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and undoubted preroga
canvass public measures
f public men. It is a "home
a fire-side privilege h has
ei\jotred in every house, cottage,
and cabin in the nation. It laaut to bo
>' drawn Into controversy. It it as undoubted
ns the right of brcAthing the air, or wajLng
on the earth* ' Belonging to private. life
a* a right, it belong* to public life, a* a
?duty, which, those whoso representative 1
am, shall And me to abandon Aiming, at
all times, to h? courteous and ?tempnrate in
Us use, except when the right itself shall be
i auestkmed, I shall then carry it to its extent.
7 ahull then ftloct ntytc/f on ()* extreme
b<iuixlurij of my right, and bid deAante to
any arm, that would move me from'my
srrnund. Thin high constitutional privilege,
I shall defend and exercise within this house,
and in all places; In time of war; in time ut
peace: and at all times. Living 1 shall as
sert, dying 1 Shall assert it, and should I
leave no other inheritance to my children,
by the blessing of (*od 1 will still leave them
the Inheritance of free principles, and ttu
example of a manly, independent, ami con
stitutional defence of them."
Mr. Webster could then boast of the
force of the opposition; he assumed a tone oi
defiance which discovered that he could
look with complacency and self-gratulation
on'the miseries and mischiefs which the "in
jgyreg minority hadproduced. He saysi
M r?ir, what gives rorcc to opposition in tin#
cabntrv? Certainly no/A/;/,? but the(toflula
rity of the cante of 9/1/10titlon and the num
ber* who etfioute it. Upon thin argument
then, in what an unprecedented condition
arc the people of these states? We have on
our hands a,mo*t popular war; we have also
a most popular deposition to that war. We
cannot push the measure, the opposition is
sd popular. Wc cannot ret met ?t, tiie mea*
Mire itself is so popular. We can neither go
forward nor backward. Wc are at the very
centre of gravity;?the point of perpetual
rctiL?'
Sec how he encourages the efforts of hi?
party tn paralyse the strength of the nation
By withdrawing their support from the coun
try!
" Sfr, I honor the fxeofile who thriuk/rotn
A warfare tike thin. 1 applaud their senti?
meats and their feelings. They arc such us
religion and humanity dictate, and such ac>
none but cannibals would wish to eradicate
from the human heart."!!!
H?o, likewise, how lie cx-iltn in the
strength of the eneiii) ! lie asserts what is
evidently false, that the war is not upon the
British government, which had long been a*
var on our just right*, but a fierce, cruel,
bloody war on the people themselves.'-?that
mfr government liad 119 bettor objcct or mo
tive than that of. wreaking vengeance.on in
nocent men, women andcliildren?vcugcaiua-,
too, which these people Iqul never provok
ed. ' How is lie gr.aiticd ut the supposed
righteous cause and the strength of llie Ca
nadians, whom he arms with the puuopli <>i
heaven! Does any one believe that Mr.
Webster, at th.s tune, had another senti
ment than that " it was unbecoming a moral
and religious people to- rejoice at the suc
cess of our amis*"
,#,Vou have not succedcd in dividing ihe
people of the jyrovii.ee* from their gott ru
ment. Your commanders tell you tli.it they
are universally hostile to your cause.?It is
not, therefore, to make war on their got em
inent; it istoniakc w*r,Jirrcet cruel Ll.UO
UY WAR O/i the /. cojile ffumtc/vrt, that
yoa 'call to your standard the yeomanry of
the northern states; The txpcriencc of two
campaigns should have taught you, that
they.will not obey that call.- Government
baa put itself in every posture. It has
used supplication and entreaty} it has .list
menaced, and it still menaces, compulsion.
All is in rain. It cannot longer conceal its
weakness on this point."
Further lie says?
" The result Is before us. Who does not
see and feel, that this result disgraces us.'
117(0 doe* not tee In what etlimatlon our
martialfirowet, mutt be by thitiOne holden
by the enemy and by the world?
