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From the Augntlo ConflitulionaHel,
GOV. CRAWFORD’S ECONOMY - .
THE PRINTING FUND.
The auilnr ofilie 'School Master' commu
nication, published in the Southern Recorder,
has ad.fad'd another wonderful evidence of the
economy ofO»v. Crawford’s administration; in
the fiscal protection which the Governor has
give i to the Printing Fund.—Let us examine
i iis matter, and see what credit is due to the
present iucumbe it of the Executive Chair, for
h < great eco tomy. In the first place, it would
he well enough to state, that the whig legisla
ture of 1813, having great confidence in Gov.
Crawford’s economy, placed at his disposal eight
thousand dollars more titan was given to his pre-
•I tc-ssor, the year previous, as an appropriation
for the Printing Fund.
In the year ISIS, there were many demands ’
upon tliH Printing Fund, which could not exist
in 1814. In 1S13, large sums were paid for
th- pubheation of Batik Reports—a very large
sum of money was paid for printing Blank
P !•«. and Grants, for the Surveyor General
id S errtary of Slate’s Offices in order to
ifwtthe unprecedented demand for grants in
1S43*—and many reams of Commissions for
. o Executive office—two volumes of the deci-
•tis of our Superior Courts—and longrepoits
f»*«» n the Commissioner of the State’s R. Road
—State Bonds—and I might men.ion many
other absolute and at that timo indispensable
demands upon the Priming Fund, involving an
expenditure of seven thousand dollars, which
In I no ciuse to exist, gnd did not exist in
1844. Nor ought I to omit mentioning the
pr nting of the voluminous list of debtors to the
Cen r T Bank, where the name of our present
Governor, and doubtless the name oi the author
uf " School Master” figured as conspicuously
a< those oi many others.
When Gov. Crawford entered upon his offi
ci d duties, lie fund the State House offices
abundantly supolied with all the printed blanks
needed in the several dcpaitmcnts. The prin
tirur find* were therefore protected fully to lhat
extent, i i 1844. Beyond the payment for
publishing die Laws and Journals of the legis
lamre, and mine very few trifling demands otli
eiw i.se for printing, there was no legal call npj
o 1 * t’>at final. And, when it is known bow lint
it'd were the demands upon the Printing Fund
in 1844, it does seem strange to me that so
much as 9,256 dollars were expended by Gov
Crawford. To clain> for him that he used this
fund with economy, after spending that amount
with comparatively small demands upon it, is
app.oics of impudence only indulged in by the
whigs.
To prove that Gov. Crawford had no agency
in reducing the expenditures under the Printing
Fund, but on the other hand, that it was effee
ted alike by' whigs and democrats in the 1< gis-
lature <>f 1843,1 call the attention of the public
to the fallowing:
“Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the public printer shall not print any documents
with the Acts or Journals, unless directed so to
do by the General Assembly.” Public Laws,
1843, page 47.
It had been an occasional practice to publish
in the volume of the laws, die Reports of the
Treasurer and Comptroller General, and I
think, on same occasion, the Bank Reports.—
The publication of these documents, although
very interesting, and always attended with con
siderable expense, was deemed unnecessary,
thereby greatlv relieving the Printing Fund of
1811. ’
But, as it may bo required that I should es
tablish evidence for every assertion I make, 1
call attention to the £ 'flowing:
“Sec. 1. Be it enacted, Afc. That the law
requir ng the returns of the B inks to be pub
lished at the expense of the state, be and the
name is hereby repealed.”—Public laws, 1843,
ipage 22.
It will b'* clearly seen, that the “ law” requi
re 1 Gov. McDonald, in 1842, to publish those
Bank Reports 14 at the expense of the slate.
is demand then upon the Printing Fund
-c mid not exist in 1844, uuder the administra
tion uf Gov. Crawford.
With a proper consideration of these fiicts
’how is it possible that the friends of Governor
iCrawfbrd can rightfully claim for him the ex
orcise of vnv greater degree of economy in the
•use of the Printing Fund, than had been exer-
■r-isrd by his predecessor! Did he have the
Laws and Journals in 1843, piinted at a less
rate than in 1844? Ceriainly not—for there
i» jii express law which regulates the value of
‘i s punting; and Gov. Crawford could not, as
a guild eitizen or an honest Governor disregard
-lint law. Tiioo, in what manner has lie
xrc : s d the economy that a School Master''
•oasti g claims for him ? It has no lounda-
•«> in reason or in truth—and is solely inten
ded to deceive.
But how has Gov. Crawford reduced tho
• x:** nd lures uuder the Printing Fund? Has
he refus. d to have, any printing done, tlint the
into compelled him to have executed ? If it
’.us. then be has violated that law. On the
o' i r hand, if he hud printing done unauthori
Z d b - - law. then he is equally amenable to the
pe..pr for an assumption of power. Or if be
lm ad printing done, and refused to give a
valuable consideration for the work, then he is
umvor by of the position he occupies, and de
serves universal execration.
