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Fromt)ic Neto Gcncscc Farmer.
A nunAZ. PICTURE.
I rcecollcct on one ocusion passing the night
nt tlv: house of;in agricultural friend in anoth
er State. He had been brought, up to rr.ercnn-
t.le life in England, mid was a maAi of excel
lent education ami extensive reading, lie and
retire.1 from business to a farm, where be de
signed to pass the evening of his days in the
calm pursuits of rural life,to which lie was en
thusiastically attached. He possessed an in
dependent fortm : but his sound judgement
and experience admolished him that an entire
remission of labor would be fatal to his peace
if not to his health; and that the true secret of
rational and solid enjoyment, lay in • the con
stant, reasonable, ami healthful exertion of the
bodily and mental powers, in the pursuit of
some worthy object. Without regard, there
fore, to his fortune, he determined'to devote a
reasonable portion of his time to the improve
ment of his farm, to cultivating it in the best
manner, and to make this an object of pursuit,
os he would have done if his living bad de
pended upon it. He had three grown up
duughters, who had enjoyed and improved the
best advantages of a polite and substantial edu
cation whicli wealth in England could afford.
They sympathized in their father's views, and
with their brothers look their full share of the
labors of the farm.
I found the house as I expected to find it—
neatness, and order, and simple elegance presi
ding in every depaitment, and “books, and
work, and healthful play” dividing the hours,
and placing listlessness, and Artfulness, and
ennui at defiunco. My attention was first di
rected to a beautiful mahogany bee-hivo of
three stories, and so attached to one of the
windows, that it was easy at any lime, by re
moving a slide, to see the busy and indefatiga
ble colonists at their tusks. . The order and
industry of the household, “skilfully building
tlteir cells anti gathering honey all the day
from every opening flower,” were on index
to the condition of tho well regulated family
whose hospitality I was enjoying.
I shall say nothing of my dreams that night;
for that I confess was the golden age of youth
and the starry season of the poetic fancy and il-
fusion. I will not say what angels in white
hovered nround my bed, deckeJ my chamber
with tho fairest flowers, and shook from their
lily white hands the sweetest perfumes over my
pillow. I rose at the peep of dawn, while as
yet night was struggling with the morning ns if
reluctant to quit her hold; and objects were
yet covered with that grey light which forms
the transition state from night to day. I was
determined to ransack the premises before the
family should be stirring; and my visit was to
the barn-yard to see the cows, which I have al
ways regarded as among the best benefactors
of man, and with a veneration approaching al
most tlte idolatry with which the same benefi
cent animal is regarded by the natives of Hin-
ilonstan.. But 1 found that 1 was anticipated;
lit tbcwoll known soyud of the streaming
milk at once struck my ears, and, ns I entered,
the vision of one of those charming girls who
had bid me a kind good night a few hours be
fore, presented itself before me, not in my
mind’s eye, but in real form und substance.
With a neat tye-cap, a plain cap-bonnet partly,
and 1 believe, a little slyly thrown back, a short
loose gown, a white apron the very emblem of
purity, her lock& neatly combed on each side of
her high forehead, after the style of the Madon
na. and her face as radiant with the freshness
of health, as now the morning became radiant
with the purest light, what object could have
been more beautiful ? Even my kind wife
would have forgiven my admiration. Hers,
she told nte, was the care of the milk establish
ment ; and never did I enjoy a higher honor
than to carry her full pails into a dairy-room,
presenting in its fixtures and products, in its
white and golden treasures, tho perfection of
neatness and order. This was the first duly
■of the morning; and when the breakfast hour
arrived, the same bright vision, in a style of
simple elegance, “ when least adorned, adorn
ed the most,” presided at tho cheerful meal,
dispensing not merely the ptoductsof her dairy
skill atid the delicious bread and condiments
made by other fair hands in the household, but
intermingling with these the brilliant treasures
of a ripened intellect and a -well cultivated
mind, and the charms of an unaffected and im
proved politeness.
‘ I’d give you a guinea for it.’
It was readily taken, and the two wept back
lo the coffee house regaled themselves heartily,
and gave the ungrateful proprietor a lecture
which uoull have been
man, but which was, of cou
The one is now the most popul
the age, and the other is ono of the editors of
the London Morning Chronicle.
•with sweetness ! One of vour curls touched I ^"tany other journals and p U b!ic«ioni^r»l.e day Where
- , they are just as sate tndouento inspection as it ptncea a
IU*i Oil the IlOae, m cl tiiat *v«is mong the public records. To aitemp to ke«*p them t oin the
into loiif sugar. Oil spice of spices ; garden 6f P'fUiceye would only cause them to lie more grcedilv
, , , i 1 ... , i n1a s Might af:e«. The verv speecheayon hav*. published, as it
! delights ! send me n Jock ol youi hair, send me the * were new and UI ; kn k W c to tfie puUic, ire the —
I»- v, I uv.Hj.'mu * ~ m/ ' Uiey vvcrc new UIUI UIIKIIOWII |UC pra.MG, aivuio I uTbmifi
dcafh lo a sensitive 1 any thing that your blessed linger has touched, ones which have been republished diver* rimes, and have j . C
n*. to* UJWI ton,. | ami I will . laving mail will. «*IC,I Obe 1 JS6StSt!2Sa?aa£S£iSfiSTS'^
popular singer ofj look from,thy bright eyes woulu tiansport me - ry purpose for which you urw republish then. .They are | *
to bo, was, so to embarrass
(ions of tlie government as to stop altogeii V*
wheels from moving, (which, by tj, e ^ ! !! ' :
came very nfgh effecting.) and then lay t|„’
Though most unpleasant to chronicle we must t he (] oorso T t he Democratic Party, whicli * ’
THE KLECTIOXS.
