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Tjirsila v, Wcccniber 2, I f* 15.
Mi+ltubilra* .Xuminatlou for ittr 'id lii.Srict.
lablislin er.t o' ;> S •prcme Court for thq Cor
rection < f'E ror»: It '« ordcn <1 that !;e bo per
mitted no long i t" remain win in tin; Senate
Chamber, during tl.e prerent session of tlie Se
nate.
The offensive language «>f do R< porter is
said to be, cha'g'ttg several St-nulori w th
* skulking beltind tbeir constituents to avoid the
obligations of their o.-tlis.”
Alust of Wednesday morning was spent by
the Senate in discusMtig this resolution. Mr.'
Miller of Richmond t ff. red the following
amendment which was lost, a jew 20 iiatstl.—
Messrs. Cra»ford, Whitfield, Jackson, ai d
0 nl nil.
Wh reas, S. T. Cl apman, editor of the Sa
vannah Repaid ran, lias hern charged withusing
i disrespectful and insulting language to the mi-
rcfurcncc to public men, it has, while in our „ on ,y u f t s e „ ; ,| t ., who vote I against the
hands, invariably confined itself to a discus t’ouit bill; Wlerers a resolution has been of-
■ion of principles; and it will coriitmc to do so feted by the S.n .tor from the 4th Senatorial
VO It dbNOKGiS,
GEORGE W. TOWN’S.
Of Talbot. )
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
It is a matter of very little consequence to Curry, t ot vt
us wiint course others pursue, this journal at
leas', will always be consistent with i'selff III
!
District to exclude sa d Chapman from the
. privilege and courtesies of the Senate, and
of men and measures, on all proper occasions, j w |„ rc ^ S) sn ;,j Chapman has satisfactorily ex-
whilo condoled by us. Out honest opinions
wc will always frcc’y and fearlessly express,
and we will never shrink from any respmisihil-
ity which such expression* may impose on
us. Our columns are open to correspon
dents for .the discussion « f questions which
nriy concern tho common interests of the coun
try in n similar manner. But wo will neither
degrade our own character or that of the press,
by using ourselves, or suffering correspondents
to indulge in l.ara!) personal refieetious upon
individual.'*, even should such individuals bo
p liticul opporentK
CONGRESS.
The first regular session of Coogrcsssince the
triumph of the great principle* supported cud up
hold by thu Republican party, and confirmed
by u majority of the people of the Union, in the
lato memorable campiign, convened on yes
torday. Pmb >bly, at no former petiod, since
tho formation of the Government lias there
been questions of more general or profound
importni.ee to the people of the South, than the
measures which will be brought beforn the at
tention of the country by the ^present Con
gress.
In autxipation uf this, wo have made ar
rangements fora regular correspondence from
tho Capitol — the first of which, vve publish this
morning. The writer of these letters is thor
oughly informed on the subjects on which he
will treat, in a position which enables him to
communicate every thing of <t public character
transpiring, or which will I kcly come before
ths Representatives of the people, during the
session of Congress.
We will ask nothing in advance for these
loiters beyond the attention of every Georgian
who would wipe from her escutcheon the pollu
tion of federalism, and from her destiny tho in
heritance of tho burthens with which that
party would curse her people.
plained said remarks, and disclaimed all inten
tion to «se disrespectful language towaids said
ni'nor ty, therefore
Jicsu/ced, Tliiit the Senator from the 4th Dis
trict have leave to vv t' draw said resolution,
and that tin's resolution be insert* d on the jour
nal-; as i viJ* ncc of tho adjus'ment of the alf.ir.
T.te question then occurred no the linnl pas-
sagenftuc icsolntibn fin tho expulsion ofS. T.
Chi prawn fiom the S. note Chamber which was
passed by tho following vole.
YEAS—Messrs Thus. F. Anderson, Brnnd-
dux, Bc.iil; Chastain, Colley, Cone, Field, Hill,
Market!, Hints, rness, Jones, Kellogg,
John .M. Ivmg, Lee, Lew is, Long, Martin. Mo-
Greggnr, Moody, .Murphy Smith, Stell, Whit-
fidp, v\ ilcox, Wolford—2(3.
Tlio-o i:i italics arc Wliigs.
NAYS—Messrs. Allen, Wro. Q. Anderson,
B .yntou. Blown, Cnlbonn, Ggniiliutt, Haide-
man, Harris, Wesley King, Mitchell, Reynolds,
Ridley, Sm ml—13.
