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MACON:
Thursday, *higust 11, 1836.
nominations of the Union Party.
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
MARTIN VAN BUREN, of New- York.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
RICHARD M. JOHNSON, of Kentucky.
Georgia Union Electoral Ticket,
THOMAS F. ANDERSON. of Franklin.
WILLIAM B. BULLOCH, of Chatham.
SAMUEL GROVES,o/Madison.
THOMAS HAYNES, of Baldwin.
REUBEN JORDAN, of Jasper.
WILSON LUMPKIN,o'Clark.
WILLIAM PENTICOST, of Jackson.
THOMAS SPALDING, of McIntosh.
JAMES C. WATSON, of Muscogee.
WILLIAM B. WOFFORD, of Habersham.
THOMAS WOOTTEN, of Wilkes.
Georgia Union Congressional Ticket.
JOHN COFFEE, of Telfair.
GEORGE W OWENS, of Chatham.
CHARLES E. IIAYNES, of Hancock.
SEATON GRANTLAND, ofBaldinn
GEORGE W. B. TOWNS, of Talbot.
JAREZ JACKSON, of Clark.
JESSE F. CLEVELAND, of Dekalb.
THOMAS GLASCOCK, of Richmond.
HOPKINS IIOI.SEY, of Harris
Bibb Union Ticket.
FOR THE SENATE,
LEWIS LAWSHE.
FOR the house of representatives,
SAMUEL B. HUNTER,
JOHN B. LAMAR.
HINTS TO NEWSPAPER PATRONS.
Persons who write to the printer to subscribe, had
better pay postage—or he may doubt their intention to
pay subscription.
Idem, persons who write to stop their papers should
pay postage: It is bad enough for a printer to lost a
subscriber—none but a Tu r k would make him pay for
his losses !
Idem, persons who stop their papers, had better stop
scandal at the same time; and pay up their arrearages
before they take down their names: it will also stop the
printer from poking an ugly bill at them!
The Mails—Continued.
Having in our last pointed out some of the causes
of the numerous failures of the Mail, we will proceed
now to propose such remedies as strike us:
1st. Abolish every post office and post route that
does not suppoit itself.
2d. Dismiss every post master that is not compe.
tent, honest and faithful—every one who does not per
sonally and constantly attend to the business himself.
3. Appoint one or more superintendents in every
State to look after the business, and take personal cog
nizance of the subject.
4th. Increase the postage ou newspapers when car
ried out of the State where printed.
5th. Charge postage on newspapeis according to
their size and weight.
6th. Permit the opening, sorting and making up of
mails, when practicable, within view of the publ ic ;
but so separated (by a railing or glass partition.) as to
avoid interruption.
We shall from time to time give utterance to our
views on the snbject of the Mails, until this most im
portant branch of the government is placed upon the
basis its usefulness demands.
The Creeks.
We have no late news of the War. Nothing defi
nite has reached ns since Jernigan's victory of yester
day foitnight. The last we hear of the hostile band,
they were in the Echoanatchaway swamp, in Randolph
county. They were closely watched by the whites; Gen
Hanford had drove it for two days susequent to Jerui.
gan's last battle; but without being able to bring the
Indians to a stand.
Itnil Roads are the order of the day—the people
are becoming excited on the subject—and Georgin
will not long be behind her neighbors in the magnitude
nnd utility of her works of Internal Improvement.—
No cou-try in the world perhaps possesses greater ad
vantages for Rail Ronds} than this State: otjd in no
country would their utility be so conspicuous.
Tilt) Report of the Committee of 45, in the Knox
ville Convention, occupies n wide space in our paper
to-day. It js an interesting document however and
could not well be omitted. The Resolutions appended
to the Report, we arc nercessarily compelled to
postpone for the present.
We take this occasion to unite our request to 'hat of
the Messenger, that our Delegates in said Convention
give to the public, through the medium of the press, a
synopsis of their views on this important subject. A
Rail Road hence to Tennesseo nnd Ohio, is a subject
that comes home to ns—to every one of ns.—We want
to hear nl! that can he said about it—every phase and
aspect and line of it—every position in which it call be
seen—presently and prospectively—its social, com
mercial and political bearings, &e. A great many of
our citizens could notattend the meeting, mid of course
did not hear the able and luminous report that was
made to it by our Delegates We hope Messrs ('bap-
pell and I’oe will be prevailed upon to submit their
views to writing, and give them to the public in that
form. Th"v owe it to tho city—to themselves to do
Mr. Cupelow lVilkinson, lately returned from Texas,
having takeu umbrage at some remarks lie understood
was made respecting Ward’s company, called upon
Mr Win. Solomons, the other day, for an explanation.
Not receiving such a one as he expected, it is said, he
raisod a stick, whereupon a skrintmagr. ensued—at the
close of which, sevetal quarts of blood were found on
tlieside walk; Solomons found a deep cut on his peri
cranium ;—nnd Cupelow several nglv gaps not far
from his pericardium. A Doctor was called in, tothe
latter and thsre the matter rests.
We clip the following paragraphs from an exchange
paper—whether they are true or false, is of little con
sequence. Journeymen printers, however, it is well
kpown, area species sui generis—as frequently govern
ed by feeling as by jndgment—and too often the vic
tims of gin and generals
Typographical Chivalry.—The greater portion of
the printers of the State of Mississippi have laid down
their composing sticks, shouldered muskets and gone
to the Texian army. In consequence the State prin
ter has been forced to get the printing of the laws
done in New York, for want of hands at home.
The person who captured Santa Auna is said to be
a citizen of Maryland, aged 22. and a printer.
bandons the defence of that gentleman, under a spe
cific charge, in older to assail us. He evidently be
lieves thatjthe success of Dr. Fort’s schemes is to be se
cured, not by proving hia fidelity to the party, but by
accomplishing our ruin.
