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■ OF AtK. tViii'l'L,
OF TS.N5ESSKE,
On the Cherokee Memorial pretenwd by Mr. Clay.
Mr. President,'! fc«*! it to he my duty to make
n few remarks upon (hi- subject before the pres
ent questi -n is disposed of
When (came to the Senate this morning, f did
not know of the intention of the hon. Senator
from Kentucky, to present this memorial, of
course I cannot l>c prepared for the discussion of
this subject.
Although I cannot hope any thiug F may have
it in my power to say will have any influence
with the Senate: yet ns the subject is oae. of
rrrnt importance to the United Slates, as well as
to the Indians, I think the remarks of the lion.
Senator call for some reply. •
The object of this memorial is one I heartily
approve. The memorialists arc a portion of the
Cherokee I, residing within the limits of the itatc
of Georgia. ' They wish to emigrate west of the
.Mississippi, and there Itnve a country assigned to
them where they can live under a government
ol their own choice, preserve as far as they may
think right their own customs., exercise their pri-
viicg s iif endeavoring to promote the civilization
of then own people, and having them instructed
in the doctrines of rhri/tianity. - They wish the
United States to furnish them a country to go to.
to lie at the expense of their removal, anil to give
them suitable guarantees that they shall never be
disturbed iu the country to which they may cmi-
grm \
If any additional legislation is found necessary
upon i liia subject, it will give me sincere pleasure
to afford tny aid in ah suitable euactinents.
lint in presenting the memorial aud resolutions,
the I)i-ii .Senator has gone into a discussion of
the powers of tint State. t>l the in mner in which
•their powers have been exerted over the Italians.
I do not believe any benefit is likely to result
to the people of the United S.atcs, or to the In
dians, front such discussions ; but as the subject
ha* been introduced, it is due to tbe Stntes that,
at lea-t. some of the grouuds upou which they
have acted, should be brought tho notice of
tbe Senate.
\Yh it was the condition of the Indians, within
far /;mils of these Stales, at the close of the rev
olt!’binary war ?
The petiole of the United States declared their
independence, the revolutionary war in mainte
nance of that declaration, ttnninated in a treaty
of ponce in 1783 Tho limits and boutids of the
States are described in that treaty. Each of the
States, within its territorial limits, believed ii was
free, sovereign, and independent, aud that a tun
jority had n right to prescribe whatever rules they
.pleased for the government of every person, ofc-
very age, sex. ami color, withiu their acknowl
edged boundaries.
Each of these Slates believe they still possess
all these powers, except so far as they have ex
pressly granted to the Federal Government, for
the good of the whole.
The articles of confederation gave to the feder
al government power to regulate trade and iutec*
course with the Indians, hut contain an express
proviso that Congress shall not interfere with the
:errfrm-»a| rights of the States.
^ he first treaty w ith the Cherokees was made
-n ’78.7 and although tho articles referred to
e-, then in force, the lands allotted to the Indi-
i.idudM a large portion of the territory of
berth Carolina.
IV.t State was not inattentive to her rights.-
'rd an agent present when »hc treaty was
aegr.'iared, and he there entered the solemn pro
^ st ‘ his State, more than once, against this ex
.re:-*- f Federal power.
■ 'o protests are still on record, and can vet
•ie produced, aud at any time the Senate niav
desire.
The next treaty with the Cherokees. was after
"seut constitution was adopted.
mean time. North Carolina bad been
tugi t dr her western lands to the United
Slat. .) ,„ie motive for this was, that the U-
oited > » Would be better enabled to regulate
their -'Hairs w jih the Cherokees. it being then be-
v-'d, they all, or nearly all, lived ou these
lands.
( In 1789, Notth Carolina, yielding to these so-
licitatieys, made the cessiou.
t * *'■ V lauds, after satisfying all existing
' ‘aim against North Carolina, were tho property
o r the United States, who afro h »d the sole pow
er of legislation. The United States, thus aiming
tr.r> vacant soil, and having the entire sovereignly
and jurisdiction, and still believing the Cherokees
resident upou this territory, made the treaty of
HoUtnu. 1791. * i
Vo r atguiug upou the boundary between the
vhitc;; i«i<i the Indians there is an express guar
antee to the Indians ?f their lands. This, if my
im- iiory serves me, is tho first guarantee to these
Indians. This guarautca was inserted, not by the
mem (notion of our commissioner, but by the ex
press instruction, „f President Washington. Tho
reason of Ins is obvious to me. General Wash
ington believed at that day, the country gunran-
ed to the I diaus was n tract, over whiclt the
i niToo .•states tildne had the sovereignty and ju
risdiction, ond that tfiey were the owners of the
soils that neither the sovereign, nor territorial
rights of auy !>tat“ were invaded by such astipu
lation. nod that it would be the means of prev.cn*.
ting lutuie onrr.arlnneucs upon the Indians
'\e now know by our own Executive journal,.