I fei l satisfied that Gov. Crawford is not ob
noxious to any of these reproaches—and that
Me s ‘iad nil the printing done which the laws
of the Ste’e made it his duty to have executed,
■.r.* 1 that he gave a valuable consideration for
the work. Me cmld not liaco done less, and
mere was m expected from hire.
In my fi st communication, l trust I c-tab-
lis ed, to the satisfaction of every unprejudiced
person, iiowcvor humble may have been the
style, that the Penitentiary had not been a
souice of profit to the State, but that in 1S44,
ondor Gov. Crawford, the loss exceeded 13,-
000 dollars. And I feel satisfied that all who
arty examine this article, will be convinced
that Gov. Crawford lias not exercised any
grea'er degree of economy in the distribution
of the Printing Fund than was done by his pro
cessors. PINEY WOODS.
A. Mcrritcclhcr and A. 11. Kenan. The two
lust gentlemen urn known to be prominent
whigs.
And yet it would seem, to hear the fiscal
abilities of Gov. Crawford spoken ofi that our
Statejs now, under the whig management, al
most out of debt. The Whigs seem to think,
that because Central Bank money is at par val
ue, that every thing rise is right.
But, I ask again how docs whig practice cor
respond with their sentiments ? Is not the
State of Georgia more in debt now than she
was brfore Gov. CruwforJ was elected 1 If
any whig deny this, l refer him to the whig
Finance Report. Will they dispute the state
ments of James A. Mcrriwetlier and A. H.
Kenan ? Then if those gentlemen arc not to
be believed, I must leave the questioii flf truth
to be settled among themselves.
It is right that t should stale that that Fi
nance Committee says this SI 10,999 75 is the
apparent increase «'f the public debt—but in
another portion of the report they slate : The
actual increase of debt is on/yS 13.072;—only!
Again:
“10. lit solved, That the Penitentiary should
bo n source of revenue instead of expense to
the .State.”
This is the tenth resolution of the Whig
Convention. Well 1< t us examine how this
will accord with the practice or management
of the Penitentiary under the present wing
government. And again I call upon Gov.
Crawford’s Finance Committee, to give evi
dence before the public. Hear them !
“The operations of the entire year (1844)
show a loss to the State, beyond the annual
appropriation of S 1,676 S5’’
Annual appropriation 9,U00 00
Showing a loss of $13,676 85
in the year 1844, in the operations of the Pcni-
teniiary.
And yet whig editors and whig orators will
endeavor to induce the belief that the Peniten
tiary is now a great source of revenue to the
Stato ! If any reasonable doubt exists in the
minds of any as to the truth of the above state
ment, I can only turn them over to the friendly
whig compassion of James A. Merriwether and
A. H. Kenan ! These gentlemen are good
authority for the whigs.
I have es»abhshed, then by whig testimony,
that the public debt of Georgia lias been in
creased, and lhat tho penitentiary has not prov
ed n source oi revenue to the S ale under the
administration of Gov. Crawford. Tne whigs
wiij nut certainly attempt to dispute or impeach
the testimony of their own witnesses.
PINEY WOODS.
P. S. IVIy “School Master’ friend must ex
cuse me for a few oays. I will pay early at
tention to the otuer points of his communication
embraced in the expenditures under the Con
tingent and Military Fuuds.
Legation or the United States,
Austin, Texas, July 6, J845.
Sm: The undersigned, charge d’Aflaires of
the United States, has the hotter to acknowl
edge the receipt of your note of the 5th inst.
transmitting a certified copy of tho .ordinance
adopted by the Convention of Texas, accept
ing tne proposals, conditions, and guarantees
contained in the first and second sections of
the joint resolution of the Congress of the Uni
ted Slates for the admission of Texas as a
State of tne Union.
Tins ordinance shall be immediately forward
ed by a special message to the Preoidcot of il,«
United States, who will receive it with the
gratification its dignity and importance arc so
well calculated to produce in every patriotic
heart. Texas has thus manifested to the world,
with auuammity unparalleled in the disposition
of a debated political question, her preference
of an association with the republican Slates
composing tne federal Uuioti, over ali the ad
vantages, real or imaginary, that were held out
to her as a saparate tiuli«n. With a discrim
ination quickened by her contact with foreign
influences, she has 1- anted in her battle-fields,
and in her civil experience, the necessity of
union among the votaries of freedom ; arid in
voluntarily agreeing to take her place hereafter
a sovereign member of the American con
federacy, she has paid a tribute to the cause of
popular government, which will command the
admiration of the world.
From the date of this ordinance, Texas will
have acquired a right to the protection of the
Uuited States ; and the undersigned is happy
to inform you, that the President of the Uni
ted States has taken steps to aflbrd this pro
tection in the most effective manner against
future Mexican and Indian invasion.
That the deliberations of the convention, thus
far distinguished by calmness and prudence,
tnay produce a constitution for Texas, as per
fect as her trials in the achievement of her in
dependence and liberty have been great and
triumphant, is the sincere hope of both the gov
ernment and the people of the United States :
to the expression of which, the undersigned
begs leave to add the satisfaction with which
he subscribes himself, with sentiments of great
regard for yourself, and the honorably body
over which you preside.
