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DAVID I*. HILUIorSK.
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ID,NIiY PORE.
A UGU TIN D. STATU \.M.
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FOR C( INGRESS.
RO'D'.RT AUGUST! S REAL!., of JiiMi.
\R AV >U M. CHAPPELL, ci M hiNm'.
WD I,'V[ C. I)A'-IKM., ofChatham.
T:’ :Vi V. FOSTER, cl'Ori rid.
<!!', i ICE R <il I,VIET of Oglethorpe.
PWIR |„ i; \Mill,!-;, of J. :D r: •.!!.
MI It IV !. \ \i \ 11, iif Mu cir'ne.
I>A N FAVN \ N, of Marray.
RP HARD H. VVI I,!)E, of Richmond,
V ii- iiiaiil'iij :u3-i ‘ vVInIc
ft i . f*. !*; i'l yin ’I !.
W Ucoi.li v./tirl o-.liow, I; yonil -‘icre
fill •• tr .vi'tv.y, ilnt Virginia ho- rceeiilly re- I
< , . lii ■ principlelbr which rite strug
plo I in *: * -* ‘1)0, nil, I tlint I hoy arc the .mi no !
wlroli tho Savin: I’m ii rs lV'.mv now maiu
tn:n i:i I I ii; >■ n!. Tii’ iijiure imi of tie Tn
rnF a 1 1 tho o ”ti;i os of tho So :!h iii'hiooil tho j
Republicans to rune limit: their idler Is, ill l
tho oii'jD;y titrii;’ ;lo.j tli'*y wi m:m!:in", to of- i
loot tho roll’ .'! un i modification, of ill. -o on- ,
no\ ..ii ai'!.-. ini to arrest the Govermnout in |
it.i eireer of m iking internal imprnveniciilH j
within tho limit inn! juris diction of the never- j
al Si iton. Tii v Imil ]i ’! itiimnl mitl ram :i -1n i
t'l in vain, .<1 were dnalh driven reluctant- |
ly ti> tho r no! i on, that H im” measure of a
,!, rh trader, wan absolutely icr • ary,
to arrest th • ii . p itioiia. Viuctxi \, tii ■
tii r .lied ahk” fa uiilii". l of lior join
cipl ‘a and tho orthodoxy of her “"iitiuieiitH
aeenio 1 dot’ nnined to take tho h ail. Accor
dingly in 1 11, Mn. Gn.i", Ion;; Itown fur hi i
talon!:., aoilito ■, un i his determined opposi
t oil to tho Olli II oh ll |Ol its of 111 o( i ‘lll'l'll I Go
vernment, intro lured in tho I • liiture, a
lh solution, having !!>r its ohjoi't tho appoint
ment of a Committee, l i enipiire anil roport, on
the coiistitutioiiialily of th • art generally call
o.l tho T.i.iif Isuv, an I of th” power n.'smilo.l
by tho (ionornl tioveriim it to make intorinl
iinprovomonts within tin’ limit* of tho States.
Mr. (ido t nr.'ii,'o'! his n ‘hition, uoioil"’ other
i nmi'ks, with'! • f.llowi’ij; plm i mil H'piifi
cant (loo'arntion:— ** it. bocamo tliu honor, di -
nity, and morals of Virpmia to < i: v i: to nut
rials, if In i’ eomphiinls ho w ll Ibtmdod -
nil 1 her con l. tonoy roijiiirod that, she should
ACT.” A.iioin; 111' 1 rosolutionn introihioo'l,
is tlio following? on ■, which shows conclusive
ly, that n his opininu tho lime had arrived,
when tho impoteiny of a petitionnml a romon
stranee should ho rojoctis), and a remedy ap
pliod, sullioieutly etliwtive, to arri.'l tho ope
ration of lh in- v sir.--. “Ro d.od, That
the committee ho a! > instruetod to report ive:i
mk.\ sell us lhr t'.e adoption of tho (lenernl A
ns they shall think will most la iei ■
tim.i.v tend to Ainu: - r tin-"’ usurpations; to
slay the hind ol a ,-arieo and desjiotism; to re
in Into the “00,l people ol’ this t ‘onunnnwealtli
in all their i ..initial redds and liberties; and
the tpwernm mt thereof in all the rights ornu
t."l an ! worn'.’ 1 to it, hy the fimdam—.ilnllaws.”