Messrs. Craw fi«d and AIcGahagsn, (W.)
absent: Curry, (W.) t ek j Jackson (D.) ex-
tees which would act faithfully; but on the qu s-
tfon of tlk; Tariff, there is a ruubt vrietjier
"hen the committee bad ref or el ;i bid l"i rev-
im:e a!ot e, tlieie would not be found some end
ing themselves demi-crsts wl.o would vote
ngfonst it with lie .vhigs nr.d defim i<- Now,
jf, Ly a junction cf these quasi denu cn.ts with
the whig*, Mr. lrgetsoll were t It clod, the free
tradeis, by lhattitni I mian llMKQ who are op
posed toad restrictions on ecmniercc, ai dir. fa
vor ofjnst and vqoal taxation, would be at-ni’ce
aroused to the necessity of prompt and decided
action, and these democrats who had voted fur
Mr. Irgerfoll, would hardly dare, after
having thus far uniltd themselves. with tlie
wliigx, to join them also on tho tariff, for fti»r
•hat tl'.ey should be going a step tuo far, and
find themselves altogether out of tlie.dimocrat-
ie fold. Mr. Davis, however, all tilings con
sidered, Lids fair to be elected Speaker, and in
his election, it is probable the free traders would
have a guarantee that so far as the Speaker was
concerned the principles of the democratic par
ty would have fir play, a ad the commirees
would lie properly constituted. This is a re
sult devoutly to be desired, for from some cause
or other, pet haps an oversight, it so happened
at tlie last Congress that the Committee of
Ways aud Means would not have reported in
favor of any alteration in the tariff, had ilrnot
been that Air. Chappell, elected as a Whig
from your own State (Georgia) was a member,
and that lie bad not, as so many Southern
Wings had, forsaken his principles for the
sake of men. He proved true to his principles,
and the consequence was that a biil reducing
the tariff, but still not a strictly revenue tariff
bill, was reported—it having been framed with
Thu re-enactment of the Sub-Treasury, a
uieaxuri: indripeusaby necessary lor tlie sep.-
rntiun of the Banks from the Suite; the prist
serration uf the public monies; and tli.o re-
I (cession of speculative, unhealthy, and conso-
1 q len-ly nij'.rious trading.
The purchase of too public lauds of Texas,
so m to ei able 'Texas to pay her debt, and at
tlie same lime prevent her lauds being brought
into the raaikei in competition with ours, aud
at a lower price.
The maintenance of all our rights in Oregon,
accompanied vvuh a history of all that lias been
done herein; though I am not informed what
are the specific measures which wi 1 be recom
mended. Oregon will, however, as I am in
formed, bear a very subordinate position to that
of the Tariff and the Sub-treasury, notwith
standing the belief which appears to be do gen
eral that it is to be so very warlike. I am con
vinced that :his will prove to be a mistake.
Such is the information which I have receiv
ed us to thu treatment in the message of the
great topics which now occupy tlie public mi. d.
The greatest pronrriie.ice is to he given, as it
ought to be, to the great questions of domestic
policy, the taxing power a .d the safe keeping
of the public money.
It my i‘ifiirma'io'1 should prove to be correct,
as I h *pe ami believe it will, it m ist not howev
er he thought that the buttle is fought or wo".
It will not be so—it vvdi be but the commence
ment of a long and tk'sp.rate conflict wit la the
support'.*: s of the plundering system, and one
which vv II t i.x all tbo energies aud powers and
endurance oi the Free Traders—the advocates
of just and equal taxation—to the u'niost.—
time, and tlie sooner wo purchase it the belter, I
and tlie less ii w:l cost us.
1 am also informed that Air. Harris, one of i
the E iiiors of the Constitution, ol this city, is
in a short lime to be app > nted Charge to B ie- J
nos Ayres in place of M . Win. Brent, jr.— j
Mr. Heart tho original proprietor and editor,
an I who first commenced tlie publ caiion of
that paper will thus have turned two diplomatists I
out of his offic Dr AI irti.i the present Sec- j
rotary of Legation at Paris, and Mr. flams 1
who is to go to 15 iciius Ayres—while he himes’f !
will remain with thri* paper and continue its pub- j
licuton It is however being now removed to ’
Biibimoro where it will be i-sue.l daily after
thu 1st of December; and from what 1 know
of Mr. Heart. I have no hesi’ation in saving
that it vv ill be a staunch Free 'Trade, States i
Rig it’s pape - *, and well deserving the support
of Southern men who need a p iper from this
region. It will have a larger circulation aiid
greater inlluenco i t Baltimore than it has bad
(lore whi’e it vv.ll retain all the a Ivantages it
has hitherto p 'ss ssed as a Washington paper.
TAT.NALL.
had vve not eonsi C ed that they had been wan
tonly and unjustly condemned.
But Mr. Jorrss is not only satisfied with at.
tempting to pi ice a majority in the wrong t but
he asserts tint after t*cu»g as th*-v have, jia-y
“do not des-'ivo to be represented in the au-
tionul council.” If by tlrs assertion is
an iiitiaiaii -n that the friends of Ju lge
ought to prevent un election, be it so. if as
we suppose.
