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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT,.
a „ ~i r<n in- of the Republican members
Os the’ two House* of the I
Capitol on the 2J day 1 January. A. D. 18 J
for the purpose of giving expression to their i
ieelntf* upoa tl,e news at the dea ‘ . 1 of the
1P,,,. |v.;ux Grundy, a Senator in Congress
from Tennessee —
•IV lion. Richard M. Johnson, V ice l re
sident of the United States, being called to
the chair, after stating the purpose ot the
meeting, spoke with deep leeling of his long
and intimate acquaintance with Mr. Grundy
0 f his invaluable public services in the se
veral high and responsible stations to which
he had been called, and which be hid tilled
with distinguished honor to himsell and cre
dit to the country —of his eminence as a jurist
and a statesman; of his eloquence in the Senate
and at the liar. He alluded to the high esti
mation in which Mr. Grundy was held in pii
vate life, by a large circle ot Inends ot all par
ties—to his kindness and benevolence as a
friend and neighbor, and sincerity and
consistency as a Christian. Ihe remarks of
the Vice President, the substance of which is
here most imperfectly reported, were deliver
ed in most touching and felicitous manner.
Upon motion of M. Butler, of Kentucky, Mr.
Albert Smith, of Maine, was appointed Secre
tary.
Mr. Wright, of New York, then rose and
said:
Mr. Chairman: I rise to offer a resolution to
the meeting, which I hope may prove to be
expressive of the feelings of its members upon
the melancholy occasion which has brought,
us together. I have not assumed this duty j
without some conviction of its responsibility, ’
as I cannot be unaware that, what is intended !
as commendation of the memory of the dead,
if ill-timed, or unfortunately expressed, may
cast a blot where it was intended to bestow
praise. I feel confident, however, that the
resolution 1 propose to offer wiil exhibit but
one prominent fault to those for whose accep
tance it is tendered: lam fully conscious it
will fall behind the feelings of this meeting,
as it does behind those of tiie mover; but such
is my confidence in the counsel I have re
ceived, far belter than my own, in drawing it
up, that 1 believe this will be its great fault.
1 have, Mr. Chairman, for a long time be
lieved that the practice of Congress, of giving
a public burial to members of Congress dying
at the seat of Government, was amongst the
most proper and worthy usages of the coun
try. It is a duty to render a just tribute to the
memory of every faithful servant who shall
fall in the public service; and in this sense
the usage is justified. But it has, in my esti
mation. a much higher and more sacred value.
‘Pile course of the living cannot affect the
dead; but when a member of Congress dies
here, his relatives and immediate personal
friends are usually far distant. Their be
reavement is severe in the loss of one so high
ly prized, while the keenest poignancy of their
grief rests upon the consideration that their
esteemed relative has met his death far re
moved from their kind and anxious care.—
Wuon t,ne neart is tnus made desolate with
griet, it is a green spot upon which a grateful
and gratifying feeling can rest, that the dead
lias been honored and his memory regarded
by his country.
Upon like considerations, the honors we
pay the memory of our dead, who are fortu
nate enough to meet the termination of life
away from us, and in the bosom, and under the j
the care of their families and friends, are well j
bestowed, and the usage highly commendable, j
When, then, one so high, so justly distin- j
guished, and so aged a servant of the public, |
as Felix Grundy was, has fallen, I not only sec I
no objection, but it would seem to me almost j
to become a duty, that those who have been his !
associates, his political and personal friends, co- j
workers with him in the discharge of our j
highly responsible duties here, should, by vo
luntary assemblages, such as this is, testify
to the absent relatives and friends, and to their j
countrymen at large, their estimate of the
merits of the deceased, and of their own.
I am not, Mr. Chairman, schooled in the 1
language of praise, and cannot, therefore, in
offering these resolutions, attempt to express
iny estimation of the loss sustained in the j
death of Felix Grundy.
My acquaintance with him commenc- j
ed witli my service in the Senate of the Unit- j
ed States, in the month of January, 1803, and .
from that time to the hour of our separation,
at the close of the last session of Congress,
our intercourse, hot- political and personal,
was intimate and familiar. Asa private coun
seller, 1 always found him able and faithful,
and as a friend confiding and generous.
In the discharge of his public duties, I have
listened to his eloquence, have felt the force
of his arguments, have witnessed the clear- !
ness of his mind and the quickness of his ap- J
prehension, not with delight merely, but with j
wonder; and all these powers were so simply i
anil unpretendly displ yed, that I have often
been compelled to think he did not himself
know’ the mental energies of Felix Grundy.
In one particular I cannot do justice to my
own feelings, and omit special comment. 1
refer to the invariable calmness of his manner
—the perfect submission of his feelings to his
judgment—the high courtesy which always
characterized his port in debate. No matter !
what, or how high the excitement, Mr. Grim- ‘
dy was always calm, cool, and collected. lie j
seemed to be above personal passion, above j
party excitement, and always to remember
what was due to the dignity of the body of
which lie was a member, and of the country
he served. Patriotism seemed to take the ,
place of passion with him; and the personal
feelings of every member of the Senate, whe
ther political friend.or political opponent, to
be as sacred to him as the cause lie advocated.
In this way I verily believe Mr. Grundy lias
contributed as much as any man who has ev
er been a member of the Senate, to sustain
the elevation which the framers of our system
in 4 ended that body should take as one branch
of the National Legislature; and his example i
of forbearance and self-control upon this point,
will be one of the richest tributes which his
tory will pay to his memory.
Air. Wright thereupon presented the follow
ing resolution, which was read by the sec
retary:
licsolced unanimously, as the sense of this j
meeting, That the death of the Hon. Felix
Grundy, a member of the Senate of the Uni- i
ted States from the State of Tennessee, is a j
public loss to our country; to the society of
which he was a member; and to his personal
friends, to whom he was endeared by the kind- j
est recollections; and that we take this oc.ca- :
sion to express our deep sympathy Ur this great j
public and private bereavement.
Asa member of the legal profession he
early attained the highest rank, and the high-1
est honors.
Asa statesman, he became known to the
nation lor his zeal, patriotism, and power
ful eloquence, in the commencement of the so- j
cond war of our independence, and in all the
stations which he has occupied from that to the
present time, he has tided the measure of his
con try’s confidence, and progressiveiy added
to a reputation early ripe with honors, and
crowned with faithful public services.
