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lVQ-m THE PEOPLE'S PRESS AND WILMINGTON ADVERTISER VOL. 2. NO. if,; :4 v. i PROM THE NORFOLK SBACOV. " : NATIVE TALENT! f ! We noticed a few days-sinde the inven tioa and completion of' a new Locomotive ' Engine, by Mr. Edw.vrdsA. G. ouno, opori reatly improved principles over the English Locomotives heretofore in use on ou"Rail Roads. By the following notice which We find in the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette of the 10th ink. (said to. be from ihe pen of a distinguished citizen of Dela , ware,) it will be seen that the ingenuity i and skill of this youn f Norfolk an $ high ly estimated, and that it has given him an elevated rank amon? the valuable men of our. land. We take great pleasure in disseminating such testimonial of merit, which arc h source of just pride and grat ification to his relatives and friends in this, his native ton. ! r tr tkc! United S atcs' Gazette. ' T hum ink examined a Locomotive fiteam Engine, constructed entirely by Mr. Edward A. G. Young, of New Cas tle1,; Dataware, and as one wha delights to fidmire geniu34irrd pay a just tribute to mint, I will say was neve more highly gratified, and my astonwWent was quite Cqnal to my admiration when I was in firmed of the many discouraging difficult . lies thisjngenious and enterprizing gen tlemirt encountered in his labors, the ihort time. in which they were completed and the very limited and uncertain assis tance; with which he was aided in their execution When we-refket indeed that Almost all his workmen were taught by . - fnWelf; and'eonsider the insufficient .. ca picity and .sjzjof his machinery for ex- ; tensive opyrhtions;:and his other import ant 'duties in his distinguished station as thief engineer on the Rail Road, which must havel employed the greater part of Jus time, we wonder not so much that he has completed asndertaken so very re sponsible and 'arduous a tabor, but ivlr. Young has found in his own ingenuity, perseverance and deep read knowledge, oi mechanics, ever new and renascent ener gies that have enabled him to surmount all difficulties; and succeed to his utmost wishes, and establish, for himself a high character as a skilful engineer and an d egant and accomplished mechanic. The Locomotive which has just been turned from his hands, has been pronounced by f gentlemen of superior skill and judg ment in steam engine "constructiony who have bestowed upon all tts p-arts a close and minute examination, an almost per fect piece of mechanism, and in every re- ' fpect so fir as external inspection will warrant .them' in ythc decision, equal ,if not Superior to any imported from England. To show more conclusively, however," Mr. Young's perfect success in hi ar duous labors, nothing more is '-necessary than the statement ofthe following facts. X ' About t vo weks since, the. engine be ing completed, was brought upon the road and moved off before a considerable num ber who had assembled to see the first trip of thishome made specimen of indns t ra nd i n gen urt y at ra pid s peed , an d with -out the.. least roughness or discordance in .her machinery perceptible to the closest iind most minute observation. She ran over the whole route with all the ease, and safely of t've most perfect engine on the. road. Since that time she has been regu larly used in turn with the ojher engines, and performed her regular service on the toad. Her power of draught is greater than thatof the mpst forcible one of En glish 'manafiflture on the work, and alone proves the elegance and perfection of her cons' r'uci ion, proc Iaimsihe high character Mr. Young has earned for himself, as the most successful if not the most experienced Engineer in America, and has conferred wnfiding honor on the discerning -and lib eral company which has soug-ht his valu able science and services, .and, assisted him in the most generous manner in the execution of his labors. : Be t said to the honor of the profes sional character of Mr. Young, that he has not only succeeded in perfecting the Suggestions and improvements of others, but has invented many valuable additions io the steam engine construction, the val ueiand mechanical force of which he has happily illustrated by his own labor and perseverance. His new Locomotive, ma terially differs in many of her most im portant and difficult parts of machinery from an v ever before constructed. These 'improvements are thought to be inferior T to none ever made- since the first applica tion of steam to locomotion, and are the result of the most indefatigable labor and untiring research in the; cause of truth and science. It is to be hoped his intense " application to his investigations in the Cause of useful knowledge will be contin ued, and will lead to yet further and great er discoveries.' The services of one man like Mr. Young to any country, cannot