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REMARKS
•Jlildreited Ip th 4 Churchei within the h until
pf //upertell I‘reihytcry.
'{•OlfTl SlllflA
ll is now perhaps enquired, whether the
introduction of tin* sutatituio, will be produc
tive of |K)ace in our Church. It wan tend in
Athens, that it would produce “peaco with
a witness."
It ban boon previously remarhed, that there
ia a decided difference of sentiment among
the Mmiitera and Elders of our I’rcsbylery,
aa to the prominent acta Os tfio Assembly.
Some are clearly of opinion, that vve should
aualsin those nets; hence the revolutions ol
Ur. Church. Others never cun bo induced to
aualain them, believing ns Itiuy do, tlm-e no
to be unconstitutional, illegal end oppressive.
It has also been remarked, Itiat I Ins differ
ence of sentiment can exist without distur
bance, unless a question requiring action is
presented to them. Then the Btnfu will come.
It was Willi a view ot compromise, and alter
fervent prayer to Almighty Cod, that bo would
leach them bow to preserve the harmony ol
our-beloved Presbytery, that n msjuniy of the
Ministers then present, resolved to propose
tor your consideration ibis measure ol mile- ■
pendency. That llio substitute would then
have passed the house, there is no doubt on
my own mind, if the vote had been pres-ed.
This, however, would not have answered the
'design. The substitute was olh ied, villi the
distinct understanding, that unices an large a
majority would sustain this plan, us lo make
it almost a iiinimmous vote, tlio wholomaUer
should be poalponed. And the whole subject,
holh of indcpmidoncy and of the ads ol the
Assembly was, us you are awaie, postpone .
That Mich a majority lorn sepuraiion may be
found, it ia iinitl earnestly hoped; a majority
who wish, neither to express an opinion (or
or against the Assembly, but who will not
be led into strifu with each other; and who,
rather than bo dra wit into a course of con
duct, winch will he to us a spiritual suicide,
will withdraw hour the body causing these
contentions. Unless such n majority cun be
obtained, WO nil fuel that the measure now
under conaiderul on, would not answer the
end (or which it was proposed.
Wo are in a trying situation. Von are
ctitrated to consider the alternatives before
you. If you vote lo condemn the Assembly
you will offend many; ll yoi vole to suslam
it, yon will ollund many. Dill it you send a
•delegate to the Ast-omhiy, you iiiusl dulenn iie
(this mailer in ns most exciting form. Will
it not bu butler In send no dulegale at all 1 I
repeat the question — Wilt it nut In; heller In
tend no delegate at all. 1 "
If this step is taken, there need he in strife
among us lor we shall hive cut oil’ all occa
sion tor it. Our present dillerences aiu not
theological; fur some of the most thorough
Old-school men of oar Preshytciy, are most
firm in their opposition lo the Assembly.—
They aro d Hicullics ns lo the conduct of a
body, which holds its aestions a thousand
miles from us; when our connection with
that body is dissolved, the whole d lliculty
with us must be at rest,mikes some slum d be
disposed gratuitously to persist in iigiianng
questions in which we have no interest.
Remember, (bat tins measure w ill n t alter
a single nrli lo of your eruud, nor m any
point your form of worship, for yon have only
to say, wo will send no more delegates to the
Assembly, and the work is dune. Remember,
that by line course, you will probably bu re
lieved from a distract mg controversy, mid
will savetho labor id two months annually ol
sumo of your best Ministers, and the expen
diture annually ot several bundled dollars,
which m twenty years would be i qiiul to the
saving of twenty years ol ministerial labor,
end iheexpenditure of at least hum eight lo
len 'thousand dollars. Cnuiiol this labor and
these hinds bo belter employed, than m tend
ing Comnnssioiiursto the General Assembly!
The annual amount which you must hereafter
bestow upon your Delegates to bear thuir ex
penses to tbo Assembly, would suppoit a j
Missionary among our destitute Churches. I
Which is the better way? Jt would seem nut
not hard lu determine this question.
The argument (or separation is sustained
by a reference to the present stulo ot the 1
fSynod of Virginia. Until tins year there has
nut been a more perfectly united body than
that Synod, tit has heretofore occupied mi
elevated position nr tbo Church In the
midst of an unworthy strife, Jt remained nt
perfect peace; and by the talent and piety of
iUj Ministry and the sternness of its rebukes
upon the controversialist, has exercised a huh
lowed influence upon our whole /non.—Uni
how hae it (alien! 'Two ol its prominent
Ministers were unlaced to lake leading purls
ill the discords ofthe last Assembly; and their
■whole Slate has been embroiled us the con.
sequence. The venerable fathers 11 11 and
.Baxter have heretofore labored side by side,
.and wit!) eminent distinction m iheir nuts.
Vet a cause —Now behold them engaged in
open newspaper controversy. Mr. I‘inmiiier,
heretofore regarded us one ot the most rim.
ncut for piety and sound discretion, has been
openly, and in the public prints rebuked by Ina
own seas on—a session ot two individual ol j
which, the grout Dr. Ru-o used to say, limt in
an emergency, ho would place more reliance j
upon thuir judgment, than almost any men of
ot his acquaintance. Her best men are at
variance with each other —her peace, it is to
be feared, is irretrievably gone.—And this mi
happy result has followed trotuber delegates
'to tlie Assembly taking active parts in con
troversies from .which they bud previously
kept aloof.
