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BAiitrEL F. WILSON
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MTEUiBY AND MISCELLANEOUS
Front the Token.
THE TBI-PORTRAIT.
Br N. P. Willis.
,Twa, a rich night in June. The air was all
Fragrance and bain,, and the wet leares were
stirred 3.. .
By the soft fingers of the southern wind, .
And caught the light apricjoulf like wyigs,
Hau.tin- the greenwood with a silvery sheea.
The ,tar, might W limerl d ttit moot,,
Exceeding bauti'foI went up in hearen,
a nA took her place in stfence, and a hush,
Ike a dep ?abbath oftheiiightcame down
And Rested upon nature. I Was out
"With tn"' sweet siiter wandering, and my
thouchta
Took color of the aonlighf, and of them,
And I was calm and happy. Their deep lones,
Low in the stillness, and by that soft air
Melted to reediness, bore out, like song,
The Sangaape of high feeling, and I felt
Uo excellent is woman when she give!
To the fine pulses of her spirit way.
One was a noble being, with a brow
Ample and pure, and on it her black hair
Vai parted like a raven's wing on snow.
Her tone was low and sweet, and in her smile
You read intense affections. Her moist eye
Had. a mo't'rare beniffnUy ; herxuouth,
Bland and unshadowed sweetness; and her face .
Was full of that milll dignity that gives
A holiness to woman She was one .
Whose virtues blossom daily, and pour out
A fragrance upon sll wjio in her path
Have a blewed fellowship. J longed to be
Her brother, that her hand might lie upon
My forehead, and her gentle voice allay
The fever that is at my heart sometimes.
There was a second sister who would witch
An angel from his hymn. I cannot tell
The secret of her beauty. It is more
Thr ber flight pencilled lip, and her arch eye
itching beneath its lashes, as if life
Were nothing but a metry mask ; lis more
Thar, a motion, though she'moved like a fay
Or music, though her voice is like a reed
Blown by alow south wind; or cunning grace,
Though all she does is beautiful ; or thought,
Or fancy, or a delicate sense though mind
Is ber ben gift, and poetry her world,
Anrt tr w'ri see Strang beauty in a flower
As by Mibtle vision. I care not
To know how she bewitches : tis enough
For me that I can listen to her voice
And dream rare dreams of music, or converse
t'pon unwrh philosophy; till I J.
Am wild-red beneath thoughts I cannot bound,
And th red lip that breathes them.
On my arm
leaned an unshadowed girl, who scarcely yet
Had numbered fourteen summers. I know not
How I shall draw her pictureher young heart
Has such a restlessness of change, and each
Of its wild roood so lovely !' I can see
Her figure in its rounded beauty now,
With her half flying stp.' her clustering hair
Batbir g neck like Hebe's and her face
By a glad heart made radiant. She was full
Of the romance of girlhood The fair world
Was like an unmarred Eden to her eye, .
And every sound was rnuiic, and the tint
Of every cloud a silent poetry,
light to thy path, bright creature ! I would charm
Thy being if I could, that it should be - .
.Ever as now thoudreamost, and flow on
'Thus innocent" and beautiful to heaven !
We talked beneath the full and mellow moon
Till the late stars had risen. It was not
In tU nee, though we did aot seem to break
i he hush ith our low voices ; but our thoughts
Stirred deeply at their sources , and When night
Divided us, I slumbered with a peace "
floating about roy hf-art, which only comes
Trom high communion. I shall never see
That silver moon again without a crowd
Cf gentle memories, and a silent prayer
That when the night of life shall oversteal
Your sky, y lovely sisters ! t here may be
A light as beautiful to Ifad you on.
'Aff thewind increased; th-who!enilain
around me which had been h&ped by for-
njer;ici..jcsis ipio nug&s,itKe tiie waves of
a troubled spr, now gotinmoUon 5 ; the sand
blew fir orri off their Crests, likeltsorav from
fhe face 0 the waters.; and covered rovself
uiiu iiui jc mm us unse eaaies; while, of-
ten uiiauie 10 aisimpmsn trie true course
my bofse toiled over theridgei.inkfnpr od
me very ginns in ineiraarK C?iuigTsub
stance. ; t -
" I continued for some hours k to perse
vere, struggling against the fur v of thecale,
vnen my alarm oecame increased by ob.
serving tnarmy horse, which hitherto had
stoou uuk wttn aatctiaoie perseverance,
even wnen nis progress was Che most pain
fully impeded by the deep sand, now be-
came lerrined ano Tes ive. He snorted.
