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Fro'i the Kcw York Oleter.
Is Chnla our Neighbor I
BT SARAH I. ItAl.a.
),nd Jerftis said, "which thinkeat thnu was neighbor
to him that fell among theivea!" Ami the young
Tr.an rsweted, he that showed kindness to him."
And Jesus said, "go thnu and do likawise,"
Can China be our neighbor,
And yet r reive no caret
Shall Ciuistiinn ceise their labor,
And b ave her to dispairt
Her children, sunk in sorrow,
Arcsirk with many ills;
To-day is and to morrow,
A deeper shadow Alls.
And bowed in tribulation,
No licht athwart the gloom,
That old and haughty nation
Seems basting to her doom :
The rup of woe sbe'a tas'ed
But must she 'neaih war's frown,
Like Balbxn be wasted.
Like Egypt trodden down t
Oh7 when thrs kingiloms perished
No Saiour'a name was known '
No brother love was cherished.
No christian kindness shown ;
Now where ' the heart so frozen.
But feels the Gospel ray
And we, as Freedom's chosen,
Should lead in Merry's way.
As grntle dews distilling,
Cause withered plants to live,
So Love, her work fulfilling.
Her alms and prayers should give,
Till China's millions, breaking
From sin's dirk bonds, arise,
Like death to life awakins,
Wlien Ciod descends the skies.
As early floweia, up springing,
Proclaim the opening year,
3o love and hope are bringing
The day of promise near!
Each tear of pity given,
Each mite in faith bestowed,
Make earth more like to heaven,
Where all is done for God.
Philadelphia March 10, 1K43.
Equality.
I drenm'd, that buried in my fellow clay,
("lose by a common beggar's side I lay ;
And, as so mean a neighbor ahocked my pride,
Thu, like a corpse of consequence, I cried :
"Scoundrel begone! and henceforth touch mo not,
More manners learn and at a distance rot.
"Mow, scoundrel !' in a haughtier lone cried he;
"Proud lump of dirt, I scorn thy words snd theer
Here all arc equal; now thy cise is mine;
This is my rotting place, and thnt is thine."
To an I'mbrrlla.
Alas! thou lost one! lung must I repent
That fatal hour when l forgot your tost.
Learning too late that an umbrella lent
la fashionably an umbrella lost!
We b'lid a friend, to shield him from the frost,
A coit or cloik, and it is homeward sent;
Cut when a friend is by s tempo-! rmss'd,
A lowii'd umbrella for a gift m mejiil.
As for the value, I don't care a cent.;
But when a man is made to ci eh a soaking,
Ot be within a lonely shelter pent,
When in a hurry, 'lis no longer joking !
A'a.1 thou lost one ! le to jour m nes
Cats, dogs, and little niggers! how it rains!
I'll 41 m.
ATdANCsK iPltACTICBS 1W AI.GlFns. I 'Cut in thai exhibition, eo afflicting- to the
The Akhbar, a journal published at Algiers, human species, what waa most painful to see,
gives an aecottnt of a sect of Mahotnmednn waa a child about twelve years old, gifted with
enthusiasts, Aicouas, as they are called, who, the most interesting countenance, who, after
excited by certain leaders of their ceremonies, I extracting from the furnace wherein the eho-
called Mogaddams do many 6trnnge and sur. vels were made red hot, a burning piece of coal
prising things. We copy the following nam- had thrust it with great pains into his mouth,
ative, purporting to come from an eye witness, and blowing with force, threw out thousands
When I was first introduced into the ns- of sparks.
semblv of the Aicouas. it was hold in a small ,T1)e first floorjrallCTy and circumference of
and very illkept Moorish house, its walls of
equivocal whiteness were an exception the to
cleanliness of the dwellings of the natives, to
which frequently renewed coatings of lime
impart an air of cleanliness, and even a cer
tain eclat which makes one overlook the scanti
ness and habitual decay of the Moorish furniture.
