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A CO N" GEORGIA T E L E G R A PH
3P©3M®2@A3L,
Who of the candiduttS'for the Presidency is I
true frier, d oj the Soutfi /—This is au import;
From the Louisiana Journal.
i th
important
question, and one which ought to occupy the ma-
Utro reflection of every voter iu the South, before
he makes up his iniod to cast his vote at the co-
tniug presidential election. On that election
may, and wo fear will, depend the prosperity of
tho Union.
To discuss this question is our picsentinteuticn,
and wo will do it fairly, divesting ourselves as far
n9 our frailly and settled opinions will enable us
to do so, of any undue bins. With but cne of the
candidates have wo any personal acquaintance,
and that has hcen all iu his favor—but if it 9koul<i
be found that his oloctiou will not operaie
favotablv to tho South, personal regard will not
weigh with ustogivo him our vote for the highest
trust within the gift of a free pooplc.
Wo would not insult tho understanding, or
shock tho patriotic feelings of Louisianians, by
supposing they could for ono moment think of
such a man n3 Daniel Webster, for the Prcsi
deucy. His course during the late war with G.
Britniu, is yet vivid iu the recollection of every
l.nuisiauiau, and at the present session of Con
gress ho has showu that his opiuious during the
war referred to, have undergone no change, lie
has had the hardihood to declare in debate, that
he would not have voted for the bill presented to
tbe last Congress for the appropriation of$3,U00,-
000 for tho national dcfcuco, itt tho fotm it was
presented, “evon if the cannon of tho onetny had
been battering down tho walls of the capitol.”—
In this declaration wo believe Mr. Webstor wus
entirely siticere. It was in keepiug with his for
mer conduct, and wo cnunol help the belief that
Daniel Webster would rather have been with tho
enemy, battering dowu the walls of tho capitol,
than fighting with his enuutrymeu in its defence.
If in this opinion we do Mr. Webster iujustice,
wo can only Uuieut it. He has by his conduct,
forced the conviction upon us. Wo look upon
him as a native born ciiizcn, so heartless as ntver
to have permitted a republican, nor eveu au A-
mericau feeling to find an abidiug place iu his bo
som, We lay him on the sliolf, as the ruudidatc
of the Hartford Convention Federalists alone.
The fricuds of Cen. Harrison have pressed his
pretensions with great zeal. His patriotism is
unquestioned, aud bo has “rendered the state
some service.” Yet his known waut of capacity
for the high trust to which he aspires, would soon
consign him to obscurity, did not the partizansof
Henry Clay hope to succeed iu forcing auindivid
ual iuto tho Presidoucy who would bo under his
control. It cannot havo becu forgotten, wc pre
sume, that Gen. Harrisou .declared iu an early
stage of the canvass, that ho would williugly re
tire, and give place to a more available U hig can
didate, if ouo could be fouud, aud act himself as
an elector. It was well understood at that time,
that tho “more available candidate” iu the eyes
of Gen. Harrisou, was Mr. Clay. Nor cau it
now bo deuted with truth, that tho advocates of
the election of Gon. Harrisou iu Kentucy, calcu
late, in the event of the General’s election, that
Mr. CJay is to bo advanced to the Department of
State, and will be the President in fact, as the mi
nisters of George the Third were tor many years
the officialt Kiug under the shadow of tho tnou
nrcli.
Would the people of Louisiana now be willing
to give their votes to Mr. Clay for the Presidency,
lie continues to be (he advocate of a protecting
tariff, that canker to the prosperity of the South
—of the appropriation of utouoy by Congress for
internal improvement, which woul i swallow up
the surplus revenue in a single year, and involve
tho uatiou iu an irredeemable dcut, unless a high
tariff was again imposed, to dram the South of
its treasures—of the United States H ank with all
its enormities—and unless tho modern Whii let
ter writers tn Washiugtuu who profess to be bis
friends, groatlv belie him, Mr. Clay believes, aud
avows the belief, that Conoress has a consti
tutional RIGHT TO ABOLISil SLAVERY IN THE
District of Colcubia. If Congress has the
Constitutional right, how loug will it bo. before,
under the guidance of >he master spirits of aboli
tion, it will become expedieut ? Already has the
appreheusion become so alarming, that .Mr. Pres
ton of South Carolina, has introduced in the Se
na to of tho Uuited States, a proposition to retro
cede the District of Columbia to tho States of
Virginia and Maryland. That the proposition
will prevail, must be ibo ardent wish of every
fricud to the South. It is the only mcausof de
feating the schemes of the abolitionists.
We como then to the irresistible conclusion,
that no sound hearted Louisianian could, at ibis
hour give his rote to Mr. Clay, aud if he could
not, can ho give that vote to Gen. Harrisou, who
is the mere echo of Mr. Clay ?
The pretensions of Mr. Webster and Gen. Har
rison being disposed of. tvo next approach those
of Judge White. Tho Judge is n Southron, and
we have hitherto believed would go with tbe
South in every important measure, if nut uuder i
wayward influence.
It must be remembered that Judge White had
been tho warm porsntial aud political friend of
Gen. Jackson, up to the first session of the last
Congress. Near the close of that session, a few
memboisof the Homo of Ucpresentativcs. who
had heretoforo acted with tho repub ican party,
assembled in conclave, and nominated Judge
Whiro as tho people's caudid.tto for tno Presi
dency.'.' From that time to thii.'a marked ch.mge
has been observed in the course of Judge White.
