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COMMU.'WTIrs FOR THE THEE PIIESS. On whom are the people to rely 'for information relative to the qua lifications of the different candi dates (for the Presidency)? Mr. Editor: The above question) inserted in your last (8th) number under the signature of "Northamp ton" not being, in my estima tion, satisfactorily answered, I will, with your indulgence, en deavor to give an opinion on the subject In the first place, it is neces sary for us to have some idea of tne pre-requisites ior mat exalt ed station. A man who as pires to the first oflicc in the gift of a free people, should be possessed of ability, integrity, consistency, and an habitual at tention to the discharge of his duties. The possession of these qualities, I conceive, would be the best guaranty of the wisdom and integrity of his admistra tion, and of his intention to pur sue upright measures. Having these qualifications in view," the inquiry is, how are we to ascertain the s the claims of the several candi dates? By a reference to offi cial documents, and an investi gation of the part sustained by the several candidates, in their political career, a satisfactory decision misht be made, per Kaps, from a comparison of their respective merits and services. That there will be a diversity of opinion cannot be doubted, but, according to the fundamental principle of Republican govern ments, we must abide by the decision of the majority. i nis i consider an unexcep ceptionable course: and, no doubt, as we arc "all rcpubli cans, all federalists," the good sense of the people will be evinced in the result. They know too well, that when men of corrupt principles and weak intellects are entrusted with the reins of government, that their measures will always be planned with selfish views, and executed with dishonor and loss. Hence the necessity of a careful and judicious selection. We can not, as an ancient patriot did, lament over the degeneracy of the times that could produce but one great man: our lot has been cast in a more propitious season; we have abundance of great men, and the difficulty lies in bestowing sufficient "honor to them who have filled the mea sure of their country's honor." As to the superior discrimi nation of Members of Congress in this important atfair, I beg leave to differ from vour corres pondent: they are too much ex posed to the fascinating infiu ence cf those who arc constant lv "booing and booing" and who possess an insinuating ad dress and a dazzling exterior, to decide with impartialityon those qualities of the head and heart, which are of far greater conse quence. In all governments, where power is acknowledged to be derived from the people, they ougnt to oppose, every thins that looks like the least design oi encroaching on their liber 4Joc With nil Aim -i-r cij. v. wuc ueierence 7 -"niy ana penetration ot our Consression al Members, of short duration will be our Republican institu tions, if we rely exclusively on their "capacity and integrity' lor preservation against the con tinual inroads of corruption and intrigue. The folio wins; extract from an American Book, lately puDusnca under the title "Randolph," connected with recent disclosures at Washing ton, cannot fail to awaken the vigilance of every friend to the liberties of his country: "I have iust left the Presi dent's house. Shall I tell thee what I expected to see? I will men and women Lacedemoni ans, at least characterised by sublime plainness and strength; full of republican grandeur au gust in republican sobriety and steadiness; deriding, calmly, but with a derision that kings would not encounter, all the trapping, and appendage, and parade, and nonsense of royalty. But what have I found! Thou knowest my veneration for such men as George Washington, and others, like him, the growth of Ameri ca, when God himself fought her battles, and bred her children; and thou wilt endure my plain ness, while I lament her neracy. dese- "What have I found! I will tell thee a plebeian nobili- ty; a strusrsrle for precedence between the families of to-day, and the families of yesterday; paltry titles, given and taken by all ranks, without authority or right; the worst follies and worst vices (of foreign courts) awk wardly imitated and caricatured; talent and virtue in the dust; Greatness under the chariot wheels of wealth; a Republican court afTectins to disdain the patricians of Europe, their ti ties and diamonds; their rega foolery; the' hierarchy of their churches, and the ermine of their judges and chancellors; yet load ed with dirty finery; crowded and blazing with paste jewelry; and Squires and Honors; and Lxccllencies! and Bishops! O, is it not paltry! Nay, so ri diculous is this bustle and pa rade of imitation, at times, that I should be tempted to laugh at u, outngnt, were it not too sen ous a tiling for laughter, when considered in its true light, the symptom of a mortal dege neracy in a brave and great people." Halifax. FOR THE FREE PRESS. Mr. Editor: Though I do not presume to address myself to anv of the candidates for the Presidency, or, to the "American people," still your politeness may induce you to admit into your paper a few remarks on the subject, up on which Numa's "meteor" shed so brilliant a liirht. Some pology would be offered for iiis appearance, did