Your very obedient servant,
A. J DONELSON.
To the Hon.Titos. J. Rusk,
President of the Convention now in session.
to transmit to you a properly ce.tified copy of
uii ordinance adopted by the convention on yes
terday, July 4th, 1845.
I have the honor to b *, with the highest res
pect, Mr. Donelson’s obedient servant*
THO. J. RUSK.
City of Austin,
Republic of Texas, July 5,1845.
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas the Congress of the Umted States
of America has passed resolutions providing for
the annexation of Texas to that Union, which
resolutions were approved by the President of
the United States on the first day of March, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-five: and
whereas the President of the United States has
submitted to Texas the first end second sections
of the said resolution, as the basis upon which
Texas may be admitted as one of the Stales of
the said Union: and whereas the existing gov
ernment of the republic ol Texas has assented
to lhe proposals thus made, the terms and con
ditions of which are as follows:
[Here fallow the joint resolutionsof Congress,
with which our readers are sufficiently fa
miliar.]
Now, in order to manifest the assent of the
people of this republic, as required to the above
recited portious of the said resolution 1 :
We, the deputies of the people of Texas in
convention, assembled, in their name and by
their authority, d>» ordain and declare, that we
assent to and accept the proposals, eondi inns,
and ^guarantees contained in the fust section
of the resolutions of the Congress of the Uni
ted Stales aforesaid.
THOS. J. RUSK, President.
TELEGRAPH &
Tuesday, August 12, 1845.
Phil. M. Cany,
H. G. Runnels.
Robert M. Furbes,
Samuel Lusk.
John Caldwell,
Jose Antonio Navarro,
Geo. M. Brown,
Guatavus A. Everts,
Lemuel Date Evans,
J. B. Miller.
R. E. B. Baylor,
J. S- Mayfield,
R. Ruche,
James Love,
W’m, L. Hunter,
Johu D. Anderson,
Isaac Parker,
F. O. Lumpkin,
Francis Moore, sr.
Isaac W. Brashear,
Alexander McGowan,
Isaac Van Zant,
S Holland,
Edward Clark,
Geo. VV. Smith.
James Armstrong.
Francis VV. White,
Van R. Irion.
Attest.
James Davis.
Georee T. Wood,
G. W. Wrignt,
H. it. Latimer,
John M. Lewis,
James Scott,
Archibald McNeil,
A. C. Horton.
Israel Standefer,
Jos. L. Hogg.
Chas. S. Taylor,
David Gage,
Henry S. Jewett,
Cavitt Armstrong,
James Bov.er,
Albert H. Latimer,
Wm. C. Young.
J. Pinckney Henderson,
Nicholas H. Darnell,
Emerv Rains.
A. W. O. Hicks,
James M. Hurronghs,
H. L. Kinney,
William L. Cazneau,
A. S Cunninstiam.
Abner L. Lipscomb,
John Hemphill,
JAS. H. RAYMOND.
Secretary of the Co ve tion.
Adopted July 4th, 1845.
City of Austin.
Republic of Texas, July 5, 1845.
I certify the fallowing is a correct copy of the
ordinance as adopted and sign' d by lh<- ni tu
bers of the Convention vesterdav. Ja y 4, 1845.
j,\s. h. Raymond,
Sec etarv of the Convention.
Convention Room, Austin, (Texas,) )
July 7. 1845. J
Sm—By order of the Convention, I have the
honor herewith to transmit to your Excellen
cy the enclosed copy of a resolution adopted
by the honorable Convention this day.
Very respectfully, your Excellency’s most
obedient servant.
THOS. J. RUSK, Presid-. nt.
Ilis Excellency A. J. Donelson,
Charge d’Afliires of the United States.
the sterile rocks of Massachusetts or on the
bb ak hills of Vermont. T-e whigs ten and
feel all this, and most heartily do they wi.-h to
turn their old leader out so graze upon the dusty
common. But who has the hardihood to un-
bcirhim? There lies the difficulty. 'Vho
has the hardihood, of all their class, to a Taiga
Mr. Berrien of treachery to the South, and of
collusion with her enemies ? Not one of the
entire group. Without wishing to be offen-
sive or to use a disagreeable si rail**, the whigs
and Mr. Berrien stand at this moment in the
position of master and whipped hounds, a d no
one of the party dare to open his mouth for
fear of castigation from their domineering
Senator. We hear of occasional murmurs,
deep but not loud, and there is a stealthy or
ganizution going on in the whig ranks more
sou'hern in its character, iii favor of another
leader of that party, but as sec-etly and with
as much cautious fear, as though Mr. Beirien
had bought and paid for every mother’s son of
them. They act as though they were guilty of
rank and open rebellion. Perhaps Mr. Bern-
en may consider their movement in that light,
we know not. These are some of the reasons
for the death-like alence preserved by the
whies over the ensuing election of United Sta'es
Senator.
[From the Georgia Jrjfrrtnnian.]
