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cniv c-ntct,” i)or }>a.s if the kast ciui- nexion uith the mattr in hnml. The tlTt'ol of tlus siispoiision (as you call it) oil tlji^ (luestion, :s this—thul the Oovcrnmcitt ol the U\iited States hail a ri^iil to infer, tliat the law of 1S25 dul not ajjplv to our trade, bcrmtsc it was construed by all the British colonial au thorities, (save those of Halifax,) not to apply to the said trade ; and because the Council of Halifax itself, in a few W’eeks, renounced the contrary con struction, by cx^)ress orders of aiiriti.sh Inspector General, and gave as aground for this renunciation, that doubts had arisen whether American vessels were admissible under your acts, which doubts it settled, by pronouncing them admissible as heretofore. The force of this argument, which seizes the whole subject with a grasp of iron, you either strangely do not see, or wisely evade ; and turn off upon your heel, with the most magnanimous sug gestion—‘what if the colonial authorities did leave th'^ ports open—so much the I)etter for you.’ The argument is, “the United States may well l)C believed not to have under- ^lood your act, inasmuch as your own colonies, whose all is wrapped up in it, did not understand it.” When Mr. Gallatin presses you with this argument, you have nothing to say but—“America surely will not com plain that the colonies were left open to her a twelvemonth longer.” We do indeed complain, that you should not only expect us to understand your laws better than your own custom house officers and Governors understand them; and when, to satisfy you that we did not understand them, (for our word you will not take,) we show you that but one of your coloiiies understood them, and that one soon retracted its construction, that you should briskly take us up, with the very conclusive re flection, that their error gave us the trade a twelvemonth longer. And yet the English press is blessing itself over the ability you have display ed in these letters to Mr. Gallatin. Be pleased to accept the assurances, &c. AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. (Dtfsfnai. FOR THE CATAWBA JOOnRAL. Mr. Bingham: In a government found ed entirely on the decision of the people at large, it is certainly the duty of every editor, and in fact of every citizen, can didly and fairly to state tke truths unaw ed by party, and un warped by prejudice. In this way alone can the people receive correct information, and in this way a- lone can they form a correct opinion as to our national afi'airs. A few establish ed fac\s are more imperative on an im partial mind, than all the declamation, fine spun theories, and speculative non sense, which can be presented. The measures pursued under Mr. Mon roe’s administration met almost uni versal approbation, and received the sup port of nearly all the talents of the na tion : and the measures pursued by the present administration, being Ihc name, wr.uld unquestionably have been ecjuaily at^roeaUle to all, had it not been for the pm tv fervour produced by the last presi- df;tial election. The ostensible cause of t!»e heat and violence of the opposition 10 he prcsetit administration originated In u belief, that there was an improper Dr.dersianding between Mr. Adams and IVlr. Clay on this subject. As to this supposed corrupt bargain, Mr. Kremer, at that time a member of ihe Hou^se from Pennsylvania, asserted and published the facloi' its existence, See. Mr. Clay pronounced it an unfounded falsehood, and appealing to the decision of the House of Representatives, recjuest- cd atliorough investigation o{ the chai ge; accordingly the House appointed, by l/al- ht, a conunittee of six members, with power to semi for oil persons and papers, fully to investigate ihiscliarge; among ^•hom were P. P. Rurl)our, McLane aiiu Forsyth : but those who exl)i!);ied and circuiaJed the charge, even refused to al- lei.’d this commiitee of the House. About this time, Mr. Clay proved, by certificates from some of the most re spectable men (jf K*"ntucky, that previous to ilic election, he (Clay) declared to them, that should the election for Presi- tftnl rest with Congress and be between Jackson and Adams, he would certainly vole for Adams. During the same session, and immc- vliaK'ly after this charge v. as challenged to be investigated, tlie Senate ratified the appointment of Clay as Secretary of State; thereby solemnly declaring their disbe- iiefin the truth of this charge. Since that time, a friend of Gen. Jack- Tjon has published, that (Jen. Jackson :-’atcd in a designated company, t!iat Clay’s fiiends offered to iiis (Jackson’s) iVienils, to i-levt Jackson president on cer tain conditions Clay and his fricufls, pronouiicfd this a base and unlounded calumny, and called on iheni to name the jicrsons, and thus substantiate the charge; thus gi ing the lie dirert to these friends Jb' ksot;. Tiuc’. OVV.T \jVOTi nr.auc by Clay or his iritiui-^, ho^v easily could it b' proved, and with wJiat promptness would it have bel'n established ; especially when we know the energy and disposition of the man, whose veracity is thus impeach ed. As proof of this result, take Gen. Jackson’s own manly declarations, as lately expressed in a letter to a gentlemdn in lialtimore, on some improper conduct having been attributed to him when in the army—“Truth is mighty and shall prevail ;—intrigne atid management, in capable of blinding the virtuous yeoman ry of my country, will fail of their ends ; nor can they impose any other task on me, than that of dcfinding mmdf against their imputation!