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Sales of Land, by Administrators, Executors,
or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on
the first Tuesday in the month, between thp hours
of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon,
at th« court-house in the county in which the
property is situate. Notice of these sales must
be given in a public gazette sixty days previous
to the day of sale.
Sales of negroes must be at public auction,
on the first Tuesday of the month, between
the usual hours of sale, at the place of pub
lie sales in the county where the letters
Testamentary, of Administration or Guardian
ship, may have been granted, first givi g sixty
days notice thereof, in one of the public ga
zettes es this State, and at the door of the
court-house, where such sales are to be held.
Notice for the sale of Personal Property must
he (riven in like manner, forty days previous to
the day of sale.
Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Es
tate must be published for forty days.
Notice that application will be made to
the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land,
must be published four months.
Notice- for leave to sell Negroes, must he
published foj four months before any order ab
solute shall be made thereon by the Court
AITE are authorized to announce Capt. WM.
ff F. SCOTT, as a candidate for Sheriff of
Baldwin county, at the ensuing election in Jan
uary next, August 7,1833.
'■ATE are authorised to announce JOHN M.
IT CARTER as a candidate for Sheriff of
Baldwin county at the ensuing election.
Oct. 9th, 1833. 39
airp, arc authorized to announce Maj. WM.
TT W. CARNES, as a candidate for Comp
troller General. ts.
aurE are authorised to announce SIMMONS
*1 CRAWFORD, as a Candidate fur Comp
troller General.
October 23th, 1833. 44
To the Public.
-l«rE the undersigned, take pleasure in saying
IT that we have witnessed many of Mr. John
11. Wright’s operations in Dental Surgery, in
its different branches, setting or engrafting new
Teeth ; plugging those which are cavernous ; re
moving fangs, and carious ones, so often the
source of chronic disease. His operations are
performed with scientific skill and ability. We
therefore, confidently recommend him to the
public.
GEORGE R. BROWN, M. D.
JOHN B. GORMAN, M. D.
MilledgeVille, 23d Sept. 1833.
Augusta, 18 th March , 1833.
1 have inspected a number of cases in which
Mr. John H. Wright has operated on the Teeth
for their various conditions and affections, and 1
take pleasure in stating, that all I have seen, ap
pear to he done in the 'most substantial, safe, and
satisfactory manner. 1 have no reason to believe
that any of his operations have been attended by
ill consequences.
M. ANTONY, M. D.
Augusta, March 11 th, 1833.
Mr. John H. Wright has operated on teeth in |
mv family, and among my acquaintances, in a
manner wholly satisfactory; and I can thereiore,
without hesitation, recommend him to otlu rs,
particularly for the tender carefulness with which :
he performs operations upon those parts, neces- j
sarily painful.
JOHN DENT, M. D.
jL QjLm
JOIM.VIM. WRIGHT,
OF GEORGIA,
Respectfully informs the public, that
> he has taken a Room one Door South of j
McCombs’ Hotel, where he will be happy to re
ceive the calls of those who may he desirous of
his attention. He will perform all opperations j
on the Teeth and Gums—such as Cleaning,
Plugging, Removing Fangs, Engrafting and Ex
tracting Teeth. And his patients may rely, that;
in no case will he perform an operation, that is
unnecessary.
Sept. 25 37 3m
PROSPECTUS
For publishing in the City of Charleston, c.
periodical to be entitled,
the 4 ydutii*s literary gazette
AND
FAMILY JOURNAL.
IN offering this Prospectus to the public, the
subscriber begs to state that its chief object
Is the promotion of Literature among the younger
branches of the community. \V hile the North is
overflowing with Journals of the above descrip
tion, it is certainly to he wondered at that the
Southern portion of the States, standing as they
do in so exalted a station for intellectual and en
lightened principles, not only of a political and
literary, hut also of n parental and social charac i
ter, that they alone should stand neutral in sup
porting a work of the above praise-worthy nature
hut to eulogize the character of such an underta.
king is superfluous, as the title itself will suffi
ciently speak of the advantages to he derived ;
suffice it to 6av, that its pages will ho embel
lished with the productions of the youth of this
■aid the adjoining States, which will he carefully
selected and arranged according to the nature of
the subject with which the editor may he honor
'd. A portion ofits columns will also be devo
ted to subjects to interest and importance to the
heads of families, and tire miscellaneous depart
ment will comprise articles in prose and verse,
original and select. All new works intended lor
the advancement of youth will be noticed, and
extracts given with suitable remarks thereon.—
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the above work. Temperance will he strictlv
advocated, on which subject, communications
'coding to its advancement will be thankfully ri -
ceivad.
