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ji not beyond* tb e points of your bayonets. And what
„i have done ? Extinguished one star of the eoustel
u!iin and made South Carolina
t* l "* ' u Like the lost Pleiad seen no more bolotv.”
r f o re gentlemen decide against conciliation nnd in favor
. • w3r , will they review the history of our struggle
°• h the mother country 1 If they will, and are not struck
H named bv the coincidences, they are beyond the power
hellebore. ’ Let me turn their attention to the page before
0,(1 j, contains His Majesty’s most gracious speech to
51f ' |i oUS es of Parliament, on Wednesday, Nov. 30,1774.
-Mv Lords and gentlemen. It gives me much concern,
• tl'am obliged, at the opening of this Parliament, to in
• you that a most daring spirit of resistance snd disobe
lor®, t , t 0 rhe law still unhappily prevais in the province of
** , s „ch u rett9 Bay, and has, in divers parts of it, broke forth
Mi fresh violence of a very criminal nature. Tb.ese proteed-
B « have been countenanced ami encouraged in other of my
*r j fg) an d unwarrantable attempts have been made to ob
eol° ,|,’ e commerce of this kingdom, by unlawful combina
' , 1 have taken such measures, and given such orders,
'' [ indeed the most proper and effectual for carrying into
the laws which were passed in the last session of
eJ \te Parliament, for the protection and security of the
'’Bißttee ofmy subjects, and for tlie restoring and preserv
'Tueace, order, and good government in the province of
Massachusetts Cay; and you may depend upon my firm and
• adfast resolution to withstand every attempt to weaken o 7
supreme authority of this Legislature over all the
I 'Vuiotis of my Crown ; the maintenance of which, I con
dr as essential to the dignity, the safety, and the welfare
a the hfitsh empire; assuring myself, that while I act upon
principles, 1 shall never fail to receive your assistance
u\[v lords and gentlemen. Let me particularly recom
end to you, at this time, to proceed with temper in yourde-
Kkrations,and with unanimity in your resolutions. Let
B jjpic, in every part of my dominions, he taught, by
■oiirciatuplc, to have a due reverence for the laws aud a
■ of the blessings of our excellent constitution
Key may be assured that, on my part, 1 have nothing so
Kuch at heart, as the real prosperity, and lasting happiness
If all iny subjects.' ’ ,
|,Sir.said Mr. \V. I intend to excite no additional odium
|?mst the memory of George 111. In our declaration of
Bependence be was. indeed described as a “prince, whose
Kr'eter was marked by every act which limy define a ty
|n.” But lie Ins gone to account. 11 is latter years it had
lesscl Providence to visit with the heaviest calamity that
Ku befall a human being. WiihAis shade, therefore, h«
larrcd not. There was probably some office form—a stand
■j original—iijion which all such intrnsnents were made.
■There was another curious coincidence, which might be.
Infor less perfect, according to the exterior which was
Eton contemplated call for certain papers. “An odd
■ilnt happened, which served to revive, with double forcu
■ tlieill temperand animosity that hail long subsisted be
■fttihe Executive partof the goverumentand the people
Biifirovincc of Massachusetts B«y. This was the acci-
Bio.l discovery am! publiratien of a number of confidential
Bttrj which had been written during the course of the un
■npy disputes with the mother, country, by the then Gover
|r and deputy Covcrnor of that colony, to persons in power
|d of office iii England. The letters contained a very u.l
-y ta lile representation of the state of affairs, tlie temper
|j disposition of the people, and the views of their leaders
■that province: and tended to show not only the necessity
■tic most coercive measures, hut even a very considerable
■u-e of the constitution, and system of government,; was
■esirv to secure the obedience of the colony.”
■‘•Those letters, indeed, were in part confidential and pri
■e, bin tlie people of the colony insisted that they were e
■fniiy intended to influence the conduct of government,
Hi must therefore he shown to such persons as had an inlcr
■in preserving their priviiedges. Upon the death of a
■ ain whose possession these letters then happened
they, by some means which are not - nown, fell into
Hkmls of the agent for the colony of Massachusetts Bay,
H»immediately transmitted them to the Assembly of that
Bunco, which was then sitting at Boston. The imligua-
H:i,u animosity which lliese letters excited on the one
■c.and the coiilusioii on the other, neither need nor admit
Hkscription.f
Hex exact a is mpnnion-piece would nppearfor this picture,
■(which Cod forbid 1) the correspondence of the govern
■nt with certain individuals in Soutn-Carolina should be
Hiiisii' l. He hoped it never would he. He deprecated
■t publication ns fraught with infinite mischief. Other
points of resemblance were to he found in the his
■ of those times.
