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JPUCTIIY.
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Well t gentle wa*eg be round blspnm; >1
Out tear and prayer alike ar?. Ml* ;
Ohv! who (hull fill my albrun now f'
And wlug shall bold my pony'* brWU ?
J, nit nighlh? left u> aftertee,
I never lb?u<lit he'd leave ii??never }
IIh vv u to plensant?vvn/nl he f
Pitt* loo, Mid be weseo clever.
And fanny, you'll be eta J to bear,
Tbit lltfle boy that looked *o yellow,
Wliost eyes wem to like his, my drfcr,
I* a poor IMle orphan fellow.
That ndloaa Mbe Lticivlhi Brown,
Who, wllb her horrid imgs and blblcr,
Is alway? running through (be (own,
And circulating trtMsU?end libel* ;
BccmtVt he never danced with her,
T?ld dear nmmnta ?uch horrid scandal.
About hU moral character,
For stopping just to tie a sandal!
ghn (.ltd be went to figbls and fair*?
That alway* give* papn the fidget*;
81m a.ihl he did not know Ills prayer* ?
I lo's every Bundiiy at 81. Bridgets;
She tald he i<|tteesed one'e waist and hand*,
Wben'er he waltacd?a planar, upon her?
I (Uncftd with him el lady Hlaud'a,
He never squeezed me, 'pou my honor.
lli* regiment have got Ihn route,
( I'hey came down hero to quell the riot,
And nutv what can they bfl about *
Tho >1 lipid people ere ?o quiet;)
Tliry My it lito India too,
IT tbcie, I'm sure liu'll get the liver !
And should he bathe?he used In do,
They've crocodile* in every river.
There may ha blight eye* (here,and thro !
(I'm *uro I love hint like a brother 0
III* Into will *oon be ?tiuug again,
lli* heart will joou boat for another.
I kuow him well, ho i? not false?
Out when the >ong be lovr s 2? playing,
Or after he ha* danceii a ualix,
lie never know* what ho U laying,
I know two* wrong,'twas very wiong,
To IWten to hi* wild i<?m.?ininij;
Ln?t night I dandd with him t?o long,
One is always giddy alter dancing.
Bui wh?n oa begged me ao to ring,
And when ha sighed, end asked me, would I
And when he took my turquoise ring,
I'm suie 1 could nol help it,could 1 f
Papa wes lecturing the girl*,
And talked of wtilementa and renlals ;
I wore a white lace frock, add pearl*,
I le looked so welt in regimental*!
Anil just before we came away.
While wo were waiting for the carriage,
I heard him, not quite plainly, s?y
Something of blacksmith*, and of rafcrria&c.
He promised, if he oould get leave,
He'd noon com*' back ; I wonder can he i
I.otd Hill is vrry striet, I believe ;
(What could lie mean by blacksmith*, I'aony f)
lie iuid lie wished wn ne'er had met;
I answered, it was lovely weather.
And then lie hade me not forget,
The pIvoMiit days wo (Missed together.
He's ^one ? and oilier lip* may weavo
A tliongii *|h.II than mine to bind him ;
Km bid hiiu,if he love* me, leave
Tho?o rhyintf* he made u.e love, bejiiml him t
Tell him I know Ihote wayWard ?tiiog*
Not always sound to mirthful measure*;
Bot sigh* Hre Miiiietimi'i pleasant tiling.
And tear* fiorn(!iuv> Hu love uietreasure*.
Tell liim to lenve o(T drinking win*;
Tell liim lo lirrnk limited of smoking,
Ti'H l>in? (?> ro to bed ul nine ;
I tt? lionri n?i renlly qnilo piiirolin;.
Tfll Mm I h"|"* I1? wotrl get l??,
'fi ll liim In net willi dn? miff-lion ;
Ti ll liim to wenr i lir.nn! lenfed lint.
Or cl?e lif II luin Itii tumjilcxiou.
T?-ll l>int I ?m 10 ill todny.