H?re is a picture of patriotism and " good
feelings," worthy of Mr, Webster?the
" able champion of the present administra
tion on the floor of CongreaaJ" Can it be
matter of wonder, on n review of the labor
of one short day?and this labor but the spe
cimen of a reckless, relentless, and mad op
iKiaWon of years;?can we wonder that Mr.
Webster should desire that old /tarty dlt
fincriont thould be done away/ No doubt
lie would sacrifice almost any thing, even
his own haughty pride of opinion, to bury in
oblivion what is past Hut baa he laid
uaide his party feelings* Far from It He
now strings every nerve to build up new par
ties he would array the A'prth against the
&>u/A?he would have an administration
party, obedient to the nod of (be Executive,
and an anti-administration party, proscribed
and peraeceted by a coalition of which he is
a prominent memlier. But there it " a re
deeming aplrit In the people?"
Air, Clay't (iallantry.?Wc hear less said
of the bate act of taking tbe custom house
? ' from Mrs. Bailey, and giving it
"? turpitude merits. Mo
nhy, in the way of rib*
i been Committed by (he
'lites. Jtn the pre
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Tetwl
mM
i<. Pal.
f ?
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dolhirw by the Jucksfetlaus fo buy up.
k The striry would Ik* terrible Indeed
true. But the truth Is the Jacksouian* arc
i>oer but hottest. They have tHJt a dollar to
bgy uu prvKsrs; and if Uicy hod, our fiiend
Cltiy has been In the i.miket before them,
ninl purchased up all tltat were far ?ale.
The conlltion prerses are making a terrible
outcry about Van ttureo. They alt atooce
have discovered that he is a "master spirit?
a tu nnr.tlm u? rtmunger?-a most adroit and
expert politician," >>'e hope such unex
pected praise*may not make mm vain. They
ate determined at alievent* to make him a,
candidate for the Vice Presidency, and con
jure up a thousand pwteusion* in the shape
?if intrigued. It U all sheer nonsense. Mr.
Van Buren has no idea of bein* ? candidate
for the office, and hit reason* ure all well
founded.'
87* Alter writing the above, we hove ta
ken up the Washington Journal and And a
still more amusing paragraph: Nothing
more nor lew than an tfts&unlj*" that Gen.
Jackwm was to l>c given up, am.1 Mr. Van
Baren waa to be the candidate for Prffdent!
-?and this kgravHy uttered upon the sttVngth
ot a paragraph in the Nat. Advocate, which
recommends "no communis"aa yet. The
Journal probably forget* that Mr. Adams
named the A Ivocate to print the law?t there
tore it wou)d be anueiicious to take the field
against him until hII hope cf his re-election
is abandoned. This is the season of conjec
ture,'of attempts to raise clouds and push
<ai jealousies The administration counot
be mstaincd unless tlury div de the ranks of
their nnpontnu, Jt is auflicicnt to say, that
Gen. Juekton It the only candidate for /Vi -
tidr:if who .?>/// be tit/i/wrlcd by the Re/tub
hcun fiartt/i and there is a probability that
Governor Clinton will he associated with htm
is a candidate for the Vice Presidency.
.A cuAV EfiqtUnr.
run NATIONAL 1NTELLIUENCER.
Another column on the "signs of the
rimes" appears ui Tuesday'? Intelligencer,
making in aUl# ten well written columns ol
complaint against Mr. Van lJurcn, *'im
provement ol the Fmw," und the appoint
ment of ('iencral Dutf fjreen printer to the
Senate. The lint three or fuur column*,
?? ruder thun Munch, blew a hurrienne," l>u(
wc arc pleased to observe and feel the gen
rle zephyrs that piny through the last?the
l?ditor?, probubl), having discovered that a
heavy gale cannot moor Mr. Adamsi.ito the
haven of a second term.
The intelligencer Moots the idea that the
printing of Seuate cxcited then* ire m the
least t
"An C<od ii our judge, our first sensation
on ^hearing of the vote in the Senate, wan
that of sorrow for the Hen ate; for we had
not ttu.'U heard of, orsucn the speech of Mr.
