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FROM THE GEORGIA COURIER
ACROSTIC.
Mild is the splendour of her sparkling eye
Illumined in genius, radiant,pure and high—
Soft as some beauteous star, whose vestal liglrt.
Shines in unfading lustre, dimless,-forever bright’
Grace and dignity nre there, and thy gerftle'srnile
Even from the pensive b >sotn might each care
beguile:
Rich in each gift that can adorn the mind—
Taletits, truth, innocence and every virtue in
*thy sex combined;
Reflecting charms, infading and sublime
Unblemished, .vorth that mocks the wreck of
time.
Describing thee perchance, I vainly ai,m
Even to do thee justice, while I trace thy name,
Enchantment dwells amid thy seraph lays—
Dreams Elysian, mingle in thy song—
Music’s soft magic wakes the admiiing gase
■Of all—When e’er thy voiec divine its thrilling
' * strains prolong,
: ’Neath its sweet irfluence, wildest Sipeßs are
riven—
Seothed into peace and imaged scenes of heaven
To thee that power fair Gertrude, has been given,
On thy soft bosom rests t’hy magic lyre,
’Neath thy fair hand its heavenly tones respire-
Sus ojos son dos eslrtllas
‘ Es dicha mirar en ellas
Su vas es linda y Btllo
Comp fa musica del cido.
ISABEL.
JULIA L.
The authoT, after some preliminary
nritter, explaining the manner, in which
he became acquainted with Julia, thus
describes her:
“Fa,ocy, then a girl about seventeen,
with a face younger, a form maturer, than
-her years; her hair dark, soft, silky, and
arranged like a Christian’s viz. not in
those irredeemable ringlets which trail
down like a banyan tree, but parted with
two slight cuds on either -temple; Iter
forehead white and transparent, straight,
eyebrows, long lashes, with eyes of a real
blue; not that cold gray which passes off.
for blue with the eqdiscerning, but rich,*
radiant, deep as Raphael himself, in his
purest dieam of colour, Would have made
them: an indifferent nose, piquant, and
well se : a moult, so fresh and young,
that you might fancy -it, like that of heis
in the fairy tahe, from which dropped
flj.vers in their tonderest bloom: teeth
small, white, and slightly parted from
the other; a peculiarity not against my
taste, though the physiognomists c*ll it
deceitful: beau'iful hauds; a sailin skin; a
dimple, and a laugh like silver. Such is
is the picture of Julia L., and I am over
head and ears in love with hpr. She
talke.i little, and when she did s»eak look
ed away shyly, and laughed prettily, Col
ouriug all the while.
it was evening, clear and frosfy I
stood in one of the small deserted streets
that iuteisect Mayfair, waiting for Julia.
Yes! our attachment has now progressed
to that poiti ; we met—alone and in se
cret.
1 was waiting, then, in this lonely sheet,
for the coming of Julia; I heard the clock
strike eight, the appointed hour, but 1
saw not her dark mantle and graceful
form emerging from the cross street which
k<d •<» our rendezvous. And who was Ju -
lia, and what? She was a relation of the
gaming adventurer at whose house and
with whose daughter 1 hadiirst seen hej
and she lived at somewhat a distant
put nf the town with a sister who was a
widow and much older than berseif. Oc
cupied iu the business of an
H ade, and the cares of a growing family,
this sister left Julia to theguidance of her
qwp suseptibit faoev and youthful inexpe
rience—left her to reflect—to imagine—
to act as she would, and the consequence
was that she fell in love. She was thoro
ughly ignorant. She could read indeed,
but only novels, and those of the gravest;
she could write—but in no fluent hand,
and if her heait taught her the sentiment
that supplies skill, her diffidence foibade
.tier to express it. She was quiet, melan
choly, yet quickly moved to mirth—sen
sitive, and yet pure. I afterwards dis
covered that pride was her prevailing
characteristic, bo 1 wl first it lay concealed.
1 already loved her even for her deficien
cies, for ihey were not of Nature, but ol
Education.
