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MITCOM I MO3I2I
TtIE entnibeial folOoiifgaif Oft:ea itoffidAitit
..aq,lawakan Meonstf.olawdlimer thoffarousiy
of Inguebna, and odor, Site aerriteatogiamoc„„..,
gimlbtries reaaosabin =WOW be p rompt
t AT:
"'Have yo u seen • the 'new' scholar ?"
asked Mary Lirk;
,a girl of twelVe or four
teen years, as She ran to ineetri group of
Schoolmates whoa "weretbwards
the' fickoolhause:— "she 'cite' the most
cornice! lookitigifigure iOl2 e*cr
Her cloak is cut of calico, and her shoes
are brogans—such as men slid / boys
wear."
"Oh, yes, I've seen her, " said Luny
'Brooks, " she's We. flew wsherWortian's
naughtixr.-,4. should!t have: otigh t• Mr
Brown would hive taken her iutiY- the
Academy ; • butyl :suppthie - . ho likes the
money that comes through endives ds
spy," •
is cleaner. of.counie."— . ••
,And the air rang-with girls' laughter.
" Let us go-in and esautitie • her,P cow'
linlikt*lTZA..4B.4hQ.lt-aMeilcd,the-schnoi.
hoe* steps. " I'm thinking she will make
fun for u5..11 _
Montrose, Pa.
The-girls went into the- new dressing
roam where' they found the new sOliolkr-
She was a mild intelligent child—but
poorly though tidily clad. _The girls went
around whispering and laughing with each
other, while she stood trembling in one
corner of the room, without venturing even
to rise her eyes from the floor. When she
entered the school they, found the !jute
girllai in advance of thoie of her age in
her studies—as she
.was placed in claws
with those of two or three years her seni
or. This seemed, on the whcle, to make
thosigirls who were diiiposed to treat her
unkindly, dislike her then:lore; and abe be
ingof a retiring disposition, had no friends,
but was compelled :to go and return from
school alone.
1 ",444 do you really , think," said Mary
1 Lark e as she went np to the little girl 3
far Weekkafte; ihe entexed ,the . eahool,
" that you are going to get the medal ?
It willeme wined urcelyioslmattloala"
And she caught hold ,of the ram. and
held it, out from her, wheri the girlajoined
in her loud 14421 .. - •
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" Celia) cloak get the medalt . I 'guess
she wil ! I should like to see Mr. Brp wn
give it o hei l ," said another gir/aa 'she
caught old of her arm and peeped under
the ehila'a boimet,
The little girt struggled to release her
ma whew/the .was freer rarilome as
fitstaskiosiOlet I;
"Ph n laotner eiclitimett 'She
enterellthe htimbet , kitchenc ", do answer
Uncle William's letter, and it'll Mtn we
will come' to New York , to . live. I don't
like to hive in Bridgeville: The girls call
me " Calico Cloak" and " Brogans" and
you don 4 know bow unkindly they treat
Me * I
"Lizzie, my dear" said the mother, "you
must eipect to meet tvith.those who will
treat you unkindly ,an , account of your
verty i ,,but 're most not get discourag
ed. Do right, and yoti will eirent,Wly
'if
o conqueror.
Although Mrs. Lee, tried to encourage
her child, yet she knew that she had to
meet with severe trials for one so young.
"But, mother, they are unkind to me.
There isn't one.thit 'loves me."
The child burl el' her face in her hands,
and sobbed aloud.
In tridgeigle Academy there were a
'few , unprincipled girls ; and the otbera
joiiied them in • teasing the little "Calico
Cloak," as they called her, from thought
lessness or a love of sport. But they knew
fact hew deeply each.spartive word pierd
ed the heart of tbe httlestranger, nor how
many bitter tears she = bad abed in secret
over their unkiridnesS. '
.
Mrs. tee learningthatahn scholars eon.'
tinned their unjustereatment towards her
child, iesolved.to, teeept her brother's in
vitation, although he wasa ponrinan, and
through hisinflueneiLizzie might perhaps
lead a , happier Mk among, Dew_ .school-.
mites. Accordingly .-at the end, of the
terra the left .Pridgevilleoand reinoVed to
NetiYork. , • ,
..,ssomoc.
trixo,coo.
Altb64o LiziipUirt beeu'a , member of
the school but one term' Ain bad gained.
the aiedil o and it was worn from the
4eadetnY beneath th.c 4ea,plised garment.
