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MACON OEOftGIA TEIE6HAPH
POLITICAL.
the conspiracy.
U o apprehend iho American people have
nottalcod the trouble to inquire iut« tho conspiracy
iu progrts apaiujt tho right of stiffrago. By a few
pl.iin .acts we propose to demonstrate that the
" <*’gs do out expect to reach power hy the eou-
seut of tho voters of the country. Thoir object is.
to divide and distract the great body of the peo
ple], aod thus render them incapable of choosing
the President and Vico President. By runniug
'.ebstcr in the North. Harrison in the West, and
y bite in the. South, they propose to effect divi
sions, that \rill^ throw tho electiou of President
<tmi Vice President into Congress. This is the
settled purpose of the Opposition. They know
that, ou general principles, they would be defea
ted, and for this reason they assume the garb of
KuUifins iu tho South, that of Whigs in the West,
that of Blue Light Federalism in tho North, and
that of Ami-Musoury u here ver that fanatical trilie
are *011 the asccudaut.” They do not inlcuJ, if
they can possibly prevent it, to permit auotlier
President to be chosen by the American people.
They are now engaged iu their first tegular effort
to brenk down the right of suffrage; and they
expect to accomplish their objert by directing
public attentiou to mon rather thnu to principles,
tuid keeping so largo a number of candidates for
President in tho field, as to prevent a majority
ol the froemeu of the nation from concentrating
their suffrages in fnvor of any oue. The scheme
is ba>ed ou the supposition, that the people may
easily be inado the dupes of tho Federal party, if
they cannot be made converts to its doctrines.—
The projectors of it manifestly believed their plot
would gull the mass, and if they were conect in
that belief, and can uow succeed ou the plan
of the division adopted, we do not perceive why
they may not, in each succeeding canvass, pre
vent nn election by the people, and causo the
choice of Presideut to devolve ou Congress.—
Their course of action is uow opeti—their scheme
is understood hy every voter of sound mind.—
They do aot pretend that they calculate ou sue
cess, except by •■intrigue, bargaiu and manage
ment.” iu Congress. They have uot takeu the
trouble oven to nominate electors in a sufficient
number of States, to giro either of their candi
dates a majority.
If all the Harrison electors uow before the pco-
plo were to be chosen, they could not elect a
President.
if all the White electors nominated were to be
elected, they could uot elect Judge White.
If all the Webster electors were to succeed,
they could only give him the votes of .Massachu
setts.
These are uadeniable facts; aud they prove,
beyond cavil, that the Oppositiou are engaged in
a dilibnrate and systematic attempt to prevent uu
election by the people.
Harrison electors are aomioatedio tho follow
ing States
to men make them hurra for Webster, Harrison
am! White—for blue light Federalism, for Nulli
fication, for Whigism and nuti-Masonry—whaido
they know or care about principle ?”
This is the laugunge of the Opposition ; and if
they can now make good their estimate, so far
as it is based n the gullibility of the voters of
the confederacy, lliey will find uo difficulty hereaf
ter iu playing the same game over again—and
thus conveit Congress into a second Polish Diet.
We agaiu say, the question is. •• shall the peo
r-Ie or Congress elect the President.”—Louisville
Advertiser.
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
As usual, the Opposition presses are full of ex
ultation about tho preliminary elections; pre
cisely the same shout was raised about the In
diana, Illinois, Missouri and North Caroliua elec
tions, in 1834 In North Caroliua tbo same sort
of State management has in a great degree pre
vailed ; and, indeed, worse as to Congress, for
the Federalists have had seven out of the twelve
Congressmen, as well as tho Governor, up to the
few months of Governor tipaight’s time. They
got the Governor again; but ns the Democratic
electoral ticket prevailed hy a haudsome majori
ty in tho lime of Governor Swain, so it will we
doubt not, in that of the coalition Gov., Dudley.
Tho rruth is. wheu the ingenious managers and
tacticians of the Opposition set to work for them-
selves in their respective counties, they manage
to neutralize the groat principle of national poli
tics with the Democracy, while they niaka tho
party feeling of their own class operate to the
utmost in their favor. They never lose a Federal
vote in a connty election, and yet gain many Re
publicans, upon the score that they can serve
them in local matters, withoutinjury to their po
litical principles.
It is uot to be diguised, however, that activity
ou one side, and the inertness (growing out of
assured success) oil the other, has done much mis
chief to the cause of Republicanism in North Ca
rolina. Upon examining the polls iu many coun
ties, where the Federalists have succeeded, wc
discover that their ucrual strength has not in
creased, but that the vote for the Republican tic
ket has fallen off. The Federal party through
out the Union lies iu the towns and the iuflticuce
they exert in their viciuity. The towns and their
troops are always at the polls. The Democracy,
Connecticut, ...
8
Vermouut, »
7
New York, -
42
Delaware, - -
3
Peusylvania, -
30
Maryland,
10
Kentucky, -
15
Ohio, ,
22
Indiana, - -
9
Number of electoral votes.
145
One hundred aud forty-eight votes will ho
necessary iu tho electoral colleges, to effect the
choice of a ^resident—-aud Harrison has only
1-15 electoral candidates before the People—auJ
of that number 42 are in N. York; 30 in Penn
sylvania—making 70 that his frionds admit will
uot bs elected. But were all electoral candi
dates favorablo to him elected, they would bo a
minority, and could not make a President Har
rison running with a view to being elected by the
people.