■ The Minister after having moved that the King’s tnes-
Ht,of tiie Tilt March, should he read, opened his plan for
■ sistoretion of peace, order, justice and commerce in the
■ssachusetts Bay.
■ifterstating his opinions, and arguing their correctness,
■ .',buster proceeded : “ It would be proper therefore, to
H away from Boston the privilege of a port until his Ma
■y should be satisfied in these particulars, and publicly
■are iu council, on a proper certificate of the good belia
■tof the town, dial lie was so satisfied. Until this should
■pet. the custom-house officers, who were now not sale in
■tini. or sale no longer than w Idle they neglect their duly,
■dil be removed to fc-alem, where they might exercise
■ functions.”
■.pea these arguments, leave was given to bring in the co
■uieii flostuit pun b.lh, which will serve as a model for any
port kill it may he necessary to prepare, and tlie
in opposition and support of which are so applicable,
by consulting the reports they find their own
in those of LorJ North, his partisans, or tiis oppo-
with one exception--a little hotter English. Lord
example, is reported to have said, “1 hope that
■ tc'.wiii not, in any shape, require a military force to put
The rest of the colonies will not take fire at
■ I'l' per punishment inflicted on those who have disobey
authority. We shall then he nearly in a situation
all lenient measures will he at an cad, if they do. Hut,
■ (> exert ourselves now with firmness and intrepidity, it is
they will submit to onr authority. If the conse
■i lce -' I their not obeying this act are likely to produce re
those consequences belong to them, and not to us ;
act ir hat we have broughtou, hut what they alone have
51 Me are only answerable that our measures are
Let uscontinue to proceed with firmness,
c VnJ resolution, which, if pursued, will certainly pro-
obedience and respect to the lawsofthiscouu
aw tlie security of the trade of its people, which Isoar
wish lor.”
>ll know, said Mr. W. that the bill passed. If such a
■ «»ms to us, that coincidence at least, will, I trust, he
t0 ! 1!s passage, history informs us, that “ several gentle
b *llO had voted for it were nevertheless of opinion that
tetnno of a conciliatory nature should attend litis meas
e severity, and might give greater efficacy to it. That
•ament, whilst it resented the outrages of the American
ace, ought not to he too willing to irritate the sober part
P*e colonies,”
I motion w a g accordingly made fora repeal of the tea du-
The debate upon the policy of the repeal at
was long and earnest; the party for the
p strooly urging experience, which they insisted was in
f " or - That tiie attempt to tax America had inflamed,
L Sp had quieted, and tic new taxes had inflamed it a
fr. I,e Itt'od effect of rigor would depend on a tincture
L J' J lenity might render the rigor unnecessary.—
F, itrefore, earnestly pressed the repeal of the noxious
E’ a proper method of restoring tranquility. How
r theft The ministry said, “a repeal
Lj ll,le Wo "' < i s'' o "’ such a degree of wavering and lu
ll Th’’ i) the good effects of the rigorous
leof *** l>ar ! ia *n««t ought to show that it would relax
l j '“just rights, but enforce them in a practical way ;
L,;;' 15 provided with means of compelling obedience
L tf lf this tax was repealed, what answer is to
R, t' "nen they demand the repeal of the duty on wine.
I 'founds the motion was negatived. After the
Pttei t rl came 'he hill for the “better regulating go-
t e ' 111 'l |e province of Massachusetts Bay.” Both
j^ i ,,J riora l J l° raws were before them. They were doubt
■ tn acts for all lovers of strong government ; butpo-
K a , IU * C holder than the British ministry, would put
Kent' s .Ho would not go through with them. Gen-
Kd ,K IOUS '* eft ff lne * °f coercion, might perhaps have
r, *] v” c ' au,e h y clause. In bringing forward that
Kro °L , * llavore< i the House of Commons with a dis-
e P"*** commilalu*. Then came the bill for
| ;in -"''nistraticu of justice in Massachusetts Bay.—
■ *«uU x * Urn *®* 1 hints to an Amerieac Draco.—
■Co]r n 'i S**itered up no doubt, it was on that hill
rre " as en, thled to make his proud boast :
P utty tk' 8 Vl |l encc A lnßr i ( ' a at the hazard of my
P.' It\, i ''' resist your phrenr.y at the same rtsk
e “Tr n ’ to °’ S» v ° I*l® memorable hut fruitless
F -'Vf.i it,. ' aow ‘he vast superiority of your disciplined
■kt l< ‘,P rov * n <’i»U: hut beware how you supply the
F inline by cVsportriion.”
