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4 "J "lllilliii "Mollis mm RALEIGH, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, IS39. XO. 21 4 MM TIIOS.J. LSAi', -iyL- .. a lb. H U ( 0 t, .1 LL T f 1 R . c at ---" TEHM8 BtfawmrTto, lhi dollar personam tae halt' in advance. . . , ir-rferttm reading wilh.Mit the at will be require! o pay ) wWe.ioo.iut ol the year's eubachotina ie '("' , U ITB Of AUVERTIS1KG. For ererr amure (tint etereiliug 16 lines thi i fl) r" ""cr"nni one dollar; each tub , iiiaerlinn, twenty -five ernii. ' ' " g-y 1 be t'lrrln'ruenH ut' Clrrki and SherHfi ill chrK-il ii per erBI. higher; n de duction of )44 ler eit. "ill be made Iroro !. regular ;H icr nr advertiser! b) the J ear. Letter to the Kdilor an ml be iul-ald. ej ai.ii1 m: '-iiuf ji !i!.ai From the .Yew-Prleam Bulletin-. 02S. limiLVJS'i-KOJA&ii. By request, we copy from tlie Hous on (Texas) Telegraph,. the speech) tie: livered by Gun. Hamilton, at a public iliiiner given inJiutior of him at lloua ion. After (lie rending of the third regular I'i.iiJwJat the President, which wis in he IKjuwing words: . . "Our (fiiiiinuUheil Caest, Gen. Jlantilon'l'Ue friend and advocate of Tex a: we welcoin liim to our shores. -Urea." 1taliRi$37iTnu!tidVe-se3 -(lie citnpnj.a fullow: Gentlemen AIluw oie to. return vou tnv thanks for tie very flattering man ner in which you have responded to the kind toast jut announced by, the chair man. I thank you cordially, likewise, lot I lie iluiinguishtfd hunor of ihis fes tival. ' Vou do me no more than justice in flfnrmiiMf 'that I was your early and xrutnuttjriend. The cirruinstances of patriarch colonization which attended the first at'ttleinentof these mighty and magnificent solitudes, under the wise jaftd virtuouiAustin and h'u followers ti Tiardy ?nterprHe7!jncJ 4ha fanhrrthoTitirtiiiEcl duel our i-ountrymen, t bijtve the tril antf iiflerinjs.:fi:tujgrati ' the IiimaTiiiwk W the iavagethe fero- t ious invasion of Mexico, thi almost . unexampled gallantry with which, a painst fii.irluf odds, that invasion was of.jMklaLmyimptthv,,, a nd t fiausetl not in the warm pulsations of my heart, to enquire with the told cal culation of political arjthinetic, what might bfe the .future relation your-Te- public would bear to our iwn. I felt ihat-the men who had won this battfelif TmpninT tor me sunenngs anu an.au intration for the fearlew valor of youx people,' made " my first impressions in favor of your rountrj wore a matter ( impulse and feeling, a little rellec fwn bmught me to the conclusion, that a successful issue of your struggle was about not only to subserve the cause of civilization and liberty, but to add strength, and security to our own coun try, bv placing on the western side of Hie Mississippi a population intelligent. ivilizetl and euterpnsingj possesstog initrStufioiis" entirely in sympathy with our own.. , As to your title, gentlemen, to the land you have won, it rests on the same let-ure by which most nations hold J heic empires, in despite f those less civilized than themselves. It is a principle io thics, ('as it is a truth in history susceptible of the must rigid demomttration, that the fair surface of the glorious orb we inhabit, ought and does of light belong to those who will make the best use of the blessings of ATmTghIy"lJ virtue, industry and intelligence to the best account. That knowledge and virtue, should exercise super-eminent mastery ov uorance and vice, is a Ww aav-sAabie in its operation as that in inelH"'S a superior power shulil predominate over a lesser one :;-.TtryffwW of the circumstancrtof rttttrpast histo ry, it would be idle and superfluous in me to. recite the principles upon which , J"n r resiU'fieet tha l vast, a nd noma "' lous anarchy from which you have sep arated yourselves, rests the charters 'kheatii4t4fjl and-the circumstances tif blom'.