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sr Orleans, as WiU piently prayed and tied or are dead, not TUESDAY JiORSMXa, AUGUST 1, IS43. THE If I A C O I¥ GEORGIA TELE OR APH. * ,v * Ml I • • } GUI ' C5.i' [HUJ - ••• - * [ iwadeiiia it lint sucii a court*. which deserve* com- That William told the truth to me I eroiaiion tad rfspecl* U perverted tniirepreaented bj , j ou {, tj ,, ) )e showed me papers, such » ililiril h.vojcritet and unprincipled s lemcts. II me m- n erm ;[ m be married. Ac. Ac., winch we We extract the following from that most aide print the j *' May 3 no Democrat," nnrt most heanilv do we j >m in ti* , e i it ticn.lationof the n.ntimenis expressed by ihe Hartford Titnest } Hanrst Paliticissn*. Voder (he above cspiioo the Hartford Times rushes the ] following cv el.c.it rem irks, which are worthy of all hood J at the rircsirnt time, when corruption and political ba inc are so rifs io the land: The men who in political life are frank, free, above d;» 8 I.e •. , ' wiih.nit i:,:. i; u-. nr.- ; ■ u-itre.pieiidy t-rmed. I.v me anfui aii.l designing, dictators. Honest and indo pendant in tlieiropiidous, the better and more valuable por- tionof tlio community Morels on public qaeati.>n« meir true so iritneats, wlthont stopping to considercunsequoneea. How often is it that audi a course. which deserves enm- lnrn politi NM— . . , dividual who honestly and boldily expresses his opinions is in a pniitioc to attract notorie^—iflm is connected with the press—if he hold a siatiou in public life, or if he possesses greet influence which he does not abuse, there will be sly and malicious slanders against him by bad men, for mis chievous purposes. Though forbearing and tolerant tow ards the opinions of ethers, he manfully tells his own—if he sees a trickily, scheming piece of expediency, that departs fruin principle, he den mnees it. exposes the wrong and maintains the right—such a man will be called a dictator by the intriguing, undermmining, eat footed managers, who meanly attempt to pull down to their own level men eleva ted by nature and by nature's God above them. We min.ire the man of any party, who frankly avows bis opinions.and boldly maintains them. When a man with holds the expression of his sentiments, is sly and smirking disagreeing with none, and on public questions, is never prepa ed to give an opinion until he has ascertained the apparent popular current, he should never ba trusted in puolic life, for he baa not the courage to be an honet roan. He will never dare discharge a public duty that involves a responsibility with conscientious fidelity and independence. Place him in a station to try him. and you will find that he will always be ready to surrender principles for policy, and those who trust him will sooner or later be. disappointed, because he will betray or foil them at the critical moment. Yrt such a ra*n il not called a dictator—be is. pliant, and ready to take any turn that circumstances may dictate. He it no radical—and if there it at any time a division among his political friends on any question, he will be found with that portion that unites with the opposite party, for he gen erally manages to k»ep with the current. • lita a misfortune that the latter class too often manageto elbow and twist themselves into public life end places of the highest responsibility.—The actually meritorious and deserving—the honest and the bold, who would do Tight regai dies* of personal consequences to themselves—are thrust aside for mere policy men, who never have an opin ion, and who are ca toady to do wrong as right, provided they can promote their selfish schemes thereby. In the Eaaern part of this State the " Church militant" has enlisted in the cause of Whiggery. At a Whig Con vention in Harbour county, a reverend politician, appro priately named Capers, as significant of his public perform ances, made a harangue of the most ultra par.ixso charac ter ; and not satisfied with the local desecration of his of fice as a Minister of Peace, has coolly re-written his ad dress and spread it before the world. It is republished at length, as far as this place, aud off from the spot of its de livery this Address is recommended as a choice weapon in • the warfare of political electioneering. W t have looked it over, with curiosity to learn how a Preacher of the Gospel, mingling in the strifes of politics, descending into t he hot and dusty arena, wherein men are struggling so fiercely with each other for honors, personal advancement and party triumph, or t.ie defeat of rivals and adversaries, too often, instead of competing generously for the best service to their common country, could keep himself and his ministry, frofn being soiled in the contact with turbulent passions and an gry contentions. It would be a rare and beautiful specta cle, well worthy of the religion of which Mr. Capers is teacher, to see the spirit of holiness wWch belongs to his calling, carried into a political controversy, and that charity which hopeth all things, persuasively employed in soften ing the asperities of political conflict—subduing the temper for vehement and acrid denunciation which is its prevail- mg tone—teaching in the language of brotherly kindness, and dealing with opposing opinions, not with the arrogance of a Pharisee.—"stand aside, for 1 nm holier than tuo<i,” but with the Christian meekness which liis Master teaches in the Parable. No traces of auch a spirit are to ba found in this address of the Rev. Mr. Capers. Il is full of what the Liturgy teaches os to be delivered from—“ malice and all uncharitahleness"—it embodies the very spirit of con tention;—every thing which can exasperate ana inflame— every thing that cau provoke strife, breed resentments, wound the self-respect, and incite to angry recrimination, is carefully selected for the occasion .and levelled against the democratic party, and particularly against their favorite leaders Van Bitrf.n ana Calhoun, whatever calumny in the most excited times of passionate strife, has charged against the conduct and reputation of public men—whatever distorted view of their opinions and actions, fear, jealousy or revenge may have contrived in days when men's minds were too much bested for reflection—whatever suspicion has tnre<iled to thetr prejudice, for the temporary use of the moment, and much, very much, that bus been discarded long aioee as unworthy of remembrance, 1ms fit's preacher of peace coolly collected at his leisure hours and spread be fore the world, in their odious deformity, as recommending themselves deliberately to his judgment and conscience ! We cannot envy any party all the advantage which they can possibly derive, among an intelligent and right-minded people, from such help—bat have the consolation to reflect, that a preacher, capable of tbe bitterness and malevolence displayed in this address, is more properly engaged in any thing, rather than the ministrations of religion.