■Mo
■t !u ff sn| l ‘■•orrespondence of Thomas Jefferson, vol. I
f ■ «r kh'h Pttcmher, IH.'J, to \V. B. Giles
Sir, said Mr. W . the fatal dilemma of Si. n ,
actly that presented to the South : “ resist . ,’a ex
your throat; submit and we will tax you ** Wl cut
fConrliiiledmifuurth p „„ r ,
Onr ambition live ttarier . quttl lai^
'if* ,
A/
ASD STATE RIGHT’S ADVOCATE.
MILLEDGEVILLE, APRIL 17, 1833.
THE FRISTER’S tom
M e love to see the blooming rose
lit all its beauty dress’d:
We love to hear onr friends disclose
Tlie emotions of their breast.
W c love to ere a ship arrive,
Well laden to our shore—
W e love to gee our neighbors thrive- -
And love to bless the poor.
W e love to see domestic life
W ith uninterrupted joys—
W e love to see a youthful wife
Not pleased with trifling toys.
W e love all these—yet far above
AH that we ever said.
We love-—what every Printer loves,
To have Subscriptions paid.
Iteturnii «f Delegate)
Elected to the Reduction Convention, which con
venes in Millcdgpville on the first Monday in May
next:
Baldwin, Park, Fort, Jourdan.
Bibh, (’one, Ellis, Bartlett.
Burke, E vans, Byne, Lawsuit, Pemberton.
Butts, Lindsey, Hendrick, Speak.
Bryan, Bacon, Starr.
Bullock, (’one, Denmark.
Carroll, Springer, Bowen, Adair.
Cherokee, Taitc, Lumpkin.
Chatham, J. M Wayne,.Jackson, Daniel,Charlton
Columbia, Lamar, Crawford, Ramsey, McCraven.
Crawford, Crowell, Montford, Garrett.
Camden, Clark, Ward, Mclntosh.
Cass, Erwin, Espy.
Campbell, Irwin, McCoy, Thompson.
Clark, Payne, Ilall, Ligon, Jirdinc.
Coweta, Kenan, Griffin, Thompson.
Dooly, Key, Roberts.
DeKalb, Murphey, Mays, Dobbs and Ezzard.
Dacatur, Rav, Sims, Moore.
Effingham, Powers, Waldhour,
Elbert, White, Oliver, Tate, Thompson.
Early, Wilson, Huson.
Franklin, Anderson, Martin, Farmer, Morris,
Forsvth, Sams, Martin,
Floyd, J. Hemphill, P. W. Hemphill.
Gilmer, Quillian, Bramlctt.
Gwinnett, Park, Worthy, Strickland, Williams,
Brewster.
Glynn, Stewart, King, Cooper
Greene, Porter, 1-owis, Foster. Dawson.
Hall, Underwood, Sims, Garrison, Clark,
Wilson.
Hancock, Crawford, Sayre. Ilolscy, Terrell.
Harris, Barnes, Wellborn, Jones.
Heard, Water, Lcvingston.
Habersham, Wolford, Chastain, Holcombe, Blair.
Henry, Clark, Sellers, Johnson, Bond.
Houston, Wellborn, Kelly, Lawson, Morgan.
Irwin, Slone, Walker.
Jackson, Thomas, Bowen, Singleton, Story.
Jefferson, Holt, Connelly, Wigham.
Jones, Moughon, Grav, Lowther, Jourdan.
Jasper, Crane, Freeman, Jourdan, Hill.
Laurens, Blackshear, McCall, Allen.
Liberty, Waldhour, West, Flemming.
Lumpkin, Parker, Matthews.
Lee, Lewis Bond, Holliday.
Lowndes, Knight, Smith.
Madison, Adair, Groves, Pittman.
Meriwether,Tignor, Hall, Kendall.
Monroe, Pope, Wootan, Watson—2 tied.
Morgan, Stokes, Wittick, Jones, Ncs'oit.
Muscogee, Camp, Watson, Iverson.
