Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 117, Richmond, Wayne County, 22 July 1826 — Page 2

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To the Editors of the Public Leger.

Gentlemen I discover, by the last num

ber of your paper, teat David Hoover is

still determined to be "fishing in troubled

waters," notwithstanding his common hyp

ocritical cant of unavailing regret at the

circumstance. What would you think of

a man, who, after spitting in your face, or

calling you a liar to your teeth, should

then tell vou, with a very sanctified air.

mat he had no intention of quarrelling

with you? You would conclude that he

was either a hypocrite of the first order,

or that he calculated too much on the sub

limated purity of your morals, or the milk

iness of vour disposition. Similar to this

true: he never uttered oco complaint in ray presence, cor ccd I fin J in any of his letters cr public-ticr.s, that he ever did ccpl-in cfany improper, cr if you please,

cn-entl3ir.en!y conduct of; Jr. Kanden cn the trial of those causes. He has, to be sure, inserted some counter certificates,

respecting which I have no remarks to

make, but he says nothing himself. As I

remarked before, his whole ground of com plaint to me, was, that Rariden had suffer

ed himself to be employed as counsel a

gainst his brother, &c.

It is but justice to myself to state, that I

have been dragged into this controversy ! . ' 1 -

mucn against my own inclination. It was

not of my seeking. Hoover's attack upon

me was wanton and unprovoked unwar

has been the course pursued bv David 'anted by the circumstances, and wholly

Hoover. After making a most wanton at- ""necessary ana foreign 10 me airacuiiy

IB W W Y a

tark nnnn mv character, and calling imnn I Between him and Kanden. You can form

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the nennle to determine whether I had some idea ol tne heavy malice ol the man

arterf like a trentleman or not. he now telh with whom I have to contend, when he so

you, forsooth, with much affected modera- dearly evinces his determination to hold - - . . ... . . . I I . A iL I . 1 1

tion, that it was not his wish or intent on no irrins WIUI UUJ one wuo eer tninks

to enter into any altercation with me: I suppose not; he expected me to bear his castigation with the patience of a Dutch horse. I am not one of those, however,

who believe the Evangelical doctrine of

entire non-resistence, in its full extent; as that a man smitten on one cheek should turn the other. Such a doctrine exists only in the imagination of poets and divines: no practical illustration of it can be found, at the present day, on this earth.

It has been said, and perhaps with some decree of truth, that the mortgagor and and mortgagee differ not more in the length of their purses, than the sayer and sayee do in the length cf their memories; and more especially when the one notes down, with the tenacity of a common informer, every inadvertant word that happens to be dropt by the other. I know not what Hoover may be able to prove against me,

neither do I care; but tills much I do know, that he would be perfectly safe in proving whatever he please, as it is imposible for me to disprove any thing; a negative, from the very nature of things, is not susceptible of proof; I can only mike use of argument. True, I did say that I was morally certain I had never made use of the expression, that "Rariden had damn'd himself forever in Wayne county."" I say the same now; yet it is possible I may be mistaken: I am not, however, in the least intimidated by Hoover's swaggering defiance, or his threat of confronting and overwhelming

me with evidence. By his gasconading

challenge, 1 understand an invitation to

meet him in a common street altercation,

or a court yard brawl. lam not, howev

er, sufficiently mater of the slang-wang of

Billingsgate to meet any man upon those terms. I shall not accept his challenge, and he is at liberty to put what construction he pleases upon my refusal. Hoover, in his first address, charges me with saying that "Rariden had damrvd hirselforTfr in Wayne county;" be now a m is that I stated merely that "R ri len had damnM himself in Wayne euty.v If I have any knowledge of the English language, the meaning of those two expressions differs very widely . It is not uncommon to say, in reference to an election,

that a candidate has done an act calculated to damn him in that election; and common experience proves that this may frequently be the case, although the act done is not wrong in itself; but to say that a man is damnM forever, in a particular county , implies a degree of guilt, on his part, that he has done an act ofturpitude, involving the violation of some moral obligation, and a wilful departure from rectitude. This