In all the personal relations which he sus
tained through a long and arduous political
life, his standard oi’ manners, of fooling, and
of action, offers to the imitation of all, as it did
to the admiration of his friends, a hia-h and no
ble example. Ilis name will enter into the
legislative avd political History of his country
to guide the judgment of those that may fol
low, and to emulate them to deeds of pa‘riot
isin am* renown. He stood in the political
events ot his country, as a bright and la*t link
between the past and the present between
the memorible epoch of eighteen hundred ami
the closing scenes of eighteen hundred and
t>r‘y: and all men, of whatever name or cre ed j
hi politics, accord to him the life and unsuili
ed honors of a patriot, and the enlarged he-!
nevo fence of the philanthropist. In speaking i
of him as a man of talents, the high distinction j
which he early attained a* -J continued to hoid
as one of the most persuasive and eloquent
j orators of the day, must not be omitted. In
this department he possessed a peculiar and
unsurpassed excellence.
He had chosen no man for his model; but
following the suggestions of a pure taste, and
consummate judgment, he was able to cap- j
tivate the human heart; whether if set en- j
throned under the richest thrones of learning, 1
or beat i:i the bosom of the uneducated labor
er. His name must pass down to posterity ;
as having fiiied a large space in the public j
eye, but as having exerted in his life a power
ful influence over the actions of his fellow
men.
To all the other leading characteristics of j
our departed friend, we must add that his ex- j
ample and testimony in the Christian faith, I
form the highest and most ennobling excel
lence of his life. It is a source of deep gra
tification to his friends that it lighted his down- j
ward path, and cheered his final exit.
Such is a faint and feeble outline of the
character of this great and good man.
We offer with heartfelt sympathy our con
dolence to the bereaved partner of his long
j and arduous life, to his family and friends;
I and feel that we are reminded in him, that
! there is no consolation so great as that to
be found in the actions of a good man, and the j
death of a sincere Christian.
Air. Pickens, of South Carolina, rose to se
cond the resolutions, and addressed the meet
j ing as follows:
Mr. Chairman: I rise to second the resolu-
I tions that have been moved by the distinguish
: cd gentleman from New’ York, [Air. Wright;]
• and I do so not merely to comply with any
i formalities of the occasion that has called us
j together, but to testify the interest I take in
the public character and services of one
! whose name is known in every quarter of this
I Republic.
It is not my purpose t.o mingle sympathies
j with the tears of the widow or the sighs of
the orphan, in the hallowed mansion of the
| dead—that has been performed by these who
J know them, and who knew the deceased with
J more private intimacy than I can pretend to.
j But, as a citizen of this Union, I cannot refrain
from expressing those feelings that arise from
contemplating the traits of character that
stand out in any of our public men as burning
lights, before which our admiration kindles as
before a flame rising from the altar of our
common country.
We all remember the part which Air.
Grundy took in the war of 181*2—the fervor
of patriotism and of eloquence that he brought
to the councils of his country—and the ability
with which he sustained her honor and her
interests.
Cold and selfish indeed must that heart be,
now that he h i- gone to his eternal rest, that
can refuse to beat with emotions of approba
tion for the lofty and distinguished manner in
which he then l>ore himself amongst those
who, at that period, cast such lustre and re
nown around the cause of our country. It is
needless for me to dwell upon those events.
They have passed into the hands of the histo
rian.
Air. Chairman, in 1823 and 1821,1 was a
you Ji at school in Tennessee, and I well re
member the feelings that pervaded all classes
in society at that time in relation to the de
! ceased. 1 well remember that there was not
! a boy, who came to the institution from any
i section of that noble State—from any portion
j of her beautiful valleys or still more beautiful
! hills, whose cheek did not mantle with the
| flush of conscious pride at ihe nemo of Felix
i Grundy; and who did not feel a deeper inspi
! ration, as he walked through the academic
j grove, and caught, as it were, the echo of his
I spirit-stirring eloqueuce, as it rung from the
rugged mountains of Ins own native land.—
That name is now no more amongst the liv
j ing; yet. it still lives in the hearts and in the
. admiration of his countrymen at home—and
I has become consecrated around the hearth
1 stone of every cottage, whether it hangs over
the waters of the Holston or spreads its door
‘towards the angry waves of the Alississippi.
j This, sir, is the triumph—the tribute—and the
! inheritance of genius.
Mr. Chairman, in 1829, when Air. Foote
! introduced his famous resolution into the Se
nate of the United States, I well remember j
reading a speech delivered by (he Senator j
from Tennessee, on that occasion, in which
he illustrated the rights of these States and
the glorious principles of the Constitution,
with a power and ability that commanded the
respect of every South Carolinian. We then
viewed him as standing upon the ramparts, i
defending and vindicating every principle that 1
I irives vitality to the charter of our liberties.
That speech, in the life af Mr. Grundy will
j go down to the future as a monument, upon
j which are inscribed lines th t posterity will
| read.
But I forbear to trespass longer on your!
attention, and will conclude by saying that,
whatever faults he may have had, they were ’
of such a nature as to sink with him into the !
tomb and lie forgotten; whilst the outlines of
[ his public career stand out, as a picture upon I
! canvass, illustrating the genius and character j
of his generation, and the section of country
i in which he lived.
Although differing from him in some points j
! of tint public career, yet I. have always view- j
| ed him as a man, full of human kindness—
rich in the resources of eloquence — able in j
j council—and I most cheerfully agree to any
, testimony of respect that his mor' 1 intimate j
friends may think proper and suitable upon I
this melancholy occasion.
Upon motion of Air. Wright, it was
Ordered, That the proceedings of the meet’ j
ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary;
and that the Chairman be respectfully re.
quested to cause a copy thereof to be trails- !
uiittcdto the widow of the deceased Mr. Grun
| dy.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, j
I the meeting wa • then adjourned.
KH. M. JOi INSON, Chairman
Albert Smith, Secretary.
CONTROVERSY WI TH NEW YORK.
