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i:i ->n, that we sir :'.ne:«t. thr'm ’h !i iti H vrtnae. e tnry« fUl’.i 1 Con Fr • Jem That vaW M..s, Jijrniti The mat) l Uti „j»l only proseoute » nr trade with the » r parrs. Her pertinacious adherence ifirct-l by iter intnlerahle njisresMons <*x! waste l our fnrbfttranee arid on the rjjr , i v of J-iin*. HI-, th* Preside it issued his proelama- i\ o • f war a^iinst (Ireat llritain. At no period in the his- fttnr ^orerrTmeut.lias there been more* fearful excite- i v *i-Af.*en the two grnt parties which hove always ex- nth- Unite l S:.n m. Now, as in 179S. ami ’9J. the *t wi* tirrnved n?nin«t the ilepnblifap party. The r. with a le v hoo irab’e exceptions, sympathising he enemy, an 1 a*lvocaiing submission an*l national lariori •—the ht’er, “ beln»ving tliat the free l)-»rn sons .- i.-i were worthy to enjoy the liberty, which their * oircha-rd at the priceof so much bl;»o>| and treas- ,.e n i sre nsin the m »ans adopted by Great Britain, n • • * commenced and persisted in. which might lead to .a • . i; f nilional clnrazter and indepeudenre. felt no besi- M in liv-isin ' redstnnea by force in which the Ainer- i«* t- f of t i it day would prove’to ihe enemy and to the w ». ■!. ;hat we had n »t only inherited that liberty which i fiVi*r« gave in, hot ol»ot!ie will and vtrcr.r to main* tv,:) it.*** "lu the intrepid rinks of the Republican basis sto *! A 'drew Jackson; and when the cry** To arm*," t>e:de : ihroiwli the length and breadth of the land, his uo- ido b .som responded u* the call of his c a a* try, awl panted for the strife which shoald humble the proud '’mistress of the seas.” v ,n v s field of lab »raad a harvest of glory open before l. i. No sooner had the arts of Congress of February nn l July. 1812, authorizing the President to acrept the ser vices of fifty thousand volunteers, been promulgated, than he appealed to the c tizens of his awn military division; an 1 anon twenty live hundred men rallied to his standard. To pcrsnnnccnf the. direction nf thr Preet lent, on the Tth of J an nary, 13T3, he prwe.eded wirh his troops. through r 1 and ice down the Ohio .an 1 Mississippi rivers, to HVches. where he was instructed io await run* er orders. Shortly after his arrival, he received orders to dismiss his nn.mpond and surrender every article r»f public property to Brigadier General Wilkinson. Looking to the -eflert of sack an order, and ::s utter incompatibility whh aflihecir* enm*«Tarv*es of the ease. Ocoeral Jachso.i at nitre doubted, whether obedience was his duty. Hifl%ick list numbered 1 one h mid red and fifty, more than one-third of w!i m were I aimble to raise their beads. To obey was to roastgn them • an intense suffering, iWs^air aud death, a thousand miles • from home, in an aim »st untrodden wilderness What could be the object of such an order ? Could it be to force j the volunteers into the regular service ? That General ! •Wilkinson intended to tnakc it available for such a purpose ! wns evident from his conduct. But so unworthy and foul a j delicti. General J.-fcksou was unwilling to ascribe to tlie ■ government. And yet it was so viewed by his troops, and sneb would have been the effort of obedience to its requi- | sittons. For a large majority of them were destitute of the mein* of returning to -their homes, and would have been I r 'impelled to enlist to procure uj.-uibsi-tor.ce. And a more fa in! sfhrt mill would have attended the execution of such an order ; it wool l have v^Led an insuperable obstacle to the procurement in future, of voMnt.-er service, for the defer.ee of the country. What was k* to do un3er these circum- •ranees? He knew tint obciKcnce the first great du- tv of » soldier; and yet m obey, was to"Tdo violence to his feelings of humanity a'^1 justice, and to cripple the fu ture defence of Ms country. Inlluenccd l>y aucli consider- * ations, ar,i rbe Ireltef tint fne order was given in utter ig norance of the circumstances by which he was surrounded, he resolved that disregard of its requisitions was the path of duty. He m neditiiely advised the secretary of war of his determination, with a frank avowal of the reasons on which he acted. In opposition to the protest of Gener al Wilkinson, and in defiance of the duplicity of his field offi -ers, who first approve 1. and then in secret caucus, ad vised him to abandon it, lie executed bis determination.— Surrendering his horse to the sick, lie marched on foot with his troop* to their homes ami discharged them in the embrace* of their friends. At the first glance his conduct appears reprehensible. But in v'ew of the attendant cir- cum-tances, and the motives which prompted him, the be nevolence of his heart, the generosity oC #i* nature and the unflinching firmness of liis will, are presented in bold relief and challenge our highest admiration. Jt was how ever .v--r-!-d not pardoned, and ike expense* of his homeward march paid by the Government. He arrived at home in May. 1813 whence, hr knew of no existing cause to draw him. * But the yell or the savage and the shriek* of helpless women and children soon aroused him from his rural retreat. The Creek Indians, hitherto friendly, have been excited to hostility. They have been tampered with by British emissaries, deceived and duped by Tvcum*e!i and his brother, wearing the amulet of a niis- >i ma«*y Prophet feotn the Northern tribes, and supplied witlt arms and ammunition by the Spaniards at Pensacola. The whole lengdi of our frontier presents the most appal- lim.- scenes of savage phrenzy, and the deep forests rever berate with the heart chilling echoes of the war whoop — Fort MiintT.s has been carried by Wethcrford. and three hundred whites murdered without distinction of age or sex. The intelligence of the bloody massacre has reached Ten nessee. and. quick as electricity, has aroused the indignation of us patriotic ci izens. The Governor, by authority of the Legisiaittre. called out thirty-fire hundred of ibe *m : Iitia, and required General Jackson to assume the crmuiand and rendezvous at Fnyeueviile at the earliest possible day.— riiougb severely afHirtcJ wl;!. - r*«M<imi arm, ne did not ..equate lie was not the uun tu lie supinely while the tom ahawk and scalping knife of the Indian were dripping with the blood of his fellow citizens. He proceeded rotiLwltli to execute his order*. He appealed to those volunteers who had accompanied him to Natchez, and urged them to rush to the rescue of their bleeding I nuttier from savage cruelly. He instructed them to rendezvous at Fayetteville on the -ilk day of October prepared in all respects for active service. In the mean time Col. Coflee with five hundred Cavalry was ordered to hasten to Huntsville, for the defence of that region till the infantry could arrive. On the Tth General Jackson joined his army at Fayetteville, and on the 10:lt took up Ills line of march io the scenes of active war fare. He went to teach the'savages a lesson of admonition. He went to make them feel iLc —of a power which ••because it wps merciful, they believed •mpotem." H« went t» posh the war into the enemy’s country, and flred with Garthagenian fierceness, to avenge the blood ol women *ud children spilt at the tn tssacre of Fort Mrinins. He an- vnited his troops by the mo.