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IMlllil* llMOillf. ihe most perfect bove nuie.t wou.tl be that which, emanat ag directly from the People lioverus le st — osls lest—Dup uses Justic ..to all aud confers Privileges on None. —liENTHAM. VOL. 1.1 Ml. WE GREEN - EDITOR. AIMiICAK DEJIOCK4T, PUBLISHED WEEKLY, IN THE REAR OF J. BARNES' BOOKSTORE, COTTON AVENUE, MACON, GA. A T TWO DOLLARS PSR ANNUM. IN ADVANCE. -Cl3 Rates of Advertising, Ac, One square, of 100 words, or less, in small type, 75 cents hr the first insertion, and 50 cents for each subsequent inser t •on. Ail Advertisements containing more than 100 and less than 2UO words, will be charged as two squares. To Yearly Advertisers, a liberal deduction will be made. N B Sales »f LAND, by Ailministrators. Executors. (Guardians, are required, by law,, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in the lore noon, aud 3 in the afternoon, at the Court-House in the Coun ts in which the property is situated. Notice of these must w ~,.0n. on in a public Gazette, SIXTY DAYS, previous to tbe ; ,y of sale. .Sales of PERSONAL PROPERTY, must be advertised in , h „ ,amo manner, FORTY DAYS previous to the day of sale. Notice to Debtors and Cieditorsof an Estate, must be pub lished FORTY Days. Notice that application will lie made to the Court of Ordi lary, for leave to sell LAND, must be published FOUR MONTHS. Sales of NEGROES, must lie made at public auction, on Iho first'PiiMlay of the month, between die legal hours of Ue at the place of public sales in the county where the tei i i ts testamentary, "f A lininNiration or «tianlians|tip, shall lave boen granted, JfilX TV HAYS notice being previously oven m one of die public gazettes of ibis Slate, an '.at the door I,f tlio CVutl Honse, where suelf sales are to be held. Notice ini leave to sell NEGROES, must be imblished for POUR MON PUS, before any order absolute shall he made thereon bf die t'uifrt. i All budnoeoqM iliralr»iurd, will receive prom|* aitentinn, at ,l,e Office «f the AMERIC AN DEMOCRAT. REMITTANCES «Y MAIL: —" .A Postmaster may en I oiaie money in a loiter to die publisher of a newspaper, lo I pay lUe sub-«ii|ii|nii us a UtitJ person, and frank die lei ter, ai I wriuen by luniself.” —d«« Kent/all, P. U. 0. I CO M ML' N lid ATI ON S addressed lo the Eniron Post I Paid. 11. &. J. CO Willis, 111 uoviron band at ibe Store formerly occnpi- I I L ed by Mcsirs .1 11.. ROSS *& Cos, a general as- I sortiilent of planters’ supplies, —CONSISTING OF — Groceries, STAPLE 1) iY GODDS, ■ Macom Nov. 2*4, 1844. 27 WILLI A 1/ L. CLARK , wtiiiLKaAi.K nr.At.En in ST \l*l. E Ail) FANCY DRV GOODS, NO. 37 LIBERTY STREET, (.Year Nassau.) N£W-YORK. Oct. 18, 1843. 22 'f fS* A.I W it: J tt%t i ' »c<t. VUE receiving and opening n Inrgc and desirable assortment of sensoualile FOREIGN and A* MEXICAN Fi icy and S'aple Di g (SooStf. The entire sin k is in w and very com;4e'e, and wit be solj at Wholesale or Retail, at 'he very lowest pri res. Purchasers are iqvitrd to call and examine for* I'u’irtfietves Nov 8. 45 .Yew Strtf Goods, lint and SHOE STORE. AT I.ALOWKI’s CORSES, COTTON AVENUE, MACDS, GA. I SMIK liscriliers sre now receiving a general stock A ol new s'tiple and fancy Dry Coo ls, Shoes, Hoots and Hats, Al*n Half Skins, Sole Leather, II"g Skins, Boot Vl,>- ncon. Boot and Saddle Linings, Shoe Thread, Peggs Hid Les s. Sujierior Ancliur Brand Bolling Cloths. Piipor llan piigs and Bordering. 0 rockery-wure. PAINT- AND OILS. 1 j Pure White Lead ground in Oil, ■ Extra and No. 1 and 2 ground in Oil, Colored Paints, Beat quality Linseed, Tanne'S and Lamp Oil, Putty. Ate All of which veil! be sold low for Cash A. J. .4 1). VV. OlUt. Oct. 25, 1313 23 3m. BONN If T S . pHF. subscriber has just received a ficsh supply 1- us fine and fashionable ’lorence, Tuscan, and -Straw Bonnets. Lo, a lew DRESS PATTERN S, rich Mouslm <le am*; an a-Mortim nt <4’itlistic and Half long Mils t i' li and Ea*hi nabta Dre4S Silks it reduced price*; •do one piece Turkey Satin. G. Is. WARPER Qkms 4 .or above Geo. A. Kimberly’* Hal Store. ■ Macoti, Nuv. |, 1343. 21-d AT KIMBERLY’S {£f*l!at St-irc:'«Co IGNS.ISTINO OF GENTLEMENS’ LEOIIORN i i'yNama; Manilla, and paLm | LEAF HATS; ' All of which, will be sold it- low as the lowest. .Vny 21. 