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“Our ambition is to live u:i<U-r cquiil laws” wwooa. urkvun/VjfliP jcr.xicr, :jg|m MODERATION. wSuuaso AND STATE RIGHT’S ADTOCATE. MILLEDGEVILLE, SEPT. 5, 1833. FOR GOVERNOR, JOEL CRAWFORD. “That the principles and construction contended for by sundry of the State Legislatures. that the Gen. cral Government is the exclusive jndge ol the ex tant of the powers delegated to it, stop nothing short of DESPOTISM’ —since the discretion of those who administer the Government, and n»t the ' ON. RTITUTION, would be the measure of their pow. ers—That the several States who formed that in strument, being sovereign and independent, have the unquestionable tight to fudge oflbe infraction and thut a NULLIFICATION? cr tmosksoverf.k.n. ties, or am, unauthorised acts, done under color oI that instrument, is tiik RIGHTFUL KEMb.IA.” Extract f jm Kent. lies, by Tint'. Jefferson , •• Rut where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a Ni'LMFi atio.v of the net i« the riuHtfcl rex DVI that every State has a natu ral right, in cases not within the compact, [casus non foederis] to nu ufy of their own aitiioritt, at.' ASSUMPTIONS Or POWER RY OTHERS WITHIN THEIR LIM ITS — that without this right, they would be under the. dominion, absolute and unlimited of whomsoev. cr might exorcise that right ot judgement for them.” Extract from MSS Resolution by Tim. Jefferson. The Superior Court of this county adjourned last Saturday, till the first Monday in November next. During the term, John Johnson who was indicted for the murder of a little girl, was found , guilty, but recommended to the mercy of the court. The evidence against him was entirely circumstantial, and it is presumed this fact was tiie reason of the recommendation. On the !a.st day sentence cf death was pronounced upon him, and Friday the loth day of November fixed as the time of his execution. The impolicy oS tUscarding the pre sent liar lx. The course of our observations in opposition to the Ratification of the proceedings of the Con vention, has at length bruught us to the last and most important ground, on w hiclt that opposition is based. We sh ill have it in our power to show, that this last position we have taken a cainst the proposed amendment is really the foundation of our two former onps—to, v. it, the "inequality of the representation,” and “the in c ease of burd ns.” Our objections to the suici dal policy of adopting the white basis of repre sentation, aro of a two-fold character, first in re ference to our domestic matters, second —as it re gards our political relations with the other States We would promise, however, that a change of basic, was not contemplated when the Convention was called together. It was a subject, with which they were forbidden to medd.e, beciuse the law clothing them with authority to act, was silent on the matter. They wcruassetnbled to reduce anu equalize the representation ace Tiling to the pro visions of thee uioitMUun tlittaitt ftc '. *vuy -o jealous were tho Legislature of the abuse ol the power conferred on tin Contention, that an • tth was imposed :pon them not to interfere with any other portion of that instrument. Be that, as n M.-.y, and laying aside ail motive of a corrupt na ture that might have mlluenccd the majority ot that body in proposing s i wild a scheme ol gov ernment; wc alia;l proceed to consider then proposition on Ihc ground of its impolicy in re lation to our domestic matters. 1 lie County ol Chatham has 11,S6t> Representative population by the Federal Basis. The county ot W iikiuson has 5.917, by tiie same ba3is; the county ol Chatham has three representatives, and the coun ty of Wilkinson two, this is nearly equal. On the white Basis, Chatham and Wilkinson will oxer rise precisely an equal influence in tho Le gislature, the first [raying 119,465, towards de fraying the expenses of Legislation whilo the last pays $361,82. for the same purpose. The adoption of the white basis therefore increases the burdens on the people of Chatham county, and also disturbs the absolute equality of Repre sentation that exists between these two counties which we have selected for the illustration cf our argument. The county of Richmond has 9.989 Represen tative population by the Federal Basis, and the county of Houston lias 7,058 by the same Basis both are entitled to the same number of Repre sentatives. Hero there is a slight inequality in favour of Houston by the Federal Basis -on the projected Basis, tho difference between the two counties as to the number of their white popula tion is I'. 