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Vol., Y, CAZENOVIA, NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 184fr No. 38, The'Madison County Whig, IS PUBLISHED\ 'EVERY WEDNESDAY BY W. E PHILLIPS, CarffitotAtbamj-St., and-the. Public Square, Gcnit SlMitii Vs. As» ICiinU To the Editors of the Whig, Observer, and Re- Jltctorfoftht Cotlnty of Madison. GB»*iSSfeK,- Will you do me the favor to pub- .. li 'Vlir\! ;r »»»\»\\Hu.ii ; > rr-fj^.r tiwawpers'? 1 bnve \\ claim us a member or auy porler of eiiljer of ,the politico! pari.es. I inn, Whenever 1 see it my duly lu go lu the polls, a vol- iug Abolitionist; buiniilanudiieretiUn thcLiheiiy party. In the discussion referred to below, I hail respect,only lo Ihe observance of the\ and the. general uiicreiHa of iruih, morality nud I'luimi). A H I KJ.H »f^o then, I wait imir^uml a-l, Sni-use nf vnur column* for ihe njrnc pnipo«cs, together with the vindicationi>f my character, us a riiVinUerriP-ctiiiimuiilly Mil a minister of ihv gospel, now suffering under unjust aspersions I'riiui one whose standing Hives weight, lo hi* yiiyilw, Kyspeelfully youts, . WterCotif, Novr-SrMB-14.- — A SA tUnnc— J1JV. Smith's Accusations. K paper was ponied up lit a Moron this yil- U(K, (a duplicate also in the hotel.) \ilaied Dci.- loMh, signed Germ Smith, commciicThg thus.— ' To my neighbors.—It is now three weeks since Rev Asa Kutiil heM me up to you as a dissem bler and a virtual liar. This he did m deliberate and repealed charges, all of which lie distiiicifv mill repeatedly refused to retract. A t the tune i.final.in;: ihcsc charges, >lr. Ujiid said be had witnesses lo justify hid making them. I douhl tint fie hud Diem; a»J allho' J llunk Ihal he •lioiilJ then have nainrd lliein, I aui wd.mg lu w.il, he it Ihree weeks lunger, for hull In name ilicm. Let Mr. Kami uke I.if mvn lime, in -winch to. render mc this justice. AatonishOd an 1 w »a at tiw totally unexpected—olwigWr-aiii TTvTS friuii the Bible rclatTfiir to goeerimiciil Slid ihe duties id'citizen-). As I-understand him noie, I reject \lie proituiicut trnel of In*, as 1ml taught ilflhe Bible; hu t il was uf no imparlance lo no> We it in 'he debate, J r.nnci-did tlBU his ' pub net' wen- such as ought to prevail; (hat, so far ii f kiji'iv he might leaeli no corrupt or erroneous il'irrrtlie. I limit Ihe rr H 'l. thai Lis preaching' even tlie ' polities of the Bible,' fur eleitwnet ring purposes* is n trnrk tjrjiusiiiess-whiali m I'm liiddor hv lhe\f iurth ciuiiiiiunduieiil. Il is such a work if n speaker lre.Hi of the vanous fopics-wjijtdi are hclt.ie the pubic luind rrljlive in any pcntlm frli'i'ii HI ; *iln* iniiij-iirb\. g'j.v'.*'ti_';'.n» » IK | policy wronged, and dn-guced as I am by them, 1 ivdl, .iintmiihini, wan Daiienil.v for Ins attempt lit prove lliein.' Further on, lie says, • Mr. Hai -.1 is j veHerahle mtuisler of lhe goopc', in* Tersfily is uninipeHched, Ins niorali uuspoited , nnrf\snrfi n-mau is iiuKo— Uulwslily aermeil ol klaMder.' Mr. Ranas Reply. tTil.-I ^-ii^^ p.ij.iT n| jhc fiinie.storc; in irttieli I (|;oled Mr SnU.'i's main accuuiiniis, and then sai.l: * Now I declare, without quahli- r»|ion or reserve, that 1 did not, either in our J<I• dlSTIISslltll III LllL' L'UII <• < uniuii whinli (olum'i d il, 7H III'i I'-'j '^\••••'y » r indirectly.. Un lln- '''^P^'-fy -S. reiieatedlvMtii.that 1 luid ito much at once accuse Mr S:iiith of lyiui; or nil..... mfwity or mdireclly.. On II <o c)ntrn;eil In'm, / did, in every iiistaiiai , crpressly ^IIC -\!!' thf-nft-^tvfM'tfl 'ov;r , tMi* 1 this i di d lu i|,e close uf ih e discussion I\'or Ih e Irolli ol' Hii*!\ - imsertiiini\ I appeal lo ihe n colleen..n nl :i!.' tt'ho n-ere pr>wtit. I sun Iv t,»ve n o occ i«ioti irt c:.ll * witnesses,' l o support 'char>ji«' winch I lime never mmic. and I hope I may never be BO f.ml sh as lu do BO.* THUS I disposed of his charge, Hilt I had accused linn of falsehood. 1 then re I'rrrtd t o llteconnfCliou 111 which J had emp.it>> d fir worJ •clissininliitinriJ^Ta sltnw tlnrt it trnhmtt fumisli linn catise ofRerioiii •rntnanrv 'i'/ic Decision and olhrr Circumitanres. Il is necessary ihe reader should umlersl.iml how and when this controversy eoiiimenced, and its progress l o this time, [l 11 knmvn in people in iliis county, that\ Mr. Smith held meetiiiirs in nil our fourteen toivim, ill .September lasi, nil on secular days. Tlie last was held in Feterboro, ^•ifudii.y, the 20ih. His circular nnnoiineiiiir these nppiiiiilmeiiis, daled Julv 15, was nhlres^ed * )*o Ibnse Minisiers in ihe Coiuiiv ol Molison, lvho rel'iise l o prejeh politics;* and he futd, ' Ai i'«ch ol'the meeiinus I s'.iill be happv l o IMCI I:I discussion such person, as my opponents ma\ Kplect fur this purpose. Il i s imnniliri.il to me, xliether lht> r)uestioo fir di«russion lie, 'is.it rojlii 'flilfffMch \\ th e Sahbaih suah poliiien as Giri.t Snulli preaches on f/i.i(<ln'v: or, haa good reason fnr _such a preference. Our correspondence has clnseiFj'nnd I must do t o the public also,underlie? disadvunmge of uttemptlns to diaprouk ac 'ousations belorfe.'llie ajfmintivc proof is ^lRidueed, and tvlule my accuser refuses me a -henrinc before a cmiipeient tribunal. Be it so. I fe-ir not jh e issue. The evidence Jl need Is nt hand.tind I chrtTlully^bmiMheritar«ii>ir|^ii ! H^^ of Us (bree and bearing lu ihe Wiidid rea^r, ' 1 1 -•— 1 » 11 •'—• L Timeand Place of the Offence. '' The word '-dissimulation' was used hy rnc in Ihe debate; I tnusl show in whal connection. \•I llll ,toiilroversv Willi Mr <ti. coucertiiii^.liis nti-shmirv prin.ejpjes, or tliosc'wineii 1 ne Je . •inn the Bible rclatiriy to •ioverumeiil lim pol Jidal of pan il\ nf adioinisirulioliS nnd«f cnulnlali Vit iiijiiter if every topic named have iel mo o l o »lavi-rv, or lie lull up in anii-sl.ivcry hilhl, in, Ihe Very sunshine of t»mi's trulhj if such topics are d«-; Il upon, fur Ihe purpose of promoting an uln-li.