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ecu, Kill) -other small grain, pofMoes, arsca
that, itc. Cam doe* not do mill. In
th< plant m li./guta, l6* elevation ol Winch Ii
about 'JIWJ tic, it resume* nine «r icu
i.jeu.. There mo mercury n\ Fall
in . moiiieier rang, a, in the aiiane,
from DO .o 63 generally li i* front 56 io(>2, or
thereabout-*. in the *un it i* sometime* very
war n; but tlauuel'i* worn throughout the yasrr
by all foreigners, Mid byjnany of ilie native*,
in wltat i> called ilie temperate dim itus, will)
an elevation of 4 or 5000 feet above the sen,]'
they grew conou, sugar-cane, corn, potatoes,
and va-tuus fruits. In tlioaecliinao-* it is Iron!
12 lo 15 degrees Wanner than the cold. Tlur
nest l» toe warm climate, but tt’tle i-luvaied’
a .,,.iVo iba sat, wltere it always excessively,
w it m. IVie f>‘ j lucliom belonging to those clt-
mih s ire coca t, cofl'ee, cotton, sugar-cane, in
digo, corn, with a few garden vegetables, and
many lliiids ol fruit.
The facility of changing climate here stirpri
ses u North American at first. In tho United
States, there can be nu decisive change without
going to Mexico; a voyage or journey of some
two or three ihouiand miles. Here you ntay
leave in the morning a point, say 12 or 13,000
fetjj above the sea, where it will be equal to nur
wont March weather; at twelve you nay be ir,
a cliftimo wlioto the temperatnre is about equal
to our May weather; and you may sleep at night
in t Q.climate equal to that of N. Oiloans,in it*
utmost lervor. Thi* diversity of climate is a
great convenience to the sick and to the valetu
dinarian. J'lirru are many delighllul ballis,
too,{mineral and chalybeate, warm and tepid,
which are very beneficial.
There arc *o many kinds of fruit, that ii
would require a sheet to enomcrate them. The
principal nieor*nge», pine-apples, cambrespreu
tidillas, which ate very fine. Them is also a
fruit called the chtrimaya, which is designated
here till* queen of fruits, and which llnmholi
lays it i* worth a trip to this country to eat. All
tliete and many more, are very cheap. Apple*
and peaches they have loo, but they are acarcely
considered eamble by a Norili American. The
art of engrafting and inoculating is hut liltlo un
derstood and less practised, and without these
there can be no good apples. Tho quantity of
fruit and the cheapness of sugar lead lo the cus
tom, I presume, of making euo.nioiis quantities
of sweet meals, which cousiiiute a pad ofevoty
moa1, anil in my judgment do much mischief.
Then there are mine* of almost every kind
of metal and mineral—gold, silver, plutinu, cop
per, lead, end iron, and what if of much more
importance than nhhor of thosu nboveniemloned,
mines, or rather mountains of solid salt. When
x filTt visited them, I could scarcely credit my
teotos. To bcholli A ihouiand persons engaged
in quarrying aalt at we du atone, from a chain of
mountains ftiinudiing an inexhaustihlo supply of
that indispensable article was indeed a novel
sight lo a citizen of tho United Stine*. Out lit
tle h*s been done in uny of the mines except
thoxe ol gold and silver, and platinn. Indeed
the metallic resource* of the country may ho
said to bo unbounded. They have i be richest
copper mines in the.world, which will one day
be very profitable; but capital and enterprise
are warning; if, however, the coumry enminuos
quiet, these will bo found.
Manual labor ii but lltllc relieved here by
mechanism. There ure but fow labor-saving
machine* ol any kind in the countiy, not oven
h cotton gin, (or not more thnn one) or spinning
jenny: The people are not fond of ionovaiions,
pod aro particularly hostile to llioso that might
hipped io Interfoie with their usual and heredi
tary occupations.
What I havo Written will serve to give you a
•light knowledge of this country, ol which it has
be n justly said, "God has done much for it,
and man very little." To go into any th ug
like a detail, would carry mo far beyond the lint-
iuofa latter, unless I made it n book, and you
would doubtless nemo such prolixity. 5
/Voss the Richmond Whig
AN EXPOSITION
Of TBS Vmoists Ktsolutions or 1798—No. 9.
TO VHQMAS R1CH1E ESQ.
In the letter which 1 addressed you on the
2d icsi. I propuuded to you the within inter
rogatories, touching the great principles involved
in me piesent measures of Federal Government.
1 could not watt for your reply, even if there
were better rossoui than any which I can now
discern for expecti"g u reply ut all. ^.1 do not
expect it and yet I venture to hope for it.
