanians actually hung and
burned Gen. Casa in effigy The existence of a strong
feeling against an individual, who is always prating
about national honor, who is a perfect Ishmaelite in
words Mid who seeks to ‘‘prepare the hearts of the
people for w*ar” w*ns not without reason, especially un
der the cireuuMgpnceu.
Gcn.Caas.it is well known, has grown immensely
wealthy out of the public treasury. In addition to a
princely salary, he has received thousand* of dollars in
the shape of extra allowances Some of his accounts
were pissed by himself after they had been refused by
previous officer* ‘These allowances, it is said, during
the residence of Gen Cass at Detroit, amounted to the
enormous sum of 83 per dnv. and yet wr find him re
porting a low to take from the p >or soldier nearly one
third of the monthly pittance uilow*ed him for cloth
ing, while fighting the enemy in n foreign land ! It is
itot nt all strange that under such circumstance* the
soldiers should hove fdt aggrieved at the course of G n.
Um. The burning of him in efli.-y was perhaps im
proper. But tint does nut diminish the shameful ness of
the act on his part. A* this charge ha* been boldly deni
ed by the Cu* papers,it has become iveessai yto produce
the prmts. lb*re is:he Act,word for word, as reported
and paused
A bill to prov ide clothing tor volunteers in the ser\ ice of
of the United United States.
Be it enacted l ythe Senate und House of Repre
sentative* oi the t nited ,States of Am< i ica tn ( on
gress assembled, ‘Tint m h u of the money, which un
der exiting la * a, s n Uowed to volunteers as a commu
tation for e7oh ng, the President be, and he is hereby,
aulhoriied cause the voluntee** it* i*e furnished with
clothing in kind, at the same rales, according togiadt s,
as is provided lor the Hoops of the regular army
Remember,the volunteers were to Is* furnished nt the
same rates, in kind, as the regulars—in.it t s, they were
to get only übotit $2 33, in clothing msteml of g3 30
in money. which itiey wen*entitled toby the law uuder
which they entered the army.
This is the plain meaning ol the law It was the
construction placed upon it by tin* proper a ill hoi it ten
Alter, however, I .en f a-* liai been burnt in efligy and
it became apparent that (lie attention ol the country
would Is* called to the mutter,a new construction wns
placed ujhxi the law, allowing the soldiers to receive
either the clothing or the money ‘That construction
is plainly violative ot the letter and spirit of the law
itself. It only proves, iu the language of a cotempora -
ry, “th<M Gen Cass's law wiissn bad, so unjust, that’
they dar<* not execute it.—l bat being in palpable viola
tion of an executed contract, if was unconstitutional
nn i void, ami c *uld not—l ire not, In* enforced If
Gen. I ass could take a part, he could lake the whole, i
the principle wns precisely th* 1 same.”
Tlieie is no discretion allowed in the law The ,
words are, that the President, he am hunted to cause j
the rolunteeiM tube furnished with clothing in lieu of
the mniHty.” It is impeiativr.iNxutiv**.unequivocal, und
that til** oa! object was to take away from the voluu
teers a portion of their pay is apparent from the fact
that the relative amounts allowed ttUOer the two acts
were n fully omitted, so that the country might not
understand the nature or extent ot ite fraud attempted
•v he practiced upon die brave volunteer*. That th
flepurtinent liud not tlsr nerve sub cquently to enforc
his mmm<mu act, is no tvi knee mat Gen. Casa is not
islly chargrabie with line introduction and passage of
tie lap Upon htut thru we Hx the stigma,of attempt
>rob tlie volunteers of one-thud of the money alios
and them lor clothing while they were lighting <n a For
ign land Gen, Casa allows kim*elj gdo prr dav lot
living in and luxury at Detroit, and alto we the poor
•wither, burning under a topical sun, with the heaven*
for a covering and the earth lor a lied, only about two
dollar*per month for clothing— an amount scarcely suf
ficient to buy him a pair of shoes ! I* it not mockery
totaik of electing such a man President ol this coun
try ?