Well dour, yoniitt Alabama !
The Alabama Journal (Whig.)ihus notices die re
sult of tho Congressional election in that State.
fully
most
strusclins
Sheep and Ship.
If unluckily you should get into a dispute,
the best way is to stop short, mid ask your an-
tagonist to enter into a consideration of what
the point of debate is. This is apt to have a
coiling effect on both parties, and to result in a
clear understanding of the real question.
A few years since I happened to be travel
ling in a stage coach, where, among half a do
zen passengers, there was a Frenchman and
an Englishman. There seemed to be a kind
ofcat-and-dog feeling between them, for as
one opened his lips, the other Was sure to fly
at the observation with tiio teeth and claws of
dispute. As we were driving along, the
Englishman spoke < f sheep lie had seen in
some foreign land, with a tail so long as to
drag on the ground* Thereupon the French
man shrugged up Itisshoulders, curled his lip,
lifted his eyebrows, and took a pinch of snuff.
“What do you mean by that/” said the
Englishman, not a little nettled at the contemp
tuous air of his rival.
“ Vat do mean said the latter; “ I means
da sheap lias not got von tail at all.”
“A sheep han’t got a tail, ha!” says the
Englishman.
“ Not von bit*” said the Frenchman.
“ Well this comes from eating frogs,” said
John Bull. 44 What can you expect from a
man who eats frogs ? You say a sheep hasn’t
got a tail. I tell you mounscer, a sheep has
got a tail.”
“ Pardon, monsieur,” said the other, with a
polite bow, yet with a very sneering expres
sion; “I say desheap bus not von tail.”
By this time the parties were very math ex
cited, and wo cannot say what might have
happened, had not one of the passengers ask
ed the Fre-’chmnn what he meant by sheap 1
do J mean by sheap ? vy, I means
one larsh thing, with sails and rudder, that
goes upon de sea.”
“On, ho!” says the Englishman, “you
mean a ship.”
“ Out, monsieur,” was the reply ; 44 I mean
von sheap vut has got captain and de sailors,
and vat goes on de vater.”
“ Very well, sir,” says the Englishman, “ I
meant the sheep, a creature of lour legs, and
covered with wool.”
“ Ah, you mean von sheep vid de vool,’
said the other. “ Oui, monsieur; de sheep
vid de vool lias de tail,”
This accident taught mo a lesson, and I
give it gratis to my renders—if they ever get
into a controversy let them consider whether
one of the parties does not mean a snip and
the other a sheep.
urc red roses gathered from Eden by the hand
of and angel!—Your words are molten pearl
dropping from your mouth! My heart blazes
at the thought of thee!—My brain is an ever
lasting fire!—The blood burns and scorches my
veins and vitals as it passes through them !
Oh come most delightful of delights, and breathe
upon me with your scraph'c breath ! When
you do come be sure and bring that two shil
lings which -you borrowed of mu as I want to
buv some Tobacco!
gli to resort
Fry spe
We publish to day from the National Intelligencer, a let
ter from Mr. Calhoun in reference to the very silly charge
wb'rh originated with that paper, that he had allowed an
edition of his speeches to be publithed, "suppressing” ma
ny of them. The explanation is such as every man of com
mon sense in the whole country had doubtless made in his
own mind before hand. The objector the publication of a
volume of Mr. Calhoun’s speeches at this time was mani
fest to all. It was not to give his history or collect his works
—but to place before tlje country a full and fair view of his
present position on all questions that are now involved in
ike great contest of Whig and Democrat—which in his view
is a struggle for mastery of the government, between con-
aututionalists and ionsolidationiats. 15 u t we need not extend
this—Mr. Calhoun’s tetter contains ample explanation and
vindication, and aside from the point in question is full of
interest.—Charleston Mercury, Sth inst,
A LETTER FROM MR. CALnOtW.
To the Editors of the national Intelligencer;
FoitT Hill. July 28.1843.
Messrs. Gales and Seaton:—I have just received from
a friend the National Intelligencer of the 12th and 15th inst.
containing your remarks on a volume recently published by
the Harpers, of New York, entitled "Speeches of Mr. Cal
houn, delivered in the Congress of the United States from
1811 to the present unie.” Your remarks are headed, “Po
litical History—Suppressed Speeches of Mr. Calhoun.”
••Suppressed” is a strong word. The highest authorities de
fine it in be, put down, destroyed, concealed; and your re
marks leave no doubt that you intended to use it in the stron
gest and most offensive sense—that is. that they have been
intentionally omitted iuthe compilation in order to given
partial and false view of my opinions; and, for that purpose,
a false title sas given to the volume. To the truth of this
yon pledge indirectly your word by heading your remarks
"Political History.’ The charge is a grave one, and made
in an imposing manner, and if true the imposition would de
a any one who was base enou
to a fraud would think of concealing. Bui wFiy speak ot
them as hemg suppressed when tney are referred to in the
biographical sketch to which you allude, and which, it would ; belong totbem.
seem from its index was intended to be included in the
work ? Again, why speak of them as suppressed, when all
the speeches which I made during the war to rouse and an
imate the country to the defence of its rights and honor,
and to sustain the burden and privations of the war with
fortitude, and which are now unanimously applauded, are
in the same predicament except one! Ate they, too, sup
pressed or designedly concealed 7
Why, indeed, should I attempt to conceal them, or any o t
Wa * mat,.