My Brethren, let us bo warmed by the
mournful example of Virginia, and repel with
firmness the first approach of a con.vcrsml
• spirit, and cut ourselves oil'from every cause
which may require action upon these agita
ting subjects. Controversy is liar till, even
when it. rages amid the coal and calculating
people of.ths North, but if it ever shall com
mence its work among us. the ardent temper
ament of the South will render n« results lar
more ruinous to ourselves and prejudicial lo
religion in Us influence upon the world.
The second prominent reason winch led to
the proposal ol tiro substitute, was the linn
conviction that lire great rnrss ot our brethren
at the North, both Old A No v.school, believe
that we commit sin against Hod and oppress
our fellow creatures, by bold rig negro pro
perly—jn oilier words, that a master cannot
ho d a slave in bondage, without Uni cominis.
«;on of an actual sin in so doing.
There is scarcely any diversity of semi
mental the North upon this subject. The
great mass of the people believing slavery
to be sinful, are clearly of the opinion, that
as a system, it shoula be abolished throughout
this laud and throughout lire world. They
differ as to the time and mode of abolition.
The Abolitionists consistently argue, that
whatever is sinful, should be instantly aban
doned. The others,- by a strange »ort of rea
soning for Christian men, contend that
though slavery is sinful, yet it may be allow
ed to exist until it shall be thought expedient
lo abolish if or if tins reasoniig might be
translated luto plain English, the sense
woulil be, both iii Church anil Slate, slavery
Uiouifh sinful may be allowed lb exist, until
uir interest w II suffer us to say, that it must
dm abolished. This ih not slander; it Is hiiii
(>ly a plain way of statu a plain truth. It
does tteein the duly of every man In become
an Abolitionist, who believes slavery to be
sinful, fnrtlic Riblc allows no tampering with
sin.
To these remarks, there are some noble
exceptions to be found in both partis in the
Cbnrcli. The South owes a debt of gratitude
to the Biblical Repertory for the fearless ar
gument in behalf of the position, that, slavery
h mil fnrbiddeo by the Bible. The writer
of that article is Maid, without contradiction,
tube Professor lindge, ot Princeton —his |
name ought to known and revered among ,
yon, rny brethren, for in n land of anti-slavery
men, he is the only one who has dared to
vindicate your character from the serious
charge of living in the liahilrml transgression
of God's holy law. If a knowledge of the
happy results of what we have conscientious'
ly done at much hazard, esn ever serve to
tenner the severity of disease, then may the
nick bed of tint beloved and respected broth
er, be lelieved of some of its weariness, when
'he sees that ho lias done more for the real
walhire of the slave than any other man in
our land; ns he has made thesluve* holder feel
that while be done not necessarily sin m hold
up ibis porpeity, yet (nat God will cal* him
to a solemn account, ifhe fail to do his whole
duty to them.
Tins digression will lie pardoned,as it is an ,
humble, but n merited tribute of respect In one I
who hasde-omul well id the South. When, j
however, we htve’exceptcd ti l " gentlemen
in Princeton and some in the neighboring
cities, there are few exceptions to the remark
ihat the whole North believe that slaveiy is
sinful and ought to be abolished.
You will bo told, my brethren, lliol all tin: Ab
olitionists are to be found in ibe tanks of ibo
New-school parly, and that the Old school parly,
ate Hound upon this subject; and that therefore
by the reeimt nets of ibfl Assembly, wo shall bo
delivered from htl difficulty upon it.
The New.school parly arc not yet out Os the
Gliurch, and (rum present appearances, it in by
no means improbable that Ibo Assembly of 153tt
may undo all which waa done, lay ihc As omhly
of 1 HU/, If such should 1« 11.0 i Sse, Ibo slavery
question will occupy the saim) ground an it bad
previously done. Hut il the next Assembly
should confirm licit which ha* been done, our
dilttculiies, upon Ibo slave question, will remain
nndnniiuHlwid.
1 mu no New school man* —with that parly as
Hiieb, I have no common sympathies. But let m
do li on j ih| cc m this and eveiy 1 1 ier paititular.
fl.ere perhaps are more immediate Abolitionists
m IbiH party ihau the olber-'-b'Ut ibal there are
more who hold that slavery is sinful, i» denied.—
i'his is in fact the almost universal sentiment at
the North, among religious men of every denom
ination. 'J'he former are certainly ihe more can
did of the two ; they think we do wrong and tell
us so ; live others likewise think üboul il, at least
for the present.
