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{Corre*j>oiHtafH’c of 1 lit* Baltimore Patriot.]
Washington, Feb. 13.
HOUSE OF 11F.PRESF.NTATIVES.
The linrmng of the Caroline.
Mr. Pickens, from the Committee on Military Af
fairs, on leave, made « report in relation to tbe cor
respondence, r« few'd to that committee, between Mr.
Fox and Mr. Forsvth, n« the case of McLeod.
Mr. 1
printed.
or of the United States, then there woVW haVe been
. some show at the least of respect for ttttlr sovereignty
I and independence i and tt disposition to treat us as ru
equal. Vat in this case, as if to IfcSti our authorities
with contempt, there was no preliminary demand uor
representation made.
It was hoped that the murage tfas perpetrated by a
party in sudden heat and excitement, upon thtir own
| responsibility. Blit the British Minister now avows
moved that it he laid on the table and ; that “ the act Was the public act «»f persons obeying
the constituted authorities of her Majesty’s province,”
Tbe Report was then read, for information, as fol- ; and again affirms that “ it was a public act of persons
| ows . in her Majesty’s service, obeying the orders of tbeir
The Co,-milted on Foieign aflVirs, to whom was \ superior authorities,’’
referred the Message of tbe President, transmitting a If this had been the first and only point of collision
correspondence with the British Minister in relation j H ; t |, Great Britain, it might not lave excited such in
to the burning of die steamboat Caroline, and the de* | terest, but there is an assumption in mo t of onr inter-
Unnd made for the liberation of Mr. Alexander j course with that great power, revolting to the pride
McLeod, respectfully report: ^ ^ and spirit of independence in a free people. If it be
It appears that tlie steamboat “Caroline” was her desire to preserve peace, her true policy would be
sdixed and destroyed in the month of December, 1837. to ffi, justice, and to show that courtesy to equals
The committee are induced to believe that the facts which she lias always demanded tiOttl Others. Tbe
of tlie cose are as follows: The boat was owned by, committee do not desire to press views on tills part of
and in possession of a citi/.eti of New Vork. She was t |, e subject; particularly as a demand has been made
cleared from the city of Buffalo, and, on the morning j j, v onr Government upon the Government of Great
of the 29tli of December, 1837, she left tlie port of] Britain for explanation as to tlie outrage coininit-
Buffaio, bound to Sclilosser, upon the American side j t et |^ the answer to which, it is )p>ped, prove sali*~-
of tbe Niagara river, and within the territory of the j factory.
United States. The original intention seemed to be j Asto t | le ol | ie| . p„i„1$ printed in tbe demand
to run the boat between Buffalo and Sclilosser, or, j nmfJe bv t j |e B r * lt ; s fo Minister fof like “liberation” of
perhaps, from Black Rock D.un to Sclilosser, and,
should it seem profitable, it was intended to run her
Alexander McLeod, the committee believe the facts of
the case to be, that the steamboat was seized aud burnt
also to Navy Island, and toiuh at Grand Lland and j ns .fated before, and that a citizen or citizens of New
Tonawanda. Her owner was Mr. Wells, said to be j York were murdered iu ihe affray. And there was a
a respectable citizen of Buffalo, and it is obvious, Ins
reason to induce a belief that McLeod was particeps
rrintinis. He was at first arrested, and upon various
testimony being taken, was then discharged. He was
afterwards arrested a second lime. Upon the evi
dence then presented, he was imprisoned to await bis
_ _ trial. There was in invasion of British territory to
interest in the unusual and extraordinary collection of j SL .jze or take him. But upon bis being voluntarily
adventurous men gathered together at that time on -
intention in putting up tbe boat was one of specula
tion and profit entirely. The excitement upon that
portion of the frontier, at ibis period, bad collected a
great many in the neighborhood-—some from curios
ity—some from idleness—and others from taking an
within nnr territory, he was arrested as any citizen of
the United States, charged with a similar offence,
might have been. We know of no law of nations that
would exempt a man from arrest aud imprisonment
for offences charged to be committed against tlie
“ peace and dignity” of a State, because be is a snb-
All these facts appear from testimony regularly taken, i ject of Great Britain, or because be committed the
(see IF. R- Doc. No. .,02, page 4G and 49, 2d Ses- cr j mc at the instiiration nr under the authority of Brit-
Navy Island. Navy Island was “ nominally” in the '
British 4< territory.”
