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It hr that great master* j
Lan^ l * c< | ‘ -1,0 described her as the
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p c,M \ t , tVO id reminding the lL>Use
r C hi* hid sa lie red all the ignominy
uii% defc * pJiwi fr °n*
bf P* ■’ | ail ,i becoming a stranger
k|H ‘ who w exiled from
t° 1 * . that very Sovereign, who
thus suffered all these disgraces,
H lowered himself to submit to giVe
S’ hijh born <l*u*h' “> >“ *>7
” >T.—*ui)(>n whom not long after,
‘f f 7e viciJinnWs of battle and of for
* aether with the severe hostili
fin #the elements and inclement sea
s - his expedition to the north of
f ! ' n(l this father-in-law turned his
titMes’s back, and seized as the first
ifs of hi treachery the territories
hich belonged to the king of Saxony.
No slander that could be used against
them’ could attach so strongly as the
recapitulation of their own acts—no
•lander could be half so bad as re
cital of their own conduct respecting
Saxonv, Genoa and llagusa. No mean
ness that could be attributed to them,
weftt'kdf so low as their courting the
alliance of that man by whom they had
been dethroned. For conduct the op
posite of these was Spain attacked ;
but the Spaniards are brave, they have
arihs at command. It gave him great
pain to observe that that illustrious
monarch the King of France, had for A
moment yielded to pernicious counsels
and arrayed himself against the liber-,
ties'of Spain; but he hoped it was only
a passing aberration from those sound
principles by which he had been hith
erto guided, and that those who had
advised it would speedily be compelled
to resign the situations which they held
in his Council, either by his own act,
or in consequence of the remonstran
ces and in compliance with the wishes
of the ration. He did repeat his hope,
that although that accomplished Prince
had in one instance yielded to the sug
gestions of those parasites, his own
•xcellent understanding would resume
its influence, and that those odious
measures in contemplation by him
would be abandoned. He would ap
peal to His Most Christian Majesty tri
imitate the wisdom of the great Roman I
philosopher and wise statesman, who, I
instead of allying himself to foreign
and barbarous aid, had recourse to
freedom of the Roman Constitution,!
and flung himself for protection ami
support upon the good will of his pat
riotic countrymen without dreaming
of sending for Teutonics, Scythians,
or other barbarians to assist him. lie
j(Mr. Brougham) would venture to pre
dict, that if the King of France shall
avail himself of the assistance of mod
ern Teutonics and Scythians, judg
ment has gone forth against him and his
family. The Constitution about to be
assailed was one that otic red no provo
cation to assault. It was an abuse of
all language'to roll those efforts that
led to irs Establishment an insurrec-j
tion. He would insist that it was not i
Spain or Portugal that these Allies i
hated—it was not freedom upon the
Ebro—it was not freedom upon the
Minpio, that these despots luted—but
freedom as such, freedom is the object
of their enmity; and against freedom,
no matter where it may exist, will
their arms be turned. Freedom thev
abhor~to all its institutions they are
inimical, and they viewed it with the
hatred and the malignity of demons,
llut he lelt also, that as long as Eng
land remains in her present position, |
as idng as the British Parliament re-1
tained even that portion of independ
ence which it yet enjoyed—for not
withstanding the inroads that have
been made Upon our liberties, we are
Jet too free, we are yet too independ
ent for those tyrants —and as long as
the British Constitution diall exist, so j
long shall this enun'ry remain the ob
ject of the hatred and the jealousy of i
tyrants, the*'Shield and support of the j
but they do not limit them-J
selves to mere hatred of principle,
riuafc you, that if any tempting posi
tibh oi neighboring territory attracted
the desires of the Emperor Alexander,
it would not bo in vs*n to send from
Constantinople a deputation of Muftis,
to prove that in defence of their claims
they had considerable antiquity on
their side ; that they knew nothing of
disorganized institutions, and that they
never had even such a thing as % dream
ot fallacious philosophy? All their ar
guments would be thrown away upon
those three Gentlemen of Verona.
Notwithstanding all their proofs of le
gitimacy, the Emperor Alexander
>Vould find it convenient, in a IVw
months, to occupy the tempting terri
tory; perhaps in the present instance
he would content himself with Minorca.