be-too highly appreciated. With the en couragement he has received from an en- ;. lightened andgenerbus public, it is hoped Jae will continue to lay before them, the results of his scientific labors, tending as they do to the advancement of the industry, the interests and the strength of our grow ing country,; - ; . It may riot be uninteresting to the pub lic to state a few particulars in relation to the , construction of this engine. Her weight, exclusive f water, is 5 1-12" tons, while that of the English Locomotive, in the-same situation, is 7 tons,, thus giving to Mr. Young s the advantage of less veigni, icun ncr waier, man ivir steven- Son's without it. The diminution of weight must certainly be an addition to velocity, and is alone a very considerable improvement. - It had been deemed impos j.ihlpto construct a Locomotive of the same size, with" less weight, until the in ventive irenius of our American Worces ter proved it not to be so by factual demon v oration. ; I had nearly Mrgot to state, that the first trial cverrnadej with Young's m. 1 lit-" 1 1 f Locomotive, was on an inilineu plane o - 9 feet to the mile. She moved off at 1-3 of the elevation, with 55 1-2 tons, and as-j cended it at th irate. rf 10 miles' an hour 'find this too with only a pressure ojf 50 pounds to the' square, inch. After baring passed the inclination Mr. Youngran her at the rate of 331 miles an hour, with the same pressure, and under equal cir cumstances. The weight ; oi" the engine as before stated, exclusive of water, is 5.1-2 ton Her driving wheels are o leet in diameter, and her forward 3 feet. Here cylinders are 1 1 inches in diameter, and 10 inch stroke. In many' of the rnost nice parts of her machinery, how'ever, as before observed, she is entirely new; to any other engineer than Mr. Young. The bsauty of and symmetry of the "Neweas tle," (for such is the name given her, in honor of the town in which she was built,) has been admired by all who have looked at her. She stands1 this mofment on the, Road, while I write, a proud and beautiful monument of skill: and industry, and an honor to the ingenious engineer who constructed her, and the very liberal and' po werful company which employs his valuable services. j The fame which this prodnetion of his hands ha. acquired! for Mr. Young, must be verv flattering to so voung a man. ' . He is u3tly considered the first Steam Engineer in the country, and he has al ready received applications from many Companies, for Locomotive Engines of his own construction. Success to genius and industry) May he reap the rich re ward he so well deserves, and continue to be a high andfshining light in the path of science. I have paid no forced compli ment to Mr. Young. I have done no more than was niy duty as an admirer of high talents and professional skill. ! Is'EWTON. ' DISGRACEFUL RIOT. j New York, July I. At about half past seven last eveninjg, a disgraceful riot occurred in front of the door of the store pf Mr. Hutchins, No. 174 Chatham street; which was marked with all the violence that usually charac terizes such tiurnulfuary assemblages. -The facts, as obtained from oriicial sour ces, are a? follows : A woman came irito the, shoe store of Mr. Hutchins to pur chase a par of 'shoes, and gave her bid shov as a measure. . A number of pairs of shoes were produced, for her to try on, one of which she contrived to secrete a bout her person, and was leaving the store with them, when she was arrested in her course by Mr. Scribner, andJYLr. H. Hud son, who took the shoes from her, and she left, without reclaiming herjold shoe. She immediately raised the cry that. she was insulted and .abused, and so excited the sympathies of the crowd that speedi ly assembled, that without! ascertaining the facts, they immediately commenced the work of destruction. The carpet at the'door was torn to pieces, tht awnms: cut into tatters' and thrown down, the window on the Moot street sidewas bro ken to pieces, and a rush w.is made to enter the store in order to complete-the work of destruction. Some;evenwent so far as to prevent the asserhhling"x of the watch,bdt they camej in eoiisiderabh? num bers, and aided by Messrs Thomas, Dun shee and Thompkings of the Police, and by Messrs. Green and Tarrj constables of the Fourth Ward, j Mr. Shanklin of the Fifth ward, and others, were enabled to prevent the violence intended. The mob then raised the cry of "State Prison monopoly ! down with the store 1" which destruction it appeared to be their determination to accomplish, but for the active exertions of Alderman Ferris,! Jus tice McE wen of the 10th Ward Court, and the officers and watchmen in attend ance. In his etTorts to prevent the com mission of violence, the coat of Alderman Ferris was torn from his body and him self considerably bruised ;, Mr. Shanklin was thrown down, trampled on and kick- en, out escanea witn wnoie