When it is r . Meet.’ !, that the ‘ .■tiil‘;ii’ ‘■ .1
individual who into hie I ties res hit inn, hud
in his pr. ihtory remarks, declared, that “it
lr e e.o” the honor ami deputy of Virpmia to
a a Ii ‘ .'hi, and her consistency re
ipiired that she shout 1 act,” it is evident, that
this r dilution p, sited to some a tens; re nioro
eilieient than a prtili ii, and mere commaiid
ill-r than : r. .n, stir in —to one, that. Would
•'i/h cl-.rally arci si li e tisurpal ;o/i.” The
rdutuni w is a peed to, and a ennnnittoe nji
poiuted. ns pnip’- .'d by Mr. tides -but uufor
tnn indy, c .'.':ie.;s’am - prevent.'.l th-vi from
• link ii': an ‘ ■ >r!, and neo imiond.n"■
such Nir • sir : a- i.i their c.rie. u, would real
ir.o the expeiTaliuis of tho l.ep: laturo. Ties
i.- evident iVom the follow m<r part of their re
port: “In repird to the instruetion to the
poni'i.ntee, to roport xucti measures for the
adoption of the ti ‘ll ral Assembly, as they
shall think will most pi etunity ten !to Aiiui s r
tDo usurpation of the (!"m-ml (lev eminent
\ “or Conmattee w phi i 1 .. rvo, that trom the
oil,-- < il . iotl of the pv.ient s •sstot:, they
find them- lv vspr eluded from all atlctnplsnt
f. ‘o":pi''odh'"’ any sv tom of KI'TICIMX P
hMIASi'KI'-i OP COr.NTMU ACTION’;”
thoy there r e >mmeo.d tlio tloneral A
- “to outer its mo s! sot, o: i pruli s-t
■’ , i t the Fa ■ ’ ■ii ■... pdi nos the (Jo.
ner.tl tiovernm. ut.” 1 appears then, hovond
roT ■o\ e.. ~ ti.it the “rtih ria.'i ’ jtoriol” of
th • • > oen, prevented tho rviMm.;, n la * i o of
nnv system of “< ‘ioient .1 -amircs o,''counter
a-tiini"—and as they had <1 ‘tormineil imt to
“s'. ‘ and did “>r ‘ ./,"th -t tho Co:p
miuiw', had time and opp rtin ty pi'r.nittisl.
would have urtro.l some r rc-ily, tout would
“ most *'pi itu-illy tcivl to arrest the usurp, i
tion.” What w : the remedy I We know it
was not petition and re .■> is’rnnc , lioeaitso it
“became the honor and di.outy of Virginia to
cease to complain"—we know, it was pot the
“ballot box,” boeause slio had long? b • a e>i:e;
thin riyht,. without bein'? aide to rdi et nnv
llnrer, and her “c insist ouey required sh .'should
ai t"—we know it was not a protest, because
ebe was “precluded from recommcndiii;; any
efficient measures of counteraction,” au i not-
withstandm” this declaration, she ilil solemn- 1 I
ly protest —and we know it was not revolution, 1 I
because the “people were to lie reinstated in j 1
all their essential rio'its and li! mTi” and the
I lour ament in all the “ lit - granted mol se
cured I it by the fundamental'liner,.'’ A"an |
we ask, what was tho remedy—what sv v
the “ men-"ircx that would cflootunlly arro-t ■
the iisurpition !” It o idle to dispute about
tho matter—it is ridiculous to attempt to fritter |
away, by fir fetched const ructions, larioimto; !
so plain, arid acts ho si?|j 1 ti(-:ii)I. Virginia iu
terided ** to interpose for arresti: -- the pro
•rms of the ii /, mid f,r maiuhti ni ntr within
’■ ’ r fonts, lor authority, riff his ami liber
to o” And such interposition wim not iiiton-1
ded to he, either a /at and ion, n re monstrance, n |
protest, th” ballot beer, or r/ , tutiun.
Much w i tie conduct of Vir'oni iin It:*7._-I
l,et u.; now contemplate her conn ein ’•.‘il. It
is known to nur remlerH that. Mr. <! si.iiot-.‘s j
celebrated report and r - dutions, which are i
regarded hy many r s lieingf the first, and ablest !
exp-ivilton of his favorite doctrine, Xi.r.i.nu-j
cation - were introduced and adopted by the j
; l,e"i"|itire of K. ’ ‘roli'ii, in 1 -;-i. They!
were sent to the due rent Slates for their con- i
ciirrence. V.--him the attsmtein ofevcryuu
pt epulirv'il mind, to the lanmn o of the Re
port, of V'ir'rini'i - -“The proceedin': of th ■ 1.0-
J'i'dftiire ol til.’ Slut',’ oft e oral i, as tr n ll us
thus'-on eidiioh tlienp4ire founded, e-inaneitiner
freon th” Is 1 is led UI'I nj’ Seoul h (letriiliaei, an
nminceand sustain the opinions of Virginia,
| heretofore proclaimed hy suco’ sive D'jfmla
son; whieh your <imo eaein and. earn no\
cause Io rclini/uish; lait which they are rea-
Idyto de fend and sustain, ;m iiivolvon:; the
nmsl e sse nlini uteri sts ofllie common wealth.”