^jiuLifiiiniin; rrrrnfo to a partll, how- e\er jioml and riMhlenus, it is electioneering icork, lartfulon oilier days, on.I no more Ijwl'til on (he Sihli:ii!i than any dlher Hoik or bumiesii ubirli ill list If ix righteous. I was well aware, tint .Mr. S iHsrl.iimcd such » Use nf ihe b.ibbalh; thai it was with lum a mailer of ureal inrjrririit (o have his Sjbhatb ad- ilnsscs regarded as ' Bible politics' purely, and nut of nu eleeiionreriiig rharacler. This he maintained throughout uur discussion, and slitl inaiiil.iiiiH in his writings. In the circular which clialleiiaeil lllls^lfr^mwm;^ he'sanl-lnwiiiiiisiers^l V'on well Iiimw, lin t the charges of my phyinir nnsn, iviw-'n. \ prearb pjihucj, are aj false anil wieLed, as they are frequent ... .You. Well know, too, 1 lint Hi inSf jwearbiilir \T politics, I present no t the claims of anv political p ifiy.' But I, with imtny olhers, had Slid he l .ciuied for a p.irlv. Ngw lure was a previous qoe.«lion bel Wceii us, lo he lyllVd hl'liire w e nnild HUelligenlly lUhale. lie uiniii q tesiion, ihe lairfulnrssi>i' his use nf Ibc Snbbath. \\ ere Ins addresses eleelioneei injr,-or were i'li-v n'ol? This was fairly, evidently !«.'- lore us , hv the plain IVOfds II 1 ' lliyipiesiiun; such politics as Gemt Smith preaches.\ I dolild TTTTT mrr •hat he AW. U'sisi ih e nhuiiilaii hrliire ..,. M ..; ..p niHrvTat\' n I tlien *poke of tlie common belief anions those who bad heard -him, of all partiea; and ihe de clarations of many, that the discourses they bad heard were of ah electioneering and parti san character. I spoke of die fact, Ihal his own friends and followers had so thought audi spoken of bis labors. I mentioned his sometimes CDJIIULT ndvaured, nud declared my belief, that such ns | responded. \ye were regarded, by Mr. S.-, by his friends, and hy themselves, as committed to the Liberty parly; or, at le.isl, as being in a very hopeful w;ay. I gave one i|isianpe, where Mr. •S. said lo a neighbor, on he s.inic Sabbath, such 1}U With UJ 1/IIJ full, fiiHio •ttuid-fljf safely challenge bin), t o the prouf of my havino •nude that cliorjje, if u be not included in th e laiioniige quoted above. I submit, also, to him and every reader, whether criminal ' diasimula 7 lion' was there charged upon him. '* Lying f^lnesse'S* | TJ IB rgn^ler w{)| rampmher Mr. Smith'* nccu- sations : ' Mr . Band held me up to you as a ilis- ••wffl- ii hiiiir lii-day When I aet th'rs evidence of his Sabbath doings helore the audience, in coniirciioii wiih his siront r and repented disclaimers, inconsistencies were necessarily made npparenr. Mr. Sinti;i coni- IjljMiis of ihe language 1 employed, tn\i-pi akiujj .(5iRj .se inciiiisisleiien-s. ' Dissimulation,\ S,-c. AJr^S. alleges, lhat I held him up ' as a dis sembler mid n Itur-;* .-itether tiaies^re ivriica it •liax, 1 wilhout Ihe ndjec'ive. Of ihe first charixe f am to treat now. He specji's the words, Iw-istifientioii,' 'dissimulation,' ' disingenuous.\ j • 'Rf»w lilt* wimple—faui-ia, -thiiMie^ut^lt^a^rtMtffmgM^n^JjiufepninMti-^ffi lliei'e words from their eouiieciion, and toriured lliein fiom their true meaning and iipplie.illo'i He has bo^jj'u-n runj;ihrm III I HIOWII .uidoilieis ears, that I hey seem to Mm, perhaps In soon, ol • hem, to have come from the huttoiiilesi pit. Bui '•||i.i|li. Imll^cpl^ii-lala-uUivJ-pnl .l.oyi,' Hm mjief The word • twislilication' was imt used m tne same ronbeelmn with oihers; bul when I was complaining of uislaiites of iiiifairness in the di lute. In a pleasant way 1 spoke of Ins power for twisldiralioii, lo ' bailie an opponent and he- wilder an audience.' h referred lo his un rivalled ability to torn: the language and posi tions of another from their true import and de sign. But * disinrrenuousness,' and ' dissimulation :'^ - I did use these words, ami I cannot deny it. Having spoki n oiliis Wlslt^frpqui'iitl of mil being regarded as a political parlizan, ask BROS semh'er and a liar,' ' in delibernlo and repeated charge).' 1 have shown all that I said about ' dissimulation,' and about 'lying,' so fnr as Mr . S. says it was included in ' dljsimu alion.' All the specification he makes farther is, that ' when JuLiAili -d .nn niff in .tredil the character lie had given ofhis Sunday meetings,' (i. o. in tlie spect- men he gave on the firs! day, ] I refused to d o so, nnil said 1 could nol ' credit tboso ropresentaiions without in.iloiiig nllii r persons liars.' Now il it true, that I did nol believe Ire had given n full and fa.r specimen ol' his Sabbalb dis courses. Il didilot come upto\lrts\frromises made in IS 13, nor to ibo representations of his oo labo rers , nor lo ihe roprccentalions of many who had heard him 1 had proved loo llio olecl<oneeri< g character orsnmu rxf-liirdiscoujats i. and SJ.IO rimer? bofe lliarchnraclcr only to n limited extent. I said, thcrefote, I could not admit the complete ness of his specimen. In the hour of questioning ceiud of course the same answer. Now is il a known rule in s-iiril ardebates, thai one may s ale his fjcls, and insist tbut ihey shall be received uiihoul examination, and eland on his mere as sertion ? Is his opponent bound lo admit his slimnrrp^nir-il-be sees evidence that they are un loyinleil. or defective t .