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.- . . I SV-N . , " S.'4 " Onr arc the plan of fair deliglitfnl peace, unwarp'd by party ra;c, to live like brothers WO.' 2 t J'' v WES TO N; R s GALES, X P IT OB AN D P ROf RI TO R . - ' ' TEIIMS. ' ' ; -' : fcoBicKirrxoar, three 'dollars per annum one Vlf in adrnce. i (Tr Persons residing without the State will be required to pay the whol amount of the year's subscription in adrance. . A .t- For every 16 lines (Aisze lyjoe) firstinsertion vne dollar; each subsequent insertion 25 cents. Court Ordew and; jtto lc charged 25 per cenU higher and ft deduction of33 percent, will be made from the regIar prices, for advertisers by the year. 0- LxTTsas to the Editor must be post-paid. Ittt. Pleasant and D anbury for sale. Cm HE Subscriber oflei for sale his two T racls of ii Land, situated in a fine neighborhood on Dan River, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The .Mount Pleasant Tract: contains 1700 acres, six or seven hundred of which is cleared, with aboil one hundred seres of river low grounds; also a new and commodious Dwelling, with all tho necessary Out Houses, fine Garden, well selected Orchards, ezcel Jent Water, arid a first rate Milleat. The Dan bury place contains 1000acres. of which 500 are under fence, with about 1 25 acres of Creek and River bottom . V These lands are well adapted to the cultivation of Corn, Wheat and Tobacco, and lor beautj of situation, and purity of atmosphere, . are unrivalled in the State. Persons wishing to see tho place will apply to Mr. Rawley Gallawayj who will take a pleasure in showing the premises. ALEX. BLENDE RSQ October 1 . ""V FiOCTu Pleasant Hill for sale. I now offer for sale, tho very desirable situation on which I reside, in the Eastern part of the City,, containing 5 3-4 acres of land, on which is a largo and com fortable Dwelling House, built this season, in the Jatest style, with all necessary out houses, new Car riage House and Stables, a fine Garden, yard well shaded, and an excellent well of Water The pro perty will be sold low, and, if desired, possesion given immediately. DAVID CARTER. Raleigh, August 24, 1839. . 50 Cj" In my abssnce, Mrv-Wx. Pkck will act as my Agent, to whom persons, desiring to purchase, will please make application'. D. C. A valuable Plantation for Sale. Avery valuable Plantation on Tar River is now offered for sale on accommodating terms. The Tract contains 2,183 Acres, and U in Edgecomb Couniv. 10 miles above Tarboro. A pailicular -ulescxifiioiaikemed the purchaser wouia wisrt to examine ine jjana per sonally, before buying; but the fact may be stated with confidence.that the Land is equal to any on the River, and the Plantation is in good order for farm inar. The Stock, Crop, Plantation Tools, Wagons, Carts. 4 c. Sec will be sold with the Land. V Persons wishing to purchase will please apply to Tukopbiius Pabkeh, Esq. Tarboro', or to Mrs. Elkaxor HiiwooD, Raleish, October 14. 1839. 51 FORSALiE, A COMFORTABLE Two Story DwelliJl J House, on Wilmington Street, in the City of Raleieb. at present occupied by Messrs. Oliver ndPATTOir. The House has six rooms, a large front Piazza, a good Garden spot, and all necessary ut-houses. For terms apply to DANIEL MURRAY. Raleigh, September 10. 1839. 46 QTfllHE SUBSCRIBER, having been satisfactorir Lalq engaged for more than three years iu attending Feels encouraged to say to the. public,' (hat her HOUSE 15D S T A B L E S are well furnished for the reception and accommodation of those who may be pleased to call. t bMli ll. dj All the STAGES arrive at and depart from my House, where Seats are secured, and no ex -ertions spared to five general satisfaction to Pas sengers. Q3My Residence is on the corner of Gillespie Street, the Lot formerly occupied by Mrs. rJarge, convenient to the Market and near the State Bank. Fayetteville, August 14, 1839. 42 3m. GENERAL, AGENCY THE Subscribers have formed a Copartnership under the Firm of Fxsxxair & Stiths, and offer their services to the public as General Agents and Commission Merchants. Apply, for the pie sent, at the Store of Messrs. W. & A. Stith. ; E. B. FREEMAN, W.A.STITH, A.B.STITH. Raleigh, May 4, 1839. . 2j Executive Office, Ilaleigli, l October 9, t839. ' $ ALLEN R. BUSH, of Marianna, Florida, is ap pointed Commissioner of Affidavits for said "Territory, by Gov. Dodht, agreeably to the 21st Chapter of Revised .Statutes of North Carolina, of which appointment, by 4ih Section of said Act, each Clerk of a Court of Record, within this State, is to take notice. ' Attest, X3.C. BATTLE, 'Private Secretary. A Ca r d . THE Subscriber inadvertently omitted to state, in his late Advertisement, that he had made Ample provision for having Horses and ' Carriages well taken care of. JAS. LITCHFORD. 