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himself up 6>rpublfo offioes, spout
ing polities, lounging at ron.ers,
at\jl visiting dram shop*—b# assur
ed he will soon die steam g*o
high—he will certainly burst liis
toiler.
When I see an Editor inserting
evrrv ‘king marvellous in his paper,
knowing fliem to be untrue; when I
observe him veering to ‘ny senti
ments to gain every one’s favor; or
when I benold him sacrifi ing prin
ciple at the sji ine of interest} aid
plunging into metap’*ys: al disquisi
lions with in-re impidenee hai
brains—rest <i the cylinder is
(mp'y —he will soon burst his boiler,
\\ hen I *re a maid forgetting ino
dosfy, and exercisi g her wit at the
expense ofdeliea. y; when I observe
lies flirting *n familiarity and free
dom with design! g.ha dsomeyoung
nie —let her take car**, say I. or
she will as ire ily burst her boiler,
\\h i I -re a PI an lee rushing in
to puMliuses of land a and Negroes at
exhnffitant prii es, hiving mare al
ready than lie ea advent ageointly
use; when 1 behold him inundating
bunself in debts at Stores and Tav
erns, rceklrss of eonseqnenees ; or
wlien I observe him revelling in
wine mad vice, neglecting his family*
a.ml careless of his domestic eou
cerru —he assured the fuel will lie
stppiied too freely lie will umpies
iionah’v bu st t is b aler
When I see a Clerk carousing at
nigh! and ri-iiog late in the morning;
X view him insutf ably arro
gan\ and oensurably ia dt in die
performance of his du<y; or when 1
observe him ind jlgi-g in pleasures
at the expense <>f (ns empl >yer—a
las! say I* the safety valve is oeg
lecied— he will undoubtedly burst
b aler,
Woen ! see a Dandy with no vi
sible means of support* devilling bis
whole time and talents to the ifit
provemeots .f fashion aid exirava
gviiice of dress; oonti malty and toeing
a'tend nne upon the ladies, wild hi*
delectable ••Pon honor mV mi i*m
q iite ttie thing”—“ Waiter b rt ing
wi ie fir six—dim me I’m dr\ ts
du .1” i)cp *iid on H hi* p icking
wt! mi l l>! * v not. ;* and tie wilt ine
vitably burst his boiler.
SruiTA. January 2 i.
O i Sundav oveni .g las< we wir
©es-. *| a very novel and inter, gfirtg
Bpe<*iaoie, it the Salt Wells, be
-1< .gnig ( Me Denfo i, on iie Calf*
Kbier river ah ur .here miles above
tli.s village. Ku n*r widi her hun
dred tongues has been so very am
ive on the occasion as to prepare us
fur the exhibit! m of something very
eu’ inus, from hearing it pro dai nod
an all sides “ I'lie !liver is o<i fi e.*’
to see for ourselves, we
in >u ,led our nags at 8 P. \l. and
rode to this scene of w uider.
w approached within 2 miles
of tin* Wells m*’ attention was sud
denly arrested bvseei tg eorus at ions
of light q livering on the edge of (tie
horizon, wui *h ws ilium mud wi It
an unsteady hi kariog g:at*c. Vr i
Ted a! the spot, a *e ie presented
itself that almost buggies des-rip
than. \ malum i of lire nearly it)
feti in height. ascended from
mr middle of tins river, here about
90 yards wide, illumiua ing surroun
ding objects within ihe distance of
two hundred yards;
We were informed by Vlr.Denfon
that in bori g for Salt Water the
preceding day they suddenly slru k
upon a vein of sulphureous, gas*
whirh in amending found another
vent than the tube, through a rock
in the bed of the river, forcing a
passage through the. surrounding
wfi'crs, which boiled with conside
rable violence round the place of its
escape. \ torch was then cautious
ly applied. which quickly commu
nicated to the tins, mid a blaze in
ooneeivablv grand burst upwards to
the height mentioned, npparcu.lv
k fr •im the verv lied of the river. The
i
ftloud above the bioze exhibited a
mixture of colors beautiful beyond
description, u'td a ruddy dismal
light, gave to various objects the
hues of green, and red, yellow and
blue. For two elements so adverse
in their nature, tints to asmmate
uud ro.mingle as it were, presented
such an anomaly as fur the moment
annihilated ail idea (hat lire and wa
ter delighted in separation ilr<e
we must stop; our pen is inadequ iie
to dojuMire to a scene so extract*-
dimny and iiiteressiojg.
