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DEBATS
1 0to .eme time
- i oe D - e% he reply of
tile ia K entuiky rkarthest from
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ne (ri aks, whienl first
lvaddOp~~ eI .ly niject now
On comparing. with care't1e reply with
the teniarks, I an at a loss.to determine
whether ii is the mnost remarkable for its
omiissions or mtis-stattements. Instead of
leaving nota hair in the head. of my argu
4ents, as' the v Seatathreatened (to use
- hivoot-ery dignified expression,) he has
not even atttempted to answer at large, and
not the least weighty portion; and of that
which lie hIs, there is not one fairly stated,
or fairly answered., I speak literally, and
without expggeration, uqr would it be diil
eult t o bstablish to the letter what I assert,
if i could vreeprcile it.to myself to consum ae
the time of the Senate in establishing a long
oseies of negative propositions, in whiceb
they gould ta'ke but little interest, however
- impohqui. they may be regarded by the
Senator and myself. To avoid so idle a
consumption of the time, I propose to pre
sent a few instances of his mis-tnatements,
from which the rest may be inferred; and,.
that I ay not be suspected of having se
lected tim, I shall talkesthem in the order
in which they sta nd in his rp .
The Senate will recollect Pt Iwhen the
Squator from Virginia farthest from me
(Mr. Rives) introduced his substitute, lie
accompanied it with the remark, that it was
his first choice, and- the second choice of
those wbo-are allied with.him on this oc
casion. In noticing this remark, I stated,
that if I might judge from appearances,
whieb could.scarcely deceive one. the Sen
ator nigh' :I've said, not only the second,
- but, under existing circumstonces, it was
their first choice,-and that, despairing of a
bank for the present, they would support
"his-substitute. Assuming this inference to
be correct, I stated that the question was
narrowed down, in fact, to the bill and stub
stitute, of which one or the other must be
selected.
The Senator from Kentucky, in his reply,
omitted- all these qualifications, and repre
settled me-asmtiking the absolutr assertion
that,.in the nature of thecase, there was no
other alternative: but the lill or the substi
tute, and thei dAtly pointed out two oth
ers; to do nothhag, or adopt a national'bank,
as if I could pusibly be ignorant ofwht
- was so obviobs. -After lie had thus replied
not to what I really said,'but his own mis
statement of it; as if to make-compensatioz),.
he proceefed in the hame. hreiath to confirm
the truth oflthat l did iny by giving.is.
slpport to tie substitute; which he'ealled a
hal-way houserwhere hie could spend some
pleasant hours. Nothing Is. more easy than
to win-such victorier.* ,
lavingiitfrired, as. lias turfid out to be
the fuct. that there ino ither alternative
Cu presen 11, 1 b: nini ihabstitule, I next
showel the etitj g b the
o wohil be iqvolv
. .ha VInltg, am fear1ng,6 'n'thie.ju's.
---a ;f he rem'aov:t of Oi deposites, de
nounced a league ot 6ait banks, similar to
thiat proposed to be revived by the substi
tute. . After enlarging on this point, I re
.uarked that, if I might be permitted to state
mny opinion, the gentlemen had taken a
.course unfortunwte for thenselves and the
country; unfortunate for them, for let what
would come they would be responsible. If
the bill wvas lost, theirs would be the respont
sibility; if the subastitute wvas carried, on
thenm the responsibility would fall ; and, if
nothing wvas done, they wvould be held re
sponisible; and unfortunate for the country,
because it had preventced- the detision of the
question at the extra'session, wiich cotl
not have failed toaput anm early termination
.to the present commercial and pecuaniaryr
embarrassment. This the Senator, in Is
reply, meot by stating that 'lhad called on
him and his friends to follow my lea'd, and
thus 'regarding it, lhe made it the pretext of
somte ill-nattured personal remarks, which I
shall antice hereafter. I never dreamed of
making such a call; anid what I saidl cannot
lhe tortured, by the force of constrttion, to
hear a mening having the least semblance
to it.
- A fer manking these ptreliminiary remarks,
I took up) the substitutge, and showed that it
4 proposed to make a bargain with the banks.
ithen stated the particulars and the condi
tiotns of the proposed bargain; that its ob
ject tras to enatale the hunks to pay their
debts, ands -for that purpose it proposed to
confer important prnvideges; to give them
the use of the public funds from 'he time of
dleposite to dlisbursement, atnd to have their
notes received as cash in the dlues of Go
v'ernmment. I then asked, if we hod a'righat
to make sute~aha baragain? The Senator,
leaving out all these particutlars, represent
ed tme as sayinig that the Government had
no right to mtake a bargain with the hanks;
andI then undecrtakes to involve me in an in
consistency, in sutiporting the bill because
it proposes -to bargaitn with the banks for
the use of their vantits, ns a place of safe
keeping for the public mtoaney. as if there
was a possible analogy hetwetn the two
eases. Nothig is-mnre easy thtan to refaute
-the most detnonstrative argument in this
way. Urop an essential port of the pra
maises, amid the-most irresistible conclusion
of course foils.
