Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 17, Number 14, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 May 1826 — Page 4

Poetical.

The following humorous piece, is published in the Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, as the production of a Mr. Pemberton, who has lately been giving recitations at Halifax. V. Recorder.

LK1TY,

vor of the amendment; from

wnicn, we make the following ex

tract, and recommend it to the rea-

ders attention.

" The Constitution, as it stands.

(said Mr. L.) makes no certain

provision for the election of a Pre-

Or the beauty sensible on all points but onr9 cirfpnt T r qivc inrl-rl (l,nt ;fo I knew a beauty once, and (this of course,) S,.ae"t f ? S mdecd, that if an I lov'd her; she was pretty, election tails to be made by the E-

So pretty she would force lectoral ColleffC that the TfniKP nf

An anchorite to siph, n . . , Then how could I, Representatives may then elect

Who m any thing but that, escape? trom the three highest candidates.

4naLfiiy I Lietty ner name was,j maae me T)ni nt. ,-rw,r.,i . " , , L 2 J liut it is not comnulsoiv unon no onrpranvrnnirn nvpr ipp

iut u I . i , O J - - " -

and they hoped he would be honored by their representatives. Their feelings were on the tip toe of anxiety and expectation. They

tion prompts him to desire an office of public trust and honor, would be too proud to consent to

hold it without the will of the ma-

confidently hoped at length to see jority Certain it is, that I would a man in the Executive Chair ; never take an office, howevergrcat whose elevation had been clear of ; or valuable, unless I believed it to Cabinet influence j be sanctioned by a fair majority of

bir, they were deleatcd their my ieuow citizens.

hopes were blightedand when) Great fear was expressed at the their anxiety was wrought to the ; last election, lest a -k military chief-

utmost, they were told they had j tain should be made President;

Ah! she was beautiful She knew it. Shall 1 describe her ? First her hair Was black, like Raven plumage shining ; And every tress was braided So gracefully the ringlets hung LI nev'r saw any hang as they did .ike Cupid's chains and ere Ik-ware Keep Clear,' a proper caution, rung Its chime they round my heart were twining. Such hair ! 'twas loss of heart to view it 'Twas beautiful! and Letty knew it. A string of Orient pearls conhVd Its rich luxuriance, and these were So pure and clear, that thus cntwiu'd. Each seem'd an angel's frozen tear, I call'd them so : wtio would not do it ? They were bewitching ! Letty knew it. A jet black arch soft long and light, Rose on each brow so finely waving. That there did Nature, pausing, stand, And left them to a Seraph's hand ; Whose pencil touch'd them ere the bright Resplendant globes had shone Their rays had set the painters raving, Kavj nor Seraph had got thro' it They dazzled so ; and Letty knew it.

them to do so ; and if they should lection ; that Congress had the think proper not to make a Pres power to make a President, and ident, there will be none. So in that, in their wisdom, they had se

like manner the Senate has the lected a man different trom the power to make a Vice President, ' candidate selected by the people.

uul n i ma rumpimury upun nir, ineir Disappointment, lueir a them to do so ; and if the Henate ' mazement, their indignation, cantiii ii . 1 1 . . . .

snouid aiso nenme, there will he not be expressed. How it ban-

no Vice President, and thus the pened that a friend, in whom I

Executive department of the gov ! trusted, and on whose i.item itv I

ernment will be vacant; nor can j would have ventured any tiling. &

it in a Constitutional manner he j every thing, should turn suddenly

uueu i ma tmami) is u iuri , uuuui, suouiu disregard the voice which ought at least to be taken of his constituents, should turn his

into consideration ! back unon them, and follow a

I am well aware, sir, that it is a ! course directly the rcveise of their

matter of very great delicacy to

advert on this floor to the citcum stances which preceded, and were

immediately connected with the

wishes, I cannot tell. I only

know that, when lie was held up as a candidate for the same office,

i he was stjpported every where on

late Presidential election, yet I j the ground that he ought to check consider it properand necessary to j the dangerous precedent ; that the

l hese eyes were clear as uazeiie s, ana reier to some ot them. It was ve- j secretary oi state was unirienuly Andtimittingmanvaplavfulspark- ry commonly observedin ourptib- j to the interests of the West ; that Yet moUt two touts of hquid Crystal ; he prints in the W est, that the last I ne wanted to give up the Mississi-

In each a young love-urchin laved

And, quicker tiian a parting breath, They ir.u l'u their darts on all, whobrav'd Tliat lustre striking surer death Than or- Pistol! I gave one glance, nor dar'd renew it, They were bewitching Letty knew it.

