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United States, beg le.ivo lo state, tint in confor
mity to the duties assigned them they have pro-
(ureJ sundry-siffi hviis marked No. 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, and C, and Into herewith submitted them <>
tin? Sou no and 11 also of Represent stives <>•
go her widi nv.i si iteiuents m inted No. 7 and 8.
Unsolved ilrii the coinin't e» view with roere',
from the information they have obtained da*
ring die enquiry, that Ihe laws of the Uiii.ed
States m ly have been viola ed in a manner
contrary to the letter and sjii.it of the non-im-
(uirtaiiou laws of tho United States, interdic
ting intercourse between G oat Britain and the
U. States—The comuiitteo being se iously im-
pr. s.'.osl with tho imjiroprie'v of officers ol the
general government for tho district o! Georgia,
authorising and sanctioning the landing and
selling British goods in the pons of the Uirjeil
States, before a regular trial ami condemnation
should have taken place in conform ty to law,
whereby the provisions of the iioiHniporlafion
laws of the United Stales may ho evaded, and
tho government may lie defrauded of her reve
nue; wo therefore recommend that our Sena
tors and llojiresomativs in Cyngross lie infor
med of this late transaction in the District of
Georgia, to rosorl lo tlio licda of IA <* | )l rt 1110 lit
for correct information, that the recent pro
ceedings in this affair, tolerated by the District
oliicors of Georgia, may be sanctioned or an
imadverted upon in tlie proper manner." On
the rpiestiiin to agree thereto, it was resolved
in the affirmative—The yeas and nays being
required, are yens 39, nays 17. Jourdan is
here again found voting in a small minority a-
gainst tho investigation, while Bayne, Boothe
an ! Blount vote in favor of the investigation
and in favor of the laws. 1 trust in quoting the
votes of .Messrs. Bayne, Booilieand Blount, on
the foregoing question, I do not trespass on their
feelings—such a thing is not intended, for in my
conception their votes as above quoted do them
honor. I have only used their names on this
occasion because they are well known to tho
people whom I nddross, and are men in whose
honesty they confide.
The above h is in >st unquestionably heott tli c
courso Jourdan pursued in the Douse, accor
ding lo tho record of tho proceedings of that
'VuesiVav, .lu\\ 3\, .
» Our fou»>lry....O»ir irhu!e Co:»ry
No person, on routing iho .accounts ol ihtf
late 4;h of July Celebrations, blit roust lie
struck with the obvious difference, in tone,
temper and feeliug, that {hariictorizes the
Toasts of the two contending parties. The
sentiments of one, warm though they may he,
breathe nothing hot patriotism, devotion to the
Union, veneration for our republican institu
tions, and unbounded gratitude for the achiev
ers of our country’s independence. While
the toasts of the oilier, moro inflammatory and
boisterous, teem with seditionary and treason
able allusions, hostility towards the govern
ment and its authorities, and a lurking contempt
for the Union of tho States. Our best men
are ridiculed, revolutionary worthies insulted,
•uni those who fought nguinst us, and their de
scendants, loaded with praise.
Dow are we to acroont for this difference in
feeling and principle among citizens of the
same state ? a state too that has always been
republican in .character, and patriotic in prac
tice? Are the Troupers as a party inimical to
our form of government ? Do they wish to sev
er the gnrdian knot of our Unio'n, and reduce
these colloaguercd republics to distinct and
belligerent states ? Do they, in a word, wisli
to light the torch of civil war, and envelope
our beautiful country in rSiin and desolation?