* e hope that someone qualified
Vlit explain to ns the causes of this
truly singular p! e icn i non
*pttrtn Hertrr.
Jt!>
Mikity Lxesu.tii al iUis VJjlct*
THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON. F b ig. i>*
CAUCUS \ I WASHING ION
VVr received by las mail an cx ra nct. of
(he Washing 1 on Republican, giving ‘he re
snl- of a meeting >f a number -( nember* of
Conpres* for Ibe purpoie of tom -a 105, anti
recommending >o he peop.e of tie United
States, surwble persons for toe office* if Pre
gident and V.ce P endrn of he Un.ttd S ates,
• ’he nex nee* ion.
On -a'urday evening, February t 4 sixty aix
memb-rs mei agreeably • previous no’ice :
F om >1 uae, Messrs. Chandler
uud Holmes.
From imimeeti. u?, Messrs. Lan
in n Barber, and Stod-lard
From iiliodc Isi and, Jlr Eddy.
Firm Vew Yi k. Mess-s Huge*
boom DwmeU , Fr.isi. Herkimer,
Rich : d>, Ten Eyck. Lay. Tyson.
Jiiik ns. Catk>. FwU, Van liu-tn ,
hticnjiad, Lilian, Lumbreleng, and
I altiiit,
F om New Jersey, Mr, Dicker-
son.
From Pennsylvania, Messrs . For
ward. L ivry and /. a kl y.
From .iiii vlam!, Mcjr>i s. Lloyd,
Smith, inti H t ywai and
Firm Virgi ia, Messrs J, Bar
bour itv. iison, Rives, l efhvich,
Tucker,\Vdlmms, Me ay, \V Smith,
Archer, Floud, irthu Smith, .Ilex
Smij li. V. V Barbour, Alexander,
husscit, .nil ts ll by proxy of J,
B 1 rbour,
F> m North Carolina, Messrs.
Spaight, Hull. William*, uarlin,
Ijitiif, launders, Burton , Hooks,
and Edwards.
From S >udi Carolina, Messrs.
Gist and Wilson,
From Georgia, Messrs Forsyth,
Elliott. Ware, Cobh, Cary, Abb at,
‘Chomps n. Cuthbert, and Tattnall,
by p oxy of 3 Forsyth.
From Darn, M-- Buggies.
F am Indiana, Mr. JVoblb
From lilioois, Mr, Thomas.
\lr. Rubles, of Ohio, wa* uuanim “isly cal
led ‘o tlie cU.au*, Mr.Ool ins, of Nev.’-Y rk.was ,
appointed Secretary, an<l Messrs Bassett and ,
Caiubtvlf were appoiu ed teller*.
M . Rigbies brn*fty 9‘atefl ’lie object for
whic 1 ue meet ing was convened. On rno ion
ot VI DicXfit’s >n, he meeting proceeded to ,
ballot fop proper person* t 0 be recommended
o the people ibr Hie offices of Presidem and
V'ce President On examination of the bal
-0.3 lie tellers declared ‘he following iqfdt,
for President : Wnole number pre*en.
and 2hv prnxv For VV l Crawford 6l ,
lor J. Q. \dams 2; for Andrew Jacksvm 1.
and tor N Macon 1 Fnr Vc * P esident :
For Alb-'!’ Ga la in 57. for fi R>o 2; and
f*r J Q, Vd i iu, J. To ‘, W. L :w-yr, S. Smi'.h,
W.lv s. vV E.i,-is aid U Rush, one vote each
As •Vc nave sad, Mie above sia ennen is
‘akin from an ex “ . of the Washington Repub
lican. The r sat may be correct in sub
s mice ; by ncx nail w * sUail receive he Na
ion*! Intelligencer, which will no and >ub con
am the proceedings of -he na .ering in ile'ail.
