' iii.i" 'I 111. Miii rn A'lintn !ii\ii\v.
A idtir lo an r.n.uli'-li (iuiillcn'iui on tlif- 1 '-
Ik-Is and Ci.lnnmu's nn Anit-rifi liy lirilisli
M vil. rs iiiM.l 1U'\ifwcrs. »m>. jij). lo. I’lula-
uri]iira. (_’.nry Sv I.ta.
'I'lir iiuthor iieols lliis niiiMrr ioo
c:’-avt‘!y. lie has . hoscn a iii-
(li'ctl, fertile of worils, jciilousies.
fcors,’ as nrc all ‘civil iluili^i'oii'':
lor surh wc ir.ay call tlii'^slrlle nl
Itclwccii two nations, alike ill laiiiz;iiafro,
rp1ip;ion, and laws. Wc say alike, lor
ll)oni:;h the l-jiglisli totigue sulicrs num-
il’old corru])tions in the dialects ol 3'^i'S*
land, yet Knfi;li>h is nevoithfless the
prevailing lanc'in.Ci^ there. Her iCii-
glon too, llu)ii_2;h »;ricvonsly encnmhcr-
ccl hv 'in eslahlished church, is ulniost
as ulood |>i()1cstantism as oius; and her
laws, when they conic to he jiruned ol
terlaiu (!(jior:i)il'.es, which ‘(ustoin,
"I'own hlind with a^c,’ insists on re
taining, will rescini)le oiir ow n, more
liaj*j)iry, at least, than those of any o-
I’ncr peojile. Our anthoi’, in remeni-
brancc! of this, bhouhl tliercloro have
l)een less earnest, jierhaps, in the tone
«>f his n.inike to his I•:ngh^h corresjion-
«lent; as it is very prohahle that the
worthy goi.tlenian, like the rest ol his
i"nunii'viricn, has sinned as much in iij;-
.’lorance as sj.leen. Our own vexatio’;
: the laullfinding spirit of tiiese splene-
‘.In islanders, is, we own, oflen moder
ated by tiic rcllcction, that ii is as in-
lifrenous among them as their hips anti
liaws. It is a perfect idiosyticrasy,
which, like the olil man of the sea, on
t!ie back of the luckless Sinbad, mer-
eilessiv j'ursucs th(‘m e.vei ywliere, as
innch, it is evident totlieir ov. ii dir>’oni-
t'ort, as the astonishment ol fheir neigh
bors.
It is 'indec d, cjulte melancholy to
think that worlliy people like the Kng-
lish, when the fogs, the blue devils, and
the taxes have di iven them from home
1o take refuge among strani;f,rs, should
l)C wholly pie\enteti by this one weak
ness of temper, fnnn either jjleaslng
iheirhosts, oi even j)lcasing theinsi’lves.
Travelling is emjihatically to ti\eni,
■what Maduine de Staei calls it, “ un
triste jilaisir.’ While a Frencliman in
Rngland reconcilrs himself t(} ever}’
Ihing, except |)erhaps an Mngi^sh Sun
day, the Knglishman neither reconciles
?nyl)ody nor is reconciled to anything.
Yet this fault of his is so well under
stood-, and is so nuich a niat’er of coursi*,
that his repinings carry their remedy
»long with them. In tliis country ev
ery body, from long experience, knows
ivhat he is to expect from an English
tourist; anti the j)eoplo on the continent
of Europe think they explain every
thing by shrugging their shoulders and
faying, ‘ He is an Englishman.’
The English themselves, in moments
of comj)iinction, sometimes excuse their
slanders of America, by alleging that
fheir better sort of travellers seldom get
among us. -Our author seems in-'
«lined to give into this explanation; but
onr charity, in this instance, do(!S not
j un so far. This failing of theirs is
more general among them than they
like to own, and by the accotmts of
their own writers, has long beset them.
fiOrd Ciiesterfield more than once, for
this same reason, admonishes his son a-
gninst associating with his countrymen
.Tbroail; and Doctor Moore, (a Scotch-
jnan, by thi; way,) ridicules it in his
own peculiar manner. 'Pow.isend, a
iudicious oliserver, tells us that the
English w ho visit.eil Sjjain in his days
])icqued themselves on living thcie as
they ilid iii'their own cool climate, till
an ague, or bilious fever came to lein-
jurce the suggestions of common sense.
