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Fromthe A’ew YirkEr’ra 'Sun, of July 7.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER MB AT WESTERN.
Three f>aj*» JTjnfcr front JEwropc.
Tfw motion market it aefiro nn«l bifljiifi The recent
Urge iniporu, paradoxical atit m*y teem, solar fr*pn de
pressing die deutaod. h^t incroused it. . The trade is now
cuminu lor wan! amt baying liberally, which is met by hoW*
era in a corresponding spirit, -and although the demand- u
great, prices, while they have improved, have not t.sen
much ; imvsisJisJcm, the iilrucs litis week lisa been iully
an lit. per lb. making with the imprAvi moat of the lait fort
night, fully a farthing. This week the arrivals have not
been so large as previously, and the stock which lias yet
to coiuo in, being comparatively ligh' buyera ami sellers
nre thus enabled to gjage pietty accurately the total result
of the crop; they now know their relative positions, anil
will act accordingly. Tiro business which ia now doing is
healthy and legitimate, anj one which in all probability, will
extend itself. The sales this week amount to 31,150 bags,
ami the market closed firm yeslerJay, but with lets ap
pearance of aclivi.y. .
Tuesdav, 18th June, being the anniversary or the battle
of Waterloo, the Duke of WellingrVm gave the customary
banquet at Apsiey House to a number of the officers pre
sent at the battle. His Royal High ios* Prince Albert was
amongst the guests. The city monument of the Duke was
opened tlio same day.
IMPRISONMENT OF O’CONNELL.
presentation of the Dublin Corporation Petition lo
the ti'.-cen.—Tlio Hight Hon. 11. O’Brien, Lord Mayor of
Dublin, accompanied by his chaplain, the Very Key. Dr.
O'Connell, and Aldermen Egan, Keshan, Butler and Gar
diner, with Town Councillors J. Dunn, Michael Staunton
John Kciily, John.McGloin, C. 1’. Gaven, H. While, M.
Tobin, J. L. Arabin, W. ’Fitzpatrick, K*<js. with P. O’
Brien, Lord Mayor's Secretary; T. Synnoit, Esq. High
Coimahle ; John Curran, Mace bearer; Thomas Reynolds,
City Marshal, and Thtmas ArUms, Esq. Sword Bearer,
composed a deputation of the Cor,.oration of Dublin, which
on Wednesday last, the 19th iust. presented the following
address to the Uuccn, at Buckingham Palace :-—
•• To It: Qreeu's Moil Excellent Mo jetty.
“The humble Address of the Right Honorable die Lord
Mayor, Aldci.ncn and Burgcracs of Dublin.
* May it pleaao your Majesty—We, the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen nnd Burgeases of Dublin, approach your Majes
ty's throne, assuring your Majesty that we continue to che
rish feelings of unbounded loyalty lo your Majesty’s (acred
person and crown.
••With pro r ounJ griefwc inform your Majesty that seve
ral ofyour loyal subjects in Irelpnd arc at present inmates
of a prison, tor a constructive offence—» mode of necusa-
satiou always deemed odious in a free titrtc.
"We feel that the law lias been atrrioej far beyon-l its
legitimate bounds, and, as interpreted by your judges, has
entrenched on the rights of your Majesty's subjects to free
and fair discussion of political mutters, nmi, if permitted
to become current law, will tend to cuslave your Majesty’s
heretofore free people.
“We humbly submit that state trials have invariably
brought the administration of justice into disrepute, and
tbelate trials of nor fellow-citizens has inflicted > deep
wound on it; fur, although unpleasing to us is the task, we
ore compelled by inperaiive duty to inform your Majesty
of our opinions on the subject, and in which opinion we are
joined by a vast majority ofyour Majesty's loyal subjects in
Ireland, tba! the trial was not conducted on fair and just
principles , that the juiy panel, tho safety of the innocent,
was t'rau J meully deal',with, to the prejudice of the then ac
cused: and when an opportunity of testing that frand in court
challenge to the array was offered to your law ofliceoj
he declined it.
"That one ofyour Majesty's justices in your own court,
the Court of Queen's Bench, in Ireland, where your Ma
jesty is supposed to be present, stated on several occasions,
that this dealing whii the jury panel was mailer of grave
suspicion, that the crown solicitor struck ont the names of
every person on the jury list who was of the religious be
lief of the principal prisoner. thus wounding tbo feelings of
the majority tifymtr Majesty's faithful subjects in Ireland, A
bolding up the professors of that religion, which is the ore
professed by lliu majority of the inhabitants of the Christian
world as persons not deemed worthy of credit on their oaths.
"That evidence had been laid before the jury by the
judges, which one uf the court, on the motion for a new
trial, said ought to bo submitted to their consideration, and
which in Eugiand, the more favored part ofyour empire,
would not be brought before the jury by the judges there.
“By this means has one wlio was deemed, and justly so,
a benefactor of lus fellow-countrymen, the man who crea
ted a public oninfon in Ireland, ami thereby caused the
great Act of Emancipation to become law, and raised his
fellow countrymen to the station of free citizens, one of the
highest ornaments in your Majesty's dominions, and that
too. pending an appeal to highest coart of judicature
in the land, is now a prisoner in oue ofyour Majesty's pri
sons in Ireland.
"Wsyheteforo humbly approach your Majesty, praying
that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to relieve the
administration of justice ia Irelandirom the disrepute which
these proceedings have brought upon it, and preserve un
impaired to your Majesty's subjects in Ireland the right of
free discussion on political events.
"The Queen was attended by the Duke of Wellington,
Sir Robert Feel, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, end
all the principal Secretaries of State. She looked rather
ill, and. in returning the following answer to the address,
seemed to show she spoke only by her mmisixtry.
On Aldermen Egan and Keshan beinnyarescnied to her
Majesty, they had the honor of kissing I■ ^Majesty's hand.
HER 'MAJESTY’S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS,
"I thank you for your renewod assurance, of loyalty to
my person anJ crown. 1 have announced to you my hxed
determination to uphold the law, and to respect the decis
ions of my courts, to which the administration of justice is
confided*
"If errors have occurred in the proceedings of the courts,
they nre open to review, and will be rectified by the su
preme-tribunal of appeal.