Here it. will lie ■ ii, that Virgin i approves
I unqualifiedly, the prove 1 iiiys ol South (!uro
; li"a—declare tint they “announce arid sus
tain In i’ opinions,” nii l that she will “defend
i and support them.” To wive sonic idea of the
I “proceedings of C irolim,” we will introduce
; some nftli ■ re olut.ion ‘ -,.e adopted.
“Reiiolvcd, That Ihi'titwuui'oi to bo pur.su
-1 id e ni” qunnt on the p-rsevcrance in this sys
tem, are purely I| i st.il..; i.f e rpedienry, and
j not o f nil, e outre- ”
“Resob. -d, That the acts of (aingjre.-'S fir
I the pro! rtiim ofdomeitic ninnufietures are
, iinctotildot, . : it and shouhl he re-si-tnl —and
the other States are invited to co-operate with
I : ‘till ('apdinn in the measure of resistance
to the sttme,”
Tim report contains th ‘se expressions,—
“ I lie several States. South <'.iroliua 111110110
theri'st, have also their own iln tiiiet, reserv
'd uiidrlepetle-il rfifhls, which it is equally
their hounden duty to watch over and protect
from all e iimu,rhmrnl-—nni\ this duty the
Stateol Si nth Carolina will not mvflnct —but
on rill occasions, if need he, will lliithfully to
the -utmost, mol at nil hazards, perform it.”
These extracts must suffice to shew what
opinions and principles South Carolina main
tan;.!, and u■ ■ hive the nnl!i !he 1,-
“i"laturoof Virginia thr tho
itiuy ‘‘root on truth mid i . usen—-ih'xt, they
have hi'en “heretofore proelaiincd” hv her
and that she is “ready to defend and sustain
them.” Rut to prove the coincidence of the
duct rmesof the Stale Hi phis I‘arly, with the
principles of Virginia wn will make another
extract from the same report.—“ Each (Jov
ernmeiit is invested with supreme authority
in tlie cxereiso ol its leeilimate functions,
unilst the authority ol either is ir'iolly raid,
” hen exerted over a subject withheld from its
jurisdiction. Should cither depository of po
litical power, unhappily be disposed to disro
nrd the Constitution, and destroy the pnqmr
j tien- ; ot our beautiful tlcory, it devolves upon
j the other to lNiaauaisr:, as well fro.ua reqard
to its own safety, as lor the perpetual preser
j vation of our |siliticil institutions.” Here it
( is expressly stated, that each (lovernment, for
i certain purposes, is invest ■ ! with supreme au
| thority—and that the authority of either is
j lo- l when not eonslitutionally oxoveh nl.
Should till’ ('oust itut ieji lie violated In’ one of
j the parties, the other may interpose tor the
.pr m'vati.M of our institutions. Rut it is of
ten asked who is todeti-rmine whether or not
! the Coustitiitii m has li vn infringed I I low is
this important f .et to he ascertaine.l ! The
I .ej'islaturenf Virpmi 1. in th” eonelu-i,in of
! lh ■ report, adopted the fdhnvim; resolution,
i which is a reiteration of the celebrate I one of
‘! w , and which we tin t will settle termer
this vexed question.
“Resolved, as the opinion of this Committee,
That the Constitution of the United State-',
j lieinea federalivocompact hetwecnsoveßen.x
p-rms, in eotistruiu ; which, no conn.inn ar-
I bih'r is ’, iioiea, i:\r 11 srvi'i, has the risfht to
\ construe t'te lam pact f,r its If.” | s not this
plain I lls re the , rritenlyoftht States is
. alliripe !. and e.:rh one is a.| : ,i!; ;.ed to liave the
ri lit to j 1 l.;v of th - infract miis of the eo 1-
;net. Rut it in oflen -a ; I, tint if a State nuv
}judp-r, she has no rielit to act iqKin her judg
ment. Why then, it may Isa asked, syivo her
i this n.rlit!—Of what avaiiean it evert.e! She
!mi it “construe the compact,” and judre of
1 its infractions lor ever, and if she did nothin::
1 more, she never could arrest the evil, or
! maintain her liberties. Rut Virginia settles
this question ills 1, The second r. dmion i',..
; l.ee.i.-lature adopted, in is as tMiows:
solved. That in qivin ■; saroh construction,
! fee St-ite slum Id he 1: led, a- \ 1 r.; \\ \ 1 ever
has been, lw a Srjuse of farbeuntroe and re
; spec/ for the opinion of the other States, and
; by community of attachment to the Union, tea
fir as t'r s ■ m ,-y /„• ronsisi. at withs If.
