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->-*r JV v » \ 9S POLITICAI Am Pjom the Augusta Constiiutiona.iat.) CO” We receive by Saturday’s trail, the foilow- communicationfrom Gov. Gilmer. ROCKlNHAM„ Virginia, Sept. 7ih 1332. To the Citizens of Richmond County. I have eecn published in the Augusta Constitu tionalist of the 21st of August , the proceedings of a meeting ofRichmond County, at which a com mittee were appointed to ascertain by direct cor respondence with the candidates for Congress, “ their sentiments in regard to nullification.” My absence from Georgia has probably prevented my receiving the communication of the committee I have therefore thought it my duty to address you directly, lest the object of the call upon me should b defeated. My answer is, that I do not believe, that a State ran render a law of Congress null arid void, which has been passed upon a subject over which Congress ha.<?, by the constitution, the exclusive power of legislation. I am therefore no advocate for the adoption of nullification to reme dv the evil of the tariff. ThisaiHRver might be misconceived, were it not extended to the other important nutters embrac cd within your resolutions. I cannot concur with you in the opinion, that' the tariff recently enacted is a decided amelioration of flic system.” Its inequality and want of uni formity has certainly been increased. I cannot agree with my fellow citizens of Rich mond County, that the evils of the Tariff have bccu greatly exaggerated. It would, indeed, be difficult to ejeagerate the injustice and tyranny of our present system of taxation and publicexpendi tures, which has been made so to operate upon dife front section? of our country, as to render it an object of eager desire with the majority, for the purpose of enlarging their individual profits, to in crease rather than lessen their amounts; and espi- cially when (hat system has been aJoptcd in viola tion of hll the obligations which bind us together as one people. Georgia suffers more oppressively from the system than any other si,ate in the Union. 1 do not therefore think that its evils ought to be palliated by any portion of her citizens. I cannot agree with you, “ that it is advisable for the present'to leave the subject of the Tariff to the state legislature,” beause all that can bedpne has already been tried, by resolutions, threats an 1 pro test.-., without producing the slightest effect upon the fixed majority in Congress. I consider it more advisable to refer the subject to a state convention, as recommended atdhe meetings which have been held in many Counties, with the hope that it may lead to one united effort on the part of southern states, to procure a repeal of the tariff, as the only practicable means by which that object can be ell-cteiL I however entirely, coincide with you in the opinion, that-the aels ofsnch a convention will :v it be obligatory upon the people, without their subsequent approval. I have t!ius, in answer to your requirement, giv- ■ u you briefly, and, 1 hope, with sufficient distinct,- floss, mV views upon a subject of great interest to us all. I have not thought that the occasion cal led for any elaborate reasoning in iheir support, or flint they Should he extended beyond the matters c mtained in your resolutions. V\ ilh sentiment oi'grcat respect,your fellow citi zen. unanimously adopted. Doct. John Wingfield hav ing previously read the circular letter, and accom panying resolutions, from the Corresponding Com mittee appointed at the meeting at Athens. Whereas the present c sis demands that the sentimentsof the people of Georgia should be known on The subject of the Thrift or protective system; and the first step towards accomplishing that object, having been taken at Athens, by a large number of Citizens from all parts of the State, there assembled, and an expression of their opin ion having been given, that the only way ofefltet- ir.g that purpose, will be by assemblages of the citizens of each county separately, with a request to that effect. Resolved, therefore, That a Committee of seven be appointed by the Chairman of this meeting, for the purpose of making known to, and requesting of the people in the various parts of the County, to assemble at the Court house, in the town of Madison, on Saturday the 1st day in September next. Resolved, That a further Cummitiee of seven be apoi’ ted and instructed to draw up a preamble and resolutions, to be submitted to said meeting, lor their adoption, alteration, or rejection. In pursuance of the first resolution, the Chair proceeded to appoint Roderick Leonard. William S. Stokes, Thomas S. Bonner, John Wingfield, Adam G. Safibld, Robert R. Hardin and William Porter. The meeting then proceeded to appoint Dr John Wingfield, Eugenios A. Nisbet r Weekiv J. Pear man, Adam G. Saffold,John Robson, Dr. Elijah E. Jones, and Nathaniel Allen, in accordance with the 2d Resolution. Ordered that the proceeding of the meeting lie signed by the Chairman, and countersigned bv the Secretary. , The meeting then, on motion, adjourned. ISAAC WALKER, Chairman. Thomas J Burney, Scc’ry. GEORGE R. GILMER. IX GREAT UNION MEETING COUNTY. At a meeting of the citizens of Liberty County, on the 1st of September, held lor the puipose of expressing their opinions upon the Tariff Act, Nullification, and other measures of political impor tance, C-ipt. Joseph Jones was unanimously ap- ]> dnled Cuairman, and Joseph Quartcrman Secre tary. ( The m etiug was opened by prayer