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1 f f I III r r w MM H f ii 4 - V f ft UNION. THE CONSTITUTION. AND THE LAWSTHE GUARDIANS OF OUS LIBERTY. 4 t 'ft wr-B wwr s-ggagggggg , i mm fit the eeere'sf. 71 a mg com ilk trim n nan rn srsv. Joaa ix. 4. A very graeiooe intimation. Lent, grant thai I may nercr forget it; and thti mtt mew ia the time la wotca to pro rjidt for eternity. , V C What a wise man. then. wbea beeomee t die. would wib fee had done, that lie ought to do forth ith; for death ia at hind and tbt eoosequeneee of a urprise most dreadful. He wilt thea Uh, if be baa ot dna it villi ail bia eoeL First, That ho bad oado a just and rhrisiiaa aetdement of bit worldly con eems; ao aa eot to be detracted with the care of thia world, when all bia thoughts shouU be Of1! another. Second!, That be bad made bia peace with God by a limelj rrpenUnce. Third, That bo bad faithfully die charged the dutiea of bia calling. Fourthly, That ho had weaned bia af fections from thing a temporal, and loot toeJ the tiea which fasten oa to the VOild. Fifthly, That bo bad crucified the flesh wi h ita affeciiona and luaU; ao that, be if weary of thio life, he might be more desirous of a better. Sixthly, That bo had got each habiu of patience and resignation to the will of Godduring bia health, ao ma render death, with all the train of miarriea lead ing to it, leu frightful and amazing. Seventhly, and lastly. That by a eon sunt practice of devotion preparatory for death, ha had learned what to pray for, what to bora for, what to depend on in bia lait licknete. And tliii, gracioua Lord, la what I wish for, what I pray for, and what I purpose shall be the conatant practice of ay l.f. Amen. Biehop Wilton, Letters from Georgia. A friend haa directed or attention to the following interesting lettera of the Kee. William Most ley, a worthy and die. tingoishtd miniator of the Baptist Church in Georgia. They contain matters which . deserve the serious consideration of the honest tod reflecting of both parlies. . From the Georgia Journal. Henry county, GarjansTTtSltX Fellow Citizens of the State Rights Forty, and all others who feel your dis tress' anting from the derangement of the currency, and the consequent embarrass ed state of eommeieo and agriculture and especially you, who cat your bread by the sweat of your fare you, who have no motive to induce you to support an administration, which is arislocratie in its tendency; and like the rolling of the mighty current, ie bearing yon snd your children to the gulf of vassalage, wretch, edness snd miseryI entrest you to suf fer an humble ploughman to place a few reflections before you, viz: The time is rapidly spprosching tU.rn we shsll be called upon to eterciie the small remains of sovereignty which the encroachments of the Federal Govern mem hav left in our hands in casting oor voies fur President and Vice Presi dent of the United States which should be a matter of the greatest importance with us, snd above every other temporal consideration in this world; for our peace and happiness, as well as that of our chil dren and children's children, depend much on our conduct in easting our votes at this time, snd therefore we should re-j trospect past events, and if we find any thing disastrous growing out of thereon duel ol the yresent and past Adninistra j lion, we should judge of the future by the pail, and act upon principles, and noi or the'sake of party, in casting our votes with an eye to the good of the country ! :. . nn m.II aniilvil. that one of two men, either Martin Van Buren orj Wm. Henry Harrison, will be our nexi President and notwithstanding many contend that we should not of two evils lake the least, yet I ihink differently. I admit, if we were left to voluntary choice whether we would take one of two evils. or let both alone, and not pirtake ol evil l . a ar.as. ..m ...