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der tlie instruction of the President, to move for process; but we do not think it exactly professional to make an affidavit. We ought to understand lids matter as it is understood in Virginia. Perhaps “they order these things better’’ in ike ten miles square.— JejJ'erson an. To tsie peopie m (><crgia. No man is more reluctant to app< ar before you in the politic papers tiian i am, hot mi ller existing circums’a'iccs it is my so. inn duly to do so, in j isticc to inyseil no fi.-s than to you. lam a ware that :l will lx tin interest of sonic to attribute to me inotn. s different from the irue ones b. uiiicli I am actuated, lint I will not be detcrcd by such considciatious lioin lliep ilormuiicc ol a pub lic duty. , Tiic difficulty that occurred in subscribing for the stock of the l urincr s Bank of Canita lioocllce, is trcs-i w ithin tin remembrance oi many. Jt was sough; by two conipann s, one cooqioscd of General Matson, General Mc- Douguld, Mr. Collins and their associates; the other of Col. Alfred Iverson, Mr. Cary, thyself and our associates. Alter a severe mid doubtful struggle our party prevailed, and the ltank went into operatn a under tny administration as President, aided by fid ward Cary Esq. as Cashier, and continued so until the first Monday in tins month. Dur ing that time, tlie Hank was often assailed bj other Banks, by Brokers, and by private per. sons who acted the partol open or secre t ene mies as best answered their purposes. Lpon every such occasion, the Hank not only gal lantly, but triumphantly d< fended itsell, and up to the tune mentioned, it was not only as sound and solvent as any Hank in tin L nioii, but was aide to defy all opposition, no inatli r from what quarter it might cotne. During the whole term of my aduiimstrution t never heard from Director, stockholder, or others, the first word of complaint against myself. When I came into the original company ; when the Institution was organized ; and up to the time of the rccertt difficulty, I believ ed it an association of honorable Gentlemen, acting together for the honest purposcses originally intended ; that should dissatisfac tion at any time arise, it would be frankly made known by the party complaining, and the evil, if any, corrected. 1 did not be lieve it possible that we had a traitor in our ranks. llow far 1 was mistaken, Will appear in the sequel. On Wednesday previous to our annual election for Hank Officers, having had no iu liination of any complaint ag mist tnyst If, and contemplating iiocha :x i:l the direction, 1 left home in the stag for Augusta, upon d with the Bank ; previous to my departure liowcv' r, 1 left with -Mr. Cary a power of attorney to represent tny slur s, and at the election on Monday follow ing to vote for Mr. Irerson, and the other old direc tor*. Mr. Iverson was then from home, anti had been for some weeks, I ut that evening as i was going from, I met li n i r tuning lo Co lumbus. tFe saluted each otln ras we pas sed. My leaving home at that time, and the direction in which I was travelling, set in to have given to .Mr. iv< rson great concern and anxiety, for upon returning home, be imme diately started Mr. It illlam Brooks, (one of in- le w associates, and of whom I shall have occasion to speak more particularly hereaf ter) under whip and spin* in pursuit of me, to act is i spy upon my nniveiin nts. At a late hour in the night, Mr. Brooks overtook the stage, g ive up bis tiorse, and took a seat in the stage with the other pis ngers and inyself, saying that lie li id been clet lined at Columbus by busm -- until tic - igo hud left, and was compelled to the st.-p tic tout taken, that he might be in Augusta by the time the moil would arrive, lit: proceeded on to Macon, where I w is to remain for one flay, and set a gentleman of tint place [whose character is somewhat notorious—not for honesty] to kevp an eye upon my movements; from thence lie went to Mil! \lg. •. il! , tvh-n lie put the talents of another Gentleman in requisition in the-ami ho . Mr. Brooks then disappeared, aiud was next seen back at Columbus, lie did not go lo Au gusta. Wbv all this was done, is now quite plain, but was wholly unsuspected by me at the time. Whilst Mr. Iverson was from home I was providing for sustaining him in his scat at the board of directions, but It, was -ecretly plotting and arranging my de feat When be met me going from home, his suspicions were excited (for tho guilty are always upon tiio alert] that possibly bis secret and midnight machinntio.is had readi ed