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" MISCELLANEOUS.! .' '
i From the Cincinnati Chronicle. -
1 Ccmtlilp of the Elder Atlanis.
Some ten yr:ir since I spent a college va.
ration in the tow,r cf Weyrnouth; Norfolk
county, Mass. Wi.tle there, I attended church
tone Sunday morning at whit; v - s called the
told W-y mouth meeting hou ., . J hear J a
jermon from the venerable pastor, Rev. Jacob
.Norton. About the same time, l.rrhde Mr.
Norton a visit, and became much interested
an the old gentleman. I mentioned my agree
able viitloan aged lady of the parish; wltose
icquamtance, 1 had made. She informed me
. I' ; iff t '
hat Mr. Norton was ordained their pastor
vhen about 21 years ofj nge; i nd that he had
een withtliem nearly forty yr.are. ,-Sbo.ob
:ervfd that most of his parishioners could rc
member no other pastor, but jhat tho could
remembe r his predecessor, the Rev. M r. Smii h ;
nd th'U he and Mr. Norton j had filled the
tame pulpit for the belter , part of eighty
years. , . i ..1- .-
" Mr. Smith," said she, wps an excellent
jman, and ar very fine preacher, but ho had
" ;'hlgh notions-of himself and family nn other
oras, ne was finmciuinoi an aristocrat.
i s
One dav," said she to me, ito illastrate to
J ; you a little the character of old parson-Smi'h, I
? ..-ill Inltimii nn nrtfAiti tnt .i,l'il. IA t.!m.- T
mil ii iiuu uuviii luoib iiiui liiuiis iy iy t iicju t
end some persons of distinction. Mr. Smith
V.id two charming daughters) :(the 6Mest of
ti.2 daughters was Mary thof' oiherV name. 1
hive forgotten) who was the iadmiration of
tl.j baux, and the envy of all tHe belles of the
country around. Dut while two careful guar
C r.s of the parson's family were holding con
';:tious on the subject, it-was! rumoreJ that
two young lawyers (I think both of the town
ofQiincy,) a Mr. Cranch arid, a Mr. I Adams,
wcr- paying .'.heir addresses: to' the Miss
Sirhs. As every man, womlin, and child
ofj a country parish in New England , is ac.
qun; ""I with whatever flakes jplacd in the
par )"3 f imily;al! the-circumstances of the
cou, ,!iip soon. Irnn.jpircd. - ir; branch was
of a respectable fanily of somo niote, was con-
sitTL'd a youn4'njin "of 'promise', anil aho
geil.. . worthy of"tlio alliance hojsoughi. He
was very acceptahlo to Mr. Schith, and was
fc:tJ by-him nnd his f.imily with great res--t
r.nd cordialityl. was recpived by the
, d-aghter ns a lover : and Sva? in, fact a
juir.g n;;in 'of much respectability. 11 after.
wnVf's rose to the dignity ofjudgq'of the Court
of -Cornmon-Plciis in Massachusetts, find was
Yi fnihrr of tfie present, ll:m: Jfudge Crartch
of the District of Columbia. -1 - : K
- 'Tlw suitor of tho oihci c' it:htcr was 'John
Ad;rr.i"t who succeeded. Washin'Ttoti as Pres.
idcnt(Tlhc United States. ' But-at that time
in the opinion of .Mr.'-S.nith and-f:milyt ho
g ive t ;t a slender preiso rf the distinction
to t!..ih he afterwards arrived. ', His, preten
tiiis were scorned by all the family; except
thoj young lady'to whom his adilresse were
.especially 'directed. Mr, 'Smith: showed him
noneofihj ordinary civilities of hiihoule, he
,oi not asked to partake of the; hospitalities
i f the table; and it is reported that mV horse
s comtd to share with his: master, the
'Text and mortification to which ,he was
cuJ for ho was frequently ;scen shiver
i: in the cold, and gnawing the post at the
f tor's door, f long winter rvqrjngs. In fine,
it'uas rcpoittd that Mr.Soii.h hac intimaltd to
. ' .t . . ' ' i i ' i L
l.i.ii in"i nis-.yisiis were.unaccvpiauie ana. ne
would do him a favor by discontinuing them ;
1 l.j told liu daughter, "'that John ; Adams was
not worthy of her that his father, was an
honest tradesman arid farrner, who had tried
to inittatj John in the arts of husbandry nnd
shmaking, but without success and that hejy, and contracl no bad habil3( Vou win br.
i t i.l ;rnt him tnrolleize a a tast resort. He-.-' i !.m.Ljl n ' t..
