The State Guard, 1848-10-24

J. 1 have no right to repel nominations from political opponents, any more than I have a right to refuse tin* vote of a demo democrat - crat democrat at the polls. Hut if they suppose that 1 will admire them any tlie more for their recreancy of principles in supporting me. they forget that I am a reader of rEsop's Fables, anil understand the moral which tlie Fox taught, when lie induced the Crow to drop her piece of cheese by com complimenting - plimenting complimenting tlie beauty of her voice. My motto is, '-(iet in honestly if you can - but get iu any how !" D. What do you think of those Demo Democrats - crats Democrats in Charleston, who dropt the "distin "distinguished - guished "distinguished citizen ot' New York," tor Vico President, and substituted W. O. Butler on the same ticket with yourself f T. IV'iiy I ain profoundly thankful for their confidence iu me, hut their advocacy of Butler and Democratic principles I have treated \. ith silent contempt. D. When you said you would not re refuse - fuse refuse a nomination by Democrats, did you mean that, if elected President, you would not make yours a whig administration 1 T. No such inferrenco can he drawn from any thing I have ever said. Let me repeat what l have written and always as asserted, - serted, asserted, viz : "That I would ncccnt a nomination from democrats ; but in so doing 1 wou'd not abate one jot or tittle of my opinions as a whigf Such a nomination as indi indicating - cating indicating a coincidence of opinion nn the part of those making it, should not be re regarded - garded regarded with disfavor by liio'so who think with me ; as a compliment personal to myself, it should not lie expected that L would repulse them with insult. / shall nol modi!y my views lo rod ice them lo my side; l sha'l vot reject their aid when they join my frit.ids voluntarily." D. Is it true you have said that if elect elected - ed elected you would appoint your (iubinct from dcmocratsand whigs indiscriminately'! T. No! I have repeatedly denied so false an assertion; and have puh.ished iny denial iu my letter to the Hon. J. It. lugersoil. My friends in and out of Con Congress - gress Congress have spoken the truth iu saying that if elected President mine "shall lie a whig administration, with whig Ministers, ndvo. eating whig measures." D. What then do you mean in saying that you will bo "the President of the peo people - ple people aud not a parly 1" T. Why the logic of it is simply this t If I am elected, it will be by a whig majority ; according to my views the ma majority - jority majority are the people, and that majority be being - ing being IVhigs - ergo, il I obey the whigs I will only obey the people. D. Did you ever say to a certain South Carolina gentleman that you owned cer certain - tain certain slaves and you wished to bo uncom uncomfortable - fortable uncomfortable if you did not keep thorn ? T. I most certainly did. D. Did you intend him to infer that you were in tirvor of the extension of slavery iu the territories l

U|. V'ankee hoys, am] Suuth'rons coni': From gilded liail and humble home: And gather more while on your way, For Butler too of Monleray. March freemen, >tc. The Ladies fair rviih graceful art, VV III lead iheir beaux 10 take a part ; They'll pledge them first in whisper* true,; To vole lor Cass and Butler loo. March freemen, &c. Then Democrats come all advance, With step as light as the Boatman's dance, F#r ive've resolved while firm we stand, To vole lor Cass of Michigan. March freemen, &.C. Taytar CutccUisui. \V* take the following catechism pro prorounded - rounded prorounded to Gen. Taylor from the Charles Charleson - on Charleson M rcury, as the richest thing of the I mnvass. We recommend a perusal of it o every intelligent min as a true iiiustra- j ion of lire part and present position of Jon. Taylor before the country : I). Wh ere were you born, and when ? I T. I.i Oregon county, Virginia in i 1733. D. How many years did you live in Virginia ! Not quite one year. D Whence did you remove 7 T. To Jeflersun county, in Kentucky, [iu the Ohio river. D. F iom whom did you receive your I early education ? T. From Elisha A ryes, of Norwich, Connecticut, who acted as private tutor in my father'd family. D. What were his politics? 'I', lie was a Federalist and an Aboli Abolitionist. - tionist. Abolitionist. D. Was Jefferson county a sluvehokl sluvehokling - ing sluvehokling county ? T. No! Evcn at this tl\y there are not a hundred slaves in the whole county. 1). Is it true, then, that you are in prin principle - ciple principle in favor of slave institutions? T. I am not, and the Rev. Mr. Lamb | expresses my true sentiments, when he says, that "I am not in ftuvr of slavery, but on the contrary, give my decided pref preference - erence preference to the free institutions of the North. [ only hold slaves because I lice in a slave slaveholding - holding slaveholding community." D. How long have you lived in the South altogether? T. If you will read tho sixteen different lives which have been written of me, you will find that they all agree that 1 have lived in the South altogether only six years. The rest of the time I have served in tire army on free soil. D. H ow long have you been in the | army ? 2'. Forty years. D. Who gave you your first commis commission - sion commission ?

