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About The Democrat. (Columbus, Ga.) 1830-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1832)
not to submit, Lut to resist, lie would | 4»nf* r o'» rv coMMwt r oi the (jutsi.o » J wdhiitit tflkuiQT part with the southern gentleiaen, whom in his opinion are in the wrong, but still the question recurs J what ought we to do? Lot me ask what | aie the benefits derived iVoi:i ihc Tariff- —■ what is its object? To furnish poods j chcaf.erth.tii we enn huy them elsewhere? , Its pridV-scd object is to promote weuitli— j t is entirely ;i pecuniary object. Those j well acquainted will* the subject, can cal dilute the gain said to he derived from it 1 jo pounds, shillings and |M*i4ce. What are the dangers w Inch threaten us from persisting hi an ndhei.nice to it. \V, iiavt; been so long in the lap ofjse cuiity that we were unvv filing to rouse onr sclvi'a though the d;inger th.it threatem and US mill lit be ever a > imminent. it might he said that the Carolinians were mad ; he it so: Hut if they are mad, is it not more probable that ihey will act rashly ? It might he said can Carolina resist? in this view ot'thc subject, let it he recollect ed, it was not a question of putting down a rubble, hut pf conquering a Sister Mate. Bonin said let Carolina go, you may per haps mean to say let them go in peace, but suppose they did go in peace. How long would that peace continue? The ivan rooms of Charleston would he ervvod cd !>v British goods, and how, i will .r k, can von prevent them from overflowing the other portions of the Union. Wur must come if we separate, and in such a result, cw you call upon the militia of Georgia to plunge their bayonets into the breasts oftneir Southern friends? Are you sure dial Alabama would aid you ? Can you depend on Mississippi, il such an c ven! should take place? How are you to send a despatch to Georgia il’ it should be come necessary, or how unite your troops? Are you not watched by a power jealous of your growth, jealous of your competing with her in the arts of peace? and would not that power give all her assistance to prevent u re-union? Jf that Foreign pow er was not expected to render her uid, would South Carolina talk of resistance ? 1 Imve on tb.s head no positive facts, hut reason from the indications before us.— You cannot let South Carolina go pence «bU without admitting to Virginia, to Georgia, or to Massachusetts the same right to secede whenever they deem fit to do mi. We know that tit various times in various parts of the Union, dissensions and disunion were prevented only by inu tu and co iccssions —without these we would fall asunder like the weak republics of Bo»ith America. tis With the greatest difficulty that Eu rope can prevent Belgium and Holland from rus! mg into war, Urns endangering 1 the general peace. Would it not retard the inarch of Liberty over nil the world? \V ould not the despot point out to the Pat hot a a (♦boast of instability of all repubhcsl (lloi'u tie. speaker was inter rupted by reiterated applause and lusses.J lie continued, “lam not exaggerating I the dangers—they are not imaginary, but real, audit is best we suould he aware of them. If there is but a di.-tanl fear, that a vessel at sea is in peril, you are willing to pay for the risque by making on her an insurance: ami here where the safety of your union :s in peril, will you not take measures to insure:—will you not pav soni ■ price fin the risque? (toad applause mingled with some hisses.j Look at the resources you possess, with a popu-| latioa equal to that of Great Britain—a population which in 30 years will equal t.h t of France, and in a Century exceed lha» >t‘any country in the world. With at; qipy variety oi'clunatc—your country intersected by rivers which must prove a source of wealth to your soil—where a m i’i can set beneath ins own vme free— w ■■■;• ■ every day our forests lull before tht' woodman's stroke, and before the i stumps have withered, we hear the pleas- 1 iiig sound of the village hells, the busy hum of tlie village school, who that looks around tit all this will not exclaim w ith 1 pride, in the language of the poet: ‘This is my own, mynuivu land.” {Lund applauses.j And will you con sent to run this country—to destroy her happiness? (No, no.) Will you break her m o fragments and scatter her grow ing greatness to the winds—will you tear out <t bowels and amputate her limbs? Would this deed increase her strength? [->’ '• io!] Tis not on the bloody field, the i auels oi'vlie patriot arc to he gath ered—No: if disunion is to take place, n' r r Ijjft Ins brows he 'twined with the saddest cypress; 'twill more befit him.