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this involve the family relation* of a respectable pityti*
tian, which we dojrrol feel it our privilege to make .more
public limn they nie already in the knowledge of every
inhabitant of Mobile. The facts, so far as we think it
right to repeat them, are as follows, ami few will deny
that they form a case of hardened villainy, of which,
happily for the world, the examples are few
The gfiilleman in «ju<
...» *»...., ••• .joesti.iri. n Frenchman by birth, is
in the p->•><,• "ion a very c him dvr able fortune, and thefa*
ther ot an infant boy,of 6yeur* of age. lie has also *<’veral
brothers, who came to this country a number of year# a*?o.
NVhat are their ideas ot his obligations toward< tlion),
wc do not know,—but their conduct, or at least that of
two ot them, in the present case, she wan resolution to de
spoil him ol a largo part of his fortune at once. Their plan
was bold and bloody in determination, and insolent al*
icst beyond belief, in tin* exorbitance of its exactions.
Un .Monday evening, day before yesterday, one of them
stole the infant child, and carried it oil'in to the woods. No
tice was then given to the father by a letter, that unh i*
the sum of thirty thousand dollars, should Lc furnish,
ed within a certain time, the child should be murdered
and the murderer did not intend to escape, but would
Commit suicide. Another brother remained in town to
receive the price of the child's life. It is a proof of the
estimate formed mi the community, of tile desperate and
Croiligate character of this man, that ufler this was unde
nown, in the manner we shall presently speak of, no
o ie doubted that he wj* capable of executin'/ hisThre.it
atrocio-.s and diabolical as it was. fc>o thougfil, too the
unhappy futhei, for he took instant measures for coin
-7- Miiuvuivn i'lr coin*
plying with the extortion as speedily us possible—and
Mrt M f l {ilitl lm si a .» • . V
l-.sl »• it . I ^ v* * '/ un
so little did he expect, that any thing but the money
would save hi* child's life, that he took no counsel, and
u iu lie possessed tile whole sum in cash to pay at onr<%,
it is probable that the conspiracy would have completely
succeeded. He however, had eig/Uten thousand iloll »rs
or thereabouts in bank, and undertook early next morn
ing to borrow the balance. To one of those to wh-mi
he applied* lit* revealed the cause of his distress, lie
could have obtained on his credit, almost anv amount
in reasonable time, but the urgency of his feelings
the consciousness of what he foil to bo the duugcr’
ous position of his child, and the terrible a-ronv of its
mother, whose life was endangered by the excess of her
fears, pressed him to close with the terms of the ruffians
without an instant .- delay, and he in a short time made
depositee «n the Hank of Mobil*, to within eighteen him
dred dollars of the min. The agent to whom the receipt
of the sum had been entrusted, had already received ins
check lor thirty thousand dollars, and was awaitin'? for
the amount to be made good. Impatient to receive it
he went out and obtained from his brother the necessary
funds, and returned to receive tiie check on N. Orleans fw
: .wiv I.IIVVA Ull 11. vril'dilti
the whole t'iurtv thousand dollars, that being the inode
ol payment, for which he had stipulated. Thusfar villainy
appeared successful; but, in the mean time events out tvf
doors changed its prospects. Rumors were abroad eon
corning the transaction. A vague imnression was ere a
icu m lue LianK that there was something wroii£ in the 1
transaction. The last sum brought in, consisted of
specie altogether, or a large part of it. While it
was counted the person was recognized, and uu ac
count brought to the Mansion House, that the Dawk
was then paying the check in specie. There, a tiro
company was assembled, who had just returned trom
a. tire, and were then discussing what was proper to do.
They were in the uctof despatching a deputation to prevent
the father from acceding to the terms, and had resolved
to sally out and arrest the ruffian conspirators and search
lor the child. On hearing that the conspirators were uo
neat accomplishing their object, they turned out cn manse, j
und a committee, of them, instantly proceeded t«» the j
Hank and arrested the villain at the counter, fie was
armed fully, bn*, made no resistance. Two other brothers
supposed, we know not how correctly, to Ik* partners in
the iniquity, were seized immediately after, and under
went a strict and ctfieient, though somewhat extra-offi
cial examination. All this occurred about 1*2 o'clock —
The stuhhornuesfl of the principal offender at last gave
way. ilis connexion with the plot was soon established,
and at last u full admission of the conspiracy was obtain
ed; but it was along time before he could he brought to
aid in tho discovery of the place where the child was :
kept. 1 le told various stories, and seemed apprehensive
that on the intelligence of the failure to get th*- money •
or an attempt to arrest him, tho other ruflian who had
tho custody of tile little hostage, would, in a fit of des- j
pe ration destroy it and himself. The streets, and o»pe- 1
cially Conti street, in the neighborhood of the Guard *
House, were, during nil this time, thronged with a most
excited multitude, and on every corner v.-j knot ‘
eager questioners. There were hundreds ready to scour
the country in every direction. At last, it was determin
ed to send a committee ol citizens to a place which the !
prisoner had pointed out.
; The steamer Don Juan was accordingly put into rc- I
quisilion. Even after they had embarked, the unwilling
ness of the culprit to lead to the light spot, was shown 1
by his giving them a wrong direction. They had pro
ceeded in that for a considerable distance across the hay
before he became convinced that there was no safety tar
him but in the truth. He then made an engagement of
tome kind, as we hear it reported, but without learning
the particulars, led the party to an island about fifteen
miles above the city in the Mobile river, where the child j
was given up, unharmed and in good spirits, and was tins ,
morning delivered to his parents. What transpired at j
the island, we do not know; neither of the brothers re- '
turned with the expedition, and the delight at the recov- 1
ering of the infant, is so strong in the community that
the desire of punishing those who have punished them
selves by exile mid infamy, is not strongly experienced
among us.
Nothing lias transpired to connect the others who were
arrested, with these two in the transaction. They will
probably be discharged.
The two following documents relate to the recent ab
duction case in this city. It ought to be mentioned, that
the Committee, whose card is first in order, were not
“appointed in any sense of a delegated authority, but !
volunteered to perform the interesting duty, in which
they succeeded so happily.
A CARD.
\Ve the undersigned, return our thanks to Capt. Ben
jamin Rose, of the steamboat Don Juan, for the prompt
and disinterested manner in which he tendered to us the
use of his boat, on a dangerous and unusual route, fur
the purpose of rescuing the child of Dr. Gannard, from
a savage and unnatural Uncle, who had from mercenary
views, abducted and secreted him from his Parents.
j iv.
J. VV. Tisdale,
F. Mosel*,
J on a Soto,
Ua.mo.v Soto,
Noam U. Rosa,
V . V . OCUVYLtR,
W. Quigley,
N. C. Quiolev,
Ciias. A. Heshv,
W. Magee,
J. G. Clevei- axo.
A Card.
To the Gentlemen who embarked on board the Don Juan, !
on the evening of the 28th inst., the City Troop, the i
Mobile Guards, mid Engine Companies Nos. 2 and d. 1
Gentlemen:—Permit me through this medium to j
tender you my grateful acknowledgment, for the gene- !
rous and noble t*ervrce which yott have rendered me. I I
cannot find Words to express my feelings and emotions j
upon this occasion.—I should be happy were it in my
power to manifest the gratitude widen I do p.j ju«t:!v> !
owe to yourselves and other citizens of this place.-—
There are among you fathers who ore able to appreciate 1
the horrible anxiety which l have felt, and on the other
hand, that ineffable joy which 1 experienced at the re- j
covery of a lost child.
Gentlemen : I am indebted to your generous, prompt j
and energetic action, for the recovery, nay, for the life of :
toy child, which is dearer than nay own. I am, respect
fully and gratefully yours, V'. GANN A 111).
Wasuikotos, August'in.
