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SELECTED FOR THE GEORGIA COURIER.
DOW AlCONAH,
OR THE
SORCERESS OF MONTILLO:
A ROMANTIC TALE.
Sullen and sad to fancy’s frighted eye,
Did shapes of dun and murky dew advance.
In train tumultuous, and of gesture strange.
And passing horrible! CHARACTACUS.
we cannot raise the stone and lav this
ghost.” I accepted the proposal, and
with some difficulty we inserted the point
of the dagger at the edge of the stone, and
raised it. A frightful gulph presented it
self, down which we quietly descended by
means of a circular flight of stone steps,
having previously loaded our pistols: at
the foot of 300 stairs, we came into a
beautiful grotto.
From this place we descended to a cav
ern, the sides of which were lined with
black and monumental marble. In nichos
stood plain marble coffins, containing,
from their inscriptions, the remains of
But did Gen. Markley make su'-h a
communication to Gen. Jackson in the
uameofMr. Clay’s friends ? Non nostrum
tantas componere lifts. We contend that
the dispute is confined to*Gen. Jackson
and Markley. Jackson asserts that such
a proposal was made to him by a member
of Congress in the. name of Mr. Clay’s
friends. Mr. Clay denies it for himself,
and his friends are said to deny it for i
themselves. In the meantime, Markley j
is known to be the man who- made the j
communication to Gen. Jackson. What ,
is the order of proceeding? Undoubted-;
!y, that Jackson should establish that the \
officers of the British army, who placed in
him the utmost rconfidence.—From this time
to the end of the war, he was considered
as a spy for the royalists, and the principal
theatre of his operations was in the coun-
contignous to New Fork and the
try
Highlands.” Under different disguises
and assumed names, such as John Smith,
Harvey Wright, and Harvey Birch, he
travelled through many towns, obtaining
important’ information which he commu
From the Tuscaloosa Chronicle, 50th ult.
Horrid Occurrence.—During the last
week, an outrageous transaction, which
we really think disgraceful to the charac
ter of civilized men, took place near the
north-east boundary line of Perry, adjoin
ing Bibb and Autauga counties. The
circumstances we are informed by a gen
tleman from that country are—that a Mr.
McNeily having lost some clothing or
some other property of no great value,
nicated to the American Generals. His ! the slave of a neighboring planter was
employment necessarily subjected him to i
perils. Sometimes he was shot at by the
charge 1 with the theft. McNeily, in com
pany with his brother, found the negro
friends of liberty, who were eager to des- driving his master’s wagon ; they seized
Moorish nobility. We then quitted this j communication was made to him, provid
solemn mausoleum of death, to repair t > I ed Markley denies it—or if Markley does
an arched vault, whence proceeded the
sound of an organ, accompanying a very
j not deny it, that he (Markley) should
prove that he was authorised bv Clay or
trov one engaged (as they thought) in the
service of their enemies,
he was their prisoner, but his ingenuity
effected his escape
i him, and either did, or were about to chas
Several times tise him, when tl c negro stabbed Alc-
Neily, so that he died in an hour after
wards—-the negro was taken before a Jus-
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fine voice, which chaunted the Te Deum. ■ his friends, to make the proposal to Jac-
At the end of the passage we found our-
Several companies of tories, officered ! tice of the Peace who after serious deliber-
« c* . -r* •. • t r it • . otmn nraivPn nntlinritr—thro
j with men from the British army, fell into ation waived his authority perhaps^thro
("CONTINUED.)
After this Rimanez passed over to Bnr-
barv, but being unable to soften the dislike
of Lady Cleona, he for many years kept
her in confinement at a castle on the >ea
shore; after which he acquired considera
ble wealth in the service of his govern
ment.—I could scarcely believe this sud
den reverse of fortune, and my history ex
cited as much surprise when I related it
to Achmet and Solymati.—In a few days
lady Cleona and Rimanez arrived, and
seconded my suit with the brothers, who
had made some objections to my marraige j Ila h-
with Seraphina on the score of religion,
and desired it not to take place til! she
had been presented to my relations in
Spain.—After two months stay, the latter
of which was the great fast Ramadin, we
took leave of Solyman and Archmet, and
set forward with my beloved Seraphina,La
dy Cleona, Rimanez, and an ample escort.
The next day we arrived at Ceuta, hav
ing procured a pass from Solyman.
