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THE WEEKLY GEORGIAN
u FCILIIHID 111 mi
Glir of Snvnnnah, '
WILLIAM IL BULLOCH,
PUBLISHER OP TUI LAW* Of THI UNION, AND
CITY Alt) COUNTY PHlNriR.
WEEKLY PAPER—Thus Dollars, par an-
num,—Payable In advance
ADVERTISEMENTS in.rrtod it tha Chatto-
ton rates.
to*Pun«r»» mint be paid on ill Communica
tion!, tnd letters of bu-ines*.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 08,18.19.
(CP We draw attrnlion to in nriirlo from the
li»t Caneille Pioneer, in this day’* Georgian,
concerning the We»tem and Atlantic Railroad.
NEW COTTON.
Eight bales of new Cotton, were received on
Friday li«t from the plantation of Col. Gisn, nnd
tan biles from Mrs. Joins’! place, both*in Jeffer*
.- son county, on Saturday last, per Centml Railroad
[ \ —all consigned to Mr. Habeisuax, of this city.
Morvs Moi.TtCAUt.ti—A small lot of Mnrus Mu|.
ticaulis, reared in Hnhershnm county, ha* been re
cently sold at three-fourths of a cent per hud. That
section of our Slate, would, we douht not, he highly
improved by the introduction of the silk culture.
ROBBERY.
On Satnrdny nlglit Inst, or Sunday morning, the
•tore of Mr. Lhorn, Market square, was broken
open and robbed ofa small sum of money, &c. The
thieves entered by boring a holo with nn augur, or
hit, near the bolt of the lock, and pushing it back.
The fellows closed the door after their entrance,
and stuffed the key hole, nnd the hole mado to push
back the bolt, with paper; nnd deliberately lighted
a candle, and inspected the contents of tlio store-
all that Is tn’u-cd is the rum of mnney aforesaid, a
new silk umbrella—the key ofan iron safe, in which
there were $5000 worth of due hills, nnd some jew
ellery from a show ense. Oilier things mny hate
been taken, not missed. Their tracks were seen
through the whole store. The watchmen should
be more active, ns sovoml attempts Iiqvo been Into-
y made of lids kind. An entrance wo* attempted
lalso on the same uight, at ihu store of I. W. Mor-
RRl.1-
KP They had a severe thunder storm In Beaufort
S. C-, on the 19th Inst. Soma damage was done
the crops on Lady’s Island, and the schr. Levant,
nf Charleston, was thrown on her beam ends, and
filled in three fathoms water off Pigeon Point. She
was, however, raised, and discharged her cargo at
Beaufort.
STATE RIGHTS NOMINATION,
v The following is the State Bights nomination for
Glynn county,at tho next October election:—
ForSenntor—F. M. Scarlett.
For Representative—Major Urbakus Dart.
03“ Tho " Whigs” of New York, were to receive
Mr. Cloy with the royal honors, Incoming " His
Federal Majesty," on Wednesday lust.
INDIANA.
PnorriT, (Whig) has beaten Owen, (Deni.) In
Indiana. Yet our gnln has been Immenso. Na
less than nvt to two. We are satisfied. *
TENNESSEE.
The Nn-hville Rniiner (Whig) of the 12th Inst,
has the following statement of the result of the
election for Governor:—
Polk’s majority in Middle Tennessee..4,RJ3
Cannon’s majority in Western District.•1,987
Cannon’s majority In East Tennessee... 301
Polk's majority in the Suite 2,0.i8
The Stole Senate will consist of 10 Whip ami 15
Administration members. Tho House will consist
of 33 Wiiig 42 Administration member*.
TENNESSEE SENATORS.
The Bnltimora-Chronicio publishes-a letter from
*'n dl*t ! ngiti«hed whig" of Tennessee, from which
we make tho subjoined extract as illustrative of the
effects of our late victory:
'• S -nator Fo-tcr will resign forthwith—I speak
advisedly-and I shall not be surprised If Judge
White, aeting upon tho #unra conviction of public
doty and self-respect, follows hi* example u re the
Legislature convene*. The administration leaders
aie already casting almut for their successors.
Matthew Carey is writing a series of ortirles on
the culture of Cotton, and tho fluctuations in its
prico. To guard against this he recommends a di
minution In tho quantity cultivated, and that it
should be kept nut of market, until it is required
for domestic or foreign consumption.
THE BALTIMORE NUN.
Thn following, from tho Baltimore Chronicle of
the 21st, shows conclusively that tho unforiunntn
lady who fled from tho Convent wus insane. The
Chmniclo says :—
We received yesterday evening, for publication,
the annexed certificates respecting the condition of
the lady whose csrnpo from tho Curmelitc Convent
has caused so much painful excitement. Thesourc-
u« whence these documents emanate are of such
authority at to shut out the possibility of a doubt in
any intelligent mind, nnd we hnpo that the state
ments given will have the effect of entirely allaying
the public mind on the subject t—
’ CERTIFICATES.
The Carmelite Sister who left the convent tester*
d iy, and whose name is Isabella Neale, hns been to
my knowledge, afflicted with this monomania for
• upwards of five months; she thinks thut she cun
live without eating nud drinking. As I hnvc not
Mt<a her since April lust she may now be butlrr on
that point, but for all, my opinion is she never will
be in her right senses.
P. CHATARD, M. D.
Baltimore, 19th August, 1839,
Having read in yesterday’s Evening Post. " that
\il was the opinion of the Facility of Washington
Col lego that Miss Isabella Neal, •'the apparent
cause of tlie |.re*cnt excitement." was 11 sane,' I
deem it my duty to tho Faculty to state, that they
have expressed no opinion on the case. As re
gards my own individual opinion, I am free to suy
•that I consider here perfect maniac.
J. H. MILLER. M- D.
Prest. of Faculty af Washington
University of Balliinuru.
Baltimore, Augt. 20th, 1839.
March of-Mind.—It'is said, "thirst" has so
abarpened the .wits of somo hard-drinkers in Missis
sippi, at to have enabled them to discover a way of
getting round tho gallon law nf that State. They
V purvha«e one gallon and a gill: they then drink
the gill, and sell tho gallon back again.”
A down csst parson, jn thecoursu of a recent scr-
^ moo, obtervod to hit femulo auditors, • bo not proud
that our blessed Lord paid your sex the distinguish
ed honor of appearing first to a femulo after tlie re
surrection; for it was only done that tho glad tid
ings might spread tho sooner.'
The Tournakent.—a vory general idea prevail*
in society that tho scliemo of the tournament, which
excites so much interest in tho higher circles, will
be altogether abandoned, for independent of thu
amusement beiug not unattended with danger, many
«f the knights elect havo been startled at the ex-
pens*. This was originally, caluulntvd at £40;
terrible, though true, the estimate now approaches
£400!!!—{Morning Poet.) The Earl of Chester-
field, dm of tho knights, U g«dng abroad.—English
:«»»h«o. "»• right. Tha « Ago of Chivalry
tl" Yvs—and tha "gga nf Improvement"
infancy—while Its twin sisters Steam sod
it Just bajan to walk.
VOL. I.
ALL IN THE WRONG.