1. J sen; him tq college as a last resort. He
in fine, begged his daughter not to think of
making allia'ncc with caso' 'much beneath
t.-.
Miss Smith was among the. most dutiful of
daughters, but she- fvf Mc- Adarps through a
mc !ium very difTe'rent from that which; her fa
r Viewed him, .She would pot for the
jfilud or disobey her father, but still
s ...l saw "jmethirrgin her ey ind -manner
"-h sc -yd to say 1 1 persevere t and on that
lr. .h,.likeA good parspqand.anaf-
lf f: U:rn,.-f 'ier, Jiad told WdjOghters if they
I : - r. " ' his npprobiUoaj hq would preach
. ' c:'.i cf iaserrnon pn thy 'Sabbath Eafter
( tho joyfU occasion and they SuoId . have the
r r-rivik choosing the text. . :
? I Tc ( 7 usat of the eldest djThlcr; Mary,
0: . arrived. -r.- she was.united to lip. Crar.ch in
the; holy boJsj with the approy ihe bless
ings and "dictions' of herpartnts anJ her
'needs. ' J'r. Smith thcrf said.' my; giiful
child,"! ai: r.nv ready to prepare y.lir 8urmon;
whtit do- t-j select for next Sdnda j" t ,"My
4 dzzr father1 gaid'Mary, Mp elected the
ashevi
UtiiB fait ol if? 32o verseofjttve IDtticbaptcr
of Luke : -1 " Mary hcih chosen thai g'ced p irt
ich shall never be taken Jrc"i er ' . ! "
' Very gotxi, my daughrer' saiJ her fath-
er; and a sermon was preached. "7 I . , !"
; Mr; . Adams persevert d in .his suit in defi
ance of all 'opposition-. It Was rr.anjr years
after, i and 'on. ii very different occasion, and
in rcjipncc of very different position, that
he uttered those memorable tvords, "sin!: or
steim , Vve or die; survive or perish , 1 give tny
heart, and Jutiul to this measure, Ttui itho-jgh
the m$aurt'ivere diflcrcrit ihb'rpirtt was t!ic
same.i CesiJes lie had alnacty carried the
rnstiri point of attack,' the heart of thv young
lady Kind he knew the surrender of ths cita
del must' sunn follow. After the usual hesita
tion iind delay that attend such an unpleasant
affUr, Mr. Smith, seeing that jresisiaare wa
fruitl yielded the conlesttd point uith as
rnuchr grace as possible, as many a prudent
father has done, before and since that tune.-p
Mr. Adams was united fo the lovely Miss
Smith." After the marriage was over, and
dl things were settled in quiet, Mrs. Adinw
remarked to her father, Vyou preached Mary
a sermon on the occasion of Iier m'irriage,
won't you preach me one likcv.lss?1 "Vcs,
my dear girl said Mr. Smith, 'choose your
text nod you .shall. have your sermon
'Well,1 said the .daughter, "l have chosen
the 3o l 'versc of the 7th chapter of Luke :
John the Baptist came, neither easing bread nor
drinking wine , and ye say he hath a deviV1 .
;Tho old lady, my informant, looked mo tve
ry archly in the face when she i repented this
passagi and obsered; "if Maryi was the most
dutiful daughter, I guess the other had the
most wit. 7 I could' not ascertain whether
the K-t sermon was ever preach-J. J t
It may 'not bs inapjirupriulo to remark,
hov tll thcjro bdics j'l-lif d the preference
;fi'..5 distinguished inJiwd
had
lit
tliem in; marriaiie. Of them it i!l hardly bej
extravigant to say tbey were respectively an
honor r.o their husbands" the boast of their sex,
and the pride of New England.' .Mrs. Adams
in particular, who, from the elevated position
in wiich her, husbmd was placed before the
world, was brought before .the public eye',
was supposed to hold the, same elevated rank
with the gentle sex, that Mr. Adams did
Among the men, and she is reported to have
rendered her husband mucfr aisiiiaticc; in hU
multiplied labors of tho pen..' ;
'" ?;:5"' '14 " "t, 'V::'vlrintcrs.j.'';;;: ;i '
No trade sends into the world smarter and
'" ; " 'jl , .. i i . ' , S , " i i".: ,i, "i ' " Sj
more active men than that of priming. Look
to offices of trust and honor where talent
and energy arc required nnd yon will bi most
likely tj find I them filled'. by printers. - Who
make our best editors, lawyer, preichnrV
majors and Congress men ? PW.-'rr?, Print
ing is a glorious business, thua u f.: tr.jn for
honor and usefulness. - A college eihij-itiori i-.
