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ANTI-MASONIC.'
PBoeßnpulos OF 1:11E
STATE CONY ENTIO.
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[Concluded.] '
' Mr. Roaeti%ROW Allegheny, Chairman of the
Committee appes t qad under the :id resolution, re.
--• purled au Addreas to the People of Perinnylvinia=-
which was re*l and adopted.
[ The Achlre;sB wall be publishrd in our next.]
On motion of Mr. Caldwell of Lancaster,'
Resiolvis4,l'haLthe SlaieConirnittee be instruc
ted to take measures to have county committees
eleeted'or appointed in the different counties in
Which no committees have been appointed.
Resolved, That the state committee be authori
sed to have 5000 copies of the proceedings of this
convention published for distribution, in the ratio
of the congressional representation of Pennsylva.
nia, 01000 of which shall be in the English, and
3000tH the German lauguage.
On motion ofMr.'G. Watson of Allegheny,
Resolved,. That the convention do new adjourn
tomes* again at iis'cl6ck this afternoon.—Passed.
Thursday, 2 o'clock, P. M.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion of Mr. Jones of Philadelphia,
Resolved, That should any vacancy occur in
the State committee, the committee of vigilance of
the county in which such vacancy occurs shall
- 'have power iofill the the same; and thdt the coun
. ty committee shall have power to fill any vacancy
which may occur in their number.
Oa motion of Mr. Smith of Bucks,
• Resolved, 'That in the opinion of this conven
tion, it is the solemn duty of all Judges and (K.
ears of'courts, and Justices of the Peace, to pub
licly declare whether they have taken any oblige
!ions, and if any, what; to support or adhere to a
ny association not recognized by the Laws of the
commonwealth.
On motion of Mr. Irwin of Allegheny,
Resolved, That this convention reconimerdl to
' -the national Anti-masonici convention tube held
at - the city - of Baltimore, on the 26th of September
- host, the propriety of inquiring'whether the pa
tronageof the General Post Mace Department has
rvientio theaiionio Institution.
--fihintotion of Mr. McConnel of Huntingdon,
That in the opinkia of this convon
- tries, the principles and policy:of the Auti,inaso.
tdotarty requite the Delegates appointed to - re.
:present Pennsylvania io the National Anti-maso
• vention-to-be held at -Baltimore-in-Sept.
to abstain from suggesting, in any way, the
noininittlon of any - Individuid - fortherotlice - o f Pre ,
sident or Vice-President of the United States who
is riot knoten to coincide in the views of the Anti,
inaeomicyarty, us' expressed by this Convention.
On motion of Mr. Irwin of Allegheny,
Resolved,. The the names of the members of
this convention be apoonded to the Address and
published therewith.
Osi motion of Mr. Smith of Bucks',
s , Resolved, That the President, Vice-President
and Sr' ieretaries,sign the proceedings of this con.
volition, arid that the Editors of the Auti-inasimic
papers of this state, and all others friendly to free
in u be re nested to publish the same.
13 [whoa o
Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be
presented to the commissioners and citizens of
Dauphin county, fbr the facilities which they have
afforded to its acomunotlation and convenience.
On motion of Mr. Bell.of Somerset,
Resolved,. That the correct and impartial man
ner in which.tbir President and officers of this con
vention have. per fotmed. the ir respective duties, de
serves and receives the thanks of the convention.
The convention was then addressed in a brief,
forcible,and eloquent manlier by Gen. Jolty Boa
aowe, of Lycousing, one of the Vice-Presidents.
-- -After- whiah,- on-.motion (if Mr. Perkins of Dohs..
Resolved, That this convention dnnow adjourn.
Whereupon the convention adjourned sine 'die.
WLLLIAM PIPER, Pretriderd.
SAMUEL BALDWIN, 1 Vice-Pre-
Sum Boon.ows, siderds.
IV. W. Irwin,
ovretarios.
J. Charles,
MASONRY.—Masonry is the Pirate's
friend. It is also the murderer's friend.
