Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-10-22

last month, when he returned to Mequiner, where
 he continues waiting for army which is said to be
 collecting in vorlous provinces 10 the southwest; bu
 as his enemies appear to be more powerful than hi,
 friends it is doubtful whether he will be able to pre-
 vent another being proclaimed in his stead The
 Moors are at this moment Tn the middle of their har
 vest, cutting and taking in their wheat and barley
 and entirely employed in their domestic affairs, afte
 which it expected that the civil war will again breal
 out, and thefate of Muey Abrahama be decded.'
 Free Trade Conrention. Friday the Both ult
 one hundred and sixty-fve delegates recorded theil names. There is not yet, however, complete lis of the members of this Convention as many arrived on that and the ensuing evenings On Saturday the
 1st inst. on motion of Albert Gelatin, PHILIP P. BARBOUR, of Virginia, was unanimously chosen President; and CoNDY RAGUET, of Philadelphia Secretary. The whole of Friday was consumed in discussions as to the mode of choosing officers. MT Sedgwick, of Massachusetts, opened the discussion by motion, that Committee of two from each State be appointed, to nominate to the Convention d President and other officers. After much debate, and various proposed amendments, the whole sub- ject was disposed of by motion of Mir Cheves, in which Mir Sedgwck concurred, that the Convention would proceed at 12 o'clock on the next day (Saur day) to choose President, the result of which is given above. The remainder of the sitting of Sa- turday was spent on rules to be adopted. On mo- ton of Mir Gallatin, it was resolved unanimously, That Committee of two from each State, to be selected by the delegation from that State, be ap- pointed to manage the general business of the Con vention.
 From Correspondent of the N. Y. Daily Advertiser.
 Ger. 3.-The Free Trade Convention met at 12 o'clock to-day, Mir Barbour, of Va in the Char- The number of delegates present last Saturday was TT. To-day they have increased to 201 and as d resolution has passed admitting within the bar, but not to vote, all persons who may be able to commu- nicate any facts to aid the deliberations the seats are entirely occupied. A numerous concourse of spec tators also in attendance. Judge Barbour is fine, prompt presiding officer-qute too prompt for a note taker, and though no manufacturer of cotton or wooens he turns off sentences with the velocity of double speeder The Secretary Mir Raguet, reads in very low and indistnct voice, and alto gether it is very difficult matter to get at the pre- else progress of business. You will perceive it stated that delegates present representing fifteen States. But it should be understood that they re- present meetings of individuals in towns and cities O' ot"'NSi h vention in hardly single instance. The number of delegates thus present is, from Maine 3, Massa- chusetts IS, Rhode-Island (Newport) l, New-York (city) g, New-Jersey 9, Maryland 9 Virginia 34, (Philad) 14 N. Carolina 16, s. Caro- lin A. Georgia 6, Alabama IA, Mississippi l. Ten nessee 3, Connecticut 9, (two others arrived from this State this evening.) Eighteen others belong to the Convention, who did not answer when the roll was called
 Yesterday Federative Committee, as it was called, was appointed to propose the business They were selected by the delegates of each State, two from each State being so chosen; wise provision suggested by Mir Gallatin, and MT Hunter of R. l. to guard against the sweep of members from the over represented States.
 This committee consists of-Maine, Joshua Car penter, Charles A. Clapp; Massachusetts, Theo- York; Albert Gallatin. (Chairman,) John A. Smith; N. Jersey, Cornelius Hardenburgh, John Nithaker; Pennsylvania, Thomas P. Pope, c. c. Riddle; Ma ryland, W. E. Hardy, A. E. Jones; Virginia, J. M. Garnett, J. w. Jones; North Carolina, James Ere del s. H. Blount; South-Carolina, Chancellor Harper, Dan. F. Huger; Georgia, John M. Berrien, Eli s. Shorter; Alabama, Enoch Parsons, Henry Goldthwaite; Mississippi, George Poindexter; Ten nessee, Wm. E. Butler, Alexander Paten; Con- necticut, two members names not known-in all 2S.
 Ger. 4.--The Convention adjourned yesterday at o'clock, until Thursday the 9th, at l2 o'clock, the of the tariff being the main point of interest. You will find an outline of the pro- ceedings in this mornings United States Gazette and Inquirer, (Philadelphia) though very'mperfect- ly given. think can greatly condense the matter from my own notes, and give much more accurate view of the proceedings.
 At the opening of the Convention, no roll being called, a gentleman, in a gallant speech moved to make arrangements for the admission ofthe better and farer portion of creation, -as if he expected to find them opposed to union and domestic protec- tion An old fellow, in gruff voice, moved to lay the resolution on the table, but it was carried very audibly in favor of the attendance of the ladies.
 Mir Gallatn from the Federative committee, sub mitted resolutions: 1st to constitute permanent committee of one from each State, to present to Congress the Memorial this convention may adopt and to collect and present to that body such evidence as may be necessary to maintain the same, and to attend personally upon the next session of Congress- for that purpose.
 Mir Gallatin further stated that doubts had arisen in the minds of the committee, whether their pow CTS extend to the appointment of such committee, to report an Address and Memorial; although, Gas stated to you in mine of the 3d. } the general com mittee had appointed such committees. who had made progress, but had suspended their labors to determine the doubt that had arisen to the pow CTS of the general committee To this effect a res- ouon was offered by MT G. requesting information of the convention, whether the committee had pow CT to prepare addresses, memorials, or other docu- ments, to promote the objects of the convention.
 This, you will perceive, presented the leading question of unconstuonality. It being understood that majority of the general committee, were op- posed to pronouncing the tariff unconstitutional, and of course, if left without instruction, would report only as to its expediency. The object of the south- ern gentlemen in referring to the convention for in- was to bind the committee to insist in the memorial and address, upon the unconsttutonality of the tariff
 The first resolution (relative to appointing stand ing commttee) was laid on the table. To meet the second, Mir Preston, of s. c. (who appears to lead the notification party in the conventon) moved that the committee be limited to report merely such ob ects as sought to engage the attention of the con aad raoda of rli hi tha gar