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Newspaper Page TextSAVANNAH NEW ShlllEb—VUL, II. MFMS'MIH, MTUUD.iV. MOUXlMi, .M.tlttll 1,1823., ' NO 42 SAVANNAH FI'jpAY MORNING, FF.H. ’J8.M833. IN COl'NCIll Ft binary, 20, 1823, Jtenlveti, That a meeting of the citizens Of Savannah, be convened nt tile Council Chamber on the 10th day of March, at 12 o’clock, to take into consideration the pro priety of making appropriations for the support of the l’oor .House and Hospital, and that the Mayor do accordingly invite them to attend the said meeting, TOUCH OFFICE, City t>f Savannah, Feh. 26; 1813. The citizens of Savannah arc respect fully invited to attend at tho above time »nd place, for the purpose therein men. tionetl. JAMES MOUIUSON, .Mayor, Our columns to-day are almost delu sively devoted to the second letter of Judge Smith, of South Carolina. We are the bet ter enabled to do this, from the absolute want of interesting matter in the late mnils, from which wc have ex’raoted every thing worth notice. We did not, when we pub lished the first of these letters, imagine they would have occupied so large a space ss this has done—but shonld the remain der of them be of equal length, and matter more consonant to the character of a com mercial journal press upon us, we fear we shall be under the necessity of consulting our convenience by dividing them or omit ting them altogether. A free colored man named Samuel fhtdge, recently from Halifax, (N. t..) was drowned by the upseting of a canoe, In Mr; Hunter’s mill pond, near Haleigh, While employed in cutting and gathering fee, a few days since. Another colored plan, who was in the canoe with lion, uar- jtowly escaped a similar fate The number of persons drowned, by falli ug into the docks of the city of New •York, during the Last year, is reported at .1. ' . - The crop of T buccoin Maryland grown an 1821, and exported in 1322, is stated at $2,234 hogsheads- Fr m the National Intelligencer. -to HIE GOOD l'EOPl.E OF SOOTH CA, to LINA.— No. II. Fellow CitizensThe decision ol the Senate, during the lust session of . Congress, upon the nomination and •rr.-ngements, made by the President of the United States, of the oflicers, In reducing the army under the act of Hie 2d of March, 1821, gave occa- tion to some discontented people to make unkind remarks!until the re port of the military committee, and the accompanying documents, were, by order of the Senate, published, fur the expresss purpose uf presenting lo the public all the grounds upon which the Senate, as well as the President and Secretary ol War, Itnd acted; so that every citizen might read, ami ri judge lor himsell. This appeared to put an end to the clamor, and I have - Beard nothing uf it since, except wlia't bad been put into circulation by some letters winch bad been written pre- - vititis to publishing the military re part. Amongst these, the must vi rulent wus contained in an extract of • letter, from Washington iCity, of the 24llt of March last,addressed to the editor of the Telescope, ol Columbia, In the Staten!' t$. Carolina, dj' publish ed in that paper on the 2d of April. Tds exruclis tho soutceof the most off list e reports that were so inti us- . trlou-ly circulated against myself last 0utinner, fc-tch I-shall here state for the, purpose of explaining, as 1 have , promised to do in my first number : \ * Ut opposing the measures of the President, und being on active mem ber of a faction against the adminis tration. Resisting the Military ap« piiintments tillered by government to ttnt -.vei of the State ” 'J'nis Seller was founded on the re jection, by the Senate, of Col; Tow- 0oii ai d Col. Gadsden, two ol the offi cers nominated. As this extract con tained -ume very bold charges, nut inly against the Senate in general, but against myselt in particular, I wrote to tile cditrfr fur the name ol the author, as it bad been published wi bout any name ; and he, some time (Iter, gave me in a tetter, the name of the Honorable George M’Duffie.