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THE HERALD.
ltJ*“PrincipTes not Men,” —“Truth without I’ear.j
CO L I’lli in -
Tuesday KventiiKlo,
Mr. Van Buren.
Wk have been at a loss to ascertain the
foundation of Van Buren’s claims to the
Presidency. What great action has he
achieved ? What important measure origi
nated or carried into execution ? What in
ducement is there to elevate such a man to
the most exalted station in the world ? lias
he proved his patriotism in the tented field,
battling with the enemies of our country ?
Has he stood foremost in our councils, point
ing the nation to the highest fame and dis
tinction 1 No one, not even his warmest ad
vocates, pretend that his merit arises from
any euch actions. His whole merit accord
ing to the faithful ones, lies in his pledge
to carry out the measures and policy of Gen.
Jackson. We admit with pleasure, that Gen.
Jackson has faithfully discharged his dutv to
his country, and we admire him for it. And
when lie shall have retired from his present
exalted station, the people will still look up
on him with undimmisbed love and devotion ;
his memory will remain forever embalmed in
their hearts, in entire oblivion of every tem
porary action that may have obscured for a
moment, the glories of his splendid life.—
Much however, as we admire the stern integ
rity and uncompromising patriotism of Gen.
Jackson,we cannot consent that even he shall
dictate to u» a successor to the Presidency,
nor ought the bare pledge of Mr. Van Buren
to entitle him to our confidence. On this
subject, if on any, the people should be left
to a free and untramelled choice. In the
language of Gen Jackson himself:
“ Now is the time to exterminate that monster
called PARTY SPIRIT. By selecting charac
ters most conspicuous fur their probity, virtue,
capacity and firmness, without any regard to
party, you wilt go far to, if not entirely eradi
cate those fteltngs which on former occasions
threw so many obstacles in the way of govern
ment. and perhaps have the pleasure and honor of
uniting a people heretofore politically divided."—
• Consult NO PARTY in your choice,’ &c.
We arc often amused to hear individuals
ranting about Mr. Van Buren’s pledge.—
When has he ever been known to redeem
one? To what party has he not proved
faithless? Who that knows him, can con
tide in him.
We concur in the sentiments of the fol
lowing extract—“ if we can satisfy the peo
ple that it is Martin Y an Buren, and not An
drew Jackson, that they are called on to vote
for, the defeat ot the former is inevitable :
“We think we shall use the Northern party this
time in good earnest; we are certain we shall, if
General Jackson will, like Ids predecessor, depart
tn peace. If wa can satisfy the people that it is
Martin \ an Buren and not Andrew Jackson, that
they are called on to vote for, we are certain they
will be used tip any how. We trust that it will
not be very* dithcult to make them see a difference
between the bold, blunt, downright, straight-for
ward soldier, that speaks his mind before he is
asked, and lets no one. contradict him ; and the
smooth didapper gentleman that smiles in every
body ’s face, and begs every body’s pardon ; who
speaks his mind by winks and nods, and contra
dicts no body. There is foul play in this attempt
to smuggle Van Buren into the Presidency under
the cloak of old Hickory’s popularity ; it reminds
us of a scene in our school-boy days. Two of
cur fellows went out to try conclusions at a game
(not common now-a-days; called stripe-jacket, the
success of w hich depended on the endurance of
severe Lynching inflicted by each other. One
ot these chaps bad hanged the school and every
one admired the superior toughness of his hide,
but in the contest to which we more particularly
allude, while they were pouring it into each other
with a vengeance, by accident a rent was made
in the outer garment of the general victor and ex
posed an old thick coat belonging to the school
master, w hich at once explained the secret of his
foimer triumphs. But his day of success was
now gone, they who bad a voice in these things
made him strip to the buff for the unfairness of
hie trick, and after suffering cruelly in the. flesh,
he sought security in the swiftness ofhis heels.
Now that e exactly the case in this contest; Van
Buren has secreted Jackson’s old popularity coat
under his own, and hopes by its protecting thick
ness to carry the day but it is peeping out too
plainly, ami we think be will have at "length to
atrip tu it.’’— tfelisbury (;V. C.) H'alckmun.