2 Baling and Rope. I] J RALES Gtttiny Cloth, 45 inch wide,. I J 100 Piece-* Kentucky Hemp Bagging', I D Cod Manilla Bale Rope. [For sale by CHARLES DAY & CO. Macon, Nov. 15, 1943. 26 ts Bagging and Rope. i lOn PIECES heavy Gunny Bagging, h 10<> •* Kentucky, ts» 50 “ Rnsin. do 200 14 Coils Manilla Hope, | 500 lbs. Bnuamg Twine. I For sale on reasonable torm«. hv CHAS CAMPBELL ft CO. 9 Auy. 23, 1843. I t I I fiIIOCEItICS. 1 |AHE suhsrrihers continue to keep on hand at |L( I o|,| ntind, iqiposite 'lip VVashi'-yton Hall, a lys'd | ' firtiiicp|of(lr.K'epes.Bngging.Salt, Iron, Ac., which j try will sell low for cash. 1 „ C. CAMPBELL & CO. ■ Macon, June 7, 1913. Its DEMOCRATIC BANNER FREE TRADE; LOW DUTIES; NO DEBT; SEPARATION FROM BANKS; ECONOMY; RETRENCHMENT; AND A STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION.—./ C C.ILttOV.Y. Diographical Sketch ol Linnaeus. Charles Linnaeus was iheson of a vil lage pastor, and was born in Rashult, in the province of Snieland, in Sweden, in the year 1707. To great originality of genius, were joined an enthusiastic dis position, and a perseverance of charac ter, which enabled him to make his way through poverty and obscurity to a dis tinguished pre-eminence as a man of science and learning. An ardent love for the study of nature, especially for bo tanical knowledge, early took possession of him. While y*-t a boy lie seeins to have been fontler of rambling about the fields, and pursuing the great book of na ture than the folios of the schools; for so little satisfaction does he seem to have given his first teachers, that his father, dissatisfied with his progress, contempla ted binding him to a trade.' The inter vention of his friends and his own ear nest entreaties, however, at last persua ded his parent to permit him to study the profession of medicine. At the univer sity we find him rising in distinction, even in the midst of extreme poverty— in want of books—in want of clothes— in want of bread to eat; and even patch ing up old shoes with the bark of trees, to enable him to wander into the fields in prosecution of his favorite study of liota uy. While vet a mere youth, lie was pitch ed upon by the Academy of Science of Upsal to explore the dr. ary regions of Lapland, and to ascertain what natural productions they contained ; and we find him embracing with ardor this laborious and solitary undertaking, with a pittance barely sufficient to defray the expenses of his journey. After his return from this scientific expedition, he commenced a course of public lectures of botany and mineralogy in the University of Upsal ; he wad Util of the subject, and the nov elty and originality of his discourses soon drew around hint a crowded audience: but envy, which is too often tbe malig nant concomitant of rising talent, soon blasted his fail* prosperity. It was dis covered that, by a law of the University, no person was entitled to give lectures, unless he had previously taken a degree. Linusits had unfortunately obtained no academical honors, and Dr. Rosen, the Professor of Med.cint, accused hint be fore the Senate, and insisted that the stat utes should l)c put in force. What must have been the feelings of tbe youthful, ardent and aspiring botanist at this harsh and oppressive measure? Conscious of superior talents, full of hojtes, and flush ed with a success of his efforts, he was hv this ungenerous proceeding excited to madness; and goaded on to the extremi ty of desperation, he drew his sword up on Rosen, at the door of ihe senate house, and attempted to stab him ; powerful friends interfered in his behalf, or expul sion would have been the consequence. For some time his resentment was strong, and he persisted in his determina tion ; but at last his passion cooled ; lie listened to milder suggestions, gave up his hopes of present distinction, and with them all his resentful feelings—admira ble triumph of a great and noble mind ! for little did he then think, that in a few years afterwards he should occupy and fill with distinguished honor the same chair whiclt his antagonist Rosen then possessed. Disappointed of his prospects at the University of Upsal, he along with some of his pupils, made a mineralogicai and botanical excursion to the province of Dalecarilla. At Fahlun, the capital of this province, lie became acquainted with Dr. Moreens, the chief physician. The Doctor was a kind and learned man, and had plants and