Ho is no longer the warm personal and political
friend of the President. At tho last session of
Congress, ho was found in opposition to two im
portant movements of the friends of thcftduiinis-
t rat ion. One was the expunging icsolutions of
Col. Benton, and the other the appropriation of
$3,000,000 for national defence. When liis
course was arraigned by-the public prints, he be
came extremely seusitivc. aud rendered himself
ridiculous in tho eves of the uatiou, by bringing
liis private griefs before tho Senate. Agaiustihe
Prosidout and Vice President, nil tho vile slander
that uinlico and tortile genius could invent, has
been levelled for years in the Senate homo, and
from the opposition press, and yet these high
functionaries have remained silent, under the coo-
virtton that “great is tho truth.” and certain jus
tico would bo a warded them by tho body of tho
American people. Conscious of rectitude of in
tention, they were willing that their actions should
bo approved nr condemned by an American peo
ple. • ••'..
Wo ask onr fellow-citizcus to mark the differ
once of conduct between tho Vice President and
Senator While. Often, doubtless. has tho former
mentally exclaimed, “I am armed so strong in
honesty, that I vniuo not the malice of my ene
mies, so long at! there is n free presh in our conns
try to ninko oil my actions public.
From the mo iient Judge White permitted him-
soil' to be Mhlnced from hi* ancient republican du
ly. there was a visible chaugo in hie whole pub-*
lie coursn, If tho modern whig .letter writers,-
w ho profess to be the Judge’s friends, arc amjior-
yet the courseol theJudgois natural, and easily j What was the effect of that amendment? *t
accounted for. Hie' modern wings, 10 effect a i excluded at least three-fourths ofthe free negroes
division of the republican-party, have professed 1 from voting.
to be his friends—the Judge’s credulity hasyiciu- | How did Mr. Van Bureu’s friends vole in Con
ed to the duplicity of ins worn enemies, auu do- j Congress upon tho subject of abolishing slavery
sorting his old fneuds. has thrown himself and in tho District ?
bis fortuueinto their arms. They have flattered
to betray, and when Judge M Into bus answered
their purpose as they intended, they will l.iugb at
his confiding folly. diid*“cast him like a wor.htcss
weed away.” “There will Aims a trost—a chil
ling frost”—and blight his fame forever.
We beg our roaders to bear iu iniud. that up to
his nomination for the Presidency, two years ago,
Judge Wbito has bceu the umieviaiiug- supporter
of every measure proposed or opposed by Geii.
Jackson, even to the removal of ibe deposited!—
He voted fot the coufirmatiou of the nomination
of Taucy as Secretary oi the Treasury !—but
now, when Mr. Taney wus nominated as Chief
Justiceof ibo Uuited States. Judge White voted
against the coufirmatiou!.'
“ Can such things bo,
And overcome us like a summer's cloud,
Without our special wonder 1! 1”
Before closing this brief notice of the course of
Judge White, we wish to have an answer to a
fair question Iroin those m tin hers oi the legisla
ture who havo pledged themselvesto support his
preieusions to the Presidency—Is whig authority
good ? If it is, then every republican, every true
lrieud to the south—southern principles, south
era rights, aud Louisiana interests, must lie pre
pared to use all houorable means to prevent the
elevaiiou of Hugh L. W bite to the Chief Magis
tracy of this nation.
On thel4ibol February, 1835, the Hon Geo.
A. Waggamaii, then a Senator from Louisiana in
tbe Cougress of tho U. is. addressed a letter to
the members of (he Legislature of this Stale,
\v« ich was published.in the La. Journal on the
H)th*of March of the sam<> year. Iu that letter
Mr. Wagg.tuiau uses this iangu tge:
“Judge White of Teuuessec,'has been, by a
small dissentient Jackson party of the'South,
brought forward in opposition to the regular can
didate of the office Holders. Your sympathies
might naturally, in some.measure, point to Judge
»>. as being uioro nearly councctcd with the sou
thern division.. But there are, gentlemen, two
poiuls, which yvill not. 1 am persuaded, escape
your attention: the one is. that priuciple goes for
sympathy. 1 have closely and ultentively obser
ved, that ou every great aud important question,
bearing upon the interest* of Louisian i. Judge
White has been opposed to us.” I do trust that
the self love and good s use of lie people of Lou
isiana, yvill preveui them from giving their sup
port to a candidate for the Presidency, who has
steadily and uniformly voted down every iutercst
Louisiana has at heart.
Again yve ask. is this good authority ? We ask
an answer from the Louisiana Advertiser.
Header, if you have auy love for Louisiana,
passe. Read over the above extract ag in.—
W.icn it was written there was uot a modern
yvhig in this State who would have voted for
Judge White—no—not one! How does it come
then, that of that motley party, so many should
uow profess to be his friends? Au answer cau
hardly b»» necessary! if it lie, it must strike ev
ery think ug mi «J not to serve Judge White, but
the ,aus of modern ivhiggtry—of Judge Harrison
and ristocracy
uy, ho has become entirely estrauged from tiiq
Vresident in personal and political friendship, and
is now in the hands and at tbe disposal of tho mo
dern wings, or of that pio-bnld party composed,
ot all the «leui0utq ol tho opposition, whoso idol
ised loader believes it constitutional to abolish sla
very in tho District of Columbia. These writers
-assert that Judge W hito has only paid n few for
mal visits of ceremony, to the President, during
tho pretent session ui < ongress. Ail coufirif uc<$
he tween ihom is. lost forever.