An immense earthern chandelier, strangely
the terrace were filled with Mahometan wo
men who watched with eager curiosity the
scenes passing before them. Loos! loos! ut
tered in the shrillest notes of voices from time
to time encouraged such Aicouas as shook
with most phrenzy or performed the most ex
traordinary feals in the scorpian or red hot
shovel way. Clad as they are in the streets
carefully hidden beneath their veils, they were
coloured, stood in the middle of the court, and not in tI,e half obscurity that prevailed, unlike
from the depths nfits broad socket, a l.nr end Sro"P8 01 pnnionw attending some internal
thin tnrer more inclined than the tower f P, ceremony. We wcie informed, that some of
diagonally rose, dropping noon the faithful. lMore WiC U,0US" "ot Belonging to "e wet
" I I D " v I J . . ... .
who were absorbed in the solemnity of the 01 iJcn 'sa' earned away by the example set
ceremonv. a lcolid and yellowish wax. TiWh lncm. "aa lrelpa uiemseives to mutations ot
' T- l.t 1 1 t .
we were then in the verv middle of the worst ine MCrca anncP' 8na ,nau,ferea me pleasure ot
crushing glass with their teeth, eating nails
and refreshing their tongues with red hot shov
els. In one instance the rich waistband of a
season, the Aicouas stood in a row in the open
air; and until the moment of eating scorpions
and serpents, they devoured with 6nlendid ap
petite, loads of pils.i and couscoussou. heaped woman was lowered irom me gallery, and an
in enormous wooden vases. Aicoua immediately put it round him. The
When the meal was over, the pcrformtrs musie immediately commenced again, and with
in the impending drama ecized a number of lne '"aia exercises, n neignuor as-
tabors. covered with lonir inscriptions, some of 8"rea me ln" u,e lftav wno naa lnus BC,,t ll,em
them recording the nVht of r.ronertv which tho her waistband, in order to become enricnte.
cornorntion hnd in thus- instruments, and the wou,d not 1)0 dwppointcd, and that before
others praises of Ciod. Mahomet, ind Ben Aisa. mowa e'BPea anKatome mierces-non ol
At the same tine that some Aicouas slowly u,r "0IV "aootm sue wouiu nave every pros-
struck their tabors, one of them sanrr nravprs P0" 01 becoming a momer,
to Allah and the Prophet, and thus precluded
to the particular eulogy of Ben Atsa, who, was
to enact the grand part the remainder of the
niirht.
The hymns, combined with the deafening
noise of the tabors, ultimately excited the At
caovos. The spirit of their master then seem
ed to alight on them, one after another they
I have heard it 6aid, that these fanatics eat
serpents and scorpions, and to know whether
they extracted the stings of the latter animal,
as was alleged, I had taken the trouble to go to
the Bouzareath, whence I had brought a col
lection capable of sathfyjng the most voracious
of the sect At the highest point of the cere
mony, Idrew from my pocket the largestscor
dropped their instruments, abruptly, rushed in- Pion 1 had "elected a villian whose sting I was
to the space allowed to the performers, shook
with violence alternately jumping on eithrr
foot ; and most violently staking their heads
backwards and forwards, and right and left.
As soon as one of the sectarians fell into
this condition, a bournons was slipped over him
which concealed tire whole body, save the head.
The chaciyah or red scull cap which covered
the head, soon disappeared in the violent slink-
quite rure had not been extracted. No sooner
did the Aicanuas perceive it than they rushed
at me with gluttonous avidity. I dropped the
scorpion into the most eager hand. lie, afier
irritating it in a thousand ways, put it on his
lips and pressed it in a little between his teeth I
approached him near enough to convince myself
that the sting had not been extracted, and that
my scorpion of 'Bouzaresh was at that moment
provided with all his offensive weapons. At
Front the A YorA- Mercury.
Jllnchliie Poetry.
HKTMS WITHOCT nil toy.
A p'eMy drtr is dear to me,
A hare has downy hnir,
1 love a hurt with all my hmrt,
But who can bear a bear i
Tis plain that ho one lakes a plane
To pare a pair of peart
A ra.e, though, often tnkea a rake
And enri away the tare
Titat grow a grain ngniriJ-t a grain,
N ol earing for his earn
A man, in writing rite,' may vrite
h rixht, and still lie wrong;
For rite nor xcright are either right.
And don't to Wrigki Mong.
Beer ofen brings s bter to nun
Coughing a cqffin brings.
And too much ate will make us ail.
As well's some other things.
