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Kturday Evcuing. March 11. 1837.
|Hessrs. Glascock, Dawson, and Haynes, of
in Congress, arrived in this city
.JK Washington, on yesterday evening.
>Mfi> A Lecture on the Origin of Languages,
will be delivered this evening, (at candle-light,)
•t the Masonic Hall, by Mr. Fawssett, the pro-
Mfetor of the Barnwell Literary and Military
tfsdemy. It will be free of charge, and the
lolhlcns of the place are invited to attend.
|B U r readers will find something to amuse them
to-day from the New York Herald, of
Hrcb 4th. It touches off Mr. Van Buren with
Hsiderable humour, while there is nothing abn
■c or offensive in it.
our paper this evening will bo found the
Bech of Mr. Alford, in Congress, on the Indian
Hpropriation Bill. It will be read with interest
■ his constituents, and satisfaction by his friends,
■speaks a language worthy of a representative
I Georgia, and we doubt not will secure for him
He cheering approbation of those whom he has
■presented so faithfully,
A small quantity of Egyptian cotton seed, has
len left at our office by Col. Wm. C. Dawson,
re of our Representatives in Congress. These
ed were shipped to the United States by the
•use of Lawrence & Co. of Boston, for the
irpose of testing whether that description of
tton can be grown successively in this country,
ie Egyptian Cotton, it is known, commands a
gher price in the Liverpool market, than the
•land cotton of the Southern States, and it is
id that it is equally if not more productive. If
is be true, the importation of this seed will be
me an object with our planters. The seed are
ry small, black, and bare of nap. Those who
d any curiosity are requested to examine the
ecimen at our office, and those interested in the
periment of growing that description of Col
t can be supplied with a few of the seed.
[from our correspondence.]
Washington, March 7, 1837.
The new Senate met yesterday at 12 o’clock,
Mr. Vice-President Johnson in the Chair. Mr.
Wtoith from Indiana, Mr. Young from Illinois,
Mir. Allen from Ohio, Mr. Williams from Maine,
ibr. Smith from Connecticut, are the new Sena
tors who were i present. Mr. McKinley, who
was elected in the place of Mr. Moore from Ala
bama, has not arrived.
«LMr. Tallmadge of New York, and Mr. Crittcn-
Aen of Kentucky, were appointed to wait on the
Resident of the United States, and notify him
Hat the Senate was assembled, and ready to rc
■ivc any communication he might be pleased to
Hake to them. They performed this duty, and
■ported that the President had replied that he
Arould make a communication to the Senate to
morrow (this day.)
||l understand that the nominations of Wm.
■frith of Alabama, and John Catron of Nashville,
finn., (which were made by President Jackson,
R the last night of the session,) to be the new
Jpdgcs of the Supremo Court, have been confirm-
Wt & also that of Mr. Labrauche, formerly Spca-
Mir of the House of Representatives of Louisiana,
to|bo Diplomatic Representative of the United
MRites in Texas.
’ -.Mr- Dallas has been nominated os Minister to
Missis, and Mr. N. P. Willis as Secretary of Le
gation. The former appointment is made on
■By grounds. But the latter is a compliment
to|nerature well bestowed.
-sjfho new Senate will not remain in session
Wlger than to-morrow.
ffisThe immense crowd which assembled here
Bpn all parts of the Union, to witness the cere-
Hpies of the Inauguration, have gradually di-
Rpishcd—but the city is still quite full. The
■bsident left yesterday for Baltimore in the Rail
■Rd Cars. Thank heaven we are to have a
■■nge, even though it should not be productive
Branch good as the patriot would wish for his
IK
[communicated.]
THIS EVENING.
|P am gratified to hear Mr. Thos. Fawssett, in-
Hps giving an introductory Lecture at the Ma-
Mic Hall, on the “origin of Languages, being
■introductory to a Philological series.” I have
llflrd Mr.Fawssett lecture on several occasions,
■different subjects, and I am confident that he
HP prove instructive as well as amusing, to his
Rotors to-night. Mr. F. has talents of no ordin
al character, and is gifted with a handsome dc-
Bry, I hope that he will have a large and rc-
audience, more particularly, as hechar-
nothing for admission.
Blr. Fawssett is at present the principal of the
Bnwell (S. C.) Literary and Military Academy
H 1 bave understood from him, that ho intends
a branch of his institution in this ci
ty, I sincerely hope that he may receive en-
Rlragemenl sufficient to warrant him in the un-
Btaking.
AUGUSTA.
BlßE.—About eight o’clock yesterday even-
B a fire occurred m one of a row of six unfin.
B j three story bnck houses, intended for dw«l-
E°" Paca strect . at the corner of Eutaw
Bet. The operations of the firemen were great
■mpeded for want of water, and four of the
Bees were burnt before the fire was arrested
K b ock belongs to Mr. H. P. Low, end's In
Bd to the amount of S 15.000.-if aWmore jj.
m/ncan, March 8,
■Southern Cosvr.NTiON._We have seen
By suggestions of the propriety of the South
■? States holding a convention on the deeply
■cresting subject of northern interference with
ft ’ 7 t . ,he . onI y movement of importance
I* been made in the legislature of Louisiana
■f*** c ° nvent *on could be wisely constituted
V P rU(,ent 'y and firmly conducted, it might be
■ Paving the integrity .four coun
■ yet, htlle longer; but if otherwise conslitut-
Be „r m . P °f d ’ 'i wou,d be an evil of incalcu
g"ltude.' 18 high lime, the most pat-
Bc must admit, that the South should serious
»onsiaer the arrogant interference of Norlhern
■“writes and recreant southern politicians with
Br» «^ CCOncern *’ and if nced he- ‘ake such
■P* as become a chivalrous and free people to
defy and chastise the insolent aggression; but let
there be nothing done hastily on this momentous
subject, as it involves the existence of our once
happy Union, and of American liberty and hap
piness.—A e-mbern Spec,
From the N. Y. American, 4ih inst.
