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T,G'nn) AN. VOL. IV. tNO. 208. WWW rcitnif , feint UU - V'1 Statrt' Tht terms of the Wceiw Carolinian will ferr"" be ae follows i ' a year, .yable la adanre. '. , '"V ' ' Wt paper aawtlnneJ. (rtfrpt t l.rt vf on of lb Hilar) untU B arrearage. are saL ; AJroWmcdt liDN harried '. trt cents r ,Hrt for tf Grit bnwrtiwi, awd ujr Sn - AH letters aUJrwaat w H rwnor, ww w 1 a-wiai, or ihrr will 4 be stttiulad to. 4 INTII limil CUBI1. Tlin IIKRMm.........NO. III. Good ruuwe la man or woman, the Immoral Jewel of Uieir out i Who Heals my pursa, strata tradi 'fit something, iwtltinj j H tit minci "lis hia, Ami has beea alave to thouaandt i ' Hut In that filches fnnn m my food name, liolx m of that which not enriches kim, Ami rruktrt me poor iodetd. - There i, perhaps, no evil in the world that will bear a companion with ilandtr. The fairest character know on earth will receive a wound, or wither fend decyf by the furnet of the loul slanderer's breath. And it is not only a Rood reputation that the alan di-rcr plunderi from hit fellow crea- tare, but ne oltrn cam mm uawa world, to the loweit depths of misery and of woe. Many persons, by the assistance of friend, embark In merchandize and other speculations, with a view to make a decent support and according to the necessary requirements of such transaction's, their credits must occi sionaliy be extended in order to make their business more lucrative j nnd by d ting so, some invidious competitor will insidiously sound the alarm to toe sureties, Ccc. and cause them to use the strong arm tf the liw to op press the. debtor, and wrcst from him not only the amount of the dthtpbut sacrifice triple the amount,- which miy include ail his hard earnings for many years. The miserable being thus harassed and thrown out of bu siness, whose property and reputation have been taken from him, is ct up on the cold charities of the world, without any cheerine prospcexs brf rr him, and is thankful for any kind nl' employment, no matter how mcni.il, to make a miserable pittance to sup. port his miserable existence. And there is not one rase in ten, that h- can regiin his god name, and be re instated in a decrnt business. Some, nnd indeed not a few, wh arc reduced to this forlorn condition 1 and who see no prospects before them but misery, resort to the use of ardent spirits to drown their sorrow, an terminate their miserable existence And tlcre are on record, instances of persons, b"th male and female, wh have committed suicide, as a dernier resort to get relief from want and th sends and sneers of the world. Misfortunes, of various kinds, as well as extravagances, et crt. do often reduce men to a state of indigence and want yet bnck-biung, or slander, op crating even after the loss of property &c. keeps the poor wretch fettered down to the earth, who cannot, by every exertion of mind and body, el- evate himself above the values of mis cry and of want. And should he be possesssd of talents of the first order, both natural and acquired, and a char acter entirely free from the corrupt practices of the world, yet his merits are called demerits, and his best in tentitms are -iewed-withvan. eye of suspicion, Stme poor deluded wretch es, whose characters have been assas sinsted by the dark movements of the landerrf cannot account for ihecaus. es which have taken from them their reputation and their goods, and con sequently are willing to attribute these aire misfortunes to the unalterable decrees of Heaven, instead of. ..........''Slander, Whose breath rides posting on the winds, And doth belie all cornefiof the world : ....'.nft fyieenn, maids, matroni' . , - . the secrcU oCtlie.grave, this viperous Slander enters." srakspiawe. And although this vice is so odious ?ndafinr has been so often lifted against it, yet Jl is a plant of speedy growth, and al most every soil produces i in great abundance. Dut , there U lurely enough tlrtue and g'wi sense imf g mfVfir.d tb dulv appreciate the rni; nltuOe of this evil, and firmness enough to apply the prffer remedy,' I,et the face tf every rjol man be turned from the wrctth who dilighta to hrr:h a fiu! atmosphere. Let ih- slanderer b UfM. rvcc-.jci t.vi ! ftfetea Lit a tirirf, or him ho l J"' wl" mf tidt. Suth i i cnuru at this, might bring about a reformati'n, aad'add many valuable members to society t nd also be the meant of reuining many persons in the possession and