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SATURDAY EVENING, JU^U Sfi. 1824
led at a Meeting regutoSy convened, UftMfft not
fully att.'mlert, of the Republican McmberaofCon
grc's who have the best possible opportunities of-
judging of the qualifications and I “*
several candidates. He is the on
rtidates, it will be acknowledged
[For the Republican. ^
ItHPrilQI.t L IMPROVEMENT, NO 17. - "..T.?"*?™*“wiran mil. tht* i, ’■
One ol the. first considerations reladng to- the i !. 1C i. W l te ‘ , _"!* ln . n -, M '|
t from the upper canal by paddles dretoni*. .
in a few minutes the lock becomes full, the
l*Mlin» I'li'nn HiUl. 4 1. ... & i ■ . !
The Charleston Mercury
political vagaries tdlt his rcadbrs
—‘“-THTr Who havc information on the Jiifocct. who has the u ‘ on the upper canal. I„ this stale of the iock?
,n . tlic co' 1 ” 1 ' “f h* 8 i etU » prospect of an electing to the Presidency by y e L r - fth h-id or embank. h , aVe Qn V° 8up P" se another boatto enterfo2|
tlais erudite editor named mt lmormauun r nignest on tne utr into me nuusc ui % n * „ base, to one in heierht
At a meeting or the Democratic M.:nv hap NinW lldwards has imposed upon him the ahould wms to be the usual slope which the banks ought 'gSS^wi locking 3*» Ope^ ' ti0n, Me **3|
b; i sot Congress, .in the Chamber of the -intelligence of iht withdm wo) of Mr. C. and that guppose j t WO uld j, e almost a matter of course , ^,.1 r .. c W? r dan *»
tj* «f UanHacAntnllliAa rtf fltit Tlhifnrt mUa' k.i tklM nlitMkn MA III •N«llm‘>th ski. ik ttfill vfavnl Vtt AVI Him 1 lie IIIH
”4>f Georgia,
of the United, States
for the office of President, and
M alSeut galcatw,
sident, of the United Stalest lor four years
from the 4th of March, 1835.
Soliloquy ofthe Disappointed Lot.r. ;
Nay, if she lofe not me, 1 care not for hen
Shall 1 look pale because the maiden blooms?
Of sigh because sV smiles on othprs?
JN; 11, by Heaven l*-I hold my peace tbq dear,
however, should have taught him better. in preference to every other that could be _ , ,
I * * ^peeec'dnri 1 fo\?owhiff °and 1C iifoIuding UiMate war Waste gates, trunks, tumbling bays or weirs i ®
I By the accounts from Washington it seems that taMn whidwieriod everv niust be provided for letting of the superfluous \
Vfurther.he examination of the celebrated A |«S of a canal, in wet *5* for keejio,
it il... i.M 1.. .'..fid. .1 I... il,« li n «i,ti1ianno tiif lint if »«A«ntinn - ^' 4
, towsrdi fi||.
gain, tor the i ext boat.
“FULTON."
sink It turns out that ufler much hesitation and
with much reluctance Edwards confessed to the
Committee that he wrote
, tary of the Treasury which
j Mrs Lucy Stephenson, in « , , j ^
j of the public money by her husband, the Receiv- who were opposed »o an;
j cr; and that lie also wroth the letter for • Stephen* the majority of the Republi
nh»i,=«acp,au„ ! »p,.fi 1 i...,, gt'SSSjitfciSfc Mp i. 8gW»«P
copy, in Ins own hand tyming—and he does not doin g. to , he acquired additional respVxt, and he but so that tlx
’a «iui 'OumI Antaipiti'iiRnnivppv' tihhdiils up t^tt |ct, no- .or.tloi ng any i
To the Editor of the Savannah Republican,
Sin—I'm 1 . ..rvs s of Savannah require that
common construe- abc should be ably i epresenled in the General As.