.:WiWks, nail months andlyears glided
:away', An the attsinntinf - tbe Bridgev'illo
Aistidemy—l-and . OW little "Calico Cloak"
has 6:i - gotten.,''Tticisii" Who bad ,been at
icbatil i WithA, her pad itit'to, eistetution the
biielikiiinf life. 1 • . . ' fx ,
' TWe_Ne
_tfipt - . after . Ms* Lee' left. th e
town 14.,,Mayassil, a 74;sun0 , clergyman,
=MO into' Bii.dgeiidlA, ond waisettied as
[
pastor of thefitilltge4urcl. It: was re:.
Eflea it thitiewsngOrile i the-week tol. 1
wing , ordiustiltik 1 ift it : w e —c'exPeateit I
-woad bring - hi 'de to town' in a
weAt . '' There Vie ; fiatf•ctiiiTisiiy to see
beciespteialky a ft er It was moved, - that
lk m *''''
she was 6 tab:milt Ali* , authoresis. 'Sada
after Mr. Maynard gratified their curiosity,
bt wanting into °hutch 'with hie, join
wile lading/in•lsisarin. She was : a 111 4,
of great intellectual baanty, and r36 , tintt.le
was dee ply interested ; interested ; in the yo ng minis.
ter - Ond ikwife. - ~s, ' . ,
ril f
e ollowin,L,weak the young ladiq
flocked tosie v ber,,suid4he 411.6mi:id• to
i'ret l 4 ll lit;tba sal#:gathering woe
sewingturcle.'. , 4 -.. i .
. To, day iinivea, - 44' itltbougb it sifo.
spite stormy; Mrs: Peanoin :grown's parlor
wad Ilettli-enallingrisiie:,-Itie Detweei .
eV - V I ~frn "-W il t 010 PP I I$ 0 140 3 ,
Mrs: Sliiir__,_*taiid '4ll46llinch aniirA ,
Wiftribilatitithit* v1,1.411a0s
• :.111ONTitogE, 29, (-15164.
THE oAtiCIO atoAt.
. . ,
of impdit that followed- her. rrival can be I
imagined bithoenAnly who have been pre-
Oat. Upon ouch , occasions.
" now are, yon pleased with our vill
age P" asked a, Mrs. llritton, after the
opening exercises .wete oTer, as she took a
seat beside Mrs. Maynard.
" I like its appearance very much; it
has improved wonderfully within the
last twelve years."
"Were you ever in Bridgeville before f"
asked, another lady,, as those around look
esl soFieiffietc.tturPrised. '
bete a few niontliswheri child,"
replied,_ Ors, M yaard. , - •
Their curiosity. was, exeitit.l. • ,
" Have you friends , here. ?", asked a
third, alters m oment ' s silence...
"I have pot, I, resided with.my mother
,svidow .1 4 4., We lived in a little coy
sage, which stood upon .the spot now, oa
cupied by a large storehouse, on the cor
uer Of Pun Street.", „ • ,
" The Widow, Zee ?" repeated- Mrs.
Britton ; " I well reinenitter the cottage,
but don't recollect the name."
" I think I attended school with you at
the Aca.dniny," red , Mrs. Maynard.—
" Yon were Miss Mary Lark,—were you
not ?" •
" That was myname i " replied the lady,
as a smile passed over her features at be
ing recognized; "Tam really.quite asham
ed that my memory Juts proved so re
crean t."
•the.-AgiaM ' Ole
goal." ,Perhapsyou can re
member me bythtit
Thesmile faded from' the face of Mrs.
Britton, and .a deep blush overspread be;
features, which in a few moments was seen
deepening upon the faceeof others pre
sent• there was silence for some minutes.
When Mrs. Maynard looked up she found
shehts caused considerable disturbance
among the ladies of her own age 'by mak
ing herielf known.
"Oh 'I Tredieniber veil , well when the
little'" Calico Cloak" went to the Acade
my," Said an bid lady, 'as she looked over
her glasses," and I think, if my memory
servesine right, some of the ladies preeent
owe Mt-se Maynard an apology,"
"I had nointentibn, whatever ladies,"
replied Mts. Maynard, "to reprove any
on e rie:44l7*. by making myself known ;
but ni it tnay seem to some that snob aims
niy intention, I will add a few words.—
Men attbd young ladies Will remeinbet
that little "Calico Cloak," but no one but
the wearer knew how deeply each unkind
word pierced the little heart that beat be
neath it. As I again hear the old Acade
my bell 'ring, it brings back to my mind
the sorrow of my childhood: But let no
lady mistake me by supposing that I Cher
ish any unkind feeling toward any one. I
know that whatever the past may have
been, yea are my friends.. But ladies, let
me add, if you have ch ildren, teach them a
lesson from my experience, and treat kindly
the poor and despised. A calico cloak
may cover a heart as warm with affection,
and as sensitive with sorrow, as one that
beats beneath a velvet covering. Wher
,ever you meets child that shows a disposi
tion to despise the poor, tell it the story
of the little "Calico Cloak"—it will carry
its own moral with it."