In honor of the day which releases the consli
left nf ? , f °. ur c °untry or so much as there is
left of it—from the interpretation, practical and
' d r ina ’° f -r™ Jack ‘»n, we publish the
annexed jeu d’ esprit:
Stlea ASP Jackson— on the latter’s retiring
from the Presidency in a chariot of old wood, of
Ine Constitution frigate.
Tir’d of his sway and princely state,
And yielding Rome to coming fate
Over her prostrate charters—Sylla
Rode in lone grandeur, to his villa.
So Jackson, wearied with applause
For power misus’d and broken laws.
Turns from the ruling chair, his feet
And journeys to his rural seat.
But altho’ Sylla left the State,
Pursued by every Patriot’s hate,
His home-directed trav’lllfig coach
Genvey’d no symptom of reproach.
Our Roman’s rolling car we find
Has symptoms of a different kind,
A broken frigate’s battered sides,
Support the seat on which he rides.
"Pis thus ho sets his mark Uport
Our ship, and Charter, one and t’other;
He rules on broken parts of one,
And rides on pieces of the other.
Sound Doctrine. —ln a recent communication
to the Legislature, Governor DicKEiiso.y.of Now
Jersey, expresses the followingjust sentiment—
the more valuable at this juncture from such a
source, when the opposite doctrine begins to as
sume the alarming authority of a party dogma.
Speaking of charters of incorporation Gov. D.
says—
“ But all experience shows that in giving en
conragement to such undertakingsyou cannot too
carefully guard the interests of the Public; and
in legislating upon this subject, permit me, in
closing this communication, most earnestly to re
commend that you should be very cautious in
pledging the faith of the State to any man or body
of men. But when that faith is fairli
FLIGHTED, LET IT NEVER BE BROKEN ; LET ITS
INVIOLABILITY NEVER BE QUESTIONED.”
From the Washington Reformer, March 3.
THE LAST DAV.
To-day closes the Administration of Andrew
Jackson—and, perhaps, his political life. The oc
casion is suited to some few reflections on the past
and the future, had we space for them ; but the
pressure of other matters deprives us the room
usually allotted to us.
When we look back upon the events of the last
eight years, we cannot but feel the contrast be
tween that which is, and that which ought to have
been. General Jackson came into power under
better auspices, with more ample means to do
good than any of his%edecessors. The popular
majority in his favor was tremendous,and his own
personal popularity unsurpassed even by that of
the Father of his Country. He entered into the
duties of his office, surrounded by a mass of talent
and viiluo rarely equalled in any country, or
at any period of the world. The public mind,
too, was fully prepared to sustain him in his ef
forts to reform abuses which were thought to
have crept into the Government, to purify the ac
tion of the system, and to curtail the doubtful
powers which had been assumed in contravention
of tho rights of the States. That he might have
accomplished these desirable objects, to which he
had pledged himselfin the most solemn manner,
no one can doubt. That he has failed to redeem
these pledges, every impartial man must admit.
Why he has thus acted, whether from a want of
power, or of will, the future historian will be best
able to determine.
But this is riot all. He has not only failed to
redeem his pledges, one and all, but he has acted
directly in opposition to them. He promised to
reform abuses, and leaves the Government the
most corrupt on the face of the globe. He pro
mised to limit Executive power—and has left
the Presidency with authority far beyond that of
any limited monarchy in Europe. Ho promised
to introduce a system of rigid economy in the ex
penditures of Government—and yields up the
reins of power wilh these expenditures nearly
trebled. He promised to curtail Executive pa
tronage, and to protect the elective franchise fl
eams! the machinations of Federal power—he
leaves the Government with hundreds of addition
al officers, and most of them the open and undis
guised partisans of the Executive branch, direct
ly engaged in operating on the popular elections.
He promised to preserve the independence of the
co-ordinate Departments, by keeping those who
filled them free from the temptations of Executive
patronage —he quits his station, after having per
scveringly acted upon opposite principles, cor
rupting the integrity of the Legislative Depart
ments by appointing members of Congress to of
fices, high and low, and crowding the bench with
mere political partisans. He promised to reform
the abuses which had placed the public press un
der the control of Executive patronage—he retires
after having rewarded nearly one hundred editors
of newspapers with offices, and brought one-half
of the presses in the Union under the direct in
fluence of official patronage. He promised to
restore the Government to its primitive republi
can simplicity, agreeably to the principles laid
down by the republican party in 1798—he lays
aside the robes of authority after having conver
ted our political system into a practical monarchy,
with powers far transcending the most iatitudin
ous pretensions of the most latitudinous party
that ever existed in this country.
Such are, in brief, tbc outlines of bis Admin
istration. These tilings must go with him in
his retirement; and when coupled with that agi
tation, discord, coufusion, outrage, bitterness, suf
fering, and excesses of every kind, which have
sprung from Iris heady and intemperate conduct,
we should think that the retrospect would afford
him but little gratification. And if this be so, he
has no one to blame but himself. He has reck
lessly disregarded the counsel, and cast from him
every original friend, personal and political—pur
sued them from day to day wilh the most vindic
tiae spirit—sought their destruction in every pos
sible way—while he has drawn to his bosom ev
ery noisy parasite that would flatter his vanity
and cater to his appetite for praise. A high
minded and honorable man would rtever have
thus acted. But his race is run—his sun has
set—and henceforth there will be nothing of con
solation left him but that which springs from the
recollection of actions dictated by a love of good.
Whatever may be our own opinions, wo would
not take from him that modicum of peace. It
seems to be of the wise dispensations of an over
ruling and merciful Providence, that men, in
their last hours, should cast back their eyes on
their past conduct, and, perhaps, at the close of
afpolitical life, reflections of a similar character
may obtrude themselves. If so, we would not
in the present inslance disturb their current.