— When 1 received this letter, l was just about to leave Washington for Jtoine. As Mr. M’Duffie and myseli bad always been on friendly terms, 1 showed lite letter to a few friends, land asked.one of them to present it to Mr. M’Duffie,and ascertain from him his motive for such a publication, lie did so ; and, when he returned, told me the reply w.t,, “ that he had Ut, persnoal motives, but had duno so becuuse he had a right to publish what he nh’iiscd of public men ; ,mt that K was the truth’” U' Mr. M’Duffie said anv thing else, my friend ncvpi inform, d me of it. As I Itutl been informed by a member of Congress, early in the session, that Mr. M'Duf- fie hail ilerlarrd 'hat I should never be re-eiecl'd to the Senate, l then suspected that letter to be the first link in the chain of his intended op* . rations. Anil, as a prubable ground for that opinion, I state the following facts t The Senate decided on the nomination of Col. Gadsden very late in the evening of the 2lst of March; the extract bore date the 24,it ; only two-entire days between them | add on the 2d of April, only eight tl iyt- more, it want published in the Teles cope, at a’distance of more than'500 miles froth Washington, and publish ed without a name.- 1 was a subscri ber to tlio Telescope, nod received every paper that was published through the winter, except the one which con tainnd this extract. I obtained that througli n friend from Charleston 1 know this sort of history cannot be entertaining to those whom 1 ad dress; but my object is more to give a correct statement of connected fitcls than to amuse; anil 1 hope l will he pardoned for it. My reply to this extract was ivhat Mr. Faust refused tn publish; and it was wielded against me with great force during the Sena torial election, becuuse 1 had not re plied. As this extract’ is long, I nvi*t transcribe into • liis address such parts of it as relate, to my purpose, withuu impairing its meaning. The follow ing quotation is it! the introductory part :“A miberil'ile'spirit of faction seems to have taken possession of tit, Senate ; and in their aecret sessigti upon Executfvc business,-they have, it is rumored, been engaged'in discus sinus ipuch more disgracelul to some if them than any Ibing tli.t Ins occur red in the House of Representatives can be to any of those concerned in it. It is certain they have rejected two appoinlm-nts made by the President; and, in doing sn, have excluded from the army two of the most meritorious officers in the service : Cn|. Gadsden nd Col. Towsoii,” The remaind r o1 this letter, except a few lines at the cud, is taken up it d scusstng the ightsjif these tj»’i| officers, u..der the, law of 1821. Tile better to illus trate that law; he quot‘a from it bare ly seven words j which are thoful lowing! “That there sltnll be one adjiitaptgeneral.” Upon theseseven wards, taken from an act containing fourteen sections, and upon these on ly, he spins ou’ n long deduction in favor Of Col. Gailsden and Col, Tow- nil, to prove the Senate in an error. However, I still believe that the luc.itl ■ ltd masterly rcp»r>, drawn up by Col, John Williams,Chairman of the Military Committee, coasisiing of 16 p tges of small print, accompanied by the.President's messages and Iris rea sonings on the subject, and'the letters and reasonings ol die Secretary Of War, with large and connected quo lotions ftom the law of 1821. when taken altogether,- will illumine this ubjec' at-least as much as Mr M’Duf- fie’s seven words, whiclt are so com pletely isolated that Lord Coke him self, in his meridian splendor, cnuld ot have made an intelligent coin mem upon them. I eh ill ever be ready tn admit the undoubted right of every citioen to arraign the political con duct of all political bodies, as well is of each individual, whenever they err. But it ought never to be done up- on a garbled statement of Tacts, And, more especially, it ought never to be done upun rumor Rumor is the handmaid of falsehood, and is ofl times perverted tn the most wicked loses. It is the detainer's strong told ; without it he would languish. Such as will take pains to analyze this extract Will fiml it pretty much in character with Goldsmith’s story of mad dugs > " One heard a rumor of a little dug, which had run through a village, and every body supposed him fibatl. Another had hesrd a rumor ol a mastiff which had bit five geese that run mad immediately, Ihamed at the bill, and died in great agony,” &c. A had told B, and B had told .0, and so it went ; but no geese hud died, nor had any little ting run mad. However, nobody could be blamed, because it had been so rumored. To say the least of it, tu arraign the conduct of a majority of the Senate of the United Stales, and to charge them with " a miserable spirit of