The noted Desha, the murderer of Baker
in Kentucky, was a mason, was rescued by
masonr', and was the honour and orndnient
of those who saved him. He died confess-
Mg his oSimemurder in
Texas, and of other crimes and murders.
equally atrocious. Gibbs alias Jefers, the
• pirate, was a mason. Ile would not ton
feas masouically; and he thought his
oaths, taken to murder and to conceal it, as
masons do,-to binding that he i cC - ttni I not vio.
• late them. Since the subj ect has been agi
tated there are additional proofs that WU
-son, the mail robber, is.a mason, and that
thu uncoramorrexertion
_in Ills ause, by,sev
arid men high in (Alice and authority, was
on that account.—Sun. '
"BREAK MX TOWN! BREAJC HIM DOWN!!"
If by the, laws of Masonry its adherents
"are bound to cam the death" of those who
are so "indiscreet as to divulge their obliga
tions, and take vengeance on the treason by
the destruction of the traitor," we can easi
ly account for the abuse we have met with
- since we declared ours a. Free Press. We
simply declared our conviction of duty and
determined to do it; withoutany. thing to
irritate the feelings of opponents, or any
tention ..of warring against individuals; but
this would not do. We have been charged
• with assuming the garb of neutrality merely
the.-purpose of swelling our subscription.
list: but such a step wiiiild'have been so un
-t-k-ily-tirtle nanny good and so f direetly cal
culated to injure us, that..the of the
charged is apparent. - 'the real cause of
• cur•aliandoning a neutral coiirse;iie wish to
have distinctly kept in view:—The firiii pa
: -- - - per after we commenced publishing the Lock
•
port. trials gave (Abaco; and several su bscri
-Imam stopped their .papers. This ‘sras fol.
_loWed'up every week by siertHar indications
of adhering Masons, until we were satisfied
that the . MUM must either be tiuzzi.kui or
.we ear persecution.. W e preferred .the
-----latter, and aritreceiving it.— IFrart.'-Slie.et.
1043V,' WOLP.—PUBLIC OPINION.
From the /finding n (Pa.) Gazette.
The American Sent nel publishes a list
'of newspapers in. this state, "whieh openly
.-11114peoll
the administration of Governor
Welt; and are favorable to his re-election,
•
and ive are colfidela no name Will
biting:kart it which ought not to be tVere."
list tit) lituoingdq4 Gazette, is enti- .
Merited. ir4 Sentinel might, witle 'pro-
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Mit)NieSTAit AND 11,EPUJBLICAN BANNIIR.
'rn
printy, erase the,name of the Huntingdon
Gazette, as it (las but little confid '
ence eith
er ilitke talents or integrity of George Wolf,
midis convincedd-of his subserifiency to a con
trolling faction composed of "men pf princi
ple in proportion to their intemet." 7 .lthe Ga
zette cannot tormientiously exterid.any as
sistance, either to his Administration, or
his re-election to office. The republican
.party, we believe, will settle on another can
didate more acceptable to the people than his
excellency, andwho is coMpetent, & honest
enough to manage the aflhirs- oldie slate
with sinue reference to sound principles. _
Gov. Wol.r.—A letterdeted Harrisburg
rind published in the Susqudhanna Democrat
has this paragraph:— • -
Much as l despise Gov. Wolf for • ninny
of his acts Ind appointments ,and his gross
violation of the principles laid down for the
government of his adminiitration; mill I pity
him for the degraded situation in which be
is placed, not so much through his own billy,
as the intrigues of those who rifle and con
trol him. It is evident that IVl'Kean oker
cises undue influence over him, and that he
is the governor in fact, while Wolf acts as
an automaton, and registers his edicts! Va
rious circumstances have convinced me of
this fact: Mijc.ean; it is said, has partially
confessed it himself, while expatiating upon
his influence and power! ' And it is well
known that Sutherland rules *Kean . . With
such r pliant Governor,and such an egotis
tieitl' Seeretar) , and such furienprincipted
Dictator, Pennsylvania has reason „to blush
for her governing Triumvirate!
