COMMUXIMTKWS.
FOR THE
FREE
PRESS.
'Advance our
waving: Danners on
K a 11' J n.
-Rpscu'd is Orleans from the Eng
lish wolves. " Shakspeare,
Mr. Editor:
A sreat and recent
change
has taken place in the public
mind in this State, and still in
creases, in favor of General
JACKSON for our next Presi
dent Time is the test of opi
nion, arid truth universally pre
vails among the people in favor
of him who, since the days of
Gen. Washington, has done
more for his country than any
man in it; on this event 1 con
gratulate you', 'sir, and the rest
of my fellow citizens. Three
fourths of the good people of
this State, at least, being sensi
ble of this, would, if they could
vote immediately at the polls,
give their suffrage to the Hero
of New-Orleans. So natural it
is, that the gratitude of the peo
ple should be drawn towards
their known benefactors. And
although we should ever be of
the opinion that it is of the ve
ry essence of a Republican go
vernment not to think that its
safety or independence depends
on the virtues of a Scipio or a
Themistocles, for a President,
but on the nation itself, which
bears within it the imperishable
principles of liberty; yet, sir,
taking into consideration the
eminent services which General
Jackson has rendered his coun
try, is he not, I beseech you,
sir, by far the most eligible of
all who pretend to be candidates
for the chief magistracy of our
country? It would be needless
here to recapitulate the services
so recently done his country;
they are registered in the minds
of a grateful people, which no
time or circumstance, can eradi
cate: they will ever shine bright
in luture story, and when ten
der mothers shall hereafter tell
their listening children of his
a'ctsand valorous deeds, tears of
gratitude will glisten in their
eyes, and a glow of enthusiasm
will shake their tender limbs.
But wliat are the services, it
may be asked, that Gen. Jack
son has rendered his country?
The answer is easy, they are
fresh in the minds of all, and
will be while memory holds its
seat n Early in the Revolution
ary War, arid in that tremen
dous hour of danger, we find
him, "when the appearance of
manhood had scarcely bristled
on his chin," grasping that
sword which was forged on the
anvil of necessity, and rushing
into the field of battle, and seal
ing with his blood his patriot
ism. Wc find his brother slain
by his side, and the young hero
taken and imprisoned in a Bri
tish dungeon; he was then not
more than sixteen years of age:
"For since those arms of his had
seven years pith,
"They have used their dearest ac
tion in the tented field. "
I will pass over, for the pre
sent, .those important civil offi
ces, which he discharged with
so much honor to himself arid
advantage to his countrv; it
would be supererogation to tp
peat them; and speak of those
prominent services rendered the
nation ai a later date. At
time, sir, when the "red clonrl
of war" lowered in the northern
aim western uunzun, and itc
blasts whistled in our ears, and
the blood of our countrymen
irtnnlrJ j.1 3 1 .
aniwji.cu on uiegruunu; ana m
another quarter of the United
States, the blockade of our har
bors and the mouth of our ri
vers, by the enemy; the murder
and impressment of qui citizens; :
the excitement ot the muians
those horrid hell-hounds of sa
vage war, to war with us, to
scalp and murder our frontier
brethren for such, sir, "is the
o-olnvv nf rrimes. nresentfid. dn-
r j - I 7
ring this night ot wonders
where, where, I beseech you,
then, was Gen. Jackson? Was
he at the City of Washington
feasting on the sumptuous ban
quet, (too of en furnished by
the money of the people) adorn
ed with golden spoons, as it is
known a certain Secretary uses,
no! no! we find him in the
wilderness of the west, at the
head of a band of patriots, en
listed chiefly by his influence,
destitute of provisions, far from
his native state, the only support
of his army for many days
acorns, parched corn, and the
spontaneous productions of the
earth; we find him contending
successfully against the savage
foe, and finally conquering and
destroying him; and securing
for his countrymen an immense
territory, the home for count
less millions; and giving securi
ty and confidence to our fellow
citizens, who had their humble
dwellings in that part of our
country.
But, sir, it remains for me to
record an action, which, when
we turn over the historic page,
and trace the rise and fall of
States and Empires, it scarcely
has a parallel, considering the
armies opposed to each other:
the British army, commanded
by the renowned Packenham,
the brother-in-law to Welling
ton, their numbers greater, ac
customed to victory,- fresh from
the Peninsula, where they had
contended with success against
the invincibles of Bonaparte;
their commander, in order to
excite the brutal courage of his
soldiers, issued his more than
Vandal proclamation "beauty
and booty," of New-Orleans.
