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3Without oursrlvcr, dcemiug it in tlio least neces
sary—being among those who rather admire the Pleni
potentiary the more, for his oddities uud extravagances
—yet seeing how vastly important that sago youth and
precocious diplomat, .Master John Randolph Clay, con
riders the matter—and as wc were of the number of
those editors who in publishing the account of Me.
Randolph’s deportment at St. Petersburg have incurred
the censure of that grave young gentleman—these con
siccrations we say, prevail with U3 to republish Master
t lay s letter to the ljditors of the ISnquircr, At the
same time, we must needs say, that it Ins not weighed
a scruple with us. A c are of the same opinion now as
before, the evidence of verisimilitude being too strong
lor the testimony ol individuals, who, howover worthy’ of
belief, could only know what they saw. IIow does master
( lay know what Air. Randolph did at those moments
when he was not with him? The Hon. Plenipotentiary
' might have enacted all the curious things allcdged, and
more besides, and the young gentleman not have been
fortunate enough to witness a single exhibition. He
speaks truth no doubt, as far as lie knows or believes,
yet it is wholly incredible, that the iuvcntial faculties
of man were equal to the invention of fables, so exact
ly tlio counterpart of Mr. Randolph’s conduct, at othci
times and places, so exactly liko him, and unlike all
other men.
A\ c shall scarcely be accused of enmity" or malignity
towards Air. Randolph, in insisting that Princo Licvcn,
and young Air. (.'lay ore both mistaken, seeing what oui
opinions of the matter arc.
MR. RANDOLPH.
TO 7V>: EDITORS OF TllE EA'QCIRER
Gr'kTi.t.MEN:—1 fftv11 g seen m your Paper of >f.e
9lIi N'ivi'iii!) lP.:fO, an Enitonieofu publica ;n:i in
tlu‘ New \..rk J urt-.alof Commerce, and the N Y.
Commercial, relative to Mr. J.ihn Randolph of R .nn
oke, Envoy Ex riord.s ary of the United States < f A
menen to Russia, and seeing with indignation, that
the accounts of that G'*nt leman's deportment at Sf.!
Peter.-hiirnh as published i:i those papers, arc utt* r
‘V ^ \o:d o! i I deem it to be mv duty to contra
d ct them, in the most jmsi-ive manner.
Mr. Randolph s conduct, on ul! occasions, was ihnt ,
" hicli became himself and his olbce—sueli it was, and
will always be. to persons who are wor'iiy ofhis n - 1
» e The gross slanders contained iti the Pan.
ngraphs aIlucied to above, are so picposterous that!
th'*y can scarcely impose on the most crcduh»u-,* but i
as the writ, r oft her,i may hive had Ins own purpo- !
ses in vi^rv, rt m:iv he well to disappoint him, by a
tl it contradiction of In? sta emeuis Dm, to be more
particular:
It is said that Mr. Randolph conducted himself
tr. a most ridiculous manner, bef. rc the Emperor.
*1 I: is is tills-* • and the best proot ot its being untrue
is, that flis Imperial Majesty has expressed the great
cst esteem fer him; which would certainly not be the
case.it any thing ou//-r. had happened at the presen.
tation. As i• »r the other acts said to have been done
— such os ti nring the Cards of the Foreign Minis
' to pieces, &r.c —the idee, of endeavouring
« > unpose on the Public with such trash, is so sbal
low, and. at the same time so base, that folly itself
v.'ould laugh a; it.
Then . those inventive Editors, M-. Rnnd'-dph
*:i first, to receive n note from Prince Lie
i m. t ii-: pr ncipnl Minister of S a c. This I know .to
f.ii o r. 1 if; an J moreover state, that there was the
to.-’ I may say friendly, intercourse between
• .iinifat- r and th** American Envoy—eo much s. ,
■••.non I went to ask fir Mr R’s Passports, and
• explain the urgent necessity of his leaving St. Pr
torsburg, on account of the very dangerous state of'
his health. Prince Licven expressed the utmost con •
cern.on hearing fie news, and immediately proposed ,
to see Mr. Randolph, which was only prevented by
« mistake ( f nunc, in giving him '.he wrong number
of tho house.
All the other charges are rs much founded in 1
truth, as those which 1 have noticed particularly. !
Tt !s thus, that toe wicked traduce the cfiirncters
the; jusi: and it is thus, that envy, conscious of its
o.vn demerits,endeavours to assassinate the rep -.ta
■ ons of vh" ex^fed ami worthy Conscious of thr
budncs? of their cause and s'ill anxious to set r.,1
. eg a ball, that will attract the notice of a gossip
ir a momen*, ihe b’isy—bodies of our nation invent
♦ f-» groeg.-s: .-aRinuuep, and to effect their design-,
'■! aiways lay hold of the most cen-picious and' </e
uerotis ine.'i **
hir-' jio t.eii'nc^ <>f Mr flantl riplfs conduct —
■ r ' usi-lf To concludi;—and an small
< - r n - gu. fin ip nrcumstnnf hi evidence, In prow
r,: ,v •ir,‘ ’ril*> or not s i—j; may be will to ub
• * i < Met. d by there lovers of veracity,
:h . t.’rH. took an upper chamber at Mrs Wi'l
'wimp as the fact is-, that both Mr Randolph
n.wvt: f crtipir d fairer rooms in this good lady’s
• nn.o. "his last nltho’ rat her a minute circumstunrr
to notice, serves to show thnt the correspondent rf
the New \ork Editors imagined he livid nt Mrs
Wilson’s ami imagined the whole tissue of slander
and abuse,
I am, gejllemm,
Vour most obedient servant,
JOHN R. Cl.AY,
hmcretar. , i .< g i : >n and Charge d'Affairs of the
U. States at St. Petersburch
f'f rthtsLarg Jan. 7th. ltrut.
