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'■ ■ * ' » liiL f B V ortEMI jr BVsX'C'JE. \f TERMS —i’or Uie semi-weekly p..i*tr, published every Tuesday ond Friday morning, Sts|>er annum j :.:nl for thu weekly §3, -11 payable in advance. 3J* AIjVEITISEMBXTiJ arc insert*J weekly for 62j 1-2 cents per square ; scmi-wtekly.G’J 1-2 ecu'- 5 for the £rst, and 43 3 4 cents for each subsequent insertion, and m<Jtilhly fur S 1, 03 j»cr square for each insertion. For yearly advertise merits pmuU: arrangeiii* nU are i to be made. A deduction is made on the <■..< rti je r.icnt* of public olliccrs. 2 r Postage must be paid on letter* of bts- ness. , WliliTlMrS. At a Magistrate’s Court held on Saturday lust, ; jn the HUth District, ft the House of Mr. John. Hackle , the business of the Court being termin ated and a number of the* Citizens being present, Mr. Garrett Lawrence was called to the Chair,•: and Janies Primrose, Esq. ;.pr«.inted Secretary. The Chairman staled to the Meeting that he thought it would Ik; proper, that the citizens o{ 1 that District should adopt ll<'solutions, expressive of fticirviewsinrelation to the 'l'arill, iVe Mr. William Skinner offered the following, which were miaiihnousK adopted : Whereas attempts have Been made and arc f row making, to impress upon the pubJle n»ind f i that the Citizens of this County residing in t’m : Country, are friendly to the doctrine of cation, and would have opposed the Rcsolu’ions, adopt -.1 by our Fellow-CPizetu; at •heir into ! Meeting in Augusta, hid they bxn presen* We,therefore, under such circumstances and at, the present crisis, deem it a duty which wo owe to ourselves and our Country, as citizens of this District, to adopt the following Resolutions : Resolv 'd, That idthouan the tariff law,y|e jccnlly enacted, is a dc Died amelioration of tin system —we still believe*, that it will be unequal j in its operation, and therefore unjust and incon sistent with the spirit of the Constitution, which demands that all public burdens should be equal ly apportioned amongst those by w hom they are borne. . RcsTtlvtd, That we are unconditionally oppos ad to a redress of the gli vances under which w*e labor, bv the hazardous and dangerous remedy j ©f Nullification —and that we consider it neither, u peaceful, rightful or conslitutioiialroinedy. Resolved , That we consider the dissemination: and establishing the doctrines of Nullification by| the enemies of General Jackson, as covertly de signed to defeat his re-election, and that we ; pledge ourselves to be the more zculows and ac-, live in his support. _ | Resolved , That our confidence in the Ad ministration of Ceu. Jackson is unimpaired and that wc yet look to him and his friends, for ! an adjustment of this perplexing question, so as to harmonize with all sections an 1 classes ol the I country. Resolved, That wo will employ all proper' means to free ourselves from the anticipated e-, vils of the protective system ; to effect which, wcj think that it would he but prudent and proper toj he represented by Delegates in the contemplated, State* Convention, specially reserving to our-| selves ihc right of rejecting or approving what-: ever may be done in said Conveniion. Resolved, That wo have seen with extreme re-; gret the hasty and unfounded objections which I have been urged against our Senator and Rep resentative, Messrs. Forsyth und Wayne, and) that those Gentlemen retain our entire confi dence in their patriotism, zeal and ability. Resolved, That these Proceedings be signed j by the Chairman and Secretary, and published ffi the several papers in Augusta. GARRETT LAWRENCE, Chairman. f Jam.es Primrose, Secretary. i Washington, August 2iA, 183*2. j Pursuant to a public notice, about seventy of the citizens of W ilki-s county, met at the court house on the ‘2lst iast. when Mr. Wm. Stone was called to the Chair, and Mr. F. M. Gibson, was appointed Secretary. follow ing pre-, amble and resolutions were offered and adopt ed : Whereas the citizens of this county, in com-j inon with the whole people of Georgia, have] borne with patience the oppression of the la rit! act, which has been passed und kept in ope ration by the Congress of the I nited States,! from time to lime since the year 181(>. That their submission to i’.s operation was entirely' prompted by an anxious desire to promote bro therly love, peace and affection towards all tiie members of the Union, and with the hope that their forbearance would be productive ot recip rocal good will, and a removal of their burdens, i ana not because they believed the act to be con stitutional, or jus l and equal in its operation. They have viewed with deep regret the deter- j mined perseverance of die -manufacturing int«T-ij cat the ! nion to continue in force an act not 1 1 wo.:; i.: i l-y ins*;—', equity, or the Cons Ra tion, and he .v. determination of their north- r '.hven i ? retain this odious measure, “ not only j;i :• upon our pr- sent Indus-! try and labour, out at die policy hits been con-: sidcred settled, and that it will be “ perpetuated 1 as a 1 idre of servitude upon us and our posteri-j I' In . ■ i the >vtore, that the citizens of W ilkeSj qoun.v mny . uke ’die subject into consideration, I lend adopt such measures as they shall think j best calculated to remedy the evil : Resolved, That the citizens of Wilkes court-jj ty of r7/ parlies be invited to assemble in W ash-j ington on Friday the seventh day of September, to take in consideration the present state of our, pco-.ie, unjustly taxed by the Tariff’, and to de termine on, and recommend, the mode and mca-, sure of redress, proper to be adopted. Resolved, That our Senators and Represen tatives in the late Congress (vithoul regard to their vote upon the Tariff, believing they acre