1 ; yet, the county ol Houston will bo en titled to three representatives, and the county cf Richmond must be satisfied \v ith two. Ibe a deptitnef ll owt ite lit sis will be thenfore, the cause of a monstrous inequality ot Repre sentation, between these two counties. It will also increase the burdens imposed upon the peo ple ot Richmond for they are not only deprives of their just weight in the Legislature, but are also made to pay $9,000,f0r that deprivation while ike county of Houston pays only $3lO for her in creasad influence and power ■’ ■’ Is it not impolitic then tor a titatc to adopt a scheme of government that exhibits un '‘ UlK ' C< ' * partiality towards some of its citiiPtt#, a ‘ ,L ' weighs to the earth another portion by unmerited oppression. The proposition is too plain to re quire a single word of argument in its lavor ; it addresses itself directly to the common sense ol every man in the community, and by its very plainness coerces tho assent of all. V\e have tu t said all that might on this branch of tin* argument, but we feel that w e have said enough to convinco every onoof ordt'rwjp candor, that tin* ratification of the proposed amendment produces s vast inequality in the representation, increase tho evils, it was intended to remedy, and that the substitution of tho white Basis tor tho federal Basis is the source of all this injustice. \V o sent* now to consider whst effect the change < f basis will hisc upon (he great bedv of the pr-plc of GEORGIA TIMES, AXD STATE MIGHTS’ ADVOtATE, •he State, in reference to their relation with the tber States. It has been said that the Federal ratio of representation was conceded as a com promise to the Southern States. This it true, but it was a concession founded in reason. And by this act repudiating a principle at home,which we re unwilling should be acted on abroad, we are irtually declaringit an unjust one: It is in fact inning the hand that is raised against us,and invi tng a blow, that lias ever been but too ready to in bestowed. Not only on our own head will the aufTet fall, net only against our own bosoms, will he weapon be aimed, but against those who are .lound to us by the common tie tiiat unites the whole South in resisting the aggression of Nor tnern avarice. Il the injury would be confined to ourselves alone, there is much that could be urged against its infliction, but when others will be made the sufferers by our own infatuation, it is well thut we should pause, before we act. — Let us consider then before we determine to fix this incubus on our shoulders;—and if there is on» solitary advantage to be gained, let it be Known. It has been said, that the expenses of the Legislature will be reduced, but we are not told how tho reduction will operate to our benefit. True there may be individuals who may profit by the ratification of the proposed amendment, but the injury to the State is incalculable. Wchave -ecu it advanced as an argument that Georgia is be only Southern State that has retained the Fed eral Basis in the constitution. This is partly true. No Georgia is the only Southern State where the right of suffrage is universal: We may be mistaken, but vebelievo it to be the only state intheUnim where every free while citizen is n tied to a voice in its domestic councils. Those who have hitherto repudiated the Federal basis have substituted in its place a representation bas ed on taxoliontipopulation. In such states a citizen must own a certain amount es properly, before hu is entitled to tho right of suffrage. If then the peo ple of Georgia arealtve to their own interest they must reject this offspring of corruption and party management, & stamp upon its miscreated front, the broad mark r f their own indignant reproba tion. If they aro awake to tl:8 interests of the w hole South they will most surely refuse to be tiie dupes of party intrigue and with the despera tion of Sampson, hurl down on their own heads the fabric, although it may egush their enemies in its fail. We extract the following from an editorial ar ticle in the Savannah Republican. It sets forth in a masterly manner the distinguishing doctrines of the Troup party, and saving the clause, where the Editor “is willing to unite in resisting Nulli cation,” Nullifier as we are, we record our assent to this Exposition, of its doctrines. We too have an “unwavering confidence, in the protection which would be afforded us. by an energetic as sertion of the sovereign rights of tho States.” It i g atifying, peculiarly so, to find the Republican iiuldly breasting the torrent of vituperation with which all are sought to be overwhelmed, who daringly maintain and assert tits doctrines, un der whose banner, Troup once led U3 to victory. faetc virtutc, es!o /” Long before tv« ansunvil the editorial tie lartnn nt of this paper-—even in our boyish i.s—we r.•member that this t-tate was divi n:d between two great political Thirties, tv bo f tm re nitmbt is be considered, were almost q,tally balanced. In every other respect, lie inequality . as, in our judgment, sufit •tinny denneh. fn- f*n.