not to bo compared with an educati n at V
csc. Uno ol tne greatest lawyeri-.r .
has ever produced was a printer. V.'l. ',
the Mayor of London T , A printer. V.
are Mayors of'GIassgow, EJinburgh r.r ! : j
Perth? Printers. Sj also are the P! y.::
of iew York, Washington and Siva r !i,
printers by trade. . . The recent Mayor of llr--
-ton wus a printer.
. There nre something like a doznn printers
in Conress-all of them do honor to their pro.
fession. ; '?''," '" ; : '' j " : "
Certainly' the best conducted journal. cf
this country are under the control (if printers.
Look tuthis city for instance ; Gem Tod.l, i
the American, Edwaijds, ofthe Advertiser,
Btfckelti, of the Bulletin, and Nickols, of lh
Washingtonian, are all printers 4nd rcH- !
honor oh the craft. . - ! " -
Printers are looking op. Who would not
be a prjnter 1, To the young apprentices ht
the case, or the roller stand, with smutty fu
ccs or difty fingers, we would sayf don't bo
discounted. A few years ngOj'.nll the dis
lingnished men we have named above, were
similarly employed. Stidk to your bu:;;r:ss
and every leisure hour you have employ it
in the perusal of useful books and in the culti
vation of your minds. Thcn the day v, ill not
be far distant J when if you are true to your
come useful and honorable citizens exerting
a wide and healthy1 influence. Porlhr.i Tri
j India ,n. Dignity Offended. The follov.
ing anecdote of, the aborigines encamped at
lioboken, is told by .the New York Repub
" One of the artists 'attached to the Picture
Gallery newspaper, went over to Hoboken to
sketch the group of Iowa Indians at pre-
sent encamped there. Whilst ' engaged in
the' occupation, an -Indian crept 'stealthily
behind him, and for some time regirded-his
drawing in silence. At length he lettered a
shrill whoop acd s::itc'..::J sketch from the
arii&fs hind, ana ru'..cJ .!.'.- it to'the centre
of the group of savnge-s .i.: exhibited it to the
chiefs, i They examined it v. 3 good deal cf
interest,' and jjr.e cf thr.i f..:;'.!y steppcdbut
Irom the grcSpi held it up before U3 assembl
ed multitude, and tore it into pieces." -
. Ez;ti Mort: of 'Suicide - for - Ladies.-'
Wear thin shoes, lace with a bed wrench and
ropeand you may kill yourself without being
suspcctedl -x ".-i'-w":
. ' POLITICAL. . !
' ' ; : : '. . ' I
t e rcr-jet t3 alienuon cf c-r re-wrj to
the following, very interestir-g Report cf a ;
trial which is now taking place ia tf.ij c-.:-'
1 ... i j
try. We have taken it from the AVetacp'-a j
(Ala.) Vbig, for whom it was specially re
tried : ;; ,1 . . fs::.'i(.i i;.;;..;"! j. t'',' r'J
Pr:prcn:e Court ol the Uf , States,
Thej:ecp!e cf the United Slates vs. Janes JT.
Pflk9 alias 'Lean Jernviy ; t .
The trinl of this case commenced on the
first day of June last, and; will probably oc
cupy the attention cf the Court until Novem
ber next-rthe law allowing the Jury. of. the
sovereign people before wluim ii is to be tried
until that time to make up a' verdict. ; The
defendant , wm arraignrd oh the day. above
mentioned charged with bf-ing n i J liar," a
Lcouard"a. poltroon ,V aa? inflated toad,"
a "demagogue " a " pasthvnons bantling"
of Tennensoe Locufocoism, und the descend,
ant of a TORY, , inheriting :all the anti-re.
publican principles of hisigrand-sire. It be
ing shown,. to the satisfaction of the Court,
that the defendant had not yet arrived at the
age of discretion, the Locofoco party, as hi?
prockcin crrA, were permitted to conduct the
defence for him. The r.j fcarancs of his "neit
friend? as he arose to plead," was certainly
unique He. had on a free trade, British red
coat tariff breeches ottnie' blue Texas
annexation cloak, half white and half black :
sub treasury alias seven league .boots an in.'
ternal improvement hat a repudiating cra
vat, and waistcoat said to have been bequeath
ed to him by Governor Durrk when he was
sentenced to hard labor for .life in the Rhode
Kland Penitentiary., He appeared entirely
ur.cor-:cio'J3 cf his grotesque appearance, and
to the Uiual question' answered not guilty1
with an air of offended dignity that always
characterhrj a hardened rc'je. : ".