Judge Whitohas tickets iu the following States:
Virginia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Georgia,
Tenuesjoc,
Illinois,
Alabama,
Missouri, -
Louisiana,
Arkansas,
23
15
J1
11
15
5
7
4
5
3
99
No. of electoral votes,
Were all Judge White’s electors cboscu, they
would fall forty-nine short of tho constitutional
number required to choose the PrsJdcut- Who
can, under such a state of things, doubt liiat the
Cato of Tennessee looks to tiio House of Rep
rcseutatives for an election, where, ns the Clay
Committee of Kentucky remarked, “aU will be
carried by iufluonco and iutrigoc, bargaiu and
management.”-
Mr. Webster has a ticket in Masschusolts, and
•no oiher State, aud Massachusetts gives 14 votes;
Yet it is quite ns probable that Mr. Webster.may
bo olocted, asrGeneral Harrison or Judge White,
by the Eioctoal College.
Will the people inke time lo inquire seriously
into this subject? It is unquestionably ouo of deep
aud vital importance. VVe have demonstrated
that Opposition candidates aro soliciting support
.from tho peoplo, wheu neither of them ex
pects to be elected by the people.—They look
.to Congress, and rely on the corrupt bargains
which may be inado in that body. They have
left themselves no room to hope for success thro’
any oilier channel.
As neither Harrison, While nor Webster,
have electoral candidates enough in the field to
make a President, (if nil their candidates suc
ceed, ) it caunot be denied that they arc contri
buting their aid to force the election of President
in’o Congress. We do not charge them with
onginniing tho conspiracy against the right of
suffrage. Webster, it appears, would get out
of the scrapo if ho could—but the lVhigs of
Massacbuxsotts cling to him, as their only hope in
the State elections. It may therefore bo said,
that Webster is used against his consent; but
White and Harrison aro willing instruracuis iu-
the bauds of Clay, Calhoun, and Bell, of Tennes
see ; the object olxhis triumvirate is, to prevent an
election by the people, to destroy tho efficacy of
th»rignt of suffVige, by substituting Congressional
for popular elections.
•» The important question for the people to de
cide, at the approaching election,.is not, whether
they do or do not prefer Mr. VatfRjiren, but who
ever they are willing to surrender the right <of
’electing a President.' That is the* question.-^-
.The existing 9tato of things makes ft tbo ques-'
,,-lion. *. V V. , f
• JFhroe Opposition or Whig candidates ’aro iu
tho field; and neither can expect to boelectcd by'
the people; no ouo of them hasa sufficient num-
rler'orehjctornlcandidates nominated. For whaj
purpose, then, are they soliciting votes? Thoir
frieud* say, tho primary object is to defeat Vnu
■Bureti—but their aim is, 111 reality, <0 prevent
a popular election, Mr. Olay is not personally
hostile to Mr. Van Buren——so far from it, the
two genilomcn are on terms of social iotimacy
jind-fricidly intercourse. The same may liesaid
-of Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Bell. Indeed both were
political as well as.-personal friends of Mr. Van
JJttrcn, until they deserted tbo great democratic
party. We make thoso statements to shtnv, that
the desire of tbo triumvirate to defenl Mr. Van
Rnrridid not originate in personal hostility—
that their object is to prevent the will of tho pco-
Hrdo. in ref'renbo to the choice of Presideut nud
Vice Presideut, from being carried Into effect—
•h.it their energies are directod, not against Mr.
Tjiu fiurt>!i, lint against a popnlur e!c« ti0h and
if&cieot exerci<c of the right of suffrage
enthusiasm of a great party question, to bring out
the militia of the country to meet the train bands
of Federalism- j. ,
In the late contest iu North Caroliua. wo be-
lievo the falsehoods of tbe Oppositiou on the
sensitive topic of the negroes, had considerable
effect in preventing the Democracy of the coun
try from turning out; the federalists have reveng
cd themselves on Mr. Vau Burcu. fur hulking
their designs on this subject, by attributing their
otvn inclinations to him. Wo will specify some
particulars :
First, in regard to negro suffrage.—The Fede
ral parly have been notoriously iu favor of free
negro suffrage all over tbo Union, and for an ob-
viousreasou. Thelowestaud most degraded vo
ters, who aro destitute of property, are always
subject to the monied aristocracy. They hire
them aud command their votes. Hence it is
that in Boston, iu Portland, aud other Northern
cities, where the free blacks vote, tboy go en
masse for the federal party. General Fessenden,
it will bo remembered, in the contested elections
in his quarter, has attended the meetings of tbe
uegroes aud led tbe black troops to the polls for
Federalism, precisely as the British led them to
battle Inst war. In Portland they wero indebted
for their triumph to the blocks in oue of the hard
est contested conflicts. In North Carolina, where
the free blacks voted until last year, the federal
ists always commanded the mass of their votes,
and some of them opposed the chauge iu the
tnw constitution, which deprived them of tho
nghtof suffrage. In the New York Convention,
the Fecioralisu.Jir.Ki.tG, Van Vechten, Spen
cer, aud iudeed all the present White, Webs
ter and Harrison men then in the New-York
Convention, were iu favor of putting the free
blacks 011 a footing with the whites as to tile right
of suffrage. Mr. Van Bureu was opposed to it.
lie took an effectual step to deprive the federal
party of tho pauper blacks, for which they fought
so anxiously in convention. He proposed that
while the freehold property qualification of fifty
dollars should be done away with as to the whites,
a freehold property qualification of $250 ns to
free colored persons should be adopted. This
practically excluded the whole negro vote iu the
State. There are not fifty such negro freehold
ers in tbe State The fcdoral party, on the oc
casion to which we allude, finding it to be
Mr. Van Burea’s design to oxcludo tho
groes in this way, opposed it bitterly; aud tho
same who were in favor of a property qualifica
tion us to the whites, opposed it as to tho blacks.