H it amongst the ntill more awful consequence* of ukc !
violation of the public peace, in Baltimore, and olao- 1
wliore before it occurred in Baltimore, is the inflammi. :
» on which it communicates to other communities. Here, 1
ala*! we have already experienced it. Our city ha* been !
in a mate of excitement, for two er throe days,- which
produced, on Tuesday night, a menacing assemblage at '
the City Prison, and caused lumultijoui ussomhlic* in i
our street* yesterday, under the influence of which lit- j
tie mischief was dorm, but more apprehended. The ca
lamity ha* boftllon this city, always heretofore ho trun
s|'i»l, always no obedient to the laws, always «o rcspect
iul to the public authorities, of gatherings of the Pco
p!e, who have shewn a disregard to the laws, and whom
the earnest permasion* of the constituted authorities
have failed to induce to disperse.
The avowed object of these tumultuous assemblies has
been the detection and apprehension of a very few obnox
ious colored persona, and the punishment of such ns have
circulated the incendiary pamphlets. Threats hive hern
ullered which looked to ulterior objects, but up to r.ix •
o clock last evening, thoy were threats only.
In this state of things, anil just before the h-.-r- '
stated, the following proceeding* of the two Branehei of I
the City Council took place, nn.-T the annexed J-’roekuoa- i
<ion we* issued s
R r sou; mo.*:s in relation to the present disturbances in
this City.
Whereas it appears tint a portion of the population of
this City has been excited, by the circulation, or suppos
ed circulation, of pamphlet - and papers of a seditious and
inflammatory character, addressed to the Colored Popula
tion, to* degree seriously to disturb the tranquillity and
good order lor which the Ctty has heretofore been dis
tinguished : Therefore,
Rcsoloesl unanimously, by the Board of Aldermen and
Board of Common Council of the City of Washington,
That the Mayor be, and lie is hereby, authorised and re
quested to adopt such measures as may appear to him
best calculated to allay the excitement now existing
amongst a portion of the population of this City., and f.i
the preservation of puV.lic peace and orrier.
Re sol red unanimously, That the Mayor, and other Ma
gistrates, be requested, forthwith, to employ aad qualify
such numlier of special Constable* *« may appear neces
•ary to aid the Police O/Ilcer* of the City in carrying the
foragoiog resolution into full and immediate and
Ihr Mayor i# hereby authorised to pay the expense*
winch shall be incurred in eflpe.ting the objects of these
resolution* out of the Oeueral Fund
ALF.XANItKH McI.VTIRR,
President of the Hoard of Common Council.
WILLIAM BftKVT,
Piet-President of the Hoard of Aider mm
Approved; August 12th, 1*15,
WM A BR Af>LKY, .Mayor
Moron's OrricE, |
W**iiiX(iT«», August 1.J,
M’hcrcas certain rumors of danger to the public peace i
have spread alarm among u great number of the good !
People of the City: Therefore 1, William A Bradley,
Mayor of the City of Washington, Invc thought it pro
per, for th-* qu eting of the publ c mind and the pr.ser
tion of the public peace, to iisnc this my Proclamation,
requiring of the Police the utmost vigilance and activity
in preventing any aasoittblage or ui>**ting of colored per
ron*, b-mJ or free, and also preventing any of (hit de
scription of persont from gning abioad after lvt o'clock
at night; t iking up nil sucii as they may find fr >m home
att.T that hour, and securing them i’>r examination.
1 he Police is also required to be vigilant in repressing
any unlawtial or riotous nascmhlsgc of persons ol anv
description within the city ; and, if resisted by force, to
K've notice to the Patrols and M igistratcs, and collect a
sufficient force for the immediate suppression of any such
unlawful or riotous assemblage. And all good Citizens
arc warned and entreated to give their most efficientaid
anil countenance to the off .its of the Magistracy and
Police to maintain social order and the supremacy of
the laws. WM. A. BllADLUx.
Parents, guard ia is. an 1 others, aie earnestly requested
to keep their children, apprentices, Jcc. willmi doors af
ter dusk.
Besides the above Proceed’ngs, a notice was issued bv
Major-(Jen. of the Militia, culling on the friends
ot Order ami ol the Laws to rally round him at the City
I lull, (our iMilitiu being not in a state of organization to
lie called into service at a moment's warning; being in
tuct neither armed nor equipped.) A number ot citizens
assembled in answer to this call, which, however, owing
to tin* pressure of time, was distributed hut very partially
through the city,and proceeded to arm themselves.
M e t*ust that all this precaution may be found to have
been unnecessary, and that the tumult will have dis
pelled without the intervention of any armed force.
l hi* paper necessarily goes to press early in the
evening, and what may have occurred in the night pre
ceding this morning cannot be told until our next.
t t>ad the day, and sud the hour, that we have to
chronicle thus much of the progress of Misrule in the
City of Washington !—JYat. Int.
\\ vsiuxiiToN, Aug. 11 — It is witli extreme regret we
have to state that our wide spread and hitherto peaceitil
City lias been the scene ol riotous excitement ever since
Tuesday last, when C’randell was committed to jail for
having m lii.s possession some incendiary publications.
A great number of persons were displeased because he
was tiled in jail; which we believe was the only place
where lie could have been tried, without endangering his
On Tuesday night the enraged populace were inform
ed tint Beverly Snow, a tree mulatto, who kept u think
ing and eating house at the corner between Brown'* and
Gadsby'a hotels, had spoken in disrespectful terms of
the wives and daughters of Mechanics. In a very short
time he had more customers than both Brown ami Gads
by—but the landlord was not to be found, though dili
gent search was made all through the house* Next
morning the house was visited by an increased number
of guests. But Snow was still absent. They then deter
mined to search the houses of his associates fur him._
1 he house ol James Hutton, another free mulatto, tva*
tho first visited. In looking for Snow, some abolition
newspapers were found. Hutton was immediately seiz
ed, and taken before a magistrate. In a few minutes there
were several liuudied persons around the magistrate's
office, hallooing, -‘Bring him out! bring him out!"_
'file magistrate soon decided that he must go to jail,
which decision was undoubtedly a merciful, if not a
lawful one. With some dillieulty the oilieers got him to
tlu-j id. As soon as he was solely lodged in jail, some
persons hallooed, “Now for Snow's house!” 'i he crowd
immediately moved off at a quick pace, and in a few mi
nutes were there, and in a short time cut down the sign,
and broke and destroyed most, if not all the furniture in
the hou ie, nut forgetting to crack a bottle of “old Hock"
“now and then." By the lime all this was done, the
other houses intended to be scurchvd, were vacant. The
crowd then went to the Centre Market house, where some
speeches were made, and a committee of twenty-four
was appointed. We could not get near enough to hear
the purport of the iqieeches, nor the object of*the com
mittee. In the me j n tune the City Council held a
meeting, arid passed some resolutions authorizing the
Mayor to adopt such measures as he might think best to
allay the excitement, dec. Whereupon, the Mayor is
sued his Proclamation, beginning “ Whereas certain ru
mors of danger to tlic public peace," dibc.—requirin r the
Police to be vigilant, «.Vc.—and requesting parents, guar
dians, «Vs. to keep Uleir children at home after dusk.—
And then Major-General Jones, ol' the militia, issued
orders for his forces to arm to put down the disturbances.
Neither resolutions, proclamation, nor orders, wi re sent to
us for publication, us is customary; and lor that reason
wc do not intend to publish them. Some fifty or sixty
persons appeared at the Cay Mali about sundown, armed
with muskets and fixed bayonets. About the same time
some three or four hundred persons appeared near Snow s
house, two or three hundred yards distant. Both parties
■maintained their ground till some time in the night,
when the armed force inarched into the City Hall, and
the unarmed force marched to the West end of the City
where they burnt a negro hut, and broke the windows of
a negro church, and dispersed in squads of tens and
twenties, and nothing more was heard of them durin r
the night. After this was done, the armed force march”
od towards where the house was burnt, and marched
hack again.
