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•■rV'-; g SUVA l>fD A A© o;: ; r -ICTSf 3 OTtf» THE I’It I E ISSUE. Shall ours hen G OVER XA IF, X T OF THE Hi XKS nr a GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE I Shall wt have a COX STITUTIOXAI. TREASURY, or an t'X CO NS Tl TUT 10 XA L XATIOXAI, ItAXK! Shall ire have a COSsTITUTlOXA L Cl RREX< V of gold and *ilvkh nr of / RR.EDEE ’<1 A RI.V. PAPER ! Shull xcelire under the despotism of a M O A / E H A It IS I (If RACY, ■or under the safeguards of a FREE COS S'l'ITl TlOX 1 [Washington (Chronicle. nUitL LE3$a E &EEE : TUESD A Y MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1840. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOK I’ll! .-siDENT. ill All TIN Vili BUISEI*. FOR VICK PKK5I0F.NT. J O El \ S' R Si Y T E3. ney power, anti the bitterest vituperation of the poli-1 y icfion that their promotion to office w dl best pre- j generally, upon the credit of the Banks, should not be (tT’Tlie editor of th eQuincy [-wed] Sentinel ticians in fivor ofthe Bank, and nothing was left un_| serve the strength and integrity of tiie party, and overlooked by them. aminos to know why we lately spliced the Stain done, which malice could devise or money could ac complish, to dislodge him from the a flections of the people, and to prostrate and brand him as unworthy whenever we become convinced thtjt oitr judgment has It th* re lie among the Banks, some which are pur- 1 he reason, broth* r Joshua, bless your soul, was been in error, we shall hold it a sacred dut\ to wi'h-! suing a liberal policy, they are not intended to come consequence of the imaqnEeous state of the.Savaf draw our support from those who have disappointed! within the scope of these remarks; and we still tm-t river—we could not obtain our regular supplies, the public confidence. To that-measure so fraught I the'public expectation as wi ll as our own, in their 'bat the time is not far distant, when'they will all, by “ as people do ul the fiorih,” we did at the South— with good to the country, ami performed with such ' ability to render tin- service expected, and bestow it' a wise and generous course of policy, entity them- we joined our medium sheets and formed an imperial noble independence, we gave our most cordial sup- upon others better calculated to occupy their places, selves to the fullest confidence and respect o! the six". That’s the Knoivle-elgc you wanted. Have We are party men, and go for party men, and as community. V ul ,: *sted that essence of walking cane yet, Joshua ? such, we hold it to be a viol ition- of the law of party, to overlook a known friend, for the purpose of con ciliating an enemy, although we are free to confess, it is .becoming a matter of too frequent occurrence in INDEPENDENT TREASURY RIEL. (Er’We are called on to record, one of the most This important and e-scutial m< amie for the’cur- j appalling accounts of the destruction' of human life, rency and finances of the country, passed to a third! which lias ever resulted from a similar cause, in the regard to his administration; and ' this our day and generation ; a Course which seldom • rcadi, ' K t]w ^ uateofth- United States, on the 17ti.. history of the country. The burning of the steam instant, by a vole of 24, t- 18. ' j lent Lexington, while on her way from New Aork to The yeas and nay's were as follows :— Providence, with the loss of near two hundred per- 11 ns—Mess as. Ail,.,, Bcmoii, Br wu, Buchanan, sons! Only three lives saved ! The intelligence of Calhoun, Clay, of Ala., Cuthhert, F.ult a, Grundy, | this awful calamity, will be found in other columns. nomination mn congress. THOMAS GLASCOCK, of Richmond. A, IV ERSON, of Muscogee. ROBERT W. POOLER, of Chatham. JUNIUS HTLLYER, of Clarke. D C. CAMPBELL, of Bibb. JOSIAH S. PATTERSON, of Early. HOPKINS HOLSEY, of Clarke. JOHN W. LUMPKIN, ofFl.nd. F. 11. CONE, of Greene. Nomination for Electors of President, an l lice President of the Unit a! Stales. V ALE'TINE NVaLKER, of Richmond. Wm. B. Wofford, of Habersham. IVm. B. Bulloch, of Chatham. .T >ltv Kobi.x'!