Daniel Webster, the ant-mnonic candidate for
the Vice-Presidency, was, at the Into advices from
Europu, represented ns sitting in the British House
of Parliament, ou the side among the Tories. How
natural! " Birds of a feather lioek tugctlici-.”
Tlie above precious drop of party filth was ex
tracted from tin* Norristown Register—it is quite
characteristic. It would undoubtedly lmvo suited
■he ideas of tho Locufoco man bottcri had Mr.
Webster h»-en found among thine in power, who
have tho disposal of loaves and fishes. Mr. Web
ster wont to Europe to have a llttlo variety, and n*
he sut with the Whigs in tlto United States, he, of
course, for the sake of change, took a place with
tho Tories in England.—C. »S. Gazette,
Mr. Witustek sho.dd bo made a Peer of England,
before he could sit in the body of tho llouso of
Lords; and ho should have been elected a member
for somo pi icc in Great Britain or Ireland before he
would be allowed to ait 11 on the same side" with
"Whigs” or "Tories." It is probable ho had a
place outeidc tho Durof tho Lords—orin the strait-
gcre gallery of the Commons. Nn ono but a mem
ber or nn officer of either House can mix among the
menthols. This is quite right—although somo of
our Stuto Legislatures do not adopt tho same rule.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 1830.
No. 87
MB CLAY'S UKCK1TION.
The "Whig" Journals have made a consider
able flourish concerning the reception of Mr. Clay,
on Wednesday lust. However, it is apparent that
there was no great assemblage Tlie N. Y. Acw
Era commences un article duscribiug his entree
thus s—
"Sound tho trumpet—beat the drum,
See the great ukchosen conic,”
And estimates tho person* assembled something
less than one thousand. Tho N. Y. Evening Post,
samo dute, says:—Henry Clay was welcomed to
this city by his friend* yesterday afternoon. lie
was landed from tlie steamboat Mndison, which had
conveyed him from Nmvburg, between tbreo and
four o'clock, when iio proceeded, under an escort
composed of iiliout three hundred and fifty lior.su*
men, two hundred carriages, twenty r.nrts, and a
great ciowd of spectators on foot, from Iliinnuund
stieot to Hudson street, lip Fourteenth hired to
Union 1'luce, and down Broadway to llio Pnrk,
where an add re** was unde by Dud evSchlcn, Esq.,
to which ho briefly replied. This morning Mr.
Clay received thn colls of Id* friends ut the Gover
nor's room, in tho City Hull.
The Indian Frontier.—The Little Rock, Ark.
Time* of tlie 22d, contain* tlie following t—" Ru
mor, with her ten thuus-ind tontines, hu* Iraon busy
for the hut few da)t in spreading reports concern
ing hostilities nmong the Indians, threatened attack
upon thcur-cunl ut Fort Gibson, &c. &c. By pas
sengers who arrived lien: in the steamer Cherokee,
yesterday morning, however, we leum that there is
a strong probability of a figlit between the twi "pur
lins of CI.erokces, on account of the iato murder of
Ridge, tho chief of tho emigrants. Ross’s party
lately held a council, nud proposed term* of pence
and unity, which the Ridge, or Drown (the present
chief) party would tint accept, nnd they wore to
hold u council tn«iuy, which Ross had forbidden;
nnd it wns experted he wonId?interrupt their deli*
berntions; in which ease, a resort to anns would
immediately follow. It is said thut several of tlie
chief men of tlto Brown Party havo doclmod that
peace shall not be restored until Rost it killed. It
is also stated tlict Gen. Arhuckle has called nn Col.
Dreuiien, of Vail Buren,.tohavehi* company of so-
venty-fivo volunteers in readiness nt a moment’*
warning, on which account C'ol. Drenncn has sOnt
to this place for a quantity of units, ammunition,
&c. Another rumor is, that tlie Indies have nil
boon roques'cd to lenvo Fort Gibson, in order to
prepuro fur the worst. Tlie Iu*t, and tho most im
probable of nil is, that the Brown | arty, or old emi
grant*, Imre tlirentcnixl to brink uprn tlie arsenal
at Fort Gibson, in order to furnish themselves with
arms nud ammunition for their protection against
thn Ross party; making as an excuse, thut the Uni
ted States were Imund to protect them.
Tills, be it remembered, is all rumor, and we
give it to our readers ns we get it.
[r»R THE OEonniAN.]
Address to the Independent Voters for Aldormen,
of thu City of Savannah.
FELLow-ciTizKNs t—I ask of you all to cast your
ryes upon tho late proceedings of the Savannah
Temperance Society of this t ity, of the 21 st last., and
you will perceive a committee of hcen'y has been
appointed, to call nn the citizens for their signa
tures to a memorial to tli>- next Legislature, 10
abolish the license law. And whom do you think
will bo tho signers! Will iliey bo tho freemen 01
the hind 7 For answer, I refer your attention to a
host of similar peli ions, where you would find thn
name* of men, women and children, which me now,
liko tint seven plagues inflicted on tho Egyptians,
oveiflowing our heretofore proreful land, and filling
our once happy homes, with contention*. \N lien
it shall have been made evident to us, tbnl n major
ity of thn people shall have suffered thomsclves to
ho used for a grovelling purpose, then shall you
find yourselves within one short step of' despotism.
Arise, arise ye freemen, from your dangerous
slumbers, nnd do battle to the death in defence of
thoso innate rights appertaining to you all, us citi
zens of this republic—those right* by which you
are bound, by oil those sacred ti'’§ which bind you
your families, to support and cherish, that yon
may hand them down untarnished to your children,
and generations to come, to solemnly protest
against the insiduous and covert attempts now mak
ing in this city nnd throughout tho Slate of Geor
gia, to havo a Fifteen Gallon Law passed, believ
ing, and I think tho mujority of yon will austuin my
position, that a law for the express purpose of co
ercing men from drinking, cannot be constitutional,
and is at war with your rights a* citizens nf these
United States.
Lot mo ask you, will you awake to a sense of
your right* and your dignity—will you ask your-
selves tJii* one plain, simple, republican question 7
Are you cnpablo of governing yourselves? Are you
children or are you men 1 Are you freemen T If you
are not, when did you surrender the right to think
induct for your-elvoa ? Whorl did you abdiente self-
government and delegate to Temperance Societies
in this city and elsewhere, your boasted independ
ence 7 Your reply is, ** Never, never—wo nro yet
freo, nnd, thank God, there i* intelligence and pa
triotism enough in the country to pro'cet our inter
ests and - maintain our glorious institutions, without
the aid of itinerant politicians."
SAVANNAH.
York, tou're wanted!—Mr. Clay having
heard of the tremendous route of hi* adherent in the
West, is anxious to get home. The young whig*
of New York having proffered him their devotions
in that city, Mr. Clay in return, writes from Sura-
^This is the last in the series of places which,
having never von, I was desirous in visit; and now
it is my wish to reach home with as little delay as
may he practicable.”
No doubt ofit —Baltimore Post.
•• To he'snld by Mr. William Clark, Four likely
Negro M*-n, late Imported from Guineu. by way of
the West Indies; and lobe aura at bit House net?
ilia Old North Mealing House, or at his *» art house
ia M.icbuu How.—Dutn Ott till, WS7.
[communicated.]
