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| Bv OUIEU & THOMPSOIf. AUGUSTA, GA. TUESDAY MORM.>o, JfLY 2S, 1840. V«L. XVIII.-I\KW SERIES, NO. If.
.JIL CONSTITUTIONALIST.
QTriCS IN MACINTOSH-STREET. THfRD DOOR FROM
THE N. W. CORNER Os BROAD-STREET.
SJrh of LAND by Administrators, Executors, or Guard
tails, are required, by law, lobe held ou tlie lost Tues
d*y ia t!n» month, between thu hours of ten in the fore
aud three? in tiie afternoon, at the Court-House in
•which the property is situate. Notice of these sales
mast be given in a public Gazette sixty Days previous
tohhe day of sale.
Jiale-i* of NEGROES must be at public auction, on the
tirrt Tuesday of tlie month, between the usual hours ol
sale, at the placa of public sales in the count}' where
| thji letters testamentary, or administration, or euardiau-
I rhiip. may have been granted, first giving sixty days’
* nokics thereof, in one of the public Gazettes of this
| Skate, and at the door of the Court-House where »uch
»a|cs are to be held.
Notijcc for tlie sale of Personal Property must be given in
like manner, forty days previous to day of sale.
Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Estate, must be
published for forty days.
Notice th tt application will be made to the Court of Ordi
nary forleave to sell LAND, must lie published for folk
MONTHS.
Notice for leave to sell NEGROES, must be published
Foioß months before any order absolute can be given by
tlih Court.
liVJftrs In rrpSy to invitation's to attend
flic late celebration nt Alilledjjeviile.
CHARLESTON, June 29, 1340.
GIENTI.EMKN I have the honor to acknowledge
the Receipt of your favor, inviting me, on behalf of
the citizens of Ha dwin county, opposed to the elec
tion of William JI. Harrison, to the Presidency of
the .United Suites, to unite with them, at Milledgo
ville, in the celebration of the approaching anniver
sary of American Independence.
If is 111 y sensible of the honor eonferred upon me,
hy this invitation, I respectfully tender to yon, and
llirbimh you, to those whom you represent, the
grateful expression of my thanks, begging you, at
the isame time, to receive the declaration, equally
sincere, of m> deep regret that my official duties
. will not permit me to accept it.
Irt declining to attend, however, I cannot suffer
the‘opportunity, thus afi’irded me, to pass, without
a few remarks upon the important National contro
versy, that is now agitating every portion of this
Union, and in reference to which, and for the pnr
v posje of a full and free discussion of its merits, this
interesting celebration has been appointed.
No more appropriate occasion could have been
chniscn for such an object; seeing that the crisis, at
which we have arrived, is little less important than
that of the Revolution itself; and that, upon the de
cision ofihe controversy now pending, depends the
fearful issue w hether we shall continue in the pos
session and enjoyment of all onr rights as freemen,
or he again subjected to the painful consequences
of Arbitrary violations of the federal comuact, ag
gravated, perhajts, hy more powerful and furious
assaults than ever upon the peculiar property and
dorjfiestie institutions of the smith. Certainly, then,
no day could have been heller selected, than the I
one ou which the Declaration of American Inde
pendence was adopted, to endeavor to revive the
spirit of •*’76, to establish a new Declaration upon
ihei basis ol the oid, to confirm and perpetuate the
rights acquired hy the valor and transmi ted hy the i
virtue of our Revolutionary fathers, and to rescue, j
tr >;n the perils that surround it, that glorious Con- I
Mirution which they established as the bond of our j
Unlion nod 'ho palladium of onr Liberty.
That such may lie the result of your proceedings,
1 fervently pray —that such will he the result,l most
• ■oiifideiiilv believe —for 1 am not more saiisfied
that, an unprecedented system of intrigue aud de
ception lifts been resorted to hy our opponents, to
cheat ns of onr principles and rights, than 1 am that
this base system will he treated as it merits, hy
every American, who has sufficient intelligence to
understand his rights, and sufficient independence
to maintain them So fearful, indeed, are some of
the principles involved in ihis contest, that 1 have
no; hesitation to say that the people of ihe South
it yve twice taken up arms against Great Bn am,
for mailers much less dangerous to iheir rigtiis |
us'freemen, than some of those for which they are \
now ac ually ended upon to siipp >rt the pretensions |
of General Harrison to the Presidency of the Un on
li ;is only necessary, thou, that they should refl ct
upon ilie principles on winch ihe contending parties
aria engaged against each other, (spurning, as they i
shou d do, every attempt to deceive them hy ap- j
ptfals to their passions, and ail the senseless noise j
aild revelry hy which the movements ofihe federal i
party are characterized.i and they cannot fail to
perceive, that if ever they were called upon by
patriotism or interest to resist Great Britain, they
are now urged hy the same motives, an I m a much
more powerful manner, to resist the efforts, to ob
tain possession of the Government, of that most ex- [
trjiordinnry and dangerous combination that is now j
marshalled, i.ot only against all their cherished ;
principles, hut even against their private pence and j
domestic institutions. Never, since the Revolution,
hive the interests and liberties of I tie Southern
States been in such imminent peril as they are at ;
present. Never before did hoiitionism assume a
political character, or aspire to the actual possession I
nt<d regulation ol ilie Government. But now, it not
only constitu es a component part of a powerful and
desperate faction, hut lias actually succeeded in j
regulating the movements of that fiction, and com- I
palling it to take an abolition candidate for President, i
Vos, the federal party, in its miserable desperation
uiid anxiety lor power, has not only changed its
name and atte opted to conceal its principles, hut
h;(s actually succumbed to the abolitionists, sacri- j
flying to them a distinguished statesman of whom
they had every reason to be proud,and whom those !