Yvd if W yovr OWU character, to your
humorous patrons, arid .0 tho g.e.t cause
tn which you havo profosied lo bo a zealous
laborou lo bo no longer silent or mysterious 1 , nons i ritll io and protest are founded in
Span those Important topics. Come out, 1 pray t j((w| ,| ul there ,- s suc |, right 0 j further ..
yo*>, -ii oitnnar at once to distinci anu oaoquiv* l Petition is a simple apc.il for
ocal, a* ,0 leave no pretence, either to trieml 01 , mprcv or jorhear-mice, proiest and re-
1 ‘ qtotistrunc affirm a right, anti threaten
ilie enforcement ol il. But they tin nut in
themselves enforce it, end therefore ure
mil resistance. '
2. Au appeal to arms. This is utterly
against all notions of constitutional remedy.
Our Government is founded iu free choice,
niid is supported by public opitiiou alone.
A resort to tirnts, therefore, would aronce
change tho whole genius of the Constitu
tion. A ceso mil*lit certainly arise, in
which 11 State might rightfully resort lo
arms for tho purpose ol puttiug down or
resisting the usurpations, of tho Federal
Government. Suppose, for instaucc, that
the President slipukl send a regiment of his
standing army, to turn our legislature out
of doors, and pull down the Capitol, 1
presume that Govornor Floyd would be
clearly right in culling upou the tuiluia 10
put every soldier of them 10 the sword, ii
the civil authority should prove uirabie lo
"arrest the progress of the evil." At all
events, tho legislature mignt authorise him
to do so. This, however, is sn extreme
case, aud such ss could nut havo heun an
ticipated, lor the Government' could not
exist a day, wi'h tin administration capo
ities rights and liberties sppertaieing to
Item.'’ “Thin the good people of this com-
jonwealtii, Having ever felt, amt con
Hieing 10 feel, the most sincere at
lection for their brethren of the ottra.
-nates, the truest apxiety fur establis’tin
•nd |ierpclaaling the union of all, and the
must scrupulous fidelity to that constitution
which is (he pledge of natural friendship,
and the instrument of mutnal hsppmess; the
General Assembly doth solemnly appeal
>o the like dispositions in the othnr States,
n confidence that they will concur witn
thitt commonwealth io declaring, at it does
hereby declare, that the acts aforesaid,
[the nliRn and sedition laws] are unconsit
intional, .and that the necessary and proper
measures will he taken by each, for co-op-
uniting with this Slabs in maintaining un
impaired, the authorities, rights and liber-
net, reserved to tho Sit tits respectively, or
11 the people."
In these resloutions, the following prin
ciples, are distinctly affirmed:
1. That the constitution of the United
Stnlct, is a contract bet ween the Stales, as
such.
2. That 'fire Government established
by that compuct, possesses no power
whatever, except what "the plain sense
and intention" ol the compuct gives to il.
3. That evwy act <lono h.Y that Gov
vrnmenl, not plainly within lire limits of
its powers, is void. #
4. That each State lias a right to sny
whether tm art done by that Government
is plainly within the limits of its powers 01
mil.
5. That the State! are not bound to aub-
nrit 10, bat may resist, an act ofihat Gov
ernment which it shall so decide to be be
yond the limits of its powers.
All this is plain enough, nnd is, as I un
derstand, fully admitted by yourself, the
only difficulty is, to discover in what mode
the resolutions contemplated that resist
ance should be applied. Oq this subject,
I have, to remark, in limine, that the res
olutions contemplated that “tho necessary
and proper measure will be taken by each
State"/or itself. No uniform mode of
resisting the encroachments of the Federal
Government is |>»inted out or suggested.
Having affirmed tho right, each State is
left lo its own mode of asserting ii in prac
tice. Taking the terms of the resolutions
in their utmost latitude, they authorise
any means of resistance whatever. Such
however, is clearly not ilieir meaning, A
very slight analysis will force upon us the
conviction that no mode of resistance is
contemplated, except such at will pre
serve the Onion unimpaired, while it will
effectually put down the usurped power.—
This is shown—
•1. By tho profession of "sincere affec
tion" for the people of the other States; of
anxiety for establishing and perpotuating
the union of oil:" nnd of "the most scru-
(minus fidelity to the Constitution." It is
upon the strength of these feelings, and
with a view lo these objects that the co-
opertMftn ol the other Status is invited.
2. The interposition of the State must
be in such mode us to " arrest the progress
of the evil.”
2. It mils', at ilie same lime be such as
to maintain within their respective limits,
the authorities, rights and liberties apper
taining to them."