I hue no doubt Hoover will say is a play upon words, and altogether my sterious to him; but good sense will mark the distinction. I had a conversation, the other

day, with a respectable m m, a citizen of

this county, in whose veracity I have every confidence, and who was present at Indianapolis, at the time alluded to by Hoover: he is under the impression that I did say, when speaking in reference to the enduing senatorial election of this county , and those suits in the District Court, that "Rariden had damnM hiroelf in Way ne county.1 ft is possible "I may have said so; it is very nearly the same in substance that I have always admitted. I recollect of being told repeatedly, while at Indianapolis, that the circumstance of those suits would be made use of against Rariden to prejudice his election, and I did believe then, whatever I may think now, that it would have a very serious effect. Bot admitting, for one moment, that I did ay all that Hoover charges me with saving, in what manner, I would ask, in the n.imc of common sense, does that affect the certificate I gave relative to Rariden' conduct in the management of those suits? A .11 now submit to the good sense of a candid public, whether Hoover has any right to complain of me for crtifii: fn

facts which he himself tacitlv admits to be!

or speaks favorably of the person with

whom he is at enmity. He is at liberty to

pursue, in future, any course towards me

that his conscience may dictate he may

persecute me even unto strange cities.

if he thinks proper I shall act only on the defensive. I never could iustifv a war of

. j aggression, whether carried on with words

or with steel; but I have always considered it right to make use of both in self-defence. David Hoover, from his long standing and popularity in this county, is an enemy by no means to be dispised. It was my misfortune, in doing an act which I considered my duty, (from which I hope I may never shrink,) to fall under his displeasure, and to call down upon my devoted head the whole venom of his ire, txv justly let the people determine. Yoitrs, c

CYRUS FINCH. Centreville, 18th July, 1826.

nVAuU and wounded. Two thousand

5irn-H havir.Tin the rr.l-zt cf tJei

women and children, made the sort:: oft!.e

23d; they were cll el:.in, ercrpt zlz:it fc? tv who were taken alive ar.d rr-ee'e elave:.

The other 1,000 men who remained in me city, assembled the 700 invalids together,

with the women and child ren,m meciiurt ii

which they blew up into the air, and then

proceeded to share the late ol their com

patriots, who fell in combatting me enemy Salem, Ia. June 2C 1826.

Negroes Since noticing the arrival of

the 30 negroes in our county, we hear of

f ip arrival of about forty at White Water.

We also find that several families of blacks have come among us from Tennessee and

elsewhere These large numbers, howev

er, we believe have been conducted here

by the Friends Society of North Carolina, Considerable excitement has been produ-

ced in consequence of this emigration. Th l.hprntinn of a slave is certainly an

act of justice, and is creditable to the mas

ter hut no person who win rignuy consiu

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FRIDAY EVKHKgTjuly

(ttrFcr a sufficient reasoijN ticipated our usual day of publiCat ftCrWc understand thorn ; .

circulation, that we refused to i

article in vindication of Mr. Test'

Ur3. Denny's case we have Crl

that it is absolutely false. Our col

equally open to all parties; but f

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aeives, we expect to taue no active

any ol the elections.

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The Lic.iAnv.lt will be rer.n

by those who feel themselves i0er t

the success of this valuable inslituti 1

next Saturday, the 29th inst. at 2 ')

P.M. is the time appointed for a &

of the shareholders, to make tu ' )

arrangements for nrfmnlTlrwr ... j

erthesubject,but will regret the increase of rat hc Socjst We .

our numbers with such materials. e .... ' . . wct;

have been reauested to say that noencour- w, De ,unr nded, lor, in oure

agement has been given on the part of the

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POIlEIGrT AFFAIRS.

From Niles Register.