— Awl lie vv!i> first recommends us to sheathe our sword in the breasts of onr countrymen; may the deepest detestation ever pursue Ins memory, [Here the speaker was interrupted by 3 rremendu oiis cheers.] Ana may he told that it is disgraceful to make the first step towards a conces- i Sion, hut let it he recollected here, that j when brethren quarrel, lie who first yields 1 desarves most honor. And what do we ! here seek? We came not here as the ! reoresentntives of any particular party,! we ;> ivo nothing at heart hut the h.ippi lies of-. 11. We do not seek to destroy i thew.-dl’ no, [iippluusc] we seek io gave and to ask concession. '.or will we dic tum • if, Lgress the manner in which the , <•!>.)' ■’ • ’o he gained—we will leave that i to 1 • rtuc and their judgment, f Ap- ! pi insr;] It :>r. flung said or done here this! liight.e i, ail to the acconqilishinent ofj "•«' * *, vve shall receive tliat heuedie- j Uo- . “ -* • I are the neaee lunkers.*’ j I: - iv here r< ul the resolutions, i "di • r< - omdi dlv David H, ()g. i den, .. p and the met ting ndjoiirt ed. '•a meeetuig of the citizen* of New) York, convened by public notice at the' m-ssioi, room oi. Friday evening Bth June, ! 183:1, the meeting was called to ordi i by Preserved Fish. James Kent was ciiosen President, A. 1 Stephen Allen, > and G.deon Lee, \ ice : Presidents. Cornelius W. Lawrence and John A. \ i Stevens were chosen Secretaries. The following resolutions were moved j j iiy Peter Augustus Jay , and second* and by ! David B. Ogden, and were carried. 1. Ilcsolced, That the preservation of; the Union of these States, “in which are involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, | perhaps our national existence,” is an oh- l jectof paramount importance never to he endangered for particular interests, nor sacrificed to abstract opinions. «. Resolved, That in order to a satis factory and equitable settlement of any of those important questions, which at times | must variously etfiect states, “differing in j situation, climate, habits, and particular | interests,” it is necessary that each should j relax on some points; and always to recol | lect that our happy constitution itself was j and dared by its august framers to he “the ! result of a spirit of amity, and mutual de ; iereuce and concession which the pecul i ianty of our political situation renders in dispensable. 3. He solved, That an arrangement of the Tariff question during the present ses sion of Congress, on such principles as may allay discontent and restore harino ny to the, different sections of the country, is essential for the preservation of peace ! and union, ■1 Hi sole <l, That this important object j cannot be effected otherwise than by sin | cere mutual deference and concession, ; evinced by great sacrifices of opinion and ! of interest ui both sides; by ucquicscc ance in special protection to certain bran | dies of industry on the one hand; and I on the other by an abandonment of exor bitant protecting duties, and of the must obnoxious and oppressive provisions of the system. 5. Unsolved, Without pretending to de cide vvhat amount of revenue is adequate j to defray the expenses and to meet the ; exigencies of government, that a reriuc- I lion of the existing duties to that extent is essential, under any modification of the Tmiff, to perserve the undivided con fidence of the people in the General Gov ernment. 0. Hi solved, That the proceedings of this meeting, certified by the President, Vice-Presidents, and Beeretarics, with a copy of the notification calling it together, lie transmitted by them to the Senators of this state, and representative of this i city in Congress, with a request that the | same may be laid before both Houses, and that they will themselves endeavor to es ! f ct a settlement in the spirit and upon ( the principles before mentioned. Whereupon the meeting adjourned. JAMES KENT, /'resident. S' El HEN ALLEN, i ... GIDEON LEE, J l ■ I rcsid s. Cornelius W. Lawrence, l i I , v, > secretaries, John A. feteiens, J ASUOWEH OF CHALK. We have heard of a shower of Eels— of Frogs—of Mud, but never before of j Chalk! What next? would that it be a j shower of Doubloons, in the vicinity of tins city, and that, too knee deep.