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MILLEDGEVILLE, QHQHpLfc,'MONDAY, JANUARY M, 1828
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No. 50, or VOL. VIII.
rT The Reccnora is published weekly, on
,n V0 ,-k street, between WHynoinid JrH'cr son,
,, Three Dullars per annum, payable in nil tinner,
fuiir Dollars, if uot paid before the end ofthe
‘ ijirKfiTtSRNKtSTS conspicuously inserted at
( hi usual rates. Those sent without a specifi
cation of tin. number of insertions, will he pule
tfrlicd until ordered out, and charged accord
10 Sales of land an ,\ negroes, by Administrators,
Esecutor*. or Guardians, are required by law, to
beheld on the first Tuesday in the month, he
men the hours often in the forenoon and three
tu the afternoon, at the court-house of the coun
ty iinvliirii the property is situate.—Notices of
id" sale ofland must hegivatlin a public gazette
fixrr days, and negroes, Four If duys, previous
ii, tin- day of sale.
N’cticeufihe sale of personal property must he
given in like manner, forty days previous to the
day of s do. Also, notice to the debtors and cre
dit,13 of an estate must be published for fohty
11 .vs.
,'iol : cc that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must be
pub aed for rot'll months.
All business in the line of Printing, will meet
nithp ompt attention at the UecoRDF.it Orrice.
Le rTKRS ion business) must be post-paid.
SOB
&Ea«OVA&.
Sirs. J3>T&S,
Milliner, Milledgeville.
R ESPECTFULLY informs her friend* and
the public generally, that she has REMOV
ED her SHOP to the 11 >use on Wayne Street,
next door below Mrs. Huson’s Hotel, and near
ly opposite the Market louse, where she still
Continues to carry on the
JMViVm&v 5 B us vnes s.
She tender, her grnse'ui acknowledgments to
those who have heretofore favored her with their
Aistom,and hopes by unlemittcd attention to bu
siness. to merit a cootinuauun of their favors.—
Site will at nit times keep on hand n variety of
Bonnets and Fancy Articles,
and has nowon hand LEGHORN and OPEN
tffltVW BONNETS ofthe latest fashion.
December 31 dH—tf
Contractors IVanted for Brides
and Lumber.
S EALED PR P03AL3 *vil) be received by
'he mate Engineer before, or on the tnt «l.«y
ol February next, for HoQ,000 bricks of the bc*bi
quality, ielivered at the Slate House in Millerfgtj-
vi In ; the cjntiactor wiU be bound to delive*
lOO.t'OO boiore or on (be 1 Rt day of M»y ; 100,000
btMui e or on tlie In! day of June, and 60 000 iu the
m mill of July next; the luicks fitter being l>urni
are utie eight inches in length, 4 inched in width
ami two *ud a Ii ilf inches in thickness
For the benefit of Contractors, permission
h is been obtained to make bricks free of town
t.ixoi a,,y part of iho Coiariion where nuitable
8*»n can l)Q found, except in such pails ol e<ud
Couj.o hi, as arc undrr lease.
Scaled proposals will also *>c received for JO,000
superficial tect of quartered flooring boards ol the
fii8t qiality, made out of lung leaf pine, free ol
San uikJ knoti, averaging C inches ill widlh and
1 l*4«ncb thick ; ulso, 15,000 fret of scantling ol
Fuch dunenfeions asehali be described by bills de
livered from time to time; the whole of the il or-
ini? boards and scantling to be delivered at the
State House before or on the 1st of May next-
HAMILTON FULiON, State Engineer
Milled”' vills, Dec. f 8 40—3t
Contractors IVanted for Lime.
(•J \LE1J PROPOSALS will be rereivtd be
lore or on tint 1st day of February next, lor
lo'JO bushels of nnslackecl lm|u, 10 bo delivered .it
the Sut .-house in Milledgeville, before or ou the
Ivtdiyni -lay next. ItuinuUe stipulated ill the
prop A.lv at what L'unew ' . lire Lime has been
o, will ec Un.-ei; i! it is . iuie made in thin Slate,
the proposal is to be made ala price pel bushel;
it ,ae Lime is imported from any other State, tin
p- "j d is to he made at a price per ban el, ami
si.uiig wii.it quantity the barrels shall contain
When delivered,
HAMILTON FULTO.V, Slate Engineer.
Milledgevil.e, Dee -9 48—3t
THE LAIRD O’ :0 .KPEN.
tTSIR WALTLK SCOTT.
I he I drd o’ Cockiteii lie’s proud an' he’s groat ,
['•» mind is ta'en up ui thing* u' thu stale ;
Ho vvanto'l a wifo Ins lir.iw house 10 keep :
But favour wi' women wan futhious tu seek.
