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MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS.
Manufacture of Mirrors.—The art of
manufacturing Mirrors was introduced
into France in the year 1634. The. un
dertaking at first, was merely considered
as a financial speculation, till Colbert estab
lished jjt, and erected the spacious pre
mises ;tvbich it at present occupies in the
Faubourg Saint Antoine. The glass is chief
ly cast at St. Gobin, in Picardy, and brought
to Paris to be finished. Each plate at first
has the appearance of a sheet of ice. It is
laid upon a bed of wet sand, and made fast
to it by a sort of putty, then sprinkled with
water, and a very fine powder of red pumice
stone; with this it is rubbed smooth by means
of a large and very thick flat piece of glass,
fixed at the bottom of a great weight, which
is moved by a wheel, and kept in constant
motion, till the plate underneath has become
perfectly smooth ; then it is polished on both
sides, which is done by rubbing it with a
piece of woollen carpet,with a little fine pow
der of another sort of stone, somewhat like
the poraice, but much softer. The plate of
glass is then again fixed, and rubbed gentlv
v/uh this till it becomes quite bright and
an.cl transparent. The plates that are for
looking glasses are then taken to another
manufactory to l'e silvered, which is done
thus ; a tery thin sheet of lead, the same
size as the glass plate, is laid on a very
smooth surface , a small quantity of quick
silver is poured on it. which soon spreads
all over the lead, and is brushed off after it
has lain about a minute. Then a much grea
ter quantity .is poured on, and (he plate of
jlass is gently pushed over it, so close, that
Irives the quicksilver sufficiently off to
[ave the plate of-glass. It remains in the
pne spot for four and twenty hours, in
fieh time it becomes hard enough to be
T»ved, and is then set'against a wall in a
Vstove for about a fortnight. It is now
kdcred as finished, and may be framed.
jesting Discovery.—Rome, August 14,
-The 21st of July was a day of re-
fpr/the 'antiquaries and literati at
and highly interesting to the in
ks of that city. On a neighbouring
Fre has been from time immemorial a
garble column, and there was a tradi-
it it belonged lo a great temple of
^es, which had stood there hi remote
For these two .years past,,the
ktes have caused excavations, to a
lent to be made oil the spot, the re-
^cohfirmed tbejtruth ob.fhb trts-
iFrom tifcae to time .important'mon-
ancicjit architecture and Roman
jfionCjJJjera brought to light, and every
indicated that a great edifice had stood
PBre. At length the foundations,
jnense tenipte werejmgb?
*ces to several covered^
were examined and oi
tioned, the woricioeW"
several niches walled up.-— 1 The;,
ed. and in one of them jyrad fouwf a* colossal
wiuged Victoria, of bronze, and of admira
ble workmanship. In another, six large
busts,one of them representing Faustina, the
consort of Marcus Aurelius, and a highly
ornamented breastplate of a horse. In a
third and fourth, a richly gilt statue, four
feet and a half high, of a captive ki airland a
colossal arm,—all these’ are likewise of
bronze, and fine workmanship. There are
also several inscriptions in the building, one
of which mentions the Rrixia Romana. The
eyes of the king, and of Victoria, are of
onyx. They are all in perfect preservation;
" Other dangers t!
these ruins there are
whose corpses are in a
mentation : also, more thai
cattle, &c. Yesterday, the
was perceived rising from amongst the ruins;
to day it was more intense and stronger,and
if prompt measures are not adopted, God
knows what fatality awaits us. It will be
impossible to harvest what the fury of the
waters has spared.
The government has just sent 200 men
and 500 more are expected hourly, together
with a large stock of provisions, clothes,
&c.—Southern Pat.
v .
and not hi3 own property. Wc regrtit it, because it
thrown him from that elevation that was before
and to which tha gale of safs precedents will
ft him. A-periesof safer precedents
fin the punishment of unhallowed am
bition, and should have served as a beacon to guard
htm from a fatal shoal. We fear (and trust it may
so prove,) that he may now say “ Ilium Jidt. n
The following articles from the Journal, throw a<L
ditional light on the “ secret instructions, and con
fidential letters,^) whiclforV alluded in our last, the
particulars orohiffl, we had not then learned.—SecnsCy
has ever been regarded as a virtue—in such a case
it is indispensible, when the fulfilment of prophecy
depends upon the intrigue of the prophef. At the
time of Captain Talbot’s announcement as a candi
date for Governor, a prediction was filed by some
political soothsayer, statins that the eratulations of
the public would be such ns to ewe rise to “simul
taneous” barbaenes throughout the state in honour
of the event. The better to verity this prediction,
printed circulars have been disseminated, instructing
the efficient friends of Captain Talbot to sound the
direful “note of preparation j 5 for barbacues and din
ners, and to act with secrecy and caution—they
have in consequence become the order of the day.
