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of its provisions, he could have used. In this reservation it obviously contemplates a resort to other means than those particularly mentioned. It is not to be disguised that the power which it ; s dius enjoined upon the Sheriff to employ is nofh jnir less tiiau the posse comitatas, in all the rigor of the ancient common laws, This power, though it be used against unlawful resistance to judicial process, is in itfc eharaeter.foroible, and analogous to lliut oonlerred upon the Marshals by the actof 1703. It is iu fact the embodying of tiro whole mass of the population pnder the command .of a single individ ual W accomplish In their forcible aid what could not'be effected peaceably and by the ordinary means. It may properly he said to be a relict of those ages ju which the laws could be defended rather by physical than moral force’, and, in its origin, was •conferred upon the Sheriffs of England to enable tjioin to defend their country against any of the jjj 2l r'.i enemies when they came into the land, as welfas for the purpose of executing process. J n earjy and less civilized times, it was intended to in clude “the aid and attendance of a!! knights and oth ers who were bound to have harness.'’ It includes, the right of going with arms and military equip ments, and embraces larger classes and greater masses of populating than can he compelled by the laws of most of the States to perform militia duty, li the principles of the common law arc recognized in South Carolina, (and from this act it would seem I jljoy are,) the powers of summoning tlic posse com itatus will compel, under the penalty of fine and imprisonment, every man, over the-age of fifteen apd able to travel, to turn out at the call of the sheriff and with such weapons as shall be necessary: and ! u wav justify heating and even killing such as may resist. * The use of the posse comitatus is therefore 1 a direct application of force; and cannot be other ' Vi .j se regarded than as the employment of the whole ■ militia force of the country, and in an equally effi cient form under a different name. No proceeding which resorts to this power, to the extent contem plated by the act can be properly denominated peaceable. * # * * Under these circumstances, and the pruvisions’of the acts of South Carolina, the execution of the laws is rendered impracticable, even thromjh the ordina ry judicial tribunal of the United States. There would certainly be fewer difficulties and less oppor tunity of actual collision between the officers of the U. States and of the State, and the collection of the - revenue would be more effectually secured—if in deed it can ho done in any other way—by placing the custom-house beyond the immediate power of l ithe country. For this purpose, it might be proper to provide, that whenever, by any unlawful coinbir.nimn or ob struction in any State, or in any port, it should he roine impracticable faithfully to .collect the duties, the President of the United States should be author ized to alter and abolish such of the districts and ports ofentryas should be necessary,* and to estab lish the custom-house at some secure place within the same port or-harbor of such State; and in such f cases, it should be the duty, of the collector to reside fat such place, and to detain all vcsels afld cargoes until the duties imposed by law be properly secured, or paid in cash—deducting interest; that in such ca ses it should be unlawful to take the vessel and cargo from the custody of the proper officer of the custom?, . unless by process from the ordinary judicial tribu nals oi the U. States; and that incase of an attempt otherwise to lake the property by a force too great ; to be overcome by ihe officers of the customs, it should be lawful to protect the possession of the of ficers by the employment of the land and naval for ces and militia, under provisions similar to those authorized by the 1 ltii section of the act of the 9th -of January, iBO9. N. M’^EIIEE^ I LOTTERY A\B EXCHANGE ©FJPICIL MILLEDCEVILLE, GEO. LUCK, LiJCK.I! Ticket No. 13—IS—21, a prize of S 1000. The i fortunate holder of the ticket has received the cash for the same, at McGEIiEES’S Office The drawn numbers of the Union Canal Lottery, Class No. 1 for 1833, are as follows: 40—18—£4—50—13—3—21—11—57. Combination Ao. 13— IS—2l, 810CO. so,o»o it" I Aik 3 1 l ! (jze oi 30,000, and 1 “ “ 20,000, and Tickets only 810. New York Consolidated Lottery—Class No. 3 tor 1833.—The official drawing is expected at my Of fice on the 14th of February next. OS number otter;---SO Itrawn Hit!lots. SNHHasr&iKD gMKxasrcß* 1 Prize of 30.000 !>»!!«• 1 « “ 20.000 OoSIs. 1 “ a 0,000 is 6,000 1 << a • 5.000 i* 5,000 1 <• a 2, 151 is 2, !5i 20 OF 1000 30,000 20 “ “ 500 is 10.000 20 “ “ 300 is 0,000 20 “ « 200 is 4,000 35 “ ’ 150 is 5,*250 ’SG “ « 100 is 5,000 l 50 “ 7» is 3,920 50 “ “ 00 is 3,300 56 “ « ■ • 50 is 2,800 112 “ . *• 10 is 4,840 2181 .... . . 