from the Rev. Josiah Law, and the Chair having called to ■ >r ler, in a neat and appropriate address, explained the object of the meeting. Tin* Ih'..owing Preamble and Resolutions were 'ben offered by Dr. Chns. West, (with the c'lcr.p- of Resolution No. 2, offered by Joseph Quar- n-nnan) and were passed by an overwhelming ma jority. ° Whereas, the great political exetement now a- broadinour State, and which .is spreading from county to county with astonishing rapidity, de mands from the citizens of Liberty County a clear, ■candid and dispas donate avowal of their sentiments —=atid having been taught from infancy to c insid er the Givernment of these United States, as the most free and happy on earth—that it had been wresteff from the dominion of tyranny by ifo. toil—» the sufferings and the blood of their fathers. Having from year to year seen the nation rising in importance, increasing in strength and popula tion ; until at this day we are proud to believe that ghe is respected by every enlightened nation on earth—that she is looked to as the refuge of the pair, and the asylum of the oppressed—flint »e fee's as a . cure in her ability of sell-defence ;;s a nation can be.—Believing that she enjoys i tore privileges, political, civil and religious, than any other other government now in being; and being convinced, that the procuration of These hles- p'ngs, depends mainly on t lie perpetuation of the l ~uion off the States—they cannot without the most rhus apprehensions, see doctrines promulgated, and measures recommended, which lead directly^ •o a separation of the States, and bid fair to render • happy States, the scenes of discord, anarchy and blood/ '* ' He,it therefore Resolved, Thai we object to the doctrines of Nullification, as taught in our sister Slate, and as now attempted to be inculcated in •- v yS nte. as contrary to our Constitution, and such carried into operation, without briug- ■ into direct collision with the govein- United Slates. ' . That after the rxfignishir.cnt of the we consider on v Th id {filial goes lie ns cannot !> iug'our fva ment of the ft eso. Mibisox, 1st September, 1332. At a meeting of the citizens of Morgan County, convened in the Court house, pursuant to previous notice, the' annexed preamble and resolutions as reported by Dr. John Wingfield, of the Commit tee appointed for that purpose, were read and adopted. Whereas since 1S1G, a majority of the Congress pf the United States, reckless of the ties which hind us together as a confederacy, have been pursuing a system o{ legistation, the most unequal, and there fore the most unjust: And whereas the efforts of our delegation to stay Federal encroachments, and bring the government back to a strict construction of the Constitution, although partially successful, shown in the late bill of reduction, have not by any means answered the expectations of the suffering South: And whereas the people ot the South have no guaranty, that the duties nowinposed by the tariff ‘aw*s will not be increased until they amount to a prohibition: And whereas no modification in the amount of our taxes, so long as the protective principle is ad hered to, will reconcile us to the system. Therefore resolved, Tiiat we the freemen of Morgan, in County meeting assembled, respond to the wishes of our fellow citizens of Athens in part, that is, we recommend electing delegates on the 1st Monday in October next, to the contemplated con vention which may assemble at Miliedgeville, on LIBERTY 2d Monday of November thereafter, but at the sapie time require the acts of the Convention to be returned back to the people of each County, for their ratification or rejection, before the State shall lie committed to any project whatever. Resolved. That although “we are determined never to suffer an invasion of our political constitu tion, however minute the instance may appear to pass Ly, without a determined, ptron-rm- a nee.” yet as si matter of expediency, we feel constrained to indicate our decided preference as a mode of action, for a convention of such States, as are opposed to the protective system, on the ground.? of its uneonstitaticnality. Resolved, That we are unqualifiedly opposed to the doctrine of nullification, believing it to be rev olutionary and inappropriate in its character, and inefficient in its results. Resolved, That we npp t>"e ofethe vole given by the Hon John Forsyth and James M. Wayne, on the passaged'the tariff bill of 1332: protesting, as they did, against the principle, they stand ac quitted ofall predilection for the American System, and have clearly evinced their practical devotion, to the best interests of the country. Resolved, That with such men os our talented &. highly gifted Oglethorpe, as leaders, we cherish a hope, the difficulties and dangers which threat en our political bark, may be dispelled, and that too, without “snatching the torch light of the rev- olution. Resohed, Tiiat we rejoice to perceive the lead ing newspaper editors of the State, using their best exertions to enlighten, and not inflame the public mind on the subject of Southern suffering. Such a press cannot be intimidated,' by the intemperate in feeling, or subsidized by currant overtures of any sort. Resolved, Tiiat approving tha administration of Andrew Jackson, the venerable Chief Magistrate of these United States, we look to his re-election with intense interest, and that we also approve the nomination of Yice President by the Republican Convention at Baltimore, and will support the nom inee. Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of this meeting, as also of the preparatory meeting, held at this place on Tuesday the 21st of August last, after being signed by the Chairman, and coun tersigned by the Secretary, be forwarder! for pub lication, to the editors of the Georgij Journal. Fed eral Union, Southern Banner, and Augusta Con stitutionalist. The resolution? were submitted for adoption ,1 d.bt, - >n ! th ‘J 11 c-.M-ary wants of g overnment’ not only unii-renubi lira:), but dangerous*To our liberties,— for win' ‘lie ver a sy stem lias become permanent, i i \v!i’:cl 1 u nequnl 'i: ixation is recognized by law, Mi l agt ■tf.’i i Hare ma ile tribufa rv to manufactures. wc are i ii m nare than colonial b > a l i:r-e—and as frec- men, fa tig! lit by our ancestors, cauhot—will not— submit. *> Resol 're. 7. That v :c highly a pprere of ihe dignifi- >■ i, pair inf :e a ml in:l lepondent euurse, pursued by mrr Senator, Mr. Forsyth, and oar represriintive, Mr. Y/ayiV'. during the late session of Congress; a nd that w • recommend them to the undivided sup port of their constituents. U k\ l, That \ve disapprove of a Convention of Delegates to he held at Miliedgeville in Novcm- h t a.;xi, a i unnecess.-y Lc inexpedient—Believing • hat the rights-and privileges of the free citizens of i his State, can bens well preserved, maintained line defen ! :J, by those to whom t-hcy are nowcon- fi fed, .vv by any set of men, who might then be a ssemhled. Resolve !, Tiiat v-*e consider the re-election of ■ ir present Chief Magistrate, ;is important to the interests of this Slate, and the United Slates, and : hat we cannot but hope, that he will receive the undivided vote of this State. Further Resolved, That the thanks of the mect- ■jig hi tendered to our Chairman and Secretary, ] that o tr proceedings he published. JOSEPH JONES, Chairman. J i i.ui QciiLTnaMAX, Secretary. be unequal in us operation, on me good citizens of these United States; against-such an uuequal.aud protective ta'riff we enter our protest. We believe also, that this Union, bequeathed to us by our venerable Fathers of the Revolution, and which has in a lew years raised us to such a proud and enviable stand among the natiotwof the earth, would long since have proven, “ a rope .of sand,” if its dissolution could have been enacted by the passage'of oppressive or unconstitutional laws. We believe that the preservation of the govern ment. under which we live is important, not only lor our own happiness, hut to shew to the World tiiat the people can govern themselves. - Like other contrivances for the protection of S iersons and property, the band of rage may in a ew years bring it to the dust. We, though a small portion of this community, are not yet pre pared to give up this ark of safety, built by our Fathers, and madiy plunge into an uncertain ocean of anarchy and confusion, to seek some frail bark on which to commit the fortunes of ourselves, our family’s and friends. Be it therefore Resolved, That we believe th Tariff as modified by the late Congress, though considerablo amelioration of our burthens, is con trary to the spir t and intention of the»Constitu tion, unequal in its operation on the different inter ests of our Country, and oppressive on the South therefore we will by all constitutional and peaceable means in Our power, continue to oppose it, untii it shall be brought down to the revenue standard. Resolved, That we believe Nullification to be the forerunner of disunion, and disunion the death of our Country’s Glory, and the birth of out conn try’s woe! we are therefore opposed to its adop lion as a remedy for the evils of the Tariff. Resolved, That we are nol prepared to adopt any measure in relation io the Tar iff j that we be lieve will end in the dissolution of our Union, and more particularly do vve oppose a separation hv our State, without a concurrence of the rest of the south, who are equal with us in the sufferings of which we Complain. Resolved, That we believe our Senator and Rep resentative Messrs. Forsyth and Wayne, acted the part of wise and prudent agents, in accepting the lesser of two evils, as evinced by their vote on the lare Tariff Bill. Resolved, That we view a Convention of the People of this State, at the present time, impoli tic ;—First, because there is too much strange fire in the land,—and secondly, the one contemplated at Miliedgeville on the second Monday in November next, affords too little time for due deliberation on the pan of the People :—But if the general preva lence of a contrary opinion should render it proper for us to concur in the election of Delegates, he it so; in that event this county reserves to herself the right of luiving their actings and doings, re turned to the people for their acceptance, or rejec tion. Resolved, That our confidence in the adminis tration of our government by Andrew Jackson, in all the purity of the Constitution, is undiminish ed ; it has even increased by the frank, and open, declaration of his principles in his veto of the Bank Bill ; and with such a paper before.us, we would willingly leave the adjustment of The Tariff and every other constitutional question, until the Presi dential election is over, believing that should he be re-elected, all our difficulties will soon be settled on just principles, and should he not, it will then be time enough, to take the settlement of them into our own bunds. Resolved, (Least some.should mistake our opi nions, and