Virginia statesman. [volume], August 13, 1828, Image 2

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I a ox the Erfotrnr.E
TO THE PUKJ it. w ’*
TIn-s who have sec: ?! Republican <
?he‘3*Hh itist. nrea.wvre at tiie high gioum
ns-uined for Gen Jackson, under the e>.
tonal head. The publishers of that pa pc
intimate that his standing is too elevate*
to make it hi** duty or business to deny the
charge of dealing in slaves, which 1 felt nn -
sell bound. in self defence, to throw bar
oil h m. in mv re(dy to the false charge
whi'-h his chief partisans had made again
me, through the Iclegraph of tlie 25th o.
M irch last.
In that replv, f did not specify any pur
ticul tr transaction. 1 hose w illing editors
of the Republican have selected a particu
lar case of a purchase of negroes from
Richard Epperson tor ten thousand dollars,
a. d by their own showing, with all the
white-washing they have given it, lie wri
the pivot >n which the whole transaction
turned, and was the buyer, and they say. j
the siller, of a* many as relieved him from,
that debt which iu those days was a heuv \
-sun.
It will he observed that although a strong
effort m making to palm this on the world
as u refutation of the charge about which
they are so sensitive, they carefully aveid
saying that this was the only negro specu
lation in which he has been engaged, and
he himself carefully guards against a coin
indal. by denying the charge. This, ot
itsc«f speak* volumes on die subject.
The object evidently is to divert public
attention from ths well-founded charge;
which he knows to be as true ns holy writ,
bv setting his printers, here and else* here,
to u >rk. to traduce me. aud his certificate
mtin to work to bear down truth and justice
in this \ teiuity; and if they fail in all this—
as th^v assuredly will—they will perhaps
res *rt to the General's favorite system, so
well dc.scrdieJ by Col. Benton.
! made fli.s charge with a perfect recol
leetiou; that Gen. Jockson did tell tnvself
and o.hers in the town of Nashv die. n. the
8u.r ;»er of Hi 1 that he w.»s compelled
t> v, v short notice, t > go to Natchez, to
at‘j 11 to the > *le of some negrifes, which
h"1" m if and Joseph Coleman had bought
from a Virginian and sent down th * riv»-c
io sale, by Home** Green. 1 then also
p«*r;i*etly recollected tii.it he told me the
p.vmmts were made through Bank; and
altn > ig i ’ had uever exchanged o ie word
with. nor orresponded with any officer of
the ’in < on die subject, 1 had unbounded
Ci* : : - c that the Back books and paper*
y> > »!■ nroie the f.ct, I. in the meantime
h u‘ a.iow I.* !ge of other proof, which 1 con
t,< *♦•!*>' It* - e r»»$orted to the transac
tion’’ Buna i.i defending tlie General. I
ch* .. »he same privilege in support of r
xt -aad 1 now notify 1 re oral lackson
I tm* Directors of the Nashville
1- . . 1 shall attend at said Bank
u * ss prevented bv death, or by the vio*
b * . of'he General's partisans, on Th»trs
«- next the 20th inst. to examine th•
bo us and p tpers in said Bank, relative ••*
the dealings of Coleman, Green aad Ja **\
£»>r*. in said Bank, for the years 1811 a
•^12. I further notify General Jackso.
that I shall expect him to bring with hut*
and exhibit, all the papers he has latel
withdrawn from Bank, on this sublet
and |»ermit the directors and other office -
of the Bank to be ixumined on oath, as t
what they know on this subject.
1 further notify the General, that no*
withstanding the threats so profusely mad
ia the Republican against memonuHh.n
testimony, if he will deny the charge, i
will prove it. independently of the exam1
nation of the Bank Books, I again say,
the charge is true—deny it if he dare.
A4* to what is said in the Republican
about the A*‘ornev General's rej»ort. unfa
vorable to me, 1 only refer the public to
my reply, which will appear in the Haiti
more paper in a few day*, and which I in
sist >n the Republican republishing is •
matter of right.
A. ERWIX,
.... »#<>»«—
PROM TH V • .At. BANNER.
ra Trii miuc.
In pursuance of my notice to Gener !
Jackson and the directors of the Nashville
l*«pti, contained in the Wing and Banner
of the 2 !u i ist. I. on t .e evening of th*
2 »th, w'dre-w th*- iallowing note ta th"
president of said Bank.