-shed and atrocity' which attended your first struggle. "Tlie he I shall leave untouch ed t trust I shall be restrained by an ..ther motivet I cannot consent to vio late the rights of hospitatitj thwirdai" utranger, reco nroended to-your proi tectioi) by the sacerdottil cjiith which hn wears. by sqtingiieljwortL-iuore rnin absolutely necessary, 'that might W tiffensiv! tn hi country or painfuflo his feelings." As a subject, of Mexico, the very appearance f this Prelate in ynar country anil at this board, is the highest compliment he could pay to your magnanimity, ami the strongest evidence of Tim intrepid reliance upon it. ' It is true, he brings wifh him the paSMirt of having protested against the sanguinary invasion of your country, -f and of having in vain urged upon her infatuated chieftain councils which, if tWy had been fistejied to,- woold have 7 preserved lus laurels from the blight -whtctfajfafebeen witheTeTaniT l"t furevw. J Will therefore avoid ...liMX;:., .-v.. f?fk ibrmer Catholie Bwhop ol Texas was xiaiieat apprehenaioaj of being ' disturbed, lo ad t hu private affaire. Ha was trraled wuh the wm ..i kindneae tod heapilaluy by the people ' "Vvm. wherever he ajjurnejl-. Ithese unpleasant topics; and . proceed . f ti a mn;u ....t.t . .1 ' ' " - Texas has passed the crisis fate. . If the buttle of San Jaciatowas a in mi decisife of your iudependeny, you any city in the llnited States. Yes, have confirined the glorious results of even two theatres.'at oue of which la;t tis bright epoch, bv the political, so-evening the old sterling wit of Cot)-" cial ami moral institutions whith you greve was illustrated by a talent ant! h.te esfabl'ijhtd,. faithful to, the princi fotc? which hav.e been wpnt to. ejectri ples which yhii hve received T--oni tlut fy old Drury and the Park. Gentle glorious mother of all, from whom we men, what a vista does this open! deriv in common, the germs of civil When the language of Shakspeare and lihfrtv iiiagnacharta; deliberative nf Milton shall be spoken from the spot elective as,emtrly, and trial by jury. m which I utter these few and feeble As to an invasion from Mexico, you words, to the Pacific, peradventure in have as little caute to fear it as an in- accents such as they spoke, embalming vasiun from the Great Mosul. Indeed, the memories of those who fell at the Ibegln to think that we", vour neigli- i.,.r. ..n ,u ..-.,i. ..r t. s.rr.n i.i - i iiniiu i mc .-'ouiiic, numu have to endure a row up the ''Salt Kiver," it we were ever to attempt to dispossess yuuof a terntorT winch is youis by even a better title thau the calletl scarcely, two jears into exis swbrd. v I tence. 1 have been even more-deliiihted It is true, that you have had to con- tend with tlillicullies in progress, almost, of ahunparaneTeil ed character. Rich in; a itoinain more tertile 4nan any oyer which the Homan Kagles ever flew, yoU WSte Ih'eWfReeTslIesTi'fiiU of the mate rials of war of motiey, pub ic credit, and a sound currency, with all , the force which a public opinion ignorant of your real situation, could bring to bear against you. Counno; most or you from that section of the L uited States, wherj,jhe. ifilitutitin of domestic ila very prevails, I regret to say that you sulfered all the odium with which an insane and frenzied fanaticism thinks proper to environ this subject, to say nothing of the deeply rooted jealousy which the mere discussion of the policy of your annexation to our confederacy so powerfully excited. Gentlemen, trmi ha va r t ui i ariaulr in t t ll I f ft xpetiaaioJuursel ves; ILyouatl J UM-( Wt aa I SIS. I f -fc SA. Sr-a-. become aiiiea to us, you might inueeu hjye.Vpa'ught .a .'J'artaiv" .: Vou were right to come do he manly decision to stand by yourselves, alone, fearless and invincible, cultivating friendship with all nations, entangling aUiances with none, emulating all that is excellent in ;irj:.