\May not xinn say, in ile- bite, ' I do not admit your statement in full,' wi bout giving bis opponent th» lie, or rather ire .ling him with diire^pecl ? lf.one may take Vr. Smilli's course in dehate, he may gain any cause wilbcut the trouble ol Arguing'it; and com pel bis opponent to beiiexoall bis assertions o;- be branded as a slanderer. * 1 imd noorcas.on to 'rolract cbargos,' lor I bad pinulo none ol those ho imputed to me respecting ' fa Hehood' or ' lying * Not a word had I uttered •irHhfl-\* 1 '\ 1 -' •\\•••ling «|iicli could imnlvi such a charge, or i nnvey such an idea, directly or Indt easy it wan al any lime, t o avoid committing himself t o the Liberty parly in any wrong prm riples or measures; I declared my belief, that hi s disclaimers were 'n concession of the tinlawlul n ess o f acting the politic I parli/.au lecturer, on the Lord's day, even for thai pany ' Atld here nppears Ihe' perluietiCV of Ihe facta Muni i Imwii, •to my nrgument; and also th e cogency of the argument, which Mr. ti. must have fill. I then 'How much honor lie plus upon ihe mliteiL, _. party h y bo doing, 1 leave lor its adherents t o judge.\ My remarks on ibis dellenle piiiiil were writ- ,.. TnmjnnTr prcschlhe polities of the Bible on the SablMth/'' I sav, that I have no chorS?between theseques- iiniis ;ain| | say so, for ihe simple reason, that the polmcs which I preach mi ihe S«bhatb. ure iJeuti- ral with the-pnbtics ofibc Bibl.'.' Mr. S 'a .lli sent »i)e this circular. On the 11 th of September I saw fit to accept Jhis chiillenge; chose lb? first ol the two ques- 'inns, and proposed iuipartral rulea ol I I ISCUK-MOII , *hich Mr. S. adopted. Tne debate continued five hours on Saturday, Sepi 2 n lh. was resumed •rill • l\tm l ll l y „... iljiv •i n .f.nt .,^...l il O -'.liiek. Oil highly eleriioneeriiig character, in the range oi iIn ir \ lopies,' in +tte—WJope- -«f-Uietr ax^iu mi ins, in their maiiifejit tendency, ami ami design; and lhat, loo, as ln'iinng dirccily, hough not in explicit terms, upon ihe in*ervsts •f liie Liberty parly. 1 admitted that some dis courses might have been less of the electioneer ing character than others, according to tune and d ce. ^How did we ascertain the character nn.l imtrs •I' Ins Sabbath discourses' Mr 'Srr<)nopening 'i^ dibile, proposed l o give us otic of thejn in • li ; embracing, as I understood, all his Bible pnnciplcs. all the political topics he ever intro duces, icitA the aim and design of his applications. He look up a grout portion oi'fiis time the /irel lay, in preaching this discourse, and finished it. He touched briefly and warily n» the topics' which are of nn electioneeringcharacier, and still ib*e4*inicd preaching jl) behalf of the Liberty piilv I Irolv believed this specimen Was very defrclive; inn!, at the adjourned meeting, al- lempie.l M sup: Iv the oiliciency I fin/nJ it iieces^arv, in prosecuiing my argument, l o sl.uw dial hisSihhdih discourses trrreol 'an electioneer ing character, and that they were actually such in fivor oftl'O I.iberlv patty ln,d.iiiiir ^|)|s, I jVim, |ij s circular, as above mi that evening, Mr. S. took nlfence at some ex presaions'I TlSfd, mid brought Hiihstant allv ih e above atefsntTolW\ilgJt1ns1\Tnelretnrc- lire futdlewrev At the close, he demanded lhat I should lemam and give explanations, for Hie sake of his reputa tion, and especially of my own. 1 saw no neces sity for this step, bul vnlded, and submitted to his catechising fnr a-u'hnur. Here h e renew id ihe assertion, in various fifrttis, that ( charge.) him wiib falsehood ; which I, as often, promptly \ and fully denied. Thim we purled. On the next day I received a letter nf exp'ana- 'iun, \vhirh I will copy in us place. I verily thought this was intended to abate the liirce of his accusalions, though he did not retract them. But of this the reader may judge. . Mr. S. alone is answerable for publishing these mailers lo_ the world. I have published noihing except in repljrto him. Sept.-2-l, (ihe day after the date' of his letter of explanation.) .he ivrjite a letten,U>the Albany Patriot, giving an unfair'ac- countJif the debate, and telling the world how grievously I had accusejLJnm. Thi s appeared \ in that paper October sTano\ m'V reply, dated October 18, was published October 29 . The appeal mentioned above, as being in the store »hil the tavern,still remains there, flir the in«p.ec- iion of townsmen and strangers. . His accusa tions are not retracted, nnd hav.e (loOhtless flmvn abroad on the wings ol ihe wind. The accusa tions arc in language etronger and more explicit than those in the Patriot; and require l o h e met witji fuller proof ./f their faJsily lban I gave in thai,toper. * lias Mr.\ 1 1 S. taken no notice of-iny paper of Oc+r-17ih? He has, in his own cAarorfcrwitrninn- ncx.. No_nian that respects himself could lavsu reply by ihe side ol\ it. It n~a wriTTen pmnphlet of elcvl-n large pages; Oct. l\8lh laid upon the counter-in lhe'«!ore. Suffice it lo say, he per- . sist8 in his accusations, uud deals' In'scurrility and abuse. 