I'h* Youth's Literary Gazrtlle and Family Jour
will be published semi-mouthly on fine me
dium paper, 21 columns, or 8 large quarto pages,
'"‘tnntly printed with new type, and Inn style
M, *t toforior to any of the Northern or English pro
duction; it will bo stitched in a wrapper of ad
'Ttiseiucnts and delivered to city subscribers at
I’cr annum, and mailed to country subscribers
ut the same rate, payable in advance.
J. NEEDHAM,
Masonic Hall, Meeting*'-
September 18J3. 28 •••
medical card.
I TV’ * I‘aRS, in consequence ofcircnmstan
ces transpiring preventing his beimr in a
i foreign country at this lime, as he had mnticipa
, ted, and in addition to that the grateful recollec-
I tlon of the very extensive patronage extended to
< him inthis city the last season, with the earnest
solicitation of numerous friends for his longer
continuance among them, has determined on
spending the ensuing winter in Milledgcville.
Dr. P. for several years has devoted his entire
attention to the treatment of chronic or inveterate
diseases in different climates. Persons unac
quainted with Dr. PV reputation as a practitioner
of the Healing Art, on applying to him will be re
ferred to Ladies and Gentlemen of the first re
spectability who have experienced the surprizing
ly beneficiaj effects of his treatment. He invites
persons afflicted with what they may consider
incurable disease to give him a call: Those un
able to do so, will he u-aited upon at their respec
tive places of abode by request. Persons who
may wish his opinion relative to the nature of
their ailments are apprized, that no charge will
be made, unless they actually place themselves
under his care. Dr. P. may be seen at his Office
on Wayne street the first door to the Post Of
fice, or at the Union Hotel kept by Maugham
and Searcy where he boards.
Dyspepsia and Liver-complaint.
Dr. Peters professor of Physiological Medicine,
has succeeded by chemical analysis and synthe
sis in forming a compound from several proxi
mate vegetable principles to which he has given
the name Medicinm Stomachicact llepaticse, which
has proved- far more efficient than any remedy
heretofore discovered in curing those distressing
.maladies of mind and body, which are generally
comprehended under the sweeping-terms Dyspep
sia and Liver-compUKnts. It is likewise an almost
certain cure for enlargements of the Spleen
The above Medicines consist of three different
preparations two of which are to be taken inter
nally... .the other to he applyed externally over
the diseased parts; not .the least harm can result
from using them, and they are perfectly pleasant
to take and the same food may be taken and em
ployment pursued that would be proper were the
patient not under their influence. They areput
up in parcels with full directions fur use. From
one to throe parcels will be necessary; to complete
a cure. The price is $5 a parcel, any person
sending $3 in a letter, (post paid) stating wher
he wishes the Medicine sent, will receive it b
Mail-
Among the symptoms of Dyspepsia and Liver
complaints, aie flatulency, sourness or burning in
the stomach, melancholy, irritability, disagree
able taste in the mouth; great irregularity of
appetite, which is sometimes voracious and at
other times greatly deficient; thirst, fetid breath,
nausea, weakness of the stomach, acid eructa
tions, palpitation, drowsiness, irregularity of the
bowels, pressure on the stomach after meals, pain
in the head, dizziness or vertigo; confusion of
mind, attended with loss of memory, a gnawing
in the stomach wlten empty,chilliness,affection of
sight and hearing, pain and weakness in the
back, languor, disturbed sleep, cold feet and
hands, tremor, uneasiness in the throat, cough,
pain in the side or breast, &c.