I went Inst night, Mr. Editor, to tho meeting of
the Temperance Society to hoar the subject debated,
whether it was constitutional for tliv Legi-laturc to
pass an act t-> stop the retail of anient spirits. I
there heard two voiy good tenqieranco addresses,
but nothing to convince any ouu cither of lliu con
stitutionality or noucoustiluiioualiiy.of such no ucl.
For tny part, I think it would require but n very
short argument to prove licit the Legislature hu* tlie
power to pass such an net. No ono will doubt hut
shu has tho power to impose a tux of thirty dollar*
ou every retailer of spirit*. If shu then has the
right of imposing a tax of thirty dollar# on tho re
tailer, why nut tho right of making tbnl tax throe
thousand dollars 7 Whnt, impose n lux of tbreo
thousand dollar* on an honest citizen who makes
Ills honest living, nut ouly bv inducing too many of
our citizens (who would be useful members of soci
ety if it were not for tlioso honest men) to become
vagabonds; but induce our slaves to pilfer every
tiling they can luy their bunds ou, and even stmt
themselves of their weekly ulluwuuco to barter it
witlt these behest num for spirits—nud, would you
believe it Sir, these very linurst men who are mak
ing vagabonds of some of our useful citizens, nnd de
moralizing our slaves, have the rule nt this time of
our city. To prove this, I only lmvo to refer to tlie
veto on tlie resolution offered at the last meeting of
Council—I mean the oatli prescribed by luw for
every retailer to tuko. Do you think. Sir, if it were
not for such calculations us those (that the proprie
tor of such a grog shop is good for fifty vote*, and
of such in ono for thirty, and so on; und if wo vote
for that outli to be administered to retuilers wc shall
luso their influence, and consequently lose our elec
tion,) that we would huvu such an act passed by
our Legislature, nullified by our City Council, und n
motion made by ono who voted fur the nullification
of the net, for thu voio to he recorded nud publish
ed with ucts of Council. They not only liuvo the
rule of our city, hut Sir, I can bring up n case to
show you that they are more favored lliuii our me*
cliunic* or nny other cln*s of people. Tla*ro is a
certain industrious mechunic in tills place who put
up u shop to work in, for which Im wus reported to
Council and fined one hundred dollars, or he must
pull down tlio simp; but suppose, snys tin: mecha
nic, I do nut pull dmvu tho simp, but turn it into u
Negro dram simp, will Ithcii la? fined? Ob! no,
•ays llio-o in authority. Now tell mu which is the
most likely to set ilia town un fire, u un-clmuic’s
shop—which wo ull know is only used from sunriso
to sunset—or a Negro dram shop, whir It is kept
open until9 o'clock ut night, with drunken negroes
about it smoking their segars 7 Rut we ure told
wo lmvo laws now to prevent these liutiosl retailers
from trading with our tiegruus: no wu h ive, but
can wc hnvc them inform! n* long ns men in office
are dependent upon tlie reiuiler for hi* re-election
to any office—u case in point. Ono of uiireiUzoiiH
hud his barn broken open and rico stolen, ho offered
one nf our city officers u certain sum of money if ho
would find out where tlie rice was disposed of; lie
found nut it wont to nun of those lamest retailers,
whom lie prosecuted, aial tlie jury found him guilty,
and the enormous fine of twenty dolkirs imposed
on him. I think this is enough to wake up our
slaveholders, und let tln-in put such men in olfiru
as will lmvo our luws executed, and uur mechanics,
thut they may put such men in office as will put
them on a footing at least, with the iff-gro drum
shop keeper.
EQUAL RIGHTS.
A diversity of opinions will nf c-mrse be enter-
lainetl, at tho hoard disagreed nmong tlirntso:vi»«.
I leave lint arguments nf |\ in fin or of their vote to
go for whnt they are worili, hoping iImi ».imo iadi-
vidu-il, better acquainted with such |,.g.,| MihjecU,
will dispose of them a* ttiry should la*, befoio n
community so enlightened ns tlie into in which we
live. 8i
FOR TIIK IIKoltniAN.
A writer in your paper over tlio signature " Pro-
scribed,” lias seen proper in make un unnecessary,
und us we conceive, nn nnpi evoked mine* upon the
speakers who mildly gave ilieir view, on the ucen-
.ion to which lie refers. Tim hotter wuy perhaps
would have been to see tlie *pouketa,ui tv have ad
dressed them bjyioie, to ascertain whether indeed
tlio motives of a part of tint Council hud been im
pugned ; for according to tlio showing of tlie writoi •
he was not pto-unt at lliu meeting in question, but
depended umeport for Ins information. Now wo nil
know that report lias to many cases, not only u bud
nmniurv uiul u beclouded under-tumling, bin a dou
ble luiigue, und it is tlio easiest mu ter imimigimi-
Ido lor an individual unintentionally to inismpiosuiit
to a third person the details of un argument to which
hu may have listened,—we wonder this idea did not
occur to i-o sensible a writer us I*. Hud lie acted
tho premises he might lmvo buen spatod his ap
peal luCm-nr, but us lie linsjudged it best "to ap
peal onio C'o*sar, to C'oisnr let u* go.
The writer suites distinctly " tlmi an iilturk wu,
made upon the motives und objects ofiliu City Coun
cil, in refusing to make lutaders of spirituous liquor*
Like un oath, Unit they would nut sell to slaves m
poisons of color." Ho further remarks ** that a
ci ucl und uncalled fur injustice, from n source from
winch should flow nothing hut tin 1 milk ofbumun
kindness bus been done the board.” Not surely
in expressing nn opinion in the mildest terms son
ar) to the bourd, this was done by u icspectubje
minority of the Uuuid ilsoif. Wlu-ro I lien is thn
cruelly und injustice iu thu case I Why "hi ma
king no ungenerous utluck upon the motives and
objects of tlio City Council, tor going so fur os to
throw out un instiiuuiioii that tliure was adcrelco.
lion of duty, nnd of oath, in tho homd,iunl for hitler-
ly assailing holiest men.” Well, really, this is very
wiong, very wrong, tous to assail motives, und indi
rectly to ctiurgo honest men with perjury. Such
conduct cuntmi well bo defended und when there is
no truthia tho statements,ili.bearing false witness
tgjiurl one’s neighbor,eiilmi intentionally or unin e..-
liunully. P, appear* in bo remsrkub y sensitive on
tbisscore. Lei us pause a little. It is uoi good la
hurry over such nutters. Worn Mr. I*, by my side,
1 would take tlie liberty of pr-qioundiiig a few ques
tions to him, and tho following diulhgnu might bo
tlie result. Mr. P.you say in tlio must unquuliflcd
toims that a number of hmd and unkind things
were denounced nguin-t tlie motives, fire. oft|g
City Council ut thelutu Tomperanca morning, pray
Mr. 1’. were you present on thut occusiuu 7 Nn sir.
Weil then how do you know that those things were
said t It is true, I do not know that they were said,
hut " I have lemm-d” that limy were, such an ono
told mo so. " Such un one told you so.” Might
nut your informant he ini«tak**u 7 Why, why, I
think be might, it is at least possible. Well then
tlm bare pu.sibi.iiy ofa mistake should have sugges
ted t^you Lira propriety nf your going to tin* fountain
head, before you came out so boldly against y.mr best
friends.
