even amidst our peaceful vallies, where not express his honest opinion at all liberty dwells---hissing and cursing, but times and under all circumstances—who wanting the power to harm.

can stand by, and hear what he conceives to be heaven's truth, perverted, travestied, caricatured, and not open his mouth

Remove the barrier which says, thus far shalt thou go and no farther, and my word for it, the earth would run red with that man is ready to be rode like a human gore. Let the arm of civil power beast of burden-he should change become palsied with corruption, and again shapes with the spaniel and wear a collas would be reacted the bioody tragedies about his neck. These are the inen we of by-gone days. Again would be piled have to fear-those that toy with opinions the burning fagot and scorching brand- become all things to all men-who for again should we hear the pealing shriek the sake of securing a few more votes at and dying moan. Again would those an election, or a few more customers at who dare to think, learn in cells of secret his shop, buries the pearl of truth deep gloom, how sunshine can be forgotten, in his inmost soul, and only dares to gaze and the voice of friends become an unre- upon it when when night and silence are membered thing. abroad. Elevate no such men to office, if you prize your hallowed institutionsvote rather for an open enemy--but give no man an office that would unite God and Mammon-no, not even that of street sweeper.

We say we are freemen-what is a slave? A slave may have his necessary wants provided for, but he dare not think differently from his master-he dare not speak-he dare not have an opinion of his own. However ignorant his master The period of coming peril is approach. may be, whether he be blockhead, knave, ing--we are warned by what has lately or fool, he must profess to approve of all transpired in this region, that the shackles he says, or does, however odious and of priest-craft must be laid upon the disgusting. This is to be a slave!--Are Press, or the body must be incarcerated there none in our neighborhood are in a common jail. Shall the dawn of there none who dare not express an opin. a future day find us slumbering upon the ion, unless it may happen to coincide Watch Tower of Freedom, and the inwith that of the parish priest for fear it tellect in fetters? Shall it find our dunwill effect their popularity? Are there geons filled with the brave, the virtuous, none that support a religion which they and the good-whose only crime is truth, abhor, and aid, and build up a cause they whose only offence is freedom? Rather despise-because it is popular? They let this land become an unpeopled solitude are the most abject slaves that disgrace - rather let the bones of this generation the creation of God? They are the bleach upon the naked sands of a trackmost dangerous men in community-less wilderness---our towns become tenthey would sell the wife of their bosom antless, and our villages a desolation." -would barter their household's for a mouthful of breath modulated into words. They would sell their country like Benedict Arnold, or their Saviour like Judas Iscariot, for thirty grains of popularity. If you ever see the priests bear rule in this land, it will be because you elect these time serving sycophants to office, who would lick the dust from your feet for the sake of power and place.

As soon as the toasts were drank, P. T. Barnum and the band of music took their seats in a coach drawn by six horses, which were prepared for the occasion. The coach was preceded by forty horsemen and a marshall bearing the National Standard. Immediately in the rear of the coach was the carriage of the Orator and President of the day, followed by the committee of arrangements, aud sixty carriages of citizens which joined in es corting the editor to his home at Beth

The most dangerous craft (except Priestcraft,) which we have to dread, is DUMB-CRAFT. The man who dares el.

APPENDIX.

GREAT TRIUMPH OF PRINCIPLE.

(From the Charleston Examiner.)

the administration of the world, who can remain silent, who can hold his peace while he witnesses the upturning of the very pillars of American glory?

The People have spoken! he that hath ears, let him hear. Our readers will find in another column the doings of one of the most important public meetings ever held in this city. It was empha- The present crisis is a period of more tically an up-gathering of freemen, to alarm to the American patriot than any put their seal of ceaseless reprobation that has been known since the declaraupon the high-handed despotism of a tion of Independence. A Collossal paper money bubble aristocracy, in com- power is springing up in our midst far mitting their late unprecedented outrage more to be dreaded than were the banded upon the liberties and rights of a people legions of British foes to our courageous calling themselves free. The records of forefathers. The dark clouds that are bank tyranny, replete as they are with lowering upon the political horizon, are injustice and oppression, yet wanted this threatening to cover the land land with one deed to fill the black catalogue of Egyptian darkness-the struggle beabominations. The scroll of iniquity is tween the power of the banks and the now complete the act will be distin-power of the people, will be like that of