A writer in the last Enquirer, states, upon the au
th' .-if) of a gentleman entitled to Credit, that before
l.is acceptance of ;he Russian embassy. Hr Randolph
successively declined that to England and to France.
Tie knew according to hir authority, that the duties
Of the Russian Mi-si »n Were lighter, and he anticipa
ted benefit to bis health from a sojourn at St. Peters
burg! Curious reasons these, especially the last!
J his st dement is made for the purpose ,,f repelling
the charge, lUt Mr; Randolph, with ad his lofty d fin.
terestedness, bad eagerly seized upon the first Execu.
live office ever tendered to his acceptance. If fn/r,
it proves too much; f-r if Mr Randolph declined the
«us- jn to England and France, and accepted that to
Russia, it is manifest that he declined from no disinter
estedne-sorseW uenii.1, but t!ir,t he might at hst obtain
v. hat iiit bis fancy more. JJ-d lie also dir ii.cd tlie
embassy to Rusm*. Brutus (ihe writer in the Em;i,i.
r.-i) might thm luve extolled his d>sin!<: rested pa'ri
otism. and w.tl, some reason haw demanded that - we j
rho.d l hear nc more of Mr ft* dolphAs office hunting’'
As tlie ca r stand -, !,c has made Mr. Randolph mi re
obnoxious to the charge, l»y shewing not only that he
did not refuse Executive favor, against which he had
railed all his life, hut that when everything was put at
Ifis disposal 'and who doriMs 'hat Margin would harJ
itut him to the Aju' ipodcs, if ho wished it; any u hero
to get him out of tbo country) ho selected that station, j
w hichequaPy well paid, and equally honorable- had the
lightest duties! A special advocate, It i; ItrnlU-. lie
CMtainlv possesses a spv > ill knack at helping n friend
at ■» piitet.t
Hut without calling in question, or in the least
doubting the veracity of ltrutus, we uiaybc permitted
to question the accuracy of his information. It is
hardly credible, that Mr. Randolph could have prefer
red St. Petersburg to Paris or Loudon, or have conceiv
ed the paradoxical notion that the inhospitable and
almost intolerable mid of the former, was better
adapted to bis state of health than the climate of France
or England. The badness of the reason, makes us
doubt the truth of the fact. Withal, it was unquestion
ably, tbo early and ardent inspiration of Mr. Randolph
to go as envoy to Franco or England, disappointment
in which, embittered his politics, and had a principal
shore in modelling hie cour. e.
IQ-A Philanthropist is it.ndm s able, ally ai> he
! writes, tor reariutid which will strike b in. Tins s n
; 1 olitiral and not u diru!i>|>icM pipei; m>r iuive we
■ever, in>r will wu over, incuuie with R* ligious in;«' -•
; ters, lar her than they mo connected, nr sought to no
: coiineclfd, with ihe j» lit c. 1 atToi s auu institute s
:»t ti.c country. Wl.ci thut btcuneulhc case, 11 Cv
;lal of course, within the scorn- np.d urov uce o’l
1 PolltlC3.
I ( THE RACES.
Fhe Jockey Club Purse was yesterday won in twi
heats, by Doswell’s Sally Hornet, beating Johnsou’i
Sally Walker,(brought again on the turf after lb month
retirement,' Collier, Rranch’s Dashall, and Minge’s J
C. The latter was drawn after the tirst heat, in consc
qucnce of foul riding. Collier had won the Jockey Clul
purse at Uroadrock and Petersburg, and was the favorite
the bets running almost universally, on him against tin
Field: Great- crow d nml tremendous dust. Tune, 8 1
and 8 12.
—
r . i / . o . . _
jfi court oj stppcais, 1 ucsday,
May 10 th,' 1831.
PRESENT—Judges Tucker, Brooke, Cabell, Green
and Carr, Esqrs.
Burwcll’s ex’or. npplt. i Upon an appeal
’ against . fr in a decree
Stith’sexor. appcc. >of the Superior
Court of Chancery held in Hichmond.
Arguments continued—C. Johnson and IL G. Scott
lor appellant—R. Stanard for appocs.
i Adjourned to 12 o’clock to-morrow.
Wednesday, May 11th, 1831.
Present—same Court.
Burwell’e ex’or. npplt. i Upon an appeal
c. ,u?^lus* r from a decree of
tithe ex or. appec. itho Richmond
t hancery Court.
Arguments continued—C. Joluison and R. G. Scott
for appcllaut—It. Stanard for appellee.
Pickett upplt. i Upon a writ
against > of supersedeas
Ier,,u? , f deft. S to a judg
ment o» tho Superior Court of Law of Monon-alia
county. ® i
Rule upon the pit. for further security.
Adjourned to 9 o’clock to-morrow.
Thursday, May 12th, 1631.