« P»»«y at Georgia, which has slice ssivoly assnnv-it tw enties of CHAtvroitn and of Vkoup, seemed to us to be pro-eminently distinguished by :ho pair oitstil a,d intuiligciico of those who •omposeu it, and still more by tho genuine Republican principles for which it contended. v\ ium time and circumstances called us to the icrfortnaucc of the duty which every free nan nves to his country, we did not hesitate to uke our place in its ranks—anil when subsc q tently we became connected with this pa :er, we endeavored humbly, hut zealously, to maintain its principles. The principles ol that party,its well as those pf their adversa ries, th it rallying under tho banner of Gen. Cfc-Unt, and since distinguished by his name, r ceived ample develop! incut in the memora Me struggle which occurred between Geor gia and the Federal Government, in relation to the treaty of the Indian Springs. As Geor gians, as Americans, as the advocatesot State Rights, and not less the advocates of Constitu tional Lnion, with our sisters of the confeder acy, wc have looked hack with pleasure ami pride to that animated but peaceful contest between tnc friends of regulated freedom, sustaining tho sovereignty of the States, ant! the advocates of a latitudinarian construction of the Federal Constitution, striving to en large the powers of the Confederated Govern ment. \Ve have looked to it with gratifies tion, because its result seemed to us calcula ted to advance the great ptinciplcs of Consti lutiotial freedom —to manifest that the Sove reignty of tile States was not a mere theory, but at» active, salutary, and protective princi ple, competent to restrain the excesses of Federal Power, arid thus to give increased permanency to Constitutional Union. When subsequently the continued oppressions of the Federal Government by the imposition oi taxes which paralized the industry of one por tion of the American people, to give increased value to tltc labors of another portion of the same people, had aroused southern feeling, wc did not despair. We relied much upon the returning justice and intelligence ol our Brethren of the North—but if after a fill and ample experiment, this should fail us,-we iind an unwavering confidence in the pro tection which would be afforded us, by an energetic assertion of the Sovereign Rights f fthe State. Our judgment, t erefore, as w) II as our feelings, responded to the princi ples which were asserted, and the deteutii nation which was avowed by the people ol Georgia, and hv its Executive ami L< gisla live .'gent. We did not lose our attachment to the Union, but wo did desire to preserve in its purity, and to vindicate from vtulaiion, (>ur Cotistitulioual Charter. Wc have never icnuicaccd in the mode of relief, which was orAiwsed and acted upon »y Sol,tl ' Carolina ; imt we have not been willing to surrender i he principle of State Sovereignly, and rush at ;,„fv into the arms of the ittlvo ales of ronsnl. ,nation, because some of these who advocated tho forwf principle bin! propw-d * l roouo r * asserting it, which to u* soenn and impractica ble. On U»e contrary, wo fell disposed to eting with still more tenacity to this vial pnn ■ irdenfo-rFedtrative -f-'>iw, I" |>r«|*.rtn»ti to the (langurs which beset it. It had now to eon-end w»IH the active hostility of the ad vocates of consolidation cheered and anima ted l»y tiie dissensions which had been pro duced among its advocates, and to experience the weakness which results from divided counsels, and disjointed efforts. We wen wi ling to unite in resisting the doctrine of .Nullification. We were ready in any and in every proper mode to manifest our attachment (o the Union, but we were not, and we arc not prepared to yield the principle of State Sove reignty,or to swallow the doctrines of consol idation. We have believed and we still be lieve, that these States are Sovereign. We do not believe that they have committed the suicidal act of subjecting that Sovereignty to rhe discretion of a majority of Congress, even under the restraint of the Presidential veto, and the check of the Supreme Court. These are our principles and we are not therefore prepared to denounce a3 enemies to tiie U nion, those who maintain them. We cannot <io so, unless we should denounce the whole i’roup party in masse ; for they have avowed them in every variety of form. They have done moro—they have acted upon them— they have successfully used them to restrain the abuses of Federal power. For the Georgia Time*, Total* Excellency Wsbon Ltmipkin: Sra Imagine not that this public mark of my re spect proceeds either from my admiration of your Excellency’s private virtues, or public services. It is true, there are u few bright trails in your Excel lency’s character, which in ly become a subject of remark in the course of the series of letters which it is my purpose to address you, but the exposition ot these, will be more for the instruction of your constituents than for your Excellency’s personal gratification. Your Excellency cannot be unapprised, that much misconception prevails concerning the manner iu which the government of Georgia lias been admin istered during the last two years, and much more has been ascribed to your Excellency’s