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millions to begin with. I do not pretend
to say that the gentleman from Tennessee
will support the measures for distribution
of the surplus revenue. It' lie does, how
ever, one f.iet is clearly established—that
the opinions he has expressed of the eilect
of the system of dcienve recommended by
the administration, had better oe expunged,
grear tts mav be tfie abhorrence oi some
gentlemen for black lines.
But Mr. Chain tan, before 1 proceed to
another part of the gentleman’s argument,
1 most not emit to notice in connexion with
it, another purpose he made it serve him.
H avimr, ns he supposed, t stab'islu d lie
fact tiiat the Treasury was to be exhausted,
and (la? st stem of high taxation established,
he turns from then cue u itli tipparent indig
nation, mid asks the question, “who does
n >t see from all this that we me to h ive mt
increased tariff in due season, and that the
managers oftlie party are preparing to claim
the support of the m luufaclming interests
The honorable gciitlem in here charges up
on the managers a:i intent to establish the
tariff, and thereby secure the support ol the
tariff party. An important inquiry then a
rises, to settle with certtdnlv who are the
managers of (lie parly e' For in this alle
gation the member irotn ’detmessee has
(irawn a distinction between tite “ rank and
file,” tts 1 suppose him to mean, and the
that “ There is, how-
-L..- ..... In i lit -ute iTTtTirs cEiirjv .It 5c.....!,,
in bold relief against others made by the
honorable member; which 1 shall notice
before I take my sem. it It is been the fash
ion of many gentlemen opposed to the Pre
sident, to charge .’tin) with “ absolute dic
tation”—-that the party could not, dared not
oppose his view*, without incurring the set
tled displeastnv of the President, and the
loss of confidence “ ofthose who bend their
supple knee” at his bidding. The gentle
man has, in this particular instance, given
us to understaud that there were more
“ managers” than oil '. Now, sir, I should
be pleased to know it' he includes the Pres
ident among the number of “ managers”
who are seeking this connexion with tl.e ta
riff party ? if there is such a thing as
an administration party, he who presides fl
ver that administration as the chief execu
tive otiieer, must be considered one ot' the
“■/ztr/s.rger.sof the party.” And that brings
us directly tti the consideration oi this most
unwarrantable charge against the President.
1 ask the gentleman, 1 ask any and every
candid man, whether an old or new enemy,
to point a single act of Ins administration
sustaining that allegation. Let not tti title
men answer me by saving that the Pri sident
was not embraced in this charge. 1 have
the pro .f at Inn I, recorded in the same
speech, that puts tins question beyond doubt.
Hear the honorable member from Tennes
see s.pe.ik lor himself. “ There is strong
reason,” says he, “to believe that the ob
ligations ot party are held so sacred, that
none who belong to the majority dare do a
iiything which the President shall forbid, or
tail in the support of whatever he shall re
commend.”
Can any one believe, that that gentle
man entertaining tiiis opini-m of the abttso
iutecontrol, dictation, and arbitrary pow-j
er exerci-ed by the President over the ma
jority, does not intend to convey the idea (
that the President himself constitutes one j
of that party ? les, Mr. Chairman, what
ever may havebeen tite meaning ofthe gen
tleman, he stands, and must continue to
stand, as making a charge more disreimtable
to the private character of that man, more i
derogatory to a large majority of the free
men ol this,Union, more reproachful to the I
honor and cbatjacler of the President in Ids
official station, than I have ever before |
heard from any q ,arter. Sir, ll;? Prvsi
dentoi t e United Slates has been compar
ed by his biller eiiemies, in the (lavs of great
excitement, to a .writ, a Caligula, an usur
per w< ise than Cromwell—a tyrant, tramn
iiiig tin ler loot the rights ol the widow and
the orphan ; but it was reserved for the |
honorable member from Tennessee to at
tempt to prov- what others had only the
temerity to assert. That gentleman snjrs,
“ 1 here is strong reason to believe that
now, ifthe majority dare do any thing, or.
fail in the support of any measure whatever '
that the Pre.-i lent orders on the one hand
or forbids on the otser.” Sir, can there
be ach trader in thi nation more absolute
ly despicable than the c ue drawn by the
gentleman in tiiis brief sentence ?
Sir, as one oftlie parly here alluded to,
and so much calumniated by this charge of
passive servility to ti e will of the President
it would bebutjust to say, that he who is
prepared to avow sttt h sentiments as these
would be the fir<t to fill that station with'
becoming di'.rnity. But, Mr. Chairman,
it is not only this unprovoked, unwarranta
ble charge against the majority, which, if
true, makes them more servile, dishonored
and disgraced than slaves; but it is ab-o
lulely stripping the President of tite bright
est traits in his character—patriotism and
love oftlie institutions of his country, as a
public man, and honor, nobleness, generos
ity, and sensibility as a private genth man.
Can any man rise here and maintain that
if those allegations are true against the Presi
dent and the party, of absolute {dictation on
the one hand, and unqualified submission
on the other, they can have any regard,
love or veneration for the institutions of the
country, all of which are based upon princi
ples directly the reverse of those that alone
could conduce to such acts of tyrany and
servility? ?»o, sir, if i have correctly con
ceived the m •ailing otf he honorable gen
tleman by the remarl.es I have quoted, no
longer, in his opinion, can the President or
the party but up any pretnlions to patriotism,
virtue or independence. Sir there, must
havebeen a very sudden loss, of’those in
estimable qnalitio, for surely -itch was not
the charactercit the President or the p 'rty,
when the honorable member was himself (me
of the most conspicuous mid fnithful of its
members. A few short days and some
incidents frequently produce rapid changes
in the opinions of men.
Mr. Chairman, I have heard it said on
this floor, if I mistake not, during the pres
ent session, by different gentlemen on differ
ent occasions, that when a thrust was made
at the party, they would dodge In hi nd the
President, to shield themselves from the
castigation they deserved ; and the moment
an arm was raised to inflict a blow, they
would cry out, “ Doot strike, you will hin t
the President.” The great regard l;erto-
Ibre professed by certain gentlemen for the >
I'roidcnt has proserv cd hi> cll.t ruder sacred,
but 1 thi k tit'! honorable im tuber from
Tennessee cannot be charged with slaving
1 the blow ci.her for the party or for the Presi
dent. It would seem that he had liatdlv
.stopped to inquire who it was that he had
'struck, or was about to strike; but has, in
the spirit of a reckless knight, charged un
ion the President mid the pm iy, without, the
I slightest discrimination as to poi sons or re
-1 gard for vv capons.