guishable for a long period to come, as life and death. The power of paper

one of the death struggles of legalized money combinations is felt in all the corruption and licensed fraud, to regain ramifications of society-their poisonous their paralyzing influence over the free influence is corrupting and debasing minds of the citizens of this proud Re-every thing noble, just and good. Who public. It is an act that will brand its then that prizes the hallowed institutions abettors with detestation and abhor- cemented with our fathers blood, can fold rence, until their names shall be blotted his arms in apathy and indifference while from the memory of man. To see un- the tempest is gathering that will sweep constitutional incorporations assuming the the land as with a besom of ruin, leaving startling and stupendous prerogative or our homes a wilderness of tombs, or our suppressing liberty of speech, depriving posterity a generation of slaves. an American freeman of his constitu- Although the hands that bore the ark tional rights, subsidizing the public press, of freedom through privation and peril, bribing or intimidating its conductors have rested from their labors-although and so compelling them to approve of the notes that rung the knell of despotism deeds of almost unparalleled baseness, have died away upon the ear-although must fill the hearts of the lovers of free- the "bursting sound of freedom's battle dom with forebodings of alarm. When word" is hushed in silence-yet we will rights are trampled down by the iron heel not despair. There is enough of virtue of heartless avarice and blood-sucking and patriotism remaining in our land to preambition-when monied monopolies are serve the priceless treasure that has been breaking up the glorious institutions of committed to our trust. The canker among liberty and justice that have commanded the branches of the tree of liberty, must be

harm.

The

purged away-the worm gnawing at its falsehood have been invoked by turns, roots, must be deprived of its power to and that too, with a phrenzy and ferocity Let us up and be doing. well nigh amounting to desperation. Af The recent occurrences in this city are ter having represented this gentleman as as extraordinary as they are fearfully little better than a bandit and outlawalarming. The Mayor of our city-for- after having used untiring exertions to merly a Senator in Congress-proposing render him an alien from all the sympato a public meeting of citizens to surround ties of the community, they crowned the banks and make it DEATH to any one their unholy work by refusing him the to ask for specie! and not satisfied with privilege of being heard in their columns, this, but he must obtrude himself upon a although his defence was couched in mild meeting to which he was not invited, terms and respectful language-so comand become the chairman of a mob, to plete and entire is their base subservienoverawe and intimidate the citizens of cy to the power of the banks. Charleston, and prevent, by riot and tu- Courier to be sure makes a show of immult, a free and open discussion of the partiality in saying, Mr. Fisk possesses rottenness and fraud of our present ini."high powers of oratory and declamaquitous banking system; warning all tion"-that his oration on the 4th of July those honestly opposed to the tyranny "was distinguished by great ability and and despotism of paper money corpora- eloquence;" but this is only done to give tions, that "riot and blood-shed" would its base and unfounded libels greater inbe the result of any attempt to redress fluence. their grievances-and that their blood Mr. Fisk has been said to meddle with would be upon their own heads. People what does not concern him, in touching of the South! Patriots of the land of the upon the Banking system, being, as he is, free! are you prepared to see one hold- a clergyman. Is it not the duty of a clering such dangerous opinions, that it gyman to check the progress of wickedshould be considered a capital crime and ness and vice, fraud and corruption, if in punishable with DEATH, to call upon his power? And where, we would ask, the banks to pay their honest debts, as could he find more of appalling iniquity President of the mammoth Ten Million than in these soulless institutions? monster banks attached to the Charleston not clergymen equally interested with and Cincinnati Rail Road, with unlimited others in the perpetuation of our liberties, control over a circulation of One Hundred which the Banks are endeavoring to subMillions of Dollars? Are you prepared vert, and finally overthrow-and shall it to bow down your necks in abject sub- be termed "officious intermeddling" for mission to a corporation which will sway them to raise a warning voice? the destinies of a whole people, for good Mr. Fisk has been most unjustly and or for ill-regulating the price of your unjustifiably accused of getting up the property, and fixing the value of every meeting to produce a riot. In the first place article of merchandize you buy or sell? he did not get up the meeting-and in Let the response be heard in a voice of the second place if it had been his inthunder-No! God forbid. tention and that of his friends to produce We have heretofore observed that the a riot, this intention would have been annals of mendacity afford no counter-carried into effect when he was struck part to the disgraceful course adopted by in open meeting by a cowardly bank the newspapers of this city, in relation to ruffian, who was brought there for the Mr. Fisk. Such a reckless disregard of express purpose. It was agreed upon truth, such unsparing malignity, such gross perversions, distortions, and cruel misrepresentations, have rarely, if ever, been witnessed on any former occasion. Every principle of justice, honor, truth, and even common decency, has been violated, and contumely, vituperation and