oones, ana severaroi trie oincers were saulted. violently as- There appeared to be a settled purpose to trample on all law, and to set at defi ance all private right. ; In this tumultu ous assemblage, mote than! 200 persons were engaged, and more than 2000 spec tators were assembled to witness these disgraceful1, transactions. Some persons were arrested, whoj were rescued from the grasp of the watch by the mob, who followed them in their way to the watch house. From the violence evinced itjwas necessary to keep a guard until a; late Jiour, to prevent the recurrence of scenes so destructive of law. order jand decency The mob after being a long time asstjmib- iea were nnany aispersea, ana order was once more permitted to reign. - IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. By the packet ship Congress, arrived at New i ork, advices are received rom city Vera Cruz to the 10th, and from the oi iviexico io ine ou insi. i ne lnieiliffence .f 11 ' . . 1 i 'I. m I ' ' . if is mysterious and indistinct,! but we have gathered enough to ascertain that the po- litical affairs of that tine country," are a- gain in a -verv unse tled state, and that a new revolution has; commenced, which threatens to be as bitter as anv that has hitherto occured, and , must result in a more permanent establishment! of the lib- eral and free institutions which the peo- pie have so long been 'eontendine: fori and have for months past been so wisely at tempting to carry into operation -ir in the establishment of a despotic govern ment with St. Ana a its head . St. Ana, at all events, has destroyed all the fame he has hitherto acquired, by acceding to the advice and flattering promises of the very enemies he has-been fighting against for years, and unitmsr in- their Mews to destroy all that has been done for the establishment of a menu ' V , ' free govern W e learn that the convoy j for Vera Cruz was detained in the citw and the money wuntirawn ami they write from tne iormer place, that it occasioned grea distress money not being obtained at3 or 4 per cent per month. - From what we can learn of the occur rences in the month of May, it appears that "St. Ana remained at the head of Af fairs, and in fact had "taken the whole re sponsibility" of affairs! on himself that the Congress finding they could not agree to the new measures he dictated, closed its session about the middle of May. -They had subsequently attempted to re assemble, but St. Ana j had declared that he would not recognisej their acts. i Orders for the arrest of several of the most distinguished and patriotic members of the Congress, had jbeen issued, but whether they were jcarried into effect or not, we have no information. Soon after the return of St Ana jfrom his farm, he disDlaced ail the members then in the Cqbipet, and appointed act in accordance with a.new Ministry! to new ideas he ac- quired during his retirement. Puebla was about to be invested by Government troops. ' . Some of the States had declared for St. Ana -and others against him. This we suppose means that some are in favqr of the claimed rights of the Clergy, and others rn favor of the system of reform which has been going on, for suppressing the convents, and sequestration of the church property. Tampico is stated to have declared a- gainst the views of St. Ana, whilst Vera Cruz was in favor. It appears that only the Central States have had opportunity to express their views in relation to the present sate of things. We give the above as coming from Passengers. The papers we have not seen, and coniess that we are unable to comprehend the true situation of affairs or of parties, and can onlyj say that,: when we understand the subject better, we will further give our readers information of the state of things in that interesting but truly unfortunate country. We. say un- fortunate, because . with vast resources, a fine countrv, they large population and a cannot (it appears) remain tranquil long enough to show tle people the blessing's and advantages of a free government. ' Mercantile Advertiser. CORRESPONDENCE ; Between the President of'the United' States and tfie Hono-;dbJe H. B Taney, upon the subject of thi res una! ion of hi office as Secretary of tt.c Treasury. Washington, June 25, 1834.! Sir: The Senate haiing yesterday re fused to confirm my nomination, as Sec retary of the Treasury, 1 beg leave to re sign the commission with which you hon ored me, during the lastrecess. It would expire, by its own limitation, at the end of the present session of; Congress, which is now at hand. But after the appoint ment has bren submitted to the Senate, and acted on by them, it is due to you arid myself, that I should conform to their de cision, and retire at once from the office. ' I cannot, however, take my final leave of the official relations which have con nected me with your administration, vylth out returning