The above maladies lead to organic affection of
stomach, liver, and heart, terminating in Drop'sy,
Consumption, Apoplexy, &c. according to the
climate, habits, age, sex, and temperament of the
patient.
MUledgcville, Oct. 30, 1833. 42....
Jones County Tax Colletor’s Sale.
WILL be sold at the the Court-house door in
Clinton, Jones County, on the iirst Tues
day in December next, the following Lands viz :
ill acres of Land on Cedar creek in Jones
county, adjoining Lamar—sold ns the property of
I'llumMWriolU. to satisfy 100 >»» tar ts-tu. taxi
$1 1 diets.
Also, KIJ acres adjoining Day, on Ceder
creek in Jones county —sold as the property ot J.
D. liarfield, to satisfy his tax for the year 183.’,
tax $1 dGjcis.
7U acres, Newton county, adjoining Glass, Lit
tle river—sold as the property of Luke Champion,
to satisfy his tax for the year 183d. Tax 37 cts.
20JJ acres, 11 and. No. l>. .Muscogee county
sold as the property of Catlet King, to satisfy his
tax for the year 1832, tax 7(Jets.
302 j acres, Marion county, 2d. No. 157, taken
as the property of Seaborn Hightower, to satisty
his tax for the year 183d, tax 87cts.
202 J acres, dd quality, Houston Gd. No. 210,
—sold as the property of H'illiam King, to satis
fy his tax for the year 183d, tax sl.
' 100 acres, Dibb county, adjoining Bullock. 1 o
hesofhy creek—sold as the property of H'illiam
Katon, to satisfy his tax for the year 183d, tax
3ti cts.
302 J acres, Dooly county, 7d. No. 210--sold
as the property ofT. Haws, to satisty his tax for
the year 183d, tax 43 cts.
202 1,2 acres, Houston connty, 6 and. No 73
sold as the property of miliain Bryan, to satisfy
his tax for the year 1832, tax §1 05 cts.
20d l-dacres,Lce county,2s d.No. 230--sold as
the property of Daniel McDonald, to satisty his
lax for the year 1832, tax $2 Id cts.
THUS. IV. CIIOAT, Tux Collector.
October 30, fd—42.
XHE SOUTHER* AGRICULTU
RIST.
AND REGISTER OF RURAL AFF4IRS.
\roi„ VI. OCTOBER. 1833. Contests :
Purt I. Original Correspondence .
ART. LXXII. An address delivered before
the Agricultural Society of South Carolina, at th e
Anniversary Meeting, August 20lh, 1533, bj'
Daniel K. Whitaker.
I,XIV. Account oi an Agricultural excursion
made into the South of Georgia in the winter of
IBa2 ; by the Editor, (Continued from page,4Mi.J
LXXV. On the Advantages and Disadvanta
ges of locating a Planting Interest in the South
western Prairies ; by A Planter. .
LXXV 1. On Gama Grass—A probable botani
cal error respecting this grass corrected; by A.
11. Herbemont.
LXXVII. Gama Grass—lts Culture recom
mended—with some remarks upon the grass 'i’rip
sacum,and its species ; ii. 11. Croom.
LXXV 111. On Rust in Wheat; by Thomas
Parker.
Pur! ll— Selections.
ART. LXVI. The Vices, and Disagreeable
Habits of the Horse.
LX VII. On Gardening—No. 5; ny Alexander
Gordon. .
LXVIIP Under Draining; by 15.
LXIX. Transplanting 'Trees.
Part Hl —Mitctlianeous Intelligence.
Soap Ley, Domestic Wines, Method of obtaining
cream from milk, Useful 'Table, Irish Potatoes,
Mauiircs, Poultry.
Just published by A. L. MILLER-
Ao. 4, Broad-Street, Charleston.
WANTED,
rgMIRKK or four first rate workmen at the Tai
l luring business, to whom will be given the
highest prices. A ’ U. V AIL.
Mtlledgsviile, OcP 30, 1833. 42
printing
IOF EVERY DESCRIPTION DONE
at this office.
