Newspaper Page Text
ecoruia £rlc!jv*u*fi
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE ANONYMOUS LETTER.
To woic au anonymous letter i; imgeiitlcmart •
]\ : of mat there can lie no doubt—nay, more, it
i , iii'ou—dastardly—.hulking—depraved! Hut
uliitrouUi i do? Colonel i'liutli was about to
jji.iriy bis cook —.
To write au anonymous letter is degradin'', to
say tile least: it would require the skill of a .So
jiliisi to render it justifiable—perhaps; and yet
win it Colonel I’liutli was going to marry his
cook .
A vixen—a perfect Saraccu of n woman be
hind his back ; and he a man of nice honor—who
had gaim.il golden laurels at Seriugapatam—au
aid-de-camp of Sir David Baird—my friend!-—
The intelligence had come like a thunderbolt.
To write au anonymous letter, except under
t ie most imperative circumstances, is unquestion
ably atrocious. 1 fill that, even positive as I
was,—with most benevolent intentions,—const-
nee—my conscience, as a gentleman and an of-
iiecr, Would hesitate to approve of it. i paused
-I determined to weigh the matter well; but
"io conviction fell upon iuu like an avalanche
that uot a moment was to he lost! Colonel
r natli was on the eve of marrying his cook .
Rebecca Moggs! and he my brother ill laxv—
'.be widowed husband of my sainted sister—a K.
. 11. a wearer of four medals, two crosses, and
he order of tlio golden llreec—a man who had
roeuivod ilio thunk? of Parliament—the written]
approbation of my l.ord Clive—two freedoms in j
;’o7d boxes.'—a man w ho, had he nobly fell on
tbo ramparts of Tippoo’s capital, would have
been taken home in rum. and buried in St. Paul’s.
Ills fragment—his living remains—(lor hepos-
. -si ll only one organ of a sort—having lost a
g, an arm. an eye and a nostril)—had he resi.lv-
-d on what I considered a sort of denii-post-mor-
tem match, with—what?
A Idotvsy, under-hung menial, whose only me
rit cousistod in cooking mulligatawny, aud rub
bing with a soft fat pulpy palm the wounded an
cle of his partially ellieient leg; the offspring of
a tfepoy ptouoer, whom my lovely and accom
plished sister had taken fro.n tbo breast of her
dead mother (the woman—a camp follower—re
ceived an iron ball in lier brain from one of Tip-
poo’s guerilla troops in the jungle)—one whom
Svadua had brought up, with maternal care, iti
l.'T kitchen,—a scullion!—And such a one to he
•" doael Plinth’s wife—to take the place of Evari-
!:e! Good Gotl !
To write an anonymous letter is rather revolt
ing; inuelt may he si,id against it; it is one’s der-
'.:rr retort: still it Inis its advantages—and jvhy
neglect them ?—Had Colonel Plinth, not been
•t ha: lie was—w\.re he but a causunJ acquaint,-
:nce ora mere friend—thou indeed
j roused, and that this was a ruse to trap me into a i pleasant result; and we venture to ask this exer-
j confession—remembering my precautions, ami rise of the important prerogative resting in your
feeling sure that nothing could, by any possiblity, hands, liei au»e wc are convinced that your patri-
be lirought homo to me, uuless i turned traitor to
myself—1 denied the imputation point blank!
Indeed, whai’clse could I do?
Colonel Plinth uttered an exclamation of bit
ter contempt, anil hobbled tow ards the door.
Bnroi; Cahoo* handed me his card—nothing
further could be done, he hoped the friend whom
I might honor on the occasion would see him ns
early as possible, in order to expedite the neces
sary arrangements.
1 made a last effort. Advancing towards the
door where Plinth stood, I begged to protest that
1 was mLtificd—that he must be laboring under a
mistake.
“A mistake!”-shouted he in that tremendous
tone, which once appalled the tiger-hearted Tip-
poo—* - A mistake, Major Moccasin! There’s no
mistake, sirrah! Will you deny your own hand
writing ?
So saying he threw tho letter in my face and
retired, followed by Cahuoz. 1
In auoihcr moment the veil was torn asunder.
Having never before attempted an anonymous
letter, and acting under the influence of confu ined
habit, 1 had concluded the fata! epistle, without
disguise, in iny customary terms:—*•Four's ever,
Jon.v Moccasin!!”
Note.
The foregoing paper was drawn updnd sent
to his cousin in Kentucky by Major Mocassin,
otic fellow-citizens would after the events which
have traui.piri:d w ithin the hist few w eeks, sustain
you in the act. for the sake of tho rilale itself.
We are si:re ihcy w ould do so for the quiet and
peace of l to Union.
Excuse us for ibis unauthorized intrusion upon
your tiolieontid your official duties; aud believe
ua with tho highest respect, your obeil’t serv'ts.
SILAS WRIGHT, Jr.
A. C. FLAGG,
JOHN A. DIX.
His Ercrllcncy Wilson Lumpkin,- v
Governor of the Shift of Gerogid.