“Henry” charges us with resentment against Dr.
Fort on account of the part which he bore in the nom
ination of the last year; and he ascribes to this tesent-
ment the censures recently cast upon that officer by
writers in the Federal Union. We will not be guilty
of the affectation of professing for this individual a re
spect which we do not feel: nor will delicacy towards
the chief magistrate of the State, or respect for our
selves permit us to dwell on this point; but our inti
mates do know that we have not entertained towards
Dr. Fort the resentment imputed to us by bis repre
sentative in the Standard. This accnsation of “Hen
ry” is utterly, absolutely, unqualifiedly false.
This writer, thus falsely charging us with resent
ment against the president of the Central Bank, im
putes to the efforts and the influence of that (alledged)
resentment, the censures which have been cast on
this officer, by the writers in tho Federal Union. This
charge is a gross libel, not ou ourselves alone; it is a
foul slander on those Union men, who believed that
they had a right to censure misconduct in any public
officer, whatever influences he might have the art or
fortune to throw around himself. We had no agency,
direct or indirect, in exciting the indignation that was
felt at the appointment of the brother-in-law of the
president of the Central Bank to the office of cashier
of that institution; we were even backward in expres
sing our opinion on this subject; and we fearlessly
make these public declarations, in tbe face of a com
munity well acquainted’with the circumstance*.-—
.... „ , to ihe Jail in Cham-1 It will beproperto remark that Mr. Thompson’s 6 000; stUi the supplies will probably be short
moved, by order ol Gen. Jesup, to tfte in c.na vr vie w of meeting the ..... 1„„
was sent immediately after the above skirmish to St.
While the appointment was in conietnf lation, and be- j Augustine, whence a company ariived next morning,
fore it was made, a gentlemen theu friendly to Dr. | and. scoured the country for some distance, but did not
hers county Th« change wethink a very proper one recomiisance was made with the view of meeting the
as the jail nn Rns^llscfmmlyverv insecure. «eorg.a itail Road at A then,, by the most direct route
^ * ; e * t t,_ rnnntv of Stewart, wil. I that would turn the mountains.
T S e !t UPen °u C0 .'i rt 'ill* Monday in Scotcmhi r— ' From my observation of the direction of the ridges,
SlSlMUtSnta October, and Randolph ou | and from subsequent conversations with gentlemen
fcariy to tne atn ntonaay , sentinel acquainted with the -country, I am inclined lo the opi-
the Thursday thereafter. Columbus Sentinel, oth east. ^^hiTlooltiitg ttrthD iftneril interest of the Stole,
’ ~ ’ . , r the road coming from Tennessee bv, or near to Spring
From the Savannah GttTgWf,Avgust o. Place iu Murray county, should incline to the. right as
LATEST FROM IHE ST. JOHNS. I p lr a3 New Echota, (New Town) and from thence
The steam packet George Washington, Captain | t | lrou «|, Cass county, crossing the Etowah, near Sally
Nock, arrived yesterday afternoon from Jacksonville.; jj U gi lK3 ’ and through Cobb county to a point on the
By this arrival we learn that a detachment of fifteen i Chattahoochee, near the corners ol' DeKalti and Camp-
men, commanded by Lieut. Herbert, U^SH A. ou Fri-j be || counties corresponding nearly with the route in
this section of country pointed out by Gen Newuan.
This route, 1 think, would avoid ail the obstacles be,
tween the Coosawattee aud Etowah. From the Chat
tahoochee, or its vicinity, a branch of the road \\ ould
connect with the Central Rail Road, thus diffusing
the commerce of tho West over a great part of the
State.
From the Chattahoochee to the Tennessee, the road
should be built by the State, and *o located, as best to
promote the general welfare. The distance w U not
exceed one hundred and ten miles, and tho co-t of the
road wfith a double track not over 2,OOO.OUO dollars, a
sum which this State can appropriate to the object
without one cent of.udditional taxation, and which
when completed, would produce a handsome revenue
to the State, Should this plan be carried into effect,
the trade of the west, dividing between Augusta aud
Macon, would again concentrate ut Savannah.
1 frost this subject will not lie allowed to sleep, hut
that a full delegation from our county will he sent to
the Convention to be held in Macon, the first Monday
day oflast week landed at the mouth of Black Creek,
near the Steam Mill, where they encountered a party
of Indians, estimated at 40 or 50 iti number, and a
sharp skirmish ensued, in which seven of Lieut. H’s
detachment were wounded, two or three badly. None
of his men were killed. Several Indians were seen
to fall—aud two, it is certain, were killed. Lieut. H
garrisoned the Mill aud was thereby able to contend
with more advantage. As his men were wounded,
they were sent on board the steam-boat Essayons near
at anchor, (front which they had landed) aui( he did
HQt embark in his boat, until alibis ammunition was
expended. The Essayons, from which several shots
were fired at tho Indians, and with effect, received
nineteen balls through her bulwarks, one of which
wounded a colored man on board, passing through the
calves of both legs.
T|ie Indians, we learn, have since burnt the mill.
They have also destroyed, with fire, Mr. Travers’
place, about 25 miles above Jacksonville. An express
Poor Pussy! A reward is offered in Baltimore for
the apprehension of a sly mouscr named Pussy, who
has absconded with upwards of $1200 of bis employ
er’s money.
The White Sun, which had been in a blue wav for
sonic time, fiuaily disappeared in a fog a few weeks
cince. It was thought by its friends gone forever;
and many a memento mori was said over its ashes.—
The resurrectionists however, have again dragged it
to light; nnd the sk'll of the doctors has produced a
few galvanic twitches and contortions faintly resem
bling life; upon which the wings utter a shout ind roll
tip their tchiles, as though the thing still breathed!