Governor Wolfappears to be,determined
to keep up his. masonic influence by every
means, and he is filling, the country with a
swarm of Justices ofthe Peace. We scarce
lift a country paper without seeing the ap
pointment of one or more Justices of the
Peace recorded.
. Ten:_evils aro of-a greater magnitude in
our republic than that of a great number of
incompetent magistrates. They very gen
erally become counsellors, and in a great
majority of ease& prove true to their clients:
Through their means honest :men are op
pressed and often driven into expensive shits
in court, to save themselves from the ini
quitous grasp of troublesome men who sel
dom 1161 to become the favourites of some
party Justie.e and a pest to a whole neigh
bourhood. .
The it State Debt, will, &n4* Governor
and the people will be saddled with a host
Of drunken and ignorant Justices of the
Peace, whose malignant influence is more
to be dreaded among farmers than the rava
ges of the Hessian Fly.—llar. Siaternarr.
We learn that a distressing accident oc
curred at Harpers-Ferry on Tuesday last.
One of the carpenters (whose name we hare
not heard) fell from the top of the house
now building by Messrs. Russell .and Fitz
simexms, and., was instantly killed.
[Virginia Free Press.
A successHou ofcopious showers has reno
vated the vegetation of our fields. The
corn, which has been very short fi3r the sea
son:already exhibits a more healthy and
vigorous aspect; and although the Ily has
injured much of- t he-wheat , yet our farmers
may reasonably calculate upon uiair return
for their toil.—[Th.
From the National Intelligencer of June 11-
" leAdlonee of the National Intelhummer, BO
fair in every thing else, is u►ost huiniliating. But
its editors are inasons." , = , ;fthode Island Amer.
The above extract relates to a Letter re
cently written by Mr. Resit, the late Sec
retary of the ,Treasury, on the subject of
the Institution of Masonry; which we have
been silent about, not because we are masomv,
(such not being the fact as to both of us,)
but because it has appeared to us to be of
mischievous-tendency.
` For the first time since our connection
in business, the inemlwr. of our Arai Who is
not a. Mason undertakes, in tlto following oli
servatiew, to - speak his own sentiments in- .
dependently of those of his colleague, and
without consultation and concert with hini.
-.Of the Institution of Free-Masottry, the
writer' of this article has never been au ad-
wirer, and of course never was, nor ever
would be, a. Member of the Fraternity. - He
has seen, year after year, for lire andetwen
tx years, his dearest friends and most es
teeined associates eater the'liodge, without
being tempted, even:by the force of such
example, t llew their course iii that par- '
ticular, as it could have been happy tix
liiin that Wks tellowed then' in almost all
other,thinas. • , 'dered the Insti
tution •unneees4ary, if •not useless; and in
jurious- in so the as it has the to raise
''unworthy members of it to a level in society',
'which, for tibia. well-being of sw' iety, they
ought not to ecciniy. These are his opin
ions, 'never concealed, mid now iinresers ed,
ly delivered.
Whilst entertaining these opinions; how
ever, he would be false to those principles
instilled 'into his breast from infancy, and
rooted and fastened there by the experience
and Observation of his nmiturer years, if he
were to join in the persecution Of ;those who
honestly enterhOn...different
He cannot; ,the ore, permit this press to
•
he instrumental in -fomenting the .excite
ment, which ? prevailing extensively in some
parts of the country, had its Origin in the
indignation, justly excited by-the 'Abduction;
soine'years ago, of a person brihe narnein"
Morgan, 6y . persqp s undoubtedly influen*
by a misguided zealas Masonq. 'When the'
suiniiit,ion in Europe visited
.Masoury: with torture i . detiilt, and forfeiture, .
