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From tbe Augusta Constitutionalist. We have been informed, and we have the in- 1 ormation from undoubted authority, that some south-| ern whigs, who, governed by a mad ambition and mt- , natural let lings, have written letters from the north,' in which they express miclt pleasure at the prospect) of General Harrison being the successful candidate at ■ the approaching presidential t lection. Such mad ambition deceives such u>en; they are so anxious for I office and distinction, that they put the most favora-) ble construction on political events, which calmly * viewed and examined, are Letter calculated to pro- ; duce an effect contrary to the one so much desired. And such writers must entertain unnatural holings, because, however opposed they may be to the present administration and to its bead, the political principles of the south, the prosperity of this section of the union,) and the integrity of southern institutions cannot be i sustained without an administration in power which has given so many pledges to follow a policy undeni- ) ably in perfect accord with the fundamental princi ples of the constitution. And such writers would, to gratify their ambition and animosity, place at the head of affairs a man whose admini-traiion would be a continued warfare between the rights of the States, and the assumption of powers which could not have been delegated by the south without placing itself in coloui d vassalage. Such southern whigs are greatly mistaken in their calculations, if they believe that they can deceive the people id’the south. We know very well that there are many citizens of the south, who, lednstr y by pretended friends in whom they have confidence, are not favorably disposed towards Mr. Van Buren and his administration; but at the same time, wc are well convinced that such citizens, in the exercise of their natural good sense ami intelligence, and especially of their wonted patriotism, will sacrifice all personal con sideration, to the public interest, by supporting a man who, during his whole political life, cannot be charg ed with one single act against the honor, diznity, am! best interest of the south; a man, who, on ev< ry occa sion that required it, was the champion of this section of the union, against the attacks of federalists and oth er enemies of southern institutions. Mr. Van Buren has always been the frit nd of the south .and of Geor gia in particular. lie never wavered in Ins attach ments. When, during (he administration of Mr.' John Quincy Adams, Georgia was a theme for the abu-e, slander, anti defamation of almost every State in the Union; when Georgia was assailed by the men then in power—by the President himself; by .Mr. Clay, his Secretary of State; Mr. Bai hour, his Secretary of War; and the principal members of Congress of the same party; when, we say, Georgia i-Luld not find one single voice to speak in her defence; Mr. Van Buren and his friends, threw themselves in the breach, and nobly took the defence of the rights of Georgia. Mr. A'att Buren became the eulogist of Georgia, and Go vernor Cass, a friend of both Mr. Van Buren and Georgia, by a powerful argument in defence of the course Georgia and her Governor had persued in re gard to the controversy between this-State and the General Government, succeeded in turning public opinion, and in paving the way for an acknowledge ment of the rights of Georgia to the enjoyment of the land within her territorial limits. On the other hand, what proof has General Harri son given of friendship to the south? None can be produced. It proof exi t, we challenge its produc tion. And we require the friends of the General in the south, to deny the expression he made use of on leaving his native State: “ Thank God I hare got rid of Virginia polities and Virginia Negroes.” It will be a pleasure to us, should this expression prove I to be a slander; it would be a political sin less, of the many alleged against Gen. Harrison, and of which he has not been able as yet to clear himself. From the Baltimore Post. POPULARITY OF GEN. HARRISON. j The Union of the “ Il'higs as ire all arc.”— The following resolution adopted at a large convention of the “Whigs” of Washington county, Kentucky, held on tbe 3rd of February, will serve to ’show the cor dial unanimity with which the nomination of Mr. Har rison is received by them : Resolved, That v.e are unwilling to submit in si lence to the outrage committed against the Whigs of) this State by the nimination of General Harrison as the candidate for the Presidency, at the sacrifice of Henry Clay, the man whom Kentuckians delight to honor, and that, however much we desire the ascend ency of Whig principles, we will at al) times express our disapprobation of political Chicanery and injus tice. From the New Orleans Bulletin, of February 22. TEXAS. The steamer New York, from Galveston, which