Whether they come laden with pleasure or with
pain, it is not for us to say. All that we venture
to express is our own unmixed rejoicings of
heart that the day of his dynasty is past. Be
lieving, as we do in the sight of Heaven believe,
that his Administration has been stained wilh
vices, and congratulate the country that it is
ended. We now look forward to the future—a
future covered as with a pall—wilh little to hope,
yet nothing to fear; for we have, at least, this
source of satisfaction—that be the next Admin
istration as bad as it can be, it cannot be worse
than that which has been.
it SPEECH OF MR. ALFORD,
s Os Georgia, on the bill making appropriations
e for the support of the Army for the year
1837 —delivered in the House of Repr-esenta
lives, Feb. 26, 1837.
On motion of Mr. Cambreleno, the House
went into Committee of the Whole, Mr.
- Smith in the chair, on the amendments of
s the Senate to the bill making appropriations
1 for the support of the army for the year 1837.”
3 Mr. Owens then proposed as an amend
ment, that the sum of twenty thousand dol
-1 lars be appropriated to reimburse the State of
f Georgia for moneys expended, or to be expen
ded, by said State, in payment for the services
of Volunteers in the Creek and Seminole
wars, for losses sustained by them, and medi
cal attendance furnished them, during said
service, or in going to or returning from the
place of rendezvous; the said volunteers not
having been regularly mustered into the ar
my of the United States, and, under the exis
ting laws, not entitled to pay; but authorized
to be paid by an act of the Legislature of the
State of Georgia, passed 26th December 1836,
provided that good and sufficient and evidence
be furnished the War Department that the
said volunteers, in said act designated, have
been paid by said State in conformity with
its provisions.
Mr. Cambreleno said he had the same
objection to this amendment which he had to
•II the others. It had not been examined and
reported upon by a committee of the House.
Mr. Alford said, Mr. Speaker, it is fash
ionable now, at this late stage of the session
for gentlemen who wish to make long speech
es to promise the House in the onset to be
brief, and, in most cases, the promise is for
gotten in the heat of protracted debate. If
necessary, Mr. Speaker, I could make the
same promise; but candor compels mo to say,
ts I were to promise, I should not comply.
1 This subject lies near my heart. Without
claiming for myself any of tho distinction
• which signalized the career of these gallant
1 bands of irregular militia, I may be pardoned
when I do say, 1 feel a deep and abiding con
■ viction of the justice of their claims, from a
' participation at least in the sufferings and pri
vations which they endured. Several amond
[ ments are proposed to this bill to pay the
I troops from Kentucky and Tennessee, raised
, under the order of General Gaines, as well as
the bill proposed by my colleague to pay the
, companies ruised in Georgia, under the exi
r gencies of the Creek wai in its first breaking
. out, whether they were raised under orders or
5 not, and without being mustered into the ser
vice of the United States.
Mr. Speaker, 1 am mortified at tho course
taken here by the gentleman from New York,
(Mr. Cambreleno,) as well as the chairman
r of the Committee of Claims, from Ohio, (Mr.
Whittlesey.) One objects to the validity
j of these claims, because they have not been
. before the committee, and the chairman of
, the committee objects because the troops were
not mustered into the service, I beg leave to
t remark, that I cannot see any difference in
. the merit of a soldier’s claim for pay in the
, mere circumstance of being mustered into
r theservice of the United Slates, or not being
i mustered in. I would humbly contend that
r the gratitude of their country, aswell as the
i little pittance of their wages, is duo upon
f another and nobler principle. For what
s should they be paid I For what should they
t receive the consideration of this House, and
r the gratitude of their country ] For a gal
1, lantry of spirit and devotion to country dis
- played in rudiing, without waiting to be cal
-3 led, to the relief of their exposed and suffor
■ ing fellow-citizens. Yes, sir; give the money
1 of this nation to the soldier who when ho saw
] the perils of war encircle the habitation of your
' defenceless families—when the war-whoop
3 was raised—when the council fire burned—
’ when the tomahawk was drawn, and the
' scalping-knife unsheathed—when your wo-
P men and children were mnrdered in cold blood
t —when the horrors of cruel, savage warfare
reigned in bloody triumph—give it to him, sir,
, who perilled all for their protection, all for the
I honor of his country.
Mr. Speaker, if a call was made by General
i Gaines for troops in the West; if, in generous
■ response to this call, the hardy Tennesseean
and the “ Hunter of Kentucky” rallied to the
i standard of their country, if they incurred ex
l pense, ifthey consumed their time, and mani
■ fested their willingness to do good service—
! surely, sir, the history of “by gone times"
proves most infalliably their capability to do
■ that very thing —why should they not be paid!
The gentleman from New York says, because
! the committee have not had them before that
tribunal, and the chairman of that committee
gays because they were not mustered into ser
vice. The gentleman from New York will
; pardon me fur saying, that I fear the report of
| that committee would not enhance the justice
, of these claims, or increase the prospect oi
, their payment, if the members, like the chair
man, should refuse to be mustered into the
, service of'those who were so unfortunate as
not to be mustered into the service of the
United States ; and the chairman will pardon
me for saying, I cannot see the merit of his
distinction. Will the honorable gentleman
be pleased to explain to the House the rea
sons which influence him in his course upon
these claims! And I should be delighted to
hear him descant upon the superlative merits
of the mere simple operation of being mus
tered in. The House will pardon me, Mr.