1 opt secr-t tii ul a few years past, that when the
fi st igrc -meins w ith the Indians were made, nf-
tcr the adoption of the constitution, the President
h mself doubted whether they ought to go thro’
the forms prescribed tor treaties : h')sent it mess
age to the Senate; it doubted, hut eventually
s»«med to have acted on the opinion, thar the
formal sanction of two thirds of the ^cnatorspre-
f cat, required to ratify treaties, would bo a safe
rnfo, its to those compacts or agreements, and the
course theu adopted has been pursued ev^r since.
A farther illustration of Gen. Washington’s
views as to the rights of the States, may he given
by his conduct in relation to lands withm the lint-
•it« of N. y. which were attempted to lie sdcitred
to Indians by treaty. He condemned this course
,,n he port of the agent, and made it the subject
•of a special letter ou record,
Tho tract of country ceded by North Carolina
to tho United States, iu 1789, and which was a ter-
•rifory iu 1791, when the Hobton treaty was made,
continued to he a territory till February 1796.
when the people residing upon it framed a consti
tution. and afterwards wore admitted into the
Union.
In the treaties with Cherokees subsequent to
t'i.it period, (and there were many of them, as has
been correctly said by the lion. Senator from
K.-otOi Ky.) the United J-tates seem to have lost
'••►ht of the distinction between their power over
:> country, of which they had both the right of
soil and jsrtiAdhn, and one where tbe Stains
h ' i tho.right of soil nnd jurisdiction, and to have
, n *i" uc,i , ^ c fioarastee as inserted in the treaty
of 1791. J
I • States however do not acquiesce in this
fcsorci-: of Federal power. Tiie same opinion
• nieriamttd by North Carolina iu 1785, is enter-
lamed nJ actcil ou now.
( 1 b } maintain that they arc sovereign and in
dependent communities, within tbe w hole of their
■’ -t'-rH limits, upon all points, where they
\ •• "ot transferred theii powers to. tho Federal
•Government.
I hey in "intain that these greements with n
• tortbeir own pnpulation, are not treaties
eral Government the power, by treaty, or other- sure iu reporting that this city can offer to Capi-
' v ise, with any portion of the people w ithin their talists disposed to a safe investment of money,
limits, no matter whether French, German, or I s ucit security as will ensure a loan of tho sum
Indians, to take from the Slate otic acre of its ter-' which this city is pledged to subscribe. Your
ritory, and transfer it to any other people what- Committee believe that if Books of Subscription
ever. . pre opened at proper places, there are many
They maintain that each State lias the right, citizens who will be disposed to embark in the tin-
iudcpeudeutly of the Federal aud all other Gov- [ dertakiug, and that a subscription large enough
eruments, to cnac". such laws for the government - to authorise the commencement ofthe work, will
of their win le population, as in the wisdom of bo made. With these feelings’ and views, your
their uwu legislatures may seem best suited to j Committee would recommend the followiug
tho interest of all; and tlr.it in the exercise of this. Resolution;
power, none, out of their limits, has t.ie right to That the Corporation of Macon be requested
interfere. to co-opcrnte with this Corporation so far as to
If the Slates are right in the operation of these j opcu Books of Subscription iu that cily, and
powers, it must clearly follow, tlint they nloue. < that so soon jas a favorable answer be received
have the power to judge whether their laws are , to tins request, measuresJte taken to open Books
adapted to the condition and wants of the peo-: of Subscription in this city aud that of Macon,
pie. | and tho counties of Effiugham, Scriven. Bnrke.
Whether tho states are correct iu the assertion : Jefferson. Washington, Wilkiuson, Twiggs,
and inniutcnaucc of these rights and powers or i Baldwiu. Jones, Jasper and Monroe—That per-
not. they think they are, and many others thiuk j sons be selected iu each of these places to receive
with them. They have acted upon them, fend {subscriptions, and ibzt at the tune of subscribing
will continue to do so. as I firmly believe. Geor- Five Dollars per share bo required from each
gin lias extruded her laws over her whole limits.[ subscriber, to lie remitted to and deposited in tbe
Tennessee has, to some purposes, done the same j Batik o f lie* State of Georgia sosoou as the hooks
tiling, »ud so has North Carolina and Alabama, j are closed, there to remain subject to the ofder of
How then are these states to be induced to re- • the Board of Directors. That the Mayor be au-
scitul or repeal those laws ?—Suppose the Uuit- ; thorised to subscribe, iu behalf of this city for five
ed States apply to them for the repeal; they will i thousand shares, and that when returns shall
•he
answer never, their laws are approved by their
people, they had the power to enact them, aud
they will not repeal them. What then ? Are
the United States to apply force to compel tho
repeal ? If they do, and such force is met by o|>-
posing force front the States, we theu have pre
sented to our view tbe most horrid of all specta
cles. Armed strife between brothers, aud in tbe
ntidst of it, what becomes of tbe red men for
whose rights this war is waged? They arc swept
from this state of existence. When the war ter
minates, there will he no Indians to lie protected
h> the United States, or by these states individu
ally- , ~
The time has arrived when we must all speak
out plainly as we thiuk. These people, if they
remain where they are, must submit lo the laws
ofthe respective states. They cannot exist in
the states as a separate aud distinct cmmnuuity,
governed by their own customs and laws. Some
of them are civilized and enlightened; they will
make useful and respectable members of the com
munity. They may still remain where they are,
if they choose. But this is not the rotiditioti of
the mass of the Indian population. They are
poor, ignorant, nnd uninformed.