These remniks arc susceptible of pioof. Ihe
Convention which was field immediately before
tho session of the Assembly, embodied the strength
of the Old-school party at the North; its senti
dicnts ars then a lair expression ot the views ot
that parly. An anxious desire was manifested
by some of the Southern members to have the
subject of slavety introduced into the Conven
tion, and the conduct >d the Abolitionists censur
ed, white wo were seeking to remove other caus
es of disturbance in the Church,
And now mark the result. Jhe whole sub
ject was studiously kept out of view. VV hen it
wits urged by the Southern men, that we must
obtain the testimony of the Convention against
the Abolitionists, the almost uniform reply was,
do not agitato tho question, or the whole Con
volition will lie broken up m clisoidor. And in
fact, it was nut long before the writer of ibis ar
ticle discovered, (for bo was your Delegate
to the Convention J ,tfjat they might as well have
tired a keg of gunpowder under the house in
which they were sealed, as to have attempted
any action on the subject ol slavery, it was
said to Ibo Southern members, “Wo must get
tbeso errorisis out ol the ( burcb; then you will
have uo more trouble in die Church trout Aboli
tionists, lit the Now'school men are almost the
only Abolitionists. But do not embarr ass-us by
i tho agitation of this question now," Why it
should have berm so embarrassing a thing Iw act
upon a subject upon which all were united,
“with the exception ot two or threu, and those
veiy moderate Abolitionists, il is difficult to
perceived. It seemed to us, that the settlement
of the slavery question was as impoiUvnt, and a
pressiugly required immediate action, us the
determination of the question wivethcr the Home
Missionary and American Education Societies,
should he discouraged in their operations within
put hounds. And if all were agroud upon both,
the settlement of one was us easy as the oilier
Your attention has now been cuffed to the
character of Ibo remarks made to some of tho
Southern members. 1 say to some of the .South
ern members, because others of the Southern del
ego too, some from the bounds of our own Synod j
1 from the outset, opposed the introduction ol die j
I slavery question into the Convention, ft was j
i generally believed that D'. Baxter, who at lit si
teemed favorable to ,i demand of the Convention’s j
I views on tins iinpoilaul subject, dually opposed
1 it; and tho belief tha’. such were bis views, bad
i considerable weight with the minds of inn: j.
1 Tho agitation of this question was likewise oppo
sed bv Mr, I’luumtcr, and oilier prominent men,
from'the South. It is remarked, m pas.mg, that
U was very strange, that these gentlemen should
have acted in ibis way, if all the Convention,
except two or three, and those very moderate
Abolitionists, wore our ft lends upon the slavery
question. It will not answer to say that the sub
ject was not sufficiently important; the South
would hardly gi -e their assent to tucli a position.
Neither will it answer to say, that tho subject
was out of place in that body, for il is of vital tut
portanee to the Church dial tins matter should be
disposed of. lit the Synod of South Carolina
and Georgia it was distinctly understood that the
settlement ot ibis question would be made a pro
minent object in the Convention. Why then
was it not tnlr aluced and dually determined !
Your attention is now called to the language
used by the Old School party, in tho Convention
and ASS cuddy, to Mr. Steele,a thorough million- j
tj,i| 01,1 .School men from the West, and an equi
ty thorough and influential Abolitionist. That
gentleman, on bis return to the West, was call
ed to a severe account by bis constituents, be
cause himself and ius cblleaguo, Col. Keys, bad
done so little lor abolitionism in the Convention
or Assembly. Both of these gentlemen were
j forced to defend theft conduct M> the Newspajiers.
I Mr. Steele says, and ids words are w orthy of
soiious cansideiatbiu, “Ml bcu bo urged the con-
J sider.iln it of these papers, e. the memotiuls
lon slavery,) the uliuu-l uniform reply was, we
will admit no debate on slavery, until the New
| school question l>c settled. Most of them would
acknowledge, tha I ajter that should ta\e place,
i the slavery question would undoubtedly be
' brought furvard os the great lending subject
jin the Church. Indeed, t am confident that the
| best wav, to advance the Anti-Slavery cause in
j the Chreh, was to bring to a termination, the
| questions which have agitated the church for
years, and had so engrossed the attention of
! members (the New school Assembly of IS3G,
1 I equally vvtth the Old School Assembly of
j that no time would be afforded to discuss or cou'-
sidcr the memorial* on slavery When Mr
Steele wa> asked, how it was, that Dr .Baxter said
that there were only tw i or three abolitionists,
and those very moderate, in the Convention, he
replies hy calling that worthy Farthers state
ments “a tissue of hluntiers," and says that be
was too fat, indolent and good natured to pul
himself to the trouble .ere- .ary to the attain
merit of eurruct inforriialion upon his subject.
Two thoughts are suggested by this quotation
from Mr. Steele’s defence. Vou are told that the
excision of the four Synods, will give tts peace
on the slavery question. Vet, here you behold
an influential Old School man, coolly calculat
ing his time, recruling his own strength and
j that of his parij, Isv a season of temporary snac
{lion, in older that the onset may he more virgor
) ously made upon your rights, my brethren, when
| these very JVew-Schotd men, who arc called the
! only abolitionists, have either left or have been
expelled the Church
The next pqinl suggested hy the defence of
Mr. cjieele, is the different impression made
upon different men, hy the -aiae indivduals, and
upon the same subject. Mr. Steele is told,
that when the controversy with the New School
is settled, then the slavery question will undoubt
edly bn brought fotward as the great leading sub
ject in the Church. The South are told that it
is the New School party who trouble you—they
are (he only abolitionists —cut oil these Synods
md yon will have no more difficulty about slave
ry I Is not this blowing hot and cold from the
same mouth 1 Let a plain man take these con- |
radietory statements and hr will infer—hut I ,
h ave him to make his own inference.
