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The Chronicle of 3l January says, that
NOl ,i< t- (ii» nixt' boon vapttaUy coiivir
and; (J if whom hive been coudemoed, 36
h v received sentence- ot transport ition,
Gr> have received sentence ot imprison
ment, and 67 have been acquitted.
o iron LifayHo has resigned Ills <f
{ Commander iu Ciiitl ot toe Nation
a' Gnat ds
Th last account* from Poland will h>-
Found in another column ; it "ill be seen
tint nothing of a verv important chira-td
has v«‘t transpired to 'hat portion ot Eu
rope, except that the E iiporior ot Russia <s
marehirg it cops no ier “The Passer of tlif/
IS all; in to punish, wlrit 'he a <tocral in
h h calls “an infamous treason.’
T< P k*s are preparing to meet him lik
it it., *ho are determined to live free 01
and \V have our fears for the valient
P ; ,my lin ybe more forluouto than
ou fe os predirt!
Fro Belgium the accounts are highly
salts) ct"i v—all is quietness there, and the
L onion Globe says that a pnvaie letter,
udd essed to an eminent house in London
3ta>es that the iffnrs of II llotid and Bel
gin<n are likely to be adjnste t; that Belgi
uio kes Upon herself one half ot the
Dutch deb’, and that in return he free nav
igation of the Scheldt is granted to the Bi l
g'nn*.
The Fiench papers state, that Prince
Leopold is to be called to the B tg-ac thiom
.and in order to remove all jealousies <>f
V men, he is to marry a daughter nl the
Li iz 'll Kmi> M 'tsllal Gerard, the late
51 mister "1 War, it is said have coniph
m -tiled Piincess M try on her approaching
nuptials and honors
ft also appears that the five great Eu
rope in powers have recogniz <1 the inde
pendence of B Igium, liougli the precise
terms on which this is done, h tve not tran
spired.
In many parts nf Scotland, Eog'-and and
fr<<! Old, meetings have b en held to pe'i
tion f.r F irlamentary It<t‘ortn. Some ot
the most influential inhabitants of the vari
ous counties in which they were held at*
tended these meetings.
An Irish Defence. —Some year* ago,
51 By’ (w inn: ..Ilucted a s rlirical pape<
nt C <rk, c died‘T ie F eeh. ldei ) came iu
contact with one of the City She ff- at the
theatre. If -ufl'ied so much fiom this
Coliidon, that It* hr ugh' Boy!" to trial to.
the a»satilt. Junes at that i ne, were not
th<- most unp ejudiced m Ireland, and a
“corporation jury ’ were not in the habit <>t
leaning to the side of mercy when an vo
my ‘*f the “ »s< e • > <\’ was brought be
lle ih their justice B >yle had written
Soul" s v. re tuiugs against the corporation,
an t is conviction on almost any grounds,
Was tnticpateil by his foes, and feared by
his friends. Tfia trial came on before
One of the judges at the A«s ze. At'ei
many challenges, and much <nfficu]ly, tn*
fjury were eropannelled. Mi. O Connell,
the leading counsel at the Mansur h i hi
Criminal cases, wag-retained for Mr B vh.
Tho evidence bore strongly against his
client, although it was admited that the as
sault might h--V" been accidental; and,
O’Connell, declining to call retiming
evidence, spok*’ at some length in reply i«
Fie prosecution. Finding that his appeal
to justice made little apparant way into
Thi hearts of a Co-k corporation jury, h;
Suddenly adopted the language of irony,
an ’ concluded in the following iferupt man
to :—“Gent cm in, I remember a trial. a>
Clonmel, nf a poor man on a chorge of
murd'-r; a beautiful case ot . ircomstanti o
evidence—like what you have just now
heard, was mail" up agiinst him. ’File
prisoner’s life seemed to ling by a sin
g!" hair, when tho case against him closed
H qo sted leave to call a witness, and to
.the am z m nt of the court, produced on
the table the man alleged to have b< en
nimd* re I —Perhaps 'o os<' a phrase you *n
Understood, ho had been on y* k ilt”. Tin
judge instuii'y desired the jury to send
dovtiiheii verdict.—After a li'tle pans
th fireman handed in a slip of paper," i h
t' -a fol word “ guilty written on it.-
Tte judge in utter ast imshment x l one
—\V v the man has not boon inor iere- !
hew ( in the prisoner b*< guilty!” Oh my
In i, pliej the foreman, ‘thai may be :
bo I te did n<<t kill the utan, he stole my
b in.i>> three v'-irs ag !’ K , geu'le
n ( ■.include O’C'niocl!,) v«» must ft and
M B vie. gi.t y: ; »r ihoa hh" did not as
s h - i;a ft’, sure lie Itb' IU dtho corpo
r u !” T jurv, who had laughed at the
n to, wete shamed into justice, an.!