In the same summary anad easy mode of
replyinig to mny, arguments, thte Sentator per
verted my dlential that the government had
a right to receive bank anotes uts cash, into
the assertion that it had no right to receive
any thing bt cash ; atnd theta accused me
wvith inconsistency, because I voted at the
extra session, for the bill authuorizinag the re
eeipt of'Treasury tnoles in the dues of thie
*Goveranmenat; as if any one ever doubted
that it could receive its owtn aef, or aecu
rities itt pay of its debats. Such are the
mis-statemnents of the Senator, takena in
their regular order, as they stanad itt his re
ply, and they present a fair specimen of
what he 'ehooses to contsider an answver to
nay argument. There is not one less uta
fairly stated', or tunfamirly met, than time in-'
stances I htave cited. ** * * *
B~ut, in so premeditated and indiserimi
nato an attack, it cotuld not he expected
fta y motives wotuld entirely escape, andl
we ;.ceordingly fmud the Sentor very chairi
tably Jeavitng it to timeo to disclose my mao
i I t to ume to a A
JIMUM12J4i? nag overi. 1, I
itmtod, ,alat4dueddo I
edn .0hrtyg I, - who ;
a td sn3 i lay gr untd
a isary di cully, . be h1td iti
time to d3-elose my Thotive!.
imputatlion sinks to the enih with the
itwndIess charge onl which it rests. I slamp
it with scorn in the dust. . I pick up the dart
Vhich foil harmless at my feet. -1 hurl it
baqk.- What the Senator charges on me
unjustly, he has actually' done. le went
over onl a memorable occasion, and did not
leave it to time to disclose his motive.
The Senator next tells us that I bore a
character for stern fidelity, whicl he ae
companied.with remarks implying that I
had forfeited it by my course on the. present
occasion. If he means by stein fidelity a
devoted attachment to duty and pr Ieiple,
which nothing can overcome, the character
is.indeed a high one, and, I trust, not en.
tirely unmcrited. I have, at least, the au
thority of the Senator himself for saying
that it belonged to me before the present
occasion, and i' is, of course, incumbent on
him to show that I have since forfeited it.
Ile will find the task a lierculean one. It
.would be.by'far more easy to show the op
posite, that, instead of forfeiting I have
strengthened my title to the character; in
stead of abandoning any principles, I have
firmly adhered to then, and int, too, tun
der the most appalling difficulties. If I
were to select an instance in the whole
course of my life ott which, above all otht
ers, to rest my claim to the charactet- which
the Senator attributed to me, it would be
this very one, which he has selected'to prove
that I have forfeited it.- I acted with the
full knowledge ofrhe difliculties I had to en
counter,, and the responsibility I must incur.
I saw a great and powerful party, probably
the most powerful in the country, eagerly
seizing upon the catnstrqphe whici had be
fallen the currency, and the consequent em
harrassmnents that foll6wed, to displace those
in power, against whom they had been long
cotendig. I saw that, to stand between
them and their objects, I must necessarily
incur their deep and lasting displeasure. I
also saw that, to maintain the Administra
tion in the position they had taken, to sepe
rate the Government from the banks, I
would draw down or me, with the excep
tion of some of the S >uthern banks, the
whole weight of that extensive, concentra
ted and powerful interest-the tost tower
ful by far of any in the whole community
and thus . would'unit, ngainst me a com
bination of political and monied influcuce
almost irresistible. Nor ivas this all. I
could not but see that however puro and dis
inlorested my motives. and however consis
tent my course-with all I had ever said or
done, I -would be exposed to the very char
es and aspersions which .I am now repel
hng. The case with which they could be
made, and the temptation to make them, I
saw, were too great to be resisted hy the
party, morality of the day, as groundless as
I have 'demonstrated them to be. But there
was another consequence that I could not
but'foresee, far more painful to me than all
others. I but too clearly saw, in so sudden
and cQmplex a juncture, called on as I was
to decide on my qurse intantly,.as it were,
on the field brf*tiewihowutcosultation,
or explainiug my- reasons, 1 would estrange
for a time many of my political friends, who
had passed through with me so many ti ials
,and difliculties, and for whom I feel a
brother's love. But I saw before me the
path of dity, and, though rugged and hedg
ed on all sides with these and maty other
difliculties, I did not hesitate a moment to
take it.
