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PDMTICILV > EXTRACTS * From t!? Circalw of the ftnoTW.. T. Oolqoitt, t( the State Right* Forty of Georgia. Having given these reasons why J can not-tpnfent to support-General Harrison ( will now assign those which iiiduce me to prefer his opponent. In doing so, none will chargfe me with coming to the task influenced by any feeling of partiality.? iMy^greatest difficulty will be to grant justice; which, however, I will endeavor to do. ^ * . ~r Mr. Van Buren ^ras interrogated by the Jackson and Schocco committees before fiw election to the Presidency, his answers la which show how far hi* votes, twenty years ago, ought to alarm the South upon the subject of slavery. He says, if electnA ?I mnrf rrn intn tho chah" A ?1JV?C71 gVJ liatv/ MIV * - the inflexible and uncompromising opponent of any attempt, upon the part of Congress, to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia against tiie wishes of the slavehokiing States; and also with a determination, equally decidedly, to resist the slightest interference with the subject in the States where it exists." Are not th^sc declarations, made before his elcc U6n in the face of the the world, strong enough to satisfy the South upon the subject? He avers his inflexible and uncompromising opposition lo any interference iswith our rignts. 'But I am aware that . many declared that he was insincere, and could' not be trusted. Yet, after his elcc * tion* when, if he had any desire to betray our rights and falsify his declarations, when there was no actual call or necessity, in his inaugural address he repeats them. 1 tr ' ask any candid man, whether he would have said any thing upon the subject if he had not intended faithfully to execute his promises? He gives us in his inaugural address, first a reference to what he had previously said, and part of which is the above extract and then says, " It now only remains to add, that no bill conflicting with these views can ever receive my con stitutional sanction." What more, Fellow citizens, can we ask, in order to satisfy us that, during his administration, there will be no interference with this domestic institution. But nearly four years haved passed, and you may wish to know whether he is still in~ flexible upon this subject, and whether the fa wing rage of fanaticism has not driven n from his position. This is right; you i)uld know, and without a confirmation, ?*?/?!?# nmrionflir tvithhnlr) VrtllP VOlfiS JV/U IlllgllV jpi UUVinijr ?v h.kmv.%. J w? from any candidate. Oil the 10th of Feb. of the present year, a very respectful letv ter was addressed to Gen. Harrison, from V gome gentlemen in Virginia, in which they propound, among others* these <juesikiu! -T~: "Is it constitutional, and if so, would u be expedient to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia?" "In the event of your election, should a bill to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia pass Congres, would it receive your sanction?" ?Now, these were very plain questions, easily answered by an honest man who intends no imposition, and yet General Harrison refuses to answer. His friends irt the South may say one thing, and apdgrI to his sDeech made at Vincennes, || ? while his friends in the non slaveholding rfates know another. How different has Mr. Van Buren acted. On the 21st March of tlic present year, a letter from Virginia was addressed to him upon this subject, to which lie replies on the 26th of the same: u I have received your letter of the 21st insL and can have no objection to say in reply, that the sentiments expressed in my letter to Junius Amis, and others, on*tkc 6th March, 1636, and substantially repeated in my inaugural address, are not only still entertained by me, but have been greatly strengthened by subsequent experience and reflection." By this we have re riawed assurances of his determination to preserve inviolate this species of our property. There is no concealment-*-thorc is no equivocation?but a sentiment candidly and fully expressed and published to the world. * * But there is other public evidence of his sincerity upon this subject ' My fellow citizens will remember, that a bill was introduced in the Senate to prevent the transportation by mail of anti-slavery pamphlets, books, newspapers, &c.? This bill came before the Senate on the question, "Shall this bill be engrossed and read a third time?" while Mr, Van Buren was Vice President. Upon this Question the Senate tied, 18 and 18, and the decision bad to be made by Mr. Van Buren. He met it promptly, and voted for its passage. We arc treating gentlemen from non-slaveholding States with great unfairness when we abuse them after every demonstration they make in our favor. 