Finding they could not prevail iu litis day, they
took another tack, aud proposed universal suf
frage for white mid black, under tho hope that it
would disgust the people aud itiditce them to re
ject tho reformed constitution. Mr. Van Buren
opposed this. He suggested the scheme of tho
general white suffrage at present enjoyed, and
the exclusion of the blacks by a freehold qualifi
cation, which, while it had the effect of prevent
ing the Federalists from usiug the votes of their
hirelings, also deprived them of tbo argument
that property was taxed without being represen
ted. This was the ground of principle they
menul to take against the Constitution, when it
caine before the people ; and they hoped to pie
vent its adoption, Tho course taken by Mr. Var
Bureu cut them from this pretext,carried tho Con
stitutinn before the people,and virtually extirpated
the free black suffrage, which previously had been
enjoyed on an equality with the whites. For do
ing this, and foiling the Federalists of his own
State, the Federalists of North Caroliua cry out
ngaiust him, as if he ho had adopted their own
feelings, for free Mark suffrage on an equality
with the whites.
2. Iu the same spirit thoy prejudiced many bo
nest democrats against Mr. Van Buren. by call
iug him an Abolitionist; yet tho Nuliificrs got up
tho slave excitement to cover their retreat, uuder
tho compromise with Clay. McDuffio and iho
rest hinted at it in their orations. The day after
the repeal of thf nullification ordiuauce was pub
lished iu the Telegraph, Green announced tho
publication of the. Emancipator in Now York
pud forthwith broached the abolition dispute, in
which ho whs answered back by his friends of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Fisher af New
York, who got subscribers for his extra' Tele
graph among the people of tho North. These
Northern coalitiou editors took one side, Green
tho other ; nud it was kept between them until
Clay nudBiddlo pul an cud to embryo abolition pa
nic, by tho great bank panic. After this was over,
the negro panic was resumed by the tmiUfiers nud
their kindred Northern rev olutionary factions,
and was htought into Congress and kept up by
Slade, Granger, Adams, Evcrilt, of die North-
urn Whiggcry on the one hand, aud Wise, Bell,
Peyton, J'ickens, &c.; of the Calhoun nmLWhite
party on tbe otheri Mr. Van Bureu, on his part
took tho onrliest steps to put down abolition in
tho North At his instance, all the high officers
oftho Government, Senators sud Judges of New
York, and uu immense uuinbor of the distinguish
ed tnou of the Slate, met nt Albany aud passed
tho resolutions which gave the excitement its qui-
lus there. Mr. Van Burcn’s friends followed up
this load jn Congress, and took the most decided
staud against the abolitionists, and against mak
ing ii the subject 'of ^discussion in the Halls of
Congress. Tho strongest preamble aud rcsolu
tious attempt to unsettle tbe Constitution, receiv
ed almost the unanimous vote of the friends oTMr
Vau Buren in the House. In the Senate, Mr
Van Buren himself gave the casting vote in fa
vor of the strougesi measure to suppress the in-
ceudiary movements. This agaiu balked the ef
forts of the factious Nullifies and Abolitionists,
and be is of course, denounced by these allied
incendiaries : the Nuliificrs charging him withbe-
iug against slavery—the abolitionists with being
against liberty.
3. He was charged in North Carolina with hos
tility to the admission of States into the Union,
without restriction ns to slavery. They enforced
this, by misrepresenting his views in relation
to the admission of Missouri. They made their
false impression, by suppressing a part of the
truth. When the resolution upon this subject
was before the Senato of New York, nineteen
twentieths of these who sent him as their repre
sentative to that body, were io favor of tbe res
triction as to slavery. This was shown by pub
lic mecliugs. Mr Van Buren, when the questiou
was taken in the Senate, gave a silent vote, ac
cording to the expressed will of his constituents
At the same time; he was called on by tho mem
bers of a committee to a public meeting, to sign
a memorial as a private citizen. This he refused
He was called out afterwards by a letter from a
political opponent in relation to his refusal tu
countenance this Missouri crusade. It was sup
posed that if bo persisted iu withholding himself
from a personal connexion with the public pro
ceeding, iu which tho great body of the peoplo
hadembarkedwithentbusiRsm.it would destroy
him politically. He stood firm in tho position ho
had taken. Mr Butlerhis intimate friend, states
that he was not "willing to concur in any measure
to prevent its extension (the constitutional princi
ple in regard to slavery) west of the Mississippi,
consistent with the Constitution’’— nor willing * to
disturb the settlement of slavery made by that in
strument, nor to endanger the rights and securi
ties of slave oumers.” Of aU the distinguished
men in his State, uot ono ventured then to take
this posture but himself. All his friends iu both
branches of Congress, however, at tbo last ses-
siou. voted upon his principle for tho admission
of Arkansas without restriction, while White
himself voted against the admission of Michigan,
which, had it failed, would have defeated Ar
kansas’ admission ; and White’s most intimate
friends in the .House labored to prevent the two
TO THE PUBLIC—and to politicians.
Ido not advise a bet under any circumstance
I rarely Make one. But the opposition habitual
ly report to betting as a test, whenever they enter
tain tho least confidence in their strength. or their
pretended claims of success. Believing that all
theirciaims in this respect arc put forth with a
deliberate design to deceive and delude tho public,
aud believing also that they know that their state-
INDIAN MARS,
From the Jacksonville, E. F. Courier.
