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;S: v ' LIFE IS ONLY TO BE VALUED AS IT IS CSEITLLY EMPLOYED. J .' ' ' ' ' ..7 VoLUHB T. K pet nni, la 4d I So """'-T-i nniil U rreg !"" I A"T"re Twen.y-FiT CcnU fcr ISUiAlTOUS. 1 1 - VAr MuiroA ftf the vear ei the nropnciorui """" M,i - f . r ,i Unm urul mwa !CT2f,1,eP,,,l,tiM',,J'h, . -i . f tJw atreams which ran into I .. .ki thev were attributed ,to the rlL. f pxflfffferaUon. to which the in- Cjtanto of that country are particularly lAficted, and ?ery wue ckoiv w 1 8itCu Jo their repeated rewuoi. . 7 . 4 n AanUa as to tne existence 01 1110 ur L were at last dispelled, by the destruc. V L'nr whA ttnintoii trt fr.ni Lriycron horseback, although entreaUxJ lo desist, by lus companions, wno crosm--u It shallow place, higher up. lie reached ho rrntre of the stream, ana wasiamng l.mUr. for their DTudcnce, whfcn the alli P v- ' , ... Umr mihc uDon hu. IJisHeetii encoun f j .k. iH,11aj wliich he tore from the ,ise, while the rideMflinbled on the pther Ma the water, ana mane ior mo riff where tne attacK was maue. " .. .. - M disrecardins mm. pursuea who salilv reached the bank, II I .Jnl 'Vv.4 trmcn no coma esny ihp Inndercd fool-hardrbv his escape, he pla 1 - m ' id himself behind a tree, whicli had laiicn h knife, kancd over the tree, and on the Tipmach of thtf enenry, struck him on the m. ' 1 ne animai rcpeaico iu Hsnauu the Indian his blows, until the former, rated at the resistance, rushed on the an. and seisins: him by the middle of the dy, which was at onco enclosed and in bis capacious jaws, swam uito lake. His friends hastened to the res- ie; but the alligator slowly left the shore, hile the poor wretch, writhing and shnek- in his agony, with nis kmle upliiled in 9 clasped hands, seemed as the others ex 'eased it ''held out as a man would carry torch. His suHcrings were not long mtinucd, for the monster sunk to the but ra, and soon after re-appearing alone on e suHace, and calmly basking in the sun, its to the horror stricken spectators the jlkst coofirmation of the death of their A short time after this event, I mode a nit to Halabala, and expressed a strong rsire to capture or destroy the alligator, v host readily offered Ins assistance. he animal had been seen, a few days he re, with his head and one of his forefeet sting on the bank, and his eyes following motion of some cows who were grazing w. Our informant likened his appear ice to that of a cat watching a mouse, id in the attitude to spring upon his prey hen it should come within his reach. 7 Hearing that atbe alligator had killed a r we proceeded to the place, about ei! "1 trom the house. It was a tranquil potand one of singular beauty, even in pat land.-The 1 stream 1 which a few hun. fed feet from the lake narrowed to a brook 'th its green banks fringed with the crrace. f bamboo, and all the alternate glory of ana forest, snreadin? far and wide. med fitted for other purposes than the nalar haunt of thehffge crealure that had propria ted it to himself. ' A few canoe its were situated a short distance from P and we procured from them what f wiey contained, who were ready to Nst in freeing themselves from their dan- frous neighbor. The terror which he bad pprcd, especially since the death of their fmpanion. had hitherto nrcWntnt ihn m making an effort to get rictof him; ft they cladlv avnilM ilmt. I rjwaaons, and with the usual dcpendance lor cnarBcier, were willing to do what. Hr examole should rluti ti. u... preawn to believe that the alligator was 117 ' coramenced operations by Rung nets, unrirfit. nr it. mmih fee deep, tt intenrals of several feet! , . . were of great strength, g Wended for the capture! of the wild m aeis. Which mmfr "w. TT Gin ,A tdiA. .1 were rattwui - u- "w, making a complete tn th Hfwnication with the W- - i " wpanion and myself placed our with our puns nn ifW r k 3Me the Indians, with longbam for the animal For some time filT to, bed. nd we began r that he was not within our limits, piral motion of the water, under J?where I was standing,. led me to 00 Ae towards the Slw T "f.no aone' touched, than he torned back and proceeded up the . Iws movement ana itovmil tinvoa Wl in the bodyfhe uttered Eke that of an rWd.' olunsr- k wLTt Watcr' to the otheV raen he was received with a similar salutation, discharged directly: into his mouth. Finding himself attacked on eve. rv side, be renewed his attempts to ascend the banks; but whatever part of him ap peared was borfcd with bullets, and feeling ". .. a m .If that he was hunted, ne lorgoi nis own ior rnidable means of, attack, and sought on ly safety from the troubles which surround ed him. ;7-V.;. 