,he and 4. all
Amorida, regarded it Its intolerant and vin
pegpacetiod. -Hp 'cannot Ito wever
willing and even desirous he may be, to see
the Institution of Masonry voluntarily. dis
solved, or relinquished, in tliis country,' a
gree to the _ of coercive measures to ef
fect its al*lo less can he, under
the influence of a new.hiiin zeal; assist in
the bitter denunciation, as not entitled to
equal rights with their fellow-citizOns, of
those who have, when the Institution was
more popular than it now 15; innocently' be-
Come members of it.
We have said, that we consider the In
stitution of Masonry, in this country, iMnb-
Cessary, if• not useless. We are trot sure
thatmost of the intelligent members of it
are not of the same 'opinion. We believe,
indeed, that, almost universally, they con
sider it, under our free institutions, unessen
tial; and that they have kept it up, at least
as much out of a respect for the good it is
supposed to have done, in succoring the
distressed and resisting oppression and ty
ranny in the olden time, as out, of any im
pression of its present usefidness. As for
the case of Morgan, the writer has never
heard any nisei' make the least attempt to
justify, or even palliate, that atrocious out
rage; and he well remembers that every
exert ion was made by the lamented Du W ITT
CLINTON, then Governor'of New York, a
high and just influential Mason, to detect and
bring to .condign punishtnent the authors ()fit.
Our respect and esteem for Mr. RUSH
are too well known for the writer to repeat
the assurances of it: Under the influence"
of ihe circumstances by-=which-that gentle
man is now surrounded, midst of the anti.
_masonic excitement, he has become not only,
like the writer of this, anti-mason but he
has joined in the cry against those" who are
not so. In doing so, he is exercising the
undoubted right of every citizen; and in
publishing his opinions he acts manfully and
above-board. It is for the conductors of
the press, each (Lir himself, to judge what
course duty prescribes to them in relation
to this excitement. To - follow the current
were eiasy. But would it be honest?. That
is• the question to be determined. In the
opinion of the writer, it would not, in his
case, entertaining the sentiments which he
has already expressed. Ifinasenry or anti
masonry are to rule theu des( mimics oft his coun
try, it shall not be with his aid.
Perhaps our friend in Rhode Island may
consider this explanation more "humilia
ting" e'en than he has found our silence to
be. lie has not left to 'us the option which
we would willingly have continued to exec=
else. " o .ve iro
time on this subject.
gga of the Times.—The Monmouth, N.
J. Examiner, a Jackson paper, has the fol
lowing Editorial remark:—
JOHN McLEAN of Ohio is seriously
spoken of by many for the next Presidency.
Some urge that it would be for thereof bene
fit .of the country to take
.him up, and drop
both Clay and Jackson and put an end to
the unfortunate party schism.. !rho Anti
masons and the Workingmen appear each
to be resolved to have candidates of their
own to be selected on the grounds of their
own professed principles—and bl r . in , Lean,
appears to be in high favor with both par
ties. We know not what may be the pros
pects of Mr. McLean, or whether his friends
intent! to bring him before the people, but
if he should perform the duties of the office
ofTrwident with the same faitlifidness and
ability, the same straightforward, high and
honorable course, that he did the duties of
Post Master General we should have no ob
jea-o-iii-To see him Chief Magistrate. I b
is a son of Now. Jersey, whom no doubt eve
ry Jerseyman•will be proud : to acknowedge.
How would the names of MeLF:Ax and
SOUTHARD or Ditexinistox sound together!
THE ,FfTir-YORK WHIG.
The Editor:et the N. Y. American has-the fol
lowing hancisoine annunciatieti o 4 the Now York
Whig :-
"The N.Y. Win ; J is edited by Orville L.
Ilollei; the - Oditel• of the Troy &bit:,
nek and by Henry Dana Ward, well known
as one of the earliest and ablest champions
of Antimaseary. It is under that flag that
this paper avowedly appears; and no press
nor cause, can boast of advocates better
'qualified for its vindication and advance
ment, than the gentlemen we have named.