-*! patriotic and soul-stirring ad- dre**es. ^ He surmounted difficulties which would nave j -jralysed the energies of any man, less deroted to his coun try and less willing to endure hardships for Iter sake. His m-.j were und'sc’jilined and uninured to the privations of camp, so th it. in ad<lition to the task of instructing them :n mlinry evolutions, he had sometimesto silence their com- planus at: I supj» efcs mutiny and rebellion. But in the face ol iu^h obstacles, he prosecuted the Creek campaign to a successfjl and victorious termination. Always cheerful u*) ivr the tn>*t trying circumstance*, lit was a~*trnnger to despon lency and discontent. Incessant in vigilance, lie was uever Taken by surprise l»y Ihs stealthy enemy, and perse- in the execution* of bis plati*,' he was never defeated. H;* iitcrallv » unted down the enemy in *beir forest biding places, and in six tnrittha cltaMisea thorn into peace anu r dmtjs-ion. To inarch to battle was to march to victory— ire hard fought fields of Tallushatchce, Talladega, Smock I aw, Snoiichopco and Tohopacn. he crowned bis -'row with the victor’* wreath. Ami heureforward, the :iir.y p cnerr pursued bi* plough unmolested, whi'st his '. s * 5 - { * * ,er kelpless infant lay down to rest, freed from the • r < t nocturnal assassination. It ’ i iy be that n seric*of victories in Trdian warfare do • •• sttcil so bright a halo around the name ol the victor, as similar achievement* over a civilized foe. But if the de- m of the General are robe computed, by the diflicubie* •eocotinipred. t ie privations endu«ed, the fortirnde exercis* r i. the intellect and genius called into requisition, and the heuefirs conferred upon his country, then the blainry ,-,f bis t v r " a, * w ' J, ror ™ one o* the I**^riest chapters in ihe li c of this i. ? ustr*ons injo And if in the eattmation of dis- M u*', in"‘denis oneorred daring bis Indian campaigns W ttc.t exht M Ins kindness and magnaniinitv as a man, his . .rm ; ,e>s and courage a* a Generaf. On Ids return march to b on brother. n*ler the battle of Ta'ladega. being short 7 Prov.sio”* tlie impression obtained among the army, that i ieir (leneral was faring - sumptuously every day,” while t ie\ were threatened with starvation. A soljfierone tnotn- fir. perceiving him seated at the root of a tree in the act of e mng. approached him with great humility, to make known n-s comulaint*. hoping at the same time to have his hunger -r: r’.d JL * f *t r - ,,1 rr aC ^*° n re P ,5eJ lo him, tliat - it liad ’ • I!. e . I l, . ,s I,,e * never to turn away a hungry man, P . 11 W .°. 5 ln I,is P*‘ vv er to relieve ld,„. I -MW lly ivHjtf will you wlnt I have;” and acermpanving the *^1 i s W • . 6 •‘ ^cs 1 e^?, * ,, ' ,Tro with a few acorns, and •• u t, tli** beat anil ouljf fne I c ■ 11 n , t urt 8lriither, lie was greatly iinrpriseJ by not expected supplies for Ms troops. Oisrontcot minor," In. army, wltjrli soon ripeneil into open revolt, was the rcstih. (ie.iern! Jackson resolved to suppress it. And n i*i ii. they were nbont to more "IFru lie drew up t ie sopjntecrs iii front of them, and ordered tliein pcreiiiti -tonl v to stop tlicir progress at all hazards. On another occasion, while in the net of deserting tlieir Sjrner 11 nod olmononing the rouse of their country, heseiz- s-.l a triMsket. plf.oc.1 iimself alone in fr-mi of tbecol.imn, *" U '‘chired he would shoot the first man who should St- srnipt to adv.inr.e- Making due allow,ore for the differ- ■enee of circumstances, this tarnished the reali.v of the high- iy wrought picture of firmcess. drawn by Sir Walter Sw>u *s he dceenbes Pitx J ones hid ding defiance to lloderick WiltiM-Clxi, Alpin But I have done. My people are all gone. I can now do I no more than weep over the tnisforiunej of my iiathio.'*— | The General lelt the kindling* of admiration. Being brave himself, the linn and lofty bearing of this Child of the For- | est, touched a resj»oiisivechord in his noble bosom. He gas'e i \Veatherf«»r*l his option, either tn submit to the tern.s of peace (which were, tliat tiie enemy should remove to the rear of the army, and *eule Notibuf Fort Williams) or to J continue the war. That he might retire and join the war , party if lie pleased, unmolested by his inwps ami unpreju diced by the interview . The least that Weatherford could have expected was »« be retained as a prisoner of war.-— ; . li i . • i i. i? :—.i i j t I hav3 now, fellow citizens, completed my imperfect outline of the public caieer of the illustrious patriot of tile Hermitage. I have proceeded upon the <•« nsuleraiion, that his actions'properly viewed, constitute his beat eulogy, and hive forborne to intersperse the narative. with the many interesting reflections which are so naturally suggested. *1 eace be still’ and pledged Ins life to the ludge. that the | Crudn as is the sketch, it portrays the iineaments of one of same arm wbicli defended the city, should‘shield and pro- I the most remarkabfiP^orsouoges, of whom history keeps ted the Court.* lie bowed to the judgement ami paid the the roerrd. Originating in the walks of virtuous and res- tned t he ir.cumbent of the bench. But he enters stealthily through the anxious crowd, lest his appearance io die courtroom should produce excittinent, and stands before the tribunal of his country. And w hen the .morxnurings of the populace, ’like the sound of many waters,* were swel ling into irrepressible phrenzy. he said to the multitude xb of Fort Miming cried dloud for ; .iii in. I low unlike the treatment f ccived at the hamli of a British ulli- j . he had die manliness to refuse to j The blood-stained vengeance and reti which Jackson had cer, when, being a b perform a menial set vice ! j With this interview, termiuaied die contest with the j Creek Indians, which placed *he name e»f Jackson high on j tUc CiKafogui-, or our bravest «nu most skilful miii anroNii- *. linn Im. And in the spring of 1814. he received the np- p*uniiuent of Major ixcneral of the Untied States to fill the vacancy occasioned by the res’gnation of William Henry Harrison. Having conducted the Creek war, with such signal suc cess, fie Was deemed b v tHe GoverHiiu-nt, the most suitable person, to neg ante the terms of perin inent peace. He w’as-tiiercf ire called on to net in a iw »-lbld c«pocky. And oil the tenth of August, 1811, as special Commissioner of the United States, he s icceedeu in conclud'-ng a treaty with the Indians, conforuntole in its provisions, to the instruc ts >us of the Secretary of War. It breathed -ather the lan guage of demand than of erntract, was rather a capitula tion, titan a contention. For such was the character of l te in struct ions furnished as the basis of the tre;.ty.* By its provisions, the Indians bound themselves * to listen no mere to foreign emissaries—to hold no communication with British or opouis.i garrisons; guaranteed to the United States, the rigul* ole reeling military posts in their country, a id a free navigad-ui of all their waters. They stipulated also, dial they would sutler on -gent or trader to pass a- m uig them, or hold ruy kind of commerce or intercourse with their nation, unless specially authorised by the Presi dent cl’the United Slnies.'* in the progress of litis negotiation, the council insisted as a condition precedent to the execution of the ticaty. on its containing a reservation of certain tracts of land ; one for Col. Hawkins, one for Mayfield, and unotber for Jackson, as a token of gratitude for his exertions in their favor a- gaiu&t ilus UmiUh Creek*. AU at fir.si r**fiw»»d hi* absent to any such reservation. Ilut.n reconsideration, seeing that a positive refusal was not only a waiver of the interests of others, but a serious impediment to the conclusion of au im portant treaty, he finally consented to tho reservation, spe cified in a separate document from that containing the con vention, with the distinct understanding, that, if ratified by his government, that portion tf laud reserved to hiuiseif should be disposed of for the benefit of those Indians who had been reduced to poverty aud suffering by the w*ar.— No action wds ever taken upon the matter by the Senate.