The uiiflersigued. citizen# i>* tho Mate of New
York, having bestowed uitich attention on the pro
ceedings in the case of Sar.iuel Worcester uud
themselves into the Penitentiary of Georgia;
that their continuance there has been contrary
to my wishes; and that the very first momen •
I can send them away, consistently with m>
duty to God and my country* they shall no:
remain in prison a single day. The act of
the Legislature of Georgia* making it penal
for a white man to reside on the.Indian territo
ry within the limits of the State, without first
taking an oath to support the laws and consti
tution, (.hereof, was predicated on the belief
thqt ( mischievous white men were the prime
causes of all our controversies and difficulties
with the remnant Tribes of Indians residing
within our State. Before the law «vas enforced
against the missionaries, they were advised anil
admonished by the Governor of the State, to
leave the State peaceably or obey the, law.
Elizur Butler,'and viewing those proceedings as | They not oniy refused to do either, lmt acted
likely totstte ct the welfare of the other .States ami j in spirit of a defiance to the authorities of the
the wholp Union, feel it their duty to submit to ] .State.
your consideration, tho result oi their reflections j After they had arrived at the prison gate
As cxprcsxiot,, yUljewopm-1 vAjj er scmence Qf the luw> a free jj arJoll ’ vas
on the subject,
ions apd wishes, springs from tiiffiieliiigi adverse
to Georgia, but on the contrary is prompted sole
ly fiy a regard to what they sincerely iadleve to
lie tho true interest of nil parties, they flatter them
selves you will not deem it either obtrusive or
improper. , ., ,
Permit ns then to state, that, tinder alt cxitfiiig
circumstances, we deem it a matter of great ino-
a few hours after Col. Plinth and Baron Ca- meiit, that the prisoners referred to, should bo set
But ho was my brother in law—ir.’y brother in
inn?—iua won!, Colonel Plinth.
Had ho been a man who would listen to reu-
. u—who was open to conviction—to whom one
might venture to speak—wily really—
But ho was hot as curry ; yet not deficient in
; hut dreadfully opinionated—tetchy:—easy
ms cplibic of feeling himself insulted—cartful as
:o keeping his pistol ease in such a stato as to bo
- i.!y at a moment's notice—a being inflamed in
■ iv. svtil, and complexion, by rise spices and sun
of tho burning East.
To remonstrate with him would have been ab-
■ : ’: he would have cut me down with his
:—ho had amassed three thousand a year,
f mler sneli circumstances, conscious of Irsiu-
. ::i:iou, 1 ceased to waver: the end sanctified
: - means; and I wrote him an anonymous let
ter.
.' lie, of course, would make a point of having
: di’ni—and liicu where w ere my expectation-^
Evadue, my sister, had never been a mother;
tho Colonel was the only Plinth in the udiverse;
and, posted os I wav—Evadue being the liuk—!
:i it.iraiiy hail expectations.
To say nothing of being nine years my senior.
: ■• was a wreck, a fiery wreck, full of combusti
ble?, burning gradually to the water’s edge.
The sun of his happiness, would, as I felt, set
forever, tho moment Iw married such a creature
., Moggs—innately vulgar, repulsive, dotiblo
chinned, tumid, protuberant—
Social festivity was every thing to Colonel
l'i.ntli; but who would tliue with him, if h s ei-
dovuit conk wore to carve?—Evaduo’s adopted
i Larry the Trnmpetei’s love !—I couldn’t.
Therefore, under a sense of overwhelming du
ly f Colonel Plinth, f Mote him an anotiymons
Every precaution was taken: the hand was
i-cil, the paper such as I had never used;
al to crown all, I dropped the important docu
ment in a distant and very out of tho way post
on: co.
i lotWious of perfect security, animated by the
e 1 had e-poused, I played away upon him
liooz had quitted him. Oii tltb inside of the
envelops appears the following:—“Tis now
midnight—Rear Admiral Jepkinson has set
tled every thing with tho Baron; to tlieir tiiu-
mutual satisfaction: we are to be on the ground
by sis in the morning. If I foil—” ••
After considerable FeScdrcb We have discov
ered two announcements in the public prints
which form valuable appendages to Major Mo
cassin’s document. The first extract is from
a London journal published in 1819, the se
cond from a Bath paper of two years later
datcl
\No. }.
“Yesterday ;it his own residence in Wint-
polc St., by special licence, Col. Plinth’, Kt-C..
