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v I1TDISTINCT COPY *> £»V MACON GEOR CTTA T ElEGRAP T-'frpffTWifcV ■■MB X'D^lTiCAJL tbe Potomac, have made speeches in the halls of Cougress iu favor of the fair petitioners, and giv ing the petitions in many respects a kindly reerp non. Gov. Marcy.the political friend uf Mr Van Huren, stands a monument ol good faith towards the South, iu recommending to iho last legisla tion of Mew York the suppression of incendiary publications, hy penal enactments. If this should ever he done, it will be by the friends of Mr. Van Bureu. whilst abolition will array its black hau liers against it. He is not their idol—hut rather the object of their vitupt ration, and political ah hurrcnce Let the manifesto of Arthur Tappan and his coadjutors declare—when they recoin- tives in “the pres e"j t Vo ot os t,* vote fo'r'the “ end ' he cbo,c ® of an U other candidate. If aftei e who shall receive the vote of the E thesefact9 gentlemeu will still deliver themselves over to doubt, and gloomy shadows on the sub ject of abolition so far as Mr. Vau Bureu is con cerned. they would seem lobe infected with a ma lady for which ** uo cure can be found in the re sources of reasou and argumentation.” I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, with very great res pect, Your obedient Servant, HOPKINS HOLSEY. ■ y 'T omJht Standard of Unioi. (l.\fcock ' OU.NTI'i Sept, in, 1636. Gcuilea en:—Tbe Georgia Journal of the l.'Jth ,/In*ti)roqC;tes a . .'iuimioication will; youruaines , pcudi ..^tiilressefl i<, myself in common with my colleagues; iu which you .!<-ire a declaration u my opinion m regard to certain interrogatories tnerem stated. The«i\swer shall he given in the »ainc spun ol IranknersNv itlt {which it is sought. Mit v, it becomes a source of satisfaction, that you have presented the occasion, upou which I tiiav in tier kubwo to ihc citU' os of Georgia, the course winch I propose to pursue in regard to the Presi dential election as well us the views which I eu- tenaty in relation to tlio constitutional powers of Congress over the subjectof slavery in the federal ■jeim i.tuoJ of the territories of the Union. Should my opinions upon these points be ratified hy the people 01 my re-election tu the House of Repre sent at: v--. I should consider tnyself bouud uot only in good faith, but as instructed to sustain them uutilsubsequent and unequivocal developo- tueitfs denote a certain change iu their opinions. The tirst question put iu your address is, will you " in the event of the election of President of the " United States devolving upou the House of Re •• presentaliv ’ j . ' .«* candidat *• lectoi iil Colleges of the State of Georgia, or tt utajoi uy thereof, not only on the first ballot, but •• mi loug us his name shall be ruu ?" It is well Qituu'ivii that the great mass ->f the people hy whom I h.ul the houor to lie chosen as a representative were ut the time of the ciectiou. the decided friends and supporters of Mr. Vau Buieu. for the Presidency, it must be also equally clear ti nt their representatives must have entertained a community of sentiment aud feeling with-tliom for otherwise, their interests would uot have been confided to them. I find myselt therefore irresis tiblv led, both by my indications aud duty to sup port the claims ol Mr. Van Bureu for the presid cucy, until some sure indication is presented ofnu ctit' rnationc ftlio public will. To sustain th it will whou fairly expressed, is with me, a fixed princi ple an unalterable determination ; notwithstand ing the doctrine has not only heeu questioned, hut set at open defiance by those who have a sympa thy for every other candidate for the presidency in preference to Mr. Vau Buren. Ou the first .Monday in October next, 1 shall be presented to tile people of Georgia for re-electiou, ns the po litical /-tend of Mr. Fan Huren. If re-cbosen by ilie.n, uo obligation can he plaiucr than to supimrt lus cause until subsequently aud specially instruc ted to tbe contrary. The election of Rcpreseuta lives on the hen Monday iu October, heiug the ktil indication of public eptuion, and consequent ly huldiug the .representative bouud to couform. tint.I some sabicqueut net of the people shall Mu-iv a change of will. We theu come uexl to consider how far, aud under what circumstances, the election of clectois one month thereafter, should affect the previous order of the people, ami the conduct of the Representative just chosen .The solutiou of this question will furnish as pro vise an ausvrer as 1 am capable of giviug to the abov.e interrogatory, iu point of time the choice >i of electors is subsequent to that of representatives, i ’or all ptacticalpurposes, the two acts lose their ssive character, and become concurient and simultaneous acts of the people, just as much us it both elections were held ou the same day, out month of ti no being too short a period, iu the or diuary course of thtugs to admit of aov real change of tbe popular will. This view of the suit- j .cl could only be ebauged by a decisive majority tor Electors at variance with the preceding elec tions of Representatives, which will put casualties aud \\io apathy of the people to‘attend a choice of Electors, lieyoud the possibility of a question iu sucu an event, or any others, establishing be- youd doubt, that the.people have altered their opinions, i shall most assuredly adhere to the tie i.Mcl-dhc principle, scorned and repudiated by the fiends of Judge White, OBEY or RESIGN however,strongly incline to think, that the latUr alternative, would have my preference; for among tbe several candidates for the Presidency, I kuow of the administration of uone, which I could sup port, judging the future by the present, except ib at of Mr. Van. Bureu. 