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7 LIBERTY.,. .THE CONSTITUTION.. ..UNION. voi II. J NEWBERN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1833. NO. 861. PUBIilSUED' BY THOMAS WATSON. TERMS, Three dollars per annum, payable in advance. TUG L.ADY AND THE MOOR. AN ANDALCSIAN LEGEND. By the Author of " The New Gil Blas$c. From the Friendships Ofleiing for 1834 I had been travelling all day, along that part of Amlulasia which stretches between Chiclana and Tariff; an- towards evening I had passed PointPal oma an i approached the ljttle village of Belonia. Thi l'rt tn,J Andalusiah -coast is of a wild and even savage character. The road runs within about falf annileo! "the sea. Towards land, the eye ranges ever a rugged mass of not very elevated mountains, crinkled 'with cork-trees, and covered with aromatic plants: betwixt the roa-l and the sea, is a succession ofsand'hilloojvs; while on the summits of isolated rocks, that here an I there rise by the way-side, are "seen, 'the ruin of Moorish watch-towers. The day light was last fa ling, tut the moon had risen, and iraJuallv.-.-as i mounted, changed the gloomy cha racter of the scene; throwing its tender light upon the barn n and the desolate ; touching the trembling ceii with silver. and just revealing the dark outline of the mountains of Barhary. 1 h;t laitii'T, I continue,! my journey about a nail a league and had h gun to be desirous of finding quar tf-rs Ibf the night; when, having uirneu ct projecting pom; of the coast, 1 scried at no great distance, the outline of three buil lings, two of them evidently of considerable magnitude; and I had soon approached . sufficiently near to !brm some idea of their condition and uses. That which stood nearest to sea, appeared to be Moorish in its character, but of greater extent - than warranted me in concluding it to be merely a wntch-tower: betwixt this building and the range of hill, stood, close to the road, a building, which I had 110 dliilj'Ulty- HI. purceivniif wuc a. i.uuau, v. tittc at-a bale distance to the left, the outline of a vast edifice, with huge towers, was seen covering, a large extent of elevated ground. The outline, standing'in the bright moonshine in fine relief, was most pictu resque" and, before applying at the convent gate for a night's quarters, 1 k ft the road, and advanced a few hundred yards, to indulge in a nearer contempla tion of this building. The moon had now attained a considerable altitude; and its ciear though subdued light revealed distinctly all that it shone upon: but there was one object upon which the moonbeams fell that, might well rivet my uze. It was a female figure, leaning on the parapet : it wastall and stately : her hands were crossed upon her ,ii ';fk ; and her head leant upon them. I advan ced still nearer: so that I fancied I could even disco ver the fixe I, earnest, and som what sad expres sion of her countenance. I could sec, her cross and '.T I . -111... I.Ml IF..Ilt . inKl'l rosary too, imngmg oy ner sicie. vv oaitno sne mere I The castle was apparently deserted: ."One tower, in- I ' i 1 1 Yirt.' ..'1-ll . I n I deed, appeared talje entire; but the walls were eve ry where else broken and decayed ; huge fragments and heaps of stone lay at my feet ; and the approaches were choked up with shrubs and weeds, which in many places -had over-run the walls and protruded from the windows. Well might I ask myseltj what did she there 1 r ,1 stood for a short space, irresolute as to whether I should speak ; but gradually a superstitious feeling began to creep over me, I knew not why, and even increased to uneasiness. Absurd ! said I, with -inlmysi If : the place jTdoubtless inhabited, and she is but enjoying the balmy (night. But 1" could not reason myself out of my feedings! The desolate scene ry, the perfect silence, the ruins scattered around me, were sullicient indeed to diffuse sadness over the mind; but could not account for the strength of the impres sion made upon me Even the pure moonlight took t singul ar and mysterious hue ; and, unable any lon ger to maintain my position, I slowly retreated, still keeping my eyes fixed on the figure, which remained immoveable. In a few minutesI gained the road, and did not delay long applying my hand to the con vent bell. The summons was speedily answered ; and my wants were soon told. "The doors of our convent are ever open to those who have have need of its shelter," said the Francis can who. opened the gate. " We are now engaged in the performance of a solemn mass for the soul of L'hly Isobei: it will presently be concluded ; and thy wauu-, my son, shall then be attended to. Uame ye irom t lie