• That is di; shortest; but the best ser
mon Lever heard," said the old lady again
as' she put her handkerchief under her
glasses. " and I 'don't believe it will 'be
lost by any of us,"
The old lady was eight. The story went
froth one to 'another until it found its way
into the Acadenv.
At that very tune a little boy was at
tending school there, whose mother was
struggling with her needle to give him an
education. The'boys often made open of
his patched kneesand 'elbows, and be wo'd
rim - honie to hia Mother. But when "the
Collet) Cloak" reached the scholars, the
little IMO; (for be Was naturally a noble
hearted child) become very kind to their
" Patchey."
Metyzen4 heard the story pf
Liege Patchey, she felt,that she was well
ruphal for all shelerself bad suffered
her childhood..
Beeitiei of Po*tee In. the Pulpit.
As a sample of the harmony and religion
that political preaching produces, we give
the following incident that the on mouth
Enquirer, a 'Republican sheet,. says occur
red at, the M.ethodist, , Church, at Middle.
tog Point.• . , L
~The preacher, it. appehre,. was indulging
io,some.gtropg;politicalailuyionsand opts-
Enquirer. says :
f' , AtAbis juacture, some ofthe :mem.
bAr1.41.0 angry,,and one of them • stele,
ell his hat au& started fur thp. door; an..
other, arose ..from his ,seat and began to
speak.,The steward, pr some other per
soncinermed the lattergentleman that ho
was, out of place, and -should sit down,
when some ape tiear,the door told the in
dividual who was,told toyetire to stand
hiagrono d, sanctioning and encourag. •
ing,au interrnpting,of dime service. •The
n 3 eeting- was. dosed by tbe psstorcwiclioat
further remarks."
.
The autharatjo pf, , tflrch• ;IDA those
*kco . ia,other ,religious - cm.
gli,P*l° lll .s Lit; 4,,• 0 1!1x?,tat ?pond,
etertzwinigten.w Aux* lbe pilot .u2t4
PONall'o4 l ..l ll l. • , .
grfabooribi for the Dmoditst, , , •
. .
(.11.1:4 4 I ThiC,
*nu of the &Muria tars 4e,
I .A tidy writing. from liondinlu,' 'thus
discourses upon the dative women and
their tee and easy manners: The Wottien
l i are enct,widein the shouldere end 'carry
their beads like queens ; manyi of them
are tndy handsome, wearing' ;heir hair
fitilingover their shoulders in 'Curls; and
811MOillt,ed with little strew hats garlan
ded wih wreaths of lovely native flowers.
1 They rllothe themselves modestly and
preuil, wearing the dress to cover neck
and arras, and falling , loosely from the
ebonkftnytolthe top of the'fiet, which are
oftetrtare. 'Nov beingreivilizedt' like 'tie,
theyittv¬heett , enligittened into com
pressitg their `ribs' Wit' whalebone and
iron cdrsetsirnor Co ' disturb. and :' torture
their ren, waft overtight.shoese nor to put
lammed on their heads that run "upr into
tarielsersilk' , and tirtificiarfloWenti and
lea* the ears at . the mercy of.the bitter
winds, or Co make up forty-Sve yards of
steel into wire cages and fasten themselves
within them,•norto carry an eStra half
yird of dress stuff bravely after them on
the paviment through thick and thin.—
Yet dune women have the advantage of
us, for are wo not forced by the exigencies
of custom, when we come with our long
garments upon any impurities of the' path
way to Shut our eyes and clench our teeth
and pp+ blindly over theta, whereas the
Kanakat,women, at thesight of even a spot
of water, lift their light garments-ginger
ly and pass vier; olefin and unsullied from
its contact. , gap this - be bfir4arctu.s?-
An• Eccentric
In a stable Oa the farm of Mr. 'Gerald,
of Payette county, Pennia, are three little
pigs, probably-six Weeks old. ' One, Which
is Called " titman,", generally , taks the
middle berth When turoedin'for a snooze.