7" " A low spot, which aenarated the river from the lake, a little above the nets, was unguarded, and, we feared, that he would succeed in escaping over. Jt It was here necessary to ajand firmly against him; and in several attempts which he made to cross it, we turned him back with spears, bam boos, or whatever first came to band, lie once seemed determined to force his way, and foaming with rage, rushed with open 1 jaws, and gnashing his teeth, with a sonnd top Ominous to be despised, appeared to have his full energies aroused when his career . was stopped "by large bamboo thrust violently into his mouth, which he STOund to pieces, and the fingers of the holder were so paralyzed that, for some minutes, he wasincapable of resuming his gun. ' ' ., . : ' , . ' v " The natives had now bocomo so excited as to forget all prudence, and the women and children of the little hamlet had come dawn to the shore, to share in the general enthusiasm. ' They crowded to the open. ing, and were so unmindful of their danger that it was necessary to drive tnem pacK, with some violence. Had the monster known his own strength, and dared to have used it, he would have gone Over that spot with' a force which no human power could have withstood, and would have crushed, or carried with him into the lake, about the. whole population of the place.' It is not stronge'warpersonai safety was forgotten in the excitement of tho scene. The tremendous brute, galled with, wounds and repeated defeat, tore his way through tlie foaming water, glancing from side to side, in tho vain attempt to avoid his foes, then rapidly ploughing up the stream, he grounded on the shallows, and turned back, frantic and bewildered at his circumscribed position. - At length maddened with suffer ing, and desperate from continued perse cution, he rushed furiously to the mouth of the stream, burst through two of the nets: and I threw down my gun in despair j for it looked as though his way, at last; was clear to the wide lake. But the third net stopped him,- and his teeth and legs had got entan gled in all. This gave us a chance of clos er warfare with lances, such as are used against the wild buffalo. We had sent for this weapon, at the commencement of the attack, and found it much more effectual than guns. Entering a canoe, we plunged lance after lance into the Alligator,; as he was struggling under the water, till a wood seemed to be growing from him, which moved violently above while his body was concealed below. His endeavors to extri cate himself, lashed the water into foam; mingled with blood; and there seemed no end to his vitality, or decrease to his resist ance, till a lance struck him directly through the middle of the back, which an Indian, with a heavy piece of wood, hammered into him , as he could catch an opportunity. My companion, on the other side, now tried to haul him to the shore by the nets to which he had fastened himself, but had not suffi cient assistance with him. As I had more force with rrie, we managed, with the aid of the women and children, to drag his head and part of his body on to the little beach, where the river joined the lake, and giving him the "coup qe grace," left hun to gasp out the remnant of his life on the sand. -:. I regret to say that the measurement of the length of this animal was imperfect. . It was night when the struggle ended, and our examination of him was made by torch light- 1 measured tbe circumference, as did also my companion, and it was eleven feet immediately behind the fore legau It was thirteen feet at the belly, which was distended by the immoderate meal made on the horse. As be was only part but of the water, I stood with a line,' at his head, giving the other end to an Indian, with di rections to take it to the extremity of the tail. The length so measured was twenty two feet; but at the time, I doubted the good faith of my assistant, from the reluc tance he manifested to enter the water, and die fears he expressed that the mate of the alligator might be in the vicinity"From the diameter of the animal, and the repre sentations