The owner of the Caroline took advantage of these j
circumstances to make some money with bis boat, by 1
running her, as a ferrv boat, over to Navv Island.—
under circumstances of peculiar aggravation and el
citement.
We have other points of difference w ith Great Bii-
tain, which add interest to every question that Arises'
betw een us at present. Neither our North-eastern or
NorthsWestern boundaries are yet settled with lifer,
and the subjects is not entirely flTtl lYttiti difficulty.®
She has recently seized our vessels ahd ekeitrisfed a
power inn thing the right of search, under the pretext
of suppressing the foreign 6lave trade, which, if per*
severed in, will sVveep our Commerce froth tllfe ctihst
of Africa, and which is incompatible wiili bUr right
as a maritime power. She lias receuily, inker inter
course With Us, refttsfed indemnity and denied our
rights to property, on a subject-matter Vital to near
one-half the States of the Confederacy, and which, j
considering lifer military position at Bermuda, and her j
growing pow er in tbe West Indies, is of the last ini- j
portance to our national independence.
All these subjects make every question between us,
at this peculiar juncture, of the deepest interest.
Besides this, We it re both pCrViiaheiitiy destined to
have, perhaps, * lie most extensive commerce of mod
ern Millions. Our £ igs float side by side, over every
sea, and bav, and inlet of the know n globe.
She moves steadily upon her objects with an ambi
tion that knows no bounds. And wlieuexer she has
IIILLEIXxEVILLE *
Friday Morning, march 12.
FEDERAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
Readers ! do you rein* tuber tlie gieal outcry whirl,
;na, iaised against Mr. Van Bureti in 1840. hv tl*
! Harri-Oii patty, on account of the amount of money
laid out in furniture for the President’s bouse? I),,
' you recollect the long list of items w hich was paraded
: in tlie Harrison papeis to prove Mr. Van Buren’sex-
I travairance ? YNitt cannot have forgotten tlie noise
| which was made about the French bed-lead, and the
i gold spoons, to which tbe simplicity of General Har-
f rison, as exhibited in bis Jog cabin at North Rend,
i was shown up in contrast, and as evidence of ld s
-.4 economy ami republican habits' 5
_ these things, you must be astonis!
son corps editorial into sp-.srns by dressing a portion
of our columns iu mourning, for tbe dea h of the Con
stitution.
No people have boasted half so much about their
rights and privileges as the Americans, but from tlie
spirit manifested towards us in the premises, we mitrht
had a conflict of interest she has rarely yielded to any] well exclaim with tbe Irishman, “ this is a swate land
power. j of liberty, where one can’t be sorry without asking
At this moment she presents to tbe civilized world j other people’# lave.”
tbe spectacle of the greatest military and commercial
If you remember
shed to learn that be
fore he had been in nflice long enough to warm |,j s
seat, a large appropriation of money is a*ked to buy
more furniture for tbe President’s house, and that six
THOUSAND DOLLARS have been demanded for that
purpose ! This is the commencement of tbe promi,-
——. —: j ed retrenchment anti reform, so much talked about
It appears that we have almost throw n tbe Harri-j last year, and so soon forgotten.
So far from old Tip’s spending a dollar of the peo-
»!e’s money iu adding to the splendor of the White
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN: nomination.
Fi'K GOVERNOR.
ciiarles j. McDonald.
power in combination, ever known.
From her vast possessions in every quarter of the
a lobe, and her peculiar commercial system, she lias
been made the reservoir of the wealth of nations.
Her internal resources, skill, labor, and machinery,
w ith her capital, are beyond calculation. Her natu
ral position, being about midway tbe coast of Europe,
gives her great coalrol over the outlets and currents
ofcommerce.
Her military occupation of Gibraltar, Malta, the
Ionian Islands, and recently of St. Jean d’Acre, gives
her ascendency on the Mediterranean and tbe Levant,
while St. Helena Mid the Cape of Good Hope give
her possession ove* tbe currents of trade along those
extensive coasts. Then Bombay, Calcutta, and her
CT^We have received from tbe Hon. Richard
M. JoiinsOv, various public documents of interest,
for which we tender to him our thanks.