Present—same Court.
Harwell’s cx’ors npplt. i
0 ( See above.
Stub’s ex’or nppeo. \
Arguments concluded—C. Johneon and R. G. Scott
for appellant—R. Stanard for appellee.
Goriio.u applt. i Upon an appeal
against Vlrom a decree
. Gordon, <s:c. appees. > pronounced by
tnc Superior Court ol C’hauccry held in Fredericks,
burg.
Argued—C. Johnson lor appellant and R. Stanard for
appellee.
Adjourned to 12 o’clock to-morrow. j
To thk Editors r.v the Whig.
I herewith scud you for publication tlrc act of the .
Legislature of Rhode Island, incorporating tho yearly
meeting of the Society of Friends. The object of
wishing this extraordinary and dangerous document
published, is to expose to tho People of tho United
States the danger of such corporate bodies to the polit
ical end religious liberties of tho citizens; that a corpo.
rate body of this character should have its existence at
an age when mankind have become more generally
enlightened, and their minds expanded with liberal
sentiments and increasing attachment to tho republican !
Institutions of this country, is still inon? extraordinary.
There is something so remarkable and novel in this act !
of incorporation, as cannot fail to strike with astonish- ]
nicut every person at all acquainted with the history j
of tho people, called Quakers, from their first existence,
as a Society, to tho date of founding this empire of re
ligious wealth, under the spacious colouring of benevo-!
lent, charitable, religious and other purposes. It is well!
known, that of all the people in Christendon, the Qua- I
kers have been tho most zealous advocates for keeping
the State and Church unconnected; and that religion!
should stand or fall upon its own merits; that the Socie- i
ty of Friends should bo the first religious body to apply !
tor and obtain an act of incorporation, embracing wo- \
men and children in perpetual succession, with all tho ’
powers usually granted corporate bodies, to sue and he i
sued, <yc., is to my mind, and must be to the mind of I
every reflecting man, a conviction of the great de^nc
‘.j 1-uiv. mgmy iineraj, & sound republican
principles maintained by Fox, Penn, and a host of others,
lora‘1,‘ndrcd a?d fprly yoard. Religious communities (as
nich) enling tho influence of wealth, under a liberal
. vil government, becomes thc most dangerous institu
tions to the happiness and prosperity of mankind, of
■n ol ,cfs e5t,rt,nS in a country whose government is
founded upon equal rights. There is a very remarka
ble fact in this net of incorporation, and one that exhi
. s ,nuch ingenious duplicity on thc part of tho know,
ing ones, wishing to l>e lords of thc heritage, and that
is, in guarding against alarmisg tho more honest part of
t ic . oriefy, by not using thc words usually expressed
111 charters, giving the incorporated the powers to suo
arntbc sued implead and be impleaded. Ily this sagacity,
tbebu k of the members, no doubt, were ignorant that
?. '®nds ' early Meeting could sue and be sued, bccauso
hey were equally ignorant of the powers granted, in
law and equity to corporate bodies; yet the know ing
ones were not dispose,1 to dispense with having the pow!
, if!1 matter and things, not rcpuirmmt to
I la'?.i°f l7 United s,atos or the State o» R|„„lo I«lan,i
ond therefore use the techijicalties of law, to keep in’
I !,arkn®8.s thos« whoRC honesty would have revolted at thc
. idea ot being draged before the civil authority of the state
| by any member, that might think proper so to do, from
an imaginary or real cause. Suppose for instance
;! Trc shou,d h:> a war, and some of the members should
! hvk.V-‘P aimVt d,cfoncc of thc VCTy property secured
! .7 * r r\\h™ ^cl w'onbl ho in conformity with
!1 *" n'n °f. ,i° U Statr8 nnd thc of Rhode Island
i ; not t,,c ,n maintaining their peacaeblo
Urn d’ch iaK7l,nf )'ar. .d,H°Wn thosc thus violating
then theP k1 8hou,dfuPPORc they certainly would;
hen the Members so disowned would have a real
inthm0^n7t?Pa,|nt’ l7 ,>cinK disfranchised from parti- i
Soo, free com a Vari, 3pCM\0f cd,,catme U.eir children
the funds - W° ?u°,her mtcrcstthcy may have in
cite ho Vo \ Z’"OTC than Prcsu,nable that they would
r tv o ^ y Mecl,nP to *Ppear before the civil autho
rity, to shew cause why those disowned persons have
f n prejudiced in their rights by the meeting, for com
Pjymg with the laws Of thc Ian/; thus, in cv^y case of
risou nment, for complying with the Jaws of the United
opposed to wars, to law suits and liti
gJtionsof any kind, would shew a new and novel scene
exhibiting to the world another fact to the many rccord
‘ b,story» of the incompatibility of great wealth, U>.
t- I influence, am vital religion, harmoniously progress.
bo^taSrf *T 1 *rC r"a,,y °t,1Cr CasCH 'vhich might
charter to i l i’nf th°,.Cvil ,ihcly ^ow out of this
i h. body Pol,t,C «t*df; but, presuming I have
said enough to sat.fy every reflecting mind ,JIC dan
tPi ,,!? “ i” c‘vin® 8Uch Pnwer nnd opu!$cc to any
ehgmus sect, or any power whatever, beyond that
accessary to exist in a civil character only, I have an
•wered my object in addressing you. J
An rrtrmy to „niting Religion.» and
f'ird (forrrnmrn*
TU or KUOUE ISLAND o. PllOVlDENCEj
_ PLANTATION,
In r.’mrrat Assembly, October Session, A. I>- 1823.
