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HEART-RENDING, CATASTROPIIB!!!
1088 OF THE STEAM PACKET PULASKI,
With a Crew of 37, and 150 or 100 Passengers.
On Thursday the 14lli inal. the utcamcr Po-
Iwki, Capt. Dubois, left Charleston lor Haiti**
more with about 150 passengers, of whom ahoilt
50 were ladies.
At about 11 o v cloeK on tin: tamo night, while
oil* the North Carolina coast, say .‘JO in lies from
land, weather moderate and night dark—the
starboard boiler exploded and the vessel wan
lost, with all the passengers and crew, except
those whose names arc enumerated among the
saved in the list to bo found below.
We have gathered the following facts from
the Ist. male, Mr. llihbcrd, who had charge of
the boat at the lime. Mr. Ilibherd Hta»« n that
at 10 o’clock al night, he wan called to thu com
mand of the boat, and that he was pacing the
promenade duck, in front of the Hucrage house.
That he fuiind hiniM If shortly after uunn the
main deck, lying between the mast and aide of
the boat. That upon the return of conscious, j
ness, lie had a confused idea of having heard
an explosion, something like that oi gunpow
der, immediately before he deicoicred liimi.'dt in
his thflh situation, 110 whs indued, then fore,
to rise aud walk aft, wher«*-hu dteoovorci that
the Ikiul Amidships wasbipwn entirely to pit ee>;
that the head of ilia starboard hotter was Wowti
out, and lhtf*lop 'IwWofM-n —that the timbers
and plank on the starboard si lc were forced j
asßiinder, and that the boa!, took in water when, j
over she rolled in that dire. lion, lie became 1
Immediately aware ol the horrors of their muni
tion, and the danger of letting the passengers
know that the boat was sinking, before lowering
tho small boats. Upon dropping the boat, he
was ask'd hi. object, and he replied Ibat il was
Hp to pas* around thu Hicamerto ascertain her con.
Wr dilion, n lore doing tins, however, he look in a
couple of iii' ii. II oidi red the other boats to
ho lowered, an I two were shortly put into the
water, hut they leaked no much in consequence
oftln i. long i xpoMire to thu son, that olio of
them sunk alter a fruit loss attempt lo hail her.
ll,■ Iri'i in ilia interim taken st . oral from the
water until the number made ten. In the other
boat afloat there were eleven. While they wen*
making a fruitless attempt to bail the small boat
the Pulaski went down with a dreadful crash
in about II minutes al\er the explosion. H *th
boats now in-i ied upon Mr. Ilibburd’s directing
their course to the shore but he resisted their re
monstrancio; replying that he waul I not ahan
don (ho spot until daylight. At about .'I o’.doek
in the morning, they started in tin* midst ol the
wailings «d the hopeless beings, who weie Moat
ing around in every dnvelion, upon pieces of
the wreck, to seek land which was about thirty
miles distant. Aller pulling about 13 bourn,
the persons in both boa s became tired and in.
■ialnd that Mr. Ilibherd sliouM land; this ho op.
posed, thinking it safest to proeeod along the
coast and to enter some one of its numerous in-
I' Is, hut ho was at length foie, d to yiel I lo the
gom ral ilobire, aud lo attempt a lauding upon
tho beach, a Huh east of Stump Inlet, Me ad
vised Mr. Cooper, ol Gii. who bad command oi
tho other boat, and a couple oi ladies, w ith two
ehildien under Ins charge, to wail until his boat
had fust lamb <l. us ho opprehm led much dan.
ger in tin* attempt, and should they succeed,
they might assist him and (he ladies & children,
Thero were eleven persons in tho male’s boat,
(having taken two black women from Mi*. Coo
pci's.) t If ll»esr?,lvvo passengers, one of thu crew,
and tin 2 m gro women drowned, and six gain
e l tlie shore. After waiting for a signal, which
ho reei i\e I from the mate, Mr, Cooper and his
eompanioiis landed in about three hours alter the
Ural boat, in safiy. They then proreeded a hlioi I
distance across Slump Sound, to Mr. Kedd's of
i )ohlo\v county, where they reiuainod from Fri
day evening until Sunday morning, and then
Hlarlel for Wilmington. Tho nialo and two
passengers reached hero tin* morning (Idth
dune.) about 3 o’clock.
Thus have we hurriedly sketched tho must
painful catastrophe that has ever occurred upon
the American cousl. Voulh, age, and infant*v
have Inm been nil nil in a single night, and
found a common dcalh under tho saino billow,
“pays, months, years and m -os will circle away.
And siill ihe vast waters will over thfrn roll."
Wo have never seen a deeper sensation per.
vale our eoiiinmnily than tho reception of this
inti lli omee has produced. The prolbundetd
sympathy is engraved on every eountonancc,
and all wear the aspfloi of those sorrowing for
their own dead. Wo feel a. sored that all feed
an anxious solieitude to alleviate lliu T dislres* ol
those unfortunate survivors who may come
among us, and vehicles have already been sent
out to bring them into our town, and provision
made for their leeeulitm.
I* \ssi.M,T,US WHO LEFT CHARLESTON
Mrs. Ne'hliu'.ndc mid servant, Mrs. Frmcr and
child, MrWilkins and child, Mrs. Murkuy, chikl
and servant. Miss A. Turkman, Miss C. Burkinan,
Miss T. I'arkm.ui, Mrs. lluteliiiiMui, two children
ami servant, Mrs. Lamar, .Mins R Lamar, .Miss .M
Lamar, Mi*s R. S. Lamar, Mins E. Lamar. .Mrs.
Dnnliani, Mis. ('omining and servant, Mrs. Slew
art, and servant, Mrs. Wort, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs.
Wagner, child and servant, Miss Drayton, .Mi •
Pringlo and child, Miss Pringlo and nurse, .Mrs.
Murray, .Miss Murray, .Mrs I’.rili, Miss lleald, Mrs.
Kmli-'I.'C, .Miss Rutledge, Miss Rutledge, Mrs. P.
S. Hall, nur e.elnld and serv ant, Miss I rapier, Mr-.
Loin; worth, Mrs biddings and child. Mis* Alike! 1 ,
AJis. Coy and child, Ali-s Clarke. Mrs. 11. [•’, Smiil ,
Airs. N.Minth. Airs, Gregory, Airs. Pavis, Ain.
liubhard, Airs. Alerritt. Aliss Greenwood, General
I lentil, Col, Dnnlmin, Mi»|. Twiggs, Jinlgo Roches
ter, Judge t a n iron. Rev. li. ('rot*, Rev. Air. Mur
ray, Pr. Sievvurt, Dr, Cuinniiiig, Pr. Williams,
Ale rs S. H Turkman, G. IL Lamar, C. Lamar,
\V L:\nur, T. L unar, IL Ilutcliiiismi, IL llrovver,
L Li\eriimro, It. \V. I’usdirk, II Ehlridge, ('
Ward, C. llnntinglon, I. 11 Cooper, 11. 11. Nichols,
I. Itird, V. Lovejoy, W. W. Foster, J. L. Wort, C
Hudson, W A. s.rwart, P V*h, A. Hamilton, S
Miller, ti. W. Fooler, ILW. Pooler, Jr., W. C, N.
