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JOURNAL & MESSENGER.
s. T CHAPMAN & S. HOSE. Editors.
Parody on the Quarrel of Brutus aud Cas
sius.—by w. P. M.
SC EXE— Tammany Hall—Enter Lewis Cass and
Martin Van Boren.
Cass. —That you have wrong’d me doth appear in
inis:
Yon have condemned the Baltimore Convention,
For making me the party nominee ;
Wherein your friends could all have had a voice,
But now complain that yon were slighted off;
Fo. which you’ve bred sedition in our ranks.
Van. —You wronged yourself, to get the nomina
tion,
By bartering your honor for the post.
Cass —To touch my honor’s too unkind a cut:
A little finesse, 1 agree, I usee—but,
In such a case as this, it is not mete
That every nice offence should bear this comment.
Van. Let me tell you Lewis, ’tis no small offence ;
You are much condemned, for practicing such in
trigue: . . , . ,
To sell and mart your principles for place,
To those bold Southern men.
Cass. I intrigue for place T
Y'ou know that you are Matty that speak this,
Or, by the gods,"this speech were else your last.
Van. —The name of Cass is steep and in this corrup
tion, • .
And condign chastisement awaits such sin.
Cass. —UhaSiiserrrent ?
Van —Remember Cass, your free sail vows remem
ber,
Did rot areat Jackson teach us sterner virtue t
What traitor treads his footsteps that shall do
A deed so base as this ? Shall one of us,
That apes the foremost man of all this world,
Contaminate our names by such disgrace,
Ancf sell the mighty space ot our large honors.
To obtain thereby political promotion ?
I’d rather be a dog, and bay the moon,
Than such a Loco.
Cass e Martin bay not me,
I’ll not endure it: you forget yourself
To hedge me in. What have you not done
To win this very prize fcr which I strive ?
“ A Northern man with Southern principles,”
Was the fictitious motto which you bore,
And under winch you won. ’Twasyour success
That strings my hopes for a like victory.
Besides, 1 am a soldier—sensitive to insult—
A warrior by trade—abler than yourself,
To make conditions.
Tan —[t lacing ni tnnmoon his nose and working
his fingers.}
Indeed a warrior l a most valiant knight!
Don’t break another sword now, in this fight.
Cass —O gods! ye gods ! —must I endure all this?
VanS-A\l this ? aye, more ; fret till your false heart
breaks.
Goshow those Southern men how choleric you are,
And make those negroes tremble. Frighten me
With your vain boasting ? By the gods !
Y r ou shall digest the venom of you spleen
Tho’it do split you ; and from this day forth,
I’ll use you for my mirth—yea, for my laugh tr,
When you grow valorous.
Cass. —And have 1 come to this?
Van. —You say you are a warrior by trade
And talk as faimliarlyiof swallowing .Mexico
As boys of thirteen would a tempting cberrv.
Where sleep your dead ? What fields attest your sane?
Your vaunting has no terror sir, for ine;
For I regard you but a harmless soldier,
Although a statesman most belligerent.
\ our nerves, friend Lewis, were not fram’d to tear
The “ noise and confusion ” of the ilin ot war.
Cass. —You wrong me Martin ; you wreftg me
eveiy way;
Remember we are Locolocos of one school;
Why, then, should we devour each other so ?
Y’ou know I was a soldier under Hull—
Tho’ I meant no disparagement of you ?
Van. —lt you did I care not.
Cuss. —Whilst Jackson liv’d you durst not thu3 have >
done.
Van. —l durst riot ?
Cass. —For your life durst not.
Van. —ls it denied that Jackson did command,
That in this selfsame year of forty-eight,
‘i he unterrified, with one mighty voice
Should, to a man, around my standard rally,
And make me President ?
Cass. —The prescience of Old Hickory never scan’d
The foul extent of treachery to which”
His Matty’s heart was subject, when, m kindness,
He issued that command.
Van. You talk of treaciwj-y!
Avery Janus, from your federal crib.
Wherein have i betray’d my trusting friendi.
As you have yonr Wilmotconfederates!
When have 1 trim’d my sails to every wind,
That such a man as Jimmy Polk could raise,
Aud truckling, cring’d to power for reward ?
Or, when have I the public coffers filched
Os extra go>d for services not done l
By heaven, I had rather coin my heart,
Aud drop my blood for drachms, than to be found
and windling my country’s treasury of it? dollars
By any indirection. When Martin Van
Grows thus debas’d, unfaithful, vile, corrupt,
To play the traitor, and defraud the state,
Be ready gods, with all your thunderbolts,
Dash him to pieces!
Cass. — Come Van,
A friend should bear a friend’s infirmities,
And brother Locos should be wondrous kind,
But you make my faults even worse than they are
A tnendly eye should never see such taulie,
Van. —A party hack of James K Polk’s would not
Tbo’ they [s lould to \ era 9 high as huge Olympus.
Cass. —U Van ’> me m>*.
t an. —i do not love tins truckling to the South.
Cass. —We!! now, good fellow, I clirl not outright
Surrender up the point to Nicholson,
But only said a rogue impression had 1 ?
That such a change was working on my mind.
Had you observ’d how cutely that was said 1
i still at heatt, am with you free soil men,
But’tisnot mete the South should know this fact;
And surely your connivance I may claim !
Van. —Nothing trom me, sir, may you beg or claim.
But.detestation and supreme contempt!
Cass. —Then come Old Zack and Mr. Fillmore
come.
Revenge yourselves alone on Lewis Cass,
For Lewis is weary ot the world ;
Hated by one he loves—brav’d by his brother—
Check’d in his designs—all his faults expos’d
Set in a note book, learn’d and count’d by rote,
To cast into mine teeth. O I could weep
My spirit trom my eyes! Hath Lewis liv'd
To be but mirth and laughter to his friends ?
And then that broken sword, I’m taunted with
O ffat was the unkindest cut of all !
Would that I had plung’d it in this naked breast,
Instead ot sinking that old lifeless stump.
Van. Come now, no tears —
I have no anger for a soul so servile.
OLev you are yok’d with a spirit
That carries ceuraee, as the flint bears fire ;
\Y inch, rn -l enforc’d,shows a hasty spark.
Anil i- it is cold again. But since you do
Confess so much, I will wink at your crimes,
Give me your hand.
Cass— Ami my heart too— [weeping] O Martin!
Van. — What’s the matter ?
Cass. —Have you not love enough to bear with me
\\ hen these vile tricks which Lccotocoism makes me do
Lead me astray ?
, Van. Yes, Lewis, sure I have !
For well I know the exactions it demands*
I’ve threaded till its devious windings through.
You are hut following in my footsteps now ;
B<, as you’re twisting through your evolutions.
I’ll remember it is Locofocism, and leave you so
Lebanon, Sept. 1848. [Curtain falls.
q Gen. Taylor Ten Years ago.
We were a few days since carelessly looking over an !
old file of a somewhat noted literary paper—the New !