ar rived yesterday, brings Texas papers of the 15th. A private letter of 17th, from Houston, has been shown us. The Federalist have retreated from before Mon terey, and there is reason to believe their army has been dispersed. The report is, that the Mexican Go vernment were marching a large army upon the Rio Grande, with the avowed purpose of invading Texas. No doubt the Federalist insurrection has led to the sending of powerful reinforcements to that quarter, but the ultimate destination is scarcely so probable. The number of the invading army is stated at eight thousand men. We rather think they u ill not ven ture beyond the Rio Grande, or if they do, it will be ito be driven back again with precipitation and dis comfiture. Amid the variety of rumors prevailing, and the general uncertainty, it appears impossible to arrive at the truth of events. More certain accounts ,mnst be awaited, before any correct conclusion can be formed as to the state of affairs on the eastern bor- ) ders of Mexico. Nothing is said about Indian dep- . redations in the Texian papers. Congress had-adjourned. An important act pass- ) cd relative to thfi redemption of the promissory notes of the Government now in circulation, and for fund-! Jug the liabilities of the Government. The law which ' .relates to the funding of the Treasury notes, fixes the ! •time for funding them to June next. The script for! sums thus funded?will bear ten percent, interest, pay- [ able semi-annually in gold and silver. The other -script, for sums funded after that period, will only bear 8 per cent, interest. A great inducement is thus held out to holders of 1 reasitry notes to fund them at | -an early date. Ihe third section of the act provides) -for the funding of all the other liabilities of the Gov-j ertunent, regularly audited, and upon the same terms, of this mtasiifc cannot fail io be sjilutarv. In I exasit has already raised the value of Treasury! notes. Ihe advantages are obvious. The abiliiy and honest intention of the Government to meet their .engagements, are well known, The holders of Trea scry notes would do well to make early investments jn the funded script. ' ! DEFEAT AND DISPERSION OF THE FED ERAL ARMY. I’lie schooner Frederick Arnet arrived irt port yes* terday, in six days from Matagorda, in Texas : and we are indebted to the politeness of Capt. Hughes, for the Colorado Gazette of’ the Sth iustatlt; from which, we extract the following announcement of the defeat and. dispi rsion of the Me.rii'ai* Federalists. Rumors to the same effect; said to have come from Mexican ports, have circulated sol 1 some dttys past; and now, with the Confirmation* there can remain no doubt that the attempted revolution has failed. “ We slop the press to announce, that ten or Helve Americans, late from the Federal Army, have arrived in \ ictoria. They state that the Centralists threw a strong reinforcement into Monter.iy just before the I edei alists arrived bi tore it —whereupon the latter backed out without making an attempt upon the town. The Central troops pursued them, and an engage ment between the cavalry of both parties took place, in which the Federalists were defeated, and their whole army dispersed. One portion, some 250 Mex icans and 50 Americans were in arms on this side of the Rio Grande; the rest have scattered.” Ibid. Tbe British papers are inclined to believe that France is desirous of a naval brush with England, and the allair which we publish in another place, is made a great handle of in (he journals of the latter country, li is unquestionably true that France has made and is making naval preparations on a vast scale. According to the royal order of 1537, the na val strength in time of p?ace ought to consist of 40 ships of the line, 50 frigates, a.id 200 vessels less than frigates, including 40 steamers. When fully equip ped, the fl et would possess 78,000 men, and 9,200 guns. This looks threatening, but we are inclined to think that France does not desire war, and, most of all, a war with England.— Louis Philippe wishes to establish a new era in the naval service of tbe king don-, and render France as powerful at sea as she is ashore. He will no doubt take off a number of trou blesome spirits from the capital and the kingdom, and convert the tumultuous and rebellions cit into a good and peaceable sailor. The subject of Russia also en gages the attention of France, nnd the navy of the Autocrat is rising apace and becoming formidable. Os one thing we are satisfied, that Louis I’hilppe’s warlike preparations look to peace, anil that he is too wise and too good a king to embroil Europe, unless forced to such a measure by acts which would be too obi ions to be concealed from the public.—Abr/b//i Beacon. STATE RIGHTS AMD UNITED STATES RIGHTS. /' "1.. mWitawy ■' , 1 SPM S'L'AiV o All i) 0.:.