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r 1 V t THK STXU. . , 44 .Vtfrti-Caroiiw hialt CazclU, Pallulieil, , ty BELL & LA WHENCE; SUnplMa( lliro 4 . II. i t per nnai-X ps- " W1H M Mill ,,(.obl t lux & to it pW U adaa,sml m perJisaonuoued, but St art paid. IHrarliSrBeais, aot tccrdinr aX , tee liaes, tarrted thee lirS't for dJ5t-, mma ivtMy-ira se-ts for ok MnurMN ,AI tlMtar to Ibt editor Sw poM-id KJl LJ jgJii.L.-L. COMMUNICATIONS. ; THE RIP RAP COXTaACT. letter from a gentle man at Washington Cify, . t,w meiurs oi uie star, uaicu ept. '. ' . Afettrt. Edilor, perccjve that a writer in the. star, who must, be unac? auaintcd with the facts ia lelation to the Rip Hap contract; draws inferences unfavorable tq, Mr. Calhoun's conduct an elation to it. I laving long since "been perfectly satisfied of the motives . 81 IJJOee WHO )ui, up-iue ,jnut 4ii on- gress, undes this name, to injure the re' jutation oi air. ainoim,anu ot nis cor rect course, in Relation to, the whole af- fair, 1 "did not suppose there was an in telligent man in the country who would now assert 'that be; had been, in the , smallest, .degree,',,' to v blame yi I that ; bu9ine,88i-C,lvin,.the Editor- of Mr. iCra'wfordV Gazette ' of this xitr,e- CentftL ' - i Knu jou nerewiui uie ampierepori ' . of the Committee of "Congress oiithis subject,.:,", 1 ou will "perceive,; thai, al- : though die comtuittee had been, so far I ' . imposed on bv 4he' Radicals a9 to- be J ' lieyij, at one tiroe,r there might be 3ome- uiiiig iiuiwpci m uic.bvv vv-i ij mo tion, the documents they annet to their report Tuliydea away any. such suspi cion, Until this report was made,'there was. a large body of highly honorable and independent men in, Congressde clined VQting any.'further appropriation for the contract; but, the niomeut tbis report was" made to Congress, they were iully satisneu ot the correctness with which the. whole, aftkir had. been con v ducted, and the Tote -afterwards - was V,130 to 20 against the Radicals, As soon as tii? report and documents were read, ,Alr. Cad walladerj D. Colden,"of New York; got up and stated "that he had been grossly deceived in thebusinesfe;" nd his yote was one of jhe. 1 30v. Since . ; then the authors of. the plot have not ''dared to mention 'the; name Vf -the , Rip v Rap affair in Congressi. VThey bad -got riln.l.. -5.1 up xneirpioiwi injure iir. .iiiuim, aiiu, Vbydint of assertion and insinuation', had ..'evenVt,aiime,;, 1 pendent committee appointed .toonves"-. -tigate the .matttjA l!$gH'!fr' 5.-iThere as one feciJnowwcli khowiK i whieh is as highly honorable to the gen, Vt tlemeti Who composed the committee, as . .to MrCaIhouri:,that Is.'alUhe memler's : oj. mat cummuite are nyw .among ia -j Warmest political frieiidsi although they , . had "been so far jaiposed otf "by; his lene 'S tnies at that time, as to havg a verjr uO Tavorable.' opinion of, him"! This fact f ?.-speak& volumes i to "tle nation1. .' It is an y'imiideJimOfiAk. whicb reflects credit : vell aSj.on'the exalted 'dtrjot'tvhise ','t public acts'-they sie fearlessly called in uestion.. SucnI yentufe,to say wili the conduct of Air; Calhoun, whose :'pu'- rity in 'public and private life i as un spptfed. ahd is consisten'as basTiieen i 'his professions as a Doiticia.''' He had I 'always professed 4!e same creeds and ' ?. practised what he professedv; kv-MX I f i. i..u JLl. -uviVa1 ii.' 1A 'A WIIULiU LllUIlflL VUU. tAJ UUU11SII LUC I IS- port of .the." chief engineer, ;fJeh..' Ma1 rcomb, the hero of t Piattsburg,(whose ' character for stern independence