That person tits who says he liet
W hen he ia but reclining ;
And which consumptive folks decline,
They all decline declining,
A quail wont quail amidst a storm,
A bough will ttiW before it:
We eannot re in the rain at a'l
No earthly power reigns o'er it.
The dyer dyrs awhile, then dtes
To dye he's always trying,
Until upon bis dying bed,
He thinks no more of dyeing.
Tis meet that mn should mete out meat.
To (ed misfortune's son;
Tbf air should fare on love alone,
Else out isrtuol bevL
A . afa . is sometimes false
Of faults a maid is made
Ilei waist Is but a barren wade
Thoogh stay'd she is not staid.
The springs spring forth in spring, and shouts
Shoot forward on and all ;
Though summer kills th flowers, it leates
The leaves to fall in fall.
I would a story here cemmence,
Dut you might And it alala.
Ho, let's suppose lh.it we have reaches'
The tad end of our tale.
nrt ftf f hp nriid !i,rwo. wtien a rhnntrrf tcv
, . . .... ... . lonrjth the Aicaoua, after exeiting him forsoine
tuft of hair) generally very thick, waa displayed . e tu
rn all directions, and inundaled with long black
hnir the inspired face, and imparted to his
contltenance, scarcely visible through so som-
hrp a net. a ainititpr vnrrs..irtn uhirh haHlps
, . ,. . ,, . , I mony the Mediah saivf alone, and was uc
doscnntion. In the sect s vocabulary the ve-1 '
hetnent action which leads toecstacy is ex
nlnined bv tbA vc-rh diMrd word which.
no doubt, had its equivalent when the Deacon ofliu,e k''ule drum?' which lhe P1"
Paris's Convulsionnaries plaved their pranks om'V. , , ,
. ' 1 '1 have not citailed 11 the exersises of this
in the cemetery of Saint Mcdard. !., : aomr- are real in-rrrlimr tricks.
i - j c a a
Wen a number of Aicouas hid fallen into Uit there are several which fraud cannot ae
the blissful state jost rjesenbed, tlicy faneed PCVnt for xhe physical condition into which
themselves transformed (according to the de- these men fall under the influence of their
gree of action the spirit exercised on them) music and cries, is above all, remarkable, in-
time, chewed and swallowed him
This most foul repast waa followed by a can
ticle in honor of Ben Aisa a song whioh was
to close the meeting. At this stage of the cere-
companied by an unique musician, who played
the tobilate, an instrument consisting of a pair
some into lions, others into jackalls, but the
larger number into camels, whose harsh cries
they imitated in s.rch fashion as to produce a
certain illusion. Hut what established their
asmuch as it consisla of a number of little phe
nomena which an -individual cannot produce
as he pleases. I can the less seek to deny the
reality of that state of excitement, as, fcftcr at
resemblance to the last named quadruped was ,cnuing tne A.coua scenes for many hours. 1,
the eagerness with which they began to bile nyscfj fe(t a wrt ef ineiinitioB t0 jmjUle
at cactus leaves, urisinng wurt Dcncnes oi very ,(ens an)J had t0 Elriipgie to tho utmcrst in or
..l ..(..tin. lUe. nrth . . ... ... ..
Ull,u,i.uu.rii "" i der not to practice tneir gesticulations, lam
where they were most formidable. They were , however, the only one that has full that ef-
then on their knees, their heads thrown back- tnd j htve ,hose B0CCumb l0 it in
wards, the hands fccliind tne back, and the whf)n t w irnpo81iible ,ny fraujt
Mogmiaam tendered uiem mat amguiar iooo, , who. bosi.lcs. had no sort of interest in do-
Tvhich they vied in eating with a degree of , Tnere is a great deal of resemblance
leroctoea BVIdlty. t.nt.nn tb .esae of th Aieonaa ami that
I J "
'Some incredulous Luropeans havinrj us- produced by magnetic-somnambulism,
Dccted the nature of 'the cactus leaves triven 11
I , f T-V , , . . - 1
totha Aicouas and men supposed lhatlhns "w. ln 8 JdBl strmon wo ,lnu
mrmidable stints seen at a distance, mirrht be the lollowmg ricn morsel.
mere oasteboard thorna like the nails in some "Mn ,00KB "l1"" "1B J"el "e a' UH"
a
the woman there ia na living with them, and
he can't livo without them. lie will run after
them and rather than be held, he will lose his
coat tail and character kisses them for love,
AKtrrEMNo Lovb. "Oh, mother," wid a
young boy, "Mr. S does lova Aunt Lucy,
He aiu by her, lie whispers to her, and he hugt
her.