House, we bad a right to expect that be would sell
tbe fine bedstead and tbe gold spoons, and return tlie
proceeds to tbe Treasury, to aid iiim in paying oil'the
great national debt which the Taiiffites (his friend,)
would, if they could, make tbe people believe has been
saddled upon them ; but tin -e are odd times we live in.
Taking this item of §'3,000 as a specimen, the ex
travagance of tbe new administration w ill soon out
strip all its predecessors.
“WE WOULD NOT, IF WE COULD.” ]
As time rolls on, the distress of the country iu- !
creases, and the blessings which were promised to flow
from the election of Gen. Harrison and Ids friends, are
pouring out upon tlie land, as if from the ImiiJ of a ^" bed !
destroying angel.
Every day brings fresh tiding- ( !'panic and disas
ter, and while the screws of the la. are turning wiiL
increased velocity upon the people, ih<*ir means arc
siou, 25tli Congress,) and the committee know of no
legal evidence to contradict them. There is uo proof
that any arms or munitions of war were carried in the
boat, except, perhaps, one small six-pounder field-
piece belonging to a passenger. Tbe principal object
w as to run the boat as a ferry boat from Schlosser, on
tbe American side, to Navy Lland, on tbe British
authority
isli provincial officers; much less do we know of any
law that would justify’ the President to deliver him up
without trial, at the demand and upon the assertion
as to facts, of any agent of the Bnti.li Government.
If we bad been at war with Great Britain, and McLeod
bad committed tbe offences charged, then he might
have fallen under the rules and reculatioes of war.
HON. PHILLIP P. BARBOUR.
It is with deep regret that we announce to our
readers tlie sudden death of this distinguished son of
Democratic Virginia. He retired to bis room at
night, in Washington City, apparently in good health
and spirits—and in the morning w as found a corpse in
I bis bed ! By this afflicting dispensation of Provi-
! donee, (he Supreme Court of tbe United States has
been deprived of a learned and upright Judge; the
I country at large of a faithful public officer; the
I “old Dominion” of a bright ornament, and tlie Dem
ocratic party of an able and fearless advocate. The
I Congress of tin United States, manifested their sense
oj’ his worth, and the countiy’s bereavement, bv at
tending his funeral, and adopting resolutions suita
ble to the melancholy event. We regret that our
space will not allow their being published in extenso.
side. It is believed that, even in war, a neutral pow-, an( | been trf . aU .d as a prisoner of the UrnD >i,.i s
rr has the right to trade in contraband articles, sub
ject of course, to seizure and confiscation, if taken
within the juri-diction of either of tbe contending par
ties. What is contraband of war is not always cer
tain. Treaty stipulations frequently include wmc j | ie raav concerned, s'olelv again,
articles, and exclude others recognized in the law of ] dignity” of the State of New York,
nations. Trading iu contraband articles is no excuse jurisdiction is complete au<i ex< h.3%,
Government, and would have been subject t
of nations at war. But as tbe alleged criminal acf«.
in which Mcljeod is charged to i*e implicated, wfe
committed in profound peace, it is a crime, a- la> '
the “ peace and j
and her criminal
- , -- *. If the crimes!
for invading the territory and soil of a neutral and | committed be such as to make a man hostis human,
independent power, whose priv ate citizens n.ay choose j g t ,ws—*n outlaw—a pirate, in th « -J a,reflation
to run the hazards of such a trade. In this instance ! u f ,| ie term, then, under the law ofnaiions, the United
lliere were no two foreign powers engaged in war; i States courts and tribunal would have jurisdiction.— ]
but all concerned in tbe outbreak or excitement with- I But the offence charged in th: case, i.m.iniited as it
in tlie British jurisdiction, claimed to he British sub- j was j„ ,| ie time of peace, as far as this individual was i
jects, in resistance of the authorities of Canada, a pro- concerned, was one purely against th. lex loci, aid j
vince nf the British empire. Even admitting, then, j coming exclusively within ih^ criminal jurisdiction of!
the Caroline was engaged in contraband trade, yet it j ,| ie tribunals of New York.
was with citizens who claimed to be subjects of the | »p. ...» .
