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COLUMBUS SENTINEL AND HERALD.
VOL. X.]
I'C f Llsll ED ETEBV 3ATUKDAY MOKNINGi Bk’
JOSEPH STURGIS.
on BaoAD street, over aj.len ask youn&’s,
m’intosii row.
1 i .RMS—Sin ascription, three dollars per an
i: ;ir payable in advance, or eoua dollars, (in all
cu u. exacted) where payment 19 not made before tho
expiration of the year. No subscription received for
1 ’.s - than twelve months, without payment in advance,
and mi paper discontinued, except at tin; option oi
tb ; I’U.tors, until ai! arrearages are paid.
ADV tirlilT.Sii.vliiN i'S conspicuously inserted at
one dollar per one hundred words, or less, for
the lira; insertion, and fifty cents for every subse
quent continuance. Those sent without a specinca
tion 01 tho namV-r of insertions, will be published
on ■: ordered out, an l charged accordingly.
- Weakly advertisemekts. — For over 24, and
:.ot exceeding SG lines, Jifly dollars per annum : for
ovr 1 2, and not exceeding 21 lines, thirty-Jlvc dollars
j-r.r a.ir.um ; for less than 12 iiaes, twenty dollars
per annum.
Ad rule and figure work double the above psiccs.
Lr.tJAL AnvKKTisEMENTi published at the usual
tar-jand with strict attention to the requisitions oi
the law.
Ai ;. Sales regulated by law, must be made before
the Court House door, between the hours of 10 in the
morning and 4 in the evening—those of Land in
• “ county where it is situate; those of Personal
Property, where t'i - letters testamentary, of aditiin
istra’i or of guardianship were obtained—ami are
i•• 1 to l, - previously advertised in some public
Gazette, t.s follows:
f .iuri s’ :> alms under regular executions for TiriK
ty d \v<, und-.-r mortgage ti fas sixty days, before
l :.e day of ta’o.
1 11.!:-’ Land and Negroes, by Executors, Ad
lu'.ni: trators or Guardians, for sixty days before
the. day of sale.
F of personal Property (except Negroes) forty
C r i . rt'?:s hv •ll .vks of the Cotir’s of Ordinary, upon
a tM’LiCATio.v roil i. r.TTERS of administration, must
be nibtisheil for THIRTY DAYS.
Cl I'.’.TIOXS upon VFPI.ICATIOIt FOR DISMISSION. I>V
M\i •: Purs, Admii.'siiatois or Guardians, monthly
for SIX MONTHS.
Oi in. is of Com of Ordinary, (accompanied with a
copy of (lie b id or a-rn cment) to make titles
to land, must be published three months.
No pices by M-mentors. Administrators or Guardians,
of appuea'iiiii to the Court of Ordinary for lkwe
•l o s:-.i,t. th L - id or Negroes of an Estate, four
MONTHS.
No iTet’s 1;/ Eveeulcrs or Admtni dra'ors, to the Debt
rod Cr di.ors of an Ksiate, tor six wfc-EKS.
S:ivi,-vs. Clerks oi Court, Ac., will be allowed
ilnr-.iHial deduct ion.
i- I. ;-ri a > i'll business, must be cost paid,
to re it!e tip ;n to attention.
‘?• GUGIIGS, Attorney at Law, Cuthberi
jt .-I .n (• iiirgia.
lan. 2 . 1840 51 t.f
.T AC 015 BA R ROW,
TTv USUKC'i Fl'J I.’ iim tnii; the public that be
biu Ojiria.i a IlUl.'riii in the business port oi
li.-ord Street fur the acconui: .:...;ion of Travellers,
ami lei - built new stables on las o u lot by the solici
tation of his customers.
. i -.-l. !l. 5 If
(w .dtid’uih: uoi'se, >
Sept . berT, 1839. C
A . P. M’CiK.N ii G. W. E. BEDELI
v A li.ve a -.social ed iii■ -* 11 - Ives together for th;
1 :■!i• >.- i.: in.ui- .'.mg nun coialociiii” tiiis establish
ii.'m, whi.di 1- . ip'i'i’ hite.i out in am at and gentee
sivle. 1 :,u e i'd/h.-ilmient i a l.ir - three story brick
1 -hi. in the < irm r ofOglcthorpe etui Randolj.l
ri.ei l’ , in, ii lie P.~U •.>i.u < lias i> f tetely remo
ved, a.;d c.invenienl 1 r stag’- pass* - r .*r:; going to cm
from, when op.-ui-: j and de hvi i'n ;'tbe mail, and have
.. .its, which
’ . alw,,_ . in- .irej>a.-ei! fir tl i.- accommodation. Wc
1 .1.1 ’id i Ve.i. l:oi (inly well tin; di.-pos:
ti -.i, 1 tit with tin ;-h. I- ■'!-. ■ genera 1 a ti.-faction tc
i . is v h . s with a call. VVt
• ‘"••m i it:.!'. <>•’ -.ry to >■ lunch en this ei.hject tc
t -M i- ::re- ;-i qu.imSed with ns, and those untie
•; i.iiiUeii with u.\ a;-i r, .-jit eilolly invited to try out
i- -.< f r ;.u i •: th pi ‘ • L i sufficient to ray,
i.. . ’ i- hi o, .. ! ill uh tiu-.es be-well’ fur
i.i o 1, arr.sigiJ, well at.-nded to i <'i.-ena'ly bv
th.- • : -r i am! kept (V‘ <* Fr*>i.i riots, dninlietines?
: i 1 use,’ -.-nei". ...d, in short sue h attention will
1-, ! est.o- id sv. hides* rvc public putroimge.
’ 38 Mi K . pi L.
u .lit?US ttOfRL, V< iO.
f” 1 w I’d i- h.i-r i o--ptc:f ul!y h.l- rtiis lus friends and
.ii.. tli jitii'im g-. iieiailv, ihat he still continues lo
oi. iipythe ahove e-stablisl.inorit, where he promises
refi e. lucent on.l con forl to ilie traveller anu border*
!;is t:*.'ii p.-r- ‘U ‘.; Attention will be given to his busi
ness, m -hi ‘i lie hopes to give g -m-ra! sntisfactien,
a-id share a liberal patroiiAut; Ria.mgst bis brother
chips. .IF.SHE B. REEVES.
tolutnbus. Gn., Jail. 21, Ir-iO. 5! ts
• ■ ‘ ... \ . ’
F -pll.C sub -. , i• • ;rs are i.uiv pr pared to furtii li their
JFJ. i-ustoineis and the public wi.b pCaiboi.ated or
Soda Water.
Tii ir apparatus is constructed in such a manner,
and of such materials as t;s prevent the possibility es
uu -’ in taiic or deleriuos impre -nations.