—Mobile Siguier, From the Mobile Register. Our readers may remember that we published some time since, a communication referring to tbe confessions made at Alexander. (New York,) by a runaway slave, ol the agen cies by which the Area of 1839 were brought about in this city. Inquiry here hns shewn that in all file local facts to which that conference refers, the tunaway was accurate in his tale, to far as datrs and names are concerned ; and in some particulars, his statements of intentions are corn-- borated by strong collateral circumstances. The following letter, relating to the same person b, s been received at the Tost Office here; and after being shewn to a number of S entlemett, it has been thought advisable to publish it. It iscloaes a state of things at the North, with which it is im portant that we should be better acquainted ; nnd the marks of autheml.-ity about it, are sufficient, if not to satisfy per- fectly. tnjusiit'y the public call, uponthe press, in the cities •f Albany and New Yotk, to give ns what light they may much band Wm. had i& it, I do not know t but Ido know | that he had frequent consultations respecting securing t 1 freedom of themselves by the death of the Masters, but they were restrained bv the borridness of the deed ami the fear of Northern men. He told me that himself and other*, »lio by his and their ail. are now away, had frequently counted the whiles as they passed a»ng the streets, and llisn counted the black-, and were perfectly sure that du- n,n - ring some portions of the year, they could have secured ! their liberty by the destruction ofthe whites, tf they had 1 been disposed.—There are now in ^e iiatn says, Christian slaves who fre ' [dead with him and others, who have i to destroy the whites, lie sayr that the slaves anliciphte ill vet be free, and therefore remain quiet, ami ' give us what light they may Jtave upon the existence, means and purposes of these slave- stealing associations. THE EASTERN N. YORK A NTT SLAVERY SO CIETY. AND FUGITIVE SLAVES. * Tetiu Friend* of Fugitive SlgM t Inconsequence of the great increase of fugitive slaves, fleeing by t lie Albany route, from the " horrible Baatile” of Southern Slavery, to find repose and freedom in Queen Victoria's dominions t nnd it having been represented to this meeting, that the Albany Vigilance Committee have been, nnd now is, unable to meet all the demands upon it, to defray the expen-s attending upon securing mi asylum for the oppressed and hunted of our brothers and country men, that it is necessary to take immediate and efficient ac tion to raise funds far the fugitive slaves' benefit. The Ho- ciety, therefor?, with a view to facilitate and forward this object, have passed the following resolution: Resolved. That the Executive Committee be authorized to collect and Unburse funds, for the purpose of aiding fugi tive slaves, at their discretion, accounting for the same to the Society, as a part ofthe general duties of the commit tee. h is earnestly hoped that the committee may not at any time be in want of the necessary means to relieve all who in their wisdom nnd discretion, may stand in need; and we would recommend to the benevolent the object as one which ought to commend itself to friendsof liberty and humanity °" r -* art ' HIRAM CORLISS, Preddent. K. \V. Gooswit., ) Secretaries. T. Townsend. ) Abel Bkoivn, Corresponding Secretary. N. Il Please forward donations to Abel Brown. Cor. Bee'y of Eastern N. Y. Anti-Slnvery Society, Albany, N. V. New Youk 2m, 17th June 1843, To HVi.vm it nay Cone rn .- I lately saw an article, oxtracte.1 from a Mobile paper, norporting to be on account of the marks of a man who had [ireii n sla ve in that city. As I perhaps know more of die nan than any other person in the Northern States, it rosy not be improper for me to give you a little account of him und ol his doinrs. The name ofthe slave was, when in Mobile, Win. Carter ; his u a-ter was Col. John Carter, of Georgetown, D. C-, and William had talenn .uftieient to have been In.- son. He was taken from Mobile toNew Orleans, from which place-be, by a deep laid plan, which lie was more titan two years in executing, made Ins escape. The -lave imposed upon his master’s agent sufficient to get him to .-hip him lo bis master in Washington, D. C. The agent con tided «o much ia William that be pare him the letter of consignment, to hand la the captain of the ship; but as William had learned to read ami even write a little tiv tlie aid of school children, in the goodly -cities above named, he kept the letter, and by another strategem secur ed on entrant e into the port of Baltiro ch he i.ad stole that they earnestly pray that God will free them. ’■ ” ' truth to me I have not the least as receipts, letters, permit lobe marrtea. ecc. etc., wmea were conclusive testi- tnonv that he had been a slave. I have also seen a person who knew his master and agent. He (Win.) speaks well nl many citizens of Mobile. Had good clothes ; was not over* worked, os he usually was hired oul ns a carpenter, and or- ten passed for a fiee man. William has a wife in Mobue, named Clarke; she lias or had two children, when hts mas ter took him to New Orleans. He speaks of certain while men in the South, who are very wicked men, who are rea dy to help the slaves get their liberty, provided that they (the white men) can be permitted to get all the money troKi . the banks, Ac. Ac. He never knew an Abolitionist untu ne came North, and then feared them until he became acquain ted with them. The white meiirhe says, who want tlie ne groes to fire houses and murder, are a set of swearing, vi cious men. who would ns soon kills negro ns to cat. He says he would not have any thing to do with them.