Residing where they now do. certain misery
aud rttitt awaits them. If they v. ill remove be
yond the Mississippi, out of our states and orga
nized territories, they may he preserved There
they may progress iu that civilization which lias
commenced ; they can, as freemen, have a gov
ernment of their own choice ; their interests can
be promoted aud their rights prolcrtcd by the U-
nited States, without collision with any state.—
Who now doubts that it is their interest to do so?
Few men can doubt it. who will take pain* to
acquire correct information, and then duly cou
sider the subject. I believe tho time has nearly
arrived, and will certainly soon have arriveif.
w hen there will he hut one opinion upon this sub
ject throughout our country.
The policy of inducing our Indians to remove
west ofthe Mississippi, did not originate with this
administration. As early, at all events, as i8U4,
it was the policy of Mr. Jefferson. It has been
the poliey of every succeeding admiut- trillion ;
and during the Inst administration, it had. iu the
then Secretary of War, ouc of its ablest advo
cates. The great distinction between this a>ul
prior administrations consists, iu the present hav
ing succeeded to a much greater extent in carry
ing into effect, what all, from the time of Mr.
Jefferson, desired to accomplish.
The honorable Senator from Kentucky thiuks.
as the stale of Georgia has shut her courts agaiust
these people, we ought to open those of the Uni
ted States to them. And if we mu. let me ask,
Mr. President, of what practical benefit will such
a provision lie ? Useless. Encourage a poorln-
dian. living surrounded by whites unfriendly to
him. >o commence suit iu the Federal Circuit
Court, and then follow it here to the Supreme
Court, to assert his title to JliO or 640 aeres of
land, and by the time the cause is decided, he &.
his family will starve to death.
Instead if this, let us encourage them hv all the
means iu our power, to remove. Every day they
remain, the meaus of the United States to furnish
them comfortable homes, west of the Mississippi,
are lessening. Other tribes are going and get-'
ting their choice of the country. Let these be en
couraged to remove speedily. Provide funds for
their removal, for their comfortable support for
a season. Furnish them a permanent home,
guaranty it by all the solemnities which can lie
deemed necessary, aud then faithfully observothe
guarantee.
Upon these points, if additional legislation is
found to be proper, I am willing.to go to any ex
tent which may be deemed necessary, aud whirl,
is not inconsistent with what.is due to the inter
ests of the great body of our community.
have been made from the places aforesaid, il sev
en tbousatid five hundred sh ires in the wholeshall
have been subscribed, an election of Directors
shall bo ordered according to the terms of the
charter.
W. W. GORDON, Mayor.
TIIOS. PURSE. )
WM. II. CUYI.ER. \ Committee.
AMOS SCUDDER.S
Little Rock, (Ark.)’Feb. 24, 1835.
Emigrating Creek Indians.—The steam boat
lleury Hill arrived at tbO place this morniug.
having on boanl near 'iQO of the sous of the for
est from Alabama, who will he joined, to-day or
to morrow, by another parly, with upwards of
200 ponies, who came through by land from
Memphis, and arrived at Mrs. Bla k’s, in the Brig
Prarie, some days since. Tho former party are un
der the charge of (’apt. Page, U. S. A. aud tho
latteruuderthatofMr. Beaty. They areexpcct-
ed to leave this vicinity in a day or two, by land,
for destination west of Arkausas.
TELEGRAPH.
MACOVS, ga.
THURSDAY. APRIL 16, 1835.
| test and best Presidents * \\ as Washington uo-
i initiated by a caucus ! was Jefferson ? or wa>
JACKSON? If our memory serves us, they
were uot Who hare been nominated b> caucus
es ? was not the cider Adams ? was not tbe op
ponent of Jefferson ? was not the oppoueut of
Jackson ? We believe they were.
Delegates to a convention are not chosen by
the people ; of course are not responsible to them*
An active partizan gels a few of his intimate
friends together—they call it a public meeting •'
a chairman is then cltosen. who appoints que or
more persons to represent the State in a National
Convention ! And delegates thus appointed arc
to say who the people aro to have for thpir first
officers ; and how the patronage of the govern
ment and the revenue of the people—nay,
people themselves, are to be disposed of!