Aaron W. Kitdicll, the Abolitionist, who was lately
lynched in, aud drummed out, of Hillsboro’, Ga. for
his piety, has, we understand, written several letters
home to his fricuds at the North, in which he speaks
in the highest terms of the state of Improvements in
Georgia; particularly of the Rati Rode! on which he
was carried ever so many miles in an hour, without
horse power or steam engine! the whole expense of
transportation only beipg one pound of feathers and
a quart of tar! He also writes eloquently of the Hills
boro Band, whose music he asserts is the most exciting
he ever heard!
Mail Derangement.
Mr. Editor: 1 observe in your last paper some re
marks upon the causes of the repeated failures of the
Mail. The “6” causes you give, are, as far as they
go, very satisfactory; but you might have added, as a
cause of failure,
Tlhly, Mail Routes established with an eye single
to benefit or injure particular individuals or particular
cities. For instance, if the Post Master General
should take it into his head to favor Columbus at the
expense of Macon, he would have as few post routes
radiate from-Macon as possible; if he could avoid it,
he would not allow it to acquire the consequence even
of a distributing office; he would, on tbe contrary, em
barrass the transmission of newspapers and commer
cial advices from Macon as much as possible, by cross
mails and interruptions; and moke all the routes radi
ate from the city he wished to favor.—I do not say
that the Post .Master General is thus prejudiced against
.Macon or in favor of her rival; but appearances
squint awfully that way,—when wo consider that not
withstanding tho immense amount of trade that comes
to Macon from Butts, Ilonry, Pike, Upson. DeKaib,
Campbell. Coweta, Carroll, Jasper. &c. <fcc. we have
not a direct mail into any one of those counties! nor
can we get a letter from scarce the nearest of them be
fore it is a week old!—nor can a newspaper reach
them, before it comes to be an old story!
Why such hostility should be continually manifested
towards Macon, by the General Government, is hard
to conceive ? unless influential individuals are more
interested in the prosperity of other places than in
Macon. That the Post Master at Columbus should
endeavor to advance the prosperity of his city over
that of others, is reasonable enough *, and that mem
bers of Congress, (who have town lots, or brothers in
law, or cousins, in Columbus, conducting newspa
pers, whose interests might be advanced,) should en
deavor to do the same, is not to be wondered at—for as
long as there is “human nature in man,” so long will
he be governed by the feelings of humanity —but that
the Post Master General, or the Secretary of State—
notwithstanding liowmanysoever relatives, or town
lots, or interests he might have, would be so influen
ced—I am loth to believe.
If I had lime. I could give an exposition of this bu
siness. so fnr «s Macon is interested, that would aston
ish yon—and some individuals who have connived at.
and winked at this slate of things, would find them
selves in an awkward place. Some P. M’s, M. Cs.
ex M. Cs. Secretaries, Sue. might quail.
SCOURGE.
Fort admonished him of the displeasure which would
be felt, if, for this honorable, and lucrative, and perma
nent office, a political opponent should be preferred to
members of tho party which had entrusted him with
power, men who were qualified, aud respected, hon-
ored, and loved in that party. He replied, “that he
had considered aud was prepared to meet the respow-
sibility ” At tlie time of this conversation being held,
we did not even know that Mr. Porterwasa candidate
for the cashiership. This seasonable warning, being
contemned, was censure in advance; and who will
impute it to tbe resentment of the editor of the Feder
al Union?
A few days after the appointment of Mr. Porter, the
author of “Baldwin” brought to us a communication
containing strictures on the conduct of the presidentin
making that appointment, and requested for it an in
sertion iu the Federal Union. We ^iad held no pre
vious intercouse with “Baldwin” on the subject. At
the requestof a third, party he suspended the appear
ance of his piece; aud after a few weeks he presented
the communication which we published. Will the an
thor of “Henry” attach his real name to the assertion,
that this piece was prepared at the request, or by the
influence of tlie editorof the Federal Union?
The author of the articles signed “Oconee,” without
any previous consultation with us, prepared each of
those pieces under the direction of his own judgment,
and the guidance of his own feelings, and brought
them to tts, with a request that they should be pub
lished. And they were published, as the communica
tions of a man entitled to enjoy, in common with his
fellow-citizens, that inestimable right, tho freedom of
the press.
The communication signed “Clarke” was received
by mail, from a gentleman living at a distance from
Milledgeville, with whom we had held no intercourse
for several-months. We do not even know what were
hv< sentiments in relation to tho nomination of the last
year.
' We had held conversations on this subject, with the
author of the communication signed “Civis." previ
ous to its appearance; and in those conversations we
had not sought to draw him into this controversy, but
he had expressed to us a strong conviction, that 'itwas
our duty to publish the strictures of “Baldwin.”
We have had no intercourse of any kind, with the
editor of tlie Constitutionalist, in relation to the Cen
tral Bank, or any of itsofficers.
The statement of “Henry,” that the editor of the
Federal Union has gotten up a crusade against Dr.
Fort, has not the smallest intermixture of truth to mi
tigate its falsehood. If he be not thoroughly callous,
his face must redden with shame, as he passes through
the streets of Milledgeville . and meets citizen after ci
tizen, who know him to be guilty of falsehood. His
representation that those writers who have censured
Dr. Fort, are the vile tools ol our disappointed ambi
tion. isa gross outrage on the character of honorable
and high-minded men. Do the devotees of the presi
dent of the Central Bank believe, that those who dare
to hold th.s man responsible, are to be put down by ar
rogance, and contumely, and insult?