Are

by the bank advocates early in the morning that they would attend, and hiss down and put down and knock downthey went to the meeting for the express purpose of raising a tumult-had their military in readiness to punish the innocent for the violence they intended

themselves.

This

to commit and did commit-but the un- with their society as their Pastor. holy scheme failed. The opposers of committee would find it difficult to portray the banking system are the friends of their feelings of the happiness enjoyed, under order-and the Hon. gentlemen who the influence of your teaching, and they fear they are much more incompetent to embody composed the mob had the riot all to the fervor and admiration of so many of their brethren, all of whom unite in the most unqualified praise, not only of your zeal and eloquence in the cause of truth, but also of your fearless independence, and spotless purity of character. The time of your engagement with the society is fast terminating, and is now near its close. The society felt under a deep sense of duty of performing this office of thankfulness and gratitude.

Mr. Fisk has also been accused of being a disorganizer at the north previous to his locating himself in this city. To put that calumny to rest, we have only to say that he was honored with the intimacy and friendship of many of the most enlightened statesman of which New England can boast-among whom we may name Hon. Samuel C. Allen, Hon. William Foster, and Hon. A. H. Everett, late Minister to Spain, whose kindness and friendship will not speedily be forgotten. To show the estimation in which he is held by his own Society in this city, we insert the following letter from Gov. Wilson, chairman of the committee recently appointed to solicit his continuance here for another year. To the Rev. Theophilus Fisk,

My Dear Sir:-Brother Connor and myself have been appointed a committee on the part and behalf of the trustees and members of the first Universalist Church of Charleston, to express to you their deep sense of the obligations imposed upon them by your able and zealous ministration since your connection

But at the same time, that we were enjoined to perform the above duty, this committee were instructed, most earnestly & anxiously to request you to continue with them as their Pastor for another year. They would extremely regret that you, who have sowed the seed in a good soil, should not witness its growth and rejoice in an abundant harvest. To leave us at present, without one as giftedly qualified as you are, would be giving the brambles the ascendancy, and would blight and destroy what has been so auspiciously commenced.

The Committee cannot on the part of the society, too earnestly and affectionately urge your continuance in your present ministration for another year, and for themselves they solicit it as a favor never to be forgotten. Most sincerely, your affectionate brothers, J. L. WILSON, Ch'n, SAM'L. CONNor.

PUBLIC MEETING IN CHARLESTON, S. C.

At an adjourned meeting of the friends of, and which was received with enthusiastic apFreedom of Speech and of the Press, held at probation and applause.

Lege's Hall, on Friday evening, July 28th

ADDRESS

in the absence of the former chairman, Gov. To the People of South Carolina. Wilson, who was prevented from attending In soliciting the public countenance and aid by indisposition, Mr. Tho's. H. Calvert was to what we deem an object of paramount imcalled to preside, and A. I. Davids appoint-portance, it becomes a duty which we cheerfuled Secretary.

The committee appointed at a former meeting to draft an address to the people of the South relative to the appalling outrage recently committed upon one of our citizens, being ready to report, Dr. Cleary was called upon to read the Address, which here follows,