Swift, A. Horns, H.N. Curler, Pringle, Umlodge,
H S. Hull, Long worth, F. At’ Ueu, T. C. Umvuiul,
Filings, IL Si n >rook, S. Keith, (». \V. Coy, ’i’.
Whaley, W. Whaley, O. (Jrt gorie, N. Smith, .IL
F. Smith, (L V. Poms, IL I). Wulker.E. W. James,
Huhlurd, J. Au/e, Heunett, Clifton, Merrill,
C«reemvood, Evan* and Freeman.
/*d.v s/'Hgfir* Hi lord in fie tiro tfnu'ls.
Airs. P. M Nightingale, servant and child, of-
Ihimhcrlnml Island.
Airs. W. Fraser and child, St. Simons, l*a.
J. 11. Conner, Clynn, («u.
P. W. Pooler, Suvnmiah, t»a.
(’apt. Pooler, Sett.
Wm. Robertson, Savannah, (*a.
Elms L. Harney, North Carolina.
Solomon.
S. Hibhert, Ist male Pulaski.
W. C, N. Swift, New Hedfurd.
Z. A. Zeueliienberg, Munich.
Clmrlch l». Tappuii, N.Vork.
Ciileon It. West, New Hod ford, Hoatswuin.
At. Drown, of Norfolk, Steward.
Person* drotpned in landing,
Air. Rird, of Hryiut county, (!u.
An old gemlonmii from llullalo, N. Y.,aud recent
ly from Peiuacoln.
A young man, name unknown.
Jonney, n colored woman.
Priscilla, a colored woman, stewardess.
OFFICIAL.
Na v v Ok pvrtm j: nt.
June 13, 1333.
The Board of Naval Surgeons, recently com ened
in Philadelphia, for (he examination ol candidates
lor admission into the Navy, adjourned on the 11th
hist.
The following is the list of the approved candi
dates, in the order of merit, viz ;
No. 1. Silas Holmes, us Rhode Island.
No. ‘2. Edward 11 V*n Wyck. of Non-York.
No. 3. Horace I>. Taliaferro, us Virginia.
No. 4. J. Howard Smith,of Pennsylvania.
No. 5 John A. Cuion,of North Carolina.
No. 6. James McClelland, of Pennsylvania. i
No. 7. Samuel IL Addison, of Ohio. ,
No. H. Win IL Sinclair,uf Virginia.
No. 9. Samuel Jackson,of North Carolina. 1
No. 10. Jmnes Jeffrey Brownlee, of Now-York. *
No. 11. Joshua Huntingdon,of Connecticut. 1
No. I*2. Robert IL Hamster,of Virginia. I
No. 13. JohnS. Whittle, of Virginia.
No. 11. Augustus F. Lawyer, of New*York. i
No. 15, Stephen A. McCrcery, of Virginia, i
[From the Standard of Union.]
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Committee appointed under resolution of
the Union Convention of May last, respectfully
nnhniit to the people of Georgia, the following
letters, in reply to their Circular, addressed to
cadi of tho gentlemen nominated on that occa
sion.
Mii.i.kdokvim.k, May 15, 1838.
Sir: You have been nominated by the Union
fbmvynlion which assembled in this place on the
Till 19*1., us one of the candidates for tho Twcn*
ly-biilH Congress*, and we have been instructed,
by resolution of that body, to notify you of the
lad, and to request, in 'he event of your accept
ance, an expression of your sentiment* insola
tion to the doctrines contained in the resolifClons
herewith accompanying.
VVe ftre, very respectfully, your ob’f. scrv’l*.
iw. A. SANFORD, A J
OfcERN 11. JORDAN, §
N. H. JIUJAN. \ g
ROHT. BLEDSOE,
wm. a. smith, J ?
Ar orsTA, Afay 19, 1638.
fLntlcmen: Your letter, nolifyii.g’ ine of the
honor done me by the laic Convention of the U
niou Parly at Millcdgeville, baa been received,
•and I hasten lo comply with its reipi'-a h. Al*
though private life, lo which I had retired from
a bustling arena, wa* becoming dear lo me, I
accept tho Party's nomination a* one «»f itw can
didates for the ni xl Congn »« of the U. Slaics,
willi gi atiliidc for ita confidence. Thin feeling
in one tempered by an unfeigned apprehension,
that 1 ulky not possess tho ability lo serve (be
; uMie with that ellicicney and credit, which they
have a light lo expect from their servan’s. Hut
whaleveftnay be the duties unsigned me in fu
ture, lin y shall b< disediarged with what ability
1 can eoiiiniftnd' shrinking from no rcsponsityii
ly, tU,.i» the public service may devolve upon mu.
With I' gsrilo the mim'ipli-H iiiui
conlutficd us Ibe resolutions adopted by lint Hdh
were approved by an unanimous
i vote of that body, and mine among the rent. Ah
1 I understand them, they have at present my un
-1 equivocal npprobation.
Particular remark* on each n solution, I pre
, same, were nol contemplated by the L'onvonlioii,
and aio not expected by 1 1 1 ■ (‘onimillc', hut it
may not be improper for me to , ay, that our In
dian policy, and the propriety ofMiMtaining the
| re i fit AdmiiiiHtralioii oflhe (Jeiierat Govern*
inent, cannot now be regarded as oiigimil qnes
lions. Whatever may have been our opini >ns,
dining the Presi.Jehlial eanva-, and at the com
mencement of his term, in regard to the el iims
of the Federal Executive lo the high station he
occupies, now i« not tho liiii*; /'or Southern men
to yi< hi to Ibrmer pnjndiei h, and swell the ranks
of Ins opponents. II has so i lenliliod hiinsel.'
willi the pee.iiliar inteieals and policy oflhe great
Southern section of our country, and liisprinci
pal ineuauies are so consonant lo our views of
the (' mim'ilii ion, that nol to support Ids A lini
nisi ration, while thus charae.teri/.eil, won! 1 be l«>
ile-eit our own cause and "aid and a%ot M that of
our enem’n s. Il will be no detraction from the
positive merit* of bis administration to say, that
there is now no choice on I his subject il. is,
every day, becoming more an I more with n* u
matter of self-preservation. 'Phis truth, onr op
. poiienf s llieinselves, with all their prejudice*, are
beginning to sue and led and honestly uekiiow.
ledge; and I have no doubt, that hundreds id'
them will give evidence of the sincerity of
such conviction, by swelling the amount oflhe
vole, which shall carry Jiis friends triumphantly
through the next State and Congressional dee
lions. I am, (L ntlemeii, with great respect for
you, individually and as u ho ly, vnnr nbedin.t ,
servant, J. (L AIcWHORTER.
To Messrs..l. W. A. Sanlprd, Green 11. Jordan, j
N. IL luhan, IL Bledso\ and Wm. G.Smith,
Coinniiltce.
Ghkcnvii.i.k, ‘2l hi .May, 1838.
Gunltemen : 1 have the plousuru to acknow
ledge the receipt of your letter of the I7lh nil.
notifying mo of my nomitiutiou, us one of the
candidates (or tho Twenty.sixth (’ongross by
the Union invention lately assembled in Mil
ledgville. 'Phis renewed evidence of confidence
on the part of so large and respect aide a portion
of my lellow citizens, excites within my bosom,
| the lirt liest Hrnne of gratitude, Te rail public
attention to onr fniriite ufiairs, in always un
pleasant; but the position in which 1 am now
placed, by (he kind partiality of my friends,
will, I trusV, tic considered a sullioicitl apology.