suppose that in estimating the value of die Union, we have lost sight ot the rights of the State,) That while we oppose nullification as a remedy for the Tariff, we would publish to our fellow citizens that the States individually retain all tHoir <um1 min,I'UIIT Tl^htS, CXCPpt SltCll AS they ceded in the formation of the Constitution of the U. States; that in the exercise cf those rights, they should acknowledge no restrictive power without their own limits, and that while we hope that wisdom, justice, and moderation, will ever join in regulating their course, they should never suffer any power, even that of the U. States, to nfcrferc in the exercise of these rights, or nullify their Acts. Resolved, That -the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions, be signed by the Chairman and Se cretary, and that they be published in the Wash ington News and Miscellaneous Advertiser. THO’S. WOOTTEN, Chairman, B. D. Sims, Scc’ry. SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, Address to the people of the State, and appointment of conferees td the other Southern States. TO TII3 FHOPLE. At this period when the controversy by wliich the State has-for years been distracted is drawing to an issue of fearful import, the Delegates of the Union Party assembled at Columbia, invite your solemn attention to the consideration of the best mode of providing for the Public Safety. They solicit your co-operation in a common effort to sus tain the'prosperity and if possible the peace of the country. There is no Tariff party in South Caro lina : we agree on every side that the tariff should be resisted Ly all constitutional means. So far there is no difference of opinion ; but we are divi ded as to the character of the means that should be employed: and resistance by nullification is the latal source of bitterness and discord—Even those who are in favor of nullification differ widely as to its character. It is recommended as Constitution al and peaceful, hut when explained even by its own advocates it assumes many different aspects, and furnishes an evil ome'n of interminable strife. Regarded as a peacetui remedy nullification re solves itself into a mere lawsuit and may be shortly dismissed as a feeble inefficient measure. For it lias been wisely provided that the'eonstitution and the acts of Congress made in pursuance thereof exercise of it now, than under the confederation. 1. Therefore Resolved, Tiiat while we depiecate A veneration for the constitution may prevent in- Nullification as founded on principles subversive ot tractions, but can have no application to the exer- the Constitution, we would willingly and co'rdiallv Cise of right when it is once admitted to lie consti- unite with our fellow citizens of the tree I rode tutional. Accordingto the theory ofNullificntion, -and State Rig!il3 Party of this State, on any ground any number of States more than one fourth of the which promises a redress o! cur gnveances, with- whole irtay change the constitution. Kor in case out involving a violation of the Constitution of the a Stiite should nullify an act which tiiat very Slate United States, in common with ail the others had formerly recog- 2 Resolved. That in case of the concurrence of nized as legitimate; or any law that is really cons'ti- the Siafes of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, tutional, unless three fouribs concur in favor of the Tennessee, Alabama and Miseippi, this Convention lawsonuilified the constitution will, to all intents do earnestly recommend to the citizens of this and purposes be changed; and this power of a j State to meet in their several districts and elect delegates to attend a General meeting o the eiti- debate; the adoption of the a speech of some length, separately to tlie meeting; the first passed unan- j shall he the Supreme law 'of the land—and in a court sitting under the authority of the Constitu tion. the merits of the question could receive no Esq. and advocated hv i aid from the high sounding teims of an act of nul- Chnrter Campbell, Eugenios A. Nisbet, and M, iification. Regarded as a forcible interposition of B. Lamar Esqrs. but was finally adopted with but , the Sovereign power of the State the objections t<\ — a...—a.— it lie tiir deeper. It is not a mere infraction of the imously and without second was opposed in s by Lucius' L. Witfcli, one dissenting voice.- When the third ^Resolution was read Col. Wm. j constitution which, like an external injury leaves Porter submitted the following as a substitute: j its general utility unimpaired, but a radical and Resolved, That we are unqualifiedly opposed to ■ fatal error. The theory renders the cons itution the doctrine of Submissioii, believing it to he slav-j a dead letter—and the practical enforcement of ish and degrading in its character, and in its results j the doctrine i:3 the beginning of Revolution.' A will lead to the entire subjugation of the South, government inadequate to its purpflSes cannot in and the destruction of the independence of the the nature of things maintain it existence. The * great end-end aim of the constitution is to preserve States. After considerable debate in which the adoption the Union of the Slates and by that means the The of the substitute was advocated by Weekly J. Pear- i harmony and prosperity of the country man and Robert Pearman Esqrs. and opposed by confederation proved inadequate to that end, he- Doctor John Wingfield, Eugenius Nisbet, and cause the execution of its