One of these proclamations jia9 unfortunately fallen
into the enemy’s hand, and tfie plot thereby disclosed.
We would recommend thai such circulars be here-
The violent philippic of Mr. Clay against General ; after endorsed “political,” that the object may be
and from the situation in which they were
found, it is evident that they were concealed
and walled iip for security, as both the wings j dents,”) was open, the co-adjutancy of Mr. Clay’s
and arms of Victoria were taken off* and laid! 1 ^ cn ^ B in ^ 1S favour might be expected. The an-
Jackson, delivered at the Lexington dinner, has, as
well as the reply of the latter to a short note publish
ed by the former, been before the public for some
weeks. But one feeling connected with each of
these distinguished men, has been expressed by the
community, as far as this expression can be drawn
from legitimate sources. That feeling has been, re
gret for the violent and denunciatory assertions of
Mr. Clay, a turbulence of character and ebullition of
uhdne passions that are but little suited to a states
man, however they may suit the roll of a bully, or
even of a military chieftain; and which have not
contributed to elevate Mr. C. from the suspicious at
titude in wliich he is placed before the discerning
American people. Towards Gen. Jackson, that feel
ing has been of increased respect for the command
of self so manifest in the whole tenor of his tem
perate and calm defence of himself against the in
ferences of a wily antagonist, and in the utterance
of his convictions of a conversation n.ot denied by
him with whom it was hpld - .
We may say tbpi we have 4 read these pieces, and
again Mr. Bucbapao’a account of hia.conversation,
with a sincere -1H r if riiffoJiiifiiiliJllC and ascer
tain die truth. We tfotdel odd tajtbte frame of mind
the capability tiff doing hab impartially; for we may
almost regard ourselves as mere “ lookers on in Ve
nice J’ and - personally unaffected bv the contentions
so warmly entered into by others. We share not in
tbejoaves and fishes of the coalition, nor do we ex-
pect to do so in those of the “ man of tha people.”
Our preferences were for a third, superior in every
respect to all of the other candidates, and when dis
appointed, were willing, in his own emphatic lan
guage, to test the administration by its measures.
If we have tacitly taken sides long since, we deem
it an act justifiable in a high degree, if not laudable;
but still we disclaim all partisan feelings, all interest
ed motives, all factious views, and base cur choice
on a deliberate judgment of what we firmly believe
to bo for general good.—But enough of ourselves:
Mr. Buchanan testifies to the gencraFcoproctn
of Gen. J.’s detail: in such parts as he
differ from hirp, it is not only done with
he candidly acknowledges that as {{flairs turn
nothing was more natural than to draw such infi-r-
ences, or to give birth to such impressions rits titf*
General held. We repent it, that we qahdbV^yHi'
Mr. Buchanan’s statement^ denial of '*9 im- si.
pressions comamed in t Gen. J.’s note^ ’'fRe h/tleri*
not so self-sufficient as trrjpoy^btt i
being the recollections cMinf ijtftiii*
lively po,.but moiestly gives
and states that Mr. B. cimcoiTectjneng py
ly right. The proposition
know if he bad decided
crctarv of State, and informed of
disposition of Mr Clap’s, friendgr^juA'
post, (the object desired by the heir to “ safe preee-
underetood, lest they should, as in this instance, be
taken for those of a “ Cotton Buyer” or “Commis
sion Merchant,” and again submitted to the scrutiny
of a lynx-eyed “Trooper,” as a compensation for the
“ postage.” The independent'yeomanry of the west
are not to be deceived by such measures. They
have their prepossessions to gratify, and will indulge
them. Should the choice result in the election of a
raw republican 'm preference to a larbacued federalist,
their taste will be satisfied with the selection.
The Plot discovered, or a new and approved plan
of enticing the freemen of Georgia to barter their
votes, their honour, and the interests of their coun
try for lies, bacon, and whiskey, and to improve their
morals artd enlighten their patriotism, by extending
their gluttony and drunkenness over the state. The
idea is doubtless a happy one, and shews clearly the
character of the contriver, and the notion he and his
allies entertain of our people, and the respect with
which they treat them. CIVIS.