4.11 is to bo remarked, that we have here
a distiller dnclaiution that there is, within
the Constitution of the United States,
somo principle, by which the encroach
ments and usurpations of the Federal Gov
ernment, nitty bo resitted, I say within
the Constitution, aud not extra-constitu
tional and revolutionary.
Ami now, sir, will you be good enough
to tell lire in what manner that principle
is to bn »|ipliod? Permit qin to examine
all the modes of resistance which occur to
my own mind, and to snn which of thorn
is within the principles thus asserted
1. Petition, remonstrance, prolust,— It
Cannot, I think, be sincerely assertod, that
these tiro means of resistance at nil. 11 is
such resistance as your slave may make,
witen you chastise him for an imputed
fault. If all right of tanker resistance be
disclaimed, this is an implied admission
that the party to whom the appeal is atl-
dressed, may, if he chooses persevere in
the wrong. In poiut of fact, however, (re
the
re-
the pt p't,'Usurferiug Upon the rights of
the minority, end the history of the tarifl
lews, ought to convince you how neap
sue • usurpers are to give way. This rem
edy, therefore, would be of litile vatu*-
practice. Besides, it is io principle, a
simple appeal to the wrong doer, an •
therefore, do more a mode of resistance,
than the right of |>eti'.ion. Every thing is
left *1 lust to the will and discretion of the
fob, incusing you of duplicity or timidity
I live, in a very retired corner of the country,
lUYOall sdldom gel tire -news until it is nuws no
fenger, m o.ber pieces. Ilouce, at the date ol
my last letter 1 had only heard off tho Presi-
dent's late message to Congress. That most
week end soptristical, yet most dangerous docu
ment, wis never wed by me until thi* morning.
It has sunk into a Hill deeper depth of depres
sion the f* W lingering hopes which I wus per-
ffiiUftl 10 cherish, lliat the Constitution and
nubho liberty would survive the Administration
•if Andrew Jackson. I shall hsve something
to say to vou upon that subjec- hereafter. 1
proceed now to redeem my promise in proving,
or at least endeavoriug to prove, that the Virgin
ia resolutions of 1798, cannot be carried out m
any other manner th in by nullification. In do
ing this, I shill go back no father than to the
resolutions themselves. I shall give .10 the
language otnployed no other construction than
that which every man of plaio or common souse
will be compelled to give il. This is the only
fair course til proceeding, lor toe resolutions
were intended for the gregt body, ol the people,
and must have been designed lo be comprenen-
siulc by the' meaneet capacity. I will not do the
toipd iiuro ihe iujuuice of supposing, \wki uiey > a .. — „
intended to wrap vp ip myitery, •bich none but | ^ 0 j RUC |J An outride* Ail actual appeal
tho ttaiti«mcut or the man of learning could pene- ^ 10 arms, (iinretore, is not 10 bo thought of,
usurping |>ower.
4. An amendment of tho Constitution.
1 certainly should nol have mentioned this
as a means of resistance, if it had not fceen
mnniinnnri by the President as one of the
modes in which the aggrieved States, or
people, might seek redress. No idan, bth
ooe of his |>eculiar intellect, would ever
think of an amendment of the Constitution,
as a means of resisting a breach of that
instrument. It is not the object to amend
the Constitution, but 10 preserve it unim
paired as it is. 1 hope that the Presi
dent’s future labors, to the study of the
Constitution, may show him this distinc
tion.
5. Secession, or a withdrawal from the
Union by the aggrieved State, This, Sir,
is your favorite mode and as far us I can
perceive, your only mode, of resisting (he
usurpations of die Federal Government,
The President, however in the plentitade
of his merciful consideration Of Store
Rights, does not even allow them this hum
ble refuge from oppression. I.et ui now
see how yon will carry out this mode of re
sistance, consistently with the resolutions Of
1798.
In the first place, a Slate which with
draws from the Union, breaks the Union.
This is (lie true, cl vi termini, and there
fore, need not be proved. But I havo al
ready shown that the resolutions of 1798
proceed upon the idea, that the Union is fro
be preserved-, and indeed, that is the main
object of resistance, as therein contempla
ted, In this respect, therefore, secession
is not means of resistance; within those res
olutions.
In the second place, the resistance
therein contemplated most be such as will
“ arrest the progress of the. eoit.” Will,
you be so obliging ns to tell me, sir, botv a!
usurped power cun bo rcsistedfby gibing
way to it ? In one way, indeed, lire evil
may ho resisted by secession; the utrttrptn
power may be rendered nugatory by
withdrawing from its reach all the snh
|ects upon which it can exerciso itself.