State froraibeafc
„ . , unexampled pressureofth.e times, and
from the returns, they have been able hardly to i scrvc bercredit and lionorsouml am
tlic whigs have been most ;u?fully used
the Congressional car.vbs: as-will be seen
to relieve the
pressure of the
pre.
-unimpairg^
State Legislative elections,—we wt
to our readers as soon as .received.
Huzza, for old Kip Van Winkle!
Site has aroused front her lethargy
the dew-drops from her lion mane.”
mv early speeches not contained in the volume, even those t champion of the Clavile
which contain opinions different from those I now entertain! - , ^ ,, , , __ ,
.tout them that I should repudiate them!
oneotit. of the three districts which properly | Under such circumstances, what was the d
; to them.” A simiJai good fortune has 1,0 ; t he g rto j an j patriotic citizen? His
doubt attended the efforts of the Democrats in their j aR j ; t Wflg J)rom p,iy performed. f-v
UtJ rf
Jty
II present them
What is there _
Do they not brea.Ue lofty sentiments and a devoted attach
ment to the country, and evince foresight and |firmness?—
Were they not applauded by the Republican party at that
time? And nre tiiey not now eulogized by you and other
political opponents? Why, then, should 1 be ashamed ot
them, or east them away because they contain ofinionain se
veral particulars which now. after more than a quarter ol a
century, 1 do not appruve? Should I be ashamed to ac-
knowleege tliatl have lived to improve, and have had the
sense to see the firmness to correct early errors? No; I
am far from re tudiating these my more youthful efforts.
Their very errors lean to the side of the country. •They be
long to the times, and grew out of ardent feelings of patrio
tism.
The danger which then threatened the country was from
and “shook
Stanley, the
ies, lias been roughly
and effectually unhorsed, and bis heretofore potent
lance, shivered into splinters. In the Old North,
Democracy now rules Lord of the Ascendant.
Read:
“A’or/A. Carolina.—We have atlength complete returns,
and the result is that five Dem.rcrats and four Whigs are
returned to Congress.
In the 1st District, the contest was between Graham ar.d
Clinrrinan, both Whigs. Clingman is elected hv a consid
erable majority and no doubt had the support of the whole
Democratic parry.
In the 2d District. Barrenger, (W.) is elected, over
Craige (D )—majority 339.*
In the 3d. Reed. (D.) is elected over Mitchell, (W.) by
-*
tftt.
abroad. The overthrow of Napoleon was followed by a a majority of 356.
combination of the great sovereigns, of Europe, called the l n the 4:ti District, the contest was between two Whigs,
Holy Alliance. Itsobject was hostile to popular Govern-. Deberry and Mendenhall. The former is elected, but the
merits; and it threatened to turn its power against this eonti- - p rec ; se majority is not known.
nent in order lo suppress the Iree States which had sprung j n t j, e 5,1, District, Saunders, (Dem.) is elected, by a tna-
out of the old Spanish possessions. There was then no j or ; t y 0 f hi over Miller, (Whig.
knowing at what moment we might be involved in a contest
far more terrible than that which had just terminated. It,
was in this state of things that Congress was called on to set- 1
tie the peace establishment, on the termination of the late
war with England. My attention was intently turned to
what I belief to he the point of danger; and I was anxious
to pot the Smutty in a condition to meet whatever might
come. The opinions I expressed in reference to manufac
tures, internal improvements, and a permanent system of re
in the 6th District, McKay, (Dem.) is elected, without
serious opposition.
In the 7th District, Daniel, (Dem.) is elected over Nash,
(Whig,) by t’>9 majority. . .
In the Stli District. Arrington, (Dem.) is elected over the
“gallant Stanley,” by 548 majority.
In the 9th District. Ilayner, (Whig) is elected over
Moore, (Dem.) by a majority of about if 30.
In the aggregate popular vote, the Whigs have a ennsid*
venue, kept constantly in view my leading object—prepar- era ble majority, though, the exact amount of it cannot be
ation for defence—as much so as what 1 then said in refer- state j. because in three Congressional District*—two Whig
and one Democrat—there was no regular party opposition.”
enee to the atray, the in Jitary academy, and the navy, as the
speeches themselves show.
Tho danger from without fortunately passed away, and
that from within began lo disclose itself I was not slow to
see the strong teudency the government was takinc towards
consolidation, and that many of the means which I had re
garded as necessary to defend against externaj dancer, con
tributed not a little to increase the danger within. That led
to a reinvestigation, and that lo the modification or change
of opinn which took place.
So far from eastimr away or desiring to conceal or keep
out of view my early speeches. I have long intended to col
lect and publish them. I see you promise to publish
reater favor, and I
serve itie publicrejirobatiou! ' Thi q=m Uten. U lilt . You cannot do me a greater fa v,
true? Let facts 1 J nope jou will not halt till jou have republished all. 1 * as
1 — ’ neglect to preserve copies of my speeches
tioiM pri«/r tit my.•JfMtlon «• Vice President.
Persevere—IVever Despair—or how to
get. a Breakfast.
It is truly n marked in lie New York Atlas,
that every I>< dy encounters d fficalties and
trials in tht ir early struggles for fame and for
tune—sr.mc very severe ones. The weak
hearted are sure to miss the goal of their am-
biiion—the persevering almost sure to at
tain it. There have been few men of eminence
who have not be n in die greatest difficulties,
but they fainted not.
