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mmwm NO. 40 RALEIGH, XJ. 0. THURSDAY, SEPTEL2BER 25. 1034 VOL. ZHV WMMI J t i .W& Candiua Malt Uazelte, ' ruiilmitaj vsssiv, ar, L VW'itRNCIi & I.KMAV." . TKIIMS. .,. ....... .- tlmt? ilollael nee aimmn- inw Bill m liio.. smienorn m alliW fill'. SWW ,11 l. .t.-i.ilT t.,Hirr.l to W . -i nriKiKvr4, Mm erUu.e Illicit UM77TP,lTi"i'cc wiiirTlie external world ia j.ai'rtl"! IIMJ llini-, Hir wire - i-v- . r ... -..A t - jt.C'WW sw aa tjioa. . .1 ... . ....... 'i.'i. jLfc;xt I'.ic l -lli article relates some of lli n'-t aHiiihinj fact or abomina ble f.ilehmtds ever rerordid on piper. Wr our reader to their own Dpi tniin; Itut at the utirnte or mummery rrl'-treil hat alirncled erjr rusnU ..i.ttf aiieiitiuii in Kuniie. and nxire Immi.lalile riduole e. y 'where, wnVWF ,u Ue. wmethm, li,ive dieted it no mure than jutt to allow it a heari from the mouth ol u.je of ti otarifc: ' ....-.,---- ----- AMMAL MAdNKTISM. Now tff tlie vm'ioni womteri hi ilirv i, 'I'lie CmlKi Wicir, (JiNmuuiii, .. . Jlgnu. " ,: It tipi lat Byron tran here ncet e.l'ii four arientilic diacoteriea in their yajtbUafied (1 least inrre id tlit in) a.nM.ii (he m..at valutble that eter weie lh fie word "tractors" n relefsTG whir U .called animal tnagttetwm aci entific wonder which, though piattised mi the couttiient for" upwards of fifty )ears, and hinted at by many, medical UaiuMMtentiielr unknown in Ibi.coun try. VViihin the last few month, a bHk of great research and reflection has been published on thia subject; and a it- at--ntwithfctaiHltiif - its :e.x,cef ding; f,r?t, Vti?tcAi.,e.i enrng "tittle " ittrtitloii, we shall en deavor, as far aa i in our power, to ib uin. butu fur the. volume and its sab' i-ct, the notice which thej o emiiitnt- . - Animal magnetim---Jin incorrect but, convenient pirae relera. to a power which a atronger i supposed to be able healthy over a diseased, whereby, thro a on rc exertion ot the will in some eiMH, but more generally by this means accoi-ipanied by stroking with the htndx, the former throws the latter in to a state of sleep, during which Ihete are experienced Terrain peculiar seosr tions, arising from nervous excitement, and which may have the best t Reels upon the beatslv Jf th patients The operations and results of animal mag netism altogether resemble what we conceive of magic; and they am'still a subject of general doubt and supicioo, but rather fiom want of knowledge lhau from any other cause, seeing that the French Academy, the most respected body of scientific men in the world, hive satisfied, themselves, by experi menu; that, startling as the discovery 'a, it is quite true and free from impos- is their In-Iief to the whole world. . The prucea of animal mapnetifm is generally pei formed in the .following manner: the patient is placed in a sit ting posture, in a -convenient elbow chair, or on a couch; aooietimea even in a common chair. The magiH-iiser seal r ed rn a rhair a little more elevated and at the distance of about a tool from (he liatieiit. collects himself fur some mo ments, duriug which he takes the thumbs of the patient between his two fingers, an that the interior parts ol the thumbs are in contact wiih each other. . . Ue fixea his eyca upon the patient and j remains in this pontion till lie leel rrthtt in Tqial: rfee KiHed bj'tweeitlhiS'thttnibs iof both par- tiesr:jr:ilirn::witlHlriwl hvi bauds, turning them-out ward, plates them - on - the shoulders, where he allows them to remain alxtut a minute, and then con- ducts -Ihem slowly, with a very slight friction, along the arms to the extreini lyof the fingers. . This operation he performs live or six times, which the wagnctisers call a pa; he then places his lunds above the bead, holds ihem there a moment, draws tht in dowti - .wards in front of the face at the 4is t nee of one or two inches to the pit of the stomach, resting his fiiigcis on this