After I had made up my mind as to my
coutrse, in a conversation with a friettd a
bout the responsibility I would ttssutme, lhe
remarked tha&tamy owtt State might desert
mec. I replied' that it was not im possible
but the result luau proved that I under e.sti
mated the intelligettce and patriotistm of my
virtuous and tnoble State. I ask heur pardoun
for the distrust imp)lied in my atnswver, but I
ask'wvith assuratnce thatit wvili be granted
Ott the grouands I shall put~ it--that in being
prepated to sacrifice her cotnfidence, as denar
to meo as light and life, rather thhnn disobey,
ott this greal question, the dictates of mny
judigumett andI conscience, I provedl my'self
worthy of being her represetntative.
lBnt, if the Senator, itt attribunting to me
stertn fidelity tmeant, not dev'orion to prin-.
ciple. hut to party. and especially the p~arty
of wvhich lieis so) promnntt a membeor, my
answer is, that I never belonged to his par
ty, or owed it any fidelity; junl of course
could forfeit, in reference to it, no character
for fidelity. 'It is true, ite acted itn concert
againsut what we believed to be the tusuirpa
tions of the Executive; and it is trute, that
during the time, 1 saw much to'esteem in
those wvith wrhom I acted, anud contracted
friendly relations wvith many which I shall
not-he the first to forget. It isnalsoutruethat
a commnon party designationt was aphplied to
the Opposition in the aggregate, not, how
ever, with amy approbation; btut it is no less
true than at was universally knowrn that it
consisted of two distinct parties, dissimilar
in priatciple and policy, except in relation
to the object for which they had utnitedi; the
National Republican party, and thme portioni
of the State Rights party wvhich had sepa
rated from thme Aulaministration,ont the ground
that it had departed from the trie pripei.
pIes of the original pmariy. That I belong
edi exclusively to that detached portion,and
to nteither the Op~position nor Administration
party, I prove by my explicit declaration,
conaiinedl in one of the extracts read froma
toy speech on the currency in 1834. That
the party generally, atnd the State which I
represent in part,stood aloof front both of the
parties, may be established from the fact
that they refused to) mingle in the party and
political contests of tihe day. Mly State
withheld her electoral vote in two succes
sive P'residenutial Eliectionis; and rathlier than
to bestow it on eithaer thieSenator fromIKy.,
or the distinguished citizen wvhom hie op
posed, in the first of those elections, she
thtrew her vote on a patriotic citizeti of Vir
giia,. since deceased, of her own politics,
but whlo was tnt a candidate; and int the
last, site refused to give it to thme wvorthvy
Senator from Tennessee near me, (Judg~e
White) though has principles atnd views of
poliey approached so much nearer to hers
than that of theo party to whuicht the Senator
fromn Ketmucky belonigs. .But- suppose the
fuct wvas otherwvise, and! that the twoe par
ties had blendedl so as to form one, and that
I owed to the Utnited party as much~l fidelity
as I do( to that to wichii e xehtsivelhy he
joinged. even nna tmt snatst,... n.c~
kC l ave contrdli
aii not w no to
robryj lace
rlidtftoetty a cai'virtues,
but I assigh to It .ise. con'
flue it to atteru o eta si aaement,
and to minor quiestIons'of policy. Bd
that, on al.questions involving prinepalss
or measures calculated to effect matrly
the permagent interstof the country, I loot
only to God eAd own"r.
But the Senator did Qot confine his at
tack to my conduct and inotives in refor-4
Once to the prtent gestion. ' In his eager.
ness to weaken the eauate I support by do
gtmyIng confidence in me, he made an iu
discriminnte attack on my intellectualfia
ulties, which lie character as ' itaphys
ical, eccentric, too much of genIus, and too
little common sense, of course wanting a
sotinl and practical judgment.
Mr. Presidtnt, according to my opinion.
there is nothing of which fihco who are
endowed with superior mental 'faculties.
ought to be more-cautious tlan to fepmach
those with their deficiency td whoni Provi
dence has not-been so liberal.' The facuties
of our mind are the immediaie gin of our
Crcalor, for Whiih we are no farther re-'
sponsible than for theii pioper cultivationti
according to our opportunities, and their
proper application to cebntrol and regulate
our actionls. Thus thinking, I trust I shall'
be the last to assume superiority on my part,
or repreach any one with inferiority on his ,
but those who do not regard the rule, when'
applied to others, cannot expect it to be ob
served when 'applied to themselves. Thew
critic must expect to be critized, and l who
points out the faults of othel-s, to have his
own pointed out.