.nmEvaiifiLiE, is, isits.
MISCELLANEOUS.
German Parable, |>y knnnadter.
Salome —Salome, the motlierot’ John,
stood one evening at the sea of Genesa
reth, in silent meditation. The sun had
set, and the purple of twilight irradiated
the heavens, and a blue vapour rested on
the mountain. But Salome looked upon
the smooth sea. Then Zabbai the father
came out, saw his wife and said, “ Why
do you stand here alone, musing, musing,
Salome, and why arc your eyes filled with
tears ?” Salome then answered, “ I be
hold the splendor of twilight in the still
water.” Why then do you not rather look
towards heaven T asked Zabbai. To
this Salome answered and said, “ I have
seen beforfc this the glorious light of heav
en. But now it appears to me more
beautiful in the calm water of the bright
sea. Look how peacefully it flows, with
out being conscious that the splendour and
glory of heaven are reflected from its sur
face. Hence 1 thought, with feelings of
maternal solicitude, of our beloved son.
O there is nothing more beautiful than the
splendour of heaven, when it surrounds
with its light pure simplicity and inno
cence, that they may' wander in silence and
humility. Is not John, as he always has
been, our beloved child, and at the same
time, the friend of the divine man of Naza
reth ?”
The defence. When nature had
formed, with her all-creating breath, the
loveliest of flowers, the rose, the spirit of
the rose-bush, thus addressed the flower
angel; Will you not give to the gentle
plant a defence, which will protect it a
gainst an insult ? And yet nature has
given the thorn-bush large and pointed
thorns.” “ The thorn-hush,” answered
the angel, “ does not belong to the noble,
but is ranked low in the kingdom of crea
tion. Its office is to defend the slender
plants from the irrational brute, and for I
this purpose nature has given it the point- J
ed thorns. But your wish shall be grati
fied 1” He spake,. and surrounded the 1
rose-bush with tender thorns. Then the'
spirit of the rose-bush said, “ Why these
weak weapons? They will not shelter
the beautiful flower.” The angel of the j
flowers answered him, “ They shall only j
keep off the hand of the inconsiderate j
child ! Resistance will be a strong al-;
lurement to the offender. That which is
holy and beautiful has its defence within j
itself, therefore nature has given the rose
the most tender weapon, which admon- j
ishes, but does not wound; for the tender j
unites with the beautiful.” Thus inno
cence possesses modesty and retirement.
Death and sleep Fraternally, the
angel of sleep and the angel of death wan
dered over the earth. It was evening.— j
They reclined on a hill not far from the !
habitation of man. A melancholy still- j
rwwss miened. and the evening clock in the !
distant village was not heard. o;w«vtiy,i
according to their custom, sat the two j
benevolent genii of humanity, in a sad em- {
brace, and already night drew near.—;
Then the angel of sleep arose from his
mossy couch, and scattered, with a gentle j
hand, the invisible seed of slumber. The {
evening wind wafted it to the silent dwel- j
ling of the wearied husbandman. Now i
sweet sleep embraced the inhabitants of i
the rural cottage, from the grayhaired i
man witoleans upon his staff' to die infant]
in the cradle. 'The sick forgot their pain,
the (melancholy their sorrow, the poor ]
their wants. Every eye was closed. As-;
ter his labour was accomplished, the be- j
nevolent angel of sleep again lay down
with his serious brother. “ When the ;
dawn appears,” said he, in a tone of cheer - :
ful innocence, “ then man will praise me
as his friend and benefactor! O, it is
sweet to do good unseen and in secret! —
How happy arc wc.lhe invisible messen
gers of the good spirit! How lovely our
noiseless occupation!” Thus spake the
friendly angel angel of sleep. The angel
of death regarded him with silent grief,
and a tear, such as immortals weep, stood
in his large dark eye. “ Alas !” said he,
«that I cannot, like you, rejoice in the
gratitude of man. The earth calls me
her enemy and the disturber of her joy 1”
“O my brother,” replied the angel of sleep,
will not the good, on awaking, discover in ‘
you their friend and benefactor, and grate
fully bless you ? Are we not brethren,
and the messengers of one father
Thus he spake. Then the eve of the an
gle of death brightened, and tenderly the
genii embraced each other.