my ears, and that 1 was about to counter act orUndo them. Ills friend Mr. Brooks was both a fit and willing in urnment for bun to use at this crisis, flow well lie actcu bis part you have now been informed. During Mr. Iverson’s absence from Co lumbus, lie succeeded through the honorable Mr. Forsyth, in purchasing from Beers, Booth and Pt. .fiffin on hunffi ,! and fifty shares of stock in the Bank, u.al also in person or through other secret agents, some two or three hundred shares from oilier p r sons ; hut vet he had not the cv tro! of a majority of the slock, and one bold a id des perate effort nmv remained to be mad n Seaton Grantland E-kj. was the own rof three hundred shares cf stock, and Mr. William Sandford cv one hundred, who-” proxi sto vote were then held by Mr. Cary. Without the control of this stock, Mr. lu r an knew he never could succeil in his plans; he there fore approached Mr. Grantland and asked for a power of attorney to vote upon his shares, pledging himself that the only use ho de signed makingof it, was partially to reduce the sallarics, and to elect Dr. Thomas lloxey, a director in the place of Mr. M. W. lh rry. Mr. Ircrson r. present! and that Mr. < Jury proba bly would not vote for the r duclion; that Mr. Perry was under nr/ influence, and should the reduction meet with opposition from me, the in xisttre would fail unless l> rrv was displaced. The proposed measure met Mr. Granlland’s approbation, and the po re r was cheerfully gi' n. Mr. Gram! and then at the request of Mr. Iverson i; p! 1 to, and obtai ied from .Mr. Samlfo and, a similar power in ri gird to his shares, which power was In be used in the same way and for tiio sain purposes. In thiß manner, and by th • use ol such Hu aus, did Mr- In I sou obtain the conli>l ol a majority of the stock, but In- m-. u r vot. .1 fnr itr. ! lofty or n.ystlj, in-l> ad i t< i. Ii « ltcli and Mr. \npitr ul 1 roup and .r. ter, of Harris county, t’ho lint ! !i I directors Nulwoqocitlly elected .or. N •r, 1’ '.I any cans, known tome at Uuel, Mr. .• | r resigned Loth as director and President, in each of which offices, lie was succeeded by lien. Sandford. A*'rr r thus obtaining the confidence of Mr. Gr utlaud, and so grossly abusing it, -Mr. Iverson addressed a letter to him as I am in farmed distinctly admitting his breach of confidence, and proposing satisfaction by the purchase of his stock. It is now w his pi red by the few li tends tiiat Mr. Iverson hu» left, that ho denies [rather fee'hlv it is true] any breach oil his part ol airy confidence reposed j in him by .Mr. Grand uul, and it is intimated ! that .Mr. Grintlanil deterrent the removal i both of Mr. Gary and myself. All tins, l have no doubt is uhi lly untrue, and is an in still adxd to the injury already done him. — I letter from Gio. I!. Yi Esq. of Oglethorpe county to inyself, is con- j elusive upon tins point, lor Mr. Grant'aud ] “authorises me to say upon his authority, that Col. Iverson Ins been guilty of a breach j of confidence, and a betrayal ol the confi dence reposed in him, in tj/'eiling my rtmor al.” When Mr. Iverson says one thing and Mr. Grantland says another, no intelligent am! unprejudiced man can at this day. hesi tate for one moment which to believe. Every man who knows the relations, which have existed between Mr. Iverson mi! myself from his boyhood, up to his recent abandonment of his political friends, and even snoe, cannot but be surprised at hi3 course toward me. I bite rent rumours are I understand abroad, justificatory of his course ; such as that 1 owed the Bank an exorbitant debt ; that my course was unfriendly toward him ; that 1 was using the whole Bank for my own purposes; that ia a transaction, 1 had charg ed him with falsehood, «Nc. his course been dictated by any ol those causes, it was due alike to him and my self, that they should have been frankly and openly stated. JVly debt to the bank although heavy under existing circumstances, never was exorbitant. On the first Monday in No vember, it was as well as 1 remember about as large as it had ever been at any one time, and then amounted to 83-4,000. My resources and ability to pay it, Col. Iverson knows not to be very scant, and in justification of myself, I must take this occasion to say, that the private good debts due me are more than sufficient to pay all my debts, without touching im properly ; and that tny property is more titan sufficient to do the same, without taking any part of the debts due me.