--;Tr -': ., :-ir" vr v.- -r- our insti rations." avbiifitfiTf our mts takes, either in the practical operation, or in the speculative refinements of pol itics. , By disdaining longer, to be a suppli ant at. lYftslungtumJiom iconsidera . 1 . at' '. v j"'" . . .:.! paitd our union ' tbe agitation of a question which never comea but like the earthquake, to 'convulse and to shade. You are, thanks be to, God, a ble now to wuli alone.. The' young Hercules, in the shurt span of a few years, could not stretch fotth such a sinewy irm ample bosom, and deter mined port, as your infant republic. Besides, the brawny bantling of anti quity had not in his cradle thai potent invention of modern-times "tailed a ri 11 e a weapon essentially American, throogn whose jdished" tubes, on the absolute and rigid precision of a math ematical line. you. sent forth your vis iting cards to inform your friends you were at home at San Jacinto, when fhey attempted so unceremoniously to take "French leave." In using this com mon place phrase, do not let me be un derstood as casting the slightest reflec tion on that great and gallant nation who have recently afforded in their masterty.assault at Vera Cruz, the most resplendent testimony that they never leave their visits unfinished, whilst an Tvbnor or ii laurelTsTftrbe won, ririll badinage asides let me, now detain you for a few moments with a remark or two in political" economy." -- -" Tour advancement has surpasseu debt, than any people in the annals ol and although it is the prouu boast ot every expectation which could have j history, who have won the same extent our modest" and demur ino'her couti been formed ofyour republic. Aston- of territory as yourselves opposed iti Mung.a.haao has filched of our, new Stales-, in. the westT. yyur ; heroe ol Thermopylae against the army ! from other nations, and other clans of progress far t'raiiceiTds 'ny ' thing we jpf Xe'rfesf I!'' In the "scicund pfacf , 'youl this planet, "yet wVi who j)eak her nave to exniuu in our aunosi precoct- ou extensions, of territory and settle-;, ment. ,.X)n my arrial that site so admirably situated in oe- spite of the depression of its ;Jevel sur facr with r-thr HeaV) fori 1Tge" wd pTW- pernus maritime port, I. loitnd a city rapidly rising up of only a few months growth twelve or fifteen sail of coas ters, freighted with rich cargoes, laying at anchor, and a large English barque with the niitish ensign proudly floating at her mast head, taking on board a full cargo of that staple which in two years s tt;stinetrlo occupy according to aionty ot your soil ana .climate. - lour nercaotiU phrase. lA- Jfo., I" in the population is : doubled ' every two or Liverpool classification of -fair and three years, and the momen t , your good fair, n prime" aye, strictly Loan is negotiated, and your currency prime twi, . tinder ,th8 prominent and is placed on a sound basis, it will aug- generic title of Tens cotton. r ment in a still greater ratio. Your in- From this port i likewise nnenmir a come from all sources, without sale of i) I cities of our own Union, and from its simple barbiir 4 splendid marine steam- dollars, and bv a law of supply, con ers depart and arrive weekly from and sMtnption and" distribution in its- in to the city of New Orleans, crowded crease, will ke p pace with the growth with passeugers, brina'mg- their enter- of your population. " v piise, talents and wealth as tributes to I Already, by the tijlighfened forecast your g-wfng country nmy-amvalU jl'iwSjLO'-1 .1 fi"d? "A town ncctts - pying nearly half a mile squsre, densely, built, for" a new country, with all the accotnmotlations of life, five steam boats plying couum vcsiou, witn an excellent institution vi augmenieti ami your currency mvigor education, a large religious 'congrega- 'a ted and kept in a condition of sound tin, a good municipal government, a pess by the stream of specie and bulr-vi-rilant police two napers in this city, ion by which this trade mutt be mainly six in. other towns of the' Renublic. f..