-.i .tr Rut f it is a t a matter of necessity, and wo roust have one or the other, I say reason, good sense, and wisdom and prudencs sll say uke the least, which will be exempli fied in the following statement," viz: If you were starving, and the chance waa a half loaf or no bread, would you say. No bread? I think not. If you ronsi have one eye put out, or both, either of which would be evil, would you not say, one? If you must lose one horse or sll, would you not say, one? I am bound to believe U would say, one, every time. Believ ing, then, that we are destined to have at all. neither directly or mairecuy. V""" one of iU of s to role over as. ws should same wLeiher the choice of eiiher woUd be ao evil io the eouotry; and. of rse. if either, or both, would be as evil. f boose the one that would sffWd a halffoaf a a famished Republic. It therefore becomes a duty we owe to ear eelves, to wr ehiMrrn. sod to oor fore- mwbis, sans puretissed ear liberty by then blood sod bves. to determin. mJ iher the choirs of Mr. Vao Duren would V " "iinncr toe c notes oi JJ.fw nsn weald be sa evil; and if both am eviis, or two choose the lean. I shall first ezsmiee the edainistniioB r at. Van Duren, and then determine die ie- ivre by tLe past, which is the onlv eor reet wsy 1 know of determining things ib lummy, sou wuiro is cone according to the role, same cause same effect 1 oow proceed to examine the first case by saying 11. Is iheie diitrtoe in the land such as oeer hss been witnessed, sines the Revolutionary Wat! Your answer must be yea. 2d. What bu produced itf Has fa mine? No. Has the awoidf No. What, then, say you! overtrading, and the fall of produce! Granted. Uut all this ia ao effect produced by aoene cause and what ia that came: 1 anewer overtrading and the rise of property arose from the country 'o being flooded with paper mo. ney, and that arose from the checks be ing removed that operated oa our local banks, viz: the United States Bank. And ibis, together with ihe btghhsnded snd unconstitutional interference with the Trcasurr in the removal of the deooailea. derange the monetary affairs of ihe coun try, aOrcted commerce, reduced the price of produce, and left the whole country in debt. Aol no sooner did the bsnks dis cover ihie, than they, with a few eicep lions. changed their operations from thst lor which titer were chartered, to that of Broker, snd thus united with the aria locraey of the country, fr the purpose of crushing the poor and (shoring pari of the community, Inch is ihe bsrkbnns snd sinew of the country, and make them hswers of wood snd drawera ol water to a proud and profligate aristocracy, which aiwave haa and si way a will support monarebichal head. And yet ihey raite a mighty shout Huzzs fot Mr. Van Duren end the Independent Treasury, and hard money currency" and I be lieve thia is the reason onme of the State Rights party have gone oer to Van's support; and in evidence of this, show me one lesrlmg man thai has gone, that is not wielding a monev capital, either directly, or indirectly, privstely or in bank, il you can. (1 am sore it will not be Mr. Cooper.) They know, fellow citizens, if there ia a crianga In the Ad minisira, there will be a change in policy, and the hope ol their gain is gone. ... 9 w v arm a J Hut you win say: Mr. van Bureo oio not do this. Granted. But bis prede cessor did, and be atanda pledged to All ow in his steps; and in evidence ol the fulfilling of that pledge, see him pursu ing the course, and instead of giving a hard money currency, be is converting the Treasury into a bank, and issuing thousands and millions of Tieasury notes, (snd God bless you. a Treasury note is not msde of gld or ailer) and ihns, while ho promises gold and silver, you get paper! While he professes to di vorce i Im banks from the government, he is converting the whole Treasury into a bank, over which he, if successful, will eiercise an entire control, and thus atone natch, grsp aaord and pwse, end with his sisndmg army, which he is trying to obtain, with the sword in one hand snd the purse in the other, he will csrry bis points and compel me and you to do his bidding. But you still ssy his course is calculated to put down the banks. Well, if it is. w hy hss it not done it! We have had three years experience, and I ask you candidly, are there fewer banks now, than there were then? or are there more? If there are more, then the argument is, it is not calculated to put down, but to in create banks. That Martin Van lluren did give his vote