It is not fur me to prove that the speakers on tbs
occasion alluded to, did not bold up tl.o Council to
public indignation, Are., my Lu-inos* i* nut to prove
a negative. Bui I demand of P.lo produce hi- au
thority, and quote the sentiment* of tlto sjrajki-rs
wherever such allegation* were made nguiust tlm
city outimrities. I have an indisputable right to
make thi* detn'm-l, nnd if the proof bo not forth
coming 't m*y be .aid of him, " he made a pit end
digged it, and ia fallen into tha ditch which ho
male.”
" A neighbor ran with earn espy,
A mote within another's >u»,
Wbenatthe time bis nn known,
A beam completely fils his own."
In regard to tha quastion touching the vote nf
Council as so act, I fvfbtar at present to inter upon
[FOR THE UKOROIAN.]
Mr. Editor:—My utteo'iou wus called to n
communication in Saturday's Georgian, in which a
plain nnd ilnJoah e.l alhtoo ■ U made to u Temper,
once Meeting, lie <1 un last Wednesday evening—
nnd somo tevuro, uncharitable, and ungenerous m
marks are made.upon tho speakers on that occn.
•ion. Tho writer's sensitiveness seems to have been
deeply wounded, at wiut lie terms " no ungoiicruii*
attack upon the motive* and object* nf thu Cily
Counr.il, in refusing to make retaileis of spiritou*
liquor* take an pu/A,i|i-ii they- w.uiid not sell liquor
to slaves or persons of* colour”—ulloged to have
boon undo by those gentlemen. A* tho writer seoms
to be so convert int wait tlm limning nl'CiirUthin
charity—with “ the spirit" of iliu moral law—and
the opinion* of "the w.sest philo-iipln'is, and the
purest Christians"—h is surprising tlmt he should
iiuvo yinided uiudeucn to u flouting ruiiiot—with,
out mo king the inquiry in a more piivn'e manner,
whether the statement was false or true. A pri
vate note addressed to eithor or hot It of th: Rev,
gentlemen, would have bson more in accordance
with the rule of the gospel, thun in it public inuiinor,
in the column* of it daily nnwspn|ter, to drag them
before tlie liar of public, opinion, nii.l denounce them
iu having uciod contrary to thu precept* of tho Go*-
pel—uinl expressing their opinions on n subject of
which they were ignorant. Sir. it is not trim, as
tliis writer " lias learned," that any " attack” Wns
made up-ut " tlm motives” of tho Conned, nnd tlmi
they were " held up to public indignation.” The
vo'e of Council on thn mdinnnro -llu led to, was
most freely canvassed—and will this writer contend
that they uciod out of tlie sphere nf duty! Hud
thuy not us men—us members of this community—
and rjqieci.tlly as clergymen, wa* it nut their boun.
den duty, to givo n full expression of their senli*
incut* un u question a hi h iuvu veil the pence, the
order, the litorals of tlie City 7 Witlt what show
of consistency, or appearance of modesty, ran ho
chuiactcrixu this expression of opinion ns proscrip
tion, when a system nf warfare In# been commenced
by a portion of the Council, ugaiiisl tho feeling*
und principle* of many of tho best citizen* in tlio
community 7 Wa* not lhi-vote in direct nppo-iiion
to the opinion* of thoso member* nf Council who
vo cd in the nffi- maiiv- 7 And is it not now kind
ling up the honest inJiguutinn of every virtuous
b.»-nm—not against nny of the momliar* of Council
but iigninsl the crimes, which such n veto i*
calcul ited to encourage, against that dark reign of
disoider und iniquity which a few inure such votes
will peipeluu u in Society 7
Rut, Sir, tlii* "proscribed" writer, undertake* to
enter into un argument to justify ihu vote which
wa* given liy tlie Council. For the sake of conveni
ence I will adopt the plan whii-h he hnt pursued-
•' The first question is, wu* there any obligation on
tho City iiuthmiiie* to enact such a law 7” A quib
ble lias been resorted to fur the purpose of showing
that this olilign'ion did not exist. Rut I would a«k,
who her the fact, thnl tin* sole rrgiilstinn and puwc
of grunting license*, under such i tiles nnd regulation*
n« linnt time to lime may seem advisable, ure given
to tin: Corp irnti in of the City, dissolves tho ohliga.
•ion resting on Cooocil, to iururporate, into its or
dinances this " additional cuord” which lias boon
thrown around tho out of 1833. Tim no. of IU3U,
wu* -.imply n following up of tho previous nciinii nf
llu- Legislature, on this same subject. Now, Sir. I
contend, lh*t u stronger obligation rested upon the
City Council, to puss tlto tndinmico which they re
jected, than te*ts upon Hnynthm comity in tlie State.
You will peiceivo thut thu Lcgi-lnture h*s passed
net, requiring an outli to be taken iu certain
cusos. Thu object of iliu Legislature wus tlm sup.
pressimi of crime, and w liiclqtts nn lie ho Stuto
I conceive tho Council had nn authority or powur
to rej< et it; they were most solemnly bound to
I hi n * it, hi!i'iiu*» tlio evil among os, lliu suppression
of which was contamplaicd by the l.eg.shituio, is
iinincnto, and is coiuimmlly grow ing morealurming.
Thu greut object of the Suite act has In-eu defeated,
by ihi* unexpected conduct on the purl of Council.
The whnln nthur.iy of tlm Legislature has beon-sut
hshIo by this unprecedented prun-dura. Tlm obli
gation on Council to incorporate this act into its or
d'ounces, cunnot Im tlius slighted nnd thrown oil’.
Tlm virtuous und moral portion of tlm community
will fix it upon them, whether it lie acknowledged
or not.
But it is also said, that the law would only be
tlm means of increasing crime—tlmt honest retail-
it* of spirits would refuse to take the oath, retire
from tlm business, and leave it iu the hand* of un
principled* men, who would take tlie oath only to
violulo it. On such « grave subject us this, to at
tempt to bolslrr up u tottering cause, by such a
flimscy argument n* tlii*. is well calculated to de
feat tho very end of tho writer. Docs Im not see,
that tliis objection lies against nil law ) 'I'll it thn
Legislature or tlm Council could not stir a step in
enacting any law, and tlmt the pri -ciplo of this olr-
jcction curried out in nil it* length and breadth,
would forbid tlm pii**iigo of any luw for tlto puiti*h.
mint of any offender 7 Here lor example is thu
murderer. Tho argument would lead us to ex
punge Itom tho statute book, every word on tliis
subjuct, and vvhy7 because if a luw is passed, it
may be broken. The person who commits murder,
may hire witnesses, who will perjure thsmselvcs,
and swear that it was in sfllf.iluli-n- e, when it was
premeditated, witlt malice aforethought. Tbits
lulls to the ground this formidable objection amid
" the ashes of” crushed " hopes und affections."
Mark the consistency of this writer. He says
thattlioro is n staint" of tho Stuto, which prohibit*
retailers from selling liquor to slave*, nnd that ho
who violates it, " con und ought to bo punished.”