We wdl ihe* be mire enabled to form a cor
rec opinion o! he feeling* which actua ed <he i
member* present at that m etmg We will, (
however, remark, that as far as we are inform- |
ed.we see n ♦ reasnr. wtiv he recomifienda'ion
snooid n k i tve its foil etfec with the people
of die U S m general, and with tne republi
can party in par icuUr.
The principal bji-c’s *he m-eting had in
vew in recom ir tdi.ig sui’able persons for the ‘
wit htghea tfi rs in the government of die |
U S were t >revent disiraction among the (
republicans, aid oco centraie ‘he electoral
vote* m such manner chat the election might ;
no be de erm ned bv the House of f{epreen- I
a ive9 of the U. S How far ‘he9e objects can |
bs accomplished, i is now lef to the people to
decide. The federalists and aposta es will 1
raise a hue and cry against his meeting ; thev
will bawl out, ihat out of 261 me mbers of i
Congress, only 66 au ended, of whom 62voied
for Mr C"awford Bu what does i signify,
tba 66 only at ended, if they, with those who J
would not auendi owing to c rnstitu ional j
scrup es, but friendly to the election of Mr (
Crawford form a majority of the republicans
in Congress .? Bv harping on the smallness of 1
the number who a* tended, the enemies of Mr |
Crawford acknowledge indirectly that he U j
the most popular in Congress of all thecan
d.dates ; and this is obvious The friends of ‘
Mr. Ad -ms say that ha is by far the most pop- <
ular ; and sv> others speak of Messrs Clay, |
Ca houn and Jackson. But as we donO’ know
exactly the number of friends each of these
gentlemen has in Congress, we must of course j
di ide equallv be ween them the number re
maining, a* er deducting 64 for Mr Crawford,
and Messrs. Macon, Tayor, and Rand Iph,
and 8 more- members well known to be his
friend*, which would make 46 votes for each.
Mr Crawford would havt 2b votesnv re
thananvof the o her candnla’es And yei it j*
said -hat Mr. Crawford is less popular in Con
gress If this is the case, why such an as on
ishment a the small number of his friends,
when i hat number is more han any other can
didate would have individually JP Why re.
quite that Mr Crawfard should have a major
l yof a 1 tf*e members of Congress, when at
the same t.me it is asserted that each Candi
da e is more popular ? This is indeed incon
sistent j ‘he reasoning ,a*v deceive a few, but
tin- generality of die people canno be so easily
tliken nby such gross deceptions. Mr Craw
ford ha* certainly 75 members of Congress in
hi* favour ; no one ot the o'her candidates has
ina’ many : And who can sav,that incase Mr
Ciay stioulrl dec.me m >st ot his triends would
not >n;>pOr\ Mr. Crawford? or th** friends of
Mr Adam*, should he decline ? But the fact 1
is, ih i Mr Crawfurd in opposition to any one |
of the candidates or an) mao m she Um.ed ,
S a wouul receive t!ie majority of the elec
toral Viii. s. His enemies and the o.her candi
dates are well aware of ,lm fact; c>ne
oueo lv bev uoi e; and by opposing ;he m
hue .ee of 4 agams’ t they expec to put Mr.
Crawfo and down. Toey artfu ly insinuate tliat
he is aot p .‘pular ta Coogress, white it i$ no?r
1 bWnlv A-mnn.tral-J tb‘ S stanSj on a bof.
;“f ,n>ioc hao any ol ht lompeutora. We
rtqu re tl>- enemies >f Me Ceiwford o sav
Wha* would b- ,h-ie.ul"f> meei.nß of all
ihemembe- sos Conqress caucus, each mem
ber vn. OK tor hi. farurite caodidaie, not ea
cepdnj Mr Clin'on! Wood Mr Adams re
e-.rr a p urality „f .he .*. - Mr. Calhoun.
M- Ja 1c- -a. Mr CUv. ‘f Clinton or .Hr.
Cranford* 1.-’ this quesson be answered;
’ le. ua knur tshat number /• **
da • w ><i!d receive Bn- all -hese calcn.a
tionsanswer no purpose w*b ‘be people ; they
s-e able to judir* for hemselvrs Ihe con.
e-n-rat,on of be rrpub'icm votes .s absolutely
necresarv to prrvm an elec-i n bv the House
of R-o'’^?‘* n ' ar ‘lOTnination made of Mr.