\\ e are satisfied, r.ot only by the assuran
ces of our Southern fiends at Washington,
hui by the lone of tiie Southern Pres-, and
i the acts of die Legislatures of some of the |
Suites, that the rights of Virginia in her pend- j
ing controveisv with New York, will be j
warmly supported bv the citizens of all the j
slaveholding Stales. The letter of Governor I
Gilmer to the Governors of all those Slates 1
has been received, as tar as we have seen, not I
only with due respect, but with every sympa- •
thy. The Legislature of North Carolina and ;
Georgia have adopted corresponding resolu- j
lions; and we look for a heat tv response from j
Missouri. The St. Louis Argus, of the 2411i j
December, publishes the circular of the Gov
ernor of Vrginia, and “invites the attention j
oi every reader to (he very able communica
tion,” and truly chnrac'eii‘\s “the subject
matter as big with importance to every chve.'-
‘er in Slates where slavery exists—it involves
cons q lences which may dissolve <>ur happy ;
Union, or deluge our lan ! with blood.”
The only question is not what are ourrights?
hut what are the remedies which we should
adopt? The Legislature and Governor of
New Folk have trampled under f<oi, not
Killy the aet of Congress, hut one of the com j
promises and compacts of the Constitution I
itself When that instrument was formed, it
is notorious that great difficulties occurred
with the sin r e population of the Southern
States. There was much debate and some
altercation on Hie whole matter, until it was
finally ad justed by the provisions of the Con-;
ntion. viz: ttie degree of representation to
‘lie allowed to ihe Shveho! ‘ing Slates, in con- j
sequence of that species of population—the
Mine ratio of Federal numbets to be also ap- >
! plied in the laying of direct taxes —the pow
er allowed to the U. S to slop the importa
tion of slaves into (lie U. S., alter a limited
period, winch was ucooidiugly carried out,
‘ with toe cheerlul concurrence ot ali the Slave
j holding Stales- —and the solemn compact, that
every fugitive slave should be restored, and
every person ‘‘charged in any state wiih trea
son, felony, or other crime, who si.ail th e I’ioin
justice and be found in another Slate,” shall
lie delivered up by the Slate in winch they
lake refuge. Maine and New York, how
ever, have refused to give up to justice those
who have stolen our slave property; and New
York has only added injmy oil injury, bv
passing a law which makes it next to impos
sible for us to recover our fugitive slaves,
rims, instead of surrendei ing the fugitives
from justice, those who have stolen our pro
i perty, she now virtually refuses to surrender j
i she property itself. In liolli respec's, there
lore. New York violates the provisions of the
Constitution; and the evil is a most serious
one; as it threatens to extend to other States,
! if we submit to it with impunity; arid as ii
encourages the Abolitionists to prosecute their
fell designs upon us, even to greater excesses. ‘
The only question is, what shall we now do? I
I Shall we submit to the wrong, or io what !
remedy shall we resort?
The sovereign States of this Union have
not vet parted with the powers if sell-defence.
VYe can establish quarantine law-, to preserve
ihe health of our People; and surely we have
j an equal right to p: eserve our lives, our pro.!
perty, and our domestic institutions. If one i
Biate violates its obligations as a member of!
the Union, and takes the ptoperty of another;
il she puts at defiance all the obligations,!
which the Social Compact provides (hr our
protection, then it becomes the injured State
to look to its own preservation, in a manner
the least calculated to strike down the whole i
compact itself. YVe have never entertained i
any doubt upon this subject. Marty years
aim, the question was brought to our consid
eration in the case of South Carolina. She
passed a law forbidding any vessel to enter
iier ports, in the crew of which were black I
.sailors. A British vessel, which entered !
| Charleston, complained of its provisions.— i
i The Federal Judge [Johnson) decid ’d against
the constitutionality of the act—and the Bri- j
jtisli .Minister remonstrated against if. VYe
then examined the point, and made up our ;
mi id, that in such a case, a case of sell-de- ;
fence, the quarantine principle justified a law, ■
which provides for the safely of l e people, in
relation to slaves. We see no reason to ‘
| change that determination now, when in the
j very bosom of the Northern States, the fell;
j Abolitionists are to he (bund whose fanaticism
I would provoke every species of excess against |
bur laws, and institutions,
i We have remonstrated with the Governor
of New York.—He has sophisticated ami
refused to do us justice. His Legislature
i have sanctioned Ins injustice. We cannot
! submit—bui we must resort to some remedy.
The Governor of Virginia has given if as his
opinion that “ihe adoption of retaliatory men
! sores by the s|a veholding Stales, if ihis denial
j of I'iir rights is persevered in, would probably
I arrest the evil, and lead ton speedy adjust-
I ment of these questions.” (u the meantime,
’ Ie proposes another special commission to re
! monstrate with New York. If we saw any
! advantage in this movement, at present, we
would concur in the recommendation. But
j we must adopt some strong anti conditional
j measure first, and then we may rcsori to the
commission to enlbrce our claims What
! measure shall this be? One, that is even !
short of the quarantine bill of Georgia, which
’ her Governor has refused to sign and sat e
lion. Let us adopt the measure, suggested
m the last Enquirer; a measure, dispensing
j with the 100 days quarantine of Georgia, bui
j confining itself to tiie inspection of the New
j Y ork vessel, and to a bond, with security on j
| the sput, to ensure a gains, the carrying off]
our properly,-or providing lor its indcmnifica- ;
lion. We might tL* more—but can we do
less? If the citizens of New York will not
restore our property, nor deliver those who j
; stole it, can we do less than lake measures a- j
gains! I Lei r stealing it? If this measure, upon j
, being fairly tried, does nut anso er its purpose, j
jwe must resort to stronger measures. Is!
there a doubt, that all li e Southern States j
| will sympathize with our situation, and follow j
j the calm and modified lead which we may j
| give then ?
The following letter from a distinguished
statesman recommends this Inspection law,
and enforces il by then inatks—which we take j
ilie* liberty of extracting:
“W ashingtnn, 25th Dec, 1840.
“The remedy, is the only one, which ac-;
cording to my conception, can reach the case; i
: and I think its efficiency and constitutional tv j
are unquestionable. Il is simple and appro i
priii le, and now is the time for its application, j
li it be now applied, New Yotk would be iso i
Mated. No other State has yet opened the
| ground she has; and the other commercial
and navigating States wiftild profit at her< x
\ pense, should the measure he adopted, and
would, from interest, favour it. If on the
j contrary, it should be delayed, all the non-
I slaveholding Slates will, one after another,
j follow her example, and we shall finally have
| to contend with the whole, if, indeed, there
should then he sufficient spirit and concord
i among us to make resistance at all.
