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saa aaaaaam* AT ELECTIONS. Tiio fallow ins 1,11 t*xtrnt - 1 ol an Hour*"* or John H. .lonos. to the voters of a congressional district in North Carol'-na. In offering mvself to your notice ns a representative, I shall here *ivail mvself of the occasion of pro test ntr against what has been usu ally termed the stepping stone to popular favour— I mean the prac tice of treating at elections.—The prospect of serving one’s country, tti the capacity of representative in her national councils, is, T confess, highly flattering and worthy the aim anrl ambition of anv man—hut to serve one’s country, by a prosti tution of principle, bv corrupting Iter citizens, anrl by poisoning the source and puritv of the elective franchise, is a refinement in patri otism I never wish to attain. I have often beard it asserted, anrl asserted boldlv, that, no man who does not covet popular favor by deceptive arts, and bv administer ing to the appetites of the intempe rate can possibly succeed in nub lick life. For myself, mv fellow citizens, I cannot think so unwor thily of you. If such he the means by which I must succeed, I despair of ever obtaining mv object hv their practice. —I should not onlv lose my own self-respect, hut would in mv own humble opinion, he treating vou with such a degree of contumely and insult, as to incur the highest displeasure of nvn who liarl a proper respect for them selves. Is he whose, mind ’S drowned in , the fumes of debauch. and brought in n dnmken delirium, reeling to the noils, fit to use iudgment or; dis ernment, in 0' p exercise of the first and noblest of our privileges — the privilege of selecting a repre sentative to wa s ch oar liberties, and to aid in rontrollinpr the desti nies of a great nation ? I should blush to bethought the representa tive of such constituents. “Much more should T have reason to blush if, furnishing for the swill tub of intoxication, I had been the un xvorthv instrument of destroying and brutalizing the minds of free men. If the spring be polluted, can the stream run pure? And if the people, the source of all politi cal power be corrupt, can they ex pect integrity and fidelity in those who have corrupted them, in order to procure their own elevation ? Whatever originates in corruption, must end in corruption —the same fountain cannot bring forth sweet water and bitter. Men who will descend to base artifices, in order to procure a little power, are sel dom disposed to exercise that pow er honestly, and with a view to the publick good. THE DEAF AND DUMB. The American Asylum at Hart ford, for the education of the Deaf and Dumb, is, says the Salem ’Register, one of the most interest ing institutions Os our country. The advancement of the mute pu pils in education and useful knowl edge, as exhibited in the annual reports of the Directors, is indeed surprising. The following is an extract from the last report: JJ,f a Lad fifteen and a half years aid, an the character of Washington, The character of Washington, is remarkably excellent, and rare, and there have appeared very few pec? sons who have had so excellent a character as that distinguished person. _ He was almost a miracle for his virtue. He was free from gross vices. H e was remarkable for his veracitv and justice. He was ex ceedingly temperate, was not stin gy. Nobleness of soul was among the traits ot the character of that great man. He was very regular and punctual in all his affairs.— He showed extraordinary modestv, though he was set in a high station, lie never appeared to boast of his excellent character. He was re markable for his patriotism towards his country, lie underwent many hardships in war for the liberty ami happiness of his countrymen. As for his mind, he did not pos sess splendid talents, yet he was a man of excellent judgment, and profound wisdom. He was the man of the world, and knew what the character was of those whom he saw, although he had never seen them before. He was distinguish cd for his unchangeable resolution, yet he was very deliberate and not rash. Washington had uncommon ma jesty in his appearance, which over awed those who were in his pres ence, yet his dignity was not blen ded with haughtiness. He was al so very condescending towards those who were in a low condi tion. Washington was an exceU ent so ‘* dier. He showed great bravery in battle, vet he did not rejoin in blood. He was the excellent pres ident of the United States. He conducted his government with great sagacity and prudence. He was not desirous of glory and pow er, but to do good to bis country, was his only esteem and love among his countrymen. The death of that noble person was very much la mented by his country. Let us imitate his usefulness, his regu larity of conduct, and his benevo lence. Franklin, Miss. June 10. From information, we believe the late rise of the Missouri exceeds that of any former period, since the settlement of the country. — Nearly all the islands