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Ii it probable that when w* shall pari
tki* evening. the ino*t ol ■» "Hi *•10
oo mora on ear|h. Allow me, with lbe t«ri<nra
ntM nix-para hi* from that fueling, la a*«ar#
you that'hie oncit'ccind and flattering mark
of your hinflnesr wid *v*er he forgone* by me,
or mine, hut at whatever distance of "me or
place, wnd-m ektlrm vteitsMude ol foriime
will i»e remr inhered, at one of ilia <n"it grme
ful loonleou uf my life. |Vn« I *>'. »" l»b»ig
my teal |u reciprocate Ihr tenlnuriil latl an
noanced by proposing
Tka inhabitant* of Nashville, may 'heir
protpei it*, like rlreir cily. be founded on a
*' rock •
1 Jim Speaker ml Joivn amidtl loud rh-cr*.
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>>(,m the Pliilailtlftkiri lUrnrtltr.
COLOM2A I ION SIX IhTY.
As lire fourth ul July approaches, wa wieli
la call >b* atleu'ion, particularly of our cleri
cal reader*, lo »!" importance of making "V»re
united and elroiiuous effort* than ever lo in,
lard the public mind in the cotlntnafy annual
Contribution! lu Ine lundt ol tbit Society
T he Lord'* Day following flie celebration of
Independence Ii il been prnpoted at a ani alr'e
^a«on lor these eollectioni.Never did lie wan t
or the protp 'Ci* of the Society make a Jlmiile
demand than nl ihn inouieiil on it* devoted
feirodt in all peer* of «mr country. .Thi* t» not
tfe reuse of • sect or eff a rlitlrictipf country
r» is thn cant* of civil society—(he n»u ul
it) nuiiity—iha causa of religion. In a word,
Itis not lo.t the can.aol ilm no de Soclr:y
which has openly eipotlted it, than it id in
seabtv the cauttl Loth of JaiSlti sndAeJtt',
u»
.V enn Ihr North Carolina Patriot. i
Cnlonitation—f rom a Uie number ul die !
Jfnra'i R'tptuitory, we Irani tb»i a a hundred
parson* at color ware, in January last stoking
a passage to Liberia, Onr hundred and snety
fvc staves have been offered u> tin Society
by «I1 individual!, during the pull yaar , bill
Out of the large number of applicants, only our
hundred and seventy could be lent, til
consequence of the depressed condiiion
•f the financial cvmcein* of iha Society
We sincerely hope that the liberality
of the American People will bucome sufficient,
ly eaiendad to etiable all Ibe colored inhidp
■ aali of this country, whu may wish In du in,
to retn-n In the land of Ihfir fathers,
and re-illiimine that once enlightened lint nuw
dark and benighted section of the world.
From the A'etc llampihirt Obftrvtr.
W* believe it In be Ihe duty ol all nor towns
tn aid the Colonization Society, and we hope
that nn little rsnii* will deter them Irnin con
tributing liberally their silver aoil gold to ill
treasury, on the approaching anniversary.
The principal obstacle to the success of this
Society is a want of adequate pecuniary as
liatance ; and since the Object it proposes 10
a chive is acknowledged lo be feasible as well
as benevolent, shall il lie crippled in its opera
tion! in future for want of assistance T It is
confidently etpeefed that this year will form
a neiv era iu the history of tbit society, and
tli.it streams will Sow in from every part ol
this I .mil in increase it! funds, and tn give new
life and clEcieiiry lo all its nn a-oict.
From Ihe Suffolk llettild of Ifilh iiul,
On Monday lost a Court was held in this
Dorniigli far the esnininutiuii nf a case, in
winch tieorge Fitzsimmons whs charged with
having committed a rape oil Mary llipwell.
This Case had undergone two previous inves
tigations hefiins Ihe Mayor, at he latter of
which tile accused was ordered into the custo
dy nf the Juilur. preparatory to his appearance
be lore ail esainining fhnul. In the mean
lime the subject awpkened a very lively inter
est, mill even a degree of eirilcuirnl nut
usual in our community. It mi Aniioosly
desiied on all liand<, however, that, 'hr whole
affair nil till be sifted to the bullion, by the
neisl nrid, thorough, and polie t scutiny, and
that the prisoner, bowe'vrr sluing ihe cugirnt
of Popular feeling, end even tlie nppenraiiru
ol g„ili micht lw against him, t'oiti'd lisve the
• «'e|jt ol a fair and impartial trial. That t'dy
»l i wni realized to ihe fllliiot! wilTlie *c> n in
'he iel. The accused is master of the ;
b log Medina, whi' h arrlveil lieie on the 2'nli
•ill. I om Dublin, well a imutln i of passengers,
am on.' whom wni the proaenitrii, Mae? Hip i
w I , wiill I er cousin u young man of l|u- uaine ,
of U 'If v, and bis wife who proceeded 11 the '
neai steam boat to BaUmiuie. b a.i ing Mary u ,
tlie ho '•« o: Vtr. Samuel Lippin. a ccun'rvmsq
ol theirs, un'il Duffey. on hi# arnv.il at Bolt I-I
uiore, should gel employment, and s ' obtain I
mcatta to pay Imr expenses up. which it was
Out then in hix power to do. Mary is 18 years
of age, quite a pretty gift, nl un interesting
appearance,and mudexl ih'portnianl; in a w ind,
lo prepossessing, it wont I real, that slm very
so nilmd offers of eim Hi >n# i some o’ the most
isspcclahlefamilies in ' two ; hav ing,hq|flcVrr,
received hy on* «f the ste.un holts fioinballi
more, a letter from her cousin, informing her
that ha had got into vary good employment,