Her faceher forehead, neck were clear

As Parian marble pencil'd streams In tints of azure flow'd ; and there The rich carnation softly mingling. At times suffusM with heigten'd beams, That purest white, when blushei, tinging, Told plainly that no China ware Or rouge Francais was plastered thereIt was a bliss, indeed, to iev it bo lovcable and Letty ktuvj it. I would describe her form her air So undulating debonair ! Or paint the grace, with which she smiPd And talk'd and lookM a very clv.id Of innocence was now and now a charm , Of hely wit her dancing too, Elastic, fairy-light and true : And what a lovely iory arm, A pretty ancle, and she'd s unctirr.es show it Heigho! 'tis rather warm to day To t dk much more of her. Til stay Till Farenheit'sat Zero, cr Ik low it . Ao i feel now 1 could not do it ;

bach charms can burn, and Letty knew it.

two or three Presidents had been ! pi at Ghent, in order to secure the

taken from the Cabinet. They j cod fisheries for New England ;

bad each been Secretary of State, and I know that alter he ceased to

This was considered likely to be a candidate, he discovered that

grow into a dangerous precedent, j the Secretary .of State, the heirap

l he people were alive to this sub- parent, ought tobe chosen. because ject ; they felt this danger ; they the favorite of the people was a were desirous to avert it ; and "V- military chieftain ; and then turn

ery exertion was m-ide to bring an ed round and talked about con-

individual into the Presidential of- science and safe precedents.

(ice immediately trom tne bosom sir. the people look on : thev

of the people. j behold those thirds with astonish-

Sir, unlv two candidates were

taken up by the and the friend4

very same grounds. The v sVid it

and the friends ot each took the

nient ; t hey ask how has this happened? I cannot answer them. I dare not attempt to explain a scene so mysterious J)ut I ask, is it not

ana it wa9 assignea as a reason why the will of the people should be disregarded, thatthis "chieftain if elected, might, by some means, it never could be distinctly shown how, bring the nation into a war. Why should such fears be entertained? What reason could iherc be to indulge su -hoop! clvosions? Of one thing. 31- Chaat.uiM. I feel very coufidciv ; if we had had the u military chit ft am" for our President in 1814 this C-!pit. would not have been laid in ashes. But no. sir, ve h&ri a woi thy scholar, f elected according 'o 'sale precedent,,, and no soonei did a contemptible detachment of the enemy show themselves within the bounds of this District, than the Pesidentand his Cabinet, i nil all the military force in ihe viur.ity, fled in the utmost precipitation and dismay ; and a handful of British soldiery ransacked your capital, laid v aste your halls of legislation, and wrapped your public offices in flames. After such a fact as this, sir, I hope the possession of some military skill the sin of having tonght for the country, will not be urged as an objection to an officer, whom vourconstittition makes the commander in chief

of Statewould be like the heir apparent in a monarchy; and that it was high time to ghe us a prcs-

Lctty, on all these points was learned ve- uJent rrom the West. When it r) A ...... 1 i ll. .1 ... 1.. . 1 . I. .

She could lie silent, melancholy, merry imneu OUl mat oniy one OI me

I never knew a lady more intmmed; western candidates were amonff

Few ladies 1 suppose are very knowing u:a, r... I

On their own charms! but now I'm goine l,,c 1111 tc locuciia auu

To tell where Lettv's learninir f.iiled her; UOOeS OI the est Were IlXCU, ar-

Isawhcrangn-howshetumVlcCstonnd-- de ty upon him. The Legiskl saw sac not aware that 1 was neat J. 7 ; .