TAVLOJi & WALKER,
Sign of th - Golden Mortar, broad s>t. Columbus*
April 21. 10 f
V* Alt'4
AND COMSI uh-iION BUSINESS.
rgiHi-; im Icrsignej \vi,u!d inform bis friends and
! L th-; pi-.iiiic ;.- .c. e ly, that he will continue the
i\ : bit-itii ss at li-s Ola stan ! m Fioiii street, oppo
si • the pew brick bui! tin;'of James 11. Shorter, Esq.
and that his personal at ten. ion will l*o exclusive! y devo
t -.1 to the same. By strict attention thereto,he hopes
t‘> h ue a c ‘.iitmuai;;:*- ol tic libera! patron; go hereto
fore bestowed upon him. He will as usual attend to
the sale of Cotton, from w.-.gin.s or in store; and from
a m ral ay juomtance with t: •; nurchusers ad true
situatim of the maikct iie believes he can generally
more than save the * oranusi i<in the sale of* otton,
W -T. P. VoNvifi,
Columbus, Sept. 19, 1n39. Joy
lie has in store for sale,
Liverpool and Blown Salt in sacks,
Chewing Tobacco r id Sugars,
Chammiitno Wine, in b-t.-hots and boxes,
Lagging and Bale Rope
G Est MAX, IKDIAX AND TIIOiSISON JAN j
OR,
PRIMITIVE, PRACTICAL. BOTANICO I
jsm:vio £.it soii©c z,,
Za-m/.Q .<■(•( ;, .(’v £-<Mi Ji. tu<\r mmhvrt \
>TN uniting tiius- sov; ral MeifiialSvsteins or aKxios
Jk. us pr .•-..<••>. Dr. B. 11. TtlO.vl.’ii?, the iTaiequil j
of the JSr.isool. b- ‘ leave to slate, for the infbrmat.on j
of the atHicted and pub.ic generally, that iie has been |
many years engaged in the practice if Medicine, and !
has u voted much of Itrs time, lain r and practice, with j
many ol the most intelligent and successful German!
and ‘ Indian Doctors, both in the* United Spates and]
t.'unaJa, to the treatment of acute an : ch.ren c d.e- :
cti'OS of every name, stage and type, and of the most |
malignant character : and, has, by practicing with them. I
a • pared a thorough knowledge of all their valuable i
secret Recipes and mantlet e.f treatment, which is far
sup trior to any thing known or m the M* dieal
Sch )ols, and which has been successful, by the Lies-!
sings of the Almighty, in restoring to health, hundreds
and thousands of persons that had been treated for a
number of years by many of th ■ most learned and
s lentitie Physicians of the day, and pronounced to be
entirely beyond tiie reach of remedv, and given over
o die. Vet by the simple, efficacious Vege-table Modi*
tcities,not poisons, they weresttatchod from the iawsof
the griiu monster, death, and restored to health, the
greatest of all earthly b,e-sings; for-what is riches
and elegant dwellings, without health to enjoy them.
Health Is the poor man’s wealth, and the rich man’s
bliss. To a man laboring under disease, the world is
little better than a dreary solitude, a cheerless waste
enlivened by no variety, a joyless scene- c leered by
no social sweets; for the soul in a diseased body, like
a martyr m his dungeon, may retain its value, but n
has lost its usefulness.
Will be added to this institution, as soon as the ne
cessary arrangements can be ma le, an wkrinary—the
cold, hot, tepid, shower,sulphur and rhe German, Rus
sian and i'homsonian Medicated Vapor Baths ; and
every thing that can possibly be of any advantage in
restoring the sick to health, ot relieving sutfenng hu
manity, will be promptly an ! constantly attended to:
and where the student will learn by practical experi
ence, (the best kind of logic,) the trne frineiilts of
the healing art. Price of tuition will be S2OO, payable
i:i advance.
vC~p’ All persons afflicted with ‘inhering and chron
ic diseases, (of any name, state, stage cr fvpc, for we
have battled disease in a thousand forms.) who cannot
conveniently apply in person, will send the symptoms
of their diseases in writing to Dr. B. K. Thomas.
Hamburg, Aia., where Medicates will be rrej nred in
llio best manner to snit each case. Although thyv
may have b j :n of many years standing, and treated
by a dozen different Doctor -, it is no good rca-on ‘ill*
they cannot be cured by the subscriber. P t rsons liv
ing at a distance must expect to pav for their Medi
cines when they get them, as no Medicines wnl be
sent from til's office on a credit.
1 r y 2 * Letters addressed to tlie subscriber will no 1
b taken from the office uifes • p is’-c cd.
Soy. 1830 ixf H. R. THOMAS.
LAW.
‘|WB subscribers having connected themselvest
M. the practice of LAW, will attend all the
County Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, and the
adjoining comities of Alabama. Gifice in Mclntosh
Row, immediately over Allen & Young’s Store.
ALFRED i VERSON,
June 14. 9if J . M. GUERR Y.
I-AW NOTICE.
undersigned will attend to the PRACTICE
la. OF LAW. in the name of JONES & BEN
NING, in most of the counties of this Circuit, and a
few of tlie adjoining counties of Alabama. Their
Oifice will be found near the Oglethorpe House.
SEABORN JONES,
HENRY L. PENNING.
Sept. IG. 1R39. S3 tl
PHOIiSIX HOTEL,
T.umpkin, Stewart County l Georgia.
THE subscriber having taken the above house,
situated on the North East corner ot the court
house square, formerly occupied by Mr. Beachani,
takes pleasure in informing his friends and the public
generally, lhat this new and commodious establish
ment 13 now completed, end in every way fitted up
for the accommodation of boarders and travellers : the
subscriber will give his personal attention to the super
vision of the house, ami no pains or expense will be
spared to render all comfortable who may favor him
with a call.
N. B. His stables are excellent and will at all times
be bounli uliv supplied with provender, and attended
by a steady industrious and trusty ostler, who will at
a i times be in his place and subject to I lie commands
of the visitor. GIDEON H. CROXTON.
Jan 25 —51 -ts
ISOAIIIIIN’Ci,
MRS. LUCAS having taken that large and com
modious two-story house on Front street, direct
•y opposite Mr. Win. P. Yonge*s residence, would Le
iviiling lo accommodate a few respectable Boarders.
None but those of strictly moral habits need apply.—
Tortus to suit the times. June 11.1840. ] 7 ts
TAXES.
THE Books of the city Tax returns will be hand
ed over the 1 reasurer for collection by the Ist
July next r i lioso who do not make their returns by
that tunc, will be suLject to pay a double Tax.
June 13. 17tf C. STRATTON, Clerk.
NOTICE TO DEiITOUS AND CUEDI.
TORS.
ALL persons indebted'to the Estate of William
Hough, deceased, ate requested to come for
ward and make payment; and ail those that hold de
mands against said estate, are requested to bring them
forward, as I intend closing the business of the estate
as soon as possible. JAMES HOUGH, Adm’r.