... , .... , Li- J he Minister, hi his letter of the 13th of December,
same empire with thorn oho rtvledI ih.msrlvM il.e l.gi- I I840 ,, , s il( , Mr . M'Ln*
.....ate officer, ol .1* prova.ee. Abslrac.l, speak.og,, „ as ; inc of ’ e „ | in , Ue , lestri „., io „
liow was« private citizen to decide who were right ; r , . A :• ° j .. . . , ,
, , 1 . , , i .. i » j °t die steamboat v aroline; and that the pretended
and who w *re wrong iu these local disputes ? And; , ,
... . r e . . > charge upon which he has been imprisoned rests only
winch portion of citizens ol tbe same province must i .1 , . . r r . ..
1 j upon the perjured testimony of certain Canadians,
outlaws and their abettors,” &c. This may perchance
(limiiiisliiiiir with eqm.l rapidity. 'n,e hope that vv.is!
I a few momlis held out to them 'ey the Harrison Ke- 1
immense poss-ssiois 111 the Last Indies, together with ] formers, who contmletJ tiu- last legi-lature, were hl .st-
her recent movements in the China seas and islands| e d in the is which stand at the head of this!
enable her to exteid her power oyer these vast regions ] ankle, and will long be nmembered with deep and!
that have sl.imbeied for ages in solitary and enerva- scorching in ignatiori bv those who have been con- '
ted magnificence. She possesses Falkland island but ] signed to utter ruin, bv this relentless declaration 1
to control the ccmme.ce that passes around Cape] But independent of this pointed refusal to render!
Horn while rmul ul gives her all she desires in tbe j tL j , .„..,i«.e.,ts some rebel, in a time of extraordi- | No man iu the United States, has ever been half
atm * >eaii $»«..!. t <1 ( ux a one pom , au< ./ u-, «.*.m • i. h;ifra»mrnt, they have pursued a course di- s<* succe^lul iu turunijr coiiilicting’and contradictory
tin at a notner, sD.nl out ... great force over our own I ,-eetiy -ending to render unavailable tbe scanty means j opinion, to his own account, as Gen. Harrison.
•vhi h they were provided to meet the crisis, l»v lie gained tlie whole federal party, by voting with
them in Congress. He won the support of the Tar-
._ , .. . ■ . t ■ , _ — ... nit Lif.ju 111.m ifines by bis devotion to their interests. Ho carind
-Ur < onttniial conllicis in tlie mighty
coast from one ••it'cmity to another.
H- r positions ill over the wo.Id are at this moment, j „ ; ir:it mg the credit system, and cutting it up by the
1 of ’ ,tw ’ a " f ’ ne,, i as now practically illustrated in the condition
• d our Banks, and the paper currency of the State ;
ami a# u ad this was not enough to ensure the ruin of
the country, they have doubled our faxes.
M bile we deplore the general prevalence of distress :
in every quarter of the State, and the frightful sacri- '
our citizens refuse to have any communication with ?
But tlie boat was merely used for one day as a ferry
boat ; ami on tlie night of tbe day she commenced
running, she was seized while moored at the wharf iu
S. hlosser, and burnt. Several men were assassinated ;
certainly one, who fell dead upon the deck. Now the j
insinuation of tlie British Minister, that Schlosser was
“ nominally” w ithin the territory of the United States,
may well he retorted, as we can with equal truth say
that Navy Island was “ nominally” within the “ terri
tory” of the British government; for at the period to
which we allude, the people collected there had as ef
fectually defied the Canada authorities as any portion
of our people had disregarded ours. Y r et British au
thority thought proper to pass by Navy I-laml, then
in its “ nominal” territory, and in tbe plenitude of its
power, to cast tbe a*gis of British jurisdiction over
American soil. This was truly extending over ns that
kind guardianship which they bad not tbe ability at
that lime to extend to a portion of their 0*11 territory,
and which recommends itself to ns, full as much from
its assumption as from its love of right or law.