,. A1* *° authorise ami enable the Yearly Meeting of
* riant!: ot Now England to receive, hold, manage, ap
propriate, and dispose of, property for charitable, and
benevolent, and other purpose.;:
k Lcr- —1)0 it enacted by tho (general AssseiHiUj*
and by tho authority thereof, it is enacted, that IMosc?
l?ro\Mi, and others together, v\ ith the other members, j
o» the Yearly .Meeting of Friends of Now England,
" ho with their predecessors for more thun a century
past have usually held their general annual meeting in
New Fort in this State, bo and they are lierely invested
with tho power usually given to corporate bodies, for tho
holders receiving, ni.iuagiug, disposing, and appropria
ting, real ami personal estate, for charitable and bene
volent, and other uses, by the name of the Yearly Meet
ing »i triends for New Eugland, and that they and
their successors being admitted and approved as mem
bers of the said yearly meeting, according to their usu
al order and discipline, shall by the name ot tho
1 early Meeting ol'Friends for New England, aforesaid,
have^peTpotunl succession, und be able and capable in
law to receive, hold, and enjoy, by purenuso, devise,
gift, or otherwise, land tenement? and hereditaments,
goods and chatties, estates nnd property of every kind,
provided the net income thereof shall not in any one
year exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars, of
which they shall stand seized and possessed, notwith
•liiutlinj,'* any misnomer, or imperfect desertion in tho
girt, grant, or other transfer, und conveyance
thereof, provided the interest be evident, the said Year
ly Meeting shall take the same to use, manage, im
prove, or otherwise dispose of, at their will and pleas
ure, to make and establish all such rules and regula
tions relative to tho management of the said property
a? they’ may deem expedient, provided the same arc
not repugnant to tho laws of the United States, and
this State, and generally to do and perform all acts,
matters and things, relative to the purpose aforesaid,
that a corporate body could by law have power to do
and jnirform, provided, ncvertholcss, that in every case
in which any donation of any kind has been made to
the said Yearly Meeting of Friends, for New England,
in trust, or for any particular object or purpose, the in
terests of the donor shall be forever regarded, and the
donation slull be forever used, employed, and appropri
ated to the full nnd faithful execution of the trusts
and'tho object and purpose the donation, according
to tho true intent and meaning of the donor thereof.
Sec. 2.—And be it further enacted, That whenever
said Yearly Meeting of Friends for New England, at
mcir annum or otner meeting, Held at sucn tunes and
places as they may judge convenient, shall appoint a
clerk, secretary, treasurer, trustees, committees, and
other officers or agents, tor any length of time they may
deem expedient, to act for them or in their behalf. The
clerk or secretary, treasurer, trustees, committees, a TO
other officers, and all agents which they shall or may
appoint in their u6ual way end manner of appointing
them, shall be considered and deemed to be their officers
and agents enumerated and designated in this act.
bee. 3.—And whereas certain devises, requests, and
donations, real and personal estates and annuities, have
heretofore been made and given by different persons,
more especially by the late Obadiah Brown, dec’d, in
and by his last will and testament and codicil thereto,
and also by Silvester Wicks, Thomas F'alsome, and
Lydia 1 illinghast, in their last will and testaments, to
and for the use and benefit of the poor of the Yearly
Meeting of Friends, or to their Committee of Suffer
«mol said Yearly Meeting, or to their Treasurer of
the Y early Meeting School Committee, or to tho Trca
surer of the School Fund, in trust for the use and ben
efit of said Yearly Meeting Boarding School, being a
^ehool under the government and patronage of the said
Y early Meeting of Friends. Reference being had to tho
t ic respective wills and codicils of the la»e Obadiah
Brou n, Sylvester Wickcs, Thomas Folsome, and Lid
ia Fillingliast for a more particular description of the
devises, bequests, donations, and annuities. Be it
t liere<ore e> acted, by the aullioiity aforesaid, shall
lud singular the divises, bequest, donations, aud annui
^ies aforesaid, principal, income and interest, are hereby
Jeclarcd to be charities and devises, bequests, danations
and annuities, and to charitable uses; and that as such,
they be holden, used, managed, improved and appropri
ated to the objects and purposes expressed by the the res
pective benefactors and donors thereof, according to
t.irir true intent and meaning.
“■ Ec- 4.—And be it further enacted, that all tho es
tate and property of every kind, new holden and belong
ing to the said Yrearly Meeting of Friends for New
England, either for thoir own use, or in trust, is hereby
secured 6c confirmed unto them tho said Yearly Meeting
of Friends for New England nnd to their successors, in
the capacity in which they stand by virtue of this act
and they are hereby authorized and empowered to hold
and enjoy, and manage and otherwise dispose of all
the estate and property belonging to the said Yearly
Greeting of F riends in their own ri4ht or accc.\iin<>' to the
provisions of the trust.