1 Raleigh, October, 1839. 49 DOCTOR SCOTT W ILL be absent from Raleigh for 5 or 6 weeks, from the 11th of September, 1839. BACON! BACON!i FREEMAN STITHS will receive, this day, a part of a large lot of Middling Bacon, which they will sell either by retail or. by lb quantity. A ugust 8, 1 839, YOUWO XADIES SCHOOL ' AT C HXPEIi 'Wiili..-.. THE duties of this Scliool will be resumed on Monday, the 6th day of January, 1 840. : The Young Ladies will be thoroughly instructed in the English, Lstin.Greek and French Languages, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Natural Philosophy, Natural History, Music, (Piano and Guitar.) Draw ing and Needle work. ; The Young Ladies will be received into the fami ly of the Principal, and treated in all respects as daughters, and their intellectual and moral natures cultivated with the anxiety, devoteuness and attec tion of a Parent. J r - : The business of the School will be conducted un der the stpertnlendsnce of the Principal, assisted by competent Instructresses, and no pain will be spared to promote the interest of the Pupils. The expense of the entire course is $ 85 per session, ex clusive of Mnsie and Drawing, for which the usual charges will : be made. Those who may wbh the English course alone will be charged $85 per ses sion. It is requested of those, who intend patroni zing the School, to make their intentions known as soon as possible, that suitable arrangements may be made. J. PHILLIPS, November 1, 1839. -.- 1 9wp OLIVER & SMITH, (Succtiaon to Oliver 4 Johntton,) MERCHANT T A 1 1 O R S, FATSTTEVILLB STRXKT, ALCIOH, W. C. A RE now opening, at their Store, one door above 1. the Cape Fear Bank, a large and splendid as sortment of goods in tbetr line, selected by Mr. Oh' ver in person, which can be confidently recommen ded to our friends and customers not only for their elegance of style, but for their durability also; of which the following compuze a part : SupcV Wool dyed Black, do do Blue, do do Brown Rifle Green, Drake Neck, do Glass, do CLOTHS. Wool dyed blue arid black Beaver a new article fori Over Coats. Sup'r Wool dyed Black, . do do Blue, Washington Mixed, Durham do Polish ' da Grey, ) CASSIMERE8. Brown Light Drab V Dark do Mixed ' do and Buff Sup'r Plaj Black Silk Velvet Blue do Mollen do Cbally's TJ6 WaciraTTrl " Blue do Figured do Black Mole Skin Brown do Buff Valencies Westing's. Togetlter with an assortment of beast Minx clothikq, made up by ourselves and warranted to be good a general assortment of Knit Shirts and Drawers Shirt Bosoms and , Collars, ruffled and plain Tennant's celebrated Slocks, adapted to all necks Victoria Cravats, Gloves, Suspenders,Pock- et Handkerchiefs, and many other articles needless to mention. We have in onr employ, first rate Northern work men, and will warrant every thing we manufacture not to be excelled in America. Orders from a distance will be promptly attended to as heretofore. Thankful for past favors, we respectfully solicit a continuance of public patronage. OLIVER fr SMITH. Raleigh, October, 1839. 52 4t . READ AND PROFIT! THE following Letter from the Hon. Bevzrit Tec k eh, Profes30Kof Law in William & Mary College, Virginia, was recently received, and affords very strong evidence of the efficacy of Becewith s Anti-Dyspeptic Pills, in the disease for which they were designed : Let' Springs, Virginia, Aug. 7th, 1839. Sir: An accidental meeting with a friend of yours has determined me to offer you the acknowledge ments which I have long felt to be doe from me, for tbe benefits I have received at your hands. Four, teen years ago I was left by a most malignant fever with a diseased liver, a disordered digestion, and a constitution in ruins. My Physicians permitted me to hope that with care and prudence I might drag en a few years of precarious existence, and assured me that the least indiscretion must be fatal. Soon afterwards I found myself becoming dyspeptic, and became acquainted with all that indescribable mise ry which dyspeptics alone can know. This, as usu al, grew upon. me, though less rapidly than in most cases, because a consciousness of my danger put me or. my guard, and experience had made me familiar with the proper management of myself. By the constant use of the most approved remedies the pro gress of the disease was retarded, and-my life was made tolerable, but not comfortable. I rarely ate two meals in regular succession, and for some hours of almost