Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 36, Madison, Jefferson County, 30 August 1817 — Page 1

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L, COBBET'S JST LETTER intitled, " A peep into the ;f sinecures, pensions and addressed to the laboring in England, Scotland and i." It is dated ." North stead, Long Island, July 4, t' and commences with the ing observations on the

1 1 riting the date of this let t me in mind -of the circum- , that this day is the only hich is celebrated as a festithe people of this country. I on the 4th of July that declared themselves Indepencf England. They succeed'l establishing that Independafter a Jong and arduous rlc against theEnglish armies jsets, and against the Brunsirs, Hessians and other Gertroops, hired by our govern?of the German princes. The id of that memorable quarrel that .the government want-

tax tne Americans iviwout them send members to ParliUDon this cround the peo-

Ssisted; and in the House of k Lord Chatham, the father itt, said, that they had " a u resist' and that he rejoiclat they bad resisted. This jution, which has led to such Ity consequences in the world, phich was the first great blow n to despotism and superstiwas built upon the foundaI that, he who is taxed without pun consent, is a slave. He I call himself what he will; but I has no voice in making the I by which he is liable to be jished, and by which his profy is taken away and applied

to the use of others, he is, to all

intents and purposes a Slave." Speaking of the pensions granted for life by the Britishgovernment, to persons who have served only two or Jthree years abroad in the capacity of foreign ministers, Mr. G. observes, " The American foreign ministers receive, while on service, each of them about a fin h part as much per year as 'Canning received per year while he was at Lisbon and they receive no pensions alter their employment ceases. But, then, the American people have

not the satisfaction to see suoi men as .Canning ' rolling" in his chariot, while they eat grains and butter-milk! The American people have not the honor to pay 20s a bushel for English salt; but, on the contrary, I now actually pay ' s. 6d. English money, for that very salt for which I used to give sos. a 'bushel in London, and 19s. a bushel at Botley. Feople here give salt to their" cattle in great abundance, and to surprising adVantage: they take their hay in .sometimesalmostgreen, and throw salt amongst it, which makes it, they say, as good as hay made in the general way. Yet this very salt comes from England. Yea, is made In that very same England, where a poor man can hardly get salt to use with his potatoes! But then the Americans, 'as I said before, have not the honor to have sinecure placemen, big pensioners, great" grandees, and a long list of " late foreign ministers' though the foreign affairs of the country are conducted with more ability than those of any other nation in

the world. As a proof or tnis, compare the public papers of the American foreign ministers with the papers of Castlereagh, Canning, Wellesley, or any of the rest of them. Besides, the American foreign ministers', are always amongst the very first in the country for talent, wisdom and integrity. Of the five Presidents three have formerly been foreign ministers. And it is to men like these that the Americans give about a fifth part as much as we give to such men as Canning anqrere ! But then the people of America do not live upon butter-milk and grains; nor do they live upon tea and potatoes."

died on the passage

new-yorjc, July 23. The schooner Andrew jackson, which arrived this morning from Teneriffe, has on board two Carpels, one of which is eight feet high, the length of the body 12 feet,& the neck 5 feet. It is said to be one of the most beautiful of the Jcind in the world. The pther is a young one, the pother of which

COBBET'S WEEKLY POLITIv CAL REGISTER. This valuable publication continued with its usual sound principles, still gives us the best picture of British policy. The exposition of the pensioners and sinecurists, under the title of ' A peep intp the Den,T &c. in the Register of the 17th, is as amusing as instructive. ' In tie Register of theVth, we have an address ' to the 'Boroughmongers," in ,which he seems' to felicitate Iiirnself that'thin will come about," in favor of popular rights;' and he has reason to congratulate himjself on his timely exit from a land Jii which the worst of star-'cham-ber proceedings are revived j wiic we see other Charleses on the throne other Tefferies on the bench, and

other R'ussels arid Sydneys at the j)ar. We extract the following: ' " It was in order that J and my family Height wait with patience that I came hither, fpr patient I could not " have been in silence; !and they yould not have been patient when I was' in a dungeon. The sort of treatment which was in reserve for me, may be easily judged of from the following account, which I find in the London papers, relative to the treatment of state-prisoners at Reading, in Berkshire. " In consequence of the acting magistrates oi the county of Berks, having been re

fused admittance to the state-pn. soners in the goal of Heading, (though they were in the constant habit of visiting that goal,) they addressed queries to, the Secretary of state for the home departments on the subject, and received answers : (Copy.) ''The visiting magistrates of Reading goal wis.h answers to the under mentioned questions, from the right honorable secretary of state : Q. "May magistrates generally, of the county ot Berks, visit the state-prisoners, in common wth other prisoners, which they are privileged to do, and ask questions, and enter into conversation with them ? A. Not except upon special reasons being assigned, which must be submitted to, and judged of by the secretary of state. Q. "If state-prisoners may have a copy of official direction? to goalers ? "A. No. " If they may have free use of pen ink and paper, under certain restrictions, as ordered by the official directions, which must be strictly observed. Q. f they may read the public news-papers under certain res.

trictions ?

A. " No. ' Q, "If they may hive books to read from circulating libraries? ' A. " Such books as are apDroved by the Visiting magistrate.'4 Q " avf Nwmf or strong beer, or ' ale,' in Nlimitect quantities, 'at '.their own expense or that of government " A. " What Quantity is desired? Q. If through the 'day they be confined' in solitary pells, and at night in better apartments, if kuch can be procured For them? ; A. " To be" confined in such manner as has been usual, 'arid in such apartments as have been here. tofore allotted to state-prisoners. ' " In consequence of new directions sent down,' the three prisoners werecohfined in separate ropms, after having been confined a . foHhight.v " - ' -: " ! Ah! boroughmongers it is much pleasanter to sit here under the shade of trees loaded with fruit, only wanting hands to gather and mouths to eat it, than to be

begging of my lord Sidmonth and Castlereagh to breathe the sveet air! Much better amusement is it to be drying fruit in" the sun, to please my little boys and girls when they come, than to be peeping through the iron grates and bars of the jails, and listening whether their prayers have obtained them access to my damp and dreary cavern. Much better to hi here, laughing at you? and teaching the world at once to hate and despise you, than tq be hearing the distant cries pf those children, "who"vill live to see vengeance on you or on your$. Here I can read all the London news-papers, without lord Sidmouth's leave, nor are his magistrates to select my books for pe. No wonder that your Courier was enraged at my departure! I am at once in full view of you, and beyond the reach of your dark and deep malignity. I am looking down upon you as upon a nest of insects, destined to have all your works defeated, and to be crushed, at last, amidst all your fancied security. I see you hard at work, digging the pit into which you yourselves are to be tumbled and I anticipate the pleasure or' being one of those who are to tumble you into that pit. What the' treatment of the unfortunate men, now shut up, is, the world will' easily judge from the above (document. The magistrates are even not to see them and converse with tbem, without special permission of te secretary pi state, upon special reasons being assigned! How h?ppy have been to be an object of the How comfortable my family must

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