Some years ago, two gentlemen met on a
bright bracing morniug. Tlteir appetites
were as sharp sis the tveailter. Neither of|
t!i to had breakfasted; and though one of them
was of a very poetic tenipejameni, there was
at tin t time i:o subject so sweet as cott :e and
rolls—the things for which lie was yearning.
* Lend me a shilling,* said be to his compan
ion, * and l kill Stand llio brsakfawt.’
A shilling! but a shilling! to administer to
the wants of these gentlemen, and- to keep
them from the pangs of hunger! But their
porke!.- ,/u .:! ss oi ilii.' possession ol any
of the coin of the realm.
‘1 haven’t a shilling,’ said the person ad
dressed, but tltore’s a man l set up in a coffee
house some time ago. Wo can get breakfast
there. It’s a mile tiff, though.’
They made notlnngfif the distance; and in
the coarse of tinv, arrived at the coffee house.
1 Two cups of hot coff-c, olid two Lot rolls,’
said ihc last speaker.
It was brought—hut as soon as it was pla
ced on the table, the money was demanded.
4 O charge it to me, Mr. .’
4 Never give credit.’ 1 No trust’ chalked
over the counter/ grov d tiie fellow, at.d the
ooffeo and hot rolls which had been placed un
der the nose; of the hungry gentleman were
removed.
* What’s lo be d- ne?* cried one. -They pon
dered a moment,. and then the cofile house
kcipers patron said—
4 Do you write a song, and 111 set it to mu
sic.'
I "net wrote one verse, and (lie musician
st i it !<> tnt vic, while Di friend was composing
tec second. The two now. started to \\ al-
kcr’s music store inSoho Square, London, and
o!i. id for sale the production,
* Play it . \ er,’ said the pubbsher,
Tito musician played and sang it.
Corn Stalk Sugar.
Tho experiments made by Mr. Webb, of
Delaware, and others, in the cultivation of corn
stalk, and in the manufacture of sugar, places
the matter beyond all reasonable doubt, as to
its ultimate success.
We select from a communication from Mr.
Webb, the substance of his directions, as to the
cultivation of the corn and the preparation of
tne sugar.
Mr. Webb’s directions nre—“To select the
largest and best ears from the most productive
corn in the neighborhood. The planting should
bo done with u drill inaehina. The rows run
ning north and south if practicable, two and a
half feet apart, and the seed sufficiently thick
to ensure a plant every three inches. A large
harrow, so arranged as not to injure the corn,
may be used to advantage, soon after it is up.
The afterculture is performed with tlte cultiva
tor. In raising cane, the practice is to raise as
full a stand of cane as possible on the ground.
The same is .rue of corn, and if any deficiency
occur, they must be supplied by replanting.
The next operation is the taking off the ears—
many stalks will not produce any, but when
ever they appear, they must be removed. Any
time before the formation of the grain upon tlte
cob, will be soon enough.
Nothing further need be done until the crop
is ready to he cut for grinding. This may be
commenced in August or September. The
stalks should be topped and bladed while stand
ing. They are then cut, tied in bundles and
taken to tlie mill. The tops und blades, when
properly cured make an excellent 'fodder—
and tlte rest—after passing the rollers, may be
dried and used in the same way.
The process which has been employed in the
manufacture, is as follows:—The juice after
coming from the mill, stands for a short time to
deposite some of its coarser impurities. It is
then poured off, passed through a flannel
strainer;—lime water is then added in the pro
portion of one or uvo tablespoonfuls to the gal-
Ion. Knowledge on this point can only be ac
quired by experience, though Mr. Webb bus
found no difficulty, no precise direciions can
be given. The juice is then placed over the
fire, and brought nearly to the boiling point—
when it is c’arfully skimmed—completing the
operation before boiling commences. It is
then boiled down rapidly, removing the scum
as it rises.—The juice should be examined fre
quently , and if there is any appearance of foul
particles which do not rise, it should be passed
through tho strainer again. To determine
when the syrup is sufficiently boiled, a por.
tion is to bo taken between the thumb and fin
ger—an if when moderately cool, a thread half
an inch long can be drawn, it is considered
done and poured into broad shallow vessels, to
o i
tion
till after several days. Ilte saga
drained within two or three weeks alter boil
ing.”— Central Ncic- York Fanner.
The title is, indeed, false—false every way. It oo.m
much not included in the volume, and omits much that is—
reports, letters, and other writings. You have noticed the
former, aiut called public atteuuun to it, hut uut the latter,
though equally obvious, and very material in determining
whether the falsity of the title U a mere error or a fraudu
lent attempt at imposition. The one might, with same plau
sibility, be construed to be sn attempt at imposition; but it
is impossible for any ingenuity so to construe the other. It
is impossible to assign to it a fraudulent object.:—But iftlie
one is art error, why not the other? J u fact the very gross
ness of both can leave no doubt that they are merely errors.