— We ! will pledge ourselves, that ail we obtain, 1 shall not be deposited in the United States’ Bank. The following story is published in flic Birininliain Gazette:— [ Sac. Hep. Littrar.nl.uaiy. —On the 30rii Mav, as Mrs. F. Blackmer was returning from the i South part of the town, near sunset, she | was overtaken by vvhat she supposed to he a hail storm-—oil arriving at home she i mentioned »ht circumstance to her hus ; baud, Mr. F. Blackmer, who was a little j incredulous ol the tact as he had not seen | any at home. Ju taking off Mrs. Blue - I mer’s cloak some of the supposed hail bud lodged in the folds of the lining, -and on" examination it was found to be appar ently small giobub-sofehu!k! Inthecven ing the circumstances were named to tlie narrator—n no was a httlc incredulous«.l* •be fact, notwithstanding the high credi i bility ot Mrs. Blackmer, who, to put •he matter past dispute, took his lantern and went to his dcarborne wagon and brought a number of small globules that bad lodged in the wagon—examina tion they had the appearance of very pure chain—were ot tin- siz«- of mustard seed shot, and very white. According to Mrs- Blackmer, there was a very considerable l ‘ll of it, so much that the wind being N . i Ti. and in their faces, made it uncomfort able proceeding. The cause we must j leave to abler heads, hut there is no doubt j of the fact. JUDGE CLAYTON. J The following extract of a letter, da ted Washington f’it-y, June 14. from j a ffentlonian of this State to another in | Macon, will not surprise observant men —however it may astonish those who | confound ostentatious volubility and habitual plagiarism with talent. Judge < ’layloii lias enjoyed a spurious oelebri ,tv. I “Judge Clayton is not quite so big a uinn here as he tries to make members ! believe he is at home. Since the lashing Burges gave him some two or tlireo week's ago. lit* i« quite tame and sub s missive. IL* seldom vises from his seat, i and contents himself with saying yeti ! and nay."—[Macon Tel. I lie long contested election fora Rep | resen Inti vc in Congress from Vermont, i -’.is and length terminated m the choice of ileumn Allen. luite and highly important wees frstn Et BOi E. The news Iroin Europe contained in our paper ’o-day, is of the most intense interest. The loss of the lieforin Bill, i the defeat and resignation of the Minis ters, the return to power of the Duke of] Wellington, the uncomprv nosing enemy , of the popular wishes, —ami the conse quent excitement of the people, the tin- I certainty, alarm and fearful apprehension ] which hang over every movement for the! future, combiue to make a crisis of uan- s ger and difficulty beyond calculation. A i run upon the I,auk was apprehended, meetings \v< re culled in the counties, and in Manchester a petition was got up in three Jlours signed by 55 thousand per rons, praying that the House would rc fuse suppli. s until the liefvrm Lilt was passed. Mr. O'ConneSl, on the presenta tion of this petition in the House of Com mons, announced a receipt of a similar one from Birmingham, signed by 100,000 names. Mr. Yi pud m presenting the j Manchester petition, declared with great boldfSess, that ‘if the King had handed j the people over to the borough mongers, i his nh ; in this covntry tens r ey insecure." ‘lf,’said Mr. O’Cnmifll, ‘she people of England were irue to themselves, they would have reform, ii the people of Scot land insisted upon reforni, they must have it, for they never yet insisted upon any thing which they had not obtained.— \\Uh thr.irgood broadswords, if it wire now necessary,he doubted not, then w ould raise for themselves political independ ence. The people of Ireland would not, i lie would answer for them, -shrink from their share of the Constitutional coolest.” M. Buncombe, in reply to Mr Baring, ■ stated that the public agitation “would lie j continued, as it ought until the govern ] menl was replaced in those hands from ! which it had been wrested by the grossest i hypur.ricy and treachery." This ian j gunge and the out door movements of ex j ojtemcut nnd agitation, are evidently but j the beginnings of evil? to the infatuated ] tones. They have raised the storm, let j them put it down by force if..they can.