1 uover will unite with Ultra-Federalists, Nullifirrs, Br.nkites and the re filers of Andrew Jackson, in the motley and de- grading policy which incvifably awaits them. H iving disposed of the first iuterrogatory, we en mo t« the consideration of the second, which is m the following words, “ Do you believe that the < ... i t*l the l iiitt d .'■t.itc*. p"' i -- :.>• * ■■ : tntieuia powoi, to abolish slavery in the district of Colum raj r in .inv *f the Territories of the Uni ted States, oi iu any mauuor whatever to legislate upon tin- auhjecu’.’ Upou this topic you might be i . lei red to my votes, without exception, ou U>e subject of abolition at the last session of Congress, in iltniul of that 'power. The Congress of. the I 'm a is but a legislative body, on the reverse ur- lier of similar bodies iu the States, possessing on lyrff powers as are - specially granted, whilst tbe latter , s for all ordtu.iry purposes; all lower from' w l.'teb "tliey Ve not restricted. In respect to the i- deral district, however, it is invested with the power to legislate •• in all cases Whais leverd’ 1 his general grant of authority is the bask of nil these opinion-, in favor of the dis puted right. But I consider those words to bestow legislative powers ouly, and not to affect the rights of property which arc fundamental. The saute con*, stitution which makes tbe general grant,*restricts it by a guaranty, that “private property shall uot he taken for public use withoutju.i compensation * The abolition of slavery is not sueh an use as is recognized by the civil Jaw, or by the • constitu tion. The Congress of the United States seems to possoss, ta this particular. tho same authority over the federal'district as tho state legislatures over their respective states—The latter iu my opinion have uo authonty over the subject of abolishing • iwry unless it has been specially given* Ju the absence of suchexpress control, the people of the stuto can alone dispose of the subject. The Territories in my conception stand ou the same lii'is us tbe federal {district. But there is oue re- in awing view of tits whole ground which I cannot avoid pHMciiting. From the evident counextou betwei ii the question propounded, together with the fact, that one of the writers is an Elector up on the While ticket, and perhaps the others bis supporters, it seems.clear that the idea is intended :> be conveyed throughout he communication, that *ir. Vau Buren is barred froln the Presiden cy hv tho fact of his admitting the disputed p&yver aud that a representative who denies t, act« in consistently, in sustaining his cause—To those who cr Would bt." The same may be said of the pow er to declare war. to make treaties, to raise and support Itnnles, and «>f every deltgaied power ab surd to *u extreme. In conclusion we may say that Mr. Vau Bureu’s opinion is, that the aboli tion of slavery iu tbe district of Columbia would as correct. Scarcely a paper reaches us from Tennessee, of either party, hut what lends tu corroborate the statements of our correspondent. The White organs are dealing out their auetha mas by tho wholesale against ali who dare to re nounce aud set aside ibe shallow claims and ore volve a violation of obligations equally sacred \ tensions of Judge White—while the Democratic with those of the constitution itself. For oue I j press teem with the proceedings of various mee- eousider his pledges as ample as those of Judge I tings of the citizens iu almost every district of the White. 1 cannot distrust their redemption. I * State, demanding tho furling of the banner of the kuow that his friends have stood with us in fra- “spotted pigs." aud tho spreading to the wiud terual zeal, shoulder to shoulder, repelliug the as -1 that of true Democracy. These signs augur well >ault* of abolition, whilst his opponents, uorth of j for the perpetuity and prosperity of our happy I Drane. Your conduct, aud that of tho officers HARRISON’S VOTE for WHITE SLAVES.! aud men tfiid.-r you couwiaud oa that occasion. Ini820 General Harrison was a member oF reflects ou you and upou them the highest crcdi'. From the Globe, September 6. i/ri'i r? „„„ wuT'Pt* ai To Messrs Lucas Powell, C. IF. C. Wright. William A. Moore. John Hines. James Me Finnic. G.Simmonton, and David Meriwether of Monti- cello. From the Augusta Constitutionalist. NULLIFICATION. The Charleston Courier of last .Monday con tains tbe following paragraph: Meeting of the Union Party.—It will he seen by a call puolished iu our paper, this morning, that the Uuion Party are invited to assemble at tbe City Hall, ou the 22ud inst. for consultation as to their course of actiou, iu reference to tht present aspect of the canvass for a member of Con gress, from thisdistrict. Desirable as it was that the couflict of party should uot be again revived in our community, aud general as the under standing seemed to have heeu that old party dis tinctions were to l»e buried, uover to be resusci tated, the course pursued by their old opponents has left the Union Party uo alternative, but to meet iu order to harmonise sentiment and pro mote concert of action. The Nullification flag has been again uuiurled, and if, as a counteract mg'measure, the Uuion Jack be once more seen fly mg from mast head, our old opponents, at least will be stopped from complaint,” Will not the Uuion men of Georgia open their eyes ? Can they believe that the nullifiers dare not conteud oure more with them for the supre macy of the fundamental dcctriue of their party? It is idle to tbiuk so. The uuliifieis of Georgia may say that nullification is