and pra-sing her M come up, »h« chip hided to
go to Baltimore.-rThis letter w as handed lo her
Fy Capt. Fitzsimmons on Saturday morning,
who offered lo muke the requisite inquiries It
to Ihe departure of ihn steam boat. Sic. in the
court* oftlied«y. Bui the Captain not hav
ing called, the prosecutrix, ns soon »• some of
her fellow passengers had returned from llteir
day's work, solicited th"in to accompany her
pi Ilia Medora to sea tho Captain ort the «i»h
jrel. Two of them accordingly accompanied
her to the vessel, bul th* Captain not being on
board, after remaining for him un'il !• o'clock,
the xml mis of these met!, Patrii k Smith, set
off 11 return to tin ir lodgings. On (heir way,
they met Capl. Fitzsimmons, who took the
prusscutrii aside, and after tome conversation,
he Olid Ihe pmtecutrlz proceeded up the street,
fdluvved at a short distance by Smith. They I
passed Lnppin’s house, which is situated on
'(Vide Water street, midway between Town
F lint and Motket square, and Smith followed
as far at I Ito market .louse, when, lie itutei,
Capt. I'itasimmon told him to go back to
lutppina and bid them keep the liintse open,
•stlity would return in about ha'f an hour.—
Smith did as Jib was desired, sod Capt. Kitr
smimons and Marv llipwell continued their
ryalk — As if would be improper, nf this s'age of
tha prosecution to enter into further details, ws
must, (howtyer much ws may disappoint the
Curiosity oft Urge portion of our ieadeis,)i
here conclude, oy briefly, stating that the pro
aacutriz allegat, that tb* accused, under ths
preteat of carrying hsr lo visit an aoiiabla and
rtipectahlt Irish lady, with whom h* stated lie
had taken |lea that evening, and who was very
desirous'o see her, took hri to a brothel in U
nirm-ilreal, kept hy the m.lot ious Mary Mites,
•lias Iriah Mary, where he perpetrated the
Crime with which he stand charged.
mnoerour witnflifes wcrf lummonen both on t
the part of the Commonwealth and the aecus
•d ; and nttrrwit there a cause in our Court
which eiciled so ntticli interesl, or which call
ed forth so laborious anti protracted an investi
gation. The whole of Monday and luesduv
—the Court silling each day from 11 in the
yorning till 9 at nighi. was consumed in the
'T^gaminalion of witnesscs alone. On Wednes
day the Court met al 2 in the afternoon, when
the Couneel on both sides having xgrerd to etib
mil the ennseto the decision ol the Court with
ou' argument, the Court decided that thepri-n
ner should be remanded lor that before Ibe
Superior, Court.
SivssMsu, May 8, 12 M.
rnott key west.
The revenue cutler Marion, Capl. Johnson,
arrived yesterday, in three days from Key
West An affair occurred at that place on the
aib ull. between Wm. McCrea, esq- District
Attorney, an I Cap* C E. flaakini, fornwrly
of Ilia Heiican bug Heimione, in which
•he former waa killed- Hi# following ate lha
particulate of Ibis melancholy . ca.estroph.,
•ehich wa have been favored wi h :
I II anpaara Ihn» »l«aa gentleman bad long
been at variance, aiiiing Irom illlcil Intercourse
between .Ml McCn a and the wile of Capl
llawkina. 1’revtotit f« a discovery ol ibis,
Capl. Ilawhim hod employed Mi. McCna aa
coonael in aorne very ImpoHWiI law • a tea (hen
and at ill pending in ihe couria al key Weal.
Alter Capl. H ducnv, red McCraa’a mlimacy
wWh hs* wife, a duel ensued, which resulted
1 (after the eichanga of lour allots) in Mr. Me
Crra's reci'ving a bell in hia thigh. Capl. H,
tb ii Irft Key Weil fur Mrnco, and hail been
absent for lour mnnll.t, when on hit retuio,
he trained that Hu wile had hern tent fo her lam
j|y by the friends ol Capl. II on a, rnonl of Ilia
i/newel of Iheir inlerrourae mtli M'Crra, and
that Mr- McCird had aimed politicly tbia in*
ipmpar6induclloMra.il. McCrea had fur.
tiler aetravapd llaakint, liy raceiving * fee,
and appearing aa eiunitel for the o| pnneiua
nf llawkiiit, in I he pending law mils, *l»r
haring been frrdhy llawkiiit, and i" potaeaaion
of atl lha li(c I necetsary in be half of H.
I hue iiicented, llawkina in an unfoClunal*
moment loaded a doiitde (pirrel gun with buck
shot, and as M'Crea putsed Hie window when
llawkiiit was. lie fired both liar rata. M I'm
fell and eip'ted a few houn after. Hawkins
immediately urrendered tiiins. It iu ilm civil
anlhnrity. I I C«nt'quenen of the great ei.
CH-menl pievailing al Key West, ihc Marshal
•bought proper in carry the planner tit Si.
Aiigutline. He wa. placed on hoard the n*.
v nine culler Marion, Capl. Jackson, under t|ie
cliaiee of bn M.iiflial, a liy Jeliveied him In
the iiinpi r authorities al St. Augustine. lie
Wi l i,e reim nid'lo K''y West in Nov. nett to
stand hit trial tor murder.
I e eti ilemenl al Key West wai to great,
in consequence ol llie death of Mel Tea, that on
the auival nf the culler Mamin, a letter wat
addressed fo Capl. lack on. f nut Judge Wehti,
(District Judge) Hetiriug him m lemain in port
until ttie egtiteiHiuit had tuhtided. 1 he friei da
nfthaparliea were aimed, and a very serimu
rencontre was for some limn apprehended It
happily waa quieted when Capl. llawkina wa,
placed on board llnif idler.