of those who examined hun af terwards, we believed the length to have been about thirty feet. v As we intended to preserve the entire skeleton, with the skin, we were less particular than' we otherwise should have been. . On opening him, we found; with other parts of the horse, three legs entire," torn ofT at' the Jiaunch and shoulder, which he had swallowed whole, besides a large quantity of stones, some of them of several pounds weight. . The night, which had become very dark and stormy, prevented us from being min ute in our investigation; and leaving direc tions to preserve the bones and skin, we took the head with us, and returned home. The precaution was induced by the, anxiety of the natives to secure the teeth; and I af terwards found that they attribute to them miraculous power in the cure or prevention C tempted to climb un the bank. s The head weighed nearly three hundred pounds; and so well was it covered with flesh and muscle, that we found balls quite flattened" which had been .discharged into the mouth, and at tho back of the head, at ASIIEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, only the distance of a few feet, and yet the bones had not a single mark to show that thev had been touclied. ..U '; . y . -':. ." Thi sick eook. If any place in this world calls lor wise ana wcu atcweuse. nevolcnce, it is the chamber of sickness and death. I am aware that the subject before the reader is one of greit delicacy, but it is one on which some plain hints are called for. TlWwritej ha Jiad much op. portunity'" for' observation, and has been psinuiJQy taughty personal experience. It u earfiestMieped that what my be said wQl be kindly received, and it is devoutly desired tliat the reader never will forget the tion. - . - . A sick room is no place for curiosity. What have I said? Curiosity in a sick and dying chafnberT Yes, reader, you may have gazed upon an emaciated and suflcring fel low being, wid used -?ipa"portion of the vital air needed by a gasping mortal, when nothing but curiosity led you to that scene of suffering. Stop and inquire if itbe not so. If no good woitfla to be said, or kind services to be rendered in a sick and dying room,' it is the last place to which one should go as a tnw spectator. Every new face, the tread of every uncalled for foot, the demands upon the air for every breath, but the breathings of such as must be in at. tendancer is-an injury in sickness, and es pecially where debility ia great. All the protestations of physicians, and the anxiety of family relatives, cannot control tnis evil or cure it Nine out of ten feel as if it was an act of rude neglect, if they are not invited into a sick room, and sit hour after hour with eyes fixed on the sick person. occasionally whispering to some equally indiscreet' jonei that may be chance to be lThfalrobst cannot , endure the fixed gaze of half a do zen persons when well, and what must it be to one flnldng and dytngT1 Othors will hang about tho door and peep" at the suf. ferer, as they "would steal a look at some, show. I have seen this so much, that l can scarcely write and possess my soul in patience. ' -'-;AV'. t , , Another.pracuce wncre me paueniis very sick, is that of feeling the pulse, look ing at the finger nails, examining the feet, with sundry other acts, all' which are ac companied with a very wise look jj a sign, and a whisper. Ihosetiungs n. generally done by persons who very 'P'w 'v under, stand their own tests of approa-: death , and alike mistake the good and comfort of the dying. Think not that I would have the fact of4 approaching death kept from any friend or any fellow .being; far from this: but let the matter be wisely, kindly; and distinctly stated to the patient, and not by such untimely, and I must say, unkind hints and insinuations. V ' . ' . , , : A sad mistake common in a dying cham ber, is that the dying person has lost per. ception -and sensibility, because unable to speak. I seriously believe that often, if not in general, the perceptions arc more keen ana delicate than when in health, t have been in circumstances which I shall never forget. For four hours I was speech. 