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THE PALLADimH. NF.WNAN, | Saturday, September 26,1 * , *Vi ! - , IL<J It i under t,.c n ‘^ t ser j oug convictions pi j eVi,a ! ‘ m *T** , <'lce af the crisis nw c|usn at J< ’ aid we depart for a season from the re- j K ini nded tp be maintained in our editorial j avritiugs, during periods remote tram elections. jSdeiice, however, at a moment like this, would be a dereliction of our duty ns free men—un worthy ol die pretensions of a just cause—and disrespectful to our republican ft ion is. Great interests continue to agitate the Union—the moral and political elements of the country are like unto a Vessel on the troubled ocean, calling -for tbo most skilful nanus to guide her through the storm Here it is that principles may b Compared, in point of utility, to the mariner’s compass, or the attractions of the loadstcne No republic ever yet existed without having its citizens divided into parties; and it is on! when the workings of those factions menace the destruction of the whole fabric, that they are to be deprecated ; Cor otherwise, no sound politi cian would giieve at the force of circumstances, producing much that is good, alloyed it is true by much that is evil, for such is the condition •f our mundane natures. 11 is following a simi lar course of reasoning, that one can perceive beneficial results from the violent outpourings of reproaches that precede any important elec tion in this country ; it is thus that thp very warmth with which the accusations of partisans are urged against their adversaries, serves to kindle a spirit of enquiry among the listeners , and loskerson,while such is the character of the mass—conclusions pretty near the mark are made time enough for the day of election, and beholding the result we are tempted to exclaim pox populi, vox Dei. On locking at the contending parlies for power in Georgia, and throughout the Union, we think no ene need mistake the popular side, 90 one can be embarassed if called upon to say where are the republicans—the democrats whose example here is now agitating the old World to its centre. Nor is it possible, on fur ther enquiry, to err as to the true character ot that party whose aim is a change of administra tion in the state and general governments. It *uv one wishes to know who arc the enemies ®f the people, if he wishes to ascertain whethi r th Nulhfiers are not among them, let him ei* quire into all the acts and various opinions of Whiggery and Nullification —let him take a is of the head men of the opposition, from\Yehsle r 1o Wilde, from Calhoun to Otis, from Cooper t. Crocket. No reading or intelligent man can be misin formed as to the claims on public confidence possessed by the leading men of the D* mo oratic party —their titles are too deeply imprin ted in the brond features of unrivalled prosperity to be easily mistaken. The Union party of Georgia, and their friends the Old-schoor De mocrats who now govern at Washington, have administered the affairs of this Sta'e and of the United States with results equally happy. On i avery hand we see the spirit of enterprise, ad the most infallible tokens of prosperity, mauL festii.g themselves. The inarch of improvemi nt and the fortunes of those who have known how to profit by it, is remarkable from Vermont to Missouri, from Maine to Louisiana. What motive, then, can the people have for wishing to oust an administration both local and ge eral, af which the experience is so unobjection bl . Men of Georgia ! you have hitherto adhered to the tiue principles of democracy—hitlic-rt proved your attachmont to that compact w tch Washington declared it would be criminal to annul. Are you now willing to 1 nrol yourselves ! with a party whose leaders ate dead to the finer f lings of patii tism, and despise the parting a vice ol the Father of his Country } Are you willing to join shoulder to shoulder with the aristoi rats of Boston and Philadelphia, and the demagogues of Charleston ?-*-if so, you will vote with the Nulhfiers, who ae eager to make J. C. Calhoun's friends masters of Georgia. But this cannot be. Democratic Republicans will not give their votes to the self-styled State-Rights’ candidates, whose file-leaders h.tye done, and still are doing every thing in -their power to sever the Union. No, the Union p uty will not split, in order that the emoluments and influence of office may pass into the hands / I one of the most despeiate factions that ever 4cnaced the prospetily of any country. Union Rapublicups of Georgia! on your 4<oiuluct at the polls, and that of your brothers in Pennsylvania, aty now depending manv ex- Njrtattons, Friend or foefo our party, all oye v . ’nxiously looking forward to vmir decision. ,y a J ue of reti lK> eibikly you are gbvtJf o am ■ your minds uptil the, aleettofl-shaft Whtfeii sbe Country detects yourj hands the selection of none but |fricnds to the preseut administration. Do not let it expect in vain. O.i the decision of the people depends the stability of the Union. We conscientiously bukevo there are scheme; 0 n foot to separate , | lrom the potts of the Country, the States s “ • “ ot ,be V ..comae and Ohio rivers. The i ab, :.