Another dectiuc in Cotton*
It would really ssem as if every thing were conspir
ing to make more apparent and glaring the frauds
practiced upon the Southern planters, the past few
yea is by Democratic Orators, and presses. When cot
ton was selling at from 8 to 11 cents, the planters were
told to elect Polk, give Democracy the ascendancy
and reduce the Tariff, and then, pnce9 would still furth
er advance, goods would become cheeper and the tillers
of the soil would grow rich! The planters trusted to
their deceivers and fair cotton is now quoted at 4d. in
Liverpool—lower than it wns.ever before known. We
copy the following from Will mgr $$ S/nit h'e Times of
the 17th :
“We have passed another dull and languid week in
the Cotton market. The sales have been mostly con
fined to the trade There has not been much change
n prices, except that moat descriptions of American
Cotton can be hud a point lower than our quotations of
ast week. The tenor of the accounts brought by the
steamship Caledonia ha*caused holders to be less firm
m maintaining the previous currency. The demand
Irom consumers continues to ho very limited. Com
pared with lust year the stock of Cotton is now 1,000
bales less, the imports ore 18,077 bales more than they
were at the same time in 1817. The Committee of
Cotton Brokers declared the following prices yesterday
evening;—lair Upland, 4d. to 4F; fair Mobile, 4d. .
and fair Orleans. 4f J. per lb.
Sales of week, *5,800 hales,of Upland only 7.080
Sales of year to date, 627,440 bales against 702,960 in
the corresponding i>eriod last year.
Imports of week, 13,876 bales ; of this year, 763,109
against 534,132 last year.
Mock on hand, 501,150 hales against 502 150 last
year. American 316,480 against 369,590 last year.
Consumption, 582,790 bales against 504,660 last
year.
QUOTATIONS.
Ord to mid. Fair to good fair. Good to fine.
Sea Island, 9i (a) II 12 (a) 16
Upland, 3irS)3i 4 © 4f 41 rd) 5
Mobile, 3 fa> 3) 4 (S) 41 4f ® 5
N. Orleans, 3 (and) 31 Ufa) 5} bifid 6*
Keep it before the People.
ttX“ That in the late D mocratic Convention, a re
solution was offered condemning the Wilmot Proviso,
and tnat it was rejected—only thirty-six delegates vo
ting for it—and that in the Wing Convention the Wil
mot Proviso itself was rejected by an almost unanimous
vote.^J.
Keep it before the People.
CCT* That Lewis Cass has been denounced by one of
the delegates of the Democratic Convention as being
“all things to all men, and faithful to none—a vascilla
ting, time-serving politician—unsound upon the aboli
tion question, and an enemy to ihe South.’’.XO
Keep it before the People*.
{XT’ That Mr. Cass, himself, has said, “/am o slave*
holder —/ never have been—l never shall be. I de
precate its existence in principle, and pray for its ab
olition everywhere, when this can be effected justly
and peaceably and easily for both parlies Xo
Keep it before the People*
ttCf* That Gen. Cass, according to Ins own admis
sion has been in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, and that
even his celebrated letter to Mr. Nicholson, proposes
to leave the question of slavery in the Territories to the
Jndians, Mulattoes, and Free Negroes of New Mex
ico und California ‘X3
Keep it before the People*
IX3* That Gen. Cuss is advocated by a lending Dem
ocratic paper of Ohio ns a Free State candidate, and
that this paper exulnngly proclaims that, “He (Cass,) is
not a slaveholder, He does not traffic in human flesh.
He has no sympathies, associations or connections
with those who do."XO
Keep it before the People
tty That the Ohio Plain Dealer, a Democratic print*
siys.even si ce Gen. Cass’ nomination: “ We know
from the frequent declai at ions made m private conver
sations, that he {Gen. Lass,, is as strongly opposed to
the further extension of slavery os we are, and that
is strong enough, must of our readers wul think. ‘ X 0
Keep it before the People*
{XT* That the same paper adds : “We have every as
surance that his (Cass'; administration, should he be
elected ; while it wiU give security to the great and
fundamental principles ol the party, will never be used
lo give countenance to so obnoxious a measure as car
rying slavery into territory now Jree.'\dM
Keep it befoie the People,
tty That the shine paper, the Plum Dealer, fur
ther ados : “ When the Fiovsio was fust sprung up
on the House o! Representatives, John Quincy Adams
arose in ins place and denounced it as unnecessary. —
Way \ ‘Because,’ he sain, ‘the territory is now jree
and Congress had no power to make it f*9*.’ This is
Gen. Lass opinion, Judge McLean , of the Supreme
Court, holds the same opinion—also John P. Unit,
Joshua K. Gidamgs, Editor of the fSalional Fra ,
und ait the Liberty papers.” mUJ
Men of the South, think of these thugs, anil vote
accordingly.
