;iir
ciiARS.01‘aiS:
•rUESUAA’, SKPTK.MUF.II 18, 1827.
Wc pronusecl, in our last, to bestow a
passin; notice on a communication in
tl,c People’s Advocatf, under the above
Signature. A moment’s refleclion would
jiavt.' induced ua to pass by so coarse an
as unworthy a moment’s atten-
^;o!)j but having promised to notice it,
v,f shall proceed to do s»o, as briefly as
the sttbject will admit.
i’assinj' by the bungling and absurd
fxcuse of the writer for noiicing us at all,
first behold him in the character of a
(‘■Hie. Here be makes a fine display of
jiis critical “acumen,” and does honor
(he •‘fiehool of Rhetoric" in which he
vas tuuijht. He glances over our re-
pirks out an adjective in one
plucc afifl affixes it to a substantive in an
other. with all the Rravity imaginable ;
trar-'forms the phrase, ‘‘every man of
co'Tinvm sense knows,” into a charge a-
gainst Dr. Cooper of “ a wanl of common
sense and perform# other tricks of crit
ical legerdeaiain with equal credit and
faci'ity f and then winds up with a snet-r
pr’fecilv character stic of such a critic.
The public have a right to expect, that
Ic who sets himself up as a critic, should
ill least give some evidence of possessing
:'ie requisite qualifications j but this wri-
;er lias given none ; on the contrary, he
filinses the impudence of his pretensions
in almost etery line. While he speaks
of our array of laslefulepilhei^”
h- himself waddles along under a load of
l! 1111. For example—in a short space,
we find “meagre and monopolizing,”
“kind und paternal,” “selfisli, sympa-
thi'tiek,” “ hot'bed atid premature;” and
it) le-s than four lines, we have the
♦^tx'ieful array” of ‘‘thundering, tlomi-
natii, h 'ary, aged, insolent, exasperated,
eiul perserutii»trl” Truly, “the school
ol’ Rhetoric Iionored with his pupillage,
!)e sensibly flattered” by such anex-
)!!. With the following sj)ecimen
of tui i^id nonsense, we will close this sub
ject, and leave this most learned critic to
il.e admiring gaze of the public :—“ No
voader, sir, you were out of breath, un-
ler the rude violence of Dr. Coopci ’s as
sault upon the nervous sensibility of your
patriotism, prei/ifig, as you had been,
vi'h such earuest uT)d ferocious ea^erneas
Upon the wos/atrocity of charac
ter and prostitution of principle I”
The cause of this rude assault on us,
cf this low-bred abuse, is to be found in
the remarks we made on Dr. Cooper’s
speech. Had the Doctor confined him-
Ei-lf 10 the subject before the meeting,
V'l should probably not have noticed his
speech ; but when he advocated a disso-
luiiori of the Union ; when he spoke of
tins “ most unequal alliance,” and assert
ed that the “South had always been the
loser, and the North the gainer by it
tve felt bound to hold up such doctrines
to public reprubatit>n. In doing this, wc
followed the advice of Washington j and
we liavf the satisfaction of knowing, that
our remarks have been approbated here
and elsew here. They have not only been
Copied into respectable papers, thus evi-
ilcneing that they were in unison with
J)ublic sentiment in other quartet.s ; but
they have been published in hand-bills iii
Columbia, the residence of Dr. Cooper,
i hey V* re not more severe than the oc-
tasiuu Ciilk'il for ; not more so tiraii those
t'l various editors of high and honorable
fctjndiii^ ; and in proof of this, we make
two ex,tiacl.s, wl.ich we sul)j.)in. The
iirst lb from an editorial arilele in the
l'’>ichmond Wliig, of August 2-9, the edi
tor oi which is a true Virgi/iian. The
extract is as follows :—
•' III sonu' o( tlx.- southern states, the question
fii jmrufum is iilivaily d ; an.l as
-*>()iiiark tiif p( ciiliur and e\lraor.linar\ cliar-
r*ctir ot'thf f.pixjMtioii to the t.cncral ‘.'.oveni-
n.eia, iMitcd iiith.it (piartir, we set- ait insu-
u it fonli^iur, indchtfd to ourlaus and lu.s-
pil;dit_\ lor an as\ lutii, tlit- first to make the trai-
tdpoiis stion, and to pruclaioi the iiit'u.
tliivat ofrosistance. At a f.ituiv day, v.e
Miail nni |n. rniit tiiis President of Co-
lunihia ( ii!li to c.^vapi- ns. We sliall hold
^^'111 up as he ill serves, as an olFiciims iiiteniied-
’d-r in our o\\ ii eoiu-i rns ; and us an a/jaxfaU
I'L-nt t!ie ver\ prin. iples, which he now makes
ttiv pretext of liis tlisu!{;ani/in{; coikIuiI.”