Nashville, June 25th, 1^2^.
fVir »>V -Yo*’ have ioubth-ss seen the
stu’eroent made in toe t* ublican of the
& th uh rei line to (’oleman jud Jackson’*
|»« hase of negroes from Richard Epper
eon. winch I i'sert is a gross rmsst-tc
ment. I have General Jacks**--.
y< ir^elf *-vJ ill the rectors of said Bank,
thrvijn tne medium of the Wing and Ban
Her of yesterday, that I shill meet him am
you t ih* Back to-m*>rrow to examine
8*11 * c e«>u* ts. This I felt bound t* d<>
la det* a ng Again*-! ihe efforts of their
err 'I’coih statements. As it is not rav
w -1 to h ae any thing done ei-parte. nor
to n--k any exclusive tavors, I have to beg
‘he lavor "t you to let me know when the
G< *eral or any agent for him is prepare
to go into the examination. If all is as th*
Editors si* it is, the General will take
pie i' ire, no doubt, in meeting me prompt
iy, • a minting all his papers, which h<
lately Withdrew from said Bank. A go*x!
can-.- require® uo concealment, but th
most open investigation; truth is all power
ful and will prevail; any cause that require
evusion or concealm*»nt, in matters of th
k::id. fifteen years alter all the injunction
ol luilk secretary expire*!, by a settle men?
ol the transaction in full roust be a verv
had oue. ^ ours respectfully,
A. ERWIX.
To the avove 1 received the following
reply.
A isnviLi e. 2t*th June, 1**2S.
Drar Sir—Your note of the 2”»th ins
i;w been received. The Books of the
^ank iu relation to Gen. Jackson’* ac
eunt, cannot be exhibited unless in the
rst>nee of himself or some person auth
*: ,»ed by him, should he attend or any
i sou authorised by him, you will be in
brnietl.
BOYD Me’NAIRY, President.
Having no notice, 1 deemed it proper to
attend at Bank myself, at 3 o’clock in the
fternoon and make a demand to see the
hooks and papers of the cashier. He re
lied that he could not let me see them, un
less (ien. Jackson, or some one for him,
attended and assented to it. I made this
lemand in presence of respectable wit
nesses.
I can now say to the people ofNashville,
of Tennessee, and of the Union, that I
have been dragged into this controversy
from retirement, from the worst of motives,
is 1 verily believe. I have been compel
led to defend against their vilo attack,
here, at Washington, and in Baltimore,
under many disadvantages, which nothing
but truth and justice would dare to en
counter. The citizens ol Nashv ille know
that I have visited neither friends nor foes;
to enlist their feelings in ray behalf I have,
like Mordecui of old, been standing at the
gate of the city, my only crime my not bow
ing to Human and helping him to mount the
white horse. It is my pleasure and my
pride to believe that this is the only crime
with which they can with trutli charge me,
and that to it. I can trace all the falsehoods
they have uttered against me, here and
elsewhere: both political and personal.
Shortly after 1 became fully apprized of the
combined efforts to benefit the Hero by the
circulation of false charges against me,
and their falsehood was established, bv
unquestionable proof, I demanded of the
Republican a recantation of them through
the same channel, or to let me be heard in
my own defence. Both were denied me.
la mv defence against the vile attack in
the Telegraph, I threw back the charge of
iegro trading on < Jen. Jackson, and dared
him to deny it. On the 30th ult. the Re
publican selected a particular transaction
at which he was concerned, but carefully
avoided sa\mg that lie was tiie only one,
tnd he hnnsclf carefully avoids denying
nv charge. Yet they are evidently cn
d ievoriug to p.dm this on the world as his
•••fence. I have pronounced their state
ment false, aud on the 20th inst. in the
Republican they add insult to injury by
v i-'on and false assumption of dignity
hr their Idol, all calculated to keep up the
Jeceptiou and pahn this false statement on
flic world as true. Finding many good
non contented to be misled by him in this
wav. I deemed it adutv I owed to the cause
•f truth inn justice, to notify th'j General
i-l the President and director!* of the
Nashville Bank to meet me at the said
mak on the 29th inst. and test this mat
*r. The preceding correspondence and
io failure to attend certainly hpeak vol
n-s on this subject; yet as truth ought to
• powerful, and I have confidence it can
ot much longer he borne down by this
ulitary bubble and the party spirit it has
•roduced in this atmosphere, I shall as
-*rt its claims regardless of all editorial
treats or street mobs, such as have been
•resented to our view. 1 have the conso
lation of believing that no brave or hon
irable man ever did or ever will eounten
ijce either; these things can only he on
•uraged by desperadoes, and acted out
by the dregs of society. They shall not
deter me from exposing them: and looking
down with contempt on all who can be
i wed in this way, from the support ol
ruth and justice.
These editors are made to say that (ien.
Jackson is too elevated to deny what I say.