Mclntosh, Hand, Dunham, Wood.
Montgomery, Bryan, Mcßae.
Xewton, jLuckie, Perry, Trammel, Crawford.
Oglethorpe, Crawford, Gilmer, Cox, Young.
Pike, Adams, Neale, Maugham.
Pulaski, Bracewell, Dennard, Taylor.
Paulding, Walthall, Mcßride.
Putnam, Branham, Hudson, Cooper, Chambers.
Randolph, Hamilton, Henderson.
Richmond, V. \V r alker. J. P. King, Carter, Gould.
Rabun, Paris, Moseley, Coflee.
Scriven, Green, B. Greene, Jones.
Stewart, Smith, Distnukcs.
Sumpter, Houghton, Little.
Talbot, Flemming, Riley, Powell.
Ttoup, Hamilton, Fannin, Bailey.
Twiggs, Crocker, Welch, Fort.
Taliaferro, Janes, Thompson, Johnson.
Tattnall, Smith, Bruton.
Telfair, Rogers, Wilcox.
Thomas, Blackshear, Scarborough, Mclntyre.
Upson, Stiirgcs, Cox, Nolan.
Union, Greer, Chastain.
Walton, Gresham, Park, Harris, Willingham.
Warren, Lockhart, Dennis, Hill, Ryan.
Washington, Sessions, Brown, Tennillc, Soltlcv.
Wayne; Harris, Robison.
Wilkes, Wootan, Hay, Andrews, Kendrick.
Wilkinson, Hall, Beall, Jones.
Spirit of proscription does not yet sleep.
Every week some new victim is crushed beneath
its uplifted arm. The malignant demon prowls
thro’ the Union, like the roaring lion, seeking whom
he mav devour. A venerable o'd man, who has
devoted his whole life to the public service, has
been removed from tlie P. Q. of New Ark in New
Jersey, upon “political grounds.” Every tlnng
good and virtuous is sacrificed to the whims and
freaks of the modern Juggernaut, who rules the
nation with an iron sceptre nt W ashingfon. IV
day of judgment, wc tru«t, is not for oil
Jaducu') body GwA
The burning of the Treasury Building at Wash
ington City has Occasioned great loss to individual*
as well as to the government. The extent of inju
ry is not yet known. An investigation is now go
ing on to ferret out if possible, the incendiary. It is
supposed to have been destroyed by design, and the
tools ol the President have Dascly As ungenerously
charged the conflagration upon the friends of the
U• 8. Bank. The destruction of this building with
the derangement and loss of the papers belonging to
the department will prolong the time of the anticipa
ted changes in the President’s Cabinet, and keep up
a regular pit-a-pat in the bosoms of those expectants
who have advanced their claims and have received
tor answer, that they shall be considered. Will not
Senator Forsyth die the death of the anxious and
doubting ? The President had better ease him of
hts fears, or he will be consumed by his impatience
to have the glorious rays of office shed upon him.
It appears that the President has made the burn
ing of the Treasury Building a pretest for drawing
round his Palace a body-guard of aimed soldiery.
Would not this Continent have echoed and re-echoed
with the bootings of indignation against any other
President, hut Jackson, who would have dared to
offer such an affront to American Liberty and Free
dom. It is worse than tyrannical thus to insult the
independent feelings and proud spirits of American
Citizens. We are not yet slaves in reality, if Gen.
Jackson would wish to make us so. lie is a faithful
imitator of C;;*sar iu every act of his life where he
has been favored with the opportunity and as far as
his dull, meager intellect could enable him to under
stand the history of the character of that artful, craf
ty and fell tyrant. Our readers all recollect the
correspondence between Jenet and Jackson upon
the presentation by the former to the latt«r of a med
al, which was found in France aud supposed to have
belonged to Julius Ctesar. Tiie admiration of Jack
son for Cmsar’s character too plainly indicated his
ambition to be called a second “Ctesar”and to have
his fame. Hu is likely to acquire a more infamous
one. With the ambition of a Ca:sar lie has not the
talents of a Lepidus. He lias made a false estimate
of the character of Ca.-sar. He has not perceived
that he had in view by his own aggrandizement the
extension and magnificence of the Roman Empire.
He wished to acquire power peaceably —by the con
sent i/ the people. Jackson would take our liberties
from us by force and make us slaves, whether we
would or not. Thus we gee, that the character of
Ctesar is far more enviable than that of Jackson.