During tho past year, m is well known to my
neighbor* ami many others, circumstances en
tirely beyond my control, have involved me in
litigation of the most important character (the
termination of which D altogether indefinite)
having for ils object, tho protection of thu rights
of those, to whom I am bound by llm must sa
cred obligations, and who are dependant upon
my personal exertions for support—occurrences
of remit dale connected therewith, imperious
in their nature, would prevent my absence from
the Stale, in the event of my election, aud I
regret to say, necessarily compel me, to decline
Iho honor conferred by the Convention. What
ever pleasure I might have experienced, in re
eciviug the vuluntufi / mitVrages of the Union
parly, at the next Congressional election ns
their candidate, yet 1 am happy to know, I
shall still be engaged in (lie service of the people
of Georgia, to whoso kind indulgence, and go.
mums confidence, 1 am so largely indebted,
and il shall continue to be (as it ever has been)
tins highest object of my ambition, to endeav
or to (ho best of my humble ability, to meiit
(heir confidence and deserve (heir good opinion.
It affords me additional gratification, to b> aide
to way, that my place can readily he supplied
from the rank* of the Union parly by one, who
if he is not animated by more zeal in the cause
oflhe people, will al bast, be aide to serve them
more efiieientli /, and give additional strength
lo the ticket.
With my best wishes for the success, and
mnintcnuiice of the principles of the Union
party, rcprcscHti"! by you on the present oc
casion, I have the honor to bo, mo>t res; col
fally.your obe’l flurv’L
HIRAM WARNER.
Alessra. J. W, A. Sanford, Greene il- Jordan,
X. 11. Julian, R. Bledsoe, Wm. G. Smith, coal
milieu.
Savannah, May 21, 1838,
Gentlemen: —1 have the honor to acknow
ledge the receipt of your letter, communicating
the very llatiuring information, that I bad been
nominated by the Union Convention, as a can
didate for the Twenty.sixth Congress of the
United Stales. The station is one to which 1
have never aspired, hut, believing il lo be the
duly of every Democratic Republican to servo
the People, when called upon to do so, 1 accept
the nomination.
The political doctrines embodied in tho Reso
lutions adopted by the Convention, meet with !
my entire approbation, -uuk if elected, I will
support them with all the ability that 1 am pos
sessed id*.
Respectfully and faithfully,
\ our obedient servant,
ROBERT W. POOLER.
To J. W . A. Sanford, Green 11. Jordan, N.
H. Julian, R. Bledsoe, W.G. Smith, committee.
Ki’hai. Mount, Early, .May 36, 1838. !
Gentlemen :—Your letter of the ITlh mat. in
forming mo of my nomination by tho Union Con- I
volition, which assembled in Millcdgeville on tho !
the Twenty-wixth Congress, and requesting me j
to signify my acceptance, or non-acceptance, 1
of that nomination, was received yesterday.
Deeply sensible of my inability to serve those
who have thqs honored me, in a manner satis. ;
l&ctory even lo myself, if elected, hut willing,
on all occasions, lo yield to the wishes of the 1
party whoso principles 1 support, I except the
nomination. j
You also request, in the event of my acccp- I
tanco, "an expression of my sentiments in re
latum to the doctrines contained in the Re so lu- |
lions which accompanied your letter.” This t
request might be literally complied with, by a 1
general approval or disavowal of those doctrines; '
hut 1 presume, it will bo more acceptable to 1
those who have conferred the nomination upon <
me, and to the freemen of Georgia, before I
whom my name has been placed by that no- }
munition, to give a more full and unequivocal
expression of my sentiments in relation to the I
doctrines set forth in the Resolutions of the 11
Union Convention. t
Without referring more specifically to the t
resolutions, I will brielly present my views li
upon the several subjects embraced in them, 1
in the order in which I find them placed by the
Convention.
I advocate the propriety and necessity, (which
the events of the past year have rendered but
too palpable to all,) of a total divorce of the
Government from the Banks, and believe that
the establishment of an Independent Treasury,
will furnish the best security against the recur
rence of past evils.
I believe that a prudent regard for the public
safety, renders it obligatory upon the Represen
tatives of the people to provide, as booh as corn
patiblo with the present slate of our monetary
affairs, that the public dues should be received
only in gold or silver, and I approve of the
measures of.the Administration, adopted with
a view to effect this object.
In common with every Georgian who lias the
welfare of his Slate at heart, I cordially ap
prove of thu course of the Administration, in
honestly endeavoring to redeem the plighted
faith of the General Government lo remove
tho Indians from our borders, and look to the
consummation of ils policy upon this subject,
as essential alike to the prosperity and peace of
tho White and the Rod man.
In relation to Abolition and the Abolitionists,
the people of the South can, or rather should,
entertain but one opinion.—ls the fanatics of
the North will persevere in their unholy crusade
against onr rights and our peace, and in de
fiance of the solemn guarantees of the Consti
tution, lo an extent seriously lo endanger cither,
vve have but one remedy, and that remedy is
ahoce the Constitution.
I know of no authority vested in the General
Government, by the Constitution, to raise money
lo he leant out through the agency of Bank>;
and, as the host means of preventing Ibis abuse,
and the corruption and degeneracy which must
inevitably grow out of it, I believe that the ii -
conic of the Government should i>c merely suf
ficient to meet ils nccctsary and unavoidable ex
pens* s.
I believe that thc’Cusiorn of using the public
money for banking purposes, originated in a vio
lation oflhe Constitution, wbi h no plea of ex
pedieney, or necessity, could justify.
1 ludii: V.* that tLo power lo grant u Bank Char
ter, heretofore assumed by Congress, unknown
to the Constitution; and, if elected, I must go
into the council* of the Federal Government,
unconditionally opposed to the creation of a Na
tional Bank, ora Bank of any description.
[ !»■ Jieve that good faith lo the community,
respect for lboh* own interests, and a proper re
gard for the r quisilions of the laws, shoo'd
prompt the Directors oflhe Banks to use every
exertion to commence a speedy lesumpliou of
specie payments.
I am a warm and decided supporter of the pre
sent adniiiiii’lrulion; and believing that Marlin
Van ILirui is far less exceptionable than Clay,
Webster, or Harrison, I shall vote lor his re
election.
1 believe that I have now given yon my view’s
upon all tin; subjects embraced in the IL solution 4
of the Convention, it is willi some pain, lliai I
find mys( If compelled lo give ibis mui ningly os
icnlatiouH display of my political sentimonlM.—
It is made in no bitternc s ol npiiil to those who
may (ini’ r with mu upon thesu subjects. In the
sphere ol* my acquaintance, it would have been
allogetle r unnecessary, and had 1 nut been call
cd out of it, it would have been withheld. But
I could not, with justice to myself and to tin*
people ol’Gi orgia, to niue-teiitlt’s of whom I am
personally a strong'r, permit my name to go be
fore them as a candidate for a high and honora
ble station, without apprizing them fully oflhe
principles, the measures, and the men that will
receive iny support if elected.
I have (lie honor lobe, willi great renpeel,your
| obedient servant,
JOSIAII S. PATTERSON.