resolutions depended on Lucius L. Wittich, Esqrs., the substitute was with- j the will and pleasure of the several States. The drawn, when Col. Porter moved to strike out the ■ convention which formed the constitution owed its original resolution, which after some debate was existence to the necessity of giving to the General also withdrawn, and the resolution as originally j Government the-power to execute its own laws. MORGAN COUNTY MEETING. At n meeting of a number of tlie citizens ot’Mor- g in Go mty, convened at the Court house in the town ot Madison, on Tuesday tlie 21st day of Au gust; fur the purpose ofmaking arrangements for a more general meeting of the people of the County, to take into consideration the subject of the Tariff' . --Isaac IVuVizer, Esq. was called to tlie chair, and. Tima. J. Burney, nominated as Secretary. The following Preamble and Resolutions were ft srilunitted bv Col. Nathaniel O. Foster, and offered passed, with but few dissenting voices.- The remaining resolutions were then passed unan imously. f On motion the meeting then adjourned. R. H. RANDOLPH, Chairman. Tiionts-J. Bciinev, Sec’rv. WILKES COUNTY MEETING. We the citizens of Wilkes county, deeply im pressed with the importance of expressing our united opinions on the matters of great moment, which.at this juncture agitate our country, having convened for that purpose, trust, that moderation and firmness shall alike he manifest iiuour delibera tions and resolves. While we concede that the Tariff act of 1S32. has materially lessened the burdens of which we complain,—Yet at the same time, we feel satisfied that it will raise a revenue beyond the necessary wants of the government, and will therefore, prove an engine of Taxation, particularly upon tlie con sumers of certain articles, and consequently, will If tlie several States can nullify an act of Congress like the Tariff, that power cannot he exercised, and the Federal Government must follow the fate of the Confederation. It is vain to argue againsi facts. The theory of nullification falsifies the his tory cf the country. It is monstrous to contend that the framers of the constitution did not invest the General Government with full power to exe cute their own laws, or that without such a power Union can exist. , The restriction of the State veto in its terms to laws declared by the State to be unconstitutional is merely nojninal. In practic it can make no dif ference, for whether the law he constitutional or not, the effect of nullification must be the same.— If one State has the jurisdiction to declare a law unconstitutional, every other State must have the same;.and tlie constitution can have no settled meaning. It is vain tOjsay that the power would not be lightly exercised. If it were-a power which the States possess, if* the right was acknowledged tlmre would lie no more difficulty or feserve ip the minority to alter the constitution is deduced from the express provision that it shall not he altered by less than a majority of three fourths. -By the same rule, if unanimity had been required in all amendments, the constitution might have been changed by any one State. Such fallacy requires no exposure. A construction which destroys the text, and give to voids an effect directly opposite to their sense and meaning, is too gross for argu ment. Such arc the objections !o nullification in theo ry. It is not merely an infraction of the Consti tution, but >q total abrogation of its authority.— But in practice a dissolution of the Union is oiie of the least of the dire calamities which it mu3t in flict en the country. A secession from the Union mighiposw'ftf’y take place In peace, and would only impairour national defence, put our independence in dange>, and give us up as a prey to foreign in fluence with its -usual consequences of domestic faction, and frequent wars. Bui Nullification iti practice must produce a direct collision between tlie authorities of the state and those of the union. It would place both parties under the necessity of' a conflict, and ensnare the citizen between incon sistent duties adding to the disasters of war, the cruelty of penal laws. It may be said by the ad vocates of nullification that the state is entitled to the unqualified allegiance of its citizens and that the decrees ol a state convention would supersede ail o'iier obligations. W itnout stopping to exam ine the correctness ol this doctrine, it may be con ceded for the purposes of argument, that if the State authorities command us to withdraw our al- 1 legtance from the General Government, we are I bound to obey. But Nullification professes to be a i zens of the said States in Convention, to take into consideration the grieveances under which we la bour, and the means and measures of redress. 3. Resolved, That we solemnly pledge oursel ves to adopt, abide by, and pursue such measures in relation to our urrieveances as the said .Conven tion shall recommend. 