Kec. 5.—And be it further enacted, that the said
Y aarly Meeting of Friends for New England, be,& they
aro hereby’ authorized and empowered by virtue of this
act to demand, take, hold, use, and manage all estates
and property, and all bequests nnd doviseB, donations,
and annuities, principal, income and iutorest, given to,
and for tho use of the said Yearly Meetings, Boarding
Schools, to tho said Yearly Meeting of Friends, ortotho
x reosurer appointed by the Meeting of Sufferings, of tho
smd Y early Meeting, or to the Yearly Meetings School
committee—or the Treasurer of the Yearly Meeting’s
s chool Funds, or which aro made and given subject to
the direction and control of the said Yearly Meeting of
I* r»cnds or to their School Committee or the Committee
lor bufferings of the said Yrearly Meeting of F'riends or
to tho Treasurer of the Yearly .-Meeting of Friends’
School, or to any other person or persons in whatever
capacity m trust for tho use and benefit of any literay,
moral or religious institution, of tho said Yearly Meeting
• riends, or under thoir caro and patronage, and e&.
pecially the devises, bequest, donation, and annuities,
principal, income, and interest, given as before herein
bast, and Sylvester \\ leks all and singular of which, the
said estates and property, devisos, bequests, donations
and annuities, principal, income, and interest, are here
by secured and confirmed to tho said Yearly Meeting of
r rienciH for New Kngland, in the capacity in which they
stand, by this act, to he by them taken, holdcn, manage,
improve, and appropriate to the faithful exccution°of
this trust, and to the object and purpose for which tho
same were given according to tho true intent and mean
mg of the benefactors and donors thereof, and the same
aforesaid, Yearly Meeting of Friends for New England,
arc hereby authorized 4c empowered to bargain, contract,
and compromise for, and respecting all and singular, the
ostatos and property, devises, bequest, donations nnd an
nuitios, in the section mentioned with tho person or
persons having the possession, control and management
‘hereof, and it shall be lawful for and moreover
the duty of all, ond every person or persons, now hav
ing, or who may hereafter have, the control, possession,
or management of any such estates and property, devi
ses, bequest, donations nnd annuities, whothcr they have '
|ho possession, control, and management thereof as
trustees, executors or administrators, or in whatever
capacity, they have tljo same, by good and sufficient
deeds, to transfer, assign and deliver to the said Yearly
* Ioeting of Friends, for No.w England, in their capaci.!
ty as aforesaid, all nnd singular said estates, and proper
ty, bequests, devises, donations and annuities, principal,
income and interest, or the amount and value of the ;
; same, as may he agreed, contracted, or compromised for i
them, said Yearly Meeting of Friends, for New Eng.
I ,an'h nnd in particular, the agreement or compromise !
already made between tho executors of the said Obadi
ah Mr own, and the said Yearly Meeting of Friends, for j
rvew England; whereby the said Yearly Meeting have i
agreed to recciyc filly thousand dollars, as princi.
pal or funds in lieu of tho annuity of three I
thousand dollars which, by tho last will and
testament of the said Ohadiah Brown, is to be I
paid annually, aBcr one year from the time ofi
bis decease, for the nsc and benefit of tho said Yearly !
Meetings boarding-school; and nlso the agreement or I
compromise, by which the said Yearly Meeting is to
receive one other mini of fifty thousand dollars, as a
principal or fund, at the decease of Dorcls Brown, wi.
dow of the said Ohadiah Brown, in lieu of an annuity
of three thousand dollars which, at her decease, accrues
ni aforcRaid ,a*‘ wiH testament of the said
Ubadiah brown, js to be paid for the use and benefit 0f
i«'n/a,d iY1nar,y Meeting's boarding-school, arc hereby
confirmed by this act; and the person or persons, so
transtering, assigning, and delivering to the said Yearly
Meeting of Friends, for New England, hereby author,
lxed to receive the same, shall thereupon and thencefor
ward, be exonerated and discharged from their trustee,
"hip and from all manner of liability and accountability
lor the Paul estates umi property, do vises, bequest, douu-•
lion and annuities, principal income and :ntcrcst, to nil
intents and purposes whatsoever, and the rest and resi
due mid remainder of the estates and property of the
said Obadiah Brown, Sylvester Wicks, Tlios. Folsomu,
biuI Lydia Fillinghast, and of all, and every bone factor ,
mul donor, which now is, or may hereafter be, held by
executors, administrators, legatees, trustees, or heirs, he
shall also be exhoncruted discharged from all liability,
or accountability, therefor; and the said Yearly Meeting,
thus qualified shall thereupon become seized aud posses
sed of said trust estates, or property, dovisos, bequests,
donations and annuities, aforesaid principal, income and
interest, iu trust, aud they are hereby declared trustees
thcrcol, to hold, manage;, improve and appropriate the 1
same to the faithful execution of the trust and the ob
jects mil purposes, for which the same was devised and
given, uceordiug to the true intent and meaning of the
benefactors and donors thereof, and shall be accountable
for the same, and for the faithful use, management, and
appropriation thereof, in law and equity.
(Sec. fi.—And be it further enacted, That the said
1 early Meeting of Friends for Now England, hereby
authorised, may vest in a Clerk or Secretary, Troasur
er,. Trustee, Committees, or other ollicers or agents
which it may appoint lro:n time to time, power and
authority to manage and improve the estates and funds
iu the possession of the said Yearly Meeting of
b riends, tor the use and benefit ut litorarv, moral, and
religious institutions, according to the direction given
to them hy the said Yearly Meeting of Friends, for the
uso and benefit of literary, moral, and religious institu
tions, according0 the directions given them by the
said \ early Meeting, and subject always to such rules
and regulations as the said \ early Meeting in their
Usual mode of transacting their business, may establish.