ability and management, than the decrees of justice have a warded—But this is not by any means the fault of vour Excellency, since you cannot help what frugal Heaven has denied your Excellency cannot be answerable either for the bungling efforts of those auxiliaries, whom you have so justly termed to be 44 few and feeble, and exclusively selfish.” A mistaken idea prevails, as your Excellency is doubtless aware concerning the. agency of your Ex cellency in procuring the Cherokee Lands. Now, j i 4 ‘ it were goncrully known, that so far from your Excellency advancing this desirable object, you did all in your poVC r prevent its consummation ;if it were known that Wu.T & hill Knowledge of the just claims of another to the pjtntnendation ol the peo ple of Georgia, you had perm yourseli to be lauded as the one entitled to the prai. e bringing about this acquisition, what would bo the hopes of your Excellency of being re-elected ? None ! .P e Trio of the Fldkkal Union, in order to retain their OFFICES, might attempt to gull the people, your Excellency’s understrappers might write those who are receiving the people’s money tor a different purpose might expend it to aid in your Excellency’s re-election, but rest assured, an indignant people would hur-’ your Excellency from your office. It is my purpose at present to submit to your Ex cellency, certain questions of grave unport, which will challenge the undivided attention of your Ex cellency, These questions, will require speedy and explicit answers—not from the conductors of the Federal Union—not from your other feeble auxilia ries, but under your Excellency’s sign manual. Did you not say to several members of the Le gislature, that if they would support you m it, you would veto the Land Act, and did you not say after you had signed the bill, that you assented to, rather than approve it and did not the force of circum stances drive your Excellency to an external de ceptive show of approbation while you were silently aiding in defeating the object ? Was not the Lottery brought about eariier by one year by the exertions of other persons known to your Excellency, and did you n t depreciate their exertions and Buggpst a time serving course which would have defeated the object! Will your Excellency further inform the people why you did not have the places of Ross, artin, Adair and Taylor, ihe chief opponents to the trea ty, wiry -trer, wD-uJorj iu the Cherokee coun try, reinedu*i itmtw ihat at „,«>» 0 > Iligiivtasie,lßl7, lliey had reaouned ail claim to any land among the C'hcrokoea this side oi tho Missis sipi, in consequence ol obtaining reserves winch they have since sold ? In the answers to these questions, il is in your Excellency’* power.to enlighten the good people ot Georgia ; and it truly answered, will exhi jit to tnotii tne novel ami extraordinary spectacle ot their Cltiel Magistrate, truckling to the powers, at ilashingtoti; openly acquiescing iitthe wish es of the people, but secretly endeavoring to pre vent the gratification of their wishes —it will i“r tiier exhibit a practical illustration of the sayings ■St. Faul, “be all things to ail men.” But if yqyr Excellency remains siicnt, alilio’ that silence may be attributed by some to a becoming dignity on ihe part-I'your Excellency—yet your Excel lency .knows that the writer of this knows, that your silence will be the result of reflections, by no means creditable to Wilson Lumpkin, as a man, or tUiisou Lumpkin as a Governor. Il will be my purpose in our rext, to present some other matter for the consideration of your Excellency—of as deep interest as that contained iu tho foregoing questions. CHATHAM. For the Times. The Georgina and the Fore* liiiL The Georgian of the 94th August, contains the following notice: “ Effects of the Force Bill We mentioned a few days ago that ordinary Nea Island Cotton was sold in this market lor 98 cents. This is owing to the preservation ol the Union by the Force Bill. NO MUCH FOR THE FORCE BILL.” How mnch degrading stupidity is contained in that sentence we leave our readers to judge lor themselves. For ourselves we contemn the re volting sentiment tiiat the bill which was passed to drench this beautiful and highly favoured land with blood and carnage. ... to trample in the dust the liberties of a free people in order to glut the vengeance of a malignant tyrant... .that the bill which will ere long bring a hireling army of myrmidons to cut the throats and desolate the plantations of innocent and unoffending Geor gians should be urged to them as a reason why Sea Island cotton had risen to twenty-eightceuts. Have our liberties delerioiated so lar that they may bo purchased by tho rise rfa few cents iu the pound of Nest Island or I. pland cotton I Does the sycophantic and time-serving Editor ol the ticorgian dare to tell the people of Georgia that they are indebted to their slavery, and degrada tion fur the rise in cotton 1 The most simple and unlearned will