—1 have written you this simple s-atement of facts and have many more in my possession. I return to Albany next week, l shall be in Canandaigua, N. Y. on tbe 4ih of July. I CI Pf? t to see William in Canada in August. We ordered hts tools sentto Canada about aix week's since, and he is now. I hope, working for himself in that land of runaways. Please pardon tny officiousness in addressing yon. I regard a negro as a man, consequently consider it my duty to aid him.” . , If any of wm wish to know more particulars, you can aa- dress me. post paid, at Albany, any time after 1st of *-ept —or at Canandaigua N. Y„ before the 1st ol July—or at Batavia, N. Y. before tbe 11th of Ju!y-or at Buffalo, care of Geo. W. Johnson, Esq. any time before the 1st ol September. I nm lo spend the month of August in Csna- da and on the Upper Lakes, and other men take charge ot runawaya during my nbaenre. The Abplitionists are your true friends—you will know it it last. y “"' TSsKaOWH. Cor. 6*,. te. IiOiii»innn. The contest in the State, though animated i* character ized by much good feeling on the pari of both P a ™ e9 * An agreement has been entered into, that 44 they shall be con ducted on far and honorable terms, without resort, on eitner side io. unusual or illegal modes for the creation of voter#, not otherwise possessing in every respect the necessary qualifications for exercisising the right of suffrage._ This excellent; we congratulate our fellow citizens ot Louisana, on taking tbe first effective step to bring back the ballot box to its ancient purity. The ialse voting, first introduced in New York, and known there as “ pipe lay ing ” has done much to strengthen the opponents of tree Government in Europe. _ Their first theory was, that a written Republican Con stitution wou'd soon be overturned by some ambitious in dividual, who had. like Pericles of old, obtained a complete supremacy over the affections of the people.^ Gen. ''» sh * ingtim’a example first practically refuted this idee Gen. Jackson’s course has again demonstrated its fallacy. Uut when the fountain of corruption was. by illegal voting, made to spring from the people themselves, new hopes were given, new ideas were suggested to the edversanes of human liberty, and, Americau Institutions, before, the bright illustration to which all the liberalists of Europe had triumphantly pointed as tbe ” Ecce signutn" of popular government, have, by the corruption of our own citizens, again become an argument to be used by the monarchists of the old world, against the struggling frieuds of tbe peo- pie’s rights. , , , . There has never occurred any thing so much calculated to diminish our consideration in the eye cf foreign govern ments as the mutual accusations of fraudulent voting made by both parties in every section of thfrcountry. He ex press no opinion as to the truth of any of these charges; suffice it to say. that they were made, and were believed both at borne and abroad. They tended to demoralization here, and to degradation there. Thanks then to those, who forgetting their partisan feelings, have come forward so seasonably to the aid of our national character, and ourna* fional morality.'—Petersburg Rep. XSac Public LaaiU, The New York American, in allusion to a recent Report from the Secxetarj ofthe Treasury, showing thattbe public lands, down to September, 1812. have realized to the Gen eral Government $92,449,341,16 more than the cost and ex penses. exults that one objection to distributing the proceeds among the States ia thus done away with. This objection is based on tbe fact that the amount received from the land sales hts not indemnified the General Government for tbe expenses incurred in consequence of them; and instead of being confuted, this fact if triumphantly established by the Report in question. The public lands, so far as ceded by the States, were given on the condition that the United States should pay the Revolutionary debt of the 8utea. This the government has done, and the amount paid, with intereat, was something like $200,000.000; consequently, allowing that the Government haa received for all the lands sold, the above snrplus over and above the expenses- it would still leave the States in debt something over one hundred millions of dollars to the General Government. But even this is upon the supposition that tbe money re ceived was only for sales of that part of the public lands ceded by the States, whereas a large portion of this money has accrued from the sales of tands-purchased of France and Spain. This makes the balance stand much worse against the States, and utterly destroys tbe argument for the favorite federal scheme of distribution, which the Ameri can would predicate on the statements of tbe Secretary’s Report.—Boston Democrat. Unary Clay* The Kentucky Gazette mentions two instances in which Mr. Clay by his recklessness and over-bearing conduct, has ruined his party and buried himself down frem the high elevation to which fortune had cairicil him. The first was wnen by bargain and corruption he became the chief of Mr. Adams' administration, in which he ruined his party and his own popularity nnd prospects, long before file expira tion of the four yearsof that profligate rule. The other in stance ia that or the present administration. "It came into power, says the Gazelle, with an overwhelming popular ma jority, butis now ulterly prostrate, together with the party which aided in its elevation. We care not for all the slang about the treachery of Mr. Tyler—the trueeat.se of the breaking up of tlie Whig Party is to be found in Mr. Clay's determination either to rule the President, or to crash the administration.” . ,, _ , , Hence the natural ccnclosion, that Mr. Clay Jacks the judgment, the enlarged views, the cool ness, and the discre tion necessary to conduct the affairs of the nation, or to re tain power when it has been acquired. It may safely be added .list, in so often refusing to trust fiower in his hands, tbe people have shown that they are aware of his total un fitness for Its exercise, or that they have no confidence in bis principles and integrity.