- jTUI!- i - l ' I I. '. WFWM?,484r. .wklcll JiiT tlietr .tvnntrraxxhT' iml uhil ..ri.Ati.dt.,M ti... i ; i ii uriici , iiicii luteitectuai vijjor auu fearless iliacussion woulit do credit, in Almo.and eiviiii a fresh and endurinzi :. -. ..i:.a . .r. ...i. . i iiiiuioriuiiiy to muse wnu cunqueicu ui Saij Jacinto.' I have found so much to gratify and surprise me in a city which has been in finditiz here all the attribute of a well reculated political orsrariization a written constitution a' chief magis-1 trate, he will pardon in his presence the same price that the Government ter ihil uJJrM Uniled States ,isj siijd, jou. faience of the people Whom he serves, j will then I am sure, be convinced of but of those among whom he was born ' the policy of abolishing that contri and educated j we senlhim to you, gen-i vance of national mo.nopoly, prefidy tlemen, pure, chiva rous, and exalted. : and fraud, called a Custoti House; His sword at San Jacinto bore testimo- and by a peculiar distinction, be the ny of the courage which placed him great Free Trade Republic of the there, on that globus battle field and world. -Yes, your interests being in the an whilsi this Roman integrity, homogeneous ami essentially- agrkut moderation and wisdom will afford e-tural, from the Rio- Grande to the Sa qual evidence, I am sure of the discern-' bine, and from the. Red River to the ment which has characterized yourj Mountains of Coahuila, no protective choice. He is surrounded by a cabinet , tariffs, conceived in a spirit or section which, with all our self-love in the U- al selfishness, and enforced by the in nited States, would do no discredit to justice of a despotic majority; can fet- our own country, whilst a congress legislates here with a talent and knowl- inmedge aut &urpasse Uwiofl, - - The sacred iEgis of a judiciary al-: staple,, the' vegetable silk oT the world, r? Preats nsprotecriiig shield over ; which God. tr. ttie unbounded affluence lifei person and property f and iff no of his b essingi, has made-;almost in portion of this continent are these rights digenious to your soil, with the so more theroughly guaranteed, nor any cial, judicial amr political institutions where is the great elemantal principle which yu have derived from the - gl of social security the' obligation of rious stock frorn which you have controctsi 6etter understood.- - f sprung; you carr unitei-"if ".you :4wiH it,' GenUemeii, it is time that I should the wealth of llindostan with the mor conclude; but before I take my seat, I al power of the Roman Republic in cannot forbear making a brief allusion: the meridian of hei glory, and be a free, to my official relations towards, you. powerful happy and invincible people. You are aware that vour President has: What countfvUies west and south of .;. v , . . ." u ,k . ..i. ciate, the important trust of negotiating a puunc loan jor jfourepuouCie-jn fore undertaking this , commission, l over a great number of degrees tif lati felt it my duty to come! among you ' to tude and through i "greater variety of ascertain what security I might promise j climate, ' soil . and . surface than the those whose capital and confidence sword el C,aesar ever measured in his might seek. It is truyour currency is boasted conquest of the world. r. i- in an unsound condition. But do not! These, if I. may-so speak, are the be disheartened on this acconnt, it is physical and material sources of your not within five hundred and