uot now the ques- tiuu ; that it is ouly an abstract principle upon which houest men differ; aud that such a princi ple should not prevent a concert of action against Gen. Jackson aud his administration. All this is deception. What is the fuuttaraeutal doctrine of the state rights party ? Nullification. Have form of government, au.i for tho reclamation of .,R -publican Teuuessee.” Judge While s Prospects in Tennessee. Mb Belser—I have conversed with au intel ligent gentleman of the Bar, who has travelled exteusivoly through middle aud west Teuuessee, aud from what he has been able to team, by vis iting public bouses aud villages, he is firmly of the opiuiou that Van Bureu will get a large tna joritv over Judge White in western and middle i'euuessee. Ho states that he stopped at a pub lic heuso iu the Western District of Tennessee, where the landlord was a White man, and there was several gentlemeu lawyers at the tavern,who were also White men, and from different parts of the stale—and he heard them iu conversation, aud the prevailing opinion among themselves was. that unless Judge White could obtain an overwhelming majority in East Tennessee, tbe Van Bureu ticket would prevail. A TRAVELLER Mr. Van Buren and Negro Suffrage.—In an other part of our paper will be found Air. Van BcRE.t’s opinions on “Negro Suffrage,” as ex pressed in au answer to some Democrats of Rhode Island, in the year 1833. They are tou turned in a letter, aud completely vindicate him from the foul stigmas that are heaped on his uame by soi disant Whites, la fact.ho is the only candi date iu the Geld who it really not liable to thecharge of abolitionism. White supported au ablitionist for office in Teunessee—Harrison would devote the rfurpus Revenue to the philanthropic purpose of emancipating all the slaves in the Unilnd States —and W ebster’s opinons differ in uo manner from Garrison's, ouly iu expediency—a gossamer veil that can be cut iu an instant. We repeaf it. Air. Van Buren is the only candidate for tbe pre sidency, who is not an Abolitionist. Darien Tel. Portrait ot Geu Harrison. From the Danville Observer. GEN. HARRISON’S PRINCIPLES. We have naid and yet believe, tb it the only contest for the Presidential chair, will be bet ween Vau Buren aud Harrison. White is poll tically dead. He is a nominal but uot an avai lable candidate. lie is run iu Virginia, North Caroliua. South Carolina, Georgia. Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Il linois aud Arkansas. Those eleven States give 10ii electoriat votes. Of these he may get South Caroliua aud Tennessee, which is doubtful. Of the other States we have but little fear. But suppose he gets the vote of every State in which he is uouiiuated ; he cauuot be elected by them. He would have then 163 electoral votes when it requires 148 votes to elect.' It is clear theu. that those who vote for White, are either throw ing away their votes, iu good faith, or giving a hypocritical support to Harrison. Harrison is the ouly available. See then, people of Virgin- the nullifiers ever declared their abandonment of j gioa what are the principles of this tandidate, the doctrine ? Never. If they never have repu j whom you are required to support. The Jour- dialed it, it is still their creed, and their guide ia I oats of Congress coulam the proof, their political movements, however concealed * tbe Ohio Legislature, whero a moiiou ivas in troduced in relation to tho law of creditor and debtor, which is taken from tho journals as fol io ivs: “ALLEN TRIMBLE, Speaker. “Mr. Fithian then moved to strike out the 19th section of said bill, as follows: Be it further enacted, That when any person shall be imprisoned, either upon execution -or otherwise, fur the' non-payment of a fine or costs. it shall be lawful for the sheriff of the county to sell out such person as a servant to any persons within this State, who will pay the amount due for the shortest period of service, of which sale public notiecshall be ffiven of at least ten days, and upon such sole being effected the sheriff shall give to the purchaser a certificate thereof, and deliver over ihe perron to him : from tvbith time the relation between such purchaser and prisoner shall be that of master and servant until the time of service expires, and for injuries done by eilhtr remedy shall be had in the sume manner as is or may be provided by law in the case of master and apprentice. Butjnothiug herein contained shall he construed to preveut persons beiug discharged from imprisonment according to the provisions of the thirty-seventh section of the act to which this is supplementary, if it shall be considered expedient to grant aucb^discharge. Provided that the court, in pronouncing sentonce upon any person or persous convicted under this act or the act to which this is supplementary, may direct such person or persons to be detaiued in prison uutil the fine be paid, or the persons otherwise disposed of agreeably to tbe prov<sons of this act.” It is stated that the motion was decided in the affit motive—yeas 2U, nays 12—and that General Harrison gave his vote in the NEGA TIVE. So General Harrison is the advocate for sur rendering tbe unfortunate debtor, as a slave, to a purchaser, because he has tbe misfortune to bo unable to pay a debt which he had contracted or afiue imposed upou him. At a time wheu the voice o the uation calls loudly for the abolishment of imprison men: fer debt, an individual is before the ua:ion as a cau didate for the Presidency, who has voted to sell every honest unfortune individual into slavery who cannot liquidate a debt. What a picture is here exhibited to freemen, and those who advocate and labor iu the