—Lowell Advocate. Another Burning of a'cntrnl Bills. TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS more ofthe bills of the Central Bank w ere burned'on yesterday at the bank in the presence ofthe Governor and a committee ap pointed to count and examine the bills and to witness their destruction* It w ould have nff.irded us a pleasure lo have given in tills pni>er a description of .the bills burned with the certifi cate of the committee ns to their being genuine, Ac., hut the late hour on which they were enabled to gel through with the comparisons und counting, prevented us from do- i„g ao before our paper was necessarily put to press. We ofinll patillvh «lic wl.-le in our next. The amount of these bills that were burned up to the lflih Mav last, was To which, add amount burnt yes terday. use for frea papers Orleans, anti came tr.oU. a id travailed will leant from fiio clreui part of my duty to aid stir and landed him safe landed s* me :h:riv me of Slavery in Alabama, The meeting wh ehht New est of Canada, by i clings w i.h i New Orleoi attended si letained at Baiai :!v 1 cannot know- , where he or taken in he left liis cl • to Albany. As vou cad of this fetior. it is » .,k him under my care .■ay of Buffalo. He si ae, and gave an account is and Smith CaroHfia. Alexander was while I ia, or a few miles from what be did say there; MHi We r lflih $179,683 203.620 $775,305 Makes total burnt, $685,302 Sm ill bills on hand not burnt, 90,000 Whole amonnt withdrawn from circula tion since November last, Wbo now will doubt that these hills will not only soon he at par, but will very soon be withdrawn entirely from circulation. The debtors of the bank and tax payers find Know difficult lo get hold of them. In fact, theie is scarce ly any of them to be seen in the hands of the people. Scat- ter.d, as the balance now out must be. from one side ofthe State to the other, it will not surprise us if a Urge portion of the taxes now being collected is necessarily paid in spe cie, or bills of specie paving banks. Some of the revilers of this institutmn who have been clamorous, fromtheirin- terest or predjudice. or both, may find themselves put to their shifts to raise the amount required of them to pay their note* in these bills. They ought to have availed themselves ofthe moment when the bills were selling at 30 to JO percent, discount, immediately after the panic from the report ofthe Select Committee of the last Legislature. Tile (lunlations from the Augusta Constitutionalist, which we give below, presents a flattering account ol the value of Georgia stocks, while it cannot fail to cheer the feelings of holders of Centra! Bank bills, however unplea-ant it may he who hoped to buy at a heavy depreciation.— federal Union, 25th inst. there HHi bat .1 riding over three b n.dred index with him. and be in meeting with him, I learned more from him ibnn any oilier per. on mu Id. He told nieall about you r Mobile fires, ana said if it had not been for t:is fact that there were col ored men there whomuhi read, ned who were Chris’iatt men, isnr entire city w.ndd bice been deluged in blood.— The more ig n-raut were for bntebery. while the intelligent were sure it would mdx involve all in ruin as the etittie Northern armies were pledged to come and „hnr* down all xmho vou, 1 not -uhroit. I have now forgotten the names of the slaves who set lire to v.iur Queer Whig*. The Whips of Georgia have had a State Risht* Convej veniion ! and nominated Mr. Clay for the Presidency Tk queer advocate of Slate Rights is HenktCLLTi—A. H. lirgistcr. The Boston Bovs are fall of notion*. In* recent bill of fare of one ofthe’fsshionable houses in that settlement, we find the following specified mixtures, among a host ofoth era, 10 be had nl the bar:—‘Race Horse. Tip and Ty. h loater, Fiscal Agent. Pig and Whistle, Moral $uasion ; Smasher Veto, Deacon, Stone Wall, Tippe na Pecco, Vox Pnp-ili, now forgoticn the names ot Ac. Ac. We expect soon to hear that a professorship of City, but" two of them are Toddyatick. has been founded at Cambridge. A. II. At- Democratic Cauilidatcs for President. JOIIX C. CILIIOIX, of So. Ca. JIARTIIY TAi\ BURE.\, of 3*. Y LEWIS CASS, of Ohio, KICK’D. I?L JOniVSOIV, of Ky. JAKES BIJCHAA AIV, of Penn. JOIfi.Y TYLER, of Virginia, Ttf be decided by n National Contention in May, 1844. FOR GOVERNOR, KAKK A. COOPER, ofKurrav. FOR CONGRESS, JAKES II. STARK, of Knits. were conducted in the following order: PRAYER. Rufus W. McCune, Butts County, 1st Honor, P. G. S.— Salutatory Addresses. James A. Mann, Augusta, Ga., P. G. S—The obligations of tiovernment to Educate the Poor. Geo. T. Burton. Newton County, P. G. S.—Fashionable ful mention in our next. Anonymous con- J^mV/JcoZr^us, Ks!-Ltenc C applied to {Qr 5 * A number of Communications are on hand —some of them came in so laie, we have but bare ly had time to read their captions. All, accompa nied by a responsible name, shall receive respect- I* d *ithor tv o or three have gone to Canada- How ^ piste tributions are usually passed over in silence. Central Rait-Rond. We learn by the Savannah Republican, of Sa turday last, that the Locomotive ran ofl^ near the seveniy mile station, on Monday previous, and that a passenger who came down on Wednesday eve ning, reporfed it as still sticking in the bank at that time. No further particulars. iflr. Clay—Iudiou Kclniiouv—Houlhrrn ICccor- • dcr* After tendering out cordial salutations toour res pected contemporary ofthe Southern Recorder, we beg leave lo be permitted to ask his imkilgence for not reciprocating in tins morning’s issue his last complimeuiary .notice. We have , been engaged in documentary researches for the purpese of fur nishing the Recorder, with such authentic and re corded evidence as will afford him an “occasion” ar.d “apology for asking the public ear” to refute, if he can, ourcharges against Henry Clay—but our numerous duties have partially arrested those re searches, so as to deprive jjs the pleasure for the present at* furnishing the Recorder with materials upon which to operate. In our next, however, it is hoped, we may be able to do so. In the mean time, our courteous cotemporary will permit us to remark, that the political acts of Mr. Calhoun require no special pleading for their defence: they vindicate themselves, and will forever remain proud records of his public benefac tions—whilst those of Mr. Clay will be