Down by the di ke hide a Intly did dwell,
\i his table-head he thought she would look well)
M’Clish’* ae daughter o’ Cl averse li.T Lee,*—
A peiiuyU-ss la s wi’ • lung pedigree.
His wig was well-pouthnr'd, us guid as when new,
His waistcoat was white ; hi* coat it was blue,
He put no a l ing, a sword, ami cook'd hat.
And who could refuse llio Laird wi’ a’ that-*
He took the grey mare, and rode ctvinily ■,
A it’ rap'd at the yelt o' Cl averse bo' Lee ;
‘ Gie.tell mistress Jeun toeumsauteilily hen;
She’, wanted t" Sj.eali to iho Laird o’ Cut kpeu.”
Mistress Jean was inakin’ the idler (1 over fine,
“ An’ w hat brings the Laird at sic a like lime? ’
3he p it off her apron, and on hersik gown,
Her much wi’ red ribbons, an' gaud awn down
An’ when she cam hen, Hr booed fill’ low ;
An' wli.at was Ins errand, he snun let her know,
Ain iz’d was tliu Laird, when the Lady said n.i,
'.a' wi’ a liigli turtsie, she turn’d nivdy.
Dunifoimd-.r'd he was, nap sigh did he gi'e
ile in Minted his mare, ttmj rude ea oily ;
And Mien lie ihoclit, as he gaed thro' lie glen,
She’s daft to refuse the Laird of Cm kpcu.
And now that thn Laird his exit had made,
Mrs. -leau hadreAected on wh.it she had said
“ Oh! lor ane I’ll get belter, its waiulna I’ll get ten;
1 was daft to refuse the Laird o' Cockpeu.”
ft'eisl time that die Laird and the lady was seen,
They were guun arm in arm to the Kiik on ill
green :
Nmv she sits in the ha like a weel tappit hen,
But as yet there’s uae chicken appear'd at Cock-
pen.
DUCATI l n.— The exercises ol the subscii
a_i lei’s SCHOOL recommence this day, a’
the old st.md. l.i addition to those brunettes of
i.duoaiion heretofore taught, les.- :.s in UllAW-
lNU with Lidia Ink, and PAINTING in Watei
Colors will be giver.. Also, the French huigtiagp
taught. Any inuirmati n given on application
tlie School room, or at Ac. Downer's
ft. B JOHAN.
N. B. Wanted tohire immediately,:-. Negro Wo
man capable ol attending carefully to children.
December 31 48—3t V B. J
Uv. OWENS—Dentist,
A GAIN Offers his setvices to the citizens of
this place. His office istltat formerly oc
cupied by Ur. Rogers, nearly opposite Lafay
ette Hall. J
Milledgeville, Nov. 29 41—tf
r PO HIRE OUT for the present year, two
likely young Negro Men, accustomed to
plnntation work, and one or two young negro
S. GRANTLAND.
Milledgeville, January 5
A bl, persons are hereby forwnrned from tiad-
“A: M, K for one note ot hand, given by the sitb-
;' r ' ier ,0 David Jester, for dated some time
-'^ber last, and due the 23th of December,
o,as t| le consideration for wiitch said note was
y f"’ ls u |'der an incumbrance and will tail, and
o not intend to pay il unless the property is
“a* good, or I aoj combi
Morgan county, December 25
property
’iiul.
JOHN SPENCE
If
*PHE SUBSCRIBER lias moved his LAW
-I OFFICE to one of Carter &. Boykin’s rooms,
nearly opposite McComb’s T •tvern, on Way»
“ r J«L K. K. HINES
December 24 47 tf
FOR SALE,
A LIKELY Negro aXKJi, about 16 yea
old- Apply at the Recorder Office.
Milledgeville, January 7 49—4t
/ * EOK-iIa, ftewton county —Tho'nias L Tlio-
JJ mason, of Captain Oir’s district, tolls before
Downes,Exq. one CHESNUT SORREL
aoout lOyenrt old,four feet 7 inches high,
both hind (eel white, wind galled, with a small star
>n her forehead, shod before and racks—Apprais
'd by George Ozburn and Arch-bald Y Paul, tu
tuny dollars, this lttJanuaiv, 1828
. L. HOPKINS, Pl’k,
January 7 -19—3t
jV 01 ICE.—All persons aie notified not to trade
4-1 tur five notes given by me .0 John Marsh ol
Juaescounty, eicli for thirty dollars, payable die
j diol December, 1827 ; also, one oilier note for
a -DO, given by me to site said John Marsh, paya-
“ ' Tm 25th December, 1828—the consideration of
•mu uotes has failed, and 1 am determined uot to
hay the same until compelled iiv l.t
n , jESsr.