*on, of Jasper." John Bates of Murray. Tuos. F. Anderson, of Franklin. MtLNER Ecilot.s, of Walton. Sax'i hi. Groves of Madison. Samuel Beale, of Wi.lker«ni. WtLT.IAM A. TeNM1.EE, Baldwin. Tfro.alas Wooton; of Wilkes. TO OUR PATRONS. p rt. It had met the mo-t decided approbation oi a large majority of the people of Georgia ; (many of whom, yve are sorry to say, have since “ fallen from grace,”) but the removal of the deposites, furnished the larger portion of them, with a pretext for c hanging their ground meetings were called, speeches were made, and reso lutions passed, denouncing it ns outrageous and un constitutional, w bile yve applauded it as we still do, as one of the yvisest acts which marks the Executive his tory of the United Stales.. Scarcely had that subject been worn threadbare by his assailants, when the Specie Circ'ui .r was issued, over which the slock jobbers—the land jobbers, and speculators of almost every description, set up a most lamentable cry of ruin and desolation, while yve award ed to hint the credit of saving the revenue of the coun try, from unprecedented derangement, if not from to tal annihilation; for had that measure been postponed a little while longer, the public lauds to an enormous amount, would have fallen into ihe hands of an organ- I ized band of speculators, and been paid for in the j worthless paper of banks, which would nevei have I redeemed it; indeed so far had the mad spirit of sper- ulation progressed before it yvas arrested by the specie circular, that in 18:37, with" a nominal amount of ma ny millions to the credit of the federal Treasury: in tliedepasite Banks, the government yvas brought to the verge of'bankruptcy,'by ilufir inability to meet her draft-—and for those distinguished acts of sagac ity as a man, and of honest hub j end* nee as a states man, he lias continued to receive the unmeasured ami unmitigated, abuse of the Whig party, al present, more appropriately denominated the 11 VRRisox PAR TY. But lie heeds them not. There is a shield around him, which can never be penetrated by the fails to hrins a politician to an untimely political end. Having made this brief avowal of our views and principles upon general and state politics, we shall conclude with a few words to our patrons. We are , . . ii, , Hubbard, King, Lino, Lumpkin, Mouton, Notvcl] , poor and needy, and must have help, or we shall ... f> _ _ 'I , . , . . oio, , 1 lerre, Koane, Sevier, Smith, of Ct., Strange, Tap- 1 perish bv the wav. We have not been pressing , v ■■ ... . , • 1 . " pan, Walker, Williams, Wright—24. upon those who owe us. J. here is a large amount! ,, i o r- i ■ JXays—Messrs. Bet's, Clay, Ky., Clayton, Critten- clue us, aim yve call upon our friends to sustain us, ^ ... and yve hope this appeal will not he made in vain. If they cannot pay all, these hard times, send us a part, and if every subscriber, in arrears, will do a little, yve shall be able to get along with ease. Our hearts will be lighter, and our spirits more bouynnt. We can think deeper, and write better, and withal, yve can sleep better. Now is the time to give us a helping hand, for yve have no other reliance upon whi< h yve can safely calculate, and we feel assured that our sub scribers, and advertising friends will hear us up. Taking up this dav, the line of march for the eighth campaign, yve tender to our friends, our warmest wishes fur their health, prosperity and happiness, and f ir anode r \ ictory over our politicalopponenis. Davis, Dixon, Henderson, Kmght, Merrick, Nicholas, Phelps, Prentiss, Preston, Robinson, Rug- gles, Smith, ofliuk, White, Young—18. Among those who voted agaiusi the bill, were three Democrats; to wit, Nicholas, Robenson, and Young, yvho acted under the instructions of'their respective Legislatures. - The discussion of this question may he expected to commence shortly in tlie Hmtse of Representatives, and then “ yve shall see what we shall see.” It will he recollected that during the last canvass for Con gress in this State, interrogatories were propounded to all the candidates ; and among those who yvete suc cessful, several avowed themselves in favor of separat- QTMfoyv’s this? “James W. Price, Botanic Phy sician, and Licentiate of the Georgia Botanic Con vention! Washington, Wilkes to. Ga.” There seems to he something either crooked or