Tlie shade ol a great name.
The grandson ot Mr. Jefferson has been zealous
ly employed in undoing every tiling that his grand
father accomplished for his country. His relation
ship to tl.at distinguished statesman and the fact of
his having been reared in the same house with him
had much w light in influencing public opinion a
broad as to die views and principles of Mr. Jeffer
son, but none, it seems, at home. He was elected
last year front the County of Albermarle (the resi
dence of his grandfather, when alive) to the Legis
lature of Virginia; but since his attempt to misrep
resent his doctrines, so long entertained and so ably
defended by him to the day of his death, his degene
rate scion has permisson to stay at home. With all
the influence whiclifamily, station and office could
command, the patriotic and republican citizens of
Albermarle could not be persuaded or bought to ele
vate such a man under circumstances of degrada
tion which were so manifest.
The Richmond Whig and Times speak exulting-
Iv of the many triumphs which tlie State Rights doc
trines have had over the rank growth of Federalism.
The elections in that State are not over, but as far
as they have been heard from, they are cheering in
deed. It is the general belief that John Robertson
will be elected over the late Speaker. If that prove
to be the case. Mr. Stevenson’s cake is dough. He
can not get office, if he does not stand well at home.
That is tlie Van liuren touchstone. Unpopular at
home, unpopular at Washington. The late Speak
er was fully alive to this hurtful policy to the dis
appointed, for in his speech at Hanover Court-house
we are informed, he rained down showers of tears.
Wore they tears of repentance. 7No lWi would
have taken one to the gates of Heaven. They were
tears, such as the crocodile sheds. If he can be
beat, there is some hoj»e for the “old dominion” yet.
THE WJSBnGTO.V SPY.
The writer of the letters from Washington over
that signature is true to the character of the “Spy.”
Nothing seems to have escaped his wakeful vigi
lance and prying temper. Every'thing that trans
pires at the Palace is treasured up and faithfully re
ported to the American people He deserves tlie
thanks and gratitude of his country-men for the
authentic report of the machinations and intrigues
which have been formed in that corrupt city to des
poil the people of their liberties. Unless the ex
treme caution and calculating disposition of the Pres
ident’s “little Pet” should hinder their accouchment
we may very soon look for the product of the plots
which are forming against some “ old favorites”
of the President. The Spy confidently asserts that
anew paper is to be established at Richmond by
Mr. Rives a relative of the Swiss Senator of Vir
ginia, to take the place of the Enquirer, and that he
knows Blafr is to be displaced. "> should rejoice
aLjhcse changes, not that we favor Jacksomsm or
any thing that is scented with it, but that we hate
hireling apostates, and two more degraded than
Ritchie and Blair never lived.
But that is not all. He tells some strange news
about our grinning, cringing, bowing and unprinci
pled Senator John Forsyth. It seems to be decided
that .Mr. Livingston is to go to France, hut it is hard
to tell who shall fill his place. There are many as
pirants for the office. Mr. Van liuren is said to
favor Mr. McLane’s pretensions. Mr. Rives wants
it, and Mr. Forsyth has begged for it. This appears
to be the state of the case, but how it will be deci
ded, time alone can determine. There are several
pretenders for the Treasury, and lot it be given to
whom it may, the President is likely to make seve
ral enemies. The finger of Van Burcn directs ev
ery movement about the Palace. He is now a reg
ular inmate and sits by the side of the old Hero and
feed* him out ofa golden spoon. The old fellow
has got very childish lately nnd swears, he will
catch Van by his red whiskers and throw him into
the gutter below the Palace, if he does not manage
things so as to keep Calhoun down.
tlr. IVllde’t Speecli.
We have commenced this week the publication
of the speeches of the Georgia Delegation upon the
the Tariff*and Force Bill. Our readers will lie am
ply repaid for time and trouble spent in the pe
rusal of Mr. Wildeki s|oech. They doubtless will
not feel its force as scnably as Uio* they had heard
it when it was delivered. Mr. Wilde is one of the
most eloquent and fiuirted orator* of the leoothern
Country.
Keep OmL
Tlie Editor of the Southern Danner a mortally,
gravelled because we called him “a sheep” m
wolves’ cloatliing. We can not believe that the
Editor entertained the opinion that we thought he
was in reality a “sheep.” He surely has better
sense. He must have known that it was a figure
of speech. When we wrote the article at which
the Editor of the Banner is so much nettled, we dis
claimed any intention of disresjiect. Did he then
leel the force of our remarks so sensibly as to loose
his equanimity of temper,? We are sorry for this.