)Yrli?|? InnnrniW I'll Ho heller;
Tr'l lilin hefotu lie nun ?uh)',
Towiite me n rnntolint: Itller;
Tfll liim loaend hip down thai ??>nr.
Ilf *ai?J He loved III* lie?t of hiiv ,
Tfll liim I'm ?uce I rjiii'l llvo long,
And hid liitii loVM me, won't you, Fminy.'
The following line*, taken from Mi oh!
N". of the N. K. Karmcr, u?H! worth,'to each
father of n family, a j(i.ir'? co?t of hh. pa
per, for the u*t! of hi* children.
PARAMOUNT pi NNINfJ.
?t.rrifco if ami mtrriMo imv.v.
//y T. (I. Fmtndtn.
A rlitp ..iiff told Bt. l'iilriek'? l>r?u,
Wlnlo rimi* ftoro hi? teat?' I tneni
T? u! ufi fur * wit:"
' All,' <jih.iIi til*-I)r?ri,' if tliut l?r triir,
Til* Very In it thin* y?ui can d?,
I l/ouri iijfiiin to >11.'
?lh*t
"li*y
Mil u/> t.ir wlmt lli*y nr* not fit,
And *1 wjy? Ion* their sun:
.*??/ m/i f?r wt?.J..ni, wealth, renown i
lint ? n l I lif fwr.'p l?y ifHluq diitcn,
Willi jM,Vfiiy in.I ihkUti
A middling former think* h* e*w
iifi tu li?* ? smtlflimit.
And thra tt flown fonl#n?
IJut ?f?*r uttitty * turn mi> I l* > )
ttl Hottn 'in the j*nii'f?'? lint,
A foot nut woiliiu cent.
W liriyfuriofr>"wive* and Uti^htefi in
bet up wltliiilk hu<1 l.? ^hufpi jure
To look moat mlnw winning,
IS?' ^Up0# **>:,?
Till iixikraoro with iroo baud, V >
Upultlh*
Some city ladies too. ?b?M|Mr
Dm wuk them to Uleir but band* rfrer,
Sit lift to le?d the tool
Thaagb thojr aU high oo fashion's seat,
Axe. death, or po*?rty, albeit,
WW itl Mem do ten auua.
1 ?
Some fool* up to live by law,
? ?oil ovtriow,' ;}
ot brain* '
i oolyjwt
ought to tit ?t jkttu
flHMfi**ed a world or |>aim.
A quack **/? up tlio doctor'* trade.
Out could bo mo Ibo eeston's spade
Mo bettor tban hia pili<,
Tb?w? migfet toil froai awn tonight,
And Sad bk match with aU hi* might
To bury half he killi.
Too may ft up tor what you ohote
A* easily a a wear old ?ho??, /
If o'ro to low at present,
Bat when you hare $tt up in vain,
And find you mutt ttl tfetr/t again,
Tie terribly uupWatant.
A young lady who bad been Insulted b? en old
maid, placed the following line* on her door and
window*:
To bo let or to be sold, for the term ofher life,
Elizabeth Hall, by the way of a wile,
Slto'i old and (tie's ugly, ill-it a lured and thio,
For further particular*, enquire within.
A~i>l*;LAItA'llON IN LAW.
? Fee simple and ? simple foe,
Aud ail the f?es in tail,
Aro unthing when compared to thn.e,
Thou best of {bee?f*>mide. 1
I'ram /.'? Yadkin and Calaiebu Journal.
SILK.
Si ii: A* you have been furnished with a
copy of the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury to our last Congress, on the culti
vation ol Silk, it would be uiittcccssniy, in
gis in# the result of our limited experience i *
rearing the silk worm, to state any thing
which is fully und explicitly exhibited in that
publication.
