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VOL. V NO. 5.
TliOS. W. ATKIN;
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. . i MISP.RrJ.ANEOIIFS.
Joiic' Fight
., tJol. Dick Jones was decided' the great
taan of the little village of Summerville. -
He was Colonel of the Raiment ihe had
' tepresented bis district io Congress he 4iad
Wen spoken -of as a candidate for Governor;
no was at the head of the bar in Hawkins
fcouftty,. Kentucky, and figured otherwise
largely in public life, lis Irgnl opinion and
advice were hiizhlv valued bv the senior nart
..." .f ,1... (i.imiTii t Si in tiij Ammm a nrl 1st) uat Inui
r- v,u r'i
tnanner charmed all the matrons his digni.
- fid, politeness captivated the young ladies
-and his suavity and condescension delighted
'. - the littlu boarding. school misses : he:nossess.
, Ved a universal smattering of information
.his manners were the most popularj extreme
- ly friendly and obliging, lively and witty ; and
In short, he was a very agreeable companion.
. Yet truth requires it to be admitted that
Col. Dick Jones was professionally more spe
cious than deep, and that his political advance
rncnl was owing to personal partiality ' more
than superior merit that hia taste arid dress
were of questionable propriety ; for instance,
' 'wviluo'.'iSily - worn a hunting shirt; white
f Jngcd, or a 'red waistcoat, or a fawn-skin
''0rje, or. calico morning-gowo of a small
yellow paJtern, and be Indulged in other simi.
I. - ..n vius Sri ftA Ii! nrr A'nrI In mnnncf nn
deportment, there was on air of harmless
". (tru Virginia bred ond Kentucky raised)
self-conceit and swnggor, which, though riot
to be admired, yet-it gave piquancy and indi.
viduality to his character.. J ,
If further particulars ore required, I can
- only state that the Colonel boarded at the Ho
tel; his office in the square, fronting tjte
Courtfliouie ; he was a manager, of. all the
.' bulls"; he wa Vice President of the Summer,
ville Jockey Club he was trustee of the fe.
iriale academy ; he gallanted the old ladies jo
church, holing his umbrella over them in the
cun, and c-orled the young ladies to the
dances and parties, always bringing out the
smallest of.es. Ho rode a high headed, proud
looking sorrel hnrse, with a streak down his
face;, and hswas n general referee and urn.
plro, whether it was a norsa swap, a racc,a
riflo match, or a cock fight. ;
- It chanced, on a time, though Col. Jonci
was one of the best nitored of men, that he
took umbragoat some report circulated about
him in on adjoining county, and on? of his
districts, to the cueel that he had been a fed.
eralist during the last war;-ind, instead of
relying on tV.e hzl of his being a school-boy
. . nn Mill Clrrr-lt tA tUnt timp. V MWMl-itrr-.- n t
; the tavern tablcj that the next time ho wen
over the mountaio toTCaurt, Bill Patterson,
the reputed author of the slander, should
either. sign a licbill, fight, or run. j
This became narrated , throu-h the . town; ;
' i case and argument cf the O'.Terece was
xussed among the patriarchs rf the pla.ee,
ao generally camo to tho conclusion that
L.i Colonel haj good cause of quarrel, ' is
..re had been said of hin than an honora.
' i man could stand. Tha young fcidre boys
the village became greatly interested cbo-,
lured how inn i fight would go, ancfgaVe
-ir opinions what they wo-.d do ur.der sim.
r circumstances. Th )'cng lawyers and
jung-M. Da, as oftea as ey . werq in the
olonel's company, introduce' the subject of
.3 expected fight. On sucV occasions lie
poke 1 carelessly! and banterir.;!y. '. Some
?od ohHadT2a -spoke : deprpcatirjy, in the
?neral and in tha particular, thai so good
' d clever a young man as Col.nel Diet
ould set so bad an example ; at,d the voun
Mies -and little misses, bless thcif dear Utile
-ocent souls, they only consumed their own
' " ;d hea rts , o d ere satisfied ftal , fa usi
I .1 mnA V.J rtn tVtat f I t 1 T
i wickcu 'w yu i!iu 'onci! Joces
vld ficht.