BY EXPRESS M VII..
[fr DM Ill's I nuIIhSI'ONDKMT.j
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 1838.
The discussion on .■davery, Abolitionism, &c. j
Are. was resumed to-day in the Senate, ihe par- j
tit ular question was on the adoption of the fol- ;
lowing resolution, offered hy Mr. Clay, as an i
amendment to the resolutions of Mr. Calhoun >
i viz I
“Ueiolvfd, Thai it Would lid highly inexpe
dient to abolish Slavery in Florid i, the only lerri.
lory of (ho United 81 ales, in which il now exists)
j because of llte serious alarm and just npprehen
I sion, which would bo thereby curdled in the
Bla lets sustaining that domestic institution ; be
cause the people of that territory have not asked
il to he done j and when admitted to the Union,
will he exclusively entitled to decide that question
for themselves; and, also because il would bo in
violation of a solemn compromise, made at a me_
morahlo and critical period in the history ol this
country ; by which, while slavery was prohibited
north, it was admitted south of the line ol thirty
six degress, and thirty minutes north latitude.’'
Yesterday this resolution was Si far modified,
at the suggestion of Mr. Sevier of Arkansas, as to
extend the protection of the domestic institution
given to the territory of Florida, to those districts
of country inhabited hy Indian tribes—hut to-day
Mr. Clay moved to strike il. out again, as unne
cessary, and calculated to emliarra«.s th.' resolu
tion. U was struck out hy a considerable majori
ty. Mr. King of Ala. then moved to s'rike out
the last clause, that relates to the great compro
mise on the Missouri question.
Mr. CALHOUN then rose and opposed the
resolution, on the ground that it made this a
question of expediency, and did not stl'ord t..e
strongest reasons fur opposing the abolition—it
was too midertoneil. He also objected that ij
was limited to the territory of Flcrida.
Mr. CLAY in reply, said ho was opposed to
every tiling like lapping over in legislation. He
confined the resolution to the Territory of Fieri,
da, because that was the only Territory in the
United States that had slavery. If the Senator
from South Carolina would point to another, he
would most willingly include it.
He again insisted Ihnlths language of his reso.
lutiun was strong enough ; he did not think that
intemperance ol expression would do any good—
it would not advancu the safely of the cause, or
lend to promote the harmony and prosperity of
the country.
Mr. 11U111JAllL) ofNew Hampshire, proposed
an unimportant modification, which Mr. Clay ac
cepted. It did not alter the principle. Mr, Hub
hard appealed to Mr. Calhoun for his concurrence
in the resolution as modified. Mr. Calhoun so
jar yielded to his friend from New Hampshire,
(a strong and most unscrupulous partisan ol Van
Huron and Isaac Hill.) us to say, ho would noj
vole against il, hut he could not-voto/rrr it !
Mi WALKER of Miss, now rose, and with
sumo warmth expressed his .hope that .Mr. Cal -
j tioun would he allowed logo alone among South
ern Senators, in tho course he was pursuing. He
j maintained that tho resolution of .Mr. Clay was
stronger than the original resolution of Mr. CaU
honn: and as strong as could be reasonablj u„k
ed by the South, from Northern men. For his
part, ho would thank tho Senators from the North,
v ho supported it, for their bold and manly course,
and he hoped tho idea would not lie again thrown
out that any principle was abandoned. lh; would
not submit to the attempts of Mr. Calhoun to
give out the notion that hf. stood upon principle
alone, while others occupied tho ground of expo.
Jienoy. The resolution of the Carolina Senator,
j tic maintained, assumed uu higher position tliau
the substitute proposed,
Mr. KIVES also contended that the resolutions
of Mr. Clay and Mr. Hubbard, were quite a,
strong as that of Mr. Calhoun. Thote was, in
deed, a stronger ground, namely : to deny entire,
ly the Constitutional power of Congress, ovorlh.
District of Col umbia but Mr. Calhoun’s resolu
tion Dili not lake that ground, any more than did
[Mr. Clay’s—both put it on expediency at the
sumo time, but not at all surrendering or affn'ming
tho Constitutional principle,
Mr. RIVES paid an cloqurnt tribute to the
patriotism and devotion to He rights of the
South: which had characterized Mr. Clav’s whola
coutse in this business.
Mr. PRESTON also maintained that Mr,
Clay’s resolution was quite as strong as Mr. Cal
houn's, hut this eloquent Senator maintained
his own ground that all these resolutions were
; worthless for any practical effect. Fanatical furv
yhe thinks is not to he tied down Iry a thread sf
resolutions. He wishes to see the whole South
armed in their own panoply and presentin') an
l undivided front.
After some further discussion, Mr. Clay's re- I
olulion modified us follows, was adopted; ayes 33
I nays 9. Mr. Calhoun changed his mind, and
voted in the affirmative.
