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VOL. 11.
THE CARIJS ET j
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For Governoi.
JOEL CRAWFORD.
For Congress.
HENRY G. LAMAR.
FROM THE JOURNAL.
Messrs. Cajnak tip Ragtami,
The great instrument of all change? in
political soc*. ty. ami that whir.h infuses
a veno into all of them is party. It is
frequently the cae that a party is not ac -
tuated by any n-ot-ve t<> establish princi
pie. The spirit which leads it on to ac -
tion, is ambition, self interest, and some
times treachery and oppression This
spirit reverses entirely all trie principles
which a benevolent nature has created
wfhin us. How often and we behold the
Bios* importin’ rights and interests, those
upon which all other depend determined
in the last resort without the least atten
tion even to the appearance or color of
justice. Many behold ibis without emo
tion because they have grown up m the
constant view of such practices and ace
not surprised to hear a man r* quested to
b a knave or a traitor with as much in
difference as if the most ordinary fav*r
were asked; and sometimes •we hea> this
request retimed, not because it is a most
unjud acd unreasonable desire, not that
this worthy has already engaged his in
ju tir e to another.
I generals are premised in conse
qßetir eof the course per>u* dbv many in
the approaching election for Governor.
Every device and trick that th-y can in
vent and practice, are atten pted robe en
forced t<- attain their desired of j-ct.
There are not wanting among the sup-,
porters of Mr, Gilmer those who eudeav
oui by any and every means to pres- the
Superiority of his ra ; ms uprn the public.
up >o gi nunds, not supported b matter of
fact. or a fur and candid investigation of
the claims of the other candid ite. Thev
ex 't themselves to connect with th
election a matter entirely foreign to
jf: ? n f i-*, the late eontroversey tha
r -Gimer h>d with he Governor: a
unfortunate to Mr, G a- it .a ill-tun u.
a •:- 1 • c and a* ii was incorrect in Ins cx
po-it’on f constitutional law. A contro
Vfciay i t which Mr. tifhner adm t him* If
that he was driven fro o th- j fitld by tin
force ot i üb ! b opinion. Hi- t’rieo Is no
endeavour to umuntate that iift'or, a-;d 10
bnng ii t bear upon Major Crawford.
because the Governor and M *jm Craw
ford are friendly. They harp upon the
supposed ho-tilit- of vhe Governor t.i M*
G. What can the people say to the tern
per displayed in all Mr. G*g circular ?
Do hi? friend* expect t” gain any tning
bv m attempt to upped to public feebn
The judgment of (he cou try ha*- been
f'~> Ally pronounced upon that question,
and Mr. G. has admitted it.
In hi* first circula he advanced the o
pinion that the certificate of the Governor
with the great seal annexed, •*.;* -he no
tice irqui ed by th- statue before* p<> .
so ; elected was called on t * signify In
acceptance. On the publication of evi
dn e that T-oup, Bibb, and him*e ! f, bail
in their acceptance, clearly shewn tha
su h was not the opinion fo> merly enter
tamed, he denied in his second circu'a
having expressed any such opinion pre
Viou-ly In his fir*t circular allegec
that the practice and opinion of aßfoimet
Governors c oincided with the opinion en
tertained at Washington that the law of
Geo'gia was unconstitutional. Alter th*
pnb'n ation of Governor Jeckso ’s lefte
(the fir-t Governor who acted under ihe
election law) to the attorney and sol cit
general, and their answers and a-pen;
reference to governor Ja-ks n’s piactic
and opinion-, by the present g verno
Mr. G. in his third circular, denied have ;<•
•saiu any thing about gov. Jackson’s prat.
VVarreiUoa, September (it. 18’ill.
lif e* or opinion having been quite a boy
when Gen Jackson ivas Governor.
He br jugh up -h ■ subject of state
rights , and denied having said or written
apy thing against his former opinions. If
his writing* or circulars speak his senti
ments, he has changed; for he 9avs that
state rights are in greater danger from
the legislation of state legislatures, than j
from any otlvr source. A queer position’
indeed for Mr. G to assume, when the act
to winch ne had reference was passed un
der a provision in the federal constitution.