Faring term Afihe Qortsc?i(ne cti, and
us lawyers all started on their circuit, and
v li them; Col. Jones went over tfaj i juti
The'Vholetawn wv aVyctoihe .an
1 -ences of this Jtrip, and withbut c xi
"Ion or understanding on the subjt r 1
u3 population, eitlier gathered at the
i ' t departure, or noticed it.jfrqm a dtanc
E" f : h-3 rode off, gily'saliing'thts 'acai',.'
4 :-s,"Vnd raising hi hat to'V.Vlad;e810;
- . sices ot. m rccli as ne ;rasu
; Vrcm that lime only one 'subject. Zd
I' ' l' 'houghtsTof e god pebple of Carc!er
. 11 , and on ths third day the common silo,
". v i wasV l-W P!Ws from over the miua.
" P1 . " Ihs tny one comedown the roadl"
fourth, fifth, nd ixih came, rand still
... tl xictyVasUPPeasedJthad.'wUbj
"V.f ' 7i become In. Arable, quite agoniaang
T- ; . . and -occu; at'a . stand pull
a ductur or x03Uible would oot ride to the
country, lest news of the fight might arrive
in i their absence. : People j in crossing the
ir . . . t
square or entering or coming out pf their
houses, all Had their beads turned bp that
road, j And many, though a&hamed to con.
fess it sat up an hour or two past thei r usual
bed.tiie, hoping some one would come from
court. j Still all was doubt and unccjrtainty.
There is an unaccountable perversity in these
thingsj that bothers conjecture. ..
On he seventh morning the uneasy public
were consoled by the certainty that the law.
ycrs must be ho.ne that day, as court peldom
held a' week, and the universal resolve seem,
ed to be that nothing wus to be attended to
until they were satisfied about the fight.
Storekeepers ond their clerks, saddlers, hat
ters, cabinet-makers and their apprentices,
air stood out at the doors J The hammer
ceased to ring on the anvil, and the barkeep
er would scarcely walk inlo put away the
stranger's saddle-bags, who had called for
breakfast ; when suddenly a young man who
had beten walking from one side of the street
j I II . ! - .. j
to thejothcr,' in a state of feverish, anxiety,
though! he saw dust away up the roa!d, and
stoppejl. No sooner was thi. noticed than
there as a general reconnoissance jof the
road rjiade,' and before long 'doubt became
certairay, when one of the company jleclar.
ed he, knew the ColonelV old sorrel 'tiding
horse,, ', General Jackson,1 by the blaze on
'his face." j' ' J-j , : y . : - ;. '..."! t'.:,f'
In the excited stale, of the public mind it
. I . (v.-1 ' ... ' :. .... ... i . . ..!;.
requu-qd no ringing of the Court.house bell
to convene the people; those down street
walkedjup, onj those across the squani came
over, ttnd all gathered gradually at the, hotel,
and nejirly;all were present by the time Col.
Jones flighted. , Hehttd a pair of dark green
specks on, his right hand in a sling, with
brown ;paper bound round his wrist, his left
hand held the bridle, and the forefinger of it
wrapped with a linen rag ' with care.11! One
of, his ears was covered with a muslin 'scrap,
that looked much like the country women's
plan of covering their butter when coming to
market his face was clawed all over,! as if
he had .had it raked by a cat held fast 6y the
tail; his beard was unshorn, it being1 "too
delicate an affair." His complexion suggest,
ed no ijjlea ton philosophical young man pre.
sent, on which he wrote a treatise, dedicated
to Arthiur Tuppan, proving that the Frro was
only a Jivhite well pummelled ; and his rne.
ral swelled appearance would induce a belief
that heihad led the forlorn hope in the storm,
ing of a bee hive.
The ColonelV manner did not exactly pro.
claim the conquering hero," but his aflU.
bilityj was undiminished, and he addressed
them I with, happy to sec you, gents j'how
are you; all?" and then attempted to enter the
tavern, but Buck Daily arrested him (with,
Why, Colonel, I see you have had a scrim,
mage. ? How did you make it? You did'nt
come out at the little cend of the born, did
you 7" 41 No, not exactly, I had a tight fight
of it, though. You know Bill Pjtierson, he
weighs 175 lbs., has not an ounce of super,
fiuous fjesh, is as straigU as an Indian, and
as active as a wild cat, and ns quick as pow.
der, and very much of a man I assure you.
