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Kii honor and profit is vacant a ni.>:i \\ ill
offer his service to the people to fill it if
lie has no opposition he is sure of Ins
election, for the offioeniust he tilled und
none is thought ft ting to fill it, or voted
for unless I e offers his service; and tlien
hi is voted tor let his talents be as thev
in .y. If he has one or more cuin|>ctitpr, tin ;
talents worth or merit of either of the
c (adulates are considered, hat he w ho j
uses the most chicanery, and distnbutes j
tli most facinating li juurs is gent ralfv
th ; ina.i who is supported by the in ijority
of tiie people as th ? most filing to till the I
odi :e, and rouse qiicntb. is elected. Thus
yo t see tli u a fool stands.us good a rhaiiee
to i>e elected as a '.vise man, and a knave
as an lione.-t man, and i had almost said
n baiter, or no honest upright man w ill
us.: deceit, flattery, 1 lift* promis affec
tation, as t!ie practice of giving the peo- -
I*l os> mac:t of spirituous liquors as to j
injure them in order to gam an office
t!i *ug!i it ho ever so lucrative. And 1 fear
we saall have no beta r law’s, or more <jni- |
ft.ide among us so long as the practice j
of electing o.ir state lffairs remain as they I
now are. but lust ad of the hotter, will he
the worse, till ultimately 1 fear our union
will be intirely dissolved, as already it is
much weakened, and as nmh.tion knows
no wounds when uncontrolled by judg
ment a id reason, we know not to what
length their practices may he carried
which are now in use hi most parts over
our happy laud.
But sa.d 1, is there no way to obviate
those impending evils ; cannot you by the
assistance of Mr. Reason and judgment
pursuade the people to try to check those
dangers and l might say disgrace w Inch
O C «
I plainly see await the present proceed
ings. '
We have often tried (said Mr. Good
senie) by almost every means m our pow
er, out with veiy little success, it is our
b.is,ness as well as our wish and delight
to udeavor to instruct mankind iu what
tends inosily to their present and futur
weii are. It is not olten men will give
ear to Jr coined, or if they do and joy
ful: •• receive our uJvice if they are not
, .ii en their guard Mr. Inclination will
vo> r.i l.ct ul we say, and persuade them
to .. utraty eoi.duct. He have when we
cot i i U l.: men not m company with Mr.
i“ u 000 am! ilr. Prejudice (who are our
, vs-ti rate enemies,) told them the
tv .i c ■ iseipiences ol‘using deceit in trying
to g>m an omcc of honor or profit. We
ha. , told them that by promising to do
for then - constituents what they know was
out ot their power to perform ; would here
after sink them in their estimation, and
they would ultimately loose the confidence
ol the people. We have further told them
that using clandestine means of deceit iri
any way with the people in order so insin
uate themselves in their favor and thereby
gam their vote, was indirectly robbing
people of that privilege which ought to he j
as de tr to them as their lives. We have I
farther told them that giving a man li- !
quors, a.id making him dm ik, then almost'
force linn so vote us they wished linn to, |
was a crane too degrading to even be j
n i ned among civil and Christian peopie. 1
It w is a crime equal in magnitude to ma- j
k:u >; mm drunk in order the easier to pick
l:::i oocKtts and take ins money. Titus
wc iiuvo used many arguments with peo- j
pit . orJ. r o pursuade them to forsake j
the .'factiecs which they were now guilty of. :
A w .v’ere just consulting as you joined
v : company the best method for the peo
pi t pursue m order to put an end to the |
p s- • way of proceeding among the
c: . i lat-.-s, and at tiie same time to save
the erehit c: the estate, and be a great ben
ch! : > t ic nsuig generation, which was as
is' Ve would recommend to the people
gc .eiiiy not to vote for, nor iif any way ;
t. ;a<:i' diicctly or indirectly assist;
♦ht enaction of any manor set of men I
who should offer their own service to the !
pt o liil any office of honor or profit,
O', ho should use any mean such as treat- |
iv.g flattery «!te, in order to gain his elec
tion.