only seen as beacons to warn the unwary against the shoals of Ertor, and at the same time stand before the peo ple eternal monuments of his condemnation. Abolitionism. Read in our paper of today the interesting pub lication of the movements of the Abolitionists in Alabama. We have no room for remarks, further than to say that safety is the offspring of caution and vigilance. After perusing the above, turn your attention to the Capers a Rev. gentleman is cutting in the same quarter. The Influenza. The march of this all pervading epidemic is still onward. It is now in Virginia and North Caroli na nnd we shall be fortunate indeed, if we escape its visitation. It is called by the French La Grippe —from we presume, the very cordial and impres sive way it has of embracing those to whom it gets attached. But as we are desirous of cutting Mons. La Grippe’s acquaintance as soon as possible, in the event of his linking his ugly face among us, the following from the Richmond Star will show the inauner in which he ought to be treated—it is said that lie will loosen his grip in no time at ail.ifyou will only keep a close and careful eye upon him: QJ^Since writing the above this “fashionable” dis ease or as it is more emphatically called, the Ty ler Grip, has made its appearance in Savannah. It has clinched the Editor of the Republican, and holds him tight nnd uneasy. We hope the appen ded lemedy comes in time for his relief: ‘•The Grippe.—This singular ar.d most annoying epi demic has got about halfof the city in it* fist, griping ttie poor souls with misery most severe. As we are naturally prone to do humane acts, and give advice, free gratis, we lake pleasure in furnishing the following formula, which we learn from one of our most accomplished physicians, will be found most successful in routing this pestering foe. On retirini; at night, place tlie feel in a warm mustard bath, tnke ten grains of Dover powder, and drink freely of hoar- hound tea, and the enemy will be routed from the field, speedily; horse, loot, head, back and legs. The ground mustard—a spoonful to, say two gallons of water, is the sort. The remedy is simple enough in all conscience, and comes from an authority of no slow older. We giro it as we got it. without fee—only, if it cures, give what we did —a “ thank ye.” Cheering Intelligence: " Tne Hills shall clap their hands together, and tho Mon-tains shall rejoice.” Our intelligence from the Mountains, is ofthe most cheering and gratifying character. The ad mirers of Harry of the West, the reputed Lawyer ofthe Cherokee Indians, will find no abiding place in the political affections of our liberty-loving Moun taineers. The news from Daiilonega, will gladden the heart of every Democrat in Middle and Lower Georgia. Nothin': could be more acceptable, par ticularly during this hot and sultry weather—it ——"Comes o’er us like the sweet South Blowing upon a bed of violets, Stealing and giving odour.” But, listen to the following animating notes from the Mountain Times and Gold Region Reporter: f* ©nr Candidates.—Every thing goes on prosperous ly. so far ns the upper part of Georgia i. l onceined.—Coop er can almost cany the entire ballot box about this section of country. And the more the whigs abuse him. the more the people won’t give him up. The nomination of Col. Stark was received with acclamation by the whole Chero kee Democracy, which bein- interpreted means the enlire population. As to Crawforu. his vote in 1840 giving free negroes the rights of citizenship (See acts of 1840, page 32) has settled his claims in this section of the State. W e have heard but little more than the name of Stephens as yet. but learn he is a tolerable good hand to rant; which by the by is die onlv qualification necessary to make a first rate Whig. There are none here who pretend to press his claims. Indeed, the whigs have not a man who will public ly avow himself a friend to the Tariff or distribution, and but few are in favor o! a bank- Ami if the Whig candidates have friends he e. they are such aa will r.ot avow the prin ciple* professed by tbs candidate*-, whilst the democracy is every where- proclaiming in a triumphant tone the princ pies i and measures of their candidates Under such circum- 1 statiaes w e have nothing to fear at the approaching contest. 1 (fy**Still more Cheering!—In addition lo the Monroe Rail-Ko».l Appropriation, The Messenger, in some remarks upon Mr. Crawford’S vole upon ihe proposed appropriation ,, ; n f avor 0 f the Monroe Rail-Road, is pleased to say, above, the Cassville Pioneer, of Friday last. snss . u Thg gavannah Georgian nnd Macon Tele- “ \S r e have no divisions—nojairings amoug us here—and ‘ n r r»nmn!aint against we have no hesitancy in saying, that Cherokee "iU RJ Tf! graph, have not lisped a ^ i Cooperand Stark a larger majority than it did McDonald m j Crawford for this vote—why ? Because they 1841 ' ; and their {rations feel on interest in the prosecution of this work, and it would be unwise and impolitic lo say any thing upon a subject which they have ihe 18th ult. and closed on the day following. On ! so m uoh at heart; it might, if agitated, procure j Sunday morning previous, *the Commencement more votes for Crawford than he would lose. Ibis Sermon was delivered by the Rev. E. L. Witticb. | j s 0 ne specimen of the honesty of Democracy in The Emory Commencement. exercises of this institution commenced on The following notice of the exhibition of the Junior Class and ofthe commencement exercises, we glean from the Southern Miscellany: “In the evening the Junior class held their exhibition in the following order: PRATER. John Thomas Hardeman, Macoo, Ga.—Of ichat has Geor gia lo boast. __ ... E. D.Fitts, Selma, Ain.— The pleasures of College life. J.F, Lawson, Burke County.—Tendences of Ignorance, in the present uge.io Superstition. N. N. Alien, Madison, Ga —Sources of Political change. B. M. Woolsey, Mobile, Ala — The Mother. T. C. Davis. Newton County.— The spirit of the age un favorable lo high attainments in literature. F. W. White, Quincy, Fla.— The guaranty of Republi can institution*. . W. J. Kennedy. Columbia, So. Ca,—Party spirit. J. R. Lyons, Newton County.—" Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a reeariness oj the Georgia.” Not so fast, neighbor. Why should we complain against Mr. Crawford for a mere discharge ofduiy ? The Messenger must entertain curious notions of political ethics, if it supposes we should have done so. Thank God, we are not so hide-bound as tlie Clayitcs, to think fnat our adversaries are altogeth er destitute of political honesty. Jt is true that we might have said, that Mr. C. had not received his cue when he gave his vote—or we could have said, as Junius said of a certain noble personage, that Ml. C. never did right intentionally, or wrong through mistake, oi “ words to that effect.” Yes, we might have said all this, and much more—but we did not choose to do so. We will, however, Complimentary. We see in an exchange paper, dint, on ihe 4ih at a Temperance celebration at Taneytown }),! there was a banner borne in the procession, on which was painted the American Eagle in full flight, holding in one talon, a bottle, and on the oth er, a keg, with tlie inscription, “ Of io Texas 1 '' “ Quite a compliment, indeed, to die Republic of ihe lone star,” says the ironical Editor—and qtiiie a compliment, too, we may add, to the American Eagle, to send the noble bird of Jove to Texas, a starring it, for (he purpose of taking a drinking bout and a knock down-and-drag-out frolic wiih S arn Houston & Co. But, may be, after all, h Was merely the intention of the good temperance foil, 3 of Taneytown, to send our National Representative on a jollification flight, that lie might kiss glasses and iiob-a-nob it a little with the Lone Slar. and drink with her, just in the family way, the good old Revolutiouary (oast of Liberty and Independence forever! If so, it shews that our friends, the Tec- tote ALL-ers, are not the dry, unsocial, nnd hide bound chaps they are so often taken* to be. Bui joking aside—if the American Eagle has gone to Texas, what in (he name of Lucifer, will the *• He ro of Taliaferro” do for wings. O, we have it— lie can catch a Turkey, with a surname to it. The Dfccpiirc Policy. The Clay press in Georgia, is perseveringiy Srh j industriously engaged in distorting, perveiting, and misrepresenting the Democracy of the whole coun- Oo A Weclu«'iay morning, after the meeting of the Phi j whisper something into the ear of our neighbor, Gamma Society, before whom a veiy appropriate and e |®' which perchance me does not know. When the quent address was delivered by ibeir orator. Mr. ueorge 1. . rr r , Burton, of ihe graduating class, a procession composed of appropriation was oefore thexiouseoi Keprescnta- the Board of Visitor*. Board of Trustees, Faculty, and llie Lives, the big gun of Clayism, Mr. Toombs, of j two Societies, was formed at the College bui.dings anu pro- , ^ , . . “ . . 'try. No sooner is one source of ingenious noliiiexl cecded to the Church, where the Commencement Exercises Wilkes, denounced it in furious terms; and even (. •> . * 1,11131 1 ^ i invention and imposture exhausted, than another ia weni so far in letting his unruly passion prostrate j t _ , ' , „ ; ' er » every impulse of justice, reason, and prudence, as to indirectly charge Governor McDonald with bribery - , for the judicious and independent course he pursued in relation to the subject—and, with a few honorable exceptions, tlie whole pack of Clay- itesin the Legislature, and their presses generally, yelped a hearty concurrence in the charge and de nunciations of the honorable member from Wilkes. BuJ, after Mr. Crawford voted for the nppropria- H. H. McQueen, Scrivea County,3d Honor, F. S. 1 he Love oj Praise—its use and abuse. Irby B. Hudson, Eatonlon, Ga., 3d Honor, F. G. a.—Ul- traiim. ■ ,. W. C. Hodges, Columbus, Ga.. 3d Honor, P. G- 8* 1 *• dit’ance lends enchantment to Ihcvictr." R. Watkins Lovett, Scriren County, 2d Honor, F. S.— Atheism. _ _ - D. T. Hutcheson, Oglethorpe County, 1st Honor, x . £5.— Valedictory. DEonEKS CONFERRED. Baccalaureate Address, by Ihe President. BENEDICTION. , : In the evening the Address before the Alumni was deliv-, ered bv Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Esq. , His Excellency, Gov. McDonald, was present during the exercises, and, in common with the numerous and respecta ble auditory in attendance, expressed himself highly grati fied with the proceedings. Foreign Intelligence. The British Steamer Caledonia, arrived at Bos ton on the 17th ult. in little more than 13 days from Liverpool, bringing dates to the 4th July- The Cotton market was much depressed, prices having declined about Id p :rlb. on all qualities below fair. We have only room for a few extracts. The following ore the most interesting we have seen: Insult to Mr. Everett, at Oxford.—Tbe Oxford Convo cation, on Wednesday, conferred the degree of Doctor ol Civil Law on Mr. Everett, amid a scene ofthe utmost tu- J opened and poured into tlie earofcommunity and what is equally, if not more highly binmeable, they refuse to correct their romantic and imaginary cre ations, after they have been demolished ami scat tered to the four-winds of Heaven, bv the Ilnorial touch of all-powerful Truth. Had they the can dor and magnanimity to confess and correct their asseitions and imputations, when convinced that they were wrongfully made, none would, with tion, it was all a “fair business transaction,’" and | ? 1 ' eater pleasure than mirseKes, more promptly as;! Governor McDonald is now “good as wheat.” | award them smeerity of porpose-W “This is one” of a hundred “specimens ofthe honesty of” Clayism “ in Georgia.”