■ presume those who have carefully atten
>!ed to both our moral characters through
hie. will not be disposed to think 1 should
'idler by a comparison for integrity and
truth, with the General: if 1 should. I cer
' duly am very much mistaken in the life
we each have lived. Of this the public
to judge and not tliese willing Editors,
'nit to wave all doubt as to the evidence
: w ill now introduce the General himself.
,V >ee w hat iie said about six months after
the purchase of those negroes from Epper
son. ut a time when he w as not interested,
.(s at present, to the amount of $100,000
»« cash, and the first honor in the gift of
rhe people—at a tune when to win a race
. ad _ tHe a chicken, & succeed in acotn
bat were very desirable things. That he
■ben coolv and deliberately wrote down the
•llow ipg with his own hand, I confident
ly pjv he dare not deny.
“A Jackson's proportion of cash for ne
mos bought of Richard Epjierson, $029,
V’
Josepli Coleman w-as to pav a similar
->11111 as therein stipulated, which was his
ro oortion. 1 am told their great inquirv
f late has been. how 1 como to know this
ct. and yet they dare not sav it does not
exist. They ought to know, and do know,
that 1 was, two years ago, ap(»ointed in
court to examine Joseph Coleman’s pa
pers, and that 1 every day meet gen*lemen
uthe streets of Nashville, w hose self re
> >ert, whose love ot truth and justice,
will not permit them to acquiesce in the
denial of truth or support of falsehood, for
m\ consideration whatever, more partic
ularly when threats are resorted to, and
street mobs paraded foj that purpose—such
conduct cannot fail to muse the soul of a
noral upright man to action.
A. ERWIN.
F 'trait t-f a letterfram Malar .4. M'-Vh-navcf
' >u ritou n Fa. to a gentleman inFred^rictoten Md.
Mr. Dinsmore related the following an
ecdote of General Jackson, who he said
IV PASSING DOWN WITH A
>ROVE OF NEGROES, halted at the
gency to refresh &c. Being about to
ro* eed Mr. Dinsnrore observed, that it
s necessary for persons passing through
i* nation, to shew* thetr passports.—Gen.
Jack3on replied, ‘‘Gen Jackson required
no passport to travel through the Indian
nation.” Mr. Dinsmore said, that he did
not know Gen. Jackson from any other
man, and that in demanding his passport,
he was only doing his duty, in conformity
with instructions from the War Depart
ment. By this time the General having
sent forward his negroes, had mounted his
horse, and lying hts hand upon his pistols.
significantly replied. These art Gen. Jack
son's passports ! ! / / / /’
I have often thought of this anecdote of
Mr. Dins more’s, whenever the Constitu
tion, laws or the orders of government,
have thwarted the arbitrary will of this
man.
Shall weapons of war be his passport
to our suffrage, and to the Chair of State!
A McILHENNW
“Frederick, July 11, 1S2S
Sit-—Your communication of this clay
has just been handed me. With respect
to the anecdote related by Mr, Mcllhenny,
so far as I was reported to have had an in
ter viev with General Jackson, it is not
accurate. I never saw General Jackson
in the Choctaw nation but once, about the
*29thor 30th of March lSl’3, when he and
a number of his officers supped with meat
the agency house. With the exception
[above, I believe the statement of Major
Mcllhenny substantially correct. I had
! left a young man in charge of the agency
house, and directed him, though not ein
ployed in the public service, to receive
passports from travellers, and to record
them in a book kept for that purpose, lie
reported an interview between General
Jackson and himself, corresponding in the
features to that contained in Major Mcll
henny’s publication, with a change of name
only. I undoubtedly repeated the report
of the young man, and very probably in
the presence of Major M. which may read
ily account lor the mistake. Had the in
terview taken place between the General
and myself, I am under the impression
that the result would have been different.**
Sir, your obedifcnt servant,
SILAS DLYSMpOR.
FROM THRUTH’s ADVOCATE.
LITERATURE AND PRINCIPLES.
The following letter from lien. Jackson,
was written in 1M‘2, before lie had become
a great man, except in Tennessee. It cx
liibits him as he really is, illiterate, vul
gar and violent. As a piece of composi
tion it would be discreditable to a school
boy of twelve years old. We speak of
the orthography, of the proper points, and
of the use of capital letters. The gram
matical errors in concord, government,
and punctuation, cannot be noticed by any
distinctive mark. Tho ordinary reader
cannot fail to detect many of them, as they
are of so gross a character. The spelling
is more easily exposed, and we have ac
cordingly printed in SM\LL CAPITALS, the
words that are no! spelt correctly. Our
readers are thus enabled to decide at a
glance upon this matter. Although the
General may not spell Congress with a k.
it will be seen lie reverses that mode of
spelling, by spoiling Kaskaskia with a C.