I cannot retort o6n The Senator the charge
of being. neaphysical. I cannot accuse
him of possessia the . powers of analysis
and generalization, those higher faculties of
lae mind (called metaphysical by those who
do not possess them,) whicla decompose & re
solve into their elements - the complex
mnasses of ideas that exist in a world of mind
as chemistry does the bodies thant surround as
its %he material world ; and without which
those deep and hidden causes which
are in constant action nild producing such
mighty changer its the condition of society.
would operate unseen and undetected.
The absence 6f these higher qualities ofthe
mind is conspicuous throughout the whole
course of the Setinator's liublic life. . To
this it may be traced that ie prefers tie
specious to the solid and the plausible to the.
true.
To thesme cause, comhi-ied with an Ir
dent temperament, it is owing that we ever
ind him mounted 6n some popular and fa_
vorite nioneqres which lie whips alogg,
cheered by the shouts of the multitude, and
never disimounts till lie has rode it downa
Thus, at one time we find him inounted.en
the protective system,which he rode down;
at another, on- internal improvement., and
now he is mounted on a hank, which will
share the same fate, unless those who fe
immediately interested shall stop him inwhs
headlong career. It is the fault of hismi d,
to seize on a few prominent and striking r.
vantages and to pursue.them pagerly-%i
out looking to consequences. Thus i
.naseofshegagygystyg, b.a
with the advantages otf manufa
believing thitt high duties was *e prer
mode of protecting them, lie I -shed Ir
ward the system.without seeing that he wras
enriching one portion of the country at the
expense of the other; corrupting the one and
alienatimag the other; and finally, dividing
the community into two great hostile inter
ests, which terminated in the overthrow of
the system itself. So, now, he looks only
to a uniform currency, and a hank as the
means of securing it, wvithout once reflect
ing how far the banking system has pro
grossed, and the ditliculties that inmpedeo its
farther progress; at bankinag aid polties
tare riamng together to their mutual des
truactioni; andl that the onaly possible mode of
savinig his favorite system is to separate it
from the Government.
To the dlefects of tinderstanding, which
the Setntor attributes to me, 1 make tao re
p)1y. It is for others, and not for me, to
deterniuine the portion of understandinag
which it has'pleased the authonrof nmy being
to bestow oin me. It is, however, fortunate
for me; that the stanidard by which I shall
bie judged, is not the false, prejudiced, and,
as I have shown, unfounded opinlion which
the Senator has expressed; bait my acts.
They furnish materiadls, necithier 'few nor
scanat, to form a just estimate of nay mental
faculties. I have nowv been more than 26
years continuously ii the service of this
Government, in various stations, and have
taken part in almost all the great questions
which have agitated this country during
this long and import ant pea iod. Through-~
out the wvhole,l have never followed events,
baut hnve taken my stanad in advance, open
ly and freely avowing my o.pinions on all
questions, andI leaving it to time and expe
rience to condemn or approve my course.
Thus acting,I have often and on grent ques
tions, separated from those wit hwhoin I
usually acted. and if I am really~so defec
tiave in sound and practical judgment as the
Senator represents, the proof, if to be found
any where, must be foundl in such instan
ces, or where i have acted on my sole re
spoiisibaility. Now, I ask, in which of the
mnany instances of the kinad is such proof to
lie found? It is not amy intention to call to
the recollection of the Senate all such; bit
that you,, Senators may judge for your
selves, it is in justice due to myself, that I
should suggesh a fewv oft the most prominent,
which at the time were regarded as the
Senator now considers the presept; and
then, as now, becnase wvhere duty is inavolv
.ed I would not submit to party trammels.
CoLttitA, APRIL 6.
MIURDER.--Our town has aganbe h
scene of deadly violence. A yong man
nameid .Nazareth Allen, an apprentice to the
carpenter's ,business, on Sunday last, in a
fit of ioxieation, stabbed a nlegmo boy be
honging, to Col. J. J. Chappell, wvith a dirk
knuife, immediately through the heart.
It dloes not appear from the evidenegiven
before the inquest that the boy gave lain) any
provocationi. Not the least' aggravating
feature im this hiorridl transaction is, that the
crnme was propetratedl on the Sabbaih, In
frout of the Mt-mhaotist Caarch, andl during
dJiviine service.-Timies i Gazette.