I can scarcely imagine, however, lliul
this tame n I submissive idea tvas
entertained by the statesmen of 1798
It appears to my humble cuderst and-
lliul secession, so far from being
a form of resistance to a usurped power, is
the precise reverse, it is neither more nor
less thnn a running away from the oppres
sor. And, so far from ‘arresting Ino pro
gress of the evil.’ it encourages aud invites
the evil, by removing all restraint from ihe
wrong doer, In this view therefore,! it i-
not within the resolutions of 1798.
In the tljird place, the interposition of
'he State must he such as to “maintain
within their remtclive limits the authori
ties, rights ana liberties appertaining to
them." Now what are those “authorities
rights Bnd liberties?’’ To you, sir, I need
nol say that, as sovereign and independ
ent Stales, they are ontilled 10 all the au
thorities, rights, and liberties, which at anv
lime belonged lo them as such, except
such part thereof as they plainly surren
dered when they ratified the constitution.
These they may, it is true, enjoy in n stn'c
of sepu.iitiatt. But they are also entitled
10 all the uiithoritics, rights, and liberties
tvhict the oilier Stales guaranteed to them
by tho terms of Union. Among these arc
10 be remembered, their just weight in the
measures of rite common Government ; a
share in tho common properly of the
whole, protection by tire common power ;
a republican government assured by thui
power, and all and every benefit and ad
vantages which they could enjoy as mem
bers of the Union, it was in this character
alone, that their co-operation wits invoked
in the resolution of t79S. And now, sir,
be good enough lo say, how tiro authorities,
rights, and liberties, which belong to the
States, as niembers of the Union, can be
‘‘maintained,” by their going out of the
Union l If you cannot, you must feel
yourself bouiid, in candor, to admit, that
in this resporl also, secession is tint within
the resolutions of 1798. I know yon will
tell me that those resolutions have beon
misunderstood. You have already said so,
and much subtlety in reasoning, anti refine
ment iu language have been resound to,
by your correspondents, to provo it. It
is for this very reason that I havo taken
such parts of tint resolution only as no man
can misunderstood, and such as do not ad
mit of but one coustuciion. You may re
fine until dootndays, and you will no
change tin- plain meaning and object of
the plain language employed.
1 have thus examined every mode of
“arresting the progress of the evils, and
maintain within Ihe respective limits of
the States, the authorities, right*, and
liberties which appertain to them," which
occur to my minds, except nullification.
der th* republicst» governmaot, or have
m ndcot'ieiously sl ipped into the trapping*
I royally 1” Th-e King of England
-vi.ls with lbs* para de than is made by 001
republican Preside ot, general Jackson.
'» * are rapidly losimg our republican sim
plicity, and sliding into the fashions, follies
and corruptions of monarchies. Mr. Jef
ferson rod Mr. Madison, the fathers of the
republican party, the philosophers andita-
testneu, moved to and fro without-tbe ring
ing ol bells, fire firing of cannon, the
wreathing of garlands, or the disgraceful
genuflections Of sycophantic courtiers.
They' had no irired amanuensis 10 note
down their sayings-, nor prostituted follow
ers to watch and record tl teir every action.
7heir merits needed'not osteritatious dis
play, and the vulgar showt to rtiake them
known. But times are sadly changed, and
our President now ifsovits like the State
ly-Juggernaut, whilst’the necks ofnis vota
ries are prostrated in the dust before him.
This augurs badly (dr the continuance onr
republican systems. Tbe spirit and inde
pendence ol freemen have disappeared,
and are substituted "by abject servility and
the most degrading dependence. Were
general Jackson nc*t* (childless—but no
matter—he has noraiitated his successor ;
and if the chair of strrto (we wish we may
not be obliged to change the phraseology
and say throne) be not tilled by n lineal des
cendant of his, he has at least resolved
that it shall be occupied by his own ap-
l>oiiitment. and yet we bast of being a
free aud au cnlightcnr.il people !
We are ’ peisuudod that tho intelligent
men of the Jackson party must be sicken
ed by this Col. Pluck kind of parade—
this ritliculobs exhibition of the President
as the "Punch at a raree show"—and H-
bove all, that they must despise the truck
ling tribe of scribblers, who shall seek to
recommend themselves to the President,
and to office, by their vile flatteries and
pompous publications.
families in fcoitbeciieut, there existed a
gemote relationship. Ursula Wolcott,
afterwards the wife of the first Governor
Griswold, was a lady of superior intellect
an d accorophshmentsand pAhaps unequal
led in the slate fur sagacity and shrewd
ness. Notwithstanding the superiority of
her endowments aud tbeshmiog excellence
of her character, she remained unmarried
until about the age of thirty. Fiadiug it
at 'length indispensibly necessary to turn
lief attention to matrimony, or become in
fact, what she already was iu name, an
old maid, she remarked 10 her friends that
sh6 had come to the conclusion o(—
spending a-few weeks at Lyme, for the
purpose of courting Iter cousin Mutthew.