en. joymem Ol tneir weauo anu ineir tnar acteri. In the course of human affairs, even almighty truth itself, under a few pe culiar circumstances, should not be promulgated to the world. I would not, by any mean, have a persoo to tell a lie but would advise him rather to nrt spek at all, thnn to wound the feelings and reputation ol a leliow. st It man. I Ms course win te pursucu nv all those whose natural sympathies are not blotted ouor whose "streams f benevolence are not froz up in their souls. For the truth of these rr marks, I appeal to those who hive ob served roan and things, and have not been walking through the world blind folded. Many more things might be laid in disapprobation of the slanderer; but as I have already transcended the limits ended, for this number, I must bring it to a close. Gen. Jackson nnd Mr. Monroe. Frtm the A'ulinutt IntrUigrncrr. lISGTtl rlTT, I 10, I8?l. Meitrt. (ialrt if Sralon : I send ou for ullieatinri the letters which heretofore pjssrd between Mr. Vons and (en. JacxtoN, on the suhjc? of forming his KxecuMve ubineti in 1817. Mr. Mov SoiTa i art STrrtirrittr copies, procnml from Nshvillr, l ennesiee- Those of t'.ener I Jacksow are the original letters thr m seU- w'lich imi! time since, were pla ced in mv pcsiesion, by the President, with authority to use hem as 1 might think proprr. in any war not objected to ' the writer. Both those gentlemen h ive expressed a willhgness tht the en lire eorreroitdiice should be Nil before the publi j accordingly and to gratify a riVsire which seems generally to prevail. hev rckent to you for publication. It is matter of regrpt that priyate, confiden- a I letters, breathing a freedom and care lesnrss of exprcsion, based on a mutu ally ul)Uting friendship) and never in tended for the press, should, under any circumstance, be drawn forth and exhib ited to the public view. The nertssity, howeveri which imposes their pubiica lion, and of withdrawing the privacy un der which they were written, will be as ciihed to the proper cause, and readilv understood by those who have witnessed what has recently been said, and written, and printed, respecting them. Very respectfully, JNO. II. EATON. npePi I fret InlircouraS to. and it' t net for, tha lower fonritfJi acquired i In a political point of ti M UncCts are in cslcuUble. V wilt flow hire good roald, kepttrp tndf supplied by the Indus try of oh.- orn cliicnti aai our frontier defended bf A ftrong poQdatinp. The oorr,therU.w,;ist Ihists tntty esnba ' taught Jn: market 'ha beijt.". 11 r!Inp this eo 0ti7 Into l by a Una drawn du frtr4a tarnln of (be Ulackvarripr to ike Coosa river and appointing an enterpHJnn iodlvidual to superintend the fsortharn district as su veyor, he can have all tha lands North of tha Una ready for mm by the first of June nest. The vast (apital now held up for the purchase of Jhis land, if offered for sale before the bvlders turn It toother ob jects, will insure the Tresiurr an im mense sum of noncy, and M to the government a pr rmanent population, ca pabla of defending that frontier, which oujht to Induo? the government to pre parr It for market as early as possible Having leimt from (.enera! David Mtrriweather, that Mr. Crawford it about to retire fron the Department of War, I am induced, as a friend to vou aid the government, to bring io your notirr. as a fit character to fill that ofTire, Col ,Will im II. Drayton, late of the army f the United States. I am not personally rnulnte( with Col. D. but bcliaving it of the utmnt im portanre thai trie oiTk of Secretary of War ahnuld bw well filled,. I hate, for some time, through every snurre (hat has prrtcnieo, oeen making inqoiry orj me subject. From information UiJ I ran rely on. the result is. tha? he is sir an of nice principle of honor and hOMtty, of military experience and pride-posses ting handsome talents as a lawer and statesman. 