is' as higljv as it is for Valor;) .which contains -- ibe substance ..of the hple affair; and I 5inkroar readers, andpurselvesHl join4n'ithe view which know geherallj 4 r taken of 'the plot,-entered into by the 1 ;V friend soJ Mr.; Crawlbrdyto blast the if jeputationof a man who-soars so much above hinv in point of talents !and pa-1 'vt.t. triotism. f 'v v- '. Ufptrt " General 'Comb H Vie. Secretary It'? April W.isaz. . Srt: In obedience to vour order I furnish :,Sg ierewithfthe infontiatioii requested bv.the "L - WinmHtee appointed by the House of Hepre- ; ,if . ncmauves to investigate uic comract peiween Ji"'he United .States and Mr. Mi, by answers to" the inqniries' contained in the letter., of their Iwrnwuble Chaimiaivdated the J!3d instant y : It is propervliowever, to preroue tliat the ; 1 contraqt witli, MK Mii was mode by General, Bwift, while at the head of the Engineer Pe -v . paitmeiit, long before I Was appointed to that - JUtion, and that most of the information which ' I hate obtained haa been collected not onh i&om the records of this office bat from Other ,v; tources, and particularly from the recollection ; . f those who slave been attached to the office i: - f- iNicb longer than myself. Jtis pr&bable that ii -cnerai swiit was nere-uiat uje report r . m o umaft stm more cemoiaw aso taw- tcmatucitv since ' ilr. " vzwlui hill ft In tTy tniV 1W iwquliy of te corimit f,t;iPtW i trLrracOt fjffwvpo to tokf th oonti-t puiiUihctl mi Vo, hen tod htre' 1 t to wlsle, O-Lv- 6" -ji j. iw bw Tina iiua tpr ru njr dverTint. mnd h U biiercd tlit ujcir wm Boor, i tie practice of rertir ifl allea-eti, a iWa r.1r ia, rrt. T. wr" u,c PcT" in lire enri. Hia Ejnrimeer J-partmct at fVf Mr wlrili at I'll ftrfl, J813, Undr cifrurruiiancM mi tar tO tho lindrr lch t)u rnrlrtH formcdi U it, V Jxrt the frtqntiuy of in tercaune with all tl. txiinu frrwn wi ,;. h f.. nan ui UC U CITlL H.iMilif Lmr r . them. It mppr th wct reorted to nlv w imvuiuH uvia iua qiuuter pro i"'- w.uncrco,na nen it was re- crstuTYto invite ditw,t and nend comneti- t'"j i'rn 'iT4ir.i rwri ':rj-was oon siilrred to be x plkb!e to tlie contracts tor Uie rousti-ut u of the forUni Gulf of lcito, as dverteineuu fw propo. ids foi- thum were published tlirouerhout tho ewmtry foc.ncirly three roontlu beiori dicy were ftcmed. It apcan that Ihit ctntraet -mat mitle ttrirtlt in eonfirvut; to tha utual (rmttic at that time, and UU all the prtcmiHmt r taken w hie A rre reqtotite to guard the intcrrtt, "J fvemmrnt, ami I trcurr the contract tn the tmt moderate trrmi. By ad crting- to th pwuim oi tne work$ at old Point Crafort and the Rip aps, near Uie mouUi of Chesa. pcuke Hay, it rum be app:erit tliat the t.e necenswy for the construction thereof, would nauiiujiy dc suimiiea tram i nnn... Wllick How into that bav. ami "iW It k- obtained from th Jaraea, York, Potomac, or Siisnupharinah TiTers:' ami have, been, tlie impression of the chief mri. neer at the time the .contact was to he form. cu.. iua anenuon was uirected to all of those points, and the owners of the nn,irri iiuurum mai me (Tuvernment l..t !r i .i. .i. " . form contracts for the supply of the stone that would be recj mr.d for those works. Thi n. Rineer suprmitendine tlie distrirt the- Chesapeake, and having special cliirge of construction.. In pursuance thereof Captun Maurice, of the Corp of Engineers, was4is jjBttiica w mciimona in onterto ascertain at what price the stone could be obtained from the quarries on James's river; the result of bis inquiry wasiat the stone to be procure at fliat pobt would