On her arrival • at’Lyme, she found her
cousin Malthew/who’wasatso considered
a old bachelor, more 'disposed to devote
bis sttentiou to bis Coke and Littleton,
than lo his cousin Uisula; but she was de
termined at all events to bring him to the
-poiut. She occasionally would meet him in
the hall or on the stairs, and after carelessly
passing him turn round and eagerly
inquire, “ what\that you said," to which
he would reply that he had’nt said any
thing. After several unsuccessful attempts
to make him understand, she met him one
day on the stairs, and aftnr making the
usual inquiry aud receiving tho usual
answer, she hastily replied, “ well I think
its time you had.” Matthew, could not
avoid taking the hint, and in a short tinn.'
after, they became 0110 of the most happy
and respectable couples jn Connecticut.
From the Southern Recorder,
We have jierused with much interest an
article upon ‘Things Generally* in the
Chronicle ad the 22d. When we speak
of tho interest of this Editorial, we would
by no means, be understood to acquiesce in
many of tlie views which it presented,
especially would we object to such remarks
as lit)ve reference iu any degree to tho
party to which we are attached.
But we must confess, the Editor of the
Chrouicle reads a homily to the Clark
party, and particularly to Ihe acknowledged
leaders ol it, which we cannot hut believe,
will be found extremely unpalpable, and
lie force of which they will find consider
able difficulty in evading.
It has been a great object with the
leaders of tho Clark parly, for popular
effect., to claim for themselves, the,
exclusive title, of the uniform and
unwavering friends and supporters of
Gen. Jackson. They have felt that the
name and popularity of the President
would probably be the best means to which
they could resort, to turn the tide of
popular favor towards their own party. It
itus been our task to correct tome of ho
errors of those who lead the Clark patty,
upon this particular point: and to shew to
tho people that there was more sound
man substance, in the hosannahs, to Gen.
Jackson, which ascended from the press
of (lie parly. Thai in some of (he mos(
(rying occasion, which have (es(ot! (he
udmiiiisfrution, Gen. Jackson’s course
has oitiinrbeen disapproved, or left entire
ly unstippor(ed by (hose who claimotl (o be
exclusively his friends. Buf although (lie
objec( of (hesu gontiemen, by (his scenting
devotion (0 Andrew Jackson, was perfectly
obvious, and (he sincct ity ot (heir profes
sions were esteemed by us exactly at their
proper value, we acknowledged (hat wc
tvt-te entirely unprepared for (he following
denouement. Wo could scarcely have
thought it possible, that (here could he
tound such hollow heartedness as the
subjoined extract front (he Chronicle ex.
Iiihits, ou (lie part of thoso (o whom it
relates,
That at the very moment whentl.e press
of the party was using the idea of their
perfect devotion to Gen. Jackson, as a
means of advancing that party, it shouid be
uiteily-dtsgusied with his conduct, and only
delayed until the ®hole party wore prepar
ed 10 go with il, (which it declared would
soon be the case,) to “ denounce his pro
ceedings mid reuounro all support of him,”
evinces a degree of insincerity and pre
tensions rarely to be met with iu the histo
ry of jtolilical profligacy.
But we will not detuin our readers from
ttto extract I’self.
“ When at Athens, during the cum-
mencetnem iu 1831, wo had lately heard
of Jackson’s dismissal of his Cabinet, and
the circumstances attending ii; and mteriy
disgusted with them and other previous
oulragous, we told this to the* proprietor of
the Federal Union and other Clark men,
and thin if we were then at home, we would
immediately denounce his conduct, and
openly renounce all support of hint. They
nil agreed with us fully, as to his conduct,
A Candid Union Man.—Tho follow
ing sentences are extracted from the pros
jieclus of a new Jackson paper established
in Tennessee. Time was but recently
when no’Uuion Press in the South, dared
avow such a creed, They dared not de
nounco the doctrine of ’98, but sought to
mistily and falsity the and to prove that
the Resolutions of Jefferson had no mean
ing; and while acting ultra federalism,
they hypocricnlly claimed the name ol
Stum Rights mem The proclamation has
encouraged them 16 shew their true colors.