M ssis. J. W, A. Sanford, Green 11. Jordon, N.
II Julian, IL Bledsoe, and Win. G. Smith,
Committee, Millcdgeville.
Atiirm, June sth, 1838.
Gentlemen : I have received your letter iiifi»r
ming me that I was nominated by llie Conv. n
tionoflliu Union party, lately assembled in Mil
ledgeville, as one ut'liie candidates for the IRilii
Congress.
I accept tho nominal ion, with a grateful ac
knowledgment of thu high distinction con furred i
upon mo by so respectable and honorable a body. ;
I have on all suitable occasions, fully and 1
freely expressed my political opinions, and they 1
are well iind»*r**nnd in ibis flection nf ilm *»(•.«.. I
II is probably not expected that I mlioul I here
outer into a lengthy discussion of those questions
which al this lime, agitate and divide thu public
sentiment, I will only remark, therefore, that
my political opinion* coincide with those ex
pressed and maintained by the Union Parly of
Georgia.
I do not behove that the Constitution of the
United Slate* authorizes Congress to create a
Bank. Nor do 1 believe that Hitch a monopoly j
is consistent with the republican institutions of
onr country. I'. is unwise and impolitic to in.
trust lu onuincorporation, which has no moral I
nor legal accountability, the power to regulate
an l control the currency of this country.
1 believe that the revenue oflhe United Slates
ought lo bo collected in specie—the only rousti
tulional and legal tender—and that it ought to
ho kept and disbursed by its own officers. The '
revenue ought lo ho collected in that kind of;
money which the creditors of tho Government
could ho compelled lo receive in payment of their
dues; and theConst.itu l ion declare* that noth,
ing hut gold and silver shall bo made a legal ten
der. This mode of collection would create a de
mand for specie, and cause it to flow lo this coun
try. It would deprive tin* banks that ftould Ik:
used as the fiscal agents oftho Government, of
the fictitious credit and undue advantage which
their bills would thereby obtain. And it would
leave all tlm State banks upon an equal fooling,
not designating any as pet banks, nor loaning
the public funds to any for banking purposes.
Every one who approves oflhe principle* we
advocate, will rejoice at the harmony aud good
feeling which characterized thu late Convention
and will he gratified at the unanimity and bold
ness with which the Convention hut forth tho
doctrine* oflhe Union Parly.
And now permit me, gentlemen, in conclu
sion, to tender to you my sincere thanks for the
kind and polite manner in which you made
knoivi) to mo my nomination by the Convention,
ami aoocp- for yourselves, personally, the assu
rance of my JlijJt respect.
JUNIUS HILL VEIL
Messrs. J. W. A. San fort', Green Jordan, N. B.
Julian, R. Bledsoe, Wm.G. Smith, committee.
Coi.cmbus, June (i, 1833.
Gentlemen—Absence from the Slate for the
last three weeks, lias prevented an earlier reply
to your letter of the ITlh of last month, in which
you notify me that I have been nominated by
the (.’'invention of the Union party held recently
at Alii ledgeville, as one oftho candidates oflhe
26th Congress, and request that in tho event of .
my acceptance, 1 should express my sentiments ,
in relation lo the doctrines contained in the rcso. ,
lotions of the Convent ten. It is needless, gen. ,
llemon, for me to express the high sense which ,
1 entertain ol the distinguished honor conferred
upon me by tho Convention. The acceptance
of tho nomination, accompanied with the assn
ranee, that, it elected, 1 shall endeavor lo serve (
the State with fidelity and with whatever ability
I may possess, is the best acknowledgement I
can make lo those of my fellow-eitizons whoso
partiality and kindm s* have placed me before
the people of Georgia as a candidate for one of ]
the most responsible and exhalted stations within i
their gift. Tho principle* which have been as. ,
sorted by the Convention as the loading articles (
of faith of the Union party of this .State, have ,
my full and hearty approbation. They are prin
ciple* which I have long cherished, and upon
which, in my opinion, depend in an eminent de
gree the existence oflhe Federal Union, aud the ]
lasting prosperity ami happiness of the people.
It can scarcely be necessary for me upon the
present occasion, lo enforce the sincerely or cor- [
redness of my political opinions by an elaborate
discussion of them. They are the principles of
the great Democratic parly of the Union, which •
claims as its leading article of belief, a literal
construction of the Constitution, enlarged only i
by the right lo exercise power* necessary and ,
proper to carry specific grants into execution.— ,
Those principles were adopted by me upon my ]
first entrance into political life—they have been fi
adhered to, without change, as I think, for more c
than fifteen years, and throughout all the vicissi- t
tudes of party warfare in the Stale, and they r
have been openly and publicly avowed and cn- s
forced by me upon all proper occasions. The c
past must be nvguaranlco for the pledge that
as long as thcsoprinciplcs shall be maintained
by the party of rhi ell I have the honor to be a
member, it willind in me a sincere and zealous
advocate for thocontinuation ol that supremacy
which it has hietoforc so nobly achieved and
sustained. ,
I pray you, getlemen, to accept tor yourselves
the assurance omy highest personal regard.
X am ver respectfully.
You fellow-citizen, and friend.
ALI-’RED IVERSON.
To Messrs. Snford, Jordan, Julian, Bledsoe,
and Smith, Ooimiltee.
t ii i: c ii E no n i: ks .
EXECfTIVE DEPARTMENT, /
To the Hon. Jox R. Poinsett :
.Sin :—l lean; from information received from
every part of tin Cherokee country in this State,
that the Indian arc still building and preparing
fur another crof and that tiicy arc not yet con
vinced that ihclreaty will be modified, or that
the Govennncn will enforce it. .
If force is a-»|lied to remove them, with their
present feeling and opinions, difficulty and
bloodshed may'll; apprehended.
Now that ito and t!ie Cncrokce Delegation
must have lost ill hope ofprcventiug the execu
tion of the treity, ia it not possible to induce
them to return home, convince their people inat
their interest and safety require them lojmu then
friends in*lho West, a n<i U.emsclves undertake
to effect their voluntary removal in their own
wa y? The best informed persons residing a
mong the Cbefokees, express the opinion, that
Ross can, if he will, remove his people at once.
To avoid the great expense to the Government,
and preserve the liven and properly of our citi
zens and the Indians, which may he sacrificed
if the treaty i* executed by force, llio Govern
mcnl can w. II afford to pay a very liberal price J
for the zolunlur# and immediate, removal of tin;
Indians. To enable Ross and the chiefs to effect
thin object, 1 bulb, veil to be necessary for them
to return home, see their people, and let them be
salufied that ibeir efforts to change the treaty
have been honest, though unavailing: the Cher,
okies are so suspicious of their Chiefs, that even
Ross, ,i.i cut .rely as ho has their confidence,
might loose ail power to serve them, ii he at
tempted to malic a contract with the Govern
ment for their emigration before they were con
suited, and llxir approval of the moasuie obtain
ed. If the Government should ascertain upon
R »s..’return bom 1 , that he has the power, and
will undertake the removal of his people, the
terms of the contract could he agreed upon with
out difficulty or delay. If the pertinacity of
Ross shoul 1 create any difficulty, il might be
obviated by making no refurcnCO in bis contract
lo I lie treaty.
The very great interest which a portion of the
people of this Stale have in this subject, must be
my justification to yon for these suggestions.