As soon as the mother was removed from
the pigs, an old white hen took 'up. her
,quarters, with - then), dad Seented,determi
'bed to make theraCoxitfortabla,-Maaifest
ing.in all respnCts the same care and at
tachment that d hen does to her brood,
clucking and calling them when finding a
good morsel; and to carry out fully her
motherly care, she broods them as She
would over chicketts. She does this by
ptting astride of the bine - one,
MAW middle, and 'extending her
w ings
strturto cover those on either side. No
ainotiiiibf force' of moral saasion will W. ;
duce her Per one moment to leave her a
dopted family, but if the pigs areinterfer
cd with in any way, she is ready to fight
their battles as though they belonged to
the feathered tribe. Pretty well for Mrs.
Biddy.—American Agriculturist.
.4110.
Gideon's Band.
Senator Hale bas been removed from
the chairmanship of the &pate Naval
Committee, as .the telegraph informs us,
because he reiterates hiitharges of " cur.
fuption andimbeeility" against the Navy
Department. That committee hag, there
fore, formally constituted itself a "tide.
on'ti Band," and will hereafter, of course,
confine itstif to favoring. everything that
Mr. Welles may propose,! and approving
everything which Mr. Welles may do.
To this complexion has the possession
of power brought the party of" great mo
ral ideas." Senator Hate is the original
abolitionist of tbe Senate. He foughtthe
battle against slavery when- to fight that
battle was to risk popularity, prosperity,
and social position. And now, because be
insists in "bearing his testimony" against
what he believes to be the "corruption
and imbecility" of one of the greatest de
partments of the government, his fellow
abolitionists put him out of &ors ! The
Somers and Sewards are•wiser in their
day 'and
. generation. • They were-ready
enough to sacrifice the peace and happi
ness of their country, that by fanning - the
fury of fanaticism they might, reach the
fleshpots of the administrative Egypt.—
But that !a fanatic once in power' should
trouble his friends with his honesty, they
can neither understand nor tolerate.
Lincoln Vt. 11100n110oh.
The President., in his message, seers to
be posiessed - with the notion that the war
has added to the population add Wealth
of the 'nation. He says we are. not in
the' process" idf exhaustion,"' bat `i are
gaining ju strength, aid may, if need be,
maintain the contest indefin itely',", The
etiniiiiroller 6f the Treasury, 3fr, 3604.
lotifi t seeins to think' 'iliffer,etitly," an 4 we
isgght. Izte:ltaye
.
",'When .m nay is:plenty, and fortunes
are bein g saPidly,,acquired ) , the conetryis
always m leyertab ,tied, unhealthy, state.
This hi,
,especially true antic present t u ne, The enormous exiienditure#
of the gov
ernment, anthe greet, advance, in prices
since the commencement oftbsi war, have
made many persons anddenly,r,ich, and.up
on; fortunes suddenly acquired, Move fol
lowed rCol4e,ss_oi!pendittires,oittsevageece
and waste, :Speculation bat, ,taken
place ot,spber, and
,persevfiring indistry,
and thousands are .f
g
Aeloded. tim no.
tior‘ gltAbkweejt4:9le. 43 44oP Is being
inoreaslial . by, gin .inopase of its indebted.. I
• :,,•
The, Stored-ivy t6e.:Sonitary..oom.
toissioni Eviderick Loiw, OlmsteAd,reeeive
'Wary of five thousiind dolbusii - Bib petaksieli sficituiltolefige
, - , .,eri,eua ,
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Aliat:B3o3ELEll946l.
T o the Democratic OilitensV Pennsylvania:
I have but waited the tardy movements
of our publio authorities in -collecting the
result ,of the election held on the Bth ult„
in order, to discharge the incumbent duty
of calling your attention to the means by
- which a majority of 20,681 votes (as I
now learn -from official circles) has been
recorded against us. This majority is
inade up from al} the votes stated-to have
been given in tie districts it home, inclu
ding those by proxy, and all these given
to the ~a rmies+—negris Votes and
-every) torus of returns, lawful and other.
wise. -
•
There have beep
' at least two palpable
forms of frauffliracticed by the supporters
of Abraham Lincoln, in order to make up
this majority, and thus secure him the
electoral vote of the State. Fictitious
ballots have been placed in the ballot-boxes,
answering to false registries, the same as
has been repeatedly proven to have bean
in our elections heretofore ; and, secondly,
the suffrages of the volunteer soldiers
have not only been overawed and perver
ted by corrupt partizan officials, but the
returns themselves, in many cases, have
been tampered with and transformed. In
reference to fictitious votes, who believes
that the city of Philadelphia has to-day,
or ever had 99,800 voters legally and
properly registered in her various wards
and precincts ? And yet that number of
votes has been manted as thus resident
giving near 12,000 abolition majority in
a city that not many years since burnt an
' abolition hail in open day, as a public nu
isance !