cause of human ity! ! Mark the consistency of the whigs their candi date for the Presidency voting to sell white men as slaves ; and their candidate for the Vice Presi dency ready to |ever the Union to abolish the slavery of the blacks. We ask the people of both the slave and uou slaveholding States to look at these facts. To have beaten Powell with one thtr*' of his force, was a proud achievement,—aud I take this occasion to tdider my ackowledgemenls to you aud to your cumiuaud for this gallant ser vice. I am, sir very repectfullv. Your obeient servant, (Signed) R. K, MALL. Coiumander-iu-Chief. Maj. B, K. Pierce, U- S. Army. The mail carrier from Newnausville via Ga- rey’s F»rry arrived yesterday, reports that Col Rawles left Tallahassee last week, and was at Black Creek on ftlonday last. Coi. Rawles states, that three officer.; of the Tennessee troops had arrived at Tallahassee, and that 500 of the troops were expected to reach there the day but oue after he left: and that 300 more were ex pected iu a day or two thereafter. Great pre parationsare being made at Suwanee Old Town for their reception. They are to march, attended bv the Governor from Tallahassee to that Post, and thence to the Ouitblacouchy. Some regular tmops are going around by water to join them at some point in the vicinity of that rivet. The campaign is vigorously opening—the curtain it rolled up, aud tbe people of Middle Florida are crying “all hail to the Teunessee voluuteers” ad vancing to the front of tbe stage. East Florida, the theatre of the principal part of the war—of the devastations—the sufferings —will add their “all hail” to swell the shout of joy at their appearance. Alay they uot retire from that stage, nor the curtain drop, till the drama is performed—fin ished; aud uot a Seminole left to prowl through the hammocks, “seeking whom he may devour,” and to make their blood stained foot prints in the sands of Florida. The Alail carrier also states that Major Pierce has now the command of the troops iu this sec tion. writing tbi 3i . ff mounted—and while we foaming speed totho rescue! An express is sent to Black Creek t, Major 1 tcrce, presuming he wilhend a ^ “ to intercept the retreat or the Indian* We shall wait in Damful suspemw on the tip-toe-till our return,.'o '"‘V:-:.; full intelligence of the dark deeds J f B bR3 8ti aud of this morning. ,as t i.;„ ■ We have just heard that the Imii,. J. Eubatik’s horses last night r-S: MtS. Just as our paper was going t 0 pres . a> rived with important despatches.frotu \Ve learn that Gov. Calk has invest - K. h,. Pierce with an tudenendaut com " a ^* all the troops west of the St! J 0 | 1U!l ®*»tl«f to Col. Crane to send immediately a || lit sable force from St. Augustine and P, , dl fro- Johns, to Join Alaj. Pierce, who“s f 0 “ n ° f S >- the Governor direct, rt P*ttto We further leant that Gliv. Can exn PM -. , iu tbe field by the 25th inst. with 1500 T V° ^ voluuteers aud the middle Florida Millh^**** 4 that .Major Pierce is to join him with ail **® ulars west of the River St. Johu s ‘ bere ? From the above we fondly hope that decisive is about to take place. ®ctoiog r* aT -AUGUSTINE, SEPT. 15 Capt. Durnmetts company arrived from N e * nansT.Ile on Friday night last. We uaderS mat but few Indian stgus were seen on the either going or returning. The inhabitants 1 orally have been sick; the men are, however iSa healthy than the women andchildren. Sirin"* prevails among the regualar troops to a * degree. Ar a—..*, p—— -» MOVEMENTS—INDIANS—ARMY. &c. We are indebted to the politeness of Capt. Peck of tbe steamboat Essayons, for the following information which he derived from the officers at Black Creek. sick rep outoffi„, « u ,u, uuiy; andattv post, three hospital, have been filled with troops from the interior. Of the company of l* S. troops, who weut out to Newnansville bni one man has escaped sickness. The Floritla’tnil itia have been more healthy; this is uwinete their being inured to the climate, but cousidera-’ hie sickness exists among them. From the Charleston Courrier Sept, 24 Further from Florida.—by the steam packet Dolphin. Capt. Pehnoter. arrived yesterday I from St. Augustine, we received an extra from these movements may be. The uupopularity of the doctrine iu our state, induced the nullifiers to mask it with the more popular appellation of tbe state rights doctrine ; but the mask was uot suf ficient to conceal tbe deformity of the feature be- hiud it. The nullifiers are ouly waiting for the ascendency in the state, to drop the tntsk. ami ihen would they display the standard of uullifira ion to tbe astouisbed gaze of ali credulous uniou men. who may have assisted iu placing them iu power. The state rights men are still governed by the resolutions they adopted at Mdledgeville: let them repudiate those resolutiuus, aud we might believe their declaration, that the doctrine of uullifitntiou is now an abstract question, upon which honest men inay differ. From the N. Y Times. SECTION \L FEELINGS. A portion of the opposition are actively engag ediu exciting sectional feelings against Mr. Van Bureu. • The Southern faction say be is an Aho- tionist. and the Northern faction re-affirm it; aid between the two thev hope to create ->uch an im pression at the Soutfi. Now, is there either fact or arguoicutin this ? On the contrai v, is it not mean and despicable, and uu insult to tbe people? What must be thought of those Northern editors who thus address themselves to Southorn feel ings ? Among' tbe most notorious of hit class is the editor of the Star, who thinks he caunoi do these republicans too in a turn whose many fa vors he has received. Iu this way it is hoped