24 is 62,410 . 15,400 “ « * 12 is 184,000 Lowest Prize, Twelve Hollars. •„ PRICE OF TICKETS. W holes only 810—Halve* 85~<tnavti!fF S2 '»#• llj* Or 'rrs from any part o? the Union, post poiil, " ill meet ouli prompt uUcnfivu.—AilrettH to N. M’GEIIEE, * . . MilUtlgevtll# Gto. January So • 3—" —' ,!J— l- -cm _ _Bgj “Ociv only ambition t», *« i ive Mudcl . equal laws.” r ’ ''* *' ' - " THE~TPUES, A»l> STATE BIGHT S A2>VOCATJC. MILLtyDGEHLLE, JANUARY SO, IS3S. RLW AI&IIAIXCiZZyiEVi'F. We are happy to have it in our power to say to the patrons o** this Paper, tjiat we )iave procured ihe' consent of a gentleman of oric of the neighboring counties to undertake the management of the Editorial Depdrlrtifent of this paper. He lias the reputation of being a staunch republican of the old delfersoniun School of ’9B, and unable writer, possessing wiihal, an extensive share of political information. We hope tmit our effort to establish the character of our Journal may meet with that liberal encourage ment, which tho great and important principles it will advocate will so richly merit, apart from all the deserts to vvliich the I’ib lieher, without vanity, may lay claim. 22(1 of rehni-try. Pursuant to public notice, a meeting of the citizens was held at T,afaycttc Hall, on the evening of the 23d instant. Col. U. la. Par!’, v. as called to yie Ciiair, and Win., *S. Rockwell, appoint ed Secretary. On motion a Coimuittrc was appointed to make suitable arrangements for the celebration of the birth day of Washington, consisting of the following gentkmen: i>ft ssrs. L. D. Buckner, Is. JloOehee, M. J. Kenan, R. 11. Smith, T. F. Green, J. li. It* Washington, J. A. Cuthbert and W m. J. Davis- The following gentlemen were appointed a Committee to ap point an Orator, viz: Messrs. M. Grieve, J. G. Phlhilltrid Wm. 0- Tinsley. ’l’tie meetinsr then adjourned. K. E. PARK, t^wr’nin. \V m. 8. Rockwell, tSec’ry 'I lie Citizens met pursuant to addjournment—The Chairman of the Coimnittc of Arrangements reported t;*ut they had concludod upon recommending the fol lowing order ol’Celebration. A3 Guns at Nnn Rise. At 11 o’clock a procession will he form ’d, and pro ceed to the Methodist Church, where an Oration will bo delivered, —after which, a N-Vional Salute of 21 Guns. A .MILITARY and CIVIC GALA, will close tho fos tivies of the day. The management will be confided to the following gentlemen, Gen. J- \V. S.INTORR; G. G. Alai. WM. \V. CARNES', M. .T. KENAN, Maj.T. F. GREENE, C. J. PAINE, Maj. W. S. ROCKWELL, G. L. DEM I NO, Capi. J. A. CLTHBERT, M. TUCKER. . Col- K. E. I’aivK, will act as Marshal of the dav.” 1.. O. BUCKNER, Ch. Com. Arrangements- The Coiiuitercinl Rank at IRacon. We take an early opportunity to assure the public,and bill holders in particular,that this’lnstitution is' a sound, good and healthy one, and that a redemption of the hills of it, iu specie, will be promptly met by the Bank. Wo are- under the best assurances and in vvliich every reli ance may he placed, that the recent reports of its failure, & of its incapacity to redeem every dollar in specie is entirely unfounded. Dr. Col!ills’ Defehee. Avw altbram r.vKTFM.—r, rhnps in no case if this latin axiom m,*re certainly applicable than in the (Biso of Dr. 11. Foliins. An irresponsible committee is appointed by the Leirialature, to in vestigate tiie causes of tho tailure of tlie Bank, ol iVlacon—That conitnittco, the humble imitators of die United States U-tnlc com. miftee repair to Macon and common* c their investigations with an apparent desire to arrive at the truth; but it soon became man ifest, tiiatlhdVha 1 lost sight of that holy principle of justice, which should have influenced their investigations—and lent them selves, to the designing and malignant. W e have carefully pe. rusc-d their report and the evidence, and cannot forbear the ex pression ofour unfeigned astonishment, at the gross perversion of facts, and unstable and unsound conclusions, attempted to be drawn from the evidence. We have come to die conclusion, at which we believe every unprejudiced reader of tho report must likewise come --that this coraipittcc, have endeavored, to feed the prejudices ot the Puhlid. against the gentleman whose name beads this article, without any justifiable cause. \\*e shall take occasion hereafter to go more fully into detail in this in this matter—for the rights of one citizen are the rights ol ail. The following extract is taken from the defendfe.ainl commend it, as well as ottiers ulm.li we shall make, to the attention ofour rea ders. The extracts follow below : It is alleged “that the register oftbc bills issued and kept bv inc is npt correct, and ought not bo relied on.” If any thing coming from the majority of that Gommil tec could have surprised