The aple. —There lived a rich man
at the court of King Herod. He was
lord chamberlain, and clothed himself in
purple and costly linen, and lived every
day in magnificence and joy. Then there
came to him, from a distant country, a
friend of his youth, whom he had not seen
in many years. And to honor him, the
chamberlain made a great feast, and invit
ed all his friends. There stood on the
table a great variety of excellent viands,
in gold and silver dishes, and costly ves
sels with ointment, together with wine of
every kind. And the rich man sat at the t
head of the table, and was hosipitable to
all; and his friend who had come from!
a distant country, was at his right hand.
And they ate and drank and were satisfi
ed. Then the stranger addressed the
chamberlain of the king: “ Such splendour
and magnificence as your house contains J
is not to be found in my country, far and j
wide !” Ami lie spoke highly ol his mag
nificence, and pronounced him thchappi-j
est of men. lint the rich man, the king's
chamberlain, selected an apple front a
golden dish. The apple was large and
I beautiful, and its colour was red, approach
iqg purple. And lie took the apple and
said, “ This apple has rested on gold, and
; its form is very beautiful 1” and lie reached
] it to the stranger and friend of his youth.
And the friend cut the apple, and behold !
in its middle was worm ! Then the stran
ger cast his eyes on the chamberlain.—
But the lord chamberlain looked upon the
ground and sighed.
i:T>~i»o.V f>i;Vu!? , "" w
In publishing the followingcorrespondence,
we have to express our regret, that a mode
more LrieT and less formal, could not be a
ilopted, in explanation of some paragraphs,
which appeared in this paper, on the 3.P in
stant. Had Col. Gumming, addressed the
Editors, and convinced them that they were
in error, there would have been no hesitation
in rendering him all the equity, to wit.ch lie
was entitled ; hut the personal appeal, which
lie thought proper to make, to one of the Edi
tors, who has only an equal control over the
press, cut us olf from every other couise hut,
to await in silence the issue of the proceeding.
W itli the result, as appears in the fallowing
correspondence, we are fully .satisfied, and
have only to add,the expression of our unfeign
ed surprise, that a matter, so entirely common
place in political warfare, should have given,
serious, personal offence to any one, espe
cially a gentleman, thoroughly practised in
political strife and whose own blows are di-
Vected against his opponents with so little re
gard to the claims of. mercy. Every disin
terested person, whose attention, has been
attracted to the paragraphs ; must Imve per
ceived, that they were a mere bagatelle ; the
product of an idle moment, without any de
sign to do harm and almost without mean
ing.
Col. Ciunrning’s frank avowal, that, in the
celebrated Constitutional argument between
the “Tnfo” and “one of the feople,” he
inclined most to the latter , clears him, it is
true, of the charge of inconsistency, but at
tiis same time proves beyond all doubt, that
he has occupied a place in the Republican
ranks to which he never eras entitled. Thus
has he given us new and stronger cause, for
the warfare, which we have declared against
him, and which we arc determined to carry
on “so long as we stand in our present rela
tions to the parties and politics of the coun
try,” unrestrained by the force of that “pub
lic opinion,” which, in view of “those who
seek or hold office, and those who do not,
expects the one to bear, what it forbids
the other to endure." —Cel. Cumming
has no claim to be considered and treated as
as a pritalc citizen. Ilis right, to exemp
tion from political discussion, we cannot re
cognize, for though he holds no office bitnself,
and for all we know', may desire none, no
man exercises a more powerful influence, in
forwarding the views of those, whose peculiar
business it is to seek office ; besides let it al
ways he remembered that blow, will beget
blow, it matters not, who may strike the first.
But, we wish this borne in mind, with
whomsoever it may he our fortune to cotne
in collision, we never will designedly,poison
the chalice of social intercourse with the
•"•th the gall of political animosity. Vye
never shall carry the feelings of the arena,
within the pale, sacred to the charities and
courtesies of life.