ptrt of the bod j and, lastly, de scends slowly along toe body to the feet. These fir aie tepeatt-d du i" the greater part of the silling; and - long them beyowl the extremity of the hands and feel, shaking his fingers catb time.' Finally, he makes Itansveise panes before the face and breast, at the distanc c of three or fou r itkhe , pre tenting his hand approximated to eath other, and senaraiinat Ihem abiuntlr. Jliere are variations upn this pro - ss, but it i anneressiy to notice Ihem here, 't he result, where there is Do obstacle or deranging cause, is that the patient falls involuntarily into a kind of trance, the'progresie sulfa tions of which are thus classified by a Uerman philosopher, tiauied K.'ug-; . "The fint ilegiee" pieseiits no re marasble phenomena. The intellect and the senses stiil retain their uual susceptibilities. For this teaoo, this fust degree has been d enomtuated the degree. of waking. - In the b. degree, most of the of hfs head or brain,' and found that ill sense still remain in a statejof aetin-1 the functions of that organ were traaa That of the vision only ismpair- ferred to the pit of the stomach, where e'd; the ey withdrawing itself gradu- it in supposed the capital of the nervous ii j irw the potter or ine will, lint second decree, in which the sensibility iiJ!S,rI!lSX 'l',0c''' J,X, """ n,"" ' netiser rail the hulj Hltrp or the imptr- . In the third dej ilMt.iM.M.i. .h- orn thr. uVh whirlr our eerret- rce. th. tt'iinl. nf carried on the acnar ) relu-e to pel lurui their reneciit fmicinni, and the na-? fu'iif Tf id"cet m tki uua.ai. iu aute of exUtence witjth i. i.alld tUt'.inSg' he'lc tterp. ' In ihef'W'7i degrre, the patient a waken, a il were wiimn Ixmself, and lii. cotkcitune reiaiiia. He in in a iate which csn neither be propeiljr called alreping or . wkinr, but which between the two. hen in fiiia ataie, he i again placed in a ery peculiar ronnesiun with. tbe eltrrtul world. Thia fourth degree haa ben; clutiiiguishcd in the writings of the aiiiniarnMsnetisert, by the name of the jtt'fut crisis or uimptt tommntulifia . ' "In the fifth degree, the patient is "pta'ted'Tii mitf "sT'ci'treit-"lhy;''l't-ol' Htff intuition. VV hen m ihm tnuatiiio of bis own internal lfieltTaindro'Ttily klate, is enabled to calculate, with acu- wTnniTuraltTlTidtneviTaMrTUcrtiri-Btid to' deieimioe w'hat. are their most tp piopiiate and rlfectual remedies. He i also said to piaiess the same power of internal inspection with lessid to maeneltc connexion with bun. from thin fifth degree all the aubsrurnt mag netic State are comprehended undei the denomination of lucidity, or lucid VUlort, (Yr. Uairvoyattct Oeim.. HOI "In the aixfA decree, the lucid vision which the patient possessed in the-for mer degree extenls 1o alt object near and at a distance, in apace and time: hence il -has 4o al"4 Ut'4egre-f unhewalliM'idtiy,,- 1 he source ol the phenomenon is by some au pooled to be in. a tirculaiinz perceptible, and residing in the nerves, and wliiih hjs a power of expanding beyond the sphere of the body, and af fecting near or distant objects. This fluid, if it be the scat of the magnetic power, ia probably obedient to the vo imonorwrlt,-for-person more lhan usually susceptible of (ha magnetic inilueoce have been updated upon in voluntarily, and unexpectedly to them' solves, by a magneiiser who took his po sition in anothei room, and only exert ed an energetic and intense desire to pioduce the effect. This is no doubt mysterious, -and very like superstition; but is there any better explanation' at the present day lor mineral magnetism, for the cause and nature of disease, for the simple phenomenon ol mortal life? Animal magnetism, in lact, appears to us as not more unintelligible lhan any oftlielc' have been long ago received, like them, into the sphere ol acknowledged truths. if it had not been ao very wouUerlul aa to excite suspicion even where the