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(ion of lanes, and the abolition of (lie
odious ty'.hes.
“ l am certain of Inc faults of the
deluded people, and as certain of the
wrongs that urge them to their deae
rate and lawless proceedings, and that
these are the very causes of insulior-
dination, but they are causes which will
not be removed ;—the national debt,
and national expenditures are obstacles
to llie removal of one ; the unbounded
avarice and an insatiable desire of seeing
foreign countries, and a pride in leaving
extensive rent rolls are causes of com
plaint to the unfortunate ; but the last,
and ns they consider the most galling to
their feelings, is the tytlie tax, a very
just cause of complaint indeed.
“ After paying national taxes and rent,
scarcely one sixth of their ill-requited
labors remain to support thoir half-starv
ed generation, when the unfeeling I’roc-:
tor comes to glean them of this trifle, to
contribute to the support of n Clergy
from whom they derive no 'instruction,
and leaves them to poverty arid despair ;
rousing from a lethargy in which they
have so long slumbered, they seek re
fuge under the banners of insurrection,
Mud at length must yield a welcome, but
unmerited end. Good God? llow can
we blame tloun ? how can we say they
act unjustly. No, all we can say is, they
act unwisely. May Heaven recall them
to a true sense of their duty, and soften
the hearts of thrir oppressors, is the sin
cere wish of your most truly affectionate
friend."
THE BONAPARTE FAMILY.
From William's Travels in Italy, Greece,
and the Ionian Islands,
The members of the Bonaparte family
at Rome consist ol the Princess Pauline,
married to Prince Borgbese ; I.ouis Bo
naparte, the ex-king of Holland ; l.ucein
the Prince ofCanir.e, and his family,
and lastly' the mother ot Napoleon Bona
parte I he first of these personages
was the tavouritc sister of the ex-empe-
ror, and during his residence in FJha.'he
was in the habit of placing her close to
him when they were in company ; lie
sometimes would turn round while at
dinner, and dr-ire one of his officers to
compose some quatrian in honor of the
princess’s charms, and to recite it to her
•it the table. One ot those officers, who
accotn pained him to Elba, shewed »
friend of mine several verses that had
been composed by himself m obedience
to his master’s instructions.
The Princess lives separate from her
husband hut she is allowed to occupy the
opieridid building of the Itorghc-e palace
ait Rome. At present the prince reside*
nt Florence. Napoleon during hi« so-'
premacy. had endeavoured to bring him
Jorward in some public capacity, but the
attempt is said to have failed, his inatten
tion rendering it necessary to withdraw
him from the situations to which he was
oppointed. The Princess Pauline is fond',
of society, she is, indeed, said to display
^n’lch of the coquetry aod vanity of a
. woman e! fa-Lion. Can ora has
ted « statue ot' her, the symmetry
luxurious attitude of which is much
red. < >ne evening she issued invi-
us for a large suit ; the form of the
ation expressed her hope, that she
Id have the company of such and
pennons, “ to see the statue, by
iva lighted up.”
• rson« sufficiently well acquainted,
ip length of their intercour-e with
Bonaparte family, to dencrihe the
icters of the different members of
ve the reputation of superior amia-
:ss to two other sisters of Napoleon,
me Buiocchi, and Madame Murat;
irmer is always mentioned with par-
r respect.
cion carefully abstains from show-
uiself in public, though he admits
English society as are introduced
i. lie never touches on political
:ts, or can be betrayed into con
ig upon them when introduced by
*, who are desirous of learning Ins
m. He affects an occasional air
volity in conversion probably as a
> the serious designs, with which
s been said to be occupied respert-
* brother. However, that may be,
lid to be a difficult matter to draw
lut into giving his opinions on any
t, whether political or not. II
ommenred farming, partly nfter
nglish manner, at his country vill
ifinell, supposed by sonic to stand
; site of Cicero’s Tuscukin villa—
mssion for agriculture, howe ver,
cooled, and was succeeded by a
n for Astronomy. He is in pos-
n of a line Telescope, and sonic
1 instruments by Holland, hut I
■d (bat he was tickle in all these
ot pursuits, and soon abandoned
-His dwelling in Rome is suffici-
haudsome, and he has often small
s in the evening for music or dan-
two of his daughters play and sing
ly, Scexpress a partiality for Scotch
, especially that published by Mr.