1 supposed, and all supposed, 1 was dying. Never, never shall I forget what was said and done around me. Always let it be remembered, in a dying room, that the departing friend may hear all, and see all, when the persons present will little suspect it. I remember to have said once in a dying room, where the person had not spoken for thirty-six. hours, I did wish I could know it state of the dying individual's mind, not supposing my remark would be noticed by her who was scarcely this side of death. To my surprise she whispered in an ear by her pillow, "Tell Mr. , that Jesus is as precious as ever." . As I have been in hundreds of dying rooms, I might give many examples to show that persons do notice and understand,-when it is not suspected. How important that eve ry thing in a dying room should be made what it ought to be, for the salvation and quiet of one who Is breaking away from all dear on earth, and approaching all that is serious in eternity. Most generally, per sons in this situation are much inclined to commune with their own hearts, and the scetaes about to open upon them. Thesa c redness and stillness" of the scene should be disturbed with great care and caution. The only thing 1 have to say in addition, is thai a very great mistake is often made in the length of prayers, and loud speaking in nraver. in the sick room. This is an error too common, and' often the occasion of great suffering to the sick and dying. Let none understand the above remarks as intended to keep any away from the house of sickness and distress. . No, rea der, gol to such places, and show -your kindness to-the afflicted members of the family, governed by the' Christian tender ness which will ever keep in mind and re. dude to practice the above caution. . .. . aosum Recorder. Methodist Episcopal Church. It ap pears from a Baltimore letter in thev N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, that the increase of thie MclHodist Episcopal Church, during the four years ending in September last, was 515 ministers, and 89,731 church mem. hers!1 Since the accounts were made up La September the ascertained increase is lA,MMV4niang-a total - increase uf one hundred thousand iembtr. At the gene ral conference m 1835 the number of min isters belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church was 2,781 , and of members, 650, 678. la September, 1838, 3,290 minis ters, and 740,450 members. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1810, POLITICAL. .-. THE HOMAGE OF JUSTICE. i?r , e ! . xy e nave compuva lrum vonuuiw (he -following disinterested testimonials, which were commanded from their several atithorsby the lofty patriotism, valor, tal ents and success of General Harrison, long before be was named for Jh Presidency, and in times which ougfit to give them weight sufficient to bear down all the petty calumnies and quibling .objections which party malignity may noy presume toiorge against the war-worn and time-honored patriot and soldier. . , . i The autlwrities we present against the attacks of loco federalism and which w have stereotyped as an impregnable barn, cade against all opposition, are no less than the Congress of the . United States, the. Legislatures of Indiana and Kentucky, James Madisonr James Monroe, Col R. M. Johnson, Anthony Wayne, Langdon Cheves, Simon Snider, Governor Shelby, Gmmodore Perryi Col. Crogan, CoL Da vies, and others, including in the illustrious catalogue even Thomas' Ritchie, Isaac Hill, John M. Nilcs, and Moses Dawson ! " Col.' Ricliard M. Johnson p iow Vice President of the United 'States, said (in Congress) W . . "Vlio is Gen. HarrisonT The, son of one of the signers of the, Declaration of In. dependence, who spent thegreaterpanof his large fortune in redeeming the. pledge he then gave of his 'fortune, fife 'and sacred honor,' to secure the liberties of his coun. try.' - .-.!:.,:.... 7 "Of the career of Gen. Harrison I need not speak 4he history of the West is his history. For forty years he has beun iden. tifiedwfltl. jfesJtotejrejg nd...lhl. hopes.r . Universally beloved' in .the walks of pdoce; Vnd distinguished by his ability in the councils bf his country," he has been yet more illustriously distinguished in the field. v ; -- 'During the late war, he was longer In active service than any other General offi, eer, he was, perhaps, oftener in action than any one of them, and never sustained fcAldeat" "fjnmcs Madison, in a special message to ConirreiiS, Du 18, 1811, said, . "While it is deeply lamented that so many valuable lives have been lost in the actions which took place on 7th