And womler'd whatit was that ail'd her ! TUl'e OI KentUCKy instructed me She fretted, stamp'd and curs'u ; l fear renreseiitativcs of that State in

iou 11 not believe me, but tis true : And even . r r . .i.

Isee and hear her now, tho' more thin seven Vyungiehb iuuic iui uui oau-

Years have gone by, and I have traxellM since SOIl as L resident . 1 llOUll U1V1-

ucruuuyuc nm'anddbtint u.ui c j $ matter?, thev were U er huropc, Atn.; a. Con maiu'ci s strand . . And now I'm here in Hahfax : 'tis stranee, nearly ot one mind UpontblS. Sir,

was dangerous t' liberty to keep i riht that we should amend the up the habit ot'electin the 8ecre- j Constitution? That we should

tary of Jtate ; that it gave the ! taice thcelectionof President Irom President the power of selecting this House, and give it to thepeohis successor; that the Secretary j pie? Hir, the people will never

thefe is no mistake about it. The

people of Kentucky wanted the hero of New Orleans. He was

self made ; he rose by merit alone.

of the government, and owes no

thing to patronage. He saved the great commercial city of New Orleans, the key of the Western

country. He saved its bootv

nat leu me in so wuic a t au Of wand'ring ; but thev a'd convince

Me, that a scratch from Cupid can't he curM:

it may be plaster d, but musi U ei.dur d. Well I saw Letty in a racv, When anger blotted all the p Of azure tint and color bright. Of soft carnation struck the white Into one m:ss of fiery red. And o'er that host of" beauties spread Distortion's harsh forbidding frown, Whkh dash'd my hopes forever down : The lips, once coral, now were p ale And quivering, ah ! too plain a tale They told ; her shuang raven hair (lave double fierceness to her eves.

Which now dash'd fire, and turn'd my sighs

I o groans. 1 lelt her in despair! I'm sure no fury eer did look, so Ugly as Letty ithis he did not knew.

:o:o-o:c:m farm ; but the people did not loose

Congress 17. States Home oj Re. sight of him. They did not for

presentatives. March 21. get him They will not Jorgrf

Mr LeCbmptc, oi Kentucky, nm. They called him forth to

while the proposed amendments be a candidate tor the Presidency.

lo the Constitution were under He said it was an office neither consideration, made a very con to be sought or declined." Sir, cUe ami appropriate speech in fa- the people delighted to honor him,

believe that the violation of their

will is a safe precedent. This has happened once; it had nearly happened ttvice ; and in both instances the danger had arisen from the reference of this great question to the H. of Representatives Let us take care that we are not the third time exposed to the same danger The third time may be fatal. The people will not put up with such doings. Let them have the sole management of the matter. If thev are not to have their way in the choice of President, in the name of the Constitution, where are they to have it ? The great check on the abuse of

power by the Executive, is his re

He forced himself upon the notice j sponsibility to those who elected

him He is elected by the House

of Representatives ; where then will his responsibility be direted ? To the House of Representatives.

And to whom is the responsibility

its beauty. He saved the Union. ! of the House directed? To their

For had the British conquered at ; constituents. But if, in the elec New Orleans, who can say where : tion of a President they have be the mischief would have stopt ! I trayed their constituents, where is

Alter the war, he went back to his the remedy? There is none, Sir.

The people may complain, but their right of choice is gone. They may turn out their faithless servants ; but a servant is left whom they cannot turn out !jll his term expires. Judging from my own feelings, I should conclude that every free American, whose ambi-

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Los Certificate of Land jmrchas. ed from the United States. PUBLIC notice is hereby given, that nine weeks after date, application will be made to the Register of the Land Office at Vincennes, for the renewal of a Land Certificate in the name of William Georpe, for the N. E. quarter of Section No. 4, in Township No. 2 N of Range No. 5 W. in the District of Vincennes, the original have been lost, or destroyed. Given under my hand at Vincennes, this 29th April, 1826. ll-9t PETER BURESS. Printing neatly executed at this office.