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■MISCELLANY.
Ludicrous Po!itPi»"ss
Insincerity and extravagant adulation
often betray people into uttering the most
ridiculous absmdities quite unintention
ally. A great man. addressingthe Home
of Lords,said “It is my most painful duty to
inform your J ,ordships that it has pleas
ed the Almighty to release the King from
his sufferings.” This-was equivalent to
saying that lie was sorry the King’s suf
ferings were over. A maid cf honor, iri
France, being asked the hour by her roy
al mistress, obsequiously replied, “ What
your Majesty pleases;” an answer even
less definite than th at of the cow-hoy who,
after looking up at the town clock, said
it was ‘‘only half an inch past eight.”—
A nurse wishing to give a very po ite an
swer to a gentleman who inquired after
the health of a sick haby entrusted ’o h r
care, said “Oh, sir, / flatter myself the
chi dis going to die.” A nobleman to’d
a vLitot that he had been talking to him
inadream. “Pardon me?” replied the
other, “I really did not hear you.” A la
dy ol rank, having had the professional
services ot a village piper at a little fete
which she had given on her estate, rroei
ved the following ridiculously civil note
from him :—“ Your ladyships pardon
for my boldness in thus applying for pay
ment, would he almost a sufficient com
pensation for the labor of your humble
piper, Patrick Walsh.” Lord ('larendon,
in his essay on the decay of respect paid
to old age, says, that in his younger days,
he never kept his hat on Itelore those old
er than himself, except at dinner* In
the present day, the wearing ot it at din
ner would be thought more disrespectful
than at anv other time. George IV, when
Prince of Wales, used to return theboWs
of all persons in the streets except beg
gars. He justified this omission by re
marking, that to return a beggar’s how
without giving him anything would be
a mockery, and to stop for the purpose
of bestowing a sixpence would seem os
tentatious in a prince. Sir Robert Gra
ham being npprisi*d that he had, hy mis
take, pronounced sentence of transporta
tion on a criminal who had been found
guilty of acapitaloffence,desired the man
to be again placed in the dock, and hasti
ly putting on the black cap, lie said “Pri
soner at the bar, / beg your pardon ,”
and then passed on him the awful sen
tence of death. A country carpeutet
having neglected to make a gallows that
had been ordered to lie errete 1 hy a cer
tain day, the judge himself went to the
man, and said, “fellow, how came you t,>
neglect making the gihliet that 1 order
ed?” Without intending a sarcasm, the
man repli’ed, ‘Tin very sorry; for had I
known it was for your lordship, it should
have been done immediately.” While
an officer was bowing, a cannon ball pas
sed over his head and decapitated a sol
dier who stood behind him. “You see,”
said the officer to those near him, “that
a mail never loses hy politeness.” Na
poleon’s hat having fallen off, a young
lieutenant stepped forward, picked it up,
and presented it to him. “Thank you,
captain,” said theemperor inadvertently.
“In what regiment, sire/” inquired the
sub., quick as lightning. Napoleon
smiled, and forthwith promoted the witty
youth to a captaincy. Notwithstanding
the fury' with which the battle of Fonte
noy was contested, it began with a great
show of civility. I.ord Charles Hay, a
captain ofthe English guards, advanced
before the ranks, and Count d’Anteroche,
a lieutenant of granadiers in the French
guards,stepped forward to meet him “Fire
Jj£Wl£l£H_ n of French guards !” exclaim
DZZVZ3CHATIC BIEKER —TILtH 7RADE; LOW DUTIES; NO DEBT: ST*-V*ATO* F3OBK B3ON3MY; HETBENJSaXENT;
AND A STXttCT ADHERENCE TO THE CONJTIT JTION.— J C C.l tIOU.X.
replied the French lieutenant; “we hev
er fire first.” This reminds us of an an
ecdote told of Cm ran, who, being called
out to give satisfaction to an officer for
some imaginary offence, was told by his
antagonist to fire first, which he declined j
qayr g, “as yon give the invitation, 1 teg
you will open the ball.” At the battle
of Trafalgar, a generous British sailor,
seeing a brother tar bleeding profusely
from a wound, ran to his assist
ance. He had no sooner raised him from
the deck on which lie feil than the woun
ded man said, “thank you, Jack; and
please God, I’ll do the same for„you be
fore the sight’s over.”