U. S. {SENATOR.
The Georgian asks why the Whiff pr*»-ses
are so silent on the subject of Unite f States
Senator. Tlie whigs will noi answer tin* ques
tion. We think we can. Toe simple tact then
is they are in a dilemma; they do not know
what to do. The great bell weather of the
party is on the wrong track, and they have
round It out. They find t.o I.rxniii" head
long “into the embraces of Federal Massachu
setts,” and does not hesitate to immol >te the
dearest rights of tiie South upon the altars of
northern cupidity. Instead of leading the operations of ihe State depending on its finances, must he
flock to the beautiful hills a ><l prairies of Tex co " ,ro:le ' 1 ' ,,,ore or le5 1- b - v - ,l,e ,:ondilion “ , .. lU 'i.. Ce " ,r »l
as, the soU"d of his.tinkling hell is heard among
FOR GOVERNOR,
m. sMUi McAllister,
Of Chatham.
For Senator of the 20th Distri't,
A. BI. CHAPPELL,,
Of Bum.
Foil REPRESENTATIVES.
8A»UGL Hi. STRONG,
J.t.tt!•:.<< XV. AKHSTKOISG.
For the Campaign.
At the solicitation of a number of friends,
the Telegraph will be furnished from this time
until tiio middle of November, to new subscri
bers, on the following terms :
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F"f six copies, 2 50
For twelve copies, 5 00
During the present month tho paper will be
enlarged and issued on new type, and will con
tain as much reading matter as any weekly pa
per publishctlin Georgia.
STATE CiOVEltKWENT.
Notwithstanding the Executive veto of tho
act of 1841, to reduce the taxes, it was found
that tho amount of revenue raised was not ad
equate to meet the exigencies of the Govern
ment. The Central Bank had not yet recover
ed from the effects of the fatal legislation of
1840. Its notes were still at a depreciation,
and in consequence, the fiscal operations of tho
Government were threatened with difficulties
to prevent which requited the use of e ergetic
measures on the part of the Legislature. We
place in extenso before our readers the remarks
with which Governor McDonald submitted the
subject to the consideration <*f the representa
tives of the people. They are to be found at
pas; 9 oi the Journal of the Sen de of 1842.
“At no pe, tod since the organization of the State Govern
ment. have the Representatives of the people convened un
der responsibilities greater than those that now rest upon
you. The embarrassment of the Government, growing out
of'the deDreciation of the currency in winch the taxes ore
collected, will demand vour earliest attention, aud require
from you the adoption of some efficient measure for the res
toration of public confidence in the finances o'" the Slate.—
The Central Batik was established ••for the purpose of dis
counting paper and making loans to the people, upon terms
more advantageous than hud been customary. 1 Its indebt
edness was limited to the amount of its capital. Taxes and
the Slate’s Dividends upon Bank Stock were required to be
paid into it. to facilitate its operations; out these were sub
ject to be withdrawn upon legal appropriations; lis capital,
however.lhas been diverted 1 l oin its original object, and, in
stead of remaining a pcmanenl lund fur the redemption of
itsliabi i ics. it lias been exliansted^or nearly so. by Legisla
tive appropriations, leaving no means for the liquidation of
its notes, but its paper, discounted on tong time agreeably to
the provisions of its charter. It is manliest that the evils
which now assail tills institution, and. through it. tiffed the
creditef the State, are the results of this unfortunate policy.
Up to the SSili ultimo, ii had paid under requisitions of the
Legislature, the enormous sum of two millions three hun
dred and eighty-eight thousand five hundred and forty-nine
dollars and fifty cents. Ofthis. the sum of one million three
hundred aud sixty tlirce thousand six hundred and forty-nine
dollars and forty-six cents, was paid for works of Internal
Improvement; the balance amounting to one million twenty-
four thousand niue hundred dollars and tour cents, wits paid
on ordinary appropriations, or such as are usually made, an
nualty. lor the support of Government and other purposes-—
This has been done through a series of years, when the
taxes paid by the people were given up wholly, or ill part,
to the counties, wim little profit to them, hut with manifest
injury to the public interest. Th se are the palpah.e cau.-.e
ol*the embarrassment ot tiie Government. The bills ol the
Central Bank are. oy the nineteenth section of its charter,
declared to i»e receivable in |,s - 'n r ,o of all taxes and debts
due the Stale; and as long as they constitute the cheaper
currency, it is not 'o be expected that payments into the
Treasury will he made in any tiling better. Thus, all the
r grants in 1813, atm
so great was the business in that office that five months af
ter the granting ceased, there were 15,000 grams unrecor
ded ill the Surveyor General's office.
GOV. CRAWFORD AND ECONOMY !
WIIIGERY AGAINST WHIOBRT.
“5. Resolved, That the public debt nf Geor
gia alii'uld annually be redacted, and paid «,fl’
finally, at tile earliest practicable period.”
Tin- above is one of the whig resolves pass
ed at their recent Convention at Milledgsville.
i 1-twooes whig practice tally with this senti-
t4 fin ? I call Gov. Crawford’s Finance cont-
iii : tc*e, ofDecember, 1S-14, to tho bur of the
t> 't ie, and here is their statement :
"»H—Public debt under Crawford. $1,725,138 93
■ Hll— M< Donald, 1,611,138 78
■ AH—Increase under Croicfoid, 8110,999 57
Resolution relative to the introducfioi of Ihe
United Slates forces into Texas.
