Communications.
FOR THE FREE I'll ESS.
Mr. Editor As you have so
politely invited 'i free arid fair
discussion of the Presidential
question through the medium of
your columns having extended
the privilege to I lie friends of the
present Administration, as well as
to those of Gen. Jackson, of ex
pressing' their opinions as to the
comparative merits of the two dis
tinguished gentlemen permit me
to offer a few remarks on the sub
ject, to the consideration of your
readers, by way of review, in re
ply to a communication, which
appeared in the "Free Press" of
the 28th ult. over the signature of
4,A voice from North-Carolina. "
The writer, after acquainting
ns of his long silence on the sub
ject, and expressing his indigna
tion and abhorrence at the idea of
attacking the character of an -noccnt
female, (and here 1 concur
with him,) bursts forth in a pas
sion, and invokes the '-(ihost ot'
Washington," and the "departed
Sages of the Revolution," to pour
out their wrath on all who dare
onnnsc . man SmcK- tin hhki
i i .i i i ' . . of its implication in this place
o ther have the wen : h thl. 1 . 1
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''privity or consent 1 do not no-
hove that Mr. Clay had any know
ledge of any such a proposal on
the contrary, I believe Air. Clay to
be a high-minded, honest, and in
dependent man, who asks and
wants nothing from the hand of
power. These are my sentiments
of Mr. Clay; what they are in re
spect to Mr. Adams, may be infer
red from what has been said.
I will now bid the "Voice" a
farewell, while J blow a little my
self; and should he find his lunrjs
sufficicntlv intonated to sound an
other blast, I will open my ears to
his "Voice" and give it a re-echo:
at which time I propose to give
my views of the present Adminis
tration more fully.
Sa m j?o n Snake roof .
lienncis, CotnmoiU. John Stanly,ff-s collected io crush vs al a :
member for the town of Newborn.
s '! i:ki).v, rc;us v n, rsjr.
Newspapers are things that
can be dispensed with, as costing
money which might be saved. So
is ihe schooling of our children
so indeed, are nine-tenths of what
it costs us to live. Almost every
man might lay up money every
year, if he wotdd live on bread
and water, and clothe himself in
the cheapest manner he could.
Put what of that! who would live
like a brute and die like a beggar,
for the mere pleasure of saving
money which he cannot carry
hence with him tho' like a dead
weight, it may hang upon hh: soul
at the last, moment of his mortal
existence! there are a few such
five or ten in a million, and what
wretched creatures are thev?-
Most men, sensible that they must
die, are disposed to enjoy a little
of the fruits of their toils; and no
thing is perhaps more necessary
to the enjoyment of society or sell
satisfaction in retirement, than a
well-informed and virtuous mind:
it gives a est to all things in pros
perity, and is the best resource1 in
adversity. Newspapers, tho' not
The next number .will close the thin!
i volume of Ibe "Free Press" tbe fir.t
W e I'm-
to render to its
Mr. Clay was also one of the rn ', '."
sioners at Ghent, and as he has lec'
the expounder and promulgator 0f j"
Adams's opinions, we trust that lv .J,
consider this a favorable oppoi turVitv'"
present to the public, his pronusV1''
closures respecting certain events x
occurred at Ghent and will also ir '
tbe people whether that "half of
linn," which was sold to t 'n':'
during tbe. late war, now advm- ' ' V
opposes Mr. A.'s claims t0 the (m
Magistracy of cur "feeble a.xd pCl.;
oris government." '
"Ghent, WhNov.?,
"The occurrences of the v,l i
America have been of a diver ,,;"
ed nature. Success and CjV
have alternately attended tbo u,
my of both belligerents, and h'f
therto have left them nearly wh,.
tliey were, at the comme'ccinc'-,'
of the campaign. It has bcYiut
our part, merely defensive, y-
the single exception of the h,,!!
of Fort Krie. with which it l,,.,
r!'he battles of Chippewa multf
Uridgewater, the defence oflVn
Krie on the J fth August, .,,;
naval action on Lake Oim-.h'm
on the 1 1th of September, i;;iV'C;
redounded to "our glory ;i Uuu.