Vun liurcn, by which, iu connection with that
vote, he mi unwisely bared his projects to the
public view, it Wiui only atier hearing ot
wli .t bud pukMd, of Mr. V?i Diu'cq'h mcnai e
of ihc National Intelligence, and of the d cp
interest which other "leading" gentlemen
took in the mutter, that wc began to com
jmitc times places, and circumstances, one
with ui'.other, and, by the aid of subsequent
incidents, to arrive at the conclusion winch
Avi have presented to our readers."
Aye, aye, "it was your bull that pored
my ox"?it was "sorrow for the Heinle,"
not sorrow for the priating, which uiiluccs
the Intelligencer to come out for the ptcM-nt
administration, and constitutes a fair ^naind
tor their preference.The lutclligenccr, how
ever, does not translate Mr. Van Hurtn lit
erally; by "improving the Presses," he
tm'utV to better their condition, and lie com
menced with the Telegraph. Now we find
fault with him :i I no?-not lor doing what he
jniM done, but lur having omitted dung il for
so Jojig a time.
' The vine ui the Senate, wc have *aid, was
4 very important one, particularly at the
clone of the session:
"Kvery thing show* the vote to have been
a trut of party strength; and, if circum
stances admitted the least dou'at of the fact,
wc would furnish dircct testimony on th-vt
head, which Mr, Van tturen would be the
last to discredit."
It tva* "a test of party strength," no
doubt, and the result shows conclusively that
the majority of that important body is hos
tile to the present administration, and those
who are to take their scats at the next ses
sion, hi e certainly not lets so;
w Why should' we waste more worun to
prove what is as clear as the sun at noon-day ?
The New-York Enquirer itself does nut de
ny the organisation or the violence of the
opposition to this administration, whilst it
dot* not Jiretend to align the thudow of a
ground for t hut violate* or that ofi/iotition."
This Is ve?)r disingenuous; and ?t is at the
same time a gross attack upon the people,
who are above supposed to have no ground
for their general and determined opposition
to Mr. Adams. Is it not enough to have a
President chosen by Congress against their
will?to have doctrines avowed in the inau
gural speech which strike at the root of the
eonsMution?to have old and obnoxious fed
eralists brought into |?owcr?to have state
rights assailed?the republican party dis
meni)>ered?the colonial trade lost by nego
tiation, and the public good sacrificed to In
trigue and management, but must it be stated
by an Influential and rcfcpectable journal,
long 'patronized by the democracy of the
country*. that in all this there is not " a
shadow of a ground for violence or o/ifio*J?
tW
M 17| /Inquirer.
i lie long existing controversies, between
[the Parilament of the lower provinces of
Canada, ami the governor of the same, ap
pear to. increase. The session which was
recently commenced, has been suddenly rii*
soivud. It appears that the assembly refus
ed to vote for the supply bill, in the manner
naked, which 'would place the revemes of
tha county at the sole disposal ol the exe?
'lfflt April} |
mwutr
Mfpn>ofti ??
l_ ?"
^Je5g]LAN1) A*D P ,
Uhe exclusively British principles by
h the poiky of thi# country htm been
directed, taxi the exclusively 'British . Ii?
temu Which ire the primaiy objects of that
polky, have been, and arc.vkwed with no
friendly feeling in qnnrters where tlvey have
hitherto thwarted far different principles,
andCar different objects. While, however*
wc um'thb language, Ictus not be misunder
stood. When we talk of "exclusive Inter
ests and object*," we cxp- ess the sentiments
of others not our own. >4ig)aad* in reality,
iicitlier Iihk, nor can have, interests so sepa
rate and distinct, fiom thou* of Other nations,
aa to etate for her a world of Uer own to
move in. But it Is enough forourpresentar
gufocnt to know, as we do know, that she i?
regarded as the ecMM of that political
hereby, which eageily recognised the Inde
pendence of froth Amerfco?whkh now
oomkatK fnr confttltutional liberty in Portugal
afld which hss proclaimed, with something
like a prophetic menace, that , the tint gun
which is fired will be the signal for a war of
opinions fatal to the dy nasties of Europe.