]■ is not possible to open lit* volume wiUiout detecting them
The title '■• v e r4 all the speechesof Mr. Calhoun from ; 811
when he entered Congress, fill the present time, while the
volume contains but one speech, prior to l? 35 • Again: it
omita to mention any tiling but speeches, W.hc.’l of the four
first of his productions of which the compilatioi is composed
only one is a speech. Tu make its grossness still more pal
pable all these are headed “dpterhes.” Has fraud ever
been known to do its work in ao clumsy a manner ? It is
idle to waste wards on a thing so plain. The whole titleia-
a gross blunder, of which I have much greater reason to
complain than any one else. It looks much more like an at
tempt to injure me than to impose on the public. I, however
can suspect nothing of tlie kind. Haw it happened I know
not; nor, is it material, so far as itrelites to the objectof this
communication; but I deem it due to myself tu state all that
I know about it
It so happens that I have never yet seen the volume. I
saw the title and the advertisement not long since, for the
first time. I was, as may be imagined, indignant at the blun
der. 1 wrote immediately to a friend who took an interest
in the publication and corresponded with tbe publishers, and
pointed out ilieblunders in the title and the objections to the
advertisement, and suggested tlie corrections that should be.
made, which I requested him to hare done forthwith. It
was too late. . I received his answer a few. days since,
lie informed tne that he hail perceived the blunders before
he got iny letter, and bad prepared' a correction, but owing
to some ‘delay in the transmission, it was not received in
lime. It may be proper to add, that the title 1 suggested
(as well as 1 can recollect) was, “A selection from the spee
ches, reports, and other writings of Mr Calhoun, subsequeut
to his election as Vice President of the United States, inclu
ding his leading speech on the late war. delivered in 1811.”
It was drawn up to make it full and accurate—to cover the
whole, and no more. So much for the title.
I come now to tlie selection or compilation; and here I
take all the responsibility. It was done by me. aud if there
be any fraud or concealment, I am chargeable. In order
that your readers may judge, l shall state the reasons which
governed me in making the selection.-
It is proper to premise that I have been urged from vari -
ous quarters, in the last six or seven yea-s, to have iny spee
ches collected and published, and have during the same
period received numerous applications forcopies of my ;
speeches in pamphlet form, with whicli I could not comply, I
because I had hot spare copies. Siueemy name has been
presented to tbe People in connection with the Presidency,
applications for.coptea have increased; and I have been
more frequently urged to collect and publish my speeches,
reports, and other writings on political subjects. I finally
consented to the publicalion. because/I believed it to be due
to the people, in the position I occupy, to afford them the
means of ascertaining the opinions and sentimental enter-
lah ed on all political subjects, particularly on those which
have agitated the country oflaie, and on which the Presi
dential election will probably in a great measure turn. That
I believed could best be done by publishing what I had
said and written on those questions in a form which would
make the work accessible to tlie People. I would give my
opinions and sentiments in tbe fullest and most authentic
form, and in a manner much more consonant to my feelings
than by popular speeches made for the occasiou.or a per-
sonaicanvaas.
To effect the object, it was not only necessary that a selec
tion should be nisde , but that it should be made from the
later and not tbe earlier ormy speeches sud other discus
sions on political subjects. To publisUall I have said or
written in the long period of thirty-two years, in whteh I have
been without intermission, in pubbe fife, would make the
work too bulky and expensive to be accessible to the great
body of the community; and to publish those of an early date
instead of those of a late, would not give the information in
truded. I accordingly fixed on the termination if Mr.
Monroe’s Administration, when I became Vi-e President,
as die period from which to make the selection. That may
he fairly regarded as tho point of time in our political histo
ry which insr ts tbe end of an old and tbe commencement of
a new order oftbinga. in the midst of which we still are.
From that to th“ present time is a period of eighteen yeara.
being more than half of that in which I have been in the ser
vice of the Union. During the whole I took a prominent
and responsible part on all important questions Such was
my leading motive for selecting the period I did from which
to make the compilation.
There were others of n subordinate character which had
their influence. It was the portion of my public life in re
gard to which information fas I believe) was most desired.
I infer so, among other reasons, from the fact that tlie appli
cations 1 have received forcopies of my speeches were al
most exclusively cbnfined to it. There was another still
stronger. It is the period in which mvjspeeches and other
publications contain tny mature and sealed opinions on the
principlesand policy of die Government; adopted after long m
experience and much reflection, which have modified, or
charged, if you prefer, in many particulars, my earlier and
less matured impressions. About tbe commencement of the
period, my mind settled down in the views of the principles
and policy of die Government I now entertain, and to which
I have ever since adhered, regardless of personal conse-
so careless as to
or other publications prior u. my. .
Since then I have been mose careful. Your lepublication
will give me copies in a much more convenient form thau
that »fmanuscripts, and save me much time and trouble in
collecting and some little expense for copying. Isbell per-
serve carefully the two contained in the Inteiligencer sent
by my friend nnd 1 shall take*tare to get such others'as you
inny publish.
Let me, in conclusion, say, I wish yon to understand that
I make no complaint. So far from it, I feel rather obliged
to you than otherwise. Be your motives what they may,
you have afforded mb an opportunity of giving an explana
tion made necessary by the awkward manner in which the
volume has been introduced to the public, and in whieh I
have been compelled to state much that ongbt to have ap
peared in a preface to the volume.
■With respect, I am, Ac.
JOHN C CALHOUN.
DE MOCRACY.
seA-shnre to tbe mountains tlie ctv of the
was, Increase the Taxes—save the Stale-
will hereafter settle with the Clayites who /
ulalcd vpon our necessities.—Yes, such w -
cry. and il Mr. Stephens scorned and disregard
we do not envy him his feelings or his prio C ip| e!