11-solved, That any attempt of Congress to
abolish slavery in any Territory of the United
States in which it exists, would create serious
daitn and just apprehensions in the sta'es sus
tainin'’ that domestic institution ; would boa
violation of good faith towards the inhabitants of
>uth territory, who have permitted to settle
with and hold slaves, because the people >t e < ry
such territory have not asked for the abolition of
slavery therein, and because that when any such
teniotry shall he admitted into the Union as a
Stale, the people thereof will he entitled to de
ride that question exclusively for themselves. —
The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Webster,
adjourned.
The House of Represcntativce up to the hour
of sending oil’ this despatch, were engaged in
unimportant business.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 1«38.
The Senate to-day resumed the consideration
of Mr. Calhoun’s series of resolutions, and the
question being on the adoption of the last reso
lulion of that series, which is as follows.
Hesolvr.il , That the union of these States rests
on an equality of rights and advantages amourist
its members; and that whatever destroyes that
1 equality lends to destroy the union Itself; an-
I Uiat it is the solemn duly of all, and more eapcci
illy of this body, which represents the Slates in
their corporate capacity to resist ail attempts to
discriminate between llie Stales in extending the
benefits of the Government to the several por
tions of the Union; and that to refuse toexlendjio
the Southern and Western States any advantage
which would tend to strengthen, or render them
more secure, or increase their limits or popula
tion by the annexation of new territory or Stales
j on the assumption or under the pretext that the
institution of slavery, as it exists among them,
is immoral or sinful, ,or otherwise obnoxious,
j would he contrary to that equality ol rights and
advantages which the Constitution was intended
to secure alike to all the members of the Union,
and would in effect, disfranchise, the slave-hold
ing States, withholding from them the advanta
ges, while it subjected them to the burthens, ol
the Government.
Air. CALHOUN remarked on the. indirect at
tacks which had been made, during the debate,
on this resolution. Ho thought these attacks
rather unfair, because he had nothing to do with
the principles embraced in the resolutions al
ready acted upon; he wished now 10 iopel them.
The principles ho asserted were those; Ist, that
there Was an equality of fights among the Stales
of the Union. Thu second was a mere‘corolla
ry from the first; that whatever lends In destroy
this equality, tends to the destruction of the Un
ion. The third, also, was another there deduc
tion declaring the solemn duly Os all, hut espe
cially of the Senate to resist, all discrimination
between the states in extending the benefits of
the government to the several states ol this Un
ion. He asked whether any of theae principles
could he denied! He hoped the Senators who
had attacked his resolution would now give their
specifications. He challenged them to do so.
With regard to the last principle that the annex
ation of a new territory or slate ought not lobe
refused on the assumption and under the pretext
that slavery, as it exists among them is immoral,
or sinful, or otherwise obnoxious, ho thought that
equally unassailable- Ho had no reference now,
he said, to Texas. He. wished the Senate to de
cide on the abstract principle; and he hoped gen
tlemen would come up to the mark, and allirni
or deny these principles.
Mr. PRESTON said he had not the slightest
doubt that all the principles contained in these
resolutions could ho maintained; but he thought
that, in the discussion of them, the question of
Texas would inevitably he mixed up. He should
deprecate this. Ho thought it would be injuri
ous to an object which he had greatly at heart;
the annexation of Texas. He wished to sepa
rate the two questions and give to those in lavor
of the annexation ot Texas, the benefit of all the
considerations they could urge, unembarrassed
by a decision of the Senate ott an abstract prin
ciple. Besides, said Mr. Preston, this resolution
meets tho remonstrances against the annexation
of Texas, us a demurrer to the principle that the
tendency to extend tho existence of slavery
ought to opperale against tho annexation. He
wished to take much stronger ground. He
believed he could at the proper time establish
the fact that tho measure of annexation will not
continue and increase the existence of slavery.
But on the contrary, by extending it over a wi
der surface, it will greatly mitigate its character,
while to leave Texas as it now is, ho maintained
would lend to perpetuate slavery and increase
its seventy. He wished to disemharass the pro.
position of annexing Texas es every thing that
would he likely to injure it. He thought, there
fore, that it would ho best to lay tho last resolu
tion of Mr. Calhoun on the table.
Mr. CALHOUN opposed this motion with
some vehemence, as an act ot incivility; and ur
ged an expression ol opinion on his resolution.
Mr. PRESTON reminded his colleague that
the motion could not he considered as an act of
incivility; because Mr. Calhoun must remember
that he (Mr. P.) had offered a resolution for an
nexing Texas to tho Union, with which he must
now say that this resolution was a direct and
, manifest interference. The motion of Mr. P
prevailed, ayes 36; nocs 9. So the resolution
was laid on the table,
i A long and desultory debate then arose an tho
amendments offered by Mr. Allen of Ohio, and
1 Mr. Smith of Indiana, in reference to the right
of petition, which is still going on.
This was private bill day in tho House
of Representatives; and es course the greater
portion of the setting was occupied in business of
that character. In the morning the committee
! »n elections made a report on tho Mississippi
I election, giving a statement of the facts; hut un
accompanied by any resolution. The report was
made the special order of the day for Tuesday
| next.
A bill was reported making appropriations for
the protection of the North Eastern frontier.