stupkUmr* this. Dr. Pangloss with his L. L. D. and his other titular appendages, appears to as great an advantage. A medical convention granting licenses to practice, is another new slar, in the galaxy of medical affairs. Try it again, Jimmy ! To the Editor of the Standard of Union : Spring Place, Ga., Jan. 14, 1840. Sir:—For the information of those Florida volun teers, yvho have executed powers of attorney to me, to collect their claims against the L nited States for horses and other property lost, or turned over to the Government; and for the information of all others shafts pi malice. H e -lives m t!ie hearts of the people. interested in claims of a similar kind, you will please ing the Government from the Banks, and of an hide- publish the enclosed extract of a letter from Peter . THE BANKS. pendent Treasury for the safe-keeping and disburse- hUguer, Esq., Third Auditor, in reply to a letter ad- We feel ourselves called upon by a sense of duty to rnenl of tl,e " e are l ,lease<1 that an ,| rc ssed to him by the Hon. J. W. Blackwell, seeking the public, to follow up the remarks which we made j °PP°«-t....ity is afforded them of showing their faith by information on the subject. last week, upm, the Banks, until they shall show good " orks ’ b,U we ,,ankl - v lhat !lilve ! * sort of The claimants will see from the extract, why it is cause, if any exist, for tiie course'they are .pursuing | l '' reb;,cl,,1 S ,l,n ' th <‘> vvi;l ^ 50 l,ar< ‘ *» P lea ' e t,ie that their claims are not settled as speedily as they ex tow ards ihe country, or itn*il in default of such show- ! Very respectfully, your obt. servant, ing, they shall act w ith justice and liberality. When the suspension took place in 1837, there was The rugged mountain which has stood the tornados J mm h excitement in the.community, ami great appre of six thousand year', is not less moved by the storms I (tension existed among the Banks, as to the measures which might be adopted by the Legislature ; but no measures were taken. The crises was not considered of such a diameter as to demaud immediate legisla- details of the bill, as to find an excuse to vote with peeled, their Whig friends, “whin it comes to the pinch.” j that boat against its sides, than is that great and good It is now seven years since the establishment'of the ' old man “who has filled tin* measure of his country’s STANDARD H UNION, and it this day enters i glory” by the impot nt clamor of his malignant as- opon the eighth, with emotions of gratitude to a gen- -ail,tuts. live interference— lie Banks were let alone, and what e r ous public for the patronage so liberally bestowed The contest which ensued for a successor to this il- vas die consequence? Why, instead of screwing upon it; and with pride and exultation for the triumph Imtrions patriot, was a struggle for victory or death dieir debtors, and contracting their cir'cul ition, they of tlmse great principles which it lias feebly, but zeal- with his former enemies. The democracy of the; manifested a disposition to lend a helping hand, and ous!y maintained. i country had design ted Martin Van Burcn as their ; a&faras jt was prudent for them to go, to aid in r. It came into existence in the "stormy period of 1333, candidate, w hile the whigs, doubting their ability* to ,ievin S tl,e em,) 'rrassments of the people, when the Democracy ol the South, divided among carry any one c.md’d'ite before the people, brought In'1833, when they resumed specie payments, and themselves, as to the proper remedy for I edcral ustir. out as many ns'cmiLd hi* nm-tered into tiie- field, and "hen they found themselves enjoying the confidence of patimi ni- portion conteiuling that a single State j among them that deluded old man, Jud_>e White of all clas-es in an eminent degree, they commented a could i (institution d]y control the Legislation of Con- Tennessee, for the purpose.of humbugging Tennessee up 0 " one another. Runs were coniiaually made gr">s by declaring her acts unconstitutional, null and j and Georgia, wliich jirove-i bm two mu ccssl'ul ; but by on • institut.on upon another'—a sys'ein of broker- yvhit It has opened the iy.s of the people of both age to>k the place of regular banking—and those