The editorof the Federal Union has not procured
one line to be written against the Central Bank, or its
president; nor has he written one line on the subject
except openly, in his editorial character. Our per
sonal feelings have had t)o agency, either in the origin,
or the continuance of this controversy. It is an aifair
between Tomlinson Fort, on the one side, and many
worthy members of the Union party on the other.—
We do not disguise tlie fact, that in judgment and feel
ing we side with the latter party; but we have no oili
er agency in the controversy, than that which grows
out of our conducting a press, whose columns are o-
pen, without discrimination, to communications from
either party. If only one of the parties has chosen
to use our columns, the fault is not ours. Our edito
rials give evidence, that during the whole period of this
controversy, we have been laboriously engaged in de
fending and advancing the great interests of the Uni
on party AND TIME WILL SHOW, THAT TO
WARDS TH E PRESI DENT OF TIIE CENTRAL
BANK. THE EDITOR OF THE FEDERAL UNI
ON HAS PRACTISED EXTRAORDINARY
FORBEARANCE.
“Henry” threatens tts with the loss of the confidence
of the Union party. We boast not that we Have bro’t
extraordinary talents to tlie service of this party; but
we look bacn with an approving conscience, to ardu
ous and long continued labors, zealously undertaken,
and patiently endured in its behalf. We challenge our
calumniator to drop his mask, and tnimibefore the pub
lic iiiider his proper name; and to < mopare with ours.’
his toils and hazards in the momentous conflicts of the
party. And what is tlie enormous offence, for which
we aro now to be visited with the hatred of a party, to
which for years we have devoted ourselves in a most
arduous and painful servitude? It is, that we have
succeed iu meeting the enemy. Their trails were ob
served, and a scalp found, which was dropped by an
Indian.
A company of thirty mounted men From Nassau
county arrived at Jacksonville on Wednesday last aud
left next day for Black Creek and Fort Draue.
We are gratified to leant that Lieut. Spalding and
Dr. Wilson, for whose safety some fears were enter
tained, had arrived at Fort Drauc.
Cte-JterallGaines*
From the Washington Globe, August 1
A few days ago we published an official notice of
Genera! Gaines' despatch, stating “that recent acts of
hostility on the part of the Indians wereprompted by their,
hating been advised of the large force (of Mexicans)aj>-
proaching Matamoras, If by die expectation that the Ttx-
ians tcould be driven and the country given up to them;
and calling for militia from tlie neighboring States to
prevent these marauders from approaching our con
fines, and transferring the scene of ti'eir murders aud
robberies from the impoverished confines ot Texas in
to our own rich frontiers. This was in conformity
with orders of the President, given in consequence of
his knowledge of the Indian character, the moment he
perceived there was to be war in Texas, h e was u-
ware that the Indians were never known to be neu
tral when war was afoot; and from the immense hor
des of them within our own aud tlie Mexican territories
of the southwest—their fierce, warlike, and predatory
characters—their being, for the most part, horsemen,
and capable of making rapid marches and sudden in
cursions from a great distance, and from the general
temper of the tribes in consequence of recent erents in
the United States, he was sensible that every precau
tion should be taken to keep (hem’aloof from ourjfron
tier settlements. Our treaty with Mexico, too, especi
ally stipulates that each party shall take all necessary
measures to guard against the hostile movements of
the tribes, which had, at tlie advices, alreauy commen
ced their murders in tlie vicinity of Nacogdoches.— nr I/»;;Yhe Creek* against State punishmeut for
With a view of suppressing these motions and bolding j mur(lers and lt>1 them over to their own, or
thesavagesm check. General Gaines has made Ins call Courts lor punishment. He and Mr.
in November—that an enlightened and liberal sp.rit
will he infused into the people, and through them into
the Legislature.
I repeat, it will be criminal iu Georgia to neglect
the great natural advantages which are presented for
her improvement.
I am, your obd’t serv’t.
S. E. PARKMAN.
Mr. Towns of Georgia, iu a very able speech
in the House of Representatives, said that the
organization of an independent Government l»v
theCherokees. within the limits of the State of
Georgia iu 1824-5—opt of which grew so many
civil contentious, hud so much bloodshed, was
made in consequence of (he written opinion of
Judge White given tq the Cherokees, that the
“ Cherokees must be considered as a nation pos
sessing like powers with other nations, except so
far as tbev have surrendered their iudependeuce
to the United States, that they have made sur
renders of power, in many important particulars
but that they have not surrepdeyed the power of
makiug municipal regulations for their own in
ternal government; that among the powers they
still retain, is that of intposipg nnd collecting
taxes.” These are Judge White’s words, quoted
from his otvu written opinion furnished to John
Ross—and they go the length of maintaining an
independent community, governed l>v its own
la\vs. and possessing the power to impose taxes,
and tritiuuals to enlorce the collection witbiu tlie
limits of a sovereign State of this Union—with uo
reservation or limit except as conceded lo the
Federal authorities. This is held up, loo, as
“ Statr.s Rights” doctrine, and the author is
the peculiar favorite of the advocates of unlimited
State sovertiguty! ,
Upon his own principles the Judge is bourn! to
* • V . mifiioll m r. ll I Tot*
Laborers are wanted at the mines aud ou tbe liue
ot the canal, and good steady men will meet
with constaut employment and good wages.
Apalachicola, July 27.
Heulth of Apalachicola—Our city has enjoyed,
during the season thus far, an enviable degree cl
health. There has not, we have been asuret^, u
single case of remittent fever, occurred dining the
season. A very few cases of intermittent (if
chills and fever, have Occurred, and thesfe gem-r
ally aniens that class whose habits render them
liable to disease any wheia. Wc do not, at this
time, kuow of any of our citizens, who are not
able to eat their allowance—that is ; we mean
they would be, could they get it—Gazette.