June 12. 1840, 18 6t
DISSOLUTION.
THE copartnership existing between the subscri
bers, under the firm if STRUPPER AND
BECK 80, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Ail persons indebted to the concern are requested to
mike payment to John B. Strupper, and all lo whom
die concern is indebted will present their acoonts to
the subscriber for payment.
JOHN B. STRUPPER.
June 4, IS 10. jg ts
THOMPSON’S UTERINE TRUSS.
,3/1 effectual and radical cure for polapsus
uteri .
subscribers have taken the agency for the
_£L above valuable instrument, and have now on
hand and will constantly keep a variety of patterns,
which they will sell at Manufacturers’ prices. These
Trusses are superior to any instrument of the kind
ever invented, and are now extensively employed by
sont of tho most eminent practitioners* in the United
States.
Wc annex theccrtificateofthe late Professor Eberle,
who used them with great success in his own practice.
4 Cincinhatti, Ohio, May 11th, 1839.
1 I have carefully examined the Uterine Truss in
vented by Dr. Thompson of this Slate, and I can con
fidently declare, that it is unquestionably the most
perfect and useful instrument of the kind that has evet
been offered to the public. It differs essentially in
construction from the Utero Abdominal Supporter
constructed by Dr. Hull, and is in all respects a far
iuperior instrument.’
‘Tfie subscribers have also received the ngenev for
Dr. Chase’s Improved Surgical Truss, which is uni
'ersaiiy admitted to be tho most certain and lasting
ure ever discovered for Hernia or Rupture.
TAYLOR & WAKER, Druggists,
Sign of the Golden Mortar, Broad-st.
Celctnbus. Juno 20,1839. 2Stf
VAbUABIiK PLANTATIOK FGIt SALE
OBTAINING Two Hundred Two and a Ilal
Acres ol Land,mixed with oak and pine. There
are eighty acres cleared. Also, a comfortable dwel
ling, with all necessary out offices, a good gin house
and packing screw, a peach and apple orchard. The
entire sudor good fence. It is situated within 4 miles
of Columbus, joining the plantation formerly owned
by Thomas O. Evans, Esq. Persons wishing to pur
chase cannot find a more desirable location than the
one offered for sale by the subscribers.
JOHN CODE,
Doc. 6. 44tf JOHN QUIN
LOOK AT THIS.
‘0 UN AWAY l om the subscribers, about the first
j.-iaL March last, a negro man by name Presley,
about forty years of age, somewhat grey hair, very
thin, or perhaps no hair on the top of the head, quite
black, eyes small and deeply sunk in the head, wide
between the teeth, I 'broad shoulders, and stoops, he is
rather intelligent, though unprepossessing in appear
ance, makes |Teat profession of religion, and prays in
public every opporiunity. He was in the neighborhood
of Greenville, Meriwether county, some fifteen days
after leaving this place; where he left on the 29th nit.
taking his wife with him, who belongs to Freeman
McClendon, living near Greenville; she is by the
name of Julia, twenty years of age, common size, a
bright copp r co'cf, and verv likely. It is believed
that they were taken off by a white man, and probably
travelling west in a gig, as such nformaiion reached
Mr. McClendon.
A suitable reward will he given for the apprehen
sion of said negroes and thief who earned them away,
and information given to either of the subscribers.
F R EEM A N McCL EN DON,
JOHN C. MANGIIAM.
April 10.1940. 9tf
NOTICE.
public are hereby cautioned against trading |
.Ss. for two No‘es of hand given by me to Leonard
! P. Breedlove, and Je. se Wail, security, for the sum
of one thousand dollars each, one due 25ih of De
i comber, If4o, and the other the 25th of December,
j 1811, as the consideration for said notes lias entirely
| tailed. They bear date on the 6h of Feb. 1840.
A : ri! 15.1840. 9ir3ai JOSEPH E. TOOKE.
BROiraHT TO .TAIL,
I df~>]N the Sin nist, a negro fellow named Joe; savs
; that he b 1 mgs to Edward Williams, of Talla
; doga counyv, Alabama, of a yellow complex- ion,
, a'->u: twenty years of age; left home about the Ist
lof May. The owner is requested to come forward
i and tak said n< gro'away in terms of the law.
\Y I LI. 1A M BRO WN, Jai or
1 t . ‘.1840. 19 St of Muscogee county. Ga.
t lATiIAL BANK AGENCY.
j r uKil.'rsigned offer their services as agents in
| Li the renewal of Notes at the Central’ Bank
I Thcv will attend to ail Nots entrusted to their care, 1
for tlie customary fee of one dollar ; also, to the taking
! o t. and forwarding Grants at one dollar each.
They will also attend to the offering of Notes for
j discount, at the distribution of the Central Bank, ad
-1 vc-used io commence on the 16th July, and all orders
m r gird to the disposition of the money will be prompt
ly attended to.
Letters enclosing notes or money must be
post paid. THOMAS RAGLAND.
THOMAS ii. HALL.
Milledgeville, June 16.1810. 19 St
TO TIIE PUBLIC.
j rgAi IE second term of the Whitcsville Independent
jo. School will commence on Monday, the 6,h of
July. Tiie Principal of tho Institution has determin
ed to establish in the above named village a perm i
neat School for the instruction of Males and Females.
H S’atteis hanselfrom his long experience in the
business of teaching, to be able to afford ample satis
faction ti those who may patronage him. Lverv ex
crtien on the pa>t of the Teachers will be made to
■make it worthy of the support of a_a cn’igntened com
munity.
T:.‘ region of country is remarkable for health, and
hoard can be obtaiued in good families and on mode
rn terms. For the satisfaction of those who may
’ not he acquainted with his mode and manner cf teach
ing, he would refer them to the Rev. C. P. Bemati,
President of the Oglethorpe University, and the Rev.
O. Smith. President of the Mercer University.
P. H. LUNDY, Principal.
Mrs. M. A. ANDREWS, Ass’t.
July l. 1840 4t 20
CAUTION.
THE Public are hereby cautioned against trading
fur a Note of Hand, signed by M, O. Snel
grove and B. 11. Grey, dated 13th October, 1339, and
payable to H. Is. Hortai or bearer, bearing interest
from 25th December last, for four thousand and four
teen dollars, and duo the 25th December, 1841. The
said note being w'lhsut eons. deration, we arc deter
mined not to pay it, unless compelled bylaw
M. O. 3NKLGRCVE,
B. H. GREY.
Myv 9* 1F40.-41—CO
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT, THAT ALL MEN ARE BORN EQUAL.’
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1840.
NOTICE.
THE partnership of HARP U TRASK in Mus
cogee, county, was dissolved in Match, 1838, by
■ mutual consent.
March 14, 1840. 4tf
NOTICE.
ALL accounts due the Sentinel & Herald Office
are turned over to Mr. A. L. Heine, who is alone
authorized to receipt for the same up to the first of
September, 1838. ‘ B. V. i VERSON.