“It is :i tale, full '*f so ill’ll and fury, signifying wnbing,**
vve can only say to Mr. Jo.xes that a little re
flection wilt convince him of the error of such
remarks.
President Folk and Secretary W.tlker wi.
the t ievv, that a strictly revenue tariff could not ! have given, in making such ricomni •udutions
pass the Senate, in which there was at that time
cus d; Kenan, Miller, and Niekelson, (W.) j a considerable wliig majority. The bill liowev-
would not vote.*. | er so reported, never passed the House, and
So .her. potter was exp. lied. Col Jackson j l , )elqri ( r , ) f 1 S42 remains withrdl its oppressive,
sta’ed to the Sena eiht.t lie was plucid in a del- . , ., j *. *
icale position in regard to the matter, and was j odious, and detestable provisions. It is to bn
consequent ly excused from voting. j hoped it will not disgrace the Statute Book uf-
The Senate then took up I lie bill from the ter the ensuing session of Congress. I will
House to alter and amend lliu several acts in ' just now mention one, and only one, of its odi-
re hit ion to the License of Pedlers in itiis State,
.•elation to the License of 1'edlers.in mis &tate j QUS foalureSi t0 thow t , ie gonernI s ., irit of t | u ,
winch n ter an unimportant amendment ofiered j . , “
by Air. Jackson of Chatham, was read & passed. ! l^v, winch was as lam informed, framed by
In iho House on the 2(5th iast. Mr. Strong I Abbot Lawrence who cleaied 8500,000 by tl.es
introduced n- hill to r-peal tlie several a cm for j rise in price of bis manufactured goods in tuelv;^
tl,* ,r..„o.n™n,,l r.f ,l.» «.« of Murnn so f»r ns I nK>IJl ] )a a f, er ; {s
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Charleston Mercury” of Wednesday
last makes the-following comments on the ac
counts received by the Briitania:
Tlie foreign news is in some particulars, ve
ry interesting, bat vve must be careful not to
overestimate to such a d. grec as to suppose
we are threatened with a violent revulsion.'—
The reliction in the railroad speculations, will
do.'btlt s» cause the ruin of many—but most of
these enterprises arc founded on good pros
pects. Nor is the fuilurc of the provision
crop so extensive as many accounts represent
it. Cotton is likely to lie only temporarily de
pressed—for all the reliable accounts we have,
hold out u prospect of a much smaller crop
than is anticipated in Europe. The picking is
now nearly done, even in Mississippi,—an unu
sual event. It is best, the. efore, to take things
cooly and to resist every thing like panic.
the government of the city of Macon, so far sis
to vest the appo’mtmc-1 ef Marshal fur said city
in the people, instead of his being elec'.ed by
the Mayor and Council.
Also, a bill to extend to the corporato au
thorities of the city of Alacon further time fur
the payment of :he instalments in favor of the
State of Georgia—con*.reeled ou the Alacon
bridge.
Tlie Court bill has not yet been acted on in
the House; its passage, it is understood, is
somewhat doubtful. Ttiere was very little oth
er business done in e ther House of a geucral
character the balance of the w eek.
COItUESPOXDEXCE OF THE TELEGUAFII.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Both branches of the general assembly of
this State convened at Columbia on the twenty-
fourth ult. Tho message of Gov. Aiken was
read to boll. Houses on Tuesday—It was ac
companied with a letter front the Hon. Daniel
E. Huger, resigning his scat in the Senate of
tho United Stales which, on being rend, a mo
tion was made to go into an election to fill the
vacancy next duy. On Wednesday lust the
Hon. J. C. Calhoun was unanimously elee'ed a
Senator from that State to fill the vacancy occa
sioned by the resignation of Mr. Huger.
Wc congratulate the Republican Party nnd
tho country generally, on the return of Mr.
Culhoun to the Senate. At this junc
ture of affairs his return to that body
will bo hailed by every true hearted Amer
ican of both parties with a unanimity
of sentiment which lias rarely ever attended
tltu appointment of any other man.
The reader’s atleu'ion is directed loan inter
esting letter (published in another column,j
front Air. Trezevant to Gov. Crawford, from
London, u. dt r date of 1st. Oct., in relation to
the claim which tli.it jucntlemnn holds against
the State of Georgia.
Tho cose is now before the Legislature, and
wc trust that if, upon exam nation, it is found
tq bo a claim of unquestionra valljt'ty, the
State will at once inetc out that jus ice which
honor and tlie dictates of a good faith, alike
call her to sustui i.
Wasiihgtos Citt, Nor. 20.18-15.