On my way to New York las>t March,
Mr. (iiucon, 1). Smith, of Baltimore, who
keeps the best kiixl of silkworm eggs, ,for
?.ile at $5,00 u package, was requested to
forward by post a few to Alexandriana, P. O:
they came safe; and on the 15th of April they
commenced hatching. This was immedi
ately after the late frost, which had strip
ed vegetation of its verdure, especially the
Mulberry yf its leaves and buds: we tried
lettuce; thii they refund to feed on. Among
a variety of other substitutes to sustain them
we found they ted well on the young leave*
of the sprout* of Black Haw, the buMt ha
ving been cut down the prucccdiitK August;
but the best substitutes fur the Mulberry
und that on which they fid freely and throve
well, wan the leaves of the shrub, generally
cultivated in the gardens in this auction,
which puts out leave* much earlier than the
Mulberry and which had measurably rCHi?
ted the frost, known by the name of Snow
Ball vuth. We are now trying the experi
ments of feeding a few entirely ou these
leaves*
The early hatching of the eggs, and the
situation of vegetation this spring, proves the
necessity of keeping the eggs in a cool place
and delaying the hatching until all danger of
frost is over. The mulberry leaf should be
of three or four inches expanse, when first
fed; it is then not so watery; con tains more
nutriment, of course the worm* are more
healthy; nor is it so subject to curl in drying
and thus prevent the worms from rising on
their fresli food. The weather is then more
uniformly temperate?a uniform tempera
ture being essentially necessary.
After the season enabled us to procure
nmlberi y leaves, the worms progt essed in the
usual way, thro' their various stage*, until
their balls or cocoons were spuns they com
menced spinning on the 13th day of May.
About this time, through the polite atten
tion of the Hon. II. VV. Connor, we received
the publication on silk, reported to and pub
lished by Congress. We would just remark |
here, as to hxing the worms tor spinning I
their cocoons, that neither the chesnut leaves
nor the liui'dels are equal to the frames, as]
described in plate 3 and figure 4of that pub
lication, the frame aflTording a freer accession
to air, more uniformity as to space, thereby
affording better formed cocoons,and les<. dan
ger of dupioiih, or two worms woruing in the
Kime hall.
As soon as the cocoas were perfectly funn
ed, say in mx or eight days after the spin
ning commenced, we reeled (try, about thre :
fourths of t lie silk oil* fifteen cocoon* and laid
thciit o:i the table as the rest, to test the dif
ference of their cuttkrt out. In the coming
out of the moths and laying their eggs, there
wns no perceptible difference in the time,
vigour, quantity, *>r quality ? f the eggs.?
The moth escaped much easier from those
reeled; owing to their feet bring impeded in
the others by the reiniiinsol floss of the ball;
and the cocoon at the opening being more
thick and firm, the resistance was greater.
S'? far then ?s this experi.nent goes, it
proves n saving of three fourths of the outer
and best silk, of all cocoons intended to be
reserved for eggs; in doing which, dry, th??
crysalit appear* to sustain no injury, nor to
tie retarded in its change to the moth or but
tcrfty st ?????. On the 9th of June they f*gan to
cut out and laid their eggs the day after cut
tutgout. Intheii deposftingtheeggsonpajier
or cloth every precaution it necessary to pre
vent their l>e!ng too. much crowded, or cue
<";g I*id measurable covering another , as we
* I'fih has fsif?*J
hive found til all thow
iih m h^th^g, not bd
attached above i these ?m . v ..
way, should be tcrupcd off and laki away
u preventive In tome measure, perhups tUe
best method to be adopted, as to their laying,
U that represented In plate one and figure
Ave.
At to preserving rm In this climate
through the months of June, July, and Aug.
and as a security against hatching, spread'
them thinly on plates?Liverpool ware?and
suspend them in a celier or oool place. A
lower and more cnuituble temperature is
preserved by the plate, than cun be on pa*
per of cloth: not one of ours on the plato has
BIKMl' +f:w
v ? .J aL j *
sr.coxi) cnop or silk worms.