4. Resolved, That a committee of nine be ap pointed to correspond with their fellow citizens ol the said States, and in case of their concurrence in the proposed Convention, to give notice of the time and place of hoklingahe same, and fix a day for the election of Delegates from the several districts of this State, and that a majority of the acting members of the Committee be authorized to sup ply any vacancies in their number as the same may occur. THOMAS TAYLOR, President. HENRY MIDDLETON, ) DAVID JOHNSON. R. J. MANNIMG, S. TUCKER, J FRANKLIN J. MOSES, > JAMES EDWARD HENRY, $ Vice Pres’dls. Secretaries. FEDERAL. INION. aiM-EIMJ IV HE. rci. 4. J 832, Pfl* f«ES1D8\T, ANDREW JACKSON, FOH Y'fE t'KSdDm, PHILIP P. RARBOIR. ELECTORAL TICKET—W e readily constitutional remedy—and whilst it calls upon us I nesee. The committee ofGeneral correspondence have designated the following deputations to the sevarai States. ITon. D. E. HUGER. Hon. JOEL R. POINSETT. To al tend ihe sittings of the Legislatures of Vir ginia and North Carolina Hon. HENRY MIDDLETON. MITCHELL KING, Esq. To attend the sitting of the Legislature of Ten- to resist the constituted authorities, it cob mands implicit obedience to the Constitution of the Uni ted States ; can any tiling less than humiliation and defeat be expected from such a tissue of incon sistencies ? But if nullification be considered r.ot ss a con stitutional power, but as a high prerogative, and an exception justified by great emergencies, it must in principle be the same as the right of resis tance which Is recognized by the principle of free dom as a right paramount to all constitutions and is.but an application to tlie state as a political body >t the same principle whicii prevails in every case between the people and the Government. But as this exception is by its very nature beyond all law, it cannot-be incorporated into the rule ot the Con stitution. Tlie question in all such cases is, wheth er the necessity exists ; whether the magnitude of the evil is such as to justify a resort to revolution ary force. We cherish a sacred attachment to the Consti tution, and deplore and deprecate the effeers of that rage and passion, which in the correction of •buses would sweep away inestimable institutions of freedom. Jf nullification was not fatal to those institutiofis, there would be no dispute among us, and when the vital and essential interests of the State are in jeopardy, we should think no risk too great for their preservatioain the last resort. But t would little comport with patriotism or prudence to incur ail the calamitiesattenjlaut thfyd£siieu®- tion of ir any p’an can 7>e suggested for a removal of the burthens of the Tariff (al ready considerably diminished) by safer and more eligible means. We believe that the times call loudlyfbr the adoption of such a plan, and that no insuperable objections stand in tlie wav of a cordial co-opera tion of all parties. Let Southern States meet in Convention and deliberate as well on the infraction of the rights as on the mode anil measure of redress. The Staiep of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama’ and Mississippi, are equally concerned with us in all tiie consequences of the Tariff. It the- freedom and prosperity of one are involved m tlie issue, those of all the others areequallv concerned. Whatever advantages may *be expected from Nullification as a constitutional check can only be realised by a concurrence of the States that are interested, and such a co-operation appears to he clearly intimated by the Virginia Resolutions as lie proper proceeding in such cases. And if Nul lification be regarded as an appeal to the principle of resistance, it would be madness to expect suc cess with tlie support and countenance of tifose Sfttos. If tlie StateSjWhich are injuriously affect ed bv the Protective System concur in regarding the ordinary constitutional checks as insufficient to estrain the General Government within its pro per sphere, such interposition as they may advise, will be most effectual, and productive of the smal lest injury. Even those who support the opinion that Nulii- ication is a constitutional'and peaceful remedy, idmit that it is oniy to be resorted to in extreme ca'ses, and the grounds of great public necessity. And how shall we he satisfied of this necessity hut by the support and concurrence of those States who are equally interested? Many causes mav conspire to create an excitement in one Slate out of all proportion to the magnitude of the evil.— But if the excitement is general,, and prevails as widely as the mischief extends, we may he assured that it does not proceed from prejudice or acciden tal causes, and that the crisis has arrived for the intervention of an extraordinary remedy. It is due to the veneration in which‘the Constitution ought to be held, to the iesponsfibiiity which we re under for preserving it inviolate, that no mea sure, involving in its consequences, so essentially the stability of the government, ns Nullification confessedly does, should be undertaken, except by the concurrence of such a number of the Slates as are invested with tlie restraining er negative nmver in the case of amendments. Such are the advantages of a Southern Con vention. Tlie objections to it may be easily dis posed of. It is not unconstitutional. The states re prohibited from enteringinto treaties or con federacies among themselves. But a Southern Convention will form no treaty or compact of ar»v kind. Their object will be to deliberate, to enligh ten and give effect to public opinion. Nor will heir deliberations be injurious to the Union. If he States who are aggrieved by the Tariff laws act in concert, their claims will > n aff probability be conceded—but if the very worst that can lie imagi ned should happen and iheir demands he capri ciously rejected it will be for the several Slates and nol for the Convention to act on the subject. The advice of the Convention will no douhi have great weight, hut it will be a salutary influence nat a gal control. In this spirit ofamity we make this appeal toour fellow citizens. The glorious inheritance of free- luw is at stake. The same blow which destroys he Union, levels to the ground the defences of ii- herty. Under the Federal constitution we have enjoyed all, which the patriots of the American Revolution desired to see. Our country has in creased in riches, in knowledge and in honor.