Why. "honest shopkeepers” then can liml no dilfi-
cu.ty iu tuking tlm outli. If they are honest now,
acting in obodiancu to existing laws on this subject •
why should they retire from ih« busiim**, when they
nro simply called on to confirm by an oath, wli »t
a» honest men they already do. Tho fuel thut they
yield up then business rather titan tuko this outli,
it full proof—the # v«-ry highest and host proof—lint
they nro now acting iu the very fare ot tlm statute.
And no ono who lots a mind to think, can for n mo
ment doubt, thut by tlm lute voteol Council, tlicit
hand* liuvo been strungtlmned, and t"«if heart* oil
rour.igi-d, to porsevero in thoir unholy and demo
ralising traffic. There is ono advantage, which
this writer never sooius to liuvo thought •>!. .Ifthe
ordinance which wu* negatived Ity tho railing vote
of tlie Mayor, hs 1 been |m*ss*l. tlm individual or
individuals violating it, would have liren indictable
under the atutulo for pmjuqs and a lew example*
thus made, would soon d«-tet ollR'rs flout following
in their track. Fir, this is ■ question which deeply
concerns uvery unit. Il« who docs anything, (and
••specially a public servant,) to retard tlm reforms*
lion of society on tb* subject of dram drinking, and
dram selling, must esp«<t tlm weight nf public re
probation to rest upon Idm. And as I love tin*
cause or truth und righteousness, n* 1 value the
pouco und tinier of this community, 1 would not
lift my finger to shield him from what im so richly
merits. Now, why Sir, I would ask, have those
gentlemen been so vvnn:oily assailed, who iu tlm
discharge of tlmir duty wore addressing a public
meeting of citizens, on the great evil of iulemiier-
nneet Wa* it simply for dilfi-ri><g from tlm
Mayor of tlm city, and otlmr*, who refused to hirer,
porutu u «tute law, into tlie city ordinance*! Wns
it fur oxpre-siug their honest conviction* of the evil
tendency of their rniulitct, of the destructive in-
fluenre of siteli a vote, in a firm nod fearles* man.'*
tier 7
What, lias it conn to this, thut the condnrt of
public men rnnnnt be examined, wlmii that rotflim
is rnlcolnted to roll on the tide of inteiiiprnuire, and
deluge tlie hope* nnd happiness of men 7 Sir, every
feeling of patriotism, philanthropy, and Christianity
is involved, in tills great battle iiguin*t tlm d.-mon
of inleinpcraiwn, and if men endeavour in shield
tho authors of crime, by interposing their names
and their influence—they cunnot expect- thnl tlie
friend* of truth—of law and of order, ran regard
them in any other light, than ns enemies of the
cuttto which thuy have espoused.
Tlm reception of the following should liavu been
yesterday acknowledged :—
[FOR THE GEoRillAN.]
Mr. Editor—In my lust communication, I endea-
voted to show to you and to your readers, that by tlm
law of Georgia, licenses were giioiled to Retailer*
of Spirituous Liquor* by the Inferior Court* ol the
County, "except in Corporate towns and Cities”
where tlie municipal authorities hud the sole and
exclusive jurisdiction over tlm matter. I ndveited
also, in tin: ne.tuf 11138, preser'diiugnn nnili to Rm
tailors, and I pointed imt to you, tlmi tliure wns un
curtailment in that net nf ilm power of ilio corpora
tions, nod no direction either expie?»lv, nr by im
plication given to the city lawgivers to ineoiptirnte
such a provision into their ordinances. I add now,
upon tlm authority or two of tlie momlmr# of the
Legislature from lid* county, tlmt at the tint.: ol'ilic
passage of the law, nnd whilst it wns under discus
sion, it wn« expressly declined by its friends nnd
advocates, that it hail no nhiiion to Cities, and
was not intended la nffrcl th- m; lint it w ns int n-
ded to operate- alone iqion thn country giog shop*,
which bring alar off from the pnhlin eye, were more
iliiiiiioroits nn«l more In he dreaded limit lliine under
the vigilant in-pect mu of city olfii-ert, and of iiuim-r-
on* pn«-crsby. Having explained tliis in, I hope,
a sniLfneiury m inner, having shown that there wn«
no legal obligation upon the Council to pass the
Ordiimnrcprc-ciildiig llm oath to Rrtnilcrs, I next
endeavored to convince yon tlmt the vnuctmcot of
-ue|| a I.IW would have been inexpedient, und tlmt
it would Itnvu Ihh-ii iuimm ul in its tendency 1 now
ikynur permission to add a fow illu-iratioiisof the
latter po-itioo.
tak- it for granted, that those who advocate the
doattliie, thut thn Retailers should ho cnurccd to
take lids o illi, do to, upon thu belief, tlmt it \vil|
prevent them from violating thn luw whir,^ foihids
thorn from selling liquor to slaves. 1 cunnot bring
myself to tho bebuf, that itiuy would desire man to
take an oath, merely thm they might add ihectimo
of |H-rjury to tlmir other violations of the low. I
hope tint they do nut oil agree with n veiy chart"
table nnd good n nlurcd friend of mine, who thinks
t imt lint law ought to have bciinpiissed.in order, "that
the negro drum shop-keepers might bo sent to Hell
inanowd.” (’resuming that lid* is tliebolief which
urge* ilium, I n*k llmm, ifyou foully think that the
lust* un I passions of men cun hu restrained und go
verned by nn oath { Ifyou candidly and sincerely lie-
lievn tlut homun beings can he prevented ft um com
mitting crime, by on affidavit previously adminis
tered to them, then why do you not carry out the
principle T Thorn are other erhtius us great ns
selling liquor to slaves, nefarious as tlmt mny lie.
Tho m»rnls of our people throughout this whin
spread land ought to lie os holy uu ohjnctinour
eyes ns tlio sobriety of our slavus—You who hold
tlii* new d mine nf speculative morality, why do
you not cull aloud for nil nuili, why do you not ad
minister to your children uu nlliriavit.riiut they will
remain "as pure as the icicle tlmt hangs on Diana’s
fane." If you think that it w ould stay tit" lid>: of
passion nnd of lust that ruslm* imp- tuously thin’
the bosoms of thu best of u«, w u ho unto you, ye
philanthropic masters, but yu litka warm citizuii*, if
you throw guards around the usefulness o your
servants, nn-l let the unbridled nnd unsworn vieesof
oth> rs tun riot thru' the earth No! You would
not 11 nro to take tlio naniu of thu Lord tliy God in
vain, iu tlii* mniinci { Yon know, you feel, thut it
would bu adding guilt to your own souls, whilst it
would bo sloping those that were (or ought to Im)
near to your blond and your affection*, iu tint lees of
dcop dainiiation.
Doubtless tlio s-orn would ki-op lliu letter of
th" law. " Human ingenuity"say* n li-uinud writer
" is very great, when the law nod tho conscience on-
both to Im eln-ated. Men can make u-e of very
pluu*iblo sophistry to esespo fumi ihec. lemony of
ho nuili, und to whip the Devil lound ihu ’lump."