sens es were aatiafied of its existence. - It is obvious, from the experiments reported by the French Academy, that there is an intimate connection between ordinary somnambulism or sleep walk ing, and the intuitive power, independ ent of the senses, which is developed during the fits produced by the mag netic influence. SSeep-walkera perform amazing feats' ,'antl execute the most intricate and delicate operations, with. out the natural Mgnt wnitn woum oe attempt uch. bazardv.ua and. (lifCcuTt procrssetr8mirpefaonSj;in'thlh 4audr wlio have been artificially thrown into mis state, or eomeining use 11, uy inxgnetUm, have, shown themselves to possess senses and powers ol action distinct from those which we use in our waking moment. The French Acade my report upon four individual ; who whi. e magnetised "tfisu In" theiir usual stale; upon two who, with their eyes tdoaed, utiiiuixhtd and described b jetts placed befoie them; upon other two who foresaw, several months pre vioulyr"tlie day, the bour, and the mi nute of the actess andrcturn of epi Irptic fitk, and. one who announced the pri id l ins ruie; and upon one wno, aad'ltifi!! lim, and placed u contact with an in dividual in unsound "health, pronounced in three several instant fr the txct in teriil 'Ui-ol- these-par soriSi no -of whu h dracripttons was cwnfesstd by the griitleman so inspected to be correct so tar as he knew, ami another was luo jequalty so, upon (listed inn alter tieatn I'erceptioii wiihuut the use tf tlie senses is well known to havefrequenily aken ulace in diseasril prisons and it ia a familiar fact, that wheie one sense isextingu'uhed suother sometimes takes up its ' operations, atiu.al least in part, supplies its place Instant es of uertion who could see with the Momaih 4ie frrquent.and peifectlv well authen licated. 'J ht phyaician Van llelmont by tasting a particular poisonous root teamed for srveral hours lo hear, think, know, r Imsgine any thing by means system is situated. M. Fetetia.an eiu inent physician at Lynns, had a cata lt paiient a lady who seemed for UW?rmr im'eariffttte-of -complete ij'irj'" "'! insensibility. He discover- luiui? hr Meridiint that clialipitr'il him nrrfectlV when he noka unon her stomach. .Having satisfied hiuwetr of tlJ fact by repeated trials, he after- ward aerceived that the case was the name in regard to the senses of sight "and fhett;sH:pfti,int e Jiiulk iMi; stomach, even through an intervening daik body. At lat Jie found that n was' oot ueressary fur him to apeak im mediately upon the stomach, but it was iiiite kuiHcient to speak at the extremi ty1 of conductor, of whiih the other extiemity reeled upon that part of the patient's oudy. I'etetiu published an account ol these facts above forty years ago. He snbir quently found other ca taleptie pilienia, who exhibited pr cim'iy the same phenomena, with this i inference, that, io some cases, the fa .cutties- were found to be tranafeired, not only 10 the epigastrium. Or pit of tHe toHSiebi tout atso- Wlhe tx ciremhies of the finggran!i-lues. U-juherSriirtnttit nljctttTiffttrose-mCiTAVtiiirTivcic herfihjrrphtuo.mep4took4ii.a there waOTifoTnToirs ae id . flreST iu a loresisni the intellectual powers, and a toresigh( of their fo1urediieayitoptoniir Ap aceou nt of ome -of hia ex perimenU 4 thus gtretr from Jii posihumout volume bj Mr. Col(uhoun: , " M. Feietin secretly placed pieces of - cake, biscuit, tarts, etc. upon the was itnmeuiaieiy louoweu bj- toe taaie of the particular article in the mouth. When the substance was enveloped in' silk atoll", no sensation waa felt , bjr the patient, but th taste waa immediate I j-perceiviftl on; removiwnhOov7':i"lsV An egg was covered over with varnish, and the patient felt no laste until the varnish 'wat remored. Ooe of the par lients distinguished a letter addressed twheft- wbkli-was folded four 44 Hies, :. i :.. . ....: ... i.... and held in M. l etetto's hand upon