■ pn s--radian, a id a m:i kumixcii i>i :tpo.s>: ro
ratisKiivt: tar purity ed’ our 11-pur'iraa 1 1-
| stitutnms.” We arc here told, that .1 Slate
j sheul.l f -'■rar —and should ha q.iidod by a
, se’l-0 01'rospaet fir the opinions of th 1 other
| States. Rut bow lotv> should she forbear,
; and to what extent s 1 mid sh” respect their
1 opinions! Only so tar as they are cans stent
“‘th h‘r preserv ‘.lien an Ia del, rtf 1 ! pur
; P's- to preserve our institutions. I? it if she
were only to yhr/ an 1 never to act, she
would tint h’ aide to “ preserve ” her own
rights and iate.'osts, or the “jinritv of our re
publican institutions.” Let her “forliear” as
lone as practieable, if usurpation still in
vades her soveroiqnty, and assumes her [low
ers, she must “arrest its course and maintain
her liberties. Such are tho doctrines and i
principles of I try inia —an'! such the opinions \
and sentiments of the State llidus I’arty. ,
Who can approve of Virginia's toerse, and
contemn with any propriety, our principles!
I’ond-- v he, <• to < ■ t —p < .'.eel^T^’
. : i ‘
■ now, where she
in tie- 1 iii'u 1.0 i,f tie- report,
. r ton truth and reason—they (announce and
; sustain her principles.”
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roil tth: niiwm.
so ti *'ii.;r<‘ss:in::l f';m:!idutcs
Mr. Mi n e r. —! vn nuienco my second nurn-
J Ist, in the orel r I previously pn p'"ed, rind
li Ml proceed, without further intr; “birtion,
I with the examination of the claims a:r| quali
! fication-ofour several Candidates fdrCol TOSS.
’ Ma. \V. C. DA k’IEI.I. ofChath ii'i,h .5; huiu’
j been before the public, and although this is th”
j first time Ids name was over presented t the
’ I’eople for the high di.-tiuction of a Represen
; tative in Congress, yet there is no one p.oha
hiy, who is acquainted with the hi Tory of our
State for th la -t. ten years, hut h"S heard of
Inin and <n!y apprcciat"S Ids - -Jl
repre ut’ I tic < ‘utility ofOmthniirm tliclay
of her palmy prosperity—when her citizens
wore united in their support of tho great, and
fundamental jirmciples of our Uovcrmnent—
when a 14 were struggling with patriotic exer
tions, to sustain the Administration of (Jovernor
I Troup, and pruti-et the inter” Is of fieor ;ia.—
In the selection of an able and efficient Sena
tor, one who alike would command tlio confi
dcnce of the People and of tho Executive, the
attention of the public was directed to Dr.
1 /.'tiiiell. The expectations of his Irien Is were
not ill appointe I. He not only sustained ably
the Administration of our patriotic Governor,
hut hy his tael 1 1 main - snout, his ee of
action, his readiness in debate, his quickness
to detect error and his ability to expose it, soon
acquired the confidence of his party, an 1 ranked
deservedly high in the estimation of the lb ms. ',
.if which !. •wa a -ti:i. a. 1 "”
member. As he was the warm personal and
political friend of Gov. Troup, lie was -bl'ton
supposed to spe ik by authority, and in the try
ing tiir)"S of our contest with the General Go
vernment, no one's opinions were more respec
ted, or inlkiential. lie has ever had the confi
dence of the People, in the county, of which
he is a citizen, lie was elected Mayor of the
Gity of Havannah, and in a time of high politi
cal excitement, when the element* of discord
and .li\ i- ion were visibly at. work, in producing
a di. vilutinn of lh” of! 7 roup parly, hi i tal
ent.-, standing, and the hold he had on the eon
lldonce and affections of the people, enabled
him in defiance of a bitter and determined
opposition, to In at. f>r the Senate the most
popular individual in the ranks of his oppo-
IK.';.; 11 1 r a t run” ‘ 1 irl. -i
luture, was characterized by the sumo energy
of pni'|i";!o, ipiiekne-s of action, aid unyielding
firmness. Asa Physician, he stands eminent
ly high, and were his attention directs.l exclu
sively to his profession, he would reap the re
ward and di-!motion of those, vho are most
highly favored, lie has a cultivated mind, is
polished in his manners, mi l warn in his feel
ings. lie is a ready, easy, and interesting
speaker—not so forcible as soiufi, or as com
manding as others, hut always sufficiently ani
mated, pointed and original, to winand fix the
attention of his hearers. His politic il infor
mation is not inconsiderable, mu his attain
ment tire varied and re-portable. Asa mem
ber est ‘1 ingress, he will he active, ftithful, firm
mid decided, lie has long been a distinguish
ed member of the State Iliyhts putty, and his
prmc.ph'■ and o[i;iii".i- hav , him
tV .appellation of a \;-l!iJi'r. r !T elected, 1
lie Tate 11.a iii saving, that Ge.>tg::i will be
1 honored by his services and will never have
■ occasion to regret the day, that site ropokal in
him her confidence.