that states, and placed them sufficiently upon tin ir guard wen aide, would imt .disco nt, because the'business against a similar manoeuvre. Mr» Van Burcn was, of shaving was more profitable, and those taut were however;-elected by a splendid majority, and in Ins in a condition to be shaved, vvcie u able to oiscouut, Inaugural Address, which may we 1 be pronounced howeVer disposed they liiighthave been to-oo so. Tbi- oppression one-of the most orthodox constitutional documents, slate of tilings continued until the suspension of 1833, ! wlfiolt has ever hi en penned iy .an American states - j w hich produced a reeling ol hostility to dn Banks in ^ith tiie latter portion, we look our stand, and man, placed, and forever, die seal of falsehood upon i every quarter of die St tie ; and it 'was confidently ex- opinions, through a struggle the charge so often repeated, that he w;ts an aboli- peeled, as we think, by a large majority- of the peo- of extraordinary excitement and bitterness; such a limii-t ; and pledged himself, in the face of God and pie, that strong measures would he tak* u by the last one a> we hope never again to witness in any portion ; his country, never to sain tion any measure whatever, • Legislature. Several were [imposed, which, ifear- of “this great and griming republic.”. inning for its object, the slightest interference with Tie organization of parties gt oyy ing out of the events the subject of slavery, refered to, occurred in 1S33, and although great This public avowal struck his adversaries dumb for changes have taken place with our political oppo- j I’time, hut a pretext was so m afforded them, fur the uen ; s, and strange associations have been formed in ut-pouring oftln ir y\ rath. The embarrassment pro- JUDGE WHITE. This imformnate old mm, after haying been com pletely drove up by the Whigs, has re igned iiis seat in the Senate of the United States, and-retired t<> his appropiiate stati m, to teap the reward of his oyvn folly. A. BISHGPI Treasury Department, ) Third Auditor’s Office. 17 Dec., 1S39. ji i Sir :—Tiie examination of the claims for losses, yvill have to lie referied till the statements, in proportion as to issues of forage by the E nited States -lialt be in j readiness, not only by tiie volunteers of Alajor Lau- ' j ~ - . derdale’s battalion, but of tlmse of the Georgia bri- IL LI AM C. KU i%S. gaih-, commanded by General Nelson, and the Ala- 'i iiis gentleman, :is yve expected, has avowed him- hama regiment, commanded G\ Colonel Snodgrass, self for Harrison, and thereby fully identic d himself; have all had to he placed on file, and the examination with tiie Whigs : “ Ye cods, what havoc doth ambition make?” void; while the other maintained, that sm h a course would be nothing less than secession or revolution, an ; tii.it it was better to “ci-mbat error with reason,” and rely upon the wi d -m and intelligence of the peo ple, through tiie ballot box, for t e -redress of our .grievances, until “the a<cumulation of should outweigh the evils of separation.” (t?” We have received font Dr. Holbrook, the | prospectus of an agricultural paper, to be entitled the “ Gleanings of Husbandry.” It yvill be pub lished monthly, mi a 'sheet containihg sixteen large quart" pages, in Augusta, Ga. at One Dollar per an num, payable in all cases in "advance. From the talents, industry and H. and the many able correspondents and patrons thereof to dm positioned. Tiie work of searching the numerous accounts, and multiplicity of vouchers of the various officers in the Quartermaster’s Department, and collecting there from the information needed in order to make out the statements, lias been of a very tedious description, necessarily requiring much time ; and the prosecution of it has been unavoidably subject to continual inter- sceptions in attending to the immense ma>s of current business in tbe office in this branch of its duties. Considerable progress has been made, and the work regard to general politics, v.e have never turned to ductal by the refusal of the deposite banks to pay over the right band or to the left, but have kept our on- to the government the public Iconics in their hands, waul course, “without variableness or shadow of turn- induced the" President, under a high sense of duty, to ing.” ] convene Congress in September, 1837, ai which ses- Happily for the country, the disco.sion of that ng- sion, Fie recommended he scheme of an independent ita'ing question has subsided; the- angry turmoil i Tia a.