east or 1 he west. 2" "From the went," said I ; "from Belonia." ' 1 he moon shines bright does it not ?" continued the li iar. ' ; "So hrightf said I, that it tempted me from the road towards that old castle on the left, where on the paranct stood- " '1 am called4o the concluding anthem," said the nar, interrupting me, and hastily crossing himself. An.Uo saying, he abruptly left me. H ben the wants of a weary traveller had been au6utu, T.ne same tnar wno nafj admitted me, con ducted me to my dormitory ; and, having placed the rtiap on ine floor, he was about to give me his bles ' sing, and fejtve m, when I laid my hand upon his arm. and siihl, f Fdrgive my curiosity, good father, but you arcdoubtless able to tell me," if the castle on . the left of the road be inhabited : the reason of my encjmry is ' T V aIfcat,y know lny reason," interrupted the friar. 'I know what thou hast seen : thy curiosity is natu , rd ; and as the thing is no secret, I will relate to thee the legend as it is handed down to us : it will not de aia.,thee. long from thy slumbers;" and so saying, he friar motioned me to be seated ; and placing him fieii nt;s trip tUa oi.lo -a' i l-wi little k ..,. ; .. the ... , , i,, aiuv Ji niv lllliv UU, lie C-UVJiC 111 i iiowiinr nnnncr it is now eighty years since an human thing mlmhtted that castle, which was then the property of the Conde de Belonia. The Conde was a proud man, if T iu an avaricious; and it is difficult to say, which of hT as3ions was tlie stronger. One only child he nad, the Lady Isobel, the graces of whose mind and person were the -admiration of Andalusia; and had even been rumoured as far as the court at Madrid. -ow the wishes of the Conde were bent upon two tnings. He longed tobe'ii dnke. ami -a orandee rand e was bent on forming such an alliance for the La ay Isoll, as might assist the chief object of his ambi khi. But the Conde was poor. He had long main lined an establishment ill suited to his means; hi ul the ti,ne to wn'cn tne legend refers, his affairs a'' Jecome desperate ; and although he longed as jowh-as ever for the elevation and the high alliance jo which he aspired, the probabilities of their attain ' lent were every day diminishing; for honours were hot to he obtained, from the crownvithout high influ ence or great largess ; and as lor the lady Isolral, she Was noxv of a marriageable age; and the Conde, her lll' r lacked the means of showing her at court, and o!,tainiiig by an alliance the influence ol which he ktood in need . You perceive," said the friar, rising, y crowing open the small casement, "that ruined buil luting close to the sea, opposite to the castle." aave ahead v remarked it." said 1. - wiiuiiucil lUc Jtlcll, clL ine uiuc ui f iiiiii J Pj ak, that building was tenanted by a Moor, vvho Viu a considerable sum for the use of it, to the Conde, continued Vo friar 14 sit thtiinfnf which whose property it was. The aDDearance and conduct of the Moor were equa lly singular. His countenance, as the legend says, was of extraordinary beauty ; but it had this singularity about it, that one moment it wore the expression of an angel; and the next, though the beauty of symmetry continued the same, the ex pression was more that of a fiend than of an angel. I have said that the conduct and manner of life of the Moor were no less singular than his appearance. Foul weather or fair, he crossed in his boat to the Bar bary coast every morning, and returned about sun set; the whole of the night, bright flame illuminated the interior of the tower; and, although it was well known that the Moor Jived alone, the light frequently revealed two figures, moving to and fro within. It is said, that the superior of this convent, who was con lessor of the cattle, remonstrated with the Conde; and told him that God's blessing could not rest upon his house, so long as, for the sake of gold, he permitted the fyloor to occupy the tower; and that the Lady Iso be I too importuned her father to dismiss .his tenant. But the Conde was a needy man, and said, ' The tower is mine ; the Moor pays me for the use of it; it is no concern of mine what he does there.' And so the Moor continued tenant as before.' " The Lady Isobel had never yet beheld the Moor ; unless in pushing off in his boat from the tower, and returning to it, and that at so great a distance that her eyes had never yet proved or refuted the truth of the rumours she had heard respecting him; but this uncertainty was on the eve of terminating. One evening, as the Conde and his daughter were sitting on the balcony of the castle that looks towards the sea, the Conde in a deep reverie, on the subject of his embarrassed condition