flowers which excited the admiration of the young botanist; but he had a fairer flower than any which Linnaeus had ever yet beheld in garden or meadow. In short, for the eldest daughter of l)r. Morraeus, our botanist conceived an ardent affection ; his admi ration was met by the young lady with a grateful attachment ; and in accor dance with the ardor and enthusiasm ol Iris disposition. Linnaeus solicited of the father the young lady’s hand in marri age. Tl e goo ! do< t r h id conceived a li king ti>r the young. earned and eloqneni stranger; lie loved him and tirs pursuits', .mil his ingenious liearing: hut lie ten derly loved his daughter also, and more cool and considerate than the young and fond lovers, foresaw that a poor, friendless young man, without any pro fession or employment, was not like v to improve his own or his daughter’s hap piness, hy such a rash step. He there fore persuaded him to delay the match for three years ; that his daughter should remain nnmartii and in the meantime ; and if at the end of that period he (hy the study of Medicine, whic h he strongly re commended) was in a condition to mar ry, his sanctions to the nuptials should lie readily given. Nothing more reasonable 'than his proposal. Linnaeus summoned his phi losophy to his aid. Love lent him new energies to encounter difficulties. It wa reso’ved that he should forthwith depart for L<eyden in order to obtain a degree.— Heforo his departure. Miss Mortens hro t MACON, . EDNESD Y, ANUARY 31, 1844, forth her pocket money, amounting to a i purse of one hundred dollars, and laid it at his feet as a love offering and unequiv ocal proof of her attachment. He press-; ed her fair hand, kissed her fervently, and, with a heart glowing with the most unbounded admiration of her generosity he bade her farewell. Many a peetical lover would have gone forth dreaming in reverie, writing sonnets alternately to his mistress and the moon, and ever and anon bewailing 1 his hard fate at the awful and interrniun- 1 hie separation. Not soour philosopher: he went forth cheered and stimulated ! with the thought that there was 0116 who i loved him and his pursuits, and to merit whose love he was resolved to strain ev ery nerve in the path of learning and ! distinction. At Leytten he prosecuted' his studies with his wonted assiduity; j attracted the notice of Dr. Boerhaave, 1 and other celebrated men of science, was appointed family physician to tlie I burgomaster of Amsterdam ; produced during the two years he held this situa tion, many of his most elaborate works* and visited F.ngtand and other 'countries in quest of knowledge. Indeed, tbe ex tent of his labors, aud the indefatigable industry during this period, is almost in credible. There was almost no depart ment of natural science, which he did not investigate, and bring within the compass of his methodical arrangements —but botany was his chief and favorite study, and 11 this department he raised himselt a reputation which can only per ish with the science itself. But amid .these pursuits, more than the three years of bis probationary exile had expired; and had he forgotten the fair flower of Fahlun, that he left ; U long ago lonely amid the garden of the physician of DelecariU.i? There-were not want ing those who suggested such vile suspi cions to the fond maiden. He had far exceeded the period of his stipulated absence; lie had wandered far and wide, and seen many new faces, and formed many fresh acquaintances; his growing reputation lull absorbed ah hbrother fee lings; and the praise aud notice of the learned and the great had sophisticated his heart. One day secret intelligence was brought to Linnaeus that such insin uations were insidiously spreading against him, and this too by one whose! treachery had stung hint to the heart.