-, whenever the authors choose to unmask themselves—a t:i«k whicii I am always ready to perionn — and yet, neither he nor his friends have e%er come forward to substantiate their charge, cr wipe the desecrating retort of falsehood from their or his character. Are not these facts united, conclusive ev- idenre to any ingenuous mind, of the falsehood of these charges against Clay ? and ough» they not, therefore, forever hereafter to rest in the silent grave ? A FARMLn. ion THK eATAWBA JOCIINAI.. I sincerely wiah Mr. W’hite and Mr. Bingham would quit their school play, of tit for tat—ti;' and run Aowc, See. tcc. Sic. Measure your strength on some subject in which we are all interested. If a man wishes to benefit society, let him come forward with facts and arguments, to guide us correctly in the devious path of life. When animadverting on a political publication, if facts are there wrong sta- te(>, correct them, or countervail them by other facts,equally appropriate^ whare iid'erences are incorrectly drawn, show the impropriety or irrelevancy of such conclusions. Suppose you take the ab stract poiicy of the tariff, restricted to our neccssartj supplies :—lead us along the long line of experience in political econ omy, as developed in Italy, Netherlands, Germany,Russia,England and trance:— show us how Peter the Great created, organized and prospered Russia, as to this subject; and if the same policy was pursued by Caiharine :—on what princi ple Henry IV\ regenerated France, rais ed her from poverty and weakness, to opulence and power; why she retrogra ded, until the great Neckar resorted to the same measure* :—how the code Napo- leonj from beggary and assignats, has placed her in the most easy and enviable situation as to resources and internal commerce, of any nation in Europe. By what means did Elizabeth of England rise to the rank of the^reo/ea/ of British sovereigns ?—by what means did tj|ie give wealth and power to the nation ?—was it by making England dependant on Eng land alone, as far as nature would allow f Has not a continuance of the same policy made England what she is? How did Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, lose their predominance in the political and commercial world ? Are thei/ rot now mere dependants on the enterprize of others? Apply these facts, where ap propriate, to our circumstance and situ ation ;—show us the efVects naturally re sulting from such causes ;—the influence they must have on every citizen, and the combined cflect on the nation. We pos sess the soil, climate, and products of all Europe, and the West Indies; every meuns is placed in our powei';—what policy is best now to pursue, is the desid erated object. This subject is new to the most of us ; on ?7, we ask and require information. We are so constituted, as honestly to differ in sentiment, on almost every subject;—let us have the light of facts, reason, and experierce, to guide us in our political path—so far, al least, as we can be directed by such luminaries. A sunscRiuEn. On all financial subjects Pennsylvania has acted a wise and prudent part. She has furnished three Secretaries of the Treasu ry, all able men. Matters of finance always excite a great deal of interest in this state. Mr. Rush, the present Secretary, is equal to either Mr. Gallatin or Mr. Dallas, in skill, prudence and energy, and notwith standing the attacks upoti him, is every day increasing in public confidence. His ]dan for reducing interest on sixteen mil lions of the Public Debt from 6 to 5 per cent, was admirable; it is deeply to be regretted that it failed. The creditors would willingly have rnaile the exchangeof Stoek ; atid if they could not, the Bank of tlie United States would have furnished money at 5 per cent, to pay it off. Tht House passed the bill after some pretty se- v«‘re sparring with the opposition. But in Senate, where the opposition, by the death of the Senator from Delaware, got one majority, it was defeated ! It is matter of astcjnishment that the Senate should not have passed it.—In Pennsyl vania, this has been one among the rea sons lor the great and increasing cliangc of bentiment from the opposition in favor of the Administration. — Ullage Kcccrd. 'I'he importance of the commerce of the Island of Cuba to the U. States is strongly ilhistrated l>^ the fact that out of foi eign \es.->els in the port of IIavail;* on the '^Gth May last, fifiy-one were Amrrican ; two Ktt^li-li.CLCl'rOTCh, au -i ”v'.'Brcr::c’; tntftU£>ncr. LATEST FUOM KNGDANI). BALTIMORE, Jt’I.Y 16. The ship New York, Capt. Bennett, from Liverpool, arrived at New \ oi k on Friday evening, bringing dates'of tii« fith June from London, and the 7th from Liverpool.