Mu. C. E. HAYNES of Hancock, is well
, known to the people of the State, not from unv
i’s.m ut in I servic's Ii” has renden'd them, or any
. extraordinary display of intellect ail powers,
hut IVom Hie frequency with which Ids name
lias been before the public, and th” high dis
tinct mto whiclf fortune lias led him. It’ I
mistake not, he was first elected to Congress
by a eoiK'urreueo of circuinslanees, whicli had
little to 111 with his claims or qualifications,
, and his re-election wasattributahie more totlie
perfect ion of party discipliue, than to the con
fidence of t!u’ p Mple in Its talents or abilities.
When first a candidate:, he was subjected t”
ti■ —“*■ . .
probably, but the formation of Cos i:; 1; <sioaal
Districts, and tho suppose I objectionable sen
timent - et Ins r “seecte I and talent - I op|x>nent.
cheered his vis:.m with tho consummation of
: his wishes. The District for which lie was a
e uidid ite, w :s decidedly republican in its f > d
bigs. and it being generally understood, with
what correctness 1 am not able to say, tlmt his
comn ‘t’.tor entortaine 1 ojdnuvis favorable t 1 a
system ol Internal Improve nu s by the Gen
eral Government, the people concluded il was
better to lose the advantage of spt c.did ahi!i
tirs, and secure the triumph of correct priisi
ples. Dr. Haynes was accordhiglv elect > I.—
Asa n aibcrol Go 1 -res- he was atttontivr to
his be : a -and fuiiiful to the interosU of his
■ constituents, ll lie could not mingle wiih cre
dit mid profit in the storms of debate, he wis
abv s r .uly alder the fury of (hsciissii-a was
- •'. to enjoy th- spods of a > wro
’ t’.ie mortification of a defeat, lb.. onnetnaHty
and attention t > the wants and and “ami Is of his
constituents, constitute his Ik*-! and higliest
claim to tiieir suffrages. Ile was never des
tilled to make an impression on the public
mind. His talents are not of a commanding
. order, and Ins inf r.nation, though considerable.
; ,s not o! a nature to strike by its profoundness.
. or to be applied with readiness, lie has no
• pretensions as an orator, and no claims to tho
tigh distinction of aSt itesm&n. .To
or two of his speeches on record, but they are
not characterized by any depth of thought, any
comprehensiveness of views, any beauty op
language, any force of reasoning, or any orig.
inality of argument. His sutfeir speech as it
is generally termsis his most, elaborate pro
duction, and its notoriety is owing more to the
conn, /nation of one or two n- v-a ip r para
graphs, than to its own intrinsic excellency.— j
The life of Hr. Haynes Inf been situ win’
chequered. First a Physician, then a I/uv- j
ycr, next a Congress-man, and again a'Physi
cian. Ah a phys.ciar, his standing is respec
table, as a lawyer he was considered rather
honest and faithful, than able and efficient.—
Hi* goodness of heart and lion • .ty of purpose
will not he denied, but his qualifications as a j
practical and enlightened statesman, have over !
bon questioned. He wa* foruierly a Troup |
man, but after some mutations of opinion and 1
vi< issitudes of flirt 11 no, he now belongs to the j
I'aion Hemocrettic party. His own county, I
believe, lias refused him the honor of retire-!
senting her interest in a State Convention, and
it i; believed, that before he took I -.ve of his
old friends and embraced tho doctrines of liis
neto allies, ho was imbued considerably with
the u heresy” of nullification. This sin—if
one it he—cannot now be laid to his door, for
he r"piid,V.te ‘it with foarmtlrand its a<H icat. s
find no fivorin his sight. If honored with the
high distinction of being our Representative,
I am persuaded, that Dr. I Jaynes will lie atten
tive to his business, punctual in voting, and
honest in his course. lle can never bo distin
guished himself, nor reflect lasting credit upon
the State.