RANDOLPH LANDS FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale a fine situation ( f
lands in said county, situated five miles North
f Cuthbert, on the road leading to Fort Perry and
Lumpkin, containing eight hundred and seventy-five
acres; ot which about two hundred and seventy-five
acies are under fence, and most of which is in a fine
;tate ot cultivation. Said lands produced thelastyeai
from 1000 to 1-.00 pounds of seed cotton per acre.—
she plantation is finely watered, having several fine
springs of pure water so as to water every apartment
of the plantation. It also has a fine outlet for stock,
wtih several fine springs convenient to the houst—also
a good well of water in the yard. It has on it a good
Iwelling house and a 1 ! other out buildings necessary ;
also a gin house and negro houses and a first rate
packing screw. It also has a fine peach orchard—in
point of beauty, health and convenience, it is scarcely
surpassed in the country.
Any person wishing to purchase the above farm can
be furnished with provisions and stock of all kinds on
the place and possession given on the first day of Jan
uary next.
I can he found on the premises during the Spring
and Summer, but would recommend early application,
that I may have good time for removal.
Terms, one half paid when possession given ; the
other half twelve mouths after.
DAVID RUM PH.
May G, 1840 12 3m
GEORGIA, MERIWETHER COUNTY.
WHEREAS John B. Boyd, administrator of
the estate of John Boyd, deceased, applies for
letters of dismission—
These are to cite and notify all persons in any man
ner interested, to be and appear at my office, within
the time prescribed by law, to file their objection, if
any they have, or show cause why said letters of dis
mission should not he granted lo him.
Given under my hand at office, this 2d March 1840.
LEVI M. ADAMS, c. c. o.
March 14. 1840. 4 niGm
Benjamin Doles J
vs. j Rule Ni Si to establish copy of
Richard H. Ernry & j lost Deed.
Henry T. Entry. J
WHEREAS it appears to the Court that Ben
jamin Doles was possessed of an original deed
whereof tho annexed is a true copy in substance, and
that ‘.lie same has been lost mislaid or destroyed. It is
therefore on motion ordered, That the said Richard H.
Emry and Henry T. Emry, the makers of said deed,
do show cause, it any they have, on or before the first
day of die next term of this Court, why said copy deed
should not be established in lieu of said lost original.
And it is turthcr ordered that a copy of this rule ni si
be served upon the said Richard H. Emry and Henry
T. Emry, if to be found in this State, at least twenty
days before the next term of this court; and if not to
be found, that the same be published once a month in
one of the newspapers in Columbus for three months
before the next term of this couit.
A true extract from the minutes of the Superior
court of Muscogee county, April term, 1840.
13 m3rn A. LEV ISDN, Clerk.
GEORGIA, PIKE COUNTY.
This Indenture, made this the first day of January,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-six, and of American Independence the six
tieth, between Rich 11. Emry and Henry T. Emry,
both of the county of Pike and State aforesaid, of the
one part, and Benjamin Doles of the county of Mus
cogee, of the other part, witnesseth : That the said i
Richard 11. and Henry T. for and in consideration of j
the sum of thirteen hundred and fifty dollars, to them
in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of
these presents, th receipt whereof is hereby acknow
ledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, con
veyed and confirmed, and by these presents do grant,
bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said
Benj, Doles, lus heirs and assigns, all the hereinafter
and scribed lands, to wit: the whole of lot number fifiy
nine, in the ninth district of Muscogee county, con
taining two hundred two and a half acres, more or less,
and aiso thirty-four acres, the same being a pturt or
portion of lot number thirty-eight, in the district first
aforesaid, having such limits and bounds as will fitl y
appear by reference to a deed made by James San
ders to the said Henry T. Emry, bearing date o:i the
fifteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and thirty
two.
To have and to hold the said bargained lands unto
him, the said Benjamin Doles, his heirs and assigns,
together with all and singular the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, to his and their benefit and be
hoof tot ever in fee simple ; and the said Richard H.
and Henry T. for themselves, heirs, executors and
administrators, tho said bargained premises unto the
said Benjamin Doles, his heirs and assigns, will war
rant and forever defend the right and title thereof,
against themselves and against the claims of all per
sons wha'soever.
In testimony whereof the said Richard H. and Hen
ry T. have hereunto set their hands aud seals, the
day ond year above written.
RICHARD H. EMRY, (L.S.)
HENRY T. EMRY, (L.S)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
— Lee,
Thomas Davis, j. p.
NOTICE.
THE Tax Book for Muscogee countv will
be closed on the first day of August—ail per
sons who do not meet me at my appointments, can call
at my office and pay up.
‘ T. A. BRANNON, t. c.
Columbus, June 1, 1840. IS 2in
Judicial Anecdote. —Previous to the last war when
Judge Chase, a United Stales’ senator from New
Hampshire, was on his way’o Congress, before he
sessi ti when hostile measures were < xoected he
passed the first night of his journey at Windsor, in
Vermont, where a man took oeeasion to purloin his
boots. The thief was apprehended and imprisoned
to await his trial, which did not take place until the
following summer. Tho evidence against him was
conclusive; “guilty” was rendered, and JutDc E.
proceeded to deliver the sentence of the court°to the
following effect t
“Tun Fiannagan. you arc found gui'ty of stealing
a pair of boots. You stole them m the fail t f the
year, which aggravates the offence, for, had you stol
i en them in the heat of summer, and the sufferer by
I your rascality, had been unable to procure any other.
} fie could have walked ab.oad, barefooted, without se
| rious inconvenicf.ce; but, had such been the case in
j winter, lie would have been obliged to confine himself
to his dwelling; he would have been unable to pursue
his of dinars occupation, and an indigent, interesting
and virtuous family might have be* n reduced to tho
extremity of suffering— es, sir-might have expired
in the agonies of starvation, in consequence of the loss
of a pair of boots through your wickedness. Ail this
is within the bounds of probability. But the case is
worse than this. You stole the boots from a great
man —from Judge Chase—and not only from Judge
I Chase, but from a Senator in the great American
’ Congress, and that too previous to t he commencement
|of un important session—a momentous period, when it
j was expected, on every side, that war against Great
i Britain was to be declared. See, and stand aghast at
f toe results trial might have ensued from y*.ur nefarious
j t c:. The Judge might have been disposed to cast his
j vote against the w ar, and from i ven the division of the
j remaining members upon the question, his vote might
have been the turning point of the matter. Bv The
loss ofhis boots, he might have been delayed several
days in obtaining others, and, in the meantime, the
awful question of war or no war might have been
brought up. Inconsequence ofhis absence the de
cision might have been in favor of the war, and thus
upon you—yes. upon you, sir, would have rested the
whole responsibility of that terrible event. You, and
you only, would have been accountable for the im
| mease expenditure of treasure resulting from a con
j flic:—for the blood of thousands spilled on the field of
i battle—for the horrors of victory and defeat—for plun
; derings and burnings—Dr massacres and carriage—for
j our wives and daughters butchered or violated—Dr the
{ t vs and agony of widow sand orphans. Yes, sir
! ail this would have rested upon you; anJ in conside-
I ration of the heinousness of your offence, in view of
| these dreadful consequences which niirrht have resnk
| ed from your act, tlie court sentences *ou to six
months imprisonment in the common jail.”*
Judge E. delivered this without a smile; and the
man sc ingwhom he had to deal with, thus addressed
him in torn:
“Mav it plase yer honour, it’s an asv sintince, to be
share, for sich a dade as yer honour savs, hut I’ihe
afiher puttin’ it to yer honour’s conscience if six
months be n’t a very unforthunate period to sit me
downe for? l’il be comm’ out o’ jail fist as the win
ther is coinraiu’ on. an’ mnvbe l won t be able to be
sitteii* work, and then I’ll be deprived o’ boots to me
fate, an’ vittk-s to me month. If yer honor, no r,
wud be kind an’ jon’ale enough to sit me down for
for three or nine months, it ‘ud be moro considhti a’e
in yer honour, intireiv.”