And who and what is her lovci? Long
as * have been relating these adventurers,
J hive not vet communicated that secret.
Wriutig about myself, t have not yet dis
closed myself. I «iH 1)0w do so ~ ! a >».
then, an idle, wandering, uunrar ried man
_-lich, wel' born, still young—who have
read much; written somewhat, and lived
so- pleasure, action, apd the hour—keep
ing thought for study, but excluding it
from enterprise, and ready to plunge into
any plan or any pursuit, so th.»l.it promis
ed the excitement ••f somaibing new.—
Such a life engendeis more of remem
| brance than of hope; it flmgs our dreams
, back upon the past, instead o.f urging,
them tothe future—it gives us excrement
in retrospection, bul satiety when we turn
towards the years to come. The pleasure
ufyodth is a costly draught, io which the
pearl that should enrich our manhood, rs
dissolved. And so much for Julia’s love.-;
the best thing in his favour, is that she
loves him. The half hour has passed —
will she come? How my hehrt beats!
the night is clear and bright, what can
have delayed hei? 1 hear feet——Ah, Julia,
is it you, indeed!
Julia took my arm, and pressed it si
lently; I drew aside her veil, And beneath
the lamp, looked into her lace; she was
weeping.
“And tvbatt is the matter, dearest?”
“My sister has discovered yo-r last
etter to me; 1 dropped it, and—and
“Heaven*! how could you be so impru
dent—but I hope it is no matter —what
does j’our sister say?”
“That—that 1 ought to see you no
more.”
“She is kind; but you will not obey
her. my Julia?”
/ cannot help it.”
"Why, surely you cah come out when
you like?”
“No; I have promised not. She has
been a kind sister to me, sir, aird—and
she-spoke so kindly now on this matter,
that 1 could not help promising; and I
cannot break my promise, though 1 mty
break my heart.”
“is there no way of compromising the
matter?” said I, after a pause. “No way
of seeing me? My' Julia, you will not
desert me now?”
But what -can 1 do?” said Julia, simply.
“My angel,surely the promise was not
willingly given; it Was extorted from youl”
* No-, sir; I gave it with all my heart.”
- “I thank you.”
“Pray, pray do Dot speak so coldly;
you must own it was vety wrong in me e
ver to see'yoo; and how could this end?—
Certainly neither to my own good, nor
my family’s honour. 1 never t'hi.iughl
much about it before, and went on, and
on, till I got entangled, and not dare look
much back or much Toward; but now,
you see, when my sister began to show
me all the folly 1 have committed, I was
frightened, and—and, in short, if is no
use talking, 1 can meet you no mortf."
“But I shall at least see you al your
relation’s, the Miss****?”
“N<» sir; I have promised also not to
go there, and not to g » any where with
out my sister?*
“Cons-mud yout sister," I muttered
with a most conscientious heartiness, ‘you
give me Bp then,” said I, aloud,“without
a sigh, and without a struggle?”
Julia wept on without answering; my
heart softened to her, and my conscience
smote myself. Was not the sister right?
Had I not been selfishly rockles of con
sequences? Was it not now my duty to
be generous? “And even if generous,”
answered Passion, “will Julia be happy!
Have not matters already gone so far that
her heart is implicated withoutrecAM? To
leave her, is <0 leave her tote wretched,”
We walked quietly on, neither speaking.
Never before had I fell how dearly I lo
ved ih.s innocent and charming girl; aud
loving her so dearl-y, a feeling for her be
gaQ’*<q prepDifderato over the angry and
bitter mortification I had firstexperienced
for myself. My mi. d was confused and
bewildered—l knew not which course to
pursue. We had gone on thus mute for
several minutes, when, at the corner of a
street wuich led homewards, Julia turned,
and said in a faltering voice,—-“Farewell,
sir; God bless you—let us part here; I
most g? home nowl” The street was
utterly empty—the lamps few, and at
long intervals, left lhe place where we
stood in shade. I saw her countenance
only imperfectly thfough thelow long bon
net whic 1 modestly, as it were, shrouded
its tearful loveliness‘ll drew my arm aroutid
her, kissed her lips, and said, “Beil us
you for yourself—go and bo
happy—think no more of me.”