her stomach. i!feA4etter-filedtrfBO seis of one of the patients who immedi ataly said, 'If 1 were , not discreet, ! could tell you the contents; but to prove that 1 have read it, 'there are just two lines and a half.' The same patient enumerated exactly the most icmarkable articles which wiu ia the pockets of a whole company. j ' These phenomena are; sufficiently wonderful; bat the follvingexpeii-j merit a Horded still more surprising ie sults. Another patient, Madame de St. Paul, was in a state of as perfect somnambulism as the preceding," only that, during the crisis, she waa inca pable of speaking. She carried on a conversation, however, by means . of signs, with the Chevalier Dolomieu, brother tu the ce ebraied naturalist, whu mteirogated her mentally. After pla cing the chain, 'sarsM. Petelin, 'up- on tb -iwirjww of-lh patk-a t, gave the ring to M. Dolomieu. No sooner had thi gentleman touched his ips, than the features of Madame de St. Paul expressed attention. Kvery question addressed to her . mentally give a new expression to tier counte nance, and produced a great change spun that. of the. .-interrogator-She end ed by smiling, and making two appro ving signs with her head M. Dolomieu declared that thia lady had answered categorically to his thoughts. . . "M. Uulomieo then requested the pa tient to answer, by affirmative or nega tive signs, to the questions which he was about to put to her aloud. H e sue- wedetr-iormktrtgteTrxpm what Tie Tiadjnrhtt pticltet was asilver seat wI&JhresidesM Aametif the animal engraved on his arms. "Fiually, .'it was found, in the course. of these expeilments, fliat if sevttssl persons Torm a chain, ' the last havin his hand upon the stomach of t hf. pa tient, and the firjj. who is at the great est distance, speak in the hollow of the hand, the patient will hear perfectly wen, out win cease w near eeetnne loudest voice, if the communication be tweeo the chain be interrupted by I stick of aesiing-wax. , . Such facts as .these--for that they are facta is not to be disputed testdy that there are powers and susceptibili ties in our frames with which we are yet imperfectly acquainted, but which :mjy.-,;de degree as to be eminently serviceable to mankind, that there is a connec tion between the magnetic nhenomeoa and those described Immediately abover seems beyond a usubt; and that electri city enteis into the latter, is evident from the fact of a non conducting sub stance deranging the effect. Little eUe ia yet. known on this curious sub ject; but when more facts shall have been amassed, it will both be more easi ly reduced to a system, and more gen erally and readily believed. Animal magnetism will yet, io all probability -...I.:. i.... u i. ; y. k t....L .h.,M.?.iiii.. ..r . r. and less enlightened age the magical powers of remote antiquity, the orate- laravsrem of Greece, iheett etea- Imong the Mussutmsna, the false mira- cles of early opponents of Chriatisoity, the glamour of the 'modern gjpaiea. wucncrait, me royal touching lor aero! la, and acond-sijrht. Let no one be nadol aceptical on this subject: the moat pnuosnphicai minds lu Europe nave acknowledged that it is to the ex tent above described.' free from imnos- from-observations and experiment, it would lie hard, . irideeJ,1fcdmmon minds without those : means of judg nicnTTwereTo Be airoweUtodenythr uieory, merely oecause it unes not tal ly, with the preconceived ideas of their imperfect understanding. - - From the Euinj Star. LEriER IV. Jimng, Sel. 9th, fS.lt. To the Hon. Martin Van Huren: Sir- It is not proposed to discuss the merits or demerits of either the friends or the opponents ot tlic late war. So far, however, bs the inci dents connected with that contest have become a part oftjm liistory oriur rountryi a(t so far as their nntice ia deemed necessary to a true dcvclopeincnt ofyour character, a retrospect will be taken. I naw xnarcc yorij jrirwif It aid