The illiteracy of (icn. Jackson is now
so fully proven, that the most intelligent of
his supporters give it up. But by way ol
apology, thev have discovered that the
great duke of Marlborough, who foiled
and so often defeated the armies of Louis
the XIV, could not spell, consequently
they seem to infer that ignorance is a proof
of greatness. ?50 much for that. It
comes however, from Virginia. But we
presume it will hardly he swallowed by
the people of the free states, who have ta
ken so much pains, and spent so much
money to diffuse information by establish
ing a system of free schools. The prin
ciples of this letter are as wicked as its
composition is wretched. It threatens
murder and arson with as little ceremony
as if they were mere ordinary events. 1 le
would "invoice Silas Dins more in the
Homes sf his on n agency house."' This
would be taking the law into his own hands
with a vengeance. But we hold it unne
cessary to extend our comments upon a
document, which, in almost every word,
speaks so loudlv the desperate and reck
less character of the man who wrote it.
The Honorable—
(Jeoreg W Campbell Esq
Sir
You will receive herewith inclosed, the
certificate of John Gordon and M a jor Yh«>
mas G. Bradford editor of the ('lareon on
the Subject of the card bearing date Se|>
fetnber 11th 1812 published in the ('lare
on on the 26»h Sept. 1812 from Silas
Din«rnoreunited States agent tothe ('hock
taw nation being m the proper hand writing
of the said Silas Pinsmore you will also
receive enclosed, the paper of the 26th.
Sept, containing the card of Mr. Dins
more which I beg you to lav before the
Sfcratary of War, as soon as the reach
you, and I beg you to communicate to ine
without delay his determination as it re
spect the removal of Mr. Dinsmore.—
When I recd your letter of the 10th of
April last enclosing me an extract of the
Secratary of \N ars letter to Silas Dins
inore agent to the Chocktaw nation, I.
nor the citizens of West Tennessee, hesi
tated not. to believe that Silas Dmsmore
would cease to exercise over our citizens
such lawless tyranny as he had been in
the habit of, and that our peacefyll and
honest citizens would be left to enjoy the
free and unmolested use of that road as
secured by treaty—you can easily Judge
and so can the [Secrejtary of W ar, our
surprise and indignation, at the wan'ton
mjsult offered tothe whole citizens of \\ est
Tennessee by the publication of Ins card in
the Clareon—in which he boasts—that lie
lias set at defiance the Solem treaty that
secures t* cur citizens and those cf the
’United States the free and unmolested use
of that road as well as the express instruc
tions of the Secrat ary of War of the 23d
of March last, and boast his detention of
a defenceless woman and her property—
and for what! the want of a passport—?
and my god; is it come to this—are we
free men or are ire Slaves is this real or is
a dream—tor what are we involved in a
war with areat Britain—i3 it not for the
Support of our rights as an indej>endent
people and a nation. Secured to us by na
ture and natures god as well as Solem trea
ties and the laws of nations—and can the
Secratary of war, for one moment re
tain the idea, that we will permit this pet
ty Tvrant to Sport with our rights secured
to us by treaty and which by the law ol
nature we do possess—and Sport with our
feelings by publishing his lawless tyranny
exercised over a helpless and unprotected
femak_if lie does think too meanly of our
Patriotism and galantry—were base a
no' gh to Surrender our independent rights
Secured to us by the bravery and blood ot
our fore fathers, we are unworthy the name
of freemen—and we view all rights secured
to us bv Sylem treaty, under the consti
tuted authority, rights Secured to us by
the blood of our fathers and which we are
never to yield but with our lives—The in
dignation of our Citizens are only re
strained by assurances that the govern
ment so Soon as they are notified of thi>
unwarrantable insult, added to the main
injuries that Silas Dinsmorc lias heape<
noon our honest and inokemm v, ( iti
zens, that he will be removed—Should wc
l>e deceived i . this, bo frank with the Sue
ratary of War that we are free men, and
that we will S; P .. r the supremacy of the
1 nvs. and l'u the wrath and indignation
.,f our citizens will swkepk from tiie earth
die invader of their legal rights and involve
S:1 'S Uinsmore in the flames of his agen
lev house—we love order, and nothin" hut
S; port of otir legal and inalienable lights
would or could prompt us to an act, that
could be construed ae wearing the appears
ance of rashness—but should not the
Source of the evil be removed, our, rights
secured by trca[ty restjored to our citi