S 'vs a q-i it <l.
FROM THE NORWALK GAZETTE.
TUB UARTFOR.f> CONVENTION
At the late session of tho Superior Court, at
Fairfield, the Honourable R M Sherinan, one of
the members of the Hartford convention of 1814,
Was put under oath, and under the pains and pen
alties <>f Perjury, gave a history of tho proceed
ings ofthat far famed meeting.—Tho tostiraony
thus elicited is given below
We believe that this question is now for tho first
time presented to the public in its present form.!
This is the first time that a member of that body
has been cited befoie a Court of Justice to answer |
for its objects and proceedings. Is the history !
which Mr Sherman has given a faithful one? Has
he in compliance with a solemn oath, told “the
truth, tho whole truth, and nothing but the truth"
in this matter?—Those who know the personal
character and integrity of tho witness, will know
also how to answer those questions. The testi
mony was given in the presence of a large and
respectable audience, composed of men of both j
political parties interested in the question, and j
all seem to have come to about the same conclu- j
eion-m regard to it
To th- I tlilor of the GaZ’tle:~ Previous to the
trial of Whitman Mead, on the information for a
libel, of which you gave a brief notico in your
last number, the Pris aier moved the court for a
anbpeenn to Mr Slierma .of Fairfield, Mr God
dard of Norwich and many others as witnesses in
his behalf It w e allowed by tho court, and was
*Civedon Mr Bhernian, but could not be, season
ably on Mr Goddard, on account, of tho la eness
of his application. One of the articles charged as
libe'lous, compared a recent political meeting at
Hartford with the Hartford convention, and tho
p one i supposed that a full develupement of the
p oeeedings ofthat convention would furnish a
fe ! vindication of the article in question. With
a b • (ti erh and >• lopmiienl he wished the testi
mm. »f "ii <m le .on above -anted At tho in
jUm tOl tho prisoner, Mr. Sherman testified on
yue trial of liie < as«, and th* enclosed paper ccd
tains bra testimony, exact in substance, and very
nearly in hia language—which you a- e at liberty
to publish.
St*tk. vs. ? Hon.H M Sm r.Mi.v s
lVmilAt Me>D ] Testimony
Question hi the Pi isont.r What was Jbe na
! ture and object of the llaitf md Convention.
-J/isicrr I was a member of tnat convention.
t Tt met on the loth December, 1811—The United
! Slates were tlnm at war with Great Britain.
Thov had in their forts and armies twenty seven
I thousand effective men—of these about thirteen
i hundred nnlv were cmpbtved in New-Ungland,
j The wr had been in operation two years a<ffi e
half Wo had a sea coast "f ahnosV seven h in
! dred miles to protect, and wi«h the exception of a
; bout thirteen hundred men. hid the aid of no mtl
] itnrv force from the United Sta'es. By internal
I taxes, all others having become unproductive by
I reason of the war. the National Government rais
j ed laroe sums from the people within out territory.
, Diroet taxation was the on’v resource of the
Slate Governments, and this had been earn'd t«
as great an extr me in ( onneclicut as could be
! sustained The banks whieh furnished, a!! our
I currency, either withheld their accomnn<u itif« ; t,
! or stooped pay ment, and the people were c-.-bar
| csssed bv a genera! stagnation of bu-in ss '«•
; erfu! fleets and armies lay off our coasts and were
j making or threatening invasions in all pa ts. oi
! our defenceless sea-board Commodore Decatur,
! wi Ii his squadron, had taken refuge in the water !