Soulhmi Testimony*
Every one who in at all acquainted with the promi
nent members of Congress for tire last ten years, must
remember tire Hon. Alex. H. H. Stuart of Vir
ginia. Mr. S. was highly distinguished for talent and
was on all hands regarded as a true representative of
the old stock of Virginia gentlemen. Private conside
rations, have for the last few years kept him out of
public life, but we are happy to see him again in the
field, as an elector for the 12th district. In the Rich
mond papers we find a card from Mr. Stuart, making
his appointments for the campaign Alluding to the
charge of aboiitionism urged against the Whig candi
date for the Vice Presidency, Mr. S. says;
“//e hopes also to be able to place Millard Fillmore
fairly before the public, and utterly to refute the false
chaige of alolitiomsm which has been preferred
against him The undersigned served with Mr. Fill
more in Congress, was intimately acquainted with
him, and does nut hesitate on his own personal knowl *
edge and i expansibility to pronounce the charge
against Mr Fillmore untrue”
(ifn. Taylor’s Acceptance.
As the public are anxiously expecting the appear
ance of Gen. Taylor’s letter of acceptance, we beg to
call attention to the following paragraph from the New
Orleans Picayune of the Ist mat;
“Gen. Taylor arrived hi this city yesterday morning,
from Baton Rouge. He will remain in town a few
days to meet some of his old friends returning from
Mexico.
“We learn that Gen Taylor Ims not yet received
from Gov. Mo re head, President of the National Whig
Convention, an official notification of his nomination
to the Piefttdenry by that body This accounts lor the
non-ap|>earanee of Ins acceptance of the nomination.
“The General nt in excellent health, mid looks as
though the din of preparation lor the approaching can*
vuns did not cause him the loss of an hour's rest.”
It will lie recollected that the President of the Con
vention. Lx-Gov. Morehend, ol North Carolina, was
authorised to inform the nominees ol their selection
and publish tlieir answers. Whether lie has delayed
writing, or whether Bit letters have unseamed, it ut
ini|>o*sihie to suy.
The Worcester Convention*
The great anti slsveiy meeting which enme off nt
Worcester, Muss, on the 2'Mh till , is pronounced a
failure, it was given out that from 10,000 to 15j000
would be present. Diummers were sent out with in
telligence that Guiding* would addiesa the meeting,
mid lie was present and did so The abolitionists Iroiu
all parts ot the Bta*e mustered In full force with Joshua
Leavitt at their head Phillips, Humner, and Charles
F Adam* were the orators, but the crowd st no tune
exceeded IJjOUto 2,000. A correspondent of tlie New
York L.\press to whom we are indebted for these ticts,
“it wo* the old set who have endeavored to make ]
mischief in tilt Whig ranks lor three yrars. There
was a large infusion of Liberty men among them ‘
These claimed iliat their orators should Ire per
mitted to have their share ol the tune ; so Ltavili was
showed to liarrungu*’ tlie audience, which at tin tune
exceeded 1,500 or g,Ui>o, though it fie a Hiate Maes
Convention.
It w ill require more Bum this to defeat the ticket of
the Philadelphia Convention Those men go in fur Bn
Buffalo nomination, and are ready, many ol them to
-wallow Van Burnt, the famous “Northern man with
Bouthcin principle* *’
The Northern A!!*e*.
Those Democratic prints which have been rejoicing
over the election of Democratic Senators from Wiscon
sin, may take consolation from the following;
The Southport Telegraph, a Democratic print of
Wisconsin, speaking of the recent elections of Meatra
Dodge and Walker to be Senators of the new State of
Wisconsin, says:
“The Democracy of Wisconsin may well he p.oud
of her Sens*. *s And we know not who of any party,
except, perhaps, a tew disappointed aspirants to the
office, will !cel any dissatisfaction. The standing of
Dodge in thoroughly established as emphatically the
man of Wisconsin. And experience bus shown that
we have not, and never had, a man who could more
effectually advance our interest nt the nation's capitol.