Chambers Edinburgh Rev.
A list n’B Belshazzar.
This noble and highly interesting pic
ture has now bet u exhibited for several
days. It attracts, of course, a large at
tendance of visitors. We copy the fol
lowing ar count of the plan of the picture
from a pamphlet which may lie obtained
at the exhibition room :
“The subject is treated in strict ac
cordance with the Bible narrative.
The scene is the banqnettiug hall of
the palace. The king has already cal
j led for the astrologers, Glia deans, and
1 soothsayers. They have failed to read
J the writing or to show the interpretation,
j The queen has come into the hall, and
i has counselled the king to send for l)an
j iel. The prophet has been brought be
! (hie him, and in answer to his promises
| of reward if he shall read the writing,
has set before the young king die power,
| the degradation, and the restoration ol
Nebuchadnezzar, his father, and his own
aposlacy; and now, pointing to (he vision,
he reads the words and shows the inter
pretation. The terror excited in the as-
I semhlv by the first appearance ol the
: writing has had time to subside; and the
' prophet has become the principal object
lof attention, while lie denounces die
judgment of Gixi upon Belshazzar and
j his kingdom.
The king is seated on his throne in
the foreground on the sjtectator’s left;
near him stands the queen supported hy
two handmaidens.
Daniel stands nearly in the centre, his
eyes fixed upon the king, while with his
left hand he points to the writing.
The four figures on the right of the
foreground are the discomfilted astrolog
ers and soothsayers.
A little further from the foreground,
and between Daniel and the soothsay
ers, is a grup in shadow, whose devout
attitudes mark them as Jews. One. of
the females kneel in a posture of adora
tion, woile another is reaching forward
to touch the garment o! the prophet.—
Beyond, but near them, is a young slave
who points to the vessels of gold and
silver which were taken as spoils from
the Jewish temple by Nebuchadnezzar,
and were ordered hy Belshazzar to be
brought to his feast ‘to serve wine to his
lords and princes, their wives and con
cubines.’
The middle distance is occupied hy
the banquetting tables, at which the
guests are seen between the principal
figures in the foreground. Columns, of
a barbaric style of architecture, support
a gallery filled with spectators u; attitudes
of wonder and excitement.
In the extreme distance, upon a plat
form, at the head of extended flialits of
steps, is seen, seated under a blaze ol light
a colossal golden image, such as that
which Nebuchadnezzar set up in the
plain of Dura. Figures are ascending
or descending the steps, and crowds are
proArated before the idol.”
The following is rela ed by the Cen
tral New York Farmer, in connection
with an account of Hon. Daniel Web
ster’s farm at Marshfield :
“There is an incident connected with
Mr. Webster’s purchase of Mr. Welles,
which shows that the farmerof Marshfield
knows how to select good cattle. He
called on Mr Welles, and inquired of
him what he would ask for one of his
cows, to be selected by Mr. W ebster,and
was informed the price. He went to the
stable where a large number of cows
were kept, and called for a pail. The
attendants were very much amazed at
this question, and watch* and with interest
the operations of the man who had de
lighted thousands with the exhibition of
his talents. He began milking the cows,
and passed on from one to another, nntiU
he approach and the most valuable ofthe
herd. The owner became somewhat ex
cited at the manner of testing his cows, j
Mr. Webster soon sat down hy the most
valuable cow, and commenctd trying
her milking qualities, and after mi king a j
short time, says, “/A is cow icill do for
me." “You can have her,” said the own
er, “blit if you ever want to purchase an
other cow of tne I think l shall have
something to say about the selection my
self”
Curious. —In the words of John Tay
lor, the Water Poet, there occurs the sub
joined piece of laborious ingenuity, upon
which he greatly prided himself
‘ Lewd did I lice «$• evi I did dwell"
“This line,” says be, “is the same
backward as it is forward, and I will give
any man five shillings a piece for as ma-
MACON, W EDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1844.
Execution of Gen. Malnt. —A French
officer, quoted hy Air. Marshal',mentions
General Malnt who conspired against
Napoleon, in 1812, as the man who, at
the moment of execution, displayed the
most astonishing courage. On being
conducted, with twelve of his accompli
ces, to the plain of Greneile, he, as chief
of the conspirators, asked permission to
give the word of command. “Carry—
arms !” cried he, in a voice of thunder.