Well, my word was out to lick him; sol
hardly put up my horse before I found him at
the CoirUhouse door, and, to give him a' white
man4s chance, I proposed alternatives with
him. He said his daddy, long ego, told him
never to give a lie hll, and he was not good
at running, so he thought ho had best fight.
By thetime the word was fairly out, I hauled
off anq took him in the burr of the car that
raised a singing in his head ' that mada him
think ho was in musquitoe town. Af it we
went, like killing snakes, so good a mn, so
good a; boy ; .we had it round and round, and
about aid about, as dead a' yoke as ever pull.
ed at a lorr chain. JuJ-re Mitchell ;;:son
the bench, and as soon as tho cry of fiht
was raised, the bar and jury ran off and left
him. ' He shouted I command the peace.
within the dourt. house i and then ran out to
see the fight, and cried out, ' I can prevent
you P ,"1 fair fight ! 1 stand b:ickP and he
caught iiParson Bene.fieldby the collar of the
coat, who, he thought tvas about to interfere,
and sluVig him on his pack at least fifteen
feet. It was thecvenest and! longest 'fight
ever foyght ; every body was tired of it,' and
I must fcdmit, in truth, that I was." Here hs
node an effort to enter ihe tavern.) But seve
ral tmic'p called out. u Which whipped 7
How did you. come out t" , j
11 .Why, much as I tell yotli we had it round
or.3 round, about and about, over and under
I could th row him at wresile, but he would
m -age some way.. o turn me. Old Spar
oUwk was there, who had seen all the
tesi Eahting at Natchez, under the hill, in
the cSys of Dad Girtv and Jim Snodgrass
ot md , sayS my goiiging vrr.s besutifut; one
f L.'j eyes is like ths mouth cf cn old ink
:ttlecnly more so. But, in fact, hzrz was
t ' grtvi choice between us, as yoa &.Z2.
1 1 -having ran into a" brush-fence i cf a
d t't t. So we made it round and round
at o..,: (Here again he attempted ja re
trc tRto the, tavern. But many voices de
the
nvu'd; Who hollored! Which gave up
;
;
Hoy -id Jj hurt your hand P . - J
"i1' I forgot to lell you that as L'aimcd
ASHEVILLE, RT. Ci, FRIDAY, 13,
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a sockdolager at him he duckeu his head, an j
he can dodge like a diedapper ; and hitting
hirn awkwardly, I sprained my wrist, so, be
ing like the fellow who, when it rained mush
had no spoon, I changed the suit and made a
frump, and went, in for eating. In the scuf
fle we fell, cross and pile, and while he was
chawing my finger my head was between his
legs. 'Finding his appetite still good for my
finger I adopted doctor Bones patent meth
od of removing teeth'without the aid of in
stru r ent, and I extracted two of his incisors,
and then I could put my j finger in or out at
pleasure.. However, I shall, for some time,
have an excuse for wearing, gloves without
being thought proud." (He now tried to cs.
cape under cover of a laugh ) But vox pop.
(uli agun. ' So you tanned him,' did you 1
How did the fight finish ? You were not part
ed?; You fought it i out, did you!" The
Colonel resumed, Why, there is no telling
how the fight might have gone; an old Vir
ginian,; who had seen ; Francisco jand Otey,
and Lewis and Blevins; and all the best men
of the day, said he had never seen any one
stand up to their fodder better than we did.
We had fought round and round,! and about
and about all over the Court-yard,and, at last,
just to end the fight, every body was getting
tired of it, bo, at l-a-a.s., 1 hollored." Exit
Colonel)
1 Saratoga Springs.
I The Republican of the 23d insLr says, the
number of visitants now in town is over 3000,
which may be classified i as follows: . Mar.
lied; 1000; unmarried, 2000; old bathel.
jors, 400; in pursuit of wives, 875; in pur
suit of husbands. 900 ; Gentlemen. 800 ; La-
l i v l - - -, ... . , : -
fiesi 1200; loafers, 500 ; blacklegs, 540.