Speaker, for describing the manner of per
-1 forming this indispensable, and, according to
the chairman’s view, highly meritorious part
' of the military service. A lieutenant of the
regular army took the muster roll of Captain
Kendrick’s company of mounted men, and
said, Julius C. Alford ! I answered here! he
pointed to me to march ton paces up street,
1 and I was mustered in. He then called the
next, he answered here, marched up, fell in a
| line wilh me, and he was mudered in ; and
so on, Mr. Speaker, until we were all muster
ed in. And will the honorable chairman in
, form the House what merit there is in this
' argument of his, which is entirely to decide
, the question of pay or no pay ! Mr. Speaker,
. we have an abundant treasury, a large sur
. plus, and I fear it wll remain so as long as
. the merit of just claims, made by honest men,
. arc to be thus determined. What nation un
der the heavens presents such a spectacle to
■ the world as we do ? None was ever cursed
i as we are, (in modern times at least,) wilh
i such a thing as an unwieldy surplus of money;
• and yet lich as we are as a nation, we draw
! nice distinctions to save our money, and starve
• and plunder those who regard our honor and
I defend our rights. There is something wrong
1 in this: the hungry politician is fed, the ac
■ live partisan is rewarded, the man who de
ceives the people, and ministers to the ambi
-1 lion of the great and mighty, is well paid, but
f the soldier who fights your battles is turned
r off with a cold denial of sheer justice. I hope
1 the times will change, and I shall rejoice to
’ see the people of these United States do jus
-1 tice to themselves, as well as to their rulers.
\ And I hope to live to see those humbug politi
cians, who raise such unworthy obstacles to
the claims of our people, mustered out of the
’ service-pay or nn pay: but they will lake
s care of themselves; they have the money, and
j it seems they intend to keep it.
. Mr. Speaker, in all the opposition to these
j amendments made upon the floor, I hear no
argument against their justice ; it is all a mat
e ter of mere form, intended, no doubt, to post
pone that which they cannot avoid doing at
last. Indeed, there is no argument which can
» be used to defeat them, especially the claim of
r Georgia. Strength of parties may postpone
!- that which both justice and reason demand
should bo done, and done quickly. But still,
e Mr. Speaker, if wo are to listen to the kind
'• pretensions of friendship, made here by the
f friends of the President elect, we could not
s doubt the payment of our claim for one mo
ment- Well, we shall soon see who are our
- friends and who ora not. Let mo say to Mr.
■ Van Buren’s friends here, now is tho time to
t prove what they profess. If truly, gentlemen,
- you arc our friends, now let us feel it; and let
3 mo say to them, in good faith, if you intend
s to help us, let us have the benefit of all your
■ votes at once. Do not do as you did in tho
1 case of Texas, part vote yen at one lime and
! part at another, and thus defeat the measure,
t whilst at tho same time, you prove to all tho
■ world you are all the friends of Texas. But
• let us return to the argument: I said no argu-
I menl had or could be used against tho justice
> of this claim. If any gentlemen should say
i they were not called for by the Government, I
• will answer, they were called (or by the ac
’ kual invasion of the State, and the positive
> and imperative necessity of tho times. For
t more than twelve months before a declaration
of war by either party, the Creek Indians
s were in tho habit of crossing the Chattahoo
> chy river, and plundering and murdering tho
I citizens of Georgia, and during this whole time
the gallant Jernigan and bis fellow-soldiers, as
well as tho citizens of other counties, were
i occasionally in the field. It is true,calls were
• made by the people of Stewart and Baker
counties, and some of the adjoining comities,
• for help, but none was given them: they were
1 left by the Governor of Georgia and the “Go
i vernment ,” to do the best they could ;in the
. condition of our affairs, these soldiers who
• ask no pay for actual services, wore compell
■ ed to perform those services from unavoida
i bly necessity, which I should think was a pa
t ramount reason why they should be paid.
I Mr. Speaker, the honorable chairman of the
Committee of Claims, as well as tho honor
-1 able gentleman from Now York, will pardon
• me for another reason why I object to their
objection. They say, and particularly the
j gentleman from New York, that these claims
I ought not to be considered by Congress before
1 they are referred to a committee, and by them
i considered and reported upon. I have a case
• in point, which proves to my mind most con
clusively that these references of important
measures to committees aro sometimes made
■ a reason, if not a pretext, for very unnecessary,
and, 1 will add, very unjust, and more than
! that, very oppressive delay. I refer now to
i claims arising for spoliations committed by
i the Creek Indians upon the property of cili
• zens of Georgia and Alabama during the last
' war. I promised my constituents when 1
• came here to look after this matter; and, irn
f mediately upon my arrival in this city, I en
i quired of my colleagues what disposition, it
1 any, had been made of that part of the Presi
dent's message which related to this subject,
! in which he recommended the payment of
t these claims. I was informed it had been re
[ ferred to the Committee on Claims, a very un
fortunate reference, 1 fear; for, so far as I can
- learn the fate of the claims before the com-
J their tracks are ail going into the lion’s
t den, not one has ever returned. I addressed
f a letter to the honorable chairman, who is the
only one of that committee I have any know
ledge of as members thereof, inquiring his
reasons for not making a report upon that
subject; his answer was, he had referred it
■ to the Secretary at War for an opinion; and
f we have no such officer in fact; the Attorney
• General docs something in that office when
•* iris other duties will allow, Tito chairman
3 had no answer from him, and therefore had
- made no report. I wrote to the Attorney Ge
’ neral, as acting Secretary at War and now
■ to-day learn he has just sent in his answer,
too late, I fear, for a report to do any good
! this session.
> Mr. Speaker, I must be permitted lo say
this all looks lo me like injustice to my con
stituenis; and here in my place 1 do complain
I that they have been treated amiss, and 1 (eel
3 it the more sensibly, because I knovt of my
i own knowledge that delay is ruin to many of
■ these sufferers. If the honorable chairman
■ had been with me at Roanoke, and had seen
■ what I have seen with my own eyes, liesure
| ly would not have sent these claims to the
Secretary at War, when the President had
i distinctly recommended the measure lo Con
-1 gress; and I will say I cannot commend such
i a course; and if I understand Mr. Butler’s o
; pinion, he does not see why he should be call
ed upon to argue this measure after it was
■ before Congress. I now distinctly ask the
1 honorable chairman, if he did not intend thus
: to give it the go-by! for so I shall consider the
fact to be until truth dispels the delusion, if I
am wrong. But, Mr. Speaker, I have no
doubt I have apprehended this whole manage
-1 ment as it really is; this claim comes from the
1 South; these sufferers are Southern people; if
they had hailed from another quarter, the sen
sibilities of the honorable chairman would
have been more acute, and the honorable gen
tleman from New York would not have flung
in his objections thus opportunely against the
amendment. It is a hard case upon those
who have lost their property. The powers
that be wore called upon lo protect them; the
strong arm of this Government was so slow
to move in their defence, that proteclion came
too late: and now, after the citizens of Geor
gia and Alabama were left to the mercy of the
merciless savage; afterscarce.'y a liirndy who
resided upon tho frontier has escaped either
murder or bouse-burn ing; after the desolating
horrors of Indian warfare were turned loose
upon us for months, after the best portions of
our new country were made a howling wil
derness; after all this, when they come here
for a just remuneration, the best yon can do
for them is to lot their claim sleep—to them
it is tho sleep of death.