as to our advantage; Vliilt'iheW
of Washington, the capitala
of Alexandria and of Washing or
biM'-e
no ciinimei
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question, or he must be at a great p:ilniliS our unh.f lhjll!;, fur the en- M'1""-""''' "itn the aliuirs ot the
loss tor arguments to support In euuragement which it ha received, and wonu, aim u impiani uesues in
cause, since it appears that he is to aure them of our determination to the heart of youth for more solid
under the necessity of imp!orinir t,xelt 10 ,nc u,m,:st ,n- '"drr abilities reading as he goes on to maturity,
supernatural aid;" and, judnn ue V0-- lo ,,l,,, if orihy of their I n truth, ihev are the irroat engine
from tho -eneral impulse of his uWort- , 'l "-' "qtlv lhat nmv0s t'he moral and political
, . . . . 1 , . . nevn made, whctiM r an enlargement ot , , , .... 1 ,
.style, he is certainly an enthusiast i om. WutlM mil cnMlIt. it' :i :,.lc.;lt(I world, and are minutely powcrlul
in the cause; and as enthusiasm ' extent of patronage w m n we Toj!; at , tu establish the character of a peo
and superstition are links in the 'the difficulties mih u hich similar etab-; ph; as well as to preserve their li-
same chain, though not immedi-' ii"l,!m-,,1,s in ti,,s t,',)" "I" d:e Siate are bertics Xilt
atelv connected, we will leave" ro!ll'f ,l""1,in? d then ocea-j
i " i 4 v t i i ... . sional traieders ;iud suspensions, we can- ' . irfam few mnntlis sinrn o
htm here to entann-e hinise , , , i ,,, i , , , ' I " uia,n - u A momus since, a
,,,1-Ki .,. ,v,.,wn,wl t-v .. v x , miei sun v;is msMiuieu ai rnnaciei p i a
r.v.v... ..w.v.. ,n, - .(.s wjim me prosjieci mere! v ot :i pror.a-
thing, perhaps, of u little more Lie increase of income. v"e have to ex
importance, jercise ut present the most rigid eonomv
This "Voice from Xorth-Caro-; to avoi'1 "l,;1''Minrnt-we have b.it
Una" is evidentlv in a state of ia- U(' lurUiSC aml ""v"
j . j t-i " i )eoj)uaIize the property ot otltcrs, well
direct lfblta!r imi ISpraltspowl, thal a tail!, re in such cas.s is
perhaps, to piitms's puimonalis, as p.;u-raily attributed to ctrj
the doctors say as appears from incapacity, or indiscretion
ny Air. J,eaviu Harris, lormerly L . .
Consul at St. Petersburg, against a gen
tleman who had publicly charged him
with misconduct in the discharge of his
ofiieial duties the damages were laid at
SI 00,000; the Jury awarded the prose
cutor only 100. On Ibe trial a mass of
evidence' was hit roduc d, p;'t of which
was Horn the dui oi A I : . .loliti OniiH-v
. . f . l I . . i : i ! . . t. , i : . r- i i , . . .
Uie weaK ami wnee.mg SOUUU, U1UU u UK r:u '-"ay oi mansinu. we , Adams the iellowii,;.
to
uch
ualiiieu lo see the rive I less ma
u a 'X nice,
n com
mons to cx!endfr business
:most limit, and)uld be mu
ii.til in MMnMf it. A, i are anxiou
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the respectable editors of theXa-i ..
ii ii- ,n, . giaimeu io see tne l ree ricss make its
ttonal lnt(dligmc('r. L he charae- :ipi)eal,imM3 on a ilir.et of SMpei l!im(.n.
tors Ot these gentlemen are too sions from the support alreadv extend
Well known to the people of the ed to us, whkh we Oust will he conti-
United States, and are fixed on i nUe(l 51,1(1 increase!, we fet 1 tliat
i..i i i-.i
too SOlld a foundation to sailer the i ... . c,,'sf;.V' UC (MM1,no volume we ' tents of this letier. and ask what would
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jneseni .ue i ree j jiave hcen thought, at that
l ress io 1 1 s pairous in an enlarged and t)U rrisis
improveil turm
least jar from the breath of such
debilitated lungs. Conscious ot
his inability to blow a hair oil the
heads of either of these respecta
ble editors, 1 will leave the "Voice"
here to catch his breath, while I
take a view of what he considers,
"something of more importance."
After propounding one or two
interrogatories, which I deem un
worthy of notice, he asks the ques
tion, "What can ye say to (Jon.
