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and sentries placed at the windows to
prevent his throwing away any of his
provisions. At two o’clock, when I a
gain saw him with two triends, he had
neai ly finished the whole of the candles,
and a great part of the beef, but he had
neither evacuation by vomiting, stool,
or urine ; his skin was cool, and pulse
regular, and he was in good spirits.—
At a quarter past six, when he was to be
returned to his prison, he had devoured
the whole, and declared he could have
eat more ; hut from the prisoners with
out telling him we wished to make some
experiment on him, lie began to he alar
med. It is also to be observed, that the
day was hot, and not having his usual
exercise in the yard, it may he presum
ed he would have otherwise had a bet
ter appetite. On recapitulating the
whole consumption of the day, it stands
thus: Raw cow’s udder, 4-lb
Raw beef, lo
Candles, 2
1 otal, 161b. be
sides five bottles of porter.
'1 be eagerness with which lie attacks
his heel when his stomach is not gorg
ed, resembles the voracity of a hungrv
wolf, tearing off and swallowing them
with canine greediness. When his
throat is dry from continued exercise,
he lubricates it by stripping the grease
off the candles between his teeth; which
he generally finishes at three mouthfuls,
and wrapping the wick like a ball, string
and all, sends it after at a swallow. He
can, when no choice is left, make shift
to dine on immense quantities of raw
potatoes, or turnips; but, from choice,
would never desire to taste bread or ve
getables.
He is in every respect healthy, his
tongue clean, and his eyes livelv.
Alter he went to the prison, he danced,
smoaked his pipe, and drank a bot
tle of porter ; and by four the* next mor
ning, he awoke with his usual ravenous
appetite ; which lie quieted by a few
pounds of raw beef.
He is six feet three inches high, pale
' >niplexion, grey eyes, long brown hair,
well made but thin, his countenance ra
ther pleasant, and is good tempered.”
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“ A gentleman in tins city, (says a
Dublin paper) who in tlv course of four
days had buried a father, mother, and
an amiable and much beloved wile, on
th. fifth, in order to console himself for
such accumulated misfortunes, took to
his arms a young & beautiful widow,who
had lost her husband a few weeks before.”
Tor the Wheeling Repository,
Hear both sides.
Mr. Editor,
I am of opinion that it is the du
ty of every editor of a newspaper, to lay
both sides of every important question
before his readers. A great portion of
your two last numbers has been occu
pied with a speech delivered by a Vir
ginia Senator,against a certain proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
United States. It is very much to lie
regretted, that no member of the Senate
attempted to answer this same speech;
because this circumstance puts it out of
your power to present both sides of the
question as discussed by the same body.
But, Mr. Editor, this question has been
discussed in other bodies than the Vir
ginia Senate. It has been discussed in
the Legislature of Pennsylvania ; and in
order that your readers may “hear both
sides," I request you to publish the en
closed speech, on the other side of the
question, delivered in the House of Re
presentatives of Pennsylvania. This
speech was delivered by Major Alexan
der Ogle, of Somerset, on January the
8th, 1808, and‘is reported in the Lan
caster Journal, from which I have co
pied it.—-Where will your Senator hide
his head, when he reads this luminous
refutation of his absurd doctrines? It
is to be hoped he will retire in conster
nation, and make room for the worthy
young gentleman lately nominated for
that office ; so that the district may be
represented by talents resplendent as
the genius of Major Alexander Otde.
Q in a
Mr. Chairman,
I wish to say one word on this
here subject. This question, I think,
is what you may call a question of the
people against the lawyers and judges ;
and I think, sir, if it was properly looked
into, it would he found that it springs
irom an alarm among the people, that
the others are encroaching on their
rights.
Every member should read this reso
lution, and then ask his conscience if he
"wouldn't wish the judges should hold
their ofTic.es for a term of years.
Sir, if this here question was left to
the people, I'll ventor to say, if it was
1< ft to them to decide whither the judges
should.he for a limited time, or go out
at a snrtain period. If this here plain
question was left to the people, I’ll ven
tor to say there would he a large majo
rity for it. I.am sure that three fourths
or 9even eighths-^yes I almost may say
eight eighths, wish it. This is a ques- .
tion, sir, in which every member of this
house, and perhaps his posterity, is con
cerned.
In a republican government, like oura,
is, the offices shouldn't be held for life*
All them gentlemen who have sons, and
1 expect every member of this house
has children—if not some of their own,
perhaps natural children—would they
not, if they had the chance of office, Mr.
Chairman, give their sons education ?
Wouldn't they educate them, if they had
a chance for being promoted to these
and such like offices ? But if the judges
hold their offices for life, would thev e
ducate their sons ?
I am informed a majority of the lords
of England may remove the judges. If
this is the case, well, why not the citi
zens remove them here ? Where is the
nerdeessity of putting these here judges
above the power of the people ?
Mr. Chairman, I have an opinion
unit we 811oulait nave an eye to futu
rity—that is the thing we must all look
to—we must all live lor that—we ought
to make it a rule here upon xjerih—for
we stay here but a short time, and we
should do well while we are here upon
this side the grave. The whole of every
act, every thing in this world, should be
for futurity. To be sure, sir, sometimes
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
Hut, sir, it is our duty that the laws
should be made lor our happiness and
our comfort here.
If the majority of this committee be
lieve there is an honest number of the
people in the United States who will
not do wrong, then the committee will
vote for the resolution. I ain sure there
is an equal number, I hope it will be a
majority, for this measure.
Sir, the people ought always to have
it in their power to turn out these judg.es.
If they differ from the w i .lies of the peo
ple, they ought to go out : but we have
found out how hard it is to get clear of
a judge that does wrong. We have s en
how matters go with these judges—we
have seen it, sir, at Washington, and at
other places—in this state. If the judges
were removeable In the people, it would
keep them straight in their shoes—
sometimes, perhaps, they wear boots—
but if this ant agreed to, the judges are
out of the reach of th'- .people : for we
find it as impossible to remove a judge
by impeachment, as it is to remove a
mountain without faith.,
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