MR. VANBUREN, Mil. \\ IHTE AND AB
OLITION.
The following is the conclusion of an excellent
article on the subject of the cliurgo alleged a-
guinst Mr. Van Buren, of having bceu. iu tho N.
York Convention, in favor of granting to ne
groes tho same elective franchise which yvas ex
tended to white citizens.
From the Athens Banner of April 7.
[After comparing tho provisions of the old aud
notv constitutions of New York, the Banner pro
cecils ]
Docs this look like conferring equal privileges
upon all classes.and colors? What lias becu its
practical effect? Why, time out of a population
of 20,001) negroes in tho niy of New York, one
hundred are legally entitled to vote.' Before
1821 the right of suffrage was equal; ami it was
then reduced in relation to people of color to the
proportion of 1 to 200, by Mr. Van Hureu and
his friends It was at a time too. when only one
other Northern State (Connecticut) had adopted
auy restrictions, aud wheu two slaveholding
States, (North Carolina and Tennessee.) permit
ted tho exercise of this privilege by their free ue-
groes. Ill Judge White's State, they not only
voted hut performed military duty until last year,
and it is not at all unlikely but the Judge lias of
ten reaped the advantage of their support when
soliciting office from the people. In N. York 100
out of 20.00l> are eniule-l to a vole; in Teunes-
seo all free males of 21 years of age could, until
recently, claim th» privilege ; and yet Mr. Van
Hureu, who advocated the restriction, must be
called an abolitionist, while Judge White, who
never has, to our knowledge, objected to a ne
gro’s voting, is set up ns tho Southern candidate
-the true exponent of »• ulbern principles—the
peculiar advocate of Southern institutions.
Taking ail the cvideucc now before the public
of the opiuious of these two candidates for the
Presidency, and the candid of all parties must ad-
ini', that while there is uot a particle of proof a-
gaiust Mr. Van Buren on tho slavery ouextiou,
tlieie is enough to produce a strong suspicion that
Judge White is not as free from reproach as his
friends would have us believe. Mr. Van Buren
has no abolition supporters in Congress—Judge
White has: ami among them is Mr. Slade, ouo
of the most violent and faiiaticul of his tribe.—
.Mr. Van Buren does not support any abolitionist
for office—Judge White has born charged with
so doing, mid the charge has not been publicly de
nied. It is alleged against him that lie supported
one Thomas Frazier of Tennes<ee, as a candi
date for the Legislature of that State, last sum
mer, and that said Frazier was the chairman of
an abolition meeting iu Knox comity. These are
specific charges, and must ho met by something
equally to the point, for the mere idle! rant of his
nullifying supporters will scarce he taken as good
authority.—It may uot no improper hero tore-
mark that there nro abolitionist* in Tennessee ns
well as in New York, though in both States their
numbers are few ; and in our opinion the south
eru supporter of si souiherc abolitionist, is a much
more dangerous person to entrust with office
than any citizen ot a not them State, whatever
hi* opinions. Air. Van Baron, however, is with
the south in feeling ami principle, and his popu
larity at tho north will enable him to control pub
lic opinion iu that quarter more effectually for
our benefit, than could tho efforts of any man
south of tho I’otomac. To those who really de-
siro a perpetuity of onr Union, this should be a
strong argument. And .is the South has for for
ty out of forty-cieht years furnished our Presi
dents, a magnanimous people will not reject a
statesman of correct principles and transcemlniit
abilities, merely because his birth place is in a
more uortiicrn latitude than their own.
in the District i
All of Mr. Van Bureu’s friends from New’ York
voted agaiust it!
IIow did liis opponents from tho same State
vote ?.♦
Why, every ono of them voted in favor of a-
bolishiug slavery iu tho District? ,• _
IIow did Ftnucis Granger, tho Whig candidate
for the Vico Presidency vote upon that ques
tion ?
He voted iu favor of it—Lynchburg Democrat.
The “Emanaipator” is the immediate organ
of Arthur Tappan aud tho Abolitionists in the
city ol New York. It is in every sense of tho
word an incendiary publication. It argues, not
only the abolition of slavery, by act of Congress,
ill the District of Columbia, but immediate and
unconditional emancipation every where. _ It is
one of the abolitiou missiles, the circulation of
which has been execrated by the nullifiers ofthe
South, as fatal to their peace, ntid hazardous to
ihe possession of their property, aud even to the
preservation of their lives. It is one which the}
have professed to regard as inflammatory, worth
ies*. seeking by the worst menus and from the
worn motives, to interfere with the rights and in
terests of the people of tho South, and as ono
of these vehicles of mischief which they have in
sisted ought to be suppressed by tbe penal strength
of Northern legislation. Now in what light
ought Nullification to bo viewed by every candid
American citizen, when he is assured that this
same “Emancipator,” rocking w ith abolition hos
tility to the South aud to Southern rights and in
terests, is not only received by leadiug Nullifiers
as affordiog congeuial matter, but is relied upon
by such journals as the U. S. Telegraph-as aux
iliary proof in its attacks upon the administration
and its friends ? A late uumber quotes from this
organ of Abolitiouism, with evideut exultation,
for the purpose of showing the inaccuracy of the
statements and the insincerity of tho course of
the great mass of tho Northern people.—the op
ponents of Abolitionism. Tho Telegraph labors
to convict the Northern opponent of Abolitionism
of falsehood and insincerity, by assuming as cre
dible aud just the assertions of an Abolition print,
ibe character of which it professes to conceive
sufficiently odious, and its articles and designs
suffieietitly pernicious to require penal interposi
tion ou the part of the North! Such arc among
the inrvtisisteucies and coutradictious of Nullifica
liou.—Albany Argus.