I of Connecticut, and attracted a powerful con '..ni
tration of the enemy's forces n "tir borders. as
j tine, if 1 mistake not, and some "th -r parts of the
territory of Massachusetts, hid been taken by
the Bri’ish The Ncvv-Ungland States, uimer .11
these disadvantages, were oldiged to protect
themselves bv their own Militia at their ow n ex
pense The exnc tses ofConne- ticut greatlv . x
ceerledour resources. The duration of the war
could not be foreseen and our credit became ex
hausted Attempts wer„ made to borrow money,
but without anv adequate success. Tim Nation
al constitution pr«l. bited the em.»-i not l.ulls <<l
credit In this extremity, title the legis.a urc
was in sessi -n at. New II rven in Oct -her 1814 a
communication was received tr im the Lcgt-i.a
ture ofMansich-i efts, proposi g i convention t
deteirates from the Nov.-England -fates, l i con
sult on tho adoption f men-urea for their com
mon safety. This communication was referred to
a Joint Committee of both h .uses.—General
IJonrv Champion and nyself were appointed
from tho Upper house He was Chairman of the
committee. 1 dre v the report recommending a
complimco with the pmposal made bv the r-t-De
ot Massachusetts, and assigning tho reasons
at length This, report was published by order ot
the Legislature and extensively cirimlated i ; Hie
newspapers of this and other states. Seven dem
otes were app liutedto represent this slatn e.m
ven i-in As soon as it was organised, Mr litis,
a delegate from Massachusetts proposed, after
some prefatory remarks, that it should be recom
mended to our several legislatures,-to present a <
petition to tho congress of the United state-’, pray-
intr that they would consent that the New-hng
land states, or so many of them as should a eree to
gether for that purpose, might unite in defending
thomse'ves against the public cnornv; - hat so
much of the national revenue as should be coilec
ted tn these slate* should be appropriated to the
expenses of that defence; that the amount so ap
pealed houtd ho credited to the United States —
and that the United states should agree to pay
whatever should tie expended beyond that amount.
This proposal was approved bv the convention
The same views had been stated here, before the
meeting of the Delegates. By tho Constitution of
the United states, no such compact for mutual
defence could bo for nod, without the consent of
congress —By thus nog -enting our immediate
resonrees and obtaining the national guaranty that
the expenses of the war, to be increased by the
states thus uniting, should oe ulti irately paid out
of the nation .1 treasury, it was supposed tha our
credit as well as our present pecuniary .esources
would be enhanced A debate was trad in tho con-
vention as t < certain amendments to the constitu
tion of the United spates to be proposed f,r adop
tion by the State legislatures One vvas that
Congress should not have power to declare -war
without the concurrence "f two-third of both
houses 1 cannot, from recollection, detail the
proposed amendments; but they appear on the |
printed report of the convention, of which I have a j
copy at. mv office, which the prisoner may use on
the tiial if he pleases A committee, of whom 1
was one, was appointed by the convention to
draw up that report, to present to their respective
leirislaHiros. The proposal of Mr. ttyis vvas adop
ted with little varia ion. This report was imme
diately printed by orde<- of the convention, an.!
was circulated tlirougHout the country.
Among other things, as may be seen by that
report it was recommended to hr Legislatures
represented in the convention to adopt incus- les
to protect "heir eitisens from such conscriptions
or impressments as were not authorised bv Die
constitution of the United Slates this resotu
tioh originated from a project of the then isccrc
tar-y of war which I believe was not adopted by
Congress. The Secretary of tho' convention
k.p a journal of their proceedings. This as I
understand, Was deposited by Mr abot, tho ! re
sident, in the office of the state ofMassachu etts,
and a copy transmitted to Washington and lodg
ed in the office of the secretary of state of the U
nited states. It was afterwards published in cer
tain newspaper* I saw it in the American Mer
cury-, a newspaper published at Hartford, by Mr.
Babcock Th.vlegislatures of Massachusetts and_
Connection , pursuant to the recom.ornidation of
the convent ion, sent a delegation to Washingtoi
to present their respective petitions to the con
gross of tho United States The gentlemen sent
j from Connecticut were Mr Terry, Mr. Uoddard,
I and I think, Mr Dwight On their arrival, the
j treaty of peace concluded at Ghent, reached the
i na tonal - vein nent, and further measures be-
cam a eco.sarv
This is 30 outline of the origin and proceedings
of ibo Hartford convention. There was not. ac
cording to my best, recollection, a single motion,
resolution or subject of dehato, but whafr appears
in tlie printed journal or report. If any further
particulars are requested, 1 will state them
Question l>y the Prisoner. —Was it not an object
of the convention to embarrass and pnralize the
government of the United States in tlie prosecu
tion of the war with G. Britain.