— But it stands a perpetual memorial of the benevolence of his heart, and li s fidelity lo that unbending rale of his life, mver to make htiojjicial power sub ei dent to the pro motion oj Uis own private interest, . Indicati ms began now to appear ut Pensacola, which ren dered it necessary that Jncksutt should direct Iiis milita y operations to that point. Governor Manriquez was a fiord • ing aid and protection to the ludians who fled from the Creek war. Briii'h troops were permitted *o visit Pensa cola with the utmost freedom, aud associate with the Indi ans, dressed in British uniforms. And he returned a most insolent reply to a letter from General Jackson, requesting an explanation oi his conduct. Jackson informed our Gov ernment of these facts, and asked permission to reduce Pensacola. In the mean time Col. Nichol (a British olheer) arrived, issued an inflammatory proclamation, to excite the citizens oi the United States to rebellion, arranged his plan of operations, disciplined his troops on the neutral soil of Flurida, and made an unsuccessful attack upon Fort Bow- yer. which was garrisoned with a lew American soldiers.— \Vbnt .was to be done / Was General Jackson to look quietly on and permit these open violations of the laws of neutrality, by the Spanish Governor? Or should be plant the American Eagle on the walls of Pensacola ? Some- llrog must be done and that speedily, to close this door whicu was thrown wide open to the tuvading footsteps of the enemy. To await the ktstruettons of the War De- pvtmer.t, we»e to lose the favorable moment for action.— To act according to the convictions of his tniud, were to as sume a fearful responsibility. But he resolved to err. if err lie must, on the side of Ins country. General C- fTee having arrived on the spot, with two thousand well armed Tennesseeans. Jackson placed himself at their head, took possession of their town, and planted the American flag on its surrendered rampatts. Nor did lie err. The long de layed letter of the Secretary of War. f received snbfc queutly to the transaction, contained the desired permis sion, while the rules o c itr.ernattoiml law, which bis clear head and patriotic heart anticipated, fully authorised and sustained him. It was a movement of the utmost impor tance to the United States. It dislodged, the British from a strong position, confused their operation*, struck terror to tho minds of the Indians, and taught the Spanish Governor a lesson cfiespect for our rights, and of obedience to the laws of neutrality. But General Jackson s*»on relinquished Pensacola, to fine without one syllable of compleint. And when with her heart heaving with emotions of uralituile to the galiaut he ro. who had defended her from insalt and injury—woman raised by contribution and tendered butt the amount Iff tUUT the fi te. he declined to receive it. He felt that if he had violated the laws of his country.it behooved him to suffer its penalty; and requested that the sum thus raised by fe male munificence should he distributed among ll.e wid ow-* and orphans of those who had fallen ip the conflict. On the twenty eight anniversarv from the date of ti e Tniposittra of this fine, it was refunded to the veteran her* pectable obscurity, without the patronage of the great, by the inherent energies ol bis own mighty intellect, lie forced hjneelf upon the astonishment and administration -ol the world, and in the language of South Carolina’s gifted son, has impressnd ‘liis own charade- apon the litnea in which he lived * .His character is a moral wonder in the history of onr race, and stands out alone, iu the soliibdeof time, like a stupendous pyramid, rising in oolossa! magnificence until! it seems to bathe Its apex in the etherial blue. His life.—lt"w full or toil, ofheeoic daring nf romantic adven ture of privation and suffering. Its fruits—bow valuable arnor* Against a ,ruc/k Ilia back he bore, A:» l firmly placed his «4*-l before. " om ? come all,'mi : rock shall fly. ‘»m its fu*H! bate as soon ns I.” ?*! oppressed their mutinous dcrisn*. amlsav »f h * r . c '. ,U:,lr >’ from disgrace. Tb***e are but ji , Clu , * rr «»-*»oe«s which met him at every " WM n ."f eiuergencv Neither an r y larnisbe* a mure striking example rage. By some, * *• It ia held; the chiefcsl virtue and i the haver ,—in, 1 teak of. cannot in the world rngsy ci.uuVct^mi, eJ. ,r n : i,vrri,.« will, Weail^rf.irJ. at P.,rt TmiWi, after ... hi •IfH.iiri,ie.it ..f li," b.lt!e uf iBkimeka, niftmia 'Ulil'il <*xmn|(|e of l lie high w ,uVed «. :1 -nanii nitv of . " t.—N. Fret..i" that lie ... overpowered and that I.'.,,.. • - re»i.|,nee. w ere cruelly to hi* countrymen. Ire apireared " " lhp Ameriean cornu aider to ane for peace. The f ci il Slid to him "1 had direcled that you should be 1 i i *"<1 hud you appeared in that way . have known how t treat tou.” Weatherford re’ I'ce I an, in vwur power, do with ine aayou please. 1 , ""' rr - I h«»« ,!on« the -.vhite people all the harm I u ", ^ 1 h "*«- f—ghl them, a.,.! f.nisht ihem bravejy. ]f I uroiy. f would yet fight uni contend (o the last.—- all _ sparac and heterogeneous population, tempt the invading footsteps of the (oe They look to New Orleans as the most favorable point of attack ; and thitherward. General Jackson, on the 1st ol December directs bis march On bis arrival at ihe city, be tinJ.ihe loyal alarmed and ready to surrender in despair, the disaffected obstinate in their re fusal to assist in the preparations for common defeure, the public functionaries, including a large portion of the Legis lature conniving at dissatisfie lion cud complaint and the city infested with spies and traitors. Quick as lightning bis great mind perceived what was necessary V* save the city and the hono.- of the country, ami his indomitable will resolved upop its execution. lie addressed bis mighty en ergies io die work ; and in a few days the undisciplined militia drilled and orgi: izeJ. the volunteer companies are reviewed; and tlieir chivalry animated, the different forts inspected and made available for defence, die despairing and horror stricken are inspired with his own hope and confidence of victory, disaffection and discontent are crush ed, and in obedience to th J paramount law of necessity, the city is placed under martial regulations, and literally con verted into a vast military encampment. On the I6tb, the enemy’s sails are seeugin the lakes, on die 23d they have landed their forces within seven miles of the city, and arc retarded by the vigorous and timely attack of the Ameri can forces; on the 2t<t!i and again on the 1st of January, they attack the American lines and seek to execute tlieir plans by storm, and on both occasions are repelled with sig nal loss, lly this time the British have learned, that to in vade American Soil, they must gain every inch of ground by marching over the slain corpses of freemen resolved on vie tory or • tb die in the last ditch'” But the contest is not ye: deci led. For eight days the two armies in sight of each O’hir upon the same plain, direct their energies tn the pre paration for the final blow. The pride nf Knglarid, the enn- qnerers of Kurnpe, led by distinguished generals, were there. Repeated defeats had wound them up lo the point of desperation : the tarnished honor of tlieir flag must be redeemed ; tlieir country mast not be disippoinied in the expected tidings of brilliant viclnries; the world must be amazed at the announcement of the continued prowess of British arms. These were the feelings which animated them for the decisive onset, whilst the common soldiery were slimula ed. by the promise to be indulged in rioting and revelling in the spoils of •• Beauty and Booty” as the reward ef their brutish courage. Cautious as Fabius, firin’ and active ns Hannibal, Jacksnn perseveres day and night tn making preparations to receive them; and brave as Cm sar, lie awaits their attack with undaunted anxiety fertile find strife. The morning of the 8tlt. “ big with the fate of Cato ar.d of Home,” dawns, and Sir Edward Packenham, at the bead nf bis ten thousand soldiers well disciplined and flushed with fresh conquests upon the battlefields of Europe, attacks with signal fierceness the American lines. Our brave army received litem with three cheers which “ made the welkin ring," ami then scattered among them with desolating effect the leaden messengers tf death. •• Then shook the hills with thunder riven, Then rush'd the steed to battle driven, And louder titan the bolts of Heaven, Far peal'd tbe dread artillery.” Packenham and Kean and Gibbs fell; nearly three thou sand ol their^soldiers were slain; the enemy terror strick en, retreated in confusion ; Gen. Lambert in vain sought to rally them ; the walcliwoid of '* Beauty anti Booty ' had no longer any charm tor tlie ear or the British soldier; the American Eagle careering with majestic wing, swept tri umphantly over the baule field, and on the scroll she bore the inscription of vicTOllt glittered in the sunbeams.