zens—the agent, and his houses will [be]
demolished—and when government is ap
plied to, and so often notified of the injuries
heaped upon our Citizens and they will ad
here to the agent who delights in treading
under foot the rights of the citizens, and
exults in their distresses—not upon the
people who have so often complained with
out redress—we really hope that the evil
will be cut oil* by the root, by a removal
ofthe agent, should this not be done we
will have a right fairly to conclude that
the administration winks at the agents
conduct under the rose, notwithatanding
the instructions of the Secbatary in Ins
last letter to Mr. Dinsmore of the 23d of
march—the right of nature occurs—and if
redress is not afforded, I would despise
I the wretch that Slumber in qi et one night
before hect’TT up bv the roots the invader
of his Sole.m rights, regardless of con
sequences—let not the Secratary of war
believe that wc want more than Justice,
but both from idians and Indian agents, we
will enjoy the rights secured to us by Sol
km treaty or we will die nobly in their
Support, we want but a bare fulfilment ol 1
tle> treaty—we neither i nder Stand the
f yrunny of the agent in open violation ol
our rights Secured to us treaty—or tiie
Creek law, that takes from the United
States the right guaranteed by treaty that i,
the indians who commit murders on our |
Citizens, shall lx; delivered up when de
manded, to be tried by the laws of the uni
ted States and punished—the ('reek law
says the (1 reeks will punish them, thcmselres
—These inoxation without the consent
of the constituted power ofthe government
being first had our citizens do not under
stand the information of Colo Hawkins
U. S. agent for the Creeks and the infor
mation of (ienl James Robinson agent of
the Chickasaw Nation, to the contrary
notwithstanding neither can we the citi
zens of Tennessee believe without la tter
prooff that the hair of the bead of one of
the murderers of Manleys family and
Craw leys at the mouth of duck River are;
disturbed by the creeks, when we have
proof that thev lately passed near to Cas
kaskia fifteen in number to join the proph
et—In this particular we want and do ex
pect the murderers delivered up agreea
ble to treaty-—this is only Justice this we
ask of Government—this we are entitled
to, and this wc must (Sooner or later) and
will have—This may be considered strong
language—but it is the language that free
men when the are only claiming the ful
fillment of their rights ought to use—it is
a language that the oimht to be ron.n r
to lisp from their credlf.s—and never
when thev are claiming rights of any na
tion ever to abandon
Pardon the trouble I have given you in
this long letter—it relates to the two Sub
jects that has for some time iritated the
publick mind, and is now ready to burst
forth m venge.vce—I am Dr sir w ith cue
regard
Yr mo ob servt
(Signed) ANDREW JACKSON.
— "■
AMERICAN NAVY.
Th<» American navy consists of forty ;
vessels; of which there are seven are 74's, i
or ships of the line; seven 14’s or frigates j
of the first class; four of the second class. :
including the Fulton steam ship; twelve
sloops of war; seven schooners, and oth
er vessels. The 74’s are the Indepen
dence, Franklin. Washington. Columbus,
Ohio, North Carolina, and Delaware—
the frigates are the Constitution, United
States, Guerriere. Java, Potomac, It ran
dvwine, and Hudson; Congress, Con
stellation, Macedonia, and Fulton—the
sloops of war are the John Adams, Cyane,
Hornet, Erie, Ontario, Peacock, Roston,
I '"linfrtor!. V>ncennee. Warren, Natchez.
and Falmouth—the schooners tie, among |
others, the Dolphin, Grampus. Porpoise,
Shark, Fox, Alert, and Sea Gull. At the
present time, nineteen ot the above are in
ordinary, and twenty-one in commission.
In addition, five ships ot tiie line, six tri
gates, and four sloops ot war, are now
building, and in a state ot forwardness.'
The Constitution, United States, and Con
stellation frigates were launched in 1~^«
and are the oldest vessels in the Navy; J
the Congress and John Adams in IChh
the Hornet in 1503, from which time till
1813, an interval of tt*n years, no public,
vessel was built. The Macedonian trigate;
and Alert sloop of war, captured in that
year, have ever since remained in the
Navy.
Of the vessels at sea, the Delaware *4. |
Java 41, Ontario 18, Lexington IS. and
Warren 18, form a squadron in the Med
iterranean. of which the former is a fiag
ship. The Prandy w ine 14, \ iucennes
18, and Dolphin 12. arc in the Pacific; the
Macedonian 36. and Poston 15, on the
const of Prazil; the Constellation >h>. Hor
net 18, Eric 18. Natchez 18. Falmouth
18, Grampus 12, and 8liurk 12, are m the
West Indies.