1 have since proposed to Mr. S. to agree in constituting <* court of reference, composed of men acquainted Villi judicial proceedings who should make 'n full invesiig.iiion, and decide be- —j.ieen^' B a,— TJiLt iieT2ct;(.in'cd...and in turn pro, posed a meeting, with presiding oriice/s to rc- enrd the testimony, «-fiich sjiould-be at the dis- posal.of eiiher of us for future use ; but they ' should pronounce iro opinion. Thi s I declined. ' should he exceedingly'glad of all the testimony which bulb can furnibh | lAil such a meeting as we should be likely to havej would leave the' .matter in greater confusion. I want n thorough 'rial, nnd Would submit to an impartial decision. Mr. S. says, \ Ffl want a derision in such a case, I prefer going to ihe puTlic Tor 71 \ Douilcss lit q loled, li\; sirong diselniii.er ( Kpoke ~tJniT uneo;iiivoc.il disclaimers, made tu the tli bate be lore ihe nuiheiire; and referred to others, in hr publications, extending\ back to Oct. 1313. I enuld not he just lo the cause I had undertaker, Dor roiirlc.uis to mv opponent, without disiinclN iiodcKig (hefe rijs< l.iirners. Then, on the other, «ide. I ri 'iild mil he just to the cause, nor IHie and I'lfihl'nl lo mv opjioneiit wnhout exhibiting the testimony ihal la y In fore me. And sunly u vviis not m y I'linlt, thin, laving Ihe Iwolliiiigs sid hv side, sunn* gluing inconsistencies apiH-ared. f/erd It wui. ih.ii All. S, look olUncc In proving ihe electioneering purpose of Mr. read ljuxujns circular o r July llih, 1SI .-J, ill which he iiiinoiHieed his purpose, ' A s lo his proposed doings nnd aims, it is ji.gi Mich an one. as niiv oilier pariizan speaker might put fbrih. when cnm'ni-iicnig nn i leciioneeruig campaign, I' hears direijlly upon votum. ami cirri tug tin iltrti'in He announces his Sabbath meelingsio prtarfi pohhrs i and his tiiieriliniinl ihus emplo,-- ing the Sahl.jlhs belweeu that time and {/ir etcrttau. H e (irgcil ihe necessity of breaking up ihe national po'itieal partus, and the im |iori .nice of M.nlison t'oiinu's derlnnng herstlj fof ihe slave, at the approaching eliCUon. [by voting for the .Liberty parly, of mliise ] Did Mr. S. fulfil these promises? If he did, h e must have electioneered lor Ihe Liberty partv actually nud designedly, llrrmrrh lie may not have done it ifi' direct terms. If he did ?iof. then he misled the people, both mllieienl.s and opponents, al l/te very nuisct. H e has never, so far as I know, revoked that circul.ir; .and il is before Ihe coin- uiiiiiilv to' this day, Ihe exponent of Ins Sabhath loings and their object. I next spoke ol' the po sition of Mr S. in the Liberty patty, from tip origin; well kno-jnT, \TBrmigboiit ibis region, ns the most'prominent n'ml inlluenlial of ns leaders and orators. In that character and capacity he went forth, ns every body understood, to 'preach publics' on Sunday^ uuil cjrry Madison county at the ehctio'ii. I ihen showe.d < liowF..W. Goodwin, A. Stewart, F. IJ.iWley, J . C. Jackson, and others, Ins inii- niate. associates in Sibbalb labors nnd parly mo vc mc n is, u nd ers I in id M r. S. in 1843. I t wcahl seem that they ' electioneered* without scruple jm trre^Sirbhaih; and luum.Jicsar Ml.themselves slandered when they have heard it imputed to lliein: They commended Mr. Smith's course lo thetr'nther speakers, and to the party gene rally, in their party papers, as a niea'iiire of great importance in promoting t/irir tiiuse They, and others. Afr. S . nvatrng them, reported their Sabbath domgs and the blessed ell'ecls, realized and nnuripaied, for the advancement of Hie rcat jparty cause. 1 must give a few extracts. I have not since nliercd a letter or'point in th e mannscripi, and witttiow\ copy it virbntim — • Now I may not affirm, against Mr. Smith's disclaimer that he doc* aim and labor lo gain re cruits lo the Liberty parly. I may not affirm, that, in denying it, be dots what he said he shoulddi>, it'he owned i', irrile liar, null Ins own baud, upon his own Ibrehcad ' [Remarks al Syracuse, Oct 1313.] Far be it from mc lo do so. I trust in my soul, that be has, in his zeal, in ihe multiplicity of his labors nud cures, in the haRte with winch he reaches from one thng to another, fallen una'wares into what I must re gard as an inconsistency, nnd the practice of dis ingenuousness, unbefitting his usual chnracter. And-tjiis is necessarily' named here, as showing why he should not pursue the course be docs, as a religious politician. It be'ongi intimately (n tlit question, and must necessarily be adduced by sine wist* undertakes lo sustaiif ihe negative. And Mr. S. must take il kindly. H e cjinltenges discussion. Is il right lo preach his politics on llio Sabbath? Are ihey Liberty party politics, or nol? I linve, moreover, the example of Paul, in Ins treaimeut of his brother Peter. V»'hen I'eler nt Anlioch dissembled with the Jews, itisn. much that Barnabas also was carried away with i hrrriliiini n wliH ami face because he was l o he blamed 'I must give smqe facts, goiug l o show, that candor herself, prejudice and parly feelilig en lirrlv out of the queslion ai d oiitlif Th? heart mi'g /if have snnie reason lo believe, thai Mr. S was at ihe outset a lecturer fur ihe Liberty parly; and lhat she might lint be guillv ofm - len'ional and wicked slander, ifshe smdxtt' Then I brought forward the testimony, ns briefly slated above ; and when I concluded my hour. Mr S broke forth,'spying M r R necuses me of * disingennoiisiiess, dissimulation, nud the •emd—1- hertt his otinqtienl. and cast obloquy upoo liim Evidence ha? since accumulated, lo snow |,I had reason lu doubt Ihe completeness of his spe- cimen discoursed Th e loiter lo be copied shows,' g-ossest liilsehiiitlN.'