Julia paused-—hesitated, as about to
speak—then shook her head gently, and,
still silent, (as if the voice were choked
within) lowered her veil, and walked a
way. When she had got a few’ paces, she
turned back, aud seeing that I still stood in
lhe same spot, gazing upon her, her cour
age seemed to desert her; she returned,
placed her hand in mine, and said in a
soft whisper,
“You are not angry with me—-you will
not hate me?”
“Julia, to the last hour ofmylifel shall
adore yo.u; that I do not reproach you
—that I do not tamper with your deter
mination, is the greatest proof of real and
deep love I bear to you; but go-go-or I
shall uot be generous long.”
“Now Julia was quite a child in mind
more than in years,jand her impulses were
childlike, and after a little pause, and a
little evident embarrasment, she drew from
her finger a pietty though plain ring, that
I had once admired, and she said very
timidly,
“If sir, you will condecend to accept
this ”
I heard no more; I vow that my heart
melted within- me at once, and tears ran
down my cheek almost as fast as they did
down Julia’s; the incident was simple
the sentiment it veiled was so touching
and so youthful. I took the ting and
kissed it—Julia yet lingered. 1 saw what
was at her heart, though she dared not say
it. She wished also far some lit
tle remembrance of the link that had
been between us, but she would not take
the chaan 1 pressed upon her; it. was too
costly; and the only gift that pleased her, i
was a ring not half the value of her own.
This little interchange, and the more gen.
tie and less passionate feelings to w hich
it gave birth, seemed to console her; and
when she left me, it was with a steadier
siep and a less drooping air. Poor Julia!
I staid in that desolate spot till the last
glimpse of thy light form vanished from
my gaze*
( To be continued.)
From the Mobile Rtgisfer.
We are indebted to the agent of the Marshall
of this district for the following- letter of instruc
tions from the Secretary of War, and the opin
ion of the Attorney General of the United mates,
on the questions growing out of the conduct of
intruders upon the Creek Indian Lauds in this
State. We hasten to lay them before our read
ers. ' _ ,
Department of War, Aug. 26, 1833.
iSir—l have received from Mr. Austill,
reports of his proceedings in carrying in
to effect the instructions of this depar
mentq for removing intruders from the
tract of country ceded t'o the U. Stales by
the Creek-Indians March 24th, 1832
I tegret to perceive the difficulties he lias
had to contend with, in the execution <J
his duty It is surprising that actual
claims should be set up to take posses
sion of the'land, and that the indulgence
which the Government has granted to the
settlers, should be Considered as confer
ring upon them positive rights.
That the Indians have been seriously
injuted, there can be no doubt, and as lit
tle that it is the duty of the United States,
faithfully to carry into effect the treaty
which has been formed. 1 cannot but
hope that every citizen of Alabama, will
appreciate the obligations which have
been incurred, an I will refra'in from any
act lending to violate the Ireaiy.
It is evident from lhe report. of Mr.
Austill, that the itidulg nee which has
been granted to actual settlers, has been
very injurious to.the Indians.
Individuals arefav Hired by some of die
Creeks, and are obnoxious to others, and
it appears that the Chiefs have made great
objections to any .arrangement allowing
settlers to remain upon the land. Under
these circumstances, the President ditects
that so far as persons now in the ceded
Territory, have conducted in conformity
with the views taken in n»v letter to Mes
srs. McC-y, Clay and Mardis, enclosed
to you December lOdi, 1832, and have
been peirnitted by the Deputy Marshall
to remain until this time, that they are-al
lowed t<> con'inue unmolested, still re
fraining from injuring thre Indians, until
their crops are gathered, and after that
period-, you will, require them without de
lay "to move "beyond the ced;d Teiritory.