Cff',rt8 'a1? eTeV!te ,,M,WCr, l,"90,w,, ,i : . t . auca;i .... tt...aU who were instrumental in producing aTiopetT British aggressions. Yes, sir, ynti was the tincomprotntsing opponent of Mr. Maddtson s ro-ejeclion, as rre- grouiid, that ho had involved tliena tion in an unnecessary war; that lie was incapable of conducting it, ami that if lie waa Icftin power, be would soon bo coimtelled tuetga auiserace-. ful and 4gHomitiimis 4raty of peace. It lias been remarked in a pre- ce.ili.tijc lctterlhtl no charge would bo made against you, on vague nsscr- Uonrii'i ts .plcdeiBltijIL be reIcem- ed,:i. Aftei; i showiii your liostilily Jo those men who had luiilcu bark upon the British ministry, a proud will exhibit' you in the prostituted aspect of a vindictive foe to the late Governor Clinton, in concei t with whom you had been acting; and then, A3.lho pliant sycophant of Mr. Madison, whom. you had endeavor ed to destroy rndv!ioseineasiire8 you had reprobated aud coudemn- During the year 181 1 our for eign affairs were approaching, a cri. sis. 1 he apprehensions of the pat riot were depicted in his counten ance. The wrongs which were in flicted upon the persons, as well as upon the commerce of our unoHWid ing people, wcro daily increasing, while tbe minions 'of Britain taunt ed and insulted . pur government. Our national honor was suspended hy a lstehder thrc hotic, that peace might yet be pre served, we had faultercu and hesi tated too long. It had" been inso lently announced on the floor tf Con gress, by a distinguished and leading federalist, "that we could not It kicked. into .uJwar., At thc . rinse of 1811 it was,' therefore, evident that a base and degrading sub- missionrto Great Britain or a patri otic and manly resistance was iuet it- able. ... At this perilous crisis, Where was MartTn Van Buren? " His supple hi- 1gf p!rr r.efetTfnfitihlS.pmud say s -41I is support of the ovcrit nieiii a 'not 4cr Iyau-U nor was uis me zeai oi ui uinary men. It absorbed his whole soul; it led to until ing exertion it was exhibited on all occasions, and under - all cir cumstances." It is not my habit to use vulgar and nngetitlematily lan guago. If it was, this quotation woiildT recelvtj " tvarsli rpiihetsr" It shall be demonstrated, however, that emy "Mite nee o it Js jiitrue. - In April, 1812, you was a randi. date ' for the State Senate. Your opponent was" Edw ard V. L ting ston, then branded as. a thorough federalist; but since recognized ' by you and others, as a puio Jackson 'Wflls on the county of Rockland,' (he other counties in the 'district being oppos ed to- you. hat-county the friends of De Witt CTTntnii had an overwhelming influence. . It was ex erted in your behalf, and you, was elected by , a small majorily. -You was. known to he their man. lhe question uf war, or no war, now agi tatedrthe. whole country. vVliere was Mr, Van Horcn'a zeal anduti. tiring exertion2' 1 will point to if. On the 29th of-May, 1812, a few ly the declaration of war. ".caucus was held in this city. You, lirVaVa promoter of that caucus, " "prtT of Us doings. Mr. De Vfitt Clinton was npposedto the war. lie was nominated in that cau. office of. Prfflident, iti opposition to James Madison. hl Tit a j-iflit u n di rat andlnf ntllin whole case, it is necessary, perhapH,1 to retrospect. In 1812, and prevl.J mis, the caucus system prevailed at, twiee-tMHiMate4 by-it Cmiereiuiional caucus. Mr.'MadUiiu had. in like. taiHerr-eett eiatHl- and eleo - ted. The rancuit, tlicreforc, 'by cus, at a candidate fr the the Democratic party, vaa the wore 'Ana none, p urtuet a inisera test f , party men. Those vho! We COTirxe," $c Ajgain. X-.. would ?