—Yes;—U'a-ih'i. be charged limi with falschnoil in using the abovi language. Fie j s noivlajjjiring in his writings |_tu jdiuiv-ihal _L meant'Ti/iHg by the word *JJW\ Miiiulaiioii,' and ihaLiI nnislliave ilmt_ picarfiiyr •especially m this corM»er^»ui/ It' he trill hi it Hn,-iind insist 'hat Ins own writings, ulncli I re id nnd compared, amount l o lying, I do no t see that I catr IfWTr it. Bur ihe qui'-M.ni is, nU I chariff hifti with falsehood ' Cer - lainlv mil ; for 1 surely said, ' I may not nflirip, Sir. Far be .1 from me to do so,' I thus ex presslv excluded n direct chargo ofXilsebood ; and a,lm .fiiiliwcd elenily that I'meatft no such ihmg liv Ihe use of other wonls. In this 'connec tion,' therefore, the wo il 'dissimulation' cannot include the, idea of falsehood. ' nvsiniuhnioiif says Walker, 'the net ofdis-j J,\^ij ii\VlgiiiVof\i sembling. Inpoerisy.' ' Disaeml h^ tu bide under j rretthranrt'a, l» » clii fiil»e appearance f_to pretend lhat not'to be, \' n \\ led I Iml 1 had madeggut l» i — „. , t „ „,i,„„ ibnrges. as nboveTl bad only to iluny ; which I | \«MW»^MH«a«. did to (ho last. Kveryoiie Ihal was f'resent will bear witness lo my denials Even if Mr. S. had understood me lo impeach Jiis verucily, or had inferred it from my remarks, my prompt denials of any such inli nlion rSiould hare satisfied him. ti is a riifh in letrishiiiiH nnd oilier deliberative bodies, Ihtl il one lukes offence at (ho language of another, that other is permitted to explain, or lo take ihe position he int. nils more deliberately; and lhciih\s opptinoolirnwl inoat-lx'tn Mr S might have regarded this ru'e. But no; when fpHed ; n nr .Tiim.. l || l nnd frqiililed. ho choge to brow MISCELLANEOUS. ~ From^tho BurlliiKtou, N. J. CjMelti. »oos. X Dccarlfan I^ovo S.tory. A young farmer\ loved a t the sttine time, two' young Women, and, though strange o- nough, loved both with a s nearly the sama , . _, JafTection, and they both of them Warmly re- A &CENB.— I he assessor of the Township mrned his passion. But one of them show- repprts.,,u^ contajmnj^ ..l^^t i, n „^n^ s H^-otmn ; and perhaps this might be life cause that a t once, with more determined sentiment, ho turned towards the other hut she answered him., ' 1 will not bo married auiiiT th e sigh* of any unhappy One, nnd it i s now thy duty to wed Kirstin. To nie thdu \\ilte\e r ro- 'main 4ear,: bill HOW\ mus t pail.' there are 191 who have owners j though it is shrewdly suspected, by some folks that as many more may be found in the township, who when aho assessment is going on, are discovered to belong to nobody. Some cut- zens acknowledge two nnd three each. A rich scpnooccurred'in Ihe heigfiborll66d7 connected with this subject. • Going up to a miserable shanty in the outskiri'sof the town ship, planted just in the edge of.a pine wood, with scarcely anything buf bare sand on ev ery side, the assessor encountered an old ne gro woman, who was hanging 1 out Iter wet clothes to dry on a grape vine clothes hue. Some Severn or eight young negroes, pretty much all of the same size, were rolling about in the dirt, showhig grinning roivs of. ivory fr6m car to ear, having, just finished balong_o long row oj\sand pies. The day wasoneo f those \scoTcbing\ ones\ \vo \~ Ifri'd in Julv, and die young- brood hod thrown off most of their spare clothing, while what was left of their inexpressibles was so tattered\ and torn,'Jin v i1iculiirly about the rear guard, dogs contributed to the sports which these fellows kept up all day, stopping only when they got hungry. These were all of different breeds, an d of that lazy, good-for-nothing sort, for which some people have a n especiul liking ; dogs, a s Hudib 'ras snys, \ Wlio innrl nnd Ggl.t about a boue, And play togellirr when they have oaua.\ ' Good morning, nutUy,' said the township assessor, addressing either the mother or grandmother ol this group, lor she ^vttTell' tt'hnt a field there would have been hern for the French romanticj What agony, ra vings', explosions; and explications without end ! Here had besn sacrifices and poison ings, and at last three corpse?. But how simply did the genius of the Dal people re- ; solve this knotty point ! The young man obeyed the exhortations of the serious dam sel,-obeyed that of duty ; he married'Kirstin; and, as they were both truly good and excel lent people, they were happy together. They had lived happily together for four years, and liuuVlliree children-, wln?n=tho-wi (<s-~-• died. But as she lay on her death bed she said to her husband, ' I would .nsk one thing of thee, and that is, that thou, after my death, will marry Anna, who wits once, and is still -a^o^rcserrt-ortiroartetnarkuWe-napeet^—S+x-)-denr-to+liee-r-and who I know, still loves Ihe c and that thou makes.1 no other the mother of- ' Plaiiiy nf rings lq-day V Yes sir,' she replied, 1 always got dogs here.' ' Ah ! how do you sell 'em, aunty? How much for. that fellow that's licking the boy's no.se ?' —' Could'rjt sell him, sir* my children.' The husband mourned sincorely the loss of his wife, but when the customary period of mourning hnd expired, it was not difficult for him to endeavor lo fulfil her Irfsl prayer. t ile went to the still unmarried, the