every day, was incapable of any exercise of thought or feeling. A peevish impatience of ex istence occupied iriy whole mind. ' : Two years ago I met with your Atti-dyspeptic Pills, and confiding in the aceompauying certificates of respectable gentlemen whom I happened to know, I took them according to directions. The result is that I now eat what I please, do what I pleaseleep soundly, and enjoy life as much as any man living. Your young friend, who has been with me a week, will tell you that he has never seen my strength or spirits flag, or my elasticity of mind or body fail for a moment. For this it gives' me pleasure ' to say you have my thanks, and to add the assurance of my high respects. B. TUCKER. Dr. Bikwith. 49 Icr Morus Multichains. oa TJS are authorised to sell. 100.000 MORUS r , MULTinAITT.TS TRRRS i purchasers, deliverable in this City during the month 01 ixovemoer next, FREEMAN & STITHS. Raleigh, September 12, 1839. 46 FOR SAiiEi (ff tC CUTTINGS of the; MORUS UUUjUMU.MULTlCAUUS, in; quanti ties to suit Purchasers, to be delivered in, De cember next. Apply to : JOS.' W. ATKINSON, Falkland, . Or to JAMES R. HOYl,B,Greenvme,N.C. September 18, 1839," 4r tf MR. Mcqt7EEWj5 ADDRESS. C Q XCLUDED '. Whilst l am soliciting; a portion of your attention for other matters of infinite mo ment to your future corhfort and 4 honor, permit me to warn you, with the earnest solicitude of a true friend, against the most distant approaches of one fatal, passion which now bestrides every cherished pur suit of this country, with a grasp as relent less as that of the tyrant of the grave, and with a power of injury as deadly as the ex halations of the Upas. I refer to that uni versal appetite for political promotion. which is now seizing within its clutches, every age, rank and condttton of life. Against the entrance of this insidions and perilous propensity you should guard eve ry passage to the heart, with the same dis trustful vigilance which you would exert, in repelling a viper from your bosoms ; for hvain will be the attempt to reach a perma nent professional renown, whilst the springs of action are influenced by thts fell mania. Every such attempt will prove as vain as an effort to rise above the stars with tho aid of a feeble wing; for there is no maxim of inspired wisdom, that has ever yet en tered the world, more obstinately true, than that which declares, ' that where the treasure is, there will the heart be." If then, the young mind is once infected with the baneful delusion, that the spring: of man's best comforts and hopes arises, with in the tumultuous arena of political conten tion, all the sober pursuits of life will at once assume a sable and repulsive hue; . - -i a i the sinews oi exertion will oe relaxed or severed, and the usual instruments of suc cess, and the sanctioned sources of instruc tion will be contemptuously thrown aside. The more especially does this burning pas sion for politics weaken the energy, and chill the professional ardor of the young votary of the Law, for when he once con tracts a thirst for that boisterous but tran sient notoriety which frequently follows the professed politician, he becomes wear ied with the calm researches of Science, proscribes the pages of Coke and of Black stone, and gives his days and nights to the Register of Debates, pants 14 to read his history in a Nation's eye," resigns his heart to the people, and solicits some political post at their disposal. And should his wishes be crowned with success, what then? Why, his next aspiration is, to ac quire extended celebrity, by some striking display of eloquence in the councils of his Country. If his ambition is gratified in this aspiration also, we may then be pre pared to bid a long, and perhaps eternal farewell, to every rational prospect of pro fessional eminence and utility. For that youthful student must be composed of stern and indexible materials, who is willing to returnJagain to the dusty labors of the clos et, and to gather renown at the slow pace of the bar, after he has been nce carressed and applauded by the most distinguished men of the nation, after he has been prodi gally flattered rby the people of a district, and enjoyed a succession of brilliant noti ces in the the most popular journals of the day, for perhaps one brief effort which cost but a few moments of deliberation, and the easy labor of garnishing anew a few ideas extracted from the political text book of his party. For he quickly institutes a comparison between political and forensic reputation. The one is earned with facili ty and despatch, is brisk and animated