i)
MOVEMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr Conrad; the Representative) of ^Schuylkill
comity, has h<en reprimanded by the Speaker of
the House—not for an attempt to bribe Col
Krehs to vote for the Rank, but for having decla
red bis belief on divers other occosions, that tbe
Bauk Charter was carried by dint ol bribery and
corruption. As the speaker whs about to repri
niand him. Mr C. wi'hdrew from the House; lint
he was followed by the Sergeaut-at-Anns, final
ly hrovght back, aud compelled to receive his lec
turo. He was also denied tho privilege of pla
cing on tho Journal ol tho Houso, his reasons
ngniust its proceedings. Mr Courad has siuce
restgued his seat in a lotter which says : “I now
feel that tny constituents arc humbled and
degraded in niy porsou, to a degree which ucith
er they nor i can tranquilly bear. I am anxious
that my constituents shall be represeuttd by
member who cau be heard iu their behalf, aud
who is kuowii to possess, their confidence,
therefore respectfully resign my seat in the iouse
of Representatives, so that auolher election may
be immediately held to fill it, by the adjourned
grssiou; and my own character ami conduct, f
cheerfully submit to the scrutiny of my cdustitu
cuts.”
“1 he resolutions in the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture instructing her Senators in Cougress to
vote against expuuging, have been postponed
until tho extra session, by a majority of one
vote iu the Seuate. The bill establishing
branch of the Uuited States Bauk at Eric, was
also lost by an eveu vote in the sauie body.”
Every effort lias been made to produce (be im
prrsMon that Pennsylvania has ahuudoued the
Republican party, aud deserted to tho Whigs. We
understand from the best authority, that there is
no foundation for such ail asseniou. The peo
ple are rising in tho majesty of their strength.—
The last Pciinsylvaiiian also lays before us the
following chceriug intelligence:.
“The nomocracy of Pennsylvania aro now ri
sing in their strength to prepare for tho tremen
dous political struggle which is at hand, and they
do it with that uuily. that ‘cheer of mind aud
prompt alacrity,’ which never fail to ensure a
victory. Had they Iudced been of a sluggish,
inert nature, which they aro not, the insults, the
injuries aud the wound* inflicted oil them during
tbe winter by an arrogant minority Legislature,
would havo roused them to cocrgy ; but as they
arc, it is more easy to imagine than to describe
the spirit with which they arc auimated.
“Theproceedings ofthe County Meetings nro
daily reaching us. Tho meetings aro invariably
numerously atteudrd, and use a tone so signifi
cant aud energetic that the result is plainly figu
red out. The recreant Senators aro loudly aud
generally called upon to resign hy their cousiitu
cuts; the provisions of tho Bribery Bill are treat
ed as they deserve by declaration from those sec
tions iutended to ho corrupted, that they seo and
despise tho motive, and aro net to ho swayed
from their purposes; tho honest members of the
Legislature aro strongly commended for their
course, and every indication of a wholesome and
irresistible animation aro manifest.
“Several counties, among them Dauphin and
CIcarGeld. concur iu the suggestion of holding a
Young Men’s Democratic Convention at Harris
burg in J uly next. Dauphin has elected her del
egates.—Rich Enq.
Can Judge White or bis friends, justify, this
tursc? U'hnt political act of the President can
oj pointed to, siuce December, 1833 which should
estrange him from the coirtiijejice ofjjsdge White?
None, which ip can.'notfmiugTb*our mind, and
THE Free NEGRO VOTE.
^ A short Catechism in season
_ were Free Negroes permitted to vote in New
York previous to the amendment of tho consti
tution in 1821?
Yes .' up to that timo every free Negro of law
ful age, was entitled to vote. «
How is it now ?
1“ the Covuiition of New York, an nmomlmcnt
was proposed to the Ctmsiitutioii, requiring of
every free uegro before ho should vale, to own ?
freehold estate of the value of $250—over aud
above nil incumbrances!
Who adVocntcdtJiis fiincndincnt of tho Con
stitution ?
.Mr. Van Buren ! * 1
All the movements of the Whigs arc J-anus-fa
ced. There is double dealing in all of them.—
They have two wings to their army—Nullifiers
and Federalists. Their two Seuators pursue
opposite courses; tho one resigns, the oilier re
sists. The one has honor for obeying, tho other
has honor for disobeying. Both sides are right,
aud neither side is wroug, which is a double pro
digy in political ethics. Tho dinner givon to
them is double, tho toasts are double, their electo
ral ticket is about to bo double. Iu a word, the
whole party is a monster tnndo up of all sorts
of elements, of opposi'o principles, and embra
cing opposite sides of the Zodiac. Tho Aboli
tionists in tho North, co operating .with the Nul-
lifiers of the South—tho whole a m.azo without
any other plau than tho defeat of'Alartiu Van
Buren—ib.
The Charter Election iu New York has result
ed iu the election of Air Lawrence the Van Bu
ren cnndid.lto for Mayor, seven V. B. and nine
Wnig Aldermen.
In Hrooklyu, 13 out of 18 Aldermen; and near
ly all of the city officers have been elected by the
administration party. -
Tho Election iu Connecticut has resulted in
favor of the Ad. party by a majority of nearly
3,0(K>; Edwards is elected Governor.
Cougress,
From the Correspondence of the Southern Patriot.