1 lie sccoiid extr.ie; is IVom the 5th No
a bt-iK's ol aI)ltiXiS4\s ih the sarrTr pu-
under the s.i;^nati;re nf “ A Fanner
“ ?*ol r.ur.y wjeka hav« since .1 '/hr-
eisrner, chcri.ihed and honored by ids adojited
conntrr, dared, before an assend)iy ofllie peo
ple, in tiie presence of the constituted Autlior-
ities of oiic ot tlie states of this Itcpuhlic, and
without rebuke, to dcclare tliat the time had
arrived when the. South must decide whether
to submit to oppression or to a stparatkm. In
tliis uuduoti/, we see the sage counsels of the
Father of his Country set at nauj'ht. Ik warn
ed us against tiie coming of surit deinos^i^ics,
who would seek the accomplishment of tlieir
own schemes by attempting the disunion of the
States. Will you cling- to the advice of Wash
ington, or will you follow this diforirauizin^
fkniagugue, this fvrtign cxcitor of sectional pre
judices V’
We might go on and furuisb “\o En
glishman” with more extracts equally
pungent, and even from papers in his own
state j but the foregoing are sufficient for
our purpose.
But even admit we were unnecessarily
severe ; is Dr. Cooper to be allowed the
privilege of abusing distinguished Jlmeri-
can statesmen, and assailing them with
his low invective, merely because they
have not, like him, abandoned their prin
ciples ; and yet he is only to be approach
ed with words smooth as oil, and with
the honied adulation of sycophants f
We hope no Jmerivnn is yet so debased,
as to answer in the affirmative. Dr. Coo
per, in his speech, was not sparing of
personal abuse. He first assailed Mr.
Todd, o* Pennsylvania, chairman of the
tariff committee in 1824; and in “his
splenetic effiisic/n of personal abuse,” we
find such language as the following,—
dignified, no doubt, as it comes from the
Prmdent of a college:—This “Todd,”
he tells us, “not well succeeding js .1
practising lawyer, was sent there by the
iron masters, S^c.—himself not having an
idea on the subjr-ct, 8cc.~they took no
small paitis with tins man, to jtjf//;^1iim
full of knowledg-e.” It is indeed a great
pity these men had not panned the Doc
tor full of the satne knowledge of facts
and arguments on that subjcct, oi’ at
least, with intellects to answer and coun
tervail them. But is this attack on Mr.
Todd the courtesy of a gentleman } Is
it dignified in the President of a college f
Is it a merited epitaph, by a generous
opponent, over a departed fellovz-citizen,
whose talents, in fair and protracted de
bate on the floor of Congress at that time,
and on the subject of the tariff, enabled
him tocope fiuccessl'ully with the geiitle-
nianly and talented Hamilton, of S. C.
who politely niude concessions in the
House to Mr. Todd, for personalities
which occurred in the heat of debate }
But whatever may have been Mr. Todd’s
abilities, or the manner in which his
knowledge was acquired, we would like
to see Dr. Cooper come forward and dis
prove those facts and answer those argu
ments advanced by him in that debate.
Thertt is no hazard in saying the Doctor
is incompetent to the task; and in this,
we have very little doubt, Mr. Hamilton
will acconl with us. Alter Mr. Todd,
Henry Clay comes in for a full share of
abuse ; bu't as yet, /le stands firm as a rock,
on which the boisterous ocean of faction
breaks in vain, leaving only its spray on
Its base. And is Dr. Cooper to be per
mitted to pour out his “bitter streams of
gall” on such men without a woi d of re
proof.^ and yet because we, in recrimi
nation, add a little wormwood, and turn
iheni upon himself, we must be deluged
with the “ bilingsgate” of “ No Ent';lish-
muti.®” But this shall not de.icr us from
exposing the “impostures of pretended
j)atriotism and if in doing so, wc should
chance to indulge in'personal abuse, “ No
Englishman” will hardly blame us for
lollowing at/i/ exan>[)lo set by that exem
plar of every viitue, the J'nsiueui ol Co-
luiul)ia college.