whilst it does endure, and is sure to ex pand the heart of its possessor with false conceptions of his own importance; the other is the reward of diligent research and persevering study, and though solid and durable, when it arrives, is so silent in its progress, as rarely to reveal its ap proaches by a sudden introduction to a wide circle of attention. By a premature participation in the charms of political fame, many of the most captivating prospects of renown and usefulness, which have ever dawned upon the vision of man, have been mournfully disappointed, and many of the noblest minds which illumine the halls of Federal wisdom, have fallen short of that sterling power and influence, in the public Coun cils, which a rich store of learning and acu men, combined with unfailing' dexterity in debate, is sure to impart to those who have been previously trained in the con tentions of the bar. It should be the first object of every generous , youth, who as pires to solid and imperishable fame, to a- m ass an extensive stock of professional knowledge and experience, to settle the habits of life upon a firm and immovable ba sis, to draw largely from the most approv ed fountains of intellectual light, and to rear upon , the foundation of these attain ments, a durable and commanding struc ture of reputation, anterior to his entrance upon the broad stage of political strife. The excellence thus acquired, like the rod of the prophet, will cause refreshing fountains to arise, and fragrant blossoms to expand, and generous fruits to grow upon the desert Wastes of human life, whilst the intoxicating draught of political notoriety, like a delirious vision, yields M a frthy joy. Which' mantles high, sparkles and expires. Leaving the soul more vapid than before. - But apart from the " capacity Tor rendering important services to his country, and the ability to contend with its most gifted men, which will enhance the value of his facul ties who has been strengthened bv the wc- ercises of the bar, his character will receive a iresn nue to its attractions ana spienuonr, from the influence of his political acquisi tions. And a person thus situated, rrjay divest himself of "his political predilections with as much ease as lie can part with his cloak after having emerged from a passiug shower, and return with fresh alacrity fnd confidence to the path of forensic pursuits. But if professional acquirements-shall hfive been neglected previous to an entrance ? in to political strife, these prolific sourcesj of power and wealth will probably. be forever deserted. For it is the peculiar nature of political duties and engagementsto relax the usual discipline of the mind, to disorder its habits, to weaken its energies, and) to inspire an invincible disrelish for the niti ute researches and jejune labors of the Law, and for every other duty which j re quires much severity of thought. If, un der these circumstances, a person should be compelled to abandon the exciting, inci dents of the public scene, either by the de cision of the popular voice or by the claims of domestic duty, he is apt, in the future stages of his life, to be afflicted with that hopeless spirit of despondency which t ill chiefly result from the absence of congenial employments. From this sad incumbahce upon his happiness, no accession which ha3 been added to his fame,. no matter how splendid, will certainly deliver him, fo he has deserted public life, and is consequent ly bereaved of that measure of artificial ex citement with which it constantly buoyed up nis feelings. He is not able to seek comfort in the engagements of the Bar, for he will have lost both his relish for such exercises and his ability to perform them. And he is totally unfitted for the extraction of comfort from the private sources of hu man entertainment, for they will appear vapid to his taste and loathsome to his feel ings. This will be the inevitable condition of the individual who has not secured a liberal supply of legal knowledge previous to his entrance upon the stage of public life. But this keen pursuit of the imagined felicities and prospects of the political scene, is not injurious to the interests of the individual alone. It lies at the root of our national strength like a canker at the rooif the rosebud. It disturbs the stream of public health and happiness in its fountain springs. For the youth, who are sent to the Colleges and Schools of the country, will be quickly tempted by the perception of the universal weight and consideration which springs from political popularity and influence, to grow restless under that