and ungratihed wishes, the Lady Isobel no v and then waking a chord from her guitar, but oftner gizing m the cairn sea and beautiful sunset, the tall and stately figure of the Moor was seen to issue from the tower, aid take the direction of the. castle. It was the first time this; had ever happened. " lMy father,' said the Lady Isobel, 'the Moor is at the castle gate.' "'The Moor!' replied the Conde, starting from his chair ; 'my thoughts were this moment occupied with him.' "'With him!1 said the Lady Isobel ; and the next moment the Moor entered, saluting the Conde and his daughter after the fashion of his country. ;t 'My lord,' said the Moor, addressing the Conde, ' 1 am not fond of being a tenant at will. My present habitation suits me ; and, if it please you, I will take it for a hundred years, and pay the rent in advance.' " The Conde, as the legend says, was equally pleased and surprised : had the Moor offered ten years in advance, he would have been only pleased: but the offer of a hundred years' rent, startled as much as it rejoiced him. "'A hundred years' rent, say you?' replied he to the Moor: 'tis a singular proposal : one nail ot mat rirrifi vnn vvm np t.hft tpnnnr nr twn nnmrnnnn mv tower and your own grave. " we are not a snort-lived race,' said the Moor, with a singular smile ; and if it should be as you say, , . , - -r . . . mr so much the better lor your Lordship s heirs. " ' W ell, said the Conde, 'I will not refuse vour of fer, and will, in consideration of so long a term of years, abate something of therent.' ' 'Oh as for thai, replied the Moor, ' I desire no abatement ; here is the money,' added he, stepping to the door, and laying a huge bag on the floor; ' 'twill take some time to count a hundred years' rent.' " All this while, the Lady Isobel had continued sit ting with her guitar in her hand, without lifting her eyes from the strings ; but curiosity at length obtained the mastery ; and, thinking the Conde and Moor were engaged in reckoning the gold, she raised her eyes. LThe Moor's were fixed upon her: and that look never passed from the heart of Lady Isobel. " The gold was speedily reckoned ; and in depart ing, the Moor with a respectful salutation, placed in the hand of Isobel a ring, which, he said, was, by the custom of his country, an admission of fealty to the heir of the Conde. It was a superb opal, surrounded with diamonds: and no sooner had the Moor departed, than Isobel, in looking at the rincr, as it was natural she should, perceived with astonishment, in the opal, tower, within wnicn mete was tnat nignt aarKiiess disavowed, to his particular mends, tnese construc an exact image of the Moor's countenance. Of this, and silence. i tions as " downright misrepresentations" of his Pro- she said nothing to the Conde, who, in company with " It was on the day following this, as says the le- clamation. We have learned also from other chan- his daughterJeft the castle next morning to visit the court which was then at'Seville ' Isobel had many suitors at court ; and the Conde many intrigues for place and rank ; but nothing re suited from -all this. The Conde soon discovered that gold was necessary for the accomplishment of his ends : and the Moors gold was already well nigh ex hausted ; and as for the Lady Isobel, there was no one of the Caballeros that made any impression upon her; for her heart was filled with another image: the ring which she wore, kept constantly in her remem brance the beautiful and angelic countenance of the Moor : and whenk each night, she drew it from her finrrpr nnrl laiH it nRi-le. she could notdenv herself the pleasure of contemplating it long and earnestly. Yet the Lady Isobel was. not satished with nerseil : she rnnld not heln snsnectinr that. the line- was more than s a mere work of human art ; for the image, which to her eyes was so palpable, the Conde, who was accus tomed often to look at the ring, had never observed : and she had soon a still stronger proof ot her suspicion Angry with herself that her mind should be occupied with such an image : and feeling that it was the con- tant presence of the ring, upon which she gazed so rtan lut rivittPrl it she. solved to rid herself of the ! l ('mnn t wrcia Into nt nifTht thp mansion of BWCCl IV I CXI J I J Y . " " ...ii,"- , the Conde her father, was washed by the Cjuadai- . ', - , i i j . . ninvor i.cnhe onenen ner casement : urew ine nun from her finder, and held it over the deep dark river, " One last look '" said she, and drawing in her arm, u ui,i u n n iu lmn Thp countenance of sue nciu wur i.uii - ..y .hp TVTnm- withers i but the express on was changed : waq t,e face almost of a