Newuansville still holds out. There are 300
men, women and children huddled together!—
Hqsbands and sous have been, some of them
near ten mouths, constantly iu arms for their dc-
feuce. The term of their last service will soon
expire—and then will they turn out again ? Will
the south side of the road.
Indians, who were
their horses and
On
on foor, they r
rode with all '
roents have no foundation in truth, I have thought n . * “ S! ' ™' 10 ;,, '
it expedient to offer the following test. It will ed - fedon ,bo , rau ‘! ns of Government, and flock-
be negotiated, on application to Mr.Thus. Gough, ea and crowded 10 a fort, like sheep in a fold,
. “ NT ■« ■ - K.I.. he and that too, m a hot southern climate! Sick
lie™ dJlr' uanion,. it will bo ‘ token ai "hajevor be the a-
once, for the, refu.e no bet, whenever they in,- X“otX'ru
a;riiio tho chances of success to be in their favor. I ^ , r . j f r j * l i
If theydecli.ro or avoid it, th-y will show at least of bfe T d ?P r,ved of fo . od a » d J vh ° ,e *
their own estimate of their tales ofgen. Harrison’s I some a,r ’ ,n an y ?? untr y* ,u an y “
consisting of the great farming classes. Is never bills from being takeu us. for the obvious purpose
fully arrayed against her antagonist party, but - ~ - -
upon occasions of great interest. It requires tho
o ——— —r
of dopriving these States of a vote in the next
Presidential electiou. Thus Judge White’s friends
notoriously warred against admitting a slavc state
1 unrestricted, into tbe Union, which Mr. Vau B’s
forced upon them, by the weight of their majori
ty ; aud yet, at tbe south, Mr. Van Buren is re
presented as refusing to admit slave States, with
out imposing restrictions, where White’s parti-
zatis, by indiscretion, sought to deprive Arkausas
of her uutrammolled rights as a membar of tho
union. ' ...
Thoso things will be fully explained before the
next struggle in North Carolina. Tho people of
the country will come to tho polls. Mangura.
may possibly, like Leigh of Virginia, under the
bank panic, be elected to the Senate, but the act
will be condemned by the succpediug Legislature,
as has been tho case'iu Virginia. The people of
North Caroliua will hardly bo consent to seo re
sistance to the right of instruction, sanctioned as
by 'heir authority ; and if the lately elected Le
gislature be federal, (which wo still doubt,) wo
look with confidouco to the Presidential electiou,
to rernovo the character it would impart to the
State.—Globe.
“tempest of popularity,” bis alleged accessions
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, &c. aud the “conclusive
proof of bis election by the people,” See. I dial
ieuge the “whig” partizans, and will bet,
$500 that Mr. Van Buren will bo elected Pres
ident by the electoral colleges at the ensuing
electiou.
100 that he will get tho vote of Pennsylvania.
100 that he will get tho vote of Ohio.
100 the same as to New-York.
100 the same as to Virginia.
100 the samo as to Indiana.
100 tho samo as to Illinois.
100 tho same as to Mississ ippi.
100 the samo as to North Carolina,
100 the samo as to Georgia.
100 the samo as to New-Jersoy.
100 the same as to Missouri.
100 the same as to Alabama.
100 the same as to Louisiana.
100 that geu. Harrison will not get the entire
vote of a single state.
land tho sun
shines upon.” If no succor comes Newuans
ville must ore long yield also. It has stood
out bravely, aud wo hope will continue to do so,
while the least probable advantage can be gained
by so doing. St. Augustine, Mandarin aud Black
Creek are our frontier posts. All iho country
south is in possossiou of the Indiaus. Newuans
ville aud Picolata are. as it were, isolated spots,
the enemy ou every side. Thus far have their
threats been executed, ami they are pressing clo
ser aud closer upon us. They riot and revel up
on the ripening crops and on the cattle left, re
luctantly but uecessarily left to them by our peo
pie.
The Creek radians are joining their rauks.—
Mr. Solomon Warren, who returned on Monday
evening last from Tallahassee, tells us that Mid
dle Florida is in an alarmed state, that the Creeks
are passing through in great numbers. He also
states that he saw four different gangs of Indians
going Soittb. In oue, which he saw on his way
to Tall ihassee, west of the Alapaha, he should
To be taken as ouo bet-and the money to bo J ad S° be saw . abaul fift y Iadiaas - 1 b e other
deposited w ith one of the cashiers of the Albany i * b reo compa mes he saw on his return, west of
hanks; but the amount will bo increased or re- j the W.thlacoocljee, (not the Outhlacoochythe
duced, propo.tionably, to meet the wishes of any f ud,aI ? nation, memorable for the battle fought
of my whig friends. A. B. ,ast w,nter “!. ,t3 banks ) “ '.ver emptying into the
It will be perceived that this list includes only Suwauee. Mr. W. states that those Indians
4 of the states, viz. New-York. Virginia, Ne ^ have not, as he heard yet committed murder in
Jersey and Mississippi, which, according to the P ass,u S brou ? b ’ bu . : . tbe y 3tea ' and ca "- v off bor '
Eveiling Journal, Mr. Vau Bureu can by any cattle and provisions, and plunder houses,
possibility gain; and that every one, except New • I ^ a , T bmnda y , ast ’ two . ® udla “ 8 were seen at
York, is set down by the Daily Advertis e as cer- Mrs ' l ) 1 I l ° ,,r ° e s J? ,ac «’ ou ' he ro , ad towards New-
tain for Gen. Harrison or Judge White.-Albony n?nsv.lle, 15 miles from Garey s ferry. The In
c * dians will soon strike another blow.