~' flMc in the Wall, Pea Ridge, Jhigust 23,1327.
Mt Dear Mr. Bcrritt—Your kind favour of (I
forget the date) has been received—but having laid
it down on the table, some of the rascally Troupers
came in and c&rtral itrrtf, and I have no doubt they
will divulge the whole secret of the grand arrange
ments for our good friend MATTHEW TALBOT.—
But if you will send me another and pay the postage,
I think we can get up a very respectable BARBA-
CUE in honour of the old Captain, which I have no
doubt will benefit hjm in bis election for Governor—
and I tell you in confidence, he will be pretty hard
run in our’eourity, but l think a Barbacue will change
a great many votes if we can have a plenty of Whis
key with it; hut as money is scarce, please say in
your next who will pay us for the Barbacue—there
are severaf^vho wouldfurnish one if they could be
informed who would pay the expense.—Yours truly,
. SANCHO.
E. II. Burritt, Esq. Milledgeville.
N. B. Having lost the original as above stated,
please say whether the following is not the purport
of your Circular to the leading friends of Talbot in
the different counties of the state, to-wit:
jether, have Barbaenes-—
Gover
.the party to
&c.—-and to act
edi
rhi
/.——We have
with re-
has re-
>f the U.
iprorapt-
[. sever*
at her feet.
A Fans paper of the 1st July contains an
account of a dreadful disaster which occur
red at Goselin, near Grenoble on the 25th
of June. A violent storm has laid that vil
lage in ruins—n writer and an eye witness
of the horrors of the scene, says “ on Fri
day last, al eight o’clock in the evening, the
storm subsided. It passed over Grenoble,
and I do not recollect to have seen before
one so horrible—the clouds, the most load
ed, were dragging on the mountains. At
their arrival at Goselin, a water spout res
ted on a neighboring hill, and formed the fu
rious torrent which has precipitated itself
on the village. All the neighboring fields
that were a little before covered with har
vest, and numerous trees, have been wash
ed away, and now present the sight of a na
ked rock. The enormous mass of water
engrossing large fragments of rocks earth
and trees, has fallen in the valley, carrying
along with it whatever obstacle could oppose
its progress, rooting out and destroying eve
ry thing. Imagine yourself, the horror, of
such a night. The village is destroyed—
the feA houses which yet stand on their
foundations, are encumbered with ruins
even to the second story, with enormous
stones, trees, mud, &c. From distance to
distance are. perceived, the hands and the
limbs of those unfortunates, who have been
buried in these accumulations of ruins ; the
to Isere, is covered with frag-
Yesterday (Sunday) they
imate of the persons missing,
who were found. The number
115. This morning when I
had been found—the others
the ruins of their own houses,
by the Isere* There is so
they do not know how to
I in such trouble, people do
and terror take away all
ihappy inhabitants. The
>le, and the strangers come
look on, tremble and fiy;
race*,
natbihg-^fi
force fr<
neigh
in a crowd
overcome with panic,
ve just
swer, as recorded by Mr. B. cannot but elevate this
man to a yzt higher stand in public estimation. How-
few are there with such a port in view, the highest
and moat dignified office in the world, would, nay
could have decided as Andrew Jackson did! It
stamps the innate nobleness of tbe man, and proves
him a worthy imitator of the Revolutionary patriots,
who, however low their situation in the eyes of the
world, were above the purchase of the English king.
It is needless to repeat the events of the commence
ment of 1825; they are familiar to all, and were of
themselves sufficient to convince any one, not aufnt
of the coalition proceedings, that Clay bad sold him
self for the place he now fills, If any thing were
wanting to produce this conviction, the refusal of
the friends, of the premier to consider M’Duffie’s re
solution, would be amply sufficient. That resolution
embraced, every tbing that has since been charged
against Messrs. Adams and Clay, and an investiga
tion of the charges therein contained, (for -charges
they were, however worded,) would, if the accused
were ^guiltless, at once and for ever have quashed
all further proceedings, except such attacks as have
proceeded,' undcKthe very nose of the cabinet, and
originating in the very beaureaux of the' Capital, from
tbe parasitical presses which now fatten on the re
wards of blander and calumny.
It may be said that Mr. Markley remains to be
heard from. We fear that, as Demosthenes by fo
reign pild, he will be tonguetied by the lucrative
post he has, not in reversion, bnt actual enjoyment.