Washington, April 11.
Mr. King, of Georgia, spoke at length in op
position to the views 'contained in Air. Calhoun’s
report, on the prevention of iuceudiarv publica
tions by mail—he was in favor of the bill, how
ever,-ascarrying out that power, which he con
tended tho slave States already had by the Con
stitution. Ho argued, also, in reply to the ques
tion of expediency started by Mr. Davis, of Mas
sachusetts, aud said that no prejudicial espoinage
could be established by this stoppage, inasmuch
as tho matter to bo stopped bore ou the face of it,
to bo anti-slavery- they were pamphlets so de
signated, and paid for as such, which could ea
sily bo identified. Tho power to stop thorn, a-
mounted to uo more than was exorcised by the
Post Offico in stopping wet parcels or packages
abovo the customary weight, &c. As to auy
idoa that this principle would bo carried out to
the prohibition of other subjects, that was idle to
speak of, for any law for that object by the States
when inconsistent with tho Constitution, was, iu
itself, ho admitted, null aud void, aud Congress
could uot ho called on to legislate upon it, or co
operate, rather, with the States in enforcing it
through other States. It would be time enough,
however, wheu such laws rfero passed, to meet
that difficulty. He supported the bill, and its ob
ject would bo to breakup the Nassau street estab
lishment,' which sent out tracts by cart loads, and
knowing they could uot effect tlioir object, but
solely for excitemeut, with the avowed purpose
of doing pure and unmixed mischief. Air. Cal-
houu will reply to-morrow.
Washington, April 13.
Air. Calhoun’s bill to prohibit the trausrni-sinn
hy mail, of incendiary publications, was debated
tho entire day.
Air. Beutou was adverse to the bill as it stood,
and wished it to lie over.
Air. Calhoun would asseut to rliit, if tho Sen
ator from Alissouii would uame an early day.
The subject however, was continued. Air. Nilts
moving au amendment in lieu of the first section,
to provide that the peuality should attach ou any
writings scut, which had a tendency to create in
surrection amongst the slaves, if delivered to o
tlicr persous than those who should l>o authorised
by the States respectfully to receive them.
Air. Grundy dissented from the last part of this
amendment, as be did not see the propriety of as
sociating, under the authority of the States, auy
person in the duties of the Post Offiee. He was
for simply having those duties to be directed un
der the control of the Postmaster General, and the
best way was not to deliver such papers at all
but notify the parties sending them to take them
away, and if not to burn them upas nuisances.
Mr. Niles agreed to withdraw this part, altho*
he could not approve the bill, even if tho amend
ment pnssed.
Air. Morris, of Ohio said, the amendment was
more objectionable than the bill.
Air. Reggies joined in this view, as instead of
leaving it imperative on the Postmaster General
to interdict ail matter touching slavery, the a-
uir-ndmout left him tho power of determining tvhat
should be interdicted!
Air. Morris made a strong anti slavery speech,
denying that the Constitution guarantied any right
of property in slaves, &c.- he nevertheless ad
mitted that it was his duty, although ho felt slav-
ciy to bo immoral aud irreligious, to uphold and
sustain it in the States! He was agaiust tho bill
as an infringement of tho liberty of the press,
and recommended A'r. Niles not to meddle with
it, but leave it iu the hands of those who were
ready to support it, to make it as perfect as prac
ticable, then iliey could vote as their conscience
would dictate.
■Air. Grundy iusisted that the provision in the
constitution was as strong as language could make
il. aud in contraveutiou of the assertion of the
Senator trim Ohio. All that was sought for by
this bill, was to empower the Postmaster to do
that by law, which he did, to tho uuiversal satis
faction of the whole community, without it. He
thought the principle good aud had some amend
ments to propose, which ho trusted would obviate
objections to it; however, he wished It postponed
until after the mail rail road bill, which he had in
charge, should bo acted on.
Air. Calhoun said he felt he had done his duty
iu bringing the subject before the Senate ; it now
lay with them to say whether it should pass, or
iu what form. He would n«k a fin*! vote on it
a9 duo to his constituents, that they might know
whether there was auy power iu tho Government
to remedy what all acknowledge to he au evil—
and if there was such power, whether there was
a disposition to remedy it. Tho responsibility
lay now on the majority
Mr. Grundy could not concur, that the mnjori-
t> should bear all tho blame of tho loss of this
bill, if loss «v«* to emtiff. If they were as repre
sented hy the Senator from South Carolina, those
who supported tho Admiuisiratioii would he little
else than mere registers of the President’s edicts,
.Many differed most essentially in thtir views aud
they were uot justly liable to ceu.urefo. so doing.