The “Barnier,” et cetera.
hen we engaged in the undertaking which
now occupies our attention, wc were fully
sensible of the delicate situation in which it
would place us. We anticipated that every
illiberal, bigoted and slavish press in the
Mate, would be clamorous in rt iterating
aga'inst us their oft repeated epithets of
abuse and detraction. And so baa it been.
'l'ho ‘Banner, 5 ‘Sentinel,’ ‘ Standard,’et
cetera, have opened their magazines against,
us, and in their wrath have poured forth
li''ods of—-what snail wc term it—trash,
mere trash.
We are gratified however, to discover that
ting ranting abuse comes only from what arc
called Troup Union. Editors, a class of gen
tly who are not only deserters from their par
ty, but from the principles they had long
avowed. Being themselves deserters, they
are naturally inclined to be suspicions of oth
ers. From such, we expect not moderation ;
for it is a curious fact m the history of man
kind, that a rogue is always most vacifier
oiis in his denunciations against dishonesty.
We have looked in vain, through all they
htve been pleased to say of us , for a single
argument in favor of their own course, or
against that which the ■ Herald ’ designs to
pursue.
Not a fact that we have promulgated has
been questioned— not aa argument adduced
in support of their great favorite, the “heir
apparent.” AU, is that low and vulgar
slang, which wc would expect, only from low*,
vulgat and slavish minds.
The ‘Banner’ in its ignorance, or with a
perfect disregard of truth, portrays us as
“Nullifiers in disguise,” and as having been
“ fitted out by the coalition for the purpose of
committing depredations on the Republican
party of Georgia.” No nullilicr either aided
or abetted in “fitting out” the ‘ Herald,’ nci
therdid we consult them on the subject. Co
inciding with the Union party in principle,
we appealed to it for countenance and sup
port, and we can but feel highly gratified
with the daily assurances we ate receiving
of the approbation of a large port ion of the
party.
We are accused too of “ concealing in our
prospectus the object of our publication.”
On this point, let the Prospectus speak for
itself. What are our objects ? 'They are to
extend the means of information generally,
and to advocate the cause of the people vs.
caucuses.
The following paragraph plainly points
out the latter object, and no one who peru
sed it, could fo* - a moment have thought that
we intended to support the nominations so
handsomely done up by steam, in direct op
position to the will of the people.
“ That the people are capable of self-govern
ment, has been demonstrated, and no longer
admits of a doubt—that cabalistic aids are un
necessary, follows as a corollary. While, there
fore, we sustain the fundamental principles of the
Union party, we shall feel it our duty on all oc
casions to oppose the supreme dictation of a few
to the many.”
We appeal to our readers if thus fir we
have not been true to the course, thus indi
cated in our prospectus. And we will be
true, though all the world rail at us.
We conceive that in the organization of
the Union party, it was based upon principle
—that it was composed of a large body of
freemen opposed to the doctrine of nullifica
tion, and favorable to those of the Republi
can party.
Believing the party to be thus constituted
we joined its forces, and on all occasions
since, we have been found battling with what
ability wc possess in favor of its cause.
Why then are we branded as nullifiers?
W hy stigmatized as recreant to our party and
traitorous to the cause of Republicanism?—
In truth, (would you believe it good reader)
merely because wc do not consent to bow the
knee, and crj “All Hail” to a little in
triguing politician at the North. Wc agree
with these same papers in every thing, so
far as wc have noticed their columns, save
in their support of Mr. Van Buren and R. M.
Johnson ; and yet they declare us to be nul
lificrs, and forthwith issue an order that wc
be thrust out of the synagogue. So various
are opinions on abstract political principles,
that it has heretofore been a difficult matter
to draw clearly the line of demarcation be
tween the extremes of the two parties. But
the ‘ Banner,’ etc., have now removed this
difficulty, and rendered the subject as clear
as noon-day. According to these wiselings,
no individual can be recognized as belong
ing to the Union party, who has not been
regularly “ done up ” and labelled M. V. B.
N. B. None arc genuine but those su
perscribed by Ned Rucker.
Isidian £mi£a*adou.