"The faithful execution of the law is regarded by me as
the surest safeguard ol the rights anJ liberties ofiny people.
At twenty minutes to four o'clock the deputation re
turned from Buckingham Palico to Cox’s Hotel, Jet.nyn
street, and at four o'clock, proceeded lo the House uf
Commons, in the same form as to tho Palace! and being
ushered to the bur of the House, the Lord Mayor, Aider
men, Ac. presented a petition.
• To the Knights, Citizens ami Rnrgesesin Parliament
Assembled.
"The Petition of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Alder-
rsen and Burgesses of Dublin.
"Sboweih—That Daniel O'Connell, n member of your
honorable house, and five oilier gentlemen, are at present
in this city, under a conviction for the crime of conspiracy.
That the conviction upon which they have been Imprison
ed appears to your petitioners to be opposed to constitution
al principles.
• That your petitioners are convinced that the said pris
oners hare not had a fair trial.
"That the law of conspiracy, as it has been applied in tha
case of these persons, is a novel introduction into this coun
try. A subversive of tiie constitutional liberties of the people.
’"That oven with tha law of conspiracy., as in this case
laid down, the trial was not conducted on just principles.
"That, in tbmopnion of your petitioners, the jury panel
was fraudulently niauufacltnred to prejudice the prisoners
upon their trial.
"That one <>f the judges who tried the prisoners staled
that the tlealing with the jury panel waa a matter of grave
suspicion.
"That when n challenge waa put in by tha prisoners to
the jury panel, the tame lodge was of opinion that ihejnry
Piom th: Savannah Georgian.
31 r. Cliapptli’s Letter—NYliig Policy—United
Slates Rank.
" = Strange and abounding indeed must litre been the ebrige
wnicb has camo not simpl • over the political views rid o-
pin-ons* but over llie wine. * and blurts of a large po; oa of
llio cii’zens of Georgia, if such language as tins tram an a-
ble Represents We and an honest man sh*'I have no effect
Mr. Chappell intends, ns we have understood, to throw him-
self boforo-ibepsopiocf hi* District* He will plant uimaell
npon the political principles which have slways^und must
always Cecoromeiiri themselves to Southern men, at one anu
llie same time by their intrinsic justice and by their neces
sity for the preservation ofourfree constitution and our sec
tional rights. The contest will be one o r exlretno interest.
The leaders of the Whig parly up to the present lime, have
pursued a bold, a daring oourae. They have indoctrinated
tenets nnd measures upon their party which cannot with
stand the test of time of of reason. Whatever apparent
success mav have hitherto attended their efforts at decep
tion, the period is not lar distant—be wlio can reason at ail
upon the deep tested principles of ■ human action, far more
potent and Controlling than (lie strongest tie* of parqr dis
cipline and parly association cannot tail to perceive it in the
future—when the party which would rear nidi at the
South upon the mouldering ruins of her dearest interests,
and the m'n wlio nre offering these as n sacrifice to their
own selfish aspiration's, wdjbe crushed, forever crushed by
the iron heel of popular iudigonlon. Let Mr. Chappell pre
sent himself before his Georgia constituency—let him. cling
to that honest upright stiytd which he has fearlessly taken—
let him never waver for a solitary moment in that faith, in
the virtue, intelligence, and "sober second thought" of the
people which wiilchocr and exalt him in the.darkest hours
and finally bring hiniseU and his principles.lriumphantfrom
the contest We look lor much from him in support of tho
pure Republican cause for which we all have been contend
ing. Traitor to the Whig parly, slid to Mr. Clay he may
be styled by his old alsociates.' Treason has he committed,
according lo their political ethics in casting off from his
shoulders the fetters which would have bound h>m to the
ear of that political dictator! nut who would not be tuck
a ritAlTOR, and who would coi be proud of committing tuck
a treason 7 From studying the late career of Mr. Chap
pell—from a perusn! of both nfhix politics! letters we have
conceived an ndinira'on tor the character of the man which
we have rarely experienced helote. By pressing right on
in the path of honesty which he has chosen, for himself,
heedless of the wretched clamor which the vile ami rave
nous cormorants of p«'.»y will make around his head—he
will win for liimseif a posit'an among those great men in the
State and county wlio stand
"Like some tall cliff that lifts itsawfnl form,
Swells from the vale an! midway leaves the storm,
Tho’ round its breast tho rolling Woods arc spread,
Eternal sun-shine settles on his head."
The appeal which he has made from the judgment of II.
Clay and bis minions, to the honest yeomanry of Georgia, is
a safe one. In our humble judgment, if wo do not greatly
err in reading the signs of the times, their verdict will be
one which shall clown Iris brow with the laurel of victory.
It will not bo necessary to look to the future—to "that high
court of errors nnd appeals, which men call posterity,” tc
have the amplest justice done to his motives and his char
actcr{
Tlic Words of a Patriot.
The following letter from one of the greatest and purest
of the public men of the South, will be read with profound
interest, .'. dge Cheves equally by posi'ion and character
is beyond ail suspicion of prejudice, selfishness or partisan
ship. The blindest party bigotry—the bitterest party mal
ice cannot touch him, and dare not assign to him other mo
tive than reason and patriotism. The letter was written in
reply lo an invitation to preside at the celebration of the 4th
of July by the citizens ofPendieton, and ia copied Ireto the
Messenger of the 5th:
PortmaN Shoals, 27th Jane, {844.
G ESTtEMEti— I have received yonr communication of the
24th inst, and feel highly honored by vour.desire, that I
should preside at the mass meeting ol tue citizens of Pen
dleton and its vicinity on the 4th of July next. I regret very
much, trial X can jot meet your wishes. I have, for some
time past, prescribed to myself an absolute retirement for
the short remainder of my life. A large portion of tlio.best
part of it has been devoted to the public service. This, I
Lope, you and my other fellow-citizens will think entitles
me to the repose desired for the remainder of it. In the
principles and opinions which will animate your meeting, I
Leariily concur. I feel indignant at the wrongs we saner
sod anxious for the preservation of the Rig':’* which are
endangered.