— Since my return home, i have paid on my Bank debt $l,lOO, but shall decline mak ing any farther payment until Mr. Iverson agrees to take my stock as he promised to do, but now declines. Ido not wish to be a copartner in such a concern nor do 1 consider this portion of my property safe in the hands of such a man. The Bank never was for one moment injured or cramped by reason of any debt ever owing it by. inyself, for whenever the exigency required it, no personal in convenience, or private sacrifice was too great, to restrain me from affording prompt and efficient relief to the institution. 1 felt my private character ut stake, and my pride was enlisted, at all times and under all circumstances to sustain the Bank, whatever might befall myself. Mr. Iverson well knows that whenever it was deemed necessary, Mr. Dillingham, Mr. Cary and myself have upon our private credit at different times raised and given to the Bank at par, specie and specie funds to the amount of between sixty and seven ty thousand dollars and were both able and willing, and would not have hesitated, to repeat such acts, whencvei m our esti mation the necessity existed. 1 again say, that under the circumstances my debt to the Bank never was exorbitant but on the contrary highly beneficial for when the funds were really necessary, they were forthcoming, and when not particu larly wanted, the bank was receiving the interest. That my business never was burthensomo to tho bank, or my accom modations unreasonable, is further proved by the annexed letter from Mr. I verson, written to me whilst 1 was in Millcdge ville, as well as by the letter ol Mr. Dil lingham. lii the lirst, Mr. Iverson says to me, “although you have been displac ed as President and Director of the Bank, yet the Institution shall at all times, be subservient to your convience and interest if it receives from you in return a fair, just and generous course of treatment.” In the second, Mr. Dillingham says to me, “he (.Mr. Iverson.) stated it was his wish your business with the Bank should, be continued, and that the most liberal policy should be adopted toward you.” iSo much for my indebtedness to the bank. It is by no means however, to be under stood. that in the distribution of bank fa vours, the claims of Mr. Iverson were overlooked entirely. On tiic first .Mon day in this month, he owed an accommo dation debt of SIO,OOO, and had frequent ly hud the most liberal discounts on busi ness paper, for the prompt payment ol which, he never was remarkable, even when the bank was pressed ; under such circumstances, he never afforded her the least aid, whether from inability or disin clination, he best knows. It is hut shear justice to Mr. Cary and myself, to state, that under our administration, the bills ol the Bank had good credit abroad ; when returned home, were promptly redeemed : and the institution was, in all respects, conducted so as to be justly entitled to the high standing it was daily acquiring, and hide I. had already acquired abroad.— The Stock Holders surely had no just cause of complaint, for wo were enabled to pay as large dividends as any other Bank that was as ailed andfi i gl t against from almost evwry point of the t.'ompa: s. flow many other grounds of defence Mr. Iverson or las friends may resort to, under the difficult,' ~ which sunoiii'l them, I ol eour»< an uu hie to |>i< diel ; hut to me, lie r>ls the ih t'eix'e uaoii one gl'.nnil alone which is in |y di i 10., and in Ii -> fill' rin which i ieli r< • f has all'ml .In * n had. and to w inch i i tain -ru tin in' I partir ular at tent ion of j every ii :i'fi r. II so;* “I i.iaile lo j” i a pro; i-.t.'ju Uj ■ ii me hi tins urj prop t ol GHOSIGBA TO!ES AefD STATE RIsfMITS* ADVOCATE* Ct>N'TKon.ixu the Bank iv.o mor.ths since, which vou rejected. It tin u b came neces sary for me lo look out for other associates who would lens! me their aid, arid go with me in my rices; — These Ifi ve found. In in iking my arrangenu ms for success, I fount r necessary to on rlook you as a member e itlio boaid, indeed, 1 could not succeed, had 1 retained you in yoarfirmer position. As I rendered to you, in otili mice to ail oth.r ersons, a participation upon the mart favor :- id, terms, ri a scheme of great importance and deep interest, you cannot coniplu o. A: • \”ain Mr. Dillingham says, “ L’ol. Iver.