“Very good, Mr. Prisoner.” rep’ied the Judge,
vil! perfectly cornp;*se< J . in countenance, “the court, in’
consideration of the validity of, vour plea, reduces
term to three m&uths. Take him awav.”
CONGRESS.
In Senate June 25,1540.
Mr. LUMPKIN said the time had now
passed fora detailed investigation of the mer
its of this important measute; he rose tor no
such purpose; his object was to submit a
few general and brief’remarks in justification
of the vote which he intended to give.
Mr. L. said he had been true to the pledge
which he had given to the Senate at an earli
er stage of the discussion on this subj ct.
He had not suffered himself to make up a de
finitive opinion, until full time and opportuni
ty had been afforded the leading friends of
this measure to amend, modify and mould its
provisions, to suit their views of the interest
of those intended to be benefited, including
both debtor and creditor. But sir, the time
has now arrived when the final action of the
Senate is called for upon the final passage of
the bill; and, for one, lam ready for that de
cision. After the most patient investigation
and mature consideration of the whole subject
aided as I have been in the formation of inv
conclusions, by the ability and intelligence of
this enlightened Senate, 1 no longer hesitate.
I am ready to give my vote against the pas
sage of the bill. This, sir, is a measure of
importance, on account of ihe principles in
volved, as well as the great individual inter
ests now at issue on the question. It is a
measure upon which Congress should not le
gislate, so long as a strong doubt of the pro
priety of the legislation proposed rests on the
mind of the legislator. That pure and sensi
ble statesman, Nathaniel Macon, advised me
twenty-five years ago never to vote for an
important measure, so long as I entertained
doubts of the expediency, and especially of
of the constitutionality of the measure pro
posed. The advice was good, sir, and de
serves the consideration of every statesman.
We all admit the constitutional authority of
Congrets to pass uniform laws on the subject
ol bankruptcies. But, sir, I doubt the con
stitutionality of this law. To my mind its
operation will not be uniform. It will be par
tial and unjust in many respects to both debt >r
and creditor. Should tnis bill become the law
of the land, I now venture the opinion that it
will become an odious and offensive law to
the larger portion of the people of this country.
Its injustice and partial effects will be more
fully developed by its operation than cart be
done by any argument on the floor of the
Senate at this time. Equal laws, and equal
political rights, are the letter and spirit of our
institutions. I dislike all legislation designed
for the exclusive benefit ot the few. More
over, sir, this bill, to my mind, interferes too
much with individual contracts and obliga
tions. I can find no power in the Constitu
tion which authorizes Congress to impair the
obligation of individual contracts. A proper
sense of moral duly compels every man to
consider his vows and obligations sacred.
An honest debtor, if legally absolved from the
embarrassment*of all his debts, would never
theless feel himself bound, if the smiles of for
tune should afterwards enable him to do so, to
hunt up and discharge all his old contracts.
Mr. President, I protest, sir, against being
numbered amongst those who have no sym
pathy for honest debtors, for suflering human
ity, wherever it may exist. lam not only in
favor of abolition from imprisonment, and all
other shackles for debt, but my feelings incline
me to admire the policy of ancient times, when
at regular periods the whole people could
look forward to the coming year of’ jubilee,
when there would be a full, free, and entire
release from all indebtedness and harassing
obligations and demands.
But, sir, when debts are contracted with a
view to existing laws and regulations in socie
ty, the case is altered. The indebtedness of
the people of this country lias been incurred
under a Government which holds out no hope
ot a year of general release. Hence the great
delicacy of the subject, when we attempt by
legislation to interfere with debtor and credi
tor. It is not only a delicate subject in itself,
but under our system the division of power
between the States and Fedeta! Government,
in relation to the proper legislation, which is
necessary to guard the interest of both debtor
and creditor, is such as to require from legis
lators great circumspection and care.
Sir, the more I have reflected on this sub
ject, in connection with my attention to the
able and extended discussion in tins chamber,
the more I incline to the opinion, that the
States are best qualified to provide for the
evils which this bill is intended to remedy.—
The States unquestionably, by their insolvent
laws, and other appropriate legislation, have
the power to guard the honest but unfortunate
debtor, from the unfeeling tyranny and op
pression of the assuming creditor; and in most
of the States it has already been done.
This hill, if it becomes the law of the land,
will doubtless afford great relief to a compar
atively very few individuals. But Ido verily
believe the great majority of both debtors and
creditors will be injured by the passage of
this bill.
I believe the great majority of both debtors
and creditors, under the existing laws of the
several States, arc in a much better condition
than they will be if you pass this bill. The
benefits of this measure will extend to hut
few. A few unfortunate and imprudent mer
chants, speculators, and traders, will derive
benefits from this measure, especially such as
do business on a large scale. But, sir, a large
majority of the poor suffering debtors of our
land will never think of relief from your bank
rupt law; and if they do, it will only aggravate
their suffering, for they will never derive anv
benefit from its provisions. Sir, I consider
this a measure better calculated to benefit
lawyers,-than either debtors or cieditors.—
Yes,#ir, this bill will push many a rich fee
into the pockets of legal gentlemen. Sir,
there is scarcely anyone out of the seventeen
sections of the bill, that will not require a law
yer to explain its provisions. Indeed, sir,
scarcely any two jurists in this Senate have
been able to agree upon the construction of
any section of the bill. The discussion here
Ims awakened me to the endless litigation this
measure will create. Tlie estate of every
rich bankrupt throughout the land will afford
a feast of fat things to the lawyers. To that
class of the community this measure holds out
the p r ospcct of a rich harvest.