Owing to th" uniform beat and dryness of
the weather after the tgn were laid?oo
rain haying fallen and tne thermometer
ranging in the room from 75 to 8G dcg. at 2
o'clock P. M. and the table on which the
flrst eggs were laid standing in a corner of a
room, of course not having so tree u circula
tion of air over it??lho?e eggs begun 10 hutch
on the 23rd of June, being 13 days from the
time they were laid. The worms were Im
diateiy collected in the usual way, by laying
small strips of mulberry leaves on live paper
?those strips of leaves were then placed on
the table and the worms fed with fresh
Icnvesi and to prevent the farther hatching,
the papers on which the eggs were deposit*
cd were removed to the cellar and suspend*
cd to the joke, hanging between the lights
or windows, thus ha vine the acccss of air?
there remained until Ave next morning,
when they were removed back to the room
and those which were hatched collected as
on the prececdutg morning, See. for four suc
cessivc duytj since which time none have
hitched, tne papers remaining stationary in
the ctllar. We would here remark as a pe
culiarity of the silk worm, that with us at no
time have any eggs hatched except fi om five
to eight in the morning, nor have any moths
come out of the cocoons ac any other hours
of the day. At these stages of rearing the
riilk worm, a particular and personal atten
tion is essential during these hours in the
morning, as the success of a present and fu
Mro crop dq>cnd*ou it.
Our present crop of worms is now from 17
to 21 days old, having passed through three
moulting* or changes ot their skinthey are
better thriven, more vigorous leed easier,
have been more healthy, ami in every res
pect so far, promise butier than (Mir spring
crop. In number there may be about two
thousand; as yet we have i'ound buttwodead
ones, and they were diseased, and also three
which appealed not to huvc grown any alter
the third day aitd were thrown away on the
13th day. Of our fir*t crop, we mu*t have
lost at least from 150 to 200; but the latter
crop have had greatly the advantage of the
former in their tootl, as the worms wcic lost
in the early stage of feeding.
As to personal observations on feeding the
worms, which is the principle difficulty and
labor attached to the business our experi
ence is loo limiftd to justify in others a de
viation from the directinm in the printed
pamphlet; however, we have succeeded best
in not chopping up the leaven fine?the diffi
culty here arise* not so much from the worm
being compelled often to feed on the wrong
or under side of the leaf, as from the young
leaves thus cut up evaporating ail its inois
ture immediately, not only to the injury of
the health of the insects but by thus imme
diately drying it, forma little curls frequent*
ly firmly enclosing the worm before the sub
?tnnce of the leaf is eaten} from these curls'
of rubbish they cannot all mount on the frekh
feed, but must be relieved by the fingers
which Is very injurious to them and trouble
some to the feeder.
As to chopping the leave* ?' presenting
more edA?sf?>r the young worms to feed up
on," an a principal reason in tlic pamphlet,
our young worms of neither crop have ever
been disposed to feed on the edge <>f the leaf,
but in every instance prefer the upper sur
face leaving the cut edge to the la:.t, and have
never deviated from thin instinctive impulse
until after the fourth moultiu^s; alter which
we consider it immaterial whether the leaves
he cut or not?common size leave* l>eln^
equally beneficial and mure convenient.
We now prefer cutting the leaves in strips
of at Ant half un inch hroud; thi* can he done
with common whears, or, on a large scalc, in
a cutting Im?x, being particular to cut the Iraf
at right tingle*: tliui all the fibres will he
| cut at right angles and the leaf will be pre
vented from curling, and the Mibhtauuo W
thus retained in the leaf until it is eaten. Of
these j.trips, when cut lay a course nearly
touching?keeping the nppc rslde of the leaf,
as it grew, up, over those strip* on which
the worms vaWected whci' hatching?for the
next feed, lay similar strips across these and
the worm* will immediately mount on the
fresh strip*; and so of the other feedings.?
Kvcry fc*eor.d day change tho worms (> a
clear place on the table and itni>v.- the rub*
blshitlmia convcn'cntly done h/ removing
the ftesh slips with the worms on them, so
soon as they mount, alwa)s letting those rc
main undisturbed on the moulting days, until
they have ( hanged their skins keeping a
few fresh klips over them to mount and toed
upon.