Answer. — It was not. Nothing of tlie kind
was done, or intended by tho convention, or, so
fir as I know or believe, by those by whom it was
originated. On the contrary, its principal object
was a more effectual co-operation in that war, as
to the defence of tlie Now-Kngland states
Question by the. Prisoner. —lias n. t that con
vention been generally reputed in the U stales to
be treasonable?
Answer. — Much has been said and published to
that citcet, but without tho least foundation I
believe 1 know their proceedings perfectly; and
that every measure done or proposed, has been
published to the world No one act has over been
pointed out, to my knowledge, as inconsistent with
their obligations to the Untied Btales, nor was any
such act contemplated by them.
FROM THE KENTUCKY #I'PORFER
Wild matt of th •.roods —Mi. T< otter—
Five or six days since, my o<iiiu,s called
me to D ii.ville, and thence t H rr- dsbing.
Whilst descending the clff on the north
side of the Kentucky rivet, 1 veiy utu-s
--1 nectedly encountered h being whose
1 str'BjencSS of visage inspired no* with the
mnd horrible sensations. When Ifi st saw
him, he was lying upon the gi ootid, Install
tied to the limb of a free, ttb ut twenty
■v irds distant. I would ju go u obe thir
V yards in loioitb and ah ut the « j;n of a
led coid Tlie trampling of nty horses
fct soirtlmf htni, and he bo undid to the
tree* climbing up by In* tail, which us be-
forc stated, was tie J to a limb. R*-cover
ing somewhat from tny confusion, I acivan
vmeed nyeri-r the tr* t’, where I inrnierli
j ately suiv<yid his wito'o appoar.incw Ilts
1 head was ot tlte usual limtuMions, and his
liitr was long and fl m toy, te cliing near v
to his waist. lltseye {'id h i hi in
tlie cettire # ot- Ins f'-m h‘n<-') «.rsjaln^>t
His bndv was c«vrre*i with hair I'tn.fcmii
itui aiitl his loot resr mid' 1 tn<>se <<f the
boar. Ho skipped «tUt tinj .S.roiiffsv f.icili-'
ty from limV+w lin*h, tifut foUfei e:T s, nm
! uttintuKiftihle ivoius in a harsh tone. Whilst
j lie was intent nng .zine at 'nr-, I roJo round
! ilie tr- e ahoijt lur tint' -, Lis head turr.iug
each tiniu wi-.ume. stopped, hts
I liead " is stiJ f >: a moment, when it wltcol
,il with tin. volocry of a top until it »e>u.
. ricd is I.inner pos: io t. Seeing l»ioi r*i* ut
1 to dcseood by meaus »'-i his t-.il, I put spins
jto my hor*e n-I teach it the i- try- greatly
, terr ft J :iu,i nc.ily < ut of breath.
; The above st-H "itit nl is sent you at the
’ request .f mv uetthloM* y» h cr.tiiy
jin my good cdtar eler, living resided a .
■ nones f Scti» '<ir 19
F \ FRICK. C. FLOURNOY.
Jessamine County. Ivy. J w 1&41. |
CieiUzalloH ami llarbnrism. — v' hat is
jv, .a , I \ ii VV oiisioi says, it is “ihe
~i btiiog civilized —the state of bning •
refill'd u nmi'ite:'.’ ha; to, nis refine
nu n l A tticu bs. i vant e es |h civilities of
s tal ->f ,’ >.<vs he, and thus tlte seeker of
the lefiur i'»n vibrates like the pendulum of
id c.v heuvren ti,o tvv,, words, learning
~,|v thw: civil z lion is iefn.euvent, and tiiat
i-lint-mem i» etvt!,z ,tit.
1,-t o< t>,< gor ioito i to define a little.
Civilized ,i o,de are those whose man
is and cusio s ate l.ko <»ur own, in wlint
• ver cdun'i v ni ,y h itmen to be out—
-,nd barbarians arc those ivli»se manners
md lustoo.s are riiQ* rent from ours.—
H re, for instance, i civilized wan is one
ho wears brer-thus, boo-s, a shift, coal
on li.Hj who cats with a knife and fotk,
nd drinks c, ff> eor tea with his bi akfast.