fanatics rejected because he had spoken against the
abolition of slavery in the district of Columbia, and
taking at ttuir hand*, the m ire supple and manage- ;
able can idalo whom they were pleased to nomi
nate. 1 will not stop to contemplate this pro- ,
reeding in relation to the dignity of the old fe
deral party; hut 1 ask every friend of the south ;
th look at the fact itself, and then to consider
whether it is not more than probable that these |
fanatical enemies of the south, who have tints
compelled the federalists to take an abolition can- J
didale in opposition to one whom they much pre
ferred, wili have a decided and most dangerous in- j
licence in the administration of the Government, in
the event ofihe election of the individual whom i
they have thus succeeded in foisting upon that par- 1
ty and the country. In my humble judgment, this
very fact above should be sufficient to array every '
4r*ae southerner in opposition to the candidate thus
avowedly nominated by the power of the abolition- i
ists, as a component portion of the whig party of
the Union. But, conclusive as this alone should be
with every friend of the south, it is only one of a
long catalogue of objections equally decisive. Let
us look fora moment at the claims and principles of
/the rival candidate, and of the contending parties
tbv which they are respectively supported. Why
snould we oppose the re-election ol Mr. Van Bu-:
j-isn* What has he done to injure the interests, or (
aitepaie .the attachment, of the Democratic party?
Has J\e JMrt strictly adhered to the cardinal pr.net
rles of democracy, throughout the whole of htsad
rainisiration? Has he not faithfully and ably dis
charged the duties of his important station, increas
ing tbe efficiency of the Army and Navy, promo
tin'the interests of commerce, remedying the dis
orders of the currency, repres&oog Indian hostilities,
raoelling every movement against the domestic in
siitutions of the south, adjusting our recent con
troversy with Great Britain, with consummate wis
dom opposing the establishment of a National Bank,
j opposing the renewal of a Protective TnrifFand its
necessary adjunct, a system of Internal improve
ments, by the General Government, opposing the
assumption of Stale debts bv Congress, earnestly
advocating the entire seperation ofthe Government
from all banking institutions, and the restoration to
the c -entry of the Constitutional currency of gold
and silver, and evincing hy these, and other mea
sures, equally salutary and important, not only the
possession of a high order of intellect, and a moral
| fortitude worthy of his station, but a sincere and
undevinting adherence to all the cardinal principles
ofihe JeffVsoniau school! Has he not manfully
! adhered to his inaugural pledge against the aboli
tion of slavery in the Districi of Columbia? Has
he not promptly and unequivocally responded to
every demand fur his sentiments, on the interesting
questions on which parties are divided? Has he
i shrunk from any responsibility, or attempted the
slightest concealment of his views? Did not Con
gress pay, ;« his acknowledged prudence aud saga
city, the most extraordinary compliment, that was
ever paid to any President, by authorizing him, du
ring our late rouiest with Britain, co.icerning the
disputed territory, to rai-e an army if necessary, and
thus ’ initially place nt his disposal the important
question of peace or war? and was not this high tri
bute to his prudence and patriotism paid linn, too, by
a vote very nearly if not entirely unanimous? anil
has he not fully justified the extraordinary confi
dence that was thus reposed in his discretion? Has
not a war wiih Britain, not only been averted, of
W’hich the principal ca'a nilies would nave fallen on
ihe south, hut an arrangement been ellected for the
final setllementot the contest, equally honorable and
alvantageous to our country? Has not the demo
cratic party, whose principles he represents an I up
on whose principles he acts, repeatedly pul foi ih ex
p «siti ms of their views perfectly satisfactory to eve
ry State Rights man, aud showing ih it the good old
days of Jeffersonian simplicity are fast reluming? is
there u pr.triple ofa that parly that is no; empiri
cally boutheiii, or winch, carried out practical
ly, would not op rate for the pecuniary benefit,
aud political freedom of the South? Why iheu
should we oppose his re-eieciion? is itfurany pe
culiar and overpowering merit in his opponent?