1 am told, before the war, he wt ranked with tha Federalists, but the tinnent hit country was threatened, he alundoned private rase and a lucrative fri-tice, fur the trntcd field. Such ar j' these speak louder than words "the tree is lest kno n bv its fruit :" and nirh a man as this, it matters not what le is called, will always act like, a true American. Whether he would accept (he appoint ment I cannot say ; but if hi would, hit talents, experience, and energy, would prove highly useful to his country: It is all-important in peace and in arar, ss you well know, to have this onice well filled ; at present, when there exists such strife in the army as appears m th? rsorth, it is important to select a character of uch firmness and energy as cannot te swayed from strict role and justice. From every information I have received, Col. Dray ton fills thii character ; and is better qual ified to execute the duties of the Depart ment of War than any other character I ha Should the district be c'lvMcTl it content plated, and , Cc neril Coffee appointed aurvtyor, it will leave open the appoint ment of Receiver of TuUic Mamie i, here lofora promised tu tha General, which vacancy I warmly recommend to be filled by l.tetit. Gadsden, who. owine to the lite, Indeed I might say PUscnt, delicate 'Tata of Ins bealih, Is deilmus of resign ,nLi appointment b i&a this, a In all toy ricommendaUons, hayf tae puw;c good m view. Trorri litaacqolremcntsof JJenKCads din. tha army will tusuit a great lost by the withdrawal of his services from it ( but by retiring at present, and avoiding tne insalubrious climates, where his duty ss n fifTicer calls him, his health may be restorer:, and bis life preserved for the bnr5t of hit country at aome future pe riod. There are few young men in the army, or elsewhere, pottessing hit mer it h t education it of the best kind, and his mind is richly stored with tbe most ueful sort of kno ledge i he should, therefore, be fostered at capable, at tome future r"ay, of becoming one of bit coun try's mott useful and valuable cititens. Lieut. Gadsden's situition requires tome oflice, the profitt of which will yield him a comeirnry while preparing himself f.r torn professional pursuit ; (hit oflice ill afTirJ it. These are the reasons that induce me so warmly lo recommend him. I hope, should the events alluded to oc cur, he will receive the appointment. Being deeply impressed with the im portance of another auUjrct which relates vourt; ,as well as the government. to I hope I may be permitted, oiue more to ob'rui!c my npiniwis. In filling the va cancy occasioned by the transfer of Mr. Crawford from the War Office to the Treasury, it is of the h'ghtit mmrrtt that some firmer and t person should be ae ectrd. Your Ipppincss and the nation's welfare materially tl'-pcnd upon the selections winch are to le made to fill the heads of Departments. I need not tell you that eudt exist, nnd have existed, to an inju rious decree, in the Northern army. To fill the Department of 'T with a char acter who has taken a part in those feudt, or whose feelings have been enlisted on he side of party, will be adding fuel to the ame, which, for the good of the lervice, Iready burns too fiercely. This, and other considerations, induced me to enter on the inquiry for a character best calm lated to ful the Department ; it has resul ted in the selection of Col. William Drayton. Since my 'isl to. -von. in which this subject was then named, Gen. Kip- ley has arrived heret who heartily con curs with me In tbe opinion, that Col. Dravton is the best selection that can be made. Pardon me, my dear sir, for the folio ve any knowledge of, either personally ng remarks concerning the next presi from information. I write you conn 'dmtia you bud unarms, riivmin or tbs wicra, JVuaAw'cVe, 23 J 0rT, 1816. Dkar Sia : I returned from the nation on the 13th inst. and seize the first mo ment from duty to write you. I have the pleasure to inform you that we have obtained by cession from the Cheiokeesitnd Chickasaws all theii claim south of the Tennessee, that interfered with the Creek session. We experienced much difficulty with the Chickasaws, from what they call their guarantee, or charter given bv Presi dent Washington, in the year 1 794. and recognized by the treaty with that nation in 1801, w hich not only guarantied the enitory, but bound the United States to prevent intrniioTi,- wrthm the limxtrdcfi- ned, of every kind whatever. In the treaty with the Cherokees lately entered into at the Citv of Washington, the grea- ter part of the land guarantied by the treaty of 1801 to the Chickasaws was in- cludi'd. The fact is, that both President Washington, and the present Sccetary of War, must have been imposed on by false representations, as neither the Cher okees or Chickasaws had any right to the territory south of Tennessee, and indu ded within the Creek cessions, as the tes timony recorded on our journal, and fori in conquered ny feel happy that all these conflicting claims are accommodated