It will be peculiarly gratifying to moat of our readers,
to he assured, us all may he, beyond all chance for
doubt, that both these gentlemen are decidedly oppos
ed to the extension of slavery Their letters, to which
we refer particular attention, ore sufficient evidence to
establish what we have here stated. We are able
to say in addition, that Dodge has done the practical
part of abolition, by emancipating his own Slaves,
not like the Rev. gentleman well known to the people
of this region who sent his slaves South, and ordered
them to be sold.
Mr. Crittenden’®opinion of (Jen* Taylor*
Every Whig in the Union knows John J. Critten
den. A purer,nobler or more disinterested patriot does
not live. In a recent speech at the city of Pittsburg, he
spoke of Old Rough and Ready in the terms following:
General Taylor is a Whig—" This, the speaker
said, he declared front his own knowledge He is a
Whig, a good Whig, a thorough Wing. I know him
to be a Whig, but not an uitra Whig. All hi 9 politi
cal feeling are identified with the Whig party.
General Taylor is an honest man —On the up
rightness of General Taylor’s character, Mr. Critten
den dwelt with great earnestness, as a trait which he
knew, and felt, and admired. He said he was em
phatically an honest man, and lie defied the opponent?
of the old soldier to bring aught against him, impeach
ing his uprightness, in all Ins transactions, during a
public life ol ioriy years. Hi 9 appearance and man
ners bear the impress of such sterling honesty, that pe
culation, meanness and rascality are frightened from
his presence. General Twiggs, who has been on hab
its of intim ite personal intercourse with him, said to
the speakeix lately, that there was not a man hi the
woild, who had been in the company of Gen. Taylor
five minutes, who would dare make an improper pro
position to him. Dishonesty flees from his presence.
General Taylor is a man ok great abilities
His whole military life gave evidence ot this. He never
comitted a blander, or lost a battle. There is not an
other man in the army w ho would have fought the bat
tle of Buena Vista but General Taylor,—and not ano
ther woulJ have won it. Examine the whole history
of his exploits, in all their details, and you see the evi
dence of far reaching sagacity and great ability.
Gen. Taylor is a man of learning.—Not mere
scholastic learning,—he h:i9 never graduated nt a col
lege—hut his mind isrichly stored with that practical
knowledge which is acquired from both men and
books, lie is a deeply read man, in all ancient and
modern history, and in all matters relating to the
practieal duties of life, civil and military—He is
intimate with Plutarch, said the speaker,—a Piutaich
hero himself, as bright ns ever adorned the page
of history. Gen. Gibson,— you all know and love Gen
Gibson, one of your own Pennsylvanians, a man whose
reputation for truth and honor was proverbial, and
whose word was a ; ways the end ol controversy, so im
plicitly was it relied upon,—Gen. Gibson had told him,
that he amTGen. Taylor had entered the army neat y
together, and had served together almost constantly,
until he, Gibson, retired, and that during that time
they had sat together on seventeen Court Martials,
many of them important and intricate cases, and in eve
ry single instance, Gen. Zachary Taylor had been ap
pointed to draw up the opinion of the Court—a brilliant
testimony to his superior abilities and ripe learning and
practical knowledge.
Gen. Taylor’s humanity and simplicity of char
acter—Gen. Taylor isu plain, unassuming, unosten
tatious, gentlemanly man. There is no pride, no fop
pery, no air* about him He possesses the utmost
simplicity ot character. When in the army, he fared
just as Ins soldiers fared—eat the same food—slept un
der his tent, and underwent similar fatigue—for eigh
teen months, in Mexico, never sleeping in a house one
night. His humanity, kindness, and simplicity of char
acter, had won for him the love of his soldiers. They
could approach him at all times. He never k'pt a
guard around his tent, or any pomp or parade He trust
ed his soldiers, and they trusted and loved him in re
turn. Not a drop of Ins soldier's blood was shed by him,
during the campaign. All the blood shed under his di
rection was shed in battle. We hear of no military
executions—no judicial shedding of blood, iiis heart
moved to human woe, and he was careful of the lives
of his soldiers, and humane to the erring, and van
quished toe. He is kind, noble, generous, feeling—a
friend of the masses—there is no aristocracy about him
—he is a true Democrat. He will adorn the White
House, and shed new light over the lading and false
Democracy of the day, which t ns far gone into its
■ear and yellow leaf—he will bring in a true, vigoious
verdant, refreshing Democracy.