“That won’t do—we must begin again.
Your piece on the arm, all of you.—
Carry—arms ! Good. Platoon—arms!
Present ! Fire !” All fell except Malot.
He was left standing alone. “And why
not me ? Sarre nom de ! Reserve
plantoon, forward! Right. Carryarms!
Platoon—arms ! Present! Fire.”
Skating in 1191 —A chronicler says
the British boys of the twelfth century
used hones to skate on. “It was custom
ary in the winter, when the ice would
bear them, for the young citizens of Lon
don to fasten the leg liones of animals
under the soles of their feet by tying
them round their ankles, and then taking
a pole shod with iron into their hands,
they pushed themselves forward hy stri
king it against the ice, and moved with
celerity equal to a bird flying through
the air, or an arrow from a cross-bow.”
To CLEAN A LOADED GUN. —Stop Up
the touch hole by means of a little wax,
and then pour a little quick-silver into
the barrels, and roll it along them for a
few minutes. The mercury and the lead
will form an amalgam, and leave tire
gun as e'eau as the first day it came out
of the shop. You have then only to
strain the quicksilver through a piece of
thin washy leather, and it is agai i fit for
use, for the lead will he left in the strainer.
To prevent moulding in honk.?, ink,
paste and leather. —Collectors of hook■
will not he sorry to learn that a few drops
of oil of lavender will ensure their libra
ries from this |>est. A single drop of the
same will prevent a pint of ink from
mou’diness for anv length of time.—
Paste may be kept from mould entirely
by this addition ; and leather is also el
fectually secured from injury by the
same agency.
Romantic. —Judge Murray, of the
court of Muscogee county, Alabama,
committed suicide recently hy blowing
out his brains with a pistol. The cause
of this melancholy act was love. The
Judge was in Mohi'e only a few weeks
before, as was the young lady to who n
lie was engaged, but on returning to
Columbus, the lather of the young lady
refused his consent to the union, which
so operated upon Judge M’s di-position
as to drive him to the commission of an
act which has deprived the community
in which he lived of a useful citizen, an
upright Judge?, and an honest man.
Extraordinary discovery.— Pro
fessor Von Grusselbatch, of Stockholm,
has very lately brought to a state of per
fection the art of producing a torpor of
the whole system, hy the application of
cold of different degrees of intensity■, pro
ducing from a lesser to a greater, so as
to cause the human body to become per
fectly torpid, without permanent injury
to any organ or tissue of the frame. In
this state they may remain a great num
ber of years, and again, after a sleep of
ages, be awakened lo existence, ns fresh
and blooming as they were when they
first sunk into their fngorific slumber.
TttE HERM AN TREATY. —The treaty
negotiated with the German League by
Mr. W lieaton is exciting considerable at
tention in I ondon and Paris. In Lon
don, the Board of Trade held a meeting
upon the subject, and it is said had come
to the determination to reduce the import
duties upon American tobacco. It was
also currently reported in Pars that the
French Cabinet had resolved to follow
the steps of England respecting the im
poitduty upon that article.— Phi. Sun.
Sir E. L. Btxwr.it.—We learn from
the best authority that this distinguished
author is on the eve ot saiiing for the
United States of North America, in which
he intends to make a protective stay.—
His osh nsihle object is the improvement
of his health, which we regret to hear,
has been for a long time declining. \\ e
cannot doubt, however, that the rich ore
he will gather in the course of his wan
derings will he .used in the glowing
alembic ofhismind and reproduced in
some original and brilliant form. 'Ye
undetstat and that seme of our distinguish
ed liteiati propose tendering him a pub
lic dinner prior to his departure.
London Court Journal.
A Ki ble reply. —When Bernard
Tasso remonstrated with his son, the im
mortal Torquato, on his indiscreet [.ref
erence of philosophy to jurisprudence,
and angrily demanded, “ " hat has phi
Insophy done for you ?” Torquato no
bly replied, “It has taught me to bear
POX.XTXC.&L.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
April 29, 1844.
Sir —You, in common with other dis
tinguished citizens of our country, have
been spoken of as a candidate for the of
fice of President of the United States.
An intelligent people, exercising the
right of selecting their own Chief Magis
trate, are entitled to know the opinions of
those whom they select as their candi
date, upon the leading questions that agi
tate the public mind.