Great Britain. From a parliamentary document it is proved, that the laboring classesof England have, for some y ears, exhibited a gradual decline towards a state

of utter poverty and humiliating dependence! While population, since 177C, lias increased as only 1 to 3 pauperism has increased as more than 1 2 to 3 that is from 15 to 61. An .augmenting proportion of human misery every year is a fright ful picture. The Fancy ball in London for the benefit of the poor, w as said to have produced

upwards ol JL4,000. An old maid named Lawrence, is pro

prietor of nearly all the town of Ripon,

containing 5,000 souls, as well as much other valuable property in lands, &c, She possesesacomplet control over all elections, and fo sends two members to parliament whoshe will. A violent assault was lately committed on the high sheriff of Cork, by a mob in that city, A vast multitude was marching through the streets, with play cards, inscribed; "We want employment, ourselves and our families are starving." The sheriff tried to remonstrate with them, but the mob raised on him and wounded him se

verely. He found refuse in a shop, but

tranquility was not restored until a party

ol dragoons marched to the spot.

The accounts from the manufacturing

districts were favorable: trade was revi

ving, and active benevolence was relieving

me uisiress ol the unemployed.

Havti. Mr. Gordon, British consul to

Hay ti, arrived at Port-au-Prince on the 9th instant, from Loudon. The Feuille du Commerce of that place of the 11th says:

"last evening, the secretary general of the president of Havti gave an ent riainment in honor of the consul general of Great

iiritain, to a great number of individuals. Mr. MeKenzie was notable to be present He was sick. The consuls of other nations who were invited, were without doubt also

indisposed, since they did not attend." Greece. The Turkish accounts state that the attack of col. Fabvier, with the

regular Greek troops, upon Negropont,

had totally failed, and the corps estimated at 1000 men, besides cannon, &c. It is stated that lord Cochrane has actually sailed for Greece. Trieste April 1C. A vessel arrived from Zante, after sixteen days' passage, brings intelligence that Ibrahim Pacha left a feeble garrison at Missolonghi, and has set

out tor the Morea, with the remainder of

his troops. The Turro-Egyptian fleet has set sail for Napoli di Romania. Two frigates and two brigs of this fleet attacked Miaulis' squadron on the 18th, which they mot in the Archipelago. It appears that the garrison and inhabitants of Missolonghi capable of bearing arms, within the last few days, amounted altogether to 3,200 men but besides these, there were reckoned 1,000 y cupg women, 500 y oung naeu, between 10 and 18 years old, and 700

tion, the object is interesting and tant.

)

Cotton Spinning. Exertions are t

making among the citizens of this vie!-) to organize a Cotton Manufact

pany. The object, we believe eft;) who propose the scheme, i?, to divide stock into a number of shares; to initf) who feel willing, to subscribe one ormJ

and. as soon as nossible. tn nut it.i . I

, ( t -" i 1 1; tjji tion a Cotton Spinning Establishrnerj,

is alo contemplated, should circurmta

hereafter prove favorable, to manufact?

coarse cotton cloth. We take a ecoF pleasure in mentioning this factfor have hmg thought that an establishment

mis miiu, ii iupiiij managed, wco! prove eminently profitable here. The a vantages which this .vicinity prescr.tsjmanufacturing purposes, are numerou

striking; but we cannot now enter into

detail of them We really hope that tl

project will be persevered in, and that if will not be long before the beautiful i systematic industiy of a Cotton Fact'

Friend's Societv here, for the increase

the black population in this way, but that

they feel themselves, through humanity, bound to see them in the possession of

means to acquire sustenance. Where censure (if any) is due, in this case, we cannot say. We live in a state where involuntary servitude is prohibited, and we wish it were so that none of the

evils of slavery could be felt or anticipated. The expense of shipping negroes to Hay ti from North Carolina, can be but little more, if any, than that of sending them to Indiana. The government of this island is ready to receive and give them proctection. There liberated slave is on an equality with the people, and he has many excitements to the acquirement of wealth and respectabilily which never

can exist in Indiana, or any other state or

section on the continent until the Crawford system of amalgamation is realized in the

full exter.t. The island of St. Domingo,

Cor Havti, as the government is called) is

'capable of sustaining as great a number l of inhabitants as any other tractof country ! of the tame size, and is greater in extent ! than England or Ireland. The soil is repI relented as remarkable fertile, and the 1 climate ndanted to all the rich rommnrli-

ties of the West Indies as well as uniting w,n e exhibited in busy operation. T

upon me siues oi me mountains, arm me "launniiiiuui aou prosecution oi uiaere:

high parts of the island, the temperature of manufactures among us would secure

the more northern regions it possesses,

nun r iiaiu i j fin v .iiiLiivirs i i it i i (iiiv f 11 ii- i .