Argus.
From the Tennessee Democrat.
“THREE PLUCK ONE.”
This game was never before played so strongly
against any man as agaiust Mr. Vau Buren. In
the North the Biuo-iighl federalists, pluck him
with Webster—in the North and North-West tho
Bank federalists pluck him with Iiarrisou—aud
in the South the Nullification federalists aud
few apostate and duped republicans pluck him
with Judge White. Neither of tbe gentlemen
dare to cuter the field single-handed, and fight
the battle “hilt to hill” with tho magiciau—but
they have the meanness and cowardice to resort
to (h» foul play of clubbing together to overcome
him. Webster does not oppose Harrison, nor
Iiarrisou Webster—neither does White oppose
Harrisou, nor Harrison White ; but all three of
the worthies understand each other perfectly—
they are playing into each other’s hands—an un
holy combination is entered into, to cheat tbe
peoplo out of the election. In old Virginia.
Whito aud Harrison have uouhled teams; neither
can contend singly with Mr. Van Buren, aud
hence they conspire together. In Mnsscbusetts,
Webster aud Harrison run ’ together. All their
intrigue aud combination will avail nothing—iho
magician will distance the Gold old Harrisou will
he second, and a draw-race will be declared be
tween the “purest and best” White and the God
like Webster.
Governor Snyder, iu his message to tho Legis
lature of Pensylvania iu 1813. says:
The blessings of thousands of women and chil
dren rescued from the scalping kinife of the ruth
less Savage of the wildernessand from the still
more Savage Proctor, ft/ 3 ” RES2'
RISON and his gallant army" !!.
This was the leading paragraph iu the U. S.
Gazette of Monday. Governor Snyder had
not then learned the fact, that but for young Cro-
ghan’sgallant resistance ofcowardlv orders. Har
rison would have retreated, and left the thousands
of children & women to the scalping knife & the
Ho issued orders for retreat.
Col. Mills, who was hero a few days for the
purpose of arranging the accounts of the4th Re
giment F, M. has returned to Newuansville. He
describes the sufferings of the people at that place
to be almost beyond the power 61 human endu
ranee. Iu fact, the sufferings are boyond endu
ON HAR-1 ra,,oe » f° r a great portion sink under them, al
most welcoming the approach of death, as a re
lease from the burden of their miseries.
The Colonel said that he shquld not quit the
geld so long as a man was left to shoulder a gun
Colonels Warren and Mills have indeed been ac
live from the commencement of the war.
The Indian woman aud her sou aud daughter,
who were a few weeks since takeu up uear Bran
0 riln ieut exerci-ic of the right of'Hitlrage. Congress. Tho strongest preamblo aun rcsolu.
*' ’Diwifle’iijo pcofflo—diitracr tlrem in relation tions ever passeiAn Congress sguuwt this f%c* ■
JUDGE WHITE.
The principal claim this gentleman ever could
have upon the Administration party, is, that he
once was identified with them in principle, and
acted with them iu concert. This should bo uo
longer urged, for whatever may bo his principles,
his acts conclusively shew, that, for a time past,
he has been an opponent of the administration in
some of its most important measures. Wituess
for example. Ills refusal to the appropriation of 3
millions, to put our couutry in a state of defeuce,
wheu a rupture with Fraqce was apprehcnded.-r~
This is no unimportant item, and deserves tbe
serious consideration of tho truo friends of the
country. We should say, it was sufficient of it
self to condemn him. lie has been found array
ed in the ranks of the opposition, hy votiug n-
gainst tbe confirmation of the nominations of
distinguished individuals, for whose nominations
to office he had previously voted; all friends of
the President. To say nothing of Taney. Ste
venson and others, ho was opposed to taking up
and confirming the appointment of that incorrup
tible patriot nud statesman. Judge Philip P. Bar
bour, of Virginia, a gentleman whom the pre
sent friends of White would have gladly received
to their embraces, and have elevated to tho se
cond office in the Govoriiraeut.
These are hut few of many reasons, why Judge
White should not he entitled to tho support or
countenance of the true friends of the Govern
ment. ilis fitklc-mindedncss must cither bo the
consequence nf an imbecility of mind, or result
from au inordinate lu«t for power and distinction.
There are few Jackson Union men in this part of
the country so blind as not to see into the matter,
and who will uot act according to the evidence
before them. We know not what claim lie can
have upon the affection of the Nullifiers, save his
npostacy; this it appears Is sufficient for them,
with his vote on tbe “bloody bill” sinriug them in
tbe face.— South. Sjiy.
savage Proctor. — — ...
Sud commanded Croghan io abandon Sandusky I dy Branch, brought to this place* and sent hence
accordingly; and when he refused to give up Ips Black Creek, have been carried to St. Augus-
fort to the ciiemy, Harrison even arrested, and ( M n , e ’. ^hesays her husband is a Chief, that be is
bad him brought to head quarters.—Times. j r,cb *® horses, cattle and slaves. His name is Pa
. che-seh, he went hy the water to the Seminoles.