— Henceforth let New Orleans be the Maralhoit, and Aitdtcw Jackson, the Miltiadesuf America. About the list of January a vague report reached New Orleans of the coneiusi tn of peace, aud the enemy retired lo their ships. This furnished a pretext to the disaffected tu complain of the long continuance of mar tial law.^ninl to excite dire intent aumii" the American ar my. ith this design L utjllicr published a cntiiuinnica- lion to one ofihc city papers highly seditious in its charac ter which had the effect locauje some of tho coinpan e» to desert their post*. Jackson immediately arrested him on a charge of exciting mutiny. Judg; Ilall issued a writuf Habeas Corpus for his release. This created a conflict between the military an J civil power. To submit, was to lose all be had gained aud surrender the city to sedition, treaciiery and tlie foe. Jackson therefore disregarded the •nan date of the Judge and ordered him to be carried be yond di a lines of defence. Coon the otn*iaI ntmuuc'arinu of peace, the declarati-nofmariial law was revoked. Judge Hail returned to the city, and issued a Rule Ni. Si., against caen ll '* nn foreign relation*, recom- se apnea •> ;--:u#._J uuc !flt p-i. General Ja kson sliuw cans -j|»y he should not be attached fur a contempt of the auih.uityof the Court. Then the military submitted to the civil power, and Jack- son exch-tugeJ the uniform of the General, for the costume of the vitizen. He appeared in Court on-l tendered his defence. But the court refused to heir it, ami imposed upon him a fine ofmie thousand dollars f.»r the aliened of fence. History furnishes no incident of more thrilling in let esi or lofty fohliiuity. When the great law of .self preservation demanded it. Jm-kson had made the military, paramount to tlie civil authority. He saved the city font being sac*e*l.lhe whole Southern territory from the des olating nimli of the ipvading foe. and th*» country from dis grace. In ih e assumption of a responsibility so tearful, lie aeie 1 deliberately, coolly, and anon tbe solemn conviction 1 ,:it 11 '^' as tho only possible mode of successful defence. 1 or it time it suspended the operation of the civil law and restrained the civil liberty of the ci'izen; but it was for the preservation of both. Now summoned to appear * does he net? Wilh the popular sytu* L by q nod of liis head, lie could have n!t;i before the court. In pathies at his coutr kindled a blaze of agnation, which would hive cousu- *\ ulr. the instructions of the Secretary of War as proper basis m the treaty, Ealon’a life ..l' Jackson, p. I t ule. extract of General Armstrong*. Idler contain the instructions uuJer dale of Julv IS. h, 1 J H. Eaton'*] of Jacb.icn. j>. 213. by an a ;c of the Congress of be Uniietl States, imstcd not , to liis eountsy and tlie cause ol'huinauuv! by a party vote It was not done by his procurement; Hew is it. tint ons man acenmpIUlied eo tnucli 7 ''•N lint nor as a boon or a charity; nur yet as a testiimmial nf point- j is tlie secret of his triumph over obstacles the ntnst embar- lir approbation. For the continued confidence •■ftl.epeo- raising, and of bis unparrailelled_ success in all tlie great pie an 1 the enthusiasm with which, they had twice elevated ] and stupt minus undertakings of his life? In every situa- liitii to the highest nfiire in the world, had lung since reins. ‘ lion in which he was placed, his capabilities rose and ex- ved all doubt on the subject. But it was in meet public n<. nfil,. nMnnn. nmi seaiimenl, which demanded that even the ‘shadow of a shade* of censure should not rest upon his fame. Ahhuughthe victory or New Orleans terminated the war. and tie ri turned lo Tennessee in the hope of rest, yet he was notpremitted to tepnse long upon his laurels. In l5>17, he was again sinniti ..led to the theatre nf Indian warefare. Ami at the head of the Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia troops, he inflicted upon tbe Setninnles summary ,. — - - r . chastisement, and rescued our bleeding frontier fronting i leaped fro.n pi e:n sc toconcluston.wiilit.ui traveling through horrid scenes of savage cruelty. me lardy prnce»s of raiiocinatMui by which men usually pander) with the emergencies of the nceasinu. until be em phatically inndu bimseil the master spirit of the scene. He had titr power as all limes to shape the means to suit the i end he had in view, whether those means consisted in the | instrumentality of human agency, or the skillful combina- j linn and arrangement of iuaminate materials. Why was it tints in reference to Geaeral Jackson? He had an intellect ufmost gigantic structure; so all grasping in its operations and rapid in its movements that with the speed of light, it On the acquisition of Florida he was appointed Cover* nor of the Territory, and was vested with the sole power of organizing her Government. This dnrte wiilt his accus. turned energy, love of republican freedom and enlightened fjrec.tst, he resigned that office ami was elected again by ■he Legislature of Tennessee to the Senate-if the United States. In 1822, he svas nominated by the same body rs a candidate for the Presidency. He contested die field warmly in the cainRpign of 1824 with Henry Clay. John Quincy Adams, and William H. Crawford, ami received a numerical majority of the popular vote. But neither can- didate having a majority of the electoral college, tlie choice for President devolved on the House of Representatives nf the United States, who elected Mr. Adams. Tttis disre gard of the pr pular will, increased the enthusiasm <>f the people for Jackson, and on the 4th of March IS JO. he was installed into the Execntivl tffice by a vote ol nearly two thirds ol the electoral college, and was re elected iu 1832, a second term, by a vote still more flattering. The event of his elevation to the Executive chair, was one of intense interest to tl.e people of the United States. Muny of the abuses had crept into the administration ol the government, which Mr. Jeffers-n had predicted would al ways be the result of a latitudinarian construction oi the Federal Constitution. To correct these, was a labor, as delicate, ns it was arduous. Was Andrew Jackson the man for the crisis? This was the question whose solatt m was to he detenu ned by experiment. The people had de eided at the ball, t l.ox. that lie was, and unquestionably that decs! in was predicated mainly upon tlieir admiration of his military services. He had not distinguished himself as a statesman accomplished in the refinements of political sci ence. But it was known that liis heart was in the right place; that he was dev tfd to his country and unequivocally identified with the Republican school. Of this, his past life furnished plenary evidence, lie had exhibited it, in the enlarged freedom which he advocated in the Conven tion which formed the constitution of Tennessee, in the or ganization of tlie territorial government of Florida, in the reasons which lie assigned, for declining the appointment ol minister to the Court of Iiurbide,* and in the position which he always occupied iu the ranks of the Republican party, on all gieat questions, involving the characteristic differences of principle between tliein and tbe federalists. And in addition to tiiis, lie bad shown, in bis military car eer, mind and energy equal to any emergency. The re sult has proven that tlie decision of the people was not er roneous. and that their confidence was not misplared. His administration will constitute the