’To let it, like the plume upon heY cap* __ ■ |
Shake at each nod that ter caprice shall dictate, know whether Stephenson copied his letter and came entitled, u
~~ A j. V* «».. Ll. .• a_ _ ’ .l . . nAnlinre fn rtllB
'“''irirnks. formed of "planks, well jointed should 8emb| y of Georgia, at the next session. Anattei
’be lain into the bank, at the bottom of the canal, don to internal improvement is awakened, ani
a 1?. c *1 ful L y „ i , r ? C L°, l,ed . ln P ud,lte ' *‘ ,h • Vl,lve * h “' U is all important to us that it should not be
•y hi m a. In the choice of situations for weirs,to disch trge opened between this city and the rich cousin
ns to array him’ a' W ' no enoice oi suuauons lor weirs,to aiscn trge upeueu uciwecu iuu ciiy ana me nen cousin
--lord refused to tUe "urolus^watcr of a canal, care must be taken Included in thi. Okemulgee and Flint District.,.
- not to let off any considerable quantity at a time, ThI ... . ,
t so that the water can escape, without tearing J bi9 be e L He * Whe " B c,n#l ’* constructed
doing any injury to the -land adjoining. .The • rom oavannah to the confluence of the Ocones
DRURY LVNK THEATRE.
* Disappointment^ mr sean missing
M - ■ Kean was unn.'unccd to prelorm
Ri nard the Third at this Theatre lastnight.
A numerous audience, was attracted by the
announcement,aided by some good nalured
whispers, which some of his friends aqd the
kindness to put into circulation. One dr
these set forth, that 4s he anticipated'marks
of displeasure from the public, he bad
come to the resolution of acting in London
no more, f ’ . >-v ' ,. v.
But whether such a determination ever
aern usiy. or sportively escaped Mr. Keifq,
certain it is that when the moment afnved
.at which he ought to make his bow as the'
representative of Gl< ster, hi was missing.
The time lor commercing the play was
past, and at about a quarter after seven thr k
audience began to feel that they were lo
sing time, and proceeded to manifest their
impatience in the usual way.
Behind the curtain, hope, if it had been
pr: viously cherished (that Mr. Kean would
arrive in time to act,) now expired, and an
ap"logy became inevitable. Mr Bunn step
ped before .the curtain, and solicited atten
tion. The alu m previously expressed by
those who desired to ste Kean was remen
don sly increased by the appearance of the
Acting Manager. Silence, however, was
fjtMIfed for And after a time, obtained.
_Mr. Bunn then announced that he J»ad
just received a letter from Mr Kean (who
ha been for a wi ck or ten days ut Derbyj
announcing his inability to return to London.
So ere indisposition was the alleged cause
of absence, and Mr. Bunn said he had the
cer’ificate of u medical Gentleman to pro
dnee He added, that Mr Macready, under
these circumstances, had undertaken the
eh-isactcr. . • ‘
This address met with some applause,but
it also called forth strong opposition Some
^ io v b fJ? nd ,r°r
such act. I'ersecuted for tli stern virtues of his 6m ‘dj wcire , 1 a gentfTally constru°tm,,the aaljs.
sent it or nut. Yet on his examination before the
Committee of Congress in February ’82i}-£
says—“1 uw him [Stephenson] v^ite. tho h
and enolosc the publication, and I have no d
the Secretary received it.” C. in his memorial gWSL CJZMZZmAMuSKC'EUILJZ” « ty bead.df each 'lock, and are called puddle
charged Mr. Crawford with mismanagement in jfe standn before the world an exa &****?£**?
the Treasury It is given in ev.dei^jfl^pbdb^lperability.ol the man of perfect integrity of
as about the 22J February last, heSWcMred ft
Gen. Noble, > Senator from Indiana, that he con
ceived Mr'LYaWford to bean rxertfrtir-and^Oi)Vr-,
able man, and one who had managed the fi^ai uf
tairs of tins nation, ip time* of "extrema* difficulty,
in,the ailett manner and^with the purett integri
ty. Nor ia this all.—in his charges against the
Secretary of,the Treasury hq. “avows himself to
be the author of the A B essays, and desires that
certain publications shall be taken as part of his:
memorial'*—yet, >tr Noble in his teslimohy de-
•lares that Ur Edwards assured him in thp most
impressive manner, that he.was not tbe-autiior of
AO.nordidhe know theautbur. Thetwofiht
incidents shed a fraud of light upon Edward's ma
chinations with Vrspect to the transactions-be
tween the Edwardsvitle I|ank, the deceiver, and
the Treasury Department—the two. latter shew
in what light the Mexican Minister estimates the
value of truth and honesty The general feeling
is that—that he i* fallen like Lucifer to rita no
mire—it is impossible tua> any power or i fluence
can sustain him. A gentleman in Washington
Writes that— , J ’
“Thereare, and there have been, great efforts
to uphold him, but it is impossible: Not that there
is any influence opposing, but the facts are such
that the President and Mr. .Calhoun must both
sink in the attempt. When all the facts become
known to the public, the weigh, and popularity
of Genehd Washington's administration could not
uphold him.”