wholesome discipline which is imposed by scholastic authority, and to resign the most precious moments of their College career to the showy but ephemeral productions which frequently emanate from the Halls of Legislation. A blight of incurable inefficiency will thus descend upon the whole surface of human pursuits. The charms of positive virtue will be diminished, in consequence of the public mind being seized with a false conception and with a false estima tion of the true accomplishments of man. For while the national taste is vitiated by a principle of wild and unregulated devo tion to the means of political agrandize ment, the citizen will not be valued for the solid splendoui of his productions in litera ture, for the depth and diversity of his at tainments in learning, for the brilliancy of his discoveries in general science, for his beneficent inventions in the sphere of me chanical ingenuity, for that profound pene tration into the sources of agricultural wealth, which will enable him to abridge the labofS and multiply the productions of the farmer, nor for the bright exemplifica tions f the whole catalogue of moral vir tues.' No : these grand ingredients in the sum of human happiness will appear as light as the down on a linnet's wing, when compared with commanding popularity and flowing and pompous harangues in Con gress the one of which creations may be indebted for its birth to a superior capaci ty for practising the arts of deception, and the other to the redundant flowings of a wild and undisciplined fancy. If you are anxious to realize the tenden cy of this despotic passion to absorb every other consideration in life, watch the road which leads to your political Metropolis whilst the Legislature is in session, and observe how it will be thronged with pas sengers of every grade of fortune and of every' shade of character, who are eagerly wending their way to this focus of all eyes, of all hearts, and as many would, have it, of all wisdom. Mark the keen anxiety which pervades every circle in society, when the result of a political election is about to be made known ; and observe the course of conversation in' every group of persons in which you may chance to enter, and see if it does not, in its various alterna tions and changes, fix at last upon the par ty politics of the country. The perpetual topics' of discussion with men of all pro fessions, during their intervals of leisure, are the prospects which indicate the down fall of one Administration and the elevation of another, upon its rains ; the symptoms which ' flatter bhe candidate for Congress with the hopes of.success and menace an othecwith the terrors of defeat ; or the , in fluenco which an election in some partica- lar State will exert over the fortunes" and destinies of an aspirant to the Presidency of the Union. 'If 1 ' Every unfledged nestling in politics turns people. May it not be the "sail mfsfdrtone with an eye of solicitation to a seat in the ' of the future historian, to'record the Tnourn State Legislature. Every politlcian of ma- jful fact, that the exciting hopes of ihTs Re ture age, whose character is not in a p03i- 'public were crushed in the embrace of. that tive degree insufferable, is looking forward j fell scourge, political ambition !;.' with tremulous eagerness, to a place in the j But there is another mournful evil which Hall of National Representatives, to a situ- .flews from this propensity, the continual anon in one oi me yaoiuex departments, or stnle ot parties lor the ascendancy in mat in the Diplomatic service of tlie Country, ters of government. There is no public Every decent citizen is panting for some vice which scatters in its train a more des- post of public preferment and profit, and those who have not been sufficiently fortu- nate to obtain any otnerosf are posting their way with a provident share of sneed to the Republic of Texas. Politics, indeed, appear to swallow every other interest, and the whole surface of the Earth seems to be covered with Politicians, as Egypt once swarmed with locusts. Very few seem to rely for respectability and happiness, upon the certainty of filling up the measure of their social and domestic duties. Very few appear to take refuge for consolation and support, in the agricultural and professional pursuits of Society. All are devoutly par ticipating in politics, without taking time to consider, that this is an appetite which grows on what it feeds," that when a per son once becomes delighted with that vio lent sort of excitement which springs from scenes of agitation and contention, it be comes as