;c Thompson, of Edinburgh : one
ir favorite airs is, “ Scot-, whn ha’
alloc* Wed." His eldest d.mgh-
Ihe fruit of his first marriage) was
•d to a Roman nobleman. Her
bad, at one period, designed her
ome the spouse of Ferdinand, thp
it King of Spain, hot afterwards
1 his plan, thinking that something
was necessary to. secure the full
dence of Spain upon his own pow-
e mother ot Napoleon, formerly
ed by the title of Madame Mere,
<, together with her brother Car-
'escii, in the Palazzo Falcone.—
.cd in seclusion, «nd was even
> have become a devotee. Only
her former ladies, of honor rc-
witli her ; she occupies, however,
suite of apartments, very liand-
-ou.oiy furnished, and with a greater
attention to comfort than is usual in Ita
lian houses. She alfecls none rtf the
icsciu: uf Lucien on ceriain subjects,
but speaks with tears in lier eyesoftbe
ex-emperor, displays the feelings of a
mother in her language respecting him,
and laments that he has not written to
any rtf his family since his being at Sk
Helena fondly cherishing the hope,
(which appears to prevail among the
adherents of Bonaparte,) that the Eng
lish government would finally set him at
liberty ; and generally concludes with
some strong encomiums on the charac
ter ot the English nation, with the gene
rosity of which she declares herself w ell
acquainted. Madame Merc has evident
ly been a very line woman; at her ad
vanced period of life she still looks well,
through the aid of her toilet : her man
ners arc even dignified. She appears a
queen, and refutes, as do her daughters,
those notions of the vulgar manners of
the ladies of the Bonapai le family, which
were so easily accredited in Britain.—
In one of the room* in Lucien’s palace
is a bust of Nicolo Bonaparte, the fathar
which exhibits a countenance of remark
able expression ; finer, indeed, than that
of Napoleon, or any of the family.
UF As'.IPtlLEO.Y.
CBIISI A 1 ATI VM.MSIi HU».
Wc understand that, in consequence
of an application from the Austrian Court
to our government, requesting that more
indulgence should be allowed to Bona
parte, orders have been despatched for
that purpose, and have been carried in
to effect. His temper is therefore said
to have become less repulsive. It seems
llint lie is now permitted to walk or ride
without a guard, though there is no re
laxation in tho«e measures of security
which arc deemed necessary to prevent
the possibility of escape. We nl«o learn,
with much regret, that yourg Napoleon
has not been discouraged from enter
taining the utmost harted of the English,
on account of the imprisonment of his
father, though the act of the F.uropean
sovereigns in general, and so essential to
the safety of nil Iheir several states. In
proof of this fact, the following anecdote,
which has been generally circulated on
the continent, is snid to be founded on
truth : The boy lately asked why he was
not sty led asbpforc'—the King of Koine 1
He was informed that the title was abo
lished on the imprisonment of his father.
He (hen asked by whom lie was impri-
soned, and, on being told hv the English,
he put bis band to bis little sword, and
exclaimed ir. rage, “ Ah ! (hose villanous
English." Why the boy shouhkiie per
mitted to indulge these sentiments, or
bow far they may relate to ulterior views
relative to France, we leave to the re-
riections of profound philosophers, and
to the sagacity of more sagacious politi-
cians, to "gather and surmise."