From that time to this, 0 o’clock, Thursday evening
the City lias presented its peaceful and summer appear
ance. VVe hope and believe that its peace will not be
again disturbed.— Globe.
The Board of Aldermen ndopted the following resolu
tions :
On motion of Mr. Mclnlire,
Hesolved, That the Committee on Police inquire into
the propriety and expediency of prohibiting negroes and
imilultocs, whether bond or free, from assembling tu.
get her for any purpose whatever, after sun-down , and
that they further inquire into the propriety and expedi
ency ol* prohibiting by law the issuing of any license to
free negroes or uiulaltoes fur keeping a tavern or ordi
nary. or dealing in any manner in spirituous liquors.
Resulted, tfc. That the respective Boards do continue
to meet, from day to day, for the transaction of business
during the present week, at 4 o’clock, 1*. M., or until
otherwise ordered.
On motion'of Mr. Spcidcn,
Retu!red, <$•<-., Tint it bo recommended to the citizens
of the respective Ward* to organize themselves in sonic
efficient manner as-‘Citizen Guards," for the purpose of
affording a prompt assistance to the Police, and protec
tion to the community against any and every attempt to
impair the pence and tranquillity thereof, by the assem
bling of riotous or disorderly persons.
The two I.i8i resolutions were concurred in by the
Board of Common Council, in which Board the follow
ing resolution, moved by Mr. Sweeny, was unanimously
adopted, and will doubtless be unanimously concurred in
by lhe ft..aid of Aldermen:
Resulted unanimoutly, by the. Board of Aldermen and
Board of CowihOU Couneu of the City of ll ashington,
Thai tho thanks of the corporate authorities of the City
bf, and they are hereby, tendered, to Major-General
Walter Jones, f*r the promptitude with which hi- obeyed
the call of the Mayor, in sustaining the exertions of the
Police of the City, to suppress the disorder prevalent
among a portion of its inhabitants, on the 12th instant,
and tor his prudent and humane regard for the safety of
the citizens; and that he be requested to continue, in
conjunction with the civil authority, his vigilance’for
the preservation of the tranquillity and character «.f the
city.
Ilnsaittu, unanimous/tf, ['fail the thanks of this Corpo
ration art* dm*, ami gratefully tendered, to the large body
<»f respectable citizriis, yvho promptly < n rolled tit ■•in
8 ’lvcs under the command of Major-General Jones tr
restore the peace of the City from the effects of a violent
hut temporary excite meni; and that they be requested
to renew their exertions, when called on by the Consti
tuted authorities.
Wash/wotos, A t»tf. 15.
Cut little oas occurred since our last paper, growing out
,f Hi.- existing excitement in this city, which is of suf
ficient impoi taupe to be noted. A large force remained
in readiness during Thursday night to m untain the pub
lie peace, and tbo city ivas patrolled by strong pirlies for
the purpose of repressing any attempt nt mischief—
These arrangements were effectual in preserving order,
with the exception, we learn,of one case on the Capitol
llill, where a negro schuoUiouse, or a negro house o!
mine kind, was demolished by a party of those persons
■vkn SO cruelly persevere in disturbing the peace andde
itroying tUc- character of the city. The arrangements
lire Coir inue-u for averting, as far as praelirahle, an v fur
ther disturbance, or any injury to properly. To aid in
this indispensable duty, the city was indebted on Tburs
liy night to our kind neighbor#! of Alexandria for two
[hiiiipanics of Volunteers, and a tender of a sir ,.ig force
Yoni our friends in Ck’orgt-lowri.
We griev#- fo hare to publish such thingi, of our
hitherto peaceable city, but it was with feelings of the
mttfn rjt martiAoation that wc witn<*««;ml, an we have
done fur the last two evenings, that a state of things
nliotiid be brought about by tin* rashness of any portion
r>f o;ir community, which iJiouJJ uiako the Oilicer* of
die Cdovernment deem it expedient (though unnecessa
rily, we think) to arm for the dciruoe of the public pro
jerty. We could not have believ ed it possible that we
ihould live to see the Public Ortieea garrisoned by the
o-rks, wiMi l-iiited Htates troops pr**tod at thrir t/oors
»ml their win<low« barricadoed, to defend them against
sitixeiis of Vv’ushiiig'.on. Will not such a state of things
>p< n the eyes of the more consideiste among the agita
tors—those of them who liavv any stake in the C;ty_to
i vn„« of the fatal tendency of tlieir conduct to the
rital interests of the city, and induce them, n-.t only In
fesist, hut to aid their tellow-citieenic in restoring order
ind leaving to the legal tribunals and the Constituted’
iiH.iorihe* the administration of justice, and the reform
>f defective regulations?—A’nf. /nt.
Tort,*. Editor of the. Jtf. y. Evening Sine.
Sir Having referred in yoar paper to mjr conduct
elation to a subject of interest «* u„. community, aoi
/ *h« circumstances of which have been elsewhere in
fated, and being desirous that it should in no respect
iiifiinderstood, I have no disposition to wifhfndd t
iewa on which I have acted, which areal yourdisposi
Your obedient servant,
. „ . ham'j, i, o6i;vfrvei r
New York, Aug 12. IHy.
Copy of a letter adJrcued to (lir Prri'ulrnt and Direc
tor* ot tlie American Anti Slavery Society, by 9. L
(riiuvi rtfUlT • -
Gentlemen—I have received a letter l>om the Postmas
ter nt Charleston, of which the enclosed is a copy. I
have transmitted another to the Poetmaster-Gene-al.
Kntorla: ning full contideuce that you will duly appre
ciate iny sincere desire, to reconcile a just discharge of
my official duties with nil the delicate considerations
which ore involved in the case presented to me, 1 have
respectfully t • propose to you that the transmission of the
pipers referred to he suspended, until the views of the
Postmaster-General shall have Ik-«-ii received.
With great respect, Ac. Ac. Ac.
(Signed) SAM L L. GOU VEKNKUR.
Som'l. 1. (iourrriuur, lisa.
Sin:- Your communication addressed to‘‘The Presi
dent and Directors of the American Anti-Slavery Socie
ty,. has been handed me by Mr. Hates, and shall be laid
before the Ihcuulivo committee.
1 am,respectfully, vour obd't serv’t,
ARTHUR TAP PAN,
President .1. A. 8. Society.
New York, August 7, 1835.
Anti-Si.avv.kv Orrtcr, )
-Vi ic- 1 vrk, Hth August, lc3f>. )
Sami. L. Gotrrneur, Esy., P. M Aero York :
Di. in Sin—Your favor ol yesterday, covering a letter
from the P.. Master nf Charleston, in rogurd to tin* recent
violation ol the LI. S. Mail in that place, and proposing
to us to suspend the transmission of our publications un
til tlie view s of the Postmaster-General ahull be received,
has been laid before the Executive Com nut tee of the
American Anti-Slavery Society, and I am instructed,
very respectfully, to transmit to you the following re
ply, viz i
“ Ijfrolrrd, That while we are desirous to relieve pub
*'.c .“‘’i00*5* ,rom «»y unnecessary difficulties anil respon
sibilities, we cannot consent to surrender any of the
rights or privileges which we possess in common with
our fellow-citizens, in regard to the use of the United
States’ Mail.” With much respect, your ob’t serv’t,
E. Wit I GUT, Jit.
. Sec. Dotn. Cor. Am. Anti-S. Society.
To the President and Directors of the American Anti-Sin•
.Gentlemen—1 have (he honor to acknowledge the re
ceipt «| your letter of yesterday, covering a copy of a
resolution of certain persons, described as “the Executive
Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society."