On me subject of me Annexation of Texas, I entirely ap
prove of the conduct of the Executive Government and deep
ly regret the failure of so great and wise a measure. It is,
indeed, lamentable, and posterity will look with astonish
ment at the sophistical and mischievous motives which ere
said to have led the Uepresentalives of an enlightenedj>eo-
ple to reject an acquisition of snoli immense value to the
greatness and welfare of the Union and the iuteresta of all
and of every portion of the United States. The South, in
deed, has a peculiar interest, on which it is sensitive, but
in all other respects it ia less interested than almost any
other portion of the Union. So true is this, that the acqui
sition of Texas would introduce and enlarge the power of a
dangerous rival in the production of the great Agricultural
staple of the Southern States. But the North and West
and the middle States have great and permanent interests,
nnmixed with any disadvantages, which it would largely
advance and improve. The commerce of the country gen
erally, the cat.ving trade and manufactures of the Nprth
and the Ag Icul trc of the middle and Western States,
would all be greatly advanced by K. It is, too, emphatically
a g-eat Western question.
The day is uot distant, when, but for the rejection of this
t eaty, Texas would (and it will and most in spite of the
fac lorn decision of the moment 1) be peopled nnd governed
by the people of the Western States. They cannot end
will not allow it to be governed or controlled by any other
State or people. It naturally belongs to and ought to be
f art and parcel of their owA great valley of the M’ssisslppi.
t would have been little less wise (particularly ns they are
concerned) to have lopped off from the Union, Louisians,
Mississippi and oilier bordering States, nnd have subjected
them to the influence of ioreiga irtrigue- than to reject, os
we have done, so great and w ise and benificent a measure
as the treaty of Annexation- But tlio question is not yet
decided. Toxss and the people of Texas cannot bo sepan
ted from us by the factious motives and principles of th
present evil hour. The prrqf interests and duties of lb at
people and those of the United Stales must ultimately pre
vail.
If the following Toast shall accord with the arrangements
of your festivities, be pleased to nretent it in my name.
Southern Eights and Soulnern Wrongs.—The first
should be steadily maintained, and the last resisted at evciy
hazard-
I am, gentlemen, with great respect and esteem, your
obedient servant,
LANGDON CHEVES.
Thos. R. Cherry. Geo. Seaborn, John T. Sloan, D. S.
Taylor, John S. Lovlon.A. F Lewis, W. L. Jenkins, and
W. II. GatUard, Esquires, Committee, &c.
Riots in Philadelphia.
Below we give the most important account of the cause
an<l resell of the late Riots in that fated city. In this in
stance, the matter presented a more war-like aspect, and
wai planned and carried out in a more systematic manner
than any previous:
Frcsli Disturbances in Philadelphia—(treat
Excitement.
Early on Friday moraing, an attack was made by a sms*!
party of Irishmen, about SO in number, upon the tents which
had l>eeo pitched fur the accommodation of the Native A
mericans, on the 4tb. in Fisher’s woods. The few individ
uals in whose care they were left having been forcibly ex
pelled, and, in some instances, severfely beaten, the Irish
men proceeded to demolish the tents. . Other exasperating
outrages are alleged to have been committed by the Irish,
among which is mentioned the rending and burning of the
American Flag which floated over tlio Cth Ward head-
a uarters, in the Nor.hern Liberties. The excitement pro-
need by these acts of unprovoked violence, increasing
throughout the day as the knowledge of them was more ex
tensively disseminated, towards evening was inflamed to lhe
highest pitch,-by the rumor that arms bad been carried into
the Church known as St. Philip's de Neri, situated in Queen
street, above Second. At au early hour, a laree collection
of people snrronnded the building, and evinceu demonstra
tions of a very alarming character. The Sheriff soon made
1ms appearance, and, in compliance with the demand of the
people for a search of the Church, about 10 o’clock in the
evening, accompanied by a large body of policemen, entered
the bflUding, and brought forth twelve muskets, which were
conveyed to the Southwark Hall, amidst tlio uproarious
cheers of the multitude.
The difficulty did not seem to subside, and the Sheriff
and Mr. Wrigut Ardia (one of the wonnded in Kensington)
addressed4he populace, promising to remain in the Church,
and further examine it until moruiug. Mr. Ardis then chose
twenty citizens, with whom and the Sheriff he entered the
Church.
The mob still remaining to the number of thousands, strict
watch waa kept upon the front of the Church, until a slight
rain descending, partially dispersed the crowd.
About II o’clock, the "Union Fencibles," Capt, Lee,
came ujion the ground. Their commander, in s brief
speech, gave the mob five minutes to disperse ; and soon
there were few persons left upon the spot.—N. Y. Jour, of
Commerce, Blh iust.
T E Z, JE a Jt ,1 P Mi .
We are glad to be able to inform our readers that order
has been once more restored in Philadelphia. The with
drawing of the military from the scene of riot, and the sub
stitution of the civil authority of the district, has had the
promised effect of restoring order.
The Philadelphia United Stales Gazette, lays:—"It is
impossible to say, but for this movement, what might have
been the consequences. It is certain that a war of extermin
ation was meant to bare been waged npon the military.—
No less than three thousand people (we really believe) were
under arms in the District. They had, beyond doubt, at
least six cannons; and there was not a store in the District
from which all the ammunition had not been purchased du
ring the morning. Their threats were of the most fearful
character, a spirit of determined resistance to the constitu
ted authorities was every where evidenced, and energetic
measures were taken by* them to procure cannon, in order
to attack the military, who were doomed by them to cer-
tain destruction, unless they quitted the District, and gave
it up to the charge of the civil authorities.
Gov. Porter had arrived in the city, nnd after approving
of the conduct of Gen. Patterson, he issued a Proclamation,
calling on all citizens lo see the laws faithfully executed,
and declaring ail persons found with arms in their hands,
and who had not reported themselves for service.-na-open
enemies to the State. He Withdrew the military force from
St. Philip’s Church, and alalioned there a civil posse,
which tended in a great measure to suppress the riot,-
The Governor concluded his Proclamation as follows:
Riot and bloodshed mpst be terminated at once. The
duly of effecting this rests with the Executive, and those
wlio act under his orders, nnd whatever the hazard, this
duty shall be fs'thfully and fearlessly performed."
At midnight nil was quiet, with every appearance of con
tinuing so ; few persona were in the streets and the citizen
police were gathered in and about Si. Ph’lip’a Church to
protect it from assault, if any should be made.