.In unheard of Jtrorily,—Betters from
Angouleme (France) contain the follow
ing account of an liornble outrage com
mitted near ConforlcriA yflnfig cou
ple, who were on the point of being mar
ried, went together to invite tlieir rela
tions to the nuptials. The gii I n as moun
ted on her lover's horse; followed hv
him on foot. On their arrival at a vil
lage where (lie young man wanted to see
some reasons, lie left his destine d bride
to wail his return in the. road. Immedi
ately afterwards three ruffians aiiited,
who after grossly insulting the young
girl, obliged her to alight from the horse,
slripiung her naked ; committed outrage*
on her person, w Inch decency will not
permit us to relate, and threatened to
murder her ; they then killed the horse,
cut open hi j hellv, took out the entrals,
and in their place put the unfortunate
young woman, sewed up the animal's
skin, and nude off. Some children who
were passing by afterward* beard cries
issuing from tlm bowels of the horse,
and immediately ran in great fright to
tell th»ir parents that the devil was in a
dead horse lying in the road. In the
mean time the young man arrived and
heard the ginens of his expiring mistress.
She was dragged out oftlic horrid situa
tion where the villains had placed her,
transported to the nearest lnrn where
every attention was paid to her. The
public sent directly about pursuing the
horrid monsters who had committed an
offence new in the annals of crime, and
were fortunate enough to arre-t them.
They were recognzed liy the young
woman upon confrontation. The unfor
tunate. victim could not survive the out
rages which had been perpetrated upon
her. nuil expired five days afterwards.
We insert the. above (almost incredi
ble) tale of horror on the authority of a
respectable correspondent.
Ciiain i - ii.>, June tl.
FROM NElV.OttLF.ANS
A few days before the steam ship lin
kert Fulton sailed from Netv-Orleans, a
lire took place in the vicinity of the U. S
Naval Arsenal at that place ; the flame;
communicated to that building, and it
was consumed, with all .its contents.—
Besides the properly belonging to that
department, there was 5000 stand of
arms, nml a large quantity of clothing
belonging to the Army, destroyed. The
whole loss to the government, being up
wards of one handled thousand dollars.
The Captain and First Eeutenant of
Bravo, were executed fas mentioned in
yesterday's piper on board of one the
a. barges lying in the Mississippi.—
Just as they reached the barge, the Cap
tain (Ot.«rxnoes) suddenly threw him
self into the stream ; his arms being pin
ioned. he sunk to the holtom ; but rising
soon after to the surface, he was again
secured. He had previously expressed
a wish to be shut, w Inch was not granted ;
and it is supposed he adopted, this expe
dient, in the expectation that (he marines
would shoot him as he rose ; but in (bis
he was disappointed ; ami lie died in the
way pointed out in his sentence.
The Robert Fulton passed in the Mis
sissippi, 2Uth ult. the U. S. schooner
Fyn.r, Lieut. Madisox—and was inform
ed by the pilots at the Belize, that she
had captured and brought in a small pi
ratical schooner, without any commis
sion. -
DREADFUL CONFLICT.
Nashvillc. May 24.
There is a report in town, snid to be
brought by the post rider, that a civil
war is raging among the Choctaw Indi
ans—the report i< related so circum
stantially as to entitle it to credit, more
especially when connected with rumors
which were previously afloat. It is now
staled that some time ago an old Choc
taw woman, suspected by some of her
tribe fur a fit h, was taken up, .ortured
and put to death ; her immediate friends,
or relative*, took what the Indians call
“ satisfaction, " by killing seme member
of the family who had been concerned
in putting (he old woman to death—Ibis
was retaliated, and finally two parties
were created wlm, with arms fought a
regular and bloody battle. It is said
that the number engaged amounted in
one hundred and fifty on each side, anil
that the battle was continued with such
obstinate valor by both parties, that not
more than twclv e of the combatants were
left alive. Sliould this be true, it fur
nishes an instance of persevering deter
mination in pursuit of revenge unexam
pled by any tiling which we have heard.
Extract of a teller lo a gentleman in St.
Louis, Ala. dat'd
“ Winchester, New Madrid county,
(Mis-nuri,) April IV, 1*20.
" The militia are ordered out m masse,
to go to New Madrid. There is likely
to be some serious difficulty with a band
of the Shawanee Indians, at that place.