Be it resolved by the Deputies of the Peo
ple in Convention assembled, That the P.esi-
deut of the United States of America is hereby
authorsed and requested to occupy and estab
lish posts without delay upon the frontier
uud exposed positions of Hus Republic, a d to
introduce, for such purpose and defence of the
territory und people td' Texas, -such force as
may be necessary and ndvisab'o for the same.
Adopted in Convention, at the ciiy of Aus
tin, Republic of Texas, July 7th, 1815.
THOS. J. RUSK, President.
Attest: Jas. A. Raymond,
Secretary of the Convention.
From the 15 ashington Union.
OFFICIAL.
Hon. A. J. Donelson,
Charge d’Aff.ires of the U. State*, &c.
Sin: Thu uniersigned, president of the con
vention assembled at Ips place for the purpose
of forming a Statu Constitution fi>r the S.a'e of
Texas, preparatory to her admission as one of
V- d wt o are the finance committee ?—Why, i the States of the United States of America, by
*“■' **••* persona than Geo. D. Phillips, James j order of said.convcntton, has the honor Iieiewitli
GENERAL JACKSON AND MR. POLK.
Tne facility with which the Wi.ig leaders
anu Whig organs can change from is signally
displayed in the present attacks upon .Mr. Folk
for disregarding, as their allege, the wishes of
General Jackson in reference to Maj. Lewis
and Mr. Bl ur. They have heretofore made
it a capital objection to Mr. Poik that lie lias
followed blindly and servilely the dictation of
Gen. Jackson, whilst they have taken no little
credit to themselves for their independence in
resisting nis dictation. They have been con
spicuous for their opposition to the will of G< n.
Jackson, and tn many instances have not hes
itated to denounce him in strong la igunge.
They have taken especial j ains to alius" and
denounce both Maj Lewis and Mr. Blair—-
both of whom, we believe, have b cn lib'-ra ly
characterized as members of (be kitchen cab-
net. But nil of a sud cn the tahl-s are turned
Mr. Polk is now guilty ot base ingratitude, be
cause he lias not respected tlx- uttaeliin* nt of
Gen. Jackson to loose very m n who were
formerly so odious to tin* Whigs ! Gen. Jack-
son was c<3.idemn**J lor having such men about
him, and for reposing confidence in them. Mr.
Polk is condemned because he will not have
them about him, ami g ve them his confid'-nce.
Mr. Polk was condemned because he adh red
too closely to Gun. Jackson’s wishes—now lie
is condemned because lie does not adhere close
enough to his wishes ! Maj. L- wis was en
titled to none of their respect when he was a
member oi the kitchen cabi et—<oWi.be >s it
persecuted patriot^ an injured man, because he
was not put mined to continue in his old posi
tion ! It was formerly the boast of Whig-sm
that it dared to think a= d act against lh“ dic
tation ofGon. Jackson ; now Wtijgi >ni j ss ho< fe
ed at the idea of Mr. Po k thinking and acting
for himself in reference to the ro 'ducting of
his own administration. Such is modem Whig-
ism-—Nashville Union.
Temperance.—The bar-room in the Astor
House is to be discontinued.
Bank. It is important, therefore, that ilie credit of its notes
lie sustained. The means by which this object is to be ac
complished. is fur you- consideration. A former Legisla
ture authorized ihe issne of Bond* bearing a liigli interest
for the purpose; but as much as the notes of the Bank have
been depieciateil, a small sum only lias been invested in
them. There is not. at this time, a market a tiie world, in
which State Stocks to any considerable amount can be
advantageously sold. A sale of bonds, therefore, cannot be
retied on. If bonds could be sold, it is highly questionable
whether sound policy would justify tiie measure. The inte
rest on die bonds must be pain annually, and eventually He
principal at maturity. Tiie postponement would throw on a
future generation the unjust burden of supporting the Gov-
Crnme.'U during our time. The difficulty should be met at
once. Had there been no Cential Bank, the expenses of the
Government must have been met by taxation. These ex
penses have ben" p-’>d b< the Central Bank, they become a
legitimate charge uf °i> taxation This must be the resort,
or the Government is inevitably dishonored. The public
faith must be maintained; and id pause to discuss the ques
tion of p: e erence between taxation S»d dishonor, would be
lo cast a tefiection upon the character oi tlj* people^ wt.o;^
servants we are. The people are ever sensitt»* e on *hc sub
ject of taxes, and it is proper that they should be id check
the wasteful prodigality of their rulers; but they pay the.'?