t»» render Mr. Van Buren’s opinions obscure aud uucertain. First, one says he don’t understand him; aud tlieo another says he can’t soe what be is driving at. Thus the readers of their papers are freqaetuly misled, and some finally believe that .Mr. Van Buren endeavors to avoid a direct and unequivocal avowal of his sentiments on public topics; whereas it is wellknowuto those From the Rolesville (Ohio) Telegraph, Geu. Harrison iu favor of the Alien aud Sedition Laws, aud the Administration of old John Adams. Tbe following extract from tbe speech of tbe late John Randolph of Roanoke, aud tbe reply of Geu- Harrison, clsarly establishes the fact that b - was t supporter of tbe black-cockade admin istration of the elder. No Republican can now give bis vote for Gen- Harrison The Whig principles of General Harrison The Eastern Argus, a stanch, spirited and able Democratic paper,quotes tho following sketch of Geu. Harrison, given by John Randolph iu tbe Senate of the United States :— “Now. sir, the unly difference between tho gentlemen from Ohio and myself, is this—and if* is vital—that geutleman aud myself differ funda mentally aud totally,—aud did differ when we first took our seats in Congress—be as a delegate Iroin tho Territoiy Northeast of Ohio, , ait member of tho House from tho State of Virginia; hewasau open, zealous, frank supporter of the sediiiuu law aud hlack-cockude Administration and I was a zealous, frank aud open opponent of the black cockade aud sedition law Adminis tration. We differ fundamentally and totally— we never agree about measures or men—1 do not mean to dictate to the gentleman—let us a- giee to differ as gentlemen ought tu do especial ly natives of tbe same Slate, who are antipodes to each other iu politics. He, 1 acknowledge, just now, the ^ruitn aud I tht nadir ; but unless) (here is something false iu the pbylosopby of the schools, iu tbe course of time cveo those will chauge their places.” To which Geu. Harrison replied aud ac knowledged his support of tho sedition law and black-cock ide administration of th elder Adams. He has been pleased to say. that undc'r the administration of Mr. Adams, 1 was a Federalist °J i JUDGE WHITE AND THE FREE NE GROES it is well konwn, that iu Tennessee, free per sous of color were emitted to voie without .any property qualification or restriction for about tweuty-eight years previous to 1834, and that Judge White took no measure to exclude them. He was in the habit of going to tbe polls with '.hem, and upon one occasion, did actually walk to the Ballot Box. ARM AND ARM WITH A FREE NEGRO. This spectacle occurred in the year EIGIl TEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE in a warmly contested election at KNOXVILLE, in which Judge White took a very active interest for bis brother-in-law, Col. Williams, who was then a candidate. We make this statement advisedly, and chal leuge its denial. We can PROVE IT, and shew, by the evidence of a citizen of Georgia, of the Gist respectability, that upou tbe occasion referred to JUDGE WHITE did LOCK ARMS with a FREE NEGRO, AND WALK WITH HIM TO THE POLLS. If this was not a full recognition of the most perfect EQUALITY between WHITE and BLACK* and a total leveling of all distinctions, we are at a loss to kuow what would be so con sidered. What would be the effect of such a sceue iu Georgia ? Now we ask* what is tbe difference between Mr. VAN BUREN aud JUDGE WHITE ? We answer—Mr. VAN BUREN, drove the free negroes from :be polls by a property qualificatioa which effectually excluded ninely-uiue out of ev ery hundred, while JUDGE H’hite, was drag ging them to the polls, and eucouraging them to vote without the least restriction. the office of the Jacksonville (E. F.t CounV which will be fouud below. Capt Pennoyer, informs us verbally, that a large portion of the troops are suffering from dis- On Thursday, the 8tb inst. Maj Pierce returned to Garey’s Ferry from Newnansville, whither he had beeu to escort supplies for Fort Gillilland at that place. Nolndians or liidian signs were seen . either going or returning—and it was the opinion ! ease, but that preparations were inakiug to open that the Indians had left at that time the itnmed- en early campaigu; which we confidently, hope iate vicinity of Newaausville, otherwise it was and trust will be prosecuted with au earnestness the intention of .Major Pierce to give them battle. The Major found Newu iusville in a sal uhrious state, and the troops and citizens there healthy— iu circumstances far more easy, comfortable, eleanly, and healthful than those who are assem bled at Black-Creek—Cols. Warreu aud Mills are there, active, aud doing credit to them selves. JFK 0.71 JFJL OK1J9.1. From the Savannah Georgian. FLORIDA. 14. have read the various productions of our public j aud hu comes t0 , hat eoncluuioo from the course men, that no oue is more happy aud concise in tbe expression of his views aud feelings than .Mr. Van Buren. 'The truth is. our country although large, and its interests diversified, is concerned in keeping tbe different parts iu harmonious action ; and in the choice of a Chief Magistrate sectional feel ing has had heretofore nothing to do, aod will hereafter have nothing to do. And iu supposing the contrarv, tho opposition will certainly miss the mark the fetligent. bey aim at. The people are too iu Judge White at Home ! Strength of Parlies in East Tennessee.—We assure tho people of Middle and West Tennes see, that the cause of Van Buren aud Republi canism is flourishing and cheering iu this end of t^o State.,., East. Tcnuessee will give about twenty-two thousand votes on the Presidential question. From the best inforinutij ;a i in our pos are disposed t > thtuk either branch of the prypo * !uren and Johnson will gel teu sitiun to be true, thp.follow iug extract may be fid-. " * * duced. Mr, Van Buren says in his letter of the .