It is stated that the President had declared his
resolution so soon aa the committee should pd-
joum, to give Edwards “his choice, to resign, or
to be turned out.” - This is as it should be.
‘
The National Intelligencer of the 18th instant
frequent tumbling bays or weirs, to discharge and Okemulgee—The distance in a direct line h
J Off We oon tf° Be ‘* of Blron 8 waT,# not more than 85 miles. Cbnstruct s canal this
ir letting a proper quantity of the surplus wa- distance * nt * the cost of transporting a bale e|
of4i canal forwards into the pond below, a cotton, from Macon to Savannah, will not exceed
s generally constructed In the wallj, , one dollar i and the’ cost of trsnsporting one hual
ol escb lock, and are called paddle , . ? .. ■.- * . 1 "■
nrAiint. Th>> nnn»v anitM nf th^ i.vk*. **rtd pounds of merchaniiiBe, from Savsnnih ti>;
Macon, will not exceed fifty cents. Then the
Georgia will flow through our city udl
incalculable. All the country b«
It m thFpubhc K, Xdo'Tt whhout awider from the upper to the lower sitfe of dcrlng on the Oconee and Okemulgee rivers vil
ny reference whatever to the claims tif his oom I * be canal, shouldbeconstructed of sound brick or be immenaely benefitted by the perfection of thk
petl'ora. iris not necessary to examine thelrmev. s *^’ w ^ an ^ waU °. n ‘heir upper side • pka; t
trunks i'or this purpMefbut'exoMt^ood^eln I To promote tb.s view of our interest, were,
Terence to Wrpis poeillve smJ Mclusiwir .WjS ?ave '^ Mr *&&**
always been disposed to give just credit-to each b«cks or.stbne, very difficult to be procured, it is rt || Tes and i mke the liberty of mentioning Utn,
rhi>"iwra«Wn or W, »r.ub. e rr...™,.|m.np, e „lhrl„u.litef.„d w'h„e
arches tor drawing off or conveying water, hn* particularly requtreJ^at this time in that brind
been known from the earliest periods, as appears I - h . ... r , _ „ .
•by lhc fclebruted works of this kind, between the «f 'he Legislature. Iam aw.ro hat Gen Haan
lake Copais in llocutia and the sea, between the having been a long time in the Senate, it msjhi
lakes formed hy the inundation* of the Nile in
called for the money to be returned, others .. .... . .
v oted their indignation in brief expres- Uya -J^JSft° ' h “ veb “ n
si ,ns of reproach, anil a considetable body ! en K*8 ed Coring the three la« day.in heanngthe
in tne house declared against Mr Macreadv ‘ estimon y *f various individuals, whose connec-
a Richard, but wished him to.act Virgin- • tion with public #ffsirs,with banks, with the Tres
Jus. , . ii/? Ct-d ■ ■ • ' ’ sury pepirtment, with the Pos; Office, or inter-
Mr Bunn explained thesifuationin which, course with the prosecutor, Mr. Edwards, waa
he sto d He came forward on behalf of supposed to enable them to disclose any fact re-
3r1» blliston, and he was confident that tfyar levant tp the Investigation. Mr. Edwards him-
Gentleman would be happy to meet, the self has been, within that time, much before the
wishes ol the Patrons ol the i heatre by ac- Committee, answering interrogatories or ques-
t., g any play which they mtght prefer, and tIonlng . witnes8C 3. Amongst sevend other gen-
w,4ch the management had the means of „ . , .... Jr , ’.. , B
representing on such short notice.’It had, exammed w.ih.p % lastAnte days, were
however, been thought desirable to solicit tbe H ® n - Mr.Benton, of Missouri, Hon Mr. Nobte >
M r Macready to "be in readiness to assume ofInd ' anB » Ho " Mr Oook,ofOIinoi%and Mr. Ab.