They are both practised„ and vigorous wri
ters, though in totally diftoivtd.style-4: both
men of ebaracterriboth individuals who do
honor to tho, vocation. What, in such a
cause as theirs can be done, they will do- 7 '
well and worthily; and with the daily evi
dence around us of tbe progress of that cause
we are not prepared to say, that it iti• not
destined to be triumphant, Yet we must
fain confes that td us it does not appeal with
such fieve t‘s that it shotild..beeimie the
point of a great party: On this. head
however, we may take occasion to speak
somewhat at large, when we publish, as we
proixsie shortly to do, a very elaborate, and
eloquent letter recently addressed by Mr.
R. RUSII, to an Antimasonic committee of
his vidinitv, at York, Pennsylvania. This
letter justifies and Sustains . Anti-iiiasunry."
Prolific.--TI e Oxford Observer (Me.
states that the wife of James
..orrranconia, (N.; - 14 - 4 has had since the
year 182.1, rviive children at three births--
, three at the first, two at the secondl n fdur at
the Inst.! They are all lxi)fe, and are alt liv
ing and doing -4
"*-NAn old,Paper.-TheNewport Mercury
of'Saturday last - • -
‘ l 'fliis,,Linititier':ciimpleteel 'seventy three
. years since the .. Netiport:•Mercnry was first
published in this town, (June 1'4,-1768) by
.[Ats FR,t xitiiN brother of Dr. Baniann
Franklin.
We havehad the Vol„sh army at Milosna
again, two les distant - frot Warsaw.--
The following is a despatch from General
Skrzynecki:—
"General Diobitsch had concentrated all
his forces, and in person, at the head of his
advanced -guard, attacked on the 25th our
rear guard near Kullew. Colonel Dembin
ski commanded the Polish troops in a battle
of several hours, against the'enemy's over
whelming force, who had t H pieces of can
non whilst the Poles had only four pieces.
The Russian Field Marshal endeavored to
sin-roamd the,Polish right wing with his main
army. According to the plan fOrmed by
Skrzynecki in the commencement of the
canyaign, he did not intend giving hattle_to
the overwhelming 6,rce of the Russians in
that part of the country, which, it appears,
is net advantageous: consequently he gave
orders to the I rottlis to retreat to Kest rzva,
a retreat which was effected. : Gen. Giel
gud and part of (kn. Skrzynecki's corps
termed a reserve guard Aliaslc, - which
was attacked the f diowing morning at l
o'clock. The enemy presenteiP a gleat
s mass o nry ate cal': 1 . 1,, •
191X9
LEEB
FROM EITROPE:
HIGHLY IMPORTANT:
(II,OIi 10 ES TIMM:B P lIOM 'POI, A ND--
ANOTHER RE TR EA T OP THE n us-
A NS-,TRII) Pll OF THE REFORM
ERS IN ENO' [AVON OF
VON MID DEL.
By an arrival at Now York, the Editors of the
Commercial Advertiser have received their files
of London paperae - Fthe 16th of May, end Liver
pool to tho 17th.
IMPORTANT FROM POLAND.
"God prospers the right !" The invaders
of the gallant l'oles have again advanced,
and again been repulsed, and the "Balkan
Passer" is at length passing baCkwards to,
wards his own country. The following is a
despatch froth the Polish commander, en
closed in a letter front' Warsaw 'orMay 2d.
Extrast ft( a letter dated Warsaw, May 2.
numerous artillery, but all- his attacks were
repulsed, after a battle of several holes,
which did all honor to Gen. gielgud, who
afterwards retired to his former position.
I can assure the National Government that
the enemy has not made one prisoner, un
less it is the sick of the cholera, which were
left in the Ihrests. Yesterday General If
minski, in marching from Okuniew to Stn- .
nislawow, at the head of two. squadrons of
Lublin cavalry, (quite new troops,) - met
General Nassakin's cavalry brigade: the
squadrons attacked them bravely, and Ills.
peqied them. The enemy lost upwards of
:30 menand otlicer killed, and a captain
with 72 men and horses weretnade prison=
ers. We had 3 otlicers and five soldiers
wounded, but not one killed. The tyitach
meats sent into the forests continually bring
in prisoners of the dispersed brigade.