-on lias stated (o me ais reasons tor the course In has taken in the mutter, and also, that lie has addressed you at Milled”, y.lie, lolly on w i- not i om any pt r sonal feeling of disrespect to you—but tiiat the stiff css of his i Hurt turned upon this point. ands it the enterprise was one. he had long 1 desired to attain.”' Now in all thi-, there is no maaifistation of personal disrespect for any supposed injury complaint of the want of either ability or integrity in tny ad ministration of the Bank, nor any allusion to unreasonable accommodations, but because 1 refused to lend him my aid, and to slake niv character and fortune upon the success of a measure, which Imd the approbation of nei ther my feelings or my judgment. Nay, lie knew tny opinion so well, and was so well satisfied that if in office tny most determined opposition tu hi., scheme" would lie openly manifested, whenever the subject should be broached, so tiiat he dispaired of success without toy removal, although he might con trol a majority of all tho stool;. Mr. Iverson does not state in his letter win t this mighty “scheme” w as, w hich he had so long -ml ardently desired to consum mate ; but as there is note great danger of its being acted upon, 1 feel inyseil’ bound bv every consideration, that should actuate ail honest and an honorable man, to lay before you, that the nefarious plan may at once be out down by the united voice of the whole community. Mr. Iverson did “ about two months ago” seek an interview with me, and state that he had the entire control of tlie West Florida Hank, and he produced and read to me a paper signed by the famous Win. Brooks, giving him the full control, but stated that Brooks still retained au interest of one half. He then proposed that l should unite with him in effecting a large loan with which wc should purchase up a majority of stock in the Farmers Bank ofChattahoochie— then unite tlie two institutions. The West Florida Bank was to do business at Apalachi ola, upon the lulls of the Farmers Bank ; and he Farmers Bank was to do business at Columbus, upon the bills of the West Flori da Bank ; That the Bank should be held as the private property of the stockholders; should do no business upon its own bills at Columbus, but should keep funds constantly iri the hands of a private agent, with which, to share all good notes that might, from time to time, be in market, and should at all times lie ready to aid tlie stock holders in their business and speculations. This West Florida Bank was then, and yet is lehvly in sohent having miserably expired under tiic nursing of this same Mr. IP/n. Brooks. This proposition I did reject ; and what, I ask, 'would any honest man in the community have thought of me, had it nietinv aanrohutirm 1 — The conclusion of Mr. Iverson’s plan was, that when our debt became due, ye should borrow from the Farmers Bank and pay it.— At the time, 1 considered it one ot those wild and visionary speculations, for which, Mr. Iverson is somewhat notorious, and did not suspect him of a desire to act corruptly or fraudulently toward the community. The matter almost immediately passed from my memory, until revived by subsequent event*. Mr. Iverson never submitted to me or a?k my participation, in but one plan upon tins sullied 11.1 tu-i l_„ j\,si been stated. This must therefore be the plan, to which he alludes ..i his letter, and in regard to which, as lie say.; “lie hxa fou.-.J associates who will give him their aid, and go'w ilh him in his views.” Who these “associates” are, I do not know, but suspicion rests upon a gentle man of Macon, the same who dogged my steps, and who is believed to possess pecu liar talents fur such ail enterprise. It is al so believed, that anotin r gentle mail much nearer home, famous for mystery, but not for open struit forward honesty, isoue of the “as sociates” that Mr. William Brooks is con cerned,is so plain from all the circumstances, that a detrial need hardly be expected from him. I have said, and now repeat, that when 1 was removed from tho Presidency, the Bank ,vas not only able to redeem its bilis, but was in a firm and impregnable state.—Mr. Iver son, in his hand bill states, ilia!// the Bank was good t/u n, it ought io be not", j k;s is true, but it does net follow, that it is what it might be. The Bank is not now in tiic situ ation it was on the lirst Monday in this month, i speak thus freely,because lain yet a stock-holder (very much against my iviii)and my interest shall not be jeoparded within at least a rebuke. There are persons who thus far have acted with Mr. Iverson, ami some even in tlie administration of the Bin!;, who do not know by what motives he lias been governed, or lo what point lie is driving. Such nn n, i cannot yet suspect of being his “associates” and giving him their aid, and “going with him in Ins views.” Tho Bank has been in effect, bartered a way, and Iransf rred in