Early on the uiuininjr of the Till inst., 1 addressed ti
communication to you, enclosing a copy of one which 1
received from the Postmaster at Charleston, ite/hriing
y<)u to the peculiarly delicate considerations which were
involved in the case he presented, 1 respectfully proposed
to you to suspend the transmission of your papers until
the views of the Postmaster-General, before whom the
whole subject had been laid, could be received. Tim
communication having been delivered to you by Mr
Bates, the Assistant Postmaster, I received "a verbal as
sura nee that you would cheerfully comply with the pro
position I had made. In full confidence that this dispo
sition would not he changed, I gave the necessary in
structions to separate the papers ieferred to, in making
up the mail for that portion of the country, and retain
tneni at this office. The resolution to which 1 have re
turn'd, guvo me the first intimation of ihe change oi
your views; and was received at this office about the
time of closing the mail. It was, therefore, too laic in
fact, to cause a different disposition to be made of these
papers. They were accordingly retained here in pur
suancc of the original understanding with you, nor wili
they be transmitted by until until the instructions of tin
Postmaster-General shall have been received.
Having thus placed you in possession of the facts, 1
beg leave to refer more distinctly to the resolution of your
committee. My views have been much mistaken, if it is
intended to imply that I required relief at your bauds from
“any difficulty or responsibility," whatever, hs “a public
officer." Had you declined, in the first instance, the
proposition I hod offered, my determination would have
been promptly announced to you. Placed as I was in a
peculiarly delicate position; appealed to hv an officer oi
tin* same department at a distance, to lend my aid in
preserving the public peace—securing the safe transmis
sion of the important contents of that valuable branch ol
tile mail department—mid arresting a course of excite
ment which could not fail to lead to the most disastrous
results I should not have hesitated to adopt that course,
which in i.tv judgment, the highest obligations imposed,
had it even demanded in some degree a temporary ‘•sur
render of the lights and privileges1' you claim to possess.
While manifesting so openly your benevolence to the
colored people, 1 thought 1 had a right to claim some
portion of youi sympathies fur ilio white population ol
tint section of country—the peculiar situation of which
Mr. Huger, nod so fully described. I would respectful
ly ask. gentlemen, what injury could result from a mo
in-mUry suspension of your efforts, compared with that
which might have occurred, had they been pushed at all
hazards?
1 entertain for you, and all your rights, every senti
ment of respect which is due, and I deeply regret that
a departure from the original understanding, which pro
mised to prevent all excitement and collision, has com
pelled me to express myself so fully. I have reflected
deeply on the subject. The laws which secure to you
the rights you claim, also impose the penalties on those
who infringe them. 1 shall assume the responsibility in
the case you have made with me, and to the law and my
supcrioig will hold myself accountable.
With great respect, <Sr.c. A c.
SAM'L L. GOUVKRNKUR.
New York, August !*, 1835.
[ ihe letter ot the Charleston Postmaster being a pri
vate letter, has not been sent to us for publication.J
^ fc>l)I’PR F SSKI> NEWStPAI'FRi, Ac. AT CrTARr.FSTO.S,
Pliose persons who are desirous of examining the cl
racier of the publications issued by the American An
Slavery Society, arid formings cor.cctjudgment of liiei
can receive copies, gratuitously’, on application ut tl
Socii ty's Office, 1 11 Nassau street. Those destroyed
Charleston were principally the newspapers called ti
Emancipator, for August, together with the .'Inti-Slat
ry Record, Jfo. 7, niul the Slate's Friend, Air. 3. It
possible there were a few of the newspaper entitled II
vim Rights, tor July. It is deemed proper to say, th
no publications have been sent into the Slave Stati
within the knowledge ol the committee, except to rospc
t.i.ilc tree citizens: and thutiiotiung will be found in the
contrary to tire Constitution and Laws of the V. 8., ori
consistent w ith the character of good citizens, or desigm
to excite insurrections among the Southern Slaves. Tin
address not the Slave, hut his Master; and in employii
the 1 less and U. States -Mail, to address the undt
standing and conscience of their fellow-citizens wl
hold •>,\ives, they conceive that they are but cxercisii
one oi the ino3t sacred rights, which the Constitutic
has solemnly guaranteed to every citizen. At the san
time, they declare that they by* no means intend to pre*
their publications upon any gentlemen who signify th
it is not the<r wish to receive them. Those who are n
dupo-c d to pay the postage and read or circulate oi
publications, are requested to return the copy first r
cei.ved, w*1^ R'*ir names and post office address, legibl
written upon them. By order of the Committee.
It. G. WILLIAMS,
Publishing Agent, Am. A. S.
GREAT AND IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETINC
CiiAiU-i.srox, August 1J.—One ot the most imposii
assemblages of citizens, in respect of numbers, in tell
Renee and respectability, that we have ever witnessc
met yesterday morning at the City Hall, to receive ll
l/ii* Meeting on the 4th in-jt., on the incendiary macliinu
tions now in progress again*! the peace anil welfare of
tin- Southern States. The Clergy of :«!l denoiniriatioiis,
attended in a body, lending their sanction to the proceed
ings, and adding, by their presence, to the impressive
c.iuractor ot the scene. 11 is donor, the Intendant, re
sumed the Chair, and William Patton, Jisip, his post as
Secretary. Pile Mon. C. J Colcock, Chairman of the
( oinimttee of Twenty-One, then rose, and after a few
pretutory remarks, in tlie course of w hich he announced
*^ ^ Jergy ol the City had, at tlie instance
ot a Committee of the South Carolina Association, sus
pended certain Schools under their charge, which hnd
created some dissatisfaction, until the pleasure of the
legislature could be known on the subject, and also in
J .riiied the Meeting that the Post Master of the City
had been engaged in free conference and cordial co-opc
ratinn w ith the Committee, submit led the subjoined
Preamble and Kcsolutiona, which will ho found to com
b,no moderation w.th energy, ami to udvisc a course of
measures, which commends itself to the approbation of
every Southern man, and will doubtless call forth the
unanimous response of the entire South.
We Irus! that the public press throughout the Union
will, in no one instance, fail to comply with the request
to publish these proceedings, in order that the whole
Union nuy know the tone and the resolution of South
ern sentiment on this vital subject. The hope, too, is
strongly indulged, that the people of the non-Klave-ho’ld
ing Stales, animated as well by a spirit of patriotic fra
ternity, ns a s me of constitutional obligation towards
their Southern brethren, will promptly adopt tlie neces
sary measures to punish und silence the vile incendiaries
within their limits, who, not daring to appear in person
among us, where the gallows and tlie stake await them,
discharge their missiles of mischief in the security of
distance, which should no longer be permitted to avail
lnfm.
It is understood tint tlie Committee of Tiotniu-One is
now dissolved, and that the responsibility and duties
w .itch they so cheerfully assumed, and have so prudent
ly and faithfully discharged, will henceforth devolve on
the City Council. [Courier.
PREAMBLE.
Tho Committee of Twenty One, to whom was referred
the important subject on which tho citizens of Charleston
were lately convened, beg leave l(J ft,-port—That they
have had the matter referred to them tinder due delibcra
tion. mid ivcommcnd the adoption of the annexed lbv>o
lutions. Tho Committee ha ve purposely abstained from
any labored argument on tho subject of slavery, not from
any inability to sustain, on moral and Scriptural grounds,
its existence nod toleration as now established in South
Carolina, hut from a deep conviction of the fixed resolu
turn of the people of this Stale, to permit no discussion
witlnn her limits, of wioiits, which she deems inherent
srid inseparable from the very existence of the Slate —
Right* which existed before the Union was formed and
which were guaranteed to her by the Federal Constitu
t'.’jn, wh»B, M ft lover, ign Stfttshe hewnif a member 1
of the Confederacy.. Jl’he OotnniiUrf, tbcfertyre, toubmit
tin* foil.,wing IlcsoltitTmi* fur the udoplioii of liic Citizens,
without further comment:
1. Kesot red, That wr hold it tn be an unquestionable
truth, that the subject of Slavery us it uow exists in the i
Slave-holding Stales ot this Union, is, in all its beat ings, '
a dom testic vtvr.sriu.N, belonging exclusively to the cTti- j
zena ol these Stales; that the |«Mplc of no other State ,
have auy right to interfere therewith, in any manner
whatsoever—-and that such interference is utterly incon
sistent with the Federal compact, and cannot be submit
ted to.