my cordial thanks -for the many and continued proofs of kindness and confidence, which I have received at your hands. I shall ajways bear them in grateful recollection, and am, sir, with the highest respect. ( Your obedient servant. Il B. TANEY. ! The President, of the United Stales. Wasiiioton, June 25, 1834. -Dear Sir: Your resignation of the ap pointment of Secretary of the Treasury, conferred upon you in jthe recess of the Senate, and now relinquished in conse quence of the refusal of j that body to con firm your nomination, has been received. T -. f f ' i cannot reiram irom expressing on his occasion, my profound regret at the necessity of your retirement from that im portant office, nor can I suffer the oppor- unity to pass, without paving a just tri bute to the patriotism, firmness, and abili- y which you have uniformly exhibited since your introduction I into my cabinet. Vnowmg that such a station was not de sired bv vou. and was in onnosition to your course of life, I could not but feel grateful to you, when, in compliance with my invitation, you exchanged the inde pendence of your professional "pursuits, or the labors and responsibilities of the office of Attorney General of the United States. This sentiment Iwas greatlv and deservedly increased, during the last year, when upon becoming acquainted with the difficulties which surrounded me, and with my earnest desire to avail myself of your services in the Treasury Depart ment, you generously abandoned the stud ies and avocations to which your life had been devoted, and encountered the respon sibility of carrying into execution those great measures which the Dublic inter est, and the will of the - - People alike de- manded at our hands. For the prompt and disinterested aid, thus affordt-d me at the risk of personal sacrifices, whicu were then probable, and which have now been realized 1 feel that I owe vou a debt of gratitude and regard, which I have not the power to discharge. Rut. mv dear . - w J , sir, you have all along found support in a consciousness of right ; and you already have a sure promise or reward in the ap probation and applause! which an intelli- gent and honest people al ways render to distinguish merit. The plan of financial policy which you have initiated by your acts, and developed in I your official re ports, and which has thus far received the full approbation of the Representatives of the People, will, ultimately, I trust, be carried into complete operation ; and its beneficial effects on the currency of the country, and the best interests of society, will be, in all future time, more than an adequate compensation for the momenta ry, injustice to which you have now been subjected. And as it is the martyrs in any, cause,, whose merriory is field most sacred; so the victims in the great strug gle to redeem oar Republic from the cor rupting domination, of a great moneyed power, win oe rememDerea and, honored, in proportion to their, services and their sacrifices. ; I y. - I am; very respectTully. and sincerely, vur friend, and oh't. servant, AN DREW JACKSON. Hon. R. B Taney. , Short Sermons. In thrsfe days of impatience, says the New j Haven Daily Herald, complaints are often if a minister exceeds forty minutes in his sermon ; and an hour is considered quite an intolerable length' for tne best of suc-h discourses ; while a prayer sets a whole congregation in the fidgets if it keeps Ithe'm standing above a quarter of an hour. Our ances tors, two hundred -years ago, had very different notions ; as an example of which, take the following account by Bailie, a writer in the time of Charles the Second, describing a prayer meeting held by an assembly of divines in 1613. "We spent from nine to five graciously. After Dr. Twisse had begun with a brief prayer, Mr. Marshall prayed large two hours, most divinely confessing the sins of the assembly, in a, wonderful prudent and pathetic way. - After, Mr. Arrow smith preached an hour, then a psalm; thereafter, Mr. Vines prayed near two hours, and Mr. Palmer preached an hour, and Mr. ;Seaman prayed near two hours, then a psalm; after, Mr. Henderson bro't lhtHm to a sweet conference of the heart confessed in the assembly, and other seen faults to be remedied, and 'th convenien ce to preach against all sects, especially anabaptists arid antinomians. Dr. Twis se closed with a short prayer and bles sine. Fire. A fire broke out) in Wiscasset Maine, on the evening of the 24th ult, about I. j minutes before 1 1 o'clock, in the building oceupit d as a printing office and, booE store by Messrs. Crowe I & Harris. When the engines arrived,) the whole of the inside of the building appeared to be in flames. The fire had burned through the side in a number of places, and the flames. were po'n ring. out at the doors and windows; but when the-'engines were ready to operate upon it the fire was soon got under. The building was considera bly injured. The press was not damaged and mpst of the type was preserved. All the books and stationery, which were kept in the front of the building,: where the fire took Were destroyed. Enquirer. Lucifer Matches. -We findithe follow- ing method for making these excellent matches in the last number of the Mechan ic's Journal; Perhaps it may be useful to some of our readers: Take two parts by weight) of the sulphuret of antimony, and one part of the chlorate of Potash. Grind them both to a fine powder and make them into a paste with a solution of Glue. Common brimstone matches are to-be dip ped into it, and when dry they will in flame by b-ing drav.