Mn. T. F. FOSTERoI Green, has long been
known as a successful practitioner at the liar,
and a faithful Representative in Congress.—
He represented the County of Greene, eight
or ten years ago, in tho Legislature, and his
course was th u marked hy consistency, firm
ness and ability. Ilis popularity in the wes
tern part of the Elate, where lie had princi
pally practised law, his political principles,
and his promising talents, designated him as a
suitable person, tor representing the State in
Cue ; toss. lie has boon a member fir several
years, and uoone will question the ii leiity w ith
which lie has discharged his duties, or the abil
ity with whicli he lus discussed every ques
tion that has claimed his attention. Ilis
speeches are invariably clear, sensible, argu
mentative, practical and good. Ho never ad
dresses the House without understanding the
subject, and never fails clearly to elucidate his
opinions, strongly to f irtify his positions, and
satisfactorily to establish his conclusions. The
dryness of argument, is always relieved by ele
gancy of language, and often hy the beauty of
ti striking metaphor, or the fitness of a just
comparison. He never leaves his subject to
wander into unprofitable speculations, nor
break.-hisargum ut, to indulge the imagination,
in any restless (lights, lie is always to the
point—says what should be said—and then
‘ lea\'i th ’ Mihj.'i't. I hoard it remarked Hv
one of the most distinguished men of our State,
that, when he took up Col. Foster's speeches,
he always expected to find them sensible, per
tinent, and satisfactory—just long enough ful
ly to develope hts opinions—and short enough
to ensure their attentive perusal. Asa spea
ker, he is warm and animated—as a debater,
ready and good—and as a Representative ac
tive and faithful. Ilis enunciation is too rapid,
and his voice too indistinct—but with these
impediments and disabilities, lie never Fails, by
tlio earnestness of his manner and the sound
ness of his views, to secure tho attention of the
House. Ho has over belonged to the Slate
Iliylds parly, and will always lie at his post.
to resist every aggression upon tho Sovereign
ty of the States, and every invasion of the in
terests of his constituents. His standing in
Congress is respectable, and his qualifications
and services are, I trust, properly appreciated
at home.
Mb. G. W. OWENS of Chatham, is not
extensively known throughout the State. 0•-
f ire tlio last election, when his name was be
fore the n topic for their consiileration, I appre
hnn'leil that not one half of his own party,
knew there was such .an individual in exis
tence. Ido not make this statement for the
purpose of disparaging his pretensions, or pre
judicing his claim', but as an apology lor the
brevity of my remarks upou his services and
qualifivitions. I!•> is a memberofthe bar,and
is represented as lining not only an able law
yer, hut an eloquent advocate. As his prac
tice has been con lined to the eastern circuit,
and his thine has not reached this section of our
Slate, I am not able to describe the character
of his ohwpicnce, or the extent of his loyal or
politic if into-mutino. ll.* is one of the Trus
tees ot our College, and were 1 not apprized,
that li'erarv attainments and scientific knowl
edge, arc not thought of in the selection of in
lividuals to preside over the destiny of our In
stitution, 1 might iron this circumstance,draw
a favorable conclusion as to the cultivation of
his mind, and his intellect!! ll powers. Ho has
n t. to my knowledge ever been in public life,
and consequently, we can form no opinion as to
the performances of the future, from the exhi
bitions ,f tin'past. IL* was once a candidate
forth-’ Legislature in his County, and after
wards was a competitor tor Congressional dis
tinction, hut Ins defeat in both of the struggles
prevents c. proper appreciation of his merits.
Every argument that can be urged in his fi
ver, will apply to what hr is, and not to what
he II ■ belongs to the Vision Dem
ocratic port'/, an’ is considered by them as
one of tli'ir map prominent candidates, both
on account ot his talents and qualifications,and
Ins services and principles. Ills political
course, heretofore, has not boon marked by any
thing that deserves particular notice, and if he
is successful in his present struggle, he must
ris> on tho /ifit/i of his own pretensions.
Mr. 11. I - GAMBLE Jefierson, is not dis
tinguish ’ 1 so much by any brilliancy of parts,
or any extraordinary endowments of mind, as
tor his practical good sense, his discriminating
judgment and his sterling honesty. lie is a
member of the bar, and has long been acknowl
edged to be studious of the interest of his cli
ents, honorable in his practice, sound in li is
opinions, and upright in lus intentions. If he
never makes a display, 110 always doc3 justice
to his case. lie is a better lawyer than an ad.
vocate —and will appear to greater advantage
in the analysis of a disputed point, than in the
Tunhellishmeiit of an admitted fact. lie rep
resented the County of JeTerson, for some
years in the Senate,and was tneredistinguish
ed fir the consistency of his course, the firm
ness of his purpose, the soundness of bis judg
ment, ‘.he discrimination of his mind, and for
his plain, unpretending, practical goo 1 sense.
Such was the character of his speeches, and
such I apprehend, is the order of his mind.—
lie can lay no claims to uncommon natural on-
Rowments, nor make any pretensions to extra
ordinary literary attainments. Unpreten ling
himself, he is plain in his manners, plain in his
appearance, plain in speech and 141 action. —
lie has served but one session in Congress,
and if nothing can be sail of the brilliancy of
his debut, much might bo mentioned as to his
fidelity in the discharge of his duties. When
the occasion required it, he was ever ready not
only to vote, but to defend his principles, and
advocate the interests of his constituents. lie
belongs to the Slate. Rights party, and will
all occasions an ! in every station of life, b ■
true to their principles and independent in his
course.
Mu. J. W. A. SANFORD of Baldwin, is
; unexpectedly before tho people for the high
distinction of representing them in Congress.