Mr. Speaker, the House will pardon this
digression from the main question, and no
doubt will agree with me that the policy of
both the gentlemen is tho same—to avoid
the payment of either the soldier that
fought or the citizen that suffered. I feel
confident, at all events, that I have clearly
shown, by the facts of the case last debated,
that to refer the claims of the soldiers for pay
to the committee would not, as I before said,
enhance its value or increase the prospect of
payment. I hope the amendment of m/» col
league will be adopted. I thank tho House
for its kind indulgence and polite attention.
And now, Mr. Speaker, I will depart from
another habit of debate indulged in this
House; I will cease when I am through.
From the Now York Ileralil, March 4.
Last evening our Express from Washin"-
, ton arrived at 10 minutes past eleven, bring
, ing with him tlio following document, a copy
, of which was procured by tbc great influence
which our poetical correspondent, “ Cold WU
. lals" has with the Kitchen Cabinet. Nothing
, further need be said. Read and reflect—the
, golden age is approaching.
J ORIGINAL INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
1 Gentlemen of the Senate,
and House of Representatives
! Having been called upon by the powerful
3 voice of the Democratic party, and io purmi
- ance of its old and venerable usuages, to pre
• side over the United Stales for tlie term of
t four years ensuing, salary 935,000 a year, I
i cannot meet you, gentlemen, without making
f a full and frank disclosure of those principles
' which have always guided mo through life,
I from the first time 1 trundled lo market a
wheel barrow with cabbages, in Kinderliook,
I till I now am trundling the six and twenty
i cabbages of the Union lo a belter market and
. for higher prices. Oa many former occasions
1 have indeed been clear and explicit on these
principles, as it is my nature always to be ;
but just now I shall be frank and full beyond
all former examples.
From the recent expression of public opin
ion, as shown in my election, it is evident to
to all, that the sacred and (inalienable rights
of the States must be strictly and carefully
guarded. Indeed this principle which we
have inherited from Thomas Jefferson, that
great Apostle of democracy, is tho sheet an
clior of our Union. Not but that the Fede
ral government must also bo preserved in all
its power and force, so as to give consistency
to state rights. In the south, and south west
particularly, this doctrine must be strictly ad
hered to. In the nor:h, regular nominations
supply the place of state rights, and preserve
the ascendency of the democratic parly with
out them.
On the subject of the Tariff, let us have
no difficulty. I have always been in favor of
a judicious.tariff which fortunately, means anti
tariff in the south—tariff in New England—
anti-tariff'in Now York city—tariff in Penn
sylvania—and anti-tarilf in the South-West.
There is nothing like candor and simplicity
in giving opinions on great public questions.
Abolition is also a very knotty subject.—
Addressing myself to the religious voters of
the north, I am clearly of opinion that the
general government has the right and authority
to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
—but, looking with the other eye at the state
of'our friends in the South, I am not sure but
that if Congicss were to attempt it, it would
be a gross violation of the Constitution. It
might and might not —but until public opin
ion has developed itself more fully, I think
our southern friends ought to bo satisfied witli
the riots at New York,Philadelphia, and else
where, by which tho property of the blacks
were destroyed, their lives put in jeopardy,
and their supporters outraged, by the awful
energies and wholesome praetices of the de
mocratic party. If it is necessary to give fur
tlier satisfaction to our friends at the south
before the next election, wo shall lot oil'a few
more riots at the north. During the ascen
dancy of the democratic party, wo have al
ways a liberal stock on hand and can fully
supply any demand.
On the subject of the United States Bank
there is no difficulty. My predecessor has de
stroyed that aristocratic institution, and thus
cleared away the rubbish for tin erection of
a new hank, organised on democratic princi
ples entirely, and avoiding all tho aristocratic
tendencies which the former had. It is not
time yet to begin to hatch tho egg of a new
bank—but in a year or two, 1 will give direc
tion to tho organs of democracy, to call for a
new United States Dank, of fifty millions ca
pital. All our friends in New York who are
fond of “ the fiscal patronage of tho govern
ment,” and “ revere” our lute chief are in fa
vor of it—and ready to come out when the
bell rings, like all other smart flunkeys. 1
think a great bank at Now York, and anolh
er at New Orleans, would answer our purpose
very well.
I always have been, and always will be, op
posed to the principle of banking—but 1 have
always been favorable lo tho practice. It is
only in this way that we can keep up the as
cendency of tho democratic party. Banking
of all kinds—paper money of every form, is
unconstitutional and unjust in principle—but
in practice it can be made a very useful and
convenient instrument fur keeping the party
together, and for carrying the elections. Gold
and silver undoubled'y are the only constitu
tional currency, but a regular democratic cur
rency is a different thing. our late ven
erable President took mo into his counsels,
tho principle of banking has been very cor
rectly and properly put down and repudiated,
and especially in the case of the U. S. Bank ;
but fortunately for the country the practice has
increased, from an aggregate bank capital in
1830 of 150 millions, to 500 millions in 1837.
I trust we shall continue this course of op
position to banking in principle, but in fitter
of it in practice. It is the only constitutional
or democratic course.