secret, with as ifitlc solemnity or publicity, as though it had been a horse or a cow. The whole power of tlie Bank seems to! be wielded by one man, (by what means ob-1 milled you have been inlorined,) anil tiiat man j ;n my opinion, not worth sd,tX!o in the I v.oihi, after tlie payment of his debts. The money to pay for the stock recently purchased, in si have been borrowed, and for i in: payment of which, reliance must he had] upon in. v. loans tiom tire Bank, and which itj made, will take so much from the capital stock. Tei rc is a mysterious connection er un derstanding between the Bank und William Brooks, which would be a suspicious ciicum stance against any Bank. Tiic Bunk, in short, is in bad hand —its dt stmies are controlled by a tunti of no econ omy or business habits, and who is no lon _cr in my opinion, worthy of confer' e. In g ird the ». hole proceeding as a I t and ih piiite i flint to save, not only the it: iwho l.i-..et I MiroiiHpiein.i-a part, hut i: llur, v. Ini !!, far, has kept hluisi if nm ■ kid. In ~i :.mg this expot ition, it ii prol J,!o i may !» c .apt .1 with m ting under lie n (In •i * • ■ *' /■. t, res ■ ir i my lute defeat. *1 trust that 1 shall never consider myself difealed when turned wut ol office bv the use if such means. 1 should rather feel that ! had been tnrindled out of of fice. As tofi cling resentment any longer, against Mr. tveason, such a tiling is out ot t,.e q itslion. I can no longer notice him,or ;;uv thing lie may, write, cr say. 1 trust sus pic n will net r. st upon me, of a desire to nut l ie bills ol tiio Bank below par, with the view of buying diem up. and paying my Bank debts* l wish to produce entirely a contrary effect. 1 believed the hills yet to be good, indeed if the effects of the Bank are properly used, 1 know them to be good ; but wiiat degree of confidence is her; after to be rcposid in the Institution, every man in tin- community t list decide for himself. The bills bear my signature; the forego ing circumstances were all unknown to you, and notwithstanding the consequences which may fall upon me personally, I felt it my tin tv to put you on your guard. Whatever mav be the issue, no man shall have it to ujge -against me, that ho was not faithfully warned. ELI S- SHORTER. November 15, 1933. Tile foregoing address was prepared, and intended to be published last week, but reached the office too bite lor instrtiod- Tiic other papers in the Stale may pir haps do much good by giving it a place in their columns. Miu.i-.ur.rx ii i.e, 11 til Nov. 1833. De\k Snt—ln compliance w ith your re quest, I called on Mr. Grantland this morn- ] mg to procure a copy of the letter which he j had informed you, he hud received from Col. j Iverson in relation to your recent removal ; from the Presidency of the Fanner's Bank oi) Chattahoochee. Mr. Grantland instructs me ] to say to you, that notwithstanding the Gen tlemen to w hom lie had in friendly confidence j referred the question “whether he was hound to hold Col. Iverson’s Letter under the seal of private confidence” were unanimously of j opinion that he was not so bound : But on j the contrary hud the most perfect right to use ■ it, to piace himself in the position which he ] intended and ought to occupy both before ] yourself and the Public. Yet there are seve- j ral Gentlemen, whose names are mentioned) in the letter whose private relations might* j be disturbed by its publication, and hence j that he mnst decline at least for the present j to furbish you with the copy you desire. In j the meantime however, Mr. Grantland wish- j es you to understand, that you are at perfect | liberty to say upon fits authority that Col. !• i verson iias been guilty of a breach of conti- j deuce and a betrayal of the confidence re posed in him in effecting your removal. And ! that when he ari ivcs at Columbus (which will be in a few days (he inclines to the opinion, that he will feel it to be his duty to shew you tnc letter. Very Respectfully Yonr Friend. t.EO. 11. YOUNG. Eli S. Siioster, Esq. Coi l unr.