„ion excitement, the Nullitiers are ondeav -1 ormg to turn into a weapon of severance : with this and the sectional jeajousy awakened in the electio-i of presidc.it, the South-Car lina coterie hope, to succeed in tacit attempts to dissolve i the Union. This cannot be effected, should i r j Georgia pronounce against the Null filers in October. With the consciousness that they have the safety of the con try in their hands, \y ■l l the freemen of Georgia take the responsi bility of electing fii nds of disaffected persons! 1\ ,il they consent to mar that fair specimen of republicanism, which the handy work of the ablest sages of the Revolution so gloriously contrived ? IVc trust not. No American worthy of the name, should consent to see his couutry cited as a failure in self .government. Union Democratic fellow-citizens of Geor gia ! you are about to give fresh proofs of your devotion to republican principles, and we pray you to do it itt such numbers, and with a majo rity so overwhelming, that the Nulhfiers shai* at once and for ever abandon all hope of enlist ing this Slgte under their banners. ** l ■■■”■■■■ • - - ■ 1 y The Nulhfiers are very clamoious and out rageous against Judge Schley ; they have lately made the very great discovery that Judge S. was a federalist during the last war. Is it not a little surprising, that men of their genius and talents had not ‘ covoied, ere this, th.it their great leaders J. M’Pberson Berrien and Judge Clavto.i were not ulso federalists during the last war, and remain so to the present day ; that judge Berrien and judge Clayton were so wel 1 known to be inimical to the war, that judge Berrien was so fearful that he would be mobbed in Savannah (his place of residence) and re ceive a new coat , that he thought it incumbent upon himself to leave that city by taking French leave, cr as we would say in the original lan guage, sans faire ses adieux. Judge Clayton was so obnoxious to the people in consequence of his violence a'd invective abuse of President! Madison and the war, that he was burnt i 1 effi- [ gy at Athens—and further to shg|L how much further Judge Clayton was inintmalto th-Tffi- sures of the general government, in those days of p ril and danger, when it behooved every good citizen to stand up for his “ country, right or wrong,” he then suoporled the greatest tory paper aver published in this country ; a paper tnat was always lavish of its abuse of the admi nistration of out country, and on the other hand as lavish in favor of the British—that paper was < ailed the Federal Republican, published at Baltimore; and which paper so goaded the citi zens to wrath, by the reiterated abuse of our country and praising that of the enemy, that they arose in the majesty of their strsngth, and not only destroy ed the press, hut the house in which it was kept. The following, among other signs, point out the inclinations of that party which is opposed to our national and state administrations. The : Boston Statesman of the slh instant, savs : | •* The Whigs have elected as one of their cou - iy committee, Mr. George Jackson, one of th. signets of the circular letter lately issued by the Abolitionists.” The following article from the Alaba a Journal, betokens a spirit of irnproveim nt in that State, which we would be willing to see spread into Georgia, and particularly this part ol it. Should the people of Alabama achieve the construct.on of a rail road loWost Pot t, some portio ol the trade of ibis section of Georgia must go that way. l'he rail road from West Point to Montgomery, with the steam boats : from the I tter town to Mobile & N w Orleans, ’ will afford facilities for bri ging to our doors, all the articles ol trade and consumption to be found in the great commercial emporium of New Orleans. When that day arrives, West Point will rival Macon and Columbus : n popu lation and mercantile business, We should not be sorry to find the rail road undertaking extended to New nan ; and we are well convinced the upper counties of Georgia, bordering on the Chattahoochie, will be gainers whenever the raff road to West Point is com pleted ; still we would rather pee our trade retain its old channels via Culuinbus and Ma con. That it may conti .tie tv do so much longer, the capitalists of those towns should take immediate steps for beginning the con struction of rail roads to the uttermost verge of the cotton growing country. Montgomery, September 12. We are inclined to think that the subject of the rail road from Montgomery to West Point on tbeChnuahoohie river, is beginning to exoite more interest than heretofore. It is highly probable from present appearances* that the stock will bn taken up in a short time. Capital. ; sta in this town are growings rperv serious in their designs of constructing thifi ft>a<J~<and we copy in to-day’s paper from the Register, the proceedings of the corporate authorities of Mobile on the subject. The corporation have reonjyed to subscribe for 2uO shares immediate, lylL tne opening the books ; and if on the filth day c' lier p le books are opened, there shall , .