B.’ to Rebecca Louiza Moggs, a native of Ma-
sulipatafn. The gallant Colonel wcn{ through
the ceremony with his only remaining, .arm in
a sling—having a few hours before, exchanged
shots—-both of which took effect—with Major
Mocassin. ’ v
No. n.
at liberty, without delay, whjclt_as we suppose
tan only be done hy (Shplny-ging t’livM .under a
pardon emeiiaiing.fr,om, tiie.Statc authority—aud
sued a pardon we earnestly rcconnneullv...
ollercd to them, if they would merely promise
not to settle again on the Indian Territory of
Georgia. This they also refused. From the
day they entered the prison until now, they
mi<rht at any time liaVo been discharged, by
relicvingid'C State from the throats and mena
ce's’of being forced to discharge them, and by
nue laws of the country, hut has openly as
sumed a position preparatory to disunion, and
has actually commenced the organization of ?
separate and distinct government, based upoi
Oeligcrent and warlike principles. Her new
form of proposed government is not only found
ed in principles of hostility to her old confed
erates, bat U arbitrary, despotic and tyranni
cal in the extreme, towards tho minority ofhc
own citizens, w ho are still disposed to adlicri
to the Union. Now, because the people of
Georgia are unitedly resolved, at all hazards,
to maintain and defend their own local laws e-
nacted for the punishment of offences commit
ted aeainst them within her acknowledged ju
risdictional limits, shall site, therefore, be iden
tified with South Carolina? I trust not.—
Whili? the people of Georgia had reason to be
lieve that South Carolina was honestly con
tending against the unequal aud unjust burth
ens of Jim Tariff system, even her errors and
inordinate ze*l were viewed with forbearance
and it kindred feeling was indulged towards
her, even when her theories could not receive
her sanction. But the appearance of the South
Carolina Ordinance, and other subsequent
acts ot her State authorities, have caused the
great body of the people of Georgia to respond
to the words contained in a late Resolution of
the Legislature of the State, “wi: abhor nvl-
making. respectful application to the authorities I lification.” . 1
of the State. Mure than what 1 have named | But while I thus deprecate the proceedings
never lias been required by Georgia, and less I of the ruling pahfy in South Carolina, I trust
never will he deemed satisfactory!. The ground you will bear with my frankness in expressing
the opinions, that I most seriously entertain
ptired by Georgia, and less I of the ruling pahiy in South Carolina, I
;d satisfactory!. The ground you will bear with my frankness in expre
The result oCriie recent election must rcuderit | which Georgia; lias takeq eh this Subject can
apparent, that the rctnoval^of the Chcrokccs is never bo abandoned-Without dirhifnor to licr-
iJgeyne.d expedient hy the Natioii; and under this
impression, the undersigned are of opinion that
very many jtersous, wlio hjive hitherto counteract
ed their removal, tvi!! udw deem it their duty to
co-operate in bringing it about: and tf/ey have
reason to believe and confidently Imps, that au ills
lluauco will be applied l.i. reconcile th:, trilie to
such a result, by those very persous who have
hitherto labored tq prcvcut.lt,.
Under such a change of circuinstacces the un-
dersigned caupo; sec any possible advantage in
the furti)er|coufiucmeut of the missionaries On
the cotitrary, they conceive that since it is Apparent
that the Indians must he remove^i t thq ,release of
thij missionaries may he of use j'.: reconciling the
Indians to that measure. For we cannot believe,
after what has taken place, that the missionaries,
any more than ourselves, can doubt the expedien
cy of acquiescing iu-the policy of the General Go
vernment, sus(a;ued, its it seems to have been, by
“Tin: busy tongue of fame reports tf : iata Gal-
nt Major, who served with distinction; and lost
r Sir Dayid Baird in the East In- .... , , . ....
0 h ad to the alter the lashing re lict! ”, pn * ' TL'™ , *‘" CCrC , y
”, »• & . . that |t is m vour power by lidoniiiig ilie course
o of.a brother j suggested, to render nn immense service to the
lant Major, who served with distinction; and lost sentstnte pf this question, aiid our publie allairs,
an arm, under Sir Dayid Baird in the past In- every cause of irritation should be removed
dies, is about to
and solo legatee
ofiiccr who, recently died at the Clmltenliam. : Natiop, without injuring in the least the interests
A mutual attachment is supposed to pave been i of your .own ritatc, wo mmt reyoec-tfully solicit, to
Ion" in exritance; for the bridegioom elect the subject your early and f.ivorublo ecfii-
fpught a duel on the htdy’s marriage. Pe
cuniary motives may perhaps have influenced
the fair one in giving Iter hand.on that occa
sion to the Gallant Major's more fortunate
rival.” A. W. A.
POLITICAL.
•kstatiof New York. Albany. Dee. 18, 181M.
His J'rcrlirnry H ilton Lumpkin.
Governor of the State of Georgia.
Dear Slit—We hcc leave to nililre?s you up
on a.siibject with which, wc confess, we have no !
riebt interfere, and in reference to which your *
feelings must, long ero this time, have heeii suf
ficiently Jiarrassed. We refer to the refractory
missionaries now confined in the Penitentiary of
your State, in pursuance of a sentence of the
courts of your state, and upon conviction for a
deliberate and unjustifiable violation of the laws
of your state.
ft is not our object to enter either into nn ex
amination of tho facts of tlieir case or into a dis
cussion of the law which governs it, but to make
to you friondly suggestions, proceeding from the
best of motives, ami which, being communicated
oniy to yourself, can do no harm, if they do no
good. Still it is proper,, that we should precede i
these"suggestions with such of nnr clearly enter- }
tabled opinions, ill relation to the intrinsic merits
of the pending controversy as inay satisfy you ’
thaf tve arc not now, as we* at no previous pcri-,1
od have been, ranged upon the side of those who |
arraign the conduct of Gcorgft?, impugn the mo
tives At her legislators anil other public officers,
or question tho soundness of the principle sho has
assumed, that no independent sovereignty cau
n mv masked battery, with prodigious vchc- i exist within her limits, and that h$f laws within
siileratifiii
Wo arc with sideefe rcqicct, your most obedient
servants. . .