Let us see how this feeling connects itself
with the hope of arresting our progress, by
uiraing a blow at our East India possessions,
and hoW existing circumstances between this
country and Vrrsia arc supposed to famish
the contemplated meant, * ?
The political relations between this coun
try and Persia from their, peculiarity, and
the remote influcnec they are considered to
exercise upon the more important interests
of Great Britain, have been matters rather
of secret diplomatic negotiation, than of pub
lic Inquiry. It is only when, in c onsequence
uf the link which binds thero with interests
nenrer home, thut they are calculated lo
awaken a more'lively anxiety.
Our readers are aware that hostilities have
broken out between Husaia and Persia?that
the war U now carrying on?and tfcat the
Cabinet of St Petersburgli is belkved to
cherish views of aggrandisement fat that
quarter, which the present quarrel, on
whichever side it nisy nave originated, will
afford futilities fnr accomplishing.
It is equally notorious that the genera) po
licy of hn&Und is opposed to the principle
of territorial aggiandixcnicnt by any of the*
Allied Powers, us tending to disturb that
balance of potttr, ?hLcb was del ib crawly
fixed at the Countesses of Yleniia and Alx
ia-Clin|Mllc, when, Mit of the ruins and
scattered elements of the Continental
Throne', et ippied, subverted,, or shaken, by
the wars t-s'iiM-qitei.t u'jon the French Ifcvo
lution, the present political edifice wascon
structed.
?Antony thc)?c events which mainly contri
buted to the oiti throw of Napoleon after
Ins fatal in\ .\sion of Uussin, were the success
ful negotiations entered into by Kngland at
Teheran, to terminate the war then curry
inn on between Kussia and Persia, and thus
to conccntttftc ti.r military energies of the
former powir m her retaliatory invasion of
1'i ance.
These negotiations ended in the signing'of
a definitive Treaty of Friendship I vet ween
Great Britain and Ptj'ita, on the 23th of
November, JBJ4, at Tchuan. This treaty
was signed, on the part of Great Britain, by
Jamts'Morier. I'luu. and Henry Ellis, Ek^;
'41 the part <?t Persia, by Mir*a Mahommed ]
Siictfi, Mil** Hueurk Caimaquum, and M?*L
zu AIkIuI VV.ibab." I
U) thin treaty, it in understood that Great!
liritaiii guaranteed to Pcisia, in case of inva
sion by Huhki.-i, noisily military support, but
u subsidy of ?290,000 u ycur, to long at the
iMr thould continue. \Vith respect to the
fust point, tliut of military aid tto difference
of opinion, wc believe, exists; but upon the
second, wo understand, doubts were raised
by Hernia, whether the subsidy wan to be
construed us a war contribution only, or
whether it whs not to become a permanent
charge, in eonsidcratlon of certain cunmer
cial privileges com rded to vi?, and n* a means
of keeping Persia always in u condition tore*
slst any aggression from her powerful and
ambitious neighbour. If wetuenot misin
formed, England did consent ty pay it for a
short period after the actual termination of
hostilities, but without, by s"doing, recognis
ing tbc claim advanced by Persia,
The question has been repeatedly agitated
since the year It? 14, and, at one period with
so much warmth bv the Persian Govern
mcnt, tht.t our then Charge d'Afiaircs at the
Court of Persia (>Ir. Wiliock,) found himself
in a position of some personal danger.
Keeent events have revived both these
questions, with increased vehemence of dis
cussion. Mr. Willock has arrived In this
country to represent to bi? Majesty's Oo
vcniment the full reliance of Persia upon,
as well as the absolute necessity of, its aid,
at the present moment The demand, we
lielieve is urgent and unqualified, inasmuch
as, without it, Persia must submit to what
ever terms her gigantic adversary may
choose to impose.