J. II. Campbell, Esq. who was nominated According to her report, a great gang of Indians,
at a meeting of the Slate Rights party as a can- J tn p n ' womeu aud children have gone to the Se
didate for tho representative branch of the next I m * a °l es from the Crocks. She is undoubtedly a
legislature has as we understand, declined the ^
nomination ; alledging as a reason therefor that . Ou Sunday last week, Capt Curry, wnh a por
private circumstances would make it almost im- J 1 . 01 , 1 l !! s commaut > < P a J lu S a patrolling visit to
possible for him to run, but principally on the , Hallow’s plantation, the scene of the late
gtitund that he differs with the State Rights party, I Indian devastation, sutpnsed the twouegroeswho
being a Union man ; that he could uot therefore ( * omc weeks since runaway from their master,
represent them, &c. The prompt refusal, on the N ut lg e Bethune. The negroes being on the alert,
part of Mr. Campbell, to suffer himself to be used esca P ei ! from the window of a building left un-
bv the nullifiers, does him much credit, aud j burned, and taking to the boat they had stolen
should convince tbe opposition that they have when they tbe j r master, had pushed nearly
nothing to expect at the handsof the Union party two ba,,dre d y ar ‘H from the shore before they
from the difference of views v hich they entertain were discovered. Capt C, called to them, ordei-
iu regard to tho candidates for the Presidency. I ia F , tb<s i m . 10 return * With rapid strokes they
Columbus Sentinel pued their oars and heeded not his command,
trusting to the speed of their boat for safely.—
Capt C’s. men fired upou them. It is supposed
one nf the two was wouudad in the arm. lie
soon resumed his oar and both escaped.
On Judge Bethune’s return from Feniaiidiua,
last week, lie found in his dormitory oue of the
two guns said uegrops had taken from Capt D.
S. Gardiner. The other was found standing a-
gaiqst the door of one. of tho negro houses.—
This circumstance evinces not only that the ne
groes have been to their master’s house, but that
they have some disposition of returuiug to him,
instead of, as was supposed, joining the Setni-
uoles. r—
All Hail Illinois.—The election in Illinois has
terminated. Col. May aud Mr. Carsey are re
elected to Coogress—and tico-thirds of all the
members elected to the Legislature, are friends
of the Administration, aud supporters of Mr. Van
Buren and Col. Johnson- So much for tbe Peo
ple's candidate iu Illinois.—Nash Union.
Louisiana Election.—In Louisiana, it is now
admitted that the republicans—the Jackson and
Van Buren party—will have a majority of from
6 to 8 in the Legislature. This will cause the
election of a republican Senator to Congress in the
place of Judge Porter.—ib.
The Editor of the Milledgevilla Journal says
tho principles of the Union Paity cannot be
found. Has ho not found them considerably in
his way1 Aug Cou
Distressing Occurrence.—Mr. Peter Bacoi, late
Cashier of tho Branch Batik of Uiiitod States at
Charleston, put an end to bis existence, at the
City Hotel, New York, on tho foronoou of the
3|$l tilt, by blowing out his brains with a pistol
An inquest was held over his body, and jury
brought in a verdict of “temporary mental de
rangement,” which it was thought was caused by
his boiug compelled to leave his native city, and
all his early associates, at his advanced age, and
hy settling in a different clime among strangers,
whose habits were altogether different from what
he was accustomed to. He had just removed his
family to New York aud was about enteriug ou
tho arduous duties of Cashier of the Morris
Canal Bank, at a salary of $5000 per annum.
Snake in the House!—In looking over our pile
of type-cases the other day, for a case oftype,
which wo had not used for some time past, we
camo upon a dark suako about a yard long, nud
thick as a common man’s thumb, spotted as the
rattlesnake, but uot so bright. It lay in an
upper case, somo of whose divisions were brokcu
down. It made uo resistance, but tried to es
cape, and we killed it. Wo havo heard of chick
en snakes, whoso color is more like copper, in
festing houses; but this snake w a s more pf a
mouse-color ; and ou mentioning the incident to
ono or two persou9, it was suggested that this
suako wa9 iu search of rats or mice ! aud we
think we had before hoard of rat-snakes—If this
was its characer, we were sorry we killed it, as
it might have supplied the place of au absent cat
very well Dekalb Gazette.
Who is he who said tie would uot live in a
slave-holding State; and suiting the action to tho
word, emancipated ail his uegroes, and removed
from Kentucky into Ohio? It was Gou. Har
rison. Who wns ho who said be woald leave no
stone unturned in order to abolish slaveiy in the
South ? It was Fraucis Granger. And who
are Harrison and Granger ? Whigs—devoted
whigs ol iho new school of politicians. Harrison
is tho real “ Simon Pure,” 4 all sorts’ candidate
for the Presidency; and Granger is their •* can
didate proper” for the Vice Presidency. Aud
01, tho infatuated tools aud partisans of these
eil-icrlfirrs keep up a great hue aud cry against
Mr. Vau Buren, denouncing him for entertaining
doctrines and heresies which they are solemuly
pledged to support. Oh! consistency! consist
ency 11 indeed, thou art a jewel ! !!
Franklin ( Lou.) Republican
Wo give a very important letter from the Pre
sident, discharging tho Tennessee volunteers
called for hy Gen. Gainos. If what we have
hoard about Urrea’s employing the Cherokees be
truo, thoso troops may be wantiug. This does
not seem to bo kuowu to the President. If tho
Cherokees take the field, wo shall regret the re
call of tho volunteers.—Richmond Enq.
Our little uoighbor, Aikin, is aching to bo a
great place. It has appointed a Weigher and
inspector nf Cotton ! and it does uot receive
more than a good back load a year. Aug. Cou.
Sincothe opening of Navigation, our Hotels in
tho city havo been literally cramjned. By looning
at the registers, wo find the names of 50,000 re
corded this season. And the landlords toll,us,
that probably not more than half who have stop
ped with thorn havo registered their names at all.