conscientious , and opposed to its principles A be particularly invited, and requested to attend,| and that all j>orsous now- candidates for Con gress be also invited and requested to favour us with their presence. | Resolved, That Thomas A. Pasteur, Robert A. ToonV>s. Lewis S. Brown, Daniel Chandler, Garneti Anurews, David I*. Hillhouse, and Col. Thomas Wootton, be appointed a Committee, authorized to invite such persons from other counties as li zy may think proper. Resolved ’'nat V\ iiliam L. Harris, Thomas j A. Paste r, a. G. Sennnes, Lewis S. Brown, I. T. Irv! . D J Thurmond, R- J. Willis,Coh Thomas AL.oAtu. A. J. T. Semmes, John B. Lenuard, Thomas A. Carter. Thomas Semmes,; M. T. Anthony, Henry Terrell, Stephen G. li Pettus, J .n Petlus, A. B. Leigh, Bedford Cade,: J. G. M’ av. Thomas Douglas, Thomas An-• dersoii, I. •. Johnson, L. M. Hill, John M il kinsc-n Edward Dubose, John H. Dyson, WiK*| liam 11. Dyoou, A. L. Alexander, Joseph Mor-1 gan, J Moore, J. Brooks. Thomas Berry, Wm.! Ifavis, Richeson Booker, O. Holliday, William Killgort, A. D. Statham, Patrick J. Barnett, L. P. King, Wm. Q. Anderson, D. P. Hillhouse,! G. L. Rakestraw, John L. Pope, .W Pope, Lock VVecms, Joseph Mosely, and A. S. Wingfield, be; appointed a Committee of Arrangements with yfun authority to do all and-every thing •fry to carry into full efleerthe views oT tbref| • meeting. _ , . . I !l Ke SO fvcd, That the proceedings of this meet-, i U T be signed by the Chairman and Secretary,! and that the Editor of the V, ashmgton News: ij be requested to pubnsh them. Ml Res.deed. That tl»e editors cf all the public! " Gazettes in this State be requested to publish f tin- foregoing proceedings. WILLIAM STONE . Chairman. I entoa M. Gibson, Ntc ry. ♦ Croat Union, Stole Right, and JacUbn M eting ,n Jones County, on Saterpav, August 25, 1832. Tlib following Preamble und Resolutions, u>- ,'troduce<} bvCo!. Warren Jo*irdan, aft-r a debate , iwhich lasted Irian J1 o’ch 1- A. M. till liad pas. ; 0 P. fl. were adopted by a large majority. ;| Whereas, a! rec« nt moetings of the good peo pie of this S'ate, in various counties thoreof ! ;j Opinions have betn advanced, doctrines set forth, 1 ; uiirl principles have been promulgated, false-in theory, dangerous in t -.uk-n -y, calculated inthei,- *pracii- al re-sal:s to distur!) the harmony, createi| .phsatioction to the ins: ituta-iis of the country. i d<;s‘rov tin* veneration and love for the Cons!it ?- ; Lii-n, which we tmsTi-d was geUend among onrjj '■people, as the work of our fatuers, an i the great ■jchai’-cr of our liberty —and must end in civil dis ilcord, “subjugation to f • reign powers, and an oblitcia ion from tiie list ot NAI IONB. ’ j i! Re ,t then tore Resolved, That in order tn re ' s‘i.re rh Constitution to ifso.- iginal puritj - , beauty,!; ' slid simplicity, and to promote harmony and Ira-, ’jternal feeling among the various sections-it our, !|common country, we will most cordially co-opc-! |rale in auv and every peaceable and constitu-j jitioual remedy, having fur its object tuc auiclio ('ration of our people from t Fie oppressions ol the, I i | tariff*. Resolved, That wcdeprccate thedis >rgnmzmg x H 1 mishapeu and ill omeriOd doctrine of nullnication, as tending to a disruption of the I uion Ar to ci\ ii | war. Tliat we view with horror and detestation j I its designing author* whose whole public career has been singularly marked wi'h a recklessness (>f principle, unchastened ambition, and tergiver sation of purpose calling forth our decided dis approbation. * Resolved, That wc disapprove the rccommen- 1 k dation to appoint delegates to a State Convention 1 with such unlimited and undefined powers. But , if circumstances should make it necessary to j concur in that measure, we shall protest against the binding efficacy of any acts of said convention, i ! which are not duly ratified by the people ot tlu-j I respective counties, or a' majority ot the people j of the state. j Resolved, As the deliberate sense of this meet- j ■ing, that the preservation of our republican ia- Msfftntions, tlie perpetuity and integrity of the ,i “Union of the iSfates, and the sovereignty of the j ;! States,”depend primarily upon tlie ra-electiou ot j :;our present Chief Magistrate. 1 hat at this mo- | Jmoutous and fearlul crisis, we feel constrained Ijfor tiie public tranquillity to oppose any hazard. ,jous, or ill advised measure tending to defeat so ! desirable nu object of public solicitude. .1. SMITH, Chairman, j T. G. Barrow, Sec’ry. ! j John C. Calhoun. COLUMBIA COUNTY MEETING. Appling, August 24th, 183*2. ( Agreeably to pre\ ions notice, a Meeting was held at Appling, by the citizens of Columbia I county, on the 23rd instant, for the purpose ofi { taking into consideration the evils ot the Frotec-' 1 , tiveSj stein, and the mode and measure oi r< -dress I best calculate J to preserve the rights ofthc South, f and the Union of the States. Col. Z. Williams was called to the Chair, and j j ! after an address from him, and some discussion, ji i the meeting was organized, and Augustus R. i Wright appointed Secretary. 