Mr. Calhoun wished to see the power of tha
party brought to bear on this question, as he had
known it on others: lie now comitlered tho bill as
substantially in the hands of the Administration,
and had discharged his duty, being determined,
however to co-operate with those who supported
vow
zens
person or persons as are duly authorized by the
proper authority of such State, Territory or Dis
trict to roceive the same.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted fay the authori
ty aforesaid, That it shall be tho duty ofthe Post
master General to dismiss from office auy Depu
ty Postmaster offending in tho premises; and
such Deputy Postmaster shall, ou conviction
thereof in any court having competent jurisdic
tiou be fined iu any sum not exceeding $100, and
not more than $1000, according to the nggreva-
tiou of the offence—at ihe discretion .of the
court. ■ ’ •
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authori
ty aforesaid. That it shall ho the duty of Deputy
Postmasters, Mail Carriers, and other officers and
agents of the Post Offiee Department, to co-oper
ate, as far as may bo to prevent the circulation of
any pamphlet, uews paper, handbill, or other
paper, printed or written or pictorial representa
tion as aforesaid, in auy State, Territory, or Dis
trict, in which the same are prohibited, and that
nothing iu the ants of Congress to etablish and
rogulato ’.he Post Offico Department shall be
construed to protect any Deputy Posmnster,
Mail Cartier, or other officer or agent cifsaid De
partment couvicted of knowingly circulating in institution
any State, Territory or District, as aforesaid, any
s uch pamphlet newspaper, handbill, or other pa
per, printed or written or pictorial representation,
forbidden by tho laws ofsuch Stato Territory or
District.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall, bo
the duty of the Postmaster Geueral to furnish
to the Deputy Postmasters, and the agents aud
officers of the Departmeut, copies of the laws of
tho several States, Territories or District, prohib
iting the publication or circulation of any pamph
let, ueivspaper. handbill, or other paper, printed
or written, or pictorial? representation, within the
limits of said States, Territories, or Districts, for
their government in tho premises; aud make
such regulations, and give such instructions in
carrying this act into effect as may not lie con
trary to law.
Sec. 5. And Sje il further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid, That thp Deputy Postmasters of
the offices where the pamphlets, newspapers
handbills, or other papers, printed or written, or
pictorial representations aforesnid£tnay bed « pos
ited, shall, uuder tile instructions ofthe Postmas
ter General, from timo to time, give, iiotico of
the same, so that they may be withdrawn by the
persou depositing them : and if not withdrawn iu
tho space of one month theicafter, shall 'id burnt
or. otherwise destroyed
Mr. Outlihert remarked, that the simple ques
tion was, whether in a Government consisting of
many rcpublit’9, would tho General Government
protect one of its members from the plots hatch
cd in others ? That protection would repress tile
one whilst it would conciliate the others. He re
gretted the observations and tho course taken by
tho Senator from South Carolina, as calcitlatcil
to create suspicions as to tho sincerity of bis pur
pose. This should not he mndo a parly question
Wrecked aud degraded must that man’s heart he,
who could mnko it a party question, and tho ef
fect of doing so would be most injurious to the
South.
Air. Calhoun rejoined, that he touched those to-
airs only which ho believed were calculated iu his
lumhlc judgment, to ho of service, not prejudi
cial to the South. He saw those to-day, who
never previously questioned the ticts of the Prc^
sidetit do so. aud ho wished, believing it would
have a salutary effect to draw public attention to
the fact, lie believed his doing so would tell fi
nally.
After snmo remarks from Air. Grundy and Mr
Niles, tho bill was laid oh tho tnldo, Air. Grundy
promising to call it up on Tuesday.
Tho North river was opened on thc llth inst
to Albany and Troy. The New York canals
are to bn opened ou the 25th inst.
Some of the steamboats between New York and
Providence, carry passengers for one dollar each.
Tho New York City Inspector reports tho
doathol 143 persons during the week ending on
Saturday 9tli inst, of whom 40 are men, 31 wo
men, 32 boys,' and 40 girls.
AIR. CALHOUN’S BILL
Prohibiting Deputy Postmasters from receiving
or transmitting through the mail, to any State,
Territory, or District, certain papers thereiu
mentioned, the circulation of which, by the
laws of raid Stato, Territory, or District, may be
prohibited, and for other puiposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House 6] Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress asiembltd, That it shall not he lawful
for any Deputy Postmnstor, in any State, Ter
ritory, or District, knowingly to receive aud put
into tho mail tiny pamphlet newspaper, hand bill,
or other paper, printed or trrittoii. or pictorial
representation, touching the subject of slavery,
addressed to any person or Post Oflicc in any
State, Territorv or District, where by the laws of
the said State, Territory or District, their circula
tion is prohibited. Nor shall it be lawful for any
deputy Posmnster in ■aid State, Territory or Dis
trict knowingly to deliver to any person any such
i j pamphlet news paper, hand bill, or otherpa-
MR. ROBERTSON’S RESOLUTIONS.
Iu tho {louse of Representatives, Mr. Robert
son has made the attempt several times to intro
duce the following resolutions: wo believe there
cau he no objection to.them. -Committees mav
be appointed, and reports made, according to tho
resolutions, and that’s all the mischief they can
produce. If they will do no good, they can do
no harm.
1. Resolved, That a select committee bo ap
pointed, whose duty it shall bo to impure what
retrenchment, if any, can be made with safety to
the public interest, in the annual expenses of
Congress, to revise the laws relative to the privi-
legeof franking, aud to inquire into the expedi
ency of limitiug or morn accurately defining the
said privilege, and of authorising the transmis
sion of all public documents, official communica
tions, ami newspapers, free of postage, and of in
creasing the postage upon pamphlets, other than
those published by order of Congress, or either
House thereof.