in favor of the Missouri restriction, cannot be denied. That he did vote to allow free negroes to vote, provided they were worth a certain amount of property, thus placing the negro upon an equal footing with the white roan, and at the same time liming aristocracy, cauuui be denied. That he does sdmit the con stitutional right of Congress to interfere with the subjfCl of slavery, but ssys it would be impolitic, will not be denied. That there has been a greater waste of public money under this Adminisiration, ii.i ni ana tiirtpr frpsinnni in tits is United states, win not oe uemeu. t I .1 I. I.. I kc. f.. ....I ...mil lllinK. a II" II"" vr.it iui "iiu -..t- almost every one, and every Hung, ex cept retrenchment in ihe ezpenses of the government, snd that he has al ways been sgainst, I think cannot be denied. That the distress of the country has been and is woise than under any other Adminis tration, will not be denied. And that these things did not exist under any oth er Administration, and commenced only with the present policy ol the Executive, and hie predecessor, I think will be ad mitted by all. . Now, if cauae produce effect, and the TIICRSD-1V, effect ia visible, we msst trace it to the roadoct of the Eteeu;ite of the United Stales. Thee if be stands fdelgcd to pursue that cocrse, and that roorse is (ringing, and has brought, rein opoa voo. the case is a pUia eae, thst be stands pledged io ruin yon, and hss mined ma ay, and intends io ruia the balance, and una more let oa will effect it I ak too the will you suffer him to do ia God forbid! I sow enter opoa the examination by which I shall determine whether General IJ.ni.oa is preferable, like ihe b.Ulo.r. snd ia doing this, I first police the objectionslle sets of General Harrison. and compare iheaa with Mr. Vso Bursa's; ; secondly, me reports in cirrulstioa against him; and tbiidly, the evidence ia bia fa vor, 1U Did Ceneral Harrison vote for ihe tariff? He did; and did not Mr. Van Burea? But did be vote for it ia 1823, or was it at a previous period? Il at a previous oeriod. did ni Mr. tUmmfA a o w snd other republicans do ti e ssms, fur the re-son that the eovernment was in drbi snd required it? was be friendly lo the Force Bill? He was: And wss not Mr. Van Bureo and Judge Wbie? Yes. Waa he a member of a Colonization Soeiety? He was; but wss ihst an Abo.;0!,,u,,,v e fommiitea from tbe peo- niton SocieUI Wo. What ihsol It was for the purpose of settling the free negroes io Ames, in order to destroy the evil influence which their presence bad epoo the elsve, and to prevent their being a pest to the whiles, and lo better their condition, with a hope it might be the mesns of carrying the word of the Lord, and the gospel of the Son ol God, to those benighted negroes. is be called a Federalist? lie ia by some. Does thst make or prove him to be one? No. Is Mr. Vsn Buren called be the same name? He is by some. If Harrison's being called a Federalist, proves him lo be one, then Mr. Forsyth is a Federalist for I am told that Mr. Schley beat him once for Major, because rorsyih wss a worse federalist than Schley; and has not Gov. Schley been called a Federalist sgsin and again? Yes, Bm did not Mr. Randolph call Harrison a Federalist to bis face? Ha did; but did Harrison own the chsrga to be true, any lurther than A dam a' Administration relat ed to 'the French Govsrnment?; No. And prsy what was Mr. Randolph called? Let facts spesk. Wbst wss the reason thst the nsme of the county of Jasper wsa altered from Randolph to Jasper) Answer, good fellows! But many good hearted laboring yoong men know but little about those by gone dsys, and make op their verdict from evidence affitdsd from garbled extract tntrrane sTairrm-nw- msde by designing person, which they should not do. Then hear an old grey headed ploughman, and ask your unas suming, plsin farming fathers, is it' true? Bot did not the elder Adams appoint him to that office? He did. Well, does not that prove him a Federalist? No for Wsshington done it first, and Madison and others followed suit. I no w come to the 3d proposition. Did Harrison serve bia country from the sge of eighteen yesrs to the close of, the War? He did. Did be gain more vie lories according lo the number of battles he fought, than any other commander'jn the United Stales? 