—QO&—
Pirates Captured.—Captain Ilnrt. of
the sehr. Eclipse, arrived at New ^ ork,
in 20 days from Mausanilla, f uba, in
forms that information had reached that
place from Kingston, Jam. that the Pntisb
brig of w ar Fairv had succeeded in captur
ing a piratical schooner off the W est end
• •fJamaica, after a running fight of thirty
miles. < )n finding they could not escape,
several of the pirates jumped overboard
and was drowned. About fifty were ta
ken.
From the Xeir \ork Gazette.
We stated some time since on the authority ot
in Lngluh print, that the rich house of Barinir in
.ondon had purchased a million acres ol 1 aid in
t TexThe New Orleans Her
>• m ile Advu rti -er s ,y s, tin- statement is correct.
Mr. Milam, as u e ire informed, say* that pajier
from whom the pur-hase "as made) left .Netv
Orleans a few'days ago for London to close the
ir insactimi. The title of Milam, w e believe will
not he questioned. It is matter ot some conse
quence to the people ot this state to inquire why
•U(h a large quantity of first r it« Land immediately
in their vicinity, should he parsing into the hands
of the capit ilis't? of London '—lands capable of pro
ducing abundance of sugar and cotton, not inferior
to the staples of Louisiana. Being immediately
on the Gulf of .Mexico, with as fine a climate as a
:i\ in, -world; it holds forth the richest tempta
ion to the people of all countries, for permanent
sen lenient*. .Not far from the Gulf, the country is
high, and the atmosphere is pure.
The in uiner in which he acquired such an im
riieusegnnt of land, (an oblong square of ItOO miles
by G’>A is extraordinary enough—in ! tin* history
of his life uould make linn a hero if any unit e\»T
was. He is a Kentuckian by hirth—after the late
war through which he fought gallantly, finding the
prosperity of his native state on th decline, and
despising the dull pursuits of agriculture, he resol
ved to seek the post of danger and of honor under
the revolutionary banners of Mexico. He di
tingui-hed himself as a private soldier only, in
the battles fought in the provinces; hut did not
stop there—he marched boldly forward to the ci
ty of Mexico itself, .done relv ing on his ow n valor
for his safety. In that turbulent population lie soon
it-cune conspicuous, and rendered the rt-pubiic
uninerit services. When tin- tyrant Iturbule was
jroclaimed emperor, 'ir. Milam, uncon-cions ot
car, was with the first who called aloud for liis
iethroncment; in consequence ol winch he was
mprisoned for awhile, but the popul ace broke the
ul vV, delivered biro. \s a reword for hi* sersi
•cs to Mexico, he obtained the large grant alluded
o. He w as bom of humble parents, and feared
.vithout education, but lie had a mind unlettered by
my of the prejudice* ul birth, <»i couutry; and
vould lie ready tomorrow to east his lot with the
Scythians, the Chinese, or the .V w Hollanders as
.vitli Kentuckians; in other words, lie is truly ;»
‘citizen oftlie world,” and n «n example of the
lardy and enterprising character of our peasant
■y.”
—Q©*—
FROM TIIK WESTERN STAR.
A SONG.
Poistbli/ tinted, to the meruiuin of ft ashmgton.
Little vvat ye wha's a comm',
Little vvat ye wha's a cornin'
Little Wat ye wha's a comm’,
Murder uT g<*rr ban’s acotmn',
Lire s a cornin’, Sw ord's a coinin',
Pistols, Gnus an’ Knives urp < on,in’,
.Y r > - coinin', Hero's cornin’,
Wi’ dirks and .Staves, wi Spears an’ glaives,
I'orbye, the “econd section’*" cornin'.
Little wat yc wha’s a cornin', <Jtc.
Martial an' Lynch's Law are coinin',
Slavery’s cornin’, Knavery's coinin',
Plunders coinin’, Blunder’s coinin',
Bobbin's coirin’, Jobbing’s coinin',
An’ a’ the plague o' War's a coinin',
Little wat ye wha’s a comin,’ 4c.
Tecumsch killing Johnson's coinin’,
Me Duff w i' silken shirt's a coinin’
Randolph wi’ spindle-shank su coinin’,
Baton's coinin’, Ingham’s cornin',
Kretner wi radish-note is comm’,
An ‘Big-mon,Captain John’s’ a conin’.
Little wat yc wha's a conun,’ «.Vc.
Gen*-r d Dud", the d»-il's a coinin’,
Noah, Judge o' larrtid's cornin’,
Coleman’s cornin’, Ritchie's cornin',
Pickering’* cornin', Burr’s a cumin*,
Tam Moor's cornin', Toady’s coinin’,
An' mony a tory tiger's cornin'.