faction, and dis graceful discussions,” upon no other testimony than rumor alone was tak ing a high responsibility, und going further titan most prudent men would Ituve thought fit to go. The conclud ing part of the extract is in these words: — “The proceedings of the Senate have produced a great sensation here A general sentiment ol indignation has been expressed by almust every disinterested person. There is evi dently a faction in the Senate en deavouring to organize an opposition to the administration : and I am sorry to say that rurpor makes our Senators active members of it. It is said to consist of twelve or fourteen members, who, uniting with the friends of (be discontented officers, have bi-rn able to embarrass the adininiatratiun in this instance, and do must serious injury 'n the army, ntul an net ol rruel injustice to two of the bast of Beers in it.” It Will appearp from the two quo tations which l nave made frmn tbit extract, that Mie author has been mote than sttiicitious to imprest! on the pub lic mind the belief of a Cacti n in the Senate ; and was Burry that rumour made our Senators active members of that faction. It is tribe recollected that genuine sorrow is never lilts har binger of bad tidings. I tear his sorrow was no* the oft’-pring of that mug. -uanimity which would -have shed a tear over the misfortunes of a friend. But 1 will spate him his sympathies, if, in (he future exercise of his func tions of censor over 'lie deliberations of the Semite, lie will only suspend his denunciations until he shall be possessed of the whole case. It is not easy tn conceive hnw a respectable majority of a deliberative Inuly, can be denominated n faction, whilst they act within the limits of their constitu tional powers. These powers were given to the Senate by the constilh- tion, for the express purpose of controling the President in his nom inations, And who is to decide when this power is to be exercised, the President or the (Senate ? Could any thing be mure absurd, than for the President to send-his nominations to the Senate for its aduice ami con sent onlass the Senate have the power withhold that advice and con sent? Yet, if it is withheld the Senate is denounc'd os a lactinn. It is be lieved there is net a single member of that body who has a wish to control the legitimate powers of the President. But, i is also believed, not a single member would surrender his in dependence, and his own legit imate powers into the hand of the President, and prostrate himself a’ thefootof Mnjesly. ■ The President has too much virtue tn ask this concession, and the Senate Ituve (no much integrity to yie d it. But, if the author is disposed tu change the order of things, and give the power of appointing Hirers, in future, tn the President, oy and with ■the advice and consent of 'lie minori ty of the denote, or to the President alone, l shall leave him and the so vereign people to settle that ques tion between them. 1 would, by no means,impute to the ve nerable und highly respected gentleman who now fills the Presidential otflea, or any ol his predecessors, inordinate ambition or a wish to ussome powers not delegated. Ont how long are these halcyon days to coiitinuo! It is to be feared not very long, if we ore to bcl eve the signs of the times. Then, suppose some President, hereafter, to be placed at the head of this Ill-public, who should grow weary of the plain title of President, and of his short term of four years, und aspire to 'hat of Emperor, with hereditary rights t <* onld it be safe tu trust otnt with the entire control of all the mill- lary'appoinlments? He already has 'the power to dismiss every officer in tlic gnv- enment, if he sn wills it, except the jodg- es. Or, suppose some future Secretary of War, of inordinate ambition, should col lect around him a numerous stafi’—for it is understood that that department lias pi ci ty much the Selecting of the military offi cers —itnd this stuff sl'iohld he selected, toil an much lor military talents as for personal attachments to himself, might lie not cast liis longing eyes towards ttie imperial pit--- »le, unless there was other control tli-.ni n Viendh' Preside it, who might look to him as his successor ? The army,* in all ages and all countries, has been the means by which usurpers have made their tvay to empire And to meet such inordinate ambition, if it should arise, this