11 ■is indebted for the nomination to his change
of politics. His new friends rest his populari
ty rather upon a conviction of his “goodness,”
than on any reputation for “talents.” lie has
never, I believe, been before tho public, in any
character or capacity, that would test the so
lidity of his acquirements, tho soundness of his
opinions, or tho strength of his mind. Ilis
firmness, energy, and decision of character,
designated him as a suitable person to take
command of the “ Georgia Guard,” and protect
from depredation our gold region; and the
manner in which lie discharged his duties, a
an active and vigilant officer, met with the
approbation of the Executive and the people.—
His communications to the Governor, while
thus engaged, did not make a favorable impres
sion upon my mind either as to his literary at
tainments, or his intellectual powers. I have
seen nothing since, that has tended to change
my opinion. If is pursuitsand occupations have
not been calculated to develope the strength
of his mind, or the extent of his information,
and if a proper field were opened for the dis
play of his talents, ho might present, to the peo
ple higher claims to their confidence. He is
not destitute of mental endowments, but in my
humble opinion, he was never destined to fig
ure before the world, in the high character of a
national statesman. If our country were inva
ded by a foreign foe, or an Indian enemy, I
should feel satisfied in entrusting its defence,
in part to his energy, activity and firmness, but
to represent a State in Congress, with ability
and efficiency, requires something more than
magnanimity of soul, and courage of heart.—
Mr. Sanford was elected by the Legislature,
Tlrigadier (inn rut, hut his services in the
field have not been of a nature to warrant the
belief, that lie [daces his hopes of election, up
on the ground of his military performances.—
He was formerly a warm and thorough going
Troup man, but in the late evolutions of the
parties, he: took his stand in the ranks of tho
i‘ I'ninn Democratic Republicans.” To them
110 is indebted for his nomination, and to them
ho must look for his election.
Mr. G. R. GILMER of Oglethorpe, is well
known, much respected, and highly regarded
in Georgia. Ho has an abiding resting place
in tlio feelings and affections of many of her
citizens. They can never forget his services,
nor too highly appreciate bis talents, his hon
esty, and his independence. His reputatirin
rests on a solid foundation. It is not tho work
of a day, nor tlio result of chance. Adventi-
tious circumstances often invest one with an
ephemeral popularity which can neither stand
the test of a severe examination, nor the trials
of party contentions. Such is not-the charac
ter of hia. With a mind well stored with use
ful information, and long disciplined tothe pro
touudest investigations, he combines a soliditv
of judgment, a purity of heart and an upright
ness of intention, which have ever silenced the
malignity of his foes, and won the admiration
of his friends. In privatg and in public life, at
home and abroad, in the hall of Congress and
in the Executive chair, he is alike admired
and beloved tbr the qualities of his head and
heart, hi the exciting strifes of legal rivalry
and in the angry struggles of public debate,
we discover the same loftiness of spirit, the
same elevation of min i, the same -grasp of in
tellect, the same honesty of s ml. Ills speech
es and messiges tiro characterised by precision
of language, by perspicuity of style, by solidi
ty o£ argnni ‘ it, and e n.vi-'v iws; of r • i- cl
ing. His views are often j\i?t an! comprehen
sive, his reflections instructive and profound,
ami his conclusions natural and legitimate.—
His productions, whether elaborately written,
or hastily reported, are seldom studded with
tli ■ sparkling gems of poesy, or adorned by the
beauty of rhetorical “tropes and figures."—
They are plain, sensible, correct, strong, often
elegant and seldom defective. 11 is political
life has been one of marked distinction. In the
Legislature, ho was greatly distinguished and
highly respected. Talents so commanding,
required a wider sphere for action. He was
elected to Congress in 1320, and soon after hi
king his seat as a member, lie assumed a stand
at once commanding & honorable. His impas
sioned manner, his fervid eloquence, and his
good sense, always commanded the attention
and respect of the House. In “23, his wither
ing denunciations startled an V ■mar ls, and in
‘2'*. his able delineation of Southern wrongs
and Southern rights, animated the hopes of
the friends of the South, and checked for a mo
ment the mad career of not them Legislators.
Ilis course in Congress has been characterized
by a fearless devotion to the interests of his
constituents, an able vindication of the rights of
the State, and an honest and rare independence
in resisting the invasions on the Constitution.