York Mirror—when we accidently stumbled upon an I
article which we think may prove of interest to many
at this time. This is a letter from a correspondent j
of the Mirror, written, in 1838, at the close of the Flor- \
ida war, giving the talk of Gen. (then Col.) Taylor, i
wjvile in council with the celebrated Chief Alligator I
and which shows plainly the existence then of one ofi
the marked traits of Gen. ‘1 aylor’s character. No !
hotter evidence of the nobleness and natural kindness i
of Gen. Taylor can be given than what is here shown.,
The following is Col. Taylor’s talk :
“ Red Brothers? lam glad to meet you here, be-1
cause the Great Spirit ispleased with those who make [
pence ! Your great! iher the President of the United f
Slates will also be pleased. Although a soldier, I do!
not wish to 6hed the blood of my red brothers, and I had 1
rather save the life of one child than kill one hundred of
your warriors'? There arc none so blind as those w o
will not see ; none so deaf as those who will not hear! [
Your ears are open"; your chiefs know what I want,;
and they know I have never deceived them.— 1
Whatever I have promised has been performed. If any of’
of your people come to my camp with a white flag they j
will be as safe as though they were a thousand miles,
distant from me. You know what I have said ;if you
like my talk wc are friends ;it not, go back to your
camp, and the war will continue.”
Alligator said in reply :
“ Father! Your talk is true ; what you say is good
1 understand you, and you shall understand me. 1
speak with a straight tongue; my heart is clean, my
hands are white, and you must believe what Isay. My
people have suffered a great deal. This has been the
longest war I ever knew or heard of ; but my people
have desired peace a long time. If your messengers
had carried good words, this thing would have been
closed long ago ? We will do as our great father wish- 1
es ! The hatchetis buned—not under the pine tree in
the sand, for the wind will blow down the tree and
uncover it again ; not in the ocean, for the waves will
wash it on - hore ; but 1 have digged a deep hole in hard
ground, and I have put a big stone on the hatchet, so
tuat it will never again be seen ! May the Great Spirit
keep it safe ! 1 have done!”
In the conclusion of the letter referred to the writer
says:
“ Apiaka.or Samuel Jones the fisherman, and hit
Micnsukb-s, are the only Indians now concealed in th*
thickets Col. Taylor has done more toward this
consummation, during the short time lie has been in
the country, than all the other commaitdct? since the
war began.”— Bvtland Herald.
MACON, GEORGIA.
Wi'.DNESD IV, OCT. 11, 1648.’
For President of the l tufed States:
ZACII AU Y TA Y LOR,
OF LOUISIANA.
For Vice President:
MILLARD FILLMORE,
OF NEW YORK.
CAUTION TO VOTERS.
By the late act of Congress, the election for President
and Vice President is to be held simultnniously in all
the States of the Union, on the First Tuesday of No- j
vember. This year, therefore, the election takes place j
on Tuesday, the 7th of the month. All persons enti
tled to vote for State officers are entitled to vote for .
President. The following is the Electoral Ticket for
the State of Georgia, which is to be voted for entire by
every’ man who desires t<> insure the success of the Old
Hero of the Rio Grande.’
-
Electors for the State of Georgia.
WILLIAM TERRELL,
SEATON GRAN TLA ND,
HAMILTON W. SHARPE,
WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD,
ANDERSON REDDING,
WILLIAM MOSELY,
WARREN AKIN.
AS BURY HULL,
YELYERTON P KING,
GEORGE STAPLETON.
Macon Cation Market.
The receipts of Cotton the past week liave been light*
and prices have f ceded lof a cent, in consequence of
the uufavorabp news from abroad. We quote sto 5i
cents. Kentucky Bagging, scarce at 171 to 18 cents
Gunny. 20 D2l cents—Corn 37t0 40 cents.
Printed Taylor Tickets.
The friends of Gen. Taylor can procure Tickets
at the Journal and Messenger office for the Presiden
tial election at the low price ofso cents per hundred.—
It is exceedingly important that voters should have
printed tickets. In writing so many names errors are
apt to be made,either by omission or by mis-spelling
them. Clubs and individuals desirous of procuring
tickets, should send for them immediately by private
hand, so as to be certain to get them in time. In all
cases the cash must accompany the order, as the price
is so low that we cannot afford to charge them. It is a
safe re ie to order about as many tickets as there are
voters in each county.
Rongh and Ready Meeting at the Theatre on
Saturday night.
The Taylor men turned out in their strength on Sat
urday night last. Our young townsman Thomas Har
deman, Jr. made a happy maiden speech, amusing his
audience by some most happy hits, He wassucceed
ed by Washington Poe, in a speech of command
ing argument and convincing power. This speech was
the effort of his life. The spirit of this meeting acted
hke an early frost on the hopes of the Cass men in this
county. Let our friends in Bibb, Twiggs, Jones, Hous
ton, Willkinson, Crawford, Monroe, and all the adjoin
ing country keep up the fire, by broadsides into Cass
lsm, until November. Pile on the agony—A little more
grape Boys ! !!
The Sign of the Times.
Tlie Editor ol the Federal Union, announcing the re
sult ot the election in Bald win county, says:
“ The result in the Districts, nearly equally divided
will prefigure the result of the Novembler election.—
Vi the other Districts, it will afford no safe basis on
which to form a conclusion. ”
Tl* Third we may presume was regarded as among
the dou&uui Districts, li was nearly “equally divided.”
It has nmc a Taylor majority of 485 ! If this is to
“prefigure the result in November ” Gen. Taylor’s ma
jority will be 8,000 votes.
Fresh Lobsters.
C. A. Ells, Esq. has our thanks for his most wel
come present of a large and delicious Fresh lobster,
the first that has ever been brought ;o Macon alive. It
was brought all the way from “ Yankee land” in Ice
and was as pertect as w hen taken from the sea. Thanks
to Railroads and Steamships ; we of the interior, are
no longer deprived of the luxuries either of the South
ern or Northern seaboads. Those wjo desire to indulge
in them wiil of course know where to call.
The Gallant Second.
Col. Calhoun and his friends in the Second District
are pre-eminently entitled to the thanks of the Whigs
the whole State. They have made a regular” Rough
and Ready” fight, and if tfiey have not conquered, it
has not been their fault. They have at least proved one
thing, and that is, that the District can be carried by
proper and continued effort. We feel confident that the
men are there to accomplish this desirable end, and that
they will triumph at the next election.
Florida Redeemed!
The returns from Middle and East Florida, show
heavy gains in favor of the Whigs. A gentleman who
knows the State, and who came passenger in the stage
from Tallahassee, informs us that Gen. brown is elect
ed Governor, and Cabell Congressman, by majorities
ranging from 700 to 1000 votes, and that there would
certainly be a Whig majority in both branches of the
Legislature.
TAYLOR VICTORY IN M ARYLAND I ,
The late election in Maryland for Sheriff’s and Com- ]
missionor? hi the several counties, and for Senators in
some six or eight Districts, show an immense increase
of the Taylor vote. Maryland is now no longer among
the doubtful States.
The Result of the Election.