2ii-l!y. We would recommend to the i
peopie, that whenever it is requisite for an 1
office to be tilled, to enjoin ou each ma- !
g.s,rate in tSie county to medt at some con
venient place some time previous to tiie
election, and each magistrate oi magis
trates present should select out the most
fitting man in their respective district to
fill the office of the ensuing election. Let
t tee men so nominated by the magistrates
be .'.'ld uj. to the people .is candidates to .
till '.lie od'u'O. Then on the usual day an- :
nua.lv let the people collect and make
.• •• isht and as they now i
do by a major;.'- of votes. Thus each
in •. 10.1.t.c5, worth a.id merit would ho j
pro - i' -.esi .>ated as well as hi3 private
chat or, w aich should he moral and
cica t era stain, And no man would be c
leeied n re v bosuns'.* be says lie thinks
h; sell the the most fitting man in the
co ary a.id will serve the people if they
will elect hun.
Again ; Human nature is such, that
people are generally ready and willing to
shape their conduct hy the examples of
those they view as their superiors; the ri
si r gem ration in particular. Hence, by
having only such in*'ii for our rulers as
possessed the best abilities as well as the
most moral and examulary characters it
wo iIJ stimulate their constituents and the
youth in particular, to strive to imitate
th r examples. Thence disipntiun and
vice of every kind would decrease anions
a-, oid s 'leace aril morality would pre
v and nil id .'.lately we should he an en
bghtened hap| v;peo;ee; exceeded by no
nat on oa earth. V It. r Mr. Hood sense
had done spe iking I thanked him for his
information and good council, and thought
l would mix again with the crowd, in or
der to see and hear more of tlj'eir proceed-
j mgs, and lift my agio able company uc
j cordingly. L had not gone far before 1 was
i met by a decent looking man enough who
j accosted nit w ith the usual compliments
I of the country, with‘how are ye stranger,
j come and take a drink of grog, no body
shall hurt you bv G d!’ 1 thanked
| linn and tolil him I had occasion for any
iat the present time and wished to be tx
! eused. But he prtssad me so hard to
j comply that all mv excuses and apoi
; ogles availed nothing, so remembering
die old proverb that it is better to pleasure
i a fiol than to he plagued with him, 1 sul
len.:! myself to lie led by him into one of
the before mentioned shops in which so
many people had collected that 1 could
find no place to be seated. My conduct
er took me to one corner of the room in
which stooil a barrel on one end, and em
that stood a pail of water, a quart meas
ure half lull of very nauseous liquors as 1
thought from the smell, and several tin
cups: and in a voice more commanding
than inviting, bade me help myself and
immediately turned from me toward the
crowd, which 1 was very glad to see ns
therbv I might prevent drinking without,
giving offence ; so after giugling the cups !
a little under pretence of drinking, 1
sought my conductor among the noisy
crowd, I had no sooner found hint than in
his u.-ual way of politeness he began his
coversation. ‘Stranger’ said lie ‘what;
three men were those you had been talking
with when t lirst met with you !’ | told
him the only gentlemen I had learnt the
names ofsince l had come to that place •
were Mr. Goodsense, Reason, and Judg
ment, and it was with them I had been
conversing for sometime, and had just
left them when he met me. ‘Goodsense,
Reason and judgment,’ said hej ‘1 have
oltcii heard ot them but have no acquain
tance with either of them, and if what I
hear be true, I do not. wish to become ac
quainted with them, for 1 understand that
thev are opposed to our present manner of
electionering, and advise another wav in
which our grog would be curtailed, for
tlien we could have none except we bought
it ourselves, whereas now we have plenty
for nothing only voting as we are direct
ed ; and besides that 1 am told that they
belong to the Clark party and that being
the case we Troupers never admit them
among ns.’
1 told him as to the political sentiments
I could not s:ty, hut 1 thought they were
men of information, and men capable of!
giving good counsel oil any subject. ‘Ah! I
that may be,’ said he,‘but if they are Clark- j
ers we want none of tlielr company., For j
huzza fur George M. Troup forever right
or wrong by G .1, vvbut do you say to
that stranger.’ I told him I must expose mv
ignorance so far as to assure him 1 knew ;
not the difference between Clark &. Troup i.
and begetl him to inform me, ‘Most will- i
ingly’ said he, ‘there is a great difference 4
for C-1.-A-R-Tv- spells Clark and
T-11-O-U-P- spells Troup and that is j
enough to make contention and create j
partisans and that is all we contend for.’