We remained at Ceuta till a vessel ar
rived to transport us to Malaga, and after
a tranquil voyage we experienced the
pleasure of again treading on our native
soil.—On the second night ofour landing,
Seraphina took a walk to the spot on the
seashore, where her cousin Nourah was
interred.—We stood hand in hand, look
ing at the grave, and admiring the solem
nity of the water-scene, when a confused
murmur of approaching voices excited our
attention. A cry of distress was mingled
with the noise of several Spanish sailors,
and having given Seraphina a pistol to de
fend herself, we hurried to the spot.—On
our appearance they took to flight, and left
a poor man, habited like a fisherman, appa
rently lifeless from the severity of ilieir
blows.—When Seraphina, by die means
of some strong stimulants and chafing, had
brought him to, he opened his eyes wilcih,
bin still was not perfectly sensible, till the
morning light.—As I gazed upon him, I
thought iiis features lesembled those of l bom uis Irigiit.
selves in a spacious chamber, lighted with
beautiful lamps, and ornamented with the
superb furniture of antient times. A lady,
clothed in mourning robes, sat at the organ
—she started with surprise at our en
trance.—“Ye holy powers!” exclaimed
Rimanez, “what do I see!—Can it be
lady Juliana!” “Lady Juliana!” re
peated 1, struck with her resemblance to
(lie picture of Doo Algouah’s first wife ;
“ it cannot bo !” “ Who is it remembers
me?” said she, in a firm tone.—“1 should
remember that voice somewhere, if time
has not rendered my memory treacher
ous.” “ This lady,” I replied, “ is Rima
nez, formerly the servant of Don Algo-
’ Her countenance changed at the
name, and she replied, “ Are you sent
here bv Algonah ?—I wonder lie did not
come himself.” “ Lady,” said I, “ be
under no apprehension from us—I am
your nephew Marano de Pinato, ana I
will protect you.” She embraced me
with tears of joy, and added—“ Then I
shall see the blessed light of tho sun-—
once more behold the face of nature !”
“In what way, lady,” asked Rimanez,
have you been nourished and confined
here ? “ The secret passage to this re
cess.” said Lady Juliana, “ is only known
to Algonah.—Bernardo, tho old steward,
and Lucilla, my , waiting-maid; have been
long the companions of my imprisonment
—for having accidentally discovered that
the Don had buried a wax figure in my
place, and that I was a prisoner in the
Eastern Chamber of Montillo Castle, be
fore he conveyed me secretly to this cav
ern.” Lucilla now entered, and encour
aged by her mistress, informed them that
Bernardo, prompted by the Don’s neg
lecting to send the usual supply of provis
ion, had been penetrating every where for j
an outlet ; that behind the grotto he had !
found a perpendicular staircase, at tlie top
of which was a trap door of.stone ; this .
he had raised, & beheld a company of rob
bers regaling in a chamber, which had so
frightened him, that he had descended
faster than he went, and was recovering
The friends of Henry Clay’s character,
ought to be, and are pleased, that this
charge ofbargaining is at last made in a
tangible shape, and by real names.—Let
Jackson and Markley settle the affair be
tween them, and let them if they can, fix
it upon Mr. Clay. If they do not, let
infamy be their portion.—Mr. Chy has
undergone an unparalleled persecution—
his honor and patriotism called in ques
tion—his feelings and person insulted, by
the lowest instruments of a base faction.
*—Gen. Jackson has given currency to
this charge, and upon him it devolves to
sustain it.
[From ike Pittsburg Gaiette.']
the hands of the Americans, in conse- iear, as the crowd of persons lrom the a
i quence of his adroitness. It was custom- ; bove counties had collected to the num-
ary with the British officers to steal their her oi 70 or 80, near Mr. People s (the
Seraphina ; and when he thanked us for
-our attentive care, the tones of his voice
equally stinrk me.—“ Surely Seraphina,”
said I in Moorish dialect, “ this is some
unknown brother ofvour’s?his voice re
minds me of Solyman’s !”—He then in
quired in the same tongue ifl knew Is
mael Solyman.—“ He is my uncle,” re
plied Seraphina.—“And I am his son
Almoran !” said the youth. I was almost
.speechless with the pleasure of surprise.