— He had usually corresponded with his intended bride through the medium of a friend for whom lie had procured a pro fessor’s chair. This treacherous profes sor conceived a pass on for Miss MoraetL, and in order to supplant I .innaens in her affection ; basely took the opportunity of his protracted absence to insinuate these suspicions into the ear of Dr. Morsetis and his fair daughter. Linnaeus was so overpowered by the tidings of this heart less treachery and ingratitude, that lie was seized with a deep melancholy, which terminated in a paroxysm of f’>- ver. Ori his recovering, he left Holland without delay, and hastened to the pres ence of his mistress. Though others might have doubted of his constancy, and despaired of his return, het heart was still unchanged. Site had despised the insinuations, aud repelled the advan ces of liis rival, and met her lover once more with smiles of love and all the con fidence of affection. Our philosopher, though rich in fame and acquirements, was still poor in the world’s wealth. He endeavored to es tablish himself in medical practice in Stockholm, and was for a time haunted with that envy and petty jealousy which his superior talents excited in the mind.-, of unworthy and ungenerous rivals. At length, however, one of those lucky chances which do more for a physician titan all his learning and industry, prised him in the estimation of the whole com munity. He was fortunate enough to pr< scrilie successfully for a cough which troubled Queen Lleonora; and hence forth he became the fashionable doctor of Stockholm, and was appointed physi cian to the admiralty, and botanist to the king. Having now a settled income, lie married the lady of Ins affections, five years after his courtship. Not long af terwards he was appointed medical j ro fessor in the University of Upsal; and Iris former enemy Rosen, huvi :g obtain ed the botanical chair of that Uuivoisity, an amicable adjustment was made by which they exchanged their professor ships; and Limucits saw himself seated in (he botanical chair of the university, which, from the first, had been the chiet object of his ambition, and which lie con tinued to fill with distinguished honor for a period of thirty years. llow gratifying must have been Iris sensations, to find himself a professor ol the University, where a few years before lie had entered a poor, unfriended and solitary student- to find himself raised to affluence and distinction by his own persevering efforts —eticourngid by pub lic approbation and applause—cheered hy all the endearments of a domestic union which had strxxl the test ol time ind the trying circumstances of suspensi md treachery, and enjoying that learned md philosophic leisure which the votan of science can so aptly improve and so highlynppreciate. T* e l*hiloMt|>ky of the Situ. An extract from a Lecture by D,. Laiiner. The properties of he sun having been determined, philosophers have had the boldness to take ther station upon its globe, and decide, wth a very high de gree o f probability at lean, upon its phys ical condition in other respects. The results <f their investigations we shall <ce. ! As the smi revolves upon its axis, we * perceive upon its surface certain spots of interne blackness, winch are constantly 1 changing in apfieunmce. Sometimes ■ several are visible it one—sometime ! none at all can be seen—but it is never j anv coH'idemble time that they are 1 who'ly absent! The spot, disappear ' sometimes, by being carried beyotid the/ ' visible edge of the sun sometimes in its [ centre, or at any point of its disc. They vary also in size and shape, according to ' no fixed rule, aud brightmng from die. blackness of the sjhits to the luminous appearance of its. They were at first supposed to bo scoriae floating in an ocean of flame. But repeated and care ful observation has sliown that such is not the’ rase, (hr tln• changes of their ap pearance, as they appear, pass along, and disnp|x*nr, are whdlv incompatible with this hypothesis. But these changes are completely in accordance with the dis coveries of philosophy, hvliich has now ascertained that tliese s|>Uts are merely openings in the luminiuiis coat of the sun. pioduci and by Some powerful agitatuiti, with the nature of winch we are yet un acquainted, that their Nadk centres are portions ot the dark surface of tlie mid itselft arid the shelving ot the cavity from the exterior of the luminous cover ing ol the sllll. By the appearance of a spot and penumbra, philosophy lias even been able to measure the depth or t ,ick uess of the luminous matter covering; the stm, which is found lo bo aim,n thirty thousand miles and has .settled the tact, that the sun itself is an opaque, tion-Ut minous globe, surrounded, as already ole seived, by an ocean ol intensely brilliant and luminous mat er. •‘But wiint is this matter ? is it solid, liquid, or gaseous l” For the. solution