Ir is utttorly inexpedient with t?ie exper
ience which has been had on this subject,
and the evils that ate threatened, longer
to continue the indulgence heretofore
granted. All other white persons living
upqn those lands, and not coming Within
will be removed
without distinction and without delay.
In consequence of the suggestion of
Mr. A ust.ll, I have asked and obtained
the opinion of the Attorney General on
ibis subject generally, and I transmit a
copy of it, that you may give it general
publicity in order that all persons inter
ested may see how unfounded is any
claim to hold possession of tbislarfd, or
legally to ressist the instrtrciions of the
Government for the removal of the in
truders. You ate authorized to publish
this opinion, together with such p atron of
your instructions as you may think neces
sary in such jjewspapers in Alabama, as
you may think best calculated to give
general information. . -
While the Government have a solemn
duty to perform towards the Indians,
which they cannot and will not neglect,
they are still anxious that it should be
performed with as little injury to our ci*i
zens as possible. You will take care there
fore that the subject is fully explained
and understood and will use as much for
bearance as is consistent with the execu
tion of your duty before a resort is had
to actual force, and wheu force is applied,
it will be limited (6 the actual removal of
in'rnders from the ceded territory.
You will transmit without delay to the
District Attorney of the Southern '♦•strict
of Alabama, the names of all persons who
hereafter intrude upon, or who now live
upon the ceded land, and refuse to re
move agreeably to your requisition, to
gether with the names of the witnesses
who can prove the necessary facts, and
the Distiict Attorney has been instructed
to commence an immediate prosecution
against all such persons. This measure
is considered so important to the accom-'
plishment of iho object, that you will
not neglect it under any' circumstances or
in any case.
Mr. Austill lw requested that instruc
tions may bo given to prevent the sale of
Whiskey upon the Creek lands, stating
that practice prevails to a great extent, to
the utter ruin of the Indians. However
useful such a measure might be, it is not
considered competent for the executive to
direct it. The only power vested in the
President is to remove the intruders from
the public lands. The Slate of Alabama
has jurisdiction over that district of coun
try-, and her Legislature can only provide
a remedy for this evil, and Iler codes of
justice enforce it.
I have transmitted to Mr. Austill a copy
of this letter.
Instructions have been given to add an
other Company to the force now employ
ed in this duty.
Very respectfully, I am sir,
Your obedient servant,
LEWIS CASS.
Robert L Crawford, Esq.
Marshal of the S. Dist. of Ala. Mobile.
rcopr.)
Attorney General’s Office, Aug. 22.
g lß . In answer to the enquiry con
tained in your letter of August 19, I have
the honor’to state, that in my opinion the
President may lawfully direct the Mar.
shal.ofthe District, and employ such
military force as he may judge necessary
and proper, to remove intruders from the
lands of Alabama, ceded by the Creek
Indians to the United Slates, by treaty of
the 24th March, 1832.
The treaty with the Creek Indians pro*
vides that a survey shall be made of the
land ceded to the United States, and as.
ter the survey is completed,certain rights
ofselection are 1 eserved to ninety of fbe,
principal chiefs And heads of families.,
The survey fs not completed, and ednse
quenilv no selections have beeti made.
The fifth at tide of that treaty provides
“That all intruders upon the country
thereby ceded shall be removed there
fr ah, in the same nfanner as intruders
may be removed by law from other pub
lic lands, until lhe country is surveyed &
lhe selections made.” '
The white men who have enteied up
on this land, are unquestionable in ruders
-withiu the meaning of this. law. The
lands belong to the United States, and the
chiefs of the Ceek nation cottld not give
permission to white men to settle on
them, without the consent of the United
Slates. But the chiefs, ‘it appears, have
given to them no such permission,and de
sire their removal-; and lhe only excuse
alleged f>r these intrusions is lhe license
of individual Indians, in opposition to the
wishes of.the chiefs. Jr can scarcely be
Contended' that a permission from such
persons can give a color of justification:
As title now stands, any permission from
the Indian Chte/s, or from individual In
dians to white men to settle on the land
of the United States, must be utterly nil
gatory and void. And 'he men who have
entered and taken possession under pre
tence of such.permissions, me intruders
on the lauds of the United S ates.