Darien, August2.
Health of Darien.—’I He general health of this
pi a e never ival known to be better at this pe
riod of the year ih,;m it is at present. The wea
ther is unusually flue; a good breeze during tint
day serves lo dissipate the scorchiug .rays of a
July sun.
Storm in Glynn.—A correspondent in Glynu
County writes us that—“A severe hail storm pas
sed over our couuty on Friday last, destroying
every thing in its course. I have heard of J or
2 plantations, (Hat have lost their crops complete
ly. At Mi;. S. King’s nlautatiou, >he hail was as.
large us a hen’s egg. All of our crops are more
or less injured from wind, hail aud rain.”—Tele A
graph.
Fx President Adams, at tlie request of the city-
cotiuciis of Boston, will deliver a eulogy ou Mr.
.Madison, on the 1st September.
DIED*
Iu Darien, ou the night of the 26th tilt, after a short
illness, of inflammation, John A. Mann, Esq. Clerk of
the Superior, and Inferior Courts, and tho Court of Or
dinary of that couuty ; also. Clerk of Council and City
Treasurer. He was in his 28ili yeat; aud served as a
Lieutenant in tbe McIntosh Volunteers,during the late
Seunuole Campaign in Florida. "
The amount of Monty in the Treasury of the United
States, subject to draft, on the 1st August, it appears,
*'. v a notice of the Secretary of the Treasury, was
$30,554,845 95.
The Messenger nays, we are welcome to the 'fod-
dtr!” v’ery well: so long as we get the provender,
°ur opponents may pull at the “rack” till their necks
Kell!
Judge Tell is a candidate for Congress in the new
Stato of Arkansas. Who can blame our young sister
1 ' ur t-ttisg up a Yell, on her admission into the Union?
Colonel Johnson was hissed at the Park Theatre in
New Y’ork, on Saturday evening. Some person in
■if pit called out—“Colonel Johnson of Kentucky is
n 1,10 bouse; let us give him three cheerswhercup-
’" a hissing ensued, “as if a dozen boa constrictors
1 “ !* e i* twddenly let loose upon the audien:e. ”—Bos-
In the controversy between Dr. Fort nnd Mr. Cuth-
bert we have no desire but to see justice done to both
parties, aud the breach between them healed. Hav
ing published one or two cominmunicatious on th e
subject in favor of Dr. Fort, we cannot, in justice to
Mr. C. refuselo publish his explanation.
From the Federal Union.
TO THE UNION PARTY OF GEORGIA.
We are gratified at the appearance of an article sign
ed “Henry," in the Standard of Union of the 26th ult
and most readily republish it in the Federal Union.—
A communication signed “Union Man,” in the Geor
gia Telegraph, may receive duenotice hereafter. We
had understood that the sentiments which these pie
ces express were communicated in private conversa
tions, and conveyed in secret correspondence; and
that under the influence of false statements, made
through channels not open to our observation, some
worthy members of the Union party have determined
to attempt to destroy the circulation of our pape r.—
The declaration lias beeu made, that neither labor nor
money should be spared iu accomplishing this object.
We deem ourselves fortunate in detecting the.ie false
statements in a public print. The attacks of <ui ene
my, even though lie were feeble, are full of danger;
when, like a dastardly and treacherous savage, he lies
concealed, and fires unseen from his ambush. The
friends of Dr. Fort are endeavoring to transform it po
litical into a personal controversy; and they have turn
ed front the proper parties, to aim their blows at the
editorof the Federal Union. But let ourenemiti de
sist from secret scandal and private libels, and w; sj-sly
r™ .. . their malice,
line federalists in Boston did the same thing at The professed object of “Henry" is to vindicate the
' tr y success of our arms daring tlie last war; they president ofthe Central Bank; and yet he neither de-
wu unbecoming to rejoice atoarvieto- »««■ nor justifies the offensive act specifically imputed
fit*!" Let ther*n»;u. ^ to that oflicer. The burthen of his song is employed
«ptue.ln*-awjw>n be beftvr able l in a , persing the editor of the Federal Union The
'THWw iw <rad ty.i) {author js crrideflUy o friend of Dr. FdrH, tyod yet Jv a.
Houston county, Aug 4. 1838.
Dr. Bartlftt—It is said that “truth is strange,
stranger than fiction." This seemingly preposterous a-
dage we find to be true to the letter, yet we hope it will
not be suffered long to remain so, as connected with
our subject. In this county you all must be aware,
are generally heavy crops of good cotton raised for
market. Macon and Hnwkinsvitle alike hold out in
ducements for our support. To the former there are
C ^ d .» r0 K d » fr0nl ra0!i5 a " 0f a h ,f COUn,y ’ 10 r hich been anxious to hmit the influence of a great money
add the better prices generally'paid byyour merchants, i r which WB believe t0 be daneerous f 0 the purit '
are sufficient inducements to turn onr.Mention to your 5f Sections, and to the liberty of the people! Mt is,
„T„U enH hfe an L w. have not conspired to* skreen a p.iblic office;
as all must do, who attend the Mac<-n market for f r0 m public responsibility! It is, that we have not re
al least two-third, of the war. whilst crossing over To- , fo^/tbe freedom of the press to true hearted Union
besaughka creek. Hundreds of bales of cotton have ! men , If for ,j iese acts of pllblic virtue we are b „
been turned to another market in consequence, when j ostracised . if, fordarins to be independent we can
they would gladly haie preferred the Maceni market. b „ overwhefmned by the vengeance of ONE MAN,
\ our merchants may rely upon it, that unlew some-; then h#s a i ready come on our country, thatevilday
Ihtng is done speedily ,t w-.ll be too late wtth them for J which wc have 4 ore a t0 avcrt . W e cast ourselves
tbe Houston trade, mid when once drawn elsewhere, wilh confidepca on the eandor and affection of our old
good-bye tott forever. Isnota word totlie_wiae_Mtffi- conrades, who have struggled at our side in many a
hard fought Itattle. They will not consent to the de
struction of a press which is identified with all their
triumphs and which maintains all their principles.—
Long will they preserve the Federal Union.