On Friday last n Mr. Davis, from Ten-
ncssre, am’, a Mr. Chandler, wercattnck-
ed by the Indians : Davis was killed,
butchered, and scalped ; Chandler was
mortally Avenndcd. The whites from
the neighborhood went in pursuit of the
murderers ; and, Although one was «hot
and slightly wounded, they made their
escape. They, howcvci, surceedcJ in
catching three of the party who were
not immediately concerned in the mur
der, and brought them into town, (New
Madrid,) where they are now under a
strong guard. Three others afterwards
came in, and held a council with those
confined. One of them teems to be the
principal chief of the hand. It was a-
greed by them that the two murderers
should he delivered up in four days, and
the three prisoners sliould remain under
guard until that promise was complied
with. It is since ascertained that they
only wanted tune to collect tlieir whole
party, which consists of between one and
two hundred ; then it is their intention
to come in and take their companions
without ceremour.'"
Tbe.xtok. X. J. May 2?.
Important decision.—Outlie I Oth in
stant, the IjCgislativc Council, sitting as
the High Court of Errors anil Appeals,
reversed the judgment of the Supreme
Court, w Inch confirmed the proceedings
of the Circuit Court, held io the county
of Essex, whtrem Col. Aaron Ogden
obtained a verdict against Thomas Gib
bon, for the sum of uOOO dollars, in an
action of damages.
Gibbon, as we understand (lie case,
challenged Og.leu to light a due * 1 , which
the latter did not accept, and, in conse
quence, Gibbon posted him a* a cow ard.
The action was tor damages, on account
of this insult, fc the invasion of his peace
by posting the libel on liis oliice door.—
The damages were assessed, it is said by
the Jury, with u view to repress duelling,
and under a consideration of tlm ability
of the defendant to pay, lit being sup
posed very rich.
It is to he regretted, that when our citi
zens resort to peaceable means, to re
press the murderous practice of duel
ling, llml they should meet w:th discour
agements iu our courts ofjustice.
[Federalist.'}
The Governor of Tennessee, hxs by Pro
clamation required the legislature of that
State, to-convene at Murfreesboro ugl on
the gtith inst. the affairs of that State uu’lin-
rising in his opinion an extra session. The
following reasons assigned for the nirrt.ng
are extracted from the Alurfrcesboroiqffi
Courier.
Cull of the l/tgislittm.—The Governor
in compliance with what appears to he the
general wishes of the people nn the subject,
has concluded to call an extraordinary sessi
on oftheGeneral Assembly. YVe have learnt
this determination of his excellency from an
authentic source, and also, tlmt the time of
convening the Legislature, is lo lie on tin
Jtitli of next month. Writ* of election, we
are advised, have already issued to till the
vacancies occasioned hy the resignation of
several ol’ the members of the present Ge
neral Assembly. The elections to fill these
vacancies, will take place in the respective
counties, in which they have happened, on
the ljtli and 1 Kill days of June.
In railing the legislature at this time of
unparallelled pecuniary distress, the Gover
nor lias promptly obeyed the Ic.timate
>oice of tlic people, expressed hy petit ions
from the different sections of the is untry.
We entertain no iloulit of its being the wish
of a large majority of the citizen; nf Ten
nessee, that the Legislature should lie call
ed; to pass some constitutional law, calcu
lated lo offer some kind of relief to tl:e thou
sands of distressed debtors in our state,
who are now tottering on the very K. i u f
min and in: olvency. Tlicxe difficulta-have
..... in,«:o piixluced by the imprudence of
those who owe the money, but are attribu
table, in nearly every innlanre, to the tall of
foreign markets, and to the domestic 'farci
fy of a circulating medium. Those debtors
who possess valuable property,are in a-de
plorable a condition as those w ho have little
or none; for property when brought ml*
market under a forced sale, under the ham
mer of the sheriff, auctioneer or roiHnhlc.
will not tell for the tilth of its value; it can
not be sold for more; fur no purchaser can
be found who has money.