•J. Hesolmt, 'I'hat we regard with the utmost indig
nation and abhorrence, the proceedings of those luceu- i
uiartt s in some of our tester Slates, who, under the name
ol '• Anti-Slavery Societies,’ and other specious appel
lations, are endea voring to undermine our Institutions, j
regardless of the fatal consequences which must inevitl- 1
blv result, from the prosecution of their nefarious
schemes, which, if successful, could not fail to involve '
the Southern Stales in ruin, and produce the utter de
struction of Hut class of persons, for whose welfare they
pretend to lie so solicitous.
1 iie statements icccnlly put iorlh of the existence ut
this time, ol -100 ot s .ch Societies, in lit States, and the
weekly issue from u single press in the city of New-York,
ot from ”5 to 5U,0U0 copies of these Incendiary Pamphlets
m.l Papers, with which our Public Mail has been lately
burdened, and which are now spreading lln-ir deleteri
ous influence throughout the South, rn Slates—admon
ish us of the absolute necessity of taking prompt and
decisive measures, to avert the dire calamities which
such proceedings aie so well calculated to produce.
•i. htsatred, 1 lt.it these proceedings have brought
about a crisis, which makes an earnest, and we trust trial
it may prove an irresistible appeal t. ull such of our lbl
low-citixens in the non-Slave-holding Stales, us may dis
approve of these Societies and their measures, calling
upon them by every consideration of duty and of putriot
ism, Ut manifest that disapprobation, not merely l»v the
expression of their opinions, but by the most active,
zealous mid persevering eflbits to put down these Asso
ciations, and to suppress that fanatical spirit, which, in
pursuing an iwngtnanj good, ja regardless of the latal
consequences which are inseparable even from its con
tinued prosecution, among which, not the least to be
lamented, would be TllE CERTAIN DESTRUCTION
OF T11E UNION !
4. Resol red, That under our political system, where
a number oi Sovereign States are united together bv a
written compact in a federal Union, lor special purposes
only—eccli member of such an Union has un unques
tionable right to expect and require, (what is indeed the
very basis of such a connexion) that no interference
"hutever, shall lake place with tier do.mkbtic eoi.ic v or
i'r.n li ah in'sti ri’Tloss, either by the constituted autho
rities ot the federal or other State tiovernmenls, or by
the people of otty-r States, and it is the imperative duty
ol each State,to prevent, by suitable penalties and pro
visions, their oirn citizens from being guilty of any such
interference with the domestic policy of any other Slate.
it. Jt>sotted, 'I’hat the Post Office establishment cm
not Consistently with the Constitution of tha U. Slates
and the objects of such an Intiluliun. bo converts.I i»i.!
i an instrument lor the dissemination of Incendiary publi
cations ; and that it is the duty of the Federal Govern
ment to provide that it shall not he so prostituted, which
can easily be ejected, by merely making it unlawful to
transport by the l’ublie Mail, through the limiU of uny
state, any seditious papers, forbidden by the laws of
such Stale, to be introduced or circulated therein, and by
adopting the necessary regulations to effect the object.
I., Resolved, That in the event of no effectual measure
being adopted either by the General or Stale Govern
ments or by the people of the non-sla veholding States for
the suppression of the great r.ud growing evil of which
we complain, it will become the solemn duty of all these
States having a common interest with us on this subject
to adopt the most decisive and efficacious measures to
PROTECT Til KMSELVES.
7. Resolved, That for the purpose of making such an
i earnest appeal to the people of the nou-slave-holding
0 tales as may convince them of the true stale of public
Iccliug amongst us, it would in llie opinion of this meet*
mg be desirable to bring about a cordial co-operation
among ail the Slates having a common interest with us
either through a Convention, or in nnv other way
beat calculated to embody public sentiment, so that the
truth mav iie M.w>K known, that however wo may
differ among ourselves on other points, we arc on Ibis
subject united ah onr. man is the fixed and unal
rEIC WILE DETERMINATION to MAINTAIN our Hidiits
AMI DEFEND OUR PKOPERTV AGAINST ALL ATTACKS— he
THE COSSEfJ' EM KS WHAT THEY HAY.
y. Resoired, That we have no doubt of the right of
each State to provide by law against the introduction ot
a moral pestilence, calculated t> endanger its existence
and to give authority to their Courts, adequate to the
suppression of the evil; and we therefore respectfully
submit to the Legislature of this Stale the propriety of
pissing Laws (should thoae now in force not be adequate
to the object) commensurate with the means now practised
against us, and especially giving authority to the Judges
by proper warrants, to seize and destroy, und requiring j
all persons to deliver up, to be destroyed, all incendiary I
publications which may be brought into this Slate, ealeu- j
1 ited to excite domestic insurrection, or to disturb the 1
tranquillity, happiness, and safety of the people.
‘J. Hcsolrcd, That a copy of these Resolutions be
transmitted by the Chairman of this Meeting to the Go
vernor of ti.is State, with a request that the same may
be laid before the Legislature, in order that they may
take such measures ns to them may seem proper! Thai
copies be also transmitted to our fellow-citizens in each
Judicial District o( this Slate, requesting their concur
rence in the sentiments herein expressed! That the
Honorable tlie City Council be requested to cause to be
printed at the public expense, 5,001) copies of the fore
going Resolutions, for general distribution, and that His
Honor the lutendant, be requested officially to transmit
to the lutendant or Mayoi of each incorporated city or
town in the United States, n copy thereof, and that a
sufficient number of copies be furnished to the Chairman
ot the Committee, to he by him transmitted in our be
half to such persons in different portions of the Union
as may probably be disposed to concur with us in the
sentiments herein expressed.
10. Resolved, That the lutendant and Wardens he
earnestly requested lo exert their utmost vigilance in de
tect. ng und bringing to punishment nil persons who may
be in any way engaged in furthering in this State, the
dangerous schemes of the Anti-Slavery Society, or other
evil disposed persons, and that, if necessary, they do call
upon the Citizens to aid them in the performance of this
duty; and the citizens here present do pledge themselves
collectively and individually to use their utmost efforts
to aid and assist the constituted authorities in the per
formance of this imoortant dutv
II. Hesolted, 1 lint the Oily Council be nlso requested
to take the proper measures to secure the strict perform
ance of the duty imposed by the law upon the Harbor
Master, of keeping a correct list of all persons arriving
at, and departing from this port; and that they also rt”
quest the President nud Directors of the Kail Road Com
pany to have correct lists of all persons arriving and de
parting by that conveyance, whether white, free colored,
or slaves, and that measures he taken to have these lists
regularly examined, to the intent, that Incendiaries, and
other evil-disposed persons coming amongst us, or ut» i
, tempting to pass through this State, may be detected and *
j exposed.
I I'd. Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the
Chairman and Secretary, and published in all the papers
] of this State; and as it is desirable that the sentiments of
, the people of the Southern States on this subject, should
j l>e generally known, we respectfully request that the
I public presses throughout the United States, will make
their readers acquainted with these our proceedings_
j which we doubt not contain a faithful expression of the
sentiments of these States, without distinction of par
j ti®*- C. J. COLCOCK, Chairman.
Knw. II. Lauiwss, Secretary.
The Resolutions were read a second time by the lion.
I Robert \ . Ilayne, and on the question being put on
iCach one separately, were unanimously earned. The
' question was then taken on the Preamble and Resolu
| *'j1** U'i U " ^,0^r^,e were unanimously adopt*
On motion of II. Bailey, Esq., seconded by R. Yeudon,
j ir-t Esq.,
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be returned
, to Committee, for their able, xeolous, and patriotic
discharge of the duties assigned to them, and for the
I measures adopted by them lor the preservation of the
i public order and safety.