were inun dated, and we apprehend much in convenience, and some injury, to the planters there settled and in low bottoms. During its rise, an immense quan tity of dr.ft wood floated on its tur bid bosom, and sometimes inter lot ked and bound together to such an extent, and so filled up with matter as lo exhibit the appearance of floating Islands. But, after wards, large timbers, elevating their roots and branching tops, clothed with verdure, indicated great ravages on its shores. Ap parently rendered indignant by confinement, it enlarged its path wav, by sweeping off the land, with its humble growth, loftv trees, which for agos have towered over it in all the pride of conscious se curity. We witnessed several, near this place, on the verge of the river, which were prostrated with in a few hours after the water had arisen around their roots. Ihe cause of banks washing away, that have been stable for such a length of time, is that large sand bars, adjacent to islands and bluff banks, are formed by the alternate rise and fall of the river, which oc cupy a space before occupied by water, and thus force the current on the opposite shore. These changes are continued, and a person passing on the river will observe every grade of growth from the slender willow to the stur dy cotton wood, all occasioned by, and subject to he destroyed by, the fluctuations of the current. Here it is destroying a fertile bot tom, with its growth of an hundred years, and there forming and fos tering a bar, which, in its turn, will produce the largest kind of timber, and furnish all the fruits incident to bottoms. In fact, we have no! doubt that in a short time, the ri ver gradually changes from bluff to bluff, sometimes building up a bot tom along the one, .then tearing it away and forming it along the other ; and that the Aborigines, one thousand years ago, might have seen it flowing OTI one side, w'hile we see it on the other, at a distance of several miles. This supposition is fully justified by the circumstance of logs being dug up throughout the space here spoken of,and by the similarity of perpen dicular rocks on each side, which equally exhibit that smoothness of surface, and those curves’ and un dulatory shapes, which can only’ be occasioned by washing. Considered from its rise to its confluence with the ocean, and with regard to the quantity of wa ter which it discharges, the Mis souri is the noblest and most con sult rable stream on earth. Some of its tributaries equal the largest rivers of the old world ; and its course is so rapid, that there would be a verv great deception in judg ing its quantity of water bv its width and appearance. It encounters ob stacles with roaring and agitation ; and sometimes piles up log heaps of prodigious size. Ihe Missis sippi, above the mouth of Missou ri is sluggish, its waters transpa rent, and all its properties common with other rivers. The Missouri reaches the ocean by five separate channels,either ofwhich is sufficient to admit s shipof the largest size. Aldusi.gh we are 14,000 miles from its mouth, the water formed at its source, by the solution ol snow, does not reach us until about the Ist July. It witnesses almost ev ery variety of climate; and while one extremity is hound in fetters of ice, and sees, in every surround : ing object, the desolation of win -1 ter, the other looks forth upon smiling verdure, and wantons amid all the beauties of spring. An original portrait of Columbus. We arc highly gratified to state, that by the last arrival from Spain, our country is put in possession of an original and celebrated likeness of Columbus. Its more particular history lias been forwarded to Washington, where the picture is destined to add to those already in the Capitol. By a certificate from the President of the National Museum of Seville verified at the office of the Politi cal Chief of that city, and which is attached to the canvass, we observe that it is indentifted in all its parts as an original, and by the same master who produced the full length likeness of Coulumbus, which is still in Seville. The cer tificate further slates, that this is the same that was in the Cartuja. It is presented to the nation by George G. Barrell Esq. United States Consul at Malaga, who se cured the possession of it at Seville, by the aid of the Prior of the Car tuja, when that institution suffered suppression. The painting itself manifests the hand of a master, and is well pie served ; hut its chief value consists in its being an original and true likeness of Columbus ; as such to Americans it must be deemed a valuable acquisition—and to the votaries of painting a triumph of their art, which possesses thus a faculty to rob from the grave that portion of its terrors which it de rives from oblivion. * y D’jrjsi sir* Arrivals at New-York bring London dates to the 23d and Liv erpool to the 25th July. The French papers,always doubt ful authorit\, announce that Mo rillo had delivered Lugo to the French army, and their