I mot rather a ludicrous cxnmpli* of tlii* fart in a
lore publication. A genth-msti was fond of making
luvu to the belter halves ol oilier penwin*. He wa«
snverely reprimanded for it by hit " better had,”
(plea*e M> - Editor, dont let your devil print tlmi
" bitter half,” os 1 liuvc no desire to get the ladies
again*! me in this discussion,) amt forced by tliefear
ofruitsin lectures, nr the curt.in lectures of the
fair, to swear thut Ita never uguin would ;uiy hi* de
votions to aiiotlier man's wifa. But n few days
elapsed, bawuvcr, bciore there were good ground*
to suspect that Ids attention* to the «p-<u*e ol me of
his savants, were rather too exrlurivu. "Ilow-
duro you »|r.” suid his iudignunt ludy, " how darn
you tiius violate your duty and youi oath!" "I
plead guilty to tuo duty, my darling, (responded
the crestfallen husband,) hot 1 deny thochaige u*
to the oath. 1 swore I would not inti-rfuro with an
other man's wile, hut you pi-rcoive in this cere, I
was only interfering with my own man's wife."—
The auilior of ihehuok adds this annotation in this
spueimuo ol refined logic: " Peasant, but wrong."
Bin iigatn, Mr. Editor. 1 repeat that there ore
oth*T crimes as great us retui.ing liquor to slave*.
Tuo lives of our citizens it is us important to pre
serve, ai the mornlsofour slaves. Il you think ihst
•wearing men that they w ill not do an act, prevent*
thamfro n doing il, I ink, w' y not make every rill,
n-n, call hi* Maker to witness that Im will do no,
murder. Cuny out the principle, Mr. Editor; car
ry il out. He i» but a poor Physician, either of the
body or soot, thut heals one disease, and leivesaa-
other to destroy tod wilier the human frame. |f
you really believe that you esn swear men into vitlue
you ore bound to apply lb® '•*•* •he rout of every
evil—to the extirpation nf every vice.
Bui ifyoudoau! believe It, Mr. Editor—Ifyou
think that an oath cannot prevent tin commission
of crjnu),—if you feel thut iho Ordinance, If it hud
passed, would have been evaded by all " weak in
ventions of the oosmy”—thxt writi*» permission
could ravily have bt*n procured from persons call
ing themiulres Wtmptofffl or overseers” flftlw
•lave, Mid who* wthorify RfOuW nt*\»lso rlghlly
examined—tlmt clerks would havnbet-n told "dont
tell me \vlicn you «oll to slaves,” If, in short, your
judgment anti your sense tell you, that this Onli-
nam e would lmvo IttuJ nn other cflVet thnn to make
thus. 1 who felt llio so'i'innity of an oath, tofn*u to
take it, nnd go on selling without n license, or leave
tho business in ilm iminiigomutit of tlmse, wlm in
•ecret, U'youd tho oyooftlm law, nr the deli vt ion n|
tin- police, would pander to tin- depraved appetite
of our slaves, nud to the hellish lldrsl which like
the daughter of u horse-leech, crios nlmimlly for
"more, wort /’’ Ifyou think this would Im tho of-
lee- (nnd who can doubt it.) why tbi* burning In
vert ivo, this bitter demiiieiiiiioii of thiMi: who acting
mid -r thrh oaths, that believed, und therefore re
fused to puss tlii* Ordinance 7
Mr. Editor, tho judgment of all men is fallible.
Wo are ut host, but weak, inWuruhln, depraved,
creature*. But there is one gem in our coronal,
thut tvih-utnsutid brighti-n* tlindaikiii-siol our char-
neter; that shod* its holy and purifying influence
over the Murkest heart, nud cheers nud ntnoviitiy
the sinking und duspouding sinner, llo that pus-
sosms It, hns u treasure iliut will Hldliiut in tho life
tocumo. if it Im useless hero-It. thut wiiuts it, lacks
wlmt the riches and honors wf this world ran novar
recompense hint for, Mr. Edllur, that gem is Ciiah-
t | Y!—Chuiity Ibe the afflictions, the motives, the
feelings,ny, and the of others; tlmt drops it
trur over lira errors of pour human nniore nud Idols
thi'in out forever. Tin-re nro ninny virtues that mhini
the hitniati heart, "Imt the greatest ol*all is Char
ity."
Mr. Editor, I take my leave of yon und of this
subject. If | lmvo Ihiled to convince volte run dors
of tlm propriety ol'tlio rejection of this Ordinance, I
hope that I have at least shown to - oo, tlmt the
tnolivu which actuated it was a pun: mid u moral
one; tlmt iliow- whorecordctl tlteir veto* iu the no-
gative, did so, from uu honext hi-liol* tlmt it wukfn-
i-xpedicnt, mnl (lint there was i, u oldigntion iqran
iIh'Iii to passir, lli.it ut lira most, ilwa*uit error of
judgin'nt, and oflhoArnd, not the heart; iiiul tlmt
therefore llio' it may he condemned, nnd thui-ulivi-
duals rejected fWtm tlio Board nf Aldermen, tiiey
ought not to Ira met with hinniiig d-uuncialkui. If
I have shewn you tills, 1 uni snii>|*ied.—If in doing
it, my manner hns been toil violent, I trust that my
exeuso will lie found in tin- irritation of unmerited
wound*, and minified for hrui*' a indicted upon
unoffending individuals. Mildtici.*an.Ifurlmnruiieo
tire not always virtues,—nnd they rmiiait Iraexpvet-
oil, when those wito have endeavoured to net enu>
seicntioiiily nud Imuostly, have, lor doitiL' so, been
I’HOSCIIIBKI).
N. B. Since handing you tlmah.ive, 1 have g.-en
lira Riimmii’iiemioii* nf " 8" nnd nnnilinr, iu wliioli
lli-yd-ny that any nttack wit* mndu iipmi tlm
motives’’nf tlm Council, or tint tie* Board was
held up to public indignation. I not vciy glu.l to
lietir, Mr Editor, that it wis nut meant to make
such a i li-irgu. Inn if lira lauumicn u»u I wu* nut sits,
cop llr.c o'sifh R'l inl--rpret*tion, many, If no'
•f tit - lienrers, luvu heeu limit egregiuitsly
inisinUeu. Men lit tlm excitement of zeal, usn
liur-li expressions, wldc.t may convey sonn-'liiug
more than they iiitemlud. You m ay see nn instmien
of tin* in mm of lliu cninmunica-ioi.s iu tliis morn-
ing's paper, where the wtitor a'flor expressly deny
ing tlmt lie mount to attack tlm tniuives iff tlie Coum
cil, sulncq'iently add# ** tlmt th‘*y w»*r« n
limkly hound to pass lira luw," nnd call* lira nrgu.