In feeding the worms it is essential to u?rt
the leaves?leaves of the sani<- sire and ay.e
from the same tree arc very different
some wru smooth and thin, other* are thick,
and rough like plush; it worms are fed with
theto In alternate strips of the same laver*
they refuse the smooth and will all collect
on the thick plush strips, and thus become
crowded, much to their injury. Tho plush
l**af contains double the nutriment ana will
not *o readily harden or emit the smooth
leaf, if nted, should he fed separately and
more frequently. We wouki In esery
of the worm prefer leave* that l?ve
I nearly their full slxe, as being more
sos end dries; and greatly more cou
. pus result we think strongly cor
ed from the vigour, hreltliincM nud
Increased growth of our present crop ol
worms, which have been led on leaves at
their full growth*
The collecting and preserving the leavee
when gathered,Is a matter ol the neat Im
portance, as the leavee most not be fed the
damp, nor withered or hpurd. Let
them be always gathered in the morning?
they must not be fblded or squeescdi?
to preserve them two or three days ft*
for feeding is the difficulty. The di
rections are to keep them in earthen jars
in cellars; when there Is no cell** nor any
jars, we must rcsoffctlpecially in wet weath
er, to n substitute} $ very good one, knd one
perhaps pr? fciuhle totbeiars is convenient
to every man. That wool is the best non
conductor wc are acquainted with, is gene
rally known; It is also known that a lamp of
Ice rolled in a dry blanket,
unmeited for miles, perhaps da
test climate; and' that a vessel containing
water so closely enveloped in a blanket as
to excludo the action of the atmosphere, will
retain its coolness and sweetness much lon
ger than by any other method, so will the
mulberry leives, imothly piled and roll
ed in a clean blanket and laid In n cool place,
retain their freshness longer than in any oth
er way wo have tried. If the leaves be
gathered very dry, the blanket should be
moistened.
Our experiment has been on so small a
scale and our experience so limited and the
difficulties of the early part of the season,
owing to the severity of the frost, so increas
ed, that wc hazard uo opinion at present, us
to either the expedience or profits of the bu
siness, on au extended sc-aIc, compared with
that of the common production of our farm*.
It is probabls that we can supply with eggs
those wishing to try the experiment; of this
ami our succcss as t<? our present crop of
wonns you will oc apprised about the 1st of
Sept. when wc hope to furnish you with
small specimen* of silk, made from the com
mon aihI from the white mulberry, which wo
now think will go to shew, that the common
mulberry tvlll afford silk o f equal Jibre and
rjhitencti a* the white mulberry.
Should this be of the Miudlckt benefit to
our fcllow-citizcns* 1 shall tcel myself fully
ci/mntmated. M. \V. ALKXANDEK.
Ahcklenburg, X. C.July 14, 1828.
N. li. The sccond crop succeeded fully
C(|uul to the first. Kgg* can be had at two
dollar* per thousand, by application person
ally, or through the |>o*t office, enclosing the
c.uth, directed to Dr. M'Claio, of Yorkville,
& C.
Mr. Jrffcraon and the American Tariff.