1 On motion of Dr. W. A. L. Collins, a Com mittee of seven was appointed, to whom was re ferred the Resolutions passed at Athens, and the Macon Circular, with instructions to report upon tiie same. The Chairman appointed the follow ing gentlemen to constitute that Committee : j Reuben Hill, Esq. Dr. N. Crawford, Na | tiianiel Ba-ilev, Esq. Isaac Ramsey, Esq. ! Archer Avery, E3q. Pierson Pettit, Esq. and John Cartledgb, Esq. The meeting then i adjourned for one hbnr and a half. At 3 o'clock, P. M. the Meeting again con vened, and the majority oi' the Committee de clared their readiness to report; and John Cart , ledge, Esq. in behalf of himself, L Ramsey and A. Avery, Esqrs. presented a report from the minority, and requested that it might be read, I immediately after that of the majority. Both ro- , ports were accordingly read to the meeting, and , ! after a long discussion, in which Dr. Colhns, W. , Hobby, Esq. P. Pettit, Esq. and Win. B. Tan ijkersley, Esq. participated, the following Report ( land Resolutions of the minority of the Commit- .. toe, was, on motion of John Cartlcdge, Esq.se- , conded by Dr. Collins, adopted by the meeting. ■ j Tuc minority of the Committee, to whom was , referred the Resolutions of the Public Meeting , : held at Athens, on Wednesday the Ist instant, J ( and the Circular of ihc Committee of Correspon- | | dence appointed by that meeting, to give effect , (ho those resolutions, beg leave to report, that , : thev have had the same under consideration, and i concur in the sentiments they ext Tress, and deem ] i it advisable to adopt the measures they recora- , | mend. Your Committee will not dilate, on the !j present occasion, upon that unjust, iniquitous, & L unconstitutional system of oppression, under the operation of^which, the industry of the South has j j .been so long borne down, A: its prosperity crush-! . i ed. Their chief object is to state, emphatically,! , | their deliberate opinion, and such seems to be the j , i almost universal sentiment of Georgia, that all ex-1 ] pectation of tiie abandonment of the Protective; , System, by those wiio assume tube our taskmas-j ; ters, must now be given up. Our only hope olj ■ recovering our rights, and vindicating the Con-1 - stitution of odr country, rests upon the wisdom : , and firmness of our own measures. j i The minority of your Committee can suggest! , Ao plan, so well calculated to ensure that Union, j j among ourselves and our sister States, upon ~ which, under God, the destiny of the South now , depends, as the one proposed by that meeting, , to which their consideration has been directed. ] If any additional inducement were wanting, than , the character of the measures proposed, it would , be found in the fact, tliat many of the influential! < members of every party in the State, concurred; i in their adoption, at the time they were firstsug- j gested; and that they have since been promptly! ( responded to, by our fellow citizens in Ogle- \ thorpe, Bibb, and Jasper counties, and will i ( doubtless receive a similar response, from a vast t majority of the people of this State... Believing t that the citizens of Columbia county, are also ( ; disposed to sacrifice on the Altar of Patriotism, c all minor and merely local divisions, the mi- I < nority of your committee, respectfully offer to i the consideration of the meeting, the following r resolutions : t Ist. Resolved, That the citizens of Columbia < county concur with their fellow citizens at: s Athens, on the Ist instant, in the expediency of i having a State Oflßventica ; to be assembled at ( V ' f , Millcdg£vilie, on the 2d Monday i n November |next,lnvested with fulfpowers, in behalf of the good (x ople of Georgia, to maintain, preserve, and defend, the rights and privileges ol the lice citizens of this State. 2ti. Resolved, That the people of this coynty will, on ti e first Monday in October next, elect * three delegates (the number corresponding with four present delegation iivtheHo'He of Represen- as recommended by the Macon Circular,, to represent them in said Convention, , ad. 1U sukCd, That he appointed a Committee ofCorrespondcncc, to correspond and confer with similar committees in other 'counties, and with the Central Committee of the : State, in reference to the great objects contem plated hv the above resolutions. The blank in the third resolution was, on mo jtionof John Cartlodge, Fsq. seconded by Isaac •Ramsey, Esq. filled "up with the names of Geo. i\V. Hardwick, Esq. Jas. Luke, Esq. Dr. M . A. T,. Collins, and W . Hobby, Lsq. ; On motion, Resolved, Tliat Andrew Jack -<.n dcse'-v. s the gratitude ofTfis country, lor the late firm discharge ot in's constitutional dutv, band will receive the support of this meeting, and of this State, f»r President of the C. States, i R> > >' ■ c/. That the Proceedings ofthis meet jintr be signed bv the Chairman and Secretary, band that this meeting request the insertion ol '‘be same, in > very public Gazette ot this lotato. The meeting then adjourned- Z. WILLIAMS „ Chairman. Arorsrrs R. Wright, Secr^ari/. A’tr^'trstr a > ___ FBIP.IY, AIitHWT 31, l»w. FOR PRESIDENT, A \DREW J AC USO\. VIGE-PRESIDENT, j UIAKTIAf VA\ BI RKA. jt [pj» Ttic letter of Col. Seaborn Jones sliajl appear in Hour next. _ TO OF It I’ATKOXS. Co.NSTITCTIONAI.IST OFFICE, | AUGUST 31, 1832 No words can express onr grateful feelings for the en couragement we have lately received, from various j quarters of the slate, in the political course we have a idoptcil, in-the present public, excitement. The kind wishes expressed by many new subscribers, have been sensibly felt by us. We cannot answer them all indivi dually. We take this public method for returning them I our sincere thanks, and for assuring them, that no iudus | try and expense shall be spared, to render our paper j worthy of their patronage, and that, with a zeal which J will never tire, and an ardour which will never cool, we j shall continue to advocate principles which are deemed I sound and correct, defend the reputation and dignity of onr beloved state, and contribute our exertions for the promotion of her best interests. We are convinced that jit is by pursuing such a course, we may deserve the pa jtronage which has been so generously extended tons. BLACK HAWK DEFEATED. A battle was fought on the afternoon of August 2, with the troops under Gen. Atkinson, and the Indians under Black Hawk, near the Mississippi river. The bat tle lasted upwards of three hours. The loss of the In dians is estimated at 150 killed, and of our army at 27 killed and wounded. During the battle Black Hawk stole oIT. The .Sacs, it is supposed, would conclude a peace on anv terms. General Scott had arrived at Ga ( * lena. This defeat of the Indians, it is expected, will put 1 an end to the war. LATER FROM EXGLASD. By the arrival of the ship Canada at New-York, and other vessels, at the north, intelligence has been brought of the landing of Don F’iro’s* troops on the coast of For- ; jtugal, and of the surrender of Oporto. The constitu-- Itional army was marching on Lisbon. 