The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser

POLITICAL.

FROM A CHARLESTON PAPER.

"A public dinner has been given to the Hon. W. H. Crawford, now on a visit to Georgia, by the citizens of Athens, in that State, as a demonstration of gratitude for his arduous public services." The Hon. Nicholas Ware, assisted by Judge Clayton, presided. Another dinner was given to the same gentleman at Greensborough, in Greene county, on the 20th ultimo, at which Major Stokes acted as President, and Captain Bethune as Vice-President. At both these dinners, Colonel Cumming (who is in some degree identified with Mr. Crawford) was toasted—at the latter, in the following words, by T. W. Cobb, Esq.:

"Colonel Cumming, dead or alive. If dead, we will revere his memory: if alive, we will love him as the Republican, the Patriot, and the Warrior."

Remarks by the National Gazette.

The facts communicated in the foregoing paragraph are well worthy of the serious attention of the religious and patriotic citizens of the Eastern and Middle States. What Colonel Cumming is, they know fully from the history of the proceedings between him and Mr. M'Duffie. They have already pronounced sentence in this case in a most emphatic manner. Mr. Crawford, with whom Colonel Cumming is said to be identified, and who at least has borne the same character of a duellist, is presented to them with wonderful zeal in several parts of the country, as a candidate for the Presidency. Let them ponder upon the example which will be furnished, and the consequences to be produced, by the elevation of a man of that character to the office of Chief Magistrate of the Union—of one whom those that get up public dinners for him, think to please, by toasting Colonel Cumming, and in reference to the late duel, make a boast of intending to revere the memory of that famous combatant, should he have fallen.

Another native Virginian for President! and that Virginian trained and indoctrinated as a politician, in the school of Georgia, where the memory of Colonel Cumming is to be revered! In the question of the choice of President, it is a point of real importance to what State he belongs. Whatever may be the nature of the politics of that State, he must be more or less tinctured with them, if he be a member of the predominant party—whatever may be the description of the men in it, who have been his political inmates and coadjutors, or who shall have exerted themselves most to promote his election, by them will be more or less influenced, and for them be compelled to provide, in his administration of the government. The whole scheme and tone of administration, the course of Congress included, may be but the inspirations of the particular State—this the country knows by experience. We shall have more to say on these topics hereafter: for the present it may be enough to remark, in addition, that the politics of Georgia, practical and speculative, are, to say the least ill of them, among the worst of the Union.