The British Miui-ter is phased also to call tbe Car-
all be so; but it would be asking a great deal to re
quire an American conrt to yield jurisdiction, and
surrender up a prisoner charged with offences against
the law, upon the mere ipse dixit of any man, no mat
ter how high in authority. Whether McLeod he
guilty or not guilty, is the very point upon which an
American jury alone have a right to decide. Juris
diction in State tribunals over criminal eases, and trial
by a jury of the renue, are essential points in Ameri
can jurisprudence. And it is a total misapprehension
as to the nature of our system, to suppose that there
is any right iu tlie Federal Executive to arrest tlie ver
dict of the one, or thwart the jurisdiction of the other.
If sucli a power existed, and were exercised, it would
effectually overthrow, and upon a vital point, separate
sovereignty nnd independence of these States.
Tbe Federal Executive might be clothed w ith pow
er to delixer up fugitives from justice for offences com
mitted against a foreign State, but even then it might
not be obligatory to do so, unless it were made matter
of treaty stipulation. This duly and right in an Ex
oline a “ piratical steamboat.” The loose epithets of; eenlive lias generally been considered as dormant,
any one, no matter bow high in place, cannot make ! until made binding by treaty arrangement. But
that piracy which the law of nations does not recognise
as such. Pirates are freebooters, enemies of the hu
man race; and emiiient jurists describe them as ra-
x aging every sea and coast with no flag anil no home.
Piracy comes under tbe concurrent jurisdiction of all
nations. Even in the worst point of view that it can
be considered, those connected with tbe steamboat
Caroline were but aiders and abettors of others enga
ged in rebellion. And the committee are totally at a
loss to know upon what authority rebellion is recog
nised as piracy. Such confounding of terms is rest
ing the case upon epithets, instead of sound law’ or
facts. But even supposing it to be a “ piratical boat,”
as tbe Minister asserts it to be; yet the moment it
touched our soil it fell under our sovereignty, and 110
power on earth could rightfully invade it.
There is uo doctrine more consecrated in English
history, than that every human being who touches the
soil of Great Britain is immediately covered by Brit
when tbe matter is reversed, and demand is made, not
of fugitives from justice for offences committed against
a foreign power, but for the liberation of a man charg
ed with offences against the peace and dignity of one
of our own States, then it is, that the demand i e-
eomes preposterous in the extreme. The fact that
the offences were committed under the sanction of
provincial authorities d' es not alter the case, unless
we were in a stale of war. In such rase as the pre
sent, tbe power to deliver up could not be conferred
upon tbe Federal Executive by treaty stipulation. I-
could only be conferred iu those cases over which ju
risdiction is clearly delegated by the Federal Consti
tution. Such, for instauce, as treason, which is an
offence against the conjoined sovereignty of tbe
States, as defined iu the Constitution. Over all cases
except those defined in tbe Constitution, and those
coming clearly under the laws of nations, the States
have exclusive jurisdiction, and the trial aud punish
ish law. Suppose one of her xessels were cut from j rnent for offences against them, are incident to tbeir
the banks of tbe Thames and burnt by Frenchmen, ! separate sovereignty. It is not pretended in this case
and British citizens were assassinated at night, and the that there is any treaty stipulation under w hich the
French Minister were to avow that they acted under
tbe orders of his government, and that the vessel w as
“ piratical,” and the citizens murdered were outlaws
-—there is not an Englishman whose heart would
demand is made; and tlie Federal Executive, under
our system, has no power but what is conferred by the
Constitution, or by special law of Congress. In tbe
former it is declared that “ the Executive power is
nut heat high to avenge the wrong, ami vindicate the vested in a President of the United States,” and that
rights of his country. The law there is the law here.
And there is no international law c«m«istent with the
separate independence of uations, that sanctions the
pursuit of even pirates to murder and arson over the
soil and jurisdiction of one of die States of this Con-
federacx’. No greater w rong can be done to a coun-
iry than invasion of soil. If it can be done with im
punity at one point, and on oi:e occasion, it can be
d'-nc at another; and the- nation -hat submits to it. fin
ally sinks down into drivelling imbecility. Ii a repre
sentation of the state of things at Schlosser, ard toe
power is then to be pointed out and defined by special
laws passed from time to time, imposing such duties
as are thought proper and expedient by Congress.