-' 7/ tNf C O'rXf. THE T«U® ISSUE. Shnllourfbea GOFERNMENT OF THE BANKS ora GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE? Shall we have a CONSTITUTIONAL TREASURY. or an UN CONSTITUTIONAL NATIONAL BANK? Shall we have a CONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY of gold asd silver or one of IRREDEEMABLE PAPER? Shall welive under the despotismof a MONIED ARISTOCRACY, or under the safeguards of a FREE CONSTITUTION ? [Washington Chronicle. MILLEDGE VILLJE s TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1840. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAN BUREN. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. JO 85 N F 9RS Y T 21. NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS. 1 HOMAS GLASCOCK, of Richmond. A. IVERSON, of Muse ogee. ROBERT W. POOLER, of Chatham. JUNIUS HILLYER, of Clarke. D. C. CAMPBELL, of Bibb. JOSI AH S. PATTERSON, of Early. HOPKINS HOLSEY, of Clarke. ' JOHN W. LUMPKIN, ofFloyd. F. H. CONE, of Greene. Nomination for Electors of President an I Vice President of the United States. Valentine Walker, of Richmond. IV M. B. Wofford, of Habersham. Wm. B. Bulloch, of Chatham. John Robinson, of Jasper. John Bates, of Murray. Thos. F. Anderson, of Franklin. Milner Echols, of Walton. Samuel Groves, of Madison. Samuel Beall, of Wilkerson. William A. Tennille, Baldwin. Thomas Wooton, of Wilkes. POST OFFICES IN GEORGIA. The post office at Huey’s Cross Roads, Harris county, has been discontinued. Samuel Knox has been appointed at Aquitta, Franklin county, and William Minto at Grove Lev el, in the same county. Cyin the House of Assembly of the State of New York, on the 13th of February, Mr. Taylor, a Whig member, offered a resolution, granting the use of the assembly chamber on the afternoon of the same day. to the Anti-slavery Society, to hear an address from Alvan Slewart, Esq., which was agreed to. This Mr. Stewart is one of the most zealous abolitionists in the country, and stands as the leader of the party in the northern States. The Washington Globe, of 24 h Feb. says: We understand from a delegate of tbe Democratic Convention of Virginia, the sitting of which has just closed, that Governor Polk of Tennessee has been nominated for the Vice Presidency. The Convention addressed to the people of Virgin ia, an elaborate and, in the opinion of our informant, an able and eloquent expression of the views enter tained by the party it represented, GEORGIA PENITENTIARY; 03” Wq have been politely furnished, by Central Nelson, with the following information :- The number of convicts remaining in the Peniten tiary; on the 6th of January last, was 155. Males; 151 ; females, 4. Received since that time Marion Sims, aged 54 ; from Pulaski county. Crime, simple larceny. Nativity, North Carolina. Received, 21th of January, 1840. Term expires on the 24th of January, 1847. John Hunton, aged 14; from Wilkes county. Crime, murder. Nativity, Georgia.’ Received, 241 h of February, 1840. For life. There has been two convicted in Cass county, and one iu Early, who have been sent for. The following have served out their time of ser vice, and been discharged : H ilham Jones, aged 28, when received. Sent from Taliaferro county for forgery. Nativity, Georgia. Received, 30th of January, 183 G, and dis charged, 29th of January, 1840. Charles Ililliams, aged, when received, 23. Sent from Randolph county. Crime, larceny from house. Nativity, Georgia. Received, 11 th of March, 1837. 1 ime expired, and discharged, 15th Fi bruary, 1840. George Bruce, ag< d, when received, 24. Sent from Richmond county. Crime, larceny. Nativity, Georgia. Received, 17th of February, 1835, and discharged, 16th of February, 1840. James Burns, aged, when received, 24. Sent from Upson county. Crime, larceny. Nativity’ NortluCarolina. Received, 7th of March, 1835, and discharged, Ist of .March, 1840. Pardoned : George Howard, aged, when received, 20. Sent from Cass county. Crime, larceny from house. Nativity, England. Received, 9th of September, 1338, for two years. Pardoned, 15th of January, 1840. Richard P. .SVtv/gc, aged, when received, 47. Sent from Jones county. Crime, rape. Nativity, Virgi nia. Received, 23d of April, 1833, for twenty years. Pardoned, 29th of January, IS4O. Benjamin Rap, aged, when received, 28. Sent from Camden county. Crime, passing counterfeited money. Nativity, Georgia. Received, 9th of De cember, 1835, for seven years. Pardoned, 29th of January, 1840. Moses Caraker, aged, when received, 35. Sent from Camden county. Crime, passing counterfeited money. Nativity, North Carolina. Received, Sth of December, 18:35, for seven years. Pardoned, 29th of January, 1840. ffT’Wliat can appear fair to the jaundiced eye of prejudice? And what means are too discreditable to ) be used in endeavoring to detract, with apparent hon esty, from the purest measures of those to whom we ' are opposed ? It is strange, nay passing strange, to ) witness the efforts of some of the political popinjay editors of tbe