It behoves the people to be watchful of their
liberties—to be jealous of their ru'ers—to be sus
picious of conventions—and of every one nomi
nated by, or friendly to a convention. They
should set thoir face against any aud every scheme
calculated to thwart the operations of the consti
tution. They should scrutinize the motives of
those who advise them to, a course of poliey op-
. . . | posed to thoir pure principles. In the language
panion—who, being unable to swim, sunk im- . ... . ' . ■
” ® . of our virtuous chief magistrate, they must see
“ the necessity of looking above persons in any
OCf 3 The Kails arp unusually barren. No la
ter Foreign uewsj and nothing more of the French
Question. ■/
Melancholy. On Sunday last, as Mr William
son Smith and aft Joseph Loving, vr.one crossing
the Ocmulgee in a baltean, at the Fishery three
miles below K«6tm. the fcMKOK upset, and both
persons were precipitated into deep waMX'l Lo
ving hettig a good swimmer, succeeded in saving
himself, tutd made noble efforts to save his com-
From tU Savannah Republican.
THE RAIL ROAD.
Wo publish below the Report of the Special
Committee of Council, on the subject of a Kail
Road from Savannah to Macon. We have ever
believed that, it only required a commencement
to actively put into operation, ihe plan. Our
City Council have come forward with liberality
and* subscribed for Five Thousand Shares—it is
now with the citizens of tiffs County, and those
who reside in such w here the Rail Jloud.is inten
ded to intersect, to come foiward and givp a
helping hand to thnenterprize. which will large
ly enhance the value of property, pay a hand
some income to the capitalist, and ■give an impe
tus to our trnne. In addition to till this, our
state pride is brought into question, when we
cast around look ar the Internal Improvements
which aro going on in almost every state, except
bur own : this of itst-lf is sufficient to give an im
pulse to our follow citizens to march boldly up to
the undertaking, and make every effort to ac
complish an object so desir-blo to the prosperity
of our City, The crisis has arrived, and it is
for them to go to the rescue.
IN COUNCIL, ■
Savannah, April 2nd. 1335.
The Special Committee appointed to consider
the propriety of some immediate action on the
subject of the Rail Road communication bet
ween this city and M.-iron, beg leave to
REPORT*
That the Treasury of the city is iu a flourishing
condi’inn, and although a dcdit of inconsiderable
•••mourn is still due, arising from the Dry Culture
Contracts, yet principally Jroni the general pros
perity of nil classes of the citizens of this state,
and t'te higher prices of onr staple products, the
times are most propitious for tho tiudettaking a
w ork, which, although involving a heavy expend
iture in the first instance, cannot fail in its com
pletion, to place this city in nhigh rank, and -to
give ro the citizens of this -mte, those facilities to
a market which are so mnch needed. Your
Committee regret that the city of' Macon t- not
in a condition to participate in the enterprize. &
would have preferred that it should hnvo been
undertaken mi.iaty on the resources of the two
cities, and that the profits should have been en
joyed multi" ly ; hut a< that city cannot co-npe-
rate with os, and as we are thrown on our ow n (
Ohio and Michigan.—The annexed lelter from
Monroe, Michigan, reveals au uuuleasaut state
of thiugs in. regard to the disputed boundary be
tween that Territory and Ohio.
We are .not accurately iuformed as to the
merits of the controversy, hut at any rate we
think the State of Ohio, iu assuming to be judge
and jury in a case to witch she is a party, hits
gone beyond the letter? However, we trust that
the good sense of the governments and people of
the two jurisdictions will not suffer the affair to
proceed to extremities. It would bo better
that the disputed territory, after being reliered
from its inhabitants, should he sunk to the bot
tom of the ocean.—N. Y. Jour• of Com.
MONROE, March 4, 1835.
Intelligence was received in town last evening
from Washington, stating that the Appropriation
Bill for $30,000 to construct a Ship Caual t at
the month of tho River Raisin laid passed both
Houses of Congress, aud only required the sig
nature of the President to become a law. This
was choering news indeed, to all iuteretested in
this place, should that bill become a law
Monroe must he an important place, or at least,
powerful river for Detroit, ere long. Men who
felt poor yesterday, own themselves rich to
day.
The inhabitants feel but one check to their pros
perity, which js the unsettled state of the South
ern houndcry of the Territory adjoining Ohio.
Much excitement is manifested by the populace
both of the Territory aud Ohio. The Legislature
of Ohio have passed a law cxiendiug their juris-,
tiuriciion over the disputed Territory—in conse
quence of w hicb, the acting Government of the
Territory has issued prompt orders to the.Briga
dier General to enforce the laws of Michigna to
the extent of his power, by calling to his aid the
Militia, if deemed uecessaty.—Monroe is to he
Head Quarters for all the Michigan forces. The
Governor is in town to-day from Detroit, also the
General who has been here for the last ten days,
and who JtaS the entire coitnpand of all the
forces. It is hoped that the question will be
amicably settled soou, otherwise au attempt at'
coercion, perhaps bloodshed, will be. the conse
quence.—Decisive laws have been passed, both
by Ohio and Michigan touching the question,
the validity of which, we fear, will be tested by
mediately to the bottom!