In another column we give a tabular statement of
the returns of the late Election as compared with that
of 1846, which shows a decided gain for the Whigs. As
many of our coti-mporaries are comparing with the re
turns for the late Gubernatorial Election, we give the fol
lowing abstract of the official vote on that occasion :
Districts. Clinch. Towns. \V. maj. D. maj.
Ist. 4-201 3303 893
2nd. 6023 6466 433
3rd. 4795 4616 179
4th. 5706 5558 148
s:h. 6689 9859 3170
6th. 5193 6872 1679
7th. 4193 3041 1152
Bth. 4303 3179 1624
The majorities in the several Districts at the la'e elec
tion will not vary much from the f blowing :
Taylor. Cass.
Ist District, 815 maj. 2nd D.strict 74 ntaj.
3J do. 435 “ 4th do. 193 “ ,
7th do. 1419 “ sth do. 2361 “ 1
Bth do. 1740 “ 6tli do. 1560 “
4457 4638
From this it appeals that the Whigs have gained as
follows:
In the 2nd District, 363 votes
In the 3rd District, 306 do.
In the sth District, 309 do.
In the 6th District,. 119 do.
In the7th District, 265 do.
In the Bth District, 116 do.
Whig gain, 1478
The Democrats have gained as follows :
In the Ist District, 73 votes.
In the 4th District, 341 do.
Democratic gain 411
Net Whig gain in the State, lOGt
Last year the Democratic majority was only 1286
votes. It will be seen that the Whig vote was not polled
in either the Ist, 4th, sth, or Grii Districts, and yet the
Democratic majority will, according to the above bt
only about 231 votes. Uidess there is some error in the
returns, which we have not yet been able to discovet
the Democratic majority in the State must be mere')
ncminal, not enough to give them the slightest hopeo
earn ing the State for Cass.
Second and Third J> s nuts.
In these closely contested Districts the Wuigs
have gained 669 votes. In November when the whole
State w'iil be contested, we slwli by the same proportion
1 gain MJdO votesand thu3 entry the State for Taylor bj
a triumphant majority. Arouse yourselves then Tuylot
men and gird on yonr arm ir for the conflict. The
Union is m danger—the South is in danger. Our only
hope is in the election of Gen. Taylor. His
patriotism, firmness, aud integrity, constitute him the
man lot the crisis.
The Fourth District.
The result in the Forth District is to be deeply deplor-
I ed. It contains evidently o fair majority el Whigs. Mr.
i Clay cat t ied it in 1841.—Governor Crawford carried it
in both his elections and Gen. Clinch*carried it last
i year by near 150 votes; and yet it continues to send a
* Cassman to Congress—a man who w/U oppose the in
; terests of'ihe majority and misrepresent their views.—
If we ure not greatly mi-taken, there are three Coun
ties in the District, any two of which could have given
I Gen. Williamson a majority. Even his own county
ailed to give him as large a majority by one hundred
votes as she is capable, of giving. Troup too, failed to
give her full vote and Merriwether has fallen off largely.
We need not ask the cause of this. There is no defec
tion in the Whig ranks in those Counties; but they
have a most singular way of proving their fealty. Is it
not enough for them to have sent a Democrat to Con
gress ? Will t!>ey not now arouse themselves front
their lethargy and repair the injury which they have al- .
ready done their friends by rolling up a majority ot Five
Hundred for Gen. Taylor? They have yet time to ral
ly and organize in every County. Will they not do it ? ;
We call upon the noble,gallant YY’higs of Coweta and ;
Henry, to set the example. They have already met |
and overcome fearful odds. Let them now put the ,
ball in motion a fresh, and the Taylor men of the other.’
Counties will not fail to rally to the rescue ol the Dis. j
trict. We call upon them to look at the glorious Third \
and scarce less glorious Second and take courage. No j
men ever yet conquered unless they made an effort. — j
Union, harmony and action never yet have fai'ed in a j
good cause.
The Steamship Cherokee.
This new and elegant Steamship, arrived at Sa
vannah on Sunday morning last, at 9 o’clock, having
made the trip from New Yfork to the Savannah bar y
in 62 hours. During this time she was detained some
five hours by the heating of the crank pin. In oil other
respect* the machinery worked admirably, and the re
sult of this experiment proves that site can make the
trip from New York to Savannah inside of 60 hours.—
We conversed with several ot the passengers, all o’
whom expressed themselves in terms of the highest ad
miration of the vessel and her accommodations. One
of themf a resident of Tallahassee, informed us that
but for an accident on the Central Road, he would l ave
been enabled to reach home in five days from New
the importance of this new enterprize. The people of
Georgia, Alabama and Florida are deeply indebted to
the enterprising proprietors of this line, for adding so
materially to the facilities of travel between N. Y’ork
and the South. The Cherokee is confessedly the mos 1
substantial and elegant steamship now afloat. Her ac
commodations are unsurpassed. Her officers are tried
seamen, and accomplished gentlemen. The ether
Steamer of the Line, (the Muscogee, in every respect
equal to th e Cherokee,) will be launched in a few days
and will be put into the line early in the Spring, after
which they will make weekly trips between Savannah
and New York. The travelling public we feel assured
will need no persuasion to induce them to patronize this
great and important enterprize. The Cherokee sails
for New York from Savannah this day.
The Nkies are Bright.
We fully agree with our correspondent below, that
the result of the late election should inspire the friends
of Gen. Taylor with renewed zeal and hope. YV’e
have met our opponents under the most disadvantage
ous circumstances. Their orators and leaders were in
every part of the battle field ; while a large majority of
the Whig speakers were over-confident and thought it
useless to make the necessary effort. The Dem
ocratic Central Committee was energetic and constant
in its efforts, while the Whig Committee did nothing
except lo advise inaction on the part of onr friends.—
The people therefore, in their unorganized capacity,
had to meet the disciplined troops of the enemy. They
have met them and most nobly sustained themselves.
Under such c ircumstances a drawn battle would have
been equivalent to victoiy. But we have not made a
drawn battle of it. We have scattered dismay and
confusion among the ranks of our opponents. They
have narrowl y escaped the loss ot two Congressmen,
and evidently feel convinced that there is no hope of
their success in November. The victory how'ever,
w’iil not win itself. To be successful, the friends of
Taylor must be active and unceasing in their vigilance-
They must go in good earnest to woik, and not relax
their efforts for one moment until the Taylor flag floats
in triumph over both tiie State and the nation. Let
no man wait for his neighbor to act, but let each fo r
himself put on his armour and go out to battle. Gen.
Taylor lias always had hard fights aud fought against
immense odds, but he has never been whipped and he
nevercanbe, if his friends do not disgrace themselves
by inaction.
A Survey of the Battle Field.
The October election is over, and furnishes increased
assurance, that Georgia will vote for Taylor. The
Democrats ’tis true, have a small majority of the popu
lar vote, but a*ill the result is substantially a victory for
our candidates, which will be consummated in Novem
ber. A few facts will make this plain.