We arc informed that the prospects of the
Contractors for the removal of the Creek In
dians to the west are very flattering—and
that a large party will be ready to take up
their line of march, so soon as the investiga
tions of the allcdgcd frauds slia’i have been
closed.
Among the many things for which our
country must ever feel grateful to Gen. Jack
son, stands foremost his constant efforts to
effect the removal of the Indians from our
midst, to the home provided for them in the
West.
\\ c believe there lias been much unneces
sary delay in the removal of the Creeks, but,
<ue convinced that it has not been intention
al on the part of the I’rcsideiit. He has al
ways manifested a strong desire for their re
moval, and the almost entire accomplishment
of that object, wili constitute a prominent fea
ture in his administration.
A scurrilous writer has intentionally mis
represented us on this subject, and made us
to say that. the. “President was secretly
throwing obstacles in the. way of their re
moval.”
Were we disposed to falsify, wc appreci
ate too well the character ofl.be American
people, to tell them that, our open, frank, arid
unsophisticated venerable Chief Magistrate,
does any thing .score:hy. Such would not. be
in keeping with his well known character
1 iie motive of this writer, however, is obvi
ous.
Because we do not yield ourselves the ser
vile partisans of Mr. Van Buren, wc arc de
nounced as traitors so the Union party, and
as anti-Jackson Nullifiers. Such weak
and pusillanimous efforts, however, to affect
our standing with the party, shall never drive
us into the support of Mr. Van Buren, or
alienate us from the principles we have al
ways avowed and maintained.
TII KIS1»IIEl DIC A W S 3 KR A A I>.
Straus Boats.
There are now on the Chattahoochee twelve
boats, whose names ate as follows: Colum
bus, VcrscilleSjAmiaCalhoun, Old Georgian,
Native Georgian,Southron, Metamora, Arab,
Planter, Hyperion, Reindeer, and Ohioan.—
Those arc all boats of superior construction
and accommodation, and several of them new
and running their first season. In addition to
the above, we arc informed, that another, calk
ed the Fox, is on her way from the Western
waters, destined for action on our river. The
Chattahoochee has remained unusually low
during the past season ; in truth wc have not
had a fine boating river since last. May, with
one exception, and then the rise lasted but
three or four days. 'Phis circumstance has
borne heavily upon steam-boat interests, and
our merchantshave suffered seriously, ftorn
not receiving their fall supplies of goods—
and more especially, in not being able to get
off their cotton. The late rains, however,
have brought the river up to “good boating
order” and business has assumed in our
town a more lively aspect. The boats of
which we have spoken, are commanded by
able and experienced men, and furnish a de
lightful mode of travelling. The scenery on
the Chattahoochee and Appalachicola is
pleasingly varied—the rivers beautifully
meandering—and the company on board al
ways cheerful, and well adapted to “drive
away dull care.” Their fables groan with
sumptuous fare, and their bars arc stocked
with choice wines and liquors. To those*
who have never visited Appalachicola, and
St. Joseph, we would recommend a trip on
one of these puffing travellers.
Broad Street.
Something should be done for the benefit of
this street. \\ c had occasion to notice in
our last, (and we did so with a great deal of
pleasure,) the excellence of our City Police,
with regard, especially, to the Night Watch
regulations; and wc hope the pleasant duty
will again devolve upon us. (and that very
soon too,) of noticing (he successor their ef
forts in behalf of our beautiful “Broad
Street,” the boast and’pride of our City. It is
almost impossible to get along the side-piths
of this street on a wot day. The mud is half
leg deep—and as for water, there is nearly
as much of that, as wc generally have in the
Chattahoochee River; and then it’s so vulgar
for a gentleman to have his “long tail blue”
bespattered every time he walks the street —
and beside, it’s too expensive. Wc started
up street on one of those rainy days last
week, and on returning to our room, we
found it necessary to employ a boot and
clothes brusher, who afterwards presented us
with his bill for a serenpcnce. To be seri
ous, wc would urge upon the Corporate au
thority, and upon our citizens, the propriety
and importance of giving immediate atten
tion to the improvement of our streets
Few towns in our country can boast of such
delightful streets as wc have in Columbus—
and surely they should be kept in good con
dition, at least. If each individual would
take upon himself to lay a curb-stone and
pavement before Ziis oirndoor, wc should, in
a few weeks, have the finest streets in the
world.