Add to this the number of private boarding hou
ses, which aro in every nook and corner of the
city, and at which all stop who wish to save the
amount of a few pence for lodging or a meal, and
it will bo seen that we .have had not a few visitors
in Detroit jbis soason— Detroit Journal.
From the St Augustine Herald, 31 st alt.
Oq Saturday night last, Lieut. John R An
drew of Capt Philips’ copapany of Volunteers,
was shot by ono of the sentinels Stationed at Han-
sou’s pUintaticp. J.t. A. commanded the detach
raeut aud au alarm was giveu, aud tho Lieutcn
ant went outride of the line of seutiuels to ob
serve the cause of the alarm, was returning in a
nother direction wheu he was fired upon by a sen
tincl. The contents of the musket, one ball aud
three buckshot passed through his hat. One of
the buckshot struck him iu his head, flattened and
turned edgewise into the skull. The wound
not considered dangerous. No blarao is attach
ed to theseutiuel.
An express arrived last uigbt from Fort Qiili
laud (Newuansville.) It is reported that the In
dians have invested the place, and that there is a
scarcity of provisions. Col. Crane, with com
mcndable promptness has ordered to that point
all the mounted troops (hat could he spared, both
regulars and miljtjn, and a supply of provisions
lo last them till the first of November. The In
dians are in force, it is said, from 3 to 400. New
nanvillo is the last remaining post now occupied
by our troops in the territory between Black
Creek nud the Suwannee river. Itisdistanta
bout eighty miles west of St. Augustine.
Major li. K. Pierce arrived here on Monday
last from Micauopy via Goroy’s Ferry. He de
parted this afternoon in company with 100 inoun
ted regulars for Newnausvillo. Capts Duimnett’i
and Carey’s companies of mounted VQluuteor?
have also bceu ordered to march to the same
point.
Ono hundred and sixteen sick and wounded U
S. troops arrived on Monday last from Micanupv
via Garey's ferry, in the steamboat; several offi
cers have also arrived. .Micauopy has been abau-
donod and the troops have all been removed to
Garey’s ferry. Nothiug has- been seen or heard
Perceiving
. „„„ »vnu a n g DE p 8 P Ur Mo
bnusmg with them the horses they hadV
They also report that thev saw in„,J ° **'*<!.
in the Twelve Mile swamp. The lulu! si ?°i
swamp is the place where Capt John
of the United States’ army ^1*^^"®***
pulsed by a party of Indians and iie-Toei^ 1 * -
50 m number, ou the Uth SiptSTu’S?*
Capt \V. was mortally wounded, and died 8
29th of the same mouth at Camn
and was :akeu to St Marys where ho 2 . °fc
red. The twelve mile swam? is n , b ; c a ‘' D1 «-
hammock, several miles in extern anf •
ry way well adapted to Indian warfare “
ther in law of Ben Wiggins, and Wc Lj T fa '
BeU'himscIf, figured .conspicuously i n
LATEST FROftl A FLOIHDA 8ept :fu
The schr Amelia, capt Joyner, arrival 1,
terday, from New-Orleans, via St \ * re
having ian hoard, as passengers, some
the U. S. array, :rom whom w e learu th i i U
post at Micauopy had been abandoned UmaT
troops removed to Gary’s Fcrrv. on Ri.' lT
Three companies of soldiers have bein
Santa Fc’s Bridge, which is to be krat’^” 4
a military station. At.Newnansville ,**
from Gary’s Ferry; Gary’s Ferry and P ' 4"
garrisons are also to be kept up. Nurr.ioustiii
parties of Indians (supposed to be Cra hi
reported to be passing South in tbe viciniw!?
Newuansville. Dl l *'
About 300 men were, at St. Aueusiino 1.
having been brought from different post, ,wj
the country. Major Ibcrce had abandoned ii,
intention of renewing the attack ou ,he Indian,
Gen Clinch’s plantation, from the exhau^d
state of the troops, &c. aud the superior f cr( ,
of the enemy. Cc
Captain Ashby j.had entirely recovered Um
Ilis wounds, and was to go on duty in a day or
Lient. Dancy gives a deplorable account of th.
health of the U. S. forces iu Florida. Hastate
that of a company of 85 U. S. dragoons,
arrived there iu March last, there were but sir
reported capable of duty, aud of his oivn com
pany. consisting of between 60 and 70, tbe-e
were only four, who when he left were net outhe
sick list.
BANK OF MILLEDGEVILLE. ~~
This Bank is now fully oiganized—Ifereinc-
deposites, niakhig collections, aud furnishing
exchange, as usual with such institutions. Also
discounting bills of cxchauge upon New Ycrii
and other places, having from 60 to 90 days to
ruu. After the first of October, when a mod.
larger portiou of the capital will be paid in, a li-
mited portion of the capital of the Rank will be
employed in discounting business paper, havio-
from 60 days to 12 mourhs to ruu. giving the
preference to the shortest sight paper. Tic
Bank will be kept open tor the transaction «t
business from 8 o’clock, A. AL til’. 4 oclock, 1\
M. Tho Directors cuuveue every day ai 10
o’cjock, A. M. and all paper offered the previom
day will be laid before them for discount, itntcs
of discount upon bills of exchange have hecn
fixed by the bqard at 7 per cent. Of business
paper 8 per cent per auuiira. The lusurance
privileges of the corporation will not be exercis
ed for the present.
The board of direction consists of the follow-
g gentlemen:
R. K. Hines. Esq. President.
Col. Farish Carter, ^
swassr 1 *
R. J. Nichols, jlsq’rs. '
Thos. Ragland, Esq. Cashier.