Very respect folly, yours, Sl •.
GEORGE R. GILMER.
EXECUTIVE I)EI*AHTMFN T, f
Mdlmlgcville, Dili March, lb3B. \
To Mr. John Ross :
Sir:—The President having declined receiv
ing any further propositions of the C‘heruk» e ii« I.
egalion for hutting aside or altering the treaty,
and your memorial to Congress having bco.i re
jected by the I louse of Representatives, all In*.o'
of success in your efforts lo effect that object
must be at an eii.l. The policy winch you may
adopt under these circumstances, is of great im
portance, not only lo your own people, but the
iniotcious white population residing among
lliem.
The law of necessity, or if you please, the
harsh ami tin/icl ling will of supei ior power, lias
determined that the poilion of the Chcrokees re.
inuining in the Stales, must rein ivo to the coun
try provided Cor them in thp West. How will
you meet this necessity, against which you e in
no longer contend? Will you bend to the blast
to rise with renewed energies when il pas •< *
away, or by resisting it sink beneath its lore ’
If those worn questions which concerned your
self alone, the dictates of' pride, or determined
self-will might disregard consequences. Rut
the peace and happiness of thousands may be
involved in your course. Vonr unwearied and
i unwavering exertions in behalf of your people,
| have lk.cn unavailing, except to secure to you
i their highest eqali Icne.e. The li«o.» 1
Wilei) Uiat r xolijenvc enables von to ren h r lliem
11io most iinpoilahtfservicc. You must be aware
I that the (’ln fhkeesaie not preparing to emigrate;
I that they are yet hoping that you and their ulli
or chiefs will obtain a of the treaty,
so us to permit them to remain where they arc;
thut hen the time arrives for removing them ,
fu r- must be applied— and that great suffering,
the loss ofnUuy lives, and the destruction of
miieh property, will probably he the consequence,
unless in the meantime they can bo convinced,
that all expectations of retaining their present
possessions are delusory, and do voluntarily
what must otherwise Ixx effected by’ compulsion.
it r. quins no strong invention to imagine the
suffering and distress which must be inflicted
upon your people, if bunted up by an undisci
plined soldiery, and forced from their homes.—
Von, at least, stand in no need of the discriplioii.
Vonr people i|re looking to you 'o direct them
in this their greatest dltliculty. You can save
them from the evils that threaten them, bv per
suading lb mi to unite* with their friends iu t| u .
West, before t\e time arrives when, by the terms
of ihe treaty, force can be used.,
I know how easily the motives of the heal ac
tions may bo misrepresented. The Chcrokecs
have boon rendered so suspicions of all contracts
with the Government, that I believe it to be ini
porlant even to your success in removing them,
lo return home and convince them that all hopes
of retaining.iheii present pu.-si s>ions are vain;
that your efforts for that purpose have proved
fruitless, and that a proper regard for their inter
cnt4uul safety require that they should no longer
resist the the Government. If, u,ion
doing so, you fuel an acquiescence (as I am sa
tisfied yon will) upon the part of your people,
the Goverymeht will unquestionably furnish am
ple means to rcnnvo them, and a liberal eompen
sat ion in addition, if tiicy go without the aid of
contractors and agents,
.Sir, I could n.l write to you upon this subject,
but wnh the tulfist consciousness that. what 1
say is in good faiill, and my motives such as your
own people woiid approve. It is my anxious
desire that file Ckcrdkeos should be treated w ith
Immunity. 1 amusing every exertion to prevent
all violations their rights ot possession and pro
perty. Il is line that 1 have long been thorough,
ly convinced that t eir present situation is not
the best suited for ibeir continued improvement
and preservation as a distinct people, but I be
lievC I have at all times adopted the kindest po- |
licy towards them which my o.Tnial station
would permit.
1 once saved the fives oft woof our Indian peo
ple. It has ever remained a green sunny spot
on the field of my life. What a deep and abi
ding source of happiness it will be lo you, if you
shall savs many lives, by leading your people
peacefully to their.houies iu the West!
Very respectfully, yours, See,
GEORGE K. GILMER.
Copy of a letter from the Hon. Joel R. PoimcU
lo Governor Gilmer.
Department of Win, ) j
December Iti, 1837. J
Sin—ln my letter of tlu- Dili instant, I had the
honor to inform your Excellency, that yon should
be timely advised of the termination of the cor.
respondenco with John Ross. That correspon
dence I now consider at an end, and transmit
you copies of it for your information.
Very respect Hilly,
Your must obh servh.
J. U. POINSETT.
His Excellency Gnome 11. Giljikk,
Governor of Georgia, Millcdguville, Ga.
[Extract of a letter from John Ross to the
Governor.]
Washington Oitv, April 6, 1838.
To his Excellency George K. Gilmer :
Sir—Your Excellency, 1 hope, will long ere
now have been aware of the reasons why I have
not sooner, personally acknowledged the receipt
of your letter of the 9th of March. To the
Honorable Mr. Dawson, who called upon mo to
say he had received a copy by the same post, 1
explained myself fully. 1 presumo he has men.
lioned ray conversation. I need therefore only
repeat in general terms, that I can see no ncces.
sity whatever for any collision between your
citizens and the Chorokces, as I am making
every effort in my power to accomplish such ar.
rangements as may relieve Georgia, m obtaining
the utmost extent of her desire among us, from
the remotest pretext of employing force. It is
ray wish to settle all difficulties by amicable trea.
ly’ and on perfect reasonable terms. I sincere
ly hope that my earnest efforts for that end may
ultimately prosper, as one wordot the Executive
is now enough to save the expense and inevita
ble danger which must result from the employ
ment of an uncalled-for army. Should blood bo
spilt, therefore, which I trust can never be the
■case, the blame can never rest on us.
With regard to my immediate return into the
Cherokee nation, I differ with your Excellency,
and am sustained in my di-sent by many who
have better opportunities than cither of us, to
understand anything which bears upon the case.
If I were to desert a post assigned me by I tic Ctic
rok. es, and a line of duly prescribed by their
undercstood expectations, they would be lost m
wonder and di-trust. They expect me to super,
intend their interests here at the scat of the Uni
tu«J .Status Government, as the source from which
their weal or woe must emanate, and as the only
gource to which they can look for protection, in
ease of need. They would be sorry to sec me
among them while our affairs remain thus un
settled. Indued my appearance among them, on
the mission you suggest, would at this moment
produce inextricable confusion, of which the eon.
sequences might be awful.
Executive Department, )
Millcdgeville, 14th April, 1838.
To the lion. Joel R. Poinset:
.Sir: I hope that your severe illness, about
which every one having business to transact
with the War Department, must like myself feel
great concern, w ill have passed away before this
lime.
I send you an extract of a letter just received
from Ross, in answer lo a communication which
1 I addressed him at the same time I wrote to
* you. lam convinced that I was mistaken iu my
1 endeavor to make him an instrument for doing
I good.
The loss of al! hope of attaining the co-opcra
i tion of Ross, in removing the Chcrokees, lias
ad Jed t > my anxiety that the most ample means
should he used lo secure our citizens from the
i cdfi C'* of his machinations. The troops which
arc ordered into the Cherokee country, from
this and the adjoining States, being raw and un
disciplined, and scattered over tile country in
small detachments, will stand very much in
need of a regular force, to give confidence and
f M-n.iN.ki j their movements.