"Why. Edward," exclaimed bia mother
"your aunt don't suffer that, does the 1"
"Suffer it !" replied the child "yes mother, of glass, others cat nails, whilst further on, two
rhe loves it t"
freemasonary ordeals, the chief of the sect, who
seemed to have guessed at theit doubts sub
mitted to thi'mwhat had remained of the re-
Dast of his adepts. After see in" and tonhinc
these wrecks, there was no douhting their genu- nd then kicks them for leading him into trouble
I uiltV lift. I cvtia nartaltpa Af lta nlpna.
ineness. I "w i r
Whilst several Aiconaa fancying themselvea ures end ,1,en damn8 " r P's-?alher8
converted into brutes, imitated all their man- 01 D"M ana wnen ,ne,r "'OS5o'" 've
tiers, others manifested the utmost thirst. To rded. he r,mls ,ll,nee,t ,n !"" ot b,,nrh
ouench it. larrre iron shovels were brouirht in 01 wnrcn is snowing to
1 B '
hastH iust drawn red hot from the nre. 1 waa
surprisel enough at a refreshment of that sort, - -u
h.,t il.r nmrs sa hen the convuls onisU 'r"-'uu- luau
anolied.ho rd hot shovels to their tongues I waa then to increase and multiply, and so ho
Ir " " J I I- i ; a i
and lips with an expression of savage volup- cc"ru '"crt.-asca n.s cares ana curses,
tousness which made us shudder. By the side niuu.pueu n.s missies, and peopled Ve world
of these incombustible men over favored en- w,,h ' Prccl r"'-ates for perdition-and 1
thusiasts gratified tastes fit a different nature.
Some crushed and then gravely swallowed bits It is paid that if onions be planted in the same
hill With vines, thev will protect the Utter
little inci
when man
individuals contended forasnukc.
on I the depredations of the striM-d bug.
Letter from Genet-al Jackantt. jt. A rrqUert was 'then made by the Criver-
Hermitage, June 0, IS 13. nor to adjourn to Baton Rouge. This was also
Dear Str I have received your letter of refused the Republicans voting for it. The
the 24th May, last, and, sii.ee, I havealso re- enemy i.ud attached and desir..ycd onr gun-
ceived the Globe containing the speech of Sen- boats, which gave new alarm to some, and
ator Conrad, of Louisiana, on the bill to refund frosh vmitfiragriuent to traitors. It gave noble
to me the fine, &c, imposed on mo by Judge resolution to the true patriot.
Hall, who is styled by Mr. Conrad the upright One of the totalis of the orer declaring
utlge. martial law was, "that the lumps be put out ut
The feeling and sentiment diaplaycd by Mr. 0 o odrck, and all found in the streets after
Conrad in his speech, truly astouish me. They thoirfd be apj rthendrd, and carried to
are the very opposito of those entertained by " provfisl euarrf for examination.- J his
the patriots who were engaged in the defence rule proved inconvenient to the Judge, who
of New Orleans, not one of whom considered waa a bachelor, and spent his evenings with
Judge Hall as performing the part of a good the ladies. He applied through the marshal
citizen in the proceedings which he instituted to be exempted from this rule ; which I re
ejrairrst me. T hey are auch aa Abner I Dun- sisted. until it was repeated bv the mayor and
can, Esq. under whose patronage Mr. Conrad aldermen, and other gentlemen of high stand-
was rained, and who with the characler of a I ing, when it was granted with greut reluctance
distinguished jurist, combined that of the fear-1 Under this order, he passed my sentinels in
less soldier and the good man would have the night tied to the upper wintry, and did
been ashamed to avow. Although at that time not return until after the battle of the 8ih. On
Mr. Isonrad was a youth, he cannot have for- his return he was received with great coolness
gotten the leading facts of the -case-; and the by all his republican friends, and particularly
lessons he learned from his patron should have 1 by the ladies, because he had left them, and the
taught him to distrust the motives of those who I ci'y exposed to the attacks of an infuriated
in such an emergency as that at New Oalcans, soldiery, when he might to have remained, ar.d,
obtained applause from those alone who were by his example, stimnlatid a noble defence.