pickpockets, 20 ; poli(icians700; pious folks,
1400; ' infidels, 800 ; freethinkers, GOO;
nothingarians, 200; invalids, 540; in pur
suit of pleasure, 1700; rrine drinkers, 1600;
'.fops and dandies,, 700; flirts, 800; flats,
11000; men of sense, 190 ; belles, 14; beau
ties, 7; bullerjlies, 250. j To all these mav
be added S000 citizens, including 200 por
ters,! 300 wuiters, 250 chambermaids, CO
scullias, 40 scavengers, 80 hostlers, 100 loaf,
ers, 400 suckers, C59 negroes, 100 gamblers;
besides any quantity of good-for-nothing, do.
nothing; know-nothing vagabonds, who only
live to be so many pes'.s to the place they in
habit. . ' ; " :
' 11 1 can't speak in public never done such
a. thing in all my life," suid a chap the other
night at a public meeting, who had been call
ed upon to hold forth but if any body in
the crowd will speak for me, Til hold his hat!"
" I ''' , ' !v ' ., .' ' j ..-'---'.Mr -
i- A J ill for" tiie euelist, An cptheca-
ry having refused to resign his scat at a thea
tre to an cfBccr'a lady, the officer feeling him.
self much insulted, senlliim a challenge.
The apothecary was punctual at the meeting
but t)bscrved that not having been accustomed
to shoot, he had to proposo a new way of set
tling the dispute. He then drew from his
pocket a bill box, and taking from thence two
pills, thus addressed hi- antagonist " As a
man of honor, sir, you would nut wish to fiht
me on onequal ' terms ; hero are, therefore,
wo pill3,. one composed of the most deadly-
poison, the other perfectly harmless ; we arc,
therefore, on equal ground if we each swat-
ow one; you shall take your choice, and 1
romisc faithfully to take that which you
cave.r it is needless to add that the arlatr
was settled by a hearty laugh." .
Yankee Ingenuity. We see it stated in
the Montreal Times, as a fact, that at several
points alon ths
l.ich divides a
portion of the smcs of New York and Ver
mont from Lower Canada, Yankees have
opened-or established stores, which, as we
would say of neither side politicians, are right
on the fence or, in other tvords, they are
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ouui one nan on mc American sue ana tnc
other half on the Canadian. . In the Canadian
half they keep and sell such articles as arc
subject to an American tari;7, and vice versa.
n the American side they 5!ore all the goods
upon which the Canadians impose a lax.
Broadtvay. Major Noah gives the follow
ng description cf Brorhvayj a3 seen in dif
ferent lights :
Broadway ly gaslight. A panorama cf un
disguised wickedness, v
Broadvay hj daylight. Paint, padding
powder, and presumption.
" ! : ;
Interesting to this latihs. Tho con
jurers have been casting f.7'jrcs in regard to
the aspects and conLnctior.3 cf M.irs and
Venus, and (heir remarkaLlv arJr.t t: i Lril
liant appearance. The result is, t'.. : t!
l j:. A !."""- . 1 , . - t . .
preuici a loveivi loviniji'anu iove-nriUirT win
tcr. Make ready, all ye sprm!crs.
- United States Loans. The debt cf th
United Slates falls due r.s follows:
January 1, 1845, C5.672.977
; July; 1 1, 1653, ; 7,000,000
! January 1,133, ; 8,301,403
1 Of the amount which falls due January 1
1845,02,443,030 is I.x per cent, and 3,
213, 792 five and a half per cent stock.
.The 07,000,000 which falls due July
1853, is five per cent slock, and C3,301,4G
which falls due ia 1E33 is six per cent slock
The Treasury has a surplus at the present
time sufficient to pay off the losajvhich fal
due first; Ba.lL American. ;...
. POLITICAL ' ;
To t!:c XVhlz ot Jicrtra Carolina.
TLe results of the recent Election having
been now cerxhiWely ascertained . the Crij-.
teal Coxxitt feel iito be their duty to of.
f:r to you, and through you, to the Whigs of
the Union, their coogratuhtiofcson tho glori
ous triumph which has beea achieved ia the
Old North State.', i : - .i ,
, We liavc carried oar Govertor, by a ma
jority of thirty.four hundred rotes, and Lave
secured a majority of ttco ia the Senate', and
twenty two in the House of Cc;nmons making
a majority, on joint ballot, of twentt-tcur!