After declining a rc-elecffon to Congress, ho
was invited to the Executive Chair. Ilis ad
ministration was marked by -‘justice, modcra
tio.'i and wisdom.” The excitement of tho
tim"", the independent recommendations in his
rn ‘go of 1 “TO, and the great anxiety of the
people to got p of the Clierohee Lands,
in disregard of the interests of the State, and
in defiance of the rights of the Indians, render
oil his administration unpopular with many.—
The time a coining when Georgia will regret
the day that she rejected his advice, disregar
ded hi; admonitions, and punished him for an
h ip. -a, faithful and fearless discharge of his
duties. The recommendation that suggested
tin: propriety of t.n mpting the lots that con
tained gold, from distribution by lottery, was
conceived in wisdom, and should have been
the policy of the State. But this is not the
proper time or place t > r.i the measures of
liis admini ‘ration. They were then pronoun
ced, by a ma jority of the State, to be inconsis
tent with its interest, and the party that trium
phed over his honesty, still stamp them with tho
■al ,of condemnation, fatcli, however, was
so e nlideuce of the people in his
of heart, purity of motive, independence of
conduct, an! soundness of judgment, that they
immediately elected him to Congress, where
hr now remains, advancing their interest, de
fending tlc ir rights and vindicating their prin
ciples. lie belongs to the Slate Rights party,
and wishes them success in the coming contest,
fr he should be again called to represent us in
(•'engross, he will ever be found honestly dis
charging his duties, an.l ably promoting the in
terests ofhis State.
Mr. WILLIAM SCHLEY, of Richmond,
has be; n prominently before the State, for some
years past. He stands, for talents and abilities,
in public estimation, second on the Ticket of
the Union Democratic I’arty. I have been an
observer of his course, in the Legislature and
in Congress, and am free to confess, that in
my humble opinion, he is not distinguished for
his acquirements, his strength of mind, or his
powers in Debate. That his reputation is con
siderable, I will not deny, but it never was
acquired in the collisions ol a polemic contro
versy, in the struggles for legislative pre-emi
nence, in the contests for parliamentary glory,
lie cannot ride upon the storm of a profound
discussion, nor direct the whirlwind of an an
gry debate. lie cannot grasp a question in all
its hearings, unfold it in all its tendencies, ex
plain it in all its operations, or trace it in all
its consequences. You see in his speeches,
no striking exhibitions of thought, no excursive
flights of tho imagination, no original dcvel
opement of fact, no profound exposition of prin
ciple. They are plain, and often common
place—they are generally passable, but nevEß
ra markable.’ At thtr Httiy fra’ it at ‘not stand
pre-eminently high, and on the Bench, lie was
distinguished more for the “even tenor of.his
way,” than tbr any extraordinary evidence of
profound legal acquisitions. It was, however,
on the Bench, that ho acquired his reputation
for'talents. His administration of law and
justice, gave general satisfaction, and if he was
not an able jurist, he was a good Judge. His
talents are better adapted to legal investiga
tions, than to the expositions ot the abstruse
and complicated sciences of Government and
political economy. After ho left the Bench he
represented the county of Richmond in the
Legislature, lie took his seat with a great
reputation for talents, and was regarded by his
Party, ns the champion of their cause. But
he w as not able to maintain this high character,
hi the collisions of debate, he was often strick
en down, and in the struggles for ascendency,
ho was net unfrequcntly disarmed and com
pletely conquered. lie never could grapple
strongly with a profound question, and he al
ways requires time to arrange the mode and
method of attack. In a defence he is power
less. It cannot he denied, that Judge Schley,
has .- line pretensions to talents. They are
respectable, but not commanding—they place
him high above the common level, but do not
rank him, among the greatly distinguished
throng, ile v.a a (Jlarh man, anil now be
-1 i ‘ “lo the Vnion Democratic Party. Ilis
political opinions, many believe, partake of the
federal hue, and no one who has read his
perch on the “Deposite question,” will doubt
Ids entire devotion to Gen. Jackson.
The length of this number admonishes me
of the propriety of bringing it to a close. As
fir as th compr , has gone, justice and
truth will warrant the conclusion, that the
pr-pond ’ranee of Ini-nts and abilities, is deci
-I',’dly on the .--id jof the if r.vTE Riairrs Ticket.
EXAMINER.
roii Til r. .
To Use Ti-oiij S’uion rtleii oi
Wilkes County.
Will v vi allow mo to ak you a few simple
questions! \\ liom do yon intend to support
at the next election! Do you i: t design sup
porting mon, who arc directly opposed to Troup
and all his principles! Men, who have ever
been and now are opposed to ytm in feeling and
on principle! Men who have used all their
exertions to keep you down, to rule over you,
to defeat your measures and to vanquish your
principles! Do you agree with these men in
politics or in doctrines ? You may in your op
position to Nullification, but do you in regard
(o submission. With them you may petition,
remonstrate, protest and go into revolution—
and this is the amount of their State Rights
doctrines. The State Rights party hold with
these remedies, but before adopting the one of
revolution, they contend that “ each State may
interpose its authority, for the purpose of arres
ting the progress of the evil and maintaining
its rights and liberties”—that the States may
secede. Will yon ever give up the right of
secession !—a right that may be necessary to
avoid your destruction, and to prevent tiic ruin