Congress meets in less than two weeks from
the present day; and as a necessary conse- !
quence, tlie city is all bustle, and preparation, I
and speculation. Members arc dropping in
one or two at a time, and taking up their quar
ters, and the politicians and quid nuncs gener
ally, are speculating on the probabilities of the
adoption or this or that measure, and the choice
of tins or. that man for the various offices which
will have to be filled in the process of organi
zing the two houses for action during the ensu
ing session. Of the senators and members of
Congress now here, Senators Benton nnd Bag-
by have been here all tlin iuternignum, with
tlie exception of Senator Renton having paid a
flying visit to Kentucky. Senator Allen, of
Ohio, arrived here a day or two ago; and of
the House of Representatives there tire on the
ground, Air. Marsh of Vermont, Mr. Hough of
New York, Ale-srs. Davis and Pettit of Indi
ana, Air. Tiiibadeaux of Louisiana, and Air.
Payne of Alabama.
Ttie chief matters of speculation now are the
choice ef Speaker for the House of Represen
tatives, nnd of Printer to that House aud also
to the Senate. This latter is exclusively a
question of spoiis, and from tho varying antip
athies at d sympathies of some of the members,
may produce some singular results; bull nn-
ticij ate the probability of the proprietors of the
‘‘Union” being chosen by both Houses, though
it is quite possible that thu “Intelligencer” may
get the Senate.
The choke of Speaker of the House, how
ever, is one of great importance, as involving
al o the choice of the committees, a* d iti that
involving in a considerable degree tho dircc-
Tlte 17th section of the luw provides that
the Collector of Customs shall require the pro
duction of the invoice of any goods imported,
the advulorem duties being levied on the cost
at the port whence shipped, and that lie shu I
then cause an appraisement to be made of tl e
goods, and if the appraisers shall give the value
of the goods ns being worth ten per cent, moio
than the invoice price, then the collector may
levy a fine c F flity per cent, on the amount of
duties which liu shall compel the Importer to
pay. Thus ii u merchnnt should make a bar
gain, and purchase woollen cloths io the amount
of 8100,000 the duly on which is 40 per cent.,
the duty on that amount would be S10,000.—
The tariff of 1842 ptovides how ever that the
Collector may appoint appraisers, who shall
value those goods and if they should return that
the gooJs were woitli 8111,000, then the Col
lector would levy 40 per cent, on that amount
84-1,-100, and 50 per cent, on that or S22.200
in addition, making n duty of uO per cent, on
SI 11,000 or SGG.600 instead ol 40 per cent, on
$100,000 or S-10 000. This provision operates
as a penalty on a man for buying cheap, and
(lie fire of 50 per cent, on the duties goes into
the pockets of the Collector, Surveyor, : ltd
Naval Officer. I am informed that the fima
levied in the port of New York alone under
this iniquitous clause averaged S1000 a d*y
for GU days or $60,000 plundered from the
merchants first and the people last. Such is
the operation of only otic clause of this iniqui
tous law. O.lier portions oFit Iwill mention'in
future letters. TATNALL.
Washington Citt, November 26,18-10.
Since my last a considerable number of uu*m
bers of Congress have arrived here, and, taken
i i connection with the numbers of those whom
we hear of being on their w ay, and within one
or two days journey uf tho capital, it appears
almost certain that there will be a quorum pre
sent at the time appointed for tlie meeting of
Congress.
Speculation as to tho choice of Speaker,
Clerk, Printer, &c., appears to be as rife as
possible, and many ar.d various are the con-
jeciurcs as to what will be the course which
will be pursued, and who will be the success
ful candidates. From all appearances at pre-
liun of the legishiti' ii of Congress, which is of sent, it seems almost certain that John M. Da-
THE LEGISLATURE.
Sinco our last business lias progressed rath
er slowly in the Legislature. On the 24ib ult.
tho bill introduced by ili^ Senator from Mus
cogee and Harris, emit led n l>i 1 fur ihe protec
tion and ‘preservation of the lights of married
especial importance when considered with re
ference to the question of tho tariff; a question
of g’eat, nay, viial impoitnnce to the whole
country, and most especially to the South.
Tho most prominent candidates named for this
[tost are Mr Davis of Indiana, Air. C. J. Inger-
s»!| of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McKnv of'North
C-roliun, the chairman of the Committee of
Ways tuul Mentis of llie 28:h Congress which
reported a hill mudi r ying the larift', but which
was laid on the table in tae House. Of these
candidates, the two first named are considered
ill i strong st, and there are fears expressed by
vis, of Indiana, will be the choice of the House
of Representatives fur Speaker; that their pre
sent worthy and efficient Clerk, B. B.* French,
will bo re-elected to the office he how holds;
and that the proprietors of the official organ
will be chosen printers. For the other officers
it is almost an impossibility to predict who will
be chosen.