laugh to scorn this stupid and slavish notion. These too are the op r.ions ol Judge Wayne’s Oracle, the man who deserted his own party, betrayed his State into the hands bl her enemies and who off red himself to the Clark party as their leader. These aro the men who expect to rule this State by the elevation of a puppet to the office of Governor. These aro the men into w husu hand* the destiny of Georgia may he throw n unless the people rise up at once in their majesty and will it otherwise... .these are the people who are to defend the rights cf Georgia and to maintain that proud and elevated M«nd iiseumed ia 'BS when t ha achieved Her vic- tory over the domination of Federal Tyranny, and last of ail these are the men who hum- led the pride cf Georgia by kneeling at the throne of An drew Jackson aid Liesing the chains prepared to hold us in subjection to the general government if we dare to restst tbo’r disposition of the public lands within the limits of our State. * * I he Manifesto ot the Central Committee of the Union [tarry, makes the precious confea. sion lor the dominant parry in the Federal Government, that it the people of tins Dis. rtet, m the exercise of their rights as free men, choose to send to Congress, men whose principles are distasteful to our rulers—that we sba;l, in consttjneiice, be punished by an exclusion front an equitable share of the ben efits of the Union,and shall have no public es tabllshinents,and no disbursements ol Federal motley, in this quarter. This allows the es teem in which tbe purity and justice of the government is held, even amongst its worship pers. It ia, besides, an insulting attempt to purchase the people with their own money— and shews that the Central Committee have abandoned the petty bribery at our local elec tions, for bribery on a grand scale.—lUt if the Xiil’lfitrs cab get nothing in tile way it ad vantage, Jas. ic:-, or favor, from \v ashington, surely tbe personages on tbs Central Commit tee, though not sent to Congress, have influ ence witu their powerful allies at Washing ton and the North. We cull upon them, therefore, if patriots, as they profess to be, and solicitous for the interests of Charleston, to intercede with their leaders out of South •'aroiina, and have the Naval Depot tst ih lisiied, Surely they will not refuse this boon loa community, which they love so mmjli merely because that .'Community refuses to c lect them to office. Truly, if the Nava! De pot is now established, we shall these confi dants of the administration to be selfish men, whose good offices to their city and State, are only to bo bong!it by office—and who come inloour political market as commission mer chants for t,V ir Federal employers, to barter i.idulgencits for vices, li e say, beforehand, that the plea of occupation, occasioned bv a ny preparations or solicitations, arising out of expectations, occasioned by the recall of Mr. iJicii.vN.vN from Russia, will not be admitted as excusing the neglect of our local interests by those whose patriotism is rat Iter Cosmopol itan than Carolinian.— Chrrlestoi i Mercury. A Brace of Tyrants. —Two of our most respectable contemporaries It ve been for some time past disputing the relative merits of Don M fgttcl and Don Pedro. There is wc g ijoc.’ld t.biuk, no choice of them. They have both cl. sce.aricu >Hto the nethermost depths of crime. Both arc as selfish, brutal, and bloody, as liimnn nature ran be. Miguel has bathed his annals in blood. history will bean uninterinitted chain of heart rend ing cruelties. He is a monster who not on y disgraces a throne—disgraces the ago—but who would disgrace the guilty crowds of a penitentiary. His brother is his brother, tic was driven by a nation ol cowaro.s and slaves, ftom a throne [of Brazil) which he had Gained with every crime. His character is blackened with ail that is loathsome and fear ful in humanity. It cannot be forgotten tiiat but a few years since the malediction of the whole civilized world fell upon him lor kick ing his young, innocent, and lovely wife, when in a situation that would have commanded the respectful attention cf Hottentots. Os such a monster we can only exclaim with Macduff— “ Fit to reign!— No! not to lire.” Such are the brothers now meeting in mortal strife, to decide w ho shall gratify, upon the insensate and Oesotted nation which tderds between them, their voluptuous, hru. tal, and sanguinary passions. When our brothers of the National Intelligencer and Philadelphia Gazette have decided which is the better man and better monarch, it is to be hoped that th-y will enlighten the public. Philadelphia, Acccst IT, 1893. Hur against our Merchants —The Globe recently arrived at this port with a valuable •argo from Canton. The Surveyor of the Fort alleging that lie had received informa tion implicating the inanit sto of the ship, commenced boring into tiie kegs of tea. Tho consignees, a.ixious to avert the destruction oftheir property, offered, at their own exnensc, to have tiie tea removed to the Custom-House, unpacked and examined. This, however, was refused. Tile loss consequent on this proceeding, is twenty per cent, on the val uabh; cargo. The affair has naturally produ ced great excitement. Actions have been commenced against the officers, and a meeting of merchants, on the subject, is proposed.