The question is, can the United States
use the (military force <0 remove them?
The language of the act of Marcii 3,1807,
is too plain to be mistaken. f< gives the
President, bv express words, the power
“to employ such military force as ho
may judge necessary and-proper,” tore
move persons who may intrude upon “a
ny lands ceded or secured tothe United
States by any treaty made wi h a for
eign nation, and by a cess an from any
sla e to the United States.”
The reason for confining the net of
Congtes to cessions of this descriptions
is sufficiently obvious. All of the large
and unsettled tracts of country which be
long to the United Spates woie acquired
either by treaty with foreign nations, or
by cession from one of the states. And
it was only on lands of that description,
that any evil could arise from intrusion
and settlements, ofsufficient importance to
the public to make it advisable to use the
summary and forcible remedy authorised
by the act of Congress. The lands on
which these intrusions have , b'uen made,
are certainly embraced both by the words
and the spit it and lhe object of the law.
For it was ceded to the United States by
the S'ate of Georgia, and is a portion of
the Unsettled country Which the art of
1807 was designed to protert.
The words of the law beir>g plain, anti
clearly embracing in its provisions the.
lands in questions, what legal objection
can there be to its prompt and faithful ex
ecu’tion? Had uot Congress the power
to pass such a law?
It is true that these lands lie in the
State of Alabama, and that State has ex
tended its taws, and the jurisdiction of
its tribunals over the whole territory
included by its limits. But that circum
stance canßot render this act of Congress
unconstitutional and inoperative in that
Statq. For the act of Congress produces
no conflict of jurisdiction or of sovereign
ty with the State of Alabama. It propo
ses to defend the possession of rhe United
States against wrong doers who without a
ny pretence of title and in open violation of
the rights of the United Stales, Intrude
upon the public property, and appropri
ate it to their own use. And if there is
any conflict, it is only with persons of this
description and not with the State of Ala
bama or lhe proper authority of that
State.
The power of congress to pass this law,
has I believe, long been regarded as a Set
tied point, and the government have act
ed upon it accordingly.
I have now before me two opinions
gfVen in the year 1821 by one of my pre
decessors in this office. One ofthe op
inions being in relation to the ptiblfc lands
in the Stale of Illinois, and the other in
Mississippi, aud in both of these cases
the right of the United States to execute
the law, is treated as undoubted—and in .
ibis very casej the treaty with the Creek
jjndians pledges lhe United Stales to act
upon this law in the removal of intruders,
and the senate by ratifying the treaty
have shewn, that in the judgment of that
body, there was no constitutional object
ion to the exercise of the power. In
deed it can hardly be supposed by any
one, that the United States have not the
same right that an individual possesses to
defend their lawful possession, by force,
against a trespasser. Must they surreri
derup lhe public property whenever law
less violence attempts to seize upon it?
Some of the Forts and Arsenalsand Light
houses, are I understand, upon lauds
which Inve been purchased from individ
uals without any cession of jurisdiction
from the state in which they lie. It can
not be imagined that the United States
are bound to stand idle and see their pos.
sessions wrested from them—-and then be
put to their action of ejoettrient to regain
possession of their Forts, Arsenals and
Light or bound to resort to a re
plevin to recover the public aims and ac
coutrements, or an action of troVer to ob
tain compensation in damages for their
loss—such a proposition would strike ev
ery one as ultet ly untenable. Yet it would
be quite as unreasonable to require them
to suffer without resistance, th most val
uable bodies of vacant land, which they
hold in different sta es, to be over run 4’
seized on by lawless intruders, and put
lhe United States to the necessity of res
orting to actions of ejectment or other le
gal proceedings against each seperate in
dividual in order to regain the possses
sion. The public domain would be of no
value, or worse than of no value if such
a doctrine could be maintained—lt is
clear that a private individual maydefend
the possession of his property against a
wrongdoer who attemps to deprive him
of it, and may lawfully use any force ne-
cessary for that purpose.