**he Emperor ol Austria might choose
Something else, peihaps Prussia would
be satisfied at a future occasion with
puss ssio'n of llanoveri These
matters being possible, he would con
mid that it behoved every free nation
f( * preveit such attempts. The duty
0 country was plain and obvious,
pot rashly to engage in hostilities ;f,but
all Our negotiations, never to suffer
•to be perceived that*we could/ hy
any possibility, b.J induced tri i<
from our position. We are compelled
to adopt that line bv the dele; -ivy
treaty; for should Spain be overrun,
where would the career of despotism;
terminate? What was there to protect
Portugal from invasion? The defence
of that country did not depend upon
an imaginary boundary* but in the
Pyrenees. He Would not say that we
ought to send an army to watch the
movements of the French; but we
ought to repeal at once the Foreign
Enlistment Bill. Reserving all his for
mer principles, he could not at the
same time refrain from expressing his
cordial approbation, nor from hoping
for the unanimous co-operation of the
House in the expression of satisfaction
at what had been stated in the Speech
from the throne, the sentiments ex
pressed in which were honest and
noble. He was convinced that the
servants of the Crown would do their
duty to their king, their country, to
freedom, and to the world founded, as
be their conduct, he trusted,
upon a right vigw of our interests,
and looking to free States as the best
of all possible allies. Our duty was
to keep peace if we could, and only
suffer it to be broken when we must.
If a contest were inevitable, we should
enter into it determined to support
with all our might, the interests of tiie
Crown, and the riglTfs of human nature.
Sir F. Burdctt rose principally
for the purpose of expressing his
acknowledgements, in union with
those of his honorable and learned
friend, for a Speech, perhaps as able
and constitutional as that I louse
had ever heard pronounced. He
trusted His Majesty’s Ministers
would hold their course, and that
they would not shrink from the po
sition they had taken. Laying aside
all considerations of agricultural or
other distress, on which however
he reserved his opinions, he wished
to declare his participation in e very
feeling winch his honorable am?
learned f, itntl had expressed. Ad
miring the wisdom and force of
reasoning, as well as the discretion,
virtue and patriotism displayed by
him—he (div'Francis 3urdett) was
convinced that there was n > English
heart that would not iVeiivs lie did,
grateful for his exertions in endea
voring to avert from d.e world those
evils with which its liberties were
menaced. He would not sit down
without declaring also the extreme
pleasure ho had felt at the senti
ments expressed by the - honorable
movtr and the gallant seconder of
the Address, anti hoped that the re
sult would be an unanimous vote to
His Majesty, width would prove
that he had t*nly to consult his dwn
dignity and the principles of free
dom, in order to insure that which
had been rarely witnessed—an uni
ted Parliament and an united people.
:rs3tt’ jka'wors i
♦Monday, A\n\\ 2s, 1823.
(£J” Three or four News-papers
were stolen out of a bundle mailed
at this place a short time ago, and
directed to. Louisville, Geo. YY r here
this felony was committed we can
not tell, but if people are so anxious
to read News-papers vft think they
would do well to subscribe for them.
Moat of tlie Editors in the United
States are engaged in discussing the
justice of the claims of the present
candidates for the Presidency.—
From what has been said on the sub
ject it appears that the onlv’ means
of preventing the election go
ing'into the House of Representa
tives, will be a choice bv a conjrres
sional caucus. Much as our senti
ments are opposed to caucus nom
inations, we would prefer it in this
instance as the lesser c\il of the
two.
COMMUNICATED.
No. 11.
Mr. Robertson :
Having viewed most of the
western part of this state in search
of a place to make money, (as’ that
is what most ot us go for these
hard times,) I have finally settled
myself in the vicinity of your little
town; and mv business requires
that I should Ik often there. By
this means I have find ah opportu
nity of becoming acquainted with
some of the manners of its inha
bitants. There is one practice
among the people that I could not
help noticing, as it is carried to a
greater degree of perfection (if per
fection belongs to the like) than 1
have known it in any other part of
the world. The practice 1 am
speaking of is profane swearing.—
From whence does it proceed .?
If this question was asked the swear*
er, what answer will he be able to
give to it ? Will he dare pretend
that it is the force of habit? He
cannot—for how came he to com
mence it? Habit had no influence
on him till lie assumed it:- neither
would it ever have had any if he
had hot given hitnself some trou
ble to get into the practice. No—
the truth is, that it is to be attribu
ted either to custom or a natural
propensity to do evil. There is
perhaps, less show of or
gratification to be obt'hijted .bv
swearing than any other vice;
practiced , and yet our ears are
continually stunned by the sounds
of the most horrid imprecations
that the imaginations of wicked
men and devils can invent. But
perhaps you are ready to ask “ by
whom is this vice followed to such
nn extent?” By all classes of peb*
! pie, from those who are looked up
J to as the principal leaders in soci
j ety, down to the little negro hoys
iroys anti girls just old enough to
run cn errands.