We have a tolerably good opiuicn of this Editor,
notwithstanding he has been so uncourteous as to
tell us we have no manners. We shall certainly
take lessons in good manners from those two ele
gant and accomplished gentlemen who have teth
ered the Banner, ar.d then we will ask another tilt
or two with its debonair and mild Editor.
The Editor of the Banner does not know the ex
tent of our stock of arguments on haiid. IFc do not
make a great show of them unless we have some
customers of the first quality. Let some such
make a call on us, and we will lay before them a
splendid assortment. If the Editor of the Banner
would only pay us a visit, we would even conde
scend to show him what we have in our store-house;
and he will please to recollect that we only com
menced trade a short time since, and therefore our
supply is more scanty than it will be. We are not
exactly a “ fighting Attic,” but we reckon we could
manage to screw our courage up to the sticking
point, when called out. But we much prefer talk
ing. writing or running to fighting. But pen us up
pretty close and we do not know what we might
do. JUe do not wish to have the gauntlet thrown
down by the Editor of lhc Banner, and we will at
once disclaim all intention of disrespect to that
courtly and polite gentleman in our remarks, at
which he takes exception.
IFe have no objection to submitting tlie decision
of all matters to the “public opinion” of the Stute,
but not to the people of the U. S. as constituting
one people. John Taylor spoke of the “public opin
ion” of his own State; as a Sovereign rower, and
we defy the sophistry of tlie Banner to make his
language mean any thing else. The Editor of tlie
Banner chills us the “young Samuel” and John
Taylor the “1 ligh Priest,” and says when we learn
but a moiety of his manners he will meet us again.
As we are young there is some room for improve
ment, but we fear the age of the Editor of the Ban
ner renders him incorrigible. He however consi
der it Fas cst ab hoste doceri and we shall improve
the lesson. Vale ! Yale ! Vale !
The Mwuurcby Paper.
The organ of the monarchy party in Georgia will
continue to make the grossest and most daring mis
representations to the people. It is a faithless sen
tinel and the people should displace it for its treach
ery. It tolls the peojilo of Georgia that the clause
in the Force Bill, which is said uud believed to have
been penned by Mr. Wirt, does not authorize the
President to use force to cany into execution the
decrees of the Supreme Coutt, and that tlie only
part looking to the employment of the military*,
will cease at tiie expiration of twelve months.
fUe all know that the el tuse empowering the Presi
dent to use force in a particular case (that of Caro
lina) was limited to twelve months. But the sec
tion which embraces the Georgia controversy was
made perpetual, and tliat section does empower the
President to put down by force all opposition to the
execution of the decrees of the Supreme Court.
Have not the people of Georgia seen the bill and
read it and judged of its provisions for themselves?
Have they not discovered its warlike aspect?
But say the Editors of this Federal paper, the
Supreme Court can not entertain a suit at the in
stance of tlie Indians, because, forsooth, they can
not lie parties to a suit in tlie Supreme Court of the
U. S. Tliis may be, and doubtless is the opinion
of the Editors of this paper and every other Geor
gian, but does it follow therefore that the Court is
of tlie same opinion? The Judges of the Court
must decide this matter for themselves and the
President, if they decree against Georgia, dare not
refuse to call out armed power to carry their judg
ment into execution. Let not the people ofGeorgia
hug tlie delusion that they will not, under any cir
eamttances, be made victims to tlie sanguinary
provisions of the Force Bill. “The price ol liberty
is eternal vigilance.”
('inane Equalled.
The battle of Koaiah between the Turks and
Egyptians is the bloodiest upon record, oxccpt that
fought at Cannae between the Romans and the
Carthagenians, if indeed the carnage docs not
exceed that of antiquity. * Tlie spot where the bat
tle was fought i6 said to resemble the battle ground
of C«nnae, and the leader of the Egyptian forces is
thought to have displayed quite as much skill in his
maneuvering to entrap the Turks in the same
manner as did the renowned Ilanuibal the fiery
and incautious Roman. We can not think how
ever that the modern victory is equal in glory to
the ancient, since the Egyptian general had the ad
vantage of this vary battle to enlighten his military
genius. The first was an original conception, die
second may have been a mere copy.