In the first place, the vote of the State has not been
polled by twenty thousand. And where has the fall
ing off occurred ? We answer, in the strong Demo
cratic districts. And yet, in those districts, the Dem
ocratic majorities are maintained, thus showing that
our friends, from the utter hopelessness of electing our
candidates, did not go to the polls. In all the closely
contested districts, a full vote was polled. In Toombs’,
and Stephens’s and King’s districts, nearly a full vote
The loss has been mainly in the filth and sixth dislricts,
where the Whigs failed to vote. These absent Whigs
will be sure to be at the election in November.
In the next place, in the first and fourth d'Ktrktts.
the late vote is no fair criterion of the result in Novem
ber. In the first district, causes have operated to di
minish our majority, that will not then operate. Coi.
King returned home but a few days before the election,
and of course could not canvass the distinct Some
disaffection existed there in our ranks, growing out of
the deferred claims of aspirants. And thus the falling
off there, is accounted for. In tkw? fust district it is a
fair calculation, that Taylor’s majority in November,
will exceed King sby three bundled. In the fourth
d.strict, Gen. Haralson’s, personal popularity, supe
rior address and official position, have elected him by
a very inconsiderable majority. It must be ounce’
ded that the fourth district is Whig, arid will cast
a majority for Taylor, ranging from three to five hun
dred. In the next place, no effort was put out by our
friends in the strong Democratic districts, whilst in out
strong districts, our opponents have been active. ’Tis
notorious that the best speakers of the Dentocra'ic par
ty canvassed every part of the State, ftom the seaboard
to the mountains. King’s, Toombs’ Stephens’ and
Jones’ districts have been laboriously canvassed by !
them. And then they have been into all parts of the j
Cherokee country. As yet not one of our leading men !
lias gone into the Cherokee country. That section
of the State remains to be canvassed by them, between
this and the November election. And the coneqticnce
i3 tiie falling off of our vote above referred to in Cobb .
and Lumpkin’s district. In the next place many, very j
many honest, independent Democrats will vote with ;
us in November, who voted against us in the late elec
tion. Every one can cast around him in his neighbor- j
hood, and find some of these independent men, whom ;
no party drill can induce to vote for such a vascillating
politician as Lewis Cass, in preference to the noble j
old Roman Zachary Taylor.
And in the last place, we made the late fight almost
without organization in the State at large. Except in
the second and thiid districts, we may be said to have
had no regular, efficient organization. Let us now
organize in good earnest. In view of the important
election in November, let us go to work, and work
like Beavers.
Then eve-y thing is eucourttging—we have but lo
pickour flints and like the old guard at Waterloo, a rouse
ourselves lor the last grand charge. Be of good cheer
Taylor men, for you have a good cause and an invin
cible leader— X
He Spoke it well, but rather too late.
The Columbus Enquirer of-TuesJay last, contained
•a most capital article against Judge Welborn, the only
objection to which was that it came out the day after
the election. Our friend Sam, must have been gather
ing up the scattered grape, which was spilled out the
Sa'urday previously at the Bald Hi'! Bart ecus.
< apt. Braxton fi’agy.
This young officer who so highly distinguished him
self in the Campaign of the Kio Grande, in company
with his venerable father,arriv. and in our c’ty, on Sun.
day night last,on his way to Mobile. They were pre
vailed upon to remain over on Monday and were visited
by hundreds of out citizens, who were happy to embrace
an opportunity to manifest their adt oration of he map-,
who sta ds next to old Zac in the great picture of Bu
ena Vista. The gallant Captain bore himself like his
great leader with becoming moJesty and reserve. He
is a gentleman as well as a soldier, and seems to be as
familiar with the refinements of the drawing-room as
with the discipline and dangers of the camp and the
battle field. His whoie deportment contrasts most fa
vourably with that ofthe pseudo heroes ol the war. He
declined all parade and show and all public manifesta
tions and displays. About him there were none of the
“pomp and circumstance of war.” He spoke of the
events on the battle field with as much composure and
modesty as Gen. Taylor himself. When the name of
the old Hero was mentioned however, he never omitted
to speak of him in terms of unbounded admiration and
praise, and this too whether the reference was made to
liis personal, military or civil character and qualifica
tions. As an officer ot the army, it did not of course
become Col. Bragg to allude to the pending Canvass ;
nnd so far as we know no one was guiliy of the indeli
cacy of attempting to draw him out upon that particuj
lnr point. There vva3 no concealment however of his
lx*rsonai preferences, or opinions; and his remarks, so
tar as we can gather, corresponded in every particular
with those made by him on a recent occasion in New-
York and which liave been universally published
throughout the country.
In the morning the citizens generally were introduc
ed by the Mayor,and a salute of thiity guns was fired.
Daring the afternoon, the Macon Volunteers, Copt.
Com.ir ; ami the Floyii Rifles, ('apt. floss, paraded
with very full ranks in honor ol the distinguished guest of
the city and made a must imposing military display.—
The correspondence between Col. Bragg and the city
authorities as well as certain citizens, natives of North
Carolina, will appear in our next.
The Sons oi Temperance.
Our readers are particularly referred to the advertise
ment for the Grand Jubilee of this order which is to
take place in this city to day.
Look ont for Forgeries.
The Tuscaloosa Monitor of the 4th in strays: “ The
Democratic papers are publishing a letter purporting to
have been written by Gen. Taylor to a certain Mnj. But
ler, of Arkansas, in acknowledgement of the offer of a
horse,
palpable fr*ud —either a forgery in whole or a perversion
of some real letter of the kind. The trick is too con
temptible to deserve further notice.”
The object of it is to induce the honest voters to be
lieve that the old patriot has not capacity sufficient to
write even a common letter on business. Our oppo
nents must be hard run to have to resort to such miser
able forgeries in order to defeat Gen. Tayior.
Back again in the Truces.
John M. Botts, seems to have greater facility lor
changing his political relations than any other man in
the nation. He was at first the warm advocate of Mr.
Clay. He next wrote a letter in favor ot Gen. Tay
lor. Two weeks since, the Cass men were crowing
lustily over a letter ot his in opposition to the Old Hero.
His latest demonstration was at a Clay meeting at
Vauxhall Garden, New-York. We find the follow
ing in a New York paper:
“Mr. Botts concluded a long and vigorous address ; in
the course of which he fully defined his position to
wards Mr. Clay an’d the Whig party; with thissenti
ment: “I,shall therefore give my vote, as between the
three, (candidates) lor Zachary Taylor. ”
A voice from the North.
The following is an extract of a letter from a South
ern gentleman now in Boston. It contains some
thoughts, tacts, and suggestions which should sink deep
ly into the minds and hearts of southern men at the
present time. We therefore commend it to their perusal
The writer, who is no politician, says :
“In tlie way of politics lean give you but little that is
new. There is the greatest possibleactivity existing here
otnhe partol Ge i. Taylo a riends—and their example is
worth following every where—The Free soil men ar e
also very active and impudent—and to say the truth
they throw the Cass men into the back-ground. To
Dear them ta’.k, you would suppose, they would elect
Van Buren easily and that no question was of any con
sequence but” Free Boil ” Their wing of democracy
is certainly ihe most popular here. A citizen of Salem
ately told me that while the Taylor Club there had
1400 members, aud the Free Boilers were very numer
ous, there were but two avowed and open Cans demo
crats. He did not doubt their polling some hundreds
of rotes, but as a matter ot expressed opinion only two
“ acknowledged the corn” In New York, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania the Van Buren men are very active while
it seems to me, that they thus only insure those stales
for Tayior, they pretend to be sanguine of carrying at
least the two first. They say that Cass’s down-set will
only be equalled or surpassed by that of Van Buren in
1840.