M.
From the New Votk Courier, Jim. 11.
PROM THE FRONTIER.
We have dates from Buffalo and Niagara Falls
to the sth instant. The report of MeKemie’s
: anest is confirmed. Ho was taken in Bullalo on
the e- 'uing ot the 4th. but was liberated on giv- 1
mg bends to the amount of £5OOO and was per- I
mit ed to return to Navy Island. General Van i
Ren-sclaci had peremptorily declined to deliver
up the artillery and muskets belonging to this
State; and it in said lliat Gen. Arcularios had i
made a successful application to Sir I rancis 1
Head for permission to take them, if they should I
fall into the hands of the Brilidi authorities. This I
certainly indicates the most commendable cour- i
tesy in the Incut. Governor. It is further staled
that Sir Francis Head dts ivows any participation i
by lire Government el Canada in the aflair at |
Schlosaer. I
There is no positive information in regard to i
llie movements ol Duncombe; no reliance is pla.
ccd in the various reports that represotit him as i
in force in the vicinity ot Malden. An attempt
at mediation is said to have been made on the
part of some of our citizens, between the Cana
dian authorities and the persons on Navy Island.
General Scott icached Albany on Tuesday
morning—and left there in the evening for the
frontier, in company with Governor Marcy, Col.
Worth, of the United States Army,and Adjutant
General Macdonald.
Correspondence of the Albany Argus.
Niauaua Falls, Jan. 5.
Dear Sir—An attempt at mediation and nego
ciation, on the part of some of our respectable crt>
izens, belwe-n the authorities in Canada and the
persons on Navy Island, lias been made; but it
was suddenly broken oil’ for some cause or other
and a committee which had been appointed did
not proceed to Canada, though they had lie Id
some slight communication with Gen. Van Rens
selaer. Maj. Smith of this place went over yes
terday, and he discovered several significant ap.
pearances of his being detained, and besides, alter
his papers was delivered lie was ordered to quit
the province immediately. He declined going
over again. Gen. Whitney, also a citizen of this
village o lie red to go. He was | ermitled to return,
and treated very civilly while there. He had an
interview with the Governor of more than an
hour. Tile common report of the answer to this
mission is, that the persons on Navy Island may
remove from thence unmolested. Whether the
“pirates,” (to adopt the name applied to them in
Janada) consider this a favor and are disposed
to accept of it, I do not know. The position of
the Island is a strong one, but it is a bad one
on which to spend the win'.cr.
Reports are again circulated .that Duncombe is
in force in the vicinity ol Malden. These reports
are ofa very doubtful character. Nothing inter
esting Iras occurred in this quarter.
From the Buffalo Commercial Adc. Jan. 5.
V iliianr L. Mackenzie arrived in the city last
evening, and put up at the American Ho el.—
He came, it is said, to provide an assylum for his
wife who has hitherto refused to leave him. —
While here on his way up,ho was arrested by the
U. W. Marshall, on the charge of raising an aim
ed face in this State, for the invasion of a coun
try with which wc are at peace. Messrs T. T.
Sherwood, R. S. Brown and I’. Dorsheimer,
promptly offered to Become bis bail, which was
accepted and lie was liberated. The amount of
the bail bond was gfiUUO.
Upon these circumstances being known, a
iargo crowd collected, who vented their enthusi
asm by giving repealed cheers for Mackenzie. —
Some evil minded person set atioal a rumor that
James U. Barton, Esq. bad entered the complaint,
and procured the arrest. Thereupon Mr. Bar
ton, who was very cooly looking out of the win
dow, was greeted wiih sundry groans. More I
cheers being demanded for Mackenzie, an old
Dutchman hissed. He was banded over the
heads of the crowd for some distance.
Dr. Foote and the Commercial were then com
plimented with a repetition ol the honors award
ed to Mr. Baron, for which wc cannot feel suffi
ciently grateful.
Gen. Burl also received the shine honors.
Mr. Tillinghast attempted to speak in favor of
Mr. Barton, but could not gel a hearing -
Mr. Mackenzie being called upon, George P.
Barker, Esq. made a short speech, assuring the
crowd of .Mr. M.’s safety, and that he would be
pe mil ted to return to Navy Island.
Thu meeting then dissolved.
We give the following letter as we find it—
with a full conviction, however, that no attack
lias yet been made on Navy Island, and that
none is at present in conlompla'ion by the Briiisli
authorities:
Correspondence of the A Jhany Evening Journal.
Buffalo, Jan. 5, 1838.
Tiiuhlow Wfed, Esq.
Dear Sir: Heavy firing having been heard
for four hours past, great anxiety has been felt in
reference to the expected bailie at Navy Island
—The cars fiave just come up, by which wo
learn that the royalists commenced a tremendous
lire upsn the Island from the main shore, at 1
o’clock this afternoon. They have IS pieces of
artillery and several mortars, all of which are in
the utmost active operation. The force is about
4000 militia, 200 regulars, and 250 Indians—t ic
latter mostly arrived last night in canoes, from
above. With these, and tile assistance of the
steam boat Thames, and their Schooners lying at
Black Cieek, two miles above the Island it is ex
pected they will attack tho Patriots to-night,and
God knows what may be the resub.
i A great Uss ut life will ensue at any rate, as
the Patriots arc pretty well prepared, and the Is
land itsell is almost impregnable. The Bulled
Slates force is about 1000 to 1200, as near as wo
can learn, and a more determined set of men,for
. good or evil, wore probably never congregated.