Augusta, Blh October, 1833.
Sir.— : lt was with no little surprise I ob
served some editorial paragraphs, in the
Georgia Messenger of the 3rd instant,
containing injurious allusions to myself.
For this proceeding, lam unable to con-:
jeeture an adequate motive. The revived i
scandals of a personal affair, which oc
curred ten or eleven years ago, could j
have no necessary connection with our
present politics, even ifhad originated in
the manner you seem to suppose. On
this point, however, you are greatly mis
i taken. The articles under the signature
of “Baldwin,” contained not a word rela
tive to the constitutional principles dis
j cussed by “One of the People,”—nor do I
remember to have ever published a line on
i any constitutional question, before the
] year (1832) eighteen thirty-two.
j' Believing that in such matters, honor
j and moderation arc always compatible, 1
submit it to your own sense of justice,
! whether you have not dono me a wrong.
Your obedient servant,
\VM. CUMMING.
Gen. R. A. Beall.
.Macon, Oct. 10th 1803.
Sir —Your3 by Mr. ,of the Bth in
stant'calling my attention to “some edito
rial paragraphs in the Geo. Messenger,”
which you deem “injurious to yourself,”
lias been received. In penning the para
graphs in question, I relied entirely on my
memory* in relation to the numbers signed
“Baldwin,” which I had not seen since
their first appearance, I shall visit Mill
cdgcville to-morrow, for the purpose of
consulting the files of the Journal,in which,
1 am told, “ Baldwin” may be found,
whence you shall hear from me again.
Kcsj>cctfully*
ROBT. AUG. BEALL.
Col. Gemming.
P. S. 1 think it probable I may be mis
taken as to flit: questions discussed by
“Baldwin,” as I was quite a boy when
those articles appeared at any rate, jus
tice, but no more, shall be done vou.
If. A. B.
M tiledgcville, Oct. 13/A, 1833.
Sik—»After a careful examination of the
files of the Journal and Recorder, 1 am tm
ablo to find the numbers of “Baldwin.”
Averse, however, to any further delay on
this subj ;ct, anti readily disposed to do you,
as I am every other individual, justice, I
consent to take your own statement, as to
the questions disc ttssed by “Baldwin,” and
|admit, that on those numbers, the charge
of inconsistency as a’poliiician cannot be
sustained against you. By reference to
I the .Messenger of the 3d inst. it will he per
ceived, that so far from speaking positive
ly. doubts art; clearly indicated, as to the
I true character of the numbers signed
“Baldwin,” Respectfully,
HURT. AUG. BEALL.
Col. Ccmmixg.
August", 11 Ih Oct. 1833.
Bin—My reference to your mistake,
concerning the articles under the signa
ture of “Bald win,” was incidental and sec
ondary. Charges ofpolitical inconsisten
cy’ are, on all sides, so frequent, that of
course they rarely excite any particular
concern. What I considered my substan
tia! ground of complaint, was the allusion
to a personal affair, whose merits or de
merits had i.o connection with my res
ponsibilities to the press, as a member of
the political community. This was the
meaning which I intended to convey in
mi* former letter I present it to vou a
guin.that I may not reproach myself with
the possible'omission so express it with
proper clearness ; —for I am, 1 trust suffi
ciently above the affectation of an v feeling,
in tlie present case, hut that which I frank
ly avow—a sincere desire to obtain the
simple equity which 1 alone, seek.
Your obedient servant,
\V„M. GUMMING.
Gen. R. A. Be \ll.
Macon, Ocl. 17 Ih, T 833.
Gu; Desirous of understanding pro.
1 perly your loiter of the Slh instant, con
cerning which I had some doubts, I sub
mitted it to the gentleman who was made
the medium of its delivery, for an expla
nation. Whilst lie disclaimed al! power
to give to the letter an authoritative inter
pretation, lie was equally unfortunate
with myself, as appears from your last, in
placing upon it an impropor construction.
This fact is mentioned with the simple de
sign of shewing that my misconstruction
of your meaning- was not xcilfnl.
