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him ss a deliverer. On the frontier of slave
ry, with three ft ee States fronting and touch
ing im along a border of seven hundred miles,
we are peculiarly exposed to the assaults of
abolition. The plunder of our property, the
kidnapping, stealing, and abduction of our
slaves, is a light evil in comparison with
planting a seminary of their infernal doctrines
in the very heart of our densest slave popula
tion. Communities may be endangered as
well r,s s’ngle individuals. A great and im
pending danget over the life or personal safety
of a aingle man, justifies the employment of Ins
own force immediately in his own defence,
and lo any extent that may be necessary
to his protection. He whose aims it is,
or the inevitable tendency of whose con
duct is, to bring about intestine convul
sions and servile war, threatens to inflict
upon society the greatest horror it can endure.
Our laws may punish when the offence shall
have been consummate; but they have provided
no remedial process by which it can be pieven-
ted. To war with an organ of abolition by
action or indictment for libel, would make that
powerful party smile. To enjoin the publica
tion of the “ True American,’ would only
change its name. A perpetual injunction
against the publication of any paper whatever
by Mr. C. M. Clay, were beyond the pow**r
of the chancellor. The danger continues. An
abolition paper in a slave state is a nuisance of
the most formidable character—a nuisance—
not a mere inconvenience, which may occasion
delay in business, or prove hurtful to health or
comfort: but a blazing brand in the hand of an in
cendiary or madman, which may scatter ruin,
conflagration, revolution crime unnumuble, over
everything dear in domestic life, sacred in re
ligion, or respectable in modesty. \\ ho shall
•ay that the safety of a single individual is
more important in the eye of the law than that
of a whole people ? Who shall say that when
tho case of danger—real danger of great and
irreparable injury to a whole community
really occurs—that it is not armed legal
ly with the right of self-defence ? In
either case, the circumstances must be left
lo the judgment of tho world, or the decisions
of justice. An unauthorized crowd, who in
flict death upon persons, or destruction upon
property, for the gratification of passion, or
even for the punishment of crime, is a mob,
and is the most fatal enemy to security and to
freedom. Hut, as in the case of sudden inva
sion, or insurrection itself, tho people have
at once, independent of the magistrates,
the right of defence; so when there be a
well grounded apprehension of great, and, it
may be, irreparable injury, the use of force in
the community is lawful and safe. We hold
the abolitionists traitors to the constitution of
the country, and encni es to the terms upon
which the union wa9 originally formed, and the
only terms upon which it cun continue to sub-
aiat. When they bring their doctrines and their
principles into the bosom of a slave State, they
bring fire into a magazine. The“ True Ame
rican” is an abolition paper of the worse stamp.
Aa such, the peace and safety of this commu
nity demand its instant and entire suppression.
In some countries, Mr. Clay might have
dreaded summary popular vengeance on his
person, or secret murder. He is among a peo
ple who abhor mobs, who know no lynch law,
and where assassination is unheard of. He has
pressed the patience of his countrymen to its
Utmost capacity of su(Trance; they can bear
no more, without being traitors to all the trusts
repcsed in brave and patriotic men. Though
be lias bearded and defied them, attacked the
tenure of their property, and outraged decency
by the terms in which lie has characterized
them, they arc too conscious of their strength
to chafe, at insult. They thirst not for his
blood, and they would not injure his property
He is & tresspasser upon them; they have re
quested him mildly to desist. He is coniuma
cious, and they will remove him by force. Mr
Clay has complained, in his recent handbills,
of his indisposition, and charged the peopluas
deficient in courage and magnanimity, in mo
viog upon him when he is incapable of defenco
If all that be said of him, his purpose, and his
means, bo true, his indisposition is fortunate.—
He may rest assured that we will not be de
terred by one or ten thousand such men as he.
Her. moot bully his countrymen. A Kentuckian
himself, he should have known Kentuckians
better. His weakness is his security. We are
armed and resolved; if rcsistence bo attempt
ed, tho consequence be on his own head. For
our vindication, under tho circumstances, we
appeal to Kentucky and to the world
It is therefore resolved hy this assembly—
1st. That no abolition press ourht lo be tolerated in Ken.
tacky, and none shall be in this city or vicinity.
2d. Thai if the office of the •• Tree American” berur-
randeied peaceably, no injury aliall be done to tlie build*
inf or.other properly. The presses and printing *|.|.initus
shall be caiefully packed up and sent tut of the Stale,
subject then to Mr.C.M. Clay’s order.
3d. That, if resistance be offered, we will forco tbe of
fice stall hazards, and destroy the nui.arce.
4th. That, if an attempt be made to revive the paper
here, we will again assemble.