your present correspondent expect any other readers than your own Subscri bers; but, as he does not, his vanity whispers 'there is no intrusion, since Numa has "thrust his lean pate and dull of a s he humor into the" columns newspaper:' Ana why h; done so? Because "WM. II. CRAWFORD is a candidate, among others, for the supreme magistracvot theUnited States;" and therefore, this "lever of his country," thinks . a knowledge of his character and qualifica tions a subject of great impor tance." So thinking, he has come forward as one nossessffl of this knowledge and "would advise the American People." But it is astonisning to me, that either Nuraa's sagacity or mo desty did not suggest to him, the great amerence between a capacity to advise and a wish to do so. Of this oanacitv. a knowledge of1 facts forms a most " i . T TfcT centiai part. Jout mima ap pears to think broad assertions, confidently uttered, amply suf- nuent to convince the "Ameri can people" that "Wm. H. Crawford" should not be elected President of the United States:; uic uuucu uuH.jvj , irn:.-.. 4i10 , in 1703, a strong extraordinary in fulfilling the Mr Muties of his office. If he has "that he was federalist, con Adams on the passage of those hateful acts, the Alien and Se dition laws." Assertion is well met bv counter assertion: I at- firm, unhesitatingly, that in 179S, Mr. Crawlord was not a federalist; that he did not con gratulate Mr. Adams on the pas sage of the Alien and Sedition laws!! He, with other young jrentlemcn of Augusta, did com- pliment Mr. Adams on some parts of his previous conduct with respect to France, which deserved the approbation of all honest men. To substantiate this, reference is made to the Address. -Indeed, it is because Mr. Crawford has been more consistent in his political career than any other candidate for the office of President, Gen. Jackson perhaps excepted, that he de serves the good will of all who are attached to the genuine Re publican principles of ?9S. But admitting, with Numa, that "Wm. H. Crawford" was what he has stated, and that he has changed his politicks with the same ease, with which he did his coat still he admits, that "Mr. GVs want of firmness in his political principles, may not be a fault of his own." Con sequently, no blame can be at tached to him, as he is not ac countable for the faults of others and is only responsible for his own conduct. The admission, however ridiculous, destroys the objection. Indeed, throughout the whole, though Numa has assumed the air air and tone "as of one who would say I am Sir Olacie!, " the idea is con stantly suggesting itself "Pity, the best cf words should be bat wind!" Did we not know that it was a privilege of great minds, par ticularly such as live immortal in the "Dunciad," to delight in obscurity and be unintelligible, we would ask Numa to crive the "public" a second number, ex planatory of the first : when we shall, perhaps, be able to learn, if when one's "literary talents have been cloven down," they are triumphant or not. From the connexion of his sentence this is doubtful. Rut enough of Numa! his "Aujrean stable" is more than a labor for Hercules, and he has lost himself amid its savoury accretions. When we speak of Mr. Craw lord as a candidate for the hiirh est distinction recognized m our government, it is comparative ly. We do not draw distinc- tions between him and those who "have gone before;" nor is his spirit contrasted with the "spirits of the mighty dead." But those who favor his elec tion, fearlessly compare his pre tensions with those of the other candidates. His mind, natural ly strong, has received addition al strength and polish from edu cation and experience in noliti- cal affairs; the native honesty of ms ncart could not be improved, though it has remained uncor rupted; and his political princi ples, bottomed upon the inde pendency of the States, are iden- tined with those professed by ivir. jenerson. lo strengthen these, he possesses an energetic character, which remains unsha Ken in the "worst of times:" and an application so unwearied, as to have injured, 'tis thought, nis ooaiiy health. To crown ine wnole, he has a paternal ionaness tor the safety and hap piness of the people of the Uni ted States. This is not a mo ment calculated to call forth all tne powers of mind, and we do not, therefore, expect either Mr. t rawiord, or any other Head of to shew himself Department, not sneu a ng"- upw" r--of financial history," he has re-.vT-rwi on nnnressive burthen H1VJ r I from the nation, in discharging so large a portion of the public debt, and in retaining so iai - ,.iiiC ;n tVip( Treasury. A faithful discharge of duty is, at! this time, a virtue which, the mantle of charity, should "cover a multitude of sins." If he has been "conversant with courts," he has preserved his integrity uncorrupted, and has extracted all the sweets without the acidities of the region in which he moved. Others, whose aspirations take as bold a flight, without entering this enchant ed circle have their private characters stained with vices which would sink an ordinary individual into the depths of in famy. And we are among the numberof those, who believe that there is, ''Can be, no public without private virtue." The uniform tenor of Mr. Crawford's life is deemed a suf ficient pledge for