His General Harrison ever done anything, which,
oi ilse.lf, entitl s bun to the high dignity' of President?
Has lie ever exhibited, or dots he now possess, any
thing comparable to the projouud and capacious in
tellect displayed by Mr. Van Biuen, or that would
in any way enable him to illustrate the office hono
rably to luuisell, or to the enlightened people of this
great Republic? and if there be nothing in Harrison
■hat entities linn personally to the prelerence, what
is there in the party, or rattier in the heterogeneous
combination ot factions, hy which he is supp Tied? ;
Do we prefer federalism to democracy’—cuu.-olida
ti hi to Btate Rights — high Tanff's to free trade—ex
travagant expenditures to an economical adrnirus- ;
tralioii of public affairs—the assumption of Two
Hundred Millions of -State debts to a Government
ow ing no debt at all—or an administration friendly
I lo tlie abolitionists, to one that sets its face like a
llmt ag ririst their dangerous and nefarious schemes?
Buch are the issues now before us—and what friend 1
of the South can hesitate, “which of the two to
choose?” Is it nut a fact that Mr. Clay, was put
| aside for Harrison, at the Harrisburg Convention, '
th ougii tlie inlluenceof the abolitionists, and that
j every abolition press in the country is warmly ad- '
! vocating his election? Is it not a fact that General
i Harrison has written letters calcnla ed to conciliate
the abolitionists on the »ne side, and letieia pre- i
tending opposition to those fanatics on tiie other, to i
be used by bis friends for his advantage, hut with 1
strict injunctions that none of mein should be per
mined to appear in print? Is it not a fact that he is :
in favor of an application of the public revenue to i
the general emancipation of slaves throughout the
country? Is it not a fact that with all his abhorrence
of negro slavery, he gave his official sanction, as
Governorof me Nonh-West Territory, to an net,
bv which all white men, who were unable to nay
fines that might he Itgally imposed upon'them,
siiould be sold into s'avery to those by whom tlie
fines might -e paid, and, if they’ absconded from
their masters or mistresses, should receive thirty.
| nine stripes for their lore of liberty? Is an indivi
dual, holding such sentiments as his, either in re la- ]
Hon to nlacksor whites, alit representative of South- ;
eru rights nod interests? Is it not a fact that he in
i troduced resolutions into the Ohio Senate, calling
: a on ( ongress to prohibit the introduction of negro
slavery into the North-West Territory, and to pro
j mote domestic manufactures by prohibiting duties
upon foreign importations? Is it not a fact, moreo
ver, that, fearful of avowing these principles on the
one side, or denying iliem on the other, he has re
; fused during the present canvass for the Presidency,
to make any disclosure of his views upon any ques
tion of public policy whatever? J.s it not a fact, 100, ;
that, w Inlst neither he nor his party will make iny }
public avowals of lhei r principles, they have been
sedulously endeavoring to entrap the people, by the I
grossest system of intrigue and deception, and by j
constant appeals to the basest passions of our Na- ;
lure? It nas been trffly said that nothing has ever
been exhibited in anv country, equal to the con
tempt manifested by the federalists for the under j
standings of the people. Dealing only in the most
unmeaning generalities, and having no arguments
hut general and unfounded denunciations of ihe ad
ministration, to which they impute all the acts of
extravagance that originated with themselves, they
accompany their harrangues wit h the most disgrace
ful scenes of bacchanalian revelry and riot, firmly
believing that the American people are so senseless
as to take pageantry for principle, or so besotted as
to join their party for the mere love of liquor? The
reign of this pitiful artificial excitement, however,
lias drawn to a close. The people have become
disgusted with scenes, which, presenting nothing
for reflection to their minds, have been addressed
entirely to the lowest propensities of their animal
nature. The holy alliance of the vvhigs and aboli
tionists, is daily losing strength. It melts, like snow,
beneath the united rays of liberty and reason. Ge
neral Harrison’s secret letters have driven from him
many of his most powerful and influential friends,
lits refusal to avow his ptinciples and policy, pub
licly, is driving many more: and numbers more
are daily leaving him on account ofthe factious, un
principled and degrading manner in which the oppo
sition of the administration is conducted. Never was
| the old adage, Quern Deus vult perdere, priiis de
j mental, more literally verified. Well knowing that
defeat awaits them, they madly pursue a career
which will inevitably render their overthrow more
thorough and decisive. The only question, then, is,
shall we do any thing to hinder it ? Shall we en
deavor to sustain a party, all of whose principles
and measures are hostile to the South? or shall we
not rather go with the democracy of the North and
West, where alone we can find State Rights princi
ples, and a fixed determination to maintain the com
promises of the federal Constitution? My firm con