A later tnvi-iler in that country, (the
nutiior ol' ‘ Kecollections of tlu^ ]’eiiiu-
hu!a,'*y ^v^.o h;id a turn of civility about
1 iin, exeiainivs, w ith a kind of dc'-pair,
tliat his countiymcn sct.inod to tiiu! a
pleasure in setling evciy body an'Miist
iheni, and th.d t!uy sc;!om tailed ol
tuccc;-s, ev( I lif nai lli'st i ecei\’rd wiih
cpe.i arms. Su fai' are / sl'j:nnri hrj;lc-
i from ‘ at ilome as iJnm.ins do.'
'iialali the ijionev liieir idlers lavisii
l.iM'e. scnc'y selves to ki.'e|. the as-
^ni.lbhed k'Miians in good Inin.ur. .St.
Pftci's they have (■on\ ei led u to a
la-hM'iiabh.' promenade, and, :-ome year-^
itirir 1m hnvior was such, dm ing the
yiei loi niaiice of the u>ual aiitl.em in tlie
‘liurch, in laughing and talkuig almid.
in (jtherwisc interi'upting the '^t rvice.
and crowdinij out the nativf s from liieir
plaec'., that tlie :i;(iijd l't)p(‘ loiuid it ne-
■essary tointcrieie. in llnghu.d a j'O-
Jice oliiccr wuuld ii.ive !;ri)U'j,lil things
id irnieniiici'
I I ;i u;i el '-le unfoi Innate
r i ;'od to he shown him.
lie refi lined s..idie!> iur llic iv’.ng in the
very heait "t’the ( i.imtry ; he captured
..nil'cari i-d otf the most zealous and el-
licicnt xUiiir^^, and subierted them t(. the
til- -.11 ioiis reasonin'.;- u ilh ;• jn f'pl'.'. wdu) i .!.c tiar'-..
Ui!!s l)eard the l*ope l.ini'f'll; w iio, } !i‘i!it\ l.h »
when dri\»'i from iheir ehniate, by
aches and the va|)ors, insi'-.t nev! theh-ss
that it is the most (ivi forfn'rr \i\ tin-
world, and eomjilain ol the ev'-i'lasi.intv
'iunshine of ltal\' and AuM'iica; who ^ ^
,coii>f ifn'ioi.isly li'lir\e that grape-; and j u hoin he bo;e i).ntiriKar
j)ine ap])les at*' ixtlcr fhivoi'ed in l/ng-
land than on their n-tti\e soil: ri-tain
iht'ir still garments in the hottest climes,
in di“piteof conilbrl, and, a', i! ^v^•re,
in tlie \'ery face of the son; and li'iidiy
talk (jf the roast bet l ul England, v. h.lejNo ta.ii'uc
I he rioters of l!-irmingliain arc asking ra- j tlistance was ;
ther amjrilv for bread I’y what s(ji 11 anil ri* i!
uf argument does he hojv: to api.roach | N.. one idl secure ,
those" who think t,h.,- nat ional debt a na- da. kn-.s of tlie night he came b> ste th
tionnl blessing; the right of primogeni-1 upon n^ and somelim. s in
ture wise and |ust; impel feet n pn sen- ^ oi iiie day he was prowling ‘
tation a safeguard of their libt rties a uiicrmscious oi any dangei. I ie t.okt
Constitution irrown up by accidet.l, , proclaiine.l h.msell a desperiulo ; tha
• • ■ he carried his hie m his hand, and was
tl ■ndeis-it'a'.p’.'ii:-e. -lUi t..c ■ .'v
prt.scd wiihont accident, in the enjoy
ment of lii-h an.l patriotic feeling.
■ l].-iif‘ving a statement ol the namesol
those inhabitants of J'cdlston, who were
captured during the war, by Joe J^'tty s,
who al^-o I’.ad an associate with him in
crime, hv the name of alter .Myers,
: utan-l 1» rcsolulion-no an can ir.l cfl, ainoi,;; many oti.o I i
:,n ol.s;a:,!u U> liis |iurpnsi', loUou inp; persons; Sam..cl Na^ii, JusC ii
his ccura-c. Cl.au': 1 n I racy, I'.plirain, 1 ra. 5, .m.