I have been very anxious of late to find out
the true democratic principle on the subject of
the public lands. I have not yet succeeded,
but I trust I shall very soon, particularly after
a few election shall have been decided in the
western states. la my own stale, New York,
I was blest at an early day with a knowledge
of the true principle of democracy on public
lands, village lots, water privileges, and all
such valuable things. Before the canals of
Now York wore laid out, our friends purchas
ed all tho best village sites throughout the
lines, at cheap prices. I myself laid in a good
stock of lots and water power privileges, in
the town of Oswego. Other lots I look for
fees, then coming to me by my practice. As
tho democratic parly had the ascendency in
the legislature, wo gave a democratic direo.
tionto tho laws creating and laying out the
canals The lines run through our lots, and
in a few years their value rose, soma 100,
some 200, some 500 per cent over Ilia origi
nal cost.
But this was not all. My democratic Safe
ty Fund Bank system was then invented, and
each of those villages required a democratic
bank wilh which to transact its business. By
this moans the value of properly, lots, every
thing, has risen greatly in New York. The
state has become rich, and the democratic
parly has become completely organized and
permanent..
Now I think Ilia same operation may be
performed in the western states. Many of
our friends Inve been forming companies,
purchasing lands, and laying in a slock of
towns, cities, and villages. In a short lime,
when they shall have laid in a full supply
it will bo full lime to dispose of the rest of
the public lands to gqnatters, or to return them
to the states, or to do any tiring wi’h them
you please. I shall be guided entirely by
Congress. Tho democratic party having the
first choice, the aristocrats may take the te
mainder. This, however, 1 shall leave to
your future wisdom.
This is a great commercial ago. I am
from a great commercial state. It is also an
ago of civilization and refinement. The greai
principle of modern limes is that every thing
is worth money—and every thing can be
bought for its value. What is culled corrup
tion is merely virtue in a slate of commer
cial distribution. New York ins attained her
great weolth,power, and population by buy
ing and selling everything—goods, merchan
dize, flour, banks, men, and women, politi
cians, virtue, vice, ami particularly every spe
cies of patriotism. Formerly men and na
tions were bayoneted into civilization and re-1
finement; now they are bought anil purchased
into all the elegances of life, and all the pu
rest principles ot democracy. The founda
tion of my reign was laid by the iron ener
gies of my predecessor. I moan to add the
Corinthian capital to the Republic, and rub
the democratic party into decent manners and
respectable behaviour. Every man has his
price ; every state can be bought; and I ne
ver saw a woman that had not something
handsome about her person, either her foot,
g her bust, her looks, her air, or something,
s What Romo was under Augustus Coesar, I
', mean to make the United States under my
i sway. I shall polish and civilize the demo
, cratic party—the reign of the kitchen is at an
i end. Lo / life is my utter abomination.
I I know from long experience what it is, and
> therefore despise it from my heart. 1 shall
i assemble about me all the ingenious, literary,
; elegant, ami educated men and women in the
Union, Flour is up in price—money is up—
coal is up—l am up—why should not every
tiring else rise also !
Willi these observations I think you will
be at no loss to understand my views and
principles on public policy. The democratic
parly Ims now tho ascendancy in this country,
let us take care to keep the power in our own
hands at any sacrifice, “ Our sufferings, at
length, is not intolerable.”
Martin Van Iluxaua.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.
PATENT COTTON GIN.
We understand that Dr. Jones’ patent Cot
ton Gin, of which we made a notice some
time since, was put in operation on Saturday
last, to tho entire satisfaction of a largo num
ber of competent judges, who were present.
The general opinion seems to be that it not
only causes a great saving of labor, but also
improves the quality of the staple so much, ss
to enhance its price from l-4e to l-2o in the
pound.
The best proof of the success of the patent
is, that several of the spectators, upon'secing its
performances immediately gave orders lo have
gins after this model, prepared for their planta
tions before the ensuing season.
The Gin will bo exhibited in full operation
every day during the present week, fron 10 to
11 in the morning, and from 4 to 5 in the ev
ening, at No. 200 Julia street, where nil who
aro interested in tho improvements of the kind
would do well to repair thither for the pur
pose of testing, to llioir own satisfaction, the
merits of the invention.
From the Mobile Morning Chronicle of the ilh inst.
IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS.
We learn from the best authority, a propo
sition is now on foot by some gentlemen of
Augusta, Ga. to establish betweA that city
and Mobile, a regular daily lino of Steam
Packets and Stagu-Coaclies—to be suppor
ted and arranged in the following inannor.—
The proprietors of tlio Steam Packet line,
will belong lo n stock Company, wilh a capi
tal of SIOO,OOO. Tho Stage line between
Montgomery and Augusta, will be owned by
tlio present proprietors of tho line now run
ning between these places.
“The Steam Packets, to run between this
and Montgomery every other day, will benew
of tlio bust make, and eloganlly fitted and fur-,
nisbed for tlio purpose. On these boats ex
perienced Captains will bo employed, and as
their purpose will bo tlio conveyance of pas
sengers only, they will never be delayed or
retarded in tlioir trips on account of freight.
"A sufficient number of splendid Coaches
will run between Montgomery and Augusta,
so as to accommodate at all times tlio travel
ling of the road.
“This, in short, is the project as stated to
us—and in our opinion, a highly reasonable
' one. During almost every month in tho year
1 the travelling on this route is 100 great fiir pre
sent conveniences, and all who have passed in
| travelling seasons, aro acquainted with the
innumerable difficulties winch moot them ut
every town and village on their way. The
proposed arrangement will completely obviate
all theso difficulties, and afford a safe, regular
and speedy communication with An. uata,
from which place lo Charleston the inter
course by the rail road is ot all times certain.
“The citizens of Augusta have generously
pledged their subscriptions to $60,000 wortlr of
the stock of the line of prickets, leaving but
forty thousand dollars to bo taken in Mobile
and Montgomery.—Tins small sum we feel
confident, will be subscribed for bore as soon
as books are opened, provided the obligations
entered into by the contractors bo such as to
ensure u proper and just appropriation of the
funds. This will doubtless be dono, and wc
hope soon to seo the whole roate, between
this city and Charleston, little less agreeable
and convenient, then between Augusta and
the latter place.