Fi.s to the hanks of the Arkansas, and the
ig -v ,m« of the west, and there the man is
civliz-'l who wears a blanket—drinks wa
ter, (mn*Ns the off.ptiiigf of civiliz Hint ) m
sleeps on the ground.— There the e vilized
lady bores holes in her nose, and suspends
her ornaments tn that vety r- sped,hie or
gan here tlte refilled lady bores holes in
her ears for simtler purposes. What is
here, ahsrtartly, mot e ctvil z-d in the ears
than in the n >s< ! A • t tve laugh at the
-qeiw in her hi.mki-t and yvitit her nasal
ornaments, md call her asnv-gr.
A "'tin —\l'-. Brown comes down from
B-'flMo iltd meets tits old friend Smith, in
Broad wi). —Their righ' hands instantly
meet, and violent shaking ,-nsttes. “What
are those me ft.liting all u',” says the
dork son cf Af;ic<, to his yvtiitg friend.—
“Fighting! pi.o't! They are o ! d friends
tiiat have no- met f.,r a long time, and they
tr-e exoressiiig ti: ii good will towards each
other by shaking ban ’ “’M'bat barbar
ians ! - tty .in tr.y count y , when tivo friends
ffii et, they nth heir nose* togeiiiei.'*—
“What s:-v-!g"st' Says the white ttir.n.
The cere ,i, no,us Mr. Fi zgerald merts
th" courtly M-. Clarence, and each raises
hi* *or ‘ W hit does ti- t mean,” says
Massau Oot.otr. “We are saluting each
o il.-r” is til replv. \V r i, It a ridiculous
u> in,” says llassan, “in mi/ country
vt, salute,by ci-tpp-ttg both hands < -n the
f t ell id, t-d making a s«|a.,ni.”--“What
i> -rh iatts ! ” ex, luims tho Cor g>< se, ‘‘in
mu ! md, whenever two gentlemen meet,
, v si, ip t" thumb ands >re finger rt each
• lie,. 1 “ll.ov I'ti.dicroti.v ! say* the white
■i in Spit it of common sens, ! wilt iiiou
ieig+t «,» t"li its «lio>her the mtinnexs and
,-ostoms of any one of tlte three a;e more
,'i hr.uloos than these of the oiliets !
Th" P"rs:an pulls his meat to prices
,-ith hi* ft gets, and eats horse flush.—
“Shocking, says the New-Tinker, "S lie
s*ts down at' a game dinner, to a dish of
!v in’s meat. The Lnrltan , - o» ks Ins rattle
snake much todh® horror of Jonath. n win,
breakfasts on stowed eels. Tbrr Abyssin
ia n cuts a steak from his cr-w’ sens the skin
i-vet* the wound, ;uiri t, ts ill, animal go a
h"ti' her business, till anetoet fit of hun
ger leads him to cot npother si r . “Th
unfeeling wre'ch !” cries the European
butcher, as he slicks a pig m the throat,
and looks complacently on tho expiring
grunter. - , •
Tlti- Moorish ladv stains her hair anrl
th" ends of her fingers with saffron
“Dar- me,how strange t” savs l-nty B r
tiara Belle, and away site goes to her tot
lejie, to rouge for tho evening ball. The
Chinese w,,,n n coropt esses'her feet to 1 the
tength r,f a paper of tobacco. Tho fair
oeripatetic of Btojd-way lauglts at the ab
surd custom, aud screws iter waist to tho
dimensions ,fa Soaiv h segar. The Turk
goes to market and brtj h;,tf a rkrn wives.
“The brut,!'' exclitmt's lie civilized beau
ty of fashionable lif", and marri' S the rich
es' suiter that stib c <n fin,)
Now then, hove we not satisfactorily
pn vc-I that civilization t ns sfs in our
~vvn w ,y, of doing things—-and that bar
ha, ism cmsits in other people’s way of do
ing things ? Let common senes answer.
[.V T. Standard.