brightest chbpler of bis public life, and au era in the annaisofour government, as remarkable forthebei efils which it conferred upontbecoun try, as for the bitterness with which it was assailed and denounced. Of the particular measures of his administration, it docs not become me to speak, inasmuch as many of them were, aud continue to be, the subjects of party discussmns. Let the feelings of gratitude and reverence with which we ail gather round the tomb of the departed patriot be undis turbed by any remark which may kindle the sleeping em bers of political strife. HU t.istorian will do bint ample justice, if be lias committed errors, posteriiy—whose de cisions will be impartial—must correct them. But I may consistently with the proprieties of the occasion, say. that lie presided over the federal Government for eight years; that his policy underwent the closest, severest, most unspar ing and able auiuiadversion and scrutiny; that it pissed through the fiery nr-lcal, and was sustained by as Urge a majority of the people as have ever rallied to tbe support of any adin uistratinu save Washington’s; tliat that majority believed, at least, that It was republican, aud in accordance whli tke f.’imsiitciion; that liis policy lias since been twice approved by the people, in Hie elecliolfut two sinirsioe,, to the office of Chief SIag : strnte. both bis bosom friends, and pledged to adhere to and carry out that policy; and that right or wiong, all parties io the midst of heated con test. awarded to him purity of patriotism and honesty of purpose. And, perhaps ns a Georgian, I may venture the opinion without offence, that tlie steadiness w ith which he addressed himself tn the extinguishment uf the Indian title lo land, and the uprightness with which he siond by her. in the maintenance tfhe' sovereignty within her territorial lim its, raise in behalf ufltis memory, peculiar claims upon the gratitude of our beloved State. Nor can it be au unplea sant reminiscence, that the public debt was extinguished during liis administration. Of liis firmness of resolution, r.f bis consistent adherence to bis avowed policy, of bis fidelity to bis »> edges to the couutry, nf liis disregard tn the effect of his measures upon his own popularity, it is right tn speak. For these are the elements which entered into the constitution of his nature lie could not hare been true to himself, or to tlie liig.. im pulses which God gave him. if, after having periled all upon them, even life itself, inbhe bauIeCvld, he had not ex hibited them in the cabinet. These traits are written in capitals upon the very front of his administration. The philippics uf party denunciation c»u!d never drive him from his position Firm as a rock tu the irmpe.-t wrought ocean he stood and the waves wete dashed into spray as they come irt contact wit’s his granite resolves. Nor could he be intimidated by tlie faltering of bis friends. It was vain to wb -iper iu bis ear, the fear of rendering his admi.tistra- lion unpopular, or suggest the dread of heavy responsibility. •/ assume the resp-sasibilify,' struck them with speechless silence. There is moral sublimity io thu steadiness uf nerve with which he penned his vetoes, the coolness and Calmness w th which he looked upon the gathering storm of nullification, and with potent voice prt claimed, 'the Union must and shall be preserved,' and iti the giant muscularity with which he planted his iron heel upon the Bank, ll was like the licad of the Behemoth upon the cringing worm. The singleness of his devotion to the Union of the Stales is a prominent feature of his administration. He was a close observer of the growth of our Republic front its in- fanry. He knew of the agonising throes of that greut -oliti- cal convulsion which cave it birth; what millions oftreasures,' and what sacrifices of the best blood of Ireeinen it rest; and that it was the result of the most disinterested patriotism, the most enlightened wisdom nmi the most magnanimous compromises, that history records. In his very soul, lie believed t ieexister.ee of our liberty, to be suspended upon the perpetuation of our Union. This feeling animated all liis public messages, and seemed to lie at the foundation of his whole system of domestic policy. And iu his last par ting words to his countrymen, when ahoutto bid adue to publicserrice, he re leiated the noble legacy bequeathed us. by the Foili-r of his Country, 'If,' said he. ‘the Union is once severed, the line separation will grow wider and wider, and the controversies which are now debated ami settled in the halls of Legislation, will then beiried in tho fields of bottle and determined by the sword.’ * * * •In the Union of these States there is a sure foundation for the brightest hopes of freedom and for tli« happiness of the people. At every hazard and by every sacrifice, this Union must he preserved." Noble sentiments! Let them be taught to our children as we teach them the precepts of the Christian Religion. Let them be inscribed in letters of gold on every politician's banner. His slate papers a>e all remarkable documents. Remar kable for tlie intimate acquaintance which they exhibit with the workings of our political system, in all it* extensive and complicated ramifications. Remar kable for the perspicuity of tlieir style, the vigor of tlieir thoughts, ami the logical power of tlieir arguments. Remarkable for the lofty strain of patriotism which animates them, and the purity of mor al semiinenl which pervades them. Remarkable fur tlieir independence; their rank avowals of principles and policy, their freedom from deutugogueism, anj Loin all effort lo pander lo ihe passious of the populace. An administration characterised by such qualihca'iniis ui its hc-d, could not l'ui 1 to impress itself upon thu American people. It secu red lb err confidence, and inspired them every where with affection aud veueralieu fur their own republican iitslitu lions. In the management of our foreign relations, no adminis tration har ever been more successful; none ucne lias dune more ft adjust unsettled questions with other governments, to increase our commercial connexions,and to gain for the United States the respect of ail nations. He commenced with a determination ’to ask iiolhiug ihal was not clearly right, and to submit to nothing tliat was wrong.’—a most sound rule of action either fur individuals or governments. By bis inflexible adherence toil, together with the firm,.el respectful dnd pacific lone with winch he insisted mmu the rights nf our government, he procured for the United Stales most valuable benefits. He restored the trade of ihe West Indies, opened a free passage t» and from the Black sea, and placed our commerce with 'forked on tlie same fooling wile tlie most favored nations, -fie obtained indemnities with Sweeden, Denmark, Brazil aud the two Sciiics for spoliations on our cuiumerre. Am after twenty years de lay, and after she had thrown hers-lf upon her oil coded d’g- oity. and sought to extort a humiliating acknowledgment fruin our government. France was forced by his firmness ply with the solemn stipulations of her treaty, and nfcli she long acknowledged to be due for her unjustifiable aggressions upon pay llic indemnity v to the Uni’ed ditties our naval trade. That Gen. Jacksn to admit:—to sav lie may have erred, it is due to candor it hi marked ament a not would be to assert tin not human. Bat his administration is tieveidisk’s by consmuat? ability and throws nr.ouml our got* lustrecfwltich posterity will hejiistly proud. * He said that the ‘appearance of an American envoy, with credentials to thetyran* Iiurbide. might aitl liiiii in ri veting the chains of desputijth upon acuuidry which of right ought in hu free.’ f I’tV. Jackson’s farewell address. form tlieir opinions. The scinti lations of his genions were so luminous, that liis mind never moved in die dark. liis temperament was so saoguir?. aud his impulse sa honest that a shadow of doubt, ns to the