~And on Saturday morning, the ship Cortes, Capt. Sprague, arrived frotn London, by which the New \ ork Commercial has received Londort dates to the 7th inclusive. Mr. Cannin{j;'s Eudi'itt.—T\\t spcech of the new Cfiaiicellor of the Exchequer is given at large, in our columns. It must l)c admitted by every one, and it was by the leaders of the opposition in the House of('ommons, to be frank and ingenuous. Mr. Hume, who rose alter Mr. Canning, was ai least unfortunate in referring to the United States and Turkey, as man aging their ftnances with more success and simplicity. This is an unholy alli ance, for patching up which, we are not at all obliged to him. In the debate which ensued, Mr. Canning was tully and ably supported by Mr. Brougham. Mr. Brougham, having observed that the un funded debt had never been so low in a- mount since the termination of the war, said, he could not but approve ol the principle of borrowing on account of the unfunded instead of the funded debt. He thought an improvement was per ceptible in the manufacturing and com mercial relations of the country, and that there was room for hope. Ol the con tents of the Budget, we shall not speak at present, as the pressure of business allows no time. It is not pretended to be concealed by Mr. Canning, that after twelve years peace, the national debt has been increas ed by a considerable amount, and that the revenue falls short of the expenditure by 2,000,000/. This deficiency is to be supplied by another loan of Exchequer bills. The opening commerce of South America, and the operation of more lib eral principles and policy on the contin ent of Europe, are looked to as the sources which are to rescue the country from its diilicultifs. In the House of Lords on the 1st, the CornBill was discussed in committee. 1 he Duke of Wellington moved an important amendment. This amendment was car ried by a majority of four, the numbers for it being 78, against it 74. The Times adds, “ As the bill has still several stages to go through, it remains to be seen whether this amendment will go ihe Commons, where, according to the rigid practice of that branch of the legislature, the whole bill will, probably, be at once dismissed without any consid- eratiotu on the high ground that the House of Lords has no right to alter a money bill.” In consequence of the Duke of W’’el- lington’s amendment, »he price of wheat in Liverpool had advanced 6d. and some say Is a bushel. The Globe says, that the alteration made in the Corn Bill in the House ol Lords on the first of June, by which the prices of grain in Ireland were required to be included in striking the averages, would reduce the average prices by from 3s to 6s ; an alteration which would en danger the bill in the commons, as much as the Duke of Wellington’s amendment. Heretofore the average has been struck from the prices of the maritime counties of England. The Sun suggests, that the Duke of W’ellington will soon repent of the course he has taken, on considering the incon sistency of his conduct. The agricul tural interest, it is said, will be embarras sed for another year, should the Corn Bill be thrown out by this amendment. The motion was probably carried by sur prise, fifty members being absent. On the Cth the Corn Laws bill was a- gain referred to a coniinittee of the whole House. The Lords to be specially sum moned. The kill annulling the marriage of Miss 'I’urner and E. (t. Wakefield, passed the House of Lords on the 6th, and was like ly to pass the Commons witli rapidity, as Mr. Peel’s suggestion to adrnit. the evi dence taken before the* Lords, was ac- ceeded to. Great indignation was I'clt a- gainst the offender. There was a depression in the Stocks on the 7th—“ One report (says the Globe,) as to iho depression in Con;:ols is, the apprehension entertained on ttie Stock Exchange, that Mr. Casining’s c.;;- /josf,relative to Spain and Portugal, will be unsatisfactorj,and will show tlie necessi ty of further expeniliture, and the impro bability of a sjicedy adjustment.” Citpt. Parry.—Letters have been re ceived at the Admiralty, announcing the arrival of th'j ilecla, on the I‘)th April, at Hammeifest, in Norwegian I.apland, after a delightful passac^e of 1". days. The Reindeer for tracking the boats to a certain distance over the ice, wei e ex pected down from Alton in a few days, when Capt. Parry would proceed direct to the northmost part of Spitzbergen, where he hoped toarrivca! out the middle ofMay. Private accounts from (Ireecc confirm the intelligence that the execDtive author ity, for seven years, with the title of Gov ernor, had been tendered to Coutit J. Capo D'Istiia. Letters from Constaniinopie, of the 6lh May, state th;ii the Turlis wcrt iiiak- irg p;e;-,iru(loiiS itjr \v£/,iau y ua»d not !ist»'ti It) the 'iipeaf. deniarids in favor Cire. ce. 