4iw, s;nniiipl P.ntclien. ine latter was caiiiei
sometimes in the
nuire p(;rfect than any dc\ ised scheme
possibly can be: who modestly rail
gainst negro slavery, while Ireland lies
untler their very !Ve'-^; w lu) believe tlu-
state machine, called the estal)lished^
'•liurch, a bulwark of religit>n; and
whose people think they sulioiently re-j j)t.'ct. to mnvj;!^ tiU ii )loo Y' '
vllcn n,:,n- i.Vi-ailii..;hima I'rCTcilinan An i il was u. II nm!, r,U.o,l tliat «lia
or a f(n eia-iHT ? To set about rcl’uting, lict'.ys said, Eet^ymeant—and as wel
mucii i^ood ai-jumeiit 1 brown away; and
to predict that misfortune may berfaf-
ter bring them to a more reasonable
wav of 1 liinking, is really a very small
consolati'iu to us, who have so many
reasons for wishing them well.
[t'roni llic l?ull>>lni-S;)a (iii/ittc.]
a mo^t laitliii.. .
,.,.r. a,ul «u.mI»R «>fl U,i
Joseph
ind
Samuel Patchen, me latter was caiiietl
off to ('anaila. Tho'-'C takim by Myers
were Ejicnetus White, two m(;ii nanidl
Hontas, brothers, .nnd John Eulmcr ; all
these were taken and carried oil to ( au-
ada, suil’eri'd th.e greatest privations, and
r’larely escaped with their lives.
In’addition to the aliove, we are in
formed that IJettys did not coniine him
self to tlii> legion uf country alone'^ r
plunder, but that he made an atiemjit to
uike the brave den. Schuyler, who was
then in llie hous(« of th ’ jiatroon ((kii.
tephen \'an ixensselaer) ol Alliany.
He WMS however foiled in this attempt,^
and rescued b-y a man by the name ol
Ward, who, for this heroic deed, was
presented with a farm by (ien. Schuyler.
Mr. Ward, wo unflerstand, is liow en
joying the fruits of his luavery, bcstuv/-
ed* by his generous donor. Mr. W. is
a res'j>cc1ed inhabilant, and lives in the
town of Saratoga, in this county.
carelc'-s of it as he siiould be of that
of (tthers, should they undei’taki: to
catch him—M,:it hr^ liberty w.ts guard
ed by his life, '',d wlioevt r should nn-
dcrtaki; to (ieijrive him ol it must rx-
!o min’j:ic’ tiicir biood with his.
hat
well
with nuirli seriousne^^s, ])eopk' who are | asoertaine.l that when lie came among
honestly peiMiadfnl ofall this, seems so us to j.eri)Ctrate his mischiels, that he
* ' . I II-. f him h'nii ii\
I0 ord.tr \-('rv s!u»itl\- iiiul i.jiiL^id', ; but
Mie I’onlill L;al!_\ uniricd I’le ai.liiem
to be di“-i'onlinut!t! lui- the f.Murt;, and
beixg^'J the 1 nt«’i pO'iI;oii (j1 the l)u)i;ht sv
'.f Devonshire 'S.:h h‘r tonnti y im-n I
f)n this occasion the l-'.ng'l;.-.h cU.rgyman
•lei.im d it necessary to give his polite
■>;' '".ii.'c a !"Ctu’ro on mai.vor.'.
Tlir. No'ioinol's lUriTYS.”
On the celebration of the birth-day of
Washington, as noticed in our last, al
ter the regular toasts were drunk, a num
ber of patriotic volunteers were given,
among others the names ol Paulding,
Williams anti Van Wert, the captors .)I
.\ndre, were mentioned in grateful re-
membiance—^upon this, an old revolu
tionary soldier j)rosj)osetl as a senti
ment—
Tlie m mor\ of I’lilim r, Cory, and Pcik’ins—
wl.o. l'> ii most i;;i!i:int arliieved at tin-
]i(,rll o't tli. ir ]i\fs liio r;i|)tiirL-of tliaL dAring-
tr.iitt;!' ^[ly, .losiph /hth/s.