% Nov. slh 1833. Dear Sir —You will no doubt be sur prised to learn the change which has taken place in the Farmers Bank of Chattahoo chee. It was a matter of much regret to me tone compelled to uispiucu you. Vou will remember however, that two months since, I made to you a proposition to join me in this very project of controlling the Bank, which you rejected. It then be came necessary for me to look out for oth er associates who would lend me their aid and go with me in my views. These I have found. In making my arrange ments (hr success, I found it necessary to overlook you as a member of the Board ; indeed 1 could not have succeeded and have not retained you in your former po sitioa—as I tendered to you in preference to all other persons, a participation, upon the most favourable terms, in a scheme oi’ greatimportan.ee and deep interest, you cannot accuse me of having wantonly sac rificed either your interests or your feel ings in the course which I have pursued. I should have been gratified, if our ancient relations could have been renewed and strengthened by that identity which would have taken place if my proposition has keen accepted and acted upon; and it) was with deep regret that I saw you take a different course and lay tlie foundation ) for a still wider breac h in our private con- - lidencc and friendship. Situated as things j now arc, I can scarcely expect, that we j can ever again be placed upon the same ground toward each other, which we once I occupied. Os this however, I am re solved —I will not be your enemy, unless driven to it by provocation, beyond for bearance, which 1 do most sincerely trust,! you will never feel inclined to give. In j conclusion, I have to say that although j you have been displaced as President and j Director of the Bank, yet the Institution j shall at all limes be subservient to your) convenience and interests, it it receives | front you in return a fair, just and gener ous course of treatment. I am respcctfullv, tfic. ALFRED IVEiDOX. Eli S. Shorter, Esq. Judge Shorter : Dear Sir. — l had written you to send by Mr. Barnard, but the sickness ol Mrs. Dillingham prevented me from seeing him bclbre he left, and I am at a loss now, to know at what point to address this to yen. The unexpected change contemplated in tiie lstituliou made by Mr. Iverson and Napier, was announced tu me on Sunday; although 1 was nut aware of its extent, un til the election on Monday, when it ap peared Iverson and Napier had control of flic majority ol tlie stock, and placed Mr. Napier in the Direction in your place and subsequently Mr. Napier President pro tern. Tlie successor of Mr. Cary lias not bo n designated, nor do 1 know il any step has been taken in ldution to this matter. Col. Iverson has stated tome his rea-i sons lor tlx* course lie lias taken in !l;r mailer, and also llmt be lias addressed you; at Milledgevil!' on tins subject fully ; that it was not li m any j* r tuna I feeling of j disri • |'i et to \uli—but that, tin' slieei i,| : is ' doit turned up* ii ibis point ! tu.d ti .;' the enterprise was one he had long ile- 1 sired to attain. That he desired and ; wished to manifest towards you the same feelings, which before existed and partic ularly in relation to the course to he adop ted towards you, in \<>ur subsequent rela tions with the Bank. 1 conversed with him full : ile stated it was his wish your bu siness with the Bank, should be continued, and that the most liberal Policy should be adopted towards you. Not knowing whether this will reach you at Miiledgevjlle, 1 will not add more. It is unnecessary 7 for me to add that my exertions for the accommodation ol your wishes in your business relations with the Bank, will be of that character they ie quire. lours Respectfully, G. W. DILLINGHAM. State Kiglit Electing. Agreeable to previous notice, a large and respectable number of the “State Right Party” assembled at the Court j House on Tuesday evening the 2(ith in stant. The meeting was organized by the President of the Society, the lion. Christopher 11. Strong, taking the Chair, and on motion of Gen. Beall, John La mar Esq. was appointed Secretary pro tern. The President opened tfie meeting ! with an appropriate address, explaining the general principles of the party and the particular objects of the association. He was followed hv the Hon. Henry G. ! Lamar, who went at some length into an analysis of the peculiar nature ol our j government, and the history of its forma* I tion, showing that the doctrine of State | Rights and State Remedies is an essential attribute of Sovereignty, and absolutely I necessary to preserve the liberties of the people. Gen. Robt. Augustus Beall then I addressed the meeting with impassioned | eloquence, appealing to the patriotism, awaking the zeal, and arousing the energy j of the members, warning them “that the I price of liberty is unslumbering vigilance.” His appeal was met with an enthusiastic | response and repeated cheers. After | which he presented the following resolu tions, which were advocated by Iverson il. Jones, Esq. in some very appropriate j remarks, and were unanimously