me, it would be this shameless & unfounded assertion. Tho supposed difficulty of detec ting tho falsehood of the statement, no doubt gave them confidence to venture it ; but in this hope they shall he disappointed. So far as this charge goes, and is inten ded to convey the idea that there are bills on the Bank of Macon in circulation, signed by me as Cashier, which hate notbeenn fairly registered, if isfulsc —and the au thor, with all others who assented to tips shameloss in sinuation, I do not hesitate to pronounce base and willful calumniators. Tin- public will' be surprised to learn that the Committee, so far from having a particle oftrs tiniony to support this charge, have made it in the face of the very stongest evidence which could be adduced to prove a negative,shewing its falsehood. It was known ty them, that on a former occasion, and in answer to this same charge, which then existed only in rumor, 1 had distinctly stated, in the public gazettes, if there was a single bill in circulation, signed and issued by me , that did not appear fairly set forth on the books of the Bank, that I was ready at any moment to redeem it in specie.—At the same, time I requested that the Register might be published,offering to pay theexpense myself, "that every bill-holder might have*an opportu- nity of examining for themselves. 11. re then was a mode, pointed out by mysejf, by which it could be accurately ascertained whether there was “any lulls in circulation which bad not been registered.” But it was rejected then, by the Managers of the Bank ; and the Committee who have so recently had that Register in their possess ion, with the power to control it, have still refused to afford to the public the opportunity of examining it and judging for themselves. They knew wi ll that it would prove Ihe falsehood of this pitiful and base insttiuatidn. Bt2 repeat again, their hope to avoid a detection of the calumny they have propagated shall lie disappointed. I have applied for, and so soon as it can he obtained, am determined that the Register shall be published, by which an impartial public may determine the Ruth or falsehood of this accusation. (g>- When Mr. Atkinson was asked by the Macon Bank Committee whether any notes or bills ol the Bank of Macon had bean cancelled and burned, or otherwise withdrawn from circulation, while he was cashier; and if any, what amount; lie answered, “There have been none.” This last word “none,” was misread and printed “somN” from which it is difficult even now to distinguish it in the mamisteript. As the word has obviously an impoitant bearing in the tenor and ellectol Mr. A s cvi -1 deuce, it is hoped that the Messenger and any other pa per that may contain Mr. I’aUoit a address, will notice • tho erratum. “Tliß 61PEHIYTE5BEST OF A .’U«!ITV tVORUSHOP.” The Editor of the Augiv ua Chronicle haj put oar mtstexi oes insckitas! k and clA.vn ovE Governor nrtnif 1.0 combat, or mphinUngliiM, he has laid him flat of las hack. The h iitor< 1 that paper was attacked to the party of which our cONSistLSi Lad BKLLiue&L.vr Governor is low at the head, and there teems to have been on b .tb tides an evident di -inclination to part from each other, after they had Trtivr 'h’d so lonßf and so tar together. And il the Governor could Intve retained the good opinion of the Editor of the Chronicle by dissimulation, hypocricy and conceal ment, the present split be tv. ten the a would ticker have occur, red. TANARUS! Governor seemS from the “explanation” contained in the Chronicle to have boon very much disinclined to take oil the mask, by which ho must loose o e of the two parties with whom he had played otrhis ambidexter pelicy, We give full credit'to the account given in the Chronicle, and ye have no doubt but that tbo Governor is secretly inclined to nullification and wodld favor that doctrine, if he dare do so. But his party is composed of such opposite materials that he is driven to concealment and duplicity, in the hope to sustain him self in the confidence of his whole party by such means. We wish very much that we had room to publish -Mr. Pemberton's statement. He seems to Lavtaconducted himself in the pres ence efthe Governor with a great deal of candor ar.d iftdfcpcn dcnce, for which he deser es praise. Wc subjoin tbo letters: Milledguviu e, April Gth, 1552. My Dear Sir: —l read the Chronicle with increased interest—l concur with you generally in matters of prin ciple—ami appreciate your ability, to communicate clearly and distinctly your idras on all subjects. In the Chronicle of tin: dtii, ! was pleased wit It the notice th keauf Gov. Troup's letter by “A Georgian.” 