Such dreadful infatuation cannot be attributed
to the great body of tho party, but that a few
ambitious demagogues have designs like these,
cannot be doubted. The clamor, the intrigues
and treasonable proceedings of the leaders of
f n winch rharnc.ori.se Communications lo | l,is frequent assertions at a moment when his |
' ■ station and audience were guamiitees for his
fended. " ] pervoual safety,* and the beat of his temper had
You weie a candidate, (at least by tlie promiseJ drawn aside the veil which prudence and am-
of your etuis) some time before you bee into j hitioh had thrown over h.s sincerity,
a citizen of our county; and as you are almost -Were the reverse to obtain—were anterior
i perfec sinii 'cr to many of those whose suf- instead of subsequent opinions to he received
(rages yon solicit, it is not astonishing, that as the standatd in morals—were prior circtun-
thoy should wish to know something of your stances to be received as testimony in crira u d
past political conduct. I tribunals, to tho exclusion of jiosterior facts,—
You wi re once a representative from the j what bun t roba could be considered unchaste?
countv of Jones and some of vour conduct do- } what malefactor could be convic.ted or punish-
ring that tithe, is said to be peculiarly exccp- I ed? The harriden would have only to advert to
tionahle. I w II not take upon myself to say, | tho days of her innocence, and of course would
but wiil only propound to you a few plain ques-: escape bridewell and the disgrace of a black’
tions, which bc.ng candidly answered by you, face and a drum; tho murderer would have but
may save much unnecessary altercation and j to refer to the time when his hands were un-
nable the people of this county, to judge more stained with blood, to procure an acquittal;
correctly ol'yoili claims to their confidence and
support. V
Fiist, sir, Igvouju inquire the cause of so
groat a cltange in your feelings towards Gen
era) Jackson,.as you seem to evince, and wbe-
Arnolil, by adducing his conduct at Quebec,
remove the imputation of treason, and establish
his claims to the title of patriot and hero;
Trotfp, by showing that ho was formerly a
bachelor nnd chairman of the military conimit-
tlier you do not see in him, tho same faults .in tee in the lower house of Congress, prove that
1827, that you thought were so glaring and ihe has never abused Irs wife or attempted 'to
tho Troup Taction, sufficiently prove this fact.
Iiousc; whether his conduct in Ihe joint com-1 _ , 1 . , .. , , ,
mi I tee was less reprehensible, is for those to tell But *>»y mistake if they expect the people will
who witnessed it, hot from some circumstaccs,
J should judge no*. Shortly af.er Jourijan mo
ved into this county, it was predicted by one of
tho gentlemen before mentioned, Mr. Blount,
in the presence of a rcs|)cctahlc man in this
county, tint Jourdan would before long be a
candidate for tho Legislature, and that ho
(Blount) liy way of camion referreu tho gen
tleman with whom lie was conversing to a mem
ber of the joint committee for a correct detail
ofJourdan’s conduct"on the blanket subject.
Jourdan was mot at a public collection some
time this summer by a member of that joint
committee, for tho purpose of having an inter
view with Jourdan on that subject, which Jour-
d in declined by giving an evasive answer to
tlie invitation, ’the circumstances I under
stand were, that the member’of that committee
had made some statements relative to Jourdan’s
conduct on the blanket subject, which Jourdan
had doffed; this member then requested a pub
lic interview with Jourdan for the purposo of
establishing his assertions, which Jourdan, as
before stated, declined.
Tlie public acts of men, who put themselves
before the people for popular favor, are always
proper subjects of fair investigation in a govern
ment like outs, whore neither riches can place
a maq above tho public scrutiny, nor the most
abject ..poverty disfranchise, or'even forbid a
free and independent expression of their opin
ions of public men and public measures. When
incontrovertible facts arc laid before the pub
lie, everV man has an equal right to draw his
own conclusions; and so far as regards the cor
rectness of the foregoing, I havo no appre
hension of contradiction. And, fellow citizens,
you can now determine whether you can risk
your welfare, and what is more dear, your lib
erty, which is guaranteed to yon only by an ob
servance and support of the laws, or not, with
a man who has manifested so much indifference
at an open violation of the laws of the land, and
that too at so important u crisis; and who mani
fested so mud» zeal, and who used so much ex
ertion to suppress an investigation, as Jourdan
did on the blanket subject. For my own part
I love the government under which I live—I
lovo it first bocauso it is congenial with my
own feelings—I love it secondly, because
it is a legacy left us by our Royolntionary Wor
thies, at tho expense of much preciuus blood
and treasure, and I am particularly averse to
any'candidate for popular favor, who docs not
reverence tho laws and institutions'of our gov
ernment. There are however, in my humble
conception m my ambitious and tyrannical men
in our country, who would rejoice to witness a
change .of our beloved government, to one of
Kings, Lords nnd Nobles, in which ihoy might
fill dignified offices’without any responsibility.