Y"our committee deem h dangerous for tlie Execu
tive to exerrise any power over a subject matter not
conferred by treaty or by law ; and to exercise it in
any case in conflict with State jurisdiction, would be
worse than dancer00s; it would Ik»i: • •*;,»«»
But y«nr committee- for 1 ”**' to pi pok.-s
further at present, aud lb v w« ? have i:;,d a; I
the abolitionists in an almost entire body, by his anti-
slavery speeches—and the Bank parly, by declaring
that he would sanction the charter of a National
Bank, should Congress declare it necessary.
He gained many thousand votes, by professing t*
fires of property’ to an amount which is awful to con- be a republican—many thousands more by exjtvessin^
template, tbe suspension ol the Georgia Railrn.nl and Southern opinions upon the Tarill—many thousand*
Banking Company, has turned our thoughts to the! more hv declaring himself tlie friend of the South,
effects o| that measure, as connected with the legi.la- j in regard to slavery—and vet many thousands more
tioo above referred to, upon the people of tlie North- | by declaring a United States Rank nnconsti-’otionai.
ern and Western circuits, where a large portion of its ; He is President now, and must fool some party nr
bills have Ireeii in circulation. i faction—w hich w ill it be 1
T iiat Bank lias suspended under circumstances ! Can anx man doubt these conclusions, who knows
which tho-e who mmage it believe to he wholly ju»- ! any thing about parties and their principles, when
lifi dde; but nevertheless, tlie bills have greatly de-j they look fig a single moment, to the char icterof the
preciaied. not, in our opinion, so much from want of} Cabinet appointed by Gen. Harrison? We sav ap-
cenfidei.ee 0.1 tlie part of the people, but because it is j pointed, because we entertain no doubt, that Web-
j the will of the brokers, and it is much to be feared , ster, Ewing, Bell, Badger, Granger and Crittenden,
1 that they will not he available for the payment of! were inducted into the several Departments, among
. debts lor some time to come, unless at a ruinous sa- whom, there is not on*’, who is a strict consti
1 io 1- . .i* . > l, only enable her officers to become
m bi an . i.s i rpiove ill the art of war, while |>* r
at .1" i s ai - d extensive fleets draw’ tbeir support
from tin* immense countries seized and occupied. In
the piescui jmeture of affairs, no statesman can over
look tic <e tilings. Steam pow er lias rei e \ hr night
ns so near l«>ge her, that in the event ol" any future
co ifli u tear with its effects will be preci. i au rl upon
us v'ith much more rapidity than formerly.
Avarli evand ambition are tbe ruling pa«sinns of
modern times, and it is vain 10 shut our eyes to the
state of things around us. It remains t » be seen what
effect st**;nii power is to have upon chancing and
modifying 1 be w hole ;>r’ of defence and war. Ii may
be a gn at engine for again levelling mankind, and
reducing exery tiling to a contest of mere physical
force. In that event it might he dibicult to conjec
ture wh it system of national defence trill s/und the
test of time and experience.
YV’c have a deep stake in peace, and fondly hope ! orifice,
tbe repose of the world will not be disturbed. We! |„ t) ,j s sl; „ e of affairs. 1vl1.1t is to be done ? If these
have certainly not the least desire for any rupture.— j hills me refused, where cm ther fund* be found >
Firmness, and a wise preparation, will long preserve j The Batiks that contimn d to pay specie f. eeiv, are
us from such a catastrophe. But while no temptation ' e v«. y day reducing their circulation, whi.-li xx iff snmi
should ever prompt us 10 do injustice on the one band, ] bc all taken in, while tin v do not, and cannot, throw
so no consideration, on tbe other baud, should ever 1 „„ e dollar into circuit io;‘t. Tlie property oftii.-peo-
induce ns to submit to permanent wrong from nny ! p | c will be Ivon git to the block—gold and silver will
power on earth, no matter what the consequence be demanded i.r P awneiit—competition among l it
may be.