Mr. President, the system and subject of
credit bas of late become an interesting theme
with politicians. I have often, sir, heard the
present Administration of the Federal Gov
ernment denounced for destroying the credit
system. To me, sir, this is ali idle, perfectly
fallacious. My views of a sound and salutary
credit lead me to fear nothing, ask for nothing,
from the Government, in the way of cred t.
What has tiiis Government to do with the
credit of individuals : The only true basis ol
credit is economy, industry, punctuality, and
honesty.
The man who earns and receives more than
he spends—who contracts no unreasonable
debts—who manages all his affairs with dis
cretion and prudence—is hut rarely the sub
ject of Providential suffering and distress —
and when such cases do occur, the moral sense
of the community will protect such a one
from the avaricious oppression of an unfeeling
creditor. Sir. T have always had more credit
than money. ! have never had one moment's
distress for fear my credit would fail.—
Plie credit of individuals and Governments
can only be suslained by the true dignity of
living within the means at command. It is
not in the power of individuals, or Govern
ment, to sustain credit bylaw’s of bankruptcy,
or by substituting any kind of fiction for real
ity. Honesty, sir, is not only the best policy,
but it is a moral duty. We should advise the
people to work more and spend less; to pay
their old debts, and he cautious how they
contract new’ ones. The course suggested
ivill banish distress, and bring prosper!tv to
our beloved country, without the aid of bank
rupt laws.
I rom the N. Y. Coin. Adv. June 22.
ABOLITIONISM.
Our renders have already been informed of
the disastrous conflict among our neighbors,
the abolitionists, during their late anniversa
ry in this city, which has been followed by a
similar explosion in New Haven—in both in
stances the party having devoured each other,
alter the manner of the Kilkenny cats, and
all at the instance of the ‘female brethren,’
both white and colored, with Garrison and
Miss Abby Kelly at their head.
In tlie New School General Assembly, at
Philadelphia, the like ill starred destiny lias
attended the party, and even their old ally
Dr. Cox, having ‘come to himself,’ has led
toe van in giving them the go-by with indefi
nite postponement.
At Baltimore, since the session of the Gen
eral Conference, we learn that Medodist abo
litionists have not only cut their own throats,
metaphorically but their leader has written
the epitaph of the faction. And as ‘ thereby
hangs a tale,’ while is too good to be lost, we
have taken pains to come at tlie facts.
It seems that this leader laid before the
conle ence a long list of names to an abolition
petition, which he affirmed was from eleven
hundred members of the Methodist Episco
pal Church in the city of New York and its
vicinity. Now it so happened that certain
New York clergy who were present, on look
ing at the names, discovered that some hun
dreds of them were the names of females,
and knowing even that some were children of
tender age, and that others were not mem
bers of the church, while more than one color
was detected, they strongly suspected that
some trick had been played off', and therefore
sent the original memorial back to New York
for investigation.
In a few days ii was returned to Baltimore
with a protest signed by a large number of
ministers and official members of the church
in New York, accompai.kd by certificates
and other vouchers, demonstrating that the
memorial abounded with frauds. This pro
test being read in open conference, produced
great indignation among honest men of all
parties. The following are a lew of the
frauds set forth by the protest, and proved
by the evidences annexed :
Ist. A poition of the names were signed
twice, so as to count double.
2nd. Many of the names are forgeries.
Sal. Hundreds of the names were obtain
ed to a temperance petition, and having been
torn ol!, were attached to this abolition peti
tion.
4th. Many of the signers are members of
other churches, or members of no church, and
some of them are known to be unfit for mem
bership in any church.
sth. Some of the signers are colored peo
ple, and more of them children.
Gih. Many of them are fabrications, both
name and residence being fictitious.
7th. Numbers are known to live at a c!is*
tane from the city, and even from the State.
Bth. Some are persons long since excom
municated from the church as unworthy of
membership.
9th. Some are ascertained to be of profit
gate and abandoned character, one of them
having been only a few weeks out of the state
prison, and since recommitted to jail for
felony.
The protestants prayed that this memorial
might be rejected by the Conference lor the
reasons alleged, it being a libel on the church
in New York, and an imposition on the Gen
eral Conference. And it was urged as highly
probable that all of other kindred memorials
from other places were of the same character.
This last allegation was denied, of course.
The protest, after being read and comment
ed on it terms of just reprobation, was refer
red to a committee, who made a report de
claring the protest to be fully sustained, and
the abolition memorial from ‘N ew York to be
an imposture, unworthy of the smallest degree
of credit or confidence.
We learn that the whole strength of the
abolition party in the General Conference, as
ascertained by a test vote, was eighteen,
while the number of that body is one hundred
and fortv-four. It is plain,"therefore, that
from the Methodist Episcopal Church aboli
tionism has every thing to fear, and nothing
to hope. The address of the Bishop-, which
has been published, and the action of this
body, which is their highest court of appeals
alike show that the party are utterly powerles,
in that denomination.
Meanwhile, the split in the ranks of the
American Ami slavery Society, on the great
question of woman’s rights, has so divided and
scattered the party that their sorry figure en
tities them to comroisseration. Foithey are not
oniy bankrupt by their official acknowledge
ment, having sunk & 10,000 0 n the Emancipa
tor alone, over and above all their receipts;
but they have been obliged to stop all their
presses, reca! ail their agents, and publicly
confess their insolvency. Moreover, they
have been shut out of the Tabernacle, which
they built, and nearly every church in this
city, wind) was formerly open to them, and
at their late anniversary were obliged to oc
cupy a small building, much against their
will, and in a remote part of the city. And
now that the highest ecclesiastical as emblies
and conferences, of nearly ail denominations
of Christians, are becoming so weary of their
proceeding as to refuse giving them any
quarter, and so many of their ablest chairi
pions are, like Dr. Cox and Mr. Kirk, abjur
ing their ultra ism, they begin to demand
sympathy, which ought not to be withheld.
And ii they are let atone a little longer, we
need no spirit of prophecy to predict that the
verdict of the grand inquest will he recorded
bv the significant words ‘fdo de se .’ No
man need henceforth strike a blow at aboli
tionism, for in America it will die, as everv
other species of fanaticism is destined to die,
by suicide.
Despairing of prolonging the agitation in
this country, either in church or state, a few
of the master spirits ha ve sailed for England.
‘Mr. L. said this was not the first time that
Harrison had courted the Abolitionists. Af
ter his vote in Congress for the admission of
Missouri in 1822. he went home, and to con
ciliate the Abolitionists; whose influence then
was sufficient to defeat his election, he wrote
a letter, in which he made it a merit with
them that at the age of eighteen he was an
Abolitionist, and a member of an Abolition
society. This is now used to make him an
Abolitionist al the North, while at the South
it is explained by the slaveholders, in private
letters from Harrison’s friends, it’ not from
himself, that it means only the abolition of
the slave trtiie.