“Il would, in my opinion, have llic most
salutary effect. It would rally the whole
South to the standard of Virginia, and place
her at their head, with a higher stand than
that she occupied in ’9B. The question now j
is deeper and more important than that of
! that day. That settled the question of the !
’ Alien and Sedition (aw, and this would the
• tar greater and more dangerous question of i
Abolition. The movement itself would make
anew issue, turning on the great principles of i
[the Constitution, which would tend strono-lv !
| to point out the consequences to which aboli
tion is leading, and the disastrous effects it I
; must have on ihe interests of other sections
| and the pe ice and safety ol (lit 1 country, which
j would have a powerful and salutary eff or.
: It would essentially contribute to save the U
uion, the Constitution and the liberty of the
| country, as 1 do truly believe.
“I think there would he no fear of the hear-!
ly co-operation of the entire South. The
j slaveholding States lying on the Mississippi!
[and its navigable streams, excepting Louisi- 1
I ana, may not at first fee, 1 so deep an interest ;
;n the measure, as those bordering tiie Ocean
j and the Gulf of Mexico; hut a little riflection
! will teach them that their interest in the prin
ciple is deeper even than die latter. Should
j die non-slaveholding States in Ihe upper part
j of the great valley of the Mississippi loilow
j the example of New York, as they certainly
i will, if Virginia should not now act, the slave
! holding Slates below would, of all others, be
placed in the most dangerous situation, j
through the intercourse by steam navigation.
Oil the other hand, it is <o that very inter
| course that Ihe principle would apply with
I ihe highest efficacy. Should Virginia act.
this would soon he seen and felt, which would
jsecure their zealous support in the end, and
| which would not fall to prevent the non-slave
holding States above from following the ex
I ample of New York. Nothing short of it
will.
From (he Mobile A<iverlis*r, Jan. 13.
Trie Races. — The great four mile sweep
! stakes came off yesterday, at 1 o'clo k pre
cisely—a promptitude highly creditable to the
officers of the Club. Three out of the four
entries came up to the post, and betting was
brisk and extensive. fi T es!u'ind was the fa
vorite, both before the race and at ‘lie time
of starting, a'th'ugh many—clinging to their!
“earlv love”—laid out their change on JVag j
ncr. His .condition, however, did not warrant
their c<ittfidence, for though his coat looked l
well, lie was much too high in flesh, and his i
eye wanted its usual fire. Ruby, on the con
trary, was in line order, but me track was
intolerably heavy, and many l>ets “on lime”
wet? lost inconsequence:* The purse con
taining 83 -50, lumg up over the Judges
heads, iike a templing hunch of grapes, sur-
rounded by the splendid service of plate:
hoth waiting lor an owner. At the tap of
the drum, Westwind took the lead with a
j perfect rush, as west winds often do, while
ins boy seemed any thing but an E >lus, tor
lie could i-*i cotitiol him. Running of} like a
scaled dog, the Chateau cult went far ahead,
with fFagner second, but at a respectful di
stance. On tiie back stretch, Rubv went up
to \S agner, and lap and lap they came round
the stand. Even at this time il was clear
that the old horse had not his usual stride,
and Ruby soon parted company, but could
not overtake “Ihe gale.” In the second and
thiid miles, no material change of position
took place, yet ihe gap still widened, and ma
ny entertained the full belief that Wagner and
Ruby would noth be distanced. Half ivav
jon the fourth mile there was at least twenty
! yards over a distance of open day light, when
i tiie gallant owner of YVestwitui hade his ruler
!“pnli him hard,'’and then the space percepti
bly lessened, lor Wagner, will) the help ol a
Lttie steel,closed up on Rubv as they neared
the gate, and the two came neck and tu ck to
ihe distance stand, where, finding the 11 >g not
j dropt, Wagner gave up his stride and Ruby
! came out second.
j Though the result did nol cause much sur
prise, many yet thought the old “sorrel” had
a lew kinks in store to lei out when required;
but though lie cooled off well, bis eye looked
heavy and dull, and the backers of “ihe field”
turned their hopes on Rubv, well knowing
that the veteran Colonel never brought a poor
; nag on the track. ‘The cheerful look, too, of
i the “Napoleon of the Southern turf,” helped
■ to raise these hopes, and some smart hedging
took place on Rubv against Wagner,
i l' , "f Hie second beat Westwind darted off
as Iresh as ever, lollovved by Wagner, with
i Rubv ‘ar in the rear, and dins as they began
! they finished the first mile. Half way round
! the second time, lluhy closed up the gap, and
a beautiful struggle took place between him
; and V> agner, but at the third turn the former
drew out clear and came to the stand ahead
jol the sorrel, and soon commenced to chal
longe for the lead. For the firs) half of the
third mile Ruby continued to gain on West
wind, and the shouts ol* the spectators rose
I high and exciting, until t ev mounted almost
|to a scream, as he lapped him on the ilfrd
j turn, hut Westwind speedily si o k him > ff’
land entered the fourth mile far ahead. ‘The
| least ttii'e produced a splendid race between
W agner and Ruby lor the second place, and
the latier shot ahead and let dav light in be
1 ween tl cm at the head of the hack stretch,
he C'-uld not hold his advantage, and the old
horse came out free, but only “second best.”
The heal was very exciting, though the deep
mud told badly against the watch.
From the Augusta Constitutionalist, Jan. 14.
CO” As our readers may like to know tl e
rumours in Wa diinglon, respecting the form
tt I ion ol Gm- Harrison’s Cabinet, we copy
the following Idler Iroin ihe Washington co,-
respondent ol (lie New York Ev -ning Posi:
Within the last three days, the city has
been visilid by a large number of politicians,
ol the “leading class,” Iroin Pennsvlvania,
who have come among us either to participate
! in, er to settle the growing war between ihe
i “houses of York and Lancaster,” or ra
ther bet ween Mr. Juhn Sergeant “of Phil
adelphia,” and Air. ‘J haddeus Stevens “of
Pennsylvania.”