The result in thej Legislature is the more
gratifying, when we reco!lct that, two years
ago, our adversaries had,' at the close of the
session, a - majority of THIRTY! -But the
mere change, effected in that body, large as it
is, will convey but at. inadequate notion of
the value of our triumph. ' I -
The' Whig Candidates,' every where
throughout the Smie, openly avowed the great
measures of the Whig party : A Tariff for
Revenue, with incidental protection of Amer
ican industry the distribution of the proceeds
of tho sales of the Public Lands omor.gst the
states a National Bank and the ono term
principle. These have been avowed by eve
ry Whig Candidate, as the leading objects of
the party, and success has been every where
sought io order that these measures may be se
cured and promoted. - '
While this open and manly avowal of their
principles has marked the exertions of our
friends, there has been no' period since the
formation of the present parties of the country,
in which Ihe organization of the. Whigs, as a
party, has been more, imperfect. They have
trusted solely to public discussion to appeals
to the reason and patriotism - of the people,
nd have confidently relied upon truth ohly,
as sufficient to sway the minds of our honest
nd Republican population. --' ' : -
The conduct of our opponents has, in eve
ry respect , been the oppose of ours.
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The Immediate annexation of Texas, h Uw
nly affirmative proposHion which they liave
supported. Iri all else, they have but oppos
ed the doctrines of tho Whigs, .without oCfbr-'
ing any substitute. '. They have been ujainst
the Whig Tariff of 1842 but have given no
definite idea of such a Tariff 3 ty arc; for.
bey denounced a 'National Bar. k,Lut have
not dared to support Mr. Von Bjitu's Cub.
reasury. They opposed the d.'.triLutioa of
the Land fund aminsst all the states, but
have not avowed their willingness to surrcn
der it to the new stales.
During the whole canvai3, their crar.iza-
ion has been complete; and even neighbor.
hood.s have been allotted to the particular
charge of individuals, oble and 'vi!!!r-j n rjp.
ply, by private circuhtion, K"t cou!J net Lc;
loped from open discussion. !!.'-.r..!.v.3, tiie
most faLo us.J pu!.!icaticn3 have
been freely cireu' .ted, by virtue of Cor"res
sional franks, with a zeal and industry rsver
surprised by thcm.on any forrrcr cccce'jh;
and support has been sought to a L J cau. o by
a mean attempt to awaken prejudices in one
part of the state, ogainst the peopb of anoth
er. . r
Yet, against such odds, we have effected a
riumph which, under any circurilar.cci,
would have been glorious. It is true. t!.2 ma-
ority on the Governor's' vote has not reached
that of 1842. We all know, how tho l::rl
causes, as between the candidates for t!.2 cf-
fice, has lessened Mr. Graham's vote in coun;
tiea which haye yet exhibited unbroken Whig
strength ia the canvass for the Legislature;
and which, we have no doubt, will, in the
great question of November, rally to tho sup.
port of Clay, wiih an unanimity not exceeded
by that which nnrked th.3 support of the la
mented Habeison. ' ' . .' 1 -. . .
Tho Whig Central Commutes feel then;
fully warranted in sending joyous greetings to
their brethren, not only within tho state, but
throuhuLt our crlorious Union. We have
met and conquered the enemy have opposed
falsehood with truth abuse, with manly refu
tation, or dignified ailence-andj with the pat
rioticcry of CLAYtind our country, have over-
borne and silenced the shout of Pout and Tex.
AS!
We have reason td rejoice j and we do re.
joice at a triumph so great ia itself, and so
full cf crjr.fi isr.t assurance for the future. But
or.3 rr.orj ccnl.icfrernuns. c exhort you,
brethren of NorjIV Carolina, to bo diligent in
prepirirj for the fourth cf NoTcmbcr to be,
every manj at the P!!j on that dy. A.vic
tjry then, will net Is enough.. It must La a
victory worthy cf ourselves, worthy cf our
principles, worthy of our great leader.- No
state must be allowed to take the lead cf us, on
that day. We first nominated ClY without
condition or tialilicalion. UrJer his" ban
ner, inscribed plainly jvhh the patriotic prin
ciplcs which belong to him and our party, we
have just secured a great triumph, and we owe
it to ourselves, and our child ren ns a great
privilege and high duty, that co slate shall ex
ceed us iathe vote by. which we shall declare
for Clay and our Country. ;
To our brethren ia" other states the '.Com
mittee would speak in the language of assui
ranee. Trust'not lbs falss statements which
will, every where, bo put forth by our oppo
1844.