Here commences all the difficulties of the
question; and these difficulties, m w lie said
to divide themselves into two brancnes; first,
as relates to the obligations imposed upon
us by tlie faith of treaties secondly, as re
lates to the obvious dellcncy of our pofUioy
with regard to Huseta, '
In reference to the first of these difliicu1>
ties, Persia may l>e regarded as the Portugal
of the East, I'he basis of our connection
with her is strikingly analogous, A similar
caiu* ftdcria being established, would
exact Iron) us similar interference. Persia, I
too, like Portugal, lias been the theatre of
political intrigues and pretensions (wherein
a marked resemblance may be traced,) to
subvert the aacentfeney ot England; while
the interests at stake are of incalculably
greater magnitude.
8o important, indeed, are these latter, that
it is not hazarding too much to affirm, the
general policy ofthe country would step in
to protect Persia from becoming a pro vim e,
or pschal'ic, a* it were, of Kussia, teen if it
were possible to show that she wis not the
titl?* from the Roman Ca<
and point out? count to
gmrttfiniiit.
: Lord Amherst has resigned his office of
governor general of Iudl*. Hosuccour has
X*t beth appointed. >???' ? ' y.
(irww.?The Greeks are atcrenful oo all
sides. The Turk* have been beaten at
Amchova ami Athena, (ten. Fatn ier U in
the elude 1 of the ifttter place, and Karats
kiki U approaching Missolonghl. tetter*
from Zante of Ian. lit.mtr. that Mlaulis(of
count, we presume, in the new frigate.)
has taken two corvettes, 3 brigs and sunk
and dispersed the rest of the enemy's fleet
near Zea. Letter* to the 9th say, that Ibra
him *M attacked in his intrenefcmentr,
betw een Modon and Xavarlho, by >Coloco
troni, Nikitas Botsaris and Geneus, with
3000 Cireeks, aad lost 140Q klUed, many
wounded and prisoners, 14 pair of colours, 8
cannon ttttd 300 horses. Fmtherthatit was
reported that the Greeks had got the town
of Caristo, Redschld was kitted, and Miaulis
had beaten the Turkish fleet again near
Cnndla. -
/'onsfs/.-.Tlit faiMinrection is confined
to the ptovince of Trasoa montes, and no lon>
Kr formidable. The ftpanisb government
vc communicated their pacific resolution*
to Portugal. .Three of the. English ships
have returned*
Mr. Canning was confined to his bed by
indisposition.
Mr. Wjrer, the Messenger of thfe Ameri
can government, who came hither some
time ago, in the ship lames Cropper, arriv
ed in Liverpool on Thursday night, and sail
ed for Philadelphia yesterday morning, in
the packet ship Algonquin. We understand
that he was the bearer of despatches to the
American government, ami also to the Brit
ish Minister in Aniejica) and it is surmised
tbat their contents are calculated to stength
en the amicable relations at present hsppily
cxistii.'j? between the two countries.
The I'lArl of Liverpool gave notice in the
house of lot vis of his intention of submitting,
(in the 19th February} the measure in con
templation by government, relative to thu
com laws. _ . ,A
LivKBfook Markets, Feb. 10. ,
Tliere has been a good demand for cotton
this week at 4 per pound dcclme from the
extreme prices of the last. 1 lie uplands
been wold at Heady prices. The private
sales comprise MV Beu Island at 114 *? 15d.
with 30 aaincd at 64 to ?4d?5950 Bo^eds
<4 to 74, including 10 at 8?1 to Orleans u a
?4?1250 Mobile tt| lo7{.?520 Pcmambnco
91 to loid?600 Maranhum 9 to 94d^450Bk
hU Ui 10 9Jd?210 Mkui (Nova) 8|d?120
Para ?ICO Cartjiaeena CJ to 6Jd?130
Oeinerarus 8 to 9d?7*0 Egyptian 7\ to 84d
?110 Surat 5t to sld?and 5(* Bengal at 5d.