The contents of the Message of the Presi
dent to Congress,Imve for a longtime been the
subject ofVprculation, and surmise, and conjec
ture. I have within tl.c past three or four days
received information from a trustworthy source,
women, otherwise called the ‘*1..,lies bill” pass- lhus S oin g question its fur as tlie most
1 ultra wliig ct.n desire. It is supposed possible
e»l the Senate after considerable dUciiss : on by a
vote of 23 yeas to 20 nays. 'What its fate will
be iu the House we are not sufficiently advised
to speak with certainty. On tlie same day the
following rifilutioii was offered by Mr. King,
the Senator from Cumden unJ Wayne;
Unsolved, I bat the Reporter of the S iv.an-
nah ItcpiiWican, having ,,i bis report of the
proceedings of this body, employed language
isrespectfu) and insulting to the minority ol the
OCDU'** wKa untA.l : .t i *ii J .
o’d we 1 ii formed democrats, that Mr. Iugcnoll j ;IS to ' v ^ lul Wl ^ |l*e pr.ncipal topics of this
will he elected. This gentleman is one of i mix ously expected dot lime'll, and tlie manner
those singular geniuses termed tariff Democrats; ' ® "'hich they will be treated. They are as
and I have ere n<>w heard him declare in his • follows:
place in the House of R<presenlati» es that he I 1 lie repeal of die Tariff of 1S42.
went for protection irrespective of revenue; i The suhstitulijf) of J.t ad valorem rate of
twenty p*. r ceut. upon the ho r.e valuation as a
j maximum rnteof duty*, and with diaerkmnat ons
below that rate tor revenue only, on articl s on
te, who voted against bill far the es-
tliat lie mny becl. clt d by ail union of a port on
of the democratic members with die whig [tar
ty. I cat not hardly believe that there can lie
much probability ol ibis result, but should it oc
cur, 1 should lo. k lor very different results to
what would on the first glunce seem probable.
.Mr Davis is a gentleman every way worthy
of the honors of tin: Speakership, sound on all
the great princq les of the Democratic faith, and
1 doubt as>t but that he would appoint commit-
which twenty par cent will be too high for re
venue purposes.
The reduction, if not tlie annihilation of tho
Tree List, that inveterate* bir in tl.e way of a
revenue tariff 1 learn that tea, however, may
probably be recommended to be left free, as it
was in consideration of no duty being imposed
upon it, that tho Chinese affixed very low rales
of duty on s U ch articles as we export to them.
j strong evidence that the Southern nnd Western
Democracy were not deceived in his no/niim
tiou, but they must nut rest there, akh iugu they
will deserve and receive the tii.i 'ksof the South
fur such recommendations. Tlie-e recominen
dations will be for Congic-ss to net upon, ami
liazird very little in saying ih-it it is exceedim
ly doubtful wlietlwr there gun be found a suffi
cient nnmeer of votes to adopt and carry out
the policy I have me tinned as tint which w
he recommended ou the subject of the Tariff.
And this, ihotfgh there is, be’it remembered,
majority of some 50 votes on the Democratic
side of the H >use. Yet. with 50 majority it is
doubtful whether tlie principles of tlie Demo
cratic pary can In carried out on the subjec
of the I a riff There wdl be, lit my opinion
but one resource, mid that is one which wil 1
require indomitable firmness and determination
on the part of tiie President. That resource is
that the Tariff question be made the test spies
turn of Democracy. Thu bank is an ‘obsolete
idea,” and yet it any 6nb venture's to advocate
the edtabii.-hmi.-nt of a National Bank lie is lead
out of the party immediately—he is no demo
crat. Now why should this bo the case with
the bank and not with the Tariff’! The latter
is infinitely tlie worse evil of the two. It im
poses a tax upon every individual of the com
monwealth fur tlie benefit (if it very few manu
facturing rapi'nlists. And why should, mem
hers of Congress hi* permitted to ally themselves
with the monopolists in opposition to the Dem
ocratic creed and vote to tax the whole commit-
nity fur the benefit of a few iud vidua
vet be allowed to return their standing as mem
bers of the Democratic parryV It must not
be ! The President mu-t take his stand, bold
ly, and determined, and sustained by the vast
bod)* of the Democrats, dies i pseudo democrats
must be taught that if they Support Whig mens
ures, they must go into the Whig ranks, and the
President and his supporteis will go before tl e
people with the issue “a tar.fi’for revet.ue alone
f >r the purposes of n general government,” or
“a tariff for plunder for the hem fi' of the mo
nopolists.” Such must he the stand mode—
such must be the position taken if this iniqui
tous Tariff under-which tho whole country
groans is to be repealed aud a revenue tariff
enacted.