We learn iliat all wat quiet on the coast of
Cuba ; no late piraciej. The U. S. squadron
wer every active iu cruising in all diieciioiii,
tail giving convoy to our merchantmen, where
any danger is u lie ap|iieheiuled.
Capl. Jackson tta'ct, upon unqiictiipnahle
it I It III i It y. the fact ot many Spanish vest'1 It
tailing from Ihe llavanua fur III* coast nf Af i.
| rn with •nly two or inren wc«k» proviiinm on
| hom'd* entirely for further auppli*’*
upon the different ««*m#U they limy full ii»
with mid from whom they can roll. Tho
iris *r« gvnerntly nriin*«l# nml engaged in Mir
rI*v# mid*, iind f re owned nml Gi rd out at
fhr Mavannn.
Th nrrivnl of fh# brig Rood, Cnpt. Thomxa,
from li ivanun, hm funnelled no lutrr <lntwx
from Mini pluco than thm# formerly motived*
Ihe American »i|umlron in that (quarter seem
vigilen ly eHgiigi d in giving every fHcility to
our commerce nml in detecting 1'imtci.
»S/ rr»c.— The l»r g Uromo, which nrrived
Itere tin Wedneedny from Tampico, had »pecie
ami bullion on board to tho %altin ut neatly
.AfSO.OO » About half ol the amount hrluogx
to Span th genilera hi eipo'led hy the recent
Inw pf th* Mexico11 C«o grin*. tV" notice fie
quant HI rival-*) New Orion i 'lorn Vliico
wilh large amounts of specie, wtiicli we h am
nr# chiefly on account of the • ime cltss ol per
•mis land it is Inn a slmri limeiincu no Eng
li<h packet sailed from VeiuCru* with a mil
liuu nml a half of doll "I, mosl of u on (lie mine
amount. The great demand thus created for |
dollars in Mesieo has raised iheir price very
niui'li in Mmicn, or rather, (a. this luct i. gen. ;
orally elpre(tttil) hns very piurli d> pressed Hie 1
price of everv thing else Many of the n'd ^
Spiiiisrds. who would In- willing In moke al
most any sacrifice on Iheir leal entitle, ennimt
dispose of il al a I Some ol itier niiiiouirs Is>
the Dmmoarein small change ; so difficult
hod II liecome lo procure dollars. This weallh
withdrawn from Mesieo, where il can n ill lie
spared, goes 10 increase Hie already enormous
cari'al ol England or is ad oil in the le.ourco
of the llniied Stales Our neighbors of Me*,
ten will prolialily line! llmi while they heve rut
them rlve- of wlini lliey con-idsreil a danger
oiis piiliiical influence, they have turn away
ilia sinews of iheir country's properly. The
following rema' k of a ivriler in‘the Quarterly
Iteview, lespei ling Ihe treene itmn nf ihe Edict
n| Nani*, cnnlains Ihe true icsult ol all inch
utetistiiTs of proscripliriri :
" Ji cans' d the espatiiulion of five hundred
ihouianil Of Ihe most intelligent aud orderly
ol the French people lo England, Hull ami,
(lermnny and Switzerland, into each nl which
places they introduced Iheir aril and Industry,
to the irreflievalde injury of lliut liingthim
• Inch rlirv hud hern so sinfully cutliptlled lo
relinquish."
Muliile, (Alabama,) May 15.
A question of some novelty and of much 111,
parlance, was decided in llir Distiict Court nf
the l.'nilcd Slates at its session in this city,
which terminated yeg'vrday,— His Honor
Judge Crawford, presiding.
Il arose m a soil brought by llm Bonk of (lie
United S ates against a ciligen of this Stale nf
Alabama Exception was taken lo tho juris
dirtioo of the Court, and alter a most elaborate
diietiltinn, in winch great legal research, end |
much ability, were displayed, Ihe exception
ivns sustained and the tint ordered lo Ire dis- !
misted.
I hv cause was argued on behalf of the Bank
by Henry Hitchcock, esq. U. S. I>i-liict Allot
ney, and by David Crawlord, esq for the de
fendant, and whether regard lie lind to the
character of Ihe question at issue, ihe pioies■
sienal leeriting and ability with w hich ii was
investigated, or Ihe independent firmness ol
the Conif, in tesisling, received opinions anil
restricting its own powers, il was undoubtedly
one nf the niost important question ever decid
ed by the District Court in this Sta'e.
In the Hrivinli house of Lords on the lot It
May, (lie Earl of Malmshnry ros" and said :—
“ I hold in my hand a petition from a mini her
of persons belonging to a very important class
°f,|>enple~l am : peaking of the ineahnsn and
flour dealers in the vicinity of London—pray ing
ynnr Lord-hips to taka into consideration the
•tale of the trade. They assert that the im
portation of foreign flour is carried on to an
that is unprecedented, and that their
mills mid machinery will became useless, and
ultogaiher burdensome to them, unless it tic
cherhed. I am not arguin'. my Lords, mi my
own opinion, but slating 'wkat these petition
ers assert. They argue that it tv ill lie injiirl
mu not only to iheinsntvrs hut to others, if
flour be thus imported, for it comes in without
the offal, which is exceedingly useful for fred
ing pigs and poultry, and indeed, if I may use
the expression, some uf it is used fpr nrnoie
nnhle nature. They stale thill, ns laaoilinery
is annually exported to the Continent, the’v
cannot hope to compete with tire foreigner.