thirty per. ! claims to credit. There are others of cent, at as great a discount as that jif.Ainoral nature not to be overimiked. I the" United Colonies of N America, ' can bear proud testimony not alone to wben jhegral andindomitable Frank-i thefaith; but to theTiigTi seiise of honor tin, like your own modest, amiable and with which you have fulfilled your en intelligent Henderson, was wandering gagements, some of the most onerous about supplicating recognition from one anil doubtful character. You know court to another, from nations that are well the high policy of rising by a good destined hereafter to he proud of, and repute. Wise nations are aware, like to profit by your alliance. It is true individuals, that a fair character is the that with a want ot ability calculated best claim to credit. Gentlemen, you to produce diffidence, I feel that every : sprung from a stock in which, in the task is one full o difficulty, and that; very elements and habitudes of our fa much of it results from the ignorance ;rtiillar, and domestic morals," we are prevailing ofyour true condition. But taught to. respect the obligation of con it it of no small moment, even amidst j tracts. Although the. Anglo-Saxon the greatest obstacles, that we know trace have been the greatest Land Rob- we have something to go upon, and that we' IlxniToii' Urn ground; -- In the first place, you have.comeout of a revolution with a less depreciation "jof your currency antl a smaller public . nave aounaant security io oner yon have a public domain of 150 millions hauatless lertility, after appropriating 53 millions for private grants which, i"atre, will be worth 75 millions of dol lars. . You have land enough, if the la bor rould be found, to make ten mil lions bales of cotton; and with the same amount of labor now devoted. ..to the culture of this Tstaple in the United States, you could raise five millions of jbale for market, Jromjhe'jras.jwperl tent year, be less than one million of iuaklno - 1., turn to theiheres of-the Guff 'of Mexico, thronirh the norta of Texas. .avast inland trade with the adidiniegfin the dispensation of Providence, bis provinces of M exicoJhronghSanta (Conducted in it retorni to TorselTf.V tf.itt tkau TiaiinKIa auimrvi Ira rnn. I t& I . . . ' .t.. - . . . i.: i t -.i. .i . :. . ; laiuereu in coiijuncilun wiin me uuineruus towns which are noyr" springing up in every important section otyuur toun-!a nation can put on record: 1 hand, arid he returned the following re try; and with the immense emigration! The Jitpuliltc tf Ttxut She has the pj the' President himself, ot citizens from the southern and the same title to' the vast and magnifi- Coltrml'tn (Mi s J.) siugvst 27.1 8 S6 -south-western statesof the U. States, cent territory situated between the Uio- Dfar'Sir: In obedience, toacircu with thejr capitals in slave labor, which Grande and the Sabine, that tlie , L1 Inr fnurf -die Commissioner of the Gen from the most authentic sources. I ! Htale ha to her domain North of that1 vr,x Oflice, under date of S5th know tu be in a coarse of 'preparation torthe next autumn, your future ad vancement will be in a sort of eoiueti ic proportion to your pist progress I indeed, I sho iUi not b turp;iaed it n flu. .iuw, ft tr a t ,,.1 j vniii1 Hut antm from Cut,,H a- d iho ' Government ' dues on land cuii les should be annually ; i . i- . i .. .i . i.- . r.. . tiupiicatctit wi ii iui tumbling m i I simple the sale of an acre of your' pub- , lie domain: and tuat m 184. vou should collect from live t j seven mil lions from these m irces. But the moment you can adjust all ! vour landclaims. survey vour uublic I lifnds. ahd by a iudicious Ian J system. bring them into market, at precisely ter you industry, or retaru lite im mense expansion of the sources of your on- runty is wit-. ward. V tS that rchnttauflfuTfii, - -:-,. , , ..,ri?7: . . .