1 was pleased with your editorial remarks on the subject of the “Hancock Meeting.” Permit me to say to you, that while lam decidedly in favor of Itedvclion, my name has had a prominent place, in the Hancock and other meetings, on the subject of a Convention—without iny privi'f, knowledge or consent —i e. without the least consultation with me, by any individual who lias taken part in those, meeting. The evidence of what 1 state will bn given to the public in due time—in an incontro vertible form. Tho official relation which I tear to the people, at this important cris.s—occupies all nfy time and talents, and would require more if I had them to bestow, iam not to be diverted from a straight forward, course. Tire State will sustain all it.: rights. Fear not. Re strong. I am caiman-! composed. I use no threaten ing language, nor large swelling words. 1 shall not ape Troup. But lam ready to do my duty. Do let me hear front You,and believe me yours a« ev er. * ' WILSON MJMPKtN. * A. 11. T’emburtox, Fa. Augusta. Mrr.T.rrtct'vir.i.E, June Ot 1) 1832. My Dear Sir: —Your letter of the Gth ilist, is before me. And although lam sick and scarcely able to write, not having an revered your former interesting letter 1 feel that von must not be longer neglected, least my silence should he attributed to -soma want of respect or kind feeling, which does not exist. My kindest feelings are with you, as a friend, in whose motives, independence, and talents, my confidence icmaifts unshaken. In re gard to the course of {life Federal Union, I shall remark, .ts Editor?, like the- rest of the corps, as far us I know, are the rightful owners, of all that appears in their pa per editorially. For myself you may- rest assured. I have no newspaper organ, not the slightest control, con cert, or connection with any press in existence, so far as relates to the political sentiments ol the Editors. So far as 1 ant concerned, they arc entitled to tiio entire re sponsibility of all that appears in their papers. Asa public matt, all that 1 ask from a is that when my public acts are taken up, that they will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. And this much ought to be expected from every holiest Editor. Having a great many things to do, 1 find if necessary, to take one at a time, sndT select the mo.-A important one first. Anti when that is disposed of, 1 take tip the next, Are. If 1 had nothing else to do, but to write and nuke speeches on subjects’ pf Political Economy, I would certainly try my skill, at the important crisis, rather than remain an idle spectator of the deeply inter estirtc seen s which now agitate the country. But it is my lot to b” the superintendent of a'rnightv work shop. .Mv anxilia; i3s arc few and feeble. Evoty thing that is not planed, prepared, and executed by myself, under goes mv scrutiny, inspection and correction. In a word Bir, let me plainly say to you, lam at this stormy period, endeavoring to steer the Bark of Georgia, wiihout one solitary competent and regular adviser. 1 have found many of my l’licnds purely and exclusively selfish. If they cannot udvisof-o C3 to bring advantage tc themselves, they drop oil*. M ell let them go. My health is baT, but my spirits and confidence firm and unshaken. If Cod spares my life, and gives me health, I shall'surmount every other difficulty. i can write no more, yours as ever, WILSON LUMPKIN. A. 11. I’r.MHEitTOX, Esq. Augusta. GOV. I.rtH’iin \5 I.l.I!•'B< *«TIO\. In a late publication of tlfc Auguxia Chronicle, tho e ditor has conclusively established the fact, that his Ex cellency was a NuUiiier, at least lor two months/ Wc have,as Mr. Guieu w ould say,transferred to our columns, his Excellency’s two letters, “ as matter of historyt”— The writer of these two letters, cuts a ridiculous figure enough, and exhibits, in rainbow colours, more than one bright trait in hi? character. His Excellency, in the scconl paragraph of his letter, takes occasion to remark, that if is his lot “ to be the su perintendant of a mighty work-sb’op”! The metaphor, though somewhat common-place, nevertheless is well ex pressed. It is true some readers might perhaps, sup pose he had reference to tlic Penitentiary or the Central Bank ; but bis subsequent remarks, wo think, clearly define bis meaning. With much truth, and wibh a can dor somewhat remarkable for his Excellency, ho adds— “My auxiliaries are few and feeble ”! Trout this ex pression, it must be evident, that his E-teeliuiicy could not mean the Penitentiary—since, his auxiliaries there arc neither few nos.debit . nor yet could her, for to the Central Bank, since the Directors and officers of that in stitution, seem perfectly competent to their respective duties. The President, whose knowledge in Banking, and capacity for fmanceering, are only equated bv his political acumen and profound knowledge in the theory o‘s our government. Indeed, so deeply has he reflected upon the provisions of the Constitution, and so thorough ly has he studied the powete granted by it. that none but himself lias ever been abletto discover that among those grants of power, there is oac that authorises the Gene ral Government to sell a. State/ it is clear therefore, that the directors and officers of this institution, and particularly its President, at least in his banking capaci ty, cannot be eomurehcndei'i in the term “ feeble. The question then recurs, What did iiis Excellency* mean by the “ workshop 7” At fir. t blush one would suppose that his Excellency might have referred to the Executive Office, and intended to dignify that portion of tlic State House, by the cognomen of tlic “ workshop !’ lor he observes, “every tiling that is not planned, pre pared and executed by myself, undergoes my scrutiny, inspection and correction!”—But then, when we reflect that Ills “auxiliaries'' there, -although as he says, they maybe “few and feeble,” yet, as they are appointed durante bene placito, he could have remedied the diffi culty of feebleness by appointing others, and thus could have had a fair opportunity of redeeming .t few of his promises- Indeed, he seems not to have forgotten his power in this respect, for if rumor bo not false; helms lately exercised it by placing a relative in the scat of one of his t feeble auxiliaries l” It is clear then, that his Ex cellency did not intend to inculpate his Secretaries. The expressions used must have been intended for those of bis political friends who were clamorous for ofitec. Mark how ho describes them in the roncludjng part-of his loiter: lie v.r.*», “i«m at this stormy period en deavoring to steer the bark <]f tlrorgia , one solitary, competent and regular adviser!!!" This is highly probable, at least, iva arc not disposed to .question Ins Excellency's veracity in this remark, nor in the one that follows, namely—“l have found many of my friends purely and exclusively selfish ; if they cannot advise so as to bring advantage to themselves they drop oil'!! Well let them w.*i!!—lf his excellency had ad d'd “and bed and” the sage reflection would have lost none of its point, and although, as Sterne would say, the accusing spirit would fly to Heavens Chancery with the oath, and blush as he gave it in, yet the recording angel as he wiotc it down would have made a note in the margin w hich might lesson its enormity. We have said that these letters exhibit in rainbow colors, more than one bright speck in his excellency's character. We beg to be understood, as not expressly intending to refer to his excellency’s vanity or to his sincerity, hut rather to intimate that men of great minds are apt to he more ambitions of cotemporanco.:s ap plause, than of posthumous fame ; and his excellency is evidently desirous of obtaining the one,from a conscious ness perhaps,we say perhaps, of not deserving tile other. He seems anxious to he not only the chronicler of his public acts but also to bear his testimony against the selfishness. incapacity and fctblencsS of his friends. — Truly u ith such a pilot at the helm, the “bark of Geor gia” ought to find a secure haven, however selfish and mutinous the lur.w may he. It may he asked, why his excellency adopted this co vert mode of attacking- his friends. The answer is ob vious—is decisive: lie knew that a masked battery is more t fleetive than n visible one; and besides, while they good souls were lauding virtues which tie posessed not, and exerting their limited moans in his behalf, he was nobly discharging the debt of gratitude by pepper ing them with "rape shot cn barbeite, (as the French would say, but as we would say over a wail.) i lis excellency should have remembered that as tin haad of a party, it was tmroli more difficult to please his friends, than to perplex his enemies . But after ajl, ho is more to be Liaised. Having nought ofselus'i ness in his own character, in tire simplicity of his heart, he did not suppose it to exist in others ; and lie had a right tocxpjpftt sincerity from thorn, when ho is known to ire in the constant exercise of that best of virtues : for however the contrary may be supposed, we be lire there are many, very many who can safely say, he has never deceived them bv a show of candour: because unlike most others, they understood this distinguishing cha racteristic of his excellency. . If rve thought his exeell ,cv, in the midst of his p r plexitv, mid the paucity of disinterestedness among his friends won id listen -to oik advice, we would, without one spark of.selfishness, and in the true spirit of patrio tism, advise his excellency to retire from a station for which Jiu-is fitted neither by his genius or his capacity —entreating him at the same time to let go the best bower-anchor e.f the “bark of Georgia'’ while she i« yet in soundings. She- can readdy ship a much more px pcrienc <1 pilot and a more trust-worthy drew, by whom slip will he able to weather the storms by w hich f lic is threatened, and beTironght safe back into poM. in out next, we