Sib. That we hope C. hi. Clay will be advised ; for, hy
our regard to our wires, our children, our homes, our
properly, our country, our honor—wear what name he
may, bn connected with whom he may, whatever arm or
party here or elsewhere may sustain him,—he shall not
publish in abolition paper here; ami this we affirm at tlie
risk.be it of his blood our own, or both, or of all he may
bring, of bond nr free, to aid his murderous hand.
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and the doors were closed after them. The
committee being called to order by Mr. John
son. its chairman, on motion of losiah Ennis,
J. B. Clay was appointed unanimously to act
as secretary.
On motion of Major VV. R. McKee, it was
then
Retolred, That the committee hold itself responsible
for anything which might be to t or destroyed whilst the
eommitte were performing the duty assigned to them.
On motion of R. Higgins,
Ketolvrd, That Jamfs Vtrdia and Jo*. Scrugbam be
appointed to takedown the press,and Messrs, Cunningham
ant! Harvey to put up the type ; ond that Messrs. Ennis,
Harlow, Jnuitt. Heard, Stewart, Robinson. Megowan, Old
ham, and Marsh, do assist them.
On motion of F, Tilford,
Re*olred, Thai the secretary fake a lift of the property
as packed op.
The secretary, containing the private papers
of the editor of the “ True American,”- by
unanimous resolution, was sent to his house.
The committee, not being able to accom
plish the duty assigned hy 2 o’clock, the hour
to which the meeting bad adjourned, Messrs.
R. Higgins, T. S. Retd, Macy Twaits, Dr. Dar
by, B. Robinson, and J. B. Clay, were depu
ted to report progress to the meeting. After
which, all the type, presses, and other articles
belonging to the office, were sent to the rail
road office, to be sb’ppod beyond tho limits of
the Stale, to the order of C. M. Clay.
GEORGE W. JOHNSON, Cb’n.
J. B. Clay, S_-c’y.
The meeting was then addressed by Gov
ernor Thomas Metcalfe, who rend a letter
which he designed for publication, in refer
ence to slavery.
O.i motion of Captain Henry Johnson, it
was unanimously
Sttsloti, Tbit Govornnr Metcalfe be requested to pub
lish ike teller above referred to, or such portions of it
si he may deem advisable.
Rctolrrd. That the proceedings of this meeting be pub
lisbed in the papers of this city-
The meeting then adjourned.
WALLER BULLOCH, Ch’n.
Benj. Gratz, Sec’y.
iRIMTOIt, August 19, 1845
C. M. Cr.tT.Ksq s
SlK: We have beer directed by the committee of the
meeting held on yesterday, at the court-house, as its offi.
cers.to inform you mat the press, type, dec., or the -True
American” paper, have been carefully put up, and shipped
by ltailroad to Cincinnati, to the enreof Messrs. January Ac
Taylor; subject to your order; and the charges upon them
have been paid.
With proper respect, we have honor to he, Ac.,
GEORGE W. JOHNSON, Ch’n,
J. B. Clay, Sec’y
Fro.ii the Augusta Constitutionalist.
"PET BANKS"—AND HIS FISCALLENCY.
The people of Georgia could not have been
otherwise than astounded, when they read in
the Finance Report, (page 5, pamphlet copy)
published in the papers of the day that our
State had grown so rich, as to be enabled to
loan money to others to speculate upon,
here copy from the report:
Deposit in Central Bank of Georgia, $<3,701
Bank Slate of Georgia,at Savannah, 10,SCO 31
Bank of Augusta, 71.854 01
Marine and insurance Bank, Savannah, 2,500
TELEGRAPH*. REPUBLIC.
Tuesday, September 9, 1845.,
FOR GOVERNOR.
*f. BALL MCALLISTER,
•f Chatham.
For Senator of the 20th Distri't,
A. IX. CHAPPELL,
Of Bibh.
TOR RErUESESTSTIVtS.
aiitdJBi. i*t. »T**i»fl,
J1A.1IBS W. AE-TISTBSTO.
That the Chairman be, and lie is hereby authorized
to appoint a Committee of sixty of our body, w ho aliall be
authorized to repair to the •flier of the" True American,”
take possession of press and printing apparatus, park up
the same.and place it at the railroad iflier for transpoila
lion to Cincinnati, and report forthwith loihisbody.
The following is the Committee:
Georg. W. Johnson. Chairman ; Jrni -5 P. Megowan.
Jos. Heard, Benjamin Robinson, Mores Morrison, Rich
ard Higgins, Henry it.Timberl.kc, Thos. C. Orcai, Jrsse
Beyle,, Hiram Shaw, Jnsiah Knott, John J Dudley. Win.