Oui- remai ks arc already so extended,
that we have not roon; even lo touch on
some of the most important points; we
must therefore defer the remainder until
our next.
rr/7—AND 'i iii: c.iiioLJMjy'.
The lust Carolinian conu-.jiis some
pretty siKximens of “ mt," “ olhvon/’ and
rtasonina;/' of wliich some iiotiLe IVom
us may be expec.tech Our remai ks, how
ever, at this lime, will be Ijiief ; as the
naav/iiifi; of the Caruliniaii (if it deserve
'ha'i iiaiiie) lb loo ruliculo'jS' to rtquin*
(Mtu h C(jmiiu iit, and loo nmisy to iiopfjse
on e\eti the most stupul ; a4,^! hi‘, U'ii is
— what it always is.
.As the editor_uJ’the Carolinian, in the
.u’.set, |)0uiu 5 upoll us a ah a (juoi.aiivn,
we I'.Kvdl'’ d.o *!:r,n rc'Mrn '!:c ci
vility j and right glad arc w’C to have ihc
opportunity of quoting, from his favor
ite author, the description of a certain
knight erranty who shall be nameless. It
is a graphic delineation, and describes
him correctly, as
“ Great on the bench, great in the stuldlt,
'I hat couli.1 as w ell biud o’er, as swaddle .-
Mijjhty hi is at both of these,
And stU’d of vjur as w ell as pcace . ”
and for the continuation of the descrip
tion, vide Hudibras, part I. canto I.
The Carolinian’s “ allegory” is so very
pretty, that we shall riot attempt to de
spoil it of any of its beauty. Vv’e will
merely remark, by the way, that from the
known character of the editor’s facis, the
public must i)e very credulous indeed to
place atiy confidence in his hearAays ; and
as he infers, from the circumstance of
our having “been exposed to the bane
ful action of a solstitial sun,” that we art*
“rabid,” we have a right to infer,—and
circumstances certainly justify the infer
ence,—from the fact thrtt he was about
the same time, while on express, exposed
10 the “action” of a “so/s/Z/m/” shower,
that he is soft. Vide “ Dog Days," &c.
The preliminaries being now adjusted,
we will proceed to the subject in dispute.
And first, we wish our readers to recol
lect, that the editor of the Carolinian de
clared, in his paper of August'J8ih, that
“cr// which the General asserted, is
substantiated by Mr. Buchanan ;” and
that his “statement will be found to cor
roborate that of Gen. Jackson, in all es
sential particulars.”
Now we mean to hold the editor of the
Carolinian to the proof—we shall pro
ceed step by step, and clear the way as
we go j and he shall not escape us, by the
pitiful subterfuge, that “the first esse7i-
//a/thing which calls for a notice” from
him, is this or that, when it is something
very dilTerent, nor by ar/ieriing, what is
not so, tiiat he has “ noticed all the sub
stantial points of Gen. Jackson’s state
ment.” He has said, that Mr. Buchan
an has “ substantiated «:// that the Gen
eral has assertednow’ this we deny,
and call on I'.im to substantiate his own
assertion, ov acknowledge he has said the
thing that is not.
In the li.s! place, we want established
a very ^^esseniial" assertion, which the
eflitor of the Carolinian, in his eager
ness to “ prove the falsity” of our decla
ration, has, doubtless iitndvirleiiUtj, o-
verlooked. G^n. Jackson says—“Early
in January, 1825, a member of Congress
of high respectability, visited me one
morning, and observed,” £cc.; and that
“ the second day after th.is comiounication
and reply, it v;as ann(;unced in the news
papers that Mr. Clay hail come out open
ly and avowedly in favor of Mr. Adams.”
The inference which Gen. Jackson would
have drawn from this is very obvious, viz:
that after receiving such a rebufi’, Mr.