Tile Intelligencer published in Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday morning's paper an extract from the Boston speech of ex-Goveruor Seward of New York nn unltraabolitionist, in which he says " The liberty party have al always - ways always had my respect and sympathy hot they never had my vote." We believe otherwise, arid think we can show it: hut true or not in regard to his "vote," did he never recommend any thing which was tantamount to a " vutu" in favor of that "party?" Did he never say anything that was paramount to mere " sympathy," or a" vote" even in favor of that " party?" Such double dealing and spocial pleading will not serve the InU'lligeiiccr to humbug ! the South into tho belief that Governor Seward is no abolitionist. Wo speak on good authority when wo say that this gentleman is so much more than an abo abolitionist, - litionist, abolitionist, as actually to prefer free negroes i to Irishmen and bis fellow, citizens. Af- j ter saying to a southerrf gentleman, among I other things, that tho free negroes voted lor the whigs naturally and that the Irish would pocket their money a tul tole the dc- \ mocratic ticket, he added, When you want, to get rid of your free negroes send to New York fifty thousand, and we will give you as many Irishmen in exchange. Whut say .you to this, Irishmon ? ?What - What ?What say you, foreigners all? Will you not rise in the majesty of your strength, and resent, as far as the ballot-box will allow, this gross insult offered you by a leading whig, now stumping it in New York lor Gen. Taylor and Millard Fill Fillmore - more Fillmore ? We cannot doubt you will. will.Washington - Washington will.Washington Ur.'^n. Gov. Johnson, otS. Carolina, has issu issued - ed issued a proclamation convening the Legisln Legislnture - ture Legislnture on the 1st Monday in November, to cast the vote of the State for President and Vice-President. The tallest steeple in tho West is the Cathcdrcl of Cincinnntti, which is 232 feet.

bravery did not suit " Old Zacit" as these Texas boys showed - lie wanted the "re "regular - gular "regular army," composed of men perfectly indifferent to any thing but what their of officers - ficers officers told them to do. Wo here give Taylor's letter which explains itself: Camp near Monterey, June'16, 1847. I deeply' regret to report that many of the twelve months' volunteers in their route hence of the lower Ilio Grande, have commuted extensive depredations and outrages upon the peaceful inhabitants There is scarcely a form oi crime that has i, it been reported to me as committed by theiJi > but they have passed beyond my reach, nnd even were they here, it would be found next to impossible to detect the individuals who thus disgrace their colors and their country. Were it possible to rouse the Mexican people to resistance, no i.io.-e effectual plan could be devised llnii the .'Cry one pursued by some of our volunteer regents now about being dis discharged. - charged. discharged. The volunteers Tor the war, so far, give an earnest of better conduct, with the. ex exception - ception exception of the companies cl 1 exas horse. Of the Infantry I have liti.'o or no com complaint - plaint complaint ; but the mounted men .rom Texas have scarcely made one expedition without unwarrantably hilling a Mexican. I have, in consequence, ordered Major Chevallie s command to Saltiilo, where it can do less mischicfthan here, and where its services, moreover, arc wanted. The constant re recurrance - currance recurrance of such atrocities, which 1 have been reluctant to repoit to the department, is my motive for requesting that no more troops may be sent to this column from the State of Texas. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedi obedient - ent obedient servant, Z. 1 AY LOU, Maj. Gen. U. S. A., commanding. The Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D. C. D blew a HR. - Tho Inspector's election has resulted in an aggregato whig majo»i. tyoi 198.