his conduct, if elected, in the arduous discharge nf Presidential duties. And, it he shall not be "chosen from the bosom of the people," he has, unnuestionablv been nurtured there, and has arisen Irom it A Step by step, leaning upon the staff of his own merit, he has as cended to the height upon which he now stands. If "patient me rit have fair play," he will be the President of the United States. With a hope that he A will be, I remain, yours, &c. Callimachus. FUKEIGX. SOUTH AMERICA. By an arrival at Salem, ac counts from Valparaiso to the 29th Feb. have been received. The last dates from Lima were about the 20th January, at which time the royal troops had not entered the city, (but it was un derstood that they could if they chose,) the merchants had prin cipally retired to Callao. Re port says mat mere were mis understandings between the Co lombian and Peruvian troops; and it was thought Bolivar would return to Colombia. It was also reported that there was very little confidence in the go vernment that every thing ex hibited the utmost confusion, and it was conjectured that the Peruvians would come upon some terms with the Royal troops. The despatches from Com. Stewart will probably give a more particular account. There appears to be a great want of confidence in the Chili an government. The Supreme Director had concentrated his land and naval force at Talca huna, and the expedition had sailed to attack Chiloe, the issue of which is thought very doubt ful. The people appear much dissatisfied, and the country in a very impoverished and unset tled state. New tariffs and re gulations are so frequent, that there can be no correct calcula tions made. They were expect ing a large force from Spain, and it was thought they would meet with little resistance. Mexico. Mexican papers to the 19th ult. have been received at the office of the National Ga zette, Philadelphia. Mr. Walsh says the Mexican Congress ap pear to have regarded the coun try as in a fearful crisis, requi ring a very energetic executive. The wide prevalence of discon tent and treachery leaves nc i. ternative. We have receiveda publication, issued in the Mex;. can metropolis on the loth ot April, which contains a copy cr a private communication of t Ex-emperor Iturbide, dated 2d November, 1S23, to King per dinand, and obtained tiirouo-v of Mexican independence. J turbide stated to the Kvvr rc Spain, that all his movemt-nt! in Mexico had beep studiously adapted to the purpose of rotair- ? ins: the throne of that counts i for a Spanish Bourbon; that he had intentionally abstained frC2l I reducing 'the castle of St. hZ ? de Ulloa, as he might have dor.t in the beginning, with a vie w to leave a point d appui fur tfce royal cause: that the natives of ? Mexico are incapable of govern ins; themselves, &c. SPAIN. The private advices received here from Spain, would warrant the opinion, that the French ar- my ot occupation will be with- ; drawn ere long, and that ano ther and fierce civil war will a! most immediatelyensue. France is obliged to support the array altogether, and has no prospect ' of reimbursement, cither' fcr past or present expenditure. The Spanish government can scarcely collect .wherewithal to meet the exigencies of the king's household. The old monopo- lies are restored, but yield very -little revenue. His Catholic ; Majesty has taken that necessa ry article in the European Ca- tholic countries, codfish, ur.dcr j his special protection and con- trol. The consequence is, that j none will be shipped direct to a ? Spanish port, but all to Gihral- tar, as a place of depositc, from whence it will be smuggled into f all quarters of the kingdom. The importation of grain and 1 flour into Spain, has been pro- '( hibited, so that, in the first j weeks of March, while wheat was selling at Gibraltar at less -than one dollar per bushel, the poor Spaniard within 5 miles of that place, was obliged to cat . his bread at the rate of two dol lars and a half per bushel. Spa nish salt, ot Gibraltar, was twelve and a half cents, and the Spaniard paid one dollar and a half per bushel for it, owing to the royal monopoly. He is not allowed to say that he does net want salt that he does not use, or cannot pay for it. The salt administration commission ers, judge for him, and each year supply each family with such quantity as they think pro per, for which they must pay. It was calculated that the Con stitutional party had rather gain ed than lost, in numbers, since the king's restoration, notwith standing the ruthless persecu tion to which every thing in the shape of a liberal, or liberalism was subjected. Legitimacy was supported by the French force alone, and whether to stay, or march out, is a problem for the French government, almost as difficult as was that of attempt ing the invasion. To repeat invasion in case of a new intes tine struggle, would be attend ed with difirjjygties and results of a peculiar and aggravated na ture. In short, from the recent condition of Spain, which has been so paradoxically st7Ied a deliverance, the peace of Eu rope as it is called, may be con jectured to be by no means ly assured. Phil. Nat. Gaz. Jllgiers. The difference be tween Spain and Algiers having been settled, all the Spanish pri soners were released. t "J
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