1 shall have to lose mv regard for virtue and consistency before I enlist in .the crusade. But strong as are nay expressions, and decisive as has been the conduct of Mr. Van Buren, I would not (eel that the south would be just to herself to yjcld him her support, if he was courting abolition votes at the expense of our rights and his supporters were affiliating with these fanatics, For reason^ the candidates for President are the representatives of great principles, which principles I must often understand f ' i . \ from the seal and character of iheir supporters. On many, the" testimony I ma/ ' offer may have slight effect, and with some, none at all;, but situated where I have been > enabled to weigh every circumstance with* with reasonable impartiality,. I feel its " force. In all attempts to prove.Harrison > no Abolitionist, and that he Would not get 5 the support of these fanatics no one pre tends to chaigc the fact that Mr. Van Bu: ren stands any chance to get them. They denounce him in every print as the slave ' of the South; that his son has married the ' daughter of an extensive slave holder; that he is a northern man with southern princi: pies. But I propose to go further and show a preponderating difference in favor of the Northern Democrats, the supportnr<i r?f Mr. Van Bnron. In the last Congress there were presented 4,079 abolition petitions, each petition, vafying as to the number of,petitioners j they contained. Of this large amount of j petitions brought into Congress; will it not! be of some consequence for you to know, j in what proportion they were presented by whigs and Democrats? It seems-to j me that by it you may at least learn this, fact, who ahi the most zealous in'their cause. I have taken pains to inform my- i self, and the resul is, that 3,780 of that number were presented by whigs and the remaining 293 by democrats. Will it not strike the mind of every man at once, the 1 immense disparity between them? Another singular fact is worthy of notice, that j' in some of the States, and I mention es-; pecially New Hampshire, where the Democratic party is strong, and where the whole representation of the state is of that party, the representatives refuse to pre- > sent these petititions; and the abolitionists from those places send them to their friends who come from other States. Of these 4,079 petitions presented last Congress, the whigs presented from states in which they did not reside, 1,317, the democrats 7.? These arc facts which I can show from the journals, and give the names of all who presented, and the number presented by each. Such circumstances as these are met by saying there arc abolitionists among the democrats, which is no doubt true, but they are not favored by the democratic party, while they are courted by the whigs. I am not content to make declarations and endeavor to force your judgments^ by clamor. This is a matter of too much consequence for me to favor this or that party, while by so doing I shall be giving strength to an interest adverse to your rights. But I will continue to state facts, and you may draw your own conrjncinna onrl nnnn fho rocnrtriaihilitv A#\ anv4 wv U^/V(? ?IIV * vv>|/vuuiwuikj wa your own judgments. I will notenumerrate the many votes given during several preceding sessions, all of which will show the same preponderating influence of the . whigs in favor of the abolitionists. I will [ submit a few direct votes only. By refer- j encc to the resolutions introduced upon ( this subject by Mr. Pinckney, of South Carolina, one of them will be found to read thus: "That, in the opinion of this House, Congress ought not interfere, in any way, with slavery in the District of Columbia." This resolution passed by a vote of 163 yeas to 47 nays. I suppose you would consider this vote in the negative some -eviWonoo tho# fhprt> wprp mpn in C1nnflrrP.sc! who felt that Congress ought to interfere with slavery in the District? Who were they, and how stood the parties upon this vote? Of the 47 who voted in the negative, 42 were whigs, the remaining five democrats. Mr. -Patton of Virginia, under the instructions, it is said, of a meeting of Southern members at the succeeding Congrees offered this resolution, viz: "Resolved, That all petitions, memoriI ?1~ nrt/l *\OI\AWI 4/Mtnkinrv okrtllhAn i\ arc** aiiu pajA/i o luuuim^ vuv uwiiuvn vi slavery, or buying, selling or transferring slaves in any State, District or territory, of the United States be laid upon the table without being debated, printed, read or referred; and that no further action shall be had thereon." Upon the adoption of this resolution, the vote stands recorded: yeas 122, nays 74. Among those Voting in the affirma! mative, from non-slaveholaing States there were fiftv one Democrats and but one Whig. Mr. Atherton (Democrat,) of N. Hampshire, introduced resolutions, one ol which was this: "Resolved, That the petitions for the -1**? ? -/ i_ il. aDouuon oi slavery ui me i/ismei wi v/vlumbia, and the Territories of the U. S., and against the removal of slaves from one state to another, are part of a plan of operations set on foot to affect the institutions I of slavery in the slave States, and indirect[ ly, to destroy that institution within their , limits." This resolution was offered by a demo, crat from a non-slaveholding State. Upon i its passage, there stand recorded?136 .1 yeas and 65 nays. Of the: 65 Who voted .jin the negative, 62 were whigs, 61 northern whigs. His third resolution upon the | subject was this: "Resolved, That Congress has no right , to do that indirectly which it cannot do directly." , In favor of this the yeas were 170, and nays 30. Eveiy man who voted in the i negative was a whig. The fifth and last . resolution was divided, and the vote de, manded upon the first branch