On motion of Capt. Lynah,
Resolved, That the thinks of this Meeting are due to
the Rcvprend Gentlemen of the Clergy in Ibis City, who
have so promptly, and so rftectnolly responded to public
sentiment, by suspending their School* in which the
Free Colored population were taught; and that this meet*
ing deem it a patriotic action worthy of nil praise, and
proper to In* imitated by the other Touchers of similar
Schools throughout the State.
„ EDWARD W. NORTH, Chairman.
Wim.iam Pattos, Secretary.
We are authorized to state tint the civil authority of
the city have, in pursuance of the resolution passed at
the Public. Meeting yesterday, promptly acted on the
matter referred to them, so far as to make the necessary
arrangement with the Post Master, and Agents of the
Steam boats.—///
A pa sengrr i.i the last Western S'age stales, that as
be passed through Alabama, he understood that Judge !
C raw ford, of that State, hid shot a Music Teacher dead, j
for improper liberties taken with his daughter, while
engaged in giving her lessons on the Piano.— Augusta
yOKKlUiK.
(From the Neiv York Krenina Star.]
FROM FRANCE.
Ry the Formosa, Capt. Orn#,from Havre July 8th, we
lure received our files of papers, from which we annex
the following summary:
It is currently reported that the Duke of Bordeaux is
dead. The funds suddenly rose in consequence, as it is
thought, of this report.
An Ordinance of Louis Philippe prohibits the passage
of arms and ammunition by the Spanish frontier on the
Pyrennees, unices by an authorization of the minister of
the interior. Provisions of food, horses, csflle, &o are
pertnited to pass
Oon a ft a iss by birth, u c<tlle«| to the cum-j
maud ot l ui Spanish army...Mu was-dUtinguisBed in the*
waroJ Independence. lu ltt£l he abandoned the con
atilulmnal cause,and passed to the Trench; he was then
without command.
It is said Uiat previous to the operation of ainpuUtion
an over done of laudanum was administered to the brave
Zumalacarteguy, and that the besotted Carlos has in
consequence, urieshd the surgeons who gave it Tune
r, l,v," ,worc T»'*l to this chief all along the line or
the l.bro, June *7. *
i^Hi.hppe, taking the advice of Talleyrand, has
**'’* them powers lie will not interfere with
Ihlli-m has l-er n amply supplied with provisions from
St. belmstiau and Tassage. The lebels have lied and
t.ie tiuwu s troops w itliiu lite walls mneunt to oil batta
It is reported that hraso was seriously wounded before
"""’a, 'f*th a lraetuie iu the thigh, moving mortal a
lew hours ut\er. s
Tlie loss of the Carlbta before llilboa, was 3ol)t) men.
1 liree battalions ot the rebels arrived at Oyuisun and
fc.ru.my, July t.d, dome of them advancing us lar as be
twrrii l run unci tli*» Uid.tHKon.
Disturbances seem to threaten Hie empire of the Au
tocrat. Mighty us his power is, he cannot entirely
smother tin- Human w ill. The pressure of despotism, on
tin- uoutrury, gives it new force, and secret societies, bv
a necessary reaction, exist Ihoughout Uio army and moss
«>t the population. Nicholas has, in consequence, inter
dieted the universities of VVilna and Dorset from corres
ponding, eveuinn scientific subjects, with the l.bcrai uni
versities ot Cicrmaiiy.
I lie Sister-in-law und three sons of Don Carlos quitted
KoUcidam, July :id, on board a steamer for Mayencc.
I lie populace and garrison at Cherbourg, have had
some couleutions.
'I lie Cholera continues at Toulon.
L)r Halineuian, liie inventor of the new medical doc
trine, eutit.rd 1 lonuepalhy. lias arrived ut l'uris. This
physician, who by Ins proselytes is called the Hippocrates
ot the North, has attained Ins Hist year, and is in perfect
",0,,u,s ago lie married a Trench lady, .Mile
d Hcrvillv, at)years ol age
'1’l,e {hhowing singular’affair is related in a letter from
Versailles:—A young man of a distinguished family at
1 arm, M. do M-, •ought the hand of a young lady
i . i ' S •>» i\i ui o iUUIIu ioUi .
but her parents were opposed to the match. Ho resolved
therefore, with her consent, to carry her off to Versail
es. A cabriolet with the two fugitives wus already on
the r..ad from 1 arts, when the brother of the young lady
overlook it. A warm altercation ensued between the
young men, which was followed by a duel, in which the
brother foil. A lew days alter another brother, an effect
m a regiment at a distance from l'uris, upon hearing ol
the event, came to the capital and challenged the indi
vidual w.tu had occasioned so much sorrow to his faun
ly. J lie meeting took place, and the second brother
perished by the sword of his adversary, who immediately
Lon,.on, July 10.-Wo received l.»t night by cxi.rc.ss
.P1*„r!n.1^f*-0,_.WTdaV“<JuJ but Ilnur contents are
I ho only urticlo of interest res*
not very import.ml.
peeling the Basque provinces ti.it is to be lbund in the
laris journals, is a telegraphic despatch from Bayonne
dated l,tl» instant, announcing that the Queen’s troops
remained still u, Bilboa on the ild, but tlut they were
preparing to make a movement on that day. Tliev are
said to amount to 22,000 men. The Portuguese conlin
gcut ol 0,00J men tor the invico or support of ihe
Queen of Spain, would, it was reported, crons the Iron
tiers about the 1st inst.
The Impartial observes, that to hear the official paper
ol iicn. JaoK4on; the reparation demanded by the French
Chamber*, as u condition sine quit nun of the payment of
..!? '"iLions, will not be easily obtained. No di.ubt,
it it depended upon him alone, this reparation would not
be given. But, in the United Slates, there is u power
that is stronger than the will of the President, namely,
tlie will ot the nation, and this is ad verse to quarrels and
hostilities with France. The trade and interests of A „,e
rii a are too much opposed to a hostile policy for it to he
adopted by ,t. Tin# pacific idea is expressed by most of
the American Journals whose opinions arc known, which
show s that, a rupture with France would be highly unpo
pular in the United States. President Jackson will
therefore, bo forced, in spite of himself, to afford the re
paration demanded by France, and this long negoeiaticu
w.ll be brought to an end, not by cannon shots, but by
diplomacy. I here is too much good sense on both sides
ol the At.antic,lor this affair to be settled by any other
than amicable means.
The Temps has the following : “The affair with the U.
btales is becoming, as men of judgment predicted, cm
barrassing to cur Ministry. The American Government
raises great difficulties in making the least lepnration to
r ranee, and has become more liauglity in proportion to
the concessions made to it, declaring tlial ii imraliou is
due from r ranee, Such are the contents of the last
despatches We may now see what will be the position
ol the Duke de Broglie. According to M. dc Vnloze's
amendment, not a farthing can be paul to the U. States
till the honour of France is satisfied. The United Stales
will not give this satisfaction. Oonsequcntly, M. Uu
inann cannot, without becoming responsible, make the
slightest payment to America. From this position of the
question, n is brought back precisely to the same point at
which it was before the grant was voted. To financial
iirgulialiutiH.<li*cu88ions upon a point of honour have suc
ceeded, and we hope that the Government will maintain
the honour of the country with more firmness than it
lias protected its pecuniary interests.
[From the N. V. M«rchntilo Adverti.er.l
LarKit >1 ion Englano —The packet ship Ontario,
t.apt. Kearney, arrived yesterday from London. She
lelli ortsmoutli on the 12th ultimo, nnd wc have received
London papers to the 10th inclusive. They furnish but
little intelligence of interest.
