Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-04-09


hostile design on the whites.
1t is to be hoped that our fellow citi-
zens on the frontier will abstain from all
acts injurious to those wandering nations.
The faith OF our government is pledged
for their security, SO long as they remain
peaceable and any outrage improperly
offered to them is dishonorable and inn
polite, and is forbidden by that regard
which every virtuous American ought to
ieel Tor the high character which our 60
vernment has hitherto maintained by
their constant eXcrtions to civiize and
protect those wandering aborgines of the
west-as all experience has demonstrate
ed that aggression ON our part will pro-
duce violation on theirs, however feeble.
Is. Intel.
Extract eta Letter from the Hon. Da-
MEL p. Cook 20 his friend in Yanda-
ia, dated
WASHINGTON CITY, MARCH 4, 1929.
BY letters | have received here, | un-
dersiand Mr.. Thomas is writing home
that | am prosecuting him. 60 not in
tend to say any thing against Mr. Tho
mas but what say publicly, and then
shall claim OF him public reply. The
people have too much good sense to let
back door explanations and back door
charges Of persecution govern them, in
relation topublic men. The man whose
conduct will not bear an open and man
ly defence, and the full glare of noon
day light, is unworthy OF public conf
dencc--he cannot be trusted. The use
FIJI and honest politician brighlens by
being rat5cd. When | believe my
public lie will not bear scrutiny ! shall,
from the fear of exposure, retire. When
my every public act cannot be Judged
Of, with reference as we'll to the motive
as TO TIE effect, l Shall then conclude it
is high time to end my political career.
| have been, and hope shall be always,
ohen IN my public conduct--and never
.,.ve passed behind the curtain to do
that "nich was afraid 10 do in the pub
lie highway. Those who intimately
what | say, if they do not allow me the
merit of wisdom Of pursuing such a
course. know some men think ga
good end justiiies any means necessary
TO its accomplishment" This is not my
crced--I think the means employed
should be as honorable as the end is laud-
able. 1t is good end, for example, in
an i1Givicnal to enrich himself and be-
come in9t pendent Of the world for sup
port.-Bat would it be honorable meuns
to accomplish this By robJing or dcfaud-
ing helpless infants of their rights and
their money? or to sell ones indepen-
dence or Integrity. either as private cit
zen ora public f.nctionary, to attain that
end !! | think not. And hence it is that
my motto is, to attain good end by
fair and correct MEANS" This motto,
hope, will be my paliaurus through both
private and public life. ID.
Mr.. Thomas, y. S. Senator from II
linois, was employed by MIR. Crawford
I" inspect the western land otticcs--he
receives lor his trouble compensation
of Slolo. We disapprove, as strongly
as any one, OF this selection, however II
may be attempted to be screened under
precedents drawn from the adminisira-
lions OF Jefferson or Madison. Let the
Executive abstain from al unhalIowed
Interference with The representatives of.he
people. Richmond Enquirer.
Mr.. Icigs has laid an official report
before the II. OF 4. in which he states
that he, balance against the G.. Post OF
fee in lS2o was E48,999, and in 1872 il
was Sl5s,579. Ey way Of remedying
the contingent d, iciency, he proposes
among other measures, LIST, to discon-
tinue al The post routes which do not pay
l-3d oil the expense.--2d, to increase the
postage Gil newspapers, and to subject
all newspapers to postage !; of course
the exchange haferS OF printers Sd, to
require postage newspapers 10 be paid
before their transmission by tbc mail
that is, to make printers pay i, in advance.
Aud these two last measures so injurious
To the press, are seriously proposed b;
Mr.. NJ. notwithstanding his anxiety fer
"the circulation Of those useful vehicles
OF information SO necessary to the exis-
lence and preservation Of free govern.
ments ]" This is one way ssof backing
your friends !" ID.
Emigration.-We perceive thst So
cie,y called the " British Union Society"
is now forming at Doncaster, by nun,-
Der ofieligious families, for the purpose