essential to iiis happiness, as is respiration to the functions of life, that the time will necessarily arrive, when this pas sion must yield to the claims of business, of family, or of advanced age, and that then a 'painful void will be experienced, which nothing beneath the skies can fill. The soothing endearments of kindred affection, the balmy counsels of true friendship, and the sacred ministrations of genuine virtue, will all glance from his estranged heart, without leaving even a transient impression behind them, and instead of reaching an age of soft and serene repose, his declining years will cover a dreary and unproductive space, it is natural too, mat lie wiio has drawn his best enjoyments from troubled fountains, and from violent sensations, should be feebly moved by the tranquil sources of human delight and happiness. It is reasonable to believe, that the lender notes of friendship will fall unheeded upon that car, which has long been accustomed to the din of the Court-yard and of the Muster-field, to the boisterous discussions of the Hall of Legislation, and which has been wont to drink in no blissful music, but the shout of victory at the close of a suc cessful campaign. Indeed, it would be as unnatural to expect such an individual, to reap satisfaction from the smooth and quiet pleasures of private life, as it would be to anticipate pleasure for the habitual resident of a Country atmosphere, when suddenly enclosed in the cave ofa hermit. This consuming rage for political promo tion has its origin then, in the circumstance of looking upon power and station as the only objects beneath the circuit of the sun, which are worthy of a place in the fond re gard of man. It has its origin in the same principle we are habitually prone to con demn so unsparingly in the governments of the elder world. Yes, we may decry the people of France and of England, oil ac count of their fondness for pageantry and titles, as liberally as we may choose; but this is a passion which burns with as in tense fury in the American bosom, as it does in the bosoms of any other rational beings on the surface of the globe. The passion for titles may be concealed On this side of the Atlantic, under the mask of a different form ; but it nevertheless does ex ist in the fullness of its vigor. It is but the blossom, too, of that appendage to a mon archical government, which, of all others, is least congenial to the simple tastes and affections which are the life of a Republic; and unless it should be speedily restrained in its march to uncontrolled ascendancy, by the saving spirit of reform, which original ly gave life to our system, it will ultimate ly ripen into an aristocracy as ponderous and unwieldy as that of Britain. This passion, too, instead of abating in its force and fervor, is growing like an in sinuating and fatal epidemic, and as a ne cessary concomitant of power, and place, it has inspired our people with an ardeut thirst for show, pageantry and ostentation. It is as natural that these disastrous results should flow from such a pernicious source as it is that the leaves should be unfolded by tbe genial warmth of Spring. Thus a spirit of extravagance is engendered, fortunes are squandered, characters are impaired and ruined, and the primitive tastes and habits of the people, will be most sadly corrupted. Is it to be expected, that the American prin ciples alone are composed of such a stern material as to resist and ward off the cor rupting influence of this alarming and de structive passion ? . Some s of the .fairest, most splendid and happily constructed gov ernments of antiquity, have crumbled and perished beneath the incumbent weight of some pernicious propensity. The Latte. demonian Republic, was destroyed by fthe introduction of overflowing , wealthvcam bined with its consequent fruit,- im . inordi nate lust of gain. The Athenian Republic perished by the united foree and influence of the fondness of the people for luxury, and their insatiable thirst for Theatrical .aip'ose ments. And the Roman Republic was con-' signed to destruction. ular 'debasernVritV; wich 'flo'weU jffo'tt ifie prevalence of luxury ahi'sldthfa'mbajf'Hhe Iating tribo of evils, than this. By its bane ( ful influence, and operations, the tears , of widowhood And of orphanage are caused to now in torrents ior tne suea oioua or those public men who fall in single combat, .for some transient spark of irritation, struck out by the momentary heat of discussion. The complexion ot all the private relations of life, is frequently changed entirely; fathers are alienated from cons ; brothers' are torn from each other's fond embrace; friends are converted into implacable; enemies ; large towns and extensive neighborhoods n stu thrown into a state of sad and insufferable confusion; our annual elections, which were intended to cleanse the springs of political authority from the dregs of abuse, are con verted into theatres of angry contention and disgraceful confusion, of sanguine conflicts between man and man, and between- party and party; the hall of Legislation is frequent ly a theatre of disgraceful scrambles for vic tory; public measures are viewed through u distorted medium, and their excellence is estimated, and consequently their ultimate fate decided, not according to the measure of good which they are calculated to render to the country,- but by the nature of the source from which they happen to spring. Can it be rationally presumed that any coun try will enjoy an expanded and healthful degree of prosperity, the sweets of an un molested repose, Or a permanent stability of character and purpose, when the laws which are passed for the preseivation of life and property, and for the control and guidance of the conduct of man, arc adopt ed upon the arbitrary dictates of party feel ing, and when those upon whose decision are suspended the destinies of the Republic, are chosen, not upon the high considerations of integrity, ability and patriotism, but up on the ground of absolute , and uncomprom ising devotion to the.interests of a particu lar party. When this most baneful evil is so prevalent in the community, the vilest miscreant may sneak into power, and de liver to the country those rules which are to bind the action of the present generation, and of prosperity. 1 . -' : , And even should good and pure men be elected to fill the highest seats of legislative responsibility in despite of the ruthless dic tation of the spirit of party, yet we are not provided even then with any -prevailing pledge, any satisfactory assurance, that the measures will be salutary and beneficent in their character; for good raen are suscepti ble ofnhe same transient impulses of . pas sion and prejudice which invade the bo soms of others. And when influenced by v the spirit of -parly, they may be so com pletely infatuated, as to believe that they are exerting their powers innhe service of " their country, when they "are executing the most debasing requisitions of their party. They may elect incompetent and worthless men to administer the justice' of the coon try, for the purpose of giving an ostensible demonstration to the world, of their ascen dancy ; and they may likewise pass un wholesome and pernicious laws; laws which will poison the fountain of justice, and par alyse the rights of the citizen, 'merely' be cause they originate with.thetr parly. Eve ry aspirant after popular favor, when l he election has termiiiafed adversely to his wishes, is almost certain to prefer the charge of corruption against his more successful rival. The most indifferent and praise worthy acts of the public man are frequent--Iv ascribed by an opposing party, to bad and unworthy motives; and opprobrium and Censure," being thus indiscriminately ap- plied on all occasions to good and innocent deeds, as well as to those which are base and pernicious, will cease to grate harsh! v upon the public ear, will totally lose Iheir significancy and their terrors, and when bad deeds are actually committed, there will be ho sting and no "pang imparted to the authors of them, by the just and honest censures of the public. ' This spirit of party, however U mar be disguised under the name of public spirit, is nothing else than the lust of individual domination. ; In Seeking the gratification of individual prejudices, and the promotion of individual aspirations, it haseovered : with ' undeserved obloqoy, some of the most" U lustrioas benefactors of the ho man race. Through the influence of- faction,1 the im mortal Duke of Marlboro' was rctidcfeit to the most abject disgrace, after he hatl rats ed the character of his cdant4oTttpilch of unexampled glory. Throoglr trrej?irifirjs' encc of party piritirVthe'toUfldils Of CW thage, ; Hknnir J ntely afier (he 'ovonvhel mi ng success' xf Cannae, frolBt cetving those snppjieii ;Qf men and treasure, which would huve ctos ed,i speedily and forever, thcT career f Unman power; arid this circum stance caui ed the shades of liight'ita Tell forever tho destinies ofj2!ajihaiW -f-n.i.i-i :f.v. - nit has beo predicted by a deep searcher', into, the Jsonrxci Jof T plijicaj Wotsr'Aivd 1 i . i - i
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