B. Kinkead, Jas. B. Waller, Geo. W. Wortnn, Franklin
Tilifnrd. G. L. l’o.lethwati. Win. Elder. Nathan Payne.
Dr.'J. T. Lewis, Patters nr Bain. Francis McLcur, David
Olass, Kevil Blarkmerr, James H. Alien. John McCauley
Geo. W. Stewart, Thomas H. rilielby, Thomas Hughes,
Themas 8. Redd, Mary Twails, Henry Long, Richard
Allan. James Carter, Alexander Moore, John Anderson
Thos, Hradly. Benjamin C. Wood, Dr. J. C. Darby. Alex
ander Moreland, Jas.B. Clay. Wm. Cooper. S. P. Kenney,
John H. Cooper, Thomas Carr, Willi.-mi B. McKee. Car
rot Watts, Richard 9pnrr. Edward Oldham, John R. Dun
lap. John L. McDowell. Benjamin Downs. John Overton.
Hebert A. Hamilton, Richard Overrori, Dr. J. Bush,
Cel. Alexander Morgan, Nelson Dudley, Wilson Hunt,
John Gilbert, and Francis Hoste tier.
The meeting then adjourned to mfct at two
o’clock, p. m., to receive the Report of the Com-
mittse appointed under the 6lli Resolution.
According to adjournment, the citizens met
•t 2 o’clock, p.m.
Jarnaa B. Clay, esq., in behalf of the Com
mittee of sixty, made the following report,
Which waa unanimously adopted :
The committee appointed by the meeting to
take down and pack up the press, type, 4:c.,
ot tho “True American” printing office, beg
leave rospcctufully to report to the meeting—-
That, in pursuance of the direction of the
meeting, they proceed ut once to the office of
that paper, the key of which, on arriving ut tho
door, waa given up to tbe Chairman by Mr.
Bowden, city marshal. The mayor of the
city was at tho door, and gave notice thut the
committee was acting in opposition to law,
but ‘list the city authorities could offer no for
cible resistance to them.
The committee, on answering severally to
their naiacs, were then admitted into the office,
$128,976 28
This large amount of the people's money has
been taken out of the Treasury of our State,
and deposited in those banks—and for what
To be loaned out to speculators? To be used
for corrupting our elections? I am totally at
a loss to know, for w'hat purpose this large
amount was placed on deposit in those Banks,
And I am more astonished at the matter when
I reflect thut it was an operation done in viola
lion of the laws of the State. What authority
of law had the Governor to remove this money
from tho T-easury? None. - An net of «t>
legislature, (see sec. 6 and 7, of Act of 1841
page 173) authorized the Governor to deposit
in B inks, money received from the Federal Go
vernment on military claims, and all other funds
paid into the Treasury except such as may be
reteiced for taxes. But Governor Crawford
has deposited money received from taxes, for
the people had but little other in the State Trea
sury. Tlie amount under control of the Exec
ttiive. $26,512 36, is not included in the above
deposits.
The construction of law which enabled Gov,
Crawford r .t» assume the high handed power of
taking the people’s money from the Treasury,
and placing it in the vaults of pet banks, to be
discounted on, would be so exceedingly novel,
sui generis, that it ought forthwith to be given
to the public. I know of no rule for tbe con
struction of statutes which would confer upon
Gov. Crawford the power, which ho has thus
arrogantly and wantonly assumed. It is for
conduct like this that the people of Georgia
are called upon to re-elect hint ? If the Gov
ernor can exercise the privilege, without law,
of depositing the Slate’s money in banks ut
Augusta or Savannah, why may be not invest
it in .speculations in cotton or lands—or loan it
out—or open a “shaving shop” in the Capitol,
and buy up notes and sell bills of Exchange ?
If the legislature had met in 1844, and this
matter been made known, Governor Crawford
would have been obnoxious to tbe high • im
pcachment, for this outrageous trampling upon
the laws, and unprecedented assumption oi
power.
What the legislature should have done, the
people will do in October. Their sentence is
ready to be proclaimed in the walls of the State
Housrs, as i. will be unerringly expressed in
the result of the ensuing election.
People of Georgia, are you willing to sanc
tion such Iuwless ticts? Are you disposed to
ratify an act, as a precedent, which may cause
your Treasury to be robbed with impunity, by
artful and designing men ?
Among the many objections of -a serious
character which have been urged against tlie
re-election of Geo. W. Crawford. I bring the
tbnve io your consideration. That you may
vote advisedly, and calmly investigate for your
selves, I have given you my authorities, page
and date. PINE IT WOODS.
DcaMcratic Naariaaliaai far Senators.
1st Disc. Chatham county—Joseph W. Jackson.
2d “ Bryan «nd Liberty—Raymond Harris.
3d -• McIntosh and Glynn—Edward Deleg.il.