1 think he did. . Did he eniov the confidence .of the army, of ficers snd men? I think he did for I took the newspspers, then, and I recollect about it and thoe chaps that had on their hippins then, snd srs now spouting shout, csnnot fool the old ploughman, il thev were born to a fortune. Has he proved himself honest? He has. Hss tie proved himself disinterested and a friend lo the South? I think he has, or he would hot have voted to receive Mis aouri without restriction, when he knew and foretold that it would be the csuse of his politicsl death. Is he yet poor the result of sacrifice, honesty and disinterest edness? I am told that he is. Has he told the abolitionists that none but an incarnate devil could view without horror the scene their course wss calculated to produce? 1 think he has, or words to thst smour.l. Has he given evidence that he ia a friend to his country and fellow beings? 1 ssy unhesitatingly, he has. And now. fellow-citizens, lei me ask you who is the most likely io sympathize with in your sufferings, and if placed in power, to afford relief the rich or ihe poor the disinterested or designing? Heat ken, doth the rich oppress you, fcc. State Rights men! Union men! of Georgia and poor laboring men all over these United Slates (of which class I am.) 1 think you cannot hesitate. We have a chance for a half loaf yea, I think a whole one. The poer ia now in yoor own hands. I call upon you. therefore, to come to the rescue, and in the power of your might, rally around Wm. Henry Harrison and John T)ler, and proclaim to the world ihst you intend to remain free. We have not had a real good Pres ident, since we had a Virginian. Ws' have not had a good one since we had a poor man, and I fear wo will not have till we get another. Then I call opon you to' put on strength and let the aristo cracy know that you are not prepared to AIGIST 20, 1840. be tentn'e. drsera of and be were of wood, and ster io a proud and eafecling act; Adita fwr ihe present. WILLIAM MOSELET. Tfm the Cot ia JoerssL WILLUI! HENRY HARRISON. Tka as4 skilful geaerat, Ike trwa sa trm soiitk-ian, us siu4ai Ursaer, Ike pr Ma't fr0d. ai U people's tsaduiaie for f re4eat el Iks Uii4 Suite. Mzurs. Eorroas: Since my last I bsve Wn ploughing, and thinking about ihs stnkmg airailamy between our Cue ditios as a government, and that of an- ciem Rome in the days of Ciocionatos. snd ths sinking resemblance between the character and conduct sf old Ctncinnatea and ih.i of Wm. II. Harrisua. Ancient Riae was a republic, and through ihe wisdom, patriotism, and eltquneo of lincinnsms, wss prosperous. He, think ing the courts of affairs being wtll direct- . t . oa emg opoa the wtsdo and !r,lr'olbisfeJlow-citzens,snddesir. !n "P". tvte lo ins l.rm. no Ooubl hoping-all would go well. But own. ,"" - u r.ncj. w.. .c if iU9 0f "" was disturbed, end iia prosperity bl.ghted. Io tins state of al- I , .7 wo T " uuumg htm si bia plough, laid their petition be fore him, who, though fond of retirement and repose, with a deep sigh, influenced by love of country and regard for bis fellow citizens, lelt bia plough and do mestic enjoyment, repstred to the post sssigaed him, snd through bis wisJom. : firmness, and patriotism, peace and pros perity were again reatored. So Wm. II. Harrison, when 18 years old, left the delightful borne of bia patriotic father, took upon himself the hardships and brsved the dsngers of tha tented fi-ld, the scalping knile and tomahawk of the northern Indians, until thev were hum bled, snd pesce restored to our north western frontier. He enjoyed ihe con fidence of Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Msdison, in evidence of which see the sppointments he received, and which he honored by a disinterested and faith ful discbsrge of duty, until the e'ose ol ihe late war with Great Britain, when, io evidence of the people's knowledge of his firmness and ability, he is placed by theoj tn the national council of our republic There becommmanded respect, until his disinterested end patriotic oie upon the Missouri question, which lis fearlersly gave, impelled