Not to say any thing of the
dreadful account that must be giv
en before Him who “ will not hold
him guiltless who taketh his name
in vain:” How much does it di
mmish the hearer’s confidence in
jvhat is said! If your sentiments
on this subject, Mr Editor, are
like mine, when you hear a strager
relate any thihg that corresponds
with probability, you believe what
he has stated to be the truth ! But
when a minute afterwards you hear
him swear to the truth of what he !
has related, doubt immediately j
takes possesion of vour mind, and
you are left in as much uncertainty
as before lie had opened his mouth.
Yea, if a nian of notorious veraci
ty swears to what lie'lias said, I at
once doubt th'E truth of it; for it
shows that lie suspects me of with
holdiag my ciecjeqceg’
Again—swearing is not one of
the ao omplishments that makes
the /rentl?mna —let me not be un
derstood here to say tho e who are
in the habit of swearing are not
gentlemen. I would by no means
make such an assertion. But it j
they arc gentlemen, it is not swear
ing that constitutes them such by
any means. But because some
who are gentlemen possessing ac
complishments Worthy of imitation,
have been likewise in this degra
ding habit of swearing ; others in
lower classes in society have
thought it impossible to reach a sta
tion fully equal to their prototype
without this master-pieoe of polite
ness, and have actually dragged
themselves into the habit.
I write, Mr. Editor, not to irri
tate* but if possible to shed* the
swearer the hideous shape of his
,habit, that he may draw his own
conclusion of its folly. And should
my feeble effort be a means of
bringing one individual to see this
shameful practice in its true light,
and thereby cause him to forsake it,
I will think myself amply rewarded
for my labour.
OBSERVER.
COMMUNICATED.
No. 11. . J; .
Mr. Robert son, *
At the lime of writing our
first essay, we had determined not
to obtrude ourselves again on the
public. But wc have been induced
to alter our original intentions from
a multiplicity of causes.
Ist. Because it suits our inclina
tion, (which we invariably consult.)
2d. Because our first number
seems have taken rcry well.
3d. * ause we believe we can
greatly edifv our neighbours, and
4th. Because we have been in
formed that a discontinuance on
our part would be productive of se
rious consequences, as many young
men, who have never been known
to read any thing rince their primer
and horn book , have of late become
wonderfully studious, and evince a
great partiality for the Messenger :
but since we have left off writing,
seem likely to relapse into their
pristine itatc of ennv? and idleness.
\\\* have seen something like this
jurselws—lor, when some of om
readers last week inquired if “ Ce
s'.jr wrote again in the Messenger,”
and were answered in the negative,
their coontenani.es lowered, arid
they betrayed the most evident
symptoms of regret and disappoint
ment. From a concatenation of
such circumstances, we have lAen
induced to change our intention,
and recommence our work, and
shall therefore write for the edifi
cation of the public, and our own
amusement, whenever it “jumps
with our humor.” But in saving
that we have recommenced our
work y we would not have you or our
most credulous readers to deceive
yourselves so egregiously as to sup
pose wc mean labour. By no means.
For, although we believe we can
greatly edify our neighbours hy our
well-meant lucubrations, and not
withstanding our philanthropic dis
position, it it cost one of us a sin
gle effort to write, we fear that our
friends and readeis would be depri
ved of our excellent admonitions-
Our fit st No. has met with a very f a *
vorable teccption. Nay, it has been
productive of greater good than
wc could reasonably expect. For
we know tins to be “ a wicked and
pier’ erse generation,” and but little
inch ned to receive advice—ours has
been peculiarly fortunate. Our re
cipes for making beaux and belles
have been universally received and
adopted by all who did not know
as much us ourselve., and pursue
the same course before we wrote.
Gre at competition seems now to ex
ist between the fashionables of froth
sexes, each being emulous to excel
the other in the works of folly.—
Some of our females being over
‘Zealous in the cause, dress sc ’udi
crously ambiguous, as-tO'Tender it
extremely difficult, if not altogeth
er impossible, for the minutest ob
server, to tell which they most re
semble, a witch ora nun. A:ul one
we have seen, who has mistaken us
altogether , for being solicitous to
strain themselves up fashionably,
has taken a hoard at least ah half
inch thick, for a corset, which
makes a most equivocal appearance..
Now, this is-not what we wish—we
would have our readers to imitate
the city fashions as much as possi
ble and use steel* wliifrh is more
elastic than wood, and would not
render it utterly impossible for the
subject to stoop down io pick up her 1
handkerchief. Others too seem in
spired with martial ardour, as thev
accoutre themselves with <*ap and
feathers, and make by far a more
formidable appearance thari the an
cient Amazons. Some of our ex
quisites also have improved greatly
since the appearance of Our first
number. One in particular vve have
noticed, who to “ stiffen his heck
well with cravats” used four, and
having the widest next to his neck,
aiul tiie others being, successivelv
narrovver, so arranged them that
each shewed itself, and what we
think added greatly to his appear
ance, the outside one was red.—
Now red is a colour to which we
always were peculiarly partial,
merely for the sake of old England,
whence vve derived our origin, and
our most absurd fashions. Persist
ye imitative souls ! In the course
you have commenced he not dis
mayed because the finger of scorn
is occasionally pointed at you ; be
not deterred from the trackless ma
zes of folly because you may some
times become the objects of ridi
cule for the respectable. Persist,
and when we are at the head of af
fairs, vou shall each and every one
be amply remunerated for your
trouble.
