Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 17, Richmond, Wayne County, 3 July 1824 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1824.

I have to apologize to my readers for ain introducing to their notice the notori-

js James Rariden of billingsgate fame. lis propensity for calumnious invective, ) far silences the counsel which prudence odd dictate, that he exposes his real charJeter to the scrutinizing eye of a discernpublic, which will appreciate his mojves, and return the blunted shafts of his Malice to the place of their emanation.

The following effusion of his surcharged )eart appeared in the Western Emporium

fthc 19th ult. and might have passed un-

oticed, had not the Legerq character to

1 AaCnnA hpvnnd the orecinets

g i J Ii V -v -- -'J - - J ) the county of Wayne; in places where perhaps Mr. R's. pretensions to veracity may not be weighed with his other characteristics! I (From the Western Emporium of June 19. t A friend of Mr. Clay says he cannot enter the list cf combatants vfith the Editor of the Richmond Leeu because that Editor kteps no terms with truth, And acts as though he was irresponsible to his fellow heing, his couutry, and his God. To assail him is Jike attacking the fortress of a Polecat, which isdeJuiJed by an effluvia poisonous to any nssai!ant. tt has no character to lose, aud so may in safety indulge his habitual malignity. He is like Junius1 Lord, in the strange variety of his falsehoods he tie-

What a wonderful relief it must have afforded him, to find cuch an ample vent

for the copious overflowings of his gall!

with what a delicious gust did his anticipation feast on the mangled reputation of his defamated victim! But not so Vast Mr. R. the public will not join in the hue and cry on the strength of groundless assertions, and unjust insinuations, promulgated in the true spirit of vindictive malevolence. An enlightened community will require stronger proofs to substantiate such charges, than can be deduced from the editorial department of this paper; though garbled and distorted by the learned Counsellor himself. As the conductor of a public journal, I esteem it my privilege to appeal to that pullic for the correctness of my conduct, a

jjhavc always considered myself arncm

to the people collectively, fur my tra! J lions in that capacity; Mr. Rs. su I tions to the contrary notwithstanding j That gentleman bv a kind of intL

perception has discovered (after ve the burthen of his spjeen) that I havt character to lose," and has kindly coi mented me with a facsimile of his o which I am compelled to decline as I am formed it is getting out offahion. B has a character, and the sooner he 1 the better for him. Seeing be is the truck zrhcel of the and of course has an enormous load ' tain, I will-hot at this time add add weight, but shall occasionally, w'

I have no worthy object to arrest my . i i

mm, pass mm in review, anu expos political tergiversations until I have M Lathed the naked through the v.

) not understand rne as saving that he part of a fortune-tt Utr.

Almost every week for some time r have had occasion to notice the lucre; news-papers in the state of Ohio; an stand they have taken in favor of Jol t Adams. Such a number of new ape favor of this gentleman's pretci sions gues strongly that the real opinions o people of that state on the Presie question have not been correctly i tented. Even in Cbillicotbe, whit! generally leen considered Mr. ( rong-hold, a paper has been estabh which advocates the cause of Mr. Ad the 10th No. of which contains the fol. ing remarks: "It is a fact worthy of m that in this town, alone, which it i thought some time ago did not cor twenty persons favourable to the elc of Mr. Adams, his friends exceed hundred; and from what we can are daily increasing." I have the pleasure to-dav of addi, "Star and Gazette," printed; in . anon, Ohio, to the list of papers in Mr. Adams the following is an t " from the editorial address: "After harin viewed and reviewed then a-ii heard what has be-.-a said both for aul i '

the respective candidates, by their advocates fit m their opponent?, we have come to the fixed deliberate resolution to support the cause and vocate the interest of John Quinct Adams And in so doing, we absolutely disclaim all loc. terest, or personal prejudice,or prepossession. we to be governed by prejudice or prepossession, confess our choice might have fallen on a difTer candidate; for our haoits, our wishes, and our as ciations have not hitherto led us in that course tl would, at first view, have directed us to the man our present choice, l or haring been bred in t! school, and walked from choice in the paths of D

nun-racy anu rtepuoucanism we have like many our friends and political brethren, turned our eai with contempt, and scorn, from all that were edu catedand demociled in that region of our countn where our free institutions have been assailed, an our independence has been insulted and ridiculed In short we have heen ready to say, as one of o' "can any good come out of Nazareth." Nor making choice of Mr. Adams do we in the leas bandon, or in any manner comproroit our repi can sentiments. For whatever may be 6a id ; contrary by the enemies of Mr. Adams, or the f: of other candidates, we cannot believe, that we advocate the man who has been intrusted some of the most responsible and important

lions in we oevcrnment hy a Washington, p i son, a Madison, and a Monroe, we can at ..: ! suspected of a disposition to abandon the raiiks j republicanism. And were we disposed to argue t j case, when all we aim at for the present is toe i press our sentiments, we mierht nut a nurstion wh

would puzzle the most able, or most prejudice publican opposer of Mr. Adams to answer. 1 comes it to pass that this same Mr. Adams, who