by the love of country and equal lights, snd with a foil knowledge as expressed by himself that it would result in his politic! death. Peoide of fthe SotaK j, PJojiKhmen! think. O thinU Us not only fought baitlca-Ubur Jhf laid down his political life in defending your interest. Do t oo, can you want a greater evidence of bia regard for you? I think not. Methinks I hear a general response from the ploughmen nf Georgia No it is enough." Well, fellow citi zens, did he begin now lo set like ambi lious and aspiring politicians do, to cut and come, and change his coat? No. But delighted with ihe prospect of peace and prosperitv stlending his beloved coun try, he breslhes his benediction lr tier future welfare, snd retires lo his plough. But, fellow citizens, when Harrison was in the field fighting your battles, where was Mr. Van Huren? By bia side? No not he. When Harrison gave the vote in your favor by which he Isid down his political life for yott. where wss Mr. Van Buren? by his side, scting a similar pari? No not he. But I will tell you where he was a while before, snd whst he was doing. He was in the Senate of New York instructing her Sen alors snd Representatives tn vote against the reception of Missouri into ihe Union unless she would strike Slavery from her constitution. But what has been Mr. Vsn Dnren's general course in a political point of view? tie was against and lor me war he was against and for James Madison he was for an! ag4nst De Witt Clin- ton he -was for and against the I anil he was sgainst and lor Jackson, and now ss the nominee otuenerai jscksoii, stands pledged to tread in his steps. But haa he done iu If yea, why the differ ence in the condition ol me country i What has he promised you? He has promised a sound currency and your pockets filled with gold and silver and you get paper while he and his omce Hol ders get the gold and silver ; and such has been the fact, and you know it. that instead of a sound currency, necessity hss compelled persons to issue shin-plas lers, and to receive them and glad to get them, notwithstanding it is a violation of law. He promised retrenchment and an economical administration of ihe govern ment, and you have witnessed the extra vsgance snd the creation of publie debt. which he esys will lake nve millions oi dollars in Tieasury notes to pay it. He promised a sound currency, and prnspe rity as the result, and yon have witness ed an entire derangement of our curren ey, commerce seriously affected, our credit aunk, the people io debt, the price of produce prostrated, the value of pro. party reduced one-naii ana aim going -.s do we ihs basks with a fsw exceptions, luroed brokers, and you placed ia the power of a few asoueyed men, without the mesns to extrirnte yourselves. You already Lear the 'sheriff sad bail.ff cry ing O yet! O yel FcUow-citizeas poor earn, was it s before? If not, it is evi dent the on wie cour.e of the present Ad mmuirstioe baa been the first cause; and if a few years haa produced such a ehsege, whsl will f.mr more d? I will tell yiu pats two thirds of yoor real ce tsies under the Sheriff's hammer, snd in to the band of a few moneyed men, who will soon discover thst a white tensnt wi:l be cheaper and more profitable in them than a black servsn. and will fol low the example of their northern breth ren, send them lo Trxss. or some other country, and increase their capital, and yoa and yoor children will become he ere of wood and drawrro of water to a few rich men and their haughty Ascend sots snd I have ao doubt but tho-e northern members thai heretofore voted in faor of the abolition petitions, but turn ed this session and voted against ihem, ssw this, sod therefore changed their course, snd have. like Martin Van Buren, become Northern men with Southern principles. Poor men of Georgia, one of yoor number now addresses yon, and en treats vim lo recollect thst on ihe first Monday ia November you will hold the power in your own bsnd. You are. therefore, in making op yoor mind, rub er forging the chain in bind yon end your prosterity, or nerving j our arm to bnr.t a asunder. I pray yon, then, in the name ol all that is sacred and dear to you, to rouse from your