They have also 20 pieces of artillery, and are
well supplied with small arms and other ammu
nitions ot war. We are ot course waiting with
intense anxiety to hear from them.
From the Buffalo Star.
The Casaba Wau—Yesterday was a day of
silence, respecting the alfairs of Navy Island.
Though Gen. Van Rensselaer as was expected,
has refused to give up the arms and ordnance be
longing to the Stale, at the demand of Gen. Ar
( cularius, we have been informed that the demand
made upon Sir Francis Bond Hoad, for permis
sion to take them, it they should fall Into the
• hands of the British, has been cheerfully complied
I | with.
f| It has also been said, that Sir Francis denies
any sanction to tlie aflair at S.chlusser, —or in
other words, that lie disavows all participation in
■ the act, on the part of the Government of Canada,
t Wc trust that no apologies to our government—
| no excuses like this,—will prevent the govern
. ment of our State,from demanding the delivery
1 of the murderers into tho hands of our civil an
thorities, or deter tho general government from
demanding speedy saiisfaction for the violation of
. our territory, in that outrage.
1 _ From the N. 1 Cum. A tie. Jan 10.
t Very opportunely, wc find in the Rochester
Democrat of the fiifl, a letter from the editor
one ofthe Navy Island “patriots”—which abun.
> daully explains tho treatment received hy Mr.
. Smith at Chippewa. If the conduct of that gen.'
tlcinan and his companion would not have justi
fied much harsher usage than they received, then
■ we know nothing of martial rights, or the duties
i es a commander in limes ofhoslilily. Mr. Smith
deliberately employed ids characler, as bearer of
despatches, to facilitate and cover the object ofa
spy!
Now for an adventure [yeMcrday made up my
mind to visit Chippewa, in company wiih des
patches to McNabb. Wc reached Chippewa
without any interruption, and wo found no difli
cuhy in making our way to head quarters.
Up to this (imo we had no pass—the despatch
es themselves being sufficient. Passes, however,
would be necessary on our return, and a pass
was, accordingly, solicited, and received from
Col. McNahb,—But my friend having observed
some Rochester and other papers upon McNabb’s
i tables, it occurred to him that my name might
| have been observed, and by giving it, some delay
i might ensue, as the Tories are bitter against ali
| Americans who have dared to evince an interest
: in the success ofthe patriot cause. Anxious for
my security, he ventured to give my name in »-
William George, and under that cognomen w
hoped to make our way safely hack home j,,, *
But before we got oat of the camp, u lc
ing facts were developed.
As wc first entered Chippewa, we were met),
a fellow on horseback, whom I recognised a ’
person who had travelled in the car with J*
from Lockport—and, ofcourso, heard me enre *
my opinions freely—and whom I afterward saw
at Schlosser. 1 observed that when w e met li. ■
scanned me closely, and took the trouble to ■
his horse and look hack.—Ho soon after rodeu I
to head quarters, and, when wo left, made his I
way in. The colonel having given us a permit I
to view the troops, &c. if we pleased, as a p, e ! I
llminary to doing so, we stepped into a house u I
procure a red badge for our chapeaus. I
Just as wc were ready to start, an officer rode I
up, and stated that an affidavit had been made I
out, declaring me to be a person engaged in fur. I
nishing clothing and provisions, heading volun I
leers, and connected with the Navy Island “pi. I
rales”—accusing me with being a spy, A c ,__ I
which I denied—and expressing an opinb’fflthat I
I should be detained, but in consideration of my ■
having come over under the protection of tho ■
bearer of despatches, they won; I let me return I
which they ordered us to do in inter. ’ w
So far, affairs were not as d ok as they might I
have been, and that probably would have been I
the last of it, had I not the moment the fellow left I
us, stripped oil the red badge from tny hat, rath I
er spitefully, which Mogul McNab himself obset- I
vc.l. It evidently riled him; fur ho immediately I
rode up to our wagon, and made the remark, that I
my conduct in thus Irea'in? the royal badge, I
wasungcntlemanly. But I did not agree with
him, as I could not comprehend what gentleman- •
ship had to do with a narrow strip of red tiannol.
“Well, sir,” said ho, “from your behaviour, I
am convinced that you are correctly believed t,
be a spy, and I am inclined to detain you as a
prisoner of war.”
“Dojust as you please about that,” said I.
“I intend to do as I please,” said he.
“No doubt,” said I.
“There is a person here,” said he, “who avers
that you arc connected with the d—d piratical
campon Navy Island, and, therefore, by presum
ing to come here in the midst of the camp to mark
its movements, you have made yourself liable to
an arrest.”