Hie petitioners do not appear as agricoltu
risls—for agriculturists they certainly are mil
—hut as manufacturers, and in that light a|)t>y
present their prayer, which goes on to nti ex
tent in which I confess, inv Lords, | ,|„ noi
coincide—to the total riciusion of foreign
flour.” i 6
We extract the following from a report of
thr proceedings at a meeting recently held
at Manchester, Eng. in relation to a free trade
between Great Britain and the East Indies.
" The Rev. Mr. John Smith, in the cuur.e of
a very sensible speech, dw elt pnrlieularly upon
(he absolute nece'.t ty of having "two at ring.
tc our bow.'* He till recently let a, in Li* tr
pool, -f iue cotton Irons Hie neijhhoihood of
Cacutla, ol so fine a quality^* o ju.lify all
hi* anticipation*. At |uc*ci»l, for three fuutiii*
of our supply wr|Weie depvodaot oa America ;
•'power which equalled in in »wt*rpri*v, mi
good wrote, in apirit and activity I " puwer
that w a* ri iog into our mott formtdaMe rival
—that was once al war with ut, and might be
again, though Owl forbid Dial **«r euchan
refill should occur. from thence nineteen
twentieth* of n*e liner cullon war derived, and,
in caae of war, what would become ol our
| manufacturer* f 1 hi* war a ihu»I *eriou«
j ipieatiun, and it well became jus to provide for
all contingenci**—“ to have two siting* to our
bow." He wn* convinced that we could grow
j rollon a* fine at in any purl of the world ; and
* we ought lor nur sake*. to attempt it, 11 A
u,erica had not burn nwnre of our drpeiidrnce
upon her, she w mild nut have assitned the tone
and attitude that *ht had done,"
BiilUmort, June W-r~The Convention nf
th" I'roieitani iipiacupal Church w.i* still in
read ni yesterday, an'l after fire kur.cesiivo
ballots for a Bishop on the pa/t pf the clerical
order nf the Convention, they svrre unable to
make a nomination to Hie older of the I,ally.
W# lei rn that the lleV. I>r. W)*1 and the
Her. Mr. Joiu of Baltimore, were fn'sl in
iioinioaiimi as can lelates lor Hint k"({b station
—after Hired liMlou. Jotins was withdrawn
and thii Bev. Ur. Hensliaw of city was
| snhstllllled with lets hnfte nf *ua<h>(* 'll**1 H*v
j Ur Joints was again I'alfen up, andthe rCau’ll
j n» ineffectual ns Uelorc. , '
We learn fun her, that the Crnyenlinii was
le-terday, nest Jahorsonsly engaged, at they
1 sat from V o’clock, A M. ontil Italf past 3 I*
M, and rene wed their seMiou ol ti o'clock, Ood
continued until after ten at ii'ghl I’alnql,
' POLITICAL ITEMS.
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PROSCRIPTION LI3|-ruNo. XXXV.
* (iff i/nth hit head—so rpnrhf ir Buthtu%ham "
APPOINTMENTS BY THK PRESIDENT.
.lamps I). WesiMrtitt, jr. ofNew Jers y, has
been appointed hy Hie Pie»uienI AeciHmy ol
ihe Territor- of Ejorida, Vice l\^ll:am 4V. *Mc
Carry, resigned
Win. W In if, ol Vei ;eli ms, has fieen appoin
ted Pansidn %g**nt fur tin* Slate ol Vermont,
vice It * tie l 1 • tuple, removed.
Mr Hirr.li. Editor of the Long Island Patri
ot has been appoi/l'cu Inspector of tlieCus
toina for the c ity ol N< w Y*»rk.
Mrs. Catharine \viii (’anii 'ld ha* been ap
poiiit«<) post mast et ai New Puilade'phta, Ohio,
in place of .lames Patrick, removed
Samuel Tibet has been appoiu’ed p..almas*
ter ai Kanraater, Ken' icky, m p ace ol l>. L.
Mr Rea, removed
Wl-ifhrop A- lyisrsf'in Ins been appointed j
Poll master at Great Falls, HomCri-woi in, N.
Hampshire, in the place of James '3. Stau i nod,
removed. %
■ Smi h liaa b'*en appointed Postmas*
feral Woodsburnugh, Frederick counly,• Ala*•
ryland, in place of Thomas Sow*, removed.
>and G. I dle! lias Ip en app in'ed P*stinns
Ier a* Lancaster, Garrard county, Ken. in the
place I D it. M Kee, punished
Thomas S;il1Vin has been u, pointed Pos'inas
ter at FI* m ngshurgh, Ken. in (In place ol 4
Houston, punished.
Vlr John D Ct aig. formerly of Baltimore,
to he >uj»erintendant of the Patenfl Office, vice
Dr. Jones, removed.
Boston, JiipeJ I.
The Searching Operation —(Ve understand
(tin 1 Messrs, Horace Watson, Henry Harris,
I homas We'ls, Charles Lincoln, ,and A. W.
Theater, inspectors, Benjamin Scoti, store
keeper, and Daniel Rhode*, assistant tore
kenpe'.w re discharged from itigii respective
emploN merits yesterday morning, hy the collec
tor of this port. The gentlemen wtu l ike 1 he
plareg ol those above named, are J. New hall,
B Whipple, Lewis Lerow, John I). D>er aud
Ebeueger Stevens, as inspectors ; ami JonathHn
P. Robmiion, store keeper. The A tike of ns*
siattsn 1 s ore keeper is abolished. *.