I was about to make a reply, when I
was prevented by an unusual noise among
the crowd ; the tumult became general
each one raising his voice to its lughtest
key iu order to he heard. On learning
the cause, l found that three or four of the
Troup party had come into the room, &,
like illnutured dogs they began to snarl at
each other til! it caused a general tumult,
some was huzzaing for Troup while others
were doing the same for Clark. One
man swore he could whip any of the d—d
Troupers, while another swore he could
whip any d—d darker on the ground,—
And I expected to have seen blood-shed
immediately, and got out of the house as
j soon as possible with an intention of go-
iug and joining my former associates. I
had not got far from the place when my
attention was arrested hy a general bustle
all over the court yard. On learning the
cause, I found the election had closed, Ac
that they had raised the two men who
were elected on their s boulders and were
bearing them in triumph thro’ the crowd
with such shouts and yells that reminded
me of the savage in their war dance; And
the noise was so great that it awoke me,
when to my agreeable surprise l found
it only a nightly reverie of my immagina
tmu. \greeable I say for 1 was glad that
I lived among a people who were not ca
i puble of such conduct as 1 saw in my
slumber, and yet bear the name of a civ
ilized and christianized people,
i . THE DREAMER.
Iho porter ot a Dublin grocer was
brought up hy his master on a charge of
stealing chocolate, which lie could not de
ny. Upon being asked to whom he sold
it, the pride of Patrick was greatly wound
ed. ‘To whpui did I sell it ?’ says Pat,
‘why does he think t took it to stllV
‘Then sir,’snys the magistrate, ‘what did
you do with it? ’l)o with it V rejoined the
culprit, extremely ollended with his wor
ship, for persisting in his insulting sus
picions ; ‘since you must know,’ said lie’
‘we made tea of it!’ *
How true is the following remark!
“Your knowledge of mankind, of hu
man nature, will tell you how much of
prosperity is to be veiled, if we would nave
any but our heart’s friends sympathise in
it: since it is a severer test than adversity,
in which something of secret pride and
i self-love is generally an accompani
ment to sen ice. Hut heartily to rejoice
| with a friend in that state in which lie
i needs not our assistance, and to whom
[ fortune may seem for the moment too par
tial in her kindness, is friendship bevond
j the reach of doubt.”
“General time of health in New York?”
I sui Ia hearty old furracr to his friend in
Broadway. - Don't know,’* said he,
|“b litve its quite sickly dawn town." Alis
what’s the matter ?”• —“Can’t tell.— 1 w cut
into a store where the sell liquors tin* o
-1 ther day, only for a short time, and while
1 was there, as many as a dozen very t< in
perate folks m to take “</ httle brand v and
sugar —they felt quite unicd!.'
A Witty Bitchkb.—During the late
election of Stamford a violent Ton- went
into the shop of a Whig Butcher. ‘What
is your pleasure’ demanded the knight of
the clever. ‘I want a cail"s head,’ was
the reply; the butcher having two, in- j
quiml ot his Tory customer which lie
vv ouki prefer—a Tory one or a W big one.!
‘A Tory one, to be sure,’re joined the cus
tomer. —‘Very w< 11, Sir,’ l'il send it home
for yen.’ W hen the cook proceeded to
diets i;, the brains were missing, and the
nmstcr was speedily made acquainted with !
tliecjfcumstunee, when lie returned to the !
butcfi*p’s and indignantly inquired of him /
vv hat: liad become of them. “Are you;
not aware, Sir,’ replied clearer, ‘llmt Tory
heads do not contain brains ? And did you
not eftbose a Tory calf's head in prefer
ence to a whig one V—English paper.
Temperance. —Though there were
probably no Temperance Societies in the
days of old Will Shapspeare, yet the im- j
mortal hard yas left a picture—more val
uallefroni its antiquity—of the effects of a
temperate life, than which nothing more
beautiful or striking can be found in the
whole mass that has in our day been writ- j
ten on the* subject.
Though I look old, y cl lam strong and lusty
For in my youth 1 never did Apoly
Hot and rebellious liquors to m v bio >d ;
Nor did not with unbasliful forehead woo,
The means of weakness and debility,
Therefore mv age is as a lusty winter,
Frosty, but kindly.
THE MOWER’S SONG.
[Uprecedentei* Mowing.' —E, M. For
at Suftiieid, Ct., mowed four measur'd n
cres of grass on the 28th day of July last.
He began at sunrise, and finish at one
hour and twenty minutes before sunset,
fresh and in good spirits. There were
not less than six tons ofhav. Fences
were on three sides of the lot, and n heavy
fall of rain during the forenoon added
much to the labor. One acre of it, a swale,
in which the grass was vrrv heavy and
badly lodged, would have been a good
days work for a vigorous mower. There
are two or three instances in which an e
qual surface lias been mowed over, but for
quantity and equality of labor, this is ac
knowledge the greatest feat ever accom
plished iu this part of the country.]