1 | An official protocol of measures adopted by the Gcr-j man confederacy h,u <een published, which are intend- j ed to crush the snir.t of freedom in Germany. W ar, it appears, was inevitable between Holland and; Belgium. SIGNS OF THE TIME’i-THE CRISIS, An expression has been used by the organ of the nul-i lification party in Georgia, no doubt without reflection. The organ says that all office holders and office seekers , w ith a few honorable exceptions, are opposed tonullili-j cation. The reverse of this position.can be established i by positive facts. It must have been remarked by the 1 people of this country, that, whenever ambitious and. dc-| signing men, who had ipp personal popularity norpoliti-' cal virtacs'to sustain them, desired to accomplish the: * f | ambitious objects they- had in view, they appoalcd.to the I I passions and prejudices of the people, gave themselves! j up, in flaming'and violent speeches, for great patriots; jand disinterested politicians. So it is at the present lime, and with the present excitement of the public mind. Some of our ambitious and designing men knew that their want of popularity could not carry' them thro’ the ordeal of the ballot box, in order to attain the sta tions they are coveting. Nullification, very fortunately, was at hand, and resorted to, for the purpose of produ cing a stir among the people, and especially of giving anc'hcr direction to public attention. These men have, so far, partially succeeded. Their addresses about nul lification and the protective system, have for a while thrown the people from the right path. But the decep tion is so barefaced and so gross, that it docs not re quire much timo for the people to see how they have been deceived ; and we can learn from the upper country, it appears that nullification is going by the board : very few of the candidates for Congress and the Legislature, of the nullification party, being 1 bold and independent enough to acknowledge voir, as they once did, that they are “ nullifiers.” But to the subject before us. Wc appeal to the good sense of the people, to say! whether all the office holders and office seekers, are op- I posed to nullification. Let the people begin with those who have made a great noise about that doc#ine being most efficacious in its nature, and examine their con duct; and it will be found that all those who are at the, head of the present excitement, are fishing for some-1 thing, hold offices, or wish to be revenged for pretended; injuries; that they have been guilty of double dealings! with the two groat parties of the state ; or that they wish to be candidates for the senate of the United States or for the office of Governor of the Slate, at the elec-j tion next year. This public excitement, on the eve of! important elections, has been admirably produced. Thc : people have been thrown from the right path ; they arc! not to examine and take into consideration, the political conduct of the candidates, for some years past—wheth.; cr they have been stedfast to the republican party, and never entered into corrupt negociations for support, with the opposing party. These men knew that if there ; were no excitement, and another direction was not aivf • . , en to public investigation, their chance of success wouldi be slim, for the people could not easily forget the ter-'i giversations and political changes which some of these! candidates had exhibited. At all hazards the people ! were not to investigate the political conduct of the can didates. Nullification was seized with avidity, and i thrown as an apple of discord among the people ; and;! the state of Georgia was to be placed at the disposal of. Mr. Calhoun, because the character of a few of the! candidates lor Congress and the Legislature, in point of consistency, political integrity, and disinterested patriot-! ism, could not withstand investigation and scrutiny li‘ The correctness of our assertions can be well asccr-i tained. We beg the reader to examine into the conduct | of the public men in Georgia ; who are niw most con- | spicuousfor and against nullification. If alter weigh-1 ing all the circumstances connected witu t.ie parties of Georgia, and with the present public excitement, thei -I,conclusion is not drawn, that almost cVtry erte oi those J who has contributed to inflame the minds of the om s zens of Georgia, tciik a very few honorable exceptions, ; 11has been guided by ambition—by a desire oi being sent (to Congress or the Legislature—es being taken up for G rvcmor of tlte state, or for some other office of proht, „ for himself, or relations, or particular friends, iivintr in particular sections of the country; while on 1 the other hand, it will be seen that among those opposed to nullification, are to he found men of the purest patri. | '' vho are candidates for no office ol profit, and , who may never be: If such a conclusion cannot be j drawn, wc will acknowledge that we are mere dunces : n politics, and that we have been blind to passing events, and to the conduct of the public men ot the day. ' H ('■..nnected with the subject of the above remarks, is a circumstance in