— Plata, hull. Tho cont-'inpt which some of the Jackson presses affect for the letters of .Major Jack Downing, is as amusing and ill advised ns the jealousy whicit they betrayed of Black Hawk during the President’s Progress. The („dian rival could he sent in a different three, tion, and hurried away to the land of his fa thers; but Major Jack is mast, r of his own movements anti positions, and in some sort uhiquitary : he will be tiie Monsieur Tonson of the political farce. Cried down he o .nnot be, read ho will he, ami admired too, by all the p' ople. We are quite sure that when his regular narrative of the Progress, and his occasional epistles supplementary,shall appeal in a volume embellished with cuts, he null be soon and long as much in vogue as ever John Run van lets been. Vive Major Jack ! — Mat. Gazette. . The Washington G!ot>e states officially, that the Convention between the Lmte-d Ntults and the King of the two Sicilies concluded at Naples on tiie 14th of October, having been ratified by the two parlies, tho ratifica. •ions of the same were duly exchanged in that capital, by Mr. Augustus Davczac. on the part ■il the. United Stales and the Prince of Cits stro, the part of the King of the two Sicilies, on the Bth June, in the present year. A great Rat'ifcation Meeting. —A meeting of the Rats was got up a few days ago in Cher ukoe county, in order to give tone to public sentiment i.pon this important subject. Wc understand from a gentleman who attended the meeting, that it was hvld in a remote corr rof the county, and not attended by nnv, who wife not disposed to vote tot ratification, except a few who turned out toseo wltat was done by the lUitifiura, and after all the speech *4, and management of the Rats, they bad only i majority of ten. There were only fifty two persons present, sod tho vote stood thirty-one. Wo pr< suttic the late Grand Jury were not in nti, nd.mcr. — Written lln aid. Ftuniii Eperches, (alias) Cart Speeches. —- A nictnbt r of the fate Convention from one of the frontier ebltnfii s, in Georgia, w ho is now n candidate for the legislature in hiseountv, was at sortie public gathering a few and \ s ago, and was prompted by bis vanity, to make a s|>e«f:!i. He mounted a cake cart, called the attention of bis audience, ant! commenced ii: the following strain of knock down argu ment : “ Fellow Citizens, you elected me to the Convention ; 1 went down there, ami we kept irying and Irving, to do something for a week, and we confd’nt do any tiling, i went down to inv room, and drew up th. plan, arid went back and offered it, and it went dovvi "’ith a small amendment ; 1 voted for il, a:n’ I ildo it again, t am a Union man, and , friend to Genera! Jackson, and 1 always*aid, it ever 1 got a chance at tn.it infernal Aiggci basis in the constitute n, l w ould tear it out, and it 1 had hold ot the Federal Cons'itution. I would tear tho infernal Nigger basis on of that too.” This bangs Daw Crook tt all hollow; it he can grin a knot from the sid. of a tree, whip hi* w eight in w ild cats,dec. NO RAT. ■B -nk Robhery. —The Mechanic's Bank of this city was broken into on the night of tin '9Bth inst. and robbed, by picking the lock of ihe Teller’s vault, offivetho’jsnnd four hundred and twenty eight dollars, Ii notes of the Bank. The Robin rs made great efforts to pick tiie lock of the Cashier's vault, hut done no damage to it forth, r than spoiling tin lock. By an advertisement m this morning’s paper, it will be seen that a reward of SJOO is offered for the apprehension and securing of the robber or robbers, and a proportionate re ward for tiie recovery of any patt tin rcof. [Constitutionalist.. The plan of the defence of Ncw-Orlentis was laid by no less a personage than General Moreau, during his visit to that city in 1810. It happened on this wise: General Moreau, the Hoti. Edward Livingston, and a French officer of engineers, were returning from an afternoon's ride in tho neighborhood of the city, ami passed over the ground that aft r wards became the scene of the battle. With the quick eye of a military man of science, General Moreau observed the advantages pre senting themselves for defensive military op erations. Pointing with his hand : ‘There,’ said he, ‘should your city ever lie threatened by invasion—there is the proper place for tiie line of del' ncc. Other conversations a* lo the details followed—and the ride was ended. General Moreau returned to Europt and fell in the ranks ol Napoleon's encmis.