— l'hey have virfuiiUy determined that the aristocracy alone shall govern England I absolutely, jn both houses ot parliament —let them look to it, that n the end, their power is not anuihilnted in both, n such a crisis, all that tin people want is j leaders, and a revolution is but the work j of a day;—and the time has seldom been ] when tlid not make leaders, I and great ones. Lord Grey mis not deceived Ins friends, las was feared. \\ bile exposed to suspi cion lor apparent vacillation mid irresolu tion, he was himseii deceived, or over awed, It is, as ia republican justice it should he, a king vvlio has defrauded an united people oi then- just expectation, and perionued the part m royalty with consistency. It is better ior the reputa tion ot liberal principles, that its friends should he clear of tins slain, and the re sponsibility hes \i litre sincere refor mers would desire it to be hud, on the shoulders of a hereditary ruler who can have no sympathy With the people. The lesson of reform limy- he thus read a page or two further, and to the uselessness ot a hereditary legislature, may be added a chapter on the uselessness or mischiev ousness of a hereditary King—Toryism has sent aw iv the sybiiof ltidorm a se cond ome; it is not to be doubted that her last price vvdi be larger than her first, and that it must L>c paid. [ iiaitiniorc American. HIGHLY IMLuIiTANT FROM ENGLAND. Abandonment of the reform Hill.—Resig nation oj the < lret/ Ministry—Appoint vuntnj the Wellington lilinistry. ihe slap Marmora, .at New York, brings a Liverpool paper of the 11th of May. The HEI * fRAI BILL was defeated m the House ot Lords on the U-th, by a ma jority of I'OU'i l. On the J3tii news ofj •he result was received at Liverpool.— Placards were immediately pasted u romid the streets with the hcadiao.'— “DOWN WITH THE IIOLBE OF LORDS!!!” it is said tliat the kmg refused to sign the patents lor the new Peers whom Earl Gres wished to create to carry the bill.— The M misters then upon resigned, and a ; new nmnst. v was to be created, tit the head of winch the Du e of Wellington would be again plated. A meeting of! two hundred thousand perrons bad been j held m Birmingham, at wjneh it was re solved to refuse the payment of taxes. STILL LATER. i Ite packet ship Brittannia, also at N. York,brings Liverpool papers to the IGtli -M ay. RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS. Earl Grey, it will he recollected, was defeated in ins first movement on the Re form Bill in committee, on the night of the 7th May. It was evident, from his language at the close of the debate on that occasion, that his next movement would he the creation of a sufficient num ber of Peers to carry the Inil in bis own way. And that the king would sanction such an •ort, little doubt was entertained, since the public, in both hemispheres, lias been made to believe that it was the Premier who was hceitniiug upon this measure, even more than his majesty. •' It appears, however, that so far ns the ! King was concerned, this impression was a deception. The further discussion of the lull, was deferred to the lOtlt of May. j .Mi untiine application was made to the King for tlnf iicw creations, and the” pa-1 tiers in the confidence of the ministers! announced the members to be created, viz: twenty-five eldest sons of . v«ts vvete to have been called up on the lifih, m and twcn*y live new Peers created on the i Lii —vv nit as many more afterwards, as the ease alight r< quite. • A Cubii-i t Council was held on the Sin, at which tjic MiiiisfeJs agreed to require the creation of lie Peers, in delimit of which tlicv wouid proceed noimther with: the bill. His majesty was waited upon with this decision, and, to the astonish •meat of the whole British Nation, (alter '.vital had tninspiml,) the ing refused liis assent to the measure proposed! and that refusal of course has envied the W big Ministry!! Lead Grey did not wait for the sitting of the 10ti», to prochum rlie re sult; but, on the opening of the sitting of theOtii, he announced the retirement of himself and colleagues from the govern ment The debates which has ensued, partic i ulady tn the llou.-e of <'onnuons, in con sequence of unexpected turn iii af fairs, LavC been full of soirit. On the ! night of the iOth Lord Ebrington moved j the following resolutions in tire House of Commons. I “That mi humble address be presented loliis Majesty, humbly to represent to his Majesty the deep regret felt by this House ! at the change which has been announced jui his Majesty's councils by the retirc ; meat of those ministers in whom ibis house continues Io repose unabated confi dence. That this house, in confiormity with tlie recommendation contained m ] his majesty’s most gracious speech from the throne, has framed, and sent up to the House of Lords, a Bill for Iho repre sentation of the people, by which they j are convinced that tlie prerogative of the