Though we suppose they will still adhere
to the name of" Union and State Rights
Men."—Charleston Mercury.
" That the Resolutions of ’98 arc the
fountain whence spring nullification and
all its bitter consequences.
“ This fact is so plain that he lliat reads
must understand. They expressly asset!,
in as many words ‘that nullification is the
rightfully remedy.’
“ The doctrines of these resolutions and
those of the proclamation are ut direct
issue.
"It was reserved for discontented factions
and ambitious disorganizes ‘to discover
and reveal to me people a new light,’ See.
“ The pretence and purposes of the nul-
lifers of the present day are the lame
with those of the nulhfiers of ’98.'’
, aud the propriety of abandoning him, but
It appears, 1 think, clearly enough, that j said the ixihlic aud party were not yet pre-
none of these will unswer the purpose. I f j pared for it, and urged that we would delav
1 here lip any other mode, you will confer | awhilo till the whole party were prepared
" ,k “ *"• — to go with ns, which they declared they
tram, principles which they deemed esseunal to
th* preservation of constitutional liberty. •'»o.
much of those resolutions as relate* tm tne
present subject, is in the following words
“ T«" this assembly doth explicitly and per-
remtoralty declare, that it views tbe powers ol
(he Federal Government as resulting from tin*
compact tn which the States are parties, ns lim
ited by me plain sense end intention of the in-
ntruiumt commuting that compact, as no farther
vald ihsu they are authorized by the grauts
enumerated th that compact; nnd that iu case* ot
n delibert *-, j»a!jwble, and dangerous exercise of
other psw'irs, not granted by ihVlbid compact,
the states who are parlies thereto, havo the
rigti , and are iu doty bound, to iolerposn for
area* ti-tg the progress qf the ovil, and for main-
t tiling within their respective limits, the author
as among (Iso pioposnd modes of resist
ance.
3. A repeal of the unconstitutional law
by Congress. This, I perceive, it one of
.Ik Fiesid* in's modes, hut unfortunately,
he is not very apt lo discern the principles
which Imp measures involve. This would,
indeed, he a complete remedy for tlie evil,
and as ample redress of the wrong. You
know, however, Sir, that although you
may ** call apirils from the vasty deep," il
is not certain that they will " come wheu
you do call them." It is not likely that
ihe usurper will either acknowledge bis
usurpation, or lay dowu bis usurped pow
er. You must remember, too, that the
us jrper in the present case, is amgorityof
a great benefit oil the country by pointing
it out.
I promised to prove to you that nullifi
cation is this other mode, but I must make
that the business of auotirar letter. * I have
already occupied quite ns much space in
tho Whig as l am fairly entitled to, and
would not, willingly, trespass too far upon
the indulgence of its editors. Besides, sir,
although you may not consider these letters
worthy nf being answered, I ant very desi
rous tlint they should be read ahd there
fore I will make them so short ns not to
deter any one from perusing tlrani( end not
to fatigue any one over much, who shall
venture upon the undertaking.
From the Baltimore Chronicle.
President's Tour.—The most disgus
ting and nauseating accounts are published
in the collar presses of the President’s pro
gress to the East. Sycophancy seems to
have exhausted iu ingenuity upon Ihe oc
casion. "The president raised his led
foot with grace’’—"the President mounted
-be step of the barouche with dignity"—
* the President smiled graciously.’’—
Fkugh! Good God, do no really live u*w
soon would Ira.'
In conclusion, we would leave this rath
er paradoxical proposition to be illustrated
by the Federal Union. By what process
can a man or a party prove their consisten
cy, in declaring of the same person and in
the sumo breath, that they are his uniform,
and meat devoted friends and admirers, and
still that they are utterly disgusted with his
conduct, and are rcudy to renounce all
support ofhimt
From the Hartford Weakly Review.
Well it's time vou iiad.—Miss Sarah
Ann Webster of Philadel|ihia, lately com
municated to the Editor of the Philadel
phia Gazette, the fact of her marriage with
Mr. Jonathan S. Paul, n gentleman of that
city.—On the publication of notice, Mr*
Paul immediately made a public statement
that no such marriage had, or was likely
to fake place. We suppuae Mias Webster
was actuated by tbe same motives as Miss
Ursula Wolcott, but her efforts were not
crowned with lira same success. Be
tween the Wholcotl and Griswold fsmilws
ttrq of the qivM aucieut an(l respectable
A -london paper relate* An knetdote tf
unprincipled ingenuity in Raising a Cap
ital, which occurred some years ago, in
the case of two young Englishmen, broth
ers, aud blacksmiths, who* went to Jam
aica.