Clay’s friends repaired to Mr. Adams
with a similar proposition ; Mr. Adams
grasped at the con ui>t oiler ; theb’arifain
was coni.luded; and the “iccy/u/day after,”
11 was j)ublic!y announced in the news
papers. In this cdscy dates are very im
portant ; as, admittin;,; that Mr.I5uchan-
an made the projiositlon the Genei'al
says he did—whicli, by the by, Mr. li.
positively denies—the fact of its being
announced, tl.f second day after his re
pulse, that Mr. Clay had comc out ojjen-
ly and avowedly for Mr. Adams, would
be strong circumstantial testimony to
prove a coirupt bar;;ain. .We tru’'si we
have riK'de it [/iai.i to the editor cf the
Carolinian, tliat this is an iniportani
point, a very “essenliul” asser'ion ; and
dues Mr. Buchanan “ i.ubsiantiale” it
I’he Carolinian declared, that Mr. Bu
chanan “substantiates ALL tiiat the
(it'iieral assertei if s ), lie must sub-
siantiate this. Will the editor be so good
as lo j)oint lo lhai part of iiis letter wliere
he does ii }
Now Mr. Buchanan has proved, that
It as on the 3Jih of DcccuJnr he culled
Oh Gen. Jackson, coiise(^uenil) it could
not have been “early in January,” as
the General asserted—the (icneral’s lapse
of nieinory, howevci-, in this case, is not
so material; yet it “proves,” in one in
stance, the lal.-5lty ol the Carolinian’s de
claration, “ that ALL which Cjen. Jai ksijii
has asst fled, is subbtantiated by Mr. iJui.-
liaiiati.’ But isi til*; “essential” assertion
ol'iis being ai.nounT’ed “ tc.'ay
ailer,” subiiantialed } Certainly not h\
^)_r^i’uchanap : i!’i: ’jr. le- the ••.ditor cl
the Carolinian shov; It ^ for he says,
“ALL that the General asserted, is sub
stantiated by Mr. Buchanan.” Accord
ing to Mr. Buchanan’s statemetif, the
**3€C07id day after,” mentioned by Gen
Jackson, must have been thewtwitiday
of January : yet even Duff Green, who
sticks at no falsehood, tias not been able
to help the General out in this matter;
nor can it be shown, that it was known
or announced how Mr. Clay would vote,
for tu'cnty-Jive days after Gen. Jaikson’s
‘Vco«f/day after.” Let us see if the Caro
linian, witii alf its impudcnce in asser
tion, can bring the General honorably
out of this difficulty, or make good his
as.sertion, that “ALL which the Gener
al asserted is substantiated by Mr. Buchan
an.” We shall now wait for this rea
sonable*’ editor to redeem his pledge, be
fore we proceed to expose tiie puerility
and weakness of his reasonings lo sustain
his assertions, and prove the “falsity”
of OU/i'.
The Cheraw Spectator, speaking of
the late Congressional election in Cum
berland District in this Slate, s.iys—
“ Messrs. Cameron and Gilchrist, both
staunch Jacksonians, were voted for by
nobody but JacK'senians !'* The Fayette
ville Observer has taken cousiderablc
pains to expose the Tnisrcpresentations, by
editors in other states, of the “results
of our late Congressional election;” we
suppose, therefore, he will feel in duty
bound to correct the above. .
, The Fayetteville Observer says—“4t
may even be doubted wheiheran Admin
istration Ticket [in this State] will be
run at all.” It of course, then, is doubt
ful. The Jackson etliiors will allow none
but themselves to know any thing about
the sentiments of the state ; and they
dotinth'ss know the intentions of the
friends of the adminl!.iration better than
thev do themselves.
Were the editor of the Observer to
visit some of the upper counties, he
might change his opinions a little, and
acquire some facts which he appears yet
not to be in possession of.
John L. HF.NnKusov, Esq. has been ap
pointed Comptroller of Public Accounts,
to fdl the vacancy occasioned by the death
of the late Comptroller, Joseplj Hawkins*.