S>kc. 7.—And whereas there are lands, property, and
•state*. beJon^in^ to the monthly and other subordinate
meetings of Friends, which composed a part of the
*•1 v- b riends for New England, which
Paul Yearly Meeting do not claim property in, it is
therefore hereby further enacted and declared, that it is
not the intent or meaning of this act, that the govern
ment, power, or authority of the said Yearly Meeting
should extend over any such property, any further, or
more than was vested before in the said Yearly Mcet
ing, according to their order and discipline heretofore
established by the said Yearly Meeting.
iSEC. W-—And be it further enacted* That nothiug in
this act shall impair, or alter, or in any measure affect
any of tho usages, customs, orders, modes, and rules of
discipline usod and practised by the said Yearly Meet.
b riends, or in their Committee (or meeting) for
» utlcrings or otlier^ subordinate branches of the said
Yearly Meeting of b riends, touching their religious
concerns, all which usages, customs, inodes, orders,
rules and discipline, are reserved to them in the samo
way anil manner, and with the same effect as though
this act had not been passed.
^ nui UKE.-At the windows of the book
stores a now lithograpic print is to be seen representing
“the Greatest and Best” in a most terible plight, while
the Chair of State is falling to pieces from under him,
ana V1*! ^cro's *n a ^a*r way tumble to the ground.
J.n Ins left hand he holds a hickory broom, and a scroll,
on which appears the words, “altar of reform.” Under
liis feet arc tho rats with human faces.— From the
mouth of the Ingham rat appears these words—“is this
the reward of my patriotic disiill-crostednoss”—the
Branch rat is flat upon his back and exclaims—“this
troin the greatest and best of^ men”—the Eaton rat says
—-“I m off to the Indians.” On the right of the Hero
is a ladder of 24 rounds or steps, on the steps of which
ore written the names of the 24 States—the Van Buren
rat has his fore paws upon the first round in the attitude
ot climbing up and says—“if I could only humbug that
Faglo and climb up this ladder.”—Full in front, though
not fairly emerged into view, is the American Eagfe,
which lias his stern regards fixed upon the climber, and
talons extended, ready, if need be, to arrest his upward
progress.—On his back is seen a keen, sharp scented
lerricr (his head representing a capital likeness of Mr.
Calhoun) with a paw in Van’s hair, which says—“you
don’t clnnb up tliero if I can help it.” A huge rat is
seen squeezed in under tho right arm of the Hero, who
says he is “snug” enough. In this we recognise Major
Barry the P. M. G. Over th.s motly group presides
the (,rnius of Enl, (Amos) with his broom sweeping
out the Augean Stable. Over the top of the chair in
/uc“ tllQ Hero is most uncomfortably seated are these
words—“Notis—Pollyticklc mathewniattick tought her
also, Noo brums for sale her.” The orthography, it
will bo observed, is according to the Eaton-ian .School,
as taught m the Cabinet. At a distance John Randolph
is seen looking into tho Cabinet at the corner of a win.
dow, and squeals out to the Hero—“there’s Clay—and
^his is all Clay’s doings,” at which the Hero appears
perfectly dumb-founded. At one of the windows arc
seen two noble looking fellows as ever appeared in the
shape of men—they are looking in upon the scene, and
the moment you get a sight of them you are ready to
CAclaun, HENRV CLAP and DANIEL WEBSTER.
I he likenesses are inimitable—Webster says, “That
lerrier has nullified the whole concern;” and Clay with
peculiar archness, exclaims, “There’s War, Pestilence
and famine for yon.” We have thus given a brief dc
scription of a production exhibiting the state of affairs
at Washington, under the reign of Jackson. At the
leet of the Hero and under his four turned out Socreta
rios is this decimal expression: “00001,” which is in
tended to exhibit “tho value of a unit with four cyphers
going before it.”
roin a correspondent of the N York Daily Advertiser 1
_ SMYRNA, January 15,183!.
Gentlemen:--A walk through the Turkish quar
ter of our city, seldom fails to present objects of more
•r less mtercs , and from such a walk 1 have just
returned I had not proceeded fjr, when my ears
were saluted v\jth the mingled bound of mu ic and
tituaan voices. Following in the direction from
which it came, I soon overtook a company of eu'ion
Ccs*, rerruning f r the Turkish fleet at Constantmo
ple. Two of the music ians were fanci»u.ly dressed;
one of them a black, who beat on a small tambourine’,
had a long tin tannel on his head fer a cap; nnd a
noiltor, who seemed to be music masier, besides a
tunneled larger nose, had n camber of jewels nnd a
small rn-rror at ached to it in front.