F.t'CENTfticiTV —I never see an eccen
tric man —especially if lie he a voting tni«
-—without suspecting him of. a spice of of
feytationi Nature is a whimsical old dante
■nd now and then manufactures an odd fei
j low, but such works are rate, and there
[ fore the most likely to be counter-
J felted. I have no patience with those
voting gontleyion, who jpn company affect
j al,settee of mind, who, if you ask them n
! question eetn »<■ pi ofonndjy " raped in med
j nation as to be unmindful of what is passing
J around them. V urtv often makes a man
ridiculous, hu’ never m >re '<> than when
h- aff.-cts to becccentiic—-iV Y Conttrlla-
I ton.
OEM OCR Vi.
COLUMBVS, SATURDAY, FEB. JTy H3I
To the Fatrons of th <■ Democrat.
Having procmed new ty],cs &c. the Dm,)-
ocrat will on next week, appear iu un entire new
drcM) To those who have generously contribu
tod by their friendly exertions to the circulation
I of our paper, and the c <!!ecti..n of subscriptions, j
|we present one warmest thanks. Tiiose of our
suh .cribers who ’ avo not vet cojrqilied with Our
terms, are leminded, lhata;asli will be requited to
. enable us to meet our contracts.
We have also purchased an extensive as-ort-
TYPE, which will enable iis to ex
ecute most kinds of Job-I’histisg iu a superior
style, ami on reasonable terms
The Democrat fms already obtained a ver. ex
teitsive circulation in the Chattahoochee circuit,
a-t.wollasa general eiieulation throughout the
State and affords a very convenient letliuin of
piililication to the advertisements of Merchants,
Sheriffs, Adtniuist rators, Ac. all cf which will be
atte' dctl to on Ver v reasoh’aiilo terms.
February , Xcßl
The “professional avocations” of the Federal Un
ion having very conveniently kept back its replv
to our remarks ot the 4th, until the appearance of
Mr Li mpkis’s letter, it may think perhaps that
it has us completely on the Kip. JYous perrons.
That Mr. Lumpkin courted the nomination, and
that Uis personal friends urged his claims wo think
will not he disputed. [lf we thought so, we have
some "extracts" which might be in point.] It is
l ruo. that there were among the Clark paity ma
ny who objected to J.is nomination, on the ground
that he was neither flesh no x fish; among this
number, perhaps, was tho Federal Union But
the majority of the party considered him as truly
and sincerely with them, and that some of his
speeches in congress, which had been objected
to. his letters io certain Troup men, Ac. A - - were
merely matters of policy, a trick on his part, to
crih a few votes from the Troupers, and “prevent
them from putting him dbwn,” as he himself once
expressed it He was also looked upon as a slip
pery man who could not be hurt by a fall, and who
was likely under present circumstances, to obtain j
a higher vote taan almost any other nran who j
could be started. It was under such views that a
general understanding obtained among the Clark
party, to put him in nomination. His oum consent
having In en prtvinusl obtained
How comes it then, that after tho claims of bet
ter men had been withdrawn in his favor, and a
genera! compromise had been effected for his sup- j
port, that he should have backed out after his ;
nomination went before the public? Is it because 1
he had gone so far with the Troup par'y, that ho
and red in,' put ithnselfiii opposition to them?
It may perhaps ho asked ho v the frit ids of the
Union, with their previous kn whsdgie oflho son‘i
meiits which Mr. Lumpkin has expressed, could
have yielded him their supuott? In answer it may
be said, that tie do not expert perfection, nor
therefore seek it, in any candidate. We make
the best cborco which times and circumstance ß
will permit us. Tho patriot will do all that in him
lies, for the safety of bis country, *nd ho will j
trust the issue to heaven. And of two evil, men, -
' it is belter that wc should select one who might
he counselled by the voice of tho good, than of
another who would acknowledge no counsellor
but his own passions Bosides, it w-as urged by
some, that wo had fallen on evil timet, and might
fight the devil, trith liis own croft.
' But when \hc friends of the Union consented to
j support Air Lcipkin for their candidate for go
i vernor, liis vote on tho 2r-th Section of the Judi
j ciary act could not have been known to them
This vote completely identified him with 'lie
nnllifiers Indeed he went bovond M’Oufeie
and kept an oven paco with Tr-dP and Davis
i and Blur of South-Garolina. So that whether
Mr I .cmpkin, be or be not, pledged to opposo ei
i ther of he other candidates now in nomination,
after his return home, it is certain ho will not now
obtain the votes of the Union party in this sec
‘ion. They will vote for Hay.nf.s in preference.