BLIP HA LET NOTT,
W. C. MARCY,
R. ..IIYDE WALWORTH,
GREEN C.. BRONSON,
SIMON DEWITT,
B. T. WELCH,
B. F. BUTLER, •
S. .VAN RENSSELAER.
DAVID SOUTHERLAND,
JOHN SAVAGE, -
AB- VAN VETCIIER,
J4»UN LUDLOW,,;
William il ^rrague,
J. W. CAMPBELL,
William, lock he.id,
ISAAC FERRIS,
4 H, BLECKER,
.i/iimy, December 17, 1882.
sell : —a vital stab to tlio jialpahlo, constitutional
rights of tho State?, to enact anil enforce laws
lbr tlie government of their own population
within their admitted jurisdictional limits—aud
a degradation of the present Executive admin
istration of. the Federal .Government, which
h:ts coincided with the. views of Geprgi.a ip ev
ery important step which,pho met taken in this
matter. Tito pfopc^.,constitutional rights of
the Statep, vindicated by the present Executive
of the union, on questions af controversy grow
ing out of this Indian subject, will do immortal
honor to the name of Andrew Jackson; atiu
will afford materials for the future historian to
vindicate his fame from the calumnies of the
present moment—wherein he is charged with a
disposition to trample upon the rights of the
States, and change the Federal Into a consoli*
dated GovcrnnpeiUi ;
I tun fully aware, as Wpll as yoursehes; tliat
the ground taken hy Georgia; and the policy
which has been pursued by her authorities, utiij
sustained hy the President, have mqt with se
vere censure, animadversion ajpd disapproba
tion front a large a.qd ycspejctiible portion of the
people of the United States. Moreover, I am
apprized that thu political opposition which has
been arrayed against us, h«s received , gryat
strength, ZealouC, aid pud co-operation from a
highly talented aud iullueqtial. portion .of.tho
Christian comn£mity of oyr country. Indeed
the o[>positi,o'n has been such, and so ably man
aged, that its preponderating inllucnce would
have paralyzed any cause, not based on the e-
ternai principles of truth, justice and good will
towards man7. , , .
Six years .ago, as some of you, can witness,
when (humble as arc my pretentious) I had the
houor to propose and uygq upon the considcra-
to moral offences. In the punishment of tl
Missionaries, Georgia vindicated her r j, r |
sud her laws, and ir. then release was droni i
t disagreeable controversy. Georgia lm 5 |
ained all she contended for; what° would V*
more?—Columbus Democrat. S 0
OUT AT LAST.
In turning over the papers lately the nr
ceedings at the meeting of the citizens of\{ n °”
roe county, on the occasion of their comT
menting Mr. Berrien with a dinner, came u
dcr my eye. The sentiments .promulgated* 1 '
this meeting though they have long bee'll attr^
huted to the nulliliers, have never yet.been
directly and openly avowed. Tlieir hatted
and untiring hostility to the Union, tlieir
like of the present administration of die f; c ?
oral Government is openly proclaimed. j„
deed whatever individuals mnv
assert io ,
contrary, the nullies of this State have deter
mined to make common cause with tl, ose (| ,
South Carolina, betray old Hickory, an,]
make John C. Calhoun their President. Li
the following Toasts bo taken as samples ci'
the feeling which pervaded that meeting.
By Com Robert Augustus Bea!l^j„u
Caldwell Calhoun—The triumphant vin-Jici.
tor of State rights.
By Col. 8. Rockwell—The Palmetto ban-
:cr and the sirigle star—elevated upon the
ramparts of State Sovereignty—whenever e : .
tlier shall sink, the hopes of Constitutional lib.
erty, will he extinguished. ib
in regard to the provocations of the Southern
St.vtes. Tlie people, iu some sections of this
country, assume to .themselves not only the
capacity; hut the V’igAf to judge aud.deqtrmine
what measures v*iH nibst clftphially promote
the interest of the South. In other words, they
seem to, think they understand our true situa
tion, circumstances, and interest better than
wo do ourselves. These are assumptions
which will never be quietly endured by free
men. We know that those at a distance are
wholly ignorant of, and unqualified to manage
and direct our local affairs. I have known for
years that the protective Tariff system must
be abandoned or tho Union would ho destroy
ed. Measures, which are considered intolera
ble hy whole sections of our country, whether
real or imaginary, must be abandoned.
hi- conclusion, peffnit me again to advert to
the case of the missionaries,and td assure you,
gentlemen; that I would yield any tiling hut
principles which I denin ro be inseparably con
nected with the best interest of our common
country, to. gratify the wishes and promote the
views ofyourselves, as well as very many other
valued friends. But >t| D niy delibcrido and
settled opinion, that; in the present posture of
a flairs.;, it ould.be. destructive to., vittfl .consti
tutional principles ,and. deeply injurious to the
Character and reputation of Ilwi.SfateJi .