Florida.
I hi: news which wc lay before our readers
today, in relation to this unfortunate section
of country, is the latest we can gather from
any quarter. From all of which, we learn
that Gen. Gaines has had a brush with the
Indians on the Withlacoochec, and mowed
them down before him with a novel kind of
shot; loading his cannon, as he is reported
to have done, with trace chains taken from
his baggage wagons. It is said that in the
engagement, 330 Indians and Negroes were
killed; the whole number of Indians encoun
tered on the occasion, were supposed to be
1500. It is also reported that Gen. Gaines
sent by express to Gen. Clinch, for 300
mounted men, stating that with such addition
al force, he could “ put an end to the war.”
It is presumed that the force wili not bo sent
to Gen. Gaines, as there were jealousies ex
isting between Scott and Gaines ; and Gaines
(as is asserted) is acting altogether on his
own responsibility. It. is to be hoped that all
personal animosities will be buried, until
such time as peace is restored to the suffer
ing citizens of Florida, and every Seminole
driven from the land.
Iron Safes.
If among our merchants there are any, who
have not, provided themselves with this most
valuable article lor the preset vat ion of mon
ey, books, papers, etc., we would strongly
urge upon them the importance of being im
mediately supplied. Numerous instances
have occurred, which have fully demonstra
ted the capability of this article to withstand
the hottest fire; and in the recent conflagra
tion in the City of New York,wc have anoth
er strong proof. The New York Commer
cial Advertiser says:
“ The account books, and valuable papers, be
longing to the Methodist Book Concern, were
last night dug out of the ‘ safe,' uninjured by the
fire, which had surrounded it for hours.”
A coal Mine at VVestbromwieh, England, ex
ploded a short limo since,and killed fourteen per
sons.
£>ark ICeHccliosis.
If you’d be u critic— ‘ go to Guinea.’
The Journal of Mrs. Frances Ann Butler,has
fallen into rough hands. Alas! for the fair
author, that the emanations of her refined
intellect, should “ waste their sweetness on
the desert, air,” and be subjected to the iron
pen of Etheopian criticism! Raise your ope
ra glasses, ye pinks of refinement and gentil
ity, and take a peep at his sable Highness, as
he sits in his “ arm-chair” on the very border
ol Guinea, noting down his critical objections
to Miss Kemble's compositions ! Sec Imw
much of scorn and contempt is exhibited in
his nostril’s distent, and lips protuberant,
while he is keenly detecting—“ wid do white
of de eye”—the errors of her book. From
the editorial of a late number of the Liberia
Herald, the following is extracted :
“Francis Ann Butler.—To the politeness
of the supercargo of the Brig Eliza, we arc in
debted fur a peep at the Journal of Miss Kemble,
eras announced by the title page, Francis
Butler. From the celebrity of the tourist, we
had anticipated much, but the perusal of the
book treated us to a most vexatious disappoint
ment. On the literary merit of the work, we do
not feel ourselves competent to decide. But as
it is an immunity allowed ignorance, to admire
where it cannot comprehend, wo avail ourselves
of the privilege, and put in our share of admira
tion, at the bold and beautiful figures which
adorn the pages; such as “ Miniature Hell ;”
“ ghastly smiles of the Devil“ Blue Devils,”
&c. These are certainly beauties of which we
bad no conception, until we got hold of the work.
We may bo allowed to say, as we pass, that
they are not exactly in unison with that soft and
tender delicacy, of which our imagination had
composed the fair sex, of the high order. We
regret much that the work is not. accompanied by
a Lexicon, adapted to the style. The want of
one has deprived us of much gratification ; as
doubtless the excellencies of the work is locked
up in such words as “ dandle,” “ twaddle,” &c.
which are to ns “ dawdles” indeed, or in plain
English, unexplorable regions. Such works
may be of utility in communities, where there is
sufficient discrimination to separate the little
grain from the redundancy of chaff, without be
ing chocked [choked] by it, but we can see no
earthly advantage to us in reading them.
“ We will venture to saw,-however, that if the
notes are by the same hand, the authoress pos
sesses a pretty considerable share of what may be
called sound discriminating judgment on some
particulars.”