-my, for the stile keeping and disbursement ol yyltii h it engendered has passed ayvny. and main who die public revenues, am.l a total disconnexion of the were active agent' in the strife, are now n joiepd that ! goiertuneni from till hanking institutions, a> all ex it ended where it did. But parties, particularly in perience had p ove i th< m unworthy and unsafe de- Georgia, have continued still to range themselves tm- posbories of the public treasure. Titis measure nit t der the banners yvliicli were raised at that period, ;d- onr decided apjuoitation and most cordial support, perience of Dr. ; will be brought to a close as speedily as practicable ;. ’ a d thereafter the claims will be taken up in due , course, and. as examined, the result will be comnumi- whtch he yvill receive,-we anticipate much good yvdl- result, to our farnt'-rs, from the proposed publication; We hope every planter yvill subscribe to ihis w -rk.— Tiie prospe<-tus will appear in our next [taper. rated to the parties concerned. With great rcsi ect. your obt. servant PETER IIAGNER, %uditor. Hou. J. W. Blackyv 11, House of R'-pi> seutati'es. I ried out, yVotthl have laid many of them under the yy hip; and they w> re only arrested at last, from the hope that a mild and-generous course towards tinm, yvoulii be followed bv the results w hich flowed from a similar feding'and action in 1837; and yve speak advisedly in this matter,-because w e yy ere among those yy h i labored to impre>s this op Ki"U upon many of the members, and w lto used as an argument, the good ^ ie U ail! 11 1 conduct of the Banks in 1S37-S, to induce them to suspend .til legislation upon the subject. But how stands the .case mov? More than a month tins elapsed since the Legislature adjourned, and what have the Banks done to jtMifv the public expectation ? ! *' Comparatively nothing, yvitb a very lew exceptions. They are calling upon their debtors to pay up, and, consequently, contra- ing ilnir circulations, notyvith- “ Tis strange "such-difference si ould b(-, ’Tyvixt tyveedle dum and tweedle dee.” The following paragraph, from Birkn 11’s Phila delphia Reporter, contains much mutter for n (lec tion. It stem k us y-ery fon ihly 7 . win n yve saw it C'l- 1 pied into the Constitutiona.ist of Thursday fit'!, and at the very time when several criminal cases Were be ing tried m theSii a ri >r ' onrt of R’u-uinoiul, >g:titiat t'loirhh many who engraved upon their colors, the mot o of “Sta'e Rights” have long since abandoned ; fin d success is ; ;o lunger a matter of speculation, tile principles upon which they then united, if we are Another presidential contest is rapidly hastening to judge by the course they have since pursued in on. The candidates are already known, and the pep- regard to men and measures. | pic yvill be called on during die present year, to de- We have uniformly contended for the rights of the cide between Martin Van Burcn, the democrat and States, as reserved to them in the Federal Constitu- j southern man in principle, and Wtllian Henry Harri- tion, and with equal zeal, for the rights of the General j son, the federalist and abolitionist. We shall he at Government, as secured t > it by the same instrumem; 1 our post, as wt and have always believed the people capable of self-: democracy, government, and confidently relied upon their sober As it rewards state politics, yve may be permitted and continued to gain favor with tiie people, until its ■ standing tiie embarrassment of the times, and the ne cessities of the people. If yve are not greatly mistaken, the Georgia Banks could loan from five to seven millions of dollars, to the people, yvliicli yvmild go far to relieve them from the present pressure, and prevent thereby the sacrifice of an enormous amount of property ; hut if they con tinue their present policy, the end of it will he, a fatal Always have been, on the side of the 1 depreciation in the price of