The question of the annexation of
Texas to this Union, from the necessity
of immediate action upon it, is the most
prominent and interesting measure now
before the people.
Being a delegate to the Baltimore con
vention, which will assemble on ihe 27tb
May next, for the purpose of selecting a
candidate for the. office of President of
the United States I am very anxious, in
common with many other delegates, to
ascertain your opinions on this absorb
ing and all important question.
I intentionally abstain from the expres
sion of my own opinion, and also from
making any suggestion as to the effect
which a decision for or against the m as
ure may have on the popular mind or
action.
1 submit the single question, and re
spectfully ask such an answer as your
judgment and reflection may diciate,
with the desire, if it lie agreeahie to you,
to make your views on this subject pub
lic. With high respect,
Your obedient servant,
J. THOMPSON.
Commodore Charles Slew hit,
Burdurlown , Ac w-Jersey <
‘ HILL OF HEALTH, )
Near Bordertown, N. J., May 2, "41. )
Sir— l have had the honor to receive [
your letter of die 29th of last mouth, in- j
mining that I have “been spoken of as ;
i eand date for the office of President ol
the United States;” remarking, also, that
“an intelligent people, exercising the
iglit of selecting their own chief magis
trate, are entitled to know tlieopinions of
those whom they may select as their can
did ites, upon the leading que-tions that
agitate the pub'ic mind ;” and concluding .
with asking mine on “the question of the
annexation of Texas to this Union," as
one which, “ from the necessity of imme
diate action upon it, is the most promi
nent and interest ng measure now Itefore
the people.” And yon also add, that f
“ being n delegate‘o the Bauimore con
vention, which assembles on the 27th of j
May, it will be your desire to make my i
views on this subject public.”
I am profound y sensible of your good
and patriotic views in making this inqui
ry, underexistiugcircuinstances,and shall
proceed to reply, in all frankness and sin
cerity, to your inquiry.
1 assume that there exists no constitu
tional objection to Texas being incorpo
rated with our Union That question
appears to be sot at rest since our acqui
sition of Louisiana and Florida, and the
abandon', and, as I have supposed, satis
factory discussion of it to which all have
access. I will at least venture to say
that they have satisfied tnv mind.
Passing, then, to the general question,
the reasons are so numerous, pow
erful, and urgent, both on die score of
policy and humanity for making Texas
part of the Union, and have so strong a
hearing upon our national industry, rev
enues, prosperity, and power, that I have
not been able to refuse the assent of my
judgment to them.
I have considered, on the other hand,
the views alleged against the measure;
and, greatly as the sources whence they
emanate are cntitlitl to, and have my re
spect, they have not proved, on the calm
est reflection, sufficient with me to out
[ weigh the strong reasons that exist in its
favor. That a step of so much magni
tude, present and future, should meet
with oppo-ition in the first instance, is to
lie expected. This was the case when
we acquired Louisiana and Florida, the
objections to which are now forgotten in
the unspeakable advantages flowing from
it, and to flow throughout ages to come.
Such, it apjienrs to me, would decidedly
attend the annexation of Texas. Mil
lions unborn, and ages in the future, may
lie expected to reap the advantages of its
incorporation with oitr Union long alter
the ol jections of the day are forgotten.
This important acquisition, which can
now he obtained with honor and advan
tage to all parties interested, bringing
with it the consent and affections ot its
inhabitants, will, perhaps, when future
necessity makes its Requisite-n irnpera
i live, lie acquired only through deso.atmg
i war, sanguinary coniests, and the loss o!
those affections of the Texan inhabitants,
so essential to happiness in a united 6c re
publican people. But I won.d not tit for
gaining ihose advantages, however tnms
< endant mid lasting 1 believe they would
be lor our country, at the expense ol jus
tice. # .