viction is, that the decision of this controversy will
1 settle the politics of this country, and ensure the as
j cendancy of Southern doctrines, for at least ten
years to come. The present administration has sub
stantially restored the Government to its original
simplicity and purity, and Republicans can again
rejoice in the triumph of those great doctrines by
which the memorable Revolution of’9B was accom
plished, and which hurling federal tyranny and op
pression from the throne, placed the illustrious apos
tle of Democracy in the chair of State. These are
the principles now openly avowed and maintained
by the democratic partv. It is notorious on the
contrary that General ftarrison was not only a sup
porter of the black cockade and alien and sedition
s | laws federalism of the elder Adams, but that l.e was
- | also a devoted partizan of the younger Adams, who
; j so far improved upon the tyrannical system of his
father, as to menace tiie sovereign estate of Georgia
t with an application of th? military power of the Go
i yernmeut.aud in a matter not only clearlv within hei
[ jurisdiction, but absolutely necessary to the mainte
nance of her legitimate power as a State. Neither
1 the event here alluded to, nor the noble manner in
I which the arrogant interference of Mr. Adams was
I met and repelled hy the patriotic energy of Troup,
j has vet been forgotten by any State Rights citizens
■ of Georgia. It was tor his support of that, howev
. er, and all the other arbitrary assumptions of autho
j rity by which tlie dynasty of the younger Adams was
i pre-eminently marked, that General Harrison was
r rewarded with that mission to Mexico, from which
; | he was re-called by President Jackson, as soon as
• | popular indignation had indicted on ihe Government
. i the same retributive justice which it had former!v
i visited on tlie misrule of the father. Putting out of
view then all the evidence of Harrison’s intimate as
sociation with the abolitionists, and of his dependence
upon them for his election to the Presidency, and ad- |
milting for argument’s sake, that he is as'sound as i
' his competitor in relation to abolition, it may >»ell he
, | asked whether he possesses any political principle i
j whatever in common with tlie South, or exhibits the '
! remotest shadow of a claim to our confidence as a 1
, ! politician or a statesman? Is he not a federalist dy- j
|in the wool?—a Whig ofthe first water, the selected
r j Representative and champion of whiggery—an abo
j Htionist who secretly corresponds with anti-slavery
. societies—whose name is paraded at the head of ev
ery abolition print—whose successful nomination ;
; over Clay, is hailed by the. fanatics as a glorious tri- j
umph of their principles— whose election isanxi ms- j
j ly desired by them as the harbinger of still greater :
i triumphs.—and whose administration, should he he
I elected, would necessarily be subject to influences
of the most pernicious and destructive character!—
i Can he lie trusted, then, on the subject, of all others
the most important and interesting to the South? —
Would it not Jie the height of infatuation to invest
with the power ol the Presidency a man entertaining
such sentiments, supported by such a party, and sub
ject to the operation of such baleful influences? and
i not only this, hut could he he trusted on any other j
! subject affecting the distinctive interests and po
litical sovereignty of the southern States? Is he
not supported by Clay and Webster? In t o event
of his election, would not they be the leaders of
i his administration in Congress, and virtually the
directors of all his policy as President? Would
j the people of the South place either of those gentie-
I men at the head of onr Government? How then
can they support one, who, having little or no
j talent, and no fixed principles by which to direct lus i
1 course, would only lie an instrument in the hands ofa
I cabal? What possible security would tlie Southern
States have, in relation to any of those measures by
I which the federal compact might again be violated,
t icir political rights assailed, and the freedom of
lheir commerce, and consequently the value of their
; agricultural property destroyed ! Is he not sup
! ported hy all the Slades and Adamses and Garri
sons in the country; aud what possible security,
j then, could the Southern States have, that instead of
| that Arm and patriotic and uncompromising rejec
| tiou ofabolition petitions which they have received
and may always confidently look for, from a denio
; cratic majority in Congress, they may not he called
! upon “to stand to their arm V’ by the' actual intro
■ traduction and passage ofa Bill abolishing slavery
in the District of Columbia? Is it not our true poli
i cy, then, logo with the democracy of the North,
i who are the natural allies ofthe South, and upon
I whom we may depend lor all those measures that
are most in accordance with onr own rights and in
! terests, and not to jeopardize every thing that we
| hold most dear, by rashly putting ourselves in the
power ofa party, all of whose principles and inter
ests are opposed to ours? Really the question is so !
obvious, the case so clear, that I cannot conceive !