Loving dove down & Iwoughthim to the top of
the water and assisted him to take hold of tho
stern of tho boat, and directed him to hold on,
while-he swam, towing the boat, towards the
shore. Rut alas ! these magnanimous exertions
y ere doomed to he unsuccessful! Smith was too
weak or to much confused to maintain his hold,
and be sunk to rise no more!
Mr. Smith was a respectable mechanic, be-
tv-4¥i Sorry and fifty years of age.
exigency which threatens the nscendaucy of those
principles.”
It seems idle for Michigan to contend with
Ohio in arms, yet Michigau appears determined
to ns-ert her rights, more front a sense of honor
thau from a pecuniary advantage, though the
tract ill dispute is, and will bo valuable to its
possessor; still ’tis thought by miuy that the
whole affair will result in a temporary manner,
in favor of Ohio, till the liue can be defined by
Congress or the Supreme Court tf the United
Slates. , ,
Orders have gone forth, as you will .see by
au Extra of the Michigan' Sontiuel, -published
in this place, which we send by the. mail, from
tho Comtuander-itt chief, requiring the examina
tion of arms, amuuitiou &c. at the several
arsenals. . *
A' speedy adjustment is indeed desirable by
all concerned, as a tide of emigration is expected
hero, in this tegion, the coining season,' w'liose
plans may be frustrated and leave the country, if
made liable to be called out in the militia to fight
the “Buckeyes" (as the people of Ohio are cal
led) from time to time, tor the paltry considera
tion of a strip of land, which, whether under the
the jurisdiction of Ohio or Michigan, cannot ben
efif them a farthing.
Z-IOWSEXt 9099
mrOTIFIFS hi" friendsUiat he lots removed to Pcr-
it, Houston county, and tenders them his serri-
ccx in the practice of tbe. I ,iw. ,
As lie will practice in Houston county only, he may
at all times he found at home.
, JO’ The Southern Recorder. Augusta Courier. Sa
vannah Georgian, Charleston Mercury, and New York
Commercial Advertiser will publish this notice twice
and reiid me their accounts for payment.
Perry, Houston eo., Ga., March 25, 1835-2t-41
Garden Seed.
I.ARGE supply of Shaker’s Garden Seed, war
ranted fres
jim •*>—:«-tf
just received and Ipr sale bv
VvM. G. BROWN.
T HE Insnranro Bank of Columbus, Will insure
Cotton on the River, and also tako a few risks
against Eire in thiscity. Apply to
ROBERT COLLINS.
Macon. Oct. 27, 1&.4, 19
INDIAN PANACEA,
UST received a fresh supplv. For sale bv
npril 0-42 VVM.-G. BROWN.
J
Indian Panacea,
J UST received aud for sale, by
WM. G. BROWK, Agent.
Jan 1 1835—28
K I the constitution ; twtd if
•c»y to at they have-toer vested tn the^JVd-A-ts'tmrees.ydnr 6rrnnrritt«Jc have prido and pien- j IfT. T. Wythe fc w Cn.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
A great deal is said in tho newspapers about
the zhtrisiug evil of suffering the Electiou of Pre
sident to bo carried into the House of Represen
tatives of the United States! and sundry expe
dients are resorted to, to prevent such au awful
catastrophe 1 *» event, they tell us. fraught with
the most/lircfuJ cop'-equences to the uation—an
event calculated to upset the very fpjundation-
stoncs of onr Liberty, and to crush the very pil
lars of our National Independence!
Now, to the original framers of tflur glorious
constitution, those enlightened and virtuous pat
riots, no such alarming evils wofle apprehended
from an eleclion ofPresident by the House of Re
presentatives. True, they provided that in the
first instance the people should endeavor to elect
their President through the medium of Electors,
speciallychbseu for that purpose; but failing in
this, they then provided that they should c-
leet by their repceaeutatives. This is tho man
ner pointed out by the constitution; it is the me
thod heretofore pursued; aud until the people
see ptoper to alter the constitution, it is tho only
method that should he pursued. The people not
having seen fit to alter the constitution iu this
particular, after having tried it for so long a time,
it must be conceived ;hat they approve of this
mode of electing the President.
But, say some, it is a very dangerous thing for
the election to go into the House—Members of
Congress' arc so corrupt!—they will be bribed !
intriguing demagogues wHLbtiy them up !—they
will sell the Presidency to the highest bidder, and
we shall be cheated in our choice! No! say
they; wo must not Jet the election gc into the
House of Representatives ; no.no! we must have
a Grand National Convention, to decide who shall
be Onr President!