which our conduct, as public journal s' is somewhat involved. We expected that the imle- T pendent course we had adopted, would have met the dis pleasure of a few individuals, who pretend to belong to' ! the republican party, but who, in fact, belong to their oirn [individual setces. But the buzzing noise of these men i have no efleet upon us; we hear them with perfect nuhi ' lure ziee ; and the recollection ot their vituperations is so • ! evanescent, that the instant alter they were uttered or j | seen in print, ail is forgotten. We should not have al |! luded to this circumstance, had we not subscribers for j whom we entertain a high respect, and whose good opin i ions we sincerely wish to preserve, p At this time of day who dare accuse ns ol wishing to ! su! :uit to the arbitrary laws ol Congress,and ot advoca ■ ting a policy at variance with that uniformly pursued b\ j! the republican party? Did these accusers reflect before I they spoke ? Did they recur to the history of the politi. . ! cal parties of the st,.te for these twelve years past ? And j who, since lb!8, have been more uniform and steadfast, I among the public men of the state, than Those who arc opposed to nullification? And by whom are wc aecus ed ? It is mortifying to have had to make these re marks, an 1 to propound these queries, but in self defence we are obliged io carry the war in the enemy's camp. | j There is a set of men in the stoic of Georgia who have r constantly monopolized ail power, and all claims to lead I the people, and who, therefore, have most sedulously j contended for the ascendency of the party, because, with | the ascendency of that party, they kept the power they | already had, and had a better chance, by electioneering ! with all parties, to obtain offices for themselves and par } ticular friends. And it is this very set ol men who cry j aloud “ integrity of the party“ ascendency of the par j tyand “ principles.” And among this same set of nion V a e to be found those who a few years ago, were to be Jj seen in the ranks of our opponents, but who, with the J: view of obtaining office, joined the party in power. And jl by such men we are accused of an attempt to divide the j party!! What benefit did we ever derive, from keeping stedfast to our principles, and to onr party ? What bcnc r fit do we expect to derive from the same course ? And j what benefit would we derive, were we to change? , None ; none. Moreover, wc have been devoted to the i republican party; we have zealously supported its prin f'.j ciplos. We have done so without fee or reward. We Ji have, consequently, the right to apeak, and boldly too, 1 11 and to bo heard. IV c have the right to be heard bv those j i who have profitted by our Labours, and by the ascendency ! which we have contributed in attaining for our party. It is strange that men who have joined our party at the eleventh hour, and who wish to introduce among us the ’ most dangerous principles, should dare to censure us, who have in good and in evil times —in prosperity and in "j adversity, stood firm by our principles and our party, ' while they were assailing us with all kinds of weapons, j and endeavouring to keep us down. •f We appeal to the people ol Georgia to say whether 1 ! our statements is founded in truth or not. We shall o ’j hide by their decision. We have been before that peo -1 pie as public journalists, and we arc now before them as j such, and they can say whether we have ever deviated from our principles, and from the policy of our party, 1 and whether we have ever recommended them to pur sue any course which might in the least impair the repu tation and dignity of the state, or injure its best interests. .!i If the people can find no fault with us, how can men, I! whose patriotism and disinterestedness, as well as po •ijlitical honesty, they themselves compel us to doubt, on ■! this narticular occasion, can find fault with us ? The fact | is, tliat the sinister motive which led them to abandon » i party, because that party was in the minority, still sticks, j to them, & fluffing that they are thwarted in their plans by \ j the vigilance of the press, & cannot introduce into the par- j i ty, that corrupting influence to which men destitute of political honesty always resort, they endeavour, by | reprehensible means, to create distrust in the minds otj | the people, of the political rectitude of those who are j bold enough to tell them the truth, and Ao attempt to ' give a correct direction to the scrutinizing sense of pub . i lie opinion. But the arts ot such men arc Well known, > ’ iind their motives duly appreciated. They may speak ; ;|thoy may write letters, essays and diatribes against us; I they may deliver speeches : we shall not change the even tenor of our ways. W r c shall push onward, with j out the fear of hurting the insects that may trouble us ; if they arc too noisome, we may brush them offi We shall continue to speak the language of truth, without the fear of wounding the feelings of those who have been made too big , by the ascendency of our party, and of those who have not as yet grown big enough. We have done with the subject. As long as we shall pur. sue a course which will meet the approbation of good men, and the censure of ambitious and selfish men, we are certain that v/e will have done our duty to our state and the country at large. ’ I | ' h Ansiccrs received by the Richfnond Committee of Cor-' respondenee on the subject of Nullification. ' Augusta, 28tli August, 1832. f Gentlemen: —Your address predicated upon !' the Resolutions adopted at the late meeting in this place, was received on my return from the jUp Country. In reply permit me to say, that my views and opinions in relation to Nullifica tion are so well known to