Little wat ye win’s a coinin',
A’ the yelping curs are cornin’,
Gardiner w i’ *haven hroo’s a cornin’,
Dawson wi' hi* pop gun's cotuiu*,
Simpson's comin , Hayward’s cornin’,
Penn's a cornin’, Kendall'* cornin’,
Hungry maws enow arc coinin’.
Little wat ye wha’s a cornin’, &c.
JT GGEKNAI I himscl i» comin,'
He’ll fret an’ fiime, he’ll shoot on' stab,
He’ll stamp an' svvear “like unv drab,”
He II play Jock Lade,—hang ln>np*.t m* n,
Bring rack* an’ thumb-screws hack agen,
An alter that Calhouns a comm’.
DUNOARGO.
.1 Horn and Wdl Story. A baker’s
horse fell into a well, in the rear of a
house in Arch street, near Front, on Wed
nesday last. The well though dry, was I
forty teet deep, and when he found himself
po<ng, he gave one of those frightful
screams of agony, which are rarely heard,
hut which are so expressive of the ani
mal s feelings. A workman was lower
ed, ami a rope fastened around the horse,
but it proved insufficient to bear his weight,
and when near the surface it broke, and
precipitated him to the bottom. A second
attempt was not more successful, and on
his third decpnt. h* killed.
Penn. Ci-.
Pinch Tee Gazette and Com Ptn,
Advocate. The Editor of KennebJ?
Journal, in noticing tiie prevailing fLs|, ^
of publishing a newspaper for evfrv ,ia°'
of people, says:—“We therefore '
to publish a paper for the especial i> ?
ing of those persons who are afflicted ^ -
corns on their toes, to be called the plt
Toe Gazette and Corn Piaster Advocai
We shall consider ourselves entitled to*
patronage of that part of society for
benetit the p iper is designed.*5’
FROM THE RALEIGH KEGISTFR
Amongst the different circumstances
by the he tied partizans of General Jack-.,
prove his claim to the title of the setand He,
/on, we do not recollect to have sttn tu- j, ,
ing illustration, from the pen of the ii;tlslr (
Jefferson. In a letter w ritten by Ijm, m
Dr. Junes, he thu- speaks of Geueral \V j ,
ton.—
“Ifis Was the s.ngular de» inv and ir.u.tof ^
ing the armies of tlii~ country through ;.r» er.
war for the establishment ot its independ^
of conducting its councils through tin I t-;,
i Government, new in its forms andpriut;,|,.
it had settled down in a quiet and orderly t;
and of scrupulously obnftng tiu luir<, thr .,
th; « .7ole of fas inretr, nnl and thilitarv.
Now, hear what Mr. JedVrsou said of i„ .
JuJ.suri, in 1623:—
That the Gemral, “in every stall,1 |,e t,..
(filled, either ttiili ary or civil, made it . p,..,
| violate every « rder and instruction ,V
linn, and t;du* Ins own arbitrary will h: ;|,
of lus conduct."
•1 DO ORDAIN,
“That there .-hall he appointed bo the Cwr(rr„f
a chief officer, to be called the Si.nor. ,
subordinate officers, tube called .Mdcrmei- u
shall form a council, and have and « \i rc
pomr necessary to the good govcmiiuiit,,,• 4 i
i town."
The above is a sample of Gem nl J ulo ,
official conduct in a cird capacity. It ii aiu»r,a.
nance made by him when Governor of K|,,r .
This was repealed by Congress at tin -uc„,
ses-toi. bv an unanimous vote, not m i In
nien.b'T neiiig disposed tu defend .-uch an .
r.igeous Usurpation of power. Hal. tug
COLOMBIA.—W c have received papeu ir.n
Cnrtliugena and Bogota, Lima and (.'huqui
(the Capital of Bolivia)—which, though not ;
the latest daft*, allord Us particulars of im.j
relating to South American affair*. We have .
learnt from a friend, just from ( Vlonibte, jian**
lars concerning the state of that count .y, j,j t:,
motions of Bolivar, which awaken again
coinnii‘eratioii far the inhabitants, and r«viu <w:
suspicions of the Liberator’s designs.