-Finding soon alter lheir arrival, that
they could do nothing without a little mon-.
ey to begin with, but that with £60 or £70
they might be able to re -!ize a fortune,
they hit upon the following novel and-in
genious expedient :—One of them strip-'
ped the other nuked, shaved him close,
and blacked him front head to fool. This
ceremony being performed, be took him-
to one of the negro dealers, who was so
well pleased with the appearance of the
young fellow, that hendvaneed £80 curren
cy upon the bill of sale, and prided himself
much upon the purchase, supposing him the
finest negro on the Island. The same
evening, the manufactured negro made bis
escape lo his brother washed himself
clean, and resumed his former appearance..
Rewards were then in vain offered in hand-'
bills, pursuit was eluded, and discovery,
by care and precaution, rendered imprac
ticable. The brothers with the money
commenced business and actually returned
to England, not many years since, with a
fortune of £20,000. Previous, however,
to their departure from the is land they
waited on the gentlemen from whom they
had received the money, and recalling tho
circumstance of tile negro to Ilia recollec-
tiion, paid him lira principal and interest,
with thanks. South. Patriot.
Extraordinary Cure.—On the 21st ult.
a negro lad, the property of Mr. Dunstun
Banks, near this place, as he was 'reluming
fiom work, about dark was bitten by a
Rattlesnake, so severly that in a few
moments he became entirely blind nnd ho
fell dawn—he wus carried to the house,
when a mes&ngef was despatched for Doc
tor James Guild, who, in about an hour
afterwards reached Mr, Banks.’ At the
time of hfs arrival, tbit boy was suffering
the most excruciating agony, when he Imd
a common black or junk bottle about half
filled with the Spit its of Turpentine, made
quite warm, and aftel- scarifying the wound
made by tho Snake, applied the mouth of
the bottle to it, and commenced pouring
cold water ou the bottle until the contents
were pefectlj^ cooled. In Hbout half an
hour, and before the bottle was removed
from tho wound the hoy became perfectly
easy and fell into a sound slee|>. Next day
he was able to wulk about, and the day
following he was at work as usual. We
could recommend this simple and easy ap
plication, as it is in the power of almost ev
ery one to procure it soonerjilianalraost any
other, and its immdiate efficacy is u great
consideration. Any spiiitous liquors
would have the sumo effect ; aud even if
that could nol be immediately proenrod,
warm water would answer a very good pur
pose. Tuscaloosa Chronicle
THOMAS, Till* ALEXANDRIA HERO
This individual has addressed the fol
lowing note to the Editor of tho Plranix
Gazette.—Rith. Whig.
To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazelle.
Sin.—Very unnecessary observations
have beon made in many nowipapers
t'-roug ou thn cotntrv iu re ati to a re
mark which some busy-body reported me as
having uttered when the President wus as
saulted 611 board the Steamboat Sidney.
Enquiries have also beon made as to who
I am—what is tfiy occupation, dec. dec.,
and as I perceive, a call has even been ad
dressed to you by the Editor of the Rich
mond Whig to inform him whether f am
not “the keeper ol a grogshop” in this place.
By some l have been called “u brivu” by
others “an assassin," dec. dec These are
very harsh epithets to be applied to any
man, and I cannot remain silent undersocit
imputations as are daily cast out upon me.
The fact is, that when the President ivas
assaulted, seeing him stricken in years and
enfeebled by ago, thus mal-tgoat'od and a-
bused, I did, in a moment of excitement,
make use* of some such expression as—
“General—if you will pnrdon tne—I will
be the death of him;” or—"reprive me
and I will kill him” or somo such phrase!
used on the instant, in the glow ot passion!
It was forgotton as soon us uttered and
pehaps never would have been thought of
by me afterwards, had not this outcry been
raised against me.
Tills is a simple statement of what oc
curred. I can see nothing very heinous in
the dreadful offence. It was surely natur
al for an American tn feel indignant, and
to express his indignation, at an outrage
committed upon lira Chief Magistrate of
bit country,
Tite Editor of tht Richmond Whig is in
formed . that 1 do keep a public houso,
where a man who behaves himself, if bn
wishes it, can boy • glass of "grog." Jf
this fact adds to toy condemnation, bo is
welcome to make use of it. .
I will not trouble you farther, but with a
wish that you would give this note an m.
sertiou, WM. THO.NJ^
From the Camden Republican.
From the following communication,
which we extract , from tho Journal of
Commerce of June 4, it will bo seen that
not only the civil but the naval powers of
the U, Stare has beeu'called into requis
ition to aid tn arresting Lieut. Randolph:
’ The Charles Carroll and Lieutenant
Randolph.