Oa vfo-d artd vtr Gatlin w,tl wt bopr have
ha* effVc’ And Hie fullv sens.bleof
’h- merits of thee gentlemen, and of the co
*enuertcet that nviw t result should men of
drtfjh fid principles be elected, will require
tl, c toral votes to be ejiven to *hose w!io
have hern uniform in he r po’rical creed
and who u-'ll not deviate from ’he ri*h pah
the na'h ma-k-d out for all future presidents,
hv M’ - Jefferson.
rovGPr.ss
The proceed in'?* of C'l,since the com
mencement of ‘h- vear, have bte n very inter
esting, and a r e he com ‘igr more by
the na ore of th* sub} c s und*r d^ba’’. In
the fi-s ins a-'ce, ’he e! quence di-played on
tli E p“k ques’nn and Hie invest of
♦he nolipy fiis f>unrv ouirh’ ,r pursue in re
gard ’o foreign ?ewers must have satisfied ‘lie
p- vple of the pni'ed S’a*es, iha hey were
nb'v represented in the na'iunai l-gisla’ure,
and *ha ! nothing vrouUi be done in opDusi'ion
to heir bes’ interests and to the honour,
clory andsa r etv of the r-publ'C
K b 11 has passed ‘he U >nse of Represen
tatives. appropna intr $lO 009 foi ■ burning
sttrvev* and es‘ima e<s < n roads and canals.
There ras some censi-'erah e opposition to
this b'H • and the speakers for and against it,
enten and largely in’o the merits and bearings of
i l . which involved a constitutional question.
On the passage of he bill to a bird reading,
♦be veaß were US. and he nays 85
Two bills wp-e pq**ed by the Benste : one
appropriating $950 ObO for the present year
and $200,000 annuals for ‘he three succeed
ing vears, for building an additional numbei
nf slont's of war for the servee of the United
Rfates; the oth r bill is for better o secure he
accountabili’v of publ.c -slicers and others.
The tsiifT bill has been Taken up in the
House, and is now under discussion, The
friends of f his hill are numerous; Mr (J!a\ is
•he first on the list ; Mr. Webs'er and Mr
Randoio’n will join to oppose it. Much in
formation is expected from ‘be deb. ie- On
Mi> Tod chairman of the committee on mami
factures, who introduced he bill, m wing to
tnk* it up. Mr. Randolph rose, and said
“Sufßrien’ for the dav is the evil thereof—l
hope the House wil 1 do no such thing”
Mr Monroe (says a Po.iadelpbia paper,) has
announced his in’eu ion to retire from office
at ’he end of the next session ot Congress.
IG"* Tho fallowing is die memorial trans
mitted oCongress by the committee appoin
ed at the meeting of he citizens of Wilkes,
held on ’he 18 h inst. remonstrating against
the bill introduced in the House of Represen
tatives of the United States, by the chairman
of the committee on manufactures, i*rcreabing
the du’ies on imports 9
TO THE iENATE AND HOUSE OF
RF.PHRSENTATIVE9 OF THE UNI
ted STATES, IN CONGRESS AS-*
BF.MBLF.D.
Il is one of (he blessings of a free
govefnmeot, lhaf the voice of the
people should fiave its due weight
with those who are intrusted by
them with the fnanageinent of the
concerns of the nation. This bles
pinsr is eni tved in its widest latitude
by the people of lfi United States.
Exercising on this occasion a privi
lege guaranteed to tlieni by (be Oon
st'iution, the ('ilizens of Milkes,
th ’ eon4ituting but a small portion
of the population of the U. States,
address the National Legislature on
a subject oi vital impnetanee to the
future welfare of the stales in gene
ral, aid of the southern section of
the Union in particular.
The object of this address is to
place before C’ongress the objections
this portion of the people of Geor
gia have against the bn I introduced
in the Douse of Representatives, at
the present session of Congress, in
creasing the tariff of duties on im
ports, As the inexpediency of the
measure at this time, and the per
nicious consequences it would have
on the revenue, and the agt icuitu
ral and commercial interests of the
country, have already been investi
gated, and laid in a forcible man
ner before the American people, it
isdeemed umtece'isary to dwell much
on a subject which must be familiar
to every member of the National
Legislature:—Their attention, how
ever, is called to the positions taken
in this instant e against the passage
of the hill iu question.