without murmur or complaint when they are convinced that
they are required by the necessities of the Government. A
small addition to the amount of taxes now paid, judiciously
distributed, so as to hear most lightly on those least able to
pay, is all that is required to restore soundness to the curren
cy. The Bank ought, also, to be relieved forthwith from a.’,
liabilities, except its notes, and the eight per cent bonds giv
en for their redemption. 1 would therefore recommend the
immediate repeal of the Acts of the S3d December. 1840, re
quiring the Central Bank to pay the interest on the public
debt, and seventy-five thousand dollars of the principal; the
Act of the 13th of December last, requiring it to pay the in
terest on the public debt, and the Act of 23d December,
1840, which in connection with rite Resolution herein refer
red to. r -quires the Directors of the Central Bank to pay the
Scrip issued by the Commissioners of the Western and At
lantic Rail Road Underlies, acts alone, the Central Rank
has paiil out little short of six liu> dred thousand dollars; a
sum sufficient, if withdrawn from circulation, to restore its
nnte3 to credit. 1 would also recommend the repeal of the
4th section of the Act of 29th December 1838, to amend the
Act establishing the Central Bank, which vests the Direc
tors with authority to discount or purchase bills of exchange
or other paper, without reference to the limi'ation contained
in the 23th section of the Charter of the Hank, for the pur
pose of paying interest on the Slate’s bonds, or any other
debt contracted abroad by authority of the Legislature.
“The Government has ordered tiie issue of Central Bank
notes t< carry out its measures, hut it has not provided the
means for their redemption. T he consequence is.that they
are at the meny of the sperie-payinc Bunks; for when there
are two currencies, ore that can command the coins, always
available for the payment of debts, and another that cannot,
the loiter is at the mercy of the former, and may be pressed
down to any point of depreciation, or forced out t f circula
tion. This is inevitable. It is in vain that it is said in favor
of a currency, that the cretlit of the Slate is pledged to sus
tain it. unless that credit be made available when it is need
ed. Tile time has arrived when it must be demonstrated
wliat State credit is worth The obligations of honor and
morality tire tnbe enforced.
••Before leaving tlis subject. I will take occasion to remark-
tltat the Cfleets ot a particular policy cannot, always, be foie
seen, ami can be fully known, only, when illustrated in prac
tice. The error of ’the oractice of raising taxes front the
people, to lie telinqiiished to the counties, is now fu ly ex
posed. Since the establishment of the Central Bank, up
wards of nine hundred and eighty-five th lusand dollars have
been levied and squandered in thu way, which ought to have
been applied to tne support ol the Government. In the
mean time, the Government wns lo be sustained, and this
unfortunate measure begat another still more fatal, the ap
propriatinn ol the capital of the Central Bank to this object,
leaving its issues unprotected. Its notes have ttow gone
down to a depreciation, in consequence, that on a circulation
of about a million and a half of dollars, the people will lose
in tlteii many fluctuations of value in passing front hand to
hand, littio short of half a million annually. If they should
be pressed down to a point that they will cease to he a cir
culating medium, the loss wi'l be still greater. ?mt tho whole
sacrifice will be in favor of the debtors -of the Bank —
This is too severe a contribution to he levied upon the peo
ple. and efficient preventive measures ought, in time, to be
adopted.''
Thu causes of the financial embarrassment
of the Stale are set forth in the above extract,
and the only remedy is recommended, viz:
taxation. Governor McDouall says that “the
public faith must he maintained; and to pause
to d'seuss the question of preference between
taxation nnd dishonor would be to cast a reflec
tion upon tho character of the people whose
servants we. are.” He said truly, the taxes
were increased 25 per centum- tbn cwwlk Afth**
State was thereby restored and the opnratio' s
of the Government under the revenue laws
adopted upon his recommendation are gliding
smoothly on. Since the Whigs canie into pow
er they have neither added to nor diminished
the public burdens. Satisfied with the views
and policy of Governor McDonald they have
sustained them, and under measures suggested
by him, and passed into 1 iw by a Democratic
Legislature have the finances attained that de
gree of soundness for which so much credit is
assumed by Governor Crawford and his friends.
THE CAMPAIGN.
Against Gov. Crawford personally, we, nor
the Democratic party, have not the slightest ob
jection: as a man we esteem him highly. In
all the relations of private life or social inter
course we regard him us an upright and honor
able nnn, and an enlightened, cltivelric and
liiglunindcd gentleman: neither do we object
to him assomu of our whig coli-mporariesdo to
our candidate because he is a “Gqntlemau”—
nor do we oppose his election on account of
his peculiar ta t s for eit ier “bald face,” or
Cogoiac, Apple-jack or Madeira; with that
we have nothing to do. We care not which lie
relishes most, whether he in Juices in one -*r the
o'lter, or in neither. It is with his principles,
and the[principles of his party, that we have to
do. It is upon these and against these, that we
have warred, and will war, until the Republican
standard floats in triumph upon every battle
field in Georgia. Last summer’s campaign “cut
off the head,” and there is no occasion, had we
the disposition, to “hack the limbs'*’ now. Be
sides, we scorn either for ourselves or our cause,
any such warfare. It may suit such as have
forfeited their own sclf-esie im, if they ever had
any, by their base recusancy to their principles
and country, hut it is wholly inco np.t'bie with
the character or dignity tf those who are con
tending for the glorious truths of Republican
principles, in the pride of conscious rectitude,
and the patriot c discharge of the highest and
holiest duties, demanded bv the honor of I heir
State and country. Let all such b^ar thems<-lves
in this campaign like brave sol tiers and true
men, a"d when we do lay bauds on his ‘-finan-
ctaF’ ExetUe cy.