»s Mi.liard Fillmore, and this: 1 his ma. ' 'J'hv**' 11 atiorm Of ltic WUi'g ^.mdldau for Vico Buffalo;* °ct 1C- ,8S8 Sin : Your communicni.11111 .'J10 *dt'* inst., as chairman of a c«.. U),T,> co oj>-, pointed by "The Anti-Slavery t,u^etV <'J ; the County of Eric," has just ' ? e. hand. You solicit iny answer to tt>' 1 *" lowing interrogatories: i 1st. Do you believe that petitions to' 1 congress on the subject of slavery and the, j slave-trade ought to be received, read, and respectfully considered by the representa representatives - tives representatives of the people ? 2d. Are you opposed to the annexation of Texas to this Union, under any cir-, I cumstanccs, so long as slaves are held 1 therein ? 3d.-Arc you in favor of Congress exer-! cising all the constitutional power it pos- ; sesses, to abolish the internal siavc-trado between tho States ? 4ih. Are you in favor of immediate legislation for the abolition of slavery in , the District of Columbia ? j I am much engaged, and have no time to enter into on argument, or to explain at length tr.y reasons lor my opinion. 1 shall therefore content mvseif, fur the present, by 1 answering ALL your interrogatories : in the affirmative. JlilLLARD FILLMORE, j \V. Mills, Esq., chairman. A short time after a Tennessee elec elec! - ! elec! (ion, a distinguished politician, who re re! - ! re! ceived about 500 votes for governor, was walking the streets of Nashville, and en encountered - countered encountered monkey Sam, a little negro race rider, who importuned him for a dime. - The old gentleman wrs very aristocratic, and placing himself upon his dignity, ask asked - ed asked Sam, " Do you know who you-ure talk talking - ing talking to, sir 1" " Oh yes sir," replied Sant, 1 "you is de gemtnan as made a small' spcrimenl for gov'not!"

T. Unquestionably not! I am engaged in planting on tbc .Vliaslssippi ; the cheap cheaper - er cheaper I can buy slaves the more profitably I can plant; and the more 1 extend tho area of slavery, the greater will be ihe demand for.negros. and the higher the prices. I am, therefore, for keeping the slave popu population - lation population where it is. My plantation is large enough to employ six times tee number I ever expect to purchase. And there is more land to employ their labor in the old slave States, than will be required tor them tor a century to come. I go for taking caro^ of myself and letting posterity take taro ot itselfi What lias posterity ever done tor I me ? 1 D. I)a»TTii th« Whitr* llouso and the i " paramount issue." which are you in fii fii| - | fii| vor of? | T. I am in favor of the White House I first. The slaveholders can take care of the paramount issue when tho time conies to do so. Alter nil my hal'd campaign service, a comfortable place in the White House, with 825,000 per annum for pock pocket - et pocket money, besides the proceeds of my cot cotj -- j cotj ton plantation, would not bo so bad, would ; it? I D. Did you ever say that you never sur suri - i suri render ? T. I did, once, when to dodge was ntf I U3e* D. Are you an advocate then of dodging in politics ? V. When lean gain anything by it. D. Is it true you have been studying po political - litical political economy since your nomination ? T. Yes, I have been diligently studying the speeches of Ilenry Clay. D. I may examine you further another time. For tho present you will do. T. (Starts from his sleep.) and drawing his sword exclaims: "By all the tho i gods at once - John C. Calhoun - a little I more grape, Capt. Bragg - General Tay Tay! - ! Tay! lor never surrenders !" I Treasury notes, outstanding on the 1st i instant-811,755,289 31. 1