Custom House Appointments. —We annotin
red a long list of removals ami m*\v appnin
111 cuti ul file New York C ustom House, seve
ral days rime. 1 nr 2 more luitcheil have been
ma il* since, but the names Imve not been fur
nished us for publication. When those chan
ges were mute every body wa* astonished—
wen we, who had previously made up 001
minds not to be astonished at any thing for the
ensuing 4 years, were astonished. The vei v
best oflii ers in the Custom House w* re miluv
pit, and such appointments made, as never bad
been made before or dreamt oi, or thougut m,
01 supposed to be possible. We understand,
however, that the Collector was decern d with
ri-gard to many of them, and couesqueiitly that
a small batch ol the new olii< ers were Nor
t Miised last week, and some id the late in
cumbents re-instated.
[iY Y Journal vf Com.
Tin* fact of the removal of (Clr. Thom «s B.
Pottmger from the office trf (he l' iftli Auditor
ofthe Treasury is already known to our rea
ders. The peculiar t inumstances of this case
•are of themselves sufficient to convince every
man who is open to conviction, ol tin spirit in
which all ibtf li!H*n£**8 winch are daily going
forward ate made
The character of Mr. Pottinger for inlegri-}
tv, and the fidelity and efficiency with which he ;
Imsalwavs pet tunned his ' tficial «l 'ties, i* on- I
l\ equalled l»v the honest warmth ami indeptn- I
utmce with winch hr auvocnou r>e c use oi j
the late administration. In particular, he was !
always prompt iu the ilcfenCf ol his pel* >l»nl,
unless than hi- political friend, the lute Score*
lury of State. \t believer he was ass.ided. l o
t!i 19 Inst trntt of his character he is indebted
for Hh removal from his office. The crime
which he committed, in resenting the opprobi
ous style in w Inch Mr. J. H. Houston, another
clerk in the same office, e* pressed him ell in
reference to Mr. Clay, pending the late con
t»*sl, was recorded against him end constitu
ted the ctu«e of hi* dismissal Th% y were both
in ihe employ of the Inte adminis'ration, and !
if there w as violence exhibited hy Mr. Potfm* |
gar in the defence of ihe administration,
was equal violence displayed tty Mr. Houston
in as-mling it Yei Mr. Houston ivas not
removed It is true that Mr. Kush contem
plated the discharge of both for the breach of
order, but there was never an intention to
discharge) the one for hi* enmity to Ihe
administration, any more than there was t<»
remove the other for his friendship- Yet it
is one of the acts of the Jackson cabinet to
seixe on the proteit of this dispute, to deprive
a worthy public officer of his support, and to
reduce a highly respectable family to probable
indigence. How nobly does the conduct of
Mr. Adams in this instance contrast with that
of Gen. Jackson T When Mr. Houston was
indulging in free remarks on the administration
hy which he was employed, was any intention i
evinced to remove him from office T No ; the I
President of that day wa< far, very far, above
such personal considerations. In no one act
of his whole administration did he g've reason
for the suspicion that he suffered his personal
injuries to avert his eye from that single ob
feci—the public good. In no case did he
permit bis feelings ns an individual to prompt
him to use his official power as the instrument
to revenge hi* own wrongs. The President ne
ver descended to be the punisher of the ene
mies of John Quincy Adams. But no sooner
does Gen. Jackson come into power than Mr.
Pottinger is removed, or rathet punished, by
removal from office, and Mr. J H. Houstou is
selected, and although the lowest but nut in
the list of the clerks in the office, it lifted above
Ihe heads of six or seven respectable officers,
and hi) salary raised from UKKHo 1400 dollars.
%
lofcll tbe office of Mr. Pott iager. Mr. Pottin
ger is ruined, and an or aesirn old, efficient,
experienced and woitby clcikt hs»e their feel
fi»g» eutraged in order to uiaik with more dis
tinctness i lie determination of Gen. Jackson to
reward his fr tends aud pan lab hit enemiea.
Can any one doubt the motive which prompt
ed (Jen. Jnckton to tbu act of dismissal *
JA'ef Jour,
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
IFurAingfon, June 13.
" Gentlemen,—A circumstance has occur
red within the last few days, which addresses
itself lo the United Slatra' service. Ido not
refer to the reduction of the allowances to ma
line officers, which has redurcd the pay of that
branch of the service to low as scarcely to
lease to the officers engaged in It the means to
keep bodv and soul from divorcement. Nor
do I allude lo the striking off the eslra allow
ance to officers of the United Slates, w ho ere
engaged on the topographical duly, which it
seriously fell by them. No, not to either of
I these circumstances do I advert, but lo the
1 mere case of an individual. —Dr. Edward Cut
| hush of lhit city, is the oldest navy Surgeon on
I the list. Hi- commission bears dale 2-fth Juue, j
1791*, and he hat consequently been in service
30 years. It was determined to get rid of this
veteran who had committed the great
offence, of not joining in ih*' hurrah for Jack
son. It is tiue he look no part in the political
| contest, hut contented himself will 'he per
formance of his duties as a citieen and rii offi
cer. But he wa* nn offensive member of the
I service, and the quacks deter tinned to ampu
tate him. There wo* not courage enough in
tiw cabinet tu dismiss fum, lest the effed upon
the other officer* might b" pernicious Ano
ther mode was theielore determined on. He
men v d an eu der to repoi I hiili-elf lo the com
manding office; of the .station, as surgeon on
hoard the ( ontiellalion, ( sprain Wadsworth,
which frigate is go iig out to the Mediterra j
ih'hii. He repaired t » the Navy Department,
j mid appealed to tlie Secietary, on the score of
• feeling, to oUt «in a revocation of the order.