I'm a father of ploughmen, :i son of the soil,
And rny life never 'ires, for mv pleasure is toil,
There me .torse stains to bear t..an the sweat
‘on tiie brow,
\nd worse things to follow, my iii nd, than tin
plough
Whntis sorrow ? ! hink swell a matter there is
But to mo it showed cover in ili-looking ph in—
Wliat i- want; To be i■ 10, to steal and to lie—
And sickness? The doctor can 'ell—but not 1
I m:pi p-e I must come lo the scratch, though at
last,
For Time has a scythe that would cat down a
mast;
Though now on tho borders of tiiroo score and
ten,
Your corners I cut, end fan do it again.
If Ihe host of you willing to try with me feels'
! bet hi n strip to the cotton, and 1 >ok to ills heels,
i Through tho clover and timotli; 'ook at my
j swath,
I Like tho wake of a frigate—stand out;of mv
(with.
Religion gives to time all its importance
and to eternity all its glory ; and without
it, existence is a mere riddle.
Anew morning paper, under the title
ot the Daily Commercial Chronicle, is
j about to be published in New York, for
; the purpose of advocating the election of
Hon John C. Calhoun to the Presidency.
The advertisment of the publisher states
I that the Chronicle will advocate the best
| interests of commerce by exerting all its
; energies to effect a repeal of the present
j high tariff.
Sea Serpent. —Capt. NV r Ai.DEN,oftlic
U. S. revenue cutter Detector, vvlnlst lay
ing at anchor in the harbor of Boothbay’
j Main, on the 7th inst had with all his
I crew, a fine opportunity to view thisl.e
--i viathanof the deep; as he passed along in
| the neighborhood of the light-house.
, They judged him to ho upwards of 100
i feet in length. A boat was sent to recon-
I noitre lorn, hut his snakeship made off,
i not liking such familiarity.
Good Sign. —We saw, in one ofonr
late excursions, on a door, whicli we had
j always recognized as belonging to a grog
! shop, a Magistrate,s name and his office,
in conspicuous letters. The change, we
are sure, is favorable to the prospects of
good order.
Sudden Death —Mr. John I?. Mortimer,
formerly assistant editor of the Democra
tic Press in Philadelphia, left his lodging
at the Bank Coffeellonseyesterday morn
ing, anil took with him his son, a lad aged
, about 1J years, to the hath at the foot of
j Warren street’for the purpose of learn
| ing him to swim—While in the water,
Mr. M. suddenly complained of being
j unwell, and was endeavouring to leave
j ihe hath’ when lie fell backward and
j sunk. Immediate assistance was procur
; cd; but the vital spark had fled. The
j deceased had obtained a lease of the cele
brated painting of Christ [{ejected, and
I the exhibition of the same was to have
been opened this djiv,—N, Y. (iaz. c '.’ld
• inst.
I'anpcrmirt in A tie I <«*,• —'It appears
■ that the last year the diminution in the I
j quantity of foreign liquors passing through
the New York market, for domestic
I consumption, has been 1,101,718 gallons
j costing about as many dollars, and 1
[ being a falling tiff’of more than fifty-three
j per cent. ; of domestic it ha.- been
I about 2,000,000 of gallons, north, at first ’
j cost, about 8bb‘!),00tl; the whole making a •
saving to the community of nearly turn
millions of dollars.'''
This is the estimate at the wholesale;
price—at the retail price, as sold in the i
dram-shops, and taverns, and bote's, tiie '
I lessened expenditure must be vast.”
Members of 'lt tape ranee Societies.-— 1 '
Enough information has been collected
under this head, to justify the Committee '
in estimating the wuole number of mem- !
hers in the state, as high as 100,000. The
number of persons v. ho have t ot yet con
nected themselves with Temperance So
cieties, but who practice on the principle
of total abstinence from ardent spirits,
probably exceeds the- other number Coup
ling with these 200.000 persons, the chil
dren and labourers under their control,
and it is evident, that the whole number
in this state, brought directly under tfie
temperance reformation, exceeds half a
million.” —Report of the New York State
Tt mpe ranee Such tij.
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TUB': OfiiWOCRAT.
COLUMBI s. BEPTE MBER b>. 1831.