mj' fellow citizens! generally, having been so often, and so publicly j expressed, that I deem it at this time, only neces-! I sary to state, that I am decidedly opposed to the! : doctrine , considering it neither a rightful, peace-1 fnl, or constitutional mode of relieving ourselves; from a protective Tariff. The Committee may, I however, rest assured, that in whatever.situation j ; I may be placed, all honorable exertions shall; j housed on my part, to prevent its dissemination,) ! at least, in this my native State, believing as I; 1 do, that it will lead to consequences the most! 1 dangerous, bring us into immediate and direct I collision with Gen. Jackson, and in no event bet ter the situation of our State or of our Country. lam with sentiments of respect, your obedi ent servant, THOS. GLASCOCK. Messrs. Camming, King dp Slaughter. Augusta, August 28, 1832. Gentlemen : —I did not receive your address till this morning, enquiring of me, as a conmittee appointed by our fellow citizens on the 18th inst. i what arc my sentiments in regard to Nullifca ■\tion. I presume it will bo sufficient for me to ! say briefly that I am opposed to the doctrine inj all its aspects, and cannot consider it either an efficient, peaceful or constitutional remedy, j j for die unequal bearing of the Tariff Law on 1 ;j Southern interests. Respectfully votir fellow citizen, VAL. WALKER. .Messrs. Camming, King <Sp Slaughter . August \, August 20,1832. i Gentlemen .—I have received y oUr Circular of | I -oe 20ih ins . in which I .am. requested to com -1 mamcate through you, to inv feilow citizens of Richmond county, my sentiments in regard to Nullification, i his I shall do most cheerfully, betieting tnat the People, who bestow office, have alight to know the political principles of their Representatives. Lam not a nulliher. 1 am opposed to Nullification, because I think it neither a proper nor an effectual remedy. 1 con sider it quite as unconstitutional as the law, which is complained of, and two wrongs cannot make a right.—But it must not be supposed that 11 am at all in favor of the Tariff; on the contra-, rv I am entirely opposed to it, as unequal, un ii iuM and unconstitutional. Let us employ the j i strongest means that are peaceable and consti-y j timonal, to get rid of itsevils, but not hazard ouri ■ '[precious Union by measures that may lead to ii violence, especial! v* while there is still reason to [hope, that our countrymen will agree to do us i [jns'ice. I am with respect, gentlemen, yours, HENRY MEALING. | Messrs. Camming, King ty Slaughter. , “ i Savannah, August 27th, 1832. j i Gentlemen : —Your communication ot the 20th ■ inst. in conformity with the resolution passed by > i the citizens of Richmond county at a kite meeting,. ■ | having for its object the ascertainment of the o- 1 - pinions of Candidates for Congress, upon the' r subject of Nullification, has been received.—And ■ • I• as I deem it not only the right hut the dutv ofthc ; people to know from those who are candidates for > their suffrages, the opinions entertained on all - and every matter connected with the vita, iatef • ests of the country, I can have no objection to • state mine. And it is, tnat I am no nullifior. In deed, from the different interpretations ot those ! who are advocates of the doctrine ot nullification, , it,is a matter of no little difficulty to ascertain . what is the precise definition they affix to the .'term. It is a text upon which each Nullifier . : makes his own commentary. Os this, however, ■ ; 1 am satisfied, that it is neither a constitutional or peaceful mode of obtaining redress of griev-; ! ances. Chi the subject of the tariff there is, 1 1 think, but one opinion in the State, that in its op - oration it is manifestly unequal, and consequently i impolitic and unjust. But the remedy hy nulli • fication, as it appears to me, has not lor its object a repeal of the law alone —the inevitable conso . qucnccofits adoption is a separation of our Union,! - and civil war as its natural result. And though . the evils of tho tariff law arc great, they are not, i in my opinion of such magnitude as to induce j . good and patriotic men to desire a change of the . government. The language of Mr. Jefferson on j 1 this subject, is the language of wisdom, ol mod-1 : oration and safety. In the Declaration oflndo-. : pcndence, he says, “When a long train :>f abuses , and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same! object, evinces a design to reduce the people under | 1 absolute despotism, it is their right, as it is their ; duty, to throw oft'such government, and to pro vide new guards for their future security. But; that prudence will dictate that governments long; established, should not Ite obliged for light ori transient causes.” In the passage of the Tariff, laws I confess I do not see such ,*i train of abuses 1 and usurpations as can justify a dissolution of tl e‘ government: and I am therefore not prepared for such an event, the more particularly as 1 1 think the good sense of the great body of the A merican people, will soon satisfy them that no law can be enforced in any'state of the Union, against j which the public feeling and public sentiment arc i arrayed; and that there can be no compensation | for alienate'! feelings, and- a distracted empire ; j that the benefits arising from the tariff law when compared wii.h the evils emanating from domes-j tic feuds sink into insignificance ; and tliat this consideration alone, appealing to the interests of the tariff states without invoking their patriotism, j will induce them to repeal the law. "With every assurance of respect, I am yOurs J respectfully, G. W. OWENS. I! Messrs. Camming, King and Slaughter. ° L_ i A BiUEF SkLTCR Os Mr. FORSYTH S Remarks