2. Resolved, That a select committee be ap
pointed, whose duty it shall bo to inquire and re
port to this House w hether auy retrenchment can
ho made, with safety to the public interest, in the
expenses of the Treasury Department; whether
anv effective system of accountability for the col
lection and disbursement of public money is there
established; whether banks be necessary .for the
fiscal purposes of this Government; whether tin?
intercourse of the Department with the deposite
bauks, orauy of them, has been, or is conducted
through the instrumentality of an intermediary a-
gent; if so, whether such agent receives compen
sation for his services; and if so, by whom the
s tme is paid ; aud whether communications be
tween such agent and the Department are verbal
or in writing, and regarded by the Department as
public amt official, or private aud* confidential;
whether it is, or has been the practice of the De
partment to make transfers of public money frooi
one bank or place of deposite to another, for the
accommodation, use, or benefit, of banking insti
tutions, or for any other purpose than to meet tiie
exigencies of the Government; whether it is or
has been the practice or usage of the Department,
to draw from tho Treasury money appropriated
for the public service, in sum not necessary for
immediate use; if so, to what extent, and for
what purpose; and whether, iu any case, pay-
men’s of money arc, or have been made or au
thorised, out of moneys in the hands of piddiejt-ol
lectors, "r iu places of deposite, .vithaut previous
appropriation or previous warrant.
3. Resolved. That a select committee heap-
pointed to inquire what retrenchments, if any.
can bo made with safety to the public interest in
ihe expenses of the Departments of State, of
War, and of the Navy; also, to inquire whether
any abuses exist in soliciting or procuring clerk
ships or appointments in any of the departments
or bureaus of tho Government, or in the pay
ment or roccipt of tho salaries annexed to such
clerkships or appointments.
4. Resolved, That a select committee be ap
pointed, whoso duty it shall t»e to inquire and re
port to this House, what retrenchments, if any,
can bo made with safety to tho public interests, iu
the expenses of the Department of Indian Af
fairs ; whether any defects exist in the organiza
tion' or regulation of the said Department, ora
buses in the management of its affairs; and il'so,
in what manner tho same should ho corrected or
prevented.
5. Resolved, That a select committee be ap
pointed, whose duty it shall be to inquire am! re
port to this House, what retrenchment, if any,
cau bo made with safety to the public interest, in
tlte i expenses of tlio Geueral Laud Office, and
Bounty Land Office; whether any defects exist
in the organization or regulations of said offices,
or neglect of duties confided to those who have
the management or supcriuteudciicy of the said
offices; and if so, the best means of remedying
such defects, or of correcting and preventing such
abuses. Also, to inquire what abuses or frauds,
if any, have taken place or exist ju the mauago-
meut of tho sales of the public land, by me Re
gisters or Receivers of tho several laud offices,
or by other persons; whether any illegal or im
proper speculations havo boon entered iuto by the
said Registers or Receivers in lands sold hy them,
or in the Indian reservations; whether the said
Registers or Receivers, or any of them, havo re
ceived compensation from persons applying to be
come purchasers of the public lands, or have be
come interested iu their purchase; whether the
said receivers have ‘duly and fairly paid over the
m obeys received by them according to instate
lions from the Treasury Department; and in ge
neral to inquire into tho management of the olfi-
ees.of the said Registers and Receivers, and iuto
the manner of making sales or purchases of pub
lic lauds; to point out the defects or frauds, if a-
ny, in such management and sales, and suggest
such measures ns the public intere-t may require.
G. Resolved, That each of tho foregoing coin
mittces consist of—members: be authorized to
send for persons and papers, and to report by bill
or otherwise.
North Carolina, &c. on the subjecTT^
We have uot received a Copy of tL
the Boston Gazette speaks of it
terms, having a strain of m(uil “ ‘be ^
quence running through ti 1Q whoR ItT 4 ??
dering them worthy of th 0 time* a • 110 mT
alike to the Committee, tho L-tln.,
Commonwealth. g!s,a, «re, N 'j'
The following aro some of ^
which were reported by the Commii.r^ 1 ^
“Be .1 resolved by the Sedate an J
Representatives, m General Conn
and by the authority of the same Tt,
gislature. regarding the Coasting"fli
mted states as the most sacred an i ■
political inheritance which coul,i
transmuted to us by our ancestors ut® K
nautly upon every thing calculated m • i# »V
permanency; and that wo deem it a
to maintain the Union which it S er„
hazard, and hy every sacrifice n„i 1 »' ,t >
with our knowu duties as meu, c iti Xet ! 0ns «tett
tians. c. ensa,1< itfeij.
•‘Resolved that this Legislature dis, ill( . tl ,
iws any right whatever in itself 0 ,
ns of tins Commonwealth, to interf • **•
slitution of domestic slavery in ,i! er * *• ti*
Stales; il having existed therein before
Liishmctit of the Coustitutiou- ii a,-: l * e «U.
----- ■ * - — - - - ’ **■ saving been
re-
{•Weil.
cognised by that instrument, and it be?
within their own keeping. c “I
“Resolved, That this Lcgi s [ a t ur ,
the agitation of the question ofdomeiti
as having already interrupted th 0 fri ',,,
lions which ought to exist between iK ’ rcla '
Slates of this Union; and as teudin-r n *
ly to injure, if not altogether to subvert
cip.'cs of the Union itself; aud believi uz a pri “'
good expected by those who excite iu dL*' ^
iu the non-slavebolding States, is. nndenh n
cuinstances of the case, altngeihe- v ' 1 ** cSr '
while the immediate aud future evil is li,0CJr . T >
certain; does hereby express iu entiredl^
bation of tbe doctrines upon this subjecu* ^
and th<’ general measures pursued bv such”*^
gitato the quesliou; and does earnestly l!!*'
incml to them carefully to abstain froni ail 6 ? 1 ”'
discussion, and all such measures as mat i j
to disturb aud irritate the public mini." *
Gen Gaines,
A CALL FOR MORE VOLUNTEER
Tho folio wing communication has been J,|'
sed by General Games to the Oovcniurs of
sissippi, Louisiana, Teunesee and Alabama
The object of the Geueral is. to have ,„ lr .
tralifv with Mexico respected, “peaceably tf
practicable—forcibly, if necessary." am i/
same time, to hold iu subjection the variousL
diau tribes, bordering upon tbe Mexicaa to
ritory.