The Kitted and Wounded.—The persons known to be
killed are Enos Walters, William Crazier, Messrs. Fair-
field and Freed, Captain Tec', John Cook, James Dough
erty, G. Ehleres, Sergeant Guysr, Corporal Troutman,
and a few others, names unknown. Tiie wounded are,
Edward Lyon, Capt. R. K. Sco t, Col. Pleasanton, James
Linsinkerger. T. C. Saonders, David Kilbcari, William
Manning, James W. Bair, John Hutted, Q. Jester, Jas.
R. Tully. William Baggs, Dr. Appleton, Lemuel Payn-
ter, JshnHnuston. Messrs. Guv, T. D. Grover, F. War
ner, Urey, Jos. Silby, II. Slack, H. Jones, Frost, Carter,
Tbslbert, John Quinn, James Lawson, Edward McGuire,
Thomas Street, Mrs. Lisle, p young lady, and a child.
Sergeant Starr. Sergeant Marsten, Privates Russell, Mor
rison, Ashworth. Waterhouse, Wooldridge, Crawford,
Williams, Ball, Dougherty, MeCatren, nnd many others
on both sides. Several persons received bayonet wounds,
of which Mr. Grover was one.
Ad Eloquent Picture.
We extract the following from the recent address of the
Hon. George Bancroft, the distinguished historian, delivered
at the great Democratic Musr-.ilceting, at Concord, New
Hsmpsliire, ou tho Cth of June. Praise from such a source
is precious indeed:
"In presenting to you the mine of James K. Polk, of Ten
nessee, for tlio office of President, my first word (said Mr.
Bancroft) is thisi Hie private life is pure. From boyhood,
the career of James K. Polk has been unsollied. At tho
University, lie was itourf-d fu.- his sobriety and dilieence,
* MHfe Tld ■-* -•
ducated in the
panel was so constructed to the prejudice of the prisoners,
that it ought to be squashed; and that afterwards, in a sub
sequent sugo of the proceedings, that judgo repealed tlje
same opinion.
"That the same learned judge, upon n motion for a new
trial in ibis case, has deelareUTiis opinion that there ought
to be a new trial, inasmuch as illegal evidence was adinif--|<|
ted during tho trial ngainsuhc prisoners. r, |
-That the proceedings in this prosecution and the mode obtaining the highest houjis itr+is class,
adopted to obtain a cnnviction. have been harsh and .unfair bjsomofic pious family, t»i.d in the Presbyterian Church
to the prisoners, and highly detrimental to the adminisl ? lie lias ever, by his example manifested, hr the most regular
lion of justice. -.attendance, tbo truest re.neci fur the institutions of public
That we feci ourselves called upon respectfully to k v. worship. He is innocent of every game of hazard; he
' " ~ knows nothing of cards; his hand—I speak on the authori
ty of men of honor, who live near him, who know him well,
and who would not dece.ve me—Iris hand 1ms never been
raised against the life of his fellow mix. Without taking
the pledge, nnd without pretension, be abstains from the use
of ardent spirits, and iliu unti .’ b.v his example, the virtues
of strict temperance. Ins'wn.d, Iris private chtracter is
unblemished as a man and a Cbrixtti'i. I a ay this reluct
antly. Religion is llie very kept por.session in the world
and thn Inst to be spoken ofT It should dwell quietly in the
heart and rule the life ; not to ho hawked ss a commodity ;•
nor scoured up like a ruity buckler for protc:t : on; nor be
worn over llie shoulders like a blanket for defence. I have
said this reluctantly, but silence on tbo present occasion
might he misinterpreted, nnd it is due to our candidate to
say, that his integrity and purity, ami attachment far bis ear
ly instructions in religious July are such, ibaj .tithe present
canvass he does not need to hide bis life behind the screen
of another man’s sanctity.” (Rounds of applause.)
•& Gov. King Arrested.
The Boston Democrat, says:—We learn from Provi
dence, that Samuel Ward King, the Charter Governor ef
Rhode Island, who made war upon the people of that State,
for endeavoring f establish an American Sonslitntion in
stead of the Briri.-li Charier, was last week arrested on a
wm rant charging him with jelonionsly stealing and embez-
zliug 830,000 of the funds of the Rhode Island Agricultu
ral Bank. He was srrested by Sheriff Bolter, and taken
before Judge Staples for examination. This is the man
whom the Whig party throughout the country hsi(p been
lauding for his patriotism, while Governor under the Alge
rine Charter, and contrasting with Thomas W. Dorr.
Crneltf of the Slave System.
The Western (Missouri) Expositor, of the 4th ultimo,
sayS:
"About 300 Orcgon emigrants have passed through our
town this week on their way to the place of general rendez
v£us. Amongst the number we noticed one gentleman who
has fire negroes, which he intends taking with him. We
understand that they were unwilling that lie should sell
them or leave them in this State, stating to their master
that they wished to go with him to bis new home—that if
Oregon shonld tntn out to be a slave holding count'y, they
still wanted lo be his servants—apd if it sliould, prove to he
otherwise, still wished t> live in his family a to] servo hi
still. Under these circoinstances, he could not hesitate i
take bis old and faithful servants along with him, wltich
lie intends doing *■ '•
MACON:
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 1G, 1844.
FOR PRESIDENT,
,tAS£®8
Of ICruncssee.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
s3-^©m®-u aa,
Of M'rnnsyleassta.
Wc should like to have an inlet view with
“ Quij},” before the publication of his article.
Dailey’s Military Shaving Cream.
Wo have received from Mr. James W. Bailey,
Druggist, a box of this invaluable preparation.—
With such a delightful auxiliary, shaving becomes
a luxury; indeed, we (for the first time in our lives)
were so pleased witti the operation, that we came
near demolishing a diminutive pair of whiskers,
which we had been nurturing, with the greatest
care, for some months past.
Let “every body run” to Bailey’s.
Louisiana Election.
The New Orleans Picayune, of tiie Cth inst. says : "As
yet we are unable to give anything Iike.fuli returns of the
election in tills State, and several days will elapse before
the complexion of parties will be definitely settled.