The editors of tbe Standard of Union and of the
Georgia Telegraph, having published communications
assailing the editor of the Federal Union, iu relaiiou
to this matter, are requeued to republish the foregoing
remarks.
for militia and has probably ndvanced his regular troops
to such position as will give them greater Command
over the designs of these Indinns.
We give below the instructions—whichliave been
again and again repeated—under which Gen. Gaines
acts.
Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War to Major
General Gaines, dated.
War Department, )
July 11. 1836. )
“I have received and submitted to the President your
letter of June. 7th, together with the report made to
you by Capt. Dean.
“I am apprehensive from tlie tenor of this report, as
well as from your observations, that the frontier has
much to fear fromthe hostilities of the Indian tribes
living in Texas. On this subject it is proper to call
your attention to the instructions previously issued to
you, A to say to you that if the conduct of the Indians in
Texas threatens the frontier vliose defence is entrus
ted to you. and you consider it necessary, wilh a view
to its protection to advauce as far as Nacogdoches,
you will do so without hesitation If the an thorites of
that country cannot prevent bodies of savages from ap
proaching our frontier in arms, the necessary precau
tionary measures must be taken by you. This is the
view of the President."
War Department, ?
May 11,1836. (
Sir': The President is very soiicitious that you
shoM act cautiously ill carrying into effect your instruc
tions, and do nothing which can conipromit the neu-
tral relations of the United States. Your great objects,
as 1 have before stated, are. to defeud our frontier and
tofulfitthe neutral obligations of the Government.—
If the Indians are tiot employed immediately upon
the border, there will be no need ofa^xjutving beyond
Clav, have got to lie so Audoulitly liarraouious oil
the Land Bill, that they may j.tst as well come
together on this question, a.’id stand side by side,
iu favor of Indian •* sovereignty•’ *6.
The question of ceding hack th” District of Co
lumbia to the States of Virginia atfd Maryland,
has bee" frequently agitated as the best means ol
.placing the inhabitants upon equal grounds, as to
the rights of citizenship, with tho residciiis of
the States ; and as an effieieut mode of check
ing at once, aud forever, the meddling ol sirau-
gers with the rights of property iu tho District.
A movement to that end was made by Senator
Preston,last winter. Tlie people of ihe District
are making efforts iu this matter for theniselveb,
aud we perceive that several calls for public meet
ings are published, with the view to deliberate
on the proper way to accomplish what is »aid
to be now the geueral desire, *1 re-connection
with the patent f?tate. The movements are
chiefly iu that part of the District which was iri-
giually part of Maryland.—ib.
By tho admission of Arkansas and Michigan.
the number of votes at the Presidential election
this fall, is increased to 294. Should the Whig,
White aud Harrison party, succeed in currying
the eiectiou into the House of Representatives,
the present plan of that coalitioui—the number
of votes theu will be twcuty-six. Michigan has
WAKE HOUSE
ANI>
CO.TSJfMISSl«A’ BFSLVFSS.
THE UNDERSIGNED will coa-
J- ~ ti.iue to transact the above business, at
( dtr a the Ware House occupied by him last
season.
Grateful for the liberal patronage re
ceived I'roin bis friends and ihe public, by strict atten
tion to business confided to his care, he iiopes to meric
a share of the public patronage.
He will makj liberal adv ances on cotton stored with
him, or on shipments to Savannah, Charleston and
New York. A. E. CHiCKEKIN'G.
Macon, August 11 59 6m
To the P’tcblic.
^’ THE subscribers lalfe this me-
~ thod ofimonning the public, and
particularly all persuus who have
occasion to travel from Macoq
already elected her Representative, who is a
, P , .. .. ,, friend of the administration, nnd of Mr. Van
die territory in the actual occupaufft. of the United „ , ho ealivass is „ olng on in ,h e U ew Sate
States, unless armed parties should approach ourfron. j ' ( Xrlrmn ^ lllH -s
tier so neat as manifestly, to show that they mean to vi
olate our territory. Such a state of things is scarcely
14TH DISTRICT.
From the Columbus Herald, August 9.
CREEK WAR INCIDENTS.
W’ehave none on hand this week. There was a ru
mor ill town on yesterday, that Col. Afford’s detach
ment had taken a slight brush with theludiansin some
ofth» lower counties; Hut we could not get tbe pro
per clue to the repor.,and consequently will not attempt
to enter into detail. Of Gen. Sandford we have no
word, but are looking with a deal of interest for news
from his expedition. He is undoubtsdly ou the trail,
and something decisive may be expected from bis
movement.
Four companies of Tennessee volnnteera arrived in
this vicinity on Sunday last, being a part of the 2d
regiment, composed o"f t »o companies front Sumner
county, and two others from counties not recollected.