1 1 all Mi G’s addresses on the subject
of th*’ Pr and onation, (here is evidenc e of
hi- g.-eit anxiety to do injury to ‘tie Ex
ecuuve He wro'e not for -*e f vindica
tion. but to criminate a pub'ic i flier who
had only peifurmd a simple official act
He struggled for v'C*ory aud vengeance j
not for principle and truth l h last f
fort of ins ioaiic- toward th** governor
was awkward ,*oi f eble, beneath whac
should cna acterise the honorable and
higii minded, the liberal a’ul g nerou*;
“ He could live without treasury aid “
as tnoiigu <h *r we e *thers woo must go
Jupon the parish if Mr. G. did not give
way For them. Su h I mguage is not cal
I culat and to excite sympathy The c imi
try is to be indexed *o him for assigning
his portion of the treasury pap to another
to continue hun in .ffi e. Under that as
signmeut he s eks be benefit * f cumuli
tiveint rest* His letter deeliui ga long
er continuance in congiess is offensive ♦
the Honor, ter and good sense of the
people. He affects to suppose them to
wish what they did not wish, the execu
tion of an u on-tihitional law; he rat* s
them for not joining in his ungenerous
feelings towards the governor, and insults
them by * xiubitmghis want of respect to
the law- nd tons station by passing over
th-* chief nagist'ate and direc’ing hi** r<*
■siguation to the people,’ who ho kuen
could not act oo o, it. According to hi*
doctrine, he is now aim mber of congress
as completely a h was previous to th*’
publication of his rebuke to-the people. n*y
resignation having been made to th only
authorities competent to receive it, the
spe iker ot tiie Imuse of representatives
during I lie session, or the governor of the
s ate, during he recess of conges*. in
us course ot outlawry g-in*t the gover
ior. he seem* to have fug not only.
bu> disregarded the cons ifution and the
ia-vs crude in pu< -uauc t reuf. Hsays,
•at hiinselt amj tbe governor were gu
v n- duy the same oath. Reader will
*xmioe foi ite tt is not so. H *
admits ‘hat the people have condemn and
ms course a- t to* ‘ou*, and not to be
u,-ported by v,ur l e vs, a-'d immedi-it* Iv
ui iigns ‘he opinion -f h 1 oeop'e ; He
fi- st prof s-es t b.*w witn subm s-iinri to
i'ie will of the peo ‘y t soon as he is
nflim'd by them that h is intb* wrong
and hai be has w an unnecessary and
up :fi*rtble war against the governor, he
to retire in disgust, condemn
mg in o e word the public voice
Mr. G pr f -SSes to be actuated, in suf
ferm- hims* If to boa ■ and and * for adv
ffi e, nn ; > bv sense of pubhc duty.
Was it aae eof publ c duty h i indue and
hun to opp se age; tem* I high taod
ng and jir* at worth, of his own poli'ical
party/ his senior in years, in political ex
perience, nd in every respect deserving
II confidence? Every citizen owe* bis
-me to the state, if the people desire it.
But in th selfi*h Hays -u h maznam'm
•>s ands nter- s do; 8 as to evp in office
o ly from a sense of pubic du yis o rare
,i at people are in reciulous. Is he not
aware that the enntinu nice of hi* opposi
tion will, according to the pre-ent pros
pect. utterly destroy the -tr ength of the
party which brought him i: to political
xisten’ r? Does the pe suasion of a few
. t, re ., and per-ons convinc e him that his
pubic du y requires him divide, distract
and ruin tus party and ’/wt for the benefit
-f h•- who care for no p*ity. His sense
ofpubUcduty been < verawed by some
fusimal considerations/ some private
que/ s me secret desire for revong.