at u aing 1 ■sis the Citizens of Richmond County. Mr. F. said his situation gave him opportune ■■ i tics of acquiring information which no other per- : j son present could well possess. Before a de-! ! cision was made on the two sets of resolutions,' i_ 7 i I he would communicate it briefly to his fellow-; jj citizens, as it might have some influence on tho judgment they were about to pronounce. He was in the House of Representatives in Congress , in 1818, when the present protective system be- 1 gan; in 1824, when it was more boldly acted, upon ; and fur tlome time past, since a change of| it had lieen pressedi Having from its birth to the present hour professed and displayed to the: system, ail uncompromising hostilit}*, he was both surprized and mortified at discovering in a portion of his fellow-citizons, an apparent ea-! gerncss to condemn him, and one of their re- ! presentatives, as surrendering their opinions, at the late session of Congress, by voting for a re-' duction of duties from twenty-one to fifteen mil- , lions of dollars. This mortification arose from t the deplorable ignorance displayed by the cen surers of the course of their public men. For himself he made no complaint of the injustice of, , this hasty condemnation. Some time would no. - cessarily elapse before it would be necessary fori ; I him to ask the people to renew to him their grant j’ f of power: the interval was abundantly large to ! do hinisself justice, by placing before all, a sim- ;i pie statement of facts. It was somewhat differ- ji sent withli is absent friend, Mr. Wayne, who was ji now, under circumstances of peculiar charac- h ter, asking to be again confided in : A decision |i ; must be soon made, and it was manifestly un- I j just to lay him, without enquiry, under ban, fiir j j a single vote on the passage of an important ! fi'fl, lauding others who really did not differ with j him in opinion, and were not more anxious than t ; fie was, that their common opinion should pre- I vail, and the wishes of their constituents be tri- I umpliantly fulfilled. It was very probable that ! this denunciation would reach masses of the' I community, certainly many individuals, who ! would know nothing of the vindication of Mr. ; Wayne, which one of his colleagues, (Mr. Fos- j: ter,) with his accustomed liberality and spirit, j had taken the first occasion to make. That jus- ! tice might be done, as far as he could aid, Mr.!!, Forsyth assured his fellow-citizens who were present, and the assurance might he repeated ; every where, that Mr. Wayne had displayed du-: ; ling the last session of Congress, as much hon- ] est zeal, as much unwearied industry, had used i as many and as efficient efforts, in opposition to i the principle and policy of the protective sys- i tem, as either of his colleagues, and that his zeal. < ability, and efficiency, could be relied upon i hereafter, as safely as'those of the most favour- ;' od of them, to neither of whom, if governed by v a proper feeling, could the distinction that had jl' been made, be either grateful or indifferent. Ihe tariff act of 1832 differed essentially|ls trom tne ac - s _ u r- 1524 an(J IQ2Q> Thg pr j nciple ij : °' i ' al 1 these acts was the same. All were found- j 1 i e,u upon the right of Congress to use the power!-1 to collect revenue to protect and foster a parti- |l cular and favoured branch of the domestic la- h I hour of the nation. In his judgment, Mr. For- ! r •\> h said, the act of 1832, like its precursors, ji ■ although in a different degree, was the perver- !' Sion of a power granted for limited, definite, and c specified purposes, to another not contemplated 1 by tne framers of the constitution, and was a i measure of policy injurious to all sections of the i United Slates, beneficial no where, except to p ; , sons whose capital was invested in manufacture, establishments. lie was not surprised, v/hj:' j deeply regretting it, that different opinions v, - entertained on both those points, when jie re: lected how often the revenue power had 1, exercised to effect other purposes than thecoll-;" ! ,'ition of money for public use. It had been usr-f. discriminate between foreign nations, giving. |one advantages in our markets tothe injury ; others. It had been used to foster, maintain, \ | extendour commercial marine, by discriminatin' duties of tonnage on foreign vessels and on g. : introduced in foreign bottoms. In the slmp jr bounties and drawbacks, it had been used fort ' benefit of persons engaged in the fisheries. ,\ these measures had been approved and support, led by southern politicians. The protective j„ AV< 'or was believed to lie fairly given to Con-rcJ; by some of the framers of the const itufion, o;. ■of whom, its eloquent and able defender, J ;r u iadministered the government for many ye arSi ‘(and enjoyed during his whole political life, tl j iundivided confidence of the whole south, (\; : i Madison.) Mr. Forsyth thought that it requir’ I ! ed no great exercise of charity to admit, tin* i -jthc constitutional opinion opposed to hisov.cjj : ■ was honestly entertained by a great majority |! those who acted upetft it. So with regard to’*: 1!poliov of the system, misled by plausible r . “ ' sonings and erroneous assumptions of fact, iv [the example and prosperity ot odier nations,; 4 'sources of which were not well understood, f i ■ 'was deeply to be deplored, but not to he won. i derod at, that some highly gifted public men, land too many patriotic citizens in all parts of p country, considered the doctrines ol tree trnco |as Utopian and delusive, and lire protective pel icy ns the only wise, practical course for ino. I pendent nations. To those honest and pair: i citizens, were united some who were govornp by their pecuniary, and, not a few, by their pa litical interests. The acts of 1624 and 1628 were passed v, the union of all the persons thus described without regard to southern interes’s and feeluijs, on the avowed assumption that the majority kne* ! ouf interests better than we did ourselves, ane with as much indifference to our feelings, a could he decently displayed. Jhe act of 183' ; was founded upon the admission that (he !