But Mr. Clay’s affiliated presses may exult in their
verdicts of acquittal. His and their denial tfoes not
disprove and acquit him on the various counts in the
true bill of the grand inquest of public opinion. To
do this, he must assign the real causes of his sodden
political change from hostility to friendship towards
the man whom bnt a few weeks before he had de
nounced as tbe enemy of the West, and whom he
pledged himself to expose. This pledge forms one
of the first counts. Again, he called personally to
see Gen. Jackson, and was closetted with him in his
private room: this is not a formal visit, os asserted
by him. If on terms of unfriendliness, why did he
express anxiety to travel with Gen. Jackson from
Lexington to Washington ? and why the regret at
not doing it ? We very much fear that Mr. Trim
ble’s speech to his constituents unravels the whole
of this Dodalion policy. It gives the true thread to
iruide us amid its mazes, and shews us the secret
springs that governed and caused this fatal derelic
tion in a great man: We sincerely regret Clay’s va-
cillatory conduct, for hi* character was his count ry’£,
The resignation ofCol. T-. has
ed to the Governor, and it i9
election for a representative to
will lye ordered for the first M
next. Air. R. IT. Wild, of Ric!
Alfred Cuthbert 1 ,'of Jasper, and Mr. James
M. Wayne, of Chatham, are spoken of as
candidates, by their respective friends.—
Sav. Republican;
MR. BUCHANAN’S STATEMENT.
To the Editor of the Lancaster Journal.
The Cincinnati Advertiser was last night
placed in my hands by a’friend, containing
an address from Gen. Jackson to the public,
dated on the 18th ult. jn which he has an
nounced me to be the Member of Congress
to whom he had referred in his letter to Mr.
Beverly, of the 5jh Jun© last. The duty
which I owe to the public, and to myself,
now compels me to publish to the world the
only conversation which I ever had >vith
General Jackson upon the subject of the
last Presidential election, prior to its termi
nation. . -
In the month of December 1824, a short
time after the commencement of the session
of Congress, I heard, among other rumours
then ih circulation, that Gen. Jackson had
determined, should he be elected President,
to continue Air. Adams in the office of Se
cretary of State. Although I felt certain
he had never intimated Buch an intention,
yet I was sensible that! nothing could be
better* calculated, both to cool the ardor of
his friends, and inspire; his enemies with
confidence, than the belief that he had al
ready selected his chief; competitor for the
highest qffle* within his gift
now before ifte, and which strengthe:
confirmed my previous bpinthb. I then fi
nally determined that I would cither ask
Gen. Jackson myself, or get another of his
friends.to ask him, whether he had ever de
clared he would appoint McAdams his Se
cretary of State. In this manner I hoped a
contradiction of the report might be obtain
ed from himself, and that he might probably
declare it was not his intention to appoint
Mr. Adams.
A short time previous to the receipt of
the letter to which 1 have referred, my
friend, Mr. Alarkley, and myself, got 'into
conversation, as we very often did, both be
fore and after, upon the subject of the Pre
sidential election, and concerning the person
who would probably be selected by Gen.
Jackson to fill the office of Secretary of
State. I feel sincerely sorry that I am
compelled thus to introduce his name, but 1
do so with the less reluctance, because it
has already, without any agency of mine,
found its way into the newspapers, in con
nection with this transaction.
Air. Markley adverted to the rumour
which I have mentioned, and said it was
calculated to injure the Gen. He observed
that Air. Clay’s friends were attached to
him, and that he thought they would endea
vour to act in concert at the election ; that
if they did so, they could elect either Air.
Adams or General Jackson, at their plea
sure ; but that many of them would never
agree to vote for the latter, if they knew he
had predetermined/to prefer another to Mr.
Clay, for the first office in his gift ; and that
some of the friends of Air. Adams had al
ready been holding out the idea, that, in
case he were elected, Mr. Clay might pro
bably be offered the situation of Secretary of
State.
I told Mr. Alarkley that I felt confident
General Jackson had never said he would
appoint Mr. Adams Secretary of State; be
cause he was not in the habit of conversing
upon the subject of the election ; and if he
were, whatever might be his secret intention,
he had more prudence than to make such a
declaration. I mentioned to him that I had
been thinking, either that I would call upon
the General myself, or get one of his other
friends to do so, and to thus endeavor to ob
tain from him a contradiction of the report:
although 1 doubted whether he would hold
any conversation upon the subject.