I He info uted (be Secretary that at Ins advanced
age, and with his impaired constitution, he
c nild not live, to leach the station. To send
him out under three circumstances, would be
useless in a public view, as he would be in.
competent to discharge the duties of the Sta
tion. Tnihit Hie vnlyaiHwer of Mr Bianch
wistha* In* mutt go—the order could not bu
ievoked. Dr. I'uihush then took another
gi • nd. As the tildes' surgeon in the sevice,
he hud certain rights which belong to that
rank. One nl them was the right to a first rale
ship There are young hi n in the surgical de
|.ailment, who ought lo »o oil! fur experience,
and out of these there would be no difficulty to
select a competent officer for the Cotwillnlion ;
but he sugg* s‘cd lo* the (1stnit mind ol the
Secretary, dint although pr motion was an
oidiiiHty piocegs in the ervict;, degradation in
rank was a very extra udinmy one.—'The 9e
ere'ary.could not, or would not understand
tins appeal. IIis icply \va . ihe same as he
fjre. The order is made out, sir, and you
must go. Upon this, Dr Cufbusli, disdaining
further appeal, drew his commission from Ins
po< ket, and handed it lo the Secretary, and
Iftus terminated the argument ami the inter
view together. [(/. S. (lag.
A soldier of Cien. Mai ion's brigade, named
Livingston, >n» Irishman by bitih, meeting with
an armed patty on a night profoundly dark,
suddenly found a ho'•etiian s pistol applied 'o
hiv breiifct, and hemd the imperious command—
" Declare instantaneously, to what party you
belong, or s on mi e a d» ad man m The situation
being »uch as lo rendei u highly probable that
it in ght be a" enemy's party, he very calmly
replied, 44 I think, sir, it would be a little more
in the way of civility, if you were to d*op
a hint, just !o let me know which wide ol the
question you are pleased lo favour ?" No
jesting,” replied Hie speaker, " dcclai* your
princtfdes, or die.” “ Tl» n, by-,” re
joined Livingston, “ I w ill not tlie with a lie in
oiv mouth—American, lo extremity,yog spal
peen ! so do your worst, and be damned to
you." “ You are an honest fellow," said the
inquirer, *• we are friends, and I rejoice to meet
a ni 'n faithful hs you art* to the came of olir
country."
AN IRISHMAN'S IDEA OF INSURANCE
A recently 44 caught" sou ot the Emerald isle,
w r *• being’ (as Hie phrase is,) lighted to his
office to the cock loft of one of the Bahel-like
Hotels so common hi New York. After as
cending some hall dozen flight of stnir*, P it
came all at once to a dead slaml still. “ Now,
by the powers, hiuney,'' said he, addressing
his guide, who was likewise an Irishman,4* f
dos'ent hudgf anither inch tor look you,
should the edifice take fire, what is to become
of Patrick O'Flam, roosting hull way up lo the
moon ! No, no, IM rather hang on a peg, in
one of ttie lower room*—so I had!” “Now,
did you ever hear the like o' that,” said he with
Inn light—“ la'k of the home burning up,
when it is Insured I That’s an Irish hull,
shure enough !” 41 Insured/” cried Pat,44 why
d'd'cnt you tell me that before t So then,
pull a head my hearty, xud I’ll follow you,
au'ye like it, to the top o’ Hie chimney.'
^jV|IOTICRl',»f!v virtue of a deed of trust
J; J executed to the subscribers by Ambrose
Rucker and Betsy Ids wife, nnd is of record in
the cmm' v Court ol Amherst, for certain pur
purea in snid de«*d expressed—will be exposed
to sab*, nt public auction, oil Friday the 7th
day of August next, if fair, if not, on the next
fan dnv. a tract of LAND, containing sixty a*
cres, lv ing near Miller’* Crook, in Ihe county
of Amherst. Another tiart containing about
thirteen hundred and forty acres, being the
tract on which said Rucker resides. Also, one
other tract in the same neighborhood, contain
ing eight hundred and thirty nine acres, on
which George Tinsley resides. The sale will
be on a credit of one, two and three years,
the purchaser giving bond with approved se
curity, and a deed of trust on the land to secure ,
the purchase money. Acting ns trustees, t* e j
subscribers will convey such title as rs vested
in them by said deed, and none other, which
they believe unquestionable.
JOHN MILLKR, >
DAVID R. EDLEY, \ 1 r"s,eBS
•Time 4. ifwtds,
MORE XEW GOODS.
BY very late arrival, we are placed m
P£ session of a full ami complete as.ort
men! ol all and every description ol merchan
dise necessary for the demand of citizen, in
town nnd cmintry, which, we are warranted
m alatuig will l» sold on a. good term, at
any dork in this state. The public are ear
nestly solicited to an examination of qualities
and prices. McKEE &.MEEM.
May 28. w4«if82
Soda, Seidlitz and Rochelle
F OWDESS,
rtaOIV opening a rrry large rupply of So
<£sl dfl. Seiillilt and Hurhellr PuiriUrs, for tale
ni Stie Yorkpruci. UOWEL DAVIE3.
June 11.
~ BLANKS,
Of all kinds for sale at this Office
THE VIRGWIM.
LYNCHBURG, JUNE «5, »H‘29
PRACTICE ROFESSION.
'* It ia oo acaiid aaperama
“Upon ngrea oWe person,
** To aay, ho naturally abhcrr'd
• The old-fashion'd trick, To keep his word
“ For, to bo able to forget
“i-* found quite useful to the fre»t.v
[Hudibrai, to hit Lady.