On enquiring bv what strange accident
the son of a bashaw had been metamor
phosed into a fisherman, he replied, that
he had secured some money in the sands,
tfor the purpose of carrying them back to
his native country ; and that his comrades
Jiaving discovered his treasure, meant to
Jiave taken his life, if we had not inter-
Yered; that he had quitted home on a
rambling expedition, in which lie had ex
perienced much variety and hardship, and
had been reduced to take up the employ
ment of a fisherman. We then conduc
ted the wounded Almoran to Malaga,
where his aunt Lady Cleona undertook to
attend his recovery.
It was at this juncture that we learned
that Don Algonah was about to become a
husband a third time in his old age, and
Rimanez and I planned the scheme which
prevented the marriage ; Rimanez enter
ing the chape! of the castle of Montillo,
and presenting the mysterious letter at the
altar, which broke off the nuptials. When
Almoran h id recovered, we proposed his
immediate journey to Solyman and Ach
met, knowing die pleasure they would
have in beholding him alive, and hearing
of our welfare.
Having parted from Almoran, we quit
ted Malaga, and glided up the Darro, till
we arrived without accident within a day’s
sail of Grenada.—It was impossible I
should forget our adventure in the Moor
ish tower, and as we drew near, Ladv
Cleona became extremely affected.—
“ Beneath that building,” said Ladv
Cleona, “ is one of the most beautiful and
extensive caverns I have ever read of, and
which I mice visited with Count Alvarez.
Formerly the castle was a Moorish pa
lace, but Philip’s edict has destroyed the
work and decorations of ages !”—A storm
now coming suddenly on, and no shelter
near, it became necessary that we should
land, and take refuge in one of the cham
bers of the tower. The ladies not choos
ing to ascend above the ground floor, we
prepared a fire of wood, and spread car
pets for their accommodation ; Rimanez
and my servants keeping watch w.iile they
lay down to sleep. As I stood admiring
the dozing beauties of Seraphina by the
obscure blaze of our fire, I saw in one
corner of the room a flag stone of the
pavement rise up on one side, and a man’s
face, covered with a long venerable beard,
iouk around the apartment. I had scarce
ly time to point out the attention of Rima
nez to the object, before the stone sank
into its place. “ That is the spirit of
someone murdered !” exclaimed I, look
ing alarmed. “ Whatever it be,” said
Rimanez,-“it is certainly a strong spb'it, to
raise that stone. And if you are not m re
afraid now than you were of my perform
ance oa the wall of Ceuta, we will see if
Taking leave of this cavernous palace,
we conducted the inmates of it to the
chamber whence we had descended. The
day had already dawned when we awaken
ed our friends, and introduced Lady Juli
ana, between whom and Lady Cleona
there was no danger of rivaiship about
such a monster as Algonah. Having hired
a house for my increased family at Grena
da, and left Rimanez there, my impatience
to take Seraphina to Madrid, where I
understood Algonah was gone, was the
occasion of my being present at an event
so unfortunate as the death of Amaranta.”
(To be continued.)
From the Richmond Whig July 11.
THE HUMBUG.
It turns out, that the Member of Con
gress, of “great respectability,” who com
municated to Gen. Jackson that which
Mr. Carter Beverly has been the instru
ment of making public, was Philip S.
Markley, then a Representative from
Pennsylvania, and who, we believe, is
now Naval Store-keeper at Philadelphia,
Gen. Markley did not occur to us at first,
as the man, but we are not at all surprised
to learn the fact; for we have heard of
him -as a busy and as a restless and shift
ing politician. If our memory does not
deceive us, ne was the only Member from
Pennsylvania, who attended ihe Craw
ford Caucus on the 14th Feb. 1824.
When that hopeful project was denounced
by nine tenths of the American people,
and Mr. Crawford’s cause received lrom
it a mortal blow Gen. Markley vibrated
between Adams and Jackson, as the one
or the other seemed to gain the ascendant.
Ultimately he declared for Adams.