It may he true, as you suggest, that libora-
ting these men at the present moment, might
contribute to the acceleration of making anmr- j Satan?” and vet
rangement with the Clierokces for tlieir Jands
iu Georgia. But, desirable as,this object ?s to
the citizens of this State, I Wiwld greatly pre
fer another thirty years, pai.vrful controversy,
to dishonorable compromise. Admitting I could
at this moment consent for Georgia to abandon
the ground which she has occupied in regard
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT GA.
Millcdgeville, January 5 t 1888.
To Messrs. Silas Wright jr. A. C. l‘'lagg,
John A. Dir, William I.. Marcy, Elipha-
let A r ott, Stephen Van llanscluer, 11. lfyde
Walworth, Green C. llronson, Sirhcon De
Witt, II. S. Welch, D. 1\ Butler, Jacob.
Southerland, John B. Suoagt, Abner Van
tyechter, John hudloxA, William 11. Sprague,
j. W. Campbell. William Lockhcad, Isaac
Ferris and II. Blcecker.
nonce.—Reserve was out of the question ; iu a
anonymous letter the writer of course speaks
out; this is it? greatest advantage. I took a ra-
Pid li.'iv of his achievements, I recalled the ae-
'tmnplishi-il Kvadne to his mind's eye, I contrns-
ti I her with his present intcuded—Larrj tho
r mnpetcr figured in, and the forcible exprt ssion
. io Co.-itir’s wife was not forgot ton. 1 relink-
d, l argued, I ridiculed, I scornedI appealed
to his pride—-I mentioned his person. I bade
consult a cA-ra/ glass, and ask himself if the
: d viion were that of a wouhl-be-briile-grooin.
i t.!(! ’lim how old lie was—what the Indian pr-
i:.y would ihi;ik---iu short, the letter carried upon
tho t .■ e of it the perfect conviction of a tiilrty-
tpounder. Here and there I was literally fc-
i dined alone that day, and was taking my wine
: .i the complacent consciousness of having done
id in mv power, when Colonel Plinth knocked.
< )f ce'tr.i; I knew hi? knock : it was always vio-
i- it ; io.! on this occasion rather less than usual.
I frit ! irried : he ascended, my accurate ear dc-
t' vti I a strange footstep on ihe stair. Hastily
pouring out aud gulpliiug down a bumper, I cou-
rt-d to rally before iny friend entered,
t'cmmonly hi? couuteuauce was turbid—lil-
. c■/—rnfus—the red sea in a storm ; now it was
my, pale, implacable: he was evidently ichite-
; with wrath. His eye, usually lurid as that
of a L’yelop* at tho forge, was cold, clear, icy;
Ir? look froze me, I had seen him thus before,
:u tim breach at ."eeringnpatcin.
tli- salate was alarmingly courteous: hebeg-
gc ! leave to introduce a friend—Barou Cahooz,
noIdo Swede i:j the Prussian service. Never
b. f-.v hid J beheld such a martinet: where could
Plinth knve picked him lip?
The Baron, iu very good English expressed
hi., concern at making so valuablo an acquaint
ance ns Major Moccasin under such felicitous cir-
en-i'st.iuces. Colonel Plinth had beeu iusidted:
but a? 1 had so long been his most valued friend
—s? ih .se arms (his right and my left) which had
I.-1 u ?o long linked together, were mouldering,
sale hy side, in the same grave—as I was hi>> bro
ther :,i law. Colonel Plinth would aceept of the
amplest possible apology;—wi’ll auy other mao
than Major Moccasin, Colonel Plinth would have
r . ne to extremities at once.
I was petrified during this speech; but at its
conclusion some sort of an inquiry staggered from
my lips.
Barou Cahooz did not understand.
I declared mysuif to lie in the same predica
ment : would he h£ ?o good ns to explaiu 1
iu reply, the Baron hinted tliat I must be con-
of having written Colonel Plinth a letter.