If the " great and liable person" who now.
w rites himself President of the United Stales,
had substituted the study of Hudibras for that
of Locke and Bacon, he could not hare more
conclusively shown how zealvus a convert ha
is to the Poet's logic. But, as in all probabili
ty the winks of neither of the three authors
whom we have named have ever been •* dog
eared ' bv our President, the inference u that
e similarity of opinion and a consequent sirnt- j
larity of reasoning eiisted. (snch as has been
frequently observed in the writings of grra/
men), between the author of Hudibras and
Gen. Jackson, by which the latter was Induced
to act upon the principles advanced by the for
mer—or, secondly, that Gen. Jackson ns a
candidate, is by no means to be considered as
possessing any identity with Gen. Jackson as
the Preiulent—or, thirdly,-that Gen. Jackson
ekpressed opinions in Iris letter of resignation
to the Legislature of Tennessee, which his ru
lers now compel him to renounce. There it nu
other alternative, We hove added a third horn
to our ddemina, contrary to the custom in
such case* established, that he may have free
scope in making a selection. But, let us be
serious foi a moment.
When Gen. Jackson resigned hu office of
Senator of the United Stales,on his nomination
to the Presidency by the I-egis lalure ol Ten
nessee, (affecting a delicacy which subsequent
circumstances authorise in to believe he did
not feel,) lie addressed to tiiat buily a Letter,
ot which the subjoined paiugraph is a part ;
O’ “ li requires nndepth of thought to he
convinced that CORRUPTION will be made
the older ot'lha day, if the President shall
make important a|>puintinent9, from among
the members ol Congress ! !”
Signed,--ANDREW JACKSON.
Still farther on, the General remaiks, that
he would so amend (he Constitution, ns not
only to render ineligible to oflices lo be filled by
Ihe President, members of Congress at Ihe
hme of his election, hut that he would extend
the application of the rule, 10 that members
should be excluded from such oflices “ for two
years o/Vcr" the expiration of Ihe session ot
Congress,the termination of which would biing
in a new administration ! Re do not know
it to be a fort, hut we think it more than pro
bable,that theseveral appointments of members ;
of Congress to ministerial, judicial and local
offices made by Mr. Monroe, during Ihe ail
ministration of that gentleman (the evil conse
quences of which policy cannot but be appa
lent to the most Supnficial observer, when it is
carried lo loo great an eitent) led Gen. Jack
son lo the adoption of the opinion which he so
i arnestly piessed oil llie alteniion of his con
slituents. The masked haltei ies of the Rich
mond oracle, and the politicians from whom it
took its cue, ever and anon, about the same
period, gave Mr. Monroe a Wy shot with re
gard to this very matter—lint row, instead of
being masked only, we fear all its guns are
sp'krd—so dead a silence does it preserve,
« lien, if number* can aggravate the violation
afa principle, there is so much greater reason
of complaint.
Two q lestions arise here—Did Gen. Jack
son, at the lime he penned nig letter, really
believe that •• corruption would be made Ihe
order of the day, If the President should make
important appointments front among the mem
krs of Congress V Tfjje did, has any thing
Since Oectmed to produce an alteration of his
opinion? The latter cannot he, so fHr as the
belief of “ rorru/ition" exists ; because, n,
the time he made the assertion, no man had
ever altempled lo cast the taint of suspicion on
the honor and honesty of the representatives of
the people ; but since, many of ibem have been
broadly chaiged withil, and by Gen. Jackson
himselfSeeing, then, that the events which
have transpired since his letter was written
must rather have fortified than changed his
opinion, we are justified in dunging him with
an attempt to make •• corruption the order ot
the day,’ unless he escapes from this charge
h* acknowledging that he did not believe what
be said ; but, under the impression that i, was
the popular .. employed it to procute
votes It he adopted the first suggestion, every
man will pronounce his conduct criminal
the last degree ; if,he latter, both hypocritical
and contemptible. He cannot escape, unless
be choose the third horn of our dilemma.
Winch IS, that, finding himself incompetent to
discharge the duties of his office, and having
become leagued j„ indissoluble chains, with
vicious men, he is compelled to submit to their
counsels, and to he guided by their will' And
if this be so, to what a state of degradation is
the nation reduced.!,, ,be person of it. nominal
Chief Magistrate !
I, will here very naturally occur to the ,e.
der m c„no,re, whether, if Gen. Jackson has
said that the appuin,men, of meml)(,rs
Congress would |,.d corruption, hft ^
,na, e suchappointment. ? Or. if he ha, m„,e
";«m, whether he ha, no, furnished such ei!
planatory reason, a, will justify him i„
opinion of the world ? To the first e„qui '
"* *h" B,Vf * ••‘i*‘««ory reply,hy adverting
to his appointments, a, follow, : *
SenaryVoafns,Ba1eeD' Sena,orfr°® New York,
3,!:m.,B-ohv':' S#"a,°r f“>"> Tennessee,
creUry onhe'jsavy **°r *r-'11 ^ Csrol'na, Se
' S"mu*!D. fn-hem. Member of the n ,
|>re*e talivei from Pennsylvania b 1'■ !'t
life Treasury. "w,.»ecr*,M> J
J. M Bert ice, Senator from Georgia A„
nfj (iPwrul. o1** Attor*
Louu M'Lane, Senator from beluw.ri, u
liter to England. r*> Mut.
Wm. C. Hives, Member of CoiirreM ,
V« Minister <o Krfciict. * *** *rot«
1 hos P. Moore, Member of H. of Rene
W(!eo wnbwe",UM ¥’ ".CoSTbu"*
t.eo. tv. Owen, Member of |f 0f Kenre...
talive* trom Alabama,Collector at Mo bit.