But what will our good neighbor ot tlie
senger say to all this? It ceitaitilv places hip-
a very “precarious quandary.” He must L ^
give up Mr. Crawford or Mr. Stephens, units,^
can prove horizontally and J’trjiendicvlarhj t ;.,
both are right. Will our neighbor tty tig; 0 ;j '
again ?
On the subject of a Protective Tariff, !. r , v .
Mr. Stephens shall not escape us as easily«;
fondly imagines. lie tells us, iliai hisoji',.,. ’
to a high protective Tariff lias been “disii
made known.” Yes, we know it has, bet,i;
ret*
Go it Indiana !
Returns from fifteen counties give a Democratic
gain of 3967 votes since 1840.
Give it to liiin, old Kentiick!
Ills stated that in five districts, including Mr.
Clay’s, the aggregate vote will show a majority
against him !
Crutalis of Comfort!
The Clayites claim some partial succc*es in
Tennessee—they may have them, or they will
die before- their time comes As in the case of
Old North, however, they may be hallooing be
fore they are out of the woods.
I?I ACOIY:
TUESDAY HORNING, AUGUST 22, 1S43.
i i- . T_ i nave ever *ince aouerea, regardless oi personal conae-
thrystulize. In s me cases, ihc^ chrjst.iltza- , queiices and uninfluenced by party ennaidentionsj thuagiv-
ion commences in a few hours—in others, not iiw the strongest proof possible of my deep^eonviciiou both
ill uf'er several days. Tl.o war ran te ^' d ""*
Guided by these motives. I complied the
A Love Letter.
The following sweet morccan. which origin
ally appeared in the New York Union, is re
ported to have been picked up in the park. We
insert it as a mode) worihy the imitation of the
“love sick swain,”—whose situation may be
such as to compel him to conduct his courtship
in writing:
“Dear Sweet—Oh my loveof loves, cluri-
field honey and oil of citrons, white loaf sugar of
tny hopes and molasses of my expectations!
you have been absent from me three whole
days! Tlie sun is dark tit mid-day—the moon
and stars are black when thou art absent. Thy
.-top is tlie music of tho spheres ; and the wind
of thy gown, when you pass hv, is a pari-ii-e in
tlte time of early flowers ! 1 kissed you when
we last met, nnd my whole frame was filled
volume in die
first instance exclusively from that perioj; hut afterwards
yielded to the persuasion rf my friends, against my judge
ment, to include the speech already referred to. delivered
in 1811. They urged il upon the ground that, as it was my
first effort in Congress and on a subject of lasting interest,
il was desirable it should he inserted, althoigh a departure
fro n the principles on which the volume was compiled.
But even within this period a selection became necessary
to effect theobjenin view. To publith all my productions
on political subjects during the period would make the Vol.
time still too bulky and expansive lo be acceptable to the
general nmss of readers. Here, ngaiu. tbe leading reason
wlnrh governed me in selecting the period, governed also
Democratic Candidate* for President.
JOB5.\ T C. CALHOUN, ofSo. Ca.
MARTIN VAN BUKEN, oI N.Y.
LEWIS CASS, of Ohio,
RICBI’D. M. JOHNSON, ofKy.
JAMES BUCHANAN, of Penn.
JOHN TYLER, ot Virginia.
To be dccitfot by a .Vattonal Contention in .flay,
1844.
FOR GOVERNOR,
MARK A. COOPER, of Murray.
FOR CONGRESS,
JAMES IS. STARK, of Butts.
NEWS FI50.7I TIIE MOUIYTAGYS!
Tire Taxes—the Taxes, and rite Hero of Talia
ferro !
“ Let the roaring bull be bled;
Quick, wring off the Rooster’s head !
Squeak the fifes and thump the drums.
For Tat lover’s big Hero comes!”
\Ve hasten to lay befote out readers the follow
ing Bulletin, received by a Courier exlraordinaty,
i.e., the last mail. IyviUbe seen from tho post
at which it is dated, that “the Hero” is scouring
the Mountains and beating up for Recruits among
these very bard-fisted, patriotic, and open hearted
yeomen, whom ti Correspondent of the Macon Mes
senger's very lovingly compares v'lb 'Egyp
tian. Locusts," and very landly and mMcradt-'J
pronounces to be “ a host of the very igorst of the
population of the States,” from whence they
came. We would advise “ The Hero” ro follow
the discreet example set him by his great master,
Henry Clay, who, when recently upon the con
fines of Georgia, hearing tho deep thunders of pub
lic sentiment which muttered against him in
the distance, wisely “dashed the rowels in. his
steed” and flew back to his fastnesses:
To pass, there was such scanty room,
. The bars descending, grazed his plume/’
Yes, we would advise “the Hero” to retrace his steps
and go back home. la his case he will find that
“discretion is the better part of valor;” for, be
may rest assured, there is Fire in the Mountains,
and that tlie only hope for Itis salvation is to call
upon them to fall down and cover him from the
face of an incensed and injured people. But, to
the Bulletin, the Bulletin:
turns out, that we cannot, for the soul of ns,
cile Mr. S’s professions with his acts—ween-
make his sayings and doings come together^-,
cannot dove-tail them. The whole country kj--,
that a big!) protective Tarffis the cherished d#.
ling of Henry Clays heart—that he clings to : -
with a leee’t-like tenacity, and that he is before ti,
people as the high Protective Tariff candidate fe
the next Presidency. How then, let usast.c
Mr. Stephens support such a man for the C 1 •
Magistry,—a man whose favorite measure is d« .
ly hostile to the best interests of the South, u...
lie, Mr. S. approves that measure, and seek} i
adoption? If Mr. S. can reconcile thisgl*j -
discrepancy to any sane and reasonable man,»i
will then relieve him from the charge of bei»j
friend to a high protective Tariff—but, nx
then.