“ 1 am sorry to sec so dead a set made against Mr. Fil
more, as being an abolitionist, f! his skirts are not
dear of such a charge, then uo Nothern man’s can be
and the South might as well say, we will vote for no
Northern man at all, for the effect will be to compel
every northern whig to take position against the South.
And it f/ieyjoin the “ free soile*3,” the South may bid
good-bye to any power in th Legislation oi the coun
try or any hand in the Adinin stration of it. Her voice
will only be heard in protest oi in penitence, at pushing
sectional designs and prejudices too l’ar. Had Mr. Fi -
r.nore ever made use ot Mr. Cass’s expressions on the
subject of slavery there would oe some apology for rail
ing at him. As it is there is no record and no testimo
ny except that of a very reliable but self contradicted
elector of Georgia against Mr. Fillmore, as to any it:
terference on his part w ith whdt may be termed South
ern institutions or exclusively southern rights. The
course of the Southern democrlcy towards nim is sui
cide and calculated todo a grut injury to the South.
To reject Mr. Fillmore would strengthen the hands of
Free Soileis more than any thing else except Houston
Benton and Polk’s sanctioning tie Oregon Bill with its
YVilmot Proviso.”
Old litshioued Democracy.
Those of out- Democratic Readers, who find fuult
with the present Whig doctrine in regard to the inter
ference of office holtles in elections should read the fol
lowing :
Extract from Mr. Jeffersons Circular addressed to
office-holders.
“ The President of the United States has seen, with
dis-atislaclion, officers of the Ge.ieal Government tak
ing, on various occasions, active parte in the election
of public functionaries, whether ol the State or General
Government. Freedom of election being essential to
the mutual independence of Government, and of the
different branches of the same Government, so vitally
cherished by most of theouroons'itutions, it is deemed
improper fur officers depending on the Executive of
the Union to attempt to control or influence the free j
exercise of the elective right. It is expected that no ‘
officer will attempt to influence the votes of other nten,
nor take any part in the business of electioneering—
that being deemed inconsistent w-ith the spirit of the
Constitution and his duties.”
And what said Jnckson ? Here also are his words :
also the words of his old democratic friend and neigh
bor, Judge Grundy :
Gen. Jackson's Inaugural Address.
“The recent demonstration of public sentiment in
scribes oil the list of Executive duties, in characters too
legible to be overlooked,the task of reform, which will
require particularly the correction of those abuses that
have brought the patronage of the. Federal Govern
ment into conflict with the freedom of elections.”
Extract from a speech of Felix Grundy, formerly a
Dumocrutic Senator from Tennessee, and Attorney
General under Mr. Van Durcn.
“When 1 see an office-holder interfering in elections,
it occurs to me that he is thinking of his salary and his
bread, and is therefore an unfit adviser of the peo
ple.”
Maine Electioa.
The full vote for Governor in Maine stands, for Ham
lin (Whig) 30,035, Dana (Dem) 37,350, Fessendens
(Barnburner) 11,973. The vote sos Governor in 1847
was iur Bronson (Whig) 23,963, Dina (Dem.) 32,736’.
Fesscmh nd (Barnburner) 7520. Ffom this it appears
that ihc Democratic majority last year was 8,768 votes,
while this year it has been reduce! to 7,324, being a
Democratic loss of Hllvotes. Tljese votes have evi
dently gone over to the abolittonids, whose vote has.
been largely increased in the
Northern Democrats, and yet at the South we hear their
allies and associates gravely charging Aboli ionisnt
upon Mr Fillmore. What palpable, gracelesshypoc
rsv.
• EM&TION HliritMS.
I'IRST DSTEICT.
1816. 1848.
t ‘ 1 “ * ‘ N
WHIG. DEM. WHIG. DEM.
King. Cohen. King. Jackson.
Appling, 107 131
Bryan, 83 43 33ra
Bui oeh, 10 233 15 35j
Camden, (30 211 (31 165
Chatham, 606 3.*5 612 576
Effingham, 135 60 156 1(6
; Emanuel, 87 ll'J
Glynn, 157 22 104 2-1
Laurens, 371 18 452 23
Liberty, 165 109 40m
Lowndes, 330 272 419 363
.Mclntosh, 102 87 71 94
Montgomery, 172 30
Tel fair, 128 118 135 107
Tattnall, 2H5 52 294 74
Thomas, 33J 210 436 274
Ware, 159 134
Wayne, 25 61 47 39
3324 2227
SECOND DISTRICT.
Crawford. Iverson. Calhoun. Wellborn.
Baker, 209 371 291 551
Decatur, 341 304 430 346
Dooly, 235 413 ... ml 64
Larly, 135 350 ... in26o
Houston. 523 575 626 638
Irwin, 22 179 m 216
Lee, 223 155 340 15 4
Macon, 289 224 353 261
Marion, 311 247 6m
Mo sc ogee, 889 794 1141 846
Pulaski, 216 319 234 376
Randolph, 506 571 ... ni2s
Stewart, 774 632 221 m
Sumter, 569 465 639 423
5202 5599
THIRD DISTRICT.
Jones. Towns. Owen. Carey.
Bihb, 430 565 539 692
Crawford, 317 407 361 396
Harris, 704 345 750 368
Monroe, 607 576 721 588
Pike, 547 605 677 758 i
Talbot, 674 717 765 707 !
Upson, 561 323 603 423
Twiggs, 243 368 264 328
4033 3904 4745 4260
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Mosdy. Haralson. Williamson, Haralson.
Campbell, 163 433 230 562
Carroll, 264 744 347 791
Coweta, 679 516 725 634
Fayette, 415 608 419 660
Heard, 289 392 ... m 96
Henry, 7+4 697 859 792
Meriwether, 502 630 570 776
Newton, 777 359 893 494
Troup, 918 404 918 349
4756 4908 4961 5154
FIFTH DISTRICT.
*Crook. Lumpkin. Calhoun. Ilackett
Cass, 174 706 663 1213
Chattooga, 191 299 286 363
Cherokee, 79 538 404 738
Cobb, 25 604 637 1008
Dade, 00 00 m 136
DeKnlb, 57 492 754 948
Floyd, 45 420 559 654
Forsyth, 137 391 464 653
Gwinnett, 133 371 585 551
Murray, 160 291 445 748
Paulding, 66 330 m 53
Walker, 161 532 584 756
Gilmer, 24 339 175 596
1243 5033 5556 8417
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Cleaveland. Cobb. Harris. Cobb.
Clarke, 416 350 532 450
Libert, 515 80 849 m ...