how any Southern State Rights man can hesitate |
about it.—it is a maxim of moral philosophy, that
where two sides ofa question are presented, of
which the one is doubtful and the other safe, it is
tlie part of w isdom to adopt the latter. How this
maxim forcibly applies to the present coutest. Bv
j re-fleeting Mr. Van Buren we know that we shall
he sale—but if, discarding that sbund republican and
faithful servant, we should most unwisely commit
1 ourselves to the weakness and vanity ol his oppo- |
n?nt, what would the vesta of futurity present but , !
clouds and darkness for the South? And yet, all !
other arguments, or rather the whole Wring sys
tem of deception and imposition having failed, ;
we are now urged by Mr. Webster and certain
I Southern Whigs, as a last resource, to remove Mr. i
j Van Buren “lor tlie sake of change”—and, if he
should he removed, who would l>e benefittad bv the
change? The people of the South? No! Mr.
j Webster and the abolitionists probably—but cer
| tainly not the people of the South. They are satis
j lied with things as they are. They have fried Mr. ,
I Van Buren and found him faithful. They have '■
I judged the administration by its fruits, and found ,
i them good. Their maxim is “let very well ahm?. ’
They want no change, and least of all such change
as Mr. Webster and tlie Whigs, or Slade and the
Abolitionists, would give them. They know their
friends, and will not desert them. They know lheir
enemies, and are prepared to meet them. They are
content with the plain Republican principles of
Jefferson, and have no desire to unite with Monar
chists. They go for State sovereignty and popular
equality of rights, and desire no alliance with the
party of monopolies, who would sacrifice tlie wel
fare ofthe many to the aristocratic aggrandizement
ofthe few. In a word, they go for strict construc
tion and free trade, and wish no connexion with a ■
party, according to whose creed, the Constitution
may he construed to mean any thing or nothing, and
under whose auspicesour country would again be
cursed with national Banks, protective Tariffs, In
ternal Improvements by the General Government, j
monied monopolies, extravagant speculations, com- i
mercial revulsions, suspensions of specie payments, ,
irredeemable paper, spurious currency, tiie subjec
tion of the government and country to the aristocra
cy of wealth, and every other species of unconstitu
tional legislation and general corruption, hy which
the government could he consolidated, or the rights
i of the States, and the welfare of the people,
trampled underfoot. But 1 have already made inis |
communication longer than I had intended, and
therefore, as the best apology for having so long da- j
tainad yon, I conclude at once, by begging you to j
accept my best wishes for the success of the good
and great cause in which you are engaged, which is j
emphatically the cause of Southern freedom and '
prosperity, and the assurance of the high respect
and esteem with which,
1 remain, gentlemen, vour fellow citizen,
H.L. PINCKNEY, j
To Messrs William A. Tennille, Fort, and others.
CHARLES TON, Bth JUNE, 1840.
Gentlemen :— I have had the honor to receive
your invitation to u n ite with a portion ofmv brethern
of Georgia, in the celebration ofthe next anniversary
of American Independence—lt was as gratifying to
me, as it was unexpected.
On the Presidential question, Georgia and Caro
lina are one in sentiment—both view its result as
pregnant with important consequences, and as de
termi .g for many years, if not altogether the princi
ples i pon which our government is to be administer
ed. Both unite in desking the unalterableestaldish
ment of Democratic principles, and the utter dis
comfiture of Federalism.
Professional duties deprive me gentlemen, of the
pleasure to meet the citizens of Baldwin—but I pray
you to assure them that £ am with them heart aud
hand.
£ beg to offer the following sentiment, and to sub
scribe myself, gentlemen, with great respect, your
obedient servant. JAM KS M. WALKER.
To Messrs. Win. A. Tennille, Fort, and others.
The Spirit of Dei/iocmcy. —The only principle
able to stand like the prophets between the pesti
lence aud die people —between Federalism and Free
dom.
CHARLESTON, June 27, 1840.
To Wm. A. Tennille, Fsq , Chairman, Sic..
My Ve iT Sir —lt would afford me great deli iht to j
unite with you, on the ensuing anniversary of our
Independence, at the celebration thereof at Mil
ledgeville.
Public duties forbid my leaving Charleston, and
lam therefore constrained to be absent. Allow j
me to congratulate you on the almost certain pros- i
pect of success, in ihe triumph of true democratic i
principles. Be pleased to accept the assurance of !
my great respect THUS. D. CONDY.
BARNWELL, 16th June, 1840.