correctness of bis conclu sions scarcely ever passed over bis mind. His will was so virtuous, so indefatigable, so unyielding, sc indomitable, so intensely bent up >n tbe success, dint it imparted a kind of omnipotence to bis energies To these extraordinary en dowments. be added the moral courage, to comune with truth wherever she led him. and to dare to do right, regard less of all eonsrquenres. He was candid, sincere, vatm- I.carted, truthful. None could associaie with him and not feel an instinctive consciousness of the majesty of his pies race. It beamed from his animated eye; it burned upon his insp red lips; and ere you were aware ofit. you found yourself carried away, sympathising whh tne magic sua sion of liis earn rstness, and yielding assent to liis opinions and conclusions Some have thought his control over men was ti e result of a tyrannical and despotic nature This might be true, if liis influence had been limited to the government of the ignorant, lit* weak and t':e helpless. But it extended over men of high intelligence, and the incumbents of official sln- lion,who would have scorned the dictator's sceptre And besides,lie was no tyrant, no despot in his feelings. Where can you point to an instance of his oppressing the weak, or lo:ding it over the defenceless? II this bad been Ids t.a lure, think you lie would have bowed so submissively to the weak and imbecile Judge, who punished liiin for an ol. leged contempt of his authority, when ut liis beck, tlie pop ulace was ready to tear liis honor in pieces? Think you, l.e would have exhorted them to order, silence, and acqui escence? Think you his interview wiih Wellierford. (to which allusion has been made,) would have resulted in so remarkable a display of humanity aud generosity ? No, fellow citizens, be was no tyrant. He was too magnani mously brave, and bis heart was too full of generous sen sibilities. His sway over men sprang from no such attri- ' bute of bis nature. It was tbe influence of a great tnind over smaller, attracted by a law of gravitation, whose ex istence in the moral world, is ns palpable as that in nature, which preserves harmony in the vast mechanism of the So lar System. To come in contact with him in the moment of auimated discussion,or when greut measures were tn be speedily devise 1 for tlie execution of important designs, was to coine within the sphere of an influence as potent as. enchantment. And whence liis utiooundcd sway over the American mind, and his strong hold upon the implicit confidence of the great mass of the people ? It. some degree, veneration and devotion which clustered about Andrew Jackson, had their foundation iu a feeling far more fundamental. The great political sentiment which pervades the mass of the American mind, is lie publican ism; Republicanism as con- ti aJisiinguished from every other lorm of government; Re publicanism as it looks lo the social and political equality of every freeman, lo a just distribution of the burdens aim blessings of Government, to tbe protection of the w eak against the strong, and the shielding the laboring -nd pin- during classes from the exuctiona which associate’ll w ealth au 1 privileged monopolies are proue tu extort from the fruits of their toil; Republicanism which unfe ters indus try, capital, enterprise, commerce, couscience. tniud. This is the Republican smuf America. General Jackmn was the eiftliodiiuent. tlie personification—aye, the incarnation of this all-pcrvadlii" sentiment which fills the tnindsof [he frcemenol this land. He felt itin his very bones; for they rejected the pomp of an imperial burial. “ 1 caom t,” said lie. “permit my remains to be the first in these United States to be dejmsited in a sarcophagus made for an emperor nr king.” This is what eiuhrouevl him in tlie hearts cl his eisuuliyil.etl. -Fellow’ litUaN*, wo cannot appreciate the labors aud ser vices of tiiis great man. Ho was the representative of two co t >ries—he linked them both together by liis unceasing toil for os. Ob! what linrdsb y lie endured what labor lie performed, what sacrifices he made of personal ease and comfort! Isay again we cannot appreciate them.— They transpired amid the rugged scenes of Irnntier life, and in the days when a great part of our couulry was a wilderness, traversed only by the Indian in pursuit of the bounding tleer. But those days have flown, and carried vviih them the tomahawk and scalping knife; and left be hind them tlie blessings uf well organised society, the re fit etnriit* of civilization, and the sweets ol’ domestic peace and security. In tlie prov’dence of God, Jackson was ihe instrument of invaluable blessings tu us, to posterity, and to the wor d. Whilst we comineuinrate ihe virtues of the departed patriot, let our hearts swell with emotions of sin- cent giatitude to the Giver of all good. We approach that period when liis public career termi- n ued. Now lie descends from the toppling heights uf po litical life; and his farewell counsels and benedictions are responded toby tiie grateful plaudits of an admiring nation. Hitherto we have seen nim the master spirit in the storm of battle, or guiding the ship of stale over the angry billows ol political strife. Hitherto we have contemplated iheucean tossed and fretted by the howling winds; now, we are to gaze upon it alter the winds have retired, and its glassy sjrlace mirrors forth the beamy of the azure Heaven.— Now we can surrey its pearly depths, and look into iis pure transparent waters. What a magnificently glorious retirement! What mellow sunshine succeeds the storm! Aiexundei pushed his conquests over the then known wurlJ, and succeeding ages are amazed at his desolating career. But in retirement, with ambition unsatisfied, he w ept because there were not other worlds to conquer, lie Tougin for glory and conquest, regardless of humauity and the weal ol his kind. With him, the past was populated with specties which haunted his couch, and in the future hetcould see no mure blood to drink. For power of intel lect and bri liancy of genius, Napoleon had few superiors. As a general he shook Europe wiili Ida -victories, and the world trembled at the mention of his name. Yet he ended his days on t! e desolate Island of tit. Helena, brooding in sadness over his disappointed ambition and prostrate hopes. Not so with Andrew Jackson. Everything around him only reminded him of the good he had done. The feilile West with her teeming population, hailed him as the hero that hud defended her from British invasion and savage cruelly, liis adopted stale cherished him as one of the fathers ol her admirable Constitution. The Union vener ated h in us its savior. Civilized man contemplated him as one ol the liublest specimens of humanity ; and the rep resentatives of foreign thrones did him-homage. With him the past was crowded with the lichen remiuiscencea of Ins activity and usefulness; the present aflurded the sublime view of n “great people prosperous and happy in t e lull enjoyment of liberty, nnd respected by every na tion nf the world ;"t and the future kindled into cxlatic visions of the progressive glory of liis country, destined to embrace within her boundary the Western verge, where the Pacific wavy dances in the beams of the selling suu. , To the Hermitage lie repairs—the seal uf lender associa tions, the hallowed resting place of the remains of his de parted companion. The energies of his frame are worn down with public toil. He requires rest; but rest cannot bring back the vigor and strength of manhood's prime, or stay the sieuiiliy march of disease, which has invaded his constitution. But he is mighty still. His great intellect unimpaired, gluwa and brightens amid die decay of the fal ling temple tliat enshrines it. His lull gus! ing heart, pro lific ps ever m generous and warm eitmtii us, sends out its fervid aspirations fur the prosperity of his country, and the perpetuity of her liberties, communes as freely and sym paihises us luudlyr wiih valued friends, and responds as promptly to the claims of charity and the rites of hospitali ty. lie kept up his intercourse with the leading men of the country and interested himself in all that pertained to the welfare of the government. To his mansion, ever open to all. liis friends iroin the remotest parts of the Union, made their pilgrimage, to enjoy liis conversation for a little season. And in hi* reception of ihe visits of his felluw- citizens no distinction was made—the poor, the humble, aud ihe illiterate, were welcomed as cordially, as the weal thy, the renowned and the learned. In no iiiiin were ever the high attributes of greatness, blended in more beauteous harmony, with the gentler qualities of the heart, which shed iliei r radiance over the family hearth. It is loo often the case that men. who have devoted themselves to public life, lose all their relish fur the quiet scenes and sweet endearments of liotne. The ap petite lor excitement becomes diseased, nn i in its fevered actum consumes Lite soft susceptibilities of the heart, which flourish beat within the precincts of the domestic circle.