ot this enquiry the world is indebted 10. M, Arago, an eminent French philosopher, whose name must lie familiar 'to all who have paid any attention to s. ieitce. The means employed were the e.xaiTiiuaiions of ihe nature of the light emanating from the sun. By the discoveries of Fourier, another French philosopher, it lias been shown that light is ol two kinds—either com non or |>oinrised- -and we have op tical instruments by which wo c;m tell to whi'*h of these kinds any given ray of light belongs*. It has also lieen found to he the universal law of nature—a law to which there is not a single exception — that light preceding from solid bodies, like a red poker, for example, is allways polarised the same holds good with res l>eot to light from liquid liodtes, as md ten iron. But light from gaseous sub stances is in the common state, as from a gass lamp. Arago applied the. lest to the light to the sun ; it is not polarised, therefore it can l>e from neithersoiid nor liqmd ; it is common, and must le from gaseous matter. And tints it is proved that the opaque uon-lumiu<»us glo! e of the sun is surrounded with a gaseous substance, or an ocean of flume; Some thirty thousand miles deep, and that from this flaming ocean emanates the light aud heat of the solar system. These facts lead at once to the conclusion in which philosophers! generally are agreed, that tlio sun is unfit to sustain life, and 11lerefore uuinhabited. Ane and te of Davy O'toebett. On Davy rockett’s* return to his con stituents, after his first session, ill Uon gress, a “ nation’ of them surrounded I him one day, and began to ilflbrrogaW him about \\ nsliiiigfoii. “ What tine do theydiue at \\ ashing tou, ( Vvtofte! V asked One. “Why,” said ho, “common people, such as von are here, get their dinners at one o’clock, hut the gentry nml big ‘ tins diuc at three. As for the Represen tatives we dine at four; and the artstoc raey and the Senate, they don’t get their victuals till five.” “ Well, when do s tlte Prfi.-ident fod der?” asked another. “Old Hickory!" exe’aimcd ilrot'olo uel, attempt ifig to appoint a'little in ao eoul mce with the dignity >! tie rtai:o:i •‘Old H ckory ? ice/1, he don't dine till next duty .” Very lnvO>'i)t. A stone-cutter at Rely, near Boulogne, had in bis yard a milj-stoue ol uiiiisiiairt large size. Recently his two chi dim, a little hoy and girl, after having gather ed a quantify of the last flowers of au tumn, sat dov. n under its shelter to wcnyi them into crowns and garlands, within view of the eye of their mother. Hci attention was diverted from tlieni for < tt y a minute, when it was abruptly turn ed t" them again by a piercing shriek.— In this almost momentary interval, tin tone, from so i.e unknown cause, haci .alien upon the children, and ciftsfkt. them both to death. sm;cil OF MIL iJLACfc OF GA. In the Ho ixe pf Representatives Jun~ , naryo, Is44—Ou lire2lst rule. , (l j Mr. Dromgoolo hnving mowd to re commit the report oi the committee on Buies, that it might haven reconsidera tion by a full attendance of the commit-, tee—t * •• -J::"M; nil .t • - *j*t •' Mr. Black said he should vote for the motion of the gentleman from Virgmfti to recommitt; but lie desired to amend the motion; if Ire wis in order in doing so, for the purpose of bring ng the House lo a tost on tlie qn “fion, whi *h was nil im portant to the'Southern portion of this country. He proposed to amend the mo tion of the gentleman from Virginia, by the addition of instructions to that-com mittee to report the 21st rule of the last Congress as one of Ihe rules! of this House. [The Olerk, at the request qf the gen tleman from Georgia!, tend*l ho rule to which he referred-. It was the old 21st rule on the subject of abolition petitions,- in the following words ; “An petition, memorial! resolution, or otberpaper, praying the abolition of slave ry in the District of Columbia, or any State or Territory, or the sbivc trade be tween the States or Territories us the United' States, in which it now exists, shall received by this House, or en tertained in any way whatever.’