salutary check lias been placed overthe Presidential power, of ap pointment j and the Senate lias been chosen i the proper depository for that check- o call the Senate a faction, when in the exercise uf this lawful and salutary con trol, amounts to nothing short of a charge of corruption. Although corruption may be on our horde's, it is honed it lias no' yet found its way into tiie national legisla ture. I will venture to predirt, that, when ever cormpfjo i sluil assail this nation, it' will not select the Senate chinnier as the theatre of action. It will look for scenes ■fi more promise, and make its advances through men of more ardour and less pru dence tliim are usually found in the Senate. Such men as confidently believe th, y ought to lake into then own sacred keeping the destinies of the Kt-puhlic, to the total ex clusion of all but themselves and their avow, ed friends. The time lias not long gone hi since the Senate was udmired for its iode pendeuce and its decisions. It was calh-d the bulwark of the nation. Without a Senate, three years ag", your agricultural and commercial interests would have been at the feel of the manufacturing inlei-eal. Onthe.never.tg.be forgotten Missouri ques tion, the nation was convulsed to its cen tre, and the Senate alone arrested its fury. Hut, now, every man who is disappointed in getting his friends into office, feels dis posed to abuse tlic Senate. 1 wilt now ask the attention of such as may honor me so far as to read this letter, to a few observations respecting the claims ot Col. Towsun and Col. Gadsden, the of ficers rejected by the Senate, and of Gen. Missel, Col. Cutler, and Col, Junes, who, if not overlooked by the President, were, in the opinion of the Senate, rmsplaced. 1 have never seen Col Towson or General Hissel, nor do I know who we-e their friends or wtiowere their enemies. Wmii of merit in any or either of these officers, was not the ground oil wliicn the Senate decided. Nor do 1 intend to go into their respective merits further than to state facts, and let the publiejudge for themselves I have been forced into this measure. Tit,, extract says, in speaking of Co|. Gads J a It J’ld Ool, Towion, tho Stmte “Itnv., -. eluded from the army two of the nirt.t thr fiwrinui officers in the nervine,” fn u otherturtJ it says, the Senate have dime ” most set-inns injti'y to the service, dial an act : 1 cruel injustice to two of the lies! of- (leers ip ft/* And a publication in th- ■OhaHvaton City Gazette, of the"2Jth t. November last, written expressti- 'to dee rest mv re-election, alluding to wlmt I woui i not do, and ivfiut Col. tlaynfi would do, s.ys, were I elected, “ Mr. Cidlumn .migh'share the treatment n f Gadsden, and n-.r state be denied |in honor by di- votes, f he own 8enilurs.”. Another pice, in tin same piper, gives, J.s a reason why I Boo.. .1 hot tie.re-electetl, thin I Inid “pre yeier th" military anpuintm-nls ..fibred to rilie Mato" Alluding to Cu- jonl^tg.. .,et,. f Colonel YuW.oit. - Tills officer was spo ken nf, while Itis nomination' was unde consideration in the Senate, its a brave, gallant, and -kilful officer. I bslieve .no .nan elands higher thuii this gentleman in the estimation of those military men who know him He, from the army register, appears to have entered the service on the 6th of July, 1813,a captain in the artillery And lie is said lo have fought his conn try’s battles withlsuoh distingttshed brnv. cry, dial he was honored with a brevet ol Lieutenant Colonel, He cootiiuied n cop tain in the life, with the brevet rank ol Lieutenant Colonel, until peace, and, some time after, resigned and kft the army And, previmtk to the passage nl'llie law ill id March, 18111, hut at what time 1 urn not oiform- cl, lid was aimointeil Paymaster General. Ifthm gentleman has any other claims, I have mu omitted them inten tionally. Tlas seems to be Ins history. Gen. Ill’ssl. This gentleman etitcre:, the serviced, “a soldier, about the year 1730, whdti only a buy i anti, f.r hisdls- Ujlgtiisi.ed bravery at St.’Clair’s defeat. was promoted from a sergeant to un.eo. “ sign, and has risen through every rank “ tn that ofA Hnga.licr General in the lute “ war i imdfhal, in every situation,' he has “ been distinguished for Itis bravery and “ correct military conduct ” * He, too, Itnd been orevettud u II tga.lier General lot- hit distjpgiiislitd gallantry. This geiillemat