December 59
aw.
CHAMNESS
49-3,1
Fromlhc “Manuscript," a periodical published
monthly in the city of A'eui Fork.
GEN. WASHINGTON’S ESCAPE.
Washington's a w itch-word, such as Hi: or
Shall sink, where there’s -iu echo lolii , dr.
[Ily ion.
Tins name of Washington is donr to
every American. Distinguished, not only
for bravery ami intelligence, but for the
purest virtues which can adorn the hu
man heart, he has been venerated in the
memory of distant nations, anti immorta
lized by the blessings he shed upon bis
country, lie resembles the orb of day,
impnrting bis twilight long after he is set:
& invisibly dispensing bis light and cheer
ing warmth to the world. Cautious and
prudent, lie was never surprised by the
most disheartening failures; nor alarmed
into compliance by the most undaunted
threats. His eye could penetrate the
darkest designs ; und his powers of inven
tion enabled him to escape the most for
midable stratagems. The very means
employed by the enemy to incommode
him, were frequently in iiis own hands,
the instruments of their ruin. As an il
lustration oflris eagle-eyed caution, I will
briefly narrate bis escape from the a sin
gular plot, which I learned from the lips
of a venerable mtm several year3 deceas
ed.
When the American army wns station
ed at West Point, during the revolutiona
ry war, the British head quarters were
not many miles distant, on the Hudson
ami each were waiting, like the figures on
t chess board, for some favorable move
ment, to discomert and thwart the t-pera-
ions ofthe other. Scouting parties would
engage in frequent skirmishes ; and wa
gon* of provisions, ammunition nnd cloth
ing would fall into the [rower of those su-
icrior in number ami address. On one
tf these occasions a quantity of English
uniform was seized by au American de
tachment ; arid several notable advanta
ges obtained by lire latter, inspired the
enemy with a desire to retaliate. About
this time, while nt West Point, General
Washington bad an intimate ncquuint-
urree, not far resident from the army, in
whoso family lie enjoined the kindest hos
pitality, as well as relief from many of
those sterner engagements which Itarras-
sr-tl his weary mind. As every circum
stance wns food to eitlter army, a visit
like this not many miles front their camp,
could not long escape the cognizance of
the English ; nnd to possess a prisoner
like General Washington, would tend, in
their opinion, to shorten the period of the
war. But the undertaking was difficult;
there were always advanced guurds to
cover the American commander, and there
was no mode of discovering his visits, ex
cept by winning over some one of the fa
mily. The friend whom the General vis
ited was ottcc thought to have espotted
the interests of the British ; but he "bad
taken a decided stand in favor of America,
and though it brave man, he professed the
strictest neutrality, alleging ns bis reuson
—bis years, and dependent family
During the intimacy of the General, it
was rumoured in the American army, thqt
bis friend had been seen often returning
from the British camp. Washington
seamed to disregard the account; for be
never ceased to visit the family, and, appa
rently, mingled as cordially with the bust,
ns if no suspicion bad crossed Iris mind. At
length, one day, tvs the General was tak
ing his leave, Iris friend earnestly request
ed him to dine with him the following af
ternoon, emphatically named the hour of
two, ns the moment of expecting him.—
Me reminded him of the uncommon tie-
light which bis intimacy conferred beg
ged him lay aside every formality, and re
gard his house as ills home ; and hinted
that he feared the General did not consi
der it in that light; as the guard that al
ways accompanied him seemed to indi
cate he was not visiting a friend. “By
no means, dear sir!" exclaimed the wor
thy patriot; “ there is no man I esteem
more than yourself; anti as a proof of the
confidence which I repose in you, 1 will
visit you nlmie to-morrow, r.ml 1 pledge
my sacred word of honour, that not fit sol
dier shall accompany me.” “ Pardon me,
General,” cried the host.; “hut why bo
serious on so trifling u subject ? I merely
jested.” “ I ant a.vnre of it,” said the he
ro, smiling; “ but what of that? 1 have
long considered the planting of these out
posts unnecessary, inasmuch as they mny
excite the eumtiriott of tlte enemy ; and al-
' ' — ^illB
with the friendship you indulge for tnc.”
“ But then—the hour, General?” “Ol
j cs, two o’clock you said.” “ Precisely !”
returned the other.
At one o’clock on (he following day, tho
General mounted his favorite horse, nnd
proceeded alone, upon n bye-road which
conducted him to the hospitable mansion.