Better an open enemy than a concealed one.
lt is mentioned in the last Federal Union, that
John A CiTMBKRT Esq. will shortly become as
sociate editor of that paper. There is not a more
! honest politician in the State (if indeed an honest
man may be called a politician) than Mr. Cuth
bert. He is well known to the people of Geor.
gia. having served them in stations ofhigh res
ponsibility, and has been alike conspicuous for the
■disinterested sincerity of his attachment to prin
ciples, and tho high order of his talents. Upright
in purpose, arid able, zealous and indefatigable in
1 execution, the Federal Union cannot but receive
great assistance f. om his sorvicos.
Hartford Convention. —So long has the exe
oration of the puplic rested on the name of the
Hartfoid convention, that it can now be scarcely
removed by the strongest exculpatory testimony.
So highly was the Union of he States valued in
1815, that even an up pc a ranee of hostility against
it, subjected all on whom suspicion rested, to the
deepest infamy Years cannot wipe it off! But
alas ! how the times have cnanged. Now dema
gogues may pbt and threaten the dissolution of
the Union, and find such practices the high road
to popular favor ! Wc have fallen on evil times,
and the spirit of patriotism which animated our
fathers, is utterly extinct. We fear, we fear for
our country ,
In another column will lie found the testimony
' of o' c of tlie members of the Hartford convention,
as to the nature of its true designs, elicited hv a
Judicial investigation Wcrocommend it to the
attention of the nullifiers, in whose mouths that
convention has been a standing theme of reproach
for many years. I low much do t.heir sentiments
exceed in hostility tc tho Union, the real mo
tives ofthat body?
A Watch was stoli n in the pit of the 0->-
era in Pans; (be h ser t. mplained in a loud
voice and said, ‘lt is just seven; in a few
minute* my watch stiike; ihe sound is
i strong and by that means shall instant
jly ascertain where it is.’ The thief, tetri
li-'d .it tins, eiide iviiied to ,-scape, and by
[his agitation discovered himself.
PRESENTMENT.
?N[IE Grand J-iry selected and sworn for ijto
I County of Mnscoerye, Feb. term 1831, beg
ten-e to make the following presentments.
We present a* a serious grievance and inco >-
venience the public buildings for the Cojnty- of
Muscogee as being unfit for the purposes ii|j Pi ,.
ded, and do earnestly request our Senator • J
Representative in the next legislature of tin .- - •
to use their best endeavors to procure an appro
priation for the erection of suitable, respocl. de
and convenient inMie buildings.
It is the npinb nos the Grand Jury that the <>;-
ginal intention and purpo=e of the Legislature ii
granting to'ho cnnntv in the town of Coinin'
ten acres of gr .und to raise a fund for the op
tion of public buildings, was defeated by a f!i jar
itv of the Commissioners to lay off the town «Vc.
in the location of the aforesaid ten acres in a sec
tion of the toon tha' i* at. present considered of
little va'ue and consequently by their sale hivo
yielded a tr flmgand insufficient sum for the pur
poses intended.
Wc also earnestly request our Semt"» and R»p
resentative to use their strongest off.rts to lia\e
a law pas ed granting to the county of Musco
gee two weeks for the terpv of the Bup<-ri>r
Court-of said county We present the public
roads in this county as being in it condition almost
impassable, particularly the mail stage road anl
request the early attention of the Inferior court
up-m the subject, and their prompt execution of
the road laws as iaid down in lire statute of tho
Slate a> ■
Wc invite tiro al tent ion of the agent ) Mr. P.o „*
fortiie public hands to the law requiring fi-tr
mouths of their lahor.tr the year up >h the Chat
tahoochee river, aud request that he will take trie
stibj ct into consideration in due time
We have examined the books of the C runty
Treasurer and take pleasure in stating that t.iey
were correct.
We allow Gerard Burch. T C. tne further so a
oftwenti dollars six and a fourth cents as insol
vent taxes for the year Iriit.
We return our tnanks to his honor tha Judge
and ihe Solicitor General, for tha prompt and faiu;-
ful discherge of their duty d-.ring tho present
term. We request our presentments to be pub
lished in tire Columbus Enquirer and Demo
crat.
Tetcr J. Bugg, Foreman.
John McCluskiJ, Gerard Bareli.