rearea, and appeared uniye,as well asdn
wiliing, to face the sharp ci ft mg of the still
or urged him on, with iteels and hand ; the
animal, which hitherto had obeyed triv
vuitc oiiuusi imc an inieujgent Deing, now
paid no attention, either to carresses or
blows. In the severe squalls that drove
past at intervals, he fairly turned his back
to .them and would not. move; and even
when the wind fulled for a little, he could
hardly be forced to advance a step,
" I scorned to yield my life without a
struggle, yet saw not the means of preserv
ing it. To abandon myj horse would have
been, in fact, to give up hope; for I cwald
not have proceeded a single mile on foot;
yet to remain stationary, as I was forced to
do by the terror of the animal, iuvolved nia
nifest destruction, Every thing that offer
ed resistance to the torrent of sand, which
sometimes poured along the earthy like a
rapid stream of water, was overwhelmed by
it in an incredibly short time; even while
my horse stood still for a few momentsthe
drift mounted higher than his knees, and,
as if sensible of his danger he made furious
efforts to extricate himself. .
"Quite certain that my on!y hope of
safety lay in constant motion, and in the
chance of gaining the lee side of some hil
lock or mass of rock that might afford a
shelter till the storm should blow over, I
gave up my true course, turned ray back to
the wind, and made ail possible efforts to
press forward; and at last, just when both
man and horse were exhausted, during a
partial lull, I observed something like a
rock or mound ol earth looking through a
dusky atmosphere. On approaching irV I
discovered that it was the bank of an incon
siderable hollow, which was now nearlv
niiea wun sand, and the opposite side ol
which, being exposed to. the wind, had by
the same means become merely an inclined
plane; beneath this bank I fortunately re-
tired, resolved to trust to its protection,
rather than to run the risk of a further pro
gress with the imminent peril of perishing
in tne urtittng sano, wnere vision could not
extend for a space of many yards."
tne reward he had caiied: out. 1 his was scenes to the proprietor. Mr. Maelzel," of those now living-, possessed this: specie
refused ; but it was tfreed that, asihe par- said they, 'fyoq niusr of character, talents, and influence 1 1 It.iM
rot had offered a reward, the mari should everybody is waiting" and the people are then an evasion, unworthy of Mr. Adams,
again refer to its deterniinationYor the sum making a great n rise in the theate., to shelter himself behind the feeble breast
he, was to receive. ." Give the knave .a ' My dear, sirs," replied " the prince of5 work that he has here thrown up,, vis. that
groat," the bird screamed aloud the instant mechanicians,5' with the utmost calmness, he cannot recognize the writers of the let
the reference was made." , V it is not yet eight o'clock!" Presently ter addressed to him, as the representative!
- Mr. Locke, in his essay on the Human several more came. " Mr. Maelzel,- why of the federal party,' because they have not
Understanding, relates the following ante- don't you bee'io the -exhibition ? the audi- produced their credential for Dresentio
dote, concerning a parr of. During the go-jence are all awaiting; you ought to begin ; I themselves as their champions, nor assign
vernment of Prince Maurice in Brazil, be I the people will not be trifled with." &c led satisfactory, reasons for apDearin? with-
had heard of an old parrot that was much It is not yet eight o'clock," again replied jout thcro. It would have been much more
celebrated for answering, like a rational the exhibitor, with the saihe coolness as be- lrank and manly to: have said explicitly.
jcreature many of the common questions j fore, in a few moments three or four oth-Jnnd without any attempt at a sneer or a sar-
whtch were put to it The curiosity of the rs came, and made the same inquiries, and Ipasm, that he did, or did not, allude to them
prince was roused," and he-directed it to be received the same answers, though1 in a individually, not because they did not claim
sent for. When it was Introduced into the warmer tone than; before i ; Until, finally, to be leaders, but because he meant- some
room where the prince was sitting in com- losing nil patience, Mr. Mdelzel sprang body t lse. If the. expression u leaders of .
pany wun several Muicnarcu, i iiuujcuiaic huhi nis seat, ann oruerea curiam 10 oe mc. iruerai party,- -aia not allude to sotnef
ly exclaimed in JthieBraxilian language, drawn up, then presenting himself respect- at least, of the. persons mentioned Irt this
il What a company of wJiU men are here?" : folly upon' the' s'tajM letter, as. comlnff uider iha.t description j it
They asked, " Who ?s tftat man V (point- and thus addressed tHleiice z JJadies is diffienh to imaf ine to wtiritivit had refer-
ing to the princet) the parrot answered,! and gentlemen; by liny "advertisement you fence1. 1 here were others uoduubtedly.