Among ihe number, is Mr. Joseph Rit tier,
late Governor ol Pennsylvania Mr. Pen tone, 1
Mr. Sparkman, Mr K>ehbs, and Mr. Conrad,
ihe whole squad, mnnl*efs. | nnder-slaml, up. j
| wards offbriy individuals, amlthey are divided ■
! la tween Mr. Steve.isand Mr. Sargeaut. 1
I lie Stevens nu n, are very anxious that
heir friend should go into the P ( > S | Office De
! parlnicHi; and the Saigeant nun,avow ifeu
| their idol is Istitlv entitled to the place to
! which he a-pires. The matter is a difficult
j one to adjust, and gives rise to great boier
i ne-'S of feeling. And, the embarrassments of
I the affair are rendered stil! mme afll.cling, 1
| when il is well understood dial il AJr. Sievens
| has ihe Post Office Department, Mr. S,ir
■ gennt cannot he indulged with ihe position of
; first Lord of the Treasury.
On the part of Mr. Sievens il is urged, and
j not without truth, that he itas rendered most ;
j service to Mr. Harrison, and that without bis!
aid, the electoral vote of Pennsylvania would
nol have been given to I lie wing candidate j
for the Presidency, and tLat wliilsl Mr. Ste
vens was moving heaven and earth to com
pass the success of Mr. Harrison, Mr. S-t i
geanl was quietly lolling on his ottoman, in |
Philadelphia, or talking against ihe noininie
of the Harrisburg convention, to the membeis
of th? Wisiar Club in Ctiesnnl sheet. In a
word, it illnaluredly is ahedged that Mr. Ste
vens is an original Harrison man, of at fast
six yea rs sta tiding, a nd that Air, Sargean! came
into die ranks alter the election was consider
ed settled, and not until it was whispered dial
he might possibly secure a seat in the new
cabmel. Il is Imilier alletlged that Mr. Sar
geant lias never possessed an influence in
Pennsylvania, whilst on ihe contrary, Air.
Sievens has in a very greai degree influenced
die whole state
In this state of the case, die natural j' jal
ousv that always exists between town and
country is culled into action; and the friends
jol Hariison in the rural and agricultural dis- ,
lrids, say that they never can consent that
an old broken down federalist of die cuv of
shall be pi mooted at the expense of their own
representatives.
The short of die whole is, that if Mr. Sar
-1 grant is made Secretary of the T.easiuy. and j
i Air. Stevens neg! cted. the whigs of Pennsvl- ‘
vanin ptoper will resist and resent the insult;
| and the new administration, by grnlifv.mg Mr.
John Seigeant, may hold on to the city of
Philadelphia, and lose the Slate of Pennsylva
nia.
In the midst of Ihe excitement that 4his 1
; odd affair creates, there are not a feiv among
die “original Harrison men” as they call j
.themselves, who suspect that there may he;
[ some foul | la v practised.—They say that they i
: are not sure that an intrigue is nol now going
! on to elevate Air. Sargeaut and prostrate Mr. 1
Stevens. They suspect that Mr. ‘Thomas j
I*. wi"g ni Ohio, is playing a part in lies game, j
and i- deposed to take the Post Office De- i
j pa ruuent, ior the moment only, and for the
*"le purpose of keeping Mr. Stevens out of;
it; and that thus, while he thwarts .Mr. S'e ;
j veils, he assists Mr. Sargecnt. 1; is thus, siv j
the friends of the great anti mason of Penn- j
jsylvania, that we are to be shuffled off to
make room lor a Philadelphia aristocrat.
I had written thus far, when I was called!
on by a gentleman who is known to be one
ol the keepers of the king’s secrets, who in- |
formed me, that it is decided that Mr. Thad- 1
deus Stevens shall not lie indulged; but must
make up his mind to sit on a low seat, and
takes the crumbs that are to be thrown from
the table. Messrs. Ritner, Spackman, Con-1
rad, and Penrose, have united in opposition to ‘
Mr. Stevens, according to the testimony of!
my informant, and “go the whole figure,” for
the election of Sergea l t to the trensuryship.
If this he the fnet, and I see no good reason
(or doubting it, vou will at once see that Mr.
Stevens is justified in suspecting he is to be
sacrificed alter having, as the clown says in
<ke ring, performed all the hard and dirty
work of the party.
When l expressed mv-surprise to my in
formant —and liis name is enclosed for your
confidential eve, and from vvh ch you will at
once conclude that he is a gentleman to be
relied on—that Mr. Stevens should he thus,
treated, and added, lie u ill raise a storm about
jvou, he replied, “well, we know that, but can
not he.p it, and must make the best. ot it.
But, it is impossible to gratify Ins wishes, lor
Mr. Clay is ay a nisi him.”
One ol the rooming papers ot your city, on
Thursday last, asserted, with very great con
fidence, teat Mr Francis Gratiot r is to he
appointed beeretaiy ~| the Navy. l'tns
may be the lact, hut i limey tlie pa per in tjues
• >on lias asserted that which is not positively
decided upon.
Regarding Mr. Granger as I do, it would
not displease me tosre him at the head of the
department on which lie has fixed his eye;
hut is it known that he will obtain a preference
over Mr. William C. Dawson o| Georgiar
I lie whigs ol the Smith are to a ntan in favor
ol Mr. Dawson; and .Mr. Gianger is recom
mended hv the whole of the New York dele
gation of the whig party except two. Mr.
Granger is not a particular advocate for the
peculiar institutions of the South; Mr. Daw
sou is a native of Georgia. The difference
between the two men is easily estimated. Mr.
Granger is a gentlemanly man, so is Mr.
Dawson.
I an. informed by an aged gentleman who
recently left Cincinnati, Ohio, and who is sup
posed to be one of the most influential of the
friends of General Harrison, that the Prt i
iletit elect will be in this city in about two
weeks. He informs me that tiie G; rieial is in
the daily habit ol receiving four or five bun
dred letters from office hunters, postage un-
paid.
Mr. Clay is in town, and it s said that he
yesterday receivtd three hundred letters from
individuals soliciting ids influence in the way
of procuring office.
Mr. Edward Curtis will be supported
warmly lor the Coliectorship of your port, by
Mr. Webster. Mr. |{. C. YY etmore, is the
candidate of the Clav interest, and will he
recommended by three thousand of the whig
merchants of voi r city. He will probably be
successful. Mr. N. F. Tnllmadge, is an aspi
rant for the same office, and so are a dozen
others. Mr. John jLavvrence, if Mr. Wet
more be not successful, will stand a very fair
chance.