'1 here is one of the recom nenil itions which
I have given above as otic which it is said will
be contained in the Alc.ssag *, of which f cannot
approve. It i 3 that proposing to purchase the
lands ol Texas. This, il it should be recom
mended and sanctioned by Congress, would be
a precedent which might i< ad to the assumption
of the State debts, and nrmy other unconstitu
tional acts. Tae Statu Rights school teaches
that the Gene; al Government has no power to
make ti bargain with the States belonging to
the Union. The General Government posses
ses only certain powers which are strictly de
fined in the Constitution. Now it might have
been made a part of the conditions of annexa
tion that Texas shuul.1 atitrender her hinds atul
the IL S. assume hor debt. But annexation
aving taken .nlacc the U. S. lias no power to
make a bargan with her for that purpose.' if
tho General Government has that power, it bos
also the power to purchase the Internal 1m-
I provenieuts of the other states of tlie Union —
and who docs not see where it w ill lead. If it
have the power to make tl good btirgai *, it has
the power to make a bad one, for all values are
comparative. We might purchase the hinds of
Texas fur tho amount of her debt and make a
good bargain, but if we can do tint, we might
purchase the improvements i f Ohio fur the a-
mount of her debt and make a bad barg.-iu.—
And Where is it u> stop if once begun ?
1 am inf irinedjthat it is intepde I id s -nd out
the H«m. Joint S i lull, member of Congress
from Louisiana,^presenting part of the citv i f
New Orleans and the parishes of Plaquemines
and St. Bernards, ns tlie Special Minister, who
it is said is shortly to proceed to Alexico fiq tlie
purpose of entering upon negutiatnms with that
country as to the settlement of boundary and
various other matters between the United States
and Mexico. Whenever we do form n treaty
with her, I hope il will be made to include tho
purchase of Cu'if ntiia, (t tnu't be outs some
THE DOCTORS D I S A GREE.
Thu leading article in the I ist Sout/urn H'/rig
is :« plain and free spoken deftr.ee of the Whig
party in answer to the violent and rather un-
k tit} attack made by the Chronicle &. Sentinel,
au I s istainel by tbo Republic in an I Messen
ger, upon the course of the majority uf tl e
whig members i i regard to Senator Berrien.—
The Athens ed.lor m dees some candi I admis
sions, a d if we are to regard the general tenor
of his remarks as f ires'ia luwitig tiie course of
the Athens j i-ito, the breach between the two
wings of tint Whig p>rty is not yet by any
means hoale I. It is a Contest, liow ver, in
which we feel but little interest, only in so far
tis it* may awaken die peop'e to ti just sense of
the del isions whicli tlie whig pirty nl G -oigla.
are practis : nj* upon them, and we present, to
the Mess mgor add Republican and pur respec
ted ruudor* without further comment, the fol
low.og remarks of (In; junto’s oracle :
‘•The position of an editor is by no means a
pk-asai t one. lie must not o..!y v rite to please
every body, but he must always think just as
his coismporai iu-s, or there is danger uf crea
ting dissensions in tlie ranks of the party to
which tie is attached. We had ilitemleU to have
perm tied tlie action of a large majority ‘*f th
THE MEMPHIS CO N Y E N T1 ON.
This body convened on the 12:ii u't. It wag
t m.miarily organiz d by calling to the cuuir
the IIuii. E. J. Shields of Nashville; and af.
ter transacting s>>mc preliminary business ami
adopting a resolution for the appointment of a
committee to report to the Convention suita.
blc officers for its government, the body adjour ■
nod for tbe day. On the 13th tho Committee
reporte I the following officers:
President—lion. John C. Calhoun, of So.
Carolina.
Vice Pubsidewts.—Dr. J. Ov, rton,of Tenn;
Col. John II nna, of Ky.; Col. VV. Strong. of
Ark.; Gen. Rotter Burton, of Miss.; Cnpt. H.
H. shrove, uf AIo; lion. O. T. Al organ, of Ga
bby. A. Black, of S. Gen. L. White, of It).-
Dr. R. Sneed, of N. C.; J. L. Hawkins, of Ohio*
tl‘»n. VV. Birch, of la.; Gen. A. C. Dodge, of
Iowa; 15. B. Minor, of Ya.; Gen. L,
of La.
James,
Skouetarhcs.—0. T. Al. Noland, of Ark.;
J. G. Hatris. of Tenn.; A. 15. Cl umber-, of
Mo.: A. V. S. Lindsey, of Teiini; J. D. 15. Do
Bow, cfS. C.; F. A. Lumsden, of La ; T. B.
Drinker, of O-do.