Onrsclves.
We have been highly pleased with the va
rious notices that have appeared in the differ
ent journals, not only in our own but other
Slates, complimenting the appearance &c.,
of the Herald. 'They have all been pretty
much of the character that wc anticipated.—
Liberal minded men of both parties, have no
ticed the reception of our sheet, if not in a
complimentary, at least in a gentlemanly
manner, —for which, wc arc much obliged.
The following is from the pen of Judge
Longstreet, editor of the Augusta Sentinel:
“ We have received the first number of the
Republican Herald, a paper recently established
in Columbus in this State; and edited bj* J. B.
Webb, & Uo. It is a large sheet, filled with ex
cellent matter, handsomely printed. The Herald
avows the Union faith in politics, but declares
that it cannot follow that party in the support of
Martin Van Buren, for the Presidency. Our
hands to you, Messrs. Webb & Co., and four
thousand subscribers to your paper, in les's than a
week say we I {provided always, they do not quit
us to go to you.) Here is a paper for you, ye
veteran Ciarkites, that harmonizes with your old
professions, and your old principles ; go and sup
port it, by pen, by purse and by suffrage. Come,
help us in these dangerous, abolition times, to
keep the little magician out of the Executive
Chair. If you do not like our man, White, take
any man south of the Potomac, whom you like
better ; hut. clout take. Van Buren, for mercy’s
sake. All .jesting aside, and all politics away, it
is a dangerous thing in the existing relations of
the North and South, to put Van in the Presiden
tial Chair. “Oh but” say the Irew recruits,
“you wish to divide and conquer.” Divide and
conquer what ? Divide Anti-Van Buren men
from Van Buren, and conquer the first ? Yes.
we do want to do that, and if you (the old
Clark men we mean) will utter the honest senti
ments of your hearts, you want to do so too. In
order to do that, we Nullifiers, have already split.
“Aye, but you Nullifiers, have nothing to lose.”
And pray, what have you Clark men to lose ?
Just exactly the crumbs which the proselytes oc
casionally throw to yon for peace sake and no
more. But suppose, you unite with us and con
quer; will you not then be in the majority ? And
if we do not treat yon well, (by the way the
treating may have to come from the other side) if
we should be strong enough to put on airs, and
not treat you well, have yon not the safest and
most honorable retreat from us that men ever bad?
Can you not say to us, “ Gentlemen, when we
joined you, we told you we did not adopt, your
Nullification doctrines, (nocredit to you neither.)
“ We united with you to beat Mr. Van Buren.—
Having done so, wc now bid you good bve, and
return to ottrold friends?” Cant you do this?
“ But may be, then, our old friends will not re
ceive us.” Oh yes, they will, and treat you bet
ter than they have ever done. Ttiey will then
know the want of you, and will be the kindest
people in all the world. Now in all this, do not
understand us begging you to adopt, our politics,
or as professing to adopt yours. Upon that head
we are just as independant as you are.”
MosSiiities.
The express from Gen. Scott to Gov. Schley,
was not to call out additional aid from this
State for the relief of Florida, but to counter
mand an order previously given, for the em
barkation of troops at Columbus, destined for
Tampa Bay. Gen. Scott thinks the force al
ready it. Florida, ample and sufficient to sub
due the Indians.
The Savannah Volunteers have been dis
charged by order of Gen. Scott, and returned
from I’icolat.a, lor whoso defence they origi
nally iolunteercd.
1 tn*. Crock Indians are to bo closely watched
in all their movements. One thousand
mounted men, by order of the Gov. of Ala
bama, arc being raised, as a guard to bo sta
tioned on the line between Georgia and
Alabama.
AppohmißCMls.
We learn that two gentlemen, Mr. Bixler of
Hancock, and Mr. Burney ol Jasper, have
been associated, by the President, with Col.
Hogan, in the investigation of alledged frauds
upon the Creek Indians. It is expected that,
they will enter upon the discharge of their
duties immediately.
Bntest Iroisß Florida.