4th '• Wayne and Camden—J. J. Dufour.
5th “ Ware and Lowndes—William Jones.
Cth “ Appling and Montgomery Conner.
7th “ Tatnall and Bulloch—Peter Cone.
8th “ Effingham and Scriven—Geo. W. Boston.
9th “ Burke and Emanuel—Geo. W. Clittun.
30th *• Laurens and Wilkinson—Geo. M. Troup, Jr.
11th " Telfnir and Irwin—Geo. Wilcox.
12th “ Decatur and Thomas—William Williams.
13th “ Baker and Early—John Colley.
14th " Randolph and Stewart—Wnt. A. Tennille.
15th " Lee and Sumter—Williams Mims.
lClh " Muscogee and Harris—James Johnson.
17th *• Houston and Macon—James Holderness.
18th " Talbot and Marion—Geo. W.U. Townes.
19tU “ Pulaski and Dooly—Wm.S. Whitfield.
20th -• Bibb and Twiggs—A. H. Chappell.
21st “ Washington and Jefferson—I. H. Saffold.
22d “ Richmond nnd Columbia— —
23d “ Warren and Taliaferro.
24th •* Hancock and Btldwin
23ih “ Putnim and Jones—William Turner.
26th “ Monroe and Pike—Jacob Martin.
27th “ Crawford and Upson
28lh “ Meriwether and Coweta—S. Lee.
29th “ Troup and Heard—
30th " Carroll and Campbell—William Beall.
31st " Fayette and Henry—John D. Stell.
32u “ Butts and Jasper—E. A. Broddus and J.Waters,
33d “ Newton and Walton—Warren J. Hill.
34th " Morgan and Greene
35th " Wi*kes and Lincoln—
3Gth " Elbert nnd Franklin—Martin Dedwyler.
37th “ Oglethorpe and Madison
38th " Clark and Jackson—Thomas F. Anderson.
39lh * Gwinnett and DeKalb—Charles Murphy.
40th “ Paulding and Cass—Rlieese McGregor.
41st ** Cibb and Cherokee—John W. Lewis.
42d " Forsyth and Hall—George Kellogg.
43d “ Habersham and Rabun—WflUam B. Wofford.
44th “ Lumpkin and Union—John D. Field.
45th " Giltnerand Murray—J.Bates Jc E.W.Chastain
46th “ Walker and Dade—K. M.Aycock. - - .
47th “ Floyd and Chattooga—Thomas C. Ilackett.
One house in Philadelphia, says the IK S.
Gazette, has prepared and sold within the last
three years, 17,000 pounds of Calomel. The
consumer pays the apothecary lor the medi
cine, at prices varying front $<30 to $500 per
pound. Putting the above quantity manufac
tured by other houses is at least six times as
much. If so, the cost of calomel in three
years, has been $6,000,000, or an average of
two millions per annum.
Travelling in the Air.—The exhibition of
jt/uzzi’s Aerial Locomotive at Palmo’s, on
Tuesday evening, is spoken of by the New
York papers as highly successful. The model
machine passed around the large building in ev
ery direction.
Rancid Butter.—To make rancid butter
sweet, heat two pounds of it in a sufficient quan
tity of water, inco which drop thirty drops of
cloride of lime, and after washing it well, let it
stand about two hours in the water ; strain it
off, and wash it again in fresh water, and it
will be fresh and sweet. This is a French
recipe—safe and simple.
'1 ht Dog Slar—Those who are out early'
iii the mottling will notice h verv briiriit star
preceding the sun.
The Whig Address.
It has heretofore been the usage of the Whig
party to adopt in the:r political conventions a
series of resolutions declaratory of their politi
cal tenets. The usage is a good one. The
people have a right to know upon what prin
ciples either party applies to them for their
suffrages. And if either remains silent or
skulks from an independent avowal of their
political faith, the party thus acting deserves
and will assuredly receive the public disappro
bation. How stands tlie Whig and Democratic
parties in this regard T
The Democratic Convention which assent
bled ltiot Metyj-molicraivJ all (l.» J n .triiu»a, (a
nets and principles for which they so success
fully contended the past year. The Whigs in
their convention of June last were most recre-
antly silent in regard to Mr. Clay’s series of
measures and tenets, which lie set forth upon
retiring from the Senate, and which they at
tempted to maintain throughout the presiden
tial canvass. Their total silence may be just
ly construed into a disavowal of their former
principles. Conscience stricken, they are fear
ful to reawaken a discussion on questions which
has already crushed them in one campaign, and
will, if agitated, annihilate them in another.