Y our committee would conclude by expressing a
firm belief that all our points of difficulty may be hon
orably and amicably adjusted, and that harmony may
long be preserved, by both Governments pursuing a
liberal and generous policy, congenial to the interests
aud feeling of both people, and compatible w itli tbe
spirit and genius of an enlightened age.
construction
ist of tbe constitution, or who bolds ihe doctrine, that
all powers not delegate*! to the United States, are re
served to tbe States and tit? people. On tlie contra
ry, they ;, re all federalists. They all claim for the
federal government, tiu exer> i»'* »>i | ow» r.** not gran
ted hv the con-tin.ii 11. and which were denied by
Mr. Jefii r**on. and Ins true disciples, down to the pre
sent time. Tm*v are al in lavor of a National
Bank—of a tar.il lor pr> lection, and for the expen-
* let’s will cease, from tin* impracticability of raising ditnre of the p* ople* money, in works of Internal
specie funds, and desolation will follow. And this is ! improvements. Wnca <l'd Georgia recognize such
one ol the promised blessings of “ Harrison and Re- principles? Are they to he found iti the creed of
form.” nn\- party amongst us If they are, they will be
Y\ e beg our readers to remember, that these are the found w It Ii the Harrison p *rty alone ; tlie pai ty w hick
men who told Governor McDonald, when he entreat- lias boasted so much about State rights, and State
ed them to adopt “ some measure" to relieve a suffer- remedies.
; ingpeople, that “They Would not iftiiey could.” We n>k the Harrison party, this question, and we
r*o\ i’n\Tm) .. , inv . _ ' n i R is alarming 10 look at the present state of the ask it in all sincerity—how would you act if the tariff
GOY ERNOK ' r ’ cni ^ DU K U111- : currency, (reduced and deranged as it is, by hardi should be made as burdensome under Gen. Harrison’*
ZLN SOL DIE -• j and unwise legislation,) and tbe vast amount of proper- administration, as it was in 1832? Would x on resort
Yesterday afternoon the Y oluntcer Corps of the (y now advertised by’ the sheriffs. In a single news- to nullification, and interpose tlie “rightful remedy?'
command of Cm. Jackson, ] paper xve saxv a dav or txvo since
First Regiment, under tbe comm
since advertised for April If you should, how would In* meet you ? Y\ illi a
paraded to render proper respe* t to his Excellency t one hundred and eighty negroes, and tracts of! proclamation and forte bill? We think lie would,
Charles J. McDonald, the Chi< f Magistrate of Gcor- |., |u | am ] jmijses and lofs. (many of them valuable,) ami with powder and ball to back them; that is, ff
gia. The full Wilks of the Companies generally, amounting in uiunbef to more t!; : *ll one hundred— hi-word i* to lie relied tin; lor be lias long since gi*
evinced tbe spirit which charactciizes the member*, | an( j we where is the mottev to come from to buy ven Gen. Jackson more credit lor these measures,
xvhen summoned to assume tbe garb of the Citizen ih eni ? Let those answer who “ would not if they : than for bis splendid victory at New Orleans.
Soldier. ^ i could.” * • But be may bolster you up, and feed y ou upon a
The Regiment marched in review before the Gov- j i |j,,i e so f t corn> j„ his Inaugural Address, as he pro-
MR. BLACK’S SPEECH. j babiy *i!l h dealing in generalities—talking
The speech of our true Southern Representative, about the constitution prating about justice to a 1
* — r y 1 * ’ declaring that he will be the
ernnr, standing uncovered on tbe portion of the Pu
laski House, and afterwards fired a salute. i
Tbe Commissioned Officers then partook of a glass
of wine with His Excellency. After some marching ] j'."' *’ 7 .‘'V"' . . neor i e f j n ,, t n f a party—
.1 1 .11 ,i.„ i» ® dings, appears in this days paper, and will be read President of Ihe wlu.ie piopie, m u ™ I .*
through our still flooded streets, the Kegiment re-; ® .y . , . - ... . , . 1, . , ( ;d ed session in Max
, ,0 son • j- • 1 1 with pride and exultation bv all who will lustlv esti-1 but mark tlie sequel. ** L *“ • -
turned to tbe Ilay and the Companies were dismissed , ”, . , . 4 * . J ... • \* ., .. .11 ,* en learn the truth ol
to tbeir respective commands. , mate the value of onr mst.tut.ons—and the gen.u-II startle you Y01 «...■ 1^- * th;il he
This is the first visit of the Commander-in-Chief to ! a ' ,d s P ,n ; w,,h . *' h, . ch , have b 5 e ” ^fended by j « bat you baxe beet t . _ d - ^ jnflu .