•* Lei's kill him boldly, bat not wrath folly ;
Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the Gods:
Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds."
For our own part we scarcely k ow which
is the silliest, the charge of “swelled head,’’
“aristocracy,” etc. made by a whig paper
ag inst Mr. McAllister, or that of dri king “a
quart par day,” made by a Democratic cotem_
porary against Mr. Crawford. We wi I not en.
dorse the latter charge neither will we stop to
answer the purility of the former: both are un
worthy the ste« 1 <>f a'rue knight. We oppose
G iv. Cr wford because hi' |>rincip’es and the
principles of h s party are destitute of Souther:,
sy mpathies. We oppose him hccaose he w a
opposed to the resolutions for the annexation o ,
Texa*. We oppose him because he is in favo i
of the present odious and abominable tariff, and
in favor of tiie distribution of the proceeds of
the public lands—toe scheme by which it is in-
end d to create a • cce siiy for a high tariff
and thereby fast n forever this monstrous s% s-
tem of fraud and robbery upon the country —
In short, we oppose him bee .use we believe
him io he in favor of one and all, the entire cat
alogue of Federal heresies which the whig party
attempted to impose upon the people of tiie
country at tho last Presidential election It is
for this that we oppose him ; and it is for this
that the people will dismiss him from their ser-
scrvicc to the trai quil scenes of his country sett
in Richmond, where he, like Clay at Ashland,
may devoie the remainder of h's life to the stu
dy of Philosophy.
“ I have dream'd a fearful dream
* * * shallows to night
Hate 'truck more terror t-.. the soul of Richard
Than can the substance of ten thousand auldiers."
The feveriso excitement evinced by Mr.
dry throughout the campaign of last summer
was certainly rover excelled and scarcely
equalled by the pnqufej of Richard himsell
upon the fatal field of Su-swo.-jh, Indepen
dently of this, the similitude sttggb^’s the fittest
moral lessons. It teaches the danger of a
league with corrupt and selfish men for ambi
tious purposes and the utter loathing with
which the people regard such men as soon as
their vile schemes are unmasked. It shows
also that such ambition is almost always atte -
did by a present punishment. Clay, line
Richard, even while his own followers deemed
every thing safe, was met at every turn with
the harrowing enquiry, “will our friends prove
true,” aud his very soul was smitten down
with the forebodings nnd shadows of his im
pending fiite, cv< n while his party in imagina
tion saw him bear their “eagles” in triumph to
the capital. In the campaign of 1344, oh how
changed is the Henry Clay of 1812 and ’13.—
For our ow n part, much as we are opposed to
the principles and measures advocated by Mr
Clay for the last quarter of a century, wc never
recur to the history of that extraordinary man’s
life without emotions of the d epilSt sorrow.—
Who is there? what American can contrast th* 1
Harry Percy of the country—tho firm, g tllani,
bold, and dashing Henry Clay of 1812, with
the humble, dallying, time-s-rviag Henry Clay
of 1844 without emotions of the strongest pity,
riie truth is, his ambition led him into an un
natural posit io i—one that was entirely antago-
ni>tical to the better impulses ofhis heart: nnd
throughout the whole of the last oampaign, the
cond tions imposed upon him by the cold, cal
culating natures of such men as Webster aud
Seward, Adams and Slade, were as tortuous
to a proud spir.t like his own, as the sufferings
of lh« lost in the world below. In looking at
the present strange position of part es in
Georgia, and contrasting the principles of
Gtorge W. Crawford of. 1832 with t'<e princi
ples of George IV. Crawford of 1845, we
have thought the whig candidate fir Governor
in his moments oi calmness if the shadows of
coming events have not already struck tenor
«o UKMQvij&f “Richard” would experience emo
tions not very n like those fi-it bv Mr q
during the Presidential canvass. Tiie cj *
of that gteat man should not lie p .ssed
■'' a 1(1 pit
’ rj^fr ^ IWSMRaMMft
ced by him : the lesson is an instructive <
and if it has not wrought a saving cliai „ e ■’
may at least exert a cestrai tug influence ", '
the political morals of the Governor Cfl( j .?
party.
bYbb.