In the 1st Congressional District, Mr. SlideU, Dem. has
of course been re-elected without opposition. In the 2d
Mr. Thibodaux, Whig, has beaten Mr. Laoranchc, Dcra
some 600 voles. In the 3d, Gen. Dawsofi, Dem. has been
re elected, without opposition. From the 4th district, we
have no information.”
The New Orleans Republican, (Dem. nnd Tyler) says,
the returns are not sufficient to indicate the general result.
be Troj^( Whig) claims two members of Congress, lo
wft: from tliVflad and 4th districts. Th^lasl requires con
firmation.
X nsl WO 1CC1 ourselves CSIIHU
these facts before your honorable hnnse, ana at Once, u-ip
all respect io>i>i with the earnctitiejfc to call upon yqn, as
the repre c'r.-..-.tlves of tho people’ and the constitutional
guardians of their liberties, t-r' preserve the right of free
discussion to the inhabitst-Mt of ibis part of the empire on
political subjects, which is in danger of being annihilated
Ly proceedings such as this case has developed.
‘•Petitioners, therefore, pray yonr honorable boose to
tsko the subject matter of this petition into your con
sideration. and in order to preserve tho constitutional
rights of the people of these countrries to disecss political
avbjeeta, and obtain by discussion changes nnd alterations
iu tiie laws and government of the country that time may
render necessary; that yonr honorable bnuso will please
to define by statute the taw of conspiracy, and take such
measures in the premises ns to yonr honorable honse shall
seem mete. William Foini, Town Clerk.”
(City Seal.)
Tire Atmospheric Ball way—.l.iomnlin;- Fact*.
We have been informed of a letter dated London, May
18, 1644, giving some very interesting nnd important statis
tics of the Atmospheric Railway, winch will appear in the
next number of the Rail Ilosd Journal ol New York.
A detailed statement is given to show the working cost of
the Atmospheric Railway, compared with the ordinary
Kail Road, from which it appUM that the entire cost of
propelling n train on the for
■terlinc pe
Mormon Troubles.
sterling per mile, while on the latt
c pence halfpenny
is fifteen pence ster-
Hling per mile! This calculation embraces the coat of con
structing the roads, interest 6n capital, expenses of working,
wear sad tear of machinery, Ac. But there is one fact yet
more-itartling: tho rat# of speed obtained on the ordinary
or "slow" railway,'at a cost of fifteen pence per mile, is
t tee sty fire mites per hour; while the rate obtained on the
Atmospheric Railway, at a cost of five pence hr 'f penny per
mile, is ffty mites per hour t This is a truly wonderful
jump in the Arts, if it proves .successful. It gires double
the velocity at one third the cost. Tlio subject is now un
dee investigation by a Committee of the House of Commons
on grantings charter by Parliament fir constructing an At'
mo idicric tineon tho Corydou luil Road.—Ltj.lcn Times'
From the Tex ts Telegraph.
Remarkable AGREEMENT — Mr. Clay. Mr. Van Bu-
ren and Mr. Bnnton all ngwH**— c ' ■-'»» -that the
Un States unwisely and unjustly haltered us nw«y r '
t t’ho tt >i'if«* c < r j i ^ r ■ ---' i '! tney Wivi* a. wavs n rid been
;
will uot now have os.
( odt cvtuy'O
Death of Joe and Hiram Smith.—Joo Smith the Mor-
non Prophet, and bis bomber Hiram, were killed in prison
at Carthage, Illinois, on tba evenin-of the 27th nit. From
what we can learn, it appears the Mormons in prison, were
placed under the guard of tho Carthage Grays, and that au
attempt at rescue was made by the Mormons outside, by
shooting down tiie sentinel of tho'Grnys, wounding him se
verely. Several shots were also fired on them from the
prisoners inside, which enraged them so much that they
shot down Joo and his brother Jiirath. Considerable ex
citement prevailed and great fears wore entertained for
the safety of the inhabitants of Carthage, as tho town was
filled with Mormons, and they hid.oiauc threats to burn
that city and Warsaw-
Lato intelligence, however, had been received up to the
evening of the 2Sth, at which time mittcrs^woro a better as
pect. The Cincinnati Atlas of die ith inst. says:
The'steamer Mendota, et tit. Louis, IeftXauvooon Fri
day at 4 o’clock. Capt. Hiley says he stopped at Nauvoo
acvfPTfl hours an i talced with a number ol the Mormons ;
and that while there a body of Mormons coine in, bearing
the dead Wlies of Joe and Hitam Smith. Mr. Phelpa was
not aiilcdiuut was nt NauVoo when the Mendota left, inn-
king a speech to the Mormons, and advising to peace.—
Richards was not injured. The Mo none all axprSM a do-
Uc: 9’hiatiop to keep the peace..* ajvtti **. to re o t to f jrvixv-
repjPm f»eee*«*'*y ac r en 'e^-
'V- An ** Attncbme«t. ,, _
We bare.just now heard a gpod story, if which an Ait
iiama Sheriff is the hero. Cqurtc^as :uAu -ion, and, amid
the multiplicity of businessy-l oit^rri AiJod upon him at
term lime, be stopped at the door of a hR'iutifui widow, on
the sunny side of thirty, who, by the way,"had often bestow
ed moiling glances upon the Sheriff aforesaid. lie was ad
mitted and the widow appeared j the confusion and delight
which the arrival of her visitor occasioned, act off to greater
advantage than usual the captivating charms of the widow T.
Afer a few common-place remarks: “Madam/’ said the
rostier or.fact Sheriff, " I have au attachment for you.”
A deeper blush than usual mantled the cheeks of. the fair
widow—with down-cast eyes, whose glances were centered
upon her beautiful foot, which, half concealed by her flowing
draptry, fcinriy patted the floor; she, with equal candor, re
plied:
" Sir, the attachment is reciprocal."
For sometime the Sheriff maintained an astonished si
lence—at length be said:
** Madam, will yon proceed to Court T”
*• Proceed to Court!” replied the lady, with a merry
laugh then shaking her head, she added:
“No sir! though this is leap year, I will not take the ad
vantage of the license thereby granted to my sex, and there
fore greatly prefer that you would * proceed lo court.’"
“ But, madam, the justice is waiting.”
* Let him wait, I am not disposed to hurry matters in such
an unbecoming manner; and besides, sir, when theceremo-
ny is performed. I wish you to understand that I prefer a
minister to a Justice of the Peace."