The Consulate at Havana is said to be
promised to a Mr. Gooding of your citv, a
gentleman, who a year or two since became
unfortunate in business, and devoted himself
to politics and Tippecanoe oratory. His
friends say that le was promised the place,
two months ago, by Mr. Harrison.
Mr. Gooding is a native of Massachusetts;
!is a spoon maker by trade, and for several
years resided at Bogota as a jeweller. Whilst
at Bogota, he became acquainted willi Mr.
Harrison. He is a respectable gentleman 1
believe, though his fame as a politician has
not spread very far.
I do not pretend to be in the secrets of any
one, and I know as little about Cehinel Min
isters as any one; but I shall not he disappoint
led if after all, John M. Clayton, of Delaware,
is made Secretary of the Treasury.
The following interesting items of the pro
gress of the Seminole war are fro late
Charleston papers.
FROM ST. AUGUSTINE.
By the schr. Empire, Capt. Southvvick, ar
rived yesterday, we receiv'd the St. \ugus
tine News and Herald of the Bth inst..
The editor of the News in commenting up.
|on Col. Harney’s late expedition across the
I everglades, says—“ The numerous islands
! which dot the grass water , hitherto affording
j a secure retreat, to the murderous savages of
the Territory, are now positively known, as
1 i liey have been long conjectured, susceptible
I of examination, and the fact that these abodes
are no longer inaccessible to the white man,
| offers a sure guaranty t hat die charm of the
Indian’s security is broken, and his strong
| hold, upon which, inrotreaq he lias relied for
| safety, is open to enlerpLse and courage.
! A passage across the Peninsula—the dangers I
of a navigation around the Cape obviated, and
the grass water with the Gulf and Alantic.—
Tiie result of the expedition, had there been
no dost ruction of the enemy or capture, would
have been invaluable; but, connected with,
the killing of the pr< mini nt warrior Chakika,
and a lew of his ha* and, is truly an event ol ;
I great importance. This chief was of great
i daring, headed the massacre of troops at. Ca
; loosaiiatchee, and led the attatek on Indian ■
Key. His loss to his people will be attended
with results fated to then- confidence, and
holds out to the Territory a subject for the
! warmest gratula’ion.”
“Chakika was killed by the indomitable
’ ]>erseverance and courage of private Ilall, of
the 2d Dragoons. More distant than any of j
i the Indians when they landed, he was en- !
I gaged in cutting wood, and on finding himself |
’ discovered he broke and ran for the grass, j
Several started in pursuit, but owing to the
station of the bog, they gradually fell behind J
the fleeter and more active limb of the Indian, j
who continued his flight, pursued alone by
Ilall. Endeavoring to lose his pursuer in the
tall grass by various windings, he continued
onward; but the soldier was on his trail, and !
getting a fair view of him, Chakika smiled and
extended his hand, wet with the blood of his j
comrades, and women and children. The
; race had been too long, and the grass water
was not explored to be rewarded by an Indian’s ‘
j smile. Hall levelled his rifle, and the ball
! sinking in tire brain of the chief, he fell dead
1 in the water, hut a short distance from the
I island which was the depot of his plunder,
! and which had resounded with his fiendish
yells when success had marked his career of
: blood.
! “Private Hall is entitled to high praise and
| admiration for his perseverance and courage;
a courage enabling him to kill a:i active, dar
; irig and wily foe.”
The steamer Win Gaston arrived at St. |
Augustine from Southern Ports, brings news j
ifhat Col. Harney had again started for the
everglades, accompanied by officers and sea
men from Lieut. McLaughlin’s command and
a detachment of marines under Lieuts. Sloan
land Wilson. The camp of Sim Jones will
I he attacked, and the strong holds of the ene
; my broken up.
Office of thf. News,
St. Augustine, Jan. 4.
An order has been issued, by which two es
corts a week are to leave tins and Picolata,
simultaneously, for the safety of persons tra
velling the Picolata road. A measure of such
salutary benefit, after the repeated sacrifioes
of life on that road, will doubtless commend
itself to every one. The only regret is, that;
it should have required the fatal lessons of rive
year’s experience to suggest its propriety. j
The s’earner Win. Gaston, Barden, arrived
from the south on the 3d. Capt. W E. Da
vidson, 3d Artillery, died in consequence of
( exposure on the recent expedition in the ev-
I erglades at Indian Key, on the 24th ult. Lt.
I Col. liarney has again started on another ex
. pedition to attack Earn Jones, accompanied by
j a detachment of t!ie officers and seamen ol
Lt. Corning. McLaughlin’s command, and the
marines under Lieuis. Sloan and W ilson.
tCT Duff Green, Esq., is about to establish a
daily paper in Baltimore to be called the Pro
testant Commercial, at OG per year, payable in
advance. The object is to convince the Ame
rican people that the Roman Catholic Religion
is anti-Republican, and, we suppose, anti
commercial too, from the title of his paper.
-Mr. Green is incited, of course, by a desire to
see religion prevail iu its purity; and hast
doubtless discovered that giving it a commer
cial aspect will very much promote the “work
of the gospel.” ’Tis a most delightful idea.
M e shall have a price current running alter
this fashion : “ Sales of Cotton for the past j
week 500 bales. Conversions to Protestant
Commercialism 2.” —Raleigh Standard. I
ISfcJNTIJNEL"HEnALD.
COLL Miil 5, JAN. -20. ls>4l.
“ T/tis Ins iluliouis one nj the most deadly hosti it y
existing u a uinsi Hit principles and form of our Consii
tuiiou. ‘1 hr nation is. at titis time . so strong und united 1
in its senU me is tfmt it cun not btshaken at this vio-
Hind. Eu! suppose a series of untoward events should
•teeur. sufficient to briny into doubt the competency of u
Republican Lrovernmcnt to meet a crisis of g red dan
ger or to unhinge the vo fide ct of the people m the
pu t ic functionaries ; in i institution tike tins penetrating
by Us .ranches every part of the union, acting by com
mand and in phalanx. may in a criticul moment upset
the government I deem no government sate, which is
under the vassalage of any self constituted authorities,
or any other authority than that of the nueion. or its reg
ular functionaries I Chut an nbstrw iion could n t this
Bunk of the United Statis with all its branch banks,
be in time of war / It might dictate to us the peace tvr
should decei t or withdraw its ail. Ought we then to
give further growth to an institution so powerful, so
h ‘stile t — Thomas Jf.fferoj.