Who those men are, arc for you fellow citizens,
in the exercise of a sound discretion, to deter
mine. Indifference on a subject of so much
importance, is dangerous indeed if not criminul;
Therefore select your representatives from hon-
csi, philanthropic and patriotic men, wliose in
terest is your interest, and who arc susceptible
of sympathy nnd regard for every class of man
kind in every circumstance of life; nnd if you
' are at all controlled by the Presidential contest,
teach the Monarchies of the world, by support
ing the ouly candidate for that office, who in
early life engaged nnd distinguished himself in
the * glorious Revolutionary struggle, which
gave freedom to our country, nnd in the last
war led our armies to signal victories over our
British and savago foes in support of that free
dom, that Republics are not uogratoful, and in
so doing you may look forward with confidence
for the blessings of Heaven upon our country,
and for the gratitudoofsucceeding generations’.”
JONES.
At a party of “/rood iTriilladelnha, not
ton* ago. was a young lady from B . In the course
of the evening conversation became slack, and a pause
of a few moments became unavoidable. A gentleman
broke silence by observing—" awful pause." Tlie poor
• girl, wliojhongt tha observation was meant for her,
- you would have
bear them out in their nefarious schemes. The
reflecting portion of our citizens, of whatever
party, aro not to be urged into treason to pro
mote tho views of any aspirant. They will
support tho Union, and the laws of the Union,
let them bo administered by whom they may,
so long as they arc righteously administered.
When officers of government are not their
choice, they will await the remedy provided by
the constitution, rather than violate its sanctity.
The abuso lionped by tho Troupers upon
our late esteemed citizen, the venerable John
Clark, (he youthful soldier of the revolution,
and Georgia’s firm champion in all her subse
quent difficulties, corresponds precisely with the
sentiments of Forsvth, as expressed for the im
mortal WASHINGTON! “There was no
thing (says ho,) in tho Revolutionary or subso
quent services of General Washington to in-
duco us to set so high a value [$500!] on any
thing which bad been in his possession.” Sim
ilar insults have been offered by the same par
ty to Gen^ JACKSON, and other heroes of
the last \far—showing an invincible hatred for
every one who has added to the glory of the
nation. Georgia may well mourn the decen
eracy of her son*, when her etiemies aro fos
tered, nnd those who risked life, honor and for
tune in hor defence, loaded with opprobrium.
Patriotic Governors! Georgia is not tlie
only state, wo aro sorry to learn, that is rid'
den by a governor whoso predominant trait is
any thing else than patriotism. Kentucky
groans under a similar dynasty. Desha pre
sides over that stato in as despotic a manner,
and shows as little regard for law or justice, as
our own famous governor. Tho pardoning of
his son, who had been convicted of an atro
cious murdor, by the governor of Kentucky,
evinces a disregard for public opinion almost
as conspicuous as somo of tlie acts of Gov.
Troup.
Major General Broion, who passed through
this place Jhe latter end of April, nnd his aid
Lieutenant Vinton, arrived at St. Louis, Mo.
on the 20th June. Ho roviewed the troops at
Jefferson Barracks, partook of an elegnnt cn
tertninment given by the oliicors, and loft thero
on tho 27>h, in tho steamboat Hercules for
Louisville,
Commodore Porter, nccompaKcd by two of
his midshipmen nnd his sun, arrived at Pcnsa<
cola on tho 12th instant, in a pilot hoat from
Key West. Commodore Laborde’s squadron,
consisting of two frigatos and a brig, wero still
cruising off tho harbor of Key West. Th
Mexican privateer Molestador had arrived
there just as the pilot hoat left, with a prize in
company—she had a fow days before captured
and destroyed seven sail of Spanish drogers,
off Maricl, within gunshot of the battery, which
was firing on her at tho time.