Your last letter is more explicit—sta
tingclcarty the grounds of your complaint,
and characterized by a temper that calls
for the exercise of perfect candor and
frankness in inv rcplv. You allege as
your substantial ground of complaint, an
allusion by me to a personal ajj'air, whose
merits or demerits had no connection with
youi responsibilities to the Press, as a !
member of the political community.” A
hare allusion, the simple mention of a per
sonal affair, though it may have happened
ten or eleven years ago, I presume wou'd
afford no “substantial ground of com
plaint,” in any case. In the present in
stance, I take it for granted, 1 am to look
to the terms in which the allusions are
made, for the cause of offence ; and though
I am left somewhat to conjecture, by your j
note, in what the offensive matter eonsis/s, j
with the paragraphs before me, it would
be an act of flagrant affectation, ana a!
gross departure from the spirit I have pro-]
fessed, to doubt “how I have offended.”
With this simple reference to the contents
of the paragraphs, sufficiently distinct to!
avoid misapprehension, I proceed with all
possible brevity, consistent with what is 1
due to myself, as well as to you, frankly,
to avow the motives that led to the pubii- j
cation which has become the ground of I
your complaint.
The manner in which the “ personal j
affair” was brought to my mind, at the!
moment, was perfectly natural, from the]
circumstances by which I was immediate
ly surrounded. 1 had before me a num
ber of the Augusta Constitutionalist, con
taining extracts from “One of the People,”
with comments by the editor, collating
those extracts with the present doctrines
of their author, exhibiting him, certainly,
as the alternate “advocate of principles as
widely separated as the poles.” It had
always been my opinion, the articles
signed “One of the People.” indirectly
at least, led to the personal affair of which
] we speak.—So strongly had this impres
] sion fixed insclf on my mind, that 1 find
j it difficult at this day to realize my mis
take; —certainly nothing less than youri
assurance, or the assurance of others iiiMj
mediately concerned,could have convincetT
me of an error into which thousands of
Georgians had fallen with myself. Well!
can 1 remember the high excitement, the f
| anxious solicitude, pervading the whole
j State Right party in Georgia on that
! occasion, and which no ajj'air, known to
]he exclusively personal, could have a
roused. Such a feeling, I did not believe, 1
’ could ever take place of the ordinary
i sympathy which is usually indulged for
i a gentleman engaged in a mere privatedj
j pcr&onal ajj'air, in which there is no stake
i but the honor, and, may be, the rights of
l an individual. No Sir—however much
j we may have been mistaken, a large por
] lion of the peojdc of Georgia, with myself.!
j contemplated the issue of thul ajj'uir with
j more interest titan could possibly have
been felt, had it been understood to in
; volve no other titan personal considera
(lions. The pritftiplcs of the then dominant
party in Georgia, were believed to he in
volved in the contest, undone of the par-!
ties to that contest was looked upon as]
their champion, generously perilling his;
own safety, to “repel the presumption of
a foreign intrigue, that insulted our digni
ty" by seeking to control the policy ot the '
State, (>n reading the extracts from
'“One of the People,” with the comments
iof the editor, under the opinions 1 then
so strongly entertained, that they had
directly or •mlirccily led to the collision
which subsequently occurred, my mind
was irresistibly led to follow both the
voLiiiE a.—Nv.naxit n.
I gentlemen so prominently engaged at that
, period, through every vicissitude of their
subsequent tile, and contemplate them in
; the attitude in which they at present stand
| to the parlies and politics of the country,
i 1 first found them, 1 thought, radical op
! ponents in politics,—the acknowledged
| champions of their respective parties,
I contending for the mastery of antagonist
principles, until, finally, becoming embit
tered by the warm and angry collisions of
a newspaper discussion, they resolved to
throw down their pens and take up their
arms. In a short time, one of the parties
renounces his former principles, so
thoroughly, so suddenly and so abruptly’,
as to seem, indeed, 44 as if the very poles
of truth had been reversed,” —whilst the
ot Iter party, admitting no change of prin
ciples, acknowledging no alteration of
position, is still to be found in direct op
position to his old antagonist. This
seemed to me inexplicable. If two par.
ties stand opposed to each other, as the
East to the West, and the one should
wheel from the East to the opposite point,
an amalgamation would b3 inevitable, un
less there was some change from the
West to the East also.