I . 1 nomas Jctlerson, a Democrat. D. In wliat wars have you gained your reputation as a military man ? T. In tlie war of 1812, in the Florida war, and in the Mexican war. 1). What party particularly sustained those wars 1 T. The Democratic party under Madi Madison, - son, Madison, Jackson, anti Polk. D. What party have pronounced those wars "most hellish and unauthorizedjsiic unauthorizedjsiicrifice.s - rifice.s unauthorizedjsiicrifice.s of life, wholly unconstitutional, and meriting for all engaged in them the hal halter - ter halter anti gallows instead of testimonials of honor "I T. The Whig party. D. Of what pat ty are you l T. I am a decided whig, but not an ultra whig. D. What do you mean by not being an ultra whig ? T. I mean that I am a whig, not going ultra or beyond tlie advocacy of a Protec Protective - tive Protective Tariff, a general system of Internal Improvements, tlie creation of a United States Bank, the Distribution of tl c Pro Proceeds - ceeds Proceeds of the Public Lands, a Bankrupt Law, the non-extension of Slavery in the Territories, the non-use of the veto power, except In cases of manifest unconstitu unconstitutionality - tionality unconstitutionality or haste ; in a word, / con consider - sider consider llenry Clay a decided whig, but not an ultra whig, one whoso politics I should soouci follow than any other public man I know'. D. What do you consider a case of manifest unconstitutionality or baste 1 T. I would consider any law passed by the Democratic party unconstitutional and hasty, and should veto it as such; but any law passed by a whig Congress I would consider constitutional and well matured, and such a law I should not baffle by the Executive veto. D. Are you acquainted with the politics of Millard Fillmore ? T. I am. He is a decided but not ar

1>R. J. J. FLAKE, HAVING located at the Fifth PoikI Factory, Tallapoosa county, ten dels his professional services to his friendr and the community generally. JEj* He can be found at all hours at his office, or Strickland's residence, unless pro fessionally engaged. By unremitting attention to his profes profession, - sion, profession, he hopes to receive a liberal share ol public patronage. Before to Dr. W. E. BoisseaU,f " N S. Jones, " LlOHTroOT, i " J. C. Kanhis, rW P " T. W. Mason, I Wm. B. Coopeu- J May 23, 1S48. 21 6m. P N. HADIOAS-M W. JBSKS-J. S. MARSH. Mndegan, Jcnks &. Marsh, General Receiving, Forwarding and STEAM BOAT AGENTS, Nos. 60 Front, and 59 Commerce Streets, MOBILE. Would respectfully Refer to It, C. Center & Co.; J. H, Rivers * Co John Philips: Henry, Stodder * Co. Whitaker* Sampson, C. LeBarron * Sov Boykin * McRae; Tart, Stewart & Co ; B II. Fontaine * Son; Barron, Meade * Co Wm. H. Redwood; 'Jlus. P. Gage. - Mo 'die. Mobile, Jan 27-tf. PLANTERS HOTEL. East Wf.tompka. TINHE undersigned tespectfiillv informs -I. his friends and the community generally, that lie has taken this well known house, situated in East V\ etumpka. and is prepared for the aerommodalion of j Travellers and Boarders, and hopes by ev every - ery every effort to make ail comfortable who call ! on hint, to receive a liberal share of! public patronage. He has good and commodious stables. ! which will he attended lo hy the most expe J rieneed ostlers, and eveiv a.tenlion given to Imrses His tabi" will b furnished with as good as the O «r|,-> ' call off id, and will try and make i: - 'in* tiitt*'" ,L of th >e who call one.i- -=.i . "at ri H e 1 g 'vii he modern", and in ae cordate w h times I. WILSON. Mav 23 IS4S 21 if.