adopted. Resolved, That we fully 7 approve the proceedings of the “STATE RIGHTS i’ARTY OF GEORGIA,” at a meeting held at Milledgevilledgeville on the 13tb inst. and that the report and resolutions there adopted be entered upon the minutes ol' this Assoeiat : on, and observed as the articles of our political faith. Resolved, That each member of this Association, or those who may hereafter become members, shall subscribe their names to said report and resolutions, thereby pledging the full exertion of their powers for the advancement of principles essential to the preservation of State Rights and constitutional freedom. Col. ©ammcl Rockwell, one of the Cen tral Committee of Milledgeville, was re quested to give his views to the meeting, ile discussed at some length the princi ples involved in the struggle in which vve are now engaged clearly demonstarting that the doctrines of the State Rights par ty are doctrines of Jefferson, and upon tlifir pprpotiiity rest thr» libortioo of the people und constitutional freedom. His address was received with frequent and rapturous applause. On motion of Capt. Martin 11. Brown, Resolved unanimously, That we ap prove of the proposed meeting of the State Rights Party 7 , to be held in Milledgc ville on the 12th of December, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Congress, and that our our delegation from this county be requested to present the names of Mikabeau B. Lam ah, Gen. Robt. Augustts Beam., and General Damei. Newman, as suitable individuals to be placed on the ticket. On motion, it was Resolved, That C. 15. Strong, Gen. Beall, Doctor Green, Col. ' Lamar and Col. Bailey, be and are here- I by 7 appointed a Committee to prepare and | publish the preamble and resolutions a | dopted by 7 the general State Rights Asso | ciation which met at .Milledgeville, and have been now here adopted’as the politi | cal creed of this Association, with such j expositions, illustrations, and other arti j cles, in vamphlet form, as may he explana | tory of our principles, and calculated to | enlighten and interest the people general j ly of this county and state. Reared, That the Secretary prepare a | draft of the Constitution, and preamble l and resolutiolutions adopted by the State Rights meeting at Milledgeville, for the superscript irn of the members of this Association, according to the first and second resolutions adopted at this meet ing. Rcsvluliod, That John Lamar, Esq. T. L. Smith and Iverson Jones, be a com mittee to solicit funds for defraying the expenses of publication. The meeting was addressed by John Rutherford, Esq. in a speech of consider able length, explaining his views, giving in bis adhesion, practically, to all the doc trines of Jeflerson. A meeting lor such a purpose has seldom been witnessed, closing with stronger manifestations of patriot feeling, unanimity of opinion, and determinntiod of purpose. (J. 15. STRONG, President. JOHN LAMAR, Sec’ry. [Macon Messenger. Meeting of the Consolidation Party Vv e have seen the proceedings of this parly, concocted and brought forth at n meeting held in the Representative Hall at Milledgeville on she 20th inst. and «*s j < eially designed to gull the |>coplc. In I erasing these proceedings we were par ticularly struck with the studied manner in whii'hthiy avoided any mention of the principles ol the Proclamation and the Bill of Blood. Tins flimrcy attempt at • < ■ ption, while it manii' hfs, an intuition. to give their new confederates the eo 1,,~ also pretty clearly marks the mental becthty of those by whom it was design ed. But they cannot escape the odium ot approvmg the ultra Federal doctrines ol the I reclamation and the bloo.lv bill tor it will be remembered, that when the Coalition was formed between the Sub mission men and Forsyth and YVuvne in May last, the votes of these recreant de legates in Congress, in favor of this Bill were in an especial manner, approved* 1 lie Collar 1 less too : their leading or gan at Milledgeville, has announced thai | Heir party would be found, at their post in the Legislature, whenever these doc’ trines should he assailed. Thus, then thev are committed in this matter. The “sign's o! the times,” have admonished them that they cannot retain their “ ill-gotten power, and openly advocate these Sdious and slavish principles; it is therefore that their Leaders found it necessary to get up a meeting—-with great parade,- a „d taking council from the Magician of the Albany Regency, prepare and put forth a set of Delphic resolutions, meaning anv thing or nothing, which might for a season