And there were disposed ef by auction yester
day 2120 Bowed at 61 to 7Ad?360 Demerara
74 to Old?30 Barbadoes 74?ami 290 Bengal
at 5|d. making the total sales of the week
12,8^0 bags.
BRITISH NATIONAL DEBT.
About twice a week the progress of the
national debt of Great Britain it made a stand
ing theme fur the opposition journal ists; and
from the maimer in which tin y make the
exhibition of it, they appear much delight*
ened at its increase, and iccm much more
dctirou* to exaggerate than to i-xtcnuMl il*
amount. They *ay? that
At the revolutiott lit 1060, it
was only - ' 1,000,000
At the close of the JCUt ccntury Yf,000,000
At the close of the j 7th century 200,000,000
At the pcacc of Amicnv 500,000,000
In 18J3 000,000,000
In Jan. 1837, they estimated it at 900,000,000
But choose to forget, that the public cred
it never wt?* at a greater height than at pre*
sent, and that the increase of the capital, and
other marks of prosperity of tlie nation, has
been in a much greater ratio.
London rafter.
The statistical table of the states ut Eu
rope, published annually by the Almanac of
(iotha, has long enjoyed the esteem of the
learned of all countries. That for 1827 is
drawn up with increased rare and correct
ness For instance, the revenue of Russia,
which was estimated at only 268,000,000 of
franci, is now stated at 338,000,000, a yum
that is exactly equal to the revenue of Aus
tria. That of 1'russia, which was stated at
247,000,000, is now estimated at only
103^000,000, The sum of the revenues of
these three powers "makes a total of 860,000,
000, and that of France is 920,000,000.
Thus we sre that this kingdom is not otdy as
rich as Austria, Russia and Prussia, together,
but that it has an overplus of 51,000,000,
which la equal to the revenues of several pow
ers of the second order, such aa Portugal,
Sardinia, xnd Sweden. England according
to the ?ame table, will raise this year a sum
of 1,410^000,000, but the interest of its drbt
being 730,000,000, there will remain
660,000,000 for the public expenses For
this reason, th3 budget for evefY branch cf
th* public service is smaller, with a few ex
cqitiont, than that which was allotted to the
same briutch by the French Cliaiiiliers It
appears that on an average, the Frenchman
contributes about 11 per cent. of his income
to the public expenditure, while the Eng
lishman contributes 34 percent.
A athnnl J an run I.
THE WEST INDIA TRADE!
In the National Journal of the 17ih hist,
we find the proclamation of the Picsident of
the Unk4d Males interdicting the coninur
Etercourse Ik* ween the ports of the U.
and the British colonial u< mutation in
America and the West Indie*. Ihfr
Consequences of this measure will tie severe
ly ft?It by the southern states, in the ritpuv
sioft of commerce, the enhanced price of
groceries, kc*?>WrXnn Lurolinhin.
mom tu
inndiwmint
The publication to wfelth we AMh
appeared in afcWdshmgtoo mmt,
contained In a letter to a friend*. and MX
tended for publication, consequently mt
careless m details iuul calculatloofcT-^fc ^l
VVc then ?Utcd It u our convwtlon, that
tween distant points could be used the year
round?would be lew liable to feiterrOptions
and accidents than eambHituch rawer ih
paired?would be capable of receiving and,
conveying a trade more extensive *'
twenty canils could accotnmo
Mm up tbe whole would be a
preferuble mode of conveyance
canal.
Time ha* strengthened our convletlabi
aod we have now no hesitation In sap'
that, should Baltimore persevere in
plan, the Ohio and Chesapeake canal w
die a natural death, and the lmpor?B|f
the grand Pennsylvania canal, as a mean at
connection with the west, be greatly lessen- .
td.
It appears that the state, o( Virginia haaJ
granted the privilege of extending the Bet*
tiinore rail road through that state, ft> ktrlfee
the Ohio river at any point above tbe Lit*ie
Kenliaws. It is remarked; that should.