-aSa, K &aS, - JaV-f- M&: S?'&&JC ginary regions for, which Alexander bera on the face of the earth, yet we rerweritHy-a tfetl t,yfay If on good cause being shown, with, or without titie. we. will, by .the .sword help ourselves to an empire in land. tongue and worship at her alters, are taught her ethics, snd cornt'oajvoidj. by'frautrinT uutitts tune I should have done. I know not whether in our negotiation, wjffiwSJidl fwllOucceeit in fulfilling your expectation. But of one thing you may be certain: that if we do not make a reputable negotiation for you, you will make none. Our efforts will be to elev.te.and not depress your public credit. But be of good cheer, even if we should fail, with your paper m oney a nd your rifle with your rich river bottoms, and yourgrass covered prairies, you can 1 "get along," accord ing to our American phrase, ' whilst your cotton can buy your credit from the Eutihratese tu .the St. Lawrence. In the mean time,' nourish your re sources: establish and perfect j our in Still brit titatipnaIaet RlucMionJioltijj HerlmenU .of leisure t -jtoint t out some of rhi I'gTit, atiiPK consoling balm, and crush the hydra party spirit,-wherever and whenever it'arises. 'v. Subdue all " aspirations o(j connocBi ior you uavo ianu enoogn. i ti your enemy, in njs uosiinate ana sullen hoitiiwy shoulilt.iheiJi-r ttrtmzrnaush "1carVrewarTiift Africa." not mve vou neace. then if nnjtifjMtlDtitt.uipLtbftt way. let your ititiisiteZi take its western course and your ban nrr float, as 'it must hereafter if you will it. ever the oocproud ' capital of In rehcratinz mrlbankslatthe kind ? I . . - 1 : - 1 1 1 . .u ... nonjurs. vow nave paiy me,.niipviiiHlur hnnnri rim hatii naiil me. allow m'e to ' i. .... ... fc ,i r.... t , recite to yuu in tuc lunu m .-u., what seems to be the Best Land 'Title line a viojated charter a victcnoti9 swurd free institutions, and an "uu-' conquerable people to defend them. : PUBLIC. MKKTING. At a very large meeting of the Citi-' ' I" ,Vn,. d , Jk-ton, on the -Jt i April, it bc,n;"niv sUflicient sureties lor a sreater SQui the 29Hi court uar. t ie meetin was orzamz Uom t tluv, ihe meeting was oriraniz t by culling Maj. R. H- Gary to the Chair aiidappoiiHiilg Thos. J. South all Secretary. I -re 1 he obiects ot the meetinz v brielly explained by Satnl. B. FyiM, b;q .and. on his motion, a Lom.mUee til five was appointed to prep, re and ot five was appointed to prepare i ami I h4- report resolutions to the ne-'l''giLnd't.f the i Whereupon' the Chair apooinii'd Col, , ,, i- i. .t,t,r i ie which . ... ,, , i,r i ' hn W. Harnes. Jarne II. Wood, IJ.sepl) J. Kxum an.T .y which' have conslaotty exlstfct ill this uel H .spruill. h,q. .,, the ConL1.; ; iffice g iu MiiUmtn.:wn.e ,he tee.Vli.n af.e. rHtr.ngfora sh.-.t . : ..fogies which I had to offer for u.y reported ihe following resolutions: ' Je, an,, t,errUc.io ,;, I. Ketolved, that this mrelinff approve the; . . . . ,. , . . . r .. rcolution. inir.l,.ced by Mr. Kaynlr of Hen-1 w1'". ''J" heileved would be fully fiml, and passed by botU branchci of our U.it rectified so soon as the business of tin: Lri(ialaiure., olRce would atlmit of more leisure add . 4iaoledY that wrapprovr' the roter of fmtftiile ."'exi tnmaTuni." " This" txaioTna- William Mooily ami lleroj raixon. Urprexeu- tatives from thia County, upon Rayner's reaolu twna. 9. Resolved, that we do moot decidedly eon deinn theeourae of Ihe linn tledford Brown and Ihe Hon. Hobt. Snange, Kenalora in Con Krcas from lliia Slate, in refusing to-carry out the principles contained ia. Ray ucrV reaoluti-on- ' ' r After the resolutions had been read , vv i?iI.r, j.,i.Pj,gBi .lu ni nerV resoluMons. : ' - Ifi vindication of his course in the Legislature and against the attacks