• miult acts Lore unequally upon ns, and upon theavuw. | ed determination to modify them to satisfy ih south, as far as practicable, consistently wit!.. 1 the adherence to the principle of protection. This determination was honestly acted upon, i The modifications made were not sufficient, feh ; | short of our just demands, hut it was unlair t. deny that the majority in Congress intended H satisfy us as far as they could safely do it, with. ; out abandoning their principles. Could we ex. ' pect them —-could we ask them, to abandon their. l : principles? The majority was against us, and I decided unwisely. In that decision, however, j duties on protected articles were reduced, and : some abandoned, because they were excltu jsively used in the southern states. W«r ought j not to be satisfied wi'h the reductions made, nor with the principle of the bill. Our exertions to | make new changes, until the acts laying dutu-e ’ upon imports is framed for revenue alone, and . j its protection but incidental, should be, and, lie j trusted, would bo Unremitting. Mr. F. .sat j nothing in the recent session of Congress, loin duee Jam (o despair of the efficacy of tiie ordin ary means of correcting orrone®us popular opin is*n, and of changing the course of the General Government, by producing salurqr.V changes ia || (the representation of the people and of the stales || I nothing to justify-a resort to measures fraught [ I with danger to the country, or disgrace to our-1 solves. With a free and enlightened press; wi*h the force of reason and justice on our side, aid a virtuous people to decide, truth was omnipo. ; tent; and he *vas bent against any movement | w hich menaced disunion, and which could nut I be persisted in without ruin, or abandoned with. I out disgrace. Mr. F. might be deceived by his 'anxious desire to s.-e a revolution in public ojmi lion gradually achieved, and believe, witliou sufficient evidence, that it would be speedily ac* coniplished : such, however, was his opinion. Me saw strong indications of a moral revolution p in those parts of the United States which might he considered as the strong holds of the I Itn- Tariff Party. In the history of the tariff, at the late session, of Congress, favorable evidences ot returning reason, were to be sfc'cn. All present knew that d a majority of the late Congress and of their con jstituenfs, were for protecting the manufacturers [ lit was usually supposed, that the efforts oil southern members had been altogctlier fruitless, j How did that matter stand ? We did not gait y what we desired, what we hoped to obtain here- B after. Vet the southern labour was not l (, s‘ I What did the interested in the tariff'policy waul. ,* and what did they accomplish? Mr. F. meant those wliose pecuniary and political interest were identified with the maintenance of the tv _|S riff doctrines. Early in the session of Congress, || there was a fair acvelojiement made of then p scheme. It was to make the necessary diniinu- ’ tion of the public revenue, by* the reduction c: | the duties on the unprotected articles only. On || this ground the great champion took his stand, | (Mr. Clay:) The legislatures of the tariff state* instructed their senators and representatives k maintain it. The public journals, devoted to the cause, teemed with essays to prove that an other course was ruin to the American system- Mr. Clay pressed the subject upon the Senate, ; [until he was compelled to know that it was the j [determination of that body to modify the duties [upon protected articles. The bill of the com jmittec of manufactures, was then suffered to he [I i quietly on the table—and that scheme failed. - ji he next was to appropriate immediately the | [proceeds oftlie public lands among the states. | creating the necessity for continuing to colled 9 j greater duties in proportion to the sums thus t* j ibe abstracted from the public treasury. Tin* I scheme also failed : the bill for that object, al- ?| though passed through the Senate, failed in tbo- I House of Representatives. By this time tho 6c- | cretary of the Treasury had presented to j House of Representatives his bill of compromise | sucli a bill as was to be expected from an inlrepb and instructed public officer, who believed in the protective policy’, and had supported in Congress the acts of 1824 and 1828. It was acceptable j neither to the southern members nor to the pm- | tcctionists, and was modified injuriously in th- ||| committe of manufactures of the House of Re- j presontatives, in a bill reported by Mr. Adams- j '1 his modified bill was assailed by' the high ta riff party, and various amendments, proposed h; 9 Mr, Davis, of Massachusetts. It was said tha- Mr. Adams had been burnt in effigy by Ins con- | stituents, for abandoning the protective policy- Mr. Forsyth did not know that such was the * fact; certain it was, that Mr. Adams deserted H bis own bill, and advocated the amendments ot H his higher toned colleague. These amendment’ K did not succeed. The bill of the committee K manufactures, not substantially changed, yc* injuriously modified, was sent to the Senate- The high tariff party resorted to a new scheme, or rather a modification of that first developed : It was to reduce still farther the duties on un protected articles, and to make a corresponding increase on the duties of some of the protected.