— — ..... t»iD of March last, to a Dumber of gentlemeu of i —It 9 *?' Tcr *hau ’his. The friends of Judge N. Carolina, who soti^bt In. opinion on tbe con lute contend that Air. Van ltnr«n iv.ll nnt stilutiouai question—"thus receiving the matter I “would not from the lights now before me feel '* myself safe iu pronouncing, that Congress does r ‘ not possess the power of interfering with, or nboiishing slavery iu the District of Columbia.’ 1 ' Ihar tht conclusion. “ But whilst such are my ‘present irtqtresfious upon the abstract question of. the tegai power ot Congress—iiupressiuns .vbich I sirah at an times ho uot only ready but disposed to Sowvntter on conviction of error—I do uo not he ■httato to givs b to yot>,as my dehbeiato and vel emtridcrod opinion that.there are objections ii N fho exercise of this poiver agknm the wishes of the slave holding states as imperative in tbeir mtit't end obligntionas the most palpable want 0/ ■Constitutional power would be.’ dome gentlemen <-anaot conceive ot »u. h a case. Let tne follow-) it;>> be taken as examples. Congress has an uu- litgu*d| *>v#r t.*r.use taxes A tax oPone hun- «!rr fH liars upon c ;:h individual, withoutanad- .oifii it*' ■ tnergeucy, would be cquaby objectionable *> i? the uiort palpable wautof constitutional pout bite contend that Air. Van Buren will not get more than’ tight thousand voles in East-Tenues see-* ani the very lowest estimate which wo have heard in i*4e by the least reasonable W'hite men. who h ive expressed any opinion iu our hearing, is^five thousand votes for Mr. Vnu Bureu in East Teonwtee. We have beard very intelligent Van Buren men declare their solemn conviction that from the unprecedented re action now in progress •u East r*-.in**sec, Air. Vili, Bureu will get a majority. From this view of the case,"a. <*ur western friends ,'i>-.ur,' us jrixr the Republican ncket will come to East T< unpssee. at lest tenor fifteen thousand vote. ahe *i 'here j, but little question that tbe. who. - i te 5 : -v<- » majority ol at least from five to fen . , uviud v .r, s. Wc shall see. Athens Taint ; paper. pursued by me in the session of 1799—18(10.” “The gentleman had uo means of knowing my political principles ualess he obtained them iu private conversation. As I was upou terms of iutimacy with the geutlcmau, it is very probable that lie might have heard me express sentiments favorable to tbe then administration; I certainly felt them, etc.” is this the last available of the Whigs otbe op* it, zealous, audfrauk supporter of the sedition laws and tbe black cockade administration Tell it uot in Gath. There is no wonder at this hast selection of the whigs—Federalism U their first and last, and ouly love, and to that they will cling, though it over whelms them wjth defeat. Some of General Harrison’s votes in the Senate. 1 Voted for tbe Panama mission and all its follies and dangerous principles;—May 2. 1826— among 24 yeas, [rieuate Journal, page 288.] 2. Voted subscription to Dismal Swamp Canal nnd afterwards to other wild projects of iutcrnal improvement; May 15th, 1826among 21 yeas uo [tsonuto Journal, page 345.] Voted for subscription to stock in Columbus au- Sandusky turnpike. February 17, 1897— among 27 yeas. Voted against any restriction on survey for roads, canals, etc. April 9. 1828—among 28 nays. [Senate Journal, page288.] 3. Voted ngainst reducing the tariff; e. g. on coffee, almost a neressniy of life to the people; February 14. 1826; among 1-1 rays to reduction from 5 to 3 cents per pound. Votod against reduction of duty on teas, Feb- nu* \ jy, 1827—aiuoog .8 nays to the reduction. [See Joarpal.J *. Voted f«r Ugh Tariff of 1828, May 14. 1827 —among 26 y as. [See Journal, page 410.] 4. Voted I**, odious ba krupt law; February 6, 1827— .mong 21 yeas. See Journal. Notwithstanding all tfiis—notwithstanding Harrison has recently declared himself, tin a letter to Sb ._ wjerrod Williams; to he still full in hisf ith— From the Montgomery tdvertis r. t*» be for a N itiooal Bauk. Internal Improvements W e publish with pleasure, the following rout- etc. etc. The Judge is re.nlv to waive his own inunicaiion banded us by “A ! reveller.” Me pretensiotis and give him the sole of Virginia, if is.ure our readers that the assertions and opm it will elect bnu; aud yet the Judge is uoi ebuu- ions advanced in it, tony be implicitly relied on 1 ged ! He adores the old Ropublicau party !! Latest From the Army.—By the steam packet John Stoney, Captain Freeland, wo yesterday morning recived from our attentive corres pondents at Jacksonville, the following: Jacksonville, East Florida, Sept. Courier Office. Wednesday, (at night) 12 o’clock. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. We are happy to learn that Gen. Call, in per son, at the head of sixteen hundred Teunessee Volunteers is to take the field, and to open the winter campaign immediately. The above intelligence is just furnished us.