— Tne French officer of engineers si tiled in New-Orlcans. Iu process of time 'New-Or leans was invaded. A general of energy but ignorant of taclicks, who had ‘never set a squadron in the field,’ was sent to the com mand. Mr. Livingston and tit • French en gineer volunteered us the aids of Ihe Gent rnl; the cotivcrsaton with Moreau was recalled— and at tne instance ot these gentlemen, the plan ol the defence suggested by the great French commander, was adopted. The re sult is known.— N. Y. American. Nullification in Maine. —The Jackson can didate tor Governor in Maine, Mr. Dunlap, the “dyed-in-the-wool” republican, who is to receive the votes of the Jackson party in that state, is, it seems, in favor of Nullification ! We did not think any Northern man, on any Bi<ie, would harbor sitcli a feeling, hut we find an extract from the Thomas own Journal, which is a press under the influence of Mr. Dunlap , containing the following hold and unjustifiable assertions. “ The right of a State to withdraw from the Union in n peaceable and constitutional man ner is unquestionable, nor has the General Government any power to oppose it by coer cive measures.”" “It is idle to talk of the Constitution establishing a perpetual Union.” Wlnit Will tiie General say to this? A wight humourously inclined, went a few days ago to tiie Washington market in New York, to purchase some eggs, lie'found n countryman with a Jiaskct containing the quantity ho wanted—after agreeing upon the price, he told the countrymen to fold his arms, and lie would count them ont of the basket. He did so, and piled them, .amount ing to five dozen, up to liis chin; then tolu him to hold on, tiil he ran home for n;s change. After waiting till his arins ached with the load, w ithout a return of his custom er, he was relieved from his awkward predict* ment by crying murder. Irregularity of Clocks. —lt is a well known fact, that one of the cans- s by which e.gid day clocks goat times irregularly, and montii ly clocks whose weights aro much hi uvn r, uften amounting touot less than thirty pound*, stop suddenly, proceeds from the uttractim whuff) takes place between tin ir leaden weights and the leaden hall of the pendulum, when they have descended just so low as to come on n level, and consequently very near ly in a state of contract with the pendulum hall. And hence tiie reason why both these spe cies of clocks, If the pendulum have not actu ally stopped, seem gradually, a few days af terwards, to recover their wonted vigor and former accuracy ; the attraction diintnishing as tho distance once mart increases. A..oili er very simple and common cause of inaccu racy in pendulum clocks of all kinds, arise from their mr* hanging exactly pefpediculnr. A vc.y slight inclination to either side, —.so slight as to he unobserved by the eye,—tic - stroys the attract.on of the ball to the true centre of the area describod by the pendulum when in motion- Tho artificial and natura 1 impetus ceases lo exist, and the pendulum naturally drops to a statu o( rest, Attention to cither exposition will not only save time, but many dollars ; and very possibly the time of a very long journey, to call in or eon suit the Family Physician of this invaluable piece of Mechanism. —A. 1. Jour, of Com. “Cork is the must lying country in all Ire land, Kinsalo is the lymgcsl town in all Cork ami the dev Ia bigger liar titan Biliy Magrath shook u trotter in the sweet town ot Kit sale. Billy was n fisherman by trade, and sure there was no end to tbe wonders ho was alwsyscqmiog across in his travels. Mermen Mermaids and unworn*, were umonyvl the least of them, not to mention the dying Dutch man, unit the “ Suy sirpont,” with which lal ter gentle mail bo hod n more intimate ae quaitanceship than e ven itto good lolka ol .Nahant. It happened one day trial being I capsized in a storm, he mistook the bumps ol a “fish he saw” for the rock of Dundav* n < and succnd, and in makings landing,” butso 01 * to his sorrow discover and that it was’nt the ?am! at nil, b ’t only the tail of the •' murtherin surpent,” who r.t the same time lifted his head out of the water about a mile off to have a squint at him. Bill perceived that there was only one way to escape, so ho fell to work for the bare life w ith hisj.ack knife, and soon left it “ piece of the raw wutlier between the varment’s head and his tail.’’ This only enraged him the more, so he turned round to give chase,Billy, however, stuck to his post eke a Trojan, till the “ s .rp nt’s” jaws '.vere opened to swallow Idm, when lie Inoutrlit it was time to be moving; but the fish was fcliit* led with passion, hv reason t.f his i st m sued xtrptnity, tiiat he took no notice; but making t fe iri'u! charge swallow and hi* own tail, whicu ‘bolted hiti) on tin: spot, much to Billy’s con tent ami admiration, ho w : “lying in la vender” in the nook of a rock at the bottom. Mr. De I.a Mo'tn —l send you sot pgiilica cation in your Re publican paper, a few words bile ri from my Political Dictionary. Ratification—To cheat the l’. nple of heir Rights. .Minority to govern the Major ity* To Yazoo the rights ofTVcenien. Union—A leprous Body. To Bellow e* ternally, Lumpkin and profitable offices. Lovn of Georuiw—Political urofermunt ami ability to retain it. The end will justify the means. Nullification—At> Overseer with a long Con.