troops had entered Villa Franca without op position. It was also confidently reported that General Saarfit-ld had gone over to the French, and, also, two regiments under Zavas. The French had commenced the bombardment of Corunna, which was defended by Sir R. Wilson, who is said to have GOOO men to op pose 4500. One important fart is announced in the French papers, dated July 20, which is, that the French armv besieging Cadiz, had retired from St. Mary’s to Xeres, in conse quence of severel reverses which Gen. Bourmonthad experienced in the vicinity of Seville. This re treating from the neighbourhood ol Cadiz and Seville does not look like a reverse on the part of Spain. The Cortez are much annoyed by the desertion of troops and the cen sures of the generals Villacampa, in complaining to the minister of w ar, observes, u The evil increases, and hope diminishes ; and as every honourable man invested with thority ought to express his senti ments w ith frankness, so I deem it to be my duty never to cease ex pressing to the government the ne cessity of convincing the Cortes that events show every day more and more that the conduct thev pursue is in direct opposition to the manifest opinions of the coun try.” Notwithstanding this grow ling temper it is gratifying to know that Mina, Ballasteros, Quiroga, Lopez, Banos, Zayas, Lallemand and Wilson, with strong forces, continue to brave the French. Mr. A’Court, the British minis ter, has been ordered to w ithdraw from Seville, and is permitted to go to Cadiz, if his presence might be uselul to the King. The fact is, that unless the minister is in Ca diz, it is impossible for him to con vey to his government any correct or important information. Corunna is provisioned for six months, and Sir Robert Wilson, declares he will defend it while there is a house standing. It can only’ be attacked by land on one side, and it is a strong place. If we arc to judge from broad hints in the Ftefrch papcis, the re treat of Bourmont from St. Maw s, to Xeres, was a compulsory move-: ment. It appears that most severe ! fighting between tne 1 lench aiu, Spaniards took place in Andalusia! on the Ist, 2d and 4th of July, that j there was a series oi coni hats in consequence of which Lopez, Ba-j nos, and Ballasteros entered Se ville on the sth, Bourmont having j been obliged to concentrate his for-! ces in San Lucar. According to * the same news, the Pilote acids, j the Spanish army occupied the road ! of Carolina, and the defiles of the Sierra Morena which lead to it.- If this news be true, the results might be most important to the Spanish cause; the situation, both of the besieging army before Cadiz, and of Angouleme in Madrid, un der such circumstances, would be most critical; while the seizure oi; the strong defiles ol the Sierra Ma-j rena would effectually intercept all aid to Andalusia or Castile, from either party, in the centre or South of Spain. This looks rather encouraging. Paris papeis state that Mina is in Barcelona, and that frequent sorties are made by the garrison. There seems to be*io disposition to surrender Cadiz though the French papers say that two revo lutionary parties have declared themselves, and a great difference of opinion prevnil-s, the most mod erate party wishing for the safety of the King, at the head of which are Romero Alpuente, and Gasco, Ex-Minister of the enterior; the other called the franetic, party; wishing to sacrifice in time of dan ger, the royal family, is conducted by Galliano and Arguellos, but the whole of the military power is in vested in the person of General Valdes, military and political chief of Cadiz, and commander of the naval force, and Alvava, Riego and Ballasteros are the lieutenants. Paris, July 20. The Journal de Perpignan, un der date of the 12t’n, states that Mi na has died bv vomiting blood.— Letters of the same date contradict the news. Perpignan, July 10. We regret to hear that the hos pitals in the parts of Catalonia, oc cupied by our troops have tnauv sick. They have already begun to remove them into the different hos pitals of our department. The 12th light regiment, which made part of the brigade which pursued Ali na in the mountains, has an ex-! ti aordinary’ proportion of invalids. M ADRID, July 16.! An officer has this moment bro’t; the intelligence that a sharp action 1 had taken place between our troops and Gen. Quiroga, who has been completely defeated. —Gen. Auber, who commands the vanguard of General Bourk’s division, has ta ken possession of Ferrol, and is at’ a short distance from Corunna,; which, it is said, has shut its gates against Quiroga, and awaits the French General to open them. Ail the roads in the kingdom of; Grenada are covered with desert ers from the ci-devant army of Bal lasteros. These unfortunate beings, without food or clothing, inquire after the places occupied by French troops, for the purpose of enrolling themselves under the colours of the King. Ballasteros, with the feeble re mains of his armv, is wandering among the mountains. It is thought that he is near Las Penas de San Pedro. Two Royalist chiefs are in pursuit of him. We receive the most satisfactory accaunts from all parts of the Pen insula ; the investment of Cadiz is daily becoming closer. Our ar tillery has received the proper instructions not to direct its fire towards the quarter inhabited by the King. Orders are given that the city is not to he spared if it resists any longer, and the bombarding is to begin presently. 