The honorald. gentleman, on the conclu
sion of his fust day’s speech, gave a short
ex'd 'nation <>l li.s ow n course berlolore, ami
the course he should pursue hereafter. On
■ resulting his arguments, on the second day,
he ri marked : Some of those vv ith vv bom 1
foi'iiieidy acted it) this Hott-e may think my
deelar.uu n t pun the natt.re oi n v | rat nt
relations to the party in power, stiflieiently
evplie !. 1 can have no pcs ib e motive to
assume an equivocal ] osition lielore the
committee or lite country. On the eontia
rv, 1 consider mv honor at stake in taking a
different coms ■. I therefore repeat that]
shall support all the measures ol‘this admin
istration, which 1 shall find to be in accor-
■ dilutee w ith its early avowed principles', in
| the same manttet and to the same extent 1
; have hitherto dene ; and I shall oppose w ith
my intlnence and ability, vvbatcvt r they may
‘be worth, every meuture, eveiy practice
ami movement of the party , winch ctuq be
jc'.oiur m tta- ya t’ey of elciTli.g the Ex
i eeutive favorite to the succession.” And,
Mr. Chairman, ns if the language used bv
| the honorable gentleman w as too strong, and
, might net answer vv hat it plainly means, viz:
that he wiil oppose every measure oftlie
i administration, l:e places the matter beyond
‘ doubt, by proceeding to say :
1 “If the declaration that I hold mysell
the supporter of the a 'ministration, toauj
'extent, shall appear inconsistent with my
■votes upon so many party questions which
■ arise in thi.<[lotise from day to day, 1 can
only answer, that it is not my fault ifiltep//7y
act tin of this House shall ahnost in every
instance have a direct ref. re>:c.- not to the
i support of Lett. Jackson so much as to the
' election of a particular candidate to the
Ibesidemy.” Mr 1 have seen
some tn n il. s o. , a few proclamations, and
■ some declarations of political creeds, but 1
inttst frankly admit that I have never seen
so labored an effort to say two things at the
i same time. Tl.e hott. member seems un
willing to trust himself in saying what his
! course w ill be, bt l ire he rushes in a proviso,
j ba; ked by an example ; r.nd the plain En
glish ol the whole is, that lie believes every
movement of the party, every act of ie
; gislation, every measure introduced in the
■ House, has some cotmexioit, directly or itt
i directly, with the “ policy or motive of clec-
I ting the Executive favorite t > the succcs
! -ion,” as lie is pleased to call Air. \ an Bu-
r-n, and that, therefore, according to the
i rule lie has presenbed k>r Ins own course ol
| act-on, his ciaint to Icamlor vvmtld not hi ve
suffered from an open avowal of his deter
mined opposition to the print iples of the ad
ininis'.rauoo.
Sir, it will be r. membered by the eom
-1 itiitlee that the honorable gentleman from
! lennessee made a labored effort to estab
lish the exact similarity in principles oftlie
| dominant party of the pi t-sent day and the
i federal parly of 11.3. To othblish the
'correctness of this charge against the ad
j ministration party, he iii.'istcd that, as the
party of’9B was for a large standing army
and navy, so was th .• adininistra'iou party
at this day. Ti ec v idem eof the charge
was to be found in the system of defence as
reconimcndeu by the President, and for
wide;:, estimates had been futiiisl.cd by the
heads ot the Departua tits. 1 must ccn!e-s
I had much (iiliiculty in ccmpn hendtng-ei
ther the lacts or the teiisoning i f t!:e ;;cn
. tlcmaa that could have uutlioiizi d hint in
making tl.e ch ir..e of 1 rirra; prim iples on
■ ' p-cty. Nci her the Pri slot nt nor the
V.iiror .Xavy 1 Apartments, nor any friends
jof the adimaistrat; m in cither branch of
Congress, has submitted any protiositicu
for a large standing army or navy. The
utmost verge of all their plans w nuid scarcc
i y organize a respectable peace estal.lisi -
I ment : and how the member could fed him
self authorized to assert the analogy be
ltwren the principles ol the party now sup
, porting the admmistratioH mid the federal
; party of ’OB, is so tar beyond mv ken, that I
I shall y it Id to the yenti; man the honor often
i claimed by men who have gone before him,
,of discovering •<> strict analogy in these,
wholly dissimilar iu every ] rinciple. This
| analogy is oiscove l cd to exist not only as re- 1
j kites to the standing army and navy ; but!
'the honorable gentlemen goes further, attd |
; dete(ts another federal pt imi I in the dom
j inatit party by the adoption of a rule o' this \
House, making certain appropriation fail's j
the order of tin: day, from and alter a par- j
I tit ular time, over all other business I This I
rule oi tue House was recoiiuni tided at mil
c’.iily petiodof the sesmu by tile Uommittee 1
,mt Foreign Affairs. So far as the commit- ■
; tee were concerned, they | reposed a rule i
for the order of business here, which was, '
in their judgement, imperiously demanded’ j
from our defenceless condition and a full I
view of our foreign relations. Now will!
ary gentleman |'retc:id to say that, with a
knowledge of the la tin re of the* appropriation !
bill oftlie first year, with the wretched state
i of every brand) of' our public defence, will- i
I the daily prospects ofa coilision will, France, !
lit was not our first duly to take up im.j]
j consider and pass the appropriation l.’dk,
j necessary for the public servicer Was
lit the duty of this House to have act-j
|ed on the various bills, or to let them sleep'
! until tlieeml of the session? Why, s i r j j
I venture to affirm that there never was a rnlii
j more imperiously demanded by ti e public j
interest than the one which has’ received
I such uncalled f.w and imwarantable censure'
and conden.nation from the lionoiaide gen-1
ilcmati. 'I hegenth man al. o contended that
if the spirit of’ the resolution reetdatin"' the
order of business ct 2Gth January, was car
ried out, “that it would result in the re
enactment of the sedition laws of 17[)8.”
lie says that the resolution oftlie House
I arid the sedition law contained the same
principle : the object of each was “ to sup
■ press discussion and to prevent attacks up
on the party in power.”
Sir, I should really be inclined, from tlii
broad assertion, to suppose that the honor
able member could not be greatly dissatisfi
ed with the principles oftlie sedition laws ;
for, if he should have succeeded in show
ing the principles of the one to be identical
vvitli those of the other, I think the journal
of the House ami the minutes of the Com
mittee oftlie whole, w ill show that, so far from
the rule snppicssiiigdiscnssioii, it Inis been
enlarged ami extended tothe utmost verge.