IVrmit me to urge the importance of c »ncen-
Iratmg in the Cherokee country, in as short
lime as possible, the whole of the United Slates
; army, which can with propriety be drawn from
I any other service.
J The Indians arc as yet entirely quiet, but they
are not enrolling for crnigiation. Those who
j have enrolled are refusing to leave the country,
* and (hey are gem-rally continuing their prepara
tions f»r another crop. Ross' refusal lo return
1 home after the conclusive action of both Houses
I ol'Congrcss upon his memorial, renders il certain
that force must be used in removing his people.
The more controlling that force may be, the less
will lx- the mischievous effects of the opposition
of Ross and his friends.
Very respectfully, yours, Sc *.
GEORGE R. GILMER.
f Vrsm the Western iieorginn ot June 12.]
THE ('HEROICEE I.NDI \\s.
The troops in this country for the collection of
I lie* Chcrokees, arc doing well; already have they
coilmied nearly the entire nation, especially in
Georgia. From what we can learn, wedo not sup
pose that there arc five hundred Indians at this
nine in Georgia, out of the control of the troops; so
fir as this county is concerned, wc are satisfied
that there are not ten ( herokees in it, running al
largo; so far as information has reached us, and so
far as our knowledge extends, nil has been quiet,
peace and harmony Horae of the Indians appear
I to suint- extent, (liMomfited, hut the great mass np
i pear cheerful and satisfied. Wo most gladly con
gratulate the mi/.eits of this county, with the
bright prospector a speedy relief from the heavy
, el »gs and trammels, which they have borne with
patience for the last *ix years. Wo now m e the :
I day in full view, when the entire ( hrrokee Nation i
1 East, will strike Hs line of march to the setting sun, )
fur beyond the great Mississippi. We give them
a beany shako by the hand, in (he spin, of peace
{ ' and friendship; hid them a pleasant journey; a
i welcome and joyous reception by t'.nr brethren
j west; a happy home, and a quiet wigwam, so long
1 j “us water runs, or grass grows.” The agents ap
( poiiii. n mr tins county hy the superintendent of
1 lh-- ( -herukec emigration, to sell and dispose of the
Indian's property, have nearly completed the dn
; ties assigned to them, and will soon bo enabled to
make their report n» the Miperintendant. We learn
; that the property has generally sold at a fair pi ice.
j While e very thing connected with Cherokee cm*-
gration, is in the happy tide of prosperity,we regret,
' very much, to say the least of it, to seethe very
imprudent and improper course of the executive of
the I mil'll Stales, towards John Ross, and his dele
gation. I'lte time nc\er was when such a course
w ould he proper, hut of all other times, tins is the
most auspicious; his policy to Ross may In* fraught
with consequences, both (o the white and red man.
which the Executive may hereafter have much !
r »u»« lo regret \\ e know I hero is n t prospect of
the success of any such policy, yet it is unpleasant
to witness it. Georgians have too much at stake
in securing the quiet of their newly nemnred terri
tory, to listen to Executive councils, or tin* “propos
; ed arrangements.” by the Secretary of War with
j Ross and his delegation, or yield to Indian oxae
! lions, lint we ha\<-done for the present, and refer
| our readeis o our first page, for further information
1 in regard to this “(imposed arrangement” between
j the Secretary of War and die Rosa delegation.
IIV EXPRESS MAIL.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDEN VS.
[From the Baltimore American of June 16.]
WASH IMG I ON, .1 me I 1.
HOUSE OF HEFRESE\T.\T/[ ES,
EVENING SESSION —I'KEKMPTION IUOIITS.
'Fhe debate on this hill was continued until
half past seven, when a motion was made for the
previous question, and rejected, ayes 86, nous 91.
Mr. UN DERWOOD then moved to recom
niit tiiu hill to a Hu led Gommitlce, to he coin
p-used ofonu member from each Sialc, with cer
tain instructions—rejected, ayes 79, nocs 128.
After the rejection of a number of proposed
amendments, a motion was made lo lay the
whole subject on the table—lost.
Tho question was then taken on the last amend
ment of the Committee of tho Whole, and a
greed to.
The previous question was then ordered, ayes
95, nocs 48. Tho hill was then ordered lo* he
engrossed for a third reading, ayes 132, nous 7.
A (let an ineffectual motion to adjourn, the
bill was read a third lime, and the question re
curring on its final passage,
Mi. FREN FISH, of Miss., moved to re com.
mil the hill with certain instructions.
Mr. DUNCAN moved an adjournment—lost,
ayes 69, nocs 75.
Mr. CUSHMAN then moved the previous
quest u>t) on tho final passage of the bill, and it
was seconded.
Tile question was then taken up on the final (
passage of the bill, and carried, ayes 107, nocs 52. j
So the bill passed, and al nine o’clock the J
House adjourned.
... „ WASHINGTON. June 15. j
UNITED STAETS SENATE.
Mr. ROAN E pretioiitcil a nieiiiuriaJ from a
new Seminary at Georgetown, D. C., asking for I
a charier. Referred lo aCoiumiUee on ihe Dis
trict.
MAGNETISM.
Mr. TAI.LMADGE presented a memorial
Iro.n Dr. Sherwood, relating lo discoveries in
magnetism made by him, so as to lake the kli
lude and longitude at sea, &c. It i Vi ,s referred
and ordered to be printed.
Mr. GRUNDY, from the Committee outlie
Judiciary, reported the bill referred to -hern in
tavurot the authorities of Savannah, in Gcor-ria
which was considered, read a third time, and Ii!
nally passed.
Mr. MORRIS, from the Committee on Pen
s.ons, reported a great number of private bills.
-Vi m n“°" th ey wore indefinitely postponed.
1 Ire bill to establish the office ofSurvcyor Ge
neral in Michigan was taken up, and after some
‘ ,e P resent * lailJ °» tho table.
I he bill to establish an additional Land Office
in Wisconsin, was taken up and ordered to a
third reading.
PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS.
Inc bill granting pre-emption rights to set
ters on tne public lands, as amended by the
House, was taken up and referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After the journal had been read,
]Vfr,SNYDER asked leave to make & state- ~
meat in relation to an article which appeared in
the “Madisonian” of yesterday. Leave being -
granted, Mr. S. proceeded to read the following _
extract fiom that paper :
“At the extra session wo did not find more r
decided opponents in the whole House to the t
Sub-Treasury than the Delegation from Illinois t]
but wo now find one who will probably record j
his vote in favor ot that scheme. Ihe stale is
most decidedly opposed to it—and any one of ‘
her representatives who gives it his support,
does so in direct opposition to the will of the
people. .a
We hope we are mistaken; if however it h
shall prove otherwise, we shall not hesitate to
believe that Executive favours have been solici
ted and Executive smiles returned —and perhaps
a Dinner. It is by such arts the cunning and «
artful seek to seduce those they wise to make p
use of and win over to their purpose. But a
thank God, while the Representative may be j
corrupted, the people arc honest and arc above p
corrupt »on. j
We hope wc arc deceived in this one member t]
of the Illinois Delegation. ’Tis disagreeable to
us to change our opinion of those of whose moral
courage we have entertained an exalted opin.
ion” 1
Mr.S. observed that he, as well as every other 1
public man, must expect his share of abuse from a
licentious presses, which were unworthy of re- *
gard. But iu the present instance the editor of
the “Madisonian” was an officer of the House,
being its printer, and therefore from his situa
tion had some influence with the community;
and it was on this ground alone, that he had d
descended to notice the false and base insinua- t
lions in the extract he had just read. There p
could he no doubt that he, Mr. S. was tlie uicrn- \
her alluded t<», as he was the only one of the q
three members from Illinois, who had expressed (
an opinion on the bill, lit therefore deemed it ( ,
his duty to state in his place, that charge r
was false and wulhopt the foundation.