7.OH"’ Prayers. —A Madrid article announces that prayers of forty hours are continued in all the churches for the deliverance of the King and ltoyal Family. At the last dates from Spain the King had lodgings fitted up for him at the Custom House,and amused himself daily by flying kites in the air—so thought those who were ig norant of the nature of his employ ment, hut the knowing ones suppose that the old fool was sending up written or printed prayers for crow - ned heads. 1 Blucher. — A letter hoi.. B c .j; states that the celebrated warii<„ Blucher, died of a broken heart it consequence of the King’s with drawing his confidence from and not fulfilling the promise, h c made of giving free institutions lo Prussia. A Loyal Peer. — The London Courier of the 2d July stales, that Erfrl Grosvenor had declared that if he had been the Archbishop oi Canterbury on a certain occasion he mould have thrown the Bible ol King George's head. w As this,” adds the Courier, “is the only thing his lordship ever said which is likely to he remembered by pos. terity it should be rightly re mem. beretl.” The latest accounts font Greece sav u The insurrection of the in habitants of the coast of Thessaly, which has been brought about, ex actly at this moment, by Greek agents, must have important conse quences. It began in -he moun tain known by the name of the Chain of Olympus, and has spread southwards as far as Allassona . However, the centre of the insur rection is Platamonia, this being the point from which communica tions mav he the most easily kept up with the island and Monte San to. To the south, all the islands have taken arms, as fur as towards Lake Rnrta, and to the promonto ry of St. George, near *he Gulf of Volo ; and, in the north,little corps ot insurgents have posted thrm selves in the mountains of Voluz za, Servia, and Demenizzn, and threaten the road which leads froai Macedonia to Larissa. Mahom ed Pacha, seeing the dang -oas consequences of this insurrection to the Turks in Thessalv, immedi ately sent troops to Olympus to quell it, and the insurgents, if left to themselves must soon he over come. The affair has taken ano ther turn, Odysseus having taken the opportunity to commence of fensive operations against Thessa lv, as he had before resolved to do. Having passed the winter and spring at Athens, which he has for tified with care he left that city in the middle of May a sufficent gar rison remaining in the Acrapolis, winch is in a condition to stand a long seige and to protect, against a coup de main, the city, which is surrounded with entrenchmeats and a wall. Odvsseus, atthe head of 8,000 men, has advanced, by Marathon, (where he stopped some days,) towards Bodonizza , other J corps of inhabitants,trained to arms have advanced towards Thermop | ylac, undt-r Zangos, Dyonnestys, I and other leaders. This move ment has caused the speedy re treat of the Turks, who had hither to advanced ; they have evacuated all their advanced positions and re | treated towards I arissa, where ma i hornet Pacha has concentrated all I his troops, having recalled even the corps he had detached towards Olympus. Odvsseus intended to proceed towards the Peneus and attack the Turks, who are there as sembled, to the number of 20,000 but it is now said that a considera ble corps cf Albanians which the pacha of Scutari has collected, and at the head of which he has, at length, put himself, though he be fore refused, is on the march, by way of Joannina, towards the Penc ils, while a very strong Turkish corps from Adrianople marches to wards the same point. If these two last circumstances are trne Odysseus musst remain on the de fensive, occupy the mountains, and suspend his march to the Peneus. PERSIA. The Persian Minister, Mirza Mahomed Sauhl, having effected the object of his mission to Eng land, and made the necessary ar rangements for his departure for Russia, in the Jasper sloop ot war, has issued, as his last public act, au official notification from the Prince Royal of Persia, to the peo ple of England, and the sever” other European nations of which the following is an extract: “ As many families from E ur °* pean countries have lately resor ted, some to America and. Holland, and others to Georgia a,l( | Daghtstan, ns settlers, his Roy a Highness Abbas Mirza, the Pi*i nt! Royal of Persia, through the ro e ’ dium of his Minister at the Coitf 1 of Great Britain, personally assure” all those who mav be inclined 1,1 take un their residence in his Ki n £