If ever tiiere was an occasion, when ne-
csjiiy railed for legislative interference,to
save a whole people from bankruptcy and
ruin, the present is surely the time. Mi
ter fully into the laudable views which
has induced the Governor to interpose lii-
xcrutive authority to rail the iimnedkite
Representative* el the people together.—
We do hope that the members, when asseia-
Moil, will unite in heart and hand in alfor
ding every constitutional relief that can lu-
xtonded to tlieir suffering constituents.—
We believe, that a law of great practical it-
tility may be passed on tnis stibjeei, wiln
out having nnv retrospective effect, or ii
any way impairing the nature and obligation
nf individual contracts. Little argument!
would lie required to prove this, but at thi-1
nliglitened day we deem it w holly uimc-
ceasary to enter upon the tank.
Trial of the Pirates at Poston.—This Tri
al is published hy Mr. Joseph Spear, iu
twenty pages octavo. Judge Story’s sen-
tence occupies five pages,of which the fol
lowing is an extr u t:
“There is t!"-n nulling fit point of laic in
your rare, which entitles you to the 1-vora-
dc consideration of the Court, and there is
nothing, absolutely nothing—fit point offact,
an far as la known tous, to call forth the
pithlic mercy for your succour nr pardon.—
You had no excuse for your inhuman hutrh-
eries. Then 1 was not even the pretence of
irriluh d pas-ions In soften the deep maligni
ty of the scene. It was a mild summer even
ing, the close of a day of pleasure and festi-
itj, consecrated to liberty and itidepen-
lcnce. Your officers were already retired to
repose. One sleeping on deck, the other in
liis cabin. T!v time was fast approaching
midnight. One would have thought that
I tie CO,lines! ami tranquillity of the scene,
might have, awakened other thoughts than
deeds of darkness. Y ct you chose this as
the time of your detesliMe plot. Yon seized
one of your offirers hy surprize, in sleep, and
threw him into the sen. lli» cries ralh-tl up
the captain, and lie too, was instantly push
ed overboard. lie caught lu-ld of t no main
linom guy. and struggled In save himself
from destruction. During tenagoaizing mi
nutes, he remained suspended there, grapp
ling rbr life, and entreating merry. Did your
heart relent on this occasion ? It was a mo
ment for repentance, for submission, for liu-
manitv, for merry. Did yon listen to the
appeal* of conscience, to the pleadings of the
miserable w retch just sinking into eternity.
>ih1 looking round for the last hope of safe
ty? No—no. There waa no mercy there—
Vnu stabbed him with many a wound, till
exhausted with fatigue and lo«« of blood, he
seemed ready to fall, a dying, fainting vir-
tim—\ on then rut away the rope, liis last
feeble hold on life. He dropped—the ocean
ihrcw its datk waves over him, and he was
gone forever, lie was sent to his final ar
rnunt without preparation, k w ithout wam-
It was a most cruel, and ferocious, and
unnatural murdur. Yet it stood not alone.
The transition of the mate, from sleep to
h ath, though more sudden, anil less terrific
in it* circumstances, was no less agonizing.
Ilii shrieks were heard on the desolate o-
eean, and then in a moment all was silence,
deep, and dreary, and u arful."
The 1108100 Patriot rtntcs, on autho
rity, that the President of the United
Mates, after having maturely considered
the petition in favor of the Pirates now
under sentence of dtgiK in that District,
lias signified to the “I A.,1 his determi
nation not to arrest oflkerfen: with the
decision of the Court. w|u_.y will accor
dingly he executed in aformly to tlieir
sentence on llie 15lh So.—S'at. Ini.
Ci.'i i'NA fiJliio) May lfi.