They therefore say nothing about their devo
tion to a protective tariff, their mad attempt to
strike the veto power from the Constitution,
and no longer denounce the annexation of Tex
as a national robbery. They are even willing
to make a holocaust of Adams at;d Berrien,
provided the memory of their treachery to the
constitution, and their foreign coalitions may
be obliterated from tbe memory of tbe people.
But for this they must cease to hope. Treach
ery may be forgiven, but it is not forgotten.—
The pen that records the treason of Arnold, the
conspiracy of Burr, and the history ot the Hart
ford Convention, will likewise Dansmit to the
undying recollections of the people tlie names
of those whigs who recorded their voles on the
English side of the Texas question.
As an apology to the people for the non-an
nunciution of their political principles or rather a
forgetfulness that they ever had any, they
adopted a few general apothegms relative to
our domestic policy, and gravely set them forth
as their rules of faith.
For example: They announce the astonish
ing fact that Governor Crawford has not sto
len the public purse and run off to Ehglund
with it, but applied it to the payment of the
public debt. A grave principle this, and cer
tainly Governor Crawford is very much indebt
ed to his political friends for thus so ably de
monstrating his honesty. Reasoning a priori,
we presume, like adroit logicians, they intend
to leave the impression upon the public mind
that the Democrats have no man in their ranks
sufficiently trustworthy to pass through the
same fiery ordeal and come through with such
distinguished integrity as his Excellency. >
Again they sagely aver that the Penitentia
ry should be so conducted as to be a source of
revenue to the State. This, from tbe emphasis
their presses seem to put on it, is the ne plus
ultra of whig principles. If so, then indeed,
have they entered the wrong nag. Mr. Red
ding the superintendent of the Penitentiary is
a practical man, a good mechanic, of great
energy and industry; and to him alone belongs
the crediltlial attaches to the present condition
of the State Prison.
to all the praise if there be any to bestow. He
should not have been stripped of his laurels to
cover the baldness of Mr. Crawford; and we
insist if a Governor is to be made upon the Pe
nitentiary system, that Anderson Redding be
the man.
To what a despicabe pass have the Wh igs
come, when they are obliged to rob an hon
est mechanic of his reputation in order to cre
ate capital to uphold a profligate party. Now
that the State government should be ndminis
terod with the strictest economy, and that the
Penitentiary should be so conducted as (ifpos
sible) to be a source of revenue and not a bur
den to the State, are truisms which are indis
putable. Both parties admit them, nnd both
have acted upon them. The democrats with
more success, it is true than their opponents,
for they are the only party that ever existed in
this country strictly derivative from the peo
ple, and the public good has ever been a para
mount object of their organization.
To give the affair the semblance of a politi
cal body, before adjournment, a committee was
appointed to draft a Whig Address to the peo
ple, or in other terms to humbug the public if
possible. To do this work of humbug
and misrepresentation, fit subjects were found
in Messrs. Nesbit, Meriwether, and Stephens.
We have no idea that the wretched patch work
was submitted to Messrs Jenkins and Alexan
der, for though these gentlemen belong to the
same school of politics, still we believe that
their sensibilities are not wholly indurated, and
that they must blush both for themselves and
their party, at the contemptible position they
are compelled to occupy by the Whig address.
To prove their uttor destitution of both po
litical principle and consistency we have only
to invite attention to the fifth item in their
(professed) series of apothegems. It reads
thus :
5. That the depressed price of our agricultural pro
ducts requires that the burthens ot taxation should be al
leviated at the earliest tnoinen* consistent with the obiiga
lions of the State—and that no more money should he raised
from the people by taxation than is necessary to supply the
wants of Government economically administered.
Was there ever such public prostitution of
political character or recreancy of principle !
A parnpltrase of one of the Baltimore resolu
tions by a Georgia Whig Committee !
After all their cant about a protective tariff,
their base surrender of the itoW state rights
doctrines to Webster and Adams, and their
doubly distilled federal principles that have
become stale in tbe mouths of these political
neophytes, they now attempt to disguise them
selves in a democratic garb. The wants of
the government (say they) should be the stan
dard of taxation. K this holds good in state
affairs why not in national politics. A princi
ple cannot vary; it is both unchangeable and
incorruptible. Why, therefore, did not the
Wings co-operate with the democrats in re
ducing the Tariff to a revenue standard to meet
the wants of a government “economically ad
ministered.” Oh no, they tr.en preferred par
ty to principle—office to the people, and Mr
Olfly tv covniMr. Jr is too lato gonllomoi)
delude the people. If you are sincere in wlta 1
you now avow, haul down yo ir black flag of
Federalism, put out your blue lights, and fall
into the ranks of Republican Democracy. Do
this in all sincerity and the people of Georgia
may take you into full fellowship Nay even
the Republican Stale of Texas will forgive you
for your unhallowed sympathies for England
and Mexico, and forget thut you denounced
them and us as national robbers and pirates.
very bright star
It is Sirius, the Dog star
True Gov. Crawford has spent large sums
of the people’s money in the purchase of ex
pensive machinery, raw materials, and other
improvements in and about the Penitentiary.—
The Superintendent is the man who is entitled
. STATE GOVERNMENT.