Ce.vtlkvik.v: —In acknowledging the receipt of.
i the invitation in behalf of the citizens of the conntv I
i of Baldwin, opposed to the election of General Har- '
! rison to the Presidency of the United States, to tie (
| present at a celebration of the Anniversary of Ame- |
rican Independence in Milledgeville on the 4th ofi
July next, with which you were pleased to honor !
me, and for reasons which need not be mentioned I
must decline. Permit me to say, that the cause of
: the party to which you belong, in relation to the
i approaching Presidential election, is the one most
j likely, in my humble judgment, to promote the best
j interests ol our country. lam unable to compre
| hand the grounds on which any individual or paftv
1 professing to advocate a strict'construction of the
j Constitution can support General Harrison in pre
i ference to the present Ciiief Magistrate. As to the
! General’s principles we are ignorant, and lie and his
j friends are silent. Neither the Convention liv which
i he was nominated, or the great Whig Convention i
i since convened in Baltimore, made any exposition ;
j of the policy by which his administration will be i
i governed in the event of his election. We are nut, i
however, in the dark as to the principles heretofore j
avowed ami acted on by the mass of the party bv 1
which he was nominated; and whatever the Ggner- |
als individual opinions may be, we know that hfrWill,
if elected, necessarily be under the influence of those
by whom he is placcd in office. And who are they?
Abolitionists of every grade, consolidationists, ad
vocates of a Tariff for protection, a U. States
Bank, a system of internal Improvements bv the
; Federal Government. &c., besides in the absence of
evidence to the, contrary, it is but fair to infer that his |
opinions harmonize wiih the principles of those who |
so ardently desire his election. Professing to be a I
State Rights man myself, I repeat, that I um unable 1
to understand the grounds on which a party claim- I*
ing the name and character of State Rights cun
sustain the election of General Harrison.
It is true that up to the year 1637, Mr. Van Buren '
and the great body of the party by whom he is sup
ported, had little or no claim to the confidence oftl.e '
.State Rights parly. In that year however a crisis
occurred which left him no alternative, but to sur- !
render the government to his opponents, or adopt
the principles so long, and £ may sav hopelessly
urged by the State Rights party. He adopted those I
principles, and in his annual messages, as well as in i
such documents us have since been put forth as de- |
Ha rat or v of the policy of his administration, we find i
doctrines to which the most ultra Slate Rights man 1
cannot object. In proof of this assertion, I would
refer to the address published some two years
ago by the Democratic members of Congress, the
resolutions of the lute Democratic Convention
held in Baltimore, and the Democratic Review
which is generally considered as an exponent of the
principles of the Democratic party. I nevertheless
admit that any State Rights man may be excused
for declining to place implicit confidence in the par
ty who sustained the Proclamation and Force Bill,
but at the same time £ cannot perceive why, lie should i
abandon bis principles because the Democratic party I
has been compelled to adopt them, and throw him- I
self into the arms of the Whigs. However little his
faith in Mr. Vuii Buren and his party may lie, lie
certainly cannot safely or consistently unite'with a
party, the mass of whom, since the formation of the
Government, has been, now is, and ever will be radi
cally opposed to the Rights of the States, and in fa
vor of a strong federal government
i have the honor, to be, vouroh’t. serv’t.
ANGUS PATTERSON.
To Messrs. Wm. A. Tennille, Tomlinson Fort,
and others, Milledgcville.
PROSPECTUS
ofanew weekly Paper to he published in Augusta, entitled
Titlli SOII«ER.\EK.
“PRINCIPLES—NOT MEN."
IS order to expose and counteract the misrepresents- j
tions and falsehoods so uublushingly rqsorted to and i
disseminated by the Federal Whig Presses of the country,
iu the present contest for the Presidency, and in order to
place before the People of Georgia, a faithful account of
past aud passing events, as they relate to the questions at j
issue, we shall begin the publication of a weekly sheet, on |
SATURDAY, tie 6th of June next, which will terminate
on the 31st of October following. We have been urged on
to the adoption of this undertaking, by many of ourpoliti- f
cal friends, who have seen, as well as ourselves, the un
scrupulous aud highly censurable course pursued by our
opponents, which, i .stead of being marked by honorable j
and justfeelings, is characterized by a perversion and dis
tortion of well authenticated facts, and a feeling of hatred
degrading to human nature,aud to the respect which should
he entertained by citizens of the same country, however
wide may the difference be in their political opinions. ;
This paper will not he betrayed into a like course towards
our opponents: but it will expose, in strong languaye, and
with undoubted proofs, the misrepresentations aud falsifica
tions whiqh may be resorted to, in order to prejudice the
sensitive mind, to deceive the unweary, and to lead astray
the unsuspecting. In this undertaking, we hope to receive
a support adequate to the object in view. Bv the dissemi
nation ofthis sheet, much and useful information will be j
imparted to those who wish to act, in the present contest,
with impartiality and with a single eye to the public good.
With these few remarks, we place the undertaking under
the care of our political friends to whatever partv denomi- I
nation they may have Imretofore belonged, for we consi
der as political triends all those citizens who. governed bv
patriotism alone, support men only for the sake of princi
ple. and the welfare of the country.