inimical to their country. This reception mortified the Judge. He was
It is a eoureeofthe deepest regret to me, that thrown into a fit of dissipation, and into the
Mr. Conrad has disturbed the sleeping ashes hands of Blanc, Willie '& Co., who made a
of the Judge, for the purpose of throwing an tool ot him to onng aooui a coninci onwecn
unjust imputation on my character. The fault me civil and military power, unuer trie ex
must be his, if, in doing so, truth and justice pectahon of exciting the br.ive Wsianians to
will compel the public to discredit his state- e violent act, or of subject ing mo to the im
jncnts. putationof milit iry tyranny. Mr. Conrad weli
What are the prominent facts ! knows what difficulty I had in Toptrainine the
After intelligence ld been received of the P"1 from .-..mmitt ing violence or. the Judge,
e mbarkmcnt of the British troops at Plymouth. Lo"U'". Diane Si Co.
in England, and that their object was the in- About the time the Judcre returned to the city,
vasirm of New Orleans ; and whilst I waa en- LonaHier published his inflammatory address
gaged vvith all exertions in repelling their ad- to the people, intended to create mutiny in my
vance, which was then in possession of Pensa- camp, and the desertion of the iroopsfrom their
cola it beins necessary firrme to clear my left P" of defence. He was arrested for exciting
flank of the enemy before I could proceed to mutiny, and as a spy for giving inteliigpnce to
New Orleans to meet them there several the enemy, noas Mr. Con a rd asserts in his
committees from New Orleans waited upon me speech for a libel. But, before the arrest
at Mobile, (the committe of safety and the com- was made.he secreted himself, ontil ho had
mittee of vigilance,) til giving me similar in- arranged wrth Jtdge Hall for the appear
foniMition to that communicated bv Gov. Clai- ance of a writ of habeas corpus. This beinjr
home's letters, which were appended to my de- done, he made his appearance at the coffee
fence, and produced before Judge Hall, under house on the 5th of. March when he was arres-
his rule to appear and show cause why an at- ted. On his teing delivered to the provost
tachmcnt should not issue fir a contempt, which truard. Col. Arhuckle commanding, who hid
you have published in tne GT.rbe, and to which been instructed to treat htm kindly, and to lur
I refer. Having expelled the British from rush him with pen ink, and paper, comma
Perr,l nnd rr.d the neressnru arrsnrr. ntCated tO him his illbtreCtiotlS. lAlllullicr thai!
ments for the defence of Mobile, 1 hastened" to ked him, saying "I will not be here one hoti
New Orleans, and reached there on the morn- with you. ' ' How sol" inquired Col. A. II
ing of the 1st of December commencing then replied, "there is a writ of habeas corpus out
my arrangements for the defence of that coun- for me." This was communicated to me
try. When I arrived there, every thing was immediately sent to inquire whether it wa
dispondency and alarm at the approach rf such true that Judge Hall had issued the writ before
an overwhelming force. The traitors to our Louallier was arrested. Being informed that
cause were emboldened. There were no arms I it had been so isfned, and that Judge Hall'i
not even flints in the arsenal ; and the name was subscribed to it, I forthwith issuer
means for defence were in all respects deficient, an order tor the arrest of I). A. Hall, for aiding,
I had nothing to depend upon hut the hope of abeUir.tr, ar.d exciting mutiny in my camp
arousiiuMhe citizens to that high feeling of pat- Thia was on the 5th. Shortly after, Mr. Dup-
riotism which would make them s one man in lesis then marshal informed me that tea
enton and energy. A call was made on the "actingon the "belief that the record woul
Louisiana militia in mass ; plans were formed I prove that Judge HdU had exercised his ju
to prevent traitors and spies from communi- di'ctal authority within our camp ; therebytfi
eating with the enemy. interfering trith the police r,f the camp, i
Soon afier my arrival, I was made acquaint- violationof mar! ial law, and aiding and exci
ed willi Judge Hall, who appeared willing to ting mutiny witkin -it. -In this yon mill be
aid in the measures of defence. He was pre- mistaken. Therefor e, you had better looK to
ecrit at many interviews 1 had with the com- it, and see whetker the cute has been altered
milteea of vigilance and safety. The Leg's- from the 5th to the 6VA, since the Jtrfge has
latirre was in session, and had passed a law o.cri arrested," 1 immediately sent, for the
laying an embargo on all vessels, thus enabling clerk and record. When produce d, the altera-
Commodore Patterson to impress the seamen tion. plainly appeared. I inquired of the clerk
to man his flotilla. The Judge had opened the by wliorn the alteration was made. He answer-
jails, and liberated the prisoners charged with ed, by Judge Hall th,t he had sent fcr him
piracy, &c., without bail, and had ajoitrncd the with the record, r.nj made the alteration. 1
court The subject was discussed whether, in retained the o .riginal, and gave a eertifiisl copy
addition to these measures, a real necessity did to the c'v-rk, as set forth in my defence, and
not exist for the declaration o! martial law in tendt.rej t0 the court, for the purpose, at a pro
New Orleans, which had now become my per time, of sustaining the majesty of the law.