uu'ed with tiie selfish gratification of
•in * w no are enemies to the present state
jf politics*
To M- . G it is Admitted, as well as to I
others, that otfice in the general, is not
profitable, nor can itsj emoluments be
wanted to a min of moderate fortune,
having no family but a wife, and money at
usance,* yet there is some honor in being
even a member of congress, to which Mr
Gr lmer never was-insensible. It offered
too frequent opportunities for occasional
intercourse with his relations and connex
ion- by marriage in Virginia. No doubt
Cousin George was a more acceptable
guest when the Honorable prefaced hi
name. A seat in Congiess carries with if
n i tew conveniences to some men.* if none
others are recollected, there is at h ast
hat of distributing innumerable vindictive
circulars through eve y county of the
st te, free of expens- to ‘he recipient and
t an*mitter. If Mr G ihuer was actuated
purely by a sense ok public duty, wh*
d'd he leave Congress some yea-s ago? I
Was he like Captain Flume, who left th- 1
public service to recruit at home, and
tiaving finished that rour.-e. i> now willing
to bestow his valuable exertions on th*
great theatre of public life. But hem- Mr
G. himself and not any other; he says
when lie resigned his prett* ‘.tons to pub
Iu life, only in May last, thin holding an
< ffi e which he said he prefered to nnv in
the gift of the people, that ihe people have
always confided \n h mfar beyond h s ca
pacity to serve hem
I cannot pa-A unnoticed the principle
reasons now urged why Mi. G should be
supported for governor. Ir* toe last
Statesman and Patriot , (the leading Clark
paper in the -tate) there is a very formal
annunciatii.n ol that print, that it will
support Mr. G and ten several rea9ops
are assigned for so doing. It is done in
the special pleading order. The new e<l
ttor has not k*>pt time with the political
history of the country: he is not alone
however in the great error Many of
Mr. G*s. friends give the same reason
wiiv they *u;>p->rt him in preference to
Maj >r Crawford The ten reasons may
be consolidated into two. We arrange
th in thu*:
1 Mr. G. is entitled to preference on
account of h*s services rendered, because
(says Statesman, and Mr G. b iu
friends) he wa? n e of the most influen
tial persevering and successful mem
\ hers of Congress in procuring from the
: General Government the lung, negle ted
rights of Georgia , in the final unjust
meat of her mi itanj claims.
The Statesman, Mr Gilmer, and Mr.
G's. friend-, are tbu* willing and disposed
to impose a falsehood upon the pu lie
All those parties are gi i g -'re-lit t- Mr.
• diner for pr ssing the Georgia militia
claims ri Congress. Wmn did that
pass into a Lw? In th ‘ session of ! 826
27. On Monday tin* 19’h Febua* v. 1827.
i* pa-sed the House of R-*p esent tive
-102 t 073, Mr. (ilmei not vomgat all
Why did he not vote aft-r such x*- i.o s;
8-i many and powerful speech ? F-r
plain and simple rea-on, th <t ne was no t
then a memoer ->f Conmess, nor had
for some yea.-s. See th ‘ Journals H is*
Representatives 312-1.3, 2d session. 19*h
Gotigress T(eg -*at cr<* Id given ti Mr.
G. was frr h\s successful exertions in
passing these claims. How now stand*
his credit to that claim?
It will be found hv the Journals of the
House that the present Governor, as ** a * I v
in tiie session as the 13: h December. 1826,
brought up the sulijert by obtaining an or
der of the House to refer thc*e claims to
the committee on military affairs. With
this Mr. Gilmer had nothing to do for he
was enjoying his ease and quiet at l.ome
undisturbed by the cares of state af
fairs. _ j
If any merit is due to the particular
members of the Hou*e of Representatives
in procuring the appropriation for the
claims, it belongs to General Thomp >n
and Mr. Forsyth. In the session of 1823
and 26. a strong but unavailing effort was
made by Forsyth, 1 attnail and Thompson.
In the succeeding winter the claim passed
in the absence of Col Tattnall, who was;
detained Bom Congress by bad health.;
Where is thf* evidence then, previous to
that time, of his (Mr. Gilmer) havi Dg Used j
any ex rtions for the militia claimant?