The late attempt. to exercise the right
of suffrage on the part of volunteer sol
diers, hap proved a signal failure—farce I
would call it. but for its various melanchol•
ly concomitanta. The doubts entertained
by many as to the wisdom and propriety
i of this measure, prior to its adoption,
would seem to have been fully realized.
I It is impossible ever to secure a fair
and full disixibution.of tickets, so as to al
low a. free choice to voters, in army ser
vice. The expenses of the attempts made
Ito do so, are almost beyond belief. On
.t...-par t or arc , State, they will reach at
least 830,000; and the two political or
ganizations spent fully as much more, The
system will always be liable to,erpat abu
ses, and must ever be unequal hint Ivey;
ation and unfair in its results. •
Certain it is, that the privilege of vo
ting given to the soldier is a- Mockery,
when the very man against whom perhaps
he would like to vote, has the most des
potic control over those who rule that sol
dier's every movement, and could send
him at word to the front of battle and to
death, if be refused compliance with their
behests. until the volunteer soldiery
have the power of choosing their own of
ficers, the right of suffrage for other pur
poses can never be properly carried Into
effect in the army. Had they been fairly
and freely left to their own preferences,
can any sane man doubt but that there
would have been about the proportionate
division of sentiment by the soldiers in
the late elections, that was manifested by
their fathers and brothers at home ?
It is the army vote, (not to the speak of
the other frauds,) that has given our op
ponents their recent beggarly triumph ni
Pennsylvania. Beggarly indeed—when
it is recollected that it shows a falling off
of from forty to fifty thousand in their
majority, within the last four years ! Such
a victory, and so obtained, betokens a
speedy downfall as a party to the advo
cates of negro equality in our staunch old,
Commonwealth. Revolutions never go
backwards. It is worthy of , remark, here
also, that a change of twenty-five thous- i
and votes properly divided amongst the
larger States, would have defeated ilir.
Lincoln altogethar.
It was our duty, fellow-citizens, to have
rescued:the Constitution at the late elec
tions if we could. The effort was gallant•
ly but unsuccessfully made. And now,in
view of all that must. inevitably transpire
within the next four years,l feel honestly
more like congratulating you as a polio
sal party, on having escaped &fearful re
sponsibility, than offering explanations
and condolence over a defeat. , After en-
tailing a weight of suffering upon tbitt,
cotistry from which nothing but the most
radical (germ res can ever relieve it ; after
having 'forced into operation a financial
system wh'ch is but the mask of rain in
that regard; after so, mismansging the
civil
,war ..now. upon , the . k bands, 'as to
leave, scarcely tr,; hope . of Gavin the Union I
—it is but right-that the abolitipnists,and
their instrument ) Abraham ,Lineolo,should
remain in , a,poulan, to fees the first fruits
of, their own wickedness and, folly, and
meet the curses of ; an outraged and suf
fering people, when impeuding sloads
shall mature tot*, storm,and_darkness.
• OUr plain di/Miff:Mow-damns, both as
A party and ike patriots, is ,ta maintain our
noble organization in ,al,l„ith power timi se.
fishy. , now amptises upwards of two
hundred 'and seventy-six; toussud,,freo•
men—the bone, sinew:and brains of the
conloMM9altb. Every. hope of no Lila-
MatPTtgni9n of rthe States. and of :cow;
Goverment,and ;milk Anir
Mg*, Pnrity/404,vim. lieb in the p_ret
girtiAn_ l 4 fflotootevigmpt .of, , the,
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MOUT= XXI.