It always affords us pleasure to receive
evidence that an individual is less culpable
than circumstances bespakc him. It is
always painful to entertain injurious opin
ions ot any one,especially of one to whom
our friends are warmly attached. It was
therefore with much satisfaction that
vve received the following explanation,
which shows that Mr. Lumpkin is much \
less of a . \ullifier , than vve had a right;
from his own unexplained votes, to pro- j
nounce him. The extract of his letter to i
the editors ol the Federal Union
which will be found below, shows I
that his vote on the report to repeal the
25th section of the Judiciary Act, was not
given out of hostility to that section, or to
the Union, but merely for the purpose of
giving the friends of that report an oppor
! (unity of discussing its merits in commit-
I tee of the whole. Now what a pity it is
that .Mr: Lumpkin could not have told his
friends so at once, and thus have secured
himself from their censure, and preserv
ed their support! A word of explanation
might have prevented much mischief.
He cannot help remarking therefore,
■ that an open, ingenuous course, is much
i better than an ambiguous, mysterious line
jot policy. Let the people have the truth
without artifice or disguise, and then
they can judge fairly and discreetlv. It
would also have been much more satis
factory to us, luul Mr. Lumpkin freely
stated what part of the 25th section it is
that he considers so clearly unconstitu
tional, and which he wishes repealed.
He say again, we like no shuffling, no
double-dealing , let candidates deal fairly
with the people; and then they may ex
pect confidence in return.
Extract if a Letter from Wilsmi Lit nip Lin to
the Editors of the Federal Union.
“At the ’ast session of Congress, the majori
ty ot the Judiciary Committee reported a hi li to
repeal the Jfith section . f the Judiciary act ac
companied by a labored report. Tho minority
of the committee submitted a counter report—
both r‘ winch reports 1 presume you have seen
' A tier the bill (lad i/s first reading, the qaei tion’
j occurred, shall the bill be lead a second time and
i referred to a comini; tee of the whole House for
discussion. It was determined !>y yeas >V- nays ,
in the negative, by a large majority, which a
moui.ted to a ’ejectionol' the bill, without dis
cussion. .My vote vou will find recorded with
the minority—not because I was in favor of the
bill, repealing the wholu of the 25th section. A
I part ot that section is unquestionably, constitu
I tionnl, right and proper—yea, indispensable to
I the existence of tho General Government But
j 1 consider a part of the section, a diiect and pat
j pablc violation of tho Constitution, aid conse
quently, that it ought to be repealed. My vote
was not in favor of ihe bill repoi ted; but against
a course which put the bill beyond the power
ot consideration or modification. 1 wished to
repeal that part ofllie section which I deemed
to be unconstitutional and retain Ihe rest.”
From further extracts from the same
I correspondence, it will he seen that Mr.
j Lumpkin is against a reserve of the gold
j mines, and in favor of free schools. So
i tar s«i good. Let every one have credit
| for that wherein he deserves it, and bear
no more than his due proportion of cen
sure. In these matters Mr. Lumpkin has
come out, though at a late day, on the
side of the people. And we have na
doubt, that if their cause should finally
prevail, lie will be found with them alto
gether.
Further Extract# from his letters.
“ lain utterly opposed lo reservinir the gold
mines for public u«e. i hav-t always considered
that, recommendation not only univise, but im
j practicable: Indeed l ani less in favor of all re
servations than formerly.''
| “Common education is and ever lias been the
; hobby of my heart."
It being not only mi undoubted right of
. the people, to investigate the claims of
candidates tor responsible offices, but
their duty to enquire into their savings
and doings white in office, we ask no
apology for inserting the following com
, tmiiik'utiuu. fn regard to the matters
on which a respectable candidate is
terroguted, vve pretend to know nothing
Emanating from a rexpousible source,
vve give them place, tli it the people may
judge of their pertinency. For ourselves'
wc shall take no part in the contfoversv,
but the part of the people. Through our
columns they have a right to ask quo
tums of their servants and of their would
be servants. And the same regard fin
their interests will also induce us to ojx.n
our columns to any respectful answi;
that may he given. We are r,ot prejudi
ced in the matter. H e shall not believe
evil of any one of our neighbors without
proof; more especially of a high minded
individual who has heretofore enjoyed a
large share of public confidence.