'I'fie reports of the pa cific arrangement came oy the way of Odesso, and were of old date. There wer‘ rumors in circulation at Odesso, on the 16th of May, that lord Cochran had struck a great blow. They were from accounts fronj Constantinople,, giving neither time, place nor circum stance ; and are therefore of a suspicious character. Portugal—is stated in some of the English papers, it is said, on good au thority, that a negotiation had been going on for the evacua'ion of Spain by the French troops, and of Portugal by the British, but was broken ofl’ by the refu sal of the French to quit Spain.—This must lead to the augmentation of the British troops in Portugal, or the fate of that kingdom must be left to the decision of the French and Spanish armies. All the late accounts seem to agree in repre senting the affairs of Portugal in a mel ancholy light. FROM COLOMBIA. The schr. Swift, arrived al the New York Quarantine, sailed from Laguira on the 27th ult. A letter from Caracas of the 22d, states that Bolivar was to leave on the following dav for Bogota.— {I'e would embark in the British frigate Diuiil, for Carthagena, accompanied by the British Minister. The Ne'v York Pos' and the Mercan tile have tlie Curac-is (iazette exira^rdin ary of the 2oth of June, containirig three important do^.u’nt its. l iie first of them is a lett«*r, daU-i i’.ogota, April 30, from Gen. Santander, \'i.e Prisident of the republic, aiid cliai'ged with toe exe^utiv»' power, to Bolnar. In mis letter, the writer speaks of the trouhlt*, whicli had taken j)lace in the cepartmenis of the south, in consequenreof ilie instirrec*i«in of tlie third auxiliary division oi’Peru,Sc tiif threatened division of »he ;epubl:c, and implores his excellctirv to resume the executive pow er, for the sake of preventing anarchy and restoring tlie public tratiquiliiy. The second ti.jcuTnent is an ansv^ er to this let ter, by Ravenga. Bolivar’s secretary, da ted Caracas, Jun»’ 19, stating that cir cumstances have alt« red.thc situ.ition of the Liberator : he felt it his duty, as Pre sident of Colombia, and even as a private citizen of the republic, to hasten to its relief, and hinder, if possible, its dis memberment. He states it to be the in tention of his excellency immediately to march against the rebels, satisfied that he cannot have fulfilled his duly towards his country, until he again beholds it tranquil, and free to dispose of its own destinies. The third is a proclamation of Bolivar, of the same date with the answer of Ravenga, in which the Presi dent declares that although he desires nothing so much as to divest himself of the Supreme Command, his duty as a soldier and a citizen requires that he should not abandon his country in its present extreni'ty. He announces that he has taken up his march southward to expose his life for the public safety—that the nation is oppressed by an armed force who have returned to their country from, Peru to establish a new and strange form of Government on the ruins of the repub lic. He concludes with these words: “A general convention is the universal wish and urgent necessity of Colombia. Congress, without doubt, will convoke it, and to its hands will I resign the mace and the sword with which the ‘republic have entrusted me, both as the Constitu tional President and as .the depositary of the supreme extraordinary authority. I shall not deceive the hopes of my country. Liberty, glory and the laws are the bless ings you have conquered from your ancient enemies, and which shall be preserved in spite of the attempts to plunge the nation into anarchy.” rUOM GUATAMALA. The editor of the National Ciazette has been informed by a very intelligent gen tleman who returned from Guatamala, where he resided for some time, that the characters and views of the contend ing parties in that country do not appear to be well understood in the U. States. He represents those wliom the President of the C^ntralPiepublic calls the insurgents and criminals of Sa/vndor, and who were lately defeated in battle, as the patriots and republicans, and friends of the Con stitution which President Acre and his associates, the old Spaniards and cicrgy, had violated and wished to clestroy in essence. The victory of Acre, he adds, wa:5 a subject of lamentation with all the genuine citii*.ens and liberals in (iuata- mala, as well as in the other provinces. 1 he financer; of the Republic were in a wretched condition, owing chictly to the miijmangement of Acre; but tiotvvith- standir.g the present disorders and dis tress, it may be expected that tiie native constitutionnl puny will uliimalelv tri umph. as the principles of civil and po litical freedom are daily spreading more widely atid taking deeper root, and that the public economy of the new state will flourish, so abundajit and various are the resources of tlie country. COriHLAND, (,\!.A.) JUNE 2:. Volcano.—W'e, have just con versed with a geutleinan directiy from Kent\iclvv, who'passed throuj^U Siimnf*r countv, and he says that he was tberi' bj several, that it was as- carUluca to ccrUiflty i.-ou) „cui hose mt-ieoric sunc. .