demon, beautiful, but i.iW ..v ' . . . l l !till a demon. Isobel shuddered, laid down me ring, anu uasuiy wuscu mc vq-uu.m " then addressed herself to heaven, - . i A:i i A K ooamont A h Tiarf nhp tnnnd and to have flung the ring irom ner, sne wouju navt- this ni.nrht . . r i I 1 J I uccii oavcu tiic p- ft" j r called for our so emn mass! nor would you my bod, uavceccu un urei-asut ua.vuuj . . hoi.n nn tu,, hainnT7 ,ri 1 1 p 1 1 if-, i n in:rri i . The Lady Isobel kept the fatal ring j the Moor, its master, kept his Empire over her. .. .... . .. . i "Nor was the Conde all this while less occupied with the Moor than was the T.ady Isobel. The man, ... . . . x , - , : thought he, who has paid me a hundred years- rem ; 1iQ.J ,uiJ',AA t nu, a thon- unc lci in, tics vkj me uuier. lvieau wiiuc, tn o means were exhausted; and with a heavy heart, yet with some secret thoughts that kept him from des- pair, he left Seville, with the Lady Isobel, lor his cas- tie at Belonia. - 1" The same evening upon which the Conde arri- ved at his Castle, he sat on the balconv with Lady Isobel. As before, he pondered nmn his disaDooint- ments, and on his hopes and the means of fulfilling them : she held her guitar upon her knee ; and her eyes were fixed alternately nnon her own ie.welled fin?er. and uoon the Moorish tnioop T,Vi ann harl just set, when she perceived the stately figure of the ivioor issue irom tne Dortal ot th tnwpr. nn,l nmcmd towards the castle. Isobel withdrew: and the Moor 1 lunaiuo um ocnc icvuci vvilIJUrcWJ alia lllc iVlOUl found the Conde alone. All that passed between the j Conde and the Moor, the legend does not relate: it in i .. .. beggar! reject a dukedom and the chancellorship of the kingdom '.'and when, above all, the Moor pro- 1 puocu tu uouDie me rent, wnicn would amount to an hundred thousand doubloons, the Conde hesitated, and pondered ; and how that, when the Moor left the Conde, he gave his solemn promise to the Moor, that he would fulfil the condition asked, provided the Lady Isobel consented. The legend furthermore relates the surprise of the Conde, when, upon breaking the mat ter the same evening to the Lady Isobel, her cheek was covered with blushes ; and that she did not say nay with more determination than any maidenly person would to the offer of a suitable alliance. "The same evening, the Lady Isobel confessed. Fling from thee, my daughter,' said the confes 'the image af the Moor: wed him not. He is sor, not a meet bridegroom for thee.' "The Lady Isobel cast down her eyes, and looked on the ring. ' My promise is given,' said she ; I must wed him.' "'Fling that bauble away, my daughter,' said the confessor; 'there is that in it which disturbs thee.' "But the Lady Isobel only turned the ring upon her finger and was silent. ' Once more,' said the confessor, 'I charge thee in the name of God, to lis ten. Wed the Moor, and thou art lost. 1 have seen the Moor launch his skiff on the sea, when human rfforts must have failed, when all but charmed lives must have been forfeited. The great ship would have been flung from the wave's crest to destruction ; but hw frail boat rode unharmed.' " ' Father forgive me,' said the Lady Isobel; 'thou judgest falsely : but were it even as thou hast said, may God forgive me ! I would wed the Moor.' " ' Listen yet again, lady,' said the confessor. ' It was but yesternight, that, looking from the window of my dormitory, I saw the Moor's dwelling illumi nated; and athwart the flame figures moved to and fro. I was willing for thy sake to have evidence against the Moor, for a rumour of what thou hast told, hail reached me, and I left the convent, and took the path to the tower. and the night was dark, ter, these old limbs have c The moon had not risen, For thy sake, my daugh limbed up the sharp steep rock that rises within half a stone's throw of the tower: and the window of the tower was opiwsite to me. Ah! my daughter! hadst thou been by my side, thou wou dst have been saved. 