The greatest portion of the peo
pie of the United htates are employ
ed in agriculture and commerce,
and a very few and our citizens to
manufactures, Ibis country has
prospered—ha’ acquired its eleva
ted situation among the uations of
the world, by the ag(cultural and
commercial pursuits nf the citizens,
Manufacture* have been very secon
dary means in the attainment of that
prosperity. If tlieo it is conceded,
as it must lie, that the agriculture
aed commerce of the United Stales
have promo ed heir wealth, and can
increase it Ibrther, ja it expedient
at this tiinefto shu kle those great
resoarees cThe nation; aud to im
pede by restrictive law*, the cer
tain and progressive steps the coun
try is making to a preponderating
influence in the affairs of the com.
mental world ? It is hoped that the
representatives of the people, moo
possessed of wisdom and foresight,
will not, under sm-h circumstances,
and with a view to an independence
of foreign commodities, abandon the
regular course which ha 9 beeo pur
sued for so many years past, for one
entirely new, and against which so
many objections naturally preseut
themselves. The country is *uot
in a condition to make the danger
ous experiment of giving more pro
tection to one class of people; eope*
•daily when that class has oot as
yet sensibly contributed to the pros
pe*itj country ha3 acquired.
Xt would he abandoning the sub
9tan< e for the shadow—realities for
uncertair.. ics.
It is aumitted that manufactures
ought to emer into the political e
• coitomy of a nation, aud that they
ought to he protected to such an
extent, as to he independent of for
eign nations for their productions,
when those inuncfaeiures are to be
the principal source from which
wealth is to be derived. But when
a country .is agricultural by the ex
tent and nature of its soil; when it
becomes commercial by au overplus
of agricultural productions; when
it has a quired wealth and power,
&id maintained a dignified political
independence, by those very means,
it cannot assuredly be a sound poll
ey to jeopardize that wealth and
po\ve< by the.adoption of treasures
which experience, expediency, or
necessity do hot sanction.
The new tariff proposed would be
prejudicial to the commercial and
agt c ultural Huerests of the nation
and to the revenue. By lay ing hea
vy duties on imports, it inut neces
sarily diminish the importation ot
foreign productions.which wisl have,
consequently, the effeet-of reducing
the meatks nf exchange of foreign
nations with the United States; fur
those nations will seek those mark
ets where they can procure <>o rea
sonablo and equitable terms, the
productions they arc iu need'of, in
exchange for their own, ; Besides,
it will follow, (hat a countervailing
policy will he adopted by those for
eign nations in regard to the Uni
ted States; which wilt augment so
exorbitantly the charges on the pro
ductions of this oonntry, that it will
not be able to maintain a competi
tion with those countries
nish the same productions,
consequences of such a state of
things must destroy in a short time
the trade of the United States, and
paralyze the industry, exertions. &
enterprise of the agricultural and
commerciai part of the community
And can the op this
question? Can it be the interest of
the northern sectiop of the Union,
which the south provides with
means to trade with almost all the
world, to sanction aHaw that must
destroy the principal resources the
country possesses for a profitable
commerce with Europe? The north
is as niU'-li interested as the south,
in the proposition to increase the
duties on imports. The commer
rial and agricultural interests are
so intimately connected, and so es
sential to the promotion of the
wealth and power of the U. States
that it is expected both will join in
condemning as impolitio the adop
tion of the new tariff.