It is incredible that a man of this cha
racter, could have been entrusted with so
delicate and confidential an employment,
as that of driving a bargain between two
great political parties. Admit.rug that
Henry Clay was base enough to propose
to vote for Gen. Jackson on stipulated"
conditions—or that Mr. Clay’s friends
were ready to sell their votes tor an equi
valent consideration—we say it is impos
sible to believe, that Philip S. Markley
would have been selected as the agent of
the negotiation. Not being an original
friend of Mr. Clay—wjthout fixed politi
cal principles of any kind—notoriously
seeking office where he was most likely
to get it,—it could not have entered the
head of Mr. Clay or his friends to have
selected him as- the repository of their
confidence, and the agent of a most de
licate and dangerous negotiation. If
Gen. Markley did make this communica
tion to Gen. Jackson—if he did assure
him in the name of Mr. Clay’§ friends,
that they would vote for him, provided
Mr. Adams, was dismissed as Secretary of
State, then we are sure, from the very na
ture of things, that he made the commu
nication, and gtive the assurances, upon
his own individual authority. We throw
out of view Mr. Clay’s denial of knowing
any thing of this transaction, and the al
leged denial of his friends, and place it
entirely upon general probability; and
upon this broad ground we contend" that it
improbable and absurd.
General Jaelcson and Mr. Clay.—The
charges about “ bargain and sale, in
trigue and corruption.” &c made, bv the
opposition against Mr. Clay, are at length
about to be put to a final and conclusive
test,, as the reader will perceive by an ar
ticle from the Wheeling Gazette accom
panying a fetter from General Jackson to
Carter Beverly. It cannot be doubted
that Gen Jackson has fixed upon the
name of some member of Congress, to be
put fourth as authority for a charge against
Mr. Clay’s friends. But whether that
member can sustain such charge against
Mr. Clay’s known friends, and against
how many ofthem, or whethar it was a
mere surmise of his own, or an attempt at
in rigue, in which he bad no partners, re
mains to be seen. It is extraordinary
that Gen. Jackson said nothing of this
conversation in ihe letter to Gen. Swart-
vvoui, written after the election, and the
purport of which was to allege corruption
and vent harsh language against Mr, Clay.
It is s ill more extraordinary, that, when
Mr, Clay challenged an investigation, be
fore Congress, of the charges made bv
George Kremer, Gen. Jackson did not
furnish either him or Mr, Kremer with
the name of a member, who, brought to
give evidence at the bar of the House,
could have given the clue to the plot, if
there were any,and thus have prevented the
disgraceful defeat of one who had so lust
ily begun to “cry aloud and spare not,”
about “ intrigue and corrupt ion.
The General intimates that the publi
cation ot his conversation witli Carter
Beverly was unexpected by him ; yet he
alleges he always intended to give Mr.
Clay the name of the member who pro
posed the intrigue, if the latter should
“over his own name,” deny the knowl
edge that any such proposition was nude.
The inquiry will at once suggest itself—
How could the General expec* the Sec
retary to answer a charge which he "did
not calculate on publishing, or intended
he should see ? The General, to have
acted the generous and manly part he as
sumes, should have long since communi
cated both the charge and the name to
Mr. Clay.
way into the country, and obtaiu recruits justice) house, who acted as president of
from among the tories, which were march- : die -*>ob, and put the vote, when
n ... 1 1 1 , 1. ♦ 1% rt r- I, a, ■ . 1 .1 1. Z a .L r.
ed to the support of the British armv.— decided that he should be immediatelvex
fiom
From tkc Boston Telegraph,
The following communication
the Rev. A. B a Presbyterian clergyman
of this county.
Cooper's il Spy of the Neutral Ground
or the true Harvey Birch.—This gentle
man, far gone in years, whose real name is
E ——C , resides in the town of C.
ot New York, about 12 miles from 1 * the
Fishkill Highlands.” He is a worthy nan,
possessed of a fine farm ; and for many
years has sustained ihe office of Deacon m
the Congregational Presbyterian Church
ot G Society. Mr. Cooper has giv
en us an accurate description of his person,
which is- tall and meagre, and indica
tive of great muspular strength. Reserv
ed in his manners, and maintaining an in
variable rigidity of features, one would
find it extremely difficult to discover any
emotion of his mind. He seldom fells dis
posed to speak oi his hair-breadih escapes
and severe privations, while engaged in
the service of his country, during the Rev
olutionary struggle. But whenever he
enters upon this story, it is with modesty
and self-abasement that he was so crimi
nal as to act the part oi “ Husha the Ar-
chite,” in the presence of the servant of
George the 3d. The writer of this article
has heard him utter such expressions as
these “ How great has been the mercy of
God tome that I was not cut off in the
midst ot my call of deceit and wickedness!