The captain’s names, as far as recollected, are Bledsoe,
Campbell, and Fletcher. They are hardy looking
fellows, nnd having hnd no fight yet, looked extremely
“ wolfish about the head andshoulders.” We should
pity the red skins, if they come across them. They
were reported to be generally in good health having
lost none of their men by death, and but few being
sick. They left on Wednesday for Fort Mitchell
We have just heard, from a source entitled to much
credit, that the Government has determined to makp
an arrangement (if possible) with the friendly Indians,
to enter the ser rice of the United States against the
Seminoles in the approaclung campaign. We learn
that Col Lane, one of Get*. Jesup’s aids, is at this
time engaged in bringing about this desirable object
'Tip JndLins confined u " " *
1 in Russell Jhil have teen re- jaxampJe-.
to he anticipated from either of the contending parties
iu Texas. But it is otherwise with the Indians. In
the excitement of war they will not be restrained by
boundary lines, bnt will seek scalps wherever they can
find tliaui. The whole history of the employment of
Indians, in tlie contests between civilized communities,
proves this fact. It was principally with a view there
fore to this state of things, that you were authorized to
cross the line dividing the country actually iu the oc
cupation of tlie United States, from that heretofore in
tlie possession of Mexico, if such a measure be neces
sary for the defence oftlie frontier. But I must im
press upon you the desire of the President that you do
not advance unless circumstances distinctly show this
step is necessary for the protection of the district of our
country adjoining the scene operations in Texas.—
Aud should you find it necessary to advance you will
not fail to communicate to any armed parties in the
country your ordersand objects But you will, under
nocircuinstancts, co-operate with any of them or suf
fer auy of them to join yon. nor interfere in any inan-
uer with any military operations iu Texas, except such
as may be necessary for self defence.
Should you pass beyond the above mentioned boun
dary line, yon will return as soon as the safety oftlie
frontier will permit.
Very respectfully, your most ob’t serv’t,
LEW: CASS.
Maj. Gon. E. 1*. GAINES,
Fort Jesup, Louisiana;
From the Savannah Georgian.
KNOXVILLE CONVENTION.
Augusta, August 2, 1836
To the Editor of the Savannah Georgian:
Sir—In your paper of the 23d ult. you published
a document communicated by Mr M’Allister marked
C, being a route for a Rail Road suggested by Jacob
I M. Scudder. Esq. and by him communicated to the
Georgia Delegation at Knoxville.
At the close of the Knoxville Convention, Judge
Wayue aud myself, joined Mr. Scudder and Mr.
Winn, with Mr. Thompson the Engineer of the Geor
gia Ita 1 road Company, who were proceeding to make
u reconnoisance oftlie route designated by Mr. Scud
der, from Knoxville in Tennessee, to Athens in Geor
gia,
Mr. Thompson’s report of that reconnoisanca is
published in the Constitutionalist of thisdate. My ob
ject is to call the atteution ot the citizens of Savannah
to Mr. Thompsou’s Report, which, I trust, will be re
published in both the Georgian and Republican. Eve
ry sentence of that Report deseives the careful consi
deration of every man in Georgia. The fact is there
distinctly stated, that the Blue Ridge, (that is, the Alle-
ehaney range of mountains, which laying between S.
Carolina and Tennessee, fill up the whole of that part
of North Carolina laying between those two States.)
entirely peases in Georgia, and is separated by alow flat
country fromthe Look-out mountain which is a continu
ation of the Cumberland range—and that through this
flat country,.Georgia possesses au easy and natuial
communication with the West, I quote from the Re
port •—“ In this respect. Georgia stands in the relative
position to the South, that New-York does to the North.
In each State the mountains can be flanked, offering
natural facilities for a communication with the West,
possessed by none of their sister States. New-York
has taken advantage of her natural position. It will
be criminal in Georgia not to follow her praiseworthy
of Arkansas, the Hon. A. Yell, is the demopratjc
caudidate.
It is a startling circumstance, over which tjie
people of these States should ponder, ns ono of
alarming importance tothe pence of tlie country,
to the purification aud liability ofeur institutions,
that in au election by the House of Represent
fives, the direct vote of three States, Arkansas,
Michigan and Delaware, is in the hands of a sin
gle inan each ; and in seven other .States, Mary
land, N. Carolina* Alabama, Louisiana. Louis
iana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio, the derid
ing vote iu cacti, is in the hands of it 'ingle mini.
Ten votes, by ten individuals, control the eleciorai
votes of tou States iu the House of Representa
tives !
It is to produce this result—to put jlie Presi
dency at the disposal of ten tnon, that the White
party in Alabama, are laboring for. If u-.'t. they
are laboring for the eiectiou of Geueral Harrison,
foraif the vales, in all the States where those are
White meu enough to make au electoral ticker,
are not enough to elect him His frieuds. tl'cre-
fore, oieau to drive tho election jnto Congress , or
they mean General Harrison shall he electec'--
Gen. Harrison, who does uot entertain a single
political principle in common with the people of
Alabama, or a single preference for any among
the political ineu, in whom this State has nuy
confidence.
When this inevitable, ackuowledged, avowed
tendency of White party politics is considered
— it will be remembered that when Judge White
was nominated in our Legislature, it was under
the most solemn pledges, that he should not be
run, if there were danger of bringing on an elec
tion hy Cougress—aud that the principles of Gen.
Jackson’s administration must be maintained.
In less than eighteen mouths this same party are
upholding Judge White for the purpose of effect
ing a Congressional eiectiou—with the only al
ternative, of bringing the old Clay party iuto
power !
With such acts of broad undeiiied political per
fidy before their eyes, we ask if the people of
this State will aid this party in throwing the elec
tion of President, into the power of a small cote
rie of Congress-men, to juggle for.—Mobile Pat.
westward, dial they are ruluting a
Tri-Weekly two fllorsc Stage
from Bartlesville, in’Pike county, by the way of.Zeb-
uluii and Greenville to LaGrange, i:i Troup county.