! A Free Clay Rarbccne. Give me my Cue, as Talleyrand said to Bonaparte, ve Bony pulled Tally’s hair. Samivil \ eller, Jr. The last Southern Miscellany informs us‘that I nay, one would be almost tempted to believe that when we see them pertinaciously adhering to, and propagating fancies, which are opposed to well known and established facts, and those too, conce ded by almost common consent, iris neither unfair nor uncharitable to think that there is somethin;a little more to censure, tiian unintentional error— it has been requested to state, that “a free Barbecue will be given by the Whigs” of Madison on (this day,) tlie first Tuesday in August. The Miscella ny adds, “It is expected that Messrs. Crawford and Stephens [the “Hero of Taliaferro,”] will be present on the occasion.” If the Clayites of Madison carry out their notions of Free Trade, their “Free Barbecue" must, in se quence, be free only .to the advocates of Clayism— or, in other words that those who pianufaclure the Barbecue and advocate the imposition of high du- nuiYt: "several members dissenting because it is understood t ; es U p O0 the articles consumed in the manufacture taute of the Barbecue and its delicious condiments,- are, Vice-Chancellor says that he was not aware of the fact until J a | 0 ne, to be protected in monopolising and rolling it ewdin's" ^«'aside e thad^^"1vbu""iH n pu^iaWntror under their tongue like a sweet morsel. But, we the riot, a fellow haa been rusticated for five years, two I j (M) j. p or better things from the Morgan Whigs, as nr her persons for three, and a fourth for one year. A man- ,, . , , , bcroTthe dissentients have presented an address to Mr. we esteem them highly courteous, social and hos- Everett, disclaiming? personal motives, and expressing the J pjjgjjje—and, therefore, not the slightest doubt Call ,, i; ,, e ,i„, but that they h.ve freely, frankly, and nres, There 18 no abaiemem of Ike Repeal eaeeemem „«pee,fel ,„•& » M.rrsp. in Ireland; on the contrary, it has reached a high- i J . , ... er pitch of ebullition. Tn various parts ofthe coun- G °°«* -d Stark to part, c.,» ate in the festtv .ties try O’Connell still continues to address overwhelm- « day. What confirms us m tins optrnou is, . ... . rpr (•• the known patience and disposition which the ing masses of hts countrvmen The following >s * . .. r from his address delivered at Ennis, in relation to VV higs always evince to hear both sides of all ques- the movements of the Cabinet: tions interesting to the people of Georg-a-and they ” Let me tel! you. that the Ministry have been employed could not possibly overlook toe fine opportunity for latterly in deep debates upon the state oflreland ; that di- doing so, presented by their own neat and interes- vision reigns al ' 1 ° n P t ' 1 ^' * mijy venwre^asaure that I ^ arrangement. Indeed, were the tiuth coercive measures will not lie used. (A voice xney c. dare not.’’) I have received mformationon which I can on- known, we should not at all be surprised it the Cue Sr^deS ' vas ** U P especially for the purpose olinviting our Cabinet triumphed; and an attempt will now lie made to | fiends CoorER and STARK, and thus kindly take epa how thev can buy us ofT*. (Cheers and laughter.) They J , , wanuo coax' us. and they shall succeed in doing so when them by an agreeable surprise, they coax the birds off the bushes.” (A laugh.) By the by, upon reflection, we are induced to • At a meeting at Skibhereen, the numbers pre- t f, e Barbecue is also a kind of virtual re. sent were estimated to be between 500,000 and CO anitiott of the proposition we threw out a few 600,000!—The meeting was addressed by Mr. wee jj 8 jfi a t our gubernatorial and congression al candidates should like those of Alabama and She Lalor, who ia alluding to Sir James Graham’s speech on the Arms Bill, which was construed to Tennessee, canvass before the people their relative proclaim tlie Irish a nation of perjurers, used up c ) a j ma lo public confidence—based of course upon that gentleman sccundtm artem, in tlie fbll°« ing j t | ie p 0 j;tical measures and doctrines they severally very moderate and forbearing style.. advocate. Yes, it must be so—this Cue is a half ••I sav to him. aud before you, he lies, (vehement] . . . , ; cheering) He lies damnably-he lies-bc lies insolent- way meeting of our proposition ; and what assures ~ ' i‘” ~ e n *“ us of it, is, that the aforesaid proposition received the hearty approbation of the erudite Editor ofthe Miscellany, who looked upon it as one of the most admirable suggestions of the day. n 1"' .. done in a gentlemanly way. (Hear, near.) l* a y- then,be fore this enormous mass—I say before the Protestants ns well as Catholics, tor that theie ere many Protestants j here I have foe honor of knowing, and they will bear me out in what I say—I say. then, before yo . all. Sir James Graham, "you lie.” (Vehement cheering.) Literary nnd Fn»U»onablc Visitcra. Clay in the hands of the Poitci-ifcs. A poetical mania has seized the Clayites of Ba ker county. It appears from the last Albany Cou- rier that they aie not only busily engaged in ma- Coumess Blessington and Count D'Orsay came j kin „ Clny .Clubs and Clay vessels, and utensils of (inssengers in the Caledonia, under assumed names, , varimJ3 sor[s aml sizeSt bul that t | )e y are a ] 60) in j m . for the purpose, no doubt, of escaping the gaping j tat ; on 0 f wonderment and annoying attentions which brother Jonathan involuntarily bestows upon every species ofthe Lion and Lioness that attract his interroga- tinggenius. These distinguished Yisilcrs will cre ate a powerful sensation among the Literati and Fashionables. Latly Blessington, if we under stand her position correctly, is the brilliant Centre of a charmed and charming literary circle in Lon don, which augments the intellectual effulgence she sheds upon them and jtouts it in glittering profu sion throughout that vast Metropolis. Willis ofthe Ne%v York New Mirror, was, whilst in London, a special favorite of her Ladyship’s and he bowed be fore her beautiful and splendid shrine with true and ! This was told us in rather a “ Tippecanoe. And Tyler too/' manufacturing Clay songs!—and v/e understand by a merry wag who has recently returned from that county, that in passing by a Bank of fullers earth, he saw a Clubite perched upon its top. see mingly waiting for inspiration, like a rusty conduc tor for a flash of lightning—bul that in passing him the aforesaid Clubite all at once broke short his re verie, started to liis feet, and waving his hand as a signal for attention, sung out at the top of his lungs, "May G"d in mercy speed the day, And make our President of Clay.” :portive vein—but we enthusiastic devotion. She was to him a “Book have some reason for believing it true; inasmuch of Beauty,” and he pored over the fascinating as the last Albany Cornier contains an original pages with all the rapture that “youthful lovers song ending with the very couplet quoted above. fancy when they dream.” O, what a delightful tete a tete will they have when they visit the Alhambra in the Empire City, that classical and elegant Re treat which Willis lias described