the character of JRicnard, as the best means Br *dley, Assistant Post-Master General. We ob-
of diminishing llwt disappointment which served alio before the Committee yesterday, one
could not be prevented altogether, or two ladles, whose attendance had been requir
The audience, were in some degree pa cd at the instance of Mr Edwards, but we did not
Iwe should do the same,-because nothing is to be
gained, id our view of Mr . Crawford's claims, by a
different course i and, because, to make enemies
is nqt the v. ny to gain fiientls.. “The friends of
Mr. Clay” Will perceive we are quite ss candid, on
this occ*sion*afc they hlt^ebeerr. We have, in--
ileed, neither motive nor desire for concealm ntj
of ouf sentiments on this subji'Ct, . - ’
Tljpugh our co. viottbns mtirus sqbjCct are tpua
(dear,4l(apar fa’rth thus strong, as w? have a<atedi
them, we rmve never troubled oitr readers With'
predictions of thq'sficddiaMthoNumintlSb'p nf flri
crawlo'rd. it i&precteiy fiijtsuse of .the'. clear
|nes*/tft) strength of ohr convlc(t1ons, fRat.we h*ve.
not felt the necessity of being very clauioroiu a-
bout them. We have never said knat M^Craw-
ford will be elected) but, if t^e principle which
I ties at the foundation of our goyerntfient, and ol
all free governments, prevails, yiejta'e not a
shadowot a doubt that he will he.’ We refer of
course to the principle which bestows office 6u
him who, ii> tne mode pqihted'oiit by the organic
lli\Vrcceives the sufirages of a greater number
Khan any other. This is absolutely .the principle
| which decides all popular elections in every State,
ISouth of Connecticut, and, if.it were engrafted on
odr general government, no Well infdrmed man
would pretend to doubt for a moment that Mr.
Crawford would be elected by the Electors He
may b<* so elected, as it is Uuf, ifhe be not, he
cornea in the leading'Candidate,. wi(h a prospect
jn the (louse of Representatives equal to.that of
any. other individual, and^^better than that of any.
other- candidate in proportion to the plurality of
electoral > otes which he will certainly receive
The friends of Mr. Crawford have placed him
Egypt and The- Mediterranean; as also by the
courses of tit? Roman aqueducts, many of which
were tunnelled through hills of great extent. In
'the neighborhood of Matlock in Derbyshire, the
Wellcaw sough, has been cut Uirough the solid
rock, for nearly four miles in length, for the pur-
post’.df draining .the several lead mines in the vi-
cintryi—
'The first*funnel that we read o(, as constructed
for the purpose of navigation, waa by M. Riquet,
near Ueziereson the Languedoc cmal, in France,
and the first in England, was tbe entrance made
by James Brindley to the duke of Bridgewater’s
coil mines at Worsley, near Manchester; while
the first tunnel, undertaken for the purpose of
general trade, or st a thoroughfare, was by the
same engineer, at Hare castle on the Trent and
Mehay canal. It is very essential to tbe conve
nience as well as the.beauty of a tunnel, that the
arch thereof should be quite straight, and exactly'
level: •
The Want of a towing path through a tunnel,
must be very apparent, to all such as have seen
the tedious and barbarous process in use, of u man
lying at length upon the gunnel ofthe barge, and
pawing the walls with bis feet, in - narrow boats
this is still more evident, where a planter is oblig
ed to be laid across the barge, for the men to lie
down upoh their backs, in order to be ubl r to
reach and paw the walls «ith theii feet t The tun
thought a seat in the house is not equally honor* I
ble and be considered derogatory to propose hial
as a candidate for the House of Repretmtuiiraw [
but I am confident the gentleman himself fobn
much zeal in pro noting the interest of the «q,l
that he would cheerfully serve us as a represents!
tive. Knowing that the House affords s nwtl
ample field for exerting those talents whiclilUf
the object of this communication to enlist in ou j
C.
before the People, upt>n whom they relv. The!
friends o air. limy, as is now officially declared,; ■/ y ..
do not calculate upon his success with.ihe People, i hi
but rely upon his supposed popularity in tl£! IE?