1 hat countc nance which seemeth to thee, and which sometimes seemeth to all, so like an annrel, wore the expression int o fioH ? " Isobel slightly shuddered, for she remembered. " ' Thou well mayst tremble, lady,' continued the confessor; ' but more than this I saw. He is said to dwell alone, is he not?' " ' So it is said,' replied Lady Isobel. " ' 'Tis false,' continued the friar. ' I saw five others more hideous than he: they played at dice; and what, think ye, they played for?' " ' Nay I know not, father for gold ?' '"Not for gold,' said the confessor, thou, my daughter, wert the stake! I saw thy likeness, thy self I knew it could not be : it was for thee they played. I was sick, and left the scene of guilt and horror.' " The Lady Isobel heard the friar, but she heed ed him not: for she was under the influence of the ring. Sne only smiled, and said, 'thanks tor thy y-N4 i i i i -l . m i si . zeal, good father,' and retired ; leaving the confessor to his prayers, that he might take counsel of the hea- vens in this extremity 1 he same night, as the le- irend tells, the good friar, who was willing to save the Lady Isobel, walked beneatn the starlight, count- ing his beads, and entered trie portal ot the Moor's gend, that the Moor was to claim tne L.ady isooei as his bride, and to pay the promised largess lo the Uonde. " The morrow came. 1 he Conde waited lor his ( crold : the lady for her bridegroom. 1 he conlessor already waited in the chapel. At the appointed hour, the Moor was seen to leave the tower and approach the castle. 'All is ready,' said the Conde, 'the priest waits.' The Lady Isobel gave her hand to the Moor, who conducted ner to tne cnapei. The Moor and the Lady Isobel stood at the altar ; when the priest, the same who had confessed the Lady Isobel, and asked counsel ot heaven, turned and confronted the.Mooor. "'False Moor, accursed magician !' said the lnar, i Know tnee. neitven imnu my piaycx& . -ma -sal .rv ii yesternight, and by Ijrod's help tnou art named. " ' Back, old man !' said the Moor ; ' legions such as thee could not bathe me. Isobel is mine, mine forever ! I have thrown for her, and won her mor- tal weapons cannot wrest her from me.' " Behold thine own weapons, said the friar, 4 they gave her to thee, and they shall wrest her from thee ; yesternight God delivered them into my hands; they are mine, and sanctified ; thou hast won the Ladv Isobel from thineown accursed race : J i l out mou nasi sun io win jier irom nun wuu na I ,,rv, T tVinllonna ttioa i r ilimiv (ho unuiuc ui nci cum. x wiohchkc iv w miww dice.' " But the Moor knew his own weapons in the hands of the friar, and he dared not stretch forth his , arm. . I . r TT1 . 1 . I 1 1 -I. T 1 " vv nen mus, says ine legenn, me ivnxji was ua:- nco, ana wneu ne im i ieu hm'c m I was seen to lean on tne naicon y. one nan ween ue- i . . , . . hvered from him; but she had not voluntarily re I . U. . 4Ha iinrirvhtpnnc 1 rrn fTP WHQ uuuincu nuu , : her heart, and the ring was yet on her linger. i , , , , - - j . it 11- sne stoon wim iuw ga, au ujwaLUB liic itiwi a . . . . " m . , .... . . r l u: r,nA K eening boat mat snoi irom ueuMui abUCvCl n turneu. I ur l .1 . . .u ( r r- rinrVt cn Cairo t hp lo. "uay auer uuy, mnt gend,-at sun-set and at sun nse. by the round and i j. i .n.r .Iwlthal qHu lchrtpl Inn If inrtn uy iuc.cichcchi - from the balconv : but never did she see that boat - , . her Irom the power 01 tne ivioore ; oui ur u.u ,11 erase his image Irom her heart : ana bo ww uuiiwi- ed ner. one oieu; uui sun, uy mc j .. crescent moon, is the Lady Isobel seen, with her fixed gaze, and her crossed hands on her necit, leaning on the parapet ot the castle. " And so, my son, thy question is answered : shade of the Lady Isobel is us oni iiuiauiuiuv " Duerme en paz ! - said the monit, as he left me in the dormitory ; but the legend, and that which I I had seen, had fixed themselves too deeply in my mind, to allow the wish to be accomplished. Looking once more Irom tne casemem, uciu.c unuwujir myseu on mv mattrass, I could yet descry the white shade, Illy Illaiu aoo, " " j -j ... miuuvj whiter in the calm mooon-beam, and when I slept, (it was to dream tf "the Lady acd the Moor." uuiy ! now mat the 'Moor taunted the Conde with ill success at court; how, he did not look upon himself as secure in his possession, on so paltry a lease as one hundred years, and that it would be more t -his mind to extend it to a thousand, and to pay she money in advance; but upon a certain con dition. How that,-when the Moor named the condi tion, the Conde at first spurned it ;but that when the Moor said, 'Well well, be still the Cnnrlf run A o POLITICAL. From the Richmond Enquirer. PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION. We present our sincere acknowledgments to the Globe for the lbllowing very interesting and manly Expose of the Proclamation. The reader will see, that it bears the authoritative impress and super- scriution man to tl of the President himself. He is not the irow around nimseli tne mystery ana re serve of Office When he finds himself misrepre seated, or misunderstood, upon the great principles which he maintains, he does not hesitate to autho rise the truth to be revealed to the eyes of his coun trymen. We thank him for his frankness and man liness of deportment. The following explanations serve to remove