! „ They succeeded in persuading about fifty or sixty to
tako tho Sultan’s money,” two hundred piasters each,
as a little Greek boy told mo, but one of the officers said
live hundred. This ragged regiment exhibited the usual
variety of dress, size, age and features; some spoke Ara
>ic, ami were, I presume, from Algiers; but more used
the Urcck language, and had come, probably, from NTe
gropont nnd the Morca. I was most interested, howc
\er* 1J\two wero Greeks, as it indicated a return to
tho old practice of employing that class of subjects in
the marine. Most of tho men had a staff in their hands,
and also their officers, several of whom, as well as of the
men, scemod, from their countenances and manners, to
bo under something more than Mahometan stimulus.—
1 hoy halted once or twice in making the circuit of Turk
town, when it cost their leaders no little trouble, by push,
ing and heating, to collect the stragglers. Pipes and
coffeo were brought out for the officers, while tho men
hastened to tho groceries to buy rolls of broad, and a
sweet cake, composed of bruised almonds, honey, &r.
borne of them, in the spirit of the Koran, I saw dividing
t heir morsel with a hungry dog, that“stood expectant
by. At one of tho resting places, loo, I observed the
subalterns and the musicians,who endeavoured by play,
mg the Harlequin, to divort the luckless wights whom
they had entangled, entering a shop a part by themselves,
to recruit their zeal, in away, 1 presumed, which would
not h- thought quite decorous before a mixed company
of Mussulmans.
My object in going abroad, as I usually do. on Satur
days, being exercise and observation, I continued for
some time to follow in the train, with a multitude of
Jurkish boys. In this way, 1 had all tho opportu
mty one could wish, to observe the features of
thousand of Turkish females, whose attention was
wholly absorded by the music and company before me.
Not (infrequently there were agreeable and sprighly
countenances to be seen. ! mould think round fea
tures nnd black eyos were most frequent, but my de
partment of observation, much as it may make against
mo, 1 most own not to have seen the “human face di
vine.,’ Their dre**,•often much patched and tattered,
ns well aw the interior of their open houses, from which
they had poured forth in crowds to view the pnssinr*
sight, indicated great poverty. Yotinto these ignorant
and cheerless dwellings, Christianity, “pure and unde,
filed,” when its influence shall have more thoroughly
pervaded those of the Greek and Armenian, which i
crowd the foot of the hill beneath them, may yet pour I
the solid comforts and ennoblin'* iny<j, which nri^!rnn
Jv from otif holy rclif^o*v
Occasionally, v.e passed a Greek, who was* careful
to give place, or a Jew, who seemed less timid, as if
aware that he had greater favor in the eyes of their
common masters. My presence scorned to give offenco
to no one; on the contrary they worts rather pleased
than otherwise, that 1 should take an interest in their
movements. .Several of the officers came to me, ami
gave me their hand, invited me to walk before, and
when wo rest, to sit down and take coftbo with them*.
They wore tho old dross of tho people, exccpliii"
twu or three, apparently of higher rank, who joined us
by the way, in tho new costume. Whenever we met
with an individual that appeared to he a suitable person
tor their purposes, the men gathered around him, ur
ging his enlistment with much importunity.
I’n leaving them, I crossed the Jewish quarter, where
I stopped to commend u Jewish boy who went up to an
old man, and kissed his hand, 'flic same mark of rcs
peet, 1 see continually paid by tho Greeks to their priests,
and by all classes oi people to their superiors in wealth
or rank. Among the Jews, however, it seems to spring
lroin the influence of that command inwrought into *
tln-ir system of family government, “Thou shalt risu
up before the lsory head, and honor the man of .'rev
uairs.'’ * J
1 also passed through the Turkish auction street,
where, .it the times of sale, a singular uppcaranco is
presented*—The auctioneers, with tho articles in thoir
hands, such us old scimitars, pistols, clothing, &c.
hurry back and forth among the crowd cryin" out the
price with a rapidity and look which 1 could hardly
persuade myself was not the result of insanity.
My final stop, after leaving behind mo the Aleppine
Catholic trader, with his llat turban, not much* unlike
a soup plate, and the Greek and Armenian of Asia Mi
nor, whose immense blue head drees compensates fur
auj deficiency in the size ol that of their more eastern
brethren, was at one of our schools of Greek girls
ISever have I boeu more deeply impressed with tile be
neiieial influence which those institutions arc likely t°
have in this eastern world. Besides the pupils engaged
unc.or the master’s more immediate instruction, who
not only road with fluency, write a passable hand, and
are tolerably well grounded in arithmetic and geogra
phy, there wero others busied in both plain and orna
mental needlework, repeating their catechisms, or spel
ling their lessons to some of the older "iris of our
training within the year past. Wo feel grateful for
your favorable mention of these schools which, if wo
had tunds, might be multiplied to an almost indefinite
extent in Asia.Minor, and the Greek Islands under Tur
kish authority.
x>ciore i uosc, i wish to advq^ to another subject,
that has appeared to me of considerable importance.
Should the treaty with this country bo ratified by our
government, of which, I suppose, there is no reason to
doubt, we shall be placed in a new and intimate con.