property, and almost in- j calculable misery and loss to thousands. If the Banks press their customers, and yx ill not persons who bad played >i b> ag\ who.haz gle revolution * f th wheel of highly respect: d and valuable e /. “ keep near shore,” are enemies ■ a moral paradox ! How true it i and public law have auttiemic u <1 the rite asser tion, that “ lie who kills a leiloyy man is a murderer but he yy'tio slays his thousands is a her-'.” “ We cordially respond to ihe suggestions of Gov. Porter, that a law heavily taxing brokers, permitting none to follow the business, directly or indirectly, but such as may he specially licensed to do so, would tend ureatlv to check the evils of sp culatioii, of yvliicli the citizens of Philadehn i: Alavrsuch as is proposed con 11 soon. The spirit of gambling !tas 1) cn fo'ien-d more j by stock operations—bubbles blown into t xistem e | for the moment, and intended n> ;l*'C(fi\ e the unyvary . than hy r any other course. The system is full of fraud and evil tendencies, ami lias long been « om- plained of by fathers and philanthropists. The law should provide for a charge of. ^ or a 4 per cent, to go into the funds of the State, on every share of; For the Standard of Union. No. 113. MAJOR “M.” “One word at parting,” says M. I shdl not ten der him in return even ‘one word at parting:’ It would answer no purpose. “While all mankind are willing Vo concede to yon the perfect right t<> your opinions upon all subjects, they do not grant your right of general criticism o*> r the acts and sentiments ol others.” Who is mure in the habit of criticising than M.' I exercise no great er right in this way than lie and many of his associ ate-. M ituess the W big papers, and the IN iiig lead ers generally. “In assuming that office, von have taken more than you are entitled to.” Surely I am eutfiled to ns much as they are. “However qualified for its duties, its exerci-e is rather disgusting than othei yvi-e.” Physician heal thyself. “Now dismiss that vain feeling of conscious supe riority which prompts your conduct"—1 have indul ged no such feeling—“and you will shortly like the world better,”—1 like the world 'veil enough—“and the world will be more pleased with you.” No ob jection.— But is it not amusing to observe the feeling of‘conscious superiority ’ indulged by M. at the very jit'ily comohin i moment * le ' s reprehending such a feeling on the part i be ad pit d tm fo ttt e, a e “ etitr .. . h i • i bo.e yv’tio th 'tite-! Whit •fit j• • I) i - opiu- ri:e Having gone through the pieces of M. it remains hat I draw t<> a close. It lias been said that I yvas ambitious. I have de nied and disproved the charge. I have sought noth ing at die hands of the Union Party . I have occa sionally allowed the use of my name, but principally to gratify friends. Yet l am not insensible to public favor. 'The voluntary confidence of the party would have been gratifying. Net I feel chagrin at failing ! to attain stations wliich I have not sought. The con- j scions satisfaction wliich 1 feel at having labored to ar- discount, w hen (he property of the citizen is brought, transferred> ex ,. ept Stale Stocks, r overs of pations committed by the one or the other. So far ty, because, though in weak ness, we iiavt acted with ‘o th-block, who will be there to pun ha»e it ? \\ lio | attorney, moreover, should not stand good for a long- wc have not been disappointed, nor shall we doubt steady (ley otiou and untiring p rsi veiem e, and have *' IH - '^ e Banks will have money, ami w ho hut the er period than ten d s, unless forw.irtled from one , . ,• t . , , • : _ or _ , . , tll . \ , . ... Banks will he able to hid ? The reduced price of i point to another. The subject is much more i.npor- P r, ’l« ot e ll,e succe ^ ol ,he P art y as entertaining cor the trui!) of this conchisiorN untu it sImi! lie shewn * «>nl> to re^n tihat we were not endowed wnh talents f> l,vS 1 e JU ‘ 1 , , . *, , , , . 