It was about half an hour before tho titno,
and the bustling host received him with
open arms, iu addition to tho greetings of
tho delighted family. “ How punctual
kind sir f” exclaimed the warm banned
it'iotld. “ Punctuality,” replied Washing
ton, “ is nn angel virtue, c-ttlqtaelng minor
as well ns important concerns, lie that
is unpunctual with a friend, may doubt his
integrity.” The host started : but reco
vering iiitnself, ho added,—“ then yours is
a proof thut we enjoy your fullest con
fidence.” Washington proposed a pro
tnenuae upon the piazza, previous to the
dinner. It overlooked a rough country
several miles in extent.; fields of grain,
here anti there sweeping beneath the sides
of bleak hills producing nothing hut rocks
and grass—shallow runnels of water flow
ing along the hollows ofthe unoveu waste,
then hidden by woodlands intercepting a
prospcctof the country beyond —spotted
now nnd then with silver glimpses of the
Hudson, stealing through tho sloping
grounds below, and chequered ou both
sitlcsby the dim, purple Highlands, frown
ing Homotitnes into hoary battlements, nnd
tapering again into gentle valleys, hardly
illuminated by the sun. “This is tine, bold
scenery !’’ exclaimed the General, appar
ently absorbed in tire beauty ofthe pros
pect. “ Yes, sir, replied his friend, look
ing wishfully around, ns if expecting some
one’s approach ; but catching thn pierc
ing glance of Washington, his eyes worn
fastened confusedly oil the floor. “ I
must raliy you my friend,” observed the
General; “ do yon perceive yonder point,
that boldly rises from the water, aml/Bud-
denly is lost lufiiiud that hill which obsti
nately chucks the view ?” “ 1 do,” repli
ed tho absent listener, engaged apparent
ly iu something else than the subject of
inquiry. “ There,” continued the boro,
“ mv enetny lies encamped ; ami were it
not fora slight mist, i could almost fancy
that 1 perceive his cavalry moving ; but
hark, that cannon. Do you not think it
proceeds from the bead-quarters of tiic
enemy ?”
While pointing out to his friend the pro
file of tiie country, the face of the latter
wns often turned the opposite way, seem
ingly engrossed in another object imme
diately behind the house. He wns not
mistaken ; it was a troop seemiugly, of
British horse, that were descending a dis
tant hill, winding through n labyrinth of
numerous projections und trees, until they
were seen gulloppiug through the valley
below—ami then again they were hidden
by a field of forest that swelled along the
bosom of the landscape. “ Would it not
be strange,” observed the General, ap
parently unconscious of the movements
behind him, “that after all my toils, Ame
rica should forfeit Iter liberty ?” “ Heaven
forbid!” suid his friend,becoming less re
served, and entering mare warmly into
the feelings ofthe other. “But,” resum
ed Washington, “1 have head of treache
ry in the heart of one’s own camp: and,
doubtless, you know that it is pos-ible ‘ to
be wounded even in the house of one’s
friend.’” “Sir;” demanded the down-
nst host, tumble to meet the searching
glance of his companion, “ who can pos
sibly intend so daring a crime ?” “ i only
meunt,” replied the other, “ that treache
ry was tlte most hideous of crimes ; fur,
Judas like, it will even sell its Lord for
money !”—“ Very true, dear sir,” res-
ponded, the anxious host, as he gazed up
ou a troop of British horse, winding round
the hill, ttml riding with post haste to,
wards the hospitable mansion. “ Js it
two o’clock yet?” demanded Washing
ton ; “for 1 have an engagement this ut-
ternoon nt the army, and 1 regret that my
visit must therefore, be shorter than in
tended.” “ It lucks n full quarter yet?”
said bis friend, seeming doubtful of bis
watch, from the arrival of the horsemen
“ But, bless me, sir ! what cavalry are
those that are so rapidly approaching the
house ?” “ Oil, they may possibly he
parly ofBritisil light horse,” returned his
companion, coolly, “ which mean n
harm ; and, if I mistake not, they huv
been sent for the purpose of proteiting
ine.” As ho said this, the Captain ofthe
troop was seen dismounting from his horse;
& his example was followed by tho rest of
the party, “General?” returned the false
friend, walking to him very familiarly,
anil lapping him on the shoulder, “Gene
ral, you are my prisoner !”—“ 1 believe
not,” said Washington, looking calmly at
the men who were approaching the steps;
*• but, friend” exclaimed lio, slapping him
in return on the arm, “Iknow that you
arc mine! Here, officer, carry this treueb-
crons hypocrite to the camp, and I will
make him an example to the enemies of
America,”
The British Goneinl had secretly ofler-
etl nn immense sum to this man, to make
an appointment with the hero, at two o'
clock, at which time he was to send a
troop of horse, to secure him in jheir
possession. Suspecting his intentions,
Washington had directed Ins own troop to
hahivihemselves as English cavalry, und
arrive half an hour precisely before the
time he was expected.