We remarked in a previous number on tlie
highly exceptionable policy, for the first time
adopted in Georgia by the wings, of authorizing
the Governor to appoint a committee to investi
gate his own official conduct, ll his conduct
ad been weak, blamenblc or corrupt, it is
scarcely probable be woulJ appoint committee
men who would expose it: were lie to do it, lie
would add imbecility to his wickedness. It is
due to the people that those officers whose pub
lic conduct is to be the subject of investigation,
should have no agency in selecting the per
sons who are to mako tlie investigations.—
We do not pretend to charge either Philips,
Kenan or Meriwether with malversation in
the discharge of their duties as a finance com-
jt ittee, but we do say it is not a little strange
that their report which should nave been a sim
ple statement of facts for the information of the
people, it is little else than a letter addressed
lo his excellency laudatory of his official con
duct. Tho analysis which we have given of
that report shows that it developes but little for
which he is entitled to praise, while it exposes
much which calls for unqualified condemnation
and yet they laud hitn. The payment of a
year’s interest in advance on the public debt
we have shown to be a sacrifice of the interest
of the people of Georgia to- the amount of
S148.000, supposing the debt to run twenty-
five years. We have shown that his ussump
tion of unconstitutional power in withdrawing
the public money from the State Treasury and
depositing it in the banks of Augusta and Sa
vannah, is an alarming usurpation which ought
to be put down and which demt.nds censure in
stead of praise and yet they laud him. If the
people suffer their public treasure to be under
no better safeguard titan the uncontrolled will
of the executive, they had us well bow the neck
at once and take the yoke. They had, howev
er, thrown around it a stronger safeguard, as
they thought, in declaring in their constitution'
that no money should be drawn from tlie puhlic
Treasury, except upon appropriations made by
law. Yet this statutary provision lias been dis
regarded. How did the State Treasurer al
low this money to be arbitrarily taken from his
custody and turned over to banks bound by no
responsibility to the government is what we
should like to know] Was be willing that he
and his securities should stand good for these
irresponsible agents I
But if rumor with her thousand tongues is to
be credited, the main financial operation of his
excellency has not been made known by the
committee. He may have kept them in the
durk. In that event they are not to be oensu.
red. The committee, it will be remembered,
say, that under the act of 1S43. authorizing tite
Governor to borrow money, to enable him to
resume specie payments at the treasury, no
money was borrowed; but at the same time
they declare that tlie act was carried into effect
by a resumption cotemporaneous with its pas
sage. The committee, observe, say nothing of
any loan made by the Governor. We have
heard it said and seen it in print, that he bor
rowed money under an act of the legislature of
1S40. Nothing however is said of the rate of
interest at which the money was borrowed, nor
the amount borrowed. The act of 1843, sanc
tioned by the Governor, declares that the mon
ey shall not be borrowed at a rate of interest
exceeding 7 per cent. Tlie act of 1840 au
thorized the Govetnor to borrow money at 8
per cent. The Governor certuinly knew of
tbe introduction of the act before lie made the
loin evon if it bad not been communicated to
him for his approval imd if lie hastened to bor
row the money at 8 [ter cent, when he knew
the legislature was about lo restrict him to 7 per
cent, lie acted in bad faith and in palpable
abuse of the high trust which he held. If he
had procured the money at 8 per cent, to ena
ble him to resume specie payments at the trea
sury, before the act limiting him to 7 per cent.
was presented for his approval, he ought to
have vetoed the act as useless and not to have
encumbered the statute book with it. It is to
be presumed that lie borrowed the money at 8
per cent, either in despite of that law or to have
sanctioned it knowing that the law, as it has
bi-en if tlie finance report be true, was wholly
inefficacious. <
We have now completed our history of tho
two administrations of the State Government.
We have shown that Gov. McDonald found
it dishontred and discredited ; that he left it in
honor and credit. We have shown that he
found the state treasury empty and unable to
contribute a single dollar to the support of the
governm ’nt or its measures—and that burthen
was thrown on the Central Bank. .
We have shown that he left a full treasury,
and the government with the ability to sustain
itself and its measures without a dependence on
the Bank.
Wo have also shown that Gov. Crawford, by
a single operation of paying a year’s interest
on the public debt in a 1 vance, has ensured an
eventual loss to tbe State of $143,500.