Gen. Taylor proscribes no man for opinion’s
sake —He is a good and true Whig, but lie will pro
scribe no man lor a difference of opinion. He hates,
loaths proscrip’ion. He loves the free, independent ut
terance of opinion. lie has commanded Whigs and
Democrats on the field of battle—has witnessed their
patriotic devotion, and invincible courage, while stand
ing together, shoulder to shoulder —hasseen them fight,
bleed and die together, and God forbid he should pro
scribe any man on account of a difference of political
sentiments. He would as noon think, sain the speaker,
of running from a Mexican ?
Gen Taylor's position —Some object, said the
speaker, to General Taylor, because he is from the
South, and is a slaveholder. Are we not one people 1
D* you not love the Union? Have I not the same
ng its. as a Kentuckian, to all the benefit* of our glo
rious Union, that you hive as Pennsylvanians I We
are one people from the Atlantic to the Pacific ,—from
our mom Northern Lme to the Rio Grande we are one
people—it is all my country—it is all yours There is
no country, there never was a country, like this
Rome in her mightiest days, never possessed so vast
and sidenJid a country as this—so grand, so great, s
glorious. Our destiny is as glorious asourcountry.il
we hold together sod do not suffer sectional prejudices
to divide ut. We speak one language—our identity is
the same—we are one consolidated people-—and our
success hat hitherto been glorious and unprecedented
Shall we then divide in feelings! No, no! No mat
ter where our man it from, if he is an American.—
General Taylor, in lot feeling*, knows no South, no
North—no East, no West, lie is ait American!—
Where has he lived f In hi* tent for forty years. His
home, lor lorty years, ha* been under the stars and
strqiesofthe American flag! —the Hag of his whole
country. He is a national mail —he has lived every
where, wherever the flag waves 1 He is not u Southern
man—lie it an American! lie proscribes no one, ei
ther ol the North or South, and will you proscribe him
for the accident ofhiitli and home ? He condemns no
man for *he institution* of hit State, Will you con
demn him ? He is a kind, generous, noble old man—
a true American in heart!
Gen. Taylor's habit*— H it a temperate man—
he never drank a bottle of spirits in his life. 11 nt hab
it* are exemplsiy.
Gen. Taylor’s inflexibility op character Fi
nally, said the speaker,—hr is man you cannot buy- -
a man you cannot sell —a man you cannot scare—and
a man who never stu renders
Such is the character of the man who i* now com
mended to the support of the great and generous Amer
ican people lie ha* stood by them tor forty years in
situations fraught wuh every peril and hardship--ami Ut
the snow* and wilds of the North, ami the pestilential
iogootis of the South * Will they not now do their duly
as faithfully towards Inin !
[cog RE* PON PENCE OP THE JOURNAL A MFSSP.NUKR j
Atlanta, July 7th, HB.
Gentlemen —*The great Cold Water Army, whieh
midexvourd in this place yesterday, was one of the
most imposing bodies ever assembled in Georgia.
They came by “ Hood and field,"—by every conceiva
ble conveyance, with banners waving ami to Bte most
inspiring strains of music both vocal and instrumental
The procession on Thursday, was a most imposing af
fair Th - line extruded for near three quaiterso! a
mile, and was rendered particularly brilliant by the v i
rions mottoes, banners and Hags, and by the imposing
regatta of the “ S<*us ol Tjliperanc*. M The addri ns
of Judge Charlie'S, was in his own peculiar style,
*’ sparkling and blight,” as the cool,delicious fountain*
of which he spoke. The eloquence ol Judge C. !* pecu
liarly advp.fd to <• t iistMis • I this kind IL* manner is
eam-et, almost enthusiastic, hie style omto
KS-rry brillinnt. He pik.to the heart rath.,’ T ‘ m ‘
’ the liea-l. He play, upon the feelip*, rnth ? , h,n ,u
intellect upon the tnMe rather limn
No stent effort of .ttemion w nc WB-n ...o,
; low or umlerstairl him. Hi. ii lc i< lent,. ... ,0| "~
lul und hi. comparison, happy |„ ,1.: . ‘iy,!>lay
•<*• ‘though I ‘ rei rr
I whether his speech will read u well a, a q " < ‘ 9 ’"’ n
when delivered in hi. paculitlJy Hnpre*,,,
nest manner. u eß r-
Alier Judse C. hud completed his AdJre*. ,
wa quite a dopluy ol yuuthliil oratory
gnu i Hen lion ol the young iniwe. and •’un.no
era.” Some of Ihe young orntora gave ep, ai ‘i’
donee o“ budding promise,” a.effieicntlirhorer, T
gnodc: ,n, e of Temperance. ‘lWne w„. n | lo £r
n thrilling one, mid the oppenrunee of son* V
young Indie, dressed, in characteristic eoetunte u. lhlr,y
additional charm to the occasion. In nu CI) TA NARUS""”
he influence of woman lie more zeeloiuly exerted
in that of Temperance ; because le, afterall ™”
greatest sufferer. ’ M ‘l l *
The addresses ot Judge O'Neal of South Cn r’
I and of Judge Joseph Henry Lumpkin ofthes/
Court of Georgia, were perfect models. Boi'm™!