\V lug putty m reference to Judge Bekkien, to
have passed iu s lence—supposing that the h ast
said would be tlie surest w iV to harmonize our
di-tructio-s—but tl.e worthy ed.tor of tie
C irontclo 6c Sentinel has made such an uu-
kt d, ungenerous and u-njust attack upon the
Whig-party, that we can.mt longer refrain from
giving expression to our op mo s. We, how
ever, *hlr'il distinctly understood, that wo bear
towards Judge BebKJEN. •><> unkind feelings-;
nor would our partiality for Judge Douuhkuty
have caused us to justify publicly the action «>f
tae inaj >■ i-yrof the Whig members ofpie Legis-
I. tore, did wu not believe th-y acted from tin:
best motives and fur the bool interests ol tiie
party. .
Air. JoNksassumes the position that-‘a pos
itive wrong,” lias been done lb Judge BeRkIEX
aud injustice to the Whig party ;” slid tis far
ns his'reasoning g<»<s, it would seem that he has
placed a innjor.iy uf the party in the wrong—
but, unfortunately, lie has been so cautious in
warding his assertions lout lie has not said all
that m'ght have lu-cu said. It vvus not in the
■•Senate of the Uuite.1 Status” that Judge 15;.u-
rie.n wouiid-d me Wt.ig party, but it \v. s as
iliotr Senator in Boston that “uud> r an a bul
lion flag” l:e advocated the doctrine uf “protec
tion for protection's s-ke.” These charges
have been rung against him, and we have never
yet scqji them dcn eJ. Be-idts, Georgia was
the stage upon which our Senator should have
acted iti our last Presidential campa'gii, and
not .Massac!iuse.t-«. Wheili r di-s should have
offended u very large majority of the Wliig
party of Georgia, is .i question we dei rn it u-u-
less to discuss. So it wa», it did offend them,
an I placed the parly in that position that either
Mr Berrien or the pai ty laid to be sacrificed, j
15 ugham, of
On being conducted to the Chair, the Presi.
deni’, Mr. Cabioun, address d thu Couvcntiio
in a speech of an hour’s ^duration in exposition
ul its object. We would gladly lay his remarks
before our readers would our limits al
low us. His speech was an able one,
and w as listened to with much attention Ly the
Convention.
On tiie third day committees were appointed
to take charge of and report on the following
subjects—some of the reports we ntay hereaf
ter p.ilfish:
On the Military and Naval Resources of tlie
South and West—W. J. Barton, of .Mississippi,
Chairman.
On tin: O iio River—Thos.
Pennsylvania, Chairman.
Outlie Western Rivers—A. 15. Chambers,
of Alissoui i, Cliatman.
On the Ship Canal to the Lakes—W. Wal-
lets, of Illinois, Chairman.
O i Western Armory—Henry Eddy, of III,
Chairman.
On Military, Arkansas road—D. II. Bii g-
hatn. of Pennsylvania, Chairman.
On Forts and Defences India* Front: er—A.
G. Alevers, ol Arkansas, Chairman.
On Western Ala Is—Al. 15. Winchester, of
Tennessee, Chairman.
On Western Marine H"spital—D. 5V.Chris
tian.. Memphis, Ciiainuhi.
O* R< claiming Alississippi Lowlands—D.
Craighead, < fT« mit .vsee, (Jiiarrmnn.
On Mn uficturing in tlie Soil'll —Warren IL
Park, of Tennessee, Chauriimu.
On Agriculture—J. Pope, of Tennessee,
Chair.i an.
On Railroad connexion between tho Missis
sippi liver and the Southern Atlantic pints —
Robertson Topp, of Tennessee, f Mini. in.in.
On Warehousing System—B. 15. Alijtor, of
Virginia, Chairman.
Fiiieen Stabs mid 'Territories were repre
sented by five hundred and sixty jour dtdegut s
us follows:
Kentucky 20; Arkansas 14; Missouri 34;
Alabama 22; r-uiiih Carolina 9; North Car—
hea 1; Georgia 0; lllieuis al, Indiana t;
Iowa 4: t>; Mississippi 370; Tennes
see 235; Virginia 5; Pennsylvania 3; L>m-
isi.iiiu 1(j. Total 564.
Tee Cniivcitiort adj.turned on the 18th ult.,
after a session uf live davs.
new paper
i/’
We unintentionally omii'ed ;n our last fo no-
\V e ho .cstly think that n majority ol our friends iicc the appearance <-f the Georgia Advertiser,
' ave acted wisely, and if any poitiou « f thu
party lias a rig .t to complain, it is the majority,
it the friends of Judge Beubien for placing
them nil fertile unpleasant n cessity of sacrifi
cing so dLiiugimiied a mag. They must have
known that tlieie wes some dissatisfaction at
Judge Blkkikn’s course, from the studied si
lence of the press iu tlie last campaign to make
his re-election tin issue iu tho contest. But
pposc Judgiu Berrien had i:ot offended u pur- !
on ot tho Whig prriy, and a majority of tneir j
re| resulta ives hud preferred Judge Douoher- I
tv or any one else, we doubt, even then, ulieth- j
er the position uf our friend Jones, nnd those |
w ho prefer Judge Berrien, would be tenable.