may take leave to comment some what freely’ on his excellency’s other letter. Free Trade and State's Riaht Jlectffis. In oar c lrnims to day will be found tile proceedings of the Free Trade andState’s Rights Meeting, held in Charleston, on Monday the 2lst inst. The resolutions adopted by that meeting' breathe a ypirii of;mtriotic.devotion to constitutional liberty, tru ly worthy ofthc gallant Carolinians, Who have en nobly stepped forth in delenceof Southern rights and Rout hern interests. The spirit by which they are animated, has but one parallel in mod ern times—lt is a noble 6hc-*-ofsuxtcring Poland, the land of Kos ciusko artd of Pnlftski. “The chaifmon, -ays the Editor of the Mercury) was sur rounded by veterans of the revoluli-bi who exhibited throughout the proceedings an interest and animation, unsurpassed by that of the most ardent youth present—and none could look upon the as sembly, and hear the humming words of the Speakers and ob serve the eager sympathy with w hich they were mot, and fad to be convinced that every, heart there was beating warmly, and cv cS-y arm nerved ready against tyranny come in wlint shape it’may!" —while the free born sons of t aroiina, are manifesting their ut ter abhorrence of ties principles contained in the„cdict of An drew Jacksop, Georgia degraded Georgia!—degraded by her ’Legislature and her Hovdruur. is supinely reposing upon the sri.K.vmo achievement of G'ov T.umpkin in pardoning the .Mission aries—yes, a Governor of Georgia has acted the conspicuous part of c-ATS-i-AW to the jugglers at Washington and has the ef frontery to talk About the triumph of the State in the act. We should not he at all surprised, if'the obedient vassal of Andrew 1 should next call out the militia to aid in subducing the chivalry ot Carolina—The imperial edict says, that Carolina shall neither light nor run. The foot of Federal oppression is upon, her neck, if she resists, she is to be cruthed-w-if she attempts to secede, she is to be crumbled. TTZIE rSIKSJBJEST’S KECRSf MESSAGE, We> have not space to present our readers w ith the late message entire of the President, communicating thp South Carolina Ordinance, with tht accompanying doc uments, together with his own, and Governor (layrre’s .Proclamation. We have, however, made such extracts from it ns may a fiord acluetothe opinions, and probable ctiursc of tliu President in tlie .event of the Ordiannce being carried into operation. The message is'full of Jesuitical sophistry, and aficct to consider the crisis more serious and alarming at this moment than it has ever heretofore4>ccn regarded,. This is all hypocritical cant. Tlio President’s opinions can really have Under gone no change for llie worst, as no event lias occurred since the pronwigution of his Proclamation to excite.ap prehottsion; and if he has consulted the leading Union paper of that btatv, he could not hut see the exulting tone in which it has spoken of the re-action in South Carolina ami-of the harmless and inoffensive character, the Ordinance of .Nullification was likely to assume. We think wc can perceive the drift of all this afl'ecta tion of alarm assumed hy the President in his message so welt suited to answer the tods he has in view. lie is either doubtful himself, that he has,the power lo des patch an armed force against the .State of South Caroli na, or he is apprehensive that the public opinion is deci ded against his right to do.so, and he is now seeking tc procure from Congress the undoubted authority to make war upon that devotfd State, with the knowledge that aU the odium of such a policy wjll fall upon Congress, who may pass the laws rccommcrtded in his message. This it is, that has caused his bosom to he filled with such sud den terror of the dangers w inch surrounded us from ‘re cent” manifestations in South Carolina, of a determined and resolute resistance Tariffi The Proclama tion was sent lorth,dike Noah’s dove, to decide the sale* ty of venliii iug to act upon the principles therein con tained. Thu lightof the President to march the armed forces of the General Government against South Caroli na, is there distinctly and unequivocal!)' asserted. The responses to that document have evinced to the Presi dent and his Cabinet that its principles have found no resting place in the South, hence the fictitious alarms excited by “recent’' manifestations of a determined re sistance to the Tariff and the doctrines of the Procla mation. Wc repeat again that we believe all this de clares manifestation of sudden danger to be hypocritic al cant. IVe have not time'at present, to present our readers with a full analysis of this message, but we can not pass over one part of it in silence which exposes the real de sign of tlie President in seeking authority from Con gross to make war upon South Carolina, for such is obvi ously his intention if Congress