which reads t thus: , uResolved, That attempts on the part of Congress to abolish slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia, or the Territories, or tp prohibit the removal of slaves from State to* State, or to discriminate between the institutions of one portion of the Confederacy and another, with the views afore-. said," are in violation of the constitution,] and destructive of the fundamental principles on which the union of these States rest, and beyond the jurisdiction of Congress." This branch of the resolution is as strong as any man from the South can ask; and let it not be forgotten that it was introduced by a northern democrat. This passed by a vote of 149 yeas to 52 nays. You wijl be glad to knew, doubtless, who voted in the ncgatiue; I have their names. Of the 52, there were 47 whigs, and but 5 democrats. During the same session, the same session, the journals show that Mr. Sladc, a zealous whig, and an equally zealous Abolitionist, made a motion that the rules in relation to the order of business be suspended, for him to move a resolution. ?l* ? j /-<i?1.?_ wnica was reaa ai me Liem s uujk;, <? xvilows: " Whereas, there exists, and is carried on between the ports in the District of Columbia and other ports of the U- States, and under the sanction of the laws thereof, a trade in human beings, whereby thousands^ them are annually sold and transported from said District to distant parts of the country, in vessels belonging to the citizens of the United* States, therefore, to the end that all obstacles to the consideration of this subject be removed and a remedy for the evil be speedily provided, " Resolved, That so much of the fifth section of the resolution on the subject of slavery passed by the house on the 11th and 12th of the present month as relates to the removal of slaves from State to State, and prohibits the acts of this House, and every petition, memorial, resolution or paper, touching the same, be, and hereby is rescinded." The effort to repeal this part of the resolution, I d6em another question, calculaJ *?i ?L:_I ... i . I icu iu snuw which party leans iu <uiu is supported by the Abolitionists. Upon this motion there stand recorded 56 yeas and and 147 nays. Of the 56 who voted in favor of Mr. Slade's motion, 53 were whi<js, and but 3 democrats. * * Tbe first motion made to introduce a petition in this Congress, upon the subject, was made by Mr. Lincoln, a whig member fibm Massachusetts. This was met by southern gentlemen, among others, Mr. Cave Johnson who moved to lay the motion for reception on the table. If this motion prevailed, you will see it was equivalent to a rejection. The vote was taken and carried in the affirmative by a vote of 131 to 78. Of the 68 votes given in the negative, 61 were northern whigs, 1 south ern whig and the remaining 6 democrats. ? It is a fact no where denied, I think, that nrinz-innl frmnnr? rSnKipclinn tn thn ad? mission of Arkansas into the Union, arose froth the fact, that slavery was recognized in her constitution; and upon the passage of the bill not one whig Senator from N. England voted for it In the House of Representatives, upon the passage of the same bill, the votes stand about as usual; yeas 143, nays 52, and of the 52 who voted in the negative 40 were whigs and but six were democrats. * ? A very few extracts from abolition papers, ana I will desist from pressing upon your consideration this unpleasant subject. The Liberator, a leading Abolition print, after giving an account of the votes given at the Harrisburg nomination, and announcing Harrison as the candidate, says: "All thp. filnvp. Stntps uxmt. fnr Clau. We re gard this as another important sign of the times?as a signal defeat of the slavckolding power of this country. Had it not been for abdfitionism Henry Clay would have undoubtedly been nominated. We have faith tc& believe net slaveholder will ever again be permitted to fiil the Presidential office in the Republic. The Emancipator, the abolition paper in New York, heads an article, "The Harrisburg Convention," and^ays: "Well, the agony is over, and Henry^Clay is laid upon the shelf; and no man of ordinary intelligence can doubt or deny that the antislavery feeling of the North has done it, in connexion with his own ostentatious, and infamous pro-slavery demonstrations in Congress. Praise to God for a great antislavery victory. A man of high talents, of great distinction, of long political services; of boundless personal popularity has been openly rejected for the Presidency of this great Republic, on account of his devotion to slavery. Set up a monument of progress there. Let th 3 winds tell the talc ?let foreign nations hear it?let O'Connel hear it?let the slaves hear it?a slaveholder is incapacitated for the Presidency of the United States. The reign of slaveocracy is hastening to a close. The rejection of Henry Clay, by the whig convention, taken in connexion with all the circumstances, is one of the heaviest blows the monster slavery has received in this country. This language of the Emancipator is true, and yet the Sonth is expected to complete the triumph by aiding in his election and defeating the democrats, who have come most manfully to our rescue. Another abolition newspaper, the Lcroy