The amount of specie in the Aliddlesex
Batik, Mass., ns returned by its officers, is
<.nc dollar and umnftu-three.s
Oh! R ONbVE N.
This Cop'.ntion - asseblednln t
6terdag .12 o'clock, in tihe P
harmh. The Conveption was
gy ;alling E'er Boye,Esq, of 0
t the. *0 , and tl appointnqti .
W. ,#q., of gfsata, as: listy
glhe 1' iir, the - henIvs '
I. ,to"elgaje om difere:it Stae
ard register their names,
iommeme ncg wit 'ortb Carolina, when
one h~mdredamd htrty-fourdelfgates came
rorwan.
. When:e Ielegates hail all given in their
namies. Gen. liDuffie rose ind nominated
Thomas Butler King, of Glynn. as Presi
dent of the Conviution, which nomination
was unanimously agreed toiend a commit
Iee was appointed to wait on Air. King and
inform him of- heis nomniliation. On taking
thechair,- Mr. K. made a nent and appro
priate address, in which he explained the
object of the convention, and the benefits
to he derived from unanimity among. its
mpmbers.
After the Presfaent took his seat, N. W.
Cocke, Esq. was appointed Secretary.
The Convention being thus organized,
Gen. Hayne of Charleston, rose and deli
vcred a short address, and concluded by of
fering the follon ing resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of twenty
one be appointed by the chair to consider
and report oo*4he measures proper to be a
dopted by the convention.
On motion of Gen. bicDuffiv, the con
vention then adjourned to 5 o'clock in the
afternoon, so as to enable the President to
appoint tie committee of twenty-one.
FIVE PP'CLocK.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The President requested such delegates
as hadarrived since the morning adjourt
medt,-o come forward and register their
names,
The 'President then announced the oil
lowiag gentlemen as composind the com
mnittee of 21,.viz:
Gen. I. Y. IJAYx,.Chairman.
Gen J. Owen, Wilnington, NC., W.
Dearing, Esq., Athens, Ga., Gen. George
MeDuflie, Charleston, Men. Scott, blont
gomery, Ala., Col. BIt. Lotig, Florida,
Jos. Cunui.sq..Savannah, Col. jllan
ding, Coluibin, 1. C , G. It. Lamar, Esq.
Savannah, Col. A. P. Ilayne, Charleston,
Col. d. o1. Cummng. A ugusta, lion. J. P.
ing, do., A. AleDowall, Charleston, J. K.
Douglass, Camden, Dr. R. Collins, AluconI,
Ker Boyce, Charleston, W. W. Starke,
liamjnurg, A. Black, Chaleston, Col..N.
McGehee,}lilledgeville, E. J. Hale, Foy.
etteville, N. C.. 1ion. P. Noble, Abbeville,
-A moti6n was made -sad adopted,:allow
ing the President the. isegIonary power of
inereasing the committee, should other del
egates arrive; whereupon, the President
added the following gentle totho.above
connttee, viz:
J. T. Soutter, Esq. of Norfolk, Va., L.
M. Wiley, Esq., Charleston, C. G. Mem
minger, Esq.,do., A.Mitchell Esq. Darien.
A-letter was then read from a committee
appointed by the Mobile Board of Tiade
46r the purpose, approving of the object of
tIle Convenion, which was ordered. to be
Ker loyce, Eq., 41 Ohar0T&un, dmi
handed in a citcular from the Charleston
Banks, to be read for the information oftle
Convention. The object of this circular is
to get up a Bank Convention, in Charleston,
in Ala next, to be composed of delegates
from th le difli'rent banks in South Carolina,
Georgia, and other States, to take into con
sideratiots measures for the uimuhaneous
resumption of specie paymients, should that
mensunre be deemed expedient by them.
The South Carolina Committee, appoin
tcd at the last Convention to memorialize
te Legislature of that State in relation to
Li:mited Partnerships, tmadle theii- report
through Alex. Black, Esq., whichi was read
and ordered to be recorded.
WEDNEsDAY, April 4th.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock.
Gen. Ilayne of Charleston, Chairtman of
the Select Coimmnittee, rose and read in a
clear and distinet mainner, the able'report,
w-hich wvas listened to with breathless Si
lence. After lie had finiishied reading the
report, (which we hope to be able to lay be
fore our readers in our next paper,) he re
quested Col. Memmitnger to read the roe
lutionis reported by the committee, whic'h,
with some additions and amiendmenits made
by the Conivemtion, were as follows, all of
which were adopted.
I. Resolved, That a direct trade is the n
tural channel of commulnication between
nations, wh-lich oler to each other the best
market for their miutual productions; and
that the intervention of a third party must
operate as a tax upon the exchanges be
tween them.