VV e mun show to the people of the United States the
clanger ol the rights of the States, and of the State Institu- i
tions protected by the constitution, threatened as they are :
by a party which, disregarding honest and fair moans to 1
obtain power, employ the basest expedients to rally around 1
its standard men of all political descriptions, of all politi- '
cal hues, and of all desrreesof political degeneracy.
J-TThe Southerner will be printed, on a large sheet •
every Saturday, from the6th ofjune to the 31st October, j
for One Dollar, payable in advance. As postmasters are j
authorized to transmit money for subscriptions to news- i
papers, persons wishing to subscribe to the Southerner
can request their respective postmasters to transmit to us.
the amount of subscription. GUIEU & THOMPSON.
UTEditors of papers sn this State and South Carolina,
friendly to the object of the above paper, will please give I
this prospectus one or two insertions.
May 12 170
Factorage aad cohaiission bu
siness.—The undersigned have taken an office in
Johnson's buildings, opposite the Iron Steamboat Compa
ny's VV harf, where they propose to do ageneral .Factorage
nnd Cnmmisson B&sxnesf. under the name and firm of
CRAWFORD &, GUNBY, and by strict attention to bu
siness, they hope to obtain patroaaffe. Merchants and
others, ordering dry goods or groceries, will meet with
prompt attention SIMMONS CRAWFORD,
ROBERT M. GUNBY.
Savannah, April 2 135 f 3 A3
GEORGIA RAIL. ROAR.
<1 tfl-
IjlKGlGli r REDUCED. —After the Ist day
' of July, merchandize will be conveyed from Augu*.
la to Crawfordsville, Jefferson Hall, and Greensboro 1 , at
25 cents per 100 lbs. until further notice.-
George H. Thompson, agent at Greensboro’.
A. Green, “ Jefferson Hall. r> i
J. F. Mims, “ Crawford Ville.
I RICHARD PETERS, jr.. Sup’t.Trwup’n.
; Transportation Oifice, G. R. R. & B k’g. Cora’y. >
♦ Augusta, June 19,1840. J
! June 20 j
, X-TThe Columbus Euqu rer, Southern Recorder, South
ern Whig, and Macon Messenger, will each copy 5 times
MTO BUS’!.—A two story Dwelling House’
on Eilis-street, hist house below Henry Mealing 4 *
brick house, at present occupied, by William H.
i Crane. Possession given on the Ist ot’October. Apply t«
I Mrs. c - Maharry, or to W. If. MAHARRY.
. jy9 _____ *
MTO RENT.—a two story HOUSE, on Elli*.
street, on the corner of the lane leading to the City
Hall, now occupied by Dr. Williams. Possession
| given on the first of October next.
Also, a small Store and Dwelling, occupied by Mrs. Sara,*
I on Broad-st. corner of the said lane. For the last, posses*
sion cau be had, if desired, ou the Ist July next. Apply to -
June 25 if 3 JOSEPH BfGSON.
MEAGLG ft PllftiMX HOfEL.-
The above commodious and elegant HOTEL wi#
be rented for one or more years from lira first day
of October next. For terms, apply to
E. BUSTLV, Sec'y & Treas’r.-
April 2 HJf
MEA6LE HOTEL., ATHEY!I, GA.
The subscriber has become the entire owner of
this large HOTEL. It is newly fitted up, with aa
additional number of large rooms for families, and is well'
adapted for their comfort and convenience. I have also*
extensive Stables, with water in the lot.
My former experience m this line of business at the Ne
disou Springs, will enable me. I trust, to give general sat*
isfact 'ou- WILLIAM M. MORTON.
Ap 27 3c 162
M ITIITCSIEL.L.’S HOTEL..—ATHENS
G a.—The subscriber, thankful for past favors, would
inform his friends, and the public generally, that hi»
fiouse has undergone some recent improvements, and hie
rooms are fitted up in a neat aad comfortable style, for th*
accommodation of BOARDERS OR TRANSIENT VISI
TORS. He hopes by unremiltcd attention to business,
that noue who are fond of good order and quiet, shall leavu
his house dissatisfied. WM, L. MITCHELL.
«pd m 4 144
. NE WST AGE TINE From An
gusta, (via Edgefield Court House) to
■ ' Columbia, three times a week.—DOUG
LAS, RIPLEY & CO., respecufully inform their friend*
a, id the public that they are now running a tri-weekly line
ol S PAGES to Columbia, South Carolina, leaving Augus
ta on Mondays. Thursday s and Saturdays, at 3A. M. and
arriving next day at 8 A. M. resting for the night at Roll’s,
miles this side of Columbia. Having good teams
and fine coaches, travellers will find it to their intercstto
take this rote. ly 114 March 12
FIVITED STATES MAIL
•WivSSSSLINE—' r° NASHVILLE, Tenn.-H. NV
JT..\\ ilson respectfully informs the public
that his splendid line of Four Horse Post Coaches, is run
ning from Greensboro’ to Spring Place, Ga., via Green
ville and Cassville, in connexion with Col. Ramsey’s Line
to Ross’Landing and Nashville, and Maj. Wells’Line to
Athens and Knoxville, Tenn.