— And tikise who offered up their lives in the cause of America, would have closed their eyes in peace ifthey could have been blessed w : th a vision of that future which we have enjoyed The happiness of our citizens has formed the admiration of the. wise and good; and now when the scene is changed, and discontents created by the acts of Government, have brought tlie Constitution itselfinlo danger, it depends on the moderation and wisdom of the sons of liberty, to repay in some degree the debt ofgrati- utde, by transmitting the same inheritance to their posterity. Ch. s.c. Hon. DAYID JOHNSON. Hon. JOHN B. O NF.ALE. To aitend the meeting ot the Convention of the Slate of Georgia to be held in Miliedgeville, in No vember next. Hon. WM. SMITH, Hon. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, ROBERT CRESWELL, Fsq-. To at lend the sitting of the Legislature of Al abama and Mississippi. The following is the address of the several mem bers of the Committee. Hon. B. E. HUGER. ). Hon. HENRY MIDDLETON. MITCHELL KING, Esq. Hon. David Johnson. Columbia, So. Ca. lion. J. B. O’NEALE, Newberrv. C. H. So. Ca. flob. WM. SMITH, Yorkvilie,' So. Ca. ITon. J.S. RICHARDSON, Manchester So. Ca. llOBT. CRESS WELL, Esq. Woodruff, So. Ca. D. E. HUGER, Chairman. THE INDIAN WAR. The following offeial information has been re ceived at tHe department ofWar. : ::ad Ctes.'fs* A. Corps North Wkst’s Ahmt ) Prairie du Chien, A"e. 25th, 1332. j firs—I have the honor to report to you flint I crossed the Ouisconsin on the 27th and 23th ult. with a select In nly of troops consisting of the regu lars under Col. Taylor, four hundred in number, pan of Henryv, Poscv’e and Alexander’s Brigades, and Podges balalion of mounted volunteers, amounting in all to thirteen hundred men, and immediately fell upon the trail of the enemy and pursued it hv a forced march through a mountain ous and difficult country, till the morning of the 2nd inst.; when we came up with his main body on the tefft bank of the Mississippi, nearly opposite the mouth of Ioway, which we attacked, defeated, and dispersed with a loss on iiispari of about one hun dred and fifty men killed, S9 women r#d children prisoners—the precise number could not be ascer tained, as the greater portion was slair. after being forced into the river. Our loss in killed and woun ded, which is stated below, is very small in com parison with the loss of the enemy, which may be attributed to-the enemy’s being forced from his positions by a rapid charge at the commencement and throughout the engagement—the remnant of the enemy, cutupand disheartened, crossed to the opposite side the river and has fled into the interi or jvith a view, it is supposed, of joining Ke-o-Kuck and Wapello’s bands of’Sacs and Foxes. The horses of the volunteer troops bring exhaus ted by long marches, and the regular troops with- •Hit shoes, it was not thought advisable to con tinue the pursuit; indeed a stop lo the furthereffu- sion blood seemed to be called for till it might be ascertained if the enemy would not surrender. Ii is ascerlained from our prisoners that the ene my lost in the battle on the Omscoiipin 68 killed and h very large number wounded, his whole loss does nol fall short of three hundred—after the bat-, lie on tlie Ouisconsin those of the enemies women and children, and some who were dismounted, attempted to make their escape by descending that river, but judicious measures being laken here by Capt. Loomis and Gen. Street, Indian Agent, thirty-two women and children and lour men have been captured and some 15 men killed by the de tachment under Lieut. Ritner. The day after the battle on this river, I fell down with the regular troops to this place by water, and the mounted , men will join us today. It is now my purpose io direct Ke-o-Kuch to demand a sur render of the remaining principal men of i he hos tile party, which from the large number of wo men and children we hold as prisoners, I have eve ry reason to believe will he complied with, should it not, they should be pursued and subdued, a step Major General Scott will no doubt take on his ar rival I cannot speak too highly of ihe brave con duct of the regular and volunteer forces engaged in the last battle and fatiguing-march that procee ded it—ns soon as the reports of the officers of brigades and corps are banded in, they shall be submitted witbfurtlier remarks. 5 killed and 2 wounded Gth'Inf. 2 wounded Stnlnf. iCapt. 5 privates Dodges battalion, mounted. 1 Lieut 6 privates, Henry,s ' 1 private wounded, Alexander’s. 1 private Posey fc. I have the honor be with great respect, your ob't serv’t, (Signed) H ATKINSON, * Bt. Brig’r Gen l U. S. A. v Maj. Gek'l Macomb, Commander in Cheif, ll ashington City. dopt, from the Georgia Gazette, the followin™ ticket for electors of President, and Vice P IPs j dent. It embraces, as far as we can ascertain all of those distinguished patriots, who wer- nominated at the December meeting in Milled^ viile, except our virtuous and talented friec( : * Dr. Charles West, of Liberty, who had prev ouslv withdrawn his name. ‘BOZEMAN ADAIR, of Carroll. THOS. F. ANDERSON, of Franklin JAMES BOZEMAN, of Baldwin. EDWARD DELONY, of Early. JOHN HATCHER, of Wilkinson. PITT MILNER, of" Monroe. ‘WILLIAM PENTECOST, of Jackson. BLRW ELL POPE, of Oglethorpe. STEVENS THOMAS, of Clarke; ZACH. WILLIAMS, of Columbia. THOMAS_WOOTEN, of Wilkes. hTATE LEGISLATURE. The first r.an:ed gentleman of each countj-, is the w-r. ntnr. Ral'win—Boykin, Murray, and Calfccar. R’bb—Eckley, Holt and Groce. Hsnrnck—Baxter, Huyne*, Lewis and Yir.scn. Jones—Gordon, Pnv, Phillips and Cr*x. . Pvtnrurt—Hudson, Turner, MerriwciherandNielicfe rrashingloo—Tcnnjb-'. foiflrikj. furry a- d Rutherford. CONVENTION.