“Such w r as the course General Harrison, to
carry the South and the North. Van Butin
relied on party machinery to carry the North,
and a subserviency to slavery to secure the
South. But he at leasi hud no concealment
oi'his opinions. Van Buren stood on but one
side of tiiis question. Aholi'ihnis’s knew
him as an open opponent; but Harrison was
trying to stand on both sides, lie had de
scended to a lower deep, lie (Mr. L.) could
vote tor neither. Both were unworthy the
votes of freemen; but he preferred an open
enemy to a false friend.
“Rev. Abel Brown, a delegate from North
hampton (Mr. \Ym. B. Calhoun’s district.)
said that he knew something of the course
pursued to induce the Abolitionists to support
Gen. Harrison in preference to any other
candidate. Secret letters were circulated
Dot only at the South but at the North.
This fact he knew. A convention was held
of the Abolitionists of Hampshire and Hamp
den counties, in Mr. Calhoun’s district, the
la tier part of January last, in which strong
resolutions were passed against supporting
citheir Harrison or Van Bureu. After that
convention, Mr. W. 13. Calhoun had written
home letters from Washington to convince
the Abolitionists that they were wrong in op
posing Harrison. Copies were privately
In tided round among tlie Abolitionists by the
Whigs, an'd he (Mr. Brown) had seen some
of them, in-which Mr. Calhoun stated that
General Harrison was with us (the Abolition
ists) and would go all lengths, and that he
(Mr. Calhoun.) had this from authority, which
was understood to mean Genet: ! Harrison
himself. But at the end of the letier was list's
remark, ‘make such use of this as you think
best, hut do not lei it get into the papers!’
This was sent by a member of Congress, to
induce us to beiieve that Harrisdh was an
Abolitionist, and ought to receive our support.
But it must not get into the papers. Oh no!
That would hurt Harrison wkh the slave
holders! it was wrong to deceive us, i! it
was not so. 1 have also understood, said Mr.
Brown, that there was another letter in cir
culation, from a great man in Ohio, who cer
tified that he knew General Harrison was an
Abolitionist; hut I could never see it. It was
to be kept from the pr ss. So-, hberty has
nothing to gain by the election of Martin
Van Buren, so far as the slave is concerned,
but he is open and manly in his course. But
this course of General Harrison is too mean
to be—thought of.
From the Globe.
DECISIVE PROOF OF HARRISON’S TAM
PERING WITH TEE ABOLITIONISTS.
The Boston Post of the 24th uh. contains
a very able and conclusive article, showing
that Mr. Calhoun’s letter, communicating the
substance of Gen. Harrison s letter, through
a friend to the Abolitionists of Massachusetts,
was intended to bring him within tlie condi
tion ol” the resolution of the society of his
district, and quaiily him to receive Abolition
votes, according to the terms expressed in it.
The resolution was as follows :
‘ Resolved, That no Abolitionist can give
his vote for either of these men [Van Buren
or Harrison] for the office of President of the
United States, without good evidence of a
fundamental change in their views and prac
tices on the subject.’
Mr. Calhoun expressly alludes to the decis
ion against Harrison on the part of his Abo
lition friends, and then undertakes to satisfy
them by the account lie gives of Gen. Harri
son’s letter to Evans, that he had seen in it
‘good evidence’ to induce a reconsideration
of their resolve. He tells them that he lias
seen a letter from the General which renders
the doings ol the Anti slavery convention a;
Springfield—their resolution denouncing Gen.
Harrison—in his opinion quite premature.
When the Massachuseils convention of
Abolitionists met to nominate a Presidential
electoral ticket, the question arose whether
the indications thrown cut hy Harrison to
catch Southern votes, should prevent ihe con
venlion from directing its efforts to his ad
vancement. The Boston Post gives tlie
following account of the convention, and its
debate on this point;
‘ The convention was called by the political
Abolitionists of this Stale, for the expus
purpose of nominating an Abolition electoral
ticket. It was presided over by the Hon.
William Jackson, an ardent Whig, and
recently a member of Congress l’rcni Dis rici
No. 9. The question under discussion was
the Abolitionism of Gen. Harrison. A por
tion of the members of the Convention were
lor a separate organization, and another
portion desired to bring the Abolition force to
the support of Gen. Harrison. On this point
the discussion mainly turned.’
‘SKETCH OF DEBATE IN THE ABOLI
TION CONVENTION.
‘ A member of the convention, Mr. Spald
ing, it was understood, a lawyer, said that he
was a Whig Abolitionist, and was opposed to
any course being taken by tbe convention
that would endanger the election of General
Harrison. A nomination of a distinct Aboli
tion ticket for electors, pledged to Mr. Lhr
ney, he said, would injure tt.e Whig cause,
because the Abolitionists were generally
Whigs, and such a ticket would draw more
from Harrison’s votes than lion; Van Buren’s.
He believed, and as far as he understood tbe
views of the Abolitionists generally, they
believed, that iheie was a choice of evils be
tween Harrison and Van Boren, a id that
H irrison was better for them than Van Buren.
because the Whig party was the friend of
Abolitionism, and the Democratic party op
posed it. The Whigs in Congress who sup
ported Harrison, had generally voted against
the gag law, while the Democrats had earned
it by their votes. This, he said, would
determine his course. We say, continued
Mr. S. that theie is a choice for Abolitionists,
between the two candidates o! the great par
ties, and why, then, when it was certain that
Mr. Birney could not be elected, should the
Abolitionists, by a separate nomination, draw
votes from Harrison, by taking the large pro
portion of Abolitionists in the Whig party,
and thus strengthen Mr. Van Buren l The
votes from Mr. Birney must come from tbe
Whigs, if at all, and this would detest the
Whigs. This, as a friend to Abolition lie
could not consent to.
Mr. E. Wright, i”. replied that Harrison
was certain of the electoral vote of Massa
chusetts, if the Abolitionists went for Mr.
Birney. The parties in Massachusetts were
so nearly divided that the Abolitionists could
prevent a choice of Electors, because it re
quired a majority. It would tht-n go to the
Legislature. That would be Whig, and
cdu and elect the Harrison electors, and lie did
not despair, dial in that event, the Abolition
Electo's might be chosen. He repelled an
intimation that a separate nomination would
ai jA an Buren. None tut an irsar.e man.
he said, would suppose that the Van Buren
men have set us on.
‘ Mr. Leavitt, of New York, (editor of the
Emancipator,) who had previously spoken
with deci ed conden nation of Mr. Van Eu
ren. as pledged utterly against Abolition in
ail its lorms, said that he was open and plain
m Ins course, while Harrison was aiming se
i cretly to gain the slave States, bv servililv to
1 the South and the Northern Abolitionists by
i confidential prok-ssious. It was now well
known that letters lrrxn Harrison, with in
i junctions of secrecy, had been privately cir
culated at the South ever since Harrison was
a candidate in lS3(j, pledging him to the
slaveholders. John M, Berrien of Georgia,
had a private letter from Harrison in 1836,
on the slave side, a Mr. j[ lost the
name] of Louisiana or Alabama, had another
of these secret pledges to the South. Mr.