A passenger in the la
New Orleans reports, tl
re-organized the expciht.
and Includes iu bis view
Alev ICO. 1 le lias at presen
under bia command at G:&town, and has
moreover obtained asaisl.ii from the Ve-
uc/uclian patriots, who h.ufrnl him tlieir
Ik el, and Admiral La Kitifilhc pirate, lias
also joined tin* hand ol ail'Anrcis. If these
reports prove correct, we tm look furope-
r.iiiunx of rather a deeisivijaracter. \V
give the report as we r<
The Canada nexvspapersBve us an evi
dence of miserable malice wfeli we did nut
suppose, if entertained, couAud open de
fenders among respectable lions, against
one of our distinguished ft-lw-citizens.
Some exhibitor of Wax I Acs, at York,
had in his collection a rcpre-ltation of our
Major General Jackson. Tlexliibition of
this figure, say s the new--papelvas “ highly
“ offensive, not particularly to|e inhabiauts
of York,hut to every Britishlhject whose
“ heart heat in unison with loywy to his so
vereign.” Revenge was deteiljneil on.—
The offending figure w as takeilunresisting,
from the waxen groupe, anil “ lug as high
as Hainan,” to use the words of avriter vv bo
gives an account of it Spirit offcivalry !—
What an exploit! What enliglifced mind
must have conceived it! What tiling hand
achieved it! How loyal be tlict| men of
York !
It would be gross injustice to tifc British
nation to itqpulo to it the disposlpn indi
cated in this instance of stupid inallnity.—
Regarding the authors nf it as ignorht zeal
its, they merit pity more Ulan another
seitimenL The »rib r la the Yorkuliser-
vet, however, who anplavVs this m\nani
tnisis feat, deserves the punishmeiitsVliirh
is jtstly due to all nii'-chiovinus iiistijklur*
ofmteinal liro-ls. Let it he the busiiiAs of
the vrious and reflecting part of both lati
nos ts counteract the effects of such filly-
We aix persuaded there is nn part oflln-
United Mates in vvhirlia transaction like tYit
at York would not have been universal)
condemned.—.Vat. Int.
Every xyrtenfcnt in the foreign news
papers, cotr.erning Spain, is encourginc.
The king is tither reclaimed to his own
true interests or is completely subject
ed by that inffitence w Inch will secure
those ol the lotion. Much judgment is
displayed by tbs new administration in
the course whitli they are pursuing a-
to in'orml ccontmy. The akolil.iou of
taxes on husbandry in its vorlnos branch
es ; the removal of some arbitrary im
posts upon ccm.Rc.-CC, tiCt.I the «. holy
commercial sy-'. -tn cm be remoulded hy
the Cortes, the disbaiding of parts of the
regular nrtny, and the orgniz-dton of the
national militia, arc measures well fitted
to consolidate the revolution. The ar
rangement of the finances and the replen
ishing of the treasury will present the
greatest ilitlicnllie 3 * * . t\'e find that Au
gustin de Argnelles, is, :t< we anticipated
last w eek, appointed to an important post
in the government. We have received
private advices from Spain of n most sa
tisfactory tenor. It would appear that
the secular clergy have cageily tiken
part with the Liberals ; they : ue active
in maintaining order ; at.d are seconded
even hy the common popular oiators
who, at the public meetings, harangue
about the beauty and glory of moderation,
and holJ up the example of France as
solemn warning. Even the populace of
the cit.es and the mas? of the peasantry
are penetrated with the importance of
abstaining from violence or cixr«s of
whatever kind, with n view to the ulti
mate general good, an-l the dignity nf the
national character. The refusal oftli- pro
visional government to admit intot-pain
those against whom the (.'ortes had pro
nounced sentence of banishment, on ac-
uunt of their adherence to Joseph Bo-
oaparte, probably nrrios from a doubt of
its power to suspend or rescind that
sentence. Universal conciliation would
appear to be trie he:-t policy, Rail (he
cue of those exiles is one of great hard
ship and perhaps injustice, as nnv be
understood from Nellerto's curious ‘Me-
•iiuirs oftlic Spanish Revolution of I !!00.‘
I hey hove »* much cause lor resentment
ajiinst Ferdinand and bis late advisers,
as against the Cortes.