—William H. Torrance & Samuel Rockwell Esqrs. have been elected to the Convention, from Baldwin. W ELECTi »n KE lfffxYS. FOR CONGRESS. liaitttQin ecn.nhj. 397 Stewart, Clayton, Ngwnar, 16 J Footer, 316 Terrel, Gilmer, 331 Jones. LG Gamble, 393 Ifayney | Lfl Watson, Lamar, o -. - Bmrihnp.;, 231 Wavne, Owens, 274 Harris, Coffee, £70 Milton, Schley, ‘270 Putnam camtu. Wav re, Near nan, Lit Braniuim, 752 TVatsc;:. I Mi C Liivton, 619 Coffee, lot G-ilmer, 619 liarrie, 1-il tVrer, COO, Owens, r 1 1 >v .Jrf,-, 333 Schley, lfo .367 Stewart, iri Tfeyneg 465 Terrel, 121 Jones, <‘Q Milton, 'S T Branham, Zi-9 1’tbb ccitnfr. 193 Milton. Clnyten, 45G Krtraan, ruft Coffee, 418 Owens, 4’Jl j Foster, 433 Schley, . foO CLrJAc, 451 Stewart, / j j> Giiinrr, 476 Terrel, ' /;/) Harris, 339 Wat sen, 4fU Hayes, S’3 V.'nv. e, “ ; .7 Jonc--, 365 Wilde, 4-1 Lamar, Kainliari, 4?0 T7as. h irgti}n ccrr'v. ■ 25't Milton,* n Clavton, 368 bawnaa, Coffee, ??0 Owens, 27! Foster, 396 __ Schley, 3'.'3 Gamble, 115 Stewart, iTl Gilmer, 380 Trrrcl, Harris, 255 Watson, o 1>; tfarne?, 514 Wayne, €23 Jones, - 265 Wil'd.-, i 8 Lamar, Branham, 124 Jones county. ":?4 Milton, lr,0 Clay ton, oil Newna;, 4c‘J Coffee,* 677 Givens, r.S! Foster, 5.14 Sehlt-r-. (SI Gamble, 435 Stewart, <;rr> •Gilmer, 515. Terrel, 67S Harr;?, 630 Watson, Ii”.? Haynes, G65 Wuyno, 733 Jones, 430 Wilde.- 401 Lamar, 476 ANTI-TARIFF MEETINGS. —TVe have, on our file, the proceedings of many county mee tings, which we expect to publish, either in cz- vnso, or by a brief summary of their content. I'Oll THE FLAT biiOALS OA FLINT EIYEE. PSpiIE subscriber wishes to sell that well known sc: - II fitment on Print River, in Pike county, know n ihe name of,the Flat* Shoals; containing upwards \ 5CO acres of land, about 200 of which is in a high stati >f cultivation and of .superior quality. The-improve ments on the farm in buildings are good, in addition Tr. which, there hasVx n just completed an excellent f; anted mill house, covering two parr of millstones, all new ami in complete order. The mills are inferior to but few ir tlie State of Georgia, in point cf workmanship and du rability. An individual or a company of individuals, dcsiroui of erecting a manufactory in this section of the State. »vf old do well to examine the fiat Shoals; the river af fording an abundant supply of water at all seasons, the falls on the rtvbr beautiful, and extending nearly a ha’! mile down the river, arid the margin so constructed by nature, that the machinery and houses, could never be the least-effected bv the highest waters. ; JAMES'A. T. PHILLIPS. Oc* 4 # ’ ' 13—.it THE DEFECTION OF THE AUGUS TA CHRONICLE.—Under the rccoiiectic:: of former and friendly associations, it v/as our wish to pass by the defection of the Augusta Chronicle, with silent disapprobation; but its editor seems unable any longer to repress those resentments, which have been raging inwardly, for some months, and has lately given vent fe them, in repeated tirades against the Federal Union. Connected with the causes which have produced them; his invectives against us, are our eulogy. When we throw off the mass bt words, which, in his editorials, smother a few ideas, we find the sum of his accusations again? us to be, that at a great crisis, the editors cf the Federal Union have acted with indepen dence, and that their opinions have been respect ed by the Union party. A popular and influen tial member of the Clarke party, had adopted, and was endeavouring to propogate principle? which we believe will fail to procure redress for the grievances of the State, while they lead di rectly to civil war, and are fraught with extreme peril to the Union—and, in that word, to the liberty and prosperity of our country. Because we could not behold the threatening desolation with unprincipled indifference, or with coward ly silence, and base submission ; because "e have firmly, but calmly, rebuked nullified® and disunion, even in our former personal a^ political friend, Gen. Newnan ; the Chronic* accuses us of intolerance, and proscription ^ and by expatiating on the military services c- the General, labours to excited prejudice agaife us. For those services, no citizens hate more grateful than ourselves ; and none w requited them with more zealous support. we have honored him for his gallantry in field ; Vat when we beheld the gallant s0 ^ transformed into a disorganizing, and dan^ ^ oqs politician, and associating himself wlU ' v desperate faction, whose measures, if adop 1 ^ the people, will pluge our country into ©Wfej and separate Georgia from the Union ; c .. no longer support him, without aban o ^ our duty to that country. Nor couW ^ remain silent, without dishonor; nde ^ our readers, and the high obligations ^ bind-a free and independent press to welfar of the country, constrained us, n 0 uctant, to c ommunicate the painful ^ our fellow-citizens. This unpleasant o°.