was m tlieh my at thtHIpicit was reduced, and then lleld this runk And, with tins reputation upon him, and tl.. se merits a- miming lip, after thirty years uf. cgula. service, lid wus turned nut of the urnn, for no -.tiler reason known to file Senate than lo mike a place f.u Col. Towson^wliu Had seen! but a few years service, and, whatever Itis merits were, they did not -m,-pass the merits of Geo. ltissell. Thi is a plaid statement of facts, as far us I Ituve been able tn learn. It t have dime any in justice if Col. Tnwson, it will give lit pleasure, when informed thereof, tu cor. ee. it. lint the Senate -ltd not attempt togri,- d.tate tin merits of twu such ollicera as Colonel Towson and General Hissel. Ni,r will 1 tloso. I will leave that for the pub lic to decide I will here leave litis pan of the inquiry, aitd notice, to u morcparli- cular mmm'er, the respective claims ilrCu- looeiHnls-li-ti, Colonel Hotter, abd Colo net limes. 1 say more p- rticnlarly, be-, cause ..y vnfeagainst C»lune! Gadsden has jSpen considered a very high political uf. fence,committed against the honor ut the State tn winch I belong. And the Pcoyfiu of Smith Haiobnu, as well us of the Umuil States, have lately, llirouffiftlit medium of this extract of Vlr. M'lJ .iii and other corres|i.mding channels, been induced o believe Colonel Gadsden is a purugoti ol military pt-rf. <■ n, Col. Gadsden.— 1 The first trace of hi-inilim-v i.,truer isloutul in the Army Register. Ho Was appointed a Iiieutennnt 17 n of March, ISIS, ntttl remained a lieutenant only, through the whule course ot the war, and still continued in the very stupe grade until after tin present Secret ry of.War came into ollic-'. In 1818 he was advanced tu a Captaincy, ami, some tune ultei, appointed one of the Inspector Goner, ala, and' there he wan found on the reduction uf the at my, under tho law of 2d March, 1821. He was with General Jacka m at the time he en tered Pensacola, during the late war, and with him ttgain in tho Boininole campaign. But tin encomiums, no brevet- for gallant conduct, nor one word of his bailies loug it or iiiw blood shed. And ii must be well remernc bored, at the close of the war, llter- Jyo'H no distinguished . Ulcers unnoti ced. This I'enilemun may have high er claims. If he lias, I have not been ble to ascertain (Item, but will, with great pleasure, acknowledge them, if made known to me. With these claims, anil these only, |Whonorable George M’Duffie has said, in Itis ex tract, that Col. Gtd-den is one of Hie must meritorious, and une uf the best officers in the service; and, in rejecl- Jffighim; the Senate did a must seri ou- injury to the army, and an act ol cruel injustice tu une uf the best offi cers in n. 1 will now give the claims ol Col. Robert Butler, who was Ills competitor for the office uf Adjutant General. Col. Robert Butler.—The father of this genilemau was an officer in thr Revolutionary Army, and retained in -ervtce alter ttye peace with Great Britain; and helu the rank ol Colonel in the army in 1805, when he died, in Itis cuuutry’s service. Col. Robert Btfllt.r, the gentleman now in quea lion, was burn in the army, .nd rais ed there, ami obtained a practical mi litary education, under the superin tending eye ol his father, who was a distinguished disciplinarian. In March, .1812, he was appointed a Captain in Lite Infantry In May, 1813, he was appointed Assistant Ad jutant General, under General liar- r.son, and was in Fort Meigs, in Ju ly following, whilst the place utitj inverted for Viglu ftavs by Geo.’iai Proctor, with Itis army of British aid Indiana, r Oil the* It of October fnl lowing; he was ot the capturing el j Procter** aimy on lilt- ThameJ, «Imr ■ lie purfhr.tfiVtl all the ilurici of A’l- jntnn Ovtivtptl. On this oehtiitiuri lie was colhplimoiiied by General’ II n fj-on, in his letter In the Ihcn Seete turn of \Vu| |nr the di-linguis 1 .. d manner in fflftch he p.-tformnil hi- duties. Olathe I5'h of A "gosl pry. ceding, lie had been promoted to a Majority, in the'24th Infantry, (I tin-5th of March, 1814, ho was a. pointed Adjutant General, i»f (it. 8: Military D. pirfinent, Whet' ’ ‘ General in the regular army,{fie ap plied for, and had Col. Buddy trails ierted, ns Adjutant General, to Jtis command In September uf 1814.’in less than twenty d ys after receiving orders, he mustered, provislonM, tiitd marched 1500 of those bravo Teh- nesscetins, who sn distinguished them selves at-New Orleans. He aceutii* panied General Jack-tin, anil perform ed the duties ol. Adjutant General, nil participated in 'lie battle of the '23tl and 28th of December, 1814, in the neighborhood nf New Orleans.