ultimo, Congress will see with satisfaction the dauntless spirit of fortitude victoriously dis. played by every description ot troops en gaged, as well as the collected-firmness which distinguished their commander on an occasion requiring the utmost exertions of valor and discipline. James Madison in his message to Con gress, Nov., 1812, said, 'An ample force from the States of Kentucky, Ohio Pennsylvania, and Vfr. ginia, is placed, with the addition of a few regulars, under the command of" Brigadier Genera Harrison, who possesses the entire confidence of his. fellow soldiers, among whom are citizens, some of them volunteers in the ranks, not less distinguised by their political stations, than by their personal In Mr. Madison's message of Dec. 1813, the compliment was extended,' as follows "The success on"Lake- Erie having opened a passage to the territory of the ene- myy"r-the officer commanding the North Western arms, transferred the war thither and rapidly pursuing the hostile troops fleeing with their savage associate, forced a general action which quickly terminated in the capture of the British, and dispersion of the savage force.? "This result is signally honorable to Ma. jor General Harrison, , by whose military J talents it was prepared." . . The following tribute of praise was paid to General Harrison, in 1811, by eleven of Itneofhcers who tought under his banner at the battle of Tippecanoe : , "Should our country again require our services to oppose a civilized or a savage foe, we should march under Generol Har rison with the most perfect confidence pf victory and fame. . ..-Joel Coo,l . B. B. Burton, - Nathan Adam, A.Havkmt' ' ' ' H. Burchstead, - fJotea Bloody Jotiah Selling, O.G. Burton i- C FfOer, G. rGoodtngi A J. IJ. Fnttsr" t rf ' Extract of a letter from Col Da vies. who was trilled at the battle of Tippecanoe, August 23, 1811. "I make free to declare, that I have im. agincd there were two military men in the West, and Gen. Harrison is the first of thetwo." Message of Simon Snyder, Gov. of Penn. sylvania, I)ev 10r1813. - t. "Already is the brow of the young war rior, Crogan, encircled with laurels, and the blessings of thousands of women "and children rescued from the scalping knife of the ruthless savage of the wilderness, and from the still more savage Proctor, rest on Harrison and his gallant army." 1 In the legislature of Indiana, on the 12th November, 1811, the Speaker of the House of Representatives,.' General Wrti. Johnson, thus addressed General Harri son: . "Sir The Houseofeprontatiyjs of the Indiana Territory, in the name, and in behalf of their constituents, most cordi ally reciprocate the congratulations of your Excellency on the glorious result of the late sanguinary conflict with the Shawnee Prophet, and the tribes of Indians confede rated with him ; when wesedifr4ayed in behalf of our country, not only the' con. summate abilities of the general, but of the heroism of the man ; and when we take in. to view the benefits, which must result to that country from those exertions wg can not for a moment, withhold our meed of applause." . r - . ..; . Legislature of Kentucky Jan. 7, 181SL ' "Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Kentucky, in the late campaign against tlie ' Indians upon the , Waubash, Gov. William Henry Harrison has behaved like a hero, a natri. ot, and a General and that for nis cool, de liberate, skilful and gallant conduct in the battle pf Tippecanoe, be well, deserves the warmest thanks, pf his country and his na. turn." - . ; . Gen. Anthony Wayne, id his letter to the Secretary of War, giving an official ac count of his sanguinary Indian battle, in "My faithful and gallant Lieutenant Harrison, rendered the most essential ser. vice, by communicating ' mv orders in every direction, and by his cbnductTind bravery, exciting the troops , to press for victory." V. " Resolutions directing medals to be struck, and together with tho thanks of Con- gress, presented to Major Gen. Harri. " son, and Governor Shelby, and for other urposcs Resolved, by the Senoto and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America, in Congress assembled, rThai the tlianks of Congress Beahd they are here, by presented to 'jMajo'r Genral William. Henry Harrison, and Isaac Shelby, late Governor of Kentucky, and through them. to the officers andrm-n unjer Jlid hmlfnlaTloinDriieTrg good conduct UIl:.NSAOyj,WJtSX?SifW.TBW..V 'T in.