?y Ivan La refmr her sanction to the mea?
sure the object that Baltimore has in view.
can he attained without touching upon the
territory of our state.
.... . .
1 he length of the railway between Stock
ton and Jbarttagtmi, Knglsi?d, is twelve
mile*. There are two coaches upon it for
the conveyance uf passengers, tech of which
runs twite a day between the two towns.
One of the coaches can ies six inside, and
ft Attn outside pansengtrs, and performs the
juurney in one hour and a half, with the aid
of a single horse. The other coach Carrie*
forty passengers, and is alio drawn by, one
h??rsc. v , '
Pieiy, morality, (/c.?Keilgicar to all
classes of the commtinity, it essential to the.
coiufort and happiness of ail, but it must be
supported from it* intrinsic worth?from it*
iaueret.t and positive advantage*, and not
from t|)Oful.iti<)n or worldly profit. Wo
ure constantly at war with those who make
religion a tnu'.e. ' On Saturday a man waa
placed at the Bar to receive sentence for
cheating another out of #160, by forging and
altering a number on a lestery ticket. He
was a sanctified lookiny^otan, and the recor
der stated, that several highly ^respectable
residents had petitioned the court in his be
half insisting tnat he was not a proper subject.
for disgraceful punishment, inasmuch as he>
was a pious man, steady in his devotions, ana
constantly atte nding prayer meeting. .The
court very property differed with the
petitioners, ^uid considered from that very
cause his punishment should be made the
heavier, afr an example to those who violated
the laws of (Sod and man, while professi?.g
to obey and rcspect both. The punishment^,
however, waa very light, as our recorder
speaks daggers, but usee none." It is his
iWorm saying, pronouncing sentence,
f we could send you lor seven years to the
we couw send you lor seven years to vne
stale prison, but think that the great eadaof
public justice would be answered by ceefinl*g
y?? six months hi the penitentiary, and such ,
Is the judgment of the court." V
JfamTork JZnquirir,
Wc omitted to mention yesterday that Mr.
Jacob linrker was fined ?250 for a libel ou
Mr. Hatfield, clerk of the court, We caa*
not understand the motive or the justification
of the court, in demanding boAds for fSOOA
as security tor not writing any more libel*: !
within the next two years! We have heard ,
of a verdict brought in bv a coroner's jtity of
" w.lfui accident, which seems tous just as'
rational and intelligible as requiring security
against writing tibrta. Seriously, wc protect
against this enormous stretch or power.. It
is a groM violation of the freedom of tho
Ere**. If the press tibtl* let it be punished/
lit do ?K>t let it be foggtd. Thenotkm of
the courts is as novel us it is opprtssirc^
The journal? of this city should do their Ut
most to scout such npretension. We would
hive the press us free us air, " tobkrw where
it listcth, and ratlicr than that this freedom
slM'Mld Imj in any way. restrained, let Mr.'
Marker t?c fined millions of dollars.?It la
time to ttll the jud^s thatthey arc mistak
ing the nature Hll'l Uw limits of their powctfk
.N. Y. *.v<juircr.
at.'BSIM'/IMU f HE PRE85*
Thu following article i? rwoniMiidtd to
the Attention of llMiae editor* employed bjr
the Secretary of State, who hm taken ex
tinonlinary pnin* to divert the attention of
the public fi on* the feet that they me paid
with thv/frt/>/e'ftmon*yjorMlpfH>rtlngtlie<id*
nrmmtrution ri^htor Wrong* We *hallpvt
hip* lie told "by authority" that what ??. *11
right and limner in )i trAmftrtrt, hi danger-.
out mid wick ?l in a Jm ktonian. > y
It U mild that twenty thousand eople* a#
the Torch Uight, printed in mobiriitt <
hi thin dittrrct, h?*e b< m folded in the pwb?
lie Htutkmnry, and tent under the frmnk <4
honorable member* of Congrafe, to be tui?l
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