a great deal of the misconstructions, which has prevailed about the Proclamation. It clears up what was considered by so many friends as well as foes, as the principal error of that paper, viz: what relates to the Origin of our Federal Con stitution. No one can hereafter pretend to affirm, that the President adopts the idea of a consolidated, instead of a Federal government. These exposi tions, so clear in themselves, are established and con firmed, by the luminous quotations which the Globe subjoins, from Mr. Livingston's Speech ; and which are declared to meet the full approbation of the Pre sident himself. We have seen an anecdote stated by a gentleman in Washington, which we take the liberty of citing, in. his own words: " The decision and promptitude of the President's character were never exhibited in a stronger manner than in relation to this Proclama tion. Mr. was the first person who received, by letter, one of the copies of the Ordinance. He brought it to me about 10 o'clock in the morning and after reading it, I desired him to carry it to the President. He did so and after dinner I went to the President's Office. I found the Old Chief with the Ordinance before him, and writing his Proclama tion as a reioinder. He had written several sheets which he read to me. As far as he had then pro gressed, it was a strong and vigorous outline of the origin of the government and I confess to vou, I did not think that this part was much improved by subsequent refinements. Il is remarkable, however, tfiat he had resolved on his course, on this highly critical occasion, without consulting his Cabinet or Friends." The day may come, perhaps, when this Original Draft may see the light : From the Rich mond Enquirer, of Sept. 13. " The Globe has our warmest acknowledgments for the compliments which it has been so courteous as to pay to us. It has still more warmly our thanks for the very effective support which it pledges itself to give to the proposition we have revived. We could desire no abler ally in the cause in which we have enlisted. But we cannot dismiss these impres sive remarks of the Globe, without calling its atten tion to one particular passage. It states, that " with regard to other speculative points in the Proclama tion, which have excited animadversion anions' the enemies of the President, nothing has been made of them but by downright misrepresentation; and every specified objection has been met and exposed by us already." Will trie Ulob excuse us lor say ing, that the most important speculative point, in the whole Proclamation, has excited not only the ani madversion of his enemies, but the criticism and anxiety of his best friends? We allude to those pas sages, which relate to the great question of the oH- Tin and character ol our r ederal Compact. VV e allude particularly to such expressions as these: " The People of the United States,11 and the " One People, and to those other passages, from which it has been inferred, that the President maintains the doctrine of its being a National, and not a Federal Constitution. Now, we are folly aware, that the i Globe has already touched these questions that it has denied the construction which has been put i upon them by friends as well as enemies and that ; it has sometime since "exposed" what it calls these ''downright misrepresentations." We are also not : ignorant of the fact, that the President has himself neis, that tne original drain, wnicn ne nad prepared for his Secretary, did not contain the passages which are susceptible of such gross misconstructions. And now, will the Globe permit us once more, in the most friendly and respectful spirit, either to republish its own articles upon the subject or, what wTould cer tainly be infinitely more satisfactory, to'take up this I branch of the Proclamation, specify the passages I which have been misrepresented point .out in its own lucid and comprenensive.manner, tne true mean- ing of the passages, as they were construed by the President, himself ; and stamp these expositions, as i far as it possibly can, with the authoritative stamp of the President himself. Do we ask too great a fa vor of the Globe? Is it too great a tribute to be paid to the cause of truth m a free country? Is it not anact of justice to the President himself to clear away all misrepresentations, and to set iorth his real views upon the great question, on which hangs the ! true theory ol the Constitution ot his country i i he President was. an old member of the Republican' or I State Rights party of '98. He was the advocate of the same narty, when he penned his famous queries i to Dickson. Almost every proposition which he has . laid down m his several Messages and almost eve- I ry measure which he has adopted, has been drawn.' : c iU I 1 T.