cost g4 to 4 30 the perch. Application at the same-tune was nuub. tn xrW Baker) stone ouarrier at Georgetown, on th Potomac, to knowkat what price stone couKl , vuuiuie at uiat point, me result of which was that it would be about the same price as that on James river, . lu addition to thinuv in. quines Colonel 4ju4sted had actual' experi menU.,jde,. by having- the atone iiu4 indteinsported under .Jug immediate direc tion and superintendence, the result of which was that it could not; be delivered at the works for less bin g3 50 per perch. - His impression is, that the1, transporution of so laj-ge a quantity of' stone" as the government required might have raised the rate of freight to S2 50 or 3, and in tfiat case the Drice would have been augmented in the proportion of iuc omerence Deiween tnoee rates and that tpoij which Was founded the e9timaje of 3 50. . He; considered the cohtract With Mr. Mix as bing highly advantageous to tb5 govern ment at, the time it was made, see his certiR cato heirewith accompanying and marked A. Tie certificate of Colonel Armistead is con firmed by that of Captain Maurice, marked B, by which it appear that , the lowest offtir be received "would ; have ; cost the government R4 25 vizi gl 50 at Wafichester; yj tents cartage tdllocltts, aridg2 for freightthence w.uiu. rumi. onuortv tvuue t icsa mnmrux nu. cpci-iiiicnts were conauctea by Colonel Swift in order, that the most accurate infor mation might be obtained also employed Mr. sraic iiiusoii ui intelligence ana ex perience, to examine the" severajl qi tarries with a view to ascerfaiiv the lowest We at wliich stoiie of a suitable nuaDiv could be obtain!. Te result 'o ' his .inquiries was that it could ncbesuppbeiforlesstliajigS 50perpsrch. it puiicu ui TivnuiiK-, out nis-report cannot be found. Tli : result 'howeVer. is distinklv rocolle.teJ by the officers attached to the de partmeut who have seen- the report v These various inquiries attracted the -attention of tlie owners of quairies at the various points frdm wiucu tne sioik; wouia-namnuiy pe-uppiie(!, ami produced & foinpetZHon jnot ieu coniden ble than ifpropotale had been iijvited by adver- nirmcnt. i ijjios . were accorcunirlv receive! from theuarriCTs at James.. York. Potomac. and Susquehannah rivers: those from thchwt being tounded upon experiments: made by the permission of the engineer department, miu at uie expense oi tue government; and although some of these-bids were received shortly after the contract was formed, yet it is manifest from them that it "Was impossible jto form tlie contract upon tcrnis' more advanta geous to the government,-?. The proposal of Mr, .Brooke from' James river for stone of the kii .required, wis gl ,25 per perch at the quarry, to which Lebig added the expense of, freight to Bichmond, portage to BocKetts.and freight to Old Point Comfort, the rate would be . increased .to- at least g4-;50j see. Mr. Brooks' proposal herewith marked C. The proposal from Messrs. McUougall and Cran dall, from the qii:irrlcs oh the SusquCbahnah, was at the rate of gS 50 jScr percb delivered; see the proposal dated the 4th" 'of August 818, togetlier with a letter' rom Mr. Crap, dall, dated the, 4th. of May preceding, here with Irahsmitted And marked. Pi, by the latter of which it, appears thiit stone obuioed from the Susquchajinah in the, cheapest manner, and the moaf convenient for loading without regard; to 'quality, (by which it is tinderstood to be loose stone Vobtaaied Vitbout thei ex ' It thus appears at Mr. 