-n piece of sand piper. through a folded Old French Claims. Mr Livingston, at Paris, at the request of! Mr: Causten, Agent of Claims, at Washington, has transmitted to the Department of State the foil owing, documents in relation to claims for French spoliations prior to September, 1800, as well as those since that period, viz : ! All the kooks and papers left in the. Con sulate at Paris, by the Commissioners un der the Convention of 1800. All the papers found in that Legation, relating to claims, and mentioned in the letter of Mr. Rives, to which Mr. Causten refers. . ! All the ships' papers, and other papers found on board the several American ves sels condemned there by the Council of Prizes and Imperial Decrees. He had also a promise that copies of all the decrees, and other judiciary pro ceedings, in relation to American vessels, should be made out, and delivered to hirn, duly certified. As soon as this is done, which he hoped would be within six or eight weeks, they, would be! also sent on to the Department. iV. Y. Com. FROM THE M ILLEPQEVllll.B UNION. THE MANY-SIDED MONSTER. Poor old Sampson Culpepper said, a certain -part' in Georgia exhibited more sides than any thing he h$d ever seen. To which party he alluded; the poor old marr did not mention : but his remarks ap ply very well to the present Calhoun and M'Duffie party in Georgia ; 1st. They showed the Crawford side; 2d. The Adams side; 3d. The Troup side; ; ' 4th The Jackson side; ! i 5th. The Georgia side on tho indian question; " ; j Gth The Anti-Jackson side; 7th and 8th. Sometimes the Bank side and sometimes the Anti Bank side; 9th. The Anti-Troup 'side: because Troup did not approve of nullification ; , 10th. The Nullification and Calhoun side; 7 i 11th. The Test-Oath side; 12th. The Indian side aginst Georgia: 13th. The State Rights side; and now ; 14th. The Whig side. What side they will next exhibit .can not be foreseen ; for, like the hopping flea when you put your finger! on them they are not there. FKOM THE WEW-TOIUt T1AVEIXE8. THE CATHOLIC ORPHANS. , A scene of touching interest occurred to Mr. and Mrs. Wood on Friday morn ing, when two little children, nearly in fants, were ushered into their room, and sidling up to where they sate, each pre sented a trifling remembrancer of their gratitude for the relief obtained by the ora torio, given on Sunday atthe Catholic Cath edral. One of the children presented to Mr. . Wood a beautifully worked " bead purse," madef in the school, and having this inscription in small gold bead under auxne pretty musical devices; A '- V ' ft ' W ' ' ; ! The other child delivered to.Mrs. Wood a paper with these few words, beautifully written by one of the orphans: Madam, This is but a slight token of the. or- I phan's gratitude, but it is hallowed by the orphan s prayer. Whatever is happiness on j earth, may it be yours; and when earth's labors.are done, may those exqui site and thrilling tones, which relieved our wants, be blended with the seraph voi ces around the throne of God in Heaven. Not at Home. Somestrangers being on a visirto Gloucester, Mass. recently called at the house of Mr. Penn, a gentle man at the age of one hundred and j two, to pay their respects. He wds not j at home, but at work ii his corn field, a mile distant from hishouie. ! 1 fou rna pasas and adYeetiser. Mr looting. I am induced to trespass once mofe up on your indulgence and the patience of your readers in ;reply to Tim Turpentine ana wnue l acknowledge tnat mis was riot altogether (Unexpected, you m iy de rive some consolation from the' circum stance of myjnot intending to be drau n further into a controversy with this deal-; er in slang and idiotical jargon. He may therefore, if he pleases, enjoy the vulgar triumph of having the last word ; and in deed 1 should not have noticed him a se cond time, were it not that his inordinate vanity would render him certain to con strue even a contemptuous silence, into an acknowledgment of defeat. ' . As I endeavored in my first communi cation to have it distinctly understood, thai I was not induced to notice him by liny conviction of the necessity of refuting fiiiin; so it cannot now be expected that 1 should take, any other notice