The citizens of the southern sec
tion of the Union, have always been
ready to nuke sacrifices for the pre
servatioo of that union, and for the
prosperity of their fellow ei'izens of
other sections. They have contri
buted an equal share in all the de
mauds that have ever been made for
the support of the general govern
ment; they are, aud ever will be,
read) to perform what they con
ceive their duty as citizens of a
great and growing republic: But
they will protest against any meas
ure that may have the tendency to
destroy their best inlet ests, and
those of a great portion of the pop
ulation of the U States. While
the duties were not excessive, at
tb. ugb they felt tbeir injurious ei
fens.their ctmplaims were scarcely
hear and; t ow it it* pi opened to increase
them to sin b an extent as to threa
ten destruction to .heir best interests,
can they be blamed for remonstrating
against their augmentation? \\ briber
they consider ther local interest, or
the great interest of the nation, have
they not ample cause for ct mplaind
Is u not easy to foresee that their
toUoQs will 1990 warn a market l
That some of ib ♦‘xpirts of (he dßfg
thorn states will share the aH§
fate? That the eom<ner*ial
shipping interest will suffer severe
ly? And, lastly, That the revenuo
will he so nearly destroyed, that a
new method will have to bo adopted
for raising funds for the support of
government? In such a state of
things will the people bear internal
taxation? Will the merchant, who
has been deprived of his commerce,
willingly pay his proportion? Will
the farmer, who has been impover
ished by losing a market for tho
productions of his farm, aud by*
pay ing a higher price for inaoiirae
tuccd articles than if competition
had existed, 113 able to raise his
quota? Or will the manufacturer,
who must soon be placed in a worse
situation by competition at home,
than he is now by competition a
hroad, he in a situation to help the
government? Can all these queries
he answered otherwise than iu the’
negative? But wa deem unneces
sary 10 extend further our views o*l
the subject.
Relying with confidence on the
wisdom of Congress, the citizens of
Wilkes county cannot harbor the i
dra that a measure fraught with so
many objections, so destructive to
the future welfare of the U. Stales,
will he adopted.
Signed by the Committee.
Dr, Btishby.
Bu&hby having chastised some of the
boys at estminster school, the? re
solved to revenge it. which they ef
fected in the following manner:—•
They daubed with dirt the balu trades
of >he f-tairs leading to the school,
which the doctor, being infirm al
way laid hold of, He was much in
censed at the tnck. and on reaching
the school offered a reward of ha f a
crown to any boy that would inform
him who had a hand in it. The ap
prehension of those concerned may
be imagined when a junior boy rose
and eaid that he would tell provided
the doctor promised not to flog him,
which being agreed to the lad directly
aimed - MV —you ad a
hand ,n v /** H e rewarded the boy
for hi 3 wit.
JWPUS, JOrUS, PROCUs-T*
fe—faw—fum r
FIDDLESTICK.
Mr. Wm. Woodly,
Friseur , Coiffeur, &c. from.
Milledgeville.
r|p ENDERS the homage of his re-
spect, and most profound con
sideration, to the ladies and gentle
men of the town of Washington and.
its vicinage propinquity, and informs
them, that he proposes -ojourning in
the metropolis of Rilkes for a few
week for the purpose of exercising hie
pr/fessional talents. From long ex
perience in Convolving, piralating,
Br.nuraring, Ca hurating, Ac Sec.
hair of every deacriptio , he ha 9. ta
ken as the ex pre ion of the set the.
warm eulogies of those hi p atti<s
comb ha* so often beautified, acqui
red a proficienc? amounting to the
“JVc plus I ‘ lira” of his art In short*
he has it in hi* power *o bestow upon
his cu'tomers whatever degree ofi
grac> or beauty, their mode ty or de
ficiencies in those particu ars may*
require— Mr “ ood * prose ses the;
real ; o Kalon I
((jr* Ladle- who wish to be furn
ished with ringlets, patent twisters*
Patisian dang es, Lircussi n and
Geo gian convolution , can be sup
plied —Those who wish such articles
manufactured out of their own mate*
rial by furnishing the raw materia s
shall be grat fied at a slight expense*
A liberal price given so fresh an&
beautiful hair
Februar’ 28, 1824.
Five Hundred Dollars
RLKaRD.
AIN attempt to Rib tbe MAIL*
of tbe United States was made
bree or more persons, thi* Dior*
mt.g about 2 o’clock, four miles
west of Pt-welt on. or the road to
Sparta, by placing obstructions in
the road and shooting at the Stage
driver . lam authorised to say that
the above reward of FIVE HUN
DRED DOLLARS will be paid by
tbt Poiin aster General for tbe ap
prehension and conviction of the
three persons who made the attempt,
or One Hundred and Fifty Dollart
for the apprehension and such in
formation as will convict either of
them.
1 homas M. Bradford, p.
JUilUii± rriile.
February 17, 1824, ts