The British government has given notice that all pen
sioners who may enlist in the service of the Queen of
Spain, may continue to receive their pensions at home.
Advices from Bilboa, by telegraph, to the :td, announ
ced that the Queen’s troop3 remained there, hut were
preparing to make a movement on that day.
The Portuguese force of 0,000 men, was to enter Spain
a"°“t l.1,c isl July, to enter the service of the Queen
of Spain.
Advices from Constantinople to June 17, state “ that
Syria is deemed on the point of Insurrection—that the
1 urkish Government is deliberating on the course it will
immediately take, amiI that Mehemet Ah foresees the
storm. British manufactures were in great request in
l ersja. I lie plague was not making progress at Smyrna.
1 aims, July 0.—4. P. M.— It is understood here that
Gen. RnrsfieJd will not accept the command of the Span
ish army the North, and that the Prince of Anglons,
a man of very high reputation, will be appointed. His
nominal mnwould be exceedingly popular He is one
ol the hrst families ol Spain, and in the war of the inde
pendence commanded the 3d Corps d'Amiec of 25 000
inen, with distinction.
Citij, Thursday Evening.—The Public Securities have
evinced a considerable degree of heaviness this afternoon,
which has excited the more surpriac as the Money Mar
ket within the last two or three days has wore a very
buoyant aspect. There are reports current, however, ad
verse to the continuance in power of the present Minis
try. It is said,on unknown authority, that at the recent
interview between hit) Majesty and Lord Melbourn there
has been a want of that cordiality which ought to exist
between the Prince Minister and the Crown. The re
port has certainly gained ground that (he Ministry will
sustain a defeat in the liuusc of Lords upon the great
queations of the Irish Church and the Municipal'Pill;
hence an apprehension that a dissolution of Parliament
may not be so far distant as many parties titled to ima
gmc.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
Nr.w York, August 14.—The ship Orleans, Captain
Hears, arrived yesteiday morning from Havre. She
brings us, says the Courier, papers to the Pah July.
Much attention had been given in Paris to a sc mi-off]
oial account, that the entrance to the Rlack Sea had been
refused to a French vessel, having a government messen
ger on board, on the ground, that by trenty, Russia had
the exclusive privilege of navigating that tea. An En
glish vessel having on board a Tiritish Envoy to the Court
of Trebcsond, has also been refused a passage. What
renders this affair of more importance in the eyes of
French politicians is, that no longer ago than the 17th
June, I^.rd Palmerston being interrogated in the House
of Commons on the secret clauses of the treaty of Adri
anople, replied, that he had no knowledge of any secret
clauses; but that if there were any, England would not
recognize them.
1 here appeals to have been on insurrectionary move
ment at Saragossa, by the republican party; but we find
no details in relation to it among the paper* in our posses
smn, which are not in Regular order, in consequence of
the Orleans being a transient ship.
The plot to assassinate the King appears to have l»een
laid exclusively among the Car lists.
Paris, HHh July.— Frmr.h funds.—The news of a re
publican insurrection at Saragossa, and the account pub
lisheil bv the Journal ilea Debate, of the navigitit-n or the
Dardanelles having been refused to English and French
vessels, has alarmed speculators and holders of stock,—
at least to these two circumstances the trifling decline of
the day is attributed
Spirit of the PnrisUin Journals.—The Journal rles De
bate notices the conflicting opinions of the American
journalists relative to the result of the required explana
tions on the subject of the American Presidents Mes
sige. /» hurt no doubt, it says, on the tubjtft,—
that although the opposition papers flatter themselves
• hit the American affair is not yet finished, and may oc
casion new embarrassments, we think we can Announce
that it is completely nrrnngnl. The Government of
the United States seems disposed to give the just
explanations we require. We know that whatever
ni»y happen, whatever may be the t< nor of the ex
planations, there will l»e journals in America that will
consider these explanations to be shameful, humiliating '
snrl derogatory to the national honor; while the French
Opposition paper* will find them vague, illusory, and in
efficacious, and that the Cabinet who accepts them has
thereby violated the dignity of the nation. France I
knows what she has a right to ask, and America knows
what she can give. No reasonable person wishes a na- |
tion to go upon its knees before another nation What i
the Ministers require is, to be able to pay a just debt with- <
out the dignity ot France being impeached It is easy for 1
America to satisfy (his national pride.
I
Eiinmiuuu, i iifMiny, aii^. b.'*.
Et.Ecfioivs
Nnmii Cahoi.im*.—C*i*n. Speight in rc-rli'clrd by n
considerable majority, and onr frien I* in the Slate arc ia
high spirits, an appears by the following letter:
Extkact of a letter from
“ Ncwbuk, 10th August, lr.ir,.
“Our Elections fur member of Cungre» ami mem
bers of the Slate Legislature, from ill*' < counties com
posing this Congressional District,are over, and we liars
re-elected Gen. Speight to Congress, and chosen 1(! out
of 22 members of the Legislature. w ho ate tin* avowed
friends of Mr Van Buren—say 10 friends of Van Hu
icn, and sir Bank Whigs! Gen. Speight's majority
over the Bonk-Whig-White candidate ist'Otl!!—‘Asgoes
the District of Newhern, so gees tin* Slate!’ ”
The Elections in the rest of the State took place on
I hurndny iost. The Kalcii;!i Standard “ anticipates ti
glorious triumph for the Democracy." It “ gives iu
a rtrupituluiiun of members elected from eleven rr
poses the misrepresentation* of the “Register," which
counties, and one town, 21 for Van Buren, and lit for
White: but it omits Wayne and Bertie, from each of
which three Jackson members were elected ; and puts
down three Whig members from the county of Wash
ington, from which not a man elected is named."_
The Standard gives a recapitulation of the results, ns
lar as they had been received—in 13 counties and the
town uf Newborn, ill Republicans, and !♦ Whigs-—in
whiclr “ there lias been a Republican gain, since last
year, of one member in each of the counties of Wayne,
Pitt, :uid I’ertie ; and a loss of one in Granville, and one
in Hyde.”—The same paper states, that “there can be
no doubt of Mr. Bynum's re-tlection, by a handsome
majority over his W’liig opponent, Win. I,. Long."
TcKNCSfr.K.—The general Election was on the Cth
instant; and the Jonesborough Democrat gives us the re
turns only from six of tiro Western counties—the great
est stronghold of the White and Cannon party. In
Washington, Greene, Cocke, Jefferson, ami Sullivan
counties. Cannon is 2f»74 ahead of Gov. Carroll. In
Carter county, lie has also a large majority over Car
roll.— In ,r> counties of the Congressional District, Curler
has SB;>0 voles, Arnold 21!)9, and Anderson SJOfif).
Ai.miama—Voted on Monday the 3d—Wc have re
ceived but very partial returns. The Huntsville Demo
crat states, that when the paper went to press at 1-2 past
11, Tuesday, there were about 400 votes to come out at
the IlnntsrilU box, which would not materially affect tho
result—that computing ten precincts, and the Huntsville
vote, so far, C. C. Cl.iy had received 121k*, and Parsons
(the White candidate for Governor) 2-12—that for Re
presentative, Phelan had Iff*!, Jones K.ll, W. Fleming
K501, McClung 1227, Jabcz Left wick 11 GO, Judge Win.
Smith 104G—for Congress, Glascock had ]OT.7 Chap,
man tfo.l, and Scott 337. Tim Monigomn«' Journal,
(Nullitier,) under the rjuriint caption of fun d out_
All's gone but our tails (Hem!) Shakspeare,” admits
that “The Union men huvo carried the duy"—that they
have elected two of their candidates for the Legislature,
and the other party but one—and that in the whole coun
ty (Montgomery) Clay had t-77, and Parsons 7.r.| —Dix
on Lewis (Whig) is re-elected to Congress without op
position.