bv the late .treaties, and at a motlerate premiuroKpXva&leTn ten years ; andlthat extensive fertile coun try west of the county of Madison, artel north of the Tennessee) which at once or dentiallv. It is said here is spoken of to succeed Mr. Crawford. Rest asured this will not dowhen I say this, I wish vou to understand me, that he does not possess tuflVient capacity, stability, or energy tbe three necessary qtiaiitications lor a war rtlicrr. I nete hints proceed from the purest motives, that vou may be supported in your admin Ut rat ion by the best talents and virtue of our country, that you may be hailed in your retirement from the executive chair, with that unanimous approbation that has brought you to it. Present Mrs. J. and myself respectful ly to your lady and family, in which is in cluded Mrs. May, and except for yourself my warmest wishes for your hippiness. ANDREW JACKSON, lion Janes Mosaoi, Secretary of Slate. raiviTB. RAsarmi, ot. 12t!i, 1816. Sir : Permit me to introduce to your notice, Lieut. Gadsden, who will hand you this letter and who is also the bearer of the Treaties lately concluded with the Creeks Chickasaws, and Cherokees. In my last to you, I took the liberty of drawingyour attention to the benefits that would resulfboth to the Treasury of The United States, and the defence of the Lower Mississippi and its dependencies, by bringing into market those tracts of coii hTry lafelyrfpllred; bythe-Treattes above named. I am so deeply impressed with the importance of this subject, that I cannot forega the present opportunity of again bringing it to your view. I have this moment wrote the Comptroller on this highly interesting and important bu siness. If the plan proposed is" adopted, the Fand can be brought into market with in a very short time, which will Im.medi- wnrded with the treaty, will shew ; it be - . . r r ' ' ,. ii-a L.,i .....J . i . . : - f .,w .Mint.. g in rue possession oi me greens unui;raTerf.gTvc ivinwrwcn-.w vih ihi; mcniered by us id' the fait of 1813. I fat atrong and permanent- settlement, , of American citizens, competent to" its de- fence. Should the government divide the "Surveyor appoint General ColTee Purveyor ot the Northern, his energy and industry will bring it into market in all June next. I term ; they are made with the sin cerity and freedom of a friend. I cannot doubt they will be received with feelings similar to those whi-h have impelled me to make tbem. Lvery thing depends on thetcleciion oTyour ministry. In every selection, partv and party feelings should be avoided. Now it the time to exter minate that nionmrr, called party spirit. Bv selecting characters most conspicuous for their probity, virtue, capacity, and firmness, without any regard te party, vou will go far. to, if not entirely, eiadi cate those feelings which, on former ocr casions, threw so many obstacles in the way of government ; and, perhaps, have the filtaiiurt and hmor ol uniting a peo pie heretofore politically divided. The Chief Magistrate of a great and powerful nation should never indulge party feel ings. His conduct should be liberal and disin'erested, alwayt bearing in mind that he acts for the whole, and not a fiart of the 'community. By this course vdu will exalt the national (haracter, and acquire for yourtetf a name as imperishable as monumental marble. Consult no party in your choice; pursue the dictates of that unerring judgment which has so long, and so often benefited our country, end rendered conspicuous - its ; rulers These are the sentiments ol a It lend ; they ore the feelings, if I know my own heart, of an undisscmbled patriot. Accept assurances of my sincere Inenrj- Shlprand beliereTne-to-be respectfully, your obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON. The Hon. Jaxes xoxaos. For the want of room, we are obliged here to divide this interesting correspondence the balance, which is of considerable length, shall appear next week. To hold the Mirror vfi to A'aturr Wit h ia. tho .last year the Hoards of Health ol fhc following cities have announced the number of 'eith$Trofir'fw?nB, as follows : ' '. " N-ew :.york..,JCTS.- . Philadelphia H Baltimore . 2: Charleston 1411: f " tta . -ii.avsa. ; JlV, fi ':f,4mt ; yc- tspondfnt of tha Mth A i' .'. mainly comn.ineda mistake Jn -Mum!tir the ?ii;nliure to his t)iee. Ins f, tr U' rights of incn, he must ha . 