V. by, sir, the gentleman’s ow n case is a hap
py and triumphant refutation of’ bis asser
. lion. 1 ask the honorable member to tell
■ the nation how long lie discussed one pro
j position in relatii n to one of the appropri
; atiot) bills. Four successive day s, sir, did
Jie ci'jny the privilege of saying any and
I ever, tiling he chose to say, upon any and
' < vary topic he thought ptoper to d'. cuss,
I ami vet, sir, “ the spirit oftlie rule, if ral
lied out bv the party in power,” lie asserts,
would result in the re enactment of the sedi
tion laws of 1798 ! But the honorable gen
tleman says one of the “objects of tiie rule
was to prevent attacks Upon the partv in
power. The rule, sir, has been equally
unfortunate in that respect, and it’the Lon
oraLk'sen 1 men could have allowed b.'ni t If
j but one mmnctil of relic, lion, in this very
I assertion was to be found a fact directly at
I variaurc with the point he laboring to i slab
| iisb. \\ hat, sir, prc.etit attacl.s upon llie
i party in power 1 What else has the minor
i ity done during the entire session ? Have
I they 'mirmiuced any measure, [ rojinstd atiy
projt d, lor legislative r.etion or inquiry ,
nut with the view of fiiht.mating denuncia
tions,. unjust, miwarraiit.ible, and . such as
were never Lt lore w itnessed in any deliber
ative body against the pariy 7 And prav,
sit, vvl.o is .the ].a. ;y, and v.ho is tl.nl is
eternally art ayed against Why,
j it is the milelmite party, compost d of advo
cates cl the tai if]', internal imp; cvements,
I the bank, the ntillilying party, and abwve
| all, the “no-party party.” Each with, piin
j eipies professedly opposite, irreeoneiliiiiile
witii each other, are now seen tmited un
' uer a common Ilog', waging an eternal tm
i relenting “ war against the party. Whv,
I in such a contest 1 Ute • arty," from the fact
that tliCif principles are defined, avovvei],
open, and undisguised, have much to fear.
| Why, sir, if “ tiie -j itity" make a blow at
■ that branch oi’tke indi (mite partv professing
i tl.e principles of lite Aincrii'an svstem, you
i are answered by gentlemen professittg tl.e
i doctrines of nullification, ami durinir the
! scuflle that ensues betwe en them the Amer
ican system gentlemen skulks out of the
I contest, take their position on some com
manding eminence, and there smigly re-
■ miiin until the battle is over, when thev
i return to their friends, toe tmllifiers and oi
i for them tht ir smiles, ami Jooltsso piteettslv
concerned, that the hold nnllifier can in;
feel bis niter di-gu-t. Just so with the reniahi
:t)e parties : tiie one regardless oi consequence
; lushes to the f.gbt, but are no ■ oci.er engaged
i than tl.eir tdiie.s take a distance, which is well
■ o’,served, until danget puses oh; when they in
.■urn approach tl.e oatiio ground, ajh rcn cud
■ hrerr. liitle band, wiiase imxim it is to share ail
j the honors without incurring any of the dangers
jof war. Sir, 1 have been compelled to tiiis re
i view of the stated the opposition (who 1 call the
i d fitiitepar y, ia c ii.trad.- ia tint a.-
■ .y ,”) bom tl.e language oi tiie uoticiablc mem
ber ironi . • " . believe, (say s be)
( th.io are ir.atiy iidividaiis vino do i.ut uccoiu
jnil the [tresent cut:;.-;' cl the party to which
i they b long upon many qaes.ii.ii.., v. iio cannot
long abide tlieii'party connexions; and sir, ii
1 ji.i.'i.-a .-.■.><■./ the pov.erot exorcism upon this c t-
I eitsio’.i, 1 irindil Ui:l ttu.u lustciitlg conic out
; Hum aiming their uncongenial cleii.cm* and ;u
--! sociatcs, wt.hv. hit h th. ;, are al present unitea.”
I Aovv, sir, 1 ask the hum.rude men.her which
. wmg of this opposition would lie have us join I
,Is it liis part. ! Il so, 1 have never yet. ueant
an avowal ol their crce.l. Ido not know the
* principles they prdess. All that Idu knew r-.
j dint they arc opposed tothe udiumistratioti. 1
j must tliciclote take liis reconmieudation on
trust, or refuse the politeness d liis ot.er. Am
Ito join the nuililii alion party I They do not
I want it; tiny do not w...h io uivde me glory
I of rite enterprise ; ihei e will not be more hono
' in the end than vv.li in; cl tiie demands ol the pre
sent members of mat party, but . .a ;key
have others that vvouid i, ive apn .... ue.
t iider no circunistauccs, ritet ifore, vv ctdd the
d.ssiitisi.ed of the ddinimu.t par.y iceeive quin
tal's in their camp. Miaii we join the Ami man
-.vsi.'ni party, mi.l thcieiiy keep company wi.li
me balance ol the iatmly oi the i pposition !
Yt fay, sir, that is .impossible ; our cariy hadis,
our deliberate judgcaiicat oi the best interest,
founded upon justice, coimra’m us to iduse a
comiecmm with this portion of the opposition
I —selfish, cold, and calculating in every move
ment, we slaidd expect to he reduccu io d.st;-
; krtc want and beggary in a very short time in
their cunqiany.
Now, sir, having shown the objections tojoin
i ing in any of the dillerciit portions of tiie op
j position, lint one of two things seems to me pro
per for such as may not be entirely satisiied
I with every measure oi the admiui. iralion ; to
I lop di and constitute a lour.h div ision of the
! opposition upon seme particular political tenet,
i which accoidiiig to my observation,is no sooner
'.-etiled than promptly deserted, or s’ay where
j we are ; instead ot opposing every measure
I right or roug, to give a cordian support to such
| members as we b; lieve are vvright, and a n.anlv
independant, and farm opposition to those we be
iiev" to be wrung. I'or one ! sn:dl on all and j
every occasion give my support or eq o. it ion to '
each particular measure that may come before!
inc, as I believe conductive to the public good ;
and thou: h it is of no consequence, < ither to the j
honorable member Irom Teime.-.see, or any one ’
else, yet 1 do not hesitate i.i say ing, whenever
tiiis Government shall be ailniiui: ten d upon
other than the cardinal principles of the present
administration, as 1 un.iersiand them and be
lieve them to be, I shall be found among those
who will have firmness enough to take a stand
against that administration. But sir, ia such
a position, 1 v. ill nold coniinunian with a par
ty on the fragment of a party, whose principles
are equally or more objectioahle ihan the .
principles of tl.e administration to which 1
may be opposed. Sir, there is a glory in
political consistencv, that far surpasses the
fleeting honors that arc conferred and v.illi
diawn, according to popular whim. Per
haps it is to that alone a political man
should, ito coinpcii. ate him in the hour of
dis-.ertion. The history of our own country
ami our own aye aihnoim i', nil that the man <;f |
this dav is stinh in oblivion to-nioircvv ; and I
surely liis • icatcst solace in such an extn miiy , I
is that, in all l.e lias done, his conscitmi c appro- :
ves the motive, and his judgement ah this his
Consistency.