- - I in defeating the combined Untish and Indi. an forces under Major General Proctor on the 1 hamcs, in Upper (Jaoadn, on the 15th day of October, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, capturing tho liritixh army, with their bapgnge, camp equipnge, and artillery; and that the President of tlie United states be requested to cause two gold medals to be struck, emblematical of this triumph, and presented to. General Harrison and Isaac Shelby, la to Governor of Kentucky. , II. CLAY, Speaker of tho House of Representatives, JOHN uAlLlAKl), President of the Senate , pro tempore. April 4, 1818. Approved, . . " James monroe. Govj Shelby to Mr. Madison, May -18, lBl4,sayr; 1.1 A 1 ..... a i icei no nesitation to declare to you that I believe Gen.. Harrison to be one of the first military characters , I ever knew." - , CoU Richard M. Johnson to Gen. Har rison? July 4, 1813, says: "We did not want to serve under cow. ards or traitors : but under one (Harrison) who had proved himself tb be wise, prudent anaorave. , Commodore Perry to Gen. Harrison, August 18, 1817, says '- "Thffpromp, change made by ybul in the order of battle on discovering the : po- siuon oi uie enemy, nas always appeared tome to have evinced a high degree of mil itary talent. I concur with the venerable Shelby in his general approbation of your conduct in that campaign. Hon. Langdon Cheves, on the battle of the .1 names. t . "The victory of Harrison, was such as would have secured to a Roman General in the best days of the Republic, the honors of a triumph! He put an end to the war in the Uppermost Canada. Sentiments of the Hero of Fort Stephen son, Col. urogan. "I desire no plaudits which are bestowed upon meat the expense of GenT HarrisonTTlSbuth-Stanly, Alford, Legare, Dawson, "I have felt the warmest attachment for King. dsc. &c. Thev take it for irranted him as a man, and my Qpnfidence in WmJ as an able commander remains .unshaken, I feel every assurance that he will at all ...... i times; dp me ample" justice ; and nothing couia give me more pain , than to see his enemies seize upon this occasion to deal out their unfriendly; feelings and acrimonious dislike; and as long as he continues (as In my humble opinion he has hitherto done) to make the wi8estrrapgementst an(I lhe most judicious disposition, which the for eesundef his command will justify, I shall not hesitate to unite with the army in be. stowing upon him that confidence which he so richly merits, and which has on ho oc casion been withheld." ' The Richmond Enquirer said : , "Gen. Harrison's letter tells us evcrv thing that we wish to know about the ofli. cers, except himself. He does justice to every one but " Harrison and' the world must therefore do justice to the man who was too nttk-st to be just to himself." From Gen. Harrison s Report of the Battle of the .Thames: " ' We have suffered greatly for the want of provisions, and the whole army has sub. sistcd for the last three days, on raw beef without salt" OCT "In all aces, and in all countries, it has been observed J that the cultivators of c - F the soil are those who are the least willing to part witn tneir rignuand submit them. selves to the will of a master." WM. H. HARRISON. OCr The People of the United States May they ever remember that to, pre. serve their liberties they must do their own voting and their own fighting. WMrfIrIiARRISONniiide upon me by Mr. Randolph is authen. -NUMBER ; "Gen. Harrison has djne more for bis country, with less compensation for it, than any man living. . ' PRESIDENT MADISON. . lJ.Governor Isaac Hill, Nov. 23, 1813, in the New Hampshire Patriot said: "What man lives, whose whole heart ' and soul is not British,' that cannot sincrre ly rejoice in the late victories of Perry and Harrison, that does not feel a pride in the valor and patriotism of the West, who have freed a country large as. the Empireof Alexanderthe Great, from the Indian torn, ahawk and scalping knife P If there be such an one, he is a traitor to his country he possesses the spi rit of a murderer." John M. Niles, fate Van Buren candid ate for Governor in Connecticut, in his life v 1 bf Perry, published in 1821 , after giving a i general biography of General Harrison, " said:, ---i . .. . --i'tf . "The defence at Fort - Meigs,- and the subsequent capture of the British army, may fuirly be considered the most brilliant and extraordinary evehtsef the late war." - In alluding to the baitle of the Thames, he said : -.."