We make the claim in no spirit of bo3»;
neither do we do it without a just appr. ci a , 5
of the noble energy and unconquerable file'-,
displayed by our friends in other c0unti es
We do it because we think the honor hi. i.
i j , s **«»
justly won, and we are sure that the laurel .n>
wear well. In the late Republican victory
chieved in Georgia the Democracy of jjp'
contributed no mean share towards kindling t }.
enthusiasm in our ranks which shot across i-
State with such unparalleled rapidity an J p' ai ,"
ted the “starry ensign” of republicanism ^
tiie Georgia citadel at the last elections | t
was here that the Texas bull received its g.
impulse in Georgia : and it was here that it r „
ceived its last before the election. It wa S r c .,
too that the Democracy at all times, in s^ Vj '
andoutofseason, throughout the campaign,^
the fidelity of the Roman sentinels at Purr,>4
continued their rounds until the last, ‘7«ari^
nothing caring nothing’’ so long as any da,
remained to be performed. To-day \ve Cl;
the proceedings of the convention which 55535
hied in this city on Tuesday last f>r the noo : .
nation of candidates for the House of R f p- e
sentalives; from which it will bs seen tliPcAgih
has fallen upon Samuel M. Strong, Esq. jjf
Maj. James W. Armstrong. And to n],
could this distinction have been assigned ^
greater propriety than to these gentlemen’ |f
talents of a high order; if an ardent zeal and
efficient service in behalf of our principla,. |j
.devotion to the annexation of Texas; if m
compromising hostility to the tariff; ifastr.u.
and unconquerable attachment to the trie m|.
icy of Georgia ; and the determination j 0 ad.
vance the best interests of her people give*
man a passport to tint confidence . fa five
siituency, then aie th.se geoth-mui well dm.
sen—and ceitain to be elected. .MrAutstti
CuArPEi.L, Steonc, and Abmstiuns i iu «q
now to b- the watchwords of Ihe Deinucrarru
B.bb ; and in the connst which is npp uidurf
let them show themselves wort y of thei pn
dee Is and firmer renown in tne honors of 1
republican triumph.
“The True fs»sue. n
Oar neighbor of the Messenger has lank
become so much absorbed wi it lofty nation-.if
“State Policy” and State credit that he cn ot
conceive bow it is taut the people of Geur.'i
can have an imm abate or direct co cen is
any thing else. With lum the tariff and Text
question are nothing, and at their meatonl*
e ther flies off in a tangent or becomessowjl
and restive that his friends, if they aid not km
him mialit entertain serious apprehonriun fa
hissalety. Why not disposeb»f thus -que-ii®
now as lie f to turfy did. Why io\ wy aif
trnko the people believe that tne ann xa iuJ
Tevas without tiie consent of E elo J nq
Mexico, wonM be gross and pa'pah^e vioh’wn
of the national faith, as he didla>t summer. Will
not give them some learne I disquisi'ions oncl
jure and de fccto recognitions, and show i!:cii-j
ference between tw« etlle-dom and twitJolk
As to the tiiriffi we presume he cnnshowtotl
d -uionstm'ion that high duties make lmv protl
an I that the greater the price of tip article lit
c leapor it is. But seriously lastyenr flie.Ms-i
smger was a sort of pocket edition of the stair
diatribes of the New York Tribune^ and<drt
kindred prints against annexation and in f»r«
of the tariff. N"\v it will jj"t meet eatlier*f
these issues. What has changed its drra»'
Has the course of its allies at the north tent'-
ed the false prophet, aud exposed to the p»j
of the people its monstrous impostures? ft I
this ns it may, there is one thing certain--’
Messenger has been struck dumb 00 the Ton
nnd Tariff questions. “Othello’s occupatw'i'il
gone.”
I Tiie operaiiott of *Iie new Post-0ft'e-j
Law.
“Upon applicant! (says the WWii^’l
Union) at the Posl-Office Detriment, vetf-’l
the impossibility of acquiring comet .'."!****]
lion at this timo, concerning the geHtn^
ration of the new postage law. Nor shill
be able to lay before our readers any -• • ]
exposition of its effect, until after the end of 1 **]
current quarter, which expires on the laf- I
of the next month. Fiom the city post* ® 1 !
we learn thut.the number of litters,pif^l
and pakng s, passing through their hsiods, ufl I
connected with 1 lie business of the govern***!
his increased :100a' 33 pei cent.. ' f
pared with tiie business of ill nionM of
The gro ss amount of proceeds from
these has f.tlien off nearly 66 per cu'-t*' |
the postage exacted to the a.oeri'ii:--:■ ']
leu rs, &c., received and sent, is ei.or ,ll -' J ’
For the Post Office Department alone, k 1 ” 1 1
to roach near $40,000 for tne mouth jastP
The Griffin Jeffersoni m lnpp'ly hits oil 1 I
issues between the two political parties "I ^ I
gia at this time in the following st ‘ n5 '^ e
marks;
“Wo understand that Giles D«tv£ r ' e ‘
out as a candidate in this county f jr
,*-1
the House of Representatives ol ihe
ties’ hfj I
isluture. Mr. Driver, as most of
oar j
know, 's a prominent member of ti* e |
•y
Now, gentlemen, let us have another,^
we shall have a full team on each Sl ^'j j
nominate monstrous clever fellows, 3 -
• ,» |J
should not havo o ie word to say agni '-'
if thoy onlv advocated good old S<wt ' e ^
ciples. Give us another man a d we wl
a fa r race,—Free Trade ug'in^ ^ n, * C
Southern Plantations against Lowell 1
—Texas against Massac luse’ts—
against Green Mountain ditto—-bier
shoe-pegs.”