Thos. H. Hall, Esq. of Columbus, has been
appointed Teller, aud will cuter upou bis o&ce
the 1 st of October next.
The stock of the Bank is owned by the fol
lowing persons, whose individual property is
bound for the transactions of the Bank, viz: Col.
Farish Carter. Capt. W111.D. Jarratt, ColTboi.
Moughon, F. V. Delauny, Esq. Col. Bcnj. d
Jourdau, Nichols & Deming, Miss S. A. E. F.
Iliues, Miss Mary AL Nishet, llev. 0. \\ ■ How
ard, Dr Tomlinson Fort, J. R. St. John & Co.
Thomas Ragland, Esq. Col Archilaus Jarra:t t .
Leroy Al. Wilson. Esq. Holcombe. Peck &Co.
Seaton Grant laud, Esq. Heury B Holrorob, Esq-
Kerr Boyce, Esq. Thos. B. Stubbs. Esq. Miller
Grieve. Esq. R. M. Ornie, Esq. and Wm. San
ford, Esq.
We understand that the course of the Bank
will be tp issue but a very limited amount of i«
own notes or bills*— dealing mainly upon itscapi-
tal.—Journal.
of tho Indians since the really gallaut and hand
some affair of the 20th inst. VVe have beard it
stated that Useola exhibited a great dan! of Sci
ence and made some very haudsome movements
ou the field in that action ; his warriors exhibited
a great deal of military discipliuo. The ^ctiou
took place in General Clinch’scauo Geld, and from
tbe nature of the ground, heiug cut up with dii
ches together with a considerable unevenness of
ground, Alaj. Pierco could uot bring his artillery
toksw,
On Thursday uight last tho sentinel at Han
son’s plantation was fired upon from behiud au
out building near the dwelling house which was
occupied by thodctachmeut. Tho ball was a ri
fle bull, and went through tho door and lodged iu
the opposite side of the house, A number of
barefoot and mockasio tracks were seen in the
field adjoiniug tho house, the next day about 50
yards distant. A reinforcement of ten rneu was
ordered there the next morning.
On Friday afternoon last Bcu Wiggins, Peter
Seville aad Carlos, free blacks, arrived in town
from the neighborhood pf New Switzerland, (Col
Hallowos plantation) whether they had gone to
collect somo horses, and report that on their re-
. turn, in crossing Sampson’s Creek, they discov-
<{ ered a number of Indians about 251) yards off on
VVe have just been down to see the Detroit or
Buffalo, Capt. Miles, now lying in our pW 1 -
This vessel was the flag ship of the Admiral io
the war of Perry op the Lake. She was sute-
queutly sunk iu Erie harbor to preserve ber- “I
great exertion she has been raised and neatly Si
ted up for the lake trade. VVe have not seen *
more neat aud conveniently arrauged sail ves.-e
on the Lakes, i n her are cannon ball*, carefully
preserved, which were lodged there during^
battle. The hull and deck are old timbers, on
perfectly sound, having Iain uuder water, abod
22 years The cabius and otherfixtures aree**-
as well as the outside plauktng around her ' 3r '
board bow. that astern not having been d‘ alttr ’
cd so much. It strikes us at once, up 00 ,?* 111 '
her, as being of English build, it being
.in construction from all other vessels atourn
bor. All >u all, she makes a fine app* 1 ™ 0 ^
aud is fitted upiu a manner which does wed'
her owner®. Tonnage, about 260. She » »*
to be a fast sailer, rihe is now lying io p°“° 13
waiting a wind to so up the lakes to Chicago.
0 1 Detroit Journal-
abroad
Randolph, eccen trick and 1—— , ,
was uniformly kiud and geuerous al _. .
His slaves loved him with the strongest a
The return of “ Massa Randolph” fi® n1 ® 1 ^
was always greeted with the utmost dem
tions of joy. A slave trader once called ^
delph, and not making known hi3purp° se ’
invited to diue with him. At dinner the tra ^
cing round upon tho servants in alienu®' <
quired his price of Randolph, informing
the same time, that he was eugaged in ■ - ^
rade. It bappeued that the slave
was one of Randolph’s favorite serva • ^ ^
enraged Virginian sprung from his
shook his skeleton finger furiously at * . j„.
_i_: ,, .. t __ sir —ea* e
•lesve
stantly, sir! Am I to bo insulted at .
driver." “ Leave my house, sir
ble V
that I
: The wretched slave trader saw‘—j
had uo tirao to lose. He fled ft®*®®, foi
mounted his horse, Randolph called - gt0 | 3 , set
5 of his own horses, aud stezin g hb i
in full chase after him* The ® e c„ ar e d
flesh looked back and sa.vtheskele
Randolph, like death on the pa* 0 scf** 01 !
hind him. “Offmy grounds.you ^<4
ed Raudolph in his shrill louts, Ic' e ijHoff
at the head of his affrighted guest- f 0 r fl' 1
plunged his spurs into bis hon0. a ” UD tiih»
Ijfp .over fence and bush, hill aun no ,’ 0 f Ron-
left hehind him the territory of the
noke.—Essex Reg.
Incest and Murder.—A mau fr aia ^ gbe-
yvas arrested iu this city, yesterday - j. t0 sta 0 ®
riff of Ross county, Ohio, and [ Likea ,j u j ourtk--
his trial upon the charges of UWP*
The particulars, as we beard the bee 0 . 13 ”
too shocking for publication. e . .. t {j e cn®
formed that the individual charged 3ta tioa ®
has heretofore held a very respect a ^ ^ n g Gc-
the community wbefo fie resided—