[H'aUs's Sutionnl Giartic ]
BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN SI'MV
It is said that >ir Henry Wellesley ha«
b -en very ill treated at Madrid, and tin
London papers intimated that it i* pro-
hrljlu lie will take his departure without
the formality of taking leave. '1 he fact
is. that air Henry has exerrried tuo much
ifriuence at that court, anil has u*cd it to
th injury of civil liberty and liberal
la*'. When the revolution lu.-ke out,
w! several provinces had til ready pro-
cl lined the Constitution—when Balias-
t* 1 and others urged the King to sv. ,. ar
t*> 'he Constitution, an act vvlii-.b vvoul-’
h*!-restored tranquillity, an : t [ wl j r |,
I trdinand was iu duty hound. |->' ir) .
Sir Henry advised him n f -t to i ,- Pilr tl , „
ami Wwt Hie British F.overum, ,, t would
tt'C lorn 50,000 i r ien, cvra , vhrn hp
hi** that liis gu<; erne,icnt dart not scud
iiL n l ° ; M’ a,n ' * ul timately fur Sir
"Tri and for the King, this advice was
Bail t.',ic Constitution sworn to.
I he Liberales, in the mean tune, assem-
dei. determined lo burn Sir Henry's
IOU-", j,.„| t(, B Kiog accepted |fis offers.
? '*'fthis treatment he complaint, and,
‘inc- th c revolution has terminated, he is
treatc-j with indifference.—.Vet. Jlbv.
TL 't.Mo of the public mind in |>. lr j, an< l
O'bei lifts of France is that uf extreme di«-
'”™'1 ,; slitter from Paris, received in
Iphin in the present week, suys,
“ ffi*''i« no longer any sorority fur our per
sons- atm de racial an- strived ; and II-
berty’' no longer enjoyed in France ; toen-
l".v On bteesunf. w« ran ln.,k no where
now b.' tlJ Uirt I’niu J States or to Spain."
(.dii iwro.]
For the following character of Was:--
ixgtoK Irviko, the classical author o;
the Sketch Book, we are indebted to the
Port Folio. It is to be regreted a more
iriiiiilc biography of this gentleman has
not been given.
WASHINGTON IRVING,
Who stands at the head of American
wits, is endued with a keen and intuitive
perception, a taste the most delicate and
refined, a humour rich and playful, and
a mind stored with brilliant conceptions^
and ludicrous combination of images
which lash with sportive severity the
reigning follies of the day, which abound
in tine touches of humour, and sparkle
with the brightest corruscations of wit.
The mental powers of this elegant,
satirist were early ripened into excel
lence. Premature exuberance of genius*
so frequently portending sterility, was,,
in this instaiice, the forerunner of a rich,
and fruitful harvest. Mr. Irving's ac
quirements in polite literature arc as
extensive as liis imagination is boundless
and excursive ; liis intellectual feature*
hold, yet finely proportioned, like the
Apollo of Bclvidere, unite firmness tw
delicacy, and strength to elegance
In his manners to strangers, reserved,
and occasionally labouring under sligiit
embarrassments ; he is easy, open, affa
ble and communicative to the compan
ions of his social hours. In colloquial
entertainments, his wit seldom, as might
naturallv he expected, flashes on the
brain, or kindles the heart into merri
ment. Deficient in readiness of expres-
sion, liis words follow at B distance th»
celerity of hi* conceptions. In his stric
tures on the tine arts, and lii< reflection*
on men and manners, he displays a know
ledge of polite learning, and of human
nature, extensive, critical and just.
RECORDER.
MILLEIHtEV ILLE, Titmiay, Jtsi go.
FOR T1IE RElOSnS.R.