crown, the authority of both houses of ; parliament, and the rights and liberties ! of the people nre duly secured. That in the* progress of this measure the House of Commons considers itself hound in duty Instate to his majesty that liis subjects are looking with the most in t.ense’interest and anxiety, and they can not disguise from liis Majesty that the ] taking of any step which should mutilate j or tend to impair efficiency would be pro ductive of the greatest disappointment ; and dismay. That the House is therefore impelled by the warmest attachment to Ins Majesty’s person and throne, humbly and most earnestly to implore ins majesty !to call to liis councils such persons only, I as will carry into effect unimpaired in all I its essential provisions, that‘hill lor the i the reform of the representation of tlie people, which has recently passed this ; house.” The resolutions were adopted, after a long and animated debate, by a majority i of 80 in a house of 40(5—the numbers be ! mg for the motion 288, against it, 208. '1 he King came to London on the !2th, on wit.clt day the DUKE of \\ ELLING TON was appointed Fust Lord of the i l l reusury, and kissed his Majesty’s hand 1 on entering upon the duties of Uremicr. The papers of the evening of the 1 Ith, and morning of the 15th, announce that the new Government was formed, but tlie names bad not transpired. Mr Barring il was said, would be appointed Chancel lor of the Exchequer, and Lord Lynd hurst re-asccnd the Woolsack. The Livet v of Loudon in the Common Hall assembled, had petitioned the House ol Commons to withhold supplies until the reform bill should he passed. *—■’’* l —i*** l h. itm .m* ww»w n from the Louisian,i Courier. tit. June 5. I'rom the Be;it of \V ar, vve have but little or no intelligence, and that of an m.satisfactory kind. The militia, under the command of General Whitesides, j have returned to their homes, their firm of service having expired. About three hundred volunteered to remain in service j until the new levies should arrive. Three ; thousand militia are ordered into service. : Gen. Atkinson was still encamped a* Dixon’s Ferry. Two companies of the j regular army have been ordered from Cantonment Leavvnwort, to join General j Atkinson. One hundred men have been 1 detailed from Fort Winnebago. Gener al Brady is advancing from Michi gan; and the militia of Indiana tire taking tlie field to protect her fron tiers." General Atkinson has called for a thousand of the Sioux and Menominee warriors; and tlicv will no doubt, quickly enter into the conllict with their ancient enemies. The Officers of that depart ment arc busily engaged in furnishing supplies for the consumption of the army, nnd the relief of the inhabitants who have been driven from their homes by the sav ages. It is certain, that Mr. St. Vrain, the a gent for the Sanks and Foxes, and two others, were killed while on their way to General Atkinson’s bend quarters. The murder is supposed to have been com mitted by a party of the Witnicijr.gue.s.— Several murders are said to have been committed on citizens of Vermilion comi •V, on the Walmsh. The steam boat Dove, descending Io ibis place from Gale na, was fired into by by the Indians from the shore, but without sustaining any in jury. June 12. From the Indian war wc have no im portant intelligence. The new levy of Illinois militia have not yet assembled at the point of rendezvous, but are now on their way. Two companies of the Uni ted States I reops, under the command of Colonel Denvenpuri, arrived yesterdnv, I in the Steamboat < itto, Iroin Cantonment I Leavenworth, and will proceed to-day up j the Illinois river, in the steamboat* I am- J line and Winnebago. Tv.o oil ,; », panics, it t h r the command ul Genera! Brady, arrived ai Galena on the 3rd ia.»». destined for Genera! Atkinson’* Head <£uuilcr*. V. cure h.-.ppy to have it in our power so state, that the two young women who were taken prisoners have been rescued through the interposition of a hand of Iriendly V. tnnebngocs, and In paying a ti.it. (.in of $3003 worth of (roods. The Indians have, doubtless, since the return of the militia, disused into small parties through the country for the pur pose of limiting and f-liir.g. !■ ;s hov.c. - crTeported that they arc embodied on mi i' !;n;d formed !