COMMUNICATED.
To Colonel Henry G. Lamar.
Sir—You havo been publicly announced
the people of this copnty, us a candidate
represent them, in the next Legislature; and
from the zeal and interest manifested by your
self and friends, one would conclude, that you
aro at least willing to be elcctod^r-This then,
sir, must bo my apology, for obtruding a few
iivAc ttp rather pertly—“Well, y ou would hire " ud ° r0mar,M at,cn . , j on - 1 am a P ,ain .
a?f/uj ncicMjo, UVm should wailxwa scrub as much jWuntjnan; and therefore, if my communica-
i tion should wont that beauty and suavity of
Why ilteij does the writer in ,| |p ^
n lemon of vour cloth, you wll not be.of-j station and audience were guarantees for his (shun an isstm on 'hu weWts, and r*A
" I -.1 O..<*.«•» nn.l »l>« !•»•.* lisa rnmnor Is i«l n*HCC Oil B tOQSt 111 I irfiltUU? £{J ^
in :ii in that State so fur transcends •],”
creation, that all his sentiments are
What knowledge of Benjamin J. II
the people of. Georgia, that his toav.it, if,
received as an a bi.reinetil? If none' a,,
ter in question assumes a mos* rirodigiim, *
faience anil consequence. Without
and without reason and even without ;l„, „
of his own name, he obtrudes on ,| le e
zens of this State the sentiment of a n J
timjuished stranger as the utierijng star.G-?!
truth! This is a grado of egotism »|,ul
man of talent Cannot entertain, and
man of common sense would be askinw*
utter. If Virginia and Virginians be asini
ble ns tho language of that writer implies 7
may, with the best reason, condemn i|,j
penso of legislation in Georgia, audrea!
mend the enforcement in this State of the?,
lutes of Virginia;, or urge the wisdom of
adopting tho Virginian constitution with all*
disqualifying clauses, and insist upon oor eh
ing to till stations of trust or profit y Jvj
only. I cheerfully confess that Virginia l
given birth to several-of tho best anJ
men that shine in our National History; ajjj
concede as willingly that the people of' Vi,,*
nia, though oppressed, arb in general bn','
generous and enlightened; but it must als»]j
acknowledged that Virginia is notwithout t
full complement of rogues; fools ami prei«
ors, and. that the opinion of a Virginian, j.
every other man’s, is good when it j
with reason and contemptible without.
Had the writer aforesaid, iti his compt,
of dinner parties on the 4tli instatii, Im.
more nearly to home, ho would have beenk
indecorous in his language towards the den
crats at Forsyth. Unlike a certain asscmtl
of forty-seven invited and inviters, they d
not exhibit tlie sublime spectacle of a preside)
with a bloody head presiding over uproar it
confusion, with colors scathed and rent by^
lightning dangling by their lashings and da™
tho shreds in tho “troubled air,” us ifupbi
ing the things which were passing at the C_
The democrats at Forsyth raised no lmndt.
barod no dagger against the silver hair of 'id
they met in peace and parted in friends)
and, as to their opinions, it is hot to badoul
that, should the calamitous hoim arrive, i
would as promptly maiptain them in the i
as one of them at least has at the Bar and j]
Congress. PAUL PINEKNOT.;
oliv.oils, ill 1824?
. A/ram,. did you not’m 1823, voto against
the Bill to extend the time of taking out Grants
and reduce tho fees on the same? If you did,
will you be candid enough to say, in honest
sincerity, whether you \hiuk in doing so, you
pursued a course likely tt» promote the interest,
of the poor, as well as of Uie rich?
And, again, sir, did you not in your celebrat
ed speech in tho Legislature, in 1823, say,
that the people were not capable of governing
themselves, and did not know their own wish;
and that you (their Representative) were
sent to tho Legislature, to protect them a-
gainst the'r worst enemies, themselves; or
words of similar import?