day, who are now opposing the admin istration in all its measures, and who cudgel their dull brains to misrepresent and distort the plainest and simplest propositions. Have honesty and candor be j come abstractions to them? Will they never doff their canting slang? Will they never abandon a calling, only meet for those whose feelings are soured by dis appointed ambition, or who arc reckless of character, and principle? The Secretary of tbe Treasury stated in his annual report, that if Congress did not make any unneces sary appropriations, it was very probable that the means for the support of Government, for 1840, would be ample. Has the Secretary since his report retracted this opinion? He has not. But in order to ' meet the heavy demands against the Government, which fail due in the first half of this year, the Secre- ) tary has applied to Congress for the power to issue ' Treasury notes to an amount equal to those demands ) and redeemable after sixty or ninety days. How can I the Secretary redeem those notes in the period speci fied, if he is not well satisfied that the assets of the Go vernment will then be sufficient? All the receipts of the Treasury, for 1840, will not be available in the months of March and May. And simply because the Treasurer is anxious to meet all demands against the Government so soon as they become due, he is charg ed with faithlessness and ignorance. We repeat, that it is astonishing how the conduc tors of a press can be so blinded by prejudice, or in fatuation, as to distort the most simple facts into gross inconsistencies and absurdities. No man of ordinary conception can possibly mistake the expressions and intentions of the Secretary of the Treasury—and none who values and appreciates the character of the coun try, for promptness in the liquidation of its debts, can do otherwise than applaud the motives and sugges tions of the Secretary. tt?’ John Randolph in a debate in the Senate of the United States, on the 20th March, 1826, thus poke of Gen. Harrison : “Now, sir, the only difference between the gentle man from Ohio and myself is this—and it is vital— that gentleman and myselt’dill'er fundamentally and t"tally, and did differ when we first took our seats in Congress—he as a delegate from the territory north west ot the river Ohio, I as a member of the other house from the State of Virginia : he was an open, zealous, frank supporter of the sedition law and black cockade Administration; and I was as zealous, frank, and open an opponent of the black-cockade and sedi tion law Administration. We dill'er fundamentally and totally—-we'never can agree about measures or about men : I do not mean to dictate to the gentle man—-let us agree to dill'er as gentlemen ought to do, especially natives of the same State, who arc anti podes to each other in politics—he, I acknowledge, just now, the ZENITH, and I the NADIR; but, unless there is something false in tbe philosophy of the schools, even, in the course of time, these will change their places.” ft?’ Is General Harrison an abolitionist, and are his Northern Whig friends abolitionists? The an swers to these questions, in substantiation of their affirmative truth, can readily be adduced. What could have been General Harrison’s opinions after he left his native Stale, Virginia, and exclaimed “ 'i hank God ! I have got rid of Virginia politics, and Virginia negroes”? What opinion could he have entertained when he was in favor of applying (he surplus revenue of the country to purchasing, and thereby liberating the slaves of the South ? What could have been his feelings when he felicitated him self with the hope, and it was an object near his heart, that’he a might look forward to a day, not far distant, when the North American sun would not look down upon a slave?” Was not General Harrison called upon, during the last canvass for the Presi dcncy, to disavow his abolition sentiments, and did he not refuse to do so, by neglecting the opportunity; and, furthermore, by this conduct, plainly and in eontestibly prove that the abolition of slavery was an object li near his heart 7” Can tbe most prejudiced mind deny this r And if such sentiments, as wc have quoted above, are not the sentiments of every aboli tionist Tappan and hireling Thompson of the North, wc confess that we are ill acquained with their croak ing, rotten-hearted, and disorganizing principles. General Harrison will not, and dare not retract those sentiments. The power that sustains him would be lost forever, if he dared to prove recreant to their po licy and measures. And the Southern Whigs expect too nitieh from General Harrison, if they imagine for one moment that he will ever qualify or extenuate one tittle of his abhorence of Southern principles and Southern institutions. Are the Northern Whigs abolitionists? That there are many who are not we freely admit, but that the majority arc, we arc abundantly