camp. The Judge was present when t',,,s
question was d'-scJed 'in the affirmative, Bnji
by his gestures, he appean d to arjrtrove the de
cision. But as the Legislature had assumed
the power to pass the embargo law, acting
upon the necessity of ih0 case, I appealed to it
to exert the sanife power in suspending the writ
of habeas Corpus during the invasion. This
was opposed by Luialli.-r, and by those who
wished to surrender the city to the enemy.
The application failed. Events, however, soon
made it apparent that, without the, declaration
of martial law, the city eould not be defended ;
and I took the respos,bility upon myself of
making the declaration in time to profit by the
additional power it pave to the military ar
rangements for the defence: and the morning
I declared it, Judge Hall was in my office, and
heard it being read. It was then he exclaim
ed, Now the cevntry nay be saved; without it,
it teas lost. Application was then made to the
Legislature to adjourn, in order that all might
join In the defence. This was refuted by tho
majority the Republican members voting fur
tion promulgated, removing martial law, Jafige
Hall returned to the city: and when we vero
all in the midst of joy and pious gratitude tothe
all-wise Providence that has crowned out exer
tions with success, he commenced his proceed
ings against me, requiring me to attend at a na
med day and show cause why a writ of attach.
ment should not issue against me. Agreorbly
to the tule I attended, and presnted my de
fence, which he refused to hear. Tho result
was, that, depriving me of my constitutional
light of defence, he fined me one thousand-dollars
; and, suppressing a full record of the pro
ceedings, he compelled me to have one made
out on tho oaths of Abner L. Duncan, E-., Ed
ward Livingston, Esq , and Major John lirid,
who acted as my counsel.
From these fa:ts, which Mr. Conrad will tint
dare to deny over his own signature, I haveUiu
right to ask him, was it consistent with the-rj'uar
acter 6f an upright judge to alter tho recrrd,
for the base purpose intended that is to sir., to
show, on the trial ofa persecution sgainsl ime,
that I hid arrested him before he had nttcript
ed to exorcise judicial authority in my 'temp.
then tinder martial law, the necessity for decla
ring said law being admitted by him 1 Wis it
consilient with the character of an upright
udge, after putting me under the rules t-:-how
cause why un attachment should not if"ie a-
gainst me, r.nd, on my appearance wiih rry de
fence, to refuse to hear me particularly as ,Q
was sitting in his own cause, and fir.ir. whose
ndgement there was no appeal ? Ijistly: was it
t illegal and unjust in him, after he hati appro-
ed the declaration nf martial law. on fltr- grouiul
f thnt necessity whtse office is to tin he the law
ilent when this is indispen-ahle to save the re
public was it not, I say, dishorroraW i in him
to institute proceedings nffainst me. vnd insult
nd 'fine me, 'fur defending the country by the
means he approved and app.nuded, l:.eri' Iring
no other oilenee really charged again't me 7 I
there n man, nctcarriml away by party Iw lings,
who, hearing the facts, will not prnr .utu-e it
one of the in st unjust and vindictive decisions
ever pronouncee by a jud e !