thoso Hmi'ts, subject only to tho limit aud treaties
ol tho United States, must prevail at'A he enforc
ed ; and that wc may not lie inisundpfsooil, we
further distinctly say that we do not consider the
treaties made hetWcch the Government ami tin
and propriety of provdingby law,, fpf ^ho ^re
moval, of the whole of the remnant-. tribes of
Indians, then remaining in the States and Ter
ritories of the Union to an eligible country west
of tho Mississippi, I was considered by a ma
jority of that enlightened assemblage as prema
ture and visionary in nty plan—and was ac
cused of the dishonorable motive of seckiag
popularity at tho expense of the lives and best
interests' irf the yinfo^turriije remnant? of the ab
originals _of North'AmerRa'. j?ut Row t> qs you
intimate, the wisdom, the expediency anti tlie,
practicability of the plan have received the seal
of approbation from three-fourths. of tlie peo
ple of tl;is Union. “ Truth is mighty and will
prevail.” Nqtv;, under the flattering prospects
of the consummation’qf this desirable object, is
it wise, prudent or expedient, that the author
ities of one of the sovereign States of this Uii-
tion of the American, .Cvtngfess tlie expediency to this case, what would be their ih* ingvit.ible
—> —/• —i- •__;_*. - — effect? We should not only be justly accused
$f yielding our principles iu regard to State
Rights, but the false charge brought against
the President, (on account of his late Procla
mation,) that he is disposed to prostrate tlie
rights of tho States, would receive strength and
Countcjiancc. It would be alleged that I had
yielded up the vital rights of Georgia to aid
him.in exerting a despotic sway over the State
Govcrniuc-rte' rind to’ tft’rcak his vengeance a-
gainst the political, men of South Carolina.
The President’s course, from first to last, in
relation to our fo’cal.•Indian questions, and tlie
cases which have arisen out of them, affords
the most conclusive defence of the .correctness
of his opinions m regard to the rights of the
States, and no act of mine shall eve* contribute
From the Georgia Courier.
In tlie summer of 1825, the then Vice Pres
ident of the U nited States was in Ati'uistj.—
Tin* “il d yankees,” and other inhabitants
of tiiis “northern city,” gave him a Dinner.—
One of the toasts was, • ,,
•''Our distinguished guest—We drlielit t c ,
honor those, to whom honor is justly due?’
This Dinner was hooted at, and this Toast
hissed at, by a party in Georgia, from one end
of the Slate to tlie other.
“Presto-change.” In 1888, the choice spir
its of this same party, to which the said V. !’.
has always been so consistent and faithful a
friend, meet in tlie very hot bed of tlieir poli
tics, the very “centre of gravity” of tlieir .ms-
teni, the county of Monroe—and a to.isi, re
ceived With most uproarious applause; tit tin
close of a most enthusiastic encomium, is—
“JOHN CALDWELL CALI10UX—Tie
triumphant vindicator ot. 8tate Rights.”!!!!!,
Who gave this Toast? /Ji:e. oj tin: -leading
men—a highminded and liunerahSe man, it is
true—one whose honesty and firmness •yodr
do credit to a better cause—Robert Augurluj
Beall of Macon. Suppose in 1825 when bn
was 'cursing, in bis wrath, (as lie doubtless did)
the men who gave the Augusta dinner, soire
prophet had whispered him, tliat, in ciglitskur:
years, he would go far beyond the ”d J
yankees,!’ in honoring the same individual,—
Would, lie not have said “get thee behind im,'
"ubi casus, quid fed l''
Departure of Black Hawk.—This disiin-
■ Gentlemen-.—Your commiinicatio/is, hear
ing data the 17th nud IStli, ultimo,.have hocn
duly received,and l have given tu thenV that '«»* thus sustained in her course,'slflspld make
carnesi and deliberate considerate));' which humiliating concessions to the very individuals
tlieir intrinsic merit and importance, and the J and public functionaries who have, upon inista-
liigblv respected source froin which they e- ' ken grounds, to say tlie least, contributed iJw
manate, demand. Yotir, ^Qininunicatious,' til- I much t<j excite and agitate our beloved .coun-
liulinus a? partaking, in any degree in a national ’ though oil different .pape.s, and in some re-
sense, of the character of treaties with imlfvpen- j spools different .in matter, nevertheless exhibit
dent nations, hut rather bold them as contracts j such identity.pf object, and coincidence of gen-
or articles of agreemenf, subject iu nil cases Jo j oral views, as to justify, in my opinion, trivin
til') Constitutior
of Congress; and we consider It iuconsistct;
wholly and absolutely inconsistent with that , , ha| j , lig|ll £ appreciate the l.oeoreble,
provision of the Constilution, which gaarautees . J u * ° A ' 1 -
to all the States of this coufcder*
can form of government, that the _
Senate should have the power to mako a treaty your mediation to allay existing .excitements,
which should constitute or recognize an iude- | which disturb the rcposC;anil even threaten tli
agreemenf, subject in all cases Jo j eral views, as to justify, ii
a’ of ihe United .■stalcs'and ihe la".> ' vot , joint replv.
11 inconsistent, At d permit ttfb, gentlemen," frjtet to.ii^qrp
rich’rt'arintees ^ ou * * hal 1 highiy appreciate rfte hqporjble,
racy a repnhli- j 7'Mrintic and pliil::::t!iropic motives whiph, I
lVesidcOt and i feel,convinced, have influenced you to...offer
pendent sovereignty within one of these States.