4. r4. u i i i can aitord. 1 hey would mutuallv ber

1 to the "new ivorld." The government is each other and Kivc an impetus to a

i liberal and enlightened, and to this country cultural improvement, powerful and rr.

ine tree macKs can nave no objection to gressive.

! emigrate. But it is nccdtul that they

should be informed of it, for without this information which has to be given on the part of the whites they cannot be censured for directing their course towards the free states. Did they know the superior

advantages to be enjoyed there in conse- A Company has been instituted at Ce

quenceot living with a people of their own treville, in this county, whose object is

u,urf kuciii S ut-r oiwonic deect an(, b . . . ,

state as a place of abode, if the me'ans to ai)d other fe,ons- Tncv h assumed ti;

remove were in their power. In the free nafne ol ".-Inantgians.-1 The object of te

states the blacks may be free from the yoke institution is good for, by the united

o a slave owner , but they never can ully tivity and vigilence of tho members,

. ii i iii uic nuc jicc i,uiin. uui laws deprive them of nearly all the privileges so highly prized by a free people while prejudice, arising from national feelings, and all the variety of feelings, towards them, deprive them of nearly every thing but the name, while the most of them live in greater degradation than the slaves themselves. Tocsin.

OCrh is expected that arxAN will be

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c-5icu, ,Hiu iuiu oeiore me public in a ie;

day s, and books opened for subscript! for stock.

Froia the Lexington Whi. Character or the opposition. It has been ascertained that the opposition in Congress do not oppose the Administration

because its. measures are wrong, but agrceable to an understanding that it "must be put dozen." That Mr. Adams must not be re-elected ; but room must be made for a favorite who is to distribute the loaves and fishes among his followers. A noted Senator from the West, in conversing with an editor in Washington City , urged him to come out and oppose the Administration.

The editor said he saw nothing to oppose; that he thought all the measures thus far were right. The Senator rejoined that "thrymust be put dozen, tf the Adminhtration were as pure as the .ingelsat the right hand of God they will be put dovn." This conversation actually took place, and ean be substantiated. It corresponds very much withe course pursued in the Senate by the

opposition, in consequence of which, the

public business su(ered so much; the Bankrupt law, judiciary law, nncl'mr.nv.

other highly important bills, both cf a public and private character, ere lost. W hat immense mischief a little faction can inflict on a great nation. I

lains may fiequently be detected, w

would otherwise escape merited pur.i-i

ment. A comnanv of this hh' he -1

useful auxilliary to the police nuthcritift A meeting of the company is to be held J

Centreville, on Saturday, the 5th Augus!

"When the bright nanli.ins fa country die, The grateful tear ia tenrierceu trill start ; Ami the been anguish of a reddening eye, Discbie tha deep tCicticn of the heart." By reference to our Obituary, it will If

seen that twocf the greatest and best m:3

cfour country, who, in the hour of epprff

sicn and peril, bared their breasts to the

fury of British vengeance, and who nobly

ventured to make the "bold and doubtM election for their country, between sub

mission and the sword." have gone to tlicr reward. Theirs have been eventful lives

they have seen their country crrernc

from the obscurity of colonial tliralJ.

and assume a proud station among the n-v

a: rtt . . (.-

uous. i ne pans wnich they Dave in this grand drama, have been of the important character and that whkh c dears them most to "the memory of t''e heart," is their unwavering and devoid attachment to their country, and to le melioration of maifs condition. Oi l) Charles Casoll, now remains of the band whocCkially promulgated the instnment which renarated these Stutts