We have shown that lie has deposited the
people’s money without warrant of law in
banks, instead of tlie Treasury. We have
shown that if he borrowed money to enable
him to resume specie payments at the Treasu
ry, he held buck the information from the com
mittee whom Ite appointed to examine into this
and other matters, or, that the committee for
the purpose of palming off a deception on the
people, has not made it public. We have
shown that if Gov. Crawford borrowed no mon
ey, that it followed of course, that Gov. Mc
Donald left the bank and treasury in such sound
condition as rendered it unnecessary.
If tbe Governor did borrow the money we
are conclusively of opinion that the amount of
interest which he paid is so much of the peo
ple’s money given to the banks, for tlie Central
Bank notes were every where at par except in
the cities, when lie entered his office. His fi
nanciering lias been a curse to the people, and
a help to the Banks. The exchange of domes
tic forsterling bonds with tho bank of Augusta
was a favor to tbe bank itself. The committee
say that “the arrangement now made will be a
saving of a fraction short of SIo.?)00 to the
state during the time the bonds have now to
run”—now if this be so, it must be a loss to the
bank of Augusta of the same sum. We pre
sume the Bank of Augusta was in a state of
some embarrassment which forced upon it this
loss, for if our recollection serves us the Bank
had disposed of all these bonds before it made
its April report.
In
Orgaalmtita.
a few short weeks our State
electioj,
will be at hand. Republicans, what any ye? \
you ready—shall the duy be ours? While th/*
is yet time for our humble voice to reach *
friends, we desire to have that voice heard -
urgent recommendation of general, thorourt
effective organization. s '
That is all we want now; our principle, ar
pure, our sympathies are in unison with
of nine-tenths of our fellow-citizens. The
lie mind is informed as much as argument
inform it upon the issues to be decided at
coming election. We have the men and
Pub.
ca 0
the
of them. All we want now is such an
enough
or ganiz,.
tion as will put them upon their guard agaj n , (
the tricks of our enemies, and bring n || #|ji _
voters to the polls. That responsibility j, ^
volved on the local committees of the
cotmiit,
and districts. Every man of them should fe-]
individually responsible for the trust confided[,
him by ltis party and country. Every 0tlf
should feel as if much, very much, dependedup.
on his single exertions, and as if nothing h*<J
been done while yet there remains any thing•,
do.
It will be a burning shame—it will be mc re
—it will be a disgrace to the spirit of herpej.
pie, and a stain upon the bright escutcb-
eon of the State; if Georgia now fails the cou;.
try and tbe friends, “bone of our bone acj
flesh of our flesh,” who look to her peo.
pic as fit men to consummate a measure
now only needs their aid lo triumph overall^
foes.
Republican committees! individual republi
cans- all who feel an interest in tho succeaof
republican liberty and the triumph of correct
principles—are you ready? Will you f a ]| er
now? Our opponents have been vanquishedia
argument, driven from every ambuscade, intbi,
campaign. Let us not suffer them to vanquish
us in energy or vigor at the election. TJicreii
our only danger. Bring tbs Republicans toih;
polls, and Georgia will cast the poppy from he:
brow forever. Once more, we say, organize
ORGANIZE.
Texas or No Texas ! was the battle ervof
the late political campaign. It was heard alore
the mountains and the valleys—from thehilij
of Maine to the prairies of theSabine. Allah,
er subjects were but secondary to it. Tczasa
no Texas will be the question with the peonle,
until that great measure is finally consummated.
Texas or no Texas is the question first in io
portance before the people of Geoigia now.-
Know ye not that the resolutions passed kytbi
last Congress were of such a character as n
give the next Congress a final and eonlnlBw
voice as to the future destiny of that republic!
Know ye not that a Senator in Congress is to
bo elected by tlie next Legislature, who waj
have it in his power by ltis single vote to a.
elude that State from the Union. Remember
too, that if she is now repulsed, the proffered
boon may be lost at least to tbe present gener
ation.
The silence of the whig press of Georgit
throughout this campaign on that subject isfii)
of meaning. There is danger abroad; scett
it. We stand before our country ready todo-
chaige our duty; and we call upon every ft-
publican voter to do theirs. Strike boldly!
strike confidently! Throw your whole Mb
into tire blow which is to prostrate fedenbz
forever in this State *
Render, arc you a republican? Are yo*
committee man ? In the name t f all that that
is attractive in republican principles; in lie
name of the Soulr; in the name of tlie Unioq
in the name of Texas — we bcsteclt you to lis
ten to tb s appeal! Georgia expects even
man to do his duty now, and we affirm to yot
confidently and thankfully that if you wiOd»
that the day will be ours.