Franklin, 116 577 261 849
Hall, 220 424 437 659
Habersham, 271 573 266 681
Lumpkin, 380 695 418 824
Jackson, 360 505 493 650
Madison, 221 222 284 295
Rabun, 181 142 39 200
Union, 66 329
Walton, 325 471 481 635
3131 4368 4060 5369
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Stephens. Turner. Stephens. Hay.
Baldwin, 222 171 282 238
Butts, 190 275 244 348
Green, 597 81 629 93
Jasper, 363 336 385 408
Morgan, 326 194 392 239
Oglethorpe, 428 141 526 154
Putnam, 362 245 363 289
Wilkinson, 268 329 390 412
Jones, 328 284 372 389
Taliaferro, 423 22 436 32
3507 2078 4019 2602
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Toombs. Flournoy. Toombs. Lawson.
Burke, 308 176 456 321
Columbia, 317 150 405 196
Hancock, 341 208 403 216
Jeflerson, 437 57 495 91
Lincoln, 216 117
Richmond, 553 304 586 484
Scriven, 114 116 190 203
Warren, 414 188 531 305
Washington, 416 402 525 408
Wilkes, 414 199 435 214
3560 1917 4026 2418
* Mr. Crook was an independent Democratic can
didate. The Whigs refused to vote lor either, and gen
erally did not go to the polls.
Precinct Returns.
As the following returns only appeared in a small
portion of our edition ot Inst week, we re-publish them
in order that our readers in the several counties may be
able to preserve tht m for future relerenee. In all future
elections we would be pleased if our friends in the coun
ties, would be more prompt and particular in foi /ard
jng us the returns by precincts.
Twiggs County—Official.
Gentlemen : —Twiggs to Bibb sends greeting. The
foundations of Democracy are evidently giving way and
the people are moving on nobly to the rescue, for Tay
lor and the Constitution. You may safely look out for
a better state of things in future. We have been often
beaten, but never conquered and we yet hope, at no
dist lit day,to come out triumphant. You will see the
majority of our opponents has been reduced from 125 in
1846 to 59, being a gain of 66 votes. Not so bad/s it ?
Precincts. Owens. Carey.
Smith’s, 24 141
Pearson’s 18 28
Higgville 51 5
Tarvers vi lie 7 33
Marion, 169 121
Total, 269 328
Majority, 59 only !
Monroe County—Official.
Gentlemen : Below I send you the official returns
from Monroe. The majority, you see, is One Hun
dred and thirty-three for Owens. In 1816 the vote
stood for Jones 607 and for Towns 576, leaving a ma
jority of only 31 votes. You will also see by the returns
that while the Democratic vote has increased only 12,
the Taylor vote has increased 114. Several of these w r ere
Taylor Democrats, but the majority of them are men
who only vote occasionally, and who, now, as in 1840,
are moved by a sincere and patriotic desire to save the
Republic. We have done well; but on the 7th of No
vember we hope to add largely, evendo our present ma
ority. I append the result by Precints:
Precincts. Owens. Carey.
Forsyth, 266 164
Culloden, 81 63
Russellville, 68 58
Pratts, 71 36
Dardens 17 9
Gullettsville, 68 35
Aycock’s, 34 24
Mnxey’s 71 95
Johnston’s, 29 53
Knight’s, 16 51
Total 721 588
Majority 133 votes!
L pson County Official.
Gentlemen. — The vote of Upson county, handed
you below, will show that the Whigs have done their
duty as usual. A few of them, anJ but very few ol
them, from family and other considerations, equally ex
cusable, voted tor Col. Carey ; but you will see that
we have given Mr. Owen 43 votes more than we gave
Dr. Jones, and nearly as many as we gave Mr. Poe in
1814. The majority has been njiparently diminished by
an influx of Democratic voters from adjacent counties.
We are content however. Upson is true and will give
at least 300 majority for old Zac. Here is the vote by
Precincts, which I hope you will publish:
Precincts, Owen. Carey.
Tbonmston, 321 253
Hootensvtlle 101 48
Christies,... 100 71
Flint 31 39
l. Hill 47 12
Total 603 123
Majority 180 votes.
Crawford County—Official.
Most nobly has Crawford done her duty, ’■&will appear
by ‘he followingstatement handed touchy a friend. The
major ty of our opponents,it wiilbe seen, has been re
duced to 33 votes. In ld46itwas 110, being a clear gain
of 75. This is what we call a tolerably good showing.—
Ourfriemis in Crawfoul have every reason to rally aga n
for the 7th of November. “ A little, more Grape” and
like old Zacat Buena Vista, they will be triumphant
Here is the vote by precincts.
Precincts. Owen. Carey.
Knoxville, .-.. 235 210
Hammock’s 16 15
Beasley's 45 43
Panhandle 17 31
Sixth Dist 39 48
Lowell’s. 12 52
Total 364 3J9
Wilkinson County—Official.
Gentlemen —‘ Big Thunder” in Wilkinson.’ The
men, Boys, ami Women, have done well here and the
vote stands for Day 412 and for Stephens 390 giving a
majority for“ tTncle Joe” of only 22 votes. This is well
enough for Wilkinson at present; but we will not rest
content unless weeiveOld Zac a majority in November
Lest you may not believe me I will send you the vote as
given by precincts There may be more whigs in some
counties than Wilkinson, hut a truer, firmer, or more la
borious set of Boys never” trod shoe leather.” See w hat
they have done ? 1 would'nt be surprised if some of
these boys had read the Journal Messenger of late :
Precincts Stephens Day
Irwinton 171 177
Ramah 17 101
Bloodworths 7 58
Griffins 41 25
Lords 86 43
Turkey Creek 68. 8
Total .412. 390.
Majority 22 votes only !
Nine Cheeis lor Houston.
Our neighbours of Houston have certainly covered
themselves with glory- They have fought against im
mense odds, and have proved that they possess the real
Taylor grit. They have show nat least one thing, and
that is, that when they all pull together they are, as old
Zac said of the boys at Buena Vista, hard to whip. The
following is the vote, viz : Wellborn, 638; Calhoun
626. Last year the majority for Gov. Towns was 60 vo!e 9
and in 1816 Iverson beat Crawford 52. Now, with an
increased vote 0f164.he majority is reduced to 12, —
Whigs of Houston,” t little more grape” and like Capt
Bragg you will drive lie enemy of “ Old Zac” from the
field. “ Up thenandat them.” With a proper effort
t he majority of TayLr may easily be swelled to 50
votes.
Hay if the Election.
The following act of Congress directs the day on
which the Presidential Election is to be made. Os
course.it takes place on the 7th of November :
AN ACT to establish a uniform time for holding elec
tions for Electors of President and Vice President in
all the States ol the Union.
Be it enacted by tht Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the Untied States of America, in Con
gress assembled, That the Electors of President and 1
Vice President shall beappointed in each State on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of
November of the year :n which they are to be appoint
ed. Provided, That e*ch State may by law provide for
the fiiling of any vacaucy or vacancies which may oc
cur in its college of electors, when such college meets to
give its electoral vote. And provided also, When any
State shall have held an election for the purpose of
choosing electors, and shall fail to make a choice on
the day aforesaid, then the electors may be appointed
on a subsequent day, in such manner as the State shall
by law provide.