-'bHle considered polilitally heterodox,, if not federal. Such w ere the "usages and discipline of the party',' .In those dayn. Did you art wijli Jlio Dciuo cracy, in supporting Jaws Madi son? Or did you act with the feder alists against him? Did you sup port, or oppose "regular nomina. lions?" In June, 1812, war was declared. It w as the art of the jiai ty. It was an Executive recommnidatioti, in a special message transmitted to Con- .gress n tlte "flrtnf Junei" if Was a MMrtf litltiptgd hy..j-.tsu,y...brstnch isf j. the t nvernmpuf. Wliertt waa vnur bioRfapher? Did you 0taTnTt that c ? .. . ' . . period A"t Iwit Kreflsnri:4ir.,t fee mr who had boldly and fearlessly adopt- rrrrt -v r -: - ' ;r-n i---t3-- r elltT . DId7y ou," uS"tuatrorawsiB7 snpiiort the eoveriHneni?" Did yru ilifcnd Congress, and the adminis tration, insomuch thst it absoibed rwTiOre hoiilTTUiuyou . unite your energies wilh the friends nf the :'. . . ..: .i war ior iiicpiirposa.i ww uiuig tuo re-election of the man w ho had ha inrdvd - the higii and exalted station he then ii I lo d, rather than behoi d hi cottntry'a honor trodden hr dust and ashes, by a foreign fwl Or did you, recreant 1ikei"fleetho -banner whlcti the deuiiM'rary of the land had gal jitfltly nttfwtled tu the Jjii veil"1 . I pause, because tny iudigua. tio'tii is excited, 1 when 1 hear you spoken of asan early friend of llu this branch of the etihject It shall be resumed in tuy next letter, ; But first I shall take occasion to notice and explain the movements, during the summer of 1 8 1 2, of your then friend and counsellor, Jajtiies A. Ha milton. Ue too, with equal 'trufli and property might be pronounced tyLMlitcute of the war. t ar nooile fiutrum. . ' "; .; LETTER V. v Albany, Sept. 1 5th, 1834. To the lion. MaHia Vaa Burear - - Sir Dm ing the year .181 , "d for sometime previous, you was a resident 1 of liudaoru..--Miv J antes A. Hamilton was also a icsident of an intimacy -was lormi-cf, which lias ripened into a most ain-clionale aud tender friendship. The tieat which now hind you together ate iudis soluble. They arc the tics of policy and ofinlcrcat. Kadi to the other is known. , At that period you were stomt nail jf ral fy log under -tl i ffeirn t taudard; hut really, had the same objects in view. It was the design of both to discredit tfie w ar of both, to bring Into disrrpute the authors and advocate of the war; of both, to decfy . Soiit Iierii mvin, ail , Southern measuiHijiIJbotji,io.deiiirHV wcllcaiued JiopulaiityiifJasMadi. ott.ajidahit&drfcat.lUii-e-i,lcctiun. dress ol too 1 1 udm JcueraUst .was published, Tlio-objeet was to con- vetio a meeting- of the party In .the county, for the 'purjMtse of dcuounc ing the I'rrsideiit and the war. Among oilier icdcrniistH, it was signed by James A. H?Ujitjj!jiadiiw f ho ciTn veiil loirrefnrrtd to. Resolved, That the war is imnfl-1 UlictLUvnectssary,jitnd disa&lrouu and "that lo employ' Ike militia in an ojjensive war" (that,-. Is to enter OauadH,) ns uiicanslilutwHul." It was with Hurl men (hat von were acting 'Vriwg the nimtner and uutiuim of. 1812. ia oppnsitiou n i a oven 'M adtsrw ainT' 4 ef j 'yonr ailliciTiits . hate iinpuileoily. repre sented you as the early ft lend of the wan - lt is-not lno tho polirv w hich Jon inirstied hi 1812, that I am anxious to hold up to condem nation; but the profligacy, also, of assailing and traducing the oppo ncii's of the war, after having acted in concert witu incut at its com mencement; and not having ithaii doncd them until they and you, were defeated in Jhe presidential contest. The "whole Summer and autumn of 1812 the enemies of Mr. Madison were indefatigable,' throughout the atato of New York, i.o their efforts to prevent his re-eletiioii. Nor was you, air, a calm or air idle spectator. Your denunciations of the war, nd it author, tirtre Inod andttronff. The pajwr which were supported by you and your frteutts. (t d not allude to acknowledged federal jour- nals) were in the constant habit of using language, uucli as the follow ing, which is extracted from one of --"A-Hnstv'i'81frii-'tlfffltaMfrd-a-' Hon which enters into war, withou rt!iif . -without -Prfnaritlfanah without vlun, or with