— It is probable that the intelligence derived from tho .Mail carrier from Newnansville, given below, may uot, oiving to its being verbally commun icated from one to another, be strictly correct in its detail. No letters arrived in the Mail by which we could obtain directly the precise state of affairs. In tfie general out line, it may, un doubtedly, be relied on as correct. The following extract from a letter was polite ly furnished us by a friend, to whom wo teuder our thanks for his kiudness aud attention. It confirms that given us by Captain Reck, and con tains particulars bettor and more correctly ex pressed, than they are in our own article on tho same subject. “On the 5th inst, a train with a supply of provisions, arms and ammunition, left Garey’s Ferry for Newnansville, undor the commaud of Maj. Pierce. Expecting to encounter tbe Indtaus ou the march, Maj P. directed nil the effective force of 12 Compauies to accompany the train. Tho command consisted of about 150 Regulars and mounted Florida Volunteers and two pieces of Artillery. It reached Newnausvillo ou the eveuiug of tbe 7tb, aud supplied that post with subsistence for two months, one howitzer, with 140 rounds of nininunitiou, canister shot and shells, and 10.000 musket ball carridges. aud as large a reinforcemeut of regular troops wns also left as the commaudtng officer of that station considered adequate to its protection. It is highly gratifying to be enabled to state tbaiNew- nausville continues healtfiy. To tbe sumo gentleman wo are indebted for the copy which will be found below of a letter from Gon. Call to Mnj Pierre. It gives us great pleasure to publish in our col umns such letters from officers of the army. We «incerely hope that the officers will permit our friends to take copies of them for us. Tho approbation expressed in the letter, confers great credit on Maj. Pierce, and bad not our friend furnished us with a copy, we persume Mt.j. P- would uot, through his modesty (surb is a species of false medesty as ne think) have insinuated even a desire of its publication. Tallahassee, -^ept. Sir:—I have received through Col. Crane We were most agreeably disappointed in hear ing that the people assembled at Newnansville are in circumstances comparatively so comfort able. Alajnr Pierce left two broken compauies of U. S. Troops, making 65 men under Cap:. Tnmpkius. that number boing all Capt. T. wish ed. He supplied the Fort with auotber piece of ordnance and 150cartridge$—'also 10,000 rounds of musket ball cartridges. He left 7 wagons and 28 liotses for use of the,Post, and provisions for two months. At Black Creek are the followmg companies of U. 8. Troops:—Capt. Gaits.’ Capt. Chilus,' Capt Merchant’s Capt. Porter’s one company under L:ent. Burke and one company under Lieut. Maitland, and Capt.Ashby’s. the remnant of the Dragoons. All those companies cau muster about 300 tnea for duty Capt Dummeti’saud auotber company hare returned to St. Augustine. At Pieolata are two companies, Capt. Crane’s aud oue under Lieut. VVhttely. When these two companies were taken from Garey’s Ferry to Pieolata, in the Essayous on the 28th August. Capt. Peck stotes, tha. only three soldiers were reported fit for duty, the rest on tbe list of sick. They are recovering 1 rapidly—the surgeon reports two or three daily sufficiently recovered to return to their doty. These companies had been stationed at Fort Drane and Micanopy., At Jacksonville, is Capt. Blanchard’s company, called the Jacksonville Guard, composed in a good degree of exempts. On Monday last, Lieut. Pellicier and four men going from the Post at Weedmau’s to Pieolata, saw (we areiuformed by the politeness of Mr. W. M Ives) the tracks of two Indians, in the road about hnlf way between those-two Posts. They were fresh aud the Indians were going north ward. Ou ^outlay last, Capt Peck, of tbe steamboat Essayons. informs us tli.it ns ho *vm going up Black-Creek, he saw an Indian standing on south bank, more tbau 25 steps from the boat, it beiug then close to the shore. The Indian, a noble and beautifully formed man naked except tbe breech cloth, a tuft of hair tied in a knot on the top of his head,—stood resting on his rifle, and as the boat passed him crossing his legs with tho greatest uonrhalaucc. viewed the boat and crew as she passed, Capt. Peck remarked, that he seemed to be smiling at them as he could plain ly see his teeth. On reaehiug Garey’s Fe*ry, the Captain reported immediately to Head Quarters thete. .Major Pierce ordered down sav.wal of the companies stationed at that Post to scour that section. A through search was made ou Monday last, and a small sign of Indians wa9 discovered, but no Ihdiaus, nor trail sufficiently disti-jct for the troops to follow. This was ututonh;edly a spy. or he would have fired ou the boat, as both the Captain (who was ill that day) and the Mate were exposed to a fair shot from the red skin’s rifle. B Neicnansville—In a letter from Lt. Col. Mills, dated Fort Gilliland. 9th inst, ho says:—“An expedition underGapts Berkhau and Gilliland, (durmg my absence) ou Sunday pursued a par- tv of Indiaus. killed one aud took six horse from them. No loss ou pur side.” J4CKSONVILLE, (E F) SEPT. 15. At IU o’clock this morning, 15th inst, as our paper waste form. Mr. Higginbotham, who lives at Cedar swamp, 7 mils distant towards Garey’s Ferry from this place, came in bareheaded, at fall speed of hi? horse, reporting that at break of day this morniug the Indiaus made an attack ou his house, into which they fired a number of halls. Four or five Indians, distaut uot more than 30 steps, fired at Mr. William Thomas, striking a fire iu the house—but uot bit him. Mr Thomas shot at an Indian’s bead aud thinks he hit it. Mr. Higginbotham had a fair shot at an Indiau, and thinks he wouuded him. There were two men in the house beside Mr. II. him self, one of whom is sick. They having nine guns, beat off the Indians, so that they ceasod liriug-, when Air. H. caught bis horse and set out for Jacksonville, leaving his family and the two men to defend themselves. The lutliaus had tatten his saddle nnd bridlo and attempted to catch his horse but could not, They also turned loose his cattle from tho pen before they com menced the