prop up the decaying fabric of Federalism m this .State. Thus presenting a set of Jemis faced doctrines, that look noth wavs If Forsyth and Wayne should accGsc' them of bad faith_or the friends of Jack son should charge them with lending him but a cold shoulder, in their reply to the accusations of the former “did we not ni May last, make Wavne Presi dent °i the Convention, and bv a resolu p°m ’ ,?PI )r ° ve of your votes on the force i* ; -° I,c char g e of the latter iney will point to the Resolution aoprov* ing the administration of Jackson, ca!in» Ins principles “Republican,” and his measures wise, and although the rfoht of secession is affirmed yet “ is it not called Revolutionary again, if t | ic f aut men and the Troup Union men, should seem to doubt whether they could consis tent!} serve “God and Mammon too,” and others should consider their princi ples, as savoring too much of Dankl U ebster and Vanueil Hall, and as squint ing at a surrender of State rights and State sovereignty, they can point to these proceedings and show how valiantly they have approved the doctrines of Jefferson and Madison, in general terms, although they have repudiated the “ Right of a State to judge of the mode and measure of redress.” But we have not time at present, to dwell upon this precious specimen of po litical hypocracy—we will barely add a a word to the unwary—trust not those who are always found against the interests of Georgia and the South, and in the ranks of our opponents—mark the deve lopments, that will be made by them in the discussion of the State Right Resolu tions before both branches of the I.egisla, ture, and vou cannot fail to observe the “ CLOVEN FOOT.”— lb. From the Philadelphia Examiner. The enforcement Hill. —One of the first subjects to which the Southern members to Congress, at its approaching session, will direct their attention, will be the re peal of the odious Act annihilating the Sovereignty of the States. So long as that unconstitutional Act stands on our : statute books, this Government cannot be considered as a Federal Republic bui as a consolidated Empire, governed, not by a limited constitution, but by the abso lute and uncontroled will ofan irresponsi ble majority of Congress which is worse than any species of monarchical despo tism. Under that Act the Union can know no peace. The Southern .States, who understand their rights under the Constitution too well to allow them to be usurped, will never remain quiet under it, and it would be well for the real friends of the Union to examine, before it be too late, how far it would be wise to perse vere in holding it in terrorern over the heads of those who are, and always have been, as ardently attached to the Union as themselves ; but who are resolved to cut it assunder, as soon as no choice is left them, but, between a separation and a government of unlimited powers. Many people at the North, because the Southern papers never rcaeh them, and because the Northern papors rarely tell them what is going on at the South, are under the impression that the spirit of Nullification died away with the triumph of South Carolina. So far from it, the success of that gallant little State, in her single handed contest with the Federal Government, which resulted in the estab lishment of the important truth, that for infractions of the Constitution, “Nullifica tion is the rightful remedy,” has infused fresh life into some of her sister States, and revived the dormant spirit of republi canism, which in 1793 rescued the pe° - pic from the chains then forging f° r l * ,cin by the party in power. Virginia has un dergone a radical change of opinion, since the adjournment of* the last Congress.-- Gcorgia, which less than a year ago, >'• large majority of -her Legislature, c nounccd Nullification as a heresy, > proved her near return to sound pt* pics, by her vote in favor of Craw for » • known advocate of that heresy. n ,. bama, the same spirit is widely sprea ’ •»’ and in North Carolina there arc m ‘ L ‘ tions of a highly favorable kind, last, though not least, in this y. c r' of I'cnnsylvunini the State Uiigm* . trines are making a progress wlm i. months ago, vve did not believe '' ever have been possible. Time am lienee, however, are requisite. j complisli such a revolution as that c by General Jackson's Proclamation, was one of passion and blind !'• zeal, was the work of a inoinen accomplish a counter-revolution, must he alloc ted by enlightening derstamlings of men, will rC( j'“ rc t . onlllU i. and even years ; but when on* j, mated, it will hove a hold ujmo m