slumbers; break ihe spell; and let your united voice be as the sound of many w sters, saying to Old Tip pecanoe, in the language nf the Romans, lesve your plough, and come to the helm of our beloved government; snd msy he who rifles opon the stormy cloud, and manages the svas, grant you good speed, is the aincere prayer ol. WILLIAM MOSCLEY. From the Wadiaonian. ANOTHER NEGRO WITNESS CASE. Il is well knewn throughout the North and the S uth thai Mr. Vsn Buren has been from the beginning of his adminis. tratinn feeling for the South, and has re lied confidently upon the support of thst section of the Union.opon ihe ground sssumed bv f i frtenda there, that be is a Aorf'ifm man with Southern prin'ci. pies' But we take it "fur granted that every intelligent snd honest man in both extremes of the Union has seen enough, if hi eves have been open, io indicate that no How whatever eube reported in l Jiie prqjmion i.irj-uncrrnrany parucu r rcin,f or even fW4le public inter ests generally. The Hone case, the vote for negro suffrage snd tarTol '29, how ever they may be regarded at ihe North. have been examples most unfavorable and ftl to Mr. Van Burrn's pretensions in exclusive pariiabtv lor the South. while his vole sgainst the suffrage of poor men, his specie exactions, sub-treasury scheme, involving the admiityd re duction of the value of property, farmers prices and laborers wages, audhis charge upon the people of hi naiive sia:e of being nndcr bank influence hecanas thev presumed to rebuke her recreant son, his wsr upon canals and rr il roads, and the credit system, were arguments equally strong to snii.fy the people of the North that he had no honest principles or sym path us in common with them. It is probably well know n every n here that the tt alimony of negroes is not ad Knitted in ihe coons of the slave states in prosecutions sgainst while persons. The consequences of making such testimony competent in such cases, and where the institution of slavery exists, cn be easi ly imagined by any person of common sense. If the Hooe case was a strong one for the South sgiint Mr. Van Bu ten, we have now to present one which seems to us still stronger, and which seems in have been attended with other circumotances not al all creditable to Mr. Van Buren'e abstract sense f justice. The letter below detailing the circum stances of the case wss transmuted to us by a gentleman well known in the na. lion, whose name, if published, we are sure wotdd be a sufficient warrant for reposing in the statement entire credit. We do not, as at present advised, feel at libetty lo appr-nd the nsme which is signed to the manuscript, although we have no doubt the author would, if ne ressary, permit his name to be made pub lic, or do whatever else should be requir ed to establish the facta briefly stated in the following letter: New C.tl Cngmy, Del. Aug. 3, 1840. Dear Sir . Thai the South may be informed correctly, in regard to Mr. Van Buren, I send you for publication certain facts in relation to hia approval of negro testimony, in the trial oi an officer in the Revenue service, beloie the Collector of this District in June, 1839. At that time charges and apecifieations of them were proferred by a certain Hen ry D. Nones, a captain in the Revenue Cutter service; against Josiah Mureh, then first Lieutenant ia the same service. : TSo. 1033. The Collector ef the District, Urnry Whtteley, esq- ws ordered by the Se. rretary of the Treasury to conduct the examination. Mr. March was defended by rountel, and the proe entice in bLalf of ihe Csptsia carried oa by eosmsc! em ployed by himself. The ehsrseier of the testimony, en the part of the. cosaplsis am, genrallv, wss such, thst the rose ael for Mr. Mureh deemed it enneresss ry to enter opoa any defence it waa composed entirely of the crew and of ficers onder lie immediate command of the enreplainant. Nones end of A'E GROES. l ie earn tertanti, em ploy r 4 ia the werd room five negroes, if I an correctly informed, were brought fir ward io testify; the moment the first wsa called to ihe stsiirt, Mr. Mureh end tia counsel (protesting sgainst such evidence, it not being competent in the courts of this state for negroes to