I have acted much from the principle
mentioned by the Apostle Paul, ‘ let us
do evil that good may come.’
In the year l/*6, ifl remember right,
he was employed as a spy by the friends
of American liberty. He then lived in
the county of Westchester, a little south of
the chain of mountains called ‘ the High
lands. During this year he travelled to
Canada and back again, for the purpose
of learning the sentiments of the people
concerning the war, and of ascertaining
who were the most active and dangerous
men among the tories. To this class of
men, he professed great friendship for the
British Miuistry, and expressed fears that
he should become a prisoner to the whigs,
who would deprive him of life. The in
formation obtained by the spy, occasioned
the arrest and imprisonment of several roy
alists.
In the year 1777, he was frequently in
! New-Yoik, in company with the principal
The Spv enlisted several times under
such officers, and when he had ascertained
the time fixed upon for marching to unite
with the myrmidons of King George, he
never failed of secretly apprising some
principal officer of the American army,
who, of course, was not tardy in effecting
their surrender at discretion. In such
instances, the Spy became a prisoner, but
favored by friends, who knew his real
character, he always “took French leave
of absence.”
differ*-
FROM COLOMBIA.
We have received files of Bogota pa
pers to the 3d May, by way of Caracas,
but their contents have been anticipated
by files already received from Carthage-
na. One of of our correspondents in Car
acas, it will be seen by the annexed ex
tract, has imbibed the feelingsso very pre
valent in Colombia, among foreigners, a-
gainst Bolivar.
“ CARACAS, JUNE l6, 1827.
“ I was once disposed like yourself, to
entertain a most favorable'opinion of Gen.
Bolivar, and should still be^so, if any part
of his conduct, would warrant such liber
al feeling from a North American. Fam
now prepared to join my opinion with that
of many of mv countrymen,and to believe
that his “pacific policy,” (if policy it can
be) is a cool and deliberate intrigue on
his part, to gratify ambitious views, which
his calculating genius has taught him pru
dence enough not to avow, or even inti
mate to the public.
“ That he should have preserved terms
with Paez, and have extended pardon to
his partizans, is not at all astonishing, nor
is it difficult to divine the motives by which
he was influenced in this act of lenity. He
knew the power of Paez;and he feared it;
ho therefore cloaked his timidity under
the love of country and virtually recogni
zed their proceedings. But that ho should
have conferred promotion on those men
who were most active in the destruc
tion of the tranquility of the country,
and have neglected those who were
the warm supporters and defenders
of the Constitutional rights of the Govern
ment, is a matter so wrapped up in mystc
ry, that even the Cosialeros themselves
are at a loss to comprehend the tenor of
his proceeding.
“ With me his conduct admits of but
on argument, viz:—He is either a great
fool, and has imposed upon the world a
greatness of character which he never pos
sessed, or that his plans have not yet ar
rived at tl.a stale of maturity when he can
appear before the political tribunals of his
own and other countries, a greater man
than the world has yet known him to be.
“ We are looking forward with much in
terest to the opening of the next Congress,
the proceedings of which will measureably
determine the future destination of Co
lombia.—Should they accept the resigna
tion of Bolivar, as is generally supposed,
a dissolution of the Government is, in my
opinion, inevitable, but the consequences
resulting from this separation of the Prov
inces being shrouded in the womb of
time, we can only view them speculatively,
and prepare for the worst that can ensue,
Venezuela is not a field sufficiently large
for two great bodies, like Bolivar and
Paez to move in ; the former is ambitious
of unlimated power and political aggran
dizement; the latter, I really believe, is on
ly ambitious of military glory, and the un
shackled liberties of his country,—thus,
their views being so strongly contrasted,
I conceive it impossible for them to op
erate together, in so small a sphere with
harmony and peace.”—Balt. Gaz. July 9.
Latestfrom Guayaquill.—Extract of
a letter from Guayaquil, dated April 18 ;
“On the nights of the, I5th and l6th in
stant, a revolution against Perez and all
the officers acting under the extraordinary
power of Bolivar, was effected and they
and all the chiefs, who have not sent in
their adhesion to the new authorities, have
embarked on board a brig of war, aud
will be to-day transferred to a transport
and sail for Panama.