Some general or other,; When the at- wiH perceive that my exhibition commences jnat mignt oe considered as such. But if
an tnese are to De excluded, th t,ib-r
would not constitute a very numerous, or
very powerful body. i ' .,.....
ISor do w think it very becoming in Mr.
Adams to refuse to comply with the request
tendants carried it up to him, he asked,! at eight o'clock. It wants fifteen minutes!
hrough ihe medium of an interpreter, I of that time now. At eight ociock, my
" From what place do you come ?" The! exhibition wilt begin, arid not before ." The
" r rom Mangnan.,?. he firm voice, and authoritative, thougtryery
nrince asked. " To whoai do voo belonff?"! becomincr. manner in which these words
w . m ' n ' . I 1 I - . J .'. I II I f IlinnA M T l I . I .1
It answered. to a ronueuese." Me ask-1 were spoKen. snencea ine pit anu gauery M mwc gcminncii, vm me grounn mat tie
ed again,' " What do you do there " l it at once, and at the same time drew the might be exposed to a prosecution in a court ,
-answered, "1 look after chickens!" The Houdest applause from the boxes. At eight f 01 uw. tie C3uia narniy. suppose at this
- , -m y v 1 k t it, nsA u a i z i r . a . 1
parrot in answer, said," les i :and I know o ciock, the exniouion commenceo, accoro-1 umc ui ui, uii imeir oojeci was 10 oraw
well enough how to do
same time,in imitation
th hen to call together ner ynunf?
Madame Nabault. sister to Buffon had a that time until he left the city, Mr., iwaelzel wonny 01 the manand ol the occasion.
narrot. which often spoke to his oaw. and I was not annoyed by any more symptoms of Mr. Adams says, that the statement in
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answered by holding it up. He loved the impatience from the good people of Am- the intelligencer, vas made not only with-
vo ceof children, vet hated themselves, our- sterdam.
1 ' r . - r 1 1
sueu uiiu uii iiiem 1111 uc uicw uinuu.
also had his objects of attachment ; and
though his choice was not very nice, it was
very
Yes I ;and I know o'clock, the exhibition commenced, accord- "me 01 aay, mat their object was to draw
a it ;" clucking at the ing to previous announcement, and went off from him a confession, which would expose
of the noise made hy with the same eclat as in England, on the him either to a civjl or criminal suit. This,
r her young ones. continent, and in this country ; and from in our estimation, is also mere evasion, urw
SAND STORM is THE DESfiRT.
The following teruGc description is by
rFr.aser Ihe f"veiler in Khorasan :
It dawned at last : and morning found
wwe and trackless waste of
wo. wmch, asfhesjin arose, was only
" y uiue nitting vapors which de-
-w.c me tniritv trav!lr w'.tW K- Ki:f
,1 J .tic UCIICi
i water is near, and have thence obtain
ed the name of iha o.- j
vam I Ipoked for the marks hv whirh
y inend Selim had taught me to recog
J'waplace of rtfrrsbmenf. There was
too much caus.e to fear that I was now
one of those terrible tracts of dry and
a whjch sometimes, when set in motion
the wiod, swallow up whole caravans
?n(J their conrinrtnrs, Alao I iK
i oh w- .. 1111. luwiuiii;
nt, so earnestly exnected. onlv HWnri
lVe !hal wa surrounded by dangers
huneVer dreamt tV The w'od wh'Cl
Jaa blown so pierci ngly all night, lulled jas
generally does, towards morning; but the
i Sn throueh which the sun. rose as ted n
- Conl,nue long ; nor had I pursued iny
re another hour' before tlte roar of nh?
rt wind waa heard, columns of chist be-
tJ,'0 f.1" !f tSe Jzpn, and the air b.
5 8rf V led ni Onf'tr -
PARKOTS.
(From Shaw't Nature Displayed.