testify sgainst white persons.) left the room the Col-b-eior proceeded, however, to take the testimony, and after cloving the asms, for. warded it lo Wsshington; the whole of which I presume you can find io the of fice of the Secretary of the Treasury. A ropy of one of the negro depositions I now have before me Mr. March hsd his commission taken from him; the tea lirnonv haviog been laid before the Pre sident snd and APPROVED by Aim." So Hnexpeetrd wss thia decisoa lo Mr. Mureh, snd indeed to every erne who knew ihe character of the teaiiraony ad duced sgainst dim, thst Mr. Mureh thought it proper to appeal di-ecttv lo the President for reinstatement; be did so, both personally and by letter. To im press more fully opon the minds of the powers thai be al Washington the injus tice cons to him, Mr. Mureh forwarded to ihe Secretary of ihs Treasury a de. position of one of the negroes, taken st the negro's own request, after his die charge from the Cutter, by a Magistrate of the town of New Castle in which he states lhal what he testified to before Col. Whiteley, the Collector, wss false; nhsi he wss compelled, by ihrests msde by Cspt. Nones, to give such testimony, dee. &c. Upon the receipt of thia de position, by Mr. Woodbury, the Secre tary of the Treasury; he informed Mr. Muich, in substance, by letter, ilialthia testimony of ihe negro could not go lo rebut his first deposition, but might be made: the ground work of hew proceed ings against CapU Nones;" (I have not the lepur before msj snd therefore mere ly give the substance.) To which Mr. M't'rb, under daie' of- September :10, 1839. mIe the following reply, after sc fcnoH-Iedgiiig the receipt of Mr. Wood, bnrv Vletier of ihe 6th instsnt; he ssvs : 1 have to eay that the affidavit of Wm. ment, not for the purpose of commenc ing new proceedings sgsinst Captain Nones, or any other person, Jbut ith the object of showing to the Hepsrt ment the character of the evidence on which my disuisal has been founded.' Several leittra were written to ihe De partment and the President by the friends of Mr. Mureh, and I think a formal re monstrance ernl hy his counsel to the Treasury Department. On the 4th vt January, 1840, the Secretary of the I re.stiry wrote lo me, who had ad- dieased a letter directly to the Pre.idtnt in regard to Mr. Mureh,) as fallows t Sir, in reply to your letter of the 87ih ult , to the United iStaies, which hss been referred to this Department, I would in form you that Lieut. Mureh waa dis missed from the Revenue service, by the President, on tathfuclory evidence of improper conduct, which, though the charges snd proof have been once or twice te-eiamined, has never been sa tisfactorily rebutted or explained." These proceedings are now matter of record, or ought to be, in the Treasury Department. Copies of most of which 1 took the precaution at the lime to re-' tain. If you think any good can be had by publishing it, please do so, snd make whatever renmks you msy think proper, I will only sdd that no officer, howe ver high or honest, is safe for a mo ment, it the government is to tolerate negroe. under the immediate control of an officer, to give testimony against ano ther whom he haa thought proper lo pre fer charges sgainst. P. S. lou will perceive that Wood bury wss willing for Mureh lo make the deposition of the negro Korfc, sufficient ground to commence proceedings upon sgainst Nones. The administration papers in ibeir im potent attempts to shield the Executive irom the abominations of Secretary Poio- setts militia project, affirm that "the measure ia the lavorite hobby of Gen. Harrison himself.' This i unqualifiedly false. Gen. Harrison's plan was free from sll the objectionable features in Me. Van Buren's standing army scheme. It did not require ihe poor man to find bia nwo musket, cstridga box, ammunition, &c. It did not require him to find bia own horse snd uniform It did not require him to march twice a year out of bia state, perhaps three, four, or fivs hundred miles, subject to such rules and regulations as ihe President might think proper to enforce against him It did not aubjeot i II ! I f i if t ' 1 u 'I 1 .
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