>e *as much as 600 shares unappropriated, in tnat-case the corporation resolve to take that i unjber pfsh res. No doubt tiie people atWcst Pout and the neighborhood will lend a helping hand. The rond will be the mi.king of that town, ami will greatly increase the value and price of lands in Troup county and l i ters in Georgia, as well as several in Alabama, thro’ which, or near which it w ill pose. A large scope of country would be highly b neliiled by this road, and wo would therefore draw the alt n tion of our old friends in Troup, Cow. ta, Heard and ofher neighboring counties, to this subject. New-Orleans is, perhaps, the only town in the United States, to which tne appell st-.on of ■ City of Foreigners , would be in any wise ap plicable; ;; and Louis.a a, we believe, is the only State m the Uninu wherein an alien can I possess real estate. One fourth of the popula tion of New-Orleans is composed of free persons of colour. Natives of France, and their chil iron, make another. There are in the city, two thousand Irishmen, and about one thousand Spaniards, and as many Germans. To this may be added, Scotch, English, and Italians, a hundred or so ; with here and there, a Greek, a Poland a Russian. ‘ Notwithstanding all tilts strange medley, I New Orleans has been as little under the sway orihobs as any other city in the United States. A number of mechanics held a meeting there lately, to combine against the employment of slaves in their respective trades. Their talk was deemed improper. An armed force— partly composed ot the volunteer uniform com panies. and partly of the paid city guards— ; marched immediately, took up, and throw sev eral of the most conspicuous mechanieks in prison. , Here was a rigour beyond any thing con templated in the constitution autl bill of rights of the American citizen; yet we believe this piece of vigour may have had a saiutary influ-1 ence in more respects than one. BEGINNING OF RIOTS IN NEW ORLEANS. A meeting of about 150 mechanics took 1 place yesterday morning, whose object was to | adopt resolutions, lending to prevent slaves ! lrom learning any kind of mechanical arts.— ■ ‘Blie speeches made use of at the meeting bav td the city authorities, capable of eXctli g the public mind, the speakers were ar rested, put io prison, and the meeting dispersed; but some of ttiem having meMn other places, with hostile appearance, tfflWHfrers were-ulso apprehended In the guard and several compa nies of the legion, who displayed during the day the greatest patience and forbearance Nf/w-Orleans Bee, Jlug. 31. The Nulhfiers of this county are striving, by unfair means, in every shape, to put us down. We are a thorn in their side, politically, .md we bid them defiance, politically. “ Lay on Macduff.” No sooner is one slander refuted • han another slander and slanderer arises, to be likewise disposed of No sooner is our back turned fora few days on business, than some new tangled tale aiises, no one knows where, without an author, without asp >nsor, without even a man to avow it. We might as well endeavor to raise the ghost of Samuel as to raise a responsible author to lies untuunded. Dr. LeuGc and liis coadjutors. We have obtained from Mr. Powell the fol | lowing additional ceitificate to the one vve pub lished hist week : “ I, John Powell, of Coweta county, sta. that i k ew Philip Lemle, now called Dr, Lem le, during the last war ; th .1 he then was a boy not appearing to me to be more than 10 or 12 years of age. I knew his father and I’amil : well. 1 can have no idea how a boy, alt r the lapse ol upwards of 20 years, can recollect so minute tr.msa tions that never happened. JOHN POWELL. New.,an, September 26, 1835. Mr. Sherburne, W ill you permit me to lake up a short space in your paper, for the purpose of suggesting to th. Freemen of Coweta county, the propriety of giving a medal (one o f leather w ould suit best) to a certain candidate for the legislature. In Ins pamphlet (“ of that mine *n imy ‘would write a book”) he declares that “ candidates are scarce “ ly ever men of unblemished character ;” and he moreover tells every body, he has had no education of any accou t, and has read but lit tle ; still, so persuaded is he of the poor ignor ant, benighted condition of the people of Cowe . ta, that despairing of th ir finding a better, he offers ms services as a law maker. Mr. Editor, I trim* you will think with me, that modesty and parts so exemplary as thos exhibited by this candidate, should have their reward. Eou will then join me ii getting up a committee to prepare a suitable medal, in order that the pride of Coweta may wear it on his next visit to MillcdgcviVe* Qi’ia. FOR THE TALtADIffal. 