should act upon l.is re commendations; and in all human probability he may as sume the responsibility, if that body should not meet his wishes, of dragooning that State, into submission, to General Andrew Jackson. Wc allude to that part of his message where its author enters into a learned and sophistical argument, surpassing nil the schoolmen for ingenuity and novelty, to prove thatllic right of the ofii c rs of the Courts of Justice, under the common law (of force in every State of the Union, save one, mid which lias been exercised ever nine® the establishment of Courts t>i Justice upon this continent) to call out the roses! co - m is to execute the process of those Courts is forcible and warlike in it* operation; and ho clearly intimates, if Congress should cloathe him with the authority he has recommended them to do, that lie’iml make fhis ’tfivi?, peaceable and lawful right, a pretext for* making war upon South Carolina- What shall Congress at the soli citation of tii" President deprive the Courts of Justice of the State of the poweuof enforcing the execution of its judgments and decrees! It is monstrous ever to talk vucli a flagrant, palpable and wicked disregard of all law and justice. \\ e have no hesitation in declaring if Congress cloathe the President with all tl.t; authority he lias asked them for, he is made Dicrator at once. We know' not where that officer will stop in his exorbitant demands forpow cr, and in liis unyielding hostility to the rights ot t’.c States. He proposes to revive nearly all the piinciples of the “alien and sedition laws” in addition to the desi red command of the land and naval forces of the al government. The President in this message in .sta* ting the position of .South Carolina has described the is sue of Georgia with the G’eneral Government precisely,, and yet ho will sustain tiie one, and punish the other for tlie self-same crime. This is the boasted honesty, uud consistency of the Chief -Magistrate of tlie United Stales. We think tlie Charleston Mercury misapprehends the - spirit of die message, Hi supposing tjjjt the President repudiates cr abandons the doctrhw* contain?-,! in the Proclamation, that ho could order out tiff armed force re gains! South Carolina, without the infer vfMidn of Con gress, nltho’ its lette r would admit of that construction. The Mercury should bear in mind, the many contradic tory opinions tlie President has advanced almost in the some breath and the numberless deceitful professions with which all his State Papers have been tilled, the re dundancy of which first raised our suspicions as to their - sincerity. We shall not however repipo at tiio fate of Cassandra, if our predictions should fail, and tha infer ences of the Mercury prove correct. iitcoxsifcTiHicjj;. V, e regret to see in the Globe, a declaration that the mem berß of the Cabinet are unanimous in their approbation of tho doctrines contained in the Proclamation. This we did not ex pect from Gov. Cass, hitherto the able and fearless champion oi the rights of the States. \\ e were not prepared to hear*, without astonishment, that a frw months could produce so sud den nnd entire a change in the political opinions of cn experien ced and enlightened statesman, with the views of the other mem-, bersof the t abinet, we were not so intiniatoly acquainted, as with those ol Gov. (.ass, who but a few .months bgck defended and' sustained the cause of Georgia, with so much learning and abil ity. How are we account for these ebbs and flows in the Secretary’s principles? Shall so uncharitable as to impute iiis veerings to the commands of an imperious purely we have abundent room for suspicion of some powerful tnotivfta other than those which influence men in the change of opinions, oulinarily. An honest conversion is not effected so rapidly, ai.d is the product of time and experience, ami new discoveries. Vic have good ground lo believe that die pre-cat Cabinet in its ori ginul formation, was con posed of piucohdant lnatariMa. Sonfo of them wore proftfesud Republicans, the other old a;. I avowed 5 * Federalists. How is it then that there is produced aju of a sud den nn entire concurrence of opinion ns to tlie character nnd powers ofthe government. v\'o arc fearful from past iiidicaiioaa that tlie President 1 * Cabinet wouid sanction any of his acts. MEETING OF STUJMhVJrS AT ATHENS. Pursuant to notice, a large portion of the Students of Franklin C ollege, met on Saturday, the 19th of January, eighteen hun dred and thirty-three when, Mr- A. FOSTER. being called to the fihair, the following Preamble and Resolutions were ottered by the Committee appointed ior the purpose, uiul adopted by a majority of tlie meeting. PiSEiOTbK. If we undertake to contrast the days of’33, with the memora ble era of'?