COPY.
II kao Quarters, Westuw Defaktuxt
Sin:—The war in Texas, which has ofUw
assumed a sanguinary add savage aspect has
induced the President of the U. States to require
a considerable augmentation of regular forcet*
be concentrated upon this section of the uiusm!
Irontier, to which ni^ attention has beta panin-
iarly directed- lie deems it to be thedutyof the
United States to remain eutirely neutral, an dto
cause their neutrality to be reapctced—pcacibiy,
if practicable—forcibly if necessary.;
The 23d article of the treaty ivHi Mexico re
quires both the contracting parties to prevent,
by force, all hostilities and incursions ou tin
part of tho Indian nations living within ibeirrts-
peuiro boundaries, so that the United States of
America will um suffer their lndiruis to attack the
citizens of the Mexican States, &c
Tile provisions of this article 1 am pirticoliti;
instructed to cause to be enforced, and I bite,
pursuant to instructions, taken measures to mile
known to tbe various Indian tribes iiihaliiliq
that portion of the United Stales borderingnpa
the iMexican teiritory, on ths waters »f
the Red and Arkansas rivers, the deter-
initiation of the government to prevent any hos
tile ixicti' sioiis into Texas, and have directed tbit
the chiefs be culled upon to inculcate upon their
people tho necessity of carefully absbiiniog frn
any violation of tho above menlimied nepje-
meufs. ami I have moreover infonne'd ihem, pu-
si)ant to the orders of the President, that M
not hesitate to use the force at my disjesd firlk
purpose of preventing any such designs.
I have learned from several «f our citizens ea-
titlcd to credit, that ouo Alanuel Flores, aMex-
ican Spaniard, but for several years pasuriii-
zeu of “Spanish town” in this State, nearthr
Sabine Ridge, Ins been lately com missioned M
persons professing to act by tile authority of'le
Mexican Government, foi tbe purpose of sli
cing the Indians in the western prairies on er
side of tho boundary line, to join tiietniu tbenr
of extermination now raging in Texhs and that
with this view, the Agent, Manuel Flores,xctw-
pained by n stranger, lias passed up lbs ulkt
of the Red Tver, and lias lately produced tie
siderable excitement among tho Caddo M**-
And 1 have very recently learned from
intelligent person* iu Texas, aud others
have lately been there, that many of
ans have gone over to the Texas side rftta
line.
These facts nud circumstances present to w
tile important question—whether I aintosil ‘il
and suffer those movements lobe so far n»:w
hs to place the white settlements on both id cl> !
the line wholly within the poicerofthittsatcpJ"
or whether 1 ought not instantly t» prepare the
means fnr protecting the frontier scttlemfoK 154
if necessary, compelling tho Indians to re lan 10
their own homes aud huuting grounds.
I cannot but decide in favor of the Hltcrnative
which this question p-csents:—for uoflW>S fM _ ,
more evident than that an Indian war com o'-
ciogon either side of tho line, will a* , 5U ,-
tend to both sides, as that a lighted qiiic«-i 1|Jt ^
thrust into one side of a powder magazine it"-
extend the explosion to both sides,.
But I am without mounted men. tbe on y ^
criplion of force which will enable me
pose an efficient check to the daily ■«*?** ^
danger which every intelligent citizen
l have'conversed upon tho subject, Hppt**
And apprehending as I do, that the
mouth, which it would require to submi’-
to the President of United States, n ? l ' , ‘ l Li
fatal to a large portion of the fionuer - _
units, I havo determined to solicit i*
celleucy n brigade, to consist of two or t a
tallioit* of volunteers—as many tube 11,01 „
i i_ . . . .i.:. as S' 10 ' 1
practicable—to repair to this p' :iCC ——ufocs;
may be convenient, by companies or iw
?o recejve their arm's and camp f< l 0 !l’
New Orleans and Baton Rouge- J 1
be eight or ten companies to it battalion- ^^
Should ihe war in Texas be brough*■ j ^
without'tho apprehended Indian
volunteers.* will bo discharged for 1 to b«
With’perfect respect, I havo tho i
Your nhcd’t scrT ':’, t . a
(Signed) EDMUND P. ^‘^diaff.
Major General Lomm»
To His Excellency. Ediv’d. D.. u, Tt"orient
Governorof the State of Louisiana. ■
From the New Orleans Bulletin
The following letter was addressed t° a
table Alercautile House in this city- ^
Natchitoches. Ai> .-0
Dear Sir—It.is said that the u(t tbeet^
strong, near Nacogdoches; . v< j , t {j e osbi?*’
from Gen Gaines since bis « T .' va - , 0I „c ne*‘
perhaps we shall be able g* vc J
by the steamer Ouachita. . f f„ a r d'*.
Tho public are greatly excited ,
dinns will destroy nil our proper pressing
on the frontiers. Gen Gaines f!l
ns to fight. Yonts truly, fcf.
; I
Massachusetts rs. Abolitionism.
Tho Joint Committee of tno Legislature, of
per printed or written, or pictorial ropreseuta- which Mr Lunt is chairman, has made areporton
tion. to any persons whatever, except to such theReiolutions from her sister States of Virginia,