’riie veiiei'able Col. ]5all, President of
the Day, then rose and begged leave to
mention a few facts in relation to l>ct-
tvs, and his capture, and as nearly as w e
can recollect, the suLstance was as fol
lows :
“ Dnrinir the war of the Revolution,
I was an ollicer in the regiment of Mew
\ ork forces, commancU'd by ('olonel
Wynkoop. lieina: .icquainted with Jiet-
tys, wht) was a citizen of liallston, and
knowing him to be bold, athletic and
intelligent, in an uneommon degree, I
was desirous of obtaining his services
for my country, and sueceeiled in enlis
ting him with the command of sergeant;
he was afterwards reduced to the ranks,
on account of some insolence to an olli-
cer, who he said abused him without a
cause. Know'ing his irritable and de
termined spirit, and unwilling to lose
him, I jjrocured him a sergeantcy In the
fleet commanded by Cen. Arnold, (al-
terw\arristhe tiaitor) on Lake Champlain
in’Tt”). Ik'ttys \vas in that (!csperat(‘
light which took jilace in the latter part
oi’ that campaign, between the Hritish
and American fleets, on that lake, and
being a skilful seaman, was of signal
SI rvice tilling the battle. lie lought
until i:\cry commissionetl ofilccr cn
boartl his ^ cssel was killed or wounded,
and then assumed commanti himsell, am!
continued tin- fight with such reckless,
courage that (m u. ^Vaterbury, who was
sectmd in commaiiti u:idfr Artioltl, per
ceiving the ves'^el was likely to sink,
was ol'-Iiged toorth.'i' Hell\ s and tin rrm-
naiit oftiu'crew (Ui board his own vesstd,
and having noticed his ('xtraordinary
bra\er'’ ami cunduct, he stali(jiird him
on t!ie (piaitcr (N-ck by his >;,!(>, aoi!
i'l'ders through him, until tiu vessel
ii..''’'.'iiMnu' aliog'-l her ci-ippled—the crew
n.c^'lly killed—'Orii. \\ at('ihury woun
ded, ami only two elhcers lilt, the co-
! I-' were .sMuck to the enemy. Oen.
Wattrbury afletVNards ttdd my fatiier
that he n(;v('r saw a man behavt' with
MK'h delihei ale desjH-i ation, as did Bet-
tvs : and that the shrew thiess of his
mana'4’m('ut dio\vc(l his ci.miluct was
n(»t inl’ei ior to his courage.
Ai'ler tliis action, 1 iettys went to Can-
at!a-—tiinu’d traitor to his country—I'e-
(•(.'i\('d ;in i-iisign‘s ci inmissioii in the
nritisli army — Im came a spy, ami prov-
etl himsell’a most dani^i'rous and subtle
enem\’. ile\\a'. at h iii;;th arrestetl—
tried, .and condemnrd to be hnnu; at
Wt^i roint. P»ut the entreaties of his
aged |t:uenf', am! the solicitation of in-
ll'ieiitial whi;:s, iiului rd ( 1mi. NVashing-
ton to pardon Inm on pi puiise of amend
ment. P>'i! it Ml \ .iin. I’he gen
erosity t)f the act niilv atlded lan'cor to
his haired, a:il the \\hiu->of this voe-
uf t!f^; C'!!:r're. . ■'mIIv
generally brought with him a band of
refugees, and concealetl them in the
neighborhood^ to assist tiim in the ac-
comj)lishment of his jiurposcs.
Still tlitMC were many who were re
solved or. his aj)prehcnsion. be tiui dan-
r‘v what it might, and many ineirectual
attempts were made for that purpose,
but he eluded all their vigilance until
sou'.e time in the w'inter of SI, S'i —
when a susj)icIous straTiger was t)bsei-y-
ed in the nt'ighborhood, on snow shoes,
and well armed. Cory and Perkins,
on information from Fulmer, immedi
ately armed themselves, together wdii
Fulmer, and proceeded in pursuit—
they Iraccd him by a circuitous track
to the house of a tory ; they consulted
a moment, and then by a sudtlen ellort,
bursting ojien the door, rushed in upon
him, seized him before he had an oppor
tunity of ellecting any resistance. He
I'rotn Niles’ Ueg-isti-r.