“ Gen. La Mar has been chosen by
the municipal authorities as political and
military chief, and Col. Elezalde, wher
was at the head of the revolution, has
been appointed “Commandant de ar-
mas.” La Mar is very popular, and,
what is more in politicians, a very honest
and good man. The deposed chiefs are
fully of opinion, that it is intended to an
nex the whole southern departments of
Colombia to Peru. Such is believed! by
others not to be their present intention;
but circumstances may induce them to
adopt such a measure.”
Phil. Aurora, July
A letter received at New York from
Caracas, dated June 13th, says, “A
Messenger arrived last night from Bogota.
Congress had met, and refused to accept
the resignations of Bolivar and Santan
der;”
ecuted by being burnt to death! The
sable culprit was led to a tree and tied to
it, and a large quantity of pine-knots col
lected, and placed around him, & the fa
tal torch was applied to the pile, even
against the remonstrance of several gen
tleman who were present, and the miser
able beiug was in a short time burnt to
ashes. An inquest was held over the re
mains, and the sheriff of Perry county,
with a compauy of about twenty men, re
paired to the neighborhood where this
barbarous act took place to secure those
concerned, but with what success we have
not heard, but we hope he will succeed to
bring the perpetrators of so high-handed
a measure to account to their country for
their conduct in this affair. This is the
second negro who has been thus put to
death without judge or jury in that coun-
■y- s
SELECTED TOASTS,
DRANK AT RICHMOND VIRGINIA.
Volunteers.
By Capt. Finney, Presidentfor the day
Adams and Jackson.—Six one, half a
dozen Vother—not the choice of Virginia
—either.
By General Harvie. John Tyler, our
Senator elect—May enlightened patriot
ism, and devotion to the best interests of
his country, not a blind headlong opposi
tion to the Administration, constitute his
strongest claim to the support and ap
probation of his fellow citizens.
By Mr. J. G Blair, Vice President.—
The statesman in the Cabinet, the chief
tain in the field.
By D. C. Randolph Andrew Jackson
—the Chieftain who gallantly defendend-
ed his country’s rights on the plains of
Orleans—the Statesman who will ably
and. impartially administer the laws in the
* Cabinet.
By E. C. Mayo. Gen Jackson, as
President—Virginia’s alternative, and
not her choice.
By John II. Pleasants. General Jack-
son—The enemy of State Rights, and
the Candidate of Virginia-r-halfhorse and
half alligator.
By Henry R. Brooke. Hickory for
ram rods but not for cabinet making.
Military Chieftains—Rome had a
Caesar, England a Cromwell, France a
Napoleon, our Southern Republics a Bol
ivar. Let the United States profit by their
misfortunes.
By Wm. D. Taylor. The Presiden
tial Lottery to be drawn in 1829—May
the people take few tickets in the Combi
nation scheme.
By Dr. Julian Kean. Adams and Clay
—Though interested envy may now tra
duce them, posterity will recognise them
as Statesmen and patriots.
The Thermometer on yesterday
was as high as 98°.
It is a remark of several phvsiciV,
that for some years past, we have J, -
more sickness in June, than in anv of th-
succeeding months. Some account f 0 .
the fact, (if it is one) that the emigratir.•
part of our population have not yet ] e ;
the city, and as there are more subjects
there must be more cases of disease. B •
allowing all weight to this reason which
it deserves, may we not look for an addi
tional cause in the want of cleanliness j r
the city? The police officers have not
as yet, paid that attention to our yards
and streets, which they think more neces
sary in the months subsequent to June.
r
His Honor Judge Crawford, in h-
late Charge to the Grand July of Talli,.
ferro County 7 , gives the decisive weight of
his opinion in favor of the importance and
necessity of a Supreme Court, to correct
the errors of the different Courts, and
thus produce uniformity of decision in the
seven different Circuits of the State. As
matters now stand, there are seven little
empires in Georgia, and pretty despotic
ones too, as the Judges are in some mea
sure the 1 Legislators also ; and however
erroneous their legislation may be in the
form of constructions, the citizen has no
remedy, but must bow with submissive
suffering to the fiat of the Bench. There
is no superior tribunal to which he car.
refer his wrongs—the decision is final,
or if he seeks the only remedy which i?
held out to him, he finds that it is but the
shadow of a remedy, for if he applies for
a new trial, the same Judge, whose opin
ion wronged him in the first instance
stands directly in tho way of future re
dress. We hope the universal sentkneit
of all our wisest men, will have some
weight in inducing the Legislature to fix
tho rights of the citizen upon a perma
nent and indisputable basis, and no longer
sufler so many independent wheels to run
with jarring discard in the machinery of
our Government.