— And, on the 8th nf January; 1815, in the memnrable battle of Orleans, no man distinguished himself more Hum Col- Butler. The immortal Jackson, in his account of that battle, givea th following" ncomium upon the brave- rv anil good conduct of Col, Butler. It is in the following words; “The General would not do jus tice tu his Staff, if lie did not be-tmv tl-served praise un the Adjutant Be- ncral, Col, Butler, and his Assistant, Major Chuitirtl. for their zeal and ac tivity in tile important department if service confided tn them, and for the bravery winch led them wherever danger or duly requited their pre senee.” When the army wa* reduced, after the peace, Colonel Butler was retain nd as Adjutant General, and receiv ’d the brevet of Cidutenant cBdMI. with a commission, bearing un the lace of it these words: “ Fur .gallant conduct’ ” He afterwards accompan ied General Jaokann through the Seminole campaign, und continued in the post of Adjutant General orihe Southern Division of tne army, under General Jackson, until the retluc ion of the army, under the law of the 2d of March, 1821. In (he meantime, lie hail been appointed, by General Jackson, (he Confidential Agent to receive from the, Spanish authorities Hie surrender of Hast Florida, Which service was performed with great fi delity. (n reducing the army, in June of 1821, Ibis nllicer was nut pul out ot the army entirely, hut lie was put out of the Adjutant Genetaleccy. and Col. Gadsden nominated in Tii» place i and Col. Butler arranged to u Lieutenant Culunelency, with so many conditions and provisos annex - d tn it. dial it was evident tn Col. Butler lie must be degraded if lie ac ceptetl it, and tho magnanimous pride if u gallant soldier, who hud fought and won his countiy’s battles, com pelled him to resign, itnd quit liii'fw- tive element, in the vigor of Itis mail'- hood, and retire in disgust tn the shades of private life—there to com inence—some new occupation. Alter Col. Butler left the army. Colaienca, the Adjutant General of the Northern Division of the army, laid inhiscluiin- tu this office. Let us see how they stood. intrepid bravery, gives the following testimonial of I'ol Jonesi - " Januahv, 24, 181 is. " Sin i In connection with Hie ttotno of Brevot Mnj. Jones', (captain nf ar tillery,) I licg.ltyivc respectfully to ttsk your attention ‘to the Lieutenant ('olbjSjlericy of "(lie 2-Hh regiment, Aiiitmg the’.junior officers w’lio lilive evilit eil the possession of great milita ry ftleiihv-I believe I speak the Inti* gunge rif tlm whole uurtliet'ii army, tvheii I soy no officer stands mow conspirutiUH than Mgjor Jones. Mo has been Toii-tuntly on service since the war, at the lieadtof u company.; bwtifitbs, outing as Infantry, sugic- VII,Itary L> p.artment, ” 'K ! '-kVA* .owtifilCs, ccting its Inltintvv, suBKJ* cral Jackson Was appointed S’ Mtijfnr times aa (tisiilerv't WWmUts’v.crtfiTl (ii'ni'inl in I/ip iPirnlm- nrmv.'hp .tn ,1...ituV-.i ..u * Military Uoportj Col. Tones.—This gentleman was appointed a Captain in 1812, after three years of service in the Marines, in subordinate stations. He was in the battle uf Fur. George on the 17th of May, lsl3. \n the battle (if Stony Creek on the 5th of June, 1813, anil there received a bayonet wound. He was in the hard-fought battle of Chip pewa, on the 5th (if July, 1814. And, for his bravery there, received the brevet rank of Major. He was in the famous battle of Bridgewater on the 2Jth of July, 1814. He was in the battle of Fort Kiie, (the assault,) and, during the siege of Fort Erie, which lasted upwards of forty days, lie acted as Adjutant General. He was one of those gallant officers who were in the softie of Fort Erie, up the I7th of September, 1814. And, for ills gal lant conduct there, lie received the brevet rank ef Lieutenant Colonel., In 1815, lie was Aid de Camp to Maj. GCn. Brown, and at the same tiirie discharged the duties of Adjutant General, The following encomium paid Col. Jones, is frmn Maj. Gen. Brown, who won his own Itonors by "Justiceforbids that I should omit to name my own family. They yield tu mine in honorable zeal,intelligence, and