They pursued their way to the camp
triumphing ut tho sagacity of their Com
mander, w ho had so astonishingly defeat
ed the machinations of the British Gene
ral. But the humanity of Washington
prevailed over his sense of justice. Over
come by the tears and prayers of the fumi-
ly, he pardoned his treacherous friend,on
condition of his leaving the country for
ever ; which he accordingly did ; ami his
name was ever aflersunk in oblivion.
though it be a triflp, that trifle shall not sport
Wonder.—A sow belonging to Mr. Jo
seph North, of Augusta, Me. haAfurty-livo
pigs between the 20th C|f April, 1825, and
the 2d of April 182$
from tu v. men worm knquiiif.ti
A POLITICAL PROBLEM.
Some Serious Considerations on the Present
State of Parties, with regard to the Presiden
tial Election ; With the Author’s own case
fairly slated, nnd •nliuiitted to all Candid and
compassionate men, by Christopher Quanda-
fy
Friends and Fellow Citizens,
I am a Virginian born and bred—nhout
half educated in my youth, to sny the
most for myself—and ever since I at
tained to mnnliond, fur fruit; having lime
or opportunity to cultivate my mind, the
only soriotts business of my life Inis been
to earn a living. This, however, bits not
hindered me firom continually dabbling in
politics ; though no other sources of po-
litieul information have ever been acces
sible to mo, hilt tlte casual conversation of
others concerning public affairs, nnd the
newspapers. To fall in company with a
Member of Congress or u Printer (the ttvo
classes of men whom I venerate above all
others) good Matured enough tu answer all
the questions, which my eagerness for
knowledge never fails on such occasions to
suggest, has always nflforded me such ex
quisite gratification, that I dare say, such
gentlemen, if they could have any iden of
it, would, out of pure benevolence, be less
anxious titan they usuully are to got rid of
mo : Imt in proportion ns I ntn disposed to
cowttheir society, they seent disposed to ait
mine : su that I have ever found my chief
delight in the study of the newspapers,
which are thn only thing in the world,
communicative and patient enough for
me. And, os curiosity is unbounded, so
also is my credulity: I utn apt to believe
every thing I hear and especially every
•thing I see in print. Tlte consequence is
(as will reudily he imagined) that I am eve
ry moment changing my opinions; veer
ing, like n weathercock, not only with the
gusts and sqalls that so often agitate our
political atmosphere, but with the gentlest
breeze that blows. I have often enter
tained the most opposite and contradicto
ry opinions, in tho course of the some
hour : yet l can most conscientiously af
firm, that I have been always most sin
cerely solicitous to ascertain tlio truth nnd
to uphold it if I could ascertain it. This
peculiar temper of mine—insatiable ctiri
osity, perfect impartiality and implicit
faith combined—hns often caused me
much uneasinuss and has recently thrown
me into such a state of perplexity that I
ntn well nigh gone distracted ; so that I
fuel an irresistible impulse to Iny my un
happy case before my fellow citizens, from
whom, if I mny not hope relief, I may ex
pect sympathy or at least merey.
The presidential election is now the on
ly pelitienl interest that engages thn pub
lic attention, and the only topic of discus
sion. It seems to Im agreed ou all hands
that Mr. Adamsand General Jackson will
he the only candidates before the people.
I would fain hear all that cun be suid on
both sides, and hold fust to the best ; but
which is the best ? that is the question ; or
rather, to me the puzzle. If but a moiety
of the praise, which the friends of tltesn
two gentlemen respectively lavish on their
favourite, be allowed to have any founda
tion in truth, I defy the wit of titan to de
termine which is tho more worthy: if
atytheof the censure which the friends
of euch bestow upon the other, tie just,
then he that cun determine which ofthe
two is the most unfit for the high station
to which they are both aspiring, must
have a fur nicer faculty of discrimination
ilmu hns fallen to my lot. I think the peo
ple at large, I am sure the people in my
part of the country, regard the contest iu
the latter point of view, for ninety-nine
out of an hundred of those I conversi
with, only tell me which they are going
to vote against, not which thoy are going
to vote for. I have rarely heard any mail
descanting, on the good qualities of either:
1 hear hundreds daily inveighing against
the faults of both. This may be owing,
perhaps, to a triat in the human character
which has often been remarked—that the
salt, pepper, vinegar and spice, with which
satire is seasoned, mnke it grateful to the
palate ofthe generality of men ; whereas
panegyric is always insipid, and (when liv
ing characters are the subject) often into
lerably nauseous and disgusting. It is
tny opinion, founded on daily arid close
observation, that for the greater [tart of
those who have made up their minds to
vote against Mr. Adams, only read or only
heed, tiie objections that are urged against
him with so much force and vehemence,
by the opposition newspapers ; and that
most of those who have resolved to vote
against Gen. Jackson nt any rate, give
their whole attention, or nt least their
whole confidence, to the awful censures
denounced against bis character and con
duct by the ministerial prints. But for
mc, studious to read and hear all that is
suid on both sides—inquisitive, credulous,
impartial—how nnt 1 to decide, which to
vote against or which to vote for ?