[](jr* “Imthovisatou” has keen received, but too
late for this weeks publication. It shall appear in
out next.
From the Xationol Intelligencer.
A Serious Disaster!
WASHINGTON, Monday, April L
We are sorry to have to announce that the Public
Building East of the President’s Square, occupied as th*
Treasury Department, was consumed by Fire yester
day morning, between two o’clock and (nnrise. The
fire wastiist discovered in the room adjoining (hit of the
Chief Clerk of the Department, usually known among
the Clerks and olhi r Officers by the nflme of .Mr. Laugh’-.;
Room. It is not known w heter the Fire origin*.te4 in
the floor or the ceiling of the room, the wf.Oic being in
a blaze before any one approached it; but no doubt ap
pears to be entertained that the Fir* wm accidental.
The whole room was on fire before the alarm was given,
even the watch walking the pavement in front of the
Branch Bank (near the spot) perceived nothing of tlie
fire, (the building of the State Department interposing.)
Every exertion was made, as the people gathered to t lie
(pot, finding that it would be in vain to attempt saving
the building, to toscurc the book* and papers of the
several offices. A great ileal was saved by the Clerks
and other citizens, considering the circumstances. It
is hoped, indeed, that few liooks cr papers of much con
(cqence are destroyed.
All the hooks and papers on the ground floor arc br
ie ved to have been saved (in great disorder of course)
aud all those in the third story were destroyed. Os the
books and paper* iu the apartments of the second ftoey,
much (he greater part were saved.
Thooliictrs on the first floor, the books of which are
twt'ed, wets tho* if the Register of the Ttoetury,
Tt assurer, ud tW first Auditor. On fhs second floor,
nearly all the books of the First Comptroller, whose of
fica occupied the greater number of the rooms, were
saved, and a part of those belonging to the office oi the
Secretary of tho Treasury, in these immediate apart
ments the lire was first discovered.
Os the offices connected with the Treasury Depart
ment, several the most extensive, are kept in uiiier
buildings than that destroyed aud are of course entirely
safe, viz. those ot tlie Scco.iJ Comptroller, t-ecoab
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Auditors, aud the Solicitor of
the Treasury.
The papers destroyed wefe many ol the-a obsolele,
and almost all ofa date pric*r to 1S;!0. The uieusl impor
tant papers destroyed were perhaps the correspondence
cf the Head of the Treasury Department which was
kept iu the room wherein the' fire originated.
When the Fire was first discovered, it was the dead
hour of the night, and tho whole popelAun of the city
was so deep buried in sleep, that a comparatively small
number arrived early on the ground. Very soon after
the first cry of Fire was scarcely uttered, at half past two
o’clock, the keeper of the Orphan Asylum hell caught
and repeated the alarm ; whence it happened that tne
persons first at tlte Fire, next to the immediate neigh
bors, were roused by that bell, and had half a mile to
run before they arrived at it. To save the building,
however, when once on Fire, would, under any circum
stances, have been impossible, so inflammable was its
structure, as well as its contents.
No one can look at the smoking ruins, without a
sensation of astonishment at the fatuity and utter im
protidcncc with which Looks and papers of such vast
consequence have been so long trusted to any other than
fire-proof building. The few scattered vaulted rooms
in tlie building entirely escaped the flames; and had
the whole building been similarly constructed, the fir*
could not have.occurrcd; or if, through extreme careless
ness, it had occurred, would have been confined to the
room iu which it originated. Where was tlie watchman
of the building? is a natural question. He was, vve hear,
sick at home; and the youth who substituted him was so
sound asleep that he was perhaps only saved from being
burnt alive by those who broke open the doors and rous
ed him. Hud he been over so wide awake, however,
unless he had happened to inspect the particulr room
where the fire begun, the alarm from outside might have
been his first nocking.
We are glad to observe that creditable exertions wero
made by the proper officers yesterday to Collect and se
cure tho scattered books ami papsrs, so that by 2 o’clock
in the day they were safely housed.
• fSarrictl,
On the 1 lib inst. by the Rev. Mr. Sanilent, Colonel E. B.
PAItK, of Milledgeville, to Miss FRANCKS X. REDD,
of Green Corin’, Geo.
IN addition to Iris former Stock, is receiving
from New-York, a fresh snpjilv of
SPRING AND 'FANCY
Which he uiM sell on accommodating terms. Ha
invites his friends and the public to an examination
of them ; and solicits a continuance ol patronage.