CENSOR & CO.
News has been received in New-
York from England ns late as 11th
March. It was the report of the
day that hostilities had commenced
on the continent, but that no decla
ration of war was made —no par
ticulars are stated.
BALTIMORE, APRIL 4.
By a gentleman who arrived here
yesterday in the Gen. jackson, wc
learn that the military us Havana,
were in a very disaffected state;
that the governor had but very little,
confidence ir t either the white or
black part of them, and had ordered
the forts to be garrisoned by each
alternately. The people were much
enraged at the idea of being “ sold
to England”—-a large part of them
are anxious to place, themselves un
der the protection of the United
Stages-
The populace boast much of hav
ing stoned the boats crew of the
dp.irk, and openly avow their deter
mination of assassinating Com. Por
ter or any of his officers, should they
land in Havana.
“ Piratical goods” (as they are
thete termed) of every description
are publicly offered for sale in the
city.
One of the crew of the Patriot
privateer, Free Laguirian which
was captured some time ago by a
Spanish man of war, arrived in the
Gen. Jackson —he effected his es
cape by bribing the guards.
Mexico.— -Mexican dates to the
13th of March are deceived in, New
York. ‘I he Republican partiv.au
leaders were concentrating their
forces at Puebla, for the purpose of
attacking the Emperor in Mexico*
who has about 2000 men attached
to him with the Indian population
generally in his fa voir, but the gen
eral opinion appeared to he that
there would be no fighting, and that
the Emperor would soon either
seek his personal safety by flight or
make some arrangement with the
Republicans by which he may be
permitted to retire as a private
citizen. Sav. Geo.
Several bones, resembling in size
and appearance those of the Mam
moth, have been found on Skidway
Island, near Sivannah.
The Bdston Ccntinel, in advoca
cating Mr. Otis’ pretensions to the
gubernatorial chair, and‘defending
the measures of ihe'Hartfofd Con
vention, thus feelingly proclaims
the merit of that august assembly :
“ The Hartford Convention did
not ruin our rising Navy by sub
stituting the paltry, gunboats and
imaginary dry docks—-It did not
destroy our flourishing and pros
perous commence, bv embargoes
and non intercourse—lt did not in.-
vo.vc tlie country in an unnecessa
ry and useless war, for sailor’s
rights, which filled foreign prisons
with the sailors themselves—lt did
rot saddle the nation with adebt of
fifty millions of which we have got
nothing to show—Such things did
not the Hartford Convention.”
The Savannah Republican makes
the following addition to the above
list.
The Hanford Convention did not
give our rising Navy an opportuni
nity of acquiring a glory unexam
pled in the annals of national war
tare. It did not secure for our
commerce protection upon princi
ples that dare never again he inva- #
tied. It did not establish the rights
of our sailors upon a basis as impe
rishable as their fame. It did not
rejoice at the success of our arms
cither a# sea, or on land, hut pro
claimed such rejoicing unworthy ol
a religious and moral people. It
did not resist the attacks of the in
vaders of our country, but contem
plated a coalition with our enemies,
which was happily frustrated by the
wisdom and energy of the govern
ment. It did not rejoice at the
peace, effected when our arms were
every where victorious; because i;
reflected a halo of glory around our
administration and secured to us
all the blessings for which freemen
should contend.
1 hese are some little things that
it left undone. Its great sir.s of
.commission were only in embryo
—thanks to its weakness t not its
will.
•Maryied
In this town on the 27th inst, by
John W. Beard F.sq, Mr. Moses
Pettis to Miss Lucinda Lawson,
both of this county.
We are authorised Vo
announce Timothy Matthews
esq. a candidate for a seat in the Sen
atorial branch of the Legislature of
I this State at the next election.
B*Waiß
The Subscrilver offers for sale an ex
cellent pair of Grist Mill Stone®. —
IVy are about three mile 9 from Fort
Hawkins, and wid be sold low for
Cash,
HUGH Mac KOY.
April 2.3 C 3t
Z 1 ,..-
FLOORING BRADS, and a few
pieces PAPER HANGING,
For sale by
ROBERTSON & GR AN BERRY.
April ; 1