• ..v,;, iV'i ii ner county on the9td of Mav, canu, nij- A volcano has broken out in Surntitf county, between Gallatin and tiie Ken lucky line. It is «aid that the explosion was seen by anegro, who represents it a stream of fire, of considerable extent, rushing from the earth as high us a iiet The marks are yet visible to all who cat The earth on the knob is conciderablv torn up, and the trees adjacent arc scorch, ed and burned to the tops ; but there is nc fire or smoke issuing at present. This discovery accounts for the phe> nomena of the rocks falling 8 or lo mileg from that spot on the 9th of May last. Murder.—James Tliorn, who lives ia the western part of this county, was com. milled to Jail on Thursday last, for murder of Herndon, who was at the tinje of the murder engaged in his service. Thorn is said to be a respectable farmer and Herndon, we are informed, wal a trilling fellow of depraved morals. The prisoner, we understand, confesses the murder, and says he was urged to i\_ in defence of his own life.—HakighSlar. [From the New-York Statesman.] A certain French wrifer contends that names are things. Some of our moder» political economists have proved the truth of that position more clearly than they have any thing else. Take, fop instance, the speech of Mr. Huskisson, Uie Preii- detil of the Board of Trade, who has ap peared as a champion for that cause lu Great Britain. He has, to be sure, fjiveu the word of promise to the ear; and what has he done towards fulfilling that prorU' ise ? To justify his measures, he has been obliged to expose the secrets by which he had been influenced. To stop the Prussia.is f rom adopting measures that would fxclude Briiish goods from finding their vay into the heart of > urope, and even into Asia, through some of the great rivers of Eu rope, the Elbe, the Weser, the Oder, and the Vistula, the mouths of which Mr. R, tells us Prussia commands, she is privi- leged under what is termed reciprocity laws, lo enter British ports with her ships. Thi?, Mr. H. proves, has been very little advantage to Prussia, l»Jt highly benefi cial to England, and this has been pu^ down to the credit of Great Britain, as one of her great movements for carryitif; into effect the glorious doctrine. Tht Dey of Algiers has been known to com promise when he thought it for his inter est, and he might, on the same principle, set up as the advocate of the freedoin of the seas. But do not the British pernii‘ foreign silks to be imported ? Answer— They do, by paying a duty of 30 per cent, and this they did not vouchsafe to permit, until they had paved the way by a rcdtic lion of duties on the importation of raw silk, that rendered it, in iheir estimation, certain that imported silks would not in terfere with their own manufactures, and Mr. H. shows they judged correctly.— Their manufactures of silk had beet, es tablished some 50 years, by means of pro tv- cling duties, bounties, &c. Suppose 3t> years hence we should reduce the duty ou imported hats from 30 per cent, to 20, which even now might be done witiiout disparagement to our manufactures. woulJ it be such a liberal act as would eniitli* u- to the praises that have*bcen lavished ou the British silk act ? If lliey are sincere, in their professions, let them admit tlif* bread stuffs of the U. States to paj some part of the 70 or 80 millions ol lliti' goods we purchase yearly I Mr.Coleman says, peruse and re-peruse Mr. H’s spcech —we say the same—and it will notfaihf^ satisfy any one what we knew before, tlia Great Britain has never receded a haf from her restrictive plans but when it was manifest it would promote one of the two great things England for centuries ha'i kept a steady eye upon, vis : the inci eas'* of her tonnage and the sale of her manu factures—and whenever the glorious pric ciples of the freedom of trade will aiciir ihis,England will be found their advocatc. The freedom of trade we ask for, is l^un- ded in the laws of nature, and wouU pen the way to a reciprocal fxchatig'*^ the products of all the nations of the rafil > and multiply the comforts of the family of mankind. Let a meeting that |)urpose be held, and America wouK- l)e foremost, but Mr, Huskisson would be the last man in England seriously to propose it. ^Ve are aware that tbc canJid . sioti of our sentiments on the subject oi^ domestic manufactures, and the fostcriiii; and protectini^ tbeia by govtro' mental n'ijulutions, is objectionable to some of our patrons, and to persona. fVii tnls, ti> whom we are indeb'»'d more li>;in ordinary civilities—gentlcme” -who ;e }:;ood opinion and friendsii'P shoulil be .Sony to j)art with. But hav ing taken no iitiio pains to ^ history of oilier nations in reference ^ the proj:;ress of uianufacturcs, obsenc the etfect of our own protectite sys'f'^* and beitig desirous of preserving a sistctit course, we have not hesitateil- all suitable occasions, to support urcs which wtf honestly believe lo promote the general welfare of country, irnder it more indepen^ augment its resources, benefit «he ag cultural interest, eventually commerce, and give employment to hand'-, andJncud to more mouth--
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