! nv would have us believe is adverse to hf nr

i pies of eual rights, and an advocate for Monai I & Aristocracy, one who is disposed to prostrate plain ant! republican institutions to royal favo J British influence We say how comes it to pass i this same Mr. Adams has done more to silence j put down a powerful .and dangerous faction, j used their utmost endeavours, to degrade, anc duce us to renounce our national independence, compel us to succumb to the power, and met. Stek the protection of a foreign government, and j vctcrate foe; one that was at the very moment c ' rj-ing on a cruel war. in disguise, by cn tnring, a even slaughtering those, who were the pride & .strength of American Independence. That R I Adnmsis the man who has done this no one ran jny, who reads his animadversions on the writ, of Fiier Ames, a man whose talents am! eloque werecqoal!ed by few, and exceeded by none. . ' why do we descmd to particulars; it is not in r 1 solitary service rendered to the cause of Repu , J canism, that we are induced to es rouse the cause Mr. Adams. We believe that the whole course his life, as far as it has come within the line of our i obrrvation and information, has evinced that his i talents, his literary acquirements, his profound i knowledge of political economy, and intimate aej quaintance with our national interests, and repubj lican institutions, render him the decided object of j our choice. Nor altho' we mention it the last, do we think it the least of his qualification, that his j moral habits, and exemplary demeanor in the priI vale walk- of life, has uniformly been such at to siI lence the. calumny, if not command the respect, of hit most iiivett rate onposers. And is this nothinj? ? U example ol no weieht? Are laws, made to puni ith crimes and to sup;iressvice and immorality, merely to awe the vulvar and afford protection and iramanity to the rich and powerful? But we forbear ' to --e this subject any further, lest we thould be ' f r hibiting ar ious comparion r competitors

E LECTORS OP PRESIDENT. for joim quvwy adajis. id II Maxwell, Jesse L. Holman, ChristoHarrison, Isaac Blackford, James Scott. FOR ANDREW JACKSON. ?rd Patton. Jesse H. Durham. Jnhn CarY.

vldridge, Jonathan M'Carty, David Rotb, i -'e ad way, FOR HENRY CLAY. 'Wilson, Moses Tabhs, James Rariden, VVWAck' Maston O. Clark, Jcha A. 1, John Dawson.

Jums SSth, IC244 ' bbl. 1 25 ax, lb. 23 f , me3, bbl. 6 25 , ' ), er, firkin, lb. 5 oned hams, 4 shoulders and sides, 3 ittor beans, busa. l CD , om taeal, 22 torn, SO Cheese, lb. , leathers, 25 ' ax.seed, bush 3 i ' ur, bbl. 3 55 , . tseng, lb. 1 ' is, 12 slard, C : p, ton, CO CO C lb. 2-12 U 1 (l

To his honor Ju.

I addressed a few queriet i . j a short j i i i i

lime since, ana, as my wnoie aesign was lnfrtrrnrtinn- T -atiimllv Tnpr.tpd thev

would hp anwf!Prl with candor and de

corum, and (ft om the idea I entertained of

your leprcii knowledge) with correctness. )3ut. ?s. i Ytavc cen disappointed! the

' m air o'-your town ;jpears to.be contagious;

a irceiv a tK passes but your paper ror-'-iir.s "fcrrvj indecorous language, and

X Vive "even noficed some expressions

u h?-h r.-. i! ! l.r.nt? a blush upon thechcek

of ni .'li e: tv ; -i'd as though the language of

) lxT correspondents re noi suuicit-nuy ... -.. t, ii in the last Emporium corn

ered jJur answer to my queries in the

' .rt tttji strain:

We would advise Simon Magus, before

LIST OF LETTERS, 4AINING in the Post-Of2ce at Richmond, ay ne county, Indiana, which if not takea ihe first of October next, will be taut to tho 1 " ;t-Office, as dead letters. Arnett, William Albright. . ph Bozworth, Susan Daldwin, John , fVm. Brodrick, John Draden, Jesse Dogue, . Bunch, George Burket, John Cain, Jo.tly, Phillip Brown, Levi Butler, lerk, Doctor Cail, Bethuel Cc2n, Joseph ;r Cloud, John L. Cail, Job Ccsbs, Iieze- ' -irtwrinht. rt Fulton, Edward L. Frost. f try Garrett. b Hornish 2, Joshua Harlen, Alexander . hn Hoover, James Hannah. j Julian. xderick Long, Taoar Levingston, V7iUt 0 homas Mahon, Cornelius Mabry, Jonath&n y, John Magill, Henry Miller. 2 Inhn Mniemnn

O Elias O?ao, Willian 0:born or Dznj&ia

Halls.

P nrthrrt Piprson.

R John Ronk.

nahl Smith. Andrew sparse stn

dy, Robert Swann, Matbew Simons.