Mr. Henderson has repaired to I’aleigh
and assumed the duties of his office.—
We consider the appointment a very ju
dicious one, and trust it may be confirm
ed by the Legislature.
scusation. A letter now Lefoic ui, from
Pa'ris, says—“ AChillirothe paper arriv
“eclat Paris last night, containing Mb»
“Buchanan’s letter. It lias spread dis-
“ may and confusion in the lanks of th«:
“General’s friends. Many declare they
“ will support him no longer. Some
*• more desperate, affect to believe the
“ letter a forgery, and say Mr. B. nevei’
“wrote it. Unless the Geiu-ral cau
“devise some method of getting out of
“ the di liculty, which I cannot ahiicipate,
“ it must, according to prestnt appear-
“ ances, ruin his prospects.”—Journai.
KKN'l'UCKY.
'Mie following IS a complete list cf the mcui'
bcrs elcctcd, opposite thu list of those of the la^t
Congress ?
19th CongTt-ss. 20th Congress.
David 'I’flnible Henry Daniel
Thomas Metcalfe 'I'homas .Mctcalfo
.lames Clarke .lames Clarke
Uobcrt 1*. Letcher Uobert 1-. I.etchor
Kohert M’llatton Kobort M’llattoii
Joseph l.ecompte Joseph Lef'oinpte
'riiomas I’. Moore 'I hninas I*, 'loore
Jtichurd A. Iluckner Kieliard \ ! '1 i-
ChiU-le4 A. Wi'.-kliflc Charles A. Wickliflto
I'rancis .lohnsou .loel
W. S. Young W. S.- Young-
John I'. Henry Chltteiicicn Lyon
A New York paper gives the following*
information respecting Captain Frafck^
lin’s..^rr//6‘ Land Expedition :
“The enierprize, if not entirely suc-
i.essfull in the way originally designed—
the pjau of a junction withCapt. Beech/
being* frustrated by unfavourable weath
er, as before announced—has yet suffi
ciently t^ttermined thu grand question so
long aij^liated, and removed all reasonabl©
doubt respecting the Northwest jjassa^'e,
“Captain Franklin’s private letters
received sinco his arrival in New York,
luforin him that captain Beechy proceed
ed in the Blossom 120 miles east of Icy
Cape. If this account be accurate, thero
do not remain more than 40 or 50 league*
of the coast from Point Turnagain to Icy
Cape unsurveyed ; and as the discoveries-
of capt. Parry extend some degrees west»
ward‘of the first mentioned Point, “ thft
interesting fact of the practicability of
the N. W. Passage, at certain seasons,
appears to have been determined.”
Rich Car^^o—.The sc hr. Mariner, Capf.
C. Bclden, arrived at Buffalo on the 28th
ult. from Mackinac, with a cargo of 60C>
packages of Fur for the American Fui*
, Company, valued at 8150,000.—-This is
said to be the largest cargo over brough^
into that port.
Duff Green, of the Telegraph, “ hopes
1.e shall be excused for speaking of him
self ;” and then goes on to repeat his old
story of new accessions to his subscription
list. 1 bus, he has lately received three
from the District of Columbia; /aofrom
(ieorgia ; five from Maryland, ont from
Pennsylvania and o/je iVomVirgina; 12
from New-Jerscy and tu'O from S. Caro
lina ; 15 from .Missouri and one from Ten
nessee ; 37 from Illinois, one from New-
York, and 4 from Delaware. Buthehiis
forgotten to tell how these arc, even ob
tained ; that they are procured by a-
gents, traversing the country in every di
rection, soliciting subscriptions of ail
they meet, and leceiving the names of
all tliat can be prevailed on to subscribe,
wiihoui any regard lo the prospect of
payment. W ill he tell us what success
one ol his travelling agents recently met
vvith in Lincoln county in il.is State,
! and w li.ti his reccplion was there } and
j whal astonibliing success another, or per
haps liic same one, had in I'ayeiieville
h.st sj)rinj;r V\’c v. ei e inl’oriiied last we-k,
by a citi/en of Tennessee, that Duff's a-
gents were busily engaged in soliciting
subscriptions in that state ; and tb.at he
told one of liiem, who had been for some
time sick at his house, that he was re
ceiving the numes ol numbers who wouui
never pay him—but he heeded not the cau
tion. 'I he STiOjOOO fund, we presume, will
make uj) all defici'ncies. And yet ll.ese
dre “your steady farmers,” who, accord,
ing lo Duff, siibu:ri!)e for the Telegraph,
bccause tliey “lo\e //Ai’/7//for ilstlf,” and
tin; TtUi'tc.ph^ iio doubt, for its modest}
and iruih.