still be loved Anna, and told her the wish of his lalo wife, nnd his own. . ' Thou nrt still as dear to me as formerly,' said sKe,\ and^villiiigly~wTjrijhH^c^^wlsi^ hl \ T fgnr fnr thy ehihlren. I fear that I Well, there's lhat fellow with his tail be tween his ' ' Oh •' von couldn't buy him, sir, for no could nol bo to them such a mother, that I could not answer it to mv ron-'cience to tho dead, nnd that would itiukc thee dissatisfied with me.' ^Jind by that reply Anna stood fust, spite of fall nrgumonls nf loyn nnd reason ^Imt thai Mr S. had actually«overlookcd some things of importance. Nol a few have expressed their surprise, on heuring him pronounce tViaf n full dis course, when il was far different from some Ihey had heard. Ills purly-friends say, lhat Ihey al\ ways understood him lo preach polities for thoir parly, nnd they did nol know before, thai he evir denied it. Mr S. Ion, laboring with hit pen lo show Ihal his lotV vastly benefil Ihe Liberty parly, and yet nrdnol electioneering, is naming topic cf- ler lopic, and enlarging tho scope of his Sabb.nMi arguing, quiie liberally. If he-progresses a litt'u fnrlber, be will'provo my position to m y heart's- content. \ Mr. S. calls for ' witnesses,'_ and avers thai 1 said I had ihem. I said nothing of'wilnc«sea' hil ho demanded them. It wns not i n order lo \pTudtrcc inry-1liero. J-only spoke of the- declare* lions of (hose who had-heard him oh Ihe--Sabbath If they shall be wnntod, and a fair opportunity bo presented, 1 sinnd ready lo produce them, as 1 hate already lold him ; enough to sustain any position which I assumed. But Mr.' S . nol only demands Ihem l o prove « charges' I have not made ; but afiuines,' 'j 'j ^j «-gst^ljio^ pfflof of bis named. Thus be ovet'ooks th e proof I brtiugfit fiom his own writings and those of his co-ln'hor- ers. On these principally. I rested m y assertion, th it ho electioneers for Ihe Liberty Parly. And,- if ho will not allow men fair tribunal, win re ] can produce other witnesses, h o ran , I think, find Ihem himself, in every lown ol thp county. I here copy Mr Smith's lehur lo which I have relerred. and cave it with the reader without nolo or comment To Mr Smith I have only to sav, in conclusion, Retract ll.ose groundless accusations, or coma •Jioirunil yi//»mjlf //n» priflf,,( l| >y rr| before n competent and impartial .tribunal. A • charge of snmler,' whether ' hislily' or dvlihcr- rnioTvTmiiTiClir'fno-refioug B miflerlrrbe fuslaineif, the meihod you have pursued ASA RAND. rcorv.) Alhomr, Sej>l 33d, 1813. IU T At* TI AND, I)-«r Sir,- 1 had scarcely left, the church, last erruinf:. wheo I ...i.'l.r ite! pith great ,urj>ri,e, uf a mm.prrscuUlmti into l,i. li I hail fallen ll Iruuhted tne much ol* tne mcl.t ; and the -rlr.rli..n i.f It to yourself is llie Crst thiog to which 1 put jn) li.ii..'. 'hi. morning. V 1 ,.i 1 rriMHlrdly, and in more or less direct terms, that sive ou lh* II<II»I...II uf Slarrry, I tlid nut, in my fiuli.Iay nirctiiiat, anail thr -in-Murr., mofruieuU ami JHI II C )-* of auy pirly \..w,lhe f„rt i*. that I ucrer fail, in tliese mcctiiu;., lu .Iruotiuce Ojnks, TuolT., Suh-Treanurles, 8tc. Isc asllle(;illmale nbjecls of uniern- mi-uldl r^eanl ; aod lo iusisl, lhat lhi»jKrri;niou of eu%Ttnmriit frein lit IIt-aiei|.a9>igncil rnd of protecting llulnaii ri|;ht9, and el lit' r^i ar which reallv is.' Clearlv I meant nothing more [ ljlmornur panics. I -rr«|iieiiil>, «• m> Sunda)-incetin k -», thoic who arc too jioer and hrtpleis to pro- chief reason, uhy imllioni uf uurcuuulr)men arc in suriry. Dut Daubs, Tariffs, tiub.Tr^ainrles, Ste dec are a B rt <'f Ihe '* measurrt, innvemeuts ami policy\ of the Whlg-and ... . . CT] J il, nn il.m Mr « nn.che.l n c.inre n vuliiT-h wis I Wl.ic« Ormocral. aad Liberty men, oho \utc Willi a refrrciice to Ihan that Mr. h. puisncil a course win it was „ r „ ia „ ciali „ onyolllfr „„'„„„,„. i r »itors io ihe crowed poor, npparent t o the public, bill which he would liavel,, nm „ii, r , „ hear another name,- for reasons which be judged I I am.i.nil right. This is the more clear from the reasons t J?\'.';' ackson wrote ' y'») letter of Gernt- Smith, [his circular o f i%43,] in .which he hao-declarcd Ins intention of appropri ating the Sabbath* to the electioninNovember, in preaching Ihe politics of the Liberty parfy.-. Mr. Hawtey wrote, in reply to an opponent of Mn Smith's course, thus: * But Mr. S preaches po litics ; he advocates the claims rf thr • Liberty party. True he does, &.C. 1 M r S. did not dis pute the iii!elligiyje.c nnd veraciiyof his co-la- bonrs, oj^dtnj the-force oflhcir testimony. uTer]oultiu>caslinJt their voles Hy pained, *becausc, had 1 told you the truth on llus argument lo show, that, iu.ihy KuDilay meetings, •* 1 ^ , elrrle'iin-r,\ and go into c .patters uf buont-ss,** would, at least in VolnMnrilV assigned, naming CatlSeS Which I )i,.,r own riteem, - hoie bernmiUcrially helped. I can out)- add, '- ''.id led him into such a en iir8e T im- 1 ™'\ E P , JTO tea x'A. ... , , , , cMo'i \ill lirlicte that the error was ouc «f inconiideratiop, nol of awaics.' Ifl did not'put on charity,'instead t >r\ • \ bringing 'grievous champs,' I confess I know j *n..ll.er matter somewhat Irollultl me. T Pt?, fl«t you auiMhe not how There was nnnnrioil ' jlisin^TMtnioll^t- audience lfl*y hare gathered from whal I said last erruinjr, lhat my not now. ' nere was apparent uisingeiiiions- rl „,„. Im1 satunlarwas r r>c-,.i v nu, my prrari.mr n^ ihi ncss 111 111? course; nild I, justified UlVselflll re- , s.bbilh It was a rumnni; commentary nnprrciVe'ytlie same teats provuig him for this, bv Paul's example in re-' * Uti ' 1 i\ n \ \ n 'J\ ,*!; s b r ,\ ,: bul ' •***« ° a U \\• '\>\\•« \f'he I . ^ , c r . ,: , . . ih8Vrenr.