George IV' Elliott, James Hitchcock,
IVilliam H ilston, Jtrden tt. .Mershon
Joseph T Kill gore, E. L Deg raff en. »<
IVilliam ') Eneas, Stephen M. [nor %
Henry C. Dawson, John B Keane day ,
Beverly G G. A Lucas , Ah ahum F Mohr
Harvey Hall, Jonathan P Jackson,
George fV Dillard, Ilenrif C Phelps
Ou motion of the Solicitor, ordered , that the
presentments of the Grand Jury be published ac
cording to their request.
A true copy from the inuiutes this 23d Febru
ary, 1831.
A B GRIFFIN, Clerk.
A Committee of toe M .ssichusetts Leg
t-Utuie It ivi- made an able report on the
subject if i supply of subjects, for the usu
ot Medical Students. The |ilan proposed
uy (fie above named Committee, is bri fly
hi-: Th <t ine m oictpa! authoftlies of B os
ton, art.t ot ihesev- -al towns in the Com
monwealth, oe authorised to deliver to any
ji-tys'cia s- i "gultt Iv licensed, such dead
bodies as mat) be required to be buried at
the public expense and which shall not be
claimed by any one, person vaei .irk. <r
< >s, • . q.n it uc . within twenty four
hours after death. Dm mg ist year .Homy
I'leic » r< 282 burials in Boston at the ct*
ties expeiisi-.
| A Legislature opened in a Tied Room.
| —The L „isi iture t L->v G iaad t .yui
vened at Q lebec ot» th 24 *< u'r. Atter
waiting two and ys on tccwunlof ttte sick -s
i f His Excel'eio v L-'td Ayintar, tin* m m
jbeis of th" two H-iui-s o hi-own r»-;; M t
proceeiied to liis bed room, iu the C >m ot
St. Lewis, where tint session was opvnei
with the usual forntaifti a.
The Si-niese Youths are about to u t »
to this count' y. Tt.-v wire to li rv- t
London fur New Y.<rk, in one of toe i'j.. -
, eis about the middle of January.
I ’A R -solution was adopted by the II
of Representatives on the 8;h ire»t. <luei
tug >he Judiciary Committee to enrjaire n *
to the expediency of di fining by statute, >j
jeffi-nc.es which may be puoishud as con
tempts of the Courts of the \J itted States,
and also of limiting the punish neat of this
same. Some st-r.uta y regulation of tins
j kind is evidtmly wanted. On submitting?
j this proposition, Mr. Draper delivered a
j short bui energetic speech, in which ho
| showed the right of every citizen, to discuss
and i x mine in tho papers, or any other
j mode, any proposition, no matter with what
J branch of the Government it may be eon
! m-cteci; and enforcing ihe necessity ofshield*
ing by statute the citizens of the United
J States from the effects ofarbitary and op
pressive judicial power, m tho rights and
privileges secured to them by the
tion of the U. States.
GOV. ROMAN \ND TH : NULLIFIERS.
The Nollilii-is cau find no quarter from
any public man out of South Carolina—
eve-ay face is sel against them m Louisant.
They are repulsed, derided and de
spised by all ilieir neighbers of every
political denomination. So far from hear
ing any kindred echo of cotinten ince from
this region, they will only hear of the uni
versal detestation in which they are held
by us, in common uith the other iwunty
two states. We.commend the folowmg
paragraph from Gov Roman’s inatigtoal
to their calm ensideration—N. O. Merc-
Adv.
UDemagonges may speak of disunion and
reaten to assemble conventions for the
purpose of ressttng the laws of the United
States; they cannot succeed in the’rr at
tempt. But even should they contrive tc
convoke loose assemblies no smiotis dan
ger would result to the United States; it has
already withstood, without being impaired,
shocks much more violent than these. In
the histoiy of a notorious convention,
to which since many years, no man cm
he found willing to acknowledge that he
ever belonged, the nulifi- rs of SouthCaro
iina ought plainly to read their impending
lata. ■
A Desperate Drunkard —lt is stated in
the P.-r siiii tub (Oho.) Times, that a man
came in town, whose thiist for liquor was
so insatiable mat he suffered a dentist to
'•II a sound tooth, and sold it to him for
<lO ct«. with whjch ho bought rum and go|
i-ruuk.