There can beq o reason why a govern
ment bolding property should be denied
the same right— the act <>f March
3d, 1807, dues no more than provide
the means necessary to defend the posses
sion of the public propertj an d authorise
the President to use them—.
The fact that these intruders are now
on lhe lands and have been for sume time
cairnot alter lhe question. The United
Stares have never abandoned their pos
session—and the intruders have never ac
quired a lawful possession against them—
they were mere trespassers from the be
ginning and continue so to the present
time, and .have no better right now, than
they had at the moment they first entered.
The lawful possession is still in lhe Uni
ted States, and way in my opinion be
defended against such trespasses accord
ing to the directions of the act of 1807 by
the removal of the intruders by military
force.
The papers are herewith returned
1 am Sir, tec.
(Signed) R. TANEY.
To the Hon. the Sr-cretarv -,f War.
AUGUSTA,
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18.
lUMHQN
AN'D
RATIFICATION.
“ The friends of lhe Union are our friends und
its enemies our enemies."
We are flow able to announce to our friends
the full Union Ticket for the Legislature. Judge
Harris, our Chairman at Windsor, completes
the number for the Lower House. It stands
thus: ' ’ •
UNION TICKET.
For Senator,
House of Representatives.
Gen. THO’S GLASCOCKi
A. RHODES,
LEWIS HARRIS, e 3
COMMUNICATED.
We &-e authorised to announce the following
as the
UNiaN&miPIHN TICK I**.
SIENATOtt,
Gen. Valentine Walker.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Gen. Thomas Glascock.
Absalom Rhodes, Esq.
Judge Lewis Harris.
We are requested to announce the fol
lowing as the “No Ratification Ticket”
for lhe Legislature.
NO RATIFICATION
Senate.
lIENRY MEALING.
Representatives.
HOLLAND McTYRE
N. W. COCKE
A N. VERDERY,
We are authorized to
soy that Major Jesse Thomp
son, is not a Candidate for the Legisla
ture.
Sep? 16 111
We are authorised to
announce Augustus N. Verde
ry, as a Candidate to represent the
County of Richmond, at the ensuing elec
tion.
Aug 23 101
are al,t horized to
announce N. W Cocke, Esq.
a Candidate to represent Richmond Coun
ty in lhe representative Branch of the
next Legislature;
Aug 23 y 10JL
VVe are authorised
ntinounir General VALEN
TINE WALKER, a Candidate
to represent Richmond County, in the Senatori
al Branch of the State Legislature.
Sept 4 104 td
We are authorised to
announce Judge Lewis Harris,
a Candidate to Represent Richmond
County, in the Representative Branch of
the State Legislature;
Sept 11 109
THE COTTON CROP.
The prospect of an exuberant Cotton
Crop has materially changed in the last
month. The reports which now reach
us,though they may be exaggerated,speak
with confidence of a diminished crop.
This is attributed to the blighting effects
of the late drought. It occurred proba
bly at the worst possible season for the
Cotton plaht. At itsfull maturity, load
ed with fruit, and urging its organization
to the full developement .of vegetable life,
the want of a full supply of moisture must
necessarily check its operations, and the
diminished activity of its powers be evi
denced both io the lessened quantity and
inferior quality of its product. In plain
English, in consequence of the dry weath
er, the cotton plant has dropt its blossoms
and voung bolls; and it is now too late in
the season for Suy occurrence, such as
favorable season, and a late fall,, t<i enable]
it fully to retrieve tho i.njuryz
We have been informed that a whitb
boy, about 11 years old, was found dead
on Monday morning last, on tho Swamp
Road, leading from this place to the Iron
Bridge, across Rocky Creek, near the
plantation es Win. Eve* A CCroner’s
inquest was held over the body, and the
verdict rendered, was “ that lie came to
his death from accidental drowning in the
adjacent lagoon.” Dis dress was a round
about mixed homespun round jacket, and
coppet striped pan’aloons; without any
shut, hat or shoes, with very light hair.