of his reply, than,. (as is consistent with my first inten tion,) to censure and expose him; for in contending with such an antagonist, vic tory itself would be disgrace, and contam ination the natural cansequence of any contact with a person, who as a writer, has nothing to lose in the way of repu tation, j I j pass over his assertion, at , one time, that ,4A Voter" is a vain conceited strip ling, (a supposition by the 6y very conve nient to one, who has no other argument to interpose, since it involves the idea of irresponsibility in the party Jp whom thej epithet is applied,) and his supposition at another, that it is his cousin "Spirits" whose features he seems so distinctly to descry,! notwithstanding, his supposed disguise. In availing himself however, of the plea of youth and inexperience on the part Or an antagonist, the. conduct of 1 im 1 ur pentine exhibits a. very striking reserri bJance to that oi those spurious preteii ders to the character of "Men of Honor, who to avoid the inconvenient conseuueri ces of their insolence or impertinenctj- are sometimes glad to shelter themselves be hind the alleged irresponsibility or ine quality of an antagonist. Ipass over, likewise the obtuseness of intellect and dulness of apprehension exhibited in his misconstruction of my plain assertion thirt my object was to censure, while I did not think it necessary to refute him ; but real ly such errors, though not worthy oif no tice.in any other way, have tendency to make it .additionally irksome to deal with suefcf a blunderer. As to his self congratulation upon the qualified admis sion by "A Voter" of the premises jrorin which he drew such extraordinary deduc tions, he is most heartily welcome to any gratification he- may derive from it j But mark this exquisite Metaphysician, this profound Moral Philosopher, vvliose leaden mind seems to impress something of the same" character upon .every thing he touches. I asked what was the object of electing a Member of Assembly tui re present the Town, if it were not to repre sent! its wealth, talent, respectability land interests f but he answers "No ! that is not the sole object, otherwise what be comes of the poor, the ignorant, the man in humble life, and whose interests lie in the meagre products of his labor? Are not these entitled to representation ?"j . j Here I would ask the doughty fcharri pion of the rights of the ignorant and the poor ; this man who is continually with incendiary purpose, throwing the brand of discord among the different classes oi society, by drawing unwise and invidpus distinctionsif the interest ofjhe poor map is nol a much identified With the interest of the Town a that of the rich? though not perhaps to the same extent, j He draws the line of distinction himself and to do so, is a tacit admission that it is just. But so far from having contemplated such a distinction, I supposed most assuredly that when I spoke of the interest oi the Town, I was speaking of that of the p oor as .well as the ich. But further, i know of no substantial, reason why there should not be talent and respectability, even a mong the poof. It is Tim Turpentine who appears to suppose them destitute, not I. Thus I know not of any injustice I have done them, unless Tim Turpen tine will insist that their ignorance is to be represented, in which case, he himself perhaps, may acquire an additional inte rest in the representation. , He has also discovered that the avow al made by one of the "signers" orhavioj aciea unuer a iaise impression,, releases the whole. This I can only say is being' consistently absurd and ridiculous-the only thing in which he is consistent-- Uut admitting that the person alluded to, acted uoaer a false impression, (ol wnicn we have .noproof but this writer's ray-so) who is to be responsible for the assuran ce alleged to have been given, but those who gave them ? And I hardly think a-. r :ii tho trpntlemen WDO obtained the signatures, with having iv en any assurance that there would be .no other candidate, though they may have agisted tiie provability of there being I" TA-riX rSralil.lLiI X1D-YOTk. 11834." But Tim.Tiirnnf mo rr- delicacy from using harsh epithets Z 5 lusion to the oledtre " T?MH j , 1 ,u is quite fastidious, and perhaps prudent. Yet the very .next LJia il exonerates mose. gentlemen fi cnarge of insincerity. or even in the transaction. T ' ... rom the unfairness i proceeo: hnally to' notice whht h 'iive io me ueciaration ot his can didate that he would never run again did not myself attach any great imp., tance to the circumstance; nor was it much consequence whether he hal Sa , so or not (except that it" influenced persons who might otherwise haw ported him, to sign the request toGf! Dudley that he would come out.) r j merely sj6ke of cn'pasxenl, thond . Turpentine in attempting to justiiy. 