But 1 will not pursue lhe xrl ject further.
My thanks are due to the Legislature of New
Y.xk, Ohio and Michigan ior their expres
sions calculated to induce Congress to wipe
from my memory the imputation cast upon
it by the net of this tyranieal ami vindic
tive ind nre. Mv thanks are duo, atr, X that
portion of the Senate which has expressed
a wish to refund the fine, but rr-.t on tho
principle contended fur by those who amen
ded the original bill. I am ehligud to re
gard the proviso of Mr. Bayard, adopted by tho
majorty, as intended to im-elt my feelings.
What ! take from Congress money instead of
justice 1 Whea I apply to Congress it will bo
to demand jusVicc, not tc ask a favor. The pa
triotic States, of New York, Ohio, and Michi
gan, did not ask Cchgress to extend to me ri
favor. They wanted tho stain upon my charac
ter, imposed upon it by Judge Hall, without
good reason, wiped away.
With the smiles of Providenee, and by the "
aid of my brave compotriats in arms after many
days of toil ana nights of watchfulness, New
Orleans was preserved from the hostile tread
of a foreign foe, and her amiable females pro
tected from insult and pollution. In the strug
gle I risked my health, my life, and, what ia
dearer than cither, my reputation; and, if the
honorable Senators from Louisiana, (Messrs.
Conrad and Barrow,) believe that I ought to bo
fined and disgraced for it, 1 leave them to en
joy all the satisfaction which so refined a pa
triotism can bring them.
I am, very sincerely and truly, your friend,
ANDREW JACKSON.
F. P. Blair, Esq.,
llditor of the Globe.
I
trainft such flagrant violation of it, and to pu
rify the court.
Judge Hall was liberated, and sent beyond
th h'r.esof my encampment, with special orders
not to return a Ion" as the eremv should be on
A Good Asecdoik. We love to laugh at a
good anecdute that is, one worth laughing at.
The following is certainly exquisite.
'Dem's Vm." A pious old negro, while sny.
ing grace at the table, not only used to ak a
bleosiug on all he had upon his board, but u ulJ
also petition to have some deficient dish ma
plied. One day it was known that Cato was
out of potatoes, and suspecting he would pray
i for ti.c same measure nl t ie uigilublis, and ftola
our coast. But Mr. Conrad says the enemy had j un(er ,e .A.imlo,Vf ll0ar tt uic, tllX)l t,e tubla
left our roast at this time ; se.i the necessity
for martial law ceased. I re;r t such hose as
sertions. Had he attended to recur.', he would
have found that Mr. Livingston returned from
the fleet on the 10th, where he h d been to com
plete the cartel for the exch-mge of prisoners ;
and on the 1 1th Mr. Dlanchar I was at the Ikt
lire, delivering the British prisoners to Quarter
master Pedro, from whom he received the con
firmation thut there wero seven or eight men
in New Orleans from whom the llritisli recei
ved daily information, and every movement of
my troops. Mr. Conard cau say whether Blanc
and company with his two hUmrians, were not
suspected of being part of thin clique who cor
responded with the enemy. The) were not at
the lines of defence.
Pt-ace being auoouoctd, aud my prueisou-
of our colored christian. Soon Cato drew u,i
a chair and commenced "O, massa Lord ! wiit
low in dy provident kindness condescend to
bn ssebery ting before us; and lie please toetow
ui'onusjibl a lew later.-. and all de praiM.-"
Here the potatoes were dashed ii.n ti o
table, break n' plates and upsetting' th-' i''"-'
Urd put. "De-iii' Yin, mas-a lril !".-ai.i Cm
locking up with mrprirf, "only j sl lufl'nii tlun
leetle easier next tune !"
A pid.ly who b id jut b' t lfet in Amorici,
was tr . veiling in H"- we-ti rn con try an I un t
a mpired by, who stammered uul prinlij ...u
ly. The latter tammered out an eiup.iy
respecting the r it; lit road to town, which ti i
ten minutes to gel through with, Pa idy stand
intr with his mouth wide open, "Now.'Vays
I.,-, hat the d I arc ye ! a rattle stwU or a
na"tj