.!f ssrs. Editors'. As the Senatorial
Election seems to excite, considerable
i interest—and as the citizens ofthe town
j and county have much at stake, I feel
; myself fully authorized to propound a
j few questions to one of the candidates,
| the answering of which, will place him
I and the public at issue. lam driven to
1 this alternative by the repeated asser
| tions of the gentleman and his co-work
j ers, that their feelings and views are
j decidedly in favor of a Bridge'k Court
I louse at the centre of the town, if the
writer of these interrogatories shall be
enabled to establish the affirmative of
each and every one, the matter is then
at rest. But before the testimony is
adduced, 1 will arraign the Defendant
I at the public bar, mid think itnolun
! likely that he will confess judgment and
: stop further proceedings. If he should
i pursue a contrary course, plead not gffll
! ty, and throw himself on the mercy of
j the country; the word of one who is
! seldom deceived, is hereby fledged to
! make eac h and every charge as clear
| and intelligible as tiie baud writing on
the wall.—Yours tie. “({ in. the Corner.
To General Sowell Woolfolk.
Ist, Was there not a coalition last
j year, or previously, between yourself,
; your uncle John W oolfolk and t’olonel
, Seaborn Jones, which had for its ob
! jeet the establishment of a Town upon
the Pine Ilill near the forks of the Mar
shall’s Ferry and Hamilton roads, the
building of a bridge across the river
opposite Col. Jones’ fraction, and the
alteration and continuation ofjthe mail
stage route front thence direct to Line
Creek >.
2nd. W r as there r.ot an attempt made
hy yourself and uncle John to purchase
Col June’s fraction, and did he noi ask
you thirteen thousand dollars, or other
large sums for it, and what is it worth,
but for such purposes?
3rd, Did you not undertake on your
part to got to the Senate of the state Le
gislature, and there have a Bill passed
“authorizing the lutendant and Com
missioners of the Town of Colutnbos to
sell the public Ferry and Water Lois,
and such of the Commons as they saw
lit and proper to do: And did you not
effect this’fuvored measure in the Sen
ate. and was it not lost in consequence
of your friend and ally A V. Gresham
being unable to attend to his duty in the
Representative branch?
4th. Was it not farther understood
! and agreed to between the t-oalition.
{ that you were to return and run for In
tendant of the Town, iu order the more
j effectually to accomplish your designs,
j and did you not do it accordingly?
sth. Was not the aforesaid coalition
i the cause of your wishing to oppose M.
Lamar, and did you not purpose do
ing i-o whether he declined or not.—and
was not this the private business you uni
formly said you had for desiring to go
to the Legislature.—und was it not tiie
cause of your offering to sell <*• Lottery
off your Town property where you re
side, and advising your friends to dis
pose of their lower town property as it
would soon be valueless?
sth. Did not Col. Jones on his part
engage t< write to Col. John \V. Free
man of Montgomery, or to some other
persons in Alabama, in order to secure
their aid and influence to have a bill
passed through the Legislature of Ala.
bainn, and another in the Congress of
the United States, granting such privi
leges kc. appropriations us the company de
sired for Bridge purposes and to have
the road cut oal direct to Line Creek at
the public expense?
7th. Were there not bills for this pur
pose introduced into the Legislature of
Alabama, and into Congress; and did
it pass either house, or which of them;
ami why was it rejected? And did not
your pretended idol, Gov, Troup act
consistently with himself and true to
the people and oppose it?
Bth. Dad the Ferry been sold as was
contemplated by the coalition, who was
to have purchased it; and was it not to
have been removed to “ Jonesboro,’’ or
Pine Hill; and who was to have pur
chasedthe water lots, and which ofthem
werecontemplated in the hill?
9th. Did the Commissioners in their
corporal capacity, or the public voice,
or your own and Company’s private in
terest first suggest to you this mode of
raising Revenue for the support of the
Town. And would it not have been a
legal sale under yovr hill, to have sold
the fl at r Power lots along the shoals, aud
was it not contemplated by your Com
pany;ki did you not know that tlie Com
missioners hail refused and scoffed at
the idea of selling them to an enterpris
ing citizen of Ho. Ca. only a-tew weeks
before?
10th. Have you not said that you had
money and would use it to ensure your
election; and have you not placed in
the hands of men who are bankrupt in
fortune and reputation, large sums of
Florida money, to electioneer for you
on: and have you not got up barbecues
at your own individual expense and
sent them around to invite such »*>
could he operated on to atteud their.:
and.have you not sent to different parts
of the county for political effect, whole