vrevatation .begot war, war begets debts; debts begets taxes taxes begets bank- ptt- tfcv Clinton' wUl beget peace; peace i' begets riches and property; properfij J: begets harmony, djr. ' - Such was the language of the pub lic prints (in this State) which ad vocated your views and your policy Is it unfair, or. imramlid, ;( Infer that It was dnne liy yottr authority, ln anrl with vmr apprbalion? , fc..Tlirss references are made for the purposof of she wifrjc-twrw t he. w a r? irr atatritt'aitl yiwr wfcole-atittt;? It has already been vemarked, that-. IrOuiton was iinintnafetl at ft caurus held In this city, on the SSlh C M f J'tii'M rrifl adit'iJi; nominated in Congrcsnioiial caucus, - r-----r- .r-.. oTTIIie"S2d Wlsi ay ,1 8 1 2; anUrhere I have a word f(r your friend and champion. Mr. Uitchir, of Uirh1' somcrsrl. His present support of yoffls evidrnce of the fact. - Do y na belie f, ns he evidently does,-that Virginia fan he. made to follow- hi bidding? , While you wrro (hits op- li'wsrMj'irrnifHiie zeal, rsvpparting M r. Madison.-" O n the 12th or February, 18l, theVir-gitilft-lORrstariiPe 1ield Ucauriis "tir nominate thctoiH. It ronlinucd. Andrew Stevenson-, was Chairman; 1 nomas liifehle, "va secretary. -ft'"--"t'-Tf''S-v''' invr iiiii i ne in ki t tneeniior of the inquirer remarks, It h projie r to say, that but one sentiment reigned, through the Hireling, and; that the only test laid down, fie. liter they should or should not ( ioti for such and Mjth an elector was whether lie would tir would not vole for James Madison as iVesiilcMt f::--the Usiited States.". - - On (he Sd November, 1812, tbC legislature met In thi rity for th porposc of chonRiiig electors. Y ott took your seat as a member of the Senate. GovenierTompk Ins, in hit measagei BiiHOOBred, that, einre the last session . war had been declared. A r.owniiltrft2f.ot! . WUkitiH, Yu :.Uurcit ttiid rjaitL. were appointed to draft a respectful cidii, ami Teanlisa. It rontaSns mt scutenre approbating the war, r cnmpliinrirtiiig (he patriots who had the firmtirss to mpi t the iiatioi. i ights. :: It contains no denntu iation of tfmt got crnmen t wins ' had phiii' derrd our property, tiirarreraled in ' floating-tlttogeons-onr-defeHcrfes rifizeiiM, and' who by their wrowpV had diiven us to take up arms in self, defence. Ami jet w ilh t Ibis oiririal ' document, afaring ns - in the fare. yotr aretihlosJiitigly' pronouoctd Iweotij io t belal t-jtrrz&&& i . r It i . . .... ne ioiiow pg is j our, riiilliiiir : The Senate fiilJv.roiiritr with yonri:Exllncywti2 that at.a period Jikr the prrarnt, wheii-our- crmnf ry ia etigaged Jit a : war with one of the most powoi fi.l nalio'nsof Europe, diflt-renre of opin. Ion oil abstract points, should mt bt Hiilk-rru to impede- or prrirntour constituted authority f the nation CnisHinint modest ? ' " - In this tnnuner ynti refer fotdrt . 1 war in I&t2. Hut in 1814 you had - -abaiidoiii'dB.your late fiienda. ..Yii..Li ;; was again on a committee to answ er . " the . Governoi'd message. ; How ; ' changed )our, tone. Speaking of ; Mr.-,Madi8ii ami Ins rahinrt, you . in v ii aiimonii i Biiim, -wircieif" or ats wwdoin iiBd us virtues will, : its. our opinion, prosecute the war till: ouf i!iifiiur wrongs'' at si- venged, and , nor rights secured. . Indeed how patriotic. But why was hot this discovery made in 18 1 2 ?hy did tou oppose an adminiatra-.' tion ieeclrd for its wisdom bimI its virtues?" Why did yon attempt to overthrow and cant it down? .Wliv- did you not in 1812, pcak of a- vengiug our mulli plied- wrongs1" , aiiiHecuring our rights? " -.- In 1816 you wuh on a similar commuter. I race had now been proclaimrd.V Its fyour reply to the Governor, you nay The war in which the nation haa been Involved, was not only righteous in its origin. ... t ,1
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 25, 1834, edition 1
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