Now, sir, a candid, frank and ingenuous re
ply to each and evory of the foregoing interro
gatories is solicited, not with a view of injuring
you unjustly, but that the citizens of Bibb
.county may know the character of tho man,
who so etirnestly, wishes to represent them.—
Should’ you not think proper lev reply, then,
sir, such other means must be' resorted to, as
will he most likely to give satisfaction to those
who aro so dfecply interested.
HAWKINS.
./ sever tho Union; and, by a single allusion to
the ten years.preceding 1811, I could establish
beyond contradiction that John Forsyth has al
ways boen an nvowed federalist, a strenuous
advocate of abridging the liberty of tho press,
speech and conscience, and an enemy of civil
equality.- It is however on such a rulo of evi
dence that they rely for the exculpation of their
id6l for his unprovoked and wanton abuse of a
herd and a Christian sainted even in the most
despotic nations of Europe. It is by such
means that they hope to impose on tho people
of Georgia os governor a traitor to his nation’s
glory, a pander of principle to self-aggrandize
ment, an enemy in youth to individual liberty
and a foo in old age to the rights of the peo
ple. If his cause were hot desperate, would
such stratagems be considered expedient to sup-
lort him. Attempts of the kind will however
le exposed, whether they bo made by tho jack-
ail of a barbacue or the sovereign of a sawpit.
A WARDER OF LIBERTY.
COMMUNICATED
Poe's Potato Oven.—Notwithstanding tho
pains taken to keep secret the cost of erecting
this noble edifice, it is probable that the public
will soon come into possession of the truth;
the Corporation having, on the 23d inst. been
garnisheed in a suit in which tho great brick
architect is defendant. QUID.
• FOR THE MACON TELEORAFU.
JOHN FORSYTH.
It is lauglmblo to observe what alarm this
renegndo’s illiberal reflections upon Washing
ton have occasioned among his subalterns, nnd
what pains arb taken to avert tho burst of in
dignation and tho lasting hatred which senti
ments so derogatory to the American charac
ter cannot fail to produce in every bosom that
feels vcnciation for alFthat is honorable in a
public man and noble in humanity. They can-
not deny that lie has soriously and solemnly
declared, in ono of the most august assomblies
on earth, that lie can see nothing in the ser
vices of Geuen l Washington, during the Rc-
tihitioii or siiliseqiiemly to authorize Congress
to give five hundred dollars even to secure to
the Nation possession of some medals present
ed to that hallowed Chieftian as memorials of
this Nation’s gratitude, but which fortuitous
circumstances havo placed in private hands.
Now, if nothing in tho services of Washing
ton exists to authorize Congress to purchase
for the Nation memorials which this Nation a-
warded him declaratory of its high sense of his
services nnd his virtues, it follows by necessi
ty ns a consequence, that the Congress award
ing tho medals either overrated his virtues and
abilities, or indt Iged their veneration by tres
passing upon the Constitution nnd expending
the funds of the epuntry improperly; hut as the
presenting of the medals was not wlion tho re
solution passed deemed illegal, nor has tho pur
chase of his portraits, busts and statuos sinco
been looked on ns contrary to law,objections to
the constitutionality of purchasing tho medals
cannot bo admitted as tho cause of Forsyth’s
opposition to tlie measure: the literal meaning
of the sentence must be taken, and a contorap
tilde estimate of tho Gonerid and his services
constitutes the objection.