The following it an extract from the ar
ticle on the American Tariff, in the num
ber of the Kdinhurgh Review, containing
the l< '.tcr of Mr. Jcflerson, just publish
ed
" That tlie present tariff can be allowed
to regulato the commerce of America for
any very lengthened period, is what we do
not believe. It waa curried by extremely
narrow majorities both i:> the House of Ke
prcsentatives and the Senate) and has ex
cited, more especially in the southern states,
mi extreme degree of dissatisfaction. Its
opponents contend, that in imposing heavy
duties, not for the sake of revenue but of pro*
tcction, Congress has exceeded ita powers,
and violated one of the fundamental princi
ples of the constitution. Whether this be
really the case it would be presumptuous in
us to attempt to decide. Wc may, however,
observe, that Mr. Jefferson took this view of
the matter; and in n letter to Mr. Giles,
written ufter the passing of tho tariff of 1434,
has expressed himself very strongly indeed
upon the subject: 'Under the power, suid this
truly distinguished patriot und statesman, **.o
regulate commerce, they (Congress) assume
indefinitely that also over agriculture and
manufactures; and call it regulation, too, to
take the earnings of one of these branches of
industry, and that, too, the most depressed,
and put them into the pockets of the others
the most flourishing of nil.' And after brief
ly noticing some of the objectionable proceed
ings of Cotigres, Mr. Jefferson adds, 'Are we
then to stand at arms.' No! that must he
the last resource, not to be thought of until
much longer and greater sufferings. If eve
ry infraction ot a compact of *o mnnv parties
is to be resisted at once as n dissolution, none
can ever be formed which would I'ist one
year. Wo must have patience and long en
durance, then, with our brethren, while un
der delusion Give them time for reflection
ami experience ot confluences; keep our
selves (Virginia and the southern states) in
k situation to profit by the chapter of acci
dents, aud separate from or.r companions on
ly when the sole alternatives left are the dis
solution oi our union with them or submission
to a government without limitation ot |?ow
urs. lift ween these two evils, when we must
make choice, there can be no hesitation} but
in the mean time the states should be care
ful to note every material assumption on
their rights, to denounce them as they occur
in tlie moit peremptory terms, to protest a
gainst them, as wrongs to which our present
submission should be considered, not as ac
knowledgment or precedent of right, but as
tem|H>rary yielding to thu lesser evil, until
their accumulation shall outweigh that of
?tp* ration/
- This, if any thing can, Might to make
congfcss pause in the hazardous and despe
rate career on which H hat entered. Htrong
indeed must have Ween the conviction of im
policy of the " American Ay stem" that could
have induced Mr. Jefferson to declare that a
dissolution of that confederation, in the for
mation of which he had borne to (lhtioguUh
edapart, wouldbaapreferablealternative,
to a toleration of the evils that rauit spring
from it. Sosolemn mul Impressive adenun
clatioo wlU not surely he disregarded by Can
grem; and must, as any rate, have the great
estpubllcinfluence. Itoaanot besaidolMr.
Jeffersee, ha qrM actuated by selfish factious
motives. Ha was one of the buodm.of his
country's constitution, understood her inter
cat ?, and was noxious only for her welfare.
The letter containing this truly important
psssaae was not a public ooei it was a confi
dential communication to an btimAte friend
disclosing the undiseuiaed sentiments of tho
writer on a vitally fmnortaat question; nor
had Mr. Jefferson the least kMa that It would
<?er see the light. It Is Mir, therefore, to
consider, as some Individuals here have dona
the vituperations of the tariff at public meet
ings In America, and the vehement attache
made upon It by a large part of the public
press qrthe there exasperation of the mo
meat. The term* la which Mr. Jefferson
iMfthaof It show the deep and profound im~
prtssiun that the policy on which it Is founded
made on the soberest and ablest Individ
had mad.
nals."
Hhviag paUhbsd la this psper yeeterdQr a l?Us>
from Washington to the editor oftbe United States
Geastte, relative to the hits miiimderttandiog bo -
weea Mews. Oaves sad MeUsrne, we deem it
proper now to state thai Major UsMiLVomin ?
note to the Baltimore Patriot of the 10th lost.
(Major II. arrivsd at Bsltiosove on the evening of
tho Oth) has pronounced that IstUr unjtut an J
falso. '111c following eomprltea the lubstance of
tho statement published by that gentlemau:?
CharltKon Mercury. ^
" A? I had tho antliurity ol Mr. McllufTie to act
for hiui, I beg leavo to aubmit the following cot*
rerpoudencc. by which the injustice and falsehood
oi the above citract will be made sufficiently man
ifest.
On tht mor.iiug succeeding Um evening no which
I presented Mr. McDuffie's aa?w*rtoMr. l*ctchc-i.
ol Kentucky, (who had presented Mr. tteUs* lat
ter.) I wai not only informed by Mr. LeMier that
tho explanation waa couiiderti) at *atli>fact?sry,
but he alio ?i$uiAed a wi?h. In Which I anunitu,
tliat ihecorrt-?|K>iidence.ahoul(l not be published.