You will not understand us ns admitting, or even
for one moment supposing, that this has been ei
ther done or attempted hy those authorities ; but
wo are thus explicit, that no doubt as to our o
pinions inay weaken the force of the suggestion
we arc about to mako
Thus much being said ns to the impressions wc
entertain iu relation to the law aud the right of the
case, wc now speak ns politicians. From tlieun-
stabi i j?,of the admirable civil institution's of
try? No, gentlemen: Georgia can never a-
handqn the ground which she has . taken anil
defended on this subject. The.pcoplq of Geor
gia understand their rights, anil iuch a/> they
deem to be of vital importance..they will de
fend at every hazard. Thay.irfe ardently at
tached to the Federal Union, and they believe
its preservation depends upon tho Federal and
State gov_Ti»inents being strictly confined with
in their respective, constitutional spheres of
action—and tliat Georgia has been, .sustainad
in acting upon these principles, iu.all her an
guished personage and .his companions, havin'
viewed our city to theii 1 Iteart’s content,'-are li>
depart this morning in the, steam boat Novelty
for West-Feint, where they will r main'.mr
die •.‘Sabbath, and then proceed by way of Al
bany, Bufliilo and Detroit, tit the-residence of
tlieir tribe beyond the Missiyippi. The chain
Qf friendship, which lias beep, so much bright
ened during tlieir sojourn among us, wo hope
will never rust, while tfietgrass grows or tin-
rivers flow ; and that instead of trying their ri
fles, or scalping-knives, as the ease may Ik,
dpon tlieir brethrch the whites, they will have
plenty of deer and huflalo to amuse tlicuis' lv' ,
with as well as to furni:.li food lor tlieir bodhd
and robes for tlieir hacks. H'lio interest with
which they are regarded 1 by our citizen? is i •
most as great as wlien tlipy first ca/nc amom-’
us. Wiierever they go, great minibets an'
sure to follow.them, wherever they slo|», liun-
ilreils and sometimes thousands, besiege the :
If they had lieen kept as a “shm ’,” (which e!
course would have been a shamaful degrada
tion,) wc verily believe that $ TOO,000 might
jhve been collected, in the course ot a ter
our on.mon country. And suffer me to return j pleasant conflicts with tbiy .difforent. depart-
yott iny. grateful acknowledgements for the ' mentif oi] the Federal government has, in my
deep interest which you manifest for t(ie, wel- ! opinion, been clearly established by the ver-
farc and rOguse of niy own favorite State;, in j diet of the grand inquest of the American peo-
regurd to j.^r dresent local difliculties growing ple,.-.tt will be remembered that Georgia has
out of her Ji.cV.,.n relations. In regard to some; upon spvcra) .occasions received the sentence
of you, at least, I entertain the most gfateful | of condemnation by Pi'esidents and Judges of
recollections foryour past exertions in defend- . the Supreme court, bitt the sovereign people
danger
Georgia and any of the authorities of the Gener
al Government should he at rest. This, we be
lieve, may he dono by the pardon of th'i-so mis
guided men.—Our reasons for this belief gruw
out of ihe late election. No subject W as more
fully submitted to the people, petuliug that con
test, than the course of the administration in re
lation to the Indians and the opinions entertain
ed hy the President; which opinions, it was well
known would lie carried out in practice, in case
of his re-election; and we feel safe in saying,
that no question involved iu the canvass was la
boured so assiduously and so ingei-.iosjy on the
part ol his opponents, fc?till the result has over
whelmed them with astonisheinent and shame,
if uot with conviction of their errors. That same
result has furnished your pariotic State with a
judgment in her favor, paramount to .all others
under this Government, the clearly expressed
judgment of the American people.
I nder these circumstances, we caiiuot bat be
lieve that the exhibition of inRgoinitnity on the
part ot the State, by the pardon of the imprisoned
missionaries,.would have the mast happy effect
upon the pnbnc mind of the whole Uniou, while it
would take away the ground of pending litigation
Fearing that Plinths suspicions hid bean a- wfaieb desperate rneu may try to pttsb to an un
to tarnish his reputation on this subject.
After all that I have said, I trust, gentleman, I ;V
that you will perceive, that, with kind and jc-• ? . ,
spectful feelings toward you, and others v/lto ! *« i ys, for the privilege of seeing them. A. 1
arc not so intimately identified with this mis- j J° uilla °J Commace.
sionary case as myself, I am hound t > say, that
I cannot yield to the assumptions of the Su
preme Court in this matter. ' The permanent
prosperity ofotir beloved cc/hmon country for
bids n.y yielding. Let these men dismiss the
proceedings now pending before the Supreme
Court against Georgia; and let them apply to
the proper authority of the State, iti a respect-
fahmd becoming manner, and they shall go
free, ami not till then.
With high consideration and regard., I am,
your most obedient servant,
WILSON LUMPKIN.
While your communications arc primarily di- ! States arc Jiot only capable of self-government,
rectetl *o a simile object, to wit, the case of the hut of stilt; self-government. A'nd I trust that
missionaries, Messrs. Worcester &, Butler,
whose immediate release front Penitentiary
confinement you receoinmend, yon guardedly
avoid entering upon the discussion ol various
subjects connected with, and which have led to
tlieir present confinement. I fully appreciate
and approve of your motives in thus delicate
ly presenting the subject, Ktript of all contro
versy aud excitement. Nevertheless it must
occur to you, that the peculiar duties and re
sponsibilities in the performance of the official
act. which yo-j recommend, require that it
should he preceded by a fair and full consider
ation on my part, of all the circumstances con
nected with this peculiar ca» v .