'Caihoiin estab- Eshed the- practice of advertisingj which prac-. tice tr. Crawlord nacl neglected to establish whilehe was at the bead of he War Depart mehCi This is but one of the many salutary regulations Mr. Calhoun has introduced into tliat department (which is now Tieif'ectly svs- " insirucieu py ueneru Switt to Uke , measures to asctrtaui -the price at wiucn. materials could bo obtainecf fl J'rn'"r.) r. t iic S'j.-.e !oir rlrU at on'y lift f t.v h. ' A 'rwn tin 8uru ..st.ftv s Hf A 1 . 1 kul St Cum be fcr,:, fc-tf, r koTrcr,fmm Mier mnf coiui Juration htUal -ljri- of th povrriuit't, and ouy be pipposod to be M &Tora!)!e m Uie rtn ,i fHjrU ! bv i.tu. ma ik-lore tixii M fu tn.w irwu juuiy. rem liie nrojio! of Mr. YnrtoD, rtuch i the r'.c of R4 rfli rvf I '1 . l I im r . ... w ts- '"m una oi air. i later and Air stone cwiid not latrbecn dricrtd fnm the PoUwuac at that time on terms u fiwiraLl.- those .n .wHicfc Mr. Mt roiitracted. Iliey tend lo to shew that the intention of tlie pverr.uient to t.nn e contract, wm well known to those u hose mtcrest it would be to undcitidce well -a contract Mr. Cntu ,. U i, after two trips, did not think 2sufl.i k m for transportation alone, anil uvtnlintrK- bK-iii. doned k at tliat trioei see nim-n mrt-I F. The contriict with Mr. Mix was formed Upo,, projwjsals from lum for supplying the stone from a quarn- on York river, sgreeably to two specimens of dihcrcntfiualiiics which accom- pamed hw propos5 it is transmitted here, with, And'linarkedF. General "Swift bi under the impression tliat the best of thaspe cimens w a sttble quality, ani the offer oemg luty cents per perch tower than the rate which, by the experiment made both bv th fovernmentand -indiviiluals. it miLt uie most artvantapcotis management be fur nished. closed with the nronol d f, - . -. ... i uimvi the contract in conformity to it " After rhe uwu.cij- oi rew cargoes, ciou&ts arose reV pccunS me suitableness Of its quality, w hich, upon its bcinr more vriticnllv examined. tr. minated in the belief that h. would me. purpose tor which jt was intended. Mr. Mix .was notified accordingly, tliat a further supnlv of that kind of tnni rmil.1 nn. I.. ceivea, winch involved the necessity of aban doning tne contract altogether; or of . supply ing stone' of a suitable quality from some other point Mr. Mix nrotesled an,it determination of Gel) ?ral Swift, on the ground that the .contract hudecn made In relation to that particular kind of stonci tliat he had mauehis arrangements by purchasintr ouar- ries, and that it could not be delivered from any tother point equally cheap; but, finally, rather than to lose the expenses he had incur. red in preparations, he determined to comply with tlie, decision of the chief engineer. l.W declension in r tKebri 'ee ef freight and the r- petue -of marrying; ictech tuhteqttentlyXtook place, Uas tnalilcd AIT. ULr. 'notwithstanrtino. vuc was. occu-iioucu to nimDy uie refusal of ueiveru swut, to receive tae Yorknver stone. to caiTV on tlie contract with nrofit to himself. liia,.bow vvjc)ufidcntlv beliwrcd, vithotit uth iieeleimon, the refusal of tlie chief, engineer-to receive- the, York, river irtone, would liave involved the contractor in serious con sequences, and put it out of his power to com- lij r iui ins qimtracij as it appears troin tacts which have already been stated that stone could hot have been delivered from any other point for less than''g3. SO.lnfait,tIwcan tract at tlie time wan considered to advantanoui to the government, that it it underttood General Swift wo detirou ,te extend it Jo, tte -whole quantity r,requirea f-uhichaat