House of Representatives. All that they appear to the wch * 10 adma tbu eMen ‘ ,al
to ask, and all that they labor to prove, is, that W ena »& e
Mr play may be one of the three highest voted
“FULTON.”
(For the Republican.]
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT,
No 18
The executing of deep cutting*, appear to have
eeii long familiar to the Ghine->e, since we read
for, and may therefore come aa a candidate before
the House of Representatives. This is the induce
ment which they hold out ior adherence to him,
consoling themselves that, in case of defeat, his
friends in the House will still hold in their hands
the power of controlling the Election,.’ All this is been
fbir matter of computation for those that are ex of some of their canals, that are In places excava-
clusiyely friends to Mr Clay. Weknow their de ted to 80 feet deep, and of others that are cut 20
votiun, and admire the fidelity of their friendship, feet deep for 7 or 8 miles in lengtid-lThe setting
But we must be allowed to express a doubt wheth- out and determining upon the slope* of a deep cut,
er, as seems to be insinua ed in the Circular, they : ting, are objects deserving of tlu- greatest atten
are transferring property. They will adhere to tion Slips, are among the most formidable acci
Mr. Cl v among as a hope remains of ultimate dents, to which canal Works are liable, and should
success; but, When obliged to change their posi- be guarded against, '
Cified. lt was generally resolved that the learn the purport oftheir teslimony. The Com tion, we have no idea of their moving en masse, banks, where tfie ground ia of a loose and porous
play should not be changed, but a number mittee completed the examination of all tbe wit- They are united now by a bond of feeling s when kind, or by driving headings behind such parts,
of persons,dissatisfied with the management, nesses yesterday, unless thev shall erant the fln . | thatbond is severed, emhone will take his own sometime before the workings are begun, in or-
leltthe house, for the purpose, as tli€v hiimiinn e ™ course,'independently of tbe other*. der that tbe springs may be intercepted, by wliicb
aaid of clairnine'Sheir monevVohi Mr E 5 ’ r 5 Edw * rd * to rCf > ne ‘ t the ^! The practical lesson, however, which we pro- the most porous and iwke stuff, like quick sands,
Damn ® y * . dance ofthe Hon. Rufus King, which we under* pose to draw from tbe Expose of the friends of may in most instances be converted into sound
* ' . '* stand is not probable; so that the Report mav be “r Clay, is addressed to tie friends of the eleva and good standing stuff, this direction b par
When-peace was ihus restored by ‘be ftnt : clo . ted . r ew y t tion of Mr. Crawford to the Presidency B so ticularly applicabl- to the alluvial and sandy soil
acquiescence of some and the flight of „ 1 J. much a* his prospects are brighter than those of of many parts ofthe country in Georgia below the
' others, a new grievance arose from delay * Expecting that all the material evidence will i Mr. CIay f by so much more hrm should be their first tails of the riverai but generally the sandy soil
It vv;<s a considerable time before the cur b e officially presented to the Public, by the Com ^ bc wnce to him--by so much more scajous and r i8 {ound to rest iTpon,a stratum of tbe fine«t clay,
a** v M 5s«ttesS5iK& *wss ffaptefst
grea. secret, that Mr Macready 6 Richard s ‘ffi 1 mg duties, we shall avoid any attempt, by ! who rely on contingent events, and calculations This must be evident tp anyone who bas attended
wig was not in the Theatre, and that it was P arli “ l representations, to forestal public opinion of chances,determine to adhere to tbeir candidate, to the digging of wells in any part ofthe pine land
accessary to send to that genilemans's upon the subject. Such odious m»ii«iivres -we an d manfully publish their determination, by how counties, where it is never neaessary to mrinUin
ssrsst sax*?