Forsyth’s minions foresee tho dangor, and
endeavor to avert it. This Iteinous contumely
of the man wlio, in tho opinion of Lords Er-
ikino and Knimes, was tho most virtuous of his
age, they gravely insist differs so .widely from
reprehension, ns to amount to unqualified ap
plause and reverenco; nnd to prove thoir
point, they cite Forsyth’s eulogium of the
Goncrul in .ail oration delivered at Augusta on
the 4th of July, 1812, about twenty-one months
after he had lost his election as federal candi
date for Congress, and but shortly aftor ho
had become apostate ,o federalism, the sedition
act and gag (aw, privileged orders and an es
tablished religion. But the argument is as no
vel as it is de facto irrelevant lo tho purpose.—
It is not to be con'ceded, that any convert from
political heresy, aspiring to official distinction,
nnd still dripping with the waters of redemp
tion, would, whatsoever might be his senti
ments, adventure, in those days of republican
purity aud in a large audience of Georgians, to
denouoce a man inferior to none whom the
finger of God created and to whose exertions
the country, in a great measure, owes its inde
pendence;’ in those times, no man, how unam
bilious soever might be his views durst, iu any
section of the Union, hazard tho fury of the
populace by denouncing General Washington
on the 4th of July. It would have been as
safe to reprobate honesty and advocato mur
der. So that no expressions of reverence used
by Mr. Forsyth or any otlior fisher of popu
larity, on the anniversary of freedom, in refe
rence to an individual canonized by the united
sanction of tho civilized world, can, in reason,
be taken ns evidence ofhisundisscmbled opin
ion at the present hour in contradistinction to
FOR TnE MACON TELEGRAPH.
TROUP, TREASON, &c.
If silly expedients be symptomntick of the
desperation of q cause and tho fearful forebod
ings of its partizaos, the puerilo vindication of
our insurrectionary Governour, by a moping
scribbler in tho last Messenger, must be taken
as, a gloomy prognostick for disunion and for
those who endeavour to promote it.
It appears, that ono Benjamin J. Harrison,
of Brunswick county, Virginia, thought fit, ou
the 4th instant, to toast the Executive of Geor
gia as tho "zealous and unprecedented supporter
of State Rights,” and to wish that tho Governouis
of the other States may imitate his example.—
This sentiment of Mr. Harrison, in connexion
witli the Troup toasts in Goargia and tho re
sult of our last gubernatorial election, .is, in the
opinion of the correspondent—who, pci Imps in
anticipation, assumes the name of Bibb—an
unanswerable argument in justification of the
puhlick conduct of Troup.
But, if he had recollected, that, as the toasts
in reference are not intuitive truths, they need
evidence; aud, until such shall have been pro
duced, that they cannot be received as authori
ty,—he would haply have saved himself from
the corroding feelings of chagrin to which pre
tenders are subjected on the exposure of their
ignorance before the community. Tho re-e
lection of Troup by a majority of five or six
hundred is equally foreign to the subject.—
When tho factitious reputation of that man for
talents, tho predominance of avarice in nil
commercial countries, the high value sot upon
land, tho assiduity to inculcate the belief that
upon his success rested tho possession of that
land, that of the thirteen newspapers then is
sued in Georgia nine wore zealously employed
in promulging and but two active in correct
ing the misstatements made by his subalterns,
and that tho offices and oaths of postmasters
wero in many instances prostituted to suppress
publications ndvorso to his pretensions,—when
all theso circumstances aro taken into conside
ration, it augurs badly for the rectitude of his
cause, that, with so many instruments of delu
sion, his excess of votes amounted to fivo or
six hundred only.
Had howevor thnt surplus been twenty thou
sand, or had ho failed in his efforts nt distinc
tion, the result in itself would in no wise havo
altered tho guilt or rectitude of his motives:
for free States as well as free individuals aro
accossiblo to Orrour; as happened when tho
most worthy of the Greeks was banished by
tho ostracism, and the Roman people espoused
tho cause of Antony and Augustus against
Brutus. An unerring test, coeval with God
and as unchangeable as Ins essence, does exist;
nnd thnt test is justice. How disguisod soever
it may be by sophistry or shaded by prejudice,
it is and has in conscience been the rulo of right
in nil ages and in all nations. Tho general
consequence is its chart, and reason its com
pass. Its bearings, abstractedly, are well un
derstood nnd its boundaries noted. By the aid
of these landmarks—if a trope may bo indulg
ed—engagements are snares no longer, nor du
ties enigmas. As a treaty is a contract 1 , tho
paction of the. Indian Springs must, to bo valid,
compriso tho prerequisites of all contracts—tho
absence of any one docs not annul it but shows
it to be void from tho beginning. I shall dis'
pense with fire of tho attributes, aud demand
the establishment of one only—tho ability of
tho contracting partios. Let this point be
confirmed, by the rules of evidenco observed
in our courts of law and by the principles laid
down in tbo code of nations; and, while I
may regret the unnecessary stretch of power
that lias suspended tho issuing of process out
of tho natioual court in our State, I will bow
with veneration to Troup for his determination
to maintain, at every hazard, what will thus
have been proved to be right nnd dignity of
Georgia. This courso would bo a brief way
to sottle tho dispute and silence opposition. It
is the only conclusive method: no other proce'
duro can be called honest; no other mannor
deserves courtesy—for all tho testimony, ar
ranged nnd embodied, *rroup and his subal
terns have in their possession.