— Not to w. Ill General Jackson. Nature lined liim for the highest and most absorbing pursuits of tlie wnrrior ar.d the statesman, nnd yet lie was gentle and kind and affectionate in all the relationships o|. private life ;—remarkable for the unatlecieu simplicity of his.manners an I the paternal 6ua- aWeness of his social intercourse. Like Osjinn's descrip tion ol a hero. if-“ in war he was the mountain storm, in peace he was the gale of spring.” The highest evidence of the amiability and re idleness of bis heart, was the unabated devotion with which,, to tlie day of hit death, he chenshed the memory of his wife. He wore her miniature about his person, and always spoke of her with the subdued tender ness of fulling tears. The anticipation of resting by her side in tlie grave, seemed to mb death of its terrors; the hope of being re united to her in Heaven, se» med to quick en aud ummnie his devotions Having no relations of If* own, with the constancy of faithful Huth, he made his wife g people his people, and her God his God ; and where si e died, lie would die nnd there he buried. He adopted them to his b ilium, conferred upon them his name, and bestowed upon them the solicitude aud care of a father’s fondness. Now disengaged from the distracting cares of public life, memory makes its pilgrimage to his mother’s grave. Ami oh! the many softening and subd ’ w ake to life from the tomb of by-gone days. Her affection, \ er prayers, her lessons of piety—these come up before him. as "fresh and vivid, as when in life’s joung morning, they fell waiin from the lips of maternal fondness. The rugged scenes of life have not blunted the keen sensibili- tieaof h:s tender heart. That faith in the Bible, in God, in Providence, in the retributions of Eternity, which was olanted nhisbrea-t by a mother’s hand, .though it may hot have germinated into the fruits of practicekpiety. has remained with him, through all the vicissitudes of his checkered pilgrimage, and now vivified by the Spirit’s breath, it IcodiThim to the Cross of Calvary. You see yon edifice embowered in trees, so humble and unostentations in its appearance as scarcely to am act die notice of the passing travel.er ? It is the Hermitage Chapel, which lias been reared in part, by the munificence of the venerable tenant of that rural retreat. And now it is the holy Sab bath morning, rendered more i-harming, by '.he brightness of nature’s beauty and tbe harmony of nature’s minstrelsy. The people have assembled to woiship the Most High ; tlie n an of God has delivered his message of love and warn ing ; die hour of sa^rnmetPal* communion lias arrived; amid the swelling melody of Heavenly music, the saints are gathering ’round the banquet table of a Saviour’s love. And lo ! what manly form is that peering above the solemn throng ? Mark hisVdver lucks, his tottering trend, die tear that steals down his furro-«ed cheek ! It is Andrew Jack- soil. The victor of many a hard-fought battle field, the »-e tired ruler «»f a nation of freemen, and the master spirit of the most thrilling scenes of earthly turmoil ! He enlists now ns a private soldier in the army of the Lord, and with the docility of a little child, he takes his seat at the feet of Jesus. Andrew-Jackson was never truly great till then ; for, in t* e language of Dr. Young, 4 *A Christian is the highest style of man.” Henceforth until death, he acknowledged his dependence on God nnd his belief of tlie reality of the religion of the Bib’e. And faithful to the innate impulses of bis character he lived consistently with bis professions and with apostolic boldness proclaimed them to the world. He felt tl.e power of the Christian’s faith, and enjoyed '.lie consolations of that, hope which it inspires. Every Sabbath, when his health w-ould a!l*»w, found him in the sanctuary, and the domestic altar burned daily with the incense of family devotion. The longer he 'lived and the more closely he observed the workings of our political system, the more forcibly did lie feel the truth of what h »always acknowledged, that pop ular intelligence and public Virtue are the two great pillars on which our fabric of government stated*. To be capable of self government, the people must he enlightened to know h«»w to govern—they must be virtuous, to give tothat.know- ledge proper direction. This intelligence and morality the Bible furnU*-a. Therefore as a patriot he clasped it to his bosout and said, ‘it is the bulwark nf our liberties, the an chor of our present, and future snfetv.*’ Its wisdom ar.d virtue a r e inculcated into the mind, with most effect in the susceptible period of youth. And therefore he urged the contmunticn of the Sunday School, and said he considered “this new system, which biended the duties of religion with those of humanity of vast importance.” My countrymen sir 11 we deduce nothirg valuable from the testimony of such n man as And tew Jackson, to the truth of the Bible and the importance of Sabbath School instruc tion? We attach weight to his political opinions, shall his religious and moral sentiments go for nought ? No. tie-—let them be written with the point of u diamond on the heart of every patriot, and every Christian; and let them palsy the tongue of infidelity with everlasting silence. AimI now the hand of death is upon him: he feels his iron fingers unlie^tis heart strings one by one. .His labor on earth is done, and kind angels beckon his spirit homeward to the skies. His household are summoned to his bedside to receive his blessing and his last farewell. Like Jacob, the patriarch of Israel.* “he colled all his little grand chil dren, with the other members of his family around him; he took his grand children by the hind, blessed and kissed them tenderly, told them they had good parents, that they •oust be obedient«liildren. keep holy the Sabbath day, and read the New Testament. * * * * * * * *1 am my God’s—I belong to Him—I go but for a short time before you, and I want to meet you all, white and black, in Hea ven.” So sayiogi.is body ceased from paiu—-his spirit res ted with Jesus “How our hearts burn within os at the scene! Whence this brave bound o’er limits fix’d to man? HisGr*l sustains him in Lis final hoar? His final hour brings glory to his God! Man’s glory Heaven vouchsafes to call her own. Wc gaze, we weep!—mix’d tears of grief, ofjoy ! Amazement strikes! devotion hurststo flame! Christians* adore, aud Ivjidels? ItHste.’ 9 •It cannot fail tn interest die Bible reader to compare the last moments of the Patriarch of the Hermitage. w*ith those of Jacob, the patriarch of Israel.— Vid. GeLeris, Ch. xlviii TELEGRAPH & REPU3 1 ID. CS33 ^ Tuesday, August 5, 181.5. FOR GOVERNOR. ItS. BALL nclLLlSTEH, Of Chalkuin, For Sinaiur if the 20th Disiri-/, A. HI. CUAPPEXA. Ut’ Bum. r 5’iiu .