It is well r< membered, Mr. C'hairrnim, thgl j
the honorable gentleman (Mr. Bell) let no arim- !
incut i scape him that in his judgement, would
excuse, authorize, or justify the attack which he
made on die administration ; and hence the ex
traordinary position lie assumed before the com
mittee, “ that President making” should becfmii' j
a regular part ol the legislative procecdi'igc of
the House. To avoid doing anv injustice to
tue ;u ;>-iiu< nt ol the gentleman, ! will give |,'s
own words: “It any one thall . bjcct (says
the gentleman) to this discussion I < cause ii sa
vors of President making; if any gentleman
shall he d'duded l.y the opinion tiiat topics di- I
II K STANMO OF UNION.
icellv coimected w ilh the j . lilies of the day
sh- mil be excluded fr. tn this Irdl, I ask him to
r. fl.'ct ler a liniment upon the fact, that no
subject; I this dav, of import mice, does or can
arise in < mngrc. s/g/zffZt ix not siistitinid or oj>-
pirod, end l.iutd’i (Ifc'drd upon principles end
rtii .is s ir'i n !i iji f, rd 'u-t < >7'/ det pip into thr
f’l-is.i, cam-ass, mi' ultlinatidii decide l/ic
i.s-.0.-i. ’ .Now, sir here is a charge, eoiqiled
with a coul".spin in which the honorable niem
be.i has certainly placed the opposition in a
posiium lielore the country which I could
scarcely have' suppon d one so < lev atee, di. in
terested, ami patriotic in his cotn.'C as that iion
oral.lc niemla r, could have consented to occupy
Wh it is that cohfe sioti, sir, and what is the
po.i ion the inein’.c;-:; of this House must occu
py before their coi-.t.incuts, if the gentleman is
correct I lie tells von that no subject oj ii:>-
porhinee does, or can arise, in Cont;res.-,iidiudi
is tod sustained or opposed, and finally deci
ded rpon principles end iiiotircs which enter
directly anil dei nlp into the t i ri sidr.ntnd can
vass. and decide the issue. Sir if
• ill's lie true t'i<) gentleman must esi.tolj.’i tb it
“ Presideni making” is a part of cur regid ir le
g’.s'ativedatie: mi h'r tite coujtitutioi) sanctioncu
I and approved bv th ■ ecustitidoil which I mider
' take to ■■ y no tn in can s-.-ioitsly, in a moment
of t 00l d. I:'erafiai’, believe ; or o'hei’.visiq he
in's lira::-led every member of thia House with J
' violation (U li's eatb.
Wl> it, sir, lias i come totl.is, thatevery mea
sure is opposed an'mlvocatiil with the diiect
view oi advaiiciu .t’te pretensions of sortie fa
vorite to the Chief Magistracy ? Sir, die gen
tleman v. Ito can feellliis charge to! e true, innv
W( Il exclaim that this is a corrupt and degeim
rateage ; he may well cry out that there is cor
■ ruption in the lanl ; 1.0 may well denounce
, ma n an iim sines; lie may see and fe. 1 d in
gers that are im:o: n andunfelt bythose who are
inlb.icnccd I y i.i. Mich improper motive. ’ won':
. bog the liomirabii'<'vnti. niaii, for t|ie honor ol
ail, for the imnor if the nmiou, not to inflict a
mortal w ound, by one thrust, upon tiie standing
of y our legislative departnu nt oi the Govern
ment; m;i to prefer a charge against all the
members of this Hoc e, and plead guilty to
that charge in tl?-ir mimes. If the opinion is
entertaired bv tl e I'cntktmin, cither as to thr
character of our I ' i-latien or the motives tiiat
1 ii.'t’iience member), I tl:ir<k our cons'ituent
should begin to inpiire into cur dirties as definedi
bv the ( Onstiaitim ; they sl euid determine
whethertliis or th? other, or both branches ol
Cotigicss comLimd, are requit' d to make laws
for their benefit, er to imd.e a President to rule
them.
I can hut say, Nr. Chairman, that I believe
it is no part of omilegitimate duty to “sustain or
oppose, and finally decide, any question upon
i print iph s ami mo ives vvhi< h enter directly and
[deeply into the presidential canvass.” Anil
| here,sir, v. ails! 1 (liny the principles and motives
I charged by the grtitlenmn from' Tennessee as
[ regulating my conduct, it is but -’iir to hold him
ito tt confession tiiat lie has thus voluntarily
I mmle. And die Honorable gentle?:tin having
I made a confession bf this poitimi of his faith,
j 1 shall be pleased to know it' ii was considered
'•one of tiie “ origin::! Jackson principles and
if so, whether this .rinri; ':'of le:,!-lati".g on the
I, suliject of “ i'ic'sident making” was known
to an li.mor.'idc Senator from 'j*. tines e", (H.
L. While.) when be oppo.-ed General Jmk
: oil's election to tl.e Smrrte oftlie United States,
f'ur fear that “ it would be believed that l.e w i.-
jiiaced in M’a-!: : uet(ui to electioneer for the
Presidency'!” imt to proceed 'in the l.onora-
I le geniiemmi’s cvnlatlgmy : : “ It l,:r; c-f Lite
become more inqmrttint than at ary former pi -
riod in th? history oi’tl.e Govirnnu n', that litis
suiiji ct cf Pri r.k,cut imiki::? should be lak< nup
seriously, and m ade a part of the regular busi
ness of Congress.”
Str, it stril.i s me that the propriety of the
cmirse i:ev, lecommomh.d bythe honorable grni
tlemmi, llie pilnciphs he now seeks to establish
as a part ol the creed of the opposition, wore
not so well iindarstoml in the first days ot this
administration, er during the time the Chief
! g;:-. a‘." v.; ■ first a candidate, oiberwi.a
distinguished nreman from Tennessee (Ho::.
11. L. Vi kite,) was not so fortunate as to be f il
ly initiated in the doctrines of that party, or Ims
furnished the world very conclusive evidence
thathe was not at that periods Jackson man.
.'.iter a.lvt r.itig to one other remark of llie geti
llaimin from Tetmcssce ti:;:t struck me at the
lime v. ith sonic surpr:.- e, 1 shall proceed to no
tice sonic of ti e opinions of the Hom H. L.
bile, which 1 sh..Jidoin a manner perfectly
respectful to him, and which 1 would not do at
all but lor the t '..pect 1 have lor the examples
ot his friends upon this fioor in examining the
• <ff one other individual (Mr. Van : -
ren,) tv l;o, like the honorable Senator from Ten-
' -Cl <’•i' 1 - ) - now ’ .:• peop ■
ci the I nion fit r the first ufficb within their gift.