Our army, undisciplined, scarce
ly in uniform, but led on by a
General in whom they had im
plicit confidence, they could not
despair of success "nil despe
randum Teucro duce, et aus
pice Teucro:19 victory soon
perched on their banners, and a
more decided battle never was
won than the battle of New
Orleans, on the 8th January,
181&. The heart gorged at the
carnage ot the daring foe: the
the
survivors fled, and their
flight was their safetv. A na
tion's plaudits is the hdro's and
army's due: he who belonged
to that army may justly say,
with the poet,
lhis day is call'd the feast of
Crisp ian;
'He that outlives this day, and
comes safe home,
"Will stand a tip-toe when this day
is named,
'And rouse him at the name of
Crisp ian."
'He, that shall live this day, and
see old age,
'Will yearly on the vigil feast his
mends,
'And say to-morrow is" the 8th cf
January;
And I too belonged to the army of
rew-Urleans.
This glorious battle was won
by an hero, whose capacious soul
was a bulwark of safety to his
country. It will be remember
ed, that a little before this battle
was fought, the enemies of Gen.
Jackson had the impudence to
say, that he could fight Indians,
but could riot hght his majesty's
grenadiers! that he was a vil
lage lawyer, &.c. &c. and now,
forsooth, the same kind Inends
admit he has military talents,
but not those talents that are
calculated to wield the destinies
f a great nation!
Profligate characters, disap
pointed statesmen, and i nterest
ed men of influence commence
the attack. The prejudices of
the uninformed are wrought
upon. The keys of falsehood
and calumny are delivered to
malevolent printers. That there
should be murmuring, sir, a-
gainst Gen. Jackson, is neither
range nor new. wisdom has
always been accused at the bar
of folly; and patriotism arraign
ed at the tribunal of ambition.
But that these accusations should
proceed in high and sarcastic
tones from those very mouths,
whose breath is scarcely cool
from the warmest approbation
of his measures, is a circum
stance that adds to the melan
choly proof of the insincerity
and fallability of man.
At this critical period we be
hold the fate of our country
hanging doubtful on the event
of the approaching election. A
nation yet too virtuous to at
tempt a revolution by design,
and perhaps too unstable to a
void one without a man of con
summate wisdom and inflexible
virtue at its head, in this mo
mentous crisis who shall be that
man? The question is already
answered by the sincere appro
bation, and unshaken confidence
of the great mass of the Ameri
can people, who wish to enjoy
the blessings of peace and good
order, national and domestic,
and who do not yet believe, and
I trust never will believe, that
the field of battle is the only
field of honor. Something more
may be expected hereafter frcm
Numa.
FORhlGX.
SOUTH AMERICA.
The Bogota Gazette, March
14th, gives the address of Col.
Hamilton, the Chief Commis
sioner to the government of Co
lombia. In this address we
find the following passage:
"It is said, sir, that France
wishes to assist Spain in recon
quering these countries. Let
not the people of Colombia en
tertain the least apprehension
of such an invasion, because,
i?i Great Britain, they will
find a constant and firm
friend.
Buenos Ayres. A report on
good authority had reached i
Buenos Ayres, that the Indians
had made an attack on the Go
vernor of Santa Fe, and had de
feated and nearly destroyed the
whole of his army. They were
becoming extremely trouble
some in the ; neighborhood of
Buenos Ayres, and persons own
ing estates 30 to 50 leagues
from the city, felt extremely ap
prehensive they would be at
tacked. Some are reported to
be destroyed.
Brazil. Advices from Per
nambuco state, that the Presi
dent appointed for that province
by the Emperor of Brazil, was
not suffered to assume the of
fice, and that the Constitution
was rejected there. It is added,
that the Custom-house and
stores were closed, and that the
Brazilians were "slaving and
imprisoning the European Por
tuguese." INDIA.
Calcutta, Jail. 8.... The ac
counts from Madras are of a
most distressing nature, and
have come upon us with a sud
denness which renders the hor
ror more, striking.
Madras, Dec. 23.. ..It is with
regret
that we notice the in
creasing distress prevalent a
mong the natives from the scar
city of rice; in the bazars it is
not to be procured, and only one j tie's, in French or other vt -Bahkshall
is now open. for its.sels.
sale. ' Many European gentle
men are seen mingling vnu ulc
crowd, endeavoring to procure
grain for their servants. Grain
of the oldest and worst descrip
tion is bought up with avidity,
and many are reduced to subsist
on grain. This even is not to
be purchased except in small
quantities and at an enormous
price. Several deaths have oc
curred amongst the lowest or
der of the natives, which have
been occasioned by starvation,
and so miserable is their condi
tion that many children have,
in despair, been abandoned by
their parents.
The inhabitants of Pondi
cherrv, we regret to learn, are
1 . , k (hn
nkn sufferers for the want of
food. Wc can now no longer
indulge the expectation that a
fall of rain may yet save the
harvest of the coming year, as
we understand, from those ac
quainted with the subject, that
the crops are already destroy
ed. Dec. 25....0n Monday night,
a vast multitude assembled in
the Black Town, and proceed
ed to break open some stores
belonging to the native mer
chants, which were plundered,
and much grain carried off.