TiiK I’ljnsptc r riKi'oin'. us.
It is \viih niucM rcl’aclance wc have ar
rived at a belief, ihat the ensuing elec
tion of a President of the United States
will cause as much heat, if not violence,
as any other event that ever hajjpencd in
our country, that father will be arrayed
a^-aiiist son, r\nd son against father : old
iVicnds hccome enemies, and social in-
tci'couse !)• cruclly interrui)tet!, as it was
in days that have passed, the like of which
we hoped never to witness again. It is
our present purpose to inquire,
state of
was at his meal, w'ith his pistols lying i not . .
on tlio table, atui llis rille resting on his "hrncc the necessity ol such a slate ol
arm ; he made an attempt to ilischarse ,! "I-V ‘
• * , ,1 iii-cv.'iIIS nrnnn!'’ rohnctdns. tnoilC?ri the
was over the lock, ditl not succecd.
lie was then pinioned so firmly, that to among those that did honor to their
resist was useless—and to escape impos-, marked the character of
sible. And tho notorious lietrys, cheat- ihe age, and whose clainis to the most
ful nf nil llis lIiiT.'ifs .Till toiled in his pv;lt.'rl I(irr. fni’ nriviile nrohitv
ed of all his threats aiid foiled in his
most particular resolution, was obliged
to yield himself a tame and quiet pris
oner to Ihe enterprise and daring of Ful
mer, Cory, and Perkins.
Ho askeil leave to smoke, which be
ing granted, he took out bis tobacco,
anti with it somet hing else—which when
unobservetl, as he bojied, he threw’ it
into the fire. Hut Cory saw It aiil Im
mediately suatclieil it out w^ith a h.a’ul-
ful of coals. It was a small leaden box,
about the eiglith of an Inch in thick
ness, and contained ajiaperin cypher,
w’bich they coulti not read, but was al-
Icrwartls discuvercd to be n /o
thr lir'illsli Cdi/i minuln' at Xitn i nr/>'.
Ami also ail order for sterling, on
th(^ Mayor of New'-Vork, shoirid the
despatcli be safely' delivered. I^ettys
hcgged leave to burn it, but w as refused;
he olfered them a huntlred guineas, if he
might be allowed to do-it—/>uf //n\i/ n ~
fusvd. He ihen said, “ I am a tlead
man !’’ but contiiuunl to intercede with
tluun to allow him to iscape. lie matle
the most lil)eral oli’ers, a part of which
he had present means to make good—
hid Hn'ij ri'fnsciL
He was then taken to All'any, tried,
con\ icted, and executed as a spfj anti
h'liih/r to his countrx'. And the only
rcw.ird these daring men ever i-eceiveil
loi this ha/aidous achievement, w’as the
nilc and pisti.)ls (d’ i’ettys !
exalted standing, for private probity
and pnl)lic worth, were never questioned,
uiuil/>«/•/»/ luul con jured up its chimeras
to confound the undcrslandini;s of men,
and lead them into captivity, blindfolded
by passion." Wc have heard much about
a “Coalition” on one side, atui now' it
seems there is a “Combination” on the
othei- ; and it is perfectly evident, that
wliat have been esteemed as great essen
tial jiyinc!jj/rs of policy, are aI)ont to be
set aside, if not abandoned, because oi
likes, and tlislikes, the lust fur pow*r,
and ihc mania to possess inllucnce. We
look on,and womlcrniihi: tninsfonnnttons
of the cliaracter of persons, and of the
ii'ncss of things. In some cases, in dif-
fcrciU places, and in rcf^ard to diftercnt
parties, individuals Avho where supposed
the wisest and best, the most discreet or
patriotic of our citizens, a little while a-
go, are now sj)oken of as corru()t and
base; and others that were among the
least approved of for ciiaracter, discre-
ti(.>n, or moral worth, are exalted into
beings of a very superior order ; though
neither, perhaps, have changed their
ojjinions t»r priin.ijdcs, or, in any respect,
l)rt'scril)cd new nilcb of conduct for tlicni-
selves. Such, liov/cvcr, ihtt.hc nmomancy
(ifjinrl)j, that makes men as devils or as
i;-ods, at its will—imputing all that is
base, or claiming all li'.al is excellent. It
is siirjiiisini;, however, that these things
arc permitted ; that thinking people tol
erate them ; tliat persons may not kccj)
steaili'ast to their own oj)inions without
coniniiliing violence on the opinions of
'•’h(! conduct of the cajjtors of Andvc j others : that personal preferences should
wa' i».obl(! ; but that of the captoi's ol
I’cttvs, was botli noblt: and heroic.