Gazette, formerly edited by Mr. Gates, a whig .member in the House of Representatives, speaking of an Ohio pa' per says; "The editor of the Ohio paper, abandoned the whig* because they nominatedan Abolitionist, and joined the Locofocos, because they nominated the doughfaces; while we left the Jackson party because it adhered to slavery, and united withdhe whigs because they supported abolition." From the Lancaster (Ohio) Magician. WHITE SLAVERY. In favrfr of it from the first, no wonder General Harrison voted to sell poor white men into slavery. He was always in favor of it?and he is yet?for his committee tell us that his principles "are unchanged." Read the following sections of a law passed by the Territorial Legislature of Indiana, whilst Harrison was its Governor: "Sec. 30. Wjicn any person, or persons shall on conviction of any crime, or breach of penal law, be sentenced to pay a tine or fines, with or without the costs of prosecution, it shall and may be lawful for the court before whom such conviction shall be had, 53= to order the sheriff to SELL or hire the person so convicted to service, to any person or persons who will pay the said fine and costs, for such term of time as the Court will think reasonable. And if such person or persons, so sentenced and hired or sold, shall abscond from the service of his or Iter master or mistress, before the term of such service shall be expired, he or she so absconding, shall on conviction before a justice of the peace, be WHIPPED WITH THIRTYNINE STRIPES!!! and shall moreover serve two days for every one so lost. Sec. 31. The judges of the several courts of record in this territory shall give this act in charge to the Grand Jury at each and every court, in which a grand jury shall be sworn. JESSE B. THOMAS, / Speaker of the House of Representatives. B. CHAMBERS, President of the Council. A j proved?Sept. 17, IS07. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. What think you of this, fellow-citizens ? * Approved, William Henry Harrison"But he had no power to disapprove," some quibbling whig will say. Friend, he had .'?unlimited power to Veto and defeat this monstrous provision.? Why was his approval necessary to the law if his disapprobation could effect nothing? But what's the use of argument? Here are the words ot the fundamental Ordinance of Congress, erecting the Territory: 'And all bills having passed by a majority of the House, and by a majority of the Council, shall be referred to the Governor, for his assent, but ro bill or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without his assent." This law, approval by Uen. Harrison, goes a.bow-shot beyond that which he wanted to fasten upon the people of Ohio. Th6 free white citizens was to be sold into servitude, and for any attempt to escape, was liable to be punished by whipping? by the la6H?by having his OK HEK back scored antj lacerated like an Algerinc slave, or a Siberian outlaw. Yes ?a man who might have had his breast bared to the battle storm in the war of Independence, and poured out his blood like rain at Saratoga, or Trenton, or Yorktown,-in order that his country, himself and his children might be free?such a man was made liable to be sold as a slave, to whomsoever chose to buy?and for any attempt to escape was liable to be publicly whipped, like a dog, with THIRTYNINE LASHES. But we have no patience to pursue this subject. We leave it with the cairn consideration of the pcoplel From the ftew York Courier ? Enquirer. Montgomery, Ala., May 14. ADRIEN, THE JUGGLER. SHOT. Messrs. Editors: Another of those instances of lawless ruffianism and violence so disgraceful to the inhabitants of the South-West, has just transpired in this town. You and your readers are of course familiar with the name of the far-famed Mons. Adrien, the "Magician/ whose feats of jugglery and leger lemain have astonished the public in most of the large cities of the Union. Some few weeks since, he arrived in Montgomery* where his remarkable performances excited much attention, and afforded general entertainment." - While hetc, he occupied the large brick ware-house known as-the Terpsichorean Hall; and it was while fitting up this building, that he unfortunately made the acquaintance of a Mrs. M'Leod, the wife of a respectable physician, whose residence is nearly opposite. Sundry billets-doux passed between this woman and the ' Magician,' until at length the lady proposed an elopement. Adrien at first peremptorily refused to take this step, but, after much persuasion, assented; and all the preliminary arrangements for flight were made. On the night of the 11th, the guilty female, with such baggage as she could conveniently carry, went on board the steamboat Duncan, where she withdrew to her berth and awaited the coming of the partner of her flight. Her name had been registered on the way-bill as Catherine Harris, and his as Mons. Adoiphe. About midnighdher seclusion was invaded by several of her relatives, who dragged her, shrieking, from the boat and conveyed her to her home. Adrten had not yet come onboard, but a person who accom ;panred Mfljr tfantotefprefer, (linen spetfhing but Hltle JEnglish,) was seetired, taken to rn neighboring house, tied tow bed'pd6tv. ud,t wnpelled, while loaded" pistols