The publication to-day of an important act
of the Legislature, with the Court Calendar
for 1841, and other matter which usually ap-
pears at the commencement of anew year,
and is useful for future reference—has exclu
ded several articles eu : terial and otherwise,
prepared for this paper.
HON. JOHN FORSYTH.
Tiie following remarks are in the conclusion
of an able article in a late number of the “Penn
sylvanian,” on the subject of the recent cor
respondence between the British Minister at
Washington, Mr. Fox, and the American Se
cretary of State, Mr. Forsyth—with respect
to tin arrest, by the Authorities of the S'ate
jof New York, of a British subject, charged
with arson and murder within the limits of
that State, at the period of the revolts in Up
per and Lower Canada. We have room on
ly for that portion of it, which pays a marked
compliment to a distinguished citizen of Geor
gia, who, when the excitements of the hour,
and the angry passions engendered in the
| heat of political warfare, shall have passed—
will be remembered as a gentleman of rare
personal and intellectual endowments—a
Statesman of exah ed merit—long maintaining*
in periods of sunshine and of sorrow, the con
stitutional rights of his State, and of our com
mon country, with a firmness, ability and
power, which few may expect to equal—none
to rival:
“The answer of Mr. Forsyth is strongly
marked 1 y th : dignity, decorum and decision,
for which the correspondence of that distin
jguished statesman has bean remarkable.—
| We were pleased to see it noticed on the
floor of Congress, even by Jus political ene
| inies. in terms justly merited. It forms a
striking contrast to the letter of Mr. Fox;
! and may be regarded as one of the most beau
jtilul examples of the manner in which a pub
lic functionary may placidly repel an absurd
pretension, accompanied by an avowal equal
ly unexpected and offensive. This gentleman
j will shortly quit a department, which lie has
j embellished for more than six years. We
1 well remember the ability and steadiness
, with which lie conducted the controversy
with France to a happy and honorable close;
Ibis countrymen have appreciated his miriorm
i candor and forbearance, ‘in the many delicate
j and difficult questions which have arisen’ with
I England; hut, in our humble apprehension, tills
; the latest, perhaps the last, may claim to ho
! esteemed tiie best oi his productions as Secre
tary of State. His successor, be he whom he
i may, will be a fortunate patriot if he can cmi
<ribute to expand the reputation, exalt the <iig
; nily, preserve th peace, and maintain the rights
. o! the U. S., to the same proportion that those
objects lon e been attained by the labors o
-Ur. Forsyth.”
We ought, perhaps, to mention that among I
the nn si prominent of “his po itical enemies”
on the floor of Congress,” “who noticed his j
conduct” “,n terms justly merited,” was the
Honorable Mr. Alford of Georgia, who was
.first introduced, in the Anti-Tariff Conveu
l ou, at M lled. evil'e, in 18'5:2, to a personal
j knowledge of the vast powers of Mr. Forsyth; ‘
’ and of which he has ever since entertained
i the most profound recoiled ion.
U. STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
We subjoin all the information in our pos-
I sesion relative to the present posture of affairs
| respecting the North Eastern boundary, and
| the action of the two Governments thereon.
| The first article is from the Washington cor
respondent of the Charleston Courier, and the
other is cut from the Mercury of the same city.
; We have seen it stated in some paper, upon
| which we are unable at this moment to lay
! our hand, that the object of the secret session,
I referred to in the letter of the correspondent
of the Courier, was to consider an im;orta.nl
nomination, made by the President to the
Senate; and which, after some discussion,
was deferred. Although no conjectures were
hazarded as to the character of the nomination,
1 we can imagine it to be no other than the in
stitution of an extraordinary mission to Lon
don, to avert? if possible, a collision be ween
the two countries—which, from the accounts
daily received, seems to be inevitable, unless
the most energetic • measures are adopted to
reconcile existing differences
Washington, Jan. 8, 1811,
The debate on Mr. Benton’s pre-emption
bill was continued in the Senate this morning
by Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, who has
made decidedly the best speech yet delivered
in opposition to the bill. He was replied to by
Mr. Benton, in a better manner than the friends
of that gentleman had anticipated, and all
doubt as to the passage of the bill seems to be
at rest. After the discussion closed, Mr. Se- *
vier, of Arkansas, moved that the Senate
go into Executive (or secret) session, which
was carried. After the conclusion of the se
cret session, Mr. Walker of Mississippi, suh
’ netted a resolution that the debates in ihs
British Parliament, in the year ’B9 should be
published, inasmuch as they were calculated
to throw much light on the boundary ques- j
tion; as at that time the British Ministry had
virtually admitted the right of Maine to the
j disputed territory. The resolution was sup
ported by Mr. Webster, and opposed by i\lr.
Clay; the latter contending that, as we had
already upheld Maine in her position, it was
useless to resort to any means showing the
justice of our cause, when all admitted it.—
The resolution was, therefore, rejected.
It is said, and I learn it from a correct source,
that the secret session was caused by a mes
sage from the President, giving information of
the occupation of a portion of the disputed
territory bv the troops of Great Britain. Ano-
I ther rumor says, that Gov. Fairfield has called
on the President for a supply of United States
troops to drive off the aggressors. Os the
correctness of the first statement I entertain
no doubt, lrom recent advices received here;
and it is not improbable that the latter followed
as a matter ot course. War must then be the
inevitable result, for if a collision takes place,
i and blood is shed, the people of the East will
not suffer themselves to be “ rode over, rough
shod.” Os course the injunction of secrecy
in the Senators has prevented them giving
me any information, but if any thing serious
occurs soon, that will no doubt be removed.
A strong war feeling predominates in both
Houses, any the new administration will have ;
itt* hands lull* should they enter into power
with an empty treasury, and a defensive war
fare staring them in the face.
The British troops at Madau-aska. —The
following article, which we copy from the
Montreal Gazette of last Tuesday, requires
no comment. It speaks for itself.
“ \\ e understand that his Excellency the
Governor General has most emphatically de
clared that he will not remove any of the
troops recently sent by his order to the Mada
waska territory, and that he considers Sir Jno.
Harvey too courteous by a great deal, in noti
fying the bragadocio Governor of Maine that
a detachment of British troops had taken up a
position. This augurs well, lor his Excellency
must have had positive instructions from the
Imperial Government that the territory was
to he kept, and the report of Messrs. Feather
stonaugh and Mudge acted on, or he would
not have taken so bold a stand.