satisfied. And no candidate for the Vice Presidency will receive their support, who is a slaveholder, or opposed to the mea sures of the abolitionists. Many of the papers at the North, which have come out in favor of Harrison, and hoisted his name in their columns, in bold and con spicuous capitals, do not dare to place the name of either Tyler, Forsyth, Johnson, or King, as an ap proved candidate for tbe Vice Presidency. In the State of Ohio, Whig meetings have been held iu the counties of Ashtabula and Geauga, warmly respon sive to the nomination of General Harrison. And these very counties are well known in Ohio, at least, to be the strong-hold and head-quarters of the abolition ists in that State. Are not the abolitionists now advocating General Harrison ? They are. And is it not certain that no individual could obtain their support, unless he enter tained principles identical with their own ? Is is to be presumed that a party, as infatuated as the abolition ists are, would raliy-around any man who was well known to be hostile to the very formatory principle of that party—who would be opposed to the promotion of men who were identified with them ? Certainly not. It follows then, as an indubitable consequence, that as the abolition of slavery is their rallying point, they will never, as a party, support any man, whose principles are not in accordance with their own. We do not gratuitously assume the position, that the abolitionists have entered warmly into the advocacy of General Harrison. It is a matter of as great noto riety, and is as easily susceptible of demonstration, -as that two and two make four. (t? ! ’ The st} 1c or title of the opponents of the pre sent administration, is hereafter to be Harrisonians. At a meeting of the Whig party at Chillicothe, in Ohio, that was the chaste cognomen assumed. 1 Let it resound far and wide ; and whatever good they can effect for' themselves, by renouncing the names of Abolitionists, Whigs, and Federalists, they are wel come to. Can the newly-baptised clique let the world know whether it is the Abolition, United States Bank, high Tariff, Alien and Sedition Law, or ail of those prin ciples which have associated them under the Harri son banner ? Or, perhaps, it may be to foster tlieir aristocratic views, by selling poor white men into slavery ? What do ye teach ? When we hear a cotemporary declare, that “ opposition to the present administration is the great purpose of his party,” we arc inclined to remember'a certain scriptural passage, which reads somewhat thus : —“ If they believe not Moses and the prophets, they would not believe though one arose from the dead.” No argument is necessary. Whatever measure the administration proposes is to be opposed —no matter how good or bad it be in its results—no matter how much it may agree with the former senti ments of that party —it must be opposed. Consis tency, principle, conscience, and honesty, are all thrown away or forgotten—and opposition, right or wrong, becomes their watch-word. Can such a party long be held together ? It cannot be. Neither can its effects even prove of more avail than the attempt to take Saint Helena, with a dozen men in a fishing smack. There is, certainly, too much intelligence in the American people to be led away by the slang which teems from the Whig press in their denunciations against the present administration. Washington correspondent of the Charles ton Courier, under date of the both, says :—Among the memorials presented, the other day, was one from the Executor of the late Dr. Thomas Cooper, of Co lumbia, praying remuneration on account of the fine imposed on the deceased, under the alien and sedition law. The will of Dr. Cooper accompanies the peti tion, and in that instrument, it is enjoined on his Ex ecutor, to prosecute his claim upon Congress, “until the same be recovered.” 03=“ One of tbe bug-bears of the enemies of Mar tin Van Buren seems to be, “ the present pressure in the monetary affairs'of the country.” To the measures of the administration, all the existing evils are attri buted. The Sub-Treasury policy then has stopped some 70 or 80 manufacturing establishments in this country ; and the same measure has turned out of employment something like 20,000 operatives in Leeds and Manchester, in England ! What a power ful policy I And to do all this before it was adopted. “ There’s magic in the web of it.” It must, cer tainly, combine the essential elements of the Voltaic pile, ami by a single touch, electrify the fiscal affairs of the whole world ! If such could be the fact, the commercial and scientific nations of the earth would be our vassals forever ! How stands the matter? Has not the mad spirit of speculation involved this country ? And have not our importing classes become indebted to European houses for those imported materials? Is there an ho nest man in the land that does not tnourn over the pro