Now. granting that Members of Congress are
Sometimes corrupt aud bribable, they are -men we
have selected for their public and private virtues
as our agents; they aro responsible to their con
stituents for th6ir votes; they act under the so
lemnities of an oath ; and in accordance with
the requirements of the constitution : Aud who
would uot rather trust the safeguard of our rights
and liberties to such a body, the elite of the land,
chosen from their compeers and competitors, af
ter a free canvassing of their merits—than to an
irresponsible convention of office holders and of
fice seekers, assembled without the authority-of
the constitution, or of law. or of thc.people; cho
sen by themselves! or appointed by a friend, at a
small meetiug got up for the purpose ; acting
without authority; under no oath, or obligation,
but that of self interest ? If Members of Con
gress, who stand pledged before their God and
their country to act uprightly and honestly, may
ho sometimes bribed nhd seduced from their al
legiance, what reason have we to hope, that del
egates in a convention, who are--under no such-
pledge, and who have neither.the feat of God
nor of their constituents before their eyes; who
are neither chosen by the people, nor are respon
sible to the people, will do better ? If the first
method is horehound, the last is tartar ; nnd, in
our opinion, it is like jumping from tho fryiug-
pan into the fire, to resort to a convention, to
prevent the possible evils of alt election by tbo
House-
With every respect for thoopinious of those
who honestly differ with us ; and for tho high
names that have been brought.out in favor of a
National Convention, we must still raise our war
ning voice against it. When an irresponsible
convention has the control of tho highest offices,
aud the patronage thereto belonging, tho people
may sing the requiem of their departed liberties—
their independence is at au end.
But it is said, without n cor volition, or n cau
cus, or some such thing, it is impossible for the
parly to hold together—it will split lojiicces.and
wo shall lose the power wc now have I And do
ubtless all such as think the preservation of the
party and the emoluments of office, of morecou-
scqueuce than the preservation of their princi
ples, of the constitution of independence aud of
liberty—will go for a convention, no matter who
is opposed to it.
To say tho people are uot capable of making
MR. EX-SENATOR POINDEXTER.
We observe in the Philadelphia Whig papers
and thence copied into >he Nullification papers of
the South, a long account of the '■‘■Triumphant
arrival and reception of Governor Poindexter" at
Philadelphia. And we have besn at no little
paii.s to discover the occasion of this triumphant
entre ; and why the Whigs of Philadelphia have
seen proper thus to shower honors upon a Sou
therner: It will be home iu mind that these same
Whigs have hitherto and all along, been most lib
eral iu their abuse of every thing connected with
the South. Southern Politics, Southern States
men, Southern Customs, Habit;, aud Manners,
have alike shared their censure. »heir contempt,
and their abuse. And the question naturally a-
rises, why this suddeu and wonderful change of
tone and feeling? Who is Mr.-Poindexter'? Is
he not an ox-Governoc and ex-Senatbr of the
State of Mississippi ? Has he not been one of the
most strenuous assertors of Southern rights ? a
violent auti-tariffite ? a zealous contender for ln-
dinn‘removal, and an uncompromising opponent
of slave abolition ? Why is it 7 have the Phila
delphians all of a sudden become Nullifiers and
anti-tariffites, haters of the force bill, friends of
slavery, &c. ? or lias Mr. Poindexter turned re-
salarios of fat Otficcs ; 4 and all this to th,.
sion of your legitimate party-meu. J w :n eit '-
over in detail the offices now encumbered U*^
ue'w comers, nor show the proportionate
which they are entitled to office, beenuse
every readerof this communication to m t® 1
calculation for himself, that ho mav , Inalie tlit
derstnnd for himself. ' tf ac d -t.
This much I deem sufficient to say up
events. Permit me now to say a f e< v ^ ■ P**
ou those in futuro. The most absorbi'!? 5 * 11 ?'
that cau agitate the public mind, is. w j 10 '? to r*
President of the United States? Withoni* 10 ^
around this question to hunt up matter n,
its importance more conspicuous, I u j|j n, ^ !
approach it. At preseut there are t«v 0 c* I?' 1
ate* between whom the contest will be • •
Mr. Martin Van Burem, of New York
is Judge Hugh L. White of Ti>nn„,J. .? 1 «t
v ilite of Tcnuessee. Jr T
will look nfcout you, you will perceive that th
the that intend to control your party, iutend vr.„,i
support Mr. Van Buren!!!