-,"". " must be conceded that this victor re. . fleeted great honor upon the national arms, , ana upon toe troops by whom tt wot mchie- red." ,-v "Tho action, and tlie movements which " piwededk; afford ample testimony of the judgment and cool intrepity of General Harrison j and indeed, all the events of the campaign support these characteristics the disasters attending it having in no instance been imputable to bim,o : 'tlierbare, JKThnptorrecoid, fewih. stances, of such eoul and steady intreniditv. - , ll'.f. - ' m . r . I. scnpiion, as was displayed on this occa. sion. . .. ; -Z l -Vk "IlarriscmliMPcrrv left Detrot In th i t Ariel, and arrived at Erie on tlie 22d of.,, October. Here they were received with i -every demonstration of joy and admiration; Y uio aiscnarge oi cannon, illuminations, etc y Tliey were liailcd as tlie deliverers of the frontiers," . . From the National Intelligencer. ' f copy i : Of a Letter from Gen. Harrison to Jamet . Lyons, Etq. of Richmond, Va. North Bend, June lst 1840. My Dear Sir. When I received your letter of the 14th of April, I was very un well with a violent cold io4hc head, which terminated in intermittent neuralgia, or sun pain, as it is commonly called, which was so much increased by writing that I was obliged for some time to do very little in that way. When I recovered, my unan swered letters had increased to so fearful 4 mass that I have not yet been able to get -through it, even with the assistance of sty ' conscience-keeping committee. And altho' I have adopted tlie method of getting rid of a large portion of them by committing them to the flanics instead of the committee, such.l are the interruptions to which I am sub jected by a constant stream of visitors, that L am ablo to make verjHittlc progress in' lessening my file. Yon have in the above my apology for treating you with apparent J neglect, which it was impossible that I should do, as well from your high standing in society, as from the regard I feel for. you in consequence ot the long and intimate - friendship and connexion between our fam ilies. But for these reasons, candor indu. , ces me to say that I could never have brought myself to answer the political part of your letter at alL I am convinced that, upon reflection, you will yourself think that it was totally unnecessary, for I cannot -suppose that my personal friends and con nexions in my native State could think that I was less of a gentleman or an honest man than those ardent boliticians further- that I could not suffer my Vincennes speech land others to be Quoted bv mv friends tn . . . . " y : show my opinions on tlie subject of Abo. litionism, if I did not hold those opinions at thj8 time; they have, therefore, treated with scorn and contempt the charge of my being an Abolitionist, and truly assert that I have done and suflercd more to support South, em rights than any other persons north of Mason's and Dixon" lineal have had, in-r deed, a great number of applications from individuals (nine-tenths at least my oppo nents) requiring me to reiterate what I have said or written upon the subject of the United States Bank, Abolitionism, &zc. . I have declined to answer, them of late at all; amongst other reasons, because it was physically impossible that I should do it: and as they required my opinions in manu script, particularly addressed to the writersj ll.ey would not be satisfied widi ray writing one letter and BeDxh'ngrintcdjcopy'to7 each. I was determined, however, to avail myself of the first favorable opportunity, and, referring to" the letters and speeches I had made on the subjects I have mention ed, to endorse them all. This I have re. ccntly done in a letter to a committee ap. pointed by the Whig members of the Le gislature of New York.1 You will proba bly see it published by the time this reach es you. in n relation to the discussion between Mr. Randolph and myself, in the Senate. of which a statement is annexed to the ad. dress; what better evidence could be given that there is no possibility of satisfying my political enemies by any thing that I could write, than the garbled account which thev hkve given of that discussion! If the chajga. i .X- r i V - . T tT is