ncLis, 5$, ti l!:s Voi cf i!;i$ slate In Novem
ber. Remember nhat, in ortb :Qaolicnt
was fi ret hca ro the pat riotb 3 shour of I nde
pendence, and rely opon it as certain, that
she trill never forfeit that high distinction," by
preferring PoLk ana Texas, to'Cut' Ix'otue
Uniox! : ' ;
.i . atnes Tfolko ;
The Mississippi Southron very forcibfy
presents Mr. Polk's opinions arid general
courss by.lha following questions end an
swers: ...-.. -
Who is it that is made a great nan ca his
uncle'a revolutionary service?, and ths fact
hid that he sprung from an olJ red cot tcry
grandfather T Jumes K. Polk!
Who was it that w t r.t to Congress the pledg
ed friend of Tennessee's noblest son, Hugh
L. White, and afiu-rwards traitorously aban
doned him, and slandered and abused him a I.
most to the very verge of 4 he grave? James
iCPtdk! . . :
m When in the midst of severe winter the
half nakc J poor cf Georgetown,!). C, thrcj-h
the Mayor, c!i.-d a fww coidi of oud from
Congress tosave them from ihe miserable
death of freezing; .who was it that stood up,
and said he opposed the donation, bv-ca::!- it
was undignified f.r r?:r.b?rs cf (Airgrc-s to
come there to cc.'iwCl cjJ to c;:tribj:.! u ihj
paupers of the District? James K.Polk!
Who was h that made a speech in (jongress
soma years ago, against the occupation 'cf
Oregonand is now warmly ia favor cf it?
James K.PJlk!
Who was it that opposed sending represen
tatives to the Panama Congress, because it
would be forming entangling alliances, and
violatirj' cur "trcr.ty 'cf r.c-itrality with c!d
Spain i...J jwVi.ud Co! ai.J involvous
in a v;r ;acJ no Bcyffj at our treaty of
amity and peace with Mexico, and is for an.
nexingthe revolted province of Texas, right
or wren-? James K.' Polk! ' ' ,r r
Who tv 3 it that opposed tho uh.Trcasury ,
-nJ N-t;.t!,ijfuii ttrcrgth in favor of "pet
t.'.j," cs affording the best currcrcy and the
ir.?:t sure cpitorirs f.:r l!.:c.!!,:!::n, -Te.
kerpirjeni disLur-L.T.cr.1 cf ; ...iii r.vj
nue, and dtcrv.'irdscL-;:jJ tiJcs? J-ir.
K. Polk! : . - ; ' , .'
.. . Vho was the uncompromising friend of In
ternal Improvements and pressed upon Con
grcss to rr.!:e a branch of the National rcsd
from Memphis to New; Orleans, but now
thicks it inexpedient and unconstitutional?
James K. Polk!
r Who was it that voted in 1EC3 to tax Sugar
and Coffee, when we hid a surplus r-venus cf
seven millions, and afterwards L.nu.-.ccJ tiie
Whig Congress for taxing tl..;.., ia fact
none had been rnado on them? Jumes 11.
Polli. '
Who was it that sufforeJ himself to I'e rUde.
y pulled ly tiie arm, c:.J called the "con
tcptil!e tool cf a petty tyrant,1 without re.
scntin- it I James II. rwli;.
Who was it that got Gen. J.-chson's certifi.
cate, to prove that hi had actcJ honorably and
bravely in r.cl rc-:.:ing the i..i;!i c.'Tcrcd by
Wise; and being ridiculed and Uvjy.tc at for
using it, denied having done so t-zl Gen.
Jackson td deny having Vrrittca I'., :i ths
Nai-hville Union Jand with' all tl.i3, l.-J I: i
ven en hirn. by Bailis Peyton; c-!LJ Lp
divrj citizens cf Clulhy ccur.ty, before 10,-
CC'J .eople.'ia r.ashville, all tcsiitjicgtl.it I.e.
had read the certificate in Shelby vi!!e? Ji.-r.c3
II. PoVj:. " . -
Who wns it cppitcJ giving Lx President
Monroe one cent fr)m the public coJTers, wh'eii
he was in indigent circumstances, and the rov-
ernment owed him? James K. Polk.