1 . . . ; i n ,• „i • j, ,|... ;,u, tLotrimhl tnippi .,; 1 j tant than ran he roneeivnu bv those who have not beyond the shadow of a doubt, that man, from hi-in- to enable us to render more important service. t « ,,,r great staph , lorbi.Ltli at at t e ,,l. ^ • p . lj(1 mildl ;UIeritlo „ IO it . \ V j know of dozens win. n*ite weakness or wickedness, is the natural subjei t of j We have battled through seven arduous campaigns, ! > 11 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ,l> l ,u,c l,lSt l 1( h J . N 41 1 IIl > p* Kt ? j |. ave been ruined by tin* s\ stem, and we have a Ire »d\ despotism. So much for our faith in the great prill- | an ^ been amoiii» th first and last in the battle field, 1 ;,nf * h ‘ nce » l * ,e Ibanks will have the play in their own s | )OWII m a previous number, the power of any two C’ph sol democracy. They were the principles of our and when our party has suffered partial reverses, we bands/if they choose to exercise their powers. ^-bon^t broke-s to advance or depress, any panic.- revolutionary fathers, and embodied in characters of i have never desp* n Jed, but have returned to the 1 W c warn die Hank^ in good time, again-t a con-1 vii ♦* i ^ ^ l J 1 I . .. till * ii* tmwarv- Ail time sales, moreover, bennr regular light, in that glorious declaration which proclaimed j charge, nerved with (resh viuor for the conflict ; nor j trwted course of proceeding, and tell them in all sin- •ti-free. j shall we cease to fight under the republican flag I ceritv, that a spirit of hostility towards them, already Not many months before we commenced our ca- wliich now waves over our beads, while we retain life ; visible in utmost every quaiter, will shortly become reer, by an extraordinary effort of tlte United States j and st ength to struggle in the combat. B >nk, in league with the Federal party, an act w as passed through both Houses of Congress, granting a reeharter to that inst'tution, when Pie-idem Jackson, w th Roman firmness, refused to give it his sanction. The Standard of Union shall maintain its cha racter and prim iples, while it hears our names. It shall be, as it has been, an independent journal, and will continue to speak of men, measures and parties, inesistabfo, unless they come forward to do their part in relieving the di-tre-s s of the country. The people have not pressed the Banks. They have been content to keep their paper in circulation, and give it credit ; and will continue to do so as long For this act of moral courage, in the discharge of a j w ith becoming freedom ; but it shall not be guilty of paramount duty to bis constituents, the old hero, J the sin of man worship, and will support men upon no called down upon his head, the vengeance of tke mo- oilier principle, and for no other reason, than a con- red views, strengthened bv the repeated and imquiv- ocal testimonies that mv efforts ha' e not been w ithout effect, sufficiently compensate me for the inconvenien- cics resulting from them. It has not, to be sure, been pleasant to lie told, as I have been, by onr adversa ries, that the Union Party had no use for me, except to w rite paragraphs for the benefit of others. As pub lic honors and emoluments, however have rmt been the object of my efforts, l shall continue to yvrite, unwary. gambling operations, Humid be considered and pun ished as gambling. It is an outrage upon justice and i . ■ . ,, legislation, to arrest and throw into prison', th mise- \ wlw " llls l ,0 '""’ n circumstances allow, ruble creatures who play with dice or cards for a (lnv den although 1 may not always publish my pieces- dollars, and to permit, with imjmnuv, stock gambling ! 1 Ih '. ,M1 louv,,r , 1 " be 1 " ab,e ’ ,u,d I ,,,e npp.;.»b«t"Ui opera.ions am. to the extent of .ho,.‘sands upon thou- ! ,r ' e,,tls : W,U ^ sufficient reward though 1 nmv sands” j never attain, and might eveu decline, the trappings O! i office. When, however, 1 witness the c^srepu'.able scram- Daniel Sturgeon has been c eded a Senator of the I hies for office, among public men—when I remember, as it deserves their confidence. The- pressure for : United States, from Pennsylvania. He received ^ \ or aillici()ute lhe h.defnl effects o {finds in MilLdgc- specic lias been from one Bank on another, and from unanimous support of the Democratic members of the GlJe, and elsewhere I acknowledge that I feel dis- brukers and shavers, and this reliance of the public Legislature. ' couraged. Yet 1 tciil not git'C tip the 1 WILL