>y the Four Lakes, which affords them protection on almost every ; side, and safe retreat by meat is of ca nots, should they be routed. Tbe Wnsiting*on Globe states that or ders have been issued from the War de partment, lor tlie concentration at Chica go, of about llr.K) mi n cf the regular ur- I toy, from the garrisons upon the sca-btr.rd and the l akes, and that General Scott lias i neen directed to take the command of the I operations ng dust the hostffe Imhans. ;V? e leant that measures have already [been taken lor raising the mounted ran gers, authorised by the recent act of Con j gross, and that these will inarch, without delay, to tlie scene of warfare. General Scott has hem empowered to cal! for • such in-him (rom the adjoining States ns cimunsTnnccs may render necessary. ! The plan of operations will be hy a 1 continued movement <>| tin* troops under Gc: .Scott and those under Gen. Atkinson, from Chicago and the Mississippi, to at tack the Indians on both sides, find scour the country', till they ate entirely subdu ed. \\ e nre informed that General Scott ■ms orders to reduce them to uncondition al submission, and not to suspend his op erations, while any of the hostile Indians remain east of tlie Missisippi. They will : he required to cross that river, and to rc j pair to such district as may he assigned to | •bent. Aui such arrangements nre con templated concerning boundary! lines, us l effectually to prevent the recurrence of j similar aggressions. Tbe surrender of j Black Ilavvk, and some of his principal ; ( liiefs, ns hostages for these people, and lo secure the frontier against their future j cruelties, is made indispensable. From the h Courier. \ Alarming progrfss of Ihc Cholera. Yesterday morning’s mail brought us the unwelcome tidings of the appearance ol this alarming disease on this side of the Atlantic. Ihe facilities ot communica tion between the United States and Can ada, where it had commenced, was well calculated to excite the most serious alarm j throughout the country. I But the arrival of the fast sailing ship Belcidero , in a very Short run from Bal j tiutorc, has pit us in t* c possession of the I American of that city, of Tuesday hist,, from which it appears that the Cholera was extending itself very rapidly towards our frontiers, and that the greatest alarm , existed throughout the .State of Nevv- York. If will be seen hv the extracts which w c give tins morning, that in the city of Neiv- Yor a quarantine has been instituted by •he proclamation ol the .Mayor, upon nil steam I mats and vesselsin the North Riv er, on board of w hich tbc elias been anr person sick of the Cholera. They are forbidden to approach the wharves nearer •hf»n three hundred yards, without per mission from die Mayor. All carriages tfc vehicles carrying persons sick of the Chol era, are forbidden to approach within a mile and a half of the City Hull. The Board of Aldermen of the city have placed S2S,QUO at the disposal of the Board ol Health, to lie applied in pro tecting tlie city. The Circular and Form of Pravcr, put forth by the Right Rev. Bishop Onder do.nk, of the Diocese of N. York, on the occasion, of this threatened pestilence, will, no doubt, be read with much inter est. Medical men in all parts of out coun try, arc preparing them selves, vve trust, for tlie proper treatment of the disease, whenever it may reach them. The Cholera. —On the lSlh rinst. off tlie Capes of Virginia, Capt. Bauer, of the brig Lnngdon Clievcs, spoke one of the Baltimore pilot boats, who informed him, that a brig then in sight, from Rot terdam, as he understood, bound to Bal timore, had on board a number of pas sengers sick with tlie Cholera, and that several had died on the passage of tliat disease. Fr im the Miens Fanner. Jackson and the Cherokecs. Two Companies oftlic 1 nitod States’ Troops have been ordered to proceed to the Cherokee nation. The object of this movement, the Secretary of War has not seen fit to promulgate; speculation of course is on tiptoe, and much diversity or opinion prevails on the subject. Some conjecture that it is the intention of the President to prevent the occupancy of tlie Cherokee country, by G corgm; "oth ers think, and more rationally too, that his object is simply to protect those Indi ans who wish to emigrate, and to forward •he view sos the General Government in affecting a treaty, and in the removal of •he whole tribe beynml the Mississippi. Wo understand by a gentleman who had just returned fr»m tlie Nation, that a day or two before lie Irft, one of the A gents who had accompanied a company of emigrants West oftlic Mis<ti*Btppi bail returned, and brought the most favorable accounts——the ludinns were delightef, with their new residence.