Battle with the Indians. —Fiom the
Charleston Mercury, through the Augusta
Constitutionalist, we gather the follow
ing particulars in relation to an engagement
between Gen. Gaines and a party of In
dians, near th? Withlacoochec. Also, many
other interesting particulars.
St. Augustine, March 5.
Dear Sir; — I have purposely refrained from
transmitting you any account of the Seminole
Campaign,"as the various contradictory state
ments in regard to the movements of the enemy
until within a few days since, did not deserve no
tice, and were too brainless to be credited.
The simple fact, however, that St. Augustine,
Jacksonville, Picolata, Camp King, Tampa and
Key West, have been for such a length of time
kept in a constant state of alarm, and each mo
mently dreading an attack, is evidence of talent
never before displayed by Indians — conduct they
always did exhibit —but that a body of fifteen
hundred or two thousand men, should make such
demonstrations, and such dispositions of their
forces, is like the massacre of Major Dade—un
paralleled. We know that they must be concen
trating on some point, and so the result has
proved. You are aware that Gen. Gaines ap
proached within four or five miles of Fort Drane;
took eight days provisions, and returned to the
Withlacoochee, for the purpose of discoving
whether any Indians were on the prowl. On ar
riving al that stream his passage was disputed by
a body of savages, amounting, it is surmised, to
fifteen hundred—a fight commenced, across the
river, which although narrow, is deep and rapid —
and continued two days, neither party gaining
any material advantage. The third day General
Gaines retired, and threw up a breast work —af-
ter which ho advanced to the river with two hun
dred men, recommenced the skirmish, and then
retreated with a hope of deceiving his enemy, and
decoying them into ambush. After dark on the
same day, the entire body of Indians, now largely
re-inforced by the arrival of scattering squads,
crossed the river, and had the bravery to attack
him in his trenches. The stratagem was thus
successful —the cannon opened upon them, and
played with such effect, that it is presumed three
hundred Indians and Negroes wore killed. 1
say presumed, as it is not known whether that
number was destroyed in the single engagement
or in the entire rencontre. When the cannon
opened, the savages began a“ terrible howling,”
and no wonder, for I am told that the trace chains
belonging to the wagons were used instead of
balls, and literally mowed them down like gra c s
beneath the scythe. Two of our officers were
wounded in the engagement —one of whom, it is
understood, has since died. Gaines has since
sent in to Clinch, for provisions; but counter
manded the order, as tho Indians would capture
the wagons. He is’understood tn be surrounded.
His provisions must be gone—and unless a re-in
forcement has been sent by Scott, his fate, and
that of his gallant army, are sealed.
I was in Camp, between this and Hanson’s,
where Prince, the Express, came in; the Indians
having attacked him in true military style, with
in eleven miles of this and ordered him to the
“ right about,” with a shower of fifteen or twen
ty bullets. The top ofhis cap was literally shot
away, and several balls passed through his coat.
A detachment from Lieut. Colonel lle.wit’s Bat
talion was on this morning ordered out to scour
the country, and cut up the varlctsflike a gourd.’
St. Augustine, March 5, }
10 o’clock—Night. $
Dear Sir.- The Express, Munroe, came in to
day from Ficolata, with despatches; but nothing
further is heard from Gen. Gaines. One hun
dred and forty mm from the country adjacent to
the Outhlacoochee, had gone to join him—and
cattle to the amount I do not know, had been
driven down at the same time.
The officer supposed to be dead, or mortally
wounded, is Lieut. Izard.
I was wrong in saying that Gaines had ap
proached Fort Drane; it was Gamp King.
Forty horsemen left here about dark to scour
a place called Turnbull’s Swamp; and also to
assist the detachment from Howitt’s Battalion.
St. Augustine, March 6.
Notwithstanding the number of troops which
have arrived here within the last six weeks, our
Indian neighbors do not leave us. Yesterday a
U. States soldier left here as an express for Fico
lata, having in company another white man and
a black boy, ail on horses. Towards evening,
and when about twelve miles from this place,
they were fired on by a body of Indians. A ball
passed through the cap of the U. States soldier.
They all wheeled about immediately and made
the best of their way back again. Some troops
are going in search of these Indians to-day.
The St. Augustine Herald furnishes the
following information, under date of March 2.