2. Resolved, That the Southern and
South-western States of this union afford
those staples with which are purchasedl
nearly the wvhole foreign imports of the
country; that they are te consunmers of a
large portion of these imports, and oudht
naturally themselves to furnish the channel
through which she exchange is made; that
ont no occasion- have their citizens been,
found ineapable of maintaining themselves
in fair competition with other sections; and
that the diverstion of their tradeo from its
natural channels, must have been brought
about by the unequal actiotn of the federal
government, or by the abstraction of our
people towards oilier pursuits.
3. Resotted, That in the opinion of this
Convention such a state of things shouild no
longer continue; that the present condition
of the commerci-rerLlations of the country,
and the disruption of the existing channefr
of trade, all'ord an opportunity of breaking
down the trammels whlich have so long fet.
sered our commerce, and of restoring to the
Souith its natural advantages; and that it is
imncumbent upon every tian, who has at
heart the good of his counttry, to lend his
best exertions to the promotion of these ob
jeets and to establishi our trade upon a sound
and permanent basis.
4. Resolved, Thsat this Convention is fully
aware of the difficulties to be overcomte i~n
te prosecution of their enterprise; bt no
thitng dauntted thtereb~y, and fully relying up
n the public spirit and zealous co-operation
of their fellow citizens, they are determined
to advance ivith untiring perseverence; and
with that view, do earntestly recommend
the adoption of the following mpasures.
1. That an effort should be nsiade to af
ford to thme imnorters nm p......sera
Sfs- $,;he spne-feilities wi
-re, anil with this vic
11 * I'
t at the banks in the
IWmediately apply a portion
ive -apitals to the purchase
offoreign .e'xchange, and to the procure
.nent ef credits or fMuds in Europe; -and
thait they should afflord the use of, tie stine
to the importing merthint upon a discount
or collateral pledge of, fh good paper as
lie may take from the " erclinns of the in
terior. and that this accoinmodation be uf
forded as well upon paper having more itan
six imonths to run, as upon hamt having less;
and that the Banki. s he interior co-ope
rate by collecting n'd.. otitting the pro
ceeds of such paper to the banks on ihe sea
coast; that they maintain-the credit of their
bills, tind keep down the exchanges by re
de6nig their own paper at the seaports;
anl that on the other band the honks in the
Southern Atlantic ities make arrangetnts
by which the notes of all of- them shall be
a ar in each. 4
,. That widh a Niew to the important
subject ofequatlizing the exchanges between
Southern and South-Western States and
Territories, this Convention earnestly re
conhinend to the various banks of the prin
eipal cities of those 8tates, or such as may
be conveniently locted, to receive the
Bills of each other in their general business
and to adopt such arrangements for settle
ments, at short periods, as they nimay deem
suitable and proper; the Banks against
whom the ballanco should fall, to furnish
funds for settling the same, or to pay an in
terest of six per cent, from the period of
settlement, and that a committee of give be
appointed to take such measures as, in their
judgment, will carry fully into el'ect the
preceding recomamendations.
3. That the Merchants of the South and
South West, be earnestly receomamended to
give preference to the importers of their
own markets, and they atTord them an op.
portunity of fair competition with other
sections, by making their first calls for pur
chase at Southern and South-Western sea
ports; and on the other hand, that the
Merchants at the sea ports shall, forthwith,
set about importing such stocks of goods,
as will ensure, at fair rates, a supply to
the demand from the mnerchants of the in
terior.
4. That an earnest and united effort
should he made to draw home the capital
invested by the Solm in Banks and Coma
panies abroad; and to employ the same,
togetherwith siachI surplus capital as exists
et h , n mercantile operations; and that
with this view men of influence and char
acter be earnestly invited to nfoi the ben
fit of their example, by entering into Lim
.ted Partnershaips-uuder the laws lately
passed by the States of Virginia, S. Car
olina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and
Florida.
5. That this Convention cannot but v:ew
with deep r'gret, theneglect of all cotm
mercial pursuits which bas -itherto prevail
ed -among the youtlh of our country, and
which has necessarily thrawn its most im
pgrlant interests ibto tie haan-is of those
:who by feeling and habit are led into com
mercial connexions elsewhere. ' his Con
vention, therefore, cannot too eliestly re
commend the speedy adoption by all their
felloW citizens of measuares io introduce
thereby to establish a body of merchants
whose very interest and feeling shall be cen
tered in the country which has reared and
sustain sthem.