Indiana.—The U. States Telegraph states, that two
Whigs, Messrs. McLeary.and Ewing by x small majority
are elected—that Col. Kctiuard (J.ieks->n j ml anti-Van
Buren)—Lane (Van Buren) and llannegan (Jackson)
nre elected.
Kksii ckv..— The Lexington Gazette of the 8lh insl.
says, that the Elections “have come upon the Opposition
lu-re, Lkc the falling uf a bomb shell in the midst of a
camp—if they are not now blown sky high, they can at
least see the spirit of the people in the resistance shown
at this election to the Bank party.—At no former period
lias Mr. Clay met with so much insurbordination from
the faithful, as at this moment. Clarke county was nn
obstieperous and vulgar as to send Itro Jackson men to
the Legislature. And so Mjually were apjM-aranccs there
on the third day of the election, that the Dictator re
paired to Winchester in person, to prevent those unruly
spirits from electing Juckson and Ritchie to the House
of Representatives—but finding it impossible, lie de
clared, with indignation that “old Clarke had tiisgruad
itsrlj! ' In twelve months, Kentucky will be redeemed
and regenerated.— Mark that !”—The Gazette gives the
results in the Congressional Districts, us lar us they
were received: J
C. Allan, District No.-, re-elected.
Hichurd French, do. do. in place of Mr. Davis, de
ceased, (Opposition.)
Mr. Graves, do. do. in place of P. H. Pope, (Ad
ministration.)
James Harlan, do. do. in place of Robt. Letcher
declined.
R. .\1. Johnson, do. do. without opposition.
John Chambers, do. do. in place of Thomas Mar
shall, appointed Judge.
White, do. do. without opposition, in place
i 111- IWO representatives in Italics arc Jackson mm.
The Lexington Observer (Whig) thus sketches the u
turns, as far as received :
“ VUh IK strict.—-Col. K. M. Johnson re-elected without opposition,
tlirhiit.—Jiihn I.haiuhei*, Fs<|. (W.) by n large mujoiity.
over In* Jackson opponent, Mr. Win. Tanner. Mr. Ghamburs sue
cecil* the Hon. Thomas A. Mnrchall, now a Judge ol' the Court of
Appeals.
“«<A DUttitt.-Craves over 1’. II. Pope, laio Kcpresenla
tive,—majority not known.
“ 71* District.—Ilenjmnin Hardin, re-elected by a large majority,
over tho Hon. John I’ojk-, lute Governor of Arkansas.
“ District.—James Harlan, l'.*q., hy n majority of 5 or COO vote*
over hiineon 11. Anderson. Mr. Ilarlun succeeds tho lion. ft. P.
hctchor who was not a candidate lor ro-elurtioti.
" 1 District.—Kit hard French, (Jack.) late n Circuit Judge, arm
posed to l»n elected by a small majority, over Martin P. Marshall, of
Fluming, (Whig.) 't his district was lately repru*nnted by tlm much
lamented Amos Oavi*, (Incensed.
“ 9th District.—John VVliiln, Ksq., no opposition. Mr. White nut
tends the Hon James l.ovo, w ho wn* not a candidate for te-electiop.
** Wo have no information from the other ili-irirts.’*
The groans of’ the Britons !
'* Cirn. Harrison !—VViil any sincere wisher of ilo
foat to Van Btiren inform us, wlut benefit there is in giv
ing a nrtr start to iJiis gentleman, ns a candidate for the
Presidency? The Van Huron men here are circulating
the idea that Harrison is likely to be a prominent candi
date. We consider this another ruse tie gusrre of that
wily class ol politicians—their rule is thrnlr untl conejun !
They have done their best to divide the frit nils of tho
present Administration, and they are now busy in ano
ther quarter. We caution all lovers of their country not
to be caught in the toils. The Van Burenin s boast that
they are the repi/urs— then let the militia organize and
be united and victory is sure.”
These are the dolorous strains of the Nashville Ban
ner. We shrewdly suspect, that its Editor will soon find
what little confidence is to be placed in its Whig asso
ciates. Had Judge White but served hi*friends “with
hall the zeal ’ that he has served his enemies, he wculd
not have been thus “left nuked” hy Ins modern allies.
The Banner will have deen enough in the more recent
Signs of the Times, to startle its friends, and confirm tho
predictions of the Van Burenites. We have such signs
before ns in abundance. We will give Judge White u
sample of their quality. Noah publishes a letter from
Buffalo:
“You have louche.! tho right string at lavl. Harrison is tho man
bey oiul all doubt. I hero in a tire k nulling on the whole line of Dm
.Niagara Irontier;—tlm old soldi *.s are earning out and nkkiei; if Gen.
Harrison is to l*e lbs rnndidate. They nil Know- him. ami served
under him whan lie commanded Pi fry on ll.c Fakes ’’ the.
“ I lie manner in w liicli Harrison has heen taken up spontaneously
hy the people, -tron-ly indicate* the espedien-y of uniting upon him
na the wry Whig Candidate, against the nominee cf tho ftaltimorn
L on von lion, 'ilicre also appear* to lie a growing conviction of thia
expediency, and willingness to surrender up private attachments in
view of the common j{ooH.”—AlSavy Atlrrrltsrr, Aug. It.
The Cinr.inn.iti Gazette, (the leading Whig print in
Ohio,) collects varictus e vidences of the Whig sentiment
—as pointing to General Harrison as the Champion of tho
Opposition.
. . niri-uiig III v iroima, comes out openly
aruJ ably for Harrison.
Tlie last Wliccling Times speaks of the Whig (Con
vention in Virginia, and adds: “It is by no moans vision
ary to suppose, that against that time, (say January.)
Iho political wliffl of fortune may have so far and so ra
pidly progressed in its revolution, as to. present to Virgi
u:a observation, that, which to an immense majority <>f
Virginians, they are ns yet utter strangers. We allude
lo the rapid strides which f farrisnn is making north nnd
west of them. We give it ns our deliberate opinion— and
n this we are not singular—that at thin time it is alto
gether problematical, which of the two, Hnrrifm or I nn
Harm, Pennsylvania is in favor of. This state of on
jertainty docs not e*i*t, as to the preferences of Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky; nnd it is not known what may'
i>e the slate of public opinion in Virginia five months
hence, after the voters of the Slate shall have been fully
ipprised of Harrison's standing abroad. Is it iw/iustihtk
Ihst t>y that lime lie should present equal claims with
White, for the support of the Whig party of this State f
It may not he probable, yet it is possible, and in such an
sretit there ought to bo an amicable compromise with re
ipect to them, made by Convention—such an one that
would be calculated to keep the Whig force united."
The Richmond Whig, always wayward, Whirligig,
Pithless to its own avowals— ome for Clay, then for
l<eigb, nert for White, and note strongly suspected of
railing to Harrison, throws out the following Ircler t
“A dinner «»■ given lo Gen. Harrison In I/dniiviHs «n the fth
Tlis Indiana Whig p ipers elate that Oen. Harrison will set
i lsr*rr majority in that Male t.'isn was ever obtained hv Oen. Jack
ion. In North West Virginia his popularity is slid to bo rapidly de
-Moping. In the language of an honourable citizen from that «uar
er, the People are gathering lo him like flies tn the honey romb.—
'Vo su»peet the steam pt.rly begin to think, in their wilts way ofes
iretsiny thomrelves, that an “available’’ candidate ,, ftuind f Why
IO aile.it, gentleman partisans of the court favorite ! Have ye not s
fibe, or i Hint, or denunciation lo throw at Oen. Harrison > Are ye
vateh.og the corraot, and preparing lo lake sat erf Do you think
he ease deserves the exercise ofrunr favorite policy of nun-commit
• I? Is Oen. Hsr.i-on "available'"—We arc greatly deceived if
he '«un of An.ferlils has not risenl" And If Oatreas machinery,
iftlee holding jobbing, end Presidential dictation aro not deal inert to
>e Hindered by the People."