Tunnel through the Silver Mine of Kon-
igsberg, in Norivay.—A wonderfui gal
lery has been pierced through the side of
the mountain, at the depth of six hundred
feet, through which the ore is now trans
ported, instead of being hoisted to the
top, Its length is six thousand feet, and
it occupied twenty three years in its com
pletion. It had been commenced in 1792,
but during seven years of the time it was
discontinued ; it had just been opened.—
The process was most tedious, being en
tirely by calcination and hammering,
which brought the rocks off in flakes.—
Only two men could work at one time; It
was commenced both externally and in
ternally ; and to their credit be it recorded,
that, upon meeting there were only two or
three feet difference in the level, and none
in the direction ; it is from six to seven
feet wide and from ten to fifteen high.
Jones' travels.
Tennessee Volcano.—We havejustcon
versed with a gentleman directly from
Kentucky, who passed through Summer
county, and he says that he was there in
formed by several, that it was then ascer
tained to a certainty, from whence those
Meteoric Stones, which fell in Summer
county, on the 9th of May, came, viz:
A volcano had broken out in Summer
county, between Gallatin and the Ken
tucky line, It is said that the explosion
was seen by a negro, who represents it as
a stream of fire, of considerable extent
rushing from the earth as high as high as
a tree. The marks are yet visible to all
who call. The earth on the knob is con
siderably torn up, and the trees adjacent
are scorched and burnt to the tops ; but
there is no fire oi smoke issuing at pres
ent.
This discovery accounts for the pheno
mena of the rocks falling eight or ten
miles from that spot on the 9th of May
last.—Courtland (Ala.) Herald, June 22
LEGAL TOAST.
The following toast was recently given
by a Judge at the South:
“ The Lawyer's Declaration.
“ Fee simple and a simple fee,
And all the fees in tail,
Are nothing when compared to theb
Thou best offees—Fz-male. 1 '
Not many of the papers contain rr
marks on the letter of General Jackson
to Mr. Garter Beverly. As it made no
disclosures, nor furnished any additional
testimony to criminate the conduct of tlir
high officers to whom it alludes, it will
probably awake but little discussion, till
the answer of Mr. Clay arrives, and the
name is given to the public, of the author
of the application to General Jackson.—
If the statements giv» n are to be relied
upon, both parties, the friends of General
Jackson, as well as those of Air. Adams,
seem to have looked to Mr. Clay, as the
most prominent statesman, and whose
claims to high office, as Mr. Calhoun was
already provided for, were second to none.
And if in the selection between General
Jackson and Air. Adams, one of whom we
may say, he was obliged to choose, Air.
Clay in the exercise of his judgment pre
ferred Air, Adams, and gave his influence
to promote his election, we really cannot
see, why the favorable opinion which he
thus manifested towards him, should dis
qualify him from holding an important
office under his administration. Great
emphasis is laid on the unfriendly feelings
which are said to have existed between
Mr. Adams and Mr. Clay ; but were not
such feelings much less equivocal, and
more strongly and publicly expressed a-
gainst General Jackson? Have those,
who urge this weak “ circumstantial evi
dence” of their charge of corrupt coali
tion, fotgotten the celebrated Resolutions
of Air. Cobb for censuring Gen. Jackson,
in the conduct of the Seminole War ?—
Have those, who now yelp so loudly on
the back trail, forgotten the part Mr.
Clay took in that discussion ? Suppose
then with these unequivocal evidences oi
his opinion of General Jackson, he had
voted for him and procured by his influ-
ence his election, whether he had receiv
ed fiom him. or not, the high office, to
which his talents and services pointed, his
magnanimity would have been applauded,
or his conduct ascribed to the most cor
rupt motives, by those, whose wishes wer?
thwarted and expectations disappointed.
We do not wish to make any excuse for
Mr. Clay, and particularly the one which
some have made for themselves and wish
considered good, that of “ two evils, he
chose the least.” We consider no evil in
the case; and could wish those, whose
po*yical summersets display such wonder-
* oflpleness of conscience,could find bet-
LteFreas'ins for their inconsistency. Wo