Ty perform, to state,brielly, but with emphasis, the causes and motives which impel us to action, as well as the objects which we pro pose to accomplish. As men and citizens, we profess ourselves the friends of peace and public order; we are no wanton agitators, who delight in the spasms of political contention

or would fan into unnecessary ardor the ruffian.* Fellow-Citizens, do we live in a flame of a just indignation. We believe hon- land of equal laws? Is the plainest and priestly--we are certain indeed-that abuses, mary principles of civil liberty-freedom of the full magnitude of which is as yet only speech and of the press-respected among conjectural, have blurred the fair features of us? How stands the record? The Mayor our Constitution, and must be rectified now, in the chair, who had just pledged himself if ever. We believe, and are certain indeed, that every thing should be done for the interthat the equal rights of which we boast, and ests and the honor of the city-an ex-Attorin defence of which the soil of our country ney General of the state likewise present, was crimsoned with the blood of our fathers, drawling and shrieking forth his discordant are virtually gone-defunct-swallowed up and patois slang about his noble "school-felin the maelstrom of political corruption and lows," (query, did he ever go to school a monied combination. We believe that an day in Charleston?) the Post-Master and the unlimited, irresponsible power having been city-Blacksmith-all busy actors in the scene committed to certain chartered incorporations, ---and no word of censure, no scowl of inover the property and labor of a whole peo- dignant rebuke at an outrage, which should ple, their liberty and lives have been like- have consigned its author to the black hole wise bartered; for of what value is the mere of the Guard house! It is not that Mr. Fisk privilege of breathing?"You take my life, is a Clergyman (though that must cover his when you do take the means by which I assailant with contempt and infamy;) nor is live:" and he who labors for another, and it because, in point of sterling worth and anot for himself, ceases to be free. We be- bility, he was inferior to no man in that guillieve that the stability of our institutions, the ty assembly. Neither would we urge (though purity of the elective franchise, the morals of it is certainly worth remembering) that the the people-every thing lovely or precious in blood of a pilgrim father of the land is at this the eyes of patriotism, if not already shaken moment coursing in his veins; let these pass; to its centre by this political catapult, is in he is a man- a citizen-a free born AMERfearful jeopardy, and can only be delivered ICAN! and in these latter qualities he repreby a resolute, but peaceful resumption of sents us all. Were he ten times as humble power by the people. We are satisfied, in short, that a point, further than which human affairs are not permitted to go without a violent reaction, has been fully attained, and we would arm the public mind against the catastrophe, and aid it with our best efforts in applying the remedy.

Such being our views and convictions, we should indeed deserve the chains that bind us, were we passive or indifferent actors in the drama. As inheritors of blood-bought and inalienable rights, the doom is upon us if we preach not the Constitution-and yet how are we to do so? The Press of this city is hermetically sealed against us; its conductors-we will not call them the bribed tools of insolent oppression, the base panders to unholy avarice and fraud, but-influenced by narrow notions of expediency, or what is worse, awed into meek submission or audacious sophistry by the terrors of a diminished patronage-are our unrelenting enemies, our cruelest maligners. There is no hope from them. Do we call a meeting of our friends-of our friends alone-to commune peaceably and lawfully on our common grievances?Mark! The forces of the enemy are in arms -caucuses are held—the military is in readiness-the Hall preoccupied-groans, shouts, screams, hisses, mingle in horrible din about the ears of our speaker, and to sum up alloh Carolina! would this stain were effaceable!—he is struck down by an unprincipled

as he is, and his oppressors as many times exalted, we have all been wronged in the one, and injured by the others. On the 8th day of July, four days only after celebrating the annual return of that which declared us a free, sovereign, and independent people, a blow was struck at liberty in this city, the effects of which may be felt and deplored by coming generations. And must we submit? Are we to be frightened by the cry of "incendiarism?" Such was the cry of the oppressor sixty years ago, but what was that cry to our fathers?"air, breath, a trim reckoning;" they "knew their rights, and knowing dared maintain them." Such too, in effect, was the missile discharged at some of these very men, in their recent struggle for State rightsdid it deter them? No. Steadily, manfully, did they stem the torrent-their broad banner waving to the breeze of liberty, their battle words, "onwards!-liberty!-the Constitution!-union!-they stopped not, neither did they pause, till victory nestled on their crests. Changed as they are, we will at least imitate them in this.

From what has been said, it is evident we must have an organ of our own; one that will speak trumpet-tongued of our wrongs, and multiply and send forth the winged messen

*We wish this man's name to be generaliy known; it is when his epitaph is written, it is to be hoped this gallant George Robertson, a Merchant-a native citizen--and achievement will not go unrecorded.