;The fir.st witness called to the stand was
Winter IF. Payne, of. Alabama: His oflS.
cial station as a member of ingress entitled
him to be considered a gentleman of strict
veracity , and he consequently was not sworn.1
Question by the counsel for the prosecution.--Do
you know the accused? . - - "
Ans. I do ; I .have known him intimately
for jcar. .:.'....'''.:
Q. Are you in any way related to him ?
A. Only politically. We are both members
of theLocofooo party, and support the princi
pics of that harmonious and interesting broth
erhood. ' . ! - - - , ; - ;
t Q. You have heard the indictment read
has the defendant ever' been guilty, to your
knowledge, cf any of the charges therein
spccifiv .! ' v ' .. ' ' ;
" A. ' I do not r.ov) remember.
Q. DIJ you not in January last write and
publiah an article in the Washington Globe,
i.i which you denounced him c.3 a cczard?
a. i A ' - . - '
Q. Uj '.;i v...-t did you fouiJ that charge 1
-a. Upn tl.o fact that ho'permitted Mr.
tK-c to pull Lirn rudtly by tho arm, and hiss
' r, " Ycuarc the cc.Jemplille tool of a
. , I i..czn dat as a:i insult pocket
' .... j u!J not resent it.
" X- Did you not, in said letter, contemptu
j term him tha ''posthumous bantling of
Tcr...i.ssec Democracy," and compare him to
a '' toad11 that his injuuicious friends5 were
trying L p .a jnto the size cf an 6x1' ' " '
a. i u.j..' ,
v.. Did you not for these and various other
reasons; denounce him as totally unfit to be
placed upon tho ticket for Vice President'?
Did you not say that his name would add no
strength to any ticket? , Did you not ridicule
the idea of attempting Ito force such a-rnari
upon the people of Tennessee,' who had txvice
repudiated him as their Governor 1 In short,
sir, did you not say that with his nam upon
the ticket, tho Democrats could never carry
ih-it state? - ' :
A. I did arcJ. such tl.cn v.ms my candid
cpir.ioo. ' ...
Q. Arc ycj ttill cf tho smocpir.bn?
A. l i;in r.i or r.t ,.-.t,'l uj r.ot so now
declare it.
- Q. WThat reasons have you for, changing
your opinion ?
A'. Col. Polk is now ths candidate of our
party for tho Frcsllcr.cy. ' . .
l. iruo; Lut does that tact malce any
thing false that four month r wes Iru2 ?
, A. Icancotiyt!.-tiivv.:d;' : (I vou!J
thank the Mars!. al for a C:,i c? v.cter) cir
cumstances ahcr cases t:;..
it woe, J 1 tre.oon '
against the party to say any t!.i"3 : -int its
nominee. ,
Q. I understand you to say, then, that you
now take back all thit you said previous to
ihe nomination, and recommend Col. Polli to
the Presidency !
A. I act in accordance with the established
usages of the party." " '
- Q. What arc. we to understand by that?
"A. 'That we go for tha nominee ii-ht ur
wrong. , ' - i
Q,: Has your party r.o principles, then, by
which' they are governed ? ' "
;iA.'Y'cs8ir,' our matto is " principles net
men," but "then our avowed ' principles" and
the " established , usages cf the party' are
verydifTerent matters ;' one for i.'.sw lha other
You can t nr. ' -
Ti.2 Hon. B-iihe IVy ton will now take the
Are you acquainted with the tccuscd!
I ; I have lived in his' neighborhood
Q.
Ci.j:
j w j Lr.;w any ihlr.g cf his personal
I.: V. ' ".;.:n !ci:y vr!:cn ths af
I
fair took jj! a cel.: n 1 :.T.dfand Mr Wise,
as; described. by ;!. - !:r"i !', cilrr.Incd';
and it . was notorious t!. t!? er-innillv
insulted almost every djy c f t!:? r?;:: jn, with
out reseni ing iu , . . . .