: n°xion principal Mahometan nation on tlm
! globe. Without improperly confounding temporal
j t,ung« with spiritual, is there not him g which it becomes
: us t° do, in our national intercoure, to promoto tho in
i tcrests of Christianity? In the negotiations Which
have taken place, I trust the institutions and character
! 0.r,°“r country have already been exhibited in a favour,
able light. Should an ambassador be appointed to Con
i riantmopo, might it not be proper among other represen
tations on the subject of an cnlightenod national policy,
ruspoettuHy to protest against making the renunciation
ol Mahometanism a capital crime? It is true, such in
i stances, at present, are not common, only one execution
; haying token place since I have boon here, viz. that of
• a. Greek, who had been persaded in his youth, to forsake
the religion ot his father,'and, afterwards returning to
; it, was beheaded in consoquence.—Another instances
| was said to have occurcd at Constantinople, about tho
| »aniG time, and, few as they arc they, ought, neverthc
! !csh* in n,y opinion, to be regarded by Christian nations
in the light of national disrespect, and as such to call
for remonstrance. Aj: the present time, when some ben
eficial changes are going on in the conduct of the gov
ernment, and usages of the people, a friendly appeal
on this and similar subjects, coming from a nation so
sueli respected by the Turks as ours is believed to be,
might give an important impulse to the cause of truth
and humanity.
I remain, gentlemen, yours, very repectfully.
JOSIAII BREWER.
From the New York Gazette.
I’k >m Mkxico.—By the brig Sinbad, Capt Miiler,
f om 1 ainpico. we have received a regular file of ihe
! Heg:*:ro Official” of Mexico, to the SOih of March,
i< elusive. A supplement to the paper of (he 20th
contains an official despatch from Acapulco, dated
be 213d. announcing the surrender of the town and
|>>U' to the Government. The military commander,
D Silvestre Brinnbo, and the greater patt of his offi
cer.- were made prisopeis. Aoapuleo was the last
fortified point on tho South Const which remained
in the hands of the partizans of the late Guerrero.
Numerous official n.stes are published from differ
ent commandants, giving the names of the disaffect
ed who were presenting themselves to obtain the nar
tlon at Government
Cien Bravo announces the marching of tho divi
-lon under Ins command for the River of I’apagayo.
He was to follow in two days, having been detained
in hope < t having the aid of the forces detached from
the .battalion of Chilapa, which hpd had some cases
of fever among them; they had not, however, em
barrassed his movements.
Gen India was pursuing lus operations with ac
tivity, the i csiilt of which would be the complete
pacification ot the State of Michoacan Gen, Ama
dor was also actively engaged, with equal prospects
of success.
A c tton factory lias been established in tho
neighbourhood of the city of Mexico, and the editor
cf the* Regi-dro” announces the arrival there of six
teen pieces, being the fir.-t manufactured in that
c>»umry.
r.. , . .. . . .. ^ .
, ... “"u'lwii ■-» uiu uuuvp, me new u.leans lice of
l!io "22(1 lilt. contains the following: —
1 ampico DE Pajwaueipas, April y —Tlieiinpor
i ,anf of Acapulco is already in the possession of
i ^10 Government, in cons* quence of a counter revoJti
I Hon, set on foot by ihe garrison. The rebels present
| themselves and tome under the amnesty granted by
oth'Houses. and the Revolution of the South will
noon be subdued. Improvements of a pr inted na
ture ore daily springing up in the Republic, and gen
eral sat sfactiori is the result of measures ef the ad
mim-tration.
“ Phis, is imparted to t he public in order that tljjjy
may arrive at a correct estimate of the condition of
the Mexican States A MEXICAN.”
Fnom Cai.loa.—The brig James Benchnnn, An
drews, arrived nt Baltimore^on Thursday, from Cal
)•'*» whence she sailed on* the 31st of January._
The editors of the American have received from a
tiiend in L'mo, a file of the “Mercurio Pcruano” M
to the 2Pth January, inclusive. Their contents arc I
nut interesting. Cnpt. Andrews reports that cons:- 1
durable preparations f»r war had been made by the A
Government of Peru and Bolivia The Peruvian M
a'my huutled by Urusidunt Gamarro in person, bafifl
matched to the frontiers. The Boliyinn army waa^
commanded by the President of that republic, Gcn.fl
Banin Cruz. An interview was said to have 'akenfl
place between the two President*, which ended ini
mutual roc•'im;oations, in consequence of which the ^A
general opinion prevailed at Linn that war woui&M
ensue.
A few days previous to the sailing cf the Jamc=®
Beat bmnn, news reached Lima of t he occurence oH
a destructive lire n: Guayaquil—the Jpas ostimatc^H
at three millions of dollars. The house and store^H*
occupied by Mr Swett an American merchant. ha^Kg
. beou b ;rued, but by the exertion* of hi* fnunds^Bg
nearly ail his goods and furniture were saved.
lo^ywas consequent Iv inconsiderable One of th^B
■ 'n mentioning the fire, states tint fifty-on^M
houses bad been consumed VH
Captain Andrews Juft a*. Calhe. U B. ships Gncr^M
rirre, Coni. Thompson, and Bf. Lours, Cnpt. Sloot^M
all w*lh Lieutenant Command'inf Andrew Fity.hugf^H
was waiting the return of the L'.B-schooner Dolphm^H
from Iluanchaco, to take command and proceed oi^H
a c. nize to leew ard, probably Mexico, (’apt. A
‘ays the merchant ships on tlie const. nrn pecnharlv^M
fortun ite m the attention shown by the squadron o^H
Mte United Stales, particularly Cnpt. Bloat and th^H
"fTicers of the B». Louis, wl o spare no uxcTt ion^H
when their services are required, and Invo recentl^H
saved two vessels from tote! Ids.-. !;v their active nrvl^B
* Vimarm cxc/