gentleineii are sincere,consistent andeirnem.n “"**
lot the Cold Water cause, and were on f ‘ V(
extremely happy. oc cioi>
The members of the Convention were add
Juring its various sessions, by Ur. Lovick iC*"*
Bishop Andrew and others with great effeet •T'*’
nieroua recruits were added to the cold water” “ U
The number assembled here was variously ■" rn ’ ) '’
nt from 3000 to 6000 persons. Os courw* th-
keepers were very polite and affable. Hundreds ‘ ‘
nightly to the Stone Mountain, and Marietta, Hra”
” place whereon tolny their hra<U buta large ar “
tion of I he crowd patronized a venerable mm ro ,,
known through all this region, ns“ihc Widow g “” ‘* ,
Her boarders area free and easy set of fellows'” i ‘
” eat when and where they can find it, and dee * ‘°
where.” When they can't eat they sing, nml wh°’
they can’t sleep themselves, they are Particular to “”
( that no one else enjoys that useless luxury
’ P art9 ' llle P™! few days, the “ Vidder Sprawls” T
bcn niOSl popular *oman, and her LonrtbTr,* i
ing, gave her a unanimous vote of thanks and
ed her with a picher of ice woter from that earn, coil
spring. m
1 must add that the people of Atlanta did a|| m thfl .
power lo accommodate the mass of visitors, but as „ „
comparatively anew place, and as a portion of ihepe 0 .
pie nre camping „„t themselves, we had no reason lo
expect much, and doubtless got infinitely more than we
deserved.
1 could add n few words nbout Old Zoc and old V
ty, but time, place, und circumstances forbid. The 0 i 1
Hoss travels well in this region. He stands fin, on
his pins, and promises to be in fine condition for the
fall races Yours, truly,
COLD WATER.
[communicated ]
The Powers of rt Territorial Legislature.
Since the publication of Mr. Cass’ letter to Mr. Nich*
! okon, in which he assumes, for a territorial legislature,
Supreme Legislative powers upon the question ol’
slavery.it has become important to nsceitnin the true
character of a territorial government. On this question
the uniform practice of the United .States Government,
the decisions of the Supreme Court and the writing*
of eminent Jurists are the only sources of knowledge,
ns the Constitution of the United States is wholly silent
upon the subject. The Governor of a territory is ap
pointed by the President ot the United Slate*. The
Territorial Legislature, not only derives its existence
Ir in Congress, but ull its powers are granted and de
fined by act of Congress—all its Judges and executive
officers are appointed by, and are responsible to the
President ; and their salaries are paid by the Govern
ment of the United States.
In all the Territories obtained since the formation of
the Federal Constitution, not only has the Governor—
appointed as he is by the President—a veto, upon the
nets of the Territorial Legislature, but none of the laws
passed, have any force or operation until they are a?-
sented to by Congress and sanctioned by the President
of the United States. And in more than one instance,
has Congress refused its assent to the acts of the Terri
torial Legislature. The Congress (I think of 1828; re
fused to sanction a hill of the Florida Legislature,
granting a divorce ; and, though I have not the digest
before me for reference, yet, I well remember several
other instances of such a refusal. Yet, it is to such a
lotly—so brought into existence —?o restricted in its
powers and checked in their exe cise—it is to such a
iody, thut Gen. Cass, and the Sovnnimh r*Vfirian>
gives a power, w hich they admit does not belong to
Congress. Chief Justice Marshall, in 4th Wendall,
calls a Territorial Government, a corporal ion created
by act of Congress—the bill calling it into existence is
its charter—though, unlike other corporations, it dues
not even have the power of selecting its own officers
it is perfectly preposterous to talk about such a govern
ment having any legisl live powers, which Congress—
its creator—did not have. The tiutli is Territorial
Governments, are nothing but the agents ot Congrew.