Onu*:h't"g wu know, that four years ago, .when
tl.e iiaitit-s of Bkhrien, Docgheriv nnd
GiLstee, w ere pies tiled to the members of the
Wliig party to make choice ot a Seunior,
Dougherty did nut make a splutt: r and talk uf
lus s' rvici s. nor » ere bis friends offended at the
res 1, but like tree Whigs, acquiesced in the
wishes ol a major by. Txvo of the same naim s,
me again before the representatives of the whig
pinly, and they make a derided choice of Judge
D CUUKRTY. What should l ave been the u~c-
liun of Judge Berrien's ft tends, we leave them
to determine.
Ii a v wrong has been dime, it has been in
flicted upon the Wliig party in advocating doc
trines they never sanctioned, and which Air.
Clay himself condemned.
Augusta, we |;
never advocate thu raising of outi son imports
w hen suffice nt revenue was already afforded bv
tlie law then oper-.t ng. He, who 1ms been
considered tho Inti er 11 the American s\s'cm,
never went for *‘ protection for protect.'on’s
sake.” If Judge Bhiiiibn bad been ie-ilecied
lo tl.c Senate of the United States, onr pofiucrd ,
nppotieti s would lime bad the right, and i.o
doubt would have t xeicised if, to charge the I
Wh g party with sai.ct on ng the polilieul op n-
iotts «/f Judge Berrien, ns expressed in Boston. ,
Under tne circumstances tlie .salvation of die |
Whig pm ty required that its brightest ornament ;
should lie sacrificed ; and though we sincere ly i
legret it, w e cannot hut accord to the major ty
flit* highest pi.rise for tlie untl nclnug manner in
which they have performed their duly. We
again repeat, if any injury is to come of this, to
tin: Wing parly :t is chargeable to the minority, •
for linvii g permitted tiie sacrifice to take place, j
Th s utuen we felt it our duty to say in behalf j
of the action of a majority of the party. To |
have saved tiie fe- lings of those we highly re- |
s|K‘Ct, we would have re-fraiiied from giving :
publicity to '.ur commendation of their conduct 1 j
publ'shcd in this city weekly,and the Alacon
Adver iser, published tii-weekly al the same
office by W. B. Harrison, Esq.; both neutral
in politics. Wo wish them'every success.
PARIS! A N FAS HIONS.
A curie-pun K nt of the Boston Atlas, wri
te g from Paris says: '‘O.tr sex have for a Lag
time boon copying variuus aitides of niascu-
1 nc attire, mid tiie habit which is sported tuts
fall by all the ladies of fashion, is taken, it*
shape and form, from the uniform coats of •“£>
French Gnard'uf the seventeenth century,fr®*
which it only differs in color and tcx'urc—u aI1 -
kin or brown silk being substituted for
cloth, and the copper buttons replaced bjM 10 *
ry otK'S. Tills habit kultons up high * u
tuck; its collar is small and turns over,
ing a narrow ruff, with a neck ribbon;
sleevss aie flat, and ornamented with S !n '^
trimming and buttons ; the sSkilV, tvhtcn *•
Very shotl, open iu froi.t, and tlie coritcts
turned back and fastened with a button*" 111
short, it has a dashing, masculine uir> and* 11
off to admiration a good futm. It is not only
in dies
that tlie ladies seek to assume the rf P
For iu the city of ut •lion of having strung, independent^ m ''4
d hint declare that lie ~ 11 ' - -r.—•••... •*—-t • -• ■ 11
e wi-uld ! by copying after tho‘lords of creation- v
imtmrts. '• yesterday I saw. issue from one of the 111
aristocratic hotels in the faubourtr St. J
a bi-autiful Carriaae lined with whitesatiOjfP 0 ®
■ Dtt
wl oso luxurious cushions lulled a yOUJ*S
beautiful countess, smoking a cigar wit t ^
snng»frvid and ease of a Span’sir ds»nd> \ *
I know ti-at s- vend of ilm Aiiiericu 11 .
bore are equally partial to the fragrant "*■
though they properly smoko at home.
“ Tfio gentr m«*n come into thesulontr
out straps, their large pantaloons.set “I
wide stupe embruideiy or bl.a-k h |a| ‘i 1 . ^
lht: s di*. Tliev liave also restored R ie °'j^[mjca
ion of watch iihb»us and se ds. I ho n ^
are of black watered silk, with ,rl J.‘T ,i a ii*
edges, and a km t at tlu; end, Irom ' l ,1C ^ 3[ J
tiles a cluster of small seals, keys, fl cun ,
tender sotiver irs in the siiape <4 ring*
containing the hair of some fairono, c >-
i >v - tbe wearer—for the moment.
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