In order to mnke the state or distressing
perplexity in which I find tnyself perfect
ly intelligible to my couiUryiiren, permit
tnc (if it bo possible) to force the public at
tention (for it will nover be Voluntarily
given) to the praises which the panegyrists
of the two competitors have heaped, and
are hourly accumulating, each ltjtou their
favorite; and then to recapitulate the
principal objections against them both,
which are resounding through tlte land :
arranging both tbe praise ami the lilnine
(that they may moke distinct impressions
on others ntindsns they have iHtide on nty
own) under three general heads—their po
litical character—their public services—
their personal virtues and accomplish
ments, vices and defects.
1 begiu with the Eulogies: anti 1st, as
to their political character. The friends of
Mr. Mums represent him to us, as tbe
most upright, disinterested ami profound
statesman, that ever adorned any age or
country ; especially skilled in the science
of diplomacy, and in nil the foreign rela
tions ofthe nation; gifted by nature with
a quick nud sure judgment to discern
what is begt in all emergencies, which ha*
‘been improved hy nn excellent cdiinwtioa,
and hy long cxpuriettcn in llio weightiest
public ttflairs ; ami with unequalled pow
ers of reasoning, to explain tlio most coin-
plex operations of government to the
plainest understanding, nnd to justify tbe
most doubtful to the host: having no aim
but his country’s weal, nnd knowing no
mentis hut truth, reason nnd justice:
shrewd as Franklin—prudent ns Jefferson
—gentle as Madison— firm as Monroe, &
ardent iu his country’s cause as bis own
father : und withal, one of the soundest
republicans in tho nation; for proof of
which lust trait in Iiis character, they re-
fer to this known fact iu his hittiory—that
lie joined the republican party in 1807, re
nouncing and denouncing the federalists,
out of horror of their odious principles
anti projects, thus giving the finishing blow
to the one, and bringing u vast accession
of strength to the other party. 'Vhofriends
of Gen. Jackson ascribe to him the sum
total of all that is grout eml good, in one
w ord—he is another Washington—whom
Corruption durst never approach, even
with the proffer of her aid to entice others
to their good. For proof of his devotion
to our republican institutions, they refer
to the acknowledged fact, that he has ne
ver, when occasion required, shunned the
awful responsibility of violating particular
provisions ofthe Constitution, in order to
save the whole system from destruction :
and to prove bis qualifications for the Pre
sidency, they adduce this convincing argu
ment that as he has resigpeU the otfiecs of
‘Stai
a Judge in his own’^iate and of
Senator of the United Stfltes, from a sense
ol'tlie unfitness of Iiis temper and talonts
for such stations, we may therefore be
sure, that lie would never have nspired to
the presidency, if lie were not conscious
that he possesses the suitable qualifica
tions for the office. 2ndly ; of the public
services of Mr. Mams, his friends (it must
be confessed) have not as yet thought it
worth while to give a very particular uc-
count. They only remind us, in general,
thut he has been in the public service from
his cui'linet manhood ; and that he “ tins
Intd tlte confidence nnd nppluu.se of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe,
in the most important civil posts, proJ
nouncod by them all to be a- wise states
man ami an honest man ;” not to mention
the unbounded udinirution of bis father,
the elder Adams, who now (since party
heats have subsided} is universally ac
knowledged to have been a wise and vir
tuous statesman. Tlte friends of General
Jackson, enter boldly into the detail of his
public services, and thus, for the present (I
think,) have gained some advutitiigc upon
this point. They remind us, thut he has
been the Here of two wars ; that in the
late war, he almost exterminated the
Creek Indians, “ whose known rule of
warfare is an undistinguished destruction
of all ages, sexes and complexions,” and
who moreover held an unreasonably large
extent of valuable territory ; and that, a-
bovo all, by bis skill and prowess, be re
pelled a superior army of ruthless in va
lets, disappointed them ofthe beauty and
booty of New Orleans, preserved that
most important city, the key of tho Wes
tern States, and, thereby in effect preserv
ed the integrity of tiie empire. Brdly,
When I rcud the accounts, which huve
been given to the world, on unquestiona