T unanes leas, iienry

U Elizabeth Unthank. . w...TKnmM Wiles. Anthcnv Ward, Hannaa

Wools, John Wright, Andrew Wade.

Y William xoune.

ROBERT LIORR1SUJN, Y. M. Richmond, July l,t,lC24. l?3w.

iV4-NOTICE.-

THE subsciber earnestly requests all thoss innKlsil in Kim ithpr bv note or book account.

to call and discharge their bills within ten days.

Bein about to quit nusiness in imchuiuuh, intillT nrrmnr. kft wmy boots should be closed.

All those who ao noi can wiuhh v will fiud their accounts in ti e Magistrate's hands.

Richmond, June 25, 1824. l6-"3t

puts queries to others, uhkh betray his tfi contemptible ignoruncc" &x.

What there was in my short article to iCv v,ii in nnnlvinc such epithets to

cannot discover, (and 1 have read it 1 tirnf s. Surely such vile

Ol V f iitmv ronsrious weakness, and a

of arguments. If your honor intends jrsue such a course in answering my idly inquiries, I must desist, for I will lttempt to cope with you in invectives.

the heat of the moment you

.lnH tn me terms which vour sober

ment condemns, at least I am willing ?r. o (1 Therefore, as I frankly ac-

owledgc my ignorance, (being a plain mer,) and as I have an ardent desire for ormation, particularly on points oflaw, Fhen I can obtain it without a fee,) I beg eave to trouble you with a few more. You say the the Constitution of the U. tes provides "that the privilege of the t of Habeas Corpus shall not be susded unless incases of rebellion, or inon the public safety may require it. hen the foundation of a superstruc- . : 4n tv ill not the whole tuo-

- all as a matter of course? Is not the of Habeas Corpus the very foundaof the civil law ? If by any calamity ' . privilege of said writ should be susied in this state, for instance, under t law would the people be living? ' t we not cither have Martial Law, or i a state of Anarchy? f.dnrr that vour honor will answer

queries in the same spirit of candor which they arc written, I shall con-

&liuui rmuuo thorn, July 2d. , AUGUST ELECTION. iKFSS DANIEL J. CASWELL, JAMES B. RAY, JOHN TEST.

Joseph P. Ptummer

HAVING MOVED IB mis Mrw STORE HOUSE.

At the south-east corner of MAIN and FRONT STREETS, opposite the store house recently occu. . . . . . . in n r r. . r frT mtv At loir

pied by J. MAUrUiivt., uww uuu. -

prices, nmr svnci

UK I Urwuvi QUEEKSWARE, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CUTLERY, CASTINGS, SADDLERY,

MEDICINES, Src. For all of which will be taken ,tt BEESWAX, FEATHERS, LINEN, GINSENG, TALLOW, FLAX, &c. 4LSO FOR SALE FIRST QUALITY CASTOR OIL, and EASTERN TANNED CALF SKINS. ' Richmond, 31 month 6th, 1824. 1 tf

Interesting Notice!!

ESAi. Assembly HENRY HOOVER, ELEAZAR HIATT, CYRUS FINCH, y WILLIAM M. DOUGHTY, . PETER JOHNSON, ITHAMEIl WARNLR, DAUNADAS COtFlN.

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i nromv :nc.m ih. ritimns of Va?necoun-

l uribu 1H.VI..A - j I nnthnrizf-d. and have couiraencetl

fur thp nresent vear, un

der the regulations of the new law on that ubject.

which provides that tne couecior ia ii . taxes at his office, at the county seat ; and is very severe indeed, on the collector, incase of default ia

navine over the money wmeirwwi. r J xdiiL specified by law You will f' 1 . i n.nr i tinner ol coerciiifr

payment. - , . . rt

Te la'w Z '& I Povi,ion. ii that the law m.i.-3 i nr imlulrence can

nrcnunt. I canassure "; n - S?wi I be iven. and I hope, the people will exert l)r"1". h . i.i. a.;. immpfliatpi v. Ion-

i,flniMlvrs lo irnii: men ... reXt owners of Und or town lots or their agents, ainforined that I will. advertise for sale , a such

land or town lots remaining unpuiu, v -

Auirust next. . . ... i a nm. : rvntreville. on r n-

1 will auenu t ray uu. ... ' 0a,k days and Saturdays, in each week, unUl the 20th

clay oiJuiy nexi, ior uib pur, - pp ivThose in arrears for 1823, are particularly requested to call and ischarpe the sun.e. H SAMUEL HANNAH, SAenJ, V. C June 7th, 1B24. 14 - PRODUCE. ... The following article, of country be taken in payment for .ubscnption s to th vit: VVheatLRyeOatsCornTBacon-Lar S,,ear-Ginscnr-Dee..wa-T Flax Wool Linen Rags &c, Uc. woe .

livered at tho oCice. June 18, l24. ..

BLANK DEEDS, FOR SAiS AT THE LECER orflCS.

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