- kiu, lo lash Ratification of tho Am* nd inents of Lie Constitution, as proposed by tho Convention, to tie th, to nullify Bargain and Sale of 5vJ,000 white Freemen. POKE IT. [.S’ur. Republican. From Canton. — Advice* have been received from Canton, in New York and at Baltimore, to the sth of April. The most inter, sting i torn they contain, is intelligence of tke pro gressive relaxation of tho restricrions imposed by tho Chinese government upon foreign trade. Two official documents have been re cently published by the Governor, respecting the late voyages of European vessels upon the eastern coasts of the empire. Tho tone of these docuibrnts is to greatly altered, that it is belfeved that tiie. prohibition to trade elsewhere than at Canton, vv’ll soon cease to operate. Already many voyages have been made, and the rapidity with which they increase, indicate success ;—and if tho British find them practicable and profitable, tho Americans will doubtless ere long follow in their wake.— Fay. ttevil’e Observer. A man killed with a candle. — An inquest was held at Ciewer, on Friday las', on the bo dy of the men, diaries Horn, who was unfor tunately killed the same morning in the fol lowing thoughtless manner: It appeared in . videnee that the poor fellow had been enga ged the previous evening as an extra waiter at the Cavalry Barracks, and had returned home early in the morning with a friend, witli whom he was laughing and joking. As lie walked down the vartl a', tho back of his house, the loaded a gun with powder, and put into it naif a rushlight, and fired with the in tention of coveting him with grease. The poor man instantly dropped down, anil died in l a than two hours afterwards, trie candle having passed thro’ his kidneys. He has left a wife and five small children destitute. [ London Paper. SixcrLAß Death. —One day last week a woman residing in Strawbridge, (Mnss.)in a si. *e of intoxication, went into ti e cellar c. her ho we, and stumbling, fell with her fa .e into a pan ‘'milk, and was suffocated. ... THE Small Bids of the current Ranks cf this State will he recsivcd at this office, for tick ets to any amount. By order of the Commissioners. PRYOR WRIGHT. Sec'ty. Mtlledgf cille St. Lottery. s>pt. 4 34 —2. Charles Ixtehuzan, T*riM. continue the Commission Business * * in Augusta, and solicits the patronage of the friends of the lat.- Srm of A. SlaL’uhtkb, Sc 0. I,ASWAN, anti of the planters generally. The sale nf cotton, and piifChase es goods, will be at tended to exclusively by himself. Gotten order ed to he sold rn arriv-J, will meet with prompt vtentinft, and if directed to- he stored, will iu tT.vril in a first ra'" Fire Proof Ware-House, and the usual advances made, if required. Augusta Aug. 17,l a 3.7. 32 3m . lFFLiriina fi mruLti tFoeJjefj Club Mares, VS r ILI. take place on Tuesday, the 19<h of 7 V November next. First Day—Mile heats, free for any horse.— Entrance th'.’S. Second Deyr-Celt's rare—free fi r aiivGolt that has not won a race, two iniie beats; entrance tjgn. Third Day— Tt —h mile heats, free for any hi rse, entrance $25. Fourth Day— F nrtli mile heats, frt e f r any horse, entrance 25 dollars. Fifth Day—Mile beats, thr-e best in five, free for any hor*c, entran -c o dollars. THE PROPRIETORS. AbnCti HaJimoNd, Stc'v. Aug. 7 33-tr ¥f *fsre»£loiise Aud Commission Fit inc*«, MACON, Ga. MNHF, Subscribers will continue the above hue 1 siness the ensuing season, and return their grateful thanks to those who favored th-m with their patronage the psst season. They have taken the Warn Hotter, known as Laiuar’s I,OVTEII W ASSE-HOITSE, situated immediately on the river, having a good wharf attached thereto, and very safe from fire. For the convenience of their friends residing be tween the Oeniu’gee and Oconee rivers, they have taken the large and convenient Ware-House recently erected by Mr. G. B. Wardiaw, itt East Macon, which fr..m its peculiar situation, is rendered quite secure-'frota the danger of fire, and front whence Cotton will be taken to the wharves free of charges. Each of the subscribers will re side in Macon the ensuing season, and promise their unremitting altcmioii m the interest of tfaosa who may favor them wjtli their busines* and confidence. Liberal adv mens will be made ou pr.xlurc, merchandize ami other properly confi df and to their cart, and strict attention given lo tlm filling of orders, rceeivii g and fin warding goods Ae. 'insurance in the best < , Hires can be effected at the usual rates when desired. EV EHARD HAMILTON, JOHN R. HAYES. August 29 34 I m.^ fVe tire nnlherhetl l*> i :u»I;Ht« U »«. S’. MIO’I'T, «-» rniitllslHto tor Klicritl of Itnldwln Comity, ut Ific ensuing t lccllon. in Jnniinry next. August7,lß33.