?] Mr. Black proceeded to say, it was use less to mince this matter. Sir. said he, I undefstqnd that the rule just read by the Glerks is omitted in the report of the committee : and thy purpose In moving this instruction is to test the sense of the. House on a question of vital importance to the interests 1 represent. I do this upon consultation with no man. Imt in obedience to obligations, which are para-, mount to all other consideration'-, and, upon the motion to instruct, 1 agk for the yeas and pays. Mr. GibrxT rose to a question of order. He contended that the report of the Se lect ( ovnmiltoe on Rules was no more a privileged question than the report of any other committee. If m thi> lie wrs right, the subject was improperly hefpve the House and the motion of tlie gentle man from Virginia, [\i.r. Dromgoole.J and the Amendment of the gentleman from Georgia, [Mr. Black,] were Uv.h put of older- He regretted tlpU thorn, was so much excitement in relation to this subject at this time. Ho had.been two years a rnf?n»her of the House, and he never before heard the lan w/u r e of defiance so ho'd'v used as it had hequ this day. Ho hope I this repo t wou’d take its proper place on the Speaker’s ' table;-and wlw n it camo tip in oraCr, the motion and its amendments would be in order. Mr. Black desired to sriy a Few words in reply to gentleman from Virginia. He had not expected reproof from the quarter. Mr. Gilmer said he had not the gen t!o.man from Georgia in his ruind when he spoke. He was alluding to gentlemen upon the other side. Mr. Black. Sir, lam g]ad the gentle man from Virginia has made this expla nation. But Mr. Speaker, without re ference to what that gentleman has said, I certainly did intend, by the motion I have submitted, to defy certain persons to whom it would not lx? in order to refer by name. I meant to defy tile majority of the Committee, if it he their intention to report a set ofmles differffig in this essential particular from those which governed tlio 26tlt and 27th Congresses. I meant to defy the majority of this, or anv other House, if hey mu -M to adopt these rides, emascnlafed ‘as they have been by the comfiiittee 1 repent that dc j fiance iip\y; and when it is urged on me to keep coot, my only reply is that | my constituents would he mortified and j indignant if, when their rights are inva ded here, I should sit silently by and' keep mol. Mr. Carroll ca’lpd the gentleman to order. He asked ’whether it was in or der to lid defiance to a Com Pul fee of the He use. Sir,.'said Mr. Black, I do not intend to be out of order; nor will I intentionally I embarrass the House or the Chair. If I shall transgress the order of debate, the Speaker will set me right, and I will en deav'or to go on in order. My purpose is simple to ask for the yeas and nays upon my tpotidn. itnd to suhfhit that re- j cord to the “public eye and, and, in doing so. I u\ust he perhflltod to say*, that if I were to exhibit, on this occasion, that degree of coolness which gentlemen I j seem s6 solicitous to impress upon me— j a coolness prompted perhaps hv some motive of policy, apart from the question i'self, however acceptable I might render myself to certain political interests. 1 am quite sute such calmness and indHlfekence would he anything tart grateful to those whom 1 represent. Gentlemen may, if they think proper irent this ns a question of policy, and contradistinguish it ftom principles j and tliey may indicate, by tneir course here, that policy is to have priority over principle. It there be such combinations, mid pur] uses to accomplish witii whatever view, 1 know them Hot, and will have nothing to do with them. For htysdf, 1 have a high duty to per form, regardless of considerations of mere i NO. 37. pnrtv cxfvxlicncy; and that duty I will : perform fearlessly, at least, and indepen dently of trnipmels or discipline of any sort. I Sir, if I could be so lost to a proper | sepse of the obligations which rest oil rttcy as (o witness these attacks upon the I inluests of the, South with a coolness atti' •Hitting to indiirerenco, I should for feit, a.; I ought, (he confidence with M tiicji Uk' penpje of Georgia have here .tpfpre honored me. "VVliat, let me ask, is the occasion of the excitement w hich I confers If- v!. A majority of the Com mittee on Rules has reported to us a epop for the government of the federal legisla tion of the country, which will permit the ipeendiary abolitionist, with treason in his heart, and a lie on Ills tongue, to walk into his House, and, dAy after day] vi}ny, traduce, and insult the whole OQtistitiiency of the