Treasury Department, *
Milltdgeeillc, nth April 1833.
AGAJN it becomes my painlul duty to inform tax collec
tors, and other public officers ofll*e failure of another
Hank, viz : the Merchants and Rian tors Dank of Augusts ;
and to notify them that its Bills will not ks rstwivSd at this
Office in payment of taxes due lUs State, ot iu tks fulfilment
of any contracts ofwhich the State ai.iy ba » parry.
JOHN WILLIAMS. T«easurer.
Tho papers throughout tiie .Slate are rcqsuslsd to give tho
above two insertions and forward their acoonato for payment.
THE STAKE OFf'ICE
At Peek A B rlfongii I.inc cj Stages, stops at
TBATIJLLEft’S IMTV,
(BY JAMES MAISKY,)
One hundred vdrds South-East of tho Court-house,
Lexinatoiii C.
THE house is large, with many bed rooms, and every atten
tion will he directed to the comfort and Satisfaction of pas
sengers and others, who are inritsti to stop at the above cstair
y|hment. April 15.
•h’cffroes for Sale*
THE subscriber has received, in addition to his former lot,
a gang of
Tl>irty-fiv« prime joints HegTOcs
making in all, about Sixty ; among which are field hands,
house servants, plough boys, pastry cooks, washers and Lon
ers, conelimen, seamstresses, mechanics, Hie. and two EN
GINEERS ; which he offers for rale at moderate prices.
ROBERT BOYCE.
Hamburg, April 1 3 3t
(jj* The Georgia Times, nnd Alabama Journal, will pleas*
give the above threeinsertions each, and scad their accounts
immediately to this office for payment. ——Aug. Citno.vuT.i..
The TnMvHsr'*
TJHE Subscriber mspcctfmlv inform- the ’’reev v nf,r >1 >'*
that *V has opened a Rol > F OF ENTERTAIN
MENT st Leather’s Ford, on the t’hestatne .River; this
place is as healthy a sittiatioh ns any in the up c.< entry ; it is
fifteen miles from Gainesville, and tour ' d•' from Auraria,
Lumpkin county, audit centra! situstivi in the
Siurounded with curiosities, both natc.nl and artificial, well
calculated to cheer the spirits of the weary, > r e; .rage tlie
attention of those in pursuit of pleasure. His House is
large and commodious, with suitable rooms for tin accom
modation of all Families or private persons that tie. v think
proper to call on him. His.table will be furnished with the
liest the country affords, his bar supplied with choice Li
quors; liis stables with plenty of pro vender, and no exer
tions will be spared on his part to comfort the Traveller at
Home.
WILLIAM RAGAN.
April 17 1 i-* 4
$&&&&&£
.I.ru STOJVB CVTTMJIG.
THE subscriber, late of (’hnrleston. has opened a MAR
BLE YARD on the South side of llroad Street, a little
above the upper market, and a few doors above the Richmond
Hotel, whsre he uill keep constantly on band, an excellent
assortment of New-York and Italian Marble, suitable for
Fire and Chimney Pieces, Tombs and Monuments, and will
att»ad to all orders in his line of business, in as good style,
and ns cheap, as they can be done elsew here.
Persons wishing good work done in his line, yvifl please
call and examine for themselves. By strict attention to bu
siness, he hopes to obtain a share of public patronage.
JAMES L*. AUTO PE.
Augusta, April 13 1 I -C
Huron
THIS thorough bred Race horse will be exhib
ited in Milledgeville during the Races, and will visit
that place TWO DAYS at a time throughout the season at
tlie proper intervals. He may be seen at Mr. Matt's Stable.
Dr lv VLB was sired by Arab, who was out of Bet Bounce
by the u nowned Sir Archy ; DeKalb’s dam was sired by
the celebrated Virginian; Grand Dam Prudentia l>v Shy
lock;*" dam Celia by Wildair ; g p g dam Lady Boling
broke by imported Pantaloon; (see Turi Register, vol. 3rd
i), 4*8,) m
Those who wish to behold one of natures most happy ef
forts ... the-hapuof a pure blooded Rare Horse, are invtted
to do so. Particulars cat. „
\\ M. MOT I f MilledgtTii!*.
April 17 ******
Tbs napers io MUUifcsvifle will give this two insertions
I ted loud their ncconnt* tis r«vin*nt t j \V. M.