A friend of our', from whom we have been.,
expectation of receiving letters from < ostaf..
was detcrTerl from writing through fear of Hu..
varV police ortic rs-fhey are iuthonzed n.
examine all correspondence passing li.rau^h thit
hands. They also keep a close scrutiny ontriwi
b rs. Passports are required, for a few miles nr.
of natives; and, great suspicion is niatiilVntedby
the go< < rntueut, is great uisaalisfiC.ion t- frit a
the public. The press is Completely shu'L,.
and on account of these circumstances contlur. ,
it is that we receive so few and unsatisfactory .
counts from that country. The Convent u
ternun tied its rusi'® ami diKp* rsed, -tier | run i -
gating a plan of government, whit h ■ *■ (. i, th
is no hope of seeing established. It i* tuuii,;.
on the principles cf representation, a h tlanr, «:
powers, ami IrequsUt elections, w Inch tiTe.sup
posed to tile Bolivar system. We have 'i« i
li lt sanguine that Colombians would never - •
to that code, and Ihev merit \ * rv high lion r f r
not &uc< umhmg ty> diet ition. Bolivar, an .
adlhrents, on the contnry, make a v■ »% ,
figure—they procured the call of the ( uiin
in opposition to tie- friends of tin* cotMiin i
and w lieu it whs called, ttiuhrig the w ill of .»
nation contradictory to their nv\ n, tins wa re«
ofoua for it* dis-olutioii, an I now m . m ,!t
to adopt none of its recommendation-,
Pea/refuse* to permit the enactment <,{ n
law, umil he has Countersigned it. H->ti* »r u.«
given our again that he is going to C.irroc.-,
»jvc the country.”—.V. f. HaJtj Adc.
Mr R vRBovn, our Minister to Lnglan.i,ac onw
pauie.i by lus lady, son, <|,lighter, and rJnld,
ed from New \ ork I«»r l.iver|*>ol, on Friday Lt,
in the pa* ket ship Pacific. IH r«; Imiii.lo =•
ti >n, Mr. B irhour received >n invitation ir mi
committee of gentlemen, appointed on bebalfuti
number of citizen* for that purpose, toputile- f
a public dinner; hut declined, on the groundt^ut
indupct.s jhle engagements rcqiufed the eiuj'ky
mi lit of every moment of hi* time previous tot
departure. Mat. Ini
A Letter to the F.ditors, from Carteret rutf'tT,
North Carolina, under date of July U7, » iy*. I’
a muster near this town, a division Uponlht* I’
lJeniial question was taken on Frid iy last, sml"'
result was, ftl votes for Mr. Aimms, and l*’1
Jackson. At the *atne muster, “uhls thr wr.ter
a Brigadur General declared that he wou!'Jf,:
er v *>ii; t',r J v* k >o> to In t.mperor, th-’ ' *
Xl'AM* to lie President!” We hope tli*f' l>
fe” si , h Bii.! 'i!u r tjen'ruls III North ( v»'* •**
and th a the privates (the ho Jy of ltie V>^
will take a pride in shewing, at the p‘»ii
they have some mure seine than tbo.r olfu -
Mat. hi
- OC*>—
BaLTIMOM, J i> 2*
Rail Road.—rroarrsfing.—It afford* us •
gratification to be able l<> announce to our r* *'
tliat the actual commencement of the grading
preparing of the tir-t lenities of th« H.Jt trvf
Ohio Rail Road took place thia rm,ruing- '
further learn that there it a fur pro-p'-<' th ;
entire line, originally contemplated w itliin tb*:<n
year, vv ill be under contract in a fjw day* *'
fur and reason idle ra?"«.
“Brevity is the soul of wit.” Tin- n^'
Biirkharnstead Po*t Office in funnel tirut b
changed to ilitchcoektville. A paiHjrID If
dencc tayt that this change was wM *id*
ctpeci d eye to “rhortneis.'
Mail RnfAeTS.—At a late term of tb* 1“'
States’ Court in this place, Duncan i'ai»rw * ■
convicted of robbing tiie mail on the lldi 1/1
last, in Adams county, and sentenced to ft*
itentiary fi>r fourteen vrnr*. bmjtimin
indicted by the Grand Jury as an .
wan acquitted, Camronrefiisingtotestify
him. Oi.
COLOMBIA.—We briefly dated, u
Saturday’s paper, that the Convention
Ocana liad been dissolved, and Bohvat
dared Supreme chief. We b*ve pr
seen Bogota papers to the 2d ot *7''
and Carthagena to the 11th of July. * ^
confirm this inteligence. Bolivar fef‘
ed the Capital on the 21th of May. *
he was received with great pomp an P
ade by the inhabitants, having •>' ‘‘n ^
some distance from the the city by ■
thorities and a numerous concourse u ^
izens, by whom he was conducted to ^
cathedral, and thence to the ceJllr®
city, amidst th“ tedatnations P
t’le ***■ * '