, ' Who was it that voted C "("ir,U every revo
lutiocary pension billj j.;.J t:vcry bilfor ihe
relief of the old soldiers tr the rpvu!jtiou"who
had exhausted youth, va;l;h, aiiJ almoit lifo
itself in serving their country, which -cams up
while he was a member of Congress ? Jam
K. Polk. , : ;
Who was it that was presented by the grand
jury of Sevier county, Tenn., for mal. practice
in office while ; Governor of Tennessee?
James K. Polk.
Who is that -preaches "free trade" ond op
position to a protective tariff in the South,
and writes letters to the North in favor of "af.
fording incidental protection" to American
manufactures T James b. Polk."
Who wa3 it that fifty two "members of Cun
gress ' refused to give lhe: usual vote of com
pliments for discharging the duties of Speaker,
becanse they believed he had acted with par
tizan partiality T James K. Polk .
Who was It that disfranchised , thejslata of
Mississippi by his single vote, sent home her
legally elected representatives," and deprived
the stato of a representation in the Nationa
Council? . James K. Polk.
" Who is ir that ha3 teen twice tcaten in his
own slate .for Governor, by an unpretending
polilician?' James Iv Polk."-' ' . f '
Of. whom did Robert J. Walker and many
other Ldcofocos $ay$ that lie wis unfit for t'.e
Vice Prci'Jcney, because James C. Jen:.; Lid
beaten ! James Pu! c '; i ' ; . '..i',
jWho is it that was never thought of fer the
Presidency before the Baltimore Convenient
James K. Polk. . - ,..;
- V ho 13 it that is placed ca theXocofoco
ticket for President, against the man cf men
.WHOLE NO." 213-
lbs genius of geniuses, the orator of orators,
ths grand intellectual ornament to tho human
family Henry Clay, the farmer of Ashland,'
the thrice preserver cf tht JJr.ioD,ths friend .
of Greece and Sviuth America In their strui
gbs for liberty, the friend of mankind, and
tho beacon promise to our count ry T Who is
ft .The rvp!y comea fccUy up. James K
KiC'il'l'; .:v:. i,,t.::r;: X U,
, From the PhPunIe'phla U. S. Gaxclt. '! '
nr. Clay'a Trlrntc CLanlrtcri
.Many them are, doubtles'-, who hsve bei
lleved the f:!: eo: ;eni forth upon thi wings
of tho wind Ij .err "cart cf iha trutrr
, - - - - -.
against Mr. Ctay, by tiie LocoMcos; L .. V.0
t - ...1 .1. .11 I.: 1
ti.iv sjiu-ui tiru ii;cy uavu rca. luo.
letters which rre publish below from so err.li
nent a divius and so good a Christian as Dr.
Oiscom, of the. Mfthod'ist Church, end PresU
dent of Transylvania tlni vers! ty. they will
fp ;rn end despile ihose who have thus eudsai
vorca to poison tticir mindSi -
. troci tiie "cwirL' J. Daily AJvtrtlscr: -
Rev. Dr. Basc-::,
President cf us Trcnsjhania UniversiiJ
Uev. ana Dear iir : i on will, I trust; psr.
don the l.terty I take in writing to you, when
I stsie. tl.-.t li.ydj. ct is to ascertain frorayod
i ; U.Li y concerning tho pritits chari
ce.cr cf Hon: Henry (jlay. do thij at tho
salichaliaa'cf m.r:y cocsclcnlicds, upright
tiieti, who cp; -.r.r to havo Lcca led to regard
Mr. CUy ziii.y ' j Iji an honest and u.
rig!it citizen a L-bath breaker gambler
nrof.inn i-parpr ! A-c i T tvrktilil Ktn'fiiH v i
ask if these things be so. It is not my twJi
to draw frorilyod a letter fjr pullicatlonj and
na pul!!e v. Ill ba madj cf yoiir answer,
my object Uirg td ascertain bow far tlifso
representations which are constantly repeated
by the Democratic pipers cf the north cro
warranted by trcth.