Ah sms. K'itorr ■ In She few obxrriatlola*
which were made in your paper of the a.Sil
in May, tnc principal object in view, was by
It plain statement offset* to rf|H‘l the un-
loumied i iisrgc oi ".In Ut.t G«e.'"ian,’’ tlmt
Mr. Cobh huJ slumbered over the interests
of the state, until roust'd by the prospect of
credit hein- attached to the Governor of
Georgia, for his promptitude in urging our
claims e-n the general government By re-
fer"iice“lo tn atiei pending, treaties ratified,
and the obuQxiims treaty of t-'ilJ,” I have al
ready shewn satisfactorily to every unpreju
diced mind, that the first part of this charge,
h totally unfounded: It remains then, o'liir
to enquire what credit is vine to the Governor
of Georgia in prosecuting tin elaims of this
state: vvliat fame lie has acquired in the. ma
nagement of this business, of w hich Mt. C.
lias so ungenerously robbed him. Iflsiw-
eeeii iu proving to the people of Georgia,
that Governor Clark has aetisl merely as lies
agent oftlic Legislature,it w ill necessarily fol
low, that whatever credit is due on this oc
casion, is to le divided between llie Legisla
ture, for Itaving originated the measure, anil
Mr. Cobh for bringing it before Congress
w ithout being furnished with the proceedings
oftlic Legislature, as he ought to have been,
ami our other members of Congress also
who aided Mr. C. in procuring the amend
ment moved by him. Before 1 enter on this
subject, however, 1 will answer one or two
enquiries made hy “ An Old Georgian” lb
his la«t communication eounerteil with tlux
former part of the vlvarg-. lie o'-ks why
Mr. Cobb had not endeavored to procure a
treaty i.itli the Creeks, where the me it va
luable and extensive portion of lands are si
tuated ? The answer to this bus been already
given, because the treaty of i it IT, w liicli was
i nncludod hilt a few months before Mr. Cobb
went to Congress, was not yet carried into
effort, and a decent respect for our own cha
racters required us to await the accomplish
ment of one treaty, before we became ' la-
morous for another. With* view ol thirltl-
iug the general government from the (barge
of favoritism to other states, he arks hnW
was Ibis treaty of IS17 brought about? ami
answer* himself, by saying it was llie effect
of the activ e exertions of the Tennesseeans*
Here, ns on oilier occasions, he the* directly
iu the face of recorded facts. By referent*
to the resolution! of tin Legislature of Geor
gia, passed at its session of 1 ft 10, wil 1 be
found a memorial anil rrme.nstranco “ri thsf
body to the President of the l ni>d State*
mi the subject of the *,reaty of cession be
tween this state and the Unt’.nrl States, and
the treaty of For* jaekso;,, which, speak
ing nf the lattvr treaty, will lie found this
strung laugU igr : “ ^our memorialists bcliev-
"]tt that Ky this treaty the interests of Geor
gia have been ’itiandonrd, do in behalf ol tli*
citizens of lid. state protest anil remonstrate,
against rf*;,d treaty, and do fnrthi r request,
mat measures may be taken, as speedily as
r ' rri .instances iriti permit, to procure an ad-
't'.iiuuul cession oj trrriloni," H'f. The run*
sequence of which remonstrance was the
treaty uf 11117, or what is commonly called
Jackson’s and Meriwether’s treaty, ana which
treaty “ An Old Georgian” has attributed to
“ the active exertion* of the Tennesseeans.
What ev idence there is of such “ active ex
ertions ol the Tennesseeans,” I know "°*'s
the fact of tlieir existence, however, would
have hern better evidenced by ridercnce to
some public document from that Mate, than
by the bare “ ipse dixit” of “ An Old Geor
gian." I repeat therefore until the contrary
appears, that the treaty of 1817 was produc
ed by the “active exertions” uf the Leg”
lure of Georgia at their session ol t®* 6 -.
we il- v not find governor Rabun assuming <>
hints f of this measure, and Irum-
|)etiu s bis own fame in the newspapers as i
will prove governor Clark to have done i -
fore I conclude this communication. Again*
•• An Old Georgian” a-ks, wb; i M
wa* to ilis»;tti*lu tl with th«* ^ i,*
ho did nut oppose it* ratification . J
Pitiful Stupidity ! Would not anyoneeo
dude from all this, that - " f ", i
had bo n a euhjact MBits* iut *