our city since his elevation to the station he so ably I th,s wor,l, - v and d »^»«g«»»hed son of the South. j ’ va l n,d ^ ^ a combi-
fills, and xve trust that the fine appearance of the First j
Regiment will heighten his pride when he reflects _ . , .V . , '
that if the cry of battle should once more be heard on • “' ,e . , fj ,sat,,re ^ aine ,:,s a PP ro P r,ated
onr coasts disciplined soldiers are ready, under Ins i 0 ?’. 0 ? 0 do,,ar * 10 P re P arp f'T the expulsion of the
command, to beat back the proud invader.—Saran-1. n . „. troo P s from the American territory. Tins
nak Georgian.
DEMOCRATIC VIRGINIA.
looks like “ coming to the work” in earnest. The,
authorities of England are active in their prepara
tions—and it is but right and p:o\ i lent that on the
The Richmond Compiler of 1« b» dm fol- ] «»"**««* ! ,, v 5^ b> : Three di.dngohbed members of *
xvas not to he tlie President, so f.»r i
ence xx ere concerned, but tlie automaton of aeon
nation, to lie u*ed for tbeir oxen interested purpo-f*
the mere “locum tenens," while the mea>u'es «»l
administration will he managed by tho»e who procur
ed ii majority of voles in his fax or: at;:, it onr pre
dictions are not verified, then may his friends writ*
ns down, a false prophet.
The>e xxere our predictions last summer, and they
are greatly strengthened by tiie apprehensions alrf*’
of information upor.
be made to placetl.e countryjn < < cmiiiion to mee
. , . - * * . ii. n.i i ; an ex'eut. m>w rpcarrl’il as almost incx’itable ; ii be- Harrison party, xx !io*e means
iMisa.—At a special election held on Thursday . . 7 , , - • _ , , • \ ,i. e subject, entitle their opinions to great respect,
last in this county, John Z. Holloway, Esq., Van ' ,n ff the « , f- ,, n , "» < I t.i be*t ini.,, ined that an a ..!e >- j • J Malh.rv Wise and Alford.
Buren, was elected by a majority of upwards of 100 b!e adyu*tmfnt of t .e ex:-’, g dnticti.tiea between tne i * g” 1 we ,f ‘a is Mr.' Al'ordthat the policy of tbe
votes over Mr. Melton, the late contestant before the j lw “ fo,,ntr,r " y, ; >! ~ ’’ ' X: * ct ' d " ] Harri «,on parly trill impose a great unconstitutional
Legislature. REFORM AND RETRENCHMENT. I tariff upon us, and so boldly has he declared bis
n , l ..... . , ... . j timents upon the subject, that even the hoiTlln-
. , The YV bigs in Congress have succeeded in passtne j Recorder is afraid to publish his speech. But tbe
When Philip of Macedon determined to conquer, a B.I! appropriating G,000 dollars n purchase firm-1 ^ crct w jjj Qut
aud subjugate tbe liberties of Greece, he bribed into hire fi>r Gen. Harrison. The reader xvill bear in j
his service certain Athenian orators, aud induced mind, that these same whigs previous to the election, |
lowing:
Mr. Holloway took his seat on the 1st ins*.
iuch jo such clear que-ti u.* <>* : fp :.r*icn.*; ir.-.v. but j
conduct of those xvho had control of the Caroline, had, uiat i.t tiiis case, :je clt* ... d ..,r liberation has W*n j
|jr.*t been made to tbe proper authorities of Ngw York, 1 made by the accredited agent of a great power, and I
which Phillip tempted those orators u.n» ire^on, was at h^me lived in a log Cabbin, drank hard cider out the whig leaders said they did not xxant office, *
Oh ' I all they desired \*. as that the dear pcopfs might n
uggery, "sec inv?enrenecien r;rre . pfemv of mon^x. VY b** h - '* the bag to l,o*d
>• ivi. X I l x: I’ i ' tl U*xr^C X'l (X SUI 9 M* » lit US ’.«i >• 'l|X. • » V V V* III d I ■ V MV —■ —; * - *- •
unseen by the Athenian people, but it was felt by the of calabashes, and slept upon coonskins!
orators. 1 llvmhustgcru, “sec thysclfreflccted here !‘