A light dawned open the Sheriff's brain.
*' Madam,” said he, rising from his chair with solemn dig
pity, " there is a great mistake here—my language has been
misunderstood: toe attachment of which I speak, was issu
ed from the office of Sqnire C., and he commands me to bring
you instantly before him. to answer a contempt of Court, iu
disobeying asnbpmna in tho case of Smith vs. Jones I"
We drop the cuiptin.—Port Gibson Herald.
From the Kew York Plebeian.
Tolk and Datlas.
To Jove, on high Olympus throned,
Columbia, weeping, prayed:—
"Oh, mighty Chiefs of gods and tnen,
Assist thine honor’d maid.
“Deliver this, thy favored hind.
From vile, Promethean Clay ;
And chiefs appoint, of genius meet
To light the darken'd way.”
Olympus shook—the n igluy King
The first gave lo Pallas—
The :""Mess Jove’s behest oh-' -I
By s’ tiding Pol k ami D*t t k■
Thursday last was a day long to be remembered by the
Democracy orMacon—rich and varied in its entertainments,
as it was useful and happy in its results. It has never hap
pened to our lot to witness snch_ enthusiasm, as was seen in
all ranks of the party ; and we can safely add, that rarely
have wtxhad such an intellectual treat, ranging from “grave
to e a J—from lively to severe.” It was generally known
that Col. Cftappell had consented to address the people,
without distinction of party, at 4 o'clock on that day; and, at
the time appointed, a very large and eager assemblage
were in attendance, all anxious to hear this honest and dis
interested statesman give his views upon the great questions
now agitating the country. Tiie meeting -was one of the
largest ever seen on a similar occasion in the city.
Col. Chappell addressed the meeting for two hours and n
half—embracing, in his discourse, most of the questions
which divide the great contending parties of the day. He
displayed, throughout, consummate ability, and a patriotic
burst of eloquence, that brought forth the most rapturous
applause. The most obdurately prejudiced were satisfied
and convinced that Cot. Chappell had been actuated by the
most exalted patriotism, and with a honesty and purity of
motive as rare as it was undoubted.
Our limits will not permit an extended notice of this ad
mirable speech. It was a proud day for Mr. Chappell; and
we ouly desire that every citizen of Georgia could have
heard him. j
In the evening, at an early hour, the Democratic Party
assembled at their " Association Hail," agreeable to the call
of the President. It was generally known that some of eur
most eloquent men from a distance, were with ua, and had
consented to address the Democracy. We have never seen
so large a concourse at any meeting in the city, purely cx-
party in its character.
The meeting was opened, by a call on George C. Alford,
Esq. of La,Grange, who, in a brief address, made a most
patriotic and eloquent appeal, which was highly applauded.
Mr. Alford gives earnest of a higlt character, as a popular
speaker, and kids fair to become useful, at some future day.
He is a sen of llie Hon. J. C. Alford, who is also now aiding
in the glorious cause of Democracy.
Gen. II. A. Harralson was next called out, and nobly did
he respond to the call. He gave a succinct and graphic ac'
count of tho action of the parties, on some ol the exciting to.
pics of the day—dilated, with much force’ nnd effect, on the
disorganising and revolutionary movements of the Massa
chusetts Legislature, on the subject of Slavery and Texas—
and with much severity, on Mr. Adams and others, who
were for disunion, rather than Annexation of Texas.
Gen. Harralson is an able and popular member of Con
gress, and ail indications are favorable to his re-election.
After he had concluded, Col. Wm. M. Samford, of Green
vilie, was loudly called for. His chaste and eloquent ad.
dress on Female Education, at the College, this day, bad
given him high character here; which, ndded to the fact
that he sustained a very high reputation in the section of
the Slate where he resides, produced much anxiety to hear
him. Col. Satnford has eloquence of a high order; and his
effort on this occasion, gave evidence of his varied and rare
talent for popular speaking. He ha a been chosen a candi
date for Elector, in the District where he resides, and will
enter warmly in the cause. When he had concluded.
Senator Colquitt arose, amidst the general call of the
meeting. We have heard this gifted statesman often, bu t
never so eloquent and happy. He spoke for more than two
hoars—touching npon the various incidents in the hi-.tory of
the Whig Party, as well as the topics of the day. We
have heard but one opinion expressed, of exulting delight at
this rare effort. It was tiie very best at what is called
“stamp speaking^’—demolishing tlio little pigmies of Whig-
^ery, by his varied wit and humor. His charicatures were
true to life, and created a groat hurst of merriment.
We expect to meet these eloquent Speakers at the Indian
Spring, on the 25:h inst.
and we would be left entirely at rite mercy of the are swelling their numbers by oil who or e0 pc ni
Northern manufacturer—dependant wholly upon conviction; that id the elevation of Henry Clay,
the home consumption; which, estimating from | the 1 residency, tho \\ hig parly of the North wouU
tiiat of last year, would require six years lo consume j have it fn their power io pursue those schemes !b
one crop. In such a state of affairs, what would be , their own sectional aggrandizement, so t,«*)» at
the value ofour land and negroes? Is there a man 1 ■'* --
in his senses, that believes they would bo worth
anything ? Would wc not then bo in that condition
in which England and the Abolitionists have so long
desired to see U3—whet) the labor of the slave Would
be valueless, and when, as John Randolph said,
variance with the constitutional rights of the Suutj
and having power, ivhat considerations would d' ’
ter them from exercising it to the prejudice of n
tion of the confederacy—all powerless to res',-.
Relying in the justice of those main principles cT
which they have ever contended, & will contend
the master would have td run from the slave?— with cheering assurances from all part* of the (j n -
- - I..., .I.. InnvirnhTp rn- fin. tl,nt lire «nrppcs nf fM«.. :
This is no imaginary picture, but tho inevitable re
suit which would surely follow any alliance be
tween England and Texas. Ts there a man at the
South,.no matter what his political preferences may
be on other questions, that will vote for any man
for the Presidency, who is not in favor of the im
mediate Annexation of Texas to the Union?