stage tyranny Jt was m contemplation, ral propensities, lead to such acourse." probabilities, to rely upon? , soil from the top: *
ire have heard, to make a new appeal to — _ — j. Thff construction of ticks, is a most important
the auater.ee, and beg of them to allow him PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION MAUffiUISLAFAYEt'^’I'E.—In the Legislature part ol canal making and are essential to the sys-
the privilege hf going through the first act J w Dub , |shed in our lait „ C , rcilla . frnra Maasachusetta on Uie 12th ihat. a motion of tern itself-..' '
and slaughtering King Heqiy in his own ; „ .. . M C . ,. P 63 J”'Mr. Phillips, of 8alem, rtauesting tbe Governor . Pound locks, arc unknown in China, their prin-
r.yir but this idea was abandoned and at * e Nat,onal Intelligencer, on the subject of the . * Jf , tqoeaung tne tiovernor. c , |( m fact only a river or stream naviga
This art icte is en “! C ™.“‘ l
aeiigtn nciinponaniarucie arnveain sate e ert n «idn,. M „cure to tluadistHiguished friend of our country anotent coursein some-parts, the.current of water
ty 1 he expectant visitors were, ol course, 2 . ccm.idered as tbe act of Mr. Clay's , beinc occasionally checked bv floodgates The
rejoiced when' the'dbnseauences of this fr, ends. we have no doubt. !t indicates t^eirpol .. y .? p e ' Chinese method of overcoming ascents, appear to
^ — ■"* —-j—.j V e argumente to rally i ,nd J* dr,w Wtt, " nt 00 th «,Treasury for any bc long 8ufa sequent:tp the attempta ofthe S
Here seen—j
-Had all his hairs been lives,
Tbeh keen desire had stomach for 'em all,"
icy, and holds forth seductive i
those friends of Mr. Clay who were supposed to
be wavering in their adhesion to his- cause. The
The curtain at length drew up, amidst Intelligencer commenting oh the Circular how al-
Oiitigled sounds. of applause arid displea- 1 laded to observes—
Thd facts which it presents are slightly tihged
When Kir Macready appeared he flpo- ] wtththecolor ofthewishesolthe writer, but* we
Ibgiaed for his own deficiencies, and t-tifiea- be, ‘ erfc » .in the main correct, except with re*
tied induigence, as he was not only unpre-1 '* ? 8>i ii!! ed to ,he
pared tb play, the characterful was Jjimself ul i«n understood that, with a fl t£ re"p*St
which they profess for Mr. Crawford; the friends
Kiboring under indisposition
The address was well received, and .his
finely animated performance soon consoled
' the house for the absence of Mr Kean. He
was deservedly admired in all the principal
..scenes; and Mrs, West, as tHe Queen,
finely acted up to him, and obtained .i tri
bute i f well-iTieritted and of universal ap
plause. The.Play closed st .fiv* minutes
^vtefpje elevrii. amjdst shouts of approba-
ttdb.—iqndvn Paper.• ■ •
m- *"■
' ;v Mf
ofeach of the other candidates for the Presidency
are more desirous to derwate from his strength,
than from that of either ofthe others This is not
only politic, but it is also natural To underrate a
man's strength, is to lessen it. To leel apprehen
sion of it, is to desire to see it lessened But nei
i* -v tmr feelings dor our wish$* can alter the facts.
Jar. Crawford, we undertake tb say, is the prefer
ence of a decidedly larger portion of the reading
arid reflecting part oi l he People of the United
State!; than any other Candidate. He is,moreover,
the •Candidate who has'beea unanimously. nQRuna-
expense incurred thereon, was unanimously a- tians under the successors of Alexander,'wjio had
dopted inboth branches. . the art of constructing sluicesar locks, of One set
of. gates, so aa to ctop tbe impetuosity of the cur-
n-rwtoww. « fay;
which, is now erecting, will comprise twenty-four tween the two pounds, or reaches of-a canal, that
columris, each of which is to be hewn of an entire j are upon different levels, and this part called the
block of stone.- One of.them, on which the work- inv^^r " at Pj east l r ® L be made to
men are now engaged, in iront ofthe Capitol, is < “" l “ * "
twenty-four feet long, and upwards of three feet
ip diameters This immense block of free stone
was procured on the bank of the Potomac, and
brought to the Navy Yard by wafer, from whence
it was dragged to its present situation, by a large
number of men, on a strong carriage, constructed
for the purpose.