The main question, therefore, is, would
“annexation” give Mexico just ground
of complaint V—for, of course, no oiltei
foreign country has anything todo with
the question. Now, 1 have not been able
bring mind U.V tO the COUCIUSIOII that U
gives Mexico any just cause of complaint 1
whatever. It is almost eight years since
Texas won her independence at the de
cisive battle of San Jacinto. No serious
invasion of her soil, or other efforts or
important movements in arms, have been
made hv Mexico against her since that
decisive victory. It was, in lacs, the
consummation of Texan independence,
and has produced throughout the world
the unavoidable effect of an event so de
cisive. The most powerful states of Eu
rope have fully recognised the indepen
dence of Texas—not suddenly, it is ne
cessary to he«tr in mind, hut after letting
time enough elapse fairly to attest that
the overwhelming victory of San Jacinto
was decisive. Those states never would
have recognised her independence so
long as they supposed there existed any
probability of Mexico “being able again to
reduce Texas to submission hy force ol
arms. It has, indeed, been a principle
with the United States, when civil War
existed in countries, to treat each parly
alike, as soon as the power of waging a
war de facto existed with each. But this
has not been the practice of the great
powers of Etirope. They net on differ
ent principles, to which their institutions
more naturally incline them. They are
slow to sanction resistance, in any shape,
to existing authority in government.—
They were very tardy, its all may re
member, in uckuowlcugirtgthe indepen-,
deuce of the revolted colonies of Spanish
America, including Mexico among them.
Nevertheless most of those ancient king
doms and states have adopted Texas into
the family of nations by their most so-
I mn acts of recognition, which mean
wiih them a great deal more than the
mere torrual acknowledgment of a de
facto government existing in Texas, and
liable, at any moment, to be again over
thrown: and which facts may, thereftre,
well make us fee! easy as to their opinion
of annexation.
The taptnrt* rtf Lord Cornwallis did
not more effectually establish independ
ence for us hy force, of arms, (not as much
so, perhaps, nil circumstances consider
ed) ns the total overthrow of the Mexi
can forces at Jacinto, and simultaneous
capture of the head of the Mexican na
tion, established independence for Tex
as. Great Britain acknowled onrs im
mediately after the former event, an an
cient, proud, and powerful monarchy as
she was; yet Mexico keeps up the idle
show of still being the parent slate over
Texas, now Hearty eight years after the
utter extinction of all her powers of su
premacy, which so decidedly perished on
the plains of Sun Jacinto.
It may he asked, is this right ? Can
it stand before the dispassionate judg
ment of nations? and is it reasonable to
wards the United States 7 Jtcamutbe
forgotten how long and justly Mexico
complain* and of Spain’s refusal to recog
nise her independence after she had ac
tually won it by force of arms. And
here it may lie mentioned, that the fact
of Spain having refused to recognise it
long subsequent to the year 1825, form
ed no objection with otirgovernment for
offering to purchase Texas from Mexico
in that year. 'l’liis last fact, of itself,
may serve to show that oilier nations
are not bound to wait until the parent
State gives her formal consent, unreason
ably pro’ongid, to the independence ol
th*- resisting colony. History contra
dicts that idea. If it were true, Holland
would have h and to w ait seventy years
before she became an independent na
tion; for we have lateiy been reminded,
from a distinguished source, that it was
full that length of time heiore Spain
against whom she had revolted—would
acknowledge her independence. I hope
1 may be excused for adding —for 1 con
sider it as belonging to the subject ot this
letter, and due to the true spirit of this
whole occasion—that there are not want
ing opinions, carefully formed, which go
to say, that if Mexico should, at this late
day, recommence war lit earnest a ainst
Texas, instead of keeping up, in the lat
ter power, the irritation and inconveni
ence of on'y talking about it lor eight
years nearly, the chances would be lull
as great, or even greater, than she would
be conquered herself, as that she would
ever le-subjugate that gallant and inde
pendent people.
Notwithstanding the conviction of my
judgment that .Mexico could not have the
least ground of complaint against us, m
justice or reason, for immediate annexa
tion, should we adopt that measure, 1
think it would become the magnanimity
of this great republic to pursue towards
her as generous and liberal a course as
possible.
If, therefore, any subsequent steps of
the most conciliatory nature, f>r soothing
her led mgs, may be ojieu to us, 1 wotnd
lie for adopting them to the very verge
of not yielding up our rights, interests,
or honor, if anything U-yotid tins be
expected or demanded of us, (which I
will not anticipate,) or if any lit conse
quences should threaten us, (which,
nowever, 1 should not much tear,) wtieu
the whole case came to be cuiruiy and
dispassionately viewed, alter annexation
was a thing accomplished on our part,
we wouid only dc as our futhers dul
throw ourselves upon the justice of our
cause l*elore God and nations, and abide
all results.
iJl^ln m
VOL. II.—NO. 1.