(Cf** Tn a P. S. to his letter, Mr. Step r-
qttests it to be published in the Mcsseagenb.
the Messenger will, ofpourse, as an act of juste
accompany it with our reinntks. so that his ref
ers may hear both sides, and thereby be enabled
form an unbiased opinion of the merits ofthea*
New Cotton.
A bale of new cotton, weighing 328 pounds, raised on Mr.
Isaa-a C West’s plantation, in Houston county, was brought
to this city on Friday las;, and sold at G cents. Tnis is the
firstof the n*w crop, that lias been received in this market ;
New cotton was received in New Orleans on the 10th
inst. The Bulletin aaya : “The bale however, was a small
one, weighing, perhaps, a pound.”
A bale was received in Montgomery, Ala. on the 16{h inst
ar.d was sold at 8J cents—Alabama money we presume.
The above ought not to be taken as indicative of an carty,
general crop, for the reverse is the fact; nor ought the pri
ces obtained, to be considered, only, as premium prices,
which tbefirst bale invariably commands. We shall com
mence our regular quotations ao soon as the market gets
fairly under way.
The first bale of last year’s crop, was sold in this mark
et, by Mr. West, on the 28th of July.
Tlie Vedette.
Is tire title of a paper just started in Savannah,
by the Young Men’s Democratic Association of
Chatham County. We received the first Number,
but before we had an opportunity of noticing its
contents, some gentleman surreptitiously transferred
it from our tab.e to his pocket, and sloped.
Another Light.
We have received th*- first No. of “The Advocate.” a
new Democratic paper published by N. M. t.’alder, ill Ma
rietta, Cobb couuty. It is edited with considerable spirit
and ability, and will, no doubt, prove a valuable acquisition
totlie^reat cause of democracy.
The following slip from the Advocate office reached us
by tlie last mail:
“ADVOCATE OFFICE. ?
August 18. 4 P. M. j
Intelligence has just been received lieio of the total de
struction of the Vining’s Brides by fire.
The overseer of the force employed to remove the trash
from the bridge in secure it from fire, caused ttie same to be
Henry Clay— Indian Gelations—Southern Es
conlcr.
“ In arguing too, the parson own’d his skill,
For e’en when vanquish’d, he could argue atil’’
Our ingenious nnd adroit cotemporary, he of lit
Recorder, lias given us a fine exemplifications!:!
illustration ot Goldsmith's admirable poitxak-t
of the country pedagogue. When he, (not the
pedagogue, but the Recorder.) opened his defeat
of the Great Western’s political transgressk
Tyros in G'layism, but veterans in intrigue,clus
tered around him, and
“ Still the wonder grew,
That one small head could carryall he knew,”
But, now^aias,
1 The very spot,
MARIETTA. GA. August!2, 1843. -
Mr. Editor—Sib.—I have just seen an article
in the last Federal Union, purporting to have been
taken front your paper, in which you say to
reference to the Tax Bill of our last Legislature,
that, “-the cream of the joke is, that the Clayites
ate burling their-harmless thunders against tbe
Tax Bill, with the view of securing tbe election
of Mr. Crawford, and tbe “Hero of Taliaferro.”
This iscertainly one of the most ridiculous and fa
tal blunders that ever was made, bv a set of de
mented politicians—for unless we are sadly mista
ken both Mr. Crawford and Mr. Stevens voted for
the very bill, over which the Journal and Messen
ger, are weeping, wailing, & gnashing, their teeth.”
Now sir, this, so far as I am concerned, is just as
true asyotir other charge that I am in favor of a
high Protective Tariff. My opposition to the Bill
increasing the State Tax, at the last Session is well
known to every person acquainted with the procee-
(liugs of tlie Senate, upon the subject, and as 1 pre
sume the Record, if yon had consulted it, would
have shown. Nor lias my opposition to high Pro
tective Tariff, been less distinctly made known. I
wish you tberefiire incorrect tlie error, and the next
time you feel disposed to hurl a blow at the “Hero
of Taliaferro” you may perhaps as well provide
yourself with better weapons than such “sad mis
takes."
Yours, respectfully,
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS.
AYerc we sure never lo receive a less harmless
bullet-in to out noble corpus, we would just as
soon as not, let the Big ll r arrior take a crack or
two at us. But, we beg “the Hero’s” pardon—
we are neglecting him. Most cheetfully then, do
we comply with his request, by saying that Mr.
Stephen’s did not vote for the Tux Bill of the last
session. In giving it asonr belief that he did, we
were led into the mistake from the fact, that the
Tax Bill was supjioried and votedfor, both by Mr.
Crawford and M.r. Tombs, who belong to tho same be that as fc may> lhe Recorder is evidently *•
party with which Mr. S. is associated; and this d es ; mus 0 f evading nn investigation of the P 1 ’
belief was strengthened by its being well known,
that Mr. S. highly appreciates those gentlemen,
and looks up to them as tlie via gnus Apollos of
Clayism in Georgia. AVe, therefore, put hitn
down from recollection, as having voted for the
That witness’d once his'tnnmpli, is forgot.
Vain, transitory splendor! con IJ not all,
Retrieve the tott’ring” hero “ from his fili!”