Mr. Van Buren—let us see how |j e bec a .,, A
candidate.and what obligations wo are unde**
support him. Some will sNY that he is not V(( t0
candidate and will otily beron’e so if pm p ro t r L
iu nomination : that is, if the Baltimore KatuJi
Convention shall say so. This may mislead sow„
very good and some very honest men; but with
those acquainted with thiugs of this kind, Mr. V aa
Buren is as well understood to be a candidate
now, as he will he When tho Convention clow*
its sittings. Aud this Convention, that is to "re
sent a front so imposing, is but a mere fame ~
Look into the proceedings cflhemettingin
sylvaniit, where they are instructing their d e |,
gates to vote for Mr. Van Buren ; and.vuu tvill
readily see that Mr. Van Buren’s fricnds’iu yO..
ers, as in that State, have been taught the uri
they are to act. So far as Mr. Van Buren i, „ ‘
a candidate, he has been made so by secret, ml*
night cabals; caucuses composed of handsfulUf
men, ; u various parts of the country ; office hun
ters, and sundry empty demagogues. So much
for his present nomination ; now for your obii; a .
tions to support hitn. Under what circumstances
were you informed there was, such.a person upou
earth as Mr f Van-Buren? A few years ap,
when your opponents were in power, Mr. Van
Buren received the vote of Georgia for the Vice
Presidency Of the United Slates. As soon
was known among the people, the inauiry wasu-
niversal,“Who is Martin Van Buren?” All that
could be answered, was, “He is the Governs of
New York;" No distinguished service to the
country, or any jiart of it, at any lime retn'erid,
pointed the inquirer to the man ; and his friend)
have been left,to delve out of a loug: political
life, spent in his own state, such parts of it a s
would appear acceptable to the American pen-
pfe and place him upon them. We imdrmood
him to be the favorite of our opponent, and a
high tariffmau, and without delay, repudiated the
net of the voters for President and Vice President,
for that term : the name of Van Buren became
obnoxious to us. What, siuco then, has occurr
ed to place Mr. Van Buren so very high in our
confidence as to make it necessary (or its to sup
port him for the first office in the Republic ?
You see at ouce that the po'sitioq I assume,
that our new associates iutend to mark ouithc
policy for us to pursue, is true. To be certain
of this, what newspaper in Georgia has said “it
was necessary for Georgia to be represented in
crcaut to his-'former principles—abandoned the | the Convention,” and strongly intimates that Mr.
interests of his late constituents, nnd joined the
enemies of the South ? The thing looks suspi
cious. These Philadelphia Whigs . are artful
rogues: their broad brims cover a hpap of cun
ning ! Depeud upou it, there is something more
in all this than meets the eye—these whigs are
too piudcnta people to make all this preparation
without a motive—without an expected consider
ation!
Let tho people of Mississippi look to it—before
they are sold to the Bank or some other monster!
ATF. no
Eight or ten entlc-
men wnJ be accommodated as day ! choice of a Chief Magistrate without the aid or
Nation ofa caucus, is n libel upon iheir intelii
POST OFFICES.
There has been a new Post Office established
at IVebsttrcillc, Bibb countv, Ga. John J. Lanier
PM.' **"/.
Tho Post Office in Houston county, formerly
known as Howard’s Store, aud more recently as
Ireland,- has been lately changed to Hayneville,
Houston county, G.v. G. G. Smith, P. M.
In Merriwether county, Ga. on the road lead
ing from Zehuion to Greenville, and within sev
en and a half miles of the latter place, a post of
fice by the name of Wood House has been estab
lished, of which Mr E. L. Vardeman is post mas-
tci.
Florida Herald. This establishment which
was destroyed by fito some two months ago,' has
been revived. The paper is considerably impro
ved iu its appearam e.
FOR THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.
TO THE CLARK UNION MEN OF
GEORGIA. , .
1 cannot suppose,, that you will require au apo
logy from me. for cnlliug your attention to a few
circumstances intimately connected with your in
terests. Was an apology necessary, I should
find it in this : I have, with you, exulted iti pros
perity and lanterned iu adversity. I have been
with you in w eal and in wo, aud my situation has
enabled me to render some’service to the crjtse
that united you ; whiclt service, however hum
ble. was rendered'with fidelity!
From the purity of the principles formiug your
creed, a'few years ago found us making rapid
advances upon our opponents; and. the arrival
at a ccrtaiu point in our creed, made us large
and. sudden acquisitions from tho ranks of our
opponent-!, which eventuated in their defeat aud
overthrow. Willing, as contending parties al
ways are, to'ncquire strength aud the ascendan
cy, wo did not so much rejoice at the loss of pow
er our opponents sustained, as at its coming into
our hands; for lie that would insult a fallen foe
is destitute of the fiV-st principles of magnanimity;
Vau Buren ought to be President of the UnittJ
States ?
We are under no kiud of obligation to Mr.Van
Buren. He is now what ho formerly was. No
charge of circumstances has placed him in a dif
ferent rclatior ship lo us, or us to him ; and at it
has not been heretofore, it cannot he. hereafter,
best for us to support him. We certainly are mrf
slaves that wo must be subservient to. nor foolish
enough to become obedient to our new brethren.