Gen. Gaines,we learn, had joined Gen. Clinch
with 1100 men on the 24th February from Tam
pa Bay, via, the upper crossing of the VVithla
coochec, and had started back again for Tampa
witheight days provisions, byway of the lower
crossing. We understand that Gen. Gaines
came through the scene of the massacre of the
gallant but unfortunate Major Dane’s command,
and that they found and buried the bodies of 7 of
ficers and 98 men. it is supposed that seven of
this fated band had crawled off and perished in
the woods, or were taken prisoners.
The ceremony of consigning them to their
gravesis represented as solemn and impressive,
and the effect produced upon those present are
such as never will be forgotten. Every officer
was recognized. The Indians had not taken
their clothes nor the jewelry. They had taken
away the arms and belts, but had left the cart
ridge boxes.
General Gaines was attacked on the night
of the 29tli February, by about 1500 In
dians, as he supposes, and after two hours fight
ing, lie succeeded in beating them oil’. The loss
on our side is 4 killed, and 23 wounded, among
the latter is two officers. Gen. Gaines is in a
dangerous situation, to use his own expression,
“his wounded are increasing, and his horses de
creasing.” He is short of provision, and en
trenched and surrounded by the enemy.
The Jacksonville Courier gives the follow
ing fin liter particulars, relative to the Mas
sacre :
Gen. Gaines found the bodies of one hundred
and mne whom ho buried. The officers only
were scalped. They were not stripped of their
clothes, and their flesh had dried to their bones.
I’heir watches, money, &c. were found upon
them. A mound of newly raised earth was seen
near the place, beneath which the Indians arc
supposed to have buried their dead, killed in the
engagement. The bodies of a few Indians were
found covered with brush, which were probably
dbscovered by them after they had finished the
mound. The remains of two wagons, and parts
of the carriage, for the field piece, were seen
nearly consumed.
Gen. Gaii es reports, that the place of the at
tack is open pine barren, and not thick hammock,
as it has been represented. To have attacked
and uutchered so man}' regulars, in the open
letd, with a field piece, shows the great number
or the enemy, their skill and bravery. United
wt.h Oseola and his force, they are not an ene
my to be despised. The engagement took place
auont :»5 miles from Camp King, ami but. a few
miles from the place at which Gen. Clinch met
and, fought Oseola, three days after.
I‘our companies of mounted volunteers from
Georgia, passed on their way to Ficolata, to join
Gen, Scott. They were about 250 in number,
and come from the counties of Hancock, Houston,
Jefferson, and Washington. They were under
tho command of Captains Allen, Douglas, Ma
lone and Swinney.
T?lr. Tyler.
This gentlemen, with a prompt obedience to
the will of his constituents, lias resigned his
scat in the Senate of the United States—and
Mr. Rives has been elected to fill the va
cancy. From what wc can learn from our
various exchange papers, it is quite doubtful
whether Mr. Leigh will acknowledge the
right of instruction ; he still retains his scat.
Cotton Markets.
Columbus, 15 0... .If?
Macon, 15 0.... 18
Augusta, 15 2... .0.... 18
Charleston, 16 0.... 10
New York, 17 0....21
Apalachicola, 1G 0.... 19
Private Correspondence.
We recommend a perusal of the following
extract of a letter from an esteemed friend
in Stewart county. Wc value his approba
tion highly ; and rejoice in the belief that there
arc thousands in Georgia, whose rcminis->
ccnccs arc similar to his own.
Lvmpkin, Stewart Co., March Ist., 183 G.
Gentlemen—l was yesterday favored
with the sight and perusal of your paper,
“The Republican Herald,” —which permit
me to say, is in fact as well as in name a
“Republican Herald.” Such an indepen
dent, fearless, public press, has long since
been required in the State of Georgia, by
all parties—and more especially by the old
“ original Pannell.” In by-gone days that
Pannell being undcfiled and uncorruptcd, ac
knowledged no dictator—bowed to no Ja'<
cobinical Junto in the State. But they fear
lessly and patriotically went to the polls, un
directed how or for whom to vote, except by
republican principles, and an approving con
science. At that day their advcrsanes crea
ted a throne at Athens, upon which the po
lite, genteel, sycophantic office-holders, and
the proud, ambitious, despotic aristocracy of
tho country ascended,and proclaimed to their
slavish partizans throughout the State, what
opinions they must advocate, and what aspi
rants they must support. Their assemblage
was as notorious and as distinctly known, and
(heir authoritative commands as implicitly
obeyed by a majority of the people of Geor
gia, as if they had alienated to that body ill
their civil and political rights. They pur
sued this course in the State, until in a
few years ail the offices of the State, of hon
or or profit,were vested in one or two favored
families; they caressed,cajoled, and wheed
led the people of the Slate, and they, in re
turn, became for their rulers, “hewers <f
wood and drawers of water.”