It is not yet ascertained, who the boy is,
His burial was delayed as long as possible',
to afford an opportunity f«u him t<» be
identified.
We have been informed by lhe coron
-er, that the boy has been identified and
was JAMES A. CLARK, son of John
Clark, us Edgefield district, S. C,
T HEROBBERY.
The developements, which the inveS’
tigation has produced, shew a sys'em of
theft,, in which some of tire most trusty
seivams ia the city have been engaged For
several years. Besides Mr. Kilburo'p
Goods, those of several other persons
have been discovered in the possession of
a black man, in whom unlimited confi
dence had been generally placed, and on
whom, as he was a member of the Church,
suspicion would hare reluctiantly fixed,
as concerned in such transactions. The
agents have been the black clerks in the
different Stores, whose facilities in ..con
ducth gsueb arrangements, have hitherto
prevented their defection. As concern
ed in the robbery of Mr. Kilburn’s Store,
four whi(e men 1 , in whoso wagons the
stolen goods were identified, have been
committed to j til, vvith several negroes.
"RtcttjJioND” is AS good as his promise,
lie told us yesterday, that ha would
give our Correspondent, “A Tax Payer"
and t)u , i self, "the devil" in lhe Chronicle
this morning. Gur friend loses his tem
per 100 easily for the “head of a party*’—
is too easily put into a iirivet. His friends
wonder that he has So long escaped the
Cholera or some other dire disorder; f.»r
all summer he has sWeat from one Prin»
ting Office to another, and puff;d and
blowed away al least one third of his fu
ture life. He has constan !v remiodvd
us of a little curly-tailed dog we heard
of at Athens when excited, his tail edit
ed so tight, that his hind .'tegs aid hat touch
the ground.
Richmond will ptetcieve, that we are in
a good humor, and shall make the most
of bis loss of temiier. It is a m >st uner
ring ci iterion, tbit a man is wrong, when
he getsoiit of hu rtor, and ev 1 les answer
ing* the charges made against his
and that of the Party-, at the head <>f
which he has placed himself — no birfv
else thought of such a location. Our Cot
respondent, A Tax Fdyer y placed the
conduot of the minority in the late Con
vention in such a strung light <>f “dishon
esty,” that efrery nian who lias read it,
except Richmond, excl timed with its,
Flush at your duplicity. We republish
A Tax Payer's essay, lest any of our
Readets may have ovei looked his deved
opements. He takes Richmond’s o'>n
Table, and shows that the ineq iality of
which he So patheticlllv complains, is
quadrupled by litis “ebdseri plan’* of (be
minority, who wterb so enaniored of its
beautiful features, (bar they cartie within
a few votes of presenting it, with the
plan of tho majority, before the People,
for their admiration too. This plan
was to give each coun'y one representa
tive, and done, not even the most popu
lous Counties, more than two. This was
their equalization 1 And m>w before the
people; they are crying out "monstrous
inequality” against the plan adopted by
so large a majority of the Convention.
We have just been told, that Richmond
admits, notwithstanding what he publish
es this morning, that Hull’s sub litute was
worse for the House of
in point of equality of Representation!.
Our readersail know, that the principle
in the Senate is not changed at all. How,
then, can “he and his party” escape the
charge levelled against the Ratifiers-, which
wa have only hurled back into their
teeth in their own language. If it has
knocked any of them out, it was only
what we intended. They.will bite with
less effect in future.
Some more us Richmond’s tricks, and
those of “his party” are exposed To-day
by our intelligent Correspondent, An
dependent. Richmond does not like things
called by their r ight names. The sophis
try, which An Independent exposes,
Richmond and his Coadjutors may place
to any other*, if they dislike the account,
on which »e have given them credit.
But we have not time for further remarks
on this fruitful subject. We refer our
Readers again to A Tax Payer y whom
Richmond appears not to know.
*“R ichmond” is b«st ts? asking questttms.