Fare to Cassville sl2 00
“ “ Spring Place 17 00
Leaves Greensboro’ on the arrival of the Rail Road Car*
from Augusta, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Travelling time to Spring Place 29 hours
“ “ Nashville 65 “
X 3" Scats can be secured on application to
C. H. GOODMAN, Agent.
m*3 6m 132 Globe Hotel, Augusta, Ga.
. GREENVILLE AMR ASH.
VJLLE MAIL LINE OF FOUR HORSE
Tvw
from Augusta, to A*hviile, N. C. via. Edgefield C. H.„
S. C. Liberty Hill, Cedar Springs, and Abbeville C.
there resting for the night, ami crossing the Piedmont line
of four horse Post Coaches, and then to Anderson, Pendle
ton, Pickensville, and then to Greenville, S,C.. there rest
ing forthe night, theti.ee to A-shville, there intersecting the
line of four horse Post Coaches to Warm Springs, N, C.,
aiid White Sulpher Springs, Va., and their to Knoxville,
1 eun.,atid Lexington, Kentucky.
Leaves Augusta, Monday’s, Thursday’s, and Saturday’s
at .1 o’clock, A. M., arrives at Greenville the following day's,
at i o clock, P. M., I,eaves Greenville. Monday’s Thurs
day's and Saturday’s at 4 o’clock, A. M., anti arrives at 1
Ashville, at 7o’clock, P. M.
The above line is stocked with new Troy Safety-Coaches,
superior horses, and experienced drivers, and under flliti
immediatecontrol of its proprietors, one of which may-fits'
found at their office, at the Globe Hotel, Augusta, the othm r
at Greenville, or some point on the route. The accomnso<-
dationof the traveller is the first consideration, relying
solely upon its merits for support from the travelling pub
lic. and owned by one concern throughout.
This line affords inducements to the traveller afforded
by no other in this country.—Try it, aud we think it will
prove itself worthy of vour patronage.
DOUGLASS & RIPLEY,
_ _ _ 28 Proprietors,
. TRAVELLERS—Attention.-
—A. M. RAGLAND, respectfully informs
t-ir - the public, that he is now runnings now
ami splendid line of FOUR HORSE POST COACHES,
( tri-weekly.) from Greensboro’to Cassville, via Madison,
Covington, Decatur, and Marietta.
Connecting from Cassville to Spring Place,Rossri!le aid
Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn.
Also, connecting a line running to McDonough’, Fayette
ville, and Newman, and from Cassville to Rome.
Leave Greensboro’ every Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day mornings at 2 o’clock, A. M.
Seats can be secured at th<* General Stage Office, Aw
nista. Office one door below Eagle & Phcenix HotM Bar
Room. C. A. MILLER, AgeMP.
Feb 18 ]m
S*2o REWAftV.—Strayed or stile n
the subscriber, a bright sorrel HORSE,
* f/'X small head, blaze face, short body, very stout
r-rd fmli shoulders, inclined tb sway bock, switch tail,
and white hind feet. The horse was missing early on Sun
day morning last, and has been traced soirte distance down
the Savannah road. Any person delivering the homo to
me in Augusta, shall be entitled to the above reward,
may 23 jtf * 178 PHILIP McGRAN.
m=miw coaches: coacbess*—
- “ Three second hand COACHES, fiwve been
in use but a short time, will Be sold a:
'•■r ■ bargain. Apply to
S. B. BROOKS, 330 Broad-street.
tf 171
CLOCKS, WATCHES & JEWELRY,
No. 242 Broad-street,near the United States Hotel.
MkS IB The subscriber having
yjr bought out Mr. John B.
Murphy, now offers, ntfhe
V- stand, a rich and fash
l icnahle assortment of gold
iWMi and Silver Patent Levers,
r>up i l wAT T>i "* * nd er *
assortment of Jewelrt,
and Silver Ware, with
a variety of other articles
which he will sell on rea
sonable terms, and re
spectfully solicits a share
of public patronage- G. C. GORDON.
X3 r Clocks, Watchcs, and Jewelry repaired
Jan 30 th6m
From an acquaintance of six years with Mr. G. C. Gor
don, I cheerfully recommend him to my old customers as
being worthy of their confidence and patronage, and re
spectfully solicit for him a share of the same.
Jan 36 87 JOHN B. MURPHY.