'al the sentinels of freedom; and vindicate
'Our 'tinin-linour4d 'principles before the
people-' Instead of disbanding oar clubs
kid ussoiittlions; let us increase their DUD
ber and inspirit their action. Herd, at
least, monthly 'meetings. Gather if posei
ble, and ' nganizn a Democratic associa
tion in every . 80001 district, and boldly
canvass on all proper occasions, the meas
ures of our corrupt and imbecile rulers.—
Expose the secret - leagues and banditti
like gatherings' of our opponents; atiO
hold up to merited scorn those who in
midnight assemblies, and tinder kindred
darkness conspire to rob and ruin the
country, and at the same to degrade our
people by plotting an affiliation with the
negro race. Let us, as a party, march
steadily on our accustomed paths, employ
ing neither stealth nor secrecy ; they are
unworthy of freedom, who are afraid to
defend it in open day.
Allow me, in this connection, to add a
word, also;
in• behalf of the Democratic ,
press of Pe nnsylvania. Always but ton
poorly rewarded, now, when nearly all
public patrounge is in the Lands of fanat
ics, and the expenses of printing greatly
increased, it becomes the manifest duty of
every faithful Democrat to support and
strengthen his lacel paper, and to discrim
junta in his patronage, if compelled to do
so at all, in favor of the Democratic press
of our own State. There is a culpable
carelessness in this respect,in many of oar
public men, which is a very proper sub
ject of reprehension, as well as of remem
brance to those Who suffer from it.
Under ordinary circumstances, fellow
citizeiti, I would deem the present duty
of place fully discharged in this hasty ref
erence to the late election, and the se
quent suggestions which I have ventured
upon. And in what I further undertake
at this One, it is possible I may be charg
ed with travelling somewhat out of the
sphere of my appointment, and with en
tering upon a field of duty that is beyond
its usual -Hulks.: But as my purpose is
manly and upright, and, I may add ; pat.
riotic—l feel I may safely rely in these
times, that the spirit of liberty will secure
me at least your indulgence.
;On or about the Ist day of ; September
last, forty-four substantial and reputable
citizens of Coltimbla and Luzerno coun-
ties, in this State, were seized by military
authority and hurried with indecent haste,
at the bayemit's point, into the depths of
,ititane military_fortres4l±l
a:place of confinement. One of them, in
a letter to his relatives, in simple words
that must touch every honest heart, thus
deticribes their imprisonment :
" Our treatment was inhuman. When
'first taken , and incarcerated in this cell,
not a stool or bench to rest our weary
limbs upon; not a cop, or knife, or fork,
or plate ; and these few indispensable ar
ticles were purchased at exorbitantpriees,
attended with vexatious delay. IForty
four of us inane cell, without even a sep
arate* place to attend to the calls of na
ture, it is no wonder that one of our num
ber was soon laid in his last resting-place,
and many others prostrated by disease."
Four of their number have recently
been brought to trial before a military
commission, and three of them sentenced
to heavy fines and imprisonment, upon.
charges clearly cognizable in the Civil
Courts of the . State and of the United
States. With the question of the guilt or
innocence of these men, (and I believe
them truly innocent of.any deliberate in
fraction of law,)T have in this place, no
thing to do . It is the startling fact that
fort Y-four men, of good repute in their re
spective neighborhoods, some of whom
had held plades of high public trust and
honor, should be seized by soldiery in the
heart of, this peaceful and loyal State,
drAgged off to. a noisome military dun.
geon, and there kept for mouths, without'
being confronted by an accuser; one of
them in the meantime dying, as •is be
lieved? from suffering thus; .another be
coming blind from his confinement., while
most of the .others still continue shut ap
in Fort Mifflin—a damp, island fort, con
structed more with a view of resisting
bombardment than anything else 1 A
brave old namoldesecrated ; a fortress as.
soeiated , with many proud recollections
, and memories of our forefathers' struggle
, for rreedem,..turned. into a bastile for the
' use of modem tyranny I
This is not all,uor in my view the worst
of the caso-Lif it ht to be established as a
precedent. These men are being drawn
out, one by pne, to be tried befote a tri
bunal unknown to the Constitution-- ;
called a Ceur4 Martin/ 1 in which they are
dented the privilege—priceless in a tree
man's estimate-Tpf a ;pal by a jury a
their peers,
and. or the , vicinage!
I; houldimpliedly impugn your intern.
donee and love of freedom, fellow-citizens,
by orliriug 'lmre imy elaborate discussion
°Has snored right of trial by jury. No
tYrap
work Of ny_in stirs the inmost depth
crave'' , rreeinan's taut, as any attempt
at infringement of this precious principle
of liberty, which has'ceme down' to Minn.
tramelled, and unimpaired from the dig*
of Magna Chat% to the.. present moment.
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