Having thus given you my opinions
and views of this all ahsoihing question,
under your call for them, I have only, in
conclusion, to add that you are at liberty
to publish them, should you think theta
worthy of it.
I regard the policy and wisdom of ira*
mediate annexation ns the more obvious,
from recollecting that opportunities once
lost are not always to be regained in na
tional affairs, any more than in (bose of
individuals
With all deference to those who hold
opinions different from those 1 have for
med, and have here expressed, I have the
honor to remain, with the most respect
ful consideration, your most obedient and
very humble servant.
CHS. STEWART.
To the Hon. J. Thompson,
House ofßepresentatives, Washington.
From the CoflslUutionalUi lGi/?
The bill has been defeated, and
defeated tob by democractic votes. We
have one consolation, that not one demo
craciic vote from the south contributed
to its defeat, wlrile ten southern whig
votes, it they had lieen given in favor of
the hill, would have ensured its passage
in the House of Representatives. But
these ten southern whig votes were giv
en against the bill, as will be seen in the
following table. The bill was defeated
by 105 against 99. Among the friends
of a revenue tariff only, lut one whig
joined the democrats, and that was Mr*
Chappell of Gerrgia. He was, of his
whig party, “solitary and alone.”
On the motion to lay the tariff hill on
the table, the votes were yeas 105, nays
99. Os the 105 yeas there were 77
vvhigs and 28 democrats, and of the 99
nays there were 9S democrats and Olte
whig, as follows:
Yeas. Nays*
Dem. Whigs. Dem. Whgs*
Maine 0 2 .4 0
X. Hampshire 0 0 4 0
Massachusetts 2 8 0 0
Vermont, 13 0 0
K. Island, 0 2 0 0
Connecticut, 2 0 2 0
New YorfT 10 ltl 13 0
New Jersey, 4 I 0 0
Pennsylvania, 8 13 0 0
Delaware, K 0 0 0
Maryland, 0 0 0 0
Virginia, 0 3 10 ‘ 0
N. Carolina, 0 4 4 0
S. Carolina, 0 0 7 0
Georgia, 0 2 4 1
Alabama, 0 1 5 0
Mississippi, 0 0 3 0
Louisiana, 0 0 3 0
Arkansas, 0 0 10
Missouri) 0 0 4 0
Illinois, 0 1 6 0
Indiana, 0 2 7 0
Ohio, 0 9 9 0
Kentucky, 1 5 4 0
Tennessee, ’0 5 5 0
Michigan, 0 0 3 0
28 77 98 1
The National Intelligencer of Monday
last, received last evening, contained
what follows:
To the editors ;
House or Representatives, £
May 11, 1814. \
My attention has been attracted by the
maimer in which your editorial article of
this morning notices the only whig vote
that was given yesterday in favor of the
bill for reducing and modifying the du
ties imposed by the existing tariff. You
say that on the motion to lay that bill on
the table, “every whig voted in the affir
mative except one, who considered him
self pledg* and to vote for the bill.”
I take it for granted that no other per
son than myself is meant as this “one
wl.ig;” and lest the language you em
ploy in speaking of my vote may be misun
derstood by those uuacquaiuted with my
political course and sentiments through
my whole life on the subject of the tariff,
1 desire to say through your "columns
that that vote was based ou my long set
tled and unconquerable hostility to the*
protective system, and on the clear con
viction that the present tariff, for the sake
of carries up the duties much
higiier than considerations of revenue
demand; by which 1 mean that greatly
lower rates would produce as much and.
even more revenue.
Entertaining these opinions, I may be
properly said to have stood pledged by
tlie sentiments and expressions of my
whole life, but in no other way whatever,
to give the vote which 1 did give yester
day.
Yours, respectfully,
AUoALUM H. CHAPPELL.
Note by the Editors.
Mr. Chappell is right in supposing
that ne was the member referred to,—
Nothing was meaut by the term ‘‘pledg
ed,” as applied to him, except such a
pledge or ooligatioti as was implied by.
ms own previously kuowti and express
ed opinions.
•tlx Clay soli g Oofoe.
Mr. Clay has addressed a leawgtfc'gn
editors 01 die National InteliigaaiUpr frqS
uhicti we make the loiiowmg
It will tie seen that he now considers it
•.x.remoiy unbecoming in a
or the Presidency to seek to promote in