"Saturday was a beautiful day- About
noon the Charles Carroll weighed an
chor, and was worked dowu the hay against
an Onfuvorbia wind, by ati active - and so
ber creW, every man of whom looked as
though tite Temperance Society might
have claimed him us a member. The pilot
without au oath to urge willing minds
carried his ship out, perhaps as readily aud
safely as if he had sworn till all was 'blue
again.' Hereafter 1 still distrust the ‘mor
al ell'ect of oaths on rational beings. Oar
marine is and has ever boon respectable-
is it less efficient since foul oaths have
been stopped, and sailors shipped in the
full exercise of theit reason ?
‘Captain Leo acted the bountiful host
and entertaining gentlemen so happily that
he clraated us out of a few pleasant hoars
and the llook was won too soon.
•Wishing the good ship Carroll and her
worthy Ctiptuiu a speedy passage, wo
made our lurreid adieu, and found ourselves
in Ilie |)iloi’x small bout. A few heficty
strokes from our oarsmen, and we were
alongside the pilot bou(. Near us’lay (Its
Revenue coder,—her small bout strongly
muntiod, and pulling towards (he Carroll.
The snip not heeding (lie hail of (he officer,
spread her wings and shot away frpnt the
boa(. The Cudqf accordingly recalled
Iter small boat, and pursued the ship in
person, which appeared to be quietly
leaving Iter. With (he aid of our glasses
wo watched (he progress of (lie chase. A(
one moment we expected (0 heur (he re
port of a gun, as (he Cuder luffed up, but
sho again resumed (he chase, and it was
not till (iioy had almost run (heir litill
down from us, (ha( (lie ship suffered (ho
Cuder (o come alongside The chuso
we watched wi(h intense iuterest, making
a titosand conjectures as to its cause
while the pilot boat was wheeling about
with tho grace and rapidity of u sea-gull,
putting pilots on board brig, bark, and
ship.
•flora we learn the cause of the chase.
Onr ships are visilod, detained ur.d searck-
ed, lot the apprehension ol Lieutenant
Randolph. Owners .qre incommoded
ships stopped, passengers vexed, and In
surance Companies pm to risk, this that
infatuated man may be taken. It is contra
ry to tho manliness of the President’s char
acter that he should cause'such unusual vig-
ilauce and provoking scrutiny to be dis
played that an offender against his person
may meet his due reward. It must be set
on loot by some hireling, who hopes to in
gratiate hinisulf by such unusual,' if nol
unlawful proceedings. Does the Collect-
or know and apptove of these propeeding*
I trust not. The manner in which tho
soarclt is conducted, on tho high Ma s is
clearly objectionable, and lias nol, I trust
tho sanction of the government. If |ho‘
search moat be made, let il be made in tho
harbor PILOT.
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
C. S. Rafinesque of this city, "Profess
or of many sciences, Architect, Drafts
man, die." his announced to the public,
(he discovery, by lihhsellVn now mo u J 5
of erecting buildings ot all kinds, to a; to
render t.iem entirely incombustible. Ha
denomniHtes this discovery bv the i A rm
Incombustible Architecture, and
the following as the advantages of the new '
*" "! ,,ch h ? "tors to warrant, via:
1. Buildings will be fire proof.
pose T ley C *“ nQl *** ,fi ‘ o* ftre on pur-
bors‘ Tb0 ‘ V Ca * n ‘ tt ca, * b fire ’ feotP neigh-
4. Tfcsy will hist longer.
win,orat
7 Thev “min inSOre<, '* " mer0 ,rifle -
,1!^ •'•I*'®warmer in winter. *
o 3w! W -ii h* *?°fer ' L ' wnimer.
9. They will require no expense of fire
engines and firomen.
JO. They wilt save the Jives nf 100 000
persons duomed ,0 be burn, alive. ‘ ,
l * r They Wlll * w » *00 millions ofdol-
!ar. of proper,-, doomed , 0 be burnt. J
COU.-1 • ey f°°ft nwater und n
£ c ' , "® n ‘ inside with more apace, dkc ]
These unqUestiunallv are 'importno
ConSnloritians, ahd the Professor speak
must certo'nly of his ahi'lity to perform n*
!*; re alises. Tite modus operandi, oil
I*”* ‘Hew stylo, he wisely mid discreetly*
ep» u> himself but with magnificent liU-l
I «rty he, offers divulge the serect to any at-f
ehkett, for tbe sum of $iooo !wr if any!