attention to duty. Col. Gardner, Maj. Jones, and my Aids, Captains Austin and Spettce, have been as act ive and as much devoted to the cause as any officers of the army. Their conduct mCrils my warmest acknowl edgments ; of Gardner and Jones, I shall ha ve uccasion to speak tu you.” Another distinguished -Major Gen eral, who gained bis high rank by hi* (lepaitmeiit (1 Hi5) ns an nssintunt, mid (lining the laty. campaign it fitta Assistant’Afifilmnt General; lie bits filled till the stations with equal arnli* ty, Jud has, by a series of niciitniiou* nets, (many ot them in the lace of tho enemy,) won the admiration of tho whole tinny. “ 1 have tlm honor to be, dj’c &e. .“ VYjffimeld Noott, ,Slaj. GCn. “ To James MtiNito’s, Scc’y. of War.”’ 'Col. Jones ncylijj intermitted (ii» claim fur a moment. He applied ,tt> the I’rosident; to the : n .•'•etttry of War, to the Boa id of 0111 < et>, and ut (he Senate, a* soon us the army no minations arid arrangements rttnie be fore it, and insisted" upon Itis right* Col. Butler wits Adj 't, General of o - Spiltlictn Division; andjColffiicI Junes wus Ailju aooi-Gi tiyj I -‘-I ill - - them 1) visitir, when' tho law of 2ll Match, 1821, passed, and they Itnd, each, held (hut office, ami dis charged fite duties thereof, und iveixs' respectively knmtu und returned in the Army ltcgis|cr every -year, n* Adjutant Generals. Atid, after Col* Butler resigned, Jones naked Ids right,. anti has not yet gtvon it un. • Compare the military claims nfCtd. Butler and Col. Jones with ghat of Cnl. Gadsden, Is it nut lair, is it dot - justice, that those who fought yuur battles, when the time ol .repose ar rives should have t|ie nilv i ' ? It is a very coiTVenicut birth, after (Ire clash of arms t» gone, -o. ( ,e down at Washington, amidst die gui» ety of a court, w'lUi a Mj salat v • 11 to ws* bargain. Mnny who lytve exam* ined the urilitary Report, and the dis* intereslcil officers of die nrmy in pnr- ticulnr, have been more than satisfied with tho decision of the Senate , Tt» those who have not read that Report; I beg leave to recommend its perusal*. There was much disgust in the army among old officers, who hud fought; their way to'lionor, to see so young a. man, and sn young un officer, who ha'd. no pretensions to" those laurels that deck the soldiers brow, triHisferrell from a lieutenancy, ami, us if h't ;ic, placed over their heads* Regu* ar promotion in an army is sun, to be the very life of honorable services For what does the warworn soldier quit his father, his mother,, his wife, and his children, the durliugs of Ids affections, and all those sweets t/f do mestic life, and betake himself to the tented field,” nnd patiently bear all its severities, but in the hope that his country is just, and. will bestow upun him his honors fairly earned ? I feci, on this occasion, that I have done my duty. I gave the* laws of my country a fnir construction-, and acted accordingly. The disappoint* tnen't of Col. Gadsden was not for my consideration, whop it became my public duty to vote against him, af- thoOgh he mas a native. It is to be remembered that justice has a higher claim upon the vote of a Senate , in ap pointments to public office, where* the whole nation is concerned, than the mere claims of a native. I leave that to be dime by those who prefer their friends to the laws and constitution of their ioifatry. vV tl. -S .l i PrL I llll . Ilf* 1 MARINE, I’OUT OF Sjrf'JlN.mit. CLEARED. Ship Charlotte, Sims, MverpooT. 0 C Griswold* Schr Esther, Perry, Charleston. 1 ■ Master. AnniVALS most mis tout At New-Orleans, 5th inst. sloop Susan* ftubbell. The ship Factor, from this port for Li verpool, was spokeou the 2lit inst. iat .>2 long 77 10- OHAKLESTON, Feb 26-Arr Br briff Rosiha, Lithgow, Greenock, 98 ; brig \(l- v^iice, of Boston, Uodeh, Dundee, 9 • > Ur her. schr La lloqua, Parker, Bristol, .(Bnjfs i 70 { schr Miller, Slocumy, New-Or- Ic'.ns, H. • • Cleared, sch jEoIus, Anderson, fit An* gu’jtine j sloop Planter, Hathaway* Darien Landing From t/tip Cortair, PIPF.S Brandy, (OUrd, D ipuy & Cb'ai & orand) ky Uetai! or Demij )iin 10 casks (JhveK 50 bbls Prime Pork, New Vork city Inspection 20 fU'kins Goshen Butter 2U botes 'i trlow^r imitation Glotten Cheese Fortune by GAUDRF if DUFAURB. fob 21 P 7i

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Savannah Georgian. (Savannah, Ga.) 1822-18??, March 01, 1823, Image 1