tnehl retorutd tn.tu oxom-ruti* them from this solemn
obligation " a quibble." Now my nioi'itlity nod
common si-nsu li'iicli mo, that if men nro under n
“solemn obi gutioo" to do .hi act (wldcli solemn ol/
l-giitiou meant their outli of office and tlteir duty to
lira community,) and they use u “quibblo" to evade
lid* * k-tnti ol-ligiilioii, they do commit perjury ;—
nmI if even in this gumili.-d coinniuniciiiou, whore
tin* author could review Ida words deliberately, nn
iuunmido of tins kind rnn hu I'oiimiI, will not that wri*
IRrhimsnlfudiitit that lliu language, " tlio litm mill
fearles- language" us liucull* it, tliatlia u.cd.iu lint
•K-liute, very n-udily liuvo Iraeu interpreted to mean
tlm anmn tiling? Bo that us it mny, I cun assure
11)111,1110' tho w riter nf " I'roscrihert” liuil the mi-
llmrily of -eveial of tin- audirmv*, that they so un
i!cr*.ui.d diu spunker , nud if they u«ed Inngungo
susceptible of such no iiilcrpretiiiinii, lmvo they
not dona ns much injuiy u« if they im-unt il 7
But, Mr. Editor, I am stneniely glad In lienrthal
no such ehatgi* wns, or i* intended. A* 1 said bo*
fore, I do not ohjucl to tlm severest scrutiny .10
Mhifllt public servants m ty bo exposed. 1 admit
lira right to condemn ihnju Igment with which they
acted, nnd to reject them if that judgment has
••iroimou*. Mat if tlto lleviovuil spmkeis liail
fell tin: storm which th«if "lifni and' loarles* Ian-
giiiigo" lud r*Uod (ii .iiiieiilionally a* it irppi nr*)
agii'iist tlie motives of tlm Council, they would nut
wonder that « correspondent fueling of indignation
wus iirniiscil iu the bosom* of the unsuili d and llicir
best frieiul*." They se-'iu to think, llnil Ihu tnu*l
correct course would lmvo been, to u-ldiv** them n
note, s.mis to icceivo from iheinsnlves u coufirmn-
linn of thorn repor#, bof-.rn any puhlic nllit-ion was
i-idu to tit in. The ttiiaw, r to that is, that thu
writer had no tens <n to douht that violent exprus-
•ion* bn l been used, and Im thought tlmt even be
fore tlio judgment and action* of public "Olvanis
were Htt.icked, tho ussailituU ought iheintulvea to
hiivu" aildtessud u nolo" or had hii iutMviow with
t'mso vvhn.0 acts tlu-y disapproved of, ar.d thu*
been nodded to uudcr*titiid "the lireiidih/ind depth,
nod length nnd height" of tlm niuiior. 'It i* a hud
ml-* that wii| not work both ways. " The Imre poo-
•ihility of a mistake, should have tugg.'sUd the
propriety of going to thu fountain In-ad.”
Olio word more, and I urn duno. On"of your core
to*p .rulents say*, 'hit ho will not lift Id* finger in
avert the public n-piobutioii from those who voted
ug.iio*l the law, und that limy must expect tlmt ic-
piuhHtiou " to tost upon them.” I answer him,
wi h un unflinclilng aye, und f- arlo** heart, let it
rest ! It is not the first time that men, (a brighter
instance than man might be . tiled.) b-ivu been
nailed to the cro*«, nr horned lit tlm slake, fur thn
fenrlnss excoeis • ol'ihrir duly ami their rooscionro,
to gratify the mistaken f -uling of fanaticism; and it
will not be the. last.. If condemnation shall come
(duhitn.) it will Ira met, (if I ntistuku not,) as men
proud of llio co'dhiuncu of thuir fellow-citizens, but
pi-miller of their own suit inspect, should ever meet
unmerited reproach.
'*Diiw self approving hour i* worth whole days,
Uf sentulets pi audits, or of loud iniH'lt.”
1 take my leave of yon, gauth-meu. My deep
reverence for the religion of your blessed Redeemer,
tba ceidiitl esteem und rrs|aici. in wltielt I held
yourselves, won d Imvv kept me from "wantonly
dragging you b.-f..ru the public." If in doing so, l
itsvu indeed Iraan misiiiloiinrd n« to your meaning,
and thus uniivceasarify " Como out buldly agsin«t
my bw*t friends,” I am sure, tlmt nothing but a
•«iiiw of duty Ims impeded nit*. But bid eve nn*,
wiistover you meant, yur wind* bsvo mlb t d Iu-
cersliun upon tliose, who would lmvo ba n glad
tohava numbersd you amongst 1 heir"1 ••si hlends,”
ami who would li-il uow cast .1 feutlier in lira wuy ol
your u-Miluloess or your happim-s*.
Th« lion-John Clayton, Chief Jtutiro of Del
aware, ha* r slgnsd hi* offiev Judge (’lstton, it
wilt bo raoollai h'd, was form rly 4 di»|iug'<lsh«d
nm.nlwr of tltn U 8. fionaio.
[ruRTtir GjtoNdiiit?]^
Mr. Kuitok.-"*! Mill tnyaelf, in comimm wlih
othorof my fiillow cfUtans,'exipi tipoti in u very
Spirited nddrosa in Mimday** Grorglsn,fo "arou*0
myself frein my dangtroua almnlrar*/ nnd stun J hy
tny rights," which, m-*-■o.din."' to tbi* writer, are in
very imminent danger frtiin "tlio cold tfdtcr mca.’^
Now, us l um a reader,.of sbmo year* standing, of
tHSwspnpcra, and have had the pleal
in tny day, a greut variety, qf
ested, mnl otherwiso on many strt^cts/pr’lKknl and
moral, nud havo baitdM H tolmh^'MMMRmRM
witlt lira lowers, uses, and O&Uafts
figure*, and ns I havo withal ntther pfn phlogtpMld 1
leiiipemmutit (Iming of Dutch descent.Jr'I ptn'YDf
murk ably llttln nflected by displuysiof-tidVsltlDdr
hmvnvi-r etdivom-d hy typographical aid/ uolass I
euu disi-over something' In tliem mot«TUafnrfng
than tlie omploymont of vocutWo c^.;odn»u»
ol admiration. ‘ '*
Un looking nt tlto ptihlisltod oBM tfcaul d
the proceedings of the Savmiunli Tnmpdr^oH/8cw
oioty, 1 find thut it is in cthitcniplation ((f potilltftf
tlie next Iragisluture, to abolish-the license Is
I believe it would not. Uc a great «nw, j
pose tliut such insignificant creature* as women/
(sm | "mg they were to sign such a petition,'0* It It
coinpl'iiiied iliny will, though I know nothing oftlkJ
mntti-r,) may possibly, perltaps, (eel some slight I^K
terest m tliis question, seeing tbql they wilt havtf
sindi relatives ns hu*bund*, sons, brother* and fire
lliers, in wboso welfare to ctittrern tbstffstfvwittd
I believe too, tliut they have n Tery good right to
petition our Iragislatiire on the sulijoct, uf (brsooth/
•null* of Mis* Murtinnau’s stricturbs on tb* present
stole of society, nro hm* popular tlfttff they deSctVtf
to Ira. Whnt there is "grotelhng" in an cadet*
voiir to pruvout ourselves, oar familleir, and 001*.
servunts, being destroyed by iho greatest scourga
tlmt over visited earth, 1 am nl a Irtis to conoelve.
The writer of lira nrticla under tlio ‘rigaAtafH of.
Savnmiuli," unless lie Imy a lory extraordinary
tntui, must itcknowlrdgu Intemperance to bo a pah* -
lie ovil of nn itmnmiso imignittide, physically and
morally, nnd therefore, deeply interaiting f to aVaty
mcmlicr of society.
Now, tin: question is nr tnu*t ho (i\fitt, whothcf
the peoplo lmvo nut the power, to Instruct tbel* -
legislators to pas* « law restricting, individuals
trafficking Id an urticle, wlrich lirings upoa thty com*
niunity evil, and nothing but evil I If any good,
whatever, wore derived iron; h* u*e,*or if.thp vfa*
tints of iiitemperuuco wore not a public nalsanco,
nud briMight harm upon mmo but thenuelvaa, than
it were aiiotlie? manor, l’atrintism Is appealed to.