Tiie friends of protection point to the fact, that
th* imports of the country ha Vo increased lately,
and use it as an argument to prove tiiat this is a le
gitimate effect of the tariff of 1842; when the truth
is, that the reviving prosperity of this country—
from the fact that the people had worked them
selves out of debt, and were able to buy more than
Tor some time previous—called for incieased im
ports to supply their increased demands and ability
to pay. Such had been the diminution of con
sumption, arid so small the supply, that the in-
on, that the success of Henry Clay is «* doubtfn)
in most of the States, as it is certain that hfe ^
forfeited the vote of Georgia,—wo are encoura^ j
to hope that those great principles for which vre ap
contending, will yet prevail—and the country
tescucd from impending calamity.
MERCURY,
Democratic Meeting in Talbot County.
A meeting was held in Prattsburg, on luc^j,
Jilt, (the day of General muster) to take into con
sidcration tiie propriety of ratifying the late Demo
cratic nomination, and also the immediate An-**
ation of Texas. J. C. Boynton, Esq. was ^
ed to the Chair, and W. A. Skeiun, requested
to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been stated bv
the Chairman, the following resolutions were read
by J. H. Riley, who being called, gave
i w verv
creased ability to purchase, forced large imports- j patriotic and appropriate address, and was follow
tions, in despite of the Tariff.
ed by several other Gentlemen, who did them-
The abundance of capital abroad In the manufac- J selves and the cause credit; but oDe gentleman of
fered to advocate the opposite side of the question.
After which it was moved, that the Preamble
and Resolutions be received—when they were
unanimously adopted.
Looking alone lo the best interests of ourcoun-
•try, we, a portion of the Democratic party of Tal
bot county, have met for the purpose of respond
ing to the nomination made by the Baltimore Con
vention, believing as we do, that in its selection it
has given us men, capable, willing, and failhfil
lo carry out the known wishes of a majority of the
American people, if clecled to (he high station td
which they have been appointed, Therefore,
Resolved, Tiiat this meeting heartily approve
Accidental causes have concurred to produce a j the nomination of JAMES K. POLK, for Presi-
turing countries, and the stimulus applied, by that
means, to .their operation, and enhanced by the
opening of new markets, and the low price of tiie
raw material, had caused them to accumulate such
a stock on hand, as to induce them to make ship
ments at a small profit, or even at a venture of no
profit at all.
The union of these two causes—our increased
demand and ability to buy, and tho foreign supply
being large—ha3 hurried an amount of imports in
to this country, Tn a short space of time, and swell
ed the revenue in a manner that cannot be set down,
by any piudentcalculation, as the basis of future
revenue.
stale of things, at this juncture, out of the usual
course of events, and their influence has been so
powerful, as 'a break over the prohibitory walls of I
dent, and GEOJvGE M. DALLAS, for Vice
President.
Resolved, That the Convention could not have
the tariff'laws, for the time. But this state of given us better men, as our standard bearers, and
things cannot last. And the unerring laws of trade with them as the representatives of our principles;
—one of which all experience has shown to be, that we feel confident that the patriotic people of this
high duties cmlail imports—must resume their country will elect them bya triumphant majority,
sway; and the tariffof 1842, jf unmodified and un- ~
reduced, will cause the imports to fall below the
point necessary to raise revenue.
Gen. Clay, of the Horse* Marines.
The following which we copy from an exchange
is too good to be lost :
The Portsmouth Tribune has an engraving under its edi
torial head, representing Henrv Clay, in the Revolutionary
war, with a swoard in one banu and banner in the other, ta
king a British vessel in the distance. We give it up now !
Gen. Clay, of the American Revolution !
Texas.
One of the principal arguments used by the
Whigs, against the Annexation of Tcxas/is, that
would lessen the value of lands, as well as every
other species of property at the South. To show
the fallacy of this reasoning, it is only necessary to
glance, for a moment, at the history of the settlement
of this State, as well as the States South and South
West of us.
It is well known that all of these States have
been settled by emigrants, chiefly from Maryland
Virginia, North and South Carolina, and that too,
in less than thirty years.
While the enterprizing and hardy adventurers
from these States, have found comfortable homes in
the South and South-West, the States from whence
they emigrated, have suffered no diminution, cither
in population or in (lie value of their lands anti other
property. But, on the contrary, have continued
steadily to increase in all the elements that consii
tute a great and powerful people. Lands are worth
more now in the Carolinas and Virginia, than they
were twenty years ago. Enterpiizc continues to
ply her arts; religion, science, education, and indus
try, as well as the increase of public case and pub
lic happiness—wltich are their consequence—em
bellishes lifo, and elevates the spirit of .their people,
Plenty gladdens tho eye on every hand, and tho
enterprizing and industrious, sit down in the lap of
abundance, throughout their borders. Such, loo,
would bo tho condition of Georgia, Alabama, Mis
sissippi, and Louisiana, should Texas be annexed
to tho Union; if they are permitted to enjoy the
fruits of their industry, untouched by the cupidity
and rapacity of the Northern manufacturer.
But there is one view of tho question, that seems
to have escaped the opfxjncnts of Annexation entire
ly—it is this: suppose, by rejecting the Treaty, or
delaying the admission of Texas into the Union, we
lose that valuable territory, and it should full into
the. hands of England, she would then have accom
plished the greatest desideratum in her national pol
icy, for the last half century—namely: a cotton-
glowing country. What, wc ask, would bo the ef
fect of this, on the cotton-growing States at life
South? Texas, with a territory almost as Iatge a3
(lie entire cotton region of the South, with a soil as
fertile as the far-famed valleys of the Nile, would
raise sufficient cotton for the foreign consumption of
the world. ’
England, once in thn possession ofa cotton-grow
ing colony, would exclude, by prohibitory tariff, ev
ery bale of cotton raised in the Southern States, Wc tell the
FOR THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
“What is brctl in the hone,” &£.
Oneofour^ity prints, has made the attempt,
very deliberately, to impose its own. lucubrations,
as being the exponents of the opinions of the Great
Whig Parly; so he it.
It is always obsetvable, that when a cause is
becoming desperate, resort is frequently had to vi
tuperation; so whenever abuse assumes the place
of argument, it may be inferred that those who thus
offend, have really no other resource.