How ever, I have neither time nor disposition,
nor dc I deem it necessary, to present to, you
all the considerations, which must necessarily
have it bearing on my naind in making up a
decision in regard twsny duty is this missiona
ry case. I will say to; yon however, that at
the tine, I deeply regretted these men - forcing
kind and indulgent Providence designs,
through the instrumentality of a virtuous peo
ple, to perpetuate tjie, blessings of our good
system of government to the «nd of time.
I am fully aware of the variouk efforts which
have been made, and arc still in progress, with
a view to identify Georgia with a sister State,
South Carolina, in her new theories and n®^-
cl proceedings. This, gentlemen, is a deli
cate subject; but we have fallen on times
which demand patriotic plainness. The in-
tegrity of the Union is jeopardized, and con
sequently tho liberties of the pc >ple are en
dangered. I am sure yqu have too much in
telligence to believe that the conduct of Geor
gia in tho Missionary case is identical—a par
allel case—with that of South Carolina and
her scheme of nullification. It cannot be be-
lievod, that any honest man of common sense
can be at a loss to draw the proper distinction.
South CaroUna has not only avowed her de-
termuMliao’rtrr&hrfSe execution of the tort*
Wc observe that all the papers in'the inter
est of the" Troup party, aYc still talking them
selves to produce an excitement ;ag»im>t Gov.
Lumpkin for his paidon of the Missionaries.—
Now after the law creating the offence" for
which the Missionaries were confined, had
been, superceded by later legislation, after the
crime itself hud become unknown to our courts;
aftcY the state had accomplished by their- pun
ishment, all that she had proposed to. hqcsylf
iity—we for our own part, cannot compreitcau.-tlie
motives which could induce any individual or
party, to deshe their further retention in the
penitentiary.' They You Id not again offend a-
gainst the law hi. like manner, for the. lqiy it
self had been abolished. They could no fur
ther oppose the policy of the State; for ffte
Cherokee country thrown open fo the set
tlement of the whites, w wit(tout restriction,*or
the requirement of oaths. .It dpes appear to
us therefore, that tlieir further’ imprisonment
could have answered no good purpose, and
must have been looked upon in after times, as
unnecessary and vindictive.
Rut ^be elections are coming on; a new
candidate’is out ; a party must be sustained,
and cause of dffenee must be found against
Gov. Lumpkin for the purpose of breakiix
him down. Now it is well known that we or
iginally, were not very partial to tho election
of Gov. Lumpkin; we entertained some fear-
in regard to the principles he might carry int»
his administration. But the right thing is tlr
right thing, notwithstanding. Gov. Lutnpkii:
is entitled to the credit of all the good he may
nor should his good pets be perverted in-
A Bad Debt.—Some months ago, one nt
the partners of an old and long since dissolve,
firm, recollected that among the properly oi
the company there was an estate at the South
which had been taken, rather than nothing, ? ur
a bad debt; and that it lay somewhere near
one of the regions lately become so famous w f
gold, the musty deed was looked up, anil tl"
land examined, when sure.enougha mine
liiscqyeyed upon ir, xjf surpassing richness.
the btcst.nica’iis of bringing,.the,property int"
market;a charter was obtained f®r a Compa
ny, and the estate put in at tlie round sum
live hundred thousand dollars, divided ir.toti'<
thousand shares of one hundred dollars each.
Lest half a million should prove to he ail in
adequate guess, the stock was chiefly distribu
ted among family friends. Well, ihe work >va?
cHmmctfced, and one stamping machine w* 3
found to produce fifteen hundred dollars | xf
day, with an expenditure of three IiuikDc ,
leaving a nett profit of twelve hundred dollar*
a day. A startling beginning! Twelve im" -
dre'd dollars a day is 370,000 dollars a yea.
calculating six days to the week, which by t*
way is tho mode of calculating wiiicl'
cqs most,gold from p]l. mines. Then it is °{C
necessary to ipefease the number ot stampmf
machines in order to double, treble or
ruplc the product,-.; Four stamping ,na . I'li
operating at : a-clear, profit; of, twelve hand
dollars,- is five thousand; dollars ;) day, ,nor ^.
less. Wc state round numbers, for a
thousands any way are of no consequence
such a concern. Five thousand dollars a a h
is a million and a half a year. We stop ie ‘
Others can calculate the effect of a st'Il
number of machines, and go on till ouin
fail. Suffice it to say, the shares arc curre-
<t five hundred dollars each.
Definition of a mean Man.—One who is a ^
ready to subscribe for a newspaper, w . u ^
■east intention of ever paying for il; or tu ^
words, one who orders his paper sent to a c * ^
•ffise, aud, after receiving half the volume,
?s to take any more from it, notifying w® f
of tne fact. A character of thu kind, ( an ly, j
there be,) we unhesitatingly pronounce IL#
mean hlan.—Vill. Court