(Signed) "SKRZ Y NECKI."
Milosna„ April 28.
You may depend upon this- information,
as Skrzyneekt never exagerates; but kee )s .
a his secret. - rt - i:4ktid that he made
a feigned retreat, and wished to bring the
Russians to Warsaw again, being a good
position for 'a battle, but Diebitsch thought
it better to follow hen, and has now retreat
ed faster than ho advanced. It is believed
that he wishes to get over the Bug again;
but if he does; the Kies will attend him:
they are now following him up. '
It was repbrted at
. VVarsaw on the Ist of
May, that. the Russians had retreated from
Siedlec, and left there 10,000 sick. The
latest accounts say that colonel Lewinski,
who commands 'a separate detachment, has
li made himself Master of Ocholenka, and to
tally4latizateOlto corps of General Sacken.
Diebitsch is retreating with his whole army
• to the Bug, over which river he has thrown
bridges.
The Warsaw Courier says—" All the
accounts received in Warsaw, agree. , " that
the Russian army is retreating at all points.
Count Fiedro, one of oar ollicers, is said to
have fallen 19 action with the Cossacks."
The LOOddriCouner of the 14th, states
that authentic accounts of the retreat oldie
Russian army had been. received:
"The motives assigned by Gen. Diebitsch
is, the want of provisions, and the destitute
state of the country which he had 'invaded;
but -we are enabled to state positively that
the cholera merbuit was making frightful
ravages in the army, which can no longer
contend against the Poles, who'were com
paratively suffering little from disease." .
POTUGAL-7.llfiguel has i exhibited his
utte‘faiLand inbecility, as was necessarily
expected. • An English 'squadron appcared
off the TagnS on the 26th. On the day pre
ceding, the lo i luglish Consul General receiv
ed despatches by a Steamer, upon which he
acted immediately; demanding on Lie,hulf of
his government, that the Judge Conservator
at Oporto, Caneiro and SA, shOuld be dig
triissed,„ luid the one elected by the resident
British - merch?ots recognized , and the re.
cognition o(lh:taffy - published lit the Lisbon
Gazette:--that 'the captain of-. the i)iann fri
gate; whoa detained tlia.St fielenii.Pitekat off
Terceit a, should' be Asmiased; that several
magtstrtite4 who haVo violated the rights of
British' subjects, Should be . , diainisSed, and
others .repritnetu.led;' that Several soldiers
. • .
should be Ilismitised for the same cause; and
that compensation should be made for-vari
ous exactions at 'the custom house, and also
to a large amount in the . nature of vindictive
damages unlawful arrests and . detentions.
The COnsul was instrucled that the demands
admitted of no modification or negotiation. .
All these demands, humiliating as they must
have been to the arrogant but helpless ty
rant, were speedily complied with; 'and' an
niniciations)ef the dismissal of the of
complained of appeared in his own official
gazette on the 4th of May. llejiad been
allowed exactly ten days for consillemtion.
ENGLAND
THE F I,ECTION S.—The Analytical
table in the Courier of the 14th ult. giving
the latest return?, makes the total ditlinvnee
in favor of reform 138, the total number of
reforms then being 534. Returns are given
from must of the rotten boroughs, whore,
as, a matter aeon rse the majorities are the
greatest against reform. In tlkose included
in schedule A., 28 members were returned
foe; and 76 against ministers. ,
.The Liverpool Times says:--:-The Eng
lish County Elections hale now:termin a t e d
hi the return of upwards of seventy reform
ers, and of not more than five opponents of
reform. The comities of Buckingham,
Imitingdon, and Weston - irelatut-each , 'sen&
one ant i-retbriner to Parliament, and Shrop
shire possesses the undivided disgrace' of
having returnefl, - two. The result of the
Northamptonshire and Dorset elections is
not yet known, but the utmost effect which
they can produce will be to give the anti
reformers seven County Members instead of
fiVe. We are certain, therefbre, of a ma
jority of upwards of tre to vet', happen what
nitiy; and our expectation is, that.the lay
elections which are still donlittid will in
crease, and not diminish the majority in fa
vor of reform...