How is it that Mr. GV friends, and the
Statesman at tl*> head of them, should it*
tribute id o.mach. veuient, when he was ill
Lexington? Do they suppose thai no bouy
ivads but them? It Mr. G delivered any
brilliant speeches in favour of these claims,
winch passed them? his main pillar, the
Stitesman , ought to publish them for the
instruction of the public. They have
been forgotton, if ever delivered. The
next effort at imposition had better be more
guarded.
2 The Clark party and others having
accomplished the new arrangement , sup*
port Mr. Gilmer/roiN policy — *cause it
is their interest, they say; for in doug so
they seek to bring themselves into power
|by an alliance with Mr. Gilmer and hit
friends, and (hereby destroy ihe I'-hup
pa y—That if they c.m push Mr. Gil-fier
|• to otfi e. their will is h s law—. Thai they
know il Major Crawford succeeds, that
the pr inciples of ihe Troup party will be
p -served/ whereas they any if they can
in Mr. Gt|n,er it will he “ih* mist
auspicious motnen for [hem to exert ihe r
|influence of th> prmc'pteswh ch >hey hove
\aliv ys luud, 6pc I'm. new arrangement
jot who h (tie leading Giinic pap- • (die
Statesman) spoke yf *met-me since has
‘now tie- ii fully and fairly developed.
11l devei-ipe oent presents a state of af*
fair* that, till recently, di tied the powers
ol political astrology. The m >st Infer
ad inveterate enemies seem to have be*
come a* if by magic endeared fri- nds;
and for what? Let some other answer die
question. Having witnessed such a cri
sis, what may w. not expect: have we any
thing to hope foi? If men will condesc-md
to s ch a course (lie eußLio ha* ali to
lose. 1 yet bop- b tt- r ot Mr. Gilmer
thau thai he will tuns promote the dis
truction *d tils own party I h friend of
Mr. G. must beat fault; who cu and have
b- lieved six mouths ago that George IL
Gilmer would be hr night up in opp . si*
Uo to Major Crawford; and that opposi
tion tiead* and l-y the Statesman! There
must be something rotten i* Den .otrfc
GEORGIA.
PROM THE STATESMAN & PA I RIOT
Ft mfi * elings ol private and political
fnendship tuth* Author, we give place to
the fo’ owing communication; though we
d-ff'ei from him in <*ur views and feel ng ae
t* the main object of the article. We
Ktial b gla*l to hear from die same quartet
on othr- ■>( bj its —Editors
TO THE CL J lifC PARTV.
It is ap-udential pnm.ipie dictated to
us by ou* ne- essiti-'S, that when thn object
• f our choice is beyond our rear 1 -, we
sh iul(i of two evils choose that which is
iiniMitia,—\ political revolution has
[> ace l our paity at the bottom of the
■he I— political incidents which we ia
uart could, and in part could no* con rof,
nave taken away i--m u- the ♦ xeieise of
voliti n in ti.e election of ou tulr.
But alth ugh w- cannot nay we wid have
this man t < rul over although we may
nt originate a candidate, the disco and
and division which prevail among our op
ponent'*, wili enable us to neutralise their
effVt* We cao consumate, we can put
th finish to the work which they com
menced. —Let us then tie up and doing;
let us concentrate our strength and u .ite
our energie-; let us make these belligeren t§
our quarry and taking advaMage ot their
‘contentions, pounce upon tliem in the
j mid- 1 of their strife—The sound of i'is
cord becomes loud r and louder through
the Troup ranks; h>* rebellious cry -to
your tents, O'-! Israel*’ is reiterated
throughout the Troup ranks; leaders are
sitting up their different standards for ral
lying points— It behooves us then to be on
the alert, to avail ourselves of this war of
strife, and to lend our aid to that side
which is most disposed to check the abuse
of power. As far as regards their politic
al tenet 9, both of the candidates for the
government are in opposition to the prin
ciple9 pri fessed by our party, but there
are some extenuating circumstances to
recommend the one, and some damnatory
, nes to condemn the other. Mr. Ciaw
ford is an honest practitioner of his pno*
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