KK.M’UrKY.
At our lates; iVom Kentirky, ('he
2.)il lilt.) .M r. 4m lianaii’b siutt iik nt liat!
j'isi I.♦•».!) recei\( (| norUn in part of
ihui'?iute, CM/.':: produced the ucepesi
ArrTDEKT.—The sail-boat Jones, which left
Nevi -Yoi k.afcwdaysago, on a party of pleas
ure, towards the Narrows, on her return neaj*
Btaten Islaiul, a lady on hoard having accident-*
ally dropped her Merino shawl overboard, u
seaniaii by the name of Peter I*atton, immediate*
ly uprung- from the boat and succeeded in se»
curing the shawl. The boat immediately pu?
about for his relief, but, the cun-ent being very
strong, he lunk before they could reach him.
DIED,
In this county, on the 10th instant. Mr. Pit,
nicK Hori), in the 85th year of his age. Th»
deceased, throughout his long life, sustained
an unimpeached & unimpeachable character foi*
integrity and uprightness in :tl1 his dealings j
he was one of the worthies of the revolution,
and suflered severely in the service of his coun
try ; in a word, he was a kind neighbor, a faith
ful friend, an affectionate parent ; and aften
having enjoyed almost uninterupted health for
47 years, lie has at last, after a short but severe
struggle, been gathered to his fathers, in a good
old age, like a shock of corn fully ripe.
IVeguwcuVal Orders.
rilHE Regiment of Cavalry attached to tho^
, 11th llrigade and 4th Division of the N.
CarolinaMilitia, are hereby ordered to paraila
in Charlotte, on W'cduesday, the 10th of Octo
ber next, equlpptd agreeably to law, for llev-
view, it Is proposed to form the Ueglment atr
the liourof 10 o’clock, A. M Hy order,
WM. N. P.VKKS, Col. Vumd't,
JnilX IfATlTT, Ajd'l-
Se})t. 10, 1827—1 w
are ordered to parade on Saturday, tho
A Gth (jf f)ct. at our usual place of
at the hour ol 12 o’chick, armed and equipj)C(l
as the law requires. Also, on Wednesday, th*}
lOlh of Oct. at the one mile post, south from
Charlotte, precisely at 8 o’clock.
WIL. .M. GUIEK, Vu-pt,
lu-v
will be sold, ut the house of Joseph
Smith, on Mondav, the 17th Iay ot’ .Scur
te.nb. r, Instant, all the [nonerty beIonf;ing lu*
the estate of J.ijcy Abfru illiy, deee.iM.n, ,»n-
sibl.n!' ot household furniture, one riduig (tig,
all excellent Sil\er A\ ateli, and otlu r arllelcii
too tedious to mention. Hie .suh- uill . ( in,
uienrcat 10 o’eh-ek, A. M. and the terms luada
known on the tiay of sale.
.1 \S. DINKINS, Ad.n'r.
^t-pt. 1. 18:7.—'Jl48
olicc. ~
Vf'F?F,J,AI!I.\ lo i.u i dl and tcstam»»nt
ot .j.icol) .lulu n, deceased, will l)c oU'f red
tor >ale, at the late r sideiiee of s.aiii deceased,
on I iiur-day, tlie ^Oth >f this in.stant, apart of
tile pers.,nal estate, vi/ |-|,ree bkeiv horses-
one wagon and gears ; a good set of Id'acksmitil
tools , one nf.e gun ; one brace of !)rass ban-el
piKtoLs; household and kitchen furniture anti a
yai-Kty of other articles. 'I crms will bj mado
known on tlie day of s.ile.
Alsu, tlM,.-,e wh’o i,tand indchted to the abovo
iKiHitd estate, w.l! pk-ase settle up their ac-
CMunis on that either by ensh or oth rwise ;
anii. thoi,e having chums a.w.iiust said fstiiio, will
reiidtr them in as the law dire( ts.
M. liU.S l V. ICK, X/mV.
U-'ith iht unit uifncx:d.
J>i'pt. 5, _18:7.~:U8 —
Dccds; sale at