FOR TnE MACON 'TELEGRAM.)
THE CAMP MEETING,
A TALE.
“And heart* tint own affection*! power,
“Shall feel that power increase/*
The good old puiitan custom, of enema
for days together, for the purposes of rclij
worship, though getting uufasliiomiUe ins
of the older States, is still adhered to in tiff
However objection,ddo the custom may br,i|
thinly populated districts, it is certainty tin
mendable in a new country, where suilitlj
buildings cannot often be obtained, and i
tho number of preachers of the gospel is g
ally limited. It was undor such circumsu
Hobably, that the practice originated; ■ nalil
leneficitti results havo tended to peqietmlei]
By this means families can enjay tlie blcuis
of the gospel, that, from thoir -remoteta
would otherwise be left destitute.
Tho wonderful sp. o.td of denominationstl
havo pursued this plan, is evidence of iispoll.
Aud exclusive of their boasts in.H refo'osj
point of view, tho good effects of Camp Mtj
ings in a moral, social and rational sense,,(
very conspicuous. Here, tho labourer rd
front tlie fatigues tif the field; the merchants
capes from the' perplexities of the com
house; thc.qioliiic'nn forgets the object of I
ambition; tho student loses sight of his Wt
and the professional man of his fee—tvheroil
wholo country assembles; nnd where all "
tinctionsof wealth, and rank nnd party areh
gotten; where tho high and tho lowly—list 11
ministrationist and the anti-administration*
the Unitarian and tho trinitariaff, all meet«
the same footing, and worship Nature’s Cm’]
tho same altarjlkA spirit of benevolcneeir
hospituiity pfevlils—while sectional diiw
and party spirit, and private animosities,"
may have rankled long in tho bosom, are m
forgotten or extinguished. . Here, nlso,.?
acquaintances aro formed, and connM*
made, that would otherwise never have eW"
Friends and relatives often meet here and**
brace, who, from tho cares and incidents oth
have not perhaps soon each other, sinco ®
met and parted on tho same spot. Ami oiJ
a ono, who may have boon absent fur J*
suddenly returns at this time, receives Pi
? ;ratulations, and unites in tho devotions o> 1
rionds. 9
Society bocomcs softened and improved,
those gathoriugs-7-our natural asperities
off—our manners become moro polis ■«"
become better acquainted with ourselves
with our neighbors—and misundorsiano 10 ?
less frequent. Besides the advantages coo
atod, the moral and religious instruction *e?
ed,'is perhaps far more important than all '
finally, after a fow days spent in this
return to our labors and duties with o“ f “J*
refreshed by rest, our hearts softened, a“ a
minds improved.
It was at a Camp Meeting in
in 18—, that the expediency of this 1 ,I0U> B
tom, was ntoro forcibly brought homo ^
and its good efl'octs have been Hflmnw .
mind, from an incident that then occur
On tho soebnd evening of tho mectmgi.
tho blaze of day had given place to a ca ^
light, tho umbrageous oaks and tall
soqueslered grovo of which tho Camp v
was situated, waved gracefully in in*
breeze; and tho murmuring of a small •
formed by several clear springs, as 1 ■
fitfully througlttlio grove,uowsuiooiu
quil, and now foaming and daslnogt :
with the songs of birds, aud inspire r
and solemn reflections. The
innumerable torches of blazing
the abseuce of tho sun hardly p*f**r^
they shed around a melancholy hght,