And, sir, there is another reason ; during all the
denunciations 1 have heard here from each
branch of tite opposition, 1 have heard none of
|hem censure either oi tire caqdidat( s for Pres
ident, except Mr. V an Buren, although 1 should
have supposed some of the others entertained
priijcqih. s far inuic objectionable', than any of
J i.-. ' an Bur ill’s could p 5...,ib1y be.
Ti e gentleman from Tennessee adverted to
the President’s late special message upon
li'ench rdiairs, and such was die deep impres
sion left upon the mind of the gentleman oftlie
djiiger, weakness, ami inconsistency of that
document, that he could not omitto point it out.
After contrasting two > intences contained in that
document tiie honorable gentleman sa.vs, “1
regard it as therefore entirely proper to point
cut any incon-istency which may impair the ef
tcct oi it.” Ido not, ■ complain c.f this ; on
[ die contrary, 1 acknowledge tiie right of retide-
I men to examine for themselves every document
i of a pniiiic character, from the President or a
ny one i Ise. It is all projier in itself; but whe
i ther the geulk rnan has really impaired the effect
‘ of that instiument, by liis review, is a very dis
: ferent question. Tiicob j ct of the examination
was to show inconsistency, that a short connnu
-1 nicalion from th ■ President contained contlicting
principles.
Sir, since (he bminral lo gentl. man has assu
med tiie <>l!ic(' of review ing the documeiits and
[ communications of the President with a view to
i point out anv inconsistency that may impair
I their clfect, I must be | e.rinittcd to invite his
I attention to parts of two letters containing im
j j'lOi tant mailers from an honorable Senator from
i’einie-scv, and who is now beiure the people as
a candidate fortlie office of President. (1 mean
the honmable ILL. White.) 1 should suppose
the honorable member could net object to this ;
lie would doubtless feel the obligation as great
to [mint out inconsistencies in reference to Judge
White as he lias in relation to General Jackson,
j Sir, I send tothe ( T'lk an extract of a letter,
from the Imnorabh'Hugh L. White to Pi vOF.j
| Lea, Esq. dated July I Ith, 1S“/, and ask the ■
. reading ol' the same. Rea las follows :
id.rtract cd a hth r from the lion. id. I.
White to Pri/nr J.ctt, tisp, dated duly LH.i
I !S“7.
“ Doctor Wiatt had been represented by
those in whom I thought i could confide, as the
friend of Air. Clav, and not as the friend of Gen.
Jacks.on ; and Mr. Miller as in truth wishing
to use the name of (ten. Jackson, only for the.
\ purpose, of sicuriny the election of Air. Ad
ams, hi/ divitling the icesti rn vote."
“ Whether these representations were true
or f.dst', as it related to Doctor t\ iatt and Mr.
Miller, is not now in the least material. They
were undoubtedly made, and by those in whom
1 thought I could confide, and in whom I did con
fide at that lime, and honestly believing that no
<;;:;■ <.i’ die four was the fi iend of Jackson’s e
'eetion. So tar as he was concerned, 1 fa"ig p
ji. ri’eitlv immaterial which of them succeeded
ias aganist the others, iiut it is liirther stated’
that 1 supported Uol. Williams for the Senate ol
llie 1 n'rted Slates against Gen. Jackson himself
i ami went so far as to call Gen. Jackson “an
iiiigrateful, blac.k-iiearted scoundrel.” There
,is in tl.i.; charge a mistake. I supported Uol.
■ \\ illiams in opposition to Mr. Miller, fay
’lair means in my [lower, and when there was
[ an attempt to run ..achson himself as a candi
: date, in eppositarn to H illiams f used my
■' <:'r: on to prevent his name from hciir/t:-
i(d as a candidate. It appteared to me that on
Iron 'ground on which Gem Jackson was sup
, pol led for the Presidency in other States was,
that he was at home, attendin;; to his pi irate Ifn
; siaess, not m g an!t to secure hisplection
as Urcsi.'hnt; and I candidly btd'crc.d that if
the Legislature il< cted. him. to the'Senate, it
iri'id.! oe hebcred in. those States thathe was
d'f”''. li ' iUcshington to edcctionciir for the
ircll as the. of tar candidates,
and that such an impression would do him more
-y than the. election of Col. H illiams his
Mr. Chairman, 1 advert to this letter f. r the
purpose ol showing that Judge White, in liis
jaesent. position before the people oi’ tiie (Jni
: 5 ’ llas » lik(! nr other gr< at men, li-
ved 1. ng enoig b, by practice to contradict the
[ maxims of early life ; and 1 will now here le
j peat vvh.,ll have often said in private and in
public, that 1 will not aim one blow at Judmj
VV idle only in soli' defence. For his private
I ami public life (if 1 may be allowed to use tiie
j langa .gc ot bis iiieiid, the member from Ten-
I ne.Mee, when speaking of the President and his
, administration) “ uji to a late period, 1 en ,r
--laiued the nmst profound r. spect:” a ttg.trd,
I sir, based ujion the conviction that lit; was a
. plain, unassuming, unambitious mati, content to
hi! that station where liis services could be b esl
[ directed to the advancement of the great inter
est of the country. That lean, however', re
[ cm.-cil? !:i. [ires' nt position with what 1 su’ppo-
■ sed to lie Ins early political notions, would be an
I unworthy ate ctation, and a concealment of feel-
I ings incompatible with a sense of duty. It
: will be rememhm'.:d tiiat the honorable gentle-
I man admitted, that he had “ spoken with great
i freedom of the course ol die party in power,”
j and that he laid not “spared his ecu.,tire when
. lie thought it was desened,” and that “ he
should continue to exorcise that privilege,”
| 11 was perhaps unnecessary for the honorable
[ gentlemen to have given this notice, fori be
, lieve none that heard him doubted for a mo
. ment, taat be had enjoyed a very great latitude,
ami vyas quite merciless in Ins castigation, con-
: sidermg he had “ been, until a late period,” one .
jof the leading members of the very party he
was denouncing. Others there wdre, So curi
i ous as to express some wish to know the exact
point of time when the dominant partv fi ll from
’-.'race, and where the horn liable member from
I ennessee (Mr. Bell) then was. One tiring
| must he conceded on all hands. From the
number of crimes cnarged by the gentleman
from Tennessee on the party, lie must have been
with them a part of the time, ami should share
a |>art of tiie censure, or cl.-o liis. leave of the
I party was a very sad calamity lor the coUn
tiy, as taeir degeneracy and rapid fall has no
parallel.