Sir Walter Seotl.--Wo tear that the ac
counts we have had of the illness of this il
lustrious man are but too welt founded.
IRE L 4 N D.—A duel took place at Cht
nowt, on the morn or Sunday tho tali inst.
betwilen Messrs. Steel and O't ;Airman Ma
hon; rival candidates for Parliakment in the
county of Clare, and who have been avow
(41 enemies ever since int alliuy in .18;30
between IMF. O'Connell's friends and these
of Mr. Steel. In consequence of s me very
severe language applied by Mr.Stel in re,
[alien to Mr. O'Gorman litahoii in a ,public.
adilress in the streets or Ennis, Mr.tharleg
Mahon, brother,inf the lat*ivyliii w a s Figs_
ing, by; gave 11 Il t meeting was
arranged tiir the next morning. It was in
thdated -that Mr. O'G. Mahon intended to
come upon the ground himself. Mr. Steel
contemptuously declined. The fernier hav
ing appeared on the ground Mille time ap
pointed, with - his brother and his second,
and said he bad come to , take Mr.•Charlem
Mahon's place. This- Mr. Steel refitsed.
The second of Mr. Charles Own annouuced
that he would not fight; and the parties with
drew to harr\angue variously the disappoint
ed Mel).
FICA NC E.—The Morning Herald of the
latest date contains advices front Paris of
the day previous (the 151 h) at which time
every thing was traruptil. There had been •
a slight disturbance prevtously m the Place
Vendome, arising front the dispute about
the July &co-rations. Some of the paper;
intimate that the King had lost popularity
with the actors in the revolution, by the
course he had taken in distributing those,
honors as marks of distinction conferred by
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rapidly cawing on in relation to the Poles,
but of what natuie it is not indicated.
BE LCIIII Brussels paperii state
that the National. Congress had been con
vened for the IHth of mar, when the deci
sion of the Prince of Coburg with respect to ,
the oflitr of the crown , was expected to be
definitively announced. It appears now
from taut' number of Frenchmen taken into
custody during the late dist lifbances in Brits
illitt_the_clihrfp_romoters of the opgosi
-tion to Prince Leopold are of that nation.
The impression that
,his Royal highness
will accede is very general .throughout Bel
gium, and wishes of the natives unconnected
with French politics are -upiversalky in his
favour& His adoption of their Sovereignty
Would certainly remove many of the -diffi
culties in which the country is placed with
respect to Holland, and perhaps prevent the'
effusion of much Idood. In that point.of
view it is. desirable, if it consist with his
honour, that the Prince should accept the
-
offer: it will undoubtedly tend, to extend
English influence amongst the Flemings.
:et*:
The New York Journal .of ComMerce
publishes a writ issued 'by the Supreme
Court of the state of N. York, in 1808, di
reefing the Sherifl'of the city and county l of
New. -York t _to PrOdililll EDWAIII) LIVING
STON, the present Secretary of State, an
OUT LA W ! It seems that Mr: Living ;
ston had alwonded from New York to avoid
the payment of a private debt of $BO,OOO--
which.su' bjected hirn to the penalty of out
lawry. The public.debt of 100,000 dollars,
ourvhich he was a defaulter, is another af
fair. The highest officer in the cabinet
..._
should be a man with clean hands.
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,
_Walsh' - of the NAono Qazette .
and A
mericikn . quarterly R eview, says he will
publish Mr.... Rush's - letter fo r . about thirfu
.dotiars.. Wish , tothO Charaoer, of h. lit
erary cut-throat adds, that Dra:despiCable
miser, lci very. often the first " is the. imme,
dime offs 'int of the' bitter... - fie - .will.lractil
- *inn tit' arid -:any- y -for d'ulta4l4irty
dollars ik '
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