Air. Markley urged me to do so; and ob
served* if General Jackson had not deter
mined whom he would appoint Secretary of
State, and should say that it would not be
Mr. Adams, it might be of great advantage
to our cause, for us so to declare, upon his
own authority; we should then be placed
upon the same footing with the Adams men,
and might fight them with their own wea
pons. That the western members would
naturally prefer voting for a western man, if
there were a probability that the claims of
Mr. Clay to the second office in the govern
ment should be fairly estimated ; and that if
they thought proper to vote for General
Jackson, the} could soon decide the con
test in his favour!
A short time after this conversation, on
the 30th of Decipher, 1824, (I am enabled
tp fix the time not only from my own recol
lection, but from letters which I wrote on
that day, on the day following, and on the
2 J January, 1825,) 1 called upon General
Jack£avl» < After the company had left him,
by which I found him surrounded, he asked
me to take a walk with' him, and whilst we
were walking together upon the street, I in
troduced the subject.—1 told him I wished
to ask a question in relation to the Presi
dential election; that I knew he was un
willing to converse on the subject; that
therefore, if he deemed the question
improper, he might refuse to give it an an
swer ? that my only motive in asking it was
friendship for him, end I trusted he would
excuse me (tor thus introducing a subject
upon which I knew he wished to be silent.
His reply was complimentary to myself,
and accompanied with a request that I would
proceed. I then stated to him-there was a
report in circulation, that he had determined
he would appoint Air, Adams Secretary of
State, in case he were elected President,
and that I wished to ascertain from him,
whether he had ever intimated it. That he
must at once perceive how injurious to his
election such a report might be. That no
doubt there were several able and ambitious
men in the country, among whom I thought
Mr. Clay might be included, who were as
piring to that office, and if it were believed
he had already determined to appoint his
chief competitor, it might have a most un
happy effect upon their exertions, and those
of their friends. That unless he Had so de
termined, I thought this report should be
promptly contradicted under his own au
thority. x ->
I mentioned, it had already probably done
pirn some injury, and proceeded to relate to
Rim the substance of the conversation which
I held'with Air. Alarkley, I do not remem
ber whether I mentioned his name, or mere
ly described him as a friend of Mr. Clay.
After 1 had finished, the General declared
he had not the least objection to answer the
i
„ I thought TT : ! thought well of Mr.
Gen. Jackson owed to himself, and to thei^ dams - bl " had »»,*«
cause in which his political friends were en-t be wo “ ,d ' °/' bn ' he " oa,d not “PP 01 " 4 hlra
gaged, to contradict this report, and-to de- i Stete - , . M
dare that ho would not appoint to that of. T Wer ? f 601 ? 4 ®
flee the man, how ever worthy he ■**'«*» *2.*^ h, ! r “ f , h,s boad ' , Thnl
who stood at the head of the most foftnida- ,f . h * “f™ 4 “ k "°"
Me party of his political enemies, /these ‘ w ’ ,at h '? , left , w0 " ld da u P oa 4,10 ^J* 4
heinti niv impressmns, f addressed*, letter W^'nhnent. to office, he-wO'tf.'M
to a confidential friend in Peol&vania, 1,4 off and cas, lt m4 ° 1
the fire. That
then and still high in office, and oxaiteci • if 1‘°" 1< Up5 *H. 4he ^Pl di Y i * , ? i "!*?’*^ ,r ;™>iwed
in character, and one who had ever keen ti e .'7“ u " T’ ul Tj thaut
decided advocate of Gen. Jacks** elefc-i"’"- 8 '; 0 "T ^ r
tion, requesting his opinion and advice upon •F 0 ,."' 1 . 0 °,' 1Ce P, C , r ^ C rcc untoam-
the subject. I received his answer, & ™ e ' ? d ; a "l'»” ,d .¥g ft * I”*?*
27th lice. 1824. tmon the 23th. which is I- 40 ® 1 ifeoverttiKOt noth the
en whom at the time he believed to be the
ablest aud best in the country.
I tolcLhim tljat his answer to my question
was sucB a one as I expected to receive, if
answered at all, and that I had not sought
to obtain it for my own satisfaction. I then
asked him ifl were at liberty to repeat his
answer. He said I was perfectly at liberty
to do so to any person I thought proper.
I need scarcely , remark that I afterwards
availed myself of the privilege. The con
versation upon the ropic here ended, and in
all our intercourse since, whether personally
or in the course of our correspondence,
Gen. Jackson has never once adverted to
the subject, prior to the date of his letter to
Air. Beverly.