He did so, as iuTnopcd the aruldfitc ‘'would thus r
go forth with the poison. He then alluded to v
the election ol Mr. Allen as printer, and said v
that a man who had deceived his patrons, who •'
had voted f*r him on the understanding that his I
paper was to support the Administration, was t
worthy of no further notice, ami henceforth ! |i
would be treated accordingly. n
TEXAS.
The House then resumed the consideration of j
the unfinished business of yesterday, being the
report of the Committee on Foreign Adairs on 1
this subject, with the motion of Mr. Cushing t >
re-commit the report to the same Committee r
with instructions. (
The amendment pending was that of Mr. r
Waddy Thompson, to add : r
“Wiili instructions to report a joint resolution 1
directing the President to take the necessary t
steps for (he annexation of Texas to the United \
Slates as soon as it can he done consistently
with the treaty stipulations oflhis Government.” j
Mr. ADAMS submitted a resolution to the j
effect that Congress does not possess the Con
stitutional power of annexing any foreign ter- |
rilory to this Union, hut thattho power is vested
solely in the people: and, that in case the Ex
ecutive, under tno ii cl fCone ss, should ‘
lake measures lor the annexation of Texas, such I
an act would be a usurpation of power, cousc- t
quontl v null and void, and which the people 1
would have a right to resist. y
Mr. HOWARD concluded his remarks from ,
yesterday in sitoport of the resolution reported j
by the Committee, a-king lobe discharged from
all further consideration of the subject.
.Mr. ADAMS asked Mr. Howard if he took .
the same ground as did Mr. Dromgoole, who
when asked if the memorials were considered 1
hut five minutes only, replied that he would not *
he catechised as to what had been done in Com- 1
rnitlcc. >
Mr. HOWAfvDsaid lie concurred in the views *
of that gentleman, and did m*i acknowledge the *
right of any member of the House to propound r
questions as to the action of a Committee.
Mr. A D A MS appeared much excited, and was
anxious to address the House, but lie was cut
| short by the exniralion of the morning hour.
PRE-EMPTION HILL. ,
Mr. RICE GAEL AN I) gave notice that he ,
would move a reconsideration of the vote by f
which the Senate lull “granting pre-emption f
i eights to settlers on the public lands,” had been !
passed last evening.
Alter an m ile*tu:vl attempt to consider the ’
motion at this lime, it was entered on the jour* 1
1 mil, and will probably he entertained to-morrow. *
The House then passed to the order of the day, I
being the con i feral urn of private hills. i
FROM THE FRON TIER.
[Frum the Albany Argus.]
The following is a copy of a “proclamation”
recently issued by (ho leader of the gang that
destroyed the steamboat Sir Robert P» <l. Ii
was obtained for Gov. Marey; and if the facts
may be relied on, is important, as showing that
i the attack, although made in the American wa- i
•j tors, was concerted in and proceeded from the ?
British dominions. (
“ To all whom it may concern.
“ I William Johnson, a natural horn citizen
of Upper Canada, certify that I hold a cominis,
sion in the Patriot servi ■<; of Upper Canada as
commander in chief of the naval forces and flu. ‘
lilla. I commanded tbo expedition that captured *
and destroyed the Sir Robert Peel. The men 1
under rny command initial expedition were all *
natural horn English subjects—the exceptions I
w’ere volunteers for the expedition. My Head, i
Quarters was on an Island in the St. Lawrence,
without the jurisdiction of the United Stales, at t
a place nsiucd by me, Fort Wallace. I urn i
well acquainted with the boundary line, and |
know which ol the Islands do, and which do ,
not, belong to the United Slates; and in the sv. ;
lection of the Island I wished to he positive
ami not locate within thejnrisdiction oflhe Uni- ?
ted Slates, and had reference to the decision of 1
the Commissioners under the sixth article oflhe 1
treaty of Ghent, done at Utica, in the State of (
Now York, 13lh June, 1803. I know the mini- fc
her of the Island, and by that decision it was
British territory. I yet hold possession of that 1
station, ami wc also occupy a station some twcu- c
ty or more miles from the boundary line of the c
United Stales, in what was his Majesty’s doini n. t
••’ns until occupied by us. I act under orders.— ]
The object ofmy movements is the independence .
of the Canadas. lam not at war withlliocom
merce or property of the United Slates.
“Signed this tenth day of June, in the year of *
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty. C
ci ght- WILLIAM JOHNSON.” r
i
[ From the Globe ]
NEW CIRCULAR, AND DEPOSITS BANKS. f
We have been quite as much amused, as pro- f
yoked, at the stupidity of many of the attacks of *
the Opposition on Mr. Woodbury’s new Circular, I 3
because it docs not allow notes of banks to be v
taken which issue bills less than five dollars.— c
j The Secret cry of the Treasury was also assailed, a
( with about the same propriety, during the last
I summer, for discontinuing the deposile banks ]
1 which »lid not pay specie.
In order to put at rest both of these groundless ]
1 and redicnlous charges, wc insert below an ex- 1
! tract from the act of June, 1836—which act the* °
whole Opposition cxulliogly voted for. and which
i is now in full force, unrepcalod. . 11
The community will sec who support the laws I c
1 and who wish them to be disobc3*cd. * *
__ e
; AN ACT to regulate the deposites of public 1
money.—Approved 33.1 June, 1836. 1
Bec. o. And be it further enacted , That, no f’
bank shall bo selected, or continued, as a place
of deposile of the public money, which shall 1
not redeem its notes or hills, on demand, in spc. j 1
eit; nor shall any bank he selected or continued C
as aforesaid, which shall, after the fourth day of \
July, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and thirty-six, issue, or pay out, any note or bill ']
of less denomination than five dollars; nor shall t!
the notes or bills of any bank be received in pay. *
merit of any debt due to the United Slates which a
shall, after the said fourth day of July, in the l !