5. Resolved. That this Convention is of
opinion that the establishmient by manafac
turers in foreign countries of agencies in the
chief southern ports, for tihe smale of the "a
rionts articles exported by theam to the U.
States, would conduce to the restoration
of the direct foreign trade of the South;
and that similar establishmnents, for the
sale of domestic articles would be very ac
ceptable.
Reaolced, That a commaittee of five be
appointed to prepare an address to the peo
ple of the Southern and South WVestern
States, urging upon Ihem thme expediency
of giving their hearty co-operationl, ini the
accomllishmment of the- great ol'ject of this
Convention.
7, Resolked, That when this Convention
adjourns, it shall adjourn to meet in Anatns
Ia on the 3rd Monday in Oct. next. & that a
committee of correspondence be appointed,
whmose dutly it shall be to take tihe proper
measures to cnlist time feelings of time peo
ple, and secure a cordia! co-operation on
the part of the States Interested in tihe
objects of ibis Convention, atnd to secnre a
full representation from every part of those
States,
8 Resolved, Thmat it is recommendedl to
the members of thlis Convention, to assem
ble the citizens of their counuics or districts,
and place before them their plroceedings,
and urge upon them the expediency of pro
mhotimg thme measures recommended by this
convention, amid particulariy of formaing
Limited Partnerships, undier tihe baws pass
ed by the Southmern States, as aforesaid.
Whereas, the completion of tile lines con
necting the Southern Atlantic cities wvithi
the great valley of the Mississippi is the
most prominent and elflcient measure to
promote time useful and patriotic object
which has cailed this Convention together,
therefore
9, 'Resolred. That this d~onvention is
deeply and solenmnly imnpressedl with the
transcendant importance of tihe great works
of Internal Improvement, which is intend
ed to ellect this imnerconmmunication, andI
most eiarnestly invoke time people of time
South and South-wvestern States to bring
all their energies and resources to hear up!m
on this vital point, not doubting that such
cirorts wril crown withm brilliant success the
noble enterprise.
10 Resolved, That time members of this
convention in recommending the aforesaid
resolutions Iio their constituenmts, of tihe
Southmern and Soumth-WVesternm States, wvill
aff'ord to thmem thte most utmdoubted pledge
of thmeir sitncerity, by adoptimng themi as a
rule for their (awn condt, hereby declar
img in time most solemn amanner, in time tem
p1e of time Most High, that in all cormmer.
cial dealings they will give preference to
the Direct Importer, and zealously endeav
or imn all cases, to carry out lime views and
recommnendationms of this enpventinl.
Previous to any qutestions being taken
ont time resolutions, Col. Memminger rose
and addressed the Convention at letngthm, in
a very able specech, in which Itoutchedg om
the effects of tine Tarnniff, the U. S. tanmk,
tihe Deoposite Banks,anmd .Mr.WVriehtt's wnor.
Iouse systerm, 1;ni iie o ?iieme. p'f tlhe seuIIh
WoI ave been vnmsinid a Cefog h Ilmsper-1
mnd lope to be nle siqortly tga've it to our
reaiders. -
Resolution.,dge Ionimously a
jted, rettarih m thanksothil Cehairnmun -
r the comm liittee, nifd e'jf P~resideut mid
Secretary of thle ConvektLI . fior theiab
manner In which they laud dischargedi their
various duties; to tihe iTruses of the Church
for the use of their building, and to the ciii
zens of Augusta for their hospitality. Af
ter which It was moved and enrried, on mn1
lion of Kir BoyeepEsq., or Ciarlestona.thst
the Ciarleston delegation have the pro
ceedings of this couventiont printed and dis
tributed under their supervisiun and at their
expense. It was also resolved that imhe
President appoint thieconmmiatee tinder time
above resolutions at iisleisure. TiheConu
vention then adjourned sine die.
From the Sarannah Georgian, March 31.
FIROMl .FLOlIDA.
From a passengerin the steamer Wmn.
Gaston, Capt. King, arrived at this port
from Garcy's Ferryand St. Augustine, and
from other sources, we learn the following:
A letter frotw Tumpa, dated March 24th
(last Saturday,) says--"Between five and
six hundred indians and negroes ire on
titir way to Tampa from Fort Jupiter, un
der time escort of tie Tennessee voimters,
and a portion of the 2d iegiment of Dra
goons."
Another letter confirms the above, aid
ing that-"We have no other news by ex
press.
It i' stated M1ajor Loemis, of the 1st in
fantry, had captured two Indian woamen,
%%h1o say that Sam Jones had gone to tie
south, and Alligator to the west, and that
they were both willing to surrender if they
were invited. Mtaj. L. had circumanaviga
ted lake Oke-cio-bee in boats.