“Tlio value of tho stock in this Company
cannot fur a moment be doubted. No invest*
ment could be mure profitable; and with this
prospect, and those previously stated, we re
peat our hopes and expectations of its immedi
ate application. Wo understand a subscrip
tion list is now open at the office of Col. Mc-
Gran on Conti street, where those wishing to
do so can cull mid subscribe, or learn more de
finitely than wc have stated the history of the
proposition,
COMMERCIAL.
Dai.timork Muikkt, March 7.
Flour -The transaction* in Howard street Flour are
dill confined lo (mail parcels lor home use, nt 810,-
76 The wagon price to-day is uniform at 910,25,
with n small advance occasionally for, hoico lirundi.
City Miffs flour is dull at 910 for standard, ami
$10,25 tor extra.
(train —On Saturday two cargoes of Herman red
Wheal, about 8000 bushels, were sold at $2,16, quali
ty prime, To-day another parcel of 2500 bushels
was sold, hut the price was not mado public, A
cargo of 6000 bushels is still in the market.
Yesterday sales of White Corn wo’o made at 85 n
87 cts. and of Yellow at 90 a92 cts. To day the
article is dull, and lliese prices cannot he obtained.
Marine Intelligence-
Savannah, March 9.—Arr. schrs Factor, Myrick
NOrleuns; Eclipse, I’hil ps, Baltimore; steamer
Oglethorpe, Kirkpatrick, Augusta.
Went to sea, ship franklin, Sislare, Greenock •,
setir Virginia, Nickerson, lloslon.
Sailed, sloop Cashier, sane, Charleston.
Charleston, March 10.—Arr, ship Charles
ton, Eldridge, from lloslon ; sclir Exit, Sisson, Sn
Vanuatu
Cl’d, Hr brig Coznr, fotvlor, Greenock ; sclir Ag
nes, Swasey, N Orleans; steam packet South Caro
lina, Holmes, Norfolk ; steam packet Win Seabrouk,
Dubois, kavannah.
Went to sea yesterday, brig Elm, Crofts, W In
dies; brig Hiram, Bacon, New Orleans ; It L. brig
Buenos Ayres, Sluart, N York ; sclir Motion, Wil
ley, Jacksonville; steam packet Houth Carolina,
Holmes, Norfolk.
In the offiing, a barque.
Norfolk Sc Charleston steam Packet*.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
THE Norfolk Lino of Sleam
ficVsFl Packets will commence rnn-
Jr*N long regularly oncen week,
* lßl ' v< *nn Charleston <fe Nor
»*«wi*isMisiMaifclqlk, by the steamer GEOR
GIA, Capt, Rollins, leaving Charleston on fridsy
Afternoon,the IBih March, an 1 (he .SOUTH CARO
LINA, Capt. Holmes, on ihc 2oih March, Ha-sage
and fare $23 This arrangement to continue until
tbc first oi August, at least
Tho Boats will leave Norfolk every Saturday.—-
Tho Georgia will run through to Savannah next
trip, and continue to do so until lunber notice. The
steamer Kentucky 1s to run to and from (he Norfolk
I and Charleston steam packets in the Bay, and insure
passengers being put on board the Philadelphia
b iais Monday morning, md they may be in New
York Monday night. .
WILLIAM PATTON, Agent,
. Fitzsimons’ wharf
March 10 87 6t
PETIT (JULF COTTON SEED - 249 sacks
Genuine Petit Gulf COTTON SEED, careful
ly seieniod expressly (hr this Market. Justreceivsd
lr*m New Orleans and far sale by
I RATHBONE & DAK Est,
, Jan. 37 23 ts
m
■ Dissolution.
f Co-partnership heretofore existing nndcr
r A the firm of >rt. M I)tK ACo, is (his day di«-
*° i i’i by miltlial consent. M. M. Dye Ims purcha
-1 !, interest of James HI, Dye and Milo
natch, in the late firm, and is au'lmriscd to rolled
• the debts and attend generally to all unset)li d busi
np“- M. M. DYE,
I JAMES M. DYE.
MILO HATCH.
TMA HR undersigned will eoni inuo the business hnra
tofore eonduclcj by the loie firm, on his indi
vidual account, and solicits a continuance of the
former patronage extended to the late firm.
. .. , M. M. DYE.
Augusta, March 10,1837 as
Administrator’!* Notice.
1 K'WR months niter dale application will be made
*■ to the Honorable the Interior Court of Colum
bia county, while sitting for ordinary purposes, for
leave to sell a tract of Land adjoining Beallo and
Zachry, in said county, and a negro boy named
Daniel, belonging to the estate of George A. Tindall,
deceased, hie of said county; lor the benefit of the
heirs and creditors of said deceased.
„ . . A. L ZACHRY, Adm’r.
March 11 -tin, ftg
RC. BALDWIN—Fancy and Staple Dry
• Goods, at Wholesale, 234 Broad street, An
gusta, Goo. [Jan 3 Ily
T PLATE, constantly on hand and Ibr tala by
-A Jan 3 1 tfl R. C BALDWIN.
1 VAUtXCSE MAIVIFAtTLRIVO CO.
A SUPPLY of YARNS & OSNABURGS will,
in future, be kept «n hand at Messrs. Charke,
McToir A Co’s store, Broad Street, Augusta, Oa. t
where the former customers of the Factory, and the
trade generally are invited to fall.
WAI. G. NIAIAIO, Suc'y A Treasurer.
r«h 25 •
John Dascoinbe.
ABv (THIS Celebrated Racer w ill make
Ms first season at the HAMPTON
Cf YtiCOIJU.sk, near Angunla, Go.,under
direction of Mr. Fkkema.n W.