1 modestly assumes that his (iheJr i. ; ( date's) is the only.arm to save the ta., ' t try from impending ruin, having ther'e'e "magnanfmoiisly sacrificed his personal comfort and private interest. V Here as i have not the slightest wish to glanco the gentlenoan alluded to, I stop Vithr comment, but permit me in conclusion advise Tim Turpentine to stick to the l!S( and admixture of the commodities, u hich in iulii iiiuuu- auu uciiuikiii Dear a uutii -mi in ii , HIV fill HlO C nun,u uc iiaa aa.uiaru, as ;i : iS urn W.t-$.- Guerre, and in mercy to the readers of. the Press," the community, and. his h' parly, relinquish politics forever. A Voter. POIl TUB PUHSS AND ADVE3712!. Mr. Editor. -The folks in Town have little to-do. I should iudre. froin their immrlinir r, wl wnini J much about nothing. It would be impo lite. I sUDDOSe. to call them wWnt I hii. m them to be a pack of blockheads tortile:: pains Censor, Vrainish, Tim Turjun-. tine, Patrician, Publius, a Voter, and the whole, tribe ofscnblers. I wish .some, of' them, who seem to have so muoh idle time, uouid come Out into the country and herp me hoe my corn, whicv is rather grassy, or make a tar kiln. What sort of a politician is Censor, who thinks it great presumption tor a citizen to desire to knoW the. political opinions of the candidate who oilers to represent him, and that iieshouFd be rebuked by siieht contempt. He m ist be u full blooded '.aristocrat, I should xwt and a genuine disciple, of Henry Cljy, the great advocate of irresponsible rqw- sentutives ihe people sir, have a ri-bt to know the political opinions of the I'jin who would represent them, ind it is t;iir privilege to make the . demand pubhckly, and I cannot help thinking ! when a can didate shrinks from the enquiry, that thre inust be- "something rotten in Den mark,.' some taint 'of federalism, or deep., stain of nullification. ' Pubiitis is, to ail intents and purposes, a fence man,, nicely balanced on a rider, by his moral principles on one side, and his political opinions on the othen resem bling a pair of saddle bags. le pretends to be in a wonderlul dilemma, but it re quires no great share of brains to st hini right. He asks what is a man to '.o when there are two candidates before the people, one a wealthy respectable pcr.M'C age but politically opposed to- hun.- 'M the other a proper rowdy, but wij.ii in politics- It is as plain as the ao??o". a man's face; the respectable gentiema! who must not be asked a single question about his Apolitical opinions will go a gainst him under all circumstances, a si the other can do nd more, even if he d?- ceives his supporters and violates his pledges but as there is at least a ft cvea chance that he will be firm" to the politic al principles he professes, common sense tells "Publius" to support the rowdy and take half, a chance in his favor, rather than a certainly against him. But this is making a great concession, and placing the case in the very worst i point ofyiew, for T think, without incurring the cnanj of much presumption,,, that there may be gentlemen on both sides of the questioc. as well as what we sometimes see, a pair of ro wdies before the people. j T-origCrecfc. rc The pkes and aotebtisck. Mr. Editor. , In my opinion the citizensof WilmingtcS who are entitled to vote for Commission' ers to regulate the Town, should and bj right ought to( know what these regula tions are- and if approved- of, abide by them if not, call a meeting and protest against those they disapprove of, decide the question at oncer and let the Tpn Constable know what is to be done, arii what left undone ; and when there is ju)i cause for -complaint, let it be presented tff the Commissioners, and, let them ?ay whether lit has done the things he ought not to have done, or left undone the thing he ought to have done. Some say that the Town; is not inter porated, and that the regulations are vr. constitutional according oj their undtf' standing, and that the Town Constable has "taken the responsibility upon h i self." Conscientiousness ''Philosophy has been guilty of what many seem to regard as an unpardonable offence resorting to first principles, m order to justify her attacks upon existing systems, and lay a foundation i for propos ed improvements. Thus in the science of politics she has boldly assumed that none come into the world with rights, that the maintenance of theae right3 ought toix? the great object of social institutions that covernmem was intenaea lor in? good of the whole, not the emolument ol a few that legitimate authority can have no other basis than generaT consent, fof that force can never constitute right, that civil dl8tinctioiis,foriffinating from, the: a greement of society always remains with in the determination of society and that laws; in order to be iust. must bear equal none. I I I 1
The People’s Press and Wilmington Advertiser
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