JOHN W. JONES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIE P. MANGUM,
President ot the Senate pro tempore.
Approved, January 22,1845.
JOHN TYLER.
“Gen Sutler no Slaveholder.”
The Montgomery/Ala.) Journal says; We have
frequently called attention to the fact, that the North
ern Cass men have asserted, from the rime the canvrs*
commenced, that Gen. Butler was not only no slave
holder, but was an emancipationist ; and that it was
their boast that their ticket was not “sullied with the
curse of slavery.” We have frequently asked for in
formation on this subject, without effect. The South
ern Cass men have either no knowledge of Gen. B's.
opinions on this point, or they are unwilling to divulge
them. The statement that Gen. Butler is opposed to
slavery, and himselfholds no slaves, continually meets
our eye,and we have never seen it contradicted by the
Southern Cass press. If it is not true, and is a slander,
why is it not set right I At a Cass and Butler meeting
held at Concord, Mass., we find the following resolu
tion among others adopted ;
Resolved, That the only ticket now before the pub
lic, which can commend the support of the real friends
of free soil, is that which bears the names of Lewis
Cass and William 0. Butler, (O*o# it has not the
name of a slaveholder on it, nor that of any man in
terested in either the perpetuation or extension of
slavery ! .’
Does the above speak the truth ? If so, it is impor
tant that the people should know it. It is stated by the
New York Herald, in a review of the signs of the times,
that if Gen. Taylor is beaten at all, it will be on the
ground that he is a slaveholder and a “ buyer of men
and women,” and the only representative of the slave
interest on either ticket. If such is indeed, the position
ol matters, slaveholders should know- it,and rally to the
support ol their own interest and their own representa
tive.—Chron. 6$ Sen.
Order of Odd Fellows.
The annual return of the Grand Secretary shows a
great increase of the order in the United States. The
revenue has increased 16 per cent. Membership 23
percent. Relief 15 per cent. Connecticut, N. Yotk,
lowa and a part of Florida have made no report. We
take the returns of last year from these States, and add
the increase as above—
Number of Lodges in the United States, 1,757
Initiations, 35,132
Contributing Members, 144,323
Revenue of the Subordinate Lodges, §1,033,267.79
Paid for Relief ol members, widows and
orphans, 345,737.73
Death on the Stump.
The Albany Argus contains a letter stating, that at a
meeting of the gentlemen of the Free Soilparty, held at
Sehroon Lake, Judge Tyrill commenced speaking in a
highly excited and t nergetic manner, and had proceeded
about twenty minutes, when he said ; “ Gentlemen,
you have the prayers of all good men and good Chris
tians in your behalf. God is on the side of the Barn
burners!” Suddenly his voice fell, he sank back into
his chair and fainted. He was supported by pi non*
who were near him and carried down stairs, but cid
not breathe afterwards. He had expired instantly
GEN. TAYLOR’S LETTER
TO THE
Independent Taylor Party of Maryland.
The following is the letter of Gen. Taylor to the
Central Committee of the Independent Taylor party of
Maryland which was called forth in answer to inqui
ries by that committee inspecting the so-called pledge
given by Judge Saunders,and others of the Louisiana
delegation in the Philadelphia Convention, that Gen
T. would abide the action of that convention, in refer
ence to his continuing a candidate for President. It
will be recollected that the Maryland Committee made
a publication expressing their doubts of the correctness
of the statement of Judge Saunders.(that Gen. Taylor
had authorised the representations made to the conven
tion,) |and asking a suspension of public opinion
upon the subject, until they had received information
direct from Gen. T. Soinecuriosity has been manifest and
by the public in regard to this letter of Gen. Taylor,
and it is now published at his request.
Baton Rocge, La., June 19, 1818.
Gentlemen : —I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your polite communication of the I2ih inst.,
calling nty attention to certain statements relating to
my position before the country as a candidate for the
presidency, which are represented to have been made
in the Whig National Convention, held nt Philadel
phia, pending the action ol that body, by Judge Saun
ders, of Louisiana, in the name of a delegation from
that State, and requesting to be informed whether such
statements were made by my authority I inform you
in reply, that on their way to that convention, Judge
Winchester and Saunders, of the Louisiana delega
tion, who have been for many years my personal t fends
and neighbors, wrote, requesting my views, before the
meeting <>t the convention, as to the course 1 desired
: nty friends to pursue iti that body. In two conuuuni
’ cations addressed to them in rejily, l informed them, in
substance, that at my distance from the scene it would
be impossible for me to give any special instructions
upon thesubject , that many questions or contingencies
might arise during tire action of the convention, the
diameter of which I could not foretell, and that they
niULi: therefore assume the re.-ponsibili'y >f tiding for
: that I felt my ho”ar an 1 •
hands ;tlm whatever they shoU j!',-’* ~L
most cordially approve. I J
lunh r.thet unless they should <l,™. - .•! ’ -
position to treat me unfairly ‘Ji ‘'7 r ’ ,n n-H,,,
lor suppling woniJ be ’ I had
should go into the convention ’ ht rny t-.^J
e-l by their fellow-chizer* £ fe
having one? entered it. fW „.„../V arpoae - but j “
w-,e not nominated, to sustain a.,.| onrß:f Wirf
inee whoever be mightbe ; and l h ‘”T 1 ‘Wr’, 1
do so heart an 1 soul. That Iw . , *
residency only so .at as my friends bad “s5* ,e ! r -
n.e. but having beenpkeed in ‘ ch -■’*ntr
\ wards that subject without nnva ;. n^, refe, t attit v| w
rectiy or indirectly I did not lees 3rt ; ,:
any such act.to withdraw myself X, #t li! *~tv ‘
* hose bands 1 had ever been couMd rny ■
should see fit ; an I final* ts
electing to that office any one bener™ ?
duty than I was, and who at ti, e Ille ,or >
truthful and patriotic, it was their 1n..,. w * In J;
and so far from being disappointed or c° lor h
hail the result with joy. “ Kd or ,n °n*fied 1* ,
Under the general a'uthority thus aiv , ‘
ilemen, I shall deem whatever Wtel lllCf '
have made to be right and p-oper amH * ! ’ >
their integrity, and m ther sincerity U
sha!! sustain them without quaitication ‘f ;
take upon my own shoulders the V ‘W-i
act of the I-ousiana delegation in the , y * > >
prepared to stand by the consequence? ,n“{*.*: Jar
and breadth. I regret exceedingly il.mmi t - n< ‘ 1 -
tiinore who.il you represent, should
stand the course pursued by the Lou ans
m convention, and should have in,.„ “, / egj.
doned the position I held in my n-b'wiiH
this subject. 3 ] el!trs
I foelfKJund to respect the opinion of th ,
estly differ from me ; and wde I f ee l * e * i:a hon
change ot feeling, or inconsistency on n l„ ‘ M
not expect or desire that any of mv so n i ! ' nt ! ! -
represent, shou Id do violence to their own * **
and wrong,by supporting „,y election
lieve I have changed my political views’ ,hf ? -■
I ask roman be he whig or dfr-n—,.