Lilt, sir, to return to the principles asserted
in this iattef. In the first part is clearly to be
gathered Judge V, lute’s unwillingness that the
p nay y! n supporting Gcnetai Jack on should
be d.vide.l, for lie da dnctly charges Mr, Miller
! with using the name ci' General Jackson onlv
• tor the pm-pose of securing the election .of Mr.
Adams, by dividing the western vote. Well,
then, if it was wrong in principle to divide the
w; stern vote at that day, to elect a particular
mutvidual, i.oiild the same thing that was
w rong then be right now ? 1 take it fer grant
id shat if it was wrong at that time to divide
tiie Jackson party, and thereby destroy their
influence in the election for,a President, it cor
tainly would be wrong, if there was any princi
ple in the position assumed, to divide the same
party now in electing a President; or will it be
contended that so soon as General Jackson’s
name is out oi the question, when he is no more
lielore the people, the party that supported him,
blown as well by the i:anm of tire Jackson, the
:*dn-mi-tration, the Reimbiican. and the party,
' dead, and that therefore t! e pi .‘ilk n Judge
White now occupies is not circulated to divide
the party I To my mind it is clear, that Judge
W hite at that time believed it wrong that in
the separation xis the people of these States bv
parties founded upon principle, there should be
a division of strength between members of the
same party ; and tiiat this opinion was correct
it strikes me all must agree, so long as thev pro
fess to act upon principle. When it is men oii
•y, and hot measures of public ptdicy, then eve
ry man can and should indulge bis personalpre
| fi.'fence. Bow Judge White sustains the doc
| trine he then entertained, let his ['resent position
j speak. But, sir, the balance of this letter in
regard to his course to General Jackson is full
of instruction and bitter reproof. Hear with
what delicate sensibility he was disposed to
guard the honor of Gen. Ja: iison. Judge White
•ays he supported Colonel 'Vi'iiams against Air.
Miller, and “ n hen there was an attempt to rim
Jackson himself as a candidate in opposition to
Williams, he used his utmost exertion to pre
vent his name from being used. Again, the
| Judge says, “ it appeared to him that General
Jackson was supported for die Presidency be
\ cause, he, was at home attending to his private
, biisi.'. i ss, not using any means tosecurehise-
I lection as Presidentand the Judge further
i say>, t! it “ if General Jackson had been pla
f es c! in Washington, the inqnession would have
j been that it was to electioneer, and that such an
I impression would have done more injury than
: to elect Colonel Williams, liis enemy.”
Now, sir, ! am quite satisfied tiiat Judge White,
j on this oecie iim, reasouedan rt manner pecjtliar to
: himself;.ami he was so opposed tn the sliglitest i
' .■•tis[iicio;i rolsting on Gen. Jackscn, that lie would
i eua cm ti (Let his 'enemy over him as a lesser j
■ri). 1 admire those dciicirte relations of private ■
! ttndsl.’qi—i admire die segitKily ol’ tiie friends]
I whose discerning eye can better see and under- ;
str.iri my interest (ban I can myself; t ut. 1 am
nut prepm ed tosay that I <■ add reli: h so well'that
species of friendship that would prei’er tiie eleva-
< .'inn of my i z'lo.'.y, for fear that, m the event of
my succi.::, my niotires niipiit le qucslioncd. lint
[ taking the Judge's rule as correct, that a man
: should not be in the Senate of the imited Slates !
| fur fart'r that he might be suspected of electioneer-j
I ing, ami how does he'stand/ Why, wo alilmow j
very well. The Judge is in the Senate, yet he .
j had such -scruples about. General Jaifison, that he I
it p.)< s - J it might injure his elec tiini iu seme of die
tstati ■ I Sir, t can come to but. ene of tw o cun- j
’ ellltrnm; in relation to this li tit".'; either that Judge [
' \Vbite regarded the interest of General Jtickson [
'better than his own, and cctild trust t.iiin.iif to
tvntptc.fi sooner than General J::cl<M>n, or other
wise he stands cmnietid of pn in Lii’g <ue creed
and [n ai tising another. Sir, 1 forbenr further com
ment upon this extract. 1 bar e gixen it entire, '
:.o far as relates to that matter, that ail may have '
< quid means with myself in forming conclusions.
I frankly confess, if Judge \r bite meant any thing
by that letter. ' ernmot reconcile his course to it. .
Mr. Chairman, I have another extract of a
letter of Judge While’s, written to John !{o-s, a '
Ciicrokce < li:ef, dated 2(>l!t April, le:/ !, which 1
will send t- the Clerk to bo remit Tliulcttci v. m.'
read, as follows:
i'.vtractfiom the hi!/ r of the Hi n. Ib.r'i 1.. Jl'liit:,
to John Ross, ilcti J . 'yril, ISM.
“To collect a tax from hicicli.'Ws, to ccmpcli .
them to pay a small portion dft'ieir profits, at sta- j
ted periods, for the support of the Government, i
1 wiicre they transact their business, has been a
very cornu.<m mo.ie of collecting revenue; and no
State has been charged with attempting to regu
late co.umefet' w here they have exercise I such
lower. Why, then, should the Cherokees bo de
t:i< d the power, lieeause, by posabilny, thy might
I'ii'i-c it, and undei'Uike to regulate trade ? 1 have
believed, and still do, that under the t. e itics, the
(li< iok.es mu i be consii ei'c’i! a nation, pass. »ing
!d;e [lowers with oth'. r nations, except so far as
they have stu'rcude.'Cd their independence to the
b . klat. s. That they have made surrenders of
[lower in many iupm taut particulars;, but that they
h ive not surii miered the '.ov.cr of making muni
cipal regulations ibr their own internal Govcrii
: ment •. iliac mnonj. th i [lowers they still retain, is
I that of imposing aud collocting taxes,
j “ 1 regret exceedingly that to you I have ev
j er given any opinion upon a subject that inter
jest; your nation. 1 known the purpose,for
which it v.-i’ l'ii, 1 should have been silent;
but having given such an one as I hones ly en
tertained, i cuii nrc’.r. express any other until
[ conidnec.d of my error.