Curious instances of their sagacity. r
Ihe common asii-colored parrot is the well
known species which is now most common-
ly brought into Europe. Jt is superior to
most others, both in the facility and the ea
oarnpea uMtrt which it imitates thf human
voice. It listens with attention and strives
m t I .
to repeat. It dwells constantly on some
syllables which it has heard, and seeks to
surpass every voice by the loudness of its
own. -
A parrot which Col. O'Kelfy bought for
an hundred guineas at .Bristol, not only re
peated a great number of sentences, but an
swered many questions ; it was also able to
whistle many tunes. It beat time wttb all
the aonearance of science: and so accurate
was its judgment, that if, by chance, it mis
took a uote, it would revert to the bar where
the mistake was made, correct itself, and,
still beating regular time, go through the
whole with wonderful exactness. Itsdeath
was thus,ahnounced m the General Evening
Post for the 9th of October, 2828 " A
few daVs aeo. died in Half-Moon street.
Piccadilly, the celebrated parrot of colonel
O'Kelly. This singular bird sang a num.
hprnf sonps in perfect time and tune. She
could express her wants articulately, and
give her orders in a manner approaching
nearly to rationality. Her age wtis not
known ; it was, however, more than thirty
years ; for previously, to that period, col.
O'Kelly boughtiier at Bristol for a hundred
guineas- The col. was repeatedly offered
five hundred guineas a year for the bird, by
persons who wished to make a public exhi
bition of her : but this, out of tenderness to
the favorite., he, constantly retused. ine
bird was dissected by Ur. Kennedy and
Mr. Brookes; and the muscles of the lar-
nyx, which regulate the voice, were found,
from the effect of practice, to oe uncom
raonly strong."
Dr. Goldsmith relates-that a parrot, per
longing to King penry, the Seventh, having
been kept in a. 'room next the Thames, in
his palace at West minster, has4 learned J
repeat many sentences" froni the boatinen
and passengers. One day, sporting on its
perch, it unluckily felt into the Water. The
bird had ho sooner discovered its situation
than' it called out aloud,! 4 A boat, tVehty
pounds for a boati,? A Waterman happen
ing to be near the' place where the parrot,
way floating, imtnedKuely took it wp and
restored U to i the King, demanding as ;the
bird fyfTorii tiit h wouid be
constant. He was very fond of a cook
maid; would follow and find her. If she
had bensorae time out orhis sight, the
bird climbed with his bill and claws to her
shoulders, lavished his caresses, and would
on no account quit her ; his fondness had
all the marks of close and fond friendship.
The girl happened to haveavverysore fin
ger, which was tedious in healing, and so
painful as to make her scream; while she
uttered her moans, the parrot never left her
chamber,
was to pay
dolence continued the whole time of the
cure, when he returned to his calm settled
attachment; Yet this strong predilection
seems to have been more to the office of
the girl in the kitchen, than to her person ;
for, when another cook-maid succeeded her,
the parrot showed the same fondness the
very first day. j
The power of imitating exactly articulate
Mr. Adams and the Federalists.
We, have occupied a large portion of our
paper for the last two days, with the corres
pondence between se me gentlemen in Mas
sachusetts, and the President of the United
States; relating to a charge made bv the
latter against certain leaders of the federal
party in that state, of entertaining a design
to effect a dissolution of the. Union. The
nature of the subject, and the-peCuliar man
ner in which it has been brought before the
public, as well as the character of the par
ties, and the style and manner of Mr. A-
Anmoft. l.tl.K o a . 1 am tn ifi.tiftr. me
The first thing he did every day uaiH ? 4 "1 "'C 7 " " t. W. InZ
her a Visit -and this tender con- marks upon the documents. We enter
her a Visit, and this tender con- fa fc wUh reiuclance: and wi
confine ourselves to as plain and concise a
view of the controvelsy as is practicable;
And. in the first place; we remark, that
we have no recollection of having seeV), in
any instance, a more injudicious and indis-
dreet publication, under the sanction of a
man !of talents and distinction, than that
published in the National Intelligencer, by
.. , J r . . " e . J October last. J here was not, in our ap-
liai uuu pci icvi auutiuic ui uigaii j auu iuc
r . .. r.Lj j j - i prehension, the least necessity for it, nor