« >« Sabbath ihicoufscs: I frequently point lo the en. hulling Peter Tor bib dissimulation. Was not d c „ cr ,„n • — •>..\. Pcler a.good man? Did Paur\cast him away' money,' interrupted the old woman Well, there's the four stoot, sharp look- 23= _ should like the whole four of 'em,' continued tho assessor: * they'ro just lUe' dogs-4-wanlr ! — Why, I couldn't sell them for no price— them's the best thieves of all—they steal more sheep than we want,' replied the ne- gress, with a laugh that fairly made the As sessor open his eyes, and which showed that she considered it a cnpitol joke. ' Then,' continued he, pulling out a large book from the pocket of a very broad tuiled coat which he wore, ' thejn you may pay me the taxes on these six dogs, aunty \ ' Why, bless your heart, wo rlon-'t keep dogs^ 1 replied,tho woman, electrified at dis covering how completely she was cornered. ' Haifa dollar a head, Come, aunty, give me the money,' added the Assessor. --!-But I tellyoji we CWJ . keep'niiy dogs, the dogs only stay here.' ' Whose clogs are they then ?' enquired the Assessor. ' Why, they're anybody's dogs. Good ness ! to think of making me pny for all the dogs thai come here !' replied the woman, nffer.png lo be quite surprised. ' Here Gri per, Griper,' she called in a sharp, angry voice, and as she called, asaVage mpnstcr as J )ig as a well grown calf, jumped upon a, lit tle fence which had concealed him from view, and came forward growling like a steam engine, with his back^bristled up like the tail ofnn-enraged cat ; so the Assessor, thinking the chance rather against him, stepped out of the gate very quickly and put off for the next house. * Here were dogs enough at this shanty to kill a whole HOCK ol sheep In a ylllglu High when he\rebuked him? iJad-norPetem\good •design, in withdrawing from the Gentile Chris tians, and thus acting a double part? H e acted under misttiken notions of duly, and ought to hrrvtrhtrd-a more single eye. TJia he , however, for mischief. But as regards (he respectable dogs, it may be a kindness tocnuiren-thein against a new ly invented patent sausage machine, wrmrlrl we see advertised in some of the newspapers, particularly as people will be wanting sausa ges about these limes. SOUTIIBMS Git VNDII OQUCNI'K — Tllf! fo!* lowing .fine specimen of tall talking, is from ihe report «f ;i Uoetor (\ooper the lenidenl -physician nnd trustee of ihe Georgia A'ylum fur the Insane, H < published in Dr. Hiigham's American Joiirtuil of Insniiiiv; after rending it one may well doubt whether the learned Doc tor from whose shallered brain il -enmmntr-s. \iighliiot himspll to be n .tenant of one nf ihe cells.of which, it seems, helms the superintend ence, rni her ih.'in to be eiitrusled wnh the charge of presiding over un institution. '•Intending, we believe lo illiiKt .nie tho fan that suitable provision'for the insane poor of ihe State s jn)u|d_Jcssen tha bnrden of the ttix'- iiiiyers. hcsStV'-: '^Jn ti tterpniiirv nnd rol lien- enlly point. 10 the en. < i * • . e • MI i /- r.olionoTour^nMrnmeul Co the slat. p.'»«-to economical point Of new, II Will l )C to dill fi flarrr. ... t' I ni.lncl orColuinbia.in lh, Terrllones, uodrf llie n.mcjal IlllgiestS, (1 |C A XI lll 'lllrdlilll IcVPf IO Nali- nsl r I.- Ste he Dut, last Saturday, I did very little of this. ' ' employed to move her. Quito distracted - came the young man one day, and implored ray counsel, and begged me to talk with tho girl, and to endeavor ro persuade, her come hi s wife, ' To see k to persuad e he r 1 cannot nromtso- thee,' i said, ' lor m so solem n nn nllulf 11 WU- mnn should mnlte n resolve ill freedom .'trUt speak to her 1 »til, and tell her what I thin);, and advise m the matter.' I sent for the young woman\ talked iviih her of her future duties, nnd succeeded in pacifying her nil too sensitive conscience.— Soon afterwards 1 hud tlie pb asure of uniting the two lo\ ers. A few \ears afterwards;! enmc on nn ofHciul journej into the district where' theyHestded. It was a durk autumn evening,' and cold and dull without; but when 1 entered- their room, tho fire bliiztL cheerily, and\ by its light on the floor phiU 'i; four children, full uf p'cusuro. Flusba a and wifo ntose to meet the enterer, but when they recognized me again they beonme.deep- ly iiiovcd, nnd began lo W£Pin_ ' Ask her, ask her,' sutd ihe husband, and pointed to the wife,' whether she be not sat isfied Willi me ?' But I did not nsk her—I saw warm nnd happy tears already speaking. — Frcdenka Brevier. ANECDOTE OP THE I.ATF. DKNJAMIN RUS- SELL .—The\U•6rljiy\edi !dT ^fnlre Cciliimbran - Sentinel was always a model of enterprise and industry. For years after ho commenced the publication of that paper, be not only ac ted as the sole editor and reporter, but aiso worked considerably at cuse, in setting type, and performed a goodly shar- of the press work. It is related of hurl, that once hating published an article which was considered personal, and highly offensive, thenggrieved person visited the unfortunate printer, armed with u luu-sLni.-utti) fully deiermined-to give him a sound threshing. According to tho Ai.d .'