John Chandler, Senator from Maine r„»
lector at Portland, ’
Jerotnut Johnson, Member ofH. of ft,,
tentative, from N. V. A (waiter of Good. • m*"
In addition, Mr. I'azewell, Mr. Living.,
and Mir Woodbury, all Senators, hav,i""'
tendered Hppointuitnd. eei1*
Krery man can see, from tbit list, how
aud Iirubabty profitable, ton, it it to “forget'
promise! made at a time when it was «upp„„, ;
not only by every rational man in the comma,
nil/, but by bids who made them, that there
never could be any opportunity for their »«[*«
tiunr 1V
To the teennd enquiry, no answer is t(^u|
tile. Every man knows that the sword
fallen on the neck of the victim without n
•planation or apology. If reasons have, l0 „
(ingle inttanre been given, they are such,, ,0
inflict a itmm upon the administration, which
“all tb^perftuaea of Arabia cannot ,weel
en."—A* if they were guiltless them,el,t, 0f
error of thauf'ht, as though they were infallible
in judgment, they “luuine the Gpdf> HDlJ
pnnitli motives ai well at deeds—dclintjuep.
ties of mind at well ai baseness of action. I,*
any man look at the letter of Amos KendAll to
Mr. Orrit Paine, jr, (a dismissed Clerk from
his Department ;) and if he afterwards ri,
fends the proceeding* ol the administration, hu
is steeled against the convictions of truth, or
too blind to tee it. In Hint letter, every tribute
of praise which an honest and honorable n an
fodld ask, it rendered—apparently cheerfully
rendered. And yet, because, not umlerslan
ding, at the eery instant of hit induction inn,
offite, the duties of his station, he committed »n
error of judgment, lhc“ Heayenbom Kendall''
(as he is aptly styled,) construes that error it
a crimt, and discharges Mr. Paine. Who duet
not seethe subterfuge ? Who does not know
that KendaU wat driven to the necessity „f
uttering a falsehood, to vindicate his proceed
ure ? That, detennined to “ punish” Mr.
Paine for his preference of Mr. Adaiitt, and
antioits to “ reward”some one of hit nnlio
cal, (perhaps personal) friends, he removed
him from office without any just nr rea-onalth:
cause f Such are (lie miserable subterfuges t0
w hich the members of the present administra
tion are driven to defend their measures.
‘‘ Such things never have and can-nut come to
goad.”
Reform Required.”—r. Poet master (Jen-'
etal Barry ’s newly appointed Deputy in one of
the largest Western cities (Cincinnatii) has
shown how well we may expect the duties of
that Department to be conducted under his su
pcrirHendeuce Cincinnati!,. is a distribu
ting office, and large quantities pf waste paper
are consequently accumulated, which the Post
master disposes of to purchasers.
About eight weeks alter the Jackson P.ut
master had superceded his predecessor, the
waste paper was, as usual, sold—but, (rery
creditable lo the new appointee,) six letters
were found among it, directed tons many dif
ferent Post Offices ! The Postmaster himself
idtnits the fact, and endeavors |p excuse him
-elt b-» linn' the blame on one ofhisClerlts,
as if he is not responsible, in his official capaci
«y, for the at Is of his agents ! If Auditor Ken
dall’s doctrine, that error is crime, in the case
of Orris Paine, jr. be acted upon, we see no
loop hole of escape for (he Jackson Cincinnal
li Postmaster.
The late Librarian.—ln this day of political
intolerance, we are determined, so far as our
means will enable us, tu afford every man
whose character is aspersed by the servile
minions ol power, when it is essential to thetc
master* that they should be destroyed, the
means of counteracting the ba-e and unmanly
efforts of their persecutors It is enough that
the bread should ho taken out of the mouth of ft
husband and a father, and In destitute family
thrown on the charity of a heartless world,
without any justifying reason It approaches
to fiend-like villainy, if, after this hat been
done, aspersions are thrown upon the charac
ters of those who have thus been made desti
tute, which, if true, would operate as an incu
bus upon them throughout their life-litnes. It
is a Devilish disposition which would first take
every cent out of a man's pocket, and then
(as Shakespeare has well observed, in sub
stance) rob him of hi, reputation—a robbery
which cannot enrich the iliief, though it b"g
gars h 19 victim. These remarks have been
prompted by the attempt of the vile ruffian, ^
Dufffireen, to depreciate the standing of Mr- f
Walterston, lately removed from the office
Librarian, to make room for Duff's foreman
IVe should not have noticed it, however, if Dr
Cantwell, of the Enquirer, had not copied i'>
The hypocrite knew Duff's statement to be
fal*e throughout ; and yet, under the cloak
of“ auiti alleram partem,” gave it circulation
It is a role of law that (be passer of count rfeit
money, knowing it to be such, is as criminal as
the counterfeiter. Is not, then, he who pub
lishes a falsehood, knowing it to be such, as
criminal as he who invented (he lie 7 We
lenve it for the sentimentalist and hypocrite of
the Enquirer to say. Of one thing, we are
well assured ; and that is, that it will never
conlradicl any thing that Andrew Stevenson,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
may 6ay. Well : what does Mr. Stevenson
say, io relation to this matter. In reply toft
letter from Mr. Walterston, the Speaker says:
“ I lake pleasure in bearing testimony in
“your tavor, (or the last eight years, lean
“ say with great propriety that ( have found
“ you vigilant, obliging, and ce,r'ainly very ca
“ pable. I should regret lu lose so good an
*• officer, and one who has conducted himsel!
“ in a manner to please ns all.”
Who tells the truth, Mr. Speaker Stevenson
nr Mr. Editor Dufffireen 7 Is Mr. Walterston
incompetent, as Duff alleges ; or is he compe
tent, as Mr..Stevenson asserts 7 The party «re
at cross questions; as knaves will always be