declined hyi ihe contractor ! It Is bebered under no other cir cumstances than" those which have "jeen men tioned, could the contract have been made for less than g3" 50. ; As tlie principal item of I cajjcusc was, uie ireigut, wnicn,-as tne yorK riycij quarry was not more than a sixth of the distance frotp the pointiOf delivery of thd qu:rits,Jon - the,' Potomac' and . SusqUehan. nalv tlie difference in" the freight in its & ror; more 'than compensated for tlie addi tional expense of getting out the stone from it. ., w acute? inc: act ot - . . &oy, required tliat proposals for contracts should be advertised, it would be improperfor me to oner an opnuon." ; jt hoieeveri but , due lo General-S-aii to ttate, that, on iiiqmry, it it at certatne.4 that iA practice of forming contract nithontadveTtiingj vldch hat already teen stated at being usual in the Engineer etJice, previously to, and at. the time of forming Ihit contract, equally extended to every other branch of taegovernmentt itU particularly ascertain ed to have been.the,iractice in'the Ordnance and quartermaster's departments, and m the general land omce attached to the Treasury Department, as" iWill appear by the statement from Mr.'Meigs, transmitted herewith, & mark ed Gl Even hieber ixamolemaV be Quoted fotiU 'authority "JAmongf other instances which might be referred to, it is sufltcieftt f6 cite the contract made in 1815, by the; Secrei tad1 of -War with. Captain Thomas Clark,'for dyking the Pea Patch, and that made by the unuiance oepartmcut in 1010, unuer uie sanc tion of tlie Secretary of War. vwith Mr. GL t i '.. f' ; . .U 1 1 oo iui vujillii lcii uiuu.-nui KUIIIU OI arms, tools, materials, sec. for the use ot. the 0dna..opiuitmen'U;to-h 'OF.diic'lf contracts was.the're any advertisienieht';- It is bebeved there-wAf s many ether instances, and, In fact, thai it teat the universal' practice. "Secoii&Jnquiiy.X.Y? theie any surety for. Mix, the.contractor? o, I you' 'will, o Dilge juie conunuvce wiui. a coojc ot, uie . m strument''' w 1 .'( Anmet. --Mr. Mix's contract was accompa nied by a bond fo its ntiiaful execution, in the penal sum of R20,000. niM tuwties: vhich were approved ana txmflea f be competent fy ine recoraer oj yic aiy vj rrew-J,orw. . opis of the contract and bond are herewith trans- nucd. marked H.' " i'e&i: 1 i rTHrd Jnmary How many perch ot stone haveHjeen efchvered ondcf said contract and from, whaf place or' quarry, and what kind of stone?" -JL I Jlnraer , The whole ouantity delivered u 87,9u4 perches. It has been delivered from tiuious place, of whicjy however, no account bns been kept The ptuicipal deliveries have been from uie quarries, on the Potomac, near Georgetown. . Kscept tne tew cargoes aeu Vered from York river; the commencement of the contract, as has been stated, the atone lias been irraniteU' a f-'i-:--;W''''''f li- Fourth Inquiry. . "In what manner, or how, was tlie deliveries ascettained' - ' ,' --. .'lnsver. At the commencement of the ceiitract, tlie quantity t ssci - v.",'1 i.. uue4 by a- ttl mrsiremcnt on t.u Cck ef ;.ci ww. -ting' ac4,o;t1-.u,..l ,;, i-iuih lt Uy, m-Twc nwmjn'y, it was M.