AiKire was a ^('ntleniaii, ruid witboiit
UH-aiis of dcft-nce ; ih tiys was fully
ar:ned, and known to be a dcspijratlo.
'I'be eapturo of tlic; iormt'!' was by acci
dent—ofiln* latter, by cnterpri.ic and
d(!sii>;n. 'I'hat of the fornif r, was w lili-
oiit daiigf r-of the lattcrat tlu; ImniiiU'tit
|)ci il f)f life. Andre was a mor(' irnpai--
taiit, but p'-i haj)S not a more tlaiigei ous
man tlian IJettys. Ihith tempted tlu.ir
captoi's wit!i all seducing gold, ami botii
were ftiilcd. And venerating as I do,
the noble achievement of Patiltiing,
\\ illiams, and \ an \N'ert, and believiii'j:
as 1 do, that their (b eds lorm a pioufi
commentary on the iionest streii'^ib ol
til*; AmeiiiNin ehaiactei. I cannot willi-
liold my apj)roi'ation of tlie si'ntimenl
expressed, as toilu- i-onduct of I-’ulmer,
Cory, and Pci kins, and 1 second it with
.'ill i.iy hi 'Ut.
'I lit. '.'.."t 'VIS drank airijJ.-;
supci-sctie the Une of measures, and the
resoluiioji to piu up or down individuals
swallow IIj) every consiilcration of right
and of wioii^. Accusation on the (me
side bcj'cts acc usaiion on the other ; the
[)ride of opinion is roused, and nub; and
iou;.>li exiii'Cbsions, and personal rtncon-
ircs lollftw, between ncii^hhors and oth
ers. who rrulh/ may not difVer ut all in the
Iirinciplfs which govern them. For oui'-
rlves, we shall not en'er into the arena
aljout to lie openc(l : I’or we cannot be-
conii} ^'liiflidtor.s—iii^ht at the will of a
master, and sjiare and kill at command.
We shall not move as party moves. We
owe no more allegiance to it than to his
maj'.'sty of ('ongo, or any other lnrk po
tentate whatever. \V\> shall pursue our
old and approved course ; atid, wiii\out
vidlfiicc, supj)ort those inrti-iUirs for
which we have always be n the humbh;
1)111 zealous advf)cat«'s : we arc not of a
sjiirit tliat iih'tl a faibti e to the ijlorious
pidtlic works of N('W York, and would
lli.tt lliiM anals should have bcfii nothin;.r
n.c:e ''un "fii';tl-f
n',.ii.lng ot" ihcin migl'.t rcooucu’ to ibf
iioiioi- of an indivitbiul deeply interested
in tla ir success ; nor of a lemj)er lo a-
bandon internal improvemen’s and the
encouragement of domestic industry, to
carry on eleciioneermg projects. 'We
cannot give up principles to su!)serve
temporary purposcsr^ and if others are of
fended bccau'e we are less Jkxihk than
themselves, we shall not turn upon our
heel to prevent it. Everv person wl.o
pursues o»e steady course, becomes fash
ionable or unfashionable in about cvei v
live years of bis life, with dilVcrenl sct;
of persmis ; be is alternately approved (r,
blamed j and some are ahrnys olVendctl,
because, as the times changc, he docs nut
change with them.