with so much pic torial excellence. But, where are we running to? This is pretty gabble for one at our time of day— Well, be it so: for our part we would prefer a Pre sident of flesh and blood rather than one made out of Clay—but there is no disputing about tastes. Some discontented subjects once upon a time, pray ed to Jupiter for a ruler, and be. sent them a King Log—give us however any thing, sooner than a If the “old’oman” was at home she would make j President who would be Clay in the hands of Pot- the broomstick rattle about our eats to the tune of “Clare the Kitchen young folks, old folks." We shall therefore, briefly close our aiticle by ob serving that Court D'Orsay is merely a model el- egancia of Fashion, before which Exquisites and Exquizettes fall down nnd worship. Coon Skins. Mr. E. L. Ferry, of Augusta, advertises for terites for we do not know what, kind of a vessel might be made out of him. •• The harmonious Democracy have at length harmoni zed upon the time that their Convention shall be holden.” New York Courier -S' Enquirer. Tire Courier may also rest assured, that die har monious Democracy wMi “at length” harmonize on one of the great and good men now spoken ot for the Coon Skins—for which, he says, the highest price next Presidency, nnd harmoniously and triumphant- will be paid. As we have commenced skinning i ly elect him. The affairs of Government and the those queer animals, we respectfully inform Mr. F.! prosperity of the country,willmoveonAaraonioax- that we will be able to furnish him with any quan- j ly, and the Col. “ofthe regular army will then tity, of all sorts and sizes, after the first Monday in ' search in vain to find kindred coons enough to dis- October next but we wijl not warrant them to keep- turb the Docturnal harmony of a hen rpos». there was a modicum of political trickery mixed up with the noble hearing of our gallant adversaries. To shew that we are not censuring for the un worthy purpose of merely gratifying partizsn feel ing. or fabricating political capital, it is only neces sary to direct tlie attention of tlie reader to tbe ve/y disingenuous attempts wh ch the Clay Editors art now desperately nnd unfairly making, toabusethi public mind, by impressing it with the belief that their chosen Chief is opposed to a Protective Tariff, and that “Direct Taxation appears to be the fa vorite measure of the Calhoun Democrats, and a very large number of the Van Buren ones also." So notorious is tlie fact, nnd so firmly has it been established beyond the reach of successful contra diction, and so often hns it been proven before the people, by arraying the reiterated and iinequivots! and emphatic declarations of Mr. Clay himsfX that he was wedded, hotly and soul, to a Tax for Protection,- that it almost seems an insult id common sense, and a shameful waste of time sud | patience, to bore the public with an endless repeti tion ofa iruth, which is already fully and indelibly i impressed upon their minds. Suffice it then for the | present, to declare, that Mr. Clay iias always bow ed down, and that he still bows down of the sbri:' | of Protection, with an idolatrous devotion truly j Eastern—and that the last speech he essayed »| that subject, which was made during the pasts sion of Congress, may be truly' considered ai n I eulogy upon the anticipated death of Pnxeedx and a most ardent prayer for its revivifreatjpo. But, as regards the correctness of the sssei that Direct,Taxation is'the favorite measure «| the Calhoun Democrats, and a very large mwibn of the Van Buren ones also,” it may fie thattl-’I people are not, generally, so ".veil informed—tel much ns it is a new and rec< tu in'.: '' - I enemy. They may rest assured, however,ttafll is destitute of truth, from beginning to end. i'l convince them of this, we were casting about the necessary evidence, when, happily, the Mobile Register, where we found it ready;-| pared to our hands. We present it, therefore. our readers, together with the accoirpanyin; * marks ofthe Editor, which will no doubt be ptfj sed with great gratification. The Register$2}* •• The whig presses, in several of the states where lions are penning, are busy in denouncing direct in portraying its iuquisitorial and oppresjive and setting forth, in alarming colors, the corrupting influence which such a system must in the hands of the Federal Governroeut. There u and force in many of these objections: but. true ana as they are, they are employed as merely subordio* 1 * weak and dishonest' purpose, that of charging 0 ? 0 ' democratic party in the south, an intention to system of collecting revenue dv duties, and government by an internal direct tax.—The against the unpopular system is perveried, injusPce.ro produce political odium agait»l j and with ihe full such a scheme can ] for the democratic party. I of the multitudes ot change, has put faith—no states-roan acter within the io the maintenan representatives j such have entertain Buren and Mr. Calhoun taxation. Mr. Van Buil-EN up forcibly the objections to it, in his language “odious, gree of* 4 u«animuy in favor M expected upon a public question. “meat mass of opponents to a protective 44 so far as I know, a single state, or ever “ taken ground against a revenue tariff.” Mr. Calhoun’s friends in South 5 foi him as explicitly as Mr. this head. In the address of the tion of South Carolina, they say 44 He is not in favor of abolish 14 system of director internal ta> 44 ties on imports, laid purely for “ criminating duties only ' 4 call for it.” Both of the candidates for the and all the presses ofthe party a*e ue Tariff,” “a discriminating tarifl h/r only”—leaving protection to be incident! the revenue anjustment may produce. The some principles are applicable No tariff can be purely for revenue criminate for revenue.” Equal duties cn clea,must inevitable-be protective and p'° ,!l and on many', produce a very inadequate rr ed with the product of the same dutv admission ol any article, gold and free, is a discrimination. T ecting the revenue point on portinnate amount in tlie general ch determined .and this may vary “abfo* for revenue purpose diffe Mr. criminating tariff,” and Mr. Calhoun “ allowing discriminations only where Neither of them is for “direct taxation, tariff.” The people wilt now see, from