Q. What saiJ ihe brarc crJ j;-i!!ir.t cr.s
of Tennessee to this 7 ' ' " ,l
"A. They turn from him in contempt, and
when next he canvassed his district for Con
gress, he found it necesVary t h'uah that mat:
tcr upland for that ptirpose he read at a large
gathering of: the people at Shelby viV, a letter
purporting to have been .written by Qen. Jack;
son, declaring that he was qocowcrd. but tie-
- t 1' .
haved bravely and prudently in the atluir with
Mr. Wise' 'f " X
Q. Did this satisfy the pecple 7 a
A, "It did for a time, but it coming to the
ears of the old General," ho came out in the
Nashville Union,4 and declared "by the Eter;
never wroterany such letter to Col.
Pol!; brLany one tla'e. - vr -:! ,
Q. This then subjected him to the charge
of falsehood s y V 'I
j ;jA. It did, and onq which he has never been
able to relieve himself, from 11 , .
. . Q. Jjo. you know ,any. otjyjrj instance in
which he could be reasonably charged with
fJsehood? ; -J ''-'-''M'Y'
" A. I do; in 1835 he unequiybeally pledged
himself to the support of the' Hon: Hugh Li
Whfte for ihePrWdency.n Yet without cause
or rcasorf he.abruplly oroke- that pic Jge and
persecuted that goJ,o d man' to his grave. 7
Q.Yoti sa- ybu lv !!.tJ co.r.-ytar3 l:
neighbor' CoLPolk: c-nycu t'JU.". .' ' .
camj by this title of CoUnel?
A. I can ; ,it was an honorary tit!? , c .r. ;
red cn him as' nor
1 r.ii to'ene t.
vernors:
Q, rhyou!.:.r-'T
.rj :nii.ta-
cr of hi
f any Ldy
:...":r at
-f.-aternal
ry cc:nn;"r. 1 ' " r '
hr.vir ': ev?r f l.t e-
r..:, . !I: ...r !
3 Lutt! r.r I thv.t v.
' .L.l
i rr:
jr '"" IIU
ti:!e
3
1.,,
who 2
with a
vc l;
"fljg:
from
which ha takes hi3 pre
Q. U it.gcnerally ur hr:! -J th-t ha th'Ji
dcriv-J h's title cf " y - ! ;e':cry ? ;
A: I think it is r ;t. It is suppo-d by ma.
ny that he ii r.' !Iy r. rreut or " cuc!:er that
has cprncj up Ly t1 f enyed body of th? old
tree. :'!.. - . 1
A. Vhst ha? t!.2':r.?r-l charsci
and conduct of t!;3 nr
tions th".t he.' has her
in ii
Ci-.eui
:ta.
: i 7 -rf
Repre-
. A. As; Speaker r
septativc3 whii-.It c...: 5 .-. -n tor.rjr-
.i
t!fy John Bell, whom C .. 1 7 el en I.iled,
ho was notorious" for r--r'jrr,m:tt3cs:
nnd so unscrupulously partial and jrvib were
his decisions to party favoriicj, th.at tl:3 hon
est men of .his own'. -party. T t cer.T.Jence. in
him, and on an important cec -'i l 2 11cm .3
suspended the rule, and lock t'. e rpp minting
of' a committee into their own bar. 'j. At the
closaof the session,- the customary v.?rr.'"v.,y:s
tote cf "thanks to 'tiis Speaker was '".' ' ' J
fro;) him, and after conJderells d: i.i
which GEN. CRABB, then a member from
Atabima, gave him several severe pokes, it
was passed by a strict party iot3.
t iQ. What wa3 hU" conduct as Governor of
Tennessee?: :. .r . - -
1 A. It was ? so undignified and uobecoming
his high Vation that the people -of that state
repudiated him and his acts, cur has he ever
since held ofiice at their hands, although he
has labored long and diligently for'it.. On
one occasion his conduct - was made the sub
ject of presentment by tho grand jury of Se
vier county, who directly charged him-with
rr.al-practicc in olace and culpable neglect of
duty. ' .1 ,
Q. What was .the general opinion of the
conduct, of Mr. Wise: when , he, insultingly
to J Col. Polk in the Capitol that he was the
contemptible tool of a petty tyrant ?'V
A There were many who thought him in.
solently bold ; but I doubt if there was a mem
ber of tho House whrV did cot believe every
word of it lo be strictly true. , j -
Q. Mr.' Peyton, "it is made a part of thede
fence of the accused that he' is a descendant
cf one cf the palriuU of the revolution; and
great efforts have been made to bia the minds
of the jury in bis favor on that account. . Will
you state to the Court . and Jury what you
know of his ancestry-and their revolutionary
services? I would not have introduced testi
moriy on this point had it Lot been pu; in issue
by'thd di.fend.int hlr.elf,-as I hold thul a man
should b'e rc3pc...lLf 'i V.s own acti.