Indeed, this position is.fairly borne out by the
general tenor of all the leading editorials; and the
paucity of sense, and the meagre, thread-bare so
phistry of those articles are so pitiable, that a reply
in due form is altogether uncalled for. Assuming,
however, as they do, to announce to the world that
Whig Victory already hovers over their cause,—
for, that the great lights of the Democratic party
have suddenly gone out, leaving their giant lcadet
to shine alone in all his glory; and dazzled as they
are by such a spectacle, even in imagination, they
do assure the world that to the Locos no longer be
long “the spoils. Wo cannot be altogether silent.
What is the truth of the matter? why “strawsshew
the direction of the current”—and, really, the su
perabundance of cautiousness manifested in the les
sons of warning and of alarm in reference to tho
coining Convention in Forsyth, was worthy of ad
miration, when taken in connexion with’tbe itera
ted charge of the utter extinction ofDemocratic prin
ciples in the community.'
They know it well and feel it too, that, since the
first movement in this controversy of Measures on
the one pait against Henry Clay on the other, the
Democracy hare no!, at any period, united until
now, as one band, from end to cud of the land
against Henry Clay; and, that now, magnanim
ously yielded up have been all mere persona! pre
ferences;—and in their undivided might, they stand
strongly united, and invincible.
The Clayites well feel this to be tile juncture, as
at presnt existing; and in evidence of this they are
strenuously active iu their endeavors lo foster and
keep up a feeling of strong and vindictive opposi- that the people of the Uuitcd Slates, and of South-
tion to the success of principles—derived in their ern and Southwestern States especially, without
Resolved, That this meeting will leave nothing
undone to secure honorably—the election of candi
dates, thereby pledging itself to battle manfully for
the cause of Polk, Dallas, Texas and our common
conntry.
Resolved. That in the opinion of this meeting,
England is striving to establish her influence iu
Texas, thereby opening one of the greatest aven
ues for the destruction ofonr peaceful republic—
with such evidence before us, we are determined to
hoist the flag of Polk, Dallas &Texas & merge into
the thickest of the fight, for the cause of ourcuunny,
After which, It was resolved’, That the procced-
ings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman
and Secretary, and forwarded to the Columbus
Times and Macon Telegraph for pubication.
JOHN C. BOYNTON, Chairman.
W. A. Skkllin, Secretary.
Annexation Meeting in Dooly.
The citizens of Dooly county met at Vienna, nit
the 15th ult. according to previous arrangements,
to take into Consideration the importance of the im
mediate Annexation of Texas to the United States.
On motion, David Graham was called to the
Chair, and Winfrey L. Siiocklf.y, requested
to act as Secretary.
Maj. Thomas B. Donnelly, proceeded in a brief
and pathetic manner to state the object of the meet
ing. Thomas H. Dawson, Esq. then rose and
addressed the meeting in a glowing and patriotic
style—pointing out the necessity'and constitution-
[ ality of the immediate annexation of Texas to the
United States. Col. Amos W. Hammond repli
ed spiritedly in opposition; whereupon, Gen. Dan
iel, in a calm and persuasive manner, called upon
the citizens without distinction of party, to come
forward as one man, to the accomplishment of ff
purpose of such vital importance to tho country.
The question of the rc-annexaiion of Texas to 1
the United States, is, in the opinion of this meet
ing, second only, in importance to that growing
out ofour Declaration of Independence as a Con
federacy of Frec and Independent Stalesit is,
emphatically as was that a question of patriotism-
However, the people may often differ among
themselves as to the best mode of conducting pub
lic affairs, and as to the selection of men to carry
out 4heir respective views, in the administration of
this Government, they generally unite—the great
mass always unite, in evincing to the world their
Jove of country in every National emergency—
This glorious quality, peculiar to our own people,
is the best safe-guard—the strongest arch in the ed
ifice of our constitutional freedom. Hence it is>
purity from the fathers of the republic,—but with
which the Whig party of the day have no sympa
thy.
Angry discussions do no good. The pert and
the frivolous are unfit to be the champions of a no
ble cause. No strain offancy, no sttetch of imagi
nation, however glowingly depicted, or humorous
ly delivered, can suffice to convince the plain com
mon sense of comjnon people, that wrong is right,
nor change them in their views of the unaltered
sameness of policy which marks the advent of
Whig doctrines. At all hazards they would ele
vate Henry Clay,—reckless of the consequences
regard to former parly lines or distinctions, have
united with almost'xmprecedented unanimity in fa
vor of the great “American measure” of receiving
Texas back into our Union, and thereby securing
“against all foreign invasion and aggression” IW
portion of out beloved country, which lias liitlierto
been the most defenceless, and at the 9ame time
the most easily accessible to our enemies, and
more particularly to the enemies of our peculiar
institutions. “That the annexation of Texas "ill
be as an iron hoop around our Union,” is a sa ! ’i'
cient consideration, to draw to its support tbs P a '
trioticofall parties—that it would add to the scale
to the true interests of the countiy at large, or of ofour “domestic tranquility,” the “common de.
the South in particular.
Can we cease to remember the honied smile that
veiled the enormity of the announcement made in
open day, unblushingly, that in advocating the
compromise (sole cause of his popularity among us)
he thereby intended to save the principle of “pro
tection.” However the phrase tnay be veiled, it
mean* no less than what the Great Northern Whig
Party boldly avow—a determination to pass by the
compromise act as a dead letter—and to tccur to
all they attempted—and in the power of their might
to fasten upon us the yoke of an onerous Tariff de
vised for the permanent protection of one branch of
fence” and the “general welfare” of the Union, no
one could pretend to question before an enltghttm™
public. Evcty consideration ofour peacennd safe
ty, of the prosperity of our institutions, of tho »pt ea
of free Government, demand of us the immediate
acceptance of Texas as an integral part of ° UI
Union.
Texas was once ours—our title was unquestion
ed—contrary to the laws of nations, and witb° ut
any authority, express or implied on the parte
our Government, Texas wa3 dismembered from
our Union by the treaty of 1819, with Spa' n >
when there was no actual necessity requring ■!•
industry alone. And, is the faculty of determining Treaty stipulations in such a casearentcreccb-
to resist oppression surmised by our deluded friends 1 webs, unauthorized, they bind notin honor nor
and neighbors, to have departed from the people, conscience.
Whigs, that the Democratic rank;- j Wc pause to ask, will any one contend that i *