Jackson's letter to Carter Kever
lyV1 And here he anticipates his
readers he answers the question
himself; and by the bye, very cor
rectly too: but I will not go so far
as to accuse (Jen. Jackson of be
ing a wilful and malicious liar I
will make u:e of a softer word to
wards the General I will only
say that he is mistaken. More
over, I do not deny that the pro
posal, spoken of by Gen. Jackson
in his letter to Mr. Beverly, was
made to the General or some of
his friends; but I do not believe
thnt it was done with Mr. Clay's
momen-
m our national affairs, a few
! weeks previous 1o the battle of ew-
We wouM surest to thosC unacrpiamt- j Orleans, when "the whole colossal pow
ed with newspaper usages, that il is not ! er of Great lh itain" was "collected to
customary to renew subscriptions at. the! crush us at a blow'' wheii Jac!;on in
expiration of the year it is presumed j the South, and 1'rown in the North,
that they will continue, unless a notili-jwere marshalling their respective quotas
cation to the contrary is given, which j of our "five elucient. regiments," to pro-
-an tie ellecteil personally at the ensuing j tect the boot and beau! of the Union
,uuns, or uiroogu uie meuium ot the
Postmaster at whose ollice they leceire
their papers.
expect to attend Halifax
County Court, on Monday week, anti
cipating lenewed a.ssm ancc-ts of support,
from our old friends and patrons in that
that vicinity.
KUXTION UPfURXS.
flratturt Count For Congress
T. II. Hall, (i0(i -li. Mines, o94. Se
nate, .1. . K. Williams. Commons,
Win. A. niouut and Tho. W. Ulackledge.
AW W. W. Hoddie, iS3 J. V.
Hryan, CS C. A. Mill, 37 I). Turner,
.'.... V. Sueed, 0, Congress. Nicholas
J. Drake, Senate. .James N. A I ami and
Fred. IJatlle, Commons.
Cra mi..: John M. Bryan, no opposi
tion, Congress. Richard I). Spaight,
Senate. Charles J. Nelson ami Lucas
always conducted with talents and
respfH'tability, are the best pos.si- county, Ma;:.sac!iustt- and ;a"
lor obtaining ne-.tueKet, Jiave bef n more dio-nc-.
ful to us than injurion.s. Tbe d:
lence of Jjaltimore lias iivcn 115
little more to be prutid of than il;r;
demonstrations against it bad af
forded to our enemy. Freud's
retreat from PiatLshurg- luwiccn
more disifraceftd to iliem Uu
honorable to us; and Wellington's
veterans, the fire-eater 'hisbane.
and tho fire-brand Cockbnrnjiave
kept the rankest of our militia in
countenance by their c.vuertiiess
in the art of running' away.
"The general issue of the cam
paign is yet to come, and there is
too much reason to apprehend that
it will be unfavorable to our side.
Left by a concurrence of circum
stances unexampled in the annals
of the world, to struggle alow
and friendless, against the wliolr
Colossal power of Great liritaia;
ligiiting in reality against her lov
the rau.se of all Europe, with is:!
Europe coldly looking on, base':
bound not to raise in our fav.r :i
helping hand, secretly wishing 1
success, and not daring so unci
as to cheer us in the strife, what
could be expected from the i.';'
furies of this unequal conflict. ' :!::
disaster and discomfiture to ru
Divided among ourselves, mt-n-in
passions than interest, witli
half the nation sold by their pre
judice and their ignorance to "'1
enemy, with a feeble and penuri
ous government, with five frig.dcs
for a navy, and scarcely five eu
cient regiments for an annv, hutf
can it be expected that we show
resist the mass of force which t fin'u
gigantic power has collected "
crush us at a blow! This, too, in
the moment which she has choa
to break through all the laws ot
war, acknowledged and respected
by civilized nations. Under the
false pretence of retaliation, Cock
burn has formally declared the
determination to destroy and lay
waste all the towns on the sea
coast which , may be assailable.
The ordinary horrors of war arc
mart
letter to Mr. Harris was ainoii'.r these
loenmenls extraets horn it bavin'
bocn iviti in m'vt;i1 new -p:pei .. the
National Journal has iven Ibc follow
ing as a cm-rut copy. We invite tbe
attention of tbe eamli.l ,umI ronsidci ate
reader to a eloe examination of tl,: con-
wbat would then have been thouirbt
of tbe patriotism of any individual who
committed to paper, with the probable
chance of its falling into the hands of tbe
enemy, sentiments like the following
yet Mr. Adams, then holding tbe double
appointment of Minister to St. Peters
burg, and Commissioner at Ghent to ne
gotiate a treaty of peace, sends a letter
several hundred miles through a coun
try where British influence predomina
ted, ami thus expresses himself in rela
tion to the people and the government
whose agent he : "Divided among
ourselves, more in passions than inte
rest, with half the. nation sold by their
prejudice and their ignoranee to oar
enemy, with a feeble and penurious
government, with five frigate? for a
navy, ana scarcely Jive efficient regi
. 'j
menlsjor an army, how can it be c.r-
pected that ire should resist tht. urn. mildness and merev in compan-
f for,-.- v:hieh that gigantic poweA son with what British vengeance