Itlacon Volunteers
At a meeting of that company on Saturday
last a resolution was presented and unanimously
adopted offi-ring their services to the Govern,
ment in case of a declar ation of war by Mexi
co. In conformity with the resolution, Capt.
Holmes has already addressed the Secretary of
ar tendering his command for any service tlr.it
might be assigned should^ it be required.—
Our fellow citizens, and tho public generally,
we are sure, will join us in rendering a tribute
of praise for the noble zeal, and alacrity with
which ibis gallant and spirited company have
stepped forward at the first whisperings of
danger. Tlie Volunteers served a campaign
in Florida tinder Gen Scott and are among tho
best drilled corps in the State, officered with
gentlemanly and experienced men their no
ble example will be followed, and rouse to the
field at tire first call of their couniry’, the flower
of Georgia’s chivalry. While such a spirit
animates the mass of the people they will prove
invincible to every foe, and our country may de
fy traitors within or enemies without—for the
Macon Volunteers, officers and men, tlieir fel
low townsmen will cherish tho liveliest re
gards for their health, happiness, and prosperi
ty, whether in our midst, or waving the stars
and stripes in triumph over the hill-tops and
prairies of a new Empire.
V/c publish to-day from the Lexington Ob-
server, the proceedings of the meeting held by r
the people of that city and the county of Fay
ette, in reference to the press of C. M. Clay,
with the address presented on that occasion ;
by Thomas F. Marshall, Esq. i
We recommend this admirable adJress—ad-
mirable in sentiment and style, to every read- |
er, and most sincerely hope the ridiculous finale
of C. M. Clay in Kentucky will be a salutary
warning to the bigoted enthusiasts that would in
troduce such discussions among us.
If the love of heme ac<l country — if the holy MiBt
lions connected wiih our altar, ami our Presides, triilw
fimiliej end our friends— enter into politicel contcitio«
largely at one time than another, the present is that hath
Georgia. Never before have more momentous quasi**
of a purely southern character, agitated the mindiofih
people. What southern man is there who is trot t»k*
country, that can be unmindful of this ? Ye» ; the uittu
finally commenced—and where is the southron. *;t- !
native or adopted, that will t>ol be found on the side of-*
country now. Let us not deceive ourselves. Thewli? 21 !
cry peace, peace, but tbere is no peace. Day a f* c - i “ :
are their allies of the north striving to poison our pears ,: *
destroy our nationality. Day after day are thrj W
their blows at us through the Texas and Tariff qued* 1 -
Shall we lend them our aid 1 Are there any in Ge- r P
base enough to direct and assist their blows? Tfcvqou- - 3
the,, c ome« home to- every patriot—Shall Georgia f-’;
true to herself in the coining contest by wiping lb*-j 1
slain of federalism from her escutcheon forever, or **•
she quietly yield to its assaults until pushed beyo.1
bearancc, the pillars of her strength themselves m'J'
shaken and shattered, to. pieces. To every souliierr. ^
every patriot, to every lover of his country, we wou ^
in view of the great issues before- you, look :
it be too late, to what you do now. We. as well as
those whom we address, first bcheld.tUe light u
fervid sunn and burning skies of oar own bright
It is the tomb of our sires, and should be the land
atTections. For our own part we claim her hid 5
valleys, her forests and her farms, as ourown nat' Tt
among which our childhood and boyhood days
ed, and where, at last, when life is ended, we ~
nd noble *•*
tkeUr-
1th the free spirits of her hardy an
rest
ants. Ami come what will, we will cling to herta
This is tlie land that we are now called on to >- tlf ^
What say ye, men of the South? Countrymen J ^
are in truth and in deed her friends—you who desire ^
her maintain her former high moral and political P 1
last the
Uationl
siacen '
it
in this confederacy You who dasire to p
Star’ in commingled glory with our own conste
on the banner of our country; you who are ^
anxious lo aee Texas annexed to the Uuion, ,B ^
same time see the holy bond o' unio.i preserved,^ ^
you who dtsire to see her reach that destiny *
Creator has indicated upon her face, but which t
ness of man has retarded, what say you s> ia , q- e iis
and trallant McAllister, your friend, the friends
the friend of the South, the foe to the tariff
legislation in all its forms — shall he receive yon’_ ^
on the first Monday in October, or wili you VCI '
ford who entertains all the federal heresies
of tb« '
r ti e P r,,f# '
party, who ia opposed to Texas and in favor o
onerous tariff—that blighting curse which
Let not the people be deceived on this
the next
Slate.
The election of Crawford may prevent
from legislating upon two of the most important , f- -
the people of the South, the Tariff and Tex»* .
Nay. mote; it may defeat the latter forever. '
pie fully aware of the great issues before j(
whigs would have you believe that they are no „
Here it not. They are full of fearful, t« r "