Guards of native troops were
sent to protect property of this
description. The mob behaved
in the most daring and outra
geous manner towards the Se
& ... . , . .
novs: while the latter, we un
derstand, atted with the great
est forbearance under very try
ing circumstances; two of the
mob, however, are reported to
he wounded, and one killed. It
is imagined that not less than
100,000 persons were 'collect
cd.
PORTUGAL.
' A late arrival from Lisbon,
confirms the report that the as-
Jsassination of the Prime Minis
ter of .Portugal was attributed
to the king's second son, and
that the countrv was in a state
of commotion." The officers and
troops had positively refused
serving under Marshal Beres-
tord, wno nau in consequence
been deprived of his command.
lhe people evinced the most
marked feelings of hostility to
warns me unuea states, in
consequence of the language a
dopted by the President in his
message to Congress.
GREECE.
A private letter states that is
in contemplation to introduce a
new system of government into
the Greek Islands. The Se
nates of Hydra, Ipsara, and
Spezzia, have agreed to with
draw the Eparchs which thcy
had established there, and to al
low them to govern them
selves, upon paying a small an
nual tribute. This course ap
pears to have been -adopted in
conseauence of the revenue of
the Isles being almost entirely
absorbed for the support of the
Eparchs and their suites.
WEST INDIES.
St. Domingo.... The French
government is stated, in letters
from Havre of the 26th March,
to have decreed, as a first step
towards the acknowledgment of
the independence of St. Domin
go, that the products of that isl
and should be admitted into
France on payment of the usual
foreign duties, with the excep
tion of imports by the old set
tlers of St. Domingo, which are
to be admitted at the old du-
Private letters from Marti
nique state, that the colored peo
ple of that Island are shipped a
way with as much dispatch as
possible. No distinction k
made amonst them. Whether
high or low, rich or poor -whether
guilty or innocentwhe
ther implicated or not in the
late premeditated insurrection,
the sentence of banishment is
the same. A considerable num.
ber of these people had alreadv
arrived at Trinidad, where it
said they have met with an un
molested refuge.
ENGLAND.
The Slave Trade Piracy Bit
was read a third time in the
House of Commons on the 25th
of March, and sent to the
Lords. Sir J. Mackintosh ex
pressed his entire concurrence
in the bill, and hailed the auspi
cious treaty, entered into wit!;
America, with the most heart
felt satisfaction.
It is said that the Emperors o:
Russia and Austria have determi
ned to reduce their armies.
COJsUIiESSIOJSML
SENATE. "
Tuesday, May 11. The Ta
riff bill being under considera
tion: Mr. Macon moved to a
mend the bill by striking out the
following clauses: "on cotton
bagging, four and a half cent
per square yard," and "on pi
mento, eight cents per pound;"
which were successively adopt
ed. Thusday, May 13. The
Tariff bill was read the third
time as amended in the Senate.
The question, "Shall this bill
pass?" was then put, and deci
ded in the affirmative, by Yeas
and Nays, as follows:
' YEAS Messrs.Barton,Bel!,
Benton, Brown, Chandler, D'
Wolf, Dickerson, Eaton, Ed
wards, Findlay, Holmes o:
Maine, Jackson, Johnson of
Ken. Knight, Lanman, Lowrie,
Mcllvaine, Noble, Palmer,Ru-
gles, Seymour, Talbot, Taylor,
oflnd. Thomas, Van Buren
25.
NAYS Barbour, Branch,
Clayton,Elliott,Gaillard,Hayne,
Holmes of Miss. H. Johnson of
Lou. J. S. Johnstdn of Lou.
Kelly, King of Alab. King of
N. Y. Lloyd of Mass. Macon,
Mills, Parrott, Smith, Taylor of
Vn - Vnn Dvkn Wnro Wil-
liams 21.
So the bill passed, as amend
ed, and was sent to the other
House, for concurrence in the
amendments.
II. of REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, Mayl4.The Com
mittee of Manufactures report
ed the Tariff bill from the Se
nate recommending the con
currence of the House in the a
mendments made to it by the
Senate, with certain exceptions.
The bill and amendments were
referred to a committee of the
whole on the state of the Union.
The amendments were about
to be read by the Clerk, when
an inquiry was made whether
those amendments could be pre
sent, when they had been order
ed to be printed? On this sub
ject a desultory conversation
arose, in which much excite
ment was evinced. When the
amendments of the Senate were
all read
It was moved that the com
mittee rise; which was carried.
A motion was then made for
printing the bill & amendments;
also decided in the affirmative.