attack Firing was beard last uight iu that neighborhood, and as there is quite a set tlement yet uoabandoued In that vicinity, Mr. H. thiuks that other houses have been attacked aud the dwellers murdered. A number of families from Alarhua, are living in that settlement, having sought safety there from the Indians, but it seems they sought in vain. All is bustlo here—horsemen and steeds are hurrying “to and fro.” In our town we cannot copy of your Official Report of the battle at Fort I count over a dozen mounted men. They armed, and vigor, that will ensure tbe defeat of the re lentless Savages, who are engaged in the butch- ery of our defenceless citizens. INDIANS—BUTCHERY-PURSUIT-ES CAPE. Our townimeu who went day before yesterday to tbe rescue of Mr. Higginbotham's lamily, as stated iu our last, have just returned; themselves and horses jaded and looking as if they had* hard pursuit. They are the best and bravest of our ineD, and went with the expectation and de termination to pursue and overtake and destroy these dariug Indians. Maj. Hart, to whom we are iudehted for tbe followmg particulars, reports, that on Thutsday about IU o’clock, tbev fouud the two men (oue of whom was sick) aud the two ladies uu guard with gnus in their bauds. The ludians had not re-appeard after their being beaten off before Air. Hihgiubuthaui left to report to us iu town. On a alight examination they saw a uutnber of bullet mark? in the house, made by tbe iudiaa’s shots; aud saw the clothes of the younger lady, through whi- h the ball passed, graziug the skin of her person. She had risen early and going out to wards a Branch for water, wheu the attack was made upou tho house, between which aud hereslf were the Indians The Indians fired at her, aud oue bail passed her side so close as to rut through all her clothes but touched not her body. 8be ran to tbe Brauch and seated herself therein, and subsequently made her way into the house past the Indians in safety. After a little timespeutin search, the party uuder Maj Hart fouud where the Indians encamped the uight previous, uot threefourihs of a mile from the house, and also the spot where the horses were tied while the attack was made on the house.— From that spot our party took the Indian’s trail. It struck the Tallahassee road, nnd these daring Devils kept the road for 10 miles riding at full speed as their trail showed, till they came to Mr. McCormick's house theu occupied by Air. Johns and wife on the road 18 miles from Jacksonville. Our party in pursuit reached this bouse about 4 o’clock P. M. It was a smouldering pile of On examination, Alaj. Hart states that they fouud the calcined bones, of a hum an being burned with the house. A piece of the back hone was fouud with some flesh upon it. The skull was to be seen, but at tbe touch it fell iu aud crumbled to pieces. The bones were mostly re duced to ashes. Near the house was a quantity of hair, to appearance that of a female. Thence the trail seemed to be still on thp road and our men pushed with increased speed and anxiety to overtake the murdering Indians 3 hey expect ed to do so at tho next house (Mr. Low dec's) 7 miles ahead. Ou arriving there they fouud tho house abandoned by the two females and their children who lived there, but unvisited by tho ludians. The iumates had evidently fled in a- larm, as the dinner they were preperiug was su*l at the fire and warm, of which our party partook and then, doubtful of the trail they were ou, set out for Mr. Sparkman's, four miles distaut, h was after uight wheu they reached Air, Spark man’s, nor was it possible'for them to determine whether they were on a trail or uot. G' rea ] t ' is ‘ tress filled the house of Mr. Sparkman. There was Mrs. Johns; her arm laid open with a nfie bullet; a ball shot through her neck; and her scalp, so far as the hair extended over her bead, most horribly and maugitegly taken off; aod- f - c still alive.’ Good God! Who can hear the bare recital of such a deed, and not feel horror-stricken at the coldblooded barbarity? Who can bea aud uot feel a thirst to revenge such ouM a g e - She was able to state the circumstances ot t attack upon herself and husband. They •' e about tweuty yards from the house, between and 11 o’clock, Thursday morning, when the n- dians showed themselves by the corner of a lenc close to them. The ludiaUs fired and wood Air. Johus in the left breast. Both rHn j *• house, entered and closed the doer. h c lD * aus came up aud fired on the house. 'Ihey c led out in English, und told them if they come out they should not be hurt. I be r 114 *’ 3 .' lodged iu through the cracks (the house wasuaa of logs) aud told Mr. Johns aud his wife to co _ out, but they did not conseut to do so, but S ;ed for their lives. The order was giveu to c ish to charge the house. The Indians burs » shot Air. Johus through tho head; he . his wife fell upou his body. Au Indian < ' ra f° „ her *o the door, aud said to her j*bi-e-p U!, c ’ “go.” She asked where, and he pointed ards the head of Black Creek. At that m< \ v she saw uuotber ludian level his rifle; sue up her arm; the ludian fired; and the o* 1 V _ sing lengthwise through the flesh °f L sed through her neck. She foil. The 1«WJ came up; dragged her into tho hall of the . (the house is what is called a double l ®£. t H a and then taking out her comb, and to ‘ . ? n0t string from her hair, scalped her. He . tear the scalp off but cut it as butchers ta skiu from a beef. „ „„ n «ible During this operation. Mrs. Jones was ^ , of what was doing. *~ he saw the Indian t> teg kuife—she lay as if dead. Ihe ledtart P dered :be house, takiag a pair of P“H'“‘ sc j containing $100, and everythmg of