Rives, or some friend of his, had another.
These letters were concealed until after the
Harrisburg Convention, where, by another
process, the votes of Abolitionists in that body
were secured for the nomination of Harrison;
and as soon as that was done and the nomi
nation acceded to by Abolitionists at the
North, we then find the Whig slaveholders
in Georgia, Alabama, \ irginia, &lc. rallying
to the support of Harrison, on the ground that
he was more to he relied on for slavery than
Van Buren. He believed that more recently
other secret pledges, by private letters from
General Harrison or his friends, had been, or
would be, circulated among Southern Whig
slaveholders, which would probably come to
light, and upon which it was relied to rally
the South flir lis support. Mr. Hives, or
some friend of his, had undoubtedly got such
a letter. I his, and this only, could account
for the recent rally of the Whig party of the
South upon Harrison. The South,” he be
lieved, would eventually, and that soon,
change its position from the JefKrsonian
doctrines, as they were called, of 1798, and
go for a high tarill and a national bank, with
a view to strengthen the slave power; and
therefore he did not rely upon their past op
position to these measures to induce them to
oppose Harrison now, if they could depend
on his pledges to their paramount principle,
slavery, by which they could plunder the
north, lint they must be sure of that, and
‘his accounted for Harrison’s opposite course
at the north and south.
1 his was one side of the picture. He
meant to be impartial, for i,e regarded neither
party, and looked upon both as tlie enemy of
Abolition. While these secret pledges to
slavery were circulating at the South, the
opposite opinions were confidently ascribed to
Harrison at. the North, to secure the Aboli
tionists. ‘i his double process of concealment
had been carried on with considerable suc
cess by Harrison himself. He (Mr. Leavitt)
knew the iact that Harrison, since his recent
nomination, an 1 before, find gained much of
their favor and confidence in his personal in
tercourse with tiie Abolitionists ofCincinnalti.
He had visited the anti-slavery rooms there,
and had led many true-nearled Abolitionists
to believe lie was with them in the great work
of emancipation. Charles Hammond, and
even Mr, Btrney himself had been deceived
by this course, and had had a bandage put
over their eyes. Delegates to the American
Anti-Slavery Convention had pledged them
selves to that convention, that Harrison was
fully committed to anti-slavery. Mr. Gates
°j New York (a \\ big Abolition member of
Congress) had written a letter, which he (Mr.
Leavitt) had seen, affirming, from facts with
in his knowledge, that Harrison had changed
his-opinions on Abolition since his speech” at
Vincennes, and his Chevoit oration, which is
quoted by Mr. Rives in his letter to the Vir
ginians, to prove Harrison’s pro-slavery.
Remarks. —A perusal of this sketch shows
the present posture of the Abolitionists in re
gard to the Presidential election. All unite
in denouncing J\Jr. Van Boren as wholly unjit
jor their purposes. . A portion prefer lSir.
Biri.ey, one of the. founders of their society,
and present a “delegate in London at tfie
World’s Convention of Aboli ionsts. But
the greater part prefer Harrison to Birney as
more available, and as having given secret
pledges, which are considered food evidence
r >f a fundamental change in Ids Ibnner views’
of the subject, viz: these contained in bis
Vir.connis and Cheviot speeches, his letters
to Mr. Berrien and irloo, and o.hcr private
letters to his friends in the South. The sketch
ot the debate furnishes the positive proof of
the Rev. Abel Brown, whom the Post char
acterizes as a ‘respectable Baptist C'ergy
tnan, ot unimpeachable veracity,’ that Mr.
Calhoun’s letter was used t > sat idly the socie
ty in h;s district, that there was ‘ good evidence
°f a fundamental change’ in Harrison’s form
er views, which will justify them in support
ing him according to the terms of their re: o
lution. Mr. Leavitt, of New York, (the Ab
olition Editor of the Emancipator, who pre
ferred Birney, because he believed Harrison
to be acting a double part ) gives ‘lie most
distinct evidence of the exist nee of another
secret missive from Harrison, which is going
the rounds privately among the abolitionists
of New York.
Mr. Leavitt says: ‘Mr. Gales, of New
York, bad written a letter, which lie (Mr.
L avitt) Lad seen, allirm ng, from facts with
iri bis own knowledge, that Harrison had
changed 1 is opinions on Abolition since his
speech at \ incennes, and bis Cheviot oration,
which is quoted by Mr. Hives, in his letter to
Ine V irginuns, to prove Harrison’s pro slave
ry*’
Mr. Gates is one of the most avowed Abo
lit onists in Congress. He is the only man of
the joint I edtral and Abolition party in the
House ot Representative who would venture
u ’ r contradict the disparaging remarks of
Waddv Thompson in regard to the Aboli
tionists.
While Slade and Adams, and all the rest,
sat mute, and, for parly purposes, permitted
Mr. Thompson’s idea logo abroad, undenied,
that tbe Abolitionists bad really no sincere
friends to their cause in the House, Mr.
Gales stood their solitary champion. And
n >w he is Harrison’s champion among tfie
Abolitionists. He tells them that ‘ Harrison
has changed his opinions on Abolition since
his speech at Vincennes and his Cluviot ora
tion.’ Now vve call on Mr. Gates to say
whether he has written any such letter as
•bat described by his brother Abolitionist,
Mr. Leavitt. Il he does not deny Mr. Lea
vitt’s statement it must he taken as true. It
he does not deny it, the inierence is irresisti
ble that he darts not deny if. Mr. Gates is
known to be in favor of the election of Har
rison. He sees that Harrison has written a
letter to toe Kentucky \\ big committee, in
which he refers to the Vincennes or Cheviot
speeeh, republished by Todd and Drake, and
declaies that lie could not be an he nett man
and allow the publication to go out with his
sanction, if he had changed his op/inion. If
Mr. Gates, then, being a friend to Harrison,
could deny that lie had written a letter to
make the impression that Harrison had chat g
ed his opinion, lie would, for public, if not lor
pr.vate considerations, deny i f . While the
uncontradicted testimony of an unimpeached
witness crives assurai ce that Mr. Gates ‘has
facts within his own knowledge,’ proving that
Harrison ‘ has changed his opinions ,’ and
while Harrison himseif assures the public,
that, if this be true, he cannot, under present
circumstances, be considered an honest man ,
what must the public infer in regard to Mr.
Gates’s motives, if lie rtands mute? Is he
willing to let the strong suspicion rest upon
the public mind that Harrison is, through
him and other Abolitionists, seeking to im
press the belief in one section of tbe country
that fie has changed his opinion, and isfiivor
! able to Abolition, while, through the Ken-
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