'ntrt d-d to pie :he ri.l.ta ofcatKn." In t'.n rr);st of m few W until jn'f I sln'l kti ii mbiil r't f v asr s aiu auar. aaas nail i v t ti i-Triv wsr-sr sani rv nawaw mlataleIIejirlJ'lere Is ro -fTeithcsi between the tdghuy rsur us, held ty cer tain memberrof the Ut Atsemblyt arxj the late public meetings of the people at Salisbury, Haleih and Lfncolnton. I can only account for this obtutenett of his op tics, on the reason ol the oU maxim- " None are ro blind at those who will not see." To minds not obscured by prejudi ces, there It a very striking difference be tween the Ks'eigh Cuurui, and any pub lic meeting of the people. I will just note a fw of the particulars In which they dif fer. I. The II aleigh rater i was held by members of the Assembly, who were sent lo Haleigh to legislate, not te make a President. TM meetings of the peopld were held by all classes of eitiiens to whont tha constitution ghes a right to assemble together, and la whsm bclongt the prlvl- egeolcnusing rrcsident. 2. The Cow tu was held on invi'a'ion only, to tko partisans of Wm. II. Crawford, and all other persons were there excluded. Tha meetings of the people were free to aJIf and were more or lets attended by tha frla tr bit tW r.t-( - - - I... ff classes . '.r.m,! J. I tie Ut'.tv rut was held after night ; 14 1 hey chose daikness rather than liht. because their deeds were esll " The meeting of tha people were held in daylight when all might attend, and see what was going on. 4. I he canon mat to dictate a ticket to the people, and to force Wrn II Craw ford on them as President. The People met to reside that dictation, and to foim a ticket for thrms-lvra. These are a lew of the points in which the cjuau difTcis from the meetings of :hc People. I cannot flatter myself that 'rights of caucus" will be aVe to see, (hem ; but, I have no doubt the great bo- u ot your readers will see, and renttmeer too. " Rights ol Caucus" says, ths! the list I sent sou docs nut contain the names of all the meinbeis who assisted in the hoc lui'iiul orgies at Raleigh; and he name several gentlemen who, he ays, were there. No, sir, I inctr that at least half of those he names, were not there ; and I have just cause to believe that the others were not. It is an easy matter for" righta of caucus" to assert that such and uth persons were there ; but let him have thftr authority for making the assertion, if he would be credited. In order to put him to tbe test, I now assert, and I hero offer to wager him any sum he chooses to pecify, that neither James Graham, James Lcgrand, John McCauley , nor Nat. Gordon were in the Caucus. I could go on and name others, but these are suffici ent, at this time, io thow whether " righta of caucus" will back his assertions. I admit it is possible that a mistake of a few names may be found on either side ; for the Caucus themselvts kept no list. In all caucuses held before, or since the Haleigh caucus, one of the first things done was to take down the names of the persons attending and, no doubt, the Ra leigh caucus would have done the same, had not the smallness of the meeting de terred them from it. They were ashamed to let the public see their number, and thought, by not putting their names down in black and white, they could make be lieve that it was much greater. Either this was the reason for the omission, or they were, perhaps, ashamed and afraid to send out their names to the people. He it either, it was such ss the people's representatives should on all occasions es chew. They should never engage in anr transaction, where they are either ashamed or afraid. for their names to be taken down and made public. , , a s.i BscaiBEa. I: NEW ORLEANS. It would nlmost "appear incredible, but yet it is stated, that on the 6th ult , there were in the above port, 67 ships, 128 brigs, 52 schrs- II sloops, and 16 steam- UVU) Ult.. wait uuv SWv b.ivvviinn iirj- were all busily engaged, in either load ing or discharging. This statement does not include the fat boat and arl, ves- aels ol an immense size, ann nun; ior temporary purposes, of which description there are generally from 150 to 200 in port. This gigantic and growing trade will before long, place our younger sister at the very head of the union, as a com-mefCla1,mwt:-KWe;eii Con. - A method of sheathing ships with. leather x instead of cofifier, has been discov ered in New-York. It js sjud that leath er answers a better purpose than copper, or rink, and is much cheaper.
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