South, Shall I rc maiu quiet and keep Cool , when this thjijg is being accomplished under my very five? Sir, when the South is laid 'cold, I, too. will be so; hut not until then. 1 Mr. Gilmer asked if tlio gontlemart from Georgia alluded to him. Mr. Black. The recent explanation of the gentleman front Virginia .him, from my allusion, l was saying for myself, independently of any man, that I would not, and could, not keep cool when preparations am making, in our very* midst, to destroy the only restraint on tftfisc “friends of human liberty,” who a,re to be let loose in this hall to as shil, with alf’the weapons of falsehood and vituperation, the institutions and in terests I am here to maintain and defend. No, sir, I will permit no considerations -of mere party |>olicy s o-deter me from ;i plain, palpable, immediate decision of this question’. I approach it with tho same fenrfefcs determination, and upon Ihe- same inflexible principle of right, with which I shall approach the other grest questions which divide and agitato the country, and in relation to which my roriMitnents expect me to do my duty to them without consulting the political til* f.TO'F of any man, or truckling to tho "temporising policy of party managers. Yc«, sir ; in utter defiance of tho pruden tial considerations which, from a certain quarter, admonish me to keep cool f come forward, and, boforc this House and tht country, demand an open, imme diate, straightforward decision of this ab sorbing question. IF the majority hero is ngamst us, (and those who are not for (is are against hsy) I desire to know it; I desire those who sent me here to know it, and the sooner the better. But, Mrr Speaker, I will not believe that, this House of Representatives, in which we have a Democratic majority of more than sixty votes, is against us on this ques tion of alxflition. Shall I, by withhold ing this motion, evidence a suspicion that this House is not to be trusted t that the majority are about to play a game with this question ? That tliey are at tempting to pacify the abolitionists by the reception of their petitions, and thus secure their votes and influence in a fu ture contest for power and place ; rely ing, the while, upon the supposed gulla hility of the South ; hoping to keep her generous and confiding people in the ranks, with fair promises, and protesta tions about the inexpediency of immedi ate abolition, and theneccssityof recogni sing the “ right of petition ?” Sir, I will net give utterance to such a suspicion ; for it will he proclaiming trumpet-tongu ed to the South, that their constitutional rights are regarded here as of less im portance thau abolition votes. No, sir ! 1 will not believe it, nor will I admit, it, until the recorded yeas and nays shall prove it beyond the reach of my creduli ty. The motion I have made to iusti net tiiecommittee to report the old 21st rule, and drive the abolitionists from this hall, is, of itself, proof that I comlide in the Democratic party. Who shall distrust them ou tins subject? 1 will not, until your record shows my confidence lias been abused. To doubt them now, would ho treason ; to have that doul t continued by their own act, would he to damn them at the South. Sir, the 26th Congress, in which parties w ere nearly balanced, enacted this conservative rule, liven the 27th (WHIG) Congress rc e tacted it. Shall I then fear to submit the .‘-•attic rule to tlte Democratic majority of the present Congress ] Ia:1 those who ! are willing, take the responsibility, aud endeavor to stave off and avoid this ques tion, and pursue a course calculated to . cast suspicion on the majority of this House, iwillnotdoit. 1 shall submit a revenue tariff to their decision. For myself, I rejoice that this opportunity is presented to the party to record their v< ,t,>—to put their hand writing on the wall. As an individual, Ido it fearless ly ; and I desire that every man here shall do the same. It has grown into an honored custom of the Democracy to enact this 21st rule at the opening of a 4 Congress ; and that custom was a pow ,'rfui argument with my constituents to confide in the Democratic party. Who i shall say that it is reserved for this Con- I gross to blast all our hopes, and dishonor ! iind abuse our conlidance 7 Mr. Speaker, 1 voted to reconsider tho vote by which this question was post-