-4 to OiSTing tlie tienm-aon of Ota rt-mh u H,t -ktrr '. bcfiire di barjpf-Jf the c7to. and men ucrumtir im.ii,r th quitj?y of we of lur iney coiistpd. the dmc a; ocroonaiiy reptatwo, to unit atctv. ry. Ajcoiriiected with tlm berewuh, marked 1, a copy (4 th com skmv v..yt n-UHinjr U) t tolOIMj inH)t, the engineer, elirjlJriui the nperinlcn.Woc me worxs, witn ns drpiitjnent, wtik a will afford more pshicuLir iufnnstion. It is propT to Xihserve, thst itU rt'inct to this couti-irt, ie prrch i estimated at CS tab U tt, U at tuo P a Patch, it U ctinted at 2,' fret, and at some oiIut places, partiou- ' i .ij m uotuus . ornt, as low as tifih Inquiry. "Has the contractor, Mix, fiiseona-acl.' an-t, if s, to wiiom whriv.' and at what price per porch? if known to the W ar Department Has a new otilmct been wle with the person to whom Mix suld'aad, u so, has security been given'" . , wfuww. -The whole of the contract, ex cept one-fourth, which hss been transferred vr ieir. Howes trfiklsborrmph ft Co. of llavete-trace, with the assent of Uie Dc partmciit, remains in tlie name of Mr. Mix, for which he and his securities are rcsponsi ble . It is understood, however, that a mib. contract was made with Major Vandevetiter, fw: one-half of the contract, some time after ix tormation; but, as the mngemrnt was a private one between Mr. Mix and Jlajor Van deventer, and the Intter was not recogii'ued by tlie Department, he has not been respon sible to tlie government for any part of tlie contract, .wliich still remains in the name of Mr. Mix, with tlie exception of. the fourth above stated.", Tlie tenr.$-and conditions on wliich Mr. Mix may have disposed of any part of his contract, have never been communica ted to tins department No new contract has been" made" with Messrs. Goldsborouo-h fc Co. They are bound by the stipulations of the ori ginal contract tor the performance of tlie par tion thereof of which they have become pos seased, as will be seen by the bond given by them lor -its laiUiful execution, a copy of which, and of tlie letter from Mr. Mix. Under whicb they were recognized as the owners of tue iourOt theicoutract, are transmitted herewith and marked K.- . ", . v ; r V 1 bT junt reyed Vpl to an appiica. ton made to Mr. Mix, requesting him to state what hud been tlie cost of the stone fira de liveredjunder his contract - It is founded on the expense , of - freight and quarrying, as as certained by. the .charter Dartics. and hill nf the quarrier, compared with tlie quantity de livered.1' Conies of the charter nrtrties. and nf the bill of the -'quarrier,' -together -with Mr. mix's tetter are, transmitter herewith, "and marked L. y.-f-:--'Jk '.rj:r;n-?r Itcspcctfully submitted. fv: --i 4 I '' Al-BX. MACOMB. " , i -, '..-;' &m 4 r iRt " r P 'v-'" ' ; i .VOR.'TBi 8fAKi.:;:v'-f Report vf the-Auxiliary JiibU Society of tin ITie members of the Auxiliary Bible Soci. ety of the University convened a few days since; the following was the process ot busi ness: i . '. " - - '," 1st A Chapter" in the Bible; read by the President. :y t. 1 - .' '...--- , ; 2d.t A Pyayer, by the President of the Uni versity, , , , ; ' , i ' '- v.i-3d. The Reports of the respective Officers. 4lh.-An Address, by Kev. S, K. Kollock. J ' w $tiVAn Address, by Professor Olmsted.' ,. Ctb.'Election of officers for tlie. ensuing term;' ' -: '-. ':?i--,t: '.".' ".-v- ., ;. ". f ' 1 ) rth. A PraVer.'by the Re v. Elisha Mitchell. J .The following officers are elected for the ensuing term:'; .'. 7r: ' ;,. Kobert HaUresMfefil. ' ' w S a'- i Edward D. Sims, ? .. ,' :T-? " t Alexander; Z&?, r' ; James W. Mryan.. ireatvrtei T gliomas Bond,'i ''-"r-yt, ' ' h M. Polk,. i! V - W; Anderson, K . . Ai J. De Rossett, . vt t.j. pugh,-; , . Z. Johnston; ,r p j Manager .. j r; t---!?'. -It is due'to Sfe,,wora.Ko1locV and Olm. sted toremark, that .their addreilses served to enkindle irt tlie breasts pf the members of this Sdcjety purer flame of love and eal, by tracing the progress of divine truth' arid its sanctifying effects on the hearti.of men.'