“I apt. Miller left town yesterday with de
fi atebes to his Excellency Sir John Harvey,
i he detachment of troops lias been sent for
i iic purpose of aiding the civil magistrates in
the execution oi the laws of tlie Province,
and protecting the rights of her Majesty’s
SiUtjcCiS. tvr John stated to Gov. Fairfield
that he had not any thing to do with the mat
ter, and tnat lie had advised the Governor
General to order the withdrawal of the troops,
1 and substitute an armed civil posse, as amply
1 sufficient for all the purposes for which the
troop was intended. This, as we said above,
his Excellency has declared his determination
not to do, and when once he says he will or
will not do so and so, our readers may rest as
sured he will stick to it.”
BURNING OF THE CAROLINE.
(lonnected with this subject is the following
extract of a letter from the New York cor
respondent ol the National Intelligencer,
dated January 4:
“ The Hamilton (Lb C.) Journal states that
Sir Allan Macnab was not knighted in conse
quence of the Caroline affair, but because of
his success in repressing the rebellion. This
paper also adds, “ The legality of destroying
the Caroline in American waters has not vet
been pronounced upon by the British Govern
ment.” It is also said that when Macnab
issued his orders for an attack on the Caroline,
he supposed she would be found upon Navy
island, and that he never contemplated an at
tack upon our shore. During the last session
of the Imperial Parliament, adds the Hamilton
Journal, Lord John Russell was asked the
question whether it was the intention of Min
isters to recommend Let* Majesty to bestow
any reward upon Captain Drew” (who com
manded the party attacking) and others en
gaged in the affair; to which Lord Russel’ * ‘-
plied, no reward had been resolved upon, and
as tiie question involved a subject of a very
delicate nature, he must decline to answer.
All this, if it turn out correct, and it looks so,
throws anew light upon matters recently
discussed in YY ashington, and makes tiie
prosjiect ot an amicable settlement very
j bright.”
I The following letter of the latest date from
Liverpool, has been politely handed us for
publication:
“ Liverpo l, Dec. 12, 1840.
“ The cotton market continues quite steady.
The sales this week are upwards of 30,000
hales, yet we cannot quote any advance in
prices. In some instances an advance of l-Bd.
has been obtained on common qualities, vet
in many cases sales have been made on as low
terms as last week, whi’e oi the better des
criptions it lias been difficult to obtain la: v
, week’s prices.
“ Some very handsome Orleans cotton of
the new crop has been sold at fj l-2d., and at
tins price it meets with a slow sale. Trade
is still bat I in the manufacturing districts, and
several spinners are about to lower the wages
of their men. In the sales tins week are “in
cluded 5,000 bales S units. The stock of
American cotton held bore this day is esi'ma
ted to be 319,000 bales, against £05,41)1) held
a year ago. YY e quote Mobile cotton, lair to
good fair, five and an eighth to six and an
eighth pence ; uplands do. five and a quarter
to six and an eighth.”
From t!ie Charleston Mercury, Jan. 13.
CONGUEiS, THE LEW CABINET, Ste.
The newspaper mail from Washington fail
ed yesterday; but we learn by private letters
that Congress has as yet done nothing; and
the statu quo is after this wise.
I The Treasury evidently is in a bad state,
and the Government as badly off - for money as
most ot us. A Bill will be reported for the
issue of 5,000,000 Treasury Notes. The
revenue lrom Customs is sadly short.
i ho Senate is beginning to discuss mea
sures of high moment, the House as yet pre
'paring to begin; both parties seeming unwil
ling to propose any important measure of
finance; and fighting shy of all ppropnation
Bills.
The \\ logs are excessively nervous about
the division of the spoils, and besides the
Cabinet candidates, where there are lour
rn.;u he for each spoon, there are numerous
hungry and thirsty Whigs among the mem
bers of Congress, for Consulships, Collector
ships and other such party perquisites.
The Cabinet is not yet fixed, except Web
ster lor Secretary of State, Bell of W: r, and
Crittenden lor Attorney General. The
Treasury hangs between Sargeant, of Phila
delphia, and Clayton, of Delaware. The
Navy vvili pr bablygoto Granger, the Aboli
tionist, of New \ ork, or to somebody from
Georgia. W ebster, it is presumed, will be de
facto President, while Clay remains in the
Senate as helmsman. There will be a strug
gle for power between them. Preston will Le
Complimented by the offer of a Foreign Mis
sion, but will, it is said, play the martyr, and
prefer serving South Carolina as one of Mr.
Clay’s corporals in the Senate. Thompson
wearing h s martyr crown already, having
resigned the service of our State, will not
probably be similarly tempted, nor have the
option ot rejecting any of the honorary ap
pointments.
f lorida. —The following arrangement
of the Unhid States Troops in Florida
bus been made bv Gem Armisiead:
DISPOSITION OF REGIMENTS.
The Atlantic District, garrisoned by 3 1 Art’y
Si. J.ilill’s District, “ 2J Dra.
Ochiawaha District, “ 21 Inf’y
M canopy District, “ 7ili Inl ’.v
Wacasassa Distr ct, “ 3 1 Inf’v
W itlilacoocbee D,st. “ 6thlrif’y
I an pa District, “ Bth Ini ’y
Southern District, “ Ist Inf’y
GRA ND EC LI PSE.
There will be a total Elipse of the Moon
on the evening of the s‘h February next,
commencing at nine minutes after seven
o’clock,—two hours and six minutes after the
moon rises,—to be visible throughout tlia
United States, the Canadas, great part of
Mexico, all South America, ail Europe, all the
Atlantic Ocean, and as far east as Bombay,
a: which last it will be partial.
The Moon will set totally eclipsed at Ara
bia, Turkey, Egypt, the Cassian Sea, and
Moscow, and ri-e totally elipsed at the mouth
of the Oregon; and the eclipse will be visible
at all parts of the earth, to which it is then
above the horizon.
Size of London . —London is probably the
largest city in the world, at least if we set
down as doubtful the exaggerated accounts of
the Chinese and Japane e cities. We can
lurrn some idea of its size when we are told it
contains as many inhabitants as the five States
ot Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New
Hampshire aid Vermont,