It is |>erfectly in the power of Congress to refuse to es
tablish them ; and there are no fixed conditions on
which they shall be established ; even the number of
inhabitants, necessary to make a territorial govern
ment, is not fixed—it may be set up for five, ten, or
twenty thousand people ; or Congress may, if it please,
subject the people of a Territory, A6 they have uone—
to the laws of an adjoining State. A Territorial gov
ernment is a mere matter of grace—a Bung entirely
dependant upon Congress, and it owes us existence*
as much to the fact, that Congress finds it inconvenient
lo Legislate for a distant people, as to any right that
people may hove to Legislate for themselve. The pow
er to ljfgofiatc upon ihe subject ol slaveiy—to interfere
with the vested rights of a citizen—to deprive himo 1
property w hich is rightfully hts, is one of ihe very high
est prerogatives of sovreiguty. And it is certainly*
very strange doctrine that a body so hampered, and so
limited in its powers as a Territorial Government .should
have co exalted, an attribute ot sovreiguty, when it n
admitted that the principal, ol which, the Territorial
government is but the agent and to W’hich it is annually
responsible, has it not.
The true doctrine is that of Mr. Yancey's resolution
“That the power to Legislate oil ibis subject in the
Territories exists nowhere, and that the Tern tor if#*
are the common property ot the Union—bought with
the money, or won by the valor of u* all —.md that ev
rrjr citizen has a r gilt to go there,and have, and enjoy,
any property which the constitution recognizee acMCk
The coiiaequenccs to the South of any other doctuoe
would be aba lutely ruinous. Five thousand men. wo*
j men and children—may, in Mr. Cuss’ views cl (•“*
subject, fix, forever, the question m New Mexico and
California. We of tin South may a* well sn dowuia
despair if his doctrine be true. The Country n v
stretch out her arms, and take in new lands, and nt*
people ; but it will fie only to swell the already ove
giown, power of the North. There are no aluve cout.-
tries mi our vicinity, and every foot ol new Territory
must become, in the language of modern fanatics*
free soil. 1 propose in my next, lo controvert another
equally duugerous und fatal admission of the Savannah
Gem gum to wit: “That the new Territories having
been liee states in Mexico, will continue such, ■• lrf
their incorporation, until made open to the South by
1 Legislative action.” ZACH.
(communicated. J
“Demoemiic RfomiimtioD.”
Gentlemen—lt 1 had tlie inclination and abilhf
to ’‘keep up file fight” in the present caJDp**l®* rt
would le unusual if not unreasonable forme to lake up
so much of your valuable paper as would be required m
such a controversy , hut as 1 have not a scintilla
such desire, and make no pretension* to -kill m P 1 1
tics, 1 asked to be believed in saying that 1 did B ,m
your imputation tignmat my friend ol being a chains
Bug, quite equal to a westliercock—(and such I ron
cefire it yet lo be;—was made either without due ecu
Nideratioti, or under impression* made by mai*
’ irnsrepreseiiiatioii: and that tlie sole object in my !| r-’
was to put it hi your power to undo, what seemed t‘> l
1 ‘n “afieer justice” to Col Cary, might not to have *eii
! done.
I uder this state of things you will see at ones
natural u is, for me to be suipi mod (and l m*y
idi**d) ut your review It is any thing but what
loosed lor. Why my dear *u*. wii’it N* d t,,H
I iad) r a*ou,” why we, life- youiwlve*. pm**
! course m our party alliance to do with th* M •*
j whet tier Mr Cary deserve* tubs stamp ted
iimustitg changeling, that wiihall tie* iasuc* m* *’ •
I tie Wouid condescend to be the candidste of •
that he would Drtra) in the very “thick of ,l|#
Surely your review is any thing hut wlitt 1
ed lot
“ A joint and.aeversi d* fence !’* Why, y •
was brought m solely because n wa* ttir very