arrnrarv of its memnrv- i tho ' inrienennent I 1 . 7 .. .. '
, . J . -e , - ' t was there any call upon mm tor any such
o, unoersianoing,; man uesta a c' M explanation, or disclosure. The periorj in
attention, and a strength of mechanical re-1 . , , . ., . -r iT
.v i wnirn ir r-finiii lit Lite- iialuic wi iiiiiivk. iinvt'
ii. .u. u l : i ; :
, . . , ' . j " i ii . l- . I been of any importance,had long passed by;
hinkoi. rl tsrroo A frnrninnlu oil naf lira I i.t. I . ' '
.r....jy.. "yr'-VZ' the momentous calamity which, in the in-
. a a m a m t Ir a H ainnllfar f rv- nw it. (till I . '
Hdvc I Clllai tveu iiic aniguiai iui ill ui iia uiii,
of its tongue, and its head. Its bill, round
on the outside and hollow within, has, in
some degree, the capacity of a mouth, and
allows the tongue to play sfreely ; and the
sound, striking against the circular border
of the lower mandible, is there modified as
on a row of teeth, while the concavity of the
uppermahdible reflects it like a palate;
dulgenceof a heated imagination, he seems
once to have feared, had not overtaken the
country ; some of those involved in the ge
neral accusation were in their graves ; the
names, character, and objects of political
parties had changed ; and the situation of
the country could not be benefitted, by a
recurrence at the present time to the events
of its earlier history. Mr. Adams himself
i . - i j . .... i. i :
nence me amm-i uuaiu. uucrirwumnng ha(j reached the highest honors of the gov-
SOUnd, but a full articulation. The tongue, J ' , mUU h rnnrnrr,nr, 9nil nnnr
which modulates all sounds, is proport.ona- b . nQl fa the elcrlion of
ably larger than ..n man ; and would be some aVt 0(the very persons who were
more voiuoie, were ii noinaroer man nesn, . . v -lf l;s 9,,usa.;nnh. IH
and invested with a strong horny membrane. - A. . :.,:i:,;. nr,h.n r .u:.
, . . -f , IVCI'CU I.ICII VKII'UtJj aHU'aiiaiii ui IIICII
rrom ine P' o, uHPcr l hospitality ; and apparently all former an-
raand.Die ot its Din, tne parrot nas a power, . ... : . heP nhtird in ohlivion. Tn
r
ruminate. . In such cases, however, the
bird may be only whetting the edge of this;
mandible, with which it cuts and bites its
alliment.
t - l t : -.1 liuua
wn.cn no otn.r o,ru5, nave, oj cnew.ng lS fc Qf . gnd especia just at
(UUU. At 0CilwA 119 iwuu 9iucnaj3) auu
gnaws it deliberately. The lower mandible
r . i . . i . i " i .
nas very ii.ue motion, uu, inai .rum r gni dislin lishcd individuals acquiesced in the
to left is most perceptible: : and this is often e6) of his being a candidate for a
penormeu w..e u.c u.r V" second time for the presidency ; when they
wnence some persons ..me suFPuacu " .lo had so far overcome the sensations which
his. former desertion of his friends and par
ty had excited, as to induce them not mere
ly to desire his success, but to engage in
endeavors to secure it; under such cir cum -
From Ihe Boston Gat tilt. ' j stances, we cannot withhow tne expression
ANECDOTE OF MR. MAELZEL. I hfsftie oiiinion. that a more unwise, and lor
Mr. Maelzel is as much distinguished for I himself, a more unfortunate measure was
his promptness and punctuality, as for his (never adopted, than that to which we have
skill and ingenuity .When in Amsterdam, I above referred.
a few years since, he occupied the whole of In the next place, we think Mr. .Adams
the great theatre in that place with his ex- would haveappeared to much rroreadvah
hibition ; and upon the " opening night," ' tage, if he had given a plain and direct an
as it is called, an event is said to have oc- swer to his correspondents. Instead of this,
curred, which, while it displayed'the inde- he has quibbled, and evaded their request,
oendence of the artist, elicited the warmest professing riot to. recognize them as suitable
expressions of approbation from those pre-1 characters to call upon him for the infurma-
sent. Ihe curiosity oi tne peopic naa oeen i uon umr?q. . nuiwiiiiBimiuiuu hicc; gr
considerably excited by the favora ble re-1 tlemen d id- not: claim to be leaders o f any
ports they had heard relative to the dndro-
ides, and the panorama of the " Burning of
Moscow," and upon the evening alluded(to,
ong before the hour for the pertormance to
commence naa arrived, Yin uouae waa
crowded from top to bottom vriih specta
tors. In the outset, they sat quUe still arid
contented ; by degrees, however, their good
nature left them ond, like, all audiences
they began to grow rest less and impatient!