\e\( Lcs.slaUsrc. Today Hie d< It "atfs from liic several cap tain’s ti stik ls in ti.is couti’y, m et fur tliu pur pose of nominating two candidates for the rep resentative branch of the next Legislature.— We know nut how ii is with otheis, but as for ourself, the subject uever ieturns lo our mi. d without an incr- asing conviction of its u. par al eied importance. To ihe R publican party of Georgia, as well as to ihe Slate m large, th - complexion of It e next Legislature, in aev \ iew ihat can bu tuk.-n of it, is a qjustion of the gieutest magnitude, and if one whose humble fortunes have been cast with tlie destinies of lur people, whatever they may be, is perm tied t'» speak, we would rrspectfellv urge upon our friends, not only in J3ibb, but in eveiy other county in tlie S:ate, lo put in nomination your strongest and most capao'e men. Let tlie en quiry be made, who these are? who can carry us safest through tills crisis ? who will reflect the most hono - upon liis Stale and party ? who will most tilth defend the sacred principles of the ni.e, or be rnosi zealous in promoting tlie pruspeiity and welfare of tl.e other—and let such men alone be chosen. The republican states of antiquity live only in the history of their leticrs and the glotious records of their arts and arms. The descend ants of Tlicmistocles, of l'diltiades, of Aristides, of Pla'o and Leonidas, *' Wield the slavish sickle, not the sword.” And while we are one of those who have the most undoubling confidence in the capacity of man lo govern himself, nnd of the affections of tlie people for the institutions they have estab. lished, we arc of tliat number who believe that public 1 berty cannot long be preserved under any forms where the standards "f public men are not high, or the incentives of an honest pat riotism have ceased to ii fiuence the public mind in tlie select ion of their lawgivers. From the complicated nature of our sjstem ami the re- lahoti of the Federal and State governments, to preserve the independence of tbe one, and lo ckcek ihe encroachments of the other—to,keep each in its proper track—no systems, either an cient or modern, ever required more enlight enment on ihe part of chose who are intrusted with thoirdirection than ours. While,therefore, as Republicans, we have a deep and abiding iutorcsl in the influence which our next Legts- ture will exert upon the important federal mea sures which are still open and unsettled,, as Georgians, let us remembet with the Greek of old, that we have “Sparta.” Let us adorn that. Attention Dch% r alcs! The Delegates appointed by the Democrat ic parly of Ihhb, to nominate suitable candi dates for the House of Representatives, win meet at the Conn House in this city, at 3 o’clock this evening. Punctual attendance of ” ■' ' T ' •’ -rales is requested. STATE GOVERNMENT. In onr last, we shewed the course rf . i Lcgis'ature of 1840, by which the cinj !| of the Central Bank was most ut justi(i a n creased. Tiie influence of that p, c „j |' ' was most unfortunate. The notes of i| 1( . g* fiont lit a t moment, began io depiec ae ° it will he seen by referring to ihe J ; counts, published in the Constitution^: ' which we alluded, in a former number 1841, they went as low as 19 perceir* 1842, even before Mr. Crawford’s sup-^* • lal report, on which w.e may hereafter ‘S' they ranged as low, for a short time us f-^ to 33 per ccnt.^ Another consequent (I* i neon aider a! e policy, wus to expose ths(jJ Bank to heavy losses. Iis notes were at,., count, and iliev could not be used to pay;:' terest of the foreign public debt, IUrj,! either to purchase checks or d scount <]r‘” New York. In either case iis own no‘ ei „ ! be usr d, and if checks were to be pord tlie Bank was at the mercy of the bruU.- ! diafts were to be discounted, it haj f , ' to lake such as were not in credit eW ! 1 for men of unquestioned credit and p' Jrc . ty, could do better than take depreciate I ' per for their drafts. Hence the prubsklj] | cons derable losses lo tbe Bank on thbeh. I paper. The Message of-Gnvemor Mth, to the Legislature in 1841, shews ilm;, to the amount of 8189,000 had been ro under protest, and that the circulation hip. increased that year to answer the re^y of the Legislature, and lo pay the public 81,011,734 02. The debt to the nix Bank wes tiiis year paid, and the oc]r$t debt ever pretestrd ns we believe was - gushed. The Slate was lhcn disenthrall far as present liabilities were concerned,; credit would have been regenerated aii deemed, but for tho infamous cflursef ^ job! ers, aided by partisans and partisan*: to depress it; the one with the hope of; cal and the other of pecuniary gain. ]f notes of the Centra! Bank, issueu to n« means of paying ihe debt to thn Plcdil in New York, and to meet the heavy £ made upon :t by the Legis'aturc of 1610, mauds growing out of wnig ditidcatkw whig measures, had never oern p ti.icr; tion, their progress to par value ' Cer tbe January 1841,’.would have been irresis:: | In November aud December of tbaiwu Treasury vras strengthened by then the lax, aud a few hundred 'Itousani <t not exceeding four, if our memory serr-j would have covered the entire circuit: That the Bank sustained itself as well atj under th**se untoward circumstances, ed as it was in ihe meantime by the ur enmity of the Banks of Augurfa ai.dSit; is a matter of astonishment to us. It •&. ing ill’s session tliat an attempt was a reduce the tuxes, and an act f r t> atH waspasAXl by bmti Houses ofiheGc scmbly, anJ transmitted to lBe Govtra liis approval. It seems to have riaciel too late a i hour of the s ’fsitHl to be With ids objections to ;t I efore ihe adjoun Ti e same' L g-aLiure hud enacted ilwiu t‘ re t of the | eh io debt should be paiJi Central Bank, now scarcely aide tiff under the weight that Of pressed it T pears to have been adnpii d us a petrosi sure of policy, for die interest was nw be paid no: only duri g tliat year, ks otherwise, ordtrctl. Tlie Governor scee misc.nevous len iency of mis i npohifc i lalton, arrested the evil and comar i easor.s io die next General Assembly, exuact ttiun fruin the Jet-nul ottlicS- 1 ! 1812, page 55. “ It is with extreme lehictance, dill from t.n act of the Legislature, so ss io •ts becoming a law, which has for it<w.' regulation of the amount of revenue tok from the people. Nothing but a most live sense of duly, Could induce it now a permanent tax law not requainf al from year to year. The act unJet c ’ < ration proproses to reduce-the taxes ftt* 1 be raised by that law, twenty pirCJ® 1 the supposition that tlwy are not re?-* the exigences of government. Tte* is doubtless based upon the opinio*****! mitteeon Finance, that the amountof* i! | nuc arising under the law fiom ordwj ces, exceeds the amount required d expenditures of the government * r 'j centum. It w 11 be found upon in'-ij that the amount of es'imated recap 31 ] Treasury, ftom such sources, is gy rated, and that tiie actual receipt* reach the estimate by fifty thousand mure. If the error had been deiecit- led to this over estimate, I ant c° r 1 presume, that a i eduction would w>*^ made, which most leave the govcR®^ out the necessary means to sustains •• meet its indispensable engagemeutt ° c hJ ll Again, tho committee recoiiim^ * act lias been passed accordingly! t “ i ’ , rest on the public d-.bt should beP 4 ' Central Batik, instead of die rre*S ,l ?J condition of tlie Central Bank, does - the btlieUIiat this can be a per® J * ie ' tion. It must be relieved front quisition, or iis notes must depr , - <> - i become at greater tax upon *»>* r T twenty per ccctum, on tlie omoun - I In every view of the case then, 1 ain ^ I u conclusion different from d u,[ 1J 1 committee has arrived, both * Iire ®|J amount of the revenue expect*^ w _ I under the law, and liic propriety L j on the Central Bank permanent j’i I of paying tbe interest or. tne p u ‘j ^ , | lieving that die amount of i"’* 63 die act of 1S40, are absolutely ^’9; ' port the Government, «nd ^ .expenditures, I fuel bound to Wl1 I sent.” Th’s exercise c-f the Execu tl ' c P |