11 To Garry Ones. < I '"regret, sir, the necessity which cbmpels me to pqtice an address, “ To the Freemen of Coweta county,” which tnude its appearance, last week, in pamphlet lorm, over your signa ture* But, as the “ love of country” seems to have induced you to pen that address, I hope that influenced by ihe same m dives (and a high regard for truth, and the respect I have | entertained lor the character of a distiaguished statesman, now before the American the highest olfiee ta their gift, whose political opinions you have assailed in that address) will be received by vou as my apology for this. To scan the motives and opinions of a poli tical opponent with impartiality, at die present period, requit s a degree ot self control which ! falls not to tile lot of ordinary mm, The sea will continue to swell &the surge to roll when : the storm is over. Prejudice lingers long in the human bosom, and he who writes of tran sactions which he has frequently canvassed in the h. at of party debate, is likely to be influen ced in his statements by preconceived opinions which ho has adopted from an imperfect know ledge of facts. To this circumstance must, as 1 think, sir, be ascribed that spirit of hostility which, in your lately published address “ to the , freemen of Coweta county,” you h > ve m utif s ted towards Mr. Van Bureti. If the reputation and opinions of public officers are thus to be traduced, everyiuducement to serve their coun try with zeal and faithfulness, will be do .e away, and the once lofty and chivalrous charac ter of the American statesman will be sunk into a listless and contemptible indifference. In y ur address, spe.tki gos Mr.V tn Buren’s opinions on the s tbj -c* of the emancipation of the slaves of the South, you remark : “ I shall not lake it upon myself to say that Mr. Van Bur en is actually in favor of emancipation: yet it has been said, and I have not seen it conlradic~ t ed by himself or hisJriends in the public prints. But one thing is certain, he lives in a section of the United States where this doctrine does pre vail.” The cant and cunning of this insinuating sentence, will be manifest to every intelligent reader. That you knew the charge made against Mr. Van Bureti, was unfounded when you penneu it, is obvious from the very guarded manner in which yau worded it. r Let us, how ever, examine bow far it is hor ;e out by facts; and for the e facts, I will appeal to the opinions and declarations of Mr. Van Buren, long since published. His opinions on the United Stat ;s Bank, the Tariff’, Internal Improvements, and o.i Slavery, all sustain the interests o( the South, and give the lie direct to the charge against him—your assertions to the contrary uotwithst.inding. I feel co fide .t, sir, if you will put yourself to the trouble of reading those opinions cooly and dispassionately, that you will acknowlege that the opinions you have entertained in regard to Mr. Von Buren’s, re erroneous. At least his w ill be divested of that false colouring, and.assume a very different aspect from the dark features in which you havh pourtrnyed them. You are now, sir, yourself before the freemen of Cow 11 coun'y, candidating (as you term it) for ‘he responsible station of a seat in th re presentative branch of the next legisl, ture ; and in giving to the peopl , in your pamphlet, the rule of conduct ttiat shall govern you. should you be honored with their confidence, 1 discov er that you have cautiously- omitted giving your opinions and views in regard to certain doc times that have agittei the South for the lust three years, and endangered the safety of the Union. O no, not a word o that subject. Yet it is believed that vou have associated your-elt -with a party that has beer, accused of being in favor of a dissolution of the Union. 11 I shall not take upon myself to say” that you are actually in favor of a dissolution of our Union, yet tue party, or the leading men of vourpartv, have been accused of it, and / have not seen it contradicted by yourself, or your friends, in the public prints. But one thing is certain, you ive in a section oj the United Stales where this doc trine does prevail. You inform us, in your pamphlet, that you are ** in favor of a reducio i ofthe members of the Btate legislature upon some just and equita ble pl„n.” Also, “ biennial sessions of the legislature.” But you sedulously avoid to sub mit “ any just or equitable pla to the freemen ot Ge irgia for their consideration, whereby, if approved, those dcsir ible amendments in our State constitution might be accomplished. But with regard to the “ reduction of the members of our State legislature,” you certainly are in jest—it must be a mere ruse of your’-—a kind of political hobby to tide into public favor on— I for it ca not be forgotten that not more than’ two or three yea- , t -ince, a flaming piece made’ its appearance in Ihe columns of the Southern Recorder, ever the signature of Garry Grice, \ in opposition to the alteration of the constitution 1 for the “ reduction of the members ofthe State legislature,” which was then before the people for their adoption. You possibly may not have been the author of that piece, but one thing is ctriain, J haU fioi U& it conhvdicUd iy your self or your friends in the public print* Afl admission now of the authorship of that piece, on your part, would exhibit such a derelictioo of principle, such a degree of inconsistency in your former political opinions, as would cef tain y render you an unfit associate to take a seat among “ the Reverends and Honorablea of the country. You also inform the people that you ale “ “ favor of an alteration of the tax laws of this “Sate, so far as to graduate taxation to the “ principle of equalization,” and in explanation ! of your views of equalization, you suppose a case, for instance : “ Two individuals, A and “B. owning lands in Coweta county. A.’s lot “ lies in th ; immediate vicinity of j^ew.’