No, it could not—for,
“Down, down he sinks, and can no moreiroptu,”
The loaves and fishes of po-iitic art I
Bur, really, our good friend of the Recorder,b*
very awkwardly bowed himself out of thee*:*
versy he so ardently conned. AVe had tlatiert
ourselves that he would have retired from therm
more gracefully—with more of CheslerJUluinoe
and address, and. not have suffered his sword to?
between his legs and trip him uj
We are told by the Recorder, that tins “it
subject which will keep, so long ns 31 r. Calhomi
before the people of Georgia for ofiice, and wiii!)
no means lose its interest at any lime bcticunl’
and tiie Electoral election." Ah, “are you ti/-
old True-penoy ?” We very well knew, at
first blush of the tiling, that the aim and pc'icrt
the Recorder was, to divert public attention asm/
as possible front Mr. Clay's disgraceful panic?
tion in our Indian Allans, by assailing Mr.Ca' ;
on the authority of mere “ assumptions”—
the same time, the Recorder was layingthe “fr|
tering unction to his soul,” that we were ret
enough to be put upon the defensive, and fi.ch :
misty shadows which its romantic imag>natiu' ;
created. Let us for a moment enter the arcss
of the Recorder’s brain, and hear how it hehlo**
set with itself: If, thought tiie Recotder, thif
pie of Georgia become generally acquainted &
the truthf that'Henry Clay has insulted the# :
eignty of their Slate, and has been, and still «
tinues arrayed against her best interests, he •
irretrievably, politicedty, d—d. JVe must, <•'
fore, mvstifv, as much as qicssible, his cot*?
with our Indian Relations, as well as the eons}
ous position he occujdcs as the father of that
ed bantling, the Protective System ; and W *
trading, divert public attention from them, 'v ’ I
ing about the ears of Jons C. (M.nors. a H'-|
LIBELOO.yW/ of sound ane' fury, signjt
thing. ' ~ A
Now, we seriously put it to the conscience
Recorder, if such were not bis cogitation?. * ,
casting'about for straws to sustain lhe e'
ing fortunes of Henry Clay! For our>ii ,t;
sincerely believe-that suclt were the reflet® '
the Recorder; because, if we are not very
mistaken in our estimation of the Editor, I' 1 ?!
political affection for Harry of the \Ve;i. -? ■
as deep-rooted and enthusiastic as that ert
by Jack Botts for “Captain” John Tyl? 1 -
■ CW’
vest i,
life, character, and adventures of Henry
resorting to unautlicntic and unrecorded c> -
aeninst Mr. Calhoun, and bv mistaking. a
®
seqnently, misapplying our remarks a” ‘ -
... . lions. But, we have too high a regard fat (
bill—b.u the thing ts all right now, and we will go conleI . lo sutr „ r hifn t0 leinain in error,
in making the selection fur the compilation. Itis afitior* placed ot the bottom ol the posts of the scaffolding, to fa
f cilitatethe removal, which resulted in the totai destructio
as above staked.
The bridge cost the State 10 or 12 thousand dollars,
was 480 feet long. 128 feet high; nnd was said to be t!
highest bridge in the United ft tales.** #
dingly full on the subject of banks, sub-ir^uryt currency,
tariff.distribution, State rights, and the principlesand policy j
which should contral intke administration of the Govern-]
went. Those which discussed subjects of a more isolated
character where for the most part omitted. JJut after the j
■fli the
i struck
ahead.
It is then taken for granted, that Mr. Stephens
opposed the Bill, notwithstanding it was support- j
ed by his leaders in tbe House. In tloinir so,-it
must be confessed that we do nnt think 31/. Ste
phens has much to brag of. The monetary re
sources of the government had become exhausted
|
warm an attachment for him, 10 pertnit
ping our embrace so precipitately. i
No one better knows, titan our sharp-*'; |
temporary, that the fate of Henry Clay
I intimately, interwoven in the
1 lhe approachiti" eleciions, and thatllieonh
for his professed admirers and advocate
corapiiotion waa first made within these Jqestrk:li«
work was thooght toko still ton bulky, and many wet
from it. which it would hare been desirnble to retain.
Serb are tlie facts in reference to theeotnpilntUlD. They
flew mm-ltisirely that the charge ofsu| pressioo against it,
is a? entirely unfounded as that of fraudulent imposition a
gainst the title. The very charge i- absurd. How could
the speeches he destroyed or concealed? They were lobe
found not only in the files of tlie Intelligencer, hut in those
Xlie Forgcrf.
The Georgia Journal has not yet corrected the forged
certificate of Henry Clay’s character, which it published
and circulated or, the 8th inat. The laws of Georgia say,
“He who passes utters, or publishes forged bills, certifi
cates , Ac. knowing them to be 6uch, shall .”
: by a ruinous depreciation of tlie currency, which | ,f le electoral vote of Georgia, is to be loon- ,s
j was brought about by the unceasing and nrovear-
i ied efforts of the Clay party to degrade and impair
tlie credit of the State, by holding it up both at
home and abroad as worthless and bankrupt.' The :
policy ofoar adversaries in doing this, and a most
(wretched nod ruinous policy for them will it turn •
electing a Clay Governor, Clay L f c l? ‘ a
Clay members to Congress, in the first I 1 "
we can do this, (and it is thus they reason-
then some prospect of our bargaining a iea s .
of Georgia to Henry Clay, and securing J 1 |
■selves the muniticcntlargesses which he tcidl