- 'Hi , 1 w oa.u otwi. n va I'laniatinn " iwliirh fnr thf first , .. ... . v. B doubts of hii political orthodoxy. And it is these passages in the Proclamation, which are supposed to present the greatest dereliction from his principles. vj z..., j, ,u , : u: r. s iyc"UB 'y "ic i nia lAnmueiice say, I Vnrr h.lVO koon rtlWOllT minVAr.AnAtfnj T 1 , u; wno.cp.cocutcu. c wish 10 v" w wU wtc cyu c n is, that we again ask for Light.11 From the Peiersbnrgh Va.) Intelligencer, Sept. 16. From the Globe of Thursday. " We are somewhat surprised to find the respecta ble Editors of the Petersburg!) Intelligencer, assu ming, as ' Gen. Jackson's theory of the origin of ed by the people in the aggregate, and not by the States in their separate capacities.1 There is no such idea in the Proclamation. The reverse is ex- Drejv 0- m tn..t nano- nA tho Hrtrine thus pre&iy a&erted n that paper, and the doctrine tnu6 contradicted, on the authority of the President." Comments. We are 0 ratified to learn from the above para graph that the President explicitly disclaims the doc- tnne which we inferred Irom his rrociamduou. one thing, however, we beg leave to assure me &ai- the tor qf the Globe, that whilst we claim no exemption 1 1 Wl IITIMI I 111 is a . to use. ceu nave given im VJ fU have never failed to do justice to the purity of his pa l . - nnr , T7 n r m and hp l-T t r enn r-v . . t ;-rA ht hmtu of his ntirnosp- arrV tht nononl iliuwu'; vwv.-- j- - j- 1-- 7. wivuvtm L ability of his administration. None admired rooro than ourselves the moral firmness which arrested the course of internal improvement and checked the dangerous theory of the "general welfare." But the Proclamation contains principles to which, as we understand them, we cannot give our assent. If we mistake their meaning ; if General Jackson has been misinterpreted : if the Globe (as is suggested by tb.6 Enquirer of Friday last,) will give us the " trut meaning1' of the passages which have been misun derstood and "6tamp these expositions, as far as it possibly can, with the authoritative stamp of the President himself;" if these expositions relieve out fears, we will frankly and readily confess our error. We are no partizans. We have neither the disposi tion nor the ability to figure in the arena of political strife Our opinions are the coiiRrinntinna rpiilt oP our best reflections. We shall mminup tn oinrpco and support them with firmness, but we hope, with moderation ana temper. We will offer to the consideration of the Globe. those portions of the proclamation from which we derive our inference as to Gen. Jackson's theory ot tne origin 01 our government. " I he people ol the United States formed the Con - stitution, acting through the State Legislatures in making the compact, to meet and discuss its provi sions, and acting in separate conventions when thev . ratinea tnose provisions; but the term used in us con struction, show it to be a Government in which the people of all the States collectively are represented." 1 he unity of our political character commenced with its very existence. Under the Royal Govern ment we had no separate character our deposition to its oppressions began as United Colonies. We were the United States under the confederation, and the name was perpetuated, and the Union rendered more perfect, by the Federal Constitution. In none of these stages did we consider ourselves in any other, light than as forming one nation." We thought the extracts above given, were sus ceptible of two interpretations, viz. either that the Constitution was formed by "the People of the Uni ted States," or by States which were not fully sove reign. The one assertion we would consider as ob jectionable as the other. But in the first place, wc would ask the -Globe, to do us the justice to recollect that the expressions which fall under its censure, constituted but one part or member of a sentence which was thus continued, "if the States have parted with their sovereignty, and transferred the allegiance of their citizens to the Government o' the United States," &c. Our object, we frankly admit, in thus uniting the'first with the other propo sitions, contained in the sentence, was to point out? what we believed to be an evident inconsistency in the Proclamation. The assertion, that the States forming the confederation never had "a separate, character," that we had at all times formed "one na tion," seemed calculated to exclude the idea that the States, as separate and independent sovereignties, were parties to the constitutional compact. If