"J'lie person, ’ said I, “who has made such an
averment, has asserted a falsehood.” v.,
“Go and find the man,” said the baron-tn-ex
pectancy, to his aid. I
Offgallopped the aid for the informer; hut ha I
was not to be found ; and after a volley or two I
more from the great man, wc were permitted to
pa s on, with the injunction immediately to leave
the province. And you may be sure, wo lost no
ti i.e in doingao ; for bad the old blood-hound
found out that “Mr. William George” uas Mr.
Sumhodyelse, he wou’d have had a capital excuse
for detaining us, and the issue might have been
■■— hemp!
And ii is well wc did make all speed for Yan
kee land, for we had scarcely got safely landed be
fore the discovery was nude that I had (innocent
ly on my part, and evidently without reflection
on his) taken an assumed ninne. That was
proof positive, to them, that I was a spy, and the
coloael was ready to swallow his own head, fur
ha'ing allowed himself to bo outwitted by “ad—d
Yankee pirate.”
I madesmm discoveries in Chippewa which
MuNtihh did not intend I should make probably
On Tuesday there were forty or fifty boats in the “
creek. Now there are only eight or ten. They
have been taken in the night up to Black Creek
clearly indicating that an attack is intended.
From the J\'. Y. Com. Adv. Jan. 11.
Si’Kciii.—American gold 21 a 3 premium;—
halves and Meitcan dollars 21a do; quarter dol
lars -a 21 do; doubloons, asked $17,20; patriot do
•sl<i,-'()a 16,30.
Treasure Notes —lS a 13 dis.
SVI-ES OF STOCKS AT TAlLa’d, J.VN 10.
875 Draff on New York, 1011
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CIJIIONICLIi AND fciliNTHMtlL
7 AUGUSTA"
i iiesduy Morning, Jan, 30.
The attention of the reader is directed to the
letter of our correspondent in to-day’s paper as in
the highest degree interesting. Mr. Clay of Ken -
tucky, it will be seen, has completely cleared him
self of the charge of Abolition. Wo, ourselves,
never believed him to he one—the high-minded,
magnanimous, noble, chivalrous HENRY CLAY,
who has done his country as much service as any
man living, can never be an abolitionist. J
The U. 8. Bank has declared a dividend of
Four per cent, for the last six months.
Boston Collecxousuif.— Scarcely had il
been announced (says the Richmond Enquirer J
that Mr. Simpson was appointed Collector of the
Hurt of Boston, in the place of Mr. Henshaw,
resigned, before it is followed up by the intelli
gence of bis death. Ho died on the 31st nit. at
tho age of 50.—This much contested,lung sought
af.er office, is herefore, still vacant.
From t}.e Charleston Courier ('/yesterday
. LATEST FROM UAVBE-DJHECT.
The fast sailing ship SwEzcrland, Gapt. Hunt
arrived at this port yesterday, f rom Havre’
whence she sailed on the 7lh ult.
We aru indebted to our correspondent for a
lilo of Gahgnani’s, (Parts,) Messenger to the fith
nit. inclusive, and to Cap!. Hunt for a flic pftho
Journal du Havre to the same date.
; We find no political news in these papers, but
■ have selected some paragraphs which have not
| been published, which will bo found below.
We are indebted to mercantile friends for tho
; following cxiracts ot letters.
Died in Paris, after a short illness, Dunscomh
Bradford, Esq. vice consul of the U. Stales.
“HA\ HE, Dec, 0. -About ten days since our
cotton market was very brisk, in consequence of
an extensive demand, and a rise oi some imnor
-1 tance at Liverpool. The advance here was
about 7 1-8 centimes, and new Uplands of a
good quality, even sold at the beginning of last
week, at t. lU2d- Ihe Liverpool maiket hav ng
since become languid and lower, the transactions
came to a stand here, and business is now very
flat, so much so, that a few lots have been sold at
i about 24 centimes less than the highest point*
•j of last week. We do not think, however, that
! prices will decline much this month, butvve are
i ofo P nion lh;l1 both this and the Liverpool mar.
I ket will recede when the supplies of the , u -w
j crop come forward abundantly, as the late im
, provement there is owing only to the momenta
ry reduction at the slock.
HAVRE,DEC. 7,- Business has been very cairn
and prices have recoded trom 2to 31 p PI - 5/1, an
advices from the interior agree Hint the manufac'u /
rers cannot stand an advance in the first material
and are determined to resist all attempts to raise die’
prices, being conv need that with so large a cron a
reduction is unavoidable, mid m Ist taka place suo
ner or later. New Uplands, courant a Dot. courant
81 nelly classed, have brought 100 to 102 i ihat is
tor the host Colton that has arrived Nothin" was
yet dono in new Louisiana. Our sales this week
amount so 517 bales Louisiana and Afissiasinni
from DO to 107 J; 827 hales Uplands from 30 10 lu“i
-40 Mobile at 98; and 547 bales other descriptions’
in all 1980 bales Arrivals this week, per Russell
rom Novv-Orleans, 1273 bales. Stock on (hand on
the -ih «7,300 bales,ol which 29,700 Ameri
ta"iifv I M? r n s,slJ i > ’ ol^ hich 21,200 American.”
HAVRE, Dec. 7.—1 he impulse given to our
Cotton market by the speculative purchases noffecd