On Saturday last, we are also informed,
Capt. Hewson. in command.of 2companies
of dragoois, arrived at Fort Melon. About
three days' march form that fort, he states,
that while erdssing a large cypress swamp,
lie struck a trail of indians, pursued & over
took them. They werein number 20;to 25
Capt. H. lost four of his men in the attack,
and was wounded himself in the abdomen.
but not dangerous. lie took four prisoners
and killed, as is supposed, several of the
Indians-the balance escaped. It is repor
ted that Coacoochee or Wild Cat isone oE
the prisomers.
Te news of the capture of00 Indians,
'&c.. by General Jesup, is said to be eon
firmed by letters received at Fort Melon,
which our informant left last Sunday, touch
ing at Garey's Ferry on Wednesday.
Sr. AUoUsTUN E,March 22.
The War.-The President has promptly
and nobly dischargd Iis duty to the coun
Iry. Gen. Jesup's aid has -returned from -
Washington, bearing the President's answer
to the Commandingpeneral's MORAL TREA
son against the iuhabitantsof Florida. The
Goernment refuses to listen to any compro
mise of the existing Treaty for the immedi
ate and indiscrminate resewal of the Indi
ans. Any other policy aust have depopu
lated Florida.
It-is but justice td concede the patriotism
and'jfrmness o Ihe-President in our Indian
relatioa. ' reenee "in the foot
pof 4i
entities him to the commiimdation anhdrati
tude of every resident and friend of suffering
Florida.
The steam boat 'Charleston arrive ! on
Tuesday from Indian river. We ;a
very little from time Army. Gen. Jesup
vas still at Jupiter River. waitimg the re
turn of Lieuit. Linmnard from Washington.
Lieut. Linnmard hiad arrived at Fort Pierce,
amnd unmmediately proeeeded to Jupiter river,
sonic (lays previously to time sailing of the
Charleston. There had( been no inforama
lion from the aramy at Ft. Pierce sinceLieut.
By letters from Washington, we learn
that Lieut. Linnnmr.l was the bearer of a
Treaty, with the Semitmoles, ceding to them
a portimon of the Territory, whmichm was semis
on lay Gen. Jesup to be ratified as Wash
We furthecr learn that h decided negative
was given to thmis Treaty, and orders were
given to Gen. Jesump to take possession of
those Iidians wvhiech were reproesned to be
in his power, with a hint that hie would be
recalled, if lie allowed them to escapc.
From the Charleston Mercury.
The shape itn whichm time Treasury Bill
has passed the Senate, is far frotm meet
img the views which the penple of this
State have expressed with such signal tun
animaity ini favoumr of the Divorce of Banik
aind State. Mr. Calhioutn has therefore
represenited his State by voting against the
Bill-and we trust that ini its presemnt shape
it will not pass time hlosuse. Our rep resen
tatives there wvill. we hope, refuse to vote
for it. Is opens wide time door to execu
tive corruption--amid for tihe most corrupt
leagues with the money power-anid iu
creases itmmensly time field of executive
discretiont-to which, time Southmernm people
have always been in principle opposed;
atnd to which their representatives have
professed violent opposition. Our people
thmerefore will lie surprised to Amid any of
their servants leagumeinig with time nationahe
ror a measutre so Odiouis to our State.-.
Somitim Carolinians have tried thmeir delega
lion in Congress with genmerous delicacy,
on time qluestin of time currency-leaving
them uint ratmmnelledi save biy thme expression
of Southi Carolina's trish. Th'iey expect
soime retmurn. T'hey have a right to expect
that neithier partizant nor personmal feelhngs
will imazke any of them active and instrn
mentzal in thwiarting her wvishes-even if
they (d0 m~ake them backward in advainimg
them. They wvere not senmt there to elevate
or puit down men-to gratify or thtwart po
hiticaml frienids or opp'onents-but to sustain
time prinicipalesof t heir State.
GENx. ScoTTr.-It is stated in thle New
York E-xpress, thamt Gien. Scott has been
ordered to time Chmeokene counatry, to take{
coummanid of time forces, consisting of six
regiments of regulars, that are toi lbe stationed
there to ensture time removal of Imudians with
ouit disturmatnce.
it woul'd seem that aller six ineff'eetnal
attmpts t -obtain a commander for time Ex..
jiloring Squmadroni, the iseventhm ha~s atoengthm
pirmovedl sumccesfui. Lietenant Wilkes has
bmeeni pelecteditto conmmand it, and hasa*4
eente. thne opnointiemn.