digality of the last ten years ? The foster-mother of this reckless spirit, was tbe banks. Lured by the gains which their immense discounts poured into their coffers, they knew no bounds to their inordinate cupi dity. Ihe madness engendered by these dazzling hopes, crushed the strong arm that razed the pillar off the edifice, alike with those who under its arch. It the government had been successful in timely collectingall the obligations which are due to it, and the banks had not proved recreant to the trust re posed in them, the policy which the Sub-Treasury scheme indicates, would not, in all probability, have been necessary to be adopted for many years to come. But the government had no alternative left, but to take care of its own money, in the manner clearly de ducible from the Constitution. Governments, like individuals, must take care of themselves, and adopt whatever legitimate policy may be necessary to preserve their interests from destruc tion. Does the government of this country desire to do more than this? And would they not be unworthy of their trust, if they were to do less? 03 5 ” The Whigs, or Harrisonians, arc endeavoring ) to make a little political matter out of the vote in the ! Legislature of New York, condemnatory of the Sub , Treasury Bill. Ihe resolutions passed the House of Assembly, by a strict party vote —but upon tbe finap vote, on concurring with an alteration of the Senate, the vote stood 92 to 7. The Democrats were anxious < to make the Bill as little objectionable as possible and knowing that the Whigs had a majority, a large number of the Democrats voted for the amendment not, perhaps, feeling confident that the measure would, ultimately pass iu such a comparatively favorable way. But, of course, the Harrisonians will endeavor to make the most of the matter, although they are well assured that the Whig majority in the New York Le gislature, on joint ballot, does not exceed 20 votes ! Sb the world wags ! TEMPERANCE. The astonishing effects produced by the exertions of the Roman Catholics in Ireland, and indeed now being performed throughout Europe, in the promo tion of Temperance, are as highly commendable as they will result in good to those who embrace them.. I he Papists, as a body of Christians have the utmost confidence in their ministers and high clerical func tionaries, and as the latter seem, in many instances to have taken very active measures in the promotion of the temperance reform, the good results which will ensue, Cannot but be highly creditable to that sect, which basso long suffered under the odium which the intemperance of many of that class of Christians, have but too evidently exhibited. The same spirit seems to be actuating tbe Papists in this country. A Catholic temperance society has been formed in the City of New York. They deter mined to have no funds, and we presume that they intend to effect their purposes without the aid of mo ney —they would not, consequently, elect a treasurer. , Here is their pledge: “I do solemnly promise to avoid intemperance, and 1 should it be necessary, in order to attain this object, to abstain TOTALLY from all intoxicating liquors, I do hereby pledge myself to abstain from every one of them. I also promise, by my advice to induce others to do the same.” Wc cordially wish them well. The Catholics have been very inactive on this subject, heretofore, but now that they have clearly “ defined tlieir position,” we earnestly hope that their exertions a will meet with suc cess. By their precept and example they may do much good. The accounts which we have seen of Father Matthew’s success in Ireland, are almost in credible—men, women and children, by the thou sands, (locked to see and hear that aged prelate; and take the temperance pledge. The enthusiasm exhibited by the Catholics in this matter, is worthy of the highest praise, and deserves, the commendation and encouragement of every pat riot and philanthropist. THE TEMPERANCE REFORM.—A late London paper contains most marvellous, yet well au thenticated accounts of the progress of the Temper ance reform in Ireland. A Roman Catholic clergy man, named Father Matthew, has been rivalling Pe ter the Hermit, with this difference, the former invo ked the faithful to exterminate the Saracens, or drive them from the Holy Laud, while the latter denounces Alcohol, as the destroyer of millions, and the great scourge of the human race. On the 2d of December, and following days, Father Matthew gave the Tem perance pledge to 60 or 70,000 persons in Limerick alone. So great was the crowd that many were crush ed to death, in their eagerness to reach him, and sev eral had their limbs broken. In Mellow street and Catharine street, of that town, the dragoons kept a Line in the centre sufficiently wide for two people to walk abreast, and on each side of this lane the p.eople knelt in the mud, while the reverend gentleman pass-