-an, : “ second quality, well improved, one hundred “ acres of open land, good orchard, good hou “ ses, well watered, a goad saw and grist mill, “ and cottun gin, all new, in complete repair “ and in successful operation, an 1 worth from “ three to four thousand dollars cash. B. owns “ a lot unimproved in the extreme part of the “ county, of the same quality, worth 2 or 300 • dollars, and dull sale at Uiat. These two lots “ being tha same quality, of course pay the “ same tax.” And you gtavely ask, if this is justice ? Now, sir, both lots being of the same quality, and both unimproved, of course the first cost of both is the same A. lor his comfort, letarmines to improve his lot ; he therefore erects every necessity building for a farm ; he labors, and spends his money and time in the improvement of his lot, and enhances its value by those improvements to 4000 dollars. B. in the me intime, suffers his lot to remain unim proved. I -.v ill now ask, is it reasonable oris it ;ust, that A. who has laboured, spent his time and money i:i the improveme t of his lot, should be compelled to pay thiiteen times the amount of taxes lor his lot, that B. does, who for so mo cause suffers his lot to remain unimproved. I ask is this not directly taxing the industry ofthe people of Georgia ? A tariff more onerous on the poor who would improve their lands for their domestic comforts, than aoy thet ever has b en stablishod si ice the creation of our gov ernment to the present day. If this, Garry Grice, is your principle of equalization, God torbid that the people of Coweta county should ever be the recipients of ii—it is an equalization with a vengeance to it. The very grave charges which you state “ lias (men less learned th in Mr. Grice would h tV ‘ wrilte . have) been in ustriousiy circulated >,aiust you” by your adversaries, that you were a freemason and a membsf ot the temperance society, never came to my knowtege until l saw them in your pamp det. I have since made diligent enquiry, and 1 do assure you that I have not met with a single person that ever tmard ot those reports hut through tha medium of your pamphlets. Your conduct, sir, in this particular, in circulating reports against your self, reminds me of the conduct of a man 1 once knew, who represented one of the counties of this State in the legislature. As soon as his name was announced as a candidate, Ire would go to some extreme part of the county, and commence the circulation of some reports against himself; bearing always in min i to start such only as his friends and himself could al ways prove false. He would then ride over the county and contradict them, and cry out persecution! pet sedition ! and would say to the people, “ you see itow they lie on me !’’ By tins means, he would arouse his friends to in crease their vigilance, and ccoated a sympathy in his favor in the bosom of manv individuals who at first did not intend supporting him, hut done s > under a belief that he was actually per secuted. Mi and tne, sir, do not understand me to say, that those reports were not put in circu lation against you by your adversaries. But there is ono tin gcertain, until ihey were trum peted forth to the world through the medium of your pamphlets, they never had reached the ears of one ofthe voters of COWETJI. CHOLERA.. This fatal disease we regret to sav, has re appeared in M.iury county. On Saturday night the 15th inst., several cases of a very malignant nature appeared in Wilhams-poi t, proving fatal . wit hi a few hours. We lear„ from the Colum bia Observer, that 19 deaths, subsequent tothift time, ad tip to Thursday afiervtards, had oc curred in that village. One or two cases have occurred in Tigbyvilla, and several others through different parts of the country. It is . said that largo quantities of fresh cider were consumed in Williamsport the day the Cholera hr ’ke out there. This act shou'd warn our citizens from tic excessive use of that article, and fruits i general.— Western Freeman. W e iiiuicrstu and that two p rsons supposed to he of Murrel’s strikers were arrested and com mitted to prison in Charlotte, Ten. tt few days j since. The circumstance that excited suspi cion, wqs the very low price at whic h they offer* •edto v nd a drove of h rses. They were ta- Ron up an I on being questioned, said Ihey were I a part of Murrel’s clan, that the horses they then hud in possession hud been stolen in Ken tucky, by J. A. Murrel’s brother, and that they received them from suid Mtirrcl, for the pur pose of vending them in a remote market. Wo think these facts shoalil increase the diligence of the people genofnlly, to detect those villains, and bring thqm condign punishment.— fb.