I do not recollect that Gen. Jackson told
me I might repeat his answer to Air. Clay
and his friends; though I should be sorry
to say he did not. The whole conversation
being upon the public street, it might have
escaped my observation.
A few remarks, and I trust I shall have
done with this disagreeable business forever,
1 called upon Gen. Jackson on the occa
sion which I have mentioned, solely as his
friend, upon my individual responsibility,
and not as the agent of Air. Clay, or any
other person. I never have been the poli
tical friend of Air. Clay since’ he became
a candidate for the office of President, as
you very weft know. Until 1 saw Gqn.
Jackson’s letter to Air. Beverly of the 5th
ult. and at the same time was informed by a
letter from the editor of the United States
Telegraph that'jt'was the person to whom
he ttlludeu* the conception never once en
tered my mind, that he believed me to Have
been the agent of Air. Clay, or of his friends;
or that I had intended to propose lo him
terms of any kind from them, or that he
could have supposed me capable of express
ing the opinion that “ it was right to fight
such intriguers with their own weapons.”
Such a supposition, had I entertained it,
would have rendered me exceedingly un
happy, as there is no man on earth whose i
good opinion I more valued than that of f
Gen. Jackson. He could not, I think,
have received this impression until after Air.
Clay and his friends had actually elected
Mr. Adams President, and Mr. Clay Secre
tary of State. Aftei these events had trans
pired, it may readily be conjectured in what
manner my communication might have led
him into the mistake. I deeply deplore
that such has been its effect.
I owe it to my own character to make
another observation. Had I ever known,
or even suspected that Gen. Jackson be
lieved I had been sent to him by Mr. Clay
or his friends, I should have immediately
corrected his erroneous impression, and
thus prevented the necessity for this most*
unpleasant explanation. When the Editor
of the United States Telegraph, on the 12th
October last, asked me by letter for infoijr'
/nation upon this subject, I promptly in
formed him by the returning mail*
16th of that month, that 1 had nq^tuthority
from Mr. Clay or his friends to propose any
terms to Gen. Jackson in relation to their
votes, nor did I ever make Shy such propo
sition ; and that 1 trusted 1 would he as in
capable of becoming a messenger upon
such an occasion, as it was known Gen.
Jackson would be to receive such a mes
sage. I have deemed it necessary to make
this statement, in order tb remove any mis
conception which may have been occasioned
by the publication in the Telegraph of my
letter to aie editor dated 11th ult
With another remark I shall close this
communication. Before I held the conversa
tion with Gen. Jackson,which I have detailed,
I called upon Alajor Eaton, and requested
him to ask Gen. Jackson whether he had
ever declared or: intimated that he would ap
point Air. Adams Secretary of State, and
expressed a desire that the General should
say, if consistent with the truth, that he did
not intend to appoint him to that office, I
believed that such a declaration would have
a happy influence upon the election, and I
endeavoured to convince him that such
would be its effect. ' The conversatipn was
not so full as that with Gen. Jackson.—
The Alajor politely declined to eomply with
my request, and advised me tb’propcURHi my
question to the General himself, as I pos
sessed a full share of his confidence.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Lancaster4th August, 1824.
Sj
*-o
William IT. Crawford and the Presidency.
—William II. Crawford will forever rank
among the best men and purest patriots this
country has produced. It has been his lot
to pass through those vicissitudes of life
which furnish the most unerring tests of
character, and show man as he really is.—
To the temptations which spring from the
possession of power, to the seductions of in
dividual prosperity, to the blasts of adversity,/
and the ordeal of ferocious persecution, he*
has been successively exposed ; but upon
him they have all been alike inoperative.
With the i exception of Mr. Jefferson, at
that period when th© republicans of the
union brought him forth as a candidate for
the purpose of dispossessing a proud aristo
cratic party of sovereign power, which they
had uspd and abused >o long that fttey
thought it their own by legitimate right,—
and Gen. Jackson at the present day, whose
Idj5on- situation is now in many respects what Mri~
Jefferson’s then teas,—our country has not
produced any man upon whose head tk
tals of detraction have been emptied
such merciless profusion as upon that of AIk.
Crawford. In the day of his severest trial,
I
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less the assaults that were made upon it;
and now, when the anirry passions which in
stigated such a host of assailants have pas
sed away, the correctnesfre^byj principles
sad the purity of his eondi^B&ep.from-this'