*if ft* I.Acr, and bo let to Marce, theensu
ing season, at One Hundred Dollars
the season, payable 25th December next, with One
Dollar to the Gtuum; the season to commence tho
ISt h February, end end the 15th July next. It is re
quested that poisons sending mores, will send a not*
for the season and a podigrtte of tho mare.
John Bascunibo never having covered, his powers
as a foul-getter are, of course, unknown : such mares
therefore, as do not prove in leal, shall have the
benefit of another season, free of charge. Me ssrs.
Glascock & I/icy are extensively provided with Lot*
and Stables, for mures that may be sent to remain
with the b rse, and will be fed at fifty cents per
day. Black servants, sent with mures, ted gratis.—
Every care and attention will bo taken to guard
against accidents or escapes, but no liability will bo
incurred for either. A re|«irl having gained circula
tion that John Bascemhe would nut cover, 1 taka
this method to contradict it, so tir as he ha* not re
fused.
PEDIGREE.—John Bascombc is u light cbesnut,
fifteen and a half bands high, lino bone and muscle,
with very superior limbs mid action, six years old
(he ensuing spring; ho was got by tho celebrated
horse Bertrand, sen., his dam was got by Paculst,
and ho by imported Citizen; bis grand dun by ini
poiled Buzzard ; and his great grand dam by Wade
Hampton’s Paragon, and ho by imported Flimnap;
his dam by Harwell's Traveller, Ins grand dam Ca
miliiu. by old Fearnought out of Calisla, imparted
by Col. Bird ; Harwell« Traveller was by Morton’s
Traveller, out of Col. Bird’s 0 Uinta; Bascuinho’e
great great grand dum by imported Figure, his great
great grand dam was old Sbamorkin, who was got
by imported Wddnir.out of Ihe imported Cub Mart.
Base umbo’s performance on the Turf are of so re
cent data, and consequently so well known, 1 deem
it unnecessary to trouble the public with any remarks
1 of mine, in relation to them, except to state that ho
; has never lost a heal since he bus been in my bauds
r JOHN CROWELL.
March 10 37
i fJMgpas We arc authorised to announce Captain
Itw SAMUEL BONES, as a candidate for
Major of tho City Battalion, at the ensu
ing election.
March 9 sft
Last Call.
ALL persons indebted by nolo or book account to
the subscriber are informed that a settlement is
desired immediately us 1 shall leave tho state by tho
2Ulh instant.
„ , D. LYON THORP.
March 10 _ 6t 57
Wanted Immediately,
fifty to one hundred good, sound, young
riding HORSES, in good order, li»r which the
highest cash price will bo given. Also, thirty go al
Teamsters, to go to Florida, for whom high wages
will be given. Apply to the subscriber, at Mr. Alt
mtr's Livery Slob e,
. J. U. W. SCARBOROUGH, Agent.
March 9 ftft t s
WJI.il. CRANE. ~
IS no w opening a largo assort incut of Dry Good*,
which he will sell low at Wholesale or Retail,
at No. 231 Broad street.
March 7 1m
MECHANICS’ BANK, AUGUSTA, >
March Blh, 1836. 5
ON WEDNESDAY next, (the ISih) the Board
will clod a Diirouvt Clerk, to fill the vacancy
of A. Picqnet resigned—also, a Collection Clerk, ilia
amount ol salary and bund, may lie known by ap
plication to the President or Cashier.
GEO. W. LAMAR, Cashier.
March 9 td 55
official hrawZno ”
OK THE
Georgia Stale Lottery.
For the benefit of the Augusta liulep’t Fire Comp’/
, class no 9. von 1837.
7 ill M if, 62 51 56 58 25'~27
1 HEREBY CERTIFY that die above numbers
ns ilioy stand nre correct, us lalicn from the Man
ager's certificate of the drawing of the Virginia
Mule Lottery lor Wheeling,Class No. 1, for 1837,
drawn at Alexandria, Virginia, March 4th.—And
which dele mines the fate of all the Tickets in the
above Lottery. A. READ, Agent.
March 7 54
Georgia State Lottery.
KOII THE HKVEKIT OK THE
Augusta Indep ntleul Fire lompaiir.
Class No. 10, for 1837.
To he determined by the drawing of Ike Virgin*! State
LottcryJ'ur the benefit of the Town of PeicrtbuTff,
Class No. 2, lor 1837.
To bo drawn at Alexandria, Va. on Saturday.
March Nth, 1837.
I). S. GIIEGOIIY \ CO.
(Successors to Yales A Mclntyre, 1 Managers.
UIOHt.ST PRIZE
30,000 DOLLS.
GRAND MIIK.IIK,
1 PRIZE OF 530,000 is 335,000
I 10,000 is 10,000
1 7,000 IS 7,000
1 5,000 is 5,000
1 4,000 is 4,000
1 3,000 is 3,000
1 2,165 is 2,165
’ 25 1000 is 25,000
50 500 is 25,000
00 200 is 10,000
88 150 i« 13,200
63 100 is 6,300
6» 80 is 5,040
63 70 is 4,410
63 60 is 3,780
126 50 is I 6,300
126 40 is V 5,040
3654 20 is
23436 10 is ' iSfSbO
*7814 PRIZES AMOUNTING TO $472,675
I Vr Pickets 810—Shares in proponion.JCO
WrTirkds in the above Lottery cun be obtained
at all limes by country denlere, and those who are
disposed to adventure, by sending their orders to
the undersigned, who will give prompt attention, if
* addros.-ei to. A. READ,
1 Contractor and State Agent, Augusta, Ga
’ March 7 51
1— ■ —————l ■ 1, , , .
Notice.
PERSONS indebted to mo for Professional ser
vices, will pleaso make payment to Messrs. Jin
kins A Mann, who nro ray auihorusd Attorneys,
daring my absence from the State.
, Fcfa 4. 1837 30 P. PATTERSON.
ON CONSIGN AIJjiNT—SO or SO boxes » prune
Virginia Tobacco, at
DAWSON’J WAREHOUSE;
k Jan 21 X ti J7