(», and examine the principles venerated and cher ished then, and view them in serted and profaned now, what feelings do they not excite in the mind! Once the patriot night have been pf6ud of his birth-right,rejoicing rntho triumph offretf principles—the victory of Liberty over oppression l . Bu. we may now mourn them, for they are gone; or it instead of idly lament ing wrong established, we should endeavor to stop t> rariny in ita progress, it is not too late - for the voice of a Sisior has been raised, and one lone star has .been seen to glitter, threatened by tlie contaminated usurping mass of millions. That voice haa been beard, and we, now assembled as Students and freemen of Franklin College, ask modestly the right, of expressing our sen timents upon this momentous question. W.e believe anr wrongs, our unjust and manifest oppression, so palpable, that IJI9, illiterate peasant can comprehend them, therefore, it requires not the mind of the statesman, nor the pen of the renponer to depict our situation. Wc reverberate the sentiments of a “Voice from the South” and hope that they may soon be esteemed congenial 10 the soil of Georgia. Asa portion of her citizens wc coincide with the principles which it inculcates, and as a band, v. e would'perish in sustaining tbenf. The imperial edict which has gone forth from the throve of royalty, if the South hesitates or falters, will soon like thoJavVa • of Draco be written in blood, and stand as the beacon of tlio ctcr-» nal shipwreck, of liberty. We view with joy the proud stand taken by Carolina against federal usurpation, aud reprobate the character ofthe resolu tions passed by our deluded 1< for if we do not assist her, in the dying struggle for liberty, “it ill becomes us to throw obstacles in her path, whose success, is an advantage to our cause, whose defent death topur hopes." Lastly,wt consider the prosperity and happiness of South Car olina as coequal, and coexistent with our own, and firmly believe that the same unjust, dastard, and tyrannic power, that would attempt to strike down the pillar of her rigtys, would atthesir.no time, crush th; liberties of Georgia. Therefore resolved, That if the doctrines that have been promulgated hy Gen. Jackson in his proclamation, are silently assented to by the citi zens ofthe South, that our government is making rapid strides towards consolidation, which is considered by freemen, less pre ferable, than a limited monarchy. 2d. That he has denied the most sacred the dearest right, which is reserved to a State.—that of secession. And hasussu- . rned to himself the power of denying this last resort to a State, which if she does not successfully resist throws her into apeniet ual submission to unconstitutional taxation. 3*l. That we believe Carolina to be contending for the great cause of constitutional liberty. That sue hla thrown hereelf upon her'sovereign capacity—tlie right to resist all unequal and unconstitution 1 laws —lav. s that would base th_ elevation of one part of the Union, upon the ruins of the other. > " "ft; 4th. That we approbate tlio course, that she is about to tako in defence of her rights, and regret the apathy v. ith which our own state and the .South in general muni forts m her behalf. ,sill. That when the crisis sh;rll have arrived, and we find her contending alone against the royal dkcrebs 0$ her oppressors, that we will to our utmost, advance our means and strength in her support. Resolved lastly. That tne proceedings of this noting bo pub lished in he Charleston Mercury, Augusta Chronicle. ;v illedgc ville State Right’s Advocate, and Recorder, and Aiacou Messen ger. i igued by tliu committee* J A MES F. W. ri NCK ARD, CHAIILfcS M’KiNLKY, FA ML. aMTTA ER STRONG, YVM. 11. IIAIIRIS, ABNER P. POWERS. hy riM-Ppfiridcitt Jiff and with the advice and consent ofthe Senate, Charles Peavy to be Surveyor ana Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Eastporl in tlie State of Maine, vice Samuel Ayer, deceased, David Turner, to be Collector of the Customs for the District, and Inspector of Revenue for the Port of Beaufort, in the State of South Carolina ; vice William Joyner, removed. Jeremiah A. Yates, to be Appraiser of Goods for the Port of Charleston, in ‘the State of South Caro lina ; vice Wnn E. ilaync, removed. Charles L. West,to he Appraiser of Goods for tie Port pf Charleston, in the State of South Carolina ; vee Legrand G.-Capers, appointed during the ro cess of the Senate. y.J i<> flurried, In Macon, on Thutsuay evening last, by the Roy. Mr. Holt, Mr. JOHN LOYD MT T ST!AN, to Miss FRANCE'S JETER of Merriwether county. “ Mny mutual love, their bosoms fire, Long may they live, nnd »tTH admire," POST OFFICE, JlSlled^cvtltf, M/tLKDOKvnxK, January 27, 1^32. C CHANGE in Mail Arriiiigernent. Prom and after J this date the Northern Jlail is duo every day at 1.5 V, M. Closci at 9. Southern or Alabama Mail, due every day at lli PM. Clones at 4 P. M. , THOMAS P- OREBN> P. M.