The old Clark party, then, were not wor
thy to unloose the bucklescfthoshoes oftheir
political adversaries. There was not in the
whole vocabulary of the English language,
an epithet low enough, and mean enough, to
be appropriate to the poor innocent and un
offending Clark men. Federalists and To
ries, fools and knaves, were the mildest terms
that were ever bestowed upon them. But as
the great body of ths people began to reflect,
they then discovered that their rights had
been most shamefully wrested from them, to
feed the ambition,and pamper the vanity of
a brainless, knavish, heartless, and dishonest
club of political demagogues. This discov
ery soon aroused the passions of a noble, a
confiding, and a free people, which instantly
revolutionized, in despite of al! pomp and
power, the whole political aspect of the
State—the old Clark party, from being a des
pised, imbecile, unlcd minority, were, with
acclamation, ushered into power. The sym
pathies of the honest and virtuous few,
throughout tho State, from patriotic motives,
were exerted in their favor; and, depend up
on it, talk as you will, cant as you may, about
party succor, and party discipline, that no
political party on earth ever did or ever will
triumph long over tho honesty, intelligence,
and virtue of a free and independent commu
nity.
But as tares will unavoidably spring up
amongst the wheat, so the old Clark party in
the hurry, bustle and confusion that attend
ed its new organization, incautiously suffer
ed at the very out-set, to he sown the very
seeds of its destruction. Certain politicians,
pretending to be perfect adepts in the art
of party tactics, insinuated themselves into
its ranks, for the mere benevolent purpose of
serving their country. The cry, then, was
universal from the Savannah to the Chatta
hoochee, among all this wolfish crew : the
general welfare of the union—as for parties,
they cared nought. Preserve the Union, was
the watchword ; and in order to preserve if,
they, spaniel-like, intended to co-operate
with, and extend the right hand of fellow
ship to. the pusillanimous, ill-bred and tory
principled old Clark party. They humbly
consented to work in the fills, by the side
of jirk-ass, steer, or piney-woods.-tacky,
rather than be deprived of the glory and hon
or of contributing their mite in such a dark
hour of peril and danger,to save the Republic.
Thus they had but yesterday abused, vil
ified,and sneered at the old original Pan
nell ; emptied on them all the vials of
their wrath ; heaped on them, unsparingly
and without reserve, the greatest odium and
vilest reproaches; they had charged and ac
cused them—aye, and proved them to be—
guilty of all sorts of political heresies; they
were a proscribed class in the State, be aring
on their very frontsand faces such marks and
brands of infamy, degradation and disgrace,
that the casual observer of their talented as -
sociates, without difficulty, never failed to
point taem out in the streets, or in the high
ways, and Snecringly cry out—“ there goes
a stinking old Clarker.”
Notwithstanding all this, these politicians
have associated themselves with this very
seli-same old Clark men, for the purpose, as
thoj'’ boastingly avow, of saving the country
from ruin. But the motives and intentions
that induced them to amalgamate with their
old unworthy adversaries, soon began to be
discovered by some, and have recently fully
developed themselves to all. An insatiable
thirst for office, and political aggrandizement,
at any and every hazard, forced them into the.
ranks; a desire to reap all tho honors and
profits of office had shattered their own party,
into the most vulgar fractions ; and thissame
desire is now hurling the old Clark, or Un
ion party in Georgia, into the same unfath
omable abyss. Your press, gentlemen, will,
I hope, greatly retard—if not wholly prevent
—the total overthrow of the L nion party and
its republican principles.