in order that the opinion of Judge White may
[ be fully unueislood at the data of this letter, i
will make a statement of facts as related to me
and which 1 suppo.-.e true. Mr. John Hoss was
tnen, as ho is now, one of the leading chiefs of
ike Cherokee Indians residing within the char
tered limits of the Slate of Georgia, a part of the
same nation, extending into the States of Ten
ne.-.so and North C roiina, Mr. Ross, himself,
residing within tite limits of Georgia, as 1 have
always understood. He addressed Judge White
wiio had great rcjititalion as a jurist in the sec
tion where he resided, for liis opinion, with re
gard. to the power,tl.e Cherokees had to pass and
! nlorcc laws lor their independent Govei nnieiil,
| and especially to obtain Lis opinion on the power
j ofsajd nation to collect taxes, &c. In answer
to the points presented by ,Mr. Ross, the letter
trinn which the above is an extinct, w;is written
by Judge White, and upon the authority of that
letter, tts 1 have been informed, and which opin
ion is authorized by the letter itself,the Chero
kees did proceed to organize an independent
Government v.hithin tiie limits of Georgia,
claiming for that Government exclusive jurisdic
tion criminal and civil over all that portion of
Georgia known as the Cherokee nation.—
| Whether the opinion thus delivered-, was inten
ded by Judge Wnito to influence the Indians
I in the course they adopted, is not important,
nor do I believe, or pretend to charge upon him
a motive to inspire those Indians with the en
joyment of poiitical rights incompatible witii the
rights of Georgia under the constitution. But,
sir, that the opinion expressed in this letter is
wrong, that it has been the cause of great
trouble, inconvenience, and to the
authorities of Georgia every person acquainted
! with tiie circumstances will readily admit.
I■- - - -
.fer
: . the (.Hub".
j JUDGE WHITE THROWN ASIDE.
Il seems from tiie paragraph which we take
I from the Richmond Whig of Tuesday, the 21st
j inst. tb.at Judge White has let douii, asliis joc.k
--■ :es would,term it. liis two heats in Virginia,
; tinder spur and whip, have proved too hard for
; him. Tiie Richmond Whig, while declaring
tiiat it greatly prefers him to Harrison, gives
him up, under the pretext, that it is necessary
| to go for Harrison to avoid bringing the. clec
j lion to tire House. T lie White Whig thus takes
I it s 1 ew stand :
I “For ourselves, we have ever deprecated the
; election going into the House, not by any means
. as the greatest of evils, but as Opening the door
! for corrupting intrigue, aud as leading to dange
i rotis excitements. W ith these sentiments we
I shall labor with all o :r force to impress upon
; the whigsof Virginia the patriotic policy, if they
I can carry their electoral ticket (and all know
j the [irobabiiity of their doing so) OF VOTING
FOil GEN. HARRISON, if the 23 votes of
this commonwealth can avail to elect him.—
Every whig, we are sure, will give his a. sent to
j lite measure, which would avoid tiie evil of an
election by the House, and at the same time,
[ defeat the open and scandalous attempt of Gen.
I Jackson to dictate his successor. Individually
: we prefer Judge If'hite, as identified with the.
: south in all things, as a wise and upright pat
j riot, and as the man who best knows the harpy
[ crew who have fastened on the vitals of ike Go
\ vernuient, and would most thoroughly purge it
\cf their presence ; bitt we have perfect confi
i </. nee in the intentions, honisty, and moderation
of General JJarrison,and he hi.tr. no friend who
\ would-iiuzta more loudly for his election ; not
I for his own sake, nor as achieving tire best pos
sibly, good, for that in otir opinion, would be the
election ol W lute, who is uiiconutminatcd by a
single federal heresy, ami v.iio we know would
restore the Government to its pristine simplici
ty ; but as excluding the candidate of the office
holders, and defeating the flagitious attempt to
heir the. Aiiierii an people to an unworthy favo- I
rite. Gen. Harrison is a Virginian, imbued I
with Virginia attachments, lie is not in all
respects a States Rights man, but he,is still less I
a federalist, and is utterly opjtosed to that gi
gantic system of federal usurpation which bids
I tair in a few years to auniiiiiate the State sove
reignties, and to erect at Wiishington an over
j grown and consolidated despotism. State Rights
[ would be safe frinn encroachments under his ad
| ministration. 11 they did not recover their an- |
[ cient vigor, they would at least be protected
from oppression, ilts character, his principles,
his history, his nativity and education, give war
j ranty of an administration moderate, safe, un
ambitious and unencroaching. Every Whig,
, every enlightened and true Republican, must
prefer Harrison to Martin Van Buren, the de.-'
sorter and betrayer of every party, the man
whose opinions are kept in It s pbeket, the can
didate of the infamovs ‘s[)oils’system, the fa
voiito whom power dares to dictate to a free
people. Every Southern man must feel in
General Harrison a confidence of safety on the
great question of slavery, which it is impossible
he can feel in Van Buren, an avowed district
abolitionist.”
Here is written the melancholy end of the |
: great Hugh Lawson White ! ! Os all men, |
: Judge Vi liife is preferred as “a [
i wise, and upright patriot," ksc. &c. &c., but I
\"as cxc'itlii.gthc candidate of the. office, hid/l-'.
j i)x, ’ Ac., tiki ’s’> big means now to “HUZ- I
/. t iiiURE LOLDLY 1 OR HIS (Harrison’s):
i'.LLCi ION.” 'i his is- the meaning of the
whole passage quoted. White has been used to I
; identify with tile A\ liigs as many as. his inl'u- [
once could make'apostates from the democratic j
. ranks in the south, and now lie is to be,thrown j
' away.as deserving, nothing from the hands of the I
whigs. Has me this been universally the fate ol’
;!;■.i rtiiig republicans ! Why should the fede-[
ri'.iists give up their great men, Webster, Cal
houn a- 1 ( lay—inert who have stood the brunt
ol all their battles—for such a matt as Judge
kite! V> hv shoujd they disgust the rank .ami
l.ie cl the r p i ty by st poorli::': one who I rings
noiliing to their cause out sliami—nothing but j
the bad reputation of an ultra autacon's’, turned I
over to them in the hope tjrrt .tliey wool I make,
lor lii.-; sake, a sham stnrender of their [t.'inci
[>!?..', because he showed the willingness, without
th" iib-hty, to sacrifice his former fr.cnds I—
.! r.dge Vi bite’s utter f.iihtro to transfer such a por
tion ot the democracy oftlie South an I West,
as wornd give the federalists preponderonce in
a siugio re[>ublie;in Sialo, has released them
irom the contract tn his lavor. The considera
tion has tailed ; am! the candidate of the Wash
m::ton ("aliens :s now thrown upon tiiat caucus
altogether for support.
but alas! V. hat is ho to expect from that I
quarter! she Si X which rose at the biddimr
of that distiiigiiiJie I c>:i!m., to irradiate his
course to tiie i'l'esidency, h is gone down—and
worst of all, Mr. Cunningham, one oftlie con
cern, who traversed the south and west to spread
the light of this irminary among the people, is
about to expose in the twilight of its setting, the
causes which now withhold the illumination, for
which the peopJc paid him in advance- Wo'
give below his notification on this subject. We
commend it to the attention of Mr. Bell. Pro
bably he will find it a good political specula
lion to buy up the whole edition of 100,000 co- r
pies ofMr. Cunningham’s proposed work.