ble authority, of the personal virtues nnd
accomplishments of those two illustrious
men, 1 cun find nothing wanting in tlte
character of either, to entitle him to the
love, respect, and veneration of all man
kind. Mr. Adams, according to his friends,
is a man of the purest morals, the utmost
republican simplicity of manners, culm
dignity, serene temper, incorruptible in
tegrity ; an accomplished Bcholur, and the
most brilliant rhetorician and eloquent
writer of the age. On the other hand,
the friends of Gen. Jackson assure us, that
lie is a man of the most heroic courage,
terrible indeed to the foes of his country
whether fureigit or domestic, whether
found in the ranks of art invading army or
iu n Hartford Convention, “ but to those
men, who seek him, sweet ns summer
of tut energy, to meet anil conquer all dif
ficulties ; one of those rare men, who need
not the adventitious aid of education—
“ whom nature made u groat ntan, and en
dowed with a capacity of mind, nnd n
strength and quickness ol judgment, which
qualify him for any exigency of human af
fairs.” In fine, we are told, (in a truly
classical strain of praise) thHt he is another
Cincinnatus: who, called from his plough
to defend his country in her utmost rieud,
won for her, safety, peace andglory ; then
nobly resigned his high command, and re
tired to bis farm. How is it possible for n
mun like me, to choose between two such
august characters, which to vote for t—
When 1 read their praises, my bosom
swells with the moral stildimc, a rid I sny
with the poet—“ Let great Tknothetis
yield tbe prize, or both divide the crown ;”
hut my-Hwlertitfinding rebukes my feelings
fur this folly —for utjther will yield the
prize, ami os to dividing tlte crown, that
l take it, is unconstitutional.
Now, let ub look at the reverse of each of
these pictures; nnd I must think, that eve
ry mun, who believes that tho |tot ti 4 aits re
semble the original in u single line or fea
ture, nnd who has any love or pride of
country in his heart, must turn awny, with
Itorrrfr and loathing, from them both, as
from it Gorgon’s heath 1st. The oppo
nents of Mr. Adams represent his political
character, ns the basest and most contemp
tible that can bk imagined. According to
them, his abandonment ofthe federal par
ty in 1607, wusa vile apostacy, induced
hy no dislike of their opinions, hy no pre
ference for the republican party, by no
love of country, but solely by the hope oi
some advantage to htnisell: Curb* con
tinued, and is still, a latituditinrian ami
ultra-federalist in heart and principle, as
every message he has sent to Congress.n-
vows, nnd the whole course ofhis mtmiiiis-
The treason deserved n
but of common sense in ptiblie basineM ;
in consequence of which his political coh-
duct Inis beau one tissue of blunders : lie
lost tho colonial trade by the grossest of
hluinlers : tho Panama mission wna the
most ridiculous of blunders: hie quarrel
with Georgia was the most wicked and
pernicious of blundere. And ae to his
pretentions to republicanism, let their sin*
cerity be tested by the claim he makes, to
dorive his authority, not from the people
or the constitution, but jure divino frqtn
God. Against all this, the opponents nf
Gen. Jackson offer a full set-off: they in
sist, that ho is us much a latituditinrian in
Iiis politics as Mr. Adams, and refer to hia
votes in the Senate to prove the fact: that
he is a mere military chieftain, without
the least knowledge of civil affairs, or the
slightest regard (or civH liberty: that he
has never beeu trusted with power which,
lie did not abuse, disdaining ail subordi*
nation and all limits of law and constitu
tion, and boldly erecting himself into a
military despot,'as a matter of right and
even of duty. And, while they coptend*
that the charge against Mr. Adams, that
he derives tho powers of government/rom
God, is a malicious falsehood, they assert*
that Generul Jackson has evinced hy hie
whole conduct, in a manner not to be mis*
taken, that lie considers, the sword, .ne on
ly source, the only instrument, and the on
ly measure, of authority; which is on*
und the same thing as to derive authority
from the Devil. 2diy, ad to the public ser
vices of the two men—The opponents of
Mr. Adams admit, that he has been en
joying a public salary for the greater part
ofhis life; but they usk, with great show
of confidence, wlmt distinguished act of
tublic service lias he ever rendered ?—
fliey admit, as 1 remember, only one—
Iiis able defence of General Juckson’scon
duct in the Seminole War : yet some havw