TITLES.
In theProvidcnce,Rhode Island, Inquirer,
the appointment is arinotin'icddi^of “ the Hon.
William’ Valentine, Inspect,or General of
Beef and Pprk.”
coincide,.in the level of its water,-with either the
upper or lower canal This is managed by two
pairs of doors or gates, one at each end ofthe
chamber of the lock; in which gates, or .through
the side walls of the chamber, are provided small
sluices or paddlevby which water can be lot from
the higher pound, to fill the chamber to the upper
level, the lower gates being closc'ahout; by which
means suppc.amg-the Ibcfcempty, (this lerm is of-
ten used, but it is not to be literally understood,
since the lock, when said to be empty, has the
same depth ot water in its bottom, as the lower
canal hu;) apd a vessel or boat arrived on the low
igck, the gates are shut lifter it, and water ia drawn
PROCEEDINGS IN THE EDWARD!
CASE
We have heard it stated as a fact,
we have every reason to believe it, tb4
testim my on oath wits given, and wriliei
down, before the Committee of Inveslig*
tion yesterday, proving that the Sectoiarf
ol War tv:<a in the habit ol visiting Nmiin
Edwards at his lodgjngs in tnis city,at least
twice a week, 'whilst his nomination, as
Minister to Mexico, was pending, just be*
fore he wrote his Address; and shewing,
from Edwards’s own declarations, that his
main reliance for the nomination was on
his being the brother in-law of the late
Cploncl Lane; with othet pari iculars, tend
ing ty demonstrate that Mr Calhoun il
deeply concerned in the plot to rum Mr
Crawford: And that this testimony, after
it had been committed to writing, »u
suppressed and destroyed,'at the instanct
of one ot ihe members of the commit ee,
upon the ground that it was? hot -relevant!
We should really Wish to be able to dis
credit this fact{ but, from present impres*
mona, we cannot Why is not such t>st>
mony relevant? Is-it not relevant, ini
case like this,to shew that the charges of Ed*
wards originated in a spirit of persecute
emanating from, and cherished by, the Er
ecutive officers of Government? Is it not
relevant to the issue, that it is sought to
ruin the Secretary ol the Treasury only in
order to get bint out ol the way of Mr Mon*
rde’s favorite candidate for the Presidency!
—The Committee having, in their Report,
declared Mr Crawford innocent, is it not
relevant to exhibit proof that the true taute
of the unparalleled 'persecution-.which he
endures, is not any mat administration of
tbe treasury, but the ungrateful dislike
which Mr Monroe bearB him, and his being
in the way of Messrs. Calhoun, Jackson,
and Adams ? Ia such evidence not relevant!
Mr Crawford has been probed to the-quick*
lie has not been spared. Ail the testimo*
ny against him has been freely taken and
accepted. Why snare others? Why sup*
press any thing ? The committee wasap*
pointed to ierrqt out suppression. , Wbji
then, suppress at all? Is if come to'this-
that whoever the Persident protects is tpfo
shielded from exposure: and whoever ho
hates is to be sacrificed at all events ? 1 What
are we coming to ? Is this a despotism of
a free Republic ? Do we live in the - age of
Tiberius, or in that of Washington, Frank'
lin, Hancock- and Jefferson ?
Wash Cid Gas, 18 Inst,
* J?RM THE BOSTON STATEMAN.
Mr Crawford.*—No man hao been mot® I
grossly misrepresented than this Hlustrioufi
ettis^k; and it is bnly necessary for the ph<^
pie of New-England to become acquaints
with his character, to entertain th’e most |
unalloyed respect for him. A plain and an
honest man, by the forqe of his abilities! by
the influence of his virtues, he has pushed
his way from the humblest condition, to »
glorious distinction, without the aid o|*
great, name or. a great and powerful family
cohnection. And the People of the U;
will Soon see this than, who, but a few ye®.™
since, was a schoolmaster in' Georgia*
po‘iseasfon ol’llie liigji.if.sf liMtiora of tM Hf*
i will Kq to t(ie worM « brign*