In this act of theirs, the support of Mr. Vau Bn-
ren; we perceive that at least they have not been
purged from all their old faults.
While’Mr. Vau Buren has for years,, perhaps
from the date of tho Georgia vote of w hich I
have spoken, if not before, been seeking every op
portunity to fasten it upon the minds of the peo
ple (hat he must be the successor of Gen. Jack-
son, no one has taken extraordinary pains to show
the Unfavorable side of Mr. Van Buren’s preten
sions , but as the tiine approaches when General
Jackson’s successor im^it appear before the peo
ple. the people themselves, without secret meet
ings, cabals, or caucuses, and w ithout coi sulta-
tion with the nominee, entirely unexpected by
him, spontaneously call upon Hugh L. Whits
to go’into the high office. It has always been
our pride and boast that we wrere, the people*
party, that indeed we were the people themselves,
aud that we were opposed to organizing aud ar
raying parties for the purpose of drilling and
training the people into the service or support ol
any man, aud that, man obnoxious to them.*-
Hugh L: White is now and always- has been the
steady supporter of Southern interests and 8on
them policy, having fellow feeling with us on all
the important interest's that distinguish us front
the other sections of the Union, and the inflexible
supporter ofthe inimitable patriot now at the head
of federal affairs ; and this not for the sake«(
office, but for conscience’s sake. We cancnt,
certainly, ponder one moment, uuder such cu-
cumstauces. which of these candidates we trill
support. Duty aud inclination concur in carry
ing us to the support of Judge White; and should
it beeomo necessary, should ftu’lher efforts be
made to force Mr Vau Buren upon us, let ustrtet
in primary assemblies, in o'ur respective counties-
ami tell the world “we will be free,” and support
Jndgo White.
A CLARK UNION MAN-
FOR THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.
To the UNION PARTY of the FLIST
CIRCUIT.
_ “ Unless the fold, we fi rst forsake,
The wolf can never harm.”
Tho time is rapidly approaching when a selec
tion from the Democratic Union ranks rousts
made of a Camliaato for the exalted station o
President of the United State-
h principle that was always conspicuous iu your | as one desirous for the advancement of theprtu-
character, hut which is not quito so brilliant tin- j ciples which wo as a party avow and profess, to
tier the neto and present existing party arrange- j call upou you to awake from the lethargy
ment. listless indifference with which you at Pf C:,el '|
But ffte new-co'mers have not only brought seem to lie spellbound. That we should by a
themselves into our party they have brought with means lie represented in ihe approaching
them all their original thirst fur office, aud with j more Convention ; that wc should exercise'”
that a spirit of dictaYiox which we are corn-j privilege which helougs tons as a compoa®' 1
manded to obey. They are not satisfied with re- j part ofthe great Dcmoi.ratic Union family 0 ' 1 ®
ceiviug dffico in it very disproportionate ratio in United States, no one can contradict or denv
their fayor, considering their numbers, but they ns. Let tne beseech you, no longer to slum'.
rfjtrTl 2 if j genca and discretion.
they
must say what course of policy you are hereafter
to-pursue. I do not wish to say a word (hat can
in the remotest degree b® so warped or. construed
ns to wound in the slightest Dimmer the feelings
of anyhonest ma i that has identified himself v ith
us under our new cognomen. I louc.-t men there
certainly arc ; bat tliero arc, as ceriaiidy. office
seekers too. I might, in confirmation of'his As
sertion, point to one, tlint has been the studied
constant viliifier of your parry ever since it had a
name, placed hyyou high in office ; to ono who
after repeated defeats, became disgusted with, or
repudiated by bis own party, now high in office
from your suffrages ; and to others that a-pirei!
to stations their parry knew they could not sus
tain theteselvts in; that have abandoned their
party through disgust of its principles, as they
would have it understood, now comfortably eri
Look at seme of opr grea-(joying front yoUr-prtfbreucc aud support-, t!:-
ami “ aS
» to a*"
while tho “ Philistines are in the field,”
the priee of liberty is'eternal vigilance,
semhic yourselves iu County Meetings,
delegates.andbe represented in the great L-OH*#
ofthe 1 n Hr: itn n from all parts of-the .
ed States, and uLi-'i consistently andsvpp° T ,
tedly the choice which the Convention ttioy *
Who is better aide, win is better calyn" 11 ®'; ^
advise with us on this subject, than otir jM
who stands in a parental attitude at this* 1 ’
towards the whole Democratic iarr.ity o* * ® j
ion, Andrew Jackson—the second W :I \, 1IU (7p
emphatically
'• Listen 10
this country, and who
tho measure of hre country’s glory. —- ^
his admouitinn': “ I consider (he s;ys) ■ .-j
true policy of the friends of. republican p" L t
is to send Deb gates fresh from tho P® 0 P|p t ink
Gemral Convention for the purpose
capdidatprfurPr'“ridcc<T ,n ^ \ ,(,e