American, for bis vote. 1 take every ’ fr: ■■• it.
interest in the weifareof hia country to nci z ’
deep as my own ; and 1 have therefore 2n ’ 1 *
certainly no desire, to influence his actirT; T ’ L l *’
ciseof ilie important duty of vminu i,V ‘ h - n '~-
government. ° r °" lCeT t of
With due respect, & c
To Messrs. Chas. H. Philips, Jno. W* v *
1 hos. H. Alexander, and others.
Mitlnrd FillmoreTrtomphaan. .
Tne Case of the CreoG—Mr. Fillmore’s {.
, ~ . . Calumny Exposed.
In the batch ol slanders which Locofocoism ln >
isiana has fabricated, in the desperate hope of in
Gen. Taylor by striking at hi n through Miilara
more, by far the most promiuent is the charge
during tiie Congressional session of IS 12, Mr K
aided anJ abetted Giddings, the Abolitionist, m bLm!
famous attempt to justify, by solemn resolution.
mutiny and murder perpetrated by a number ot V -.
ginia slaves on board of the brig Creole. Tin c
false from beginning to end—it is founded on faheh.xd
sustained by ingenious and dishonest garbling ofriJ
Congressional records, and wantonly palmed upon the
people of the South by a party, whose solitary cha c?
of success rests upon the possibility of deluding
misleading the public mind. We have tak-n sov
par.is to investigate this attrocious libel, and an earn,,
mat ion of the Journals of the House of Representative
will conclusively establish Mr. Fillmore’s innocent
and expose the unscrupulously and malice of his ad
versacies.
The authors of the Creole slander assert mt’ e fiir.
place, that when Giddings presented his incendiary re
solutions, a motion was made to lay then, on the table,
and that Mr. Fillmore voted in the negative, leaving
ihe bare and naked inference, by inserting Fillmore
and negative in large letters, that the Whig candidate
for Vice President was, therefore, in favor of the rtso
, lution-s. This falsehood,by implication, may at once be
; denuded of its flimsy covering. The Journal of the
House shows that ONE HUNDRED AND TWEN
TY-FIVE MEMBERS voted with Mr. Fillmore
against laying the resolution on the table ; and amona
these names we find those of JOHN B. DAWSON, ‘
JOHN MOORE and EDWARD D. WHITE, be
ing the entire delegation from Louisiana,together with
a large number of members from the slaveholding
States.
This statement proves incontrovertibly that Mr. Fill
more went with the South on the memorable occasion,
and that in common with a large majority of the mem
bers he would not consent to treat the nefarious resolu
tions with the usual parliamentary courtesy, but was in
favor of compelling Giddings to sue for permission to
withdraw them. And yet, this vote of Fillmore, which
is to be found in conjunction with that of the whole
Louisiana delegation, is recklessly and flagitiously dis
torted by Locofocoism and represented as a vote of aid
and comfort to Giddings. We wish the people of the
Slate to remember that Locofoism reviles Millard Fill
more for voting side by side with John Moore and the
lamented Dawson and White.
This, however, is only part of the evidence we shall
present of the trickery and duplicity of Locofocoism
Much remains to be added. The Cass and Butler press
designedly omits all reference to another vote of Mr.
Fillmore, in reference to the resolutions of Giddings—
Before the latter withdrew his resolutions, another
question came before the House, to wit: “Shall the
main question be now put ?” Mr. Fillmore, with a xa
jority of the House, voted no, thereby refusing to en
tertain the main question, which was, “that the House
do agree to the resolutions.” [See Journal, House ol
Representatives, 2d Session 27th Congress, pages 567-
i 8-9 and 370.]
It is true that Mr. Fillmore voted against the pream
ble and resolutions offered by Mr. Weller. Ilis ob ec:
was to treat Giddings with withering contempt, as
brainless, crazy fanatic, not to elevate him into conse
quence by an appearance ot persecution. He wished
to see the resolution kicked out of the House, as the el
fusion of a madman and besotted bigot. Mr Fillmore
voted against all proceedings, on the subject, deeming
it as much beneath the dignity of the House to discuss
Mr. Giddings's insane folly, as h would have been
gravely to debate a proposition to dissolve the Union,
or to change the form of our Government. That these
were the motives which influenced Millard Fillmore,
is evinced by a fact carefully kept from view by his de
tractors, viz : that Mr. Fillmore did every thing.in his
power to deny to Giddings an opportunity of
speech in his own defence, for having presented the in
noxious resolutions. An extract from the journnli
will sufficiently sustain this fact, and make sid i
inamte t the gross and glaring injust.c; oi the L >
co press:
Extract from the Journal of the House -f F-pre-e •
atives, id session 37th Congress, March 22i, T
page 573.
“ Pending the motion of Mr. Weller, for the prev <
question, Mr. Giddings inquired of the chair whether
the effect of that question, if sustained, would be to *
i elude him from giving his reasons why the resultin’ ■
should no’ pass ?
“ The Speaker decided that if Mr. Giddings desire,
to be heard in his defence, and claimed it as a matter of
privilege, he would not entertain the previous qae** loll
at this time, as it would cut him off from his right ol
defence.
“ Mr. Giddings then moved that the further consoler
ation of this subject be postponed until Thursday weefc
next, to the end that he might prepare his defence.
“ Debate arising on this motion, Mr. Fillmore su’l
- that debate was not in order, and that the nr o
tion for the previous question (by Mr. Weller) shoa.d
be now entertained by the Speaker.
“ The Speaker then decided that, in his judgmen.
the matter before the House was a question of privi! ■
and that on a question involving the privilege or a
member of the House, the previous q lestion could ■■’ •
he applied, and consequently, that the motion for P*
ponement was open for debate.
“From this decision .Mr. Fillmore took appeal to
House, and after debate,
“ The previous question on the appeal was
Mr. Hopkins.and was demanded and put. v '*- tns ’
the main question be now put !”
And passed in the affirmative.
On the next day the question was put. v t ■
*■ Shall the decision of the chair srand as the J°‘-
memos the House?” And it was determine” ‘
negat ve : Yeas 64, nays 118. ~
that Mr. Fillmore's views were maintain K
the House, and Mr. Giddings iras thereby
privilege of speaking in defence of his odi'ju*
tions. t ... , p
And now Whigs and Democrats, we
to you the disreputable juggling of that
seeks to retain power by fraud anJ ■ .
at all points ; baified and toiled in every efoit,
reive tile people, and to naduce the fait • •■ l
lor and Fillmore, it has no other resource than t<>
in the desperate game in which it is engag’ a- •
sy pretence* have been torn away ; itr c ■ ‘ 1
, been nailed to the counter; its
! assumption —its - eliberate perversion ol .
’ all been exposeJ. Let it g> on i ‘ ‘■* __
! career it has chosen. Tne fangs , anl .
j snake hive been extracted, and ik h.tc i- 11
IcjS.— Xtie Oilcans Pec.