But to rcvei t to the subject before us—
we anticipate scenes of political exertion
and political violence, in many of the
States, equal to any which we have evr;-
witnessed. There will be sharp stru;^'.
gles in New York, New Jersey, Penti':j|.
vania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
Kentucky, and much stir in several oth
ers : and we fear that they will go far be,
vond the bou’uls of moderation, and tha*^^
degree of mutual respect w hich frecnicn
should entertain for iheir ftilows. But.
as out of almost every other ’political con
vulsion we have seen or felt—such as the
contest between the old Republican aiul
I’edcral parties—the election in the Housi;
of Representatives when JeiVurscMi and
Burr wore before it as candidater. for
Presidency—the long I'.rnbargo—the Wa-
—the Missouri Question—good muy
grow out of this. The People will have
their eyes opened to see that Ihiir bns;-
h?.3 been more than once ncglcctcil,
caus^ or prevent the second election of a
I’resident. Bcsidc's, they may bccom;*.
disgusted even witli their own violiMirR
t.n occasions of this sd.t, anil seriously
i:!(;uiie what good cun r^'sult froni such
proceedings—and find on:, pi-jhaps
Uiat tlu* election c^f a PresidctU is of far
Icos individual or public imporiancc,
than a v;ood untlcrsiai.diiig wiili tlun;*
neighbors, and a i^ood feeling Intv ccn
the Stales. 'Jhot they will look o t! 1 a
remedy which shall, in a less or j;... j*.''r
degree, ])revent the rccurrcncc of tiieso.
Lontcsis -d'opinion, and stru;>gl s of pow
er—which, we think, is in a ciiange of
the Constitution, st) that a President shall
be elcctctl for six or eif;ht years, and fur-
ever thereafter be ineligible. We shall
press this matter upon the attention of
our readers according to the best means
that wc have—believing that it is highly
important to the public welfare, and frci:
from valid obje-ctions. Politi.:al tcr'.ng
will not bo restrained j parly cannot bi',
extinguished j we would not dtstDij v :.y
or, but bring them more and mote Mxlir
comtitulhiiiiil re^iilation^ w ithout, l;owi;\( i\
at all preventing their excriion on ac
cessary occasions. Wc would iiave ou:*
Presidents to be resolute in their execu
tion of the laws, uninfluenced by thc/('?.-
of on’endini; ; and our Senates and Hou
ses of llopresentativcs free from those
temporary and disgusting factions w'iia
which ekclio7ieering may fill-them. li
speak generally, and without reference
to the present or any other particular
period—but we know wc speak rightfiilly.
1 Inman nature must be taken as we find
it, though efforts lo improve it should
not be wanting ; but when we carcfuHy
investigate the merits of things, there ar«
few of us that will not be surprised;!':
our own zeal on some occasions, and at
the want of it on others of much gn'atci*
interest to ourselves. ^Ve ofteniim' S S'.c
hundreds of persons as if standing pre
pared to risk life itself, to elect sii:;i ont'.
“hangman” of a county, or shcrifl, hi ilc
they exhibit a pcrfect indilVercnce js to
the choice of those who arc to make ilie
laws by which the sherilT shall be govern
ed ! Thus, also, we have it in Ibilii-
more, about the election of Mayor. Our
contests are carried on as though vilal'i'\
itself, depended on the result; and per
sons who have nothing'to lose and tio-
thinq; to hope for, neglect their busincs">
aiid their families \o electioneer—feelin.^is
excitetl and judgtiient suspended.
It is thus as to (lovernors of Stato»
and Presidents of the United Stales. 'II'P
Senate is a far more important branch ol
the dtdcgated power than the Presidcr.'
The laller, without the “advice” td ih'
former, can do but little—the first is in
dependent of the last, Ijcing also the tn
bunal before which /le is tried. B'lt
Flection of the Si*nate produces on
no oxcilement like that which is felt hi
electinga President. And again, the Sc-
natewhen in session (/ai!y acts on tho
principle of representing th«^
on mailers of the very greatest moinct'ti
such as the making of laws and ratiht^'
lion of treaties. 'I'o this we offer no U')'
jection—!)ut because that the Housed
Representatives possibly viny, once ni
lour years, exert power as it is every
day exerted in the Senate, by
.u-e led almost to “ desjiair of the Rcjin'j'
lie!” Wc ourselves do not profess an
exemption from the operation ofthcy^f''
I'lysitits alluded to—but liope l!iat
have begun to bring them into partis
regulation, and would encourage all
lake •• a view of the whole ground” 1'^*
ihcmsclvt's.
‘•I live in Julia’s eyes,” said an afTL'-
tionaic Dandy in ('olman’s hearing*’^
“I tlont wonder at it,” replii'-d Cieorgei
“sinct I observed sh'c had a '■‘''v 'f'
^\ bc'i T » uv h':r ”