I would ask, who, tliut 1* governed by principles of
true patriotism, honour and philanthropy, would on
reflection licritaln to forego so trifling a luxary, (to
say nothing of pnssiblo conieqtiences,) as the " oo*
clnl glu*s," when it stand* in tho wsy of effecting
*0 greut 11 public good! Wo read of tlio ancients
voluntarily sacrificing their lively for thar good of
their country. Alas! there are'men in oar days,
who, for till* good of theirs, would scarcely sacrUh*
a glass of wine! I, j ''
On examination. Mr. Editor, I think Uiocf^ctxW*
stances hardly warrant an appeal " to do battle, (1
•umc near writing battle I) to thoknifo" againstthd
Tempeniiice Societies. 1 humbly npllto that thortf
is net much danger of becoming slaves in cons**
quencc of la-coming temperate. Men art as often,
poriiaps, ninile slaves by their appatitea and pgs*
slotis us l»y tlicir'Logisluilvo Representatives.'' 1 v*
HUM ANITAS.
I’. S. I see by this morning’s pnpeftbat a meet
ing is to ho called to op;amo, under the motto of
Peace, Law and Ordsr, innnticlim^ I heartily ap^
prove of it; uiul ns "the most honourable,and^effec
tual mean*" tu ncriimolUk «uab aw **«*-w»*d*jU,
US I conceive, to curry out the principles of ( tha
c.ilil water society, I suggest it bo recommended to
adopt such a course*. There is nn hotter protection
against fanaticism, and social disorder than cool
heads!
Health or Auousta.—A pisSrnger by.tb® rail
mnl, from Augusts, arrived yeitrrdav, informs of
ill »t sie .no>* lias again broken out in that place,
mol prevails to a fenrful extont. Our informant
stuto* ill'll about fifty cities had occurred there slnca
WediiHwIuv, and thut two Imd died during jba-24
hours before In- left. The physician* fifg it .tha
character of n bilious congestive fever—tho pufente
ure tnken with chills and -pain# in (b® bend and
buck, but if medicine is immediately mimfnlstercd
tin- di*ea«R remlily yield*,and in soma csROf
dividual i* ronvnlesceiit in n day or two, bfatiftataiw
ces occur where lira imiiotii* « ? nk front ;he moment -
they lire attacked. AInny nfllw inlmblunUatflMv-
lug the place with thuir futnilius, and retiring to ;ha
itoiiiiiiy, -• u
In Moiille niiiI New Orhmne, It will appear from
extracts in nor paper of (hi* mornini, tho yellow
vor is progressing in tho inner City,to iniMtuUftn*
ing extont.—Cfiar. Courier.
Writ* luvu been issued hy the Goventar,■X&J*
lira Coluiiiliin Telescope) appointing jut election UF
be h'-hl in this Drilrietsm the second Mon^tr fis -
October, for 11 Representative in CoiigreaS/ln placo
of tho Hon. F. II. Elmore, resigned, .The candi
date- are Col. Jamison, ofOrangebufg, CoL Duller,
uf Barnwell, C'ol. CnnshntAD, of Lrxingtea, ami
ijnr OTIiinlon, of IlichlaiRl.—Ibid*
Major l,
.
NF.W OnLBANSiS*»r^».
Fire.—N fir*l*roknmit on Sunday^mnrnlnwabpof
oVlock in the fancy dry goods store of Madamn
Bnit.iile, in Churtrr* street, next door Ul tH® hops®
occiipieil liy Mr. Cntno, VVrttchmikfll'..- Tho hoaao
in which It originated was entirely cnrsttroi-d,- triii!
tlmt <M-rnpied liy Mr Camp wa! much injared.
Tlio linit.o nt th" corner of Conti street, occupied a*
n fnney dry gomls store hy Madamo LefebVro tad
Itrot tiers was also much damuged, its roof being etv-
tir**ly destroyed. The water thrown.upon the roof
hy tlm fire engines do-rended into tho stare beneath
nnd damaged the valuable merchandise therein con*
mined tlio value of which ia estimated at $110,000,
Such wn* tho rapidity of tho flnmeS, that Mcdnma
Bnttnille, who slept in the upper Story, savnlhore
self witlt difficulty hy tn"nns ofa ladder;placed
nonius' lira window, nnd it i* supposed-thotdaa of
her servant* has been burnt. Mr'. Ldbto, ooa of
Mr*. Lefelivro's lirotlier*. being much indisposed,
w 1* rnrrii-d ut of the boitso with cnniidcroble’Iron-
Id*-, for such wu* tin* Irant from the -fir®; uutt .the -
dirar* and window khutters on the opposite aid® of
the street -vore scorehed; and this circamitanc*r
rendered tin* operations of the engines extrenioly
pain fa! to tlioliroini'h,
This it the second flro nf a very serlott i nMor®* that
hn* occurred in tlto sumo street in etghtdoys, Mod
the losses they have occasioned are*'®nornMRis.—
This is excluMw* of the fire In EkehongnPiaoeyat
the lionkstnro of Mr. Follnnslrae. .
Mr Camp we nre happy to tearn.iwaa fttltjt' In
sured, bo succeeded in saving tho valoabb conleuta
of hi* store but bis household itunkuro wojdestroy,
ed,—Louisianian.-- ‘I „
— ■ ■ ■ —■ ■ ;
■ ntCHMOND,
A Mon Frustrated.—W® ca’tnc «
having a coiisid*-rablu of a mnh ia oiir p
on tlm iright of Monday. For aevoral
keen talked about th.it oirlhat'ntiht' tho g u ,
were to Ira mobbed, tfq •eldomis there any j
inclination* evinced iigrah"Wi : ver,‘that we tl
nothing of the report, an*! did not'racojleet that' UW
nppointcl night' had arrived until from, 'sintular'
movom<-r.ts alniui thn*tre«t*,' we woto' reminded of
it. Some liniidr-d or more young men jusetnblcd; -
st the m ukei boast* and were proceeding up town
hInhii in oVIiK'k lociriyi.ut their design of *• break-,
ing up" thegambl rs But befur® they "com-'
mettced biMinvs*,’’ jli® police raiised Iho bolls to bu
lung, nnd tlm nltt-'in of fire Wat given. This dive tri
ed lira HD-ntinn iff the crowd,'and so cnnfu«e<| -and
dis-irganizod it,lli*t it did hgt re'o^gaBlUfdSgltfe ■
n 4ht went off quii-tlv—Mh perlirs t/» the aff^ r
tha' was to have been. Imlng allowed to -deep mo.*e
pl*c dly tlie greater part iff the right, so far a* thut
cou d It *v - Mh-ii prevented Ly tin* muirfercnc* of
lira o e with tho other.—Compiler, ‘ -
Tho ease of Holmos, the fugitive from Canada,
charged with tii-inW, still •. onio. in prikoo at
Montpelier, no decision
hi# y. Rgprtss, ^ ijgTS
Which remain# in prWo—Hnwtxff.
W# tent tlto (nmy devil’s ossa Is h»d a
how. ’5**
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