Such, I state, were the reflections in
dulged on reading the extracts from “ One
of the People,” whith the impression
vividly on my mind, that “ Baldwin” was
a reply to them.
I had also before me, at the moment
the offensive paragraphs were penned, the
article under the signature of “ A Troup
Union Man.” It was the first time 1 had
noticed it, and was induced to do so then,
from hearing it mentioned in connection
with the name of its reputed author. . If I
am on this subject also mistaken, it will be
a source of deep and lasting regret to me ;
for if a shade of jiersonal spleen and ill
will can be traced in my editorial para
graphs, it could not have originated from
any other cause, but the feelings which
the perusal of that article excited. To
be designated as “subaltern imitators," ns
“ dupes ” and “instruments,”is certainly not
more pleasant to the feelings of a gentle
man, than to he called by some other
’names.
With this explanation of the origin of
the paragraphs, the motive which prompt
ed them, cannot, 1 think, be tairly misun
derstood. I deem it, however, due to
mv own character for candor and frank
ness, explicitly to declare, that no
al disrcs|)cct was intended, and to disavow
every imputation offensive to the feelings
or injurious to the character of a private
gentleman. Ridicule, without a viola
tion of truth, is a legitimate weapon of
political warfare, and no man understands
its use better than “ Troup Union Man." —
Such a weapon 1 attempted to employ in
my editorial paragraphs, to destroy, as far
as possible, the influence ot a formidable
political adversary; and so long as we
stand in our present relations to the par
ties and politics of the country’, 1 shall
' continue to employ that weapon, with the
hope, ultimately, of prostrating a power
which is exerted, ns I believe, in a cause
fatal to the rights and libcrticrof the peo
ple.
It may appear to you that I have been
more prolix than was necessary to do
you justice ; —you will, however, remem
ber that something was duo to myself. —
Whether you will he satisfied, 1 shall not
pretend to anticipate,—in any event, I
shall he free from all self-reproach.
Your obenient servant,
R< )BT. AUG. BEALL.
To Col. Cumming.
Augusta, 20th October, 1833.
Kir.—Your communication of the 17th
inst. has been received. Its general spirit
is entirely acceptable ; but there tire some
particulars on which 1 beg leave to dwell,
at the hazard of trespassing on your pa
tience.
The contest between Mr. McDuffie
and myself, 1 can again assure you, (the
documents are lying before me,) was en
tirely different from what you had ima-
The numbers of “Baldwin” were
in opposition to John (’lark, then a candi
date for the place of Governor, who. I
thought, was endeavoring to make his
local influence operate against the pre
tensions of V.'m. 11. Crawford to the Presi
dency. The constitutional creed of Mr.
Crawford was not discussed in them. I
did not believe that he entertained llto
opinions advocated by the**Trio”—a scries
of essays, which were commented on by’
“ One of the People.” The speculative
discussion between these parties did not
attract my particular attention ; but I re
member that 1 considered many of the
positions of “ 1 rio’ untenable, and on
the whole inclined most to the side of
“ One of the People,” in the mere consti
tutional argument. I dissent however
from both. With his abstract reasoning,
Mr. Mel), had combined strictures on
Mr. Crawford. To me, the time and cir
cumstances gave them the air of an in
terference in oue. Governor's election,
which was regarded as the test of Mr.
Crawford’s popularity in Georgia. My
State pride and jealsously were roused.
Prepossessed by these ficlingf, when an
article signed “ Spirit of Georgia.” ap
peared in answer to the first number of
“Baldwin,” I thought 1 hud good reason
,o h' lie vc that it was from Mr. Met), and
replied accordingly, lie denied the au
thorship. Had he convinced me of my'
error, ami at the same time left room for.
an honorable ajiology, 1 should as an hon
est man have given it most heartily «nd