ii. i i..tioai. b.ccuruiehi3tui ical kno.lcd
of '..he!j Polk fomilr. The ancestor cf
tho ::u..d,'.'cxbe: C22k;cl'P"-.;cf3 c
WHIGS and PATRIOTS of the revM :;ion,
and all iheirdescendantareWHIC53 and
PATRIOTS NOW. 'Ezekieipolk, the grand
fa the r of " James K. Polk', '.he accu
was a
TORY; but took no-active, pirt i." v....-,
as hi3 personal ccjrs'wui said U)b3 cf the
sa.r. i.:-;rp r.s t.-it ci" i..s grc..J-o;i ; but bo
loitered aroend with Bri:lh r:r.ii33,riesi or
stayed Tat hcrrre v z 1 2 r a p tz'. : : rti c a frcm Lord
Conrwallis. -r : '
...Q." Arc" you sure t;i?.trje!i te foctl ,
A. If the annals cf t!;2 ' p--st I - ce et,
and the testimony of Cisoy livlr.g w i:: -
can be relied on no person can doubt tl;c tru'.li
of it. Col. Polk will not deny thtt 1 j U t1
grandson cf Ezekiel Pulk tnd cj c.r-3-cUe
pretends to deoy thil Ezekiel was a Try cf
t!;e revolution. - - . - . -
Q I remarked that no ore V! II ht!d
rcrf ?r.s".l!yfor l!:eictior o;.;r.tor.sof his an
Ci.i.. ;s, tesldestl.creare sori.e who do not re
gird LacI(;3 ;."cf toryism cs any disgrace.
Mr. Irrrsr!f i f Pi.r.Mv Usr;i i, a loading
friend of th; : ' - ; ' t! "t ! d he been
a mm in t!.-3 tirr.- t l" t!. j revv !!len, be; would
have been a TORY c!.:o. Dj yc:i know any
acts of t!.3 accj;td tlr.t iu.r cf 'the 'princi.
pies cf 'Us grar.J father?
,A..I do, and whh t:. jermisfion cf the
Cturt, I will read a fow cf if m frcn tl ?
published volumes of V.:z C-rw
bates: - . !
March 13, 1623, on the psssage of tha L'.II
for the relief of the. surviving officers inhs
revolutionary war, Mr. Pol!; volcd io t' neg
ative. Cor.. D.b. vol. i. part e, page 1 ,070.
C-bscquert!y cn a bill to pay certain tr.ili.
tia, !ec, he votrl! in lha tff rritiv;. ,' 1
.'.larch ID, 1CC0, le v,-: ! . j :.::t t!.?.rcvo-
lutionary pension bill. .
put I,
pageC29., .
February 17, 1E3T, he otc3 against l!.3
bill for the relief cf revolutionary soldiers.
Same, part 5, page CC3. ' -
' ' May 2, 1SC2, ho voted agiinst the revolu-tior-.ry
p :nsiyfl".ll. ; Cam?, vol. 8, pari 2,
pari . - - i ;.
.0 T.;ient4 you can stand asid?.- J-.
Uiiauu, UKC ti.i starM. it lae
j 1 i!. :.i i. . . j t!.i 3 , !ir.:j... oro.
.!s tt.iter.;er:t c..Jr Oillivi'UclJ be
in :: - r :. .clery t3
i parties.
By t!3 Court :
. We think tht3 dist:
rcthcr in.ii!c;u3 and t
eticn tctwfcn vitnreeees
yu! J L 3 di -p:r:;ed vvith ;
let l!.3 gen'.Icmm, mike his r.atcmcr.t, and it
may Id th-sjury for v,I it !.:
Q. G:n. C.-abb, in -!.:fr ' -.1- ,
cial, political, or clherw;. u j yu i.r, 1
to the accused? " '
A. I arn his poh.lcal ' friend zr. I erdent
supporter for ths Presidency.
Q. A"crc ycj eel a rr.e;..ber cf tl.3 , ,s!g
party! , '. . . . !
A.- I wea, cr rather I pref. :cd ta L?, and
voted with th".! party cahrj lz they rzlzizzl
ins asecnuncy in my cutrict, cnu gave me
office; but I never Lslicvcd in t!:3 principles
or rr. jrcs cf tho p rt y.