1 l?u?t, however,that gcntlenniu will readily r?*
oognue the nereuity which now coercea me to
pursue a ditTeicul coUr??.
1 reoiaio, Sir, very respectfully,
Your ohodient Servant,
J-HAMILTON .Juu.ofS.C
Barnum's Hotel, March Olh. 1030.
1*. 8. The editor ?( the Doited States Gaxetto
ami the other print, which copied the' above ea
iract, will be so good as lo copy tlue cjmniuoicu
Uou.
Wasiiisotos, March 2J, 1839.
Sir:?Causes not necessary to be now mention
ed, have delayed my calling your attention lo tho
circumstances which passadbetweeu ui, on Friday
nighl iu the llntito of lUnresentstiveis. In an or
dinary ca?e, I ahould be disposed to regard the iu
cident, a, one which night bo allowed to pa<?
away with the transitory excitement froui wind*
it spraug. The particular character which you
gave to it however, he* left au unpleasant imures
?ion on my leelings, which I think I have a right to
a,k you to remove; aadlaubmitittoyour candor
to do *o.
lleipcctfully, your obedient servant,
K- DATES.
Hoe. Geo. McDcrnie.
Wamiikoton, 3J March, |82fl.
Sir:?In answer lu your out* of this evening,
I beg leave to lulimit tlie following statement of
facts, explanatory nflhebncKrreneetofEridvyovfi.
uin;* last. titroogly perlii-i|iaUng iu the geueral
impatience of the House, and in an equally ge
neral dbiitclinahou to hear any further argument,
t alio participated in the effort made to ttfteg tlia
Jnsiniua (o a cloae.by earn cislng a power, sanc
liutied by parliamentary custom, that of putting
down a ipeaker by couching and scraping. In the
twrcirt of thit power I had no personal feelings of
uukinda*** toward* younelf.aoJ had caeretsed it
the tame evening toward* other*. But -\fter tlm
direct interrogatory yi.u put lo the pec u? impli
ekttd,lftlt that I wut under a moral constraint, t<>
?vow what you did not leave me the al. >rnati ve of
withholding. Ilctpcctfully, yi"ir ob't serv't,
GEO. MoDUEElK.
r.ryrn*r. IIauii.tou.?General Jnc,b Rutaeu
Van Benwelaer, ba* mldrwwl a letter to the Ed
itor of the Columbia Republican, vindicating Gen
eral Hamilton frun. (he charge of having wetlita ?
ted a difwlullon of tha Union. Tbk charge ha*
grown out of the controversy between Mr Adama
u.id the Eastern Federalist*. and b nothing but
a maltrr of infrrtntt from " ceiUin words,' uttri
buted to Hamilton
General Van Hen velar r detail* a conversation
which look placo nt hie house in Clavernck. in tho
month of September, 180(1, betwsn him???|f, Mr.
Van -tabalck, of Kinderbook, and Gen. Ifamillou.
In the murw of the conversation. General H. et<
prei??'d hi* cunvletloii that he rhmKJ reeelvn u
challenge from Col. Burr, an J a**lgned the* raatou
why he lind determined to accept It. Me Mti.-il
that hi* peculiar talent wa* military, that bo wai
convinced that the IJnitod Hi ate* would soon bu
involved In war with some of the Great European
Powers, in which event he hotted to ba placed at
| the head ol the army-~that in the opinion of many,
I a refusal to accept a challenge, wa* deemed evi
dence ofdeflchwty In personal courage, and tIAit
the eharacter of a military manabould at way ? h?
above Imputation or suspicion la that respect.
Krom the language and the arguments used by
Gen Hamilton, tten Van Benwelarr e?pre**es bis
conviction that the " certain word*" aieribM t<>
him could only have reference to a probable war
between this country and Eegland or Praaoe, and
were la no manner eonweated with lW Idea of
di wot vine the Unloo?AVw Ee
March Id. tjy:
fko/dtng?1 never know a
.?? that wae able to govatr *"?
make* people acotdf Be^,,
govern themaelvea. How
govern othert? Theee who govern well