thought, that if that celebrated detunes
was meritorious in itself, its motive was
selfish nnd vicious ; that it was dictated
by a desire to conciliate Gen. Jackson’s
favour, and influence in the West, in sup
port of his own pretensions to the Presi
dency. On the other side, while lbs
friends of Mr. Adams cannot have any
well vouched account of the distinguished
[tublic services of their favorite, history
being moat prevailingly silent ou that
head ; and while the opponents at Gene
ral Jackson are obliged to admit that
he has “ done the Statu some service,”
which history has taken groat pains to re
cord : yet these do not ttcrutde ro affirm,
that the laurels lie urquired hy his victory
over the Creeks, were such us only a sa
vage warrior can envy red with blood*
most cruelly nnd wantonly shed : that lha
lustre ofthe victory of New Orleans, was
tarnished by such outrages against the
constitution und the laws, as left the liber-
ty of the people he had defended, pros.-
trate and bleeding in the dust- the State
Legislature turned out of doors—martial
law proclaimed—the writ, of habeas cor
pus suspended—and judges brought to tri
al before a court murtial, for discharging
their duty according to their oullts of of
fice : that, even after the war was in fact
it an end, hocuused six militia melt to bo
executed, fordifl'ering iu opinion with Ititq
and hid court martial, on the constrtictiou
ofthe itfilitiu laws; wherein tlte opinion
of the poor men was right, and tliutof tbS
General and iiis court martial, plainly
wrong; thut during hit Seminole Cam
paign, he violated tits laws of civilized
warfare, transcended the orders of his
own government, insulted tho State au
thorities of Georgia, and in open contempt
ofthe constitution of tlte United States^
waged wur against Spain; and whereas
most of these last mentioned violences of
ins competitor were vindicated and jus
tified by Mr. Allan is, his friends now im
plore us to remember, that that vindica
tion was, inform, addressed to the govern
ment of Spain ; which, they insist, is ao
ample apology to Mr. Adams, for justify
ing, in the fuce of the world and before
high heaven, conduct which admits of no
excuse. t’Jrdiy. Against the personal cha
racter and qualifications, the private life and
morals, of the two high contending par
ties, the most sweeping sentenoe of con
demnation has been fulminated. The op
ponents of Mr. Adams assert, that ha is tner
father of that ridiculous system of eti
quette, which is now established at the
court of Washington; that, for all his
canting affectation of purity, lie purchas
ed a billiard table ut an enormous Ckpen80»
ns soon as ho cetne into office, anti, to tho
gcnmlal of tlte nation, set it up in the pal
ace provided for hint by the public; that
lie assumed the rent of Mrs. Moulton’s rent
to Mr. Kerr, took a mortgage of the poor
woman’s effects for hi# indemnity, and
then threatened to plead her coverture, to
exonerate himself from the obligation of
his endorsement of her note : that he is
opiniom^ivc, obstinate, [KHtilcat, wanting
in even the manners of a gentle than. J
thought it was admitted by his cnemie#
(and, 1 own, the admission surprised me^
that lie is an able und elegant writer ; “ a
scholar, and a ripe and good onebut 1
have lately been credibly informed, tUul,
taking his Baltimore toast and speech iu
connection with his Fourth of Ju.iy ora
tion, “ we nre justified in the conclusion,
that he has been in every respe-ct fnr over
rated, but more so in reference to his Kitra-
ry character than any other." The oppo
nents of General Jackson assure tho puuiio,
that his youth and the prime of his man
hood were exhausted in card playing,
horse.racing, nnd brawling ; am l that) j n a
duel provoked by bis own Insolence, after
receiving bis adversnryV fi re unhurt, ha
grated his teetb-and buttoned hie coat, de>
libeiateiy walked up to that now defence
less adversary, put iiis pistol to his breast,
anti (in Mr. Adams’s phrase) “sped tba
bullet to his heau.”) Moreover, they do
say, tliat this great man is so illiterate, tho*
he cannot spell tlte commonest words in
the lungui'.ge. There is yet another topic
concerning the private life of the Geitern),
which (though I
trillion proves.
suitable reward ; the Iratior is entitled to WWl (though l luily mtemiea
no respect, nnd worthy of no trust. He is [nil) decency and manly feeling
dstu(ut f » Del fiplj 9» pracjicgl wig4®hn, ’ VO fvpeat, In short, the zealot*
fully intended to sum up
"tiding forbid me
c aloes pu$ti%guJ