O. You candidly a J.:.!j, t'.-cn, that you have
for jcars been acting tl. ; hypocrite, for the
s;.kc cf c.f.ee ?
A. I t:;n a Iaryrr, sir, r.nl know that I
:raay
:' -n that v. Ill
ciiii.:riiQ mv... - -
Z. jjiu ycu net n5 a w nrT neemaer 01 con
gress, ve.e to V-..3 cprjom. ":r.t ct a ccm
miltcc frem CJ.
z Spec' r n tceeur.
cf his
rjtorie::j p:ty ccrvillt;, , I d; 1 yci
not vote against al'.o'.vir'j hirn the
compliment cf a vet? cf thanks at th.3 does
of tho session ? ,
A. I cannot testify to any thing respecting
Col. Polk, without criminating myself, and
besides I have so recently put cn his Kccry
A it dee3 r.i jet-sit easy upon r.4o, and I
won: j prc.er ta : ly no';ning agnnst my new
master, le-L I I. 3 the anticipated reward bl
my my p'caee :
eue3 mc
You can stand c
'.John C. Calhoun, you 17111 please take the
stand. - . ! :
Q. Will you have th's goodness to state,
sir, whether or not Co. Polk, now cn tri..!,
was a leading member cf the Loco Foco par-
ty when you denounced them all as rogues
and royalists,', and held together. 'as a party.
only by. " the cohesive power of public plun
der?"., ' . . . -, - . ;
A. He was, but I havo taken that all back,
so far as it relates to him since he has mount
ed my free trade hobby helped me to break
down Von Buren and his old hunkers,11
and rendered me and my "chivalry" other
essential service, jn aiding us to bring about a
discol'jtion of the Union, and the establish,
men! of my favorite ' southern confederacy.
It is tree, as can be proved by the ''Madiso
nian," that 'be stole from Captain Tyler, the
Texas poney, th.t I gave hun to amuse himself
with while i attended to more important mat-
ters; and John Jones says,' he stole some of
Captain. Tyler's" Thunder,"" also; bat as he
rid & the poney sJT gracefully, .and quite as
much to my. satisfaction aa the Captain could
have doncI shall not quarrel ;with him about
that, but .have him ioseli!3 the matter with
Mr, John Jests and Captain. Tler ver se. , i.
.,-Q. It appears then that your attachment to
the Loccfjeo party is only nominal, or rather
conv en:'..mal, ah'4 that you" still adhere to'your
former ct,iuoa. "- " " " f .
- A. Certainly." ; I havo no us3 for them any
farther than they adopt my views and advol
cale my measures. 1 slit. Relieve a.i tliit 1
ever tiidcfilh5masap::rry, and onlyrclr-et
in fir rr.lntM tn th -rr!-.i rtr r." r - '
WHOIJl K.O. 311-
swear allegiance to tr? end my "chivalry.",
I have given ths "old Lur.kfrin.' Tc ia ihaj
ribs that they will not soon forget, and if I "
can mansge to keep ry "chivalry" quiet un.r
til my. plans are matured, I will soon hare
my " southern' confederacy on wheels. fThs
Old Lion has retired ta his cave, b!ind with
age, anJ h3 roar no longer alarms me, an3 if
Cay L 3 elated President, as I expect he will.
he vi- nevcrtltre to shake a rope over myj
ad, (J i Inc.. 'ry ..Jr and by tho "eter.
rial" I I l.ev- ! 'J l.avo used it too, if
Clay bej r..: I . ', . . j cut cf the scrape, for
which I owe h;..i m-ny :! ir.!., I am ashamed
to acknowledge it before 1 y " chiralry' butf '
By the Court Mar,'; J, tfJeurnCour;un.
til to-morrow mrnicT. - ) '
xJ' " .ActiTcrC'd At JL:it y jl'.".'--
, Who is James K. Polk ? has bt.cn a q;;cj'
lion often asked by tho Whig, without cU
ting tho desired information, i::::.l Mr.'Djfce,
tho Comptroller cf Public Accoul'.j cf A1j
bama, tasked his energies to work cut a sjtia
factory answer. A published letter frem'this
T.t!crmn to the committee cf al)..v. ::-t3
Cirbacuo at Eutaw, very fr.V;.".' '.. i '
Jarr.rs K. Polk is. Mr. Van Dyke rev s t.i
the Yrr.'ire mode of answerirg q-"'.! t )
bosura; but, then, the facts he cLeI3 :" tj
identify James K. Polk, and to silence t!i:i
inquiry a lo character, arc ed minutely ,
scriptive, that we cannot, in justice to him f.::J
his car.didatc, omit giving his own hr;:uT'.