Having given the Richmond Whig’s graceful
and voluntary renunciation of the great lluglv
Lawson White, we can do no less than furnish
tothe public the notice of one of the standard
bearers of the Drapeau Blanc—the flag of the
caucus-begotten Sun—of his enforced surrender
of his colors—liis cause, and its champion. It
promises much. It is as follows :
“to all public and political men I!!
“The Sun, established in this city, some time
since, for an especial purpos'e, have ceased to
cast its genial rays over the political world, and
ourself having been engaged in that establish
ment, having been thrown out of employ by the
melancbcly lailuie, and having, in vain, appeal
ed to its friends, who had pledged themselves to
sustain the paper by “specific contributions,” to
pay the amount that is due. that my family
might live in the city, it becomes necessary to
make such an exposition of the whole concern,
and party, as will leave no doubt upon the pub
lic mind “as to our integrity.” The under
signed will, therefore, early next week, lay be
fore the public a pamjihlet, half serious, half
comic, and all truth, entitled—
“ ‘The Rise, Progress, and Downfall of that
Great Political Luminary, the SUN—with
Notes, Annotation'-, and Sketches of Character
of some oftlie Great Men who have contribu
ted specifically to its powerful rays. Price two
dollars per hundred.
“Subscription papers will be circulated in
both Houses of Congress on Monday next, that
we may know’ what edition to work off; we are
prepared to issue one hundred thousand copies,
and can increase the number any amount. The
curiosity and originality of this work, and the
object for writing it, will, no doubt, create a
great sale. The curtain will be raised high
enough to expose all party machinery attached
to the Sun, and some strange developments of
how great men are sometimes made.
“A. F. CUNNINGHAM.
“ ffy® Editors of papers friendly to justice
and truth, will confer a favor by inserting the
above.”
MESSRS. WISE AND WHITENY.
Mr. Wise voted against the amendment to the
the desposite bill making the Slates the depos
itories of the surplus revenue. He voted on
this point Aiith most of Judge White’s Tennes
see friends jfand as it was known that the Pre
sident would veto the bill without the change ma
king the States the keepers merely, not the
owners of the money deposited with them, this
vote could be accounted for upon the motive
ofhostility tothe President, which has distin
guished their course throughout the session.
But after the amendment had been passed by
an immense majority in the House ; after the
declarations made by Mr. Wise, that the public
money was virtually in the hand of Mr. White
ney, and applied by him to the most alarming
stock-jobbing speculation, and political elec
tioneering, we must confess oursurprise that lie
should vote to keep the treasury of the nation
in such hands, rather than entrust it to the
safe keeping of the States! and so vote against
the whole deposite bill.
We are glad to fiiid, from this vote that Mr.
V. ise has given up his ill opinion of Mr. Whit
[ ney. We never supposed Mr. Wise’s denun
i ciations against him well founded. We know
that he bad not the slightest control over the
I public depcsites. But if we entertained Mr
'A iso’s conviction on that subject, not all the
confidence which Mr. Wise must now have for
him as an individual would have for him as an
individual would have for him as-an individual
would have induced us to prefer his pockets,
as a dejiository of the surplus, to the State
treasuries.
It is creditable to Mr. Wise, however, that he
has given evidence at once oi' his placable and
forgiving nature, and of an independence of
spirit which, spurning the petty imputation of
inconsistency it brings upon him, does not hesi
tate to give a vote continuing, according to his
avowed opinions, the public money in the hands
jol Mr. \V hitney. With bis impressions, it is
; tiie boldest, not to say the blindest confidence,
ol which we have any example.
M e understand that Mr. Wise has also given
up his design of prosecuting an inquiry into the
late management of the public deposites. He
is satisfied, we suppose, that all his complaints
[of abuses are ill founded. How beautiful is the
j amicable temper in Mr. Wise! But is it wise
is it patriotic—is it safe for the public IWe
I fear Air. AV ise has gone from one extreme to
another.
Creek War.
I'o the Editor of the Macon Ga. Telegraph :
“Columbus, June 25, 1886.
“ Dear Sir.—l hasten to inform your that
j our I ndian war must he brought loa close in a few’
days ; indeed I consider the war now at an end.
Gen. Scott very judiciously placed all our Geor
gia forces on the Chattahochee, establishing a
cordon irom tiiis place to Irwinton, thus coni
pb'tly intercepting the Indian retreat, guarding
all the passes on the river: while the.Ala
baina forces moved down upon them from the
federal Rotld, and yesterday captured upwards
of one hundred of Jim Henry’s partv. Jim Hen
ry himself made his escape ; though it is thought
he will betaken to-day, as Gen. Jessup’s friend
ly Indians are in pursuit, and he will not be able
to elude them unless he can cross the river
which Gen. Scott’s Army will prevent—as his
whole object has Loen to prevent those murder
ous dogs from joining the Seminoles. Neah
.'i irtlilv, the old Warrior, and several of his
men, are in irons. There arc but few hostiles
i now ; hundreds have andcrv for mercy.
Jim Henry has a small party with him, and
there are between 7 and 800 of Neah-Micco’s
men, our Governor desurvs the grajimde of
hrs country for his indefatigable exertions in
supplying the Army with provisions and muni
tions of war. He has toiled day and night a
mong us ; those at a distance can form no idea
of our situation here ; destitute as we were of
every thing necessary to carry on a war, hence
the complaints of tarday operations. Gen.
Scott has done every thing since he recovered
Irom his servere attack, that an able and patriot
ic man could do.” ,
Extract of a letter from Gov. Schley, to the
Editor of this paper, dated,
COLUMBUS, 2tJth June 1836.
I have been so constantly engaged'in business
ever since 1 arrived in this place, that 1 have had no
time to write to my frit mis : and even now. I steala
moment from other business, to address you- 'llie
delay ot tiie army.at this place,has given dissatis
lactiou to the people ata distance from the scene,
because they could not properly understand and
ai'preeii’te the cause. How was it possible for an
arniy to be inarched into the enemy’s countrv,
without mnii. ammuuition or provisions, with tniy
hoiie of beatiiig that enemy ? Ami if the troops
had sone at atty time before they did, that would
have bi on their condition. The.delay in the ar
rival o! the arms and other munitions of war, W a»
unavoidable, and ; avc Gen. Scott ami myself as
mm hpaiu, 1 am sure, as any other individuals in
the State. But they ar length arrived, and the
army immediately took the field. These move-