Yoiir ahiwer U the -interrogatories will
much oblige, -
Yours; very rcypbctfulijrj '
'J; G. GOBLC, -j
' " ' Cor res. Sec'y Clay Club. ,
'TllANSlLVAIA UKIVERSITy, h
.f 1 r j. . rr : r t . . . , . . r .
My Dear Cir :--In reply to yodr Ltieruf
the teit., t dweit to truth, virtus, cnJ tl.a
clzlr.sc f sDciz'j, without any referenda to thj
political strir. ; of the day, to say:, t hati I: :.t
in Intimats a.:d cs:..r.ieriiial inicrcour.j . !:!t
the itcn. Il-nry fjlay, Loth ia public cr.J pi I.
v-t-j Ii.-, Lr t.;-io t'...j U.irAy years, ar.J
know the c!.argc3 cnumeratcJ in your letter",
against tho privat3 chirsctcr cf Mr. CUV; O
I . ..j. T . J I 1 . ... It . ,
knovt'n to the who! r.aticni t-.T.rj i:j c.!.J.-:i l j
christian piety ; iri l!iepj!-;..ecfc Jrc;.-;c!.
but in view of the Crdliary accrclllzd
pics cf. good ridrdl character, no chir-i ;
be brought against him; without iijliti. t
obligations cf trdth anJ thtir.d yaiicj. 'I,
each interrogative charge, therefore, cju:
ed ia your lctterj and reaching me ia t!.j ii.jj :
of a question, I return for ar.3vcr, tl.at 1 :
ono and all of iVjra as shamefully i I '
cause ncllrue, tn v. hole or in part.
" .Very respectfully, your o'j't scr , ,
tl. BBAJ . ..
Dr. J. G.Godle.
Afierthis full, explicit, an !
;-L;r. y cf cr.ecf the rr.j-iti . i. K'..'..Za C.
vinei ' " .Jr country, u trti.; j r-Jer
LJ :!utt!.-.re can beany fjni .r rec.ity tf
urinirj the rcck!cs3 slanJerc:.; tf Mr. Cl .y
It ii due to Dr. Uascom, perhaps, tl. :t h;.i re
ply to th letter asking permhiiwa to pulii.ii
the tbjve sIjouIJ be added, and here ii ii :
: Transylvania University,
Lexington, Ky., August Alh, 1C 1 1. $
. My Dear Sir ; In your letter cf the Cih cf
July i yoa called upon me for Information re
fpecting t!;e " privz': chzractzr cf my nc'J.
Lar, Mr. CUy, a-"jr!;.g r;.e tliit ' many co.;
scieritiou3, uprig'.it i;..;' ia your section had
been induced by' ih?" iprc:entations of his
C"c;ries, la regard Mr. CUy 3 ' ar.y tiur
but an hone :t : -j'i citizen a Caltzt'i
lrczlerfnfcr.zrgdr..i: :r f Ycjr l.u
ler added, at the same time, th'.t.." r.o pull'.d
use" would be made of my re; ';, t!;eu! J oca
be received from tre. T1:uj c;pc"!cd toj I
exprcr-ed'tayou freely, in relet'.. n tJthcpri
vale character of ?fr. Ci
'..!.-t I r. yarded
as due to him, to y; Aif tl.j
in which wo. live. 1 r , iznrn:
called upon ; under rt::
should most cheer. r ' .
ter of cfty cf r.:y :z't
to polittca! relations or liisti..::.
believe any of them would I. "..
cc:'.3 mcty.
ces(
cl.aree
L rcferc.'.ea.
.i, nor do
s callin'; oa
ma, to this 'effect, should i: L 2 fjund neces
sary.!!-! "i '.::':H,-'lr-- v r "'-V
la a second letter juil rcccl.id from yoJ,
you ask" permission to use my fir.t at discrc.
lion and as no injustice can b3 done to any
one by allowing - you to do sot although my
letter was ' written as private, I L;.-- cf no
goodycasoD why 1 should withheM ii..; , r
mlsetoa you ask, and I th.;rcfjrc ccc-rd it.
j .-.,:-' i T ,;j "Very respectfully,
: " H. B.BACCOM. '
Dr. J. G. Gozlz.
; ;A-Touchstone. We t!.o whole c
tryt Democrat and VL
cant, if it is not cvr-;
cf .lhetwopaftU., .
for Polk, c:
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