.J ' We are happy to introduce this Society lo the worldf and we are glad that we are able- to record, tor , the encouragement , of other Bible Societies, an evident increase of zeal in tlie Bible cause nmonp-st vouner men not pro fessors of religion,!M'e hope that this spirit will extend to every county in' the' state; and that none who have patronised institutions of ik'.' t:.4 it t u i i..ir una aniii-. win .ub, wpary 111 wi uoiiij. However well the citizens, of Oils State maf be supplied with Bibles, let us recollect that a majority of tlie globe are sitting in d. rkv ness, having no Cosptl to tell them of the lovs of a dying Saviour, and to direct tliem to the Sft' Of an eternal world, vv . j rThi Society is as yet in its infancy; it owe lit existence to the indefatigable exertions of Mritobmson, who visited us during tne last year; ana was recognisea as an Auxiuary, oy the Parent Institution; 'Wch ,8th, 1823. Since its organization we have contributed to the Parent Institution gl?5: Sre have receive ed 15U Bibles, of which we have irt hand at present 100; .having disposed of 50, at redu ced prices and gratuitous distribution The warm interest which appears" to ani mate the members of this Society their un willingness that their fellow mortals should be condemned, without knowing why and Wherefor; and their consciousness of the me lioration of society, by the indiscriminate dis semination of the Scriptures, are sufficient guarantee of its perpetuity. Of 173 students, belonging to the University, 150 are engaged i tha dtvtac f orkj and altkeut a very fn v . ) t'l'in ire -,' trn UvHvt, l,rtf. Bf ,, r ixr ri-vr,(Wt,! t?,e .; U'i Ht.Wi, ; e, b.e ifTourv.!, tn rn..,.., . r ' c tSst : t . ..,. LfciMrs irom t;.e e..;.TiiiH Sociciy. If we Crc to s lm t t!it t uan rriirion is aoth.nr mdi. tbtn r ,yS. pringof heathen Superstition, . mrr- ! . bvarto lridrn llm,.-,. r ' , ? '' www rr uui i r-vji u Vi C Mre Of jic Sndiiuqiiitv, in rA its ir.fl.ir r,r mV as tendiiHr CaWl.fv !.; in.ir.:.i.i Passions, and einihse tht ri : bn-Utn y of hi oatwrc, a conwderntion !.ne sufT.oicut to ncoMT-r I1 men of . ., , .. . t ebariuble disBKnitions, to e:- k with aUc nmUietauMrfiUuuiitiJ rms' .nf ln count nr invitwl i-!,..,,. ! , t ample room for the exertion ..fcW. , many too poor to urehe i l. t lf. . i aswred tliat there are m.nv families Li..U had been destitute of a Bi!.fe for i,inv r.rt previous to tne'rsuMV, -!,. nf t!, a AuY.lia. ty. But nre. these H ""ipplitHl, and we arc .-jil c W,m- out t-'her obiecUof chari'v. Anh.n .., ,.'., Of Uie Society luve not Lrt'n ci-t r'xtciK.. e believe !,at itls,al iil be inado an in. strutnent of W,: , ben- t to f.,m'!.e i.t in. ..iu3j nuiee i,'.; 'V I... it r,,' ! i1 i ..; i.,.i-. . -. elves of this iival,n.lle tit .nui-e, w i,o oi cr wi-io would De little better tl.sn tlie idoU Heathen, ignors:it of Cod their Creator, 'an J Christ their Redeemer. It mipt be a subiet t cf t!,e simurf m-h, lation to Christians. t lunlr .r,i,,.l .k- world and behold tlie exert. nn tli.t I avm ' been made, and are still nuking, in tho glo rious cause of the s dvation of souls. The Parent Institution, with hrr .100 A lanes, like the Nile and its tributaries mrm r ti'eams which are fmilisingthe barren waste " oi our country, and tr ; -glad the City of ourOod." United in one linn phalanx, asso ciated with the great, and wise, and good, oi ' both sides of the Atlantic, and laboring under ' ' the banners of Jehovah, they are effecting reformation- in the 'moral character of the"' world, never before witnessed.