Leaving Bartlesville on Tuesday. Thursday and Sa
turday, at 5 o'clock. A. M. and arriving at LaGrange
at 9 o’clock, P. M. of the same days. We assure all
persons who may think proper to fnvot us with their
custom that we are supplied with good horses and
pleasant carriages, and that every necessary accommo
dation will be rendered.
Rate of Stage fare, 10 cents per mile,
aug 3 59 KILLPaTRICK & HEAD.
{CP The .Southern Recorder and Standard of Un-.
ion wil! give tlie above four insertions and forward their
accounts to Zebnlow, Pike,county, for payment.
The - fldcon Steam JHoat Companu
W ILL run two or three lighters during the sum
mer and fall, between Darien and Macon.—
The line is prepared to take all merchandize that may
be iiFercd or shipped to their agents at Darien, aud for
ward them without detention. Their Lighters are
made ol light draft, andean ruu at the lowest stages of ;
the river. J. GODDARD, Agent.
May26 48 4m is
T 1
Trade of the IVest.—The Philadelphia Price
Current of Saturday last says, during »he week
past 100 bales of cotton from Tennessee have ar
rived from the west hv the Schuylkill canal. Se
veral thousand bbls. of flour have also come to
this market from Beaver and New-Castle. The
arrivals of Tobacco by theSchulki 1 ! canal during
the week amounts to 410,000 liis. from Pius
burg. The receipts of flour have beeu 3.507 bbls.
Bacou. about 53,000 lbs.
Lehigh Coal-—\\ e learn from the same source,
that the contracts already entered iuto by tin*
Lehigh Coal aud Navigation Company, have
beep so large this season that it is in coutempla
tion to stop taking orders for city consumption.
The weekly receipts from the mines exceed five
thousand totiSj which it is expected will soon reach
To tlicluImOitniitsol ITlacoti anil its.
Vicinity,
HE subscriber having been frequently solicited
by a number of parents to open a (school iu
Macon, of such an order as to obviate the necessity of
sending their daughters abroad for tbe completion of
their education, has finally yielded to tbe request;
aud hereby announces to tbe community that it is iiis
purpose to open tbe school, ou the first Monday in
Oe.obei next, in a central part of the city. As it is
his intention to combine all tlie facilities requisite to thq i
acquisition of a thorough and systematic education, the
expenses of his establishment will necessarily be very,
considerable, and he therefore trusts that his patrons
will not deem it unreasonable, that a liberal compen
sation be unidc iu consideration of these, and of tbe
experience acquired during a long series of years de
voted to tlie business of instiuctiiig the young. He
will be assisted by his daughters, and by others should
they be needed
In addition to tbe branches usually taught iu tho
higher female schools, tile Latin and Greek languages
will be taught to such as may request it. Music aud
Puiuting will also be attended to. and for the conveni
ence of the pupils, as well as tbe savingof time, lessons
in these branches will be given in the Institution, dai
ly at such times as will not interfere with other studies.
As it is the intention of the subscriber not to receive
more pupils tluiu can be thoroughly and satisfactorily
attended to, it would be well for parents and guardians
to make timely application for admittance iuto the
school; which, uutilhis arrival in Macon, can be made
to James Nesl.it, Esq He trusts that he is sufficiently
known to the people of Georgia, iu consequence of
having beeu so long engaged iu teaching, both in the
College and iu various Academies in the State, to ren
der testimonials unnecessary* Those personq,however,
whoso situation bus precluded them from an opportu
nity of acquiring a knowledge of his qualifications, he
begs kave lo refer to Messrs. Poe tV Neabit, A. II.
Ohappel, and E. D. Tracy, Esqrs. to Gen. Griffin,
Messrs. Craft A; Lewis, and to Messrs. Cooko and
Cowles.
For further particulars, as to tuition,&c. reference
is made to Jas. Xcsbit. Esq.
August 11 59 B. B- HOPKINS.
A.N A r . TAYi-Ok, .v .Miss .UAiOjARfcT
J. HARVEY wiilopen School, at their fa
ther's residence, on the first Monday in September.
Angll 59
JtToHee.
B ILLS of thc|Formers Bank of Florida, payable
at the agency in Perry, will be received in pay
ment for goods, or accounts due the subserber.
Aug. 11 59 CHAS. CAMPBELL.
lnlormatiort Wanted “
O F one SAMUEL PITTMAN, who receivedon
the first day of February last, from John Rabb
living in Richland district. South Carolina, a bale of
Feathers and other articles to be delivered to me in
Macon, Ga. It appears that Piutr.rn was moving
westward!/; any information leading to a discovery of
his residence will be thankfully received bv me in this,
place. WILLIAM B. W ATTS,
au- 11 59 " 3t
O* The Columbus Enquirer and Montgomery Ad
vertiser, will please give the above three insertions and
forward their accounts to this office for payment.
.Butts Slicritr Sulc.
POSTPONED 64».E.
O N the first Tuesday in NOVEMBER next, 'till le
sold^at the court house in the town of Jackson.
Butts county, within the legal 'hours of sale,
A negro man named Joe, levied on as the properly
of Hugh Ilami), to satisfy a uuutgagirf'i Fa issued
from tlie Inferior court of Butts county, in favor of
.Samuel Maddux vs said Hugh Ilnniil—property poiu»-
ted out by Plaintiff. RICHARD McDUFF,
aug 2 Dtp Sheriff.
JVOTICE.
A LL persons who may have demands against the
estateaf Isaiah W’ise, late of Butts county, de
ceased, is requested to hand them in, authenticated as
the law directs, to the Administrator, and those indebt
ed to the said estate axe to make immediate payment.
’ RILEY WISE.
Butts Connty, Oth August. 1836. bp
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