were hehf to his bead, to give all the information he possessed, relative to the elopement and whereabouts of the juggler. . In the mean lime Ad.icn having got wind 'of the turn affairs had taken, made his escape to a spot contiguous to-the grave-yard, where he remained till daybreak, intending to cros/ the river the first opportunity, end -pull fool with all celerity for New Oi leans. He waa.terribly frightened, and in his harry left his cane and hat behind him. Early in the morning he was seen bounding over.tbe hills towards the river, wild as a deer on whom the hounds are gaining fast. And J indeed hfe had cause for f peed; for, in full J chase of him, might be seen M'Leod, accompanied by a Mr. Cor, both armed J with guns, and evidently intent on shooting down the unfortunate Frenchman. Adrien was considerably in advance of his pursuers, and reached the J|at-boat at Mine's Ferry- when they were yet disi.?ir > m;io Ttip (Vrrvman was com tunv nan n uiitvt ? - ^ posedly eating his breakfast, and turned a deaf ear to the poor juggler's entreaties that he would make haste to take hiin across the stream. His relentless pursuers came within shouting distance. They approached with their gnus levelled, evidently iutent upon their remorseless purpose. Poor Adiien screamed and shivered, as if with an ague, in the convulsions of his terror. He saw in the countenances of v his pursuers no gleam of pity and relenting mere)-. Nearei and nearer they cam^, their guns still levelled, with sure and steady aim. The wretched victim fell {trembling upon his knees, and shrieked [aloud for mercy: j "Grace pour moi! Grace! Aycz pttie de moi! Je suis innocent." In vain did the miserable man implore fur pity with uplifted-hands. He **w that there was no hope: and, suddenly star* ting up, leaped in the river as his last resource. But the ferryman, who had fore- f seen his intention, caught him by the coat with liir boat-hook, and lifted liirn to the surface. M'Leod fired?the shot instantly look mortal effect, and Adrien sunk to ri *e no more. His last words were, " Je mcurs assassine!" Silk Culture and very Superior Silk Worm. Eggs.-*-\\e have a letter from Mrs. Eleanor Spann of Sumter District giving an accnui t of an experiment made by her, the present season, in silk culture, which, although a private letter, and from a lady too, we felt strongly tenfpted to present to our raaders, knowing that all of them who lake an interest in this new agricultural enterprise (new in South Ca( rolina) would read it, as we did ourselves, I with hi?li gratification. Mrs. Spann com j menpfed last year With SOOO^worms, has j made this season 50 bushels of roeoon*, (and expects, the next year to feed a milj lion of worms. She. last year, raised a few worn* hatched fioui the eggs of the , same season, and expects row to make a j second crop in the same way. . Her cocoons nre v? rv superior. When gathered , it took to w? igh a p? und only 112, selcr| led; 160 to 230, not selected; and of the ivery smallest, 300. After the rr.Olh has I | escaped the average weight of pnre silk is !fiom. 7 lo 8 grains. Herself and her neighbor, Mrs. Sumter,*now have a largo quantity of eggs, from these worms, to dispose of. Ilcro then is on opportunity v to procure eggs of the best quality by per- ^ sons wishing to commence the silk culture. Of eggs procured immediately, enough would probably hatch, the present - ? ? ?..? season, lor a lirst experiment, wnrm me greater number would not hatch till next spring. Mrs. Spann might be addressed on the subject at Sumterville.?Or if orders were left with us, we would lake pleasure in forwarding them. Only the largest and best cocoons were selected for eggs. The eggs fr m which these worms sprang were carefully selected in France and Italy for Mr?. Sumter. . t The pnrt ?f the business in whi?h most persons, who have not tried it, apprehend r difficulty, is reeling. On this head *Mre. |j Spann gays, "I commenced reeling last week on the Peidmor.tesc reel, a^df.tund not more difficulty, nor indeed near as much as I had anticipated." In another part of the 1c Iter she says;.<So strong is my desire to see the silk business prosper, and so great is my confidence in its ultimate success, that I would, the ensu e_.i _ .1?it;? i i mg ytiir, IIIIU a uweiiiug iiuuh*, eggs anu 20,000 trees for any one who would come Vv J well -recommended as to character and -J capability* and who would bring with him 5 the machinery and persons to operate. I would ask nothing the first year*but that they would instruct myself and one or'two servants how to manage the silk, and convert the cocoons into a saleable article.'*" , ' Do not our enterprising gentlemen planters blush to see a lady taking the lead of them in the introduction of a new staple* whilst they arc raising and selling cotton at from 4 to 8 cents??Ckeraw Gazette. WATCH AND CLOGS MAgrflq. WKT T. CURR1E, Watch and Clock * * Maker, from Europe, would res- i peclfully inform the public generally, that he has commenced business in this placein the shop formerly occupied by Dr. Reid, where he will be happy to wait on those A who may honor him with their patronage- f I From his long experience and moderate i prices, he feels assured be-will be able to I give general satisfaction.