In reply to the insolent Whig question, v.l.J -is
James K. Polk ? ?dr. Ven Dvke ravs :
- " Who 13 this that comcth from Edom, wi:!i" .
dyed garments from B.jzrah? this that ishi.
rioua in his opparcl, travelling in the grcatr, . r. :
of his strength?" I
-Everybody, cf course, aficr cc.ing O.Ii
picture, knows -Jumcs K. Polk. Ifo is the
man that comcth from Columbia, with jyir.
rricntsdyed with Poke berries from Ealtim .j.c,'
travelling in the greatness of his strerglli ta
Texas, on a poncy stolen from Mr. Tyler.
With such marks on him, Jar.:: 11. Tclk can,
net fail to lu rcccgnized i.i future. MK Vu.i
Dyke is a painter, worthy cf hij cr.v.r.ent
namesake. ' ;
r
. .r. L ,n
r;' i fr- ' '. C r . ,
a f'.?rt !:rr.3 1 '' "
h3 r::e:rr. ;r..;
trcateril'i :etr;r' r f 1
deetrir"" for ! ' i 2
Je'.i C. C "
"f -r.!t" i r.J "lr-;tcrf"
occvpic-J l!.3 pre'.iien v. I.
ii::
'r!"t,
eh t! 3 WI.'t
now r.atr.
. Il-t h3 ne-.v t. :
3 in f
3 l!. .
1 t e .:ry rr.r-n v. ..em
ncune: J z.z "trile-rs."
itr. Holmes has xvrittcn aneiher 1
rr-!v t-j certati i;
in;
t!.o n
aturo cf
r""y 1 3 judjed frcm hi.i rc j !y. . I a r!; ! ' .
Z'Z i ho believes Mr. Po!k ir.r '
oppn'-lton ' to lha Prc'.ectivo po!.:3y, (
s'.andirj th3 Kan? letter,) un 1 l! "."f
ports him. Will Tennei?'. ans, .
i.-J 1!."' j "South Carolina doctrir- f .'
",-'"?rc!Ui end treas-jnah1 r
ariur.- r.J cur pert l!.3 tame.
GcnlL....r.: I havo just receive I
ler, in which two queries are (!::'
d di:tir?t!y vill 1 reply.
1st. I cm ia favor cf't!;3 dee.!:.. . f
Polk and Mr. Dallas, anlam de-!:.:'
7 ( ,
opinion that Couth Carolina cul:t to v:t
them.
2J. I havo no doubt cf Mr. Pu'!s
when he declared U3 oppotitie'n t- tVe r
system cf pre irn, and if tie?'' I j
ccdc&vcr I j t zx it. .
TI9 Ciccir.nati Herald hi t!,3
' Thr cews-cf :!ib i.e. ..'..' .
timorc Loco Foco Ojnve:;'.;
Frankfort, Ky., by ona cf 1! - ...
lie met an old acquaintance fr . . ;
ingcounty, Mjjr William?, r. :
thusiastic member cf tl;e L- z i.
' Well, major, have ycu Le-rJ
nated?1 'No, said tha rr.ajjrj ' f
' I'll bet you can't tell in ten go
replied the major. Ho tr?rs l "je, . "
rcnl 'NV Ci!hee-" fr,.' "c'
'No!' f Dick John.cn;1 11 , r!
an?, 'No.' -Stewart?1 II . V
i'rrr beat out, is it Benton, or f" ' V
or Woodbury, or McDu ZiV 1 1 :
these. Well, who hare x'.cy :
James K. Po!k.; James IL P. .1' '
ing his fingere, the tcry rer:; T
rpouligaur '" t
. KEE? IT; BSF02E TgU VzZTLZ
same pack of revilers and calur--denounced
Judge AVHITC, wl i!
TRAITOR who pur: ;; J i!.; :
and upright man to hli t';re.3 .; .
thet of abuse that rr.:!i;r;:'; r
that the samo crc.v who -the
old patriot, HARRI-"-!,! -called
tin CO W A RD , J ' --M
R A LIST, cr I ..::0!II1P
bo for"-.:. ' - ;'i '
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lha calur.:...-.:-.
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