- The llindoe and Hotteiitot will presently relinquish the 4 inhuman practice of sacrificing the childrea ' , " of their bosoms. flesh tl,;.-j i of their l)one,'Uo inanimate idols The desert ' has become vocal with the praises of Emanuelr ' antl the aobtary-jilace begins to blossom aa' ' ; Ue rose. The ornorant poor are learning' ' 1 the way to those blessed habitation's where all ! ' 1 elect of God in sweet Communion bran- " ; dish their nalins nf vle.tni.ir. ari ;n ..;.,. i oud IWnnas jolnin celebrating their Ma-' f kers praise v ., . , . .. , - -; ; POLITICAL. i. ,W Fro? the Fayetteville pbteiven, " TllOSe tcho live in trlrtsir 1 lnl..mt thoultl not le the first to throw stone$,rr WoJ lllll rVcomrncnd w K ..-. lenuon oi tne editors ol the Iieastcrh-: the old adae above quoted. Mer" difference of opinion, is by no means as excuse' for illiberalily atM vulvar abte; and thev turnish no"evtehc'e of cuUi- vatcd taste, deucacv ol sentiments, or.: dignity of 'character in tliose hj de scend to them. ' -'The ' mushroom, papers' f i ken of in the last Register, are, it ii true, of comparatively recent c'ste; but we know not m what respect f j would sufTeir .-; ' in a' comparison vvi.h i a, is of older' staiTdirib:.4'Their editors a our";, and : re guilty: if youth be': criminal, they i they were born and bred in the country; which shelters and protects tliem; ana if that be a cause, of reproach, they just " . ly deserve it; and, are proud to be,r it v If any other reasons can be oJe red why '- they are. not entitled to as much confi dence as the Register, we are ignorant i-.. of them. . v , ;' ' .,Mi ' It ii a little supprising that one of ' these " mushroom papers' is hand in i dove'wHh the.'i?cwer How; dots happen that f the .venerable, Registci is ; found in such company' tj -ifVr j ;;,.:f;v;'''"" :x-2'ii .''.:iH-:-'f.::;';'w , . From the Western Carolinian.' .".' - MEMBERS TQ-XONGUESS; Ai is beyond disputer that a majority'-'.'.' of the Representatrvea to Congress from ' this' state, are vertdndSij friendly to ( Mr. Crawford yXhis fact has been as a drop of honey-in the inoutlii of his par-j;' tisanSj they have -rolled jt, as -sweet "i;. tnorsel, under their tongues; they hard reasoned from hencV, that majority of - ; the .people must be for Mri. C too. . JJat they arc grossly deceiving themseles. br ' A resting; their hopes oil premises so fat- . laciqus; and. they are deceiving other ' honest people, who are disposed to lend a credulous car to-their fluttering tales. Had the private view of the candidates, Lt relative to the presidency, been made i.. fll r,. : l.'l IiL !.. .! test of their popularity at i n'then might, we, with the late, elec4 tion reason, have iudued -of the sentiments of the. neonle ' from those of their representatives. But Shch was .not tlife fact; for in three' ad ; , joining congressional uisi icts, wiiere ; , members lnendiy to Mr.U awturdr.vc y been elected, a large inn) irity. cf the people are i known to be hostile to hi pretensions, "The candidates were well aware of this before the election; and, accordingly, in their narangucs to the people, wey tnadepc''' dclarat'ona. ' t,naf;r should the f ' J' IV: ulent , devolve on (Jongi ts, , f would vole for that man whom a t'ity f their . constituents mi;jit deb'0;.ate.! And .inC.; anotherdistiict, hard by us. We are well .1 assured, irora varions sources, uiai in: 1 1 people's eaUnenta art ia ptooiiVtioja, U - w .j. A t, ; . - , t" ' i , t ' V 1 '41
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