Now they would clap and mump, ana now
cry out for Mr. Maelel or. lbe entertain-
ment ; al jengtn tne pit ana giijr ucwmc
fea lly uproarious ; w hen son? of the nobil
ity and gentry, apprenensive inai seriou
coasebeuc niigot ensue, ran behind the
party in Massachusetts," every person tolet
rably acquainted . with the times, and the
federal party, must know, that these indivi
duals, and those who are represented in
their Utter, were among those who, accord
ing to the common acceptation of the phrase
were leaders of the federal party3 Yffy&h
dejrSy -we mean men whose talents; charac
ters, standingand' influence, give? a tone to
public opinion; and this is all, short of lowj
base intrigue and corruption, that can ever
be meant by such an expression, in jlhis
country . Who that was 'on the? stage-of
life at tHe time alluded to, does7 not Tkopt
that iHe toe Chief Justice Parsons. Georere
Cabot; and Samuel Dexter, to iav: nolliing he could have adopuds
out the intention, but without the most dis
tant imagination of offending these gentle
men, or of injuring any one of them," It
would seem, by one expression used by him'
it was for the purpose of defending certain
citizens of Massachusetts from the charge
of treasonable negotiations during the tear,
with the British Government, made by Mr.
Jefferson, and by him said to be derived
from Mr. Adams. We1 should think. po ci
tizen of that state, or any other would feet
himself indebted to Mr. Adams for volun
teering in such a defence, when it . would
seem that all the object he had in view was
to correct Mr. Jefferson's memory in amis
take in point of time. That a man of tho
advanced age of Mr Jefferson should have
been incorrect in his recalleciion of dates,
is not extraordinary. But the mere trans
fer of the disloyal conduct of the persons
implicated from one point of ci-fne) to anoth
er, seems to be of small moment. If they
had carried on treasonable negotiations with
a foreign government at all, it was of but
little importance, at last in a moral light!,
whether they took place in 1804, 1808, or
1812. But Mr. Adams says, that in 1807,
he had seen a letter from the governor af
Nova Scotia, to a person in Massachusetts,
(who he afterwards says was not a leader
of the federal party,,) which affirmed 'that
the British government had certain infor
mation of a plan by that of France, to enn
quer. the uritisti possessions, and tliect a
revolution in the United States, by ineai.a
of a war between them and Great Britain."
From this he inferred, " that there existed
between the British government and the?
party, opposed to Mr. Jefferson in Massa
chusetts, a channel of communication thro9 .
the governor of Nova Scotia, winch he was
exercising to inflame their hatred against
France and their jealousy ogaiust their
own government" Now, allowing this
strange inference" to be correct, it would
seem to be a singular kind of proof to sup
port Mr. Adams' charge against (he federal
leaders of Massachusetts. That charge
was, that the object of those leaders had
been, for several years, to brtng about a
dissolution 4)f tht Vnion and that, in the
event of a civil war, they would securee .
co-operation of Great Britain. Now, hor
any attempts of the Government of Great.
Britain, through the governor, of Nova Sco
tia, io inflame the hatred of the opposers of
Mr. Jefferson against France, and increase
their jealousy against their own government,
would have even a tendency to bring about
a dissolution of the Union, or in case of a
civil war, to secure the co-operation of G.
Britain is difficult for us to imagine, Ihet
(wo things, as far as we can discern, have
not the least connection with, or relation to
each other. The animosity of a party to- J
wards a chief magistrate, may, as experi
ence has taught us, and that very recently,
rise to such a pitch as to prevent his re-elec
tion; but it does not necessarily, nor evea
remotely lead to a dissolution of the Union, ,
nor to a civil war. 4 '
But the whole story is ridicolous in the?
extreme. If the governor .01 tiova ocun .
thinks nrooer to write a letter to an indivi
dual in Massachusetts, not a leader of the
federal party, and the latter shows that let
ter to Mr.' Adams, does mat lurnisn any le
gitimate ground for an inference against the
mv<Vof men whenever saw, and who da
hot even know of its existence? If it does,
the most pure and virtuous patriot that ever
breathed, may be involved jn charges of the
most serious nature, without the possibility
of escaDe.' Such doctrine as 7 this, would
clothe the eoverrior of Nova Scotia with the
most, fearful pqweT, arid enable him to w ield v
it witb the most tremendous effect , 1
But if he wished to throw out a nock lor
rf gudgeon; ir he wished to raaae a oupe oi
a Senator of the United ataies, iraeenas.uc
took the'most ready and effectual miide that
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