which have been made upon him, since his return home, was quite ati able one and "gave general satisfaction to his marks, he read the resolutions preset! ted by Air. Rayner and passed by the last Legislature, and for the support Of which he had been denounced by. the ..i t? n xr. ..!... . II... -f-pT-rs' -r-"' -4T and passed by the l.rgislatore, upon the subject of the Public Lands -He-refeiTed- toarineeing which- had been held at this place some few weeks back, where resolutions censuring dis course -had been passed, and yher t hey-refu sed-tt h ear h ir de f ence j an d invited any afid all persons to come fnnvard and discuss freely the matter before thi meeting; but"1 nd person would enter the list against him: dis cussion before the people being" no part of Van BureirTacTics. Mr. Faison was followed by Samuel B. SrnuiLi., Esq. who advocated the resolutions of the Committee and also Mr. Ravkkh's resolutions, in a very aide, eloquent and patriotic address. He concluded by moving that Ray tier's resolutions be read, and the. vote be taken on each resolution separately; and they were, passed unanimously. it was men niovett mat. me vine in itie meeting be taken on Or. Hill's Land resolutions; and they were adopted u nanimously. The vote of the ineetin? was then taken upon the resolutions nfl'eied hf incomiftli ul,-m'mMUSiT on motiorttf s. Br Spruiii " mq: It was ;'! - Jtenlved, That the proceedings of the mee ting be signed by the Chairman and,,ecretary an J lie putjfiaheJTii The Raleigh Kiar, Kalviifh Register, Roanoke Advocate; and thai other pa pera friendly to the whig cause be requested to i copy them.. ...... ,.t ..;.. Ou motion or Herod Faison, it was Jtemlved, that the Raleigh Standard and otll.r, V,an Uiirrn ppa in-Uti State-be rvU-T led tu publuh tlie frioeaJiiig of this moating- (in motion Kenlved, that the thanks of the meeting be tenderiiTVntie CbaTrman iniTHecroteiV for the V ,VF-TXr- when that-defaulter unWttii,r4y which they have dtacharurd; . , , , . . , e- i..' aslced his appointment mainly upon h impartial manner In their duties. -;. Oo motion, the meeting adjourned. K. II. GARY. Lhairmun. Thos. J. Soutmali.,. Secty, ' From the Baltimore Chronicle. THE PUBLIC DEFAULTERS. Notwithstanding the numerous pub lications, which have been made in elucidation of the extent to which the defalcations of receivers of public mon ies have been carried, very few per sons are aware of the enormity of the abuses whiclt have been practiced. We as -a a a a . snail avail ourselves ut occasional mo comments as they msy, seem, to call for. - -- -;..&r. . . "Amongst tlie receivera' of public 1 monies appoinieo uy uen. ,' jacSson, was one A uey r. Harris, niio was Mnade recaver nh CoTumbus 1I Us.ssippi, upon the renre sentalion of John.F. II. Claiborne, that "he was'one of the main pillars of the democratic cause, and one of the ear- ttest and flwsr ;liinguislved friend's of ,1,. 1 J.t.iui:.:. ; : : . I uic .nviuioiau aiauii in Mississippi. - Ihe sales ol land at tjulumbus were very hea vy , and jnjt jhortjira e 1 M r J lUmabecam'e -dXiltr to thr - a - - mount of one hundred thousand dol- iax ... lie uaa.eixeu n ' tin lint irivcn hnml fur fhirtr . if : i i : I f iL? jiiciiisano. ne irpanmroi icijuirru ,im to give bond for two hundred tfcou- May last, requiring me. as receiver of tlie land olHre at Columbus, to execute a new bond in th penalty of 8200,000, 1 1 tlitl sign tlie bond enclosetl to me by the jifpartment, and have procured the signatures of nine different gentlemen. - uIia 1 iwDHHina vitiilil Itf rtnmtsil am. itlian that required in the bond; but, I after . procuring this security, some l facts have i ome to my knowledge which have -induced ihe to adopt a ilil- fpj,., rmirsj Ara Aw:i'a tlnf ! Cl), ((ainu ,,ave ,10ln lime totime beel I ,'e , the n.pa. tmei.t, on account If tu Lr m-.