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six
issue any note or bill of a less denomination than °
five dollars. a
■ LS?— lr " 11 Jgjg" b,
H. THE subscriber, «
A > 1M» commenced business in the recoiv- ll
A"?. "JV 1 for " a , r <>i"g GOODS AND MEK- ii
o*lo i to iilu fr° m Augusta per the Georgia n
Kail Road, begs leave to acquaint his friends and L
the public, that all Goods consigned or addressed
to him. shall meet with strict attention, and Toward- 6
ed to their destination with the utmost promptitude r<
EMPUALET HALE. »
w arremon, March 27,1838. ts [May 12 [i
augustaT gaT—^
THUBBIIAY MOR.NiNGTjUNi^pj^
OCT We publish several article7inr^ a
removal of the Cherokee Indians; and ° nit|
the letter of Governor Gilmer to JohnT" s ’*
the reply to it, which we copy f, ora oJrV'i
Recorder of last Tuesday. \v e shall
developeroents and explanations, before »
few comments on those curious documents' o** 0 **
OCT The directors of the
and Trust Company of Macon, declared
mst., a dividend of 8 per cent, out the
company, since the Ist of January last
HO~ e understand that the Meehan'
•ity intend to hold a meeting in a few j
purpose of making arrangements for celehU’l
approaching anniversary of America,, 7,? rt
dcHce. We hope, if they do hold said w
that it may bo well attended, by both V ,
Journeymen Mechanics, and that, i n J . 1 ? 1
the celebration of the 4lh, they will raali| . a “**
forts to resuscitate the Mechanic's
city; by so doing they can accomplish 12
their own, and the prosperity of the ruin*
lion, while at the same time, their labor***? 1
a tendency to «ive them, as a body, that
society to which they are so justly entitle*
QCr Smcc our last publication we receireJ
subjoined epistle from our senator in Conn*!
Lumpkin. If it is not courteous in feeliJ«j!
guage, it must be ascribed to the total J* 1
the time it was written, of that eq.ianimkvjj
per, and that prudence and caution, f or
writer has been so remarkable in hi ß
To have lost his temper on this
considered as an evidence oflhe correcirW
charges alleged against him; while, if j, e y 1
toained cool, and continued to explain til £
cmnstances connected with the Cherokee '
versatile pS&pleof Georgia would hit,T
willing to give him rrrd:l for honesty of rj!
if not fora bold and independent course of m 2
If Mr. Lumpkin had not lost his temper, faj
to us would not have been written, and we w
have spared our renders the ta*k of permaj,
an unbecoming production.
Mr. Lumpkin should have known that, »,
lie journalists, wo have denies to perform 1
arc paramount to personal tfomMemtinni. J
he must know that it is with ns a
and reluctance, whenever wc feel n w fa
censure or condemn the conduct of Ci
and especially political friends. In the case w
removal oflhe Chorokces, when the mtntfrj
President reached ns, with the letter of theSq
tary of War to the Cherokee delegation,
hesitate one moment as to the course we hk
pursue. And neither did we hesitate, wWii
information reached us that .Mr. Lumpkin.]
Dawson, and Gov. Gilmer, were concerned Hi
proposition laid before Congress by the
If wo had acted otherwise than wc did, wen
have deserved to lose our reputation for in**
donee, and the confidence of our political fim
In adopting theeonrse we did, wo placed m
eame footing Mr. Van Huron, V r. Toiniett.
Lumpkin, with Mr. Gilmer and Mr. Dawioa. l
wo can assure Mr. Lumpkin, that, whtnere
occasion will require it, wc will net in ihei
independent manner regardless of comma
provided we discharge our duly as publicjoonri
Notwithstanding his ill-tempered letter, Mr U
kin can depend on justice being rendered tola
us. Before receiving that letter, we had
his speech, for which, in our introductory run
wo gave him credit for frankness. But hh
advise him to restrain his anger, and to keeps
by ns intemperate language is always m-aieds
contempt, while an opposite course draw* fr»
a respectful con.-idem I ion.
Washington, June ii(h,n
Messrs. Gun n \ Thompson^
The insinuation and imputation contained in
editorial article of the oth instant, that Iharea
way whatever, nl any time, «»r to any pn
advised or ro> su''cd, that the Clicrokrt id
should remain a single day 1 mgeriii the >»
Georgia, than may ho necessary to remote 3
with hll mnnill/ and re isonaid • < oin furl, is u'lcki
wholy false. Ami if every editor in the sa
Georgia should continue to withhold fromtkj
pie, all that I have said nnd done to rehw
stale from its Indian population, and inddiuti;
lempt to reverse the most arduous labour*if
public life, I shall still indn'ge the hope, (liattk|
pic of Georgia cannot he thus imposed upon.
\ our obedient servant,
WILSON LUMPS 3
00~ Our columns are again inoMly occupidi
matter relating to the Cherokee controveny.l
speech of Mr. Eumpkin will no doubt suited
•ion, as explaining some of the reason* hy«
•he administration was guided in the plan pup
for the removal of the Cherukecs.
It we cannot approve in some pnmeuka;
course pursued by .Mr. Lumpkin in the cun
sy in question, we must admire Inin fur bit I
ne«s in explaining and admitting (he pan in
in the business. 'This frankness is hoooii
him, and the people he represents in iliettoi
the United Slates, will duly appreciate hiifd
But Mr. Lumpkin cannot now stopinhaeql
lions; he will have to disclose all lie knowi
the arrangements proposed to John Ron. Bn
have to divulge what ho knows about theM
mendalioii made to conclude with
mental ui rungemenl or treaty , in uhich no rrv
was lobe made of the treaty of UJ3S. If *uch»
rungemenl w as proposed, Mr. Lumpkin, »p
to himself and the administration, willhstt* 1
close the names of the gcnllorncn impbc**
such a proposition, if ho knows them.
Mr. Lumpkin has given a good eiampkl
Dawson to follow. The people of Georgia*!
an explanation from this gentlemen, kuiki
of Mr. Dawson to state the nature, object,*
suits of his conferences and negotiation! witti
Ross. Let him be explicit and candid, andiki
pie of Georgia will give him credit for boa*
purpose, though they may censure theiM-d®
policy of attempting to propitiate John Ron!
delusive hope of altering the treaty of 18® '
reputation ol Mr. Dawson will essentially ufc
remaining silent.
One oflhe most curious and stranj
ces connected with this Cherokee qflflW* 1
find Mr. Lumpkin speaking in the Senate of*
S. in defence of Gov. Gilmer, while the fn** l
Mr. Gilmer in Georgia ore abusing Mr, Ix 4
who, it seems, supports Mr. Gilmer, in soac!
cular points, in his views upon the best mode*
adopted for the removal oflhe Indian* totb* -
The Whig presses of Georgia, have
Lumpkin in unmeasured terms, and laudedw
skies Gov. Gilmer. What will they ML*
they read the following extract from thesp*®
our senator, published in this day’s paper'
“I concede to the Governor of Georgiap
intentions, in regard to his views and elfr*
conciliate John Ross, and have yielded*
thing of my own opinions in order that I*l
co-operate with his views and wisJie*,****
those of the Executive officers of the
Government. 1 shall always dolheCtndJ
gistrato of my Slate ample justice,
iilical difference of opinion may happen too
I do, however, most solemnly protestaga** 1
justice of the effort of the Senator from
Carolina to cast censure and blame upon •*
Mdrtil and Secretary of War, as well a*®J|
for yielding something to the
wishes of Governor Gilmer and many 0*
tical friends, especially his northern :
If there be any error in this matter, the**
at liie door of the opponents of the
lion; and yet the Senator from South
[Mr. Preston,] as the organ of the sflrtMjjU
of the Opposition, upbraids the
and its friends with throwing weighty
bilitics upon the Governor of Georgia,
would inquire, what is the great
thrown upon the Governors of the
interested in this matter, even under the •
prehension indulged, that the Stales h»
applied to for two years more time (of •J*
gration of the Clierokecs? Why, * r * .
responsibility is, to give an answcrl ?j
ance with the known wishes of the v
pie over whom they preside- Where u