.rrc i, still another point, on.nhiehJ-am troubled. You jpokr. I H*I e.tn.inj:. ofmy sensitiveness under thr charge, lhat I am a Liber!) paoy lecturer la my Sunday tneetioas. I am not aware oftho sruiilo.-iirs*', and know not why it should be iufcrred from my d< m i'. ' • II im, In such circumstances, a Libi-rly party I , lecturer; and 1 .tijiv it, limply becauil tnillr rcqtttrermcHo-tlepy-\lm —. * *. -, r . ^ . — —- •— . , .. .-, ., , , . lit Bul. I fear it may be Ihnoqhl byjou and ourlasteveulne's | f n r sr) mailV Veurs-, by llgllteilUIR, tllC.OnorollS uirn again nnn-renu-nis iirotner, when lie wa s i ailr • ii, a t i deny,tht-there-tsr reproved ? 1 trust not. Paiil rebuked a wise! tion between my Sunday meeting. ikeTiben, party, NO., [burthen* of taxation inniMiio Minuioer* ot tne man. ' nathanised' bis brother, and doubtless I P W J*^ 1 j ™™ r Ta 'nd ra Mw%ieo h Peter loved him ihe more. I the Lii.rri) party in Uioi and by being seldom fed—for the whole had a kirrd of. -skeleton look—were jlivnys ripo | custom of the t.im'e, he was arrayed m whiio kerseymere small clothes, white silk stock ings, and white vest. Mr. Russell wns at ihe time busily engaged, with his coat oil' andliis shirt-.sleeves rolled up, in handling the press balls fur distributing ink— rolUrt were not known in these days—and his as tonishment may be easily imagined when he savv a well-dressed gentleman enter the office abruptly, in a towering passion, and aim a blow at him with a eowskin The printer fronted his antagonist nnd re- ry naturally made a rmss at him with Ins press* balls, which took effect, one on his snowy vest, the other on his left check, arid forehead. Another blow with the ctfw-skin;« another thrust with the balls—which served^ admirably well the purpose of both swords aod shield. In a few minutes the advocate of L9nrh law, who, « hen he entered the of fice, looked as m-nt-and iritn as i f he. hnd just been taken from a baud-box, was covered with ink—primer's ink—blactnVid otly, from bend to foul— his hat wns knocked off in tho melee—his gay costume, was transformed -in* tcra suit of monrning, nnd his face was block and glossy ns n native citizen of Tombwsk.- loo. He soon found he was playing a losing- game, and beat a retreat, followed by the printer, who had now rot his- hand in, and gave \Ills assailant a last furious push between o-.cilli.ite vie incubus beam ofdersnged mid depressed fiscal oppression who h has shed it> bligliling eflbcis upon ihe momentary nfT.tirs ' 04IBJ at ions of the S ^ueTreasury: icetings am' the Liberty party. Co., 1 IIUIUH i.* \. >•••-.• uch Vi denial, 1 cheerfully admit, lhat I poor Olid destitute, :nd. that my Sunday meetincs shall aid | I , ,,, , N , ofjpit- thai the eihibitinii *r thr c.vii) who uro re»oy 10 | iindnffii d breod to those perish; these nre not niiHgn. hjs slioulttcrsr as he sprang, into the street, kmcntaliy resolving never again to molest a prihter when engaged fn his caTfihg.— Bosl. Mercantile Jour. *Mr..S-.aiid probably others who beard me. Will : toiernm.nii 'fiiie 'Dibiefcni nS tendency to aid the Uberty p^rty, I j( . n | Mjppnsiiinns nn d withni t \eiitou< foun- *~*; f j —- > . i t wou ld be. m my esteem, such a parly as I could not belou I\. *; *', . . ,, be surprised tt >_see what I acluafly did say; fiirl Ti)at L,i„ r ty pa/ty men generally dWuit y opprecia.e nieDiiiii daiion.or uemonstniblc il.lusi ration, bul *uScop he appeared \at once to forget ever y wordj hut these three which inflamed his passions. Hi s lave- 'alr-Tyr^se^beJ^strnng^Bi oihers mav have flirgnllen- also, ... . And l.doubt not. if an investigation were had, that eome men could tell of impressions am] inferences, and some thing in'definitelvhich seemed WVe abuse o r rude ness, towards the man they so much luve and revere. When they read, however, 1 firmly be lieve lhafevcry one who heard will remember, tltat the above is what I said, and all I said, nn which Mr. S could s»»J r T\rhargcd bun with * rjis- bimulalion,' in any sense of the word.- I .JiTay views of foil government is not asserted by me. Many of them do like \Vl.ti;s and Democrats, ,ole with a reference lo their pockets and prices. Their refusing to ,ote for slaTenoldcrs it well \rh ^aaa-eicntft the TC VV gre4t'h^astc'wit , i'whl'-t''lh > ' g ' l>l '*^'T r01 'n ItcipcctfuUy, your fri-fl 'l.. oi:nniT SMITII. \ A snooKiNfi BAD CiiAnACTBi^—A ynuftg woman brought before tho Boston police, ul- leged, in defence of her respectability, thai sho was acquainted with' 1 nll^llto lawjeis in New York.\ .Sh'o wua mslantly commuted for tix mootlie. J . tiJitti of proof by the introduction of a few prolepses. 1 ' HAVING COMMITTERS.—\P .vti/> the tailors hove coinmiiicet in the Common Council?\ \A'o my love.'' ^ '•I'm surqihej ought, for tho butchers have one.\ \Not that I am aware of.\ \O. yes. pa. I read it in the paper. It is Cdlled'ihf* jotnt committee.\ A gentleman who bal,by n fall,' broken onn of Ins ribs, w:« mentioning t'ie eiiftim- slance, ffnd describing lho pain lie fell. A surgeon who WIIB present, wsked hint ifibo injury lie Hisiuiued wsis'hear life fc'rtlhta? — \No sir,\ replied he, '\it wa s wuh 'iii a yard of the City RulF' A tegular b n kwoodsmuTi of Y'.TOO^ swamp was asked how old b e w.as. '* Win . Mranger/ paid be , \I t *8n't esady s;»v, but when this rouriiry was fust diskivered, 1 was a right smart ^chunk of a cub/' a'