afcb the States under the old confederacy constituted " one nation," we could not see how they could act by separate conventions of the people of each State, because their sovereignty must have been in the " nation." It is true, that he afterwards declares, tha.t: " the States in becoming parts of a nation, not mem bers of a league, have surrendered many of the essen tial parts of sovereingty ;" but this assertion, whilK it, perhaps, admits that the States were once sovg riegn, is jet qualified by the declaration, that they no longer retained that character. From all which, we were induced to suppose, that the President in tended to afiirm, either that the Constitution wa'F made by the people of the United States, or by the States not possessed of sovereignty, because wanting a separate and distinct character; or that the State?, originally sovereign, were no longer so, because "each of them expressly parted with so many powers as to constitute, jointly with the other States, one nation." If we mistake the views of the President, if we have, attributed to him opinions which he does not sanction. we only wait lor the proof. Remarks by the Globe. The Editors of the Richmond Enquirer, and of the Petersburgh Intelligencer in appealing to the fearlet. honest, disinterested patriotism, which dictated the Proclamation, for an interpretation of those points in which it has suffered misconstruction, evince the iu&i estimation in which they hold the character of the President. Oracular silence and mystery, with regard to his official documents, or Executive acts, form n partot Gen. Jackson's policy. As Chief Magistrate. he does not entertain a thought which he would hide from the American people. He, who, from youth i age, has borne his life in his hand, ready toofler4t up at any moment in defence of his country, now carrier his heart as openly towards thosej in whose service it is, and has ever been, so affectionately devoted. With him,' dignity of station is nothing He doe's noi allow the ceremonies of office the outworks which are every where thrown round the Chief Magistra cy to separate him from his lellovv-citizens. With a wise man of another age, he thinks that " plain and round dealing is the honor of man's nature11 and the charm of existence to him is the consciousness ot doing his duty and the highest distinction is only valued, as it evinces the public confidence and a pro per appreciation of his motives. Nothing, therefore, has given him more pain than the misconstruction u which the opinions expressed in his Proclamation have been subjected ; and nothing, we are sure, will give him more pleasure, than to find, when properly understood, that they meet the approbation of the en lightened Republicans, the friends of the Union and State Rights, upon whose principles he has uniform ly acted, throuhtout hia public life. With these prefatory remarks, we proceed to the reply which we are authorized to give to the inqui ries of the Editors of the Richmond Enquher and Petersburg Inteligenser. The impression that the President had given evi dence of a "dereliction from his principles" in " those passages which relate to the great question of thr origin and chardcier of our federal compact11 would be truly sustained if those passages war ranted the interpretation given by Mr. Cooke in the resolution submitted by him to the Senate of Virgi nia. That resolution assumed that it was " set forth in the late Proclamation of the President of tltc United States, that the Fedeial Constitution re sults from the States,11 &c. &c. and from this as sumption, the resolution goes on to infer, that " this theory of our Government would tend in practice, to the most disastrous consequences, giving a mino rity of the States, having a majority of the Popula -tion, the control over the other States? &c. &i. This is the interpretation of the expressions of the President's Proclamation, and the implication ot consequences which has given the alarm to many of r the sncere friends of State rights, who have consid- ered the doctrine thus promulgated, as the doctrine Gf the old federal party. If the interDretation were truej we Would not hesitate to admit the justice of x m.' m . . I -x is precisely the doctrine vaavam:" in the debate on Foot's resolutions, by him in the late discussion 01 ww y . r-i . n Hill in tne aexw- the interference mu. : meant to ineolcate by .1 . . . . u .onf the President, and the views ' which thev - the the proclamatton from wnicn 1 mey f " . . Athirik&ts wefG nre uravvn ; ano niKi 1 i 1 1 -I 9 .5 - -1
Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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