(i;.;n4 r., tittti it tit the returns ol tnon ii,..w .. i.'.kw..,! ti. . ii iv ii ui' y iiimumj. iii. iiii- .,.jn ,, ' ,i r iui, . tion has been recently made by me; and although t have taken ' upon my self to send an agent to Natcluy. to ex amine my bank account particularly, ' and have made a pretty thorough ex ainitiaiion of my own accounts and of ficial papers. 1 regret to say that I still find that I lice is a deficit against nte, which as yet 1 am unable to " account ..... tender Jlt)M.(t.drc.umstance,.TXjel That Xi only alte'i native Uft, And the one which my tlutjN towards'- ytru - ami -the public for whom 1 act requires, is o tender to you my resignation ait re ceiver of tlie laud oflice at Columbus, Mississippi. 1 ley! assured, from. f 1 1 i'i He r d v Bio ti s ffa t io lis o f yoti r k Hid i less towards tne, that I have hereto fore enjoyed your confidence: and I regret that any circumstances should have occured 1 lakuJated-i.n - 4h, feast- .1 'tt a . : i - ."Jr--..r tjv-.ja s--sv. ?i bte ttnexpiainthe whole ""matter sati- lactoiily. and that neither, the publjc nwMixJrkndi.'wiltl iaatil tL mj. ilssa thereby. I with my resignation to take" effect from and after the last day of the present month, ( Augusfjat hich time L shall, . in a utiri p . t iii tlcl ose ji pjth e business of the office. - - --In conclusion, I will tike the liber-' tf of' recontniehtlitig to you for rp-' pointment as my successor, Cofi fiel i G ordo n IV Ey l5f AtaJ a nta ; county, Yon are'pfjubaoly at quainted with Ins public character, us he h.is been for several years a prominent Member of ' our State Li'gislalure, and has been, -throughout, an ardent supporter of your administration, and an unyielding ad vocate of the principles of democracy. This-reques.iin'aiit'hil"'betia'lft7'iit""' part, on my own account. As he is my warm personal friend, he ' wilt willingly afTord me every facility in his . power to trace, out and explain any errors which may have occured while tlieodice was under toy . charge.'- Ilia' capability to manage the ofiire I think' a ntfuest tollable; ami it is only at my plating his name He lore you, and will mnsprobab1y;'n'ilk'e!TdwBpp1ir through any other medium. In con clusion, permit me to expresss to you ttHli.u! a."cf .ftf. in jJiigu, CWibidera.tiottAll-, esteem. " ; ' -Respect folly, -yours &.r. - W. p; 1IAURIS. k 4 Avditew "Hckwon, One would have r supposed that a' President having a due regnrd to the safety of -the publip money would have -appointed. almost' any body rather than JJieJ:aimpL'iouaLfiici)d'l4ddfl- mound that his warm personal fiicm would assist him-in adjusting fivai;, counts. Bill the President,, with a biHtrl ami guilty coiifidenre, or aoiiieuhsig worse, acceded to his request ar v "warm personal friend" wa inae"?" js' successor.AniLiiQw: Jetjirf t'c hf)vvl. far this "warm personal friend" was trustworthy. In less than a year after this "-warm personal friend' was warm in his office, he got into arrears ' and the Secretary of the Treasury was compelled to jog his memory by send ing him the following tmte. , ' jTi-ea wry DeparJrKtnt June lp,Jfi37tji . Sir In consequence of yum-neiect r: to rendrryour monthly .rrtntti, find . -pay oter' the ' public money t, us i en quired by law and the imtr'ticoiis of - the department, and the luitlier flfitis sion to execute Vour tilhci.d , Witis in rm, theCufSHrfeut Wdwectedf that the sales of. puplie - lands within your district be temporarily suspended until your compliance with the duties imposed en yeiuor such other ttens as-. the facrg m,iy justify. The 'register S a .' urn nas oeen instructeti accoramgiy, 4 un der these circumstances, I have to re- quirtj tJi.bontl. i i enawed. Jn-1 k form - required -by the Comiuwsioncrcf 1 X' 1 - - . r -rr .